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Colombia’s soccer team is currently taking care of business at the Copa America tournament. Being that adidas sponsors the team, the Three Stripes are probably feeling pretty good right about now. Right? No.
adidas recently launched an advertisement campaign associated with the tournament made especially for Colombia. Only problem is, adidas forgot how to spell “Colombia”. Their “Columbia” spelling error placed on the ads is even present on the website (have already been corrected). Of course, everyone and anyone took notice and let adidas know they screwed up. Many people are claiming it was more than just a spelling error, but more sheer negligence on adidas’ part. Many Colombians took to social media to let adidas know about their frustration.
adidas, aware of their screw-up, went to work immediately and attempted to fix the sticky situation. They’re currently removing the current ads and replacing them with new ones.
The Three Strips had this to say:
“We value our partnership with the Colombian Football Federation and apologize for our mistake. We removed these graphics and are quickly installing new versions today.”
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In a recent interview with Protocol, Take-Two Interactive’s CEO expressed his doubts that cloud gaming can change the video games industry.
Zelnick compares cloud gaming as the hype that VR gaming had in the last decade, he affirms that he “wasn’t very compelled” by how the technology was offered, he says: “Thankfully, as a result, we didn’t waste any money on it.”
Two of the largest tech companies have been heavily investing in cloud gaming, Google with Stadia, and Microsoft with Project xCloud. However, Zelnick thinks that both companies are making a mistake, especially Phil Spencer who has openly claimed that Xbox’s vision is beyond consoles, as Xbox wants to reach the 2.8 billion gamers around the world.
“There were some parties who were saying there are 130 [million] to 140 million current-gen consoles out there,” Zelnick said. “There are billions of PCs out there. You know, if you can make in a frictionless way console video games available to everyone who has a PC or a tablet or a phone, then your market size automatically would be 20x just mathematically.”
“Of course that doesn’t make any sense at all. Because the implication is you are super interested in video games but you were just unwilling to buy a console. I mean, I’m sure there were people like that, but if they are so interested that they want to pay $60 or $70 for a front-line title, it’s hard for me to believe they were unwilling to spend $250 on a console to be able to do it ever in their life.”
Zelnick also points at the fact that not those 2.8 billion players have the technology required for cloud gaming, “You may be out on the cloud, but if they’re on a phone line, they won’t be able to avail themselves of what you’re distributing”.
Microsoft has launched today Project xCloud for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members, over 150 are now available to be streamed on Android, consoles, and PC.

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The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) and the East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) have organized the press conference on the 2nd Africa Tea Convention and Exhibition, which will take place in Kigali at Serena hotel from 28th to 30th August 3013.
This upcoming event will be co- hosted by the East Africa Tea Trade Association ( EATTA) based in Mombasa , Kenya and The National Agriculture Export Development Board ( NAEB) based in Kigali , Rwanda.
The press conference was chaired by the Acting director general of NAEB MR. Ntakirutimana Corneille and MD of EATTA MR. Edward Mudibu. Other NAEB officials that were present include, the Deputy Director General in charge of exports and marketing, head of tea division and director of marketing department.
The acting director general started by introducing what the tea convention is, its objective and contribution to the tea sector. The aim of the 2nd Africa Tea Convention and exhibition is to bring together members of the East African Tea Trade Association who are tea producers, brokers, tea packers, and warehousemen from East and Central Africa, tea traders (importers) from tea importing countries, financial institutions, researchers, scholars, as well as investors in the tea sector.
The Director General also told the press that in this 2nd Africa tea Convention there will the cupping competition and the winner of the best tea will be awarded during this event.
There will be winner of the best black tea and the best in other speciality teas like the orthodox tea, white tea to mention but a few.
The MD of EATTA explained what the EATTA is, its mandate and the objective. East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) is a voluntary, non-profit umbrella body representing the interests of the tea industry in Africa.
EATTA has 175 members drawn from 9 countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique). The members are all actively engaged in growing, buying, broking and warehousing of tea.
90% of the members are based in Kenya. The MD said the objective of the EATTA is to manage the buying and selling of tea including the tea auction, to facilitate the linkages of members to international markets, regulate the statutory bodies in member countries to create conducive business environment for the members along the value chain.
During this press conference, they highlighted the buyers of the Kenyan/ Rwanda tea and these include; Pakistan, Egypt, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Sudan, Russia, U.A.E, Ireland to mention but a few.
For the smooth running of the event, some companies came on board and sponsored it. And these includes; The EATTA,NAEB, Rwanda Mountain tea, CFC Stanbic bank, BRD, KTDA, Tea Board of Kenya, Imperial tea, I&M Bank, Nyayo Tea Zone, RSSB, RDB, East Africa Commodity Exchange and Rwanda tea companies like Mulindi, Shagasha, Gisovu, Karongi, Sorwathe, Nshili kivu and Pfunda tea company.
This conference also highlighted the challenges that are faced by the tea industry in Africa which include; climate change, fluctuating global prices, high production costs, taxation costs and political unrest in the consuming countries.
The last but not the least point discussed was the status of the tea industry in Rwanda where by the Acting Director General NAEB some of the achievements and targets of the tea industry in Rwanda. There has been a big increase in the production of tea in Rwanda whereby in 200 the production was 14,878 tons , in 2003 it was 15,484, 2007 it was 20,478 tans and in 2012 it increased up to 22,563 tan of tea.
The press conference on the 2nd Africa Tea Convention and Exhibition - See more at: www.naeb.gov.rw/index.php


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Uber entices drivers with $250 mn 'stimulus'
Uber on Wednesday launched a $250 million "stimulus" plan to lure wary drivers back to the platform as demand for rides outstrips supply.
With more people in the United States getting vaccinated, cities are beginning to get back to business and demand for Uber rides is reviving, according to mobility vice president Dennis Cinelli.
However, Uber can't say the same for its ranks of "gig worker" drivers, who are free to leave their cars at the curb if they wish.
"In 2020, many drivers stopped driving because they couldn't count on getting enough trips to make it worth their time," Cinelli said in a blog post.
"In 2021, there are more riders requesting trips than there are drivers available to give them—making it a great time to be a driver."
The $250 million in stimulus money will be used to boost US-based driver earnings already higher than usual due to less competition from peers at the service, according to Uber.
The ride-hailing giant offer no specifics on how it would allocate the funds for each driver.
Figures provided by the service indicated drivers are making, on average, more than $25 an hour before tips in an array of US cities.
"We want drivers to take advantage of higher earnings now because this is likely a temporary situation," Cinelli said.
"As the recovery continues, we expect more drivers will be hitting the road, which means that over time earnings will come back to pre-Covid levels."
Uber reported another hefty loss in the final three months of 2020, as the smartphone-summoned ride business struggled during the pandemic.
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We’re off to a fresh week of trading in the bitcoin price...While cryptocurrencies have caught the attention of many in India, the lack of clarity in regulations has raised concerns.While some countries like Bolivia, Ecuador and Bangladesh have banned bitcoins, Australia and Japan are regulating it.
A Senate bill that targets money laundering and terrorist financing has also drawn criticism this week from some bitcoin.This week in retail, there has been news coming in from opposite sides of the spectrum.
Upheavals in the cryptocurrency market continued this week as well.
Top 7 Biggest Blockchain Startups That Are Not ICOsUsers storing their bitcoin in a digital wallet that accepts bitcoin cash found themselves with as many bitcoin cash coins on Tuesday as they had in bitcoin at the point of the duplication.
Subscribe to our Nanalyze Weekly Digest to receive a summary of all articles every week.Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive.Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of This Week in Startups - Video by ThisWeekIn for free.Bitcoin startup Abra is also the first Bitcoin app to be featured in the App Store,.Bitcoin remains a very hot topic. DJIA. a Shenzhen-based bitcoin startup founded in.
This Week in Bitcoin - Blockchain BlogWhat if--instead of whipping out your VISA card--you could pay just as safely and much more anonymously with bitcoin,.
Why VCs Love The Bitcoin Market | TechCrunchIn February, global behemoths Microsoft, Accenture, Intel, JPMorgan and a dozen other banks and companies formed an alliance around the cryptocurrency.Bitcoin to Gain Legal Status in India, Reports Local Media. Last week, the Indian.
Ad: SmartOwner Bollywood actresses most Googled in 2016 Ad: CRITICSUNION.Now you can use Bitcoin to buy stuff on Amazon, thanks to this Seattle startup. GeekWire Mid-week.
In this case, the original bitcoin split into bitcoin cash as a means of dealing with disagreements in the community over how the technology behind the currency should run.


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I just finished reading the biography of steve jobs aside from being a must read, it told the story of how apple revolutionized and created the computer. Google, apple or microsoft - who do you think will fail first the tech industry today, has evolved into being dominated by three big players - apple, google & microsoft. Microsoft solitaire collection offers five of the best solitaire card games for free in one app - klondike solitaire, spider solitaire, free-cell solitaire, tri peaks solitaire, and pyramid solitaire. Apple, google and microsoft are sitting on a mountain of cash -- and most of it is stashed far away from the taxman those three tech behemoths held a total of $464 billion in cash at the end of last year, according to a moody's report published wednesday.
Apple, google and microsoft are locked in a three-way struggle for industry dominance, competing to varying degrees on hardware, computer and cell phone operating systems, applications, entertainment, internet search and more today, google owns internet search, microsoft owns operating systems and. Apple leads the pack with $2157 billion in cash, followed by microsoft at $1026 billion, and google at $731 billion. Legal brief on behalf of almost 100 tech firms argues immigration ban is illegal and harms innovation, growth and competitiveness.
Google tries to reign in microsoft's office 365 clients microsoft launches its surface pro 4 the competition between the world's largest tech giants rages on, and with no clear winner. Here's what will happen to flash player on chrome, edge, firefox, internet explorer and safari between now and the end of 2020.
The organization that tries to advance web technology standards – the world wide web consortium or w3c – has run into a roadblock: apple, google, microsoft, and mozilla earlier this week, the four major browser makers expressed dissatisfaction with the w3c's dom 41 specification, which defines. Nothing exists in a vacuum as microsoft moves ahead with its unified windows strategy, apple and google are not standing still they have plans of their own and their moves in the industry creates ripples that can and inevitably do affect microsoft.
Imagine that company a wanted to have a business relationship with company b. It's hard to grasp the breathtaking scale of the epic war between microsoft, google and apple billions upon billions of dollars entire industries at stake. We’re spied on each and every day by google, microsoft , sony more ways to shop: visit an apple store, call 1-800-my-apple, or find a reseller. A2a agree with ivan for the same reasons, with a few additions on privacy, with windows 10 microsoft has been racing down to google's level, made worse by their repeated stealth windows updates which always seem to come back no matter how often you hide them, persuading people to update to.
New cyber threats meltdown and spectre loom over smartphones, computers and other devices here's what apple, google and microsoft are doing about itaapl. Today’s apple event in chicago was about more than just showing off new hardware and software in the classroom — the company was reasserting itself as a major player in education.
Harvard is betting big on a rally in tech megacaps the university’s endowment took on new stakes in apple inc, microsoft corp and google’s parent alphabet inc in the first quarter, and they now account for more than two-thirds of the publicly traded american securities in its portfolio. Apple’s ios devices may not be as widely used in schools as google’s chromebooks or windows laptops still, greengart believes the ipad’s apple pencil stylus integration could give the cupertino, calif-based iphone maker an advantage. What if microsoft, google, and apple adopted one app standard progressive web apps may be that great equalizer. Learn about the different business models that have propelled apple, google and microsoft to be the most valuable companies in the world.
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Zumo, an Edinburgh-based tech start-up backed by Coldplay’s Scots-born bassist Guy Berryman, has launched an app allows.
The author of the best-selling “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” Robert Kiyosaki, has urged his followers to buy Bitcoin, gold and silver.
On-chain data suggests that a strong selloff may not necessarily follow the upcoming Bitcoin halving. Bitcoin’s third halving.
Bitcoin can be a tempting investment when share prices are volatile, but I think buying cheap FTSE 100 shares is a better way.
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Cryptocurrency bitcoin has just hit a milestone, where the rate of new coins being produced halves. Dominic Frisby explains.
Yet Another Bitcoin Fork Aims To Take Power Away From Big Miners 6 Dec 2013. Suppose Alice wants to give another person, Bob, an infocoin. And when you think about the enormous power a central bank has – control over. Suppose, for example, that we have a fork in which some miners


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Sun Microsystems dominated the worldwide Unix server market in the third quarter of this year, according to figures from researcher IDC.
Sun shipped the most number of entry-level, mid-range and high-end servers - beating rivals IBM, Hewlett Packard (HP) and Compaq. But IBM saw its share of the mid-range Unix server market grow by a whopping 71 per cent, compared with Sun's 40 per cent.
In the entry-level category, Sun grabbed 44 per cent of the market by shipping 88,108 servers and generating $1.18m in revenue. IDC defines the entry-level market as machines that cost up to $100,000.
In the mid-range category Sun shipped 8110 units, commanding a 43 per cent share of units shipped. Sun is followed by HP with 5182 units (27 per cent), IBM with 1927 units (10 per cent) and Compaq with 1676 (nine per cent).
HP held on to its revenue lead in the mid-range sector by generating $942m in sales, compared with Sun's $902m. IBM made $739m from sales of servers priced at between $100,000 and $1m, while Compaq generated revenue of $291m.
As well as posting a 71 per cent year-on-year growth in market share of the mid-range sector, IBM said its share during the past quarter by rose eight points compared with Sun's four points growth. IBM attributed the growth to the introduction of its M80, H80 and F80 servers.
In the $1m-plus, high-end category Sun shipped 723 units, grabbing a 62 per cent market share. It generated $750m in revenue. HP sold 158 units for $147m, while IBM sold 80 units worth $190m.
According to IDC, the total Unix server market grew by 20 per cent in the quarter and Sun was the market leader for the fourteenth consecutive quarter.
Microsoft receives a 30 per cent cut of all purchases on the Xbox digital store
Credit card thieves used Apple ID accounts to buy and sell virtual currency for Clash of Clans and Clash Royale and Marvel Contest of Champions
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It happens only in India. That is, an Internet company taking the print media/offline route to market its online property. Today, Google has done a full-page ad in newspapers (Times of India, others?) promoting the ‘3 PM Hangout’ with SRK.
Few years back when BigAdda was at its spending best, they partnered with Rock-on movie and ‘tried’ getting the crew to share/talk about the movie on BigAdda. You know what happened? The entire RockOn team was conversing on Facebook and not on BigAdda, even though they had an official partnership with the desi social network (which is now an ecommerce site).
Conversation happens naturally to places and networks which we are used to.
Now coming back to Google Plus, I see the same challenge. SRK is still tweeting more and plussing less.
Need proof? Here is it:
SRK’s last plus was (as of 9:35 AM, October 20th):
SRK’s last 4 tweets
That is, SRK is tweeting more and Plussing less. Importantly, if his Twitter updates show up on Google Plus (after 7-8 hours), I’d assume that it’s SRK’s social media agency which is updating his status (?).
You cannot buy conversation.
In short, if you want to follow SRK as-he-shares, Twitter is still the place to be. For SRK (and many other lesser known souls like us), tweeting and Facebook(ing) comes naturally and is still the first mode of sharing ‘what am I doing’ (even though he is paid by Google to promote Google+).
So why so critical of Google Plus?
Well, Google is getting desperate to promote Google Plus. And so desperate that they have forgotten a basic fundamental rule of social networking – i.e. it grows organically (like many other things in life!). Networks like Facebook, LinkedIn never advertised – they just grew organically. If Google has to make plus more relevant, it should be integrated in the Google network of sites.
That is, Google has a huge network/reach and it should be leveraging the inside-network before advertising in other medium/networks. Maybe the Google Buzz (which is deadpooled now) team needs to share some lessons internally.
What’s your take?
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Canadian dairy processors quietly awarded benefits from new CPTPP imports
If you buy foreign butter next year, Canada's dairy processors may still benefit
While the dairy industry was warning about concessions forced upon Canada in the new North American free trade deal text last week, the federal government quietly awarded Canadian dairy processors almost exclusive rights to import nearly all of the dairy products set to arrive soon from countries like New Zealand under the new Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
That means that in a few weeks, when Canadian consumers have the option to purchase more foreign dairy products, Canada's dairy industry could still get a cut of the profits — at least temporarily — as it imports and then markets foreign dairy alongside products made with Canadian milk.
"This is a support for the dairy farmers through a roundabout means," said Karl Littler, senior vice-president of public affairs for the Retail Council of Canada.
"(The government) will, of course, deny that until they're blue in the face."
The revised North American trade agreement — dubbed the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) by Ottawa and signed by the leaders of all three countries last week — is the third major trade agreement in a row to hand over a share of Canada's dairy market to foreign milk products.
Canadian dairy farmers estimate that about ten per cent of their market has now been conceded at the negotiating table.
Cheese from the European Union began entering Canada last fall, under the terms of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
After the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect on Dec. 30, specified quantities of cheese and other dairy products from 16 different categories will begin to enter Canada tariff-free from the 11 CPTPP member countries, including globally-competitive products like New Zealand's butter.
The federal government has struck working groups to come up with a strategy for the future of Canada's dairy industry — which now appears set to shrink — and to plan for appropriate compensation for affected farmers.
A government official speaking to CBC News as Finance Minister Bill Morneau released his Fall Economic Statement last month pointed to dollar amounts earmarked for "non-announced measures" and said a not-yet-finalized sum of money will be available for compensation.
About-face on import strategy
In a move Littler described as "very low key," Global Affairs Canada quietly opened the application process for licences to import dairy products from CPTPP countries last week. The application timeline is very short — the deadline is Dec. 12. Successful applicants will receive their allocations by Dec. 21, with imports set to begin at the end of the year.
When import licences were awarded for EU cheese last year, half of the allocation went to retailers and distributors and half to dairy processors — with the exception of industrial cheese imports, all of which were awarded to other food processors, such as those who make frozen food entrees. This cheese import quota was split roughly equally between smaller and larger businesses.
Things are different this time. Dairy processors are eligible for between 80 and 90 per cent of the CPTPP import licences, with a much smaller share available for dairy distributors. Retailers have been shut out entirely.
"We got nothing," Littler said. And the amount allowed for distributors — which could include some large, vertically integrated players in the Canadian grocery scene — is a "token amount," he said.
A spokesperson for International Trade Minister Jim Carr, Joseph Pickerill, wrote CBC News that "extensive consultation with industry preceded the approach ultimately taken," with each quota tailored to specific sectors.
The government will now monitor how well the CPTPP import process works before deciding how to proceed with the additional quota Canada conceded in the new NAFTA deal.
Barely keeping commitments?
Littler said that if the federal government had "gone much further" in giving quota to processors, "they'd be in violation of the treaties." The government isn't allowed to award import quota to farmers outright and it's not allowed to give the entire amount to processors either, he noted.
"When you can't give 100 per cent of the butter quota to processors, but you give 90 per cent to processors, I guess you have to ask whether that is in keeping with the spirit of the treaty," Littler said.
The most aggressive dairy exporter among the 11 CPTPP countries is New Zealand, where Fonterra, the country's near-monopoly dairy co-operative, is a dominant global player. CBC News reached out to the New Zealand High Commission for comment, but did not hear back before deadline.
EU officials supported giving retailers most, if not all, of the import quota for cheese under CETA because they did not trust the Canadian dairy industry to ensure their products were sold as negotiated.
With only a few weeks remaining in 2018, Canada has imported about 73 per cent of the 5.3 million kilograms of EU cheese it committed to buy this year.
With holiday consumption expected to be strong, it appears likely imports could rise over a key 75 per cent threshold by the end of the year. But if Canada does not import at least three-quarters of this commitment, on average, over the first three years CETA is in effect, the deal says the two sides will reconvene and perhaps renegotiate.
The situation is more dire for industrial cheese imports, a food ingredient negotiated separately with the EU.
Canada has filled about seven per cent of what Canadian food processors were allocated. In a last-minute move, the federal government quietly re-opened import licence applications to interested dairy processors this fall. But no flood of imports has materialized to get Canada anywhere close to fulfilling its 2018 commitment.
If processors reconsidered and didn't want all the import quota they applied for, they had until Aug.1 to notify the government and return it for re-allocation to retailers and distributors.
Mathieu Frigon, president and chief executive officer of the Dairy Processors Association of Canada, told CBC News he doesn't know how much quota was returned.
Why would companies apply for quota if they didn't intend to use it?
"That's a very good question," Frigon said. "It's one thing if you don't apply ... then Global Affairs would know we don't have any demand for it. But if you apply and don't use it, that's a problem."
A lot of people were "unhappy" with the way the CETA import allocation went, Frigon said. "Really unhappy."
It will be very difficult for Canada to avoid a tough conversation with the EU about its industrial cheese commitment, based on how things are going so far.
The government knows which kind of importers — retailers/distributors or processors — have been slow to keep their commitments. But it won't release this data, even though both the industry groups involved and CBC News have asked for it.
Nevertheless, Frigon said it's essential for domestic processors to be awarded quota.
"We are the ones that are suffering under trade agreements," he said. Profits from imports mitigate market losses from trade deals for some processors.
It also "maximizes options to consumers" he said, because processors have a vested interest in choosing imports that add variety to Canadian cheese counters, rather than compete with domestic cheeses.
Retailers, on the other hand, may be tempted to displace Canadian cheeses with cheaper foreign products to maximize their profits.
Data available so far suggests the most popular cheeses imported under CETA are parmesan, cheddar and gouda.
While last week's announcement that processors will get most of the CPTPP import quota is "welcome news," Frigon said, it doesn't necessarily make up for what they could lose under the new NAFTA.
Processors joined dairy farmers last Friday in condemning additional "oversight" and price disclosure requirements they said were inserted into the text of the new North American trade pact by the Americans after talks were supposed to have concluded.
In the end, this new CPTPP allocation is only temporary. The government's "interim" announcement applies only to imports for 2019.
It's reviewing the import quota allocation system next year, prior to handing out the import quota for NAFTA. That process won't be complete until after the next federal election.


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ProMat 2013: New innovation award to be presented
ProMat 2013 is now accepting submissions for the ProMat Innovation Award competition.
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ProMat 2013 is introducing a new award: the ProMat Innovation Award competition. Submissions are now being accepted. The ProMat innovation award serves to educate and provide valuable insights on the latest manufacturing and supply chain innovative products and services to ProMat attendees. This award will be given to winners in two categories: Best New Innovation and Best Innovation of an Existing Product. Winners will be recognized at the show as well as in MHIA materials. You must be a ProMat 2013 exhibiting company to be eligible.
The contest defines innovation as a new product, product line, technology or service or new application of existing products or technology that create quantifiable and sustainable results in terms of ROI, cost savings, customer satisfaction, etc.
Entrants must first complete ProMat Innovation Award Submission Form by November 2, 2012.
Finalists must also participate in an on-site demonstration. Between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 21, 2013, selected finalists will present and demonstrate their innovation in their booth on the ProMat show floor. A panel of judges will evaluate the selected product or service and choose the winners in each category.
Finalists will be notified by January 4, 2013 of their participation in the demonstration portion. Finalists must commit to having two representatives in their ProMat booth on the morning of January
21, 2013 to participate in their final evaluation by the judging committee.
ProMat Innovation Award Categories:
•Best New Innovation: A new service, product or product line not offered before by any company
•Best Innovation of an Existing Product: A new variation, feature or extension of an existing product or service
Finalists will be judged by a committee of judges on the morning of January 21, 2013, and the award winners will be announced during a press conference in The Hub on the ProMat Show
floor on Monday, January 21, 2013.
ProMat 2013 is scheduled to be held January 21-24, 2013 in Chicago’s McCormick Place South. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern’s complete ProMat 2013 coverage.
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NEW YORK — Anyone looking for signs of weakness in the high-end segment is going to have to wait.
On Monday, Coach Inc. delivered stellar first-quarter results with profits soaring 53.5 percent on a 30.5 percent sales gain. And regarding the holiday shopping season, management at the company expects another good year.
"As most of you know, during the last several years, we have established a lane between the moderate segment and the old luxury accessory brands, which we termed ‘accessible luxury.' This positioning, coupled with our brand and business equities, is Coach's competitive advantage yielding staying power, more predictable results and increasing productivity," said Lew Frankfort, chairman and chief executive officer, on a conference call.
Frankfort said U.S. retail comps have been in the double digits for the first quarter in each of the last four fiscal years, and said on average, Coach's retail stores are "twice as productive as they were just four years ago."
For the three months ended Oct. 1, net income, including the impact of stock option expense, came in at $93.6 million, or 26 cents a diluted share, compared with $61 million, or 16 cents, in the same year-ago quarter. Wall Street analysts had the company pegged to earn 23 cents a share, according to Thomson Financial. Excluding the expense for stock options, net income was $100 million, or 26 cents, versus $68 million, or 17 cents, a year ago. Sales in the quarter climbed to $449 million from $344.1 million in the prior year.
Shares of Coach rose $1 to close at $32.25 in trading Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange, with 4.7 million shares trading hands compared with an average three-month trading volume of nearly 2.7 million shares. On Monday, shares of Coach fell to $31.25 on a trading volume of nearly 5.2 million shares, compared with Friday's close of $32.26. The sell-off followed a research note Monday from Merrill Lynch expressing caution, in part, over possibly less traffic at the outlet centers due to higher energy costs.
After posting results, Coach provided second-quarter guidance, projecting earnings per share of at least 45 cents on sales of $645 million, excluding the 2 cent-per-share cost for option expensing. For the full fiscal-year 2006, the company expects sales in the $2.1 billion range, up 23 percent from last year, and diluted earnings per share of $1.28 before option expense. Analysts are forecasting earnings per share at $1.26. Including option expense, the company expects EPS of at least $1.18 for the year.
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Antony Gonzales-Huaman, 25, of Southampton was arrested last Tuesday around 4:14 p.m. for one count of forcible touching, a misdemeanor, according to Riverhead Town police. He was later released on an appearance ticket.
Additional details were not available.
• Alyssa Bouchard, 25, of Shirley was arrested on a petit larceny charge, a misdemeanor, last Wednesday around 6:56 p.m. She was released on an appearance ticket.
• A man called Riverhead police last Friday around 1:46 p.m. to report his wallet stolen. His wallet contained an immigration card, a social security card and $120 worth of cash. The man told police that last Wednesday between 6 and 10 p.m., he parked his vehicle at a parking stall at Gala Fresh Farms in Riverhead, only to return and find his wallet removed from the vehicle’s center console. The truck was not locked during the time of incident, according to police.
• A man swiped $50 worth of oxtail meat and fled Gala Fresh Farms in Riverhead last Tuesday morning. Police interviewed the store manager, who said that around 9:27 a.m., a man removed the meat from the butcher department, left the store and fled eastbound along Route 58 in a red Cadillac four-door sedan. According to video surveillance, his vehicle had an unknown Illinois registration. The manager was advised to contact police if the man returns.
• A Longchamp handbag, valued at $150, along with a driver’s license, passport, assorted credit and debit cards, $100 worth of cash and three keys were reported stolen from Costco in Riverhead last Friday around 9:19 a.m. The theft is believed to have occurred Thursday between 3 and 5 p.m., according to Riverhead Police.
• Multiple electronic devices were reported stolen from Target in Riverhead last Thursday around 6:08 p.m. Police obtained security footage that showed a man removing a $179 consumer cell phone, a $149 consumer cell phone, a $59 Nintendo Switch and a $59 XBOX One from the store, without paying.
• Police are investigating a theft at King Kullen in Wading River last Wednesday when $148 worth of assorted meats were taken from the store. The suspect is known to frequent the store, police said. The man who reported the incident did not wish to press charges but wanted the incident documented and requested a trespass affidavit against the suspect. Police said that would have to be filled out once the suspect returns to the store.
• $150 worth of cash was reported stolen from a man’s vehicle, which was parked near Fishel Avenue last Wednesday around 1:16 p.m. The man told police he had left his vehicle parked in the driveway of his residence overnight and found the next morning that his items had been rummaged through. The man told police his vehicle had been left unlocked and said no damage had been done to the vehicle. Police obtained the man’s home surveillance video. The man was unable to identify the suspect, but said he would call Riverhead police back at a later date to review the footage.
Those who are named in police reports have not been convicted of any crime or violation. The charges against them may later be reduced or withdrawn, or they may be found innocent.


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The underlying employment fundamentals were solid last month, but the Fed's taper timeline is still too hard to call, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson.
Despite the market hitting new highs and moderate inflation, consumer spending has remained soft, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson.
Lower unemployment claims, a convergence with ADP data trends, and milder seasonal adjustment factors could modestly boost July's BLS job data above consensus, say Morningstar's Bob Johnson and Vishnu Lekraj.
Employment improvement, cooling commodity inflation, and lower interest on debt should allow consumer spending to sustain its moderate growth trajectory, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson.
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Taylor Farms to expand Annapolis operations, employ 150Staff Writer | July 6, 2016
Taylor Farms, a produce manufacturing and distribution company, is growing its footprint in Maryland.
Food company Taylor began as one facility with seven employees
“Taylor Farms Maryland’s mission is to be America’s favorite maker of salads and fresh foods. We strive to be a leader in innovation, service, quality, and food safety,” said Mike George, general manager of Taylor Farms.
Formed in 1995, Taylor Farms began as one facility with seven employees in Salinas Valley, California. Since then, the company has grown to operate 13 facilities across North America that produce seven billion servings of fresh vegetables annually, feeding more than 120 million Americans per week.
The fresh produce manufacturer says they prepare every one in three salads consumed in the United States. The company is also focused on caring for its employees and recognizing their hard work through employee appreciation days, bonuses, and awards.
As a result of their expansion, the company is eligible for a number of state and local tax credits, including Maryland’s Job Creation Tax Credit administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce.
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On May 7th, 2016, Joshua D. Brown was killed when his Tesla Model S crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer, leading to an NHTSA investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot feature.
According to the statement released on Thursday by Tesla detailing the accident, both the car’s Autopilot system and the driver failed to apply the brake pedal leading up to the collision with the tractor-trailer.
Joshua Brown was an active fan of his Tesla Model S and its Autopilot feature, posting a video to his YouTube channel of the technology in action. In Tesla’s official statement Brown is referred to as a friend of the EV community. Brown was a Navy Seal who later started his own tech company, Nexu Innovations Inc. You can read his obituary here.
At the time of the accident, there had been witness reports that a Harry Potter movie could be heard playing in the car after the crash. However, this has now been verified in a new police report coming out today. Sergeant Kim Montes of the Florida Highway Patrol said a DVD player was found inside the wrecked Model S after the crash, according to a phone interview with the Associated Press.
There has been lots of buzz this week surrounding Michael Schumacher and this newly suggested idea that the GoPro camera he was using may have been part of the “problem” and may have worsened his head injuries. The sheer scale of this speculation is massive and the resulting press articles have sent shares of GoPro, lower this week.
Time will tell what happens with this one as we are sure there will be more to come here.
Seven-time F1 champion Schumacher suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in the French Alps last December. He emerged from a medically induced coma in June and returned home after being discharged from hospital in September.
Volvo has always been a leader in auto safety but this is one of their coolest inventions to date. Earlier this week, Volvo debuted their newest child safety seat concept which is a fully inflatable device designed to make what’s normally a clunky and heavy seat both lighter and more portable.
Designed for parents on the go, this new prototype transforms from a stylish-looking backpack into a rear-facing car seat in less than a minute. You can pump it in the car as the seat comes with its own pump or for those tech savvy folks it’s Bluetooth-enabled so you could pump it remotely. The seat is made with a fabric that can sustain high internal pressure, originally developed by the military as part of an effort to create an inflatable airplane, which is now used by the boating industry. Bravo Volvo!


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Future Market Insights has released a report stating that the global plant-derived proteins market value is set to more than double during 2019 – 2029, it will reach a valuation of US$ 185 million by 2029. Biopharmaceutical applications are said to hold 50 per cent of the market share.
The biopharmaceutical industry is witnessing technological disruptions wherein a recent spike in R&D activities is leading to a heavy production upsurge of recombinant proteins that are sourced from plant-based platforms. This trend is poised to be pushing the build-up of global plant-derived proteins market. The market for plant-derived proteins is projected to expand 2.3X in terms of revenues, between 2019 and 2029.
Key research findings of the study also revealed that use of therapeutic plant-based proteins in disease treatment will account for over 70% of overall market revenues in 2029 and that the transient plant expression systems will continue as the preferred plant source among protein manufacturers with low-cost setups.
North America remains the leading market but attention is being focused on Asia Pacific as that looks set to be highly lucrative.
Despite stringent regulations regarding approval of plant-based technology platforms which is restricting commercialization, key growth drivers include the fact the plant-derived proteins market produces biopharma proteins with better therapeutic results, natural and eco-friendly attributes of plant-based proteins will push their rate of consumption and that immunomodulatory characteristics of plant-derived proteins are gaining traction in healthcare.
As well as healthcare the report highlights that the market will align with the sustainability trend in the cosmetics industry. Recombinant protein production using plant-based systems are gaining wide acceptance owing to safety and confidence in the end products.
The FMI report stated: “Rising demand for passive immunization has led to the development of new plant based platforms, which could transform and express recombinant therapeutic vaccines and antibodies more effectively with improved quality, yield, and stability.”


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Household Fires Caused by Defective Products
Each year, hundreds of Americans suffer injury as a result of household fires caused by defective household products. Many of these products are manufactured overseas, and some have been subject to recall by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Some recent recalls include the following:
Strike Force Portable Air Compressors. The compressor’s motor can overheat and ignite the protective cover, posing a fire hazard.
Campbell Hausfeld and Husky Air Compressors. Protective covers on the compressor’s motor are not made from proper flame retardant material and can ignite, posing a fire hazard.
Aloha Housewares portable electric heaters. The heater can overheat and melt plastic parts, posing a fire hazard.
LDR Industries gas connectors. These connectors are used primarily with gas space heaters, and they can leak propane or natural gas, posing a fire and explosion hazard.
QVC and Tristar portable electric grills. There have been reports of these grills igniting or flaring up, posing a fire hazard.
Hamilton Beach toasters. The toasters can remain “on” and ignite materials covering or in contact with the toaster (such as paper towels or other common kitchen products).
All of the products listed above were manufactured in China. Unfortunately, foreign manufacturers often do not adhere to the strict standards for product safety required by the U.S. government. As a result, American consumers often suffer injury or other loss as a result of fires caused by these dangerous products.
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WATSONVILLE, Calif. — West Marine, one of the world’s largest waterlife retailers, announced its New Product Review Day set for Friday, March 20, 2015. West Marine’s New Product Review Day allows prospective inventors and vendors to pitch new products to West Marine category managers for consideration to be sold in West Marine retail stores and westmarine.com.
“New product review day is a fun way for us to see creative innovations in boating, fishing, paddling and sailing gear,” said CEO, Matt Hyde. “Our category managers get introduced to new companies and new products and some end up being added to our product line.”
All inventors and vendors wishing to attend New Product Review Day must schedule an appointment. To submit a product and request an appointment, email the West Marine new product team at email@example.com for an application that contains additional information and guidelines. The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, March 9, and successful applications will be given appointments by March 13. The next New Product Review Day will be in late September 2015.


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Despite the rapid surges and drops in Bitcoin’s value, the cryptocurrency has become anquality class that official and marketingfinanciers recognize. Crypto is not an investment restricted to officials and employees of tech-based startups. The first Bitcoin and Bitcoin Ether ETFs were legally approved in the early 2021s and started trading in the Toronto Stock Exchange, allowing more investors to buy a stake with Bitcoin and Ether. After years of following the cryptocurrency market and making funds, it’s evident that although Bitcoin remains the most talked about in the discussion about crypto in terms of an investment class isn’t the one and only cryptocurrency to think about financing in.
There are more than 5,000 cryptocurrencies available. However, less than 1,000 are traded on exchanges, and fewer have viable economic prospective.
If you don’t want to make you twist your brain, here are the most popular crypto that world is following. Before you buy any crypto, think about “Which of these will be on peak in ten years?”
The cryptocurrency markets are highly unpredictable, and when you are an investor, it is essential to sustain extreme price changes.
Will Cryptocurrency Still Grow in The Next Few Years?
The price of Bitcoin is highly hot-blooded and is generally on an upward trend.
1. Crypto is more popular with the general public.
Starting with Square making $50 million to purchase bitcoins to Paypal offering users the ability to buy and sell bitcoins, many technology companies in finance have recognized this market.
2. Technology companies of all sizes compete
No matter what Bitcoin has accomplished in the ten years, it has been in existence. It has forced several large international corporations to look into the opportunity of contributing a global digital currency.
Each company in the field of expenditures knows that there’s still space for digital prices in the market. The year 2021 is the time for Facebook and Google, two major companies with global influence, to have announced massive electronic currency programs.
3. The competition comes from central bank digital currency
A revision and survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements showed that most central banks across the world are currently studying the possibility of a digital currency in some way. Certain countries have attempted to encourage the growth of digital currencies.
These changes show that the crypto business is now attracting more individuals and institutions than ever. It is a fact that the cryptocurrency market will continue to draw interest in 2021.
How to Spot the Next Big Cryptocurrency?
It is necessary to understand why investors are turning to digital currencies in the first place. A lot of it has to do with a central shift in the way digital assets are viewed as a result, according to Jeff Dorman, chief investment officer at Arca Financial Services. This company specializes in digital assets.
· Earnings and Profits from Crypto
However, a lot of the public’s interest is still focused on cryptocurrency first and foremost due to the potential for massive earnings. In determining the next cryptocurrency to be a major one, there are two aspects to watch out for that are similar to the things investors in the stock market watch the market capitalization and price.
Market cap is essential for crypto. It shows the amount of money put into a precise network. The greater the market cap, the more stable the cryptocurrency, though it also implies that it is less likely to grow. It’s also crucial to consider the price to gauge whether the market is in the optimistic or bearish camp on the cryptocurrency.
Which cryptocurrency is set to Fall?
If you’re now ready to begin buying cryptocurrency, the issue is: which cryptocurrency is most likely to harvest the highest return prospective? While Bitcoin could be the apparent option, it’s not the best for 2021. The chances of securing the highest payout could be higher by choosing a smaller cryptocurrency that investors haven’t already increased from institutional sources in the same way that Bitcoin has been.
These are the top three cryptocurrencies that have a very high ceiling.
1. Ethereum (ETH)
Ethereum, popularly referred to as Ether, is the second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. In the season, it implemented significant changes, including a reduction in Ether’s amount. The upgrade also allows Ethereum to Ethereum network to process a more considerable number of transactions in a second. It will also enhance the platform’s scalability and reduce charges for transactions. Thisadvancement will happen before the end of 2021, Ether holds considerable upside.
2. Binance Coin (BNB)
Binance is among the most profitable cryptocurrency exchanges in terms of trade volumes. Binance Coin keeps an unassailable limit on the number of tokens in circulation, for instance, 200 million BNB tokens. This has seen the token’s value increase by a significant amount in 2021. Additionally, Binance puts about one-fifth of its quarterly profits in removing the “burning” BNB tokens, which increases the value of any remaining tokens.
3. Tether (USDT)
A tether is a form of “stable coin” designed to provide a less volatile alternative than Bitcoin due to its connection to a different asset. In the case of Tether, it’s its counterpart, the U.S. dollar. Tether has a 1-to-1 ratio to the dollar, which means it is less speculation than other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The main benefit to Tether is that it permits transactions using traditional currencies rather than plunge into the murky world of digital currencies.


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Apple is canceling deals with game makers as it rethinks Apple Arcade, according to a new report
- Apple's subscription
gamingservice, Apple Arcade, is reportedly getting revamped to keep subscribers locked in.
- For $5 per month, Apple Arcade offers users access to over 100 games across
iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac computers.
- The company is said to have canceled several deals with game makers as it shifts to games with stronger "engagement," according to a Bloomberg report.
- Since launching in September 2019, Apple Arcade has failed to host any must-play games, and game makers speaking to Bloomberg suggested that the service's subscriber growth has been weak.
The new focus, according to game makers speaking with Bloomberg, is on titles that drive longer "engagement." The goal, they said, is to retain Arcade subscribers with games that keep players playing rather than one-off experiences.
To that end, Apple is said to have killed deals with several game makers earlier this year.
Apple Arcade launched in late September 2019 with a one-month free trial, and the service has added games to its 100-plus game library over time.
Though early reviews of the service were generally positive, none of the games in its library have become breakthrough hits. And many of those games have subsequently appeared on other game platforms.
Developers speaking to Bloomberg said the strategy shift reflects Apple's disappointment with the service's subscriber growth and retention. The company has never revealed user or subscriber numbers for
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Hark! The iPad hath been released, the feverish purchasing (300,000 on its first day in the US, Apple says) hath begun and the opining, reviewing, analysing and critiquing of one of the world’s most talked about devices is well underway. And, overall, it seems the opining, reviewing, analysing and critiquing of this ‘game changing’ gadget has been very positive.
Following Conde Nast’s decision to shred five of its magazines this year, including Gourmet and Modern Bride, the publishing giant has introduced an iPhone application for its top male style title, GQ.
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‘Black Widow’ to be released on Disney+ Premier Access and Theaters Simultaneously
At its greatest pandemic-related streaming move yet, Disney has selected to make Marvel Studios’ Black Widow accessible on Disney+ Premier Access simultaneous to when it hits theaters. Likewise for Cruella, another large financial plan tentpole.
Black Widow is currently scheduled for July 9, moving back from its past May 7 date. It will be accessible to Disney+ supporters for an extra $30. The studio recently delivered Mulan and Raya and the Last Dragon for $30 through the Premier Access level.
Disney additionally reported that Cruella, featuring Emma Stone, will make a big appearance day and date in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access on May 28. In the interim, the enlivened film Luca will skip theaters completely and hit Disney+ on June 18.


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Tesla braces for delivery slump on China plant shutdown
Tesla Inc. is expected to announce quarterly production and delivery figures this weekend that will likely be among the worst of the year -- and break its multi-quarter streak of record-setting results -- due largely to an extended shutdown of its factory in Shanghai.
The electric vehicle maker may have delivered more than 261,000 vehicles globally during the three months ended in June, according to 9 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, ending a two-year stretch of consecutive quarterly gains. Tesla handed over more than 310,000 vehicles in the first three months of the year, more than any previous quarter.
“We cut our second-quarter deliveries estimate by 65,000 to 245,000 units, reflecting a prolonged Covid 19-related shutdown and logistical challenges in the Shanghai factory," wrote Emmanuel Rosner of Deutsche Bank in a research note to clients. “Recall that during the first-quarter call, CEO Elon Musk had provided directional guidance of sequentially flat deliveries for the quarter but the situation in China worsened subsequently, only improving in early June."
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Shares of Tesla rose 1.2% to close trading Friday at $681.79, but the stock is down about 35% so far this year.
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Deliveries are one of the most closely watched metrics at Tesla. They underpin the Austin, Texas-based company’s financial results and are widely seen as a broad barometer of consumer demand for EVs amid a wider shift away from the internal combustion engine. Many large automakers will announce US sales results Friday but Tesla, which reports global totals, hasn’t specified a release date.
Dan Levy, an analyst with Credit Suisse, reduced his delivery estimate for the period to 242,000 units. “In aggregate, we believe the Shanghai shutdown accounted for about 90,000 units of lost production in the second quarter," Levy wrote in a note to clients.
Tesla makes the Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles at its plant in Fremont, California. It also produces Models 3 and Y at a factory near Shanghai. The company has begun delivering the first Model Ys from its new plant near Berlin and held a “Cyber Rodeo" event for 15,000 people in April to celebrate a new factory in Austin.
However, both Berlin and Austin have been slow to ramp up production, with Musk warning in a late May interview that both plants are “gigantic money furnaces."
Analysts and investors are also worried that the price hikes automakers are imposing to combat soaring raw material costs will weigh on demand. Tesla had boosted its sticker prices by as much as $6,000 a car earlier this month, according to Electrek.
A stronger-than-expected delivery number could provide a boost to Tesla’s stock, which is down more than 35% this year amid wider market concerns about rising energy costs, inflation and a potential recession. Musk shares many of those concerns and is in the process of laying off 10% of Tesla’s salaried work force while pushing others to return to the office.
Earlier this week, Tesla laid off roughly 200 people on its Autopilot team, mostly hourly employees who worked as data annotation specialists.


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Nevada cemented its leadership on appliance energy efficiency standards this month as Governor Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 383 into law. The new law will save state residents and businesses millions of dollars while reducing harmful air pollutants and fighting climate change.
Oregon is set to become the second state this year to adopt energy-saving efficiency standards for a suite of household and commercial products following a successful vote in the state senate today. HB 2062 now heads to the desk of Governor Kate Brown, and she is expected to sign the bill, given that it originated in a 2020 executive order she issued.
With the Biden administration in its second month, we have already seen its interest in strengthening the energy-saving standards that cover dozens of household and commercial products, such as furnaces, refrigerators, and light bulbs. The new administration has staffed up with climate and clean energy leaders and initiated work to undo the previous administration’s slew of harmful rules.
Last Friday, updated federal efficiency standards for residential boilers took effect. The amended standards, which the Department of Energy (DOE) finalized in 2016, will provide savings for many consumers in cold climates. However, higher efficiency levels are possible which could achieve significantly larger energy savings.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final rule today that will allow certain clothes washers and dryers to use unlimited amounts of energy and water. Opposed by manufacturers, consumer groups, and efficiency advocates, the new rule will increase utility bills and carbon emissions while undercutting manufacturers’ investments in efficient products.
Washington, DC is set to become the eighth U.S. jurisdiction to adopt energy-saving standards for common household and commercial products since the start of the Trump administration. On Tuesday afternoon, the DC Council voted unanimously in support of the measure, which will cut utility bills for consumer and businesses and help meet the district’s target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2032.
In the midst of a pandemic, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) followed up today on President Trump’s January pledge to get “rid of the restrictors” on showerheads, part of his repeated false complaint that toilets, faucets, and other household fixtures have been ruined by federal efficiency standards.


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BOB MOON: You may have heard about the battle between the two high-definition DVD formats. Sony makes Blu-Ray players. Toshiba makes ones featuring HD-DVD. For now, consumers can only hope the player they buy will win the format war. But there may be an answer to that dilemma. Ashley Milne-Tyte has more.
ASHLEY MILNE-TYTE: Next week Warner Brothers will be the first studio to release a movie on all three DVD formats. The one most of us use, plus Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.
But a few Warner Brothers employees have applied for a patent on a new disk that could be read by any player.
Technology analyst Rob Enderle says it’s a good idea in theory, but the reality is that right now, few consumers are buying high-definition players.
For one thing, they can cost up to $1,000 and even then . . .
ROB ENDERLE: “Content is mixed, and a lot of folks having seen the content think that regular DVDs played on one of the new DVD players with upscalers on them look almost as good.”
Upscalers enable the high-definition look minus the cost of a high-def player.
Enderle says the new disc has potential for success only if consumers begin embracing high-definition en masse.
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More Math Games Coming This Week
Media-5 have announced the second batch of Gureko Kara no Chousenjou! Keisan no Shiro to Obake-Tachi mathematical themed games aimed at elementary school students will release later this week (26 April) on the Nintendo Switch eShop priced at ¥1,080 each. The two themes are Kakezan (Multiplication) and Warizan (Divide). Thanks to naruki!


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On October 27, three of the biggest videogames of the year arrive, all at once: Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Assassin's Creed: Origins, and Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey. Together, these three titles represent a cross-section of the big-budget gaming industry, from a family-friendly run-and-jump romp to a bloody rampage through a Nazi-filled alternate history. From power fantasy to primer on Ancient Egyptian architecture, this one day showcases much of the best of what triple-A gaming—the biggest, costliest games by the biggest, wealthiest publishers—can do.
It represents enough money to balance the budget of a small country. Maybe even a medium-sized country. Accounting for years of development time, bleeding-edge machines and software, and astronomical advertising budgets, these three games, all told, are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
None of this is new, of course. The holiday season has been the destination for the most expensive, most hyped games and consoles for just about as long as the industry has existed. But every year it feels a little more stark. It used to be that the fall release window, which nowadays stretches from mid September to early January, was a veritable deluge of titles from all corners of the market. Now, fall releases are broad but shallow. Fewer than 10 of these games come out every year, representing the combined hopes and pocketbooks of all of the industry's major players. A Call of Duty, maybe a new Star Wars game, a couple of Nintendo entries and, if we're lucky, some big-budget original titles. Otherwise, the fall release season looks remarkably like any other part of the year. In fact, unless you're someone like me, who's obligated to play all of these big games, it's even a little dull.
What happened? Money, mostly. Most aspects of big-budget game creation has gotten more and more expensive over the past decade. Part of this is due to inflation, but the larger culprit is the publishers themselves, who have driven an ever-escalating arms race of technology and scale. These big games are bloated, immensely complicated machines now, built by hundreds of people in collaborative design efforts among multiple studios across continents. This scale creep means that fewer of these games can be economically produced, and each one has higher pressure on it to succeed, which in turn ratchets up marketing budgets to absurd amounts. In 2015, publishers spent over half a billion dollars on television advertising alone, and there's no way that number's gotten smaller since.


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Sociomantic Labs, a provider of programmatic advertising solutions for e-commerce marketers, has announced initial findings from a new study on consumer attitudes toward online shopping and digital advertising. The study, conducted by independent research firm ResearchNow, polled 1,000 consumers. It found that personalized ads lead to a dramatic improvement in a marketing channel's perceived influence, as well as a channel's ability to encourage consumers to take action.
Contrary to popular belief, 70 percent of respondents said they are comfortable receiving ads and content crafted specifically to them. In fact, the biggest marketing offense was not ad targeting, but the poor execution of that targeting — 41 percent listed their top marketing pet peeve as ad spam (ads for the same product appearing multiple times on a single page).
When executed well, however, messages across all channels targeted were more influential, in some cases by a wide margin:
- Online ads — 26 percent of respondents rated online ads as influential; that number rose to 52 percent among respondents who ranked online ads as well targeted.
- Mobile ads — nearly a quarter of people (22 percent) who found mobile ads well targeted said these ads were likely to influence their online buying behavior, compared with only 5 percent of the total response pool.
- Facebook — 50 percent of people who found Facebook ads well targeted said the channel influenced their buying behavior, compared with only 17 percent of the general pool.
In addition to improving a channel's influence, the survey also found that effective targeting increased a channel's ability to drive conversion. Compared with the general response pool, the likelihood of a person acting on a discount was significantly higher among those who felt the channel was well targeted:
- Online ads — among people who reported web ads as well targeted, 74 percent said they are likely to act on a coupon delivered through that channel, up from 53 percent of total respondents.
- Mobile ads — 35 percent of respondents said they were likely to act on a coupon delivered through a mobile ad; that number nearly doubled among those who said mobile ads are targeted (67 percent).
- Email — 82 percent of people said that they would be likely to act on an offer delivered through email. Among those that felt email was well targeted, this already high number rose even further to 91 percent.
"What we've learned from this survey is that consumers welcome well targeted marketing messages and respond positively to offers made through a wide variety of channels," said Jason Kelly, CEO at Sociomantic. "As the data shows, accurate targeting is critical to impacting consumer decisions and conversion. One of the key points brands should take away from this research is that customers must be at the center of effective e-commerce marketing programs. This means businesses need to seamlessly reach, engage and transact with their customer where, when and how she chooses."
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A new rumor gaining traction around the internet is that Star Wars is coming to Netflix. But how credible is the rumor… and how likely is the show to actually happen?
Here’s the gist of the rumor from Cinelinx: Disney and Netflix were so stunned by the success of Daredevil that vague plans for a live-action Star Wars series are firming up quickly. The plan is to reuse sets from the movies and to tell stories that wouldn’t work on the big screen.
As rumors go, it’s credible. Disney and Netflix have a close association, using sets as a cost-saving measure is a common Hollywood tactic, and we’ve been hearing rumors of a live-action Star Wars TV series for a decade now. It’s all but proven that George had at least a few seasons of a series set during the prequels written and stored in the Lucasfilm archives. Disney has no equivalent to HBO on cable networks; that seems to be the role Netflix fills for them. It would be a good place to explore the seamier side of the Star Wars universe, something Lucas had been trying to do for years and largely only been able to make happen with comic books and video games.
All that said, I’m skeptical if for no other reason than all of this depends on the success of one series on Netflix. They don’t release viewership data; we have no idea how many subscribers Daredevil pulled in, or how many new subscribers it minted. We know Netflix wants a second season and is excited for Jessica Jones, but it’s hard for a show to not get a second season on Netflix. Disney is supposedly planning on launching multiple shows, and we’re already seeing a Marvel series every six months. That’s a lot of money to put down on one strategy, and a bit contrary to how Disney does business, as a rule.
Still, it’s unlikely conversations haven’t happened about it, and Disney does appear to be going through the Lucasfilm archives looking for projects. So while a grain of salt is recommended… there’s a good chance we’ll be seeing a lot of Star Wars on Netflix.


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Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress Preserved in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Exhibit
While we're not sure exactly how Lady Gaga's meat dress was able to be preserved, since she wore the raw concoction at the MTV VMAs in September of last year, the frock is now on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland as part of their new 'Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power' exhibit, which runs through February of next year.
The Huffington Post reports that the raw meat ensemble was being showcased. When Gaga wore the dress, which was a collab between Franc Fernandez and Haus of Gaga fashion director Nichola Formichetti, she said she was aiming to convey a message, not to play with a new, albeit unconventional, fabric.
Gaga told Ellen DeGeneres on her namesake show that she didn't mean any disrespect to vegetarians, but that she needed to make a statement. "As you know, I am the most judgment-free human being on the earth," Gaga said at the time. "However, it has many interpretations for me this evening. If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights, pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones. And, I am not a piece of meat."
After Gaga was done with the dress, it was supposed to be used for other, more edible purposes and be turned into beef jerky! It somehow got a second lease on life, so to speak, and will share space alongside other iconic female attire, like Madonna's bulleted bustier from her Blonde Ambition tour.
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's quick, easy and Frances Dorgant thought secure.
"I want the people of Houston who use it for things we love to be aware," said Dorgant.
From sporting events to concerts, the digital ticket marketplace is often the best or even only way to go. She purchased rodeo tickets through Flash Seats and had about $900 left in her account.
"For some reason, at the end of the rodeo I forgot to move it on out and didn't think about it," said Dorgant.
But when the red-hot Rockets returned to town, she considered buying the family tickets. Then she saw an email, someone had purchased Rockets tickets for a little more than $800 through her account.
She says it wasn't her and she believes she was hacked.
"It was basically bought, transferred, ding, ding," said Dorgant.
She says after calling in a complaint, Flash Seats has indicated she will receive a refund though she's still waiting for it.
Dan Parsons, president of the Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston and South Texas, says consumers should check accounts often, find damage quickly and close breached accounts.
He said, "What do we know what we have out here? We have a crook who is a sports fan, who's using a new platform that may have had some security problems. Pretty brilliant."
Parsons added that nothing is 100 percent safe.
"These are easy crimes to do. The only way you can avoid it is not to be in the credit world, not to be out there and that's unrealistic," said Parsons.
Dorgant has also filed a report with HPD and the FBI and will also make a complaint with the state, which are all things Parsons says she should do along with a BBB complaint to create a record.
"I don't know how else you buy tickets anymore. I would imagine if they can hack Flash Seats, they can do Ticketmaster, StubHub or anything else. I don't know how we'll go forward as a family buying tickets also," said Dorgant.
Thief buys $800 worth of Rockets tickets after hacking Flash Seats account
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"From San Francisco to San Jose, the effects are already palpable. This week, Apple, one of the Valley's high-fliers, lost 13 percent of its value as investors reasonably concluded that consumers would shun pricey gadgets over the holidays in favor of lower ticket items - or paying down their credit cards.
On Monday, Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, traveling in Europe, conceded that financial problems would drag down business and consumer spending - and that many technology companies, including Microsoft, were vulnerable. Internet advertising - the revenue model for an entire generation of Web start-ups - is perhaps one of the industry's greatest vulnerabilities. In August, eMarketer, cut its projection for Internet ad dollars this year, for the third time, to $24.9 billion, a 9 percent drop from its original projection. The market research firm cited economic turbulence."


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- As of January 1, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and genetically engineered foods (GE) will be labeled as bioengineered (BE).
- Bioengineered foods are ingredients that cannot be created naturally and require genetic changes in a laboratory.
- These foods will now include a green label, a written disclosure, a phone number to contact, or a QR code to scan with additional information.
- There are concerns over the clarity of the new system, and what this might mean for shoppers.
As of January 1 foods once known as genetically modified organisms (GMO) and genetically engineered foods (GE) will be labeled as bioengineered (BE), per the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new labeling system.
This change, called the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, was originally announced and finalized in December 2018. The changes began on January 1, 2020, and businesses were given until January 1, 2022 to make the switch. The standard requires that any food manufacturer, importer, and some retailers disclose if their products are bioengineered.
Why did the USDA change the labels?
The goal of this change is to create a uniform law across the board for labeling, instead of the current state-by-state laws that govern the labeling of GMO foods. These changes will not impact restaurants and other food service establishments, like cafeterias.
“The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard increases the transparency of our nation’s food system, establishing guidelines for regulated entities on when and how to disclose bioengineered ingredients. This ensures clear information and labeling consistency for consumers about the ingredients in their food,” former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in the press release. “The Standard also avoids a patchwork state-by-state system that could be confusing to consumers.”
The USDA has provided an online tool to help businesses determine if they need to provide a GMO disclosure. The tool asks questions like if the food is meant for human consumption, if the food is the most predominant ingredient, or if the ingredient is a meat, poultry, or egg product.
What are bioengineered foods?
Bioengineered food is defined as foods “that contain detectable genetic material that has been modified through lab techniques and cannot be created through conventional breeding or found in nature,” according to the release. In short: any food item that doesn’t occur naturally and requires a lab to make changes to the genetics of the product is considered a bioengineered food.
Common items that are known to be bioengineered include alfalfa, apples, canola, corn, cotton, eggplant, papaya, pineapple, potato, salmon, soybeans, squash, and sugarbeets, according to the USDA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and USDA all agree that these products are safe for humans, plants, and animals, according to the FDA.
What will the new labels look like?
The new changes can include “text, symbol, electronic or digital link, and/or text message,” according to the press release. For small packaging, a phone number or web address is acceptable as well.
For most consumers, you’ll likely see on the packaging “contains a bioengineered ingredient,” a round green label that says “bioengineered,” a phone number to call or text, or a QR code to scan for more information.
Concerns over the new standards
There has been concern about the clarity of this new labeling system. Most notably, the Center for Food Safety published a press release in November warning the new labels “discriminate against tens of millions of Americans, exempt most GMO foods, mislead consumers, restrict retailer speech, and violate states’ right.”
Additionally, the standard does not require foods to be labeled as BE if the genetic material is not “detectable” or if one or more of the food’s ingredients comes from a modified plant, but doesn’t use the DNA from the plant. These may sometimes be voluntarily labeled as “derived from bioengineering.”
Foods that list meat, poultry, or eggs as their first ingredient or their second ingredient after a base like water, stock, or broth also don’t require disclosures.
Time will tell whether or not the Center for Food Safety will be successful in lobbying to revert back to the old, or to a different, system. For now, if you’re trying to avoid bioengineered foods, be on the lookout for the updated label.
Arielle Weg is the associate editor at Prevention and loves to share her favorite wellness and nutrition obsessions. She previously managed content at The Vitamin Shoppe, and her work has also appeared in Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Cooking Light, MyRecipes, and more. You can usually find her taking an online workout class or making a mess in the kitchen, creating something delicious she found in her cookbook collection or saved on Instagram.


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GST collection falls by Rs 28,000 crore in May from April
This is only the fourth time that the monthly collection has crossed Rs 1.40 lakh crore.
The Goods and Services Tax collection for May stood at Rs 1.40 lakh crore, the Union Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. The collection is lower by Rs 28,000 crore from April’s all-time high of Rs 1.68 lakh crore.
This is only the fourth time that the monthly goods and service tax collection has crossed Rs 1.40 lakh crore.
“The collection in the month of May, which pertains to the returns for April, the first month of the financial year, has always been lesser than that in April, which pertains to the returns for March, the closing of the financial year,” the ministry said.
Revenues from import of goods was 43% higher and the revenues from domestic transactions were 44% more than the same month last year.
The Goods and Service Tax collection was higher in April because of compliance by taxpayers and recovery in business activity.


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You can keep food costs under control and save preparation time.
Recently, several couples in our community started a frozen-meal exchange. It’s a really simple idea.
On a certain day, everyone in the exchange meets for coffee and brings along a laundry basket full of frozen meals, one for each family, along with any needed instructions taped to the lids. The club members swap the meals so that everyone takes home one of each meal that they didn’t prepare.
It’s a very clever idea for several reasons.
Blogger excoriates women who expect men to pay for everything.
The following story set off a thoughtful rant by “Fabulously Broke”: A judge this year granted alimony to a jobless woman despite the fact that she and her husband had waived any claim to alimony when they divorced 27 years ago.
This turn of events is one of the anecdotes in an excellent Wall Street Journal story about why some lawmakers think alimony laws are sorely in need of an update. (It appears that the economy is prompting more people to seek support from spouses they divorced years ago. We should also note that a large majority of alimony payers are men.)
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Overcooked the pasta or charred the steak? It's not the end of the world.
We've all likely burned a pot of something in our lifetime, but sometimes a ruined dinner may not be so ruined after all. Learn a few tricks of the trade and save yourself some time and money.
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As more and more families go back to basics and choose to stay home to eat, there is big interest in the recipe industry and cooking shows. Catching a few episodes of those shows or investing in a new cookbook can certainly help to keep meals at home fresh and interesting. If you make a mistake during your experimentation, don't throw out the food. Use these five quick fixes to salvage a good meal.
Pasta's hardly al dente? Overcooking your pasta noodles is easy to do, especially when you have other things going on around the kitchen. Fear not. Simply run the pasta through cold water to halt the cooking process. Add tomato sauce and reheat. The acid in the sauce will help bring back a firm noodle.
The retail behemoth appears intent to dominate Amazon.com.
Psst! Want a great deal on an Easy-Bake Oven? Go to Walmart.com, where it’s on sale. No, wait. Check out Amazon.com, which just reduced its price. Hold on. Wal-Mart still has the better price.
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Prices have fallen faster than Marines battling the Alien Queen as these two retail giants duke it out. What started as a competition over who can sell a handful of best-selling book titles for less has spread to a wider assortment of stuff --DVDs, video games and consoles, cell phones and, yes, Easy-Bake Ovens.
Cybercriminals are gearing up to take advantage of the holiday season.
As cybercriminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, McAfee Inc. is warning consumers about the "12 Scams of Christmas" -- the 12 most dangerous online scams that computer users should be cautious of.
According to Consumer Reports’ 2009 State of the Net Survey, cybercriminals have bilked $8 billion from consumers in the past two years.
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"Cybercriminals use their best schemes during the holidays to steal people's money, credit card information, Social Security number and identity," said Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Labs. "These thieves follow seasonal trends and create holiday-related Web sites, scams and other convincing e-mails that can trick even the most cautious users."
The 12 Scams of Christmas are:
Sometimes bribery isn't a bad word.
I’ve always found that tipping, by far, is the best investment you can ever make in almost any situation. Anyone who has ever bellied up to a bar knows that a dollar a drink is all it takes to get the speediest service on even the busiest of nights. Want a nicer hotel room? I’ll tell you about a risk-free technique you can use to score complimentary upgrades, if they’re available.
'Happy Eid al-Adha' on a Thanksgiving ad stirs outrage, debate.
Eid al-Adha sounds like a lovely holiday -- a happy occasion full of praise for God, lots of food -- which is shared with the poor -- and gifts for children. An imam interviewed by The Modesto Bee said the four-day Eid al-Adha is the Muslim holiday that most closely resembles Christmas.
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So why is a small blurb wishing “Happy Eid al-Adha” in a Best Buy Thanksgiving ad stirring controversy and debate?
Consumer Reports unveils survey of top holiday shopping turnoffs.
Consumer Reports has unveiled a public education campaign that takes aim at pushy holiday season retail practices. The campaign’s centerpiece is a full-page ad in USA Today on Tuesday, Nov. 24, that highlights top holiday shopping annoyances as determined by a nationally representative survey of Americans by the Consumer Reports National Research Center.
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The list of holiday annoyances that Americans were asked about was generated by readers of The Consumerist, a member of the Consumer Reports family.
The ad takes the form of a “Dear Shopper” letter highlighting pushy holiday season practices and the percentage of Americans who find them annoying:
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After officially alleviating poverty by April 2019, Xichou county, a picturesque location rich with ethnic minority culture in southeast Yunnan province, has been committed to developing rural cultural tourism.
hope tourism can be boosted in Tanggu village," said Lu Shunmei, a villager whose Tanggu Resort in the 3A-level tourist attraction of Xichou county has provided accommodation for tourists since 2016. Lu's two-story row house is located near the top of the Sun Hill, where women of the Zhuang ethnic group hold sacrificial activities to celebrate the "Women's Sun Festival," worshipping the sun on the first day of the second month of the lunar calendar.
"The 'Women's Sun Festival' has been included in the Representative List of China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage," Xie Xiaoge, first secretary of the village said, noting that funds were raised to repair the hill road leading to the platform where the rites take place so that the worshippers and tourists can better access it.
e plan to further develop cultural tourism in Tanggu Resort to offer travelers an immersive cultural experience of the ethnic groups, so as to fuel the village's economy," Xie said, adding, "We explored this form of tourism during the National Day holiday this year and received positive feedback from tourists who tried unique foods such as five-colored glutinous rice as well as watched a traditional bamboo dance performance and learned how to craft items."
Just down from Sun Hill lies a workshop for the production of painted ceramics featuring ethnic cultural elements. Put into operation in February 2019, the workshop provides job opportunities for local villagers.
Li Fenghui who is responsible for running the workshop said that the villagers can make 2,500 yuan a month on average, leading many others wanting to work there. "Aside from orders from government agencies and companies under the pairing-up poverty alleviation support mechanism, tourists who walk or drive by can also buy our products. Sales of products this year reached more than 1 million yuan. We also opened an online store in October this year," Li said.
According to the county's culture and tourism bureau, a new 2,000-square-meter workshop will be built in the Tanggu Resort in February next year to further promote the local minority culture and offer more jobs for the locals.
In addition to Tanggu Resort, Xichou county is also working on the development of Xiangpingshan Resort. Covering an area of 31.92 square kilometers, the resort boasts rich natural resources and folk customs of ethnic minorities such as the Zhuang, Miao, and Yi.
A total of 120 million yuan was invested in the development of the resort. Some entertainment projects have been completed and officially opened to tourists in October, attracting more than 10,000 tourists a day during the National Day holiday.
She Dengke, chairman of Xichou County Xiangpingshan Tourism Development Investment Co., Ltd., who invests in the resort, said that seven amusement attractions are currently in operation and a dozen other projects will be finished within the next five years.
By investing in tourist company farmland, working in resorts, providing farm stays, and selling tourism products, locals can profit from the development of rural cultural tourism, according to Jin Jialiang, head of Lianhuatang township of Xichou county, where the Xiangpingshan Resort is located.
Jiang Jun, secretary of the Xichou County Party Committee, said that after rising from extreme poverty, Xichou county still needs to consolidate the progress of poverty alleviation and promote rural revitalization.
He stressed that efforts will be made to introduce investment to build 4A-level tourist attractions and promote the development of tourism in the county.


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