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All the latest Apple news, featuring developments on the iPhone, iPad, Macbooks, OS X and much more.
Will Apple supersize the iPad as it has the iPhone? There's more to the equation than just a bigger display.
Next spring, Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the legendary Jacques, will lead a 31-day mission, living in an underwater lab and exploring the mysteries of the deep. And you're invited to come along.
Apple's smallest laptop and lightest large tablet have never been closer in spirit. Yet, they offer pretty different advantages.
TV features, specs, games, release date, Kinect and a new controller -- here's everything you need to know about the new Xbox.
Forget the big brands and glitzy devices. There's a lot of interesting stuff on the periphery of the Consumer Electronics Show.
Mac OS X Lion has roared on to Apple Mac computers, and new computers are making changes for Lion's button-pressing paws.
On call to mum and dad? First point of contact whenever a friend's PC dies? Here are some things that you should always have strapped to your utility belt.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is only days away from being revealed and supposedly genuine leaked photos are popping up everywhere.
In a recent interview with PC World, Intel representatives make the bold claim that new ultrabook PCs will outclass current and future iPads. Intel is wrong.
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Driverless electric truck starts deliveries on Swedish public road
JONKOPING (Reuters) - Resembling the helmet of a Star Wars stormtrooper, a driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries on a public road in Sweden on Wednesday (May 15), in what s been described as a world first.
Robert Falck, the CEO of Swedish start-up Einride, said the company was in partnership talks with major suppliers to help scale production and deliver orders, and the firm did not rule out future tie-ups with large truckmakers.
Falck said Einride would apply next year for more public route permits and was planning to expand in the United States.
Einride s T-Pod is 26 tonnes when full and does not have a driver cabin, which it estimates reduces road freight operating costs by around 60 percent versus a diesel truck with a driver.
As well as logistics customer DB Schenker, who picked Einride over established truckmakers, Einride has orders from German grocer Lidl, Swedish delivery company Svenska Retursystem and five Fortune 500 retail companies, underpinning its ambition to have 200 vehicles in operation by the end of 2020.
Falck said Einride, whose investors include ex-Daimler Asia trucks head Marc Llistosella, is also courting investors for an ongoing Series A fundraising, often a company s first sizable one. It previously raised $10 million.
Auto alliances are on the rise to share the cost of electric and autonomous technology. Ford has vowed to invest $500 million in U.S. electric utility truck startup Rivian.
Freight operators are under pressure to reduce delivery times, cut emissions and face a growing shortage of drivers.

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Data for today’s episode is provided by Mercator Advisory Group’s Report: 2021 North American PaymentsInsights: U.S. COVID-19 Update and GPR Prepaid Cards Update
Credit Card Line Decreases & The Impact of COVID-19:
- 28% of surveyed consumers indicated that they have had a decrease in their credit lines since the start of the pandemic.
- Close to half of those consumers reported that the decrease was due to missed payments.
- 11% of consumers reported a decrease in their credit card line since the pandemic began due to missed payments.
- 11% of consumers reported a decrease in their credit card line since the pandemic began due to other reasons.
- 6% of consumers reported a decrease in their credit card line since the pandemic began but don’t know the decrease occurred.
Mercator Advisory Group’s most recent report, 2021 North American PaymentsInsights: U.S. COVID-19 Update and GPR Prepaid Cards Update, summarizes the effects of COVID-19 on the payments industry: how the market reacted to the pandemic, what impact it had on the payments industry, and its effect on credit card payments. In addition to providing insights into the state of the payments industry during the pandemic, the report also showcases data on general-purpose reloadable (GPR) cards: what consumers think about prepaid cards and which incentives make consumers more inclined towards certain types of these cards.
The report is based on the North American PaymentsInsights survey administered between August 27 and September 14, 2021, across a representative sample of 3000 consumers ages 18 years or older in the U.S. and 1000 consumers ages 18 years or older in Canada.“Through the survey data, we have seen some interesting influences of COVID on the increased consumer use of online and mobile banking in comparison to the use of ATMs.” stated Pragya Khanal, an analyst working on the report.


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State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar Monday assigned two magistrates of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court for quick disposal of the cases filed by the mobile courts during the drives against food adulteration, reports UNB.
Babar gave directives to the mobile courts to award maximum punishment and fine against the manufacturers and traders convicted of food adulteration.
"If the owners are not found during the drives, arrest the employees and attach their goods," Babar gave the directive while speaking at a meeting on "Mobile Courts against Food Adulteration" at his ministry in the city Monday.
The meeting was also attended, among others, by DMP Commissioner ASM Mizanur Rahman, CMM Md Jalal Ahmed, magistrates of 12 mobile courts and other officials concerned.
Some 925 cases were filed and a total of Tk 8.27 million (8,271,128) was realised as fine in last 11 days during the drives against food adulteration, conducted by 12 mobile courts in the capital.
The state minister warned that anyone involved in selling drinking water with only pasting labels should be punished. The meeting decided that the magistrates of existing 12 mobile courts would be changed after every one month. Magistrates of different mobile courts informed the meeting that they were facing various problems, including shortage of transports and manpower, especially police personnel and BSTI inspectors.
The state minister assured them of solving the problems.
The BSTI was also directed to increase the number of items to be tested as per the number of imported consumer items as the meeting was told that only 145 items were enlisted in the BSTI.


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Wal-Mart pretty much stunned investors with their latest earnings forecast, and not in a good way. The mega retailer’s stock plummeted 10% and its shares prices are down by 29% for the year. Yikes. What does this all mean?
A “price war” could be happening in the very near future. By the time the holidays roll around, perhaps sooner, Wal-Mart may be going head-to-head with the Internet’s biggest retailer, Amazon. A bunch of experts believe Amazon could be to blame for Wal-Mart’s latest plummet.
NBC’s Tom Costello says to expect more sales, serious price cuts and bargain deals. Basically, Wal-Mart is going to try anything to get customers to spend their money there rather than Amazon. This means your Black Friday deals just got even better…if that’s at all possible.
You might want to hold off on your holiday shopping because prices are expected to drop even further. Watch the video below for more info.


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Cruise agents will be dancing with robots and surfing on simulators at this year’s CLIA Masters Conference.
It was a welcome surprise for agents at last week’s Cruise3sixty conference, when it was announced this year’s Masters Conference will be held aboard the world’s first ‘smart ship’ Quantum of the Seas.
Event host and TV presenter, Hamish McLachlan, made the announcement to hundreds of agents who had travelled from around Australia and New Zealand to Sydney for the annual conference.
Master agents will board Royal Caribbean’s newest ship out of Shanghai in October this year, during her inaugural season sailing out of the port.
Announcement: CLIA’s Masterclass will be held on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas in Sept. Registrations now open #cruise3sixty
— Middle of nowhere (@TravelNewsAus) February 27, 2015
Departing on 16 October, the five-night will include two pre-night cruise accommodation before boarding the ship for stops in Japan, Korea and ending in Beijing.
“Asia is a hot destination for cruising and we know our members are champing at the bit to try Quantum of the Seas with its cutting edge cruise features.”
Brett Jardine, CLIA Australasia general manager
As well as experiencing the vessel’s North Star – a glass capsule, which lifts guests 300 feet above air for 360 degree views of the ocean and vessel; dining at Jamie Oliver’s first restaurant at sea; and enjoying the first skydiving simulator on the ocean, attendees will also participate in a series of sessions designed to shape their approach in selling cruise holidays.
Mr Jardine said US-based sales guru and motivator Scott Koepf would return to oversee the 17th Masters after being heaped with praise following the 2014 event.
After completing the course and a comprehensive post-conference assignment, agents will enter the prestigious Cruise Masters’ ranks.
Participation fees for the conference start from $2,300 per person twin share, and $3,400 for singles.
Cost covers the five-night cruise and two nights pre-cruise accommodation in Shanghai.
Meanwhile, last week’s Cruise3sixty saw hundreds of local agents gain valuable information from the sector’s professionals and bosses.
The event provided a mix of speakers (including Royal Caribbean’s boss Adam Goldstein), panels and Q&A sessions.
All speakers on the day agreed that agents are vital to cruise sales, with 80 percent of cruisers still using an agent to plan and book cruise vacations.
For more information from Cruise3sixty click back onto KarryOn tomorrow.
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PS4 premium TV app from EPIX
November 8, 2013
Premium entertainment network EPIX, the joint venture between Viacom, its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Lionsgate, has confirmed the availability of the EPIX app on the PlayStation4 (PS4) system in November 2013.
EPIX will be the first premium TV network to launch an authenticated app on the new PS4 system expanding the network’s current streaming deal with Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) from April 2013, which also includes the PlayStation3 (PS3) system.
EPIX provides authenticated subscribers access to more than 3,000 titles on-demand, including a high definition lineup of top blockbusters – The Avengers, Skyfall, The Hunger Games, Flight, Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol, and more – plus classic Hollywood franchises including Star Trek, James Bond and Tyler Perry’s Madea. The network also offers award-winning and thought-provoking original documentaries such as Amar’e Stoudemire: In the Moment, TWA Flight 800 and Schooled: The Price of College Sports, plus music and comedy specials featuring Madonna, Coldplay, Louis CK, Ben Stiller and more.
“We look forward to continuing our relationship with SCEA to offer subscribers a unique and unparalleled experience,” said Mark Greenberg, EPIX CEO and President. “EPIX is committed to providing the best content in every way consumers want it, and working with our technology and distribution partners to create better entertainment experiences across all platforms.”
The ability to stream full movies and concerts on the PS4 system is included as part of the EPIX premium subscription service available through cable, satellite and telco distributors. The EPIX app will be available to PlayStation Network members in the US as a free download from PlayStation Store.
“EPIX is on the forefront of delivering its content to our customers. Its movies and original programming are available through our DISH Anywhere app, as well as devices like PS4 that our customers will soon have in their homes,” said Dave Shull, DISH executive vice president and chief commercial officer. “Together our goal is to deliver great content to our customers in as many ways as possible.”


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In what marks a truly sad day for the Indian automotive fraternity, BMW India CEO Rudratej Singh (46) passed away this morning, after having suffered a cardiac arrest. Singh, who was popularly known as Rudy, was formerly affiliated with Royal Enfield, where he served as Global President, and had been appointed CEO of BMW’s India operations in August, 2019. During his four-year tenure at Royal Enfield, Rudy played a key role in the success of motorcycles like the Royal Enfield Himalayan and the trans-continental debut of models like Himalayan and the Continental GT. He joined Royal Enfield after having served Unilever in India and international markets for 16 years.
According to a statement released by BMW India “His transformational vision and strategic orientation played a crucial role in the navigation of BMW Group India in a challenging business environment. His demise comes at a crucial junction when BMW Group India was in the midst of implementing strategic measures for strengthening the dealer network across India”. The statement also adds that Rudy will be remembered “as an inspiring and compassionate human being”.
Twitter saw an outpouring of condolences from friends and associates of Rudy including Eicher Motors MD Sid Lal. Rudy, who was known to be an affable and approachable brand head, will be remembered for his philanthropy and his passion for motorcycles, automobiles and golf. GQ India extends its deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.


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A look back at June’s numbers:
#SanPedro single family sales showed a slight drop in units sold, down from 35 in May. However, average days on market dropped from 44 in May to 36 days in June!
#Condos/ #Townhouses surged in June, doubling from last month’s figures in units sold and total volume. Average days on market is slightly skewed due to 3 sales that were on the market for 458, 426, and 217 days. Ignoring those sales would yield an average days on market of just 18 days for the month of June, which is more in line with reality.


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Tesla Inc is going to deliver on a promise made long ago on Friday evening. The firm will finally, under the watchful eye of CEO Elon Musk, reveal it’s Model 3 affordable EV to the world. The optimists believe that this is the car that will bring electric revolution to the auto industry, but every one else isn’t so sure.
What we do know is that it’s going to be a blockbuster. The first units of the Model 3 will be headed to their owners tonight, and we’re likely to find out about the final specs.
Ahead of the event here’s what we already know, and what we’ll be looking out for.
Here’s what the Model 3 will look like
We’ve known for quite a while what the exterior of the Model 3 will look like. Tesla released a photo of the first production vehicle on July 8. It was posted by CEO Elon Musk on his Twitter.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 9, 2017
We’ve also seen a lot of photos of the test versions of the EV on the road. Some of the clearest can be found here.
Tesla Inc also showed off the interior of the car at its big reveal event. We don’t know if this is going to be the final design, but it certainly gives a taste of what to expect.
That photo was taken at the unveiling way back in April 2016. There’s a good chance that this design has changed, so the final unveiling of the interior is going to be an exciting moment.
The big questions: Model 3 range and price
The two big unknowns, and the numbers that will be most talked about tomorrow, are the Model 3 range, and it’s real price.
On price we know that Elon Musk has promised a base price tag of $35,000. What we don’t know is what extra features will be available and how much they’re going to cost. We know features like Autopilot and interior options will bump the price up, but the final figure is going to be key for buyers.
Full Autopilot and self driving features could cost up to $10,000 extra.
Range is much more of an unknown. We know that the Model 3 range will come with at least 215 miles of range. That’s the number that the firm promised in April of last year.
There have been some rumors, however, based on interior shots of the car and other inferences, that range will really come in much higher. Over at Electrek.co, Fred Lambert reports that range options could be closer to 250 miles for the cheapest version, and over 300 miles for the premium Model 3.
The unknown Model 3 specs
We know a little bit about the range and price, but there’s a whole lot of other Model 3 specs we just have no idea about.
We don’t know exactly what paint colors be available. That said, there have been some good guesses.
Meanwhile, interior options, much like the interior itself, remain a mystery. There has been a rumor that only one color, black, will be available.
We also don’t know if the doors or trunk will be automatic or manual, and how fast the car will be. The Model X and Model S are both blindingly fast accelerators. It seems that’s not to be expected in the Model 3.
Importantly we also don’t know much about the drive train. This is the central part of the car, but details are sparse. Battery sizes and power output are the key figures in this category. We should see at least something on this front later today.
When will the car be delivered?
Tesla is going to start deliveries of the Model 3 today, but don’t expect to get the car any time soon if you order this morning. The firm is ramping up production, but it’s going to be quite a while before the EV will be built en masse.
The firm says that it’s going to hit big delivery figures by the end of the year, but all manner of things can go wrong in the interval. As Elon Musk said himself, forecasting delays, “The reason is that even if 99 percent of the internally produced items and supplier items are available on July 1, we still cannot produce the car because you cannot produce a car that is missing one percent of its components”.
Right now there’s more than 400,000 reported Model 3 reservations. That number has a good chance of jumping after tonight’s performance.
We can’t fully know when model 3 deliveries are going to be scheduled. If you were to buy a car today, the best you could hope for is the middle of next year. Tesla will deliver to employees first, and then to those who live closer to the factory.
If you’re looking for a very specific version of the EV, you could be waiting quite a while for it to arrive. Delivery schedules are a key factor for both buyers and investors. That said, don’t expect Elon Musk to make any concrete promises on Friday.
What’s next for Tesla stock
For Tesla Inc , this is a huge moment. The firm has been building up to the release of a mid-price electric car since it started in the industry. Once it’s revealed, Wall Street is sure to begin looking for the next big thing.
Given Elon Musk’s proclivity for hinting at future plans, we might hear something about those projects today. The big questions will be about the vehicles that have already been softly announced. The Model Y crossover SUV is likely to be the number one priority.
There’s also the little matter of the Tesla electric semi tuck, and the firm’s promised pick up. Those with Tesla stock will be hoping to see some mention of future projects at tonights show, but it may be too much to hope for.
Really though, Tesla stock is going to rise and fall with the Model 3. There are risks, on both the supply and demand side, and Wall Street will be watching very closely.
Those with Tesla stock will, like everyone else, be glued to screens tonight waiting for the big announcement. If you don’t know where to watch the Model 3 announcement, you can tune in on the firm’s live stream. Here’s the tweet announcing the video:
Watch the first Model 3 handovers on https://t.co/7Ol1Bw0ZaG this Friday at 8:45pm PT pic.twitter.com/b00OZGviNK
— Tesla (@TeslaMotors) July 26, 2017


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- U.S. newspaper publishers are due to report quarterly results next week, with several of them expected to show the benefits a rise in help-wanted advertising.
While analysts will look for further signs that the ads still are gaining momentum, they'll also keep an eye on one of the industry's main costs -- newsprint prices -- which have been on the rise.
The New York Times Co. NYT, -1.42% is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings on Monday. Analysts see the company posting a profit of 36 cents a share, down from a profit from operations of 43 cents a share in the same quarter last year, according to a poll by Thomson First Call.
Revenue is seen rising to $798.7 million from $783.7 million. The company said in March that it would earn 33 cents a share to 36 cents a share. Banc of America Securities analyst John Janedis told clients he expects to the New York Times to discuss signs of rising national advertising revenues, as well as near-term strength in the entertainment ad category.
Gannett Co., GCI, -0.47% also reporting Monday, is expected to earn $1 a share, vs. a profit of 93 cents in the year-ago period. Revenue is expected to rise to $1.65 billion from $1.55 billion. Merrill Lynch's Lauren Rich Fine expects the company to comment on political ad spending, which seems to be "flowing in at a decent pace already."
Dow Jones DJ, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on Tuesday is expected to report first-quarter earnings of 20 cents a share, vs. a profit from operations of 12 cents a share in the year-ago period, according to a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call.
Revenue is seen rising to $386.6 million from $358.2 million. Analysts will be looking for more indications of improving ad sales at The Wall Street Journal, especially this month, when the company faces comparisons with April 2003, when ads were crippled by the U.S.-led war with Iraq.
Analysts expect CNet CNET, -0.08%, a media and technology company, on Wednesday, to post a loss of 4 cents a share, compared to a loss of 11 cents a year ago, on revenue of $61.3 million. That would improve on revenue of $56.6 million in the year-ago quarter.
CNet licenses its database to online computer retailers, resellers and e-commerce companies. In addition, its News.com service provides real-time financial news related to technology.
Tribune Co. TRB, +2.03% is set to report on Thursday. The company is seen earning 43 cents a share, vs. 41 cents, on revenue of $1.34 billion. Tribune generated revenue of $1.3 billion a year earlier. Lower ratings at the WB network (25 percent owned by Tribune) have had an impact on television revenue, and Fine says she wants to know if ad sales have picked up in recent weeks at the company's TV stations.
Knight Ridder KRI, -0.63% will also post results Thursday, and is expected to earn 67 cents a share on revenue of $703 million. In the year-ago period, the company's profit was 62 cents a share on $677.4 million in revenue.


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Members of the Mission Data team have attended the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference for over a decade now. Each spring, we head to Austin to see which industry trends have gone mainstream, and learn where emerging tech might be heading.
As another SXSW Interactive quickly approaches, Mission Data’s team has curated a collection of the panels, talks, and experiences that are piquing our interest this year. With themes focused on artificial intelligence, mixed reality, Internet of Things, blockchain, food, cannabis, and workforce—just to name a few—this year’s tech mecca looks to be another educational and invigorating conference.
Last month, the grocery and CPG industries came together in Las Vegas for Groceryshop, a spinoff of the Shoptalk retail conference. Content focused on the intersection of food retail and tech, with buzzworthy sessions diving into robotics, personalization, and in-store experience. One clear takeaway from the event was that when it comes to adopting new technologies, the $650 billion grocery industry is rapidly playing catch-up.
The headlines filter into our inboxes daily: “Blockchain Will Save Retail.” “Why You Desperately Need to Hire a Data Scientist.” “Brick-and-mortar is Dead!”
To cut through the noise and hear which digital solutions operators are actually investing in and planning to investigate, Mission Data recently hosted an Innovation Forum at FSTEC 2018 titled “Store of the Future: Beyond the Hype.”
Hospitality professionals will soon gather for the annual Foodservice Technology Conference (FSTEC), where Mission Data is leading a breakout session on the newest tech coming to the industry. The conference takes place in Orlando, FL, from October 1-3, 2018.
I recently had the opportunity to attend a research conference focused on projects related to computer networking, the IEEE LANMAN conference hosted at George Washington University. Researchers travelled from all over the world to showcase their projects, resulting in a three-day experience comprised of six speaker sessions, a panel, and a demo/poster session. I was particularly drawn to speaker sessions that shared new research in the field of the Internet of Things (IoT), given how much work we do with IoT at Mission Data.
If you’re looking to check the collective pulse of the foodservice industry, the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago delivers. Mission Data attended to meet with industry friends new and old, gauge the landscape of technology products, and learn about the unique challenges and growth opportunities of the current market.
I recently attended the SpeechTEK conference for the first time in Washington, D.C., an event focused on deploying speech-based solutions for business applications. I went to the event with Stu Gavurin, Mission Data CEO, who had attended previously, but for me, SpeechTEK stood out from other conferences in several ways. I attended because I wanted to have a broader understanding of the voice world beyond building consumer-facing skills for Amazon’s Alexa. I do think I achieved my goal, but it took some work.
For our final day of SXSW Interactive 2018, we discovered how augmented reality is bringing restaurant tables to life and allowing remote missions to Mars. We even spotted a hobbit in the wild. To catch up with all that went down, follow the rest of our SXSW coverage here.


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Following his keynote presentation at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) last week, a number of publications and attendees expressed concern that Apple CEO Steve Jobs looked unwell. Most pointed out that Jobs, who underwent pancreatic cancer surgery two years ago, looked “very thin, almost gaunt” and noted that it was very odd that Jobs handed off the majority of the presentation and product announcements to other, less charismatic Apple executives, as if he was tired and needed rest. According to an Apple spokesperson, however, Jobs is definitely healthy. “Steve’s health is robust and we have no idea where these rumors are coming from,” Katie Cotton, Apple’s VP of worldwide corporate communications, told InformationWeek.
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According to an image from Android Central, the SprintID application that is used on several of Sprint’s Android devices to customize the user interface has accidentally leaked a number of unannounced Sprint phones. The models include the LG Optimus B — assumed to be the Optimus Black — the LG Q, the Motorola Sunfire, and the Samsung Chief. It’s unclear what the LG Q or the Samsung Chief phones are, although we suspect the Chief could be a codename for a possible Galaxy S II launch in the United States or for the recently leaked Samsung Conquer. It’s also likely that the Sunfire is the Motorola Photon 4G, given that Sprint just held a joint event with Motorola in NYC and a launch in the coming weeks would make sense. Hopefully we’ll find out more about these phones this summer. More →
LG has confirmed with Pocket-Lint that the Optimus Black — announced during CES as “the world’s thinnest smartphone”– will make its debut in the UK next week. Carrier partners are currently unknown, but this is definitely a device worth getting excited about. It packs LG’s colorful and crisp 4-inch NOVA display with 700 nits of brightness, a 5-megapixel camera, and a secondary front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chat. The Optimus Black is powered by a 1GHz processor, which is a bit slower than the dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 chip in the LG G2x, but its thin design should be a fair tradeoff. The Optimus Black will run Android 2.2 when it launches, but LG has confirmed that the phone will be upgraded to Gingerbread in the future. More →
LG struggled in 2010, but it’s slowly righting the ship in 2011. The firm reported its Q1 2011 earnings on Wednesday, and its operating profit of 131 billion won was the first positive return in the past three quarters. LG attributed the change to successful cost-reduction efforts and steady performance across all four of its businesses. The firm reported 13.2 trillion won in revenues, a 0.4% decline year-over-year. Its LG’s mobile communications business posted a loss of 101 billion won, an improvement over the 261 billion won loss the firm noted during the same period in 2010. Handset sales were down 9.2 percent year-over-year and 14.3 percent quarter-over-quarter, and the firm said it shipped 24.5 million phones, a 10% drop year-over-year and a 20% decline quarter-over-quarter. LG hopes the launch of its Optimus Black and Optimus 3D handsets will improve those figures during Q2. Despite shipping more televisions in Q1, the world’s second largest TV manufacturer attributed its 20.6% decline in home entertainment sales to slower demand and a decline in average selling price. LG’s home entertainment company posted an 82 billion won operating profit during the first quarter, which LG said was fueled by its line of 3D and Smart TVs, as well as cost cutting measure the company has taken. Hit the jump for the full release. More →
Last night, LG threw a laser-packed bash to welcome the addition of the Optimus Black and Optimus 2X to their stable of Android-powered handsets. While both devices were on display, the Optimus 2X was clearly the star of the show. Featuring an nVidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor running at 1GHz per core, the Optimus 2X is an incredibly powerful handset that, along with this year’s other Tegra-powered phones, will help to set a new standard for smartphone performance. The graphics on this thing were stunning, the screen is gorgeous, and the phone absolutely flies along. The handsets on display were running Froyo, but all of the display material noted that Gingerbread is all but a foregone conclusion as soon as it hits the streets. LG had 3 of these things hooked up to what looked like 42″ displays via the included HDMI output, and the gaming and graphics performance on the big screen was pretty incredible. No frame-rate issues, full HD display, and more. Really cool stuff.
The Optimus Black, on the other hand, is all about aesthetics. It was super responsive to be sure, but its 1GHz OMAP3630 processor paled in comparison to the Tegra. That said, it’s not as if the Optimus Black didn’t have its virtues. The device is super thin, is really well manufactured and designed, it definitely feels like more of a luxury/up-market device in hand. The Optimus Blacks were also running Froyo, but featured a new Wi-Fi direct feature that allows for long range peer-to-peer connections. The Optimus Black also has what is being touted as the “world’s first front-facing 2 megapixel camera” allowing for relatively passable shots from the forward camera, and definitely paving the way for a bit of a higher quality video chatting experience than we’ve come to expect from the mobile arena. Oh, and did we mention that LG brought lasers? Click on over to the respective galleries for more shots and some video from the event!


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When the Department of Justice issued a new Wire Act opinion in January, legal online gambling in the US suddenly found itself in dire straits. Initial takes on the new opinions impact ran the gamut. Some speculated it was meaningless. …
A Boston-based lawyer chats with Play NJ about the New Hampshire Wire Act lawsuit and its potential impact on New Jersey and NJ online gambling.
On Friday, New Jersey filed an amicus brief in support of New Hampshire’s challenge to the recent Wire Act opinion that reversed legal online gambling.
The DOJ extends the Wire Act compliance window by 60 days but New Jersey online casinos and gambling sites are still asking questions.


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Cars painted pink during Cherry Blossom festival kickoff
The Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off with a mini-festival Saturday.
Artist Peggy Whyte and her daughter Kelly hand painted cherry blossoms in intricate detail on the autos’ windows and windshields.
The president and CEO of the festival says nearly 40 cars had already been painted by 10 a.m. The mother and daughter team started painting cars at 9 a.m.
“Last year we probably had a couple of thousand cars,” says Cherry Blossom Festival President and CEO, Jake Ferro. “We did two days last year. This year we’re only doing one day, but today was the official day.”
The mini-festival featured vendors selling Cherry Blossom Festival souvenirs, soups, cookies, coffee and other items.
Kids hung out with the festival’s mascot Petals as a “live band” played.
One Jones County man says he and his wife shared in deciding what they wanted painted.
“I came up with the Wayne and the Pam in the middle of the rear window, since she wanted it,” says Wayne Deal about his wife, Pam. “She wanted a little poodle. So, we put the poodles on there and it looks nice.”
The cost for a pink paint job started at $10. Whyte has been painting cars for the festival for more than 18 years.
Cherry Blossom queens posed for pictures and greeted car pink painting customers.
The festival is scheduled to start March 19 in downtown Macon.


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The news today about the resignation of the chairman of the Swiss National Bank made us wonder how that whole currency peg is working out for them.
Switzerland faced an unusual problem this year — it's economy was doing so well that nervous investors around the world started flocking to its currency. That made the value of the franc shoot up — which caused big problems for the country's exporters.
In September, the central bank announced that it would "buy foreign currency in unlimited quantities" in order to drive the value of the franc down. Essentially, the bank pledged to sell as many francs as investors wanted and to take in their euros, yen and dollars in return. Their goal is to keep the exchange rate from dropping below 1.2 Swiss Franc per euro.
At the time, Charles Wyplosz, an economist at the Graduate Institute in Geneva warned us that maintaining a peg to the euro would be difficult to do:
The central bank goes and says "You people want swiss franc...I will provide you whatever you need." This whatever you need can be totally gigantic given the small size of the Swiss economy, and the huge size of world financial market. The Swiss central bank might have to absorb, twice, three times, four times its own money supply before it has any effect on the market.
The peg has been in effect for four months now, so we called back Wyplosz to see how it's working out:
Before the decision in September, [the Swiss National Bank] took in something like 200 billion euros which means a tripling of their balance sheet, since then nothing much has happened. The day they made their announcement that spooked the markets and the markets stopped pressing.
Investors believed the central bank would do whatever it took to maintain the peg and they backed off. For now, it seems to be working, although Wyplosz stresses that is for now.
"The world has become even more uncertain and more dangerous than before so that's why there might be new pressure on the franc," he says.
Even though the franc has weakened in recent months, many people in the country feel it has not gone low enough. They are pushing the central bank to raise the ceiling. Why? Switzerland sells most of its goods to the rest of Europe and these days the rest of Europe isn't really buying. The Swiss are facing the double whammy of a strong currency and a struggling customer base. As a result, their economy is expected to grow just 0.2 percent next year.


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When New Columbia Distillers opened in 2012, it didn’t have much of a tasting room. It still doesn’t. There’s a counter where visitors can sample its Green Hat Gin, but no bar stools.
But a new law went into effect this week that allows D.C. distilleries to sell cocktails on-site for the first time. The previous law restricted tastings of spirits to three ounces per person per day, for which distilleries could not charge customers.
As the founders of D.C.’s first legal distillery since before Prohibition, New Columbia owners John Uselton and Michael Lowe never really included cocktail sales in their business plan. After all, distilleries weren’t allowed to sell bottles on-premise or even offer tastings until they successfully pushed for it three years ago. Nonetheless, New Columbia plans to apply for this new “consumption permit” so they can offer a rotating selection of punch and a gin and tonic on tap. They may even add a six-seat bar. If and when the time comes for the operation to expand, the change in law will be a big factor in determining the space they choose.
“I would not open a distillery in D.C. right now and not have a sizable chunk for a tasting room,” Uselton says.
Until a few years ago, many of the rules surrounding the production of alcohol in D.C. had been gathering cobwebs. New Columbia, along with local breweries and the distilleries that have since joined them, have succeeded in pushing a series of regulatory fixes that added up to a big transformation for the booze scene.
In early 2012, breweries successfully lobbied for a law allowing on-site sales and free tastes. At the time, New Columbia was working toward its launch, but it was a little too late in the process to join in on that legislation. So Lowe, a former regulatory lawyer for Verizon, and Uselton pushed for their own distillery-specific legislation.
“That one was the hardest. It was just us. It was just John and me. You couldn’t make a big employment pitch,” Lowe says. “Nobody was thinking about distilleries and barely even thinking about the breweries. So we met with a lot of people on the Council, and everybody nodded their heads the right way, but nobody seemed interested in pushing it.” They did, however, finally get enough interest to get the laws changed in mid-2012.
Last March, the Council amended the law to allow breweries and distilleries to sell and deliver alcohol on Sundays. The change also grants alcohol manufacturers the ability to conduct tastings seven days a week rather than the previous limit of Thursday through Saturday. Around the same time, the D.C. government created a distillery pub permit that allows restaurants and bars to produce liquor on premise. Next came a provision that allows production breweries, distilleries, and future wineries to apply for an outdoor patio. Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie championed most of these changes because his jurisdiction is home to most of the District’s distilleries and breweries.
“When I joined the Council [in 2012], the landscape for distilleries and breweries was almost entirely prohibitive,” McDuffie says. He’s worked to prove that distilleries can be good neighbors as well as generators of tax revenue for the District.
McDuffie also backed the latest law, which allows cocktails at distilleries. It has its roots in legislation that passed last summer giving breweries the ability to sell pints on premise for the first time. “Once the breweries got theirs passed so quickly, it was just kind of like, ‘Hey, you know what? We should be doing this too,’” says Uselton.
At the very least, it means people who visit the distillery don’t have to stomach straight liquor if they don’t want to. “It wasn’t clear whether we could dilute it, say, add some tonic to it,” Lowe says of the previous tasting rules. “We tended to serve straight gin tastes, and we still do.”
Ivy City’s One Eight Distilling, which officially launched at the beginning of the year with a huge tasting room, spearheaded the legislation with McDuffie’s help. (The law also allows future D.C. wineries to sell their wine on-site.) Unlike New Columbia’s first legislative effort in 2012, when they were on their own, several existing and future distilleries jumped on board to testify in favor of the new rules. The legislation also had the informal support of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington and from alcohol wholesalers.
“It went through that whole legislative process pretty smoothly,” says One Eight co-founder Alexander “Sandy” Wood. “What it means to [the D.C. Council] and the city is more jobs and more tax revenue, so there was a good deal of support for it.”
Wood believes the new law will eventually double the revenue from One Eight’s tasting room, which currently only sells bottles of vodka and white whiskey plus merchandise like flasks and t-shirts. (Granted, tasting-room sales are a fairly small portion of the business as a whole.) He says he’s not exactly sure what One Eight’s cocktail menu will look like yet, but there may be cocktail flights.
The ability to sell cocktails will also broaden the kind of private events One Eight can host. Previously, if a group wanted to host an event at the distillery, they had to use a loophole: bringing in a caterer who had their own liquor license.
Republic Restoratives, also opening in Ivy City this summer, is likewise planning to have a big tasting room featuring cocktails. Co-founders Pia Carusone, who previously worked for Democratic Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, and Rachel Gardner, who has a background in natural resource development, plan to focus on bourbon. They’ll also produce a charcoal-polished vodka and other cordials.
“I’ll tell you this, it’s made our investors a lot more interested,” says Carusone of the new law. “If you know nothing about this business… at least you know that the bar revenue tends to be the revenue that restaurants lean on. To have an additional source of revenue in the form of a cocktail bar is going to be helpful.”
At the same time, the Council didn’t want distilleries to operate full bars. One of the quirks of the consumption permit is that it requires at least half of the spirits in distillers’ cocktails to be produced on premise. So, for example, New Columbia Distillers, which currently produces only gin, can make a gin and tonic, because the majority spirit would be Green Hat Gin. However, it can’t serve a negroni because vermouth and Campari make up two-thirds of the alcoholic content. They also can’t serve beer and wine.
“In my conversations with the community, that’s not what they were supportive of,” McDuffie says of allowing distillers to operate full bars. Some neighbors are wary that full bars might draw unruly crowds or that bars might be able to open without having to go through the traditional public comment period that a tavern license entails. “They’ve had the experience with clubs and things like that in that type of neighborhood… I think they’re more interested in what they already have,” McDuffie says.
Distillers say they don’t really mind being restricted to serving primarily their own alcohol: They want to showcase their own spirits anyway. Plus, Ivy City, where all the distilleries are located, is not exactly a nightlife hotspot right now, so they don’t necessarily have an incentive to operate full bars. But as more retail and housing come to the mostly industrial neighborhood, that could change.
In some ways, the restriction against distilleries operating full bars contradicts other existing laws. If you have an alcohol manufacturing license, for example, you can not also have a tavern or restaurant license—the D.C. code considers that a conflict of interest. However, if you have a tavern or restaurant license, you can get a distillery pub permit, which allows you to manufacture alcohol. In layman’s terms, a distillery can’t become a bar, but a bar can become a distillery.
“It’s just a weirdness. I don’t think it was something that anybody intended,” New Columbia’s Lowe says. He brought up the contradiction to the Council but was not successful in getting it worked out. “My impression was that it just made the Council’s head hurt, so they ignored it.”
Still, Lowe says it doesn’t really affect his business, so he’s not pushing it. One Eight’s Wood says he might be interested in pursuing more permissive legislation around serving drinks in the distillery down the line, but “we’re pretty happy with the landscape as it is right now.”
Overall, local distillers say D.C. has been relatively flexible in upgrading the law. Federal laws are a different story. Many regulations still harken back to a time when liquor was a product of organized crime and killed drinkers if improperly made.
“It’s all just very, very old and needs updating,” Republic Restorative’s Carusone says. “But having spent a number of years working in Congress, updating the country’s liquor laws are not a top priority.”
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Reliance Jio New Plans December 2019
Reliance Jio on Wednesday announced revised plans for its prepaid consumers. These plans will be effective from 6 December 2019. Along with that, the telecom major also unveiled its new All-in-One plans with unlimited Jio to Jio voice calls and data services. As earlier stated, the new prepaid plans will increase the price by up to 40%.
“These plans will provide up to 300% more benefits to the Jio consumers, upholding the Jio promise of providing the best quality service at the lowest price globally,” the company said in a statement.
The latest plans revealed under this ambit range from a monthly recharge of ₹199 to a yearly recharge of ₹2,199. Customers can avail of different recharge packs and top-ups according to their needs as the validity of these plans include monthly, bi-monthly, three-month and yearly recharge.
We bring you a break-up of all the recharge plans that are included in Jio’s latest All-in-One scheme:
Plans with 28-days validity:
- ₹199 plan: Unlimited Jio-Jio calls and free 1,000 minutes for Jio to non-Jio calls, 1.5GB data per day.
- ₹249 plan: Unlimited calls, 2GB data per day and 2000 minutes for Jio to non-Jio calls
- ₹349 plan: Unlimited calls, 3GB data per day, unlimited Jio-Jio calls and 3,000 minutes for Jio to non-Jio calls.
Plans with 56-days validity:
- ₹399 plan: Unlimited, 1.5GB data per day and 2,000 minutes of free calls from Jio to non-Jio users.
- ₹ ₹444 plan: Unlimited calls, 2GB data per day and 2,000 minutes of free calls from Jio to non-Jio users.
Plans with 84-days validity:
- ₹555 plan: Unlimited calls, 1.5GB data per day and 3,000 minutes of free calls from Jio to non-Jio users.
- ₹599 plan: Unlimited calls with 2GB data per day and 3,000 minutes of free calls from Jio to non-Jio users.
Reliance Jio yearly plan:
- RS 1,299 plan: This plan comes with 1.5GB data per day, unlimited calls and 12,000 minutes for non-Jio calls.
Apart from the recharge plans, Jio will also provide several benefits to its JioPrime users. The benefits are:
- JioTV- 600+ TV channels, including 100+ HD channels
- JioCinema- 10,000+ Movies, Lacs of TV shows and access to premium content of partners like Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Lucas, Voot, ErosNow, Alt Balaji, Paramount, SunNxt and more.
- JioSaavn- 5+ Cr songs. Largest library of free caller tunes.
- JioNews- 150+ Live News channels, 300+ Newspaper editions, 800+ Magazines
- JioSecurity- Access to Norton’s premium Mobility Security Suite
- JioCloud- Access to complimentary 5GB cloud storage
- JioHealthHub- Book tests, consult doctors, manage your weight and much more. Access reports & securely share them with your doctor.


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Exports push delivers results for small businesses
Owners of small businesses
are increasingly optimistic
about the future, with half of
them saying they expect to
expand their company this year.
Research by specialist insurer
Hiscox shows that 41 per cent of
bosses expect their firm to grow
by between ten per cent and
20 per cent while a further nine
per cent are looking at growth
of more than 20 per cent.
Only 15 per cent of owners expect their company to shrink this year. The rest are neutral.
Looking for growth: Small companies are increasingly setting their sights to new markets to expand
Firms are increasingly turning to new markets to expand, with more than half of British small and medium-sized enterprises now selling their products and services overseas, suggesting the Government’s push to increase exports is having a positive affect.
Top of the list for
offering opportunities for
growth are the Bric countries –
Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Alan Thomas, SME expert at
Hiscox, says: ‘Small businesses
are working hard to sustain and
grow in the current climate.
‘This research highlights their determination and confidence as they continue in their role as the engine room of the British economy.’
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Can you truly excel at corporate reputation management and crisis communications without diversity and inclusion? I continue to pose that question to business leaders everywhere, as we continue to see just how inextricably linked these two areas are.
Diversity and inclusion has been seen as a nice to have, but it is actually a must have in an environment of two-way communication between brands and consumers.
Today, nearly everyone can have a public voice via mass reach, self-publishing platforms on social media and issues can escalate to national attention in a matter of minutes.
PR Crises - The Avoidables
In the past few years, we have seen major brands experience significant disruption due to completely avoidable PR crises.
Take, for instance, the Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner in a scene that evoked the Black Lives Matter movement (full disclosure: I used to work at PepsiCo) or the Starbucks viral video showing police officers arresting two African-American patrons for no apparent reason at a store in Philadelphia.
Gucci also faced intense criticism for launching a sweater that harkened back to blackface, as did Prada for using blackface dolls in a store display in New York City.
Then there was the Dove ad depicting a black woman transforming into a white woman, presumably after bathing with Dove shower gel. The list does go on, in fact.
The New Reality
In today’s world, there is no such thing as containing a crisis. Anyone with internet access and a social media account has a platform that can reach thousands, if not millions, of people with the click of a post.
And, amidst an increasingly charged sociopolitical environment in the U.S. and globally, tolerance for cultural insensitivities or bias is at an all-time low.
More than ever before, consumers are demanding that the brands they patronize behave in ways that align with their social and political values. When that does not happen, people take to the streets – or, in our new reality, to Twitter.
For example, the incident at the local Starbucks in Philadelphia became a national headline after a video taken on a patron’s mobile phone was posted online and went viral. #BoycottStarbucks became a trending hashtag and the rest is headline history.
The Cost of PR Crises
When incidents like these occur, organizations jump into crisis mode, calling in their corporate reputation and crisis communications teams to navigate the issue.
The exact amount of total dollars spent engaging PR and crisis teams may not be public information, nor may be the metrics on how the disruption affected revenue in the near-term and corporate or brand reputation in the long-term. However, it is certainly more than they would have lost or spent if an incident had been avoided altogether.
In some cases, the damage to reputation of crisis impacts revenue for years after an issue is out of the headlines.
We have all seen the stats on diversity in the public relations industry. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019), 89.8 percent of all PR practitioners in the U.S. are white, 8 percent are African-American, 1.4 percent are Latino/a, and 0.4 percent are Asian-American. As you can see in the chart, this is a decline in diversity from the year before. Instead of getting better, our industry is getting worse.
Diversity and Crisis
How does this relate to crisis management? If companies had diverse teams at the onset, there is a fair chance that incidents like these would have never happened.
As communicators, we are problem solvers as much as problem avoiders. It is our job to assess risk and protect the reputation of brands we serve. If an organization’s PR team does not reflect the ethnic makeup of its consumers, there is a tremendous opportunity for failed risk assessments.
Simply put -- less diversity means more bad judgement calls. There may be no standard way to measure the total revenue protected in each crisis a PR team avoids, but a dollar saved is a dollar earned.
Diversity as a Business Investment
So, where do companies want to invest their efforts? The options are: upfront, to build diverse teams that can effectively assess risk and avoid costly crises, or, at the outset of a crisis, to put out fires that cost money, resources and reputation damage.
My vote is for investing in building properly diverse teams that set up the company to succeed and grow in today’s dynamic and unforgiving marketplace. It is smarter to avoid reputation damage than it is to fix it later.
However, it is not enough to simply hire diverse teams. Once the team is in place, there is work to be done on inclusion, empowerment and retention, but that is a topic for another essay.
Note: A version of this content appeared in PRNEWS, February 2020. For subscription information, please visit: http://www.prnewsonline.com/about/info
Esther-Mireya Tejada is SVP, head, corporate communications & PR, Entercom


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Court decision potentially changes ACH payment security responsibilities
Jul 26, 2012 Dave King
Wire transfer and Automated Clearinghouse payments, can be exceptionally advantageous for financial institutions, consumers, businesses and providers of payment processing services. However, the integrity of the systems, whether they be ACH cards or wire, has been the focal point of discussions in recent months, as payment security is imperative. Computerworld recently reported that a federal appeals court set a new precedent that will put more responsibility on the financial institution in the event of ACH payment fraud. The decision came during a case in Maine that involved a construction company losing almost $600,000 from fraudulent wire transfers. The court decided the defendant financial institution's security measures was not "commercially reasonable." This, the source notes, goes against a decision in 2011 from a lower court. One sign of the lack of oversight could be seen when assessing the amounts of each fraudulent transfer, which ranged between more than $50,000 to over $110,000. The construction company's payroll never exceeded $37,000, making these ACH payments very obviously incorrect. Businesses can benefit from these capabilities by ensuring they choose a proven payment processing provider.


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s release of its Environmental Assessment confirms that the outbreak of listeria associated with Colorado-grown cantaloupes is the result of one grower-shipper not following well-established food safety practices that have been in place throughout the melon industry for many years. In a media briefing, FDA officials stated that “…these factors are not indicative of practices found throughout the cantaloupe industry.”
This FDA report shows that recommended methods and procedures to ensure safety during the washing and packing of cantaloupes in a packinghouse environment were not followed. These food safety procedures are based on 25 years of well-established research. This situation underscores that it is tremendously important that all food producers — no matter where they are or how large or small their farm or packing operation — must be aware of and adhere to proven food safety practices to protect public health and prevent another tragedy from occurring.
The California cantaloupe industry wants to assure consumers that food safety has been and continues to be our first priority. While fresh cantaloupe is produced in many areas of the world, the majority comes from California with over 30 million boxes of cantaloupe grown in the San Joaquin Valley and desert growing regions. Consumers may be reassured to know that California-grown cantaloupes have never been associated with an outbreak of foodborne illness. More importantly, we are continuing work to ensure that this record stands.
Our food safety commitment began 20 years ago with science based research which helped establish standards for safely growing and packing California cantaloupe. Over those years, we engaged scientists and experts in food safety to examine our fields and packing facilities as well as conduct extensive testing and sampling of the growing environment, packing facilities and of the product itself to determine the level of contamination risk.
What we learned is that the dry, arid conditions where cantaloupes are grown in California are not friendly to the growth of pathogens. But we didn’t stop there. We took action to make our production methods even safer.
Our research, along with other research conducted by other scientists, shows that wet or humid growing conditions as well as the use of water in the packing process require additional risk management practices. As a result, the California cantaloupe industry implemented different growing methods designed to keep water away from product growing in the field. We also developed alternative methods for packing and cooling our product to reduce and eliminate the use of water. In several cases, what were once believed to be state-of-the art systems for packing and cooling cantaloupes were removed and replaced because of the research findings.
Condolences to victims
With this recent Colorado outbreak, the California cantaloupe industry is committed to working even harder to improve the safety of our product throughout all growing regions both domestically and internationally. In light of the FDA findings, it is clear that more outreach can be done to further educate and remind farmers and food safety consultants about the importance of diligently following proper food safety practices. California producers are also committed to funding even more research wherever it is needed to improve safety as well as share our California industry-funded research results with anyone who is interested.
Our farmers, packers and shippers want to extend our sympathies to all the victims of this outbreak and their families. These families will be in our thoughts constantly as we take steps to ensure this never happens again. For its part, the California cantaloupe industry is committed to continuing to put safety as its top priority. We plan to work with the worldwide cantaloupe industry to improve the safety of all cantaloupes. The California Cantaloupe Advisory Board and the California Melon Research Board have already committed an additional $200,000 in research funding to the Center for Produce Safety over the next four years specifically earmarked to find new and better ways to improve the safety of melons. The California cantaloupe industry has also begun an immediate review of our internal practices so we can further assure our customers that our cantaloupes are safe.


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There’s an assumption that online courses must be cheaper for colleges and universities to offer; but once again, there is no evidence that online courses, done well, are cheaper than face-to-face classes. In fact, there is considerable evidence that good online courses can be expected to cost even more than face-to-face courses.
College presidents around the country, for one, are skeptical that MOOCs will help their bottom line. In a 2013 Gallup survey only 2% strongly agreed that MOOCs will be a solution for “the financial challenges colleges face.”
Richard Ekman, President of the Council for Independent Colleges, offers one reason why: “Advocates … insist that [online] courses are more cost-effective. This argument, too, is overstated: The presumed price advantage of the nontraditional approach all but disappears because the higher attrition rate and longer time-to-degree overwhelm any savings.”
E-learning experts agree.
In fact, saving money is “one of the worst reasons” to get into online education, according to Joel Hartman, vice provost and chief information officer at the University of Central Florida.
Phil Hill, an e-learning expect who has advised universities about developing online programs, has also cautioned: “Quality online education costs real money – registration systems, instructional design, course instructors, academic oversight and quality assurance, LMS and collaboration systems, student services, marketing and enrollment support. Someone has to pay.”  Many of these costs (and others such as IT infrastructure, technology maintenance, help desks, for instance) aren’t always obvious to non-experts in online learning and can often function as costly “financial gotchas” for institutions once programs are underway.
Saul Fisher has provided perhaps the most detailed analysis of costs associated with online courses. He begins by addressing the common belief held by the public, elected leaders, and even college administrators that online courses must be cheaper to produce than face-to-face courses. On the face of it, Fisher admits, the notion seems uncontestable. After all, there is no need for classrooms (and their associated costs); more students can be put in a class since space is no barrier; and fewer instructors are needed as a result. Fisher shows, however, that this “no-brainer” scenario is actually an unrealistic ideal because the efficiencies assumed to follow in online courses are either elusive or else offset by new costs that can outweigh any savings.
For instance, while there is an assumption that higher initial production costs for online courses can be recaptured through repetition of the course, all quality courses have limited shelf life that cuts into those presumed savings. What actually happens is that while short-term iterations of online courses may be cheaper (after high initial costs for production), costs rise sharply when it is necessary to re-create or retool the course.
As for the claim that more students can be enrolled in an online course than a face-to-face one, Fisher responds that this apparent “efficiency” has to be weighed against effectiveness or “quality of output.” As the dismal completion rates for MOOCs suggest, that “output” is uneven.
Even labor savings, Fisher shows, are an unfilled promise in online courses: “Instructional technologies MAY cut the need for INSTRUCTORS, but they ALMOST ALWAYS increase the number of persons needed to design, develop, deliver, support, and sustain instructional technologies—not to mention the costs of licensing software, obtaining rights to intellectual property, and training faculty and staff. When we add all these costs up, he concludes, “The comparable cost of the all-in-one faculty member found in traditional teaching environments begins to look far more attractive.”
Fisher could hardly be firmer in his conclusion about cost savings in online courses: “There can be no guarantees—or even rational expectation—that online instruction either becomes very inexpensive over time, or costs much less than traditional instruction.” In fact, “the ideal scenario is simply a pipe dream.”


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Private jet manufacturers from Europe and North America are not sparing any cost to win a significant share of Africa’s market, especially Nigeria which has an upper class with intense desire to fly on private aircraft.
Barely two months after Dassault Aviation, a French private jet manufacturer brought some of its latest business aircraft to Abuja and Lagos on a sales tour, Cessna Incorporation of United States arrived the country on Monday for similar display at Abuja and Lagos Airports. About three months ago, Bombardier Business Jets Incorporation of Canada also came to Lagos for a sales tour and static display of one of its latest jets, Global 6000. Nigeria was the company’s largest market in Africa, with about 35 Bombardier-made business aircraft currently flying its airspace. The growth in the purchase of private jet in Nigeria has also led to the development of multi-million dollars private jets hangars, where repairs and maintenance could be done in the country. Some of these are Execujets Nigeria Hangar, Caverton Hangar and EverGreen Hangar, all located at the Lagos airport.


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From Ron Salter [ 23/07/2008 ].
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Skoda look set to register for the 2009 IRC after bosses from the Czech manufacturer visited the Ypres Rally two weeks ago for discussions with series promoter Eurosport Events. The firm's Fabia S2000 has been undergoing heavy development testing in recent months in the hands of Jan Kopecky, Raimund Baumschlager, Sebastien Lindholm and Carlos Sainz. Kopecky now looks set to abandon his 2008 IRC campaign behind the wheel of a Peugeot 207 and instead run several of the remaining events in the Fabia as 'zero car'. This will give Skoda an ideal opportunity to compare the performance of their new vehicle against top S2000 opposition from Peugeot and Abarth before the car is homologated.
It is not yet known whether Skoda intend to enter a full works team on the 2009 IRC like Abarth or support private teams in a similar fashion to Peugeot. Kopecky's family CRT team successfully ran the promising young Czech on the WRC in 2006 and 2007 and could perform a similar job for the Mlada Boleslav manufacturer this time around.
Skoda are understood to be one of four new manufacturers looking at registering for the IRC in 2009.


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MATS, LOUISVILLE -- Cummins Tuesday announced a new engine rating and its first telematics program just prior to the Mid-America Trucking Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, March 27-29.
During an event for trucking reporters Tuesday, Cummins officials also emphasized their fuel economy improvements, their investment in technology, and discussed what may lie down the road for the world's largest independent diesel engine maker.
Cummins announced a new ISX15 560-horsepower rating, suited for customers operating with heavy loads or on routes with steep grades, where pulling power and effective engine braking are critical, with 1,850 pounds-feet of peak torque.
In fact, said Jeff Jones, vice president of Cummins' North American Engine Business, "it actually delivers 585 horsepower for those heavy-haul customers pulling steep grades with heavy loads, not just in western Canada but anywhere in North America." It's available immediately, he said, and Cummins expects all truck OEMs to start offering it during the second or third quarter.
Cummins also announced Connected Diagnostics, a new telematics application being designed to work seamlessly with leading telematics systems. Cummins Connected Diagnostics will give customers expert recommendations for the best action to take when a driver is alerted to an engine system fault. Connected Diagnostics is the first of several telematics-assisted applications that Cummins is developing.
"We heard clearly from customers, no new hardware, and give us more information, not more data," said Lori Cobb, vice president of customer support. We will make that information available to them through their existing telematics providers, and the app will allow for a more efficient service event."
Cummins Connected Diagnostics will be available in limited production later in 2014, with full production release planned for 2015.
Cummins officials also discussed their fuel economy improvements.
Today's new-truck customers, Jones said, will enjoy at least a 7% fuel economy improvement due to Cummins engine advancements alone. On the ISX15, combustion and system optimization led to a 2% improvement in the 2011-2012 time frame. Last year, reduced parasitics and enhanced low-end torque for downspeeding added a 3.5% improvement. And this year, optimized use of SCR and NAAC means another 2%.
Although the past decade or so has focused on particulate matter and NOx emissions, said Rich Freeland, president of Cummins' Engine Business, "The next battleground is going to be fuel economy. We start in a good place on fuel economy, and we won't sit still," he said, aiming to bring out more new products to increase fuel economy faster than anyone else.
Looking forward, said Jennifer Rumsey, vice president, Heavy Duty, Midrange and Light-Duty Engineering Engine Business, said some of the things Cummins is looking at for the future include additional parasitic reductions (such as variable flow lube pumps and low-viscosity lubricant), improved combustion and air handling (including aftertreatment optimization, piston bowl size and turbocharger efficiency), and waste heat recovery.
Although last year's $17.3 billion in sales was "essentially flat," Freeland said, last year it introduced 70 new products, grew its technology spend and continued investing in distribution and customer support, to the tune of $2.8 billion over three years. Today its global engine range runs the gamut from 2.8 liters to more than 95 liters, in both diesel and natural gas.
Dave Crompton, vice president of Cummins' Heavy Duty, Midrange and Light Duty Engine Business, said the company's restructuring last year, which focused on industry and market segments rather than by product, has helped the company "create space to continue to invest in technology, capacity and support."
In the on-highway business, he noted, Cummins has expanded to light-duty markets, delivered the new 11.9-liter ISX12 G natural gas engine, and announced a new "clean-sheet" 15-liter engine in China that eventually could prove a platform that will expand to the European and even North American markets.
On the light-duty side, a new 5-liter V-8 is partially aimed at the pickup truck market, and Nissan will offer the engine in its upcoming, redesigned 2015 Titan. But it also plays well in the lower end of the medium-duty market, such as in walk-in vans, Crompton said.
He noted that Cummins is celebrating the 25th anniversary this year of its partnership with Ram, and at its MATS booth, the company has both an original truck with a 5.9-liter I-6 and a special anniversary edition Ram with a current 6.7-liter Turbo Diesel.
"The peak torque on that engine from 1985 is less that the idle torque available on the engine in the 25th anniversary truck," he said.


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The new OnePlus phone is here. The OnePlus 8 pro. Launched in April 2020, this phone’s pricing starts from ₹54,999. This is the first OnePlus phone with features punch hole camera, wireless charging and 5G support.
Apple Inc. launched 2nd generation of budget iPhone SE series. It was launched in India on April 15th , 2020 with a price tag of ₹42,500. By launching a phone in this price range Apple’s intentions are clear, they want to take on their rivals like Samsung and other companies who are currently have a good customer base in this price range head on.


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2021 did not quite get the start everyone was hoping for, Lockdown overtaking the country again, non essential shops back to square one of 2020’s first lockdown in March. The public have been dreaming of their new years resolution whether that be: losing weight, eating more healthier or even just it being to start being more active it was supposed to become a reality this year. But things are looking a bit harder as gyms have been shut and come under the ”non essential” category but how can people still stay motivated in times like this?
The pandemic has lead many people finding different ways of losing weight during quarantine, recent studies have shown that the popular app ”My fitness pal” has seen the growth of users from 75 million in 2014 to 180 million users in 2020 with over 7 billion items of food saved in its database so the user can then count their calories whatever their fitness goal may be, this happened all because of the corona virus pandemic.
Tashana Gregory,18, is a fitness trainer
”A lot of people they have their goal sets, they are ready to go”
The general public are motivated but often step back as if there is no quick results they would see it as a failure. When this is not the case a little determination with lots of patience goes a long way.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic hopes are still looking bright for the fitness group of people


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With the help of NFTs, games have been revolutionizing. The introduction of trading cards and mini-games in Magic: The Gathering has shown that digital assets can be used to create a rich gaming experience without relying on traditional systems like game publishers or storefronts.
The “kraken nft drop” is a new feature that will allow users to get zero gas fees on the exchange. This new feature will be featured in the announcement of Kraken NFT.
Kraken, which announced intentions to create its own NFT marketplace at the start of the year, is now asking customers to join the platform’s queue. The platform will be branded ‘Kraken NFT,’ following the basic branding of Coinbase’s new NFT marketplace, with arguably its most notable feature being the lack of gas costs for transactions conducted on it.
The lack of gas taxes, according to the exchange, implies that NFT collectors will be able to develop their collections without worrying about network spikes affecting the cost of purchases. Other unique features of the platform include a ‘Creator Earnings’ system that will pay artists and innovators when their NFT creations are sold on secondary markets, an NFT rarity score tracker that will help users quantify the traits and attributes of their unique NFTs, and an industry-leading security infrastructure that has been fine-tuned for over ten years.
Buyers and sellers will be able to purchase and sell NFTs in six of the most common fiat currencies (USD, EUR, CAD, GBP, CHF, and AUD), as well as any of the platform’s 120+ cryptocurrencies. Kraken NFT likewise wants to take a similar, all-encompassing approach to which NFTs it will support, however only the Ethereum and Solana blockchains will be supported at launch.
Despite these details (as well as the information given in the platform’s first announcement), Kraken NFT’s launch date is still unknown. Although an unannounced debut date doesn’t often thrill observers, considering Coinbase NFT’s unexpected Beta launch and the origins of the project’s waitlist, Kraken NFT may not be as far away as we believe.
The “kraken nft marketplace” is a new feature that allows users to purchase and sell NFTs. The announcement also features the waitlist and zero gas fees.
- cost to mint nft on polygon
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JOPLIN, Mo. — One Missouri ice cream business is supplying smiles one scoop at a time.
The Ice Cream Factory is based out of Eldon, Missouri and they are setting out for the next 14 days to deliver free ice cream to different communities.
The idea came to their owners after seeing how upset coronavirus was making everyone.
Now they taking their 10 top selling flavors on the road, in hopes of making others smile.
Shannon Imler, Owner, the Ice Cream Factory, says, “They absolutely love it. It’s really awesome
seeing families come up and everybody is so excited because a lot of people have followed us on
Facebook but they have never gotten the opportunity to try our ice cream so it’s not only cool to get
to try ice cream, they get to try our ice cream.”
The ice cream is free of charge.
The ice cream factory will be in the Four State area until tomorrow.
For a look at their schedule to get your free scoop, we have a link to their Facebook page post here


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PRESS RELEASE: EDMONTON — PATTISON Outdoor Advertising, Canada’s largest Out-of-Home advertising provider and a leader in airport advertising, today announced that it has been awarded the advertising program contract for Edmonton International Airport (EIA). The recently expanded airport is the fifth-busiest in Canada and is expected to welcome nearly 8 million passengers in 2016 while offering non-stop connections to 60 destinations across Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe.
“Providing Edmonton International Airport and advertisers with high-quality products, highly-visible advertising displays and impeccable customer service will go a long way in strengthening our partnership,” said Brian de Ruiter, Vice President and General Manager, Prairie Region of PATTISON Outdoor Advertising. “We are pleased to begin this agreement with EIA, and in dramatic fashion with the launch of the stunning Lexus Tower Wrap, and look forward to providing the airport with state-of-the-art digital advertising solutions and enhancing the travelling public’s experience in Edmonton.”
“With this agreement, Edmonton International Airport will now offer higher-quality, more modern digital advertising opportunities that can better reach our nearly 8 million passengers and millions of guests and others that come through our doors each year. At EIA, all advertising and other airport revenue is reinvested into airport customer services and building air service for our region,” said Myron Keehn, Vice President of Commercial Development for Edmonton International Airport.
Airport advertising is a highly targeted medium, with the ability to engage a desirable consumer group made up of a higher-than-average income demographic, and the Edmonton audience is particularly attractive to many advertisers:
44% have visited local art galleries, museums, historic sites or science centers in the past year*
51% have attended local festivals in the past year*
41% have visited restaurants/resto-bars/pubs in the past 7 days*
Are more likely to spend money on jewellery, clothing and footwear, and toys/games than the general Edmonton population*
72% more likely than the general population to have used an automotive car rental service**
29% more likely than the general population to likely purchase/lease a vehicle within the next 12 months**
Lloydmedia, Inc is based in Markham, Ontario, Canada, and is a multi-platform media company which delivers a total audience of more than 100,000 readers across four national magazines, three industry directories, and a range of events and online marketing.


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OnLive will not be shown at E3 this year: it will not even have a presence.
In a post on the company’s site, chief operating officer Mike McGarvey issued a statement regarding the reasons for not attending.
“More than anything, E3 is a retail-oriented conference, both for retail platforms and retail publishers, and OnLive is neither,” he wrote.
“You’ll hear and see plenty from us this year in the run up to our external Beta and launch.”
The beta is set for summer with a US launch expected in autumn.


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This Gandhi Jayanti, fashionable shoppers of the national captial are expected to queue up outside the swank new H&M store at Select Citywalk mall in Saket. India is the 60th market for the Swedish retailer.
For its opening day tomorrow, the company plans to organise musical events to create a festive atmosphere. Spread across 25,000 sq ft in two floors, H&M’s maiden outlet in India offers varied range of fashion merchandise for men, women and kids.
Select Citywalk will keep its doors open through the night today for eager fans to queue up in order to get their hands on the world’s second largest clothing brand’s merchandise first. The first three shoppers will receive gift cards of Rs 15,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 7,500, respectively. H&M will also offer its limited edition tote bags for the first 1,000 customers in queue.
The second H&M store is being planned at Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj by the end of 2015. The retailer is expected to open as many as 30 stores in India next year. With $22 billion in global sales, the firm had at the time of application proposed to invest Rs 750 crore in India. It had reportedly said it planned to open 50 outlets across India through the next few years.
According to H&M’s latest quarterly report, the company plans to open as many as 400 stores across the world this year. Besides India, the group’s expansion thrust is on the US and China. In fact, in North America, both H&M and Inditex’s Zara are giving stiff competition to the US-based Gap, Inc, which recently announced it would shut 175 stores in the US.


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MG Motor's sales volume fell 12.55% to 425 units.
Strong show likely on all key parameters
Volvo truck and bus sales increased by 73.4% to 189 units in January 2023.
January 2023 marked a shift in sales trends for Tata Motors, as commercial vehicle sales saw a dip of 7%.
Today's Budget has every potential to bring out a broad-based revival in the Indian economy.
The budget presents a promising outlook for steering the country towards a low-carbon development path
Tata Motors and TPG Rise Climate have entered into a binding agreement under which TPG and its co-investor ADQ will invest in a Tata Motors subsidiary.
The food processing facility, which is spread across nearly 59 acres of land and has a built-up area of 6.5 lakh square feet
Use of more technology in construction, can reduce construction time.


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From a media release:
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) (“Corus Entertainment” or the “Company”) today announced that Barb Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will be retiring from Corus Entertainment effective October 31, 2018, following the launch of another set of powerful fall schedules across Global and the Company’s many specialty television channels.
Since joining Corus Entertainment as part of the Company’s acquisition of Shaw Media on April 1, 2016, Ms. Williams has played a key role in the successful integration of the two companies and creating a compelling vision for the future. During her time with Corus Entertainment, Ms. Williams has also led and developed a strong and highly experienced leadership team, all of whom are now well positioned to lead the business into the future. As a result, Corus Entertainment will not be replacing the role of Chief Operating Officer.
Ms. Williams, a widely recognized and long-time leader in Canada’sÂ broadcast industry, will be celebrated on November 8, 2018, with a Hall of Fame award for lifetime achievement from the Ontario Association of Broadcasters.
About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that creates and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. The company’s portfolio of multimedia offerings encompasses 44 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a global content business, digital assets, live events, children’s book publishing, animation software, technology and media services. Corus’ roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Canada, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORYÂ®, Showcase, National Geographic, Q107, CKNW, Fresh Radio, Disney Channel Canada, YTV and Nickelodeon Canada.


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College Point, New York, United States
This hearse was built by Superior Coach Builders of Lima, Ohio and has been privately owned by myself and a previous funeral director who bought this car new from a local dealer. It has never been a "fleet car" driven by multiple drivers. The car has never been hit. After knowing the previous owner for many years, I bought this car in 1994 after he decided to retire. The car has been meticulously cared for, always being garaged, oil changes and normal maintenance at regular intervals. I hate to give it up since there is nothing wrong with the care but the expense of keeping it on the road. I purchased a newer hearse and the expense of maintaining two hearses is prohibitive. Please notify me of any questions or offers you may have. Thank you.
Cadillac might have its best product mix in recent history, and GM's luxury brand is looking to expand. In fact, it might even be making a trip Down Under, at least according to the company's global marketing chief.
Uwe Ellinghaus spoke with Australian site Car Advice at the Geneva Motor Show and said the brand could be quite successful there. "[The] goodwill that the Cadillac brand has is such a good starting base that once we get proper volume commitment and a dealer network behind it we can easily flourish," he said, though he warned that the plans are still in their earliest stages and years away. First, Cadillac will expand in markets with the highest possible sales, like China and Russia.
Ellinghaus said that the most likely models for Oz would be the SRX, Escalade and CTS; the latter would probably act as a replacement for the Holden Commodore. GM's Australian arm is ending local production in 2017, and there have been many rumors about what is happening to the big sedan. However, Ellinghaus admits exporting cars from the US to Australia is going to mean higher prices. In addition to the expense, Cadillac doesn't currently build any right-hand-drive models. It would likely take until the end of the decade before the Aussie models could be ready.
A potential issue with the lug nuts on 19,871 units of the 2013 Cadillac SRX in the US and Canada has lead to a recall of the luxury crossover. Those lug nuts that have a Teflon topcoat, identified by their bluish tint, could loosen and cause "creaking, rattling or grinding noises or steering vibrations." In the worst case scenario, a wheel could fall off, but there have been no reports of that happening, nor any reports of accidents or injuries due to the issue.
This is the second recall action on the SRX over the last few months. In March, Cadillac recalled 27,000 SRX models over a transmission programming issue. General Motors will begin notifying customers with the potentially faulty parts on June 3, at which time they can take their vehicles to dealers to have the tires rotated and new nuts installed. A further 7,397 SRXs exported from North America also face the recall action.
Both of America's domestic luxury brands seem to be stuck in neutral.
It's ironic that Cadillac and Lincoln got new bosses within days of each other this month. It's also a commentary on the fact both of America's domestic luxury brands seem to be stuck in neutral.


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In what can only be a desperate move to shift more units of the PlayStation Move, Sony is expected to unveil PC support for its motion controller at this year's Game Developers Conference. With Microsoft's Kinect selling over 8 million units in its first 60 days and hobbyists spawning all those incredible hacks, Sony's likely shaking in its pants right now.
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