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Confidence wavers, MYOB Business Monitor finds 1 in 3 business owners expect further economic decline in year ahead, calls for mandatory e-invoicing
16 Jul 2020
Confidence among small business owners in the Australian economy has dropped by seventeen percentage points, with 66% expecting the economy to further decline in the next twelve months, according to the latest findings from the MYOB Business Monitor.
The twice-yearly report, which explores the attitudes of 1,000+ Australian small businesses, shows 21% expect the economy to improve in the next 12 months, compared to 28% of respondents in January 2020.
The research also found business owners are not optimistic about the timeline for recovery, with 36% stating they expect the pandemic and its economic effects will last for six to twelve months, and another 26% predicting recovery to take another year or two, possibly longer.
CEO of MYOB Greg Ellis says Australian small business owners remain positive.
“While 39% of small businesses predict revenue will be down in 12 months’ time compared to now, Australian SMEs are incredibly resilient, and almost two-thirds (67%) of business owners are confident they can get back to normal once the pandemic has ended.
“Our internal modelling suggests 90% of small businesses expect disruptions to last until September, 62% through until June 2021, and a further quarter expect to struggle through until the 21-22 financial year,” he said.
Now in its tenth year, the MYOB Business Monitor dissects key factors affecting small business with topics including financial stability and business pressure points.
On time payments critical to SME success
The Business Monitor data reveals late payments and cash flow rank highly as sources of pressure for small business owners, with 38% of SMEs feeling stressed by late payments from customers, and 43% citing cash flow as a primary source of concern.
Concerns about cashflow have increased 12% in the last six months, and pressure felt around late payments climbed 7%.
During an economic recession, cash flow and on time payments are critical factors that will enable a small business to survive as well as help money move quickly around Australia’s economy.
In 2019, the Federal Government introduced e-Invoicing to help businesses save time and money by allowing the direct, electronic exchange of invoices between suppliers' and buyers' financial systems.
According to the Business Monitor survey, 62% of sole traders and small business owners are unaware of e-Invoicing and the opportunities it provides, but there is strong support for the process from businesses who are across the developments.
Of those familiar with the process, one fifth of small business owners (21%) believe it would save them between five and ten hours per month if they did not have to manually enter supplier invoice information, and 66% believe the introduction of e-Invoicing should be mandatory for all governments and businesses.
Mr Ellis believes e-Invoicing should be mandated, following in the footsteps of Single Touch Payroll.
“e-Invoicing will help businesses get paid faster, which is going to be key in the recovery of small businesses coming out of this pandemic.”
“We commend the Federal Government’s commitment to electronic invoicing and believe it should be a priority for all businesses. In terms of a transformative impact on small business operations, e-Invoicing will be as important as single touch payroll was,” Mr Ellis said.
Pressure points and priorities
2020 has been the year many would love to forget or start again. Significantly, only 15% of business owners surveyed did not identify any immediate, pressing concerns for their business, meaning businesses are feeling the strain of the last few months.
In terms of priorities for the year ahead, while marketing investment is likely to decline in the next 12 months, small businesses are investing more in elements that will improve experiences for their current customers. Investment in customer retention strategies will increase to 24%, up from December 2019, while 1 in 5 SMEs are increasing the variety of products and services they have on offer. Of the investments most likely to stay the same, the number of full-time employees came out on top, suggesting maintaining staff is the priority.
“With the implementation of social distancing requirements and business hibernation measures, online retail and ecommerce opportunities have become even more critical to business survival. Small businesses are seeing the value in digital tools with digital literacy key to accessing and engaging customers in the months ahead.
“The sale of products and services online is the highest priority for business investment in the financial year 20-21 at 26%. Small businesses are also looking to diversify, with a further 22% increasing investments in the variety of products and services they offer,” said Mr Ellis.
An interview with MYOB, case study and more information about the findings are available on request.
MYOB is a leading business platform with a core purpose of helping more businesses in Australia and New Zealand start, survive and succeed. At the heart of MYOB is a customer base of 1.2 million businesses and a network of more than 40,000 accountants, bookkeepers and consultants, for whom MYOB delivers end-to-end business and accounting solutions. MYOB operates across four key segments: Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), Enterprise, Financial Services and Practice. For more information visit myob.com or follow @MYOB on Twitter.
About the MYOB Business Monitor
The MYOB Business Monitor is a national survey of 1,000+ Australian small and medium business owners and managers, from sole traders to mid-sized companies, representing the major industry sectors. The Business Monitor researches business performance and attitudes in areas such as profitability, cash flow, pipeline, technology usage and the government. It has run since 2009, commissioned to independent market research firm Colmar Brunton. This most recent survey ran in May 2020. The businesses participating in the online survey were both non-employing and employing businesses. All data has been weighted by industry type, location and number of employees, which are in line with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS - Counts of Australian businesses, including entries & exits - 8165.0).


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Brice Jesberg, a value analyst at Memorial Medical Center, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for June.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Jesberg was “an extraordinary resource to the supply chain division, assisting many of our supply chain teams when we had vacant positions or colleagues in quarantine,” said Jesberg’s nominator.
Jesberg even obtained his C driver’s license so he could be of further assistance, driving distribution trucks for the Springfield warehouse team.
“Brice always works with a high level of integrity,” said Jesberg’s nominator. “He's an excellent team player and treats everyone he works with with respect. His attitude is contagious and helps foster a positive team environment even during the difficult times.”
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India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Limited is contemplating on establishing an integrated servicing cum warehousing hub at Panagarh in the East Indian state of West Bengal with an envisaged investment of Rs 100 crore. Maruti Suzuki is at present scouting for a 60 acre land at Panagarh region for this purpose and when the hub comes up, it will have a capacity to accommodate an estimated 15,000 cars. According to a senior official of the company, the purpose of setting up such a hub was to serve the servicing and other needs of the entire eastern zone including West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.
R Dayal, Executive Director in charge of Production Engineering, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said: "We are aiming at establishing the service cum warehousing centre in the Panagarh Industrial Park. Currently, we are looking at the pros and cons of setting up such a centre at Panagarh and if it suits our requirements, we would go ahead with the plan of setting up the hub. Though, we initially thought of establishing this centre at Jharkhand, eventually we decided to come to West Bengal, thanks to the unstinted support extended to by the State Government". According to the official, MSIL also have plans of establishing similar warehousing cum servicing centres in other parts of the country such as Gurgaon in the north, Nagpur in the west and Bangalore in the south.
The facility that Maruti Suzuki is planning to open in Bengal is expected to have a capacity to house 10,000-15,000 cars. Once established, the MSIL automobile hub will cover the entire eastern region that will include Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Orrisa. At present, Maruti Suzuki India Limited occupies 65% of the market share in the east zone and sells approximately 20,000 units.
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A documentary on the well known tale of the rise and fall of Detroit, as it pertains to the free trade market.
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It has become increasingly clear that good news for Wall Street does not mean good news for average Americans. Multinational corporations continue to profit from our misguided and disastrous free trade agreements, pushing the value of their stocks up while putting American workers on the streets.
At an individual level, our economy is driven by consumption (70 percent of GDP is consumer spending). Since most of this consumption is on foreign goods, to restrict that flow would have a devastating effect on many industries. Industries that would suffer include retailing, as most textiles are produced overseas, as well as electronics equipment and components; freight and shipping industries would suffer as trillions of dollars flow over transportation routes each year; and finally, marketing, advertising, law, and banking, are all tied directly to American consumption of foreign goods.
Democrats and Republicans are constantly swept up in debate regarding labels. Republicans generally argue for free trade while a few progressive democrats campaign for fair trade. In reality, all that American citizens are doing is getting caught up in a false-ideological battle whilst ignoring actual issues. “Free trade” and “protectionist” fair trade are just labels: Americans should simply be focused on “trade” and what is best for our country. Is this not the policy every country should adopt?


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With a decline in gold imports, Commerce Ministry has sought reduction in import duty on gold, a step that could boost exports and manufacturing of jewellery.
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Pulses processors and importers demanded government set up Pulses Upgradation Fund in line with Technology Upgradation Fund to revive textile sector.
A methodology was also being evolved to monitor the usage of imported rubber to push domestic demand while an expert committee was examining the issues.
The Mines Ministry will look into the issue of import duty on scrap, special additional duty and trade pacts with countries, Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said today.
Organised jewellers were especially disappointed as the government did not cut the 10% gold import duty which they had anticipated would be cut by 400 basis points.
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It's been a long time since gamers have gotten a chance to play a new Rainbow Six game. Rainbow Six: Patriots was announced (and then cancelled) years ago, and it wasn't until last year's E3 that Ubisoft announced that Rainbow Six would make a comeback.
Since then, players have gotten to see footage of the game in action, and it looks great - but watching is nothing compared to actually playing.
Good news: Ubisoft is pulling the curtain back and finally putting the game in player's hands later this year, via the Rainbow Six Siege Closed Alpha test.
While the dates of the test have yet to be announced, it's clear that Ubisoft knows what it wants to do with the Closed Alpha. There are a lot of new systems in the game, and plenty of new mechanics that players have never seen before - understandably, Ubisoft wants to make sure everything works before shipping the final product.
As it stands, the test is currently limited to PC users only. While it's possible that Ubisoft could hold some sort of test for next-gen console players, the Closed Alpha will be a PC exclusive. Considering that a strict set of system requirements must be met to even enter the Alpha, it's likely that Ubisoft is still trying to optimize the game for the platform. Rainbow Six may have started out as a PC-centric series, but over the years, Ubisoft's PC ports have been a bit lackluster. Making sure the game plays and runs well on PC is a necessity, and it's clear that this is partially what the test is about.
In terms of gameplay, maps and modes, there's not much to go on just yet: Ubisoft is keeping quiet about exactly what players will be using in the Closed Alpha, though it's easy to assume that most of the gear from the E3 reveal will be available. With any luck, players will be given plenty of opportunities to tear a few new environments apart - the two story house shown last year was a great start, and hopefully, the Alpha will include a few more equally-destructible maps.
There's a lot of new, interesting mechanics in Rainbow Six Siege, and it's obvious that Ubisoft is hearkening back to the glory days of the franchise, but can such a complicated game still succeed in today's twitch-shooter market?
It's impossible to know how things will turn out now, but the Closed Alpha should give fans a better idea of what to expect when Rainbow Six Siege launches later this year.


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- mai 15, 2022
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A separate legislation requires impression now having stricter constraints into the attention and you may costs, and cost percentage conditions, most of the designed to avoid delivering desperate consumers trapped from inside the an obligations trap.
Whenever finalized at the same time-Gov. John Kasich to the July 30, the newest pay-day industry informed it could put them off businesses, making men and women as opposed to conventional banking choice nowhere to show getting emergency borrowing from the bank.
Ohio no doubt features fewer areas giving cash advance, and none is anticipated to give auto title financing. Over 650 areas have been operating beneath the dated rules, however, birth now, one to matter is expected to decrease so you can regarding 220 real otherwise digital locations, considering license filings towards the Kansas Service off Trade.
Ten companies had been approved to operate the individuals places, if you are 9 significantly more has permit apps pending for another 21 areas.
„Brand new criticisms we had are that individuals was in fact gonna close down all of the pay day financing. Definitely that is not happening,” told you Associate. Kyle Koehler, R-Springfield, exactly who paid the law, Family Costs 123. „There will become borrowing from the bank available, and we have been happy thereupon.”
Dublin-oriented CheckSmart is among the areas that no longer often services because the a pay-day financial in Kansas. The organization said it will continue steadily to submit almost every other functions, as well as currency orders, statement payment, tax prep and look cashing.
The firm will not rollover financing or provide to those who curently have an instant payday loan, Huang told you, and just have allows individuals in order to change a payment date from the a week, when needed
Pay day loan providers were able to give short-buck money and require consumers to repay an https://samedaycashloans.org/installment-loans-wy/ entire number, in addition to notice, within this two to four days. This, experts contended, pressed of numerous all the way down- and you may middle-class consumers to get frequent funds, paying extra charges and you may attract each time.
• Giving individuals no less than 3 months to settle the mortgage. When the repayments is restricted to seven% regarding a great borrower’s net gain, the fresh restriction are thirty day period.
„Individuals could save millions per year that as an alternative be spent on earliest nearest and dearest costs for example food, safety and you can transport, consequently providing regional economies during Kansas,” said Danielle Sydnor, president of the Cleveland department of your NAACP.
Over fifty percent from areas signed up according to the the laws tend to feel Advance The usa twigs, whenever you are Expert Dollars Share enjoys 39 places and look ‘n Go possess 34.
This new rules „often considerably feeling Improve America’s procedures when you look at the Kansas and also make high alter with the means Ohioans acquire and you can pay back short-money borrowing from the bank,” said company spokesman Jamie Fulmer. „Time will tell just what effect of those legislation could be in the market, the power to work and you will Ohioans’ access to credit.”
Doug Clark, President regarding Axcess Economic and check ‘n Wade, told you lenders „gets a hard time fighting in this markets.”
„Larger bodies choices scarcely work with individual or commercial appeal however, we may find the way the market reacts to that particular services,” he told you. „We believe higher holes stay-in the state-controlled borrowing from the bank field and a lot more borrowing from the bank-challenged customers will get the most difficult date progressing with HB 123 issues.”
Koehler said certain name lenders, which use a person’s car just like the equity, had been advising individuals into the current days they must stop repayments and you may pay off their full money, or else their vehicle would be taken. Koehler knows of this, he told you, once the people borrowers have been told if they have an issue in order to name their work environment.
This new laws was created to fix a pay day legislation enacted and you may upheld from the Kansas voters for the 2008. Pay check loan providers easily been able to prevent the rate hats from inside the that past laws.
Gov. Mike DeWine said county government would-be „in search of abuses and you will distortions on the market” but if one transform are necessary to legislation.
„Many Ohioans want to see reform of this type, thought that that which we was indeed creating, the brand new loopholes in the previous rules, simply just weren’t correct, not reasonable,” the guy said.
Possible Loans Ceo Tony Huang claims their funds, which have charge away from $15 in order to $23 per $one hundred borrowed, try paid-in installment payments more a few months and, in lieu of traditional cash advance, each percentage are reported to your credit agencies to greatly help a great debtor present credit rating.
New legislation possess lured three this new professionals to Ohio’s sector, also Seattle-based You’ll Loans, a young campaign-capital-supported app company that offers small-name payment fund due to a mobile app
You can easily Finance spends technical that assesses somebody’s family savings investigation to decide when they meet the requirements, considering activities including earnings, speed regarding purchasing or other loans.
„We see the true dependence on affordable short-title credit because the portal so you can economic better-are,” Huang said. „When you are stuck investing a 4th of one’s paycheck for the payday finance, overdraft fees and look cashing, you are not ever going to replace your position.”
Huang said 5,one hundred thousand Ohioans already had composed a mobile account from inside the expectation out-of today’s improvement in rules. The guy told you he hopes Ohio’s the brand new rules „is actually a design that is accompanied around the world.”


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There’s a reason the phrase ‘no man is an island’ has stuck around for close to 400 years.
If you think about the opening of a new business, you wouldn’t be alone if your head is suddenly filled with images of helium balloons, celebrity guests and a popping champagne bottle.
Code Ninjas first introduced their kids coding programme to the UK in the early spring and the franchise has already caught the attention of entrepreneurs around the country.
A brand is more than a stylish logo, a catchy jingle or a celebrity spokesperson.
Code Ninjas recently successfully broke into a brand-new market, as they launched their kids coding franchise in the UK. Having now signed their first British franchisees, the race is on to get the inaugural centre up and running.
Ok well, maybe not quite for life. But you get the idea. For many reasons, investing in franchise in the new year is a great decision.
Entrepreneurial spirit is flourishing in the UK, with a whopping 660,000 new businesses opening each year, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Do you dream of owning a business, yet find yourself full of questions that keep you from making that dream a reality?
Launching a home care franchise can be a lifeline, a golden opportunity to swap an unfulfilling career for one that offers ambitious, caring people the chance to make a difference in their community.
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HTC Q1 results are in: drastic revenue fall of 64%
HTC posted audited financial results for Q1 2016 today confirming the massive 64% drop in revenue year-over-year. Revenue for the period starting January 1 until March 31 was a catastrophic $463 million (NT$14.8 billion) compared to Q1 2015's $1.3 billion (NT$41.52 billion).
Operating loss for the quarter stands at $150 million (NT$4.8 billion) compared to a profit of $11.6 million (NT$360 million) for the same period last year.
HTC was late to the 2016 flagship rumble by a few months and, as a result, the HTC 10 sales aren't included in the earnings report. Revenue from the Vive VR headset is also omitted. However, the company's CFO is looking to the two devices as a potential for a turnaround in the coming quarter.
Chairwoman and CEO Cher Wang expressed her plans for the company's upcoming streamlining and optimization.
We have been working hard to lay the groundwork over the past year, streamlining processes and optimizing resources to enable us to develop the best products in the most effective way.
- 16 May 2016
This is the ending of fired up the designer of m7 and designer of m8. Stupid enough to make a phone design like this
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why? htc 10 yas same price as s7 or g5 at the beginning had. please shot your mouth down. if u dont knoiw other prices be quiet. htc 10 has vsame price as s7/g5 and bif add metal body htc has released 10 more.bicaz metalnis more expensive. but htc ma...
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Point is if you have flagship price you should have flagship components. HTC 10 will fail becuase of price.


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Oxford City Council, and Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, have joined up with Fastned, the European electric vehicle (EV) fast charging company, Tesla Superchargers and Wenea to deliver Europe’s most powerful EV charging Superhub in Oxford.
The Oxford Superhub, which will be located at Redbridge Park & Ride, will see the installation of 38 fast and ultra-rapid chargers.
It is the first of up to 40 similar sites planned by Pivot Power across the UK to help deliver charging infrastructure for the estimated 36 million EVs by 2040.
The announcement is a key milestone in the completion of Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO) project, as Oxford is set to launch the UK’s first Zero Emission Zone this August.
The station will be powered by 100% renewable energy, partly generated by Fastned’s trademark solar roof, and all makes and models of EVs will be able to charge at the highest rates possible simultaneously.
The Oxford Superhub will be directly connected to National Grid’s high voltage transmission network, providing the power needed to charge large numbers of EVs quickly, without putting strain on the local electricity network.
It will share this connection with a 50MW hybrid battery – the largest ever deployed using lithium-ion and vanadium flow technology – enabling more renewable power onto the grid.
Cllr Tom Hayes, deputy leader and cabinet member for Green Transport and Zero Carbon Oxford at Oxford City Council, commented: ‘For Oxford to go zero carbon by 2040, we need to electrify a lot more of our transportation.
‘As an innovative city embracing technologies and change, Oxford is the natural home for the UK's largest public EV charging hub. We are excited to be taking a major step forward in the completion of Energy Superhub Oxford, working closely and superbly with our private sector partners.
‘As an ambitious city, we are excited about the prospect of further innovation and investments, building upon our record of transformational public and private sector delivery.’


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Talos Vehicles at the 2021 Yorkshire Motorsport Festival
Talos Vehicles attended the 2021 Yorkshire Motorsport Festival in Homfirth!
The Ferrari car sitting atop our Talos delivery vehicle definitely brought spectators into the booth. Many questions about how exactly we got the 488 car up there… and how we planned to get it back down.
Friday started out a bit damp but soon the sunshine came out and the festival brought in some interest in what Talos Vehicles can offer! After a busy weekend promoting Talos we are looking forward to our next event! Check us out on Facebook or Instagram for our next event plans!
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Netflix Inc. shares climbed Thursday evening following news that the online DVD-rental company is among those selected for inclusion to a key U.S. equity index.
Elsewhere, Tenet Healthcare Corp. shares surge after the company received a buyout offer, and a weak forecast from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. prompted a selloff in its stock.
Standard & Poor’s late Thursday said Netflix, data-storage provider F5 Networks Inc.
The transfers “will make each index more representative of its market capitalization range,” said S&P in a statement.
shed 0.6% to $5.28, giving up a portion of their 11% jump in the regular session. Late-traded shares of New York Times Co. fell 2.2% to $9.53 in scant volume, and Office Depot shares
Cablevison’s late-traded shares advanced 5% to $35.01 in low volume.
National Semi, Green Mountain Coffee outlooks disappoint
Community Health’s shares
Soft quarterly financials forecasts from National Semiconductor Corp. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. prompted a decline in each of the shares of the chip maker and the coffee company.
Stock in Green Mountain Coffee GMCR , maker of the Keurig single-cup coffee machines, stumbled 18% to $30.86 as the company forecast current and fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings of 14 cents to 18 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet Research currently expect earnings of 20 cents a share. The company also pegged sales to grow up to 65% over the same period last year.
The Vermont-based company’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled to $27 million, or 20 cents a share, from a year ago. Sales soared 73% to $373.1 million. Analysts had expected Green Mountain to earn 20 cents a share on sales of $359.7 million. The company had delayed reporting results to conclude an internal accounting inquiry. Green Mountain modestly restated its profits a few weeks ago.
National Semi shares
The company’s fiscal second-quarter profit jumped to $83.5 million, or 34 cents a share, from $47 million, or 20 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue was $390.4 million, up from $344.6 million. Analysts had expected earnings of 32 cents a share, on revenue of $399.4 million.
Borders Group Inc. shares
Ahead of the late-trading session, the major U.S. equity benchmarks closed mixed. Investors during the session weighed a drop in weekly jobless claims against a stronger dollar and weaker commodities. U.S. equity benchmarks end mixed after jobless data.
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At O'Reilly's Emerging Technology Conference last week, I hosted a panel on the future of "mind hacks
," from cognitive fitness programs to smart drugs to neuro-implants. One of the panelists was Timo Hannay, publishing director of Nature.com, who talked about a recent heated debate
taking place on the journal's site around the ethics of using brain drugs for wakefulness, focus, and other cognitive "enhancements." Nature is continuing that discussion with a public "brain boosting drugs" survey. Today's New York Times "Week In Review" takes a look at the controversy. From the New York Times:
“Suppose you’re preparing for the SAT, or going for a job interview – in those situations where you have to perform on that day, these drugs will be very attractive,” said Dr. Barbara Sahakian of Cambridge, a co-author with Sharon Morein-Zamir of the recent essay in Nature. “The desire for cognitive enhancement is very strong, maybe stronger than for beauty, or athletic ability.”
Jeffrey White, a graduate student in cell biology who has attended several institutions, said that those numbers sounded about right. “You can usually tell who’s using them because they can be angry, testy, hyperfocused, they don’t want to be bothered,” he said...
One person who posted anonymously on the Chronicle of Higher Education Web site said that a daily regimen of three 20-milligram doses of Adderall transformed his career: “I’m not talking about being able to work longer hours without sleep (although that helps),” the posting said. “I’m talking about being able to take on twice the responsibility, work twice as fast, write more effectively, manage better, be more attentive, devise better and more creative strategies.”
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to "Brain Boosting Drugs Survey" (Thanks, Alvaro "SharpBrains" Fernandez!)
You’d be forgiven for thinking the videocassette format long-dead, but it turns out that Betamax is still around. Sony is finally going to withdraw tapes from sale, bringing a 40-year story to an end. The last recorders were sold in 2002. ベータビデオカセットおよびマイクロMVカセットテープ出荷終了のお知らせ [Sony; via The Verge]
A leaked Comcast memo discloses that the company’s consumer data caps have nothing to do with network congestion, contrary to its public claims. The internet service provider has often complained (such as when lobbying against net neutrality) that it must impose limits on service to prevent network congestion. The argument suggests that these measures are […]
LA Makerspace co-founder Tara Tiger Brown shares a project that her kid-friendly maker workshop is trying to make a reality.
Don’t get handcuffed by Apple’s standard 3-foot Lightning cord (that you’ve most likely already lost), treat yourself to 10 feet of luxurious charging convenience. The Colossal is certified by Apple for its high-end quality, and designed to support full use of your phone while you power up. You can also get it in a 2-pack […]
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The highly awaited, Android 4.4 KitKat operating system version is reported to be having support for low-end devices and wearable accessories too. According to a report by Amir Efrati of JessicaLessin.com suggests that the upcoming iteration of the Android operating system will be focusing on low-cost devices and wearable accessories. Amir Efrati claims to obtain this info from a leaked internal document related to the Android 4.4 KitKat version, which reveals that it will work smoothly on low-end devices too.
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Spot Announces Expansion to New Indianapolis Office Space at Capital Center
Zeller is pleased to announce Spot Freight, one of the fastest-growing logistics companies in North America, is expanding their presence in Indianapolis, choosing Capital Center as its newest office location to provide capacity for its operations and technology functions across the entity. Spot Freight will occupy the 11th and 12th floors of the newly-renovated Capital Center. We are excited to welcome Spot Freight as tenants!
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The company added sales managers for the Northeast and central regions
HaloSource, parent company of the HaloKlear brand of environmental water treatment products, has expanded its sales team and added two new regional sales managers for the Northeast and central regions of the U.S.
Bob Lawlor is now HaloKlear’s new sales manager for the Northeast and Marc Edwards has been hired for the central region. Both Lawlor and Edwards are industry veterans who previously worked with a complementary division of water treatment products at HaloSource. The movement of Lawlor and Edwards to the environmental division is a direct result of the rapid growth of the HaloKlear division and the proven sales success of these managers.
“We are pleased to promote Bob and Marc to the HaloKlear division. With their many accomplishments in our recreational water division, we look forward to having their leadership to support the exponential growth of our environmental water treatment business,” said Tim Joyce, vice president and general manager for HaloSource.
Lawlor, based out of New Jersey, can be reached at 856.986.8612 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Marc Edwards, based out of Dallas/Fort Worth, can be reached at 817.480.9531 or by e-mail at [email protected].


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Brand Academy and Distillery Ambassador, Louise Conn will join BorderShop aboard the whisky ship Fehmarn in Puttgarden in November.
With three of our Port Charlotte bottlings, Louise will introduce you to our heavily peated range which showcases ultimate provenance and a definitive Islay Single Malt. Louise will host two Masterclasses which will celebrate the Port Charlotte range and introduce you to the Bruichladdich 1990/27 year old from our Rare Cask Series.
The event will be taking place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd November 2018.
For additional information, visit the event’s website at https://www.bordershop.com/se/whiskyfestival


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While India has achieved a unique position in the global economy for its huge production of agricultural products and their exports, it has now trying its hands at the production and export of maize. Maize or corn as it is otherwise known has seen whopping increase for the last few years now. It is now heading to reach higher level as maize exporters in India continues to reign the export industry of the country. According to an industry group, this year will be superb as the farmers boost planting no sooner monsoon covered the country earlier a month.>
After rice, sugar and wheat, maize is the next big thing to hit Indian farming. The crop, maize, has been incorporated in the government’s dream Rs 500 crore crop diversification scheme for several states of India, including western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Apart from that what strikes the most is the fantastic increase of maize export and its exceedingly production. In 2012 – 2013, for the first time India showed an enormous rise approximately five million tons. It was a record, which was 24 per cent from the previous years; thus, making the country an important player in the global corn market mostly dominated by the United States of America.
The major Indian states that cultivate and produce maximum tonnes of maize are Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Besides these leading states, there are several other states that produce considerably less maize. Rabi and kharif seasons are the best time to grow maize in India. The yearly maize production in the country fluctuates between 20 – 22 million tonnes; and from that amount approximately 63 per cent to 64 per cent of maize is used as feed meal.
The president of the Indian Maize Development Association, Sain Dass, recently said in an interview in the capital that compared with 4.5 m. Tons latest year shipments may top 5 m. metric tons this year from April 1. He further added that the harvest is likely to rise about 6 per cent to twenty three million tons.
Many leading crop exporters in India have shown their caliber even in this particular area of maize export. K. S. Commodities is one of the renowned maize exporters in India to many countries. It has created its own name and place in the Indian market of export. Not only in maize, but also in wheat, sugar, rice and other agricultural products K. S. Commodities’ fort lies in.


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While the likelihood of a mango purchase slipped two percentage points from Fresh Trends 2012, this tropical fruit is slowly gaining ground. Four years ago only 19% of shoppers said they purchased mangoes, while this year 27% said the same.
As part of its national meetings, the National Mango Board is scheduling a domestic industry meeting in Nogales, Ariz., for Oct. 29.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Naturipe Farms LLC, Salinas, hopes to move the blueberry industry toward using a 1-pound clamshell as its base pack, similar to the way the strawberry industry moved out of pint baskets to 1-pounders several years ago.
Port Manatee plans to start direct, weekly service to Mexico that is touted as being the quickest from the U.S. Gulf to Mexico.
Gilroy, Calif.-based Spinaca Farms Inc. has a new label, La Colline Organics.
Naturipe Farms is expanding its fresh snack line with two new product blends, mango and blueberry and grape and blueberry. They’re expected to start distribution in November.More Packer Stories for Mangoes
Market Scope - Mangoes — F.o.b.s as of Oct. 20
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A Bluffton tree lot with Christmas Mountain Farms says they tackle bugs in the beginning. "Tree sales were down, prices were down, and we weren't planting as many trees", NCTA's Doug Hundley told News 12 of Long Island, New York. He said the trees they're harvesting now were planted 12 years ago, during a drought.
Right now, we're seeing a nationwide Christmas tree shortage.
Jay Wisshack has been in the Christmas tree business for over 30 years. With the low volume, comes higher prices. "These farms not only offer a variety of trees; they also offer the opportunity to create lasting memories of choosing and cutting the flawless tree for the holiday season".
If you haven't picked out your Christmas tree yet, there's not much cause for worry. Not an early bird holiday decorator?
Nicer Tree, Cheaper Price Owner Jay Wisshack says, "I think next year might be a little worse".Читайте также: Russian jet intercepts USA aircraft over Black Sea
The National Christmas Tree Association says there should be enough trees for everyone who wants one to get one.
Pest control company Safer Brand says the most common bugs are aphids, spiders & mites, adelgids, sawflies, praying mantises and bark beetles. There's a supply shortage in certain parts of the country and leading to higher prices.
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Three decades on, the Air Jordan 6 Retro ‘Carmine’ remains a must-have
Q: What are an OG Air Jordan fan’s two favorite words?
A: “Nike Air.”
This may not be scientifically accurate, but you can study the Instagram feed and Twitter replies all day long and confirm it for yourself.
There’s little denying the extra heat that surrounds a retro release incorporating the original “Nike Air” branding on the classic Jordan models that dropped before the brand’s spun off from the Swoosh in 1997.
In 2020 alone, we saw the Air Jordan 3 Retro SE ‘Denim,’ the Air Jordan 4 Retro ‘Fire Red’ and the Air Jordan 5 Retro ‘Fire Red’ all reappear in OG form boasting not the Jumpman, but those seven characters at the heel.
Those pairs were all snapped up like hotcakes (much like every Jordan retro release of 2020, if we’re being honest) and the talk of the ‘gram and the sneaker blog world was all about that “Nike Air.”
And longtime fans and lovers of those original details are in luck, with a forthcoming Jumpman release bringing the same branding back on another classic silhouette and colorway.
An original 1991 colorway back for its third retro appearance, the Air Jordan 6 Retro ‘Carmine’ returns to mark the silhouette’s 30th anniversary in resplendent OG form.
Featuring Carmine red suede on the underlays and toebox contrasting against crisp white leather overlays, black detailing and translucent blue outsoles, it’s the perfect way to pay tribute to three decades of an iconic entry in the Jordan lineage.
SLAM Magazine’s Abe Schwadron even goes so far as to say that, before its 2008 retro release, “the ‘Carmines’ were among the most talked-about rare sneakers on the re-sale market” and join the ‘Infrared’ AJ6 among the top 10 Jordan colorways. Whew.
See for yourself when the Air Jordan 6 Retro ‘Carmine’ arrives in full family sizing on 2/13 at finishline.com and in stores via mobile app reservation.
How to Purchase
– Available at FinishLine.com or in select stores via mobile app reservation on 2/13.
– To enter for a reservation of the Air Jordan 6 Retro ‘Carmine’ in Men’s or Grade School sizing head to our mobile app on Monday, 2/8 at 3pm EST. Reservations will close on Tuesday, 2/9 at 10am EST.
– Reserved pairs can be picked up in store.
– STATUS members, redeem your points for more entries.
– No pairs will be sold in stores on 2/13, only at FinishLine.com
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Sri Lanka in talks with China's Alibaba to promote online sales of Ceylon Tea
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COLOMBO, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's government is in talks with China's e-commerce giant, Alibaba, to promote online sales of the country's popular Ceylon tea, a local media reported Sunday.
The move was one of the ways in which the Export Development Board (EDB) is supporting the tea industry to increase sales, Jeevani Siriwardene, director-general of the EDB told the Colombo International Tea Convention held in Colombo.
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Collectively holding their breath for the last few months, the guitar community finally received an answer to who would run the classic Gibson Guitars brand. After the ousting of embattled CEO Henry Juszkiewicz in September and a difficult year which saw the company file for bankruptcy, Gibson announced a host of new appointments in a press release earlier today. The answer? Former president of Levi Strauss & Co and guitar enthusiast James “JC” Curleigh as the new CEO and face of the Gibson brand.
The Beginning of a New Era
With the announcement, JC took right to stating his vision for the brand. “As a business leader and a brand builder, this is the beginning of a new era for Gibson that will build on its proven heritage and iconic status. We are focusing on the future and off to a fresh start, with a strong financial foundation, a committed and experienced new leadership team and new ownership that is equally passionate about the brand. As the industry leader, we have an opportunity and an obligation to set the best conditions for success for our brands, our fans, our partners and our own extended team. I look forward to leading Gibson confidently into the future.”
He isn’t new to the brand either, saying he has owned both Gibson and Epiphone guitars over the years. When given a chance to speak of his collection, JC stated, “As a musician, I have always treasured my Gibson guitars and I have the utmost respect for the iconic Gibson brand and those who choose to play Gibson guitars”.
History of Turnarounds
Although Gibson's troubles are not behind them, this move is primarily being seen in a positive light. JC Curleigh’s reputation has been made on rebuilding brand image and in the case of Levi's, he was able to guide their iconic brand into the modern age. In his time there, Levi's saw a reemergence of their place in the clothing industry and consistent annual growth throughout his tenure.
"As a musician, I have always treasured my Gibson guitars and I have the utmost respect for the iconic Gibson brand and those who choose to play Gibson guitars."
This, along with other changes under new management, show signs of a new age for Gibson that has a lot of guitarists excited to see what comes next. JC will take the reins on November 1st along with a host of new upper management figures including Cesar Gueikian as chief merchant officer (CMO), Kim Mattoon as chief financial officer (CFO) and Christian Schmitz as chief production officer (CPO).


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Lady Gaga for 'Attitude' magazine.
For the December cover of Attitude magazine, Lady Gaga dyed her hair grey, refused to wash it for three weeks and repeatedly rubbed her strands with beeswax like kindling for a fire. JK! She’s wearing another wig. Quite possibly her heaviest wig yet! I mean, just look at that stack. That thing weights at least as much as a Pomeranian, if not a full-grown Corgi. Loyal Little Monsters may recognize this big ol’ heap o’ hair from a rando ARTPOP promo pic that Gaga tweeted back in September, where she was snapped sitting in a chair constructed of computer chips while wearing a burlap onesie. Naturally.
This time around, it kind of looks like Gagaloo's wearing her hair with a yellow leather Hazmat Suit or something equally spacious. Mother Monster puts an interesting twist on eyewear with a yellow-framed pair of spectacles that definitely aren't helping her see any better: one eye's all twisted up beyond recognition and the other side appears to be covered by a diamond and amethyst clip-on earring? #FASHUN, not function.
Speaking of which, is anyone else out there DYING to know what Gaga's big news with H&M is going to be? Earlier today she tweeted that a special announcement involving the international clothing giant would be coming soon and we've been racking our brains wondering what kind of product she's about to peddle to the masses. Any ideas? (Please don't be giant, hairy masks.)
You can order your own issue of Attitude magazine and read excerpts from their interview with Lady Gaga over here.


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Unsurprisingly, social media was awash with exultant Hearts fans, neutrals and Francis Anyebase Afulani came in for heaps of praise on Twitter and Facebook for his stunning organization as the Phobians unveiled their home and away kits for the 2021/22 football season.
The colourful event held at the World Trade Centre was the first of its kind as far as kit unveiling in the country is concerned.
But who is Francis Anyebase Afulani?
Hearts’ New Chief Commercial Officer
Afulani assumed office as the club’s Chief Commercial Officer in August 2021. He reports directly to the Executive Chairman of the club and is tasked to lead the Commercial and Communications team of the club to define and implement strong PR and revenue generation initiatives for the club.
Recognised as one of the most influential CMOS
In 2019, Francis Anyebase Afulani made a list of 50 best minds on the marketing and sales field in Ghana. The list was compiled by Avance Media, Reset Global People and Afiba Consulting recognised the works of individuals with a motivating performance, broadening their markets, creating new trends and brand perception, and with an impressive financial performance in the Ghanaian market.
Between July 2007 and March 2009, Afulani worked as the Brand Manager for Guinness Ghana Brewery Limited. He joined Scancom Limited (MTN Ghana) as the company’s Events and Sponsorship Manager from 2009 to 2011.
He joined Beiersdorf Consumer Products (Pty) Limited from June 2011 to March 2020, occupying several portfolios within this period.
Francis Anyebase Afulani had his secondary education at the Notre Dame Seminary Secondary School, Navrongo, Ghana, and sat for the Senior School Certificate Examination in 2000.
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It was the first time in their 11 years that SSLHLA has presented an award for Best New Luxury Casino Resort – World, a recognition which the organisers said, highlights the extraordinary calibre of this establishment, setting a new standard for luxury casino resorts worldwide.
Newly opened in July this year, City of Dreams Mediterranean is owned and operated by Melco Resorts & Entertainment. Located in Limassol, Cyprus, the establishment is Europe’s first integrated resort and the largest premier integrated destination resort in the region.
In a ceremony which took place in Crete on October 28, City of Dreams Mediterranean was presented by SSLHLA with the Signum Virtutis seal of excellence, the highest and most exclusive award for the pinnacle of luxury hospitality and lifestyle.
Grant Johnson, property general manager, City of Dreams Mediterranean, said it was an honour to be recognised as Best New Luxury Casino Resort – World. “This award represents a culmination of five years of hard work, passion, and commitment to excellence. But it is also a pledge for the future: Melco and City of Dreams Mediterranean will continue to set the bar high, redefine luxury entertainment and hospitality, and create unforgettable experiences for our guests.”


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Canada: MiQ, Samba TV partner on enhanced Advanced TV solution
April 29, 2021
MiQ, a global programmatic media partner, has announced a strategic partnership with Samba TV, a global player in omniscreen advertising and analytics, to provide an enhanced advanced TV solution to marketers. The joint solution will offer clients better planning, activation, and measurement by leveraging TV consumption insights across Samba TV’s extensive first-party dataset in Canada.
The partnership combines MiQ’s cross-channel media activation and insights with Samba TV’s rich household-level automatic content recognition (ACR) TV data to provide marketers with the ability to increase ROI from their TV investments. This digital collaboration also allows marketers the ability to measure incremental reach, as well as over-exposed and under-exposed audiences. Through this exclusive partnership, MiQ can now provide better planning, activation and measurement for marketers as the TV space in Canada continues to transform.
“We have seen advanced TV grow significantly in the last 14 months, but for us, the missing piece of the puzzle was always an ACR partner,” said Jason Furlano, SVP of Commercial, MiQ Canada. “The opportunity to partner with Samba TV is providing us with an extraordinarily unique position in the market. With Samba’s data, we now have the ability to analyze the impact of current TV campaigns, as well as activate and measure in tandem with digital channels more effectively,” he added.
Samba TV’s proprietary ACR technology is integrated at the chipset level with 24 of the top Smart TV brands globally, fingerprinting all content that appears on the TV screen. By comparing those fingerprints to Samba TV’s global reference library of shows, commercials, movies, and video games, the resulting dataset forms a massive global TV panel and highly accurate global ad schedule. Using proprietary identity resolution at the household level, Samba TV integrates its first-party TV data with major set-top box manufacturers for the most comprehensive and at-scale household-level targeting.
“We’re excited to partner with MiQ as we announce support for the Canadian market,” said Samba TV Co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin. “The continued acceleration in advanced TV worldwide is causing advertisers to look at how their data is accurately identifying and targeting their audiences across elusive viewership behaviors. Canadian customers can plan, activate and measure these key audiences utilizing our extensive first-party dataset and the benefits delivered from a full-service, global provider like MiQ.”


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- Ripple’s Creator Fund has launched the first-ever play-to-mint NFT game, Space Mermaids, on the XRP Ledger.
- Space Mermaids is a skill-based game offering a 30-day tournament where top scorers can mint NFTs at a future date.
Ripple Pioneers a New Chapter in Blockchain Gaming
Space Mermaids, the first-ever play-to-mint NFT gaming project, has recently been unveiled on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This innovative gaming platform is a brainchild of Ragzy X, a beneficiary of Ripple’s Creator Fund, and was officially launched on June 26, 2023.
In collaboration with Colony, a tech giant known for its influential role in game development, Ragzy X gave life to Space Mermaids. Colony, in a recent tweet, acknowledged its significant contribution to the game’s creation, stating that it assisted with the website, pixel art, the game itself, and the overall project development.
The Dawn of Play-to-Mint NFT Gaming on XRPL
This synergistic collaboration has led to the birth of the first-ever play-to-mint NFT gaming platform on the XRPL. It’s worthy to note that this groundbreaking project is fully supported by Ripple’s Creator Fund. Presently, the game is only available on PCs, but the team behind Space Mermaids is already laying down plans to roll out support for mobile platforms.
For gaming enthusiasts, Space Mermaids offers an exciting, skill-based blockchain gaming experience. It features a 30-day tournament that allows players to compete for high scores. Those who excel and top the charts will secure the opportunity to mint the NFT at a future date. The game’s difficulty level is on par with that of Tetris, a beloved classic.
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Once scanned, players will receive a notification prompting them to agree to the game’s terms of service. The Space Mermaids team has emphasized that accepting these terms is a prerequisite for engaging in the game.
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By Alasdair Charnock
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy introduced a report yesterday at the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade in Geneva which documented that the amount of money given to promote and foster trade in developing and least developed countries (LDCs) has grown 60% to $40 billion in 2009 since 2005.
Lamy claims that the “results range from increased export volumes, to more employment, to faster customs clearance times and impacts on poverty.”
While it is positive and encouraging that donor countries are committed to their pledges of Aid for Trade, this is no time for self-congratulation. Although Aid for Trade has grown compared to 2005, from 2008 to 2009 it only grew by 2%.
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon recognised at this event that, despite the global economic climate, it remains imperative that international efforts are maintained and increased in order to reach the MDGs.
In addition, as the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for International Development have both said over the past week that not only should the UK be keen to deepen trade links with Africa so that these countries can develop quicker and reach MDGs, but it should also be viewed as good business.
In the same month that speeches by the Prime Minister and Andrew Mitchell demonstrate how high the eighth Millennium Development Goal is on this Government’s agenda, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy insists that we maintain our commitment to fostering trade in the world’s poorest countries.


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A paper published by the world’s main central bank umbrella group has called for individuals and firms to be given more control over the data collected on them.
The 2021 Global Passenger Survey from the International Air Travel Association (IATA) highlighted how biometric data collection is perceived and used within the air travel industry.
Which? has attempted to put a price on people’s personal information as it ramps up pressure for tougher rules around data-ravenous tech giants.
Algorithms, used in machine learning and artificial intelligence, are responsible for analysing the data and making these decisions. Therefore, a […]
The consumer industry is evolving at lightning speed, and the way consumer businesses operate is shifting. From issues in supply […]
Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published a statistical review of personal data breaches during the first four […]


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by: Ed Mayberry, January 11, 2010 9:01:26 pm
The average price of regular gasoline in the United States is up 14 cents over a three-week period to $2.74. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices. Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average price for a gallon of mid-grade was $2.86. Premium was at $2.97. Cheyenne, Wyoming, had the lowest average price among cities surveyed at $2.36 a gallon for regular. Anchorage was the highest at $3.28. In California, prices were also up 14 cents since December 18th. A gallon of regular cost an average of $3.02. Fresno had the state's least expensive gas at $2.90 a gallon. San Francisco remained the steepest at $3.06. AAA says gasoline prices in Houston average $2.58 per gallon.
Contract negotiations that began in 2008 between American Airlines and its flight attendants union have resumed. Talks are between the Fort Worth-based carrier and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. The so-called "lockdown" negotiations were scheduled to run for two weeks. American's parent, AMR Corporation, has lost $3.2 billion in less than two years amid the drop in travel during the recession. American says it will continue to work with APFA to reach an agreement that recognizes the service and dedication of flight attendants, while positioning the company for long-term success. Union President Laura Glading told the Dallas Morning News that she is hopeful, but if no deal is reached the union will seek the guidance of the National Mediation Board.
University students are taking part in PetroChallenge 2010--two days of computer simulation competition at the University of Houston College of Technology. More than 300 high school students participated over the weekend. Each student forms a petroleum exploration company with a $200 million "budget" to find commercially viable volumes of oil and gas. They learn basic geology and form strategic partnerships with other teams to "drill" exploration and production wells. The competition is designed to pique interest in careers in the oil and gas industry.
An Associated Press analysis finds that spending on roads and bridges under the stimulus plan has had no effect on local unemployment. And the boost to the construction industry has been minimal. Local unemployment rates rose and fell regardless of how much stimulus money Washington poured out for transportation. In Marshall County, Tennessee, which got a healthy dose of road money, local officials say unemployment continues to rise. Economist Thomas Smith of Emory University says, "as a policy tool for creating jobs, this doesn't seem to have much bite." President Barack Obama wants another stimulus bill that relies in part on more road and bridge spending. He says the projects are "at the heart of our effort to accelerate job growth."
Another Dallas area city may soon be grappling with the issue of immigration. The Dallas Morning News reports the Lewisville City Council next month will discuss requiring city contractors to ensure that their employees are working legally in the country. John Gorena is an opponent of illegal immigration who narrowly won a seat on the council last year. He wants the city to expand its use of e-verify, a federally maintained electronic database system used by the government for large contracts. His proposal is modeled after a program in Mission Viejo, California, which became one of the first in the nation to require contractors to check the immigration status of their workers with the government verification system. The proposal has received a lukewarm reception from other council members. The Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch has been trying to oust illegal immigrants through a series of ordinances and is involved in costly litigation over an ordinance banning illegal immigrants from renting apartments. Lewisville is about 24 miles northwest of Dallas.
Concert promoter Live Nation and ticket-selling company Ticketmaster Entertainment say shareholders have approved the two companies' merger, although the deal still awaits approval by U.S. antitrust authorities. Live Nation said that more than 99 per cent of its shares were voted in favor of the deal. A Ticketmaster spokesman said separately that its shareholders also approved the deal, with more than 98 per cent of its shares voted in favor. Both companies are awaiting a ruling by the U.S. Justice Department on whether the merger would hurt competition. Last month, the UK's competition commission gave the merger its blessing, reversing a previous decision.
The Ford Fusion hybrid midsize sedan wins the 2010 North American car of the year, while the Ford Transit connect takes truck of the year at the Detroit Auto Show. Forty-nine auto journalists made the picks. Finalists for the car award included the Buick Lacrosse and Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Transit Connect and Subaru Outback were finalists for the truck award. The awards, given annually by journalists who test cars throughout the year, are often used by automakers in advertising. Vehicles are judged on innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value. The awards were presented this morning on the first day of media previews for the show. Last year's winners were the Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan and the Ford F-150 pickup.
It has been months since Henry Ford's great-grandson arrived at a shuttered auto plant outside of Detroit to brag about a plan to revive the vast empty space. The plant today is still vacant, just like scores of other cavernous auto factories across the nation. An Associated Press analysis illustrates the scope of the problem: of 128 manufacturing plants in North America closed since 1980 by the Detroit three automakers and their largest suppliers, three of every five now sit idle. Those 128 plants had a payroll of 196,000 workers at the time they closed. Today, only 36,500 people work at those sites that have been redeveloped, and at only three of the revived plants does the number of employees match or exceed the number in their car-making past.
It's been the usual mix of the interesting and the odd at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Among the more interesting offerings is Qualcomm's Flo TV, which sends news, sports, and entertainment shows to cellphones. Only a few types of phones can currently receive the signals, but Qualcomm has teamed with Mophie to create an external battery pack that doubles as a Flo TV receiver. No word yet how much it will cost. Several developments on the 3D front. They include a 3D camera from Fujifilm, a filter that can make your regular TV look like 3D, and 3D printing that takes data files and turns them into full-color sculptures. And, a new cleaning robot called Mint that can do its work while you watch the tube.
In the past two years, the livestock industry has seen feed costs skyrocket, pork and dairy prices plummet, and animal rights groups step up efforts to improve living conditions for farm animals. The industry is now hoping to strike back with proactive efforts to ward off unwanted legislation and boost the struggling industry. About 5,000 members of the American Farm Bureau Federation gathered in Seattle for their annual convention on Sunday. The group's president, Bob Stallman, told members that the time has come for them to face their opponents with a new attitude. He said a line must be drawn between the respectful engagement farmers have with consumers and how farmers must "aggressively respond to extremists who want to drag agriculture back to the day of 40 acres and a mule."
Investors will be treated this week to reports on retail sales, as well as trade and ,strong>budget deficits. The government tomorrow releases a reading on the November trade balance, followed by Wednesday's release on the December federal deficit. The Commerce Department releases December retail sales on Thursday. Other releases this week include the Federal Reserve's beige book, and the consumer price index.


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Telefonica says will defend Costa Rica mobile rates
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica Aug 31 (Reuters) - Mobile phone giant Telefonica said on Wednesday that it will defend the rate it plans to charge customers in Costa Rica despite a challenge from rival America Movil that the rates are artificially low.
America Movil, controlled by Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim, claimed earlier this month that Spain's Telefonica would charge customers below-cost fees to use its network in violation of terms it set with Costa Rica's state-run phone company.
Costa Rica last year ended a four-decade-old telecommunications monopoly in a move that allowed it to enter the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
Mexico's America Movil and Telefonica won bids last year to offer cell phone services in the isthmus nation and modernize its wireless infrastructure.
Neither company has its network online yet but the two were supposed to have agreed to rates with the now-deregulated Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE).
In the complaint filed in mid-August, Claro -- the brand used by America Movil to sell its products in several Latin American nations -- requested the country's telecommunications watchdog to reject an ICE-Telefonica deal signed in July.
"From the standpoint of competition law and the customers rights... (this is) an improper business practice and forms a monopolistic practice," Claro said in the complaint.
Telefonica on Wednesday defended the rates it agreed to with ICE.
"The two sides negotiated prices... that conformed to the reality of the market during the negotiating process," Telefonica said in a statement to Reuters.
America Movil representatives in Mexico and Costa Rica were not immediately available for comment.
There are under 3 million cell phone lines in Costa Rica and around 1.5 million fixed lines.
Slim's telecommunications companies have been at the center of several competition probes by regulators in his home country. (Reporting by Alex Leff; Editing by Vinu Pilakkott)
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YouTube is the latest internet streaming service to push back against slow download speeds by cable companies and other providers of broadband. YouTube - owned by Google (GOOG) - is rating speeds and download service in different cities across the country, releasing its Video Quality Report. Consumers can see which internet providers give the best and worst speeds for streaming video. The YouTube survey follows rankings by Netflix (NFLX), which rated internet providers in different countries. Here's the link to the YouTube survey.
Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to purge unflattering information that pops up about them in online searches. The demands can be submitted on a Web page that Google has opened. It's in response to a landmark ruling issued two weeks ago by Europe's highest court. The decision gives Europeans the means to polish their online reputations by petitioning Google and other search engines to remove potentially damaging links to newspaper articles and other websites with embarrassing information about their past activities. In the first few days after the ruling, about 1,000 Europeans asked Google to take down links, reports The New York Times.
Shares of the French bank BNP Paribas have fallen 5 percent in Paris on reports of possible huge fines over a U.S. investigation of alleged financial wrongdoing. Federal authorities are said to be urging BNP Paribas to pay at least $10 billion to end a criminal investigation into allegations the bank avoided U.S. sanctions. The Wall Street Journal calls the probe " a sign of increasing pressure the government is putting on large financial firms it suspects of wrongdoing." Last year, the bank set aside $1.1 billion after becoming the subject of the investigation, but a month ago raised the possibility that the amount of fines could be "far in excess."
Despite trading restrictions imposed by the U.S. government decades ago, the head of the U.S. chamber of commerce is on a three day trip to Cuba. Thomas Donahue called for a new relationship between both countries and changes from Washington. In Havana, Donahue praised recent reforms under which hundreds of thousands of Cubans are now working in the private sector, but says the changes must now be consolidated and expanded.
China has fined Johnson & Johnson, Nikon Corp. and five other makers of eyeglasses and contact lenses on price-fixing charges in its latest effort to use anti-monopoly law to control consumer prices. Manufacturers were fined a total of 19 million Yuan ($3.1 million) for setting minimum prices for retailers and limiting their ability to offer discounts
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Developers are asking for approvals to move ahead with a new tower in Dallas' Victory Park project.
Hillwood Urban has filed plans with the city for an office and retail high-rise that would be built next to DART's Victory Park rail station.
The 15-story building would have 374,000 square feet of office space and 13,000 square feet of retail, according to plans given the city.
The new 2601 Victory Avenue tower would be built across the street from the American Airlines Center arena, and a 7-story parking garage would be built behind the new tower.
Dallas architect BOKA Powell designed the building with brick, concrete and glass - giving a nod to older buildings in the West End district.
The planned office tower is to be built on part of an 8.4-acre tract that Hillwood owns on the west side of Victory Park. It's one of the properties that's been pitched to digital retailer Amazon as a potential site for its second headquarters.
A 1-acre park will separate the new office from the DART station and a parking garage next door.
Victory Park has seen a development boom in the last few years, with a handful of new apartment high-rises, construction of a movie theater and redevelopment of retail space in the project on the northwest side of downtown.


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RIVERTON, Utah (ABC4) – Riverton Police are searching for three to four men who allegedly snatched a woman’s purse at a TJ Maxx.
According to a Facebook post from the Riverton City Government, the suspects can be seen on camera stealing a woman’s purse.
Video footage shows the men corral the victim, using shopping carts to obstruct other shoppers from being nearby.
Officials say “when the time is right,” one guy will distract the victim and another will snatch the purse.
The woman’s credit card was used shortly after at a Walmart in Riverton, officials say.
The suspects were wearing masks and were seen from a distance leaving the scene in a silver Nissan Quest.
If any of the suspects in the footage look familiar, please call Riverton Police at 385-281-2455 and reference case #RV22-6032.


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The Chief Minister also released a brochure highlighting the key features of the state's homestay policy, which aims to give tourists an excellent alternative to hotels. He released a brochure of the farm tourism policy wherein more farm houses have been added to enjoy weekends and holidays with friends and families. The policy aims to provide livelihood to villagers.
Khattar said developing Morni is a key feature of the integrated Panchkula development plan. "I am happy that all these companies that came here for the promotion of sports are now part of the Haryana Tourism Department as they have signed various MoUs (memorandum of understanding)," said the Chief Minister. Besides launching the sports activities, Khattar laid the foundation stone of a tourism facilitation center.
The tourists will get an exposure to the local community lifestyle where they experience folk songs, take strolls in the surrounding countryside, engage in trekking, pottery making, food, dances, art and craft, etc.


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Black Friday traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season with big sales and a crush of customers. But hard-hit retailers are hoping customers will still line up for the deals, just in different ways because of the coronavirus pandemic. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Black Friday Buzz Not The Same This YearBlack Friday traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season with big sales and a crush of customers. But hard-hit retailers are hoping customers will still line up for the deals, just in different ways because of the coronavirus pandemic. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
New York Weather: Sunshine ReturnsCBS2's John Elliott has the latest weather forecast.
SCOTUS Rules Against Religious Gathering RestrictionsThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and temporarily blocked restrictions on religious services in New York.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Keeping Holiday Magic AliveLike all things 2020, Thanksgiving looks a lot different this year. But Macy's still wants to bring the magic of the season alive, just in a safer way. CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports from Herald Square.
New York Weather: Thanksgiving RainCBS2's Elise Finch has the latest weather forecast.
Rocky The Owl Released Back Into WildA tiny owl found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree has been released back into the wild.
Man Killed, Woman Hurt In Bronx StabbingPolice are investigating a deadly stabbing that happened Tuesday afternoon in the Bronx.
Many Traveling For Thanksgiving, Despite WarningsThe day before Thanksgiving would normally be one of the busiest travel days of the year. So far, the number of travelers is down, but above what health experts are recommending as COVID cases continue to spike around the nation and here at home. CBS2's John Dias reports from LaGuardia Airport.
Armed Robbery Caught On VideoNew video shows a gunpoint robbery in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx.
Woman Killed In Williamsburg CrashPolice say a 29-year-old woman is dead after a three-car accident in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
New York Weather: Clouds IncreaseCBS2's Elise Finch has the latest weather forecast.
Commuter Alert: NJ Transit DerailmentService is suspended on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line due to a derailment.
Bronx Food Market's Busiest Day Ahead Of ThanksgivingWith Thanksgiving this Thursday, food markets are going to be very busy this week. That includes a place where many food stores get their food -- the giant Hunts Point Terminal Market in the Bronx. But as CBS2's John Dias reports, the pandemic is changing things up a bit this year.
Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins DiesNew York City's first Black mayor broke barriers and left a mark on the city that will be left for generations to come. CBS2's Marcia Kramer has a look back on his life and legacy.
New York Weather: Sunny But ChillyCBS2's Elise Finch has the latest weather forecast.
Deer Rescued From Long Island SoundA deer in distress was rescued after it was seen swimming around with a paint can stuck on its head.
Co-Founder Of Ice Bucket Challenge DiesPat Quinn, co-founder of the Ice Bucket Challenge, has died. Quinn grew up in Yonkers.
1 Dead, 6 Wounded After Shooting At Sweet 16 AfterpartyA 20-year-old woman is dead and several teens are wounded after shots rang out at an afterparty for a Sweet 16 in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. CBS2's John Dias reports.
New York Weather: Soggy StartCBS2's Elise Finch has the latest weather forecast.
Second Barred Owl Spotted In NYC, This Time In Morningside HeightsBird watchers hoping to see a rare owl are now flocking to Morningside Heights.
Caught On Video: Man Holds Knife To Woman's Throat During Attempted RobberyVideo shows a woman in her 60s being attacked by a knife-wielding man.
New York Weather: Friday Morning 11/20 CBS2 Weather HeadlinesSunshine will dominate today with temperatures running 10+° warmer than yesterday. Highs will be in the upper 50s to near 60°.
Newark Faces New Restrictions In Battle To Slow COVID SpreadMore restrictions are going into place to fight the surge in COVID-19, and more could soon be on the way. CBS2's John Dias reports.
Car Slams Into Front Porch In BrooklynVideo shows the SUV lodged in the fenced-in front porch of the building on Rochester Avenue in Crown Heights.


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Make way for the Galaxy S4; Canadian carrier Rogers discontinues 32GB Pebble Blue Galaxy S3
You won’t have any time to rush out and get a 32GB Pebble Blue model either. The decision is effective immediately. MobileSyrup notes that stock could be available in brick and mortar Rogers stores, but online the device is listed as “out of stock”. the 16GB Pebble Blue model is still available to buy, as well as the 16GB and 32GB Marble White models.
It’s also possible that this particular model of the Galaxy S3 was simply not selling well, as a lot of people seem to opt with the 16GB variant with a microSD card. Even if Rogers discontinued the 32GB Pebble Blue model due to a lack of sales, we’re still going to see the Galaxy S3 slowly taken off of shelves in favor of Samsung’s newest offering.
If you’re in the market for a Galaxy S3, you may want to act fast. As we get closer to the Galaxy S4 launch, there’s no doubt that we’ll see this trend continue.


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India’s financial exercise screens are starting to flatline simply months after displaying indicators of returning to life.
Latest information from Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google confirmed mobility suffered in latest weeks after notching up a rise since May, when Asia’s third-largest financial system started exiting a nationwide lockdown to include the coronavirus outbreak. Elsewhere, high-frequency indicators from buying mangers’ surveys to gas gross sales present progress plateauing in July. And that is not all.
Tax assortment has moderated, whereas a measure of inter-state motion of products site visitors by street and rail has proven little change. Data from personal analysis agency, Centre for Monitoring India Economy Pvt., reveals unemployment rising barely after some enchancment in June and July.
The drop in exercise could also be instantly linked to India’s efforts to combat the virus outbreak. The nation, which is including greater than 50,000 instances each day, is seeing a few of its most-industrialized states reimposing lockdowns to cease the unfold of Covid-19.
India’s exit from the lockdown isn’t calibrated, stated Soumya Kanti Ghosh, an economist with the State Bank of India. “We have been resorting to unplanned lockdowns that might be acting as a constraint on sustenance of economic activity.”
The financial system is already headed for its worst stoop in additional than 4 many years, with the International Monetary Fund estimating the nation’s gross home product will shrink 4.5 per cent this yr.
The Nomura India Business Resumption Index, which tracks the tempo of financial exercise, confirmed a slight enchancment within the week ended August 9, however economists led by Sonal Varma stated the information level to an uneven restoration and largely mirror pent-up demand.
“However, a second wave of Covid-19 cases, combined with a ‘rolling wave’ in traditionally safer states (in the south and the east), increase risks of protracted quasi-lockdown measures and tempering of sequential improvement in activity once the post-lockdown momentum ebbs,” wrote Ms Varma and Aurodeep Nandi.
India, which hogged TomTom NV’s 2019 Traffic Index for congestion, noticed fewer jams in July as individuals minimize down on venturing out, confirmed an evaluation by Rini Sen and Sanjay Mathur, economists at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. Recovery remains to be a good distance off as consumption indicators proceed to stoop, they stated.
“We are worried that the economic recovery will remain unstable with rising infection rates,” stated Kunal Kundu, an economist with Societe Generale GSC Pvt. “Contraction would likely be deeper. This would prolong the uncertainty especially around jobs and salary cuts.”


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purchased 20 per cent stake in New York-based Sx2 Media Labs LLC, a new company formed by David Sills and Stoneybrook Capital. The transaction is effective immediately.
Sx2 Media Labs LLC has recently taken over the 26 year old print publication Computer Shopper magazine, which serves as a monthly guide to new technology and shopping guide for more than 300 products per issue on information technology and related items.
With a circulation of more than 450,000 copies, the Computer Shopper Magazine, enjoys a strong competitive positioning amongst the top three B2C computer magazines. Computer Shopper has been ranked No.1 in the "Considerable Advertising Interest" study by MRI Fall, 2005.
This year in February, Sx2 Media Labs acquired part of CNET's publishing business portfolio which includes Computer Shopper, CNET Digital Living, College Buying Guide, Computershopper.com and custom publishing. These together generated revenues in excess of US $19 million during the fiscal year which ended December 2004.
Speaking on the occasion, Pradeep Gupta, chairman and managing director, CyberMedia said, "CyberMedia's strategic investment in Sx2 Media Labs is aimed at leveraging its 23 year IT and Telecom publishing experience to partner with Sx2 Media Labs in growing Computer Shopper and its allied brands, College Buying Guide, CNET Digital Living and Computershopper.com, over all types of media delivery vehicles. We are excited to be part of Sx2 Media Labs journey into the future with the brand history loaded, Computer Shopper Magazine."
Through an official communiqué, Barry Schwimmer, Chairman of SX2 Media Labs, says, "The investment by CyberMedia, which is South Asia's leading specialty media house, in our venture will take Computer Shopper to the next level. "
He adds, "The Sx2 Media Labs and CyberMedia partnership will create value in infusing new life-force to Computer Shopper, a magazine that has impressed the market with its enduring popularity with its readers, thanks to the efforts of its top-notch editorial staff."
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In 1994 Congress (pushed by Senators Harkin and Hatch) passed DSHEA (the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act). As regular readers of SBM know, we are not generally happy about this law, which essentially deregulated the supplement industry. Under DSHEA supplements, a category which specifically was defined to include herbals, are regulated more like food than like medicinals.
Since then the flood-gates opened, and there has been open competition in the marketplace for supplement products. This has not resulted, I would argue, in better products – only in slicker and more deceptive claims. What research we have into popular herbals and supplements shows that they are generally worthless (except for targeted vitamin supplementation, which was already part of science-based medicine, and remains so).
A company can essentially put a random combination of plants and vitamins into a pill or liquid and then make whatever health claims they wish for their product, as long as they stay within the “structure-function” guidelines. This means they Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Science-Based Medicine*
On the NPR Shots blog, Scott Hensley reports: “This Just In: Fake News Is No Way To Sell Acai Berries.” Excerpt:
“Some marketers of weight-loss products containing acai berries are also purveyors of news you shouldn’t use, the Federal Trade Commission says.
The FTC has asked federal courts to put a stop to the activities of 10 different outfits that the commission alleges use “fake news websites” to tout acai berry weight-loss products.
Chances are you’ve stumbled across the sites, which often sport the logos of major mainstream news organizations, such as ABC, CNN and Consumer Reports. (See this example posted by the FTC.)
Take, for example the FTC’s complaint against Beony International LLC, a company based in San Diego.
The company allegedly ran sites with names such as “News 6 News Alerts,” “Health News Health Alerts,” and “Health 6 Beat Health News.” The sites feature purportedly objective investigative reports of acai products by reporters, who supposedly tried the stuff “and experienced dramatic and positive results.”
The blog post also includes links to examples and complaints posted by the FTC, a Consumer Reports feature on acai scams and this Better Business Bureau video warning about free trial scams.
Unfortunately, every day in our nationwide scan of health news stories, we see REAL news stories that look like advertising. So advertising that is made to look like news is not surprising.
*This blog post was originally published at Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog*


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It looks like Microsoft may have revealed something big at its annual MGX (Microsoft Global Exchange) event, namely...
new logos for its main brands and
a fresh brand motto. "Be What's Next" touts a teaser which has been posted on YouTube, along with a fast moving sequence of morphing logos, shuffling from Windows, to Windows Phone, Xbox, Bing, and finally the familiar Office logo that's been kicking around for a little longer. It's unclear if these are just treatments used for a promo at the event, or if this is a signal that Redmond is dumping its familiar (and frankly dated) iconography for something a little looser, leaner, and hipper, but we can't say it would be a bad thing. It would certainly make sense against a backdrop of potential comeback
in the mobile space, gains
in search, and the seemingly successful
(or at least satisfying) Windows 7 launch. One thing is for sure, MGX is a corporate, non-public opportunity for the Microsoft faithful to cheer the brand (Ballmer received a 30 year commemoration at MGX 2010), so this would definitely be the place to unfurl some new branding. Check the video after the break to see the new style, and hit the gallery below for a bigger look.Update:
So... the YouTube video has been pulled. Fear not, we've got our own copy!Update 2:
We've just been contacted by Microsoft and told that these are not new logos which will be used on products, rather a standalone treatment to show the flexibility of joined brands. However, the "Be What's Next" tagline is real, and will be showing up here and there.


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Apple Seeds OS X 10.7.3 Build 11D24 to Developers
Two and a half weeks after the initial developer seed of OS X 10.7.3, Apple has pushed out a new 11D24 build of the next maintenance update for OS X Lion to developers.
For the new build, Apple has added Spotlight and Safari to the list of areas upon which developers are asked to focus their attention. Developers are asked to continue looking at iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, and Mail as had been documented in the earlier seed. No known issues with the current build have been documented by Apple.
A targeted public release timeframe for OS X 10.7.3 is currently unknown. The release will come as a follow-up to OS X 10.7.2, which appeared in mid-October to support iCloud.


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Until now, only promoter and advertising group organizations were allowed to sell shares through offering on exchanges.
In the event that a shareholder other than a promoter of a company offers scripts through the OFS mechanism, ad or ad group organizations can similarly participate to purchase compliance stock. certain regulations, the market regulator said in a statement.
The OFS mechanism will now be available to companies with a market capitalization of Rs 1,000 crore or more. The threshold for market capitalization will be calculated as the average daily market capitalization for the 6-month period preceding the OFS opening month.
Under the revised framework, the minimum size of OFS should be Rs 25 crore. However, the size of the offer can be less than Rs 25 crore for promoter and promoter group entities to meet the minimum public share ownership norm in a single tranche, the regulator said. .
Sellers of shares in OFS must appoint a broker for this purpose, according to regulatory guidelines. .
Investors who choose to purchase shares offered in OFS can also hire a broker. In this case, the seller’s broker can also execute the transactions on behalf of the qualified buyer. Under previous standards, sellers in OFS could offer discounts to retail investors. The details of the discount and reservation rates for retail investors must be disclosed in advance in OFS announcements to exchanges.
To make it easier for retail investors to join OFS, Sebi has mandated that sellers offer the option to bid their bid at a favorable price, in addition to bidding.
Owners of listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment funds (InvITs) are also allowed to conduct OFS through exchanges. The OFS framework for REITs and InvITs will be equivalent to the OFS framework for listed companies.
Sebi said the revised framework will take effect from February 9.
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The Pokemon Company confirmed that it would be supporting the Nintendo Switch. CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara in an interview said that the company would have to rethink how it handles games for Switch if the company decides to incorporate the new technology. Ishihara sat down with Toyokeizai Online, a Japanese business and technology, to discuss the future of Pokemon including Pokemon Go and new games on the Nintendo Switch.
When Ishihara was asked about how The Pokemon Company will be involved with Nintendo Switch, Ishihara stated that the company would have to change the way they approach designing their main title games like Pokemon Sun and Moon. Ishihara elaborated that Pokemon has been about being portable. He says now that there is the Switch which is a portable home console, it has higher specs and a bigger screen which the company is not used to. He said that aside from their main games, the company also makes games like Pokemon Mystery and Pokken so he thinks they should make games that will suit the Switch, however he said he cannot confirm any projects just as yet.
Last year, it was rumored that a game codenamed Pokemon Stars would be released by mid-2017. However, The Pokemon Company has not confirmed those reports. More information is expected to be released throughout the year about what The Pokemon Company has in store for fans and its plans for bringing Pokemon games to the Switch, as published by Polygon.
Although it may be a while before gamers will know for sure what the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon would be like, fans of the Pokemon franchise would have to contend themselves with high-definition renders of Pokemon Sun and Moon. It looks like the Pokemon Company has something up their sleeves with a much bigger game planned for Nintendo’s newest console, the Switch, as reported by Tech Mic.