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It’s not a great time to be a farmer right now. Layoffs on the supply chain have caused an uptick in food waste, and we’ve seen reports of thousands of gallons of unbought milk getting unceremoniously dumped. And that’s within the context of an industry that was slumping pre-pandemic—dairy consumption has gone down about 40% since 1975. Introducing: The Kindness Cooler at Sassy Cow Creamery. The folks at Sassy Cow stuff a fridge full of free milk, available for anyone in their local community of Columbus, Wisconsin who needs it. The farm has been giving away up to 400 gallons per day since the end of March, and owner James Baerwolf says the fridge will stay stocked through the pandemic.
“Growing food and feeding people is our whole life,” Baerwolf told CNN. “Farming isn’t just our job, it’s very near and dear to our hearts. As far as food shortages and people being hungry, we take that very seriously.” Yes, this is a feel-good story about a family in Wisconsin giving away free milk. Yes, this is exactly what we need in order to make it through another week of pandemic mania.
As nice as these guys are, it’s not entirely about Sassy Cow being more thoughtful than other dairy purveyors—it’s that they can safely distribute the product. Regulations prevent selling or donating unpasteurized milk. Luckily, this creamery has a small dairy plant on site, which allows them to pasteurize their dairy, which allows them to give it out for free. Raw milk is actually on the rise these days for its supposed health benefits (never mind that the process saves us from typhoid, cholera, and tuberculosis), though the FDA still discourages its consumption.
If you’re in the Columbus, Wisconsin area and need some milk, Sassy Cow has your back. If you somehow have the ability to hand out surplus dairy and/or produce, let their generosity be an inspiration. We’re trying to get this trend going.


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Carlyle acquired Dainese, an Italian motorcycle riding equipment company
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group said in a statement it has acquired Italian motorcycle equipment company Dainese from investment firm Investcorp in a deal worth 630 million euros, including debt, Reuters reported. Carlyle said it hopes to expand its business in China and the United States by building out Dainese’s distribution network and further deals. With more than 1,000 employees, Dainese produces protective clothing for motorcyclists and other sports such as skiing, as well as a business specializing in crash helmets and motorcycle boots. Seven years ago, Investcorp bought Dainese from founder Lino Dainese for 130 million euros. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Vicenza, northern Italy.
Tesla responded to the acquisition of Zotye Auto: fake news
On March 13, a screenshot of a document bearing the official seal of Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was widely circulated on the Internet. The content of the document shows that Tesla is going through the process and procedures of acquiring Zotye Auto. In response, Tao Lin, Tesla’s vice president of external affairs, refuted the rumor through her personal Weibo, calling it “blatant fake news.” Since the establishment of ST Zotye’s reorganization plan, there have been repeated rumors in the industry that the company will be acquired by a certain car company, among which the “scandal objects” include Tesla, Xiaomi, Weilai, Baoneng, CATL, etc.
Zhongsheng Group completed the acquisition of 100% equity of Renfu for US$1.3 billion
Zhongsheng Group announced that it has acquired 100% equity of Renfu China from Jardine He Group for US$1,313.98 million. Renfu China started business in China in 1994. It is the first and largest dealer group of Mercedes-Benz in South China and West China. It has a mature dealer network located in the core areas of central cities. The acquisition is in line with Zhongsheng Group’s development strategy of cultivating advantageous regions and high-quality brands, and will expand the synergy and development potential of the Group’s existing brands, and further enhance its core competitiveness and market influence.
BMW acquires Alpina
BMW Group announced that it has officially acquired the Alpina brand. The two parties have reached a relevant agreement, and Alpina has officially become the fourth largest brand under the BMW Group. At present, the BMW Group already owns four major brands including BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and the latest Alpina. Alpina was established in 1965. Currently Alpina sells models including D3 S, B3, D5 S, B5, XD3, XD4, B7, XB7, B8, based on BMW 3 Series, 5 Series, X3, X4, 7 series, X7 and 8 series, and Albina will carry out in-depth transformation and customization of engine, gearbox, chassis, aerodynamics, interior equipment and other parts
Robotphoenix received hundreds of millions of yuan in Series D financing, led by Primavera Capital
Robotphoenix, an industrial robot and smart manufacturing company, announced the completion of its Series D financing of several hundred million yuan. The financing was led by Primavera Capital. Founded in 2012, Robotphoenix entered the industrial robot market from parallel robots. After nearly ten years of development, it has grown into a provider of all types of robots and intelligent manufacturing systems in the light industry. In 2014, the company’s self-developed BAT ROBOT filled the gap in the Chinese market. As a high-precision and high-speed high-end body, it is different from the general low-end body. Its core performance indicators such as repeated positioning accuracy and takt time under rated load surpass those of the four foreign families of similar products. In 2018, Robotphoenix parallel robot shipments ranked No. 1 in China.
SoftBank sells $1 billion stake in South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang
SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund was the seller of a $1 billion block deal that sent Coupang shares tumbling last week, according to documents received by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SoftBank Vision Fund sold 50 million Coupang shares at an average price of $20.87 per share on March 9, cashing out $1,043.5 million, according to the filing. Last September, SoftBank sold 57 million Coupang shares at $29.685 each, cashing out about $1.69 billion. SoftBank Group invested in Coupang for the first time in 2015, and in 2018 through the Vision Fund. Coupang went public at $35 a share in New York last year in one of the largest IPOs by an Asian company on a U.S. exchange.
Rio Tinto Group acquires 49% stake in Canada’s Turquoise Mountain Resources for $2.7 billion
Rio Tinto paid $2.7 billion for a minority stake in Canada’s Turquoise Hill Resources, which holds a majority stake in Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, according to Bloomberg. Rio Tinto has paid C$34 ($26.60) a share in cash for about 49 percent of Turquoise Hill, the group said in a statement on Monday. Rio Tinto is set to begin the long-delayed $6.9 billion underground expansion of its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.

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Local time on June 16 morning, the theme of "beautiful Beijing blooming Expo" Beijing Week in the Astana World Expo China Pavilion kicked off. Representatives of the Chinese Pavilion of the Astana World Expo, representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan, representatives of the Organizing Committee of the Astana World Expo and representatives from Beijing attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. In addition, we also invited some national curators, Astana municipal government leaders, representatives of overseas Chinese in Kazakhstan, representatives of friendly business associations and domestic and foreign news media to participate.
2017 Astana World Expo Beijing Week, is the second in Beijing to participate in the 2005 Aichi Expo, the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and the 2015 World Expo in Milan, once again the use of the Expo international exchange platform, to show the world the ancient capital of Beijing and modern An important opportunity for vitality. For the Beijing to participate in the "Belt and Road" construction, expand and "Belt and Road" along the country's economic and trade exchanges and cooperation has a positive role in promoting.
Beijing is the first in the Astana World Expo China Pavilion debut provinces and cities, a series of colorful Beijing special events, one by one in the China Pavilion, so that visitors come to visit the personal experience of Beijing style and charm. Beijing Week to the entrance of the China Pavilion at the entrance of the festive art show "drum passion" as a prelude to drumming and red fan dance combination, to express Beijing to the world tourists welcome. The opening ceremony, the "Beijing rhyme color", "agitation" game, "Tai Chi" and other programs, the Beijing Opera, acrobatics, martial arts and other elements with strong Beijing flavor into the international stage of the Expo, so that the audience know and familiar with Chinese culture, Help the Chinese culture to go out, to "Belt and Road" along the country.
Reception, Beijing tourism photo exhibition, folk music performances, Beijing cuisine and other elements to create the atmosphere of Beijing, so that guests in the "view Jingjing, taste Beijing dishes, listen to Beijing rhyme" feel the rich Beijing style and culture. Chinese Beijing cuisine in the Expo debut, will become the Beijing flavor food culture to the world the opportunity to let the people of the world understand the Beijing cuisine, love Beijing cuisine.
Combined with the theme of this special Expo, Beijing Week also show the activities of the Olympic Games in the lead, the wisdom of energy to promote the dual Austrian Beijing and intelligent energy to promote 300 million people on the ice and snow. Beijing is the world's first dual city, both do the Olympic Games and do the Winter Olympics, intelligent energy has played a key role. During the winter Olympics, the 2008 Olympic heritage will be fully utilized and transformed into a winter sports and summer sports can switch the venue, which water cube into ice cubes is the representative of the transformation of the dual-Beijing Beijing program, you can use VR glasses Experience the ice cube. "LNG cold energy reuse" highlight the use of liquefied natural gas cold energy applied to the masses of ice and snow sports venues green Austrian concept, and the Expo theme "future energy" highly fit.
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Star draw: Joanna Lumley fronts Oxfam's Shwopping move
Oxfam is Britain’s best-known charity, but after more than 60 years’ work it has grown into something very like a corporation, with interests from book-selling to financial services, and partnerships with leading blue-chip companies including Marks & Spencer and consumer goods giant Unilever.
The charity has 700 high street shops and its first one, opened in Oxford in 1948, is still operating today.
A staggering £19 million-plus of Oxfam’s £385 million turnover in 2011-12 came from book sales and it is claimed it is Europe’s biggest second-hand book retailer. The Oxfam online shop has more than 10,000 products and offers free returns.
The charity, based in Oxfordshire, sells everything from old cars to vinyl.
Through an initiative with Marks & Spencer called Shwopping – fronted by Joanna Lumley – customers can either drop off unwanted clothes of any brand at M&S stores or give used M&S clothes to an Oxfam shop in return for a £5 voucher. There is a special one-day event on Thursday when anyone bringing clothes of any make to an M&S store will get a voucher.
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Transor Filter USA, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has established Transor Filter Japan Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary. Transor filters had previously been sold and serviced by an independent representative.
To lead this new operation, Transor President Irv Kaage announced the appointment of Yuji Nakamura as president/managing director. Previously, Nakamura, acting as managing director for Walter Japan, oversaw the expansion of that product line and contributed to the brand recognition Walter has in that country. Nakamura said the overall manufacturing sector in Japan has grown significantly in recent years and he is optimistic about educating the cutting tool sector on Transor's One Micron Filtration (OMF).
"The number of Transor users in Japan continues to grow," Kaage said, "and having a direct sales/service staff headed up by Mr. Nakamura is a great step forward in strengthening our position for current and future customers."
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08/10/2011 | 03:33 PM
As adoption of the latest 40nm process technology is growing among the clients of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's largest contract maker of semiconductors is lowering its expectations for its next-generation 28nm node. According to the company, by the end of the year only 1% of its revenue will come from sales of wafers processed using 28nm fabrication process.
"We reported earlier that we had tape-outs for 89 individual products on 28nm and the tape-outs of each of those is on schedule. The first silicon of every tape out was fully functional with consistently satisfactory yield. [...] The ramp of 28nm is taking longer than expected, though, due to softening economy and the demand outlook in 2011," said Morris Change, chief executive officer and the chairman of TSMC, during a conference call with financial analysts.
Apparently, some customers simply do not want to start volume production using next-generation process technology this year due to uncertainties caused by weak economy. As a consequence, TSMC substantially lowered its expectations regarding the contribution of 28nm node to the company's revenue in Q4 to 1%, down from 2% - 3% predicted early this year. TSMC stresses that the quality of chips made using 28nm fabrication process is good.
"The delay of the 28nm ramp up is not due to a quality issue, we have very good tape-outs. The delay of ramp up is mainly because of softening economy for our customers. So, customers delayed the tape-outs. The 28nm revenue contribution in the Q4 2011 will be roughly about 1% of total wafer revenue," said Lora Ho, senior vice president and chief financial officer or TSMC.
But while there is less optimism about 28nm process technology than previously, it looks like 40nm manufacturing process is about to become the main revenue driver for TSMC. In Q2 2011 40nm wafers accounted for approximately 26% of TSMC's wafer sales.
Due to the weakened economic condition that caused slower demand for certain technologies, TSMC has revised down its capacity expansion plan for 2011. Current capacity plan calls for an overall increase of 17% year-over-year to 13.248 million 200mm-equivalent wafers, compared with 13.476 million 200mm-equivalent wafers planned in the last quarter. Under the current plan, 300mm wafer capacity will increase 30% in 2011.
Total managed capacity was 3.318 million 200mm-equivalent wafers in Q2 2011, increased by 8.3% from 3.063 million in Q1 2911. TSMC managed capacity is expected to increase by 3.2% in Q2 2011 to reach $3.423 million 200mm-equivalent wafers.
TSMC recently announced consolidated revenue of NT$110.51 billion ($3.811 billion), net income of NT$35.95 billion ($1.239 billion), and diluted earnings per share of NT$1.39 (US$0.24 per ADR unit) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Year-over-year, second quarter revenue increased 5.3% while both net income and diluted EPS decreased 10.8%. Compared to first quarter of 2011, second quarter of 2011 results represent a 4.9% increase in revenue, and a 0.9% decrease in both net income and diluted EPS. In USDs, second quarter revenue increased 6.5% from the previous quarter and increased 16% year-over-year. Gross margin for the quarter was 46%, operating margin was 34.3%, and net margin was 32.5%.


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There was a lot of money flying around at the 2014 Rice Business Plan Competition, held April 10-12. And Mercury Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Houston, was partly responsible.
Mercury Fund gave a $1 million investment prize to BetaGlide, an India-based technology platform that helps mobile app developers and marketers.
The second-largest prize at the competition was a $200,000 investment prize from The GOOSE Society of Texas, a society of successful entrepreneurs. All of the prizes, including the $1 million Mercury Fund investment prize, totaled around $2.9 million.
As Aziz Gilani, a Mercury Fund director focused on software and Internet-based startups, explained to the Houston Business Journal, his firm was not specifically looking to take the spotlight away from other investor groups — which often try to one-up each other by giving the largest cash prize of the night. Mercury knew it wanted to invest in BetaGlide and it had done its due diligence, so why wait to make the announcement?
“We are experts in the space (that BetaGlide is in), and we had put together a really, really great syndicate of investors,” Gilani said. “We were getting so much inbound interest in the company that we were already oversubscribed for a $1 million round.”
This is not the first time that Mercury Fund, formerly known as DFJ Mercury, has invested in a seed round for a Rice Business Plan Competition company. In 2011, the firm led a $2.5 million seed funding round for BlackLocus, an analytics-driven software company that was acquired by The Home Depot in 2012.
In the case of BlackLocus, the firm awarded the company its traditional $100,000 investment prize at the competition, and then, about 60 days later, after doing more due diligence, it led the funding round.
In the case of BetaGlide, Gilani explained that Mercury Fund did not have to spend that extra time doing due diligence. In fact, Mercury Fund knew it was probably going to invest in BetaGlide before any of the firm members met the company in person, he said.
Because Mercury Fund members are members of the large judging committee for the Rice Business Plan Competition, the firm got access to BetaGlide’s business plan before the company came to compete in the U.S.
Gilani said he was originally intrigued by the company because of its product, a platform that monitors the performance of apps that run on Android devices. Its customers — companies that create the apps — need to know if their apps work better on a Samsung or a HTC phone, for example. Gilani said the different bugs in different phones can be hard to track, and BetaGlide provides a promising solution to this issue.
Because Mercury Fund was so interested in BetaGlide’s technology, the firm invited advisors and technology experts to the competition to do due diligence on BetaGlide’s software and business model during the Rice Business Plan Competition. Gilani said these experts grilled BetaGlide for hours in a private room during breaks in the competition.
“Since (mobile software) is a space we understand really well, we knew exactly who to talk to to do due diligence,” Gilani said.
Outside of the Rice Business Plan Competition, Gilani said it is not unusual for his firm to make seed investments in a short period of time. For example, he said Mercury Fund invested in Koupon Media, a Frsico-based mobile coupon delivery company, in 48 hours.
While this isn’t always the case — sometimes it takes the firm more than a year to make an investment — if the technology is good, Gilani said there is no reason to waste time in making an investment.
Also, there is no harm in making the Rice Business Plan Competition a hair more exciting by getting to announce the largest prize of the event's history.
BetaGlide will most likely set up sales and marketing offices in the U.S. in the near future, Gilani said.
Before the competition, BetaGlide, which is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology, was mentored by the local chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). In recent years, TiE has held a business plan competition in Europe and Asia, and the two winners earn a spot in the Rice Business Plan Competition. This year, BetaGlide was the winner of the Asia competition.


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Some traders at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Kitchen Market were selling off salvaged goods after a fire gutted over 200 shops there yesterday morning.
They were selling mostly metal utensils and crockery that were either partially damaged or were found intact.
Talking to The Daily Star, some of the vendors said they were selling the salvaged goods as they do not have any place to store those since their shops were destroyed in the fire.
The products were being sold at Tk 100-400 apiece, a much lower price than the actual price, said Mohammad Habib, a trader of Upohar Crockeries.
People, especially women, who arrived at the spot hearing news of fire incident, were buying the items.
“I bought at least seven items for only Tk 1,000,” said Jesmin Rahman, a housewife from Maddhya Badda area.
As customers haggled for prices, traders were heard asking for a little bit more, saying they lost everything in the fire.
The fire broke out at the market around 5:45am and nearly 210 shops were burnt to ashes before fire fighters doused it around 10:30am. No casualties were reported.


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The significant overhaul of Barossa Co-op’s Foodland and shopping precinct, which officially opened late last year – is just the start – a confident Neil Retallick says.
“We are only at the beginning of this new chapter,” the Co-op’s new CEO revealed.
Mr Retallick, with board chairman Phil Schmaal, did highlight Foodland’s internal cafe to offer more, however, good things come to those who wait with full details still under wraps.
On Friday, just five days into his role, Mr Retallick shared how impressed he was with the working team.
It was late last year when he entered the new supermarket shop floor for the first time and was “staggered” of the amazed kind by the “unbelievably” friendly staff.
“Seven years in Sydney and every retailer would aspire to get friendly, competent staff like this,” he said.
Mr Retallick believes the Barossa is fortunate is to have a Co-operative which works for the people and supports its community.
He referred to the ongoing sponsorship which supports community groups.
Mr Retallick further pointed out the unique relationship of the Co-op bringing into its precinct – national supermarket competitor Aldi.
“Competition is good, it keeps us strong and sustainable, and also delievers the community with benefits of lower cost items that Aldi provide,” he said.
“I see nothing but opportunity for this (Co-op) organisation – it’s a win for them (the community) and a win for us.”
Mr Retallick, who ticked all the boxes for his appointment, had a strong marketing background, and had served on the board of the internationally acclaimed University of SA-based Ehrenberg-Bass Institute of Marketing Science.
“Importantly he has worked for many years in member-owned and member-driven organisations and understands the importance of how the co-operative and mutual sector values its members,” Mr Schmaal told the Barossa Herald last year when Mr Retallick accepted the position in in early December.
He replaces previous CEO Graeme Longmuir and his predecessor David McArthur.


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Soaring demand for new cars across the globe
10th February 2017
The global automotive sector has gone from strength to strength in recent months and new figures have shown how increased demand in China, India and Europe is driving growth.
According to the latest data published by JATO Dynamics, total new car sales around the world reached 84.24 million units in 2016 – an increase of 5.6 per cent year-on year.
Broken down by region, the statistics highlighted excellent gains in south-east Asia and EMEA in particular, with standout increases seen in China (14 per cent), India (8.4 per cent) and the EU (seven per cent).
That said, the positive nature of these results was somewhat tempered by a large-scale decline in South America (-12.4 per cent), although this was not enough to place a dampener on the overall annual result.
JATO Dynamics global analyst Felipe Munoz commented: "Despite the hurdles faced by the automotive industry last year, an increase in registrations of 5.6 per cent shows the sector's resilience."
He concluded that strong sales in the SUV market were particularly beneficial to growth, with this segment making up almost one-third (29 per cent) of all car sales in 2016.
Natalie Brinkley, brand manager at Fuel Card Services, adds: "Demand for new cars continues to increase, which is excellent news for the sector as a whole and bodes well for the industry in the months ahead."back


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Ocwen Financial soars on NYSE after SmarTrend call Prior to joining Marlin, Mr. Bogansky was a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at PHH Corporation (formerly NYSE:PHH), as PHH was recently acquired by Ocwen Financial Corporation..
Home Depot said the stolen the stolen files with customers’ email addresses did not contain passwords, payment card information or other sensitive personal information, but said customers in the US.
As if the theft of credit and debit card data wasn’t bad enough, Home Depot has now revealed hackers have stole 53 million customer email addresses. The largest US home-improvement chain had announced.
The hackers that engineered a massive credit card breach at Home Depot last September appear to have also exposed 53 million customer email addresses. what the hackers’ plans are for the stolen.
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No financial data was accessible, but even names, emails and addresses can be exploited by scammers. It’s been awhile since hackers broke into Home Depot’s servers and stole 56 million customers.
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Home repair company warns customers to be beware of scams to pry loose personal information.. hackers stole millions of email addresses.. credit cards stolen from Home Depot being sold online. As if it wasn’t bad enough to lose 56 million credit card accounts, now Home Depot has to admit it also lost 53 million email addresses.
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It may have been four years since the series made its debut, but Five Nights at Freddy’s is still making its way to consoles. In a community update posted on November 12, 2018, creator Scott Cawthon gave an update on all of the Five Nights at Freddy’s projects in the works, with console ports among them. The ports of “all of the original games” are the project that is currently listed as “20% complete.”
There wasn’t much else information given, but it is confirmation that console ports are coming at some point in the future. Cawthon noted that the ports are being worked on by Clickteam, and they will be “new, improved HD ports.” The ports will be released on “Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation.”
While the assumption would be that these games will be released on the current generation of platforms, they seem to be very early in development, so it’s hard to tell exactly what kind of time frame there is. As for the “original games” comment, that could mean all of the games in the main series, of which there are six. That includes the original Five Nights at Freddy’s 1-4, Sister Location, and Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Simulator.
It will be interesting to see how the Five Nights at Freddy’s controls translate to consoles. The games are very point-and-click heavy on PC. However, we don’t have much of anything to go off of, considering how much development time is left.
Way back in 2016, Cawthon stated he was “talking with a few companies” about console ports. Now it seems like plans are much more concrete. Back then, he also stated that console versions would be “remakes” and not ports, but it seems things have changed.
Are you excited at the prospect of a Five Nights at Freddy’s console port? Let us know!
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12 top podcasts that break down the business of creators and influencers, according to industry insiders
From "The Colin and Samir Show" to "Goal Digger," these are the podcasts that creator economy insiders tune into.
Ethereum's upcoming 'merge' means analysts will now be able to use discounted cash flow valuation methods. Here's why one analyst sees as much as 220% upside for ether — and 3 other crypto tokens set to benefit
"Triangulation of the three DCF methods provides an average value of $6,998, 140% higher than current levels," said Mike McGlone, a commodity strategist.
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Renewal by Andersen, a window-replacement subsidiary of Andersen Corp., was ranked highest in customer satisfaction with windows and patio doors for the first time, according to the J.D. Power 2015 Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study, released in June.
The study measured satisfaction among customers who purchased windows and/or patio doors within the past 12 months, based on performance in five factors: appearance and design features, operational performance and durability, ordering and delivery, price paid for products, services received and warranty.
Satisfaction was measured on a 1,000-point scale by more than 2,400 customers who met the study’s criteria responded.
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What is a Jolchoch (Holchoch)? Holchoch is a word in Maya that means jumble, mixture, conjunction, mixture, etc. .. of many things or some to compose a substance, food or meal.
Campeche, Camp., (June 19, 2021).- As part of an internal strategy among micro-businesses in the city of Campeche, on Sunday at 8 in the morning the Holchoch Gastronomic Fair will begin in the Parque 7 de Agosto. There will a wide array of gastronomic delicacies to celebrate Father’s Day, with all the sanitary measures recommended by the Secretary of Health of the State of Campeche.
The announcement of the event was a month ago when the businessmen held a similar event for Mother’s Day and announced that they would do the same to celebrate Father´s Day.
They assured that there will be no cancellation of the event and if necessary, they would take more drastic health measures, remembering that for Mother’s Day everything they sold was to take home and they would do so for Sunday, in addition to the constant disinfection of hands, limited access to the food area and body temperature measurement to all attendees.
The objective of the Gastronomic Holchoch is to create an increase in the sales of the participants, generally dedicated to restaurant service, as well as food and beverages, since last year was financially terrible not only for them but for the entire business sector. “This situation was not exclusive to Campeche, but to the entire country, the businessmen assured.
During the presentation of the event, Fernando Pérez Gallegos, president of the Pro Innovadores de Campeche association, challenged the elected candidates of the three orders of government to create an economic development plan that helps microentrepreneurs.
Emphasizing the situation generated by the pandemic and that for June, July, and August in Campeche there was saturation of hospitals and this generated closures of establishments and limitation of activities, the businessman highlighted that 80 percent of micro-enterprises would be at risk of closure in case there is a new wave of daily cases on the rise.
“For this the emerging economic development plan, we need solvency but there is no economic flow, in addition to many lost their jobs, we have done everything possible to continue in operations, we pay our taxes and we have even given certainty to our collaborators, but there is no the conditions to withstand a second contingency ”, he concluded.


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Trinity Leeds has been named Retail Destination of the Year at the 2014 Oracle Retail Week Awards.
The annual awards see the leading names in UK retail come together to celebrate all that is great about the industry.
Trinity Leeds was awarded Retail Destination of the Year after impressing the judges for the way it has driven footfall into the city and helped rejuvenate a high street through innovative technology and an impressive food proposition.
The entry beat off stiff competition from six strong finalists and was reviewed by an esteemed jury, made up of influential figures and experts from the independent retail sector, who notably include: Andy Clarke, chief executive, Asda; John King, chief executive, House of Fraser; Vanessa Gold, managing director, Anne Summers; Chris Bush, UK managing director, Tesco; Andy Street, UK MD, John Lewis and Stephen Robertson, British Retail Consortium.
Commenting on this year’s Oracle Retail Week Awards winners, Chris Brook-Carter, Editor-in-Chief of Retail Week, said:
“Trinity Leeds and all the winners of this year’s Oracle Retail Week Awards have been recognised and celebrated for going above and beyond to respond to the developing challenges presented to the retail industry over the past year.”
Sarah Taylor, Senior Director, Oracle Retail, said:
“We at Oracle are delighted to applaud Trinity Leeds.
“The winners of this year’s Oracle Retail Week Awards have demonstrated tremendous achievements in meeting the consumer’s requirement for the provision of commerce anywhere – spearheading innovation and creativity in this challenging modern retail world.
“These inspirational retailers have focused on their customers, achieved new efficiencies, delivered outstanding results and confidently differentiated themselves.”


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As you might have heard, TomTom's GPS application hit the App Store late yesterday. Questions still remain regarding the much anticipated TomTom car kit and if it would be compatible with the iPod Touch or other GPS applications. Macrumors is now reporting that TomTom public relations manager Yann Lafargue says yes, you will be able to use other GPS applications along with Apple's iPod Touch with the car kit.
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There still is no word on pricing or availability except it will arrive "later this summer", but keep an eye on the official TomTom Twitter page for the latest "official" information.
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Used diesel demand strong in top 5 EU but performance varies wildly
Diesel demonisation may have hit new car sales but it’s also brought different used car dynamics across the top five European markets, despite continued strong demand from drivers.
Figures published by Indicata show that B2C diesel car sales were up 3% for the first seven months of 2019 – hitting 3.74 million compared to 3.64 million for the same period last year.
But while the result of restricted supply and consistent consumer demand has helped ensure that net used diesel prices have remained, largely, stable across all markets, there are intricate market variances across the big five.
In Germany, for example, used diesel car prices were up 2.8% on average in Q2 2019 versus Q2 2018. Online B2C used diesel car prices rose 2% over the first seven months of 2019, compared to a 3.5% fall in average used petrol car prices.
In Italy too, a 4.7% increase in used diesel sales for the first seven months of 2019, compared with the same period in 2018 took diesel used car market share from 68% to 68.3% this year.
Average online B2C used diesel car prices were also up in France (3.1%) for Q2 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, with petrol prices reducing by 6.4% in the first seven months of 2019.
However, in the UK, average used diesel car prices fell by 1.1% in Q2 2019, year-on-year, whilst used petrol car prices have jumped up 3.6% in the same quarter. And in Spain, used diesel car values across the J- and B-segment have reduced, with only the C-segment showing any sign of improvement.
Jurgen Klaus, Autorola Group’s Indicata’s global sales director, said: “Despite the demonisation of diesel, our data shows it is not as simple as just stating diesel is on a downward trajectory. This is highlighted by the fact that three of the five major European used car markets – Germany, France and, specifically Italy – have experienced an increase in demand in recent times.”


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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dulles Airport have seized a large khat shipment from Nigeria that was destined to an address in Washington, DC.
According to the agency, inspectors were examining air cargo that arrived aboard an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi on March 5 when they found a shipment from Lagos, Nigeria manifested as clothes and dried camellia sinensis. When officers opened the shipment, they discovered three boxes that contained dried leaves concealed in silver bags and black plastic bags. They weren’t the organic green tea leaves listed.
A CBP agriculture specialist initially determined the leaves to be khat. Officers submitted samples to a U.S. Department of Agriculture botanist, who confirmed that finding March 20.
The total weight of the khat was 66.78 kilograms, or 147 pounds, four ounces—giving the shipment a street value of about $20,000. It was destroyed.
Khat is typically grown in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and is chewed for its stimulant effect. The World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse in 1980. The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies cathinone as a schedule 1 drug.
CBP officers screen international travelers and cargo, and search for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality.
CBP seized an average of 3,707 pounds of drugs every day across the United States last year.


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The immensely popular gaming franchise is going to have a successor and the new Grand Theft Auto 6 is still expecting some attention from Rockstar as fans have been waiting for a long time and that only led to various speculations from the rumor mill.
The guys from Rockstar Games are the developers behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise and they seem to have switched their full-fledged attention to Red Dead Redemption 2 which will be launched somewhere in the fall of 2017. The game must have made the developers busy for quite some time as news regarding the upcoming GTA is still to come.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is already three years old and not only does it still receive some amazing attention from the game’s developers with countless updates it is said that the game scored big in terms of popularity and excitement among fans. The gaming giant is making a lot of multiplayer content to enjoy with their GTA Online series which is said to keep fans of the franchise entertained until the next game is ready to be launched.
A new version of the already popular Grand Theft Auto series is expected to arrive somewhere around 2020 and this decision is a fair one to make judging by the fact that a lot of console manufacturers are going to release their top models around that time.
Another safe assumption to make is the fact that the game might be massive in terms of map size, it is highly rumored that it will go all the way to a country-sized scale and some even take it a step forward in stating that it would have a map as big as the entire United States.
There are a lot of sources which have hinted the fact that the game will be able to be played in a Virtual Reality mode and if these come out to be true it should make the game be a solid mix of both first-person and third-person gameplay.
Rockstar have been keeping a tight seal over the details which will make Grand Theft Auto 6 extremely popular but irrespective of their secrecy, it will sure prove out to be an outstanding game.


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Supermarkets and suppliers were yesterday involved in a heated debate over the proposal to regulate the retail sector even as the government insisted on implementing the plan.
While retailers made veiled attempts at resisting the new policy in totality, suppliers pushed hard for the inclusion of stringent measures including penalties for delayed payments and disclosure of capitalisation in the new framework launched on Monday.
Suppliers said they have suffered for long due to the lack of a regulator who can protect their interests.
They said badly-managed retailers use their credit to expand while their businesses struggle with heavy debt.
Association of Suppliers of Kenya Chairman Kimani Rugendo said most retailers take advantage of the trust vested in them by suppliers to either delay payments or refuse to clear their dues.
“We will not supply without written agreements with clear terms of payment plans. We have done that before and ended up with debt,” Mr Rugendo told attendants at the ongoing Kenya Trade Week at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.
Suppliers want immediate payments for their goods or have the new retail sector regulations to stipulate a 15-day payment period for fresh produce while allowing between 30 and 45 days for other goods.
They also want the setting up of an office to handle matters of fair trade, a board to implement a code of practice and a disputes tribunal for the sector.
Retailers, however, opposed some of the proposals saying they may stifle the sector in the long run.
They particularly rejected a bid to have them pay suppliers on delivery, a method they say cannot work with supermarkets.
Retail Trade Association of Kenya Director Willy Kimani defended the retail chains from allegations of poor management and misuse of suppliers’ credit to expand.
He said while regulations are important in any sector, retailers need to come up with a mutual agreement on payment plan to stop debts from piling.
“We also have unhealthy competition among suppliers who simply flood our shelves with products just to keep away their competition from accessing the market. We can only pay for what we have sold and the more products stay in the shelves, the more the delay in payment,” Mr Kimani said.
Trade Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo assured the retailers that the new regulations, which would be expanded for legislation in the next Parliament, are not meant to stifle the sector.
The sector which contributes about 5 per cent to the country’s total wealth has been affected by challenges such as heavy debts, labour unrest and stock-outs.
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JPMorgan Faces Lawsuit As Customers Are Overcharged For Cryptocurrency Purchases
JPMorgan Faces Lawsuit As Customers Are Overcharged For Cryptocurrency PurchasesJPMorgan Chase is allegedly having a lawsuit filed against them over the accusations that the bank overcharged its credit card users when they used funds to purchase cryptocurrencies.One of the plaintiffs, Brady Tucker, says that Chase Bank incorrectly charged him $143.30 in fees and $20.61 in interest stemming from purchases made using his Chase card in January and February. Brady is being represented by Finkelstein & Krinsk LLP, a San Diego-based law firm.Earlier this year, in February, customers of Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, began complaining that their purchases carried hefty “cash advance” fees to appear on their card statements. The exchange publicly accused Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. of changing the exchange ’s merchant classification code, a move that instigated banks to treat card purchases of cryptocurrency on the website as cash advances.According to the complaint, prior to putting a hold on all purchases, the bank began treating such expenditures as “cash advances” in January, but did so “unbeknownst to Chase’s cardholders.” Attorneys for the plaintiff alleged that Chase Bank violated the Truth in Lending Act by not disclosing the policy shift.JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup Inc. this year started declining cryptocurrency purchases, fearing borrowers might not pay and that cardholders might dispute charges if they receive tokens that turn out to be fraudulent or illegal.Tucker stated in his complaint that he often made purchases of cryptocurrency through Coinbase and other exchanges using his credit card and would pay them off by the end of the billing cycle without being charged extra fees. He said he and other credit-card holders were “duped.”The class-action lawsuit is claiming damage compensation worth $1 million.JPMorgan has not commented on the issue so far.


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Zelda Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:ZLD) (FRA:G1G) (OTCMKTS:ZLDAF) is expected to increase its market capitalisation and reach on merging with fellow international medicinal cannabis company Ilera Therapeutics LLC to become Zelira Therapeutics.
Subject to approval from Zelda shareholders and all conditions of sale being met, Zelda is proposing to acquire 100% of Ilera through an all-scrip transaction.
Zelda reported that the merger would bring together a “leading pipeline of clinical candidates, revenue-generating medicines, and a combined strategy to disrupt global medicinal cannabis and pharmaceutical markets”.
Industry disruption is a goal in many industries, including medicinal cannabis, which is a fast-growing pharmaceutical market.
Zelda's executive chairman Harry Karelis said, “This is a transformational opportunity for both companies.
“The merger will create one of the world’s leading medicinal cannabis companies with a rich pipeline of clinically validated products under development and unique access to the world’s largest and fastest-growing cannabis markets.”
Zelda is backed by key figures in the Australian biotechnology industry, including co-founders and directors Mara Gordon, Dr Stewart Washer and Karelis, and is jointly led by Karelis and managing director Dr Richard Hopkins.
The new Zelira will target international markets with its operations in Australia and the USA so it can access large, profitable and fast-growing medicinal cannabis market segments.
Zelira aims to bank receipts from HOPE brand Ilera cannabis formulations recently launched in Pennsylvania.
Ilera Therapeutics has rights to HOPE in other markets outside of the US state and has plans to market this and other products across the US and in global markets.
A Zelira dermatology subsidiary would also produce dermatology products created by board-certified cosmetic dermatologist Dr Karyn Grossman for the retail and cannabis regulated markets.
Zelda said its proposed merger would capture synergies and predicted it would help improve shareholder value for investors in both companies.
Karelis highlighted the potential for the merger to allow Zelda to speed up its plans to differentiate itself through “robust” clinical trials and be at the forefront of the medicinal cannabis sector worldwide.
He said, “The merger will enable the combined company to accelerate plans to disrupt the medicinal cannabis and pharmaceutical markets globally.”
An “excellent fit”
Ilera chairman Osagie Imasogie welcomed the merger, saying “Ilera Therapeutics and Zelda are an excellent and natural fit, given our respective clinical development strategies and operational expertise.
“Both companies have successful track records of creating substantial value for shareholders and, together, we will retain and further build on this focus.”
Imasogie predicted the merged Zelira would capture growth opportunities and in the rapidly expanding global medicinal cannabis market sectors.
He said, “Ultimately, our objective is to deliver high quality, clinically validated products and options to patients and physicians.”
Zelda is headquartered in Perth while Ilera is based in Newtown Square, Philadelphia.
A merger of Zelda and Ilera is likely to be completed by mid-December 2019 if Zelda shareholders agree at an annual general meeting to be held by November 30, 2019.


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While Nashville often takes center stage for its dominance in the music, food and healthcare industries, it was the city’s flair for fashion that garnered national attention this month.
The Nashville Fashion Alliance reported that only Los Angeles and New York City boast more fashion companies per capita than Music City. The local fashion industry has quietly earned Nashville $5.9 billion in economic impact and that sum is projected to reach $9.5 billion by 2025, according to NFA’s analysis.
Led by Nisolo, Elizabeth Suzann, Ceri Hoover, Judith Bright and Han Starnes, to name a few, Nashville’s fashion brands and designers support at least 16,200 jobs. The jobs count is expected to hit 25,000 within eight years, according to the NFA.
“Nashville's fashion scene is growing by leaps and bounds and is a collaborative community. Very much like our music industry, it's supportive of one another,” Nashville Fashion Alliance CEO Van Tucker said in an interview with Crain’s Nashville. “While they are all competitive and focused, it is never a petty environment. They love seeing each other be successful. This is unique to our community. Frankly I think it's embedded in Nashville's DNA — whether it's the healthcare or music industry. I think in many ways it's part of its secret sauce.”
Emily Eggebrecht, founder of Consider the Wldflwrs, said she chose to launch her brand in Nashville because of its Southern charm and community support.
“I've lived in St. Louis and Dallas, and there's a sweet spot in Nashville. Everyone seems to know each other and support each other and everyone is trying to do something creative and different,” she said. “There's a lot of community support in startups, and it still has its Southern charm.”
But Nashville’s fashion industry still faces its own set of challenges. The most daunting hurdle, according to industry leaders, remains a lack of related infrastructure.
“Some designers have small runs and only need two or three pieces of each style, so big companies won't talk to them because they need a minimum, and smaller resources can't keep up with the demand. There's no place for people who need mid-level production to go. I feel like if we can crack that code, then we're going to figure it out,” said Libby Callaway, founder of The Callaway, a Nashville-based fashion brand developer.
To reach its full potential, Callaway said, Nashville’s fashion industry will eventually require the emergence of a local manufacturing hub. If designers can have their clothes made locally, even more brands will be drawn to Nashville, she said.
Tucker, meanwhile, noted that while there’s certainly no shortage of creative talent in Nashville, the city lacks skilled workers and a certain amount of business expertise.
“Most of these companies are created by people with a creative mindset, and they don't necessarily understand business fundamentals or what's necessary in a company to grow it and scale it. Most successful fashion companies have both a creative director and a business director, because it's hard to be both,” Tucker said.
But national prominence and a supportive community continues to draw in other designers.
“All eyes are on Nashville right now,” jewelry designer Judith Bright said. “I have people contact me all the time who want to move here to find work. They're moving from L.A. and from New York because they are looking for a place that is more intimate where they can shine brighter.”


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Publix announced Thursday that it is expanding its store hours, after operating on a reduced schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beginning Saturday, May 16, stores will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The company is also suspending its reserved shopping hours, according to its website.
We’re expanding our store hours. Starting Saturday, May 16, Publix stores will open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the pharmacy will return to regular operating hours. Learn more: https://t.co/Q4ZbAA0jI8 pic.twitter.com/pC3sl57SeN
— Publix (@Publix) May 14, 2020
In addition, Publix pharmacies are also returning to their regular operating hours.
“Thank you for your patience over the past several weeks while we’ve operated under reduced hours,” the company said in a statement.
It adds, “We do understand some customers prefer to shop when the stores are less crowded. We encourage you to shop during the first hour of the day, when we can better accommodate that need.”


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Natal launch likely in November 2010
by David Stellmack on12 November 2009
Price likely $80, but could be as low as $50
Our sources have started to hear more about what the future plans for Natal could look like and when it could actually arrive. The latest that we are hearing is that Microsoft is planning a launch in November 2010 in time to take advantage of the holiday buying season. It is expected that close to 14 titles will be available or support the use of Natal at launch. This is, of course, excellent news as software support will factor heavily into the success of the add-on.
The other factor, of course, will be the price at which Natal will be sold. Microsoft wants to get the price as close as they can to what is being described by our sources as the “impulse buy” amount. It is thought that in order to make that pricing work, they need to get the price under $100 for sure, with an $80 price tag being thrown around at the moment. Still, Microsoft as well as many of the developers would like to see the company get that price down to $50, if possible.
One more interesting point that has come from our sources is that Microsoft intends to ship as many as 5 million units into the channel at launch. Some will be sold in an Xbox 360 console bundle, while the others will be simply sold as an add-on unit. With that amount of units, Microsoft is banking that Natal will get a lot of attention and be successful.
As we suggested above, software that supports Natal will have more to do with its success or lack thereof than anything else. Right now, no one seems to know what titles are slated for Natal support beyond the fact that 12 publishers have said that they will support it. As we have already told you about previously, only Fable III seems to have emerged as one title that will likely offer Natal support, but at what amount is still unclear. It is likely that Microsoft, in conjunctions with the supporting publishers, will start to make some announcements around the E3 time frame as to what titles we can expect that will offer Natal support and these announcements will be vital in ramping up the buzz before Natal actually arrives.


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This is one of those funny things which makes the internet explode, until you realise that it’s completely fake. At that point, everyone just looks stupid.
In short, a video was released on YouTube which showcased Final Fantasy Versus XIII footage, but had the Final Fantasy XV logo at the end. It looks very professional and isn’t fake – in the sense that the video of the video is real. The footage itself is fake. However, the person who made the video works on a fansite called Final Fantasy Dream and made it as an entry into the “buzzies awards” at his University.
It stated that Versus XIII would be rebranded and that it would now be released on the PS3 and Nintendo Wii U.
If you want to check out the video for yourself, feel free – here’s a link so you can watch it!
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Global Chip Shortage Is an Opportunity to Attract Investment to North America
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The worldwide high demand of tablets, computers, smartphones, and vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic is putting high pressure on chip manufacturers to increase productivity. Several carmakers have decreased production because of the ongoing global semiconductors shortage, and high-tech companies are also demanding chips for their sophisticated devices.
The chip shortage is shaking the automotive and electronics industries; therefore, chip makers are now increasing production in its U.S. facilities and more investment is on the way. For Mexico, the manufacturing of semiconductors might not be suitable at this time, but industry experts agree the country might get a piece of this cake by programming the chips and participating in the packaging of these components.
“These micro components are being relocated to each of the economic regions,” said Oscar Albin, ex-president of the National Auto Parts Industry in Mexico. “High investments have already been announced to manufacture semiconductors in New Mexico and Arizona to replace what is being purchased in Asia. Those generic semiconductors are going to need to be programmed to function. That programming could be attracted by Mexico.”
Nowadays, around 63% of worldwide semiconductors are made in Taiwan. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Intel, Samsung, GlobalFoundries, and NXP are some of the global leaders in semiconductors manufacturing.
Most of these companies are based in Asia but they also have U.S. operations, and soon they will add capacity in North America to ease the global semiconductors shortage. The passage of the CHIPS Act means there is momentum in the U.S. to bring back domestic chip manufacturing with federal support through funds and subsidies.
The auto industry has been particularly hard-hit as the lack of a key component causes production delays. Intel Corp. CEO Pat Gelsinger sees the global semiconductor shortage potentially stretching into 2023.
“We have a long way to go yet,” he said in an interview after the company posted second-quarter earnings. “It just takes a long time to build manufacturing capacity.”
TSMC started the construction of its US$12 billion Arizona facility in June. This fab is expected to start mass production on the current leading-edge 5nm chip fabrication node in 2024, with a planned output of 20,000 wafers per month. Rumors have also suggested that TSMC might also use the fab to manufacture chips on its next generation 3nm semiconductor process node, boost output to 100,000 wafers per month, and build a total of six factories. The company might also consider packaging the product in site.
Neither the company nor TSMC’s chairman Dr. Liu Deyin have commented on the market rumors but they have confirmed that the company is open to expanding the Arizona plant if its customer demand increases.
The company is also expanding its 28nm capacity in Nanjing, China, and is eyeing new facilities in Japan and Germany. TSMC announced in April a US$100 billion investment plan over the next three years to increase capacity at its factories. This plan also includes a new facility in southern Taiwan.
Wei explained the company has developed a version of its 5-nanometer chipmaking process certified for use by automakers for advanced applications like artificial intelligence, though the new offering is unlikely to alleviate the current chip shortages because the shortages are of less advanced chips.
But TSMC is not the only one investing in the U.S. In March, Intel announced it will spend US$20 billion to build two new chip factories in Chandler, Arizona. The company is also investing US$3.5 billion to upgrade its New Mexico chip manufacturing plant with advanced 3D packaging technologies to help meet soaring demand for microchips essential for edge computing, 5G and artificial intelligence. Construction at the Rio Rancho site is slated to start in late 2021.
Intel currently operates four factories in the U.S., and it also makes chips in Ireland, Israel and has a single fab in China. Intel is an integrated device manufacturer (IDM), which means it both designs and manufactures integrated circuits.
But Intel is not only investing in North America. Recently, the company said it could invest as much as US$94.7 billion in Europe over the next decade to boost the region's chip capacity and will open up its semiconductor plant in Ireland for automakers.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, said at Munich's IAA auto show, the company would announce the locations of two major new European chip fabrication plants by the end of the year.
"Cars are becoming computers with tires. You need us and we need you... The aim is to create a centre of innovation in Europe, for Europe," Gelsinger added.
Samsung is another big player in semiconductors manufacturing. The South Korean company already has a plant in Austin, Texas.
Samsung released information about U.S. locations under consideration for a new chip fabrication plant, as the company prepares to break ground on a $17 billion project set to bring more semiconductor manufacturing jobs and research to the country. Some of these sites are in Arizona, New York, and Texas.
Documents filed with local authorities in Taylor, Texas, shows Samsung will make “advanced logic devices for Samsung’s Foundry business,” and construction could start in early 2022 and end in late 2024. Samsung noted it is also evaluating locations in Korea for the fabrication facility.
Another player in this industry in North America is NXP. This company owns and operates three wafer fabrication facilities in the U.S., two of which are in Austin, Texas, with a third facility in Chandler, Arizona. The representative products of these fabs include microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs), power management devices, RF transceivers, amplifiers, and sensors. NXP does approximately half of the chip production itself and outsources the other half to specialized companies such as GlobalFoundries, Samsung and TSMC.
This industry is very sophisticated; therefore, the processes are very complex. As a result, other players in the chip industry, such as Qualcomm and Nvidia, are creating semiconductor designs but outsource manufacturing to separate companies with fabrication plants, such as TSCM. Moreover, other companies like GlobalFoundries are also important for the chip making processes.
Nowadays, GlobalFoundries is investing US$1 billion to add 150,000 wafers per year within its existing fabs, most of them in New York. The new capacity will meet growing demand for chips needed by growth markets such as automotive, 5G and the internet of things.
Intel is reportedly mulling a US$30 billion purchase of GlobalFoundries, which can boost exponentially to this chip maker.
With a lot of activity in the U.S near the Mexican border, some relayed businesses can be developed in Mexico. Even though the semiconductors manufacturing might not be suitable for the country, the programming of these devices might be an opportunity to attract business.
“We already have very important companies in Mexico programming semiconductors, and this process requires qualified labor,” said Albin. “Mexico has two or three companies—even Intel itself has one in Guadalajara—but Mexico needs to raise its hand with a government policy to attract this type of investment. We have an opportunity with the semiconductor industry, but if we don't take it, someone else will.”
Albin added a big competitor in the region might be Costa Rica, whose government is willing to attract foreign investment with incentives.


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China on Wednesday criticized a US law to really encourage processor chip production in the United States and lower reliance on Asian suppliers as a menace to trade and an attack on Chinese business enterprise. The regulation signed this week by President Joe Biden guarantees $52 billion (about Rs. 4,11,300 crore) in grants and other aid to buyers in US chip factories. It responds in aspect to warnings that materials could be disrupted if China assaults Taiwan, which generates up to 90 percent of substantial-finish chips. China’s ruling Communist Celebration promises the self-dominated island as part of its territory.
The evaluate will “disrupt global trade and distort world-wide semiconductor supply chains,” mentioned a Overseas Ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin. “China firmly opposes that.”
Parts of the regulation “restrict companies’ typical investment decision and financial and trade actions in China,” Wang mentioned, without the need of providing specifics.
Disruption in chip supplies adhering to the coronavirus pandemic hampered generation of products from smartphones to autos and highlighted the world’s reliance on Taiwanese chips and Chinese factories that assemble most electronic units.
Fears of disruption have been heightened by Chinese threats to assault Taiwan, which split with the mainland in 1949 after a civil war.
Beijing introduced navy drills close to the island very last 7 days in retaliation for a stop by by Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the US House of Reps. China believes visits by American officers to Taiwan could inspire its leaders to make its de facto independence permanent, a move the mainland says would guide to war.
The “CHIPS and Science Act” calls for research paying out that would whole about $200 billion (approximately Rs. 15,81,900 crore) in excess of 10 a long time, according to the Congressional Spending budget Business office.
The Communist Social gathering has invested tens of billions of pounds establishing China’s very own chip creation sector. Its factories make low-stop chips for autos and other items but can’t offer large-conclusion smartphones and other devices.


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Awash International Bank started receiving Visa card in addition to its existing services of MasterCard which was started one year ago.
The Bank started the process to accommodate Visa after becoming a member of Visa Multinational Financial Service Corporation two years ago. Awash’s third party payment processer, Premier Switch Solutions S.C. (PSS), was also required to be certified under the new Visa standard for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS, an information security standard to prevent credit card fraud and theft of credit card data on the internet. This standard was set by the PCI Security Council, according to Mechal Bedhadha, promotion and public relations manager of Awash. The Bank will also start receiving China Union Pay and American Express card, Mechal added.
The Visa card is exclusively for those who bring a card issued under the multinational financial service corporation of Visa. Currently the bank’s branches have reached 200, with 100 automated teller machines (ATMs) and 500 point of sale (POS) terminals. Awash has been receiving the card for the last two weeks ago in all its ATMs and POS machines.
A pilot programme of the service was conducted by PSS, which has six banks as its shareholders. PSS was established for the supervision and integration of the electronic payment systems of member banks. Pioneer services were established by United Bank, Nib International Bank and Awash, and later joined by Addis International Bank and Birhan International Bank.
The payment system currently available in the country is not enough and the medium of exchange is mainly cash, Yohaness Merga, Vice President of corporate service at the bank said adding that the bank launched the Visa card platform to expand its accessibility in line with the increasing number of foreigners and tourists coming to the country.
Mechal noted that by launching the service, the bank planned to attract foreigners by giving them quality and accessible service to spend their money and increase its foreign currency earnings.
Awash International Bank was established in 1994. Its total assets have reached over 26 billion Br and its total deposits stand at 19 billion Br, according to latest figures.


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Target Corp. this week began selling Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo 3DS XL Mario Kart 7 Bundle with a $20 Bonus in a new holiday sale.
This week, customers who purchase the Nintendo 3DS XL with Mario Kart 7 pre-installed at $199.99 will receive a $20 Gift Card at no additional cost.
The Nintendo 3DS XL includes a 4.88-inch main display, 90 percent larger the current Nintendo 3DS, and include a 4GB SD card.
Nintendo in Dec. said the Nintendo 3DS has sold 6.5 million units to date in the U.S.
The hardware sold 540,000 units in Nov. in captured data by NPD Group Inc.
In addition, Mario Kart 7 became the second Nintendo 3DS title to surpass two million units in sales in the U.S.


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By Sean Moriarty
Elected members of Killarney Municipal District are to take a two-pronged approach to solving illegal parking issues in the town centre. Members are to seek a special meeting with the Council’s executive ahead of the next open meeting which is scheduled for early March.
They want clarity on the existing by-laws in the town regarding parking, and action to be taken against some motorists who Mayor Cllr Brendan Cronin says are “abusing the system”.
At last week’s KMD meeting, Cllr Donal Grady asked for an update on the by-laws connected with the ‘Safe Streets’ programme.
The programme was introduced to the town centre last summer in an effort to encourage more footfall in the town centre while at the same time providing for COVID-19 related social distancing measures.
The plan includes the full-time closure of Plunkett St to traffic, an issue that has divided the Council on many occasions. It also includes the provision of short-term “age friendly” parking spaces in town.
Mr Grady’s notice of motion led to a wider debate with some councillors stating that motorists are abusing the temporary parking arrangements as there is confusion over the application of by-laws in such parking bays.
“Current by-laws do not cover these arrangements and people know that. It is a slap in the face for progression,” said Cllr Niall Kelleher. “I urge the Council executive to bring the parking strategy before us as soon as possible as it is having an exceptional impact on the town of Killarney.”
In recent months, the Killarney Advertiser has covered several illegal and inconsiderate parking stories in the town centre. These include the prevention of a bus carrying people with special needs accessing the Christmas display at St Mary’s Cathedral and cars parked on double yellow lines in College Square which reduces access to the two “blue badge” parking zones directly across the street.
Last November Mayor Cronin, Gardai, Council officials and school principals met to discuss illegal parking on New Road at school time.
At the time the Council promised to increase the presence of the traffic warden in the area but, up to the Christmas break, the last time all of the schools in the area were open, there were still repeated incidents of cars parking on footpaths.
This prompted Cllr Michael Gleeson to bring the issue up at last Monday’s full meeting of Kerry County Council – where he demanded that the Council take action “as there has been considerable reconfiguration of streets, roads and footpaths in recent months, that the Council in conjunction with an action to prevent and punish the scourge of vehicles parking on footpaths”.
“It’s an illegal activity that demonstrates a gross disrespect for all pedestrians, very particularly for people with disability and for persons pushing prams and buggies,” he told the meeting.
Laura’s new look for Leaving Cert
NEW LOOK: Laura Cronin, who is currently sitting her Leaving Cert, cut 14 inches off her hair for The Rapunzel Foundation.
By Michelle Crean
Rathmore’s Laura Cronin headed into her Leaving Cert exams this week with a whole new look after transforming her hairstyle for charity.
Laura, daughter of Una and Donal from Rathbeg, cut 14 inches off her hair for The Rapunzel Foundation.
As her long locks didn’t get cut over the last year Laura decided to get a good chop in Katelynn’s Hair Design in Rathmore instead, and use the left over hair to create wigs for sick children.
“I thought, rather than trim it I’d cut a lot off,” Laura, who hopes to study pharmacy in college, told the Killarney Advertiser. “I wanted to cut off a lot of it, I was sick of long hair. I said that if there’d be enough I’d donate it as it’d be a shame to see it on the floor.”
Laura said that hopefully it can make a child happy if it allows them to receive a specially made wig for their First Holy Communion, or a similar occasion.
“I’d encourage anyone who has long hair to think about what they could do with it.”
€1m upgrade for Killarney store
INVESTMENT: DV8 have invested €1m to update their store in the Killarney Outlet Centre. Pictured at the reopening were staff members: Clodagh McCarthy (Store Manager), Lorraine McGough (Assistant Manager), Anuka Altanson and Sarah Murphy. Photo: Don MacMonagle
A popular Killarney fashion shop, which reopened last week, securing up to 15 jobs, has had a facelift after a €1 million investment.
Leading fashion retailer DV8, which has a network of over 50 stores across Ireland, reopened its 4,000 square feet store in the Killarney Outlet Centre.
And customers admired the new look.
DV8 sells over 40 top fashion clothing brands as well as footwear and accessories in its stores and online at www.dv8fashion.com. The hip fashion house is well-known for its uber cool shop interiors and has dedicated customers across Ireland and the UK.
“We are delighted to be reopening our new store in Killarney and confident it will compliment the existing retail offering in the town, with DV8’s unique range of male and female clothing and footwear,” David Scott from DV8 said.
“We think local shoppers will enjoy the DV8 experience, including the top fashion brands and excellent customer service.”
Kodaline to play stripped down Killarney gig
By Michelle Crean
One of Ireland’s best known bands – who have had their recently released studio album streamed more than 60 million times – as well as reached 100 million YouTube views – are set to come to Killarney.
Kodaline will play their first ever stripped down fully acoustic tour on December 4 in the Gleneagle INEC Arena, which is part of a nationwide tour across the country.
Tickets went on sale yesterday (Friday) from the www.inec.ie.
‘One Day At A Time’ is the band’s fourth album, and adds a new chapter to a career that has already encompassed three number 1 albums in Ireland, two Top 5 albums in the UK, and more than a billion streams at Spotify. Kodaline approached the album with a streamlined process that took them back to their roots. The majority of the sessions revolved around the four band members alone in their modest recording space in Dublin, with bassist Jason Boland leading the production side of things.
In 2019, Kodaline played some of the biggest shows of their career. At home in Dublin they sold-out two huge outdoor shows at St Anne’s Park, while a 10-date UK tour culminated with a packed show at London’s historic Roundhouse. Further afield, they hit festivals including Lollapalooza, Benicàssim and Open’er before becoming the first Irish band to headline the massive NH7 Weekender in Pune, India. Their extensive touring throughout Asia also included a headline set at Monsoon Music Festival in Vietnam plus dates in China, Japan, South Korea, The Phillippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan and Singapore.
“We’re excited to do our first ever stripped down fully acoustic tour, it’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time and something that’s gonna be very special for us. Hope to see you guys there,” the band said.
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The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumers’ Rights Protection has agreed on the form of the international veterinary certificate for milk and dairy export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This was reported on the website of the state service on June 24.
As reported, Ukraine agreed on certificates for export of dairy products to Oman and Qatar as well as for export of beef and products made of it to Saudi Arabia.
In 2018, Ukraine opened 85 export markets for various types of products and increased the number of enterprises that received the right to export food products of animal origin. A total of 126 producers of the country can export food products to EU countries.
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumers’ Rights Protection and the competent authority of the Sultanate of Oman have agreed on the requirements for exports of Ukrainian dairy products to Oman, the press service of the Ukrainian agency has said.
According to information on the website of the service, Ukrainian manufacturers must provide a veterinary certificate, a certificate of origin of products and a certificate of tests for radiation.
According to the agency, the work on the promotion of Ukrainian dairy products to the markets of other countries of the Persian Gulf continues.
As reported, Ukraine in 2018 opened 85 export markets for various types of products and increased the number of enterprises that received the right to export food of animal origin. Some 126 national producers are allowed to export food to EU countries.


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Former shoe firm could become 80 new homes
The owners of the Barratts Priceless shoe business headquarters at Apperley Bridge, have applied for planning permission to redevelop the site for canal-side housing.
Town Centre Securities, the Leeds-based property company which bought the site last year, wants to develop 80 homes of between two, three, four and five bedrooms on the side of the Leeds-Liverpool canal and also facing onto Harrogate Road.
The site is currently occupied by the BPL head office, but only 185 people now work there compared with 400 five years ago. BPL says the 6.8 acre site no longer fulfils its requirements as it now services only 90 stores compared with 400 in 2008.
Following a second buy-out of the business from the administrators, BPL boss Michael Ziff said he intended to relocate from its long-standing base to a smaller head office site but that BPL would remain in the area.
Town Centre Securities, which paid around £1.3 million for the site, said the housing scheme would regenerate an under-used industrial site, where offices and warehouses were ‘extremely dated’ and increasingly costly to maintain, improve the character and appearance of the area through private sector investment and boost the local economy.
The outline planning proposal says the canalside would be landscaped and public access created. In a bid to discourage anti-social behaviour, the application says communal parking areas will be avoided and instead garages will be sited behind the main building line.
The application states: “Detailed and careful consideration has been given to the proposed layout. The proposals create a development that not only respects the site and its surroundings but also creates a high quality development in this location that enhances the character of the area.”
The planning document said there was now a “clear development opportunity” for the Barratts site, some of which is located within the Leeds Liverpool Canal Conservation Area.
The Apperley Bridge site is the long-standing base of Barratts, and is currently the head office of Barratts Trading Limited, which operates the Barratts and Priceless shoe chains. Its boss, Michael Ziff, secured a last-minute deal to rescue the business for a second time in December, 2011 after it went into administration.
The deal included buying 89 Barratts Priceless shops and the e-commerce business from adminis-trator Deloitte for an undisclosed sum and saved around 1,000 jobs.
But it also meant the closure of a further 50 stores following 1,600 job losses when the business went into administration.


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Diverging Paths. Ether (ETH) has been on a tear since August 2020 with a year-to-date return of more than 360%, largely driven by the explosive popularity of DeFi. The proportion of circulating ETH supply accumulating in smart contracts has far eclipsed the amount of ETH held in centralized exchanges at 22.8%, indicating significant market demand for DeFi-related products. It is evident that the interest in DeFi has not waned, as the gap between both measures continues to widen in greater magnitude.
Talk of the Town
Banking on Crypto. New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) is spearheading a new initiative to bring digital assets right to the doorsteps of retail investors via, well, traditional banks. If rolled out successfully, any regular American would be able to buy, sell and store crypto at even the smallest of banks in their vicinity. Who’s on board? According to a representative from NYDIG, several hundred smaller U.S. banks are ready — Time to snatch a share of the much-coveted crypto pie.


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As Indian Telecom industry continues its shift to a digital business model, Telecom operators are recasting themselves as technology companies that offer a broad array of digital communications, connectivity, and content services.
Telecom operators are transforming themselves from network companies to cloud service companies to improve efficiencies in business operations, roll out new applications and services, and store and distribute content. The industry awareness to the Cloud security and cyber risks are enormous. According to the industry report, only 50% of Indian companies have their security strategy for could computing. Cloud computing has been a prerequisite for IoT from the very early days of its evolution and use as the core environment of the presence of IoT wise environments. As the IoT market have a direct connection to upcoming services and required solutions from the Telco industry a strong security measures are a must to insure those cloud based services will remain unharmed and the “Always-On” requirement will preserve. As per the industry source, it is predicted that Cyber Security market to reach US$ 200 billion from the current US$ 120 billion at a CAGR of 10.6 percent. With development such as IoT & Big Data – Security challenges in telecom networks & systems have manifold. Operators are needed to acquire security solutions to avoid cyber attacks. Increasing sophistication of cyber attacks and penetration of data breaches lead to telecom industry adopting security solutions. As per the industry report, Security software market in telecom industry will grow at a CAGR of 13.5 percent over the period of 2017 -2020. Also mobile payment transactions are increasing the risk of cyber attacks in India.
In order to discuss major issues & challenges on Cyber Security for Telecom industry – We are happy to present most awaited business summit on Cyber Security for Indian Telecom industry titled as Telecom Security India Summit 2017, schedule to be held on 20th September 2017 at Taj Lands End – Mumbai.
The event will cover all security aspect of data protection, compliance, architecture; email security, web security, governance, data loss prevention, information security, cloud, data centers etc. We take this pleasure to invite all stakeholders to come together under one roof to showcase latest products & solutions on Security for telecom industry in India. The event will bring together 100 top officials from IT department from all major network operators in India.


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QR codes are becoming the hot new item among major brands and retailers to drive consumers to websites, promotions, sweepstakes, and more. What's easier for consumers than to scan a code with a smartphone app and instantly go to a mobile website to learn more, compare products, or complete an action in order for you to capture critical customer data? A simple click is all it takes to access this information, quickly and conveniently.
Unfortunately, some consumers have found that snapping images of QR codes has also led to infection of their phones by malware. According to one anti-virus software company, a smartphone was infected with a code that sent a number of expensive text messages.
Malware is not the only risk associated with QR codes. They have been linked to phishing scams, too. If a smartphone user is asked to provide a user name and password for his or her e-mail account or a social networking site, this is a red flag that something may not be right.
Businesses and advertisers that use QR codes should be aware of these scams and create measures that increase consumer trust, such as only working with reputable QR code companies and listing traditional contact information near the QR code for the customer, in case they want to confirm.