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Hoping to strengthen its foothold in the $4 billion educational computing market, Apple Computer Inc. plans to introduce today a new kind of computer for elementary and high schools that will sell for about half the price of current multimedia systems.
The new computer, called the Emate 300, is not based on the Macintosh, which is already the most popular computer system in American classrooms. Instead it borrows technology from the company's Newton line of hand-held computing devices to create a sleek notebook-sized device for Internet browsing, word processing and other basic computing tasks.
Apple executives say the Emate represents not only a new approach for schools, but a new business strategy for Apple as it tries desperately to hold on to one of its core markets at a time when its overall market share is slipping and its financial future is still uncertain.
Unlike current multimedia computers that sell to schools for $1,300 to $1,500, the Emate costs less than $800 -- and far less when acquired in sets of eight. Initially, the machine will be available only though Apple's direct sales to schools, though Apple hopes to eventually market it to families as well, said Robert H. Kondrk, Americas Education product line manager at Apple.
At that price, computer industry analysts predict, the Emate could find an eager customer base among school districts that want to improve student access to computers but simply cannot afford enough full-featured computers. Nationwide, in kindergarten through 12th grade, there are currently 10 students for every computer; the Federal Government has set a national goal of reducing that ratio to three students per computer by the year 2000.Continue reading the main story
''This could open another layer in that market,'' said Anne Wujcik, an educational technology consultant and market researcher in Alexandria, Va. ''There are just so many $1,400 computers any school can buy.''
But because the Emate is not like any computer most students -- or teachers, for that matter -- have ever seen before, it is not likely to succeed without a great deal of market education, analysts say.
''There's a real need for something more affordable,'' Ms. Wujcik said.
Looking more like a toy than a computing device, the Emate is roughly the size of a notebook personal computer but with a sleek translucent green polyurethane steel-reinforced case. It has a built-in black-and-white monitor and, though it includes a keyboard, it also relies on a pen for input directly on the screen.
The goal, Apple executives say, was to build a computer that would function as a basic classroom tool that students would find fun to use. The core system includes a word processor, drawing program, graphing calculator and calendar.
''We've taken 20 years of education research and done everything we can to build something for the student,'' Mr. Kondrk of Apple said.
But what is perhaps most remarkable about the machine is that it does not run Macintosh software, but rather only programs written for the Apple Newton, the personal digital assistant that has achieved only modest success. A built-in infrared sensor lets students transfer their data back and forth between the Emate and programs running on Macintoshes and other PC's.
Apple executives said it was impossible to create a machine that was both low priced and yet still able to run the Mac's huge array of multimedia software.
Instead, they say, the Emate is not intended to compete with or replace the multimedia Macintoshes popular in schools, but to give schools a supplementary device. Currently, there are few options for schools looking for affordable computers that students can routinely use for word processing, communications and completing classroom tasks.
Amy Bloom, a seventh grade social studies teacher at Fair Middle School in San Jose, Calif., is hopeful that the Emate will make it possible for her school to buy more computers for students to use to prepare reports. With only one Macintosh for her class, she said, ''there's always a huge traffic jam at the computer.''
Still, said Ms. Bloom, a self-described die-hard Apple fan, the Emate is too pricey for her school to buy enough for an entire classroom of students.
Likewise, the Cupertino Union School District in Cupertino, Calif., the hometown of Apple, would like a less-expensive alternative to the Mac. ''This really fills a niche, because for a lot of stuff kids do they don't need a full multimedia machine,'' said Harvey Barnett, director of instruction and technology for the district. ''We're trying to get kids to use computers as tools in their work, and get away from schools using them to teach math and reading.''
Cupertino schools, Mr. Barnett said, have in recent years bought some Powerbook notebook computers, in addition to multimedia machines, but those computers feature more power than students actually need -- and at a steep price. Like many schools around the country, Cupertino schools also use battery-operated keyboards, called Alpha Smart keyboards, that function as basic -- and very limited -- word processors and cost less than $300. Apple's bare-bones Emate will fit in between, he said.
''Kids who really need Tauruses have been using Lincolns, while the Alpha Smart is more like a bike,'' Mr. Barnett said. ''The Emate represents solid transportation.''
If it does succeed, the Emate could help Apple hold its beachhead in the beleaguered schools market, where Compaq, I.B.M. and scores of other PC manufacturers are vying for a growing pool of money. Schools are expected to spend $4.1 billion on computers and software this school year, up from $3.9 billion last year and $3.6 billion during the 1994-95 school year, according to Quality Education Data, a market research company.
With 60 percent of the installed base of computers in primary and secondary schools, Apple is still the clear leader. But while sales of Macs to schools are rising, many of those machines are sold to replace aging Apple II computers, which Apple stopped manufacturing several years ago. Some schools have turned instead to Windows-based machines.
''Apple is still near and dear to the teachers' hearts,'' Ms. Wujcik said. ''But they need something that says in big letters, ''Yes, we're here and we're not going away.''Continue reading the main story


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Google announced a while ago that it will remove the “Movies and TV” category from the Google Play Store.
Google, which ended the use of Play Music service in 2020, is here with a similar news. The company announced a while ago that it will remove the “Movies and TV” category from the Google Play Store. This decision has brought to mind the question of what will be the fate of movies and TV series that have already been bought or rented. Here are the details…
Google Play Store will bid farewell to the Movies and TV category
According to the statement made by Google, the Movies and TV category will be removed from the Play Store. However, it will continue to serve users through the application through a different application. This app will also be Google TV.
Starting in May, it will be mandatory to use the Google TV app to buy and rent movies and TV shows on Android mobile devices and tablets. On the other hand, it was emphasized that users can continue to use the content purchased from the Movies and TV category in the Google Play Store on Google TV in the same way.
The explanation from the Google Play Support Team on the subject is as follows;

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GaN LED revenue zooms in 2013 but likely peaking
Global revenue for gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (GaN LED) rose more than 10% in 2013, but revenue growth is expected to stall in the next few years.
Driven by surging demand from the lighting, tablet and cellphone backlighting segments, global revenue for gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (GaN LED) climbed 10.6 percent in 2013, but this could mark the last hurrah for the era of double-digit dollar growth for the market.
Worldwide revenue for GaN LEDs rose to $12.4 billion in 2013, up from $11.2 billion in 2012, according to IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). Revenue growth this year is forecast at 4 percent, with sales totaling $12.9 billion, as presented in the attached figure. Although unit shipments will continue to rise, the market will enter a sustained period of flatness starting in 2015, based on data from the new IHS report entitled: “Quarterly GaN LED Supply and Demand Market Tracker: Q4 ‘13.”
GaN LEDs are a type of light-emitting diode suitable for high-brightness applications.
“The GaN LED market has experienced strong revenue growth in recent years, propelled by the combination of growing demand from the lighting and display backlighting segments,” said Jamie Fox, principal analyst for LEDs at IHS. “However, LED backlighting market revenue has begun to decline—although lighting will continue to expand. The combination of the contraction in backlighting and rise in lighting will result in flat revenue for the GaN LED market in the coming years.”
While revenue growth will stall, GaN LED unit shipments will continue to rise in the coming years, but at a more moderate pace than before. Following increases of 17.3 percent in 2013 and 7.3 percent in 2014, unit shipments will rise in the 3 to 4 percent range from 2015 through 2018.
LEDs are used extensively as backlights for liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels.
But backlighting applications including televisions and monitors will soon reach 100 percent LED saturation. Furthermore, the value of the LEDs in each television and PC monitor shipped has begun to decline.
Meanwhile, the fast growth of LEDs in tablets is slowing. The backlighting market in this area is starting to mature in terms of LED technology, and shipment levels of the tablet devices also are not growing as rapidly as before.
Overall, the GaN LED backlighting segment is projected to decline to $3.7 billion in 2018, down from $4.3 billion in 2013.
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In contrast, the GaN LED lighting segment will rise to $5.9 billion in 2018, up from $4.2 billion in 2013.
All the GaN LED backlighting applications combined still exceeded the lighting segment in 2013, at $5.5 billion vs $4.2 billion. Lighting and backlighting revenue will be on a par with 2014 and 2015, but lighting will take a decisive lead in 2016.
With its latest GaN LED report, IHS has significantly expanded its estimate of the size of the market. IHS adjusted its market view to account for all captive revenue and also to represent the true size of the Chinese market.
An example of a captive LED supplier is U.S.-based Cree Inc., which makes both LEDs and lighting products that employ those LEDs.


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PoliticalNews.me - May 10,2012 - FREIGHT SHIPMENTS DECLINED .08% IN MARCH FROM FEBRUARY
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.8 percent in March from February, declining after a one-month increase, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) released. The March level was 16.0 percent above the April 2009 low during the recession (Tables 1, 2A).
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the level of freight shipments measured by the Freight TSI, 109.4, declined from December 2011’s mark of 113.7 which was the all-time high since 1990 when BTS’ TSI records began (Table 2A). See historical TSI data.
The Freight TSI measures the month-to-month changes in freight shipments by mode of transportation in ton-miles, which are then combined into one index. The index measures the output of the for-hire freight transportation industry and consists of data from for-hire trucking, rail, inland waterways, pipelines and air freight.
Trend: Freight shipments in March 2012 (109.4) were at the fourth highest level since the early recession month of July 2008 despite the 3.8 percent decline from December 2011 (113.7 on the index), which was the highest level in the 22-year history of the series. After dipping to a recent low in April 2009 (94.3) during the recession, freight shipments increased in 23 of the last 35 months, rising 16.0 percent during that period (Tables 2, 2A). For additional historical data, go to http://www.bts.gov/xml/tsi/src/index.xml.
Index highs and lows: Freight shipments in March 2012 (109.4) rose 16.0 percent from the recent low in April 2009 during the recession (94.3). In April 2009, freight shipments were at their lowest level since June 1997 (92.3). The March 2012 level is down 3.8 percent from the historic freight shipment peak reached in December 2011 (113.7).
Long-term trend: Freight shipments are down 1.2 percent in the five years from pre-recession of March 2007 and up 10.9 percent in the 10 years from March 2002 despite declines in recent years (Table 5).
Same month of previous year: March 2012 freight shipments rose 0.8 percent from March 2011 and 14.1 percent from March 2009, during the recession, but remain below the level of March 2007 (110.8) (Tables 4, 5).
1st Quarter Changes: The Freight TSI fell 3.8 percent in the first Quarter , the first quarterly decline after two consecutive increases. The index rose in nine of the last 11 quarters (Table 10).
The TSI is a seasonally adjusted index that measures changes from the monthly average of the base year of 2000. It includes historic data from 1990 to the present. Release of the April index is scheduled for June 13.
For a webinar on the TSI, see Past Webinars. For a video explanation of the TSI, see Overview of the Transportation Services Index. A BTS report explaining the TSI, Transportation Services Index and the Economy, is available for download.
Passenger Index: The TSI for passengers rose 0.5 percent in March from its February level


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India is still working on the ban for “private cryptocurrencies” like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
However, last week the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a separate event that there will be a “window” for experiments with Bitcoin and Blockchain.
On the other side is the business. The Indian billionaire – Nandan Nilekani – is a crypto evangelist. He is a co-founder of Infosys, one of the world’s biggest IT and business consulting companies and strongly believes in the digital currencies. According to him the sector is a new “asset class” for citizens.
“We should think of crypto as an asset class and allow people to have some crypto,” said Nilekani during a Clubhouse session.
Nandan Nilekani is behind some of the most important country’s projects – the digital payment network UPI, e-governance and identity system Aadhar. In addition he is an advisor to the Reserve Bank of India. On the question about the national digital currency he said “I am not sure we need a private stablecoin or if a digital rupee will be good enough.”
The government vs the business. As we saw some of the leading businessmen are not sure that the ban of all private crypto is the best decision for India. The new project may have a negative impact for the tech industry.


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“In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this”: CEO of warehouse operator Pacific Mountain Logistics.
Something has to give.
The fate of the A380 is sealed.
So that U-turn was fast, even for the legendarily cyclical trucking business.
But traffic is up, and these are still the good times.
But freight rates remain red hot.
For the majority, pay has remained flat or has fallen over the past year.
This is a very cyclical business.
But no letup in freight rates yet.
Huge aircraft orders, booming traffic, dozens of upstarts with easy mega-funding, fierce competition, already a big collapse, and allegations of shady business.


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Chevrolet announced it will offer the first model 2015 Corvette Z06 in an auction to benefit the Karmanos Cancer Institute on 12 April at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
The Australian division of Ford is developing a new utility vehicle, called here from Everest. Spies Four-wheel caught him a 'mule' the new model, whose production version will be shown at the end of 2014 to reach the global market in early 2015.
BMW scrapped for now, offer CSL versions (made with lighter materials) of the newly launched M3 and M4. Speaking to website Top Gear, Matt Collins, product manager of the brand, explained that the current models are already light enough.


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A new ruling from the Virginia Court of Appeals is forcing Yelp to reveal the names of seven anonymous users that left bad reviews of a carpet care business. The ruling looks at the legitimacy of online reviews that cannot be verified through traditional means. Yelp currently allows users full posting rights as anonymous, believing that everyone should have the right to express their opinions without identifying themselves personally. The courts, apparently, disagree.
Drawing on a pre-existing statute, the Virginia court ruled that the reviews presented significant enough risk to the business that the owner was justified in requesting the user data. This case falls under well defined laws in the state of Virginia, but the rest of the US is still reeling from the verdict. Will this ruling forever jeopardize a user’s right to post a negative review of a business anonymously?
Is free speech the same as false advertising? Where should the legal line be drawn? In a recent Search Engine Journal article, our CEO Pierre Zarokian explores the issue in depth, examining the ramifications of this landmark ruling.


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Analysts of Ukrainian EastFruit team report the beginning of a sharp decline in prices for strawberries on the Ukrainian market. This is due to improved weather conditions and high air temperatures, which led to an acceleration of ripening of strawberries in most regions of Ukraine.
Yesterday prices for strawberries in small wholesale in Kyiv did not fall below 50 UAH/kg ($ 1.84 per kg), and today strawberries can already be purchased even for 35 UAH/kg ($ 1.3). A sharp increase of offers of strawberries is noted on the wholesale markets in the country, and factories for freezing of berries significantly increased purchases. Wholesale prices for berries in the southern regions are similar to prices in Kyiv, but strawberries in the western region of the country, in particular in Lviv, are sold on average by 7-10 UAH/kg more expensive, because the season is just beginning there and mainly berries from more southern regions are sold.
It should be noted that prices for strawberries remained at a relatively high level this season due to excessive rainfall. However, APK-Inform: Vegetables and Fruits analysts expect that the strawberry harvest this year may be close to a record. In addition, the 2021 berry season began with a serious delay, which was further exacerbated by rainy and cloudy weather.
Therefore, there were no open field strawberries on the Ukrainian market for a long time, and farmers producing strawberries in greenhouses could earn well by selling berries on average twice as expensive as last year at the same time. Apparently, Polish farmers are prudently massively switching to growing strawberries in greenhouses.
The weather forecast for Ukraine for the next few days is quite favorable, although precipitation is still expected in some regions, but not heavy. The air temperature rises. This means that the peak of strawberry harvesting in the central and northern regions may be on June 15-18, when prices may drop to the minimum.
Will the wholesale price for strawberries in Ukraine drop to the level of UAH 25/kg (less than USD 1), as it was during the peak of the 2019 season? Most market participants and farmers believe that this is quite likely. However, high quality berries of the best varieties can be sold at a much higher price even during periods of extremely low prices, because this is one of the most problematic positions for supermarket chains, and many of them are willing to pay premium prices to suppliers of such berries.
The use of the site materials is free if there is a direct and open for search engines hyperlink to a specific publication of the East-Fruit.com website.


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T-Mobile is continuing to shake things up.
The No. 4 U.S. carrier on Friday announced a promotion that will offer its entire lineup of phones for no upfront payment. It isn’t really dropping the price of phones, just spreading the entire cost of the phone over 24 months instead of using a mix of an initial down payment and monthly payments.
Still, the move shows the flexibility T-Mobile has since moving to a model in which it separates the cost of the phone from its monthly service.
“The number of reasons not to switch to T-Mobile this summer is ZERO,” T-Mobile CEO John Legere said in a statement. “This is a fantastic offer and we’re making it easier than ever for customers to get the latest amazing devices.”
Under the new promotion, which starts on Saturday, customers can get a 16 gigabyte iPhone 5, for example, for no upfront fee and 24 monthly payments of $27 per month. The Samsung Galaxy S4, BlackBerry Q10 and HTC One are all $25 per month, while the entry-level Nokia Lumia 521 is just $5 per month.
The device fee is then added to T-Mobile’s monthly service fees. Options range from a $50-per-month plan that includes unlimited talk, text and 500 megabytes of high-speed data to an option for $70 per month that includes unlimited high-speed data. Additional lines for family members cost $30 for the first extra line and $10 per additional line after that.
Though not cutting device prices, the move could nonetheless be attractive to those looking to get a new phone without a big initial cost.
Update: In a telephone interview, T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert said that the new option came in response to a move by AT&T to offer some devices for no money down.
“This is really about being fast and highly competitive,” Sievert said. “We aren’t going to cede one inch of the territory and of the momentum” it has gained from its “un-carrier” approach.
As part of its Next early-upgrade program, AT&T is offering a number of phones for no money down, with installment payments of $15 to $50 per month for 20 months. A Samsung Galaxy S4, for example, would cost $32 a month for 20 months under that program. (Customers would also pay AT&T’s standard monthly rates in addition to the device financing payment.)
Sievert did not give an end date for T-Mobile’s new offer, but said promotions such as these tend to run days or weeks, and not for months.
He also said this move was not the next step that Legere had hinted will come in the fall.
“Un-carrier 3.0 is still to come,” Sievert said.


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Worldly Heights sandwich cafe serves up new name and baguette favorites
A Heights cafe has changed its name but still aims to be a great destination for sandwiches. Le Café Joséphine has replaced Neo Baguette at 201 East 20th St.
Opened in 2018, the restaurant's owners rebranded to eliminate confusion about it being a bakery that sold baguettes, a representative tells CultureMap. The new name pays homage to general manager-owner Noor Chaabi's mother.
"We are excited to continue our journey in this great city by sharing our family’s love for traveling and food-tasting around the world, one baguette at a time," Chabbi said in a statement. She's been running the restaurant since the departure of founder Karim Kasri in 2020.
Thankfully, most of the Moroccan-inspired menu items that earned raves are still present. That starts with the Poulet Classique Baguette hailed in the Houston Press as one of the city's best sandwiches. Citing its mix of sliced chicken breast, avocado, mushrooms, roasted bell pepper, and Manchego cheese, Jeff Balke writes, "Too often, chefs will force together ingredients that sound better in theory than they actually are in practice, but not here. Every bite offered a range of flavors that seemed familiar but new at the same time."
As for the rest of the menu, familiar favorites like the Moroccan merguez baguette are joined by new options that include a spin on a lobster roll, a French fig and brie sandwich, and the Moroccan burger, which is available as either meat or plant-based Impossible protein. New items on the brunch menu include a smoked salmon Benedict, Pain Perdu topped with fresh berries and caramel mascarpone, and avocado toast that's topped with a poached egg.
Salads, soups, and a fettuccine with garlic cream sauce and saffron round out the menu. Pair them with a range of non-alcoholic beverages including locally roasted Katz coffee.
"Culinary inclusivity, diversity, and belonging is our mission," Chabbi said. "We believe fresh, healthy, and authentic cuisine should be affordable, and this is what we are most excited to share with our community through Le Café Joséphine.”


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As Trudeau meets Trump, will Canada abandon Mexico?
by Erica Alini (feat. Sarah Goldfeder)
February 13, 2017
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau navigates his first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, a third nation is watching with fingers crossed: Mexico.
The country, which has relentlessly found itself in the cross hairs of the Trump administration, has been looking eagerly to Canada for support, especially on NAFTA.
But messages coming out of Ottawa haven’t always been reassuring.
Just days after the U.S. president’s inauguration on Jan. 20, a Reuters article quoted two anonymous government sources suggesting that Canada may not be able to help Mexico if Washington decides to deploy new protectionist measures against it.
“We love our Mexican friends. But our national interests come first and the friendship comes second,” read one quote.
“Our negotiating positions are totally different. Mexico is being hung out of a skyscraper window by its feet,” a second government source reportedly said.
Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney had similar advice. “Regarding the North American free-trade agreement, keep in mind that Canada has rarely been the target of Mr. Trump’s complaints, ” he noted in a November op-ed in the Globe and Mail.
Burney, who helped negotiate the bilateral Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement under former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, suggested “Canada should be on high alert, manoeuvring carefully and marshalling support quietly in Congress and with firms that benefit from the deal.”
Such talk has rattled officials in Mexico City, despite reassurances from Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Canada’s ambassador to Mexico that Canada remains committed to NAFTA as a trilateral agreement.
Mexico’s government will now be watching the Trudeau-Trump meeting closely for signs of whether Ottawa really means it.
Meanwhile, other former government officials warn that abandoning Mexico would be the wrong strategy and ultimately harm Canada, too.
“Mexico may be the low-hanging fruit for the Trump administration, but that doesn’t mean that Canada doesn’t have a whole list of issues that the Trump administration would be interested in taking on like gangbusters,” warned Sarah Goldfeder, a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute who served under two U.S. ambassadors to Canada from 2012 to 2015.
Instead of going it alone, Trudeau should act as a “buffer” between Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, said Goldfeder, who also served in Mexico as a U.S. foreign service officer.
Pena Nieto cancelled a scheduled visit to the White House on Jan. 26 after the U.S. president suggested in a series of tweets that Mexico pay for his long-promised wall along the U.S. border. The day before, Trump had signed an executive order greenlighting construction of the wall. Since then, the White House has threatened to impose a 20 per cent tax on Mexican imports to pay for it and moved to step up removals of undocumented migrants, which is expected to send a wave of deportees to Mexico.
Trudeau would be in a good position to help restore the U.S.-Mexico relationship because his government has already started patching up its own rapport with the Pena Nieto administration, noted Goldfeder. In December of last year, for example, Ottawa ended a Harper-era visa requirement for Mexican visitors to Canada.
But what would Canada get out of stepping between Mexico and Trump?
After all, while the U.S. is the destination of 75 per cent of Canadian exports, bilateral trade with Mexico is hardly critical. Canada exported $392 billion worth of goods to the U.S. in 2016. The number for Mexico, by contrast, was less than $9 billion, according to data from Statistics Canada.
Still, if Mexico was singled out for protectionism, Canadian consumers would hurt, said Goldfeder.
Supply chains across North America are so tightly integrated that any attempt to disentangle them would drive up prices for Canadian shoppers, too, she added. That’s because Canada imports so much from the U.S., and so much of those imported consumer products have some made-in-Mexico component.
And it wouldn’t be just cars. The agri-food, cosmetic and chemical industries also have “unexpected skin in the game,” said Goldfeder, noting that U.S. companies in those sectors have come to rely deeply on Mexico’s supply chains.
Mexico, for example, is the primary source of tomato imports to the U.S. and accounts for over 70 per cent of greenhouse tomatoes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
It’s in the interest of Canadians that the Trudeau administration work with Mexico on preserving NAFTA, said Goldfeder.
A good first step would be for Ottawa and Mexico City to crunch the numbers quantifying the impact that an unraveling of NAFTA would have both on jobs and consumer prices in all three countries.
“Some of those numbers are already out there, but there’s more,” said Goldfeder.
That is roughly the approach that Best Buy took when the U.S. Congress threatened to introduce its own version of a 20 per cent tax on imports. The U.S.’s largest consumer electronics retailer handed U.S. lawmakers an analysis forecasting that its projected annual net income of U.S. $1-billion ($1.3 billion) would turn into a loss of $2 billion ($2.6 billion) as a result of the tariff, Reuters reported.
Similarly, Japanese automaker Toyota has rallied hundreds of its dealers in the U.S. to remind lawmakers of how a border tax would kill U.S. jobs and raise the cost of vehicles by thousands of dollars.
Reportedly, the moves have already given pause to some Republican lawmakers, especially those in states where firms targeted by the tariff are large employers.
A number-crunching exercise on NAFTA by Canada and Mexico might have the same impact on the White House.


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I am proud to announce that Neverlooted Dungeon has been selected to be part of the Jeux Made In France panel for Paris Games Week.
Paris Games Week is the biggest video game convention in France, which will take place at the Parc des expositions Porte de Versailles, in Paris, from November 2 to 6, 2022.
I will hold a game stand for the duration of the event with a playable demo, along with other games from Jeux Made In France. For the occasion, I prepared a short version of the demo to give a good overview of the game while being more adapted to the conditions of the event. This is the first time that I participate in a physical event, I hope it will go well.
If you go to the Paris Games Week, come and say hello. I will hold a contest so that visitors can win some Steam keys for the game.


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Amazon is buying the videogame platform Twitch for $1 billion, bringing it access to millions of people who watch games being played on the site, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
By all rights, Twitter should be wildly popular with mainstream America. World leaders, the pope, even Justin Bieber post updates there.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt said Monday he hopes his firm will reach a settlement "by the end of the year" with authorities in France in a billion-dollar dispute over taxes.
A new study concludes that collaboration among companies around the world has become the business model for the high-tech industry.
Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has deflected talk of going public for years but it looks like it is finally going to happen in 2012.
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday posted its first annual loss since becoming a public company, blaming a soaring yen and price cuts on its consoles for sinking it $530 million into the red.
China has started stockpiling rare earths for strategic reserves, a state-backed newspaper said Thursday, in a move that may raise more worries over Beijing's control of the coveted resources.
Online retail colossus Amazon.com plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in New York ahead of the year-end holiday season, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
US antitrust attorneys defended their push to restrict Apple in the e-books market as hearings opened Friday on how to punish the the tech giant found guilty of price-fixing.


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Ahead of the opening of Creations Shop and Club Cool tomorrow, we got our first look at the World Celebration Popcorn Stand menu and prices. While Disney hasn’t explicitly stated that the stand will open tomorrow, the pathway that runs right in front of it will be opening, and the menu is posted. Here’s a look!
There will be a yet-to-be-revealed souvenir bucket available for $12, refills for $2, and a regular popcorn offering for $5.25. If there will be specialty flavors, it isn’t immediately obvious. Regular soft drinks will be offered, along with Bud Light Lager and Yuengling on draft for $8 and $8.50 respectively. Perhaps the most unique offering at the entire stand is an Outshine brand strawberry fruit bar.
As always, keep checking back with us here at BlogMickey.com as we continue to bring you the latest news and photos from around the Disney Parks!


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2019 isn’t shaping up to be an good year for Apple. A survey of potential customers in the U.S. and in China found lower interest in iPhone than last year.
Market-analysis firm UBS found that 18 percent of U.S. consumers are considering getting an iPhone in the next 12 months. That’s down from 21 percent in a survey the analysts did this time last year. The result is only slightly higher than the lowest point of the last five years, the 17 percent interest seen in 2015.
The situation is not much better in China. UBS’s survey in that country found that 23 percent of potential buyers are considering getting an iPhone in the next year. The result in 2017 was far higher: 29 percent.
These analysts didn’t speculate on reasons for this reduced intent to buy. Others have cited high prices and a lack of innovation.
Investors are bearish on iPhone sales
Timothy Arcuri from UBS told wrote in a note to investors accompanying the survey results, “Investor expectations for this iPhone cycle are muted. Consensus estimate for iPhones in 2019 is for roughly 2 percent unit decline and about 1 percent revenue growth.”
The analyst firm talked to 6,900 consumers in five countries to get its full results.
UBS is far from the only analysts pessimistic about Apple’s prospects. Quite a few have downgraded their estimates of how many iPhones will sell in 2019. As a result, Apple’s share price has plummeted from $232 in early October to today’s opening price of $171, a drop of 26%.


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Hello and welcome to our live blog for Wednesday, June 17.
This page will keep you up to date on everything that happens across Nottinghamshire throughout the day.
This blog will also have all the latest traffic and travel updates, court stories, police appeals and weather forecasts.
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Rushcliffe car park charges and restrictions to resume from June 29
Car parks across Rushcliffe are resuming all regular charges and restrictions from June 29.
The borough council says it will help balance the needs of businesses, shoppers and visitors to town centres, villages and parks.
Structured daytime parking rules at Bridgford Road, Gordon Road and Nursery Road car parks in West Bridgford, Bunny Lane in Keyworth, Needham Street in Bingham and Rushcliffe Country Park will return, once again ensuring a healthy turn over of spaces to help support local economies in these locations.
All motorists are advised to follow social distancing measures in line with central government guidance when using car parks across the borough.
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s executive manager for neighbourhoods Dave Banks said: “We are pleased that our car parks can now resume their normal operations and enable the increasing numbers of visitors, shoppers and businesses to our towns and villages to find a space easily.
“There has been a significant increase in the usage of our car parks this week, as many retailers welcomed back customers to their premises, so now is the right time to help support those business owners and consumers with the return of regular parking regulations and charges.
“Resuming normal parking charges in some locations will continue to help local businesses as it did before the pandemic began, ensuring shoppers and visitors can find a space to park whilst crucially ensuring businesses benefit.
“Charges are re-invested back into car parks that are safe and attractive and for maintenance on lighting, resurfacing, ticket machines and improvements such as the highly popular RingGo service.”


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The key to a successful restaurant is customer service—and perhaps 10 espresso shots a day.
Terry Carter, 70, is the owner of Terry’s Coffee Trader in Historic Downtown Murrieta. And, he’s a one-man shop.
Carter, who has been in the coffee business for 35-plus years, wakes up at 2:45 a.m. daily and works 80 hours a week.
His secret could be that he drinks a minimum of 10 espresso shots a day—a Colombian grind being his preference.
The longtime Murrieta resident and owner of four dogs said he found success because of his customer service skills.
“I can go into any restaurant and tell you how long they’ll survive based on the customer service,” he said.


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Is the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja right in intercepting trucks cleared at the Tin Can Port by other Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officers?
Importers and truck drivers are accusing the FOU officials of “extortion” and “second clearing”; but the FOU insists that it is doing its job.
“If we get information that there was manipulation in the document presented for the release of the cargo from the port, our officers will go there and intercept the item and the affected officer will be asked to report to FOU and subsequently to the Customs
Headquarters in Abuja,” FOU Public Relation Officer (PRO) Uche Ejesieme said.
The drivers alleged that the FOU officers story on the bridge about two metres from the port and stop them for another clearance.
Some of the officers, they claimed, demand between N50,000 and N100,000 and, at times, more before allowing them to go.
Last Friday, about 20 officers of the FOU were on the bridge, stopping container-laden trucks just released from the port.
The importers and drivers appealed to the Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi; his Finance counterpart, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and the Customs Comptroller-General (CCG) Col Ahmeed Ali to call the FOU officers to order.
In 2011, The Nation learnt that Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi ordered FOU operatives, who mount roadblocks and impound cleared containers, off the road.
A senior manager of a terminal at the port, who pleaded not to be named, said the FOU officers have no right to seize containers on the bridge.
Ha said:“What are they doing on the Coconut Bus Stop bridge? The bridge leads to the port and it is about two metres away from the port. If the FOU officers are interested in the cargo clearance procedure, I think they should be allowed to come inside the port instead of killing the trade facilitation programme of the Federal Government and causing unnecessary gridlock on the road.
“It is a pity that these are officers the nation expects to go into the bush and creeks to combat smuggling, harassing innocent and law-abiding importers and truck drivers on the road. This is happening in the day time and the Customs leadership is yet to call them to order. If there is a problem with what the truck drivers took from the port to the main road, who do we blame? Who is responsible for the release of cargo from the port? Is it not Customs? Is it because of their own negligence and inefficiency that the rest of us would not be allowed to carry on with our businesses?
He added: “Customs said the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) was introduced to make cargo clearance easy from the port, but what we are seeing on this road daily is not what we expected from the scheme. We had hoped that since Customs has taken over all aspects of cargo clearance, the issues of falsified documents, under declaration, over invoicing and other import related problems, would be resolved when the goods are still inside the ports. This is an aspect of trade facilitation the Customs boss must address.”
A Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) security officer, who was at the scene, said they had in the past advised the Customs officers to map out strategies to ensure that only certified goods are allowed to leave the ports. He wondered why a Customs officer would release a cargo from the port only for another to intercept it in front of the same port.
“Who released the goods? Why must a Customs officer release the cargo from the port in broad day light and another officer would say the owner of the goods or the truck driver has questions to answer? Why? It shows that the level of trust and synergy among the Customs officers have degenerated and there is nobody in control. Therefore, there is need for President Buhari, the Ministers of Transport and Finance to address the problem,” the security officer said.
A clearing agent, Mr Kola Adepegba, accused the officers of violating the ban on hinterland patrol because of what they intend to gain from it.
He said if an importer disobeys any law, he should be checked by the superior mechanism put in place by the Customs from taking the goods out of the port.
Adepegba said: “Those responsible for the release of the intercepted goods must also be punished because it shows that some people somewhere are not doing what they are supposed to do, and that is why we have this problem on the road.
Describing the allegations as untrue Ejesieme said the unit’s operation was more of intelligence-driven, adding that its operatives could only impound containers that were wrongly released from the ports.
FOU officers, Ejesieme said, have the power to intercept any container that flouts the government’s fiscal policy.
He said: “FOU is an enforcement unit of the Nigeria Customs Service and our job is to complement the efforts of every Customs command in the zone.”
The motive, he said, was to ensure that no importer or clearing agent succeeded in shortchanging the government.
He appealed to Nigerians to give the unit information that could lead to the arrest of fraudulent importers.


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Google’s Eric Schmidt Thinks Android Is More Secure Than The iPhone, Everyone Finds It Funny
Google’s Eric Schmidt is no stranger to opening his mouth and having some strange, often outlandish words come out. The man who was famously once described as Google’s ‘adult supervision’ during some of its most successful years, Schmidt has been known to put his foot in his mouth on more than the odd occasion.
So, when he was faced with the suggestion that Google’s Android mobile operating system isn’t quite as secure as it could be, the stage was always set for the guy to say something amusing. And, in almost Ballmer-esque fashion, he didn’t disappoint.
Responding to a question from Gartner analyst David Willis at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, the exchange went something like this:
Willis: “If you polled many people in this audience they would say Google Android is not their principal platform… When you say Android, people say, wait a minute, Android is not secure.”
Schmidt: “Not secure? It’s more secure than the iPhone.”
Unfortunately, the story goes that the response actually drew more than a few chuckles from the attending crowd, which is probably not the response that Schimdt was going for. Seemingly unfazed by the reaction, he later went on to point at the Google Play Store as a sign that device makers have to stay on the straight and narrow when it comes to compatibility. The insinuation is that phones using the store to install apps are nice and secure, which would be OK if that store wasn’t full of questionable apps in the first place.
The consensus has long been that Apple’s iOS is more secure than Android thanks to the fact that all apps on the App Store are vetted by the company, and that side-loading is prohibited. So far, Apple’s approach has been to its benefit while Android is still seen as something of a Wild West affair.
The truth is probably somewhere in the middle as is so often the case, but that doesn’t stop Schimdt’s latest outburst from being quite so comical.
So what do you think of the whole thing? Do you think the Android platform is more secure than iOS as a whole? Or, do you think Schmidt had a slip of tongue on the occasion and praised the platform without giving it a second thought?


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Several high-level Tor users are protesting Apple’s handling of their concerns about an iOS app that purportedly gives users access to the privacy-enabling Tor network.
Since December, Tor users have been petitioning to remove a $0.99 Tor Browser iPad and iPhone application from the App Store, but to no avail. They’ve been running up against Apple’s notorious proprietary app approval system.
“Tor Browser in the Apple App Store is fake,” prominent Tor network volunteer Phobos wrote in a report ticket to Apple published on the Tor website. “It’s full of adware and spyware. Two users have called to complain. We should have it removed.”
It’s unclear just how many people have had problems with the app, which was created by Ronen Drihem. The current version of the app has a three-star rating based on 44 reviews. According analytics site XYO the app has been downloaded only about 51,000 times (a relatively small amount in terms of app popularity).
But now Tor users have a new complaint: The lackadaisical response of App Store curators to their concerns. Shortly after the complaint was filed in late December, the App Store responded saying they were waiting for the developer to defend the app. Since then, there has been no further response as evidenced by the trail of comments on the ticket.
After two months of sending follow-up emails and getting no replies, users are now looking to plead their case to the public. User lunar writes, “I think naming and shaming is now in order. Apple has been putting users at risk for months now.”
Another user, arma, said Wednesday that he or she wrote directly to two security researchers known to have worked for Apple. If that did not illicit a response, arma suggested getting high profile Twitter users to publicly call out Apple.
Apple did not immediately return the Daily Dot’s request for comment on this story.
This isn’t the first time the App Store has come under fire for lack of transparency. In contrast to the competing Android Marketplace, the App Store has always been viewed as “a walled garden,” according to Ars Technica. Apple even enforces a nondisclosure agreement on rejected app developers for a time to help keep their process insulated from the public.
“Apple has never described exactly what its process is for ensuring the titles in its App Store are safe,” writes Ars Technica‘s Dan Goodin. “Although the comparatively fewer reports of rogue apps for iOS suggests that the review process is more stringent than Google’s, the report ticket from Tor’s high-ranking members suggests that Apple may not be doing everything it can or should do to protect iPhone and iPad users.”
Now that Tor users are taking their battle public, we’ll have to wait and see if this accelerates the response from Apple.


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Apple has created its first television commercial specifically for China, a spot that commemorates the New Year.
The ad — which is strongly evocative of Apple’s holiday campaign in the United States — celebrates the importance of family, even as it underscores the growing importance of China as a market for Apple.
Apple’s commercial depicts a young girl using the company’s products to create a memento for her grandmother incorporating a popular song from the 1940s, “Forever Smile,” sung by acclaimed Chinese singer and actress Zhou Xuan, who earned the nickname “Golden Voice.”
The spot is aware of Chinese culture without resorting to token motifs (no lanterns, dragons or other clichés). Indeed, it was produced by award-winning Asian filmmaker Ann Hui On-Wah, art director William Chang Suk Ping and cinematographer Christopher Doyle.
The debut comes as Apple is rapidly expanding its retail presence in greater China. The company has 15 stores in mainland China and three in Hong Kong. It opened three stores in January — Zhengzhou in Central China, Hangzhou in Eastern China and Chongqing in the southwest — and plans to open another on Saturday in Tianjin in the north.
Its store in cosmopolitan Shanghai is the busiest in the world — attracting some 25,000 visitors a day.
Apple is winning over affluent and brand-conscious Chinese consumers, earning the most coveted brand status among the country’s wealthiest consumers, according to China-based luxury publishing group Hurun Research.
The company is reaping the rewards: It brought in $16.1 billion from China during the December quarter.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.


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TOKYO — Mitsubishi engineers are taking the lead in developing a commonized body-on-frame truck platform to underpin midsize pickups and SUVs at Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, outgoing Mitsubishi Motors Corp. COO Trevor Mann said in an interview last week.
That architecture will be used on replacements for the Mitsubishi Triton, Nissan Navara and Renault Alaskan pickups as well as the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport SUV, Mann said.
It also may be used, Mann added, for the U.S.-sold Nissan Frontier, a product that has grown long in the tooth since its last makeover. Although the global Navara platform was redesigned in 2014, and has since yielded versions for both Renault and Mercedes-Benz, Nissan's U.S. dealers never received a Frontier version of the update.
Mitsubishi was tapped to lead the pickup project after it joined the Renault-Nissan alliance in 2016. That was because Nissan deemed Mitsubishi to have the best pickup competence, as seen in the Triton, a workhorse of Southeast Asia.
"Shortly after the alliance, we did a detailed technical study between the two, and we found that Mitsubishi had many advantages over the Nissan platform," Mann said.
Among them: frame design, sourcing footprint and logistics costs — especially in Southeast Asia, where Mitsubishi and Nissan have sizable production and customer bases for their rival trucks.
Still unclear is what that means for the U.S. Mann said the new platform is years away.


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The Indian technology sector has been thriving since the last decade. India has been a playground for global brands and has emerged as one of the key markets—especially for telecom and smartphone companies, with growing mobile phone penetration and faster connectivity.
Not just that, the Covid-19 pandemic has also changed consumers' lifestyles in various ways; as work from home is the new norm and remote learning the new saviour, current data needs have gone through the roof. Data from the department of telecommunications showed that Indians consumed an average of 307,963 TB or 307 petabytes (PB) of data between March 22 and March 28 this year. And according to a TRAI report, mobile users in India consumed 55 million TB of data in 2019. This proves that the new breed of mobile users in India need updated connectivity/speed at their fingertips.
These growing numbers also show that with each generation, the telecom sector has evolved to increase consumer convenience. For example, 2G helped individuals accomplish something as fundamental as sending/receiving text messages and increased voice capacity. The entry of 3G led to the popularity of mobile data, which allowed consumers to browse the Internet, run advanced applications, and stream videos. This led to faster and better connectivity but left consumers wanting more, leading to 4G, which delivered a better mobile broadband experience. Today, as a chunk of the population goes online, the need for super-fast data speeds and a digital-led lifestyle is becoming stronger.
Deploying 5G to build an ecosystem that supports network evolution
While the world is working towards the deployment of 5G as a technology and building an ecosystem around it, it is crucial for network infrastructure providers to ensure steady and effective network evolution over time. Technology is critical to India’s digital aspirations and 5G will be a distinct advantage to bring us one step closer to realising that dream.
Network providers and infrastructure developers are working round the clock to meet this constant need for higher speed. For close to 60% of smartphone users, the best standard for 5G is to convey speeds faster than their current mobile networks. Video consumption is increasing day by day and according to a recent Cisco report, video will account for 82% of all internet traffic by 2022. Further, in the future, services such as AR/VR applications will put even higher requirements on network performance. The need for better customer experience means that operators must continuously adapt and expand network capacity.
What 5G will also bring along will be increased consumption of data-centric applications. For instance, ardent gamers will have the option to play quality games on their smartphones, aided by cloud-connected servers.
The technology will give a fillip to a whole ecosystem of immersive apps. From feature-rich navigational ones, faster file transfers, payment across devices to those monitoring your connected car—the whole app economy will take on an entirely different definition. In addition, accessibility to ultra-high-resolution video calls and seamless video streaming will complement consumers’ changing lifestyles, along with improved AR/VR experience for customer service. For example, brands such as Ikea and L'Oréal have customer service apps which use such new-age technologies to let customers experience placing furniture at home and trying different hairstyles, respectively.
Need for fast-charging technology
5G’s advanced connectivity will herald the dawn of a new connected era where devices are always in ubiquitous application scenarios, which brings with it higher energy consumption requirements. This presents new opportunities for charging technologies—a more efficient and safer technology will play a crucial role in the 5G era.
“Insights On the Go Survey”, a recent survey by CyberMedia Research (CMR) finds that consumers are not just interested in long battery life; they believe innovations in fast-charging technology play a more significant role in their daily lives. This is a vital takeaway. Batteries will need to adapt to new usage patterns and must be longer-lasting, lower-cost, and safer. Every new feature that consumers demand from their smartphones means more stringent demands on their phone’s batteries and charging technology. This has emerged as one of the key factors for users as well as smartphone brands to not only introduce fast-charging technology but also highlight the safety measures being taken to provide users with a safe, efficient, and convenient fast-charging experience.
Future usage scenarios include heavy app usage, cloud gaming, live video streaming, and sharing, among others. The fifth generation of cellular communication technology will bring a whole new architectural change in India. It will connect industries in real-time, helping drive more content consumption and build intelligent experiences.
Wireless connectivity has brought about a revolution in our lives and provides the lens through which we look at the world. Within this, smartphones have played a bigger role in taking connectivity to the next level every few years, with improved technology. With these constantly changing needs, a brand must be on top of its innovation game to meet consumers’ ever-evolving demands.
Views are personal. The author is vice president and R&D head, OPPO India.


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The world’s largest hip-hop festival honors Nicki Minaj with her own day. Ahead of the Queen’s headlining set at Rolling Loud California, the RL team announced that her performance day (Friday, March 15th) will officially be known as ‘Pink Friday.’
As a token of appreciation for Nicki’s legion of Barbz attending the fest in March, fans will have their Gag City fantasies fulfilled through many exciting opportunities. From limited edition merch to exclusive on-site activations, Rolling Loud is looking to make a statement this year. Plus, Nicki’s set at RLCA is the only stop in Los Angeles on her Pink Friday 2 Tour.
Single day tickets are on sale this Friday, Jan. 19 at 12pm PT via www.rollingloud.com/california-2024.


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I love the Dos Equis ad campaign in which the Most Interesting Man in the World (He took the title from me.) proclaims, “I don’t always drink beer but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.” He ends each spot with, “Stay thirsty, my friends.” I think I am going to end each blog this year with, “Stay patient, my friends.”
The verbal sparring regarding the Greece situation has started in full force. In case you missed it, the socialist leaning party won the election in Greece. They want the European Union to provide leniency on Greece’s repayment of bailout money. The EU has indicated it will not bow to Greece’s demands and is demanding Greece repay its debts. US durable goods orders dropped in December, prompting concerns of an economic slowdown. Several large companies have reported earnings that missed expectations and they are warning about earnings shortfalls for the coming year. Everywhere you look there’s bad news yet again. Or is there?
Perhaps the most significant news impacting the packaging industry this week is Rock-Tenn and Mead Westvaco announced they are merging. Combined, they will have nearly $16 billion in revenue worldwide in the containerboard/corrugated segments. Once again, a mature industry is demonstrating that consolidation will improve the profit pool. That will continue to put pressure on other public companies in packaging to seek strategic alternatives. For those of us that are smaller players in the packaging industry, this pressure will create great opportunities. As with any large merger, there will be job losses from synergies between the two companies. I’m sure that won’t be a lot of fun for a lot of people. However, there will be talented people available that can contribute to your business almost immediately. There will also be opportunities for competitors to take share due to the distractions associated with the merger. There will also likely be large suitors looking for “tuck in” acquisitions of smaller players.
In my little world of labels, Honeywell, which purchased Intermec a few years ago, announced it was acquiring Datamax in mid December. The same results demonstrated above apply to this acquisition. Disruption creates opportunities. While the macro economy gets all the news, the real action happens on the micro economy level. Pay attention to what’s impacting your world and stay patient with the what is happening in the world, my friends.


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Zoho slows frantic growth, works on integrating Web apps instead
But it still offers the broadest Web productivity suite
Computerworld - Nearly four years after its launch, Google Docs still consists of just three components: word processor, spreadsheet and presentation maker. This "less is more" approach, while natural for a resource-challenged start-up, remains puzzling coming from a $22 billion-a-year giant ostensibly committed to beating Microsoft Office.
Instead, it's been the little guy, Zoho Corp., that has built the broadest Web productivity suite out there. Today, it offers 20 office and business apps (21 if you include e-mail). These range from the basic word processor and spreadsheet to specialized HR and business intelligence apps, to its most profitable offering, a Salesforce.com-rivaling CRM app that has more than 10,000 paying users, said Chief Evangelist Raju Vegesna.
"Believe it or not, we were competing with 17 online word processor apps when we launched in 2005," Vegesna said. "And when Google launched Google Docs [a year later], we thought we'd get crushed."
By driving its now-350-strong Indian development team hard, Zoho has thrived, while others, like ThinkFree, have faded.
Not only does Zoho have more than 2 million paying and nonpaying users, its revenue has been growing at a rate of 40% per year and it expects to hit profitability by year's end, Vegesna said. (A New York Times story that said Zoho had $50 million in revenue last year failed to note that that total was for Zoho's parent company, which operates two unrelated divisions, Vegesna explained.)
"Google Docs validated the market," he said. "It is the best thing that happened to Zoho."
Vegesna is confident that Microsoft Corp.'s coming Office 2010 as well as its belated online entry, Office Web, will also prove to be boons for Zoho. And he's unworried about the potential creation of Oracle Cloud Office, saying he doesn't expect it to arrive "for four or five years."
He also said Zoho has slowed its breakneck rate of development to the relatively relaxed pace of about three new apps per year. Rather than a sign that it is easing up on the gas pedal, Vegesna said it's a shift in strategy to polish up its existing apps and knit them together better.
Recent improvements, he said, include letting users open an attachment with Zoho Writer inside the Mail app and attaching files stored in their Google Docs database. Others include letting users quickly edit sales leads stored in the form-based CRM database in the more powerful Zoho Spreadsheet, and letting users sign in via their Google, Yahoo and Facebook accounts.
The goal is to reduce friction and let its users, mostly workers at smaller, distributed companies, move around the various Zoho Apps as quickly and painlessly as possible, Vegesna said.
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Head of Market Development Jayco Fung to assume the role as acting director from 2 Feb 2019
Adam Beaumont, Asia Pacific Regional Director of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), will step down from the role on 1 February.
As a trained Forest Scientist with an environmental law background, Beaumont joined FSC Australia and New Zealand as CEO in 2015 and became FSC Asia Pacific Regional Director in 2017. During his tenure, he developed the five-year FSC Asia Pacific strategy which aimed to improve the professional operation of FSC in the region. It also focuses on driving growth of FSC in traditional and new markets using a value-chain approach, government and key stakeholders engagement, and increasing FSC’s relevance and uptake through the development of national forest stewardship standards. Under Adam’s leadership, FSC hosted two Regional Business Forums in Vietnam and India to bring together international buyers and sellers of FSC material. Adam also initiated the development of a new Regional Standard to support more Smallholders to join the FSC system.
“It has been a pleasure to work for FSC over the past four years and see the FSC brand awareness grow, our certified area increase to 200 million hectares and the number of businesses buying and producing FSC products reaches almost 40,000,” said Beaumont. “I want to use this opportunity to thank FSC supporters, members, forest growers, companies, retailers and consumers who have helped FSC be a force for good for the world’s forests.”
Lieske van Santen, Global Network Director, FSC International said, “We are appreciative of Adam’s leadership to promote responsible forest management and bring FSCs teams across the region together to deliver on our joint mission. He’ll be missed in this role but we look forward to working with him in a different capacity.”
Head of Market Development of FSC Asia Pacific, Jayco Fung, will act as the Regional Director until the recruitment of a full-time director is completed. An active recruitment process has started and the position is posted on FSC’s website. Beaumont will continue to support FSC on key projects as a Senior Advisor.
Fung is based in Hong Kong and has been with FSC since 2014. She has been responsible for driving growth and market uptake of FSC certifications across the Asia Pacific region.
Find out more about the joining the team: https://ic.fsc.org/en/what-is-fsc/fsc-careers/id/2259


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Today is August 31st. And that means that a new BlackBerry device, arguably the best one ever made, has officially landed on T-Mobile. That’s right. The heralded BlackBerry Bold 9900 with 4G HSPA+ capabilities has finally landed after long last and it is now available over on T-Mobile’s website for a whopping $300 on a new two year contract. This is T-Mobile’s first 4G BlackBerry handset.
The $299 price is going to come after a $50 mail-in rebate so if you’re the forgetful type, I suggest looking elsewhere, maybe at Walmart where the phone actually costs $170 on a new contract which is a little easier to swallow than $300 with a mail-in rebate.
In case you’re not up to speed, T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Bold 9900 features 4G speeds, a high resolution touchscreen, a full physical QWERTY keyboard, the new BlackBerry 7 OS, and a 5MP camera.
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Fultondale's Bojangles Famous Chicken n' Biscuts has been sold.
Located at 1600 Morris Ave. in Fultondale, the restaurant opened its doors in December, but according to a report last fall, this location was already for sale shortly after the building permit to construct it was issued.
South Carolina-based MAR, the developer who built the Bojangles sold it to Cahaba Valley Investments LLC.
The price tag was $2.28 million, according to Jefferson County public record.
Bryan Holt of Southpace Properties represented the buyer in the 3,800 square-foot restaurant. Holt said his client made the purchase as an investment.
Bojangles announced last year a number of Birmingham area locations would be opening, but right after Atlanta's Venture Construction obtained a $797,000 permit to build the building in September, it was listed as for sale for $2.2 million on LoopNet.com.


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>> Brian Atwood has just inked a deal with Jones Apparel Group to create a new contemporary clothing and accessories line, B Brian Atwood, set to launch for Fall 2011. The footwear guru — who was reportedly asked to leave his role as creative director for Bally earlier this year — describes his upcoming clothing line (and ready-to-wear for his high-end Brian Atwood line, possibly premiering in around a year) as, “a little more sexed up than you would see at Bally.”
B Brian Atwood footwear will roll out first in Fall 2011 — with prices ranging from $200 to $500 — and a focus more on flats and mid-heel heights instead of the sky-high heels that typically populate Atwood's signature line. Jewelry and handbags will launch the year after, with clothing and sunglasses coming in the following seasons after that.
Atwood says B Brian Atwood is not a diffusion line »
“The cool, East Village girls who have great style are kind of a muse,” said Atwood. “It will just be with a different edge, but always have the same core values [as Brian Atwood.] Our brand essence is fun. It is lipstick, boys and killer heels." In fact, Jones has already created a B Brian Atwood logo — a lowercase "b" scrawled in lipstick.
The line is aimed at high-end department stores and upscale specialty boutiques, and Atwood notes: "We don’t ever call it diffusion because it is really a counterpart to the main line. It was something I felt that we needed as part of our brand. We love what we do and if we can give any part of Brian Atwood to a larger audience, that is what really excited me.”
Jones has not invested in Atwood's namesake line as part of the partnership.


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WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max has unveiled the subscription prices and other details for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and other European countries in which it will launch on Oct. 26 and next year.
The company said that it would also add Turkey, the Netherlands and five other additional European markets to its launch schedule for 2022.
And Christina Sulebakk, general manager of HBO Max Europe, Middle East and Africa, unveiled that “for the time in the Nordics at launch, and next year in Spain, Portugal and Central Eastern Europe, HBO Max will make Warner Bros. films available on the platform just 45 days after their theatrical release.” The streamer said this would, among others, also apply to the Netherlands and Greece. Added Sulebakk: “This is a game-changer for fans.”
In terms of subscription prices, HBO Max said the streamer would be “attractively priced with a new yearly subscription introduced that offers 12-months access for the price of eight, representing a saving of more than 30 percent and bringing the monthly cost down to approximately €5.99 ($6.95) in Spain and Finland.” In addition, the current monthly subscription price will be reduced for customers in the Nordics – for example, going from 109 kronas to 89 kronas a month in Sweden – and “an already appealing monthly price will be maintained for customers in Spain” at €8.99 ($10.43) per month, Sulebakk said. The new annual subscription price for Spain will be €69.99 ($81.20). “On top of this, special introductory offers for new customers will be announced before the service goes live on Oct. 26.”
The news was unveiled during a virtual European launch event for HBO Max on Tuesday. Speakers included HBO Max executive vp and general manager Andy Forssell, Priya Dogra, president, WarnerMedia International, EMEA and Asia (excluding China), and Johannes Larcher, head of HBO Max International. The event also provided a sneak peek at some upcoming series.
Currently, HBO Max is available in the U.S. and 39 territories across Latin America and the Caribbean. Next year, 14 additional European markets, including Portugal and territories in Central and Eastern Europe, such as the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, will get the streamer. An expansion into such major European markets as the U.K., Germany, Italy and France may be a few years off though as HBO has a licensing agreement with Comcast-owned European pay TV giant Sky, which expires in 2025.
Consumers in the Nordics and Spain will be the first Europeans to get access to U.S. and international HBO Max originals, as well as films and shows from the Warner Bros., HBO, DC and Cartoon Network brands. This mix of U.S. and local productions will provide a content lineup “like nothing on the planet,” Dogra said on Tuesday.
Among the key content reveals made during the event, executives screened a teaser for Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, a new clip for the upcoming third season of Succession, a first look at Peacemaker with John Cena and news about the timing of the debut of Sex and the City sequel And Just Like That... .
As of June, HBO and HBO Max had 67.5 million subscribers worldwide. Forssell said in a video comment on Tuesday that given its content pipeline, its early momentum and further market launches the streamer was “confident about this year, next and beyond.”
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Our MENA Telecoms Update reviews the most significant regulatory events occurring in the region between 15 October 2022 and 31 January 2023.
In this update, Telecom Egypt obtained 5 MHz of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band, while in Saudi Arabia STC won 60 MHz in the 2.1 GHz band in a spectrum auction for non-terrestrial networks.
Omantel completed a transaction to sell and leaseback its towers portfolio to Helios Towers, with the price per tower being almost twice than seen in similar transactions in the region.
Türkiye wants to develop a tariff comparison tool for telecoms and internet/TV services, with the tool to be hosted by the e-government portal.
The Turkish telecoms regulator BTK is developing a system that would allow consumers to control who can contact them for advertising purposes. As a response to inflation, BTK increased price caps for retail mobile tariffs (by 40% in April and 26% in October 2022), and also the fee levels for using numbers and frequencies (by 123%).
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Google's entrance into the local business ad market Friday is expected to benefit the overall local search advertising industry.
It launched local business ads in beta to let its AdWords advertisers in the United States, Canada and Britain promote their “location-based products and services.” The ads are integrated into Google's maps.
“The market is so young now [that] any innovation by any of the players tends to raise the tide for the other major players,” said Heath Clarke, chairman/CEO of Interchange Corp., Irvine, CA, which owns Local.com.
Matt Booth, vice president of interactive local media at The Kelsey Group, Princeton, NJ, agrees.
“Local.com and a lot of folks buy traffic from the large portals,” he said. “It is good for everybody because there are more traffic opportunities.”
Google launched the local business ads service after testing it for at least five months with large advertisers such as Barnes & Noble, Booth said.
He expects Google to monetize the service not only with the search engine's current AdWords' advertiser base but also with Verizon's client base. Because Verizon said last week that it is becoming an AdWords reseller, it may load up a “large base of advertisers” into Google's local business ad program, Booth predicted.
Google also offers something different in the local search ad market: ads integrated into maps.
“This is the first time anyone has integrated pay-per-performance elements onto a map,” Booth said.
Ads appear as part of Google's maps on Google Local and in text-only format on Google.com and other sites in the Google network. When a Google Local user searches, up to three local business ads may appear as “sponsored links” below the search results. The highlighted listing includes the advertiser's business name, two description lines, its URL and the business's physical address, culled from Google Local's business listings.
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Insight Communications recorded revenue of $265.5 million in its second quarter ended June 30, an increase of 9 percent year-over-year.
At the end of the quarter, Insight counted 775,600 total customer relationships and 2.08 million revenue-generating units. RGUs increased by 88,100, or 4 percent, year-over-year but decreased by 3,300 sequentially.
Total average monthly revenue per basic customer was $123.25 in the second quarter, compared with $121.13 a quarter earlier and $112.29 a year earlier.
Basic subs dropped by 12,000 in Q2, leaving Insight with 710,800 basic customers as of June 30. Digital customers increased by 13,000, giving Insight a total of 540,900.
Insight saw a net gain of 1,300 high-speed Internet customers in its second quarter, for a grand total of 517,500. And voice connections dropped off by 5,700, leaving the operator with 310,000 telephony subs.
As of June 30, 99 percent of the company's customers were passed by two-way, 750 MHz or higher-capacity upgraded network, Insight said.
And Insight saw advertising revenue increase, from $8.5 million a year earlier and $8.7 million a quarter earlier to $10.4 million in the second quarter of 2010.
Insight, the ninth-largest cable operator, serves consumers in the three contiguous states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WLFI) - The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for over a million chainsaws from Harbor Freight Tools.
Click HERE for the full press release with model numbers
The recalled chainsaws are 14-inch electric chainsaws sold under the Portland, One Stop Gardens, and Chicago Electric brands.
Harbor Freight Tools has received 15 reports of chainsaws continuing to operate after being turned off by the operator, resulting in three laceration injuries including one serious injury to the arm requiring stitches.
The chainsaws were sold at Harbor Freight stores from May 2009 until February 2018 and sold for about $50.
According to Consumer Product Safety Commission site, consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chainsaws and return the product to their local Harbor Freight Tools store for a free replacement chainsaw.
Replacement units will be available starting May 21, 2018.
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Apple is scrambling to strike deals with Hollywood studios to offer ultrahigh-definition films on its new Apple TV, but discussions have been hampered by disagreements over pricing, according to people with knowledge of the talks.
The tech giant will unveil the new version of its streaming media device at an event Sept. 12 and tout its compatibility with new 4K televisions, people with knowledge of its plans said. The 4K format offers more than 8 million pixels per frame—significantly sharper than traditional high-definition video at the same size. Apple will also reveal updates to its iPhone and Apple Watch, according to people briefed on its plans.
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Popular Apache Jii promises to be a pageant of colorful sights and sounds
On Oct. 21, historic downtown Globe will transform into a lively celebration of Native American culture when the 34th annual Apache Jii event gets underway.
Ellen Kretsch, executive director of the Globe-Miami chamber of commerce, said the event will feature plenty of entertainment, arts and crafts booths, Native American foods and much more.
“There is so much color and excitement. You have the drummers in the background and the jingle from the ladies’ dresses as they dance,” Kretsch said.
“Each booth has something different; visitors will see everything from sand paintings to woven baskets and each tribe having a unique style, to jewelry and carvings and more. The day is a feast of color, music and enticing smells from the food court,” she said.
Although the event is called Apache Jii—“jii” means “day” in the Apache language—Kretsch said they have invited artists and entertainers from any tribe to participate.
“We have called it ‘Apache Jii’ to honor our neighbors, the San Carlos Apache Nation,” she said.
In addition to booths that feature jewelry, painting, beading, and wood and stone carvings, Kretsch said the event will also feature demonstration booths where artists will show the crowd how they do their beautiful work.
“The wide range of artwork on display is phenomenal. We have many visitors who come every year to do their Christmas shopping,” she said.
Kretsch said the crown dance groups are always especially popular with attendees.
“While the groups participate in many ceremonial and important tribal events such as Sunrise Ceremonies, for this event they will be doing dancing of a social nature,” she said, adding that Apache Jii will also feature several other dance groups, along with flute players who will be performing original compositions.
When hunger strikes, Kretsch said people of all ages will find plenty of tasty treats at the food booths.
“Anyone who loves fry bread will be in fry bread heaven with all the vendors here, each offering a little something special to make their fry bread stand out, whether it’s sweet or savory,” she said.
Kretsch is looking forward to the festivities and watching as people who are interested in Native American culture and art gather in downtown Globe.
“We have a good mix of attendees with visitors from overseas as well as hometown attendees. We actually just took a call from visitors from Germany who are in California who will be coming over for the event,” she said.
34th annual Apache Jii
When: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, October 21
Where: Broad St., Downtown Globe
Details: 928-425-4495 or visit globemiamichamber.com/events-calendar.


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Life360's acquisition of Tile is putting owners of geolocation tags in an uproar: here's what's happening
When it comes to personal data, including data acquired through tools and devices equipped with location systems, the storage and handling of that data is paramount. The use and sale of such information by companies can be a potentially endless source of revenue, which is all the more reason for Tile tracker users to raise their antennae and pay attention to what's going on.
Last month, the U.S.-based tracking systems company was acquired by Life360, another American company specializing in providing location-based services to users around the world. The latter's flagship product is the app of the same name: launched in 2008, it shares one's coordinates, notifications, emergency messages and more with family members, friends in one's circles and third parties that offer specific services based on a person's location. Although, at least at first glance, everything may seem perfectly normal, a report recently published by "The Markup" is worrying users and experts, as it would have exposed some shady behaviors on the part of the company.
Tile and Life360, what's going on?
According to the document, Life360 is ready to sell the data recorded by the trackers of 33 million Tile users. An extremely large amount of data and users, due to the fact that Tile was the first to produce the well-known tags to be applied to keychains, backpacks and other valuables in order to keep track of them and avoid any possibility of losing them forever.
As early as 2020, as pointed out by "The Markup", the company would have entered its coffers as much as 16 million dollars with the sale of the locations of the users of its services. To point the finger against Life360 there would be some workers in the sector, such as a former employee of the partner company Cuebiq, which would confirm that in the past the same information would be widely exploited for the realization of marketing campaigns, made anceh by third companies to which the data were sold.
Life360, the denial of the company
Right away came the denial by the founder and CEO of Life360, Chris Hulls. For the number 1 of the company, the data of the subscribers to the application are a fundamental resource for the company, indispensable to provide the free services that are usually part of the package of its best-known product.
At the same time, however, Hulls stressed how Life360 has put in place stringent policies on user privacy; the information, he explained, would not allow in any way the identification of the person connected to them. A due reassurance even if, as it happens in these cases, it could not be enough to make users sleep peacefully.


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Amazon India on February 23 announced its partnership with Mahindra Electric to further strengthen its commitment towards electric mobility in the country.
The company had last year announced that its fleet of delivery vehicles will include 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025 in India.
Mahindra Treo Zor vehicles have been deployed in seven cities so far including Bengaluru, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Indore and Lucknow with Amazon India’s network of delivery service partners.
Mr Akhil Saxena, VP, Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, Amazon, said, “We continue to work with several OEMs to build a fleet of ‘Made in India’ electric vehicles that ensure sustainable and safe deliveries of customer orders, and this partnership with Mahindra Electric is a testament of our commitment.”
Mr Mahesh Babu, MD & CEO, Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, said, “We are proud to partner with Amazon in deploying Mahindra Treo Zor EV in their delivery partners’ fleet. We believe, this will redefine India’s logistics and last-mile delivery needs and at the same time help Mahindra and Amazon to achieve our sustainability goals.”


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Sony’s new 31MP APS-C sensor has a global shutter and might come with the A6700/A7000
Rumours of a new “Mini A9” APS-C Sony camera seem to be popping up more and more as we get closer to Photokina. But a new announcement today may offer some insight into what may be announced in a couple of weeks.
Sony has today announced a new 31MP APS-C sized CMOS sensor with a global shutter. 31MP is slightly larger than 6K, and while 6K isn’t unheard of, it’s possible that the new Sony IMX342LQA isn’t destined for a video camera, but a stills camera.
The new sensor is part of a new “Pregius” line of sensors, about which Sony writes…
The Pregius is global shutter pixel technology for active pixel-type CMOS image sensors that use Sony’s low-noise CCD structure, and realizes high picture quality.
As I said, 6K (and 5.7K) isn’t unheard of in video cameras. RED, Panasonic and even Sony themselves make 5.7K and 6K video cameras. But the speed of this sensor suggests that it might not be destined for high-end video. At 6K, you’re going to get between 25-35 frames per second, depending on bit depth. And even 4K at 60fps is a bit of a stretch, from looking at this chart.
Most people buying dedicated cinema cameras today are going to expect a lot more than that, even if it does have a global shutter. But in something like a potential A6700 or A7000? Sure, I can see that happening, and while it may offer a global shutter, I can’t see it affecting A7III or A7RIII sales.
It is still, of course, possible that the new sensor will be going into a cinema camera, where global shutters are in high demand to eliminate the “jello wobble” artifacts that rolling shutter sensors cause.
But putting it into a camera that will be as widespread as an A6500 successor will allow them to get a lot more feedback on the technology sooner. And it makes sense that they might put it in a relatively low-end camera first to test the water and see how well it works in the real world.
We’ll just have to wait and see until the Photokina press briefing. But, for now, if you want to find out more about the new IMX342LQA sensor, check out the specs on the Sony website.
John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.


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PSP Go will not be the death of UMD. Sony plans on supporting physical PSP games. Games will be dual launched on UMD and on PSN, similar to Japan. For downloadble games Sony has Media Go, a new media manager for the PC.
PSP Go will retail for 249.99 on October 1.
Kaz Hirai, President of SCEA, also joked that the PSP Go was the “worst kept secret of E3”.
Also mentioned was Sense Me will analyze your music library and pick music for your mood. Sense Me is slated for release this fall.


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Wednesday, August 28 11:58:27
More than two thirds of small businesses in Ireland are using cloud software products, according to new research published by O2.
The survey of 350 Irish business owners and managers was conducted by Behaviour and Attitudes in August, and follows a similar survey commissioned by O2 18 months ago.
The survey found that the number of companies using any form of cloud computing including well-known cloud apps like Microsoft's Office 365, Dropbox and SurveyMonkey, has risen to 69pc up from 48pc 18 months ago. The research also found that while Irish SMEs are upping their use of cloud services, over a third (36pc) are still unclear about the benefits.
O2 commissioned the new research as part of an announcement that it has invested almost E3 million in developing and launching a cloud services platform and suite of digital solutions for businesses called O2 Digital Solutions.
The platform represents the most extensive rollout of cloud based services in the company's history and is formally launched today. O2 Digital Solutions includes: an ecommerce solution and website builder; security solutions for virus and spam protection; business class cloud storage; a video conferencing application; and mobile marketing and collaboration services.
Commenting Nicola Mortimer, Head of Business Products and Portfolio Management at O2, said: "With our new Digital Solutions for Business we are expanding our cloud portfolio bringing a new suite of marketing, productivity and security solutions to our business customers, all delivered as cloud based applications. These products have very clear benefits for businesses."


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Which States In India Have Banned Plastic
Single use plastic items and or disposable plastic materials have become the most common packaging solutions over the last few decades. Since these are among the major pollutants threatening the health of the environment, the world is realizing the importance of bringing down this generation’s dependency on disposable plastic materials. Ban on plastic is one of the most important topics during conferences and conventions on environment. India is one of the leaders in the international scene in implementing a ban on plastic. Here are a few states in India that have implemented ban on plastic in full force.
The government of Tamil Nadu banned single-use plastic with effect from January 1, 2019. This move left the hotel industry face bewilderment as they are seriously scrambling for suitable alternatives to pack foods. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) introduced some measures to comply with the ban including displaying the details about the ban on plastic, announcing plastic-free zones, stopping the usage of plastic items in offices, meetings, parties and canteens and utilizing the Corporate Social Responsibility funds to support initiatives on the ban on plastic and also to spread the awareness about the ban on plastic.
By announcing the ban on plastic very early on March 23, 2018, Maharashtra pioneered the ban on plastic among all the states in India. The state implemented a ban on all kinds of single use plastics and thermocol (polystyrene) including disposable items used for a single time and plastics used for food packaging in hotels in addition to plastics used for packing fresh foods and grains. In an amendment, the state allowed the use of PET bottles on April 11, 2018. However this permit carried a rider that demanded the implementation of buy back depository mechanism and recycling of the disposed plastics by the manufacturers.
Himachal Pradesh is yet another state in India that has strictly banned the production and use of single use plastics. The ban on plastic notification was issued in Himachal Pradesh on July 6, 2018. The state implemented a ban on all kinds of disposable plastics and single-use non-biodegradable materials in the state. Due to the strict supervision of the implementation of the said ban, some important cities like Shimla for example were found free of disposable polybags, cups and tumblers.
The ban on plastic by the Telangana state was announced on June 14, 2018. The ban included plastics used in drinking bottles, tetra bottles, single-use straws, Styrofoam tea cups and containers, plastics that are below 50 micron thickness and other kinds of single use plastics. Talking on the ban, a social activist Ramanjaneyulu GV said, "The usage has definitely come down but all the plastic stuff is still there. But people themselves are now reluctant to use them because of environmental concerns."
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