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Market for cosmetic products looks good
Jan 15, 2019-
Korean and Japanese brands hold a large share of the cosmetics market in Nepal. According to a Korean cosmetics merchant, monthly sales of Korean and Japanese beauty products total around Rs2.5 million. Ximiso, Miniso and Mumuso brands of cosmetics have gained significant popularity in the Nepali market within a short period of time.Bachelor-level student Ankita Pokhrel has been using Korean cosmetics for four years. She likes BB creams and lipsticks from a Korean brand which she says have been providing good results.
The Korean and Japanese cosmetics market is growing at the rate of 10 percent annually, said Bikash Shrestha, marketing officer at Koreana International. It has been around seven years since the trend shifted towards Korean and Japanese makeup products, he said.
Quality is the main reason behind the increasing demand for the beauty products even though they are comparatively more expensive than other brands, he said. The products are lab tested, and many people have used them without any complaints, he said. Fake products are sold in the market, but original products have their official websites where one can check the facts, he said.
Koreana imports Welcus Korean cosmetics and offers a wide range of beauty products like hair straight cream, BB cream, face wash, shampoo and sunscreen, among others. Monthly sales of cosmetics at the shop amount to Rs300,000 to Rs400,000, he said. Prices of the beauty products range from Rs200 to Rs6,000. Teenagers to middle-aged women make up most of the shop’s customers.
Misumi Cosmetics, a seller of Korean cosmetics, offers a wide variety of skin care products. People prefer our products because of the good results, said a staffer at Misumi. Cosmetics from the brand range in price from Rs135 to Rs5,000, she said.
There is increasing attraction towards these brands especially in city areas, she said. Their effectiveness is also one of the main reasons for people buying them. These brands do not conduct large publicity campaigns, but people find out about these products by word of mouth.
According to the import data of the Department of Customs, Nepal imported eye makeup and lipsticks worth Rs279.3 million in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2018-19. Imports of creams and powders came to Rs1.5 billion during the same period. Most of the beauty products are brought from China, India, Indonesia and Thailand, according to the data.
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The 2008 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale is around the corner and there is every chance that last year’s record-breaking results can be bettered this year.
Jehan Malherbe of Form Bloodstock, who sits on the TBA’s selection panel, commented: “One has to keep the prevailing economic climate in mind, but this is an exceptionally strong catalogue, the best I’ve seen for the National Sale. Jet Master, for example, has come of age as a stallion. There are 60 of his progeny on this sale, complimenting the foals of other established champions like Fort Wood, Western Winter and Jallad.
“This year also sees the entry into the market of stallions like Dynasty and Victory Moon. With a sprinkling of international pedigrees added via imported yearlings, and barring the lights going out, I foresee a great sale!’’
Bloodstock SA Sales Manager Caroline Simpson agreed with Malherbe and said: “We expect to once again improve on our 2007 sale turnover at which the aggregate of R162,9 million was our best ever.’’
The Sale starts at 18.30 on Friday, 4 April, with the Select Session, at which Lots 1-90 will come under the hammer.
This will be followed at 11am on Sunday, 6 April, by the auctioning off of Lots 91-350. Lots 351 to 600 will be sold on from 11am on Monday, 7 April.
Catalogues will be posted off at the end of February and from March will be available at BSA’s headquarters, Gosforth Park Sales Complex. The full catalogue is however already available for downloading on www.tba.co.za
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Apple gave a look at features targeted at reducing eye strain for kids during its annual WWDC on Monday, including a daylight sensor and alerts to move the screen farther away from your eyes. The feature comes after Apple initially previewed more health and accessibility features for Global Accessibility Awareness Day in May. While the features can be used by anyone, Apple said they're targeted at kids because myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness, usually develops in childhood and affects about 30% of the US population, according to the American Optometric Association.
At WWDC, Apple said spending more time outdoors in the daylight can help reduce a child's risk of developing nearsightedness. A new Apple Watch feature will use the ambient light sensor to measure how much time the wearer spends outside. That data will show up in the Health app, and in Health Sharing for families so that parents and guardians can access the information for kids without iPhones.
Another effort to reduce myopia risk is Apple's new screen distance detection. The Screen Distance feature uses the camera technology behind Face ID in other Apple products to send an alert when a user is too close to their screen. The notification tells users to move a device farther away from their face if they've been holding it too close.
All Health app data, including the vision updates for kids, is encrypted, according to Apple. The features will be available as a part of watchOS 10.
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Have your say: Is an auction the best way to sell your house?
6th Apr 10, 1:47pm
Real estate agency group First National has released a survey for March which it says shows auctions were seen as the least effective way to sell a house. Barfoot and Thompson's CEO Peter Thompson was, however, quoted in the NZHerald as defending auctions as the preferred method to sell. First National’s monthly market survey showed overall buyer enquiry levels were lower in March than February, although listings were up. It said respondents were also asked to rate the effectiveness of selling methods, including auctions, tenders and individual negotiations. Individual negotiation between buyer and seller was deemed by 72% of agents as the most effective, followed by tenders at 18%, First National said. Auctions were considered best in just five locations – Manurewa, Rotorua, Waiheke Island, Tauranga and Timaru, it said. However, First National said its agents in Ashburton, Kaitaia, Otaki, Tauranga and Wanganui reported auctions were working well for mortgagee sales. First National Group general manager John Stewart said vendors needed to make sure they were using the right selling tool in the currently subdued market. “Some realtor groups use auctions as their main selling tool, but vendors must be careful their agent is giving them the best advice for the sale of their property," Stewart said. “We saw a competing agency take 10 properties straight to auction in one town last month and there was not a single bidder," he said. “Mortgagee sale appears to be ideal for auctions and tenders can provide vendors a multi-offer situation, but mainly we are seeing properties get the best price using skillful individual negotiation. At a time when buyers are scarce, we wonder if encouraging vendors to follow the auction pathway first is the best advice. At an auction, buyers must be able to unconditionally purchase." Stewart said the best price may come from someone with a home that had not sold yet rather than a cashed up buyer. Meanwhile Barfoot & Thompson CEO Peter Thompson said auctions were the preferred method, but that the seller meeting the market with a realistic price was more important than the mode of sale.
"Auction makes people make decisions quicker, and it gives more of a timeline for vendors to know how long their properties will be on the market," he was quoted as saying. "We're averaging 80 to 100 auctions every week, and about 35 to 40 per cent are being sold under the hammer." Properties which were not sold on the day of the auction were selling in the weeks after, he said, and that brought the numbers of properties sold by the group to between 70 to 75 per cent. "There are plenty of buyers out there ... there have been many instances in recent weeks where we have been selling properties between $30,000 and $40,000 above the reserve that was set."My view The economist in me says that an auction must surely be the best way to get the maximum price for the seller. A bit of bidding tension seems to force people to pay the most they possibly can. Isn't that good from a sellers' point of view? But from a buyers' point of view I know that auctions are loathed. I've been to a few when buying and very quickly worked out that I had been suckered in by estate agents with expectations of low prices so a 'crowd' was generated. I think they work well in a sellers' market where plenty of buyers can duke it out. But many buyers have long memories. They hate the way auctions are used in the good times, but the shoe is never allowed to get put on the other foot in the tough times. Sellers often seem to pull things off the market whenever reserves aren't met. What's the point of that? It seems like an awful lot of time is wasted in a market like this. As a buyer in a buyers market I'd simply refuse to attend them. I'd submit a (very low bid) for what it's worth and then wait for the buyer to come around. That's why mortgagee sales are so attractive to so many. There is a real prospect of a genuine price being found and some chance that time will not have been wasted. Your view? I welcome your thoughts and insights in the comments below.


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CPI rises to 4.87% in May on costlier food items
New Delhi : Retail inflation jumped to four-month high of 4.87 per cent in May on costlier food items such as fruits, vegetables and cereals coupled with high fuel rates and weak rupee, strengthening views that the Reserve Bank of India could raise interest rates again in August.
Based on Consumer Price Index (CPI), the retail inflation was at 4.58 per cent in the preceding month, April. In May 2017, however, it was at a low of 2.18 per cent.
The previous high in retail inflation was in January this year at 5.7 per cent. The overall consumer food price index shot up to 3.10 per cent in May, from 2.80 per cent in April, as per the Central Statistics Office.
“Inflationary pressures are building up in the economy,” said Tushar Arora, senior economist at HDFC Bank. “The possibility of one more rate hike cannot be ruled out this year.”
May was the seventh straight month in which inflation was higher than the RBI’s medium-term target of 4 percent.
The RBI has revised the first half inflation projection to 4.8-4.9 per cent in the current fiscal, and 4.7 per cent in the second half — including the HRA impact of central government employees.
In its latest policy review earlier this month, the RBI raised the repo rate — at which it lends to banks — by 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent, the first hike in more than four years due to growing concerns about inflation stoked by rising global crude oil prices as well as domestic price increases.
Excluding, the HRA revisions, the CPI inflation is projected at 4.6 per cent in first half (April-September) and 4.7 per cent in second half (October-March). Fruit prices grew at a faster pace of 12.33 per cent in May as against 9.65 per cent in April, while vegetables were costlier by 8.04 per cent (from 7.29 per cent month ago).
RBI had said the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee to hike the rate was consistent with the neutral stance and in consonance with the objective of achieving the medium-term target for CPI inflation of 4 per cent within a band of (+/-) 2 per cent, while supporting growth. Oil is the country’s biggest import and an increase in oil prices raise push inflation up and widen the trade deficit, putting pressure on the rupee. So far in 2018, retail prices of petrol have climbed 9.2 per cent and diesel by 13.7 per cent in the capital, Delhi.
The rupee has depreciated 5.3 per cent since Jan. 1, pushing up the prices of imported items such as electronic goods and machinery.
However, annual retail food inflation, which contributes about half of the weight in the CPI index, remained muted, helped by forecast of normal rains this year.


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After two-and-a-half years of trading, vibrant design haven Ganim’s Store is closing its doors.
The news comes as a surprise, but lacking the time, physical space and energy needed to maintain the store and all of its curiosities, owner Rae Gamin knew that “the jig was up”.
“When we began Ganim Store two and a half years ago, we never knew quite what it might be, and also when it might not be,” says Ganim.
“When I opened, I suppose my ideas were a lot bigger than what I was physically able to achieve.”
Ganim’s Store will cease trading at the end of Saturday February 15 and it remains uncertain whether she will pursue a similar venture.
“At the moment, no. But that’s not to say we won’t continue it in another way. I’m just not sure.”
It’s sad to say goodbye, but the team is doing it with gusto, offering 40 per cent off a range of items from today (Tuesday February 11) until Saturday February 15.
“We’ve got a lot of tableware, ceramics from France, from the Netherlands, from Shanghai. We’ve got quite a lot of products from Japan, fantastic dolls from France by a designer called Nathalie Lètè; just a lot of very useful things from all over the world, with prices from $5 to $300.”
You’ll also still be able to get your hands on a range of design pieces by visiting the online store, which Ganim plans to transfigure in a slightly different way once closing up shop.
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Volvo is considering a replacement model for its V40 hatchback. But where would the model fit into the current portfolio?
Volvo globally and in South Africa are in a great space. The current arsenal are all highly-lauded products with most having either won a category or been a finalist in the #CarsAwards-powered by WesBank. It's interesting to note that while the majority of the range comprises SUVs, there are still some sedans and station wagons. The only model missing from the lineup is a hatchback and you may recall the V40 was discontinued back in 2019. Since that announcement, there has been no word on a new model and its understandable, given the push into SUVs and the popularity of the XC40.
UK outlet Auto Express had a chat to Lex Kerssemakers, Volvo’s Senior Vice-President for E Europe, the Middle East and Africa regarding the replacement for this model. “We need to do something more creative,” said Kerssemakers. “That’s why we have decided to not just replace the V40 on a one-to-one basis. There are two things you can’t exclude in the thinking process towards the next generation of V40. The high seating position is really an issue, and we see a lot of people moving from V40 into XC40. I was part of it and ran the project when we started the XC40; that polarisation between high and low was much stronger 5 years ago. Now you see even the die-hard low seating people moving to the higher seats. I personally think they may move back in a while because it’s a different driving experience, but it’s a trend. There’s also the fact that you cannot offer a new car any more – now, already – which is not equipped to be fully electrified."
So what does this mean exactly? Essentially, there could be an electrified baby SUV to rival things like the Mercedes-Benz GLA, BMW X2 and Audi Q2, and if Auto Express' report is on the money, we'll see Volvo's new car going on sale in 2022. If like us, you are wondering how a small SUV would fit in alongside the XC40, then think of it as the BMW X2 to the X1. Volvo hasn't followed the German trend of producing a coupe SUV for every regular SUV it produces, so this venture into a smaller XC40 would see it sail into untested waters.


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The coronavirus global pandemic shut down cities and countries with people forced indoors all around the world. Lockdown guidelines were laid out as people went into self-quarantine for their safety and to decrease the spread of the virus.
The pandemic had adverse effects on all business sectors. Quarantine and isolation cut people from their daily life activities with immediate and imminent effects. Most people lost their means of livelihood and social support systems as the virus took a toll on businesses.
The hair salons and barbershops industry being a close contact service provider were affected tremendously by the coronavirus. In an attempt to slow the virus spread, governments banned hair salons and barbershop operations. Caring for the human body has both physical and social ties to people. It has been difficult for people to maintain their appearance structuring routines. People need these services to proclaim their identities and have a sense of self.
State of salons and barbershops
This industry is an intimate environment. The nature of hairstylists’ jobs involves being in constant contact with people. The hairstylist massages your hair and always leans closer for precision. This, however, was thrown out with a six-foot social distancing protocol. Most hair salons and barbershops closed or were forced to cut down their staff and reduce the capacity of their clients to cope with the times.
The hairstyling industry had salon and barbershop owners feeling financial pressure and therefore had to change swiftly to counter the turbulent times they were experiencing. Finances were affected by forced closures leading to mass loss of earnings and profits. From the onset of the virus, it was difficult for stylists to balance forced regulations and the desires and needs of their clients.
The coronavirus experience made salon and barbershop owners rethink their business approach as the industry was greatly affected and had to transform to cope. To stay afloat and keep earning during and after the pandemic, different transformations took place in the industry with a major shift to digital and online engagement.
The hairstyling industry is not only about creativity and identity but also a business. The industry has been greatly transformed by the coronavirus both for consumers of these services and the providers. Most businesses in the industry are on a self-employment basis and without the work-from-home option and government aid to support these people it is devastating for the business owners and their employees. The article highlights the various transformations that took place in the hair salons and barbershops due to the coronavirus.
Coronavirus restrictions such as social distancing and increased hygiene guidelines limited the capacity of services provided to clients with only a few people received by these premises. This pushed salons and barbershops to shift their operations online. The industry had to embrace digital platforms to diversify their services to create more income and overcome service barriers like social distancing and also ensure the safety of the stylists.
Salons and barbershops turned to social media to help maintain their customer relations and drive more sales. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram have always been at the forefront for hair and beauty consumers. Salon and barbershop owners are using these platforms to build their business brands, interest and create new opportunities for sales.
These platforms are essential channels of reassuring consumers of the premises’ safety measures thereby appealing to clients concerned about their safety. Advertising by social media platforms allows for hyper-targeting with a wider audience.
Hair salons and barbershops started e-commerce business operations. The restrictions led to embracing new ideas to push sales. Salons and barbershops started the sale of aftercare products to their customers. Even with the lockdown businesses could still make sales and serve their clients, ensuring active clients.
Hair and beauty professionals developed creative means of serving their clients and customers. They offer hair products and DIY hair colour kits online. They also provide consultations by telephone, virtual tutorials, and life advice. The industry has been exploiting technology to keep in contact with clients. Some salons are considering the development of their line of products to sell nationwide and not just locally to increase revenue stream.
Rent a salon
Salon rental services increased due to the pandemic. People search for a salon for rent near me. Occupyd made salon rental easy by providing a space where people can browse for salons and treatment rooms that suit them online. One can rent a beauty room or a hairdressing chair.
Occupyd is a community-based service provider and has no hidden fees or charges. Instead, it provides flexible commercial space access for connecting consumers with space owners. The biggest challenge one has is matching their budget to the workspace they need and the reflection it has on your expertise, time, and skills. Occupyd is flexible and provides long-term commitment options. The online space has ensured the beauty industry’s bounce back from the pandemic effects with stylists and owners able to rent salons near them and provide services to their clients while acquiring new ones.
Covid fee introduction
Some salons introduced a Covid fee to help keep them afloat. Rearranging the salons to adhere to the coronavirus guidelines was costly. Accommodating the restriction guidelines meant fewer clients could receive services at a time with allowance time for sterilization and cleaning in between.
There are costs of PPE, Perspex installation, and social distancing markers. The Covid fee was aimed at covering the costs of making the business spaces safe for clients. Stylists have to wear masks at all times and also protective visors. Complementary services like beverages and magazines were temporarily abolished.
The industry had to cut most of its staff with reduced clientele. The remaining staff had their bonuses stripped off and in some cases received pay cuts. With a reduction in the client capacity that can receive services at a time, even the working hours of employees were reduced to accommodate the guidelines.
Staying open around the clock
Salons had to improvise to maintain their cash flow with the capacity of clients reduced. Staying open throughout is one way they ensured the provision of services to their clients. Salons and barbershops had long waiting lists and clients did not mind going in for a service at any time of the day or night.
Freelance services or in-home visits
Most hairstylists embraced freelancing as a flexible approach to keeping their revenue up. They complemented the freelance services by relying on mobile services for the referral of clients and maintaining clients. The stylists go to their client’s homes to deliver the freelance services at an increased fee to cater for their transportation costs.
Freelance fees are much higher than the normal salon rates and most stylists do not feel like returning to salons as freelancing proved more profitable and flexible. Most people are also choosing to receive these services at the comfort of their homes where they feel safe and with their favorite stylist.
The Covid restrictions led to fewer clients and this led to a more streamlined menu. Services that took longer hours were stripped off the menu with new services introduced that took less time but still provided clients with the best services they needed.
Hairstylists becoming consumers’ product advisers
With people under quarantine and social distancing protocols taking effect, people could not visit salons and instead turned to their hairstylists for product advice. Hairdressers shifted to advisors by helping consumers find the best products and helping them with tutorials on how to work their DIY hairstyling kits. This helped consumers to continue maintaining and styling their hair at home.


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Partech Newsletter: New People, Promotions and Partner Strengthen Partech’s Position
April 7th, 2022
We were delighted to announce the promotion of André François-Poncet to Partner. Way back in 2015 André joined Partech as the very first hire of the Growth strategy. Over his 7 years in the Paris office, he has played an integral role in guiding his team to success.
In the portfolio Akeneo, a global leader in Product Experience Management (PXM) announced its $135M Series D raise. They are on a mission to disrupt the product information category and better serve the rapidly growing needs of modern omnichannel brands and retailers.
KoRo, the Berlin-based direct-to-consumer natural food brand, raised $55M in Series B funding. The foodtech company specializing in high-quality, long-life food products puts quality standards, short supply chains, bulk packaging and transparency at the core of their business model.
11 Partech portfolio companies made the Viva Technology annual list of Europe’s "Top 100 Next Unicorns," which highlights the most promising scale-ups with the potential to be worth $1B or more very soon. The soonicorns are Agicap, Akeneo, CoachHub, Cubyn, Ecovadis, Oviva, Pennylane, Privitar, Sendinblue, Shippeo, and StuDocu.
And that's not even half of the exciting activity that went down at Partech last month! Read the full newsletter here.
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A new sweet offering is coming to McDonald's this autumn.
The newest seasonal offering from McDonald's for the fall does not have any pumpkin or maple flavours.
Instead, it's a sweet delicacy that dates back more than three decades and was popular at the time.
The cheese Danish, a flaky pastry filled with creamy cream cheese & topped with a buttery streusel & light vanilla drizzle, will be available again beginning on September 14 at the chain's locations.
McDonald's has stated that the limited-time offering is a "new spin" on a similar pastry that the fast food chain offered in the 1980s for just a short period of time.
It's the most recent instance of a fast food company using nostalgia to pique the interest of potential customers.
Recently, Pizza Hut took a step back in time & brought back its old logo from the 1990s. There have been multiple revivals of the McRib at McDonald's.
And for a limited time, Burger King reverted the price of the Whopper to what it was when it first went on sale.
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MANILA – At least 1,100 jobs will be created in the Philippines as three Israeli companies have expressed their interest to expand their operations in the country.
Economic Attaché and Head of the Economic Mission of the Israel Embassy Tomer Heyvi said Friday software development company Amdocs, agro-business firm LR Group, and information technology and business process outsourcing (ITBPO) company Maroonz Holdings are the companies that submitted their Letters of Intent (LOIs) to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
On Thursday, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters that “early harvest could be around USD150 million this year” from these companies.
The Israeli Embassy in Manila said the expansion of Amdocs will create additional 1,000 jobs, while investments from Maroonz will generate 100 jobs.
Heyvi said, aside from increasing merchandise trade, Israel also wants to grow trade in services with the Philippines.
“Leading tech companies in Israel today use the BPO services,” Heyvi said in an interview.
He added that the headcount of these Israeli BPO firms here is “a growing figure”.
Aside from the IT-BPO industry, Israel aims to maximize the potential in other services such as electronics manufacturing services (EMS), software development, cybersecurity, and fintech.
Meanwhile, with the growing number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Israel, Heyvi said a Philippine bank will be putting up its branch in Israel to help with the remittances between the Philippines and Israel.
Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss said there are nearly 30,000 OFWs, mostly caregivers, in Israel.
Recently, the Philippines and Israel sent the first batch of hotel workers to the Holy Land under a government-to-government set-up, as Israel opened its hotel sector to Filipino workers.
“It is important to know that this sector was closed for foreign laborers, and just opened up just two weeks ago only for the Philippines,” Fluss said. “We also have Jordan, but Jordan is only working in the southern part of Israel.” (PNA)


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Earlier this week we reported on some of the rumors surrounding a new OnePlus handset with a smaller display, dubbed by some as the OnePlus Mini. We first learned that OnePlus was interested in creating two handsets for 2015 in the beginning half of the year, but now this upcoming handset looks to have hit the FCC.
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While some of juicier details were made confidential in the filing, a photo in the FCC filing does reveal a device that looks a bit smaller than the OnePlus 2, complete with a USB Type-C port and dual speakers on the bottom. Beyond that, the only other thing you can see in the image is the rear-facing camera. Unfortunately, that’s about all we can learn from the filing. Thankfully, the rumor mill can help fill in many of these gaps.
The next OnePlus handset is said to offer a 5-inch display and MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) SoC with 2GB RAM. Other specs include a 13MP Sony IMX258 (f/2.0) rear camera, 5MP front cam, a 3000 mAh battery, and perhaps even NFC technology baked in this go around. One remaining mystery is the phone’s name, though a new Weibo post from CEO Pete Lau might give us the answer to that as well.
Earlier today, Pete Lau posted up an image of what appears to be a running route around the city, but happens to make the shape of a nearly perfect X. While some might think this has absolutely no major significance, many believe it is a hype-generating tease that could be pointing to the name OnePlus X for the company’s next device. Given how OnePlus likes to use social media to generate attention, we’re certain it means something… even if it isn’t the name of their next phone.
So when might be we see the OnePlus X, OnePlus Mini, or whatever OnePlus ends up calling it? For now, it’s hard to say, but given that the year is coming to a close, OnePlus will need to act fairly quickly. This is especially true if they want to take advantage of holiday sales. What do you think, excited about the idea of a smaller, possibly cheaper mid-range OnePlus offering? Let us know what you think in the comments.
While Verizon might receive a lot of flack over pricing, customer service, and other related issues, few deny that the carrier remains one of the best options when it comes to nationwide coverage. Although it isn’t without its own dead zones, few other carriers come close to the same footprint.
With that in mind, Verizon has now introduced new prepaid data plans for tablet and hotspot users, perfect for when you need access to Verizon’s network while traveling, or just as a backup option for when your home network is down. As one would expect, pricing here isn’t amazing, but it isn’t that terrible either. For $15 a week, you’ll get 500MB of data, you can get 1GB for $20 a month, 2GB for $35 that will last 2 months, 5GB for $60 that will last 2 months, or 10GB for $100 that will last for 2 months.
What do you think, are these data plans worth it, especially for those traveling into areas where Verizon’s network is stronger than its competitors? What prepaid service do you use your for 3G/4G-capable tablets and mobile hotspots? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. For those interested, you can sign up for prepaid data service from Verizon here.
Yep, that’s right. It’s not just you, Google Drive is down! And it has been for the last forty minutes, yet I am incessantly watching Drive “trying to reconnect” without avail. Interestingly, Google Classroom and Google Realtime API went down around the same time, according to the Apps Status Dashboard. There’s no telling if the outages are separate or related, at this point.
Hopefully we’ll have an update or resolution from Google very soon. In the meantime, let’s all stop tapping the refresh button, as it puts an unnecessary extra load on Google’s servers. Tell your boss you’re off to take a nap. Or maybe not–that could backfire!
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For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Duluth Pack to give one lucky MacRumors reader a chance to win one of the company’s Deluxe Laptop Daypacks. Made of a rugged canvas, the Deluxe Laptop Daypack includes leather accents for better durability and resistance to wear, and it has adjustable leather shoulder straps for comfort.
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The Deluxe Laptop Dayback is a good-sized bag that’s going to hold a ton of stuff along with a laptop. It measures in at 18 inches tall by 14 inches wide, and it comes with a lifetime warranty that covers all craftsmanship and hardware used in its construction.
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Since iOS 9 was released to the public on September 16, some users with POP email accounts have been having trouble opening emails with attachments. There’s a 22 page thread on the Apple discussion forums covering the issue, which currently has more than 200 replies from users who are all experiencing the same problem.
Customers with a wide range of devices are receiving a “Message not yet downloaded from server” error whenever they attempt to open an email message with an attachment. The problem appears to be affecting Apple customers who have POP email accounts and is causing issues with both new and old emails.
I am having exactly the same issue. Many of my old mails on my iPad just saying not yet downloaded from the server. I am using a pop account on both my iPad and windows live mail. I have tried deleting my email accounts and adding back in. Even some emails that were received this morning are now showing as not being downloaded from the server.
Deleting email accounts and adding them back in does not fix the issue, but downloading an alternate email program from the App Store seems to have worked for many users as a temporary fix. Turning off Wi-Fi also allows some users to read their previously downloaded emails and access attachments, but images are not viewable.
One customer experiencing issues received a response from Apple’s engineering team, suggesting the email issue occurs when an email account has been configured to remove a copy of emails on the server. This has left some wondering whether the behavior is an intended function or a bug, but while leaving messages on the server solves some of the problem, sent and trash emails remain unaccessible. The requirement to leave messages on the server also defeats the purpose of a POP email account.
This issue usually starts if one of the devices/computers that was setup with this email account has been configured to remove a copy of emails on the server. If this is the case, the customer will need to check the settings of all the devices and computers that are running this email account.
iOS leaves messages on the POP3 server by default. iOS never stores email permanently, whether POP3 or IMAP. If they are removed from the server by another device then this issue can occur.
A test that you may want to do to confirm this is to have the customer produce the error by opening one affected mail on the iOS device, and then locate that specific email on his webmail. If not found, then the device is behaving as expected. If found, please try to forward it to the same mailbox and see if the same issue occurs.
While these email problems have been plaguing users since iOS 9 was released, Apple did not fix the problem in iOS 9.0.1 or iOS 9.0.2, the two minor bug fix updates that have been released to the public since September 16. It is not clear if iOS 9.1, the first major update to iOS, fixes the issue, and Apple has not given any statement on whether some kind of fix is planned or if there’s been an intentional change to the way POP email accounts work on iOS in iOS 9.
Samsung didn’t provide a changelog, probably leaving that up to AT&T when the carrier drops an official announcement later today or tomorrow. We’ll keep an eye out for when the update begins rolling out and post an official changelog, however, it’s not likely that much has been altered, given that Samsung’s TouchWiz skin overrides most of what Android 5.1.1 changes.
Fingers crossed it doesn’t take as long to get Android 6.0 as it has for Android 5.1.1 on these devices.
Come comment on this article: Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy Note 4 on AT&T slated to get Android 5.1.1 tomorrow
The DMV in California has just released every self-driving car accident to happen this year. There were only eight accidents total and none of them were the self-driving Google cars fault. What’s more interesting, out of the eight accidents, six of them were people rear-ending one of Google’s Lexus RX450h SUVs.
Google is required by law to file the proper documents after one of their vehicles get into a crash. They only have a maximum of 10 days after it happens to do it.
Other than Google, only one other company, Delphi Automotive, has had any autonomous vehicle crashes. Ironically, it happened when someone was driving it and not using it’s autonomous technology.
Come comment on this article: The California DMV has released a report of all the self-driving car accidents this year
Verizon has begun pushing a massive security update to the LG G4, reaching the size of a whopping 415MB. The carrier’s changelog only lists a bunch of security enhancements, but given the size, it’s hard to believe. Interestingly, AT&T began pushing an update to the LG G4 this morning of around the same size, but went into a lot more detail than Verizon’s changelog does.
If in fact these two updates are the same, and they probably are, LG G4 users on both carriers should be seeing some overall great improvements.
Anyone get the update on Verizon yet?
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OnePlus has filed a new phone with the FCC. The model number is One E1005. The design of the phone also looks quite different compared to the OnePlus 1 or OnePlus 2. To me, it looks closer in design to an iPhone 4 than a OnePlus product.
The dimensions of the phone are 5.5 x 2.2 x 0.27 inches, and it’s processor is clocked at 1.9GHz. It is said to support LTE bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, as well as GSM frequency support at 850, 900, 1800, and 1900MHz. Of course, it also supports the usual Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, and FM radios.
OnePlus have a media event on October 12, in India. Will we see an even cheaper OnePlus device be unveiled there?
Come comment on this article: Do OnePlus have a new phone coming out soon?
Remote desktop software company LogMeIn has purchased LastPass, the password manager system that was recently subject to hack, for $125 million. With this deal, nothing will be changing at LastPass, according to a post on LastPass’ official blog.
The current LastPass team will be staying with the company, and are all still driven to “deliver on the promise of privacy, security and convenience.” The only real thing that’s changing is the amount of resources LastPass has access to. With the acquisition, LastPass will have direct access to resources that will help the company continue to “innovate” and provide a secure and reliable product.
And as far as end users concern, LastPass says they’ll be able to continue to improve the password manager for their free, premium, and Enterprise customers. There’re no changes to LastPass right now, but expect some good things down the road.
It’s not official just yet, though. LogMeIn in a statement released today says that the deal is “expected to close in the coming weeks.”
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iPhone to get official Gmail app
For all you iPhone faithful out there in iOS land who like to get their email action on with Gmail, it appears that despite having to wait some considerable time, the iPhone is about to gain an official Gmail application, as the word is an official Gmail app is headed to the iOS platform including push notifications.
Word is, if it gets approved, and the general consensus is it will, the official native Gmail app for the iPhone should become available reasonably soon.
In the past iPhone users had to access Gmail via third-party apps or the web, and once the official native Gmail app hits, the user should be able to get notifications with ease and also star messages, and according to Siegler will likely also deliver priority inbox along with such things that Google is gearing up to roll out to Gmail such as better threading, contact icons, and possible Google+ integration.
So there you have it, iPhone users should be able to have something that the Android faithful have had for quite some time now once Apple puts their official stamp of approval on the new native Gmail app for iPhone, which once done, we should see become available sooner rather than later.
So does this little piece of app news excite the iPhone faithful out there, are you happy a native Gmail app is finally coming to the iPhone?
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This is largely due to the fact that wired charging is just so much faster than wireless charging, making the act of topping up your handset’s battery wirelessly an aesthetic decision rather than a practical one.
Currently, Samsung’s handsets and wireless chargers are limited to just 15W charging speeds, but it seems that’s about to change, according to a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) submission spotted by MySmartPrice.
As stated on the FCC website, the certification has been granted to Samsung for a device that’s capable of 25W charging speeds, which suggests the South Korean electronics giant is looking to bring a 25W wireless charger to market in the very near future.
Just in time for Samsung Galaxy S22
The timing of Samsung’s submission leads us to believe that the company plans to release a new 25W wireless charger alongside the Samsung’s Galaxy 22 range, which we’re expecting to launch in early 2022.
It’s already rumoured that Samsung’s as-yet-unannounced S22 Ultra will be receiving faster 45W wired charging capability, so it stands to reason that the premium flagship will also see an increase in its wireless charging speed.
However, whether 25W wireless charging will be exclusive to Samsung’s top S22 handset remains to be seen. Most signs suggest that it will, but we wouldn’t put it past Samsung to bring 25W wireless charging to its entire S22 lineup.
If and when Samsung does bring a 25W fast wireless charger to market, we strongly expect it will be among the best wireless chargers you can buy.


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HouseValues' quarterly revenue jumps 75 percent
KIRKLAND -- For the quarter, HouseValues Inc. reported revenue of $25.2 million, an increase of 75 percent from the comparable quarter last year. Net income for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $4 million, up 117 percent from the prior year. Fourth-quarter earnings were 15 cents per diluted share compared with 8 cents per diluted share in the 2004 period.
HouseValues helps real estate agents use the Internet to find new home buyers and sellers.
Comcast, on a hiring binge, plans to add 130 positions
Strong growth in cable, Internet and telephone services is prompting Comcast to hire 130 employees in the Puget Sound region, the company said Tuesday. In the next 90 days, the company hopes to fill about 40 technician positions at its Redmond office, said Steve Kipp, a Comcast spokesman. It also is hiring customer service representatives for call centers in Everett and Fife.
Entry-level wages for the customer service and technician positions will range from about $10.50 to $13.50 per hour, Kipp said.
Overstock to restate financial results, dating back to 2002
NEW YORK -- Online closeout retailer Overstock.com Inc. said Tuesday that it would restate previously reported financial results going back to 2002 to correct how it accounted for freight costs.
The accounting error affects annual financial reports for 2002, 2003 and 2004 and quarterly reports for 2004 and 2005.
The accounting correction will lower the net loss reported in each affected annual period, Overstock said, while boosting inventory as of Sept. 30 by $3.5 million.
The accounting change will also reduce the net losses reported for the 2002 and 2003 fiscal years, Overstock said. The company said it will file amended quarterly reports for each of the first three quarters of 2005 as soon as practicable.
AOL going ahead with fee on mass senders of e-mail
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- America Online is vowing to carry out its plans to institute fees for mass senders of e-mail, despite protests from groups representing 15 million people that claim the move will stifle communications instead of merely halting spam.
Political group MoveOn.org Civic Action, the AFL-CIO labor union and other organizations have criticized the service, which will charge senders a fee to route their messages directly to AOL users' mailboxes without first passing through AOL junk mail filters.
AOL, a unit of Time Warner Inc., contends the system will help it reduce spam because only legitimate senders of mass e-mail are likely to pony up the fee -- ranging from a fourth of a cent to 1 cent per message. But critics say the system will end up blocking many e-mails from groups that can't afford the fee.
AOL said it was undeterred and planned to offer the service within the next 30 days.
Speaker system for iPod players now available
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Reaching further into living rooms, Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a speaker system for its iPod music players and a revamped Mac Mini computer that will let users access music, video and photos across their home networks.
The new Mac Mini looks much like its previous incarnations but is the first to include Intel Corp. chips. With the iPod Hi-Fi system -- priced at $349 -- users can dock their portable players into the speakers and use a remote control to operate it from afar.
Verizon cutting 3,500 jobs from its business division
Verizon Communications Inc., the second-largest U.S. phone company, plans to cut 10 percent of workers in the division that targets business clients as part of the integration of MCI Inc. The cuts of 3,500 jobs are part of a three-year plan to eliminate 7,000 of the Verizon Business division's 35,000 workers, the company said Tuesday.


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PlayStation 4 users across select countries in the Middle East can now enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.
Spotify users can now enjoy seeing lyrics in real-time to the music they listen, whether on the Free or Premium plan. The feature is now available for many music tracks in English, Arabic, Hindi, and many other languages.
Instagram is rolling out the link sticker worldwide, giving users the ability to add clickable links on their stories to any external link of their choice.
VPN usage has sky rocketed in the past year, and US-based Atlas VPN sheds some insiht into usage trends. Majority of countries in the Middle East have still seen increased usage since the start of 2021.
PlayStation 5 console owners in the Middle East and India can enjoy six months of Apple TV+ for free, with the redemption offer valid until July 2022.
The bettle for short-form video is ramping up as the Google-owned company expands availability of YouTube Shorts across the Middle East and North Africa region.


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Facebook, the social media giant which has over two million Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) on its platform, has set up a SME Council in India to help small ventures from various industries share feedback and discuss ideas around leveraging technology to grow their enterprise.
This SME Council is the second one set up by Facebook globally, the first one being in the US. Over 45 million small businesses actively use Facebook Pages globally to connect with their consumers.
Facebook India Managing Director Kirthiga Reddy said, “Small businesses are the backbone of India’s economy. From kirana stores to restaurants and online clothing sites, these businesses drive economic growth, create new jobs and enrich the lives of people across the country.”
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said, “There are more than two million small businesses in India with active Facebook pages. We want to help these and all businesses grow by connecting them to customers across the globe.”
“To help businesses better connect with the people they care about, we are excited to announce the first SME India Council in Asia-Pacific. The new council is a group of small business from various industries and geographies in India,” Reddy said.
India has the second-largest base of Facebook users globally (after the US). Of the 138 million people on Facebook in India, more than half are connected to at least one small business in the country.


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Longi Green Energy Technology has revealed plans to invest CNY 1.95 billion ($299.5 million) in the construction of a 5 GW solar module assembly plant in eastern China.
After a strong start to the year, new orders from suppliers in Germany declined significantly in the course of 2017. However, order books are still well filled.
China-based Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement with Thailand’s IMI Industries Co., Ltd, under which the IMI Group will distribute Jolywood’s double-glass bifacial PV modules to the Thai solar market.
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd has announced its high efficiency black silicon solar cells have successfully entered mass production. It is targeting an annual capacity of 500 MW by Q1 2018.
Five Indian solar firms have filed an application for the imposition of import duties on solar cells with the Directorate General of Safeguards in a move designed to boost domestic manufacturing and protect local interests.
Trade cases, insolvencies, record-breaking low auction prices, China’s eye watering installation rates – all this and more characterized the 2017 solar PV industry. pv magazine reflects on the biggest stories, trends and developments of the past year; and summarizes what the industry can expect in 2018.


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Video game retailer GameStop is streamlining the way it prices trade-ins, the company officially announced today, with the new program rolling out to stores on Aug. 18. The new scheme, GameStop says, will simplify how trade-in values are calculated and give consumers more money for their trade-in.
The announcement confirms previous reports on the revamped trade-in business.
GameStop says it will have just four trade-in price tiers — down from 10 price tiers — going forward. But those pricing tiers have some slight variations, depending on whether the customer doing the trade-in is receiving cash or credit, and whether they're a member of GameStop's PowerUp Rewards Pro program.
"A customer who is a PowerUp Rewards Pro member who sells a game valued at $20 for credit could get $22, whereas a customer who sells that game for cash and who is not a PowerUp Rewards Pro member would get $16," GameStop explained in a press release.
GameStop says it issued $1.2 billion in trade-in credit through its stores.


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Women are becoming increasingly visible in global business, not only as employees but also as entrepreneurs. In Europe, they are graduating from higher education in larger numbers than men, yet unemployment rates in many regions remain stubbornly high.
Elite Business Women (EBW) aims to enable women to capitalise on their growing economic power and to nurture undiscovered talent. This is being achieved through various activities:
• The Elite Business Club. Networking and entrepreneurship events have been organised in 5 cities across Romania, as well as in Italy, Portugal and the UK.
• ELITE Mastermind Boards helps develop and grow new businesses
• Media kits for SMEs, designed to help female entrepreneurs to promote themselves
• The EBW Online Magazine
• The EBW Investment Fund and affiliate programme
Establishing global contacts
A key focus of EBW is to help Romanian female entrepreneurs to identify opportunities around the world. A recent internationalisation meeting, for example, was held in Brussels. This brought together representatives of the Belgian business environment with Romanian entrepreneurs in a networking and debating exercise.
Another recent conference entitled “They Have Succeeded” was held in London to promote female entrepreneurship and internationalisation. The event was organised by ELITE Business Women together with the Romanian Embassy in London and the Romanian Cultural Institute.
Some 8,000 companies are currently part of EBW in Romania, Italy, Portugal and the UK. Over 300 events have been organised, of which 20 have been held abroad.
Reinvesting for the future
The EBW Investment Fund and affiliate programme is a social entrepreneurship initiative that supports the creation of sustainable social and economic development. It focuses on supporting Romanian SMEs founded by women.
Elite Business Women reinvests 40% of its affiliate membership fees into the Programme. ELITE members vote for the businesses they would like to see supported. EBWIF-funded business enrolments are opened every February.


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Dunstable-based Trans Haul has chosen Asset Alliance Group to supply it with eight new DAF XFs after being impressed by its value and attention to detail. The XF530 tractor units will replace older models and are being supply on a four-year full service contract hire agreement. They will join a 50-strong fleet at Trans Haul and will help shift a range of FMCG loads across the UK, seven days a week. Nigel Machado, Trans Haul MD, said: “After discussions with […]
Parcelforce Worldwide has released the details of its contract with Palletways, revealed by Motortransport.co.uk in January.
DHL Supply Chain has renewed its “multi-million pound” contract with Debenhams for a further five years.
A dispute has broken out between EV Cargo and Culina over which company is responsible for redundancy payments for 65 EV Cargo warehouse workers.


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Elon Musk promises world without poverty: The way will surprise you
How Optimus, Elon Musk's robot, will change the world
Dancing and waving, Elon Musk's humanoid robot Optimus was introduced to the general public for the first time during Tesla's annual AI Day. "The robot can actually do a lot more, we just didn't want it to go overboard," said the world's richest man.
And the truth is, Musk has very high ambitions for Optimus. As he said, as his technology improves, this product will change the entire human civilization, eradicating poverty.
"Very few appreciate the potential of Optimus," said the Tesla CEO. Today, the economy is limited by the human factor and productivity, but an AI robot like Tesla's can change the equation, he explained.
If Optimus is able to do manual tasks, then "an economy extends almost to infinity," he said. “This means a future of abundance. A future where there is no poverty, where you can have everything you want in products and services. This is a fundamental transformation of civilization as we know it."
Last year, Musk first unveiled his plans for the robot, saying it was meant to do "boring, repetitive jobs."
Tesla's robot still appears to be in a very early stage, but Musk told the audience that his goal is to get it into mass production at low cost as quickly as possible.
“Optimus is designed to be a very capable robot, but if it is built in very large numbers, probably millions of units, then it will cost much less than a car. I could say less than $20.000."


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GlyEco (OTCQB: GLYE) continues to make strides in rolling out its revolutionary glycol recycling technology. The green chemistry company announced this week that it has processed and sold several thousand gallons of waste glycol sourced from the textile industry.
Glycol, a liquid chemical made from crude oil and natural gas, is used to create polyester fiber chips, the base material in plastic food and beverage containers, as well as polyester fabrics, carpets, and upholstery. The worldwide textile industry is the largest consumer of monoethylene glycol, with demand exceeding 3.8 billion gallons annually. GLYE's entry into this tremendous, untapped market is an important milestone for the Company.
During use, glycols become contaminated with dirt, metals, and oils, which cause toxicity and can contaminate soil and groundwater. GLYE's technology is the only technology currently capable of recycling this hazardous material into virgin-grade Type 1 glycol - while offering a 20 to 50 percent reduction in processing costs over currently available methods.
The Company is targeting customers in five different industries: antifreeze, textile, airline, medical, and HVAC. Worldwide glycol production currently stands at 5.5 billion gallons annually, increasing at a rate of 0.5 billion gallons per year. In the United States alone, manufacturers produce over 700 million gallons of waste glycol per year. Only a fraction of this waste is recycled under currently available technology. As a first mover in this space, GLYE is well positioned to capture substantial market share.
GLYE acquired five glycol recyclers in the last quarter of 2012 and is in the process of upgrading these facilities to produce Type 1 material. According to the Company's most recent press release, GLYE has completed initial upgrades at its South Carolina plant and is making excellent progress on upgrading the others.
RedChip issued a $3.74 price target on GLYE, an upside of nearly 300% from recent prices. To learn more about GLYE, read the full report or watch our "Money Report" interview with Chairman and CEO John Lorenz.
Disclosure: The subject security is a client of RedChip Companies, Inc. RedChip Companies, Inc., employees and affiliates may have positions and affect transactions in the securities or options of the issuers mentioned herein. For full financial disclosures for all RedChip clients, please visit http://www.redchip.com/disclosures.asp?src=rcv.


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The California office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, or OEHHA will have a meeting soon to decide on if cannabis smoke and THC, the chemical in cannabis that makes people ‘high’, will be added to the list of harmful toxins proposition 65. If approved, this would add a new warning to marijuana labels.
Proposition 65 Law
The Proposition 65 law in California was approved in 1986 with a 65% vote, also known as the safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act, was made to help warn consumers about the potentially dangerous chemicals made in products today. The warning labels help warn customers about cancer causing ingredients, or other dangerous chemicals and materials. The warning must be printed on the custom label that is on the product.
California Marijuana Warning Labels
In order to determine if cannabis smoke and THC will be added to the list, the development and reproductive toxin identification committee will review the extent to which THC and marijuana smoke are harmful to reproductive health. The committee is appointed by the California Gov Gavin Newsom and has researchers from around the state of California, says OEHHA spokesperson Sam Delson.
“One is a researcher from UCLA, another is from USC and there are multiple researchers from UC Davis,” Delson said.
To make the meeting more accessible it will be livestreamed on the official California Environmental Protection Agency website.
If the cannabis committee voted to add marijuana THC and smoke to the proposition 65 list, warning labels will be added after about one year, says Delson.
Delson also said that there is already a label on cannabis products warning customers of possible reproductive health risks. This includes pregnant women and nursing mothers. If cannabis is added to the proposition 65 list for reproductive risk, then that label would be “might be stronger, or more definitive,” said Delson.
The city of Berkley does not have a labeling requirement said a city spokesperson. SO Cannabis products sold in California would need to update their custom labels to include the risks of marijuana.
Going forward the city of Berkley has plans to add cannabis regulations, including a warning sign to indicate the potential harm to babies and infants.


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WESTON — The warm summer months have arrived in West Virginia and that means children and adults alike are spending time outdoors.
For many people, summer activities include spending time in the sunlight, getting sweaty and getting exposed to chlorine from swimming pools.
While these activities could affect the body in many ways, they can definitely take a toll on people’s hair, according to Lewis Countians who are in the know.
Anna Malcomb, stylist at Transformation Hair and Tanning Salon in Weston, said people, especially children, get dirty or sweaty more often in the summer.
Washing hair on a daily basis can remove the natural oils from the hair, which makes it dry.
“You shouldn’t wash your hair every day, but sometimes you can’t avoid it,” Malcomb said.
Good conditioner can combat that issue, Malcomb said.
Customers tend to have preferences this time of year, too, Malcomb said.
“People like lighter colors for the summer and shorter hair,” she said.
Some of the recent trends in hair styles include men asking for a fade with a hard part on the top and women asking for blonde and light hair coloring.
Julie Chapman, cosmetologist at Country Hair Salon in Jane Lew, said good quality shampoo and conditioner can alleviate the stresses put on hair during the summertime.
“If you are going to put money into your hair, put money into your products, too,” Chapman said.
Chapman said those with color in their hair should be cautious around swimming pools. “Chlorine pools are bad for your hair,” she said.
Each person’s hair will react differently, but bleach tends to turn green and other types of hair dyes will also have a chemical reaction when exposed to chlorine, Chapman said.
Katie Counts, cosmetologist at Country Hair Salon, said parents of young boys often take a no-hassle approach with summer hair style.
“They get it all cut off in the beginning of the summer and then get a cut about two weeks before school starts,” Counts said.
Shorter haircuts are typically cooler and more comfortable and are also easier to wash and keep looking neat, she said.
Anna Butcher, cosmetologist at Country Hair Salon, had a piece of advice for parents of young children who are running around enjoying the outdoors while on summer vacation.
“Check for ticks and lice,” Butcher said.
Ticks and other types of harmful insects are easier to spot on bare skin, but they can also be hiding on the scalp, she said.
Ticks, eight-legged insects that are known to carry lyme disease, are commonly found in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anyone spending time in wooded areas is advised to check their clothing, skin and hair for ticks, which latch on when they bite.
Butcher also said that sunlight tends to lighten the color of hair, so people plan for that according to how they would like to look.
“You want to keep the highlights fresh, keep it cut and keep it conditioned,” Butcher said.


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Instagram portrait mode is finally coming! At least that's what many observant Android developers suspected after a new "portrait shutter icon" file was recently spotted in the app's code. Instagram confirmed this week that they are currently testing a new camera format called "Focus".
Slack, the popular communications service, updated their Android app to 2.0 and brought a slew of feature changes, as well as a UI redesign.


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Inflation unexpectedly rose above the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target last month, suppressing expectations of a cut to interest rates.
The annual consumer prices index of inflation rose to 2.1 per cent, up from 2 per cent the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said. This was above analysts’ expectations of a fall to 1.9 per cent.
Inflation is going up as unemployment falls and wages grow at their fastest pace in 11 years, which suggests that living standards are improving. The Bank has signalled that it plans to raise interest rates to prevent the economy from overheating, but it has been cautious about doing so while Brexit worries weigh on the economy.
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The beginning of June 2017, it was announced that Visa Checkout had launched in the U.K. The first U.K. merchant to get on board with Visa Inc.’s new secure payment method was travel company lastminute.com. Fast forward to the beginning of 2018, Visa proudly announced on Jan. 31 that Visa Checkout hit a milestone, securing 1 million customer accounts.
Essentially, Visa Checkout allows consumers to securely store shipping and payment details. No need to re-enter information every time the consumer shops online. Customers can easily enter a username and password that is consistent across all merchants (those offering Visa Checkout). First launched in 2014, Visa Checkout has expanded into 23 countries and has 20 million registered users worldwide.
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The Dallas Mavericks have a chance to push their road win streak to four as they take on the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday at Smoothie King Center.
The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on TNT. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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TNT is one of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports.
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the Mavericks vs Pelicans on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, but they all include TNT.
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the Mavericks vs Pelicans on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
TNT is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies.
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the Mavericks vs Pelicans on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
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The Dallas Mavericks did something their last time out that only two teams had done previously — beat the Lakers.
A strong second half from second-year standout Luka Doncic pushed the Mavs to the 114-100 victory, further cementing Dallas as a true contender in a stacked Western Conference.
“It’s a great win that means a lot to us,” Doncic said. “It shows that we can play against big teams, too. We just need to keep it rolling.”
Doncic scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half, who took over by outscoring the Lakers by 18 in the third quarter. He hit a big 3-pointer over Lakers star LeBron James as well that made the highlight reel.
“He hit a couple of hellacious shots,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “There’s just a small handful of guys in the whole world that can hit them. LeBron James is one of them. He’s one of them. Those step-back 30-footers, it’s hard to describe how difficult the shot is, and how easy he makes it look.”
The Mavericks are a surprising 13-6, but know they can’t rest on their laurels now. It’s a long season.
“It means that we had a good day and did a lot of good things, but we need to stay humble,” Carlisle said after beating the Lakers. “Every time we have a game like this, people are more than ever throwing their best game at us. There’s a certain responsibility you have when you get on a roll like this. We need to understand it and keep our eye on the ball.”
The Pelicans are struggling, dropping their last five games. The last three losses have come by an average of four points.
“We just have to close games,” Gentry said. “Their star player, CP (Chris Paul), made plays for them, and that is what stars do, but we have to get it in the basket.”
A bright spot for the Pels has been Brandon Ingram, who ranks second on the Pelicans with 7.4 rebounds and averages 25.5 points.
New Orleans is waiting for the return of No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson, who had knee surgery before the season. New Orleans’ VP of Basketball Operations David Griffin said that the Williamson is on target in terms of his return.
“Where we are with Zion is he’s on schedule. He’s progressing exactly as we hoped he would,” Griffin said on ESPN New Orleans 100.3 FM. “(In terms of a timetable), I think we’re on target for eight weeks. Probably not to the day, but in or around that.”
Dallas is a four-point road favorite for the game, which has a total of 233.5. The Mavericks won 123-116 in the last meeting on Oct. 25.
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However, if you happen to live in Venezuela, Poland, Brazil, Portugal or Spain you can get a Firefox phone starting in June. Eleven more countries yet to be announced can get the phones by the end of the year. North America though, we will have to wait until sometime in 2014. Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs explains:
Unfortunately, North Americans looking to purchase a local smartphone packed with Mozilla’s new Firefox OS won’t see them on the market until 2014. Why? Because unlike the rest of the world, Silicon Valley sees everything through high-end devices, he said.
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Humber Bitter has been launched by Grimsby’s Docks Beers, with drinkers on both banks able to sample this weekend.
It is a first cask-only creation by the team, and will be sold on both sides of the estuary it takes the name of, from tomorrow.
Minerva in Hull, as well as the company’s taproom home - a recent recipient of the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award - will have it on handpull.
Shaz Shadan, co-director, said: “beer: “Over the last two years we have been busy building a reputation as a craft brewery specialising in cans and kegs, but we’ve been keen to make a modern bitter in cask for a while.
“Over lockdown we started work on Humber Bitter and we’re really delighted with how it’s come out.”
It is described as russet-coloured, with a minty, herbal spiciness with a complex aniseed and liquorice finish.
“We think it bridges the gap between craft and cask in the sense that it has all the qualities of a traditional ale, with a modern twist,” Shaz added.
Docks Beers tend to include references to Grimsby, local industry and the area’s workforce in the naming and design of the beers, and the theme continues.
“We wanted to call it ‘Humber Bitter’ because the estuary, and its iconic bridge, are synonymous with our region and it’s our link to the rest of the world. It’s a huge part of our history - and we think it’s also part of our future.”
The pump clip comes from the pen of Aylesby-based design agency Source Four’s Kirk Arnold once again.
Jack Johnson, the brewery’s marketing manager, was keen to see the North Bank embrace the bitter.
“Our beers appeal to everyone, not just the people of North East Lincolnshire,” he said. “We wanted the launch to bridge both banks of the river.
"That’s why, for the first time ever, we’re launching the beer in Hull simultaneously with Grimsby. The Minerva is a great Hull pub right on the banks of the river with a great reputation for cask beer.
“We hope that people in both Grimsby and Hull come out in force to try our first ever cask bitter.”
The Tripadvisor accolade has put the taproom, part of the 15-barrel craft brewery within a deconsecrated church close to Grimsby Docks, in the top 10 per cent of hospitality businesses around the globe.
Mr Shadan added: “We are over the moon to receive this award.
"It’s great to know that customers are overwhelmingly having a positive experience at Docks Beers and are even going out of their way to post a positive review about us.
"I think most people use Tripadvisor when they are thinking about trying somewhere new, so for us now to be officially within the top 10 per cent of hospitality businesses around the world, that’s quite an achievement for a business that’s only been around for two years!
"I’d like to pay a special thanks to all of our awesome staff – they are a big reason why we get so much positive feedback and they deserve massive credit for this achievement.”


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Apple has announced two new chips designed for its 2021 MacBook Pro models: the M1 Pro and M1 Max.
The tech giant promises that M1 Pro-powered MacBooks will promise 70 percent better CPU performance and double the graphical performance than the year-old M1 chip. The mid-level chip includes a 10-core CPU with eight performance cores and two efficiency cores with a 16-core GPU. Support for RAM has also increased, with the M1 Pro supporting up to 32GB with 200 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Although the M1 Max offers the same CPU configuration as the M1 Pro, the higher-end chip doubles the memory bandwidth and the capabilities compared to the Pro variant, with the flagship chip supporting up to 64GB of RAM with a memory bandwidth of 400GB/s and a 32-core GPU. Because of the additional power included in the M1 Max, Apple says this new chip can connect up to four external displays on a single device that includes the chip.
As far as performance goes, Apple claims that both the M1 Pro and M1 Max "delivers up to 1.7 times" the CPU performance compared to "the latest four-core and eight-core PC laptop chips." Unfortunately, Apple did not specify as to which laptops it was referring to, nor did it dive into how well these new chips can perform from a gaming standpoint.
The M1 Pro and M1 Max announcement come at an interesting time for Apple as the company is closing in on year one of its two-ear transition as more of its products become powered by its own silicon. The transition began late last year following the release of the M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, while earlier this year, the in-house chip made its way to Apple's flagship tablet, the iPad Pro.
The M1 Pro and M1 Max will be available as part of the 2021 redesigns of the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro that were also announced today. For more information on everything announced during today's event, check out our roundup of everything announced during Apple's second fall hardware event.
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.


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Cryptocurrency Daily News Bulletin: October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 2:34 pm
AMD’s sales of graphics cards to cryptocurrency miners generated “negligible” revenue in the third quarter, accounting for only a “high single digit percentage” of the company’s top line. This followed a drop in this type of revenue in the previous quarter.
Oracle Corp. has released a suite of blockchain-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications based on its Oracle Blockchain Cloud Service designed to improve traceability and transparency throughout supply chains. “Oracle Blockchain Applications Cloud” includes four apps: Intelligent Track and Trace, Lot Lineage and Provenance, Intelligent Cold Chain, and Warranty and Usage Tracking.
Sony announced it has created a contactless crypto hardware wallet. The unnamed device utilizes IC smart card technology to communicate with the BTC or other crypto networks.
Australia’s leading market operator, ASX Limited, disclosed plans being put in place to release blockchain technology for settlements in 2021. This follows Canada’s stock exchange operator TMX Group Limited adopting DLT in clearing and settling securities on an integrated platform earlier this week.
Canada’s largest airline Air Canada has announced its participation on a blockchain-based travel distribution platform developed by Swiss blockchain startup Winding Tree.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a statement to warn investors to be cautious while investing in crypto funds. They stated that public fundraising schemes that are not approved and registered with the commission are violating the country’s Capital Markets Act.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Arizona resident Jeffrey Berk against Coinbase, who claimed the exchange allowed insiders to trade bitcoin cash prior to its listing on the exchange.
Bitcoin’s $6,476.81 USD (-0.41 percent) blockchain is gaining some real-world applications, but not as a means of payment. DexFreight, a blockchain start-up that is building a freight transportation platform using Rootstock (RSK), has announced that it successfully facilitated a shipment of frozen food in Florida. DexFreight’s smart contracts rely on the Bitcoin blockchain where funds were held in escrow and automatically released to the carrier upon delivery.
Ethereum–based $202.64 USD (-0.91 percent) decentralised exchange, IDEX, has announced that it will no longer provide trading services to customers with IP addresses originating from New York due to its harsh regulations. However, questions have raised over the fact that an operator of a self-described DEX retains enough control over the platform to block users from a particular jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Johnny Depp has signed a development deal with TaTaTu, an Ethereum-based streaming entertainment platform similar to Netflix.
Ripple $0.454767 USD (-1.59 percent) has signed on the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank), based in Sri Lanka, to join RippleNet. This comes as Ripple’s senior VP of product management, Asheesh Birla, claimsseveral banks are seriously considering taking the plunge into crypto and using xRapid to process cross-border payments. Meanwhile, a member of the the Ripple community has released a new blockchain explorer for XRP called XRPScan, like Etherscan.
Tether $0.989312 USD (0.38 percent) announced it has burned 500 million USDT tokens; more than half the tokens in circulation.
Tron $0.023171 USD (-1.90 percent): BitTorrent released a statement claiming they have successfully deployed a smart contract and the dapp ran smoothly during its testing phase to integrate the Tron network into the decentralized file-sharing platform.
ZCash $127.80 USD (4.10 percent) users should upgrade to the newest Zcash client with Sapling, HD Key Gen and Mainnet support.
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Sales decline for domestic automakers
Published 5:30 am, Tuesday, July 4, 2006
DETROIT - Domestic automakers' sales slid in June, lashed by higher gas prices and tough comparisons with last summer's discount-driven bonanza, the companies said Monday.
Struggling General Motors Corp. got the worst beating; its sales plunged 25.7 percent last month.
But rising fuel costs were a boon to Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., which credited its fuel-efficient lineup for much of its 14.4 percent sales increase over June 2005. Honda Motor Co.'s U.S. sales were flat. Nissan Motor Co. saw total vehicle sales drop 19 percent.
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In an 8-K filing today, the company announced that executive compensation will now partly depend on how much money it returns to those who own its stock — and Cook himself will lead the way by forfeiting up to half his existing scheduled stock grants if Apple doesn’t perform.
That’s a leader.
Estonian site Forte has published 13 images of what it describes as a “HTC One mini,” comparing the 4.3-inch device to the larger HTC One.
Isn’t it funny that everyone is telling Apple to make a bigger phone, and Samsung and now HTC, make a “mini” version of their flagship phones after going big?
And hopefully Tim Cook announces new Macs with them next week.
A four inch display on a smartphone. Now that’s innovation!
The creepy keeps piling on.
HTC in disarray: staff departures, 'disastrous' First, and production problems cloud company's future
The Verge has learned that HTC’s Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for HTC’s overall product strategy, which makes the departure especially notable on the heels of the global launch of the make-or-break One.
Too bad, the HTC One looks much better than the pieces of cheap plastic spewed by samesung every month.
The sad state of tech reporting.
Sam Sheffer, The Verge:
"Those are some unique glasses." "Are you wearing Glass?" "He’s got Google Glass on!" My appearance can be ostentatious at times, but wearing Google Glass in public drew a truly unparalleled amount of attention — never have I seen so many strangers (and people I know) give me this look of, “uh, what’s on your face?”
I wore Google Glass to Justin Timberlake’s show at Roseland Ballroom this past Sunday for two reasons: to get a good understanding of what it’s like using the headset in the real world, and because Glass seemed like a perfect fit for watching and recording a concert. I also wondered if I might steal justa little bitof attention away from Justin.
I don’t want to write about tech anymore, this is just revolting.
The classic complaint about Android’s so-called “openness” is that it’s open to the carriers, not to the consumers. Though we’ve made some progress, we’re not there yet: the flagship Android phones of 2013 are still being locked down by the flagship carriers.
Not exactly OPEN, right?
So, I buy the phone, and then I have to buy additional storage for it. And this is OK. And this is innovation. And the next big thing is SD Cards.
If Apple did something like this, the shit would hit the fan.


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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MATT O’BRIEN, AP Business Writers
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a U.S. federal judge on Sunday to delay the Trump Administration’s ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of the day, arguing the move would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the business.
The 90-minute hearing came after President Donald Trump declared this summer that TikTok was a threat to national security and that it either sold its U.S. operations to U.S. companies or the app would be barred from the country.
TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is scrambling to firm up a deal tentatively struck a week ago in which it would partner with tech company Oracle and retailer Walmart and that would get the blessing of the Chinese and American governments. In the meantime, it is fighting to keep the app available in the U.S.
The ban on new downloads of TikTok, which has about 100 million users in the U.S, was delayed once by the government. A more comprehensive ban is scheduled for November, about a week after the presidential election. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said he would make a decision by late Sunday, leaving TikTok’s fate hanging.
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Samsung announces record first-day sales of Samsung Galaxy S III in South Korea
South Korean sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III set a launch day record for the country
Samsung expects to sell a whopping 10 million units of the Samsung Galaxy S III by the end of this month alone. Its predecessor, no slouch at the cash register either, sold 20 million units last year with about 5 million of those coming from South Korea.
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Shopper spends six years finding a parking spot
A shopper has completed his six-year challenge to park in every car parking space at his local Sainsbury's store.
Gareth Wild, from Bromley in London, decided to take on the challenge to make his shopping trips "less mundane" and produced a thorough map of the 211 spots he could park in.
He wrote on Twitter: "For the last six years I've kept a spreadsheet listing every parking spot I've used at the local supermarket in a bid to park in them all. This week I completed my Magnum Opus!"
Wild finally completed his challenge last week by parking in a space that he had described as a "pig to get in".
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"There's only so many parking spaces, why not try and get them all? It's a collector's thing I suppose."


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Scion has announced that they are beginning official sales in Canada today.
Up until now, the brand has only been offered in the US (Although that hasn’t stopped several Canadians from importing a Scion). Now, Toyota will open 45 Scion dealers in Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto.
“There’s a new demographic of drivers in Canada – younger drivers who demand a new type of vehicle and a new style of doing business. And today, they can finally get that from Scion,” said Larry Hutchinson, Director of Scion in Canada.
If you’re Canadian and are interested, head over to www.scionnation.ca/scion/dealers to get a list of Canadian dealerships.
Scion opens for business in Canada
(TORONTO) – The time is right: The wait is over. Scion rolls into Canada today, with 45 dealers in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, bringing vehicles and a new automotive experience to young, style-conscious Canadian drivers.
“There’s a new demographic of drivers in Canada – younger drivers who demand a new type of vehicle and a new style of doing business. And today, they can finally get that from Scion,” said Larry Hutchinson, Director of Scion in Canada. “Scion now offers a full line-up of distinctively styled, well-equipped models, a unique in-dealer and online experience, and a new business model designed to address the needs of a new generation.”
The Scion experience launches in Canada’s three culture capitals with plans to expand across the country – vehicle buyers will eventually find Scion in any Canadian city with a vibrant youth culture. For a full list of the 45 Canadian Scion dealers opening their doors today, please visit www.scionnation.ca/scion/dealers.
“As consumers, generation Y is becoming increasingly important and influential, not just to the automotive industry but in all market sectors,” continued Larry Hutchinson. “Scion’s reinvented, highly targeted grassroots and experiential marketing strategy is designed to engage this growing group of consumers by delivering unique brand experiences – both in person and online – that resonate with this critical mass of savvy, urban youth consumers.”
The full line-up of 2011 models includes the performance oriented Scion tC Sport Coupe, the compact Scion xB utility vehicle, and the 5-door Scion xD subcompact hatch. Each appeals to different needs, but all are big on innovative features and fun, while delivering top safety features.
Distinctive vehicles: the Scion difference
Scion drivers want comprehensively equipped vehicles that are also high on design, performance and efficiency, at a price that leaves money left over to customize their ride and make it an expression of their lifestyle.
Scion vehicles come with a high standard level of equipment at a competitive price – air conditioning, power windows/locks/mirrors, premium Pioneer AM/FM/CP 6- or 8-speaker audio system, MP3/iPod outlets, sport seats and a list of safety features, just to name a few. With these fully loaded vehicles as a starting point, purchasers have the freedom to customize their ride and make them a true extension of personal style with more than 75 Scion Authorized Accessories, including a full line of Toyota Racing Development (TRD) performance gear.
For full details on each model, check out the 3D vehicle configurator on www.scionnation.ca.


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Half Million Kids Workshop Kits Donated to Nonprofits; New Live-Stream and Digital Workshops
Birdhouses, binoculars and toy airplanes were just some of the Kids Workshops offered inside The Home Depot stores before classes paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with the launch of virtual workshops online at homedepot.com/c/kids, those projects are available to kids – and parents – everywhere.
New virtual projects will be added regularly to keep kids engaged, and actual kits will be available for free at local Home Depot stores on the first Saturday of each month. In addition to supplying individuals with in-store pickup, The Home Depot has also donated more than 500,000 Kids Workshop kits to nonprofit organizations and schools. More than 100 organizations received kits including Boys & Girls Club of America, ToolBank and YMCA. Donations will continue across the country until workshops can resume safely.
“While our in-store classes are on hold, we’re thrilled to continue to support the next generation of doers through our nonprofit partners and online workshop programs,” says The Home Depot’s executive vice president of merchandising Ted Decker. “Home Depot Kids Workshops have been a staple of our brand since the program launched in 1997, giving more than 60 million children their first DIY experiences during that time.”
In addition to virtual Kids Workshops, Home Depot’s live-streaming series, “Homeowner 101,” will receive new episodes this fall. Adults in need of how-to help can enjoy videos led by expert associates tackling DIY topics like drywall repair, painting and tiling.
Additional how-to videos are available for doers of all ages on The Home Depot YouTube channel.
To learn more about The Home Depot’s workshops, visit homedepot.com/workshops.