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Although things are somewhat returning to normal these days, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still crystal clear across nearly all industries. Unfortunately, some sectors – like travel, construction, and even advertising – have been hit quite hard and their organic traffic numbers decreased significantly.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Neil Patel published some research detailing a significant shift in online organic traffic. Many industries are still trying to recover from this slump in sales and traffic, even as businesses are starting to re-open.
I know that most of us San Diego marketers are feeling the pressure these days to help our clients regain the momentum that was lost in terms of sales and organic traffic numbers. Many even question how digital marketing will change as a result of the craziness that has happened in 2020.
Unfortunately, a lot of things are still up in the air as businesses have re-opened – and been required to shut down again due to recent spikes of COVID cases throughout the country.
So, is there anything that you can do in the meantime to improve organic traffic numbers? Certainly! Although it may be difficult to grow conversions for some industries, there is still plenty of opportunity for growth during the pandemic.
Here are four things that you can do to help grow online traffic and reach wider audiences if your numbers have dropped throughout the past year.
1. Give New Social Trends a Try
It should come as no shock that the use of social media is at an all-time high. According to research from Numerator, 64% of people admitted to using social media more since the COVID-19 outbreak. There is no doubt that social media is a major marketing tool. But, you must pay attention to how and why people are using social media right now.
The same study from Numerator found that in addition to staying connected with friends and family, most people used social media for distraction. 53% admitted to going on social networks to get their mind off of the news and 49% were looking for inspiration for things to do.
Now is not necessarily the time to create content solely to convert customers with obvious promotions. Instead, focus on creating content that captures your audience’s attention and gets them familiar with your brand.
Pay attention to the shift in platform usage as well. Video streaming has exploded, so you may want to expand into additional networks like TikTok or YouTube to engage – of you haven’t already.
The San Diego Zoo for instance jumped on a number of popular trends throughout the pandemic. During the time when the zoo was closed to visitors, this outlet allowed people to stay engaged. It also kept the zoo at the forefront of people’s minds, which likely drove in donations and excitement for its re-opening.
During “down time” when traffic numbers and/or conversions are down, it may be a good time to launch a YouTube channel or focus on more interactive content creation. It’s also a great time for a rebrand if you want to launch a new “aesthetic” for your social media presence!
2. Hunt Down New Keyword Opportunities
COVID-19 spurred a lot of trends – including several keyword related ones. Take a look at some of the phrases that exploded in growth at the very beginning of the pandemic:
Who would have thought that phrases like how to cut your own hair, make bread, or find cute sweatpants would be in the top searches on Google?
Re-evaluating your keyword lists should be common practice at this point in the pandemic. There could be ways to incorporate newly relevant keyword searches into your blog content, for instance.
Take some time to think of ways to tie in the current circumstances to your brand, such as:
- Tips for using remote business solutions like Zoom.
- Travel ideas and safety tips.
- Ways to keep kids entertained safely at home.
- Creating at-home classrooms or work offices.
Take this as an opportunity to refine your current targeted keyword list and see if there are some lower ranking phrases you can target. Narrow down your niche content by finding specific search phrases that are relevant – but not highly popular.
Remember, these might not be at the top of the list in terms of search traffic. But if competition is low, it could be worth pursuing.
3. Ramp Up Your External Link Content
The importance of linking did not dip at all throughout the pandemic.
If the organic traffic numbers on your own website have been dwindling or your rankings have slipped, focus on building external links. Inbound links and the linking domain authority make up nearly 28% of local ranking factors for organic search results on Google. By building up your presence on other authoritative sites, you could boost your own site’s ranking while also driving in traffic through those links.
Pitch content ideas to other related blogs in exchange for external links.
Reach out to blogs that reach similar audiences as you and see if they are accepting guest posts. This can also be a great opportunity to give your company or lead marketing writer better credibility and establish thought leadership.
If organic traffic numbers are dwindling – whether it’s in pandemic times or not – going back to basics with link building will always put you in the right direction.
4. Consider Podcasts or Livestreams
Consider expanding your content library even further by trying mediums like podcasts or livestreams. Podcast downloads have spiked by 6% since the beginning of the pandemic. Moreover, podcasts on specific topics (like finance and business) have increased by an incredible 78%!
People certainly have a bit more time on their hands. Many are looking for ways to absorb information while they work from home or simply try to get a workout in while the gyms are closed/restricted. This has created a perfect opportunity for marketers to engage with their users in a new way.
It can be really easy to go local with this, too. Take San Diego Magazine’s Happy Half Hour podcast as a great example.
Lots of restauranteurs have been able to keep in touch with their customers by sharing their stories on the podcast. During this time when local restaurants are struggling, sharing their founder’s stories or talking about the incredible food offerings on this podcast can be a unique way to drive in new customers.
Now could be a good time to launch your own if you feel so inclined!
You should also reach out to other podcasts and pitch them an idea for an interesting collaboration or a reason why you or someone on your team should be featured on their show. Podcasters are always looking for ideas for their next episod
The same goes for hosting webinars or even social media livestreams. Since people’s schedules are a bit more flexible while they work from home, they may be more inclined to tune into live conversations.
There is no doubt that this global pandemic will have a lasting impact on the way businesses operate and advertise for years to come. Marketers are truly more important than ever during these trying times – but they must be able to adapt and pounce on new opportunities to stay relevant.
The best way to grow your organic traffic numbers these days is by understanding how to attract customers in the current climate. Now is the perfect time to expand and change – and these are just a few ways that you can do it.
What are some other marketing strategies you have used to grow throughout this crazy year?
Joanna Besley is a Content Marketing Writer for E2M Solutions Inc., whose primary writing focus is on marketing topics and SEO. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring the San Diego area hikes, traveling outside of the country, and trying out new vegan restaurants.


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The EV startup on Tuesday said the Endurance resumed production and customer deliveries in April, and said the pace is expected to remain “very low.” It didn’t say for how long.
Lordstown made the announcement while announcing a deal with Amerit Fleet Solutions for servicing and warranties for the Endurance and future vehicles.
Lordstown originally ceased production and followed with a voluntary recall after it discovered that a specific electric connection in the Endurance could result in a loss of power while driving.
At the time, the company said only 31 examples had been built since the start of production last fall, and that 19 examples needed to be recalled. Some of those recalled trucks were being used internally while some had already been delivered to customers.
Production takes place at plant in Lordstown, Ohio, which is owned and operated by Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer famous for building iPhones for Apple. Foxconn acquired the plant from Lordstown in 2021 after Lordstown suffered a cash crunch. Lordstown originally acquired the plant from General Motors in 2019.
The Endurance has 550 hp and an estimated range of 200 miles. It is priced from about $65,000.
The range isn’t too impressive considering rivals are promising double the figure. However, Lordstown is already working on a new vehicle. The company in March said it is working with Foxconn to develop a new commercial vehicle based on a next-generation platform.

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LONDON — First-half profits at Burberry Group Plc rose 13 percent to 74.8 million pounds, or $144.4 million, on top of a 20 percent rise in sales.
However, Burberry said trading in the second half has been more difficult, especially in the U.S., and if the current trends continue, adjusted profit before tax for the fiscal year will be in the “mid to lower half of market expectations.”
In a statement, Burberry also said it was also planning for second-half wholesale revenue to be down by a single-digit percentage, on an underlying basis, partly as a result of an expected decrease in U.S. department store reorders.
As reported, sales for the period rose 20 percent to 539.1 million pounds, or $1.04 billion. Dollar figures have been converted at average exchange rates for the six-month period to Sept. 30.


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Right now SiTime is addressing a $6 billion annual market traditionally served by more than 200 manufacturers of quartz crystals. The overall market is growing at CAGR about 5 percent but the MEMS part of the market is growing at a 65 percent CAGR, CEO Rajesh Vashist told eeNews Europe when we caught up with him in London.
Vashist characterized the market as $2 billion for simple resonators, $2 billion for more sophisticated oscillators usually catered for by a crystal and some analog circuitry and about $2 billion for more complex clocks and phase-locked loops (PLLs).
"Clearly as a fabless MEMS company we have an advantage [over crystal manufacturing companies] because we don’t have to own the infrastructure. This means SiTime can use the existing semiconductor and MEMS infrastructure and digital control of its MEMS to configure hundreds of devices from 10 or 12 base components," Vashist said.
"That $6 billion market will be $8 billion in five years. If we can have 10 percent of that market we will be doing well. The use cases are very wide but the secret for us is to use our flexibility to create timing solutions that don’t exist rather than trying to kick low-cost quartz crystals out of slots."
Nonetheless it is clearly SiTime's position that eventually MEMS will displace quartz almost everywhere just as the transistor was able to displace the vacuum tube.
Since its acquisition by MegaChips in 2014 (see Japan's MegaChips to buy MEMS maker SiTime ) SiTime doubled the number of units shipped in 2015 compared with 2014 to 125 million. The company expects to double shipments again in 2016 due to new applications and taking market share from quartz crystals.
The acquisition by has gone well, Vashist said, largely because the parent has left them alone but is there to back them up if they need it. "The cost of capital for us as a private company was


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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been given a $296.00 price objective by equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 6th, Borsen Zeitung reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the iPhone maker’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price indicates a potential downside of 6.14% from the stock’s previous close.
AAPL has been the topic of several other research reports. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Apple from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank increased their target price on Apple from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They noted that the move was a valuation call. China Renaissance Securities started coverage on Apple in a research report on Monday, December 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $342.00 price target on the stock. Nomura restated a “hold” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Apple in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $221.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating, twenty-four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $274.36.
AAPL stock traded up $4.03 on Monday, hitting $315.37. 4,882,802 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,538,572. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $1,364.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s fifty day moving average is $284.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.26. Apple has a twelve month low of $150.05 and a twelve month high of $317.57.
In related news, Director Arthur D. Levinson sold 37,394 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $257.79, for a total transaction of $9,639,799.26. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 1,170,677 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $301,788,823.83. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.05% of the company’s stock.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Eagle Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Apple by 0.5% during the second quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC now owns 22,953 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $4,543,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Kanawha Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Apple by 2.2% in the second quarter. Kanawha Capital Management LLC now owns 93,192 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $18,445,000 after purchasing an additional 2,029 shares during the period. Cynosure Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Apple during the second quarter worth approximately $1,749,000. Verity Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Apple by 220.1% during the second quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,485 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $2,925,000 after buying an additional 10,647 shares during the period. Finally, Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in Apple by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. now owns 5,832 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,154,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. 59.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, and personal computers. It also sells various related software, services, accessories, and third-party digital content and applications. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and Mac, a line of desktop and portable personal computers, as well as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS operating systems.
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One fund of crypto bank Galaxy Digital was the frontrunner in a $1.8 million seed funding run for Azure’s blockchain-powered gaming platform.
According to a recent VentureBeat report, the crypto investment bank is looking to bankroll Azure’s game rewards platform Smart Challenge. Galaxy Digital is allegedly coursing its investment via its Galaxy EOS VC Fund, an organization that invests in products developed on EOSIO.
Azure’s Smart Challenge
Azure’s Smart Challenge gaming rewards platform lets users make and join in challenges held on the EOSIO blockchain code. By utilizing blockchain technology, the designed challenges are reported to be certifiably fair as all the rules of the challenges and how they’re implemented can be seen by all participants.
Users who join the challenges can earn “AZA credits” that can be used to purchase in-game advantages, like virtual currency or items. In one of the purported challenges, users can participate in streaming questions that reference the activities in esports streams. Participants who answer correctly are rewarded with credits.
The Smart Challenge platform was initially launched in 2018 and was developed to boost player engagement in select esports and games through playing and watching.
Beta Testing in Ubisoft’s
Azure’s gaming platform is said to have been undergoing beta testing in Ubisoft’s Entrepreneurs a Lab, a unit of Ubisoft that works as an incubator for startups in the entertainment and gaming niche. The unit’s research reportedly revealed that spectator streams using Smart Challenge did better than conventional streams with regards to gameplay numbers and boosting viewership.
Azure follows in the footsteps of Lucid Sight’s success. The game developer successfully raised $6 million last April for “Scarcity Engine,” its blockchain-powered game engine.


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VENTURES AFRICA- In a bid to boost the country’s revenue generation, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has introduced a new tax regime that will ensure appropriate taxation of multinationals and business enterprise operating in Nigeria.
The new regime would help tackle the challenge of tax evasion which is embedded in “under-pricing’’ of controlled transactions between associated enterprises, according to Kabir Mashi, acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, who was speaking at the opening of a stakeholders’ engagement on the Filing of Transfer Pricing (TP) Returns.
Transfer pricing system facilitates the process of setting appropriate prices for goods, services, asset, intellectual properties, loans, guarantees supplied or transferred by one enterprise to another members of the same group or otherwise connected.
The system will further reduce the risk of double taxation, provide taxable persons with certainty and a fair business environment for multinationals and independent enterprises doing business in Nigeria.


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What California Would Give Up To Ban Encrypted Smartphones
A bill in the California state legislature would purportedly combat human trafficking — by outlawing encrypted smartphones.By Evan Thomas | January 23, 2016
"Put the responsibility on the tech industry. That's what it comes down to: people over profits," said California State Assemblyman Jim Cooper. (Video via California Statewide Law Enforcement Association)
That's California State Assemblyman Jim Cooper, discussing a bill that would ban the sale of smartphones that can encrypt, or conceal, data.
The bill's stated purpose is to give law enforcement better access to evidence in human trafficking cases. Manufacturers would be barred from selling phones with native encryption or risk hefty fines.


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Intel STS finalist takes on arsenic poisoning
Thabit Pulak has invented a filter to remove arsenic from drinking water
By Bethany Brookshire, 09:37 AM March 11, 2014
WASHINGTON — When Thabit Pulak, 18, visited his grandparents in Bangladesh two years ago, he noticed something alarming. One of their neighbors had a new skin problem. The skin was discolored and hard. It was a telltale symptom of arsenicosis, or prolonged arsenic poisoning. The source: Many neighborhood drinking water wells contained arsenic.
The naturally occurring element taints the water in many parts of the world. People who drink this water can develop skin disease or cancers.
Source URL: https://student.societyforscience.org/blog/eureka-lab/intel-sts-finalist-takes-arsenic-poisoning?mode=blog&context=80


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World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is calling on Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to help stop the slaughter of African elephants by banning all ivory trade in Thailand.
Thailand is a haven for wildlife traffickers, thanks to trade loopholes which allow the sale of ivory from domestic elephants. These international criminal networks are using Thai laws to launder blood ivory from Africa, and WWF has launched a global petition asking Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to ban all ivory trade.
WWF-Thailand campaign leader Janpai Ongsiriwittaya says that a total ban on all ivory sales is necessary to protect elephants.
Existing laws are not effective at keeping illegal African ivory out of the Thai market. The only way to prevent Thailand from contributing to elephant poaching is to ban all ivory sales. Today the biggest victims are African elephants, but Thailand’s elephants could be next. Ms. Shinawatra can help put an end to the killing, and I believe Thai citizens will support greater protection for these iconic animals.
Tens of thousands of African elephants are being massacred each year, and according to the 2012 report of the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS), ivory trafficking has reached an unprecedented level.
Thailand’s legal allowance of trade in ivory tusks from domesticated Asian elephants is exploited to market African elephant ivory as worked products through hundreds of retail outlets.
CITES CoP16 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, and it is hoped that Prime Minister Shinawatra will use the opportunity to announce her country’s commitment to ending the ivory trade.
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GlobalFoundries to Soon Pilot 7nm and EUV Production
GlobalFoundries is pushing ahead with a plan to pilot EUV and 7nm production. We recently got a chance to sit down with the company and talk about its plans for the future.
Samsung Begins Mass Production of 2nd Generation 10nm LPP Process Node
Samsung's second-generation 10nm node, 10nm LPP, is now ready for mass production, with further performance and power consumption improvements over its older technology, 10nm LPE.
Samsung Announces New 11nm Process, Targets EUV Ramp in 2018
Samsung is introducing a new process node and still pushing ahead with EUV rollouts. Will the long-delayed manufacturing technology finally enter production in the next few years?
GlobalFoundries Announces Early 7nm Availability, Huge Gains Over 14nm FinFET
GlobalFoundries announced early 7nm availability, with volume shipments beginning in the back half of next year. The company is promising impressive gains compared with 14nm with up to 40 percent improved performance and 60 percent reduced power consumption.
Samsung Wants to Lead the Foundry Business to 4nm and Beyond
Samsung has announced its own plans for foundry tech ramp-ups and rollouts, beginning immediately and stretching over the next four years. From EUV and fully-depleted silicon to HBM2 and new packaging techniques, the company is aggressively planning to grow its share of the foundry market.
Intel will finally finish Fab 42 in Arizona, bring new 7nm capacity online
Intel has announced it will finish Fab 42 and bring the facility online at the 7nm node. It expects to have the plant operational by 2020 - 2021.
Samsung: Full speed ahead for 10nm, EUV deploys at the 7nm node
Samsung has announced its plans for rolling out next-generation foundry technologies and future process nodes this week -- including a plan to deploy cutting-edge EUV lithography as early as the 7nm node.
TSMC will begin 10nm production this year, claims 5nm by 2020
TSMC may have lost ground to Samsung in 2015, but the company is determined to gain it back. The firm wants to have leaped to 5nm by 2020 -- a challenging pace given the headwinds in the semiconductor industry.


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Facebook, the internet’s number 2 ad business, is experimenting with ad targeting for streaming shows. They’re targeting ads to users of Roku and Apple TV, based on the Facebook profiles associated with the viewing profile’s IP address. So far it’s just been free test ads for nonprofits, it’s own product’s or a “handful of name brands”.
This is part of a broader shift in the Social Media industry, as other companies, including Twitter, are trying to build revenue from ads within video. Twitter signed a deal with the NFL this year to stream 10 Thursday Night Football games live. Word from Twitter is that so far the deal has been positive for the social media company with many people watching the games; though I turned to traditional cable as I got annoyed Twitter wouldn’t let me cast the game to my Chromecast…
Snap, the parent company of SnapChat, is also getting into the video game, signing a deal with NBCUnviseral to air shortened versions of TV shows directly through their app.
As video was a major part of social media in 2016, it’s clear it will continue to be in 2017, though in different ways.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un bans skinny, ripped jeans – Sourcing Journal
The skinny jeans debate continues – and this time it’s political.
Multiple media reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently announced a list of banned fashion and hairstyles in the region’s state newspaper, with skinny jeans and ripped denim among the symbols of a ” capitalist lifestyle âwhich is now considered illegal.
In the same announcement, the socialist nation banned mules, spiky and dyed hair, some piercings and designer T-shirts.
While fashion and politics may seem like worlds apart, denim has a rich history in protest culture and was seen as a symbol of the West during the Cold War. When the Berlin Wall was erected in Germany in 1961, jeans were a scarce commodity in Communist Europe. The so-called “riveted pants” were considered dangerous emblems of American excess, and those who wore them risked being expelled from school or even targeted by the Stasi, the notorious secret police of the German Democratic Republic. .
During the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s and early 1970s, hordes of young people called for change as they wore bells and denim jackets. Even further back in time, the fabric was worn by the black community to show respect for their enslaved ancestors – who were often dressed in overalls and denim work clothes – and were seen by some as an act of rebellion. which formed the basis of denim’s revolutionary reputation. .
Skinny jeans are a globally recognized trend, topping brands’ bestseller lists and remaining one of the most popular styles for women around the world. But the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a change in denim fashion that prioritizes comfort-oriented styles over bodycon cuts. Gen Z recently took to social media to dethrone skinny jeans and shame older generations for their style choices – and the movement is gaining traction.
Data from retail market intelligence platform Edited showed December sales of men’s casual and straight cuts increased 15% and 13% year-over-year, respectively, and sales of wide leg, straight and paper bag styles for women increased by 97%. , 69 percent and 24 percent year over year, respectively.


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ROME, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Stellantis, a multinational auto company headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is considering manufacturing up to 150,000 Leapmotor's electric vehicles (EVs) in the Mirafiori plant in Turin, northern Italy, Automotive News Europe said Tuesday.
The Franco-Italian automaker last year bought a 20 percent stake in Chinese EV maker Leapmotor in a 1.6-billion-dollar deal. As part of that deal, the two groups announced to set up a 51/49 Stellantis-led joint venture, which gives Stellantis "exclusive rights for the export and sale, as well as manufacturing, of Leapmotor products outside Greater China."
A Stellantis spokesman on Tuesday said the first cars emerging from the Stellantis-Leapmotor partnership would appear on European roads no later than 2026, and that the first Leapmotor electric vehicles could come off the assembly line in Italy in 2026 or 2027.
It will not be the first electric vehicle produced at Mirafiori: the plant already produces the Fiat 500 Battery Electric Vehicle compact car.


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CNN announced today that its CNN+ streaming service will be available in the United States on March 29, 2022. It will cost $6 a month or $60 a year, as previously stated. After April 26, new subscribers will get 50% off “for life,” as long as they maintain their subscription.
In a similar way to ESPN+, CNN+ will be available within an updated CNN app.
CNN executive vice president, chief digital officer, and head of CNN+ Andrew Morse said in a press release that March 29 will be an important day in CNN’s history, and CNN+ will be a critical part of our future. My team and I have done a fantastic job bringing our world-class journalism and storytelling to life on this new platform. ” Our subscribers are going to love it.”
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We’re assuming for the time being that if a platform already has a CNN app, you’ll be able to watch CNN there, even though CNN hasn’t said specifically where it will be available. Roku and Amazon Fire TV, the world’s two largest streaming platforms, will be included in this. A web browser is also included, as are Apple TV, Android TV, and Google TV. Our expectations would also include CNN+ being available on major smart TV platforms and gaming consoles.
For Alex MacCallum, CNN Worldwide Head of Product and General Manager for CNN+: We’re excited for everyone to see what we’ve been working on. With CNN’s world-class journalists and a compelling content offering, we are confident in the product offered at this attractive price.
HLN, CNN International, and CNN will all be available on CNN+, as will a slew of original programming. Some of it will air on a weekly basis, while others will air on a daily basis during the week.
That includes weekday shows like Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, featuring the former Fox News journalist, Reliable Sources Daily with Brian Stelter, and 5 Things with Kate Bolduan. New weekly shows include Cari & Jemele: Speak.Easy, Masters in Medicine with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Rex Chapman, and an as-yet untitled show with Scott Galloway.


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-- Harley Griffith, CEO of The Queen of Wraps has set a company goal to increase the sales and production staff at the Salt Lake City location by 15% in 2013. “These will be good full-time jobs with retirement and healthcare benefits. We plan on expanding our current workforce of about 30 employees to around 35 with the new jobs being a mix of sales and production positions.” says Griffith. “The Queen of Wraps has grown by 15-20% over the past 4 years and we see no signs of slowing” he continues.
To help accomplish this goal, The Queen of Wraps is launching a redesigned website at www.QueenOfWraps.com to better inform customers of the benefits of vehicle wraps in the Utah market. Bryan Griffith, webmaster at Queen of Wraps informs that, “This new website will be more user friendly and will house a more up to date gallery of our current and past work. This will help customers see the quality of our work and make a more educated purchase decision.
Additionally, The Queen of Wraps, has already taken a step toward the goal of increased employment by hiring a new vehicle wrap sales associate to handle new sales accounts. “We hope that this new sales position will generate $40,000/mo. in revenue which will, in turn help us generate 2-3 more production positions.” H. Griffith states.
The Queen of Wraps is a Salt Lake City based printing and advertising company specializing in vehicle wraps. Additionally, The Queen of Wraps produces outdoor signage, banners, and all types of printed advertising media. Founded in 2005, The Queen of Wraps has quickly taken the position as Utah’s leader in outdoor print advertising. For more information, please visit www.QueenOfWraps.com


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Spearmark International, recently appointed as a licensee for the London 2012 Games, has revealed its first ranges to buyers.
The wide range of London 2012 products for adults and children will include lunchware, tableware and drinks bottles.
There will be Olympic, Paralympic, Team GB and Paralympics GB themes and designs, with some of the merchandise also set to feature the recently unveiled Olympic mascot, Wenlock, and Paralympic mascot, Mandeville.
The first products are set to hit the shelves at the end of this year.
“As the London 2012 licensing programme gathers pace we are experiencing a tremendous amount of interest in available licensing opportunities,” says Simon Lilley, head of licensing and retail at the London 2012 Organising Committee.
“We are very much looking forward to seeing the range of products they develop.”


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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging has received a received a $10,000 grant from retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/SVV0Zp ) the council was one of 10 senior citizen-focused nonprofits nationwide receiving the grants.
Other grants went to organizations in Mississippi, Nevada, Wisconsin, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia Florida, Connecticut and Missouri.
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Recent Political and Legal Efforts To Reform Trade Secret Law in China
There are only two categories of companies affected
by trade secret theft: those that know they’ve been
compromised–and those that don’t.[i]
With interests in business, China’s emerging impact on globalization, and trade secret law, I wrote this paper in hopes of understanding what protection a U.S. company, particularly the NBA, that shares its intellectual property rights, particularly the company’s trade secrets, might find from Chinese courts. Under the supervision of my trade secrets professor, I used this past summer to gain insight and understanding into Chinese legal and business practices, which I want to share.
Traditionally, Chinese courts did not emphasize protecting trade secrets. Trade secret protection came from a system of self-regulation between a master and his or her apprentice. Today, China has made efforts to reform both its political and its legal framework to protect trade secrets. For example, on January 1, 2013, China made effective its first law that provides preliminary injunctive relief for holders of trade secret rights; eight months later, a Chinese court applied this law, enforcing a preliminary injunction to protect an American company’s trade secrets. Additionally, China’s legal system neither adheres to precedent nor allows its judges to cite cases; however, the Supreme People’s Court of China’s creation of few Guiding Cases has begun to create a feel of common law throughout the country.
This paper highlights several improvements in the country’s political and legal infrastructures that would provide encouragement to U.S. companies looking to not only do business but also protect their trade secrets in China. The paper provides both insight into employee mobility issues and proposes considerations that U.S. companies should keep in mind in doing business in China, for example, choosing a particular jurisdiction to file a claim for trade secret infringement over the other.
To read the article in its entirety, click on the following link: Political and Legal Reform in China
Very truly yours,
Andrew M. Scott
J.D. Candidate, 2015
Executive Development Editor
Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly
University of California Hastings, College of the Law
[i] Attorney General Eric Holder, Remarks at the Administration Trade Secret Strategy Rollout (Feb. 20, 2013), available at http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/ag/speeches/2013/ag-speech-1302201.html.


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Jameela Jamil has always been vocal when it comes to calling out celebrities who promote weight loss products on social media.
In the past, the Good Place actor has dragged Cardi B for promoting "laxative nonsense". She also got into it with Iggy Azalea, calling her a "double agent for the patriarchy" after she promoted a similar product. Jameela has also previously critcised both Kim and Khloé Kardashian for the products that they promote and the message they're sending to younger women.
Now, Jameela has set her sights on Amber Rose, who recently promoted a product in a paid partnership with Flat Tummy.
In the accompanying caption, Amber, who's currently pregnant, claimed that the product was to "help us moms with those bloated, nauseous, blah feeling days". She also alleged that the product is safe to take while pregnant or breastfeeding.
However, Jameela wasn't buying it. Posting a screenshot of the picture on Twitter, she seemed astonished at the fact these new products were intended for pregnant women, especially considering they're not FDA-approved.
In another tweet, Jameela called out women with significant social media platforms for promoting "such irresponsible fuckshit".
Amber's Instagram comments were also far from positive.
Appearing to respond to the criticism, Amber later edited her Instagram caption and explained that the product wasn't a detox tea, adding: "Haters stop riding the bandwagon and think for yourselves."
BuzzFeed has reached out to representatives of Jameela, Amber, and Flat Tummy for comment.


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Audio chip maker Audience, in particular, diversified its customer base away from Apple's iPhone by developing chips for Samsung smartphones and Google's Nexus 10 tablet. The move sent the company's shares up by more than 25 percent as the company forecasts Q1 results at much higher numbers compared to the expectation of analysts. Audience expects revenue will come in at $43 million to $46 million and profit at $1.9 million to $2.9 million. This comes after rumors of fraud by way of fake Twitter posts brought the shares down by over 25 percent a few days ago. The Twitter account of a certain Conrad Block, which had thought to be from short-selling firm Muddy Waters, tweeted that Audience is being investigated by the DOJ on rumored fraud charges. The firm then denied this in its actual Twitter page. Audience's deal with Samsung will set the tone for its future as sales of Apple devices slowly decline, with the Korean smartphone manufacturer accounting for more than half of Audience's revenue. The company's chips are used in Samsung's flagship Galaxy S3, and the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The Full Research Report on Audience Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/entire_report/3eb0_ADNC]
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Energy efficient device chipmaker ON Semiconductor released two new image signal processor chips for both automotive and consumer applications, used for electronics that use small LCD screens. Their chips can enhance the miniscule screens' display resolution to create sharper and clearer images.
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Tesco and Morrisons released their Christmas trading figures today, cramming news reports.
I’ve combined all the recent like-for-like trading updates in the chart below for easy comparison. Briefly:
1) Aldi and Lidl are forging ahead: whilst they don’t release sales figures, both have confirmed they are experiencing double digit growth. Kantar confirmed in December that for the first time the majority of UK households now shop at Aldi or Lidl.
2) With Waitrose (+4.1%) and M&S food (+3.1%) performing well, the top end of the market is buoyant – especially with people visiting these stores for a destination shop in the run up to Christmas.
3) The big four are caught in the middle and their fortunes are mixed;
- JS is static (+0.2%);
- Asda release their figures on February 20th;
- Tesco is suffering: a 2.4% drop is severe, but doesn’t tell the whole story. Their convenience Express stores showed a huge 25% LfL increase and their online business was up 11% for Christmas. It could have been worse;
- Morrison’s results (-5.6%) are catastrophic – without an online business (it launches tomorrow, 14 years after Tesco) they are fighting a war on fewer fronts than their competitors.
Looking at the results and thinking about what shoppers have been saying in the past few months, I see three underlying shopper trends:
- People have less money today than they did a year ago. That means fewer consumers who shop at discounters year round traded-up to one of the big four at Christmas.
- Many people ditched the “big shop” at a single retailer long ago, and are now in a repertoire shopping pattern. Waitrose shoppers shop at Aldi – and they’re likely to brag about their savviness over their Heston pud.
- Online and convenience are driving growth. Large out of town hypermarkets cost money to drive to and don’t always provide an easy, convenient shopping experience. Sainsbury’s now has more convenience stores than supermarkets.


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“I think it is in fashion so get tested,” observed actor Venkatesh and he did have an audience. Joining him to voice concern and create awareness on HIV/AIDS were actresses Ramya Krishna and Suhasini Mani Ratnam, on a ramp that served as unique platform of gyan vani. Using fashion as a vehicle to drive home the point was designer Sanjana Jon who presented her eveningwear for the Hyderabadi audience.
Prints— floral motifs and bandhnis, detailing— paisleys, antique zardosi and laces, and layering were the high points of Sanjana’s creation. “It has been a nice balance working with celebrities and royalty. The latter are very defined in style. There jewellery makes up for eveningwear and the ensemble is kept minimalistic. In the West one finds usage of black mostly with emphasis on silhouettes. For the collection we have kept Indian sensibilities in mind,” says the designer. The line was presented by reigning Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera and international models.
“This is the third year that we have been working with the Miss Universes. Earlier we flew down Jennifer Hawkins Miss Universe 2004 for AIDS awareness in Delhi and Mumbai. And this time we are taking the campaign to Chennai, Goa, Bangalore and Kerala as well,” says Shashi Abraham, director IG International presenting the tour that visited the red light area in Mumbai earlier before it hit the twin cities and moves to Delhi next. And for the host, “It was a community initiative and an opportunity for the Taj to create AIDS awareness and we could not have a better ambassador. We are happy to be part of the campaign,” observed Veer Vijay Singh, director operations-Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Limited and general manager Taj Krishna.
If Salman Khan added charisma to the campaign last year along with other Bollywood badshahs, here’s hoping that the Telugu superstars and the visiting Miss Universe help spread awareness to battle the deadly menace. As for the ensemble, the collection had enough to offer for the Indian soirees and for the ensuing New Year season. Just hope mushrooming gyms with able fitness trainers will help chisel those figures to carry it with verve.


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After a long engagement of conflict with the steel makers, the UPA government decided to mull 15 percent export duty on different steel products in a bit to slash down the rising prices of alloy. But various steel items or/and products like bars, rods, pig iron, mild steel products are kept exempted from custom duty. It has been cut down from 5% to nil.
Steel plays a pivotal role in India's infrastructure. But from the last one year, steel prices have increased to 49%. Steel giants 'Sail' and 'Tata' have started introducing surcharge of Rs. 5000 on their raw material to counter with their increasing input cost. On the part of the discussions for the Finance Bill 2008-09, the finance minister Mr. P Chidambaram declared out the 15% imposition of export duty on semi finished steel items and and 5% duty on galvanized sheets, to curb down the increasing gap between domestic demand and supply which in turns making steel products costlier for varied commercial purposes. Earlier an inter-ministerial group was formed for finding out the measures of checking steel cost, which is contributing to nearly 21.3% in current inflation. The group formed suggested a hike in steel export duty to 10% and iron ore to 15%. Various fiscal methods were discussed in length by steel minister Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, commerce and industry minister Mr. Kamal Nath and mines minister Mr. Sis Ram Ola to check out upward spiraling steel prices. The proposed report was submitted to the prime minister Mr. Manmohan Singh before the cabinet committee meeting, which was schedule to be taken place for discussing measures of bringing down the soaring inflation rate. The proposal was already approved by the finance minister Mr. P Chidambaram who is the biggest advocate of developing revenue-neutral scheme for offsetting losses to the foreign exchequer which would arise due to levy of export duty. The UPA government is also aimed to escalate the minerals royalty including of iron ores. It is planning to increase iron ore royalty from the current rate of Rs 4 - Rs 27 per tonne, accordingly to the iron content, to 10% of sale price on the basis of ad-valorem.
Steeping towards checking the high steel price rate, the government here decided to impose 15 percent export duty on different steel products. It will included all those steel materials which are used for constructional usages. Besides flat items, there has been a shortage of big steel products also and it was mooted as a big question for finance minister. To bridge the gap of shortage, government has mulled 15 percent export duty on all products i.e, flat and long like rods, sheets etc. Reiterated on stabilizing rising steel prices, finance minister has decided to completely write off custom duty on various steel making products like ferro alloys and zinc, metcoke and disposed off countervailing duty on construction items such as TMT bars.
The surge of steel prices in global arena forced the government to make a rise in export rate. The iron ore prices are showing a rising trend which has now gone up from $110 per tonne to $150 per tonne. The new export rate imposed by the government will make the indian miners to pay between Rs. 450 to Rs. 600 per tonne. But it is said that the current rate was based on the $70 per tonne of iron ore, which was prevailing in previous year. But from the last year till now prices have doubled to a manifold therefore some people even from government side considered it be an inadequate.
Mining leaseholders pay royalty on minerals to state governments. According to the provisions made in the 'Mines and Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act 1957, the royalty rate can be increased once during three years. As it was earlier revised on 14th October, 2004. So, the next revision is due till current date.
The government move has evoked mixed responses from indian steel industry. Where on one side it is seen as a step for increasing steel availability in domestic market but on the other hand, it is taken as a measure which could poorly affect India's competitiveness on the global platform. The steel makers are needed to meet obligations under the Export Promotion Credit Guarantee (EPCG) scheme. Therefore, such methodologies from finance ministry could put down country's steel industry into dump and lead to disincentive. The user industries are taking it as an inclusive step in bringing down metal price in domestic sector. But the steel makers are seeing it as a counterproductive measure that will prove to be futile in long run.


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Dooney’s Cafe is back on the Toronto restaurant scene. After closing last year, owner Graziano Marchese has reopened the Annex institution just a east of Ossington. They are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and are serving their signature coffees and tea.
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The Kensington Market crowd have a new vegan spot in the neighbourhood. Veggie D’Light is a Caribbean vegan restaurant that serves protein-rich alternatives for lunch and dinner.
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Davisville has a new cold pressed juice spot, Drink Juice Co. The cute shop sells freshly pressed juice for everyone, including a detox juice called “Hot in The 6ix.” They are open seven days a week.
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Loka: After a successful crowdfunding campaign, Loka will open a second location at 620 Queen Street West.
Indian Street Food Co.: The recently shuttered Amaya Room is set to reopen as Indian Food Co. The space still owned by Hemant Bhagwani, is going to be focused on Indian street food. Look out for the relaunch in the next couple of weeks.
Shameless Tiki Room: A tiki themed bar is set to open in early December on Queen West. Owned by Rod Moore of Vancouver, the bar will be inspired by Polynesian culture.
Shoushin: Jackie Lin, of Zen Sushi, plans to open his own sushi place at 3328 Yonge Street. The new sushi restaurant is set to open by the end of September.
Lone Star Texas Grill: Set to replace Big Daddy’s on King West, Lone Star Texas Grill is moving in to the trendy neighbourhood. They are currently renovating the space and look to open very soon.
Chef Morimoto project: Still unnamed, it was announced that Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s next restaurant will in fact be in Toronto. It’s set to open sometime in 2017, inside the Theatre Park condo development.
Miku: Word has it Toronto is getting yet another West Coast restaurant, Miku. The restaurant is a high-end sushi bar that serves aburi-style sushi rolls (the technique of searing the sushi with a blowtorch). The venue is set to open sometime this fall.
Grey Tiger: Grey Tiger, a licensed cafe, was spotted on Bloor Street West. They’re set to open on August 28!
Union Chicken: Yannick Bigourdan is opening up his flagship chicken spot, Union Chicken in the new restored Union Station. Opening later this year, there will be rotisserie chicken available for hungry commuters.
Cactus Club: It’s been a long wait but rumours have it that the Vancouver import will be opening later this year in the First Canadian Place.
FourCorners Culinary Concourse: Described as the first of its kind in Toronto, this concourse spans three floors and will be home to foodie shops, restaurants, dining events and workshops.
Bolpetta: Construction has started on the Italian franchise which is set to open in Brookfield Place at 181 Bay Street.
Jamie’s Italian: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver announced that he will be bringing his Italian eatery to Yorkdale Mall sometime this year.


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Word surfaced in mid-October that OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei had left the company he helped create weeks earlier in order to start his own venture. This week, Pei let us in on the next chapter of his professional career. There’s not a ton to go on just yet, but he does have the support of some pretty notable tech investors.
Pei has launched a new brand, a London-based consumer technology company called Nothing. The startup raised a $7 million round of seed funding in December 2020 from notable tech players including iPod inventor Tony Fadell, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, among others.
So, what exactly is Nothing? Well, we aren’t sure yet.
“It’s been a while since anything interesting happened in tech,” Pei said. “It is time for a fresh breeze of change.”
Elaborating a bit further, Pei said Nothing’s mission is to remove barriers between technology and people to create a seamless digital future. “We believe that the best technology is beautiful, yet natural and intuitive to use. When sufficiently advanced, it should fade into the background and feel like nothing.”
Nothing said it plans to release its first smart devices in the first half of 2021. Outside of this tease, however, we don’t really have much else to go on at the moment.
Pei isn’t the first major tech player to try their hand at a solo venture. Android co-founder Andy Rubin did something similar a few years back but ultimately, the project fizzled. Others, like Elon Musk, have fared far better.


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WSU students to conduct first-ever digital survey of North American International Auto Show visitors
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by Today@Wayne
As part of a multifaceted sponsorship this year between Wayne State University and the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), a group of nine students from the WSU Department of Sociology, School of Social Work and Mike Ilitch School of Business will conduct this week the first-ever demographic survey of visitors to the auto show to offer the car industry a better idea of consumers’ desires when purchasing a vehicle.
In addition, the Ilitch School and the College of Engineering will offer a variety of business- and STEM-related presentations. The auto show, which will be held downtown at the Huntington Place convention center (formerly Cobo Hall), kicks off on Sept. 14 and will be open to the public from Sept. 17 to Sept. 25. For the first time, some of the auto show’s events will be free and held outside at Hart Plaza.
“Wayne State University is proud to partner with one of Detroit's leading events to engage our students in a hands-on and meaningful way that gives them a real-world application of their studies,” said WSU President M. Roy Wilson.
As part of the student demographic project, students will be at the convention center on Sept. 15 and Sept. 18 to provide NAIAS visitors with a digital QR code that, when scanned with a smartphone, takes participants to online survey questions. Survey questions can be answered any time up to Sept. 25. The WSU students will compile a report about the responses after the auto show and present their findings to the Detroit Auto Dealers Association.
The idea for the survey stemmed from several meetings over the summer between WSU students and NAIAS representatives, said David Merolla, Ph.D., an associate professor and chairperson of the sociology department, who is overseeing the survey. “The auto show reached out to us to conduct the survey,” Merolla said, “and I thought this would be a great opportunity and great fit for our students to work with them.”
WSU students involved in the survey project are Lisa Aldape, Morgan Burt, Thor Person, Ibarre Araojo, Kenneth Gourlay, Frodet Elia, Amber Anderson, Emmanuel Blevins and Kearabetswe Mokoene.
As an incentive to answer the survey questions, attendees who complete the survey will have the chance to win two round-trip plane tickets to any destination in the continental U.S. or a $500 VISA gift card.
“I love getting involved and working with this great community,” Aldape, a Detroit native, said. “The project seemed like an amazing opportunity to learn more about what people are looking for at the auto show. It is also a great way to connect with so many people who are not only from metro Detroit but are coming in from all over the globe.”
Burt said that the student team crafted the survey based on auto dealers’ request for specific information about potential car buyers who visit the auto show: “These meetings gave us an idea of what they wanted to get out of the survey — demographics, how often people visit both Detroit and the auto show, if they’re planning on buying a vehicle, thoughts on electric vehicles, brand preference and more. They also want to know who is planning to buy vehicles, as they want to expand their demographic reach, whether it be women, young people, or the African American and Hispanic communities.”
Meanwhile, the university's Mike Ilitch School of Business will host an executive speaker series in its Lear Auditorium that emphasizes recruiting diverse talent in the automotive industry. Representatives from the College of Engineering will be on hand at the convention center for technology presentations, including a robotics display.
"Our partnership with Wayne State University is a great example of the community outreach we are undertaking this fall as a part of the auto show," said Rod Alberts, executive director of the show.
Alberts noted that “this year’s auto show plays a vitally important role in promoting emerging technologies, particularly in the EV space. And, as the first auto show of the season and with the release of new models in the fall, we expect the show to be a pivotal player in consumers’ vehicle shopping and purchase decisions.”
This year marks the return of the NAIAS after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Sydney was the greatest beneficiary of the 47 Australian ports visited by cruise ships last year (Image: CLIA)
The cruise industry contributed AU$5.2 billion (US$ 3.56 billion) to Australia’s economy in the 2018-2019 financial year, an increase of just over 11% from the previous financial year.
The figures were released in a report commissioned by Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) and the Australian Cruise Association (ACA). Compiled by the AEC Group, the independent assessment found that the cruise industry supported the equivalent of 18,135 full-time jobs in Australia in 2018-2019, a 6.6% increase on the previous year. A total of 1,240 cruise ships visited the country during this period, resulting in AU$2.5 billion (US$ 1.71 billion of direct expenditure from passengers, crew and cruise lines.
Australia’s accommodation sector benefited the most from cruise passengers, receiving 33.3% of their combined spend. The food and beverage sector accounted for a further 20.3%, followed by transport at 14.5% and retail at 11.7%.
Cruise lines also increased expenditure by 4.6%, with spending on items including fuel, food, port charges and administration totaling almost AU$1.1 billion (US$753 million). Crew members also spent a total of AU$35 million (US$24 million) while in port.
“Cruise passengers now spend an average of AU$387 (US$266) each for every day they’re on shore in Australia, which provides enormous benefits to businesses like hotels, restaurants, tour operators and retailers,” said Joel Katz, managing director of CLIA Australasia. “A lack of available berthing space in Sydney has made it difficult for the cruise industry to increase its capacity in Australia, but this has been countered by significant increases in the amount of spending by cruise passengers.”
Cruise ships have visited 47 different ports around Australia in the past financial year, with the main beneficiary being the port of Sydney in the state of New South Wales. However, vessels also called at more remote coastal communities, spreading tourism to areas which are less frequently visited.
“The economic impact of cruising is not only enormous and growing, it’s also reaching locations that might otherwise be difficult for visitors to access,” said Jill Abel, CEO of ACA. “The diverse range of ports Australia offers around its coast is attracting more and more cruise lines, while also spreading the economic benefit of cruise tourism to the furthest corners of the continent.”
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There isn't an industry more predatory and in need of consumer protection than the payday lending industry. So of course, Mick Mulvaney helps them out.
If We the People could be have a simple bank account at our Post Offices, this would solve a problem for millions upon millions of Americans. It would keep people away from the debt-trap clutches of the predatory payday lending industry.
John Fetterman, Blue America's endorsee for #PASen illustrates exactly why we earned it-- He's got the guts to mention the "Elephant-Lite" in the room, Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
We need a political revolution in Congress as much as we need it in the White House! Here's where to start:
Bloomberg News, Market Makers, Sept. 4, 2014. Read more here... http://crooksandliars.com/2014/09/did-harvard-know-it-was-invested-payday
As tough new laws squeeze the so-called “payday” lending industry, big investors are stepping in to help push triple-digit interest rates on customers who can least afford it.
Borrow a few hundred dollars and spend your whole life paying it back. That's their game, and they suck unwitting, desperate consumers into it.
As Des Moines police handcuffed Occupy activists on Monday at a Wells Fargo bank, one protester yelled out “My only regret is that I only have two arms to cuff.”
While I'm grateful that Elizabeth Warren is challenging Scott Brown in Massachusetts, I think we can all agree that she was the natural choice to be the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) director, had Congressional Republicans and their


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It is an increase of about 68 percent over last year. The surge in FDI came as Japan Tobacco Inc invested $1.47 billion in purchasing business from a Bangladeshi company. Power sector attracted the highest level of FDI worth over $1 billion.
Releasing the figures compiled by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) on Monday said that China was the biggest source for FDI inflows last year at $1.03 billion, followed by the Netherlands and the UK.
The increase in the FDI inflows into Bangladesh comes against the backdrop of declining FDI in most of the world except Asia.
Government of Bangladesh is working to improve its ranking in the ease of doing business index from the current level of 176 out of 190 to below 100 in the near future.


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This Woman Found a Dead Lizard in Her Bagged Salad—and May Have Eaten the Tail
We’re all about adding unique ingredients to spice up your salads, but finding one you definitely didn’t plan to eat is not on the menu. That’s what happened to poor Michelle Carr, a nurse in Maine, who discovered a three-inch dead lizard on her fork after digging in.
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"I immediately started to retch," she told local news WMUR in the video below. She had picked up a bag of romaine lettuce at a nearby New Hampshire grocery store, washed it, and prepared what she thought was about to be a tasty, nutritious meal. After returning to her bowl a few times, she suddenly realized, "My fork was not in an avocado slice."
Unfortunately, this gross-out story gets worse: The dead lizard was missing its tail. Carr isn’t sure if she—shudder—ate the tail or not. Because she’s breastfeeding her newborn son, she was immediately concerned about food-borne bugs she could have been exposed to, like E. coli or salmonella. She reported the creepy-crawly to the state FDA and the grocery store where she picked up the questionable romaine. The store has said it’s working with its lettuce supplier to figure out how this could have happened.
"The first time and only time I’ve ever bought a bag of pre-packaged lettuce, go figure," Carr said.
While the FDA says you can use pre-washed, ready-to-eat packaged produce without another rinse, Carr added, "We need to be really diligent about washing your produce no matter where you get it from." Make sure to also check the "sell by" and "use by" dates of bagged lettuce carefully, as E. coli might grow more rapidly on older greens.
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If you're not yet queasy enough, know that this isn’t the first time an animal that really doesn’t belong has turned up in a salad bowl. In April 2017, two people in Florida found a bat in a bag of salad they ate the day before. Also that year, a woman who found a small frog in store-bought salad kept it as a pet. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Whatever you do, please don’t use these nauseating stories as an excuse to skip your greens. The chances of discovering a lizard in your salad—or some other truly bizarre object or animal—are teeny compared to the health benefits of getting enough fruits and veggies, promise.


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Rockstar has officially said about the release date shifted from the PC version of GTA V with respect to drafts on PS4 and Xbox One. The studio is working on optimizations, thus reassuring the players on this platform.
The release date of the new version of Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) is now known: November 18, 2014 on PS4/Xbox One and January 27, 2015 on PC. Many players wonder about the reasons for the delay.
Rocktar officially declared this date farther out for the PC version is due to the need for a "little more development with a view to ensure it is the most impressive and beautiful one as possible."
In short, Rockstar implies some optimizations, which is not displeasing to PC gamers.
Remember that the title has already been proposed in test version on the download platform Steam, according to data from SteamDB.


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South Korean technology giant Samsung is all set to launch its latest flagship smartphones in India on March 6. The company has sent out invites to tech press saying that its Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e smartphones will be launched in the country next month at an event in New Delhi.
We should mention that although the invite only has the image of Samsung Galaxy S10 and the text on the image also just reads that, but we will be safe to assume that Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e handsets will be getting launched too since they are already on pre-orders on Amazon India’s website. You can read our article here to know about the smartphones’ pricing on Amazon.
Samsung Galaxy S10 runs Android 9.0 Pie skinned with the company’s new One UI and it comes with a 6.1-inch QHD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display. The device is powered by either the 7nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC or the 8nm octa-core Samsung Exynos 9820 processor, Samsung Galaxy S10 has 8GB of RAM onboard.
For imaging duties, the handset has a triple rear camera module that comes with a 12MP wide-angle camera, a 12MP telephoto sensor, and a 16MP ultra-wide lens. On the front, there is a 10MP sensor that can be used for selfies and video calls. Other than this, the smartphone houses a 3,400mAh battery.
The most premium of the lot is Samsung Galaxy S10+, that features a 6.4-inch QHD+ Curved Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display and comes with up to 12GB of RAM. It os worth noticing that the rear cameras of Samsung Galaxy S10+ are the same as Galaxy S10’s. However, for selfies, the device has 10MP+8MP dual selfie cameras. Furthermore, the Galaxy S10+ is available in 128GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options and all the variants can hold a microSD card of up to 512GB.
Samsung Galaxy S10+ houses a 4,100mAh battery. We should also add that Samsung Galaxy S10 as well as Galaxy S10+ sport an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor.
Coming to Samsung Galaxy S10e, which is the most affordable of the lot, sports a 5.8-inch full-HD+ Flat Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display and is available with up to 8GB of RAM. For imaging duties, Samsung Galaxy S10e comes with a dual rear camera setup with 12MP and 16MP sensors. It is available in 128GB and 512GB storage variants and packs a 3,100mAh battery.
All the three smartphones come with an Infinity-O display to house the selfie camera in the screen itself.


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The Central District of California, which includes Orange County, had one of the nation's largest increases in bankruptcy filings in the past year, reports the U.S. bankruptcy court.
The number of filings increased 13% in California's Central District the same percentage growth as in Utah, according to a new report from the court's administrative office. The greatest increase nationwide was in the Southern District of Florida with 15% more filings. The number of filings decreased in 75 of the nation's 94 districts of federal bankruptcy court.
In Orange County 19,248 individuals and businesses filed for bankruptcy from July 2010 through June 2011, a 10.7% increase from the previous 12 months.
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Nationwide, bankruptcy filings are finally starting to decrease, the court said. It's another modest sign that the economy is slowly recovering from the 2007-2009 recession.
Business bankruptcies fell 12.5% in the 12 months ended June 30, and nonbusiness bankruptcies dropped 2.4%, according to court data.
Still, 1.53 million consumers and 52,000 businesses nationwide filed for bankruptcy in the past year, the court reported.
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Apple has developed a technology that automatically updates its operating system.
There are amazing things in the world of technology that sometimes amaze us Like the evolution of emojis that touched a touchscreen for the first time, using the mixed reality functions of Apple Vision Pro or the dynamics of the iPhone’s Dynamic Island. At the end of the day, that’s the beauty of technology, right? It’s amazing how easy it makes our lives.
Information about one of the technologies capable of opening anyone’s mouth arrived at our offices today. Obviously, Apple is working on a small device capable of near-automatic software updates for its iPhone products. Without leaving their boxes! Let’s see what’s in it.
Wireless charging iPhone software update
One of the biggest difficulties when buying a new iPhone is that, in most cases, After completing the configuration process, it’s time to update your software to the latest versionIn this case iOS 17.
To avoid this – and to streamline the purchasing process at the Apple Store – the company has worked on developing a platform (like a charging base). Update iPhone software without leaving the boxMark Gurman reports Bloomberg.
How does it work?
The process is simple: An Apple Store employee places the iPhone case on the software update pad, which turns on the iPhone, automatically turns on the update, and then turns it off again.
The exact mechanism of action of this curious device is unknown. Report It doesn’t specify whether it’s AirDrop, Bluetooth or wireless charging-based technology. But the truth is, it works in a simple vicinity because the base doesn’t have to touch the iPhone to update its software.
Undoubtedly, this is the most interesting technology that allows consumers Get the latest software update for your devices. As for the iPhone 15, it already comes with iOS 17.0.3, which fixes its overheating issues out of the box.
When will it be available in the Apple Store?
In theory, this revolutionary wireless iPhone software update docks It is only and exclusively available to Apple Store employees. It doesn’t look like it’s going to be a consumer product. Although it would be great for more than one of us!
It sounds like information taken from one of the April Fools’ Day news stories, but in fact this technology already exists and It may debut in the Apple Store by 2023.
Also, the news only mentions the Apple iPhone. This technology can be transferred to other devices in Apple’s catalog. With major software update sites for iPad and Mac computers. What do you think about this innovative Apple technology?


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Earnings Release Scheduled for May 15, 2014 After Market Close
Conference Call to Follow May 15th at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
SALT LAKE CITY, May 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a biomaterials company focused on using its silicon nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture and sell a broad range of medical devices, announced today that it will report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014 after the market close on Thursday, May 15, 2014. A press release reporting such results is planned for issuance at that time.
The Company also announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss the results on the same day at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. The Company invites all interested parties to join the call on Thursday, May 15th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time by dialing 1- (855) 455-6055, any time after 4:50 p.m. Eastern on May 15th. The Conference ID is 43015187. International callers should dial (484) 756-4308. A live audio webcast of the call will be available through a link on the Company's web site, at http://investors.amedica.com/events.cfm. If you are unable to participate during the live teleconference, the call will be archived for one week. The audio archive can be accessed by calling (855) 859-2056 in the U.S. or (404) 537-3406 from outside the U.S. The Conference ID for the audio replay is 43015187.
About Amedica Corporation
Amedica is a commercial biomaterials company focused on using its silicon nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture and sell a broad range of medical devices. Amedica markets spinal fusion products and is developing product candidates for use in total hip and knee joint replacements. Amedica operates an ISO 13485 certified manufacturing facility and its spine products are FDA cleared, CE marked, and currently marketed in the U.S. and select markets in Europe and South America.
The Company's web site for news releases and other information is www.amedica.com.
CONTACT: Amedica Corporation Gordon Esplin VP, Finance (801) 839-3516 firstname.lastname@example.org


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WRAP UP: Goodlatte Tours Shenandoah Valley Farms & Agribusinesses
Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) completed a two-day “Ag Tour” in the Shenandoah Valley on Monday and Tuesday to hear from local farmers and producers about federal policies impacting their businesses as well as the upcoming reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which governs an array of agricultural and food programs. Congressman Goodlatte is the former Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and currently serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee.
Congressman Goodlatte released the following statement:
“Agriculture is strong in the Sixth District. However, there are still some farm sectors suffering from low prices. After making several stops up and down the Shenandoah Valley, it’s easy to see why this is the largest industry in Virginia. Modern agriculture isn’t just a traditional farm. Today’s farmers and agribusinesses are innovating. Ingleside Dairy Farm is using new technology to transform the dairy industry, and Shamrock Farms is hard at work to package more nutritious products and extend the shelf life of their milk products. At Appalachian Woods they are taking old lumber and turning it into beautiful, new flooring. Brix and Columns Vineyards is tapping into the booming agritourism market and helping to prove that Virginia wine can rival any other. The produce for sale at the Shenandoah Valley Produce Auction is proof that local farmers take great pride in their work, and the crowds on hand are a testament to the quality as well. Valley Pike Farm is a great example of the next generation of farmers stepping up to the plate, but also a reminder of why we must continue to teach today’s youth about the importance of agriculture. Lastly, the meat processing plant at Baker Farms is representative of how today’s farmers are changing and growing to meet the demands of the market.
“As I spoke with producers about farm policy, agriculture immigration, and the upcoming reauthorization of the Farm Bill, I learned more about which federal programs are working well and which need reforms, what regulations are stifling and which are common sense, and how the federal government can best encourage a robust farm economy. I look forward to taking this information back to Washington as we craft the policies impacting American farms and agribusinesses.”
Roundup of Ag Tour Stops
Ingleside Dairy Farm in Rockbridge County was the first farm in Virginia to use automated milking machines. Roughly 330 cows are milked each day. The automated machines allow the cows to come and go on their own time frame, keep track of the cow’s health and output, and helps ensure the cleanliness of the cows and the milk. Ingleside Dairy Farm is owned and operated by Charlie and Linda Leech and their children.
Appalachian Woods, LLC in Stuarts Draft has been operated by Jonas Hochstetler and his family for 20 years. Appalachian Woods is a leading manufacturer of wide plank traditional and reclaimed hardwood flooring. They give wood that you see in old barns or buildings, like wormy chestnut and hard pine, new life.
Shamrock Farms in Verona processes and packages thousands of units of milk and milk products each day. The plant has only been operating in Augusta County for a few years, but they are already expanding to make room for new production lines and more employees. Much of the milk they use at the plant is sourced from the region.
Brix and Columns Vineyards is one of the newest vineyards in Rockingham County. In addition to growing vines, the Pence family recently opened a new tasting room and also host weddings/special events onsite. This new operation is part of the Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, a network of vineyards that spans much of the Sixth District.
The Shenandoah Valley Produce Auction in Dayton is the largest wholesale auction of its kind in Virginia. From watermelons and hanging flower baskets to some of the largest tomatoes you have ever seen, farmers bring their produce to the auction to sell to local farm stands, restaurants, and individuals. Jeff Heatwole manages the auction.
Matt and Beth Lohr are continuing a family tradition of selling sweet corn at Valley Pike Farm in Broadway. While most folks know it for the annual sweet corn crop, the Lohrs also maintain several poultry houses, raise feeder cattle, and harvest crops, like barley and soybeans. They have big plans to continue expanding the farm as the next generation takes over.
Steve Baker, owner of Baker Farms in Shenandoah County, has raised hogs his whole life, but knew he would need to do more to keep his farm operational in today’s economy. In 2015, Mr. Baker opened a small pork processing plant where they are currently processing nine hogs per week. Baker Farms sells pork to farmer’s markets, schools, and restaurants across Virginia as part of the growing farm-to-table movement.