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Denis Dyack‘s Apocalypse Studios has raised a round of seed funding from Tyr Ventures for its Deadhaus Sonata game.
Dyack said the company is beginning production for Deadhaus Sonata, which is a narrative-driven action role-playing game built for the cloud from the ground up.
Founded in 2018, Apocalypse Studios is a cloud-first, metaverse-first, multiplatform, and metaplayer title. That’s a lot of buzzwords, and we’ll get to them in a bit. The company didn’t disclose how much it raised.
Apocalypse Studios started out using Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine, and it made the transition to the Open 3D Engine as Amazon agreed to open source the technology.
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Initially launching on PC, the game will support all major platforms. Deadhaus Sonata will feature interactive streaming, connecting the players around the world in a meaningful way through asynchronous multiplayer where the player and audiences watching the player all take part. Players can create content in the game for the rest of the community, and, if they choose to do so, monetize that content. Deadhaus Sonata already has a sizable and active community that is contributing to the lore of the game, said Dyack in an interview with GamesBeat.
“I’ve always been a big believer in the medium is the message. And back in the day, when we were creating things like Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, or Eternal Darkness, and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes — those were the typical single-player era titles where gamers would sit in front of their TV and the story would come at them. It was a golden age. Quite frankly, narrative is not as important in today’s gaming age. It’s all about multiplayer. Narrative has taken a huge backseat. But where we’re going with the metaverse gives us opportunities to create narrative that goes beyond the game and helps surround the game.”
He added, “The metaverse itself is about getting engaged with communities. And if you look at Deadhaus Sonataa already, not only do we have people creating stories. The game is still early in development. They’re writing stories, they’re doing their own radio plays that you can listen to on the internet. And we’re going to be able to engage not only gamers to play the game, but participate in it, like they did in the early days of the Greek theater. And the cloud technologies, which are the new media in the metaverse, is really allowing us to put narrative back in center stage. We think it is the future of gaming.”
David Chang, managing director at Tyr Ventures, said in an interview with GamesBeat that he was putting together his fund with David Wilson and heard that Dyack’s team was working on a cool narrative game from the folks at Poland’s horror game studio Bloober.
“We had an initial conversation and I realized this wasn’t an action narrative,” Chang said. “This was something different. And that’s what was so intriguing about it. Our fund was created to invest in the creater economy, the collaborative economy, and communities. And Denis’ project ticks all those boxes for us as a creative work. And that’s what was so exciting about us.”
Tyr itself is a new fund that is about 13 months old, and Chang said half of the investments have been in games.
“When we look at projects, we look at it from a different lens,” Chang said. “We’re looking at this macro trend of a generational shift in terms of consumer preference and how they want to consume entertainment content.”
The executive team at Apocalypse has many years of cumulative experience in video games with a legacy of successful games. Dyack was the founder and president of Silicon Knights, an independent developer which operated for over 27 years. Dyack created and led video game hits including Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. While those are single-player experiences, Dyack is focusing on a narrative that is inherently cooperative.
And chief operating officer Paul Rogozinski worked at Digital Extremes for over a decade and helped launch Warframe while also previously working together with Dyack on Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. The team has 15 employees and it is adding experienced team members by the day.
The team has been at it for a few years but I was struck that Dyack said the game was in its early stages.
“We kept the team really small for a while we’re building different prototypes. And now, we’re really moving into a direction to start looking for the launch of the first stage,” Dyack said. “And we’re moving from pre-production into full production as we speak.”
Is it a metaverse?
I asked Dyack why the metaverse term makes sense for what he’s building. Dyack started working on the game before the word “metaverse” became fashionable. But he said that he has always liked the idea of changing the way people play games.
“Being cloud focused is really what the metaverse is about,” Dyack said. “These are tools that enable you to play the game beyond the game. We’re partnering with Genvid, as an example, on interactive cinema, where people can play the game without even having it. They can jump in and watch a stream, participate, change the narrative. These are things that not only build communities. But gamers, I think, will really crave these technologies as they develop and mature. And so we’re using different words, but the the strategy has not changed whatsoever. We’re cloud first, we work for gamers, and we want to change it up to the point where gamers are excited to see what we’re offering.”
As for the seed round, Chang said, “It’s a validation of Denis’ project, what he’s accomplishing, and we feel that it’s really where the video game industry needs to go. I’m seeing that gamers today just don’t want to play the games. They want to participate in them. Denis knocks this out of the park in terms of being able to do all of the things within Deadhaus Sonata. He’s creating a community so early on in its inception.”
What does metaplayer mean? Dyack said it’s a player who’s playing within your universe, but not necessarily playing in your game. People could be watching on a stream, decided to participate, take a role in the game, but they don’t actually have your game.
“The idea of meta is of larger scope and beyond the actual game itself. And that’s where we think the industry is going,” Dyack said.
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In the beer industry, times are tough everywhere. People are drinking less beer, period, as the market share held by beer continues to be eroded by wine and liquor. Many mid-sized, older-generation craft brewers are feeling the pinch—we wrote just earlier today about the closure of Mendocino and Saratoga Brewing Co., and the impending sale of Smuttynose—but it’s the non-craft or “macro” brewers who may be in an even worse position overall. Look at Anheuser-Busch InBev, which laid off more than 300 employees last year, largely from its “craft”-focused High End division. And now you can look at Pabst Brewing Co. as well. The makers of PBR and many other brands today announced that they’re laying off around 18 percent of their total workforce.
This is the second round of layoffs in two years for Pabst, and will involve the elimination of around 70 positions from the company. They’ll come from across the entire organization: Sales, marketing, operations and administration, eliminating 50 current positions and not filling 20 more open ones, in order to reduce the company’s cost basis by 15 percent, according to Brewbound.
“During 2017, many of the PBC brands grew, our culture flourished, our innovation pipeline strengthened and we developed real momentum, despite industry trends and a tough competitive environment,” said Pabst CEO Simon Thorpe in a statement. “After careful review, we believe it is in our best interest to take a series of strategic actions now, in order to reduce complexity, cut costs, simplify priorities, and reallocate resources, so that Pabst is well positioned for success as we go into 2018.”
Or in other words: Things aren’t going too well, but hopefully if we slash costs, maybe they’ll be better?
Last year, Pabst laid off dozens of workers, most of whom had been hired to promote the surging Not Your Father’s Root Beer brand from Small Town Brewery, which took the nation by storm and grew to $100 million in off-premise sales only six months after it began national distribution. However, those sales quickly slowed and reversed, and HARD—off-premise sales of Not Your Father’s Root Beer were down a whopping 60 percent in 2017, suggesting that the initial mania for alcoholic soda was one of pure novelty rather than any kind of lasting staying power. The result was slashes to the workforce that promoted and sold Small Town Brewery products.
“In August 2016, we needed to adjust the size of the company to compensate for the rollercoaster ride that we experienced on Small Town,” Thorpe told Brewbound. “And then in April 2017, I made some decisions to reshape and refocus the leadership team. This change is about right-sizing the company to make us healthy and agile, and anticipate some of the opportunities and challenges over the three to five years.”
Thorpe now says the company is in “a much better place” with Small Town, but the bottom line is that this company has shrunk drastically as a whole in only a couple of years. In mid-2016, Pabst employed a high of 440 people. Currently, after the most recent cuts, that number is now 310. That’s hugely significant for the brewery rated by the Brewers Association as the third largest in the country, after Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors.
There doesn’t appear to be any end in sight when it comes to the contraction of the beer market, and if these cuts are any indication, “Big Beer” is bracing itself for more famine times. Here’s hoping that as many small breweries as possible find a way to survive and thrive.

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China's Trade Surplus With the US hits record high
14 July 2018, 03:58 | Glen Norman
How a trade war with China hurts US farmers
China's total exports rose 11.3% year-on-year in June, beating a Bloomberg News forecast of 9.5%.
The United States has started a trade war and China will defend itself, Chinese vice-minister of commerce Wang Shouwen said on Thursday (July 12), urging the United States to "take the gun" of tariffs away to smooth the way for talks.
Against this overall background, Australia is in the fortunate position of avoiding a trade dispute with the USA and largely being spared from the impact of the new U.S. tariffs.
"Those talks produced progress, so much so that the U.S. government said they would put the trade war on hold, but all of a sudden an announcement was made to impose tariffs on imports from China".
Beijing said China's surplus with the USA hit an all-time high $28.97 billion last month, while exports to the country hit a record $42.62 billion. So far China has responded in kind, adding tariffs to $34bn of goods from the USA and threatening "firm and forceful measures" to match the threat of tariffs on $200bn worth of United States exports.
Last week, the United States and China introduced tariffs of 25 percent on $34 billion of each other's exports.
For January-June, it rose to $133.76 billion, compared with about $117.51 billion in the same period previous year.
US President Donald Trump had already threatened to impose additional tariffs if China - the world's largest exporter - retaliates. They said as a outcome figures for July and August were likely to show a decline in exports to the US.
Earlier this week Donald Trump proposed a 10% tariff on $200bn of Chinese goods entering the United States, saying that tariffs already in place on steel and aluminium imports and $34bn of goods had failed to force significant reforms by Beijing.
China's trade surplus with the United States, which is at the center of the tariff tussle, widened to a record monthly high of $28.97 billion, up from $24.58 billion in May, according to Reuters calculations based on official data going back to 2008.
China's June trade grew by double digits amid mounting tensions with Washington but Beijing warned its exporters to face "rising instabilities and uncertainties".
However, a lower yuan would make it more expensive for China to import U.S. goods.
China's foreign trade faces risks of slowing in the second half of the year, General Administration of Customs spokesman Huang Songping told a news conference, though he said Beijing was capable of handling challenges.
"So we would be back to square one", Mr Kuo said, with China exporting more to the United States than it buys from the country.
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Around 650 Spanish wineries and more than 60 Spanish Protected Designations of Origin will be on display.
Over 350 international wine buyers from 40 countries will visit the Barcelona Wine Week that will be held at Fira de Barcelona’s Montjuïc venue. The event, which will be held from April 4 to April 6, will display 650 Spanish wineries.
The Wine Week will showcase more than 60 Spanish Protected Designations of Origin, which includes DO Cava, DO Empordà, DO Jumilla, DO Montsant, DO Navarra, DO Penedès, DO Ribera del Duero, DO Rueda, DO Terra Alta, DO Ca Rioja, and DO Ca Priorat.
Buyers—primarily from Europe, Latin America and North America—will visit the trade show to meet with exhibitors. These are major opinion leaders from distribution companies, importers and supermarket chains whose presence at the event will lead to more than 4,000 business meetings with exhibiting companies. They will be joined by 1,300 national buyers from large-scale distribution, retail and specialised outlets. The event will focus on international business and on sustainability and digitisation as major trends for the future.
In its second edition, this event organized by Fira de Barcelona achieves full capacity in Hall 8 of Fira de Barcelona’sMontjuïc venue, a 20% increase in the number of participating wineries and a 50% increase in the presence of quality labels compared to the previous edition (in March, 2020). The event consolidates the leadership of its unique proposal, which brings together a quality offer representative of all the geographical and varietal diversity of wine in Spain.
Local varieties as a point of reference for sustainable viticulture will be the main focus of many of the activities that will take place in Barcelona Wine Week, with the help of around 80 experts in charge of more than 30 sessions.


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Lexus has been designated the official car for the ongoing 15th Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition.
Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co, the exclusive distributor of Lexus in Qatar, is providing a fleet of Lexus vehicles for the transportation of delegates attending the event.
The event is being held at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre until April 30.
Visitors have the opportunity to see the Lexus RX 350 and the luxury coupe LC, which are on display at the venue.
“We are constantly inspired by the women of Qatar whose strong perseverance and sophistication keep motivating us to come up with innovative ways of enhancing the total ownership experience of Lexus,” said Firas Mufti, Lexus senior marketing manager.
Lexus has initiated a nationwide search for its first-ever brand ambassador from Qatar. A special microsite has been launched at www.lexus.com/ba/index.html to allow prospective candidates to nominate themselves for the role and tell Lexus why they should be chosen as brand ambassador.
Lexus is expected to announce its final decision before the beginning of Ramadan 2019, a press statement notes.
The Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition brings together more than 200 designers and brands under one roof. The 15th edition of Heya showcases abayas, jalabiyas and gowns by designers from Qatar, the GCC and beyond. Heya also includes shoes, belts and bags, perfumes and cosmetic products for discerning ladies.


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Supporters with the freshly shaped bitcoin hard cash imagine the currency will "breath new life into" the practically ten-year-outdated bitcoin by addressing several of the difficulties facing bitcoin of late, which include slow transaction speeds.
The fork will not effects Bitcoin balances, nevertheless it makes a whole new token. At some time from the fork, all Bitcoin addresses holding a equilibrium will automatically have equal balances in Bitcoin Cash.”
In most cases, that's as the vast majority from the marketplace, its most significant companies, traders, buyers and end users are going to be thinking about Bitcoin money as merely another cryptocurrency or altcoin, instead of Bitcoin.
On one particular side are classified as the so-called Main builders. They are in favor of smaller sized bitcoin blocks, which they are saying are considerably less liable to hacking. On another facet would be the miners, who would like to raise the sizing of blocks for making the network a lot quicker plus much more scalable.
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MAROON 5 Tickets
A second Maroon 5 concert has been added at The O2 on June 24th, tickets are on sale now on Aloud.com
Now firmly established as a global pop phenomenon Maroon 5 have announced a UK arena tour in June 2013
Since playing together in high school, it took 10 years and a name change before Maroon 5 became a multi-million selling and Grammy Award band thanks to the success of the 'Songs About Jane' album.
Fast forward to 2011 and the singles 'Moves Like Jagger' became something of a surprise hit for Maroon 5 and sold more than 8 million copies worlwide.
Maroon 5's success continued into 2012 with the release of the 'Overexposed' album and a fist No.1 single in the UK with 'Payphone'
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Apple can bring the foldable iPhone into the market by 2023. According to a report, Apple’s first foldable phone will have an 8-inch QHD + flexible OLED display.
New Delhi: Apple is going to enter the foldable phone segment soon. The world’s first foldable iPhone can arrive in the market by 2023. According to a report, Apple’s first foldable phone will have an 8-inch QHD + flexible OLED display. According to the famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the company plans to be at the forefront of the foldable segment. According to Kuo, the foldable iPhone display will have a silver nanowire touch solution, which will prolong the life of the phone. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple has to launch 1.5-2 million foldable iPhones in the market by 2023. According to Kuo’s report, the company will use a silver nanowire touch solution in the foldable iPhone display, which will prolong the life of the phone and be better than the current SDC’s Y-Octa technology. Also read: VI revises the streaming platform in its Rs 2595 plan, know what the benefits are Foldable display testing in progressThe use of this display technology will prolong the life of the phone folding. The company will outsource this display to the SDC and Samsung will supply the display driver IC. According to the report, testing of the iPhone’s foldable display is also going on, Apple is already using Silver Nanotechnology in the touch interface of its HomePod. Will be launched by 2023 Earlier in Kuo’s report, it was said that Apple’s foldable iPhone will be launched by 2023. The report said that in September 2022, Apple will present its first foldable iPhone. Apart from Samsung, talks are also on with Nikko for the display panel, while Taiwanese company Hon Hai is in talks to assemble a foldable iPhone, although this is not the first report claiming a foldable iPhone. .


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In a major cylinder explosion at a welding shop on Saturday evening,five persons lost their lives,including three of a family in Kamruddin Nagar in Nangloi area in West Delhi.
According to the eyewitnesses and fire officials,the impact of explosion was such that windowpanes of vehicles within a radius of 50 metres were shattered and around four shops adjacent to the shop reduced to rubble.
According to the police,the cylinder used for welding exploded after a minor fire in the shop.
The deceased have been identified as the owner of the shop Vedpal,his two sons Sonu and Monu. Two workers who also died in the blast could not be identified yet. Around nine persons working in the shops nearby were injured.
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Who doesn’t love a good glass of vino?
Research done at the University of Alberta found that benefits in resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, are equivalent to those that we get from exercising.
Acccording to Jason Dyck, the lead researcher, this new stat will be beneficial to those who are unable to exercise as resveratrol is supposed to improve physical performance, heart function and muscle strength.
Red wine has been known to have many health benefits. Those who drink a glass of red wine a day are less likely to develop dementia, and cancer. It is also known to be good for heart health, anti-aging and can regulate your blood sugar.
Blueberries, peanut butter, red grapes, and dark chocolate are also known to have resveratrol and can aid weight-loss.


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15 Stats Brands Should Know About Millennials
Like all new generations, millennials are often misunderstood. The rap on them is they’re serial oversharers in constant need of acknowledgment and feedback.
And, of course, some of that is true. But it’s just as true that this newest generation is an optimistic bunch who are trying to make the best of the economic climate and tough job market.
Here are 15 interesting stats about the coveted class of consumers who are also your employees.
There are about 79 million millennials in the U.S., versus the 48 million Generation Xers (born between 1965 and 1980). (ComScore)
Millennials will make up 50 percent of the U.S. workforce by 2030. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
23 percent of companies reported having heavy contact with parents of millennial employees. (Collegiate Employment Research Institute)
4 percent of employers involved reported parents attended their children’s job interviews. (CERI)
31 percent of employers involved reported parents submitted resumes on behalf of their offspring. (CERI)
27 percent of millennials are self-employed. (The Millennial Generation Research Review)
80 percent of millennials sleep with their phones next to their beds. (The Millennial Generation Research Review)
Millennials send about 20 texts per day. (Pew Social Trends)
15 percent of millennials, versus 7 percent of Gen Xers at a similar stage of life, said having a high-paying career is important. (The Millennial Generation Research Review)
The purchasing power of millennials is estimated to be $170 billion per year. (ComScore)
Millennial unemployment rate in January 2013 increased to the highest rate recorded for this demographic to 13.1 percent versus the national average of 7.1 percent. (U.S. Department of Labor.)
56 percent of millennials think technology helps people use their time more efficiently. (Pew Social Trends)
14 percent of millennials use Twitter. (Pew Social Trends)
31 percent of millennials said they earn enough money to lead the kind of life they want, versus 46 percent of Gen Xers. (Pew Social Trends)
41 percent of millennials have no landline at home and rely on their cellphones for communication. (Pew Social Trends)
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About 67 per cent of information technology executives in Asia say they will increase spending on security, compared with a global average of 64 per cent in PwC's survey of 8,000 companies conducted this year.
There are four key areas driving this and 1SecureAudit has already figured this out:
Gartner and IDC also have some interesting predictions for growth in these areas.
Worldwide technology spending, including on telecommunications, will grow by 5.4 per cent to US$2.38 trillion (HK$18.56 trillion) this year, according to research firm Gartner.
However, global spending on business continuity and IT security solutions, at US$70 billion last year, is growing much faster, and will reach US$118 billion by 2007, according to International Data Corporation figures.
Operational risks are at the heart of all of this growth, especially in ASIA where Basel II is taking hold.
``Governance and compliance issues are driving the need for information security,'' partner Rick Heathcote said. ``In Hong Kong, we have observed that in order to comply with new laws and regulations such as Basel 2 [an international standard for capital requirements], personal data privacy laws and anti-money laundering obligations, companies are recognising the need for enhanced security and internal control.''
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Aldi, the Germany-owned discount supermarket chain, has announced that it will create 200 new jobs in Scotland in 2020. The business expansion includes the opening of five new shops and a new specialised storage facility. A representative of the company has said that the new facility will be in exploitation by the end of April, which will support the company’s expansion in Scotland. The new shops will be located in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Livingston, Haddington, Stewarton and Bathgate.
Aldi opened its first shop in Scotland 25 years ago.


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Combat Arms adds starter package
If you’ve ever thought about playing Combat Arms, be glad you’ve waited until now.
All new accounts in Combat Arms now receive a starter package. The package contains a Heavy Vest, FAMAS, M24, Sports Shades, and an M1911 MEU. These items will last a new player seven days, but will also help new players save GP for more valuable items (as the GP curve is steep.)
Existing accounts are not eligible for these packages.
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Ultra Consultants Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of New Marketing Director to Drive Growth and Expansion Goals
Ultra Consultants, an independent research and enterprise solutions consulting firm serving the manufacturing and distribution industries, today announced the appointment of Carolyn Wilson as Director of Marketing.
The move comes as Ultra Consultants is seeing greater demand for its consulting services – as organizations accelerate their digital transformation efforts to address new requirements stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and related disruption.
Wilson will spearhead the firm’s reinvigorated brand and marketing strategy to support the firm’s growth and expansion goals. In addition, she will lead a key initiative to leverage the collective experience of the firm’s 40-plus consultants to help organizations utilize the remote workforce and digital workflows for business continuity and “new normal,” post-COVID socially distanced operations. She also will build and execute demand generation strategies to boost pipeline and increase revenue through a data-driven, multi-channel account-based marketing (ABM) approach.
An experienced strategic marketing leader, Wilson brings more than 15 years of experience in the manufacturing, higher education and software sectors. Prior to joining Ultra Consultants, she led the marketing team at global logistics software provider ProShip, Inc., where she helped drive double-digit growth in sales pipeline and software revenues. Wilson received her bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
“Manufacturers and distributors are making pandemic pivots and navigating a myriad of industry disruptors,” said Jeff Carr Ultra Consultants founder and CEO. “Now is the time to assess which business process improvements and technology capabilities are needed, and which best practices can be employed. Carolyn is a proven performer who will help ensure we have the right foundation and sales and marketing strategy to guide our efforts in providing vital resources to support this journey.”


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August 09, 2016
AML Foods Limited, one of the country’s largest grocers, today announced it has acquired a 5-acre tract of land on Yamacraw Hill Road for $3 million from Luxury Homes Bahamas Limited. The property will be developed into a new 38,000 square-foot Solomon’s branded store in Eastern New Providence. The site will also include a location for AML’s Carl’s Jr. brand.
With this purchase, AML Foods will no longer be partaking in the previously announced joint venture to develop the shopping center with Luxury Homes Bahamas Limited, but will serve as the anchor store adjacent to the center being developed by the company. The new location will offer more options to customers on the eastern end of the island. With the official groundbreaking scheduled in the 4th Quarter of this year, the new Solomon’s store is anticipated to open in time for the 2017 Christmas season.
“We are pleased to announce this expansion of our real estate and commercial portfolio in eastern New Providence,” said Gavin Watchorn, President & CEO at AML. “Developing the property on the main Yamacraw Hill Road will grow our reach in this part of New Providence. Within the next 2-3 years, the immediate area surrounding our location will emerge as a residential and commercial hub and we are pleased to be a part of this growth. We look forward to this new opportunity to give the residents of eastern New Providence the same quality products and excellent service that our other customers enjoy.”
Approximately 75 new jobs will be created once construction is completed. The project will add to the company’s four retail and wholesale grocery outlets currently in New Providence — Solomon’s Super Center, Cost Right Wholesale and Solomon’s Fresh Market Harbour Bay and Old Fort Bay.
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Smart home devices that can cut your insurance premiums
The smart home devices that homeowners are installing in their homes for security or to keep an eye on their pets may do more than provide peace of mind: They can cut your insurance rates. Smart home devices may be able to cut premiums by 10% to 15%, said Pat Howard, senior editor at Policygenius, who also is an insurance agent. That could mean a savings of $100 or more a year for many homeowners, partially offsetting the cost of the devices. "Protected devices make your home safer," he said. "Insurance companies will offer credits and discounts." There is no hard-and-fast rule on how much a homeowner can save. It depends on an assortment of factors such as the insurance company, the types of devices the homeowner is using, current credits and discounts the homeowner is current getting, and the state where the policyholder lives. Not all companies offer discounts and not all devices are eligible for discounts.
"They're not widespread, but they are becoming more and more common," he said of the smart home discounts.
Columbus-based Nationwide, for example, has a policy that can offer up to a 10% discount that is applied to home, water and theft perils in most states. Policyholders also can get a 50% discount off of some kits from Notion, which makes smart home monitoring systems that homeowners can install.
Insurers recognize there is value in teaming up with companies that make these devices that can prevent losses, said Sarah Jacobs, Nationwide's vice president of personal lines product development.
"If we can save money on claims, we can pass that along to consumers," she said.
Nearly two-third of homeowners own at least one smart home device, but many don't realize that the devices can cut their insurance premiums, according to a Nationwide survey of 1,500 homeowners last August.
A 2020 survey by Policygenius, an online insurance marketplace, found that 40.4% of homeowners didn't realize that installing a security system in their home could cut their premiums.
Video doorbells, home security cameras and smart thermostats are the most popular items, the Nationwide survey showed. Other devices monitor water leaks, smoke and carbon dioxide alarms, and doors and windows.
Nationwide partnered with Notion in 2020 to offer technology that homeowners can use to do such things as watch the home for open doors and windows, smoke and carbon dioxide alarms, and water leaks with a cellphone.
State Farm, the state's largest homeowner insurer, says it provides for fire, smoke or burglar alarms or any other home monitoring system. It does not offer discounts for water leak detection system.
Smart home devices
can catch water leaks
While customers are aware of video doorbells and other home security devices, there's not as much focus on devices that can prevent what is among the costliest of insurance claims: water leaks.
The Nationwide survey found only 7% of homeowners use smart sensors that monitor for water leaks. Just 27% say they know about sensors that monitor water flow and leaks, and 24% are aware of sensors that can shut off the water in case of leaks.
Water is the third-leading cause of homeowner insurance claims, with an average of $11,098 per claim, according to the Insurance Information Institute, an industry group.
Nationwide says the water sensors can reduce premiums by 4%, a savings of $50 to $55 per year for many policyholders, Jacobs said.
"People think security is the most important," Jacobs said. "From a claims perspective, it is eight times more likely to have a water loss in your home."
Over time, the savings can offset the cost of the sensors, she said, though many homeowners get smart home devices for peace of mind.
The cellphone that warned
of a gushing hot water tank
Michelle Hancock, 53, of Monroe, Washington, near Seattle, was on her way to a five-day camping trip when "My cellphone started freaking out," she said of the alerts she was getting from the app on her phone. "It's telling me there is water in the house."
Hancock installed the Notion system in her house in 2018. The system consists of a series of sensors – each about the size of an Oreo cookie – that she placed around pipes and her hot water tank.
She was able to call her daughter, who went to Hancock's home, found water spewing from the hot water tank and shut off the water.
Without the alarm on her phone, Hancock wouldn't have known what happened to her water tank until she returned home days later.
That leak would have caused at least thousands of dollars of damage in her 1,200-square-foot basement and put generations of family photos at risk.
"People don't understand water. It's very insidious," she said.
Hancock, who owns an insurance agency, put the devices in place to begin with as a way to keep her pets safe. She had not considered the possibility that the devices could save money on her premiums.
She said a client had a house fire that killed the client's pets.
"It resonated with me very quickly. Oh my gosh, no one would know," she said.
If there was an alert on her phone that a smoke detector had gone off, she could hurry home or have a neighbor check or call the fire department.
The Notion system doesn't detect smoke, but it does hear the smoke alarm and will activate the app on her phone, she said.
"If you can prevent these losses, it affects things on a far grander scale," she said.
In the case of water, a homeowner may not notice if a toilet, faucet or a washing machine is leaking. The devices also can detect a big drop or increase in temperature in the house, a possible sign of a busted furnace that could cause pipes to freeze and burst.
She also has installed similar sensors from Roost and has a Ring Doorbell that activates her phone when someone comes to the door.
"I could not be a huger fan of these devices," she said. "I just wish we would get them in the hands of more people."
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on home insurance
Research has shown many homeowners don't fully understand how homeowner insurance works and what drives rates, said Howard, the senior editor at Policygenius. They also tend to stick with the same company.
Howard warned that there can be nuances when it comes to the devices and their eligibility for discounts.
Insurance companies distinguish between a house with a video doorbell, for example, compared with full security system with central monitoring when it comes to discounts, he said.
There also might be better ways to save money, such as raising the deductible, bundling home and auto policies, or shopping for a new policy, something that Howard recommends that homeowners do every year.
"Homeowner insurance tends to be a set and forget it kind of thing," he said.
So before buying any smart home device, homeowners should check first with their insurer to see if the company offers any discounts for installing them or has a partnership with a device company such as Notion that could offer products at a reduced price. Insurers also may be able to provide advice on what products work best, he said.
"You don't want to be investing in something that doesn't do what you want it to do," he said.
Regardless of obtaining a discount or not, the devices will grow in popularity with homeowners, he said.
"People love locking the front door from the Bahamas or adjusting the thermostat," he said


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Doro’s user-friendly products specially designed for baby boomers and active seniors continue to win international awards. Five of Doro’s products, including the HandleEasy 326gsm mobile phone, received one of the world’s most prestigious design awards today – the iF Gold Award, from International Forum Design. The winners of the iF Awards were announced during the opening ceremony at the international CeBIT home electronics exhibition in Hanover, Germany.
In addition to their commercial success, Doro’s products continue to receive many awards. In addition to the HandleEasy 326gsm, Doro received awards for the HearPlus 318w, HandleEasy 321c and MemoryPlus 319ph. Doro’s simple products that are specially adapted for senior citizens recently received a number of internationally renowned awards.
“We have further proof today that our products are world-class,” says Jérôme Arnaud, CEO of Doro. “Receiving an iF Gold Award means that our products will carry the iF quality assurance stamp and that of the total 2,808 entries from 39 countries, Doro products were among the 50 best.”
The iF Award has been an internationally renowned brand for excellent design for 55 years. By winning this award Doro now receives a quality assurance stamp that applies for the whole product lifecycle. Design quality, material choice, degree of innovation, eco-friendliness, functionality, ergonomics, and the brand’s value are a few of the criteria judged in the competition.
“In close partnership with Ergonomidesign, we have always tried to adapt our products’ functionality and aesthetics for their intended purpose. This is why I am very proud to receive this award for products whose design is more adapted to end-user needs rather than just what they look like. It confirms our value proposition,” says Jérôme Arnaud.
Doro will be present at the CeBIT exhibition on 3-8 March along with its German distributor IVS at stand B103 in hall 25, to introduce its five new mobile phones – the Doro PhoneEasy® 338gsm, 342gsm, 345gsm and 410gsm plus the simpler Doro HandlePlus 334gsm.
High resolution pictures and more information about the new telephones can be found at: www.doro.com.
With over 30 years’ experience in telephony Doro is today characterized by innovative and user-friendly consumer electronics products. The company develops, markets and sells a wide range of products in three business units: Care Electronics, Home Electronics and Business Electronics. The company’s products are sold in more than 30 countries worldwide through a variety of retail outlets, including electronics stores, online stores and specialized channels. The company had sales of SEK 363 million in 2008. Doro’s shares are quoted on the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm, Nordic list, Small companies. Read more about Doro at www.doro.com.


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Track the colors of your 2018 Instagram photos with this new web app
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If sharing your top nine most popular photos wasnt enough, now you can look back on the colors of your year with a new web app that creates a mosaic out of the colors in your Instagram photos. The app, Year of Colour, takes your snapshots of events and moments and distills them into an abstract time capsule of colored dots.
Stef Lewandowski, a venture builder based in London, built the web app in his spare time after being inspired by his wife, Emily Quinton. Quinton runs a company called Makelight that, among other things, helps people improve their Instagram presence to coax more people into pressing that follow button. If you look consistent, and theres good quality, people press that button, Lewandowski told The Verge.


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MediaTek has lifted the lid on what it is describing as the world’s first 64-bit octa-core LTE system-on-chip (SoC) which offers 2K display support.
The MT6795 will be commercially available at the end of 2014 and is targeted at high-end Android handsets. The SoC will offer speeds of up to 2.2GHz per second and also has dual-channel LPDDR3 (low power double data rate) memory that is clocked at 933MHz. The Category 4 4G LTE chipset, which can hit download speeds of up to 150MBps, also offers more efficient power consumption through its CorePilot feature.
The SoC appears built for handsets offering high quality video playback. It can support 120Hz displays and can support the creation and playback of 480 frames per second 1080p super slow-motion videos in high definition.
MediaTek said: “With the launch of MT6795, MediaTek is accelerating the global transition to LTE and creating opportunities for device makers to gain first-mover advantage with top-of-the-line devices in the 64-bit Android device market.
“Coupled with 4G LTE support, MT6795 completes MediaTek’s 64-bit LTE SoC product portfolio: MT6795 for power users, MT6752 for mainstream users and MT6732 for entry level users. This extensive portfolio allows everyone to embrace the improved speed from 4G LTE and parallel computing capability from CorePilot and 64-bit processors.”
A report issued this week suggested that the emergence of Category 6 technology could lead to greater competition in the sector. Category 4 chipsets, such as MediaTek’s MT6795, shipped 42 million units last year although ABI Research claimed Cat6 chips, which can enable downlink speeds of up to 300MBps, will have cumulative shipments of 700 million units by the end of 2019.


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U.S. economy contracts in second quarter; underlying data show no recession
The U.S. economy contracted at a more moderate pace than initially thought in the second quarter as consumer spending blunted some of the drag from a slower pace of inventory accumulation, dispelling fears that a recession was underway.
That was underscored by the report from the Commerce Department on Thursday, which also showed the economy growing steadily last quarter when measured from the income side. This fits in with recent solid readings on the labor market, retail sales and industrial production.
Gross domestic product shrank at a 0.6% annualized rate...


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Google released a new batch of Nest Detect sensors to help existing Nest Secure owners expand their systems in March. In an email today, the company said the Nest Detect will no longer be available after the current inventory runs out.
When Google discontinued the Nest Secure in October, it promised that more Nest Detects would be available by mid-December. For most of 2020, it was out of stock on the Google Store, leaving customers to buy used units. That deadline eventually changed to early 2021 and finally went live in late March.
This sensor sticks to doors and windows to sense openings. The small tube also features a button to quietly “open a door while the house is armed without setting off the alarm.” Nest Secure kits originally included two Detects, but the vast majority of people need more to properly monitor their homes.
We’re reaching out to let you know that Nest Detect sensors are back in stock on the Google Store for a limited time. Once this inventory runs out, Nest Detect will no longer be available to purchase.
Although we stopped selling the Nest Secure alarm system at the end of 2020, we’re committed to delivering critical security updates and software fixes for the Nest Secure alarm system and accessories like Nest Detect. If you have any questions, please contact support.
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Aldi ditches plastic bags from bananas after woman’s campaign
Some people just replaced it with other plastic
Supermarket giant has brought back a frsutrating security measure
Manufacturers of plastic bags could be skimping on key ingredients
Labor to extend the successful bag-ban nationally
This is probably the most inventive idea for bag storage
There is now a push for supermarkets to go even further.
Australian shoppers have used 80 per cent fewer plastic bags.
The ban led to a massive drop in plastic bag use
Experts warn of another common item that poses marine life threat.
“GIVE it to me straight"
Fashion & Beauty
FASHION designers are cashing in on the chaos at the cash register.
Coles' new details about its rarest mini collectables item.
A man has slammed Woolworths after his receipt showed BYO bag charge
Is this all a ploy just to keep Coles in the headlines?
But there is light at the end of this messy tunnel.
A mother died in front of her daughter after her own car hit her.
Coles and Woolworths to reward customers who bring their own bags.
“Our customers are telling us they need more time...''
Waleed Aly on the point we are missing about plastic bag ban.


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The HTC Legend is the latest touch-screen handset from HTC to combine the firm's Sense user interface with the Android platform. With a slimline lightweight aluminium casing and a nice bright screen, this...
Video tools are business-critical just like cloud storage, security and networking
Login and messaging problems on the collaboration site began at 3.14 pm
Nearly nine per cent of UK children lack home access to a desktop, laptop, or tablet, and almost 1 million rely on a mobile connection
The breakthrough could pave the way to develop technology to redefine global communication in future
The EU and ASEAN represent more than 1 billion people and 25 per cent of global economic power


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This disturbing image of a cow strapped into VR goggles isn’t from ‘Black Mirror’—it’s a real-life horror show.
Colombia’s dining scene is full of vegan-friendly spots that won’t disappoint. Here are six wonderful vegan restaurants to try!
To ring in an animal-friendly Nochebuena, PETA Latino hosted three massive vegan roast giveaways! See how they brought vegan cheer this year.
PETA is seeking information from dairy-industry whistleblowers. Here’s why we’re asking tipsters to submit evidence of cruelty to cows on farms.
Tearing babies away from their mothers and stealing someone else’s milk can never be “humane.” This footage is making viewers realize that the only truly humane label is “vegan.”
Looking for Halloween treats without a haunted history? Sink your fangs into PETA’s un-boo-lievably delicious vegan chocolates—available for a limited time.
After the conclusion of “Eating Our Way to Extinction,” one viewer simply said, “I can’t imagine how anyone could ever eat fish again after watching this.”
Coffee and dairy-free cream, please! Hold the surcharge. Kind students take a stand by holding sit-ins for the 9 million cows exploited on U.S . dairy farms
If it’s made from dairy, it comes from cows like Dawn. See how students across the country are sharing Dawn’s story to show the world that milk belongs to mothers like her.
Join 25 of the world’s most trusted experts for the free online 10th Annual Food Revolution Summit! Get the latest insights on vegan health while supporting PETA’s vital work for animals. It’s a win-win! Register today.
These companies are master manipulators, but PETA’s turning up the heat on each and every one of them with this year’s “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” Awards.
Greta Thunberg—climate activist, devoted vegan, and agitator to science deniers everywhere—is now the star of her own riveting documentary.
First, she won the Starbucks Barista Championship, and now, she’s urging the company to lose its vegan milk surcharge—for animals, the environment, and public health.
Filth, abuse, and death—THIS is dairy. A whistleblower reports that cows and calves were left to suffer from infections, injuries, and oozing wounds.
“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind


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Xiaomi is popular for its wearables as well and now we got a new piece of information which is suggesting that the company is gearing up to bring yet another model of its Smartwatch and the device will be called the Xiaomi Watch S3. The source has revealed the important specifications of the upcoming device. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the full details of the upcoming device.
According to the reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, the upcoming Xiaomi Watch S3 will feature a large dial along with an OLED display and the device is expected to come with an adaptive refresh rate. It is also reported that the company will be offering the device with a 520mAh battery on the board.
The upcoming Xiaomi Watch S3 is also said to come with the support of 4G LTE connectivity and the same will enable native voice calling and feature WeChat support as well.
It will also come with popular health related features including a heart-rate monitor, SpO2 sensor, and support for various sports modes. The source is also saying that the device will be official in November along with the upcoming Xiaomi 14 series.
So let’s wait for more details about the device in the coming days and we recommend you to stay tuned with us for more updates from the world of technology.
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Biogen’s Tecfidera on track to hit blockbuster status in first year
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Biogen Idec’s newest drug for multiple sclerosis has now brought in revenues of $854 million in its first nine months on the market, and may be the first drug ever to reach blockbuster status in its first year.
The drug company, which recently moved its headquarters from Weston to Cambridge, reported financial data this morning for the last three months of 2013 as well as the entire year. Sales of Tecfidera, the biotech’s third drug for MS and its first oral one, which was launched in the U.S. last March, brought in $398 million in the last three months of the year. Expectations are that it by the end of the March, it will likely see sales of more than $400 million, meaning it will likely exceed the $1 billion threshold commonly used to designate a drug as a “blockbuster” by a wide margin.
Neither the state nor the national biotech industry trade groups were able to confirm whether Tecfidera is in fact the first drug ever to hit that milestone in the first year. But Eylea, a drug for wet age-related macular degeneration launched by Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare in November 2011, tops the list of FiercePharma’s “Top 15 Drug Launch Superstars” published October 2013, and that drug sold just $838 million worth in the U.S. in its first year. The same list has Kalydeco, the cystic fibrosis drug launched by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in July 2012, with $330 million in revenues in its first 12 months on the U.S. market.
Lipitor, the cholesterol drug launched by Pfizer in December 1996 and widely considered the most successful drug ever, earned revenues of $865 million in its first full year on the market, according to IHS. Viagra's April 1998 launched brought in $981 million in the first 12 months for drug giant Pfizer, according to federal filings.
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Switching around the 18,927 codes that identify imported goods is an increasingly popular way some Chinese exporters are ducking American tariffs according to the Wall Street Journal report: New Era of Tariff Dodges.
Every product imported into the U.S. carries a 10-digit designation called an HTS code, of which there are 18,927 in all. Like a taxonomic version of Noah’s Ark, the code provides a common language to bridge disparate markets and identify products in all their variety.
In a world of increasing tariffs, the code has another function: evading those levies. The business of code-fudging is expanding in step with tariff increases, undermining U.S. efforts to shield American business from foreign competition, according to importers, customs officials, trade attorneys and shipping brokers.
After President Trump in March ordered 25% levies on steel, Chinese steel plates were being imported coded as turbine parts, said Timothy Brightbill, a trade partner at law firm Wiley Rein LLP, which often works on misclassification and trade-remedy cases. In the first six months of 2018, imports of steel plates fell 11%, year-over-year, while imports of “electric-generating sets,” a turbine classification, soared 121%.
Diamond saw blades imported from China are subject to 82% tariffs because of a past dumping ruling by the Commerce Department. In July, according to U.S. Customs, two California importers controlled by a Chinese manufacturer tried to dodge the tariff by coding diamond saw blades as grindstones.
>In China, exporters swap information about tariff codes on websites such as Yishanghuiyou—“Friends Through Commerce”—an offshoot of the wholesale platform 1688.com owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
“We want to export a batch of plywood trays,” wrote someone using the name Zhang Liang on a Yishanghuiyou forum in January. “What’s the tariff code for plywood that can make it avoid inspections?”
“Our company can help,” replied another user, suggesting they get in touch. Neither user responded to requests for comment.
I suspect very little gets into China via this mechanism. Relabeling soybeans as turbine parts is not likely to work.
This is yet anther example of the stupidity of it all.
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Jaguar Land Rover announces collaboration with Anderson EV on home charging tech
Owners of electrified Jaguar and Land Rover models will be able to charge their vehicles at home thanks to a new agreement with Andersen EV.
London-based Andersen EV’s A2 home charger, which comes with 7 or 22kW power options, will be available to all customers and is compatible with the full range of electrified Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles.
The partnership will see the home chargers installed at Jaguar Land Rover showrooms, where customers will be able to try them out and place an order at the same time as reserving their vehicle.
Andersen EV will then provide a dedicated, tailored service, with an on-site survey followed by having the wall box installed by a qualified Andersen EV electrician.
Once operational, the A2 will allow owners to keep track of energy use and costs from their Apple or Android smartphone via Andersen EV’s Konnect+ app.
The charging point can also be kept secure thanks to a smart remote software locking feature.
Rawdon Glover, Jaguar Land Rover UK MD, said: “Our new strategy set out how Jaguar Land Rover would reimagine the future of modern luxury by design, and our new partnership with Andersen EV reflects that. We are on a mission to create the world’s most desirable luxury vehicles and services for the most discerning of customers, and so it is absolutely fitting that we are able to offer intelligent, stylish equipment that sets a new standard for home charging devices and installations that perfectly complements the dramatic beauty of our vehicles.”
Rob Mouser, Andersen EV executive chairman, said: “We are delighted to partner with two world-renowned brands Jaguar and Land Rover and be part of their respective electrified futures – collectively we share a passion for pioneering, intelligent technology and service excellence. I’m sure Jaguar and Land Rover drivers love their homes as much as their vehicles, and now they have the chance to have installed a great-looking charger that fits with the design of their home, built with genuine craftsmanship, that is unlike anything else on the market.”


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WhatsApp’s View Once feature can be used with photos, videos and other messages. The WhatsApp View Once feature is currently being rolled out for iPhone users.
Tech Desk. The world’s most famous messaging app WhatsApp is going to launch a new feature once again. WhatsApp has introduced a new feature called ‘View Once’, which allows you to delete photos and videos once you have viewed a chat. This feature will increase the privacy for the users. Its testing has been started for a limited number of beta users.
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WhatsApp’s View Once feature can be used with photos, videos and other messages. The WhatsApp View Once feature is currently being rolled out for iPhone users. A new version of WhatsApp has been released with this feature, which you can download from Apple’s App Store.
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The company has confirmed that content sent to users using the new features will not be saved in photos or galleries. If you send a disappearing message on WhatsApp, you will see a “view once” icon on the media. There will be no preview for the recipient. After the user has seen it, it cannot be opened again. This is similar to similar features in Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. Photos, videos sent with the help of this feature will not be forwarded nor can it be stared.
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Photo-videos sent after turning on the View Once feature will disappear after viewing, although this feature will not prevent the user from taking screenshots. This feature can be launched this week for all the users of WhatsApp. Let us tell you that in the month of June, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that this feature was going to come, although no one knew about its release.


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Music Sales Falter As CD Sales Continue To Fall; Digital Sales Double Worldwide In First Half Of '06
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Recorded music sales in the U.S. fell 6.1% in the first half of 2006, led by a 14% drop in CD sales, reports BLOOMBERG. Furthermore, according to numbers furnished by the RIAA, the estimated retail value of the shipments in the first six months of this year was $4.1 billion, a 15% decrease from the same period last year.
About 435 million albums, including downloads, were sold in the U.S. in the first 9 months of 2006, down from about 439 million in the same period in 2005, according to NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN.
These declines outweighed an 86.6% jump in digital sales, which, worldwide, more than doubled in the first half of the year to $945 million, reports the IFPI. Digital sales now account for 11% of the total recorded music market.


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In this week’s video Casey examines a study of crypto investors and how they fall victim to buying high and selling low… the opposite of how you want to invest.
Cryptocurrencies are a new (unregulated and super risky) area of the market, but, the same old human tendencies are making it difficult for investors.
Tune in to hear how crypto investors are fairing in 2022’s market environment.
Why Crypto Investors Buy High and Sell Low – Full Transcript
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Casey Mullooly: In episode 317, we talk about the boom and bust of cryptocurrencies.
Welcome back to the Mullooly Asset Show. I’m your host, Casey Mullooly, back with you for episode 317. The crypto world is ablaze here, in mid to late November 2022, as news has broke over the last week or so, that multiple exchanges, cryptocurrency exchanges, have had to file for bankruptcy, which has shaken investors confidence in the whole area, and it’s made it difficult for users, retail users, to get their actual dollars off of the platform.
It’s been a mess and hopefully you didn’t put any serious money into this area of the market. Any money that you put in, you have to be willing to lose, so hopefully you’ve stuck to that.
Tracy Alloway, who writes and hosts a podcast over at Bloomberg, shared a study done by the BIS, which is the Bank of International Settlement. They do research for all of the central banks around the world, and the study that Tracy linked to was looking at cryptocurrency app usage and the price of Bitcoin, to see if there was any correlation there at all. Lo and behold, there is. The study found that over 75% of retail crypto investors downloaded these crypto trading apps when the price of Bitcoin was over $20,000. That’s kind of been a line in the sand, for a lot of crypto and Bitcoin traders.
When it’s over $20,000, that’s when things are good, and when it’s under, that’s when things are bad. It’s under $20,000 right now. 75% of people who use the app are downloading it when it is over $20,000, so when prices are high, it attracts more attention and more attention means more dollars. Also, the study found that, assuming an initial investment of a $100 per user, 81% of retail crypto investors have lost money on their initial investment. 81% of retail crypto traders have lost money on their initial investment. Wow.
This has left pretty much all of the gains for a very small amount of these crypto investors. It’s this idea that price drives sentiment, and this isn’t a new one for markets but it’s a new area of the market. But the same rules apply that it’s really hard to buy low and sell high because it goes against human nature.
When prices go higher, more people want in. That’s just the way that humans naturally behave, but it’s a really bad way to make money. When crypto prices are going down, the bullish case gets even harder to make, because the underlying technology is still so new and still unregulated and there isn’t a whole lot of real world usage for it. When prices go down, it kind of goes the other way or kind of implodes on itself there.
At least when stocks and bonds the prices are going down, at least they get attractive at some point because they’re based on corporations and governments that have future cash flows. The whole crypto bullish case is, really, you buy it and you try and sell it to someone at a higher price down the road. As we’ve talked about before, that is not a good way to make money.
Don’t fall victim to the boom and busts of the crypto market or the market in general. If you’re looking to make a quick buck, you have to be willing to lose a quick buck, and maybe you should just systematically invest instead. That’s the message for episode 317 of the Mullooly Asset Show. Thanks, as always, for tuning in. We’ll be back with you next week.


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In news that would see many readers recoil, Jeff Bezos is now the world’s richest man. That alone isn’t a new revelation, as Bezos has held the position for some time. But what is newsworthy is the act that Bezos is wealthier than he’s ever been, even during a global pandemic that’s seen most lose their jobs, rely on government wage subsidies and struggle to just get by. As it was revealed today, at just 56-years-old, Bezos has become the world’s first ever person to amass a $200 billion USD fortune.
With the newly amassed total, Bezos now sits in a league of his own when it comes to the rich elite. Following a jump in Amazon stock which edged up 2 per cent as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos saw his net worth increase by a rather staggering $4.9 billion. It led the Amazon founder and CEO to close out the day with a net worth total of $204.6 billion, close to $90 billion more than Bill Gates who, with a fortune of $116.1 billion, is the world’s second richest person and also almost $90 billion behind Bezos. That’s a gap that will be incredibly hard to close.
According to reports from Forbes, Bezos’ new fortune might just be the largest ever amassed. The publication suggests, “The person to come closest is Gates, who was the world’s first-ever centibillionaire. Near the height of the dot-com bubble, when Microsoft reached its then-peak in 1999, Gates’ net worth surpassed $100 billion, roughly $158 billion in today’s dollars.”


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Business to business e-commerce unicorn Zetwerk for custom manufacturing has raised $120 million led by Avenir Growth Capital but its valuation remained flat in Series F financing round. This is the first equity investment for the Bengaluru-based company in 2023.
The board at Zetwerk has passed a special resolution to issue 2,37,29,324 Series F2 compulsory convertible preference shares at an issue price of Rs 407.4 per share to raise Rs 966.7 crore or $118 million, regulatory filing with the Registrar of Companies shows.
Avenir Growth Capital led the round with Rs 617 crore or $75.2 million while Footpath Ventures pumped in Rs 193 crore or $23.5 million. The round also saw the participation of Greenoaks Capital, Steadview Capital, D1 Capital, and Lightspeed which cumulatively poured Rs 156 crore during the round.
As per TheKredible’s estimate, the company has been valued at around $2.7 billion post allotment of the Series F2 round. Zetwerk was valued at around $2.68 billion when it raised $210 million led by Greenoaks in December 2021. Zetwerk has raised $674 million in funding to date.
At present, Avenir Growth Capital holds 4.7% while Lightspeed, Peak XV Partners, and one of its co-founders Amrit Acharya own 11.72%, 13.91%, and 7.95% stake respectively. Check TheKredible to see Zetwerk’s detailed captable.
Founded by Acharya, Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Rahul Sharma, and Vishal Chaudhary, three-year-old Zetwerk connects buyers and suppliers for manufacturing jobs. The firm partners with offline suppliers engaged in the fabrication, machining, casting, forging, and galvanizing of machine parts.
Operational in over 15 countries, it claims to serve over 100 customers across more than 25 industries in India, North America, Middle East, and SEA region.
Zetwerk is yet to file its financial statements for FY23. Its revenue from operations grew 6X to Rs 4,961 crore in FY22 from Rs 835 crore in FY21 while the losses for the company increased only 46.3% to Rs 60 crore in FY22.


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GM launches clearance sale on Pontiacs, Saturns
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General Motors is offering a $7,000 sales inducement to its dealers for every Saturn and Pontiac vehicle left in inventory as the automaker phases out the two brands.
Assuming the cash is passed on to consumers, the move could result in savings for buyers looking to snap up one of the few remaining unsold Pontiacs and Saturns. But the savings might not be as much as you would think.
To qualify for the incentive, dealers have to put the vehicles in their rental or service fleet before selling them to consumers. That means they technically will be classified as used vehicles when they are sold to the public, though buyers apparently would get a new car warranty.
GM already is offering $6,500 in incentives on new Pontiacs, including 0% financing for up to 72 months, narrowing the margin of benefit on those vehicles even further, according to online auto info site Edmunds.com.
“This program is more hype than substance,” said Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds.com senior analyst. “There is no benefit for the consumer to purchase a used vehicle when a new vehicle can be had for a similar price.”
That said, hype can go along way in the car business, and GM hopes the program -- and the publicity it generates -- will rid it of the final reminders of two brands headed for the auto graveyard.
“It’s designed to help us clear the deck so we can more quickly move on and focus on our four core brands -- Buick, Chevy, Cadillac and GMC,’ GM spokesman Tom Henderson said.
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Collaboration, by definition, is the act of working together to create. In what has become a competitive world of connected communications, nothing is more critical to creation than working as one.
Today PR and communications strategies require collaboration more than ever before. Case in point: Oreo’s recent triumph during this year’s Super Bowl. Oreo worked in step with their agency partners to quickly capitalize on the now infamous 34-minute Super Bowl blackout that made national headline news. When the lights went out during the “big game,” Oreo quickly sprang into action, creating and posting a digital ad on Twitter. Within moments the ad went viral, earning the brand millions of impressions—including over 15,000 retweets and more than 21,000 likes on Facebook.


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Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), on Thursday said Amazon’s claims that it is a “progressive workplace” are “outrageous” and “tone deaf.”
Hill.TV’s “Rising” co-host Saagar Enjeti asked Applebaum what he made of a recent public spat between Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and the Amazon News Twitter account.
The online squabble was sparked when Amazon’s CEO of Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark tweeted, “I often say we are the Bernie Sanders of employers, but that’s not quite right because we actually deliver a progressive workplace.”
“It’s so outrageous, it’s nonsense and it demonstrates how tone deaf Amazon is about what their own employees feel and think,” Appelbaum told Hill.TV. “What Amazon is saying is, ‘If we give people a $15 wage, that gives us license to treat them any way we want to, to disregard their health and safety to dehumanize them.’”
Appelbaum argued that Amazon could not call itself a progressive workplace when taking into account its “extraordinarily high” turnover rate.
“[Workers are] saying we can’t take it no matter how much you pay us,” he added. “And let me also point out about pay … that what Amazon pays is less than the median wage in Alabama. It’s less than what workers get at other warehouses represented by the RWDSU in Alabama.”
In a statement Friday, an Amazon spokesperson referred to Appelbaum as the union’s “chief disinformation officer” and said he was “taking alternative facts to a whole new level.”
“But our employees are smart and know the truth — starting wages of $15 or more, health care from day one, and a safe and inclusive workplace,” said Drew Herdener.
Updated on Friday at 3:39 p.m.


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Google Shopping announced
that it will be updating the feeds specifications, which is a part of the new
Google Shopping rollout that is based on the product listing ads. The changes
will have an effect on the accounts globally.
Google is not making all the changes available at one but it wants to give enough time to merchants to adapt themselves to the changes before officially releasing them.
The change will take place on July 15 in the U.S. and September 16, globally. The enforcement for other accounts in the U.S., UK, France, and Germany will start on July 15 and on September 16, globally.
Here’s the complete list of Product Feeds Specification: http://support.google.com/merchants/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=188494#US


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For most marketers, a purchase signifies the end of the game. Once a product is purchased, the marketer’s job is done. Mission complete, high-fives all round. For Sumant Yerramilly, the youngest Direct Marketing News 40 Under 40 winner in 2012, that’s only the beginning. Too often, brands fail to communicate effectively with the customer after a purchase has been made, which Yerramilly considers a wasted opportunity.
With two other startups under his belt, Yerramilly’s third and latest venture, Coffee Match, aims to “change how people interact with the product once they buy it.” The idea for Coffee Match originated in Berlin, when Yerramilly was visiting his friend and business partner-to-be Chima Ike, a computer science graduate from Stanford, and was inspired by the intense passion Europeans have for coffee. The love of caffeinated beverages transcends all borders. But let’s face it: Most of us are woefully uninformed about the lands and hands that produced them. So Coffee Match was born.
Funded through a crowd-sourcing platform, Coffee Match sends subscribers a pound of coffee or tea in a bag with two QR codes. Scanning a code on a card inside the bag allows customers to unlock interesting content about the country their beverage of choice came from. The content includes images, language samples, recipes, as well as videos that chronicle Yerramilly and his team’s travels to various countries, where they sourced coffee or tea from local farmers.
“I went to India last month and had a chance to meet the farmers,” Yerramilly says. “You almost feel like you’re in India when you’re drinking the coffee.”
The second QR code is on the bag’s exterior. Once Coffee Match tea and coffee hit the stores, scanning the code will allow users to “meet” the farmer before making a purchase.
Yerramilly seeks to make the customer experience even more seamless: “QR codes are interesting, but I want to make it really easy,” he says. The Coffee Match team is currently developing a small Bluetooth chip to be embedded in the bag the beverage comes in. The user will receive content related to the country the coffee or tea is sourced from when they open a Coffee Match app in the proximity of the chip.
But Coffee Match is just the beginning; a testing ground of sorts for the technology behind the content. “It’s a huge opportunity for marketers, as it would completely change the way brands sell products,” Yerramilly says. “For the first time, brands will be able to understand more about the consumer.” The technology will enable brands to infer how much people actually interact with their products based on the amount of in-app time.
Yerramilly’s platform opens another venue for brands to engage in a dialogue with the customers, and be proactive about enhancing customer experience beyond checkout. Yerramilly argues that his platform can change consumer mind-set, and affect their choices in store.
“For example, if [Brand A] is reaching out to me with engaging content, and although [Brand B] has a better product, I’d be more inclined to buy the [Brand A] product, because it’s more proactive,” he says. “Ultimately, customer service is what wins [over the customer].”
One of Yerramilly’s concerns is whether customers would be interested in engaging with brand content, although he is positive that once they interact with the platform, it will become “addictive.”
Going forward, Yerramilly plans to license the platform to other verticals. Right now, CPG brands have no way of determining how often customers interact with their products; Yerramilly’s solution aspires to provide brands with concrete customer engagement data.
“[The solution allows brands to] extend their relationships with customers beyond the purchase. It opens up opportunities for remarketing by opening up a line of communication, which [brands] don’t currently have. It changes the consumer mind-set – it’s almost like a feedback system post-purchase.”


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The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the People's Republic of China has granted Fengxiang the right to self-support imports and exports.
Expanded to overseas markets
Fengxiang Food Development was established
Selected by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China as one of the 17 export food and agricultural product immunization companies
Established Shandong Fengxiang Co., Ltd.
The construction plan of our Shandong Liaocheng White Feather Broiler Healthy Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center was approved by China Liaocheng Science and Technology Bureau
We launch the "ishape" brand to sell and market ready-to-eat chicken products
Certificate from China International Trade Association International Brand Center
We were identified as a "high-tech enterprise"
Establishment of a second processing plant
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More people will be able to shop till they drop at the same stores anywhere in the world, although not every country has developed shopping as a major leisure activity. While U.S. malls rarely seem to close, German stores face steep restrictions on evening, Saturday afternoon and Sunday hours.
But such restrictions aren't stopping The Gap, which will open its first German stores within a year, or the Body Shop, which hopes to double the 55 stores the personal care products chain already has there.
The Southampton, England-based Body Shop is franchising its way into global awareness with environmentally friendly, politically correct personal care items made with ingredients from around the world, from Japanese cleansing granules to Australian tea oil. Ninety percent of the Body Shop's 1,290 stores are owned by franchisees, and the retailer is using franchising to open 150 stores a year, mostly far from its home market.
Already 70% of the Body Shop's store sales come from outside the U.K., and if the chain's expansion efforts are successful, that percentage could increase to 90% by the year 2000.
"The Body Shop has only scratched the surface of what it can do internationally," said John Richards, an analyst at Natwest Bank in London.
The U.S., Europe and Asia are all major expansion areas, with the Philippines, South Korea and even China seen as future growth markets. In Japan, the Body Shop has 44 stores and plans to continue opening 20 per year for the foreseeable future.
The word Aveda means "knowledge of nature" in Sanskrit, and as interest in natural products grows, Austrian-born former hair stylist Horst M. Rechelbacher is taking his upscale plant-based Aveda hair and skin care and cosmetics brand around the world.
The privately owned company is already in seven markets outside the U.S., where Aveda is headquartered in Minneapolis. It will open Aveda Environmental Lifestyles Stores this fall in Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands and is in negotiations in Japan.
"We will have 62 global Life-style stores by the end of this year and more than 500 flagship stores globally" by 2000, Mr. Rechelbacher said.
An Aveda ecological fashion and health magazine, launching this month and including a mail order catalog, will also be used as a marketing tool overseas.
Family-owned Ikea already has more than 2,000 furniture stores worldwide, but is targeting Asia and North America for investment over the next few years. About 20 stores are due to open next year.
Ikea's international reputation took a hit last year after news accounts told of Ikea owner Ingvar Kamprad's links to and financial support of Sweden's Nazi movement up to 1954. Although Mr. Kamprad published an immediate apology for his past, the negative publicity forced Ikea to cancel plans for its first Israeli stores.
Among U.S. retailers, The Gap has become trendy in the U.K. with about 50 Gap and GapKids stores. Three have opened in Paris, including one in the Galeries Lafayette department store. The San Francisco-based apparel company is tackling Asia next, and will open in Japan in the next year. In the U.S., the Gap is suffering from an apparel business sales downturn and copycat discounters, but the company is considered one of the best managed in the U.S. and has traditionally pulled through slumps.
Another U.S. company, Nine West Group, is hoping its ad slogan "We all need shoes" will prove attractive in other markets. Nine West, a marketer and retailer of women's shoes in the $30 to $150 range, has a 9.7% share of the $14.4 billion U.S. women's shoe market. The company has recently set up a joint venture with clothes company Toppy International to open four stores in Hong Kong and is pursuing joint ventures in Australia, China, the Pacific Rim and the U.K.
Nine West is "by far the dominant manufacturer of better shoes in the world and definitely in the U.S.," said Laurence Leeds Jr., managing director at Buckingham Research Group, New York.
Hong Kong-based Toppy also owns Episode, a fast-spreading upmarket women's apparel chain based on designer-like fashions at a more affordable price.
One shopper recently noticed a pink summer dress in the Episode corner of a London department store, tried the same dress on the following week at an Episode boutique in Paris and finally bought it, on sale, in a shopping mall in Cleveland.
The world-as-one-giant-shopping-mall concept may become reality sooner than we think.
Contributing to this story: Charles Siler, Alice Z. Cuneo and Kemba Johnson.


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The Android Google Docs app has been gifted with new update today which will allow users to collaborate while working documents in real-time using their android phones or tablets.
This newly released real-time collaboration feature has been previously released only for those who were using Google Docs online tool on their computers, but now, is the time for Android phone users. Just like my own Guest Posting Request form that was hosted on Google Docs, it is in real time mode and now that Android Google Docs for Android phones is updated, I can now use it when I bought my new android device in couple of days or weeks now. 🙂
As from this moment, all Android users who are using this app can share documents and immediately see what changes and edits the other users (people on the other side) are making to their shared documents.
This new Google Docs for Android update has also brings about addition of a rich-text formatting toolbar that users can easily use to bold, italicize, and underline text in their documents. Google Docs Android app users now have the power to use the new rich-text formatting toolbar for changing the font of a text, add bullet points to any document, or even change the document’s background color at ease.
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Honor Magic 2 is launching on Oct. 31, but the appearance of the device is no longer a mystery as Honor has just shared the official images of the smartphone on Weibo. The new images reveal the Red and Blue color gradient editions and the box package of the Honor Magic 2.
The above images show the Honor Magic 2 sporting red color at the top that blends with the purple shade at the bottom. The backside of the phone features vertically arranged triple cameras. An LED flash and dual cameras are clubbed together whereas the third sensor is placed after a small gap. The metallic edges of the red variant also sport the same color. The front view of the phone reveals its amazing screen space.
The glass rear of the Honor Magic 2 Blue edition appears light blue at the top and dark blue at the bottom. Its metallic frame is also blue in color. The triple rear cameras do not carry Leica branding unlike the recent Mate 20 series of flagship phones. One of the images showcases the slider of the phone with its two ToF cameras and a selfie camera.