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MJB Memorabilia Brings Rare and Iconic Australian TV Memorabilia to Auction
Melbourne, Victoria – Known for hosting a treasure trove of memorabilia from around the world, MJB Memorabilia is once again stirring excitement among enthusiasts and collectors. This time, the focus is on iconic memorabilia from one of Australia's most beloved television shows - The Sullivans.
Matt, the driving force behind MJB Memorabilia, has been working closely with a former cast member of the show who has preserved original items from their time on set. These items, which have never previously been made available for purchase, will soon be heading to auction after being signed by the cast member themselves.
"I'm genuinely thrilled about these items," Matt shared with palpable excitement. "This is the first time anything like this from The Sullivans has ever been up for sale. They're incredibly rare and exclusive to MJB Memorabilia. You simply won't find these items anywhere else in the world."
The Sullivans, an Australian period drama that aired from 1976 to 1983, left an indelible mark on Australian television. As such, any memorabilia linked to the show is highly sought after. These newly consigned pieces, having been used on set during filming, offer a unique opportunity to own a tangible piece of Australian TV history.
For Matt, who has built his career around connecting fans with pieces of their favourite shows, films, and sports moments, this is another chance to help someone cherish their memories in a special way. "The lucky buyers will not just be buying an item; they're buying a part of Australian TV history," Matt said.
Keep an eye on the MJB Memorabilia Auction page for updates on these exclusive items. Whether you're an avid collector, a fan of The Sullivans, or just someone who appreciates owning a piece of history, this is an opportunity not to be missed.


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The Insider: Giving baristas a whole new meaning
Updated 10:00 pm, Sunday, July 20, 2003
The Insider is the P-I business staff's weekly compendium of quips, quotes, observations, asides, tidbits, weird facts and gossip.
NO GREEN APRONS HERE: A California coffeehouse is giving new meaning to the term "hot coffee."
At Sugars, well-endowed female employees serve coffee while wearing revealing clothing such as short shorts and lingerie, according to a recent article in the San Jose Mercury News. But the new business, which the owner called "the Hooters of coffee," has caused quite a stir in the community since it opened in February. The city told Sugars to end its live music and lingerie shows earlier this year and some folks in the area have complained that the coffeehouse just doesn't mix with the rest of the family neighborhood.
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"The desire of the neighborhood has always been for a Starbucks," a member of the neighborhood association told the newspaper. "This is not Starbucks."
COMING SOON TO A CITY NEAR YOU: Washington Mutual Inc. likes opening branches. It plans to add 250 this year. Get used to that number. Wamu Chief Executive Officer Kerry Killinger told investors on a conference call last week that the Seattle-based thrift plans to add at least that many annually "for the foreseeable future."
Some of those branches will come in existing markets, to fill in holes in its network (although acquisitions haven't been a big deal of late for Wamu, Killinger said the company might do some "in fill" deals).
But Killinger also promised to continue Wamu's recent strategy of entering new markets by opening a cluster of branches at once. Chicago is this year's project. Tampa, Fla., is on the list for next year, and Killinger said he plans "at least one new major metropolitan market per year."
So where might those new markets be? Wamu is known to particularly like cities where it has already established a name for itself in home lending. That's also true in the multifamily (apartment construction) lending business. Wamu wants to boost its share of that business, and Killinger said Chicago and New York are examples of markets where it has added multifamily lending to retail and home lending.
Could it work in reverse? If so, and for what it's worth, here are some markets to watch for Wamu retail expansion. Killinger said Wamu has targeted Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami as markets in which it will enter the multifamily lending business in 2004. Miami is the only city of those three in which Wamu already has retail branches.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "This was about as likely as Lance Armstrong deciding he'd never ride a bike again, the pope denouncing organized religion, and ... George W. Bush picking Howard Dean as his running mate." -- Newsweek magazine Wall Street editor Allan Sloan, discussing Microsoft's decision to abandon stock options, on the Marketplace Morning Report public radio program.

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Trading Shares for Bitcoins Now Available at London Stock Exchange
Bitcoin became applicable as collateral margin for trades with shares and exchange traded funds at London Stock Exchange. This functionality is available for clientelle of First Global Credit as it announced listing of respective assets as available shares.
The company employs a derivative named TRS (total return swap) to sell or buy shares on behalf of its customers, and tranfers bitcoins to their accounts upon closure of positions.
In its official announcement First Global Credit states its platform has more than 1,300 registered customers with monthly trade volume reaching $2 million. The company also allows its customers to convert their bitcoin deposits into fiat without trade closing.
“Until recently, it has been difficult to find any option to turn bitcoin into a productive asset. Our clients have a distinct edge over other bitcoin holders because they can extract profit from their capital in two ways,” says First Global Communications Director Marcie Terman.
Founded in 2014 with headquarters in Geneva, FGC is managed from the UK. In April 2015 former executive director of Bitcoin Foundation Jon Matonis joined the company’s managing board.
“We already offer a good mix of tech, entertainment, internet and health care stocks and while we offer several ETFs which cover geographic growth areas like Brazil, Russia, China and Mexico, until now choices were limited to the American markets. First Global supports customers from all continents (excepting Antarctica) and it is our plan to offer equity trading from a wide range of countries starting with the United Kingdom, where we have a concentration of clients,” Terman says.
FGC is not the first cryptcocurrency-related company to operate at major stock exchanges. In May 2015, Nasdaq Stockholm launched trades with the world’s first bitcoin-based security, Bitcoin Tracker One, traded for Swedish krones. In early 2016, Nasdaq announced the first trade with shares issued on blockchain-based platform Linq for private capital markets.
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Updated December 23rd, 2023 at 19:36 IST
Rudolph is running late for Christmas video goes viral – Watch
The video captures a comical moment featuring Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, in a hurry, stumbling over his hooves and causing a wave of laughter
This holiday season, a viral video is taking the internet by storm as Rudolph, Santa's most famous reindeer, seems to be running late for Christmas duties. The uproarious footage, shared by @buitengebieden on the popular social media platform X, has quickly garnered over 10 million views, leaving viewers in stitches.
The video captures a comical moment featuring Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, in a hurry, stumbling over his hooves and causing a wave of laughter among onlookers. The unexpected twist to the traditional Christmas narrative has sparked a frenzy of comments and shares, with users expressing amusement and spreading the holiday cheer.
As the video continues to circulate on social media, netizens from around the globe are chiming in with their reactions. Memes, gifs, and witty comments are flooding the comments section, creating a virtual celebration of the holiday spirit.
Some are even sharing their own humorous takes on the scenario, turning Rudolph's tardiness into a lighthearted internet sensation.
As the video of Rudolph running late for Christmas continues to capture the hearts of millions, it serves as a reminder that the holiday spirit can be found in the most unexpected places.
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Yelp's New Feature Highlights Asian-Owned Businesses
Making it easier for consumers to support the Asian community.
Yelp has introduced a new feature allowing establishments to identify as Asian-owned, making it easier for customers to support the community amid a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes. The addition was created in partnership with Gold House, a non-profit that champions Asian and Pacific Islander representation.
According to Yelp’s most recent Economic Impact Report, searches for Asian-owned businesses in the U.S. increased 130 percent in February 2021 compared to the same time last year. Responding to the pressing need for Asian solidarity and allyship, the company has added the option for business owners to add an “Asian-owned” attribute to their Yelp pages. “Yelp is proactively monitoring business pages for hate speech against the Asian community to mitigate and remove any hateful, racist or harmful content that violates our content guidelines,” the company wrote in a blog post announcing the news.
In case you missed it, check out our list of 100+ AAPI-owned fashion, beauty and homeware brands to shop now.


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August 12, 2011 – Intertek, a global provider of quality and safety services, announced that the OpenADR Alliance has selected Intertek as its exclusive testing and certification laboratory, providing conformance testing and certification for OpenADR 2.0 compliant products for interoperability with the smart grid.
Demand Response (DR) is the ability of demand side resources to alter their consumption, in response to price signals or incentives (to maintain system reliability). While, DR solutions have been available to the industry for some time, increasingly the automation of DR programs is accepted as an effective industry solution for balancing the supply and demand across the electric grid – in real-time.
However, many current solutions lack standardization which causes challenges for utility companies, system operators and regulators. As a result, the OpenADR Alliance was created to foster the development, adoption and compliance of the OpenADR standards. The Alliance is in the process of developing and standardizing OpenADR 2.0 version of the standard and has engaged Intertek to be the only, independent third-party testing company that will perform interoperability testing and certification, for OpenADR 2.0 compliant products.
"We are very pleased that the OpenADR Alliance chose Intertek, and we look forward to applying our expertise to ensure that open standards are developed for the complete smart grid chain," said Gregg Tiemann, Intertek Executive VP, Commercial & Electrical and Country Manager for North America. "Together, the OpenADR Alliance and Intertek can further build industry confidence in the technical activities that happen across the smart grid while establishing compliance and standards to meet the needs of service providers, regulators and other key influencers involved with the electric grid."
Automated demand response is one of the dominant drivers for the smart grid as it deploys a fully preset signal from a utility, system operator (ISO/RTO) or other related entity to provide connectivity to customer end-use control systems and strategies. In an effort to provide a foundation for interoperable information exchange and set an industry standard and establish compliance, the OpenADR Alliance will work with companies to facilitate automated demand response.
Intertek will play an integral part in helping to set this standard for the smart grid industry, as the company will provide interoperability testing and certification under the OpenADR Alliance initiative. Additionally, Intertek will support the Alliance and its members from pre-certification, to implementation and final testing and certification services.
While recently selected as the testing and certification laboratory for the OpenADR Alliance, Intertek has been rooted in the electric power space for the last 30 years. Intertek supports its customers from power generation to end use smart devices, reducing their risk and improving their brands and images.
Specifically, Intertek’s integrated services offer solutions that cover a range of activities in this market, including: regulatory requirements; energy efficiency and performance testing; renewable energy product certification; energy industry consulting and software solutions; and asset management for the power industry (fossil, nuclear and renewable). Intertek also works with and is an active member with a number of nationally recognized organizations supporting the smart grid supply chain including NIST’s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) and the ZigBee Alliance.


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Super Lawyers, the Thomson Reuters lawyer rating service, has announced the lawyers who were selected to the 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list. Using a patented selection process comprised of peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation, Super Lawyers started recognizing the top lawyers in Southern California in 2004.
The list is published annually in Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine to target referring attorneys, and a special section is also included in Los Angeles magazine, Orange Coast magazine and Riviera San Diego to reach consumers seeking exceptional legal representation. In addition to the magazine, Super Lawyers provides one of the web's most trusted online legal directories at SuperLawyers.com.
The 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine features Wylie A. Aitken, founding partner of and personal Injury plaintiff attorney at Santa Ana’s Aitken Aitken Cohn. Aitken has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers list since 2004, and was on the Southern California Top 10 List in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2014.
Read the 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine digital edition or view the rest of the lawyers who made the 2014 Southern California Top 10 list. For more information, visit SuperLawyers.com.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a research-driven, peer influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The mission of Super Lawyers is to bring visibility to those attorneys who exhibit excellence in practice.
The Super Lawyers lists are published in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines across the country. The Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information, visit SuperLawyers.com.


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When will international travel be allowed again? Where to and how far will we be able to travel? What kit will we need to pack?
What will travel look like in the new normal?
Being an expat relies on having open borders and the ability to travel freely. When the world started to close its borders in March due to the new coronavirus pandemic, things started to get a little more complicated.
In Germany, the land borders with most of our surrounding European countries are closed or now subject to extra border controls. Many airlines have grounded all flights, or are running a very reduced service. There is a very real fear of the collapse of the travel and tourism industry.
Having grown up on an island, the fact that I now have easy, relatively cheap access to a variety of different countries blows my mind every day. Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czechia, Slovenia, Poland and Croatia are all reachable with less than a day’s driving. The plan was to start taking weekend trips away once I had started earning. But 2 weeks after starting my job, Europe shut down.
Like many expats, I am also desperate for a trip to the homeland. I have been searching the internet for weeks on information, so thought I would share some of the most useful here.
Let’s start with the obvious question on everyone’s lips.
Parts of Europe started to reopen at the end of April/beginning of May, and with that many people hoped for travel restrictions to be lifted as well. Sadly, but not surprisingly, that was not the case.
The general agreement across Europe is still to stay as close to home as possible.
This may seem bad for tourism, particularly for those places that rely solely on tourists to keep their economy going. Mallorca is even calling to be made exempt from the current international travel ban in Germany (they know their target audience).
However, it appears that elsewhere, locals are delighted to reclaim their cities and hear their local language again. While financially bad, this is also a beautiful thing to see.
Hotels and ‘tourist sights’ are allowed to reopen in Germany and other parts of Europe from the end of May. They will be subject to strict hygiene and social distancing rules, but this does start to open doors for some kind of local travel.
In Germany, there is a ban on international travel until at least 14th June. Some reports state that as of the middle of June, so-called ‘travel bubbles’ will be created. This means you will be able to travel to and from countries with similar infection rates.
Italy is set to open its borders from the beginning of June, so we might be allowed to holiday within Europe itself.
It is possible that from the end of June/beginning July, people will be allowed to holiday within Germany and potentially its neighbouring countries accessible by car. Camping and road trip holidays are set to be the big sellers this year!
The British government have finally caught up with the rest of Europe in laying out an exit strategy from this pandemic (you’d think they’d be really good at exit strategies by now! Little Brexit joke there for you, thank you very much).
The UK has started to ease its lockdown restrictions this week, with more businesses allowed to reopen and plans for school children to return as early as June.
Britain has announced that all overseas passengers entering the country should place themselves into a 14-day quarantine. There is no information on when this rule will end, but those arriving from countries with low infection rates may be exempt.
Naturally, internal travel will be allowed first.
And perhaps that is a good thing. I was born and raised in Britain but was well into my 20s before first experiencing the Lake District and Cornwall. Natural beauty on my own doorstep, but I’d always been more concerned with the outside world.
Your traditional summer holiday destinations are now a distant memory, local tourism is likely to boom. It is expected that there will be an increase in road trips and holidays such as interrailing and camping.
National parks across the world may have their best year yet, as long as everyone sticks to the rules.
This is the only part that fills me with a little bit of excitement. With less foreign tourists, I might finally get to experience German tourist spots as a German (shh…don’t tell them!).
Now is a good time to start researching places you could travel to within the country you live. Try and find some hidden gems so that when the time comes, the major tourist spots aren’t hit with the usual crowds.
What changes can we expect?
The suggestion of keeping the middle seat free during flights to adhere to social distancing rules is widely documented (and widely protested against). Ryanair has also announced that passengers will have to ask permission to use the toilet on board.
You will have to wear face masks in airports and on planes. It is also likely we will see testing and extra hygiene checks at airports.
Small comforts, such as blankets, pillows and headphones, on long haul flights will no longer be provided. Food and drink will only be available to buy pre-packaged and by cashless payment only.
Check-in/luggage check will also start to look a little different. There will be a bigger emphasis on checking-in online and having your boarding pass on your phone/device. Passengers will be encouraged to use self-check luggage terminals and to take as little carry on luggage as possible to avoid contact/spreading of germs through other passengers.
Packing – the new travel essentials
Airlines are stating that they will be cleaning planes after every flight with a strong disinfectant that is active for 24 hours. That shouldn’t stop you from taking extra caution though. We are being encouraged to wipe down our seats and tray tables before we get comfy.
I used to think those that wiped their seats down and used hand sanitizer on planes were crazy.
Now, in this new normal, it is just common sense.
- Hand disinfectant Gel/spray
- Antibacterial wipes
- Latex gloves
- Spare face masks
If you enjoyed this, then check out last week’s post on how the pandemic has affected me.
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Welcome to PocketGamer.biz's Top 50 developer list for 2018
At last, we're able to reveal the latest of our Top 50 best mobile game developer lists. Revealed in a ceremony in Cologne, Germany, to coincide with Gamescom 2018, it's our countdown of the best in the industry. You can watch a video of the countdown here.
Selected by the experts at PocketGamer.biz, together with external advisors, this list rounds up the hottest global games companies from across the sector. The list and the event were sponsored by Mintegral, with UPLTV and Xhance as associates.
Each year the Top 50 is based on a combination of factors: the most exciting games, genuine innovation, money made, influence, potential, and company growth this year, among others.
This is supposed to be a mature and consolidating market, yet there’s something of an air of change in the mobile games market – whether that’s the old guard slowly falling away and new stars rising, or the live ops approach that’s keeping old games alive and even renewing success.
This year’s Top 50 Mobile Developer list encapsulates that change. There are 19 new companies named and ranked. Many are quiet, emerging innovators. Some have stormed in quickly and loudly.
The old guard that remain, meanwhile, have typically doubled down on live operations to slow long-term declines or, in some cases even increase revenues of the biggest titles years later. Games-as-a-service is a hot buzz phrase across the industry, and nowhere is it more prevalent or astutely executed as in mobile.
Last year’s list saw Asia dominate with 20 entries from the region. This year, that’s been cut to 17, while North America has taken over the largest share of companies with 18 entrants. Europe has 14 developers on the list.
But to break down regions by HQ is too simple in an increasingly consolidated market. Chinese influence has only increased on the Western market, as Tencent, NetEase and Netmarble splash the cash on investments. Warner Bros and Zynga, meanwhile, have purchased studios such as Playdemic and Gram Games, meaning their success does not emanate solely from home.
You can download a PDF copy of this Top 50 list from your Profile area if you're signed in.
Or read on to discover who’s the year’s cream of the crop in the mobile games industry.Click here to view the list »


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Is Facebook isolating its users socially? Or does the popular social networking website actually enhance social interaction?
Those are the questions that Lisa Selin Davis of TIME magazine is asking:
Jenny has not returned my calls in roughly a year. She has, however, sent me a poinsettia, poked me, and placed a gift beneath my Christmas tree. She's done all this virtually, courtesy of Facebook.com, the online social networking site where users create profiles, gather "friends," and join common interest groups, not to mention send digital gifts.
Though Jenny has three children, ages 4 to 14, and rarely finds time for visits, phone calls or even e-mail, the full-time mom in upstate New York regularly updates her status on Facebook ("Jenny is fixing a birthday dinner," "Jenny took the kids sledding") and uploads photos (her son in the school play).
After 24 years, our friendship is now filtered through Facebook, relegated to the online world. Call it Facebook Recluse Syndrome, and Jenny is far from the site's only social hermit.


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Kodansha Comics revealed sketches (pictured at right) for Mashima's new manga in April.
This year's 26th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Hiro Mashima's new komik jepang is tentatively titled Eden's Zero. The komik jepang will have a simultaneous release starting from the first chapter in English, French, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. The issue also revealed a visual for the new manga, featuring a man with black hair and a bandage on his face.
North American publisher Kodansha Comics announced on Tuesday that the series' English release will be available on outlets such as Crunchyroll Manga, Comixology, and Kindle. In addition, the company diposting the following message from Mashima to overseas fans: "I'm bringing anda my selanjutnya series pretty soon! I can assure anda it's going to be full of surprises and excitement. Please look meneruskan, ke depan to it on June 26!"
Mashima will launch the komik jepang in Weekly Shōnen Magazine's 30th issue on June 27. Mashima had teased in January that the komik jepang "will be a new form of fantasy," and "Plue will make an appearance."
Kodansha Comics revealed sketches (pictured at right) for Mashima's new komik jepang in April.
Mashima berkata in April that a Fairy Tail sequel komik jepang is in the works in the form of a spinoff manga. He also stated that he is working on another Fairy Tail spinoff manga. He then stated earlier this bulan that he is working on a "secret" project.
Mashima's Fairy Tail komik jepang series follows the adventures of the world's most notorious mage guild, Fairy Tail. The komik jepang launched in 2006 and ended last July.
The komik jepang has inspired two televisi anime, two anime films, several original video anime projects, and spinoff manga. Kodansha Comics publishes the original komik jepang and a number of its spinoffs in North America. The televisi anime's "final season" will premiere this fall.
Mashima created the komik jepang Rave Master, which ran for 35 volumes and inspired a 51-episode anime adaption of the same name.


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Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Co. announced that Farris Engineering’s manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China has been awarded both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) certification and the Chinese Special Quality License (CSQL). Farris Engineering, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control, is based in Brecksville, Ohio.
The Farris Tianjin plant’s production scope includes spring-loaded and pilot-operated pressure relief valves in sizes ranging from ½” to 8” inlet. ASME certification permits valves that are manufactured, set and tested at the Tianjin facility to be sold worldwide into markets that require ASME certification. The CSQL, which meets a Chinese government requirement, permits Farris to sell locally manufactured valves into the Chinese market. The plant has been ISO 9001 certified since 2008.
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Medical sales representatives have an enormous impact on the success of their respective companies. When medical sales reps are successful, the businesses they represent will increase their sales and grow. When unsuccessful, their companies may struggle to maintain net positive growth—especially if their customer attrition rates are high.
Pandemics like the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak make medical sales even more challenging for a company’s field sales teams. What are the challenges of medical sales during a pandemic? More importantly, how can your field sales team overcome these challenges to reach doctors and other decision-makers in the healthcare industry?
Sales outreach efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic have become even more difficult than before for many field sales teams. For example, doctors who once might have happily considered a face-to-face meeting (the bread and butter tactic of many pharma sales reps), may now reconsider their willingness to meet with pharma sales reps.
According to data from an InCrowdNow survey conducted in June, only 13% of doctors surveyed during the pandemic stated that they planned to have an in-person meeting with a pharma sales rep in the next 30 days. 9% said that they would consider one in the next 60 days, 12% said they would do so in the next 90 days, and 25% wouldn’t consider such a meeting until 2021. One survey respondent from the 2021 category stated that “It’s unnecessary to bring someone into the hospital, especially when they’re going from facility to facility — I’m concerned for vector.”
Even without the risk of the coronavirus over people’s heads, medical sales reps have been experiencing increasing difficulty in getting face-to-face time with doctors and other key decision-makers in recent years. Some of the issues and challenges that field sales teams have had to overcome in recent years include:
How can companies in the healthcare industry prepare for the future of pharmaceutical sales? Here are a few tips on how to be the best pharmaceutical sales rep that sales managers can use on their teams.
So, how can medical sales reps reach doctors and other decision-makers in healthcare businesses? Here are a few tips that can help:
Are you having difficulty building out your sales team, but need to scale up sales efforts right now? It might be a good time to consider using an outsourced medical sales team.
Axxelus has a deep pool of medical sales talent that is kept up-to-date with the latest sales strategies and trends for the healthcare industry and can be accessed quickly to expand your field sales teams. Each outsourced medical sales team member is recruited, trained, and managed by Axxelus, so you can sit back and focus on more value-added tasks for your business.
Reach out to Axxelus today to learn more about medical sales outsourcing and how it can benefit your business!
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Kristin W. Parker is the Founder/CEO of Axxelus. She started the company under the name of Lexicon Medical in 2007 after an award-winning career in the Pharmaceutical Sales Industry. At Axxelus, she is shifting healthcare sales industry standards through a meticulous recruiting process backed by the Axxelus Hire-Right Guarantee to provide a personalized CSO experience with only the best sales reps for the job.


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New York-based gun manufacturer Remington Arms has announced plans to expand to Alabama, following in the footsteps of numerous companies (Kahr, Magpul, Stag Arms, PTR Industries and more) who have either expanded outside their respective home states or moved out completely due to restrictive gun laws.
According to a Remington press release, the company will expand into the old Chrysler building in Hunsville, Alabama, with a goal of creating an additional 2,000 new jobs over a ten-year period. Their New York facility is in Ilion.
“With the acquisition of this facility, we plan to create more than 2,000 jobs in Huntsville over the next decade,” said Remington CEO George Kollitides. “This additional capacity is essential to fulfill demand and introduce new products. Having watched our Company grow from 2,400 employees in 2008 to 4,200 employees by the end of 2013, a five year, 75 percent increase, it is easy to see why we’re investing now.”
As the press release points out, Remington had a banner year in 2013, which included a number of military and law enforcement contracts, as well as a new ammunition plant in Arkansas, the launch of the 1816 brand of clothing and accessories, and new products like the Ultimate Defense Handgun Ammunition and the 783 bolt-action rifle.
“2013 was an outstanding year during which we grew by every key measure,” Kollitides added. “We are capitalizing on this momentum by strengthening our positions across the board. With demand for our products at an historic high and more new product launches planned for 2014 than ever before in our 200-year history, we are investing in the future.”
Remington will begin operations at their new Alabama facility within the next 18 months.
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PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – A little piece of Brazil recently opened in southeast Portland as a gathering place with food and events.
Favela Brazilian Café, located at 5300 Southeast Foster Road, is more than a coffee shop – it’s a space that celebrates Brazil and its culture.
In addition to selling food and drinks, Favela also holds Brazilian movie nights, offers Portuguese classes and meet-ups and other entertainment events like music sessions and shows.
Learn more at Favela.cafe.
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Huawei's Mate series has been known for its exceptional camera quality and sleek design, and the upcoming Mate 60 is no exception. According to a recent leak by a well-known tipster, the Mate 60 is set to showcase a new "Oreo-esque" design that could potentially set it apart from its predecessors.
The Mate 60 is expected to feature a split rear camera housing that resembles the popular snack food, with a wide horizontal band separating the two halves of the housing. The rear panel is rumored to be a lilac color, with the horizontal band the same shade as the rest of the panel.
Despite the new design, the Mate 60 is expected to maintain the quad rear camera setup found on the Mate 50 series, with XMAGE branding on the lenses. The logo is said to be located outside the "cream" section of the "Oreo" housing, which some may see as a missed opportunity for branding.
According to the tipster, Huawei plans to release five new devices with this updated design, including successors to the Mate 50 E, Mate 50, and Mate 50 Pro, as well as a possible future RS variant. This could indicate that Huawei is looking to expand its Mate series even further, potentially offering a wider range of devices to cater to different user needs.
One of the most notable features of the Mate 50 series was its exceptional camera quality, particularly in low-light conditions. The Mate 60 is expected to build upon this legacy, potentially improving upon the already impressive camera setup found on its predecessor.
Aside from the updated design and camera setup, the Mate 60 is also expected to feature top-of-the-line hardware specs, including a powerful processor, ample RAM and storage, and a large battery. It is likely that the device will run on the latest version of Huawei's EMUI software, which is known for its smooth performance and extensive customization options.
Of course, as with any leak, it is important to take this information with a grain of salt. While the tipster has a good track record for accuracy, there is always the possibility that these details could change before the Mate 60's official launch.
That being said, if these rumors do turn out to be true, the Mate 60 could be a game-changer for Huawei's Mate series. With its unique "Oreo-esque" design and impressive camera capabilities, the Mate 60 could prove to be a popular choice among consumers looking for a premium smartphone experience.
As always, we will have to wait for Huawei's official announcement to get a full picture of what the Mate 60 has to offer. Until then, we can only speculate on what could be one of the most exciting smartphone releases of the year.


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Company owners admit bilking customers out of $1.3M
Editors Note APNewsNow.
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) _ Authorities say the owners of an upstate New York company have pleaded guilty to bilking dozens of customers from across the nation and overseas out of more than $1 million.
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced Wednesday that Robert Mirel and Debra Burnett admitted in Warren County Court to stealing $1.3 million from customers in New York and 22 other states as well as in Canada, Australia and Germany.
Their company, Queensbury-based Arlington Equipment, was one of the only makers of manipulators used to install heavy glass in high-rise buildings.
Underwood says customers made 50 percent down payments and never received products. Despite laying off all its workers by April 2013, the company continued to take orders and payments for three years.
Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 27.
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LITTLE ROCK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said yesterday its first-quarter profits rose 6.9 percent, but the world's largest retailer offered a guarded outlook in the face of rising costs for fuel and food.
Wal-Mart earned $3 billion, or 76 cents a share, in the three months ended April 30, up from $2.8 billion, or 68 cents a share, a year earlier. The company had revenue of $95.3 billion, up 10.3 percent from $86.4 billion.
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Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.
Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. The narrator of Apple’s latest advertisement is none other than Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad. LinkedIn debuted a new software called Intro, which integrates with Apple's iOS Mail app. And according to reports, YouTube may be about to launch its own music service.
Check out the video above for more on these stories.
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Managing the Global Retail Revenue Cycle
(GLOUCESTER, MASS, OCTOBER 27, 2010)
• TradeStone Software, delivering Merchandise Lifecycle Management solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of private label and branded goods, today announced TradeStone CEO Sue Welch will keynote VCF’s Fall Annual Conference: Managing the Global Retail Revenue Cycle.
• Welch’s keynote presentation on Monday, November 8 is titled, “Concept to Shelf, Creating New Product Quickly. Efficiently. Profitably.” Her session will cover how retailers, brand manufacturers and suppliers can use technology to turn their inspirations into brands people love.
• Sue Welch will also discuss how supplier collaboration is changing, the importance of speed to market and cycle time reductions, PLM’s changing role and why community building is the future for retail.
• VCF is a leader in Retail and Vendor best practice solutions for supplier-retailer collaboration and is an advocate for retailer-supplier trading synchronization. VCF champions initiatives to increase strategic industry-wide productivity, profitability and growth.
• The VCF Fall Annual Conference will be held November 7-10 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. VCF’s events provide an opportunity for members to meet and collaborate with their trading partners as well as target specific segment and retailer initiatives in one- and two-day seminars.
• “We are excited to have Sue Welch keynote this year’s fall annual conference,” said Kim Zablocky, VCF Founder and Chairman. “TradeStone’s impressive growth and Sue’s renowned reputation for retail innovation are unmatched. With the economy bouncing back, we look forward to hearing her thoughts on what retailers can do to take full advantage of the recovery and beyond.”
• “I’ve been a great admirer of VCF and everything they have accomplished for the supplier and retailer community,” said Sue Welch, CEO, TradeStone Software. “I’m honored to play such a key part at this year’s conference and hope to learn a great deal from the impressive sessions being held.”


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On September 24 at the Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, a robot patiently waited in line for an iPhone 6S. Yes, you read that correctly, a robot was waiting in line to buy another robot.
According to Mashable, instead of waiting out in the elements to snag Apple’s latest phone, Sydney resident Lucy Kelly outsourced the frustrating task to a “telepresence robot.” Also named Lucy, the robot was pretty much an iPad on a Segway.
Pictured is Lucy the robot waiting in line for her iPhone 6S while taking a selfie with a new friend. Image source: Mashable’s Twitter account.
The robot cruised on over to the Apple Store to secure the fourth spot in line at 5 a.m. that Thursday. From the comfort of her own home or office, Kelly supplied the voice and face for the robot, and reportedly told Mashable that her plan was to have the robot buy the iPhone without any physical human interaction, which seemed to be a success.
Courtesy of Kelly’s employer, media agency Atomic 212, Lucy the robot was quite the entertaining publicity stunt. But it wasn't the first time the company showed off one of its bots. According to Kelly, she and her team use them often to demonstrate future technology.
Lucy Kelly sent a robot to wait in line for the new iPhone. Image source: Popular Mechanic’s Twitter account.
“I wanted to be one of the first people to have the iPhone 6S, but obviously because of work I can't spend two days standing in line waiting for a mobile phone,” said Kelly. “So my boss said 'Just take the robot down, you'll still be able to do your work, but you'll still be waiting in line.'”
What a grand idea.
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How Energy Crisis Affects German PMI August 23, 2022, 10:30 GMT+3 Germany will publish Flash Manufacturing PMI data on Tuesday, August 23, at 10:30 MT time (GMT+3)…
Will the USD drop on lower CPI?
The American monthly CPI will be released at 15:30 MT on January 14
The Consumer Price Index is an important reflection of the domestic inflation process. If the basket of goods costs more for customers, in means that inflation is rising. In this case, the financial authorities will have to impose higher interest rates to stop the prices from going over the top. The last two months referring to the months of October and November have shown a downtrend in this indicator for the US, implying a more dovish financial note and indicating that the American economy has been cooling down. If the December indicator expected for release on January 14 shows the continuation of this tendency, the USD may fall.
- If the CPI is higher than expected, the USD will rise;
- If the CPI is lower than expected, the USD will fall.
Last week was very interesting for the markets, as we saw the releases of the US Inflation and Disney’s earnings report. So let's see what we should await this week!
The US will reveal Non-farm payrolls on January 7, Friday, at 15:30 GMT+2 (MetaTrader time).
Main news that will drive the market in the upcoming week include CB Consumer Confidence Index, Canadian GDP, and US Core PCE Price Index
The Federal Reserve (Fed) will announce its Interest Rate Decision and make a statement about the future monetary policy on Wednesday, September 21, GMT+3. After the higher-than-expected inflation numbers published on September 13, there’s almost no doubt the Federal Reserve will come up with another 75-basis-point rate hike. However, surprised by the CPI numbers, several Fed members announced the possibility of a 100-basis-point rate hike on Wednesday.
Every week we expect many interesting events that can shake the market.


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Be careful what you say while you are driving your vehicle, because you are being watched. Today, we live in a giant surveillance prison in which virtually everything that we do is being monitored, tracked, recorded and analyzed. In this day and age, you should just assume that nothing that you do is ever private. When I was much younger, if I really wanted to have a private conversation with someone I thought that taking a long drive with that person was a great way to do that. But those days are long gone.
Unless you have a vehicle that was manufactured quite some time ago, it is spying on you. In fact, a report that has been released by the Mozilla Foundation actually states that vehicles are “the official worst category of products for privacy” that Mozilla has ever reviewed…
If you’re wondering which gadgets have the worst user privacy practices, it turns out the answer may be parked outside. According to a report published by the Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday, cars are “the official worst category of products for privacy” that it’s ever reviewed. The global nonprofit found that 92 percent of the reviewed automakers provide drivers with little (if any) control over their personal data, with 84 percent sharing user data with outside parties.
I was stunned when I read that.
Could that possibly be true?
According to Mozilla, automakers are gathering all sorts of data about all of us…
Carmakers have a long list of personal information they say they may track, including employment and purchasing history, education, internet browsing history, location data, music and podcast listening habits, immigration status, religious and philosophical beliefs and health information.
I’m sorry, but there is no way that I want a giant corporation tracking my religious beliefs or my health information.
And I am sure that you feel the same.


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When “green” vehicles hit the road, everyone seems to notice.
More and more – total vehicle numbers and models – are doing just that. About one in 250 vehicles now on the road are so-called green vehicles – green cars, SUVs and trucks – that is, not standard gasoline-engine vehicles, according to Grist news and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Considering the segment growth, we thought it would be fun and informative to take a graphic look at green vehicles and their still small, but increasing influence on American motorists and driving.
The accompanying infographic, “Green with Envy,” offers a look at:
- some of the basics of going green, such as how the number of available vehicle models has grown over time
- driver values that affect decisions on purchasing green vehicles
- top reasons some Americans decide to leave gasoline power behind.
We even provide an example of the cost of taking a trip in a green car and gasoline-powered car from Seattle, Wash., to Orlando, Fla., based on manufacturer mileage claims. And the result may surprise you.
So, take a ride with us on the road to green.


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On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced that Tesla will begin opening up portions of its proprietary charging network to all electric vehicles by the end of 2024. While the move could undermine one of the most desirable aspects of owning a Tesla, by forcing owners to share what’s likely to be the largest and most reliable charging network in the country, the EV purveyor isn’t coming away empty-handed. The arrangement comes under a new $7.5-billion federal program to electrify the nation's highways stemming from the $1-trillion infrastructure package signed in 2021.
While the concept of mobility has often turned out to be a buzz phrase used by executives unsure of where to place hypothetical revenue streams and burgeoning technologies, it has simultaneously yielded a handful of enterprising business premises with the potential to stand on their own. Nuro, the American robotics company fielding pint-sized delivery drones, is among them and has made a case for itself by eliminating humans from the equation entirely and providing unique scenarios for its services.
The startup has been getting a smattering of positive attention since its formation in 2015 and recently raised $600 million during its latest funding round, bringing its valuation to an impressive $8.6 billion.
General Motors backed autonomous vehicle startup Cruise has reportedly scored $2.75 billion from its last round of funding, with Walmart again taking a particular interest in the company. The multinational retail corporation previously participated in a pilot program where Arizona-based shoppers could call upon a Cruise AV to have their groceries delivered. While just one of several autonomous programs Walmart is involved with, the relationship with Cruise must be in fairly good shape to throw that kind of money into a business that seems to have missed more deadlines than it has kept — even if that does seem to be the trend for AV startups.
An assembly plant currently taking shape in Huntsville, Alabama just saw a cash infusion. The roughly $1.6 billion facility — a joint operation between Toyota and Mazda — was announced in 2018, with both automakers expected to crank out new crossovers aimed primarily at the North American market.
Well, add another $830 million to the tab.
As you read earlier this morning, Rivian founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe isn’t all that impressed with the ability of some EV startups to wow Wall Street with lofty talk and exciting, but perhaps empty, promises. He’s more concerned with getting product out the door.
It’s perhaps because of Rivian’s conventional approach to car building that big-name firms seem more than willing to put their cash behind it. On Friday, the EV startup landed another bundle, and it’s a big one.
Among electric vehicle startups, Rivian is the nonconformist. Compared to its braggadocious contemporaries, many of which are still years away from building anything, the Michigan-based company is well-poised to deliver a drivable product within a year’s time, with only scant attention paid to the possibilities of going public on a raft of promises.
We’ve already seen what Rivian plans to offer. Metal has met eyes. An assembly plant is already gearing up, with a list of suppliers on hand to pull off production of the R1S SUV and R1T pickup, and, most important of all, there’s money to fund it. It all sounds so… conventional.
Waymo CEO John Krafcik announced Monday that his company amassed $2.25 billion in its external investment round. Considering Waymo is owned by Google parent Alphabet, one of the richest companies in the world, you’d think it’d be able to float some extra funding into autonomous development. However, even a company worth an estimated $1 trillion knows it’s better to source capital from outside the business — that must be on the first page of every tech company’s playbook.
Seen widely as the firm currently riding the tip of the autonomous spear, Waymo already operates self-driving shuttle programs (with a safety driver) in Arizona, with plans for expansion. The new funding aims to further those goals; however, with autonomous targets being missed by just about every company that bothered making them, we’ll wait to see what happens. The company is currently focused on getting its Waymo Driver system into more vehicles, starting with EVs and Class 8 trucks.
With just days left before the last Cadillac CT6 and Chevrolet Impala sedans roll off the assembly line at General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck plant, the automaker has put up funding for the facility’s future.
For the once endangered plant, it will be a future free of gas-powered cars and trucks. Instead, the sprawling facility will be home to a range of electric SUVs and trucks, one of them bearing the Hummer name, and a rolling box with no driver.
An electric vehicle platform many can’t wait to get their hands on continues to make Rivian the upstart automaker to watch. The fledgling, Michigan-based automaker just closed a $1.3 billion investment round led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. — pushing the company’s 2019 take to $2.8 billion.
With two utility vehicles on the way and a pledge to license its EV architecture to anyone willing to pay for it, Rivian’s big-buck backing from the likes of Ford, Amazon, and Cox Automotive was just the start.
The $6 billion in funding promised in Ford Motor Company’s new four-year labor contract is starting to be seen and heard. Having secured a walletful of incentives from the state of Michigan, Ford is now promising about $1.45 billion and 3,000 new jobs for the Southeast Michigan area.
Ford’s cash dump, announced Tuesday, will flow into three facilities in the area, one of which doesn’t yet exist.
According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the automaker was teetering on the edge of disaster earlier this year. “Tesla faced a really severe threat of death due to the Model 3 production ramp,” Musk told Axios during a video interview on HBO. “Essentially the company was bleeding money like crazy and just if we didn’t solve these problems in a very short period of time, we would die. And it was extremely difficult to solve them.”
Musk said Tesla was within “single-digit weeks” of an unrecoverable catastrophe. While we appreciate his present candor, the assertion doesn’t mesh with comments made earlier.
In fact, Elon was down on the automotive firm needing more funds every since it posted its 2011 financial results. “Tesla does not need to ever raise another funding round,” he said in response to a question on the company’s cash position back in February of 2012. “We may want to do so, but we are in a strong cash position, and we don’t need to.”
Save for some uplifting production news, Tesla Motors is still fighting an uphill battle. CEO Elon Musk’s earlier claim that the company would go private has gotten him into trouble with the Securities Exchange Commission — since it looks as if the automaker hasn’t procured the necessary funding to make that happen.
However it doesn’t appear as if Norway’s sovereign wealth fund will be the outlet to pick up that tab. Trond Grande, deputy CEO of the Norwegian fund, declined to say whether Tesla had approached the fund about going private. “We don’t have a view on that,” he said before adding “We want to be invested in companies that make money.”
It’s not a done deal just yet, but a high-tech Tesla rival, headquartered just a few miles away from Elon Musk’s Palo Alto, California base of operations, might receive the Saudi funding the Tesla CEO so desperately craves.
According to sources who spoke to Reuters, PIF, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, is ready to pour $1 billion into Newark, California-based Lucid Motors. The two entities have reportedly drawn up a term sheet for the deal, which would see the the Saudis become a majority owner of the private automaker.
What does Lucid have to offer the Saudis in return for the investment? A large, technologically advanced automobile.
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the massive Chinese conglomerate that owns Volvo Cars and a controlling stake in Lotus, wants to turn the British sports car maker into a big deal. Potentially, a deal big enough to give Porsche bouts of anxiety.
That’s what sources with knowledge of Geely’s plans tell Bloomberg. The parent company’s efforts will reportedly include new facilities and assembly plants, funded by a cash injection totalling nearly $2 billion.
Volkswagen’s automotive group had $29.6 billion in net liquidity at the the end of the third fiscal quarter of this year. About $10.8 billion is allocated to protect the company’s credit ratings. That leaves about $19 billion in cash for the company to work with.
There are fines that will be paid in a number of countries, along with goodwill gestures to owners of affected VW vehicles and incentives needed to sell cars from a tainted brand. Then there will the cost of litigation and any judgments or settlements that come out of those lawsuits.
About the same time as Barclays’ announcement, Automotive News and Bloomberg reported Volkswagen AG will be meeting in Wolfsburg this week with representatives of about a dozen banks to secure as much as $21.5 billion in loans by the end of this year. Those meetings aim to shore up the company’s financing and show the credit markets that VW has enough liquid assets to cover emissions-related costs.
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- IH_Fever Another day, more bloviating between the poor downtrodden union leeches and the corporate thieves. But at least pantsuit guy got a nice new shirt.
- IH_Fever I can't wait to see an Escalade on 24"s blow the brakes off of the competition!
- Redapple2 Why does anyone have to get permission to join? Shouldnt the rules to race in a league be straight forward like. Build the car to the specs. Pay the race entry fee. Set the starting grid base on time trials.?Why all the BS?I cant watch F1 any more. No refuel. Must use 2 different types of tires. Rare passing. Same team wins every week. DRS only is you are this close and on and on with more BS. Add in the skysports announcer that sounds he is yelling for the whole 90 minutes at super fast speed. I m done. IMSA only for me.
- Redapple2 Barra at evil GM is not worth 20 mill/ yr but dozens (hundreds) of sports players are. Got it. OK.
- Dusterdude @SCE to AUX , agree CEO pay would equate to a nominal amount if split amongst all UAW members . My point was optics are bad , both total compensation and % increases . IE for example if Mary Barra was paid $10 million including merit bonuses , is that really underpaid ?


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It has been a long time when the Android community and developers have been connected with the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Later on many new and amazing changes were introduced in this device and further developments took place. Present world is a fast pacing world and in order to cope with the advancing Age, new aspects of technology are being introduced especially in the devices of Android.
According to the new concept video, the latest and innovative ideas are being introduced in the field of Android device and technology development. Some of these newly expressed ideas are very cool and appealing.
In the recently launched concept video, it has been clearly established that the major focus of the developing authorities of the Android family has been on the cards integration and introducing the notification bars. In addition to this a new opaque look has also been shown in this video.
In addition to this, there are many multi tasking Stacks and skills shown in this video. These new introductions look very amazing in the upcoming new applications of the Android devices.
Android Device Manager is bringing the new features including remote password changing as well as device locking. However, Android Police has exposed signs for these new features in the new Google Play Services, although they are not so far to be approved formally by the company.
In addition, Android Police has also revealed a picture on the Android gadget Manager website that shows the functionality of the new features. In case you are not well known with it, Android Device Manager is a latest upcoming Google feature that lets you follow the misplaced or streaked devices, loop them, and clean them distantly but that is the entire that you can act so far.
However, being capable to distantly adjust the password of an Android gadget and catch it, are features that could be very obliging when difficult to recover a Smartphone or tablet and even protect the related private information in the process.
Google has unveiled its latest version of Android, an iterative update to Jelly Bean known as Android 4.3 - and phone manufacturers seem very interested.
We already know the new Nexus 7 will be the first device to actually ship with Android 4.3, while the Neuxs 4, old Nexus 7, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 10 should be receiving the update from July 24, with the Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Edition HTC One next in line.
Samsung has apparently spoken out officially on their Android 4.3 update plans to TechRadar, and we're afraid their response wasn't very encouraging. Samsung UK had this to say:
Samsung UK will confirm upgrade plans to Android 4.3 to selected Galaxy devices in the coming months"
The company didn't name any devices, not even their flagship Galaxy S4, and while rumors have been flying around that at least the Galaxy S III and Note II will get Android 4.3. We will keep you posted.
Many new versions of Android technology have been introduced in market for the Galaxy S4 model. Developers have now come up with the Google Play edition for Samsung S4. This new updated version of Android is being made official. It was built on 11th of July but was leaked one week after that. Now it is available for Galaxy S4 play edition. Users can conveniently install this edition on their devices. The build number of this new Android 4.3 edition is JWR66N.
There are many improvements and directions introduced in this edition of Android Galaxy S4. There are many bugs and application performances included in this edition. There are various battery improvements in this edition which is highly friendly for the hardware system of your phone. It will let the phone act as wireless even in the cases when the phone is powered off. Similarly this version also includes the SIM unlock facilities. Further information about the facilities and provisions of this version can be obtained at
Android 4.3 firmware version has not been rolled out by Google officially yet, but this version has already been rooted. This news has been given by xda developers.
This root works on Galaxy S4 Google edition which runs the Android 4.3 version which was leaked a few days ago. Chainfire said that it is the first root out there. The root requires a few mods to supers.
All the features are successfully running and they are fully operational. If you have a galaxy S4, you can install the android 4.3 and this can be rooted easily. While installing or rooting the version, whatever happens to your smartphone, you will be responsible for that. You must make sure that you have a backup for your data and carefully follow all the instructions while downloading this version.
Android 4.3 has not been released and it is still not official so let's wait for the final announcement by Google.
The latest version of android 4.2.2 jelly bean, started rolling out to HTC ones in Taiwan last week as upgraded by the reports. It includes and extensive lists of new features. HTC is trying to put on its best for customers and investors.
The new upgrade comes up with features like lock screen widgets as well as change log of sense UI feature. There is a new change in the notification bar, battery percentages, addition of quick settings to the drop down menu and many other innovations. The jump from 4.1 to 4.2.2 may not be imperative but HTC is also improving sense 5.0.
This update is massive, weighing in a 465 MB. It is not confirmed yet that when the developer will see the update but we are assuming it will be fairly soon. A massive launch like this in Europe usually indicates that it will be soon in States as well.
Over 1 million American Android users are highly conscious regarding the security of their Android phone and therefore, have installed adware. These adware as per lookout are app that containsoverly obtrusive advertising, such as "personally identifiable information," or "perform unexpected actions".
Lookout released mobile security statistics which shed light on the fact that smartphone owners are more concerned about the security of their phones as compared to other phone users.
According to the company's estimates, the most discouraging part is that adware is contained by 6.5 percent of the free applications available in the Google play store. If this is believed to be true then it reveals that over 55,000 applications possess harmful code.
Lookout statistics have provided detailed look on the categories of applications with most adware in them. Free Personalization applications ranks highest with 26 percent of adware, free games with 9 percent of adware and social apps better with only 2 percent of adware.
Bitdefender, a mobile security software maker said that Android is targeted by adware and increased 35 and 61 percent in America and globally respectively.
CyanogenMod 10.1 is now available and has been announced as a final release. The latest technology is based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly beans.
CyanogenMod is available for almost all the smartphones which includes Google Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, ASUS Transformer Pad infinity and Samsung galaxy S III. The CM has released milestone and recently it has released multiples release candidates or RC builds.
According to the team they are focusing on monthly builds and focusing on additional functionality and features. The CM privacy Guard, which allows users to safely run apps, will also be available in sometime.
There is some bad news also regarding this that they have not planned the devices which did not receive RC into the release.
The list of devices will be in line soon but also from this release tegra 2 powered devices and many of the Exynos based Samsung devices are absent. But this release will be available soon and can be downloaded CyanogenMod downloads.
An Android phone follower can imagine how android 5.0 could look like. Jinesh Shah, an electrical engineering student at the University of Michigan has shown various features of the design posted on his Google plus account. It is expected that Android 5.0 may beat the previous Android version because of its interesting minimal design and colorful user interface.
The home screen is designed in a way that it has a clock on its top and a Google search widget at the bottom of the screen. Hangouts and camera applications are dominant along with the search widget. The lock screen is weltered, as it only includes two elements, a scrollable Google widget amalgamated with notifications and a voice search. The Google widget is already open and you don't need to activate it and it will always show relevant information as soon as you turn it on. The other widgets are hidden and the User can find it easily by simple swipe down. The user can swipe left and right to use the widgets.
No one knows yet when Android 5.0 will arrive. This is just a concept given be Jinesh shah about android 5.0. Android 5.0 was believed to arrive at Google I/O and it was called Key Lime Pie. Google has not announced any information related to Android OS yet. That's quite surprising for everyone. The next war in mobile OS is between Apple's recently revealed OS and Google's upcoming OS update.
Now, this concept evokes a question will people like this idea? Would people like Google to add some features from it? Or they exactly want the same OS for Android 5.0?
According to Canalys, a notable research company, Android now dominates other operating systems and makes up 59.5% of the entire market as of first quarter 2013. The new data includes all kinds of smart devices such as tablets, smartphones and crossovers or "phablets".
Apple comes in a far second at 19.3%. However, it must be noted that the reason Apple seems to overly lag behind is because it exclusively sells its own operating system.
Android, on the other hand, is being distributed by various OEMs such as Samsung, Sony, Lenovo, Huawei, and other manufacturers that prefer to use it over other platforms.
Based on the tables provided by Canalys, Samsung leads the pack for branded smart device shipments at 26.6%. Meanwhile, a big chunk of the smart device shipment pie belongs to "un-branded" units, that make up 42.8%.
Another thing to note is that Microsoft presently represents 18.1% of the OS market, just 1.2% shy from Apple's share, as seen on the table on the right. Apple really does need to step up its game and introduce a new device to reverse the trend if it wants to stay in the market.


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Since reorganizing as a public company following its 2009 bankruptcy, General Motors Co. (GM) has delivered modest success to investors. For the past five years, GM shares have achieved a compound annual growth rate of 11.2% – respectable and not too far behind the 15% CAGR achieved by the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Clearly, however, equity analysts and GM management have higher expectations. According to MarketWatch, 18 of 25 equity analysts recommend the stock as a “buy,” three recommend “overweight” and four “hold.” None think it’s time to unload all or some of an investor’s GM holdings. The average target price for the stock prior to the earnings release was $76.
In light of GM’s yesterday’s ultra-bullish projections with regard to EVs and driverless technology, on top of solid financial performance, several analysts were raising their target price.
The big news from GM’s earnings call with analysts on Tuesday was CEO Mary Barra’s projection of 400,000 BEV sales through the end of next year. That would include sales of GMC Hummer EV, Cadillac Lyriq, debuting later this year; Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox, debuting next year, and Chevrolet Silverado EV, debuting next spring, as well as BrightDrop commercial BEVs. Deliveries of Bolt EV and EUVs also are scheduled to resume, following battery fires that forced Bolt’s recall and a halt to production.
GM has announced a number of new battery plants to be constructed with the aim of creating capacity of 1 million batteries annually by 2025 on top of 1 million batteries of capacity in China.
“And I can tell you right now,” Barra said, “one million units in North America won’t be enough to meet the steep inflection in demand that we expect starting mid-decade for our EVs.”
Another piece of positive news was Barra’s first-hand, glowing report of her ride in a driverless Cruise robotaxi in downtown San Francisco.
“I can tell you,” she said. “It was the highlight of my career as an engineer and as the leader of General Motors. The ride is smooth and confident. It’s like having an experienced and attentive driver behind the wheel.”
GM, which owns more than 60% of Cruise, is on the verge of commercializing a robotaxi service. Eventually, GM expects to sell driverless cars to individuals. For the time being, the automaker says it expects driverless tech will produce $50 billion in annual revenue by the end of the decade. Softbank’s Vision Fund announced this week it is investing another $1.35 billion in Cruise.
Given its EV and driverless initiatives, GM has its eye on sky-high price-earnings multiples assigned to Tesla (TSLA) and to startups like Rivian (RIVN), Lucid (LCID) while GM’s own is at about a 7 P/E – which is the investing public’s way of saying: “You might have ambitions to be an EV and driverless company, you might even have all or most of the components and materials in place, but you’re going to have to execute (and maybe make some real money) before we treat you like your smaller, nimbler peers.”
As a matter of fact, GM already is making real money, though for the meantime internal combustion engines are responsible. While the fourth quarter profit was down 39%, GM reported a net profit of $10 billion for 2021. It said full-year pretax profit, which disregards nonrecurring items, rose 47% to a record $14.3 billion – a record.
GM also forecasts pretax earnings in 2022 of $13 billion to $15 billion and net income of $9.4 billion to $10.8 billion.
GM’s cash flow and its investment-grade balance sheet are funding the migration from fossil fuels to electricity. The automaker has done well to navigate the semiconductor shortage and supply-chain bottlenecks. Now, GM says, the semiconductor shortage is “stabilizing.” Accordingly, GM sees its global production increasing 20% to 25% in the current quarter over the fourth quarter of last year.
Beyond the latest quarter, GM sees a bright long-term future: “We see a path to doubling revenue by 2030,” CFO Paul Jacobson told analysts “While expanding margins with significant opportunities in software, services and new businesses in electric and autonomous vehicles.”
In light of GM’s positivity, some investors no doubt will feel thwarted that the automaker hasn’t restored a cash dividend, especially because crosstown rival Ford Motor Co. (F) has done so. Barra explained unapologetically that investment in advanced technology and products takes precedence.
A few GM partisans also may be dismayed that GM – after 90 years as the leader – relinquished its U.S. sales crown to Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) in 2021. They shouldn’t be. GM proved – or, perhaps, was forced to prove – last year that it still could earn strong profit by not over-producing vehicles – as it had done so many times in the past – to win sales leadership only then be forced to cut prices and pay discounts, which hurts brand strength and undermines profit.
Mary Barra has painted a rosy picture for GM’s future – and GM well may be able to accomplish its goals. There are risks as well as opportunities. Battery chemistry is tricky, as GM found out with the Bolt. Its new line of Ultium batteries are in the newborn phase and will become much safer and more dependable as more customers use them in real-world situations that can’t entirely be foreseen by testing.
The biggest imponderable is consumer uptake of EVs. 400,000 or so customers may buy GM BEV models over the next two years, just as Barra says GM believes they will. If so, there will be much cause for optimism and much more reason to rely on upbeat long-term forecasts, such as the doubling of revenue through 2030.
The same caution applied to consumer uptake of EVs should be applied to robotaxis. For the moment, the business looks to be on track and very well could achieve the forecast $50 billion in revenue by the end of the decade. Again, many more miles of real-world experience will answer questions about the technology’s safety and reliability.
For this reason, I remain neutral on GM shares at their current price. I don’t see much downside risk, only major questions that must be answered about upside opportunities. A year from now, if GM has sold 200,000 EVs and Cruise’s robotaxis are ferrying paying customers in downtown San Francisco, I well might join today’s herd of GM bulls.


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If you want to read one of the most disgusting, amusing, and mocking comparisons regarding gaming, you should focus your attention on Seamus Blackley, who was part of the main Xbox team. It would sound awkward that such a comparison came from the mouth of one of the most renowned individuals when it comes to the gaming industry. But yes, it did.
More than two decades ago, Blackley made a comparison that almost got him fired. Once you read it, you’ll fully understand. But we’d be interested to know if you agree or not, so you can leave your thoughts on the subject within the comment section.
Seamus Blackley compared gaming to masturbation
How can gaming be similar to masturbation? Easy, according to Blackley’s words from 2001, according to Kotaku.com:
Gaming is like masturbation. Everybody does it, nobody wants to talk about it.
This quote nearly got me fired from Microsoft. https://t.co/d7ZTGKqTbi
— Seamus Blackley (@SeamusBlackley) January 21, 2022
A quote from Dina Bass, a Bloomberg journalist, was pointed out. She replied to the person via Twitter and explained that Seamus deserves his credit.
Blackley is even sometimes called the father of Xbox. To read something like this about gaming itself from a person like Blackley is truly incredible and amusing at the same time.
As for how things go regarding Microsoft’s relationship with gaming nowadays, the Redmond-based company aims to buy Activision Blizzard for a staggering amount of money.
Phil Spencer, who’s CEO at Microsoft Gaming, declared via Microsoft’s website:
Players everywhere love Activision Blizzard games, and we believe the creative teams have their best work in front of them,
Together we will build a future where people can play the games they want, virtually anywhere they want.
We’re eagerly waiting to see what the future of Microsoft’s gaming world will look like! We’re assuming it will only be great news.


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Concerns about food waste and changing consumer preferences are posing new challenges — and opportunities — to the food supply chain. Increasingly, retailers are making their Thanksgiving supply chains more efficient, prioritizing sustainability, freshness, and satisfied customers without compromising profit.
For most of us, Thanksgiving is a time to reconnect with family and celebrate abundance. For big grocery chains, it means anxiously overseeing a network of suppliers and shippers as they move vital ingredients across the country (and around the world), all while working in tricky weather that demands solid logistical execution to avoid late — or spoiled — deliveries. Grocery retailers always risk losing precious inventory, but never is it more critical to receive the right foods at the right time than during Thanksgiving week. Instead of hoping that their pumped-up stocks of turkey and pumpkin pie arrive intact and on time, grocery chains avoid supply chain disaster by overstocking many of these key items and running tried-and-true marketing tactics to flood their aisles with shoppers.


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More than 90% of e-commerce sites’ global login traffic comes from hackers, according to a new report.
Cyber criminals buy troves of personal login information to try to login to websites where they can grab something valuable like cash, airline points, or merchandise like expensive cheese.
The airline and consumer banking industries are also under siege, with about 60% of login attempts coming from criminals.
These attacks are successful as often as 3% of the time, and the costs quickly add up for businesses.
This type of fraud costs the e-commerce sector about $6 billion a year, while the consumer banking industry loses out on about $1.7 billion annually. The hotel and airline businesses are also major targets—the theft of loyalty points is a thing—costing a combined $700 million every year.
By the time you hear about a hacker intrusion, it’s usually too late; on average, it takes 15 months from the day credential data is stolen to the day an intrusion is revealed.


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If you have been following the dizzying drama around the smash World Tour, you may have seen Nintendo’s new statement regarding the sudden cancellation of the tournament. The mario the manufacturer said he “cares about Super Smash Bros. fans,” expressly stating that esports organization Panda Global had no influence over Video Game Boot Camp shutting down the $250,000 event. It’s all a bit confusing and hard to follow. So let’s break it down to see where we stand with one of this year’s biggest smash tournaments.
smash World tour cancelled, organizers blame Nintendo and Panda Global
On November 29, it was announced that smash The world tour has been cancelled. Early on, event organizers Video Game Boot Camp criticized both Nintendo and Panda Global for throwing the tournament away. In his initial Medium statement, Video Game Boot Camp said the cancellation came “without any warning”, despite the organizers having been in contact with Nintendo for “the past twelve months”. The reason for the informal formwork? Video Game Boot Camp was not licensed by Nintendo as Panda Global Panda Cup Tournament has been. This caused a lot of headaches at Video Game Boot Camp, and organizers singled out Panda Global CEO Dr. Alan Bunney for his “attempts to undermine the smash World Tour” by threatening it and other tournaments with cancellation, as well as “wanting exclusive broadcast rights”. Essentially, a monopoly on smash.
Nintendo releases statement on lack of licenses
After Video Game Boot Camp dragged Nintendo and Panda Global for the smash World Tour No Longer Held, Nintendo Says my city in an emailed statement saying the two parties — Nintendo and Video Game Boot Camp — simply couldn’t come to an agreement on licensing. The company said it “has not requested any changes or cancellations to the remaining events in 2022, including the 2022 Championship event.” Nintendo seemed to suggest that Video Game Boot Camp, while unable to hold any events in 2023, could still end this year’s tournament “given the negative impact on players who were already planning to participate” if the event had to be cancelled.
smash The world tour returns in the silence of Panda Global
Video Game Boot Camp said Nintendo’s statement about how the two “were unable to come to an agreement” was completely untrue. In a short Google doc, Video Game Boot Camp expressed confusion over the company’s rollback, saying that despite the request to run as an unlicensed event next year in hopes of renegotiating a licensing deal in 2024, organizers were informed that “those days were now over”. Video Game Boot Camp was also informed that because the smash World Tour did not “meet expectations regarding health and safety guidelines” or “adhere to internal partner guidelines”, Nintendo allegedly “did not license the smash World Circuit Championship 2022 or any smash World Tour activity in 2023.” Never mind that, according to Video Game Boot Camp, organizers filed for a license in April to no avail.
While all of this is going on, Panda Global and the organization’s CEO, Dr. Bunney, have remained silent. The last thing the two entities have tweeted following all this drama, there were reactions to the new trailer for the film directed by Chris Pratt Super Mario Bros. film.
my city has contacted Panda Global for comment.
smash Fans Plan to Boycott Nintendo and Panda World Events
The drama unfolding rapidly, the Super Smash Bros. A community of casual fans, professional gamers and longtime commentators are protesting against both Nintendo and Panda Global. People in the community, including other tournament organizers such as AITX eSports and Beyond the Summit, are boycott now the two entities. Senior Falcon captain Jas “Fizzi” Laferriere and Falco player Shephard “Fiction” Lima both said my city on Twitter posts that they will not be attending any Panda Global events in the future, with many others sharing the same sentiment online.
Nintendo Says It “Cares” About Smash Bros. and the community
Nintendo came back with another statement, saying my city by e-mail, he “cares about Super Smash Bros. fans and his community very much. The company explained why it refused to license the smash World Tour. He said the decision was “solely based on our assessment of the proposals submitted by the smash World Tour and our assessment of their unlicensed activities,” clarifying that it had nothing to do with Panda Global or any other external party. Despite what Video Game Boot Camp said about the cancellation, Nintendo expressly stated that organizers were under no obligation “to cancel the 2022 Finals due to the impact it would have on gamers.” . As such, according to Nintendo anyway, the unceremonious closure of this year’s game smash tournament “was, and still is, [Video Game Boot Camp’s] own choice. »
The company also said it was ready to partner with other organizations for major events outside of Panda Global’s Panda Cup, provided it “meets the high standards we require”. This includes adhering to health and safety protocols, adhering to brand and intellectual property guidelines, and adhering to professional and organizational best practices.
“We are committed to working hard to bring joy and fun to the community through tournaments while ensuring that we and our partners operate in a positive and responsible manner,” the company concluded in its statement to my city.
smash World Tour ‘struggles to understand’ Nintendo and its decision-making
In a separate Google doc, Video Game Boot Camp addressed Nintendo’s latest statement, saying it’s “struggling to understand why Nintendo contacted us last week if they really wanted us to continue operating.” The organizers reiterated what they claim Nintendo said, that this year smash World Tour could not happen and that no other smash The World Tour events would take place in the future, making it clear that he is confused by the company’s actions. Video Game Boot Camp also shared their disappointment with Nintendo calling Panda Global a key partner given the “countless corroborating testimonies from other community leaders and organizers” about Panda Global’s behavior.
“We maintain our initial conclusion of our original statementsaid Video Game Boot Camp, concluding its follow-up post. “We urge Nintendo to reconsider how they proceed in their approach to smash community, and to please reassess their relationship with key partners who are causing so much damage.
It’s the long and the short. Video Game Boot Camp pointed to Nintendo and Panda Global, while Nintendo pointed to Video Game Boot Camp and the smash World Tour. Global Panda? Well, nothing is said yet, but that could change, as this drama seems to twist and turn with each passing day.
#Nintendo #Cares #Smash #Bros #Fans #tournament #dispute #continues


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The latest iPhone 14 Pro leaks have revealed a camera module that has gained a few tenths of a millimeter in all its dimensions. However, this change would also result in a significant change in terminal body.
Ian Zelbo, who in the recent past has already offered some previews of the Mac Studio and Studio Display before its official presentation, shared some renders of the iPhone 14 Pro based on leaks (via MacRumors). Beyond the aforementioned camera module, it appears that the corners of the device are more rounded compared to those of the iPhone 13 Pro.
This would equalize the curvature of the corners of the mobile with the corners of the camera module. However, it is important to mention that We would only see this “novelty” present in the iPhone 14 Pro, not in the Max variant. The top model doesn’t seem to have any significant changes in this regard.
If the renders are correct, that means accessory makers won’t have to modify their products to make room for the upgraded camera module. However, it should be noted that despite the reliability of Zelbo, it is better to take your hardware with a grain of salt and wait for Apple’s announcement. If everything goes as planned, those of Cupertino will present the iPhone 14 Pro – and its standard variant – between September and October.
The iPhone 14 Pro will say goodbye to the notch
As for the camera of the iPhone 14 Pro, everything indicates that we will see a photographic device improved by new components. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the device will arrive with a 48-megapixel main sensor. This is a considerable increase over the current model, which has a 12 MP lens. In addition, the CMOS sensor would increase between 25 and 35%.
According to the aforementioned analyst, the upgraded camera will provide video recording in 8K resolution. The iPhone has distinguished itself by excelling in video capture in each generation, and everything indicates that the new model will not be far behind.
However, perhaps the big new feature of the iPhone 14 Pro, the one that will steal the show, is the disappearance of the ‘notch’. Apparently Apple will replace it with some holes in the screen. At least on the front, this would be Apple’s biggest mobile leap since the iPhone X.
And the processors? Except surprise, the iPhone 14 Pro will adopt the A16. On the contrary, the iPhone 14 would retain the SoC of the previous year, i.e. the A15 Bionic. If this were to become a reality, it would be an unprecedented move by the company.
I am Bhumi Shah, a highly skilled digital marketer with over 11 years of experience in digital marketing and content writing in the tech industry.


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California’s cannabis industry might get some relief through tax reform
Is weed legal in California? Yes, and No, because federally, there is nowhere in America where cannabis use is permitted. The United States of America and the entire world is waiting for federal marijuana legalization to be passed in the country.
The California cannabis industry is hoping that the marijuana regulatory and tax collection's overhaul will mean fewer headaches for those that are licensed California marijuana companies. This overhaul looks like help may be on the way in 2020 for the struggling legitimate cannabis operations.
Governor Gavin Newsom of California announced his annual budget; cannabis will also be included. He plans to merge three regulatory agencies to form one single department called the DDC.
- Department of Food and Agriculture
- Department of Public Health
- Bureau of Cannabis Control
The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). Gavin Newsom hopes this is achieved by July 2021. Marijuana tax collections will become streamlined, and the combining and streamlining of the three departments will have all the regulatory power under one hand, the DCC. This will eliminate any difference in the interpretations of the three departments' interpretations of the regulations.
California tax rate
California lawmakers revived a proposal in which California’s tax rate on cannabis would be temporarily cut. The goal is to boost the legal cannabis market that some officials believe is on the brink of collapse. Assemblyman Rob Bonta has noted that 75% of cannabis sales are from the black market. He is hopeful that this movement that Governor Newsom proposes will help in the reduction of the unlicensed and legacy market.
The reduction of California’s tax rate of 15% to 11% for three years and the additional help of eliminating a cultivation tax is perceived to be a step in the right direction. California’s tax rate cut is also supported by the State Treasurer, who also feels that Assembly Bill 1948 will help to provide relief to the cannabis industry, which is on the brink of collapsing.
Sad to say, but the California legal cannabis market has not grown as was expected. The cannabis industry has a few factors that they believe have contributed to this fact. Some of the factors include bureaucratic red tape, high taxes and the big issue that three-quarters of the Cities in California have banned cannabis shops. The California Cannabis Industry Assn., spokesperson Josh Drayton insists that this step is critical in the survival of the California cannabis industry.
The simplifying of the tax structure to include changing the point of tax collection for cannabis taxes to the first, not the final distributor, is a necessary step. This change would eliminate the state having to estimate the mark-up rate on the proposed cannabis products in the determination of a wholesale tax rate that ensures 15% to pay on gross receipts at the retail level. This procedure was initiated and increased the California ta rate on January 1. This movement has not gone without drawing criticism.
Proposition 64, the initiative that made California perhaps the most populous state in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for recreational enjoyment. The action paved the path in 2016 for Californians who are 21 or older to transport, legally possess, and also purchase up to 28.5 grams of marijuana for their recreational pleasure.


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Happy brickday! Lego fans are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the tiny building blocks.
The toy is so popular that about seven Lego sets are sold every second!
Its makers are planning a series of events for 2008, including a world record attempt to build the biggest Lego tower ever.
From Easter onwards, there will be a Lego Brick Road tour around the country and a special pack will be available for collectors.
Lego was founded in Denmark in 1932 when carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen began making wooden toys.
Two years later he stumbled on the Lego name by putting together the first two letters of the words Leg and Godt, which mean "play well".
Credit: The Little Artists
Kids spend 5 billion hours a year playing with Lego
More than 400 million people will play with Lego bricks this year
On average, every person in the world owns 62 Lego bricks
About seven Lego sets are sold every second
Lego is sold in more than 130 countries
33,824 Lego bricks are made every minute
In 1947, Mr Christiansen started using plastic, like today's bricks, and in 1948 he patented the idea - which means he officially claimed it as his own invention so no one could copy it.
As well as kids playing with the sets, there's been some pretty fabulous models made.
In 2006, a team at Legoland in Billund, Denmark created a model of the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380 superjumbo.
Made of 75,000 Lego bricks in eight different colours, it was around 3m long and took more than 600 hours to finish!
And the toy is so popular it's even got its own theme park!
Head of Lego's fanclub, Simon Bennett, said: "I think it is that it is still the same product it was in the 1950s. A brick bought now will connect to a brick bought back then.
"I don't think there's any reason why it should ever fall out of favour. It's an excellent toy."