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On March 27, Obama said the automotive industry must be preserved not only because of its financial or symbolic value, but also because of the large number of people who are involved in this segment of the economy. And he meant every word.
This move is based on simple reasons, including collapsing hybrid car sales due to high gas price of around $2 per gallon and gloomy predictions, and was adopted to give the car manufacturers a small boost. As you might remember from our previous reports, auto sales have fallen 36 percent in the first three months of the year.
“The problems that caused this economic crisis weren't created in a day, and it will take time and hard work to get our economy back on track," American president Barack Obama was quoted as saying by The Detroit News. "But I am 100 percent committed to a strong American auto industry, and we will stand with America's auto workers and their families during these difficult times,” he added.
Besides the positive effect it's going to have on the environment, this decision is going to ensure the survival and revitalization of the American auto industry.
“By swapping out less efficient federal vehicles for new hybrid and fuel efficient ones, this strategy will reduce gasoline consumption by 1.3 million gallons per year and prevent 26 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere," the White House said in a statement, and also that “This is a welcome and important step that reflects the President's commitment to the survival and revitalization of the domestic auto industry”
The government will order 2,500 hybrid sedans by April 15 as part of the purchase, the rest of the cars to follow by the and of May.


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A NATIONAL chain store is getting ready to open in Crieff.
One of the UK’s fastest-growing retail businesses is pumping £250,000 into a new store in Crieff, creating 20 new jobs and helping revitalise the town centre.
The Original Factory Shop is converting the former garage at the bottom of King Street into a new store, due to open on Saturday, June 16.
The company, which has over 170 stores across the UK, told the Herald it is committed to small town centre shopping in an era when many other big businesses are moving to out-of-town shopping centres.
Area manager Lisa Clark said she was confident that the store will breathe new life into Crieff’s town centre and will play an important role in the local community.
“There’s a real buzz around town about us opening and the feeling is that our blend of great value, well-known brands and unbeatable prices will make us a firm favourite with local and visiting shoppers alike,” she said.
Lisa believes that the new store will be more than just another retail outlet for Crieff.
“Our aim is to be an integral and valuable member of the community and be active in it, supporting local people in as many ways as we can. We will be launching our ‘Make a Difference’ campaign in the town, where we will search for a local community organisation to support in 2012.
“This initiative has raised over £100,000 for local causes across the UK since it was founded two years ago and now we are looking forward to making a difference in Crieff.”
This community-based philosophy has been central to The Original Factory Shop’s success to date, as it has grown into one of the UK’s most popular value retailers, with expansion plans that will see 30 more stores open across the UK each year.

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As Ubuntu moves more and more spiritually away from being another “Linux” Distribution (check their site, the word Linux is not to be found, they have changed the language to refer to themselves as “the world’s most popular open source desktop operating system” instead), they continue to make efforts in certifying hardware from various vendors […]
Although all distributions of Linux have access to a purely open source “Java” for application support and basic Java development (called OpenJDK with the IcedTea Java Compiler), we all know that there are certain pieces of the full JDK that are missing or have yet to be reverse engineered and release as purely open source.
In our last article, we casually mentioned a number of the changes that have taken place between Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS over the last two years.
Linux Academy is proud to announce that we are now an approved CompTIA Quality Content Provider.
With the recent release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (affectionately known as “Trusty Tahr”), there are a number of people (and organizations) that have been waiting to upgrade from LTS to LTS desktop or server.


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Loyalty, Storytelling, Time Management & EV Charging - Weekly Ep.615
In this week's episode of the Location Weekly podcast, the team delved into a range of exciting location-based news stories. Firstly, they discussed Blackbird Labs' innovative partnership with Gertie, a popular restaurant in Williamsburg. The partnership involves using software that connects with customers and offers loyalty rewards, providing a win-win situation for the restaurant and its patrons.
Another intriguing story was the success of Ashi, an audio-based entertainment app that recently raised $5.9 million in funding for its unique location-based storytelling approach. This app allows users to immerse themselves in audio stories tailored to their current location, creating a highly personalized and engaging experience.
The team also highlighted J-Cards, a new app that simplifies time management for workers in the construction or trade industries. Using GPS to log time and movements, employees can easily keep track of their hours and ensure they are paid fairly for their work.
Finally, the podcast covered Numbat, an EV electric vehicle charging network that utilizes digital signage for advertising and monetization. This innovative approach highlights the need for analytics to measure the effectiveness of ads and optimize revenue streams.
Overall, the podcast showcased how location-based technology drives innovation and creates new opportunities for businesses and consumers.
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Sword Coast Legends Announced
Wizards announced today the creation of a new video game, Sword Coast Legends. The game will use the 5e mechanics, and feature five player races and six classes. The game, set in Forgotten Realms, will also feature a DM mode where a player can create and run adventures for other players.
See the full article and screenshots here.
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Airwallex partners with Stake to fuel its global growth and ASX introduction
Airwallex, one of the fastest growing global fintech platforms, today announced the company has been chosen by Australian digital brokerage Stake as a global cross-border payments and FX partner.
Airwallex was selected for its advanced tech platform that allows Stake to receive, convert and pay out funds in multiple currencies, enabling it to operate and serve customers in new markets.
Stake and Airwallex will collaborate on delivering efficient and exciting solutions that will provide the seamlessness that Stake’s 360,000-plus customer base have come to expect, especially when it comes to moving money between Wall St and the ASX.
The Airwallex integration will support Stake’s international expansion into New Zealand, Brazil and the UK, as well as the company’s move into the ASX and the beta launch of its modern self-managed super fund establishment product.
“Stake has truly disrupted the brokerage market and has proven itself to be one of the most innovative Australian fintechs. We are thrilled to partner with Stake and support its global ambitions through our financial cloud platform,” said Jack Zhang, CEO and Co-Founder of Airwallex.
Jack Zhang continued, “The partnership with Stake is a natural fit. Stake’s product breaks barriers to opportunities and markets without compromising on customer experience and charging exorbitant fees This is aligned with Airwallex’s purpose – by providing easy access to a global financial infrastructure, we empower businesses to operate anytime, anywhere. We’re looking forward to continuing the partnership to deliver more innovation to customers.”
“It was a no-brainer partnering with Jack and the Airwallex team who share our passion for innovation and technology. It’s been clear already that Airwallex shares our vision for leveraging technology to bring better outcomes to customers and we’re excited to roll out a suite of amazing solutions together, ” said Matt Leibowitz, CEO and Co-Founder of Stake.
“This partnership will be important as we bring more products to our customers and ensure they’re delivered the way they should be; with a great customer experience at their heart,” continued CEO Matt Leibowitz.
The partnership follows Airwallex’s Series E fundraising round led by Lone Pine Capital, increasing the company’s valuation to US$4 billion. The investment will support Airwallex’s global expansion and enable the company to accelerate multiple product development initiatives.
Airwallex has reported significant business growth in the last year, recording a year-over-year revenue growth of nearly 150% for the first half of 2021, and processing more than annualised US$20 billion for a global client portfolio that has quadrupled in size, serving innovative global businesses such as Stake, GOAT, and Papaya Global.
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To help Marketing/GM students prepare for the recruiting gauntlet, we sat in on a couple of interviewing workshop sessions led by Johnson & Johnson and E.&J. Gallo at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. This article presents insight from Lee Susen, Marketing Director, E.&J. Gallo (the world’s largest wine company and one of the top 100 companies for flexible green jobs).
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My inclusion of green coconut as an alternative option in the master plan for the farm was recently boosted.
BusinessWorld reported on April 26, 2019 that a company in the Philippines inked a business deal to supply $36.5 million worth of green coconuts to China.
This report further restrengthened author’s impression on young nuts which already peaked upon discovery of that exceptionally prolific coconut tree in the farm.
To understand more, this ought to be read as a continuance of a separate page.
A link is provided at the bottom.
Long before the report, I already started propagating and planting these medium-sized nuts at the farm.
I rationalized that medium-sized nuts would offer more options instead of relying heavily on copra as a product for marketing.


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New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): The Indian toy market can put a stiff challenge to the Chinese toy market if it gets the requisite support from the government.
For the last few years, the Chinese toy market has been dominating the global toy market as the Indian toy market has not peformed as per expectations.
Sayyam Chhabra, the owner of Balak creation, told ANI, "We are doing well in the market now and if we get government support, we can rule the market with Indian toys. They are helping us out in many ways and we want support from the Indian government so that we can do well and the Indian toy market can lead all over the world."
Chabbra further added," Indian government did support the toy industry but the manufacturers want a permanent dialogue from the authorities". We need some promises from the government in terms of money, commitment or in other ways which provide us subsidies and this is very important for us and we promise Indian market will rule the world in upcoming days". (ANI)


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During Apple’s Keynote presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater, Apple showed off the future of Apple products.
Apple continues to push the limits of technology and enhance the ways their users interact with their products.
Starting off with Apple Arcade a monthly gaming subscription that will be available on iPhone, iMacs and Apple TV with the price of $4.99 releasing Sep 19 across 150 countries.
Apple Arcade is going to have 100 games at launch with titles releasing monthly. Apple Arcade has partnered with big game studios such as Konami, Capcom and Annapurna Interactive.
Konami started things off as they demonstrated its new game Frogger in Toy Town developed by Q Games. Capcom demonstrated Shinsekai: Into the Depths an underwater 2D survival game both coming exclusively to Apple Arcade. Both games are exclusive to Apple Arcade
Annapurna Interactive demoed their music endless runner Sayonara Wild Hearts where players will be capturing hearts on foot and in vehicles to help restore balance to the universe. Although not an Apple Arcade exclusive it is expected to be released at launch of Apple Arcade.
Apple TV+ also discussed during their keynote giving more information of what users can expect with Apple’s new TV service. Apple TV+ is expected to launch Nov. 1 priced at $4.99 along with a 1 month free trial.
“A free one year subscription is available to anyone that purchases any new Apple product starting today,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said.
During the keynote a new TV series starring Jason Mamoa titled SEE set in a dystopian future where all humanity have lost their eyesight. Two children born with the ability to see disrupt the peace of the people that feel threatened by the children.
The series is set to release on launch day of Apple TV+ along with new content added monthly.
Tim Cook continued on with the keynote showing the new iPad that will be running its own iPad operating system IpadOS. iPad 7th Generation will be made from 100% recycled aluminum and priced at starting price $329 and a student price for $299.
The 7th Generation iPad will have a 10.2” retina display with 3.5 milionl pixels, 2.5 brighters screen and a 3.7 wider viewing angle.
With iPadOS users will be able to use iPad apps with ease with new features.
Multitasking is now going to be easier with iPadOS having the option to fan out all the opened apps to a sidebar allowing for quick access. A new floating keyboard also helps with multitasking allowing for one handed typing.
The 7th Generation iPad with give the Apple Pencil more features like turning web pages into PDFs and takes notes directly on the PDF seamlessly.
A new Apple Watch was also shown during the keynote the new Apple Watch Series 5 base models will come in silver, gold, space grey, stainless steel and gold priced at $399. As well as a titanium space black and white ceramic models. Cellular models will be priced at $499.
Apple Watch Series 5 will now have the capability to have an always on display. The always on display will dim but will still show the time or work out app in use without raising the wrist.
Series 5 will now include a built in compass that displays the longitude, latitude and elevation. Safety continues to be one of the key features with features such fall detection and the ability to contact emergency services, Apple announced international emergency calling without needing an iPhone nearby.
It wouldn’t be an Apple Keynote without announcing the release of a new iPhone.
Apple showed the iPhone 11 priced at $699, iPhone 11 Pro priced at $999 and iPhone 11 Pro Max priced at $1099 all three scheduled to release Sep. 20. All three phones will be powered by the A13 Bionic chip which Apple stated is the fastest CPU and GPU on any smartphone.
The iPhone 11 model comes in colors red, white, green, purple, yellow and black. It will have a 6.1 inch liquid retina display, Spatial audio and Dolby Atmos to give a more cinematic sound.
The camera on the iPhone 11 will have a dual camera system with wider 26mm camera, and a 12mm Ultra wide camera. When taking a picture now users will able to see a wider shot option to use the ultra wide shot lens. The camera also has a new lighting effect High Key Mono, and Night Mode which turns on automatically when the camera auto detects low light.
As for video the iPhone 11 has a 4K resolution and can use a zoom wheel to transition from wide to ultra wide. The iPhone also has a Cinematic stabilization feature to shoot video without a tripod,
When taking a photo and holding down the capture button the iPhone 11 can start taking video instantly. As far as selfies go the front facing camera has a 12MP Truedepth front facing camera, and can shoot 4K video at 30fps. The front facing camera can also shoot Slo motion video
The iPhone 11 Pro comes in Stainless steel and matte texture finish. Colors for the iPhone 11 Pro come in midnight green, space gray, silver and gold. The Pro will have a 5.8 and 6.5 display OLED, Super Retina XDR Display. The Pro Battery last 4 hours longer than the iPhone XR and the Pro Max 5 hours longer both models will include an 18 watt adapter to charge faster.
FiLMiC teamed up with Apple to have a Pro app exclusive to the App Store which allows for multi camera shots simultaneously showing all 3 rear lenses and the front facing lens while shooting video.
The camera on the Pro models has three lenses a 26 mm f/1.8 wide lens, a 52mm f/2.0 Telephoto and a 13 mm f/2.4 Ultra Wide lens. When taking a photo the iPhone Pro takes nine images adjusting the photo settings and selects the best option once the capture button is pressed.


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If you’re not one of Michael Bay’s 62,000-plus Twitter followers, you might have missed the recent news shared by the producer that the Autobots have picked up a new warrior. Meet the latest reincarnation of "Drift," skinned as a 2018 Mercedes AMG GT R for the fifth installment of the hit movie franchise, Transformers: The Last Knight. The new flick doesn’t hit theaters until early next year. But we’ve dug up 9 details on the production model that convinces us that the AMG GT R is more than ready to do battle as an Autobot.
Birthed to take on the feared Nürburgring racing circuit known as the “Green Hell,” the new Mercedes AMG GT R is essentially a more racetrack-bred model of the Mercedes AMG GT S, which is already a feared machine.
Although it appears that the AMG GT R that’s set to star in Transformers: The Last Knight will be dressed in black with red accents, the debut production model is painted in “AMG Green Hell Mango,” a color that pays homage to the place that inspired Mercedes’ new beast.
The more menacing face of the GT R features the new AMG Panamericana grille crafted with 15 chrome-plated vertical fins, drawn from the look of the new AMG GT3 racing car.
At the heart of the new Autobot is Mercedes’ handcrafted AMG 4.0L V8 Biturbo engine pumping a growling 577 horsepower, an increase of 74 hp over the GT S.
One of the greatest assets for any fighter is speed. The AMG GT R tops out at 198 mph with a 0-60 mph time of a blazing 3.5 seconds.
The inside of the AMG GT R was also inspired by racing, arming the driver with a number of interior features designed for the ultimate performance experience behind the wheel.
Many of the performance enhancements found in the GT R are attributed to the use of lighter, stiffer components like a carbon fiber torque tube between engine and transmission that’s 40 percent lighter than the aluminum counterpart in the AMG GT.
The GT R is the first AMG model that uses Mercedes’ standard-fit active rear-wheel steering, a high-tech system that substantially improves the maneuverability of the car by turning the rear wheels in the same direction as the front wheels when it goes faster than 62 mph.
Lastly, the exhaust note on the AMG GT R has been designed with one menacing growl, as you can hear in the video above showing the new Mercedes beast running in the wild.


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GeoSLAM secured £1.4m from the National Debt Fund to support a merger transaction with 3D Laser Mapping Ltd, and further develop its 3D mobile mapping and monitoring technology.
Best known for its range of hand-held laser 3D mapping devices and accompanying software systems, GeoSLAM’s products are used across the globe to survey complex environments such as mines, tunnels and caves. The company has experienced strong growth since its launch in 2012 and now sells its technology to over 80 distributors in more than 60 countries.
Shelley Copsey, CEO at GeoSLAM, said:
“We are an incredibly ambitious organisation and our recent merger, supported by this investment, has meant we are now able to use our combined experience in international distribution, innovation and R&D to deliver the next generation of products to clients in an incredibly wide portfolio of industries.
“The launch of ZEB-HORIZON in particular is set to revolutionise how SLAM contributes to a businesses’ data collection, and I know the next few months are going to bring tremendous international growth.”
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One of Britain's biggest listed property groups is facing demands from an American hedge fund to break itself up and hand over a board seat in the latest example of shareholder activism targeting a major UK company.
APPLE announced a trio of new Mac models this week to coincide with the launch of its first in-house processor designed for macOS, the M1. But while initial reports suggested that nothing had changed with the MacBook Air hardware, eagle-eyed Apple fans...
VIRGIN MEDIA is slowly rolling out its gigabit-capable broadband plan, Gig1, across the UK right now... but the company is planning another colossal upgrade in the coming years that could leave rivals in the dust.
COVID-19 symptoms have been shown to manifest themselves in different ways. While a high temperature, new, continuous cough and a loss or change to sense of smell or taste are recognised as the main symptoms, other signs have also been identified.
BEST hair loss treatment: Research into ways to halt hair loss has turned up some surprising solutions. Garlic extract has been shown to target alopecia areata - hair loss that takes the form of bald patches.


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On ‘Cyber Monday,’ White House presses for middle-class tax cuts
The Obama administration, warning that consumer spending could drop by nearly $200 billion in 2013, presses for middle-class tax cuts.
Daniel Holmquist raises his forklift to the top shelf of the Sierra Trading Post Fulfillment Center's racks to a pick a product off the shelves at the facility in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. "Cyber Monday," coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed a spike in online sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving when people returned to their work computers, is the next in a line of days that stores are counting on to jump-start the holiday shopping season. This year it is expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third year in a row. (AP Photo/Star-Tribune, Kyle Grantham)


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The Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is set to rebrand 110 of its forecourt stores from Spar to Londis or Budgens, following an extension of its supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP).
The move will also see MFG, which formally merged with MRH in November 2018, rebrand all of its Hursts-branded stores.
MFG, which is currently the UK’s number one forecourt operator in terms of number of sites, signed its first agreement with BRP in May 2016.
The new store supply contract will see BRP supply the entire network of 925 stores, with MRH’s Spar stores to be rebranded first.
MFG retail director Paul Dennis said: “After nearly three years of successful Booker shop supply, we are delighted to be continuing our relationship to cover our enlarged network.
“We believe Booker’s promotional programme and Spend & Save rewards have already added significant benefits to over 800 of our forecourt retailers. In addition to rebranding the Spar stores, it is our intention to also replace the Hursts brand.
“We are confident that moving to Londis and Budgens will help drive additional footfall through our stores and enhance the customer shopping experience.”
Booker Group retail managing director Steve Fox added: We are delighted to extend our partnership with MFG.
“It is a privilege to serve them and this extension to our existing agreement is a fantastic opportunity for Booker Retail Partners to build on our already successful partnership.”


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Fire Closes Raleigh Wal-Mart
Posted April 25, 1998 7:00 a.m. EDT
RALEIGH — Shortly after noon, shopping came to an abrupt halt at the Raleigh Wal-Mart store on Glenwood Avenue. Fire broke out in a storage area.
The store's customers and staff immediately left the building. There was no report of injuries or deaths.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – A national survey of travelers shows nearly 70% are ready to travel again following a year of pandemic precautions and lockdowns.
San Francisco-based Destination Analysts conducted the survey of 1,206 respondents April 2-4 and found almost 60% said they will take a trip within the next three months.
July is the peak month, with one-third of American travelers reporting at least tentative plans for a trip that month. Nearly one-quarter said they have trips planned for September, the month half the respondents said they think their life will be back to “normal.”
In Oklahoma, Will Rogers World Airport saw a steady incline in passenger numbers through March with the highest numbers around spring break, public information officer Stacey Hamm said. A total of 4,640 passengers boarded planes on March 16, compared to 2,111 on the same day in 2020.
“Overall, we are still down about 45% compared to 2019 numbers but are seeing a big increase in leisure travel nationally and locally,” Hamm said. “We are anticipating air travel to keep increasing with low COVID numbers being reported and more people getting vaccinated.”
Leslie Gamble with AAA Oklahoma said updated travel guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are fueling excitement about travel.
The CDC now indicates fully vaccinated people can travel at low risk to themselves. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a single-dose vaccine or two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose vaccine.
“Each week that goes by, AAA travel advisers are seeing more hope and excitement from their customers about traveling this summer or fall and in 2022,” Gamble said.
“People are contacting their travel advisers on the very day they are fully vaccinated to book trips,” she said. “Many are wanting to travel to sun-and-fun destinations and booking for trips leaving in the next four to six weeks, rather than the more normal six to eight months in advance.”
AAA travel adviser Sheila Nielsen said there has been a huge increase in requests to book trips in the past 30 days.
Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica are popular destinations, and many retirees are buying airline tickets to visit family they haven’t seen throughout the pandemic, Nielsen said.
Either way, she said, the refrain is the same: “We didn’t travel for a year-and-a-half and we’re ready to go.”
Hawaii has lifted the requirement for visitors to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, which “basically closed it down to people,” Nielsen said.
COVID-19 protocols vary depending on the destination and continue to evolve, she said, but travel agents can help travelers be prepared for what to expect.
“It’s an ever-changing climate, but we’re doing everything we can to stay on top of it,” Nielsen said.
She recommends vacationers take out travel insurance, especially now with the pandemic. Insurance has provisions that allow a refund if travelers contract COVID-19 and cannot go on the trip and that pay for medical expenses if they get sick during the trip, she said.


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YSL announced that Emily Blunt is the new face of their Opium fragrance. She will appear in a television ad campaign shot by Romain Gavras and a print campaign shot by Patrick Demarchelier to promote the fragrance. Fashion spot forum members generally like Emily, but the image that YSL has released thus far doesn’t inspire confidence that she’ll embody the sexy, sultry, forbidden-fruit kind of vibe that Opium has projected in the past.
Sophie Dahl's iconic Opium ad
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A coating that blocks 90 per cent of the heat from sunlight could be used to develop smart windows
By fine-tuning the chemical composition of nanoparticles, A*STAR researchers have developed a coating that is promising for fabricating smart windows suitable for tropical countries. Such windows block almost all the infrared heat from sun rays, while admitting most of the visible light.
The transparency of glass to visible light makes it the most common way to let light into a building. But because glass is also transparent to near-infrared radiation — windows also let in heat, giving rise to the well-known greenhouse effect. While this heating is welcomed in colder climates, it means that air conditioning has to work harder to maintain a comfortable temperature in tropical climes.
Developing smart windows that allow most of the sun’s light in, while blocking near-infrared radiation, would cut energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.
“In tropical Singapore, where air conditioning is the largest component of a building’s energy requirements, even a small reduction in heat intake can translate into significant savings,” notes Hui Huang of the A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing and Technology.
Huang and his co-workers have developed such windows by coating glass with tin oxide nanoparticles doped with small amounts of the element antimony. By varying the nanoparticles’ antimony concentration, they could optimize their ability to absorb near-infrared radiation.
“Our infrared shielding coating, with 10-nanometer antimony-doped tin oxide nanoparticles, blocks more than 90 per cent of near-infrared radiation, while transmitting more than 80 per cent of visible light,” says Huang. “These figures are much better than those of coatings obtained using commercial antimony-doped tin oxide nanopowders. In particular, the infrared shielding performance of our small antimony-doped tin oxide nanocrystals is twice that of larger commercial antimony-doped tin oxide powders.”
The team produced the tiny nanoparticles using a synthesis technique known as the solvothermal method, in which precursors are heated under pressure in a special vessel, called an autoclave. The solvothermal method permits synthesis at relatively low temperatures. It also enables the nanoparticle size to be tightly controlled, which is important when trying to block some wavelengths of light while allowing others to pass through.
The work has already attracted the interest of industry. “A local glass company supporting this project is interested in licensing this smart window technology with infrared shielding,” says Huang. Potentially, the coating techniques could be applied on-site to existing windows, he adds.
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VIA Technologies Inc., a provider of power-efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the latest additions to its VIA VIPRO range of fanless touchscreen panel PCs with the 6.5-inch VIA VIPRO VP7806 and 15-inch VIA VIPRO VP7815.
Created using the flexible and modular Em-ITX form factor, VIA says these new VIA VIPRO panel PCs offer the perfect solution for the latest HMI applications.
Both VIA VIPRO devices are fanless and durable with IP65-compliant, LED-backlit panels that can withstand temperatures of -200 degrees Celsius to 600 degrees C. Industry-leading device interactivity is assured with touch panel navigation, an integrated two megapixel autofocus IP camera, microphone and speakers, VIA says. These features make the VIA VIPRO series effective for next generation panel applications that include hospital patient terminals, home and building automation and advanced multimedia-rich security ecosystems.
“These two new additions to the VIA VIPRO family underline our ability to provide a scalable and flexible panel PC product portfolio,” said Daniel Wu, vice president, VIA Embedded Platform Division. “VIA’s unique modular strategy will bring enormous design flexibility and shorter time-to-market cycles to PC panel segments.”
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Online website buys print publication
A lot of competition is going on in the world or journalism with print and online media fighting for ad dollars. On occasion, a print publication will buy a website, as the NYT did years ago with About.com, which it has since sold off. An Alaskan website called Alaska Dispatch has announced that it has signed a deal to purchase The Anchorage Daily News.
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The print paper has been around for 68 years and has two Pulitzer Prizes to its name. The purchase is costing $34 million and is expected to close in May. The purchase brings the Anchorage Daily News back to local ownership for the first time in 35 years.
“The Anchorage Daily News is a profitable newspaper that makes us proud journalistically,” he said. “We weren’t looking to sell the Daily News, but after Alaska Dispatch Publishing approached us, we saw advantages to local ownership in this case and opportunities for consolidation that would strengthen both news organizations.”
Alaska Dispatch was founded in 2008 and focuses on local news over national news. The site is also said to play an important role in investigative and public service journalism. Alaska Dispatch co-founder Tony Hopfinger said that there are no plans to change the staff, content, or distribution of the anchorage Daily News.
The new purchase sees Alaska Dispatch's staff grow from 30 to about 120. Once the deal closes the Anchorage Daily News building in East Anchorage will be sold to a local buyer.


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Are Tide Pods staining your laundry? According to a consumer fraud class action lawsuit, the candy-colored laundry detergent packets may end up staining Procter & Gamble Co’s bottom line as well. The Tide Pod lawsuit alleges that P&G’s Tide laundry pods can stain light-colored laundry. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Lisa Guariglia, Micheline Byrne and Michele Emanuele, asserts that P&G engaged in deceptive trade practices and breached implied warranties. The complaint states that “Tide Pods have serious design defects … that cause them to produce permanent blue/purple stains on white and light-colored laundry, even when used as directed by P&G.”
In the lawsuit, Guariglia estimated that Tide Pods ruined at least $200 worth of her laundry, including towels, sheets and clothing, which had blue/purple stains that allegedly appeared after she began using Tide Pods. She further states that despite rewashing with other detergents and pretreating the stains with Shout stain remover, which is made by SC Johnson & Co., the stains remained. Similarly Emmanuele said she was unable to remove the stains she blamed on Tide Pods even with bleach. She estimated the detergent ruined at least $650 worth of towels, sheets and clothing. Plaintiff Byrne claims that in December 2012 her son and daughter had blue/purple stains on their clothes but she used Tide Pods for at least 18 more months before realizing the detergent was the cause. She estimated the detergent damaged at least $500 worth of clothing and other laundry.
The lawsuit states: “P&G failed to inform consumers, through the directions on the packaging or any other written disclosure, even when consumers use Tide Pods as instructed by P&G, that blue/purple staining will result due to defects in the design.” However, “on P&G’s own website, P&G has acknowledged that Tide Pods can cause blue/purple stains on laundry and insists that this staining can only occur when the consumer is not using the product correctly,” the suit states. The complaint cites an article in Consumer Reports magazine, published February 20, 2014, which quotes a P&G spokesperson who said such stains can be caused by not putting a Tide Pods pack into the washing machine before clothing is inserted or by overstuffing a machine with laundry. “P&G reiterated over and over, in its responses to consumer complaints, that it would not put a product on the market that would ruin laundry, that Tide Pods have been successfully tested, and it is certain that if used as directed, Tide Pods do not stain laundry,” the lawsuit states. “However, it is clear from plaintiffs’ experiences, as well as those of the customer complaints set forth above, and the hundreds of additional complaints on the Tide website, that even when used as directed, Tide Pods permanently stain white and light-colored laundry.” So—no more blaming dodgy washing on the laundry fairy! The lawsuit seeks to represent anyone in the United States who bought Tide Pods and had laundry damaged.
Is MegaRed a Mega Crock? Another wonder supplement got hit with a consumer fraud class action lawsuit this week. This one targets Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC and its subsidiary Schiff Nutrition International Inc, alleging the companies misled consumers about the health benefits of krill oil. According to the complaint, the defendants marketed the krill oil as a dietary supplement with cardiovascular benefits it does not have. Really? How unusual.
The nitty gritty is that the defendants made claims that an omega-3 fatty acid dietary supplement marketed as MegaRed would help prevent heart disease. According to the proposed MegaRed class action, these types of claims have drawn attention from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has allegedly condemned such advertisements, describing claims about omega-3’s health benefits as “false and misleading.” Well, that certainly did a lot of good.
“In conjunction with their extensive, long-term campaign of deceptive advertising and misleading statements,” the complaint states, “defendants have violated [the FDA’s] clear directives by … consistently and repeatedly falsely telling consumers that taking just ‘one small softgel per day’ may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.” Further, the complaint cites a guideline by the American Heart Association recommending that patients consume 500 to 1,000 miligrams of omega-3 fatty acids daily to help combat heart disease. A single MegaRed capsule, the supplement’s recommended daily dose, contains only 50 mg of omega-3 fatty acids.
The proposed class action asserts the packaging for MegaRed is misleading because it claims that using “just one small softgel” of the supplement daily “may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.” Schiff has marketed the size of the MegaRed capsules, which are slight in comparison to fish oil capsules, as having similar health benefits, which is one of the product’s main advantages. Named plaintiff in the complaint, Jeffrey Johnson, a “health-conscious individual” contends that he and others like him were misled by the marketing claims, and as a result paid a premium for the supplement, which costs significantly more than fish oil. The proposed class action complaint accuses Schiff of unjust enrichment, on behalf of a nationwide class; and violations of the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act; California Unfair Competition Law; California False Advertising Law; and California Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic law, on behalf of a Californian subclass. Plaintiffs are seeking an injunction prohibiting Schiff from further misleading advertisements, as well as actual and punitive damages.The case is Johnston v. Schiff Nutrition International et al., case number 3:15-cv-03669, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
Strike One for the Little Guys. A $13.1 million settlement has been awarded to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority workers who alleged the authority was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act shift work. According to court filings, “The parties now believe that considering the costs and risks of continuing this litigation, it is in their best interests to fully and finally resolve plaintiffs’ claims.” The parties filed a joint motion for approval, which involves some 2,300 current and former bus and trolley drivers. If approved, the SEPTA settlement will end a case first brought in June 2011, alleging SEPTA did not pay its drivers for off-the-clock time spent doing tasks before pulling their vehicles out at the start of their runs.
“Resolution of the FLSA claim requires a factual determination of the amount of time operators are required to work prior to their scheduled start, and a legal determination regarding whether this time is compensable and subject to the overtime provisions of the FLSA,” a three-judge Third Circuit panel stated. The case is David Bell et al. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, case number 2:11-cv-04047, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Two titans of the tech news sphere—The Verge and Re/code—will soon operate under the same umbrella. Re/code chiefs Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher announced yesterday that the site is being acquired by Vox Media, parent company of The Verge, and that it'll continue to operate independently under the new management.
One could be forgiven for wondering how the two publications will manage the apparent overlap in their missions. To that end, The Verge's editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel, has laid out a vision for how the new siblings will coexist. The Verge will focus on "mainstream lifestyle and technology" coverage, while Re/code will provide coverage of how "the money and business of technology works."
Re/code, formerly All Things D, will also continue to hold its annual Code conference. Vox Media says it may expand the site's conference chops to its other brands in the future.
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PH to lose capacity to produce own food post-rice tariffication
The Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF) President Rene Ofreneo fears that with the entry of more imported rice in the Philippines, land areas devoted to rice farming will continue to shrink and that the capacity of the country to produce its own food will continue to worsen.
Right now, the Duterte Administration is moving closer towards the passage of amended Agriculture Tarrification Act, which signals the liberalization of rice importation but with a corresponding tariff of 35 percent.
“With the proposed lifting of the quantitative restrictions on rice, the private sector shall be able to import rice – freely so long as it pays for the tariffs set by the government. No more importation monopoly of the National Food Authority (NFA). No more rice inflation? No more rice pilas?” Ofreneo asked.
Ofreneo said that most likely, the land areas devoted to rice farming will continue to shrink.
The rice industry in Central Luzon and Region IV has been disappearing since the 1980s due to urbanization and industrial development.
“So one of the biggest concerns of farm unions and CSOs [civil society organizations] is the waning capacity of the government, in a liberalized and deregulated economy, to pursue food security and agricultural sovereignty,” Ofreneo pointed out.
“Like in the United States and other countries, these unions and CSOs define food security as the capacity of the nation to grow its own food and feed its own people,” he added.
Food secure means that whatever the volatility in agricultural commodities in the global market there are, the country will be able to survive because domestic production is stable and sufficient.
“Of course, food security does not mean stopping all agricultural imports. The point is that the Philippines, given its land resources and knowhow, should be able to produce in sufficient quantity its basic food requirements,” Ofreneo further said.


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Sometimes, helping others takes patience, diligence and hard work. But in the case of Slow Food Asheville’s Feasting for FEAST fundraiser, eating is about all that’s required.
All that eating raises money for one of Slow Food’s educational program, FEAST (Fresh Easy Affordable Sustainable Tasty), which serves 800 school children in Buncombe County every year. FEAST shows students how to incorporate fresh ingredients into their meals.
Feasting for FEAST takes place Thrursday, Sept. 12, from 6-9 p.m. More than a dozen restaurants, breweries and wine shops will provide samples. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $35 at the door. For more tickets and more information, visit feast.slowfoodasheville.org.


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KCS-content AFTER being surrounded by the latest in 3D technology for a week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the sight of two-dimensional images – a video of a puppy playing, for example, or a photograph of a friend’s newborn baby – now makes me uncontrollably and violently sick. Watching standard 2D TV is like peering through the analogue haze at the Queen’s coronation footage from 1952, while wearing a blindfold. I have even built a pyre in my garden, upon which I plan to throw my old Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games, casting the outdated technology to the flames where it belongs.Thank the lord, then, that Nintendo is almost ready to launch its much-hyped 3DS. The portable console will hit the UK on 25 March, after an embarrassing delay that resulted in the firm missing the lucrative Christmas market, and while they haven’t let me get my hands on one yet, what I have seen so far looks impressive.I got a chance to play with some of the first portable glasses-free 3D gadgets at CES and the depth that even a small screen can achieve is astonishing. Judging by the demos Nintendo showed off last week, this translates nicely to its trademark cartoony games. The dual-screen device is also packing motion and gyro sensors (although these clash with the 3D technology, which demands the device is held still, meaning you have to go into 2D mode to take advantage of them), and Nintendo has introduced its own version of the App Store, allowing it to cash in on the trend for casual and retro games.The Japanese firm has already unveiled a host of launch titles, including new versions of Street Fighter and Pro Evolution Soccer. So far so good. The catch is the £229 price tag. Will gamers be willing to shell out such a handsome sum for a portable device (more than a standard Xbox360 console)? I doubt it. Expect prices to fall after hardcore fans have finished flashing the cash.One thing for sure is the new PlayStation Portable 2 (PSP2), which is set to be unveiled sometime this week, has a lot to live up to. Sony has already confirmed it will not feature a 3D screen, meaning it will either have to be very powerful or very cheap to compete (the PSP has already struggled against the DS, selling just 18m units in the US compared to Nintendo’s 47m).With games on mobile phones advancing at a remarkable pace, this could well be the last great battle of the stand-alone portable consoles. Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch are evolving into fully-fledged gaming machines in their own right and Sony is set to launch its own PlayStation phone. But for now, clever money is on Nintendo to come out victorious.WHITE BLACKBERRY TORCH/iPHONEAs Apple boss Steve Jobs – the man who drove a stake through the heart of the beige PC – knows too well, colour is important. And in the mobile phone world, white is very much in this season. First up is a new version of BlackBerry’s flagship Torch handset. The white 9800 will be much the same as its monochrome sibling, only brighter, presumably for people wanting to be noticed typing their incredible important emails on the underground. Not to be outdone, Apple is set to respond with its very own white version of its iPhone 4.HYDRA (RAZER)High definition 3D screens are grabbing the headlines. But for gamers, three dimensions are becoming de rigueur off screen too. We got our hands on Razer’s latest motion sensing controller, the Hydra. The unit features two separate hand-held devices which are tracked by an electromagnetic field, doing away with the need for a motion sensing camera. This allows gamers to interact with the screen with incredible precision and pull off seemingly complex moves with relative ease. For now, the Hydra will only work with Valve’s upcoming title Portal 2 (which is out soon on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC), but something this good will surely be rolled out across other titles soon.iPAD 2More than 80 tablets were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics show earlier this month but none managed to knock the iPad from its perch. Now the competition may just have got even tougher, with rumours that the latest version of the all-conquering device could hit stores as soon as next month. The iPad 2 is expected to feature front and rear facing cameras and our money is on a more sophisticated multi-tasking system akin to that on the impressive BlackBerry Playbook. At the risk of going out on a limb, we think this will be the gadget to own this year. 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LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2020 / While 72nd Cannes Film festival has been postponed, the ceremonies continued for those in the home shopping and direct to consumer industry. Despite having to adapt to the new measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the EMMA awards still took place and prizes went out, with this year's award for Best Presenter going to the Swiss TV host and Inventor, Oksana Mazourik.
Oksana Mazourik receives EMMA Award for Best Presenter 2020
Oksana Mazourik has become well-known in the home-shopping industry for developing innovative products and doing best-selling shows across Europe, United States, Asia and Middle East. Oksana has presented on 25+ channels worldwide - reaching a staggering cumulative TV audience reaching over 800 million homes worldwide. She has presented, and been seen on the following channels: ABC, FOX, NBC, TF1 Teleshopping, TJC, ShopLC, CitrusTV, MangoTV, ALO Shop, M6 and SharkShopping. Oksana has presented compelling shows in four different languages and has also appeared in infomercials aired across 5 continents worldwide.
Oksana Mazourik with Marie-Ange Nardi on TF1 Teleshopping presenting SANKOM Confort Esquisse Soutien-gorge
The competition for this year's EMMA award for Best Presenter 2020 was a tough one against Chinese Presenter Cao Ying. The EMMA Best Presenter prize is an award that recognizes an outstanding show presenter in the Multi-Channel Home Shopping Industry with high personal credibility, charisma and an outstanding show performance in both sales and entertainment factor. It is a prestigious international award organized by the ERA Global Association, which is the only non-profit organization representing the interests of the Multi-Channel Home Shopping Industry and direct-to-consumer business industry.
Oksana Mazourik on TF1 Teleshopping
Despite all the economic changes that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it, the home shopping and direct to consumer sector grew during this time of crises, due to more people shopping online and being at home to watch television. The Chinese home shopping industry is among the fastest growing as it continues to expand and merge into the online sector. This is especially noticeable in livestream sales channels with hosts like Viya - selling anything and everything, from rocket launches to spicy snacks.
Oksana Mazourik has taken a different approach when it comes to choosing the products she sells on home shopping channels and online. She has chosen to focus primarily on sustainable and health related products that improve the quality of life. Being an inventor herself who holds 20+ patents of innovative products that are sold in 95+ countries worldwide, Oksana makes it a priority to put forward only products that carry a positive social impact.
Oksana comes from three generations of doctors and inventors. Her grandfather, Dr. Michael Mazourik, started researching on how to make medical tools more specialized (and practical) for various surgery procedures. This family tradition was then continued by her father, Dr. Serge Mazourik, who himself holds over 100 patents in the field of medicine. Now Oksana has taken this family tradition to the next level by focusing on consumer products that provide immediate health benefits and relief. Many of Oksana's products are marketed under her co-founded brand SANKOM.
The Bra Reinvented has been one of Oksana Mazourik's best-selling inventions. It is the first bra in the world that uses the natural weight of the breasts to straighten the shoulders and improve posture. The SANKOM bra is made out of a patented 2 piece-structure that supports each breast independently. It's unique design has millions of women raving about it's comfort, instant lift and posture benefits. This bra invention was nominated for the prestigious Edison Awards and also received the Prize for Best Consumer Oriented Product.
Oksana Mazourik is the youngest recipient of the EMMA's people's choice award for Best Presenter. At first Oksana got into presenting more as a necessity to help bring more awareness to her product inventions, however, very quickly as she did increasingly more international TV shows, presenting turned into a passion for Oksana. Oksana was inspired to try presenting after having seen the success stories of women entrepreneurs and inventors such as QVC's Lori Greiner (also seen on Shark Tank), HSN's Joy Mangano (whose story was portrayed in the film "Joy" played by Jennifer Lawrence) and Christie Brinkley who created unique products that were sold on TV.
Having launched 100s of products and inventions on television, online and in retail, Oksana decided to create the Ideas Incubator to help other product-inventors and starting out entrepreneurs turn their ideas into best-selling products. The Ideas Incubator is a business development angel investment enterprise that helps starting out entrepreneurs turn their products into sustainable and profit-generating businesses. It specializes in helping jump-start innovative health and well-being products to give them the best chance to reach their full market potential. If you have an innovative product idea or if you are interested to get more involved in sustainable consumer products then please contact Oksana at [email protected] or www.oksanamazourik.com
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Penney shows signs of life
Stock rises as return to core sales values helps stem losses
The worst may be over at J.C. Penney Co.
The beleaguered department store chain on Tuesday reported its sixth straight quarter of big losses and steep revenue drops as it continued to face challenges related to a botched turnaround plan spearheaded by its ousted CEO Ron Johnson.
But investors sent Penney shares up six percent to nearly $14 — after having pushed the stock down nearly 70 percent in the last 18 months — in an expression of confidence that returning CEO Mike Ullman has started to stabilize the business.
Since he retook the top job in April after having occupied it from 2004 to 2011, Ullman has been bringing back coupons, frequent sales events and basic merchandise like khakis and jeans that Johnson eliminated in a failed attempt to attract hipper, more affluent shoppers.
The latest report offered some encouraging signs that the move is beginning to pay off: Revenue improved from month-to-month during the quarter, and the decline in Penney's online business slowed significantly in part due to the company's move to veer from Johnson's strategy and go back to operating its online businesses with its physical stores. The chain also said it is seeing an encouraging start to the back-to-school season, the second-largest selling period after the winter holidays.
Bernard Sosnick, a retail analyst at Gilford Securities, said based on the results, he expects Penney to get back to profitability by the fourth quarter. He also said he wouldn't be surprised if during the first half of next year, the chain posted sales increases of 10 percent to 15 percent.
"There is light at the end of the tunnel," Sosnick said. Paul Swinand, a retail analyst at Morning Star, agreed, saying Penney "is showing some signs that it's turning the corner."
Penny's Ullman, however, took a more cautiously optimistic tone in his call with investors on Tuesday morning. he wouldn't promise that Penney would see a revenue gain in the current quarter, noting that August, the first month of the third quarter, will be difficult since business is being compared with a year ago when Penney drove customers in with free haircuts.
In the three-month period that ended Aug. 3, Penney lost $586 million, or $2.66 per share. That compares with a loss of $147 million, or 67 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue was $2.66 billion, down 11.9 percent from $3.02 billion.
Analysts were expecting a $1.07-per-share loss on revenue of $2.77 billion.


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Apple Inc. stock hit a new high in Christmas Eve trading Thursday as excitement about a possible new tablet computer built on reports earlier in the week.
Reports and analyst speculation about when the new devices would be introduced helped push Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as high as $208.71, before closing up 3.4 percent at $209.04.
The Cupertino company hasn't confirmed the device even exists, but the Financial Times kicked off the latest wave of rumors with a report Wednesday that it could be unveiled at an event in San Francisco on Jan. 26.
The Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog also reported that key software developers have been told by Apple to start designing popular iPhone apps for a larger device. It quoted unnamed sources who said the developers have been told the new device would use the iPhone operating system and be built around the iTunes store.
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Microsoft had previously hoped to release new FPS Boosted games every few weeks.
A cryptic tweet from a senior member over at Xbox has hinted at more games receiving the FPS Boost treatment in the near future.
First discovered by SegmentNext, a Twitter user has recently asked Xbox Director of Project Management Jason Ronald when we can expect another FPS Boost announcement from the publisher. In response, Ronald simply says “Soon”, hinting that Microsoft has another announcement coming in the near future. As to what games will be receiving a frame rate boost, it’s anybody’s best guess at the moment.
Microsoft announced the reveal of the FPS Boost program in the middle of February this year, coming with it several games that would be benefitting including Watch Dogs 2, Far Cry 4, and Sniper Elite 4. Microsoft then did the same again in March, announcing that a select few Bethesda games would see improved frame rates at no extra charge. This included popular titles such as Skyrim: Special Edition, Fallout 4, and Dishonored.
With just over a month passed since Microsoft’s last announcement, it seems like some Xbox fans are itching to see more old titles getting the FPS Boost treatment. According to SegmentNext, Microsoft had previously hoped to release new FPS Boosted games every few weeks. If this is true we’re certainly due an announcement at some point soon, just like how Jason Ronald teases in his tweet.
In related Xbox news, Microsoft has started the limited beta of Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS and Windows 10, allowing select Game Pass Ultimate members to test out cloud gaming on PC and mobile. Microsoft has scheduled the full release of the program in Spring this year and it looks like the company is testing the waters with a select few Xbox players before rolling it out to the general public.
There’s also the news that the latest Xbox update has significantly improved the Xbox mobile app adding the ability to jump into multiplayer games and track achievements from your phone.
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Chanel Goes E-Commerce!
Chanel is one of the last fashion brands standing that does not offer e-commerce on products other than cosmetics. It has upheld a strong standard of not allowing customers to shop its high-end product online.
Well looks like Chanel finally realized that in order to survive out there, you have to appeal to the masses, and as the masses grow, you have to make some serious decisions.
Bruno Pavlovsky, the French luxury house’s president of fashion, told WWD that it plans to launch e-commerce in some form by the end of next year. Although details on what products will be available, the company also plans to launch e-commerce sites for milliner Maison Michel, Barrie Knitwear and glove-maker Causse alongside its own.
Aside from licensed products like sunglasses, cosmetics, skincare and fragrances, Chanel is one of the very few luxury brands that has strategically not allowed their products to be sold online.
“Fashion is about clothing, and clothing you need to see, to feel, to understand,” Pavlovksy told Bloomberg in 2013. It’s also a luxury brand, and a hallmark of luxury is exclusivity. But it’s also probably more strategic than that. In Chanel’s case, most of its revenue comes from those licensed products, so it’s not necessarily worth it to make ready-to-wear available online when the customer base for it is so small.
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Marriott MEA posts 10pc RevPAR growth
Dubai, August 19, 2013
Marriott International has recorded a 10.6 per cent increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR) across the Middle East and Africa in the second quarter, as compared to the same period last year.
The increase was predominantly driven by a 2 per cent growth in occupancy and 6.8 per cent increase in average rates across the region, said a statement.
The hotel’s regional performance was boosted by a number of openings during Q2, including the Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal, said a statement.
As part of its expansion plans across the region, the company has announced three property signings, including the Renaissance Dubai Downtown Hotel to open next year, JW Marriott Hotel Jeddah and JW Marrito Doha, to be opened in 2016 and 2017 respectively, it said.
It is also set to open three new hotels next year in Africa – Marriott Executive Apartments Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Accra Marriott Hotel in Ghana and Kigali Marriott Hotel in Rwanda.
The company’s strong performance was also supported by a growing number of tourist arrivals across the region, with UNWTO figures for the first four months of 2013 revealing a five and two per cent increase for the Middle East and Africa respectively, said the statement.
In addition to its offerings, Marriott will be focusing the third quarter on the repositioning of its flagship brand, Marriott Hotels and Resort. Under the theme ‘Travel Brilliantly’, the company is ‘re-imagining’ the guest experience.
This includes transforming lobbies and public spaces by designing them for a new generation of business travellers who blend work and play, demand style and substance and desire high-tech and high-touch. The Dubai Marriott Zabeel, scheduled to open later this year, will be the first hotel in this region to open under the new theme. - TradeArabia News Service
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Graduation season is here, and Americans will shell out $4.6 billion to reward high school and college seniors, per results from a survey conducted for the NRF by BIGinsight. Gift-givers will spend about $94 on average, or $49 per recipient, down from last year’s $100 average. Unlike other events and holidays tracked by the NRF, which have seen increases in spending this year, total projected spending on graduation gifts this year is down from last year’s forecast of $4.7 billion.
As in year’s past, graduates can expect to receive cash. 56.7% of respondents said they intend to give cash, with a card (42.8%) and gift card (32.1%) also popular. Only 1 in 10 plan to buy electronics and apparel. Read the rest at MarketingCharts.


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Apple is set to launch its music subscription service this Tuesday. Users of the service will have access to a catalog of roughly 30 million songs, and also will be able to listen to Apple’s new Beats1 online radio station.
Here’s when and how Apple Music is going to be rolled out:
iPhone and iPad: Apple will roll out an update of its mobile operating system that will include the new Apple Music app Tuesday. Users can download and install the new update from their iOS settings (Settings App -> General -> Software Update). Apple hasn’t given an official timing for the software update; however, one of the leaders of the Apple Music team briefly advised users to check for an update at 8 a.m. PT, but has since removed that advice from a blog post. Beats1 is scheduled to go live at 9 a.m. PT.
Mac OS and Windows: Apple Music will be available to PC and Mac users via iTunes. Apple is set to launch an iTunes update on Tuesday as well, which users will be able to download from Apple’s website.
Android: Apple is going to bring its music service to Android as well via a dedicated Android app — the first full-fledged app the company has ever made for Google’s mobile operating system — but Apple Music for Android won’t be available until some time this fall.
Apple TV: Owners of Apple’s TV streaming box will have to be patient for a little longer as well. Apple Music is supposed to come to Apple TV later this year.


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Investment Week are delighted to announce the date of the Global Equities Market Briefing. Against an uncertain backdrop for investors as the world continues to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, this interactive half-day event offers a valuable opportunity for delegates to hear the views of a number of different global equity managers and fund groups in one place. But these coins can be divided into smaller parts with the smallest divisible amount one hundred millionth of a Bitcoin. Bitcoins aren’t printed, like pounds, dollars or euros – they’re produced by people, and increasingly businesses, running computers all around the world. More businesses are beginning to accept them and in some parts of the world, you can even buy pizza with Bitcoins. Bitcoin is a virtual currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown computer whizz using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. The announcement has sent Bitcoin plummeting from more than $7,500 (£5,586) before the weekend to $6,780 (£5,050) – while other digital currencies also recorded large losses.
- The price surge has helped bitcoin repeatedly reach new all-time highs in recent months.
- As such, nobody is likely to spend a bitcoin if they believe it will be worth more in a month’s time.
- I suppose this begs the question of what will this new system of distributed of finance look like if Bitcoin were to rise now to $500k, or indeed fall back to say $5k ?
- He reiterated this forecast in July 2018, appearing once again on CNBC’s “Fast Money” and offering further detail.
- You are in complete control over the security of your coins, but such wallets can sometimes be tricky to install and maintain.
- The authors tracked 26 cryptocurrencies over 150 exchanges from January 1, 2017, to May 10, 2018, when the cryptocurrency market experienced a huge boom during December 2017 and January 2018, a major collapse from February 2018 to April 2018 and then traded sideways.
Miners had been entering the market seeing that it’s very profitable to mine Bitcoin but all of a sudden there are supply chain issues so there is apprehension about whether it’s the right time to invest in mining. There is pull-back, people are waiting to see where this all-time high settles before they commit further.
When dominance breaks below 56% it is very highly likely we will see a very sudden growth spurt for everything that is not Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s market dominance is starting to slide again, it has held very steady around 62% since the middle of January but is starting to slip. When Bitcoin dominance slips this indicates that the market is starting to favour altcoins. New investors into Crypto are now going through a stage of portfolio maturation as they diversify from only Bitcoin into other Digital Assets like Ethereum and various other Altcoins.
Why Are Cryptocurrency Prices So Volatile?
As such, as more and more companies show interest in investing in or utilising cryptocurrencies, their value is rising. Now, established investors and hedge funds, seeing the investment potential of Bitcoin, have been driving the price up. According to Visa, this will help companies that use cryptocurrencies without the need for converting to traditional currencies. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it is a stablecoin, meaning its value is pegged to an external reference, in this case the US dollar. As such, it uses blockchain technology to make online purchases and can also be freely converted back into US dollars.
As Bitcoin has experienced these sharp price fluctuations, market observers and analysts have repeatedly predicted where its price will go further down the line. This article will review several notable predictions involving the cryptocurrency, in chronological order. Investors should keep in mind that any and all predictions are speculative, and they may never materialise. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; managing transactions and the issuing of Bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is open-source; its design is public, nobody owns or controls this cryptocurrency and everyone can take part. Bitcoin price grew significantly within a short period of time making the BTC/USD pair quite popular among active traders and investors.
Ethereum Price Forecast: Eth May Rally To $2,500 In Q2
The Dutch intuitional investor, who prefers to keep his identity anonymous, has been proven consistently correct by the market with his price prediction model. One of the most prominent advocates of this model, which is based on bitcoin’s inbuilt scarcity, is a market analyst who uses the online moniker PlanB.
Surprise surprise he is giving advice to One River Asset Management – a $2.5billion Hedge fund on how best to play the cryptocurrency markets. Portfolio diversification from Bitcoin to altcoins will have a small downwards effect on the price of Bitcoin. However, the constant fundamentally bullish market that Bitcoin is in should mitigate all of this portfolio diversification and maintain a solid uptrend for Bitcoin. The price of Ethereum is taking off right now and I believe we are at the start of the next leg of this cryptocurrency rally. “Covid-19 has had a big effect on manufacturing the hardware needed for those installing and maintaining bitcoin mining rigs.
Bitcoin Closing In On Record High As Price Rises 10% In 24 Hours
However, cryptocurrencies will need to find an equilibrium between being an investment and a practical currency. There is a famous example of a man who paid 10,000 bitcoins in 2010 for two pizzas, which would be valued at close to $600 million at current Bitcoin prices. Bitcoin is a type of digital crypto currency, utilizing peer-to-peer transactions, mining and other technological feats into a modern day asset.
How do I invest in Bitcoins?
Here’s how to invest in Bitcoin, in 4 easy steps. 1. Join a Bitcoin Exchange. First, you’ll need to determine where you want to make a Bitcoin purchase.
2. Get a Bitcoin Wallet.
3. Connect Your Wallet to a Bank Account.
4. Place Your Bitcoin Order.
5. Manage Your Bitcoin Investments.
Reuters news agency reported that Visa had said it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network. New research has found evidence that informed traders and investors’ information asymmetry is driving the huge price swings in cryptocurrencies. The electricity consumption of the Bitcoin network is becoming a key topic today. Three years ago, I quoted estimates from Digiconomist that the Bitcoin network required 56 terawatt hours annually, on a par with that consumed by countries such as Sweden, Norway or Malaysia. From this, I calculated that on reaching 110bn gh/s computing power, allowing for Moore’s law, 125 twh of electricity would be needed to power the Bitcoin network when the price reached $50k.
I consent to receive educational trading material and marketing communication from the FXCM Group of companies. When considering potential options, investors can benefit greatly from conducting thorough due diligence. For example, if they want to consider the forecasts of different market experts, it could be quite helpful to investigate the background of these analysts. “Bridgewater’s piece out last week had a sensitivity analysis which showed their estimates of BTC price should private holders of Gold switch to BTC. They forecasted that should 50% of capital in Gold move into BTC, that would result in a price of $85,000 BTCUSD.” “The original BTC S2F model is a formula based on monthly S2F and price data,” they wrote.
Bitcoin Rally Gathers Steam After Smashing $20,000 Barrier
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Arthur Hayes, co-founder and CEO of digital currency exchange BitMEX, predicted on CNBC in May 2018 that Bitcoin prices would climb to US$50,000 by the end of the year. He reiterated this forecast in July 2018, appearing once again on CNBC’s “Fast Money” and offering further detail. At the time, when the digital currency was trading below US$10,000, he also forecasted that it would hit US$25,000 by the end of 2018. He cited a valuation model that considered variables such as the expansion of the money supply and alternatives to that money supply, such as gold.
Bitcoin is, of course, the first asset in crypto that most new investors enter into, but then there is a natural process of portfolio diversification and maturation. InvestingCube is a news site providing free financial market news, analysis, and education.
Its purpose is to empower Forex, commodity, cryptocurrency, and indices traders and investors with the news and actionable analysis at the right time. During both of the aforementioned periods, Bitcoin suffered sharp losses and fell more than 80%, according to industry data provided by cryptocurrency hedge fund manager Tim Enneking. However, when Bitcoin bottomed out in 2015, it enjoyed a very strong advance, Brandt said. If history were to repeat itself, the digital currency could enter a parabolic bull market after falling sharply in 2018. Describing the cryptocurrency as an “experiment,” Casares predicted that if Bitcoin gains wide enough adoption, its price could skyrocket. “I have noticed over time that the price of Bitcoin fluctuates around ~ $7,000 x how many people own bitcoins,” he said. “So if that constant maintains and if 3 billion people ever own Bitcoin it would be worth ~ $21 trillion (~ $7,000 x 3 billion) or $1 million per Bitcoin.”
New post (Oaktree Capital Founder Howard Marks Changes His Mind About Bitcoin as Demand Soars and Price Jumps 10x) has been published on Crypto Mainframe News – https://t.co/KUweiwQct0 pic.twitter.com/DwUS2a4q1h
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During the interview with Trenchev, it was pointed out that the cryptocurrency’s price had climbed 9,000,000% in 10 years. Further, he stated that we should think of Bitcoin as being digital gold, and that if the digital currency was worth even 10% of gold’s market value, Bitcoin’s price would rise to US$50,000. Vays also noted that the digital currency’s price could potentially skyrocket to US$100,000 in a rather short time, emphasizing that if Bitcoin a significant enough geopolitical event were to take place, it could place significant upward pressure on the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency by market capitalisation , has experienced sharp price volatility since coming into existence in January 2009. The cryptocurrency has enjoyed both notable rallies and equally substantial declines. At the time, it was unclear which use cases were driving demand for Bitcoin.
Previously, the currency would have been held in a cryptocurrency wallet and converted into traditional money to pay for goods. First launched in 2018, USD Coin is managed by a consortium called Centre, founded by peer-to-peer payments company Circle and including cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and Bitcoin miner company Bitmain, which is an investor in Circle. 2020’s halving event therefore inspired record price predictions at the time, with some experts claiming that bitcoin’s stock-to-flow model would push its price up towards $100,000 at some point between May and November 2021. The most recent halving took place in May last year, and the next is expected to happen at some point in 2024. Previous halving events in 2012 and 2016 were proceeded by massive price gains the following year, with both rallies ending in a crash as the market corrected itself.
This perceived shift has led many investors to question not how far bitcoin could fall, but how much longer this rally can be sustained. Almost week-on-week, the price has been smashing through barrier after barrier, reaching new highs,” said Nigel Green, https://cryptonews.wiki/ CEO of financial advisory firm deVere. Bitcoin is in the middle of its fourth major price surge of 2021 and is close to hitting a new all-time high, with some analysts predicting that this rally could be different to ones that have come before.
Can Bitcoin reach 100k?
US investment bank JP Morgan said it is possible for BTC to reach $US100,000 ($128,300) in 2021, according to reports. Price volatility has been a hallmark of Bitcoin and other cryptoassets over past years.
You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Technically we saw Bitcoin pullback to the 618 fib level which would predict a 382 extension target in the price region of 69500. Currently, the price is struggling to break through the 60k level finding resistance from the bears.
Many people will say that is just not true, stocks have value because they are physical and to that I would say, stocks are valued by people, they are not reflective of a company’s real value, and a company only exists because of the confidence of the team working within it. It is likely, according to Mike Novogratz, that Bitcoin is on the path to being the size of gold’s market cap. Having said all that, just because I expect altcoins to start making some serious moves upwards it does not necessarily mean Bitcoin will fall in price.
During an 8 January 2020 interview with Bloomberg, Sonny Singh, chief commercial officer for crypto payment services provider BitPay, offered a forecast that Bitcoin would rise above US$20,000 in 2020. After this next halving takes place, the rate at which new units of bitcoin enter the system will be reduced, affecting supply. Should enough anticipation build up going into the subsequent halving, which is scheduled to take place in 2024, bitcoin could potentially reach US$100,000, said Vays.
BITCOIN is the world’s leading cryptocurrency, with its performance shaking up the financial markets. Critics argue Bitcoin is less of a currency and more of a speculative trading tool that is open to market manipulation. If you want to buy Bitcoin cryptocurrency news or any other cryptocurrency, you can do so by using a brokerage, exchange, or app. ServiceTitan just raised some serious capital for its trades tech product. The company is now valued at over $8 billion and serves about 7,500 businesses.
“If you look at past cycles, once you get to that 3% threshold, the typical surge in the next five months is 200% to 400%,” he said. Kerner, cofounder and CEO of venture capital firm CryptoOracle, cryptocurrency said that gold, a store of value, had a total market value of US$8 trillion, that silver was worth US$50 billion, and that Bitcoin had a market capitalisation of US$60 billion.


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So says Land Securities, the owner of one of the world's most famous advertising hoardings and one of London's top property developers.
Land Sec takes in several million pounds a year from the Piccadilly Lights.
Chief executive Francis Salway said today: "The level of rent that we have agreed reflects the focus that there will be on the Piccadilly Lights in a years time. Visitors will be spending a lot of time in central London."
The company is confident enough in the economy to begin building new offices without having pre-let any of the space. Retail developments do require confirmed interest from shops, but there has been sufficient from Primark, Sainsbury's, John Lewis and others to justify new space.
Said Salway: "We expected that retail insolvencies would be slightly higher than they were in 2010. In this quarter they came in slightly lower."
Voids - empty space - are down from 4.2% to 3.9% in the first three months of the year. Property sales were up 8% at £177 million.
Said Salway: "The outlook for development in London remains attractive and despite the mixed messages in the retail sector, our leasing activity demonstrates that the stronger retailers are looking to take new space."
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The government has asked all the buying houses operating in the country to get registered with Department of Textile (DoT) within next two months, officials said.
The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) issued an amended circular on May 28, fixing the timeframe in this regard.
"Buying houses need to be registered within 60 days after the issuance of the circular," the circular reads.
The time could be extended by 60 more days, provided buying houses have valid reasons. According to 7(1) provision of the circular, the government can take legal action against those who will fail to receive registration within the stipulated time, it added.
Earlier on April 01, MoTJ issued a circular fixing the registration fee and explaining the details of the application process, renewal, registration suspension and cancellation, ministry officials said.
The April circular, however, didn't fix any timeframe for registration of buying houses, paving the way for their operation in the country without any regulation, they said.
Earlier, the government had empowered the DoT as the sponsoring authority to provide services to the country's textile and clothing sector by enacting Textile Law 2018.
The law also brought the buying house owners under the department for the first time, officials said.
All textile and clothing industries including readymade garment, cotton and fabrics and buying houses must be registered with the department for running their business in the country, they added.
According to the notification, the buying houses would have to submit their applications to the DoT along with the documents of updated trade licence, income tax certificate, certificate of incorporation for limited company, estimated yearly turnover and bank solvency certificate.
The government has set registration fee at Tk 20,000 which has to be paid through bank draft or pay order.
Subject to receiving documents and inspection report if necessary, the registrar would give registration within 60 days and the validity of registration certificate would be three years, it explained.
Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) president Kazi Iftekhar Hossain welcomed the move.
The mandatory registration with the authority within a timeframe would bring all the relevant industries, buying houses with local and foreign investment and liaison offices of buyers and brands under regulation, he added.
"It is we who have requested the government to set a timeframe for getting registered with DoT," he told the FE on Monday.
There is no statistics on how many companies are working in the sector, he said, adding that many of the buying houses are operating in the country in a scattered way.
The regulatory obligation would help ensure accountability as there were few incidents of unfair practices by buying houses, he noted.
Responding to a question, the BGBA chief said a total of 10 buying houses got registered with the DoT since April 01 this year.
Presently, a buying house can operate its business only by obtaining a trade licence from the authorities concerned and there is no obligation to get registered with a supervising body or an association, according to industry people.
Some 400 garment-buying houses registered with the BGBA while more than 1,000 buying houses run across the country sans any affiliation with the trade body, they added.
Buying houses play an important role in garment-export earning as the majority of apparel factories are dependent on them, they said.
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