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Aleph Farms, which a Technion professor co-founded, continues to break more records in this latest development
The first company to grow steaks directly from the cells of cows has now received the first halachic ruling regarding the kosher status of cultivated meat.
Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, made the announcement yesterday (Wednesday, January 18th), following an examination of the production methods in the company’s laboratory and speaking with experts in the field.
Rabbi Lau noted, however, that if it is marketed as meat or is “similar to meat in taste and smell”, it should not be mixed or consumed with dairy products.
Co-founded by Technion Professor, Shulamit Levenberg, from the Biomedical Engineering Faculty at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, Aleph Farms has – to date – raised $120 million in funding. It is awaiting marketing approval for its first product – Minute Steak – before it enters the market for the first time.
Other notable animal-free produce startups linked to the Technion include SavorEat, a company that produces 3D-printed burger patties via a robot chef using ingredient cartridges, SuperMeat, which takes cell cultures from chickens and Imagindairy, which develops real milk in the lab without harming animals.
Aleph Farms hopes to launch its Minute Steak in Israel this year, followed by other countries around the world next year.
Meanwhile, Professor Levenberg is working on a host of other exciting innovations, including genetically engineering muscle tissue to cure type-2 diabetes and treating spinal cord injury patients with exosome therapy, which contains three times the amount of growth factors of stem cells, is less invasive and doesn’t rely on human donors.


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VM Labs has announced a growing line up of developers for its Nuon platform, which it believes will drive the DVD market by enabling bells and whistles to be added to discs.
Nuon technology replaces the Mpeg decoder currently found in digital video products, whilst delivering advanced trick modes, such as interactive applications, on disc Web content, 3D and 2D gaming and Internet Web browsing.
Consumers will be able to play thousands of movies and audio discs on their systems as well as high performance video games and reference applications with film quality 3D graphics.
"Consumers will not only be able to watch Titanic the movie, they will also be able to take a virtual tour of the ship and look up historical facts," explained Bill Rehbock, vice president of third party development for VM Labs. "Nuon will give DVD players the goodies you now get from your PC".
"It is of big interest to Hollywood as they can add more content to videos," added Rehbock.
VM Labs now has a number of developers working on Nuon software, including Interactive Studios, Total Arcade Software, Logicware and Real Time Associates.
"NuoN provides the tested compatibility of a dedicated game console environment, while providing the flexibility and freedom that developers are denied on typical consoles," explained Rehbock.
Rehbock maintains that the dedicated game console demographic is still small compared to mass market consumer electronics such as videos and CD players. VM is gambling on Nuon bringing gaming to a much wider audience because they will not have to make a capital purchase involving gaming. It will come as part of enhanced DVD.
"A large number of consumers still see video gaming purchases as frivilous," explained Rehbock. "Consumers are far more interested in having games as a built in feature, in the same way games now come on Nokia mobile phones."
Games developers are excited by Nuon because they believe it will bring gaming to a mass market that typical consoles and PCs do not address. No release dates for product are available, but VM is confident there will be a library of Nuon video titles out by the end of 2000.
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Advertising technology company BlisMedia has appointed Regina Goh as managing director of Asia.
Gohâ€™s appointment reflects the companyâ€™s Asia focused growth strategy for the year and its expansion plans into markets such as Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Hong Kong in 2015. Goh will oversee BlisMediaâ€™s entire Asian operations, and will focus on managing the companyâ€™s expansion, as well as propelling the sales and operations teams towards continuous growth in Southeast Asian markets.
Goh is based out of BlisMediaâ€™s Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore and reports to Harry Dewhirst, president and chief commercial officer of BlisMedia.
Prior to BlisMedia, Goh led Millennial Mediaâ€™s Asia Pacific sales division, bolstered by her 14 years of experience in the mobile and digital consumer business. She has held senior management positions in global digital and advertising companies across sales, brand advertising, product management and business development.
â€śBlisMediaâ€™s data-driven insights, coupled with the firmâ€™s cross-platform, multi-screen offerings, places the company among the top innovative players in the region,â€ť said Goh.
Gohâ€™s appointment follows several recent BlisMedia executive hires. In 2014, Nick Ballard was appointed as managing director, Australia and New Zealand, to manage the firmâ€™s growing operations in the region. Adam Johnston also joined the firm as chief technology officer to spearhead global product innovation and upscale data projects and partnerships.
Dewhirst said: â€śGoh has been instrumental in the success of several adtech companies, and her knowledge of the Asia Pacific media market will be pivotal to BlisMediaâ€™s regional growth.â€ť
He added that BlisMedia has signed up several major clients and partners in the region, and strengthened its presence in several Asian markets last year. Currently, BlisMedia works with clients such as HSBC, Google, Marina Bay Sands, Standard Chartered Bank, Intercontinental Hotel Group, SAP, Oracle, Intel, Burberry, Qantas and others.


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"These pre-programmed, self-executing, autonomous contracts can be used for numerous applications, including: digital identities, governance, asset tracking, and M2M transactions, among many others," says Michela Menting, Research Director at ABI Research. "Through these evolving technologies, blockchain can affect and perhaps radically transform all kinds of interactions: from business and legal to social and political."
Blockchain's potential as a market beyond cryptocurrency can be analyzed against venture capital funding, which hit half a billion USD globally in 2016. There are currently more than 1,500 startups on the blockchain scene. But not all are public. Some blockchains are permissioned and private, while others are of a hybrid nature or run by a consortium. Not all distributed ledger technologies are blockchains either, as the goals and objectives of the various participants are compelled by other imperatives.
While blockchain undoubtedly holds great transformative potential, the technology itself needs to overcome numerous obstacles. As a nascent technology, it is not immune from vulnerabilities, and unknowns may bar the way to growth and maturity.
Vendors, such as BitNation, Modum, MultiChain, and Riddle&Code, will need to drive interest in blockchain for technology end users and create awareness of how it can be applied in varying applications across many different sectors. But first they will need to address issues associated to immutability, scale, cost, and privacy, as well as clarify the legal uncertainties surrounding smart contracts. Above all, they will need to tackle misconceptions about what blockchain can enable and its limitations.
"While the cryptocurrency market may be maturing, IoT applications are still largely untested," concludes Menting. "The excitement around Bitcoin's success is nonetheless fueling a great many endeavors beyond fintech that are likely to impact the IoT."
These findings are from ABI Research's Blockchain Applications: Beyond Fintech to the IoT (https://www.abiresearch.com/market-research/product/1027514-blockchain-applications-beyond-fintech-to-/) report.
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EU milk production is continuing to slow down, with the latest figures from the European Milk Market Observatory (MMO) showing that production between January and May is up 4.5% this year.
Comparing production in the first four months of the year to the first five, this is a decrease of 1.1%.
While the figures from the MMO show that milk production in the EU is starting to stall, production in Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium continues to increase – albeit at a slower rate than it was increasing at this time last year.
In Ireland, milk volumes going to the processors and creameries in May increased by 4.9% with milk intake estimated at 918.0m litres.
Between January and May Irish milk production increased by 11.1% compared the corresponding period last year.
Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, milk production between January and May this year increased by 14.3% compared to the same period last year. In Belgium, milk production increased by approximately 7.5% for the January to May period.
UK milk production decreased between January and May this year compared to the corresponding period last year by 0.5%.
AHDB Dairy has attributed several factors to the dampened milk production, such as above-average rainfall, low spring temperatures and ongoing low farmgate prices.
Eu Milk Deliveries To Grow By More Than 1% In 2016 – Commission
Earlier this month, the European Commission forecast that EU milk deliveries could grow by more than 1% in 2016 (above 2m tonnes).
It says this is due to a strong increase in the first four months of the year (+5.5%), to be followed by a slowdown, likely to lead in the second half of the year to a milk collection below last year.
Data in the first quarter compares with a period of time last year when several Member States reduced milk collection to limit surplus levies because the quota system was still in place until April 1.
By contrast, the Commission says some downward supply adjustments are currently taking place. In addition, as every year, it says the weather will play a major role.
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It prompted questions about "the return of the premium card" and gave Amex an awful fright, but now it seems that JPMorgan's Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card will have serious acquisition costs for the bank due to the lavish rewards offered. Quartz reports that Jamie Dimon told investors the cost of the new card could cause a $200 million drop in profits in the fourth quarter: "The Reserve became an overnight hit among credit-card enthusiasts when it debuted — so alluring it took on coveted-gadget status with unboxing videos as well as thousands of comments on forums and Reddit posts. It was so popular Chase actually ran out of the metal that's embedded in the cards, a touch to make the Sapphire Reserve feel heavier, and thus more special, than regular credit cards." The card appears to be popular among 'churners' who pick up cards mostly for the benefits, and then move on to another card in short order.
The Wall Street Journal writes that Greece, not Italy, remains the biggest threat to the eurozone. Indeed, Greece has barely featured in the headlines ever since the UK took on the mantle of 'biggest threat to Europe', to be then followed by Italy. Some papers are arguing that Turkey is the biggest threat to the European economy, but Turkey is not in the EU, so we're back to Greece. Greece, the EU and the IMF are at an impasse over the next phase of Greece's bailout program. WSJ.com observes: "The IMF won't join the program until the eurozone agrees to put Greece's debt on a sustainable footing, but the eurozone won't know how much debt relief Greece needs until Athens and its creditors agree on what Greece's long-term budget targets should be — and the policies to deliver them."
Sorry, Jack Dorsey, but this doesn't ring true: "Many people hate the new chip cards because of the time it takes to process transactions," he told the Code Commerce conference in San Francisco. We thought this whole cashless lark was going to be all frictionless and fast, and then it turns out that your chip card takes many, many seconds to work? CNBC reports that "Apple and Square have announced a new partnership that will allow people to add money stored on Square's virtual card, an app called Square Cash, to their Apple Wallet". The goal of the partnership is to push Square users towards Apple Pay and vice versa.
Ireland quietly joined the world of mobile payments as Android Pay was switched on for AIB and KBC bank customers who are users of Android phones. Many Irish stores that are part of British chains (such as Boots) have had Apple Pay badges on their terminals for over a year, but Android Pay has beaten Apple Pay to the market. "'We feel it's going to provide Irish users with a lot of choice in using their device and being able to pay," said Pali Bhat, global head of payments products for Google. "We expect Irish users to start adopting mobile payments en masse.'" That, of course, remains to be seen.
The US regulator is set to downgrade Wells Fargo under the Community Reinvestment Act, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. The bank has not been re-rated since 2008, when it received an "outstanding" tag. It may be a coincidence, but it appears that regulators are casting a sterner eye on Wells Fargo since the fake customer account scandal that went public in September. Reuters writes: "A downgrade on the bank's community service score could further tarnish the reputation of the San Francisco-based lender at a time when it hopes to move beyond the scandal. Wells Fargo may win an appeal to the downgrade through an independent arm of the regulator but no decision has yet been made, said sources familiar with the process."
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With the popularity of the keto diet in recent years, there’s no question that eating dietary fat can target and melt away our body’s fat deposits. The trick is knowing which fats to choose, while avoiding the ones that can sabotage healthy slimming.
In truth, supermarket shelves are stocked with ultra-processed fats that our body doesn’t easily recognize and that can inflame our system and harm our health. We all recall how, several years ago, the FDA banned trans fats in their most common form: partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. But that wasn’t the end of the story. Nutrition expert Max Lugavere, New York Times bestselling author of Genius Foods, explains, “We can still find man-made trans fats in our food supply in the form of processed grain and seed oils that are bad for the brain and cardiovascular system.”
Often called the “Hateful 8,” these processed fats go by names like canola, corn, cotton-seed, soybean, sunflower, safflower, rapeseed, and rice bran oils, and are found in everything from breads to salad dressings to coffee creamers. When talking about how industrial food manufacturing has radically altered these foods and our health, Lugavere puts it bluntly: “A damaged fat damages you!”
On the flip side, it’s easy to find delicious, health-promoting fats to use in your favorite meals. And studies have identified three that may be especially helpful in slimming. Even better: These fats are believed to work well for older women, nourishing the body and undoing age-related and metabolism-hampering damage to our cells. Women indulging in these types of good fats may even be able to lose more body fat than those following a low-fat diet.
University of California, San Francisco, professor Ronald Krauss, MD, says, “I’ve been working my whole career to get people unhooked from the idea that all fats are bad, when in fact, there are some that are really good and do everything for us we want from a health standpoint.”
Read on for the three fat superstars to help you kick-start your 2023 slimdown.
Consuming satiety-boosting full-fat dairy may encourage modest weight loss; it contains conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which in animals, has been shown to burn fat and decrease its formation, leading to significant pound shedding. (However, in humans, there is not yet much scientific evidence of CLA’s weight loss effects.) Still, nutrition expert Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, believes CLA may come to be seen as the ‘liposuction nutrient.’ “Just adding this critical fatty acid to your routine helps unlock trapped fat from cells so it can be burned, and it protects lean muscle,” she says. Indeed, dairy products are also especially helpful for providing nutrients to and maintaining muscle health in aging bodies.
2. Avocado oil
Eating the oils found in avocado may help reprogram a woman’s body to carry less abdominal fat, according to a study conducted by University of Illinois. Abdominal fat comes in two types: fat that accumulates directly underneath the skin (subcutaneous fat), and fat that accumulates deep in the abdominal cavity (visceral fat). Visceral fat is more dangerous, according to research, and people with it have a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, certain cancers, high blood pressure, and stroke. The results of the Illinois study revealed that female participants who ate avocado daily saw a reduction in visceral fat and an improvement in the ratio between visceral and subcutaneous belly fat. Avocados may also have a satiating effect (meaning you stay full for longer).
3. Coconut oil
Drizzling coconut oil in coffee or on roasted veggies may improve the function of our master metabolism gland — the thyroid — suggests a study conducted on rats and published in the journal Current Science International. Credit goes to the oil’s friendly fatty acids and healing plant compounds, which protect against the damage that can cause the gland’s fat-burning power to falter over time. Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil — which can be extracted from coconut oil — may also be beneficial. A Columbia University study found that participants consuming MCT oil lost more weight than those consuming olive oil. Bottom line: “The fatty acids in coconut and MCT oil stimulate metabolism and fat burning,” says Amy Meyers, MD. “So for weight loss, it’s not just a good fat — it’s a great fat!”
This content is not a substitute for professional medical advice or diagnosis. Always consult your physician before pursuing any treatment plan.
A version of this article originally appeared in our print magazine, First For Women.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Another quarter of disastrous financial results for Nokia last week, with a quarterly loss of $1.7 billion, has led to the Finnish phone maker’s debt being downgraded to “negative” and even “junk” by major financial consultants.
Both Moody’s and Standard & Poor's pushed Nokia down to “negative status” after the firm announced its revenue was down a significant 30 percent from the same period last year, with spending reaching $2.6 billion in the last six months alone. The Fitch ratings agency went a step further, downgrading Nokia to “junk” status, with a negative outlook for the firm’s future.
Though Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said on the company’s earnings call last week that the firm had “implemented a series of strategic changes and embarked on a major transformation,” those changes don’t seem to have made enough of an impact on investors.
The departure of Nokia's sales chief, Colin Giles, with no planned successor has also played its part to rattle financial commentators.
Nokia only managed to sell 11.9 million smart phones in the first quarter, a figure representing less than half of the 24.9 million smart phone sales the company achieved in the same time period of 2011. Though much of this can be blamed on the phasing out of Symbian handsets, sales of the Nokia Lumia totaled only 2 million in the first quarter, by no means enough to offset the steep decline.
“Nokia’s low end volume business is falling off faster than the firm can build up its high end smartphone business, which is not a good sign,” said analyst Jack Gold, adding that additional competitive pressure was coming from Chinese firms like Huawei, ZTE and Pantech, attacking the low-end.
Gold pointed out that the Lumia was also doing poorly in the UK, a “bad sign” seeing as Europe is a cornerstone market for Nokia.
Despite this, however, Nokia continues to receive support from partner Microsoft in the form of go-to-market and R&D cooperation that, according to Elop, would total $1 billion in 2012 alone.
“I’d say Nokia has at least a couple more quarters where it’s going to be tough going,” said Gold, adding that if WindowsPhone didn’t “kick into high gear” soon, the firm would have an even tougher time surviving.
On Tuesday (April 24), the price of Nokia sharesdropped to a 15-year low of 2.654 euros (about $3.50).
Responding to the downgrades and slump in share price, Nokia CFO Timo Ihamuotila told Reuters the company was “quickly taking action,” and would continue to focus in on “lowering the company's cost structure, improving cash flow and maintaining a strong financial position."


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Spy Shots of the production version of the Youngman-Lotus T5 SUV. The T5 debuted as a concept on the Beijing Auto Show in April and the production version loox for 99% the same. The uncamouflaged car is the top-spec T5, and spies also snapped some pics of a camouflaged basic T5.
The production version of the Youngman-Lotus T5 is expected to debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November and it will be launched on the China auto market in early 2013. Price will start around 100.000 yuan for the base version.
Some confusing news about the engines. When the T5 debuted in April Chinese press said it would be powered by rather old 1.8 and 2.0 engines and that Youngman was working on a 1.5 turbo. New reports however indicate the T5 will be powered by a 1.6. We’ll keep an eye on developments…
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The GM Company Store (General Motors is No. 48 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) officially opened November 17 at the company’s global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.
The new store is part of a larger renovation project that includes significant updates to the public spaces in the Renaissance Center. In addition to the store, GM will add an immersive experience with interactive exhibits that will highlight innovation, technology and design across the company’s global brands.
“We are excited to be able to bring the stories of our brands and our company to life by elevating the experience in our world headquarters for our employees and the public,” said Tim Mahoney, chief marketing officer of Global Chevrolet and leader of GM Global Marketing Operations. “The new GM Company Store allows us to offer merchandise from each of our U.S. brands celebrating our most iconic nameplates.”
The GM Company Store offers branded merchandise representing Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac and is located on Level 1 in the GM Wintergarden. It will be open from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. during the week and occasionally on the weekend. Visit www.gmcompanystore.com for up-to-date store hours and a look at the variety of merchandise that will be available. GM employees will be eligible for a 10 percent discount when they show their company ID.


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APL is launching Felixstowe Express Service (FEX), a new weekly service that connects the key ports of China, Europe and Felixstowe – United Kingdom’s (UK) biggest and busiest container port.
APL said that the new FEX service marks an important expansion of its Asia-Europe service network as APL begins calling at Felixstowe, one of Europe’s and the UK’s most vital ports. With Felixstowe’s close proximity to the main European shipping lanes and broad inland transportation options to the rest of UK, the FEX service will provide APL shippers with yet another route of accessing the markets.
The new FEX service will complement APL’s existing port calls to Southampton, offering customers an alternative gateway port into the UK. Through the service, shippers can expect to benefit from shorter transit times from China into the key European markets.
FEX will call the ports of Qingdao, Yangshan, Ningbo, Xiamen, Yantian, Port Klang, Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Hamburg. The first sailing will depart Qingdao on 20 August 2016.


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YOUNGSTOWN — The city will spend about $500,000 to buy an acoustic gunshot location system that will help police pinpoint where shots are fired.
The city Board of Control approved a plan Thursday to spend up to $530,000 to buy the system from ShotSpotter Inc. of Mountain View, CA.
City council approved the purchase Dec. 16.
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Thats according to a new report from infoMENTUM, which examined the growing digital marketing expectations of over 1,000 office workers throughout the UK.
Entitled Generating success with Generation C?, the report considers the role of Gen C as both consumers and corporate employees. Unlike previous generations, the term Gen C does not describe a physical age bracket, but rather a psychographic group .
As digital natives , they are always connected, always communicating, and, as the research findings suggest, have clear expectations from technology. Globally, most millennials are Gen C, but on average, 39 per cent of Gen C are aged 35 or over as a result, this is a group that makes up a significant percentage of most marketplaces.
Key findings from the report suggest that 30 per cent of Gen C respondents are highly frustrated by online advertising. A further 83.5 per cent listed internet advertising techniques such as pop ups and auto-playing videos in their top five annoyances online.
This frustration with advertising is largely a result of the two-way dialogue that social media has allowed Gen C to develop with their favourite brands. This two-way communication is rapidly becoming an expectation, with pop-ups and banner ads being considered not only old fashioned, but also an infringement on the browsing experience.
Although 86 per cent of Gen C are regularly using social media sites, only 1.5 per cent of those surveyed listed a lack of social media integration as a source of frustration. Similarly, a mere 12 per cent of respondents considered integrated social media feeds to be an important part of corporate websites.
As an explanation for this contradiction, the report suggests that continuous access to multiple platforms has resulted in Generation C coming to expect original and varied content across each individual channel. As a result, marketers must focus on creating original output and be careful to avoid duplicating content across multiple feeds.


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Ciao, owned by Microsoft, complained about Google's standard terms and conditions. Foundem and ejustice.fr, a legal search engine based in France, have both alleged that Google demoted their sites in search results because they were rivals.
Google is said to have revealed the allegations in an online blog.
For its part, Google has said that it was duly notified of the complaints by the commission and insists it has done nothing wrong. The company maintains that its operations are in line with European Union competition policy.
The EC stated, "The commission can confirm that it has received three complaints against Google, which it is examining. The commission has not opened a formal investigation for the time being. As is usual when the commission receives complaints, it informed Google earlier this month and asked the company to comment on the allegations. The commission closely co-operates with the national competition authorities. No further information can be given at this stage."


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Internet DVD firm Netflix and LG Electronics are teaming up with a plan to stream movies straight to high definition televisions.
They hope to use the internet and a new LG set-top player to broadcast direct to sets.
Netflix's seven million members can already watch movies and television programmes through its website using a computer. They hope to extend this to direct-to-TV streaming in the second half of this year.
Netflix chairman and chief executive Reed Hastings said it had considered making its own set-top boxes but decided on LG as a safer option.
"Internet to the TV is a huge opportunity," he commented. "Netflix explored also offering its own Netflix-branded set-top boxes but we concluded that familiar consumer electronics devices from industry leaders like LG Electronics are a better consumer solution for getting the internet to the TV."
LG Electronics consumer division president Ki Kwon added: "This alliance underscores LG's goal of developing smart technologies that deliver flexibility, convenience and control to consumers."


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With the $600 Oculus Rift pre-orders selling like hotcakes for the impending March/April launch, Sony has recently taken to the press to keep the PlayStation Nation informed of the beefy software initiative for PlayStation VR.
During this weeks CES 2016, Sony head Kaz Hirai expressed that some 200 developers have aligned their creative efforts with the PlayStation VR program.
“We are working on over 100 titles that will play on PlayStation VR,” he said. “This is a testament to the kind of support we are getting from the content creation community. So we have a lot of support and I think it will be great product when it comes out later this year.”
Holiday 2015 as we were informed, we reported that Sony was full steam ahead with a little over 50 titles in the works for Playstation VR, with games like Adrift, Dead Secret, DriveClub, The Deep, Get Even, Gran Turismo Sport, RIGS: Mechanized Combat League as well as The London Heist (high on our most anticipated VR list), TEKKEN 7 and Robinson: The Journey.
By the time PSVR takes flight later this year, we wouldn’t be surprised if the PSVR games list has increased considerably.
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Aware of the negative impact that seasonality has on the tourism industry and on economic growth in the city of Cape Town and across the province, the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (FEDHASA) Cape region, was invited in December last year to engage with Councillor Garreth Bloor to discuss seasonality with a specific focus on events and winter months in Cape Town.
Initiated by Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille and in collaboration with Cape Town Tourism and Wesgro, FEDHASA Cape as the watchdog and lobbying body for the hospitality industry, was honoured to be approached by the Mayor to assist in assembling various associations to form the Local Organising Committee (LOC), to establish a way forward to address the issue of seasonality in the Western Cape.
Following a workshop hosted last week where 50 representatives from various leading associations in the tourism industry met to discuss the project aptly named Cape Town 365, Rob Kucera FEDHASA Cape Chairman said, “There was a comprehensive agreement by members to improve business over the winter season in Cape Town. Our focus will be that of securing and leveraging large scale group conferences that will benefit businesses across various pillars within the tourism sector. It is essential that we strive towards togetherness,” said Kucera.
“FEDHASA Cape is rooting for its members to harvest new business. We look forward to spearheading this process together with industry partners and government in order for everyone in the value chain to benefit,” ends Kucera.


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|Bikes to be auctioned Sept. 18 at the town's surplus auction.|
By CAROL ROBIDOUX
Union Leader Correspondent
DERRY – Once again, there will be something for everyone at the town's surplus auction, which coincides this year with Derryfest, on Sept. 18.
Highlights of the auction include four vehicles retired from Public Works fleet of trucks and SUVs – two 1997 Ford F350 pickup trucks with Minute Mount plows, and two 2001 Ford Explorers.
Paul Noe, the town's chief mechanic, said none of the vehicles are problem-free.
“Both Explorers need rust repair – that's the biggest thing about our vehicles, is that they work through the salt,” Noe said.
One of the trucks needs a brake line, and the Explorers might need more in repairs than they are worth to fix, and best used for spare parts, Noe said.
One of the trucks has about 110,000 miles and the other, about 80,000. The Explorers each have about 70,000 miles, said Noe.
Beyond the four-wheeled items, there are plenty of bicycles that will be up for grabs, most of them in decent shape.
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“We do have a storage issue – say we get a bike the day after the auction. It's going to be chained up outside for a whole year until the next auction because we don't have anyplace else to store them, so naturally they're going to suffer from being exposed to the elements,” said Barry Charewicz, who is the Police Department evidence room clerk.
He said there are assorted goodies locked up in the storage shed and ready to go, and some items still coming out of the evidence room that need to be labeled, but he gave a sneak preview of what was ready so far.
“Here's something a little different,” he said, pulling a wood-faced bass guitar from behind a stack of boxes. There are also plentiful plumbing supplies, video games and tools – some stolen, some used to break in to homes – all of it abandoned, forfeited or impossible to match with a previous owner.
“These auctions are probably going to phase out over the next few years,” said Charewicz. “It's nice to have these items available to the people in town, but it's hard to justify the expense of the manpower needed to prepare everything.”
He said many police departments are turning to online auction site www.propertyroom.com, where items that end up in police custody can easily be sold, eBay style, to the highest bidders from anywhere in the world.
“It's a huge advantage – they pick up the items and do the selling online, and then they cut us a check for a percentage of whatever they make selling it,” said Charewicz. “These local police auctions will be a thing of the past.”
Last year the town made $6,569 on auction items – the bulk of it coming from the sale of Public Works items, which netted $3,810. Police surplus accounted for $1,169, with the rest divided between the Fire Department and Cable 17.
The town surplus auction is held behind Derry Police Headquarters, and starts at 9 a.m. sharp. Items will be available for viewing about one hour in advance. Capt. George Feole said a complete list of auction items will be posted on the Police Department's web site by next week. For more information, contact Feole at 845-5623.


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Cannabidiol or CBD has been gaining traction, with celebrities proclaiming their use of the substance. People also use CBD in the form of oils or salves for pain relief. Lately, plenty of studies point to its effectiveness in treating symptoms of refractory epilepsy, or seizures that are unresponsive to medicine. But what is cannabidiol exactly and how does it differ from marijuana?
What is Cannabidiol?
Cannabidiol is the second-most prevalent active ingredient in cannabis. Although it’s a major component of marijuana, it’s not extracted from the marijuana plant. CBD comes from the hemp plant, which is a different variety of the Cannabis sativa species. According to the World Health Organization, CBD does not cause a “high” and does not leave any trace of substance abuse or dependence in humans.
Is Cannabidiol Legal?
In most parts of the US, cannabidiol is easily accessible, although its legal status is still contestable. In 2014, state lawmakers legalized the medical use of cannabidiol in Utah, specifically for the treatment of refractory epilepsy. Utah is the first state to legalize CBD without legalizing other forms of cannabis.
In 2018, Utah voters approved Proposition 2, which allows patients to utilize marijuana for medical use and grow as many as six marijuana plants for personal use. A month later, Utah lawmakers passed the Utah Medical Cannabis Program. This bill requires the Utah Department of Health to issue medical cannabis cards, register doctors recommending cannabis, and license medical cannabis pharmacies.
Cannabidiol Use in Utah
With these legislations set forth, the use of CBD in Utah has surged. Because of its reported effectiveness in managing the symptoms of some of the most severe epilepsy syndromes, such as the Dravet Syndrome and the Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, parents signed up their children for cannabidiol treatment.
In 2014, a total of 262 epilepsy patients acquired CBD registration cards and as of 2018, 124 remain active.
To qualify for such treatment, a neurologist must diagnose the patient with a severe epilepsy syndrome that is untreatable by at least three other treatment options. Patients who have a registration card cannot be criminally penalized for the possession and use of cannabis extracts that contain at least 5 percent CBD and less than 0.3 percent Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Cannabidiol as Epilepsy Treatment
Despite the popularity and public enthusiasm about CBD treatment for children with epilepsy, there is still little scientific data that supports this approach. Of the 63 seizure applications, 45 reported ease in their seizure attacks, with one child having complete seizure control. While 18 percent of the patients reported having harsh side effects, such as diarrhea, fatigue, and increased seizures.
There is also a polarized perception toward administering cannabidiol to epilepsy patients, especially to children. Some people are averse to the idea of giving traces of marijuana to kids. But doctors and scientists have confirmed that cannabidiol is not a psychoactive drug and does not lead to substance dependence.
Some parents do have positive sentiments about using CBD as an epilepsy treatment. One of the parents who campaigned strongly for the legalization of CBD use in Utah is Jennifer May whose son has Dravet syndrome. Her son, Stockton, experiences between five to 30 seizures per day. He has tried a wide variety of treatments, with varying side-effects and effectiveness. Some treatments had severe side-effects, such as a failing liver and bone marrow. On top of the harsh health consequences, the treatments don’t manage Stockton’s seizures for very long either.
Today, the effectiveness of using cannabidiol for treating seizures still remains a case-to-case basis. The responsibility of ensuring its efficacy as a medical treatment falls on legislative bodies and the biomedical research field. But it’s up to parents and individuals to weigh the pros and cons and consider whether CBD is the best treatment option.
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With CBD stores popping up everywhere, many wonder about the actual benefits of the newest natural medicine fad. Despite the stigma surrounding it, CBD has grown into a 4.6 billion dollar industry. Often confused with each other, CBD and recreational weed have always been sourced from different plants. Sourced from a hemp plant, cannabidiol also occurs naturally in the body and whereas recreational marijuana does not occur naturally in the body and comes from a marijuana plant. Despite both coming from cannabis, the parent plant of both plants, marijuana plants contain over.3% THC and hemp plants do not contain more than .3% THC.
As with many natural medicines, another stigma around CBD centers around whether or not it actually shows benefits. From essential oils to herbs to CBD, this argument rises to the surface seemingly with every natural health trend. Due to the lack of research on CBD, scientists cannot definitively say CBD shows benefits for stress relief, pain, acne, heart health among many others, butut some swear by the organic medicine. This leads others to believe that CBD may show no benefits and solely act as a placebo effect drug.
“Even if it is a placebo effect, people are getting the results they want or need and that’s all that matters. If you feel less pain after taking CBD then it has done its job,” Roya Rajabnik of YourCBD Acworth said.
CBD, known for its anxiety-relieving effects, may aid in students’ mental health. Those who take CBD show improvement in their circadian rhythm, report feeling less stressed and sleep better. All of which could benefit students. While the legal age to buy CBD has not changed from 18, YourCBD Acworth reports seeing parents and their teens come in to give it a try. If CBD does not aid in students’ general well-being, it shows no negative effects. Meaning students will inflict no harm by trying out the new, natural medicine.
“We had a football player, maybe 16, come in with his mom the other day to grab some CBD for his muscle aches from playing the sport. We have people come in like that all the time and they show improvement,” Rajabnik said.


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Ford Figo celebration edition has been launched in India to commemorate the car’s third anniversary in Indian market. Figo was launched in India during 2010 and managed to emerge as a turn around model for Ford India. Ever since it’s Indian debut, Ford Figo managed to find over 2,70,000 buyers. The petrol variants of Ford [...]
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New Ford Figo has been finally unveiled in India. Ford Figo was launched in India in March-2010 and now Ford India has been given a mild cosmetic upgrade to their best seller Figo to keep the freshness. The changes in the new Ford Figo includes a set of revamped headlights and tail lamps, new front [...]
Ford India renamed their Fiesta Classic series as Ford Classic series. In addition to this company has added a top end variant to Classic range – Classic Titanium. Ford Classic prices start from Rs.6,84,400 (for petrol) and from Rs.7,82,000 (for diesel) (both the prices are ex-showroom New Delhi).
Ford Fiesta Powershift has been launched in India with a start price of Rs.8.99 lakhs. The top end variant Titanium+ is priced at Rs.9.7 lakh (both the prices are ex-showroom New Delhi). As we reported earlier, there is only petrol engine option on offer and we don’t anticipate a diesel variant in the near future. [...]
Ford Fiesta Automatic will make it’s Indian debut on 28th February. New Ford Fiesta has been in India for almost an year now. But Fiesta could not make much impact in Indian C-segment where Honda City, Hyundai Verna and VW Vento rule the charts. Fiesta AT will get a 1.5ltr petrol engine coupled with a [...]
Ford EcoSport SUV made it’s maiden appearance in New Delhi. The model shown just ahead of on going New Delhi Auto Expo is almost product ready and will hit Ford’s production line by second half of 2012. This all new SUV, developed on Ford’s B-segment (Project Code:-B515) platform looks stunning in it’s current form. The [...]
Ford Ecosport, the much awaited SUV has been previewed in a crash test video released by Ford. The video gives a glimpse of Ecosport and confirms the design is similar to renderings we saw in the past. Ford will be launching Ecosport today in New Delhi and we will update you with more details. Till [...]


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Interop is changing, thats a good thing. After 31 years, the Interop conference is one of the last independent conferences where the focus is on the person paying for the ticket and less “rolling sales thunder” from the vendors. Thats good for attendees who get to hear genuine, thoughtful content that hasn’t been selected based […]
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For the third year in a row, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has reported growth in sales and profits, and no less importantly, a substantial increase in EBITDA, which will boost its valuation prior to the equity offering, which the company will receive. have hope. going on this year.
Total sales in 2021 were $4.5 billion, the highest figure since the company’s inception, and an increase of 7% compared to 2020. Net profit was a record $148 million, up 11% over the prior year, while EBITDA increased 10% to $436 million. Again, the highest figure in the history of the company.
The trend is likely to sustain in the immediate future, due to an increase in the order backlog from $12.6 billion at the end of 2020 to $13.4 billion at the end of 2021. 78% of the backlog consists of orders from overseas customers.
Gross profit was $696 million in 2021, up from $665 million in 2020, and accounted for 16% of sales in both years.
Within the IAI, military groups recorded substantial growth in sales and profits, and given the conflict in Ukraine and commitments by European countries to greater defense spending, these groups are expected to grow this year and in the years to come. IAI is one of Israel’s largest exporters, with the majority (72%) of its sales going abroad, mainly to the armed forces of other countries.
Aviation Group, on the other hand, is making losses. Its sales grew 1% in 2021, while its net loss narrowed to $27 million from $32 million the previous year.
The company’s R&D spending grew 5% to approximately $1.1 billion in 2021. At the end of the year, he had $905 million in cash.
Tax expense for 2021 was $46 million. IAI pays company tax at the full rate of 23%, and as a state-owned company is not entitled to benefits under the law for promotion of investment. The sale of a small stake in the company to a non-government entity would also allow it to claim such benefits.
Sources inform the “Globes” that during a visit to the IAI yesterday, Defense Minister Benny Gantz commented on the issue, saying that he would promote the equity offering and help where there were obstacles.
IAI CEO Boaz Levy told the “Globes” that in light of increased profitability, the offering would be accelerated, and he believed the offering would take place in the second half of this year. The ball is currently with the Attorney General’s office, which is required to complete the legal process.
“We have posted record performance, substantial three-year growth in sales and profits, which goes hand in hand with a successful offering. The offering will be good for the company, its employees and the country, and so I am sure it will happen. We are working closely with employees, government ministries and government company authority. It’s a win-win for everyone, and I’m confident we’ll reach an agreement that’s right for the company and the employees.
Israeli defense companies ready for a jump in sales
“The offer process is taking longer than we thought, and it is impossible not to imagine how the share price would have risen had we already been on the stock exchange, but the offering will probably take place in the third or fourth quarter of this year.”
Published by Globes, Israel Business News – en.globes.co.il – on March 16, 2022.
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It may not be at the top of the list of high-value features, but when the LG V30 comes to the U.S. later this year, it will have one thing no other phone does: support for LTE over Band 71, also known as 600MHz.
T-Mobile was the primary beneficiary of the new spectrum, which it obtained in a drawn-out auction that ended this summer, obtaining 45%, or 31MHz, of the total. As a result, it now has plenty of headroom to compete with Verizon and AT&T in rural parts of the U.S. — traditionally T-Mobile's weakest coverage areas. Low-band spectrum, in which 600MHz is categorized, can travel further and penetrate through buildings better than mid- and high-band spectrum, which is where most of the company's LTE network is concentrated.
The V30 continues LG's legacy of being first to support new wireless bands 🤓
That the V30 is the first phone to support Band 71 is no coincidence: its predecessor, the V20, was the first to support Band 66, an extension of the AWS band that gave T-Mobile additional LTE capacity in urban areas. Most new phones now integrate Band 66, as they will Band 71 as they're released. Earlier this summer, T-Mobile's CEO, John Legere, promised phones from LG and Samsung that would support 600MHz spectrum, but the Galaxy Note 8 will be released without Band 71 support; instead, another Samsung phone announced later this year will likely have it.
T-Mobile said in a blog post earlier in August that it has already lit up 600MHz support in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and will continue to roll out coverage in "rural America" throughout the year; cities in Wyoming, Northwest Oregon, West Texas, Southwest Kansas, the Oklahoma panhandle, Western North Dakota, Maine, Coastal North Carolina, Central Pennsylvania, Central Virginia and Eastern Washington will also have Band 71 support by the end of the year, increasing T-Mobile's nationwide coverage by six million customers to 321 million.
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Even before it was released, Apple was already testing the next version. IOS 13.1 is also almost ready and Apple has now anticipated its release. This now happens a week earlier, on September 24th.
IOS 13.1 update arrives early
Once we see all the news of iOS 13, it’s time to start thinking about the next version. It would not be expected to be a version of deep changes, but bug fixes. This is how Apple has been doing it in recent years.
This time, at an almost unheard-of pace, the Cupertino giant started up to public testing of iOS 13.1 even before releasing the base version. It is thought to have been prepared already to include some recognized flaws.
Apple has now taken a step further and announced that it will anticipate the arrival of this new version. The version was expected for September 30, but the company that created the iPhone decided to advance to September 24. That same day also comes the iPadOS 13.1.
Apple has many fixes for the new iPadOS
This release is expected to focus primarily on correcting improvements and issues already identified. The biggest addition will be made in iPadOS. It will receive news that was not completed on time and can now be included.
In both cases, we talked about the possibility of sharing the arrival time on the Maps, the automatic actions of Siri shortcuts and the separation of data on business equipment.
This may not be a major upgrade and with the importance of the version presented yesterday. However, it is necessary to improve and consolidate iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. Only then will it be more stable and probably with all the news expected.


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STELLA’S TOUR: Fresh off the Kuwait fashion tour for the opening of Villa Moda, Stella McCartney was in New York last week, taking meetings with her chief executive officer James Seuss on details of her store opening planned for September, as well as her first ad campaign. She did not, however, appear to suffer any jet lag when she put in a three-hour personal appearance at Bergdorf Goodman on Thursday, helping customers with various questions and selling out her black satin trousers with lace pockets to the piece. Yvonne Chahine, the store’s vice president and divisional merchandise manager for women’s designer collections, was wearing the runway sample. McCartney greeted guest after guest with stunning zeal, commenting on one young woman’s vintage dress and correctly surmising that she was a student at Parsons School of Design. “I can just tell these things,” she said. “I can spot a vintage dress from a mile off.” So what’s her secret for successful traveling? “You pack very quickly and with a hangover,” she said. “Give yourself a 20-minute limit and use only your hand luggage. Never check anything.”
HEATHER ENLIGHTENED FASHION: Heather Mills, spokesmodel for INC International Concepts, was in town Friday morning to promote the Federated Department Stores’ private label brand and to catch fiance Paul McCartney’s gig later that night along with future stepdaughter Stella.
Clad in a gray pinstriped vest and pants — by INC, of course — Mills said she agreed to promote the line even though she had stopped modeling nine years ago because it was for a good cause: A percentage of sales in February were donated to Adopt-A-Minefield.
In total, INC has donated $100,000 to Adopt-A-Minefield, a fact Mills is quite proud of.
But make no mistake: Even though Mills is a model and her future stepdaughter is one of the top designers today, Mills said she’s no fashionista.
“I don’t follow fashion. I just sort of pick something to wear that I like,” she said, who will wed McCartney sometime “this summer.” “That’s what I like about INC, in 10 years time, it will still look good rather than some of the wacky stuff you see on the catwalk.”
QUICK CHANGE: The opening Thursday night of Decollage, the showroom-meets-gallery concept run by Leah Forester and Heather Rich, attracted Bloomingdale’s fashion director Kal Ruttenstein, a veritable directory of indie designers: Zac Posen, Peter Som, Alice Roi and Michael Soheil among them, as well as Joey McIntyre and “Saturday Night Live” actor Chris Kattan, who browsed the merchandise, mostly one-of-a-kind items or runway samples the designers placed in the West Village town house on consignment. The idea is to encourage a more individualized spirit of dressing, and nobody got this better than Elisa Jiminez. “I made this 15 minutes before I left,” she said of her signature shredded dress.
CAPE COD CONFIDENTIAL: Cape and Islands First District Attorney Michael O’Keefe said Friday that the forensic testing in the Christa Worthington’s case will continue to be handled by a state-run crime lab in Massachusetts. Friends of the murdered fashion writer are trying to raise money to finance the testing elsewhere.
“This is strictly done in the state’s lab. It’s a question of scientific protocol,” O’Keefe said. “The only thing I’m not pleased with is the inability of the state crime labs to deliver analyses. It’s been a problem for years.”
He defended the pace of the investigation. “The police have been working extremely hard on this investigation and many others. They’re not without things to do [with the Worthington case.] It’s not a case where they have hit a stone wall. They’re very active with the basic assembling of data and that will continue for a while.”
He declined to specify what kind of time frame he is looking at. “This isn’t TV, we don’t go to the media unless we have something important to release.”
As for whether Worthington’s former love interests, Anthony Jackett, the father of her daughter Ava, and neighbor Tim Arnold, are still suspects, O’Keefe said: “We don’t call people suspects or not suspects. The problem is there is too much speculation in the media.”
CASPIAN CAPERS: From the highlands of Scotland via the mighty Magyars, Hermes’ Prix de Diane is hitting the plains of Kazakhstan this season. The 21st edition of the fabled horse race, on June 9, will bear a Kazakh theme, replete with traditional food, such as yogurt, and equine-based entertainment like kyz-kou.


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- Fashion designer Giorgio Armani is worth $5.92 billion, according to Bloomberg.
- The 84-year-old has made his fortune not only in fashion, but also in accessories, perfumes, makeup, sportswear, interior design, real estate, restaurants, hotels, and even chocolate.
- Armani owns a 213-foot luxury yacht and homes in Italy, the French Riviera, and the Caribbean island of Antigua.
- Here's a look at how Armani makes and spends his billions.
Giorgio Armani, the co-founder and sole owner of fashion house Armani, is worth $5.92 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Forbes, however, estimates his fortune to be a significantly greater $7.4 billion.
Armani's empire spans industries that include accessories, perfume, makeup, interior design, real estate, restaurants, and hotels. The business mogul brought in $2.7 billion in revenue in 2017, according to Bloomberg, which looked at filings with Italy's business register.
The 84-year-old spends part of his fortune on multiple private homes all over the world, from Italy to the south of France to the Caribbean island of Antigua. He also owns a 213-foot luxury superyacht.
Here's a look at what his multiple billions buys.
Armani was born in the northern Italian town of Piacenza in 1934 and later attended medical school at Piacenza University for two years before leaving for his military service.
While on leave from the military, Armani got a job as a window dresser at Milan department store La Rinoscente, where he worked up to a buyer position, marking his first foray into fashion.
In 1965, Armani started working as a designer at fashion house Nino Cerruti, where he met Sergio Galeotti, who would later be his business partner.
Armani started Giorgio Armani SpA. with Galeotti in 1975, with Galeotti handling the business aspects and Armani focusing on the creative side. Armani was in his 40s at the time.
"Your 40s are the moment when you start to become aware," Armani told GQ in a 2015 interview. "It's just the beginning. I've always believed that to confirm your way of thinking takes time. It takes experimenting."
The company expanded to the US in 1979 and gained global attention for designing Richard Gere's clothing in his 1980 film "American Gigolo."
Despite the death of his partner in 1985, Armani continued to expand the business in the 80s and 90s, introducing new brands including Emporio Armani.
"I was the first to soften the image of men, and harden the image of women," Armani once said of his brand.
"I dressed men in women's fabrics, and stole from men what women wanted and needed — the power suit," he said.
He's also known for his haute couture evening gown designs for women, which have "made more than a few famous women feel like empresses on the red carpet," according to Vogue.
When once asked to define "style," Armani said, "Instinct is an essential component. I'd start with the fact that, perhaps due to my family's experience — we had very little, but my mother didn't let us go without — I've always appreciated the ability to do more with less. I like everything that's simple. That isn't loud. That can be appreciated up close. My creative process is a continuous re-invention of this basic idea."
Source: Guinness World Records
The hotel also hosts swanky fashion events, including the gala for the Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience in 2015.
The hotel's nightclub, Armani/Privé, is a stylish hotspot that stays open until 3:00 a.m. and "embodies the essence of the Armani brand," according to the website.
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Armani’s design skills extend to vehicles as well. In 2003, he collaborated with Mercedes-Benz to design a sleek sports car, the Mercedes-Benz CLK. Only 100 of the cars were sold.
Source: Daimler AG
Armani sometimes travels via his private jet, on which George Clooney and David and Victoria Beckham reportedly once got a ride from LA to New York for the 2008 Met Gala.
Source: Celebs Now
In March 2005, he traveled to Japan to attend a preview of the Giorgio Armani exhibition that displayed 30 years of his work, including original sketches and costumes.
Source: Getty Images
Armani has hundreds of stores all over the world as of 2018, from Italy to the US to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Russia, and Morocco.
Armani's Pantelleria estate, called Cala Gadir, includes seven houses with outdoor terraces, a pool, and a staff of 12 when he stays there.
Armani reportedly spends six weeks each summer with friends sailing his yacht from Saint Tropez around Mediterranean islands that include Ibiza, Formentera, and Sardinia, and then ending up at Pantelleria.
Source: Conde Nast Traveler
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Armani also has a home on the Caribbean island of Antigua. The house perches on a cliff overlooking Galley Bay on the west coast of the island.
Source: Architectural Digest
Armani certainly seems to enjoy sunny islands. He's reportedly a regular visitor to the Greek island of Patmos, which draws VIPs from all over the world because of its peacefulness, according to CNN.
Another Italian locale where Armani spends much of his time is, of course, the country's fashion capital of Milan.
Source: Gourmet Traveler
"I arrived with my family from Piacenza in the aftermath of World War II," Armani told Gourmet Traveler. "I studied here, made friends, started working. I built my life here... Today I feel completely Milanese. I love the city very dearly."
Source: Gourmet Traveler
Source: The New York Times
Source: Vanity Fair
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Armani's fashion house, Scorsese wrote a "love letter" to Armani in Vanity Fair, calling him "my old friend, whom I love and admire."
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In December 2010, Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, circulated a 36-page handwritten memo to executives that spelled out his plans to build one of the world's most advanced telecommunications networks.
The memo, which has been reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, described a fourth-generation, or 4G, wireless service with "99.999%" network availability; "integration with an app store, ours or others" to help smartphone users order fast food or buy movie tickets; sourcing of mobile devices from China and Taiwan; content delivery to "3 screens," cellphones, laptops and TVs; and two 300,000-square-foot data centers.
Nearly two years later, Ambani, chairman of the energy conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd., is putting some of those plans in motion in the hopes of vaulting India to the forefront of wireless broadband technology.
Reliance's plans identified 700 cities to target, including 100 high-priority markets, according to a person briefed on the matter. Delhi and Mumbai would be the first big launches, the person said. The effort could cost more than $10 billion, according to estimates by analysts, and it could require setting up tens of thousands of new cell towers.


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Chase Support today on Twitter revealed that the financial institute won’t be supporting Android Pay until sometime in 2016. This comes after the bank was found to be working on its own mobile payments application called Chase Pay.
A post on Reddit revealed that Chase customers would be getting support for Android Pay by the end of 2015, but now this tweet from Chase Support has confirmed otherwise.
Android Police contacted Chase over the vague timelines and received this response:
@ArtemR I apologize for the mix-up. We’ll be supporting Android Pay in 2016. ^AW
— Chase Support (@ChaseSupport) November 17, 2015
In other words, Chase customers aren’t going to be seeing any sign of Android Pay until sometime in 2016, that is unless Chase finds a way to impose more delays. In the meantime, consumers will have to search for other credit/debit card options that are compatible with Android Pay.
source: Chase (Twitter)
via: Android Police
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It is no secret that M&S' clothing sales have been struggling in recent years. It was just a month ago that CEO Marc Bolland came in for a pasting from angry shareholders at the AGM, who said the retailer's clothing lacked originality and looked as though "someone’s had a bad dream and thrown paint at a canvas".
M&S has fallen into the fast fashion trap, thinking that borrowed celebrity interest, targeting a younger consumer and ‘doing’ seasons makes them a relevant fashion brand
The sobering comments came as M&S reported like-for-like sales of general merchandising (predominantly clothing) had fallen by 0.4% in the 13 weeks to 27 June. Bolland admitted that GM was "still not good enough" and that it needed to be as good as its food arm, which has consistently outperformed the grocery market thanks to its strong quality credentials.
The business announced in an internal memo yesterday that head of womenswear Frances Russell was departing following a review of the management team aimed at bringing together all products designed for the female customer - womenswear, lingerie and beauty - under one line of accountability.
Russell, who headed up womenswear since 2012, is to be succeeded by Jo Jenkins who joined M&S in 2012 from Next, where she spent 12 years. She leaves weeks after head of non-food John Dixon, a 30-year M&S veteran, who has been tipped as a successor to group chief executive Marc Bolland.
The move, Marketing understands, is designed to create more synergy across womens products and with Bolland taking swift action to reboot fashion and give it a much needed shot in the arm, the shake-up could yet signal a new era for fashion at the retailer.
As Jo Jenkins takes the reins for womenswear, we recap some top tips for the brand from marketers.
REFRAME YOUR CULTURAL REFERENCE
Scott Morrison, founder at The Business Accelerator and former marketing and commercial director at Diesel
"Back in the day, M&S was a byword for quality, value staples. Nothing fancy but truly essential, they were a generational myth and a lesson in legacy word of mouth marketing. Map that to today’s needs and there’s a direct relationship.
People are still looking for quality and value wrapped in a mythical experience - that’s why we are surprised by Lidl and bored of other supermarkets who focus on price.
M&S have fallen into the fast fashion trap, thinking that borrowed celebrity interest, targeting a younger consumer and ‘doing’ seasons makes them a relevant fashion brand.
Young people go to Topshop, Primark or H&M; ANYWHERE other than M&S. But EVERYONE needs good quality staples - M&S has compromised long lasting quality for fast fashion credentials; lifelong myths for short term fads.
Like the food, play on the quality, the tradition and the myths that you’ve created and re-engage the ‘anti’-fashionista; your enemy should be the poor quality, fast fashion fads that underpin ‘throwaway' culture - the UK population is getting older and those people are looking for a fashion brand to deliver clearly and succinctly the quality and value they need - as unfashionable as it sounds, it’s exactly what people expect from M&S."
DAZZLE THE NATION WITH SOME FRESH, PROVOCATIVE FASHION
Robert Campbell, founder at high50 and former vice president McCann Erickson EMEA
"At high50 we have a very clear policy. If a brand ‘smells of pee’ we will not let it advertise on our site. It would drag us down.
Marks and Spencer have approached us to advertise on the site couple of times, but we’ve declined. They do not cater to the contemporary 50+ market. They have not moved with the times. Their women’s’ wear is drab and dowdy.
No longer do they produce the ‘perfect’ essentials they were renowned for, nor do they innovate.
If I were M&S and I wanted to engage with women (and men) over the age of 50, I think I’d approach a whole bunch of those 50+ designers who are still out there – Oldfield, Ozbec, Rhodes, Marc Jacobs, Junya Watanabe, Westwood etc – to collaborate on some really cool 50+ clothes - and then advertise
the hell out of them. Dazzle the nation with some fresh, provocative 50+ fashion."
FOCUS ON THE BRILLIANT CUSTOMER BASICS
Ben Ayers, communications and branded content specialist, former social media director at Carat and ITV
"There is a tremendous – possibly disproportionate - amount of goodwill towards Marks and Spencer.
Unfortunately for them, their seasonal Christmas campaign felt very at odds with the experience of many customers. A disconnect between the social team and customer service agents on the front line was evident in responses that showed up a lack of information sharing and an inability to resolve issues via the best channel for the customer.
It was unfortunate that their logistical challenges coincided with their self-declared ‘most social Christmas’ as customer angst was compounded by tweets trumpeting random acts of kindness.
The lesson is that no amount of Magic and Sparkle will trump a good, joined up customer engagement experience. As everyone has learned in recent years, online shoppers don’t have much time for forgiveness – even at Christmas.
My advice: focus on brilliant customer basics across channels with one single customer view, then bring out the glitter."
RE-ESTABLISH YOUR ROOTS IN BRITISH PRODUCTION
Georgina Stevens, founder and director at One Pumpkin Sustainability Advisory and former Plan A manager at M&S
"A key issue is that in the UK we are flooded with cheap throwaway fashion, and many of us have far too many of these clothes in our overstuffed wardrobes. Many of them are misshapen, ruined by washing or have seams coming undone or buttons missing.
"And the truth is we don’t care enough about them to mend or repair them because we have too many of them (and also because we know in the back of our minds that many of them were produced in perhaps less than desirable working conditions).
And many M&S clothes now fall under this category.
M&S was one of the last UK retailers to move their manufacturing from the UK to overseas in the late 1990’s. And over the years this has meant many of their clothes (outside of the premium ranges) have become progressively cheaper and have lost the superior quality that everyone associated with M&S.
I would love to see M&S returning to manufacturing more in the UK, to re-establishing its roots with British production and delivering fewer higher quality bespoke lines which I could either buy or rent from them.
It would also be really useful to have a more intuitive online shopping experience where the M&S website knows what items I have already bought from them (and what other key items I have in my wardrobe) and gives me recommendations of different outfits I can put together as well as different items I may like to rent or buy.
Many of us need and would appreciate help to make our wardrobes more productive places. "


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International Automakers Cap Great Week with Fuel Efficiency Award Wins
Feb 17, 2012, 18:56 ET
TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Earlier today, Natural Resources Minister, The Hon. Joe Oliver, presented the ecoENERGY for Vehicles Awards for the most fuel efficient vehicles in ten different vehicle categories. Members of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) captured awards in 7 of 10 categories.
"I'd like to congratulate the members of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada for their impressive showing in the awards for Canada's most fuel efficient vehicles," said Minister Oliver. AIAMC category winners were:
"A number of our members have demonstrated category leading fuel efficiency along with the application of advanced technologies in some cases, to achieve some truly impressive fuel efficiency numbers," said David Adams, President of the AIAMC.
"These awards cap an impressive opening to the 2012 Canadian International Auto Show in which member companies Hyundai and Volkswagen also garnered the coveted 2012 Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) awards for "Canadian Car of the Year" and "Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year" for the Elantra and the Touareg TDI Clean Diesel respectively," added Adams. Additionally Hyundai also collected the AJAC award for "Best New Design" for the Hyundai Veloster.
About the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada
The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada is the national industry association representing the interests of fifteen member companies engaged in the manufacture, importation, distribution and servicing of light duty vehicles in Canada. AIAMC membership includes BMW Canada Inc., Honda Canada Inc., Hyundai Auto Canada Corp., Kia Canada Inc., Jaguar Land Rover Canada ULC., Mazda Canada Inc., Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc., Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc., Nissan Canada Inc., Porsche Cars Canada Ltd., Subaru Canada, Inc., Suzuki Canada Inc., Toyota Canada Inc., Volkswagen Canada Inc., and Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. The association has a 33 year history in Canada and was incorporated in 1999.
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Toyota has made and sold cars and trucks in the United States for almost 60 years, and the company states that two tenets guide all of its business practices, “continuous improvement and respect for people and all consumers equally.”
While Toyota admits that recent data indicates that African American consumers have strongly embraced Toyota products, the company doesn’t indicate to what degree and what data substantiates those claims. More importantly, Toyota’s actions don’t bear out those claims when we, as Black newspapers, receive less than $2 million a year in advertising from this corporate giant that spends over $1.2 billion a year in advertising and who Black consumers spend over $2 billion dollars a year with on Toyota product purchases. Is that respect and equality?
Toyota indicates that it works closely with their advertising agency of record in developing their national media strategy and if this is the case, then there must be limited recommendations and actions coming out of these discussions based on what we see as efforts directed at Black consumers.
Toyota and its executive level management “talks the talk” but does not “walk the walk.” We as the Black Press of America seek nothing other than Fairness, Reciprocity and Respect. Nothing more.
And we will accept nothing less.


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According to a recently completed survey of CFOs, they continue to be pessimistic about the economy (CNNMoney.com). Limited ability to increase prices, limited capital spending, declining hiring expectations and a declining inventory growth all added up to continued pessimism about the economy. Similar results were found in a different survey published by CNNMoney.com earlier this month.
Once again as with other news reported this week, I am having a hard time finding the silver lining in all these reports.
The optimism of U.S. corporate chief financial officers dimmed a bit in the second quarter, and they cut predictions for growth in business spending and selling prices, a survey released Wednesday found.
An electronic survey of 157 corporate CFOs by Financial Executives International and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business found they expect prices for their products to rise just 1.9 percent during the next year, down from the 2.1 percent gain they had expected in the first quarter.
"The CFOs forecast of price increases of less than 2 percent during the coming 12 months represents a relatively benign inflation environment," John Elliott, dean of the Zicklin School, said in a statement.
The survey, conducted the week of June 11, also found that the CFOs expect capital spending to increase just 2.3 percent, down from 7.9 percent in the first quarter, and hiring to rise 4.1 percent, off from 5.2 percent.
Sixty-seven percent said they are reducing their rate of inventory growth, with 41 percent saying they are actually reducing the level of their stockpiles.


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Depressing as hell.
Thousands apply for jobs at Wal-Mart in Livonia
August 6, 2007
More than 5,000 people applied for 300 new jobs at the Wal-Mart Supercenter that opens Wednesday in Livonia.
The 210,000-square-foot store is the first Wal-Mart in metro Detroit to sell groceries. The store will employ 530 workers, some of whom transferred from the smaller Livonia store that closes tomorrow evening, said store manager Rita Acosta.
That means for over 5k people, a job at Wal-Mart was a good thing. Jeez.


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AudiobooksNow iOS App delivers discounted audiobook content directly to your mobile Apple device.
Vienna, VA (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 - AudiobooksNow has recently launched an Apple iOS App for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches. The app allows users to download and manage audiobooks purchased through the AudiobooksNow website for convenient, on the go listening.
Apple mobile device owners can now purchase digital audiobooks at the AudiobooksNow website www.audiobooksnow.com and download the content to their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. "This dramatically increases the number of consumers who now have access to discounted audiobook content on mobile devices" said President and CEO Doug Ross. Customers also have the option of streaming any of their audiobook purchases from the AudiobooksNow website.
"What separates AudiobooksNow from the competition is our robust apps, website streaming, and our Club Pricing Plan that offers steep discounts on an unlimited number of titles per month", said Ross. "You never have to worry about getting the best deal on your digital audiobooks with our Club Pricing Plan.", Ross added. AudiobooksNow is currently offering a 30 day free trial to their Club Pricing Plan.
In addition to their new Apple iOS app, AudiobooksNow also offers a robust Android App that allows consumers to create an account, browse their selection, make purchases, and download and manage their audiobook library. Both the AudiobooksNow Android App and new Apple iOS App are currently available in their respective app stores for free.
AudiobooksNow currently offers over 9,000 titles with the recent addition of Simon & Schuster's digital audiobooks. "We are in contact with all the major audiobook publishers and continue to add new titles monthly", said Ross. The company plans to add titles from additional audiobook publishers by the end of the year.


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Got a Milk Allergy? Here’s a Hy-Vee Recall in Missouri & Illinois
If you have a milk allergy, you need to know about a recall that is affecting products sold in both Missouri and Illinois.
The Food and Drug Administration about this recall in a press release from Gilster Mary Lee Corporation in Steeleville, Illinois. It involves the recall of what they describe as "one lot" of Hy-Vee Hamburger Chili Macaroni Skillet Meal. This is what the box looks like if you want to check your pantry as shown on the Hy-Vee website.
The recall only affects the product with the UPC code "UPC 75450-08552". The FDA alert says "people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious life- threating allergic reaction if they consume this product".
The FDA says this product was sold "at Hy-Vee Retail Stores and Dollar Fresh Market Stores in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin."
The FDA advisory says if you have this Hy-Vee product, you can return it to the store for a full refund or you're advised to discard it.


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Havas Media is on a mission to turn get 25 percent percent of its 20,000 employees to become conversant in automated buying and selling, with the goal being to increase that in the years to come. Part of the program involves a test to see where employees currently land in their knowledge base.
Can you pass it? Answers below.
1. The DMP acronym means …
a. Demand Management Platform
b. Data Management Platform
c. Digital Monetization Platform
2. A trading desk is a piece of software.
3. Cookies do not work on the mobile web on your smartphone.
4. Programmatic can be applicable to audio, TV and digital out of home.
5. Cookies can contain images.
6. With the header bidding technique, the information about the ad space available for the bid is called after the HTML page is loaded.
7. RTB is based on a which type of auction model:
a. French auction
b. Reserve auction
c. Dutch Auction
d. Vickrey auction
8. DCO (Dynamic Creative Optimization) can work on videos.
9. The IAB ad viewability criteria for desktop display is: “at least 25% of the pixels in view for at least 1 second”.
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Despite the current economic climate and perhaps not surprisingly following a record-breaking Thanksgiving shopping weekend, Digiday's survey found that the majority of brands and retailers expect revenue to increase during the holiday season over last year -- albeit only slightly.
Why Spotify makes Wrapped its annual marketing moment
As first-party data becomes increasingly important, so does Spotify's Wrapped end of year marketing campaign.


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Watch Dogs 2 is what the first game should have been. A fun techno thriller that captivates with excellent action, an entertaining plot, and creative ways to hack modern technology, the sequel improves on the first in so many ways that it almost feels like a different game. While it does have some flaws here and there, especially a rocky start for the game’s multiplayer, it’s a solid sequel and promising step for the series.
Double Fine Productions has announced that classic point-and-click adventure Full Throttle is getting the remastered treatment.
Originally released by Lucasarts 20 years ago, the remastered version of the game will bring new hand-drawn and 3D art, as well as remastered audio and music.


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Just a little guy.
Today wasn’t the busiest news day, but that doesn’t mean nothing happened. Catch up with some of these smaller stories that all broke throughout the day.
Sega Plans on Porting Their Classics to PC:
Sonic: Lost World is coming to the PC, but Sega isn’t stopping there. Despite already porting a good chunk of their classic games to the PC before, you can’t readily, or cheaply, grab them on Steam like you can with other publishers. Luckily Sega says Lost World is just the beginning and in the “coming months and years” Sega will continue to release “high quality PC ports of past Sega titles.”. This is all apart of an effort within Sega to make better games and cash in on their 90’s reputation. Lost World will be on Steam on November 2nd for $30 and a preorder will nab you Sonic All Star Racing Transformed as well.
Next Street Fighter V Beta Announced:
The next beta for Street Fighter V will be run from October 22nd through the 25th. This is for both PC and PS4 owners and will feature cross platform play. When this one opens Ken, Necalli, Vega and R. Mika will be available with Rashid and Karin added during the beta. Despite the troubles the first two betas had, it’s nice to see a beta actually working our potential problems network code and patches can cause. It’s better to give out a free beta/demo and get things right than publish a broken game. Find out more beta and SFV info over at Capcom Unity.
Sims 4 Expansion Delayed:
Back in August, the Sims 4 team announced a new expansion, called Get Together, that would add a new area, the ability to run your own club, and dancing and DJ skills. It was dated for November but now it’s slipped back to December. It’s not a major delay but announcing a new add on, then delaying it within a month is pretty odd. The reasoning is to “add more polish” to the new content but I’m beginning to wonder if all of Maxis is being affected by EA’s changes.
Voices Actors Vote for Strike:
You may have heard that voice actors with the union SAG-AFTRA were recently holding a vote. SAG is trying to get its members better terms and working conditions when it comes to doing voice-over work on video games. SAG now has a more powerful tool in their pocket when they return to the bargaining table with big publishers like EA and Activision, the power to strike. This allows SAG a better bargaining position to give those actors better pay, better conditions, and hopefully this fight eventually benefits developers and designers who also work a lot when making a game. You can read more into SAG’s negotiations and what they want on their website.
Call of Duty Disappears on Xbox One:
Call of Duty went from Xbox’s closest ally to Sony’s darling last E3. Exclusive early content would show up on Playstation 4 for the first time since the Call of Duty franchise became immensely popular. It’s not too surprising since Call of Duty is such a powerhouse within the industry but nobody assumed there could be or would be bad blood between Activision and Xbox. That is until you go and try and preorder Call of Duty: Black Ops III digitally on Xbox One or Amazon right now. Suddenly and without reason the option has gone and when Kotaku reached out to both parties neither gave a straight answer. Microsoft says they’re trying to restore the option and you can preorder physical copies elsewhere for now. Activision says they didn’t remove anything from anywhere, are ready to launch in November, and don’t comment on anything else. I assume this is some behind the scenes spat and it’s a shame it’s hurting consumers in the end. You shouldn’t preorder but for a lot of people Call of Duty is a no-brainer purchase. Let’s hope both parties put on big boy pants and settle this soon.


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Chalk up the latest batch of Friday reports as a mixed bag at best, a frustrating and perhaps ominous start to summer at worst.
New factory orders increased 1.9% in April, according to the Commerce Department —the biggest bump in six months — with March numbers revised upward to a 1.7% increase from 1.5%. Those numbers are fine. Those numbers, at least this month, are not the problem. The jobs numbers are. They are ugly, and almost a disaster.
The Labor Department reported just 38,000 new jobs added in May — barely one-fifth of the 160,000 initially predicted — with a loss of 10,000 in manufacturing, according to the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
The numbers “are shocking,” AAP president Scott Paul said, “but they come as no surprise to America’s factory workers. While other sectors have seen forms of recovery, manufacturing has only seen about 40% of its pre-recession jobs come back — and this month only brought more job losses.”
Alan Tonelson, who covers the industry on his independent RealityChek blog, noted that the manufacturing jobs recession is now in its 17th month, and that the year-on-year manufacturing job loss had hit 39,000 — its worst since a 73,000 yoy loss in August 2010. Manufacturing jobs as a share of the total U.S. workforce remain at a record low 8.54%.
Unemployment is down from 4.9% to 4.7%, though the overall labor force dropped by 460,000, as noted by Cliff Waldman, director of economic studies for MAPI. He also p highlighted that the number of people working part-time increased by an almost-perfectly corresponding 468,000.
“The economy is bumping up against structural constraints that have been a long time in coming,” Waldman said. “The supply of labor is getting to be an increasingly difficult problem. The slide in productivity performance is turning into a crisis of its own. These require different kinds of policy solutions than we have used in recent decades. But we need to start by taking our head out of the clouds and realizing that the American economy, at least right now, is not in great shape.”
Wages, at least, are up for the 11th straight month, Tonelson said, with the yoy real manufacturing wage up 3.30%.
Among the more prominent reasons for the losses was the goods and services trade deficit, the AAM wrote in its comments on the jobs numbers. The trade deficit “hit $37.4 billion in April, up $1.9 billion in March, …and the goods trade deficit with China hit $26.6 billion.”
Back to new orders numbers for a minute: Transportation equipment orders jumped 8.7%, with motor vehicles and parts up 2.4% on its way to its biggest increase in nine months. Orders for computers and electronics products jumped 2.4% for its biggest increase in a little more than a year, electrical equipment orders ticked up 0.5%, and machinery orders dropped 1.9%.