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YouTube adds new tools to detect copyright violations
YouTube is working on new options to protect copyright issues and detect them within the upload process, which will also block the user immediately.
This update will enable creators to select an option when reporting a copyright violation in order to 'Prevent copies of these videos appearing on YouTube going forward' in the detection/removal options.
YouTube also adds a new list of how many videos have been blocked from being uploaded due to the copyright claims.
That indeed can be helpful to protect IP and moreover to stop the creator from uploading a copy.
YouTube noted in their blogpost that the new update is being rolled out from today, but will be implemented in a staged process that will take a few months for full availability.


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There’s something very privileged about being in the domain name business, explains CentralNic Group CEO Ben Crawford. “Domain names changed the world a quarter of a century ago,” he says. And today, for any budding business, registering a domain name is the first moment an idea crystallises into something tangible. “It means we are right there at the very beginning of the entrepreneurial impulse, supporting the first act that turns an idea into a reality.”
In his own words, CentralNic “sells people the tools to build their own new parts of the internet.” Online presence tools such as domain names, hosting and email are the first toolset, grouped together in a one-stop global marketplace serving online retailers and direct customers of all types. The other set is the online marketing tools used to acquire customers. “We’ll help you monetise your website or even your domain name on the one hand,” he explains. “On the other hand, if you’re trying to sell something online, we have the tools to find internet users who will convert into your customers.”
CentralNic’s customer base has a global scope “from the world’s largest companies, wishing to protect their brands on the internet, to governments building their local digital economies, to micro-businesses, who are reshaping the future of the internet,” Ben says. The company is also one of the very few to work directly with domain registries all over the world. “These are the operators of the country codes, from .ae for the United Arab Emirates to .zw for Zimbabwe,” Ben explains.
The company today is very different from the one I took over.
CentralNic was founded in 1996 and Ben was appointed CEO in 2009. “When I joined, we had 12 staff and US$2 million in revenue,” he explains. “At the end of last year, we had 650 staff and US$410 million in revenue, with customers in virtually every single country in the world”. He’s not exaggerating when he says that “clearly, the company today is very different from the one I took over”.
As Ben has looked to fulfill his vision for a curated suite of complementary businesses and services, key milestones have included an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2013 as well as the almost annual addition of new companies into the fold: Germany’s DomiNIC Software (2013), Australia and New Zealand’s Instra (2016), Canada’s Hexonet (2019), Poland’s Codewise (2020) and France’s SafeBrands (2021) are just some of the companies purchased under his leadership.
Ben, who today has 30 acquisitions under his belt, says he was mentored in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financing and negotiations by some of the best in the business. But he can also trace much of his skill set back to a childhood spent following his diplomat father around the globe, and his early career negotiating international licensing and distribution deals with magazine publishers and movie studios. “I realised quickly that I excelled in negotiating international deals,” he says.
After an early career in academia and journalism, Ben shifted to the executive suite and, in the lead-up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics was appointed Executive Producer of the official website. From there, he moved to London to run a global sports media business owned by eminent British financier Stewart Newton, a position that gave him his first taste of the M&A business. In his next role, as founding President of Louise Blouin Media in New York, he consolidated eight acquisitions. CentralNic is his third buy and build project.
Despite the pandemic and the challenges of the last 24 months, he’s in the fortunate position of reflecting on the period as a time of growth. “Our business has accelerated to a new level of growth as COVID’s influence has diminished,” Ben says. Investments made, including the injection of over US$10 million towards hiring new staff and building new systems, have paid dividends. “This past year, our organic growth was 39 per cent, a massive record for us. Combined with our non-organic growth, we’ve grown at 78 per cent year on year,” he says.
He also knows he’s been one of the lucky CEOs to have good news to share. “Unlike the CEOs in industries like airlines, sports and hospitality, I have been so fortunate to be able to tell my team that their jobs were secure, that our customers would have continuity of service and that our supply chain was safe,” he says.
I have been so fortunate to be able to tell my team that their jobs were secure, that our customers would have continuity of service and that our supply chain was safe.
A Forbes Council member and widely published writer with bylines in the The New York Times among others, Ben uses his voice to promote collaboration across all stakeholders in the sector. “Some tech companies view the government as an unwelcome hindrance to innovation,” he says. “We take the opposite view: we want to partner with governments because it takes all three groups – governments, entrepreneurs and enterprise – to make the digital economy work.”
In addition, CentralNic is a member of the World Economic Forum and advises the European Parliament on policy and helps governments in many of the world’s smaller countries build their digital economies. Plus, CentralNic’s own business is entirely in line with government priorities such as data privacy, as the company never went down the path of collecting and exploiting personal user data. “We’re building a different, more socially responsible model of what a tech company looks like and how it should behave from what’s gone before,” he says.

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Marks & Spencer will release figures on Wednesday, while a consensus of City analysts predict that underlying pre-tax profit for the year’s first half will decline 13% to around $260 million.
Steve Rowe, M&S’s chief executive, signaled an overhaul of the group’s strategy at the company’s half year results in 2016. The strategy involves shutting down under-performing stores and cutting back on clothing while driving up its food branch.
In July, Rowe stated that sales at its clothing arm were progressing in the “right direction” following a disconcerting final quarter last year when sales dipped 5.9%.
An equity analyst noted that in the previous year, the group unveiled a new strategy where the key themes were a rationalization of sales space and the continued showcase of the foods business. The analyst also pointed out that investors will be anticipating seeing the progress over last 12 months.
A senior member of its clothing division departed, namely Jo Jenkins, weeks after she started a new role which had Rowe swayed in the recent weeks.
To add to the trouble, retailers across the board have been affected by the Brexit fuelled inflation hitting the sector, the impact caused falling consumer confidence and rising costs.
The latest trading update will be reported ahead of the critical Christmas trading period where M&S has already warned of obstacles on the high street.
Bets have been waged by city hedge funds worth more than £1bn against three of Britain’s street chain giants as traditional retailers continue to struggle.
Short-selling had been involved in the process where shares are borrowed in the retailers, then selling them on with the possibility of buying them back at a later date for a price that is lower.
During the last few months, investors have increased their short positions in Marks & Spencer, Next, and Debenhams, to levels not shown since the financial crisis on Sunday.
M&S’s stock is currently shorted, worth around £643m, around 12pc. This figure was less than 5pc a year ago.
Meanwhile, around 5pc of Next shares are in the control of short sellers, worth around £329m. Shares in the company declined as much as 8pc last week after the retailer warned of “volatile” trading and missed sales expectations.
With Debenhams, short sellers own 9pc, having bought just 2pc a year ago. The shorted shares are worth around £46m.
Rowe is likely to come through with a more ruthless plan to turnaround the suffering retailer as the City expects another decline in clothing and home sales.
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Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has welcomed back clients, visitors, retailers and restaurateurs at the Centre.
The health and safety of the DIFC community remains the utmost priority. The Centre will continue to enforce strict precautionary measures as per Dubai and UAE Government guidelines to minimise the spread of COVID-19, including directives on hygiene, sanitisation, and social distancing.
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Offices, private sector businesses and retail units can operate at 100% capacity ensuring all the precautionary measures and social distancing requirements are adhered to. Opening hours will adhere to timings permitted for public movement.
Food & beverage outlets will operate at their own capacity providing that they maintain safety and hygiene precautions. This includes placing dining tables two metres apart for all customers. Alternatively culinary outlets will be required to establish separators or screens between tables.
Indoor gyms, fitness centres, entertainment centres, hairdressers and barbers will operate at 50% capacity for all services.
As part of the precautionary measures, all visitors, tenants and employees will undergo temperature screenings and checks at all entrances. They are also mandated to wear face masks at all times upon entering and whilst inside DIFC buildings. This includes visitors entering Gate Avenue to access third party buildings.
DIFC looks forward to welcoming back its vibrant business and leisure community in a safe and secure manner.
In accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, the Council has announced the resumption of marine and water sports competitions, and a number of events are expected to take place in the coming days off the coast of Dubai and the picturesque Hatta Dam Lake.
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has confirmed that schools in Dubai may reopen their facilities following the summer break, provided they comply with specific health and safety protocols.
Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) in cooperation with the "Make a Wish" Foundation has granted wishes of the children who are receiving the medical care whether in MoHAP’s hospitals, or quarantine centre or those in home isolation.
Emirates has processed nearly 650,000 refund requests, returning over Dhs1.9 billion to its customers and making good on its promise to expedite refunds after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel plans for millions of customers.
A total of 3,035 real estate transactions worth Dhs10.7 billion were conducted during the week ending 31st March, 2023, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD).
The board of directors of Oman-Etihad Rail Company have met to review the company’s achievements, developments, research and studies
The stock market can be a great way to do it, but it comes with its own set of risks and rewards. With the ever-changing economic situation across the globe, it becomes mandatory to invest wisely and safely for a better future.


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H&M says Sonia Rykiel next guest designer
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STOCKHOLM, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Hennes & Mauritz (HMb.ST) said on Monday that French fashion firm Sonia Rykiel would be the Swedish clothing giant's guest designer for winter 2009 and spring 2010.
H&M said a lingerie collection will be launched in 1,500 of its stores worldwide on December 5, 2009. Sonia Rykiel will also sell the same items at its major boutiques around the world.
H&M and Sonia Rykiel will also collaborate on a second collection for spring 2010, featuring a knitwear collection for women and girls.
The second collection will be launched in around 250 H&M stores on February 20, 2010.
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General Motors announced on Friday a recall of about 780,000 vehicles due to faulty gas struts. The company said it was aware of 56 reported injuries but no crashes or fatalities related to the issue. (Tweet this)
The recall includes certain year models of the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave midsize crossover vehicles. GM attributed the recall to gas struts that may prematurely wear, causing the power liftgate to close on people.
Most of the affected models are between 2007-2012.
Dirt can get into the gas struts that hold up the gate, causing them to wear and fail, the company said. SUVs built from March 2012 have struts placed differently and are less susceptible to dirt particles, GM said.
The recall covers about 690,000 vehicles in the United States, 36,000 in Canada and the rest in Mexico.
Shares of GM were up slightly in early morning trading Friday.
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Dior has decided to postpone its fashion collaboration with ‘Sicko Mode’ rapper Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack label following the tragic events at the rapper’s Astroworld music festival in November.
“Out of respect for everyone affected by the tragic events at Astroworld, Dior has decided to postpone indefinitely the launch of products from the Cactus Jack collaboration originally intended to be included in its summer 2022 collection,” Dior said in a statement to Women’s Wear Daily.
As per People tablpid, it was stated that the decision was mutually made by both Dior and Travis Scott to postpone the upcoming collection due in January 2022 with both parties working to reschedule the launch at a later date. The rapper, 30, teamed up with Dior’s creative director Kim Jones on the men’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection, entitled Cactus Jack Dior (named after Scott’s record label, Cactus Jack Records). The collaboration was set to debut in January 2022, but it is unclear if and when Dior will release the collection.
Besides Dior, Nike also distanced itself from Travis Scott following the deadly crowd surge at his Astroworld Festival concert that left 10 people dead. The apparel company announced on November 15 that it would be delaying the release of the Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack shoe “out of respect for everyone impacted by the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival.” The shoes were initially set to drop on December 16.
Anheuser-Busch also announced that it is discontinuing Scott’s Cacti hard seltzers (which have been sold for less than a year) and Travis Scott has also been pulled from the Coachella 2022 lineup.
Travis Scott performed at Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 5, 2021 in Houston, Texas. At the rapper’s event, there were approximately 50,000 attendees in the audience, many of whom attempted to rush the stage when Scott’s set began, causing countless concertgoers to lose consciousness after falling and being trampled. Ten people died and more than 300 people were injured as a result of a fatal crowd surge. At least 36 lawsuits have been filed against Scott and concert organizers over the incident.
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Word has it that Nathan's world famous hot dog eating contest will be revamped in 2010: Major League Eating organisers hope to add new excitement by including oysters. "Nathans and America have been blessed" said an organiser "since 1916. Now it's time to move on."
Can wolfing down 66 hot dogs and buns be compatible with sucking up 38 dozen bi-valves?
Contestants will be faced with new challenges and the winner will have to prove true virtuosity.
Where else but in the Big Apple can beef and oysters go down so smoothly?


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County to Process More Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Permits
The days of “ping ponging” between North Lake Tahoe and South Lake Tahoe to get a permit from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency are coming to an end. On Oct. 25, the TRPA Governing Board voted unanimously to increase the number of permit types Placer County can process on the TRPA’s behalf, saving customers time and transportation costs. In addition to the TRPA residential permitting that the county already performs, beginning in spring 2018, the county Community Development Resource Agency in Tahoe City will offer a one-stop shop to customers requiring TRPA permits for certain commercial, tourist, and mixed-used projects located in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The move will allow county staff to shepherd projects through the entire project review process. Info: (530) 886-4515
The Tahoe, Eldorado, and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests are once again selling Christmas trees permits. In Tahoe, permits are available for $15 at the North Lake Tahoe Visitors Center — but this year only half of the usual number of permits are available, around 2,500. Jean Norman of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit explained that their tree thinning programs have been so successful that there simply aren’t as many trees available this year. The adjacent Eldorado National Forest has 4,500 permits available at $10 each. Permits in Eldorado and Tahoe can be obtained starting Nov. 13. Lastly, in Humboldt-Toiyabe permits go on sale Nov. 1 and are $5. Keep in mind that all permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis and they sell out fast — last year the Tahoe permits were sold out by Dec. 9. ~ AG
Luxury Housing Market Steady in North Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area
According to a report by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, a total of 35 luxury condominiums and townhomes, defined as priced $1 million and higher, sold in the first nine months of 2017, an increase from 27 total sales in the first nine months of 2016. As sales increased, the median sales price of luxury condos and townhomes slipped to $1,255,000 from $1,500,000 during the same time last year. Single-family luxury home sales slipped to 183 total sales year-to-date from 204 in the first nine months of 2016, representing a 10.3 percent decrease. Prices fell marginally from a median sales price of $1,735,000 to $1,600,000. Luxury single-family homes sold at a faster pace in the first nine months of 2017 than in 2016, with properties selling in a median of 58 days, down from 79 days in 2016
Good news for #snowmageddon survivors. The real-time outage map has been improved to display greater details so customers have more information about both unplanned and planned outages. Specifically, the map will show if a crew has been dispatched or if they are assessing/working on the problem, for example. Customers can also zoom in to see the outage area, including nearby streets; specific addresses affected by an outage are not shown for security reasons, but even ski runs are visible on this map. Estimated restoration times will be indicated, but customers should continually check for updates as information may change based on what crews discover. Info: california.libertyutilities.com
Todd Gordon Mather Takes on Challenging Residential Wine Cellar
Award-winning architect Todd Mather first tried his hand at a wine bar when he designed the interior space for Uncorked, the Tahoe City flagship wine bar owned by Debbie and Marc Metcalf, who have since opened three other locations under the same name in Squaw Valley, Northstar, and Truckee. Mather got to know the Metcalfs while unwinding and sampling wine at the local tasting room after work. It wasn’t long before the couple asked Mather to draft a wine cellar layout for their Tahoe City home in a crawl space below a lower bedroom.
The location is ideal since their four-story home is built on a down-sloping lakefront lot, but the architect grappled with size constraints and challenging excavation work. For example, it took more than a month for the excavation crew to dig down below the home’s foundation walls in order to make the space tall enough to stand in. Crews carried out dirt and rock by hand, in buckets, up 82 steps to the road above where it could be hauled off.
Mather’s design for the wine cellar incorporates exposed beams, natural wood shelving, and soft lighting to highlight the couple’s extensive wine collection. A 40-year old Zinfandel vine was brought in from Sonoma County and cut to just the right size for display at the entrance to the cellar.


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Putting the Focus on B2B Blogging
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
But the survey, which was administered to more than 100 B2B marketers this past summer, shows that companies that adopt a robust content marketing strategy inclusive of blogging reap benefits twofold. First, they see a marked improvement in search results. In addition, blogs create the perception that the company is staffed with thought leaders (subject matter experts) in its respective industries. And companies see both of these as critical components in the B2B sales process.
The problem is, only 55.3 percent of the companies surveyed have a corporate or industry blog in place. That leaves a full 44.7 percent who admit they have no self-published content marketing program. That doesn't mean they aren't making big plans. The survey shows that of the companies that don't, nearly 82 percent say they plan to have a blog at some point in the future.
As everyone should know by now, blogging won't do much good if you don't publish unique content on a regular basis. Of the B2B companies surveyed by HiveFire with a blog already in place, only 11 percent publish new material daily, with another 42 percent indicating they publish new blog posts only once a week. Shockingly, approximately 48 percent of those companies surveyed said they might post one new blog entry -- or even less -- per month.
Part of the problem with frequency of posts, according to the HiveFire, is that nobody's really clear at B2B companies about who's best qualified to produce blog-related content. A third of the companies say they rely on the vice president of marketing, while another 32 percent give that task to the online marketing manager. The rest are split among outside contractors, PR staff and other internal resources.
"In many companies, the individuals who can create the most insightful blog content are often outside of marketing," says Pawan Deshpande, CEO of HiveFire. "For example, the best blogger could be the CTO, but these people are very busy."
According to Deshpande, B2B blogging often fails in part because the editorial calendar relies on individuals outside of marketing -- despite marketing being accountable for the upkeep of the blog. "Many B2B marketers start blogs to project their companies as being on top of their industry with fresh content, but instead they end up with stale and out-of-date content."
So what's a B2B company to do? In my professional opinion, B2B executives, like all business organizations, must link their blogging activities to their company's business goals. And the way to do that is by creating a business-aligned communication strategy that clearly identifies the company blog as the primary vehicle for driving dynamic messaging and content distribution. Anything less and a B2B blog -- as well as any business blog -- is destined to stew in mediocrity and do more harm to the business than good.


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We’ve mostly been referring to Apple’s next numbered iPhone as the iPhone 13, but is that actually what it will launch as? Given that it follows the iPhone 12, it would make sense for it to, but there are a couple of reasons why it might not.
Below, we’ll look at what those reasons are, what Apple might call the next major iPhone instead (with iPhone 12S being the most likely alternative option but not the only one), and what the rumors say so far.
We’ll also consider how likely an alternative name actually is, and as soon as we hear anything else about the name, we’ll be sure to update this piece.
An inconsistent pattern
So why might Apple not call its next major phone the iPhone 13? One reason is that it sometimes follows up a numbered model with an ‘S’ version. For example, the iPhone 6 was followed by the iPhone 6S.
So if Apple continues with what it’s been doing for the last couple of years then we can expect the iPhone 13, but if it goes back to using an ‘S’ then we’ll likely get the iPhone 12S.
Another reason Apple might not go for the number 13 is that it’s seen as an unlucky number in many parts of the world, including Apple’s home market of the US.
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Of course, calling the next phone the iPhone 12S wouldn’t entirely solve this problem because Apple would still then be up to 13 the following year.
What do the rumors say?
The earliest rumors about the next main iPhone largely referred to it as the iPhone 13, but it’s not clear whether the sources had heard that would be the name or were just assuming it would be, and a few sources have now specifically said it will be called the iPhone 12S.
For example, Bloomberg reports that engineers inside Apple consider the upcoming model to be an ‘S’ version, though that doesn’t necessarily mean it would launch with ‘S’ in the name.
Ross Young – a display industry expert who’s accurately leaked things in the past – also referred to the upcoming phones as the iPhone 12S range, though noted that he’s “not sure” whether that will be the final name.
That said, as we've got closer to launch we've seen growing evidence for the iPhone 13 name. Most notably images supposedly showing official packaging stickers for the range, and video showing MagSafe cases, both shared on Twitter, both refer to the phones as the iPhone 13 range.
Taiwanese site United Daily News also reports that iPhone 13 will be the name.
So it remains slightly unclear which name Apple will use, but with recent leaks and rumors leaning towards the iPhone 13 name, that now seems the most likely.
What’s in a name?
It’s worth noting that if Apple does choose to call its next iPhone the iPhone 12S, this won’t have been done at random, and could in fact signal that the next model will be a relatively minor update that’s not worthy of a new number.
That’s speculation for now, but it’s something to bear in mind, especially as rumors do suggest the design might be similar to the iPhone 12’s, and that even most of the specs might only get a small upgrade.
Could Apple pick a completely different name?
It’s possible. As noted above, calling the next model the iPhone 12S doesn’t solve the problem of 13 being unlucky, it just delays the issue by a year. So Apple might skip straight to iPhone 14, or use some new naming convention, but so far there’s no suggestion that it will, so we’d say this is unlikely.
- We might also see the iPhone SE 3 this year
James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.


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Whether you’re into an old-fashioned cup of joe or artisan pour-overs made with almond milk and topped with a sprinkle of herbs, there’s no denying coffee has grown into a full-scale art form. Some coffee growers have attempted to keep up with the demand for more coffee by employing growing techniques that aren’t good for the environment. However, a recent study of tropical bats in western India indicates that the best coffee may come from some of the most biodiverse regions of the world.
Bats prefer shaded coffee
A new study conducted by the University of Leeds, UK, found that bats in the Western Ghats of India prefer shaded coffee farms to those exposed to full sun. A biodiversity hotspot, the 1,000-mile stretch that makes up the Western Ghats serves as home to a large percentage of India’s native plant and animal life. Among the wildlife that inhabit the area are Asian elephants, Bengal tigers and various species of bats.
The study investigated the patterns of bats in the Valparai Plateau region of the Western Ghats, an area predominantly used for agricultural purposes. Tea plantations cover about 68 percent of the Valparai while about 11 percent of the area is planted with coffee “grown under a mix of native rainforest shade trees.”
The researchers selected 43 capture sites and built a habitat map of the area to manually document the bats’ behavior. As it turned out, several species preferred the agroforestry coffee plantations to other areas in the region. Agroforestry refers to areas that have a combination of agriculture and natural habitat. The bats also tended to congregate around shaded areas adjacent to tea plantations. However, the researchers were careful to point out that previous studies have shown that tea plantations serve as poorer habitats for bats for several reasons, one of which is the lack of shade.
Bats are natural predators of many flying insects and are essential to farms, vineyards and plantations that strive to be chemical free. According to a release from the US Geological Survey (USGS), “A single little brown bat, which has a body no bigger than an adult’s thumb, can eat 4 to 8 grams (the weight of about a grape or two) of insects each night.” Bats are also reliable indicators of the health of the environment. If bats are hanging out in a coffee plantation, it’s likely to be a healthy place.
Healthy bats, healthy coffee
A multi-university team of researchers that also included experts from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Managua, Nicaragua, and the Migratory Bird Center at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute published a report in BioScience titled “Shade Coffee: Update on a Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity.”
The report stated, “Shade appears to impart its greatest benefit in coffee bean flavor for plants growing in suboptimal and heat-stressed growing regions, where shade can bring environmental conditions closer to ideal levels.” The authors found that shade positively affects the “ecosystem services in approximately 58 percent of the pollination studies, 60 percent of the pest control studies, 100 percent of the climate regulation studies, and 93 percent of the nutrient cycling studies” reviewed by the team. That’s good news for many coffee growers.
“Healthy and quality go hand in hand,” Brazillian coffee farmer Byron Holcomb told Serious Eats. “Coffee, botanically speaking, is an under-story shrub. It naturally exists under a taller canopy of trees, aka shade.”
Does shaded coffee make for better coffee in the cup? Many growers and self-proclaimed coffee connoisseurs think so. Coffee beans grow more slowly in shaded areas, and they claim it gives the coffee a richer, deeper flavor. We like it because it’s good for the environment. Have you tried shade-grown coffee before?
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Well the Nokia Lumia 920 features the PureView tech and along with that it also features some more bells and whistles over the original PureView.
Last month a user reported that his Galaxy SII exploded while he was driving his car, which led Samsung to carry out investigations. Samsung hired
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 which was available for pre-order on Samsung India’s online store has now become available on Infibeam. On Samsung’s own site the device could be pre-ordered for a paltry sum of Rs.2000 [paltry for a smartphone
With the launch of the Galaxy S3 not far away, the accessories seem to be fast making their way to online stores. MobileFun, one of the most prominent of the lot has been getting a whole bucket load of accessories for the S3 phone, even before it’s gone on sale in the UK or Europe for that matter


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After 48 hours of not having to safe tap water, residents in Toledo were relieved to have access to clean water again. On Saturday, more than 400,000 Toledo residents were advised to not drink the tap water in the area due to high levels of algae-produced toxins that were found in the city’s water reservoir. Residents couldn’t even boil the water to try and get rid of the toxins, as the concentration levels were so high. With that, many Toledo residents and other nearby communities rushed to grocery stores and gas stations to stockpile bottled water, as city officials weren’t quite sure how long it would take to treat the algae-toxins.
Many grocers and suppliers of bottled water took advantage of the sudden demand of bottled water by increasing the price of water; raising prices by over 30 percent in some places. Residents took to social media, showing pictures of the price tags of water in the area, and requesting government intervention. After being bombarded by social media posts and gaining media attention, news outlets advised residents who were taken advantage of to write to the state’s lawmakers and politicians, asking for a refund, and also for reprimand of the stores.
Though Ohio doesn’t have concrete legislation regarding price gouging, it is illegal to “increase the price of product already in stock based solely on current events.” This is what many residents are saying happened during the weekend crisis.
Things got so chaotic in the city that the Ohio National Guard was called to deliver bottled water to residents and provided purification systems in order for residents to have drinkable water. Authorities in southeastern Michigan utilized their own water stations in order to help supply clean water to those affected.
After a series of chemical treatments, which included adding carbon and chlorine to water system, the advisory was lifted Monday afternoon.
Ohio Governor John Kasich said not only will a full investigation determining the exact cause of the incident be launched, but officials will also investigate the businesses involved with price gouging.
Each year it seems like the prices of everything goes up. Well, this year it will be a fact. According to Dealnews (via The Huffington Post), there are various items that will cost you more in 2013 — from cereal to college tuition. Annually, Dealnews looks at items that are expected to cost consumers more in the coming year.
Here are five things that you can expect to pay more for this year:
1) Cars: “Gas prices may be falling, but cars that run on it are getting more expensive. Earlier this year, the Obama administration issued new standards that require automakers improve fuel efficiency, and the cost of upgraded engines alone is driving up prices,” according to Dealnews. For example, A mid-size Toyota Camry will cost you an additional $175 while 2013 Lexus CT 200h will be almost $3,000 more than last year’s model.
2) Groceries: Because of this summer’s drought, foods such as meat, poultry, and dairy prices are all expected to rise. Why? Drought conditions “forced farmers to reduce the size of their herds to combat higher feed costs, the price of beef and chicken is also slated to rise,” the article says.
3) Healthcare: HR consulting firm Aon Hewitt told the outlet says that, even with Obamacare, employee health care premiums are expected to rise an average of six percent in 2013. For more about the latest developments to the new healthcare plan, click here.
4) Computers: As technology gets more advanced, prices increase. Just look at Apple’s new notebooks that feature retina displays. They are among the highest-priced models on the market.
5) Smartphones: In the past, if you signed a long-term cell phone service contact, the maker would subsidize the phone’s cost. Not so much anymore. “In 2013 T-Mobile will eliminate the subsidy and charge full price for its phones. While there’s evidence to suggest that the carrier will in turn allow users to opt for cheaper service rates (thus saving money in the long run), the pill of a full-price phone may be hard for many to swallow,” writes Dealnews.


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The American carmaker, General Motors is working out to create a wild new version of the Corvette and the company has plans to appoint hundreds of new employees to get the job done.
Recently the company has stated that for almost four decades America’s sports car, Chevrolet Corvette has been manufactured exclusively at the company’s factory located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The company is planning to add a second shift to the factory along with the new hourly jobs and the job count is expected to be 400. This move will bring the workforce there to over 1,300 employees. According to GM, the new workforce will support the overall production of the company’s next-gen Corvette. The company’s chief executive, Mary Barra stated that the car’s iconic standing owes so much to both men and women of Bowling Green. The new hires will deliver the all-new next generation Corvette capable of both its amazing past and an equally enthralling future.
The Corvette is admired for its prolonged history of powerful performance and its comparatively less starting price which is of around $60,000. The company plans to formally reveal its all-new Corvette on July 18, and in its 66-year history, it will be possibly the great redesign for the car. For the first time, the company will place the engine of Corvette from the front of the car to the back side of the passenger and driver. This replacing might possibly enhance the Corvette’s acceleration and it will give the car better handling. In 1966, the same design idea had evolved the Lamborghini Miura, and since then it has become the standard for such sports car, offering extreme high-performance.
Recently, General Motors has been facing problems and has plans to close four of its plants in the United States and the company would be adding 400 new jobs as a part of its enhancement in both autonomous and electric vehicles.


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At this point, Microsoft has already committed to bringing all first-party games to Windows 10 in addition to Xbox. Unfortunately, the Windows Store just isn't up to scratch, leading many to ignore some of Microsoft's biggest PC titles. During XO18, Phil Spencer touched on PC support a little bit by committing to fixing the Windows Store.
Previously, the Windows/Microsoft Store was handled by the Windows team and Spencer didn't have much control over it. However, he has since been promoted to overseeing all of Microsoft's gaming efforts, giving him a much larger leadership role in the company. Phil Spencer will now be using that to take the store in a new direction.
While speaking with XO18 presenter, Julia Hardy, Phil Spencer spoke about listening to fan feedback, a common sentiment from Microsoft this generation. Afterwards, he specifically started addressing Windows, saying: ““I think we’ve got a ton of work to do on Windows. Windows is something I’m very committed to, I’ve heard the feedback about our Store. I’m going to take a bigger leadership role on what’s going on with the Windows Store, make it really tailored to the gamers that we know want to see the best from what we have to offer.”
Hopefully we'll start to see those improvements very soon, particularly since Microsoft now has a stacked deck of talented studios, all of which will be releasing games for PC and Xbox.
KitGuru Says: We know that Microsoft wants to bring Game Pass to PC and catch us up on some older exclusives like Sunset Overdrive. Hopefully all of this will arrive alongside a big update to finally clean the store up. Have many of you used the Windows Store recently? Has it given you much trouble? I remember having a very difficult time getting Gears 4 to install at launch.


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OSCAR winning film The Queen's could help increase Britain's appeal as a set-jetter's paradise, tourism chiefs have announced.
Film tourism or 'set-jetting' is an increasingly popular holiday option with 40 per cent of potential visitors "very likely" to visit places from films or TV.
Chief executive of national tourism agency VisitBritain, Tom Wright, said: "The film can act as free advertising for a destination, location or attraction; shown to millions of people around the world and whenever they watch the DVD.
"Showcasing destinations through film helps maintain the enduring popularity of our beautiful landscapes and countryside, centuries of history, iconic characters, actors and actresses and literary greats."
British tourism is expecting a double whammy from The Queen because of the royal locations that appear on screen and the film's resonance with Britain's royal heritage appeal.
VisitBritain claim 82 per cent of potential visitors would be most likely to 'sightsee famous monuments or buildings' on a visit to Britain, while 46 per cent of Britons enjoy heritage sites and castles while on holiday.
Every year millions of visitors from Britain and overseas enjoy places and events associated with the royal family and earlier kings and queens.
Pageantry and royalty have been a part of the British tourism experience since the early days of the industry and there are no signs that interest is waning.
The top five royal attractions in the country alone account for 3.8 million visits each year. As well featuring popular tourist spots in London - such as 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace - Culzean Castle, Blairquhan Castle and Waddesdon Manor appear in The Queen.
As patron of British Tourism Week, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is undertaking a series of engagements on to draw further national and international attention to the size, value and importance of the tourism industry.
Chairman of British Tourism Week, Stephen Dowd, said: "Our unique royal heritage is critically important to Britain's visitor economy.
"His Royal Highness' interests in heritage and in many of the quintessential elements that constitute Britain's tourism brand, make him a perfect ambassador for tourism.
"Royal recognition of the importance of British Tourism Week will help us redefine both the image and the reality of British tourism in the important years ahead."


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The Competition and Markets Authority in the U.K. said it has given the green light for U.S.-based computer chip and software maker Broadcom’s acquisition of cloud technology company VMware after determining that the deal does not weaken market competition.
Reports said regulators launched an investigation over concerns that the combination of the two technology companies would increase the cost of servers, lead to less innovation and lock out rival technology, reducing customer choice.
CMA reviewed stakeholder feedback, internal business documents, and input from other industry providers in its in-depth investigation, the second of a two-phased probe that began in November 2022.
Broadcom first announced plans to acquire VMware in May 2022. According to the company, it expects the transaction, valued up to more than $60 billion, to close by the end of October, after obtaining all the required regulatory approvals.


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eBay and Amazon Marketplace are failing to crack down on a spate of coronavirus-profiteering by sellers after a Which? investigation uncovered a wide range of products for sale on marketplaces with inflated, and often ridiculous, prices.
At the start of this month, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned that traders should not be exploiting the coronavirus outbreak to take advantage of people through price gouging, and threatened to take strong action if the problem persisted.
However, the consumer champion’s snapshot investigation suggests third-party sellers are still brazenly ripping-off consumers and using the current situation to list overpriced items that are difficult or impossible to find in local shops.
Which? found consistent overpricing of household items, including cleaning products, thermometers, baby formula and tampons – products that are all currently in particularly high demand during the coronavirus outbreak.
There were hundreds of active listings and auctions for dramatically overpriced items, including a £40 thermometer priced at £300 on eBay and £150 on Amazon. A £3 bottle of disinfectant was on sale for £29.99 on eBay – a markup of up to 1,000 per cent – and was more than three times the recommended price on Amazon.
Meanwhile on eBay’s auction site, a flurry of bids sent the price for a bundle of three bottles of Dettol spray and three packets of antibacterial wipes soaring to £210.
Which? also found that consumers were actually buying these overpriced products from eBay, despite the extortionate prices. For some listings taken down during the investigation, eBay showed that multiple items had already been purchased before the listing could be removed.
The research also demonstrated a failure of ‘filters’ and other checks put in place by eBay and Amazon to adequately protect consumers, despite both having stated publicly that they have taken action on the issue.
When Which? asked eBay on 9 March what action it was taking to protect customers from price gouging on antibacterial gel, it said it had filters in place to prevent the listing of these items. But these listings continue reappearing, suggesting the systems in place are not working effectively.
Amazon seems to be having more success, with a number of active listings disappearing during Which?’s investigation. However, more are still appearing.
Which? is calling on eBay and Amazon to take more effective action against third-party sellers trying to take advantage of consumers at this difficult time.
Online marketplaces should be bringing in far stricter controls to identify and prevent these practices of charging unjustifiable high prices for essential products. They must communicate their policies clearly and directly with sellers.
This investigation raises serious broader questions about the checks and balances that eBay and Amazon currently have in place and their inability to prevent harmful listings, a problem raised repeatedly by Which? through its research and investigations.
If the systems used by the tech giants are not capable of preventing harmful listings from appearing at all, then better manual systems need to be put in place to identify and remove them.
While online marketplaces are taking action, both claim to have removed listings and suspended or terminated accounts during the coronavirus crisis, this investigation shows they need to be doing more. If they fall short, the CMA’s new coronavirus taskforce needs to take action to stop these practices. The CMA has already engaged with the big platforms to find out more about what they’re doing to address the issue of retailers on their sites charging very high prices for essential items.
Given the exceptional circumstances brought about by coronavirus, the government should consider how it will work with the retail sector as a whole to tackle irresponsible price-hiking – bringing together businesses, including supermarkets and online marketplaces, as well as Trading Standards and the CMA – to agree how to keep essential items, that should be accessible to all, at reasonable prices.
Sue Davies, Head of Consumer Protection at Which?, said:
“Online marketplaces have taken some action against coronavirus price gouging, but our investigation shows unscrupulous sellers are still cashing in on people’s fears by selling essential items at extortionate prices on eBay and Amazon.
“These companies must make good on their pledges to stamp out coronavirus profiteering, and if they fall short the CMA must be ready to take strong enforcement action.
“The government should consider how it will work with the retail sector as a whole to keep the price of essential items reasonable as the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak continues.”


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Argentine government struggling to reduce poverty and debt
[TIGRE, Argentina] With Argentina suffocated by debt, the government has turned to food stamps, price controls and popular markets to alleviate the suffering of its 10 million poor, but there are no guarantees these measures will stem the ravages of recession.
Maria Benitez is a mother of six whose husband finds short-term off-the-books work where he can. She struggles to put food on the table for her family.
For this housewife from the Benavides suburb of Buenos Aires, even buying the bare necessities is beyond her reach.
"You need a lot of money" just to shop in a supermarket, she said.
That's why she traveled to the nearby city of Tigre and queued for hours under the baking summer sun with a four-month-old baby in her arms to get a government card that will allow her to buy food.
When assuming the presidency two months ago, center-left Peronist Alberto Fernandez said "those with the least" would be his top priority.
Argentina has been in recession since the second half of 2018 with poverty reaching 35 per cent of the population in the first quarter of 2019 and inflation now over 50 per cent.
Fernandez reacted by freezing the price of fuel and certain public services, and controlling the price of various products while launching an application that allows users to locate the shops selling cheaper goods.
The government has also begun distributing 1.4 million electronic food cards worth up to 6,000 pesos (S$125) a month to spend on food, which should benefit more than two million people, including pregnant women, families without formal employment and with children under six years of age.
It's an "emergency measure," Social Development Minister Daniel Arroyo told AFP. It will cost the government seven billion pesos a month and "will last all this year and certainly a lot longer."
According to Fernandez, sales of milk declined 30 per cent during the 2015-19 government of his market-friendly liberal predecessor Mauricio Macri.
Beef consumption - a staple for Argentines - dropped 9.5 per cent in 2019, according to official statistics.
For Fernando de la Fuente, a 28-year-old part-time laborer with a young son, the food card has come "just in time."
"That's what we need the most ... milk, beef, chicken. The essentials," he said after picking up his card in Lomas de Zamora, close to Buenos Aires.
"The government faces a huge challenge: improve economic activity without spending ... it's at a crossroads," said Matias Rajnerman, chief economist at the Ecolatina consultancy.
Mr Rajnerman said the effectiveness of the emergency measures will depend on Argentina's ability to renegotiate its external debt, which stands at over 90 per cent of GDP, because the government needs "a larger margin to spend" and earn "greater credibility" in the markets in order to reduce inflation.
The government is hoping to renegotiate US$195 billion out of a total debt of US$311 billion - according to the latest official figures - including a deeply unpopular US$44 billion bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2018.
According to the IMF, the government's measures "are heading in the direction of restoring macroeconomic stability and protecting the poor."
While the food cards and price freezes are aimed at easing the pain for consumers, popular markets are designed to boost small businesses.
The markets sell bread, vegetables, honey and jams with the idea of encouraging people to shop there rather than in supermarkets owned by big businesses with rich owners.
However, student Elizabeth Ortiz, a mother of two, says she goes "where you have the best prices."
"At this juncture, everything's delicately poised," said Mr Rajnerman.
"It wouldn't be logical to hope for a significant reduction in poverty" over the coming months.


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Medical Marijuana and Covid-19
Yes, medical marijuana is ‘essential’
After Gov. Rick DeSantis issued a “safer-at-home” order for Florida, people were left questioning which businesses would be considered essential. The uncertainty led many local medical marijuana dispensaries to see an uptick in sales, as patients scrambled to stock up on their medicine. Vinit Patel, Regional Dispensary Operations Manager of Curaleaf, said the dispensary, which has a location in Port Charlotte, saw a spike in orders over a month ago after DeSantis issued the order. “There was a quick shoot up in orders because people were expecting to be locked up at home for a while,” Patel said. “People were trying to get as much medicine as they could.”
He said as more news came out, and more influence on staying at home and limiting exposure, Curaleaf came back to a baseline of sales that they’re familiar with. Lynn Ricci, Director of Communications for Trulieve medical marijuana dispensary, which has a location in Port Charlotte, said the Office of Medical Marijuana showed a spike in sales in mid-to-late March, though the most recent data shows signs of slowing down. Despite a slight increase in demand, Patel said, Curaleaf hasn’t experienced an increase in wait time, mainly because they have pivoted how they operate. Curaleaf is offering curbside delivery and not having any customers inside the store. Patients are encouraged to remain in their vehicles. They have the option to order curbside, call ahead, or order online.
Medical marijuana: What it is, how to get it, public perception
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the term “medical marijuana” refers to using the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant, or its basic extracts, to treat symptoms of illness and other conditions.
“The medical cannabis flower by itself is no different than the marijuana flower overall. The plant does not know that it is a medical plant. It simply knows that it is a marijuana plant. Where the difference comes in is in the formulation of products. Through production and processing, marijuana is formulated for a variety of medical impacts. Some strains work better on neurological conditions and therefore make for better oil processing for things like seizures. Some strains work better on anxiety. Some medical patients need high-potency THC, some need less THC potency with higher levels of CBD, the non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. When we refer to medical-grade marijuana, we’re referring to a wide spectrum of specially formulated products. In the end, however, it all comes from the same plant, and that plant doesn’t know that it has been designated “medical,” Marcus said.
Smoking marijuana could make the lungs more susceptible to COVID-19, experts say as cannabis sales spike
In the days and weeks leading up to stay-in-place orders and lockdowns, legal cannabis sales spiked. But lung health experts warn that smoking marijuana regularly could increase a person’s risk of contracting COVID-19, and also have more severe symptoms and complications from the disease, given evidence on tobacco and COVID-19, and what we already know about how heavy marijuana-smoking can impact the lungs.
Smoking marijuana could also make a person’s COVID-19 symptoms worse compared to a non-smoker, Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, a pulmonologist and national spokesperson for the American Lung Association, told Insider. Galiatsatos said that people who smoke marijuana regularly are more likely to experience severe COVID-19 symptoms because evidence suggests marijuana smoking can cause cells in the lungs to die. These cells typically promote germ removal and immune system response, so having fewer of them could lead to chronic health problems like respiratory infections.
Here’s what you should know about CBD and heart health
While CBD has grown in popularity across the world and has shown plenty of promise in treating diseases and increasing people’s quality of life, studies are still in their infancy and the compound remains without FDA approval in the United States. The one condition the Feds have approved for CBD treatment is epilepsy. With all other treatments, CBD should be administered with care and with the approval of a doctor.
The Health line reports that some aspects of CBD make it worth investigating when it comes to heart disease prevention, like the compound’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant features. High blood pressure, one of the leading factors for hypertensive heart disease, is easily influenced by stress, one of the main aspects that CBD products treat.
A study conducted on healthy human subjects demonstrated that CBD managed to lower their blood pressure. These subjects’ results were compared to other volunteers who were given a placebo and who reported no change in their stress level. While this is good news, the effect of CBD on humans with heart conditions or predispositions to these kinds of diseases remains unknown. As usual, before taking CBD as medication for serious conditions, it’s very important to have an open conversation with a doctor who might prescribe dosage and a product with your specific case in mind.
Regulation and reputation with Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia
Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia is the peak industry organization and voice for Australia’s licensed medicinal cannabis industry. MCIA seeks to build an industry that enhances wellbeing through facilitating access to quality Australian medical cannabis products for patients, where the industry and its products are built on sound science and underpinned by industry processes that deliver confidence in the sector and sustainable growth. We support the industry through:
- Working collaboratively with regulators to promote and shape a framework supportive of delivering Australian quality products to Australian patients in a timely and affordable manner;
- Building confidence with patients, doctors, the healthcare sector, community and government through the MCIA Code of Conduct and other technical guidance documents;
- Advocating for key policies and outcomes to support the sector in areas such as patient access, regulatory efficiency, harmonization and compliance, and product integrity;
- Increasing awareness and knowledge through events such as ACannabis, industry reports
- Networking and information opportunities for members; and
- Identifying and supporting local and global growth opportunities for the industry.


text: Daniel_Stuckey writes: Two years ago, the New England Complex Systems Institute published a famous paper that sussed out the mathematical correlation between food prices and unrest: Every time food prices breached a certain threshold, riots broke out worldwide. That all-important threshold is about 210 on the FAO Food Price Index... In May 2013, right before millions of angry Egyptians took to Tahrir Square, the index was at 213. For most of the spring, it had hovered well above 210, meaning that food was prohibitively expensive for Egypt's poor for a full three months before people took to the streets in dissent. And sure enough, food acces is a crippling problem in Egypt even today. UPI reports that "Bassem Ouda, the minister of supplies in the government of President Mohamed Morsi—who was ousted by the army July 3—admitted last week the state has less than two months' supply of imported wheat in stock, or about 500,000 metric tons."


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Jim LaBrie got his start as an entrepreneur early in life, selling newspapers for five cents in downtown Seattle as a fifth-grader.
He has come a long way from those days as the owner of the Bug & Weed Mart, which recently expanded to its sixth store in the Valley. The businesses is a family affair – his son, Joe LaBrie, is director of retail personnel while his daughter, Cara LaBrie, runs the back office, website and point-of-sale for the stores.
The business, which started in 1979, offers professional products, equipment and instruction related to pests and weed control. Last month it celebrated its 40th anniversary with specials, donating $1 from every sale for a week to the Two Pups Wellness Fund.
LaBrie is pleased and still somewhat surprised by the success of Bug & Weed Mart.
“We happen to fall into a niche,” LaBrie says. “Essentially there’s a market for people who want real chemicals to do the job safely and effectively.”
He said the idea for the business began because of a need. He and his wife, Ellin, were living in California with their three children, who were suffering from respiratory illnesses. They moved to Arizona to ease their kids’ health issues but needed products to make their home healthier.
Jim, who began his career teaching and also worked as a proofreader at The Arizona Republic and later for 18 years selling pharmaceuticals, said he could not afford to hire a professional pest controller for the family’s home. He came across a man mixing chemicals for pest control in his garage and he tried it.
He then discovered a do-it-yourself retail store in Mesa specializing in bug and weed control was for sale. Though he didn’t know much about the industry, he believed he could do a better job than the current owner.
“It was a learning experience,” Jim said. “I never expected it to last as long as it has.”
Jim and his staff focused on teaching customers how to use bug and weed control products themselves and by 1982, the business had expanded to three stores in the East Valley and sales steadily increased every year. In 2010 Jim and his team opened a location at 5030 N. Central Ave. near Jim’s home in north central Phoenix.
Today, the experienced staff members at all the locations aim to offer friendly and easy-to-understand information on every aspect of independent pest and weed control. Customers can find products to help with battling just about any type of pest. The stores carry bed bug mattress protectors, dusters, hose-end sprayers, back-pack sprayers, granulators, black lights, gopher probes, dust masks, gloves and many other products.
Outside of work, Jim, 81, volunteers for The Society of St. Vincent de Paul out of St. Francis Xavier Parish, delivering meals to homebound people and doing whatever else is needed. He also volunteers with Catholic Charities Community Services, helping the organization provide low-income housing to those in need, support shelters for domestic violence victims and other outreach. He and his wife now have six adult children and five grandchildren (with a sixth grandchild on the way).
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Cyber Monday generally means more retailer-wide discounts, rather than product-specific ones that pop up on Black Friday, says Novickis. But occasionally, the specific products that do get marked down on Cyber Monday are serious steals. "If a merchant stocked up on a product for Black Friday and then it didn’t sell as well as expected, there could be a deeper discount on Cyber Monday," she says.
The Amazon sales rank (ASR) provides an indication of the popularity of a product sold on any Amazon locale. It is a relative indicator of popularity that is updated hourly. Effectively, it is a "best sellers list" for the millions of products stocked by Amazon. While the ASR has no direct effect on the sales of a product, it is used by Amazon to determine which products to include in its bestsellers lists. Products that appear in these lists enjoy additional exposure on the Amazon website and this may lead to an increase in sales. In particular, products that experience large jumps (up or down) in their sales ranks may be included within Amazon's lists of "movers and shakers"; such a listing provides additional exposure that might lead to an increase in sales. For competitive reasons, Amazon does not release actual sales figures to the public. However, Amazon has now begun to release point of sale data via the Nielsen BookScan service to verified authors. While the ASR has been the source of much speculation by publishers, manufacturers, and marketers, Amazon itself does not release the details of its sales rank calculation algorithm. Some companies have analyzed Amazon sales data to generate sales estimates based on the ASR, though Amazon states:
The main con is obviously the cold, crowds, and chaos. But just because Black Friday traditionally means in-store shopping, doesn't mean that many retailers won't offer sales online. Last year, online sales hit 19.62 billion over the five-day period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. So if you don't want to wake up in the middle of the night to battle crowds and wait in long lines, check with your favorite stores to see if you can do it all from the comfort of your home.
Goodreads is a "social cataloging" website founded in December 2006 and launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler, a software engineer, and entrepreneur, and Elizabeth Chandler. The website allows individuals to freely search Goodreads' extensive user-populated database of books, annotations, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. They can also create their own groups of book suggestions and discussions. In December 2007, the site had over 650,000 members and over 10 million books had been added. Amazon bought the company in March 2013.
Perhaps the most prominent Prime perk, however, is access to Amazon Prime Video. The video on-demand service started in 2006 as Amazon Unboxed, but was rebranded in 2008 and integrated into the Prime service three years later, where it became a huge selling point for Amazon’s annual subscription. It now boasts thousands of free TV shows, films, and games, all accessible on pretty much every screen available.
In 1999, Amazon first attempted to enter the publishing business by buying a defunct imprint, "Weathervane", and publishing some books "selected with no apparent thought", according to The New Yorker. The imprint quickly vanished again, and as of 2014 Amazon representatives said that they had never heard of it. Also in 1999, Time magazine named Bezos the Person of the Year when it recognized the company's success in popularizing online shopping.
Amazon was never going to be able to compete with Google’s YouTube in user-uploaded video content, and it didn’t have the social infrastructure of Facebook to become a destination where people discuss their lives and share videos from around the web. But what Amazon did have was the resources to purchase a company that was poised to outrun both Facebook and YouTube to a new type of business: live-streaming, in particular video games live-streaming. The pioneer of that market was Twitch, which Amazon purchased in 2014 for just shy of $1 billion.
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Suzanne Somers is a well-known actress and singer who remains fit and gorgeous well into her 60s. One of the big reasons for her physical fitness is the line of exercise equipment she has promoted, including such As Seen on TV products as the Thigh Master and the EZ Gym. The variety of different exercise equipment has since been adopted by many enthusiasts across the world, all with excellent results.
Amazon runs data centers for its online services and owns generators or purchases electricity corresponding to its consumption, mostly renewable energy. Amazon contracted with Avangrid to build and operate the first wind farm in North Carolina to power Amazon's Virginia data centers. The wind farm was built and began operating in December 2016 despite opposition from President Trump and some North Carolina Republican legislators.
When it comes to TV sales personalities, none are more famous and revered than the late Billy Mays. Mays ran commercials for dozens of different products, but perhaps the most popular of those products was OxiClean, which is an easy to use, non-toxic, and remarkably effective cleaning detergent that can take care of dishes, polish silver, and clean virtually anything else. Billy Mays put his trademark enthusiasm behind the product, and its quality is known worldwide.


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China orders Covid lockdown in Zhengzhou city after iPhone factory protests
While addressing the presser on Wednesday evening, the city authority asked its residents in the downtown area to stay at home from Friday till next Tuesday.
Chinese city Zhengzhou, which is home to a flagship iPhone factory, has imposed a COVID-19 lockdown in several districts after a series of protests erupted at the key facility, according to the Global Times.
While addressing the presser on Wednesday evening, the city authority asked its residents in the downtown area to stay at home from Friday till next Tuesday as the new cases found at the community level remain high, Global Times reported.
This comes amid the protest that erupted at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in Zhengzhou city where men and women were captured in the footage marching with some of them confronted by people in Hazmat suits and riot police, Reuters reported citing videos circulated on social media.
The protests in China mark an escalation of unrest at the massive factory in Zhengzhou city. The workers were frustrated with the delayed bonus payments, as the demonstrators said on Livestream feeds. The videos could not be immediately verified by Reuters.
This protest symbolizes a dangerous build-up of frustration with the country's ultra-harsh COVID rules as well as the inept handling of the situation by the world's largest contract manufacturer.
The workers surrounded by people in full Hazmat suits with some carrying batons, chanted "Give us our pay!" according to the footage showed.
While another footage showed tear gas being deployed and workers taking down quarantine barriers. Some workers had complained that they were forced to share dormitories with colleagues who had tested positive for COVID-19, Reuters reported.
Refuting the allegations, Foxconn said in a statement it had fulfilled its payment contracts and that reports of infected staff living on campus with new recruits were "untrue".
"Regarding any violence, the company will continue to communicate with employees and the government to prevent similar incidents from happening again," the company added.
Earlier, a similar incident was reported in Zhengzhou city in October. Droves of migrant workers have been fleeing back to their hometowns from the country's largest iPhone factory in Covid-hit Zhengzhou.
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New survey by Ovum for Zuora finds 70 percent of businesses plan to shift to subscription model
Sydney, Australia – 13 December 2016 – The Subscription Economy® is set to shift up a gear as a new survey reveals that more than 70 percent of one-time payment businesses are looking to migrate customers to recurring subscription models in the next two-to-three years.
The move toward a subscription billing model is supported by new research that shows Australians and New Zealanders spend an average of $660 AUD per month on subscriptions or recurring goods and services, with Generation-Z (consumers aged 14-25) expected to lift the Subscription Economy’s annual market potential in Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) from $2.4 billion to $2.62 billion in the next four-to-five years.
The survey of 100 enterprises and 300 consumers in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) was conducted by Ovum Research for Zuora Inc., the world’s leading provider of subscription billing, commerce, and finance solutions.
“Consumers wanting greater control and businesses seeking recurring revenue and a direct relationship with their customer are together creating fertile grounds for this movement towards subscription-based models,” said John Kearney, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, at Zuora.
“Globally, there is a massive shift underway in the way we —as both consumers and businesses —are looking to consume goods and services. We now value the convenience and flexibility of subscribing to services rather than buying products outright.”
While less than one in ten businesses (8 percent) surveyed had a subscription billing system, two-thirds (65 percent) of businesses plan to spend an average five year budget of more than half a million dollars to deploy this technology.
“Compared to the US and Europe, Australian business have been relatively slower to embrace subscriptions or develop a hybrid customer engagement model that can enhance average revenue per user,” said Kearney.
“In the ANZ region, media and entertainment contribute more than one-third (38 percent) of total subscription revenue, but we’re beginning to see strong growth from software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies plus emerging subscriptions-based business within health, education and financial services.”
Despite the positive business sentiment towards subscription-based models, the survey highlighted more than a quarter (27 percent) of consumers were dissatisfied with their current subscription. Lack of flexible options and high cancellation fees are reported as being the major pain points for customers.
Kearney said companies moving to a subscription model should be focused on simplicity and adapting a ‘customer first’ strategy.
“Creating a robust user-friendly experience, and ease of access to unique goods and services, are crucial factors for positive customer sentiment. “Big business has to be on top of pricing and packaging as a strategy to secure market share. Learning from the media industry, including leaders like Fairfax, and from many others around the world, simplicity is going to be key, particularly for the business-to-consumer space.”
Kedar Mohite, Senior Analyst, Media & Broadcast Technology at Ovum, said “The survey points to a shift from nascence to growth within the Subscription Economy, assisted by a surge in adoption by Generation-Y (ages 26-35) and the Silent Generation (ages 71+).
“Close to a third (32 percent) of existing subscription customers are new users who have been utilising subscription services for less than 12 months.In the Netflix era, Generation-Z has been the core global driver for subscription-based goods and services and the ANZ market is no different,” said Mohite.
“The survey results show 75 percent of Generation-Z have been making use of subscriptions for more than two years but we’re now seeing Generation-Y and the Silent Generation embrace the channel thanks to greater disposable income plus increased access to online goods and services,” said Mohite.
Additional survey findings include:
- Generation-Y (ages 26-35) and Baby Boomers (ages 51-70) spend the largest proportion of their average monthly disposable income (7 percent) on subscription or recurring goods and services – close to an average combined household total of $1,130 and an ANZ market potential of $2.4 billion annually
- In the next two-to-three years, more than half (55 percent) of enterprises plan to follow a hybrid direct-to-consumer engagement model, up from 33 percent in 2016
- Almost half (47 percent) of enterprises are looking to change their goods and services pricing due to integration of connected life offerings
- The ANZ Subscription Economy is projected to grow in the range of 2.7 percent annually until 2020. This increase of $260 million is primarily attributed to Generation-Y and Baby Boomers contributing roughly 70 percent of total subscription spend across the ANZ market
The Ovum survey results are further supported by Zuora’s Subscription Economy Index (™) issued in November, which found subscription businesses grew revenues nine times faster than those in the S&P 500 and four times faster than US retail sales over the same period . The fastest growing industry sectors were SaaS, followed by media and telecommunications.
“The Subscription Economy: A Business Transformation” by Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora
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About Zuora, Inc.
The Zuora® Relationship Business Management (RBM)™ solution helps enable businesses in any industry to launch or shift products to subscription, implement new pay-as-you-go pricing and packaging models, gain new insights into subscriber behavior, open new revenue streams, and disrupt market segments to gain competitive advantage. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Zuora also operates offices in Atlanta, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, London, Paris, Beijing, Sydney and Tokyo. Zuora clients come from a wide range of industries, including media, travel services, consumer packaged goods, cloud services, and telecommunications. Clients include Financial Times, Schneider Electric, Box, Honeywell, NCR, RTL, The Guardian, YP.com, BlueJeans, Shutterfly, TripAdvisor and Vivint.
© 2016 Zuora, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Zuora, Insights, Relationship Business Management (RBM), Subscription Economy and Subscription Economy Index are trademarks of Zuora, Inc. Third party trademarks mentioned above are owned by their respective companies. Nothing in this press release should be construed to the contrary, or as an approval, endorsement or sponsorship by any third parties of Zuora or any aspect of this press release. To learn more about Zuora, please visit zuorainternprd.wpengine.com.


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Amazon is reportedly moving its popular Prime Day to the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The change in date is reportedly so the online retail giant can ship a wider variety of products without its current shipping delays, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon Prime Day will now take place in September.
Amazon announced earlier this month it would slowly start to return to two-day shipping. Previously, the company had limited new shipments on select third-party products that weren’t deemed as essential items. That move was designed to help the company prioritize the shipment of household staples and medical supplies.
Prime Day usually happens in the middle of July over a one- or two-day period, so the move to September is likely to allow Amazon to catch up to its pre-coronavirus speed and processes.
Amazon Prime Day offers many simultaneous discounts on a variety of products, including slashed prices for popular Amazon products like the Amazon Echo and Amazon Fire Stick. Nothing is off the cards when it comes to the Prime Day deals, with everything from Keurigs to MacBooks and even 8K TVs on sale for a fraction of their usual cost at earlier installments of the digital shopping bonanza.
Amazon Prime Day has happened yearly since its inception in 2015, and each year, the online shopping period breaks sales records. Last year, Amazon Prime Day sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined.
An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment on the new Amazon Prime Day date.
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According to Mashable, a team from the Netherlands has created a drone which has no need for pesky human control to spy on people or an event. Equipped with a camera, the device can avoid objects on its own and may soon have the ability to navigate itself through doors and windows.
“For commercialization, there is still a long road to go,” Dr. Guido de Croon an assistant professor at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, told Mashable.”
We are currently continuing our research by investigating how the DelFly Explorer can pass through a window or door, so that it can go from room to room.”
This version of the DelFly Explorer can autonomously fly vertically and horizontally to avoid obstacles, but its creators want to make a future version of the device even more self-sufficient.
“We want to develop methods so that the DelFly can fly around and also find its way back,” says de Croons. “These things are still very challenging, given the onboard constraints.”


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Tesla’s already major presence in Fremont is about to get bigger.
The company confirmed Tuesday that it will open an office for roughly 1,500 employees near the eastern base of the Dumbarton Bridge, about 10 miles from the company’s bustling auto factory. The plant employs more than 10,000 people, and Tesla is in the process of expanding it.
The new facility is a pair of leased, recently renovated buildings on Dumbarton Circle, together totaling 230,000 square feet. Many of the employees it will house will come from Tesla’s San Mateo offices — the former headquarters of SolarCity, which Tesla bought for $2 billion in 2016. Tesla plans to begin the move in April and eventually empty out the San Mateo facility.
Although Tesla is growing — and trying to increase production of its luxury electric cars — the move represents more of a consolidation than an expansion. Tesla already occupies other Fremont buildings in addition to the factory, and wants to bring more of its people closer together.
However, the company confirmed Tuesday that its headquarters will remain in Palo Alto, about 29 miles from the factory. With other facilities in Lathrop and Livermore, and a network of stores throughout the state, Tesla now employs more than 19,000 people in California.
David R. Baker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @DavidBakerSF


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The total amount of credits, including attorneys' fees, will max out at $90 million, Nicole Wong, associate general counsel at Google, wrote in a Google blog posting.
The lawsuit, filed in February 2005 in state court in Texarkana, Ark., accused the defendant search engines of charging advertisers for clicks on online advertisements that were fraudulent or done in bad faith and not with the intention of legitimate commerce. The lawsuit was filed by Lane's Gifts and Collectibles and Caulfield Investigations against Google, Yahoo, Time Warner and its America Online and Netscape subsidiaries, Lycos, FindWhat.com, now known as Miva Media, Buena Vista Internet Group doing business as Go.com, LookSmart and Ask Jeeves, now known as Ask.com.
"This agreement covers all advertisers who claim to have been charged but not reimbursed for invalid clicks dating from 2002 when we launched our 'cost per click' advertising program through the date the settlement is approved by the judge," Wong wrote.
Currently, advertisers have 60 days to seek a credit for.
"Under the agreement with the plaintiffs, we are going to open up that window for all advertisers, regardless of when the questionable clicks occurred," the posting said. "For all eligible invalid clicks, we will offer credits which can be used to purchase new advertising with Google."
The attorneys' fees, to be determined by the judge, will be charged as an expense, most likely in the first quarter, Wong wrote. The credits will be recorded as a reduction to revenue during the quarters in which they are redeemed, she said.
Though Google and the plaintiffs have come to an agreement, a judge must approve it for it to be final, she said. The details are confidential but will become public when it is formally filed to the court, she said.
"By far, most invalid clicks are caught by our automatic filters and discarded before they reach an advertiser's bill," Wong wrote. "And for the clicks that are not caught in advance, advertisers can notify Google and ask for reimbursement. We investigate those clicks, and if we determine they were invalid, we reimburse advertisers for them. We will continue to do that, and believe that this settlement is further proof of our willingness to work together with advertisers to reimburse invalid clicks."
George McWilliams, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, said he could not comment on the details.
"It is our understanding that Google has announced today that a $90 million settlement has been reached in connection with the click fraud litigation pending in Miller County, Arkansas, Circuit Court," McWilliams, of the firm of Patton Roberts McWilliams & Capshaw in Texarkana, Texas, said in a phone interview. "Because the settlement is not final and must be approved by Circuit Judge Joe Griffin, we are not able to comment about the details about it at this time."
A representative for Ask.com said the company was named as a defendant in the lawsuit "as a result of our syndication relationship with Google for their Google sponsored listings, not as a result of our Ask.com sponsored listings product. Google has been handling defense of the lawsuit, and we expect to be covered by the settlement as well."
An AOL representative said the company had no comment on the case. Representatives from Yahoo, Lycos, LookSmart, Go.com and Miva could not be reached for comment or did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
A legal expert who has been following the case said the settlement would be a good deal for Google.
"So with the settlement, Google effectively eliminates its entire legacy liability for click fraud for $90 (million), only a portion of which is out-of-pocket cash. Given that the click fraud has been estimated in the billions, a $90 (million) settlement sounds like an excellent deal," Eric Goldman, assistant professor of law at Marquette University Law School, wrote on his blog.
"Unfortunately, the settlement doesn't appear to resolve the basic question of what constitutes click fraud and when search engines are on the hook for it," he said. "On that front, Google still will have an advertiser relations issue that needs further attention."
Anywhere from 5 percent to 20 percent or more of clicks on Internet ads are fraudulent, according to estimates. Click fraud can be conducted by companies that want to rack up advertising costs for rivals or by Web site publishers who want to increase the amount of revenue they get from hosting ads on their site.


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Additionally, Samsung demonstrated the power of a 5G network by successfully streaming live 360 degree virtual reality content in 4K UHD, consisting of 17 independent video feeds, to Samsung Galaxy phones with Samsung Gear VR
Dr Michael Grey, a leading authority in sports concussion based at East Anglia University, has been working on a system that uses the Samsung Gear VR
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Coldplay fans are offered the opportunity for a one of a kind experience on Samsung Gear VR
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Here, Samsung Gear VR
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VR does, however, and Samsung Gear VR
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With the purchase of every new 2016 Honda Pilot, customers will get up to QR15,000 cash back along with a Samsung Gear VR
virtual reality headset and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone, Domasco has said in a press statement.
This offer is valid till Samsung Gear VR
Then there is the Samsung Gear VR
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Following yesterday’s reveal of the HTC First, the world’s, well, first Facebook phone, more images have leaked overnight of the device’s Home user interface.
9to5 Google’s screenshots, sourced from perennial Twitter leaker @evleaks, show off the HTC First’s Facebook Home skin overlaid on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The snaps showcase the First’s apps homepage, notifications page, and the phone’s various networking options, including text, phone, and Instagram capabilities.
The design seems very functional and minimal, with an obvious focus on content sharing via social networks – plus all the usual polish you’d expect from an Android interface. Specs are definitely mid-level, though, with the HTC First reportedly packing a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3in 720p HD screen and 5MP camera.
The HTC First should be unveiled later today at Facebook’s big announcement event – stay tuned to Stuff for all the details.
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