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UBM Electronics Offers a Sneak Peek Inside EE Times Confidential's September Issue
EE Times Confidential Targeted to Business Executives, Investors, Strategic Marketers and Financial Analysts in the Global Electronics Industry
Sep 8, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics, a UBM company and the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced a sneak peek inside the September issue of EE Times Confidential, a premium, subscription-based online intelligence report for business executives, investors, strategic marketers and financial analysts in the global electronics industry.
Issue highlights include:
The Big Idea: Notebook Players Shifting Gears For Mobile Race
As Intel and ARM joust over the future of computing, who holds the key to victory? The unexpected answer is Taiwan's notebook manufacturers. Now that the once-great PC makers like IBM and Hewlett-Packard have ceded much of their turf to Asian manufacturers, Taiwan's top systems makers describe how they are making a gut-wrenching shift to tomorrow's ARM/Linux smartphones and tablets.
Company Teardown: Why Cisco Needs a Reorg 2.0
After a decade-long acquisition binge, Cisco Systems has lost its way. The company must begin shedding its consumer-related units like Linksys and WebEx and return to its networking roots.
EET on the QT:
- The patent chase
- End of the line for mobile broadcast TV chips
- Rambus Labs prepares to tackle imaging technology
- The race to fill white-space spectrum
VC Watch: Lime Tunes Flexible Radio for a Move Into Mobile Devices
The U.K. startup Lime Microsystems thinks it has found a way to leverage its radio transceiver chips for use in new types of basestations, including those used with mobile devices.
Market Data: The outlines of a national smart grid are beginning to emerge, meaning it's time to consider where the biggest opportunities reside for potential equipment suppliers.
Each edition of EE Times Confidential provides an exploration of new business models, eco-systems, and hot technology trends to watch; a concise overview designed to give busy business executives a quick but complete rundown on a particular market, technology, or business issue; tracking of VC investment, startup births and deaths, as well as identifying new industry trends; exclusive news stories from an insider perspective - including business deals and new technology partnerships, personnel changes and analysis covering what's behind the news; and market intelligence, including the tracking of market data and technology advancements. EE Times Confidential is available to subscribers as a downloadable PDF.
EE Times Confidential subscribers access the online intelligence report through a secure website – www.eetimesconfidential.com – available solely for EE Times Confidential subscribers. An annual subscription to EE Times Confidential is $497 per person and corporate subscriptions are available.
About UBM Electronics
UBM Electronics is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry. UBM Electronics delivers results for the key influencers and decision makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology through its market leading brands, peer communities and professional education services. More than 2.2 million engineering professionals engage with UBM Electronics brands which include EE Times, EDN, EDN China, EDN Asia, EDN Japan, Design News and Test & Measurement World, TechOnline, Designlines and Embedded.com across the globe to accelerate technology sales. The international electronics community gathers at UBM Electronics market leading events such as the Embedded Systems Conferences, DesignCon and ARM Technology Conference to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Additionally, UBM Electronics provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation marketing, integrated media, custom solutions and research. UBM Electronics is part of UBM (UBM.L), a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.
About UBM LLC
UBM LLC is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
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By the way the "cash" smuggling currency & outside Central suspicion 11-18
Buyers: by the way the "cash" smuggling currency and outside Central suspicion
Wednesday November 18, 2015 Baghdad, Hazem Shahid
The parliamentary Finance Committee said that the Iraqi Central Bank reserves dropped by about $ 10 billion, with observations on the indicated fraud in auction sale of foreign currency, confirmed that lower reserve is natural and not necessarily be caused by corruption in the Central.
Member of the Finance Committee, said attorney Haitham al-Jabouri told the "range", that "low oil prices led the Central Bank to provide the needed market for dollars through foreign currency reserves from the equivalent to fill this need is through the State imports plus what central reserves offset by narrowing".
He drew al-Jabouri, the "value of oil imports State compiled as previously hit 370 million dollars, turned to the Central Bank in Exchange for local currency means that the reserve was increasing continuously measured by sales that ranged from 175 million dollars to 250 million dollars," indicating that "the State imports after low oil of approximately 120 million dollars makes Central have to dispose of its cash reserves to offset a market need for dollars.
He ruled that "the decline in Central Bank reserves caused by administrative or financial corruption and accused some traders of smuggling currency they buy from a central auction."
The "Central sells dollar in two ways, first by DCs and is selling contains safeguards, the second way is the" cache ", stressing that" the method of sale second punctuated by trickery through smuggling of currency or buying drugs outside the country because they were outside the controls and control. "
And currency smuggling, said that "some traders to sell the dollar in countries experiencing economic blockade such as Iran and Syria", adding that "those States buy foreign currency by a wide margin on price because they lack the sales and released because of international sanctions," he said, adding that "the Central Bank decided to reduce the sale of the" Kash "of $ 15 million to $ 5 million to reduce the phenomenon of smuggling" , Al-Jabouri emphasized the need to cancel the sale in such a way to eliminate the phenomenon of smuggling.
He did not rule out that permeates the dollar selling DCs some gimmick but downplayed its chances, while the rate of confirmed what merchants buy from the Central Bank than the actual need for the purchase of goods and commodities. Central Bank reserves fell deep 67 billion dollars to 58 billion dollars, while it reached 83 billion dollars before the drop in oil prices. And sales surpassed the Central Bank's weekly auction to sell 200 million dollars in foreign currency on several occasions, while facing parliamentary calls for determined in accordance with article 50 of the law on budget by selling 75 million dollars, below.
Abbadi was discussed last Sunday with the Governor of the Central Bank on the relationship, according to a Government statement, the actions taken to stop corruption and mafias are benefiting from the currency Central Bank auction, and accounting involved, a government source said that during the meeting instructed Al-Abbadi to open an urgent investigation into the disappearance of 10 billion dollars from Central Bank reserves.
Federal Supreme Court, declared (6 July 2015) the unconstitutionality of several articles in the balancing act of 2015, including article 50, to compel the Central Bank to determine its currency dollar in its daily ceiling not exceeding 75 million dollars a day.

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MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Airlines’ recent announcement that it will begin flights to
Cuba in September has resulted in numerous passengers calling to cancel
their air tickets on approved air charter flights to Cuba.
American Airlines stated in a press release on June 22nd
that, “beginning September 7, American will start scheduled service from
Miami to five cities in Cuba….” American Airlines made this announcement
and has begun selling these flights even though the airline is well
aware that the Cuban Government has not granted any landing rights to
American Airlines and has not approved flights to the Juan Gualberto
Gómez Airport in Matanzas, which serves Varadero, one of American
Airlines proposed destinations in Cuba.
A coalition of travel agents and tour operators is forming to request
the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Transportation
investigate whether American Airlines’ business practice of advertising
and selling flights for which it has not yet received all government
approvals, and may not receive such approvals prior to the scheduled
start date, is deceptive and harmful to passengers.
The coalitions also will request investigation of the current ticket
prices offered by American Airlines for its proposed flights to Cuba.
The coalition is concerned that these prices appear to be below the
airline’s cost of operations and are an attempt to drive the U.S.-Cuba
air charter industry out of business through predatory pricing. An
American Airlines pilot recently flying with an air charter operator in
Orlando told a representative that “we are going to put you out of
business!” The coalition’s members understand that the U.S.-Cuba market
must evolve in response to the resumption of scheduled service later
this year. They just ask that it do so in a fair, not deceptive and
For additional information and booking opportunities, customers may
contact Island Travel & Tours at 813-872-8313 or www.islandtraveltours.com.
Island Travel & Tours, Ltd.
William J. Hauf, 619-997-4171


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Fast food is a huge part of American food culture (on so many levels). From street truck tacos to late-night burgers with fries, we love all things salty, greasy, and fattening — even if we know they’ll cost us later. Now, a new study suggests that we might be paying for our binges in more ways than one.
Recent research found that a lot of fast food wrappers and containers contain a chemical known to lead to deadly forms of cancers (kidney and testicular), heart disease, thyroid disease, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and ulcerative colitis — just to name a few. These chemicals are also proven to interfere with children’s vaccinations.
Fluorinated chemicals [or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs and PFOAs)] are literally everywhere. Studies have shown that every single American shows at least trace signs of these chemicals. You might recognize them as the nasty chemicals behind the DuPont class action lawsuit when perfluorooctanoic acid was found in the water supply of a West Virginia town near their teflon plant. DuPont lost that case.
In the wake of that landmark win, US manufacturers agreed to phase the chemicals out of food packaging by 2011 and everything by 2015. You know where this is going?


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The make-up brand releases its first celebrity advertising campaign.
There’s no better way to finalise a divorce than to look stunning in a beauty campaign.
As one of the world’s most talked-about women in 2012, Katie Holmes is keeping her name firmly in the headlines with the release of her ad campaign for Bobbi Brown.
“We weren’t looking for a celebrity, just a cool, amazing woman who would fit with our brand,” Bobbi Brown told Women’s Wear Daily. "And she’s just ridiculously naturally beautiful.”
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—Dan Shapiro, the co-founder of Ontela and Sparkbuy, is taking a leave of absence from Google to write a book about startup CEOs for O’Reilly Publishing. He also says that he’s working on another “non-software product,” but declined to offer more details about that.
“So the fantastic folks at Google have agreed to let me take a leave of absence for a few months to scratch some of these itches,” Shapiro writes in a blog post. “It’s going to be a great summer.” Shapiro sold Sparkbuy to Google two years ago, and since then he’s worked as CEO of Google Comparison.
—The Institute for Systems Biology has named Seattle real estate executive Dave Sabey as chairman. “ISB is thrilled that Dave has accepted the position as chair of our board of directors,” said Dr. Lee Hood, president of ISB. “He appreciates the contemporary challenges and opportunities for nonprofits and his operational expertise on a global scale can help guide us in the difficult financial times research organizations face. Dave is one of those rare individuals who is a superb doer.”
—Add3, the Seattle search engine marketing firm, has named Dan Sundgren to the position of chief evangelist. The 25-person company, which is profitable and on track to top $10 million in revenue this year, also announced that it is doubling the size of its Capitol Hill headquarters with room for as many as 50 employees. A graduate of Washington State University and advisory board member at the Northwest Internet Advertising Group, Sundgren previously worked at Intelius and Google. Add3 is “uniquely suited to provide best-of-breed search marketing services to a growing base of clients here in the Pacific Northwest and beyond,” said Sundgren.
—Rob Arnold has been named CEO of MetaJure, a Seattle company that helps individuals sift through information in legal documents. Arnold fills the shoes of interim CEO Paula Rosput Reynolds, who has been elected to the board of directors. Arnold most recently served as CEO of Geospiza, which sold to Perkin Elmer in May 2011. Before that, he led Crossport Systems and co-founded ST Labs, which sold to Data Dimensions.
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Ilana Greene, a Chicago-based freelance writer, contributed to this report.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — On a safari in Kenya, Dylan Higgins pulled out his credit card to pay for himself and his family — and so the tourism workers hauled out the credit-card reader that most Kenyans call obsolete.
In Kenya, after all, 70% of adults pay for goods and services with their cell phones.
“Who would think you could go to East Africa to learn about the innovations in mobile payments?” said Higgins in a recent interview. He is founder of Kopo Kopo, a company based in Seattle, Wash., and Nairobi, Kenya, that creates technology for merchants in Kenya to accept payments from customers’ phones.
“It turns out the emerging markets are leading the world when it comes to mobile payments,” Higgins said.
So why aren’t Americans paying with their phones? If companies like Google
This technology, called near-field communication, includes a micro SD computer chip inside your phone that communicates your credit-card account information to the terminal.
This summer Google is conducting field tests for Google Wallet, a technology that stores credit-card information on your phone that can then be accessed when you tap your phone on a VeriFone terminal. Currently, it’s available only on the Nexus S 4G smartphone.
Google’s goal is to “meet consumer demand by providing the ability to store thousands of payment cards” in a smartphone, creating a virtual wallet, said Spencer Spinnell, director of emerging platforms at Google.
VeriFone makes terminals that read credit cards; the company has announced it will enable all of its devices with near-field technology by the end of 2012, said Visa’s head of mobile technology Bill Gajda.
Visa has partnered with Wells Faro, Chase, Bank of America and U.S. Bank to launch limited trials of its payWave mobile technology. To pay, you launch Visa’s application on your phone, which activates the phone’s antenna. Then when you hold your phone over the VeriFone terminal the transaction information is transmitted. The technology is designed so that when the devices are transmitting the information, a rogue device can’t intercept the signal, Gajda said.
Many taxis in New York City now accept Visa’s payWave as a form of payment, as do some ticket machines in New York’s subway system, plus some 7-Eleven and Walgreens stores in New York and elsewhere.
A recent study by Juniper Research predicts the mobile-payments market will almost triple by 2015 to reach $670 billion worldwide. The study forecasts that North America will be one of three regions that will represent 75% of the mobile market by 2015.
It’s already easy to pay — and that’s a hurdle
Mass-market adoption in developed countries could take three to four years, said Sandy Shen, a research director at Gartner Inc., a technology market research firm.
The biggest hurdle to mass adoption in the U.S., Shen said, is the lack of demand. “People already have so many payment instruments that they don’t see a strong value in using mobile phones.”
Consumers also may be worried about the security of their financial data, Shen said. “From a technology perspective, security can be addressed, but service providers need to educate users that mobile is as secure as card-based payment.” Read more on 5 ways to keep your mobile banking safe.
Visa and Google aren’t the only companies that have tried to capture the American market. Bling Nation unveiled its mobile technology in partnership with PayPal in 2010. That company’s system allowed consumers to pay with PayPal when they tapped their phones on special Bling Nation terminals. When the product launched in Palo Alto, Calif., Bling Nation offered a $20 credit to Stanford University students to use at participating local businesses when they paid with Bling. But now the company appears to have put that project on hold, and no one is using that technology currently.
Lack of infrastructure helps drive adoption
Countries such as Kenya beat the U.S. to adopting the new technology out of necessity rather than luxury. Before mobile, most simply carried cash. “People were getting robbed in Kenya, so this was a solution to a real human problem,” Higgins said.
Visa’s Gajda said that in Kenya, where few people have bank accounts, the mobile technology was used to “leapfrog” over the traditional need for infrastructure, since there’s no requirement for a brick-and-mortar bank.
Consumer adoption was also easier in Kenya because their mobile providers independently offered the service without collaborating with financial institutions. In the U.S., banking regulations wouldn’t allow mobile providers to perform banking duties, Higgins said.
And technologies based on individual mobile carriers aren’t usually compatible internationally or with other mobile carriers, Gajda said.
Visa and Google each plan to change this with their near-field systems. If VeriFone does enable all its credit-card terminals with this technology by the end of next year, any merchant with a VeriFone terminal could then accept these types of payments.
Still, mobile payments need to be more than globally accepted for Americans to start using the technology en masse.
Social media as a driver?
“Before we see mass-market adoption,” Shen said, “we expect simpler services to use the technology, such as checking in with social networks.”
If Americans became accustomed to holding their phones over terminals to update their status or redeem coupons, it might start to change their behavior around payments.
Gajda agreed these mobile payments will likely need to incorporate the social sphere in order to catch on. One example, he said, could be tapping your phone on a console when you enter a restaurant to alert your followers you are there. Another, he said, could incorporate customer loyalty coupons when you tap your phone to pay.
Over time, Gajda said, he expects these mobile payments to get at some of the remaining cash transactions in the U.S. In particular, parking fees and tolls.
“In mature markets, it’s an issue of convenience. I expect there will be a long trail of people who continue to use their plastic cards,” Gajda said.
Of course, Americans aren’t always the first to adopt new technology. Some people — maybe you are one of them? — still write checks.


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Higher rates would slow the economy and hurt African-Americans and Hispanic Americans the most. See full story.
How to get Apple’s newest iPhone for free
Now may be the time to trade in your old Apple device. See full story.
Bankrupt rapper 50 Cent shows off his new African digs
Over the weekend, 50 Cent took to the popular social-media forum to show off his new pad to his 6.2 million followers. “My crib is almost finished in AFRICA,” he wrote See full story.
Why the U.S. may need to raise rates next week
The chart from ETFs provider Source puts the U.S. economy in the middle of an expansion and nearly in late-expansion mode, meaning it is in an area where inflation pressures start and central banks get less accommodative. See full story.
Action suggests 1700 on the S&P more likely than not
Last week, I noted how important the open on Monday was for the next larger move in the market. Without a gap up last Monday, we seem to be setting up in a structure that will take us down into the 1700s in the no-too-distant future. See full story.
China, where driving a Buick and drinking a PBR are signs you’ve made it. See full story.


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What just happened? Since late 2020, the European Union has been developing legislation that could significantly affect how big digital platform holders like Apple and Google operate. That legislation is on the path to becoming law later this year, possibly altering the relationship between platforms and third-party developers.
The European Commission adopted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) this week, two packages designed to control the power of tech giants in favor of consumers. After the Council of the EU signs and adopts the acts, they'll go into effect this fall.
Between the two, the DMA is probably the more important for platform holders like Google and Apple. It will require "gatekeepers" like them to let EU users install apps from outside official app stores, easily uninstall pre-installed software, or easily unsubscribe from core services. The law also includes other protections for third-party developers and consumers regarding data, advertising, and payment systems.
Apple and Google have fought against demands to allow third-party payment systems on iOS and Android, respectively, and Apple strongly argues against sideloading. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney responded positively to this week's announcement. Epic has fought both giants in court over the right to deliver apps and operate payment systems outside platform holders' official channels.
Additionally, DSA will try to raise safety measures to protect internet users from predatory advertisers, trackers, and other services. It will also let users more easily flag illegal content online and file complaints against platforms.
Last month, the EU also agreed upon legislation that will eventually force Apple to ship its phones with USB-C compatibility.


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MetroPCS announced today in an agreement with tokidoki they will be putting out a specialty Huawei M835. tokidoki is a Los Angeles-based cult apparel and accessory company. The new phone will have two interchangeable battery covers and tokidoki content preloaded. This is similar to the Tap-Out Ascend promotion they had a while ago. They haven’t yet set […]
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Just got word that a new update is coming to the Denver, Co area for the Huawei Ascend II. This Cricket update will bring it to Gingerbread 2.3.5. As of now there are no dates on release, or what has been changed or fixed. Once we have a date we will let you know! […]
We knew Huawei would be pushing out a impressive phone at a reasonable price. Well here it is Huawei Honor aka Glory. Hit the break to check the specs.
A leaked AT&T roadmap has found its way on to the net! According to PocketNow’s leaked image AT&T stands to get six new Android devices! The following devices are set to launch in the third quarter! Samsung SGH-i777 aka Attain AT&T’s version of the Galaxy S II – Running Android 2.3.3 Samsung SGH-i927 aka Gidim […]
Andrew Mitchinson, Huawei’s UK Boss, says that the Blaze could appear in the UK as soon as next month. He said this in a conversation to Bloomberg. Vodaphone and 02 could be on board to sell this phone…..


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New Branded Items in WPI Digital Storefront.
The popular digital storefront that offers WPI-branded items in stock for quick delivery for faculty and staff has added two new items. Based on recent special requests, the store will stock a robot stress reliever and a tech taco—a gadget to organize all your technological cords and cables.
Launched in Sept. 2016, the storefront gives campus departments a fast, reliable way to purchase and receive promotional items, particularly when there is little advance time. Next-day delivery is standard and pricing is based on the overall volume, not your particular order.
The storefront is accessible from the Marketing Communications website.
If you have other ideas for items to stock, contact Jeanne LaMotte at email@example.com.


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Chunghwa Post has released a Visa card with the theme of the 2024 Paris Olympics in an effort to boost participation in various sporting activities and raise interest in the Olympic Games. In order to demonstrate its dedication to international sports, it also introduced a Postal VISA Debit Card for a limited time to show the enthusiasm for the competition and the players' support.
Chunghwa Post to launch Postal VISA Debit Card with the theme of the 2024 Paris Olympics.Photo provided by Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
The adorable mascot "Phryges" of the 2024 Paris Olympics is inspired by the hat worn by Marianne, a representative figure of the French Revolution, and symbolizes the French spirit of pursuing freedom and rationality.
Chunghwa Post to launch Postal VISA Debit Card with the theme of the 2024 Paris Olympics.Photo provided by Chunghwa Post
Chunghwa Post has released a limited-edition card face for the Paris Olympics with the theme of "Phryges," which is collectible and may be utilized in daily life. Anyone can utilize the "Mobile Post Office" APP at any moment going forward applying a Visa card without waiting in line at the post office if they have a post office chip financial card.


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If this is indeed a flagship smartphone, the Lenovo Z5 will take advantage of a Snapdragon 845, or at the very least, stick with the MediaTek Helio P60.
Credit: WeiboLike the iPhone X, the Z5 (in these concept images, anyway), has a display that adheres to the contours of the device's face. Therefore, we don't know if there's a notch or a bezel somewhere that makes some space for front-facing sensors. In other words, the handset might not have buttons, physical or otherwise, or a notch for the camera. A speaker can not be spotted in the teaser images so it is likely that Lenovo has used a piezoelectric speaker behind the display, which is similar to the Xiaomi's Mi MIX, the first smartphone to adopt such a cheaper. While that does look mighty impressive, it is only a portion of the smartphone that has been revealed. There is no new live photo or press render available, just this sketch of the yet-to-be-unveiled Lenovo Android phone. That perhaps applies more for the bottom which is where the OLED display adapter is placed. It will be interesting to see if Lenovo has found a way to do away with that. He wrote that "Lenovo Z5 will have a screen ratio of 95 percent, it will include four technological breakthroughs and 18 patented technologies".
Lenovo has teased a new arrival that might top Apple's iPhone X in a bid to deliver a true all-screen smartphone. It remains to be seen how exactly the company achieved this and we will be taking a closer look at the compromises that have been accompanied by bringing the bezels down to such a level.


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The Czech trade surplus widened to CZK 49 billion in November of 2019 from CZK 47 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year, as exports declined 5.3 percent from a year earlier to CZK 409.4 billion while imports dropped at a faster 6.4 percent to CZK 360.4 billion.
Balance of Trade in Czech Republic averaged 8609.33 CZK Million from 1991 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 54987 CZK Million in September of 2019 and a record low of -39868 CZK Million in December of 1992. This page provides the latest reported value for - Czech Republic Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.
Balance of Trade in Czech Republic is expected to be 54000.00 CZK Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Balance of Trade in Czech Republic to stand at 7000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Czech Republic Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 11000.00 CZK Million in 2020, according to our econometric models.


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Aug 24, 2019
Retrogaming is one of the big trends being observed at Gamescom this yearWhether it's playing on vintage hardware or on emulators on new hardware, retrogaming is still here
Feb 02, 2018
Game Developers Conference revokes Atari co-founder, Nolan Bushnell's award; he applauds GDC's standBushnell had created an environment in Atari, the company he co-founded which was nothing short of impenetrable bro-culture
Dec 12, 2017
Atari to kick off preorders for the Atari 2600-inspired Ataribox on 14 DecemberThe Ataribox is expected to start shipping in the spring of 2018, with expected prices to range between $250 and $300.
Sep 28, 2017
The Ataribox will be a Linux-powered, AMD-based, "open" platform pre-loaded with classic Atari games, confirms creatorAt E3 2017, Atari teased a wood-encased console and little else. Now, we have some more information on the console and the kind of hardware we can expect.
Aug 21, 2017
Atari accuses Nestle for blatant copyright violations involving the game BreakoutNestle has been accused of using content from Atari's 1970s classic game, Breakout in a television advertisement aimed at selling the KitKat brand.
Jul 17, 2017
Ataribox design revealed: Here is Atari's first gaming console in two decadesAtari has revealed the design of its much anticipated ‘Ataribox’, almost a month after the company confirmed that it is working on a gaming console.
Jun 17, 2017
Atari confirms that it is indeed building the Ataribox, its first game console in over two decadesYou have to be past a certain age to remember Atari’s game consoles and unless you’re past that age, you’re unlikely to be excited by this news.
Jun 15, 2017
Open AI research shows that human feedback can speed up machine learning tasksHuman feedback can complement existing AI development approaches such as imitation learning and reinforcement learning.
Jun 15, 2017
Microsoft researchers built AI that used a divide and conquer approach to beat 'Ms. Pac-Man'The Maluuba team managed to get 999,990 points in Ms. Pac-Man by using an approach they call Hybrid Reward Architecture.
May 03, 2016
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell wants to bring hardcore fundamental game designing to mobile titlesAtari founder Nolan Bushnell is using his expertise to create arcade titles, to make hardcore mobile games with a focus on fundamental game design.


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The future for the Indian textile industry looks promising, buoyed by both strong domestic consumption as well as export demand as China is drifting away from textile manufacturing activities. With consumerism and disposable income on the rise, the retail sector has experienced a rapid growth in the past decade with the entry of several international players like Marks & Spencer, Guess and Next into the Indian market.
Address challengeof spatial scalability The Consortium of Researchers for Disruptive Technologies in Agriculture, involving researchers from India and abroad, has successfully integrated a crop simulation…+ More
The WTO's quarterly outlook indicator, comprising seven trade parameters, stood at 96.3, the lowest since March 2010 and down from 98.6 in November An indicator…+ More
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday addressed the first stakeholder consultation on the draft logistics policy prepared by the Department of…+ More
New Delhi: Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, launched four projectsin North East for the development of silk sector through video conference in New…+ More
Of the 1484 companies admitted for resolution under IBC, 612 are from the broader manufacturing sector, which includes metals, textiles, food and beverages and machinery…+ More
Due to rapid urbanisation, construction is going to remain a robust job creator in the long-term. Segments like warehousing, commercial/residential realty, and infrastructure are promising…+ More


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A dog walk with a difference...
Get your Wellies & Dogs at the ready! Rowans Hospice’s popular sponsored dog walk ‘Woofs & Wellies’ is taking place once again at Stansted Park on Sunday 27th November, including a new 6km route.
Gemma Carden, community and events fundraiser at the Rowans Hospice, said: “Woofs & Wellies has become an extremely popular event with both dogs and their owners dressed in their best Christmas outfits. We are looking forward to seeing hundreds of pooches and their humans walking around Stansted Park and really hope to beat last year’s success, of an amazing 275 pooches that raised an incredible £11,600.
“This is a great way to start off the festive season and we hope that local people will support the event, which takes place to highlight the important therapeutic role that the PAT Dogs, who regularly visit patients at Rowans Hospice, perform. After completing the walk, the doggies will receive a medal and there will be the opportunity to purchase food and drink from the farm shop to warm you up.”
The 3km and 6km ‘walkies’ is open to all dogs to register and bring along as many human companions as they like. Registration is just £5 per dog and there is a sponsorship target of £25. All the money raised from the event will go to Rowans Hospice which provides care and support for local people affected by life-limiting illnesses.
Further information and online registration is available at www.rowanshospice.co.uk, or call fundraising for an application pack on 023 9223 7142.


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Dr. Dani Segal believes education is the key to a healthy lifestyle. That’s why she holds two masters degrees, one with a homeopathy concentration, and a doctorate in holistic and sports nutrition.
Her philosophy that “knowledge is power”, is a key part of the success that has allowed Healthy Thymes Market to proudly celebrate its 30th anniversary in Vernon this month.
Dr. Dani regularly conducts lectures, classes and workshops to keep people informed about a wide range of health topics.
Ladies’ Night, empowering women’s health at every age will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Healthy Thymes Market on Route 94. The power of sleep will be the topic of a future presentation.
Dr. Dani refers to hemp, CBD oil and medicinal mushrooms as “superheroes.” Besides these, Healthy Thymes stocks clean, organic grocery store items, thoroughly researched, all-natural body care products, supplements and vitamins.
Dr. Dani and her husband, Dan, began by baking bread at home and selling prepared health foods to other stores. Finally, in 1989, the couple decided to open their own health food store in various locations in Vernon, with the current store located on Route 94.
Dr. Dani says she’s been a true vegetarian since the 1960s, long before it was popular. “I’ve always watched what I’ve eaten since high school,” she said.
Dr. Dani attributes her store’s longevity to the loyalty of Vernon residents and the surrounding communities.
“We wouldn’t be able to celebrate this (30th year in business) milestone in health without our loyal customers,” the doctor said. “Many of our current shoppers include children and grandchildren of original customers.”
"Hemp, CBD oil and medicinal mushrooms are 'superheroes.”
Dr. Dani Segal, Healthy Thymes Market


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Preorders for all iPad models, including both 3G and Wi-Fi, will begin next Monday, May 10. The iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K. on Friday, May 28, Apple has announced.
It lands in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. Apple said it will announce launch dates for nine additional countries at a later date.
Pricing is £429 for the 16GB iPad WiFi, £499 for the 32GB and £599 for the 64GB; meanwhile the iPad WiFi + 3G starts at £529 for the 16GB, £599 for the 32GB and £699 for the 64GB.


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As many farmers have harvested the first cut of their hay crops, the next task at hand is moving bales into storage for the winter.
Alberta Agriculture's Forestry Beef and Forage Specialist, Barry Yaremcio, recommends it's best to store round bales under a shed.
"You can get 20 to 25 per cent deterioration of quality and weight loss in bales that are stored outside, unprotected in a years time."
He says if you have to store round bales outside, putting them under plastic leaving the ends open will help reduce spoilage.
He says storing your round bales in individual rows is your best bet, spaced six to 10 inches apart.
The mushroom stack, where the first bale is laid flat and one is put on top, is a much better option than storing you're bales in a pyramid according to Yaremcio.
"That's probably the worst way to store bales," he said when explaining the pyramid stacking method. "As the moisture comes down, and leaks in between the top row, to the second, to the third, to the fourth, anytime that moisture goes down the centre of the pile where those bales are touching, you'll find black hay and that's where your damage is done."
Yaremcio says when it comes to small square bales you want to store them inside, whereas large square bales can be stacked three or four high if you need to stack them outside, using a tarp to protect the hay from the elements.
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The PC is dead, says the man who invented it
Saturday 13 August 2011
Back in the late 1950s, the then head of IBM, Thomas J Watson, was rumoured to have predicted a potential world market for "maybe five computers", an estimate that illustrates how radically the role of the computer has changed.
Now, on the 30th anniversary of the first IBM PC, one of its 12 designers has taken to the internet to herald the PC's imminent passing.
"They're going the way of the vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent light bulbs," wrote Dr Mark Dean, admitting that back on 12 August 1981, when his IBM 5150 was unveiled at the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom in New York, he didn't think he'd live long enough to witness its decline.
PC, of course, stands for personal computer – and there is no let up in our fascination with them, in all their increasingly diverse forms: smartphones, tablets, televisions and games consoles, often controlled by the swipe of a finger on a screen, or even a gesture in the air.
The gadget that Dr Dean is waving an emotional but nevertheless enthusiastic goodbye to is the kind of machine he had a hand in designing; the one operated by a clunking keyboard and errant mouse.
The IBM 5150, with its 16k of RAM (barely enough for one Word document), no hard disk and price tag of just over $1,500 (then about £830), was one of the first indications of a worldwide computing revolution, along with the Commodore PET, Apple II and Atari 800. But Dr Dean believes that its direct descendants are now outmoded.
"I, personally, have moved beyond the PC," he wrote. "My primary computer now is a tablet."
Sales of tablets and smartphones have grown rapidly in the past year, as has an increasing dependence on "the cloud", with our information stored on the internet rather than on a weighty box sitting on a desk.
For the majority of people using new online services to consume entertainment and interact via the web, tablets and smartphones are all that they need – they may have migrated from a PC, but it is possible they were reluctant PC users in any case.
But while Dr Dean notes that most current innovation is happening in "social spaces... where people and ideas meet and interact", a wealth of creativity still happens using the standard PC unit, and those creators have taken to the internet to argue vehemently with his assertion.
Making music, video and games is still tricky via small, touch-screen interfaces and, for all their strong links to the past, the traditional keyboard and mouse still have a role to play. Also distancing itself from Dr Dean's statement is Microsoft, a company still heavily invested in the PC market and which prefers to call the new era "PC plus". IBM, perhaps tellingly, sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005.
The debate essentially surrounds form and function. Dr Dean may well be right, but your beloved PC won't disappear without something just as flexible and powerful taking its place. The PC was always just a stepping stone to smaller and better things. Even if it is going to bite the dust, there's no more need to mourn its passing than to mourn the passing of the typewriter.
A History of the PC
1981 IBM introduces its first PC in August 1981. Everything about it is small, except the price: it has 16k of memory, a 160k floppy-disk drive, an 11.5-inch black-and-white monitor – and costs $1,565.
1983 Microsoft releases Windows and launches MS Word version 1.0
1986 The first PC virus appears, when "Brain", which originated in Pakistan, spreads via floppy discs.
1992 The first CD-ROMs go on sale, the memory-packed CDs that launched the Encarta encyclopedia on a generation of grateful school pupils.
2001 The PC turns 20 after 835 million have been sold.
2006 Intel, the computer chip maker, estimates that there are close to one billion Internet-connected PCs worldwide.
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Federal officials said they launched a Cyber Monday crackdown, seizing the domain names of 150 websites that sold and distributed counterfeit goods and copyrighted work.
The domains, which were not identified, are in the custody of the U.S. government. Visitors to the sites will now find a banner saying the domain name was seized by authorities, and that willful copyright infringement is a federal crime, said the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced the actions.
So-called "Cyber Monday" is the first Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, when shoppers surf the Web for online discounts. According to a report by CNNMoney, sales are projected to hit a record $1.2 billion this year.
As part of the crackdown on illegal goods, undercover federal agents bought professional sports jerseys, golf equipment, DVD sets, footwear, handbags and sunglasses, said the Justice Department.
In most cases, the goods were shipped directly to the U.S. from suppliers abroad. If the trademark holders confirmed that the purchased products were counterfeit or otherwise illegal, seizure orders were obtained from federal magistrate judges for the domain names of the websites that sold the goods, as well as associated websites.
A year ago, 82 websites were seized during a similar operation.
The Cyber Monday actions this year and last were part of a broader law-enforcement sweep, dubbed "Operation In Our Sites," against online piracy and counterfeit sales.
Since the operation’s June 2010 launch, officials have seized 350 domain names, and the seizure banner has received more than 77 million individual views, according to the Justice Department.
John Morton, director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, said in a prepared statement that more and more Americans are doing their holiday shopping online, and they "may not realize that purchasing counterfeit goods results in American jobs lost, American business profits stolen and American consumers receiving substandard products."
"For most, the holidays represent a season of good will and giving, but for these criminals, it's the season to lure in unsuspecting holiday shoppers," he said in the statement.


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APPS. All the cool kids have them. And there can be a tendency to panic if you are a business owner and you don't have one showcasing your products or services.
But two experts in this intriguing digital space have warned against developing an app for an app's sake.
Digital agency The Creative Collective chose apps as the theme of one of its most successful Web Wednesday events last week, drawing a record number of questions from the audience.
Jude Anderson, executive manager of the Commonwealth Bank's Mobile Innovation and Payments division, spoke on the night.
He leads a team that develops the bank's mobile channels, including the CommBank and Kaching apps, and NetBank for tablet.
"I talked about creating Kaching and the updates and innovations we've introduced," he said.
"I also highlighted the growing popularity of mobile banking. Fifty per cent of all NetBank logins now come from mobile/tablet devices.
"We are using new technology to make banking simpler and more convenient for customers.
"Across Kaching we have introduced a range of new innovations and updates recently, including Kaching for Android, Bump for iPhone Kaching users, and announcing that we will launch a Kaching Facebook app later this year.
"We've also introduced exciting innovations like NetBank Vault, a virtual safety deposit box, and Ideabank, which allows customers to showcase their ideas on what the future of banking looks like.
"All of these technologies give our customers more control over the way they access and manage their money."
Mr Anderson said Kaching was a highlight as it was an Australian first.
"It has redefined the way Australians can pay each other - through mobile, email and to Facebook contacts - and has changed how many of our customers view mobile banking," he said.
He said the bank's apps had attracted more than 3.5 million downloads, more than 500,000 for Kaching. But he had some words of advice for businesses investigating apps.
"Listen to what your customers want and use this insight at the heart of everything you do," he said.
"Equally important is to always look towards the future and how you can continue to innovate.
"The cost will ultimately depend on what you are trying to achieve and the number of people you want to reach.
"However, before considering the cost, the first thing businesses should consider is the value the app will offer to customers.
"Ask yourself, is it engaging, simple to use and will it deliver a benefit?"
The sentiment is echoed by Mooloolaba apps creation firm iApps chief executive officer Rick Hoy.
"(At the event) I was asked how much an app costs, and ours start from $20,000 and go upwards," he said. "So why are there cheap apps out there for 99 cents? There are a lot of kids who have come to this market who can work at home and put together apps who are being paid $1000, but that wouldn't cover my staff's wages.
"Plus it's all about return on investment. We just did an app for MLC to alleviate problems around paper for their agents on the road.
"Using this app, they can now sign people up while mobile and they don't need to go back and forth to the office. That has saved three hours a day for each agent.
"So their ROI was three days, if you multiply 2500 agents by three hours per day. It's all relative."
iApps has made more than 50 apps in its three years and now has 32 staff and an office in Bangalore. The average app takes three to six months to develop.
"If an app doesn't do something people won't use it," he said.
"Consider whether the information you might be thinking of putting in an app would be better simply on the web.
"Plan it out, think about it and don't jump on board because it's the thing to do."
WHAT DOES AN APP COST?
IT'S a bit like asking how long is a piece of string. You get what you pay for.
A full app project with iApps starts at $20,000. This includes idea discussions, workshops, software architecture and development, business analysis, graphic design, beta testing and tweaks.
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Residents and visitors of downtown Raleigh have more options these days for dining, shopping and living, and more changes are likely on the way.
A “State of Downtown Raleigh” report released Tuesday describes an area on the verge of an economic boom.
Downtown’s rapidly growing population is fueling a surging retail and food industry in downtown Raleigh, according to the report by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes downtown.
The addition of major projects are likely to encourage more economic development in the coming years, according to Orage Quarles III, interim president and CEO of the group.
“Downtown is currently in the midst of a $1.75 billion pipeline of investment, which includes 3,672 residential units, more than 1,000 new hotel rooms and 346,000 square feet of new retail space,” said Quarles, who worked as publisher of The News & Observer for 16 years before retiring last year.
The report touts as successes a new downtown bicycle rental program as well as county voters’ approval of the Wake Transit Plan, which seeks to improve bus and train service in downtown Raleigh and beyond.
For the next big transformational developments, visitors should look to downtown’s Warehouse District. That’s where developers plan to complete Union Station, a transit hub, and The Dillon, a 17-story tower, in the next year or so. Here’s a snapshot of the report.
The population of downtown Raleigh is about 8,200. That’s up from 6,000 in 2014.
Glenwood South houses 36 percent of the downtown population, while the Warehouse District has 9 percent.
The value of land in downtown Raleigh rose 106 percent between 2008 and 2016, according to the Wake County tax assessor’s office. Despite the rise, the median apartment rent per square foot in downtown Raleigh – about $1.70 – remains lower than in downtown Orlando, Charlotte, Nashville and Austin.
In Raleigh, urban dwellers can expect to pay about $1,530 for a 900-square-foot downtown apartment.
More than 45,000 people work in downtown Raleigh, an increase of 19 percent in the last seven years. The Downtown Raleigh Alliance expects the area to add 11,500 more employees before 2030.
Tech companies added 2,500 employees in downtown Raleigh over the last five years, and Citrix plans to add another 400 “in the near future,” according to the report. HQ Raleigh, a co-working space, is home to more than 130 of Raleigh’s start-up companies and plans to add more than 40,000 square feet of space in the next few months.
The workforce is pretty smart: Downtown has a higher share of residents with bachelor’s and graduate degrees than the state and national figures. Nearly 50 percent of downtown Raleigh residents 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 28 percent of North Carolinians and 30 percent of Americans.
Sixteen new stores opened downtown in 2016, building upon the retail industry’s momentum since the end of the recession.
Downtown’s retail base has grown 28 percent since 2010. That’s more than the dining base, which grew 24 percent, and the bar industry, which grew 21 percent.
Emerging retail themes include home furnishings, local gifts, fashion and everyday needs. Ninety-six percent of the stores in downtown Raleigh are locally owned, the DRA report says.
In 2016, 25 new restaurants opened while food and drink sales in downtown Raleigh topped $200 million for the first time ever.
Downtown Raleigh is home to chefs – Ashley Christensen (Death and Taxes), Scott Crawford (Crawford and Son) and Cheetie Kumar (Garland) – who have been nominated 10 times for the James Beard Award since 2010. The awards are considered the Oscars of the culinary world.
More than 75 downtown establishments now feature outdoor dining either on their own private space or on the public sidewalk.
More than 208,700 people attended the 2016 IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival downtown, which the Downtown Raleigh Alliance said was the largest event in Raleigh’s history.
The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates the festival generated $10.8 million in direct visitor spending, $1.3 million in media value from NBC’s “Today” broadcast with Al Roker, as well as 92,000 attendees from outside Wake County.
There are 1,072 hotel rooms downtown and their occupancy rate last year was 71 percent, up 11 percent over the previous three years. The national hotel occupancy rate is 65 percent.
The Residence Inn is expected to open downtown this year, creating 175 new rooms. Another 922 rooms have been announced and are expected to open in the next few years.
The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts recently finished its facelift. In 2016, the center completed $17.7 million in upgrades and renovations such as new lighting, rebuilt concessions area, safety systems and new paint throughout the building.


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Whilst fans have a few months more to wait before the theatrical release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in December, the toys from the newest blockbuster hit the shelves. To mark the event we produced a midnight unboxing fronted by Toyologist Peter Jenkinson and James Burns, editor of Jedi News at www.facebook.com/argos
Argos are the UK’s number one toy retailer and we wanted to drive coverage for the brand around the launch of the brand new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story toys. We were tasked with spotlighting exclusive items as well as positioning them as the go to destination for purchase, engaging both with existing customers as well as the Star Wars fan base.
To ensure Argos stood out from the crowd, we excited Star Wars fans with an exclusive Facebook Live reveal which was streamed live onto Argos’ Facebook page at midnight on 02 September – making them one of the first retailers to showcase the brand new products. Toyologists Pete Jenkinson and Jedi News Editor, James Burns were in studio to unbox the toys.
We were able to create a real buzz about the event, with the live stream on the client’s Facebook page having over 7000 live views on the night, and 16,000 views to date, with 218 likes and 47 shares.


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2022 Ford Maverick Debuts Next Week
Ford has announced that it will be introducing a new pickup next week, effectively making this the pre-engagement ring of automotive commitments. Anticipated to be a compact truck priced to contend with tougher times, the model has fittingly been named the Maverick. The title harkens back to the 1970s and the 2-door coupe (later sedan) equipped with a lineup of “Thriftpower” motors that originally had the name emblazoned on the rear deck with a somewhat confusing cattle theme.
While designed in roughly the same spirit as the original, the modern Maverick is a different animal and unlikely to come with the optional Windsor V8 allotted to the coupe. We’ve been told it’s to be produced alongside the smaller Bronco Sport in Mexico and likely share a platform. That means powertrains will probably be limited to 1.5 or 2.0-liter Ecoboost motors with a maximum possible output of 245 horsepower.
But that should suffice for a pint-sized pickup. It’s more than any non-Syclone version of the Chevy S-10 produced and would undoubtedly be sufficient for the lighter workloads someone would buy the truck for in the first place. Ford also released a teaser video where the truck looks to have a hybrid badge on the back. We’re betting that model would use the 2.5-liter Duratec iVCT gas-electric hybrid that’s found in the current-generation Escape. Though it should be said that absolutely none of this has been confirmed by the manufacturer.
Pricing is a mystery but Ford will absolutely keep the Maverick well below the Bronco Sport’s nearly $27,000 MSRP. It also has to try and avoid stepping on the Ranger’s toes, likely necessitating a price tag as close to $20,000 as it can manage. Blue Oval previously hinted that it wanted to introduce a pickup under $20,000, though we’re not sure how realistic that’s going to be with just every other model seeing a price hike over the last year — including the Bronco Sport.
The official debut happens on June 8th, with Ford hiring Gabrielle Union (who I verified is actually famous after a quick search) to simultaneously present the vehicle on her own Instagram and TikTok channels. The manufacturer will also be broadcasting the event on Hulu and via its existing social media channels. It’s likely to be a cringe festival but we’re genuinely interested in what the pickup is going to offer and hope this heralds in more legitimately small trucks, rather than “midsize” behemoths like the Chevrolet Colorado and Ford’s own Ranger.
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text: NewsRegional NewsFirst Kootenay Cannabis Symposium coming to Nelson SHARE ON: Alex Skultety, staff Monday, Apr. 8th, 2019 The Kootenay United Cannabis Association is hosting its first event this Thursday: the Kootenay Cannabis Symposium. Government officials from all levels will be in Nelson to discuss ways of assisting smaller Kootenay producers in becoming involved in the regulated market.Vice President with the association, Jim Leslie, says the goal right now is to start a dialog.“We literally have the movers and shakers of this national and provincial policy, literally coming to the Kootenays to find out the best possible answers to the problems that we’re all facing right now. I think everyone in the Kootenays should be very proud of that. We should be ready to stand on our legacy and move forward with every level of government because we all have a real chance to lead here.”The confirmed government representatives include Mary Shaw, Executive Director of Cannabis Legislation and Regulation; Jessica McLachlin, Manager, Stakeholder Relations at Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Secretariat; Wendy Norris, Senior Policy Manager at Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Secretariat; Sarah Wright-Gilbert, Engagement Policy Advisor at Health Canada.There’s a number of barriers that the small producers in the region have been facing during the legalization process which are not just financial, but regulatory as well. The federal government is issuing licenses for micro cultivators as well as standard cultivators. However, the cap on cultivation space at the micro level can be restrictive, explains Leslie.“A micro cultivation license has a very restrictive cap at 2,100 square feet of cultivation space. It is extremely difficult with that limited amount of space for an indoor cultivator in the Kootenays to pay for all the licensing and go through all that expense and then produce cannabis in such a small space.”Doubling the cap in cultivation space is one change they’d like to see. There’s been about 85 micro license applications submitted from growers in BC, according to Leslie, but only one has been approved so far.He feels these future developments are significant for the area to help create sustainable businesses which contribute to the local economy and services. There’s also been an issue with supply, which Leslie highlights as being another important reason to get more cultivators licensed.Other discussion topics at the symposium will be developments in the Kootenay’s cannabis industry, the economic impact of legalization, regional job creation and auxiliary business opportunities, understanding regulatory and legal parameters, community based solutions to industry obstacles, and sustainable cultivation practices.Industry stakeholders who are seriously considering licensing are invited to participate in Thursday’s event, which runs from 9:00am-7:00pm at the Prestige Lakeside Resort & Convention Centre in Nelson. The public is welcome as well; however, there are a limited number of tickets available. Leslie says the public is welcome to join the association as a member as well and attend future events. You can visit their website here.


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SHANGHAI (REUTERS) - As the United States-China trade war drags into its 16th month and continues to disrupt supply chains, more than one-quarter of multinational firms have not made contingency plans, according to a survey from a subsidiary of courier giant DHL.
The survey by DHL Resilience360, a supply chain risk management software platform under Deutsche Post's courier unit, included 267 anonymous responses from supply chain executives across industries including healthcare, automotive and consumer.
Over half of respondents were from companies with annual revenue of over one billion yuan (S$195 million) and most were from the United States and European Union, the survey showed.
Of the respondents, 48 per cent from the engineering and manufacturing industry and 40 per cent from the car mobility sector reported that they had no contingency plans at all, even though both fields have been heavily targeted by both countries in the trade war.
"We're now dealing with such a new frontier that most supply chain professionals have not encountered this before and it's so new that I think a lot of people are struggling to even understand what they can do to deal with it," said Ms Shehrina Kamal, product director for risk monitoring at DHL Resilience360.
Of those that had decided against relocating or shifting production out of China, some said they were unaffected by the trade war. However, 43 per cent said long-established connections with Chinese factories and suppliers as well as cost and time were among reasons for staying put. Just 8 per cent of respondents said they expected tariffs to eventually be removed.
Of the 12 per cent of respondents that have moved manufacturing out of China, some said they faced headaches such as a lack of skilled labour, heavy port congestion and maintaining supplier quality, the survey showed. India and Vietnam were among the most popular alternative locations.
The US and China have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of each other's goods since July 2018 as trade friction between the world's two biggest economies worsened despite several rounds of negotiation. Industries that have been hit so far include car, retail and technology.
A "phase one" deal that would cool trade tension and roll back some of the tariffs had been expected in November but has yet to be agreed.
The disruption has led other Asian countries to compete for investment from companies moving supply chains to escape higher tariffs, with governments offering tax breaks, promising to slash red tape and sending trade missions.
Meanwhile, news website Axios reported that a trade deal between the US and China is now "stalled because of Hong Kong legislation".
Citing a source close to US President Donald Trump's negotiating team, the report said that the deal was stalled also because time was needed to allow Chinese President Xi Jinping's domestic politics to calm.
China's Foreign Ministry said last week that legislation signed by Mr Trump last Wednesday backing protesters in Hong Kong was a serious interference in Chinese affairs.
The Human Rights and Democracy Act authorises the US government to impose sanctions, including asset freezes and visa bans against officials who abuse human rights in Hong Kong. It also requires an annual review to assess if Hong Kong has sufficient autonomy to justify its special treatment from the US.


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At IBC2008, Packet Vision and UDcast will demonstrate targeted advertising for mobile TV platforms.
The technology showcase will include an example of a geographically targeted advertising campaign in which content can be delivered to mobile TV users over standard DVB-H networks. The showcase will also highlight the symbiotic relationship between mobile TV and targeted advertising, which can bring revenue to mobile TV. According to MultiMedia Intelligence, mobile video revenue will exceed $3.5 billion in 2008 and grow to $15 billion by 2012.
The companies said the demonstration of targeted advertising over mobile TV follows a number of successfully completed targeted advertising campaigns managed by Packet Vision over commercial IPTV networks during the past 12 months. In addition, UDcast Mobile TV—including geographically targeted content and advertising support—is already integrated into the transmitters of a number of vendors, with further announcements expected to follow at IBC.
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The leaks keep coming for MultiVersus, but all they show is that the momentum the game is building seemingly cannot be stopped. The latest piece of news about the game, coming at the same time that Season 1 has gone live comes from an Xbox dashboard ad that appears to reveal that DC’s Black Adam and Gremlins’ Stripe may be both on the verge of an imminent launch.
Eagle-eyed Xbox users spotted the ad appearing on their dashboards and flooded Twitter with photos of the proof, and there’s no ambiguity about it, with the two characters taking prime positioning making it crystal clear that they’re planned for what is presumably an update that will launch quite soon.
MultiVersus is the recently launched Super Smash Bros-like character fighter from Warner Bros Games and Player First Games, and the title that certainly has commanded the most attention of any contender to the Smash Bros crown. The title is leveraging the bulging list of characters and IP owned by Warner Bros to thrust characters from Arya Stark (Game Of Thrones), and Wonder Worman (DC Superheroes) to Rick & Morty (Rick & Morty), and even Bugs Bunny (himself) together in one of the craziest mash-ups we’ve ever seen, and in an epic fight to the death.
When it comes to these potential new additions, Black Adam is seemingly the latest in a series of DC Superheroes coming to the game, following the likes of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman who are already on the primary roster. Black Adam is more of an anti-hero, however, having been incarcerated for more than 5000 years before being set free into the world during the modern day. It seems that Warner Bros. is leveraging the fact that a live-action Black Adam film adaptation starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson is due to hit cinemas this October because the MultiVersus version is a Johnson likeness as well.
Stripe is the primary antagonist from the first Gremlins movie. Originally a Mogwai, Stripe is the first one of the first batch of five Mogwai to be born from the water of a paintbrush jar that was accidentally spilled over Billy Peltzer’s new pet Gizmo, and the chaos ensues from that point on. After eating food post-midnight, Stripe becomes a Gremlin, which has a laser-like focus on causing trouble.
Season 1 of MultiVersus begins today, and recent official updates announced that Morty of Rick & Morty fame would be coming to the game on August 23, 2022. In May a leak, outlined over 21 characters that were in various states of development, three of which (Lebron James, Rick, Morty) have been formally announced, but interestingly neither Black Adam nor Stripe were amongst those on this list.
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Multiple crises and uncertainties characterise the unprecedented state of the world as the Task Force completes its work. Human tragedy; the fears of a volatile, indefinite health crisis; the implosion of local and national economies with resulting unemployment, poverty and inequality; an extraordinary scale of fiscal and monetary stimuli by those countries that can afford them, and a public finance and sovereign debt crisis for those who cannot. Amidst such turmoil, the persistent and growing threats of climate change and biodiversity loss; and the challenges in securing the national, regional and international cooperation needed to come through this period and build better, with dignity, humanity and hope.
Digitalization, already part of our world, has through this crisis come into its own. Over 1.5 billion children in 188 countries have been affected by school closures due to the pandemic, with many resorting to some form of online learning. Digital finance in particular has become a lifeline for many, and the positive hotspot of a global economy on pause. Digital rails have become the superhighways for large cash transfers by governments to citizens in the face of income losses associated with mandatory lockdowns.
Online shopping has surged through the crisis, with many surveys pointing to a permanent shift in consumer behaviour towards digital purchases. Customer spending through Amazon has surged during the crisis to US$11,000 per second, driving the value of the Seattle-based company up to almost US$1.2 trillion. Alibaba, which emerged as China’s leading ecommerce platform after the 2003 SARS outbreak, is now offering billions of dollars in loans to SMEs at a time when many others are retrenching.
The COVID-19 crisis and its economic aftermath have not created but have without doubt super-charged the trends towards digitalization. In this context, the Task Force’s mandate and recommendations are more important than ever and represent a more urgent agenda to action.
Catalytic opportunities for harnessing digitalization to accelerate financing for the SDGs have never been greater. Many governments have committed to greener and more equitable, short term public stimuli and bailouts, and longer-term recovery plans, driving impact-focused public spending and investments that will require enhanced transparency and accountability underpinned by real-time, digital tagging and assessment. Sustainability-aligned investments in public traded equities have performed remarkably well throughout the crisis, and are expected to grow rapidly, requiring better data and improved financial products. SME access to finance will be a critical factor in the short and longer-term recovery, with algorithmic lending providing an ever-more important basis for targeting and moving funds quickly and safely.
Digital risks will also be more present than ever before. Access to a phone, a bank account and a digital ID is increasingly core to economic health and for some a matter life or death. Yet one or more parts of this digital survival kit are still unavailable to almost half the adult population across most developing countries. The rapid digitalization of public finance makes the need more urgent for robust systems, strong institutions and effective accountability. Cybersecurity and privacy threats represent a growing concern, often affecting the most vulnerable with less advanced capabilities. The accelerated growth of digital financing and global platforms, makes it more pressing to secure the international cooperation and governance innovations needed to ensure that their global, cross-border effects benefit communities in delivering SDG-aligned outcomes.


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Philips, Europe’s largest consumer electronics company, on Wednesday wrote-off the remaining book value in a South Korean joint-venture, citing deteriorating demand for televisions built on old-style technology coupled with falling prices for popular hi-tech alternatives.
The Dutch group announced a €418m ($496m) non-cash write-down on its 50 per cent stake in LG.Philips Displays, a five-year-old equal partnership with LG Electronics, the South Korean electronics group.
The charge is broken down as approximately €128m to write-off the remaining book value of the stake and €290m related to the impact of currency conversion from dollars to euros. In addition Philips will take a fourth-quarter cash charge of €42m, in relation to guarantees provided to LG.Philips Displays' banks.
Philips said the event would not impact equity. Furthermore, while it will retain its stake in the struggling joint-venture, it pledged not to invest additional money in a business which made a profit of Won1.66bn on sales of Won8.33bn last year.
Earlier LG.Philips Displays said it would book a non-cash charge of $725m in its fourth-quarter results because of the slowdown in demand for cathode ray tubes. Philips shares were barely affected by the announcement, adding six cents to €26.63.
"Capacity increases and very strong price erosion of flat panel TVs have created adverse market conditions for CRTs in advanced markets such as Europe," LG.Philips Displays said in a statement.
The price difference between old-style cathode ray tube televisions and more expensive LCD tvs is closing rapidly, making flat-screens more affordable and therefore increasingly popular with consumers in mature markets.
The news came as Philips, whose products range from toothbrushes to hospital scanners, heard it had not yet secured a sought-after credit rating upgrade that would ease the path to raising debt to fund acquisitions.
While Moody’s, the ratings agency, was upbeat on Philips’ progress in becoming more resiliant and less volatile through widescale restructuring, it held off upgrading its Baa1 debt rating.
However, in changing its rating outlook to positive from stable, Moody’s hinted that an upgrade may come soon. Among the factors it will weigh is evidence that operating margins are increasingly sustainable at around five per cent.
Philips said in October a move by Moody’s to nudge the rating one notch higher to the equivalent A- rating it has from Standard & Poor’s, would create headroom to raise debt to finance acquisitions, particularly in the field of healthcare.
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Peel Hunt restated their buy rating on shares of TI Fluid Systems (LON:TIFS) in a research note released on Thursday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 335 ($4.38) price target on the stock.
Several other equities research analysts have also commented on TIFS. Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of TI Fluid Systems from GBX 260 ($3.40) to GBX 234 ($3.06) and set a buy rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank cut their price target on shares of TI Fluid Systems from GBX 350 ($4.57) to GBX 300 ($3.92) and set a buy rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of TI Fluid Systems from GBX 240 ($3.14) to GBX 215 ($2.81) and set an overweight rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of GBX 273.83 ($3.58).
LON TIFS traded up GBX 2.50 ($0.03) on Thursday, hitting GBX 223 ($2.91). The company had a trading volume of 371,570 shares, compared to its average volume of 251,273. The company has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion and a PE ratio of 7.53. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 191 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 189.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 114.84, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 1.26. TI Fluid Systems has a 12-month low of GBX 151.28 ($1.98) and a 12-month high of GBX 221.55 ($2.89).
TI Fluid Systems plc manufactures and supplies automotive fluid storage, carrying, and delivery systems for the light duty automotive market worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Fluid Carrying Systems, and Fuel Tank and Delivery Systems. The Fluid Carrying Systems segment offers brake and fuel lines/chassis bundles, such as double-wall and single-wall steel fluid carrying lines and bundles for brake and fuel systems; multi-layer plastic lines for vapor, thermal management, and exhaust treatment; sensor-integrated connectors for installation and system assembly; and heated plastic lines for selective catalyst reduction urea fluids.
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It goes without saying that there ought to be a new smartphone released from time to time for any self-respecting smartphone manufacturer, and Motorola too, does not want to miss out on this particular bandwagon. In fact, it does seem as though a slew of new DROID handsets might be in the pipeline according to one of the latest leaks from the industry.
Hello Moto HK has decided to spend some time by going through Motorola’s Bug2Go software, where this has opened up the doorway to check out a bunch of Motorola device codenames for devices which have yet to hit the market, where among them include the Xplus1 (Moto X+1), xWatch, xClock, Titan, Quantum and Uline. Needless to say, some of these tend to let the game out right from the get go, while others do require some sleuthing around to have a better idea on what they will eventually be.
It must be said, however, that we ought to wait until something official is shared by the folks over at Motorola and perhaps the possible mobile carriers who will be championing these devices from Motorola themselves. I am personally excited with the xWatch and xClock, where both will have something to do with telling the time, be it on our wrist or in the living room.
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The new Packers Pro Shop will open on July 17.
The Green Bay Packers Pro Shop will open in its new, more spacious location on July 17 at Lambeau Field.
The 21,500-square-foot store will more than double the old store in size and its main entrance will be on the ground level on the north side of the stadium.
Its part of the $166 million Lambeau Field project in which the Atrium has been expanded and renovated. ...


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GameStop is exploring ways to change how customers experience its stores through some strategic redesigns, the company announced in a recent press release. The distributor of physical games, accessories, and collectibles has partnered with a design firm to "strengthen its focus on creating unique in-store experiences." This announcement follows reports from earlier in the year that suggested GameStop might be making these types of changes as well as other reports of low revenue and stock prices.
Immersion, achievement, creativity and community are the four "major motivations" of gamers that GameStop and design firm R/GA will focus on when creating these new concepts for the brick-and-mortar stores. While current GameStop establishments have a few game demo areas set to let shoppers test out certain games, these new store designs will give people more ways to try new games before purchasing them. Stores will also have a "unique layout and purpose" with some of them supporting esports events while others will be focused solely on retro games and hardware.
These types of GameStop stores won't be popping up on every corner right away though. Pilot stores will be tested in select markets with the hopes of appealing to people who are "searching for experiences in gaming beyond the console," GameStop said.
"We're on a journey to use our vast retail footprint to provide an engaging and well-thought-out experience that enhances our consumers' gaming interests," said Frank Hamlin, chief customer officer at GameStop. "Among its many strengths is R/GA's ability to leverage consumer insights and technology to reimagine the experience our consumers can have in our physical space. Our investment in this partnership is the next stage of our transformation and growth strategy."
Back in March, GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb reported that sources claimed GameStop was exploring ideas for "GameStop 2.0," a plan that included shifting towards a "cultural experience." Extra TVs and other ways that make the stores more inviting were also mentioned, and a projected rollout for August now seems to be in line with GameStop's recent announcement.
GameStop also tested a new benefit for Pro members in select areas not long ago. A promotion that was tested alongside the release of Days Gone also gave buyers an option to get a full refund within days of purchasing the new game. Reports from June showed that GameStop's stock prices had fallen amid low sales, though the announcement from the company about the redesign plans made no mention of these shortcomings.


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Stock futures fell Monday beforehand of any other batch of retail profits to kick off a shortened week for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 106 points, or 0.Three%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures slid zero.6% and zero.8%, respectively.
Disney bucked the bad fashion, but, growing more than 8% after the media giant announced that Bob Iger might return as CEO, powerful right now.
Investors had been reflecting on the strength of a latest endure market rally, which kicked off in advance in the month with the October client rate index analyzing and won some steam with ultimate week's reading on wholesale costs. Traders last week were hung up on messaging from Federal Reserve officers, who have been much less inspired with the figures and reassessed their optimism around the possibility of slowing inflation.
Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research said that in his view, the Oct. 12 low changed into the lowest and the S&P 500 should upward thrust to close to 4,three hundred by using the stop of the year, he instructed CNBC on "Closing Bell: Overtime" Friday night time. The benchmark index presently sits at three,965.34.
"What's making the big distinction within the market is the resilience of the economic system, it's been astonishing," he said. "Everyone's been debating whether or not we're going to have a tender touchdown or a hard landing – meanwhile, there may be no landing in any respect. The purchaser failed to get the recession memo and they preserve spending."
Retail sales accelerated in October, however at the company stage Target mentioned slowing demand and Amazon announced it's going to lay off 10,000 employees — even though Home Depot and Walmart have suggested robust results.
"Despite what holiday season spending may additionally advise, retail stocks have a tendency to be within the top 3 for November, however in the bottom three for December, and somewhere middle-of-the-percent in January," Liz Young, SoFi's leader investment strategist, said in a word this weekend.
"Seasonality has an area in marketplace evaluation and has some predictive power. But the strength of the economic cycle is more potent, irrespective of the time of year," she brought. "With 375 foundation points of Fed price hikes to this point, an inverted yield curve, spikes in inflation, and commodity charges nevertheless part of the narrative, we can all however finish that we're overdue in the monetary cycle."
This week, a brief one because of the Thanksgiving vacation, traders may be busy with some other organization of retail profits. Best Buy, Nordstrom, Dick's Sporting Goods and Dollar Tree are the various organizations on deck.
Raymond James analyst Michael Rose upgraded Comerica to outperform from marketplace carry out, pronouncing the stock can pop greater than 20%.
"We are upgrading CMA shares to Outperform and establishing an $eighty five charge goal following the recent selloff inside the stock put up earnings juxtaposed with its surprisingly stable essential positioning heading right into a potential recession," Rose wrote in a Monday be aware.
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The flow came after Iger's handpicked successor, Bob Chapek, came below fire for his control of the organisation, having ultimate week announced plans to cut prices at the enterprise's an increasing number of stressed streaming provider following a large pass over on Wall Street's profits expectations.
- Elliot Smith
European markets were marginally decrease on Monday as buyers persisted to assess inflationary pressures and the viable trajectory of principal bank interest prices.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 slid zero.2% in early trade, with fundamental resources dropping 2.1% to lead losses as most sectors traded in the pink. Utilities bucked the trend to add zero.6%.
- Elliot Smith
Disney has re-appointed Bob Iger as its CEO, powerful at once, after previous CEO Bob Chapek was criticized for his control of the enterprise, which covered plans for price cutting.
The business enterprise announced in a late Sunday announcement that Chapek is stepping down, and Disney's board chair Susan Arnold thanked him for his carrier.
Shares of Disney have dropped more than 40% so far this 12 months, as of Friday's close. The stock hit a 52-week low on Nov. 9.
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— Mike Calia, Alex Sherman
Morgan Stanley's Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Mike Wilson says we're within the "very last tiers" of the undergo market, however the situation will continue to be tough for a while longer.
He predicts while — and at what level — the S&P 500 will hit a "new low."
— Weizhen Tan
Investors can be a bit more cautious in the week in advance, with shares in search of path in quiet buying and selling and the bond marketplace's warnings about recession getting louder.
The Thanksgiving excursion on Thursday need to mean markets will in all likelihood be quiet Wednesday and Friday. Traders will be monitoring reviews on Black Friday vacation purchasing for feedback on the patron.
"It's genuinely every week wherein facts dependence is the key phrase," said Julian Emanuel, senior managing director at Evercore ISI. "The bias [for stocks] is better until statistics continues to go to pot and the Fed remains on its hawkish slant... Which has really been strengthened inside the ultimate 48 hours."
Check out our full deep dive on what to anticipate in the week in advance right here.
— Patti Domm, Tanaya Macheel
Stock futures opened little modified Sunday nighttime beforehand of some other batch of retail income to kick off a shortened week for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose forty one factors, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures inched up by means of zero.03% and Nasdaq 100 futures introduced zero.2%.
The most important averages each posted an up day however a down week inside the preceding trading consultation. The Dow rose almost 200 factors, or zero.6%. The S&P climbed 0.Five% and the Nasdaq Composite finished simply 0.01% above the flat line.
— Tanaya Macheel
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COLUMBUS, Ohio– The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is warning residents to be on alert for family emergency scams.
This scam is similar to grandparents scams, where callers pose as relatives. The con artists claim to need money right away to get out of jail or deal with a car accident.
“This is a horrible scam,” Ohio Attorney General DeWine said in a news release on Wednesday. “Con artists prey on people’s worst fears that something bad has happened to a loved one. They try to scare people into sending money right away. Once they get your money, they’re gone and the money’s gone.”
DeWine’s office said it has received more than 20 complaints since November with the average reported loss of more than $6,000.
The attorney general office offered the following tips to avoid falling victim to these scams:
- Communicate with your family members. Talk to your family about scams and discuss how you would communicate during a true emergency.
- Verify a caller’s claims. If you receive a call about a family member in trouble, contact someone else, such as the person’s parents, to determine the person’s location and whether the person truly needs your help. Be wary if the caller asks you not to contact any other family members. This is a tactic used by scammers. When in doubt, ask questions only your real family members would know how to answer, such as the last time you saw each other.
- Limit sharing information online. Don’t post upcoming travel plans or detailed personal information online, and encourage your family members to take similar precautions. Scammers may use information available online to learn more about their targets and to make their ploys seem more believable. Check your account privacy settings on social media and limit who can view your information.
- Be wary of specific payment requests. If someone tells you that you must pay using a gift card, prepaid reloadable card, money transfer, or cash, it may be a scam. These payment methods are difficult to trace and are used regularly in scams. Once the money is sent, it is very difficult to recover.
To report scams, got to OhioProtects.org or call 800-282-0515.


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Microsoft's Surface Books have been reported to be suffering from a weird glitch, causing screens to flicker and the company has revealed that a fix will be released soon.
Last week, the Surface Book went on sale through various online and offline stores in the US and Canada. Soon after that, some customers started reporting about a screen flickering issue withn the device on Microsoft's support forums and the Surface Subreddit.
According to responses on the forums, the flickering stops by itself after some time, while some users were able to permanently stop this issue by disabling Hyper-V through Windows features. The Register contacted Microsoft about the issues and the company has given the following statement:
"A small number of customers have flagged some issues with their Surface Book. We are working hard to resolve them quickly and easily with Windows Update."
As of now there is no ETA on the fix but users can use the above mentioned workaround for the time being. If you are one of the affected users, do leave a comment about your experience.
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The latest American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor showed an uptick in optimism among small business owners, indicated partly by increased confidence about their ability to save for retirement and partly by the higher salaries they’re paying themselves.
Sixty-seven percent of small business owners in this year’s survey reported having a positive outlook for the coming year, compared with 54% in 2014. And they’ve increased their salaries from an average of $71,200 last year to an average of $73,700this year.
Saving for retirement is also less of a worry for some this year over last, with only 47% of survey respondents reporting being concerned about their ability to fund their retirements this year, compared with 65% a year ago.
Not all the news is rosy, however. Investments and hiring are relatively flat, and business owners said that keeping or maintaining their current sources of revenue and business is their first priority. Fifty-six percent of entrepreneurs are making capital investments, and 34% are hiring new employees, according to this year’s survey.
Eighty-two percent of small business owners said they’d be focusing on improving customer service in the coming year, in order to get an advantage over their competition. Last spring, 78% were prioritizing better customer service.
Improving the customer experience doesn’t mean that businesses are necessarily looking deeply at their business trends. Only 45% of businesses are analyzing customer data this year, down from 65% last year. When asked why they weren’t using analytics to make better business decisions, 42% of respondents cited lack of time.
Growth and sales
Growing their businesses is still an important goal for folks, although it may not be the first priority for many. Seventy-six percent of business owners plan to take action to create growth in the next six months. Last year, 72% were planning to expand business. Sales will generate the most growth, said survey respondents, with 32% planning to sell more products or services of the same variety they already offer. The biggest barrier to growing their businesses was rising costs, said business owners.
The industry with the most plans for growth is the construction sector, with 91% of businesses planning to expand. Eighty-six percent of manufacturing companies and 85% of retail businesses had growth plans for the coming six months.
The state of business, state-by-state
Breaking the data down by region, American Express reported that entrepreneurs in Florida are the most worried about government regulations (29%), Californian business owners are concerned about the rising cost of doing business (27%), and folks in Illinois are too busy with their existing customers to search out new ones (28%). Texas business owners are primarily focused on finding the right employees (24%) and New York’s small business community is most worried about the shaky economy (21%).
The American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor has been conducted annually since 2002 and is based on a sample of 742 small business owners across the United States. Businesses must have fewer than 100 employees. The 2015 study was conducted between February 17 and March 3, 2015.


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Developers from Facebook are working on a standalone camera application, much similar to the popular Snapchat.
The application which is being developed in London will allow users to click pictures and stream live feed. The application, like snapchat, will launch directly into the camera interface with an option to integrate with Instagram and Facebook.
This isn’t the first time Facebook is working on a standalone camera app. It has previously built many similar applications such as Poke, Bolt, FB camera, but most of them failed to garner interest, and hence shut down.
It is expected that Facebook will experiment something new with this upcoming camera application. No information is out regarding its launch date, but when launched, it will rival Snapchat.