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Secoo (SECO) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday
Secoo (NASDAQ:SECO) is set to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, March 22nd. Analysts expect Secoo to post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter.
Secoo stock opened at $11.22 on Monday. Secoo has a 1-year low of $6.61 and a 1-year high of $14.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.
Several research analysts recently commented on SECO shares. BidaskClub cut shares of Secoo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 10th. ValuEngine cut shares of Secoo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Secoo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $11.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 10th.
Secoo Holding Limited is an online integrated platform company. The Company offers an integrated online and offline shopping platform, which consists of its Secoo.com Website, mobile applications and offline experience centers. The Company offers a range of products including watches, bags, clothing, footwear, jewelry, accessories, menswear, children’s wear, sportswear, cosmetics and skin care, automobile, home goods, lifestyle services, lifestyle services and high-end Chinese original products.
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Vodafone UK has announced its own branded push email service, Vodafone Business Email, and said it will support the launch with parallel offerings for BlackBerry Connect and Microsoft Windows Mobile-based devices.
Users who sign up before 31 May 2006 will get the service for £28 a month on top of their voice tariff.
Vodafone Business Email is being provided through a deal with wireless email provider Visto, which offers a push email offering for small firms and individuals. A hosted service is available for larger companies.
Vodafone also plans to offer BlackBerry Connect which will deliver the push email services of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, allowing attachment viewing and secure encryption on a range of handsets.
The Microsoft Windows Mobile service using scheduled ActiveSync is designed for companies that use Exchange 2003 and Windows Mobile smartphones.
Vodafone will offer services to remotely configure, interrogate, diagnose, manage and maintain smart devices connected to the Vodafone network, featuring a lock and/or wipe facility for lost or stolen phones to protect sensitive information.
The service will be inclusive on certain Vodafone Business Email and Windows Mobile-based device price plans, and is already in place for users of BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
TSB IT fiasco has "all the hallmarks of an IT meltdown", claims Treasury Committee chair Nicky Morgan MP
The first appeals over Apple's Irish taxes will take place in the autumn, confirms Ireland's finance minister
Stephenson will design the inside and outside of the futuristic Lillium jet.
The new policy is aimed at making the social network is a safer place

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JUL-16: SETTLED IN COURT
Overcharging for water bottle attracts Rs. 5 L penalty! Â Â
Manoj Kumar went for a movie at Big Cinemas in Jaipur, run by Reliance Media Works. He bought a bottle of Aquafina water and was charged Rs. 30 though the printed MRP was Rs. 16. Upset, Manoj asked for the complaint book but this was not given to him. Manoj filed a complaint before the District Forum. Reliance contended that the bottles were purchased at a printed MRP of Rs. 30 specifically to be sold in cinema halls. It alleged that Manoj had bought his bottle from a local shop and had filed a false complaint.
The forum upheld Manojâ€™s complaint and asked the company to refund Rs. 14 and pay the complainant Rs 5,000 as compensation for mental agony and Rs. 1,500 towards legal expenses. Reliance challenged the order before the Rajasthan State Commission, but the appeal was dismissed. The company then filed a revision petition before the National Commission.
The National Commission felt the crucial issue was whether a cinema hall could charge a special MRP for products. It warned Pepsico India Holdings (manufacturer of Aquafina) to have only one MRP. It held Reliance liable of â€œillegal enrichmentâ€ and â€œextorting money from their customersâ€ and set a penalty of Rs. 5 lakh.
Point of law
Overcharging consumers is not permissible. Also, dual pricing is an unfair trade practice.
Anand Lakhlani of Ahmedabad wanted to immigrate to Canada. He was promised by NB International that he would get permanent resident (PR) visa of Canada within a year. Accordingly, he made an initial payment and signed an agreement. On NBâ€™s advice, Anand paid Rs. 91,560 (2000 Canadian dollars) to another party to source a qualified employer for him.
What followed was a frustrating experience for Anand. He received job offers but they were either fake or not suiting his profile and hence were rejected by Service Canada. Meanwhile, he had to make further payments. Eventually, NB threw up its hands and said it could not help him. Anand asked for a fee refund. As the firm refused, he contacted CERS, Ahmedabad. When mediation efforts by CERS and a legal notice failed to get results, a complaint was filed in the District Forum.
The forum upheld the complaint and ordered NB International to refund the rupee equivalent of 4000 Canadian dollars with 9% interest. In addition, the firm was told to pay the complainant Rs. 5,000 towards compensation for mental agony and legal expenses.
Point of law
If an immigration consultancy firm fails to fulfil its commitment it has to refund the fees.


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Supermarket giant Tesco has launched a recruitment drive for Christmas, with 11,000 vacancies available across the UK.
The grocer said roles are available in Superstores, Tesco Extra branches and at warehouses - with jobs to start immediately.
The positions come amid hundreds of thousands of redundancies as a result of the pandemic, with the roles likely to provide a life-line to many people who have been forced out of work.
Tesco said it's looking for checkout staff, shelf stackers and pickers for online deliveries.
The jobs will be in place until January and see you working up to 36 hours a week.
But Tesco said after the seasonal period ends, there will be opportunities for permanent jobs in stores.
Tesco People Director Rachel Bushby said: "Once the seasonal period comes to an end, Christmas colleagues will be encouraged to apply for any permanent roles available in their stores."
Successful candidates will be invited for an interview in store.
Tesco is almost certainly not the only supermarket looking for a helping hand over the festive period.
Last year Sainsbury's was looking for 11,500 extra staff, while there always new jobs up for grabs at the likes of Royal Mail, Next, Boots and more.
Anyone interested can apply online here.
Did you know you can earn £77k-a-year working at Aldi?
That's right! An Aldi Area Manager can earn a staggering salary of up to £77,870.
Employees also get 25 days’ annual paid leave, plus all sorts of other perks and benefits, including getting a BMW 3 series as a company car.
Now the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, Aldi has more than 890 stores across the country, employing over 36,000 people. To find out more about a career at Aldi, visit aldirecruitment.co.uk
Top tips to get your CV ready for Christmas
Make it no more than two pages - only include what’s absolutely necessary.
Be brief about less-important details, such as jobs you held a long time ago.
Presentation: Keep it simple and clean.
Make use of white space rather than lines or graphics to separate sections and use the same font throughout.
Print on high-quality, white A4 paper – first impressions count.
Mistakes: Typos, bad spelling and poor grammar turn employers off so check and check again - get someone else to read it.
Tailoring: Each job needs a different CV that matches your skills and experience.
Honesty: There’s a difference between selling yourself and inventing things.
Sleep on it: Give yourself a break when creating your CV and come back to it fresh the next day. This will make it easier to spot potential gaps or mistakes.


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Orange has opened a startup accelerator in Spain, under its Orange Fab brand. Orange Fab Spain, based in Madrid, will focus primarily on accelerating startups in the Internet of Things and NFC sectors. The move is in keeping with Orange’s strategy of seeking innovation in its footprint territories alongside the more traditional innovation clusters, such as Silicon Valley and Israel.
Innovation is worldwide, not just in Silicon Valley
Orange has been particularly aggressive in expanding its innovation program throughout its footprint. From the initial location in Silicon Valley, CA, Orange Fab has expanded to Europe (France, Poland), Asia (China, Japan, South Korea), the Middle East (Israel, Jordan) and Africa (Ivory Coast). Since starting in 2013, it has accelerated over 100 startups across its entire footprint.
This is important for two reasons. First, it enables Orange to build relationships with innovation clusters outside the San Francisco Bay Area, giving it access to entrepreneurs and investors who might not be willing or able to relocate to Silicon Valley, whether for economic reasons or regulatory reasons (such as acquiring visas or work permits). Raising its profile among innovators and investors has been a key component of Orange’s innovation strategy from the start, and while Orange has better brand recognition in Spain, where it is an ISP and mobile operator, this is also a chance to reposition itself among entrepreneurs as a company that can support them.
A related benefit is that it gives Orange a wider pool of startups to work with, whose technology the company could potentially offer to its own customers. Orange has signed deals with five of the 29 startups that have gone through Fab Silicon Valley, as well as several more in France, through its Orange Digital Ventures fund. One example is Afrimarket, which partners with local retailers to make transfers via Orange Money to customers in Ivory Coast, Senegal, Benin, and Togo.
Orange has also said the move reaffirms its commitment to the Spanish market, particularly following its acquisition of broadband provider Jazztel.
Telco Innovation Strategy: Orange Fab, TE0009-001442 (July 2015)
Francesco Radicati, Senior Analyst, Digital Services


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Consumer Spending & Stock Markets To Collapse In 2014
February 10, 2014
Today one of the top economists in the world warned King World News that global stock markets and consumer spending will collapse in 2014. He also discussed what is going to hasten this collapse by the consumer as well as stock markets around the globe. This is an incredibly powerful interview where Michael Pento, founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, also tells investors exactly how to position themselves ahead of the coming collapse.
Pento: “The mainstream media will never report this, but the American consumer is about to be brought to their knees. In fact, I am extremely worried about the global economy and consumers in all nations around the world….


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Twitter Goes Down — and There’s No Place Now for the Internet to Freak Out (VentureBeat)
Tuesday morning, Twitter went down, initially without explanation and later “for maintenance.” Features like Twitter cards were still having trouble at 11:41 a.m. Pacific. The outage also affected sites and services that hook in to the social network. The Huffington Post Twitter@Support later tweeted: “Most users were impacted by a service outage when accessing Twitter via web and mobile apps. Service is restored. Thanks for your patience!” Reuters The outage occurred just as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone took the stage in Austin, Texas, to speak at the South by Southwest Interactive festival, the annual gathering of tech enthusiasts that helped propel Twitter to national fame in 2007. re/code Twitter has apparently replaced the whale with a cutesy caterpillar and an ice cream cone. Oh, and shares of Twitter were slightly up in trading on Tuesday, at $54.67. Mashable One of the last major Twitter outages occurred back in September of 2013. However, Twitter’s own status page confirms that an outage occurred as recently as March 2.
Biz Stone on Monetizing Jelly: ‘People Can Only Give Us Money If They’re Helping People’ (The Next Web)
At SXSW on Tuesday, Biz Stone took to the stage for a conversation with writer and broadcaster Steven Johnson. When asked about monetization of Jelly, Stone said it was “cart before the horse to start working on the business model when you have eight people,” but he had ideas for allowing paid-for product recommendations in the app.
Six Tips for Financial Service Companies on Social Media (SocialTimes)
The challenge for financial institutions is figuring out a way to operate within the current regulatory framework, while also transforming their social media operations into a weapon for efficient customer service, brand management and crisis mitigation (rather than a ticking time bomb of liability). Just because you have one hand tied behind your back doesn’t mean you can’t do some damage, right?
Amazon Said to Be Adding a Music-Streaming Service (CNET)
Amazon is said to be looking to create its own version of Apple’s popular iTunes Radio. According to The Wall Street Journal, the e-commerce giant has reportedly been in talks with major record labels to create its own music-streaming service.
Twice as Quick, Half as Large: Instagram Updates Android App (AllFacebook)
Android updates are in fashion Tuesday at Facebook-owned companies, as Instagram joined WhatsApp in updating its Android application, saying that the app now loads twice as quickly and takes up half the space. Android users: Have you updated your Instagram apps yet?
Surveys Show Social Media is the Hip New Lenten Sacrifice (BetaBeat)
It’s that time of year again: the forty days between Mardi Gras and Easter when Christians forego a favorite vice to remind Jesus they’re cool with him. And this year, millions are giving up Facebook, Twitter and other social media.
Juan Pablo Won’t Profess Love on ‘Bachelor’ Finale, Social Professes Hate (LostRemote)
We’ve all had some squirmish moments in our dating lives we’d love to forget, but “The Bachelor” finale post-show might have just topped them all, causing a social media frenzy toward one Juan Pablo Galavis. Bachelor Juan Pablo chose Nikki Ferrell in the finale, but opted not to propose in the finale like similar Bachelors before him (social media might have rebelled against the bachelor, but viewers didn’t: 11 million tuned into the “After The Final Rose” post-show).
Yes, Facebook Ads Can Be More Effective Than TV. In France. (Ad Age)
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg recently made a bold claim in a Wall Street Journal story: Coke’s return on investment from Facebook advertising beat its ROI from TV. Where did that claim come from? France.
As the Web Turns 25, its Creator Talks About its Future (The New York Times/Bits Blog)
The creators of the Web, including Tim Berners-Lee, worry that companies and telecommunications outlets could destroy the open nature that made it flourish in their quest to make more money. “I spent a lot of time trying to make sure people could put anything on the Web, that it was universal,” he said in an interview. “Obviously, I had no idea that people would put literally everything on it.”


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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union and Chinese leaders agreed on Thursday to avoid trade protectionist measures following months of increasing tensions between the global partners with China undertaking to continue to invest in European debt.
At a summit in Brussels, the 15th between the world’s largest trading bloc and China, the second largest economy, Premier Wen Jiabao sought to play down a dispute with Europe over Beijing’s export policies and trade practices.
“We both (China and the European Union) follow free and open economic and trade policies, reject trade protectionism and work to advance economic globalization,” Wen told a business conference on the sidelines of the summit.
Wen and EU leaders Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso emphasized the size and interdependence of their relationship which has seen trade double in size over the past eight years.
Commerce between them has been marked recently by disputes, including the European Commission’s accusation earlier this month that China had been selling solar panels below cost on the EU market.
The Chinese leader also said he believed Europe was able to overcome its debt crisis and that China would continue to play a role by investing in European debt.
“In recent months, China has been continuing to invest in the euro zone government bonds and bonds issued by the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF),” he said, adding that China was also in talks on making other investments.
“Europe is one of the main markets for China to invest its foreign exchange reserves and China will continue to participate in efforts to tackle Europe’s debt crisis through appropriate channels.”
China’s foreign exchange reserves are the world’s largest at $3.24 trillion and economists say roughly a quarter of that consists of euro-denominated assets.
Wen also told the forum that China’s economy would stabilize as policy measures gain traction and that it was on track to meet its annual economic growth target.
Beijing has set a 7.5 percent target for economic growth in 2012 but some economists think that could be missed as a global slowdown drags down activity.
Wen’s delegation met Barroso, president of the executive European Commission, Van Rompuy, who heads the European Council representing national governments, and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, among other EU officials.
Overseas trade is one of few bright spots in Europe and a critical source of growth for the region’s economy which has slumped under the weight of the debt and banking crises, with EU gross domestic product falling and unemployment steadily rising.
Trade between China and the European Union, with a market of 500 million people, rose to 428 billion euros in 2011 and Chinese companies are increasingly investing in Europe.
At the same time trade disputes are intensifying and Europeans are concerned about what they call “state capitalism”, where a government closely controls privately owned business as well as state-owned firms. It can use a range of policies – such as cheap finance and raw materials – to favor national companies.
The theme has run through a series of flare-ups this year, including China’s policy on exporting rare earth metals, trade in aluminum foil and the solar panels dispute.
De Gucht, the EU trade chief, said in May that the European Commission – the EU executive, which handles trade for the 27-member bloc – would consider new trade defenses for cases in which EU companies feared repercussions in China.
In March, the European Union joined the United States and Japan in challenging China at the WTO over its restrictions on rare earths which are used in advanced industries such as electronics and renewable energy.
The restrictions, say EU officials, give Chinese hi-tech companies access to cheaper raw materials.
The Commission is also investigating numerous accusations against China of dumping – where makers sell their products below cost in an effort to gain market share.
Until early September, the dumping accusations mainly concerned low-profile industries, such as aluminum foil, kitchenware and pipe fittings.
But two weeks ago the Commission launched a probe into suspected dumping of solar panels after a complaint by manufacturers in Germany, Italy and several other EU countries.
China exported more than $25 billion of solar panels to the European Union in 2011.
(Editing by Rosalind Russell and Rex Merrifield, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith)


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Chinese auto sales are likely to rise 5 percent year on year in 2022, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said, APA reports citing Xinhua.
Total sales are expected to reach 27.5 million units for the full year of 2022, CAAM Executive Vice-President Fu Bingfeng told a press conference.
In 2021, the production of Chinese automakers rose 3.4 percent year on year to 26.08 million units, while auto sales climbed 3.8 percent to reach 26.28 million units, CAAM data showed.
Looking into 2022, the long-term positive fundamentals of China's macroeconomy will not change, ensuring the continued growth of the auto market, said Fu.
While the impact of epidemic prevention and control measures on the market will gradually weaken, China's auto market will maintain growth in 2022 driven by huge demand potential, the gradual easing of chip shortages, and the strong demand for new energy vehicles, according to Fu.


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The holy month of Ramadhan which is currently underway is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting and reflection.
And in Mombasa during the holy month of Ramadhan it is also a time when street vendors across the coastal city set up irresistible makeshift food bazaars known locally as the ‘Taj Mahal’.
While Ramadhan is a month of fasting and deep reflection, devotion to God and self-control, it is also a time for socialising, food sharing and festive atmosphere.
Food vendors offer an opportunity to sample a wide range of Swahili cuisine in one spot. Ramadhan is a time when people indulge in sweets and sumptuous meals with their families.
Hundreds of street vendors across Mombasa sell a variety of Swahili homemade delicacies that are irresistible and used in iftar (the fast-breaking meal observed during Ramadhan).
Entire streets are taken over by the food vendors during the Ramadhan season and transformed into a vibrant food bazaar but Muslims have to wait until dusk to partake in the mouthwatering myriad delicacies.
Throughout the month, people throng the many crowded Ramadhan food bazaars specially set up for the faithful to buy Swahili cuisine to break the fast.
The mushrooming food bazaars in the streets of Mombasa during the fasting month have become an annual phenomenon.
It is brisk business and a month of windfall for Ramadhan food traders as many households and visitors head to the bazaars to buy ready-made meals for their breaking of the fast.
A spot check by KNA on the open air eateries show people arriving as early as 4 pm to buy their favorite delicacies to be used to break the fast at around 6.20 pm.
Ramadhan bazaars are special and popular as some traditional and rare delicacies they sell are only found during the fasting month.
“It is as if the irresistible Swahili street food gets even better during Ramadhan,” said Andrew Kimani while purchasing samosas along Digo road.
Some of the delicacies sold in the open include dates, pancakes, kebab, Shewerma, samosas, mahamri (Swahili doughnut), Kaimati (sweet dumplings) and Viazi karai (fried potatoes) among other array of delicacies.
Dates are sweet fruits that grow in a palm-like tree and are mostly found in the Middle East countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, Syria and United Arab Emirates.
Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) Organising Secretary Sheikh Mohamed Khalifa says dates are traditionally the first food faithful break their daylong fast with in the evening.
The rise in popularity of Ramadhan bazaars may be directly attributed to the wide range of food sold and the opportunities afforded to the many stallholders.
The food bazaars not only make it convenient for Muslims observing the fast to buy food at economical prices but have attracted non-Muslims to buy delicacies even though they are not observing or breaking any religious fast.
“The various food items on sale are genuinely home-cooked and freshly made to be sold only in the afternoons for consumers to buy and take home to break the fast,” says Athman Yussuf a street food vendor.
He said the food are homemade and follows authentic recipes something that rarely found in restaurants.
Ramadhan is a time when Muslims around the globe focus on prayer, fasting, giving charity and religious devotion.
The month commemorates the first revelation of the Holy Quran (Koran) to Prophet Muhammad according to the Islamic faith.
The annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and the month that the 30 day period is based on the sightings of the new crescent moon.
Chief Kadhi Sheikh Ahmed Muhdhar contends the blessed month of Ramadhan is about sacrifice.
“One of the greatest objectives of the month of Ramadhan is to understand what others go through, and empathize with less fortunate in the society” said sheikh Muhdhar.
Sheikh Muhdhar said during the blessed month, Muslims observe a strict fast between dawn and dusk and participate in pious activities such as Koran recitation, prayers and charitable giving.
The religious leader-cum-judicial officer said Ramadhan is a time for renewing faith and purifying ‘heart and soul’ for the millions who share in the Muslim faith around the world.
He said Muslims should refrain from talking ill of others and participate in acts of compassion.
“Generally Ramadhan is a period of intense reflection, spiritual renewal and peace” he observed.
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Palaces For The People
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Wired News: Sour Grapes Over Milk Labeling
"Producing more milk efficiently allows dairy farmers to make more money," said Jennifer Garrett, technical services director for Monsanto's dairy business. "The farms with the highest-producing cows are those that are making the most money. Posilac is a product that allows them to do that."
Many dairy farmers say, however, that not using the hormone is one way they can get a competitive edge. Some milk distributors pay a premium for milk from cows not treated with rBST. Plus, even though studies show rBST is safe for humans, increasing numbers of consumers are drawn to "all-natural" products.
Farmers who don't use rBST want to advertise that fact on their product labels. But Monsanto officials say labels like "No rBST" or "rBST-free" are misleading, unfair and deceptive. The company has recently sued one dairy for its labels.
Oakhurst Dairy in Maine labels its milk: "Our farmer's pledge: no artificial hormones." Monsanto's lawsuit says the label implies Oakhurst's milk is somehow better than milk from cows treated with rBST, and that unfairly harms Monsanto's business.
A federal judge in Boston has set a trial date for Jan. 5, 2004, but denied Monsanto's request for a hearing to argue that Oakhurst should stop its labeling immediately, pending the trial's outcome. Monsanto isn't seeking monetary damages; its lawyers just want Oakhurst to remove the label. Oakhurst officials say they have no intention of doing so.
"We intend to defend our right to, through our labeling, let consumers know what is and what is not used in the production of the milk they drink," said Oakhurst President Stanley Bennet.


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Chinese music streaming platform NetEase Cloud Music, an affiliate of the country’s internet and online game services provider NetEase, has completed an over US$600 million new round of financing from investors including its strategic partner Baidu, said NetEase in a statement released on Tuesday.
Other investors, including global growth equity firm General Atlantic and China-focused investment firm Boyu Capital, also participated in this round.
The new round of financing, which was announced in October, will help NetEase Cloud Music cement its position as one of the four largest players in China’s music streaming market. The other three major players include Tencent Music, Alibaba Group’s AliMusic and Baidu’s Taihe Music Group.
The new funding in NetEase’s music streaming unit came at a time when China’s digital music market is expected to grow rapidly, as younger generations embrace the convenience of music streaming services and online music becomes a way of life.
According to Chinese market research and consulting firm iResearch, the revenue from China’s music industry is projected to reach RMB376 billion (US$54.02 million) in 2018. With a population of 1.4 billion and upward trends in consumption, China’s per capita spending on recorded music is projected to quadruple from 2017 to 2023.
"Pay-for-content is a growing trend, especially among Generation Z users, driven by increasing affordability and improving protection of intellectual property," said Eric Zhang, managing director and head of China for General Atlantic.
"Chinese users still have a lot of room for online music," said Wang Lu, vice president of Baidu. Baidu plans to combine its strength in feed business and search content distribution capabilities, with the differentiated music offering service of Netease Cloud Music to provide users with "the highest quality content ecosystem".
Launched in April 2013 and famed for providing personalized music recommendations, NetEase Cloud Music recorded more than 600 million registered users with 200 million of them added over the past one year, according to NetEase’s statement.
NetEase Cloud Music also acts as a catalog of user-generated content as it allows original musicians to upload their songs to the platform. The platform has seen over 70,000 independent musicians uploaded more than 1.2 million songs as of November 12.
NetEase Cloud Music became a unicorn, a company valued at US$1 billion or more, after the completion of its US$108 million series A round of financing in April 2017.


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Airfix has announced the upcoming release of a new 1/48 Spitfire FR Mk.XIV model kit with racing liveries.
The soon to be released offering (A05139) is based on the new tool FR Mk.XIV kit (A05135) released in 2019 and includes two marking options representing post-war racing machines:
Scheme A – Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV G-FIRE, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, 1988
Scheme B – Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV, CF-GMZ ‘Edmonton Canada, The Crossroads of the World’, Canada, 1949
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved a drop in overall prices for PGE customers of about 2.5 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2016. The decrease reflects reductions in PGE’s base business costs as well as various credits and adjustments.
Business customers will see a decrease of between 0.1 percent and 3.6 percent, depending on your price schedule.
The OPUC has also authorized an additional price adjustment in mid- 2016, provided the new Carty Generating Station, a natural gas-fired facility under construction near Boardman, goes online by July 31, 2016.
The overall impact for the year of the January price decrease plus Carty’s inclusion is expected to be a net price increase to business customers for the year of between 1 and 2.8 percent over 2015 prices.


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Earlier in the week we reported that Steam’s Black Friday sale will take place place from November 23 onwards. This has now been confirmed with the site itself replete with offers for the season. Dubbed as the Steam Autumn sale, here’s what you should check out.
(Also see: The Steam Black Friday Sale Is Here and This Time It's Different)
Best Steam Black Friday deals
- GTA V: this open-world crime classic is now Rs.1,468, a whole 50 percent cheaper than what it normally costs, making it well worth buying.
- Undertale: last year’s indie darling is a steal at Rs. 184, half price from what it is usually. A great game that runs on almost any PC configuration.
- Quantum Break: this one time Xbox One and Windows 10 PC exclusive is now on Steam with some interesting optimisations for PCs to boot. Well worth the Rs. 636 price of entry.
- Batman: Arkham Knight: although your mileage in terms of performance will vary, Rocksteady’s last open-world adventure starring the caped crusader demands consideration at Rs.949.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: perhaps not as souped up as the recently released Skyrim Special Edition, it has the flexibility of extended mod support. After all, at Rs. 186 you’d be foolish not to check it out.
While these deals are great, Steam may not be the cheapest option. This holds true for games from publishers like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft who have their own digital distribution services. Also, if you can’t pick up anything during the current sale, don’t worry. There will be a Winter sale as well which should take place from December 22 to January 1.
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Pound Sterling Fundamental Forecast: Bearish
UK GDP, Employment Data and BoE Rate Decision up Next
Next week is a rather bumper week in terms of the economic calendar when you consider the amount of high impact US data that deserves to be mentioned within this forecast based purely on how influential USD data has been recently. This is largely based on the saying ‘when the US catches a cold, the whole world sneezes’.
Better than expected US CPI and shockingly low University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment data (preliminary), on Friday, has thrown a spanner in the works for not just the Fed but for other major central banks too. Aggressive rate hikes are having little effect on rising prices and consumers hold a bleak outlook as far as current and future economic conditions are concerned.
Speaking of economic conditions, on Monday UK GDP is expected to have expanded in April when measured against March, albeit at a slower rate, and is set to show a slower rate of expansion year on year, expected to come in at 3.9%, down from 6.4% when measured against April of last year.
On Tuesday, employment data is expected to continue the trend of job gains for March with an estimated 106,000 jobs to have been added, taking the unemployment rate down to 3.6%, potentially. The strong job market is a welcomed sight for the


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While sanctions have hurt aspects of the Russian economy, high energy prices have helped the country mitigate the damage.
In a nutshell
- The Russian economy may shrink only 6 percent in 2022
- Revenue from energy exports is up, but other sectors suffer
- It is too early to gauge the effectiveness of Western sanctions
It is becoming more and more difficult to assess the state of the Russian economy because there are fewer and fewer official figures. Since April 2022, Russian authorities have stopped providing trade statistics. Data on exports, imports, the structure of capital outflow and the balance of payments are no longer published by the customs service and the central bank. The foreign trade numbers of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are no longer accessible.
The central bank has also stopped publishing the structure of Russia’s international reserves. Since the end of March, only their total values have been updated, without detailing assets.
The government has also allowed Russian companies to refrain from publishing data until the end of 2022. The central bank first permitted banks not to disclose their main financial reporting, and later allowed all financial organizations (including non-state pension funds and insurance companies) to keep management and audit data private. In March, the Russian aviation agency stopped publishing statistics on passenger traffic.
The main impact of sanctions is expected to hit only in the fall and winter of this year.
The official explanation for this is “to avoid incorrect estimates, speculation and discrepancies” and “to protect enterprises and specific individuals from sanctions.”
But, of course, the true purpose is to hide objective information about the deterioration of the economic situation in Russia.
What do publicly available numbers show?
The Russian Statistical Agency has published data for January-June 2022. Industrial production in June 2022 amounted to 98.2 percent compared to June last year, while transport turnover fell by 5.8 percent. The volume of retail trade fell by almost 10 percent. Inflation was 15.9 percent. Real incomes of the population decreased by 0.8 percent in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021.
Such figures are not a disaster, although the Russian economy has shrunk, or, as some Russian officials say, has entered a stage of “negative growth.” This had already happened by the end of April 2022, which can only be explained by the introduction of a whole package of Western economic sanctions in February and March. Prior to that, the Russian economy was growing steadily after the economic downturn of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is therefore obvious that the sanctions imposed by the West have caused an economic crisis in Russia. However, the situation varies significantly, depending on the industry.
The main export sector – mining (oil, natural gas, coal, etc.) – after a slight decline in April, began to grow again in May-June. This is due to high oil and gas prices on world markets, as well as delayed sanctions in this sector. The EU oil embargo (with several exemptions) will come into effect only at the end of 2022. Meanwhile, sanctions on Russian gas are still being discussed, and Europe only stopped buying Russian coal on August 10.
For manufacturing industries that depend on imported components and equipment, official data show a serious drop (see table below).
Facts & figures
Nevertheless, as of July 1, 2022, the Russian economy was not in a catastrophic state. This is also confirmed by the fact that there are very few large social protests in the country.
Why is the Russian economy so stable?
First, it should be noted that the main impact of sanctions is expected to hit only in the fall and winter of this year. This is the result of long negotiations over sanctions among Western countries and the subsequent preparatory periods before their imposition.
Second, Russia still receives very significant funds from oil and gas exports. This flow even increased in the first months of the war. Russia earned $47 billion from the sale of energy resources to Europe in March and April – the first two months after the start of the “special operation” in Ukraine. Because of higher fuel prices, exports have brought the country twice as much revenue as in the same period last year despite the decline in gas exports to Western countries by almost 28 percent since the beginning of 2022.
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Under the influence of massive Russian state propaganda, a large part of society believes that the situation is heading in the right direction. Some 68 percent of respondents were optimistic, according to surveys conducted by the independent sociological Levada Center in July 2022. President Vladimir Putin’s standing was even higher: 83 percent of respondents said they approved of his performance.
There are two factors that may mitigate the pace of economic decline this year and the next.
The first is an increase in trade with countries that have not imposed sanctions on Russia, like Turkey. In June 2022, exports of goods from Turkey to Russia – $791.4 million – had increased by 46 percent year-on-year and by 52 percent compared to the previous month. The June volume is at its highest since the beginning of 2010.
Turkey and Russia have agreed to bring the trade turnover to $100 billion. Such an indicator appears in the road map for economic cooperation between the two countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said following a meeting with President Putin on August 5, 2022. According to him, the parties intend to develop cooperation in such areas as energy, trade, tourism and agriculture. Following the meeting, the two sides agreed to start partial payment for Russian gas in rubles.
Another example: from May 27 to June 15, 2022, the amount of coal India purchased from Russia increased nearly sixfold, and oil imports were 31 times what they were last year. Russia offers Indian importers discounts of up to 30 percent. In addition, Russian sellers accept payment in Indian rupees and United Arab Emirates dirhams.
There will likely be no economic catastrophe this year or the next.
The second means of mitigating the economic consequences of Western sanctions are so-called “parallel imports” – the import of goods into the country without the consent of the manufacturer or the copyright holder. This mechanism is dubbed “parallel” since the import is carried out simultaneously with deliveries from authorized dealers.
It is significant that such imports are officially recognized by the Russian government. A special federal law was even adopted for this phenomenon. Now the law protects Russian companies from importing goods without the permission of the copyright holder.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has approved a list of goods that will be included in parallel imports. So far it contains about 100 categories and includes brands like BMW, Toyota, Audi, Renault, Nissan, Apple, Samsung, Sony, HP and Intel as well as equipment for different industries, clothes, shoes, and cosmetics.
On August 15, it was announced that the volume of parallel imports to Russia since the law was introduced in May had reached almost $6.5 billion. By the end of the year, this figure is expected to grow to $16 billion.
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development expects that in 2022 and 2023 the country’s economy will shrink by 4.2 and 2.7 percent respectively, and only in 2024 will it resume growth (by 3.7 percent).
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a similar forecast in July, predicting a drop of 6 percent instead of 8.5 percent as was expected in April. At the same time, the forecast for 2023 worsened: if in April the IMF talked about a decrease of 2.3 percent, now it is 3.5 percent.
According to the results of the second quarter, the Russian economy shrank less than previously expected. Exports of oil and products from the non-energy sector performed better than forecasts predicted. The IMF notes that domestic demand has remained stable due to the localization of the effect of sanctions on the domestic financial sector and the better-than-expected state of the labor market.
There will likely be no economic catastrophe this year or the next. Instead, “negative growth” is expected to continue, which will probably affect almost all sectors of the economy, including the extraction of raw materials. The economy will likely become more dysfunctional due to the acute shortage of investment and lack of new technologies.


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Milk prices bounce as demand lifts
Town of Monaghan has followed Kerry's lead to set a milk price of 27c/l including VAT for March supplies.
Further March price increases are expected from other co-ops later this week as international dairy markets continue to improve.
As we went to press the Glanbia board was meeting, with some members speculating a lift from the 26c/l paid for February supplies was likely.
The boards of Dairygold, Lakeland and Connacht Gold are due to meet in the coming days.
However, the Irish Dairy Board (IDB) has decided against raising March returns for butter and skim milk powder (SMP).
While demand for butter has improved over the past three months, the IDB has held its price at €2,600/t, while SMP has stayed at €2,000/t.
IFA dairy chairman Kevin Kiersey has urged co-ops to commit to further lifts in milk price to at least 28c/l including VAT, before peak production begins in May.
He described the 21pc rise in milk powders and butter oil in the recent Fonterra trade auction as the clearest sign yet that the market recovery which started a few weeks ago was far more than a flash in the pan.


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Orlando-based Aquatic Design & Engineering is the creative designer for the water slides on what will become the world’s largest cruise ship, the Harmony of the Seas.
Josh Martin, president of ADE, said in an interview that designing the giant new slides was a significant job for the firm.
“These are the first real water slides on a Royal Caribbean ship. The goal was to make this a part of the ship’s design, to really blend it with the style of the ship,” Martin said.
It has designed water features for theme parks and resorts including Disney, and fountains around the world. It is currently designed fountains for the sprawling presidential palace in Abu Dhabi.
The slides on the Harmony of the Seas begin on a platform elevated above the ship’s bridge level, and end in runouts (not swimming pools.) The slides descend three decks through a series of twists and turns over the ship’s tree-lined Central Park neighborhood 10 decks below.
The 16-deck ship is under construction in France. It’s a sister ship, but larger, to the Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. The ship is expected to carry 5,000 guests in 2,700-plus rooms. It’s set to debut in 2016.
“We’ve designed these slides for people to watch also,” Martin said. “They start with a clear acyclic section, so other passengers can see people as the start at the top. There’s also a bar overlooking the slide bowl, so people can watch that.”
ADE worked with Boston-based Wilson Butler on the slides.
ADE’s first big project in Central Florida was the Yacht and Beach Club water features in the early 1990s. Since then, the firm counts about 100 bodies of water just at Walt Disney World and surrounding resorts.
The cruise industry has jumped into the slide business with both feet, Martin said. They are also seeking more land-based resort destinations for cruisers.
Cruise ship slides are more complicated and expensive than land-based resorts, because they must be designed to maritime specifications – meaning they must be seaworthy and well-connected to the ship’s structure.
He said a project like the Royal Caribbean ship runs around $1.5 to $2 million.
ADE has an exclusive contract with Royal Caribbean for slide design. The firm had done concept work for the cruise line before, but Royal hadn’t ever taken the plunge on ship slides. Royal does have patents on the ship-board “Flow Riders” where passengers can surf on jets of water over a smooth plastic surface.
According to Martin, slide manufacturers provide some of the expertise, section-by-section. The manufacturers know what angles are possible, and the designers put the sections together.
“That’s actually a benefit of hiring us as opposed to contracting directly with a manufacturer,” Martin said. “We can pull in different components from different manufacturers.”
Martin, 31, took over as president of the firm two years ago, from his father Ken Martin, who founded the company in 1987.
The newest thing in water slides, besides Royal Caribbean, is interactive slides where the slider tries to hit video screens and other targets while moving, Martin said.
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WorkHound secures new financing
WorkHound, a startup that allows frontline workers to speak their minds anonymously about workplace problems, received $1.5 million in seed funding this month. The company has offices in Chattanooga and Des Moines. It plans to use the financing to bolster the technological team at WorkHound and expand the platform to additional industries such as healthcare….
WorkHound, a startup that allows frontline workers to speak their minds anonymously about workplace problems, received $1.5 million in seed funding this month.
The company has offices in Chattanooga and Des Moines.
It plans to use the financing to bolster the technological team at WorkHound and expand the platform to additional industries such as healthcare. The company is also eyeing a greater presence in the transportation and logistics spaces.
The startup’s platform is designed to elicit better feedback, produce actionable insights, and drive improved results through a four-part system. First, the frontline employees, such as construction workers or truck drivers, provide anonymous, honest feedback through their smartphones. Then WorkHound analyzes the feedback and translates it into useful insights upon which business owners can determine solutions. The platform provides daily insights, enabling managers to address issues that can affect employee retention.
Andrew Kirpalani and Max Farrell founded WorkHound in 2015. They initially realized that the trucking industry had a high turnover rate of 95%; they were inspired to give those workers a voice to improve their working conditions so that they might retain jobs longer and remain at the same companies. The company saw early success and quickly expanded from the trucking industry to construction. Kirpalani, who graduated from Iowa State in 2005, is the head of the Des Moines branch, while Farrell heads up the Chattanooga office. Both hail from Des Moines.
Farrell said in a company announcement, “”To date, we’ve been fortunate to fuel WorkHound growth primarily with our revenues. But as we eye an aggressive expansion into new industries, as well as building out our transportation and supply chain presence, raising a substantial seed round became imperative for us. This capital will enable us to hire more top-notch talent who will power us into the next phase of our company.”
WorkHound began at Straight Shot, an Omaha Accelerator, in 2015. Straight Shot transitioned into the Startup Collaborative in 2017. The new incubator/accelerator merge is run by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The Startup Collaborative has helped accelerate companies including RETAILAWARE and LiveBy.
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More money is getting pumped into Helsinki’s gaming ecosystem – Grand Cru picked up €8.5 million to continue their development of Supernauts. The funding round was led by Idinvest, followed by Qualcomm Ventures and Nokia Growth Parnters. We’e learned the game has been released for testing purposes in New Zealand and a few other countries, and you can find a gameplay video below the fold. Luckily, this suggests Supernats will be coming to iPads and iPhones around the world sometime soon.
148apps has a pretty good overview of the gameplay after getting their hands on the game, saying that the three main activities in the game are to build rescourses, customize your home space, and to solve puzzles.
In the article they write it feels like a cross between Clash of Clans and Minecraft:
Building resources involves using machines of various kinds to create blocks and refine those blocks into other blocks. Think taking logs and making wood, or roofing blocks. Each block has a relative value in the game and can be sold in a market, or used to custom build within the players space.
Each time a block is placed, status points are awarded that unlock other items in the game and allow more complex things to be built. They also expand the playing field to multiple locations.
We’re glad the New Zealand preview suggests the game will be coming out very soon, because we’re running out of the vocabulary or word combinations to express we’re excited about Grand Cru’s game since the company has kept us speculating about what they’re working on for two years. They first popped up on our radar in May of 2011, when they announced a funding round by Helsinki’s Lifeline Ventures. The game screenshots look awesome, but we’ve seen roughly the same ones passed around since March of 2012 when they announced the game title, but now with a UI interface.
I’ve been impatient with wanting to get my hands on Supernauts, but CEO Markus Pasula’s strategy has been to release the best game possible whenever it’s ready, citing that they’ve been working on camera controls for the last 6 months. It feels like a long development process, but in their defense there aren’t a lot of 3D casual games out on the market, and bringing new controls to a mass audience could make or break the game.
The company only has 25 employees and says they’re going to hire slowly, much like Supercell’s strategy, giving them plenty of runway on this €8.5 million. Let’s hope we get a local release soon!
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Eyemouth Post Office is going to be closed for eight days later this month so that refurbishment work can be carried out.
It will close on Wednesday, October 25, at 5.30pm, re-opening on Friday, November 3, at 1pm to reveal a low-screened, open plan style Post Office service point, integrated into the retail counter.
When it re-opens the newly modernised, open plan post office on Eyemouth High Street will have longer opening hours - 51 hours a week.
The new timetable includes opening all day on a Saturday - opening will be 9.30am to 5.30pm from Monday to Saturday. This is an extra ten hours a week more than it is currently open for business.
The modernisation will also mark an end to lunchtime closing.
Other services available to customers at the newly modernised post office include withdrawals using a Post Office Card Account, send funds abroad using Moneygram, and customers can pay bills, pre-order travel money, apply for travel insurance and top up mobile phones.
John Hollywood, Post Office area manager said: “We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to local residents.
“We are confident that this vibrant new-style Post Office at the heart of the local community will meet customer needs. This modernisation is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office.”
While the work is being done and Eyemouth Post Office is closed, customers are being advised that the nearest services are at Coldingham (Coldingham Interpretation Centre TD14 5NL) and Berwick 4 Seasons, (110 Marygate, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15 1BN).


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The Earnings Desk
Alphabet's first earnings call reveals a startup that increasingly talks like an adult. And Wall Street is totes loving it.
Twitter's earnings call was going so well, until the new CEO opened his mouth.
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Royole, a little-known US handset maker, has unveiled the world’s “first commercial foldable smartphone” at an event in Beijing.
The FlexPai features a fully flexible 7.8-inch fully flexible display that can be arranged as two split screens, plus a third ‘edge screen’ or one larger one. It can be used folded or unfolded, which the company said delivers the portability of a smartphone combined with the screen size of a high-definition tablet. That said, when it is folded, it looks from the product video on Royale’s website as if you have two smartphones sitting on top of each other, so is likely to be pretty bulky.
When unfolded, the 7.8-inch screen has an aspect ratio of 4:3. When folded, there are three screens in play – the primary screen has an aspect ratio of 16:9; the secondary screen has an aspect ratio of 18:9; and the edge screen has an aspect ratio of 21:6. This edge screen is used to display alerts and notifications for calls, emails and messages, leaving the other two screen free for other things. The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8-Series chipset and boasts a 20 Megapixel telephoto and 16 Megapixel wide-angle camera.
The company says the FlexPai’s screen is virtually unbreakable and has passed intensive stress tests where the screen has been bent over 200,000 times. If a commonly-heard stat is true that says the average person checks their phone 180 times a day, this would equate to just over three years’ use, assuming the phone was unfolded each time it was used.
Royole is taking pre-orders for the device now. The 128GB version costs $1,318 (£1,024), the 256GB version, $1,469.
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Mar 24, 2021 (Baystreet.ca via COMTEX) -- GameStop /zigman2/quotes/203755179/composite GME -4.37% is a video game retailer that has struggled in recent years as consumers flock to digital channels. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more devastation to traditional brick-and-mortar retail. However, an attempted short squeeze from a gaggle of passionate reddit users attracted a flock of retail investors. Shares of GameStop have climbed over 950% in 2021 as of close on March 23.
The company released its final batch of 2020 results yesterday. Comparable store sales rose 6.5% from the prior year while net sales were down. GameStop suffered a 12% decrease in the store base as the company pursues strategic de-densification. However, global e-commerce sales jumped 175% from the prior year. This represented 34% of net sales in Q4 2020 compared to 12% of net sales in the previous year.
If GameStop is to turn its market success into real-world success, it needs to make waves in the e-commerce space. The video game market is due for big growth over the course of the 2020s. GameStop has the name recognition, the enthusiasm, and exciting new leadership.
Ryan Cohen, the co-founder and former CEO of Chewy /zigman2/quotes/212690528/composite CHWY +1.07% , is serving on the GameStop board of directors. He has loudly pushed for its aggressive foray into e-commerce.
GameStop has a long way to go to live up to the hype it has generated in 2021 so far. Some have suggested that a big acquisition in the e-commerce space could be on tap in the months ahead. The stock is way too risky for me at this stage. However, investors with a stronger stomach for risk may want to consider riding the wave at GameStop as we move into the spring.
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Orizon Seafood launches biodegradable containers
The subsidiary became the first company in the jack mackerel industry to market products through these planet-friendly containers, which take a maximum of 20 months to degrade, versus 400 months for a conventional plastic container.
This new packaging for frozen fillets is certified by Dictuc, Universidad Católica de Chile’s Scientific and Technological Research Department, and will be available in Chilean supermarket chains, as well as in other distribution centers.
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Much hype has surrounded The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, primarily as it is seen as the headline launch title for Nintendo's upcoming hybrid console, the Nintendo Switch.
The game, meanwhile, has seemingly not let gamers down, with the open-world RPG gaining praise in early reviews, including a perfect score from the rarely generous Edge Magazine.
However, trouble is already brewing for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before it is even released, as the game has already been pirated.
'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' Already Pirated... How?
As various spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have been leaked recently in the form of images, videos, and screenshots, a report by Kotaku revealed that it will only get worse as the Wii U version of the game has already been pirated in advance of its March 3 release date alongside the Nintendo Switch.
Late this month, players discovered that they were able to download files related directly to the game from the servers of Nintendo. It was only for a brief time as Nintendo was able to take down the files, but the damage had already been done and the files were already leaked all over the internet.
Apparently, some players were also able to download encrypted files related to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which can become playable on the Nintendo Wii U through a digital skeleton key that was sourced from a legitimate copy of the game.
What is now happening is that images of almost all items and enemies in the game, including its final boss, have started circulating, said to be made possible as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now being pirated for the Wii U.
Pirating the Wii U version of the game was said to be made possible when missing files to do so were recently leaked, allowing soft-modded versions of the console to run the pirated copies of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Piracy Plagues Nintendo Again
This is not the first time that such a thing has happened to Nintendo, as last year, copies of Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon were also leaked and pirated before the official launch of the Nintendo 3DS games. Nintendo tried to limit the damage by banning players who used pirated copies of the two titles, but the company's vulnerability to piracy had been exposed.
Nintendo's fear of piracy is one of the reasons why the company and legendary Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto decided to require an always-on internet connection for smartphone game Super Mario Run. By requiring the game to be online at all times, the company hoped that constant checks on the software's integrity will prevent attempts to pirate Super Mario Run.
It remains to be seen whether the Nintendo Switch version of the game will have the same vulnerabilities as the Wii U version. However, for players who are looking to remain spoiler-free for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it would be best to stay away from certain online forums until the game is officially released.


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Avenged Sevenfold announced today their highly anticipated sixth studio album, Hail To The King is available to stream in its entirety exclusively on iTunes beginning today. Hail To The King will be available in-stores and at all digital retailers on Tuesday, August 27th via Warner Bros. Records. Stream and pre-order Hail To The King on iTunes (iTunes.com/AvengedSevenfold).
On August 26th, one day before the release of Hail To The King, Avenged Sevenfold will play a free show for their fans at the Hollywood Palladium. The show is a special thank you to their fans and for the band to celebrate the release of the new album with the their fans who have supported them for so long. Entry details can be found HERE.


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Deer leaps through windows of Amesbury CBD store
The owner of a Massachusetts store said she thought she was being pranked when police called to tell her a deer had crashed head-first through the window of her CBD store and escaped by breaking through another pane of glass.
A dashboard camera in the car of a passing driver caught the deer running across the street and leaping into a glass window of Hempire, located on Main Street in Amesbury. A surveillance camera inside shows the animal landing on the floor below.
"She came in through the window. Kind of browsed through the back of the store for a little bit, and then she left," said store owner Kirby Mastrangelo. "She was a very clean customer, other than the broken glass."
Another surveillance camera inside shows the deer crashing through a glass door to exit the building.
Mastrangelo said the deer had been spotted in Amesbury's downtown with a buck before the incident. She said police told her both the deer and the buck have since been spotted and appeared to be OK.


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Satellite TV operator Sky New Zealand has appointed Netherlands based content security company Irdeto to help plot its deployment of Android Operator Tier set top boxes (STBs) as part of a migration towards hybrid video services combining DTH with broadband internet delivery.
On this count it is heading in the same direction as its namesake, but totally unrelated, Sky in Europe, now owned by Comcast.
The move makes sense in a mostly sparsely populated country with a lot of rugged mountainous terrain, where a significant number of rural customers will continue to rely on satellite for access to mainstream TV services. Indeed, while the country’s towns and cities have a range of internet access options over fiber, copper and cellular, there are at least six satellite broadband providers serving rural areas, such as Lightwire and Starlink.
Sky NZ’s strategy is to continue delivering premium content over DTH to subscribers via the new Android based Sky Box, while introducing a range of online content, from Google apps and other sources, over the broadband connection, however that is provided. The Sky Box has been developed with the help of various partners, of which Irdeto seems to be the primary one to judge by comments from Sky NZ CEO Sophie Moloney.
“Feedback from our customers has been at the heart of the Sky Box development program from day one, and this new partnership with Irdeto will allow us to deliver on what matters most to customers for the new box,” said Moloney. Irdeto’s Cloaked CA is the core security technology protecting Sky’s content from theft, which is pre-integrated with the firm’s forensic watermarking package, TraceMark, to reduce risk of illicit redistribution over the internet. With the help of network forensic techniques, forensic watermarking allows infringing streams to be traced back to their source so that remedial action can be taken quickly, such as shutting them down.
Sky has also contracted Irdeto to operate its existing CA (Conditional Access) platform. Irdeto will deploy and operate a scalable CA cloud-based system, removing the burden of daily CA management so that Sky can concentrate better on its core activities, such as content acquisition and user experience. Sky is also implementing Irdeto App Watch for Android TV, designed to ensure the integrity of apps running on Sky’s Android TV STBs. It gives oversight and targeted control of the apps on the Android TV STBs, allowing Sky to restrict problematic apps and plug-ins.
Other partners include Kaonmedia for the Sky Box itself, integrating key features including WiFi6 connectivity for subscribers, and support for content at 4K resolution. Broader systems integration was handled by Wyplay around its own middleware. Then the Bluetooth remote control with embedded microphone for voice search was provided by Universal Electronics.
Sky NZ seems to encourage conflation with Sky Europe, having chosen very similar branding and technology over recent years. Like Sky Europe, it has a TV Everywhere service called Sky Go and streaming-only version called Sky Sports Now, while in the UK there is Now TV. Sky NZ was it is true rather later into broadband, announcing plans in May 2020, followed by launch for existing satellite customers in March 2021. This was followed two months later in May 2021 with availability to new customers.
There are also some differences over content availability that reflect not just regional distinctions but also the fact that Sky Europe is owned by Comcast and is therefore a sister company of NBC Universal, a major studio. The operator is therefore seen as a competitor to major content providers and certainly their streaming outlets. This led Disney for example to pull its Disney+ streaming offering from Sky Europe, yet in June 2021 reaching an exclusive partnership with Sky NZ Broadband for provision of its streaming content in the country.
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It is the Michigan-based automaker's third recall in a week. Nevertheless, this is a brief reminder for every driver that they should engage the parking brake irrespective of the fact that there is a recall or not.
The recall affects 2017 versions of the truck powered by a 6.2-liter gas engine and produced between October 9, 2015 and March 30 at Ford's Kentucky Assembly Plant. It will include 2014 Escape SUVs as well as the 2014 and 2015 compact Fiesta ST; the 2013 and 2014 Fusion midsize; and the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Transit Connect small van, in the United States.
Ford will replace the defective part at no cost to vehicle owners. Moreover, the auto maker had also dismissed 211,000 Lincoln MKZs, Fusions and Fiestas because of latch problems which could have determined doors to open when the vehicle was on the road. Last year, Ford recalled more than 2.3 million vehicles because of ineffective door latches. A door latch with a fractured pawl spring tab typically results in a "door will not close" condition. The problem (s) involve increased risk for potential engine fires and increased risk for doors to suddenly open.
Bournemouth misses penalty in 0-0 draw at Southampton in EPL
The Cherries are the first side since Crystal Palace in October 2016 to miss three penalties in a row in the Premier League. Southampton host Bournemouth at St Mary's on Saturday in one of the Premier League's newest derbies.
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Good News Israel presents a better booster seat; turning plastic waste into fuel and much more.
By: Michael Ordman
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Good press coverage for Israeli water
In advance of October’s WATEC Israel 2015, Israel’s Ministry of Economy took 21 international journalists on a tour of Israel’s water installations and companies. Adi Yefet of Israel NewTech said, “I feel like we’re riding a great wave of positive publicity.”
Measuring a plant’s health
Israel’s Phytech is bringing the Internet of Things to the plant world. Plantbeat’s sensors measure how healthy a plant is and what to do to improve it. Phytech is to sell its PlantBeat alert system to farmers in North and South America.
Samsung launch Israel startup incubator
Samsung is founding a startup accelerator in its Israel development center. Samsung is looking for 6-10 startups in mobile communications, information security, wearable computers, big data, cloud computing, biometric identification, wireless charging, and autonomous vehicles.
Not just coffee – it’s art
Israeli startup SteamCC has invented the Ripples coffee “foam printer” that produces a personalized design in the foam on the top of your coffee. Choose one of the hundreds of designs available on the Ripple Maker’s touchscreen, which is printed out through the tiny openings in the machine’s nozzle.
A better booster seat
Israeli entrepreneur Jon Sumroy has developed mifold, a booster seat that is 10 times smaller than the typical booster seat. It holds the seat and shoulder belts down to match the child’s height and body contours, so as to fit securely. It is easily folded up – ideal for carpools, taxi rides, and even bus rides,
Israeli tricorder is ready to beam up
The SCIO molecular scanner from Israel’s Consumer Physics is ready to ship to its first customers. The SCIO has been 4 years in development and raised $2.76 million on Kickstarter (1381% more than it asked for). So prepare to hear cries of “It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it!”
Turning plastic waste into fuel
The Israeli government’s Environmental Services Company Ltd is to begin operating a new facility recycling plastic waste and turning it into fuel (600kg oil per ton of waste). The facility will process 3,000 metric tons of plastic waste every year.
Detecting dangers on Facebook
Israel Technion student Eden Saig has developed a system that classifies sentiment in texts on social media. The system can identify potential terrorist threats or suicide risks. Eden’s system won Amdocs’ Best Project contest.
LCD screens using organic molecules
Israel’s StoreDot (famous for its technology that re-charges a dead phone battery in one minute) has now developed a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) made of a single layer of organic molecules. The LCD displays vivid colors for TVs, phones, tablets and (future) roll-up screens.
Google launches Waze ride-sharing app
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Copper edges up
September 27, 2013
Copper edged higher on Thursday, supported by improving demand in top consumer China, but renewed worries over the US fiscal outlook and federal debt kept gains in check. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange closed at $7,251 a tonne, up from a last bid of $7,193 on Wednesday. Prices of the metal have been trapped in a $7,000 to $7,500 range for the past month, down about 9 percent for the year.
Strong seasonal demand in China is providing support to prices while uncertainty over the US fiscal outlook is deterring companies from placing new orders and draining liquidity from the market. Reflecting optimism about demand for the metal, leading copper producer Codelco will seek a significant rise in 2014 copper premiums, mostly because of renewed strong demand from China.
Investors were also cautious ahead of the National Day holiday, which will keep Chinese markets closed next week. “Sentiment should be improving, but the market is hesitant to make any sharp move in any direction ahead of the long Chinese holiday next week … All the signs we are seeing suggest that the economic situation in China is steadily improving,” said Nic Brown, head of commodities research at Natixis.
“We continue to like copper. We think that by the end of next year we might have the beginning of a small surplus, but for now this is a market in deficit and prices don’t seem to be reflecting that.” Strengthening confidence in the prospects for economic improvement in China, preliminary data this week showed that its factory sector grew at its fastest pace in six months in September.
China accounts for about 40 percent of global copper consumption. “For some end uses, like electrical wire and consumer goods, demand is picking up seasonally because factories have started producing for Christmas holidays,” said Chunlan Li, an analyst at the CRU consultancy in Beijing. “But overall demand is stable … and supply is increasing at a steady pace. I expect prices to stay stable ahead of LME week as people wait to see what happens there,” she added, referring to a industry gathering in London next month.
Benchmark prices of stainless steel ingredient nickel ended at $13,830, from $13,825 on Wednesday. The price of nickel, the worst LME performer this year, is down almost 20 percent since the start of the year. Reflecting tough conditions for the nickel market, Keywell LCC, a Chicago-based metals recycler, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The company blamed weak nickel prices and poor stainless steel demand, according to a court filing that outlined plans to sell the company to a larger rival. In other metals, aluminium, untraded at the close, was last bid at $1,822 from $1,804 on Wednesday. Zinc ended at $1,898 from $1,886, lead closed at $2,096.50 from $2,076 and tin ended at $23,225 from a close of $23,175. Courtesy Reuters
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States Take Aim at Mail-Order Cigars
- June 20, 2006 |
- By Gregory Mottola
Within the past year, many catalog and Web customers in Louisiana and Florida have received an official letter alerting them that their state is aware of their mail-order transactions. The letter also includes an estimated value of the purchases. If the value is overstated, it is then incumbent upon the customer to turn in a copy of the invoice.
For more on this story, see the June 6 issue of Cigar Insider.


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WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. upped the ante on Thursday in its drive to revive American manufacturing, revealing the creation of a new manufacturing fund — and apparel and textiles are one of the prime targets.
Bill Simon, chief executive officer and president of Wal-Mart U.S., told a gathering of more than 280 mayors attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors here that the “time is right for a resurgence” in American manufacturing and said the company is creating a $10 million fund to support it.
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The Better Business Bureau is warning people of a recent phishing scam in which the victim receives a phone call from someone impersonating a Microsoft representative.
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Watch out for fake Microsoft phone phishing scam


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Google is Going To Kill It’s Google Now Launcher Soon
It appears that Google is preparing to kill off the Google Now Launcher, which is stock Android launcher since it was released and there is no clear alternative offering in sight.
Android Police found a memo that Search Giant sent to OEM partners. The memo mentions that Google Now Launcher will no longer be available in Play Store starting the first quarter of this year. If a company want to keep using features of the launcher (such as information cards) that may continue to do so, but general users won’t be able to download the launcher from Google.
Google Now Launcher is one of the best launchers available in the Play Store, and it has been an easy way to replace crappy third party home screens for more than a year. Considering it has almost 50 million downloads on Play Store, it is not very clear that why is Google taking these steps.
The clean, reliable and considerably fast launcher has been on my phones and my tablets since last six months, and while there are no fancy lighting effects on the launchers like some available ones in Google Play Store, it has never been annoying to me either.
If you have a Google Now Launcher installed on the phone, it will continue to work, but don’t expect Google to update and add now features anymore. Google may launch the Pixel Launchers for all Android phones, but I am not going to bet on that.
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Audio app Clubhouse, is a combination of social network, events platform and live podcasts and has been receiving a lot of attention in Silicon Valley.
Despite being in beta, available only on iOS and invite-only, the app has had millions of downloads.
The app has also attracted some concerns over cyber-security which the company has said it is reviewing.
Meanwhile Facebook has said it is building a competing product and Twitter has launched Spaces.
BBC Click’s LJ Rich finds out more.
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While Steve Jobs was keeping the tech world busy by laying out some new Apple products, some movers and shakers of the Rich Internet Application world were down in Austin at the Flashfoward conference getting a look at some of the cutting edge solutions coming out of Adobe. Here is a summary of what went down.
- Kevin Lynch started the keynote off by announcing that Flash Player 9 penetration has reached 50% in three months, a significant growth rate.
- Garrent Nantz showed the Linux version of Flash Player 9 in action
- Mike Downey gave a demo of some off the new Flash 9 IDE features including the PSD importer courtesy of the Macromedia-Adobe merger.
- Mark Anders also showed a demo of Flex Builder 2 running on a mac. (These images are from Duane Nickull).
- In the sessions, Aral Balkan posted a lot of information on Apollo from Daniel Dura's session.
- A few good summaries of the conference. One is from Aral Balkan. Flashmagazine.com's and Robert Hoekman Jr. also had summaries.
A lot of cool stuff going on down in Austin, hopefully next time I'll be able to go check it out first hand.