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The government, after giving four new projects a green light, has secured NT$854.7 billion (US$28.48 billion) in pledged investments from local firms through three government subsidy programs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.
The four companies plan to invest as much as NT$2.7 billion at home, the ministry said, adding that it has yet to review applications from about 90 companies seeking to participate in the subsidy programs.
Automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech Co Ltd (麗清科技) plans to invest NT$800 million to set up a smart production facility in Taoyuan City’s Guanyin Industrial Park (桃園觀音工業區) so that it can meet the requirements of customers seeking to avoid US tariffs on China-made products.
Laster aims to install automated equipment in the plant to produce controllers for vehicle headlights, the ministry said, adding that the investment would generate 142 job opportunities.
Optical lens and components maker Kinko Optical Co Ltd (今國光學), which counts Japanese firms Canon Inc, Nikon Corp, Sony Corp and Tamron Co Ltd among its end customers, aims to invest more than NT$600 million to expand its existing plant in Taichung City’s Wuqi District (梧棲), as it seeks to minimize the impact of US tariffs on its business.
The firm plans to expand its capacity to produce high-precision optical modules, while lowering module production costs, the ministry said.
Under a separate program launched last year, the ministry has approved the applications of Anderson Industrial Corp (恩德科技) and Chi Deh Crane Engineering Co Ltd (啟德機械).
Facing capacity saturation at its existing production facilities, Anderson, a computer numerical control machinery manufacturer, aims to invest more than NT$400 million to set up new plants in Miaoli County’s Houlong Township (後龍) and Taichung’s Wuci District (梧棲).
The investment would generate 42 jobs, the ministry said.
Chi Deh, a high-precision machinery transportation and installation specialist, plans to invest more than NT$800 million to purchase smart equipment for its plant in Taichung’s Qingshui District (清水) to expand production capacity.
The company needs to expand local capacity as most of its customers move production back to Taiwan, the ministry said, adding that the company also seeks to import German-made cranes to upgrade its services.
Chi Deh’s clients include flat-panel makers AU Optronics Corp (AUO, 友達光電) and Innolux Corp (群創), as well as memorychip maker Micron Technology Inc and China Steel Corp (CSC, 中鋼).
ELECTRIC FARMLAND: TSMC’s proposal to clear 230 hectares of reforested land for what would become Taiwan’s largest photovoltaic solar farm has generated concerns New rules curbing solar farms built on agricultural land sparked fierce debate at a packed public hearing at the Legislative Yuan yesterday, with industry representatives saying that the new restrictions would endanger President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) green energy goals, while agricultural officials emphasized the importance of protecting farmers and the environment. The Tsai administration has set a target to generate 20 percent of the nation’s power from renewable sources by 2025, by which time it also aims to install 20 gigawatts (GW) of solar power, including 6GW from rooftop solar systems and 14GW from ground-mounted solar farms. Although rooftop solar systems are
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday posted monthly revenue that suggested second-quarter sales surpassed analysts’ estimates, underscoring how its technological lead is helping the chipmaker weather the COVID-19 pandemic and US sanctions on its second-biggest customer Huawei Technologies Co (華為). Apple Inc’s main iPhone chipmaker posted sales of NT$120.88 billion (US$4.08 billion) for last month, up 40.8 percent year-on-year and bringing its revenue for the second quarter to NT$310.7 billion, beating the NT$308.8 billion analysts expected on average. TSMC, a barometer for the industry thanks to its heft in the global supply chain, had previously lowered its revenue outlook for this
Record heat is bringing record electricity use this month, after peak electricity consumption yesterday broke all historical records, Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) said. As the mercury spiked close to 39°C, Taiwan’s electricity consumption reached as high as 37.79 gigawatts (GW) at 1:59pm yesterday, higher than the previous record of 37.53GW, seen just a day prior, the state-run utility said. The top 10 peak consumption records have all occurred in the past three years, Taipower said. As the high temperatures are likely to continue this summer, more records might be set, it said. However, Taipower assured people that there is so far no
BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER: The bank said that its iPass credit card, the first such card issued by a foreign bank, gives it access to stores that do not accept its credit cards DBS Bank Taiwan (星展台灣) yesterday launched its first co-branded credit card with iPass Corp (一卡通票證), and said it expects its credit card business to fully recover in the second half of this year. The new “DBS eco card” is made of polylactic acid — a bio-based biodegradable polymer that can be produced from renewable resources — and is the bank’s first credit card to have the iPass electronic payment function, it said. The partnership would give the bank new business momentum, DBS Bank Taiwan general manager Lim Him-chuan (林鑫川) told a news conference in Taipei. That is because some stores and supermarkets in


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The new legislation, proposed by the European Commission in March 2022, lays down new requirements for the design of products to limit their impact on the environment, make them more reliable, reusable and repairable, but also easier to recycle and more efficient in terms of the resources consumed.
Among the concrete measures, the destruction of unsold clothing and footwear will now be banned. This measure will take effect two years after the law comes into force. Medium-sized businesses will have six years to comply, while small businesses will be exempt. The Commission will have the power to extend the ban to other product categories.
In addition, large companies will have to disclose the volume of products scrapped each year and provide explanations to justify this practice, in the hope of encouraging them to stop. With regard to eco-design, the Commission will define specific requirements for certain consumer goods in order to encourage the circular economy.
It said on Tuesday that it would give priority to “high-impact” products, in particular textiles, furniture (including mattresses), iron and steel, aluminium, tyres and electronic products. Motor vehicles are excluded from the new legislation as they are already covered by specific regulations.
Putting an end to “extract, manufacture, throw away
The text also introduces a “digital passport” for clothing, as for a wide range of consumer products, in the form of a QR code containing information that will enable consumers and businesses to find out about the environmental impact of their purchases and thus inform their choices. It will also provide information on traceability and the materials used to facilitate repair and recycling.
“It is time to put an end to the ‘extract, make, throw away’ model that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy”, commented Social Democrat MEP Alessandra Moretti, the text’s rapporteur. “New products will be designed in a way that benefits everyone, respects our planet and protects the environment”, she said.
European employers welcomed the agreement reached on Tuesday, but expressed concern about new administrative constraints. “The ecodesign regulation has the potential to create a solid market for circular products and speed up the transition”, welcomed Markus Beyrer, Director General of BusinessEurope, but expressed concern that “the information requirements are unworkable and will overburden” businesses.
The text, which has been negotiated for several months by EU co-legislators, still has to be formally approved by MEPs in plenary session and by the Member States.
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Dubai was the fifth stop on Ideal Standard’s digital Together World Tour, which focused on design innovation, inspired by the dynamic ‘city of the future’.
The Together World Tour, Ideal Standard’s cinematic event series, aims to inspire the international architecture and design community by showcasing the very best of design culture from each of the six distinctive cities on the tour.
Following the success of the previous events in cities across Europe, the penultimate stop in the six-event series – titled A Moment of Innovation – looked to the future of architecture and design, using one of the world’s most modern destinations as the backdrop to share Ideal Standard’s very latest product developments.
The tour’s avant-premiere held physically at the Belgium Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai on November 21 attracted VIP guests from the architecture and interior design industry.
Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Standard Mena, Ahmad Hafez said: “Dubai is an embodiment of transformation and progress. From futuristic skyscrapers to traditional Arab architecture, the city bridges the old and the new effortlessly. We can draw many parallels between the values of Dubai and our brand values. For over a century, we have been working with master designers of their respective eras and we are now re-inventing some of our most iconic designs from the past using the latest manufacturing technologies and materials to create collections that meet the needs of modern life.”
“The physical event gave us an opportunity to connect again with our partners and colleagues, and it welcomed intriguing discussions in the presence of industry stalwarts. It was an evening of knowledge exchange and engagement. We were thrilled to see the turn out and support from our everyone and are very grateful to the Belgium Pavilion for hosting the Together World Tour Dubai Edition.“ Hafez continued.
The digital tour was split into three parts, opening with a focus on culture and heritage to visit the older, historic districts of the city, with a spotlight on Ideal Standard’s new and award-winning Conca collection, which takes inspiration from the brand’s classic collection of the same name, designed in 1972, and includes ceramics, brassware, furniture and bathtubs. Part of the Atelier Collections, the contemporary products are the result of Ideal Standard’s exclusive partnership with renowned Italian design studio Palomba Serafini Associati and represent the brand’s commitment to shaping the future of modern living through design.
Continuing on the theme of innovation, Ideal Standard’s Chief Design Officer Roberto Palomba presented Intellimix, the brands most pioneering product. Intellimix is a smart touchless tap that is said to make superior hygiene effortless with a timed delivery of water and soap from the same device. Its optimised wash cycle reduces the spread of harmful bacteria and viruses, and saves on water consumption.
Speaking of Intellimix, Palomba said: “Events of the past year have reinforced the importance of hygiene across the globe – which is not only impacting human behaviour, but has also permanently changed the requirements for public washroom design. It’s more critical than ever that these shared spaces, and the technology in them, are designed with the end user’s health and protection in mind.
“Intellimix – which has been installed at the Belgium Pavilion – has been introduced to meet these demands by improving hygiene and making it easier than ever before to ensure that all building users are handwashing effectively. Not only that, but it also contributes to achieving sustainability targets, while helping businesses save costs.”
Since its launch in April, the Together World Tour has visited Milan, Berlin, London, Paris and now Dubai – deep diving into the dynamic culture of each city and exploring their impact on the world of bathroom design.
“The idea behind the Together World Tour was to take our customers on a visual journey through time into the world of design and architecture. The chosen cities reflect the design philosophy of Ideal Standard, timeless and elegant. The tour has been very well received by the industry so far and we hope to continue bringing brilliant content celebrating design, architecture and connections. The tour is not over yet, we have one final stop planned for 2022. We look forward to receiving the same response from our audience for the final stop and all other campaigns we plan for the future,” Frederick Trzcinski, Ideal Standard Gulf, Marketing & Innovation Director Mena, concluded.


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Feb 16, 2017 09:03 PM EST
Android users have been longing for more, diverse, and funny emojis on their phone. Fortunately, reports said WhatsApp for Android beta added new Unicode 9 emojis for its users.
The Android Police reported that the new Unicode 9 emojis, version 2.17.44 is the new feature of WhatsApp beta for Android. These emojis were made available for iOS 10.2 users of iPhones and now, Google will add it in the Android 7.1 Nougat update.
The Indian Express reported that WhatsApp beta added in their Unicode 9.0 with emojis such as facepalm, selfie, pregnant woman, a mother and a son, a father with two kids, and more.
The new emojis also show gender diversity and sexual identity appreciation with its female athlete, detective, swimmer, weightlifter, surfer, and more. They also included now a rainbow flag as a tribute to the LGBT community.
But what if the user cannot update its phone with the Android 7.1 Nougat update? Users could still have the new emojis despite their Android operating system. But so far, users should download the WhatsApp beta to check out the new emojis.
Those who will not download the beta would not have the access on the new emojis. If a user decided to be a beta tester, they will receive the emoji update earlier than the general public's use of the emojis.
If one wishes to be a beta tester, he/she must go to Play Store and open the WhatsApp Messenger app. Once there, scroll down to the end until "Become a beta tester" option can be seen. Just tap and one could become a beta tester.
The Next Web reported that it is not just WhatsApp is offering to the beta testers. They also have new features that could serve convenience to people like video calling, easy call forwarding, and GIF support.
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AEON CO. (M) BHD. (AEON) has once again been chosen by the ultimate global brand recognition accolade, the World Branding Awards as the winner of Brand of The Year Award 2021/2022 for the Retailer-Departmental Stores Category.
Nominated together with over 500 brands from more than 60 countries around the world, AEON is pleased to be chosen for the second year in a row as the winner. The other national tiers winners for various categories are from Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore to name a few.
According to Shafie Shamsuddin, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of AEON, “We in AEON are grateful to be named as Brand of the Year for the Retailer-Departmental Stores Category for second consecutive year. Customers are always at the heart of everything that we do as we embrace the challenges with enthusiasm and steadfastness in full solidarity with the stakeholders. We continuously strive to give our best to cater to the needs of the customers for a pleasant shopping experience – offline and online – and in a safe environment while adjusting to the new normal.”
“We dedicate this achievement to our employees known as AEON Warriors for their hard work and commitments, as well as our business partners and customers for their continued support. This recognition undoubtedly motivates us to continually challenge ourselves to enhance our retail ecosystem by integrating technology, sustainability and human elements,” he added.
Over 1.3 million consumer votes have been received since the inception of the Awards and for this fourteenth edition, more than 345,000 consumers participated in the nomination process globally. On average, there are only seven winning brands in each country, proving that winning a World Branding Award is indeed a remarkable achievement. The winners are uniquely judged through three streams: brand valuation, consumer market research, and public online voting.
The announcement of all World Branding Awards 2021/2022 winners was made end of last year, through its first online ceremony from Kensington Palace, London.


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Prime Minister Unveils RM250b Prihatin Package
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a RM250 billion economic stimulus package to weather the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic aid, dubbed the People-Centric Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin), will benefit all segments of the society with the objectives of protecting the people, supporting businesses and strengthening the economy.
The speech – https://bit.ly/MICCI-PrihatinPackage-Speech
- Banks To Provide Loan Repayment Flexibility To Borrowers Affected By COVID-19 Media Statement by Bank Negara Malaysia Date : 29th July 2020
- Recruitment of foreign workers for the construction, plantation and agriculture sector. Media Statement By Ministry Of Human Resource Date : 29th July 2020
- MICCI wishing all our Muslim Members, Associates & Friends a warm and blessed Hari Raya Haji. We also wishing all the Non-Muslim Members Happy Holidays!
- REIMBURSEMENT ON COST OF LOGISTICS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC
- Tricor Business Resilience Webinar Series : China, Malaysia, Singapore Business Corridor- Navigating


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North Dakota has had a law on the books to support producing industrial hemp since 1997, but it wasn’t until the 2014 Farm Bill, that states were allowed to begin growing.
Renée Cooper spoke with one of the first four growers in our state.
Clarence Laub added growing hemp to his farming resume in Elgin as early as 2016.
The Farmer/Rancher explains, “It is a pilot program, so we are doing research with it. We are also marketing it and stuff like that, making money off of it. But the main purpose of the program is research, so we’re looking at adapting it into our farm and our farming practices.”
Laub says hemp is a very versatile crop.
He adds, “The seeds are very healthy for you: they can crush them for the oil, and also for the protein powders and stuff like that. And then the entire plant is useful too, the fiber and different things you can get from the plant, you can use hand-in-hand for paper products. So anything that’s made out of paper, you can make out of hemp.”
But because it looks very similar to it’s cousin, marijuana, hemp is highly regulated.
The Federal Controlled Substances Act prohibits the cultivation, processing, distribution and even the possession of industrial hemp, except when used for research purposes.
And the Agriculture Commissioner must oversee the process.
As the law stands, before hemp can be sold, the seed has to be devitalized and the plant tested for THC content.


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Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday mentioned instances have been registered in opposition to 11 sanitizer manufacturers after their samples failed high quality parameters.
The samples have been collected from throughout numerous districts within the state.
A discover has additionally been issued to cancel or droop the license of the manufacturers whose samples failed the assessments, Mr Vij mentioned.
He mentioned about 248 samples have been collected by the Food and Drug Administration of Haryana, out of which take a look at experiences of 123 samples have been acquired.
“Out of the reports received so far, 109 samples passed quality tests, while 14 failed. Among these, 9 brands were found substandard, while 5 brands were found with excessive quantity of methanol present in it, which is harmful,” he mentioned.
He mentioned directions have been given to grab complete inventory of the sanitizer manufacturers which failed the assessments from the market.
Mr Vij mentioned that on the preliminary stage of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, a grievance of promoting of faux sanitizers available in the market was acquired, on account of which the Food and Drug Administration was instructed to conduct raids in the whole Haryana.


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Vision Capital Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL – Get Rating) by 13.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 223,289 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 34,865 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for approximately 6.4% of Vision Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Vision Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Apple were worth $38,989,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AAPL. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Apple during the fourth quarter worth about $25,228,507,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in Apple by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 633,115,246 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $112,422,274,000 after purchasing an additional 10,951,705 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Apple in the 4th quarter worth about $1,461,735,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in Apple by 38.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 29,549,427 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $5,247,094,000 after purchasing an additional 8,154,171 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in Apple by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 20,866,567 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $3,705,275,000 after purchasing an additional 6,154,422 shares in the last quarter. 57.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Apple Price Performance
Apple stock opened at $165.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.23. The business’s fifty day moving average is $146.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.12. Apple Inc. has a 52 week low of $129.04 and a 52 week high of $182.94.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 28th. The iPhone maker reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $82.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $82.97 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 152.97% and a net margin of 25.71%. The business’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.30 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Apple Inc. will post 6.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Apple declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, April 28th that permits the company to buyback $90.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the iPhone maker to reacquire up to 3.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Apple Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 8th will be paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 5th. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.18%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, SVP Katherine L. Adams sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.77, for a total transaction of $4,119,250.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 427,334 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $70,411,823.18. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have commented on AAPL shares. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Apple from $200.00 to $195.00 in a research report on Friday, April 29th. Fundamental Research set a $177.07 price objective on Apple and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup lifted their price target on Apple from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 29th. Itaú Unibanco initiated coverage on Apple in a report on Tuesday, July 26th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $136.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Apple from $185.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, twenty-three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Apple currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $179.27.
Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. It also sells various related services. In addition, the company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; AirPods Max, an over-ear wireless headphone; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, HomePod, and iPod touch.
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Back in 2011 Nike and Ubi Bene partnered up for a marketing campaign which used Tony Parker’s jersey and layed it over a iconic statue in France.
Unfortunately Jean Cardot, the sculptor behind the Churchill figure wasn’t too pleased about it and felt disrespected while his work was used to gain publicity without his blessing. Recently a Paris court echoed Cardot’s sentiments stating that using his work for commercial gain is considered defilement. As a result, Nike and Ubi Bene must cough up nearly $74,267 which then translates to Cardot walking away with $150k in total.
Cardot has zero chill and plenty of dollar signs now. Even though Nike “lost” this case, at the end of the day that $74k could possibly just be chump change. #f*ckedupsomecommas


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Upcoming Indy Hotel, Retail Complex Tops Out
CityWay, a new 14-acre neighborhood in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis has celebrated a major construction milestone: the project has topped out after workers placed the highest beam atop The Alexander, a Dolce Hotel, a 209-room property.
The Alexander and retail anchor Cerulean Restaurant are slated to open in December. The hotel will feature more than 16,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event venues that meet International Association of Conference Center standards.
CityWay is expected to include destination restaurants and 40,000 square feet of retail and office space.
“This new neighborhood community coming to life in Downtown Indianapolis is both culturally significant and of great economic benefit to our city,” said Mayor Greg Ballard. “New jobs, sustainable building and lifestyle elements, and a unique art program partnership with the Indianapolis Museum of Art are a few aspects of this project creating another point of pride for Indianapolis.”


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Phishers are using scam emails that leverage the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a theme in an attempt to steal users’ information, a security firm found.
This update is mandatory because of the new changes in the EU Digital privacy legislation that acts upon United States based companies, like Airbnb in order to protect European citizens and companies.
Fake Airbnb privacy email. (Source: Redscan)
When clicked, the link redirected recipients to a page that asked them to enter their account credentials, payment card details and other personal information.
ZDNet confirmed that Airbnb is sending messages to hosts about GDPR but that it’s simply asking them to agree to new Terms of Service. Those real messages did not ask hosts to submit their credentials. As a result, the community-drive hospitality company made clear that users who receive suspicious emails should submit them to its Trust and Safety team.
Mark Nicholls, director of cyber security at Redscan, told ZDNet that web users are likely to see other types of attacks leveraging GDPR as a theme in the meantime:
As we get closer to the GDPR implementation deadline, I think we can expect to see a lot a lot more of these types of phishing scams over the next few weeks, that’s for sure. In the case of the Airbnb scam email, hackers were attempting to harvest credentials. Attack vectors do vary however and it’s possible that other attacks may attempt to infect hosts with keyloggers or ransomware, for example
To protect themselves against these types of attacks, users should familiarize themselves with some of the most common types of phishing attacks and implement steps to prevent a ransomware infection.
UPDATE 02/05/18: Following publication of this story, a public affairs manager for Airbnb reached out to this author with the request that the following statement be shared:
These emails are a brazen attempt at using our trusted brand to try and steal user’s details, and have nothing to do with Airbnb. We’d encourage anyone who has received a suspicious looking email to report it to our Trust and Safety team on email@example.com, who will fully investigate. We provide useful information on how to spot a fake email on our help centre and work closely with external partners to report and help remove fake Airbnb websites.
The statement went on to assure users that bad actors never had access to their details before sending out the messages. It also recommended that users could confirm the legitimacy of an Airbnb email by checking the sender’s email address against this list of official aliases used by the company and by hovering over a URL to see if they would be redirected to a subdomain operated by Airbnb.com.
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PC World is reporting on the announcement of the Treo Treo 700p which will be based on the Palm operating system instead of the Windows Mobile used on the 700w. The big news is that the 700p will support EvDO high speed dialup networking and can be used as a modem for connecting laptops and other devices via EvDO. Infoworld has some slides from the introduction. The Palm Store has details as well.
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Former Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) Chief Operating Officer (COO) COO, Harish Manwani is one of the candidates for the post of Tata Sons’ Chairman.
According to reports, ‘the former COO of the Dove-to-Marmite consumer goods giant, is being lined up as a possible successor to Cyrus Mistry, who was sacked last month’.
British channel Sky News reported that Manwani’s emergence of a potential new chairman so soon after Mistry's exit - which sent shockwaves through the Indian corporate establishment - could ease concerns about the management of the group, which also has major interests in power, chemicals and consumer goods.
The 62-year-old currently serves as the non-executive chairman of Hindustan Unilever and a director of Whirlpool Corporation.
In a sudden and dramatic turn of events last month, Mistry was unceremoniously removed as the Chairman of Tata Sons and replaced by his predecessor Ratan Tata in the interim, triggering a confrontation between the single-largest shareholder and the Tatas.
Returning to Tata Sons after the abrupt removal of Mistry, Tata has moved quickly to consolidate his grip over the salt-to-software group by seeking to remove the ousted Chairman from boards of group firms.
TCS has called an EGM on December 13, Indian Hotels has convened it on December 20 and Tata Chemicals on December 23 to seek Mistry's ouster.
Even after being removed as chairman of Tata Sons -- the holding company of the Tata Group -- Mistry continues to head the group's several listed firms, including Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Steel and Tata Chemicals.


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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
"Elite for Haiti" - Aid for the Earthquake Victims
From ELITE just now:
Fontaniva (PD), January 20th, 2010 – Let’s do something to help the people of Haiti. Elite, the leading Italian company in the cycling sector has decided to hit the field immediately to help the people of Haiti, the Caribbean island that was recently devastated by a terrible earthquake.
The initiative is called “Elite for Haiti”, and it calls for immediate production and distribution of a special water bottle with the colours of the Haitian flag and two hands reaching out to each other in a universal symbol of aid. All proceeds will be donated to charity.
“Through the media we’ve learned that the lack of drinking water is one of the foremost emergencies on the island - explains Elite Marketing Director Alessio Sartore -. These water bottles will not only serve to quench the thirst of athletes, but we hope that they can contribute to bringing water and aid to the Haitian people”.
This Elite proposal aims to be purely charitable, serving no commercial gain whatsoever.
“The production costs of the Elite water bottles for Haiti will be entirely sponsored by the company and proceeds from their sale will be donated entirely to charitable organizations for the people of Haiti through the Doctors of Médecins sans Frontières - continues Alessio Sartore-. With a simple gesture you can do something important to help those in need. In these hours our staff is working hard to get the initiative up and running. Presumably the water bottle will be available in most cycling shops starting in early February”.
Visit our website www.elite-haiti.org online for more information on this charitable initiative."
Note: the build of the website is still in progress at this moment...
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Ford Motor Company brought its new 2005 Escape Hybrid to New York City for the ultimate fuel economy test-to see how far it could be driven on a single tank of gas. The objective: 500 miles, equal to the total of every street and avenue in Manhattan.
The Escape Hybrid combines near-zero emissions and the fuel economy of the full hybrid electric system with the go-anywhere capability, toughness and cargo capacity of the Ford Escape, America's best-selling compact SUV.
That's good news for drivers concerned about environmental responsibility and also serves as a good business model on ways to deliver good products and a better world.
"The 2005 Escape Hybrid is the embodiment of Ford's philosophy-a fuel-efficient, cleaner-emissions version of the capable Escape SUV-and a crucial foray into the rapidly growing hybrid vehicles market," said Bill Ford, Ford chairman and CEO. "This vehicle represents an important, viable part of our strategy for sustainability in vehicles and manufacturing."
So just how far did the Escape Hybrid go in Manhattan traffic? After 37 straight hours, the Escape Hybrid totaled 576 miles using 15 gallons of gas. That's better than 38 mpg.
With this exceptional fuel economy comes no compromise in performance feel. The car's 2.3 liter, four-cylinder engine and electric traction motor can team up to produce acceleration performance similar to that of the V-6 Escape model.
Hand-in-hand with improved fuel economy comes dramatically reduced emissions. For more information, visit www.fordvehicles.com/ hybrid.
The Ford Escape Hybrid is the first go-anywhere hybrid electric vehicle.


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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s @WalmartLabs innovation lab, aiming to get the retail giant more techy, ponied up for another acquisition, its 13th over three years, this time another mobile app — for shopping.
The Washington Post reports@WalmartLabs bought Stylr, which allows its users to find clothes in nearby stores using their smartphone.
The idea is to give shoppers an alternative to hopping from store to store.
Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon said, “It is important that we all understand the shift that has happened in technology and retail, what it means for us, and what we’re doing to win. People now spend more time on digital devices than they do watching TV. A lot of times, they’re doing both at the same time.”
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Lexus will start writing the next chapter in its 32-year history when it unveils a mysterious concept car in spring 2021. It hasn't revealed the design study's name yet, but it explained the model will show what's coming.
Koji Sato, the company's president and chief branding officer, noted that the concept "illustrates our intentions for the future, and marks the beginning of the next generation of Lexus." He stopped short of providing additional details, but the company's plans for the future are fairly easy to decipher. Lexus isn't going to start making rifles, lawn mowers, or garage flooring; it's very likely going to electrify its range while reinventing its design language for the 2020s and adding more technology — including advanced semi-automated systems — to its cars.
The dark preview image released by Lexus shows the concept car's rear end. We see a relatively low roof accented by a fin, a sculpted rear bumper that's much wider than the greenhouse, and the company's name written in a new font. While the photo asks more questions than it answers, we know that we're not looking at the electric crossover that the Toyota-owned company hinted at in December 2020 because the proportions don't match. And, we highly doubt it's the rugged, body-on-frame off-roader that's allegedly also in the works.
We'll have to be patient to find out whether Lexus is planning to move away from the spindle-shaped grille that has characterized its cars for nearly a decade. Geneva's annual auto show was canceled for the second year in a row, but it should have opened its doors to the public and the press in early March 2021. Odds are the Lexus concept's online unveiling will coincide with (or at least fall very close to) the axed show's dates.
Sato confirmed that Lexus will release a new car in 2021, though he didn't specify if it's related to the concept, or if it's merely inspired by it. He pledged to continue rolling out new additions to the range through 2022.


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The Subaru Viziv-7 is the latest in a series of Viziv — short for Vision for Innovation — SUV concepts the Japanese automaker has shown over the past few years. It previews a seven-seat, three-row midsize SUV Subaru plans to launch in North American in early 2018. It is exactly the kind of car America seems to want right now, but that Subaru has resisted building for some time.
The Viziv-7 looks like someone put a Subaru Forester in a photocopier and dialed the enlargement setting up to 125 percent. It features traditional SUV styling cues like boxy wheel wells and an upright, squared-off roof, which should at least give the interior a nice, airy feeling. The grille and headlights mimic those of other recent Subaru production and concept cars. However, some elements of the design, like the Subaru badge placed near the top of the grille, make the Viziv-7 look a bit like a Toyota Highlander.
Subaru would not discuss the powertrain, but its last SUV concept, the Viziv Future unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, used a hybrid setup. A 2.0-liter boxer-four engine powered the front wheels, while an electric motor powered the rear wheels. It is possible that something like this will be used on the production model the Viziv-7 previews or Subaru may simply go for a non-hybrid powertrain with one of its existing boxer engines.
The SUV mania at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show reflects the current boom in SUV sales, something Subaru is likely planning to exploit. The company has had success with the smaller Forester, and with luring SUV buyers into its all-wheel drive wagons, hatchbacks, and sedans, but its last seven-seat SUV, the Tribeca, was a bit of a dud.
The new SUV due in 2018 will be larger than the Tribeca and will be built at the company’s U.S. factory in Lafayette, Indiana. Unlike the Tribeca, which was named after a trendy New York City neighborhood, Subaru previously said the new SUV would “carry a name synonymous with outdoor adventure,” similar to the Forester, Outback, and Crosstrek. So it probably will not be called the Subaru Williamsburg.
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The organizers of this year’s Macworld Expo seem to believe an old saying about New York City: it’s a great place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there. In an announcement 09-Jul-98, IDG Expo Management Co. revealed that the east coast venue of the event will return to Boston’s World Trade Center/Seaport Hotel Complex next year between 04-Aug-99 to 06-Aug-99. This year’s New York Expo, dubbed “the Creative World,” was initially aimed at attracting more creative professionals. Representatives of IDG Expo Management say they expect to pair that focus with Apple’s renewed appeal in the consumer arena (embodied in the flashy presence of the iMac) at the Boston event. This year’s New York Expo also disappointed some attendees with a small show floor featuring comparatively few vendors, in part due to high exhibition costs.
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The Porsche Club of America – Wild Rose Region and Ferrari Club of America – Alberta Chapter have been hosting a joint cars & coffee event every Tuesday night since May. With driving season at its end in many parts of Canada, one more meet and greet for Calgary’s automotive community would stand between the open road and the cars heading back to their stables for the winter.
Though this Cars & Coffee event was much smaller than previous events, there were still a handful of fantastic automobiles on display. On the Porsche front, a Carrera 4, 944 Turbo, 911 Turbo and Kelly Moss Racing Widebody Turbo 968 were front and center. A Ferrari 355, F430, 360, 328 GTS and 575 Maranello rounded off the Ferraris.
A Nero edition Lamborghini Gallardo, BMW M3, BMW X5M and a few others rounded off the cars at this week’s final event.
The event might be a go next Tuesday if the weather holds out. Next year is sure to be a good one, it’s just going to be hard waiting that long!


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Vietnam has jumped three places this year to 10th in a list of the world’s 20 favorite countries compiled by British magazine Condé Nast Traveler.
For its annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, the travel magazine asked readers to rate their favorite countries across the globe, and attracted a record 600,000 votes. The listing, released Wednesday, was based on a scoring system representing overall average levels of satisfaction.
Vietnam scored 90.46 percent to rank behind Southeast Asian neighbors such as Indonesia (1st) with 92.78, Thailand (2nd) with 92.37 and the Philippines (9th) with 90.63 percent.
Portugal came in third on the list. Sri Lanka and South Africa rounded out the top five, with Peru, Greece and Italy making up the top 10.
Vietnam is the only Southeast Asian country among the world’s 10 fastest growing travel destinations, according to a U.N. report released last month.
The latest World Travel Awards has chosen the country as “Asia’s Leading Culinary Destination” reaffirming the growing international reputation of its cuisine.
It has improved its tourism competitiveness ranking to 63rd out of 140 countries and territories in 2019 in the biennial Travel and Tourism Competitiveness report by the World Economic Forum, jumping four places from 67th in 2017.
Earlier this year the Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2019-2023 report by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) said Vietnam would lead Asia-Pacific destinations in terms of average annual growth over the next five years.
The number of international visitors to the country has risen consistently for the last three years, soaring from 10 million in 2016 to 15.6 million in 2018, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism reported.
Tourism contributed 8.39 percent of Vietnam’s GDP last year, and the government seeks to make the industry an economic spearhead.
Read the full article at VNExpress: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel/places/vietnam-among-20-most-favorite-countries-conde-nast-traveler-3998794.html


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Finance Ministry on UPI Charges: The Finance Ministry on Sunday said that the ‘United Payment Interface’ (UPI) is a useful digital service for the people and the government is not contemplating imposing a fee on it. In fact, there was a lot of discussion that the government is going to bring a system of levying charges on UPI payments.
The situation became clear from the statement of the Finance Ministry
This statement of the Finance Ministry allays the apprehensions arising out of the discussion paper of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on charges in the payment system. The discussion paper suggests that UPI payments may be charged with different amount categories. As of now, there are no charges on transactions through UPI.
The Finance Ministry tweeted clearly – no idea of charge on UPI
In a tweet, the Finance Ministry said, “UPI is a useful service for the people, bringing great convenience to the people and increasing the productivity of the economy. The government is not considering imposing any charges for UPI services. Recovery of cost The concerns of the service providers will have to be met through other means.
The issue of charge on UPI payment was raised from the review paper of RBI
With the increasing use of UPI in the country, the Reserve Bank has released a review paper on payment system charges. In this paper, it was said to levy a special charge Merchant Discount Rate charged on UPI transactions. This charge depends on the amount transferred. According to the amount of money transfer in this paper, a band should be prepared in which money should be charged from you according to the band. It has also been suggested in this paper that charges in UPI should be charged at a fixed rate or according to the transfer of money. Please note that at present, no fee can be charged on UPI transactions.
People were confused by media reports
The clarification from the government came after media reports that claimed that the central bank is considering adding charges to every financial transaction done through the UPI system. The reports had become a topic of discussion on social media and many people had also sought an explanation for the Indian government’s handle on the report.
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Colonie police are seeking the public’s help in identifying four people alleged to have stolen more than $62,000 worth of jewelry from Mach’s Treasures.
Police were called to the store at 1274 Central Ave. about 10:15 a.m. Thursday after employees learned of the theft.
Surveillance video showed a suspect pried open the jewelry case, removed its contents and fled the store about 3 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The individual appeared to work with three other people who distracted a store employee, police said.
The stolen items include rings, pins, watches, bracelets, necklaces and earrings being held at Mach’s Treasure on consignment from Phillip Alexander Jewelers on Albany Shaker Road.
The four suspects are described by police as:
u A white or Hispanic male, 5-foot-4 and weighing about 160 pounds, wearing a black beret, blue jeans and a light-colored, short-sleeve, button-up shirt
u A white male, weighing approximately 200 pounds, wearing a blue baseball-style hat, blue hooded jacket and blue jeans
u A white or Hispanic male, also weighing about 200 pounds, wearing a blue Adidas baseball hat, blue zippered jacket and blue jeans
u A white or Hispanic female with long straight dark hair, wearing a blue long-sleeved collared shirt or jacket, blue jeans and Uggs-style brown boots
Anyone with information is asked to call Colonie police at 783-2744.


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Samsung Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic received an upgrade from Verizon earlier this week. On the two Watch4 models, Google Assistant was activated using the web tutorial supplied with the feature’s update images. Despite running WearOS 3.0, the smartwatches debuted without Assistant.
However, after the upgrade, many users were surprised to see that Google Assistant was not included. This function has been missing for some time before The Verge contacted Google for explanation. The following is a comment from a Google representative in response.
Assistant will not be rolled out to the Gaalxy Watch 4 at this time, according to a Google official, Ivy Hunt.
Google Assistant has been removed from Verizon’s release notes. In addition, the Galaxy Watch4 now has a Smart Switch feature that allows you to back up and restore your data. The goal notification may now be used to get a Body Composition measurement as well. Verizon’s support site has a complete list of the new features and changes.
When Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 range debuted last year, one major feature was missing: Google Assistant. There was anticipation that the digital assistant might come sooner than predicted, despite Google and Samsung’s reluctance to provide a specific timeframe. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic users on Verizon were able to get an update from Google earlier today. That’s not true, according to Google’s response to The Verge.
According to Google representative Ivy Hunt, “to clarify, Assistant is not going out to Galaxy Watch 4 and we don’t have an update on time.”
9to5Google discovered the Verizon update logs, which relate to a software upgrade delivered this morning. According to the logs, if you’ve downloaded Google Assistant, it will appear in the settings menu under ‘Google Accounts.’ A blurry image also shows that you can access the toggles for the wake phrase and voice output under Settings > Google > Google Assistant.
The Verge was unable to verify the allegation, despite the fact that it had been widely reported. Google Assistant has not yet appeared on our Bluetooth and Wi-Fi evaluation devices. We also had a look at the Play Store on Google Play. There’s nothing more to say. According to Google’s response, this entire affair may have been a huge fat mistake.
For further information, we’ve contacted Verizon and Samsung, but no answer has yet been received.
As part of their Wear OS collaboration announcement, Google and Samsung made it clear that wearers will be able to choose from a variety of apps. Previous Galaxy Watch models were powered by Samsung’s Tizen operating system. Samsung Pay and… Bixby were forced onto customers as a result of this. Samsung’s decision to migrate from Tizen to Wear OS was motivated by a desire to increase the number of third-party applications available on its smartwatches. For example, users of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic may now utilise Google Pay instead of Samsung Pay.
This year’s Galaxy Watch 4 range still includes Samsung’s own digital assistant, Bixby. It’s hard to think of anything more to say about Bixby. Others have taken to social media to vent their displeasure with Bixby. Bixby isn’t quite as popular as Amazon Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant, regardless of your emotions. While Google Assistant has long been one of the most helpful Wear OS features, it has just been updated.
Google Assistant on Wear OS 3 is one of the most eagerly awaited features for a number of good reasons. There’s a possibility we’ll hear anything at Google I/O next month, even if it isn’t here yet. That being said, Samsung was deliberately imprecise when it promised that Google Assistant will be accessible “in the near future.” That element, at the very least, hasn’t altered.


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The Fund says world economy faces several shocks, including war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said global economic growth is slowing and the prospects for a quick recovery are bleak.
The IMF expects global economic growth, which was 6.1 percent last year, to be 3.2 percent this year, 0.4 percentage points lower than its April forecast.
“An uncertain recovery in 2021 was followed by a dismal development in 2022, as risks began to materialize, – the IMF said, – Global output declined in the second quarter of this year because of recessions in China and Russia, and consumer spending in the U.S. fell short of expectations.”
The Washington-based international financial agency said that “the world economy, already weakened by the pandemic, suffered several shocks”. These are inflation, which was higher than expected worldwide, but especially in the U.S. and major European countries; a slowdown in China due to the COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns, which was also stronger than expected; and the negative effects of the Russian war in Ukraine.
The IMF said that prices of consumer goods, especially food and energy, are rising globally.
Growth this year is expected to be 6.6 percent in advanced economies and 9.5 percent in developing countries. Both are about 0.1 percentage points higher than in the IMF’s previous forecast.
The Fund noted that the war in Ukraine “may lead to a sudden disruption” to Russian natural gas exports to European countries, and “inflation may be harder to reduce than expected” if employers cannot find enough workers to meet their staffing needs or if inflation rises at a higher rate than expected.
The IMF said a “plausible alternative scenario” to its already downgraded forecast would be a global economy “in which risks materialize, inflation rises further, and global growth declines” to about 2.6% in 2022 and 2% in 2023.
“As rising prices continue to push down living standards around the world, curbing inflation should be a top priority for policymakers,” the IMF said.
The IMF forecast came as the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, began a two-day meeting that is expected to result in the announcement Wednesday of another 0.75 percentage point key rate hike in an effort to curb inflation in the United States, the world's largest economy.
With consumer price growth at an annualized rate of 9.1% in June, the fastest pace in four decades, the Fed has already raised its key rate from near zero to 1.6%. It is expected to reach 3.4% by the end of the year.


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Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook takes the stage after the introduction of the iPhone 5 during Apple Inc.'s iPhone media event (Photo : Reuters)
The next Apple iPhone has a debut date, according to new reports.
Sources have told AllThingsD that the next iPhone will be introduced during a special event on Sept. 10.
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It is unknown if the special event will be for the next-generation iPhone 5S and/or the introduction of the long-rumored low-cost iPhone.
"The launch comes at an important time for Apple, which continues to make a lot of money from the iPhone but has seen its global market share dip amid a growing wave of lower-cost Android devices, as well as an intense battle with archrival Samsung," noted AllThingsD's Ina Fried.
The purported release date does is scheduled near the one-year anniversary of the iPhone 5's debut. The iPhone 5 was introduced to the world on Sept. 12 and went on sale approximately two weeks later.
As Latinos Post reported, Current Editorials announced Apple will sell the next iPhone on Sept. 27. The sale date would come two days after Apple rolls out iOS 7 on Sept. 25.
Latinos Post has been following projections by analysts. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously gave a late September forecast, but stated the low-cost iPhone might launch in early September instead.
Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said the next-generation Apple smartphone is likely to launch in either late September or early October.
Apple has not issued a comment in regards to the speculated Sept. 10 release date.
Latinos Post will have the latest updates and coverage on the launch of the next iPhone, whether it is Sept. 10 or not.
For the latest updates, follow Latinos Post's Michael Oleaga on Twitter: @EditorMikeO


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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed new rules that would impose energy efficiency standards on ceiling fans, following similar restrictions unveiled against other household appliances like gas stoves and portable gas generators.
The DOE rule, proposed in June, would require ceiling fans to become more energy efficient. The agency estimates that consumers using a standard fan could save up to $39.84 over the lifespan of the appliance with the new measures. A ceiling fan typically lasts for around six to 10 years. Around 85 million American households are estimated to use at least one ceiling fan, with a quarter using four or more.
Ceiling fans have always been considered a cheap and easy alternative to air conditioners. Nonetheless, the DOE seems adamant in its pursuit of helping Americans save around $4 per year with its new guidelines.
The DOE’s ban on gas stoves also projects meager savings for consumers, a figure that was recently updated to an even lower amount.
“DOE’s original proposal was to save consumers 13 cents per month in utility costs over the life of gas cooking products. The revised data reduces consumer savings to just 9 cents per month,” the industry group Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) said about the changes in an Aug. 3 press release.
At 9 cents a month, the projected savings will come to just $1.08 per year. Over a decade, that amounts to $10.80 in savings.
With regard to ceiling fan regulations, the DOE calculates that manufacturers may have to shell out $86.6 million per year in “increased equipment costs.”
In an Aug. 24 letter (pdf) to DOE Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm, Republicans from the House Committee on Small Business criticized the proposal, highlighting the harms it would have on small businesses in the ceiling fan industry.
“This rule would require numerous small business fan manufacturers to redesign their products and may put between 10 and 30 percent of small business ceiling fan manufacturers out of business,” the letter said.
“It appears that the Department of Energy (DOE) may not have properly considered small entities during this rulemaking process. It is important for agencies to examine small businesses’ interests—which make up 99.9 percent of all businesses in the United States—when passing any new rule.”
The committee asked the DOE for more information on the issue, including whether the agency believes certain small manufacturers “will go out of business” as a result of the proposed rule and whether it expects some manufacturers to abandon a few of their product lines to comply with the rules.
The committee gave the DOE time until Aug. 30 to reply to their request.
Ban Affects Consumer Choice
A DOE spokesperson justified the newly suggested ceiling fan regulations, pointing out that “these proposed standards, which are required by Congress, wouldn’t take effect until 2028,” according to a statement to Fox News.
The rules would “give Americans more energy efficient options to choose from, and would save hardworking taxpayers up to $369 million per year, while substantially reducing harmful air pollution—a crucial fact that some have conveniently failed to mention.”
However, Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) has raised concerns about how the new measures would affect “consumer choice” and appliance affordability.”
“We are currently in a period of hot summer weather but also a time of high inflation. It is unconscionable that your department would seek to limit the options of the American people to stay cool in their own homes at a time like this,” she wrote in an Aug. 25 letter (pdf) to Ms. Granholm.
“As I write this letter, the current temperature here in Oklahoma City is 103 degrees Fahrenheit. Access to affordable cooling options during these summer months is a serious matter. I strongly oppose this proposed rule and urge you to withdraw it entirely.”
Ms. Bice also criticized the Energy Department’s other proposed rules to regulate appliances like water heaters and gas stoves as a “significant overreach of the federal government.”
Such “heavy-handed regulations” would drive up prices, limit consumer choice, and impose burdens on many small businesses, she added.
The ceiling fan regulations come as part of the Biden administration’s pro-climate policy push. On Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order requiring the DOE to create an “energy conservation program for appliance standards.”
A month later, the agency listed over a dozen energy-efficiency rules related to appliances like lamps, cooking products, and water heaters that it would review.
“First, they went after your car. Then, they targeted your gas stoves. Now, they are coming for your ceiling fans. America will continue to reject the Biden Climate Police’s authoritarianism,” Rep. Bill Cline (R-Va.) said in an Aug. 25 post on X.
Biden’s Crackdown On Appliances
In February, the DOE proposed rules to set new efficiency and conservation standards for home appliances, including gas stoves.
The proposed rule targeting gas stoves would affect half of all new models of such stoves sold in the United States while making most of the existing ones noncompliant, Republicans on the committee stated.
In March, Republican members of Congress introduced the “Save Our Gas Stoves Act” that aims to preemptively block any proposed rules by the Biden administration to ban or heavily restrict gas ovens sold in the country.
The bill was passed by the House on June 14.
In July, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposed a policy that would remove nearly all existing portable gas generators from the market.
According to the proposal, smaller gas generators would have to cut carbon monoxide emissions by 50 percent, and larger generators would have to cut emissions by up to 95 percent. Nearly all models currently available are expected to not be in compliance with the new standard.
Once the proposed rules come into effect, manufacturers would have to comply with them in just six months, a process that usually takes several years. The rules would also ban manufacturers from stockpiling noncompliant generators before the new standards are enacted.
The Biden administration has already implemented a ban on incandescent light bulbs, which came into effect on Aug. 1.
Under the rule, manufacturers and retailers are prohibited from selling incandescent and similar halogen light bulbs. Instead, they must sell LED bulbs. Violators can face substantial federal penalties.


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As more states legalize recreational marijuana use, another part of the cannabis plant has found a market niche. CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a molecule that can be derived from hemp or cannabis. It doesn’t contain THC, so it won’t get you high.
The compound has become a common ingredient in trendy wellness products because of its purported therapeutic benefits.
“I became really like obsessed with CBD,” says Jonathan Eppers, founder of Vybes beverages. “I always tell people it’s like liquid yoga.”
Eppers, whose company makes CBD drinks that are sold in nearly 250 U.S. grocery stores, coffee shops, and hotels, says that he launched the beverage startup in 2017 after using CBD oils to treat his own anxiety. But the products that he sells are illegal—even in states like California where recreational marijuana is now widely available.
“I didn’t really didn’t think too much about the regulations around CBD because CBD oil was being sold in grocery stores here in LA,” Eppers says. “But once I got into it we sort of realized we were in a gray area with CBD.”
In January 2019, Eppers said officials from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) showed up to one of his Los Angeles warehouses and confiscated $140,000 worth of Vybes beverages. Eppers says state officials put an embargo on his product and went after a company that helps package his products in Northern California.
“Basically for two months, we haven’t been able to sell Vybes which is costing us hundreds of thousands of dollars,” states Eppers.
California is just one of many states where CBD sales are legally murky. The law clearly allows for the sale of cannabis-derived CBD products, but items that contain the hemp version of the molecule are prohibited.
“The Department of Public Health here is of the view that CBD can’t be put in foods, beverages, animal foods you name it,” says Griffen Thorne, a cannabis lawyer with Harris Bricken. “It is kind of interesting that you have marijuana, which is still federally You can read the rest of this article at: https://reason.com/video/cbd-is-still-banned-in-states-with-legal-weed/
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Short-sea European services and container ports across the UK have enough capacity to handle over 20% of Dover’s trailer volumes, avoiding post-Brexit congestion at the ferry port and potentially slashing costs by up to 50%…….but is it that simple……..
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Norman global Logistics Facebook Page, to share breaking news and expand our global network of customers, followers, carriers and vendors.
The UK’s biggest rail freight carrier is attempting to avert a strike, that could potentially mean even more transport problems as we prepare to leave the European Union.
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has advised Norman Global Logistics, and other BIFA members, to prepare our customers and shippers for a disorderly British departure from the EU on 29 March, until further clarity is obtained.
We believe that shipping should be simple, which is why Norman Global Logistics is creating visibility, supply chain and online freight quote tools that put the power in your hands, starting with nQuote.
Our Asia team attended a very successful WCA conference in Singapore earlier this month, to network with partners across the region, gain industry insights and showcase our latest technology products.
The World Economic Forum estimate that 90% of world trade moves by sea, and as global trade continue to increase, the busiest ports continue to grow, with 9 of the top 20 in China – and NGL freight centres at five!
The following is a compilation of the Brexit checklist shared with Norman Global Logistics clients last week and is intended to provide a summary of the most important actions and issues you need to know in the run up to a potential no-deal Brexit.
To ensure that we can support our clients, Norman Global Logistics have been preparing for the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal on the 29th March 2019.
Asian supply chains experience the same volume issues with the shipping lines every year, around the Chinese New Year period, and it never fails to catch many out, as demand peaks in the run-up and falls away after, resulting in many blanked sailings.


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The organic food movement suffered a major setback recently, when the US National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted in favor of allowing hydroponically-grown products to receive the “organic” label. This decision should not have come as a surprise to those who have watched the organic movement steadily taken over by big agribusiness – a process that began in 1990 when Congress required the USDA to create a single set of national standards that would define the meaning of “organic”.
Previously, “organic” meant striving for a healthy relationship among farmers, farm animals, consumers, and the natural world – with soil-building seen as central to the long-term health of agriculture. Organic farms were certified by statewide or regional organizations using locally-defined standards, with the understanding that food production was necessarily diverse – reflecting local climates, soils, wildlife, pests, and so on. A one-size-fits-all national standard wasn’t needed to protect consumers who purchased food from local or regional organic farms, but it was required if global trade in organic products was to expand. The all-but-inevitable result has been a takeover of the organic market by corporate agribusinesses, along with a steady watering down of the standards – which have been largely reduced to a list of proscribed chemicals and required practices meant to apply everywhere. (At Local Futures we continue to believe that localizing food production offers the best way for consumers to know how their food was produced.)
After the decision to allow hydroponics under the “organic” label, National Organics Standards Board member Francis Thicke delivered the following farewell message to the Board:
There are two important things that I have learned during my five years on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). First, I learned that the NOSB review process for materials petitioned for inclusion on the National List is quite rigorous, with Technical Reviews of petitioned materials and careful scrutiny by both NOSB subcommittees and the full board.
The second thing I learned, over time, is that industry has an outsized and growing influence on USDA – and on the NOSB (including through NOSB appointments) – compared to the influence of organic farmers, who started this organic farming movement. Perhaps that is not surprising, given the growing value of organic sales. With organic becoming a $50 billion business, industry not only wants a bigger piece of the pie, they seem to want the whole pie.
We now have “organic” chicken CAFOs [concentrated animal feeding operations] with 200,000 birds crammed into a building with no real access to the outdoors, and a chicken industry working behind the scenes to make sure that the animal welfare standards – weak as they are – never see the light of day, just like their chickens. The image consumers have of organic chickens ranging outside has been relegated to pictures on egg cartons.
We have “organic” dairy CAFOs with 15,000 cows in a feedlot in a desert, with compelling evidence by an investigative reporter that the CAFO is not meeting the grazing rule – not by a long shot. But when USDA does its obligatory “investigation,” instead of a surprise visit to the facility, USDA gives them a heads up by making an appointment, so the CAFO can move cows from feedlots to pasture on the day of inspection. This gives a green light to that dairy CAFO owner to move forward with its plans to establish a 30,000-cow facility in the Midwest.
We have large grain shipments coming into the US that are being sold as organic but that lack organic documentation. Some shipments have been proven to be fraudulent. The USDA has been slow to take action to stop this, and organic grain farmers in the US are suffering financially as a result.
We have a rapidly growing percentage of the fruits and vegetables on grocery store shelves being produced hydroponically, without soil, and mostly in huge industrial-scale facilities. And we have a hydroponics industry that has deceptively renamed hydroponic production – even with 100% liquid feeding – as “container” production. With their clever deception they have been able to bamboozle even the majority of NOSB members into complicity with their goal of taking over the organic fruit and vegetable market with their hydroponic products.
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised to find that big business is taking over the USDA organic program, because the influence of money is corroding all levels of our government. At this point, I can see only one way to bring the organic label back in line with the original vision of organic farmers and consumers. We need an add-on organic label for organic farmers who are willing to meet the expectations of discerning consumers who are demanding real organic food.
A while back I wouldn’t have supported the idea of an add-on organic label because I, like many others, saw the USDA organic label as the gold standard, and hoped that through our vision of the process of continuous improvement we could really make it into that gold standard. Now I can see that the influence of big business is not going to let that happen. The USDA is increasingly exerting control over the NOSB, and big business is tightening its grip on the USDA and Congress. Recently industry representatives have publicly called on the US Senate to weaken the NOSB and give industry a stronger role in the National Organic Program. And sympathetic Senators have promised to do just that.
I now support the establishment of an add-on organic label that will enable real organic farmers and discerning organic consumers to support one another through a label that represents real organic food. I support the creation of a label, such as the proposed Regenerative Organic Certification, that will ensure organic integrity; for example, that animals have real access to the outdoors to be able to express their natural behaviors, and that food is grown in soil. My hopes are that this add-on certification can be seamlessly integrated with the NOP certification, so that a single farm organic system plan and inspection can serve to verify both NOP and the higher level organic certification, by certifiers that are accredited by both certification systems.
I also am pleased that organic farmers have recently organized themselves into the Organic Farmers Association (OFA), to better represent themselves in the arena of public policy. Too often in the past the interests of big business have overruled the interests of organic farmers – and consumers – when organic policies are being established in Washington. I hope this will allow organic farmers to gain equal footing with industry on issues that affect the organic community.
In summary, organic is at a crossroads. Either we can continue to allow industry interests to bend and dilute the organic rules to their benefit, or organic farmers – working with organic consumers – can step up and take action to ensure organic integrity into the future.
PHIL FOGGITT says
I can’t vouch for organics in the US- but I would say a similar process, albeit not as extreme is underway in the UK and Europe. However it does seem bizarre to me that we need to label a food as “natural” whereas chemically tainted produce has no equivalent “label”. Someone suggested a red tractor logo for agrochemical produce- or perhaps a skull and crossbones would be appropriate. Also, small growers could adopt a policy of only supplying local, independent outlets- a boycott of supermarkets etc.
I salute you; and am really proud that we still (and everywhere) have brave and sane and sober and decent people, men and women.
Josh Pendergrass says
Thanks for this important piece. It seems like there is a lot of Orwellian doublespeak happening with the concept of “organic”. This is a good example of how manipulative language can be within our global economic structure. Maybe it is reaching a point where we have to abandon the term if it has become so distant from it’s original meaning to become effectively useless. Maybe instead of focusing on whether or not food is really “organic”, we can focus on whether or not it is “local”, a concept that is harder to commodify by industrial market forces because it is inherently based in place. Food where we know the farmers and they know us, makes it so that we have skin in the game, and by consequence are concerned with the ecological effect and the health benefits. I’m not really involved directly in farming so I know this may be difficult to do, especially for people who have worked very hard to create an “organic” food movement from the bottom up and now see the term being taken over by market forces.
Greg Horrall says
Organic food production is extremely important and it is extremely frustrating to see the loss of integrity and the apostasy to the true organic concept.
That being said, we need to understand that organic is not actually our highest priority for food production. What is?
Sustainability…Our current food production technologies, be they truly organic by the originally intended meaning of organic, or not, and our agronomic system, fail to do the most critical thing: Returning mineral nutrients in our human biowastes back to the food growing fields or hydroponic media. This must be priority one. We must emulate what happens in a natural ecosystem, or a system wherein all organisms’ biowastes recycle into the growing soils. failure to do this will mean food supply failure. Doing it with fully modern technology and an appropriate semi-vegan diet will mean food abundance with far higher carrying capacity per hectare.
Food production technology that returns our biowastes into the food growing system, i.e. closed mineral nutrient loop technology should be at the forefront of our concern for sustainability. In my view, organic should simply mean that no synthetic herbicides or pesticides are allowed, and we should allow nitrogen to be supplemented with direct air capture nitrogen tech that could be powered sustainably using renewable energy.
Organic must take the back seat to mineral nutrient loop closure food production tech. If not, we are putting the cart before the horse.
Luddene Perry says
Why I am not surprised? I wrote about this happening in my 2005 book “A Field Guide to Buying Organic”. I thought it was happening then – it could only get worse and it has.


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In an unexpected turn of events, Rockstar Games has released the long-awaited first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, confirming a 2025 release date. The leaked clip, which was published prematurely by an unnamed source on X (previously Twitter), compelled Rockstar to release an official version sooner than expected.
Developers were disappointed with the leaked teaser, with one expressing sorrow for missing the live reaction experience with the rest of the team. According to a press release from parent firm Take-Two, GTA 6 will be released first for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, with no mention of a PC version.
Notably, Leonida, the game's location offers a large and immersive experience, complete with the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond. Rockstar Games' founder, Sam Houser, expressed his excitement, saying,
"Grand Theft Auto VI continues our efforts to push the limits of what's possible in highly immersive, story-driven open-world experiences."
The statement comes after Rockstar said last month that the first GTA 6 trailer would be released in December, in honour of the company's 25th anniversary. Despite the leak issue the release has renewed interest in the first new installment in over a decade which is set in a fictitious Florida. Rockstar acknowledged active work in February 2022, but kept specifics under wraps until an unexpected leak in September 2022, which provided players with a glimpse inside the highly awaited sequel.


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Saturday, March 31, 2007
Latest information shows CCJs soar by over a third in 2006
County Court Judgments: The number of County Court Judgments (CCJs) increased for the second year running. Consumer judgments (excluding DVLA) increased by 33 percent to 843,853 in 2006. Commercial judgments increased by six percent to 178,313 in 2006. However an estimated third of judgments were non-credit related (from DVLA or water companies).


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Last Oasis is a clan-based nomadic survival sandbox MMO or ‘massively multiplayer online game’ that is set in a time when Earth has stopped rotating, and the last human survivors fight each other for resources while outrunning the scorching Sun.
Developer: Donkey Crew
Publisher: Donkey Crew
Type: Survival MMO
Release Date: TBD
Nexon has announced that MapleStory M, the recently launched mobile MMORPG rendition of MapleStory has been received a large content update that brings three new explorer classes to the game, equipment enhancements systems and more. The three new classes are the close-combat dagger-wielding damage-dealer known as the Shadower, the two-handed sword wielder called Hero, and the Ice and Lightning magician called Arch Mage.
Below are the known released dates for Astellia, the upcoming card summoning MMORPG being developed by Studio 8 & Barunson Games.
|Astellia Online Korean Betas
|Closed Beta 1
|June 20, 2017
|Closed Beta 2
|March 27, 2018
|Astellia Online Korean Live Launch
|Open Beta / Live
|December 13, 2018
|Astellia Online NA/EU English Betas
|Closed Beta 1
|June 25, 2019 - July 1, 2019
Runewaker Entertainment’s hack’n’slash MMO Guardians of Ember is attempting a comeback with a relaunch by Gameforge. It was not long ago that the game was removed from the Steam platform for manipulating reviews. The game initially launched in 2016 under Insel Games. Now Gameforge has bought the rights to publish it and is offering the chance for players to beta test the new and improved version before its release.
The free-to-play anime MMORPG Onigiri will be playable on two new platforms soon; the Nintendo Switch console & Steam. The Nintendo Switch version will launch on January 31st and the Steam version will come sometime in February. Players will be able to cross-play since both the Nintendo Switch and Steam versions will share the same server.
Last Oasis, a fresh new nomadic survival MMO that is developed and set to be self-published by indie developer Donkey Crew is headed for an early access launch in Spring 2019. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic time when the Earth has stopped rotating and the last human survivors fight against each other while outrunning the scorching sun.
Players will find themselves in a vast open sandbox world where they can build and traverse the land on wooden wind-powered, walking machines used for travel, transportation, harvesting, and combat.
Below are the known released dates for Last Oasis, the clan-based survival sandbox Steam MMO being developed by Donkey Crew.
|Last Oasis Betas
|January 24, 2019
|Last Oasis Pre-release
|Steam Early Access
|March 26, 2020
|Last Oasis Full Release
Aion: Legions of War, the mobile strategy RPG that is set in the same universe as PC MMO Aion has officially launched worldwide. The game is now available for both Android and iOS mobile devices. Players collect heroes to add to their teams and to fight with in PvE dungeons and PvP arenas. Each hero can be customized with a plethora of gear, transformations, and affinity-based abilities.


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Iran’s health ministry has announced that the average consumption of milk and dairy products has decreased about 30 percent in the last two years.
The director of the ministry’s nutrition department, Zahra Abdollahi, said on Friday that the rise in food prices and inflationare the main reasons that have made people consume less milk products.
She noted that the country’s average consumption has always been under the recommended amount but the economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and inflation have contributed to the sharp decline.
Abdollahi added that such low consumption of dairy products -- and consequently less calcium and phosphorus -- can cause serious health issues among people, particularly in children.
She stressed that currently osteoporosis is one of the leading diseases in Iran, warning that such a low consumption of dairy products can further increase such problems in the coming years.
Mentioning some reports that predict a 60-percent rise in the price of milk products in the coming months, she urged the authorities to consider subsidies and plans for free-of-charge milk for students.
The Iranian government has cut the subsidy on milk, which resulted in higher prices for dairy products, while free-of-charge milk is no longer distributed in elementary schools.
Despite having the biggest dairy products factory in the Middle East, Iran has a per capita consumption of about 60 to 80 kilograms a year, that is about half of the global average.


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Stocks in Asia plummet following the intensifying trade war between the US and China. Just recently, the Hang Seng Index fell 1.7% for the week and 7.4% for the month. It is the biggest monthly drop since May.
In light of the ongoing controversy, the Chinese yuan is being closely watched. Both onshore and offshore yuan fell. The offshore Chinese yuan last traded at 7.1510 and the onshore Chinese yuan is at 7.1418. These numbers were recorded after the People’s Bank of China set official midpoint reference at 7.0570 per dollar.
According to Asia at Westpac Banking Corp’s Francesca Cheung: “We haven’t really seen any strong signal that the PBOC is trying to stabilize the market. In general, the dollar-CNY has already passed the 7 level, 7.10 level, so all these burdens are out of the way. So in theory, there is higher flexibility for the (yuan) to just follow market forces.”
For the past year, the world’s two largest economies have been involved in a trade war that has sparked fears of global recession. Both the U.S. and China have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars on each other. This stemmed from Trump’s accusation of unjust trading practices of China including citing intellectual theft against the Asian country.
The US president imposed tariff policies in a bid to encourage citizens to support American-made products. He has been rallying to bring companies home and make products in the U.S.A.
In one of this tweets last week, he urged U.S. companies to find alternatives to China. After his Twitter spree, the DOW Jones Industrial Average fell by 600 points. However, the DOW was able to recover 300 points.
He has even ordered all US postal carriers to refuse deliveries of Fentanyl from China. These included the United States Postal Office, Amazon, UPS, and FedEx.
In response to Trump’s orders, a FedEx spokesperson said: “FedEx already has extensive security measures in place to prevent the use of our networks for illegal purposes… we follow the laws and regulations everywhere we do business and have a long history of close cooperation with authorities.”
A few days ago, U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that China has contacted US negotiators following the trade war mishap. However, Trump stated that it will continue to hike tariffs from 25% to 30% on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods. This will take effect on October 1. Also, tariffs on another $300 billion Chinese goods will be increased from 10% to 15%. These duties will be imposed on September 1 and December 15.
At the G7 Summit in France, Trump claims he has no regrets. He added he can raise the US-China trade war into a national emergency. As a response to Trump, Beijing imposed new tariffs on $75 billion worth of goods.
“Sadly, past administrations have allowed China to get so far ahead of fair and balanced trade that it has become a great burden to the American taxpayer. As president, I can no longer allow this to happen,” said US President Trump in a tweet.
The United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated that Chinese negotiators might visit Washington for trade negotiations, but declines to affirm if the meeting slated in September will still take place.
“We continue to have conversations. We’re planning for them to come,” states Mnuchin.
“We’ve had conversations with the IMF and directly with our counterparts in China, including the governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). We will have a separate dialog and discussion on currency as part of the trade discussion but separate from the trade discussion,” Mnuchin added.


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Robin Thicke has 530 fans in the UK who went out to buy "Paula."
By now you're probably aware that Robin Thicke's PaulaÂ hasn't turned out to be quite as impressive as 2013'sÂ Blurred Lines, in terms of both album sales and reviews, but over in the UK, it failed even more miserably.Â
Yesterday we received the official first week U.S. sales for Thicke's new album, which is entirely dedicated to his estranged wife Paula Patton. The singer was able to break the 20k mark, movingÂ 22,998 units,Â which means he managed a debut within the Billboard 200's top 10, although barely. It seems the singer's UK fans weren't so kind, as MTV News is reporting that the UK first week sales were an astounding 530 units. That's even worse than Angel Haze's Dirty Gold.
530 units is aÂ 98 percent drop from the debut numbers Blurred Lines sold during its first week out in the United Kingdom just last year.
[Update: 54 Copies Sold In Australia]
Yeeesh, and we thought 530 copies was a flop. Robin Thicke outdid himself (not in a good way), selling only 54 copies of his new album Paula over in Aussie land. This news comes after we learned that only 530 copies were sold in the U.K., while just over 22k was sold in the United States. Now let's bring Canada's first week sales into it-- Canadian fans scooped a few more copies than the U.K. counterparts, with 550 copies of Paula sold in Canada.
Blurred Lines debuted at #1 in both the U.S. and Britain when it dropped in 2013.


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A nexus among underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and banned groups LeT, IM and BKI has surfaced during probe into a case against terrorist Abdul Karim Tunda.
Mumbai Angels and Indian Angel Network have members who run spices, chemicals and cement firms, who have the cash but not the experience.
You can clearly make out the difference between the Venue and other budget tablets. Build quality is top notch, with no flexing, gaps or creaks and it looks great.
Taiwanese technology firm Asus today said it aims to grow its share in the Indian tablet market to 10 per cent by the end of this year as it expands product portfolio and enhances retail presence across the country.
Microsoft will launch low-cost Windows tablets in the coming months, specifically made for consumers in India.
Many gadget lovers covet the latest phone, laptop or camera, only to be deterred by high prices. Someone who wants high value should wait.
Opposition Congress today alleged that Election Commission personnel played biased role in just concluded Lok Sabha elections in Tripura.
The court's direction came while hearing a PIL, filed by Madhuresh Lakhaiyar, that alleged DERC had permitted them to increase PPAC costs.