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Trustpilot, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, said it would hold an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange to sell 25% of its shares to raise $50 million.
While not yet profitable, Trustpilot’s net loss narrowed last year as its revenue rose to $102 million. According to a person close to the company who was not allowed to speak publicly, it’s aiming for a market valuation of 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion).
People can use Trustpilot to leave feedback for businesses publicly. One of Trustpilot’s selling points is that it doesn’t allow companies to pick and choose which reviews are published on or deleted from its platform as a way to raise trust and transparency.
The company also uses technology to weed out shady posts. Last year it took down 2.2 million reviews deemed to be fake or fraudulent, 70% of which were removed by automated systems.
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HP Co.’s board of directors is reportedly looking to replace CEO Leo Apotheker, with former eBay CEO and current HP director Meg Whitman said to be a finalist for the job.
The planned change in leadership of the troubled company was reported by All Things D and others, citing anonymous sources. The appointment of Whitman “is by no means a done deal”, according to All Things D.
Wall Street reacted favorably to the rumor: HP’s stock price rose 7.6 per cent at the New York Stock Exchange. Apotheker has been leading HP since September 2010.
If Apotheker is indeed ousted, it would be the second time in a row he lost a CEO position after a brief and rocky tenure.
He was removed as head of software giant SAP in February 2010 less than a year after being named sole CEO. The company returned to its previous co-CEO format, replacing Apotheker with insiders Jim Hagemann Snabe and Bill McDermott.
Apotheker faced a variety of pressures as SAP CEO, such as dropping software license revenues due to the global recession, as well as fallout from an unpopular decision to raise support fees.
Company morale also reportedly fell under his watch. Co-founder Hasso Plattner alluded to this at the time of Apotheker’s removal, saying he would “do everything possible to make SAP a happy company.”
Apotheker’s tenure at HP has been marked by the failure of its Touchpad tablet, which the company is pulling from the market, and the decision to seek a buyer for its low-margin PC business unit.
(Chris Kanaracus contributed to this story.)

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Samsung has a knack for doing things big and bold. It recently installed the largest indoor LED Cube in all of Europe in the Swiss Life Arena. Now, France is getting a similar treatment, as the South Korean electronics giant has installed Europe’s largest circular LED signage at the Futuroscope theme park in Poitiers, France.
The circular LED signage at “Chasseurs de Tornades” (Tornado Hunters) in the Futuroscope theme park would give an immersive and lifelike experience to the visitors. Samsung collaborated with Futuroscope Management and Development (FMD) to install Europe’s largest 360-degree circular LED screen in France.
Samsung has been an industry leader in the global TV and digital signage market for the past 13 consecutive years. Chasseurs de Tornades is the result of four years of hard work by Samsung and the FMD team. The new attraction provides a breathtaking audiovisual experience of the story of Chasseurs de Tornades, where visitors follow a team of researchers in their all-terrain vehicle in pursuit of tornadoes.
The Samsung LED screen measures 17 meters in diameter and 8 meters in height, with a 420 square meter total surface area, making it the largest LED screen by Samsung installed in an amusement park anywhere in the world. As noted in the official blog, the Samsung LED signage installed in France consists of 800 LED cabinets from the Samsung Indoor IFR series and offers 21K resolution. It comes with HDR LED technology, high contrast, lifelike images, a peak light output of 2,400 nits, and a static contrast ratio of 12,000:1, collectively generating amazing picture quality.
The Chasseurs de Tornades attraction is equipped with a 120-seat dynamic motion theatre surrounded by a 360-degree LED screen for an immersive experience. Yannis Marchet, Development and Projects Director at FMD, said, “The contrast ratio, the image, the sharpness, it’s just incredible. An attraction like this is made to last at least 15 years, and LED is the only technology that’s durable enough.”


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Browser changes and privacy laws have threatened the existence of the third-party cookie this year. In February 2020, Google Chrome is the next shoe to drop. But these changes won’t be the final nail in the cookie’s coffin.
Over the last few months, Google execs have met with publishers, advertisers and tech vendors about the coming changes. The tech giant has signaled to the industry that it won’t be taking drastic action to destroy how the digital ad economy has operated for decades. Publishers say Google has been measured and thoughtful in its response to stakeholders and avoided being tarred with the same brush as Apple Safari.
Throughout 2019, third-party cookies designed to track users around the web have been under attack from multiple fronts, with browsers Firefox and Safari chipping away at the cookie’s capabilities, making them less effective. A brighter light on how user privacy from the General Data Protection Regulation and the coming California Consumer Privacy Act in January has made it easier for people to opt-out of tracking. There has been some industry hand wringing about how Google’s changes will knock the rest of the industry. Google’s massive ad business puts it in a more difficult position.
“There’s a lot going on: It’s balancing user privacy and the performance of its products or ad tech platforms with its competitive position and being broken up for anti-competitive behavior,” said Mathieu Roche, co-founder and CEO of ID5, which offers an alternative ID solution to cookies. “But Google cannot be fully transparent because it hurts its position as an ad company.”
While the Chrome developer team is looking to protect its lead against rival browsers, Google relies on advertising for most of its revenue, added Roche. According to publishers present at Digiday’s Publishing Summit, Europe, in October, it’s apparent Google’s Chrome and ads team aren’t singing from the same sheet. Tracking web users across domains via cookies and identifiers gets difficult when moving data between one framework and another. Buying or selling external inventory, rather than moving it within Google’s system where it has visibility across the whole ecosystem, will push out others, leading to a net positive for Google and making its garden walls higher.
The search giant has skirted close to antitrust violations since 2010. It’s been fined over $8.9 billion by the European Union during this time for alleged market dominance across Google Shopping, Google AdSense and its Android operating system. Rarely has this led to changes in Google’s products that would limit its market position.
If there’s a way of preserving an approximation of how behavioral display advertising on the open web currently works, with a gentle nod towards thwarting tracking cookies, Google is working on it.
“Every time Google sneezes everyone gets a cold,” said Roche. “You cannot prevent it from doing it, it will behave in its own greatest interest.”
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Today, one in five households in the U.S. owns a DVR, up from one in thirteen households two years ago, reports a new study from Leichtman Research Group released October 12, 2007. Additionally, NBC Universal’s Digital Insights and Innovations Team (NBCU) reports that in May 2007, ten million unique visitors went to NBC.com and watched an NBC television program online, resulting in thirty-five million individual streams of NBC TV show segments.
With findings like these, you would think that traditional TV viewing is spiraling downhill and destined for the same fate as eight-track tapes and VCRs. Not so, says the Nielsen Company. In fact, television tuning during the 2006-2007 television year remained at record levels set the previous year.
According to figures released by Nielsen on October 17, 2007, the total average time a household had a television set tuned during 2006-2007 television year was eight hours and fourteen minutes per day, the same amount of time as the previous year. And the average amount of television watched by individual users per day during the 2006-2007 television year was four hours and thirty-four minutes, a decline by a mere minute from the 2005-2006 season.
The results of these findings are somewhat surprising. With the rapid penetration of DVRs and the availability of online TV shows, I would have expected to see greater erosion in live TV viewing. But as the Leichtman study points out, ninety-five percent of all TV viewing in the U.S. is still of live TV.
However, the growth in online viewing of TV and of DVR usage is significant, and it points out the value of offering the consumer a choice in how they view programming. So even though people are watching more TV than ever before, consumers have more control over how and when they view programs. Therefore, smart networks and advertisers will give viewers multiple choices for watching their favorite programs and for trying new ones.
Is the DVR the Demise of TV Advertising?
The Leichtman study predicts that the number of U.S. households with DVRs will grow to over sixty million by the end of 2011. Does that mean that advertisers will have a harder time reaching people who can fast-forward through the commercials? Not necessarily.
The study also points out that while eighty-four percent of DVR owners rate the ability to skip commercials as very important, only eight percent of DVR owners say it is the greatest benefit of having a DVR. Additionally, forty-five percent of DVR owners record five or fewer programs per week, again pointing to the preference for live TV.
Online Viewing Shifts TV Viewing
Of the people who went to NBC.com to watch an episode of their favorite show online, forty-eight percent of users viewed a stream of at least one segment of “Heroes,” the site’s top show. Interestingly, NBCU’s research showed that thirty-five percent of the users went online to sample “Heroes” for the first time, and that ninety-six percent of them continued watching the series, both online and over traditional TV. So in this case, online viewing of shows is actually prompting more live TV viewing. NBCU is utilizing this data to pitch clients on a “360 degree” package that allows advertisers to reach and further engage viewers both through conventional TV and online.
One other interesting pattern revealed by the NBCU team was a slight increase in online viewing of NBC Rewind shows during lunchtime on workdays, suggesting that online might be producing a new form of primetime. However, the study also shows that the heaviest usage of the site continues to be at nighttime, during conventional TV primetime hours.
The End of an Era, or the Dawn of a New Day?
So are DVRs and online shows changing the way people watch regular TV? Yes, but not in the way most would think. As all the research reveals, even though there are numerous screens and devices competing for people’s time and attention, the majority of viewers still tune into traditional television. Some discover a new show online and become regular viewers of the program live, while others use the new technology at a frequency rate that barely impacts TV viewing habits. The key, then, is to give consumers choices. Consumers already have the power; let them use it wisely.


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Attitude Adjustment for White BrothersThursday, November 3, 2005 | 12:20 PM
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(Yorba Linda, CA) November 1, 2005 - As a leader in
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debuts its new logo and advertising campaign tagged “Attitude
After 30 years and countless victories, the crew at White Brothers decided it was time for a change. “The old logo had runs its course, and now it is time for a new, more progressive icon that better represents the White Brothers brand and the direction,” stated Braden Dahl of White Brothers.
Tagged “Attitude Adjustment”, White Bros will run the new campaign for all of 2006. “The tag line was born when discussing our reconfirmed dedication to the sport and its properties, Braden continues. “There is a lot of history here that can’t be forgotten, but still a lot of history to be made.”
Known for their exhaust systems, White Brothers continues to push the R&D envelope with a diverse line of products ranging from the new Carbon Pro Duel to engines developed by Tom Morgan and accessories such as foot pegs and its popular PowerFilter. Retail efforts have also been given attention. “We feel our retailers are our pulse to the community. Without them, we could not provide consumers with the products they want most. With that said, it is crucial that we sink time and effort into those outlets”, stated Braden. Included in those efforts, White Brothers has completely redesigned its packaging as well as implemented a visual marketing plan to further develop its accounts. “Each White Brothers retailer will have proper point of purchase marketing tools to support the products both on the floor and in the catalog.”
The new logo will continue to be seen on Factory Yamaha’s Chad Reed and Heath Voss, as well as up and coming amateurs Tyler Bowers, Ben Lamay, Kyle Cunningham, Kyle Keylon and Jared Partridge.
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Hugo Boss AG, often styled as BOSS, is a German luxury fashion house. It was founded in 1924 by Hugo Boss and is headquartered in Metzingen, Germany. Originally focusing on uniforms, it was the supplier for Nazi German Armed Forces and its related organizations during World War II. After the war, Hugo Boss started to turn its focus from uniforms into men’s suits. Now the brand develops men’s suits, fashion and fragrances.
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The situation between Russia and Ukraine has been escalating since the start of January, when Russia stationed more than 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian Border. Although cyber security is not the primary concern in the current situation, there is a cyber security component that absolutely should not be overlooked.
We believe a war in the region would have a direct impact on the cyber threat landscape. Both Poland and Lithuania have recently raised their countries' alert level, just hours after Ukraine reported its defense ministry and two banks had been hacked. In the US, CISA has issued a recommendation for all organizations, regardless of size, to adopt a heightened posture when it comes to cybersecurity. Meanwhile, Russia launched a full scale attack on Ukraine territory, which is still developing, and its full reach still remains to be seen.
From the start, it was clear that the Log4j vulnerability, also referred to as Log4Shell, would be widespread and present major challenges for organizations. But, why is addressing Log4j so challenging?
BitSight has been collecting FluBot infection telemetry data since March 2021. In total, we have identified 1.3 million IPs used by infected Android devices. Of them, over half (61%) are in Germany and Spain. Additionally, we are tracking an increase in IPs over time, which likely indicates an increase in infected devices.
As internet use continues moving toward a mobile-centric experience, it has become essential to consider mobile applications when crafting a security strategy. BitSight’s latest research demonstrates exactly why. We are excited to announce that BitSight Insights: Mobile Application Risk Report is available now.
As 2021 comes to a close, we thought it might be a good idea to look back at some of our research from the year. BitSight investigated a variety of topics including ransomware, vulnerability mitigation, and RSA key generation flaws. We also studied specific vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server, Apache Server 2.4, and Apache Log4j.
Recent BitSight research shows that 75% of retail businesses may be at increased risk of ransomware attacks as indicated by poor TLS/SSL configuration management. With the holiday shopping season upon us, it's more important than ever for retailers to evaluate their security posture.
Large retail businesses may have hundreds or even thousands of TLS/SSL certificates identifying specific Internet-connected devices. Plus, many lack an organization-wide framework for discovering, cataloging, and managing TLS/SSL configurations. Instead, management is conducted on an ad hoc basis, usually at a departmental level.


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According to research firm Teikoku Databank, a total of 32,396 items produced by 195 major food and beverage companies nationwide will experience price increases in 2023, the largest increase in 30 years since the collapse of the bubble economy in the 1990s. Ta.
Azel News This report was quoted from the Japan Times.
This figure marks a 25.7% increase from 2022, when the prices of 25,768 food items increased.
The number of items whose prices will increase next year is expected to drop sharply to around 15,000 at most. Still, officials warned that prices could rise for more items than expected, depending on cost factors and currency movements.
In 2023, there were price increases for more than 5,000 items in February, when major manufacturers raised the prices of frozen foods, and in April, when prices of items such as mayonnaise rose due to egg shortages. There were approximately 4,760 items whose prices increased in October.
The pace of price increases slowed toward the end of 2023 as manufacturers grew concerned about declining sales volumes. Only 139 items and 678 items increased in price in November and December, respectively.
According to the same survey, households with two or more people reduced their food costs by 3,685 yen per month, indicating that thrift-minded consumers are shifting to cheaper private brand products and reducing the number of items they purchase.
In 2024, the prices of 3,891 items, including olive oil and whiskey, are scheduled to increase by May.
The rise in prices could be due to an increase in labor costs due to rising wages, or a jump in utility costs due to the end of the government’s subsidy system.
Another possible factor is the soaring logistics costs due to the so-called 2024 problem, which is related to a severe shortage of truck drivers due to new overtime regulations.
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Disney has been slapped with its third credit downgrade this autumn, increasing pressure to sell assets such as its World Series contender, the Angels.
Moody’s yesterday added the third credit humiliation on the entertainment giant by saying its slipping popularity is seriously hurting the bottom line. Moody’s cited the decline in attendance at its theme parks and shrinking viewership and advertising on its ABC TV network, which might hurt profits.
Moody’s cut Disney’s senior unsecured debt rating one notch to “Baa1,” its third lowest investment grade, from “A3.” Two other credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings, have downgraded Disney the past two months.
The downgrades mean that Disney will have to pay higher interest for its borrowings. Disney currently is trying to get rid of its $14 billion debt load.
Glenn Eckert, a Moody’s vice president, said Disney’s finances are weak and that Disney chief Michael Eisner may have to sell some of its assets to keep the financial world happy.
Eckert said Eisner is always studying what assets he may have to sell and that “if the economy or the travel environment is shocked again, Disney may need to sell assets and undergo more aggressive cost cutting.”
Eckert said Disney has a strong brand inventory and movie library, and an “enviable collection of trademarks, especially in children’s entertainment.”
Disney shares closed unchanged yesterday at $16.75. They’ve fallen 19 percent this year.
Some analysts aren’t surprised by the latest downgrade.
Chris Dixon of UBS Warburg said Disney got in deep debt from its $5.2 billion purchase of the Fox Family Channel.


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TechnologyDell’s latest XPS 13 and Inspiron laptops feature Intel’s Comet Lake 10th Gen CPUs
Intel's 10th-gen CPUs for powerful ultraportables will reach six cores
The big selling point with Intel's first 10th-gen Core processors is the company's new 10nm architecture, the result of a long journey towards shrinking down its production process. It's a much more efficient design, which will lead to both power savings and better performance. But the next batch of 10th-gen chips, codenamed "Comet Lake," won't be taking advantage of that new technology. Instead, they're more powerful 14nm chips meant for heavier workloads in thin and light machines. This time around, Intel has finally brought a six-core/12-thread chip into the U-series family, the Core i7-10710U. That processor will feature a base clock of 1.
Dell has announced a refresh of its XPS 13 laptop ahead of IFA 2019, and each configuration will be built with Intel’s new U-series. The most affordable model starts at $899 and features the Intel Core i3-10110U. Dell will offer a high-end model with the souped-up hexacore Intel Core i7-10710U CPU beginning in October.
All XPS 13 configurations use LPDDR3 Dual-Channel SDRAM, which is slightly disappointing since Intel’s new 10th Gen CPUs support faster LPDDR4x RAM. This aside, having a more capable, efficient processor inis a good thing. If you’re in the market for the XPS 13, I’d recommend waiting at least until these hit shelves next week.
Dell's XPS 13 now comes with the latest Intel 10th-gen processors
Intel has unveiled its 10th-gen Core processors for ultraportable laptops, so naturally, there are some new laptop announcements, too. Probably the best known ultraportable is Dell's XPS 13, and that model can now be purchased with Intel's 10th-generation, six-core U-series Core i7 CPUs, Dell announced. While these aren't the 10-nanometer chips you might have been waiting for, Intel has promised overall speed gains in the realm of 16 percent compared to 9th-gen CPUs. The new XPS 13 also packs the Killer AX1650 2x2 Intel WiFi 6 chipset, boosting WiFi speeds by up to three times.
Dell also notes that itsis now available. It’s the first laptop to be Project Athena-certified, guaranteeing nine hours of battery life thanks to Intel’s Ice Lake 10th Gen CPUs.
These announcements are as much about Intel as they are Dell, as several other laptop models from Dell’s Inspiron and Vostro lineups will soon start shipping with 10th Gen CPUs inside. But one of the other standouts is the Inspiron 14 7000 and Inspiron 7000 13-inch 2-in-1 laptops, which ship on October 1st starting at $929.99 and $849, respectively.
Both machines feature 10th Gen Comet Lake CPUs and look similar at first glance, but there are some major differences. The 2-in-1 will ship in 13-, 15-, and 17-inch configurations, with the latter two sizing options featuring DDR4 RAM and being configurable with Nvidia GeForce MX250 graphics. However, if you want the one that has slimmer bezels, and has USB-C charging instead of relying on the proprietary 4.5mm barrel charger, the Inspiron 14 7000 might be a better fit for you.
Attempt of Marseille: sacked, the former prefect of the Rhone ensures that his uniform "will go to fire"
Henri-Michel Comet bid farewell to his staff in Lyon, Thursday, October 19.
"Politically, you need a manager." It is on the verge of tears and with obvious difficulties that the former prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Henri-Michel Comet, delivered his farewell address in Lyon on Thursday 19 October.
The governmentafter a report pointing to "serious dysfunctions" in the case of two girls killed on October 1 in Marseille. Arrested two days before, for theft, in a shopping center in Lyon, their attacker, Ahmed Hanachi, was released the following day, while he was in an irregular situation. And that an expulsion procedure had been envisaged.
The former prefect, who ended his career, began his speech by paying tribute to the two cousins killed in Marseille:"My first thought goes to the victims brutally murdered.I share the pain of parents, relatives and friends . "
On the occasion of their departure, the Prefects Comet and Inglebert rendered a vibrant tribute to the two young victims of Marseilles.- Préfet Rhône (@prefetrhone)
No personal fault
No personal fault of the former prefect was reported by the investigation of the general inspectorate Administration (IGA), commissioned by the Minister of the Interior Gérard Collomb. But "politically it takes a manager," said Henri-Michel Comet, who was replaced by Stéphane Bouillon, prefect of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region (Paca)."I will never represent the state again, my uniform will go to the fire," he said during his speech, obviously very touched.
If he assures to retain "no bitterness", Henri-Michel Comet still took advantage of his speech to assert some discrete tack, as noted"You agents of the territorial function, you carry with intelligence the State, but you are obliged to deploy national policies whose injunctions are not always coherent." .
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JACKSON — on Friday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced disaster assistance for Mississippi small businesses and their employees impacted by the current outbreak of COVID-19.
Reeves sent a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration two days ago requesting an Economic Disaster Declaration to aid small businesses and their employees, which was approved on Friday, March 20, 2020.
All Mississippi businesses and non-profits that are severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans. These businesses can apply for up to $2 million in working capital that can provide vital economic support to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue that they are experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small business owners can begin the process immediately and apply for assistance by visiting this link: sba.gov/disaster
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Cash America International, Inc. (CSH) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary that comprises its e-commerce segment, Enova International, Inc., filed an amendment to its registration statement on Form S-1, which was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2011.
The amendment to Enova's registration statement filed today provides that only Enova plans to sell shares of Enova common stock in the proposed IPO, and that immediately following the IPO, Cash America expects to own approximately 80% or more of Enova.
Enova is a provider of online financial services to alternative credit consumers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Enova intends to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'ENVA.'
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Herbalife is a publicly traded corporation that purports to be a consumer goods manufacturer with $4.43 billion in sales last year. That’s more than Nintendo, or Church & Dwight, which manufactures Arm & Hammer products, OxiClean, and other well known brands. But when was the last time you laid eyes on an Herbalife product?
Odds are, not very recently. That’s because Herbalife makes its money not by selling products to customers, but by selling careers to wannabe salespeople in a classic multilevel marketing business model. It sells products not to people who want to use them, but to people who want to sell them.
William Keep, former dean of the business school and now interim provost at the College of New Jersey, is a persistent critic of multilevel marketing companies like Herbalife, and pyramid schemes in general, arguing that they add nothing valuable to the economy and exploit members. But despite the efforts of Keep and others, multilevel marketing is still big business.
“They always seem to come back around,” Keep says. “They’re like the zombie business model. They never seem to die off.”
Not that regulators are trying particularly hard to put a stop to them. In 2018 the Federal Trade Commission ended a multiyear investigation into Herbalife, fining the company $600 million and imposing some regulatory requirements on it. But the agency stopped short of calling it a pyramid scheme, although Keep notes “they did not NOT call them a pyramid scheme.”
Keep has made himself an expert on MLM and pyramid schemes over the years. He notes that about eight percent of the entire adult population has been involved in a multilevel marketing company at some point. And yet, the entire industry accounts for a fraction of 1 percent of retail sales. “If the entire industry went away tomorrow, the larger economy would never know,” he says. “Yet it seems like there are a lot of people involved in it.”
Keep will discuss the multilevel marketing industry at the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, April 17, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Nassau Club. Tickets are $40, $25 for members. For more information, visit www.princetonmercerchamber.org.
Keep has been following the Herbalife saga for years and is featured in “Betting on Zero,” a documentary about investor Bill Ackman’s attempt to short-sell Herbalife on grounds that it was a pyramid scheme. Keep also has written multiple articles about Herbalife for Seeking Alpha, an investment website. Ackman abandoned his attack in 2017, and Herbalife stock has more than doubled since then.
If anything, multilevel marketing companies are having a cultural moment. President Trump once ran a failed multilevel marketing company called the Trump Network, and his secretary of education, Betsy Devos, is the heiress to the Amway fortune. (Keep says Amway itself has found new markets overseas, and is currently in the process of building itself up in China.)
“It’s a very weird environment that we’re in,” Keep says. When DeVos was appointed education secretary, Keep couldn’t help but note the similarities between the source of her family fortune and her current mission of dismantling public education to promote charter schools. In an article for The Hill, Keep wrote that both endeavors were prone to making claims about their effectiveness that were not supported by the evidence.
Other recent noteworthy cases include NXIVM, an MLM that was also a sex trafficking operation and cult, which is a rare exception in that it was actually broken up by law enforcement.
“Seemingly whenever the FTC wants to, it can find a company to prosecute,” Keep says. “Claims of self-regulation, or that the industry has been cleaned up by prior FTC action, don’t seem to hold up.”
Keep says one reason MLM companies are difficult to prosecute is that a pyramid scheme charge is an existential threat to a company, so it will spend anything, hiring the best possible legal defense, to thwart the charge.
Keep grew up in Jackson, Michigan, where his father was a potato chip salesman for Frito Lay. After earning a BA and Ph.D. at Michigan State University, he first got interested in pyramid schemes when he was a young business professor at the University of Kentucky.
A lawyer approached him looking for an expert witness in a case against a pyramid scheme called Gold Unlimited that was focused on gold coins. Although Keep didn’t know anything about pyramid schemes at the time, he was very familiar with what a retail business was. And he was comfortable testifying that Gold Unlimited was not a retail business. The Gold Unlimited case is still referenced frequently in pyramid scheme prosecutions.
From the University of Kentucky, Keep moved to Carleton University and Quinnipiac University, before accepting a position at the College of New Jersey in 2009. His concerns about MLMs continued.
Multilevel marketing businesses are driven by recruitment. The more salespeople a person recruits, the more money he makes. This contributes to the “pyramid” shaped earnings structure of the businesses, in which a few people at the top make a great deal of money, while the rest do not. Some companies have been forced by regulation to disclose these statistics to consumers, but even when disclosed, they can be misleading, Keep says. For example, if two percent of a company’s members make a profit, that does not mean that anyone joining has a two percent chance of making money. The people at the top tend to stay there, Keep says, calling the trend “earner persistence.”
“The probability of success is incalculable, and much lower than two percent,” Keep says.
It also provides a massive incentive to bring in more people and leads to aggressive recruiting tactics, which could account for the high number of people who have been involved in one at some point. Keep says he has family members who have gotten involved in MLM schemes.
Keep has done research showing the roots of modern pyramid schemes going back at least to 1900. The earlier ones involved members buying books of four coupons for $1 and selling each coupon for 25 cents. If they sold an entire book, they got a pair of shoes. Several other schemes involved women’s silk stockings, which were essential yet fragile consumer products before the invention of nylon.
But as always, the real profit lay not in the sale of goods, but in the recruitment of new members. “The business model cannot sustain itself without constantly bringing in people who have to constantly bring in people, and that’s the overwhelming activity of the business,” Keep says. “This endless chaining activity motivated states to pass ‘endless chaining scheme’ laws.”
But those laws are now under threat. Several states have already repealed them, and Keep says one recent trend is a push on the part of MLM companies to loosen federal regulations. One of the key definitions of a pyramid scheme is “endless recruitment.” The MLM industry is pushing legislation that would remove this definition, which would make matters worse.
“It will be a lot worse,” Keep says. “It’s bad now, because our enforcement is grossly underfunded, and the politicians have been working against enforcement, but it will be worse.”


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Google has released a new feature that will reveal how much information the search engine giant has collected about you.
The new ‘My Activity’ tool collects all the data that Google has generated by watching its customers as they move around the web.
If users have not configured their settings to avoid it, the data could include a list of all the website they have visited and what they have used their phone to do.
The feature will also enable users to delete records of their online search requests and videos watched on YouTube in a single location instead of having to visit different websites or apps.
When users first sign into the service it greets them with a series of messages explaining why the ‘My Activity’ feature is beneficial.
‘Rediscover the things you’ve searched for, visited and watched on Google services,’ it says.
‘You can easily delete specific items or entire topics. You can also change your settings and decide what data gets associated with your account,’ the welcoming message says.
The page shows a catalogue of pages visited, things searched and other activity, grouped by time.
It also lets people look at the same timeline through filters looking at specific dates, and specific products like Google search and YouTube.
The company is tying to make it easier for users to manage the vast pool of information that it collects about their online activities across phones, computers and other devices.
It keeps track of everything you have searched for in Google’s search engine, links you have clicked on after searches and even Google Map searches.
HOW TO FIND YOUR ACTIVITY
Visit Google’s My Activity.
Sign in with your Google account information.
This will enable you to see all the information Google has stored on the history of your account.
To delete any, click on the three dots in the top right corner and choose ‘Delete activity by’.
This will take you to a window where you can pick if you would like to delete any information.
Read the rest of the story here.


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Despite the plethora of digital marketing methods available—from email, to websites, to online advertising, to social media—the old-fashioned in-person interaction is still the marketing approach that most businesses consider to be the most effective.
The small business marketing and social media company Constant Contact polled more than 1,000 members of its Small Biz Council. Its findings, published yesterday, reflect the responses of 728 business owners—280 B2B (business-to-business) operations, and 448 B2C (business-to-consumer) companies.
From a list of nine marketing-communications-related small business worries, including securing funding, 70 percent of respondents named "how to attract new customers" as their top priority. Cash was their second greatest concern—45 percent of respondents admit to losing sleep to thinking about how to get more of it. (More than half of all respondents, however, said cash flow is no problem right now, and 63 percent of B2B companies are in that healthy position.)
Asked to name the number-one most effective marketing method, more respondents chose "in-person interactions" than any other approach. B2B companies are even more enthusiastic about doing business the old-school way—59 percent of B2B operators said face-to-face is the most effective way to promote their business. Second and third most effective marketing tools, respectively, according to respondents, are websites and direct mail.
Email marketing ranked fourth, with one in five business considering it their most effective strategy. But respondents aren't totally stuck in the past: Traditional and online advertising are even less favored methods of marketing nowadays—only 17 percent consider them the best approach anymore.
Still, only one in ten respondents consider the newest approach, social media marketing, to be effective. Among that group, Facebook is overwhelmingly the top tool. Survey respondents who ranked social media among the three most effective marketing methods were asked to rank the best-known social media tools on effectiveness. Seventy-five percent ranked Facebook number one. Twitter was favored by 7 percent of respondents, and among B2B respondents Linked In was more popular, with 11 percent ranking it most effective. Only 3 percent or fewer respondents considered Pinterest, Google +, or Yelp to be effective. Among B2B marketers, 6 percent like YouTube.
But a lack of success with social media marketing might be linked to a lack of familiarity with the medium. More than 60 percent of B2C businesses and nearly half of B2B businesses said they need help with social media marketing activities. Sounds like an opportunity for a small business.
Find more data from Constant Contact here.
What's your preferred method of marketing? Do you agree that social media is a less effective tool than in-person contact? Tell us in the comments.


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Perth Flight Centre agent Katie Luxa was recently named as one of the winner’s of P&O Cruises’ ship naming competition.
The Canning Vale resident suggested Aria, which was announced alongside Eden as the names of the cruise line’s latest ships following a two-week Facebook competition.
When P&O Cruises Business Development Manager WA Jess O'Brien visited Katie at Livingston Flight Centre to congratulate her on the naming honour, she told her she hopes to see Pacific Aria cruising from Fremantle one day.
Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria will debut in Australia in November next year taking the cruise line’s fleet to a record five ships sailing year-round from Australia and New Zealand. The ships’ itineraries and home-porting arrangements will be announced in the coming weeks.


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It’s still rather difficult to think that one of the major 3rd party publishers in the market, Bethesda, was purchased in complete by Microsoft the other day. It’s tough to parse just exactly how seismic a change that can potentially be the video clip game market as we know it, and also that’s not just due to the fact that Bethesda games are assured to strike Game Pass on day 1 now.
In a long interview with CNET, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella spoke in length concerning different things Microsoft. The most eye-raising point below, though, is when speaking about the future, he claimed that Microsoft will certainly consider purchasing even much more firms in the future.
Also before the other day’s news, Microsoft has actually been on something of a purchasing spree with smaller sized workshops such as Dual Penalty, InXile, Obsidian Amusement, and Ninja Concept, all of which were purchased by the company in a relatively short time framework. In the end, it’s difficult to claim what Microsoft will certainly do next off, but at the extremely least, it seems anything and everything is on the table.


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Diplomat says US sanctions may destroy prospects for better relations with RussiaRussian Politics & Diplomacy July 26, 10:08
Survey suggests Russians showed little interest in Nemtsov murder caseSociety & Culture July 26, 8:33
Military aviation deployed in Kazakhstan and Russia's Siberia ahead of Soyuz launchScience & Space July 26, 7:21
US denies arms supplies to Ukraine — State Department spokespersonWorld July 26, 7:12
UN Security Council blocks statement condemning attack on Russian embassy in DamascusWorld July 26, 4:27
Russia looks into its citizen’s removal from domestic US flightWorld July 26, 3:43
US House of Representatives passes bill to toughen sanctions on RussiaWorld July 26, 1:09
Diplomat blasts US media reports on Russia's alleged arms supplies to TalibanRussian Politics & Diplomacy July 25, 21:39
Putin, Iraqi vice-president discuss possible supplies of T-90 tanksMilitary & Defense July 25, 21:18
MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. Online marketplace eBay will expand in 2014 the operation of ePacket service launched together with Russian Post, for expedited shipping of goods from the US to Russia, the head of the company’s Russian office Vladimir Dolgov said on Thursday.
At the moment, ePacket provides expedited shipping of goods acquired via eBay from China to Russia.
"We see that everything is fine with China. Now we’ll do the same with USPS (the United States Postal Service). And the Russian Post is ready, they realize what it is and why we need this," Dolgov said.
In the end of July 2014, eBay and Post of Russia launched the ePacket service to provide expedited shipping as part of their strategic cooperation. Since the launch, the time of delivery for goods shipped from China was reduced from 1.5 months to around 12 days, Vladimir Dolgov said.


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A VOLUNTARY group hoping to influence the redevelopment of Dundrum village is holding an open meeting next Thursday inviting others to share their views.
The ‘Imagine Dundrum’ organisation is hosting the event on June 15 at 7.30pm in Taney Parish Centre and is hoping for a good turnout and a healthy exchange of ideas.
Spokesperson Carol Newburn told The Gazette: “There are big changes ahead for Dundrum village following the sale of the old shopping centre and its imminent redevelopment.
“Imagine Dundrum is a community initiative that has come together to ensure that local people will have a say in the redevelopment. People from the village and surrounding areas are urged to attend the meeting.
“The aim of the group is to enable the local community to come together to influence our future. We’ve been making connections with people across Dundrum and building local support.
“We have a community-focused vision for Dundrum’s built environment and want to work in collaboration with the county council, interested local organisations, businesses and individuals and with the developers.”
Last September it emerged that Dundrum Town Centre’s new owners may sell an adjoining six acres or scrap plans for more retail space in favour of an apartment-led scheme on the site.
UK property company Hammerson took joint ownership of the centre last July with German insurance firm Allianz.
Planning was previously granted for a 110,000sqm retail, dining and leisure facility on the site which covers the old Dundrum shopping centre – though this has since lapsed.
Imagine Dundrum has already met with several residents’ associations and public representatives and believes any plans must take account of the village’s history, rich heritage of buildings and its past economic and social development.
The group wants to advocate for what it terms “people-centred town planning, where every-day public spaces are designed and planned to foster and nurture thriving, inclusive communities, and where civic, community and cultural space is prioritised”.
To find out more go to imaginedundrum.ie or email [email protected].


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Mamata blames centre, forward trading for price riseJuly 2nd, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday blamed the union government’s policy of allowing forward trading in agricultural commodities as one of the reasons behind price rise.
“This forward trading policy of central government is also responsible for price rise, as many dishonest people are using this policy to raise the prices of essentials,” Banerjee said.
Since the launch of commodity futures in 2003, politicians have often charged that futures trading leads to price speculation and that causes high food price inflation.
In recent months, futures prices in some commodities have risen faster than physical prices and there are reports that the commodities market regulator, the Forward Markets Commission, is examining the possibility of stopping futures trading in various commodities and reducing the quantities that can be traded during the lean season.
Banerjee said a task force has been formed to keep a check on black marketing and illegal hoarding of agricultural products in the state.
“We have formed a task force. They will monitor everything and will meet everyday. There has been good agricultural production this year. There are few middlemen who are buying the vegetables at one rate and are selling those at double rate. Such hoarders and people engaged in black marketing are creating this price rise,” said Banerjee.
Bannerjee said she has instructed the police and the Enforcement Directorate to carry on raids to keep a check on illegal hoarding.
Banerjee also blamed the previous Left Front government for not creating proper infrastructure.
“They should not talk much what they have done in last 34 years. Why have they not created any infrastructure to tackle black marketing?”
- Green chilies, Mamata and the price war (West Bengal Newsletter) - Jul 07, 2012
- Central government should check price rise: Mamata - Aug 27, 2011
- Government probing speculation in agri commodities - Apr 13, 2012
- UPA allies didn't side with government on price rise - Dec 08, 2011
- CPI-M blames government for inflation - Nov 24, 2011
- Curb inflation or 'go', opposition slams government (Roundup) - Aug 03, 2011
- Take strict action against foodgrain hoarders: Parliament panel - May 13, 2012
- Onion price hike hits Indian consumers - Jan 09, 2011
- Peeved at raids, Delhi onion traders continue strike - Jan 12, 2011
- Food prices should be brought down further: Sonia - Nov 02, 2010
- Food prices: State to sell onions, crack down on hoarders - Jan 13, 2011
- Pawar has not held anyone responsible for price rise: Congress - Jan 25, 2010
- Legal action against price fixers: Bengal minister - Aug 28, 2011
- Food prices: Exports regulated, action against hoarders (Lead) - Jan 13, 2011
- G-20 Summit Declaration - Jun 20, 2012
Tags: agricultural commodities, agricultural production, commodities market, commodity futures, enforcement directorate, food price, forward markets, futures prices, futures trading, hoarders, hoarding, launch, lean season, mamata banerjee, market regulator, middlemen, price inflation, proper infrastructure, union government, west bengal


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Amazon’s New Smart Cart at Whole Foods Is Now Smarter for More Efficient Grocery Shopping
Amazon announced it is making its new Dash Cart — a smart shopping cart — available at a Westford, Massachusetts Whole Foods Market store, which will be followed by a few additional Whole Foods Market stores and many Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S.
The company launched the Amazon Dash Cart in September 2020, aiming to make grocery trips quicker by letting customers skip the checkout line. The updated version includes new features such as real-time receipts and the ability to weigh produce directly in the cart’s basket, said Dilip Kumar, Vice President, Physical Retail and Technology, in a blog post on Amazon’s website.
To use it, customers log in through a QR code in the Amazon or Whole Foods Market app, and then scan items using one of the cameras near the handlebar of the Dash Cart. The Dash Cart’s screen shows a real-time receipt of all items in the cart, and when shoppers are ready to check out, they simply exit the store through the Amazon Dash Cart lane and their payment is processed using the credit card associated with their Amazon account. Shoppers will receive an emailed receipt shortly after leaving the store.
“As many of our customers return to their in-store grocery shopping routines, it’s exciting to introduce new and unique ways for them to shop our stores,” said Whole Foods CTO Leandro Balbinot. “We’re thrilled that the newest version of Dash Cart will debut in our Westford store and can’t wait to hear the feedback from our customers there.”
The new, bigger carts are also “weather resistant,” because according to Kumar, “… we knew shoppers would want to take the carts all the way to their cars, which meant the carts would have to be able to withstand summer heat and winter cold.”
“To test durability, we baked the technology in an oven and froze test carts in a giant freezer to ensure they would survive harsh weather conditions. We also dropped heavy weights into test carts’ baskets more than 100,000 times to ensure they would remain usable after impact,” he added.
In order to use Dash Carts at Whole Foods Market stores, customers need an Amazon or Whole Foods Market account and mobile app to log in to use the Dash Carts.
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Fargen Releases the Pete Anderson Tumbleweed Pedal
Fargen Releases the Pete Anderson Tumbleweed
announces the Pete Anderson Tumbleweed pedal. This pedal is based
on the original Tumbleweed circuit released under the Sonic Edge
brand, with a new design and now made in the U.S.A.
"My signature Tumbleweed brings clear sustain and clean gain,
all in one pedal, just the way I like it. It's nice to have someone
to speak with in abstract terms about tone … Ben Fargen gets it.
Multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning producer, artist and
writer Pete Anderson will bring the Tumbleweed on tour
with him, in support of his next album titled Birds Above
Guitarland, available July 23rd.
"Pete is such an innovator and really commands his tone. He
is the perfect partner to help create a cutting edge country/blues
line", says Ben Fargen, founder of Fargen Amplification.
The Pete Anderson Tumbleweed pedal is now
available via preorder through authorized Fargen dealers, for
delivery in July.
Fargen’s New Townhouse 20 Hits the Stage
Fargen Amplification is now shipping the new Townhouse 20 combo amplifiers. Initially debuting at the 2014 NAMM Show, the new...
Fargen Releases Demo Video for High Gain Amps
Ben Fargen, founder of Fargen Amplification in Sacramento, California has created a demonstration video in response to consumer requests regarding...
Fargen Amplification’s 15th Anniversary High Gain Screamer
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Seluxit signs an agreement with a new client within the healthcare industry
Company Announcement No. 17
Aalborg, 8. December 2019Seluxit signs an agreement with a new client within in the healthcare industrySeluxit is pleased to announce an upcoming collaboration with a Danish company within the healthcare industry, which currently wishes to remain anonymous. The collaboration will enable IoT Fleet Management of current medical devices. Seluxit will develop the solution using its standard hardware and software components and the Seluxit cloud based IoT platform.CEO, Daniel Lux:
“We are very pleased to enter into this cooperation with a new partner in Denmark, using our core technology and standard components. IoT technology has a huge potential to improve our lives with smarter solutions to existing great products.”For further information, please contact CEO Daniel Lux.
You can subscribe to our investor newsletter on https://www.seluxit.com/investors and get company announcements directly in your mail box. You can also follow news from Seluxit onHomepage: https://www.seluxit.com/blogLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seluxitFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/seluxit
Seluxit is an Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider. We help product manufacturers connect their physical products to the Internet, and benefit from the value of data. Seluxit’s vision is to be a major contributor to the story of the Internet of Things — how we humans can orchestrate connected products to improve our lives, while preserving our security and privacy.


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This article is part of Inc42’s Startup Watchlist annual series where we list the top startups to watch for 2018 from industries like AI, Logistics, Fintech etc. Explore all the stories from ‘Startup Watchlist’ series here.
“AI will be the best or worst thing ever for humanity,” says the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Musk has been one of the most vociferous about the impact of artificial intelligence or AI on human life, voicing both concern and hope of what it can do to the future of the human race.
“I have exposure to the most cutting-edge AI, and I think people should be really concerned by it,” Musk said at the National Governors Association. “AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization in a way that car accidents, airplane crashes, faulty drugs or bad food were not — they were harmful to a set of individuals within society, of course, but they were not harmful to society as a whole.”
While Musk has his concerns about robots taking up human jobs and becoming far more intelligent than humans, the fact remains that AI as a technology was the most talked about in 2017 in the Indian startup ecosystem.
Be it in ecommerce, fintech, banking, surveillance, customer service and support, big data, or analytics, or from intelligent shopping assistants to helpful conversational bots, AI is finding wider usage in our daily lives and will continue to do so.
I am not even delving here into robots, humanoids and machines working at malls or in banks. That’s another gamut altogether.


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As printed in our January 10, 2016 issue...
BUTTER PRICES HAVE BEEN MELTING despite strong demand. From December 9 to 15, spot butter fell from $2.79 to $2.07 per pound. Even so, those values were well above Germany's $1.40 and New Zealand's $1.30.
IN THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS, $1.60 per hundredweight has been shaved off USDA's All-Milk price prediction for 2016. The current projection forecasts a $16.35 midpoint with a range of $15.95 to $16.75.
WHILE EXPORTS FELL 9 PERCENT on a volume basis through October, total value dropped 27 percent in the first 10 months of the year. Exports accounted for 14.2 percent of production; imports 3.4 percent.
DOMESTICALLY, STRONG U.S. DAIRY PRODUCT SALES continued as the Restaurant Performance Index remained above 100 for the 32nd consecutive month this October. Those higher same-store sales were good news as Americans spend over half of their food dollars away from home.
MILK FLOW GREW 0.6 PERCENT in November. California fell 4.4 percent or 149 million pounds while Wisconsin rose 4.3 percent or 96 million pounds. Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington all reduced milk output as well. South Dakota was up 13.1 percent.
IT TOOK 12 COUNTIES in California and other Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) to produce 25 percent of the nation's milk last May, reported Kansas City FMMO administrators. In all, 58 counties shipped 50 percent of the milk while 186 provided 75 percent of U.S. needs.
MILK OUTPUT CONTINUED TO FALL in New Zealand, the world's largest dairy exporter. Fonterra projected a 6 percent seasonal reduction.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING (COOL) WAS REPEALED as part of a comprehensive budget bill. That action could eliminate the potential payout of $1 billion in damages to Canada and Mexico. It also paved the way for continued trade in beef and pork products.
FARMS AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES have continued access to Section 179 tax credits. Permanently extended, these entities can deduct up to $500,000 in capital investment, up from the $25,000 limit. Also, there was a five-year extension of the 50 percent bonus depreciation.
A STREAMLINED 100,000-POUND LIMIT for all trucks has been enacted on the interstate highway system. A significant improvement for moving milk across state lines, the highway bill passed by Congress eliminated the previous 80,000-pound limit in 17 states.
SIGHTING SIGNIFICANT PUSHBACK, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he would resist a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) until at least the period immediately following this fall's national election. Support for the measure has waned among Republicans.


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In a new update post, Iron Gate Studio, the developer behind the viking-themed survival game Valheim, announced that the game has officially sold 5 million copies on Steam as of March 3, 2021. Considering the game launched on February 2, this means that Valheim has reached this extraordinary milestone in a month’s time.
The developers also included some other interesting stats about how fans have interacted with Valheim. In particular, players have collectively spent 15,000 years playing the game, 35 million hours of gameplay have been watched on Twitch, and Valheim has officially reached number 39 on the highest user-reviewed games on Steam list.
In the post, the developers took some time to reflect on this crazy achievement. “We watch with pride and excitement, and struggle to find the right words to express our gratitude to you, the community,” said Iron Gate. “Exciting new milestones lie ahead, and we for one cannot wait to show you more of the game as we journey through our 2021 Roadmap. May Frey bless you with a plentiful harvest, and may Heimdall watch over your settlement. Oh, and if you see an oversized mosquito, run.”
Valheim is available for $20 on Steam. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend getting it as it’s one of the best survival games for PC right now. If you do pick up the game, don’t miss our beginner’s guide to your first days and beyond in Valheim.


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Hawaii has become the first State in the U.S. to ban the distribution of plastic bags inside grocery stores.
Many stores around the world now charge people for the reusable bags when checking out at the counter, an attempt to refuse the use of the environmental damage caused by plastic bags, but Hawaii has become the first place to pass actual legislation at a County level.
The problem with most plastic bags is that they aren’t biodegradable, taking years and years to break down and causing all sorts of damage to wildlife on the way.
This is another small step in the right direction towards phasing out the use of plastic bags in our grocery stores.
Geranium's Rasmus Kofoed has decided to stop serving meat at the restaurant currently ranked number two on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. But the Danish chef isn't yet willing to go purely plant-based.


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According to multiple sources, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has announced plans to conduct a daylong march on Washington, D.C., impacting operations at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. As detailed in a press release published by The Maritime Executive, the ILA is seeking to protest the loss of longtime longshore jobs as well as overregulation, singling out the South Carolina Ports Authority and the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor for their hiring practices. A proposed date for the march is expected to be announced next week (Feb. 27 to Mar. 3).
In response, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), the employer group that contracts with the ILA, characterized the news as "disturbing." The USMX added: "The master contract between the ILA and the USMX forbids any unilateral work stoppage by the ILA for any reason. If the ILA engages in any unilateral walkout, USMX will enforce the contractual rights of its members to the fullest."
Meanwhile, shipper organizations such as the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, National Industrial Transportation League and National Retail Federation are urging the ILA to reconsider, citing the potential economic impact on commerce and ripple effect on the integrity of the global supply chain.
SPARX logistics will continue to monitor this situation and keep our customer apprised of the latest developments. If you have questions or concerns related to specific shipments, please feel free to contact your SPARX representative.


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A combination of disease and drought has caused poultry prices to soar across much of the world, straining households in developing countries
By David Fickling/Bloomberg Opinion
What do you get when three pandemics coincide with a drought? The most expensive chicken we’ve seen in years.
The prices of the most consumed meat in the world have soared in recent months. In the United States, whole chickens sold at retail cost $1.79 a pound (454g) last month, the highest price in 15 years of record highs and about 19% higher than their 10-year average. In Thailand, the fourth-largest exporter after the United States, Brazil and the EU, similar birds were selling last week at 62.50 baht (US$1.82) per kilogram, an increase of a third in six months . Wholesale frozen chickens in Brazil cost 10.21 reais (US$2.12) per kilogram last Thursday, more than double their 10-year average.
This resulted in shocking upheavals. Malaysia said this week it would halt meat exports by the end of this month to ensure it had sufficient domestic supplies. This has caused some concern in land-poor Singapore, which regards Hainanese chicken rice as its national dish and depends on its neighbor for its supply of fresh birds. Taiwan went the other way last month, easing quarantine restrictions on poultry to increase imports from the United States.
Portions of chicken wings in the United States cost twice what they cost a few years ago, while the British supermarket chain Co-operative Group Ltd has warned that meat could soon become as expensive as the beef. Shares of poultry producers such as Pilgrim’s Pride Corp and Tyson Foods Inc rose.
The cause of all this chaos was a veritable cavalry charge of apocalyptic horsemen. Three separate pandemics are squeezing white meat. A variant of bird flu that rarely infects humans but is devastating to flocks has swept through major growing regions. The result was mass culling as farmers struggled to stop the spread. In the United States alone, more than 38 million broiler chickens have been killed since early February. In France, one in 20 birds has been shot. Of the world’s major poultry producers, only Brazil and China have remained immune so far.
In normal times, the impact would be muted as consumers turn to alternatives – but a second pandemic, African swine fever, continues to sweep through the world’s pig herds, particularly in Asian countries where pork is a substitute especially common from chicken. As a result, this alternative does not play its usual role as a safety valve to reduce the pressure on poultry when demand for animal protein begins to exceed supply.
As if that weren’t enough, consider the United States’ own pandemic. Chicken is a particularly popular meat for fast food and restaurants, with about half of poultry in the United States being cooked outside the home. During the two years of COVID-19, this end of the market entered a prolonged slump, helping to push U.S. retail prices to an eight-year low in early 2020.
However, as the world returns to normal, resurgent demand is clashing with an industry that has adapted to more limited levels of consumption in the pandemic era. The chicken market can rebalance with remarkable speed – chicks can be raised to slaughter weight in just over a month, compared to six months for pigs and over a year for cattle – but it would still take time to rebuild herds to normal levels, even if avian flu were not to blame.
As if all this were not enough, we must also take into account the impact of drought. The cost of chicken is so closely tied to the grains used to fatten broilers that analysts often study price-to-feed ratios, which estimate meat as a mathematical product of corn and soybean prices in the same way as margins. oil refiners are stylized as the split between crude and major products.
Maize, the most important feed grain, hit a 10-year high last month and costs about double what it cost for most of the 2010s. The La Nina climate cycle, which drives generally dry conditions and low crop yields in corn-growing areas of the U.S. Midwest and South America, is entering its third consecutive year. US soybeans also tend to suffer during La Nina cycles, although tropical crops in Brazil fare somewhat better.
In rich countries, people can generally accept this without flinching. Increases in the price of chicken do not reduce income as much as the cost of fuel, and in places where food accounts for around 10% of expenses, it is not difficult to shell out a little more. Where nutrition represents a third or more of the household budget, as in developing countries in Asia and Africa, people will have no choice but to go without. Even in relatively wealthy Brazil, consumers who in recent years have switched from beef to chicken are now cutting meat out altogether or replacing it with eggs or pork, as years of recession and inflation cut into their incomes. .
While the world needs to reduce its meat consumption, that is no cause for celebration. Protein is still an essential part of a balanced diet – and the wealthy will have little trouble affording it, this year and next.
However, in the poor countries most at risk of undernourishment, an essential source of nutrition and pleasure is slowly becoming out of reach.
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Dredge Game Set to Dive into New Depths with ‘The Pale Reach’ Expansion
Explore a Mysterious Frozen Frontier and Unlock Fresh Content Next Month
However, ‘The Pale Reach’ wasn’t the initial expansion that Black Salt Games had intended to release for the game. Surprisingly, a week before revealing ‘The Pale Reach,’ the original paid expansion, ‘Iron Rig,’ which was initially scheduled for a simultaneous release, was postponed until 2024. While a precise release date for the upcoming paid expansion remains undisclosed, players have a fresh chunk of content to immerse themselves in while awaiting further updates.


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The European Digital Press Association (EDP) awarded BOBST, an equipment and services supplier to the printing and converting industry, with two prizes at the EDP Awards, which recognize digital technological developments.
BOBST launched the Large Format Digital Inspection Table (DIT) in early 2020, which won the Print and Finishing Support Tool category. DIT enables quality control of sheet sizes up to 2,800 x 1,600mm. Digital projection and lighting provide augmented images of samples and original artwork, removing the need for printed overlays and proofs. BOBST says DIT is part of its oneINSPECTION system and is suitable for zero-fault production.
“Our pioneering Digital Inspection Table has now taken one step further and consolidated its position as a next-generation digital quality control center. The ground-breaking Large Format DIT will drive productivity and virtually remove print production errors, and it clearly demonstrates the commitment to our vision of shaping the future of the packaging world, by supporting our customers with digitalization, connectivity, automation and sustainability,” says Julien Laran, head of business unit service and performance at BOBST. “To receive the endorsement of the EDP Association is incredibly gratifying and testament to the hard work of everyone involved in its development.”
The MASTER DM5 inline printing and converting press was awarded the best combined label and flexible packaging printer of the year. The DM5 is an inline printing and converting press that combines digital and analog processes into a all-in-one and all-inline concept that BOBST developed to deliver label production, including priming, printing, varnishing, embellishment and die-cutting. It uses BOBST digiFlexo technology and Mouvent Cluster digital inkjet printing technology, which BOBST says achieves high press uptime, repeatability and cost-effectiveness.
“The innovative MASTER DM5 is the ultimate proof of BOBST’s vision for the labels industry, where every single step throughout the production process is digitalized from the job file to the finished reels of printed and converted label applications. All functions and tooling are seamlessly integrated, allowing you to effectively manage the production while performing quality control throughout the process,” says Matteo Cardinotti, managing director of Bobst Firenze. “Winning this renowned industry award is hugely satisfying and further supports our vision, and I would like to thank the judges for their recognition.”
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th May 2012 17:09 UTC
"Leo Apotheker's disastrous tenure as HP's CEO revealed a dysfunctional company struggling for direction after a decade of missteps and scandals. Can his replacement, Meg Whitman, fix the tech giant?" As a consumer, I wish they simplified their product line-up. They have the engineering skills - I just have no idea what I'm supposed to buy when I visit their site. The choice for the ZenBook late last year instead of anything HP had to offer was elementary.


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LG Optimus One and Chic, Android Froyo upgrades available
Two new entry-level smartphones announced by LG, Optimus One (left) and Optimus Chic (right). The smartphones runs the Android OS v2.2 Froyo.
Until the end of year, LG promises up to 10 new handsets under their Optimus Android Series. LG also promises Android Froyo upgrades for thier curent crop of high0end Android smartphones (Optimus Q and Optimuz Z.
In press release LG mentions the Windows Phone 7, “it is in the works and will be released sometime this year”. About price of Optimus One and Chic, LG don’t say nothing.
OPTIMUS SERIES: LG’S MOST ADVANCED SMART DEVICES
Line-up of Smartphones and Tablet Devices Integrate the Latest in Mobile Technology
BERKSHIRE,UK, JULY 5, 2010 — LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled its upcoming LG Optimus Series, a line-up of innovative smart devices featuring the latest in mobile technology that will spearhead the company’s newest campaign to highlight LG’s ability to simplify consumers’ information-dominated lives.
LG Optimus, meaning ‘best’ in Latin, will be comprised of devices running on a range of operating systems as well as Android Tablet PCs. By offering a variety of choice in operating systems and incorporating smart technologies, LG prioritises consumer choice as a key strategy for expanding its footprint in the mobile industry. The smartphones and tablet devices range from entry to premium level, with various features to meet the diverse needs of all customers. As part of its aggressive strategy to grow its share of the global smartphone market, LG will be introducing approximately 10 new smart devices worldwide in the second half of this year under the LG Optimus label.
“The LG Optimus Series is aimed at challenging the notion that one device can meet the needs of many,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “At LG, we believe in providing people with many different choices because our customers are not all alike. We want to provide devices that suit all needs and simplify people’s lives.”
The LG Optimus Series is the result of extensive consumer research and development that delved into the way people gather information in today’s digital age. According to a consumer survey conducted by LG, ease of finding information is the top motivator in considering a smartphone purchase. The research also looked into what consumers liked and disliked about some of today’s most popular communications devices. Not surprisingly, user friendliness and fast response time were high on consumers’ lists.
The two android-powered smartphones in the pipeline — LG Optimus One with Google™ and LG Optimus Chic — incorporate the speedy Android Platform 2.2 (Froyo).
LG Optimus One with Google™ offers the latest in Google™ mobile features and connects seamlessly to the world. Its ability to connect effortlessly to Google’s Android Market™ delivers an unfiltered and genuine smartphone user experience. Also, a convenient user interface and diverse multimedia options ensure a mobile environment that makes this device one of the easiest to use on the market.
The LG Optimus Chic caters to fashion aficionados with its tasteful design incorporating soft and smooth lines. The handset’s sleek curves set a new standard for smartphone design, challenging the perception that advanced Android devices need to appeal to a hardcore tech crowd to gain widespread acceptance.
Beyond smartphones, LG will be introducing its first tablet device later this year. Running on the Android Platform, LG’s tablet will deliver vastly superior performance than other similar devices currently on the market while still managing to be thinner and lighter than competing devices.


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Researchers Embed Antennas in to the Display of 5G Smartphones
Korea was one of the first countries to introduce on-screen touch sensors for wireless devices such as cellular phones. It was this very innovation that led to the onset of modern era smartphones and portable devices with large-screen displays. And now the Asian island nation is again set to introduce a ‘technology first’ for smartphones. This time, they have developed an innovative 5G smartphone with optically invisible antennas that are embedded within super-resolution displays.
Recently, a University-Industry research consortium lead by Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea and joined by industry partners such as Dong-Woo Fine Chem, SK Telecom, LG Electronics, Keysight Technologies, and Y.Tech announced the world’s first ‘Antenna-on-Display (AoD)‘ technology. Spearheaded by POSTECH Professor Wonbin Hong’s re-search team, this was the first multilateral academia-industry research cooperation in Korea. The POSTECH research consortium has successfully completed field testing of this technology on a 28 GHz 5G Android smartphone platform and they expect this to expedite the deployment of new concepts for 5G devices in the near future.
5G is expected to be at least 20 times faster than the speed of 4G LTE. Among multiple wireless components, the antenna is one of the most critical differentiators that can enable such a technology jump. 5G relies on millimeter-wave frequencies which are at least an order of magnitude higher than current 4G LTE and Wi-Fi. Consequently, the signal attenuation at millimeter-wave becomes much greater, leading to the need to “clustering of the antennas” to form a dense electromagnetic beam at certain directions similar to how microscopes work. Naturally, this means 5G wireless devices requires dozens of antenna in contrast to single-digit number of antennas during the 4G era.
However, in the mobile industry, the lack of space to place the 5G antennas within cellular devices has been the fundamental challenge. Future smartphones are expected to be ergonomically, aesthetically and technically advanced-simultaneously. Using conventional antenna technology, more antennas to support 5G implies an undesired trade-off situation between the size of the device and performance. This has been slowing down the development of 5G devices.
Professor Wonbin Hong of POSTECH and his research team developed an alternative that can embed antennas directly on a display and exemplified its possibility of commercialization in the future. This technology is fundamentally different from conventional antennas used in cellular devices. Denoted as Antenna-on-Display (AoD), this concept enables an antenna that is designed using nano-scale fabrication technology to trick the human eye into thinking that the antenna is invisible.
Using this technology, it is now possible to co-use the entire view area of high definition displays such as OLED and LCD for massive number of 5G antennas. This eliminates the trade-off relation between ergonomics, esthetics and technology. The research team developed a transparent thin film with Dong-Woo Fine Chem for the AoD. LG Electronics integrated the AoD within their cellular device prototype and this was used to conduct real-life 5G trials at 28 GHz with SK Telecom.
The research is significant in demonstrating multilateral academia-industry cooperation for the first time in the nation. It was published in the journal, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. According to Professor Wonbin Hong of POSTECH who led the research, this is the first step of their collaborative research. Similar to how on-screen touch sensors redefined wireless devices, the Antenna-on-Display has the potential to trigger various possibilities for 5G and beyond. The research team expects that it will contribute not only to creating innovative 5G smartphone concepts but serving as an enabling technology for many ideas beyond our imagination.
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In the Taco Bell Super Bowl 2013 Ad, main character, 87 year-old Bernie Goldblatt along with his friends, will take viewers on an unforgettable night depicting that anyone at any age can LIVE MÁS. The commercial will be set to the music of Taco Bell Feed the Beat artist and six-time GRAMMY Award nominee fun.’s "We Are Young," which will be sung in Spanish.
“Our hope is that our consumers will see themselves in this ad. They tell us that Taco Bell is about memories and experiences, and things they like to share with their friends,” said Brian Niccol, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Taco Bell Corp. “We believe that advertising on the world biggest stage, the Super Bowl, was the ideal way to share these experiences with our fans, while also providing further context into the mindset of Taco Bell and what it means to LIVE MÁS."
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Short stuff: Health roundup
Childhood obesity and the consumption of fruit juice are not necessarily related, according to a study published in a recent issue of the Archives of Pediatrics& Adolescent Medicine.
But before you start handing your children box after box of juice, there are a few limitations to these findings that some doctors want parents to note.
This study looked at only 100 percent fruit juice and only observed children who consumed an average of 4.1 ounces of it a day, says Dr. William Faber, a family practitioner and medical director of four Advocate Health Centers on Chicago’s north side.
“I’m concerned with kids who drink far more juice than that,” says Faber."I’d like to see a study that looks at kids who drink 12 to 16 ounces or more per day. I’d wager that if you did the same study with kids who drank that much that you would see a correlation between juice and obesity.”
Most people think that because fruit is healthy, fruit juice is healthy, says Faber. But what’s important to remember about juice is that the nutrients are separated from the fiber that slows the absorption of the components, especially sugar.
“When you eat fruit in its whole state, you have to slow down to chew it and you can’t consume as much sugar as rapidly as you can when you drink just the juice,” says Faber."The problem with juice is that it becomes too easy to consume a lot of sugar in a short amount of time.”
Eating fruit in its natural state has another added benefit for children, Faber says. The fiber helps prevent one of the most common problems of young children, constipation.
So what should parents take away from this?
Faber says the most important issues are overall volume and overall sugar content per ounce. He recommends parents study labels and compare grams of sugar per ounce in different brands of fruit juice.
“And based on this study, I’d recommend that parents keep their kids’ juice consumption to 4.1 ounces per day or less.”


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Giving relief to domestic steel producers against cheap in-bound shipments, the government on Friday imposed a minimum import price (MIP) on 173 steel products ranging between $341 to $752 per tonne (nearly Rs 23,065.24- 50,865.28)
“MIP is introduced against 173 HS Codes (iron and steel products),” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
The minimum price will remain in place for six months only. However, it will not apply on imports under the advance authorisation scheme and high-grade pipes used in the petroleum and natural gas industry.
While the major steel producers hailed the government’s decision, the user industry cried foul, saying it would impact prices of raw materials.
“We welcome this initiative. This measure will ensure a level-playing field to the Indian steel industry which has been adversely affected by dumped imports from various sources. We hope that this will suitably address the concern of surging cheap imports,” Shivramkrishnan Hariharan, Chief Commercial Officer, Essar Steel India, said.
Govt will take more steps to safeguard domestic steel industry: Narendra Singh Tomar
Taking a similar view, the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association said this may slightly help the ailing steel sector. However, it expressed disappointment that stainless steel products have been left out of the ambit of the MIP mechanism.
Welcoming the development, the Indian Steel Association Secretary General Sanak Mishra said this will provide some relief to the steel industry in the face of a large volume of cheap imports at predatory prices.
Jindal Steel and Power said the industry has gone through “very challenging times and this development augurs well”.
On the other hand, H L Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Industries of India, said, “MIP will inflate prices of raw materials. Engineering exports, start-up projects as well as ‘Make in India’ will also suffer.”
Furthermore, the notification said imports/shipments under the letter of credit already entered into with foreign suppliers will also be exempted from this decision.
On ingots and billets, blooms and slabs, the MIP reads $362 (nearly Rs 24,485.68), $352 (nearly Rs 23,809.28) and $341 (nearly Rs 23,065.24) per tonne, respectively. On flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel of a width of 600 mm or more and hot-rolled one, the minimum prices will be $445 (nearly Rs 30,099.8) and $500 (nearly Rs 33,820) on different items.
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Similarly, on flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel of a width of 600 mm or more and cold-rolled one, the figure stood at $560 per tonne (nearly Rs 37,878.4). On products like corrugated flat-rolled products of iron/non-alloy steel, MIP ranged between $643 and $752 (nearly Rs 43,492.52- 50,865.28).
Further flat-rolled products of other alloy steel of a width of 600 mm or more, MIP reads between $445 and $752 (nearly Rs 30,099.8- 50,865.28).


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Is Amazon building its own games console?
According to the Telegraph of London, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is expected to launch its first games console later this year, and develop its own computer games by hiring "industry heavyweights" in Seattle and Silicon Valley.
If Amazon does get into the gaming console business, it will face some stiff competition in its own backyard from Nintendo of America and Microsoft Corp.
But it's a lucrative market: The gaming industry is expected to be an $83 billion industry by the next two years.
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Fishing Cameras That Do It All
Rik Fairle at the New York Times reports on the newest entry to what I like to call the “do it all” seegment of the point and shoot camera market. The Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in mid-January and, “is the first of the company’s rugged line to offer HD video capture (720p), as well as “taking a five-foot drop, being submersible to 10 feet and works in temperatures as low as 14 degrees.”
Not a bad little camera to slip in your vest or leave in the boat. If the worst was to happen and it went for a 15 foot plunge you can feel a little better knowing that it cost $230, not $2300.