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JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 16, 2016 — SITO Mobile Ltd. (SITO) (NASDAQ:SITO), a leading mobile engagement platform provider, announced today an exclusive partnership with Gas Station TV (GSTV), America’s No.1 video network at the pump, to bring marketers a cross-screen platform that extends their gas station media messages to consumers’ mobile phones, delivering increased ROI.
Recently reported research from Experian Consumer Insights reveals that gas station media is recalled more than any other form of out-of-home video advertising. The same study also reported that consumers are 3x more attentive to gas station advertising than to elevator media and 6x more attentive than to ads in taxis. By combining gas media’s rich video experience with the precision targeting capabilities of mobile, advertisers get the best of both worlds. In fact, consumers primed by digital out-of-home screens (like GSTV) were 48% more likely to respond to linked mobile ad campaigns than those primed by traditional television, according to a recent study by NeuroInsight. Leveraging SITO Mobile’s location-based platform, the partnership creates an integrated dual-screen media model to identify and re-target consumers and measure cross-screen effectiveness. The GSTV/SITO Mobile combination re-targets customers that are initially viewing GSTV at the gas pump with relevant location-based ads on their mobile devices and follows future user behavior for measurement, attribution and retargeting.
GSTV chose SITO Mobile as its retargeting platform with the goal of combining SITO’s exceptional ability to capture mobile data with GSTV’s established network, in order to offer a uniquely valuable way of targeting consumers through both mobile display and video ads. With nearly 200 million smart phone users in the U.S. today, there is a vast market opportunity at the intersection of GSTV’s large and engaged consumer audience and SITO Mobile’s advertising platform reach.
The first campaign combining the GSTV platform and SITO Mobile’s retargeting and verification was for a large multi-national consumer products company to generate awareness of its products’ benefits and drive consumers to its website. Using geo-fences in proximity to GSTV enabled pumps, the campaign delivered display ads to GSTV viewers’ mobile devices while they were at the station and then retargeted those viewers after leaving the pump. Pairing SITO Mobile’s mobile advertising technology with GSTV’s screens led to a click-through rate 25% higher than the mobile industry average.
“We are thrilled that GSTV selected SITO Mobile as their partner to power their cross-screen retargeting efforts,” said Jerry Hug, CEO, SITO Mobile. “GSTV is a dynamic brand that dominates its market category – bringing targeted ads to consumers at the pump. They bring numerous customer relationships to SITO Mobile’s platform. With this new partnership, GSTV’s installed base of advertisers will leverage SITO’s location-based services, delivering ads across mobile devices and extending brand recognition. We look forward to growing this untapped channel by unlocking value for our new partner and their clients.”
“Marketers are seeking high value, mobility networks outside of traditional media methods to help them deliver effective messaging in an innovative way,” said David Leider, CEO, GSTV, “and that is exactly what our partnership with SITO Mobile delivers. This strategic media approach leverages the proximity of our network with the mobility of our viewers in a concentrated effort to extend engagement at and beyond the pump, further enhancing ROI for our advertisers. The results from our first campaign together are a testament to the increased effectiveness of mobile when paired with video at the pump, and we are excited to offer this innovative platform to all of our advertisers moving forward.”
About SITO Mobile Ltd.
SITO Mobile provides a mobile engagement platform that enables brands to increase awareness, loyalty and ultimately sales. For more information visit www.sitomobile.com.
Gas Station TV (GSTV), a Rockbridge Growth Equity company, is America’s No. 1 video network at the pump, delivering an industry-leading experience to millions of viewers nationwide each month. Exclusive content from ESPN, CNN’s Headline News and Buzz Today, Bloomberg TV and AccuWeather engages consumers and drives them to action on behalf of advertisers and gas retailers. For more information, please visit GSTV.com or engage with us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook.
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Top small-cap stocks for July
We asked our freelance writers to share the top small-cap stocks they’d buy this month. Here’s what they chose:
Rupert Hargreaves: Braemar Shipping Services
Braemar Shipping Services (LSE: BMS) is an international shipbroker and shipping services provider. Its exposure to seaborne trade suggests the company is highly leveraged to the global economic recovery. Indeed, analysts reckon group earnings per share will increase 40% this fiscal year.
Based on these projections, the stock looks cheap trading at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 12.8.
The company’s valuation and growth potential are the reasons why I’d buy Braemar as a recovery stock in July.
That said, if the economic recovery fails to live up to expectations, Braemar may be one of the first to suffer. As such, this investment has quite a high level of risk.
Rupert Hargreaves does not own shares in Braemar Shipping Services.
Edward Sheldon: Keystone Law
My top small-cap stock is Keystone Law (LSE: KEYS). It’s an innovative, platform-based law firm that’s disrupting the UK legal industry. Last year, it won ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards.
Keystone has generated strong revenue and profit growth in recent years and I expect it to continue doing so in the years ahead. In the short term, the company should benefit as the UK reopens and economic activity picks up. In the long run, the expansion of its platform should drive top- and bottom-line growth higher.
One thing to be aware of is that the stock’s valuation is quite high. This adds risk to the investment case. Overall, however, I think the risk/reward proposition here is attractive.
Edward Sheldon owns shares in Keystone Law
Harshil Patel: Cake Box Holdings
Cake Box Holdings (LSE:CBOX) is a specialist retailer of fresh cream cakes. It’s a franchise business and delivers most of its growth by opening new stores.
So it’s encouraging to see a strong pipeline of new locations. It currently has 157 franchised stores and another 18-24 are expected this year. It’s also trialing several kiosks with a national supermarket.
At some point, locations could become saturated and an optimum number of stores will be reached. That said, there’s currently plenty of eligible franchise applicants and potential locations to keep Cake Box growing.
Overall, Cake Box is a quality company led by entrepreneurial management. I like that it offers double-digit earnings growth and strong margins. Its balance sheet looks strong and even offers a well-covered dividend.
Harshil Patel owns shares in Cake Box Holdings.
Tom Rodgers: SCS
With home refurbishment markets booming, sofa manufacturer SCS Group (LSE:SCS) is my top small-cap stock for July 2021. The £116m market cap firm has produced operating profit growth of 30.6% in the last 12 months as sales and profits surge post-lockdown. Dividends are expected to return in force, as high as 12p per share for 2022, offering substantial future income even after a 40% rise in the share price in the year to date. A forward P/E of 11 times earnings is cheap and I see more upside for July and beyond.
Tom has no position in SCS at time of writing.
G A Chester: B.P. Marsh & Partners
Founded in 1990, and still founder-led, B.P. Marsh & Partners (LSE: BPM) is a specialist private equity investor in early stage financial services businesses. There’s higher risk with fledgling businesses, but the company has an impressive long-term record of growing its net asset value (NAV). It reported another year of growth last month, with NAV up £13m to £150m.
The stock is currently priced with a market capitalisation around £120m. In other words, at a 20% discount to NAV. Given the company’s track record of delivering strong shareholder returns (including dividends), and the growth prospects of its investee businesses, I think there’s exceptional value on offer here.
G A Chester has no position in B.P. Marsh & Partners.
Zaven Boyrazian: Bioventix
Bioventix (LSE:BVXP) is a biotech company that manufactures specialised antibodies for blood testing. It’s a niche product. But remains an essential ingredient for diagnosing almost every type of disease – including Covid-19.
The firm generates revenue from direct sales to in-vitro diagnostic companies and royalties from any product developed using its propriety material. The latter has yet to evolve into a substantial source of income. But it does provide the facility for a recurring revenue stream in the future.
Bioventix operates in a highly regulated industry. This undoubtedly adds some operational risks. Suppose the firm or any of its royalty-generating customers fail to comply with regulations. In that case, its reputation and income could be compromised. But personally, I think the potential reward is worth the risk.
Zaven Boyrazian does not own shares in Bioventix.
Roland Head: Vertu Motors
Car dealership group Vertu Motors (LSE: VTU) is one of the UK’s largest motor retailers, with brands including Bristol Street Motors. Vertu says that demand for used cars is “exceptional” at the moment. The latest update from the company revealed strong trading and triggered an upgrade to profit forecasts.
The main risk flagged by the company is that the global chip shortage will cause delays to new car deliveries. However, Vertu’s share price is covered by the value of the group’s property portfolio, and the business currently trades on just seven times forecast earnings. Brokers are also forecasting a useful 3.6% dividend yield this year.
In my view, Vertu looks like a good, cheap, small-cap stock. I recently added the shares to my portfolio.
Roland Head owns shares of Vertu Motors.
Paul Summers: SDI Group
Having multi-bagged over the last year, shares in shares in scientific product maker SDI Group (LSE: SCI) look expensive. However, I suspect they could eventually be worth a lot more thanks to an acquisition-focused growth strategy similar to that of FTSE 100 top stock Halma.
There could even be more upside in July. The company stated in May that it would exceed previous estimates on FY21 revenue and adjusted pre-tax profit (given in February). I wonder if trading since then, combined with the lifting of restrictions, will lead management to also upgrade its FY22 guidance later this month.
Paul Summers has no position in SDI Group or Halma.
Christopher Ruane: M&C Saatchi
The shares are up 156% already over the past year. For a company whose survival was in question at one point, that is impressive. But I see further possible gains ahead. The advertising market generally is buoyant. M&C Saatchi is poised to benefit from that. The company recently lifted its forecast for the year.
The company’s reputation remains tarnished, though, which could act as a dampener on growth.
Christopher Ruane does not own shares in M&C Saatchi.
Royston Wild: Begbies Traynor
The British government’s furlough schemes have helped keep a lid on insolvency rates during the pandemic. But with these financial support programmes set to end, I think now could be a good time to invest in Begbies Traynor Group (LSE: BEG).
Indeed, buying this UK share before full-year results are released on Tuesday 20 July could be a very good idea. Despite a depressed insolvency market Begbies Traynor said in May that full-year revenues would grow ahead of market expectations following a strong fourth-quarter performance. News that trading has remained robust in the new financial period (to April 2022) could help lift the small cap again following recent share price weakness.
At current prices Begbies Traynor trades on a rock-bottom forward price-to-earnings (PEG) ratio of 0.4. This provides plenty of scope for a fresh move higher.
Royston Wild does not own shares in Begbies Traynor.
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Nissan Starts Building First EV for China that's Based on the Leaf
【Summary】Nissan started production of a new electric vehicle called the Sylphy that’s based on the Leaf and is specifically built for China.
With China leading the way forward for electric vehicles, automakers are quickly adjusting to beefing up their electric-car lineup in the country. No one wants to be left behind as the country continues to ban gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles and transitions to battery-operated machines. Nissan becomes one of the first major automakers to start building a Chinese-only EV.
According to Electrek, Nissan started production of the Sylphy, which is based on the all-electric Leaf, earlier this week. This isn't the first time we've seen the electric sedan, as the Japanese automaker revealed the vehicle at the Beijing Auto Show earlier this year. At the time, Nissan called it the Sylphy ZE for Zero Emission, but it looks like the automaker has dropped the "ZE" portion from the official name.
New Sylphy Utilizes Leaf's Electric Powertrain
Just as Nissan stated at the auto show, the Sylphy will have a range of 210 miles on a single charge, which is 60 miles more than the new Leaf that's available in the United States. The differentiation comes from Nissan's utilization of its larger battery pack, which will supposedly provide the Leaf with a range of 220 miles in the U.S. when it becomes available for the 2019 model year. It could also boil down to the way China tests its vehicles, which differs drastically from the way the EPA does its testing.
The new Sylphy utilizes the same platform as the Leaf and the same powertrain, as well. The sedan, though, has a stretched wheelbase to provide passengers in the rear with more space, which is something that consumers in China prioritize. The extra space also allowed Nissan's engineers to place the vehicle's batteries under the body to ensure there's an abundant amount of cargo space.
"China is already the world's largest automotive market," said Nissan President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa. "But China isn't just a leader in terms of market size: It stands at the forefront of the development of the industry itself. The market is now evolving extremely quickly, especially in the areas of electrification and connectivity. In fact, China is expected to lead the world in the adoption and spread of EVs in the coming years."
More EVs Are Coming
Saikawa also added that the Japanese automaker looks to launch an additional four electric vehicles in China by 2019. The vehicles will be sold under some of the automaker's other brand names and under its own moniker, as well.
The Sylphy, which is the first electric vehicle only for China from the brand, will be built at Nissan's factory in Huadu, which is shared with Dongfeng motors. In addition to announcing that production of the Sylphy had started, Nissan stated that its partnership with Dongfeng motors has accounted for approximately 10 million cars since things kicked off.
Confusingly, Nissan sells a regular, gasoline-powered Sylphy in other parts of the world that we call the Sentra in the United States. With that in mind, it's unlikely that we'll see an electric variant of the Sentra in America. The vehicle would make the Leaf obsolete, since it would probably use the same batteries, and wouldn't really have any major upsides over the battery-powered hatchback.
For Chinese consumers, Electrek claims that that the electric Sylphy starts at 166,000 yuan, which comes out to $24,300 USD.
Vineeth Joel Patel
Joel Patel has been covering all aspects of the automotive industry for four years as an editor and freelance writer for various websites. When it comes to cars, he enjoys covering the merger between technology and cars. In his spare time, Joel likes to watch baseball, work on his car, and try new foods
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City council barely passes River Street plan to help small businesses
MANISTEE — Combine a pandemic, changing consumer comfort levels, tight indoor space, limited spacing outside on a main street with packed parking and one has a grasp on some of the issues facing some small River Street businesses in Manistee.
Enter the newly approved Reinvigorate River Street for Businesses and Visitors Plan that was proposed to Manistee City Council Tuesday.
The plan passed, 4-3, after several council members said they were unhappy that the plan did not include all downtown businesses among other concerns.
Councilmembers Dale Cooper, Lynda Beaton and James Grabowski opposed the plan. Mayor Roger Zielinski and councilmembers Jermaine Cipcic, Erin Martin Pontiac and Mick Szymanski voted in favor of the measure.
Marc Miller, the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce’s economic development director, said at the meeting that the plan came about as a collaboration of entities after weeks of meetings between the chamber, Manistee Downtown Development Authority and River Street merchants.
The plan starts with first addressing the option of creating seasonal outdoor business platforms about the size of two parking spaces in front of certain River Street businesses that would be five feet across and ADA accessible. It would leave the sidewalk area clear.
The other part of the plan features using designated parking for things like curbside pickup for businesses that wish to participate.
“We’ve seen a lot of losses as a result of the public health shutdowns and measures that have been taken,” Miller said. “Networks Northwest has recently put together some figures that said retail lost about $518 million in our 10-county, northwest Lower (Peninsula) region. Restaurants themselves lost $382 million in revenues.”
The new plan aims to target River Street businesses that have limited indoor and outdoor space due to their inherent layout limitations.
But Miller said now as places reopen for the summer season, restaurants are required to cap at 50% seating capacity and diners must be spread out.
He said some retailers are also limited at 25% of their fire marshal occupancy levels.
“We need to think creatively about how we’re going to help them, how we’re going to be innovative,” Miller said. “We’ve worked through our survival phase and we’re now in the revival phase and we need to be thinking ahead for how we’re going to thrive.”
Those changes combined with limited outdoor space means some on River Street, like Goody’s Juice and Java, have very limited space to conduct business.
Courtney Gilmore, Manistee resident, pointed out during the public comment portion of the meeting the unique place her family is in while they adapt to the changes.
“My family owns Goody’s Juice & Java at 343 River St. and we are also in support of the plan to reinvigorate River Street,” Gilmore said. “We are continuing to do curbside and outdoor seating for the foreseeable future. Our dining area, with the limited capacity, it doesn’t make sense for us right now to open up and so additional outdoor seating would really be welcome and help us make up for some of these lost sales.”
Combine those details with the recent reopening of downtown business means the limited parking options and lack of enforcement even further limit the space for curbside pickup that places like Goody’s are turning to on River Street during the pandemic.
“At the merchant meetings we’ve been trying to get a couple spots if we could. Not all the time, just during our business hours,” she said. “Because right now what’s happening is other business owners, employees, patrons, visitors are parking on River Street — which is great — but because the two-hour parking isn’t being enforced, we’re ending up with cars blocking all the parking in front of our spot. And then people are double parking to try to get their curbside (pickup) and it’s not ideal for traffic on River Street.”
Jeff Mikula, Manistee Department of Public Works director, explained why River Street was the focal point of the plan as opposed to other downtown areas.
He said one of the key reasons was the unique situation some of those businesses are in contrary to other businesses that have a little more flexibility in things like outdoor seating space.
“Almost every River Street business owns to the exterior of their walls, so they don’t have any onsite property to expand if they want to do outdoor seating or have parking deliveries and that sort of thing,” Mikula said at the meeting. “Most of the other businesses in town have more property and available options.”
He said it was a good choice to start downtown with River Street and then figure other ways to use the plan in other locations in the city.
City manager Thad Taylor explained that River Street businesses that wanted to participate in having a dining platform, but did not have the funds upfront could be helped by the DDA.
He said the DDA would be leading the way for financing certain costs of the plan but that a final estimated cost would depend on further specifications.
The full plan is available by following this link.
Manistee City Council next meets Tuesday for a work session at 7 p.m.
To participate in the meeting by phone, dial 1 (646) 558-8656. The Meeting ID number is 821 4126 7036 and the password is 757491.


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On June 23 2016, the British public voted to leave the European Union, which in turn has been coined the “Brexit Movement”. Most experts, even my good friend Tony at droneworxs.com.au, predicted tough times for the U.K. currency following the vote to leave, and extreme cases of the collapse of the British pound against a temporary fall against the euro were among speculation. As the pound dropped following the Brexit vote, product exports from Britain to other countries rose 3.4% between June and July. As a drastic comparison, as the Brexit Movement developed, exports to the European Movement were made cheaper due to the pound’s decline, and rose by 9.1% according to official figures. In the aftermath of the vote to leave the Eurozone, the British Pound fell to over a 30 year low in comparison to the dollar. Now stabilised however, the British Pound is still below pre-vote levels but is set to even out once again. Below is an outline of the ways the Brexit Movement has affected the British Pound, and what it means for its people:
- Foreign holidays are set to become more expensive – The British Pound is now less valuable abroad, and so holidays overseas will cost more.
- An increase in inflation – a lower British Pound means that imports costs will increase and Britain may see the return of inflation – a term used to describe the increase in cost on a wide scale. Initially inflation may seem subtle, affecting things like alcohol production, clothing items and goods, but will eventually spread to larger items like cars, mortgages, homes and loans. Similarly, interest rates could increase.


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The use of this security feature may find favor with Galaxy S8 users and could well become the primary method, superseding fingerprint and iris scanning.
From the latest credible leaks and whispers, Galaxy S8 will have an impressive and nearly bezel-less edge-to-edge design that marks as the first dramatic shake-up design for Galaxy S for over two years. According to the person, the iris scanner was having trouble with "speed and accuracy", leading Samsung to add the facial-recognition feature.
Officials at Samsung Electronics said on March 8, "We chose to have Galaxy S8 mounted with the face recognition function since iris recognition is limited in terms of accuracy and speed of recognition". "With a face scanner, it will take less than 0.01 seconds to unlock the phone". The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+ are expected to be introduced on March 29th during an event that will be held in New York City.
Another Samsung official stated that the mobile business division is already testing Galaxy S8 prototypes.
Honestly, we have a lot of pages discussing the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus that we are very much excited to see the phones and do a hands-on demo.
If the price tag of the Samsung Galaxy S8 does come in at 799 Euros then it would be the equivalent of $842 Dollars. A recent report by VentureBeatsays the on sale date has been ushed back a week to April 28.
I feel I am the best driver out there, I just need an engine that can run as quick as the others on the straight". We are McLaren, one of the best teams that has already solved tough situations in the past", he said.
Inovo didn't direct Flynn to write the article , but it did get a copy ahead of its publication, according to the filings. It said the now-defunct Flynn Intel Group received $530,000 from Inovo BV from last August to mid-November.
Type 2 diabetes - the most common type of diabetes - occurs when the body has lost the ability to use insulin efficiently. It turned out that, by the end of the study, almost 16,000 people in the study had developed type 2 diabetes.
Irish girls went mad for the Chip purse Penneys launched last week, but now you can get your hands on the real deal. The 36-year-old actor plays LeFou in the highly anticipated live action version of the film.
After the woman turned over her driver's license, the officer noticed a small sticker with the words "I (heart) Jesus/Tim Tebow". The woman said she was there to see the sports star, and told the officer they were in a relationship.
FC Barcelona's Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic has been announced to have inked a new contract with the Catalan club. In a statement, the club added that Rakitic's buy-out clause has been hiked by 25 million euros to 125 million euros .
For good measure, the little girl is wearing goggles - they might be prescription glasses for kids - which adds to the hilarity. The mayhem finally ends, sort of, when a visibly harried woman swoops into the room and frantically drags both kids out.
Francis has said in the past that priests should be celibate but the rule was not dogma, and "the door is always open" to change. The clause is known as " viri probati ", as the Pope was quoted as saying: "We must consider if viri probati is a possibility".
The couple's marriage was finalised by Bhavana's now deceased father and the actress will soon announce her wedding date. Few hours ago, a pic of Bhavana's engagement had been leaked on social media and spread like wildfire on the internet.
In her order, Barthle said Reeves' "testimony was significantly at odds with the physical evidence and other witness testimony". A former Tampa, Fla. police captain charged with second-degree murder will now stand trial.
'Look on my works, ye Mighty': Ramses' statue unearthed
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Cornerstone Systems Announces 100 Percent Employee Owned
Memphis, TN, January 31, 2020 – Memphis-based third-party logistics provider, Cornerstone Systems, Inc. announced that it is now a 100 percent employee-owned company as Founder/Chairman Rick Rodell sold his last 51 percent.
In 2013, Cornerstone officially became an ESOP when Rodell sold 49 percent of his shares to the newly created ESOP.
“When you’re 49% ESOP, you’re in deep,” President/CEO Tim Clay said. “When we first started this, we thought we’d like the model. But now, after seven years, we’ve seen how the employees have responded to being owners and knew this would be the correct step forward. It gave us clarity on what to do next, and that was to become fully employee-owned.”
According to the National Center for Employee Ownership, there are nearly 7,000 ESOP plans in the United States, with nearly 28 million employees participating. The NCEO also states that the main benefit of employee ownership is “it gives employees the ability to benefit from the value of company stock and to benefit from increases in value.” At Cornerstone, employees are able to see the direct correlation between their hard work to the increase in the company’s stock value.
“Becoming an ESOP helped in a number of ways,” said CFO/COO Pat Nieman. “People now understand that their work directly impacts the stock value of our company. This has impacted our employee’s work and it has also helped us in the recruiting process. Being a 100 percent employee-owned company is an additional benefit not many other companies can offer.”
Rodell is not the last to remember his employees. “I’m very thankful someone came up with the ESOP. It allowed me to reward the employees for all of their hard work, and let’s not forget loyalty, there are many here who have worked with me for over 30 years,” Rodell states. “Let’s face it, our employees are the ones our customers deal with. I and Senior Staff may get interviewed, have our pictures taken, and make a splash in the local papers, but our employees are the reason we get the press.”
With service coverage spanning all of North America, Cornerstone Systems offers intermodal, railcar & railcar consolidation, truck brokerage, LTL, domestic transportation of U.S. imports/exports, container drayage, on-site logistics, warehousing & trans-loading services, specialized shipments, and more.
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TAMPA (CBSMiami) – A robbery caught on camera showed a man using a sledgehammer to break a jewelry store’s display case.
The man ended up taking several Rolex watches from the Tampa store over the weekend.
Surveillance video shows the crime as it unfolded.
The crook is seen standing near the case before springing into action, smashing the glass over and over with a sledgehammer.
He then lifts up the broken glass and throws it aside before grabbing several watches and placing them in a plastic bag.
Deputies are still searching for the man.


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Sony to Detail PlayStation 5 Tomorrow in 'Deep Dive' Info Dump – Road to VR
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Sony is bringing its next-gen PlayStation console to market in time for holiday season this year, but there’s still plenty of question marks left. That’s hopefully about to change tomorrow.
In the wake of GDC getting effectively canned this week, PlayStation today announced that PS5 Lead System Architect Mark Cerny will be giving a “deep dive into PS5’s system architecture, and how it will shape the future of games.”
The info dump is happening on the PS blog tomorrow, March 18th at 9AM PT (local time here).
The console’s full spec sheet isn’t entirely flushed out, and we still haven’t seen the actual console, save what appears to be beefy-looking developer kits, so there’s always that to look forward to.
PS5 is said to include an 8-core AMD Zen CPU, AMD Navi GPU, custom SSD, 4K Blu-ray player.
Cerny, who has previously worked as the lead system architect on both PS4, spoke in an exclusive interview with Wired late last year where he said that the upcoming PS5 system would feature a more powerful CPU and GPU, advanced audio processing, and radically faster mass storage.
Sony has previously confirmed that the current PSVR headset will be compatible with PS5, however that a potential second PSVR headset may arrive after the console’s launch.
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Fair Wage Bill Introduced In New York State Legislature
A bill has been introduced in the New York State Legislature that would require large businesses, including box stores, to pay workers $15 an hour.
State Senator Daniel Squadron of Brooklyn says it's aimed at businesses that gross more than $50 million a year, or chain stores with eleven or more locations throughout the country.
Small businesses and manufacturers would be exempt.
Squadron says it's wrong that full-time workers at these companies are receiving government assistance because they live below the poverty line.
The bill is part of a broader push to raise wages in New York to better align with the high cost of living.


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New Horizons Nigeria, a franchise of New Horizons Worldwide, world’s largest independent IT training organisation with offices in 80 countries and six continents has emerged Microsoft 2012 Valued Partner, putting the organisation in the top five per cent of Microsoft’s ecosystem globally.
A statement by the firm explains that Microsoft competency differentiates organisations such as New Horizons in the business world and enables the organisation to capitalise on market opportunity with tailored benefits such as eligibility for a direct relationship with Microsoft, customer technical sales and advisory services, and prioritized exposure on the Microsoft customer marketplace.
The MD/CEO of New Horizons, Nigeria, Mr Tim Akano, said this partnership is an added advantage to New Horizons, which is a fast growing organisation with strong interest in the growth and development of the ICT and e-business aspect of Nigeria’s economy, as it will increase the nation’s opportunity to have more Microsoft Certified Professionals.
Furthermore, he said New Horizons will continually use its unparalleled knowledge gathered in its 30 years of operations in 80 countries and six continents to ensure best IT and e-business trainings for Nigerians.
Akano said, “With our robust relationships with Microsoft, EC-Council, Oracle, Cisco, Certiport, Certified Biometrics Professional (CBP), Linux and Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing (SAP) the future is bright for the Nigerian ITProfessionals.”
The firm empowers about 50,000 Nigerians yearly in universities, schools, military, and corporate organisations.


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“We shut things down because we didn’t think there would be a huge appliance need during a pandemic. Then, everybody decided they wanted to buy new appliances. They had to scale back up again quickly and start producing these washers, dryers, stoves. It was kind of a double-edged sword.”
Companies such as California-based Intel are saying the chip shortage “could last two or three years,” Tilly said.
To bulk up operations, Intel announced this year that it will spend $20 billion to build two major factories in Arizona and invest $3.5 billion to equip its facilities in New Mexico for the manufacturing of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies.
In addition, President Joe Biden recently detailed his administration’s vision for reviving the U.S. production of semiconductors, large capacity batteries, critical minerals and pharmaceuticals in a report that followed its 100-day review of critical supply chains.
“Congress should authorize and fund incentives to support key upstream — including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, materials, and gases — and downstream industries throughout the supply chain,” the report reads.
Earlier this year, the state of Oklahoma introduced Connex Oklahoma, a free online supply chain database tool for the manufacturing industry. One of only three such platforms in the country, it was developed by Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.


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Fresno State football confirms different helmet/jersey combinations this season
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- For the season opener against Rutgers on Aug. 29, the 'Dogs will wear new white helmets with a full white uniform. For Cal Poly game on Sept. 7, the 'Dogs will wear accented green wrist bands socks and arm bands in tribute to San Joaquin Valley and its Ag History.
Homecoming vs. UNLV on Oct. 19 will feature throwback red retro helmet including old script Bulldogs logo in white lettering. The 'Dogs last wore them in 1996. And for first time in school history, the 'Dogs will wear full black uniforms, including a black helmet, against Nevada on Nov. 2.
Fresno State says the special uniforms and helmets will be displayed this summer "with a conjoined launch of products and apparel at the Bulldog Shop."
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The CEO said that the pharmaceutical company’s focus is currently on the safety of it personnel as well as ensuring continuity of access for its patients.
The Toronto- and Montreal-based firm is also concentrating on monitoring the status of its supply and distribution partners and “open and frequent” communication with lenders and shareholders, according to d’Entremont.
“In a crisis situation such as the one presented by the COVID-19 outbreak, it is critical that pharmaceutical companies do everything possible to ensure that the patients who depend on their products continue to receive them,” the company said in a release.
Medexus is in daily communication with its manufacturing partners and is not aware of any disruption to the supply of any of its products, it said. The firm was assured that shipments of the company’s products are proceeding as planned.
“We would like to reassure the patients who rely on our products and the shareholders who have invested in our growth that our business remains strong,” d’Entremont said in a statement.
“Our supply channel is secure and we are working to ensure it remains so to support the demand for our products in the market. We have three to six months of inventory in all key product lines and expect additional shipments in the next two weeks that should extend inventory levels to at least six months across all key product lines.”
Products 'readily available'
The company in particular reassured patients who rely on IXINITY, the intravenous recombinant factor IX therapeutic for Hemophilia B acquired by Medexus at the end of February, that the product is “readily available.”
On a corporate level, Medexus said all necessary steps were taken to ensure that its employees limit any possible exposure to coronavirus, including implementing work-from-home practices where possible and ceasing in-person business visits to healthcare professionals.
Medexus did say that it expects “meaningful delays” in the enrollment of the pediatric trial for IXINITY, but it will not materially affect revenue forecasts as the trial is incremental to the company’s projections.
Revenue growth is likely unattainable this fiscal year, Medexus told shareholders. However, the impact of coronavirus on its prescription driven business, which accounts for approximately 90% of the company’s revenues, will be limited.
The firm expects to see costs savings from less travel, marketing and promotional initiatives as well as from strength of the US dollar in relation to the Canadian dollar.
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CEO d’Entremont told shareholders that it was “business as usual” to the greatest possible extent.
“We remain encouraged by our outlook and confident that the company we have built with the support of our partners and stakeholders is well positioned to emerge from this global crisis even stronger,” d’Entremont said.
The firm issued an aggregate of approximately 533,137 shares to holders of the company’s 6% unsecured convertible debentures in satisfaction of the $1.26 million interest payment due to holders of debentures on March 31, 2020.
The decision to make the interest payment in shares reflects the company’s current focus on protecting the strength of its balance sheet in light of the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it told shareholders.
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Epic Games Opens Impossible Studios From Ashes Of Big Huge Games
Epic Games has announced the opening of Impossible Studios, a Maryland-based development team founded in June and made up of former staff from Big Huge Games.
“Led by studio director Sean Dunn, Impossible’s first project is the touch-based action role-playing game Infinity Blade: Dungeons for iOS,” reads a statement. “Infinity Blade: Dungeons, which was conceived at Epic’s Cary studio, is being developed in collaboration with Epic and ChAIR under Impossible’s roof in Maryland.”
Epic also mentions the team’s “heralded roots in real-time strategy and role-playing entertainment software.”
“Epic Games has truly embraced this stellar collection of developers who were displaced by the closing of Big Huge Games,” said Dunn. “They have looked after us with complete care, giving us all the tools and resources we need to make a lot of gamers happy.”
“We were so glad we could help keep this great team together, and we’re lucky to have them,” said Epic’s President Dr. Michael Capps. “At the time, I said that finding a full team of superstars was ‘impossible’ and apparently the name stuck! Pairing the imagination and experience of Impossible with Epic’s technology, IP and resources makes for a business greater than the sum of its parts.”
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Unilever (ULVR) showed having a diverse and global business still offers little defence against the perils of the coronavirus, as its 2020 sales growth was wiped out by the outbreak.
The consumer giant’s sales growth for the first three months of the year fell back to zero, with a slight 0.2% rise in volumes mitigated by a 0.2% drop in pricing.
In particular, its emerging markets business suffered a dramatic slowdown, while its food and beverage sales were hit by a notable drop in ice cream sales as casual dining outlets shuttered.
North America and Europe benefited from household stocking during the early weeks of the outbreak, which helped its home care underlying sales grow 2.4% as its Cif surface cleaners and Domestos bleach were boosted.
However, food and drink underlying sales fell 1.7%, with volumes down 1.8%, largely due to a significant decline in seasonal ice cream sales as distributors held back on buying stock due to the uncertain holiday and tourism season.
As a result of the sharp reversal in sales growth, Unilever scrapped its full-year profit guidance.
Jefferies’ Martin Deboo commented: “The conversation this morning will be around why Unilever has apparently been hit so badly, and early, by the negative impacts of Covid-19 without seeing much of the positives.” But Sophie Lund-Yates at Hargreaves Lansdown argued: “Conditions won’t be straightforward from here, but as a giant in the industry Unilever is in a more defensive position than many businesses.”
Unilever shares fell almost 6% to edge below 4,000p in early trading, but had recovered by lunchtime to trade down 1.7% to 4,171p and the shares are down just 2.5% so far in 2020.
Fever-Tree (FEVR), meanwhile, shrugged off worries about pub and restaurant closures to report a double-digit annual sales growth in 2019, driven by strong growth in the US.
However, it wasn’t the 10% revenues surge that led to its shares jumping 13% to 1,542p this week, but rather its decision to pay out a final dividend coupled with it being debt-free and having cash reserves of £128m, which will help it navigate the coronavirus crisis.
In addition, despite having lost all on-trade revenues as pubs and restaurants were shut to prevent the spreading of the virus, off-trade sales held up well as consumers continue to turn to drink during the lockdown.
“The extreme nature of the current crisis is drawing a clear dividing line between the haves and have-nots and Fever-Tree’s doubled year-end cash pile of more than £100m puts it firmly in the ‘haves’ category,” AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould said.
“It also benefits from an outsourced model – with the manufacture and distribution of its product handled by others who are still able to operate without significant disruption.”


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In keeping with industry trends, Plant Woodruff advocates for sustainability by using 100 percent green electricity. BMW further promises that carbon dioxide emissions per vehicle across the lifecycle of said vehicle will be reduced by 40 percent by the end of the decade. Smart motors from BMW i Ventures partner Turntide will reduce HVAC energy consumption by 40 percent, and rainwater will be harvested to reduce the new plant's reliance on the mains water supply.
Today's groundbreaking wouldn't have been possible without a $1.7 billion investment announced in October 2022. $1 billion is going to Plant Spartanburg for the production of next-generation electric utility vehicles, and the remaining 700 million dollars will be used for the Woodruff battery plant.
Regarding the company's next-gen electric utility vehicles, look forward to six at the very least. From smallest to largest, the list comprises the iX3, iX4, iX5, iX6, iX7, and iXM.
The next-generation X3 and X4 will use a development of the CLAR platform underpinning the outgoing models. The iX3 and iX4 are reportedly getting the Neue Klasse platform. Confusingly enough, the iX5 through iXM will ride on the CLAR instead of a dedicated platform like the New Class.
On the other hand, that's not a bad thing. BMW says the aesthetically challenged iX rides on a bespoke architecture, yet it uses a whole lotta bits and pieces from the CLAR that currently underpins everything from the 2 Series Coupe to the 7 Series luxobarge.
BMW has already confirmed that its first Neue Klasse model will be the size of the 3 Series, which is the three-box equivalent to the X3 compact executive sport utility vehicle. In other words, the hearsay according to which there's an iX3 in the pipeline certainly holds water. It remains to be seen, however, whether the iX3 will debut before the i3 or not.
It's worth noting that BMW already produces an electric X3 in China under the iX3 handle, albeit you can't buy one in the United States due to its poor specifications. Presented at the 2018 Beijing Motor Show, the G08 doesn't even feature a dual-motor option. It's rear-wheel drive only, and its driving range is estimated at 461 kilometers (286 miles) under the WLTP.


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Shine Announces Adorable Godzilla Humidifier
Japanese product company, Shine, announced the release of a Godzilla shaped humidifier that shoots steam from its mouth.
The Godzilla themed humidifier will release on November 17, 2017, to commemorate the release of the first of three animated Godzilla films. It will retail for ¥7,538 before shipping and is currently available for preorder via the Godzilla Store. Fans outside of Japan will have to use their favorite middleman or proxy buying service if they want to get their hands on this adorable humidifier.
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The news article is a month old but that doesn't make it any less infuriating. Potable water is becoming a major environmental issue, something that folks in the southeast of the US already know since they are experiencing a drought. What better time to sell the multinational food and beverage giant, the Nestle Company, the rights to draw hundreds of millions of gallons of water a year from wells drilled in a state park in Florida? To add insult to injury of the taxpayers of Florida, they Nestle will rebrand it as water associated with western Maryland.
I guess Florida needs the cash, and water rights until the year 2018 in the context of a regional drought must be worth plenty to the cash strapped State of Florida. I wonder what they will do with the total revenues of $230 in permit fees they got for this? You read it right. I didn't leave off any zeroes. $230! No taxes. No other fees. But Nestle says Floridians should be grateful:
Nestle bottles that water, ships it throughout the Southeast -- much of it to Georgia and the Carolinas -- and makes millions upon millions of dollars in profits on it.
The state granted Nestle permission to draw so much water against the strong recommendation of the local water management district staff. Because drought conditions were stressing the Madison Blue Spring, the staff said the amount of water drawn on the permit should be cut by more than two-thirds.
So while Florida is in a bitter dispute with its state neighbors over water use, it's giving its water away to a private company that bottles and ships it to those very same states.
Nestle says Floridians should be grateful. Its bottling plant has generated taxes and created jobs. "You're talking about millions and millions of dollars in tax benefit," said spokesman Jim McClellan. "It's a very good deal for the state of Florida." (St. Petersburg Times via Boingboing)
Jobs of course are important to any region. The Nestle bottling plant promised 300 jobs. It hasn't even done that:
The state did much more than fight to get Nestle the right to pump as much water as possible from the spring.
As an added incentive for Nestle, the state approved a tax refund of up to $1.68-million for the Madison bottling operation. To date, Nestle has received two refunds totaling $196,000 and requested a third tax refund.
Nestle had promised to create 300 jobs over five years. The most people it has ever employed was about 250. The number dropped to 205 late last year, 46 of them from Georgia, which Nestle defends as common for a work force along a state line.
Still, a job is a job. Very important for those employed.
But even better for Nestle. Much, much better.
There is so much to say about this. The intersection of water issues, environmental issues, jobs, government, everyday "mercantilist" deals, corporate monopoly, branding, and more.
First point I want to make is that the state government in Florida like most states is in very tight budget times and government gives away assets to its friends for free. I will not comment on the water rights issues because I am not very knowledgeable about them.
Second point is that the jobs issue is sort of moot. Yeah, the local plant may have 150 jobs (which is a good thing) but the alternative is hardly ever 0 jobs. The only way any company can claim real economic benefit to an area is IF they create more jobs than alternative uses of the local assets. This point is almost never understood in public discussion of corporate giveaways by government.
The "jobs created" by any potential project is not only misleading in the number of rosy assumptions and "best cases" supposed (I call this the "fallacy of boosterism") but also the sleight of hand the presumes that no jobs would be created by alternative investment (this is usually most relevant when their is cash or tax breaks going to a business without the slightest concern whether the government is getting the best local investment). Even in this case their would be jobs in alternative uses of the land (even if it is simply a nicer park or a nicer place to live).
A minor point that for some reason still bugs me ever since a happened on a giant landfill near the Poland Spring plant in Maine a few years ago is about the "branding" of water. They choose to name their water after places that evoke (the evocation can be completely created by the brand) idyllic, pristine places but there is little to regulation to where the water comes from. Zephyr Hills is a place and it annoys me that the water does not come from there at all.
Florida is going to use the cash to get creationism into schools....
I am just dumbfounded. This is unbelievable. Insane.
Yup. Nestle coming soon to a town near you:
Just in case anyone thinks the duplicity and it-seems-like-fraud of the bottled water they-seems-like-fraudsters is new or isolated, as a counter-example, there was a case in the UK a few years ago of Coca-Cola selling Thames river water, Things get worse with Coke:
First, Coca-Cola's new brand of "pure" bottled water, Dasani, was revealed earlier this month to be tap water taken from the mains. Then it emerged that what the firm described as its "highly sophisticated purification process", based on Nasa spacecraft technology, was in fact reverse osmosis used in many modest domestic water purification units.
Yesterday [ c.19-March-2004 ], just when executives in charge of a Â£7m marketing push for the product must have felt it could get no worse, it did precisely that.
The entire UK supply of Dasani was pulled off the shelves because it has been contaminated with bromate, a cancer-causing chemical.
So now the full scale of Coke's PR disaster is clear. It goes something like this: take Thames Water from the tap in your factory in Sidcup, Kent; put it through a purification process, call it "pure" and give it a mark-up from 0.03p to 95p per half litre; in the process, add a batch of calcium chloride, containing bromide, for "taste profile"; then pump ozone through it, oxidising the bromide - which is not a problem - into bromate - which is. Finally, dispatch to the shops bottles of water containing up to twice the legal limit for bromate (10 micrograms per litre).
Does the state make any money on the sales tax with every bottle of water sold? You know, those bottles of water that didn't exist until the plant was built and they started filling the bottles with the water and selling them.


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A trial attorney noted for her achievements in class action, mass tort and complex litigation, Julie Hussey serves as national counsel in the defense of global pharmaceutical companies, medical device makers, and food and beverage companies. She serves as chair of the life science subgroup of the Product Liability practice.
Julie’s experience includes defending clients against high-exposure claims involving product liability, consumer fraud, and false and misleading advertisements. She has managed sophisticated litigation related to injury and damage claims against manufacturers of dietary supplements, tires, paint, and automotive and aviation products. In addition, Julie has represented clients in higher education and telecommunications facing fraud and other consumer-based allegations. As National Counsel, she recently successfully defended several consumer fraud/warranty class actions in jurisdictions across the United States that involved the labeling of and benefit statements made regarding consumer products.
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Alberta’s boycott of B.C. wines could have an unintended effect of raising sales across the rest of Canada.
Yesterday (February 7), Premier Rachel Notley announced Alberta would ban wine imports from B.C. The boycott is in response to Premier John Horgan ordering additional reviews of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project that will likely delay construction.
Albertans spend about $70 million a year on B.C. wines and so the boycott could really hurt West Coast vineyards. But now wine drinkers in other provinces are pledging to purchase the grapes that Albertans don’t want.
“Ottawa residents have staged a #BCwine buycott in response to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s announcement,” reads a 350 Canada Facebook post. “Her plan has backfired and now people across the country have been going out to buy BC wine, and posting selfies using the hashtag #toastthecoast. That’s because not only is BC wine great, but also because people across Canada respect science, Indigenous rights, our climate, and all of the local businesses that support communities from coast to coast.”
Even further east, residents of Quebec are buying B.C. wines and posting photographs of their purchases with the hashtag “#QCLovesBCWine”.
“Let's go buy wine en masse from the west coast to show our support for the opposition to Kinder Morgan,” reads a Facebook page in support of that campaign (translated from French).
A video posted on the Ontario group’s Facebook page shows a small crowd of pipeline opponents purchasing every bottle of B.C. wine that was available in the liquor store they visited.
“We officially cleaned them out,” a woman says. “They don’t have any B.C. wine left.”
Today (February 7) Horgan said that B.C. would not respond to Notley’s wine boycott with any punitive move against commodities exported from Alberta.
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In Stop & Shop's latest website update, the company wrote that associates' top priority will be restocking stores and providing customers with the service they deserve.
The tentative three-year agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers union is subject to ratification votes by members of each of the union locals, the company said. Ahold said all would receive better pay, and those eligible would receive continued health insurance and pension benefits.
"We are incredibly grateful to our customers and everyone who proudly stood together with us every day for a contract that invests in the communities we serve, and makes Stop & Shop a better place to work and a better place to shop", the UFCW said.
Ahead of Passover, which started Friday, a number of rabbis in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island had advised their congregations not to cross picket lines to buy Jewish holiday essentials at the store that one analyst says has the highest sales of kosher products among New England grocery stores. Workers in NY and New Jersey were not on strike. The announcement comes after a strike lasting 11 days, that affected 240 stores in Connecticut, Rhode Island and MA. While all workers would see compensation increases under Stop & Shop's proposals, the increases would be in a form of bonuses for some workers. If you were looking to support the striking workers you can find more info at the UFCW site. Over the course of the event, 2020 presidential candidates including Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigeg made appearances on the picket lines.
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Among union households in 2016, President Trump came within 8 percentage points of Hillary Clinton, according to exit polling.
Beyond political pressure, Stop & Shop felt the pain of lost business during the strike, as it was forced to offer reduced hours and limited food selections. When the UFCW finally called the walkout, they refused to pay workers their hard-earned strike benefits even though the union has hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. Union officials said they hope to ratify the deal as soon as possible. Workers at company stores in NY and New Jersey were not on strike.
Stop & Shop workers must take the conduct of the struggle into their own hands through the formation of rank-and-file committees.


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The WPI data begins the catch up with economic data from India for July 2012 after global trends could not break India’s earlier rhythm, though still contused by global shock, with a 52% PMI and a 53 in Services PMI.
The inflation came in well below 7% from a 7.25% revised number for June to 6.87% number for July likely helped by the lack of demand in durable goods witnessed in the IIP and the continuing low basic and intermediate goods that continue to fuel production indices. Markets hold out hopes for aggressive rate cuts turning into a rate sensitive led rally post the inflation data release.
Primary Articles Inflation has settled down to a 10.38% same as 10.46% in June as Fuel price increases have been shelved and Meat Fish and Eggs continue to lead food inflation increases. We believe RBI may hold off on rate cuts till those fiscal changes have been implemented or the alternative disinvestment plan counted as success though the RBI will likely stay away from confusing the markets on the simultaneity of fiscal and monetary impact in terms of its equation with governments.
Inflation values for Food categories have dipped to 10.06% against 10.80% in the previous month and manufactured pdts inflation is just above 5.5% also down from last month
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I mean, yeah, ok, so there’s a global semiconductor shortage, but it always seems to be the same old story these days whenever any manufacturer releases a new lens. “There was higher demand than we expected!” is the usual excuse. Well, it’s Nikon’s turn again. No excuses this time, though. Just the facts.
While the shortage might be partially to blame this time around, Nikon has apologised in advance for delayed shipping of some pre-orders for the recently announced Nikon Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S macro lens for Z mount mirrorless cameras. They haven’t explicitly stated a reason for the delay, although there are only really two possible causes.
Nikon has now officially announced two new macro lenses for their Z mount mirrorless system. The “normal” length macro is the Nikon Nikkor Z MC 50mm f/2.8, with a minimum focus distance of 16cm. The other is the Nikon Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, offering stabilisation and a 1:1 reproduction ratio with a 29cm minimum focus distance.
The 105mm f/2.8 VR S also features the built-in OLED display found on Nikon’s Z mount pro zooms like the 14-24mm, 24-70mm & 70-200mm f/2.8 S trio, as well as the 50mm f/1.2 S prime lens. This lets you quickly see and adjust various settings including aperture, focus distance and other settings.
Sigma has now officially announced the new Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro Art series lens. Designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras, the lens is available for both Sony E and Leica L mounts. The new lens was announced in Sigma’s live stream (which is still happening as I type this).
They say that the lens is partly in response to the number of people stuck indoors this year due to the global pandemic who are obviously shooting macro – an idea backed up by the sales of Sigma’s 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro lens for DSLRs.
A couple of photos of Sigma’s upcoming 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Art series macro lens for Sony E and Leica L mounts. Pictures of the L mount version leaked a week or so ago, but now Nokishita has leaked some new slightly higher quality product images showing it mounted to an actual Sony body. The lens is expected to be officially announced by Sigma later today, but the specs have also already been leaked.


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MacBook Air rumour round-up
Thunderbolt and Sandy Bridge
Cosmetic changes may be off the menu, but there will be one very obvious change to its outer shell and it's Thunderbolt shaped. The inclusion of Thunderbolt not only means the new models will come equipped with the hottest new thing in data transfer, but like the current MacBook Pro, you can look forward to high-speed connectivity, whether you're backing up your vast MP3 library or transfering a feature-length HD movie. Want to know more? Check out everything you need to know about Thunderbolt right here.
The Air is also expected to welcome a new batch of Sandy Bridge processors, to replace the current Core 2 duo chips which are firmly nestled inside the current MBA line. There's also talks of a faster NAND flash technology, which would mean much faster operation and the appeasment of our impatient side by waking up even quicker from sleep mode.
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Australia: Domino's adds Avocado to its new free your flavour menu range
Domino’s pizza has come up with something new...avocado-topped pizzas.
The pizza conglomerate it set to launch its new avocado-topped range on December 11, despite predictions that there will be a shortage in supply of the popular fruit this summer.
Domino’s CEO Australia and New Zealand Nick Knight said the new pizzas were created to give pizza-lovers the flavours they want at an affordable price.
“The new menu is all about indulgence with premium ingredients and the tastes that people love,” Mr Knight said.
With avocado prices expected to rise as high as $4 by February, Mr Knight believes the new pizzas will be more affordable than a typical smashed avo dish, which can cost up to $22 at some cafes.
“For less than the price you would pay for a smashed avo on toast in most Australian cafes, Domino’s will offer traditional and premium pizzas you can share with friends,” he said.
Customers can order an avocado-topped pizza for as little as $12.95, or add the popular fruit to a pizza of their choosing for an additional $2.
“You shouldn’t have to choose between great tasting, quality ingredients and your hip pocket,” Mr Knight said.
In an interview with 60 Minutes earlier this year, property mogul Tim Gurner said that young people were spending their money on the wrong things, and cited smashed avo and $4 coffees as a prime example.
“When I was buying my first home, I wasn’t buying smashed avocado for 19 bucks and four coffees at $4 each,” he said.
In addition to avocados, Domino's will also be offering other ingredients, such as fire-roasted peppers, to its new Free Your Flavour menu. The range will include traditional and premium pizzas with high quality toppings.
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Rapha brings in £39m as world embraces cycling
Cyclists bought into high-end bike kit produced by Rapha to the tune of almost £39 million last year, a £10.4 million increase on the previous year.
However pre-tax profits were down 16.5 per cent to £507,888 after the company spent £5.5 million moving to new premises, investing in a new IT system and on US expansion.
“We have made a huge investment over the past two years,” explained Simon Mottram, founder and CEO. “US expansion has been a focus for us over the past year, it is the world’s biggest cycling market and so many cyclists there still need to be turned on to Rapha.”
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Coupon clipping from the Yellow Pages
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Fingers that go walking through the Yellow Pages are getting a new chore -- clipping coupons.
Pacific Telephone has already inserted one-size discount coupons for commercial advertisers in its Fremont-Hayward Bell System Yellow Pages. Now it is taking orders for its trademarked Gold Pages Coupons in other local editions. For the forthcoming San Francisco edition (deadline May 27) these multicolored, two-by-four-inch coupons will cost advertisers $180.50 a month on a 12-month contract. And every copy of the San Francisco directory will carry the inserts. Placed at the rear of the directory, the 10-to-a-page coupons will be grouped together in a noncategory section.
Successful pilot experiments conducted in other parts of the US, Pacific Telephone representatives say, are the basis for the new type of telephone classified directory promotion. Gold Pages publicity says coupon distribution as a sales tool has increased 149 percent since 1975. The testing also showed that today 75 percent of all retail shoppers use coupons four times a year or more.
Initial Gold Pages advertisers in general are offering discounts on services or goods, usually within a specific time span. California firms include restaurants, contractors, service stations, and a variety of small shops. Pacific Telephone management expects most of its regional Yellow Page editions will eventually offer the new sales-building service.


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Gen Z loves physical shops, wants them digital and ethical says Superdrug owner
Digital native Gen Z consumers still love shopping in physical shops and that has big implications for the beauty sector as these consumers spend a bigger proportion of their spare cash on cosmetics than any other generation does.
Given that the Gen Z demographic cohort is now the biggest single group of consumers globally, companies need to be paying attention to what they want.
AS Watson, the giant business that owns the UK’s Superdrug and Savers chain, certainly is and has come up with a new report based on its own research into Gen Z.
What did it discover? The company said “insight shows [Gen Z] prefer in-store shopping, they love the social and experience aspects of browsing and shopping at physical stores with their friends. Ninety nine percent of Gen Z shop offline and they like shopping in ‘destination stores’, stores in shopping malls and city centres.”
Describing them as “the future of modern retail”, the company also said that as many as 86% of this generation’s consumers are beauty shoppers and a massive 70% of the spending by the people it spoke to goes on this category.
The company has access to huge number consumers as it operates more than 15,000 stores globally under its 12 different retail brands. It found that when young consumers visit stores, they want to use the kind of technology they can also find online. “They look for brick-and-mortar shopping coupled with technology so in-store digital devices are key drivers to sales success,” the company said.
That means augmented reality and artificial intelligence should be applied to the physical shopping experience, “as well as the linking of Offline and Online (O+O) experiences through apps and social media.”
The company’s focus groups also saw its customers asking for more fun options in-store, such as ‘magic’ mirrors and the chance to create virtual makeovers that can be shared with their friends on social media.
AS Watson has already started introducing experiential initiatives and has been heavily involved in creating headline-grabbing experiences in all of its markets. These experiences range from beauty flash mobs and classes in China, a Watsons Taiwan Tech Fun store with technology devices including StyleMe, Tap & Shop and Digital Beauty Advisor, and a series of Taiwan events for Gen Z customers to drive the O+O experience.
And in Europe, its fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop this month added the Go In Store digital service that connects e-shoppers with store experts for a live video chat. That seems to be paying off as it has seen its conversion rate rising 155% for shoppers interacting with the service.
Sustainability also counts for these shoppers, the company said and they're actively seeking ethical retailing. The firm's initiatives to address this have included clearly signing vegan products in stores and online and it even opened a special Little Vegan Pop Up Shop in the UK, which offered 1,000 vegan beauty essentials.
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France’s loss of market share in Africa benefits several European countries, China and India
In 2017, Germany overtook France to become Europe’s leading supplier to the African continent. While France’s trade balance has remained in surplus (apart from in 2008 and 2012, when oil prices reached all-time highs), its market share of exports to Africa halved from 11% in 2000, to 5.5% in 2017. This loss concerns all key export sectors, with the exception of aerospace. Nevertheless, according to the recent analysis conducted by Coface, there are 27 African countries that could represent a potential rise of around 21% in exports.
The slump concerns capital goods, the automotive sector and pharmaceuticals
The erosion of France’s share of exports to Africa is part of the more widespread deceleration of French exports globally (which fell from 4.7% in 2001, to 3% in 2017). To a lesser extent, Italy, the UK and the US are following a similar trend in terms of exports to the African continent. Unsurprisingly, China has seen a rapid increase in its market share (from 3% in 2001, to around 18% in 2017), followed by India, Turkey and Spain.
The weight of French sales to Africa is falling in all key sectors, with the notable exception of theaerospace sector,which is continuing to post good performance (market share rose to 33% in 2017, up from 12% in 2001):
- In the machinery sector, France’s portion of exports to Africa halved between 2001 and 2017 (down from 12% to 6%). As with Italy and Germany, this was due to competition from Turkey, Spain and in particular China, whose share increased eightfold, to reach a quarter of all machinery exports to the African continent. In several of the French-speaking African countries, the fall in France’s market share is striking and has dropped by between 15 to 20 percentage points (pp) in Algeria, Morocco, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon and by 25 pp in Senegal.
- In the electrical and electronic appliance sector, France, the leader until 2006, saw its market share fall to 3% in 2017 (vs 16% in 2001). China’s share followed the opposite trajectory, rising from 7%, to reach more than a third of exports to the African continent. France’s market share in French-speaking Africa has fallen by 20 pp.
- France’s portion of the export market in thepharmaceutical sectoralmost halved during the same period (down from 33% in 2001, to 19% in 2017). At the same time, India’s share of pharmaceutical exports to Africa rose from 5% to 18%, driven by the low-cost generic drugs segment. Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and the UK have also gained from France’s export decline to French-speaking Africa.
- In the automotive sector, competition from China and India (now Africa’s fourth largest supplier in this segment) was particularly marked. France’s drop from third position in 2001, to seventh place in 2017 (down from 15% to 5%) was exacerbated by the progress of other European countries, such as Romania and Spain, particularly with exports to the Maghreb.
- The decline in France’s market share insales of wheat(11% in 2017, vs 16% in 2001) was partly due to an extremely poor harvest, but above all to competition from Romania, Ukraine and Russia. Together, these three countries supplied more than 40% of total wheat exports to Africa in 2017 (compared with only 3% in 2001). Meanwhile, Canada, the US and Argentina made strong progress in Algeria and Senegal.
A potential gain of 21% for exports to 27 countries
Coface’s analysis indicates that there is a potential gain for French exports to Africa (in value terms) of around 21%, which would allow it to regain a market share equivalent to the pre-crisis levels of 7%. This is mainly linked to the fact that French export levels are below potential in 27 of the 53 countries analysed, and specifically in:
- the countries where France’s presence is relatively stable, such as East Africa (10% below potential) and, to a lesser extent, in Southern Africa, where the gap between trade conducted and potential trade varies from -2% for Uganda, to -71% for Botswana and -89% for Rwanda. In certain countries such as Somalia (-25%), Zimbabwe (-40%) and Sudan (-71%), corporate behaviour has been affected by political risks;
- the countries geographically closest to France, such as Morocco (-29%) and Algeria (-53%), which are already among France’s leading trade partners;
- the countries with a legal system of French origin, including some of the markets in French-speaking Africa (-26%), particularly in the Sahel (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad).
In certain African economies that share neither the same language, nor the same legal system, French exports exceed the levels estimated by Coface’s model. This is the case for South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Angola, Kenya and Nigeria. These results suggest that factors other than those included in the model are having a positive impact on French exports to these countries.
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Production reports and leaked parts hint at iPad mini launch
As iPhone 5 has been released in the market, iPad mini has become the most anticipated device in the tech industry. iPad mini that hasn’t been announced by Apple yet has been grabbing headlines from past few months with reports about its design, specs, and pricing leaking at different parts of the web. Now WSJ, which is US’s very reputable news organization reports that the mass production of iPad mini has started at Apple’s supply chain and the device will be launched soon. WSJ citing someone who is close to Apple’s supply chain writes that the new smaller device has a screen that measures 7.85-inch and features lower resolution that iPad 3′s Retina display. This reports by WSJ has surfaced after CNN’s Fortune reported about Apple holding an event on October 17 to announce a smaller iPad.
Another iPad mini related news has surfaced on the web, but this one is from a less established source so take it as a grain of salt. A site called UkrainianiPhone has posted photos of what it claims to be legitimate iPad mini parts. The site has posted three images of parts that include the digitizer, frame and aluminum housing for the device. We have attached the images posted by this site below for you too see.
iPad mini if launched will pose a serious threat to cheaper tablets by Google and Amazon that are popular among consumers who like tablets with smaller form factor. Apple’s iPad mini tablet is expected to be priced at around $199-299.


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Zimbabwe-born designer Chido Dimairo. Image by Sonia Sly.
Fashion has shifted into an eclectic new space where gender fluidity and originality have become important facets of the industry. So too is identity and authenticity, which is what Zimbabwe-born designer Chido Dimairo, who came to New Zealand 15 years ago, discusses with Sonia Sly from Radio New Zealand’s My Heels Are Killing Me podcast as she says people have a limited perception of her culture and what it looks like. Sly also talks to Christchurch-born Yoshino Maruyama who works for Wellington-based sustainable label Kowtow. Maruyama is a designer in her own right whose Japanese heritage influences her designs for her own label Otsu which this year showed a collection at New Zealand Fashion Week.
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