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Rumor alleges that AMD’s next-gen desktop platform will launch with four Ryzen SKUs
According to AMD hardware leaker Greymon55, the company is set to introduce its first 5 nm desktop lineup featuring four Ryzen processors. This lineup would include successors for the same parts that were introduced in 2020 in the initial launch of Ryzen 5000 series.
The new series would be led by Ryzen 9 7950X, most likely the flagship part featuring 16 cores and 32 threads. This could be the first Ryzen CPU with TDP of 170W. Last month AMD confirmed that such TDP will be applied to high-end Zen4 desktop SKUs, but the company is yet to confirm which parts specifically.
Furthermore, the initial lineup would include 7900X, 7800X and 7600X. There would be no 7700X part at launch though. Interestingly the same lineup was introduced with Ryzen 5000 “Vermeer” series back in November 2020, where the Ryzen 7 5700X was also missing.
7700X is still not in the first lineup.
— Greymon55 (@greymon55) June 17, 2022
The same leaker also provided a suggested retail price for Ryzen 9 7950X however this tweet has since then removed. He noted that this SKU might cost 5999 RMB, which is actually less than MSRP of 5950X at launch (6049 RMB). One should note, however, that pricing rumors are almost never accurate, especially three months in advance.
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|Ryzen 9 7950X|
|Ryzen 9 7900X|
|Ryzen 7 7800X|
|Ryzen 5 7600X|
|AMD Ryzen 5000 Zen3 “Vermeer”|
|Ryzen 9 5950X|
|Ryzen 9 5900X|
|Ryzen 7 5800X3D|
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Electric vehicle (EV) ride hailing company Nopea Ride is shutting down, and has already taken its vehicles off the streets of Nairobi. It is folding four years after it first launched in the country, in August 2018.
The exit has primarily been attributed to a declaration of insolvency in Finland by its principal investor, EkoRent Oy. EkoRent Oy holds a majority stake in the venture, with minority shareholder InfraCo Africa now filing for liquidation.
“Following the announcement that our majority shareholder, EkoRent Oy, has declared insolvency in Finland, we are sad to announce that InfraCo Africa Limited the minority shareholder has now filed for the liquidation of EkoRent Africa Limited in the High Court of Kenya,” Nopea disclosed in a statement.
“This is due to the fact that EkoRent Oy was the principal financier of EkoRent Africa Limited and all the technical knowledge on the running of the business lay with EkoRent Oy. A mention date has been set for 13th December 2022,” it added.
It has already notified its staff and corporate clients of its exit. The company, however, highlighted several other factors that contributed to the ride hailing firm’s struggles in Kenya.
Among them was its failure to raise additional funding, have the required number of EVs to break even in Nairobi and the damaging impact of Covid-19 on daily ride numbers.
“When closing the initial equity round for NopeaRide, we had estimated the number of vehicles needed to break even in Kenya. We were still short of that number by around 20 vehicles and signed an agreement with a financing consultant in February 2022 to help us find the needed financing,” Nopea noted.
The company made a splash when it launched with the promise of driving an electric mobility revolution. In recent years, several EV startups have set up shop in Nairobi, with Kenya positioning itself as a green energy hub and the government committing support to the sector. Power generator Kengen and distributor Kenya Power are among firms keen on developing infrastructure to support uptake of EVs, such an extensive charging network.
Among the startups are sellers of electric two and three wheelers, and mass electric mobility players such as Opibus and BasiGo.
BasiGo, for instance, on November 29 received a shipment of 15 new electric buses set for the streets of Nairobi. The company has in 2022 been piloting electric buses on a handful of Nairobi routes.
The startup helps bus owners and operators electrify their fleets and partners with banks to provide pay-as-you-drive financing.

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- It's a checkup without even going to the doctor's office.
Lexus this month will begin offering a service through its Enform telematics system that will enable dealers to remotely look into a customer's check-engine light or other warning on the instrument panel.
The service, Enform Service Connect, will be offered on all 2016 Lexus models starting with the freshened ES sedan, which is rolling into stores now. Though the new service won't allow over-the-air software updates such as Tesla Motors provides for its Model S sedan, Lexus hopes it will match a growing expectation from buyers that their car be more connected.
"I think this is the progression of what's expected from a luxury brand in particular," Brian Bolain, marketing manager for Lexus, told Automotive News at the recent press launch for the 2016 RX crossover here. The RX also will offer the system when it goes on sale in late September or early October.
"There's just the expectation that you're being cared for," Bolain said.


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Almost one in every three internet users in India have encountered cyber attacks in the first quarter of the current fiscal, according to a report from K7 Computing, a Chennai-based cyber security solutions provider.
According to its latest edition of the Cyber Threat Monitor (CTM), metros in South India such as Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad witnessed more cyber attacks than Tier-1 cities, according to a press statement from the company.
Cyber Threat Monitor is a quarterly report which looks into the complex cybersecurity landscape in the country. It tracks all critical components of cybersecurity such as enterprise, mobile, Mac, Windows and Internet of Things (IoT), covering metros, Tier-1 and -2 regions.
As per the report, Chennai recorded the highest percentage of cyber attacks among Tier 1 cities in the first quarter at 48 per cent followed by Kolkata with 41 per cent.
Delhi registered the lowest of cyber attacks with 28 per


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Added to the factors already deteriorating competitiveness in the export sector are increased thefts of merchandise on the country's roads and infiltration of drug trafficking in exports.
The National Chamber of Cargo Carriers (Canatrac) reports that attacks on trucks on roads in the country have increased since 2012.They state "... on average 12 assaults used to be committed per year, however the figure has risen to 20 in recent years'."
Projects are becoming more expensive due to the fact that they increasingly include more security measures and in areas such as La Libertad, Soyapango, Ilopango and Apopa, some lots and homes are even losing value.
Alcoholic beverages, technological equipment and chemical products are some of the products most affected by the disappearance of containers which has been denounced by the union of importers in Costa Rica.
The Costa Rican Chamber of Importers has expressed its concern at the "extreme" security measures which have to be taken to ensure that containers with imported goods reach their destination without being stolen in transit.Its director, Katherine Chaves, told Diarioextra.com that in some cases the containers disappear from thestorage zones.
The industrial union has reported that 245 industrial companies ceased paying social insurance in 2015, with some of them deciding to operate in the informal sector and other closing permanently.
Violence and insecurity, the creation of more taxes and lack of legal certainty are some of the factors behind the decision of many Salvadoran companies to completely close their operations or go to work in the informal economy.Data from the Association of Industrialists (ASI) indicates that the informal sector rose from 52% of the economy in 2010 to 72% in 2015.
The guild of merchants in Chiriqui has denounced the growing amounts of extortion by organized crime organizations, mainly affecting small businesses in the province.
The Chamber of Commerce of Chiriqui stated that "... among the criminal activities of most concern to informal businesses are links to illicit financing with cash flows in clandestine opportunities, drug dealing, illegal circulation of money and making links with gangs. "
Companies have to allocate up to 15% of expenses to security services, as a result of the growing violence in the country.
A company wishing to operate in Guatemala has to allocate between 8 to 15% of its expenses to security in order to keep operating. The figure was provided by Victor Guillen, manager of purchases, imports and exports at Dagas, and published by Elperiodico.com.gt, who revealed that his company earmarked Q250 thousand ($32,000) per month for the security of its plants, trucks and workers.
The Dutch Development Bank is making its exit from the country official and has suspended commitments and disbursements, including for a hydroelectric project promised for Agua Zarca.
"... Given the current situation, with ongoing violence, FMO decided to suspend all activities in Honduras, effective immediately. This means that we will not engage in new projects or commitments and that no disbursements will be made, including the Agua Zarca project."
Businessmen have stated their categorical opposition to statements made by a government official that confuse extortion with the funding of organized crime.
The statements by the Technical Secretary of the Presidency of El Salvador, Roberto Lorenzana, against companies in the country that suffer from extortion caused a strong reaction from the private sector, four days after Industrias La Constancia publicly announced that it was suspending operation of its plants because of increasing insecurity and violence.
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A month before the 2023 NewFronts, the Interactive Advertising Bureau has set the final schedule.
This year’s advertiser showcase, taking place May 1-4, will feature a hybrid format, with in-person and virtual viewing options for all four days.
Unlike years past, however, one full day will have a single set location for in-person activities, with presentations taking place at Convene at 225 Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, May 3. Maria Menounos will host the Wednesday events, returning for the first time since 2021. She takes over from Peloton’s Alex Touissant, who hosted in 2022.
New presenters for the day include Americano Media, CafeMedia, DirecTV, LA TV, Revry and Teads.
High-profile brands opting not to participate in the 2023 event include Twitter, Tubi and Dotdash Meredith.
“With more opportunities than ever, the 2023 IAB NewFronts is the best opportunity to gather buyers and sellers to talk about growth, innovation and the state of the industry,” said David Cohen, CEO, IAB, in a statement. “This year, we asked buyers about which diverse media companies they wanted to hear from, and they suggested: Blavity, Cocina and Urban One.”
Other in-person presenters, who chose their own locations and produced their own events, include YouTube (a presenting sponsor), Vizio, Amazon, Snap, Roku, Peacock and TikTok.
“The growth of ad-supported platforms means that consumers and media buyers have more choices than ever,” said Eric John, vp of media center at IAB, in a statement. “No one should be taking last year’s approach to this year’s NewFronts.”


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Cost of living: Mum shares tips on reducing shopping bill
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From November 1, credit card holders will no longer earn two points for each £1 spent at the chain’s brands, but rather will get just one point for every £2. This applies to purchases across the supermarket’s brand, including shopping in Sainsbury’s, Argos, Habitat and Tu clothing.
Supermarket bosses said they would be writing to customers to make them aware of the policy change.
David Beard, editor-in-chief of Lendingexpert.co.uk, said changing the popular credit card benefit would be a major blow during the cost of living crisis.
He said: “Loyal Sainsbury’s Bank customers won’t like this change. To revise one of the credit card’s most loved benefits so dramatically in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis could be a harmful move for the bank.
“With so many other credit cards to choose from, I suspect customers might vote with their feet and go elsewhere.
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“Sadly it’s a sign of the times, and consumers will have to get used to this practice of skimpflation, where brands reduce the value of their services to remain profitable.”
Loyal customer Laura, 39, from Stroud, said the change has put her off using the credit card.
She said: “The additional Nectar points were the only reason I chose this credit card over other ones.
“I shop in Sainsbury’s every week and it was a good way to boost my points and get money off my weekly food shop or buy other things with the points.
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“I recently used my saved up points to buy a fan from Argos in the heat wave which was a life saver.
“This change is really drastic and makes me not want to bother with it anymore. It seems like an unfair time to announce this too just as our energy bills go through the roof.
“My card is running out of its zero percent promotion soon, so I’ll simply close my account.”
Twitter user Adam Peck said he was hugely disappointed with the decision from the superstore chain.
He said: “So disappointed in @sainsburys today, announcing that @nectar points on credit card spending will be slashed.
“Talk about hitting people when it’s already hard.”
He said he had shopped with Sainsbury’s for the past eight years but may switch to Tesco and get a Clubcard instead.
A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “With costs going up, we are working hard to keep prices low.
“We regularly review our offers to ensure we are making the biggest difference to the most customers and are writing to customers to explain that our Sainsbury’s Bank Credit Card points promotion is changing, for new and existing customers.
“While we understand this offer is popular with card holders, we are certain that all customers will continue to find great value and to save money with Sainsbury’s through our low priced food, competitive financial services and affordable Argos and Habitat brands.”
In efforts to tackle food waste, Sainsbury’s is to remove best before dates from 276 of its own brand products, including some fresh fruit and vegetables.
The chain has already removed the best before dates from over 1,500 lines, including bananas, apples, pineapples, pumpkins and indoor plants.
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Deserted London streets without any locals and tourists to enjoy one of the world’s most visited cities?
Such thoughts would have been so very far from the thoughts of most Tour Operators and Tour Guides at the turn of the year – as inbound UK tourism was growing, and London was set for a bumper 2020.
The current situation was totally unexpected, and if anyone had said there would be no spring and summer season this year, then nobody would have believed them.
(These are images recently taken by 2 accredited London Driver Guides Mark Taylor and Paul Williams)
The near global lockdown is impacting heavily on travel as well of course as the whole global economy.
Reality dawns, and we all live in a different world now.
Lockdown is a luxury – compared to the situation some poor souls suffer in intensive care units.
Quarantine has created new habits – with washing hands and mask wearing all of a sudden becoming hip and trendy.
Travellers who have been locked down for so long will be eager to travel again – and let’s be honest, tours and activities really are the BEST part of travel.
Visitors will however be more concerned than ever before about their health and safety, as we go through the steadied phases of recovery.
Consumer confidence will return but only very gradually to start with, and social distancing will be encouraged as a measure to prevent a second wave of coronavirus until a vaccine is developed.
Perhaps visitors will balance nature and its great open spaces at first, with open air experiences becoming more of a trend.
Responsible tourism therefore needs to take a firm stand.
Even before any Government legislation regarding hygiene, health and safety guidelines are considered, Tour Operators and Guides should be prepared to offer masks, gloves and hand sanitisers as good practice.
Guests will surely feel more comfortable and cared for throughout their experience – if we adhere to good public health standards in a responsible manner.
The long term future of the tourist industry is at stake here – responsible tourism was already important to our industry, but it could now be a game-changer in sustaining our sector’s future.
Tour Operators are going to need to re-invent themselves for #Travel in the New Normal
Curators and sellers of tours and activities will have an important role to play once travel restrictions start easing and tourism rebounds.
There has to be a great all-round team effort on the strong focus on public health and the reducing the spread of more spikes in infection rates.
We can accept that airport experiences will change as aviation plans for a different future – but once in-destination, tourists should expect a whole new deal.
Public health screening may well be a consideration for visit attractions and museums – with entrance only by ticket, and with reduced capacity.
For tours and activities there will be a preference at first for small private groups like families and couples – with the presentation stops deliberately engineered in less crowded locations with more contactless experiences.
In London purpose built vehicles such as the Black Cab will have some appeal for city sightseeing.
London’s iconic traditional Black Cabs have a maximum seating capacity for up to 6 guests in a private setting.
A transparent partition screen provides a safe distance between travelling parties and their Driver Guide host, exceeding the current minimum 2 metres minimum distance Government guidelines.
These vehicles are sanitised with cleaning agents by their owner drivers after each tour activity – specifically designed to combat the transmission of COVID-19.
The new Electric Black Cabs also provide a window roof – which is absolutely perfect for London sightseeing and getting up close and personal with those ‘must see’ icons – without exiting the vehicles, until a suitable less crowded location is preferred for a presentation stop.
London Black Cabs also take pride in their wheelchair accessibility, which would be a particular confidence boost for those travellers with disabilities
Local, then regional travel will surely kick in first before inter-continental tourism.
The travel industry has been especially hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, but it has seen major setbacks before – financial crashes, disease, terrorism etc. – but thankfully has always bounced back.
Our instantly recognisable and world famous London landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Horse Guards and Abbey Road will always be here – and one day our tourists will return.


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The trade balance has fallen into deficit, with exports declining for the first time in 10 months.
Official figures show a deficit of $692 million in July.
Analysts had been expecting the run of trade surpluses to end, due to the high dollar and declining commodity prices.
However, the size of the decline caught them out, with exports falling 3.3 percent to $3.7 billion last month compared with the same period a year earlier, due to a decline in log sales to China and Korea, while Australia's weaker economy hit manufactured goods sales.
Statistics New Zealand said the trend for exports appeared to be falling and it was now 7 percent below the peak in January.
Imports fell 5.4 percent to $4.4 billion, led by transport equipment, plant and machinery, and crude oil.
ANZ Bank senior economist Mark Smith said it was only a matter of time before falling commodity prices and the high dollar brought the run of trade surpluses to an end.
"Dairy prices are around 40 percent off early February levels in terms of GlobalDairyTrade auction, and the ANZ commodity price index is showing fairly broad-based falls in other parts of the commodity basket," he said.
"This will obviously come through and hit the wider export position as well."
On an annual basis, the country posted a surplus of $1.3 billion but Mr Smith said that would start narrowing.


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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) stressed the importance of securing a reliable domestic supply chain of PPE following a tour Monday of the Parkdale Mills manufacturing facility in Gaffney.
On Wednesday, Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.) introduced the American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act. This bipartisan legislation is meant to help end the United States’ reliance on Chinese-made PPE and ensure that hospitals and frontline healthcare workers have access to a plentiful supply of high-quality American-made PPE.
Separately on Wednesday, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Protecting American Heroes Act to help increase the U.S. stockpile of PPE and allow for a quick ramp-up of American production in any future emergency.
Brown’s bill focuses on strengthening the Strategic National Stockpile of critical emergency medical supplies like PPE. It would require all supplies in the stockpile to be produced in the U.S., with certain exceptions based on availability and require domestic producers that manufacture supplies to give advance notice before they go out of business.
In May, Graham introduced the COVID-19 Accountability Act that called for a domestic purchasing requirement of PPE for the Strategic National Stockpile. Earlier this month, he introduced the U.S. MADE Act, which also called for strict purchasing requirements of PPE and a manufacturing production tax credit to further spur domestic manufacturing and job creation.
The provisions outlined in the U.S. MADE Act will be included in the upcoming CARES II package being negotiated in Congress. Parkdale Mills is one of the largest cotton yarn spinners in the country and has helped lead a coalition of textile and apparel companies to produce millions of face masks for frontline healthcare workers.
Speaking to local media at the South Carolina factory, Graham noted that 90 percent of PPE that doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers have used during the coronavirus crisis was made in China.
“We’ve become captive to China–the entire world has,” he said. “So, I have legislation that I’ve been working on with the South Carolina textile industry, really the national textile industry, to bring back the medical supply chain into the United States. The road to bringing back medical supplies to the United States, when it comes to PPE, runs through the state of South Carolina.”
Graham said the legislation includes a $7.5 billion tax credit for companies that will go back into the PPE business to make gowns, masks, gloves, bedding, swabs, “everything associated with caring for people under the pandemic.”
“This tax credit will help revitalize an industry and bring back into the United States that PPE supply chain so that we’ll no longer beholden to China,” he said. “But equally important, we’re going to treat PPE manufacturing the same as making American uniforms for the military. Under the Berry Amendment of the defense bill, there’s a requirement that American military uniforms be made in America. Many of our textile plants in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia get a good piece of their business by making American uniforms. My legislation would put PPE manufacturing under the Berry Amendment so our strategic stockpile would have to be made up of American-made PPE. The goal is to have 100 percent American-made in the strategic stockpile of PPE in the next five years.”
Graham said the bill would mean new jobs and a new market for South Carolina textile manufacturing. For hospitals, doctors and nurses, he said it would mean having a supply chain “in U.S. hands, where we don’t have to beg China or other places in the world for the equipment we need to make sure we can safely fight this virus.”
“I made a promise to myself and the state that I want to end our dependency on China for PPE,” Graham added. “This bill that’s going to be introduced this afternoon in the United States Senate is fulfilling that promise. I could not have done it without the support of the textile industry at large…I am confident [this bill] is going to become law.”
Speaking about the American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act, Pascrell said the pandemic has exposed America’s over-reliance on personal protective equipment made in other countries.
“In a cruel twist of irony, we are especially dependent on medical supplies made in China, where COVID-19 originated and whose totalitarian secrecy deepened the world crisis,” he said. “Our reliance on non-American-made PPE has crippled our response to COVID from the start. Even as we continue to fight the virus, we must use this painful lesson to change our behavior now.”
Pacrell said encouraging production of medical supplies within U.S. borders will ultimately help the economy, create jobs, ensure higher-grade equipment, and most important, save American lives, adding “this cannot wait until the next pandemic.”
Kim Glas, president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), said she believes the bill “will create strong domestic procurement rules to incentivize investment and the onshoring of critical medical textiles.”
“Re-creating the successful domestic purchasing rules found in the Berry Amendment for all federal PPE purchases will not only help our country reduce its overreliance on China for PPE but also provide longer term support for our domestic supply chain that has supplied hundreds of millions of urgently needed items including face masks, isolation gowns and other needed PPE to frontline health care workers,” Glas said.
The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act implements the Berry Amendment standard of “100 percent of a product that is grown, reprocessed, reused or produced in the United States” for the purchase of PPE by the Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It also resets the contract level for the Berry Amendment from $250,000 to $150,000 to ensure more PPE is made in America.


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Looking to grow its Asian business and enhance its relationship with customers in the region, the Lenzing Group has opened an Application Innovation Center in Hong Kong.
The Austrian fiber firm said new applications for Lenzing fibers will be developed and tested at the new facility, including recent innovations such as its Refibra branded lyocell fiber and the EcoVero branded viscose fiber.
Refibra fibers are made from wood pulp that contains cotton scraps left over from cutting operations and wood. EcoVero fibers are made from wood that comes from sustainable forestry plantations that are certified and traceable.
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“With this new center, Lenzing is further implementing its corporate strategy sCore TEN,” said Robert van de Kerkhof, chief commercial officer of the Lenzing Group. “One of the cornerstones of this strategy is enhancing the level of customer intimacy. The proximity to important Asian customers and partners along the value chain creates a new dimension in our service offering. We can react more quickly to current trends and handle a broad spectrum of aspects on location relating to the application with our full range of fibers, as well as unique fiber blends in collaboration with our supply chain partners.”
Heiko Arnold, chief technology officer of the Lenzing Group, said the Application Innovation Center is an integral part of the company’s global technology network, from its research and development department and fiber processing laboratory in Lenzing, Austria, to its fiber testing facility in Indonesia.
“Lenzing’s research and development expenditures amounting to 46.4 million euros ($55.55 million) in the last financial year are among the highest within the peer-group internationally,” Arnold said. “The bottom line is that these investments benefit our customers because they can optimally differentiate themselves from the competition by using innovative Lenzing products.”
Eric Chan, general manager of Lenzing Fibers Hongkong, said the AIC is meant to be a cross-learning center for Lenzing and its partners where new applications will be tested for commercializing fiber innovations.
“Moreover, the new AIC also enables prototype production of textile fabrics made of Lenzing fibers, from the concept, dyeing and finishing to the precise measurement of all product data,” Chan added.
The company said the AIC is open to visitors from the whole industry. For the first half of the year, Lenzing had revenue of 1.15 billion euro ($1.36 billion).
The Lenzing Group has plans to construct a state-of-the-art lyocell fiber production plant in Prachinburi, Thailand by the end of 2020 to produce its Tencel branded fiber.
Lenzing said in June it was building a state-of-the-art lyocell fiber production plant in Prachinburi, Thailand to produce its Tencel branded fiber. The company’s expansion includes additional capacity programs under way in Austria, the U.K. and U.S.
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While everyone’s been focused on the "retail apocalypse," the real story to emerge from 2017 might be the strange bedfellows that have emerged as everyone tries to plot a course forward. The recent partnership between Walmart and Lord & Taylor is the latest to get people talking.Read more
J.W. Anderson’s chief executive, Simon Whitehouse, is exiting the company, plus Dick's Sporting Goods tapped Paul Gaffney as its new CTO.Read more


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Deus Ex: The Fall is the latest entry in the Deus Ex franchise that released on the App Store this week. It looks pretty much like any other Deus Ex game, just on iOS. But publisher Square Enix has decided …Read More »
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Microsoft completely reverses Xbox One policies, removes used games restrictions and will no longer require online checks every 24 hours
After Microsoft’s E3 press conference, the Xbox One got a lot of new nicknames: The Xbone, Xbox 359, or even the Xbox One-and-done. Now we can add a new nickname: the Xbox 180.
Microsoft executive Don Mattrick has announced on …Read More »
Sony rubs it in Microsoft’s face with the brilliant ‘Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video’
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Mar 24, 2017 News
-Central Bank blames hoarding by exporters for adding pressure
Amidst confusion over what exactly is happening to the foreign exchange trade, Government
is set to meet with the Bankers’ Association as early as today to talk about availability.
The meeting would come as Central Bank yesterday said it found exporters were hoarding large sums of foreign currencies in their bank accounts and making unnecessary purchases on the market, further putting pressure on the trade.
Central Bank was responding to a statement, Wednesday, by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) which tagged the selling rate for US at an all-time high of $230 for US$1.
Yesterday, Central Bank denied that this was so and said the weighted average selling rate was $218. The $230 rate was for credit card transactions, the bank insisted.
However, yesterday, US-owned Dynamic Airways which operates flights reportedly instructed travel agents to sell tickets at a $250 rate.
On Wednesday, Republic Bank told Kaieteur News that it will be charging $230 for wiring large sums.
The exchange rates have been deeply worrying Central Bank and the administration which fear a loss of confidence could do irreparable damage to the foreign currency trade, at a time when exports have taken a dent because of lower world prices.
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, is expected to meet with the bankers this afternoon in his Main Street boardroom to discuss matters to “promote growth in the economy”, a statement from his office said.
Jordan is expected to make statements to the media after the meeting.
Meanwhile, Central Bank in a separate statement, said it has noted with concerns a statement by GMSA which contained a number of “inaccuracies”.
“First, the claim by GMSA that the ‘‘effective rate for the US dollar is G$230’’ is not only misleading, but is of a kind that does nothing more than add fuel to the rising speculative and destabilizing activities in the foreign exchange market, all of which could be harmful to the economy.”
Central Bank stressed that the rate quoted by GMSA is not a uniform transaction rate.
Rather, “it is the online rate charged by one of the largest commercial banks in Guyana for its credit and debit card transactions, which represent a very small share of the cambio market transactions.”
Central Bank disclosed that for the week ending March 14-17, 2017 the weighted average buying rate was $214 while the weighted average selling rate was $218.
“The turnover for the week was US$40.0 million. Total purchases and sales at the bank cambios were US$19.6 million and US$20.4 million respectively.”
The aggregate working balance at the bank cambios was US$13.7 million at the end of business on the 17th March, 2017. One bank accounted for 32.8 % or US$4.5 million of the total working balance.
Demand at the end of the week was US$8M, with two banks accounting for the bulk of the demand.
Central Bank urged customers to shop around. “The Bank of Guyana wishes to advise businesses not to depend solely on one bank, but to pursue other banks to meet their demands for foreign currency at a competitive rate.”
The regulator also said it found evidence that there has been hoarding of foreign currency by exporters.
This was “evidenced by the large foreign currency balances that are being held in their exporters’ retention accounts. Instead of using these balances to complete their transactions, they have been sourcing foreign currency in the market. This has added further pressure on the demand for foreign currency and reduced the supply to the market. Both of these factors have contributed to the instability and depreciation of the rate.”
Central Bank said it will continue to reiterate that there is sufficient foreign currency in the market to meet legitimate demand.
”The patience and co-operation of stakeholders are needed, therefore, to ensure that there is no undue speculation and further deterioration in the rate.”
Meanwhile, travel agencies said that Caribbean Airlines rates were hovering around $218-$220 while Fly Jamaica is around $216.
In recent months, businesses have been complaining of finding it harder to transfer monies, with banks keeping them waiting.
Central Bank has taken the decision to halt its trading in Barbados and Trinidad dollars after it was found that traders from those countries were sopping up US dollars.
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Shopify Inc. (TSX:SHOP)(NYSE:SHOP) has done nothing but continue to soar over the past year. The company’s stock is up another 40% this year, following a massive increase in 2016 of over 65%. I’ll take a look at why Shopify is one of the companies that is taking over the world, and why Warren Buffett is suggesting this company may be one of the best long-term holds for portfolios moving forward.
What is Shopify, and what does it do?
Shopify is a Canadian company with a robust cloud-based multi-channel (primarily e-commerce) platform servicing small businesses around the world. The company went public in May 2015, and the stock has been a bumpy ride, accelerating upwards of late. Since the IPO, Shopify’s stock is up over 68%, and we may have only witnessed only the beginning.
Shopify recently signed an agreement with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) to allow for more seamless integration between the two platforms. Merchants have the ability to migrate their online Amazon stores to Shopify, while continuing to have orders serviced through the Amazon distribution platform with payment services and other web-store essentials remaining untouched. This integration is one of the reasons why Shopify has continued to grow its user base at an impressive speed, and the company’s long-term potential (and stock price) has increased accordingly.
Shopify has recently announced its fourth-quarter earnings and has beat analyst expectations of a loss of $0.02 per share, posting breakeven earnings per share on revenue of $130 million. The company’s revenue numbers also exceeded expectations by 7%.
New age of retail
Any time the Oracle of Omaha suggests a once-stable industry (such as big-box retailing) is going “out of fashion” in favour of new technologies (and companies such as Amazon), it is time to take notice. With Shopify integrating into the Amazon e-commerce network, it appears the future remains very bright for Shopify.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced last week that it has again cut its holdings in mega big-box retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to less than two million shares, further supporting a bearish view of traditional retail the company has held since 2014. In 2014, Berkshire owned over 60 million shares of Wal-Mart, meaning its holdings in the company have now dropped by over 96%.
For investors taking a long-term perspective on e-commerce and bullish on the ability of e-commerce platforms to continue to improve profitability and margins in the medium to long term, Shopify should be a holding such investors seriously consider.
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5:30 PM Sydney, Australia – ASX 200 index halted six-day losing streak following a rebound in New York. Domino''s Pizza Enterprises announced plans to acquire the largest pizza chain in Germany for $120 million. Healthcare stocks eased on fiscal year budget changes.
The Australian stock market staged a recovery on Wednesday as investors picked up bargains in widely traded resource stocks.
ASX 200 index rebounded more than 2% on the back of a rise in New York and Europe and oil price edged away from its five-year low.
Among the leaders in the resource sector, BHP Billiton jumped 5.59%, Rio Tinto advanced 3.02%, and Fortescue Metals gained 5.26%.
On the negative side, healthcare stocks led the decliners after the mid-year fiscal budget update released on Tuesday removed incentives for pathology services and reduced incentives for magnetic resonance imaging services.
Domino''s Pizza lifted its profit forecast for 2016 and announced plans to acquire Germany-based Joey''s Pizza chain for about $120 million.
DuluxGroup said net profit for the year will increase 7.9% to $124.7 million.
The Australian dollar slipped to 72.05 U.S. cents and trading turnover advanced to 995 million shares worth $6.1 billion.
At the market close, the ASX 200 Index soared 118.80 or 2.4% to 5,028.40, while the broader All Ordinaries Index jumped 114.80 to 5,078.70.
In commodities trading, gold was flat at US$1,064 an ounce and Brent crude future for immediate month delivery slid 9 cents to US$38.36 a barrel.
Absolute Equity Performance Fund Limited
jumped 4.5% to $1.15 after the investment company priced its stock at $1.10.
The stock opened and closed at $1.15.
Digimatic Group Limited
surged 97.5% to 39.5 cents after the marketing services provider priced its stock at 20 cents.
The stock opened at 33 cents and closed at 39.5 cents.
Australian Stock Movers
Domino''s Pizza Enterprises Limited
soared 8.3% to $53.44 after the pizza delivery company lifted its profit forecast for fiscal 2016.
Domino’s also announced plans to acquire Joey''s Pizza, the largest pizza chain in Germany with 212 outlets, for $120 million.
The Australian company will own two-thirds of the joint venture, while the remainder will be owned by the current operator based in the U.K., Domino''s Pizza Group.
closed unchanged at $6.31 after the paints and adhesive supplier said the outlook is positive and net profit for the year will increase 7.9% to $124.7 million and diluted earnings per share will jump 9.9%.
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd
gained 2.7% to $35.10 after the leisure and travel retailer made a takeover bid for Travelonomy Limited the owner of StudentUniverse.com specializing in youth travel.
The deal is valued at $39 million, but the final deal price may increase if StudentUniverse.com achieves profit milestones in 2016.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
gained 0.7% to $5.80 after the New Zealand milk and dairy products maker announced it will sell its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia Pty Ltd.
The divestment includes manufacturing sites at Tamar Valley and Echuca, along with its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert brands.
The transaction is expected to close in the first-half of the 2016.


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Amazon Archives - Inside Retail Asia
The giants of retail – like Walmart, Target, Amazon, Asos, Tesco, Alibaba and JD – might be trailblazers, but they are still fair game for the little guys.
E-commerce giant Amazon has clinched the top spot in the world’s most valuable brand ranking.
Indonesian e-commerce company Tokopedia is expanding its one-day delivery guarantee to almost all of its products as it prepares to battle Amazon and other foreign rivals.
Amazon Japan is partnering with local supermarket operator Life Corp to sell fresh foods online.
Amazon is leading another funding round in international food-delivery startup Deliveroo.
Amazon profit surged 118 per cent during the first quarter of this year, from US$1.6 billion to $3.56 billion.
International e-commerce platform Ebay is preparing to head a US$160–170 million investment in e-tailer Paytm Mall.
US retail giant Walmart and tech company Google have collaborated on voice technology to assist customers with grocery shopping.
Local services – the use of online platforms to link consumers with offline lifestyle services and on-demand delivery – are booming in China.
Bangkok-headquartered omnichannel fashion company Pomelo has appointed Jim Boland, former RedMart CFO, as its new CFO.
E-commerce giant Amazon is plotting a new grocery business in the US, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
Under Armour India is about to open its first store after testing the market online.


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Booking app Grab has been fined $16,000 by Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission for exposing customer information in marketing emails. In December 2017, GrabCar leaked the names and mobile numbers of customers in 120,747 marketing messages. Grab said the compromise was caused by an error that occurred while compiling customer data from its databases. The PDPC fine came along with criticism of Grab's lack of safeguards that would have detected the issues that led to the breach. In a separate incident, the PDPC has called out GrabHitch for a lack of accountability among its drivers in regards to the handling of customer data.
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Now a day's US companies are focusing on investing in new mobile, cloud and other smart technologies. Sometimes these technologies are the biggest revenue drivers for many companies. As of late, cloud computing has become one of the hottest IT enterprise topics. Within a few years cloud computing has reshaped the IT market because cloud offers 25% infrastructure savings on IT services and hardware expenses.
According to research conducted by Gartner, worldwide spending on enterprise software is projected to grow by 6.8% this year to $305 billion. Gartner also finds that the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) market is a fast growing market with an estimated annual growth rate of 15% over the period of 2012 to 2017.It is estimated to reach $36 billion by 2017.
Due to these fast growing trends the cloud and enterprise solution market appears to be an attractive investment opportunity.
Salesforce.com, Inc.(NYSE: CRM) is the industry leader in enterprise software solutionsand it is growing by 30% on a year over year basis. The company offers diversified sales services and markets products through the cloud on both mobile and desktop interfaces.
Salesforce.com is currently trading at record high prices and appears poised to continue on this trend. Share price have increased more than 20% after reporting market topping second quarter results with a revenue growth of around 31% and earnings exceeding expectations by $0.02. Another contributor to the positive price performance is the company raising it sales forecast for full fiscal year 2014 to $4-$4.03 billion. Investors are optimistic about the recent performance results of Salesforce.com. Revenues continue to rise significantly and earnings are decreasing because of the company's acquisition strategy and heavy marketing expenditures put in place to capture market shares.
Salesforce.com is a globally-recognized CRM software vendor and boasted a 14% market share in 2012. They have outperformed other software peers such as SAP (NYSE:SAP), Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and other vendors.
Salesforce.com continues to be a fastest growing company with year over year growth of 30% in revenue as well as deferred revenue and operating cash flows. Salesforce.com derives revenue from two sources: subscription revenues and revenues related to professional services. Subscription revenues account for 94% of the overall revenue generated for the first half of fiscal year 2014 which is a 31% increase from the first half of fiscal year 2013.
The figure above speculates that in the coming future the number of paying subscribers of Salesforce.com will increase by a significant amount. This is due to the fact that many companies are turning to Salesforce.com because of their innovative platform. Salesforce.com has been recognized by Forbes magazine as the most innovative company in the world for the third year in a row.
A useful way to evaluate the number of subscribers is to define a set of competitors in a given market and compare their inquiry level by software application category.
According to the research conducted by Gartner, the inquiry share of Salesforce.com had increased by more than 5% by the end of 2012 in comparison to the results of previous years. This increase in inquiry share has resulted in an increase in the number of paying subscribers for the company. On a positive note, none of the company's customers account for more than 5% of the total revenue of the company. Therefore the company is not dependent on any one subscriber.
Recently Salesforce.com and Workday (NYSE:WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud application for human resource and finance departments, announced plans to integrate their product lines to enable customer success. Customers would be able to receive direct updates from Workday through the Salesforce.com chatter page. This integration will speed up the decision-making process of the customers of both platforms due to increased availability of financial and operational data. This integration could make both Salesforce.com and Workday attractive to enterprises seeking to replace their legacy system with cloud software. Companies would not have to purchase third party tools and services to combine Salesforce.com and Workday services and would also have low cost implementation.
In the most recently ended quarter Salesforce.com completed its acquisition of Exact Target, an Indiana based company that develops software that allows marketers to target specific customers using e-mail and social media campaigns. Salesforce.com acquired this company for $2.5 billion.
According to Salesforce.com, combining their leading sales, service, and social media solutions along with Exact Target's digital marketing capabilities would enable the company to create a world class marketing platform. Combining Exact Target with the existing cloud marketing services of Salesforce.com would provide a great level of synergy. Also, the company is considering reducing the number of employees of their marketing cloud service by 200 people.
With the acquisition of Exact Target, Salesforce.com has been able to increase its sales forecast to $1 billion for the upcoming quarter. The company has spent four years trying to hit the billion dollar mark. Exact Target's contribution to overall revenues of the company in the remaining half of the year is expected to be $140-145 million.
According to Gartner, marketing was the fastest growing CRM category in 2012 and grew at a rate of 21%. The research firm is also predicting a 21% growth up until 2017. The acquisition of Exact Target was a strategic move made by Salesforce.com and this will accelerate the growth and increase the status of the Salesforce.com marketing cloud.
Slaesforce.com has reported an amazing collaboration this quarter with Sysco, one of the world's largest food service distributors. Sysco has decided to use the Salesforce.com platform in their company-wide Sysco 360 initiative. This is one of the largest platform transactions in the history of Salesforce.com and is a great success for the company.
Salesforce.com has also completed a transaction with the iconic Louis Vuitton brand in the luxury retail sector to provide a new mobile app to manage clientele and platform clouds for more than 460 Louis Vuitton stores around the world. Other customers include Johnson & Johnson, Home Depot and Juniper. With the help of its innovative ability to provide solutions to every customer Salesforce.com is making its presence known throughout the market and this is very good news for investors.
In terms of returns Salesforce.com has outperformed its peers and the overall market with a hefty return of 36.57%. It is the performance leader among its peers which include Microsoft and Oracle.
The CRM market presents huge growth opportunity.Salesforce.com is poised to exploit this growing market thanks to its recent acquisition of Exact Target and the integration agreement between Salesforce.com and Workday.
Although the stock is trading at very high price multiples and appears to be expensive it has very strong growth potential which was explained in my analysis. I recommend buying this stock.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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It's the moment that so many of us think will never be a reality, but it's the dream that a local couple are living out.
The Townsville parents are all smiles after scratching themselves $250,000 richer from a $10 scratchie.
The winning ticket was purchased at Nextra Willows News inside Willows and was a gift from their children.
The couple haven't decided what they'll do with all of the money, but initially said that they will be using some for a shopping spree.
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Pop fans will be able to leave their wallets at home during a three day music festival in London in July. All vendors at the Barclaycard-sponsored Wireless Festival will accept contactless payments, including NFC-based Quick Tap, PayTag stickers and Barclaycard’s soon-to-be-unveiled PayBand bracelets.
- SimplyTapp launches open source tokenization project
- Bookatable tests iBeacon at 119 restaurants
- Chicago to get NFC mobile ticketing in 2016
- Discover CEO outlines plan to join Apple Pay
- Researchers show off ‘skin buttons’ for smartwatches


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In today’s debate seeking to introduce Mohammad Asghar’s Member Proposed Bill on Enterprise, Cllr Janet Finch-Saunders AM said:
“Clear, independently-set targets set out in legislation will build confidence in our Welsh enterprises and entrepreneurs by: increasing our skilled labour market, developing a reliable transport system and empowering entrepreneurs through clear start-up procedures.
“This confidence will benefit our economy by improving inward investment, as well as increasing demand for exports, encouraging better support from the financial sector for enterprises and creating more jobs.
“I am disappointed at the lack of support in the Assembly today from other parties. The Welsh Conservatives have always recognised that businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and we shall remain the real champions of the business community here in Wales.”


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The pandemic has hit countless industries in ways that few were prepared to handle, disrupting global production and supply chains with devastating results. Pharmaceutical companies are among the worst hit, at a time when the fast and efficient manufacturing and procurement of pharmaceutical drugs is essential. However, pharmaceutical industry digitization may just hold the answer.
Despite promising leads for potential vaccines and treatments in the works, drug makers would have to manufacture and distribute millions if not billions of doses worldwide – a looming challenge in itself.
The pandemic has exposed the need for more flexibility, resilience and efficiency in many industries, and technologies that characterize industry 4.0 such as automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are the surgeon’s tools for achieving these goals. There are numerous avenues and applications through which pharmaceutical industry digitization can take place that major industry producers like India and China, who together cover 80% of the world’s pharma-chemical production, can utilize. Research and development of pharmaceutical drugs can greatly benefit from digitization of their systems. Better data gathering, monitoring and automation can reduce costs and increase speed of production, as well as increase productivity, and enable improvement of product designs. By collecting and organizing data more efficiently, effective insights can be drawn more quickly and accurately to guide further research, and speed up the development process.
Pharmaceutical industry digitization will also most definitely improve productivity in factories and labs and make pharma products more cost-competitive and augment productivity and efficiency. The use of digital technology can mitigate human error and improve quality by up to 40% according to a report by McKinsey. In terms of the workforce, digital information systems combined with augmented and virtual reality can be used to train new employees.
The innovative use of industry 4.0 technologies in the pharmaceutical sector can present, not only a solution to the COVID-19 crisis, but can be adopted globally as more countries learn and adapt to present challenges.


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“In times like this, we couldn’t wait up to six weeks for our energy bills. We had to act quickly.”
As the Covid 19 restrictions came into force over the last few weeks, many businesses have had to change or pause their business operations. Some decisions have been hard but made for the right public health reasons.
One sector that has had to slow its day to day business is the hotel sector over the last few weeks. Whilst not asked to close completely there have been huge restrictions on their businesses. Public areas like bars and restaurants have had to close and overnight accommodation is now only available in some hotels in limited circumstances.
Pinergy, the smart energy company, has been working with its clients in the hotel and catering industry to support them in this difficult time, ensuring they are managing their energy consumption in the most efficient manner. Two of Pinergy’s hotel clients, The Midlands Park Hotel and Riverside Park Hotel in Portlaoise and Wexford respectively, have seen not only the benefits of being supplied by 100% Certified Green Electricity but also the benefits of being able to access Pinergy’s smart energy technology solutions for business.
“As the restrictions have been announced over the last few weeks, thanks to our smart metering technology, we have been in a better position than most businesses to better understand our energy consumption. We have been able to understand where and when we are using electricity and shut down appliances and devices to reduce cost and better manage our cashflow,” said Conor Reynolds, Financial Controller of Neville Park Hotels.
He added: “As a business, seeing your energy consumption means that we can make changes quickly, and better manage cashflow. We’re not waiting around for a bill.”
Colm Foley, Energy Advisor at Pinergy said: “Since the restrictions came in, we have been working with our commercial clients like the Neville Park Hotels to help them understand their electricity consumption and make any changes quickly. Businesses shouldn’t have to wait around for a bill in four to six weeks’ time when they need to act quickly.”
He continued: “At Pinergy, we are encouraging all our business customers to visit their smart energy portal and see how their business and property portfolio is using its electricity. There may be unseen devices using electricity that you might only be able to see now, as businesses have paused or scaled back operations.”
Pinergy empowers business owners in the Hotel and Catering sector to manage, monitor and reduce their energy consumption. By seeing what a business is using every 30 minutes, businesses can understand where and when they are using electricity and make changes. Pinergy supplies energy to and advises a number of hotels, cafés and catering businesses on their needs across the country. In normal trading conditions, businesses can typically reduce their energy consumption by around 15% in their first year with Pinergy.


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Rural property theft on the rise: RCMP
Rockyview RCMP are blaming the economy and drug use for a spike in rural vehicle thefts.
Thieves are targeting all types of vehicles, including quads and ATVs.
Sgt. Jeff Campbell with the Cochrane RCMP told Global News they have noted a 20 to 25 per cent increase in thefts in a single year.
That’s not sitting well with Vic Cotton, a Bearspaw resident who recently had two snowmobiles on a trailer stolen.
“Someone steals your goods to sell them in order to stay afloat, it affects the person you stole them from.”
Cotton said the trailer hitch was padlocked, but thieves can just chain the trailer to the back of their truck.
One of the challenges that RCMP are facing with this increase is that they are now investigating more crimes with the same resources, according to Campbell.
With that in mind, police are asking rural residents to help prevent thefts and possibly help officers catch thieves.
Watch below: Sgt. Campbell offers advice to rural residents.
With files from Mia Sosiak
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Sofitel signs Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort
Sofitel Luxury Hotels has announced the latest addition to its network in south-east Asia with the signing of a new property in Bali, Indonesia.
Scheduled to open in September 2013, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will introduce its brand blueprint that combines French luxury with the essence of local tradition to one of the world’s most sought-after holiday destinations.
A lavish beachfront retreat in BTDC Nusa Dua, one of the island’s most affluent addresses, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will be located 40 kilometres from Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, and is poised to set international standards in resort hospitality with the brand’s hallmarks of service and quality excellence.
“Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will be an important addition to the island’s growing portfolio of luxury hotels providing guests with perfect service known as cousu main – French for tailor-made service designed to provide all travellers with a unique experience.
“The addition of this property is also part of our overall growth strategy to have at least 150 hotels in operation by 2015 in key capital cities and major tourist destinations around the world,” said Markland Blaiklock, senior vice president, Sofitel Asia Pacific.
Owned by PT. Griya Pancaloka, a subsidiary of Agung Podomoro Land, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will set a new benchmark in Bali’s hospitality sector, becoming the preferred choice for the growing number of tourists visiting the destination.
Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will have 415 rooms including 17 private villas.
The hotel will also have a ballroom, five meeting rooms, a multi-function room, three restaurants, a bar and lounge as well as wellness facilities.


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Take the #MobileOnly Challenge
The FCC wants to lower broadband standards. Pledge to spend one day in January 2018 accessing the internet only on your mobile device to tell them that’s not okay.
The FCC is trying to make it harder to get good internet.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is trying to lower the country’s broadband standards, making it harder for Americans to get access to high-quality internet.
The FCC is expected to vote in February 2018 to lower the standards of high-speed broadband service so that mobile service on someone’s smartphone is seen as the same as a home connection. The FCC also wants to lower what counts as high-speed broadband from 25 megabits per second (Mbps) to only 10 Mbps for downloads and 1 Mbps for uploads.
Today, the FCC defines high-speed broadband as fixed service at 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload, or 25/3 Mbps — a speed sufficient for a household to stream multiple video services as well as checking email and searching the internet. If FCC Chairman Ajit Pai gets his way, Americans with access to mere 10/1 Mbps wireless-only service would be considered as having high-quality broadband access by the FCC, and would miss out on funding and other investments to ensure better quality access.
Americans know they cannot rely on their mobile service alone for all their online needs. People need fast, robust internet connections for everyday tasks like applying for jobs, doing homework, or streaming videos. With such low standards, the FCC would have no obligation to ensure broadband providers are building out faster internet connections, disproportionately disadvantaging rural and low-income Americans who are hardest for broadband providers to reach.
Read more about how the FCC is trying to lower broadband standards and the quality of internet for Americans here.
Why should I care?
Mobile only access is not enough for people to fully participate in the 21st century digital economy. Fixed connections, like home broadband, and at least 25/3 mbps speeds are necessary to reap the social, educational, and economic benefits of the internet, and the FCC should not move backwards.
The FCC’s decision would classify more rural and low-income Americans across the country as “served” by lowering the country’s broadband standards while doing nothing to improve service, expand broadband access to all, or close the digital divide.
Asking Americans to rely on mobile subscriptions alone to access the internet ignores the real limitations, speeds, and caps that come with mobile service.
What can I do to help?
Participate in the #MobileOnly Challenge by pledging to spend one day in January 2018 using ONLY your mobile device to access the internet and sharing your experiences on social media using #MobileOnly.
After you complete the challenge, challenge your friends and networks to take it as well. Then tell the FCC and Congress that now is not the time to lower the country’s broadband standards – Americans deserve more than mobile only, low-quality internet!
Sample Social Media Posts
- The @FCC is trying to lower broadband standards, making it harder for Americans to get high-speed internet access. Tell them that #MobileOnly is not acceptable: MobileOnlyChallenge.com
- Mobile service on a smartphone is not the same as a home internet connection. I’m spending one day using #MobileOnly to tell the @FCC that all Americans deserve better.
- The @FCC is expected to vote in February 2018 to lower the standards of high-speed broadband service so that mobile service on a smartphone is seen as the same as a home connection. Go to MobileOnlyChallenge.com to tell the FCC that this isn’t acceptable.
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Hello, and thank you for your message. Please note that my response may be delayed, as today I am accessing the internet only on my phone as part of the #MobileOnly Challenge. This challenge protests the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to lower broadband standards so that mobile service on someone’s smartphone is seen as an adequate replacement for a home connection. Learn more at MobileOnlyChallenge.com, and tell the FCC that Americans deserve better with the hashtag #MobileOnly.


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When the Golden Mall opened in Flushing, Queens, in 1990, its patrons didn’t mind getting lost within the maze of vendors in order to find chile oil-slicked noodles, chunky sea bass dumplings or cumin-scented lamb burgers.
For nearly two decades, it pioneered the food hall business model in Flushing, providing a launchpad for chains like Xi’an Famous Foods, KungFu Kitchen, Laoma Malatang and Lanzhou Handmade Noodles. The Dashan Restaurant Group started with Yozi Shanghai at the Golden Mall and eventually opened spots like Szechuan Mountain House and CheLi.
“Everybody started with nothing,” said Robert Cheng, whose family has owned the Golden Mall since 2000.
Now there are big plans to open a second location of the mall in Manhattan this summer, about a year after the original space in Flushing reopened following a major renovation.
The mall’s influence and direct role in the local immigrant food economy has been felt far and wide — from its customers to incipient entrepreneurs — and has had ripple effects on restaurateurs’ successes. It’s also helped shape how New Yorkers eat Chinese food.


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AISA has recently launched a brand new investment journal with the first issue published for February, March and April 2006. The Investor was created to inform the private sector about current economic trends and keep them up to date on major issues concerning commerce and business, including investment opportunities.
The first edition publication was a huge success and was even featured in BBC Pashto. It featured seven articles translated from English to Dari and Pashto to reflect the wide readership audience. The featured articles covered the World Bank Investment Climate Report, a case study about doing business in Afghanistan, and pieces on business development and regional integration. Future editions of the journal will contain case studies on various sectors of the economy and investment related articles submitted by practitioners and experts in the field. Advertisements will also appear in the next edition of The Investor.
LandBridge is AISA's monthly e-newsletter, a media collateral specially produced for dissemination to ministries and its departments, private sector, businesspersons, commercial attaches and trade officials of embassies in Kabul and worldwide, to cover activities of AISA and its successful investors, as well as to keep them abreast of AISA's future events.


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Blackberry may finally be preparing to launch a new QWERTY keyboard-equipped handset, the company’s first since the Q10 was announced in January 2013.
The handset, spotted by TechCrunch, is mentioned in the Blackberry 10.3 SDK release, which also refers to a 1440 x 1440 resolution. That resolution matches up with recent rumors about a phone code-named Windermere. According to a BGR report from February, while the oddly shaped handset will have a physical keyboard, it will only have three rows of keys instead of four, and all keys will be touch-sensitive, making Swype-style typing possible. Atop that short keyboard could be a square 4.5-inch touchscreen. Based on the rumors so far, Windermere could be Blackberry’s new flagship handset.
Although Blackberry tried to transition its business last year to a more touch-friendly smartphone lineup, neither the flagship Z10 nor the Q10 sold well, and in November, former CEO Thorsten Heins was fired and current CEO John Chen was installed. Chen seems to have much more zeal for QWERTY phones. “The focus is going to be very keyboard-centric,” Chen told Reuters in March.
Earlier this year, Blackberry rereleased the Bold 9900, a QWERTY device that was first available in 2011 and runs an old Blackberry operating system. On Tuesday, Blackberry announced an inexpensive touchscreen handset that is exclusive to Indonesia and is called the Z3 Jakarta.
It’s unknown when Blackberry plans to announce this new handset, but since it’s in the SDK, chances are you’ll be hearing about it soon.


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Vimeo adds 360° video
March 9, 2017
Vimeo has added support for 360° video on its online video portal. Vimeo says its take on 360° video is simple: provide a home for creators to learn new techniques, upload, share, and sell 360 videos, while viewers can discover cutting-edge 360 videos from the world’s best creators across multiple platforms.
“Vimeo’s creator community is known for pioneering new video formats and pushing the boundaries of storytelling. With this launch we hope to usher in a new wave of immersive content that sets the standard for cinematic quality and powerful narratives in a 360 environment. We believe Vimeo creators are the missing piece to taking 360 video from nascent to mainstream.” said Anjali Sud, SVP & GM of Vimeo’s Creator Platform


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If you take a look at the specs of the just announced Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 3.6 and think to yourself that it sounds like an iPod touch, then you’d be right. Just like the iPod touch, this device has no SIM card, relying on WiFi communication only. But Samsung seems intent on encouraging people to use it as a phone, not just an entertainment device.
Samsung makes specific mention of the fact that the Galaxy S WiFi can be used to make phone calls and comes with VoIP apps like Google Talk pre-installed so that users will have options for making calls anywhere that there is a WiFi connection.
The GALAXY S WiFi 3.6 is the perfect solution for socially-connected multimedia enthusiasts who are interested in smart on-the-go multimedia without the expense of a mobile phone contract.
Although the iPod touch is capable of making calls in much the same way, Apple does not emphasize that capability in any way, choosing to position it as a pure multimedia, and now gaming, device. It’s an interesting angle and one that makes some sense as many have seen the future of voice calling to be VoIP services piped over a data-only connection. This is a good way for Samsung to begin experimenting and refining to prepare for the future.
The Galaxy S WiFi features a 3.6″ screen, 1GHz OMAP processor and will run Android 2.3. It features the usual Touchwiz enhancements including a new Social Hub feature that combines common social networking services into one sharing platform. It will be available in the UK in early October and will come in white and black. It will run £149 for the 8GB model and £169 for the 16GB.
Regardless of the debates about whether you can call something a ‘cell phone’ that doesn’t have cellular service, I think that Samsung’s philosophy here is clear. Whether or not they can take something like this and expand upon it with any force remains to be seen. Samsung is heavily invested in the traditional carrier model and it would be tough for them to apply leverage in the way that Apple has. Still, they remain the largest manufacturer of mobile phones in the US and one of the largest in the world, so it’s nice to see at least a glimmer of them taking a trailblazing stance.
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Qualcomm announced an interesting new feature (dubbed Elite Gaming) with the introduction of the Snapdragon 865 and 765 chipsets the ability to update GPU drivers through an app, instead of waiting for a firmware update. Three Xiaomi phones are the first to take advantage of this new feature.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 5G, Mi 10 Pro 5G and Redmi K30 Pro, all S865-powered devices, can now have their GPU drivers updated independently from the ROM. Unfortunately, the app that does it is available only on Xiaomis Chinese app store at the moment.
This is pretty similar to how computer GPUs work you dont need a new version of Windows to update your drivers. And what the updates themselves do is quite similar as well, this one in particular adds bespoke optimizations for
and Honkai Impact 3rd. There are also updates to OpenGL ES and Vulkan, which will benefit all games.
The app is called GPU Driver Updater and theres no word on when it might appear on the Google Play Store. But what were really interested in finding out is whether this will extend the support period for old phones a new GPU driver after two years of owning the phone is still pretty good, even if you dont get Android version N+1.


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Kings Food Markets, a 25-unit upscale supermarket chain in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, has a new CFO and also has made several changes to its executive, operations and merchant teams.
Daniel Gallagher has been appointed EVP and CFO. He comes to Kings with more than 16 years of experience in senior management positions and will oversee the grocery chain’s finance and loss prevention teams.
Kings has promoted Jessica Gasser to EVP of strategic services. She will continue to oversee the areas of human resources, labor relations and information technology, while taking on the additional responsibility for leading strategic initiatives for the company.
Joseph Parisi is SVP of operations. A 27-year Kings veteran, he has held positions with increasing levels of responsibility, most recently as VP of operations. In his new role, he will continue to oversee the operations team, as well as take on new leadership responsibilities.
Arthur Goncalves is VP of center store. He will oversee center store operations as well as pricing, brands and shelf management. Over the past 20 years, he has held various positions in the business, including general store manager, manager of category space allocation, store development manager, seafood director and VP of produce and floral.
Donna Mastellone is VP of produce and floral. She will oversee the category-management business plans for the produce and floral departments. The 18-year Kings veteran has held numerous roles within the organization, most recently as floral director, specialty boutique sales and merchandising.
Allen Merken is senior director of engineering, maintenance and construction. He will continue to oversee remodels and renovations. In his new role, he will support the company’s growth plans through additional involvement in site selection, analysis and planning.
Thomas McNerney is senior director of operations and will oversee the operations and quality assurance departments.
Kathe Benjamin is director of human resources and labor relations. Benjamin will oversee all aspects of human resources, including recruitment and retention, employee-labor relations, training and performance management and compensation and benefits.
In addition Paul Hamilton is produce buyer and Michele Edwards is floral buyer. Hamilton will work closely with the produce/floral teams to develop new programs and in-store experiences that will continue to evolve the produce and floral departments. Edwards is a 31-year Kings veteran who now leads the buying efforts for the floral teams.
Judy Spires, chairman and CEO of Kings Food Markets, said, “By promoting these key leaders within our company, and bringing in new, top-tier talent, Kings is further positioned for growth and inspiration as we continue to push the boundaries within the food industry.”


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The British Columbia government announced today that the minimum wage will increase to $11.35 an hour on September 15, 2017. The increase is 50 cents per hour consisting of a 20 cent rise due to the CPI and an additional 30 cent increase.
This is the second consecutive year that the Government has broken its’ commitment to maintain minimum wage increases at the rate of inflation (e.g., based upon the Consumer Price Index).
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact: Greg Wilson, Director, Government Relations (B.C.), Retail Council of Canada at +1 (604) 736-0368/1-800-663-5135 or [email protected].


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SOUTHPEAK UNVEILS X-BLADES, VELVET ASSASSIN, AND ROOGOO TITLES AT NEW YORK COMIC CON
Exclusive Demos, Trailers, Tournaments and More Planned
MIDLOTHIAN, VA – February 2, 2009 – SouthPeak Games today announced its plans for the New York Comic Con show on February 6-8, 2009. Located at Booth 1349, SouthPeak will display some of their upcoming 2009 titles with both hands-on demos and producer-led demonstrations, along with special trailers featuring never before seen game footage.
Several members from the anime-inspired X-Blades development team will be present, along with Melinda Cohen, the model and in-game voice talent for Violette Summer in Velvet Assassin. Ninjatown creator Shawn Smith will have a signing session on Saturday from 2-3pm. In addition to an early look at the sci-fi FPS Section 8, Comic Con will also mark the first time that the new Roogoo titles – Roogoo Twisted Towers for Wii™ and Roogoo Attack! for Nintendo DS™ – will be on public display. SouthPeak is also coordinating an X-Blades tournament at the show where players will compete to win a rare figurine of Ayumi, the heroine from the game.
“We’re very excited to be attending the New York Comic Con again this year,” said Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Games. “It gives us a chance to let fans see and experience some of our hottest 2009 titles well before they are scheduled to hit store shelves.”
The following is a list of titles that will be at the show:
X-Blades (Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system & Windows-Based PC – February 2009)
Ayumi, the main character, is an adventurous relic hunter in search of an artifact believed to hold the fate of the world in its grasp. Featuring anime noir, film-quality animation and high-speed gameplay, players can upgrade magic abilities to fight off elemental beasts and design their own control scheme, mapping magic attacks to the buttons they want. X-Blades is being developed by Gaijin Entertainment and TopWare Interactive.


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Back when electronic, or electric, steering replaced hydraulic assist, many drivers worried that if the electric motor that adds the power steering input was suddenly disabled the vehicle would lose control. Manufacturers poo-pood safety concerns, calling the new systems "fail-safe." Today, GM has announced a huge recall of about three-quarters of a million 2014 model year Silverado and SIerra pickups because the electronic steering may fail and the driver may lose steering control, possibly leading to a crash.
The NHTSA recall website explains the problem, saying, "The vehicles may have a temporary loss of electric power steering (EPS) assist, especially during low-speed turning maneuvers." The result is explained as well, as, "If EPS assist is lost and then returns, the driver might lose temporary control of the steering wheel, increasing the risk of a crash."
GM will follow the law and notify all owners of the problem by snail mail. However, like all manufacturers, GM has a recall lookup website. You can access it here. The plan is for GM dealers to simply update software. There is no mechanical problem according to the information provided.
- Please, check out one of members' excellent background story on this topic in the comments below. Thanks 97 Sierra SLT!


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💲200 Notes 💵
New Delhi: RBI to present Rs 200 💵
RBI has begun the printing of Rs 200 notes. The requests for printing have as of now been places, sources said on Tuesday.
The gossip of Rs 200 note printing initially surfaced in April 2017, yet the news was not declared at that point. In any case, now, very set sources have declared that the notes of Rs 200 category are being imprinted in one of the administration claimed offices after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) put in a request fourteen days prior for the bills.
The Rs 200 note expects to fill the denomination between high category Rs 500 note and lower categories like Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20 .
“For everyday exchange purposes, the presentation of 200 rupee notes will add to the simplicity of operations,” said Soumya Kanti Ghosh, amass boss financial specialist at the SBI Group to TOI.
The presentation of the Rs-200 money notes originates before the government’s choice to overnight pull back bills of the higher section in November as a feature of a more extensive exercise to quit duplicating and kerbing untaxed trade out Asia’s third-greatest economy.
The RBI board had before cleared the proposition to issue banknotes of Rs 200 section. The administration, as well, had analyzed the presentation of the new notes that would enable subjects to execute effectively.
THIS Notes are not availabel in ATM.. 💷
Like Rs 10, 20 and 50, the circulation channel for Rs 200 cash notes will be branches of banks starting at now, in light of the fact that recalibrating the ATMs for apportioning 200 Rupee note would be a repetitive assignment.
Moreover, recalibrating around 2, 19,980 machines for administering new 200 rupee notes through ATMs would take over a month which would turn into another bad dream like the stage when the new cash notes of Rs 500 and Rs 2000 were presented.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF Rs 200 NOTEs 💶
#This is without precedent for the historical backdrop of RBI that a 200 rupee is being printed for course in the market.
#It was in the Month of April when the photo of Rs 200 note turned into a web sensation on the online networking and was colossally shared on WhatsApp. In spite of the fact that around then, the legitimacy of the note was built up.
#The colour is different compare to all other notes .
#The new rupee 200 note is stacked with different security highlights.


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On Behalf of Warner Law Offices PLLC | Jan 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
A man in another state claims that his Samsung washing machine is defective. According to officials, the machine — which is sold in West Virginia and throughout the United States — has the potential to explode and injure its users. The man has requested class action status for the claim, seeking damages in light of the allegedly dangerous home products.
Several Samsung washing machine owners last year complained that their machines were vibrating in an almost explosive way. In November, the company recalled about three million of its machines and promised to repair them or to issue refunds. The man who filed the class action lawsuit, however, asserts that Samsung tried multiple times to fix his machine and that all attempts had failed.
The man asserts that Samsung did not fix his equipment on purpose because it was trying to get him to purchase another company machine. The recall from November covered 34 top-loading washing machines. It came after the company received about 800 complaints regarding the units.
As part of his lawsuit, the man seeks an injunction from the court to prevent the company for marketing its top-loader washing machines moving forward. He also requests monetary damages. If dangerous home products lead to user injuries in West Virginia, those seriously injured have the right to seek full financial accountability from the product manufacturers through the civil justice system. A monetary award in a successfully litigated product liability case may help to cover medical costs, the loss of wages and other losses tied to the use of a defective product.
Source: consumerist.com, “Owner Of Recalled Samsung Washer Sues Over Inadequate, Incomplete Fix“, Ashlee Kieler, Jan. 17, 2017