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Jean Paul Gaultier's retrospective of his 40-plus years of fashion design would have been breathtaking even without bizarre talking mannequins.
Welp, we're about done with the ol' plasma set. Figure it's time to take 'er off to the dump. Or maybe we could sell it? Naw, let's destroy it with arcing electricity bolts for fifteen minutes straight.
Since 1990, doctors have been regularly treating cancer patients using proton beams, which work similarly to radiation. Proton therapy is more precise, however, causing less harm to healthy surrounding tissues. Unfortunately, generating a proton beam requires a particle-accelerator facility that's the size of an airplane hangar and costs more than £60 million to build.
If you're tired of your toaster just sitting around wasting counter space after the breakfast rush, you'll appreciate Quirky's Crisp toaster concept. Like playing an accordion, it can be squeezed down to a mere 2.5-inches wide so it's easy to store.
Medisana's TargetScale is another wireless weight-monitoring solution that reports back to a smartphone so you can better track your progress. But its real appeal is a set of animated glowing rings that will make your bathroom feel like Captain Kirk's most private quarters.
Helmet cameras have a tendency to capture inherently cool stuff. You're probably wearing the helmet for a reason, after all. But firefighter helmet cams are especially incredible because they aren't just some staged event, but a real situation with real people putting themselves in actual danger.
Apparently that big painted Samsung logo coupled to the “30.03.2012” date on the window of Phones 4U’s flagship store on Oxford Street isn’t what we were all hoping for. It’s just the re-opening date of the store, which is currently undergoing refurbishment.
GAME Group officially slipped into administration this morning, but the repercussions are only now starting to rollout – 277 of the company’s stores will close with immediate effect, while anyone with anyone with a gift card is fat out of luck, at least for the time being.
Despite lucky Three users being able to update their Galaxy S IIs already, Samsung UK’s apparently still testing its Ice Cream Sandwich update. Apparently it’s “working hard” but can’t confirm exact dates for a rollout yet – you can stop hitting that “check for updates” button for a bit.
Google has been ordered by the Tokyo District Court to stop its autocomplete search feature because a man is claiming that it's an invasion of privacy. According to the court, the man has been fired from his job because Google autocompletes his name with crimes he has never committed.
There’s something so unbelievably cringe-worthy about watching something new and shiny like the PS Vita smashing into cold, hard tarmac; even dropping things onto carpet makes my heart skip a beat. Yet there’s also something strangely hypnotic about watching over £200 of hardware bounce away in slow-mo.


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SimCity has built sales of over 2 million units, according to EA Labels President Frank Gibeau. In a recent interview with VentureBeat, Gibeau noted the biggest takeaway the company took from the game's disastrous launch was how lucky it was SimCity has such loyal fans. Preach!
"Since then, we've sold more than 2 million units, and the number of people logging in and playing is holding steady," said Gibeau. "SimCity is a success. However, underestimating demand in the first month was a major miss. We hope that the game and the service we've provided since then meets the fans' high standards."
Several leads from the SimCity project have moved on to start their own studio, Jellygrade. SimCity's latest upgrades include $9 airships and $10 amusement park sets.
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Initiators of a new regional "people's airline" to be based in Switzerland’s capital Bern, have started a crowdfunding campaign to launch it ahead of the 2020 summer holiday travel season.
FlyBAIR, which was presented to the public on 1 November, plans to begin operating daily direct flights from Bern to several European holiday destinations in Spain, Italy and Greece from 1 May 2020. Later in the year, it hopes to connect the city to a major hub such as Munich, Amsterdam or London.
Currently, no commercial airlines serve the airport in the Swiss capital. Passengers must travel to the airports at Geneva, 93mi (150km) to the southwest, or Zurich, 75mi to the northeast, in order to reach any other destination by air.
On its website, FlyBAIR explains that it needs 2.5 million Swiss francs ($2.5 million) to launch and is aiming to raise 1 million francs from the citizens Bern in the first 30 days of its kickstarter campaign.
As of early morning on 8 November local time, 415,000 francs, or about 41% of that goal had been reached.
"Our idea is crazy," the website states. "We are calling on the population of Bern to support our dream because we believe that it is high time that an airline connects Bern to Europe again."
In a statement, the carrier says it is trying a new business model, and naming itself a "virtual airline". Its founding team is working with several partners including established travel agencies like Hotelplan and TUI to sell the tickets, Lions Air to run its operations, and German Airways for the aircraft. Embraer E190s and Dash 8-400s are planned for the venture, the company says.
Initiators of the project say there is a strong demand for flights directly from the capital, and believe that they have found a winning formula.
"The slim corporate structure, low fixed costs as well as the uncompromising focus on the demand – all these things differentiate FlyBAIR from previous projects," Bern airport chief executive and member of the FlyBAIR board Urs Ryf says. "We have learned from the mistakes of the past. This is no guarantee for success, but they are important factors that will contribute to the project’s success."
In the past several years, numerous airline projects have tried to launch profitable service from Switzerland's Bern airport, but all have failed. Most recently SkyWork Airlines ceased operations in August 2018, leaving 11,000 passengers stranded.
The airline says that some destinations can already be booked through travel agents, and it will begin selling tickets itself in early 2020.


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Chinese Tipster on Weibo revealed today that Huawei Watch 3 will bring a new UI, and it is expected to see a new upgraded flagship Smartwatch: Huawei Watch 3 series in probably May.
According to the details, the Huawei Watch 3 series will support the eSIM function and will adopt a special design language on the new UI of Hongmeng OS to make it different from the existing Watch GT series. The tipster also said that the new Huawei Watch 3 will support multi-terminal transfer tasks and support the addition of more third-party apps.
In terms of functions, the new watch has different sports modes from the existing GT series, and the Watch series will put more emphasis on high-end and intelligence. Huawei Watch 3 may be lower than GT’s in terms of battery life, but it is still competitive.
Huawei launched the Huawei smartwatch Huawei watch at the 2015 Mate 8 conference, followed by the launch of the new Huawei smartwatch Huawei Watch 2 (and 2018 models) in 2017, and then launched a number of GT series smartwatches. Watches, children’s watches and Fitness watch, but there has been no news of the new Watch 3 lately. The current update could be a rumour as well as we can only trust sources that are confirmed and officially recognized by the company.
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Data centre operators can be the good guys in the low-carbon game, argues techUK's Emma Fryer
Data centres, along with telecommunications networks, provide the core digital infrastructure that supports our modern internet economy. There are over 200 commercial facilities in the UK which collectively...
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For months the Aussies have been raving about it - now it's our turn.
We’ve been obsessed with Cadbury’s Caramilk chocolate bar ever since it first premiered in Aotearoa as a limited season Chocolate back in 2018. The golden caramelised white chocolate block was such a hit that it inspired Facebook fan clubs. With such a passionate response from Kiwi’s that Cadbury quickly started selling it in Australia too. As Caramilk’s limited run came to an end there was a total frenzy in supermarkets with people hoarding boxes of the golden chocolate blocks before they were discontinued.
The following year Cadbury brought Caramilk back as a permanent fixture on supermarket shelves in New Zealand and Australia. Ever since then Caramilk has been the big chocolate muse for Kiwi and Aussie food bloggers. Our feeds have been filled with countless mouth watering Caramilk creations, from Caramilk cheesecakes, brownies, cookies, cocktails and lots of home-made ice cream.
Well, Cadbury took notice and in July 2021 they launched an official Caramilk Ice Cream, but they didn’t launch it in Caramilk’s country of origin: Aotearoa. No, they launched it in Australia!
Typical Aussies always get things before we do! (And they've just enjoyed a season of Caramilk McFlurries and Caramilk hot cross buns. Yum. We are so jealous!).
For months we’ve been seeing Aussies rave about Caramilk ice cream on Tiktok and Insta, but now FINALLY the ice cream is set to arrive on our shores.
The new ice cream features a thick Caramilk chocolate shell with a creamy vanilla ice cream centre. Drooling.
Thankfully, the wait is now over! Almost. Single ice creams hit the shelves on May 9, and four packs will arrive in supermarkets later in the month. We're thinking we're going to need to buy in bulk.


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The REAL cost of your sushi: How the lunchtime favourite is wiping out tuna supplies... and is packed full of harmful microbeads
- A celebrity-favourite, the sushi market is worth £69million a year in the UK
- Fashion for sushi causing a massive decline in the number of tuna in the oceans
- Marine biologists warn it is also damaging our bodies with harmful microbeads
It is the trendy lunch of choice for everyone from office workers to Hollywood film stars.
But oh-so-healthy sushi is actually damaging our seas and our bodies, leading marine biologists have warned.
They say that the fashion for the fish dish is not only causing a massive decline in the number of tuna in the oceans, but also filling us with harmful microbeads.
Oh-so-healthy sushi is actually damaging our seas and our bodies, leading marine biologists have warned
The sushi market is worth £69million a year in the UK, largely due to its reputation as a low-calorie, vitamin-rich food.
It is endorsed by celebrities including actresses Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston.
However, Professor Daniel Pauly and Dr Dirk Zeller, from the University of British Columbia, in Canada, who published a respected study last year on the global fish catch, say bluefin and yellowfin tuna populations are at ‘crisis’ levels.
Both men blame the stock depletion on tuna’s reputation as a source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Speaking in advance of a lecture at the Zoological Society of London last night, Professor Pauly said: ‘Historically we have had the “Popeye effect” where everyone ate spinach, then vitamin D was good and vitamin C would save us from having cancer.
‘Now it is omega-3 – all these things are going to save us, make us healthy and we are going to live for ever. None of this is true – what we need is a balanced diet.’
The professor also said he was confident the tuna served up in sushi bars contains plastic microbeads, found in cosmetic products including make-up and deodorants.
The microscopic plastic particles, set to be banned in the UK following a Daily Mail campaign, are magnets for pesticides and industrial chemicals.
He added: ‘Microbeads are poison pills which soak up all the pollutants and they are consumed by little fish which are then eaten by tuna.’
The sushi market is worth £69million a year in the UK, largely due to its reputation as a low-calorie, vitamin-rich food
Tuna served up in sushi bars is said to contain plastic microbeads, found in cosmetic products including make-up and deodorants
Bluefin tuna tends to be in luxury sushi served in high-end Japanese restaurants, while a cheaper lunchtime supermarket sushi roll is likely to contain yellowfin tuna.
Most sushi eaten in the UK comes from the Indian Ocean, and tuna is routinely overfished to meet global demand.
Professor Pauly warned: ‘We are in permanent crisis if you look at it in historic terms. Bluefin tuna was extremely abundant, especially in the Mediterranean.
‘What has become of that? We have 2 to 3 per cent of what we had 200 years ago.’
Although demand for tuna is partially driven by the touted health benefits of sushi, Dr Zeller said that it is not necessarily good for us as it can contain high levels of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These are polluting chemicals in waterways that are feared to cause cancer in people.
Both men urged consumers to eat less glamorous fish such as anchovies and sardines instead – the majority of which are currently turned into meal, with around half fed to animals.
As the weather turns chilly, nothing seems more appealing than cuddling up in a cosy fleece.
But experts at the University of California are warning that the tiny plastic microfibres in them are getting into our diet.
The US study has found that up to 2g of these fibres are released into the environment every time a fleece goes through the washing machine.
Fish such as sardines and oysters then eat these microfibres – which are then eaten whole by us.
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Tootsie's Orchid Lounge reopens BNA location after 10 months of renovations
After nearly 10 months of renovation, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge is once again open for business in the Nashville International Airport.
The location closed in December 2019 for extensive renovations, expansions and upgrades, including 18 high-definition televisions and what is now the largest bar in the airport, according to a news release. An upgraded sound system featuring QSC K8.2 speakers and an Allen & Heath mixing board provides a boost to the space's live music capabilities.
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, located on Concourse C near Gate C-7, opened Monday with hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Starting Oct. 19, it will be open from 6 a.m. until the last flight departs.
"The (expanded) bar and kitchen space are better suited to handle the volume, given the popularity of the Tootsie's brand, and allow for proper social distancing amid the pandemic," said Don Graham, who manages the location for hospitality company Delaware North.
The kitchen shares some menu items with the historic Tootsie's Orchid Lounge restaurant on Nashville's Honky Tonk Highway, including the BBQ Burger and Southerner Salad. Customers will find some local craft beer favorites — Tennessee Brew Works' Hippies and Cowboys IPA, for example — among a variety of craft beer on tap.
The location has been operated by Delaware North, a global food service and hospitality company headquartered in Buffalo, New York, since it opened in 2008.
The outpost is one of many areas of Nashville International Airport to debut a facelift in 2020. The airport opened its new 115,000-square-foot Concourse D in July after two years of construction as part of the $1.2 billion BNA Vision expansion plan. The $292 million concourse features six domestic Southwest Airline gates, ticketing and baggage claim areas, art installations, amenities and rest areas.
In August, after a sudden drop in travelers due to the pandemic, BNA accelerated its 3-year plan to replace the airport's well-known and beloved carpet with a new, darker design and stretches of terrazzo flooring.
Sandy Mazza contributed to this report.
Cassandra Stephenson covers business at The Tennessean, part of the USA Today Network — Tennessee. Reach Cassandra at firstname.lastname@example.org or at (731) 694-7261. Follow Cassandra on Twitter at @CStephenson731.


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TEAs Fail To Sweeten OTC Monograph Process, Brew Trouble For New Ingredients
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The TEA option has not provided a more efficient and less costly method for drug industry stakeholders to convince FDA to expand OTC monographs with ingredients that have demonstrated safety records in foreign markets, but a system that rivals the rigors of the new drug application process.
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FDA advises BASF that the information the firm submitted is not sufficient to establish octyl triazone as GRASE. The agency’s third rejection this year of a sunscreen TEA could concern advocates on Capitol Hill and in the industry for using the process for adding ingredients to the OTC sunscreen monograph.
“Moving away from the monograph system when we are so close to the end” would “risk setting back the OTC drug review many years or even decades,” CHPA head Scott Melville says at an FDA public hearing. Other stakeholder s explain how the monograph system has failed industry and consumers.
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The SEMA Show officially starts on Tuesday morning, but what is going on with thousands of people running around setting up booths and displays and cars is something to watch. Not only that, but we get to see the cars before everyone else! We were inside the show mid day and wandered around to get the lay of the land. Lots of cars and trucks are still to come today, but there were some pretty impressive things getting placed yesterday too. Outside cars are starting to park as well, which means that despite the show being a day away from starting there is still a lot to see and do. We will have this gallery and one more around lunch time today and then more tonight and throughout the week.
If you are looking for the latest on what is here at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the newest products the aftermarket has to offer, and of course the debuts of killer builds, then we are your one stop shop for SEMA coverage of all kinds. Check back in each and every day for more photos and stories from the show!


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Paytm's 'Maha Bazaar', the big festive sale is set to begin on Wednesday and will run till Friday.
The biggest draw of Paytm's sale could the cash-back offers. The company said that it will offer up to Rs 10,000 cashback on Apple products during the sale, and up to Rs 15,000 cashback on televisions. More deals will be given away on camera,s, mobiles, laptops as the sale goes live. Paytm is also giving product-specific cashbacks.
Some of the deals will be as follows:
Apple iPhone 6s 6GB - 31 percent discount with Rs. 7,000 cashback
Micromax 32-inch HD Ready LED TV - Flat 25 percent cashback
Nikon D3500 DSLR camera - 19 percent discount with 15 percent cashback
JBL Flip3 Bluetooth speakers - 30 percent discount with 15 percent cashback
HP 14-J106TX (Core i7 (6th Gen)/ 12GB/ 1 TB/ 14-inch/ Windows 10) in Natural Silver colour - Rs. 9,999 cashback


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The 115th Congress saw limited success in resolving many questions regarding vehicle data access and cybersecurity. One significant missed opportunity was the failure to pass the U.S. Senate AV START Act, which included the Inhofe Amendment, language establishing a stakeholder advisory committee at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to exchange views on vehicle data access and cybersecurity. Several U.S. House and Senate bills were introduced by both parties, directly targeting these issues, but none of them were sent to the President before Congress adjourned for the year.
Recently the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce held its first hearing on privacy, “Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Era of Big Data.” For the Subcommittee to begin so early in the new Congress with the issue of privacy and data access, demonstrates the importance of these issues for the 116th Congress. The Senate is still discussing whether to reintroduce legislation similar to last session’s AV START Act but clearly the House will begin with a broader conversation on data access and privacy than we saw in the 115th Congress.
Important for this discussion is the bipartisan interest in protecting consumers’ privacy. As the Automotive Service Association and other stakeholder organizations work to assure vehicle repair shops have access to the necessary data and tools to repair newer vehicles, policymakers in this first Subcommittee hearing on topic have reminded us that the consumer privacy issue is of greatest concern. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following the hearing outlining concerns about protecting consumer privacy rights.
The Committee released the FTC letter and noted key provisions: “We are writing today to better understand the resources that FTC needs to fulfill its important consumer protection mission and meet the challenges posed by rapid changes in technology,” Pallone and Schakowsky wrote.
“A series of recent high-profile privacy incidents have caused significant concern to consumers and this Committee,” Pallone and Schakowsky continued. “For every high-profile case, there are many more that do not get attention in the press and therefore may not be prioritized by the FTC. Nevertheless, consumers may face significant harm from these less well-known privacy and data security incidents.”
Pallone and Schakowsky requested responses from the FTC to a series of questions including:
- What resources would the FTC require to dramatically boost its enforcement activity with respect to privacy and data security? How would the FTC deploy new resources if it were to receive an additional $50 million for consumer protection and privacy? How about an additional $75 million? How about an additional $100 million?
- If Congress were to direct the FTC to hire technologists to aid in case development, enforcement, rulemaking and/or policy recommendations, what resources would the FTC need to fulfill its consumer protection mission, and how would the agency deploy those new resources?
- If the FTC received notice-and-comment rulemaking authority with respect to privacy and data security, would the FTC require additional resources to develop and update new rules without detracting from the agency’s enforcement activity?
- What would the FTC be able to accomplish with 100 new attorneys focused on privacy and data security that it cannot do with current resources?
The U.S. Senate Small Business Committee has been focused on the cybersecurity threats to small businesses which is certainly a consideration for policymakers as they strive to protect businesses and consumers’ privacy.
It is anticipated that numerous data access and cyber security bills will be introduced in the coming months impacting automotive repairers. This is already occurring at the state level including the California Consumer Privacy Act. NHTSA and the FTC have shown little interest in moving forward on these issues without congressional action. NHTSA has released several guidance documents relative to new vehicle technologies and the responsibilities of state and federal governments. Without congressional action, we will likely see the proliferation of state activity on these most important issues.


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Savannah Friends Of Music has partnered with Dillard’s to present Rhythm and Style, a fashion show benefitting local music makers and students.
It will be held April 12 in the Plantation Ballroom at The Landings. The event will kick off with a social and silent auction at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon and will feature a live runway fashion show with the latest spring fashions for women and children available at Dillard’s.
Tickets for Rhythm and Style are $50. An extra $10 buys three chances to win season tickets for two to the Savannah Philharmonic, an $800 value; a one-day shopping spree at Dillard’s, a $500 value; or a dinner party prepared by Cynthia Creighton-Jones, a $1,500 value.
To purchase tickets or for more info, contact Phyllis Albertson at 1-800-234-7366, ext. 508.
The Savannah Friends Of Music has been raising funds for classical music performances and education in Savannah and the surrounding region since 2003. More than $40,000 was raised in 2011 and distributed to the American Traditions Competition, the Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra, the Garrison School for the Performing and Visual Arts, the Savannah Children’s Choir, the Savannah Concert Association, the Savannah Music Festival and the Savannah Philharmonic.


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Updated: 11/24/2012 6:49 PM KSTP.com By: Scott Theisen
On Black Friday it was all about the big retailers, but today consumers were encouraged to shop local and home-grown for Small Business Saturday.
The campaign was created as a marketing ploy two years ago. Since then, it has kept growing.
Surveys show about two-thirds of consumers said they would patronize small businesses this year, compared to about 44 percent last year.
They planned to spend an average of about $100 each.


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In less than four years, Pinterest Inc. Chief Executive Ben Silbermann has expanded his quirky site for online scrapbooking into a social-media tool used by one-fifth of online adults in the U.S.Pinterst Aiming For Revenues This Year With Ads [online.wsj.com]
For his next act, Mr. Silbermann aims to turn the site into a viable business.
Pinterest will generate its first revenue this year, when it begins charging advertisers to promote their wares to the site's millions of hobbyists, vacation planners and do-it-yourselfers. Ads on the site could generate as much as $500 million in 2016, estimates Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities.
it'll be interesting if we see any of it make a dent on the search engine revenues, specifically Google
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It is no secret that Microsoft loves inking. Since the launch of the original Surface Pro, the company has been pushing inking quite a lot. In fact, inking has been one of the main focuses for most of the recent Windows 10 updates, including the recently released Windows 10 Creators Update. Microsoft wants to take inking a step further in Windows 10, however.
Today, the company showed off a new Microsoft Whiteboard app that will bring real-time collaboration for inking in Windows 10. As the name of the app implies, users will be able to work on a whiteboard in real-time — where they can ink using different pens and colors, and it will show up for all the other users working on the whiteboard almost instantly. The app also features smart object detection, which means whenever you draw a circle or a triangle with your Surface Pen on the Whiteboard app, it will automatically smooth out the object.
Redmond is currently testing the new Whiteboard in a private preview on the Surface Hub, but it will be available for other types of Windows 10 devices later this year. The app will feature “exclusive” capabilities for Office 365 subscribers, but it isn’t clear whether the basic features of the app will be available to all users as of yet.


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Ubisoft Ivory Tower has announced The Crew Motorfest, a new entry in its open-world racing series, and confirmed its plans to release the game later in 2023.
The Crew Motorfest is an open-world racing game set on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu. Taking a lot of cues from the Forza Horizon series’ premise, Motorfest is centered around the titular festival, which serves as a hub for various races and other driving events and challenges. We only see a little bit of gameplay in the reveal trailer, so it will be interesting to see how this game stacks up against its open-world competitors like Need for Speed Unbound.
If you want to get the chance to play the game early, Ubisoft is holding various closed tests starting tomorrow, February 1. Players can sign up for an Insider Program to potentially get access to early PC builds of the game and provide feedback to the developers. Only 2,000 players will gain access to the first test.
Motorfest’s predecessor, The Crew 2, WAS released in 2018 and received lots of post-launch support. Still, it’s nice to see Ubisoft move the series forward with a full-fledged sequel. The publisher is coming off a lackluster year that saw Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope underperform and Skull and Bones delayed yet again. Hopefully, Motorfest will be part of a stronger year for Ubisoft, as it also plans to release Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora over the next year.
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now that it’s been confirmed Proton will rebadge the Suzuki Ertiga, how about a Proton rebadge of the Vitara too?
Something simple for the weekend. Rendered these six rebadged Suzuki Ertigas with Proton badges for a story seen at Paultan.org. It’s reported that there will be a Proton-badged Suzuki Ertiga.
Images may not be re-posted without permission. These renderings of how the eventual Proton Perdana will look like, were posted in Paultan.org a month ago.
So we’ve read the news about Proton’s plan to assemble and sell a Suzuki A-sedment model under its brand. I’m hoping it’s the Celerio and not the Alto (marketed in India). I don’t think Suzuki has any CKD kits for its Japanese Domestic Models. Celerio, itself better looking than the Indian Alto, can further be […]
Remember the Lotus City Car Concept shown at the 2010 Paris Motor Show? That car, was suppose to enter production soon after its Paris unveiling and be called Ethos. While we wonder what happened to the plan, I can’t help but notice the similarity the Ethos has in its design with Proton Iriz. After all […]
These were first seen in Paultan.org a month ago. Gregory Sze asked if this is the (Proton) hot-hatch for the future? Am personally pretty proud of these renderings.
This set of renderings caused quite a commotion a month ago when they were first published in Paultan.org. I rendered these from the Iriz hatchback, as a replacement for the popular Saga as Proton’s all-new B-segment sedan contender.
These were first seen in Paultan.org accompanying an article of a Proton B-segment SUV that potentially rival the likes of Ford Ecosport, Honda Vezel and Nissan Juke.
I wonder if there was plan to replace the Proton Putra with a Impian/Waja-based coupe. I do know Proton built a few Waja V6 prototypes that a former insider claims was a sweet ride. Too bad that Waja V6 was not approved.
Proton is holding a design competition, but I can’t participate due to my age. I wanted to render the next Proton Saga. Here I base the Saga on Dacia, adding on design features seen on the first generation Saga; black bar beneath head lights, clam shell bonnet and doors that covers up to the roof […]


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Eurotunnel inaugurates new Freight Shuttles to meet traffic growth
Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Eurotunnel SE, accompanied by Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France Region, today inaugurated the first of three new, third generation Freight Shuttles.
With the boom in the digital economy and the concentration of cross-Channel traffic onto the shortest routes, particularly in light of environmental concerns, the market for Eurotunnel’s Le Shuttle Freight is set to continue its growth over the coming years. In response to this demand and to reach its objective of transporting 2 million trucks in 2020, Eurotunnel has invested €40 million to acquire three new, 800m long Freight Shuttles, each made up of 32 carrier wagons, three loaders and a club car for the truck drivers.
Made to order by WBN Waggonbau Niesky GmbH for Eurotunnel, and benefitting from the latest developments in technology to ensure energy efficiency, strength and reliability, these three new Shuttles will strengthen the existing fleet and bring an additional 20% capacity, enabling Eurotunnel to offer up to 8 departures per hour.
Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Eurotunnel, stated:
“With the entry into service of three new Freight Shuttles, for the first time since January 1999, Eurotunnel starts a new phase of its development by offering, on top of the speed of crossing, an unrivalled frequency of departure”.


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A trio of robbers hid in the bathroom of a Somerton Target store last night and robbed the store of tens of thousands of dollars when employees closed it for the night, police said.
About 10 minutes after employees closed the Target on Roosevelt Boulevard near Haldeman Avenue at 10 p.m., the trio – at least one of whom was armed – emerged from the restroom and demanded the key to the safe, police said. When the employees told the bandits they didn’t have access to the safe, one brandished a small silver handgun and forced them to open six cash registers. One of the men unloaded cash from each register into a dark-colored bag held open by another, according to investigators.
Police said today that the amount of cash taken was unknown, but estimated it to be up to $30,000.
After gathering their loot, the armed trio fled the store on foot. A witness told police they were last seen headed toward the Haldeman Manor Apartments, on Haldeman Avenue near Red Lion Road.


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When digital artist Beeple put an NFT digital artwork up for auction this month, he became instantly famous when it sold for almost $70 million. The record sale also sparked huge interest in digital certificates of authenticity based on cryptocurrency technology that are called “non-fungible tokens.”
These NFTs are undergoing a boom. The Associated Press caught up with Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, to talk about the auction result, NFTs and how the crypto art boom is affecting him and other artists who haven’t previously had a way to guarantee exclusive ownership of digital works, which by their nature can normally be freely copied.
Beeple spoke with the AP via a Zoom call. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Q: Why do you think your artwork “Everdays: The First 5,000 Days” fetched such a high price?
A: There are a couple of reasons. One, it represents 13 years of work. You can very easily see that this is something that took a very, very, very long time to make. Another part of it is a lot of excitement around NFTs. The people in this space, the people who bid on them, I think they personally understand what NFTs are going to be much more than the rest than the general public.
The technology is simple enough that it can be used for many different things. And a lot of people are comparing it to the beginning of the Internet
Q: How do you respond to concerns that the buyer Metakovan, who bought 20 of your other NFT artworks in an earlier sale and founded an NFT investment fund, was trying to pump up prices of his holdings?
A: Say somebody goes out and buys a painting for $5 million. So that person has $5 million invested in the career of that artist. If the next painting goes for way less, what does that say about the $5 million you’ve spent? It’s kind of how the art market works.
So I think a lot of people are trying to look for some crazy scheme or scam here. I personally don’t see it.
Q: What exactly did Metakovan buy?
A: The biggest thing he actually bought is a relationship with me to promote his purchase. He and I are very aligned. I want to see this artwork go up in value. He wants to see the artwork go up in value, which benefits me. So the idea that he bought nothing is kind of misleading.
(Beeple noted that he retains the copyright to “Everydays.”)
I’m very interested in having (the artwork) take a bunch of different forms to promote it, to display it, to educate people about how it was made. So I think people are looking at this (and thinking), “There’s nothing there.” It’s more like, think about it like a piece of art that can like live on and take different forms over time versus, like, you’re buying nothing.
Q: For the first time, Christie’s accepted cryptocurrency as payment for a sale. But some people wonder if this transaction actually happened. Have you been paid?
A: 100%, dude. That’s the craziest part about this. So literally the thing closed Thursday morning. By Friday night at about midnight the transaction was literally 100% complete. (Metakovan) had the NFT, I had $55 million in Ethereum which was immediately going up and down (in value).
(Beeple said he has converted all the cryptocurrency to cash and flashed his cryptocurrency app showing a balance of about $56 million — his take after Christie’s took its cut.) According to Christie’s this is something that usually takes like two months.
Q: There are so many NFT projects now. Are we in the midst of an NFT bubble?
A: There is definitely some froth. There is absolutely, absolutely a lot of excitement. And some people are putting money into things that I can almost guarantee you are going to be worthless.
So it’s one of those things where people are going to rush in like there’s going to be a ton of money. But again, just like the Internet (dot-com boom), there was a bubble and the bubble burst, but it didn’t make people stop using the Internet.
So people need to be careful. It’s very speculative. It’s very early days.
For all of AP’s tech coverage, visit https://apnews.com/apf-technology
O’Brien contributed from Providence Rhode Island


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Guyana is leading the well-supported plan of growing more food and slashing costly imports within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) but some Caribbean importers and distributors are threatened by this, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali.
The Guyanese Head of State has the lead responsibility for food security in the CARICOM Quasi-cabinet. And these Guyana-led efforts have received unanimous support from Caribbean leaders.
President Ali, speaking at a joint press conference with Trinidadian Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Thursday, underscored the importance of this food plan.
But he hinted at trouble brewing elsewhere.
“There (are) a lot of distributors, large distributors in the region, who feel threatened because of what we are pursuing,” President Ali told members of the Trinidadian press corps.
He immediately countered those concerns by stating that the push to grow more food regionally and reduce imports will not reduce the business of importers and distributors. In fact, he contended that the opportunity exists for them to expand their businesses with changes to their business model.
“This is a major opportunity to reverse engineer what they are doing.
“(They can) benefit through production and distribution and instead of bringing things from the United States and Miami, we can now push things up,” President Ali posited.
Advancing this food plan is among the reasons for Dr. Ali’s ongoing State Visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).
The two countries are striving to remove real and artificial barriers that constrain food. In doing so, both countries expect to benefit from an assured supply of much-needed food, at lower prices.
Why this is important, President Ali explained, is because ongoing food shortages and surging food prices are badly affecting people of the region. This is a result of the large number of imported products.
“Make no mistake, we don’t have the luxury of time to advance food security.
“It is not only important from a price perspective, you can have the money but you can’t have the food,” President Ali said.
Prime Minister Rowley agreed with these assertions.
According to the Trinidadian leader, Caribbean countries are overly dependent on importing food- a phenomenon that leaves the region vulnerable to disruptive events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine/ Russia crisis.
And the Prime Minister strongly stated that intra-regional trade barriers, specifically those “artificial” non-tariff barriers, should be removed with much alacrity.


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Appraisal deciding residents’ fate hinges on semantics
Residents of a California mobile home park looking to save their homes and the park’s owners looking to sell faced off before city council members April 14. The debate centered on the appraisal of the resident’s property, ultimately hinging on two words in the city’s ordinance. Keep reading to see what phrase the two sides went to battle over.
New toolkit to educate consumers on homebuying, appraisal process
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released a new toolkit designed to help consumers better understand the homebuying process as they’re shopping for a mortgage. Lenders will be required to distribute the toolkit to help potential homebuyers recognize the cost and purpose of various real estate settlement services, including the appraisal. Keep reading to see what the CFPB stressed homebuyers should know about the appraisal process.
Out with the old, in with the new American home
The American housing market is always in a state of change. Luckily for appraisers, housing trends tend to be less about revolutionary redesigns and more about the steady evolution of form and function. Nonetheless, understanding the subtle year-to-year changes in housing preferences is an important part of being a valuation expert. Keep reading to see what new-home trends one industry expert said are on the horizon.
Appraisal at center of mobile home debate
Residents of a California mobile home park are hoping that a last-minute appraisal review will increase the compensation they’ll receive in the event they’re evicted from their homes. The appraiser who conducted the review found that the original appraisal was “flawed and does not provide reasonable estimates of in-place market value,” and that “it also appears that most of the shortcomings have resulted in an undervaluation of homes.” Keep reading for the details.
FHA details new appraisal delivery portal
The Federal Housing Administration released a mortgagee letter March 26 that outlines FHA’s new Electronic Appraisal Delivery portal. The portal is designed to make appraisal submission more efficient and promote higher quality appraisals by flagging potential errors up front. Keep reading to find out what the new portal means for appraisers.
The appraisal issue triggering higher CU risk scores
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Keen Apple consumers in the United States will already be familiar with the iPhone X price. But the revolutionary handset is not necessarily available at the same price point all over the world. With this in mind, here ValueWalk examines the iPhone X price in China, India and the UK, as well as looking at some related issues.
The importance of China to Apple is already well understood. The general consensus of analysts is that the world’s most populous nation is critical to the future growth of Apple products, particularly the hugely popular iPhone range.
So there is no doubt that the iPhone X prize in China is of vital importance to the immediate future of the Apple corporation. But if American consumers are expecting the iPhone X to sell at the same price level as the United States in East Asia…guess again.
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The tenth anniversary iPhone X will retail at 8,388 yuan ($1,285) for the entry-level unit, with the premium version of the smartphone attracting an eye-watering price tag of 9,688 yuan ($1,484). Apple smartphones are very much aimed at the middle-class in China, and this will certainly apply to the new iPhone X.
Whether over time the iPhone X price will reduce and, along with the future Apple smartphones, remains to be seen. But although there are cultural and economic factors behind the very high pricing for Apple products in China, this latest device release does seem to be rather unjustified.
It is the inordinately high pricing of the market leading Apple smartphones that has enabled more affordable manufacturers to establish themselves in locations such as China. Xiaomxi recently released the Mi Mix 2, which is the most expensive devices that it has ever created. Yet it still costs only 4,699 yuan.
India may not be as important to Apple as China, but such developing and emerging markets are still key drivers for growth in Apple sales. And thus it is certainly interesting to assess the iPhone X price in the massive Asian subcontinental nation.
The complexity of distributing the iPhone X within the massive Indian nation has been cited by Apple in explaining the cost of the smartphone within India. But, again, consumers in India will find themselves paying massively inflated prices in order to get their hands on an iPhone X unit.
Thus, the iPhone X will cost Rs 89,000 ($1,400) for the 64GB version, with the premium version of the iPhone X costing Rs 102,000 ($1,600). This certainly puts the cost of the smartphone in the United States into perspective, indicating that Indian consumers will have to pay a quite significant amount of money in order to acquire the next generation iPhone X.
Indeed, it has been noted that it is actually cheaper for consumers in India to fly to Hong Kong, purchase the iPhone X, and then fly home, as opposed to actually purchasing it from a retailer in India.
How Apple and other technology manufacturers can continue to justify this is a point for debate, but the iPhone X is still expected to sell extremely well among the growing middle-class in India.
Even in the developed world, the iPhone X price can be rather inflated in comparison to the United States. And there is no better example of this than in the UK, where consumers must pay a premium in order to buy the next generation Apple handset.
The UK is sometimes referred to in the British press as ‘rip-off Britain’, a statement intended to reflect the notoriously high prices for consumer goods in the UK. Certainly consumer electronics are significantly more expensive in Britain than the United States, and the iPhone X price underlines this fact quite succinctly.
Essentially, all iPhone X prices translate directly from dollars to sterling. Therefore, the most affordable version of the iPhone X costs £999 pounds in Britain, which equates to around $1,250. Clearly this represents a mark-up of approximately 25 percent, which is extremely difficult to justify even in a climate in which the pound has taken a bit of a kicking.
Apple has defended the pricing structure in the UK by pointing out that its recommended retail price includes VAT, whereas a sales tax will be added in the United States. Clearly the exchange rate has also made a difference, but many have criticized the iPhone X price in the UK, suggesting that it is no more than a sales tactic from Apple.
Nonetheless, regardless of this assertion, it is almost an absolute certainty that the smartphone will completely sell out immediately, thus entirely vindicating the Apple price strategy. Clearly the sheer size of the United States market means that consumers in the nation will always benefit from the best products for technology devices.
Unique US market
Matt King, Category Director, Technology and Media Research at Mintel, told the British newspaper The Daily Mail that the unique nature of the US market motivates Apple to offer particularly attractive prices.
“Part of the reason is that the US market is so much bigger than the UK. This means that in the US, brands like Apple can benefit from greater economies of scale on marketing and distribution costs. But the devaluation of the pound in the wake of the Brexit vote is also a major factor. Apple is just one of several major technology companies to have increased its prices in the UK since the vote in June last year, citing the weakness of the pound as the reason,” King commented.
Although the iPhone X price may be challenging for consumers in such locations as China, India and the UK, it is still expected to sell extremely well. Analysts believe that Apple will increase sales of the iPhone range by around 10 percent over the next 12 months, and that this will be reflected in a surge in its share price.
Certainly the omens are good for a smartphone that introduced a wraparound display, augmented reality technology and wireless charging.


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Remember the Alcatel brand? Of French origin, in fact the denomination synthesizes the name of the original company, Alsacian Cables and Telephones, it was famous in the Argentine market a couple of decades ago. The novelty is that it is back and was presented in society this week in Córdoba.
The technology company, which never left the country but spent years of hibernation, went out to find its place in the cell phone market with equipment with significant features and affordable costs for the user. Martín Cricco, commercial director of the firm, anticipated the arrival of nine different teams.
It consists of five cell phones (1.1V; 1S; 1VPlus and 3X) and four tablets (Kids, seven inches, 10 inches and 10 inches with keyboard), with which it aims to grow one hundred percent in sales throughout a year in itself complicated for the economy.
It is the third brand of cell phones in the country and refocuses on trying to capture the millennial public.
These days, the Alcatel 3X will be on sale, a team with triple assisted camera, with artificial intelligence and memory of 64 gigabytes of storage and four gigabytes of processing. Its price will be around 16,499 pesos, said Cricco.
In addition, the brand began to carry out a strong positioning task among the adolescent public with equipment that meets the demand of an audience that was born in the age of technology and is demanding when it comes to agreeing to a purchase.
The kids’ tablet also features innovations that run in parallel with its 16-gigabyte memory. At less than seven thousand pesos, it has a durable cover, folding rear support and Kidomi software is pre-installed, a platform with educational content for children and families, as well as parental control of applications and limits on the use of the equipment.
“We are starting to work very hard through local merchants, helping them to commercialize technology with more current systems and also bringing them closer to the millennial public that needs another approach to be able to contact them,” explained Cricco.
In the last two years the brand has grown accompanied by Radio Victoria and now it aims to consolidate its third place in the equipment market. The entire range has local technical service.
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If you’re in the market for a new refrigerator, freezer, coldroom or blast chiller (or, to be fair, any foodservice appliance) then now is the time to buy it.
The government is currently offering a whopping 130% tax allowance on new commercial equipment – the so-called ‘super-deduction’.
What it means is, when you buy new equipment (it doesn’t apply to second-hand) you get a tax allowance of 130%, rather than the 18% main rate writing down allowance it replaces. This is only a temporary measure, designed to turbo-charge the economy, so it’s worth trying to take advantage of it as soon as you can.
However, the 130% tax relief is only the start of the savings when you replace your old fridge with a Williams. That’s because we’ve introduced a raft of energy-saving features in recent years, to minimise energy use and thus radically cut down running costs.
“This is a brilliant scheme for anyone who is looking to buy new equipment,” says Malcom Harling, sales and marketing director of Williams.
The combination of the pandemic and Brexit has caused some equipment supply issues in the market – but not for Williams. “We’ve been working throughout the pandemic and we have good levels of stock,” says Malcolm.
“Furthermore, as part of our ongoing developments in customer service, we have launched a new, improved and tailored delivery service, which allows us to offer more frequent despatches across the UK.
“All of which means our dealers are able to support customers by supplying orders very quickly.”
What is super-deduction?
The gov.uk website tells us it’s: “a super-deduction providing allowances of 130% on most new plant and machinery investments that ordinarily qualify for 18% main rate writing down allowances.”
The scheme runs until 31 March 2023.
Why are they doing it?
They say, “This measure is designed to stimulate business investment. It does so by increasing the incentive to invest in plant and machinery by offering higher rates of relief than were previously available.”
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Rocquette cider have started production of Pomme D’Or, cider apple brandy, and customers are already laying claim to the first limited release to mark this historic event.
A new copper pot still has been installed at the farm for the commencement of the first stage of the process to convert cider to a high strength clear liquid of around 70% alcohol. Manager, James Meller, and Operations Manager, Miguel Gomes will be working on converting 25,000 litres of cider to spirit. This will be broken down into individual distillations of 400 litres and it is possible to do two a day. Their target being to finish the initial distillations by April this year.
Mr. Meller said “First we had to modify the old granite building in order to accommodate the still which was a real challenge. The suppliers said they had never installed a still in such a confined space” “The 33 KW pot reaches temperature of over 100 degrees C so it is an ideal job for this time of year”
The second stage of the process requires a minimum of 3 years maturation in oak barrels. Rocquette Cider have constructed a subterranean cellar below the cider barn which will naturally maintain the barrels at a steady temperature despite seasonal fluctuations outside.
The initial maturation will take place in new French oak toasted barrels for 3 months before being transferred to used bourbon barrels for the remaining time. During the maturation the cider will mellow, take on flavours from the oak and darken in colour.
“I have been working at Rocquette Cider since we started kegging 10 years ago and it is very exciting to be working on another new project” “The smell of apple aromas coming off the still first thing in the morning is really intense” said Mr Gomes.“ The process is quite slow but so far we have distilled 5,000 litres so I think our target is achievable”
Rocquette Cider have over 5,000 trees planted around the farm in the Fauxquets valley which have produced two bumper crops in the last two years. The 2018 harvest generated 151,000 litres of juice which meant the companies storage tanks were all full with very little room to spare.
Mr. Meller said “ It has been a long process. We started planting trees over 20 years ago and I think they might be starting to kick in. Fingers crossed the weather will be kind to us. The cider has been going well and it has given us the confidence to invest further in the business” “ I will be looking forward to celebrating my 53rd birthday with a bottle of our own Pomme D’Or Cider Brandy”.
The limited edition release of 400 cases will be bottled in 2022 after completing its three years maturation. Enquiries to email@example.com


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What will programmatic look like in 2027?
2017 saw the tenth anniversary of programmatic advertising. From its humble beginnings, over half of all non-search digital ad spend is now made using the technology. The days of slow deals, subject to human errors and inefficiencies, are increasingly behind us.
But adtech’s story is far from over.
The next ten years will see new technologies that will fundamentally change the way advertising is experienced in our day-to-day lives, whether as media buyers or as consumers. It is our responsibility as...


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On March 7, 2018 Doosan Infracore announced that it had introduced the prototype of its cutting-edge electronic model of the DX12 power generation engine for the first time in the Middle East at the Middle East Electricity Exhibition (MEE) 2018 held at the Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai, UAE from March 3-6, 2018.
The electronic model of the DX12 is an eco-friendly high-capacity engine equipped with new technologies such as the common rail system, an electronic system that supplies and sprays diesel fuel at high pressure, and the selective catalytic reduction (SCR)* which blocks leakages of toxic waste from the engine.
At the MEE2018, Doosan Infracore exhibited its full lineup of six power generation engines including five recently-developed electronic models of the DX12, the compact D24 and D34 engines, and the mid- to large-sized DX22 and DL08 engines, as well as its GE08 gas engine. In addition, Doosan Infracore also showed off its world-highest-level eco-friendly technologies at the exhibition by showcasing its own aftertreatment components (devices for reducing toxic waste) which meet the world's strictest emission standards.
Vice-president Joonho Yoo, head of the Engine BG of Doosan Infracore, said, "At the MEE 2018, we introduced the full lineup of our power generation engines, ranging from high-quality mechanical engines to cutting-edge electronic engines," adding, "We will focus our resources on expanding our customer base not just in the Middle East but also in advanced markets such as Europe and North America with a variety of product groups customized for those regions."
The MEE is the largest power expo in the Middle East. Last year’s event is said to have attracted more than 63,000 visitors to the exhibition booths of 1,615 companies from 66 countries. Doosan Infracore has participated in the MEE for the fifth consecutive year since its first showing at the MEE in 2014, with the aim of promoting its power generation engines and new technologies while strengthening its partnership with dealers and OEM businesses.
* SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction): An environmental system that transforms the nitrogen oxide generated during the combustion of fossil fuels into nontoxic materials prior to their emission.
Visitors to the Doosan Infracore’s booth at the MEE 2018 looking at the company's cutting-edge power generation engines.
Doosan Infracore released the electronic model of its DX12 engine at the MEE 2018 held in Dubai, UAE for three days starting from March 6, 2018.


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One very famous rock star from the city of Los Angeles has been making headline news for giving his celebrity endorsement for animal rights. "Dave Navarro [of the rock band Jane's Addiction] is putting a face—and a his well-built, heavily tattooed body— [to good use helping] the hundreds of thousands of animals worldwide who are poisoned, blinded, and killed every year in tests for the cosmetics industry..." claimed news the source Artist Direct in a new special feature article published on Jan. 10.
PETA recently named Los Angeles their 2012 city of the year for its city residents' willingness to embrace the concept of promoting Meatless Monday. LA-ist says, "L.A. was chosen for several reasons, including... becoming the biggest American city to prohibit pet shops from selling animals from breeders and puppy mills."
Contact Music photos taken on the streets of California of David Beckham modeling underwear confirm tattooed stars might look hot to the naked eye, but other organizations like PETA think Dave Navarro naked for animal rights is a much sexier advertising concept that appeals to to heart and mind. The soccer player might be easy on the eyes to look at, but without reason to gaze aside from deciding if his underpants are stuffed with anything most people are simply gawking.
The group's new ad features very graphic representation of the goth-looking musician sitting naked on the floor. His back is up against the wall and his makeup has been done to simulate looking like he is bleeding from his eyes. Their art department made it look like he's missing skin patches to make it appear as if someone had been doing product testing on him. But no matter how gross or shocking the image may seem, the rocker obviously has an admirable physique -- and it's that L.A. style of having a fit and trim figure than still makes the ad sexy despite its macabre theme.
But that sex appeal is part of Navarro's mysterious ways. The celebrity judge on "Ink Master" is very mindful about using his sensational body art to accomplish societal good. While other tattooed male star celebrities like David Beckham have been taking their clothes off to promote their own modeling careers, Navarro proudly has been using his sexy tatts and chiseled body to make a social issues statement on behalf of laboratory animals.
Showing off his body art, piercings, and muscles, the tattoo guru really accomplishes his goal of reminding people of his "Ink Not Mink" slogan. Navarro's graphic images really created a visual reminder about why he thinks it is important for people to refuse to buy cosmetics that were tested on animals in science labs.


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REDONDO BEACH, Cali. — A California gym is giving its clients a safer way to work out when it reopens.
Inspire South Bay Fitness members will be told to sanitize their hands, have their temperature taken, asked to sign a waiver and then assigned into a pod, each with its own dumbbells and other equipment inside.
The pods took three days to build using shower curtains and pipes — a lower-cost alternative to installing plexiglass dividers, the gym’s owner Peet Sapsin said in an interview with Fox8.
Gyms and fitness centers have been shuttered for months as the state dealt with the spread of the coronavirus.
“It’s been really tough, we weren’t sure if we were gonna [be] able to reopen again,” Sapsin said. “But because now that we’ve come up with this solution, it’s a lot more affordable and, now, we can reopen back up a little more safer and healthier for our clients.”
Only nine members will be allowed inside at a time, nearly half the gym’s usual capacity, he said.
Group training classes will likely include fewer participants or move outdoors. The state had also suggested that fitness centers implement a reservation system to limit the number of people at a facility at once, as well as start a check-out system for using items like mats and exercise bands.
Gyms will be responsible for frequently cleaning equipment, countertops, vending machines, doorknobs, hand washing facilities, reception areas, locker rooms, restrooms, changing areas and showers.
Saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs will have to remain closed.


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Martin Lewis issues urgent warning over Royal Mail text scam
It comes as This Morning presenter Eammon Holmes revealed he received a suspicious text that morning
Royal Mail plead with Edinburgh local to stop stuffing dirty nappies in a postbox
An individual has been accused by the Royal Mail of shoving used diapers in a postbox outside a capital primary school.
Edinburgh woman told by her dad 'your place is at home' finally goes to uni at 72
Ellen wanted to study art at university but was put off by her father at the time who believed a woman’s place was in the home looking after the family.
Love Island: Scotland rallies round Shannon Singh as the hit dating show airs tonight
Shannon Singh was loud, funny and not interested in boys when she was younger, she has confessed.
Four Edinburgh Bank of Scotland branches close down after 'change of habit'
The bank say their customers have been using internet and mobile banking in recent times
Martin Lewis shares clever advice on how to check scam calls using two phones
The money saving guru told Lorraine Kelly about an effective way to out fraudsters when they call up purporting to be from a bank.
Paypal account holders issued urgent warning to check statements
Police forces urging account holders to exercise caution and stay vigilant amid a worrying rise in fraudulent text messages and emails.
Hermes, Amazon and Royal Mail customers warned over scams stealing life savings
An ITV documentary shed light on the spate of scams and rise of vile fraudsters attempting to swindle unwitting victims across the UK.
ASDA and Morrisons shoppers warned as scam delivery texts target personal details
Consumers have been targeted in a new fishing scam attempting to access their personal information
Midlothian post office former owner is 'banned' from talks on the building's future
Council members met virtually via Microsoft Teams
Devastated Scottish woman duped out of £4,500 by fake boyfriend in romance fraud
She was contacted by the fraudster who preyed on her caring nature by claiming he was in 'life or death' trouble.
Savvy Edinburgh mum rumbles elaborate Royal Mail scam and warns others to beware
Heather Dalgarno had been told there was an error with her parcel delivery, before asking her to enter bank details online.
Edinburgh Spaces for People zone blocked by brazen Royal Mail driver
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There have been several incidents in recent weeks in which drivers have parked their vehicles in areas restricted as part of the Spaces for People scheme.
Edinburgh and Lothian vaccine centres had 'no patients' for days after appointment letter issue
Nicola Sturgeon believes the problem surrounding missing letters in the NHS Lothian area may be a Royal Mail issue
Royal Mail to launch new Sunday delivery service to keep up with demand
They have seen an unprecedented demand for parcel deliveries since lockdown began a year ago.
New DWP benefit payment rates from April including Universal Credit, State Pension and PIP
With the financial year set to end next month, it is crucial to know which of your payments may change as a result
Royal Mail customers warned to be on the lookout for two text and email scams
Bosses said: "Royal Mail will only send email and SMS notifications to customers where the sender has requested this when using our trackable products that offer this service."
Edinburgh thieves steal postie's van and parcels as warning issued to delivery drivers
Police are also investigating the theft of a car from a Royal Mail delivery office in the city. Both incidents, which happened on Wednesday, are connected
Covid Scotland: Vaccines having 'spectacular' impact as one dose reduces hospitalisation by 94%
Scotland's vaccination programme has already led to a substantial reduction in hospital admissions according to a landmark study
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Slump in the pound could see a sterling year for regional tourism
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A slump in the pound giving visitors more for their money could see the region enjoy a bumper year for tourism.
The drop in the value of sterling since the Brexit referendum in June has seen inbound tourists' budgets stretch further.
And Visit Britain has said the favourable rate could see visitor spending in 2017 jump by a massive 8.1pc on last year nationally - up to £24.1bn.
In the east, the visitor economy is already buoyant, with Norfolk tourism worth more than £3bn for the first time in 2015 and businesses reporting strong seasons.
But Vanessa Scott, who owns Strattons Hotel in Swaffham, said holidaymakers staying away from Europe was likely to further bolster the upwards trend.
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She said: 'Lately, we've seen more and more people not going to Europe because of unrest.
'Instead, they are choosing to look around at home. The variety of the countryside, and the different things to do, seems to be a big pull and Norfolk is well-positioned to take advantage.
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'Bookings are buoyant for this year and we are seeing even people who can afford to fly long-haul and travel further afield choosing to come here.'
Martin Dupee, chairman of Norfolk and Suffolk Tourist Attractions (NSTA), said financial turbulence often resulted in a trend of staying closer to home.
'There is certainly an indication that in a time of financial uncertainty, domestic tourism does well,' he said.
'It seems as though we are probably heading for a very strong year, I'm quite confident on that.'
Mr Dupee, director of operations at Banham Zoo and Africa Alive, said traditional factors, including weather, were still important and that there was always a degree of caution, but, on the whole, tourism firms felt positive.
In particular, he said, work was ongoing with the NSTA and Visit East Anglia to attract visitors from the Netherlands.
Since the Brexit referendum, the sterling has hovered at its lowest level against the dollar for more than 30 years.
While tourist spending will be increased by a 2.7pc inflation rise this year, Visit Britain says the 10pc-plus fall in the value of the pound against the euro and the dollar means tourists' budgets were now stretching further.
The slump in the pound is a key factor behind its forecast figures, which predicts that there will be 38.1m visitors to the UK in 2017 - a 4pc increase on last year.
Visit Britain believes, in terms of spending, this will equate to £24.1bn - a significant rise of 8.1pc on 2016.
It is a rate of growth faster than the country has seen in recent years. In 2011, spending rose by 7pc.
But the forecast adds that future changes in the rate were a 'major uncertainty'.
'The ongoing value of the pound itself is a key uncertainty and will depend on several factors,' it says. 'These include the status of EU and trade negotiations throughout the year as well as monetary policy actions taken by the Bank of England and other major central banks abroad.
It adds: 'Flight bookings data suggest that arrivals to the UK for November, December and early 2017 are likely to be up year-on-year.'
A quirk in the 2017 calendar means holidaymakers will be able to enjoy two bank holiday weekends just two weeks apart.
Many workers in the UK will be able to take an 18-day break by using nine days of annual leave between Good Friday, On April 14, and May Day on May 1.
It means that tourism bosses are anticipating a bumper period of trade, particularly in towns and cities holding events in that period, including celebrations to mark the anniversary of William Shakespeare's birthday.
Patricia Yates, director of national tourism agency Visit Britain, said: 'Record numbers of Brits have been taking holidays at home this year and we anticipate that this will continue in 2017 due to the certainty of budgeting for a domestic holiday and the sheer diversity of events and attractions on offer.
'The Easter break and May bank holiday weekend are a chance for people to make the most of their annual leave dates and enjoy a great British holiday whether on a seaside, countryside or city break.'
Next year's festive period also falls favourably - with December 23 and 24 falling on a weekend, holidaymakers can enjoy 10 days off between Christmas and New Year by booking three days off from December 27 to 29.
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Volkswagen of America announced Tuesday it is recalling more than 143,000 Atlas SUVs over a faulty front passenger seat detection system.
According to the manufacturer, the wiring in some of the vehicles’ front passenger detection systems may be faulty, resulting in a deactivated air bag that will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.
The recall affects select model year 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles.
Owners should not allow anyone to sit in the front passenger seat until a free recall repair is developed and completed, Volkswagen said. It is currently developing a remedy and will notify affected owners as soon as the repair is available.


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The company said it had been served a notice by the Autorite de la Concurrence in France that it was facing allegations of "breaches of anti-trust laws" by GLS France - an operation it bought in 2000 after purchasing the group's wider European business.
TNT Express confirmed it was also caught up in the probe, which is understood to cover the parcels business across France.
Royal Mail said: "We are currently considering the notice received from the French regulator.
"Given the early stage of this matter, we cannot yet determine the amount or range of potential loss; however, it is possible that it could be material".
Some industry analysts estimated a maximum penalty of up to £160m - equating to 10% of GLS's turnover - if any wrong-doing was uncovered.
Shares in FTSE 100-listed Royal Mail fell 1% in early trading on Wednesday.
While the GLS Group is profitable, the French operation reported a £21m loss for its last financial year.
TNT Express said it had been co-operating with the investigation since it started in 2010 and could also not rule out a "material" fine.
The French regulator said it could not give the names of the companies involved nor details of the alleged practices being investigated.


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With the news of EXO coming back in November, there is already a lot of anticipation. However, regarding this, SM has revealed to Newsen on the 9th, “The time for EXO’s comeback is still up in the air.”
While promoting their official first album ‘Wolf and Beauty,’ and ‘Growl’ in the summer, EXO has been rising to the top. Including their repackage album sales, they had an album sale of over seven hundred thousand in twelve years (t/n: meaning last time anyone sold that many albums was 12 years ago) and true to the name, they are rising as this year’s best group.
As much as they have received wholehearted support, although it hasn’t been long since they finished promotions, there are comeback rumors going around. Although we are anticipating if they will be making a comeback and recording as a million seller before the year ends, their company has announced that everything is still up in the air.


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Here's a little good news in Level 5 lockdown - Condé Nast readers say Ireland is home to the two friendliest cities in Europe
Ireland woke up this morning to Level 5 lockdown.
But it's not all doom-and-gloom. Today also brings news that it is home to the two friendliest cities in Europe.
Galway has been voted Europe's friendliest city in the Condé Nast Traveller Reader Travel Awards 2020, with Dublin in second place.
"While Europe's best cities are often judged on their ancient history, intricate architecture, unrivalled art scenes or amazing restaurants, sometimes what makes a place so great are its people," the influential magazine said.
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The results come as all but essential businesses in Dublin and Galway, along with the rest of the country, have been shuttered for at least six weeks under Level 5 lockdown.
Tourism Officer Ruairí Lehman said Galway City Council was delighted with the news, seeing it as a recognition of the city's people, particularly those working in the hospitality industry.
"This gives a much-needed boost and recognition to our industry who have worked so hard these last few months to offer a world class service within the safety guidelines and restrictions in place.
"While it is a difficult time for the industry, we will be open again soon and look forward to offering our award-winning welcome to visitors again."
"Galway without tourists has been really one of the strangest things," said Ronan Greaney of local pizzeria, The Dough Bros.
But businesses have adjusted and found new ways to operate, he added. "We are dying to see everyone back in Galway and us cooking for them again, as soon as we can."
"In what has been a devastating year for travel and tourism, this is some good news – reminding people everywhere that, when the time is right, the entire island of Ireland is a great choice for a holiday," added Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland.
It's not the first bit of sunshine Condé Nast Traveler has brought to Ireland this month. Its Reader Travel Awards also saw four Irish hotels rank among Europe's Top 10 Resorts.
Ashford Castle (4), Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg (5), Adare Manor (9) and Dromoland Castle (10) all featured in a list topped by the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa in France.
“It’s something of an understatement to say that this year has been a little different than others," said Melinda Stevens, Editor in Chief of Condé Nast Traveler in the US and UK.
"The travel industry continues to face challenges as we start to move back out into the world, but our readers are seeking inspiration and are planning their next adventure,” she added.
"This year’s winners are the addresses to support.”
When the Covid-19 crisis is past, Niall Gibbons added, Tourism Ireland plans to roll out "an extensive recovery kick-start programme" to help deliver a sustainable recovery for the tourism and hospitality industries across the island.
The full Condé Nast Traveler Reader Travel Awards 2020 results are in the magazine's November issue, and online here.
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Gilbert Yeung of Blue Circle (Copyright Soundstage, Inc.)
It is with great personal regret that I have to announce that Blue Circle Audio, an essential and original piece of the audio world since 1988, has closed. As many of you have doubtless noticed, Blue Circle’s equipment line has narrowed over the last few years as Gilbert’s interest has focused on projects and gear that interests him personally. In other words, as his fascination with what can be done has grown, Blue Circle as a business has become a more modest enterprise. He has now come to the conclusion that while there is still more that he wants to do personally as a designer, in particular building on the what he has learned from the development of the NSI amplifiers, Blue Circle has a business is no longer at the center of his life. So he has decided that the proper thing to do is let the business enter history. As of January 1, 2019, Blue Circle Audio, Inc is officially closed. As I say, while this news may seem precipitous to some of you, it is the logical development of where Gilbert has been, where he is today, and where he expects to go in the future.
What effect this development will have on Amherst Audio, besides creating a significant hole at its center, remains to be determined. For now, my line has shrunk by one extraordinary line of equipment. Amherst Audio began with Blue Circle and I have never found any other line of gear that can do what it does. It does not do everything, which is why I also sell Audio Note, which as most of us know, is a musical world unto itself. Stay tuned.
It is my fondest hope that somewhere down the road Gilbert will find a way to re-open Blue Circle as a new business focussed exclusively on custom audio design. It is clear to me that his designing brain is not going to retire, so there needs to be a way to make it available to some of us who find his way of thinking about audio and music such an inspired one.


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Is Apple Already Preparing To Rearrange Your Living Room?
Rumors of an Apple television set continue as Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek has been connecting the dots through Apple’s supply chain in Asia. A new research report is out from Misek claiming that the Apple "iTV" is now in "full production.” According to Misek, Apple is looking to partner with providers such as Verizon and AT&T on the TV set. He also says that Cupertino is looking to transform the traditional cable box:
We believe the iTV is in full production. Recent data out of Sharp, Hon Hai, and other specialty chemical and TV component suppliers support this. Also, JDSU noted that they have a new non-gaming customer for its gesture control modules. They indicated this is a new "living room" based customer. We believe Apple will leverage AT&T's and Verizon's content deals for the iTV. Additionally, the WSJ's sources indicate Apple may also consider a set-top box version for the cable operators.Misek also notes that the average selling price will be set at around $1,250 and that Apple may have push back the TV’s launch into 2013:
We expect either the iPad Mini to launch in CQ4 with the iTV either launching in CQ4 or CQ1 ... We are including 2 million iTVs in our model (assuming early 2013 release) at an average selling price of $1,250 There is also the possibility that Apple chooses to launch both products before year end. The iTV would then be in time for the Christmas selling season, but that would mean Apple having three huge product launches in a short timeframe and leave little for CY13 outside of the typical iPhone and iPad refresh.Make up your mind. Is the launch in 2012 or 2013? Either way, I would definitely hand over $1,250 in a heartbeat for an Apple HDTV. Something about this price isn't totally believable. Currently Apple’s 27-inch Thunderbolt display is priced at $999, and I find it hard to believe that we would get more screen resolution and features for only $250 more. If this price is correct, Apple really needs to rethink their display pricing. Furthermore, is $1,250 an economical asking price for a TV set? I think so, but Apple hasn’t ever worried about economically pricing their products. Don't touch that dial, Apple TV will be right back. What would you pay to have Apple in your living room? Source: MacRumors


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Pippa Middleton: Usher's Lingerie Muse?
Pippa Middleton shops till she drops at Tanya Ltd on Thursday (June 23) in London, England.
The 27-year-old younger sister of Kate Middleton spent the day walking Kings Road, shopping and browsing in various stores.
R & B singer Usher recently spoke with Look magazine about wanting to start a lingerie line – with Pippa as his model!
“I don’t think there’s a more beautiful, more stunning, more talked-about woman in the world at the moment. I’m going to be approaching her in the next few weeks and setting up a meeting this summer,” Usher said.
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The Trump administration rolled out new restrictions on trade with Cuba on Wednesday in an effort to "channel economic activities away" from the nation's military, intelligence and security services while pushing Americans to support Cuba's private small businesses.
The moves will make some travel to Cuba more cumbersome and expensive but ultimately will have little effect on those in the Tampa Bay area intent on visiting Cuba.
Commercial travel by airline and cruise ship from Tampa to Havana will continue.
The biggest change affecting U.S. travelers: They will have to pay a U.S. government-certified travel company to lead them through Cuba rather than sightseeing on their own.
Travel companies in the Tampa Bay area say they still can operate under these new rules.
"ASC International USA is against any type of travel regulation for U.S. citizens," said Vicente Amor, vice president of the Tampa travel agency. Still, he added, "the new regulations do not represent a big change for us."
Trump announced in June that the United States would take a tougher stand on travel and trade with Cuba, but it took until now for the State Department to compile a list of Cuban companies with which Americans are prohibited from doing business. The 180 companies on the list are operated in some manner by the island nation's military.
The list includes 87 hotels, 27 of which are in Havana — the only Cuban city directly linked to Tampa with flights and cruises.
Amor said he typically uses Havana's Hotel Nacional, Melia Cohiba and Melia Habana, none of which are on the banned list.
Frank Reno, president of Tampa's Cuba Executive Travel, has clients who like four of the banned hotels, including Havana's Hotel Ambos Mundos, but they have other options such as Hotel Parque, boutique hotels and private bed-and-breakfasts.
"My concern is they will supplement the list," Reno said.
That does remain an option, the Trump administration has said.
"None of this is a death sentence," said Suzanne Carlson, founder of Tarpon Springs' Carlson Maritime Travel, who will also lose access to four Havana hotels she booked. "We can work around it all. I have others I recommend."
Americans had been able to visit Cuba on their own as long as they indicated they were traveling for one of 12 reasons acceptable to the United States. Travel for tourism is prohibited. One commonly checked category was "education," but that is no longer allowed because enforcement proved difficult.
U.S. government-certified travel companies ensure that Americans engage in meaningful educational activities.
Tampa travel companies were relieved to see that their tour operator partner, the state-run Havanatur, was not on the list of banned companies.
In addition, anyone who booked travel accommodations to Cuba before the new restrictions take effect today is grandfathered in under the old rules.
Among other provisions of the new restrictions:
•?Americans can still bring back an unlimited amount of rum and cigars under the new restrictions.
•?Agriculture and medical devices can still be sold to the Cuban government. Other items can be sold only directly to a Cuban citizen, though under Cuban law all imports must go through the government.
•?Cuba's Mariel Special Economic Development Zone, home to its largest maritime cargo port, now falls under the U.S. ban unless a company had already signed an agreement to operate a facility there.
U.S. travelers might still stay away from Cuba for fear they'll inadvertently violate one of the new restrictions and face a fine, said John Kavulich, president of New York-based U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council.
And defiant travelers might flout the new restrictions, Kavulich said with a chuckle. He used as an example the now-banned Cuban soft drink company Tropi-Cola.
"You might likely see an increase in selfies posted on Facebook of U.S. visitors drinking a Tropi-Cola," Kavulich said, "and daring the Trump administration to sanction them."
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The upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie, and other planned releases like The Division and Watch Dogs, is “not about making money,” according to Alain Corre, Executive Director of Ubisoft’s Europe operations. Instead, Ubisoft views these projects as marketing for future game installments, and is more interested in generating brand awareness than a big payday at the box office.
Corre told MCV, “Although we will make some money, it is not the purpose of this movie. The purpose is to bring Assassin’s Creed to more people. We have our core fans, but what we would like is to put this franchise in front of a lot more people who, maybe, will then pick up future Assassin’s Creed games.
Assassin’s Creed is scheduled for a December 21, 2016 release, just five days after the first Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One.
Will you be contributing to the box office totals for Assassin’s Creed? Will this be the first great movie based on a video game? Let me know what you think below.
Source: MCV UK


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Despite GlobalFoundries expanding into bulk silicon manufacturing, TSMC may not stop getting love from AMD anytime soon. According to a story by CENS Taiwan Economic News, TSMC will manufacture not just AMD's upcoming Ontario and Zacate accelerated processing units, but also their 28-nm successors, Krishna and Wichita.
The site doesn't name any sources, and I don't believe AMD has said anything officially on the subject. In any case, selecting TSMC for 28-nm parts that aren't due until 2012 would be an interesting choice—GlobalFoundries has been working on a 28-nm bulk manufacturing for some time, and it recently announced a "High Performance Plus" version of that process, which should enter risk production in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Of course, AMD is no longer pouring money into GlobalFoundries, and it said during last week's Financial Analyst Day presentation that its stake in the foundry firm has actually decreased a few percent since the spin-off. When I spoke about the relationship between the two companies to the folks at AMD Austin earlier this month, I was told that AMD's chief concern is cost—essentially, whoever can make chips the cheapest will win its favor, without GlobalFoundries receiving special treatment. (Thanks to TechEye for the link.)
Update 11/17: Statements made by AMD executives during the Financial Analyst Day question-and-answer session appear to contradict this report.
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Today, a manufacturer of store-brand acetaminophen, the headache medicine found in generic form in several stores such as Wal-Mart, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens and Costco, announced that eleven million of its bottles of acetaminophen contained more than just an aspirin substitute. Unfortunately, because the addition to the active ingredient may prove to be a bit hard to digest, Perrigo Company, the generic acetaminophen manufacturer made a decision to recall its defective generic headache medicine bottles from store shelves throughout the country.
What was inadvertently added to the over-the-counter medicine, you might ask? Metal fragments which no doubt not only taste bad but can also hurt.
Perrigo Co. (PRGO) said it discovered the metal bits during quality-control checks. The company passed 70 million pills through a metal detector and discovered the metal in about 200 caplets, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The fragments ranged in size from “microdots” to portions of wire one-third of an inch long.
The recall affects bottles containing various amounts of 500-milligram caplets.
Additional details about the specific products recalled will be forthcoming from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the FDA,
Consumers who swallow any of the contaminated pills could suffer minor stomach discomfort or possible cuts to the mouth and throat, the FDA said, adding that the risk of serious injury was remote. Anyone who suspects they have been injured should contact their doctor, the agency said.
I guess that means that if you buy the company’s tainted headache medicine, it may do a great job by simply focusing pain away from your head and onto your stomach.