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Google recently reported that 88 percent of consumers reach a point, dubbed the Zero Moment of Truth, where they decide which product or service to buy before ever getting to a store.
In the past, consumers had fewer options in terms of businesses or stores to buy from. Now, the average consumer goes to 10.4 different sources before deciding on a single purchase, up from 5.3 sources in 2010. Product research usually begins with a web search, Google said.
Within seconds, a consumer can search a term and find 20 different websites containing the product he or she is looking for.
With this in mind, battling for strong search rankings and actively developing social content to engage shoppers across the web can help a business improve its SERP ranking and hold greater influence over consumers during their research. “Consumers have greatly changed the way approach decision making. As a marketer, have you kept up?” Google asks.
Implementing SEO campaigns has led businesses to improve their overall online visibility. Of course, businesses catering to the new model of buyers’ decision making should remember digital strategies require as much attention to quality as traditional forms of marketing – if not more because the internet is a cluttered, competitive space. Brafton recently reported that Google distinguished engineer Matt Cutts said that “SEO is not spam” in a video for Googlle Webmaster Help, which means working with quality content writers is key.


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Inventors of blue light-emitting diode honored for advancing the lighting industry
ME NewsWire/Business Wire
CLEVELAND - Wednesday, October 8th 2014
"GE Lighting is thrilled to offer our congratulations to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura for their outstanding contributions to science, which are being recognized with the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics,” said Maryrose Sylvester, GE Lighting President and CEO. "It is fitting that the Nobel committee chose to honor the groundbreaking work of these three scientists, who created blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Their successful efforts, when combined with the previous discoveries of red and green LEDs, has fundamentally changed the way we see the world in the 21st century. Their visionary work has helped to transform the lighting industry, and is also instrumental in the television and smartphone industries."
About GE Lighting
GE Lighting invents with the vigor of its founder Thomas Edison to develop energy-efficient solutions that change the way people light their world in commercial, industrial, municipal and residential settings. The business employs about 13,000 people in more than 100 countries, and sells products under the reveal® and energy smart® consumer brands, and Evolve™, GTx™, Immersion™, Infusion™, Lumination™, Albeo™ and Tetra® commercial brands, all trademarks of GE. General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information, visit www.gelighting.com.
Megan Lavelle, 216-266-9702

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At times, the success of Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 8, can seem questionable. While Microsoft was able to sell over 240 million Windows 7 licenses a year after the software’s launch, Windows 8 is just beginning to see any figures close to that number. It has been fifteen months and Microsoft has just now acknowledged that they have sold over 200 million licenses.
During today’s Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Marketing Tami Reller, made the comment that the personal computing operating system has just surpassed the 200 million licenses number in terms of sales.
It is important to note what “licenses sold” actually means. The number is a combination of licenses sold to OEMs (Dell, Lenovo, Sony, etc.) and licenses picked up by users for upgrading their existing PC. The number does not include the number of Windows 8 licenses that were sold to enterprise users via volume licensing.
For those unfamiliar with volume licensing – businesses, governments, and educational institutions are usually given a single volume license key that allows multiple copies of the software to be installed across various machines (you can think of it as the master license key).
Microsoft later reached out to the media and confirmed the statement made by its Executive Vice President of Marketing Tami Reller:
“Windows 8 has surpassed 200 million licenses sold, and we continue to see momentum. This number includes Windows licenses that ship on a new tablet or PC, as well as upgrades to Windows 8. The figure does not include volume license sales to enterprise. Windows is a central part of life for more than 1.5 billion people around the world, and we are looking forward to the future.”
As always, despite the slightly low sales numbers, Microsoft is keeping their chin held high and walking forward into the future with confidence. It is hoped that the company can fix and/or correct many of the issues consumers saw with Windows 8 in their upcoming update, Windows 8.1 Update 1.
Are you on Windows 8 or are you still holding out?
AMD's 64-core Threadripper Pro lands with some serious workstation power
AMD debuted the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro lineup today, a CPU spread designed for maximum power in workstation PCs. The top-end chip brings some monster specs, including 64 cores, 128 PCIe 4 lanes, and more.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano leaks, brings first 16:10 display, 5G, more
What appears to be Lenovo's 2020 PC roadmap leaked on Twitter today, shedding light on a number of PCs the company has set to launch. The main attraction however is the ThinkPad X1 Nano, which would bring the company's first 16:10 display, 5G, and more to a super-light design.
Lenovo taps AMD's monster 64-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro in new workstation
Lenovo today took the wraps off of the ThinkStation P620, the world's first workstation powered by AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro platform. Combined with PCIe 4, tons of RAM, and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 graphics, it's a powerhouse.
Best HP Envy x360 13 Accessories in 2020
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Jony Ive Officially Takes 'Chief Design Officer' Title at Apple
Apple senior executive Jonathan Ive has officially assumed the role of "Chief Design Officer" at Apple effective today, after being promoted from his previous role of "Senior Vice President of Design" nearly six weeks ago. Apple has updated Ive's executive profile on its leadership website to reflect the design chief's new position as Apple's third active C-level executive alongside CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri.
Jonathan Ive is Apple’s Chief Design Officer, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Jony is responsible for all design at Apple, including the look and feel of Apple hardware, user interface, packaging, major architectural projects such as Apple Campus 2 and Apple’s retail stores, as well as new ideas and future initiatives.
Apple announced in a company-wide email last month that Ive would be promoted to Chief Design Officer on July 1 and turn over his day-to-day management of the company's design teams to Richard Howarth and Alan Dye, who have both been elevated to vice president positions. Ive will remain responsible for all of Apple's design, with a focus on redesigning Apple Stores and other larger projects.
Jony is one of the most talented and accomplished designers of his generation, with an astonishing 5000 design and utility patents to his name. His new role is a reflection of the scope of work he has been doing at Apple for some time. Jony’s design responsibilities have expanded from hardware and, more recently, software UI to the look and feel of Apple retail stores, our new campus in Cupertino, product packaging and many other parts of our company.
Ive spoke with The Telegraph journalist Stephen Fry last month about his decision to relinquish some of his control, stating that he is still in charge of Apple's design departments without needing to focus on administrative and management work, responsibilities that will now fall under his lieutenants Howarth and Dye. The move had been widely expected for several years.
When I catch up with Ive alone, I ask him why he has seemingly relinquished the two departments that had been so successfully under his control. “Well, I’m still in charge of both,” he says, “I am called Chief Design Officer. Having Alan and Richard in place frees me up from some of the administrative and management work which isn’t … which isn’t …”
“Which isn’t what you were put on this planet to do?”
“Exactly. Those two are as good as it gets."
Ive has been a full-time Apple employee since 1992, and rumors about him scaling back at the company have gained momentum over the years. Ive in the past has expressed his desire to spend more time in his native England, where he grew up, and his promotion will enable him to travel more often and possibly work remotely at times. Ive and his family currently live in an upscale neighborhood in San Francisco.


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The 3rd Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics 2008 Exhibition
The 3rd Indian Ocean Ports and Logistics 2008 Exhibition and Conference will take place at the luxurious 5 star Hilton Mauritius Resort and Spa on Thursday 30 and Friday 31 October. The event is honoured to be hosted by Mauritius Ports Authority.
This event is the largest Ports, Shipping and Logistics Exhibition and Conference for the Indian Ocean region and is honoured to be officiated by the Honourable Xavier Luc Duval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications.
A two days Conference will feature 25 world-class conference speakers in global transport and logistics attended by a gathering of 300 senior executive delegates from the world's leading shippers, cargo owners, shipping lines, freight forwarders, logistics companies, importers/exporters, ports, terminal operating companies, railway operators, port equipment and services suppliers from the USA, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
There will be the commercial opportunity for 35 exhibitors and sponsors to showcase latest products and services to altogether more than 350 international participants at this international transportation and logistics Exhibition and Conference taking place next year on the beautiful island of Mauritius.
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The vault was meant to be the first to reopen in 2097, 20 years after the atomic dust had settled on the conflict, with the intention of working to rebuild human society.
Given when the game is set, it's likely there'll be a large focus on rebuilding civilization, with the potential to create your own settlements and communities instead of playing the lone wanderer. This places it before the events of the previous Fallout games if the year shown reflects when the title takes place.
Fallout games aren't known for being delivered in July, but they aren't usually online survival games either.
That being said, October 27 is a Saturday, so the odds aren't good for October 27 being the game's exact release date.
Typically, a new Fallout title falls into an Autumn release window, with Bethesda releasing Fallout 3 on October 28th, 2008 and Obsidian's spin-off Fallout: New Vegas on 19th October, 2010. We are hoping that Bethesda will clear all of this confusion and answer our questions during their E3 conference. Fans have been analyzing the trailer for clues about what the upcoming game may have in store, and some think they may have even figured out its release date.
Melania Trump to return to public eye Monday
However, she recently tweeted that she was "working hard" and "feeling great", but some believe that the FLOTUS didn't write it. Melania Trump's absence has been the subject of media speculation and even a bevy of online conspiracy theories.
We will update this guide with confirmed information as Bethesda announces it.
A short frame in the teaser trailer shows the date on the Pip-Boy to be October 27, 2102.
There's a chance, however, that the launch date could be much sooner than anticipated. That would make a release of sorts within the next couple of months seem perfectly reasonable (so long as Bethesda is not daring to slap a full-price sticker on it of course).
Fallout 76 might be the first Fallout game to ever come on a Nintendo console.
That's all the concrete information they've given us so far though, and while details on the spinoff's plot and gameplay are properly starting to take formation thanks to some eagle-eyed fans as well as some substantiated leaks from inside the development studio itself, nobody has been able to assess for themselves how the latest Fallout project is shaping up. Are you excited about the game and will you be buying the game if it is indeed an online game like the rumors are stating it to be.


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Fujitsu implements smart kiosks for digital banking
The smart kiosks are part of the uBank experience launched by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Fujitsu has announced it has implemented smart banking kiosks at the newly opened digital banking centre in Abu Dhabi.
Fujitsu partnered with Malaysia-based banking and retail technology specialist Emerico to deliver the virtual teller machines to being convenience and flexibility to banking customers.
The smart kiosks are part of the uBank experience launched by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB).
Through the touch-screen smart kiosks, ADCB's customers can instantly open an account, obtain or replace credit and debit cards, and print bank statements. They can also request for their service of choice and complete it with a visit to the banking outlet without having to wait.
Furthermore self-service transactions are secured with biometric authentication technology and a digital signature system, and customers can also request on-demand support from a banking assistant via a live video connection.
Utilising Emerico's Alexis software means full customer integration is achieved through the UAE EIDA (Emirates Identitiy Authority) gate for accessing pertinent information with a simple scan of the customer ID. Alexis also monitors the kiosks remotely, checks if a component goes offline, and can check when plastics must be refiled in the card printer.
It is also integrated with all systems of the bank, whereby background checks to issue credit cards or loans can be swiftly verified. The credit cards issued from the smart kiosk are thereby fully certified by international card companies, and approved under local regulations as well.
Farid Al-Sabbagh, VP & managing director at Fujitsu Middle East, said: "Every single detail in uBank, including the live video conference support, is designed to enhance customer convenience. This is a strong example of Fujitsu's commitment to support our partners in the region with the latest technology solutions to power their digital transformation."
Arup Mukhopadhyay, head of Consumer Banking Group at ADCB, added: "Customers can now perform several on-the-spot transactions by visiting the ADCB uBank. This enhances the quality and speed of services and as a new ‘anytime, anywhere, anyhow' solution, it will fit in perfectly with our customers' lifestyles. We are very happy with Fujitsu and Emerico's smart banking solution as it is fully secured, digitally driven and highly efficient."
ADCB is planning to launch two more uBank centres this year in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.


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Ubisoft Chief Executive Yves Guillemot has stated that the upcoming PS5s backward compatibility support will potentially allow users to play PSOne, PS2 and PS3 titles on the new console, along with PS4 titles. Sony has so far only confirmed that the PS5, which is set to be released in December this year, will be able to play PS4 game titles.
Microsoft’s new console, the Xbox Series X, which is also set to be released in December 2020, has been revealed to be capable of playing games from the Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One – this is a huge advantage and it is possible that Sony are doing everything to ensure their new console will be completely backwards compatible too.
What We Know So Far About the PS5 and Xbox Series X
Very little has been revealed so far about both consoles. We know they will both be released around late November to early December time, but other aspects have remained secret.
Another significant advantage the Microsoft console already holds over its Sony counterpart is its launch game. Halo: Infinite will accompany the Xbox Series X on release whilst it has heavily been reported that StarBlast 2 will be the launch game on PS5. Halo has the pulling power here although it is likely that Sony will announce a game title with more reputation to be released upon launch in the upcoming months.
The Xbox Series X is reported to be 4x as powerful as the Xbox One X which is currently still the most powerful game console in the world. Both consoles will support 8k gaming which will give players the best aesthetics ever seen in console gaming.
We expect the online aspect to remain like how it is currently. Both consoles will of course be able to be played online whilst it is likely that players will still have to pay to be able to play games online.
The PlayStation Store will still be available to players who buy the PS5 console. It remains to be seen what additions they add to the store though or if they continue offering players the chance to download free games. Currently, there are numerous free games available to be downloaded on the store by players, however, these games are often not great. Some games include Prominence Poker (a poker game) and High Roller casino (similar to playing casino slots but with the chance to win virtual money as opposed to real money.) Hopefully with the release of the PS5, Sony will offer players some great incentives to purchase their console over the Xbox.
We are still none the wiser as to how much the two consoles will cost to buy upon release. However, it has been reported that Sony is waiting for Microsoft to reveal its pricing plans before revealing their own.


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Re: NHS Boss...we want our cash boost!
The UK has never, ever, sent the EU £350 million a week.
That was a complete lie.
I know people who were under the impression that leaving the EU would gain us money to spend on the NHS and voted accordingly.
Leaving will cost us money, not gain us money.
How long that lasts is down to the skill and ability of our Politicians.
It is my view, that at the moment, we are being seriously let down by our Politicians.
They have not delivered on a single one of their promises to date.
The EU has not caved in, we have not managed to replicate our existing Free Trade Deals as part of being in the EU.
The biggest objector to that has been the USA, with whom we were promised a quick and easy Free Trade Deal.
They have imposed massive sanctions on Bombardier.
India has told us to get lost.
75% of our exports are services, not covered by WTO Rules.
We triggered Article 50 with the battle cry " No Deal is better than a Bad Deal".
The EU said fine, you can have no deal.
We have now gone begging for a Transition Period, which we are going to be badly stung for.
All the EU have to do to get our contributions back and make a profit is to give us a Free Trade Deal under WTO Rules.
No tariffs either way on manufactured goods and agricultural products.
They simply take our main Exports, Services, and grab the Tax they pay.
Putting it simply, that means 50% more Austerity or massive Tax rises.
Our Politicians have messed up.


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Yesterday, a report claimed that Windows 10 will not be available pre-installed on any devices on July 29. The cause of this was apparently the limited time between RTM and General Availability (GA), which consequently meant that manufacturers won't have enough time to fully test the OS before pre-loading it on devices. Today, however, Bloomberg claims that consumers will be able to buy Windows 10 PCs from stores on launch day after all.
An email sent to the outlet from Microsoft states that companies such as Dell, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard and Acer will have devices with Windows 10 pre-installed available for purchase on July 29. Dell already began its pre-orders for Windows 10 devices a month ago, assuring users that it would begin shipping the same day and buyers will be able to get their hands on the devices as early as July 30.
Previously, a statement from Yusuf Mehdi, vice president of Windows and device marketing, claimed that:
You will see computers running with Windows installed very soon after the 29th and then in the fall, a whole new class of machines for the holidays.


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MEERUT: The red cherry may just have been picked by gau mata
's rampaging armies. Cow vigilantism
, it turns out, has claimed yet another unsuspecting victim -- the ubiquitous cricket ball.
Almost 80% of cricket balls
used in India -- all the red ones that you see littering our pitches -- is made from cow hide, with Meerut
's famous sports industry
producing over 1 lakh of them annually, which is 50% of the total production in the country. But such is the dread in the hearts of transporters these days in the face of rabid cow vigilantism, which has seen a spurt in the last year, that supply chains have broken, prices have seen a steep rise and manufacturers are thinking of switching to buffalo hide. That, of course, would not be the same thing. The cricket ball, as one of them said, would lose its sweet spot.
“Transportation of cow hide was easier earlier," lamented Rakesh Mahajan, director, BD Mahajan & Sons Private Limited, a big sports manufacturing company in Meerut, makers of the popular BDM bat. "We used to get cow hide from states like Kerala, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim where cow slaughter
is legal. But now, due to political fringe elements and even the Dadri incident where a Muslim man was lynched as he was suspected to have eaten beef, there is a great fear psychosis. People think twice before agreeing to transport cow hide to Meerut and other parts of UP. It is hitting business hard.”
Demand, manufacturers said, has outstripped supply and prices of the cricket balls have risen drastically -- from Rs 800 last year to Rs 1,200 this year. These are the ones BCCI
uses for its matches. The ones that are bought locally came for Rs 100, but these, too, are now sold at Rs 250 apiece.
Moreover, one cow hide sheet, which can make three dozen balls, would come for Rs 700-800 last year. It now costs Rs 1500. While bigger units have begun importing leather, smaller ones are moving to buffalo skin. Many already have.
“Most of the small units have switched to buffalo and ox skin because procuring cow skin has become difficult," added Mahajan. "This, however, makes the balls inferior." Buffalo skin is not suitable for ‘alum tanning’ (the process of preparing it before ball making). The hide has issues like colour penetration and waterproofing. It is also time consuming. Plus, buffalo and ox skin being harder than cow skin, it can lead to more serious injuries to batsmen if they are hit by balls made from these.
“We would place our requirement before contractors and the trucks just came to our door. But the fear of being charged with cow slaughter is such among transporters that they would rather give it a skip," said Rachit Sareen, director of Stanford Cricket, another major sports manufacturing unit in the city.


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11/18/2014, 05:11 pm
A jury on Monday found Apple in infringement of pager technology developed for the SkyTel network in the '90s, ordering the company to pay out $23.6 million in damages.
11/18/2014, 01:11 pm
Apple on Tuesday announced the availability of WatchKit, allowing developers to begin creating custom third-party applications, Glances and actionable notifications for the upcoming Apple Watch, before the wrist-worn accessory hits the market in early 2015.
11/18/2014, 01:11 pm
Apple this week was awarded ownership of a patent that describes future electronics with transparent displays, allowing users to view real-world events simultaneously with on-screen generated images.
11/18/2014, 05:11 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple an invention covering a mouse peripheral with built-in chromatic sensor, a device designed to deal with tracking issues inherent in conventional designs while acting as a handheld scanner.
11/17/2014, 11:11 pm
In a segment that aired Monday night on local Los Angeles, Calif., news station KTLA, Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue went on a "shopping spree" to show off Apple Pay at a number of retailers, including the Apple Store.
11/17/2014, 05:11 pm
Smarthome device maker ecobee scored coveted Apple Store shelf space as online and brick-and-mortar outlets on Monday started sales of the ecobee3 Internet-connected thermostat, one of the first products selected by Apple's retail arm to challenge Google-owned Nest.
11/17/2014, 05:11 pm
Visitors and residents of New York City may soon have a vastly improved internet experience thanks to the new LinkNYC program, an initiative to replace the city's aging pay phones with modern "Link structures" that will broadcast access to free, gigabit Wi-Fi.
11/17/2014, 12:11 pm
As Microsoft begins ramping up the holiday ad blitz for its Surface tablets, the software giant has kept Apple's MacBook Air squarely in the crosshairs, continuing its string of television spots that pit the two devices against each other.
11/17/2014, 10:11 am
A new rumor suggests that Apple has struck a major new agreement with its chief rival, Samsung, in which the South Korean electronics maker will produce most of Apple's custom A-series processors for iPhone and iPad starting in 2015.
11/16/2014, 08:11 pm
As of Sunday, Apple's Chinese App Store -- now the second largest in the world -- accepts payments from China UnionPay, the country's only bank card organization and issuers of the most popular cards in China.
11/14/2014, 06:11 pm
Members of various Internet and technology trade groups are pushing the U.S. Senate to impose limitations on spying programs instituted by the National Security Agency, citing privacy concerns and lost business.
11/14/2014, 03:11 pm
Two major southeastern grocery store chains, Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo, are said to begin accepting Apple Pay tap-to-pay transactions at the start of next week, according to a new report.
11/13/2014, 04:11 pm
According to a report on Thursday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is asking Apple about its handling of sensitive health data gathered and stored by the company's new iOS 8 HealthKit framework, especially as it applies to possible dissemination to third parties like advertisers.
11/13/2014, 02:11 pm
Samsung this week announced its answer to Apple's Continuity: a new cross-device sharing feature called "Flow," intended to allow users to move activities and content between Samsung smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, PCs, and more.
11/13/2014, 05:11 am
While rumors that Apple would incorporate sapphire into its latest iPhone 6 flagship handset failed to materialize, the company is continuing work on such a solution, according to a patent application uncovered on Thursday.
11/12/2014, 08:11 pm
At a press event on San Francisco's Treasure Island, drone vendor DJI unveiled its new prosumer-class Inspire drone with 4K video capabilities and announced a new Software Development Kit to allow third party developers to write apps that work with its flagship Phantom 2 Vision flying cameras.
11/12/2014, 06:11 pm
The full version of Greg "Joz" Joswiak's October interview with Re/code has been posted online, with the Apple VP of iPhone, iPod, and iOS Product marketing discussing the iOS 8.0.1 snafu and Apple Pay, among other topics.
11/12/2014, 03:11 pm
Samsung surprised on Wednesday with the unveiling of a new device dubbed "Project Beyond," a unique 360-degree camera that captures the world around it in three dimensions, allowing content to be created for its forthcoming Gear VR virtual reality headset.
11/12/2014, 01:11 pm
As the U.S. credit card industry prepares for an upcoming switch to new cards with secure EMV chips, popular transaction provider Square is preparing to help retailers through the change, and is now accepting preorders for its new chip card-compatible readers.
Walmart's Black Friday deals bundle $30 gift card with $200 iPad mini, $75 gift card with $179 iPhone 6
11/12/2014, 11:11 am
Walmart has revealed its sales for Black Friday, and a number of Apple products will see price cuts paired with free gift cards, including iPads and iPhones, while steep discounts will be offered on some Beats products.


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What AT&T’s $85B Deal Means for DIRECTV NOW, HBO, Hulu, and Philo
A federal judge approved AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
This will have a significant implications on the streaming services, cable channels, and future media acquisitions.
Many argue that if pay TV providers also own the entertainment bundle, that prices will continue to go up for content.
AT&T disagrees. They argue that with Time Warner they can be more cost competitive by owning wireless, video distribution, and content.
They felt they needed the merger to compete with technology companies like Google/Apple/Amazon and streaming services like Netflix.
Earlier this month, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson announced that if the deal went through they would launch an entertainment-only plan called AT&T Watch for $15 / month or free for AT&T subscribers.
We broke down what this might mean for the different services.
What the AT&T/Time Warner Merger means for AT&T and DIRECTV NOW?
- AT&T will now own wireless service (AT&T), pay TV service (DIRECTV & DIRECTV NOW), and a bundle of cable channels (HBO, TNT, TBS, CNN, etc.)
- Because of the approval, AT&T will launch a entertainment-only bundle called AT&T Watch for $15 / month or free for AT&T subscribers.
- AT&T and DIRECTV NOW customers will likely continue to get HBO at a subsidized price.
What the AT&T/Time Warner Merger means for Hulu?
- Many expect that this might cause Comcast to challenge Disney’s bid for FOX.
- Currently, Disney has agreed to acquire most of FOX assets including Hulu, regional sports channels, and 21st Century Fox’s film and TV production companies.
- Comcast or Disney would become the majority shareholder of Hulu the acquisition.
What the AT&T/Time Warner Merger means for PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and Sling TV?
- There is a risk that AT&T could hold back Time Warner channels from appearing on other services.
- AT&T may be able to be more aggressive on pricing since they own but content and distribution.
What the AT&T/Time Warner Merger means for Philo?
- Since AT&T plans to launch a $15 entertainment-only option, Philo may have to compete with a larger company on price.
- However, Philo is backed by major content providers which may not participate in the AT&T bundle.


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Published on : Tuesday, March 7, 2017
In UK and France, Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) has set up its representative offices in the presence of Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, CEO of the company and his delegation. It’s a kind of a strategic outreach of the authority.
Recently inaugurated brand ‘ours yours’ is focused in highlighting Bahrain as one of the key destinations for all the regional and international markets making tourism industry to be the main economic contributors to the country economy in general. BTEA took the chance to meet with the trade officials and trade tourism press executives to introduce the strategy of the kingdom, at the time of the launch of the representative offices.
To quote Shaikh Khaled, CEO of BTEA, ‘’ Bahrain has a strong and long standing relationship with the UK and France and it became natural for us, while developing our global tourism strategy, to include the British and French market as a priority inbound market. International travelers are eager for new experiences therefore the unique positioning of our destination combining high standards and authenticity will meet their expectations.
We’re happy to see that the British and French trade actors are very curious about what Bahrain has to offer and willing to work closely with us, which looks positive for the upcoming months and years.’’


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students World University of Design (WUD) - India’s first and only University
dedicated to education in the creative domain along with their mentors designed
an autonomous car called “Q Car” which was inaugurated at the recently
concluded Auto Expo - The Motor Show 2020.
Car- an autonomous car designed to focus on the futuristic mobility solution
for Indian scenario is a two-seater car which has no engine and requires no
driver to drive the vehicle. It will also, provide the functionality of a car
without having to own one, perfectly suited for a daily ride to work, schools,
and colleges, provide safer transportation for children, women and elderly
name of the vehicle is inspired from design of the vehicle which is in shape of
the letter Q and also the vehicle will be put in operation - in a QUEUE i.e.
when all these vehicles will drive on the road in an organised manner.
Sanjay Gupta, Vice-Chancellor at World University of Design said in a statement
during the expo, “We follows a student-centric pedagogy that focuses on
enhancing students’ learning through hands-on industry experience, Auto Expo is
one of the world’s premier auto shows where creative minds come together to
showcase the best in the automotive world. We are delighted to be a part of
Auto Expo 2020, a signature event where World University of design unveiled the
futuristic mobility solution for Indian scenario – Q Car. The presentation is
unique not only in terms of its concept but also being India’s first ever
Full-Scale 3D-Printed model. The car is a Work in Progress of a mega project
& it will take another few months before the final prototype to emerge but
the School of Design is proud to showcase the 3D model of their autonomous
concept vehicle at the “Auto Expo 2020”.
University of Design, located in the education hub of Rajiv Gandhi Education
City in Sonipat, Haryana, boasts of an unusually large and highly qualified
faculty members who have been educated and trained at prestigious institutes
such as NIFT, NID, LCF -London, FIT – New York, SPA and Delhi College of Art
among others. The university is being shaped and mentored by an Advisory Board
comprising of Neha Kirpal, Veer Munshi, AG Krishna Menon, Payal Jain, Peter
D’ascoli and Amardeep Behl, among others.
Yokohama India announced the launch of two new additions to its popular Geolandar series of tyres– the Geolandar X-AT and Geolandar M/T G003. These cutting-edge tyres are engineered to deliver unparal...
Volkswagen Passenger Cars India launched the new “My Volkswagen” app, a one-stop solution that offers a seamless, convenient and immersive digital experience for prospective and existing customers.
Delhi-based leading auto-tech company Rosmerta Technologies Limited introduced a cutting-edge AI-based Driver Monitoring & Alert System integrated with a vehicle tracking management system.


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Singapore Customs has seized over 5,000 bags of trademark-infringing rice from a shipment that was imported from India to Singapore on Thursday (24 November).
It said that the proprietor of the Singapore-registered trade mark, who suspected that the bags of rice were counterfeit goods infringing its trademark, lodged a notice with Singapore Customs to object to the importation of the goods pursuant to Section 82 of the Trade Marks Act.
Subsequently, Singapore Customs then intercepted five 20-foot containers, which were carrying the shipment of over 5,000 bags of rice weighing about 129 tonnes at the Pasir Panjang Terminal.
Singapore Customs said that it seized the rice after an inspection revealed that their packaging bore a sign similar to the registered trade mark in question. The trade mark proprietor has confirmed the rice to be counterfeit goods and is in the process of taking legal action against the importer of the goods.
It stated that as the authority responsible for border enforcement of intellectual property rights, Singapore Customs is committed to working closely with rights holders, the trading community, and relevant government agencies to maintain a robust regime for the protection of intellectual property rights in Singapore.


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KRIS JENNER STABS BACK at Facelift Lawsuit
Posted On: Monday, 07 May 2012
Kris Jenner is ADAMANT -- her facelift did not impede her credibility to market beauty products ... and has filed a countersuit against the cosmetic company who is trying to renege on their contract.As TMZ previously reported ... mama Kardashian was sued by B&P cosmetics in 2011, after they claimed her facelift tarnished the reputation of their product "Beautiful Eyes in a Bag" -- for which Jenner was the celebrity spokeswoman.
KJ has fired back -- solidifying her previous claim that the facelift didn't affect her eyes, or her ability to endorse the product -- by filing a countersuit last month in Ohio.
In legal docs, Kris says she held up her end of the deal and alleges B&P is exploiting her well-publicized trip under the knife in order to squirm out of their contract.
According to docs, Jenner wants to keep the $305k advance B&P gave her and seeks compensatory damages and legal fees for the entire ordeal.
A judge has yet to rule.
DOMA to Rowley: T&T needs urgent relief from murderous savagery Expressing outrage and horror yesterday at the murder of nine-year-old Cyon Paul on Friday night, the Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) has called on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to “take...


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China set to become largest video-game market in the world this year
Mobile gaming is also predicted to become more lucrative than PC and console platforms, according to latest Global Games Market Report
Gamers worldwide are expected to generate a total of US$99.6 billion in revenue for the video games industry this year, an 8.5 per cent increase from 2015, with China accounting for a quarter of that income, according to the latest Global Games Market Report released today.
Published by digital games market research firm Newzoo, the annual report also says mobile gaming will, for the first time, take a larger share than PC or console platforms, with US$36.9 billion.
With a projected US$24.4 billion in revenues this year, China is expected to be the largest games market in the world, ahead of the US, whose anticipated market size is US$23.5 billion.
But the report also points out that China’s PC market is showing signs of a slowdown, “with a 4 per cent increase compared to the previous 16 per cent as the success of ‘core’ mobile titles is starting to cannibalise PC game spending”.
By contrast, the mobile gaming sector in China is leapfrogging forward faster than estimated and is predicted to reach US$10 billion by the end of 2016, up 41 per cent from last year’s US$7.1 billion. “China will remain the largest games market for the foreseeable future, growing to US$28.9 billion by 2019,” says the Global Games Market Report.
This accelerating growth of the mobile game market is also reflected in a new report released by the Mobile Game Forum Asia, which was held in Hong Kong earlier this month.
According to the MGF, there are 564.5 million consumers in mainland China above the age of 18 who own or have regular access to a smartphone and/or tablet; three-quarters of them actively play mobile games. That means the country has more than 314 million active mobile gamers, who are generating around US$5 billion worth of revenue for this specific market.
By far the most popular mobile titles played in the past six months across all regions are puzzle games such as Candy Crush Saga.
“Where more mature markets (as in Japan and North America) are beginning to stabilise, China’s mobile gaming market represents a strong opportunity – featuring consistent year-over-year growth as new users are adopting new devices,” the report says.
“This growth is facilitated, in a large part, by domestic device manufacturers (such as Xiaomi) who provide affordable options.”
While virtual reality appears to be all the rage at the moment – with the recent release of VR headsets including the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive – data from Newzoo suggest game software revenues from VR to remain marginal for the near future.
“VR and AR [augmented reality] will in the longer term change how consumers communicate with each other and interact with content,” says the report. “In the short to medium term, Newzoo expects the lion’s share of VR revenues to be generated by hardware sales, spectator content, and live viewing formats.”


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Facebook Offers More Shares in Stock Debut
Voice of America, Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Social media giant Facebook says it is boosting the number of shares of company stock it will offer for sale to the public later this week, due to strong investor interest.
Facebook said Wednesday it will now offer 421 million shares for sale — a 25 percent increase. The privately owned social network Internet site will become a public company on Friday with a stock sale that analysts say could raise $16 billion for the company.
That would make the Facebook stock debut one of the largest in U.S. financial market history, perhaps trailing only the nearly $18 billion raised by the Visa credit card company in 2008.
Facebook plans to set the price for its stock on Thursday, but says it will cost between $34 and $38 a share.
While large institutional investors appear anxious to buy Facebook stock and become part-owners of the company, not everyone is convinced that investing in the company will prove worthwhile. One recent survey of Americans showed half of those polled thought Facebook would prove to be a passing fad, even though it now has has 900 million users worldwide.
Then on Tuesday, the world's largest carmaker, U.S.-based General Motors, said it is ending its $10 million advertising account on Facebook after concluding that its promotions on the site had little effect in boosting sales.
The loss of paid advertising from GM will have little affect on the Internet giant, which earned $3.7 billion in revenues last year. But financial analysts say this could lead other businesses to reconsider using Facebook as part of their overall advertising strategy. Facebook's advertising revenue growth has slowed in recent months, and it has yet to devise a strategy to attract advertising on mobile devices like smartphones or tablet computers.
Facebook's value is expected to increase to more than $100 billion when it begins trading on the Nasdaq exchange.
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Robert Milner, general sales manager at the dealership, said he was a little reluctant to be the first dealer in the country to try the Groupon deal but likes the idea of setting a precedent.
"We're dipping a toe in it," he said.
Consumers spend $199 for a voucher worth $500 toward the purchase of a car, redeemable this year.
Between giving up $300 to consumers and $100 to Groupon, each sale will cost the dealership $400.
Unsure of what the demand will be, LaFontaine capped the deal at 150 vouchers, Mr. Milner said.
"But if I get 150 people and it costs $400 per commitment, I'm all in on that ," he said.
Mr. Milner said the typical advertising expense per car is $350 to $400, putting the Groupon cost in line with budgeted expenses.
In a statement Groupon issued through its Chicago-based public relations firm SS PR, the company said car dealerships are a next step for the company.
"Since the beginning, Groupon's goal was to give service and structure out of the norm to local businesses and so that the local users would be able to shop with a discount," the statement said. "Groupon started with local businesses and went to spas and hotels and thought the next step would be to go to a car dealership."
With the deal running for the rest of today and into Wednesday, Mr. Milner said it's too early to say whether the strategy will work. If the deal goes well, he said, he'll consider proposing it for other dealerships within the 14-franchise LaFontaine Automotive Group.
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If the latest enrollment figures are any indicator, 2015 promises to be better for Obamacare than 2014.
Almost three times as many consumers have selected coverage plans on healthcare.gov than did so in the 2013 open enrollment period. Most of them being new consumers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimate about 9 million new customers for 2015, compared with the 7 million in 2014.
Open enrollment for healthcare.gov will end Feb. 15. Applicants may use the marketplace to check if they are eligible for Medicaid.
By all accounts, Obamacare is working. Through a combination of subsidies for low and moderate-income consumers and Medicaid expansion, the ACA has expanded coverage to 20 million more consumers by nearly 5%.


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SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Buyers of electric vehicles (EVs) who are waiting for delivery after signing purchase contracts are on edge due to delayed delivery amid the possibility of a reduction in EV subsidies.
The Ministry of Environment set next year’s EV distribution target at 235,000 units, twice as high as this year’s target, but next year’s budget for EV subsidies was set at 1.95 trillion won (US$1.64 billion), only 800 billion won higher than this year’s level.
Accordingly, the government’s per-unit EV subsidy will likely to be reduced to 6 million won ($5,050) next year from 8 million won this year.
In addition, the government is reviewing the idea of limiting the maximum subsidies to EVs with a consumer price of less than 55 million won starting from next year. Thus far, the EVs costing less than 60 million won have received 100 percent of the subsidy.
EVs costing between 55 million won and 60 million won would get only 50 percent of the maximum subsidy.
Against this backdrop, there are many cases in which deliveries of EVs for which contracts have been signed this year are being delayed into next year due to longer waiting times resulting from the global shortage of semiconductors.
With this in mind, some consumers claim that the government should exempt the contracts signed this year from the application of new subsidy rules.
The environment ministry, however, remains reluctant to exempt cases of delayed delivery from the application of the new rules.
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Fifa has appointed Megalicense Entertainment to manage its retail and licensing programme for next year's World Cup in Russia.
The Russian company will oversee the production of official merchandise and the operation of fan shops on behalf of world soccer's governing body. The partnership followed a tender process, with five candidates assessed on criteria including sales forecasts, financial models, and product categories.
“For Fifa it is very important that Russian citizens and football fans from all over the world have the opportunity to purchase high-quality licensed products, which are a very important element of the tournaments and contribute significantly to the fan experience and event promotion," said Fifa chief commercial officer Philippe Le Floc'h. "Such products are like a piece of the action, generating positive emotions and representing great memories of these unique events for a lifetime."
Zakhar Nazarenko, the general director of Megalicense, added: “This is a fantastic opportunity for our potential partners as the results of previous licensing programmes such as the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil and the Sochi Winter Olympics showed that the status of an official licensee or retail partner can help companies to increase their market share in a very short time, build new sales channels and enter new market segments. We are open to discussing licensing opportunities with licensees across a wide range of categories and with partners who would like to open official fan shops in host cities and across Russia.”
The 2018 Fifa World Cup will be played from 14th June to 15th July across 12 venues in 11 Russian cities. The same country will host this year's Fifa Confederations Cup from 17th June to 2nd July.


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News Release > Entergy Mississippi Donates 37,000 CFL Bulbs to Mississippi Food Network
Entergy Mississippi Donates 37,000 CFL Bulbs to Mississippi Food Network
More than 70 local food pantries to distribute bulbs to low-income Mississippians
JACKSON, Mississippi–Representatives from local food pantries gathered at the Mississippi Food Network today to receive their share of 37,000 ENERGY STAR® certified Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs that Entergy Mississippi, Inc. donated to low-income Mississippians. Volunteers helped distribute the bulbs and load the boxes onto the trucks.
The light bulbs were donated by the utility through its Entergy Solutions energy efficiency program. The energy-efficient bulbs will help recipients reduce energy costs to free up money for other needs. CFLs use up to 75 percent less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs and last about 10 times longer.
Entergy Mississippi’s donation of the CFLs is the continuation of a partnership with MFN that began last year when the company donated 26,000 CFL bulbs that were distributed to 85 MFN-member food pantries.
Mississippians who don’t receive assistance from food pantries but would like to switch to more energy-efficient lighting can get instant discounts on select ENERGY STAR certified CFL and LED lighting at local retailers through Entergy Mississippi’s Entergy Solutions Residential Lighting program. Customers can save up to $1.50 on select CFLs and up to $4 on select LEDs. A list of participating retailers can be found at EntergySolutionsMS.com/Lighting.
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. provides electricity to approximately 445,000 customers in 45 counties. It is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 10,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.8 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11.5 billion and more than 13,000 employees.


text: Brothers Shyam and Hari Bhartia lost over $500 million as shares of their foods outfit Jubilant FoodWorks, which has franchises for Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts, took hit amid lower consumer spending. Unfazed, they plan to open 125 more stores this year. In an emerging trend, one out of every 5 delivery orders for their Domino's pizzas is placed online. Meanwhile their pharma firm, Jubilant Lifesciences, reeling under debt of $630 million as interest costs soared, saw its stock fall by two-thirds in the past year. Brothers also own stake in AIM-listed Jubilant Energy.


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Banking Crisis the Best Bitcoin Advertisement for New Traders Flooding Into BTC, According to InvestAnswers
A extensively adopted crypto strategist says the US banking disaster is among the greatest ads for merchants all in favour of Bitcoin (BTC).
In a brand new interview on Crypto Banter, the nameless host of InvestAnswers says he believes persons are investing fiat currencies in Bitcoin over fears of the banking fallout.
He says those that lived by way of the Nice Recession of 2008, which was triggered by a banking disaster, are viewing Bitcoin as a safer place to take a position their wealth.
“I believe what’s occurring is you’ve obtained individuals coming into Bitcoin. All they know is Bitcoin. They don’t know crypto. However they’re afraid for his or her fiat, due to this fact they’re shopping for Bitcoin first. That’s what you’re seeing right here. You’ve obtained individuals which have been in Bitcoin for the longest time. In the event that they had been too younger to stay by way of the nice monetary disaster in 2008-2009, they don’t know what simply occurred.
The individuals which have been round and know what Bitcoin is about simply had the perfect commercial for the reason that nice monetary disaster of 2008. That’s my take. And I believe persons are flooding in. I had calls yesterday reflecting precisely that, new time consumers. And it’s scarce and there’s not a lot on the exchanges.”
Bitcoin noticed a exceptional rise as American banks failed, shattering the $26,000 stage on March 14th after dipping into the $19,000 stage final week.
Bitcoin has since retraced and is buying and selling for $24,658 at time of writing.
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Chery Alado Automobile Sdn Bhd will start exporting the locally assembled Chery Eastar 2.0L MPV to Thailand and Indonesia, starting with 50 units to each country. By the end of 2010, Chery expects this figure to touch 500 units. Next export targets are Singapore and Brunei in 2011. The Eastar is put together at Oriental Assemblers in Johor alongside the Tiggo SUV.
The Eastar 2.0L made its debut here last month. Its 2.0-litre ACTECO engine was jointly developed by Chery and AVL of Austria, producing 134 bhp and 180 Nm. Paired to a four-speed automatic, this twin-cam unit will retire the dated 2.4-litre Mitsubishi 4G64 engine, which was an Eastar selling point that Chery Alado harped on previously. In Malaysia, the 2.0L ACTECO engine alone gets a 5-year or 200,000 km warranty (the rest of the car gets a 3-year/100,000 km warranty). It’s priced at RM79,998.
Chery has done quite well in Malaysia lately, spurred by the well received Eastar. Last year, Chery sold more than 1,800 vehicles, a 170% increase over 2008 figures. This year, they are targetting sales of over 5,000 units. The company plans to introduce three new models this year, including a compact car, to achieve that target. Looking at Chery’s range, this could possibly include the more modern looking A1 and A3 or the oddball QQ6.


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Good morning.We’re not out of the rainy weather pattern yet, but it’s coming to an end. Dare we hope for a good -weather weekend?
Look for your helmet now, because tomorrow is Bike-to-Work Day .
As bad as that dog attack on Clinton schoolchildren was yesterday, it could have been worse if not for the school bus driver who hit the dog until it released its grip on one child, and kicked it away as it attacked another.
Fruit for celebration: It’s the 10-year anniversary of the first Apple Store (right here in Tyson’s Corner). Although we’re platform-neutral, we recognize how the concept changed electronics retailing. We’ll have a report this morning from the store itself.
50 tickets a day??? We have the same respect for public-sector workers as we do for all workers, and we’re sure parking enforcement officer Loretta Robinson being honored by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was deserved. Still, she writes 50 tickets a day, although she said, cracking a small smile, “I try to be fair with them.” Yikes.
Be careful where you park yourself today; the safest place of all, of course, is at PostLocal, where we keep you informed, engaged and entertained.


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Given that we regularly pay up to $1000 (NZD$1074) for top-of-the-line smartphones it would stand to reason that the world’s cheapest phone would be underpowered and nigh on unusable.
Yet new Indian company Ringing Bells has this week introduced a $5 smartphone that at least on paper seems just fine.
The Freedom 251 was unveiled a day before the launch and, as the name suggests it’s being sold for 251 rupees ($5.12) — a price that sceptics said was far lower than its components would cost.Bearing more than a passing resemblance to an iPhone 4 – but featuring an Indian flag on the rear — the phone appears to be surprisingly capable considering it costs about the price we might pay for a large coffee in Australia
Running Android 5.1 Lollipop the Freedom features a 4-inch touchscreen displaying at the resolution of 960×640 – a removable 1450mAh battery and a 3.2-megapixel main camera.
It’s powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM and has 8GB of internal storage – expandable with a MicroSD card (which would probably cost more thanww the phone itself).
While the Freedom doesn’t have all the modern smartphone luxuries – such as 4G/LTE capabilities – an accelerometer or NFC – it’s inarguably good for the price.


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tech fest detroit 2015
The tech fest in Detroit may be over but tech is no way over this year. We love to show our love for you by giving you the latest and greatest from the world of tech, from all types of phones and gadgets, to the latest in gaming. We also give you updates on the latest in education, as well as the latest in computer apps and games.
We’re huge fans of the Tech Fest in Detroit and the folks from Techfest Detroit are as dedicated to the tech scene in Michigan as they are to the tech scene in the city. So if you want to see the latest in the newest, we’ve got the latest on the latest in tech at techfestdetroit.com.
Techfest Detriot is a two day tech fest held in Detroit, MI on the weekend of September 21 and 22. We are just about as excited to go to Techfest Detroit as we are to go to Techfest Detriot. We’ll be there, playing all kinds of games, attending events, and of course, hanging out with our friends at Techfest Detriot. But it won’t be until Saturday that we’ll have an update from the Techfest Detriot site.
The site is being redesigned with a new logo and new colors. All the new stuff will be shown in a new screen in the video player. I’m sure the old site has been updated with the new logo and colors for a while now, so here’s the new logo for our site.
We are working with the new site to have a new logo. The old logo was too blurry to read. We also want to make sure you guys get an update on the new website. We will be adding all the new features such as the new logo, new color scheme, and new screen. We will be posting updates on Twitter and Facebook as well.
The team at techfest detroit 2015 is working with us to make sure this is ready for the new site. But, we’ve also been working on the new site for a long time so we are pretty excited to get it up and running.
The new logo is going to make a big difference for the website. We have a new color scheme for the site that is going to look a lot cooler on all your screens. The new logo will also be a big part of the new theme, so keep your eyes peeled.We would also like to say thank you to our sponsors and friends.
We’ve been working on a new logo for a long time, so we’re pretty excited to get it going. We’ve also been working on a new theme for the site so keep your eyes peeled. The new logo will be a big part of the new theme, so keep your eyes peeled.
If you have a site with a lot of links, that is good. You can be confident that the content you’re using will still be effective with links. We have been working on a new theme for the site so if it’s still not working, don’t worry about it. It looks cool and will help our community to see that content again.
Yes, the new logo will be a big part of the new theme, but it will also be part of the main logo. We’ll continue to be the place people go to see the new logos and hear about the new theme.


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In the 21st century, is the runway even necessary? International Herald Tribune's Suzy Menkes asks the question in an article about the 11-minute film that designer Gareth Pugh showed for his Spring 2011 collection on Wednesday, the opening day of the Paris collections. Pugh certainly sounds like he prefers it, commenting that it allows him to better communicate the emotion behind his clothes in a more controlled environment. More importantly, a video like Pugh's opens up runway shows from 300 to three millon people. Although the industry was notoriously late to the web world, the recent and rapid rise of luxury and fashion e-commerce, live streaming video and online fashion media make it clear: the customer wants a front row seat. At some point, designers are going to have to give it them if they want to sell their clothes.
Watch the video on Business of Fashion here.


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Toyota is developing a solid battery that can be fully charged in just 15 minutes. The news was recently announced by the automaker’s vice president, Keiji Kaita, during an interview with the Automotive News website. The project is being conducted by Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, a joint venture with Panasonic.
Unlike traditional batteries, this model will be able to transfer lithium ions more efficiently between negative and positive electrodes, thanks to the sulfur-based electrolyte that will be in its composition. For now, companies have developed only one prototype.
More efficiency, greater challenges
Ordinary batteries, like those found in cell phones, have a liquid or gel as an electrolyte – a medium that transports electrons between the anode and the cathode.
The Toyota model, in turn, will have a solid state electrolyte. This has a number of advantages, such as reduced fire risk. Another very important benefit is the increase in efficiency: solid batteries can store up to 60% more energy than a conventional battery of the same volume.
However, during the interview, Keiji Kaita stated that some challenges still need to be overcome. The solid electrolyte needs to be compacted under high pressure to reduce the spaces between the particles, allowing ions and electrons to pass more easily.
On the other hand, this material also needs to be flexible, as the anode expands and contracts during discharge. The central problem is that the more expansion and contraction there is in this system, the greater the deformation of the electrolyte particles.
As a result, the flow of ions and electrons will be inhibited, reducing battery performance in the long run. “The key is to develop a material that is not easily deformed. An innovation can come from new materials or new designs,” says Kaita. According to the executive, production of the model will start in 2025, but in a limited way.


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The past few months have seen a small outbreak of new hair salons in downtown Arkansas City.
No Image Beauty Salon Too opened in December at 307 N. Summit St. The salon is owned by Treananda Ndale and staffed by Antonio Whitfield of Derby.
Whitfield said that Ndale also owns a shop in Wichita and comes to Ark City only when she has a full day of appointments.
Whitfield has 10 years of experience working on both men’s and women’s hair. He said he is able to provide almost any service, including clipper cuts, shear cuts, color, thermo styling and braiding, along with facials and shaves.
He said he takes all possible COVID-19 precautions, including sanitizing between customers. While serving customers, he wears a mask and gloves and uses disposable capes.
“We like our customers to wear masks if they have them,” he said. “If not, one will be provided.”
Like any business, Whitfield said there were a few struggles while getting started, but he said the overall picture looks promising.
“It’s been a welcoming experience,” he said. “We like the family orientation of the community and we are a family salon.”
Bazooka Cutz, at 115 S. Summit St., opened for business in mid-November. Owner Joshua Prudhomme laughed when asked about the business name.
“I want you to leave with a cut that says ‘boom,’” he said. “That’s kind of corny, but I thought it was kind of catchy. It sticks to you a bit.”
Prudhomme said he has no set business hours. As the only employee of the shop, he is taking customers by appointment because he is not set up to handle a high volume. He said that due to COVID-19, most people don’t feel comfortable being packed into such a small space.
“People can walk in and schedule an appointment or do so online through our Facebook page,” he said.
He said that business has been steady.
With more than five years of experience, Prudhomme said he is able to provide hair services for both men and women. But there are some areas that he prefers not work with.
“As far as long hair, women’s long hair, I don’t specialize in that,” he said.
As a lifelong resident of California, Prudhomme said he wanted to find a better life for his three sons and his wife. He said one of his friends who lived in Ark City asked him to move to the area and join him in a special ministry called Hooked on God, Ministry over Business. After visiting the community, he knew it was where he wanted to be.
“I felt like Ark City, just being out here and seeing the culture, it’s a better atmosphere to raise a family,” he said.
Prudhomme said the move was a bit uncomfortable at first, but he is glad he made that decision.
“My boys love it,” he said, “But my wife is homesick. She is really close to her family, so that’s been rough on her.”
The CourierTraveler featured another new hair care business in downtown Ark City, Sage & Soul, in Saturday’s edition.


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China Brilliance has signed letters of intent with 36 US dealers in preparation for a US market launch. The company has said its US launch will take place once it has secured 100 dealers. Many of the dealers that have signed up are understood to be Saturn dealers.
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In addition, ad spending during Q2 2010 was up 5.4% compared to last year.
TV Leads Ad Rebound
Television media led the first half rebound. Spot TV expenditures jumped 25.1%, fueled by what Kantar termed “robust” demand from auto and retail marketers and a cyclical upturn in political advertising. Spanish Language TV spending rose 14.6%, with gains driven by the World Cup event in June 2010.
Cable TV (+ 8.8%) and Network TV (+7.2%) benefited from selling more ad time and increased spending across a broad range of retail and consumer package goods categories, Kantar said.
Free Standing Inserts (FSIs) posted the second largest growth rate among the major media sectors. Expenditures rose 7.6% as CPG marketers aggressively targeted value-conscious consumers with couponing programs.
Radio, Magazines, Newspapers Have Varying Results
Within the Radio sector, results were divergent. Spending in National Spot Radio increased 16.8%, while Local Radio was up 4.2%, as Kantar analysis indicates telecom and financial service marketers shifted budgets into these segments. Network Radio registered a small decline of 0.4%. All radio types saw growth rates ease slightly during the second quarter.
Consumer Magazine expenditures bottomed out in March 2010, according to Kantar, and the ensuing rebound in page counts helped push half-year spending to a 1.5% increase. Sunday Magazines (+13.1%) drove much of the overall growth, while B2B (-4.2%) and Local (-3.5%) Magazines detracted from it.
National Newspaper spending jumped 7.1%, primarily from gains tracked by Kantar at the Wall Street Journal. However, Local Newspaper spending was down 4.6% compared to last year, and has now suffered declines for 19 consecutive quarters.
Bigger Advertisers Produce Bigger Gains
Expenditures for the 10 largest advertisers increased 11.5% to $8.35 billion in the first six months of 2010. Among the Top 100 advertisers, a diversified group representing nearly one-half of the measured ad economy, spending was up 9.7% to $29.32 billion.
The long-tail of small advertisers, defined as those outside the Top 1,000 and a segment which accounts for more than one-fifth of all ad expenditures, lagged behind with just a 1.4% gain in their aggregate media investments. Kantar analysis indicates the skewed distribution illustrates the dependency of the current advertising recovery on large advertisers.
P&G Leads all Advertisers
Procter & Gamble easily held onto its position as the largest advertiser and spent $1.5 billion, a 31.1% increase from $1.14 billion a year ago. The company boosted marketing support for nearly all of its largest brands.
AT&T took the second spot in the rankings with expenditures rising 14.1%, from $970.8 million in the first half of 2009 to $1.1 billion in the first half of 2010. Much of the increase was due to a large TV ad buy in February’s Winter Olympics, while the second quarter was characterized by significant advertising reductions for core wireless products.
Rival telephony provider Verizon Communications slashed its half-year budgets by 12.3%, from $1.16 billion to $1.02 billion, the largest percentage decrease in ad spending by any top 10 advertiser. Verizon was still the fourth-largest overall ad spender, with General Motors Corp., whose 45.6% increase from $716.3 million to $1.04 billion was the largest percentage gain in first half ad spending, taking the third spot.
Auto Sector Comes on Strong
The Top 10 included three auto manufacturers, the most from that sector in more than three years. Toyota Motor, seeking to rehabilitate its image after recalling millions of vehicles for safety hazards, raised its ad budgets by 23.3%, from $427.9 million to $527.7 million. Ford Motor, which has recently been gaining market share, accelerated its expenditures by a comparatively modest 12.2%, from $467 million to $524.1 million.
Largest Categories Spend $36B
Expenditures for the 10 largest advertising categories rose 7.3% in the first six months of 2010 and totaled $36.04 billion.
Automotive was the premier category among the Top 10 on both dollar volume and growth rate, as spending surged 23.4% from $4.9 billion to $6.1 billion amidst an improved environment for vehicle sales. Kantar analysis indicates within the category, manufacturers and dealers had comparable rates of increase.
Telecom was the second-largest category in terms of spending, with half-year expenditures up 2.8% from $4.26 billion to $4.38 billion.
Two categories in the top 10 experienced negative ad spending growth. Number seven Direct Response fell 4.2%, from $3.24 billion to $3.1 billion, and number 10 Travel & Tourism dropped 7.9%, from $2.39 billion to $2.2 billion.
Ad Market Rebounds
The US ad market will rebound with 3% growth this year, according to new estimates from SNL Kagan. Projections in the study “Advertising Forecasts: US Market Trends & Data for All Major Media” indicate the total market is projected to rebound 2.8% to $210.5 billion in 2010, following two consecutive years of declines.
SNL Kagan predicts that the sectors with the strongest growth this year will be mobile, broadcast TV stations and internet, while business publications and newspapers will show the largest declines.
SNL Kagan also forecasts the market will continue to grow, reaching $214.3 billion in 2011 and $275.8 billion by 2019.


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Govt working on ePlatform to facilitate international trade
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The commerce ministry has commenced work on a Trade Connect ePlatform that will act as an intermediary connecting Indian exporters and entrepreneurs with various stakeholders in international trade, union minister of commerce and industry, consumer affairs, food and public distribution and textiles, Piyush Goyal, said on Tuesday.
Chairing the second meeting of the reconstituted Board of Trade held at Bharat Mandapam in the capital, Goyal said the ePlatform is expected to be ready in 3-4 months’ time.
The ePlatform will help new and aspiring exporters by providing information on various regulations relating to markets, sectors, export trends, benefits under Free Trade Agreements and, sector specific events along with a facility to address trade related queries to government officials and associated entities.
Goyal said the Board of Trade meeting itself provides an opportunity to deliberate on the key issues, including how to leverage the FTAs tour benefit, how to encourage the Startups/MSMEs to go beyond borders and start exporting, boosting exports also from the services sector which remains a key driver of export growth.
He said internationalization of goods and services will help in improving the quality of the products while and also bringing in economies of scale. Exports, he said, should become a people’s movement with the states, the centre and the industry playing the role of facilitators.
States, he said, should play a play a pro-active role in order to achieve higher exports and contribute to nation building. He also assured to address all the issues raised by the participants and consider all suggestions made by them at the meeting.
While talking about the potential of service exports, the minister emphasised that education, tourism and audio-visual services are areas with huge potential.
The Board of Trade meeting focused on reviewing the export performance against the backdrop of the $2 trillion export target for year 2030. The meeting discussed the priorities identified in the new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 and the strategies and measures to be adopted in order to take forward the export growth.
The reconstituted Board of Trade provides a platform to the state governments and union territories for sharing local perspectives on exports, while acting as a platform for the central government to pass on information on international developments affecting India’s trade and the role states and UTs can play.
The Board of Trade is also an important mechanism for deliberations on trade related issues with industry bodies, associations and export promotion councils.
The 29 non-official members also participated in the Board of Trade meeting.


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web hub; the meeting of the world’s most famous super computer and consumer holiday shopping needs. Watson is the “Jeopardy” winning supercomputer that is capable of understanding natural language to reveal insights from massive amounts of unstructured data. This is artificial intelligence, or more exactly called, cognitive computing. Cognitive computing is self-learning and builds upon itself as it gathers more and more data.
Using Watson Trend as a gift guide this holiday season, shoppers will have a new way to understand the reasoning behind “why” certain items become “must haves” during the gift-giving season.
A retailer will also be able to examine Watson Trends to plan what inventory to ship where, whether to stock up and which products are likely to stand the test of time.
For the launch, on November 19, I interviewed Maria Winans, CMO, IBM Commerce, in a #WatsonTrend Twitter chat. She gave the Twitter participants further insights into how Watson will change the way people will benefit from machine learning.
Maria made it clear that unlike standard analytic analysis, through cognitive computing, Watson understands the human language.


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Pokemon GO Fire And Ice Event: What To Expect; Upcoming Fest Revealed
Just recently, Niantic has officially launched the newest Pokemon GO event called Solstice Event. This basically increases the spawn rates of Pokemon with fire and/or ice abilities. For anyone wondering how to be successful at this event, continue reading.
According to SlashGear, the aforementioned Pokemon GO event started with a sudden half-price discount on Lucky Eggs. This only means that, in one way or another, players will get to have better gameplay experience, though it will only last a week. In this case, it is better to take advantage of these eggs and see where luck gets them.
In addition, the interesting thing about the Solstice Event in the hit augmented reality game is the boost in XP gains. Hence, it might be best for players to move forward with whatever things that allow them to acquire experience points. Here, they can take full advantage such as capturing Pokemon with throw balls.
The publication, in another report, states that Pokemon GO players should note that the event does not include any bonuses on walking Buddy Pokemon. So, as much as possible, it is best to venture on other premises such as the Throw Balls, as mentioned above. That is because as long as they are able to capture pocket monsters with these balls accurately, they will be rewarded with bonus XPs.
In related Pokemon GO news, PCMag reports that a new event is brewing to take place next month. It is deemed to be massive and will be launched come July 22. It is called the Pokemon GO Fest, which is the first organized and live event from Niantic. Basically, the studio wants trainers from all over the world to head to Chicago's Grant Park to meet other trainers and "engage in a variety of activities."
The forthcoming event is meant to celebrate a year of catching Pokemon GO creatures. It should be noted that tickets will be sold starting June 19 at around 10 AM PT. Apparently though, the company has yet to reveal the prices of the said tickets.
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Bottomline Technologies (EPAY) was Initiated by First Analysis Sec to “Overweight” and the brokerage firm has set the Price Target at $27. First Analysis Sec advised their investors in a research report released on Jun 29, 2016.
Many Wall Street Analysts have commented on Bottomline Technologies. Bottomline Technologies was Downgraded by Raymond James to ” Mkt Perform” on Apr 29, 2016.
On the company’s financial health, Bottomline Technologies reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the analyst consensus estimate by $ 0.02 according to the earnings call on Apr 28, 2016. Analyst had a consensus of $0.38. The company had revenue of $86.23 million for the quarter, compared to analysts expectations of $87.44 million. The company’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.33 EPS.
Bottomline Technologies closed down -1.47 points or -6.68% at $20.54 with 4,74,244 shares getting traded on Monday. Post opening the session at $21.76, the shares hit an intraday low of $20.51 and an intraday high of $21.76 and the price fluctuated in this range throughout the day.Shares ended Monday session in Red.
In a different news, on Jun 16, 2016, Norman J Deluca (MD, Digital Banking) sold 2,500 shares at $24.26 per share price. According to the SEC, on Jun 14, 2016, John Francis Kelly (GM, Legal Solutions) sold 944 shares at $24.22 per share price. On May 9, 2016, Joseph L Mullen (director) purchased 3,000 shares at $24.77 per share price, according to the Form-4 filing with the securities and exchange commission.
Bottomline Technologies (de) Inc. is a provider of cloud-based digital banking fraud prevention payment financial document insurance and healthcare solutions. The Company’s segments include Payments and Transactional Documents Hosted Solutions and Digital Banking. The Company offers hosted or Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions as well as software designed to run on-site at the customer’s location. The Payments and Transactional Documents segment is a supplier of software products that provide financial business process management solutions including making and collecting payments sending and receiving invoices and generating and storing business documents. The Hosted Solutions segment provides customers with SaaS technology offerings that facilitate electronic payment electronic invoicing and spend management. The Digital Banking segment provides solutions to banking and financial institution customers.


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UDrive welcomes 50 Nissan Kicks from Arabian Automobiles
Arabian Automobiles, the flagship company of the AW Rostamani Group, and the exclusive dealer for Nissan in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, has delivered 50 Nissan Kicks to UDrive, the first car sharing provider in the Middle East that offers car rentals by the minute.
Contributing to the ‘Dubai Green Mobility’ initiative, this partnership aims to encourage commuters to carpool or utilize alternative transportation methods with the objective of decreasing the number of cars on the roads of the UAE. The concept of shared mobility is on the rise and through its association with UDrive, Arabian Automobiles Nissan looks to improve upon the reach and visibility for Kicks, its popular, youthful crossover.
Present at the handover ceremony were Hasib Khan, Founder and CEO of UDrive; Charl Timms, Fleet General Manager at Nissan Middle East; and Nicolas Oswald, General Manager at Arabian Automobiles Company.


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Watch Dogs has been teasing us for months on end without a release date. That may have ended, with the Sony Entertainment Network Store displaying a release date of Ubisoft’s next big release.
Originally noticed by PixelGamerUK, the June 30 release date seems plausible given the release window Ubisoft has told us to expect.
@PlayStationSCO @Ubisoft you can thank me for finding that one this morning Ubisoft. pic.twitter.com/j8P9ztst1K
— PixelGamerUK (@PIxelGamerUK) March 3, 2014
Ubisoft has yet to respond, so there is little indication that this is the official release date. After all, unofficial dates seem to spring up all the time on Amazon pages and other stores.
An official date is meant to be set for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, WiiU and PC in a new trailer. Until then hope that we see Watch Dogs sooner.


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While much of the Richmond economy remains in coronavirus limbo, local corporate bankruptcy attorneys were tossed a big fish on Monday – and it’s a gift that will keep on giving for the foreseeable future.
J. Crew, the New York-based national clothing retailer whose struggles in the years prior to coronavirus were well-documented, on Monday sought the safe haven of the Eastern District of Virginia’s bankruptcy court in Richmond to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Eighteen entities, including parent company J. Crew Group Inc. and Madewell, the company’s denim brand that it at one point had looked to spin off and take public, each were put into Chapter 11 in Richmond.
That means immediate work for several local law firms and attorneys, and likely more to come as the case runs its course toward a deleveraging of the debt-ridden retailer.
The most prominent win among the local attorneys was snagged by Tyler Brown and Nathan Kramer of Hunton Andrews Kurth, who are running point on the ground here as local counsel for J. Crew’s New York-based legal counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Others from local firms being called upon during the case’s first-day measures included Paula Beran of Tavenner & Beran to represent the creditors committee, as well as Douglas Foley and Sarah Beckett Boehm of McGuireWoods, Christopher Jones of Whiteford Taylor & Preston and Lawrence Allen Katz of Hirschler, each representing various creditors. The list of creditors includes big lenders such as Bank of America and large landlords, such as mall owners Taubman Centers and Simon Property Group.
J. Crew is the second national retailer to land in Richmond for bankruptcy in as many months, following Pier 1 Imports’ stumble into Chapter 11 in February.
It was attracted, like many before it, to the Richmond division of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, housed in the federal courthouse on East Broad Street, thanks to its reputation for handling lengthy corporate bankruptcies in a way that some view as favorable to large debtors.
That helps lure companies that aren’t based here, as bankruptcy rules allow firms to file in virtually any district in which they conduct business.
Toys ’R Us and an army of lawyers arrived here for the same reasons in 2017, in a case that continues to play out here. Pier 1’s case also continues to play out, albeit via phone conferences while in-person hearings are not being held during the social distancing shutdown.
J. Crew’s main lenders include Anchorage Capital Group, GSO Capital Partners and Davidson Kempner Capital Management, which have agreed to provide $400 million in financing for the retailer to continue operations, as well as funds to allow it to eventually exit Chapter 11. The plan includes converting approximately $1.65 billion of the company’s funded debt into equity.
J. Crew has struggled in recent years as the internet has changed how customers shop and how clothing companies produce and disseminate their fashions. Those problems were, of course, exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown closing J. Crew stores, including its lone Richmond-area store at Short Pump Town Center.
The company said its online sales, which represent more than 50 percent of its total revenue, continue to operate. It said it plans to reopen its retail stores as states begin to lift social distancing restrictions.


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A Jamaican company has acquired a stake in a mask-making factory in China, in order to supply Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean with affordable masks.
Novamed, founded by Dr. David Walcott and run in partnership with entrepreneur Kirk Anthony Hamilton, was launched in 2018.
Their mission is to attract innovation to Caribbean healthcare.
Dr. Walcott was a guest on Taking Stock with Kalilah Reynolds last evening.
On April 20, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that wearing masks in public is mandatory.
It’s now been one month since that order.
Jamaicans across the island have been donning mostly homemade masks, which are said to be less effective than surgical or medical masks, such as the N-95 type, which filter out 95-per cent of airborne particles.
Those are hard to come by.
Founder of Novamed, Dr. David Walcott, explains why.
Now they’ve taken it a step further and bought a stake in a mask-manufacturing factory in China.
The factory can make up to a million masks a day.
Dr. Walcott says Novamed is able to cut out the middle men and deliver masks to Jamaica at a cheaper price.
And he says, owning the source will avoid mask fraud.
Dr. Walcott says that won’t be a problem for Novamed, as their partners fully inspect the products on the ground and coordinate logistics to ensure timely and safe delivery.
Marjorie Gordon for Nationwide News.


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Michelin North America has launched the new Michelin Easy Grip line of composite snow chains.
The company said the new generation of composite, mesh-style snow chain “provides the ultimate performance on snow covered roads and is very easy to use.”
The snow chains take only minutes to install and seconds to remove, MNA said, and “provide a smoother, quieter ride and will not damage road surfaces” compared to traditional metal tire chains.
The Easy Grip snow chains also feature a reflective Night Vision Security System, which MNA said improves the visibility of the vehicle in dark and snowy conditions.
Each pair of Michelin snow chains comes packaged in a reusable storage case, and are available in various sizes to accommodate the majority of passenger vehicles.


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Louis Vuitton Joins Global Efforts to Produce Luxury Shiled Personal Protective Equipment
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The coronavirus pandemic is forcing many manufacturers to adapt to new, harsh conditions. The famous French fashion house Louis Vuitton decided to release a fashion accessory that would change the attitude towards protective masks from contemptuous to enviable.
As reported by Euro Weekly News, Louis Vuitton has released a luxury face mask that is supposed to be “stylish and protective at the same time,” the French fashion house said in a statement. Who will say now that masks are not fashionable?
Louis Vuitton Shield
The Louis Vuitton Shield screen protector not only protects against coronavirus, but is able to change color from transparent to dark during the day, protecting the wearer from sunlight. It also features gold inlays engraved with the name of the fashion house and an elasticated monogrammed headband. The visor, according to the instructions, can be worn like a classic cap.
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Considering that other Louis Vuitton accessories and hats are quite expensive, the Shield also costs a lot. The manufacturer asks for $ 960 for it, which is the price of the iPhone 11.
Louis Vuitton Shiled
In April, Louis Vuitton joined a global effort to manufacture personal protective equipment to support healthcare professionals who are battling the pandemic. The company said it has repurposed several of its workshops across France to “produce hundreds of thousands of non-surgical face masks” for healthcare professionals.
We previously reported on how LG released a battery-powered anti-coronavirus mask. Also recently, scientists have created a transparent mask against coronavirus.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port in the United States by container volume, processed 980,729 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in October, which marked the busiest month in the port's 114-year history.
The total volume of cargo moved last month increased by 27.3 percent compared to October 2019 and eclipsed the previous monthly record of 961,833 set in August of this year, according to the data released by the port on Wednesday.
The loaded imports of the port reached 506,613 TEUs, the loaded exports edged up 2.6 percent to 143,936 TEUs. Meanwhile, empty containers increased 39.3 percent compared to October 2019, reaching a record of 330,180 TEUs.
As of October, the overall cargo volumes in the first ten months of this year still lag by 5.3 percent compared to 2019, the port said.
The port authority warned that even though the overall volume was strong but the figures also showed the trade imbalance was worrisome.
"For every three and a half containers that are imported into Los Angeles from abroad, only one container leaves filled with U.S. exports. One-way trade will not put Americans back to work and it adds logistical challenges to the supply chain." Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said at an online conference.
IHS Markit transportation economist Paul Bingham was quoted on Thursday by the Transport Topics website as saying e-commerce is a fundamental reason for the surge at ports, especially on the West Coast.
"The single biggest factor is the huge shift in consumers, households in the United States shifting their consumption from services toward goods ... A tremendous percentage are being bought through e-commerce," he said. "We've seen a remarkable rebound from the depths of the second quarter. We've been playing catch-up." Enditem


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