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- Maersk and Canadian Pacific will build and operate a transload and distribution facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, according to an announcement Tuesday. It is slated to be operational in 2021.
- Canadian Pacific will shuttle containers to and from port terminals, taking the reliance off of trucks, according to the announcement. And because the facility will be an expansion of Canadian Pacific’s intermodal center, the rail infrastructure is already in place, Maersk said.
- “We can now offer more responsiveness to the pace of business by giving supply chain leaders more control of order timing/fulfillment through inland routing flexibility, better velocity gained from one day savings of rail versus truck and cost savings through seamless transload operations into domestic 53’ trailers,” Omar Shamsie, president of Maersk Canada, said in a statement.
The aim with the Maersk-Canadian Pacific partnership is “to simplify the current situation” and reduce “multi-modal handoffs,” Shamsie said, referring to an environment with booming e-commerce and high spot rates in the trucking market.
The reduction in handoffs is part of Maersk’s long-term strategy to go beyond ocean shipping and become an integrated logistics company with end-to-end services — a tactic the company has been very public about and that guides its reorganizations, acquisitions, divestments and investments.
The effect of this approach is already beginning to show up in the company’s earnings. Maersk’s $545 million acquisition of U.S.-based warehousing and distribution company Performance Team helped to boost its logistics business in Q2. Earnings in logistics and services improved due to margin optimization in intermodal and was supported by the acquisition of Performance Team, according to Maersk’s latest earnings report. Though the pandemic did hit the company’s intermodal business, profitability increased.
According to Maersk, the new transload and distribution facility plays into another of its goals: sustainability. The company is aiming to achieve full decarbonization by 2050, having already reduced emissions per TEU-kilometer by nearly 42% from a 2008 baseline. Because the facility in Vancouver will rely on rail, it will create “less truck emissions,” Shamsie said in a statement.
The absence of trucks could also speed turn times. Canadian Pacific is one of three Class I railroads that serve the Port of Vancouver, and it has on-dock rail facilities there. That eliminates the processes of finding chassis and booking truck appointments at the port.
Shipper demand for freight movement via rail is evident in data from the Association of American Railroads. Average weekly carloads originating in Canada have been trending upward since May.
Volumes at the Port of Vancouver have been hampered by the coronavirus. The port reported Sept. 3 that overall cargo decreased in the first half of 2020 by 1.1% YoY. However, it also reported new mid-year records for bulk and containerized grain, foreign tonnage, and foreign exports.
The volumes have led to tight warehouse capacity this year in Vancouver, according to the Maersk news release. The transload facility eliminates the need for long-term storage space near the port, moving freight from one mode to another onward to its next destination.


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Charlotte retailer Queen City Audio Video & Appliances will soon exit bankruptcy protection, under the terms of a court-approved settlement that reduces debts and eases the companys lease terms.
The firm, founded 60 years ago as a television service company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. The company listed assets of between zero and $50,000, and liabilities of between $1 million and $10 million.
This month, a federal judge approved the companys exit plan. Chief executive Roddey Player said Queen City was able to get out of bankruptcy in under a year by working with its suppliers.
A lot of hard work put in and creative thinking alongside creditors helped, Player said. Our success will be success for them, too.
The company peaked at 14 stores in 2006, but had begun scaling down and closing locations before the bankruptcy filing. Now, Queen City has four locations, in Charlotte, Salisbury and Morganton.
Player said the company has 90 employees, roughly the same number as when it filed for bankruptcy. He also credited employees for sticking it out through the process.
If Id had a mass exodus of employees or something, that would have been it, Player said.
With finances stabilized and new credit facilities from lenders, Player said the company will have new products in its showrooms soon.
Were tickled to death to be getting through bankruptcy, Player said. Its a way to kind of take a breath and look at your business. ... There are ways to get through (bankruptcy). It doesnt mean the end.
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Studies have shown that the foods you do or don't eat can affect your growth, especially in childhood, when your body constantly changes. Though complex, this correlation is particularly true in regards to food allergies, which can deprive kids of key nutrients. Such is the case with dairy: Not drinking cow's milk could affect a kid's development, according to new research. But don't start to worry — there are other ways your child could get the nutrients they need to grow.
A recent study by the Children's National Health System found that children who have persistent allergies to cow's milk are more likely to be shorter and weigh less throughout preadolescence than kids who are allergic to peanuts or tree nuts, according to Metro. Specifically, the researchers calculated the mean differences in height, weight, and body mass index of 191 participants, and discovered that deficits in growth among kids with cow's milk allergies were pronounced in the 5-to-8 and 9-to-12 age ranges, Metro reported.
Based on the findings, researchers theorized that an allergy to cow's milk limits a wide array of food options during early childhood, when a kid is going through a number of growth spurts, according to ScienceDaily. These restrictions shrink the amount and types of vitamins and minerals children need.
Lead study author Karen Robbins, a pediatric allergist/immunologist at the Children's National Health System, said of the findings, according to ScienceDaily,
We learned from our previous research that there is a continuum of risk for deficits in height and weight among children with food allergies, and kids who are allergic to cow's milk are at heightened risk. They never have had cow's milk in their diet. Looking at food labeling, many items 'may contain milk,' which severely narrows what could be a wide variety of food items for growing children. They also frequently have allergies to additional foods.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that food allergies affected an estimated 4 to 6 percent of kids in the United States. About 90 percent of those allergies can be attributed to eight food groups: milk, egg, fish, shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts, according to the CDC.
One glass of milk provides kids with several key nutrients beneficial to their development: calcium, protein, iodine, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamins B2 and B12, according to the Dairy Council of California. That's why the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that kids ages 4 to 8 drink at least two and a half cups of milk each day.
Although the Children's National Health System study focused on children with cow's milk allergies, it stands to reason that the findings would also apply to households that abstain from consuming dairy, whether it's because of food sensitivities or dietary choices. But that doesn't mean you should worry about the results of the research — there are plenty of ways for your kids to receive the important vitamins and minerals they need to support their growth.
If you are looking for a better alternative to cow's milk, you can try: soy milk, which is rich in calcium, vitamin A and D, and riboflavin; almond milk, which has vitamin E; rich milk, which is free of soy, gluten, and nuts; or coconut milk, which is high in vitamins C, E, B1, B3, B5, and B6, and one of the healthiest alternatives to cow's milk, according to NDTV.
Sure, milk does do a body good. There's no doubt about that. But your family doesn't have to stick to the traditional dairy milk. With so many alternatives out there, you will still be able to provide your kids with what they need to grow happy, healthy and strong.
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Whilst we all tune into E3 for the huge announcements, we get to see key individuals of the gaming community in their absolute most vulnerable. Naturally, some sink and some soar. Similarly, it’s where most products are revealed so as much as love seeing an incredibly game or product shown, it’s just as good to see something that’s an absolute stinker. Sony’s entire 2006 E3 press conference was a nightmare. Sony clearly thought they were untouchable coming from the success of both the PS1 and PS2. They announced that the PS3 would launch for $599 USD which absolutely shocked everyone. It was $1000 in Australia which seems ridiculous. Needless to say, the PS3 went on to struggle imminently in the early years and it’s largely due to the reaction from this press conference.
Before Nintendo’s 2008 press conference, they obviously felt that they were onto a winner with Wii Music. After their conference, we’re sure this conception changed. The reaction to Wii Music was incredibly underwhelming. The demo went on for far too long with a drummer playing the Wii’s virtual drums for well over a minute, before a full band took to the stage to play World 1 from Super Mario Bros. Whilst Wii Sports was insanely cool, Wii Music was insanely not. The whole demo was incredibly awkward and looked quite silly.


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Meghan Markle has had nearly a month of being a royal now, and she has to follow all the strict rules that involves - including giving up her favourite food.
Now that she's the Duchess of Sussex, the former Suits actress has to follow a set of dietary regulations that applies to all royals, the Mirror reports .
Royal Butler Grant Harrold has revealed the royal family do not eat seafood out of fear of getting food poisoning.
He told the Express : “It is a very sensible move to abandon having seafood when out and about on public duties.
“We don't want a member of the Royal family having a serious reaction to food poisoning, especially if she is on an overseas tour.”
No doubt Meghan was disappointed by this restriction in her diet as she has previously spoken about her love of seafood.
The 36-year-old told The New Potato magazine that her "ideal food day" would involve lots of seafood.
She said: “A leisurely dinner of seafood and pasta, and a negroni to cap off the night.”
However, seafood isn't in the only restriction as other luxurious dishes are also banned.
Mr Harrold added: “As well as shellfish, it would also be quite appropriate for foods such as foie gras to be avoided.”
Andrew Farquharson, Deputy Master at Clarence House, also told the Telegraph : “The Prince of Wales has a policy that his chefs should not buy foie gras.”
This is believed to be due to animal welfare concerns rather than a dietary restriction.
Other rules Meghan now has to follow include not being allowed to vote, no selfies, no autographs and she must always travel with a black outfit in case a member of the royal family dies.


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New buying behaviors in this new normal
Why, what and how consumers buy is changing due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Consumer priorities have become centered on the most basic needs, sending demand for hygiene, cleaning and staples products soaring, while non-essential categories slump. The factors that influence brand decisions are also changing as a “buy local” trend accelerates. Digital commerce has also seen a boost as new consumers migrate online for grocery shopping – a rise that is likely to be sustained post-outbreak.
In times like these, our need for the basic necessities of life takes precedence. It comes as no surprise that personal health is the top priority for the consumers we surveyed, followed by the health of friends and family. Food and medical security, financial security and personal safety were other leading priorities.
New—and everlasting—shopping habits
The outbreak has pushed consumers out of their normal routines. Consumers are adapting new habits and behaviors that many anticipate will continue in the long term.
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The juiciest competition in Philly kicks off this Sunday.
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Grills will be fired, sauces will be slung and burgers will be flipped this Sunday at the highly anticipated 9th Annual Philadelphia Burger Brawl, presented by Jim Beam. The Burger Brawl features over 60 top restaurants from around the region all competing for bragging rights and the coveted prize of best burger in Philadelphia, and everyone is invited out to join in on all of the tasty fun.
The Burger Brawl is a delicious tradition in the City of Brotherly Love, and this year is filled with major changes: The event is now held at the Navy Yard, and instead of being held in the beginning of the summer the juicy extravaganza will now be held in the fall. This year, all proceeds will go directly to feed literacy through the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia.
“Philadelphia Burger Brawl is back again with two exciting changes — an all-new date in the fall and an all-new, even larger location at Navy Yard Philadelphia,” said festival founder Rob Wasserman in a release. “We are ready to bring on the sizzle as we help feed literacy and support underserved elementary schools in Philadelphia. This year we are proud to have support from 60-plus restaurants that will bring their culinary talents and passion to the Navy Yard. Be prepared to come hungry as they wow us again at the grills. While nothing beats walking away with Burger Brawl bragging rights, we are all actually winners as we raise tens of thousands of dollars together for an amazing cause near and dear to our hearts.”
Hungry guests who attend the Brawl this Sunday can indulge in all-you-can-eat samples of the best burgers the area has to offer from top spots such as Barbuzzo, BurgerFi, Craftsman Row, Milk Boy, Outlaw’s Burger Barn & Creamery, PJ Clarke’s, Prohibition Tap Room, Twenty Manning, Tredici Enoteca, Village Whiskey, Yards Brewing Company and many more. All burger lovers will get to vote for their favorite bite, and there will also be a panel of judges voting and awarding the burger connoisseurs with first, second and third place prizes. Each burger is hand-crafted with care, and is either made with unique flavors, colorful spins on classic ingredients or just with incredible technique — perhaps even all three.
On top of the burger competition, Jim Beam is also presenting the Cutthroat Cocktail Competition at the Brawl, where all participating restaurants and bars are invited to compete with their own creative use of Jim Beam Black, a premium 86-proof, double-aged bourbon that spends eight years in new charred, white-oak barrels. According to the release, the Killer Cocktail competition will take place within the Jim Beam Bourbon Lounge at the event and Jim Beam representatives will select the cocktail competition winner. All burger samples will be paired with one of the killer cocktails.


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Sports Authority’s Pain, Whose Gain?
March 2, 2016
“The only private equity-owned companies that file Chapter 11 are the ones that no other private equity firm wants to buy,” he said. “So it is interesting to see that Leonard Green couldn’t sell the asset and decided to not support the company further.” Gellert also noted that Leonard Green’s portfolio has a “mixed bag” of names, including J Crew, which Rapid Ratings ranks at 17 out of a possible 100, and the wildly popular Shake Shack, which it ranks at 60. Gellert said the retail space currently ranks 62.1 overall on an equally weighted basis.


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Google Meet for iOS and Android will gain new video filters, effects, and augmented reality masks for personal conversations, according to the search giant. They can be accessed during a call by clicking the sparkle icon in the bottom right of your video stream, which brings up a carousel of various effects such as colour filters and animated AR face effects. The majority of the choices are only accessible for personal Gmail accounts, while Workspace users must stay professional with a restricted range of blurring and virtual background settings.
After Google made Meet free for personal Google accounts last year, the new video effects are the latest evidence of Meet’s move from targeting enterprise and business customers to targeting consumers more broadly. The filters are quite similar to those already available for Google’s consumer-focused Duo video chat service, and 9to5Mac reports that Google has already stated that it intends to replace Duo with Meet in the future.


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As we Swifties are still trying to shake off the Ticketmaster glitch, the music industry is a buzz with discussions about how blockchain technology could prevent future ticket fiascos. In light of the recent antitrust deliberations in congress between Ticketmaster and the music industry, discussing if blockchain technology could come into play for a better ticketing experience might be a good approach. With its decentralized technology allowing users equal access when grabbing tickets. Blockchain could potentially take back the control, as artists would no longer have to rely on third parties.
In Taylor Swift’s own words, “It’s really difficult for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse.”
Züs believes that their blockchain could be used to create a decentralized fan club where Taylor would have more control over her albums, tickets, and interactions with her fans, without the need for an outside entity. Blockchain could help reduce ticket fraud and make it easier for Swifties to purchase tickets directly from Taylor Swift.
So, how could blockchain technology have prevented the Ticketmaster mess from happening in the first place?
There are lots of ways….
For those who may not know, blockchain is a decentralized network that allows users to interact with apps and contracts without needing an intermediary. This means transactions are transparent and immutable, preventing ticket scalpers from being able to purchase a large number of tickets just to resell them at a higher price. This would be a huge relief for Swifties, like me, who just want a fair chance at getting tickets to see our favorite artists live.
A brief interruption and slight malfunction
After Ticketmaster’s presales system broke down, scoring tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert is no easy feat. It is a shame that many people were left without tickets or had to spend thousands on the only options left. If you do score tickets, Ticketmaster and other ticketing agencies often add service fees to the price of the tickets, which can make concerts prohibitively expensive for some fans. dApps built on blockchains, like Züs, offer a solution to this problem by allowing artists to sell tickets directly to their fans. This would not only save fans money, but it would also give them peace of mind knowing they are buying tickets from a reputable source.
It was all by design.
Blockchain technology, like Züs, aims to create a more secure and transparent way to purchase tickets for events. Currently, when buying tickets online there is no way to guarantee that the tickets are authentic. Unlike traditional online ticketing systems, blockchain technology buyers can guarantee the authenticity of their tickets. Sellers also receive payments directly and securely.
Can this be a real thing?
For artists like Taylor Swift, who value a sincere relationship with their fans, blockchain technology provides a direct way to release new albums without going through a record label. Record labels typically take a cut of an artist’s sales. They also have a say in how an album is marketed and distributed. With blockchain, Taylor could release her new albums directly to her fans! This would allow her more control over how her music is distributed. Blockchain technology could also be used to create new types of musical experiences, such as concerts that are streamed live to fans around the world, even if we were somewhere else. In the future, blockchain may well change the way music is created and consumed.
Blockchain (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor has always been known for her close connection with her fans. She frequently shares behind-the-scenes content and engages with us directly on social media. Blockchain could provide her with an even more powerful way to connect with her fans. For example, she could use the blockchain to release exclusive content to build even closer relationships directly with her fans.
The old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Because she’s dead.
While the old system, web2, is not yet deceased, blockchain (web3) offers several advantages that make it increasingly popular. Web2, it’s you, you’re the problem, everybody agrees. For years, we have been using web2, a system that is centralized and controlled by a few major corporations. Blockchain offers a new way of doing things. One that is decentralized and gives power back to the people and artists themselves. We impatiently wait that she might try blockchain technology. Plus, blockchain technology makes it easier to add more Easter eggs than ever before!
It’s just a question…
With blockchain, there is no need for intermediaries, which means that transactions are faster and more efficient. It also provides greater security and transparency. Blockchain will likely play a role in revolutionizing the music industry. What do you think? Will we see a future without web2 entities like Ticketmaster? Let us know in the comments.


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Only 7% of internet shoppers commit to making a purchase when they’re browsing online, according to a new study – while the remaining 93% ‘window shop’, just as they would on the high street.
And even after an online shop entices a customer to place a product into their virtual baskets, there’s still no guarantee the sale will be closed – with 28% of visitors who start a purchase never actually completing it.
Online payment service SagePay polled more than 2,000 online stores on how customers behave, in the same week a separate survey suggested online checkout queues cost shops £420 million a month – because more than half of shoppers abandon making an purchase due to lengthy and frustrating checkout processes.
Online window shopping
For tips and advice on how to have a hassle-free online shopping experience, check out our guide to common problems when shopping online.
According to Simon Black, SagePay’s managing director: ‘Flitting from site to site, it takes a lot to entice today’s shoppers. Once they’ve arrived in an online store, they might sniff around and put a thing or two in the shopping cart – but even when they have typed in their credit card number, there is still no guarantee that the sale will be closed.
‘The modern shopper often looks for reassurance from a positive review, a special offer to make it more affordable, inexpensive delivery options and a quick, easy and secure way to pay.’
That said, online shopping sales continue to grow, with the World Cup helping to fuel a 22% uplift in sales in May compared to the same period last year.
Best online shops
Covering 82 websites across eight categories from entertainment retailers such as Play.com and Amazon.co.uk to clothing stores including Next.co.uk, Boden.co.uk and Johnlewis.com, our online shopping survey reveals the best and worst online shops for customer service, quality, products and price.
You can also find out how your favourite shops scored in our high street shops survey, including which stores were rated top for buying homewares, electrical appliances, toiletries, baby equipment and clothes.


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E-commerce company #flipkart has launched a native Android app. The app can be used to shop from Flipkart and it supports voice search and barcode scanning.
If you need to compare prices while shopping offline, you could do a quick barcode scan and see if Flipkart is selling it cheaper.
With the Flipkart Android app, you can access products you have already viewed even if you aren’t connected to the network. We found the barcode scanner to be great and quick on wi-fi as well as 3G.
Last month, Flipkart had announced a major push into e-books and launched new apps. The company also partnered with Smashwords to launch self publishing & source indie ebooks.
You can download the app here.


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TOKYO – December 12, 2018 – Releasing its Year-End Total Equipment Forecast at the annual SEMICON Japan exposition, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain, today reported that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 9.7 percent to $62.1 billion in 2018, exceeding the historic high of $56.6 billion set last year. The equipment market is expected to contract 4.0 percent in 2019 but grow 20.7 percent to reach $71.9 billion, an all-time high.
The SEMI Year-end Forecast predicts wafer processing equipment will rise 10.2 percent in 2018 to $50.2 billion. The other front-end segment – consisting of fab facilities equipment, wafer manufacturing, and mask/reticle equipment – is expected to increase 0.9 percent to $2.5 billion this year. The assembly and packaging equipment segment is projected to grow 1.9 percent to $4.0 billion in 2018, while semiconductor test equipment is forecast to increase 15.6 percent to $5.4 billion this year.
In 2018, South Korea will remain the largest equipment market for the second year in a row. China will rise in the rankings to claim the second spot for the first time, dislodging Taiwan, which will fall to the third position. All regions tracked except Taiwan, North America, and Korea will experience growth. China will lead in growth with 55.7 percent, followed by Japan at 32.5 percent, Rest of World (primarily Southeast Asia) at 23.7 percent, and Europe at 14.2 percent.
For 2019, SEMI forecasts that South Korea, China, and Taiwan will remain the top three markets, with all three regions maintaining their relative rankings. Equipment sales in South Korea is forecast to reach $13.2 billion, in China $12.5 billion, and in Taiwan $11.81 billion. Japan, Taiwan and North America are the only regions expected to experience growth next year. The growth picture is much more optimistic in 2020, with all regional markets expected to increase in 2020, with the market increasing the most in Korea, followed by China, and Rest of World.
The following results are in terms of market size in billions of U.S. dollars:
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CEW held its annual Beauty of Giving luncheon Friday afternoon at the Hilton Midtown Manhattan.Cos Bar founder Lily Garfield and the Tweezerman brand served as the afternoon's honorees — each received a trophy for their commitment to "uniting beauty and benevolence."The luncheon, which typically attracts a crowd of several-hundred beauty industry professionals, is always CEW's last hurrah for the year, benefiting Cancer and Careers. The charitable organization supports current and former cancer patients as they navigate the workforce.Garfield herself is a cancer survivor — in 2007, she was diagnosed with peripheral T-cell lymphoma. She was treated successfully that year in a clinical trial at MD Anderson Center in Houston."Lily has since made her success and survivorship a catalyst for helping others," said Heidi Manheimer, chairwoman of the CEW Foundation. "She has invested her personal insight and her company's resources to making that happen."Reflecting on her time at MD Anderson, Garfield spoke to the crowd about how beauty helped her through the aggressive cancer treatments she was undergoing — coincidentally, at the same time Evelyn Lauder was being treated for breast cancer."I did lose my hair but always made sure I had eyeliner or lip gloss on — I just did the best I could to look good for what I was going through — and of course, Hermès scarves," she joked."It takes a village to get you through your ailments," Garfield said, switching tones. She noted that she aims to use Cos Bar's platform — the luxury beauty retailer opened its 20th store this month in Dallas — to raise awareness for Cancer and Careers.Jürgen Bosse, chief executive officer of Tweezerman, accepted the brand's award. Tweezerman donates a percentage of its annual profits to various charitable organizations, including Cancer and Careers. He recalled early in his tenure with the beauty tools company a meeting with a title that he joked made him quite nervous — "Our second bottom line." "I had no idea what it was — we don't have this in Germany," Bosse said. "Luckily, there was no reason to sweat — I soon found out that our second bottom line stands for our commitment to give back to the world with a percentage of our profits each and every year."The Esteé Lauder Cos. Inc. also received an honor at the luncheon — the first-ever Legacy award, for the company's commitment to its Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, which is in its 25th year.
Supermodel @helenachristensen teamed up with longtime friend and designer @camillastaerk on a joint @paredeyewear collaboration. The lineup features three styles and 11 offerings, all of which embody a vintage feel. Get all the details on how they celebrated the collab on WWD.com. #wwdaccessories #wwdeye (📷: @slovekinpics)
“It’s a hard industry to keep motivated, as well, so finding different subjects and people is what makes it worth it – when you’re like, oh, I’ve met great people, I feel like I’ve done something good, and I feel proud of having done this,” said French actress Stacy Martin on being grateful for the variety of roles she’s take on. Read @ktauer’s full interview with Martin on her her latest film “Godard Mon Amour.” #wwdeye (📷: @danieldorsa)
After showing in front of the Eiffel Tower for his last two women’s ready-to-wear collection, it looks like @anthonyvaccarello may be heading to the Big Apple. Sources say the designer will stage his next @ysl show in NYC on June 6. Get all the details on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @aitorrosasphoto)
EXCLUSIVE: Two and half months after John Targon, cofounder and codesigner of Baja East, was hired as creative director of the contemporary division at Marc Jacobs, he has left the company, WWD has learned. Marc Jacobs International, which is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, confirmed Targon’s departure in a statement: “John Targon is a talented designer and we appreciate the work he has done here. Ultimately working together did not make sense for the brand and we wish him the best.” Read the story by @jessiredale, link in bio. #wwdnews
@theluxurycollection is officially launching a collection, tapping Sofia Sanchez de Betak for the capsule. Over 30 styles will be featured in the Chufy x The Luxury Collection, debuting next month at Bergdorf Goodman, The Webster, FiveStory and more. De Betak, known as “@chufy,” drew inspiration for the collection from her trips to Japan in the past year #wwdfashion
@lhd, founder and CEO of @thewebster, has teamed up with @lebonmarcherivegauche for the European launch of her ready-to-wear line, LHD. The launch will come with an exclusive pop-up opening today that’s set to run through May 20. Located on the second floor, it carries her debut Miami-themed resort collection, launched in November as see-now-buy-now. #wwdfashion


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Pictures of the 2012 Hyundai i30 Wagon
Photos of the 2012 Hyundai i30 Estate, due to debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. So far just exterior photos.
The estate version of the new Hyundai i30 arrives at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show as the Hyundai i30 Wagon, with a swoopy box on the back and as much style as its less commodious sibling. Hyundai looks to have done a good job increasing the load-lugging ability of the new i30 without compromising style/


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Robert R. Taylor dies at 77; entrepreneur created Softsoap
With one stroke, entrepreneur Robert R. Taylor made a fortune, changed the way America washed up and doomed the bathroom soap dish to virtual obsolescence.
It was Taylor who turned hand soap from a slippery lump to a dab from a pump.
Taylor, who created Softsoap, the first mass-marketed liquid soap pumped from a plastic bottle, died of cancer Aug. 29 in Newport Beach, family members said. He was 77.
Softsoap was one of his many successful ventures, which included Obsession, a fragrance he developed with Calvin Klein and promoted in steamy ads that stimulated both sales and controversy.
But it was Taylor’s famously bold gamble on Softsoap that still is the stuff of business school case studies.
The problem, as he saw it, was that larger competitors would quickly copy his idea and sweep Softsoap off the shelves.
In 1980, the small Minnesota company he founded, Minnetonka Corp., introduced his new soap line with a $7-million ad campaign. By comparison, the yearly ad budget for Dial, the biggest soap of the day, was $8.5 million.
While the ad blitz drew consumers, “the threat of imitation was real,” wrote business professors Adam M. Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff in their 1997 book “Co-Opetition.”
“Softsoap was hardly a patentable invention,” they noted. “Pumps had been around since Archimedes.”
In what the authors called a “bet-the-company move,” Taylor secretly ordered 100 million of the little plastic pumps that were at the time used to dispense various lotions. That tied up a full year’s production of the pumps’ only manufacturers, giving Taylor time to establish his brand without rivals. In 1987, a few years after the soap giants caught up, he sold Softsoap to Colgate-Palmolive for $61 million.
“The best way for an entrepreneur to compete in today’s marketplace,” he told the New York Times, “is to avoid competition — or at least find ways to circumvent it.”
Born in Baltimore on Sept. 1, 1935, Robert Ridgely Taylor grew up in Cincinnati and displayed a flair for business early in life. As a boy, he sold a homing pigeon to a pet store several times, family members said. After graduating from Miami University in Ohio and receiving an MBA from Stanford in 1959, he worked for Johnson & Johnson before starting his own business with a $3,000 investment in 1963.
Run at first from Taylor’s Minnesota home, Village Bath Products made hand-rolled soap balls marketed in homey glass jars and baskets. There also were fruit-scented shampoos, cocoa-butter soap designed to look like candy bars, body “paints” for kids taking baths and hundreds of other upscale variations on the workaday soap cake.
“My dad and I did all different kinds of formulations in the kitchen night after night,” Taylor’s daughter, Lori Lawrence, told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. When she was 7 or 8, she helped mix up batches of bath-oil-filled soap balls called Soap Puffs, squeezing them onto a cookie sheet through a pastry bag and baking them in the family oven.
“Some days they’d be too flat or they’d get too big and explode like popovers,” she said. After her nightly bath, her father would tell her: “Tomorrow’s a new day. There’s always a new formula.”
For years, Taylor marketed the soaps by jokingly fashioning himself as the “Prof. Taylor” on the soaps’ old-time labels and driving to department stores in a vintage Ford truck.
“It was normal for us to do brainstorming sessions at the dinner table, to come up with product names, to give him our evaluation of scents, consistencies and colors,” Lori Lawrence said. “We thought all families were like ours.”
Village Bath eventually became Minnetonka, which grew into a publicly held business that Taylor would promote on weekend jaunts in his hot-air balloon. Unilever bought most of the company in 1989 for $376 million.
Taylor, who founded and sold 14 consumer product businesses, acquired Calvin Klein’s failing cosmetics line for about $1 million in 1980. Although he and Klein did not get along, according to the Wall Street Journal, their signature Obsession perfume brought in $30 million in 1985, the first year it hit the stores.
Taylor bankrolled a glitzy $15-million ad campaign that hyped Obsession — “Between love and madness lies Obsession”— well before it was available. Its erotic imagery was lambasted by critics and lampooned on “Saturday Night Live” in segments that “Dad just loved,” his daughter said.
Taylor moved to California in the 1990s, buying homes in Indian Wells and Newport Beach and running his business interests from an office in Carlsbad.
In his later years, Taylor teamed with London stylist Graham Webb on hair-care products and developed the Monterey Bay Clothing Co.
In addition to Lori Lawrence, Taylor is survived by his wife, Mary Kay Taylor; daughter, Karen Brandvold; and six grandchildren. A son, David Taylor, died in a 1984 avalanche in Utah.
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Samsung Develops 30nm-class 32GB DDR3 for Next-generation Servers, Using TSV Technology
In December of 2010 IFTLE announced “the Era of 3D IC had arrived“ following the commercial announcement by Samsung that is was beginning the mass production of 8 GB DDR3 memory modules based on the SODIMM form factor [ see IFTLE 27, “The Era of 3D IC has Arrived with Samsung Commercial Announcement
Samsung has just announced the development of 32 GB DDR3 memory module (RDIMMs) using their 3D TSV packaging technology and their advanced 30 nm 4 Gb DDR3 chips. The modules can transmit at speeds of up to 1,333 Mbps, a 70 percent gain over preceding quad-rank 32GB RDIMMs (operational speeds of 800Mbps). Further, the 32GB-module consumes 4.5 watts of power per hour, reportedly the lowest power consumption level among memory modules in use in enterprise servers.
Samsung has issued engineering samples of its new modules and is currently collaborating with CPU and controller designers to expand support for 3D TSV server modules.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Amkor enter Alliance for Advanced Assembly and Test Solutions
GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Amkor have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to develop packaging solutions for advanced silicon nodes. Amkor is thus the founding member of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ new “Global Alliance for Advanced Assembly Solutions”. GlobalFoundries indicates that they expect to strike similar deals with other companies to create a broader alliance of packaging partners.
As we have detailed many times in IFTLE, the move to advanced technology nodes has caused packaging and interconnect solutions to become increasingly important. Packaging techniques are leading to improvements in performance and power-efficiency as well as reduced costs. IFTLE readers know that the adoption of 3D IC stacking of ICs is increasingly being viewed as an alternative to traditional technology node scaling at the transistor level. It is also clear that the ability to deliver end-to-end solutions such as 3D IC for customers will require such partnerships between foundries and OSATS to better enable supply chain management.
At their recent “Global Technology Conference” [link] Gregg Bartlett, Sr VP of technology and research and development at GLOBALFOUNDRIES noted that “..the market is beginning to crystallize around certain subsets where system designers want to have that [3D IC]capability in hand, he continues that “?customers will be demanding 3-D chip stacks late in the 28-nm node or early in the 20-nm node? big graphics and networking chips will demand 3-D chip stacks using interposers?mobile apps processors will want 3-D stacks using through silicon vias”. But, he warned, "?the [3-D IC] supply chain is nearly as complex as the technical solutions".[link]
Indeed previous Globalfoundries roadmaps have shown 3D becoming “enabling” post the 32 nm generation.
Ziptronix signs licensing agreement with Sony
Ziptronix, Inc. has announced a licensing agreement with Sony Corporation for the use of Ziptronix’s patents regarding oxide bonding technology for backside illumination imaging sensors.
A back-illuminated structure minimizes the degradation of sensitivity to optical angle response, while also increasing the amount of light that enters each pixel due to the lack of obstacles such as metal wiring and transistors that have been moved to the reverse of the silicon substrate. Most of the CIS manufacturers have already moved to BIS technology per a recent market study by Yole
Developpment [ see "CMOS Image Sensors Technologies and MArkets - 2010". CMOS BSI sensors BSI sensor technology is being used by Sony and has been announced in video camcorders and digital still camera products by Casio, Nikon, Ricoh, Samsung, JVC and Fujifilm among others. Ziptronix CTO Paul Enquist asserts that their patented ZiBond? technology, “?enables the industry’s lowest distortion for imaging systems utilizing backside illumination because of the oxide-oxide bond, alternate solutions, such as adhesives, fail to meet the industry need for ultra low distortion. ”
In December 2010 Ziptronix filed a complaint against TSMC and Omnivision in Federal Court alleging infringement of several Ziptronix low temperature oxide bonding patents [see IFTLE 31, " Oxide Bonding Patent Litigation Has Begun"] .
With Sony taking a license on the Zibond technology can Samsung, Toshiba, Cannon, Panasonic, Aptina, ST Micro or others who practice BSI be far behind ?
Ziptronix CEO Dan Donabedian predicts “? todays digital cell phone cameras that feature up to 5
Megapixel cameras can advance to 16 megapixels using Ziptronix’s patented technology” and similar impact will be seen in “?digital still cameras, digital video cameras, automotive sensors and projection systems such as pico projectors”. Chris Sanders, Dir. of Business Development notes that Ziptronx is currently “?actively engaged with multiple companies across the globe for licensing our technology in the bsi image sensor space”
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Facebook followers down- Many Facebook users of Meta have expressed dissatisfaction after losing the majority of their followers for unidentified reasons.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, lost almost 119 million followers, bringing his total to less than 10,000.
Many Facebook users of Meta are lamenting the loss of the majority of their followers on the social media site for unidentified reasons. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, lost almost 119 million followers, bringing his total to less than 10,000.
“Facebook caused a tsunami that wiped off nearly 900,000 of my followers, leaving only 9,000 on the shore. The humour on Facebook is kind of funny “Taslima Nasreen, a Bangladeshi author exiled, tweeted.
A Meta representative responded to inquiries by saying, “We’re aware that some users are seeing erratic following counts on their Facebook profiles. We regret for the disruption and are trying to rapidly restore everything to normal.
According to the firm, approximately 1 million Facebook users’ usernames and passwords were “compromised” last week; those affected will be made aware of the issue.
More than 400 “malicious” apps that target internet users and steal their login information have been found this year, Meta reported, on both Android and iOS. It said that the apps were passed off as mobile games, photo editors, or fitness monitors.
Some of these were downloaded through Apple’s and Alphabet’s (Google) software stores, both of which have been alerted of the problem, Meta said.
The social media behemoth announced that it will provide advice on how to prevent being a victim of such programs, whether for Facebook or any other networking website, to those whose accounts have been stolen.
Why did my FB followers decrease?
It becomes overwhelming when you post movies, stories, and photographs too regularly. Followers will rapidly become irritated if they have to scroll through 10 of your posts before seeing someone else. They’ll probably silence you even if they don’t unfollow you, which is the same as unfollowing without causing your follower count to fall.
Why are my followers reducing?
It’s common and occurs more frequently than ever right now. It is obvious that we will observe a general reduction in the act of following if more people are following new accounts at a slower rate and unfollowing accounts at a faster rate. A bigger percentage of us losing followers is the result of more unfollows and fewer follows.


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Global startup investor looks to Missoula for next big thing, advises entrepreneurs
By Martin Kidston
A handful of Missoula startups gained the ear of a global venture capitalist on Friday, one who's traveling the country in an Airstream trailer pitching advice to rural entrepreneurs while searching for the next promising investment.
Paul Singh, who has invested in some 1,700 companies in 50 countries, sat with the founders of several local startups over morning coffee before holding open office at The Loft in downtown Missoula.
“If you want to be a good investor, the key is to listen to a lot of pitches and invest in the least worst thing you heard,” he said between meetings. “The reality is, we don't know what's going to work. Investors are not idea pickers. Nobody knows where the market is going to go or what ideas are going to win.”
Over the past week, Singh has stopped in Bozeman, Butte and Helena as part of his Montana Tech Tour. His travels brought him to Missoula on Friday where he met with the founders of Geofli, Hestia, Heaven Scent and Bloom Content, among other startups.
While his advice was free, it was also to the point. He urged one company founder to focus on the original intent of her business and take future endeavors slowly. He urged another company looking to launch a pilot version of its medical software to think otherwise.
“The reality is, in 2016 there's no such thing as Beta software, there's no pilot software,” he told the founder. “Once the software is out and working, it's out there. If you're not a little embarrassed by the first version, you probably waited too long.”
Singh has served as a founding partner in roughly 500 startups and has seen a pattern emerge among entrepreneurs looking for capital. More times than not, he said, they spend too much time pitching their product and too little time talking about their company's sale's engine.
“It's something that comes up in each set of office hours around the country,” he said. “The thing you should all fight away is this focus on how it works or what's happening in the back office. The sale's engine is the only thing that keeps you alive.”
Singh has spent the last seven years traveling the country by plane in search of investment opportunities. That method limited his reach to cities served by nonstop service from San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Last year, he sold his house and car and decided to drive around the U.S. and Canada in his Airstream trailer. Good ideas can come from smaller markets – markets he couldn't reach by airline. He's now focusing his time on cities with populations under 300,000.
“I want to find the best companies I can and invest in them as fast as I can,” he said. “I started going to all the cities where it was easy to fly in and out. But I realized I never got to understanding what it was like to live somewhere and work somewhere.”
During his stops, Singh also sets time to meet with local mayors and policy makers. It all plays into the investment equation and helps him understanding where a startup found its beginning.
“I think founders here in Missoula seem to be just as savvy as their peers all over the country, just as capable and just as ambitious,” he said. “What seems to be sort of missing is this sense of urgency. They need to be a little more urgent.
“I'm coming here wanting to learn as much as I can about all the founders and policy makers, but I also want the other side of that to be true,” he added. “I want founders to get as many opinions from me as they can and other investors coming to town.”
Contact reporter Martin Kidston at firstname.lastname@example.org


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It’s been awhile since we last heard a quasi-believable next-gen iPad story, but it shouldn’t be long now until we get something conclusive. That’s because several sources claim a new full-sized iPad is closing in on its release, with the official unveiling rumored to happen by the end of this month.
But is that possible? We’d be inclined to say no, because, again, there have been far too few iPad 5 rumors lately and Apple is usually very skilled at building hype months before an actual release.
Then again, with the third-gen iPad released in March 2012 and the fourth-generation back in November of last year, something tells us that an announcement of some kind is in fact just around the corner.
The question that arises now is this: What will the iPad 5 look like?
Credible sources are telling us it’s going to be spectacular, and entirely different from last year’s iPads, design-wise, which also makes sense. It should naturally run iOS 7, sport a 9.7-inch Retina display and possibly pack a new A7X chip, as well as up to 128 GB of on-board storage, but we won’t go any further than that in the speculation game.
As far as the next iPhone(s), the latest word around the street is that production will begin this quarter, with releases schedulde for Q3. There should be two new models unveiled, one high-end and one possibly mid-range, with the official market names still kept under wraps. Who’s excited?


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Deal making in banking is returning after a gap of four years. Banking, not the retail stuff but the kind which gets the economy moving, is classically done through deals struck over convivial lunches and dinners. It’s tough to make deals in an environment of zero tolerance for corruption Stung by the proclivity of the […]Read More Deal making is back-at last!
The government accounts for Q1 (April to June) of fiscal 2021 give hope that the governments nuanced stance on Covid 19 management which emerged post the initial panicked lock down in March, is working. Fiscal crunch in Q1 In April and May revenue receipts were at rock bottom (30% and 25% respectively of revenue receipts […]Read More The approaching fiscal storm


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The monitor was unveiled in late 2015 and will be available to buy in Europe and the US starting this month. Philips says that it is the first PC monitor to utilize quantum dot technology to expand the color space and reduce power consumption at an affordable price.
PC monitor with quantum dot
Quantum dot technology has already found its way into TVs and the next step appears to be PC monitors. Philips’s 27-inch 276E6ADS is the first of its kind, says the company.
Philips explains that the display can reproduce 99% of the AdobeRGB color space, which is used by professionals working in various fields. Philips’ monitor is certainly not the first to support the full AdobeRGB gamut but the monitor is significantly cheaper than most comparable monitors.
At the same time, quantum dot technology reduces power consumption by 25%, according to the company. Philips believes that the monitor is a good choice for people working with graphics, photography and video.
The 27-inch monitor incorporates an IPS panel with 1920x1080 pixel resolution. It is part of Philips’ E-Line that has a white, glossy finish and a silver base. Instead of physical buttons it offers touch buttons integrated into the frame.
Philips 276E6ADSS is available now in the US and will hit stores in Europe within weeks.


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- Video shows runner smacking reporter’s butt on live TV Monday 11:46 AM
Peeps-flavored milk is a thing, and it sounds repulsive
The spring treat is being turned into a milk flavor, and Twitter isn’t happy about it.
Nothing says Easter like the marshmallow-flavored chickadees better known as Peeps. So what could be better than adding a little bit of Peeps-inspired flavor to our daily dairy intake?
The spring holiday treat brand is teaming up with Illinois dairy product producer Prairie Farms to offer Peeps-flavored milk, just in time for Easter on April 5. It’ll be available in three flavors: marshmallow milk, chocolate marshmallow milk, and Easter egg nog.
The limited-edition Peeps Milk will debut on supermarket shelves in the Midwest. But given its caloric content, it’s unlikely the product will make its way into school lunchrooms. According to the nutritional label, Peeps Milk packs 37 grams of sugar per cup, which is more than three times the amount of sugar in a typical cup of whole milk. (It’s only slightly less than the amount of sugar in a bottle of Coca-Cola.) But heck, everything in moderation. Right?
On social media, the reaction to Peeps-flavored moo juice has been mixed. Many health-conscious consumers are scoffing at the introduction of yet another sugary beverage, which is being targeted at kids and adults alike.
People concerned about diabetes are appalled.
Those concerned about America’s obesity epidemic are similarly skeptical.
But fans are ready to dive in, mouth first.
The Peeps brand has been around for more than 60 years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. The marshmallow treats are deeply embedded in pop cultural consciousness, to the point where they’re about to be the subject of a new movie. So it might be a little late to stop the Peeps brand from expanding into other markets: The chick, as they say, is already out of the barn.
Allen Weiner has been a market research analyst in the area of new media and technology since 1994. He’s worked as writer, publisher and newspaper executive. He is the co-founder and publisher of Kombucha Network and the former managing vice president of Gartner.


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Noted tipster evleaks has revealed an image of what claims to be the rear of the HTC One M8 Prime that feature an enlarged, protruding camera unit surrounded by an orange ring.
Neowin Holiday Giveaway: Thecus 5550 NAS
Windows 10: The x64/x86 ISO's are here
Playbulb Color: The Bluetooth enabled multi-color light bulb and speaker
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A new clean press render of the upcoming Moto X phone has now surfaced, and while it doesn't show anything surprising, it gives interested folks a very clear picture of the phone.
A patent granted in the US to Nokia just a few days ago shows a device virtually identical to a Windows Phone seen in a video leaked last year - could this be Nokia's next Lumia handset?
As Microsoft moves forward with IE 8 it is hoping to introduce new features that will help stop the bleeding of consumers switching to other browsers. While many hope that IE 8 will also...


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Memory card manufacturer Datel Design and development has announced that it will be suing Microsoft after the software behemoth prevented third party memory cards to be used with its Xbox 360 gaming console.
The issue occurred during the latest update which introduced social networking features but also blocked Datel's Max Memory card readers which allows users to use less expensive and more generic MicroSD cards for storage.
Datel has appointed Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin to represent them and the director of the law firm, Marty Glick, said that "Microsoft has taken steps to render inoperable the competing Datel memory card for no visible purpose other than to have that market entirely to themselves".
Microsoft charge up to four times the amount Datel customers pay per Gigabyte. There are apparently 50,000 Xbox 360 users which have been hit by Microsoft's decision to ban Datel devices.
Other third party storage manufacturers could also come forward and join Datel, who is accusing Microsoft of violating current US antitrust law.
Microsoft apparently said that it wanted to prevent third party memory accessories to facilitate cheating. But then, as Nowgamer's Dan Howdle pointed out, buying multiple Xbox 360 gaming consoles, is also a sign of cheating attempts. Will Microsoft ban people looking to buy more than one gaming console? Surely not.


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[...] 99 percent of all automobile trips in the United States end in a free parking space, rather than a parking space with a market price.Cowen goes on to say,
Is this a serious economic issue? In fact, it’s a classic tale of how subsidies, use restrictions, and price controls can steer an economy in wrong directions. Car owners may not want to hear this, but we have way too much free parking.The basic problem is that there isn't a market in parking so that we don't have prices to guide our parking decisions the way we so with most goods and services. Cowen continues,
Higher charges for parking spaces would limit our trips by car. That would cut emissions, alleviate congestion and, as a side effect, improve land use.
If developers were allowed to face directly the high land costs of providing so much parking, the number of spaces would be a result of a careful economic calculation rather than a matter of satisfying a legal requirement. Parking would be scarcer, and more likely to have a price — or a higher one than it does now — and people would be more careful about when and where they drove.So once again not using the market lends to inefficient outcomes.
The subsidies are largely invisible to drivers who park their cars — and thus free or cheap parking spaces feel like natural outcomes of the market, or perhaps even an entitlement. Yet the law is allocating this land rather than letting market prices adjudicate whether we need more parking, and whether that parking should be free. We end up overusing land for cars — and overusing cars too.


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Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) continue to confound bears . Tesla stock is one of the few stocks higher in 2020, a dismal year so far by any measure for most stocks.
Questions about production issues, safety concerns and even product quality that have plagued Tesla since its founding have been put aside, at least for now. Tesla stock has weathered the current market storm admirably after the company finally achieved 2019 delivery goals, suggesting a possible path to a semblance of profitability. Unfortunately, the path Tesla laid out for itself relies excessively on China.
China is vital to Tesla not only for production reasons, but also consumption. While Tesla has relied on subsidies to get them into new markets, its $7,500 a year U.S. tax phased out to zero at the start of the year.
Given that sales of electric vehicles in Denmark decreased by more than 60% when that country phased out its subsidies, CEO Elon Musk saw the writing on the wall, and doubled down on China, a country still offering such incentives. He did so just days after the President of the United States cautioned against doing so for national security reasons.
Unfortunately for Tesla, coronavirus has brought the Chinese economy to a near standstill from both production and consumption perspectives. Tesla stock initially followed the rest of the market, tumbling dramatically from $917 to a low of $362. Perhaps because of this drop, Musk fought to keep global factories open during the stay at home orders, but ultimately succumbed to pressure from public health officials.
Before the crash, China may have seen over 70% growth in the globe’s EV market, but even then, there were signs of roadblocks to market viability. With the emergence of Chinese competitors, the long-term viability of American companies has always been put severely in doubt. The recent turmoil and international trade tensions will only add to these difficulties for foreign companies.
Even worse, China is already contemplating cutting the electric vehicle subsidies it just extended — a move that would spell significant immediate trouble for Tesla stock.
All of this occurs while oil markets continue to spiral. The significant decline in gasoline prices also spells bad news for electric vehicle makers across the board.
Short-term technicals are also flashing red. MACD is back at extremes that have previously signaled a top for TSLA. The 9 day RSI is now overbought again, with a reading north of 70. Bollinger Percent B is firmly back above 1. And Tesla stock is trading at a large premium to the 20 day moving average, another telltale sign of over-exuberance.
Source: The thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade
There’s inherent risk when investing in extremely subsidy reliant companies such as Musk Inc., which has received over $5 billion to date across his many ventures. Historically, this degree of reliance on the public sector has not fared well for other similarly-profiled companies over the long-term. The many external factors that Tesla currently faces — including the uncertainty in China and the oil markets — help illustrate why.
The shutdown mixed with a company history of unprofitability mean Tesla could be closer to a death sentence than it has been in years. This should worry investors, as even when the market “recovers,” there may not be a strong market for EVs overall. While Musk wants to save the world, he may become preoccupied with saving his companies, and that’s not a visual that draws investment. The best position for investors is being short Tesla stock to postion for a pullback.
As of this writing, Tim Biggam did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Anyone interested in finding out more about option-based strategies or for a free trial of the Delta Desk Research Report can email Tim at email@example.com


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The following is an unofficial translation of the article “Com arrogância colonial, USA tenta impedir que máscaras sejam vendidas a outros países” from revolutionary Brazilian newspaper A Nova Democracia
By Matheus Garcia Da Silva
Donald Trump, USA’s arch-reactionary president, on April 2 signed the Defense Production Act, Korean War-era legislation, taking steps to prevent the arrival of masks, especially the N95 (the most effective against the new coronavirus) in Latin America and Canada.
Hours after the law was signed, Trump went on the Internet to scold 3M for exporting the masks to other countries: “We hit 3M hard after seeing what they were doing with their masks.” And he said: “They will pay a high price!”
The following day, the 3M economic monopoly, which produces protective goods, said in a statement that it has been following government orders and increasing the manufacturing of masks with its great industrial strength, sending them all to the USA, including those made in China.
At the news conference given the following day, Trump said he also signed a new order preventing not only the export of masks, but other medical items and supplies used against Covid-19.
In France, Germany and Brazil, orders for masks, respirators and health items purchased have been confiscated and taken over by Yankee imperialists. One of the practices done is to offer a larger amount, or an advance payment for the items, so that they are diverted on their way and arrive in the USA. Such practices have been widely denounced as modern piracy.
On April 3, it was reported that 200,000 masks ordered by Germany were “confiscated” in Bangkok, Thailand. Also on the 3rd, a cargo of 600 artificial respirators ordered from a Chinese supplier by states in northeastern Brazil was unable to board the Miami airport for Brazil.
This new policy of Yankee imperialism makes clear the feeling of disgust that the bourgeoisie of that country feels for other countries, considered by them as inferior or unworthy to be treated on an equal basis. However, all the wealth that the wealthy Yankees waste is extracted from the exploitation of the popular masses of the oppressed nations and their own country.


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Milk from the state: Relying on Cuba's ration book
30 October 2015 Last updated at 23:01 GMT
Earlier this week, the UN passed a vote overwhelmingly rejecting the US
embargo of Cuba. Now that the US has gone about normalising diplomatic
relations with Cuba, experts wonder how long the embargo will last.
For Cubans, the embargo has meant many products simply aren't available
on the island and they have to rely instead on the state ration book.
Set up shortly after Fidel Castro took power in 1959, the ration book
includes a modest quota of basic goods such as cooking oil, rice and
Will Grant met one couple who depend on the ration book to survive. They
fear its demise amid the economic changes taking place in Cuba.
Additional editing by Olivia Lace-Evans
Source: Milk from the state: Relying on Cuba's ration book - BBC News -


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A major leak in the GoPro Hero 10 Black reveals future action camera upgrades, enhancements, and other details. The GoPro Hero 9 Black was introduced in India almost a year ago. Well, it’s during that year that GoPro appears to be preparing to unveil the next generation of hero action cameras. In 2018, an American tech company unwrapped Introductory level The GoPro Hero camera is called “Hero” and attracts casual customers.
The Hero 9 Black action camera was priced at Rs 49,999 in India at the time of launch. Combining a new design with a front display, it also supports an add-on ultra-wide camera. Unfortunately, the leak mentioned above suggests that the GoPro Hero 10 doesn’t boast a radically overhauled design. However, the camera has some awe-inspiring features that give users a wide range of options.
GoPro Hero10 Leak Tips with Notable Upgrades
In the case of a report from WinFuture Roland Quandt is anything, and Hero 10 brings a lot to the table. The publication shared some official looking renderings of the following cameras: These renderings show the new camera in full glory. In addition, they shed light on some of their key specifications. The Hero 10 Action Cam features a 23MP camera that is slightly larger than its predecessor. Hero9 comes with a 20MP camera.
— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) August 27, 2021
In addition, the sensor can record 5.3K video at 60fps and 4K video at 120fps. Given the low frame rate of Hero 9, this is a notable improvement. Apart from that, Hero10 supports 2.7K resolution at 240fps, so you can shoot slow motion video at very high resolutions. What’s more, the new camera has a new GP2 processor. According to a recently leaked GoPro marketing material, it features improved HyperSmooth 4.0 stabilization technology that provides better stabilization.
TimeWarp 3.0 technology, which promotes and controls time-lapse video, has not been improved. In addition, the quality of livestreaming remains 180p. The new camera retains many other features. It provides support for RAW photos, webcam modes, HDR, and SuperPhoto. In addition, it is water resistant up to 10 meters (33 feet). The only noticeable change in the appearance of the new camera is the blue letters found on the front casing.
Release date, price, stock status
Quandt and WinFuture did not provide details on the pricing of the Hero 10 Black. Similarly, there are few details about its launch. However, the launch pattern for GoPro’s Hero series cameras goes by. Hero 10 Black may be available later next month. The company uses the same launch schedule for its Hero 8 Black and Hero 9 Black cameras.
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STONEVILLE, N.C. — A clothing company is moving its corporate headquarters to Rockingham County after being sold last week to a holding company.
The Greensboro News & Record reported that Gerbing’s Heated Clothing is currently headquartered in Washington State but has a plant in Stoneville.
The company reportedly makes battery-powered heated clothing for motorcyclists, members of the military and outdoor sports enthusiasts.
The company announced last year it was creating 158 jobs at the Stoneville location.
Read full story: The Greensboro News & Record.


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Huddersfield-based structural glass manufacturer Specialist Glass Products has won the Eaton Smith Business of the Year Award 2020/21.
Over the past 48 months, the family-run business has invested over £6 million to expand and equip their facility with the latest state-of-the-art machinery, currently allowing them to process, cut, toughen, bend and laminate glass up to 6,000mm x 3,210mm.
The continuous investment in high-tech equipment and its premises has effectively quadrupled SGP’s production capacity, ensuring that they can meet the requirements of larger projects, short lead times and produce glass cost-effectively.
With tremendous growth and development over the past 12 months, the specialist glass manufacturer was among 11 companies shortlisted for the Business of the Year Award after previously being crowned Business of the Month.
The award, in association with the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, showcases the best businesses demonstrating innovation and outstanding contribution to Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield.
Deborah Melluish, senior partner at Eaton Smith and member of the judging panel, said: “Specialist Glass Products is an incredibly impressive business that makes an important contribution to the region, not only in terms of employment but also in terms of profile. The judges were impressed with its commitment to innovation which has enabled it to compete for large contracts on an international scale.
“The investment that the management has put into the business is evident and some excellent decision making on their part has provided SGP with a very successful business and an exciting future.”
Andrew Taylor, joint managing director at SGP, said: “We’re so pleased that the judges have recognised our hard work and commitment to innovation. It has been an extremely difficult 18 months for the manufacturing industry, and we’d just like to say we are incredibly grateful for our hardworking employees and loyal customers who have supported us along the way.
“We are very excited about driving the future growth of SGP.”
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Apple expected to produce 6 million second-gen iPads per monthApple reportedly believes its anticipated second-generation iPad will be even more popular than the first model, as the company is expected to order production of 6 million per month.
If true, that number would be significantly higher than the 4 million per quarter produced for the current iPad, according to DigiTimes. Overseas sources indicated that Apple added two additional touch panel makers, Chimei Innolux and Cando, for production of the "iPad 2."
The two new suppliers are in addition to current suppliers Wintek, Sintek Photronics, and TPK Touch Solutions. The expanded number of partners will reportedly allow Apple to produce even more iPads per month, reaching the 6 million target.
Sources indicated that suppliers will begin shipments to Apple in January or February. That's consistent with previous reports that the device would begin shipping within 100 days to allow Apple to stock up for a launch by April.
Suppliers also indicated that Apple has no interest in producing a 7-inch iPad, smaller and lighter than the current 9.7-inch model. The news is noteworthy because it was DigiTimes that repeatedly reported for months that Apple was set to release a 7-inch iPad.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs poured water on those rumors in October during his company's fourth-quarter conference call. He said that he believes competing products, like the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, have chosen a smaller size to reduce costs rather than usability.
"When we make decisions on 7-inch tablets, it's not about cost," Jobs said. "It's about the value of the product when you factor in the software."
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI- Bataan) recently opened its 13th Negosyo Center located at the Balanga City hall compound.
The simple formal ceremony was led by DTI Bataan Provincial Director Nelin Cabahug and the city’s local officials led by Mayor Francis Garcia.
The Negosyo Centers of DTI are now completely installed in the 11 municipalities and 1 city in the province of Bataan.
Cabahug said the Negosyo Center will capacitate micro, small and medium enterprises in developing quality products and upscaling their business.
Functions of the Negosyo Center include registration or renewal of business name, access to free trainings and seminars, market matching, product labeling, business registration assistance, business advisory services, business information and advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation of business process improvement.
Each of the 11 towns and 1 city of Bataan has a similar facility in their respective locality.
The creation of Negosyo Centers in all local government units is mandated under Republic Act 10644 otherwise known as the Go Negosyo Act, to support inclusive growth and economic development.
The establishment of NC in every locality will encourage more enterprises to register or scale up their businesses. Creating more businesses, thereby generate more employment opportunities for the people in the community.


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AG Nessel Issues Information, Warning Related to Morley Companies Data Breach
February 11, 2022
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is sharing consumer protection reminders following a data breach at Morley Companies, headquartered in Saginaw, that affected more than 521,000 people.
Last week, Morley Companies, which serves business clients, including certain health plans, shared news of "a data security incident that may have impacted data belonging to current employees, former employees and various clients. Morley has sent notification of this incident to potentially impacted individuals and has provided resources to assist them," the company said in a press release.
An investigation, which began in August, revealed that the attackers may have gained access to client and employee data, including personal and protected health information. The potentially stolen information includes names, home addresses, social security numbers, birth dates, client identification numbers, health insurance information, medical diagnostics, and medical treatment information.
While the notification letters going to potentially affected individuals are legitimate, bad actors may take the opportunity to use the breach to access additional personal information.
"Watch out for fraudulent emails, phone calls, and text messages seeking personal or banking information in connection to the Morley breach," Nessel said. "As recipients of the notice will see in Morley's letter, the company will explain steps to take to protect the information, as well as access to free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. If you receive other correspondence that asks you do to something like call a number to confirm your personal information, assume it's a scam."
For more information, read Nessel's Data Breaches: What to do Next Consumer Alert.
The Department provides a library of resources for consumers to review anytime on a variety of topics.
Your connection to consumer protection is just a click or phone call away. Consumer complaints can be filed online at the Attorney General's website, or if you have questions call 877-765-8388.


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In a sea of last mile logistics startups, Thailand’s Box24 aims to stand out by deploying its locker infrastructure for other services
Through a patented system of smart lock technology, the locker boxes were made available to customers round the clock. All they had to do was deposit the laundry, make payment, track the status of it using a mobile app, then retrieve it once they are ready.
But Box24’s Founder and CEO Bond Thaiyanurak did not stop at laundry. He believed his locker box technology could, potentially, serve any sector that required last mile logistics solutions.
So in the past year in its domestic Thai market, Box24 has expanded into other horizontals by partnering with businesses, launching other services under the umbrella of the Box24 brand.
For e-commerce delivery, Box24 partnered with two leading Thai retail chains — Tesco and BigC to launch a service called ShopBox24. For parcel delivery, it partnered with delivery company Kerry Express to deploy MoveBox24. It will also be deploying personal storage services with Kerry this year.
But locker box solutions are not exactly a novel value proposition. Regionally, there are already a plethora of existing locker box solutions such as SingPost’s POPStation, or Indonesia’s PopBox. So how does Box24 differentiate itself?
The advantage of building hardware in-house
“First off, we are cost competitive,” says Thaiyanurak, in an interview with e27.”We have a very different business model from other players — we are selling the lockers.”
He claims that Box24’s lockers cost US$5,000 per piece, which is seven times cheaper than that of PopStation.
Thaiyanurak explains that most companies like SingPost and Popbox outsource the construction of locker boxes to suppliers overseas, then ship it over.
The high cost of shipping bulking goods overseas, as well as the margin suppliers charge (at least 30 per cent, he says) on top of the manufacturing fees drives up costs which is in turn, passed down to the consumer.
For Box24, it bypasses this sore point by manufacturing locker boxes in-house in each respective markets.
“We produce the lockers in Singapore at the same cost as we do in Thailand. This is because we source [materials] from the local steel shop then go to Mustafa (a popular shopping mall) to buy the computer screens and just merge them together to build the electronic lockers. Our make-up is totally different [from the competitors],” says Thaiyanurak.
“We want to own the technology because in that way, we can be flexible and adapt to our customers’ needs much more quickly. Our tech is very scalable,” he adds.
Box24 consists of a team of 15 people. Some work on the app, others are mechanical engineers who work on the physical lockers.
“Some people think we’re in the laundry business. Some think we’re in e-commerce. But the fact is: we’re a HaaS (Hardware-as-a-Service) startup that focusses on building a logistic infrastructure to create greater customer engagement and economic value for our business partners,” says Thaiyanurak.
Box24 also stands out with its “Flexi-door” technology, which allows multiple small doors to be merged into one bigger door in order to store goods of different sizes.
Box24 is now present in 70 locations in Bangkok and plans to expand that figure to 120 this year. It will also grow the number of lockers in Singapore to 50, up from five.
It will also be expanding into two new regional markets — Malaysia and India. It plans to launch 50 lockers in Malaysia, while in India, it has signed an MOU with a partner to begin operations in Q2 2017.
Currently, Thaiyanurak is in talks to sign partnerships with other e-commerce portals include Lazada.
Aside from that he is focussing deploying the locker boxes in as many locations as possible.
“As a a HaaS company. I’m not worried about the tech at all. The key challenge here is moving fast in the physical world. We need to pre-empt and take the good location before others [competitors] take it,’” he concludes.
Image Credit: Box24
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It's only just hit the shelves, but experts are already predicting it'll amass millions of pounds in sales.
One Direction's first-ever fragrance, Our Moment, is expected to make the boys £360,000 in its first week alone, according to beauty and fragrance experts.
In fact, such is the power of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne's appeal, it's predicted Our Moment will be the most successful celebrity perfume launch of the year.
Rakesh Aggarwal, CEO of Escentual.com, said: "Our Moment is predicted to sell around 180,000 units in the first week alone, and is one of the fastest selling fragrances of all time.
The six-figure forecast was calculated from pre-orders of the perfume since it went on sale and from phenomenal sales of over 3,000 bottles at Harrods, London in just two days.
On the basis of 180,000 sales of the popular 30ml perfume retailing at £19.99, the turnover for the first week was predicted in come in at almost £3.6 million.
Although the exact deal that the boys struck with the perfume company is a closely guarded secret, most industry insiders have estimated that they'll personally earn around £2 for every 30ml Eau de Parfum bottle sold.
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And with other products and gift sets due to be added to the range in the next month - just in time for the big Christmas market which accounts for around 70 per cent of annual fragrance sales - the boys are expected to earn around £2 million from perfume sales over the festive season.
Rakesh Aggarwal continued: “This is clearly going to be the hottest fragrance for 2013 and I would anticipate turnover will top £10m for the range over Christmas - which would see One Direction around £2m richer by the end of the festive season, just from UK perfume sales.”
The latest One Direction venture comes amid a non-stop few months for the boys, which have seen them tour, unveil a new single and release their first movie, This Is Us.
And judging by experts' predictions for their perfume it's set to be as successful as the rest; which could see it outsell other celebrity scents, such as Lady Gaga’s Fame, Beyonce’s Heat, Justin Bieber’s Someday and David Beckham's Homme.
However, the best-selling celebrity fragrance of all time is still White Diamonds by the late Elizabeth Taylor, but that could all change with 1D's release.
The 'Our Moment' fragrance is described as fresh fruit and seasonal flowers infused with undertones of warm musk and contains pink grapefruit, wild berries and redcurrants, combined with the delicacy of jasmine petals and frangipani with the dry woody tones of musk and patchouli.
Tell us what YOU think of the new perfume over on Twitter, now.


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Used car tax cuts
November 1, 2022 | 5:13 p.m.
PRINCE GEORGE — As the cost of gas, groceries, housing and cars continues to soar through the roof, there could be some relief on the horizon. BC Liberal Finance Critic Peter Milobar has tabled a new bill that could make buying used vehicles more affordable. The new bill could see the elimination of the provincial sales tax on the resale of used cars under $20,000.
Earlier this year, the NDP announced it would adjust the tax system on used car sales, with taxes being calculated based on the book value of the vehicle rather than the selling price. The Liberal bill tabled Monday aims to provide a full PST exemption for all used car sales under $20,000 that have been driven at least 6,000 km. The measure could provide up to $2,400 in tax relief on used vehicle purchases, depending on the resale price paid. Something will have a major impact on how consumers spend their money, car dealers say
“You have a choice, you can spend money on taxes, or maybe you can just spend money on extra things like maintenance or tires. Your money goes a lot further when 7% of that purchase price does not go to tax” -Don Willimont, Director of Business Operations Wood Wheaton
According to the MNP Consumer Debt Index, 42% of British Columbians are within $200 of insolvency at the end of each month, and 51% say it is becoming less affordable to eat and feed their families. The used car PST amendment is designed to ease the major financial burdens Canadians face when looking for a good deal on a car, and the BC Liberals hope that by making new accessible used vehicles, Canadians who need them the most could start to catch a break.


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EA Sports removed Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo's image from a photo of the FIFA 19 video game cover on its website on Friday.
The decision comes on the heels of the reopening of an investigation by the Las Vegas police into an allegation by American woman Kathryn Mayorga that Ronaldo raped her in a hotel room in 2009.
According to Spanish newspaper AS, EA Sports released the following statement regarding the removal of Ronaldo's image: "We have seen the concerning report that details allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo. We are closely monitoring the situation, as we expect cover athletes and ambassadors to conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with EA's values."
After fans noticed Ronaldo had been removed from the banner photo for the game's Twitter account on Wednesday, an EA Sports spokesperson told Wesley Yin-Poole of Eurogamer that the company "updates its social banners for certain marketing beats."
Last week, Ronaldo called the allegation "fake news" on Instagram Live and added, "They want to promote my name. It's normal. They want to be famous to say my name, but it is part of the job. I am a happy man and all good."
According to BBC, Ronaldo reportedly reached a $375,000 settlement with Mayorga in 2010. In exchange, Mayorga agreed to not go public with the allegation.
Mayorga's allegation was made public in German magazine Der Spiegel, and Ronaldo's lawyers called the publication's reporting "blatantly illegal" while announcing their intention to seek damages.


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More than a third of the smuggling cases heard by a Beijing court in the past three years have involved wild animals or wildlife products.
Beijing No 4 Intermediate People"s Court handles all smuggling cases in the capital. In a report released Thursday, it said 28 of the 84 cases heard between Jan 1, 2015, and Sept 30 this year involved wildlife products.
Most defendants were accused of smuggling products such as ivory, rhino horn and pangolin skins, said Rong Peng, the court"s vice-president.
"Many criminals put the products in milk powder cans or water bottles in their luggage, or even concealed them on their bodies," he said.
Defendants often worked overseas and purchased the products before returning to China, according to Rong, who added, "A small number of them bought the products for friends and their own use, but most aimed to sell them at a profit."
In the nine drug smuggling cases heard by the court over the same period, eight defendants were foreigners, including seven from Africa, the report said.
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