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Finally: CES 2022 in Las Vegas to be an in-person event
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is back in the real world! After the 2020 pandemic extended well into the current year and made CES 2021 an online event, the next year’s CES is scheduled to become an in-person event again. In January next year, we’ll be able to meet up and have real hugs and handshakes at the world’s largest tech conference.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the news today. Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the CTA, said in a statement:
“We’re thrilled to return to Las Vegas – home to CES for more than 40 years – and look forward to seeing many new and returning faces. Hundreds of executives have told us how much they need CES to meet new and existing customers, find partners, reach media and discover innovation.”
As for the dates, CES 2022 is scheduled to take place early in January, like every year. The event itself is going to take place between 5 and 8 January, with media days taking place on 3 and 4 January 2022. And although next year’s CES will take place in the real world, it will also be possible to attend it online. After all, the pandemic still isn’t over.
Speaking of the pandemic, the CES 2022 will be following the CDC’s coronavirus safety guidelines. It will also be in compliance with state and local COVID-19 guidelines for Nevada and the city of Las Vegas.
I always find it thrilling to hear that events are returning to in-person experiences. I’m afraid that we’re not that close to coming back to normal, and we will likely have psychological consequences of the pandemic even when we do. But news like this makes me believe that we are on the right track and that the world and events as we know them will become available to us again.
If you’re as thrilled as I am, keep an eye on CES’s website for more information. And who knows, maybe I’ll see you in Vegas. :)
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Enphase Energy, Inc. (ENPH - Free Report) recently announced that Australia-based solar company, Excel Power has installed one of its 50 kilowatt (kW) microinverter-based solar systems in an automobile dealership, based in Queensland’s Toowoomba City. In particular, Enphase’s IQ 7+microinverters have been deployed in the project.
In addition, the dealership —Wippells Autos’ solar system —is outfitted with the Enphase Envoy communications gateway, which connects the system to the Enphase Enlighten monitoring platform.
Significance of IQ 7
Enphase IQ 7+microinverters are capable of simplifying the design and installation process, and offering a complete AC system that produces no high-voltage DC, thereby providing a safe solar solution. IQ 7+ and IQ 7 constitute the company’s seventh-generation microinverter. With Enphase enjoying a global customer base, every region of the world where its products are sold is now using this seventh-generation microinverter. During 2019, 98% of the company’s microinverter shipments were IQ 7.
Moreover, the company’s first-quarter 2020 gross margin increased by 5.9 basis points on a year-over-year basis driven by higher product margins as a result of its IQ 7 family of microinverters.
Solar Prospects in Australia & Enphase
The solar market in Australia is gaining momentum, thanks to plummeting costs of installation along with improved technology. Notably, per a report by Australia’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, the nation has the highest uptake of solar globally, with 21% of homes with rooftop solar PV. As of Apr 30, 2020, more than 2.4 million rooftop solar power systems and 1.23 million solar water heaters were installed across the nation.
Being a prominent microinverter supplier in the global solar space, Enphase’s products are frequently preferred by countries across the world, and Australia is no exception. In fact, another project is already ongoing with collaboration between Enphase and Excel Power, which will equip the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) with rugged, high-performance solar to assist with operational efficiency and enhance sustainability. To date, Excel Power has installed more than 50 Enphase microinverter-based systems for QFES.
The latest deal further strengthens Enphase’s footprint in the rapidly growing solar market in Australia. Considering the fact that Australia’s government has been investing amply in the nation’s solar market expansion, we expect Enphase to sign more such deals in the coming days.
Other Solar Players Venturing Into the Market
Realizing the growth prospects of the Australian solar market, other solar players are also expanding their footprint in this nation. In August 2019, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ - Free Report) signed an agreement for providing Operations & Maintenance (O&M) services to three Australia-based solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, with an aim to minimize downtime and increase site availability.
In July 2019, JinkoSolar (JKS - Free Report) announced the supply of its monocrystalline solar panels to the Australia-based arm of Vena Energy — the largest renewable energy company in the Asia Pacific region. In October 2018, SunPower (SPWR - Free Report) announced that it will supply 349 MW of its high-efficiency solar panels to Australia’s Limondale solar power plant
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Enphase Energy’s stock has gained 107.7% in the past year compared with the industry’s increase of 28.2%.
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- Vietnam’s smartphone shipments soared 104% QoQ in Q4 2021.
- Samsung retained the top spot, capturing 28% share, followed by vivo (18%) and OPPO(17%).
- With its iPhone 13, Apple surpassed Xiaomi to rank fourth, its best ever show in Vietnam.
- For the full year of 2021, smartphone shipments increased 7% YoY.
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Vietnam’s smartphone shipments increased 15% YoY and 104% QoQ in Q4 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s Monthly Vietnam Channel Share Tracker. After crossing the post-pandemic phase of pent-up demand, smartphones remained in high demand throughout the year, despite the market facing many difficulties, including macroeconomic worries, supply chain issues and the emergence of new COVID-19 variants. The year 2021 also saw Samsung and Apple registering their highest ever shipments in Vietnam.
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Commenting on the quarterly performance, Senior Research Analyst Ivan Lam said, “Vietnam’s smartphone market has been dominated by offline channels. COVID-19 forced the government to impose multiple lockdowns, which hugely impacted the mobile phone distribution chain. As a result, shipments in Q3 2021 reached their lowest point in 2021. A few key positive factors drove up the numbers in Q4 2021. First, increasing vaccination rates helped offline channels move towards normalcy. Second, Apple’s iPhone 13 and other new launches, some pent-up demand and the approaching Vietnamese Lunar New Year stimulated purchase activities. Third, Samsung and Chinese brands managed to resume their supply and logistics activities in Vietnam. Lastly, the country’s major cities such as Ho Chi Minh City released guidelines that required people entering these cities to show a QR code from a mobile app to prove their vaccination status or recovery from COVID-19. This also pushed people to switch to a smartphone or an upgrade.”
Apple was the fastest growing brand in Q4 2021 in YoY terms. With a hair’s breadth, it surpassed Xiaomi to capture the fourth highest market share during the quarter. Lam added, “Apple enjoys a good place among Vietnamese consumers. In 2021, Apple enhanced its distribution strategy in Vietnam. It pushed online sales through Lazada Apple Flagship Stores and boosted “mini Apple Stores” by working with retailers, although there are already Apple Zones in Thegiodidong stores and F.Studio in the FPT shops system. Also, in Vietnam, 5G smartphone penetration is increasing gradually, supporting iPhone 13 sales.”
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Vietnam’s smartphone shipments grew 7% YoY in 2021. Research Director Tarun Pathak said, “Vietnam is one of the most active consumer electronics markets in Southeast Asia, as well as one of the Asian countries with highest internet penetration. Although COVID-19 continued to disrupt the market, the demand was always there. We expect this rebound to continue in 2022.”
Apple showed the highest YoY growth in 2021 at 119%, followed by vivo at 24% and Xiaomi at 19%. Although OPPO (including OnePlus) ranked second in terms of market share in 2021, its growth declined 6% YoY during the year. Senior Research Analyst Glen Cardoza said, “OPPO was hugely impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns in Q2 and Q3 because its main strength is offline channels. Also, OPPO experienced a shortage of 4G SoCs. However, it bounced back in Q4, showing 88% QoQ growth. We see OPPO showing stable performance in 2022.”
Online channels made up 15% of the total shipments in 2021, growing 8% YoY. It’s not a big jump because the country’s logistics systems and digital payment ecosystem are still in the process of being developed.
Despite all difficulties, Vietnam’s smartphone market is expected to continue to grow in 2022 and be one of the most competitive markets in Southeast Asia.
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March 12 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday its chief executive declined a $2.5 million bonus in 2014 while other top-level employees received lower-than-expected compensation as the world’s largest soda maker struggles to boost revenues amid sluggish demand for soft drinks.
While Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent’s total compensation, which includes salary, stock options and changes in pension value, rose 23 percent to $25.2 million from the previous year, he didn’t take an annual bonus because of “difficult but necessary decisions” taken to accelerate sales.
Excluding a $7.1 million change in pension value, his actual remuneration was $18.1 million, down slightly from $18.2 million the previous year.
Coke has struggled to increase sales as consumers in developed markets shift from soda to healthier options. Carbonated soft drink sales have been declining for nearly a decade in the United States, according to the trade publication Beverage Digest.
Coke has diversified into faster-growing areas such as tea and energy drinks and announced cost-cutting plans at the end of 2014 to eliminate 1,600 to 1,800 positions as it aims to save $3 billion by 2019.
“While we saw a number of positives in 2014, the company’s performance was not up to our high expectations,” Coke’s board said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. “This performance is directly reflected in compensation decisions and how prior awards pay out.”
Coke shares were up 1.6 percent at $40.40 in Thursday afternoon trading.
Last year, the company faced criticism from Warren Buffet and other investors for its executive compensation plan. Its most vocal critic, David Winters of Wintergreen Advisers, which owns less than 1 percent of Coke, said the plan was dilutive to shareholders.
In a statement on Thursday, Wintergreen called for the board to replace Kent, saying “it’s encouraging to see that the Coca-Cola board is beginning to take a tougher line with management.”
The company said in October it had adopted new guidelines limiting executive pay plans starting in 2015 and shifting away from stock options in favor of performance shares and cash awards. On the company’s most recent earnings call in February, Kent said that compensation would be tied to revenue.
According to the company’s proxy filing, long-term incentives are now tied to net revenue growth for individual business units. Meanwhile, net revenue and profit before tax growth have been added as metrics to determine annual bonuses. (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet Das, Jonathan Oatis and Alan Crosby)


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Tissue World is launching the very first edition of the Tissue World Photography Awards.
They will be the first major photographic awards ever launched in the US$80 billion a year industry and are aimed at creating a unique historical record of the companies, personnel, and personalities, technology and innovations which make up our rapidly developing markets.
Launching at Tissue World Miami in March 2014, the awards will celebrate the world of tissue and inspire present and future generations of tissue professionals by showcasing outstanding photography.
This can include images of the tissue industry’s passion as well as individual’s stories and experiences.
The TW team is asking for any photographers that are proud of the tissue industry and their role in it to submit photographs that illustrate dedication, passion or a turning point in their history to TW by 15 February 2014.
Winners will be decided on an online voting system at the Tissue World Americas website prior to the event and onsite during the show.
Winners will be announced on 20 March 2014 during Tissue World Americas 2014.
The photographs will also be showcased during the trade show at a dedicated exhibition space.
Note to entrants: TW accepts hi-res digital versions or digital/printed copies of the originals. Brands can be shown as long as images are not mere commercials. Photographs will be published on Tissue World and Tissue World Magazine website(s), Tissue World app, Facebook page and Twitter account and any other marketing platform used to promote your nomination. This competition is open to all and not limited to Tissue World Americas 2014 exhibitors.
To participate, contact Jun Leong at [email protected] / +65 6592 0895.


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You can almost hear the roar of the Corvettes that are racing in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Aug. 16-19, which are expertly illustrated in the official artwork revealed today. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca hosts the 49th year of this historic event that this year celebrates the 70th anniversary of the American performance icon, Chevrolet Corvette.
Artist Bill Patterson skillfully captures the speed, history and craft of an American performance icon – Corvette – in this year’s featured poster art, which has become synonymous with the renowned event.
“Corvette is a marque that is not only a great American icon, but it has built an international following as well,” says artist Bill Patterson who has been associated with WeatherTech Raceway for more than 18 years. He explains that it’s both exciting and formidable to tackle such an important art piece that is seen around the world.
“The challenge to tell the incredible story of Corvette in a single painting is daunting and, in fact, impossible. With this in mind, I can focus on creating an image satisfying to me, and, hopefully, to every participant and fan at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. I’m grateful to be a motorsports artist, and am thrilled to have the passion of Corvette and its fans to inspire me! I look forward to seeing you all!”
In addition to the art being available as a collectible 24” x 36” poster to purchase, which has long been a fan favorite among true fans and collectors, the art will be used on select merchandise in the Official Raceway Store. Patterson will also be present in the paddock during the weekend to autograph posters, meet guests and conduct live art demonstrations.General admission and the esteemed Legends Club tickets are still available for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. For tickets visit WeatherTechRaceway.com or call 831-242-8200.


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In two high-end releases, Cognizant India president and CEO Ramkumar Ramamoorthy and global delivery chief Pradeep Shilige resigned after spending more than two decades at the software services company.
The releases were announced Thursday by Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Nasdaq Brian Humphries CEO in an email to employees.
The departures of Ramamoorthy, who was elevated as president and CEO of Cognizant India in September, and Shilige are the latest in a series of senior-level exits after Brian Humphries took office last year as CEO of Cognizant.
In recent months, several senior vice presidents (SVP) and vice presidents (VP) have resigned. They include three SVPs Jaideep Poondir, Rajesh Balaji and Vinayambika Kidiyur and vice presidents Archana Ramanakumar and Vikash Gaur.
A Cognizant spokesman, confirming the exits, said that some of those who are leaving may be in their notice period or may have delayed their departure to support the organization during the crisis.
Humphries, in his employee mail, said Ramamoorthy has decided to withdraw from Cognizant starting July 17th.
“I would like to thank Ramkumar for his successful mandate here, for his numerous contributions over the years and for being an enthusiastic brand ambassador for Cognizant with our multiple external stakeholders. We are especially grateful for Ramkumar’s leading role during the pandemic, in which he ensured associated health and safety and transitioned to work from home, “wrote Humphries.
He also appointed Andy Stafford, who has been with Accenture for nearly two decades, as the new head of global delivery.
He said Shilige is going to spend more time with his family and pursue his next challenge, and that he will be with Cognizant until September 30th to ensure a smooth delivery to Stafford.
Ramamoorthy, who rose from the ranks to become president, wrote in a LinkedIn post that he now wants to focus on education, skills and mentoring entrepreneurs.
“For over 22 years, Cognizant has been the world for me. All of you have made that world so beautiful that I have eternally admired it. I can’t thank you enough for that. In recent months, I have felt a strong desire to double my constant passion (even my first calling!) – education, skills and mentors entrepreneurs. I am ready to explore that world again from July 17th, “he wrote in the post.
The news of the releases comes at a time when the company laid off thousands of workers, who were on the bench, in India. India is the largest hub for Cognizant employees, with over 200,000 employees worldwide, nearly 290,000.
Cognizant, who has not confirmed the number of layoffs, said that they would likely be leaving based on performance.
Cognizant made some changes to leadership last year in an attempt to restructure the organization after Humphries joined as CEO.
Mint reported in May that Cognizant has decided to postpone the enrollment dates of all campus recruits from India to the second half of 2020 due to the pandemic, but has assured students that it will honor the offers it has made. The company also said that it would freeze most of the side hires between the various functions, with some exceptions in sales, given the weak demand environment.
“As you continue to offer overtime to our customers, despite covid-19, this pandemic has underlined our need to become a more global company. Cognizant’s globalization goes beyond our mix of geographic revenue, the number of countries in which we operate, the diversity of environments and locations of our leadership teams, or how well known our brand is worldwide. It also requires us to have a global distribution network that is strong and durable enough to ensure continuity of customer service, regardless of what is going on around the world, “said Humphries on Thursday.
“We will continue to move forward with our sales hiring plan and other key positions and honor all accepted offers.”


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The new tool uses Twitter to analyze the sentiment of the cryptocurrency market.
The cryptocurrency market, known as one of the most virulent discussion topics on Twitter, will now have a new tool on eToro to help measure investor sentiment using tweets.
On Tuesday, the eToro trading platform launched a portfolio based on market sentiment that uses tools with artificial intelligence to analyze Twitter and get the latest positive and negative perceptions about cryptocurrencies.
EToro retail investors now have access to the TIE Long Crypto Solo Portfolio (TIE-LongOnly CopyPortfolio), through a collaboration with The TIE, a cryptocurrency data analysis platform that, he says, has access to 850 million daily tweets through a partnership with Social Market Analytics.
“We found that cryptocurrencies are a class of assets that is devoid of valuation metrics,” said TIE CEO Josh Frank. “With cryptocurrencies, the only thing that really moves is supply and demand, so we set out to develop a sophisticated solution for investment funds, to help them value and trade this class of assets.”
The portfolio uses machine learning and natural language processing technology to scan tweets and assess relevance, and then assign them a feeling score. The strategy focuses on cryptocurrencies with comments that become increasingly positive on Twitter, which leads to a portfolio readjustment based on an algorithm, once a month.
This tool is part of eToro’s goal of helping retail investors compete with mutual funds and professional institutions, democratizing the cryptocurrency market, the company said. Apart from the commissions for the trade of the assets, no additional commissions are included for using the CopyPortfolio.
“The end result is that retail investors will have the opportunity to invest using a strategy that was previously only available for investment funds,” said the managing director of eToro U.S. Guy Hirsch
Utpal Dholakia, the head of marketing at Rice University specializing in pricing strategies, said analyzing tweets about cryptocurrencies to invest in these could contribute to a cycle, which would make it easier for merchants to raise prices. In this regard he said:
“Cryptocurrencies are a niche market, they are made up of a group of investors and specialized participants. There is usually a lot of social influence in buying behaviors. Potential investors generally tend to observe the behavior of other investors to decide if they should buy a particular cryptocurrency.”
Dholakia also questioned whether the tool would access enough tweets to correctly assess the market.
According to TIE, about 50,000 tweets about cryptocurrencies are posted on Twitter every day from accounts not managed by bots. About 50% of the published teets are about Bitcoin.
“I would use social influence technology as part of a range of different signals,” Dholakia said.
The new feature of eToro comes in the middle of a few hard weeks for cryptocurrencies, which saw the price of bitcoin drop below USD 10,000 and quickly lost another USD 2,000 in value.
Even so, eToro hopes that more information in general will help retail investors to enter the cryptocurrency market.
“Many people are curious about cryptocurrencies,” said Hirsch. “We believe that with a tool like this, investors will be much more comfortable.”
Disclaimer: InfoCoin is not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this article and is not responsible for their products and / or services. This press release is for informational purposes information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest.


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AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD schoolboy has set up a business selling fidget spinners after his dad told him to make his own money.
Joshua Males is flogging the toys for £4.50 after importing 200 of them from China.
The young entrepreneur, from Marsden, West Yorks, sells them on his own website, which his IT expert dad Steve helped him build.
Josh said: “My dad wants me to make my own money so I don’t keep spending his.”
Steve added: “I want him to understand more about business and hope he enjoys the new concept that if he wants something he can have another option than pestering his mum and dad.
“Joshua will enjoy the profits himself, or hopefully reinvest on his next venture, after his dad loan for stock and other expenses have been accounted for.”
Joshua, who lives with parents Steve and Donna and sister Georgie, four, has so far sold 15, but is drumming up business by handing out printed flyers at his school.
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He has also produced promotional videos.
In one he says: “I have got 16 colours. Go ahead and buy one from my website.”
The spinners were originally designed as stress-relieving tools and have been used to help kids deal with ADHD and anxiety.
But they have soared in popularity recently becoming a playground must-have.
We recently told how one youngster took his obsession with the devices to a whole new level by having an outline of one shaved into his head.
Ryan Campbell, from Northern Ireland, shared a photo of his younger brother’s new hair do on Twitter.
He said he had no idea why his six-year-old sibling decided to cut his hair that way, adding “he just likes fidget spinners”.
Meanwhile, a 10-year-old girl is lucky to be a live after a piece of her fidget spinner got lodged in her throat.
Kelly Rose Joniec, from Texas, described the terrifying moment her daughter Britton swallowed a piece of one of the wildly popular playthings and was rushed to hospital for surgery.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As New York continues to open, a Rochester institution is next in line: Genesee Brewhouse is starting outdoor dining and curbside pickup Tuesday at 3 p.m. The Brewhouse has been closed since March.
The restaurant says that indoor seating, as well as their roof and patio seating will not be offered, instead they have created seating space right outside the brewery that spills into the street.
“We wanted to take our time, and create an environment that is safe for our team members, and our guests, so they always feel comfortable at Genesee,” said general manager of the brewhouse, Malcolm Franklin. “This is a new business for us.”
Reservations and curbside pickup orders will also start tomorrow, and can be made by calling 585-263-9200.
“The next few weeks were not quite sure what to expect,” Franklin said. “We always pride ourselves on being a first-come first-serve no reservations needed kind of place, but right now with the limited tables outside, we want to make sure that everyone gets a chance at having an experience again.”
Genesee Brewhouse is already expecting a huge number of reservations — as their beer lovers will often lineup by the dozens and sell out beer within minutes — so they will have limited walk-in tables.
And, if you need “merch” or other retail items — they can be ordered at their online store.
As for the service itself, it’s fast and friendly. While this soft open doesn’t won’t have the same number of people as when they open, the staff is organized; you can even see them smiling through all their masks.
There are hand sanitizing stations, and waiters constantly have cleaner and towels in hand.
All drink glasses are plastic, but he rest is regular dishware.
The food hasn’t lost a step at all. The pretzels were the perfect combination of crunch on the outside, and fluffy inside. The nacho cheese dip was as incredible as I remembered.
The menu may look more limited, but Franklin says the menu is all new… But some of the favorites are there.
Regulars will have no problem finding something they can relive from pre-COVID, and if there are any first-timers to the Brewhouse, there are plenty of options.
But the cherry on top is that despite the heat, is the fresh and cooling breeze off of the High Falls.


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If you’re experiencing some of your apps crashing at launch after updating an app, it is most likely not the developer’s fault for pushing a broken app. It is, according to Instapaper’s Marco Arment, Apple’s fault for giving users a corrupted file at launch.
According to Arment, users found the latest version of Instapaper (version 4.2.3) crashed at launch, and the problem was resolved when Arment contacted Apple. However, he also had responses from many others about other applications that were crashing, including Angry Birds Space HD Free and GoodReader – where its two updates released today also had glitches. GoodReader are blaming an encryption issue on the App Store.
Arment has said that Instapaper’s issues were only in the UK and the US, while in Australia there seems to be no issue. However, on Twitter, there are reports of Commonwealth Bank’s Kaching app for iOS crashing.
Commonwealth Bank have not confirmed if that this is linked to the Apple issue – but it most likely could be.


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Printing times could also be shortened thanks to the new technique, said the researchers from the University of Southern California (USC).
As conventional 3D printers create custom objects layer-by-layer, they often need to print supports to balance the product. These supports are manually removed after printing, which requires finishing by hand and can result in shape inaccuracies or surface roughness. The materials the supports are made from often cannot be reused, so they are discarded and contribute to the growing problem of 3D-printed waste material.
Traditional 3D printing using the Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) technique prints directly onto a static metal surface. A new prototype developed by the USC team uses a programmable, dynamically controlled surface instead. The device is made of moveable metal ‘pins’ that replace printed supports. The pins rise up as the printer progressively builds the product.
Testing has shown that the new prototype saves about 35% of materials used per object, said research leader Professor Yong Chen. “I work with biomedical doctors who 3D print using biomaterials to build tissue or organs,” he said. “A lot of the materials they use are very expensive – we're talking small bottles that cost between $500 to $1,000 each.
“For standard FDM printers, the materials cost is something like $50 per kilogram, but for bioprinting, it's more like $50 per gram. So if we can save 30% on material that would have gone into printing these supports, that is a huge cost saving for 3D printing for biomedical purposes.”
Conventional 3D printing processes using supports is also time-consuming, Chen said.
“When you're 3D printing complex shapes, half of the time you are building the parts that you need, the other half of the time you're building the supports. With this system, we're not building the supports. Therefore, in terms of printing time, we have savings of about 40%.”
The research team, also led by PhD student Yang Xu, said the prototype works by running each of its individual supports from a single motor that moves a platform. Based on the product design, the program's software tells the user where they need to add a series of metal tubes into the base of the platform, determining the height the pins rise to.
The system could be adapted for large scale manufacturing such as automotive and aerospace, Chen said. “People are already building FDM printers for large size car and ship bodies, as well as for consumer products such as furniture. As you can imagine, their building times are really long – we're talking about a whole day. So if you can save half of that, your manufacturing time could be reduced to half a day. Using our approach could bring a lot of benefits for this type of 3D printing.”
The team has applied for a patent for the new technology.
The work was co-authored by Ziqi Wang at EPFL Switzerland, previously a visiting student at USC, and Siyu Gong from USC Viterbi. It was published in Additive Manufacturing.
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Announced at CES 2008, the wireless HDMI streaming Belkin Flywire was supposed to be market-ready by CES 2009. But unfortunately, Belkin has delayed the release until April at the earliest. In the meantime, we're thankful that HDMI is already just a one-cord affair.
UPDATE: Belkin has informed us that while the Flywire has been delayed, it should still be available "late January 2009." [Electronic House]


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Following a “red-hot” summer, a new report by digital intelligence platform Similarweb paints a “mixed picture” of travel trends, according to Similarweb senior insights manager Jim Corridore.
The report uses data from three of the biggest online travel agencies: Expedia, Airbnb and Booking.com. Similarweb’s study primarily looks at global web traffic and U.S. conversions.
The summer of “revenge travel” - in which consumers spent their discretionary income on travel despite the wavering economy and higher inflation - has given way to a muted fall and winter travel outlook, the study reveals.
Web traffic for Expedia, Airbnb and Booking.com dropped slightly from August to September, and again from September to October, Similarweb’s analysis shows.
“The decline is not anything to be concerned about. It’s in line with historical travel trends,” Corridore says. “I think what we are starting to see now in the numbers is that that trend is starting to return to more seasonal patterns.
“Over the summer, we had a really hot period of time, and that was unsustainable.”
All three of the companies saw a decline in web traffic in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2022, “both versus Q2 and versus the prior year,” Corridore says.
- Year-over-year, Airbnb’s web traffic rose 11% for October and fell 20% for Q3.
- Year-over-year, Expedia’s web traffic climbed 19% for October and dropped 19% for Q3.
- Year-over-year, Booking.com’s web traffic increased 12% for October and declined 21% for Q3.
“The recent [quarterly] drop year-over-year could indicate a potential drop in travel demand beyond normal seasonal patterns,” Corridore says. Possible causes include the recent decline in consumer confidence amid high inflation and higher interest rates.
When people are spending more time on OTAs’ websites, it means they’re looking for a deal, according to Corridore. Consumers are shifting from vacation rental brands to OTAs, indicating more price sensitivity and potential trouble for companies like Airbnb and Vrbo, he adds. Airbnb recently announced it was increasing price transparency.
“People are very concerned about how high fares have risen, so that’s showing up in more OTA bookings rather than direct bookings at hotels and vacation rental companies,” Corridore says.
“Even though the numbers are only dropping in line with seasonal trends, I think that consumers are clearly concerned about fares and about the economy.”
Traffic conversions - web visits that end in a purchase - rose 10% for September compared to the same month last year and climbed 10% for Q3 year-over-year for Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia, Similarweb’s report shows.
However, conversations have declined gradually since the summer.
“Converted traffic seems to be returning to historical fall traffic patterns, but the rate of decline is accelerating, with September down 18% from August, with August down 2% from July, and July down only fractionally from June,” Corridore says.
Conversions “are still above pre-pandemic levels, and they are above 2021,” he explains. “But the rate of descent is a little concerning, and it’s happening in concert for all three companies that we tracked, so it’s clearly a trend.”
Based on new data from airlines and cruises, “airlines are also in line with hotel and vacation rentals and are seeing a seasonal dip.
“But cruise demand remains red hot … because cruises were actually completely off the table for a while, so there seems to still be pent up demand for cruising,” Corridore says.
Consumers demand secure digital pay
Visa is seeing the travel recovery continue: Cross-border travel now exceeds 2019 levels by 16%, excluding intra-Europe, according to Jeni Mundy, Visa’s global head of merchant sales and acquiring.
A recent Visa survey conducted by Morning Consult finds that 41% of U.S. travelers plan to travel this holiday season - up 13% from last year. Ninety percent plan to travel domestically versus internationally (10%). Nearly three-quarters of people plan to travel to their holiday destinations by car.
Nearly three years after COVID first impacted travel, 38% are traveling as they normally would, while 40% have changed travel behaviors, the survey shows.
One change is a rising demand for digital payments. Visa says the global adoption of tap-to-pay grew 10%, to 54% of face-to-face transactions, excluding Russia.
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“The accelerated adoption of digital technologies since the pandemic began has redefined customer experience,” Mundy says.
“To ensure a seamless journey as travelers bring a new set of expectations,” she explains, “businesses must take advantage of the technologies that enable this new world.”
Rising cross-border transactions add a layer of complexity to digital payments. Relying on outdated payments infrastructure could prove costly for a business, according to Mundy.
“It’s about the experience that consumers have come to expect whenever they make a purchase: They want it to be simple, seamless and secure, and they want choice in how they pay. From pre-payment to the end of their journey, travelers will continue to adopt and use tools that reduce complexity.”
Paris and London vie for top slot
In terms of destinations, Paris topped the global list for 2022, followed by London, according to eDreams ODIGEO’s Year in Travel report.
London was number one for travel searches for 2022, followed by Paris, Istanbul, New York City and Barcelona.
The report reveals that 41% of all bookings globally were for trips lasting seven days or more. A quarter of all bookings were for trips of seven to 13 days, while 8% of all bookings were for journeys lasting three weeks or more.
Globally, travelers are waiting longer to book, with 45% of all bookings made relatively last minute - within two weeks or less of departure, compared to 36% in 2021 - an increase of 25%.
EDreams notes that in 2022 other key habits included increased interest in blending work trips with vacations and a rise in digital nomadism.
Looking ahead to 2023, the report predicts that Paris will again top the list of global bookings, followed by London, with Barcelona, Bangkok and Madrid. Bangkok is predicted to top the list of global searches next year, with London, Paris, New York City and Tokyo rounding out the top five.
Dana Dunne, CEO of eDreams ODIGEO, says: “Our bookings data shows short breaks are currently the most prominent, revealing that consumers are looking to squeeze in holidays wherever possible, with almost a third of trips lasting for just three to four days.
“Our findings also reveal that travelers have been spontaneous with their bookings. ... This underpins consumers’ desire to seize the day after being restricted on their travel plans for so long,” Dunne says.
The report covers the period from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2022, and draws from data from major European markets and the United States.


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Nobody was surprised at BCI Holdings Corp.`s decision to sell its international food business, announced over the weekend. What did come as a surprise was the buyer--New York-based TLC Group, which will become the largest black-owned business in the U.S. when the deal is completed.
Beatrice International Food Co. has been on the block since its parent, Beatrice Companies Inc., was taken private in a leveraged buyout in 1986. Donald Kelly, chairman and chief executive of BCI, the parent, has indicated that the international operations would be sold or spun off into a separate unit.
``Everything is always for sale when I`m running the company if it is to the benefit of the shareholders,`` Kelly told The Tribune recently.
TLC will pay $985 million for the food business in a leveraged deal.
Immediately after that transaction is completed, TLC will spin off the Canadian operations, which account for about 15 percent of net sales, to Toronto-based Onex Corp. That sale will give TLC $225 million to help finance the BCI deal. TLC will retain 20 percent ownership of the Canadian operations. When the transactions are completed, TLC will own about 55 percent of Beatrice International Foods. Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc., which is providing financing, will own most of the balance, though management of the food operations will have some ownership as well, TLC said.
William Mowry, the BCI executive vice president in charge of the international food operations, was not available for comment.
A TLC spokesman said that the definitive agreement for the transaction was signed Thursday and that TLC owner Reginald F. Lewis was in Chicago Friday to talk to Mowry and other top management of the food operations.
``There are no changes anticipated in the food operations,`` the TLC spokesman said. ``Mr. Lewis very much admires Mr. Mowry and very much looks forward to working with him.``
The food operation will continue to work under the name Beatrice
International Foods, and the headquarters will remain in Chicago, the spokesman added.
TLC has set Oct. 1 as a target for completing the deals.
BCI said TLC was only one of several serious bidders and discussions were held with several companies before the TLC bid was accepted. BCI would not name the other companies that made offers.
TLC, a Wall Street investment firm, was formed in 1984 by Reginald F. Lewis to acquire other companies. But until the BCI deal was announced, TLC hadn`t been in the billion-dollar league on Wall Street.
Lewis, 44, a New York attorney, founded TLC in 1984 to buy other companies. The initials stand for ``the Lewis company.``
Lewis` company bought interests in several other firms, but was not in the billion-dollar league before the BCI deal.
TLC`s largest deal to date was its sale this year of its McCall Pattern Co. subsidiary to John Crowther Group, a British textile company, for more than $90 million--$62 million and the assumption of $32 million in debt. TLC bought the clothing-pattern maker in 1984 with a $1 million investment and retains 20 percent ownership.
Last spring, Black Enterprise magazine listed TLC as the sixth-largest black-owned business in the U.S., with 1986 sales of $63 million. No. 1 was Chicago`s Johnson Publishing Co., with 1986 sales of $173.5 million.
By acquiring Beatrice International Foods, TLC will zoom to the top of the Black Enterprise list. Last year, Beatrice International Foods earned $147 million on revenue of $2.5 billion.
Sixty-four companies in 31 countries make up the food operations, which range from ice cream to processed meats. The bulk of net sales come from European operations. Canadian operations are second largest. Latin America, Australia and Asia combined account for about 13 percent of net sales, TLC said.
Sources at the international unit said that, since the BCI buyout, sales and earnings are up significantly.
TLC`s largest deal to date was its sale this year of its McCall Pattern Co. subsidiary to John Crowther Group, a British textile company, for more than $90 million--$62 million and the assumption of $32 million in debt. TLC bought the pattern maker in 1984 for $1 million and retains 20 percent ownership.
McCalls was TLC`s biggest investment until the BCI food deal.
BCI will get cash to further reduce its debt from the Beatrice buyout. BCI has paid the total bank debt, about $3.3 billion. Friday the company made a tender offer to repurchase its most senior notes outstanding, which total about $507.3 million.
Those senior notes must be repaid before BCI can pay down any other debt related to the Beatrice buyout. In making the tender offer, BCI said paying the notes would open the door for the company to pay up to $1.4 billion in debt.
BCI said Monday that it would use the profits from the TLC deal to pay debt.
The international food operations is the latest of a string of spinoffs since BCI, led by Kelly and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, took Beatrice private in 1986. Some of the transactions were aimed at raising cash to pay the debt, and others appeared more designed to streamline BCI operations.
BCI has sold its Avis car rental company, Playtex clothing unit, Coca-Cola bottling company, Americold water operations, dairy operations and smaller units.
More recently, BCI has put most of its nonfood operations into a separate, publicly held company called E-II.


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Rick Schwartz’s numeric domain sales are legendary; the sale of 989.com for $818,181.81 dollars was to a Chinese domain buyer.
The numeric domain market has exploded in recent years, and it’s expected to continue its trajectory, for as long as the Chinese remain in love with numbers.
We’ve received information that another NNN .com domain has sold.
From the looks of it, 530.com has changed ownership and the new registrant is – you guessed it – in China.
Registered in 1999, this memorable gem of a domain definitely commanded high six figures.
About 10 years ago, 530.com was owned by domain investor, Greg Ricks, who once owned DNForum.com. Ricks owned hundreds of LLL.com and NNN.com domains at the time.
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The UK has had its fair share of food crises. We’ve had mad cow disease (BSE) in 1996; various outbreaks of E.coli and salmonella in the 80s and 90s; and the horsemeat scandal in 2013, where ‘beef’ lasagnes were found to have up to 100% horse DNA.
More recently, as we dance around our exit from the EU, we’ve heard about the risk it may pose to our current food standards, if not managed correctly. For example the scare of chlorinated chicken - a practice banned in the EU since 1997 but one that is still being used in the US – and one that some think could become accepted in the UK as part of a US trade deal.
To throw in another element, the future regulations of GM foods may come into question. A recent Savanta ComRes poll found that Conservative MPs were more likely than Labour MPs to support, in principle, a post-Brexit review of the production and sale of GM foods in the UK with a view to introducing a more permissive regulatory environment (49% Con v 21% Lab). Such a move could have a much wider impact in creating pressure to permit GM products elsewhere in Europe, if successfully rolled out here.
Other safety and welfare concerns have been well documented within the UK and EU’s chicken farming practices - such as inhumane slaughter methods; poor space, air and light; no access to the outdoors; rapid spread of disease; mutilations and mishandling. Whilst antiobiotic use in feed is banned in the EU, most chickens are still fed growth hormones; taking them from fledgling to slaughterhouse in only 42 days.
As a result of these growing concerns, Savanta ComRes was commissioned by Eurogroup for Animals to poll consumers across the UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Poland and Belgium - in other words, the largest producers of poultry meat in the EU.
We learnt much from the UK research:
1. Brits love their chicken. In the UK, nine in ten eat chicken (91%), with almost three quarters saying they eat it once a week or more (73%).
2. The vast majority agree with labelling chicken meat by country of origin (87%) and the welfare standards they were raised under (84%) – practices not currently legislated by the EU, purely by voluntary regulations.
3. More than eight in ten say they think raising chickens under high safety and welfare standards is important (e.g. 82% say it is important for chickens to have access to a covered or uncovered outdoor area; and 89% think it’s important for them to be healthy and free from illness or disease). However, this is not necessarily reflected to the same extent in their expressed shopping habits.
4. Two thirds of Brits mistakenly assume that broiler chickens at least sometimes have access to the outdoors on industrial farms in the EU (67%). In reality, only 5% or fewer are reared in free-range systems. Nevertheless, four in five still say it is important that broiler chickens have access to a covered or uncovered outdoor area (82%).
Whether it’s chicken welfare or GM foods, it remains to be seen when the Government and Food Standards Agency (FSA) will commit to implement the same EU standards, improve them, adapt them, or let them slip.
The challenge is this: the public wants food that is affordable but it also wants it to be safe. In the post-Brexit environment (if we ever do Leave), it will be vital to reassure consumers that standards are not being lowered.


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Puerto Rican fashion model. Joan is ranked the #1 model in the world according to models.com since September 2012. Joan ranks at number #8 on Forbes: The World’s Highest-Paid Models, 2013 In January 2014, Joan graced the cover of American Elle and the issue was dubbed “The Return of the Supermodel: It’s Joan Smalls” cementing Joan’s status as a Supermodel, an honor for any model. Given that American Elle is usually reserved for Hollywood starlets and singers it’s big news when a model lands on the front page.
Joan Smalls Rodriguez was born and grew up in Hatillo, Puerto Rico. She is the daughter of Eric Smalls and Betzaida Rodriguez.


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Stepping into Spring - The Footwear Round-Up
Haven't you heard, ugly is the new pretty. It's not chic to be polished anymore, rather the more extravagant and the more 'anti-fashion' you are, the more fashion you are. Don't worry, that statement confuses the best of us. But in rounding up the best of SS18 shows thus far, the ugly trend seems to be sticking for yet another year.
Sparking debate, the debut of crocs on the runway remained a hot topic throughout the year. First seen in Christopher Kane's SS17 show, the divisive pieces showed up again in Balenciaga’s AW17 show and were prominently sold out before their release date. Hopping on this bandwagon, Y/Project adopted another anti-fashion piece, Uggs, in a thigh high form. Some have turned a blind eye, while others are adopting the controversial footwear option.
For those that aren't ready for the reception of crocs and Uggs, trainers remain a lasting fixture to the catwalk. SS18 focused on the bigger the better slogan with shoes showing extended platforms, decorative designs and hybrid footwear. Marc Jacobs showed up with fur-trimmed high-tops, Louis Vuitton countered with sci-fi springy shoes, while Prada came around with high-performance velcro shoes. It's no longer about the head-to-toe scan down, this season it's feet first.


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Aside from the LG G5 that is speculated to be announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, the company is also expected to unveil a new phablet called the LG Stylus 2.
According to LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company president and CEO Juno Cho, “LG Stylus 2 provides both the big screen and premium notetaking functions of a premium large phone at a price of a mid-tier phone,” reported LG Newsroom.
He added, “This device is another example of our commitment to the mass-tier segment where there is so much opportunity for growth and creativity.”
The said iteration will serve as a follow up to the G4 Stylus that comes with features from the company’s flagship smartphone, along with a nano-coated tip pen that promises to have better and more accurate response compared to the rubber tip version.
Aside from this, the LG Stylus 2 is also expected to have some features that will address the ease in its usability such as the Pen Pop that prompts Pop Memo and Pop Scanner when the pen is removed, as well as the Pen Keeper that helps users avoid inserting the stylus incorrectly through a warning message. In addition, it also has the Calligraphy Pen that allows the user to have an attractive font when writing.
LG Stylus 2 will come with a 5.7-inch HD In-Cell Touch display screen at 1280×720 pixel resolution. It will run on a 1.2GHz quad-core chipset, along with 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded through a microSD.
The device will also come with a 13-megapixel main shooter, complemented by an 8-megapixel secondary snapper. It will have a 3,000 mAh battery capacity and will come with Android Marshmallow out of the box. Interested buyers have the color options of titan, white, or brown.
As the target of LG Stylus 2 is around the mid-tier, it should not be priced very high, but the specifications are also not the fastest and most powerful. More details should be revealed within the week.


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Riot Games seems to have made some moves in early 2019, after partnering with Alienware to become the PC provider for the tournament League of Legends.
This time, Riot Games collaborates with Tencent. The two giant companies are working together to create a joint venture called TJ Sports in China.
hThe announcement of this collaboration between giant Chinese technology, Tencent Games and Riot Games, was launched at the 2019 China League of Legends in Shanghai.
The announcement of the collaboration was attended by Nicolo Laurent, CEO of Riot Games, and several executives from Tencent who announced that the two companies had formed a joint venture called Tengjing Sports.
It was stated from one of the Chinese media, that Tencent Games held 50% shares and Riot Games held 50% shares of Tengjing Sports (TJ Sports).
TJ Sports itself will focus on all esports businesses League of Legends in China. This includes tournament organization, talent management, and also tournament venues.
TJ Sports itself has appointed Jin “Bobby“Yibo and Lin”LeoSong as Co-CEO of TJ Sports.
The company announced that in 2019 it will collaborate with the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) and cooperate with Mercedes-Benz as the main partner.
In 2018, LPL itself broke the audience record of 15 billion. With this record attendance, LPL will look for the main sponsor of the tournament.
For those who don’t know, Tencent Games is a major game development company in the world, one of which is AoV.
Meanwhile, Riot Games is the game developer League of Legends this has actually been acquired by Tencet games in 2015.
Wow, League of Legends this is likely to be increasingly successful in China, about competitors LoL as Dota 2 and CS: GO will make a breakthrough like what?
We’ll wait, remember LoL enter as’big three‘esports which has done many great collaborations.
And it seems Dota 2 and CS: GO lose start in early 2019 to attract the attention of world esports activists.
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Noida: in front are open field with grazing cattle, to the left are under construction residential societies and the right is its existing facility this were Samsung has set up is worls’s largest mobile factory in Noida. The factory plot which is of 35 acre , situated at sector 81 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Indian PM Narendra Modi and South Korean president Moon Jae will be officially inaugurating the Samsung India aims to increase on Monday. The Main aims to increase its overall production to 50 % in the next three years.
Chief Lee Jae Yong set off from Gimpo Airport on chartered plance on Sunday to attend the ribbon-cutting of Samsung smartphone plant in India the following day. Moon Jae-in , who is in India for state visit, will also attend the event “Lee meet President Moon and Senior Indian Government officials and than them in a speech at the ceremony”.
The New plant in Noida near New Delhi in the northern province of UP is an expansion of an existing plant built in 1997. Samsung poured W800 billion into the expansion over the past two year.
The current mobile phone manufacturing unit was added in 2015. In the last year June Giant announced Rs 4,915 crore investment to expand the Noida plant, and now new facility is ready to double production. Company is currently making 67 million smartphones in India with the help new plant functional, expected to manufacturer nearly 120 million mobile phones.
Associate Director at Counterpoint Research, Tarun Pathak said, new facility gives Samsung an advantage by reducing the time to market. Samsung has two manufacturing plant , Noida and Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu five R&D centers. One design centre in Noida, more than 70,000 employee and expanding its network to over 1.5 lakh retail outlets.
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Pub giant Shepherd Neame is launching a vegan burger in its 12 flagship outlets.*
The brewery, which has around 300 pubs across London and the South East, will be the first in the UK to offer the Oumph! Burger.
The Oumph! Burger, which is made from soya beans, was launched in Sweden and Norway in May by Swedish company Food for Progress.
"There is a growing market for vegan burgers, so we decided to put a number of different brands to the test before introducing one on our menu," Shepherd Neame Head Development Chef, Simon Howlett, said.
"We asked 30 members of our team to try the burgers, and every time the Oumph! came out on top for taste and texture. When comparing the nutritional content of the burgers, the Oumph! Burger also scored very highly."
"We're pleased to see that such a well-established pub company as Shepherd Neame has chosen the plant-based Oumph! Burger for their pub menu. No doubt this will be very welcome among vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians," Dave Smith, Head of UK Foodservice at Oumph! and Food for Progress, added.
*Oumph! will be available from mid-July at:
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Given Amazon’s vast range of inventory, it’s hard to believe the online retail giant was once nothing more than a humble online bookseller. But at this point, you can buy everything from apparel to electronics to groceries on Amazon, and often at affordable prices to boot. But starting in 2024, consumers will be able to turn to Amazon to fulfill another need — buying a car.
Amazon has launched a new partnership with Hyundai Motor Company that will allow consumers to shop for a car online in 2024. Customers will be able to go onto Amazon and search for available vehicles in their area based on different preferences, including model, color, and features.
Once customers find a car they’re interested in, they’ll get the opportunity to choose a financing option that works for them — which is important, since many people don’t just have the money in their savings account to buy a car outright. Customers who buy a car through Amazon will then be able to pick it up from a local dealership or have it delivered to them by a local dealership.
And that’s not all. Beginning in 2025, customers who buy one of Hyundai’s next-generation vehicles will be able to enjoy their at-home Alexa experience on the road. Drivers will be able to ask Alexa to play music and podcasts, set reminders, and report on traffic and weather. They’ll also be able to adjust their heat or air conditioning at home from the road (assuming their homes are also equipped with that technology).
Buying a car is not the same thing as buying a new laptop or TV. There’s a lot of thought and research that has to go into a purchase like that.
The average consumer with an auto loan owed $23,479 as of the second quarter of 2023. And the average new monthly car payment is $729.
Before you take on the cost of car ownership, it’s important to shop around for not just different vehicle models, but also, different financing options. Perhaps you’re able to snag a competitive offer through Amazon. But it’s important to explore your options thoroughly before making a decision.
Also, the idea of getting to say that you bought your car through Amazon may be appealing in its own right. But if Amazon doesn’t have the best deal on a Hyundai in your area, then it’s not worth paying more just to be able to be one of the first consumers to buy a car through the site.
An estimated 91.5% of U.S. households own a vehicle. And you may be eager to use Amazon to join their ranks. But think through your decision carefully so you don’t wind up regretting it or spending more than you need to for a new car.
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Andy the latest character added to the PUBG Mobile game. The latest addition to the game is now available at 1200 UC. This is the company’s fourth addition to the battle royale game just after Victor, Carlo, and Sara. All the new characters are available in EvoGround mode and Andy is a puppet master who had to retire due to an accident that made him lose his voice.
According to the company after the unfortunate accident, Andy lost his voice, and now he had an eye for revenge and decided to play with dangerous toys instead. What is more, the newest character in the PUBG Mobile game has now appeared in a master of guns with top-notch combat skills. He is capable of increasing the speed of drawing and holstering guns up to 16 percent.
The company says that the speed of the drawing and holstering of guns can be increased and the emotes, voice commands along with other features can be gained by leveling up the character to level 10. In addition to this, there are various cosmetic items that are available for Andy, which can be found in the chest in the shop section of the game.
Besides this, the company has also presented the Mother Clucker set which is another new addition that comes with other sets also. This includes the latest headgear as well as a costume for the players which looks similar to Chicken. This is shown inside the evets sections and comes with a lucky draw offering unusual items that are challenging to acquire. This comes at 60UC, which is a one-time cost for playing the game.
Separately, PUBG Mobile has recently acquired the highest position in the list of the top mobile games worldwide last month in May in terms of revenue for the month. According to a report the developers of the game have managed to earn over $226 million that translates to Rs 1.7 thousand crores in user spending, therefore settling at the highest-earning game in the world for May. The revenue is collectively earned from both the App Store and Google Play store globally between May 1 and May 31 which is the 41 percent growth over May 2019. It is worth pointing out that the game is free to play and during the coronavirus lockdown people have invested most of their free time in games as well as other activities.
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Bio-plastics: Cashew nut computers?
Sunday 29 August 2010
A unique plastic made from cashew nut shells could be used in consumer electronics by 2013.
Japanese company NEC Corporation has announced the development of a first-of-its kind biomass-based plastic -- bio-plastic - produced using non-edible plant resources such as cashew nut shells. The plastic is durable enough to be used in electronic equipment and NEC expects that with continued research bio-plastic could be used in a range of electronic devices by 2014.
The product would represent an environmentally friendly breakthrough in terms of alternative plastics as current variations, which mainly use plant cells and castor oil, suffer from low heat resistance and poor durability to water. The new bio-plastic, which NEC claims does not suffer from these shortcomings, could therefore pave the way for more durable and environmentally friendlier consumer electronic goods such as computers.
Bio-plastics have been gathering greater attention as an alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics which contribute to global warming and environmental pollution. However previously developed bio-plastics have used food sources in their production, sparking fears over the possibility of future food shortages.
In August of this year manufacturer of cosmetics and household goods Procter and Gamble (P&G) announced the launch of environmentally friendly packaging made from sugarcane-derived plastics for their Pantene Pro V, CoverGirl and Max Factor Brands.
NEC will formally announce the development of a new bio-plastic at the chemical society of Japan on August 31.
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Maria Duenas Jacobs launches Super Smalls children's accessories brand
Maria Duenas Jacobs, former Elle accessories director, has founded a new brand dedicated to children's accessories.
Dubbed 'Super Smalls', Jacobs got the idea for her brand when she noticed that “no matter how many beads and kid's jewelry she gave her three girls, they were always trying to take hers,” according to a brand representative.
Featuring a range of sparkling pieces that take notes from adult fine jewelry, the brand offers eight sets of mini jewelry boxes and single items, including earrings, rings, bracelets and shoelace charms. Prices range from $21 to $39.
The jewelry is available via Super Smalls' newly launched e-commerce platform, as well as through select retail partners including Ever After, JetBlack and Maisonette -- a children’s retailer with a similar editorial background to Super Smalls, having been founded by two former Vogue employees in 2016.
The launch comes as the market for children’s apparel and accessories continues to grow. The market is expected to reach $321.6 billion by 2024, according to data from Global Industry Analysts, a market research firm based in California.
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This post was written by David Kargas.
An interesting piece of news caught my eye the other day. After a couple of decades of soda supremacy, good old water is once again America’s most consumed beverage.
But our abundant, safe supply of tap water isn’t driving the change. Bottled water is. In fact, the news I saw reported the average American now drinks about 21 gallons of bottled water a year. That’s about 150 of those 16.9 ounce bottles per person.
Now, virtually all of those bottles can be recycled. But, in truth, not that many of them are. Research by the International Bottled Water Association shows that more than 61 percent of water bottles end up in the landfill.
We can do better.
For the past several years, the Brita® brand has focused on that point. We’ve traveled the country to try and convince people there is a better way to stay hydrated — namely by using filtered tap water and a reusable bottle. We’ve been to rock concerts, sporting events, film festivals and other events where people congregate and reach for a single-use plastic water bottle.
Recently, this mission brought us to one of the hottest places going — the famed South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. And, believe me, when that sun came out, people needed some water.
We partnered with the festival to create an “urban oasis” where people could relax in some shade and drink some free, Brita-filtered water. We even passed out free reusable water bottles to help people make that switch.
Over the course of the six-day festival, we distributed some 7,000 gallons of free, Brita filtered water. This helped prevent an estimated 50,000 single-use plastic water bottles from ending up in the landfill. And we mobilized many of the fresh voices in the music industry to ask their fans to make the switch as well. Up and coming artists like Allen Stone, Ben Sollee and Lukas Nelson joined a roster of marquee names like Dave Matthews and Jason Mraz in taking the pledge to reduce bottled water waste.
We didn’t reach everyone at the festival. No doubt, thousands of people consumed too much bottled water. Far too many bottles ended up in the landfill. But we know we made a difference. And we know that our small steps can and will lead to big changes down the line.
David Kargas has worked at Clorox for four years in public relations and digital marketing roles. Currently, he manages public relations for the Brita® brand and the Filter for Good® program, as well as the Fresh Step® brand.


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‘Every little bit helps’
ALTON — Police officers were busy at Shop n’ Save in Alton on Saturday morning but it wasn’t because of any danger or emergencies.
Alton Benevolent Order of Police members were on hand behind the store to pick up Christmas gift baskets they purchased to hand out to local residents in need.
The baskets were filled with ham, Clementine oranges, Pom juice and non-perishable canned goods such as vegetables or stuffing. Employees brought the food outside of the store around 7:30 a.m. and officers began loading their personal vehicles as they prepared for delivery.
According to Andrew Pierson, a patrolman and organizer of the event, these acts of kindness come at the perfect time for local residents.
“People are excited and appreciative, the holidays can be stressful and every little bit helps,” Pierson said.
In total, the police officers loaded roughly 55 gift baskets into several vehicles. The baskets were delivered to those who went to the Alton Township Supervisor’s Office and requested help for the holidays. The police department has been delivering baskets for nearly 20 years to area residents. Earlier in the year officers participated in “Shop-with-a-cop” as a part of other charitable efforts from the department.
Prior to delivery, the Alton Benevolent Order of Police attempts to contact those who will be receiving baskets; however, for some residents the gift baskets come as a surprise.
“We see a lot of appreciation and people inquiring about how to get involved so we can give back during Christmas,” Jeremiah Dressler, a detective in Alton said. “This is one of the things I look forward to throughout the year.”
Outside of the store officers began making sure all of the cars had the correct pieces to make the basket complete. The assembly line production began with getting the correct numbers of ham, Clementine oranges, juice and boxes of canned goods into the proper vehicles so residents received the entire Christmas meal. The Alton Benevolent Order of Police completed the gift baskets with a “Merry Christmas” card on top of the box for the recipients.
Members of the Benevolent Order of Police received some help loading the vehicles and delivering the baskets from their children who got up early to spread the Christmas spirit. According to Pierson, each car would take between five and 10 names of different residents for their deliveries.
Shop n’ Save has been assisting the PBPNA Union for years to help make the event run smoothly.
“Shop n’ Save has been so generous and helpful to us,” Pierson said.
In addition to their efforts during the holiday season the police department also hosts the Policeman’s Ball, their annual fundraiser. Next year will be the fundraiser’s 79th annual edition.


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Sample of Nestle's instant noodle brand Maggi has failed test at a laboratory in Lucknow.
Investigations by Kanpur food department have found samples of Maggi, Top Ramen, and Yippee noodles to be sub standard.
The food department will now send notices to all three noodle brands and subsequently a case may also be registered against them.
In June 2015, Nestle had to take Maggi off the shelves, after few states decided to ban the noodles. FSSAI had also banned Maggi instant noodles terming them "unsafe and hazardous" for human consumption.


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New Look to NJM.com Coming Soon!
A newly redesigned NJM.com will be unveiled early the week of December 16. The website will feature the same content, but will have a new overall look and feel.
The most noticeable changes are to the NJM.com homepage. Links popular with users are permanently anchored on the left-hand side under the banner. A new top banner link, "Claims," helps policyholders reach information they need more quickly, including the ability to file claims online. "Workers Compensation" and "Commercial Auto" each now have their own separate dropdown menus. Also, a new section across the bottom half of the page allows NJM to highlight timely, important topics.
Stay tuned for the launch of our new website!
NJM Once Again Paying Special Dividends
For the 20th consecutive year, we are pleased to announce the payment of Special Dividends to our personal auto policyholders. As we wrap up our 100th anniversary later this month, we hope that the $35.9 million shared among 431,000 customers will help brighten the holiday season.
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Getting to Know Flood Reform
There is a lot for consumers to know about the 45-year history of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and how it has evolved over the years, including the passage of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act in 2012. Included here are some very helpful videos that explain how the NFIP works and what the legislative changes mean to you.
The Story of NJM
NJM was formed in 1913 by New Jersey factory owners looking for quality, affordable workers' compensation insurance.
These initial policyholders quickly learned the benefits of being insured with NJM. Better working conditions meant lower premiums. It also helped boost employee morale, knowing that, in the event of an injury, effective, high-quality treatment would be provided and medical bills would be paid. Happier, safer employees became more productive workers.
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Government tops up Baross Gabor credit scheme
With the 200 billion forint top-up, the government aims to support investments in manufacturing and services, FDI abroad and fleet upgrades at logistics companies, the ministry said. The credit targets the food, construction, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, tourism and catering, logistics and green industry sectors, as well as automotive industry suppliers, it added.
The scheme, launched on February 1, offered businesses credit capped at 6.0 percent for forint loans and 3.5 percent for euro loans. Credit will now be available at 5 percent for forint loans and 3 percent for euro loans, the ministry said.
So far, lenders have signed contracts for corporate credit worth of more than 950 billion forints in the framework of the scheme. Outlays have reached 700 billion forints.


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People’s Bank, Sri Lanka’s leading commercial bank, bagged multiple prestigious awards at the Global Business Review Magazine Awards 2022 and International Business Magazine Awards 2022 held recently.
The Global Business Review Magazine awards won by People’s Bank included ‘Most Responsive Bank Sri Lanka 2022’, ‘Best Consumer Digital Bank Sri Lanka 2022’ and the ‘Best Development Bank Sri Lanka 2022’. The bank also has been adjudged as the Best Digital Bank in Sri Lanka 2022 by the International Business Magazine.
The Global Business Review Magazine Awards is a platform to honour and reward excellence in companies across different sectors including Banking, Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Leadership and Technology. The awards aim to bring the significance of exceptional service delivery to the forefront by rewarding the performances and providing global recognition to outstanding organisations in each sector.
The International Business Magazine Awards honour the best in class achievements across multiple spheres in the International Business and Finance arena.
People’s Bank’s rapid response to support the nation’s economy at all times was instrumental in it winning the ‘Most Responsive Bank Sri Lanka 2022’ award. During the pandemic, the Bank stepped in to revive the economy weakened by lockdowns and border closures. By capitalizing on its skilled team, product range, superior technology and nation minded outlook towards business, People’s Bank was able serve its customers and the country.
People’s Bank’s groundbreaking digital journey resulted in the Bank winning the ‘Best Consumer Digital Bank Sri Lanka 2022’ award. This journey commenced in 2015 with the goal of empowering customers in rural areas and bridging the digital divide, while also catering to fast-changing needs of younger, urban customers. To achieve this, the Bank introduced multi-pronged initiatives, implementing Digital Banking Platform to enable end-to-end digital engagement. Since then, People’s Bank’s digitalization drive has witnessed a number of cutting-edge digital initiatives being launched in the local market. The Bank is the pioneer to launch Self-Banking Units (SBUs), a unique concept consisting of ATMs, Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs) and Kiosk machines enabling customers to Bank at their convenience. The Bank was also the first Bank in Sri Lanka to launch the Digital Omni Products namely: Digital On-boarding, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking and Loan Origination System (LOS) for retail and corporate customers, which provided the foundation for integrated digital services. The Bank has obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification, the world’s highest accreditation for information protection and security.
The ‘Best Development Bank Sri Lanka 2022’ award was resulted by the key role played by People’s Bank in the development of the country over the years. Since inception, the Bank’s main focus has been on developing the rural banking system and uplifting the people. Loan schemes such as Agriculture-Based Harvest Loan Scheme, introduced to create a self-sufficient country, ‘Made in Sri Lanka’ to promote local industries, ‘Saarabhoomi’ to encourage local production of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, ‘Vanitha Saviya’ for empowering women entrepreneurs, and ‘Business Power’ to uplift small and medium enterprises have made a significant impact to build the nation through developing local. Additionally, the Bank also launched the People’s Spark Entrepreneurship Development Program with the aim of empowering Sri Lankan youth who are passionate about running their own business.
People’s Bank is the country’s Premiere Licensed Commercial Bank with Sri Lanka’s largest banking footprint comprised of 743 branches and service centers island-wide. With a history spanning 60 years, the Bank benefits from a staff strength of close to 8,000 who tirelessly and diligently serve more than 14.0 million customers and close to 19.0 million account relationships, which is by far the largest customer base of any financial services provider in the country.


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Developer Telltale Games has issued an official apology to the fan base for the delays linked to the second episode of its The Walking Dead series and has promised that the third piece of content will certainly be launched on all platforms during August.
A blog post from the company states, “Although we can’t give you an exact date at this time, we can say that episode three will be ready in the middle of August, and that we and our partners will do all that we can to release all platforms and regions as close together as possible.”
The developers explained that they initially intended to launch one episode a month and admitted that the goal might have been too ambitious for the second episode.
Telltale Games added, ““We’ve been working closely with our phenomenally supportive partners to try to make this a reality. We will continue to work on this and furthermore, we will strive to improve our communication with you so that you know what’s happening.”
“Please rest assured that we are doing all we can to get your game episodes to you as quickly as possible,” he continued.
Starved for Help took two months to launch and those playing the series on the PlayStation 3 had to wait another week.
Telltale Games has revealed that The Walking Dead has been the most successful of its episode-based titles, managing to sell one million copies just with its first batch of content.
I took a Quick Look at The Walking Dead
and came away impressed at how well the development team managed to deal with the problems of slotting a new cast of characters into an already very well developed story.
The Walking Dead also delivers more action than other Telltale titles and there are more moral choices that will influence future episodes.


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January, 2018. This view from New Year’s Day of downtown Albion features the new Courtyard by Marriott hotel that will be opening soon. This design, by Maggie LaNoue, was created in commemoration of the 40 year anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978. An iconic photograph of that blizzard, that was in the Albion Recorder that year, was the inspiration for a Christmas card design that was offered at the Storyteller Bookstore.
Forty years later, the same basic view in 2018 includes the new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, a renovated Bohm Theatre, and Kids ‘N’ Stuff, a Childrens’ Museum.
See more information about the Blizzard of ’78 including a color view of the old scene, and Wikipedia information about the magnitude of the storm.


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Equifax will debut a new service that will permanently give consumers the ability to lock and unlock their credit for free. From a report: The service will be introduced by Jan. 31, Chief Executive Officer Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Wednesday, a day after taking the helm. The company
"The service we are developing will let consumers easily lock and unlock access to their Equifax credit files,"
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SAN FRANCISCO, USA— President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday (PH Time) participated in the 2nd Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Leaders’ Meeting as he committed to implementing measures that prevent supply chain disruptions and promote green energy.
In their statement, the heads of states said they have delivered their goals on time as their ministers signed the first-of-its-kind Supply Chain Agreement, and substantially concluded the negotiations on a groundbreaking Clean Economy Agreement and an innovative Fair Economy Agreement.
“Our ongoing cooperation through these agreements will promote workers’ rights, increase our capacity to prevent and respond to supply chain disruptions, strengthen our collaboration on the transition to clean economies, and combat corruption and improve the efficiency of tax administration,” the statement read.
“Thirteen of us have made progress on and continue to work towards a mutually beneficial Trade Pillar outcome that advances workers’ rights through strong and enforceable labor standards; improves economic opportunities for families, ranchers and farmers, and micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises; and promotes fair, open, and rules-based trade, accompanied by technical assistance and economic cooperation, benefiting all segments of society,” it added.
To recall, the United States launched in May 2022 the IPEF with Australia, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Fiji is the newest member of the group.
The leaders, meanwhile, said they would soon be launching the IPEF Critical Minerals Dialogue to foster closer collaboration on strengthening IPEF critical mineral supply chains and boosting regional economic competitiveness.
They also promised to explore additional initiatives to advance cooperation and dialogue on areas of mutual interest, such as energy security and technology.
The leaders also recognized that mobilizing high-standard public and private financing, including concessional financing at an increased scale as appropriate, will facilitate investments in their supply chain resilience and clean economy transitions.
“Through our ongoing engagement and cooperation, IPEF will enhance our ability to promote workers’ rights, protect the environment, and create decent work and inclusive, sustainable economic opportunities in a future of peace, stability, development, and prosperity for all our people,” the statement indicated.—AOL, GMA Integrated News