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Last summer, NASA put out a call for companies who would be willing to deliver cargo to a proposed station in orbit around the Moon, called the Lunar Gateway. On Friday, NASA announced that the first award under this "Gateway Logistics" contract would go to SpaceX.
The company has proposed using its Falcon Heavy rocket to deliver a modified version of its Dragon spacecraft, called Dragon XL, to the Lunar Gateway. After delivering cargo, experiments and other supplies, the spacecraft would be required to remain docked at the Gateway for a year before "autonomous" disposal.
“This contract award is another critical piece of our plan to return to the Moon sustainably,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a news release. “The Gateway is the cornerstone of the long-term Artemis architecture, and this deep space commercial cargo capability integrates yet another American industry partner into our plans for human exploration at the Moon in preparation for a future mission to Mars.”
New York has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the US and a shortage of ventilators.
More than 576,800 people have been infected with a new coronavirus that has spread widely from its origin in China over the past few months. Over 26,000 have already died. Our comprehensive guide for understanding and navigating this global public health threat is below.
This is a rapidly developing epidemic, and we will update this guide periodically to keep you as prepared and informed as possible.
March 8: Initial publication of the document.
Home-Internet download speeds have fallen during the COVID-19 pandemic in dozens of the biggest US cities as millions of Americans stay home due to school and business closures. However, typical download speeds remain high enough to support normal broadband-usage patterns, with the vast majority of cities still above the Federal Communications Commission's 25Mbps standard.
In 88 of the 200 most populous US cities, Internet users "experienced some degree of network degradation over the past week compared to the 10 weeks prior," BroadbandNow said in a report released Wednesday. Of those, 27 cities suffered speed reductions of at least 20 percent.
New York City speeds fell by 24 percent, with median download speeds down to 51.93Mbps—still enough for bandwidth-intensive services like streaming video. While New York City has been hit hard by the spread of the novel coronavirus, the city's broadband experience isn't replicated everywhere. Seattle, where the virus is also rampant, hasn't suffered a drop in download speeds, though Seattle's speeds were already below New York City's. Seattle's most recent median-download speed was 27.1Mbps, while Seattle's median results ranged from 20.8Mbps to 29.1Mbps in the previous 10 weeks.
Derbyshire Police is accused of "nanny policing" after sharing aerial shots of Peak District walkers.
2020 has a new motto: "Cancelled due to the coronavirus." Businesses, schools, sports, travel, film, and TV production, conferences, meetings, and basically any and all business as usual has been suspended in the US as individuals and institutions try to slow the spread of COVID-19. We have, at least, had outdoor space to go to—staying at least six feet away from others as we do—when we need a break from the four walls of our homes. But those spaces, along with the air we breathe and the water we drink, may get a whole lot less pleasant going forward, as the Trump administration is adding environmental protection regulations to the temporary cancellation list.
The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a "temporary enforcement discretion policy" due to the pandemic, it said late yesterday. The move comes as trade groups representing the oil and gas industry have been asking the White House and the EPA for compliance waivers.
Under the new policy, the agency will mostly not be investigating civil non-compliance with environmental regulations, although it "does not provide leniency for intentional criminal violations" of the law. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a written statement that the policy is designed to provide discretion "under the current, extraordinary conditions, while ensuring facility operations continue to protect human health and the environment."
After trade from business stops, food and drink wholesalers are launching online home deliveries.
You might think that GameStop being forced to close a majority of its global retail storefronts due to concerns about the novel coronavirus would be bad for business. But CEO George Sherman said in an earnings call last night that the retailer has "seen an increase in store and online traffic over the past few weeks" that might actually help its bottom line.
"Despite having most of our European stores closed for the last few weeks, the increased demand for our products across the world has led to a positive 2% comparable sales results for the March month-to-date period through Saturday," GameStop CFO Jim Bell said during the call. "As millions of consumers adapt to remote work, play, and learning, we're pleased to be able to serve their needs," Sherman added.
Though that's an impressive statistic at first blush, it looks a bit weaker when you put it in context. "Through Saturday," for instance, doesn't cover the time since GameStop finally decided to close all of its US stores (which make up the vast majority of its worldwide retail space) to regular foot traffic. "I think when this all began, there was a pretty good level of demand that we saw while our stores were fully opened and that is the sales period that Jim talks about when you talk about through Saturday of last week," Sherman noted.
iFixit, a company that sells gadget-repair parts and publishes regular teardowns of popular devices, dug into the new MacBook Air this week and found it to be a slight step-up for MacBooks in terms of repairability.
The site found that the move from the butterfly keyboard to the new scissor-switch one only added “half a millimeter to the thick end of the new Air.” And the site speculates that these keys should be much more reliable, noting that no silicone barrier is needed as it was on the butterfly keyboard to mitigate that design’s problems.
Keyboard aside, the teardown uncovered a larger heartsink for the CPU, plus a couple of things that might make this laptop a bit easier to service than its predecessor.
OnePlus has been regularly pumping out the best Android phones for several years now, so soon all eyes will be on the OnePlus 8 Pro, the company's upcoming flagship smartphone for 2020. A pair of recent leaks gives us a look at the official press render and the specs.
First up, OnLeaks has a pair of official press renders of the device. Just like the CAD-based renders that OnLeaks posted back in October, these pictures show a design that isn't far off from previous OnePlus devices, with the big changes being a move to a hole-punch front camera and a new rear camera assembly. The back has four cameras now, an upgrade from the three cameras that were on the back of the OnePlus 7T. The display still looks like it's curved along the sides, too.
The second batch of details comes from leaker Ishan Agarwal, who posted a spec sheet for the OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8. The regular OnePlus 8 sticks close to last year, with a 6.55-inch 90Hz display and an upgrade to the Snapdragon 865. The 8 Pro has about what you would expect from a flagship phone in 2020: a 6.78-inch, 120Hz OLED display, a Snapdragon 865, 8 or 12GB of RAM, 128 or 256GB of storage, and a 4510mAh battery. The front camera is 16MP, while the rear camera has two 48MP cameras, an 8MP camera, and a 5MP camera. We don't know what each camera is for yet.
Charter Communications is giving its cable technicians $25 restaurant gift cards instead of hazard pay for going into customer homes during the coronavirus pandemic, BuzzFeed reported yesterday. The gift cards are a "token of our appreciation," an internal email from management on Monday said, BuzzFeed reported. Of course, many restaurants are closed during the pandemic, so restaurant gift cards aren't the most useful perk Charter management could have chosen.
"These gift cards never expire, so if you choose a restaurant that is currently not open, the card will remain valid for future use... Please take some time out of your busy day to enjoy a meal and recharge," the email read.
Several Charter employees did not appreciate the minimal gesture. "It's really insensitive, it shows they don't care," one New York City-based technician told BuzzFeed. "You think a gift card is supposed to make us feel better?"
Europol is warning that online child abusers are preparing to take advantage of more unsupervised kids online.
On Wednesday, the Global Wind Energy Council, an industry trade organization, released its review of the market in 2019. During the past year, wind power saw its second-largest amount of new installed capacity ever, with over 60GW going in. But the news going forward is a bit more uncertain, with the report predicting that after years of double-digit growth, the industry would see things tail off into steady-but-unspectacular territory. And that prediction was made before many key markets started dealing with the coronavirus.A very good year
Wind power is now one of the cheapest options for generating electricity. In many areas of the globe, building and maintaining wind power is cheaper per unit of power than it is to fuel a previously constructed fossil fuel plant. While offshore wind remains more expensive, its prices have dropped dramatically over the last several years, and it is rapidly approaching price parity with fossil fuels.
But cost isn't the only thing at issue. Renewables may require new transmission lines to feed their power to where people actually live, and managing wind's intermittent nature may require grid upgrades once its percentage gets high enough. And due to the past successes of wind, a significant number of the best sites are now already in use in some regions. Given those issues, it can be difficult to justify shutting down power plants that may have decades of service left in their expected lifespan. This is especially true in fully industrialized countries, where total electricity use has been trending downward, largely due to gains in energy efficiency.
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BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A Christmas tree farm in Boulder County that was damaged by the September floods is starting to get back on its feet.
“Your Neighborhood Christmas Tree Farm” is one of the few places in the area where people can cut down their own Christmas tree.
“All of this was kind of a lake back here,” said co-owner Elizabeth Black.
The roughly 1,000-tree farm was covered in silt, debris and nearly a foot of muddy water.
“It’s going to be about two years until we are back to normal,” said Black.
For more than a decade she’s co-owned and operated the farm which was in the path of September’s floods.
“We spent two months slinging mud,” said Black.
Now the floodwaters are gone and the ground freezing, but Black says, the long term effects are not over.
“It takes seven to 10 years to grow a full size Christmas tree,” said Black.
Black isn’t sure how the trees will bounce back from the flood in the coming years.
“We are taking a break from selling trees next year, we have to let them grow a little bit more,” she said.
She says she won’t let her dream end with the flood.
We have learned a lot doing it,” said Black.
The farm sold out of what trees they could over the weekend but they are still selling holidays wreaths.

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Tim Hortons has removed Cold Stone Creamery ice cream and few classic items from its menu as the company strives to get back to its "core business."
Also on the chopping block are mixed-berry smoothies, blueberry and chocolate danishes, double-berry muffins, walnut crunch donuts, Timbit Dutchies and gingerbread man cookies.
"We have decided to focus more directly on our core business," the company said in a statement about its "ongoing simplification efforts."
The decision to part ways with Cold Stone cost the company $19 million in debranding in the fourth quarter.
The news comes as the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue on Thursday and announced a dividend increase and a share buyback plan.
Shares of Tim Hortons, which faced investor pressure last year to return capital, were up 3% at C$59.66. At Wednesday’s close, the stock had fallen nearly 8% since the company last reported quarterly earnings in November.
The ice cream remains available at U.S. Tim Hortons locations.
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Recipharm and Pharmanest Form Collaboration
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Recipharm Karlskoga AB and Pharmanest AB have announced the formation of a new pharmaceutical manufacturing contract for SHACT.
Every year, millions of women around the world experience pain and discomfort during IUD insertion (intrauterine contraception). There are few treatment options with proven efficacy and safety available to these women.
SHACT is a product based on an innovative formulation of lidocaine, a well-known anesthetic, and a proprietary application device developed to simplify topical application in the cervix and uterus.
SHACT has demonstrated convincing Phase II efficacy data as local anesthesia in connection with IUD insertion and also recently reported positive data from a hysteroscopy study.
Recipharm and Pharmanest have reached a milestone in their existing collaboration and Pharmanest is now preparing its candidate SHACT for launch.
Additionally, the companies have reached a long term agreement for commercial manufacturing, with the precise product launch date to be announced later.
Jointly, the two companies will offer commercial supply to any market that Pharmanest determine to enter for supply and sales of their first pharmaceutical product SHACT.
Ingela Palmkvist, General Manager at Recipharm in Karlskoga, commented: “I really look forward to closely following the introduction of this product to various markets. Indeed, I believe it will make a highly significant difference to patients.”
Gunilla Lundmark, CEO at Pharmanest said: “I am very pleased that Pharmanest and Recipharm have entered into this new collaboration following the product development success achieved to date. Given the strong clinical data we are now rapidly moving toward commercialization. We look forward to working closely with Recipharm for the commercial manufacture of the product and, indeed, to pooling our respective skills and capabilities to supply the pharmaceutical product to key target markets.”
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It's a banner week for bargain hunters with the U.S. 25 Yard Sale and the 400-Mile Sale along U.S. 68.
Vendors will set up at homes and businesses along the routes offering antiques, collectibles, flea market fare, food and more.
The U.S. 25 Yard Sale (Facebook.com/u.s.25yardsale) is Thursday through Saturday and stretches 565 miles from Northern Kentucky to Woodfin, N.C. and Clinton, Tenn. Local communities include Georgetown, Berea, Covington, Dry Ridge, London and Corbin.
The U.S. 68 sale (400mile.com) is Thursday through June 7 along U.S. 68 from Maysville to Paducah. Local sites include Servant Heart Farm, 9520 Harrodsburg Road in Wilmore, at the former Ichthus Farm; Harrodsburg; and Lebanon.
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■ Thoroughbred Antique Gallery will hold an Estate Tag Sale 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday at 655 West Bell Court.
The sale will include antiques, collectibles and mid-century modern pieces.
On Friday, all prices will be as marked and everything will be tagged. At noon Saturday, prices will be reduced 25 percent, and at noon Sunday, all remaining pieces will be reduced 50 percent.
The Gallery requests no early arrivals. Credit cards will be accepted.
■ The North Limestone Community Development Corp. hosts the Night Market Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. at 700 Bryan Avenue.
Vendors will include a Kentucky for Kentucky Pop-Up Shop, food trucks and music. Go to Nolicdc.org for more info.
■ More than 70 vendors will show and sell merchandise at the Butchertown Art Fair Saturday and Sunday in Louisville.
The event will include jewelry, woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, music, food and children's activities on the 800 and 900 blocks of East Washington Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The fair is free, and attendees are encouraged to bring pet supplies, including food and toys, to be donated to the Saving Sunny organization, which rescues pitbulls.


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Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring and Valmet have received the Quality Innovation Award by Excellence Finland for their demo plant, which has been producing new Muoto™ fibre products since May 2022. The joint project won the category for potential innovations. Novelty, usability, learning, customer orientation and performance were the competition criteria
The Muoto fibre product is a good alternative to plastic, for example in food packaging. According to the jury, the innovation has considerable novelty value thanks to its technology, which combines the packaging material and packaging production processes in a brand new way. The product’s properties can be flexibly tailored to the purpose. The jury’s feedback highlighted the multi-layer structure which makes the product’s strength and smooth surface stand out in terms of quality. In addition, the production process is resource- and energy-efficient.
“The growing packaging industry requires new sustainable alternatives; Muoto is our answer to these needs. We’ve moved quickly from an idea that emerged in our internal training programme to a demo plant thanks to our strong competence and – of course – our excellent partner network. There is every reason to be proud of the Finnish forest industry’s capacity for renewal,” says Jarkko Tuominen, Metsä Group’s Project Director.
“3D fibre product technology is a very interesting future area for Valmet – molded fibre packaging is predicted to be the fastest growing segment in the packaging industry in terms of volume. Its growth is supported by restrictions on the use of plastic, the decreasing average size of a package and the growth in the takeaway food market. The 3D fibre product technology is completely new to Valmet, but we have been able to utilize our long experience and know-how in board machine technology and processes. The goal is to bring to the market a technology that is competitive not only in terms of production capacity, but also in terms of the production costs and the quality of the final product,” says Petri Rasinmäki, Vice President, Board and Paper Mills Business Unit, Paper business line, Valmet.
The awards were granted on 10 November 2022 by Finnish Excellence Association. The award is based on the international EFQM model, which Metsä Group employs widely in developing its operations. The valuable development ideas gained from the assessments will be taken into account in development in the coming years.
Muoto’s features and production method are being developed at the demo plant, and its market potential is being tested. If the market interest and product viability can be proved, Metsä Group will consider building a larger production unit.


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The 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo is almost upon us. We’ve already seen some of what’s on offer but the carnival well and truly kicks off tomorrow morning. What games will stand out above the rest? Will any new hardware be announced (or leaked a couple of hours beforehand)? Who will be crowned The King of E3?
Join New Game Plus as all these and more are revealed!
Jason, Kirsty and Brad (@DYoshii) will be in Los Angeles for E3 and they’ll be posting videos with their thoughts from the show floor; keep an eye out for them on this site and in future episodes of New Game Plus. Back home, we will be posting the major news items on Facebook, Twitter and, naturally, right here. In addition, I will be
sleeping covering many of the major press conferences live through my Twitter account (@An_Bear)
If you want to see everything unfold live, all of the major press conferences will be streamed (times are in AEST):
Microsoft: Tuesday June 5, 2:30am (stream)
EA: Tuesday June 5, 6:00am (stream)
Ubisoft: Tuesday June 5, 8:00am (stream)
Sony: Tuesday June 5, 11:00am (stream)
Nintendo: Wednesday June 6, 2:00am (stream)
If you’re staying up late, Jamie and I have done a stupid thing and drawn up some E3 playlists. If you’re on Spotify, check out Jamie’s E3 2012 Jams. If you use Rdio, entertain yourself with some E3 Hold Music.
It’s the Electronic Entertainment Expo! All hail the King of E3 2012!


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September 17, 2020
The Windsor region’s bid to become a significant player in cyber security in the auto mobility sector got a boost this week with the decision by Vehiqilla Inc. to move its Burlington headquarters to the city.
Vehiqilla Inc. specializes in the areas of connectivity, secure vehicle architecture and operating systems, cyber governance, risk assessment and fleet management.
“We plan to go very fast and we have an aggressive growth plan,” said A.J. Khan, who is also director of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association Institute of Cyber Security.
“We’re looking for growth and we’re looking to secure talent and an ecosystem that enables that and Windsor-Essex provides that.
“I’m aware of the auto mobility initiative in Windsor and I’ve been involved in that the last year . . . that interaction convinced me that Windsor is becoming the auto mobility capital of Canada and has the potential for a global leadership position.”
Currently the five-month old firm has five employees.
Vehiqilla is still searching for office space, but in the short-term will operate out of the Institute for Border Logistics and Security (IBLS). The company’s leader on product development is already located in Windsor.
“I’m hoping to have an office opened over the winter.” Khan said.
Vehiqilla will launch a phased approach to hiring as business ramps up. It starts with a business development specialist, six researchers, five security analysts and assorted senior technical staff.
The company expects to grow to 50 employees over the next two years.
Khan said Windsor’s established automotive and logistics sectors, the depth of talent being produced at the University of Windsor and St. Clair College and location next to Detroit provides the right mix for his company to grow rapidly.
The other major draw was access to Canada’s largest Virtual Reality CAVE, which allows companies to digitally twin and test products before making them.
“I want to focus on cyber security in auto mobility,” said Khan, whose other company Cloud GRC has provided cyber security services to Canada’s banking and telecommunications sectors since 2011.
“The transformation of mobility is going to affect everything around us.
“The connected car will be the centre of the universe moving forward. The whole ecosystem of it will be based on cyber security or it won’t work.”
Khan said the company’s work would also be applicable to the supply chain, manufacturing and the creation of Smart Cities.


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Oppo Discover X3 specs have been urged by a number of benchmark listings. The cellphone purportedly seems to have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC and run on Android 11 out-of-the-box. It additionally apparently has a brand new ColorOS model on prime of Android. Oppo Discover X3 is speculated to come back alongside Oppo Discover X3 Professional, Oppo Discover X3 Neo, and Oppo Discover X3 Lite. All these new fashions are more likely to launch in 2021 as the most recent fashions within the firm’s Discover X sequence.
As reported by a Twitter person, Oppo Find X3 has purportedly appeared on benchmark apps AIDA64 and AnTuTu with a mannequin quantity PEDM00. The AIDA64 itemizing reveals the cellphone with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It additionally reveals that the cellphone has a chipset that’s codenamed “kona.” This has been related to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 SoC up to now.
Nevertheless, the AnTuTu itemizing, as proven by a screenshot shared by the Twitter person, clearly reveals the Oppo Discover X3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC. That itemizing additionally suggests ColorOS 11.2 together with Android 11 on the smartphone. The cellphone can be seen to have a show decision of 1,080×2,412 pixels in addition to a 12.6-megapixel main digital camera sensor.
The Geekbench itemizing additionally reveals that the cellphone acquired a single-core rating of 4,280 and a multi-core rating of 12,843.
In November, Oppo announced the 2021 launch of Oppo Discover X3 sequence with system-wide 10-bit color assist. It additionally introduced that the brand new sequence will have the Snapdragon 888 SoC, although it’s anticipated to be restricted to Oppo Find X3 Pro mannequin. Nevertheless, the corporate hasn’t but revealed its actual launch date.
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The Amazon Kindle will have a book-lending feature later this year, according to a recent post on the Kindle Community Blog.
Kindle owners will soon be able to loan out eBooks for up to 14 days to another Kindle, during which time the content will not be available on the loaner’s device. Not all eBooks will support the feature however, as the ability to enable loaning will be solely up to the publisher or rights holder.
The Barnes & Noble Nook already has a similar feature.
In other Kindle news, the same blog post revealed that Kindle periodicals will be available for the Kindle apps on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch “in the coming weeks.” It will then roll out to the Android and other apps down the road.
Nook and Kobo at Walmart
Both the 3G and Wi-Fi Nook will soon be seen on Walmart shelves, perhaps next to the Kobo Wireless eReader, as both devices will be appearing in the nation’s largest retailer beginning next week.


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Life is Strange: Before the Storm’s Bonus Episode “Farewell” Gets a Launch Trailer and Screenshots; Available Now
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is bringing players one last episode featuring Max and Chloe, as the bonus "Farewell" episode releases today.
Taking place several years before the events of the first season, Life is Strange: Before the Storm showed players a different side of Chloe Price leading up to her role in the original game, and now the prequel series’ bonus installment is out for all to enjoy.
Publisher Square Enix has announced that the bonus episode for Life is Strange: Before the Storm, called “Farewell,” is available now across PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with an accompanying launch trailer and new screenshots to go along with its release.
The episode itself is available as part of the “Digital Deluxe Edition” of Before the Storm and includes a new episode that shows Chloe and Max in the earlier years of their friendships. Those with a digital version of the base game can upgrade to the Deluxe Edition to get the episode, or pick up one of the physical versions of the game coming to stores later this week across North America and Europe.
Square Enix External Studios VP of Brand Jon Brooke said in a statement that with the release of “Farewell,” which will act as the final installment of the series to feature Max and Chloe together (along with their returning original voice actors), that “the torch is being passed back to Michel Koch and Raoul Barbet’s team at DONTNOD Entertainment,” as the studio is now at work on the next Life is Strange title that has been in development for the past two years. Specifically, Brooke said that “we look forward to sharing an exciting new story and characters in the coming months.”
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is available now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC – for a closer look at its newly-released bonus episode, you can check out the launch trailer below and several screenshots:


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World Water Day – Advance Notice Aquamonitrix Ltd Urges Everyone to Be More ‘Nitrogen Aware’ as Experts Warn of the ‘Nitrate Time Bomb’
The Company Launches its Revolutionary Real-Time Nitrate/Nitrite Analyser for Water Resource Managers in Europe and the US
The Animal Protection Agency (APA), an organisation campaigning against the trade in wild animals as pets, has called on the government to halt all wild animal markets in order to protect animal welfare and safeguard public health.
An environmentally friendly toilet paper business rolled out since lockdown hit is set for £1 million of sales in its first year.
Barclays and HSBC customers unwittingly Funding Companies linked to Deforestation of the Amazon and Cerrado
Barclays and HSBC are in the top three banks in Europe investing in companies at high risk of being linked to the deforestation of the Amazon and Cerrado for cattle and soya production
More than three quarters of Scots support rewilding in Scotland, according to research conducted for the Scottish Rewilding Alliance, a coalition
More masks than jellyfish in the oceans in the near future due to the consequences of producing billions of items of personal protective equipment to fight COVID-19.
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2 Major Food Recalls Have Been Announced Across Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released two public announcements regarding product recalls.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released two separate food recall statements, one of which is nationwide. The nationwide recall applies to listeria contamination in chicken, the second has been recalled due to mislabelled ingredients.
The first recall was issued earlier this month on August 9th but has since been updated to include additional information. Pinty's brand Italian Style Chicken Schnitzel is being recalled from grocery stores, restaurants and cafeterias across Canada.
Due to possible Listeria contamination, the product should not be consumed and the CFIA urges Canadians who purchased it to return it or throw it away immediately. Listeria can be tasteless and odourless but causes vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. It can have worse effects on those with weakened immune systems.
The second food recall applies only to Alberta and British Columbia. The products in question are Indican brand Tutti Frutti Cake and Mango Fruit Cake, which are sold in these two provinces. Right Choice Products Inc. is recalling the two cakes because they contain egg and sulphites, which are not listed on the label.
This recall was triggered by a consumer complaint after the customer presumably suffered from a reaction from the ingredients. "If you have an allergy to egg or sensitivity to sulphites, do not consume the recalled products as they may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction," the statement reads.
The two products should only be returned or thrown out if they were packed on dates from July 26th 2018 up to and including August 28th 2018.


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One of the best-known stories in the classic Chinese novel The Romance of the Three Kingdoms tells of how the warlord Liu Bei persuaded the famous strategist Zhuge Liang to help him draw up a plan to unify the country. Liu Bei is said to have won Zhuge Liang over by making three visits to his thatched cottage in Hubei province.
For Xiaomi founder Lei Jun the story is an analogy for the efforts he made to attract talented recruits to the tech company during its early days. It didn’t take three “thatched cottage” visits but 30, he told the audience during the company’s tenth anniversary celebrations earlier this month.
Lei Jun was also celebrating Xiaomi’s achievements over the past decade. He said he was particularly proud that it had joined the Fortune 500 list in 2019 after only nine years of existence. Xiaomi says it now wants to go from “10 to infinity,” focusing on smart manufacturing to create ‘innovative products at honest prices for all’. But it has always been a company that divides opinion, especially after its IPO didn’t go as smoothly as planned in 2018, when it was forced to cut its valuation.
The Hong Kong-listed stock is still hovering close to its HK$17 listing price after dropping to a low of HK$8.39 in November last year. It has done better over the past few months (and from next month will be included in the blue-chip Hang Seng Index) but investors are still cautious, aware that Huawei might not be the only Chinese smartphone manufacturer to run into political problems with the US government.
The good news is that Xiaomi displaced Huawei as the third largest vendor of smartphones in Europe during the second quarter with a 17% market share, according to Canalys data (Apple is on 21% and Samsung 30%). Xiaomi’s shipments grew 65% year-on-year. The company is also the market leader in India, despite Covid-related headwinds that prompted a 48% decline in shipments year-on-year.
In the Unites States the prospects look less promising. On August 5, the US government said it was amending its Clean Network programme “to prevent untrusted PRC smartphone manufacturers from pre-installing – or otherwise making available for download – trusted apps on their app store”. It isn’t clear if that is a step towards blocking American-made apps on Chinese phones in general but the threat is undoubtedly there. And a few days earlier, the Indian government included Xiaomi’s Mi browser as part of its ban on a growing number of Chinese apps, a move said to be prompted by national security concerns, prompted by a festering border dispute with China.
Domestically Xiaomi divides opinion too. Few doubt Lei Jun’s promotional abilities as a one-man marketing machine across social media channels ranging from Bilibili to Xiaohongshu. But netizens query some of the substance behind the spin. “Lei Jun dresses like Steve Jobs with his T-shirts and jeans,” says one. “But Xiaomi’s nothing like Apple. There’s no tech or design, just low prices.”
“Xiaomi just uses low prices to attack rivals,” another netizen cautions. “There’s no innovation.”
Lei Jun addressed the allegations during the tenth birthday speech, highlighting that his company will be bumping its R&D budget up to more than Rmb10 billion ($1.44 billion) over 2020, in line with rivals like Oppo and Vivo. He also showcased Xiaomi’s ecosystem, which includes investments in 70 companies, many in the ‘smart living’ sector. Xiaomi has also become one of China’s leading TV manufacturers since the beginning of 2019 and hopes to grab more share with a new model that uses the latest in OLED technology to create a transparent screen from front-to-back, edge-to-edge. That will silence critics who say that it lacks an edge in innovation and design, the company hopes (it sells for Rmb49,999).
Lei Jun says he understands how rapid change across the global economy is creating anxiety, making it harder for some brands to reach into new markets. He combats the uncertainty himself in a simple way. He has set himself a goal of walking 10km a day for a month, claiming that he feels inner peace and warmth as he walks towards the sun.“Successes can’t be well planned, while crises may be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities,” he concluded of his folksy approach. “Plan together, walk further,” he added.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Over 17,000 plug-in electric cars were sold in the U.S. in 2011, the first year of any plug-in electric car sales worth talking about. My optimistic estimate for 2012 that I published here in early January was 130,000, but a nice round 100,000 is probably more realistic.
At somewhere close to 100,000 units for the U.S. market alone, the plug-in electric car market would be two-thirds of 1% of the entire U.S. car market, which is estimated to approach 15 million units this year. Some will look at that and say "at or just below 1% is peanuts."
Other people will look at that and say "In 2007, the iPhone was also at or below 1% of the global cell phone market." And now, a few short years later, are people laughing at the
Apple iPhone? Um, maybe not.
While 2012 will be a very strong growth year for plug-in electric cars, 2013 to 2015 should be dramatically stronger. One car that will contribute nicely to unit growth volumes will likely be the Chevrolet Spark Electric, to be launched some time around April 2013, plus or minus a couple of months.
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In order to understand the Chevrolet Spark, you have to understand how it differs from the Volt. The Volt, which has now sold approximately 10,000 units in the U.S. and where European sales just started this week, is a "zero-compromise" performance car that competes mostly with cars that are much more expensive.
The Chevy Volt drives 25 to 50 miles on pure electric power, after which a gasoline generator kicks in to take you are far as any regular gasoline car -- until you have the time and opportunity to plug in the Volt again. In the Volt, you can take that 600-mile road trip to Vegas in the comfort equivalent to a $90,000
Porsche Panamera, but achieve the fuel economy not too far behind a
Toyota Prius, which in its highest-end trim costs almost exactly the same as a Volt.
According to the sales configurator on Toyota.com, a loaded Prius plug-in costs $39,525, compared to a loaded Chevrolet Volt at $44,575. Then adjust for a $5,000 difference in the federal tax credit in the Volt's favor, and you're left with almost the same price.


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Time again to Rendezvous in Snowmass at craft beer festival
Former Snowmass craft beer festival returns with more tastings, experiences
Special to The Aspen Times
The artist formerly known as a straight-up, craft beer festival — Snowmass Rendezvous — returns Saturday. Now in its eighth year, this time it’s bigger, better and has more ’vous for you. So, what does that mean, exactly?
What started out nearly a decade ago as “a fun escape to the mountains for Front Rangers and a cool way to bring Front Range beers up to Snowmass for all the locals to try” has evolved into a full day of beer, wine, distillery tastings, experiences, gear demonstrations and live music, according to Keanan Stoner, creative director for Two Parts, the Denver-based company behind the bash.
The event, which spans across Snowmass Village from Base Village up to the Snowmass Mall, kicks off with a “Pre-Vous” event on Friday night from 5-9 p.m. Tickets are not required, and it will be a “pay as you go situation” with food and drink vendors and live music by Claire Heywood, who is also the opening act for Saturday’s Fanny Hill concert — the last of the 2022 summer season.
But, before the finale comes the festivities. For a $40 ticket (available at snowmassrendezvous.com), tasters can get their commemorative glass and check out unlimited tastings at approximately 15 drink-focused booths. There are also around 10 gear demo and experiential vendors, as well as a couple of DJs situated around the Village Mall. Ticket holders can play around at the Birdieball booth, for example, which has “giant inflatables that you can chip at. You can sip, you can shop, you can experience a lot with background music the whole time,” Stoner said.
Other vendors include local haunts, like Aspen Brewing and Woody Creek Distillery, and Front Range favorites Call to Arms and Great Divide. Bristlecone, Basalt Bike and Ski, Corbeaux, Strafe and Taylor Creek will also have booths on site, so beer tasters can be gear testers. In addition, the Rendezvous team plans to partner with the restaurants around Base Village and the mall to encourage food specials or quick bites, which will complement the event.
“The pretzel necklace is also an option,” Stoner noted.
But, the tastings can also be serious stuff, according to Rose Abello, tourism director for Snowmass.
“If you’re into cider or craft beer, these events provide incredible opportunities to get an education,” she said. “I know someone who literally takes a moleskin and takes notes. It’s the same way people approach Food & Wine.”
Food & Wine but with music. Stoner also said that this year’s event will have an even more celebratory feeling, as the later date allows Rendezvous revelers to end the tasting with that aforementioned Fanny Hill finale, a concert headlined by The Velveteers.
“They’re rockers from Boulder that have blown up over the years. Their most recent album was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, so it will be a fun, rocking way to end the event,” Stoner said.
The event, which in the past has been presented at the tail-end of the Ragnar Trail Colorado race, moved to later in the season in 2021 due to a variety of scheduling reasons, and the teams ended up liking the format.
“It never gets stale,” Abello said.
And she’s not talking about your pretzel necklace.
Anderson Ranch Arts Center’s new fall lecture series will run weekly from Oct. 20 through Dec. 6. The lineup consists of artists nationwide who will be spending one to three weeks at the ranch completing projects within their area of expertise and exploring new work in the studios.


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Equities research analysts expect Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) to report $80.47 million in sales for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Six analysts have issued estimates for Carbonite’s earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $80.00 million and the highest estimate coming in at $82.03 million. Carbonite reported sales of $61.64 million in the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 30.5%. The company is scheduled to report its next quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, November 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Carbonite will report full-year sales of $307.63 million for the current fiscal year, with estimates ranging from $306.60 million to $308.46 million. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the company will post sales of $345.15 million, with estimates ranging from $339.60 million to $350.00 million. Zacks’ sales calculations are an average based on a survey of sell-side research analysts that cover Carbonite.
Carbonite (NASDAQ:CARB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 2nd. The technology company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $77.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.89 million. Carbonite had a return on equity of 46.67% and a net margin of 0.39%. Carbonite’s quarterly revenue was up 31.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share.
Shares of CARB stock opened at $35.97 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The company has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 0.55. Carbonite has a twelve month low of $20.50 and a twelve month high of $43.63.
In other news, SVP Paul S. Mellinger sold 3,524 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.84, for a total value of $129,824.16. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director David Friend sold 698,080 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.50, for a total value of $26,178,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 51,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,945,500. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 748,442 shares of company stock valued at $28,188,408 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.80% of the company’s stock.
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of Carbonite by 10.9% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,820,014 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $63,521,000 after buying an additional 179,098 shares in the last quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Carbonite by 7.7% in the second quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 1,484,309 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $51,802,000 after buying an additional 106,638 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Carbonite by 0.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,135,741 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,637,000 after buying an additional 3,349 shares in the last quarter. Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA increased its position in shares of Carbonite by 6.5% in the second quarter. Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA now owns 611,739 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $21,350,000 after buying an additional 37,599 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Creek Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Carbonite by 17.4% in the third quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC now owns 540,933 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $19,284,000 after buying an additional 80,020 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.37% of the company’s stock.
Carbonite Company Profile
Carbonite, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and workload migration technology solutions in the United States. Its solutions include Carbonite Safe that offers annual and multi-year cloud backup plans for individuals or businesses; and Carbonite Endpoint Protection that protects the data, which resides on an organization's computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
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The reduction was announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in the last budget and hailed as a step forward for greener motoring. Yesterday it was criticised as a "green smoke screen" because fewer than one in 10 drivers in the UK will qualify.
The RAC said rewarding owners of small-engined cars would not necessarily reward greener motorists. A 10-year-old small-engined car produces more emissions than its counterpart today, said the RAC.
The RAC welcomed the Government's intention to reward the drivers of cleaner cars, but was not convinced basing financial incentive on engine size would work.
"Where is the environmental justification for rewarding a possibly badly- maintained, high-mileage old vehicle just because of its engine size and not a larger, newer vehicle with lower emissions?" asked an RAC spokesman Edmund King.
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show only 2.2 million of the UK's 25.5 million vehicles fall into the 1,100cc or less category. The RAC said drivers who exceeded the limit by only 100cc or so were "understandably angry" at their exclusion from the reduction.
Mr King said: "Motorists want a fair deal. They understand the environmental concern, but they don't understand the green wool being pulled over their eyes."
Transport Minister Lord Whitty said the Government hopes to introduce a scheme based on emission levels. "Although engine size is a reasonable proxy for fuel efficiency, the Government recognises it is not a totally reliable measure of environmental impact.
"That is why the Chancellor announced the introduction from autumn 2000 of a graduated system for new cars based on their carbon monoxide emissions."
But the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions hopes the incentive will persuade people to switch to smaller-engined cars from petrol-guzzling luxury class.
There is evidence the luxury car market is feeling the squeeze of higher petrol prices, road tax and a fall in demand caused by the financial collapse in Asia.
But the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said rich buyers would still endure any tax or petrol price rises because that would add to the exclusivity of owning a top marque.
THE Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traderssaid the five most popular cars with engines under 1,100cc sold in the UK last year were:
1) Nissan Micra: 12,380
2) Vauxhall Corsa: 12,092
3) VW Polo: 3,653
4) Daewoo Matiz: 3,176
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The deal hands CMS exclusive access to the vendor’s portfolio of portable hard drives, which it plans to promote to its network of retail and corporate resellers across the UK and Ireland.
The distributor said it will focus its efforts on promoting iStorage’s diskGenie solution, which encrypts and locks down the data store on it using pin code security.
John Michael, managing director at iStorage, said the appointment would help promote the importance of data security to a wider audience.
He said: “Data loss is already a significant issue grabbing headlines on a regular basis but it can be easily prevented. We need to get that message across to a wider market more quickly and to educate target audiences about our unique range of products that will guarantee sensitive data remains confidential.”
Stuart Borst, partner operations manager at CMS Peripherals, said: “There is a real opportunity right now for the iStorage range making excellent sense for individuals and businesses to protect against data loss and CMS will get that message across.”
Highlander MD Steve Brown tells CRN about the skills he learned on the pitch and brought to the boardroom
Reports suggest Dell is pursuing a straightforward IPO, contradicting existing plans to buy out tracking stock holders
Analysts predict upturn in PC market next year, but 2018 to remain plagued by components shortages
Neil Sawyer claims he has 'never seen so many conversations about a new method of investing in workplace technology'


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PM Modi embroidered suit registered in the Guinness Book
During a meeting with US President Barack Obama in New Delhi last year Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wore embroidered suit the most expensive sold in the auction, the suit as “found a place in the Guinness World Records.
There was a dispute over the suit after which it was put up for auction in February last year. Surat diamond merchant Lalji Patel bought it 4.31 crore.
The owner of Dharmendra Diamond Company Lalji Patel son Hitesh Patel says “It is a matter of joy and pride that this suit has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
On the advice of his company’s HR team about five months ago, we had to apply for the world record. Within a few months, we received a certificate in recognition that the auction selling the most expensive suit. “
On this suit “Narendra Modi Damodardas’ is embroidered name. It is placed on the reception of Dharmendra Diamond Company in the glass cabin. Preparing suit alleged cost of Rs 10 lakh and Rs 11 lakh auction was based on the original.


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Just Eat Takeaway's (JTKWY -1.68%) $7.3 billion takeover of Grubhub, which was announced a year ago, finally closed on June 15. Grubhub's investors received 0.671 shares of the new American depositary receipts for each of their original shares, and the merged company will become one of the world's largest third-party food delivery platforms outside of China.
Grubhub's investors might be wondering if they should sell their new shares or put some faith in the new company. Investors who don't already own the stock are also likely wondering if Just Eat Takeaway will fare any better than Grubhub -- which lost nearly 50% of its value over the past three years amid fierce competition from DoorDash (DASH -0.39%) and Uber Technologies' Uber Eats. Let's review the two separate companies, how they'll fare after the merger, and whether or not it's a worthy investment.
Just Eat Takeaway's global expansion
Takeaway.com was founded in the Netherlands in 2000. It subsequently expanded across Europe, Canada, Israel, and Vietnam via acquisitions, then agreed to buy U.K.-based Just Eat in 2019.
That merger, which closed last year, created Just Eat Takeaway. Just two months after the merger was approved, Just Eat placed its bid for Grubhub, one of the three largest delivery platforms in the U.S.
Grubhub was once the market leader, but it had fallen to third place behind DoorDash and Uber Eats when the deal was announced. Uber tried to buy Grubhub shortly before Just Eat stepped in with a higher bid, which caused Uber to buy Postmates instead.
How fast are these two companies growing?
The pandemic generated significant tailwinds for Just Eat Takeaway and Grubhub as more people stayed at home. Just Eat Takeaway's revenue rose 54% to 2.4 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in 2020. Its total orders rose 42% to 588 million, while its total gross merchandise volume (GMV) increased 52% to $12.9 billion euros ($15.6 billion).
Grubhub's revenue rose 39% to $1.3 billion in 2020. Its gross food sales, which is comparable to Just Eat's GMV, increased 47% to $8.7 billion.
Based on these figures, the combined company could generate 40% to 50% more GMV and revenue than the original Just Eat Takeaway in the first year after the deal closes. It would also be more geographically diversified than DoorDash, which still generates most of its revenue from the U.S., and compete more effectively against Uber Eats internationally.
Bottom-line growth could be messier
Merging the two companies could also cut costs by merging their infrastructure and eliminating redundancies. Economies of scale could then kick in and boost Just Eat's margins and profits.
But those improvements will likely take time since Just Eat's adjusted EBITDA growth looks healthier than Grubhub's. Just Eat's adjusted EBITDA increased 18% to 256 million euros ($310 million) in 2020, but Grubhub's adjusted EBITDA declined 41% to $109 million. Just Eat and Grubhub posted adjusted EBITDA margins of 11% and 6%, respectively, for the full year.
Just Eat Takeaway clearly benefited from its improved scale, but Grubhub continued to struggle with rising expenses and intense competition. Simply put, the new Just Eat Takeaway's adjusted EBITDA margin should initially contract after it integrates Grubhub, and could remain under pressure as it attempts to keep pace with DoorDash and Uber.
But what about the post-pandemic world?
Just Eat was firing on all cylinders before it took over Grubhub. In the first quarter of 2021, its GMV surged 89% year over year to 4.5 billion euros ($5.5 billion), with the U.K., Germany, and Netherlands markets leading the charge. Its orders accelerated year over year for the fourth straight quarter.
Grubhub also fared well during its first quarter, with a 60% year-over-year increase in gross food sales and 52% growth in revenue. Just Eat didn't disclose its exact revenue growth, since European companies only disclose their full financials semiannually.
But both companies could face slower growth this year after the pandemic passes. Analysts had expected Just Eat Takeaway's revenue to rise 51% this year (without accounting for Grubhub) but increase just 23% in fiscal 2022. Integrating Grubhub's slower-growth business will likely throttle Just Eat Takeaway's top- and bottom-line growth after it laps the merger.
The valuations and verdict
Just Eat Takeaway traded at about three times this year's sales prior to the merger. Grubhub traded at about 2.5 times this year's sales.
The combined company should have a comparable price-to-sales ratio, which makes it much cheaper than DoorDash, which still trades at 12 times this year's sales after tumbling nearly 40% from its 52-week high. Therefore, if Just Eat Takeaway continues expanding globally and turns Grubhub into a market leader again, it could be deeply undervalued relative to its long-term growth potential.
I own some shares of Grubhub, and I'm willing to give this new company a chance to grow. It's also still a decent investment for investors who are interested in the food delivery market but aren't willing to pay a premium for DoorDash.


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BMW somewhat raised its profit outlook relying on demand for new models and slashing development spending even as third-quarter revenues fell on technology expenses.
The automaker on Tuesday anticipated a 5-10 percent gain in pretax profit, raising a former forecast of 1-5 percent.
New vehicles are adding fuel to demand, including its redesigned 5 Series, BMW’s second best-selling model, and an updated 4 Series which pertained to market this year. The revamped X3 sport-utility vehicle hits dealers this month.
The automaker, which has actually been pushing cuts in development costs by restricting parts complexity, stated it still expects an increase in shipments to a new record in 2017.
BMW is “keeping (its) promises and raising the bar for our own enthusiastic targets,” Chief Executive Harald Krueger stated.
Still, growing costs on electric and self-driving technologies keeps weighing on outcomes.
Quarterly pretax profit dropped 5.9 percent to 2.42 billion euros ($2.81 billion), near the 2.41-billion-euro low-end projection in a Reuters poll of bank and brokerage experts.
BMW prepares to provide a convertible version of the electric i8 Roadster next year as part of efforts to extend battery-powered offerings to 25 models by 2025, about half of them fully-electric.
The automaker’s operating profit margin slipped to 8.3 percent in the July-to-September quarter from 8.5 percent a year previously, within its 8-10 percent target range however below Audi’s 8.9 percent and the 9.2 percent at Mercedes-Benz.
BMW pared expectations for earnings gains this year, forecasting sales in core automobile operations to increase by between 1 and 5 percent in the middle of currency headwinds and political volatility, decreasing previous guidance of 5-10 percent.


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April 15, 2021
Significant pent-up consumer demand and improving psychological conditions may lead to upside surprises for economic activity in 2021. Financial markets have started to challenge the Federal Reserve’s accommodative policies. But the labor market still has to heal, giving the Fed leeway to continue supporting fiscal spending, inflation-targeting, and a more inclusive labor market and maintain its ultra-loose policy. With this backdrop, the Macquarie Multi-Asset Team examines in their quarterly outlook, “The afterburner that can take us into a new orbit,” the impact of monetary policy on the economic turnaround.
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Last week, Nexus 5 rumors suggested that the device would be launching today alongside the Android 4.4 KitKat update. That obviously did not happen meaning the rest of the year is wide open. Sort of. We still expect the Nexus 5 and the Android 4.4 KitKat update to arrive at some point in the next few weeks with October still a possibility.
For several weeks now, Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat leaks and rumors have been emerging on a near daily basis, teasing consumers who are in the market for a brand new Nexus smartphone and or are looking forward to a fairly big update to Google’s Android operating system. Rumors initially pointed to October 14th or October 15th as launch dates for both products but it looks like Google has other plans as both dates proved fruitless.
Still, there is a good chance that we’ll see both the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat arrive during the month of October as rumors have hinted at a late October launch. Whatever the case may be, the release dates for both of these products are coming up and it’s only a matter of time before buyers and Android users encounter both the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat update.
While many consumers are invested in the Nexus 5, many others are curious about Android 4.4 KitKat, an update that was announced in early September and one that has sprung to the surface in various leaks over the past few weeks. From the looks of things, the update is going to be incremental in that it won’t overhaul the operating system in the way that iOS 7 overhauled iOS.
Instead, it looks like the update will add some new functionality including icon changes, a new Cloud Print option, tap and pay NFC payment options, a new clock & stopwatch and a rumored Google Experience Launcher that will take over the home screen. It’s an update that, on paper, looks like it will be a welcomed upgrade from Android Jelly Bean.
Problem is, Android devices owners still don’t have any idea when the update will arrive. Here, ahead of its launch, we take a close look at what to expect from the upcoming Android 4.4 KitKat update release date.
Specific Release Date Announced at Launch
Google is going to go one of two routes with the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat launch. It’s either going to send out a simple press release without an event like it did last year after the Nexus 4 launch was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, or, it’s going to send out media invites for an event that will take place in the next few weeks. Whatever the case may be, we expect Google to deliver a release date for Android 4.4 KitKat at the event.
Since the software is already official, we would not be surprised to see Google deliver a specific date for those who own an older Nexus device. At worst, Google will give owners the “couple of weeks” spiel. Even if it does that, we expect the update, at worst, to roll out by the time the Nexus 5 is released onto shelves. Last year’s Nexus 4 release date also served as the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean release date.
Expect Google to offer up some specifics on the release date of the software. It would be extremely strange to see the Nexus 5 launch come and go without an idea about the initial Android 4.4 KitKat release.
Android 4.4 KitKat Release In & Around Launch Date
There are rumors that suggest that the Nexus 5 could touch down on shelves in late October. At the worst, we expect it to arrive by mid-November. We expect the Android 4.4 KitKat update to roll out around the time that Google puts the Nexus 5 out so that could mean an arrival in late October if the rumors hold up or a release in early November if the release date is pushed a few days or weeks.
With Gogole and Nestle preparing an ad campaign that may or may not tie into Halloween, it would be strange to see Google push the release any further out than late October or early November.
Gven the competition in the tablet market with Apple threatening the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10, Google will want to breath new life into those devices before Black Friday. Translation: We expect the Android 4.4 KitKat release date to arrive in a few weeks at most.
These Nexus Devices Will Get it First
Of course, select devices will get it during the initial roll out phase. Google isn’t like Apple and it doesn’t roll out software across the board. Instead, Android users should expect a small fraction of devices to get the update, devices that fall under the Nexus umbrella.
One of the perks of owning a Nexus device are the fast updates that they get straight from Google. What this means is that Android 4.4 KitKat is more than likely going to roll out to Google’s Nexus devices first and then spread to other devices throughout the rest of 2013 and 2014. At this point, there are four devices that we can say for sure will get Android 4.4.
The Nexus 7, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 10 and Nexus 4 will all get the update. Google typically updates Nexus devices for at least two years and we’ve also seen these updates appear in logs ahead of time. The Galaxy Nexus is on the fence due to its age. Perhaps Google will have some mercy on its owners.
The roll outs will likely be done in a staggered approach, meaning, they will roll out in waves over the course of a few weeks. It’s a slow process but it’s how Google typically does it.
Few Details for Non-Nexus Users
As for those without Nexus devices, expect the Android 4.4 KitKat release date to be far off in the distance. We’re talking months, not weeks. Owners should also expect there to be very little information when it comes to those updates. Google certainly won’t announce specific timing and manufacturers often wait until an update is close before confirming it for arrival.
That said, we could see a company like Sony quickly move to confirm an update for its devices in order to steal some of the attention away from competitors like HTC and Samsung.
Google tends to post the software updates to its servers, which are then pulled by resourceful members of the development community for use by the public at large. We expect this to occur with the Android 4.4 KitKat update right from the start, giving owners of Nexus devices the opportunity to install the updates ahead of the OTA roll out.
Those who have done this before will likely have an easy time pulling the software and getting it on board. Those who have no experience will want to start researching the process. Otherwise, be prepared to wait a few weeks for the update to roll out.
Day One Issues
Finally, expect there to be day one Android 4.4 KitKat update issues. While we likely won’t see the server issues that impacted Apple’s iOS 7 update, we will likely see a number of issues get discovered by Nexus owners. Typically, major Android updates bring a number of issues along with them. In the past, we’ve seen issues like battery drain, UI sluggishness, slow charging, and various minor issues plague Nexus owners.
Unfortunately, it’s all part of the Nexus game. While they are no longer marketed as developer devices, Nexus devices are essentially Google’s software guinea pigs. It’s a trade-off that Nexus owners have had to deal with for years and we expect the same to occur with Android 4.4 KitKat.
We can’t remember a flawless Android update release so expect there to be a ton of complaints from Nexus device owners in the first few weeks of its arrival. Its inevitable.
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Safety has always been a top priority for both passengers and pedestrians on the road. With the number of fatalities and crashes increasing every year, there has been a growing focus on the part of various automobile manufacturers to tackle this rising concern. According to statistics released by ASIRT (the Association for Safe International Road Travel), on average, 3,287 people die in road accidents every day. It further mentions that, unless any action is taken, road accident-related deaths are expected to become the fifth most common cause of death by 2030. These factors have led various automobile manufacturers to increasingly adopt collision avoidance systems, which not only help to prevent traffic crashes but also reduce the associated medical costs.
Long-distance car radars offer multiple benefits, such as visibility through fog, self-braking, and tracking other vehicles hundreds of meters ahead. These radars alert drivers if the possibility of a collision is detected. Moreover, it is immensely useful while driving on the highway, where any slight change in the track of a vehicle may result in a severe crash. Long-distance car radar sensors incorporate features such as adaptive cruise control (ACC), autonomous emergency braking (AEB), and a forward collision warning system (FCWS). In March 2016, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced 99% of automobile manufacturers in the U.S. have agreed to equip automatic emergency braking systems on any new vehicles they manufacture by 2022.
Large-scale investments in R&D activities are one of the most prominent trends in the long-distance car radars market. These R&D efforts revolve around product innovation and technological advancements. There has been a continuous push on the part of the radar manufacturers towards a reduction in the size of the radar, increasing the detection angle and distance range, and improving the accuracy of the detection angle, among others. Moreover, the various leading automobile manufacturers are also entering into partnerships with long-distance car radar manufacturers to develop these radars. However, the adoption of these technologies adds to the vehicle’s cost and thus makes it expensive for both the consumer and the vehicle manufacturer.
In terms of value, North America dominated the long-distance car radars market in 2016. The market here is largely governed by the stringent safety regulations in the region. Therefore, growing regulations pertaining to vehicle safety are expected to propel the demand for long-distance car radars in the coming years. In addition, increasing consumer awareness regarding safety features has also contributed to the demand in the region.
The global market for long-distance car radars is classified as follows:
- Rear car radars
- Front car radars
- Commercial Vehicle
- Passenger Vehicle
- Forward Collision Warning System (FCWS)
- Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)
- Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
- Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking System (PAEB)
- North America
- The U.S.
- rest of North America
Rest of Europe
- South Asia
- Rest of APAC
Rest of the World (RoW)
- The Middle East and Africa (MEA)
- Latin America
Key players identified in the long-distance car radars market include but are not limited to:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental AG, NXP Semiconductors N.V., Texas Instruments, Inc., and Delphi Automotive PLC, among others.


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Topping a Pizza Party
Wed. February 12, 2020 12:00 AM
by Jerry Nunn
Chicago Pizza Party's annual event was once again a hit at Ravenswood Event Center this year. On Feb. 10 three floors of fun were had by attendees over two sessions, with a 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. all ages timeslot and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for over 21 year olds.
There were over 20 pizza styles from various Chicago vendors all raising money for a good cause.
#HashtageLunchbag is a service dedicated to inspiring humanity to give while using social media and was there to raise money. While there are plenty of ways to get involved at HashtagLunchbag.org, this day piled up the pizza.
The first floor of the event center held table after table of vendors full of samples.
Bars were scattered throughout with cocktails using Bai Antioxidant Infusions. Mixing whiskey with their kola brand was the most popular then vodka with their peach flavor was a quick second place.
Some standouts for pizza was the Legno, located at 4150 North Central Avenue. Bacci had the biggest helpings with Bricks bringing out the thin slices.
Angelo's stuff pizzas had the most down home feeling and Adrian Zamudio tossing his dough brought in cheers from the onlookers all day long.
Lou Malnati's and Roots were both very popular with attendees to the ticketed event.
The owners of Ravenswood catering even brought their own pizza with Longacre Pizza Squared with a Detroit style in a square pan that was creative and fun.
Bottled Blonde had the best jackets and should have sold them at the merch booth. Instead sample sauces were sold on the second floor along with many t-shirts and hats.
Punky's got creative with a Blackhawks' shaped pizza and Home Run Inn has brownies to devour.
Upstairs there was lots of beer pong substituted with water for many game players. There were photo opps and samples from Bai for people to try.
The DJs played retro tunes with the night session focusing on disco and rap. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles even made a surprise appearance dancing with fans to the funky beats.
For next year's pizza parade visit ChicagoPizzaParty.com. With a hit like this year, 2019 should be even bigger. Cowabunga, Dude!
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Shoppers at Dover Street Market New York will notice a new addition to the space starting today. Artforum, the international contemporary art magazine, has opened its first retail space inside the 7-floor shopping center in Manhattan's Rose Hill neighborhood.
Working with experimental architecture firm formlessfinder, Artforum built an unconventional bookcase-like structure out of thousands of the magazine's important back issues. Curated by its editor-in-chief Michelle Kuo, some of titles date back to 1969 when the publication was less than a decade old.
Artforum titles (including the ones seen above) will also be available via the DSMNY E-Shop with free overnight shipping through Dec. 18.


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Posted by Linda Bonvie
September 24, 2013
New legislation introduced last week in Congress is attempting to tame the wild, wild west of food labeling.
Addressing some of the most confusing and misused terms on food products, such as “natural,” “whole grain,” and “healthy,” the bill also calls for both an overhaul of the ingredient label and the addition of a standard front-of-package nutrition labeling system for processed foods that would include a calories- per-serving designation positioned right where you are most likely to see it.
Introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the “Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2013” would be the first big update in food labeling, according to DeLauro, since 1990, and in some cases, she said, since 1938.
Some of the labeling issues covered by the bill include:
Restricting use of the term “natural”
“Natural,” or “all natural ingredients” are probably the most commonly used misleading terms on food packages. The Food and Drug Administration says that natural is “difficult” to define, and that it “has not developed a definition for use of the term natural or its derivatives. However, the agency has not objected to the use of the term if the food does not contain added color, artificial flavors, or synthetic substances.”
The new bill takes that a big step further, proposing that a product may also not use the term “natural” if an ingredient “has undergone chemical changes, such as corn syrup (which would certainly include high fructose corn syrup), chemically modified starch, and cocoa processed with alkali” as examples.
Ingredient label formatting
This is a big issue over just how small the print on a food product package can be – or to be more precise, the words on the ingredient label. The proposed new legislation aims to make ingredient labels more easily readable through fixes such as upper and lower case characters (instead of all caps as they currently are), better contrast between the words and background colors, and bullet points between ingredients. This would enable shoppers who forgot to bring a magnifying glass to the store with them to know exactly what it is they are considering consuming.
Clarifying the whole-grain claim to fame
Like “natural,” the use of the hazy terms “whole grains,” or “made with whole grains,” are best taken with a ‘grain’ of salt. We’ve been told that whole grains are good for us and we need to eat more of them, but how do we know how much are actually in a product? And just what does “made with whole grains” mean, anyway?
Many food products tout whole grains, when in fact their first ingredient is just “enriched flour.” And even if “whole” as in whole wheat four or whole oats is at the top of the list, it’s still an unknown what the exact percentage of whole grains the product contains. This new bill would cut through those often half-baked terms by requiring any food label that uses come-ons pertaining to whole grains to disclose exactly what percent of whole grains the product contains. Items that use the term “wheat” or “whole wheat” must likewise disclose the percentage of whole wheat that refers to.
‘Added sugars’ specifics
A much needed and long-awaited change to the nutrition facts label (NFL), this provision would require that side-panel information box to specify what added “sugars” – meaning sugars that are not naturally occurring – a food product contains.
The “sugars” designation on the NFL includes fructose, glucose, lactose and sucrose (cane or beet sugar), with no current information provided as to whether the “sugars” are naturally occurring or added. Plain milk, for example, contains 12 grams of naturally-occurring “sugars,” and apple cider with no sweeteners added contains 30 grams. At the same time, an eight-ounce Pepsi that is made with high fructose corn syrup contains 28 grams.
Full caffeine disclosure
The new rules would do away with vague references to the amount of caffeine in a drink by requiring disclosure of actual caffeine amounts in products containing more than 10 milligrams.
Michael Jacobson, executive director of Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), told Food Identity Theft in an email that he believes “the legislation is important because it would require the FDA to do many of the things that it has the authority to do, but hasn’t done.”
“Perhaps most importantly,” Jacobson added, “the bill would require the FDA to institute a system of front-of-package symbols to convey the overall nutritional quality of foods.”
Certainly “front-of-package” labeling concepts are not a new idea. In fact, the marketplace has seen a wide variety of versions from grocery trade associations, supermarket chains, big box retailers and brands themselves – all while the FDA can’t seem to come up with any recommendations for new and easy-to-understand package nutrition labeling.
The bill would require a single, standard front-of package labeling system for all food products required to have a nutrition facts label, a proposal designed to “facilitate consumer selection of healthy products.”
The proposed legislation is certain to face numerous hurdles and objections. “The Grocery Manufacturers Association has already opposed the bill,” said Jacobson, “and the Republican House of Representatives certainly won’t rush it through.”
“But, in any case,” he added, “the bill certainly sends a signal to the FDA that it must do a better job of ensuring informative, honest labels.”


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Infogrames losses down
Atari parent reports losses are down over the same period last year, but so are group revenues, profits, and sales.
The latest numbers are in from Infogrames, which is today reporting its unaudited figures for the first half of its current fiscal year, April to September 2007.
First, the good news: Operating loss was reduced by €7.6 million ($11 million) from the same period last year to €29.3 million ($43.3 million).
Next, the bad news: Group revenues were €91.2 million ($135 million) during the first half, a decline of 13.6 percent from last year's €105.5 million ($156 million).
Sales in the US were particularly affected, and revenue in the country fell 62 percent over last year, although the US accounts for only 16 percent of the group's total.
Gross profit for the first fiscal half was €27.6 million ($40.8 million), down 30.3 percent from last year's €44.2 million ($65.4 million). Infogrames pointed out that no major releases from the company had come out during the first six months of its financial year, and that the games due in the second half are expected to change those figures next time around.
These games include Alone in the Dark, Jenga World Tour, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
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Alfa Romeo will go back to being the brand people admire, according to CEO Harald Wester.
After a few streams of news on the various brands in the Fiat Chrysler family, here's the deluge we've been waiting for - Alfa Romeo. The legendary Italian brand is being pointed towards a renaissance, as shown by the brand's five-year plan.
Part of the deal for the federal bailouts of Chrysler and General Motors was that both organizations were required to trim their vast array of dealerships. This move did not sit well with the people that would be losing out on franchises, though, and in Chrysler's case, 148 of the shuttered dealers have fought for money they feel they are entitled to.
Mon, 06 Jan 2014 19:15:00 EST
These dealers believe that they should be compensated by the federal government, as Chrysler wouldn't have trimmed its sales centers had it not been ordered to by Uncle Sam. Now, thanks to the ruling of three judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the dealers will get a chance to argue their point.
According to Automotive News, the dealers argue that the mandatory shuttering of dealers was unconstitutional, because the federal government was taking property without compensation. If the dealers are victorious, not only would the government be out millions of dollars, but a precedent could be set that would allow similarly closed GM dealerships to cash in.
For a long time, being a line worker for one of the Detroit Three has meant living with an uncertain future. With the health of American automakers on the rise, though, things are also starting to look up for the men and women building the cars. The latest sign that things aren't bad? Big profit-sharing checks.
According to The Detroit News, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler could end up paying over $800 million to 130,000 workers as part of a profit-sharing plan. According to The News, the economic impact of these profits in Michigan alone could exceed $400 million, besting the NFL's Super Bowl, MLB's All-Star Game and the NHL's Winter Classic for their economic impact.
This is the third straight year the Detroit Three have issued profit-sharing checks to UAW employees, and for many workers, the checks are as close as they'll get to a raise, due to the most recent contract between the union and the manufacturers. On average, employees at GM and Ford receive $1 for every $1 million in North American (not just the US) pre-tax profits. Chrysler, meanwhile, gets a similar deal, although the Auburn Hills-based company calculates profit sharing using 85 percent of the brand's global profits.


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A recent report from eToro shows that UK-based investors prefer XRP over other digital assets.
XRP, the world’s 6th largest cryptocurrency, has seen a jump in retail and institutional adoption during the last few months. According to a report published by eToro, one of the world’s leading multi-asset investment platforms, XRP remained the most popular crypto asset among retail investors in the UK.
The data from eToro revealed that UK-based retail investors preferred XRP over other digital currencies in Q3. XRP maintained its crown as UK retail investors’ number one pick, with a 4% increase on Q2 and a 105% growth in ownership YoY.
Apart from XRP, the UK-based retail investors showed interest in Cardano (ADA). Cardano leapfrogged Ethereum (ETH) to take second place with an 11% increase over the past three months and a significant 1230% jump year on year.
Commenting on the recent data, Simon Peters, Crypto Market Analyst at eToro, said: “Whilst bitcoin holdings ‘only’ increased 2%, its year on year increase is 325%, which is a demonstration of how crypto assets have captured retail investors’ imaginations over the past 12 months and showing how they’re a vital component of many portfolios. XRP is similar – its growth quarter on quarter is just 4% but a lot of our investors are holding it. Some bought it way back in 2017, others more recently. There is a strong community of XRP supporters who believe in its long-term potential.”
XRP’s Price Action
The world’s 6th most valuable digital asset started this year at a price level of $0.22. XRP touched the high of $1.9 in April 2021 but saw a major correction in the following months. However, the cryptocurrency has seen steady growth since late July. Currently, XRP is trading above $1.13 with a market cap of over $53 billion.
Apart from XRP, eToro highlighted big moves from other cryptocurrency assets. “The Q3 snapshot’s biggest moves came from Algorand (605%), Polygon (430%) and Basic Attention Token (301%) as retail investors looked for ‘the next bitcoin’. New additions to the platform had seen strong demand, with Shiba Inu debuting at number 18, Enjin at number 25 and Maker at 29,” eToro added.
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Revolution is the blog of YHI (New Zealand) Ltd, New Zealand's leading distributor of automotive products.
6 self-described "Cavemen" are determined to rack up some dollars towards fighting cancer in New Zealand
Toyo has announced the appointment of YHI as the distributor for its range of consumer tyres in New Zealand.
Labour weekend saw the 2018 rendition of New Zealand's oldest street race, the Waimate 50, rip up the streets of the small South Canterbury town once more.
We are eager to bring you our full range of products - now from Invercargill!
We are pleased to announce the opening of our seventh branch -
YHI has been brought to Napier!
YHI is proud to support Totora Park RDA and their dedicated group of people, including volunteers, therapists, instructors and a horse manager.
The Rolec EV Charging Solutions range has been created to suit every location and budget, as well as having the flexibility to cater to individual client requirements, specifications and even branding! Better yet, this versatile range is now proudly available through YHI.
After 12 years of successful collaboration between Pirelli and YHI, Pirelli announced in June the appointment of YHI as its official sole distributor in New Zealand.
"Pirelli is looking forward to the continued success of this partnership and will provide support with all available resources"
Our brochures have been updated!
After adding Malholtra Agricultural and Industrial tyres to our product range in early 2016, YHI has now recently introduced a number of 65 & 70 Series Tractor Radials to the range alongside 22.5”and 26” Radial Flotation Tyres due to the consistently increasing demands of the New Zealand market.
Since 1996, Raceline & Allied Wheels has been crafting high quality, durable wheels for both consumer and off-road racing vehicles, and now YHI (New Zealand) Ltd is proud to announce that we are now bringing these wheels out to NZ as an official distributor.
We look forward to joining Jono Cimo, co-driver Josh Piper and the 869 team on the track as we are pleased to announce our recent partnership with them!
Check out our new 2016 Wildland Wheel Brochure!
A little look at YHI's history and development over the years.
In our new brochure you will find a variety of wheel styles ranging from passenger to 4WD/SUV and steel, all with an array of different sizes and finishes.
New Zealand's most popular alloy brand Advanti Racing celebrates its 20th Anniversary!
Over 20 years, YHI (New Zealand) Ltd has developed immensely and we couldn't have done it without our suppliers, staff and most importantly our customers. Thank you all!
Take a look at this video we've put together of some old footage we dug out to celebrate our 20th Anniversary!
Raceline Wheels - the latest addition to our product range.
Some of the world's best agricultural tyres are produced in India and we are excited to announce that we have been appointed as exclusive New Zealand distributor of the Indian tyre developer Malholtra Rubbers Ltd.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 22/11/2012 (1733 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TORONTO - The 2012 Heffel fall auction of Canadian post-war and contemporary art held at Toronto's Park Hyatt Hotel on Thursday night reached total sales of $11.5 million.
In all, eight sales records were broken, led by Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris’ ”Hurdy Gurdy” at $1,082,250 while works by Emily Carr achieved sales of $2,180,000.
Heffel had estimated that Harris’ work, which depicts Toronto’s Ward district, was expected to fetch between $400,000 and $600,000.
All prices include a 17 per cent buyer's premium.
”Frivolous September, Up the Gorge (Blue Sky and Forest)” by Carr sold for $643,500, well above the pre-sale estimate of as much as $250,000 for oil on paper.
Other works by Carr that sold above their estimated prices included ‘‘Alert Bay,‘‘ which sold for $702,000 against an estimate of $200,000-$300,000 and 'Skidegate,' which sold for $585,000.
In total, the seven works by Carr sold for $2.18 million.
Other highlights include ”King of the Mountain” by William Kurelek, which was expected to fetch as much as $350,000 but sold for $380,250.
”Guardian Spirit of Owl” by Jack Shadbolt sold for $163,800, well above its estimated value of between $40,000 and $60,000.
Another painting that surpassed sales expectations was ”Snowed In” by Franz Johnston, which sold for $128,700 _ above its pre-action estimate of up to $80,000.
”West Coast 2/06: Dawn, Pacific Ocean, at Brooks Peninsula” by Takao Tanabe also sold well above its estimated selling price of up to $30,000 at $76,050.
"This auction exceeded our expectations and it is a testament to the strength of the Canadian art market," said Heffel Art Auction House president David K.J. Heffel.
"We set new records for artists from coast-to-coast including Jack Shadbolt, Takao Tanabe, Emily Carr and William Kurelek.”
Heffel’s spring 2012 live auction had achieved total sales of $14.6 million.