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Kendall Jenner, 27, took on a new photoshoot and looked incredible in behind-the-scenes photos from the day. The model wore a black bikini top under an opened black button-down top and white shorts as she struck various poses while standing outside in front of a camera and by water in a beach area. She had her hair down and topped the look off with a black belt.
Before Kendall got attention for her latest photoshoot, she made headlines for memorable photos from a Miu Miu campaign. In one snapshot, she wore a black bralette top with a black and white knee-length skirt and black boots. Another showed her rocking a dark gray denim bralette top under a gray blazer and matching skirt with black footwear that was a cross between boots and heeled sandals.
A few weeks ago, Kendall also got attention for the outfit she wore at Lori Harvey‘s birthday party. It was a long black sheer sleeveless dress that had a turtleneck top that included a dark orange floral detail. She had her hair pulled back and up with two loose strands down the sides of her face and she topped her look off with black sandal-style shoes and matching nail polish.
When Kendall’s not busy posing for photos or attending star-studded events, she’s taking photos. The beauty recently took to Instagram to share a gorgeous photo of what appeared to be a sunset in Malibu, CA. The photo received a lot of responses from followers, who complimented the incredible photo.
Kendall’s not just great at posing and taking epic photos. The doting sister, who recently broke up with Devin Booker, is also great at comforting her family members in need. A source recently told us that she was there for her younger sibling Kylie Jenner in a big way after she broke up from her on-again, off-again boyfriend Travis Scott. “Kendall and Kylie’s sisterly bond has gotten stronger in the past couple of months because of the difficult breakups they both had gone through,” the source EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife. “They were, and still are, each other’s rocks and, at times, shoulders to cry on.”
Source link Celebrity Kendall Jenner recently commanded attention as she rocked a sultry bikini top paired with white shorts for a photoshoot.
The 23-year-old took to Instagram to share a few behind-the-scenes snaps of herself suited up for the occasion. In the photos, Kendall wore a black bikini top with a large, graphic print on the cup, paired with white shorts. The reality TV star accessorized the look with large hoop earrings and a few bracelets on one arm. Kendall’s sun-kissed skin was on full display in her beautiful photos, which were taken near some lush foliage.
Kendall always impresses with her modeling photos. Frequently spotted walking the runway for fashion week or for designer collaborations, the 23-year-old knows exactly how to strike a pose. She recently partnered up with Adidas to launch its Falcon shoe and boasted an edgy, leather look for the occasion. The model is no stranger to denim and rocked a pair of extremely high waisted mom jeans during the April 30 launch. She pairs the look with some beige mules and a white top, proving she can pull off any casual ensemble.
Aside from her fabulous fashion game, Kendall Jenner is also heavily active in the beauty industry. Her Instagram page is filled with campaigns for her make-up line, collaborations with her Kylie Cosmetics family, and magazine covers showcasing her stunning makeup looks. Recently, Kendall took part in the Met Gala on May 6, stepping out with a sleek, stunning beauty look that matched the night’s punk-inspired theme. She glammed up her face with dark eyeshadow and red lipstick and had her hair styled in long waves that cascaded from her head to her shoulders.
Kendall Jenner certainly never fails to amaze us with her model-ready photos and eye-catching beauty looks. As she rocks her black bikini top and white shorts for her recent photoshoot, we can’t wait to see what other fashion and beauty looks she’ll show off next.


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Tesla, the high profile electric car maker with ambitions in the coming autonomous vehicles market is one of the most controversial big ‘tech’ stocks on the market. A valuation based on multiples of revenues and occasional profits that dwarves that of traditional car makers with established business models and a controversial CEO in Elon Musk prone to outlandish behaviour and missing targets.
Tesla divides investor opinion. The company’s stock is a favourite of ‘shorters’ taking bets its share price, giddy on optimism around uncertain future profits, will eventually face reality and plummet. But Tesla has even more disciples happy to put their faith and money in those uncertain future profits. They see the company as better placed than traditional automakers to become a dominant force in the future market for electric-only and driverless cars.
British investors, new data published by Interactive Investor, one of the UK’s biggest platforms for investing online, seem to be largely in the latter camp. The company says that across Wall Street-listed stocks, only Apple and Amazon have proven more popular than Tesla among its 300,000+ online stock broking account holders. Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s biggest online investment platform backs that up, saying that Tesla the most popular overseas stock with British investors last month.
UK investors are still a lot more likely to invest in London-listed companies than those from anywhere else in the world. This kind of ‘domestic bias’ is also common in other countries with large, developed stock markets. However, over the last decade it has become far easier and cheaper for Brits to buy stocks listed on other major exchanges around the world. Gradually more are doing so and adding international exposure to an investment portfolio can help diversify risk, something which has been proven to lead to better longer term returns.
Over the whole year, Amazon was the most popular overseas stock with Interactive Investors account holders, followed by Apple, then Tesla, Facebook and Netflix. Perhaps surprisingly there is no room in the top five for Google-owner Alphabet.
The most popular London-listed stock was Lloyds Banking Group, followed by Vodafone. In third place, and the most popular stock outside of the FTSE 100 index of the UK’s 100 largest public companies, was Sirius Minerals. The company is developing a mine for fertiliser minerals on the North Yorkshire moors. More investors bought its shares than those in BP and UK Oil and Gas, which were respectively the fourth and fifth most popular UK stocks.
The figures suggest that British investors tend to make more conservative choices with domestically-based companies but favour racier technology ‘growth’ stocks when dipping their toes into overseas markets.
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During his recent emergency budget the Chancellor, George Osbourne, announced a number of cost savings and taxes measures, some of which will have a direct impact on the automotive market. The new measures are likely to influence new car purchases, car leasing deals and the type of finance and contracts companies enter into.
The most obvious impact on the motor industry will be the increase in VAT to 20%. Commentators are speculating that this will lead to a rise in car leasing as companies who previously chose a purchase deal to buy their cars, will no longer be eligible for claiming VAT back on the purchase price.
The new rules on Writing Down Allowances, a specific type of capital allowance, will also have an effect on the purchase and leasing of cars. The allowance will decrease from 20% to 18% for cars with a CO2 emission rate of 160 g/km or less, and down to 8% for cars with an emission rate over 161g/km.
The fuel duty of 1p and the previously announced 0.76p increase for January 2011 will remain and thereafter the duty will be kept at 1p per litre above inflation until 2014. The government is also looking into fuel price stabilisation and ways in which to ease fuel costs on remote rural areas, with trials due to start in Scotland. This could lead to petrol prices being less volatile at the pump, protecting consumers against sudden price fluctuations due to oil prices.
Osbourne also confirmed other measure announced in the previous budget that will have impact on the purchase and leasing of cars. These include the company car tax that is due to change to encourage drivers to choose more environmentally friendly cars. The VED changes for heavy goods vehicles based on weight and suspension type are still due to commence in April 2011.
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Study. Top five D.I.Y. retailers are well-established, but disruption is coming
According to the annual report from Dähne Verlag, the D.I.Y. retail market in Europe is challenged by an array of trends. A sample ranges from new consumers habits of “do-it-for-me” amongst younger generations who lack D.I.Y. skills to online property development. Due to these disruptive challenges, established retailers are investing significantly in online business. For instance, the German D.I.Y. chain Hornbach invested around €60 million into e-commerce for 2018. The German market leader Obi is increasing staff at an Obi Next subsidiary and Obi has extended the online range to 130,000 products. As of the 2017, during the D.I.Y. Summit in Berlin, the Head of Obi (Sergio Giroldi) declared that Amazon was Germany’s D.I.Y. market leader.
The France-based retailer Mano Mano is also gaining traction, with an online marketplace concept in 6 countries, a Gross Merchandise Value of €424 million in 2018 and more than three million products from around 1,800 providers. Mano Mano also sees itself as the online market leader in the field of D.I.Y. and gardening, even though Germany is the largest D.I.Y. market in Europe and the pickiest after Great Britain.


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Furniture Row Racing
May 9, 2006
Denver, CO- Furniture Row® Companies, owner and sponsor of Furniture Row Racing, has announced the launch of the official team website, located at www.FurnitureRowRacing.com.
The new and improved site will take #78 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and BUSCH SERIES fans through the inner workings of the Furniture Row Racing program.
The new site strengthens Furniture Row Racing’s commitment to its fans by offering everything from the latest news and information on team drivers Kenny Wallace and Jerry Robertson, current team and crew chief Joe Garone bios, up to date qualifying results, team photo galleries and an interactive message board called, “Shop Talk.” This is where Furniture Row Racing team members and fans can provide the inside track on the latest developments to Furniture Row Racing and answer fan questions.
The new Furniture Row Racing launched May 9th, 2006.
### Furniture Row® Companies is one of the largest family-owned specialty home furnishings and bedding retailers. The company is comprised of five specialty store brands including: Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Bedroom Expressions, Denver Mattress Company, and Furniture Row Outlets. Furniture Row operates more than 270 stores, in 30 states nationwide. www.furniturerow.com
For information on Furniture Row® websites please contact Noah Linge, Webmaster Furniture Row® Companies.


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Hemp has been in use since 10,000 years ago, grown and used all over the world
Hemp was even used by the first-ever president of the USA. However, in 1937, the American government decided to outlaw it as a Schedule 1 controlled substance; due to its links to marijuana, hemp was seen as a threat.
Luckily, the administration finally removed it from the list and there are programs on their way that will regulate the ways farmers can grow it; according to Las Vegas ReLeaf, hemp is being grown across 19 different states by nearly 1,500 farmers right now, and it’s growing quickly. Luckily, because it’s one of the most versatile plants in the world. And it can actually help us save it. How? Well, be prepared to have your mind blown away by these ways how hemp can save us all.
- Hemp Can Produce a Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic
- Hemp Can Produce a Renewable Biofuel
- Hemp Can Save Trees
- Hemp can Build more Sustainable Houses
- Hemp Can Provide us with Food
There’s still hope. If we start acting now, we will be able to preserve our planet without doing any more damage. That’s why it’s so important to keep exploring alternatives and educating people about them. Hemp is not weed and it shouldn’t be banned. It can help save us all.
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When people think of solar energy they think of red. Now people will start to think white. Neuchatel, Switzerland -based CSEM has produced what they believe to be the first white solar modules. According to company materials, the technology is attractive to the building industry where solar elements can blend into the building’s design and become a “hidden” renewable energy source.
CSEM’s white solar module technology has no visible cells and connections. It combines a solar cell technology able to convert infrared solar light into electricity and a selective scattering filter, which scatters the whole visible spectrum while transmitting infrared light. Any solar technology based on crystalline silicon can now be used to manufacture white, and colored, modules.
The technology can be applied on top of an existing module or integrated into a new module during assembly, on flat or curved surfaces.Besides its main application in building, CSEM expects other fields such as consumer electronics (laptops), and the car industry to show significant interest.


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Opera 57 brings a smarter news recommendation engine with an integrated Netflix recommendations section to its start page.
Recent Mac and macOS Stories
A report in TechCrunch states that Corel will announce plans to acquire Parallels as soon as today.
Depressed about the quality problems in Windows 10? Well, take heart. Competing platforms are just as terrible.
Microsoft brings the revamped Office ribbon and dark theme to Outlook on the Mac.
My favorite podcasting app is getting a big update this week, albeit only in Beta form on Android.
When Surface Laptop 2 debuted with the same legacy ports as its predecessor, I died a little inside. But things look better today. A lot better.
There are a few ways one might measure the performance of a laptop. You can run benchmarks. Or you can just use the thing.
Apple's new MacBook Air offers a more modern---and, yes, more expensive---take on this venerable and influential product line.
It's yet another sign of declining product quality at Apple. The good news? Apple will fix the issues for free.
The biggest question about the new MacBook Air is how Apple's use of a middling Y-series Intel processor will impact performance.
Apple this week said that it would be much less transparent about device sales. The era of explosive unit sales growth is over.
Apple posted another record-setting quarter today, with a net income of $14.1 billion on revenues of $62.9 billion.
Like many, I was looking forward to a new MacBook Air, and I had expected to buy the upgrade the moment it became available.
Microsoft starts testing new visual refresh for Office on the Mac, along with dark mode support.
Intel has finally come clean on the microprocessor that Apple is using in the new MacBook Air. There's some good news and some bad news.
You might have missed this, but the most surprising thing about this week's Apple event was that the firm just quietly raised prices again.
Apple's next major leap forward will most likely be the result of the relationships that its customers have with the company.
New iPad Pro, MacBook upgrades inbound. And an iPad Mini. Apparently.
Apple now has a software lock that makes Macs inoperative after certain independent repairs.
Here's a quick look at Apple's macOS Mojave and its most important new features.
VMWare has released its latest desktop virtualization solutions, Workstation 15 for PC and Fusion 11 for Mac.
Apple releases the next big update for your Mac.
Framer's new interactive design tool makes UI design incredibly easy.
Once touted as a key feature of the Mac platform, Back to My Mac will be killed off in the next release, macOS Mojave.
Parallels today announced Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac, bringing significant performance and storage savings improvements.
I've been using Windows for over 20 years, but I've always tested its most important competitors as well. The resulting perspective is important.
Apple reported yet another record quarter. And yet Huawei also surpassed it as the second-biggest smartphone maker.


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17-22 year-old entrepreneurs compete for $75,000 prize fund
Notable past-winners mark the Anzisha Prize as a bellwether for future business stars
Africa has the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. Today, the continent is home to more than 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24, and its young population is increasingly well-educated. On current trends, nearly 60% of 20-24 year-olds in Africa will have a secondary education in 2030, according to the World Bank.
This growing cohort of young, skilled people is reflected in a wave of entrepreneurship that is transforming economies across Africa.
The Anzisha Prize is an award for African entrepreneurs between the ages of 17 and 22, which rewards individuals who have created businesses that solve economic and social problems. In September, the judging panel announced its 12 finalists, who will compete for a share of the $75,000 prize money.
Past grand prize winners – who take home $25,000 – include Cameroonian Alain Nteff, who created a mobile app that helps maternal health workers calculate expectant mothers’ due dates; and Ugandan Best Aiyorworth, who founded a microfinance organization for women and girls.


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Despite the fact that large-scale shopping malls have generally struggled to find customers in recent years, two major Queens retail destinations—the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst and The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale; both Macerich Company-owned properties—have maintained a steady rate of progress.
The retail successes have not gone unnoticed.
The Simon Property Group, widely recognized as the top mall owner/operator in the country, with annual retail sales topping $60 billion, last week made an unsolicited, or “hostile” bid, to acquire Macerich for $91.00 per share in cash and stock—about $16 billion. As part of the deal, Simon would also assume $6.4 billion of Macerich’s debt.
In a statement, Macerich Chief Executive Officer Arthur Coppola indicated that the board had rejected Simon’s offer, characterizing it as an “unsolicited, conditional proposal [that] substantially undervalues Macerich and is not in the best interests of Macerich and its stockholders.”
Simon CEO David Simon called the declination “truly disappointing,” in part because Macerich representatives “would not even meet to discuss our proposal.”
In New York, Simon operates Roosevelt Field in Nassau County, Walt Whitman Shops on Long Island and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley.
Macerich also owns the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn and the Cross County Mall in Yonkers.
Retail analysts have regarded the Simon bid as a way to further expand the company’s national footprint and lure more shoppers to higher-end, lucrative destinations, known in the industry as “Class A” properties, such as Queens Center, one of the most densely populated and highly profitable shopping malls in the country; and Atlas Park.
In a recent letter to Coppola, David Simon sought to outline why the bid would be a win-win for both companies.
“We believe Simon’s cash and stock offer would bring compelling value to shareholders of both companies. Macerich shareholders would receive a significant current cash premium as well as the long-term upside potential of an investment in Simon, which is widely recognized for its high-quality portfolio and industry-leading operating performance,” Simon said.
He added that the group has “consistently delivered outstanding returns to its shareholders and for a decade has outperformed Macerich in virtually every key operating and financial category… We are confident our proposed transaction provides a highly attractive value proposition to Macerich shareholders.”
In addition, Simon, which already owns a 3.6-percent stake in Macerich, said that, as part of the deal, it would also sell “selected Macerich assets” to General Growth Properties, another mall operator. Insiders have speculated that Simon would sell its small stake to avoid possible anti-trust questions that could arise from the bid.
“Simon’s appetite for more Class A malls speaks volumes to the asset class,” D. J. Busch, a senior analyst with Green Street Advisors, told The New York Times. “Simon’s menu of options to allocate its capital are vast. They have opportunities in Europe and Asia. For them to put their weight behind A malls in the U.S. is an indication of where they believe the growth is.”
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U.S. blueberry supplies will be plentiful this winterU.S. blueberry supplies will be plentiful this winter
Reports from industry indicate that U.S. blueberry import volumes are expected to increase from Chile and Argentina for this shipping season, providing ample promotional supplies for retailers especially by early next year when Chile is expected to have a heavy presence.Over the past couple of years, Chile has supplied over half the total fresh blueberries imported in the United States. Blueberries from Canada are available here in the U.S. market during the summer when domestic production is at its peak.
December 7, 2010
Far different from the past, buying fresh blueberries in the United States around this time of the year and through the winter is now made possible by increased imports from Southern Hemisphere producers, primarily Chile and Argentina.
Most of the blueberries from Argentina enter the U.S. market during the fall months while supplies from Chile, although partly overlapping with Argentina’s late season, peak around January and February. Early reports from industry indicate that U.S. blueberry import volumes are expected to increase from both these countries for this shipping season, providing ample promotional supplies for retailers especially by early next year when Chile is expected to have a heavy presence.
Based on AMS shipment data, cumulative import volume from Argentina from early October through the second week of November was 25 percent larger than the same time last year. At the start of the season around the second week in October, free-on-board (f.o.b.) shipping-point prices for Argentine blueberries entering through Miami International Airport ranged from $38-$42 per flat of 12, 4.4-oz cups with lids (medium-large). With increasing supplies, prices by month’s end had weakened to $16-$18 and further declined to $12-$15 by the second week in November. Late October f.o.b. prices last year were higher at $26-$32 per flat and $20-$24 in early November due to lower-than-expected supplies caused by heavy rains during the harvest time.
At the retail level, fresh blueberry advertised prices in October averaged $3.69 per 4.4-ounce package, compared with $2.95 in October 2009, based on AMS data. With increasing supplies and with some volume coming in from Chile, prices over the first two weeks in November declined to $2.32, down from the previous month and down from a $2.52 average the same time last year.
A combination of favorable weather over the growing period and increased acreage has led to a significant increase in production this year in Chile. Chile is a much bigger supplier of imported fresh blueberries to the United States, shipping more than four times the volume imported from Argentina, on average, over the past two years. Beginning in 2007, Chile gained the rank as the No. 1 supplier of fresh blueberries to the United States, surpassing the previous leader, Canada.
Over the past couple of years, Chile has supplied over half the total fresh blueberries imported in the United States. Blueberries from Canada are available here in the U.S. market during the summer when domestic production is at its peak.
With very light supplies arriving in mid-October, cumulative import volume from Chile for this season through the second week of November lagged by about 27 percent those of the same time last year. Cool weather in late September and early October slowed maturity of Chile’s blueberry crop, delaying their shipping season by about a week to 10 days. Chilean supplies are expected to increase seasonally in the coming weeks, likely driving down blueberry prices this winter.
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The general director of the licensing agency denies that the licenses of the Moomin trolls in Russia have been revoked
MOSCOW, March 28 – RIA Novosti. Moomin Characters has not revoked the license for the right to use Moomin in Russia, declaration The CEO of BFM.ru Brand4rent represents the interests of a Finnish company.
According to him, he saw an ad for an event on Afimall last week on Brand4rent agency Moomins. A notification was sent to the shopping mall because it did not have a license.
Reports appeared on the Internet that the Finnish Moomin Characters, who own the rights to the heroes of the Moomin tales, do not release new ones in Russia and do not renew old agreements on the use of character images.
It was previously learned that Guy Ritchie’s new movie “The Translator” will be released in Russia.
Part of Disney projects will disappear from Okko online cinema subscription
I am David Jack, an experienced writer with a passion for news and entertainment. I specialize in writing articles about the latest trends in the entertainment industry for News Unrolled, a leading online news website. My writing is often praised for its insight and clarity of language.


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Fintech News Canada: Prodigy and FinConecta team up to accelerate the distribution of Fintech solutions in Canada, the USA and also around the world
Prodigy Ventures Inc. (TSXV: PGV) (“ Prodigy“ or the “ Firm“) today announced it has signed a new Partnership Arrangement with FinConecta (AANDB Tech, Inc.), a global innovation company dedicated to increasing digitization of money as well as open banking.
Under the terms of the contract Prodigy will certainly supply consulting, integration and also handled services to allow the quick deployment of FinConecta‘s groundbreaking API (Application Programing User interface)– based system. Together, Prodigy as well as FinConecta will work to speed up digital improvement and Open Banking, promoting new usage instances and also service possibilities for all existing and future players in the monetary industry.
“ Our mission at Prodigy is to supply Fintech innovation“, claimed Tom Beckerman, Prodigy‘s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We are excited to partner with FinConecta, and also utilize their world-leading platform. We know that there is wonderful demand at our financial institutions as well as leading enterprises to deliver ingenious Fintech options to their clients. This Alliance is objective constructed to supply on that pledge.“
Jorge Ruiz, FinConecta‘s Creator and also CEO commented, “Our best-of-breed system, incorporated with Prodigy‘s tested document of quick advancement and also solution distribution to big financial institutions and also enterprises, will certainly be a development in the Fintech space. With each other, our Partnership will provide basic, quickly, reliable and scalable options that change economic solutions and ecommerce.“
Prodigy and also FinConecta‘s Partnership will make it possible for banks to accelerate their trip in the direction of testing solutions and running evidence of ideas to monetizing APIs as well as introducing brand-new offerings much faster. FinConecta‘s middleware also offers a directory of curated Fintech business that give electronic solutions to financial institutions on a SaaS design as well as the ability to gain access to multiple services through a single assimilation, 10 times much faster.
For Fintechs currently operating in Canada as well as the United States of America or happy to do so, this Partnership supplies worldwide exposure to potential customers, a extensive sandbox to examination products, and a solitary combination via stabilized APIs, providing access to core financial systems without needing to integrate with them separately.
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. Prodigy supplies Fintech innovation. The Firm gives leading edge platforms, consisting of IDVerifact ™ for digital identification, and also new Fintech platforms for open financial and settlements. Our services organization, Prodigy Labs ™, incorporates as well as tailors our systems for one-of-a-kind enterprise consumer requirements, and also offers innovation services for electronic identity, repayments, open banking and digital transformation. Digital transformation services consist of technique, style, design, task monitoring, active advancement, high quality engineering as well as personnel enhancement. Prodigy has been identified as one of Canada‘s fastest growing business with multiple awards: Deloitte‘s Quick 50 Canada and also Quick 500 The United States And Canada (2016, 2017, 2018), Branham 300 (2017, 2018), Growth List (2018, 2019 and 2020), Canada‘s Leading Expanding Companies (2019 and 2020).
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Mark Zuckerburg's plans to launch a cryptocurrency are part the company's drive to expand beyond social networking
A confident thumbs up from Facebook's for its venture into the unpredictable world of financial services.
Mark Zuckerburg's plans to launch a cryptocurrency are part the company's drive to expand beyond social networking. In a statement he said his mobile money project, to be launched next year, would empower billions of people. Libra, which has its own website is a Geneva-base partnership of 27 organisations, including names like Mastercard and Visa,
The digital currency is meant not just for transactions between consumers and businesseses, but it also aims to offer those without bank accounts access to financial services.
Facebook is grappling with a backlash over its mishandling of user data. And Analysts believe the move into the unregulated realm of cryptocurrency will only draw closer scrutiny from financial authorities. .
But with the tech giant's shares bouncing as the plans were unveiled, Investors were evidently taking a glass-half-full outlook.


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NEW YORK—Emergency responders searching for survivors in disaster areas or stealthy spies floating cameras outside our bedroom windows, drones, or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), are getting a foothold in our everyday lives. Yet who can fly them and for what purpose is not clear just yet.
The military has been using drones since at least the 1960s, but civilian use has boomed just recently. The industry can provide over 100,000 jobs by 2025, at least 3,300 for New York state, according to the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).
Drones already help to catch criminals and study wildlife in the Arctic. Farmers even want them to monitor crops, yet the potential for misuse is just as abundant as the drones themselves.
The New York Post reported private eyes catching cheating spouses thanks to drones, fulfilling lingering privacy concerns.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports about two dozen accidents involving drones in the past five years and over 200 more incidents labeled “unsafe.”
Part of the problem is incomplete FAA regulations. Since 2012, the FAA cannot pass policies for “model aircraft,” defined as flown within an operator’s line of sight, under 55 pounds, below 400 feet, in an unpopulated area, and for hobby or recreational purpose.
Yet, earlier this year a federal judge dismissed the FAA’s $10,000 fine against Raphael Pirker for flying a drone to shoot a commercial. Pirker successfully argued he flew a model aircraft, excluded from the FAA oversight.
Pirker’s shooting of a commercial may itself be hard to pass off as a hobby or recreation. So, if he flew a drone for a commercial purpose, what are the regulations? The case made the situation unclear.
“Commercial operations are only authorized on a case-by-case basis,” the FAA website states, suggesting all other commercial drone flights are illegal.
In 2012, Congress told the FAA to come up with new regulations by September 2015, a far-away deadline for the fast-developing industry. “[U]ntil the FAA puts the necessary rules in place, the technology will remain largely grounded,” AUVSI spokesperson Melanie Hinton stated in an email response.
Meanwhile, Pirker’s case may encourage businesses to start using drones with no permits at all.
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the FAA and the Commerce Department this Sunday to have the regulations for small commercial drones ready by the end of 2014. “New York City has become the Wild, Wild West for commercial and hobby drones,” he said.
The FAA may have a hard time with his request though, as a recent inspector general’s report suggested the agency is having trouble even with the 2015 deadline. “Developing all the rules and standards we need is a very complex task, and we want to make sure we get it right the first time,” the FAA states.
Schumer still countered this argument, saying at least some regulations are needed now and can be updated later.
The FAA seems to agree, expecting to publish a proposed set of rules for drones under 55 pounds later this year.
“That proposed rule will likely include provisions for commercial operations,” its website states.


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Audi India production increase and luxury car market target
Audi India is looking positive enroute to meeting 2011 sales target for the Indian car market which was set at 5000 units. The figure was reached upon after Audi India sold 3,003 units in 2010. The first 7 months of 2011 see Audi India comfortable in their quest having posted sales figures of 3,145 units. A month on month comparison shows a 93% sales growth rate as the company registered sales of 1,626 units for the corresponding period the previous year.
Michael Perschke, Audi India head had this to say.”Our target is to have 25 per cent of the Indian luxury car market by 2015 and we are on track.” “We have adopted a top down approach in India and we know that there is opportunity in the lower segment where we are not currently present. We are looking at it.”
The new A6 sedan was launched today in four variants and is priced between Rs 37.7 lakh and Rs 47 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), and now Audi India will increase their Aurangabad plant output. The Audi A6 luxury sedan will be assembled at the VW group Skoda Aurangabad facility. Michael Perschke, Audi India head said “From September, we will be starting the double shift, which will increase output to 6,000 units a year from the earlier 3,000 units a year in a single shift.”
Audi India expects the luxury car market here to grow above 50,000 units a year over the next five years from the 15,000 units sold in 2010. Keeping in mind the top down approach by Audi India, evaluations are on to decide upon new luxury car launches. Their Indian car market product portfolio at present includes A4, A6, and A8 sedans, A7 Sportback, Q5 and Q7 SUV’s, and the R8 and R8 Spyder sports cars.


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To televised home shopping company QVC, the Internet is still fairly new ground. The company, which was founded in 1986, has only recently embraced e-commerce — yet already, Web sales account for more than 30% of their revenue stateside.
The New York Times spoke recently with QVC chief executive Michael George, who said that “60% of QVC’s new customers in the United States buy on the Internet or mobile devices. Of those, more than half are buying products that have not been shown on TV recently, or at all.”
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The internet is obviously a growth area for QVC, but its tried-and-true folksy approach to selling — which works so well on TV — doesn’t really translate to the Web. Television shoppers seem to be a more loyal audience as well. Reports the Times, “Ninety-five percent of QVC’s revenue comes from existing customers” and “online shoppers…tend to be more interested in the best price than in staying loyal to brands like QVC.”
Still, the company is pursuing a range of digital avenues, from e-commerce to apps for the iPad, the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Droid. Also helping their reach online: lines from social-media-connected reality TV catnip The Kardashians and big-name stylist Rachel Zoe.


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During the preceding decade, the speculative frenzy over self-driving vehicles has been evident. Billions have been spent by auto manufacturers, startup arms from tech firms have flourished and I among many others have reported the promise that autonomous operation was imminent.
That imminence proved partly true, since we have plenty of autonomous programs in physical test phase right now. But bold prognosticators who told us we could buy autonomous vehicles by 2020 have been proven wrong.
I’ve noticed lately that manufacturers are talking more about electrification of fleets than self-driving. Consumer appetites for vehicles change, moving in waves from one preference to another. That wave is now moving in the direction of plug-in electric vehicles again.
And I’m not the only one to notice the shift, as evidenced in a recent Automotive News article by Jamie Butters, where it was noted that the change is intentional with Volkswagen.
When it comes to self-driving, Butters reported, VW no longer strives to fill the roadways with autonomous cars, but to less ambitiously deploy automated commercial vehicles for specific uses in limited areas half a decade from now. And yes, a relaxation in the self-driving program will likely lead to an emphasis on electrification.
In fact, Butters summarizes, the mood at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showed a newly pragmatic realization that Level 3 or Level 4 vehicle availability is not nearly ready. There are many vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers at the CES and trends showing there are likely to materialize.
Level 4 cars do exist, but according to VW CEO Alex Hitzinger, their cost averages over $100,000 each and as much as $300,000. That’s only part of the challenge, as forecast by ZF CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider who doesn’t envision Level 3 viability — where the computer can drive the car but the human has to be ready to take control — as one that can work in the real world. “If the driver is allowed to go to sleep, for instance, it may take 30 to 60 seconds to effectively put the driver back in control of the vehicle. But for the car to drive for half a minute under duress, it essentially must have the capabilities of a Level 4 system that drives without human input,” he said.
The likely short-term winner will be a Super Level 2 system which offers drivers every assist available but does not allow the driver to disengage. No system is currently fool-proof as shown, for example, when a Tesla system allegedly identified the white side of a semi-trailer as a cloud resulting in a fatality as the driver was not engaged. Tesla warned that their system was to be monitored by the driver, but he showed what can happen when it is not. It’s easy to see why manufacturers are cautious of Level 3 and 4.
With ever-shrinking CAFÉ numbers (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) for their fleets, carmakers are under increased pressure to direct funds to developing electric models for consumers, so the current trend is natural.
Another coinciding opinion was offered by Karl Brauer, publisher for Cox automotive, by speculating, “I think the anticipation of autonomous technology has been replaced by the anticipation of more widespread EV adoption.”
While we will witness continued evolution of automation, it’s likely that we’ll consider an electric vehicle well before we consider one without a steering wheel.
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FireWire fans club
Seven Taiwanese companies (Via, Texas Instruments, Joinsoon Electronics, Procomp Informatics, Asian MGI Software and Microsoft Taiwan), some based on the Asian island and other subsidiaries of American companies, have recently launched a consortium to promote FireWire. This was announced by the local financial newspaper Commercial Times, according to which the declared objective is to establish an even larger group, up to 200, of producers in the IT world whose goal will be to support IEEE 1394 ?as a standard for connectivity and the networks ".
The alliance, which bears the name of Taiwan 1394 Club, was born only a few weeks after a series of meetings for the launch of USB 2. The standard promoted by Intel considered for its speed and the fact of having to its shoulders a giant like the world's largest chip maker, a direct competitor of FireWire. The Taiwanese, says the newspaper The Register, have taken action to promote FireWire in the belief that if USB 2 really takes off, the local computer industry may find itself even more closely constrained than it is now at Intel, a scenario that the group intends to avoid.
In the coming weeks, the Taiwan 1394 Club could start with a series of standard promotion activities, particularly for end users, which could mean more products and a better image of FireWire devices.


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You already know the procedure: no sooner has a financial quarter ended than companies publish their annual reports to celebrate successes, admit disappointments and formulate the next goals and projects. So recently also happened at Ubisoft, here's the official report. However, we have also prepared the most important for you below.
- According to Ubisoft, The Division 2 (buy now €12.98 ) sold more copies on PC and console through June (in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America and Japan) than any other game in 2019.Rainbow Six Siege has worked its way into the top 10 best-selling games over the past five years.Assassin's Creed Odyssey is performing even better than Assassin's Creed Origins after the first quarter.The majority of net revenue came from PC in Q1 2019 at 34 percent, followed by PS4 at 31 percent and Xbox One at 18 percent. In Q1 2018, the PS4 was still ahead with 38 percent (PC only 24 percent, Xbox One 22 percent).
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Ubisoft, sounds very pleased:
"Our first quarter net bookings were well above target thanks to the very robust performance of our games - particularly Rainbow Six Siege and Assassins Creed Odyssey, as well as a very strong increase in recurring player investment on PC and consoles, led by record engagement per player. In addition to this very strong start to the fiscal year, the positive reception of our games at E3 has confirmed our expectations for the full year."
And what does the near future hold for Q2? Between now and September 2019, we can look forward to DLCs for Anno 1800, Trials Rising, as well as Assassins Creed Odyssey; the launch of new seasons of For Honor and Rainbow Six Siege; and the release of Growtopia on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch, as well as the release of The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot on iOS and Android


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Do you hear that faint buzzing sound in the background, the one that is getting ever louder? That’s the Apple fanboy rumour mill grinding into overdrive, and it is saying only one thing, iPad 2.
The cause of the murmur is a report from AppleInsider which suggests that Apple Corp. “expects a popular product — or perhaps even multiple products — to be introduced later this month or early next month”. Speculation suggests that this could be the release of the iPhone on Verizon’s network or, more interestingly, the release of the second generation iPad.
According to AppleInsider, Apple has retained its temporary Christmas staff and cancelled all annual leave for full-time sales staff, suggesting it expects to be dealing with a post holidays rush very soon.
[Update: Watch a video of the sample iPad2]
Both the Verizon compatible iPhone and the iPad 2 have been mooted for an early 2011 release but neither have been confirmed by Apple directly. We reported a month ago, citing the news agency Reuters, that the iPad 2 was reportedly receiving a February 2011 release.
The AppleInsider report goes like this,
Apple is quietly prohibiting vacation days for some retail employees for three weeks beginning later this month, a move that could foreshadow a significant product introduction in the coming weeks, AppleInsider has learned.
People familiar with the company’s retail plans say Apple has issued a “blackout” period spanning three weeks, during which retail employees without seniority will not be allowed vacation time. That blackout period is said to begin the last week of January and continue into the first half of February.
iLounge’s Jeremy Horwitz published the image above of a reported iPad 2 chassis with this note today
The shell, which has been marked by developer Gopod Mobile with “iPad 2” and “128GB” logos that would not appear on the actual device, is being shown paired with an iPad 2-specific foldable rechargeable battery pack developed by the company, and depicts the revised device’s redesigned curves, ports, and cameras.
There is no word from Apple to confirm this just yet but we will keep on it.


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Panasonic reduces customization and servicing times for Toughbooks with new configuration center in Malaysia
In order to better serve the needs of customers in the Southeast Asia, Panasonic has opened a new configuration center in Malaysia for its rugged Toughbooks.
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Panasonic has announced the Toughbook CF-AX2, its lightest business rugged convertible Windows 8 Pro Ultrabook, and the Toughbook CF-C2, its first semi-rugged Windows 8 convertible PC.
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Encased in a light but strong magnesium alloy casing, the 12.1-inch sturdy CF-SX2 has been tested to drop from a height of up to 76cm, and has the ability to withstand up to 100kg of pressure.
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Panasonic looks to replicate its Toughbook formula to the tablet arena with a new Android-powered tablet that is designed with security, functionality and real-world reliability in mind.


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Project Inclusion published the Payments Association’s response to HM Treasury’s (HMT) call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. The response lists a series of recommendations from the payments community on how government can encourage consumer adoption of new innovations and how the UK can become a less-cash society. The response also highlights the importance of a continued focus on financially including all user groups and states that the payments industry needs to engage customers who are not using digital payments today to ensure that the benefits of digital payments are spread fairly across society.
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BEIJING -- Hitachi Construction Machinery will bring an artificial intelligence service designed to predict excavator malfunctions to China, as the Japanese company looks to build on its group's partnership with Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings.
The monitoring service, called ConSite OIL, becomes available in China next month, CEO Kotaro Hirano said Tuesday.
Hirano told reporters here that his company aims to work with Tencent on sharing "a wide range of information not limited to construction machinery."
"We will think of ways to use construction machinery even more efficiently," he said.
Hitachi Construction has offered remote monitoring for excavator engines in China since 2014 that most of the company's clients there already use. ConSite OIL supplements this service with sensors that monitor engine oil and hydraulic fluid in the machines.
"By extending our monitoring to oil, which is the equivalent of blood in the human body, we can now predict malfunctions in more than half of key components," Hirano said.
ConSite OIL is already available in European markets and Japan.
Parent company Hitachi announced a partnership last year with Tencent on using "internet of things" technology -- which links machines into data-sharing networks -- in construction, manufacturing and other sectors.
Hitachi seeks to expand its growth in China. For Tencent, the move forms part of a push beyond consumer-oriented services like social media and digital payments into industrial services.
The Chinese market for excavators soared 40% in 2018, local media report, as the government raised infrastructure spending to lift the economy. Hirano predicted the market will shrink slightly in 2019, citing low utilization rates of construction machinery in the country and the U.S.-China trade war.
Chinese manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry was the country's top player in excavators last year with a 23% share, followed by U.S.-based Caterpillar and China's state-owned XCMG.


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A woman from California has decided to issue a lawsuit against the big make-up retailer Sephora, claiming that she got herpes from one of its stores. After testing a lipstick sample, her doctor diagnosed her with the virus, which she claims she didn’t have before the visit to the store.
The woman unknowingly tried a lipstick sample which gave her herpes
In October 2015, the woman went into one of the Sephora stores in Hollywood. There, she tested one lipstick sample labeled for common use, which she thought as safe to try. Soon after that, she went on a visit to her doctor, who informed her she had contracted the herpes virus.
The woman said this was the first time when she received such a diagnosis, and claimed she had got the virus from that lipstick sample. Now, she decided to sue Sephora, as the store failed to inform her of the risks of trying lipstick samples.
She said that, if she had been aware of the risk of contracting herpes from the test samples, she would have never tried one. Also, she highlighted the practices used by other big cosmetic retailers. If a customer wants to try a product, the employees offer them individual samples which have never been tried by anybody else before.
The lawsuit will have a great impact on Sephora’s image
Herpes, also known as cold sore, is extremely contagious, and can easily be transmitted through close contact. This means that it’s possible to get the herpes virus after using make-up that someone else has used before. Therefore, the woman blamed Sephora for being careless with the health of its customers, and took legal action against it.
This unpleasant event will definitely affect Sephora’s new campaign, Reach Out and Gift. Through it, the company is seeking to promote diversity by hiring employees with different cultural backgrounds, and of different ages and skin tones. This way, they want to stress the idea that beauty knows no boundaries, and it can appear in many different forms.
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The two-hour delivery platform Prime now is being shut down by Amazon globally this year. The service is being integrated into the main platform to increase user convenience and make the experience more seamless for customers. The service was shut down in India in 2020 while this year it will happen globally where they will move their third-party partners and local stores for Amazon shopping.
Flipkart said it will waive off the money paid by sellers that use Flipkart warehouses and cancelation fee. It will also cover the hospitalisation and consultation fees for traders between INR 50,00 to INR 300,000. To maintain relationships with almost 300,000 traders, Flipkart will also increase the window for seller protection funds to 30 days. Flipkart is making efforts to make capital easily available to traders during these challenging times.
Ecommerce firms in India, after seeing an MoM spike of 25-30% in orders following the second wave of COVID, plans to extensively hire delivery and supply executives to match the demand and replace those tested positive of the virus. Some of the companies, to match the demand and fill the gap created by the infections, plans to double the recruitment. Besides, they have intensified testing, and pushing the authorities for quick vaccination rollout for the workforce.
Clubhouse will let users send money to their favourite creators. The feature — Clubhouse Payments — can be used to send by going to the profile of the creator and hit “Send Money” and enter an amount. The creator has to enable the feature. “100% of the payment will go to the creator. The person sending the money will also be charged a small card processing fee, which will go to the processing partner, Stripe,” Clubhouse said in a blog post.
Tata Digital has held talks with Just Dial to explore the option of striking a strategic alliance to venture into the e-com space. But, nothing has been finalised as of yet. The mergers and acquisitions team of Tata Sons has been putting together a list of possible partnerships that can help Tata Digital reach and scale-up in the online consumer space. The company is also said to be in talks with various other firms to finalise its ‘Super App’.
Flipkart had extended the Voice Search feature from grocery service to its e-com platform in both English and Hindi languages. The company said the objective was to help new users understand who are mostly from non-metro/tier 1 cities. For sellers, the functionality will allow them to make in-roads to a larger market. It has deployed multiple capabilities such as Automatic Speech Recognition, NLP, and Text-to-Speech for Indian languages etc.
The Tata group is acquiring 68 % stake in online grocery platform BigBasket for around ₹9,500 cr as it bids to expand in the fast-growing e-comm space in India. The deal provides an exit route for a host of investors of BigBasket, including Chinese billionaire Jack Ma-controlled Alibaba. Tata group’s acquisition puts the enterprise value of BigBasket at over ₹13,500 cr. The move comes at a time when the group is working to develop a super app in the world’s second-largest internet market.
Snapdeal has been featured in the 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy issued by the Office of the US Trade Representative. It has to face the same accusations in July 2019 of criminal conduct in India for selling counterfeit products. The office has identified 39 online and 34 physical markets. 92% of counterfeit goods originate in China and Hong Kong, additional major points include India, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE.


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A gun shop owner in Arlington County Virginia has filed a lawsuit against 64 people including 7 democrat politicians for harassment and for death threats directed at his 16 year old daughter. He also claims that they have harassed his landlord, including a letter from democratic politicians pleading with him not to rent to Dennis Pratte for his legal business, NOVA Armory, a gun store. Pratte also claims that some of the defendants conspired to force his business to close. He is suing for 2.1 million dollars.
Nova Armory opened it’s doors in March and local politicians have tried to force it’s close even before it opened. For some strange reason, liberals believe they have a right to close legal businesses and to add corruption to that action, they used official letterhead. The final paragraph reads as follows:
“In conclusion, while the Commonwealth of Virginia has no legal recourse to prevent a firearms retailer from locating in the Lyon Park neighborhood, we want to make sure you are aware of the potentially unintended consequences a firearms retailer will have in this particular location.”
That’s a veiled threat enhanced by being on official Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly letterhead, amounts to political corruption and restriction of free trade.
Before the store opened and local politicians began their campaign, Pratte’s 16 year old daughter, Lauren wrote the following:
“The actions of these local crazies against our business is approaching the level of ‘tortious interference. If you’ve posted on Facebook, agitated people on the local community’s online forum, made harassing phone calls, or sent angry emails designed to interfere with our business relationship with our landlord, you are on my attorneys’ list. So if you don’t see NOVA Armory open for business, you better worry about seeing us in court.”
Now, they have the worst of both worlds. The gun store did open and they will see the Prattes in court. It’s great to see ordinary Americans holding politicians feet to the fire.


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A new survey out from Pan Communications shows just how important the online space is for businesses. According to the report 65% consume online through news sites, another 21% through Twitter, and interestingly social sites are beginning to account for more content consumption.
"I was surprised to see that 21% of our respondents consume their news via Twitter. I'm curious to see just how much this number increases the next time we issue a similar survey. If the number jumps, then it will be very telling of where we'll be getting our information from in the future," said Mark Nardone is the Executive Vice President of PAN Communications.
According to the report just over 8% read blogs for news and information, nearly 2% turn to social aggregators like Reddit and Tumblr.
"I was fascinated, to see how quickly things are changing. With the evolution of digital, we've become so fast-paced over the last few years," said Nardone. "But there are still areas for improvement, such as measurement. There's such an enormous thirst for measurement, and it's a hot button topic in social media. Many of us associate Google Analytics with measurement; however, companies are waking up to the fact that measuring engagement is extremely important in order to gauge brand effectiveness and visibility. Radian6 is only six years old, and in that timeframe, has spread like wildfire and become a 'digitalhold' name. It will be interesting to see other measurement companies get into the game as more efficient ways to measure social media are discovered. You can expect a lot of change to come in this area.
How can businesses do social better? We'll have more from PAN Communications Monday, including tips on how to personalize social marketing.
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A new chapter of Final Fantasy VII Remake is now underway
In an interview with Famitsu, members of Square Enix‘s development team have said that the second part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake project has started production. And, while my understanding of Japanese is lacking, it seems we can hope for this new part to release soon. However, they did not give a set date for the release.
Famitsu magazine spoke with key members of the team about the sequel, as well as Final Fantasy VII Remake. Tetsuya Nomura, a well-known game director at Square Enix, said that the company “will deliver [the game] as soon as possible”. And, when asked about the release policy for these games, Nomura stated that “I want to clarify the future policy when the next work is announced”. So, we’ll hopefully know soon when we can expect new games in this series. Apart from that, the team didn’t give much info on the coming game. But, producer Yoshinore Kitase was eager to point out that “the story of the new FF7 is just beginning”.
And, while Covid-19 has affected the production of the next game, Kitase pointed out earlier that “there should be a big impact in the long term”. Hopefully, this means the game may still be coming next year, as the second game may be shorter. Whatever the release date for the next Final Fantasy VII game is, we’re happy to hear it’s in full production. For more on Final Fantasy VII Remake and other upcoming games from Square Enix, check out our YouTube channel! Or, if you have a news tip for us, be sure to email us at [email protected]


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Airbnb became the first American company on the state’s scrutinized companies list Tuesday.
Airbnb got on the list for its de-listing of Jewish owned homes in the West Bank. The Israeli Deputy General Consulate Guy Gilady, told the Governor and Cabinet the company’s policy is discriminatory.
“And my government will be taking action in protest of Airbnb’s discriminatory policies,” said Gilady.
Governor Ron Desantis offered a history lesson.
“They fought a war, coming right off World War II and the holocaust,” said DeSantis.
DeSantis argued even though Airbnb argues it is not part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), their actions automatically triggered Florida’s statute.
The company has 90 days to change its policy or face potential sanctions.
“What they have done is tied themselves in knots and you end up with a policy which really only negatively impacts one group of people in the world,” said DeSantis.
The statute prohibits the state’s massive pension fund from investing in Airbnb, but that’s of little consequence, since the company is privately held.
The bigger hammer is the Governor’s bully pulpit.
“It was a dumb policy,” said DeSantis. “I think they made a mistake, and sometimes you’ve got to look in the mirror, admit you made a mistake and move on.”
Airbnb had a representative at the meeting, but she did not speak.
In a statement relased later in the day the company said, “We unequivocally reject and oppose the BDS movement and are disappointed by today’s vote. There are over 20,000 Airbnb hosts in Israel who open their doors and showcase the best of Israeli hospitality to guests from around the world, which boosts local families, businesses and communities. Our community of hosts in Israel has already welcomed more than 1 million guests and we will continue to invest in Israel.”
The vacation home rental giant is the 65th company worldwide to be added to the state’s list of scrutinized companies.
DESANTIS FULL STATEMENT:
“Israel has had to face scrutiny like no other country in history has ever had to face. Airbnb made a conscious decision to discriminate against the Jewish people and as Governor I have an obligation to oppose policies that unfairly target the world’s only Jewish State and our greatest ally in the Middle East. Our action today solidifies the State of Florida’s resolve to stand with Israel and if Airbnb does not denounce their previous policy of discrimination we may be compelled to explore additional action.”


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COVID-19 and livestock: Is there a connection?
When reports of the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the US, very few people had likely heard of coronaviruses—with some notable exceptions: cattle producers and their veterinarians. It’s not that people involved with cattle health have any particular insight into the increasing human toll the novel coronavirus is inflicting. Rather, it’s a reflection that generations of cattle producers have r…
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When animals are raised in the pasture-based system they are let to graze freely and eat nutritious green grass and other plants that are easily digested by their bodies. The livestock welfare is greatly increased when they graze on pasture.
Sustainable livestock farming also helps in lowering damage to the environment and the produces such as beef, eggs and milk is far more nutritious and taste better than food from factory farms.
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Livestock that are raised in limited factory farms have less quality life compared to those raised on pasture. Animals when raised on pasture can move around and live an all natural life where else in factory farms the animals are all crowded in confined facilities. These facilities have no sunshine or fresh air allowing bacteria to grow and affect the livestock. This then causes the animals being provided with antibiotics which is not best for the livestock.
Since a lot of livestock eat grass, grazing them on pasture has a lot of benefits. Some of the benefits are the livestock are able to produce saliva which is good for neutralizing acids that is in their digestive tract. Seeing that grain fed livestock produce less saliva they generally suffer from dehydration, intestine damage and even death.
Human Health Benefits:
Livestock farmed on pasture produce more nutritious eggs, meat, milk which is good for consumers then livestock raised on grains. Adding to that, pasture raised foods have a much healthier balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats than your conventional foods. Their supplement levels are greater as well.
It’s no doubt that sustainable livestock farming is the way to go if you want to be a successful livestock farmer. The livestock are raised in a healthy way and the produce is healthy for us humans.


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In the first episode of The Kardashians on Hulu, Kim Kardashian asks the waiter, “Is that from the fountain? Like, the Diet Coke?” gesturing to the soda just brought to the table. “I love a good fountain soda, so.” It’s difficult to determine whether moments like this are a product placement, given there was no indication that the episode was sponsored by Coca-Cola.
Similarly, there’s no advertising disclosures to be found on Netflix’s Stranger Things, despite there being 140 brands featured in the fourth season’s first seven episodes. Netflix didn’t respond to a request for comment, but previously stated that no brands paid for product placements in season three of the show. And now, viewers may see even more products popping up in shows on streaming platforms—including products that are digitally added after filming.
While identifying select sponsorships as part of a broadcast television show is required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. streaming services aren’t yet obligated to disclose product placements in programming. Without significant obligations to disclose product placements in many circumstances, this approach can drive major visibility for brands featured in popular shows, movies, or music videos, especially among today’s advertising-adverse audiences.
At the same time, paid product placements come at a steep price, as this type of advertisement on network and streaming shows range from $150,000 to high seven figures, according to Stacy Jones, CEO of Hollywood Branded, an ad agency specializing in product placements. Plus, advertisers often have limited to no creative control over how a product ends up being featured in a show, despite paying for the screen time. (Sometimes products that are donated to the production can also wind up being part of the story even without a sponsorship, like how a main character on last season’s And Just Like That died while exercising on Peloton’s stationary bike, not an association the brand wanted.)
But some of the barriers for so-called embedded advertising seem to be falling as Amazon and NBCUniversal streaming services recently shared how they’re experimenting with virtual product placements. This next iteration of product placement allows advertisers to dynamically include ads in a show after it’s finished production, opening the doors for more brands to participate.
Some of Amazon’s original shows like Reacher, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and others already feature virtual product placements added after filming. For instance, a bag of M&M’s was digitally added to a bowl on a table in Amazon’s show Bosch, and an M&M’s poster was digitally added to a scene of the hosts of Making the Cut walking down the street.
Meanwhile, Lexus recently partnered with Mirriad to add virtual signage promoting the brand and 3D models of its vehicles in music videos from South Asian-American musicians Mickey Singh and Jonita Gandhi.
“In-content advertising brings many advantages over traditional product placement,” says Stephan Beringer, CEO of Mirriad, a video technology company using AI and computer-vision technology to insert ads in content after it’s produced. Beringer says the virtual ads can be less expensive, reduce the long lead times, and give advertisers more control. “This allows marketers to run their media during their campaign flights—when they’re looking to deliver sales results,” he says. The technology can help entertainment companies earn more revenue from legacy programming.“Something that has the potential to be very interesting and very exciting to advertisers is participating in brand integrations and product placements where you know exactly how the brand is going to be used and how it’s going to look there,” says Jeffrey Greenbaum, an advertising lawyer and managing partner at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
As these advancements change the nature of product placements for brands, the challenge will be in making sure they still appear organically integrated within a program so consumers see them as a seamless plot point.
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Green for go: Jaguar unveils its £60,000 all-electric car with a top speed of 200mph as it looks to take on rivals Tesla at their own game
- The 200mph Jaguar I-Pace will have a 0-60mph time of just four seconds
- Careful drivers should be able to travel up to 310 miles on a single charge
- The car has a rapid charging system meaning it will power up in two hours
- It has 200hp electric motors fitted to each axle providing lots of poke
It is a brand which has traded on its louche, bad boy reputation.
But now British car manufacturer Jaguar is to give customers a reason to feel self-righteous - by launching its first ever ‘green’ vehicle.
The car-maker today unveils a new all-electric sports car with a top speed of 200mph, in a bid to take on electric car pioneer Elon Musk - whose Tesla vehicles have revolutionised the market – and beat him at his own game.
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The new £60,000 Jaguar I-Pace will have a top speed of 200mph and hit 60 in four seconds
The I-Pace has a range of 310 miles and can be recharged in just two hours
Unlike a previous Jaguar marketing campaign which features British actors Tom Hiddleston, Mark Strong and Sir Ben Kingsley in ‘villainous’ Jag-driving roles, the new I-PACE aims to do good for the planet.
Jaguar says it has ‘torn up the rule book’ to create a svelte new 5-seater that combines ‘supercar looks, sports car performance and sports utility space’ in a vehicle that can be charged at home from the domestic mains.
It will accelerate from rest to 60mph in just four seconds and boasts a range of around 300 miles – enough, says Jaguar, to handle the average commute for a week on a single charge.
The wraps came off the new Jaguar I-PACE at a glitzy Hollywood world unveiling launch in Los Angeles with James Corden, Michelle Rodriguez, models David Gandy and Miranda Kerr and host of other stars among the guests.
Jaguar said the vehicle - priced from just under £60,000 - marked a ‘revolutionary’ leap and ‘the start of a new era’ for the UK car-maker.
Design director Ian Callum said: ‘The I-PACE represents the next generation of electric vehicle design.
‘It is a preview of a five-seat production car that will be on the road in 2018.
‘This will be Jaguar’s first-ever battery-powered electric vehicle and opens a new chapter in the history of our legendary brand.’
The I-PACE will go into direct competition with Tesla's Model X, which is also an electric SUV
The lithium ion battery pack is kept under the floor to free up space inside the cabin
As you would expect from a Jaguar, the interior is exceptionally plush
Described as a ‘long distance sprinter’, the I-PACE is powered by two electric motors – one attached to each axle front and back and together delivering 400 horsepower. equivalent to four Ford Fiestas.
Keeping the lithium ion battery pack flat under the floor also frees up lots more interior space in the cabin.
Running off electric power only means the new Jaguar has zero emissions of CO2 or other pollutants and is therefore exempt from road tax and congestion charges in London and other towns and cities.
It can be fully charged in two hours, or achieve 80 per cent of that in 90 minutes.
The I-PACE is powered by two electric motors - one at each axle. Combined, they produce around 400hp, Jaguar said
A full charge takes just two hours, though you can boost 80% of the battery power in a 90 minute session plugged into the mains
The concept I-PACE showcased ahead of the LA Auto Show presented the car as a five-seater, ideal for family use
Order books for the hi-tech plug-in five-seater ‘leaping cat’ opened today with the unveiling of the ‘production preview’ model ahead of the final production version which will be ready for first deliveries in 2018.
A Jaguar spokesman said: ‘With an average daily commute of 25 to 31 miles, most customers will need to charge the car just once a week.
‘The battery can be charged at public charging stations, a dedicated wall box at home, or simply using conventional domestic sockets.’
Jaguar has already signalled its electric future by entering the Formula-E electric car championships and using the single-seat re-chargeable racing-cars as a test-bed and cheer-leader for its new electric vehicles.
Jaguar said the I-PACE will cost around £60,000 - that's £12,500 less than the entry-level Tesla Model X 75D
The I-PACE is expected to be production ready for sales in 2018
The I-PACE is certainly consistent with the looks of the existing F-PACE range, though don't expect to see these 23-inch Nighthawk wheels feature on production models
The switch to electric is also necessary as Jaguar and other car-makers battle to meet tough new EU emissions targets or risk hefty penalties.
By 2020 Jaguar must cut the average CO2 emitted by all the cars it sells by 45 per cent, compared to 2007 or face ‘fines’ of up to £90 per car.
Even once the UK leaves the EU, Jaguar will have to comply if it wants to sell to mainland Europe.
Jaguar Land Rover is also understood to be investigating setting up a battery plant in Britain, possibly in collaboration with other manufacturers.
Could the I-PACE pave the way for the first electric Land Rover model? Don't be surprised if that's the case
Polished aluminium and piano black materials coat the inside of the I-PACE cabin to give it a premium feel
The rear lights are a continuation of those featured on the F-TYPE and F-PACE range
Electric vehicles currently make up around 3.3per cent of UK new car sales, with a total of 2.6million battery-powered vehicles on the road in 2015.
But that is set to soar as government and councils crack down on car pollution and as car-makers turn away from ‘dirty diesel’.
Even airports like Heathrow have unveiled plans to charge motorists to drop off at Heathrow in a bid keep it within CO2 emissions targets with which it has to comply for a third runway.
Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India’s TATA, is the UK’s biggest car maker, building more than half a million premium, executive, luxury and sports cars a year, of which 80per cent are exported.
By 2020 Jaguar must cut the average CO2 emitted by all the cars it sells by 45 per cent
JLR is also understood to be investigating setting up a battery plant in the UK
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While America Slept. Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Honda submerges emerging market plans: Honda froze a project to raise capacity in Turkey and postponed the launch of its second Indian plant by at least a year, says The Nikkei (sub.) With raised eyebrows, the Nikkei notes that the “cutbacks are now spreading to emerging markets, which are seen as key battlefields for growth.”
European CO2 compromise: The EU member states agreed on a big CO2 compromise for cars, Das Autohaus reports. There will be limits. But not so fast and not so strict. Like in 2012, only 65 percent of new cars should produce less than 120g/100km of the climate-killer. In 2014 it will be 80 percent. 100 percent in 2015. This is a big walk-back from original plans, and the greens are up in arms. The ruling still needs a formal approval.
Volvo officially for sale: According to Das Autohaus, “Ford considers selling Volvo. Ford confirmed speculations.” Ford has already begun making “Volvo more independent.” Make that: Prettied up for a fast sale.
China won’t quite make 10 million: According to Gasgoo, Chinese auto makers will sell 9.6m units this year. Their target was to hit the 10 million mark in 2008 – missed it! All things (and specially other parts of the world) considered, 9.6m units is still a nice growth from 8.4m the year before.
FAW Mazda adds capacity: Confirming their conviction that growth will go on, FAW Mazda builds a new plant in China. Says so in Gasgoo. The plant is expected to be completed by the end of 2010 and will boost the carmaker’s production capacity to 120,000 units.
This is no joke: For all of this week, WAS will either be late, or non-existent. I’m in Germany on business and will post as time allows.
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- SCE to AUX I charge at home 99% of the time, on a Level 2 charger I installed myself in 2012 for my Leaf. My house is 1967, 150-Amp service, gas dryer and furnace; everything else is electric with no problems. I switched from gas HW to electric HW last year, when my 18-year-old tank finally failed.I charge at a for-pay station maybe a couple times a year.I don't travel more than an hour each way in my Ioniq 1 EV, so I don't deal much with public chargers. Despite a big electric rate increase this year, my car remains ridiculously cheap to operate.
- ToolGuy 38:25 to 45:40 -- Let's all wait around for the stupid ugly helicopter. 😉The wheels and tires are cool, as in a) carbon fiber is a structural element not decoration and b) they have some sidewall.Also like the automatic fuel adjustment (gasoline vs. ethanol).(Anyone know why it's more powerful on E85? Huh? Huh?)
- Ja-GTI So, seems like you have to own a house before you can own a BEV.
- Kwik_Shift Good thing for fossil fuels to keep the EVs going.
- Carlson Fan Meh, never cared for this car because I was never a big fan of the Gen 1 Camaro. The Gen 1 Firebird looked better inside and out and you could get it with the 400.The Gen 2 for my eyes was peak Camaro as far as styling w/those sexy split bumpers! They should have modeled the 6th Gen after that.
Thank you, ZCline. As for the perspective, these are the views of a German who lived and worked in the USA for 25 years, who moved to China in 2004, and who's married to a Japanese. The last move was the best.
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New Kia Sorento received a hybrid versionJuly 10, 2020
The Korean automaker has launched the assembly of a hybrid version of the mid-size crossover Sorento at its Hwasung plant, which is located in South Korea.
The hybrid Kia Sorento will be powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged engine and an electric motor of 60 hp. Such a power plant was called Smartstream Sorento Hybrid. The total return of the hybrid crossover will be 230 hp. power and 350 Nm of torque. A 6-speed automatic transmission is used as a transmission, and all-wheel drive is implemented by means of an electrical device mounted on the gearbox, which allows transmitting all the engine power in parallel with minimal energy loss.
In the floor of the crossover placed a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of only 1.49 kW / h. With this arrangement, it has a minimum effect on the usable space in the cabin and the amount of luggage.
The first market where sales of the hybrid version of the Kia Sorento crossover will start will be Europe, where the new product will appear in the third quarter of 2020. Later, the company will begin supplying an electrified SUV to North America.
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When the Oregon Leadership Summit – a combo of government and private sector finance-types – wrapped up their grand foray into possible solutions to the state’s PERS dilemma, the sum total of their recommendations was still painful to either business OR to the voters. One top Oregon official referred to the issue as dealing with a 10,000 pound chicken. One side is going to get pecked to death.
Others called for what can only be described as the 100,000 pound chicken in the room – the creation of the long demonized state sales tax. Oregon is one of a few states that doesn’t have one. One might argue that it’s patently unfair that Oregonians get paid 6% less (the sales tax rate) on the job just because the biggest corporations in Oregon don’t want to pay any more taxes, even though some say they pay at a rate that is the lowest among all other states.
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Red Alert! A long lost treasure found from an old RA beta: https://www.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/dflqti/a_present_to_the_cc_community
Still waiting for Black Mesa with Xen to be released after over 14 yrs in development... longer than Duke Nukem Forever.
Wow. I never knew Saber's World War Z and Overkill's The Walking Dead tried to copycat Left 4 Dead. Both of them sucked despite the decent graphics. No wonder some people are crying out loud for Left 4 Dead 3 now.
C&C95 or Tiberian Dawn will be the first C&C game to be remastered and for the first time ever Petroglyph will assist EA on this: https://www.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/9x1zcz/cc_remastered_announcement_from_ea
Holy s***! Jim Vessella has returned to EA and has confirmed for a new C&C remaster coming to the PC to coincide with the C&C 25th anniversary: https://www.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/9nbrfm/cc_update_from_ea
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KW Reloaded 1.9 has been released: http://www.moddb.com/mods/kanes-wrath-reloaded/downloads/kw-reloaded-19-final
For those people looking for recent C&C map packs, I have it right here: http://forums.cncnz.com/topic/20513-new-2935-skirmish-map-packs-from-cc3kw-ra3-and-cc4