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YouTube has removed two videos from its platform showing Tesla drivers conducting amateur vehicle safety tests using their own children instead of mannequins on the street or in the driveway.
The tests were designed to determine whether a slow-moving Tesla equipped with the company’s latest driver-assistance systems would automatically avoid collisions with pedestrians — in this case, children — walking or stopping in the street.
After CNBC came forward, a YouTube spokeswoman, Elena Hernandez, wrote in an email Friday night:
“YouTube does not allow content that depicts minors engaging in dangerous activities or encourages minors to engage in dangerous activities. Upon review, we determined that the videos submitted to us by CNBC violated our policies on harmful and dangerous content, and as a result we removed the content.”
The specific policy YouTube cites relates to harmful and dangerous content. The Company will remove videos that promote dangerous or illegal activities that risk serious bodily harm or death if it is aware of it. The spokesperson said: “Specifically, we do not allow content that depicts or encourages minors in harmful situations that may result in injury, including dangerous stunts, dares or pranks.”
Tesla markets its driver-assistance systems in the US as a standard package called Autopilot and a premium option called Full Self-Driving (or FSD) that costs $12,000 upfront or $199 per month. It also gives some drivers access to an experimental program called Full Self-Driving Beta if they score high in the company’s in-vehicle safety tests.
None of these systems make Tesla cars self-driving or safe without a driver behind the wheel, alert to the road, and able to steer, brake, or accelerate at short notice. Tesla owner’s manuals advise drivers that the systems will not make their cars autonomous.
Driver: “I was always ready to take over”
In video released Sunday, Aug. 14, a Tesla owner and investor in Elon Musk-led company Tad Park drove a Model 3 vehicle at eight miles per hour into one of his on a San Francisco Bay Area road children too. The video had tens of thousands of views before YouTube, a division of Google of Alphabet removed it.
Park is CEO of Volt Equity and portfolio manager of an ETF focused on autonomous driving technology called VCAR. “I’ve experienced the product myself and I believe in my investments,” Park told CNBC. “We have taken extensive safety precautions so that children were never in danger. First we tried on a mannequin, then we tried on a tall basketball player, then finally one kid got up and my other kid crossed the street.”
In a follow-up email, Park wrote, “First we tried on a mannequin, then we tried on a tall basketball player, then finally a kid stood up and my other kid crossed the street.”
He said the car never went more than 13 km/h and explained: “We made sure that the car recognized the child. Even if the system failed completely, I was always ready to take over. I had a sense of when.” I had to brake if the car didn’t slow down enough.”
Park ran the tests in part to counter a nationwide advertising campaign by the founder of a software company Dan O’Dowd Criticism of Tesla’s driver assistance features.
The video, now removed, was posted on a YouTube channel called Whole Mars Catalog, run by Omar Qazi, a Tesla shareholder and main social media promoter. Tesla CEO Elon Musk frequently interacts with the blog and Qazi on Twitter.
In addition to YouTube, CNBC reached out to California’s DMV and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to ask if such videos are safe or legal.
NHTSA said on August 16, “NHTSA is warning the public that it could be highly dangerous for anyone to self-test vehicle technology. No one should risk their life or the lives of others to test a vehicle’s performance.”
The agency also noted, “As NHTSA has consistently stated, no vehicle available for purchase today can drive itself. The most advanced vehicle technologies available for purchase today provide driver assistance and require a fully alert human driver to perform the driving task and monitor the environment at all times.”
California’s DMV told CNBC via email, “As advanced vehicle technologies become more widely available, DMV shares the same concerns as other road safety stakeholders about the potential for driver misunderstanding or misuse of these features. DMV has previously advised Tesla and continues to emphasize the importance of providing customers, buyers and the general public with clear and effective communication about the capabilities, limitations and intended use of each vehicle technology.
California’s DMV recently claimed that Tesla engages in misleading marketing or false advertising when it comes to its driver assistance systems. It’s also in the midst of a lengthy security-related review of Tesla’s technology, including FSD Beta.
Police in the city where Park conducted the test drive did not respond to the release in a timely manner. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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The billionaire flew 350,000ft above the Earth today on a rocket launched by his company, Blue Origin.
After describing it as the ‘best day ever’, Mr Bezos – who is estimated to be worth $140 billion – thanked the people who made his dream come true: you.
The billionaire said: ‘I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this – so seriously, for every Amazon customer out there and every Amazon employee, thank you from the bottom of my heart, very much, it’s very appreciated.’
Founded in 2000 in Kent, Washington, near Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, Blue Origin is vying to become a big player in the nascent commercial space travel market.
The shrewd businessman knows that some super-rich adrenaline junkies will be willing to pay millions for a seat on board.
It’s already quite the money spinner: an auction for a ticket aboard the first flight raked in $28 million – but the lucky would-be astronaut opted for a later trip instead.
Mr Bezos, 57, who also owns The Washington Post, was joined on the flight by 50-year-old brother, Mark Bezos, the company’s first paying customer, Oliver Daemen, and 82-year-old Wally Funk, an aviator who once trained with Nasa.
Mr Bezos will have some competition if he wants to dominate commercial space travel in the way Amazon has taken over retail.
Richard Bransen travelled to space last week on a Virgin Galactic rocket and has already sold more than 600 reservations at $250,000 apiece.
Elon Musk is also trying to break into the space tourism business with his company SpaceX.
The Blue Origin flight, which lasted around 11 minutes from launch to landing, saw the astronauts experience around four minutes of zero-gravity.
They travelled above the Karman Line, which is considered to be the boundary of space.
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Orchard opens new store in Silicon Valley
San Jose, Calif.-based Orchard Supply Hardware chain opened a 60,000-sq.-ft. store in a former Mervyns location, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
The official opening was Saturday. The store is a relocation of a previous store located in nearby San Jose. It will feature a new format unveiled two years ago in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Billings Hardware embraces fruits and vegetables
What started as a strategy to boost the sales of canning supplies, a farmers-market event has grown this year at Billings Hardware in Montana, according to an article in the Billings Gazette.
Billings Hardware tried the farmers market last year, with a trailer-load of produce. This year, the store brought in three trailers, including 3,000 cases of peaches, according to the report. The event was expected to run through Sunday.
New opening for Orchard
Orchard, the California home improvement chain formerly known as Orchard Supply Hardware or OSH, is opening a new store in South San Jose on Sept. 17. The new unit will be the company’s 89th location.
The 60,000-sq.-ft. store is designed with a “racetrack” configuration and features an expanded customer-service area referred to as the “Workbench.” This is where customers will go for help with lock rekeying, custom-cutting of rope, lumber, screens and other materials, pipe threading, and tool and knife sharpening. The paint section has been enlarged, and the store includes a large indoor/outdoor nursery and garden supply area.
“We believe that we occupy a very sweet spot in the retail landscape,” said Orchard CEO Mark Baker. “We offer a welcoming, low-stress shopping experience, and a carefully selected range of products in each store, specific to what the neighbors of that store are looking for, along with a much larger selection than the typical hardware store. We believe that our formula means that Orchard will ‘own’ the neighborhood market for home repair, home maintenance, painting and especially backyard living.”


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[Updated] The Simpsons: Tapped Out taps onto Android global, should see North American release soon
Spend some d’oh (Updated: Now available in North America)
Updated on February 7th, at 15:48:
The Simpsons: Tapped Out is now available to download on Android in North America.
Already well into its 24th season, Fox's satirical animated sitcom The Simpsons has made innumerable contributions to global pop culture as we know it.
Its contributions to the world of smartphone and tablet gaming, however, have been limited to an arcade brawler from 2009 and a freemium city builder - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - which came to iOS last year.
Neither of these games have appeared on Google Play to date, but that's changing thanks to EA's decision to release The Simpsons: Tapped Out onto Android globally.Best. Port. Ever.
Android Police reports that The Simpsons: Tapped Out has rolled out to EA's "Rest of the World" region which means it's available most everywhere except North America.
Interestingly, however, they also report that Android users across the world are being denied access to the game and cannot actually download it from the Google Play Store.
Hopefully this will change soon - it'd be a shame if Android gamers couldn't choo-choo-choose to spend Valentine's Day building up the Springfield of their dreams.


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Photos: Hostess moves to liquidate after crippling strike
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NEW YORK—Twinkies may not last forever after all.
Hostess Brands Inc., which makes Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other snacks, filed a motion Friday with U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking permission to shutter its operations. The move comes after the company said striking workers across the country crippled its ability to maintain production.
The closing would mean the loss of about 18,500 jobs. The company said employees at its 33 factories were sent home and operations suspended Friday and its roughly 500 bakery outlet stores will stay open for several days to sell remaining products.
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New Balencomagas entry into footwear sales, the naturalizer shoes range.
The range will be launched this week.
The brand is the latest naturalizer to jump on the naturalization bandwagon.
The naturalizer shoe range, which is a mix of natural and synthetic materials, was first launched in the US in 2012.
BalenComagas founder and chief executive David Gorman told the ABC that naturalizer is not just about getting rid of old shoes, but it’s about getting into the shoes business.
“We’re in the shoes industry, we’re not in the footwear industry.
We are an entry point for the shoe industry,” he said.
Balencos entry into naturalization The naturalizers are made of natural rubber and rubber-like materials, with the natural rubber being more comfortable to wear than synthetic rubber. “
If you have an idea that’s a great idea, let’s get it off the ground and see how that’s going to play out.”
Balencos entry into naturalization The naturalizers are made of natural rubber and rubber-like materials, with the natural rubber being more comfortable to wear than synthetic rubber.
Mr Gorman said that the naturalizers would appeal to both men and women, and were also designed to be easy to wash.
“What we do is we get rid of the old shoes in our natural products, we put a natural rubber lining on them and we have natural rubber soles and natural rubber outsoles and then we add a lot of natural elements,” he explained.
The range has been tested on a range that ranges from under 10 to 10.5 metres in height. “
And we’ve got a range of sizes, from our natural shoe size, the small to our medium size, to our large size.”
The range has been tested on a range that ranges from under 10 to 10.5 metres in height.
The shoes are available for $250 to $1,400, depending on the size.
“I think that’s really the essence of the brand and what we do, is to really bring the natural environment into the world,” Mr Gormann said.
The company has been selling naturalizers for a few years, but was able to attract some attention with its latest entry into its natural products business.
It launched its naturalizer line in 2016 with the release of its Balencia Naturalizer and Naturalizer Lace Balen, a range for men and womens.
Mr Jernas new product is a new line of naturalizer products, including a range called Balencia Naturalizer Naturalizers.
Mr Gillen said that naturalizers have been around for many years, and he said the company had always looked at the natural world.
“For us, it’s been about finding ways to find ways to bring natural products to the natural lifestyle,” he told the BBC.
“But now we’ve started to really start looking at how do we take that natural lifestyle to the next level.”
Mr Gillan said Balencus naturalizer naturalizers had been in development for about three years, as the company developed the first naturalizer, the Balenca Naturalizer.
“The naturalizers, the products that we do are all natural, they’re all natural rubber.
“It’s not a natural product, it has a natural look to it. “
You’re not using any synthetic materials,” he added.
“So you’re using natural rubber in the product, the rubber lining is natural rubber outsole, natural rubber insoles, natural leather soles. “
“Then you’ve got natural rubber boots, and that natural rubber shoes are all designed to help the naturaler lifestyle.” “
Balenfas naturalizer brand was launched in 2014, and Mr Gillon said that his new product was the first brand to be designed specifically to cater to women. “
Then you’ve got natural rubber boots, and that natural rubber shoes are all designed to help the naturaler lifestyle.”
Balenfas naturalizer brand was launched in 2014, and Mr Gillon said that his new product was the first brand to be designed specifically to cater to women.
He said he wanted to “bring a different perspective to the company, to have a natural lifestyle”.
“I wanted to create something that is designed to give a different way to go about a natural way of life, but still not get too involved in the world, so that you don’t end up looking like a hippie hippie.”
The naturaliser range was launched at the Australian Fashion Week.
“Our first natural product was designed for the naturalist, and then I wanted to add a new dimension to it,” he acknowledged.
The brand also launched a range in 2016 for women. “
In our natural range, the shoes are made from natural rubber material, and the natural Rubber lining is made from a natural leather lining and natural leather outsoles.”
The brand also launched a range in 2016 for women.
“My wife is a naturalist and I wanted something for women that was really natural for them,” he admitted.
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Google’s own lightweight file manager, Files Go, has received yet another update. There aren’t many new features to talk about this time, but Google has tweaked the interface to make your file management a little more fluid.
Google’s attempt at making a unified messaging platform is probably one of the longest running jokes in the tech space, and as much as I love Google, there’s really no excusing how poorly they’ve handled the situation in the past few years. They almost had something with Google Hangouts, but not before half-abandoning it and trying to make Allo and/or Duo the de facto standard.
Way back in Android’s lifespan (seriously, 2011 kind of wayback) Sprint and Google teamed up to integrate the carrier’s service with Google Voice services. It was a pretty nifty partnership and really the only one of its kind, but up until now, it’s worked without a hitch. Sprint users could take advantage of all the cool features that Google Voice offered, even if Google ignored the service for the most part.
Rumors have been swirling around about Google making some tweaks to the navigation bar in Android P, and thanks to 9to5 Google, we’re getting a glimpse at exactly how that’s going to look. There are no official screenshots outside of what Google has accidentally leaked, but there’s enough information to at least figure out the gist of the remodel.
Google likes to create fun experiences on Google Home, adding to the little gadget’s highly functional approach. This time around they’ve partnered with Netflix to craft a game based on the streaming service’s new show, Lost in Space.
There’s only so much you can do with a game where the only feedback is sound, so it plays mostly like a choose your adventure style of game. That’s not a bad thing, of course.
Google I/O 2018 is less than a month away, which means that we can look forward to a bunch of updates and makeovers for the search giant’s apps and software. It seems that Gmail will get a major refresh in the coming weeks, with several features that are currently present in the Inbox app making their way over. Besides adding new features, the update will also implement Google’s bubble design into the app.
We are just two days away from when the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicks off at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on April 13, and what better way is there to get ready is there than to use your Google Home. Mini, or Max to get up to speed on the festival’s line-up? Issuing the “Hey/OK Google, talk to Coachella” voice command will tell you everything you could want to know about the festival.
Besides accidentally confirming the Pixel 3’s existence, Google has also released a list of the latest apps and games to feature on the Android Excellence program on the Play Store in April 2018, as it does every three months. To be selected for the awards list, an app or game must be of high quality, provide a great user experience and show a strong technical performance.
Google is testing out a new feature for the mobile version of its Chrome web browser that should make your browsing experience a bit better. Currently accessing your recent web history involves a few taps behind some settings menus, but a new feature in the works will allow you to long press the back button on your device to pull up that history in case you need to quickly jump back several pages.
It’s that time of the month again if you own a Pixel or Nexus device when Google rolls out the new Security Bulletin to help make the Android OS more secure. Both factory images and OTA files for April are available and contain a bunch of fixes for vulnerabilities ranging from moderate to critical. Join us after the break for more details.
It’s fair to say that smart speakers such as the Google Home and Home Mini have taken off in a big way in the last year or so, but there are still some notable frustrations to be experienced. One of these niggles was the inability to pair your Google Home, Home Mini, or Home Max with standard Bluetooth speakers. You needed to have a Google Home device in every room if you wanted music to play everywhere in your home. As of today, this is no longer the case, though, because it is now possible to pair your Google Home device to other Bluetooth speakers.
Google changed the name of Android Wear earlier this month to Wear OS, apparently to make it sound more “universal” to iOS users. They’re now following up on that with a developer preview, bringing with it Android P, a system-wide dark theme and battery saving features. Does this mean new hardware is on the way? Only Google knows for now, but let’s take a look at the software changes.


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Twitter is now allowing brands to use its platform to promote their Chatbots. The company had been missing out on some of the chatbot action of late and with this, it appears to be coming back into the race. The company has announced a brand new feature wherein brands will be able to promote ads that ultimately get the customer engaged into a conversation with a chatbot.
This takes place through card style advertisements that can be clicked upon to engage into direct messages with the chatbot. You can also customize these cards and add up to 4 call to action buttons. Interestingly, the nature of these interactions is not to make more sales. So even if an option to purchase does pop up somewhere, it will likely come up after you have been chatting with the bot for a fair while.
These bots are more about building good interactions between companies and their potential customers than actively driving sales. If this seems to work out, for the brands, for the customers, and for Twitter itself — well, we could eventually see the company moving into more active monetization. For now though, it is more about light chatter.
The new cards are already in Beta. But you have to be an advertiser in order to access them. With its short message format and the Direct Messaging service, Twitter could be a good place for bots. However, we will have to wait for response from businesses to see how things turn out and whether, their bots were able to engage customers. Of course, there are other variables as well — such as how well the bots have been coded.
The company is not alone in hoping to drive consumer engagement through bots. Facebook of course, started out relatively earlier and already has a lot of bots on its platform – although, not all of them are necessarily fun or useful to interact with. Microsoft similarly has its bots framework and of late, it has started introducing bots to services like Skype and LinkedIn.


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According to StrategyAnalytics, shipments of true wireless bluetooth headsets will reach 500 million in 2022, with apple continuing to lead but rising stars such as boAT, JBL and Edifier challenging its leadership.
The largest markets for true wireless bluetooth headsets are asia-pacific, North America and Western Europe, with India the fastest growing country, according to StrategyAnalytics.
IT Home has reported that in November this year, Strategy Analytics released a report that the average wholesale price of real wireless Bluetooth headsets will show a significant downward trend in 2021.The average wholesale price of TWS headphones is expected to fall 19% year-on-year this year, while revenue is expected to surge 54%.According to the report, among the world’s 15 major markets, The Chinese market remains the leader in terms of sales, while the US market leads in terms of sales.
In May, Strategy Analytics predicted that real wireless Bluetooth headsets will account for 70% of all Bluetooth headsets sold in 2021.It says that more than 30% of real wireless Bluetooth headphones sold in 2021 will be waterproof;Four percent of real wireless Bluetooth headphones sold in 2021 have heart rate monitors.
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Private equity companies Leonard Green & Partners and CVC Capital Partners have teamed up to unveil a long awaited bid for BJs Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ).
The official word comes a week after the New York Post initially reported the proposed buyout offer could be worth $2.8 billion, citing sources.
The move is the latest by Leonard Green in its string of retail buys. The company already owns Jo Ann Stores and J. Crew and has teamed up with the Schiffer-Gold family in a bid for 99 Cents Only Stores.
In March, the company said it was evaluating whether to buy BJs and had entered into a confidentially agreement with the retailer.
While no financial details were disclosed, Leonard Green said in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it already owned a 9.3% stake in the retail chain.


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South China Morning Post is reporting that the Chinese government has decided to allow access to politically sensitive, Western websites like Facebook and Twitter within its new Free Trade Zone in Shanghai.
“In order to welcome foreign companies to invest and to let foreigners live and work happily in the free-trade zone, we must think about how we can make them feel like at home. If they can’t get onto Facebook or read The New York Times, they may naturally wonder how special the free-trade zone is compared with the rest of China,” the Hong Kong-based newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed government official.
The report also said that foreign telecommunication companies would be allowed to compete with China’s “Big Three” internet providers—China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom—by obtaining licenses to provide internet access within the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. The Big Three are all state-owned and the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that is being pushed by Premier Li Keqiang and other Chinese leaders is being advertised as an attempt to reduce the influence of state-owned enterprises (SEOs).
Facebook and Twitter have been banned in mainland China since 2009, largely because of Chinese government fears that the social media websites will be utilized for political ends as they have been in numerous other countries, from Iran and the Arab world to the U.S. and other Western countries. The online editions of Western newspapers like The New York Times and Bloomberg have been blocked to internet users on the mainland since last year when the papers ran stories about the immense fortunes families of senior leaders like then-Premier Wen Jiabao had accumulated from their close ties to power.
The SCMP story did note that the lifting of the ban on these foreign sites would only apply to users within the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, not to the country at large.
Interestingly, the decision to allow access to foreign social media websites in Shanghai comes at a time when the Chinese government has redoubled efforts to censor domestic social media websites like Weibo. Under the guise of a crackdown on online rumors, at least dozens of activists and ordinary Chinese have been detained or arrested for the content they posted online.
Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal reported that the crackdown on postings on Weibo has led to a small exodus of Chinese activists away from the popular microblogging sites to more private services like WeChat. Some activists told the WSJ, however, that they believed their activity on those sites is also being tracked.
The Shanghai Free Trade Zone, which will stretch some 28 kilometers and may later be expanded, is expected to officially launch any day now. Foreign websites like Twitter and Facebook are not the only types of foreign businesses that will once again be allowed to operate on the mainland, at least within the FTZ. As The Diplomat previously reported, the production and sale of video game consoles like Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are also expected to be allowed within the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, after having been banned on the mainland since 2000.


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Litehouse adds fresh-squeezed apple cider to value-added lineup
by Lora Abcarian | November 16, 2009
Litehouse Inc., headquartered in Sandpoint, ID, continues to innovate with a variety of value-added products. Paul Kusche, director of marketing and innovations, said that the firm's new cider showcases several of the premier apple varietals for which Washington is known.
"These are variety-specific blends," he said of the cider line. The program was initially launched as Washington Galas were coming into production during September. "Now we have a Honeycrisp blend, and then we will be going to a Fuji blend [in January]."
Mr. Kusche said that Litehouse looked around produce departments and saw that bulk generic product was being carried in those departments. He said that Litehouse's program gives retailers an opportunity to capitalize on the natural transition among Washington apple varieties as they come into production. According to Mr. Kusche, the concept is unique.
"It really is fresh-squeezed," he said. "We're going from the tree to the bottle in 48 to 64 hours."
The ciders are available in 64-ounce and 128-ounce sizes and do not require refrigeration. Asked what kind of comments the company has been receiving from produce department managers, Mr. Kusche said, "We've met with some pretty nice reception. We're getting outstanding feedback." He anticipated that sales would be especially strong from Halloween to Thanksgiving, a traditional time when cider is consumed.
At this point, the line of ciders is being sold at retail in the western portion of the United States.
During October, Litehouse introduced a new line of family-sized squeeze bottles for its dressings. Mr. Kusche said that the larger size was introduced in response to consumer demand. Litehouse dressings have been made with canola oil for the past 40 years, and the new product line carries a heart- healthy symbol to emphasize that fact.
In September, Litehouse introduced mushrooms and spring onions as part of its freeze-dried herb line, which provides consumers with convenience and time savings in the kitchen. The company has offered freeze-dried herbs to its retail partners for a decade.


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The Pokémon Company International has launched a permanent Pokémon space in Berlin’s iconic KaDeWe department store, as the year of celebrations for the globally popular brand’s 25th anniversary concludes with a flourish.
Following a successful two-month pop-up installation in KaDeWe that ended in October, the partnership has been made permanent. The new branded space features a wide range of Pokémon toys, licensed merchandise and Pokémon Trading Card Game products.
Pokémon is the fastest growing property within the German toy market and was the third biggest toy property in October. The latest TCG expansion, Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike, launched last month.
Toy highlights include Jazwares’ product line, distributed by Bot-I, that boasts a variety of 25th anniversary silver plush and silver action figurines.
Mattel’s MEGA CONSTRUX™ line features a special 25th anniversary Celebration Pikachu complete with a party hat and cake.
Ravensburger’s Labyrinth game features paths that players must skillfully navigate in order to catch a variety of hidden Pokémon as quickly as possible.
Mathieu Galante, licensing director (EMEA) for The Pokémon Company International, said: “We are delighted to make our collaboration with KaDeWe a permanent one with this exciting new Pokémon space. Their celebrated store is the perfect partner for our iconic brand. And this makes a wonderful ending to our fantastic 25th anniversary year, offering a great experience for Pokémon fans old and new to enjoy now and into the future.”
Pokémon video games are likely to be featured in the new space as well. The eagerly awaited new Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl video games launched last month, and 2022 will get off to a sensational start with the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.


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Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, reported results for the first quarter ending September 30, 2023.
“Our fiscal year started off with continued expansion of operating leverage and strong profitability,” Ravi Venkatesan, chief executive officer, Cantaloupe, said in the announcement. “We continue to prioritize margin expansion by driving subscription revenue, optimizing COGS and disciplined management of operating expenses. In addition, we’ve made meaningful progress on our international expansion efforts, especially in Europe and Mexico with multiple customer acquisitions. I’m excited about the future of Cantaloupe as we execute on our vision to be the global technology leader that powers self-service commerce.”
First-quarter 2024 key financial results
Revenue of $62.7 million, an increase of 8% year over year.
- Transaction fees of $37.0 million, an increase of 18% year over year.
- Subscription fees of $18.1 million, an increase of 15% year over year.
- Equipment sales of $7.5 million, a decrease of 30% year over year.
Total dollar volumes of transactions were $724.8 million, an increase of 13% year over year.
Transactions totaled 283.6 million at the end of the first quarter of 2024.
Gross margin of 38.8% compared with 24.5% in the prior year quarter.
- Subscription and transaction fees margins grew to 42.5% compared to 35.5% in the prior year quarter.
- Equipment sales margins grew to 12.2% compared to negative 23.8% in the prior year quarter.
U.S. GAAP net income applicable to common shares of $1.7 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to net loss applicable to common shares of $8.9 million, or $(0.13) per share, in the prior year quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA of $7.8 million compared to negative $5.4 million in the prior year quarter.
Recent business highlights
Active customers totaled 29,670 at the end of the first quarter of 2024 compared to 25,019 at the end of the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 19%.
Active devices totaled 1.19 million at the end of the first quarter of 2024 compared to 1.15 million at the end of the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 4%.
The company showcased its full suite of solutions for the European market at Cantaloupe LIVE in the U.K. With over 100 people in attendance, customers, partners and industry professionals were able to see the latest technology for self-service retail.
Fiscal year 2024 outlook
For the full fiscal year 2024, the company reiterates the following:
- Total revenue to be between $275 million and $285 million.
- The combination of transaction and subscription revenue to be between $234 million and $242 million.
- Total U.S. GAAP net income to be between $9 million and $15 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA to be between $28 million and $34 million.


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It's the largest e-commerce company in China, which is the second largest e-commerce market in the world, but for many investors the question remains: "What is Alibaba?"
One answer: It's the largest initial public offering (IPO) hitting the markets as soon as this year. When rumblings of the Alibaba IPO started, it was thought that the company would be valued at $100 billion. Now, that figure has climbed as high as $150 billion.
Alibaba may not be a household name in the United States yet, but that's sure to change by the time the company goes public. Alibaba's size, potential, and reach are just too undeniable.
Alibaba: The Most Profitable E-Commerce Player in China
All those websites together account for more than 50% of the online sales that take place in China.
According to market researchers McKinsey & Co., China's e-commerce market was a $210 billion industry in 2012. By 2020, analysts project the Chinese e-commerce market could be a $420 billion business.
And Alibaba is positioned to be the leader in this soaring industry.
Alibaba set a company record on Nov. 11 when more than $5.7 billion exchanged virtual hands in 24 hours over its two main platforms, Taobao and Tmall. The sales came on "Singles' Day" in China, when single men and women celebrate their single lives by showering themselves and each other with gifts.
Compare that $5.7 billion to the $1.7 billion that was spent in the United States on the biggest online shopping day of the year, "Cyber Monday," and you get an idea of just how big Alibaba is.
Just like its American counterparts Amazon, PayPal, and eBay, anytime a purchase is made on one of Alibaba's sites, the company gets a cut. From July 2013 through September 2013 alone, Alibaba's sales reached $1.78 billion, with net income of $801 million. The company already generates nearly $5 billion in revenue a year.
And all that revenue has investors eagerly awaiting Alibaba's IPO.


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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has revealed its new solar-powered electric bike and scooter charging stations at its headquarters.
Located in Barangay Ugong, Pasig City, the new 20-story MMDA HQ will give e-bike and e-scooter users a chance to charge up for FREE using its new solar-powered charging station.
The MMDA electric vehicle charging station with 220-volt outlets will open to the public on June 27. Take note that users would need to bring their own cables, and it’s only available from 6AM to 7PM. There’s no confirmation yet if it’s only during weekdays or the full 7 days a week.
MMDA Chariman Romando Artes said that the agency’s program hopes it can help Filipinos with regard to rising fuel prices.
If you’re wondering if your ride need to be registered, you might want to check out the LTO classification of e-bikes and e-scooters.


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“We wanted to be aggressive during the downturn so we would be positioned to grow with the market,” he said.
In Maple Grove, Becker Furniture will fill the last remaining vacancy at Dunkirk Square, a former Target store that was split up into three spaces. The nearly 55,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open by July 1.
In Woodbury, Becker Furniture plans to open its roughly 40,000-square-foot store at Woodbury Commons by October.
Becker Furniture opened its first satellite store in Burnsville in October 2010, then added a store at Northtown Mall in Blaine two months later. It opened a third location at Rosedale Center in Roseville in late 2011, filling a space previously occupied by Borders bookstore.
The company does not have immediate plans to open more stores, but Huseby is keeping his eyes open for good sites..
“That size affords them good options to backfill some of the boxes that are left, but some of those former Circuit City and Linen ‘N Things spaces are starting to fill up,” he said.
The Twin Cities stores feature a similar exterior to the Becker store to maintain brand consistency, but the interior is more contemporary and inviting. There are bright, seasonal displays throughout the store, as well as modern music and video screens.
“The market doesn’t need another furniture store, so we wanted to create something fresh and different,” Huseby said. “We’re trying to be less like a traditional furniture store and more like Crate & Barrel or Room & Board.”
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Mr Bernerd is understood to be interested in acquiring hotel rooms to serve its Wentworth golf course operation both near to the course and in central London. The Wentworth operation gives away large amounts of business to local and London hotels and its thought to be keen to claw some of it back.
Granada said recently it hoped to announce the disposal of the former Forte luxury hotels by the end of the year. Chelsfield already has in- house expertise in the hotel sector through the head of the Wentworth business, Willi Bauer, who used to run the Grosvenor House hotel in London.
Chelsfield's interest in hotels is in keeping with the company's move in recent years away from traditional property investments such as office blocks, which Mr Bernerd believes have only limited scope for growth. He has focused instead on big retail and leisure investments such as the Merry Hill shopping centre in the West Midlands, Wentworth and a proposed 850,000 square feet centre at White City in West London, which Chelsfield is developing in partnership with Godfrey Bradman, the former head of Rosehaugh.
One office development, Wool House in London's Carlton Gardens, has been put on hold while the company determines whether to apply for permission to turn the site into luxury apartments. Chelsfield owns several riverside office buildings in London which it is planning to convert into residential schemes, including one next to the Globe Theatre recreation in Southwark.
News of Chelsfield's shift accompanied interim profit figures, which emerged at the top end of analysts' expectations with profits rising from pounds 4.3m to pounds 6m and net assets per share up from 174p to 197p. The shares closed 1p higher at 281p.
Mr Bernerd said Merry Hill continued to be the principal contributor to a strong rental income performance. Rents rose 14 per cent in the period to pounds 17.4m. An application to build a 450,000 square feet extension to the shopping centre, which since June has been wholly owned by Chelsfield, is on the desk of the Environment Secretary, John Gummer. The project would involve a pounds 100m investment.
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Australia’s leading industry freight and logistics trade exhibition and conference, MEGATRANS, will shift from April to September in 2021.
The significant progress in the development of vaccinations globally has been an important factor in increasing business confidence and after extensive consultation with a broad cross section of the industry and key event stakeholders, we believe that the new dates will help facilitate the greatest number of exhibitors and visitors being able to attend and engage in business opportunities.
We would like to thank the sponsors and exhibitors who have overwhelmingly supported this move to September.
Never has the freight and logistics industry been so critical, as the pandemic has highlighted the need for domestic and international supply chains to be adaptable and innovative and MEGATRANS will showcase the industry’s leading equipment and technology solutions for what is a rapidly evolving supply chain.
MEGATRANS exhibition and conference will now be held from the 8 – 10 September 2021, with the MHD Mercury Awards set to showcase the industry’s best and brightest on Thursday 9 September.
We look forward to being the critical event of 2021 in helping the industry get back to business.
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Infinix to release highest-ever pixel front camera phone in Pakistan
The company will soon be launching the S4 which will feature the highest front camera resolution ever and will be the most anticipated smartphone of the year.
Infinix which is a reputable smartphone brand that focuses on state of the art technology at a reasonable price range is set to release a new phone, the S4 that is said to feature one of the highest pixel front cameras ever. It’s rumoured that the S4 will be a game changer because of its front camera capability.
The Infinix S4 which is set to officially release somewhere near the middle of July 2019 is expected to boost an exceptionally high powered front facing the camera.
Tech sources have mentioned that the front camera will feature an astonishing 32MP that will no doubt provide its users with the greatest capacity for front facing photography. This is certainly expected to make the phone a huge hit in Pakistan since it caters to the needs of all selfie lovers in the country.
The high pixel front camera will have many benefits and will help not only with front facing photography but also making videos. Those who enjoy making dubsmash or TikTok videos will find the feature amazing as it allows its users the best video making tools equipped in the front.
The powerful front camera doesn’t diminish the capacity of the rear cameras of the S4. With three rear cameras, the S4 enables users to record every splendid movement. The rear cameras are all aligned with RGB sensors and come at 2MP, 8MP and 13MP with ultra wide angle lens and bokeh effect. The three high definition cameras with ultra large photosensitive components all allow for excellent image quality that functions in a collaborative manner to give users the best picture.
Overall it can be said that by bringing the power of the rear camera to the front, Infinix has made innovative strides and brought its consumers an extraordinary smartphone. The S4 is estimated to cost somewhere between 25 to 30 thousand rupees and will have a storage capacity of 64GB. The phone is expected to be available for purchases online and at stores in July.
Keep a lookout for this amazing new phone by Infinix and be sure to check out its photography capability if you’re looking for the most powerful front-facing camera in the market.
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Dharampal Satyapal Group to expand dairy business; plans Rs 200 crore investment
The Group's dairy division, which is looking to cross Rs 1,000 crore revenue by 2017-18, had recently acquired a production plant in Rajasthan.
Dharampal Satyapal Group enters powdered soft drink market
The group that sells consumer goods under brands like Catch and Pass Pass had test marketed the product with two variants in few markets.
Dharampal Satyapal Group to invest Rs 150 crore for foraying into confectionery business
Dharampal Satyapal Group, today said plans to invest Rs 150 crore for its foray into confectionery segment.
Dharampal Satyapal Group to invest Rs 65 crore on new milk-based powdered drink brand 'Yomil'
The company, which had forayed into the powdered beverages segment with 'Piyoz' brand in June this year, is expanding its powdered beverage portfolio with the nationwide launch of Yomil.


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Published on: March 4, 2011by Kevin Coupe
The satirical website The Onion had a terrific piece this week that was, in addition to being very funny, also made a serious point about the ways in which the retailing world has changed.
The story went like this:
Officials at Netflix announced Thursday that the company has finally reached its long-term goal of constructing a chain of easily accessible stores.
"Having actual physical locations was always our ultimate intent, and we are proud to provide our customers with the convenient option of driving to a nearby Netflix store and renting any available movie for just $3.99 per title," said Netflix spokesman Henry Regis, adding that the ease of physically walking through aisles and picking out DVDs will more than make up for the stores' minimized selection of titles.
"We will also be implementing late fees to help ensure films are returned on time—that way no one misses a chance to rent the hottest new releases." Regis confirmed that the new physical locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and include easy after-hours drop-off boxes.
Now, that’s funny. (I just wish I’d thought of it first, and used it on April 1.)
But the sad fact is that every once in a while there will be a serious report about speculation that Amazon might be interested in acquiring a company like Borders or Barnes & Noble, or might be intent on finding a use for all the Blockbuster sites that are about to come on the market.
Which just goes to show how short-sighted some people are, or how rooted they are in old-world business models that are on their way to obsolescence.
Companies like Netflix and Amazon were founded, and continue to be successful, on the premise they were going to disrupt traditional and vulnerable business models. It’s not like Reed Hastings and Jeff Bezos - the two companies’ founders - were looking to mark time before taking on the trappings and limitations inherent in these old world models.
No, they were looking to blow the old models up.
People rooted in traditional models need to wake up, to open their eyes. The “ultimate intent” of companies like Netflix and Amazon is to move forward, not backward ... and that ends up leaving a lot of traditional thinkers in the dust.
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The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV will be coming to showrooms next summer and will set the bar high for urban electric vehicles with its industry-leading EV power, outstanding driving range, and exceptional fast-charge capability.
And that’s not all! The Chevrolet Spark EV offers 0-60 mph acceleration in less than eight seconds courtesy of its oil-cooled, permanent magnet motor that produces at least 100 kW (130 hp) and instantaneous torque of about 400 lb.-ft. with the coaxial drive unit. What’s more, its “SAE combo charger will allow DC Fast Charging of up to 80 percent of battery capacity in approximately 20 minutes.”
Spark EV Chief Engineer Chuck Russell stated in a press release:
“When our team set out to develop the propulsion system for Spark EV, we knew we had to provide surprising fun-to-drive acceleration with maximum efficiency. What we think customers will enjoy most is how fun Spark EV is to drive; it’s seamless and power is available at every stage of the drive. This will help us to provide an exciting option for those customers who are looking for an EV that’s as much fun to drive as it is environmentally responsible.”
The car makers also reveal that the “more than 20 kWh lithium-ion battery pack” is capable of handling multiple DC Fast Charges daily, the vehicle can be charged in less than seven hours with a dedicated 240V charge, and that charging can be controlled remotely using the Spark EV’s smart phone application.
“Spark EV’s battery has undergone more than 200,000 hours of testing in our global battery systems labs,” said Larry Nitz, executive director of GM’s global electrification engineering team. “This testing paved the way to allow our customers to do multiple DC Fast Charges daily to help alleviate range anxiety and improve convenience.”
The new Chevy truly sounds like it will be setting the bar high for electric vehicles, but only proper green car reviews can reveal whether it lives up to expectations.


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The wool price roller-coaster headed south this week with the Eastern Market Indicator losing 98 cents to finish at 1511 cents a kilogram clean.
The disappointing slide ended a three-week upward spike which encouraged sellers back into the market this week with a national offering of 37,021 bales.
Global economic and trade uncertainty, headed by the US-China trade war, is continuing to weigh heavily on the wool market. China buys more than 70 per cent of the Australian clip.
After the first day of selling this week the individual micron price guides in Sydney and Melbourne had fallen by 57 to 80c.
The EMI fell by 51c although losses weren't as bad over in the west at Fremantle where prices had started to dip at the end of last week.
Things didn't improve during the second selling day with the micron price guides falling by a further 32 to 93c. The EMI fell by another 47c.
Growers reacted to the sharp price drop by refusing to sell their wool with the weekly national pass-in rate hitting 33.9pc.
The pass-in rate in Sydney reached 38.8pc on the final day of selling when 4608 bales were offered. The Northern Price Indicator sank 43c to 1538c.
Half the fleece lines in Sydney were passed-in with 19 micron and broader wools easing by 70c.
The pass-in rate at Melbourne's Thursday sale was 46.8pc on an offering of 6876 bales. The Southern Indicator plunged 51c to 1493c.
Sellers of fleece lines in Melbourne were in no mood to accept the prices on offer, passing-in more than 55pc of the catalogue which limited losses for 18.5 micron wools and finer to 40-50c.
Half the offering of 4026 bales at Freemantle on Thursday was passed-in with the Western Indicator shedding 55c to 1610c.
The only sector to make modest gains during the week were cardings with the three carding indicators up by an average of 4c.
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Spa Finder Presents Visionary Award to Deepak Chopra, M.D.Spa Finder Inc., the world’s largest spa publishing, Internet, gift certificate and marketing company, has awarded its second Visionary Award to Deepak Chopra, M.D. Dr. Chopra, the co-founder and director of education at the Chopra Center for Well Being, was honored for his pioneering work in bridging the science of the West with the healing [...]
NEW YORK, NY – December 20, 2004 – Spa Finder Inc., the world's largest spa publishing, Internet, gift certificate and marketing company, has awarded its second Visionary Award to Deepak Chopra, M.D. Dr. Chopra, the co-founder and director of education at the Chopra Center for Well Being, was honored for his pioneering work in bridging the science of the West with the healing traditions of the East. Spa Finder President Susie Ellis presented the award to Dr. Chopra during a ceremony held at the Spa & Resort Expo & Conference in Miami, Florida. The Visionary Award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the spa industry.
"As early as 1991, Dr. Chopra spoke to spa audiences about the importance of a body, mind and spirit approach to wellness, citing spas as an ideal setting for such programs," said Ellis. "His knowledge and vision of integrating traditional and non- traditional medicine has inspired the spa industry, and his outgoing, communicative style has enabled him to bring his healing message to millions. The current medical spa boom is a direct result of his pioneering work."
Dr. Chopra is a leading proponent of Ayurvedic medicine and is credited with its growing popularity in the West. He has successfully merged his knowledge of mind/ body medicine with his credentials as a practicing endocrinologist to help people achieve better overall health. In 2002, Dr. Chopra and co-founder/Medical Director Dr. David Simon launched The Chopra Center at the LaCosta Resort and Spa, creating an elegant environment offering the latest medical advancements in combination with Ayurvedic principles and luxurious spa treatments. According to spokesperson Max Simon, future plans include a network of Chopra Center Healing Arts Centers, where a community of like-minded people can come together to practice the Centerâs lessons for healthy, balanced living.
A leading author, Dr. Chopra has written more than 35 books, which have been translated into all major languages, with over 20 million copies sold worldwide. He regularly works with PBS television and is a popular international speaker. He has lectured before some of the worldâs most revered health institutions, including the World Health Organization in Geneva, the United Nations, and London's Royal Society of Medicine. As a keynote speaker, Dr. Chopra attended the inauguration of the State of the World, hosted by Mikhail Gorbachev and has addressed several leading academic institutions, including Harvard Business School. He is a recipient of the Toastmasters International Top-Five Outstanding Speakers Award.
"Dr. Chopra's work in bringing holistic medicine to the forefront in a spa setting is exposing people to treatments that can truly change their lives," added Ellis. "This award honors his seminal contributions and ongoing commitment to our industry."
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As the spa industry's only integrated marketing solution, Spa Finder reaches millions of health conscious consumers via its award-winning website, www.spafinder.com. The company publishes Luxury SpaFinder Magazine, the trusted authority on luxury spas and associated lifestyles, and The Spa Enthusiast, the leading publication for active spa goers. Spa Finder also operates the world's largest spa gift certificate and incentive programs, along with "Spas Direct," the online spa research and bookings model for consumers and travel agents.
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Of all of the streaming companies to launch previously 12 months or so, solely Disney+ has made a reputable effort at difficult Netflix. To be truthful, Netflix is not going wherever, and it has had fairly a big head begin. It has been streaming video to our properties and gadgets for nearly 14 years and introduced in January that it handed 200 million subscribers.
For comparability, Disney+ solely launched in November 2019. On Tuesday, nonetheless, Disney instructed us simply how credible its effort actually is. In an announcement, Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek revealed that–just 16 months after launching–Disney+ now has over 100 million subscribers. It took Netflix ten years, reaching that quantity in 2017.
That is a giant deal for a couple of causes. First, 100 million is a giant quantity. Should you’re launching a model new streaming service, having loads of subscribers is the aim.
Greater than that, nonetheless, it is symbolic. Solely Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, which is out there to all 150 million Prime members at no further price, can boast extra subscribers.
Certain, the pandemic performed a task. Disney+ launched barely 4 months earlier than the world successfully shut down. That is definitely useful if the factor you are making an attempt to do is to get individuals to remain residence and watch Disney or Marvel films on their tv.
But it surely’s not the one cause Disney has executed so effectively. Apple TV+ equally launched in November of 2019, and whereas it has had a few hit reveals, it hasn’t seen practically the identical degree of sign-ups as Disney+.
I feel there are three particular causes which have contributed to Disney’s success with Disney+.
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Even earlier than the service launched, nearly half of the individuals requested in a survey stated that they’d subscribe to Disney+ merely due to films that remind them of their childhood. Disney does not have a very giant library, particularly in comparison with Netflix and even HBO Max. What it does have is probably the most priceless library of films and reveals in a single place.
It is so priceless as a result of they’re the flicks that the previous three or 4 generations grew up watching. Along with Disney’s library of traditional animated movies, it is also the house of Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar. It is onerous to beat that assortment of nostalgia, and nobody ought to underestimate how highly effective an attraction it has been for Disney.
And but, Disney is not simply placing up an indication that claims “get your favourite childhood films right here.” As a substitute, it is pouring cash into creating authentic content material that capitalizes on these franchises. It has already had hits with The Mandalorian and WandaVision, two reveals based mostly on the Star Wars and Marvel universes respectively.
Additionally, earlier this 12 months Disney introduced a slate of upcoming reveals which means it should at all times have one thing new for its prospects to observe. For instance, WandaVision premiered a month after the second season of The Mandalorian completed. And Falcon and the Winter Soldier comes only a few weeks after the season finale of WandaVision.
One of many attention-grabbing departures from the usual script is that Disney is releasing reveals on Disney+ the way in which all of us used to observe them on television–one episode at a time. That is in stark distinction with Netflix, which is thought for dropping a whole season at a time and inspiring binge-watching.
It is also used the platform to launch its new characteristic movies, together with Mulan, Soul, and Raya and the Final Dragon–all of which have been accessible on the streaming service at launch. Disney’s technique is clearly to make its service sticky by creating pleasure and anticipation, after which providing you with a cause to stay round.
Not solely is it centered on making it irresistible to enroll, however not possible to go away. Up to now, that is a technique that seems to be working.


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Registering your cellphone ‘will help combat fraud’
You have until January 2011 to register your cellphone’s SIM card with your network provider in terms of Rica. Neesa Moodley-Isaacs reports on why it is important that you register and what it entails.
As cellphone banking becomes increasingly popular, so does the risk of becoming a victim of fraud. This is all the more reason you should register your cellphone’s SIM card as required by the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act (Rica) as soon as possible, Clive Pillay, the Ombudsman for Banking Services, says.
The 2008 All Media and Products Survey found that 86 percent of South African households have access to at least one cellphone, and there are about 40 million active cellphone numbers in South Africa. (According to market research company Eighty20 Consulting, South Africa’s population is just over 50 million.)
Pillay says the importance of Rica is highlighted by the fact that in 2005 banks lost R83 million to fraudsters using stolen or copied identity documents, while identity theft could have cost South Africa close to R1 billion last year.
“The use of technology in the banking realm has led to numerous scams. This is why it is so important that you are Rica-compliant: so that the opportunity for technological fraud is reduced to a certain extent,” he says.
Pillay says the Protection of Personal Information Bill, which was tabled in Parliament in August, will offer you further protection against scam artists.
The Mobility 2009 research project, which was commissioned by First National Bank and conducted by market research company World Wide Worx, found that more South Africans use cellphone banking than inter net banking. The study included research among 1 000 consumers in metropolitan areas, 1 000 small and medium enterprises and 240 large companies.
Arthur Goldstuck, the managing director of World Wide Worx, says 16 percent of bank clients in South Africa use internet banking compared with 28 percent who bank using their cellphones.
The study revealed that the main services used by cellphone bankers are balance inquiries and transaction notifications (three-quarters of cellphone bankers use only these two features). Just under half of all cellphone bankers use their cellphones to view bank statements, 35 percent to transfer money between accounts and 28 percent to pay accounts.
Goldstuck says only eight percent of cellphone bankers add beneficiaries via their cellphones, which is an indication of concerns over security and uncertainty over how cellphone banking works.
“Our research shows that although South Africans are becoming more comfortable with cellphone banking, precisely half of general banking customers are still nervous of it, citing trust as their major concern,” he says.


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The estimated amount of denim being manufactured by local mills in Vietnam amounts to about 75 million metres a year in which Viet Hong produces 15 million metres, Hang said in an interview with Fibre2Fashion.
“Viet Hong Textile is open to expansion not only in terms of our facilities but also for our market reach. Due to the current economic situation brought forth by COVID-19, investment is on hold. But we continue to reach out to our current and prospective customers to win more market share. Physical store is not on our plan at present, but we are exploring the idea of having our own brand soon,” she added.
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Sometimes when trees grow too fast without proper root structure, they end up toppling over.
Take drug-development sapling Clinical Data
One came, but it wasn't exactly at the price the bulls were hoping for. Clinical Data announced today that it agreed to be purchased by Forest Labs
- $1.00 if sales reach or exceed $800 million within the first five years
- $2.00 if they hit $1.1 billion within the first six years
- $3.00 if they hit $1.5 billion within the first seven years
Technically the total payout could be higher than Friday's close of $33.90, but investors don't see that happening; the extra payment is being valued around $1.00.
The problem is Viibryd has to compete with a ton of other antidepressants on the market. There's Forest's Lexapro and Eli Lilly's
While Forest Labs' purchase is an endorsement of Viibryd's potential, the structure of the deal is clearly an indication that Forest realizes it has an uphill battle to gain traction in the crowded market. In fact, the company said the deal won't be accretive for at least three years.
Viibryd may turn into a blockbuster tree for Forest, but it's going to take a lot of nurturing to get it to grow up strong.
Alex Pape says this spring will be full of special situations to potentially profit from.


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The European Commission believes that taste panels would be up to the job of fairly determining whether or not tobacco products imparted characterizing flavors, should they be necessary under the proposed new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
This was made clear in an answer by the commission to a number of questions by Danish MEP Morten Messerschmidt.
Messerschmidt was seeking to discover what plans there were for such taste panels.
“Does the Commission regard it as an adequate scientific basis to allow a test panel—with differing subjective assessments of taste sensations—[to] decide whether individual products are to be legal or illegal?” he asked.
“Does the Commission consider that a test panel will be able to reliably test the thousands of different tobacco products that are marketed in the EU?
“Finally, how does the Commission envisage that this test panel/these test panels will operate and be composed?”
In its reply, the commission said its proposal would require the adoption of uniform rules on the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product imparts a characterizing flavor. “Independent panels would be used to assist in such decisionmaking, and the precise functioning of such advisory panels would be determined by implementing act,” it said.
“Sensory analysis, involving panels of test subjects, is an established scientific method that applies principles of experimental design and statistical analysis to the use of human senses for the purposes of evaluating consumer products.
“A number of international ISO standards have been developed in this field.
“Sensory analysis has already been used in EU legislation.
“Moreover, there is a wealth of documentation on sensory studies conducted by the tobacco industry to test the influence of flavors on the attractiveness of a product.
“In this respect, the Commission believes that the proposed method is adequate and reliable for the purpose in question.”
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NASHVILLE, TENN. — In an effort to make hemp-CBD products more accessible to curious pet owners, Treatibles on Jan. 5 shared plans to launch “intro packs” for its Soft Chewables products. These intro packs are a sample-sized, price-reduced opportunity for pet owners to test CBD products without breaking the bank, and will be available in Spring 2021.
“It’s a fact – high quality hemp-derived CBD products for pets are priced at a premium,” said Julianna Carella, founder and chief executive officer of Treatibles. “For pet parents wishing to introduce a CBD product but aren’t sure if their pet will take to something new, that can be a turnoff. The intro packs are a cost-friendly option.”
Treatibles is offering intro packs for its Soft Chewables for Cats in chicken liver flavor, its Soft Chewables for Dogs in beef liver flavor, and its Tater Tot’s Sweet Potato Soft Chewables for Dogs. Each intro pack includes enough product to last several days.
“Including several days’ worth of product in the intro packs gives pet parents the opportunity to witness the benefits and find the perfect dose for their fur baby,” Carella added.
Additionally, for every intro pack of Tater Tot’s Sweet Potato Soft Chewables for Dogs, Treatibles will make a donation to the Villalobos Rescue Center in New Orleans. The company regularly donates $1 to Villalobos Rescue Center for every sale of a full-sized container of Tater Tot’s sweet potato supplements, a campaign started in September 2019 when the product was first launched.
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GUANGZHOU, China — In mid-2019, Huawei launched its personal working system — HarmonyOS — in response to U.S. actions that lower it off from Google software program.
It was the Chinese language know-how large’s most bold cellular software program push, one it hoped would assist its handset enterprise to outlive.
On Monday, Huawei introduced that HarmonyOS would start rolling out on its smartphones from April. Huawei telephone customers would be capable to obtain it as an replace.
A spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that customers outdoors of China would additionally be capable to obtain it. The corporate’s new foldable Mate X2 machine, launched on Monday, could be one of many first to get HarmonyOS with different handsets to observe.
In 2019, Huawei was placed on a U.S. blacklist often known as the Entity Record which restricted American corporations from exporting know-how to the Chinese language firm. Google lower ties with Huawei consequently. That meant Huawei couldn’t use licensed Google Android on its smartphones. That is not an enormous deal in China the place Google apps reminiscent of Gmail are blocked. However in abroad markets, the place Android is the most well-liked working system, it was an enormous blow.
That transfer by the Trump administration mixed with sanctions designed to chop Huawei off from important chip provides, has damage the Chinese language telecommunication agency’s smartphone gross sales.
Huawei might want to discover a supply of chip provides for its smartphones. However HarmonyOS is the opposite “critically vital” half to make sure the survival of Huawei’s smartphone enterprise, in keeping with Nicole Peng, analyst at Canalys.
Growth of HarmonyOS
Huawei touts HarmonyOS as an working system that may work throughout gadgets from smartphones to TVs. In September, it launched the second model of HarmonyOS and has been courting builders to make apps for the platform.
And with a view to worldwide customers, Huawei redesigned the interface for its app retailer often known as the AppGallery and improved navigation capabilities.
A visitor holds her telephone exhibiting an image taken throughout Huawei’s press convention unveiling its new HarmonyOS working system in Dongguan, Guangdong province on August 9, 2019.
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“Search built-in into the AppGallery will assist rather a lot by way of serving to individuals uncover apps,” Peng stated.
Additionally, Huawei shall be pushing the replace to current customers of its gadgets which ought to assist drive use of the working system abroad.
At present, Huawei’s AppGallery has over 530 million month-to-month lively customers.
Smartphone challenges forward
Apps are important to cellular working methods. Apple’s iOS and Google Android are the 2 most dominant working methods as a result of they’ve thousands and thousands of builders making apps for his or her respective platforms.
Huawei has a set of apps reminiscent of mapping and a browser underneath a banner known as Huawei Cellular Companies (HMS). HMS is much like Google Cellular Companies and provides builders kits that can be utilized to combine issues like location companies into apps. HMS has 2.3 million registered builders globally.
And in China, it is ready to deliver on board common apps.
Nevertheless, in worldwide markets, Huawei may face some challenges. For instance, its app retailer is lacking main names reminiscent of Fb or Google apps, that are vital to customers overseas.
“If Huawei needs to achieve success at promoting telephones abroad, then it wants the precise functions, that are unlikely to reach on HarmonyOS. So having access to Google Cellular Companies once more is important if it needs to construct its worldwide telephone enterprise,” Bryan Ma, vice chairman of gadgets analysis at IDC, stated through e-mail.
With Google Android and iOS dominating outdoors China, Huawei may also have the steep activity of convincing customers to modify.
“By way of challenges, it is nonetheless in areas … (whether or not) the product will be capable to be be accepted by heavy customers utilizing, for instance, Google apps and Google companies,” Canalys’ Peng stated.
In the meantime, Huawei additionally probably lacks the important thing provides to make telephones sooner or later because of the U.S. shifting to chop it off from chips. Huawei’s Mate X2 makes use of Huawei’s proprietary Kirin 9000 processor. Richard Yu, the CEO of the buyer enterprise, stated the corporate has sufficient manufacturing capability for the foldable telephone even after warning final 12 months provides may run out.
That, together with the uncertainty of success with the working system, is an enormous problem Huawei faces.
“Huawei may proceed to drive the native China market with out such considerations (about HarmonyOS apps), however there’s a a lot larger concern in that it’s struggling to get elements within the first place,” Ma stated.


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Ahead of the official start of Microsoft’s Build developer conference later today, details of its new Windows on Devices effort has leaked out. According to the Windows on Devices website (which has since been taken offline), Microsoft is “bringing Windows to a whole new class of small devices,” including robots, coffee mugs, and pianos. As the internet of things finally threatens to take off, this could be a very savvy move for Microsoft.
Some six months after Apple shocked the world with its 64-bit A7 SoC, which appeared in the iPhone 5S and then the iPad Air, we finally have some hard details on the Cyclone CPU’s architecture. It seems almost every tech writer was wrong about the A7: The CPU is not just a gradual evolution of its Swift predecessor — it’s an entirely different beast that’s actually more akin to a “big core” Intel or AMD CPU than a conventional “small core” CPU.
There have been a number of events over the past few weeks that collectively point to serious problems ahead for the semiconductor market and all the players in that space. The entire economic structure that was supposed to support both Intel and the major foundries as they moved to next-generation manufacturing technologies, such as 450mm wafers, extreme ultraviolet lithography, and 20nm CMOS, is on the verge of coming apart.
Microsoft has confirmed the existence of DirectX 12. As expected, it will be unveiled at GDC 2014 on March 20. It would appear that all the usual suspects are already on board — the use of their logos on the DirectX 12 website strongly suggests that AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and Qualcomm are all preparing DX12 hardware. Considering DX10 was released in 2006, and DX11 was released in 2009, DX12 is incredibly overdue. All signs point to DirectX 12 being a direct competitor to AMD’s recently released Mantle API, and in all likelihood will stymie AMD’s attempt to gain a critical mass of game developers.
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by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) A new study out of Oxford University pinpoints vitamin D deficiency as a culprit in serious illnesses like cancer and autoimmune disorders. According to the report, which was recently published online in the journal Genome Research, genetic receptors throughout the body need adequate vitamin D levels to prevent these and other serious illnesses from developing.
Multiple sclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Chron's disease, leukemia -- these and many more diseases are often caused by a lack of vitamin D. Your genes literally have receptors that need vitamin D in order to properly express themselves. If there is not enough of the vitamin, serious illness is prone to develop.
The Oxford team made specific observations about the importance of vitamin D in the genome regions associated with autoimmune diseases and cancer, noting that the nutrient is absolutely vital in helping to prevent these diseases from forming.
"Considerations of vitamin D supplementation as a preventative measure for these diseases are strongly warranted," expressed Sreeram Ramagopalan, author of the study.
However, current recommendations for vitamin D intake are unacceptably low, and many nations are considering updating their guidelines. The U.S. Institute of Medicine, for example, recommends getting a mere 200 to 600 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day, an amount far too low to have much therapeutic effect.
Since summer sun exposure creates about 20,000 IU of vitamin D in the skin in just 15 minutes, supplementation with at least 5,000 to 10,000 IU of vitamin D daily, particularly during the winter, is preferable. Healthy blood levels of vitamin D are somewhere between 50 and 80 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml), so many natural health professionals recommend having a "25 OH Vitamin D" blood test performed to check these levels.
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Too bad the authors of the speculative paper (as opposed to actual study) did not have access to the new Oxford study. The entire basis of their study was that there was insufficient evidence and in now way did they state that Vitamin D did not or could not hlep. But then the Oxford study would not have fit in well with their conclusion, would it? Might very well have ruined the whole paper.
Besides the speculative paper, the authors are also noted for collaborating on a mice study which they used to draw conclusions for humans, despite the fact that mice are largely nocturnal and have a different mechanism for producing vitamin D.
From the University of Oxford:
Gene study supports link between vitamin D deficiency and disease
The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is highlighted in a new study led by Oxford University.
Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with our DNA – and identified over 200 genes directly influenced by vitamin D. The results are published in the journal Genome Research.
It is estimated that 1 billion people worldwide do not have sufficient vitamin D. This deficiency is thought to be largely due to insufficient exposure to the sun and in some cases to poor diet.
As well as being a well-known risk factor for rickets, there is a growing body of evidence that vitamin D deficiency also increases an individual's susceptibility to autoimmune conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, as well as certain cancers and even dementia.
The University of Oxford researchers have now shown the extent to which vitamin D interacts with our DNA.
They used new DNA sequencing technology to create a map of vitamin D receptor binding across the genome in a study funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), the MS Society, the Wellcome Trust, the Canadian MS Foundation and others. The vitamin D receptor is a protein activated by vitamin D, which attaches itself to DNA and thus influences what proteins are made from our genetic code.
The researchers found 2,776 binding sites for the vitamin D receptor along the length of the genome. These were unusually concentrated near a number of genes associated with susceptibility to autoimmune conditions such as MS, Crohn’s disease, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, and to cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and colorectal cancer.
They also showed that vitamin D had a significant effect on the activity of 229 genes including IRF8, previously associated with MS, and PTPN2, associated with Crohn’s disease and type 1 diabetes.
‘Our study shows quite dramatically the wide-ranging influence that vitamin D exerts over our health,’ says Dr Andreas Heger from the MRC Functional Genomics Unit at Oxford University, one of the lead authors of the study.
There is now evidence supporting a role for vitamin D in susceptibility to a host of diseases.
Dr Sreeram Ramagopalan The first author of the paper, Dr Sreeram Ramagopalan from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics at Oxford University, adds: ‘There is now evidence supporting a role for vitamin D in susceptibility to a host of diseases. Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy and the early years could have a beneficial effect on a child's health in later life. Some countries such as France have instituted this as a routine public health measure.’
The main source of vitamin D in the body comes from exposing the skin to sunlight, although a diet of oily fish can provide some of the vitamin. Research has previously suggested that lighter skin colour and hair colour evolved in populations moving to parts of the globe with less sun to optimise production of vitamin D in the body. A lack of vitamin D can affect bone development, leading to rickets; in pregnant mothers, poor bone health can be fatal to both mother and child at birth, hence there are selective pressures in favour of people who are able to produce adequate vitamin D.
This new study supports this hypothesis, having found a significant number of vitamin D receptor binding sites in regions of the genome with genetic changes more commonly found in people of European and Asian descent.
It is probable that skin lightening as humans migrated out of Africa resulted from the necessity to be able to make more vitamin D and prevent rickets: vitamin D deficiency led to pelvic contraction resulting in increased risk of fatality of both mother and unborn child, effectively ending maternal lineages unable to find ways of increasing availability of the vitamin.
‘Vitamin D status is potentially one of the most powerful selective pressures on the genome in relatively recent times,’ says Professor George Ebers, Action Medical Research Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Oxford, and one of the senior authors of the paper. ‘Our study appears to support this interpretation and it may be we have not had enough time to make all the adaptations we have needed to cope with our northern circumstances.’
Better still, how about we don't turn every study and report about vitamin D in a support forum into a prolonged debate which essentially hijacks the forum? You've stated your objections, now let it go.
It isn't about hiding anything, John - it is about not entering into a lengthy thread of debate on a support forum which sends many other posts and threads to a back page where they might be missed. I posted a story, you posted a counter paper, I commented and you commented back. That should be enough for a support forum. As sure as night follows day we can expect you to come along and naysay any reported benefits of supplemental vitamin D. Your position is well known and has been debated backwards and forwards far too many times. Enough is enough.
Insofar as me personally having a vested interest in vitamin D, yeah I have probably made about $20 lifetime from affiliate sales of Vitamin D supplements. My interest is in promoting good health. I think adequate vitamin D is essential for good health and while I recommend that it come from either sunlight or food sources as much as possible, I firmly believe that when getting vitamin D from sun or food is not feasible, supplementing with vitamin D3 is not only advisable, but can be critical.
My interest is not in arguing on and on in a support forum. If you want to continue to do so, you will be doing it without me.
Doesn't the fact that the link you provided end with ".gov" raise a red flag?
Watch the series of videos Grz posted a little down further. They might bring anything associated with ",gov" into perspective.
so short answer, I can't see a reason not to use pubmed, assuming you know the rules.
That's just it, maybe you don't realize what the rules are, but think you do. The videos I referenced indicate that the studies might be tainted because the governments allow negative studies to be omitted in favor of getting funding to get re-elected.
The videos substantiate this happening in Canada where the Canadian health fired 3 experts that disagreed with the governments studies, and refused to say otherwise. This is HealthCanada which is comparable to the FDA in the U.S. This is from one of the experts that got fired. A government is a government, and will do what ever the money says. The hell with the truth.
If you are going to close your mind to all the facts, you lose.


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PFAS are a class of human-made chemicals that are incredibly persistent in the environment and also highly toxic.
PFAS have been linked to cancers, birth defects, and other health problems. Unfortunately, they are still found in packaging, including food packaging, as well as in many household items like carpets, outdoor apparel, and even baby bibs.
Good news! Thanks to the efforts of our members and allies, the RI General Assembly passed TWO bills to protect Rhode Islanders from toxic PFAS in the 2022 session, and Governor McKee signed them both into law!
- The Toxic Packaging Reduction Act (H7438/S2044) bans PFAS and heavy metals in packaging including food packaging.
- S2298/H7233 sets a maximum contaminant level for PFAS in drinking water.
The next step is for Rhode Island to move towards a comprehensive ban on PFAS that covers more products, so we can stop the flow of these forever chemicals into our waterways.
Take action! Thank our elected officials for the recent legislative steps they have taken to reduce our exposure to PFAS, and encourage them to do more in the 2023 session!


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Microsoft announced that it won't make any major changes to Visual Basic .NET after .NET 5 debuts in November.
BBC released today the entire archive of the Computer Literacy Project, which took place in the 80s. It consists of videos, code and interviews with innovators.
The Supreme Court rejected Google's appeal on the ability to copyright APIs, letting an earlier appeals court ruling stand.
You've already read about APUs, and maybe you're even using them now. But the road to creating APUs was paved with a number of struggles and unsung breakthroughs. This is the story of how hybrid chips came to be at AMD and where they’re going.
Apple proclaims that the iPad is magical. Steve Jobs himself said that it would be one of the most important works of his life. But is there a story to the iPad that the public doesn't know? We take you 38 years into the past, when the iPad was invented.