text: It seems like only two months ago that we celebrated the summer games in Overwatch: Origins Edition. If you remember that event, you'll be familiar with the concept of tons of new skins, player icons, sprays and more available only for a limited time. The event was undoubtedly a success, and Blizzard has just announced and released a new event called Halloween Terror. The event, obviously, is in celebration of Halloween and will run from now through November 1st. Like last time, players will earn special Halloween Terror lootboxes during the duration of the event whenever they level up. The boxes will also be available for purchase beginning October 12th. Once the event ends, the loot boxes will no longer be available. The Summer Games caught a lot of flak for not offering the option to purchase items by coins - popular skins were only available through luck of the draw, which meant you could spend $100 and still not get what you wanted in theory. Blizzard has resolved that issue by offering the items for coins as well this time around, albeit for 3x the normal cost (so 3000 coins for a single legendary skin). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jupt7Dh-Fgk Speaking of skins, there are 12 of them in total. You can check them all out below. https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057112.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057108.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057109.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057110.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057111.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057113.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057114.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057115.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057116.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057117.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057118.jpg https://www.trueachievements.com/customimages/057120.jpg Perhaps more importantly to us, the event has also brought with it a new brawl, Junkenstein's Revenge. The brawl is a co-op horde mode where players will pick a team consisting of McCree, Hanzo, Ana and Soldier 76. There are three difficulties: easy, normal and hard. By all accounts, the brawl is quite the challenge, which should make earning the four related achievements quite rewarding. Four They Were in Overwatch: Origins Edition Not a Scratch in Overwatch: Origins Edition Survived the Night in Overwatch: Origins Edition Held The Door in Overwatch: Origins Edition The brawl will last at least until November 1st. Since events recycle every year, it will also be available next October. It's not clear whether there will be a way to earn these achievements during the year when the event is not live, so you might want to focus on them now while it's available. Halloween Terror in Overwatch is live now and will end on November 1st.


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Digital forensic specialists say there’s not sufficient evidence to definitively say Huawei smartphones are not safe, but U.S. officials warn that the Chinese language tech large’s cell community infrastructure permits China entry to huge amounts of person knowledge. Apple has really caught up and gone previous its rivals with the iPhone eleven collection, though admittedly these are still dear telephones. To China’s management, the US case against Huawei is confected, driven by bewilderment and jealousy that one firm has come thus far, so quickly. As dedicated makers of wireless sport headphones since 2006, Jaybird most certainly is aware of what it’s doing in terms of fit and comfort.
As we speak’s electronics engineers have the power to design circuits using premanufactured constructing blocks reminiscent of power provides , semiconductors (i.e. semiconductor units, resembling transistors ), and integrated circuits Digital design automation software program packages include schematic seize applications and printed circuit board design programs.
But the government has ignored essential voices claiming there is not any strategy to securely isolate a 5G core — equivalent to former Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull , who has said there isn’t a passable mitigation of the danger” where 5G networks are involved — and is spinning the restrictions as the most stringent set of controls ever”.
Apple’s prime-of-the-vary pill has been given a critical makeover with a tiny bezel that will increase the dimensions of the Liquid Retina display screen without upping the overall dimensions; actually, Apple has managed to shrink the casing all the way down to a paltry 5.9mm thick. The Trump Administration has granted two ninety-day reprieves which have allowed some U.S. gross sales to Huawei to continue, however these have applied to a restricted range of technology, industry executives say.
It also sounds good for listening to music and earned a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. I assumed they could have sounded just a little better for $350, but they’re nicely designed, are comfy, have good sound and do work for making calls with the flexibility to change between your computer and smartphone. With sturdiness, wireless connection, dual functionality, rechargeable batteries and world-class sound, JBL Bluetooth speakers are the right solution for you.

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COLUMBUS—State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) had the honor of cutting the ribbon this weekend at the grand reopening of Gahm's Market in Lucasville.
"Gahm's businesses have been a tremendous part of the Lucasville community for decades, providing quality products and services, as well as employment opportunities for many," Johnson said. “Here’s praying for their continued success in the years to come.”
Gahm's Market originally opened in Lucasville in 1940. The business has thrived with the leadership of the Gahm Family for four generations and celebrated its grand reopening after 80 years in business this past Saturday. This local staple has had an immeasurable economic impact on Lucasville since its original opening. During that time, it has served as a source of consistent quality groceries and complete pharmacy services as well as steady employment opportunities to the community.


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Every day, residents in Michigan and elsewhere make business transactions with large banks. When making transactions, such as debit card purchases, consumers trust these institutions to use fair practices. When these practices seem unfair or excessive, banks may find themselves involved in business litigation. Recently, an appeals court vacated a restitution order against one of the largest banks in America.
The appeals court overturned a restitution award and permanent injunction ordered by a lower court for Wells Fargo's policy on overdraft fees. The business litigation began with consumers suing Wells Fargo for listing debit card transactions from high-to-low, which consumers claimed violated unfair competition law. A lower court found that Wells Fargo's practice of listing the transactions in such a way resulted in excessive overdraft fees and ordered Wells Fargo to pay a restitution award of over $200 million.
The court also ordered a permanent injunction against Wells Fargo's use of the high-to-low method. But the appeals court found the lower court's restitution and injunction order was preempted. The court remanded the case to the lower court to determine an amount of relief for the Wells Fargo's violation of a state law, which bans fraudulent misrepresentations to consumers.
In many states, unfair competition includes deceptive misleading advertising and unfair business practices. Business litigation against a large bank like Wells Fargo may be financially and emotionally costly for consumers. Because of these large costs, individuals considering business litigation should be aware of the possible ways to resolve business disputes, such as negotiations outside of the courtroom, as alternatives to business litigation.
There are some cases that may not be resolved through alternatives of business litigation, however. In such cases, consumers and business owners should be aware of rights so that they make and make an informed decision.
Source: Fox Business, "Appeals Court Reverses $203 Million Order Against Wells Fargo," Dec. 26, 2012


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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Non-banking company Vakrangee Ltd is joining the global movement of leading companies aligning their business with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement: to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels and reach net-zero by 2050 for the best chance of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
"We have mapped our business strategy with sustainability initiatives along with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. We believe that businesses can have a positive impact on the societies they serve," said Managing Director and Group CEO Dinesh Nandwana.
"We commit to policy advocacy consistent with a 1.5 degrees celsius future and also urge for supportive government policy and goals that will deliver a net-zero emissions economy," he said in a statement on Wednesday.
Incorporated in 1990, Vakrangee is a technology-driven company focused on building a network of last-mile retail outlets to deliver real-time banking and financial services, ATM, insurance, e-governance, e-commerce and logistics services to the unserved rural, semi-urban and urban markets.
Vakrangee next-gen kendras are located across India in 30 states and union territories covering 6,500-plus postal codes. It has over 10,000 operational outlets and 24,200 outlets under onboarding process.
In the past one year, the company clocked over 4.8 crore transactions with more than Rs 8,880 crore throughput from its ATM network. (ANI)


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CLEVELAND -- The Great Lakes Brewing Company is getting back to their roots when it comes to brewing beer.
The Cleveland Brewery is brewing up a beer with a recipe that came from a poem written by the Sumerians and is thousands of years old.
They are using clay vessels and a wooden spoon, along with a specific blend of spices.
The beer is then being brewed over a fire pit. The beer will not be sold, but employees say a special tasting event will be held in the future.


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Sabre, Expedia Renew Partnership
Southlake, Texas based travel technology firm Sabre and online travel booking site Expedia said today that they have renewed a multi-year, technology agreement between the firms. The two said that Sabre will provide Expedia with a broad range of technology services, including fare search technology and its travel suppliers. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The two have been in a partnership in 2005 in the area.


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Slate's Farhad Manjoo offers an interesting suggestion for Microsoft: forget Yahoo, buy Palm.
What's most puzzling about the possibility of renewed merger talks [between Microsoft and Yahoo] is that in betting on Yahoo, Microsoft would be jumping deeper into a volatile business that is outside its area of expertise. Microsoft really has no business being in the business of advertising. It is a software company, and software remains an astonishingly lucrative market. So why does it want to sell ads?...
Buying Yahoo would solve none of Microsoft's software woes--and could likely make them worse if Ballmer spends resources fixing what's wrong with Yahoo rather than fixing what's wrong with Windows Mobile....Microsoft might pay tens of billions of dollars for Yahoo; it could pick up Palm instead for just $1 billion or $2 billion and then spend several hundred million more on transforming the Pre's user interface into a mobile OS that can run on phones made by multiple vendors. Microsoft would also gain a loyal Palm audience--and a base of developers looking to create apps for the device.
This is sage advice, and helps Microsoft compete in a massive market that it largely misses today. Wouldn't Microsoft rather own the world's next desktop, mobile? Isn't that a smarter bet for its skillsets than getting into the Web advertising business?
Ironically, Apple is pulling a Microsoft even as Microsoft fritters away its time on beating Google at the Google advertising game. The iPhone App Store is absolutely rocking, as Businessweek reports, pulling in tens of thousands of applications that make customers increasingly happy to pay for Apple's iconic iPhone mobile device. Sound familiar? This has been Microsoft's game plan on the desktop for decades.
Microsoft would be better able to withstand a potential Apple lawsuit related to the Palm Pre. Microsoft would be better able to counter Apple's increasingly deep pockets as it .
In so many ways, Microsoft would prove an adept competitor to Apple in mobile, just as adept a competitor as it is not against Google in advertising. Why? Because Microsoft knows developer communities and platforms and operating systems. It doesn't know anything about Web advertising.
There's just one small nit in this master plan: Palm runs Linux. Yes, Microsoft would have to get over that. But given how weak Windows Mobile has been, maybe Linux looks pretty good to the Redmond giant right about now.


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NEW YORK – Since 1997, roaming the streets of Los Santos looking for the next car to jack has been the favorite activity of millions of gamers. However, the creators of Grand Theft Auto just made the game even more spectacular (for its fans) with the introduction of multi-player online version.
The game, which smashed sales records following the release of Grand Theft Auto V on September 17, took in more than $1 billion in its first three days. Providing its publisher, Take Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) with a mountain of cash.
According to Take Two, the online version of GTA will be challenging, and several commentators have noted that connection issues have made it difficult to start an online session. In a tweet published on Tuesday by Take Two subsidiary, Rockstar, says that they are working on addressing the issues, which they warned about last week.
‘One thing we are already aware of, and are trying to alleviate as fast as we can, is the unanticipated additional pressure on the servers due to a significantly higher number of players than we were anticipating at this point,’ says a statement from Rockstar. ‘We are working around the clock to buy and add more servers, but this increased scale is only going to make the first few days even more temperamental than such things usually are.’
The launch of the online version is seen as an attempt by Take Two to expand the franchise from a single-player model to a wide, multi-player model. In doing so, developers hope to shift to a subscription revenue structure that could be even more lucrative that the current license, or software, revenue structure. Take Two also announced that they plan to generate revenue from in-game sales.
In a note to clients, Macquarie Capital said that Take Two balanced the design of the micro-transactions in the game; allowing players to progress through the game faster, without requiring them to pay anything in order to have the full game experience.
Shares of Take Two are up almost 65 percent year-to-date.


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Australia’s digital film and TV sales grew more than 22% in 2013, with film and TV sales topping AUD 143 million (USD 129 million), said the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Assoc.
Movie electronic sell through and video on demand streaming outpaced television EST and VOD, growing 26%, twice the growth of TV EST.
“The 2013 digital movie and TV sales data show the tremendous growth and consumer interest Australians have in consuming filmed content digitally,” AHEDA CEO Simon Bush said. “It really has only taken off in the last few years in terms of a new platform of consumption.”
On a per capita basis, Australia is second only to the United States in digital consumer revenues. With more VOD services scheduled to deploy in coming months, the market is likely to see even more growth.
Foxtel’s Presto launches this week, and more services are on the horizon, including a potential market entry by Netflix, as services look to take advantage of a market smitten with the ability to access premium content on multiple devices on demand.
VOD and EST currently are sharing the market almost equally; EST accounted for AUD 71.2 million in revenue, compared to AUD 72.5 million for VOD, suggesting a unique opportunity for EST vendors like Apple’s iTunes.
“With 50% of all sales coming from electronic sell through films, this makes Australia a stand out in the global market place where VOD tends to dominate,” said Bush.
Bush said VOD services have been hamstrung “because our broadband hasn’t been as strong as in other markets,” something that is beginning to change, especially as Australians eagerly adopt wireless broadband options.
Physical media sales, meanwhile, continued to slide, AHEDA said, mirroring the global market as digital delivery becomes ubiquitous.


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Caught On Camera: Woman In Wheelchair Targeted
A couple who stole a 71 year-old woman's purse from the bag hanging off the back of her wheelchair have been caught in the act on CCTV.
The woman was shopping in the Rushden branch of Wilkinson in Eaton Walk on Wednesday, January 7, when she had her purse stolen.
Cameras from the store show a woman in a pink jacket take the purse from the back of the wheelchair before passing it on to a man in a dark jacket and a cap.
The theft happened sometime between 1.45pm and 2.15pm.
Officers investigating the case would like to speak to anyone who was in the store at that time and saw the couple, or who knows who they are.
Witnesses, or anyone with any information about this theft, can call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


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Video: Ducati Monster 696 accessories
Ducati has released this video of some of their accessories for the new Monster 696, which is due in the UK in May.
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Unfortunately the video is in Italian, but the video shows a Termignoni exhaust system and various bolt-on bodyparts for the Monster 696.
Ducati has yet to release a full accessories list for the new Monster 696.


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Ministry wants 70 pc of price as taxes for tobacco products
The Health Ministry is all set to introduce a steep hike in taxes on tobacco products in its budget proposal so much so that it wants the tax component to be 70 per cent of the retail price of the product.
This is a dramatic shift to the existing taxation principle under which the country's tobacco taxes are among the lowest. Less than 10 per cent of the retail price of beedis is state taxes and 38 per cent of cigarette prices account for VAT.
The move is likely to supplement the efforts of the ministry, which has been trying to extend the gutkha ban to pan masala and zarda. So far 14 states have banned gutkha sale.
"We have proposed that 70 per cent of the retail price of tobacco products should be taxes including VAT, excise, GST and whatever else is levied," said a senior official at the Tobacco Control Department of the ministry. The official attributes the move to the correlation between the a drop in demand with the increase in prices of tobacco products.
"Our move is in line with the spirit of the 12th Plan where the concept of a sin tax has been mooted to fund expenses on control of non-communicable diseases," the official said.
According to a tobacco economics report by the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, a 10 per cent increase in prices of tobacco products is estimated to reduce bidi consumption by 9.1 per cent and cigarette by 2.6 per cent.
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It has long been rumored in the rumor mill, now it’s official – the Samsung Galaxy S22 series will be presented at the Unpacked event on February 8th! Tae Moon Roh – President of MX Business Samsung – published an op-ed in Samsung Newsroom talking about the next chapter in Samsung smartphones, the S22. This could get a new name in 2022.
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- Tae Moon Roh confirmed previous assumptions.
- Possible name change of the largest model?
So far it was just rumors, but now it’s official: The new Samsung Galaxy S series will be presented at the Unpacked event on February 8th. TM Roh published an editorial on the South Koreans’ website in which he talks about the development of Samsung smartphones. He explains that Samsung will always try to be a step ahead of their time. He describes the previous development of Samsung smartphones as a “breaking of the rules in smartphone history”.
The president of Samsung’s mobile division promises that customers have been listened to in the development of the new Samsung flagship. So it was a surprise for many that no Galaxy Note series was released last year. In addition, many customers have
positive feedback on the S-Pen of the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Along with a small hint from TM Rohs, these statements strongly suggest that a rumored smartphone nomenclature could be true.
Will the Galaxy Ultra become the Galaxy Note?
The entire editorial is riddled with puns alluding to the Galaxy Note. Moon speaks of past breaches of the rules and above all mentions the Note, which appeared in 2011 with a large display. By the standards of the time, it was actually quite bulky with its 5.3 inch display. Again and again he uses variations of the word “note”, which leaves the question open: will the new Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra possibly not be called Ultra at all?
At Unpacked in February 2022, we’ll introduce you to the most noteworthy S series device we’ve ever created. – TM Moon, President & Head of MX Business, Samsung Electronics
Furthermore, Moon mentions some features that we could expect in the new Galaxy. We should be able to “own the night” and take the best photos and videos possible with a smartphone. In order to “dominate the day”, the S22 should have the necessary tools and the corresponding speed that you won’t find in any other smartphone. These are certainly references to the Exynos 2200 processor. In addition, after the Note from 2011 and the Galaxy Fold Z from 2019, Samsung now wants to write smartphone history again.
A while ago, a rumor circulated that the S Pen was already integrated into the most expensive model in the Samsung Galaxy S22 series. The approach to the design of the Note series was also listed in the statement. The rumor has already claimed that a name change is quite possible!
Are you looking forward to the new Samsung S22? Do you think the name of the Galaxy S22 Ultra might change? Let us know in the comments!


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Samsung reportedly offers Apple deal to end dispute
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Samsung is motivated to negotiate and avoid an injunction in yet another country. Apple already won an injunction in Germany and Samsung had to pull the tablet from market. Samsung also faces similar lawsuits in the US, Japan and South Korea.
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The story of how Walt Disney actually built Disney World is a very interesting one and a story that many people don’t know the full extent of. When you’re buying an obscene amount of land in an area it’s not exactly easy for it to become a secret for too long. Towns tend to notice when a person is buying acres upon acres of land and it isn’t long before the buyer is revealed. So when it’s a famous buyer it’s easy for it to become national news. But did you know that Walt Disney was actually able to keep his purchase of much of his Orlando land a secret? You might be wondering how.
Its turns out that Walt Disney created multiple fake companies (like M.T. Lott Real Estate) to buy Florida land in the 1960s. This let him acquire what is now Disney World while avoiding suspicion and keeping prices low. The stores on Main Street shop windows are the names of those original companies. Not only that but Disney used to constantly deny that he was ever in the area.
Here’s an interest excerpt from Theme Park History
Naturally, local officials, citizens, and the press began to take notice of the giant land grab. As each deal was finalized, speculation grew as to who the mystery buyers were. Several large industrial companies were thrown about as the potential buyers. At one point, a TV station announced that the buyer was Ford, only to announce the next day that it was a hoax. Disney was one of the companies in the mix, but Walt continued to deny any involvement. As the media buzz in Florida continued to grow, little cracks began to form in the faÃ§ade. A grocery store clerk quoted to the Orlando Sentinel that “strange men from California kept coming to get sodas from him”. Another time, Walt himself was recognized by a waitress.
He then cooked up a story about how his parents had been married there and he was taking a “sentimental trip”. During a press gathering for Disneyland’s tenth anniversary, Walt was blindsided by Orlando Sentinel reporter Emily Bavar. After being asked why he was spending time in the Orlando area, he froze and then babbled on…neither confirming nor denying anything. He had tipped his hand. Bavar was now suspicious, leading her to key in on Disney as the likely suitor. Some weeks later on October 21, 1965, Bavar published a story in her column predicting Disney as the buyer and a new theme park being built in Orlando. Three days later in the Sunday edition, the headline read “We Say Mystery Industry is Disney.”
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Said to be a spin-off of the Atlas three-row crossover, the pickup concept will apparently be used to gauge customer response, with series production apparently a very real possibility - and soon.
A smaller Tiguan concept announced last week will make it way over to the US before 2020 from the brand's production plant in China.
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Tusk thanked Turkey for its stance on migration and support for refugees, calling it "impressive". Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov hosted the summit as chairman of the EU Council.
In the USA last year, light trucks accounted for just almost 23 percent of the VW brand's sales, compared with 64 percent for the overall light-vehicle market, according to the Automotive News Data Center.
Volkswagen isn't the only one hopping into the pickup foray, with Hyundai confirming past year that it's building a midsize, light duty truck by 2020. Sources told the news site that the yet unnamed pickup could be assembled at the company's Chattanooga, Tennessee plant as well.
If Volkswagen's New York Auto Show concept is any indication, the German brand's future US plans might involve a trip off the beaten path. Stay tuned for more news coming out of NY this week.
A two-row version of the Atlas will be revealed at the New York Auto Show. "The Atlas. and its coming five-seat derivative can get that since both can be sold in China [as the Teramont], but a pickup like this would likely just be for the USA and Canadian market".


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Recently Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been trolled for taking part in a pan masala ad and soon after the storm on social media, the actor decided to step down as the tobacco brand ambassador and he apologized for the same via his official post, The Times Of India reported.
The Instagram profile of Akshay Kumar flooded with comments soon after he posted his apology letter to the public. “I am sorry. I would like to apologize to you, all my fans and well-wishers. Your reaction over the past few days has deeply affected me.”While I have not and will not endorse tobacco, I respect the outpouring of your feelings in light of my association with Vimal Elaichi,” the post read.
Moreover, he added, ”With all humility, I step back. I have decided to contribute the entire endorsement fee towards a worthy cause. The brand might continue airing the ads till the legal duration of the contract that is binding upon me, but I promise to be extremely mindful in making my future choices. In return, I shall forever continue to ask for your love and wishes. Akshay Kumar.”
Akshay Kumar will not be the brand ambassador of the recently signed tobacco company. Akshay Kumar took the decision to step down as the brand ambassador of a tobacco company following the same decision by Bollywood superstars Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan. Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan came in the ad of the firm recently and after fans were outraged at their star’s boost for the product, the stars decided to step down.
Meanwhile, when the controversy went on air, an old video of Akshay speaking on a public platform circa 2018 about the same has also surfaced on the social media. The actor, however, did not mention what’s the duration of the contract for the Vimal Elaichi ad.


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It appears that the days of PlayStation exclusives remaining as such are indeed long gone.
Traditionally, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) pays little to no mind to other gaming platforms. However, in recent years, the company has seen a shift in focus. Perhaps due to the success of its initial PC ports such as Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding, Sony is more open to bringing more of its exclusives to other platforms as well as opening up the PS4 and PS5 to cross-play.
In addition to this, SIE CEO, Jim Ryan, also reaffirmed PlayStation's commitment to bring "a whole slate" of games to the PC platform with the establishment of the PlayStation Studios PC label coming just a few months later.
Now, it's not just Ryan who's talking about Sony's multiplatform endeavors, but also Sony's CEO.
Kenichiro Yoshida mentioned in a recent corporate strategy meeting that Sony has "high expectations" for Bungie, which the company purchased for $3.6 billion in January. Yoshida claims that Bungie will be a "catalyst" to the company's live service video game capabilities, describing the acquisition as a "major step forward in becoming more multiplatform."
At the moment, Bungie is working on its own thing while supporting Destiny 2.
The most recent reports suggest that Bungie has plans for a third-person competitive action game as well as an animated series set in the Destiny universe. Meanwhile, Sony is preparing for the upcoming PS Plus and PS Now merger while also dealing with rumors of an upcoming Square Enix purchase.
With several announcements and showcases lined up in June, we're hoping that we'll hear more about Sony's multiplatform plans soon.


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A PS5 restock is going to be nearly impossible to find soon, according to our long-held expert analysis, even though today, in the second half of 2021, the PlayStation 5 console is easier (read: not easy) to buy. We also predicted this dip in PS5 demand that would offer a false sense of security, but now we're seeing that millions of consumers around the world are still trying to buy the Sony console and there's an 'October deadline' looming.
It'll get much harder soon, according to our latest projections that show an increase in PS5 demand come October. People are putting off buying the Sony console, thinking it'll be easier to get soon, or appear on store shelves in 2021. On the contrary. Even if Sony were to ramp up the supply of PS5 Disc and PS5 Digital consoles, demand will skyrocket right before Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Why there's an 'October deadline' to find PS5 in stock
Not to sound ominous, but you have until October 2021 to find a PS5 restock, which is when we predict PlayStation 5 demand will soar worldwide, despite PS5 console sales reaching 10 million, according to Sony.
Millions of parents will want to buy their children a PS5 in the weeks leading up to the Christmas holiday, and they haven't been added to the pool of consumers who are actively looking to buy a PS5 console. That's a scary thought.
That's why you have just two months until the ramp-up to holiday shopping kicks off at most retailers. The little Timmy's of the world haven't asked for the PS5 yet, or even if they have, many parents haven't gone searching for the console. As soon as that switch is flipped, we are going to see PS5 demand skyrocket beyond what Sony can supply, and analysts we talked to agree.
"I honestly don't see this shortage getting better until next year," Anshel Sag, Senior Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, told TechRadar. He noted that Sony isn't the only manufacturer in the hunt for PC components to make its PS5 consoles.
"With Qualcomm and Apple taking up vast swaths of 5nm, there isn't very much capacity left for vast jumps in demand even with process node optimizations, said Sag. "There still appears to be a lot of pent-up demand in the PC gaming segment which is still red hot and suffering from the worst GPU shortage I think I've ever seen in my 15-plus-year career."
When will PS5 restock in stores in 2021?
This is the question that keeps coming our way, and the truth is that we're unlikely to see major retailers stock the PS5 in stores in 2021. There are two reasons to keep the Sony console off of store shelves, and both have to do with consumer safety.
First, American retailers have told TechRadar that they don't want crowds rushing to their stores, only to be frustrated and milling about with no intention of buying any other product except a non-existent PS5. That's a strain on customer service and a social distancing hazard.
Second, consumers willing to do anything to grab ahold of the PS5 present security concerns. We saw this first hand when Best Buy tried to sell RTX graphics cards in stores. Fights nearly broke out and yelling by both line-jumping consumers and Best Buy employees went on for nearly an hour.
We wouldn't put it past some retailers to tease PS5 stock to lure consumers to brick-and-mortar locations for other deals come Black Friday (at a point when there are other tempting deals to sway people who can't get a PlayStation 5). But, for now, online PS5 purchases and distribution methods remain much safer, according to PS5-carrying retailers we spoke to recently.
How to buy the PS5 in the next two months
PS5 demand is dipping ever-so-slightly worldwide, and more people have been able to check out of online stores in the US and UK, according to our analysis. One of the secret reasons is that some – not all – stores are becoming better at reigning in resellers and bots.
- Follow a PS5 restock tracker: With over 60,000 people getting a next-gen console through our links, all at MSRP or with a bundle at face value, this has become the proven method to find the PS5 in stock.
- Know which stores to avoid: Right now, only a few hundred have success during a Best Buy PS5 restock from our links. Bots have found a way to scoop up Best Buy and Walmart inventory before consumers have a chance.
- Know which stores to buy from: The GameStop PS5 restock is a better situation for US consumers, as they've created barriers to entry: bundles and a $15 membership fee. In the UK, Amazon has implemented PS5 purchases for Prime members only. That's a brilliant idea to cut down on multiple checkouts from the same account.
- Be open to PS5 Disc, not Digital: Too many consumers insist on buying PS5 Digital because it's slightly cheaper – $399 in the US instead of $499 for PS5 Disc. But the inventory just isn't there. Sony isn't making it nearly enough.
- Bundles are your best option: In the US, at least, GameStop and Antonline serve up bundles that cost more than the standalone console, but everything is at face value when you add up the cost of the games and accessories. It also cuts down on the number of resellers, as they can't easily turn a profit on bundles.
We'll continue to offer expert advice on how to buy the PS5 between now and the end of 2021, but we're giving everyone fair warning: between now and the start of October is your best chance to purchase the Sony console.
In two months' time, it's going to become much harder when parents wake up to the fact that they need this console to fulfill their child's Christmas wish list. It's at that point PS5 will become Jingle All the Way's Turbo Man and you may be duking it out with a crazed Arnold Schwarzenegger-like parent during the holiday rush.
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Techniques That Get Your E-mail Opened
E-mail marketing is new for many catalogers, and most are now concentrating on growing an in-house e-mail file. Some have started weekly or monthly newsletters that contain specials, and others are sending promotions. While many are becoming comfortable with the process of creating e-mail marketing messages, the competition for customers’ attention is growing.
In the near future, it will become important for catalogers to set themselves apart from other e-mail marketers. As with print catalogs, several response-boosting techniques are worth testing in e-mail.
Looking for Lists
Most catalogers are working with their own housefiles right now. They have e-mail registration on their order forms, customer service representatives ask for e-mail addresses when customers place orders and they offer an opt-in e-mail newsletter or regular promotion to sign up on their Web sites.
But now you can begin hunting for e-mail lists from other catalogers. David Schwartz, president of 21st Century Marketing, says the number of company e-mail lists on the market is growing.
“There is a growing group of individual list owner files now, and they are coming out with more of them,” says Schwartz. He says the more of these lists that become available, the better response people will see from e-mail marketing. Database-generated e-mail lists, such as those from NetCreations or Yes!Mail, have been the foundation many marketers have been working from when using outside lists.
Schwartz says these lists are less targeted because the consumer profiles are self-generated and not reflective of an actual interest, such as a magazine subscription or previous purchase. Today, most e-mail lists are not tested because there are so few, and because they encompass many different kinds of people, they are simply used.
“I think you will see a lot more of individual list owners set up conventional list testing patterns. This will raise the caliber of the list format medium,” says Schwartz.


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Breakfast, as the old idiom goes, is the most important meal of the day. Burger King NZ obviously didn’t get the memo and left that segment of the fast-food market to competitors like McDonald’s and Wendys. But, as a new campaign by Colenso BBDO that spans TV, radio, press, online, sampling and PR states, it’s now “woken up to a whole new time”.
The new BK breakfast menu features the likes of Puhoi
Valley Yoghurt and muesli, streaky bacon, eggs and freshly ground coffee. There’s also a new range of toasted wraps and breakfast muffins, hotcakes, hash
bites and The King’s Brekkie. Sadly, there are no bacon narwhals or breakfast Darth Vaders on offer.
“We are confident we’ve got the best-tasting breakfast offering in the New Zealand market and are excited about the growth opportunity this presents,” says Rachael Allison, marketing director at Burger King NZ. “We’ve enjoyed working with Colenso BBDO to develop a campaign that will tell our breakfast story in a uniquely BK way.”
new menu is already available in stores. And, for a limited time, BK will be rewarding early risers with half-price breakfasts between 6 – 7am.
“It’s awesome we’ve got a genuinely great product—it makes the work
work harder,” says Scott Coldham, group account director at Colenso BBDO. “The guys at BK have done a stellar job.”
Creative Chairman — Nick Worthington
Creative Director — Levi Slavin
Deputy Creative Director — Mick Stalker
Art Director — James Conner
Copywriter — Christie Cooper
Designer — Kate Slavin
Group Account Director — Scott Coldham
Senior Account Director — Helen Fitzsimons
Senior Account Manager — Angela Vance
Account Executive — Eloise Jack
Planner — Andy McLeish
Agency Producer — Katie Knight
Director — Felicity Morgan-Rhind, Exit Films
Production Company Producer — Declan Cahill, Exit Films
Marketing Director — Rachael Allison
Marketing Development Manager — Andrea Spearman


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Owner Of Bridal Shop Caught In Ebola Scare Sues Texas Hospital
The owner of an Akron bridal shop that closed after an Ebola scare has sued Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, saying it failed to train and prevent a nurse from contracting the virus from a patient. Amber Vinson visited the shop in 2014 and tried on a wedding dress. She was diagnosed with Ebola when she returned to Texas. The shop, Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal in Akron, closed for good in early 2015. Shop owner Anna Younker accuses the hospital of negligence. The facility's owners say there is no factual or legal basis for the suit.


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Congressman Dan Kildee: Failure to Adopt Currency Manipulation Amendment Hurts American Business, Risks American Jobs
June 11, 2015
Kildee/Clawson Amendment to Crack Down on Currency Manipulation by Foreign Countries Voted Down Despite Bipartisan Support
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) and Rep. Curt Clawson (FL-19), in an effort to protect American jobs and boost American exports, proposed holding countries seeking to enter new trade agreements with the U.S. accountable for unjust currency manipulation practices. However, their bipartisan amendment – supported by Democrats and Republicans – was voted down in the Rules Committee late last night.
Countries such as Japan, which are currently negotiating new trade deals in secret with the U.S., continue to manipulate the value of their currency in order to decrease the cost of their own exports around the globe. Unfortunately, the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that is being considered in Congress fails to crack down on countries who are deliberately manipulating the value of their currency, which in turn places an unfair competitive advantage against American workers and costs American jobs.
“Failing to adopt strong, enforceable currency manipulation provisions stacks the deck against American workers and means that more American jobs will be shipped overseas,” Congressman Kildee said. “Michigan has already seen the devastating effect of such unfair policies and trade deals – we’ve lost tens of thousands of jobs due to past trade deals like NAFTA. America has the best workers in the world, but we cannot expect them to compete on an unfair playing field against countries like Japan who continue to deliberately manipulate the value of their currency.”
The Clawson-Kildee amendment, which mirrors the Stabenow/Portman Senate amendment narrowly defeated in the U.S. Senate last month, would have ensured that the U.S. has the tools to address and end currency manipulation by other countries in any new trade deal, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Clawson-Kildee amendment would have directed U.S. trade negotiators to include strong and enforceable rules to prohibit currency manipulation and to hold participating countries accountable to International Monetary Fund standards.
The United Auto Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), the AFL-CIO, and the Ford Motor Company supported the Clawson-Kildee amendment.
According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs to other countries because past free trade agreements did not include provisions that addressed currency manipulation. According to the analysis, the U.S. trade deficit with Japan is in part attributable to currency manipulation and has “displaced 896,600 U.S. jobs” in 2013 alone. The report goes on to say that several countries in the proposed TPP deal – including Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan – are “well known” currency manipulators.
C. Fred Bergsten, a highly regarded economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, has also estimates that currency manipulation has impacted the U.S. trade deficit to the tune of several hundred billion dollars per year – meaning jobs losses in the U.S.


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Marvel Unlimited App Finally Gets Adaptive Audio Update
It's been nearly a year since Marvel Entertainment announced at SXSW 2013 that it was going to add adaptive audio to its digital comics experience, but now the dream has become a reality.
According to an article on CNET, Marvel is set to announce the changes made to the new version of its digital comics app, Marvel Unlimited, at a panel at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas.
The updated version of the app includes faster, smoother transitions between panels, the adaptive audio we've all been waiting for and Marvel AR's DVD-style extras. Of course, if you prefer a more traditional method of enjoying your comics (albeit on a screen and not on paper), you can switch all of these features off in the Options panel.
Because of the new features in the updated app, Marvel wants to entice new fans to partake in the subscription-based app with a promotion that drops the price of the first month to a $0.99. In order to take advantage of this deal, you must sign up by March 14, 2014 and use the promo code "SXSW99." After the promotional month is up, you'll have to pay $9.99 a month or $69.99 for a year to continue enjoying the subscription.
$0.99 isn't a bad price of admission in order to check out the new adaptive audio feature. CORD and Momentum are no longer on the project, replaced by Australia-based Firelight Technologies' FMOD and David Ari Leon's SoundMind Music. The adaptive audio technology can detect when you move from panel to panel and will change the background music when appropriate. It also has the ability to gauge your speed and will change the score according to your pace. Nifty. As of this writing, the adaptive audio feature is live and is only available for Captain America: The Winter Solder. Head on down to the App Store to check it out now.


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Twitter users on Thursday received an alert from the company explaining the issue and directing them to their account settings so they could change their passwords.
In a linked blog post, the company apologized for the problem.
"We are very sorry this happened," said Twitter's chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal. "We recognize and appreciate the trust you place in us, and are committed to earning that trust every day."
The company fixed the bug, deleted the stored passwords and launched an investigation that showed no signs of a breach or data misuse, according to Agrawal.
Still, "out of an abundance of caution," the company said, it recommended that users change their passwords not only for Twitter but also for any other accounts with the same password.
The bug affected a process called hashing, which Twitter uses to mask users' passwords by cryptographically converting them to different number and letter combinations before storing them.
Twitter uses the masked passwords to validate users' account credentials.
"This is an industry standard," Argawal said.
However, the bug discovered by the company caused the passwords to be stored in an internal log before they were masked.
Argawal said that Twitter has "no reason to believe password information ever left Twitter's systems or was misused by anyone" but recommended that users take extra steps to secure their accounts, including two-factor authentication and using different passwords for separate accounts.
He received some backlash from Twitter users after he tweeted that the company "didn't have to" tell users that their passwords had been stored in plain text in its system.
Agrawal later admitted he made a mistake by saying that Twitter didn't have to inform users of the issue. Dorsey praised Argawal's response, adding, "I love my teammates."


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A case of tainted ice cream in the South.
Kathleen Maloney reports:
Texas-based Blue Bell creameries is recalling certain flavors of ice cream after finding an ingredient from a third-party supplier could be contaminated with Listeria. It involves half gallons and pints of Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and half gallons of Blue Bell Cookie Two Step.
The ice cream is distributed in 10 Southern states. No illnesses have been reported, but customers can return the affected cartons to stores for a full refund.
Last year Blue Bell stopped sales and issued a voluntary recall of all of its products after bacteria contamination that was linked to 10 Listeria cases and three deaths.
Kathleen Maloney, FOX News.


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Posted by Business Insider Australia on July 19, 2019 12:05:03The rise in digital marketing costs is hitting hospitality companies hard, with an average of $2.7bn spent each year on digital marketing, according to a new study from digital marketing expert Pinnacle Research.
Key points:The study, which found hospitality spending rose by 12 per cent in 2019 compared to the previous year, found that digital marketing was “not the only option” for hospitality companiesThe study found that the cost of digital marketing for hospitality businesses was the highest in the worldThe average cost of hospitality marketing in Australia rose by $1.6bn over the previous financial year, Pinnacle saidThe study examined data from 190 hospitality companies in the three years to September 2019 and found the cost per visit was “significantly higher” in the United States than in Australia.
The cost per visitor to the United Kingdom was $0.79, while Australia’s was $1,091, the study found.
Australia’s hospitality industry spends a “substantial” portion of its revenue on digital, but the study also found that spending on social media was the least expensive channel for hospitality.
“Social media is now the fastest growing channel for spending in Australia, but it has the highest overall cost per transaction, $1.,859.88,” Pinnacle research chief executive Ian McAllister said.
“This is because it is a relatively new, fast-growing channel for consumers.”
Social media has seen a dramatic increase in use, with Facebook spending more than $1bn on advertising in Australia in the past year.
The average spend per visitor was $2,938, but Pinnacle’s research found that social media spending on the internet was “substantially lower” at $1,-064.24.
Social media advertising is a form of digital advertising that uses the power of social media to deliver targeted advertising to users.
In Australia, Piers Platten said, most hospitality spending was spent online, but this could change if the Government decides to make it easier for businesses to share and promote their products and services online.
“The Government needs to consider the role that digital can play in helping hospitality businesses grow,” Mr Platten told Business Insider.
“It’s the first step to the next step and it could be a game changer.”
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A new fund has been launched to tackle the critical issue of veg consumption which is contributing to 20,000 premature deaths every year in the UK.
VEG POWER is a marketing fund that will use the top people in the advertising industry to create impactful, innovative digital campaigns aimed at children. It is part of the work of the Peas Please initiative.
It links up with Veg Cities, the future feature campaign of Sustainable Food Cities, led by Sustain in partnership with Peas Please. Veg Cities will support cities and other local areas to increase availability and consumption of veg and will tap into the resources coming out of VEG POWER. The Veg Cities Campaign Grants for members of the Sustainable Food Cities Network are also opening today 3rd May and applications will be received until 4th June 2018.
Sir John Hegarty has been supporting the creation of the VEG POWER fund and believes this is a real chance to use ‘advertising for good’. "We have hit crisis point with our children’s diets and 1 in 3 of our children are leaving primary school obese or overweight, leaving them at higher risk of developing diet related diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes. Action is needed now."
To kick start VEG POWER, a Crowdfund has been launched asking for businesses and individuals to support the need for more vegetable marketing. This is about all coming together to help parents throughout the UK get more veg into kid’s bellies.
VEG POWER is being backed by celebrity chefs, medical experts, food producers and teachers and will aim to transform children’s current attitude to vegetables. With strong simple digital content it will inspire children to embrace and love the huge variety of vegetables on offer. Currently 80% of our kids are not eating enough vegetables. The fund will also support and help parents by offering an alternative to the junk food advertising that kids are exposed to everyday.
86% of children are reported by parents to pester them for junk food. Parents and children are bombarded with advertising and promotions and currently only 1.2% of food and drink advertising spend goes on vegetables.
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There is love in the air and some cryptocurrency traders will be loving what is trending with the bitcoin price in the market. The Valentine’s Day celebration has a special link with bitcoin as it has heralded its progress since the beginning of the year. Recent bitcoin price analysis has revealed an upsurge of bitcoin price as the leading crypto hit a 10,000 US Dollar mark. This bullish run could lead to the price of bitcoin hitting its all-time high.
Bitcoin price in a bullish Valentine’s Day special
There seems to be a loving connection between Bitcoin price and Valentine’s Day since 2015. Market price analysis for previous years has indicated that some particular days of the week produce favorable returns for market investors.
For instance, Friday trading has been the best day to get high returns on buying bitcoins, as compared to other days of the week. Hence, the trading on this Friday that equally falls on Valentine’s Day is another opportunity for market investors to buy bitcoin and expect high returns on their investment.
Some market analysts are of the opinion that Valentine’s Day is one of the best times, if not the best day for bitcoin price to soar above its all-time price. Therefore, today being Friday is a lovely day presenting a good opportunity for investors to buy bitcoins.
How have Bitcoin, XRP and Ether fared on Valentine’s day?
For bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and XRP, Valentine’s day have been positive for investors with daily returns on a positive high since 2015. Except in 2019, Bitcoin’s price has been positive.
Similarly, XRP’s price on Valentine’s Day saw an average 3.8 percent return since 2015, with the highest return occurring in 2018. Since 2015, BTC and XRP returns and price patterns have been similar, with each having positive remarks of over 65 percent on every Valentine’s day except in 2019.
Ether (ETH) on the other hand has been available since 2016 and had its highest return in 2017, with a negative return in 2016 and 2019. The average price returns of the three coins have been over 3 percent over the years. If an investor decides to buy any of these cryptos on Valentine’s Day is sure of making a huge return on investments.
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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has become "the fastest-selling PC game of all time", according to internal figures from publisher Activision Blizzard.
The latest WoW expansion pack hit "a record 3.3 million copies sold through" in its first 24 hours of availability, the company said today.
The milestone eclipses the previous record of more than 2.8 million copies sold in 24 hours, set in November 2008 by Blizzard's second WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
"We had to bring Azeroth to the brink of destruction in Cataclysm, but the result was our best expansion yet," said Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime.
"We want to thank all of our new, existing, and returning players throughout the world for their incredible enthusiasm and support, and we look forward to hearing what they think about all the new content."


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Carly Rae Jepsen Stars In Candie’s Spring 2013 Campaign
2013 is a fresh year and with Carly Rae Jepsen now the face of Candie’s Spring 2013 campaign for Kohl’s , we get to see the Canadian sensation pose in black and white, pale pink, pastel blue and mint green outfits.
Jepsen may be 27-years-old but she can effortlessly pass for a teenager – a fact that’s proven even more true in the new images. The campaign is definitely young and girly, and features Jepsen rocking cardigans, skinny jeans, dresses and even some cute wedge heels.
CRJ’s ads will debut in the March issues of a number of fashion magazines and in an interesting turn of events, she actually shot them herself while in a photo booth!
“I feel very honored to be the next Candie’s girl,” Carly Rae Jepsen said in a statement. “It’s a dream come true to be in the company of such amazing women! The photo shoot was really fun because it was so different. I’m actually the photographer as well and can’t wait to share it with my fans!”
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There is lots of hyperbole to bypass, but if one needed to boil it right down to a straightforward phrase
There is a great amount of hyperbole to bypass, but if one had to boil it right down to an easy phrase, the opposition position as espoused by consumer advocate teams may be summed up in what PewвЂ™s Alex Horowitz penned: вЂњThe Bureau should withdraw this harmful proposition.вЂќ
Horowitz additionally stated that the changes as proposed not merely constituted tweaking the guidelines as first set forth by the agency, it is a dismantling that isвЂњcomplete customer defenses finalized in 2017.вЂќ The guidelines was in fact working, he noted, and lenders had been changes that are making presenting more reasonable products to your market but he now fears that the progress made will undoubtedly be stalled, or even worse. вЂњEliminating these protections could be a grave mistake, and would keep the 12 million People in the us whom utilize pay day loans each year subjected to unaffordable re re payments at rates of interest that normal nearly 400 percent,вЂќ he wrote. Nonetheless, not everybody ended up being quite so incredulous.
Advocates regarding the modification have actually argued that the first guidelines had been built to force over 80 per cent of temporary loan providers out of company not able to pay for either changing the business that is entire or operating economic criminal background checks for little dollar loans. The guidelines arenвЂ™t an effort at legislation, they argued, but at right right back home prohibition.
Some sounds, like on line Lenders Alliance (OLA), praised the CFPB for the modification of heart on payday financing as well as for making sure that those many in need of credit have comfortable access to it.
вЂњOur goal in this guideline, or any regulatory action, is to make sure that individuals who require temporary, tiny dollar loans will get them from safe, regulated, dependable lenders online. There is certainly a need for credit one of the the greater part of Us americans who canвЂ™t manage an economic surprise like a job disruption, medical crisis, or automobile or house fix,вЂќ said Mary Jackson, CEO of OLA. Other people have actually stated that easing laws will spur more competition among a wider variety of businesses to create items that serve consumers that are best maybe not a return to вЂњbad practices.вЂќ вЂњAllowing banks to work in this room at the mercy of sound banking techniques will avoid bank clients from being forced to count on less regulated and much more expensive types of funds like online loan providers, check always cashers or pawnshops,вЂќ said customer Bankers Association President and CEO Richard search.
Advance AmericaвЂ™s SVP of Public Affairs Jamie Fulmer told PYMNTS in a written declaration it is his hope that the вЂњsecond bite at the regulatory apple should come up by having a regulatory environment that both safeguards customers and will leave the industry intact,вЂќ noting that the very first guideline making procedure had been вЂњderived from the problematic procedure that ended up excluding shareholder views,вЂќ and had lopsided regulations.
вЂњIt is our hope that this rule that is new procedure may well be more clear and comprehensive with its engagement of most stakeholders (borrowers, loan providers and activists alike), to come calmly to a final guideline made to satisfy AmericansвЂ™ undisputed credit requirements, protect them from unlawful actors making significant steps toward an amount regulatory playing field in customer financial services,вЂќ he said. Whether it’ll turn down by doing this, that’s the hope. Legislation plus the term online payday loans Maine that is short industry do not have a lengthy and glorious reputation working calmly and efficiently together. Yet, because it’s clear that the CFPBвЂ™s reasoning about the subject is evolving, during the exact same time, the necessity for little buck loans for customers continues to be current. The need for regulation is not whatвЂ™s being debated it is the devil within the details that people will discover debated throughout the months that are coming.


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IceGiant Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign!
Through StartEngine's equity crowdfunding platform, IceGiant looks to raise its seed round with help from the public.
Austin, TX (2022): CPU cooler manufacturer IceGiant has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on the crowdfunding platform StartEngine to raise their seed round. StartEngine's platform allows anybody from the general public to purchase shares in the startup without being an accredited investor. This round of funding will allow IceGiant to expand its team and accelerate product development.
IceGiant’s equity crowdfunding campaign is launched under Regulation CF. Legalized in 2016, Regulation CF allows startups like IceGiant to raise capital from the public through an SEC-registered intermediary like StartEngine. With StartEngine, IceGiant’s ownership will be composed of people that IceGiant products are made for: PC enthusiasts, creative professionals, overclockers, and gamers.
“IceGiant had previously raised capital through an angel investor but has had several inquiries regarding investment from our community,” said IceGiant CEO Oscar Martinez when asked about their decision to utilize Regulation CF. “We saw it as the perfect way to raise needed funding and enable our community to own a piece of our company. This way, we could grow closer to our community, provide a deeper experience as we pursue our objectives, and raise the funding we need to take the next steps towards company growth.”
Through StartEngine’s platform, IceGiant is able to offer incentives and rewards for investors. Depending on the tier of the investment, investors are eligible for exclusive merchandise, such as shirts, zip hoodies, caps, and drinkware. Investors are also eligible to receive bonus shares depending on the tier that they invest at or if they invest during an ‘Early Bird’ period. Lastly, investors on the StartEngine platform that already own shares of StartEngine are eligible for a bonus as well.
Due to SEC Regulations, IceGiant is unable to share the exact terms of the investment offers and bonuses. If you would like to learn more about IceGiant’s equity crowdfunding campaign, you can learn all of the details on their campaign page at www.startengine.com/icegiant.
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It is the countrywide move since the 2009 downturn, prompted by the financial crisis. Liu Kun, a company spokesman at Foxconn’s manufacturing facility, in said none of its plants in mainland China have hiring plans. There had been internal notices issued to halt hiring until at least the end of March.
However Tim Cook, chief executive is still insisting that demand for iPhones had not peaked as people had realised that there was much better technology out there cheaper. He said that Apple did not have the word ‘limit’ in its vocabulary. Although since he used the word it must be in his vocab, as it certainly is in the vocabulary of analysts commenting on Jobs’ Mob now. Now it seems that Foxconn’s demand for workers this year was as low as that in the very depressed 2009 period.
The company’s China workforce was estimated at about 800,000 during the 2009 crisis, but rose to 1.2m last year ahead of the launch of the iPhone 5. Recruiters said hiring has stopped for the iPhone and iPad production lines in Shenzhen, the company’s largest plant with more than 200,000 workers, as well as at Zhengzhou, the second-largest with about 200,000 workers, which also makes iPhones. Taiyuan, which had 79,000 workers as of September and makes iPhone parts, and Chengdu, which makes the iPad, were also putting a freeze on hiring.


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Every once in a while we get a truly bizarre press release that doesn’t exactly count as news but gets our geek motor running and today we bring you just that.
Konica Minolta has informed us that it has passed the Marine Immersion Test BS 5609, Sections 2 and 3.
Why would a printer need to be submerged in water? Why is that test named so poorly? Why are we telling you this?
So first things first, what is Marine Immersion Test BS 5609?
It establishes standards for how labels perform in marine conditions. So say for instance you are shipping a container filled with jelly beans overseas. During the journey the container which is marked “Tasty Jelly Beans” falls overboard.
Marine Immersion Test BS 5609, tests the printed label to see how it fares under those conditions.
“The regulations are meant to ensure that, for instance, if drums of hazardous chemicals are recovered from the ocean, the warning and information labels on the drums remain legible,” managing director of production print for Konica Minolta South Africa, Leon Minnie, said in a statement.
“If labels are immersion safe, health-and-safety personnel will know how to handle the material. The testing standards are extremely stringent.”
Section 2 of the test sees the label being submerged in the ocean for three months while Section 3 checks abrasion resistance and permanence of printed images.
The labels that were tested were printed using the AccurioLabel 190 and the bizhub C71cf presses.
“We’re extremely proud that our products have been recognised for achieving the highest global standards. This follows similar standards awards for our Chagall and Degas-series printers,” Minnie added.
So there’s your “did you know for the day”. There is a standard for testing how long labels last under water and Konica Minolta’s printers have passed said test.
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Admirers at a "love doll" exhibition in Tokyo are a far cry from the stereotypical image of an introverted pervert fulfilling his dark fantasies with an anatomically correct plastic companion in his lonely apartment.
Visitors at the venue can be heard praising the beauty and life-like appearances of what are essentially toys used by men for simulated sexual acts. These accolades often come from women.
In fact, women account for 60 percent of the 4,000 people who have visited the exhibition called Ima to Mukashi no Ai-Ningyo (Love dolls of today and the old days), held at the Atsukobarouh gallery in Shibuya Ward.
Some experts say women are increasingly showing an interest in love dolls because attitudes have changed toward what is considered indecent.
In addition, the dolls today are much more sophisticated than the previous blow-up incarnations called "Dutch wives," giving the modern versions an artistic element.
Still, the number of women at the exhibition has surprised even the organizer of the event, love doll maker Orient Industry.
"When the dolls were called Dutch wives, they were considered the possessions of perverts," said Hideo Tsuchiya, 73, president of the company based in Tokyo’s Ueno district. "When we were thinking of how to improve the image of the dolls, skilled doll artists began to gather. We also studied how to make the dolls’ makeup appear more like humans.
"But I had never imagined that the time would come when so many women would be interested in love dolls."
The exhibition, held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Orient Industry’s founding, started on May 20 and will run until June 11.
Visitors include groups of women, couples and tourists from overseas. Some take selfies with the love dolls, and the atmosphere is cheerful, not sleazy.
"The dolls are cute," said a 25-year-old female company employee from Chiba Prefecture. "I had forgotten that they were manufactured for erotic purposes. They look close to real women, but they are different, so I can see them as works of art."
Orient Industry also held an art show featuring its love dolls in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district in 2016. Half of the 8,000 or so visitors were women.
The transformation of the dolls took off around 2000. They initially were made of plastic filled with air. Now, they consist mainly of silicone to make their surfaces feel like human skin.
Orient Industry is showing 17 love dolls at the exhibition in Shibuya, from the early versions to the latest models.
Allowed to touch some of the dolls, people line up to rub the resilient skin or caress the shiny hair made from real human locks.
In recent years, graduates of art universities have gravitated toward careers in the love doll industry.
Tomomi Shibuya, associate professor of gender theory at Tokyo Keizai University, said a practical awareness is spreading mainly among young people that what is being presented is clearly different from reality.
As an example, she cited the results of a survey conducted on junior high school students by SEAN, a nongovernmental organization, in 2013.
One question asked, "What do you think of the many magazines and advertisements that feature nude models or women in swimwear?"
About 13 percent of the female respondents said such images are distasteful, a sharp decline from about 38 percent in 2006.
Shibuya also said many women are attending the love doll exhibition partly because it is not billed as a display for certain fetishists.
"The event has been publicized and the dolls are exhibited in a lighthearted manner, and the sense of indecency or immorality is thin," she said.
Shinobu Myoki, associate professor of sociology at Tohoku University, who has detailed knowledge on sex-related exhibitions, offered other reasons for the high female turnout.
"There are women who study the images of ideal women under the male viewpoint and how those images change with the times. There are also women who admire the beautiful makeup," Myoki said.
"They are not taking a passive attitude but are looking positively at the exhibits, talking about them and enjoying them," she said. "Such a mind-set is spreading."
However, she noted that many people still feel uncomfortable about the fact that the dolls’ images are limited to what men find ideal, and the production and exhibit of the dolls are based on such notions.
"We must not forget the existence of those people," she said.


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NEW DELHI: Most Indians investing abroad showed a clear preference for technology stocks, followed by electric vehicle makers and blockchain players during the Covid year gone by, said a report released by Winvesta, a broker that facilitates investing in overseas stocks.
Tesla, Nio, Riot Blockchain, Gamestop and Xiaopeng Motors were the most traded stocks in terms of volume on its platform, Winvesta said. The rising popularity of electric vehicles and blockchain sectors showed Indians are not shying away from investing in emerging technologies, in which there is negligible representation in the country.
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The world is talking about investing in cryptocurrencies and about the blockchain technology that is behind them. However, what we should notice is that blockchain technology has far more applications than just allowing crypto trading. This tech can be employed to transform industries such as banking, pharmaceuticals, insurance, forecasting, and can be used for KYC Process , security, trading, among others. In case of a retail investor, you can use blockchain ETFs to diversify your portfolio. Blockchain ETFs have already made their debut in the market, now along with Blockchain, Bitcoin ETFs have also come in the market niche bringing ample opportunities for the investors. This article will serve as a guide to help you understand blockchain ETFs and invest in the same. But before we delve into knowing the investing basics, let us know a little more about blockchain technology. Each block on the chain is composed of several transactions, and whenever a new transaction takes place on the blockchain, a record of that transaction is added to the ledger of every participant.
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[dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]ail to Master Chief. With just over a month until the launch of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for Xbox One, Microsoft’s 343 Industries has released two new screenshots for the remastered version of Halo: Combat Evolved.
The collection will include remastered versions of Halo: CE, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 4, all of which will be fully equipped with multiplayer capabilities. Players will also be able to watch the Halo: Nightfall live-action series that is being produced by Alien and Blade Runner director Ridley Scott, as well as have access to the beta for Halo 5: Guardians. By watching Nightfall, users will unlock rewards for Guardians during its pre-release period of December 29, 2014 to January 19, 2015.
343 revealed the images through its blog and hinted at the possibility of gameplay video becoming available in the near future. The developer also had answers to some pressing questions that have been asked as of late regarding the new version of Halo: CE.
In a nutshell, the Xbox One version will include all game types and custom game type options from the original, the maps for Halo: CE and Halo 2 that were PC exclusives, a new list of sets of weapons, and its Matchmaking playlists will consist of games with radar both enabled and disabled. Users are going to be able to party like it’s 2001.
343’s Andy Dudynsky, who goes by the codename Bravo on the company’s blog, is encouraging players with other burning questions to ask via Twitter, so have at it!
Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be released exclusively for Xbox One on November 11.


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When Aloha Airlines shut down passenger operations in 2008, it not only left a big hole in the state’s economy, it made a big dent in Stadium Mall, once home to the airline’s reservation office.
But the 80,000-square-foot strip mall across from Aloha Stadium, best known as the home of the iconic Ice Palace, is making a comeback. Occupancy has increased by 30 percentage points to 85 percent in the past several years.
“There has been this shifting going on the past couple of years,” said Stadium Mall owner and General Manager Doug Taylor.
Tenants that have moved in or are about to include Primary Residential Mortgage, Bayada Home Health Care, Primary Properties, Kirby Vacuums, U.S. National Guard, Yakiniku Camellia Buffet, a UniCal gas station and a drive-through ATM.
“The location is excellent,” Primary Properties Principal Broker Kay Mukaigawa told PBN. “Everyone passes the stadium at some point, and parking is free for everyone.”
Primary Properties moved into Stadium Mall last June and spent about $60,000 to build out its space, its second location in Honolulu.
John Donaldson-Selby, a senior vice president at Hawaii Commercial Real Estate, which has a nonexclusive marketing arrangement with Stadium Mall, has been working with it for about eight years.
“Just a few years ago, it was down by 30 [percentage points] in occupancy,” he said. “But the market has improved and we get a call every day inquiring for space.”
He said he has had to turn away some business.
Taylor said he’s looking for a replacement for a dentist’s office, plus a ramen restaurant, convenience store and more varied food service. The one constant at Stadium Mall has been the 30-year-old Ice Palace, the only one of its kind in Hawaii.
“As far as parents spending money on kids, it has been steady, especially our birthday parties,” Taylor said.
He declined to share sales figures but said the mall has always been profitable.
Duane Shimogawa covers energy, commercial real estate and development for Pacific Business News.


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Fintech adoption speeds up in Australia
Australia is growing faster than most of the global markets and is now outplacing the US in terms of fintech adoption, says Noah Breslow, the chief executive of US online SME lending company OnDeck Capital, which has delivered more than $US8 billion in loans to 80,000 small businesses globally.
He told the third AltFi Australasia Summit in Sydney on Monday that Australia is now the second-largest alternative finance market in the Asia-Pacific region.
“We are looking at an industry that did $10 million of annual volume – these are numbers from KPMG in 2013, and in 2016 that had grown to $220 million.”
Breslow said according to OnDeck estimates, “based on our own growth and the growth of other players in the industry collectively, 2018 could see around $700 million of annual volume just here in Australia”.
Even if you took an 80 per cent growth rate for the next three years, Breslow said, “you wind up with an industry that is much bigger and much more impactful than the industry we have today. So we are estimating, around 80 per cent per year moving onto 2020, a potential $2 billion in annual loan originations just here in the Australian market”. Read more
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