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In the case of the GS350, the answer was forced performance.
Lexus is no longer selling the GS650 as a pure performance car, but the company is still making use of the engine for its performance model.
For the GS700, Lexus is introducing a “force” version of its engine.
This is an electric engine that is a little bit more powerful than the original version, but not much more than a diesel engine.
Lexus has also included a second battery pack that can power the engine up to 50kW and is rated at about 60kW.
The only thing that this engine is not doing is making the GS 350 go faster.
With the GS 700, Lexuses use of forced performance means that the car can be driven faster without breaking a sweat.
If you’re not already a fan of the way the GS 550 handles, then the GS 650 may seem like a bit of a letdown.
But that is precisely why Lexus will be releasing this new engine as a performance model for the next model year, and the GS 850 will be a lot more exciting for the Lexuses loyal fans.
Its engine is powerful, fast, and powerful, which makes it a perfect choice for those who want to take their Lexus to the next level.
So, in the next few years, what will the next generation Lexus look like?
The answer is going to be a bit different from the current model year.
There are two versions of the new Lexus model year coming in 2018: The first model year will see the GS 750 and GS 750S, both of which will be the GS850 and GS 850S.
Both models will be based on the same basic engine as before, and they will be able to go up to 60kWh.
They are also going to offer all the same features that the GS 450 and 650 did, but at a slightly higher price.
All the models will also have a host of new features and a few familiar ones too, like a new infotainment system.
However, these are all things that will be optional, and so far, it seems like the new GS 750 is going be the only model year that the Lexis lineup is going up for sale with a new engine.
The new engine is going for $55,900 in the US, and for $65,900 it will be available in Japan.
What is the new engine and what is it good for?
When the new LS engine is released, it will also offer a host the same options that the current LS engine does.
It will also be offered with a choice of four different powertrains, from a 1.5L turbo to a 3.6L turbo.
Some of these options will be exclusive to the new model year too, including a 5.0L V6, which is expected to make up the bulk of the powertrain.
In addition to the engine options, Lexis also said that the new powertrain will offer a new fuel system, which will also help boost the fuel economy of the vehicle.
And finally, the new fuel injection system will also give the GS750 a whole new set of new options, including turbochargers for both the electric and diesel versions.
Are there any other models that are coming up that will use the new version of Lexus engines?
There will be other models in the Lexas lineup that use the engine as well.
First up, the GS550 will get a new powerplant that will make up about 25% of the car’s total power.
As a result, the Lexias powertrain is going away, and it is likely that the first models to come to market with the new LSM will be those that use this engine.
There is a rumor that Lexus may be working on a performance version as well, and that the company may be offering the GS500 and GS550 as performance models.
Why would Lexus want to go with the LS engine in its next generation model?
Lexuses main goal for the new engines is to make them more fuel efficient, so they are going to try to make it more of a premium engine as opposed to something that is used for everyday driving.
Plus, this will help make the cars more affordable for the consumer.
We are not sure if Lexus plans to go for the “luxury” of the LS engines or if it is going with the “performance” of these engines, but this is an interesting direction that the Japanese carmaker is going in.
Should you buy a Lexus?
Yes, you should definitely buy a new Lexis.
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As Nintendo continues to struggle with its Wii U console, the Japanese games giant has turned its attention back to its handheld device.
The Kyoto-based company has announced a new version of its successful 3DS console – cleverly called the New Nintendo 3DS.
As with the current models, the New 3DS will come in regular and XL sizes.
The New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL will feature new shoulder buttons, a second analog stick, better cameras and screens, an automatic brightness adjustment sensor, a MicroSD card slot and brightly colored buttons to match the classic Super Nintendo controller from the 1990s.
In a Nintendo 3DS Direct video post, the company showed off the new hardware running upcoming games such as Final Fantasy Explorers.
The New 3DS has been fitted with a number of improvements, most notably a faster processor and the ability to more easily handle 3D effects.
Nintendo did not specify what kind of processor is in the device, but it did say the console will have more processing muscle – which means that it can handle exclusive games such as Xenoblade Chronicles.
The New 3DS goes on sale in Japan in October, and will be coming to Europe and the US some time in 2015.

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Apple unveiled a slew of updates and upgrades at its Keynote event Wednesday, including the highly anticipated iPhone XS, an FDA-approved heart scanner and the aluminum iPhone XR.
The tech giant revealed the new iPhone XS upgrade will come in two display sizes, 5.8” and 6.5,” with the latter dubbed the iPhoneXS Max.
Compared to the iPhone X, the new model will have a longer battery life by 30 minutes, while the Max will give users up to an hour and a half longer. It’ll also be more waterproof than before, as tested in water, wine, orange juice and beer, said Senior Vice President Phil Schiller.
The iPhone XR, with its Liquid Retina Display, also got its big debut. The aluminum phone, which comes in a variety of colors like red and yellow, is 6.1” and features an advanced LCD screen.
Apple also revealed that the phones will allow users to use two SIM cards at once for the first time, which will be helpful for international travelers who want to use data abroad, and for people who want to combine their work and home numbers into one device.
Meanwhile, the Apple Watch Series 4, which will be 30% larger than its predecessor, is taking a major step forward in that it’s now able to perform an electrocardiogram (ECG) and can potentially detect atrial fibrillation (AFib).


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Thanks to the increased speed and efficiency required of today’s logistics operations, robotic technology is set to boom in distribution centres and warehouses.
The demand for robots and the supply of mature robotic solutions for the optimization of logistics processes have created a tipping point that, according to a new report from Tractica, could lead to widespread acceptance and presence of robots in warehouses and logistics operations.
Tractica forecasts that worldwide warehousing and logistics robot unit shipments will increase from 40,000 in 2016 to 620,000 units annually by 2021. The market intelligence firm estimates that global market revenue for the sector reached US$1.9 billion in 2016 and anticipates that the market will continue to grow rapidly over the next several years, reaching a market value of $22.4 billion by the end of 2021.
“The warehousing and logistics robot market is experiencing strong growth, with many prominent companies showing greater confidence in new robotics technologies that could yield a return on investment (ROI) in less time than it took a few years ago,” says research analyst Manoj Sahi. “The next five years will be a period of significant innovation in the space, bringing significant opportunities for established industry players and startups alike.”
Sahi adds that mobile robot platforms and industrial robot manipulators will be the segments that will drive the largest market growth during the forecast period, followed by shuttle automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and gantry robots.
As if on cue, a new entrant burst onto the mobile platform scene in March, with inVia Robotics launching the inVia Dynamic Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS). This is the second such release from inVia Robotics in less than a year, focused on mobile robots in warehousing.
The inVia system delivers existing totes, corrugated trays, and more, directly to pickers, packers and replenishers, reducing human travel time and risk in warehouse aisles. This dynamic system integrates with existing operations, resulting in dramatically lower up-front costs.
The inVia RMS (Robot Management System) connects with any WMS and dynamically adjusts its behavior to maintain the highest units per hour in the industry, resulting in what the company claims is the lowest cost per pick and fastest ROI available in the market.
“We work closely with our customers to understand and provide solutions to the challenges they face. Increased consumer demand, labour shortages and tough competition have changed the industry drastically. Fixed automation solutions with high capital expenditures are no longer cutting it,” said Corwin Carson, chief revenue officer at inVia.
It’s just one of many examples of new robotics technologies being introduced for the distribution centre market in the past several years, including Otto Motors, Kiva (now Amazon), and Locus, to name only a tiny fraction of the launches.
Tractica’s report, “Warehousing and Logistics Robots”, examines the global market trends for warehousing and logistics robots and provides six-year market sizing and forecasts for shipments and revenue during the period from 2016 through 2021.The report focuses on crucial market drivers and challenges, in addition to assessing the most important technology issues that will influence market development. In total, 75 key and emerging industry players are profiled. Market forecasts are segmented by world region and by robot type.


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What are we “going back to?”
As some parts of the world begin to start their return to their next normal, the question gets asked every day just what will that normal be? Not just for travel agencies, but for the broader economy, the answer to this question is vitally important as to the direction they take their businesses.Some parts of the world have successfully ‘flattened the curve’ while others are somewhere in the middle of their fight still. No matter what country you call home, the world is more likely at the beginning of learning to live in a Pandemic world than how to move past it.
I have zero doubt that people will travel again. Zero. That being said, travel is based on consumer and business confidence and both have been deeply shaken.
Sky high unemployment rates, low savings rates and uncertain prospects for returning to work at scale. All of these factors together should give pause to an unbridled bullishness with respect to consumer behaviour.
Consumers could very well find themselves saving at a higher rate and not travel. Businesses may stay at lower staffing levels. Consumers could pay down debt and not travel. Businesses could invest more in video links and less on travel. Consumers could buy a home and not travel.
They may do any of these things out an abundance of caution, government requirements or lower household income. They may rush back onto the road in a “V” shaped travel recovery which sees airplanes packed daily before the end of summer. We just don’t know what will come next.
No more normal
Nothing that we have experienced over the last few months qualifies as normal. Was our pre-COVID travel world normal in the first place? Global tourist arrivals in 2018 topped 1.4 billion, more than doubling from the 2000 figure of 682 million.
New cruise ships launched every week, new resorts opened daily, hotel groups committed to open dozens of new properties per year each.
Is growth like that normal?
This is not a Silicon Valley SaaS business; this is a globally integrated industry which employs hundreds of millions globally.
Such extreme growths rates surely come at a cost.
I’m convinced that there will be changes to the tourism industry coming out of the COVID crisis. Not just negative change as the headlines like to focus on, I think a lot of positive change can come out of the tourism ‘restart’ or perhaps more accurately, a ‘reset.’
Over tourism awareness
Going into the COVID crisis, tourist destinations globally were dealing with the issues of ‘over tourism.’ Pre-crisis, tourist activity eclipsing local business activity in cities, arrivals sky high with no vacancy in major cities, increasing prices as a growing middle class in Asia puts its new dollars to work travelling the world.
Today, Venice’s canals are clear, Amsterdam’s side streets are quiet, Egypt’s pyramids are again devoid of tourists.
I believe it is inevitable that there are going to be tourism restrictions placed on certain destinations around the world.
This crisis might just provide the opportunity to put those restrictions in place in the interest of public health and maybe just not be in a huge rush to remove them.
The immense load of tourists has to place a strain on the infrastructure in these locales, has to lessen the experience of visiting when you are just one of thousands of daily tourists.
An overwhelmingly positive outcome of this crisis could be a re-examination of tourist limits in high traffic areas. Fewer, more meaningful experiences, would re-elevate travel to its pre-mass tourism level of impact and make a tour less like a quick photo stop.
More selective business travel
All operating businesses today have had to learn on the fly how to be a remote work organization. Most of them will be quick to return to their old habits of in office work but one of the areas where they may choose to continue to save money will be their business travel practices.
Domestic/Short haul travel is likely to come under significant pressure as without time zone challenges video conferencing could likely replace a meaningful percentage of in person meetings. There will still be more sporadic short haul business travel, but we have now learned that we can function remotely.
Long haul is another story, however.
Time zones and business cultures are much harder to overcome via video link and long haul trips are likely to continue at meaningfully the same rate, albeit companies sending road warriors back out there are likely to look for more densely packed meetings on individual trips instead of a 12 hour turn around to Paris.
Private tours are likely beneficiary of ‘public health awareness’ particularly among more affluent travellers.
The perceived benefits of smaller groups and more private experiences could range from anything from less ‘hurry up and wait’ in group tours to a more controlled transportation environment.
More affluent individuals are also in a category which is more insulated from the employment market to fund travel.
High end travellers are staying home not because they are out of work and lack cash flow, but because their governments have asked them to stay home and help save people’s lives.
They’ve of course stayed home, but as soon as able they are likely to return their previous habits, with a tendency towards private and exclusive experiences rather than general sightseeing experiences or beach vacations.
Let’s face it, it is difficult to maintain any type of separation in a crowded airplane.
With passenger densities on aircraft at an all-time high, public health and transportations authorities may begin to ask difficult questions of the airline industry and hotel industries with respect to their ability to help contain any future global health challenges.
It is already abundantly clear that an overnight stop to travel was devastating to economies as a whole, in particular for airlines.
Could any of these problems be assisted by lower density aircraft? That is likely a question which will be answered as some point.
What might lower density have on prices for air travel? Travellers today enjoy the lowest inflation adjusted prices for air travel since the dawn of the jet age. If prices have to come up because of lower densities, what impact might that have on demand? All questions that do not yet have answers but are certainly on the minds of airline executives around the world.
A return to travel is inevitable. I hope that this crisis has educated the world as to just how interconnected all of these systems are; taxi companies, airlines, hotels, cruise lines, tour operators, tour guides, maintenance staff etc.
The number of people that it takes to deliver a tourism experience to an individual traveller is staggering. I hope this crisis has also educated everybody as to how fragile the system is.
As a result, the importance of international cooperation, unselfish information sharing, collective sacrifice for the benefit of those most vulnerable and truthful and honest communication from leaders uninterested in blame but interested in collective good cannot be overstated.
Coordinated effort needed
What we have not yet to see is a coordinated global governmental and business strategy for a generally accepted set of practices for a truly globalized industry.
Until there is a consolidated infectious disease prevention and mitigation strategy across global governments, global transportation industries and global tourism operators, consumers are right to be cautious ask tough questions about safety.
Travellers cannot find themselves stranded as a result of disparate policy responses and differing standards of care.
Our industry came to a screeching, nausea-inducing halt overnight. We have a role to play in our industry’s ‘reset’ as well.
Coming out of this we can expect to see:
- Increased awareness of over tourism and the damage it does to our world
- Businesses changing their travel habits to bridge the need for face to face contact with employees’ desire for safety and time at home
- An increase in private tour experiences as people seek the perceived safety of smaller groups
- Lower density transportation options which make future pandemic responses easier
Let’s all cautiously take the first few steps towards making it an industry that doesn’t have to slam on the brakes but can instead ‘Be Water’ and flow on, no matter how disruptive the issues may seem.
Jason Merrithew is a Senior Vice President at Kognitiv Corporation, a Canadian technology company, and a General Partner of Peninsula Road Investments, an Advisory and Venture Capital firm based in Toronto. He is also the former President of Merit Travel and past chair of the WYSE Travel Confederation.


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Fire breaks out in chemical factory in Karnataka's Malur town; several feared trapped
Several people are feared trapped inside a chemical factory in Malur after a cylinder blast started a fire in Malur town in Karnataka's Kolar district, reports said
An explosion has taken place inside a chemical factory in the Karnataka town of Malur, TV9 reported on Thursday.
Although no casualties have been reported so far, the news channel tweeted that several employees are feared trapped inside the factory based in Malur in Kolar.
"Fire tenders have been rushed to spot," it added.
The news channel posted a video in which a cloud of black smoke could be seen engulfing the area.
Suddi TV, another local TV news channel posted a video on Facebook, saying the fire took place in a factory run by Banshankari Chemicals Pvt Ltd.
Initial reports also claimed that the fire was caused by a cylinder explosion inside the factory located in Kolar district.
The chemicals factory is involved in the business of purification of waste solvents from chemicals, pharmaceutical and other industries for reutilisation.
A three-judge bench made the observation while setting aside an Allahabad HC order which had termed the fire in the warehouse of a company as an act of God' and exempted excise liability of the company engaged in the manufacture of liquor.
As per the new orders, eateries, restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, hotels will now operate with 50 percent capacity
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NEW YORK -- Women's merchandise represents a "great opportunity" in the new multi-million-dollar 10-year joint venture Reebok International inked with the National Football League, Paul Fireman, president and chief executive officer, said...
NEW YORK -- Women's merchandise represents a "great opportunity" in the new multi-million-dollar 10-year joint venture Reebok International inked with the National Football League, Paul Fireman, president and chief executive officer, said Tuesday.
As of the 2002 season, Reebok will have its trademark on all 32 professional football teams' uniforms and equipment, and the nearly $3 billion sneaker giant will develop and market licensed NFL apparel and merchandise for women, men and children.
During the 2001 season, Reebok will outfit 20 teams and offer NFL and team apparel at retail.
During a conference call Tuesday Fireman said the company will focus on improving quality and offering more stylish items. He pinpointed the potential for the women's business, and said that many women are NFL fans and the women's category as a whole is a priority for Reebok.
Women account for about 40 percent of the NFL's viewers and 46 percent of all NFL licensed purchases, a NFL spokesman said.
"We have to start to bring them into the fold of knowing that the NFL stands for a brand that brings technology, new materials and state of the art fashion and design in fitness and in preparation," Fireman said.
Reebok plans to introduce licensed NFL fitness wear for women and men, and exercise equipment, Fireman said. As part of the partnership, the NFL will have the right to option an equity position in the new business, an NFL spokesman said.
"The women's business is something we are quite versed in. It really emulates out of a focus on fitness," Fireman said.
What Reebok needs to address is that it is not enough to develop NFL apparel that women will wear solely because it is a replica look, he said.
Highlighting the league's branding potential, Fireman said, "The NFL is not simply a sports league."
The NFL's annual merchandise generates about $3 billion in annual sales, with apparel accounting for about 60 percent of that figure.
Through its new partnership, Reebok is expected to account for about 50 percent of the NFL's total apparel sales, according to a NFL spokesman.Reebok is expected to pay about $250 million in annual royalties to the NFL, industry sources said. Last year sales of NFL licensed merchandise were $3 billion.
In other Reebok news, tennis star Venus Williams and chief marketing officer Angel Martinez will be at the Reebok Sports Club Thursday morning to announce her renewed contract. She reportedly has inked a five-year, $40 million endorsement deal -- the largest ever awarded to a female athlete.
They will also spell out how this year's U.S. Open champion will help the brand with design, product development and advertising.
@chanel and @pharrell dropped what’s being dubbed as the world’s most exclusive sneakers yesterday. The Adidas Originals NMD Hu, which Williams designed in collaboration with Chanel and @adidasoriginals, has a waiting list of over 120K people who pre-registered online at chanelatcolette.fr –– and only 500 pairs are on sale. The singer predicted the resale value of the shoes could reach $40K. Read the full interview on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdfashion (📷: Dominique Maître)
@imanshumpert is diving deeper into his creative endeavors and relaunching his clothing line, Post 90s, and is helping to raise money for the hurricane victims in St. Maarten with a jersey he’s designed with his brother. The Cleveland Cavaliers player talked to WWD about kneeling during the national anthem, working with fashion brands and how he wants to be more than an @nba player. Read the interview on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: George Chinese)
Not only does #TheProfit return to CNBC tonight, but @marcuslemonis has launched @shopmarcus, a new shopping and lifestyle retail experience in Aspen and Chicago, with more locations to come. The retail stores offer in-store stylists and a variety of contemporary womenswear selections.
“It’s life, I’m going to face it,” @mingxi11 sighed. “I fell, but you know, I think the most important thing is that I get back up. I had the love, the help from my sister — the girl next to me Gizele [Oliveira] — she’s so nice. When I went backstage everybody was trying to comfort me like ‘Oh Ming, it’s OK.’ I’m really, really touched. I think it’s them who gave me the courage to go back on stage for the finale,” Xi told WWD of her fall at the @victoriassecret fashion show. (📷: David Fisher) #wwdfashion #vsfashionshow #victoriassecret
@louisvuitton tapped @therealpeterlindbergh for its latest city-centric photo book, which is part of a series called Fashion Eye. The primarily black and white book captures the spirit of Berlin in 57 images shot between 1989 and 2019. “Berlin is an inspiration for me, more than a city. I mean @millajovovich is simply Berlin!” said Lindbergh. #wwdfashion
“You know, I think audiences expect a certain performance so I have to deliver to them what they’re expecting to a certain degree. But I’m also a different actor and a different person, I have my own spin on the character,” says @noahegalvin of his takeover of the leading role in “Dear Evan Hansen” following the departure of @bensplatt, who originated the role. Read WWD’s interview with the 23-year-old actor on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
For pre-fall 2018, @etro created richly-colored wonderland, using tapestries, textiles and wallpapers from the Eastern world at large. The line featured floral and graphic prints and jacquard motifs, like this two-piece look featured here. #wwdfashion (📷: Giovanna Pavesi)
@kith is moving into children’s. The men’s and women’s streetwear brand has launched Kidset, a Kith kids line located in New York at 64 Bleecker Street. The line includes mini versions of staple Kith pieces like the Astor bomber jacket and the Kith box logo sweatshirts, along with a wall that can display up to 120 pairs of shoes from @adidas, @newbalance, @timberland and more. #wwdfashion
“I just wanted to create this fully rounded character, but I do think what excited me most was just the opportunity to give a group of people representation that I feel needs it. I like to do characters in projects that stand for something and Karolina definitely does, so that was really exciting to me,” @ginnygardner says of her new role in @hulu’s “The Runaways.” Gardner plays Karolina Dean, a queer superhero, which is a rarity for @marvel. Read more about Gardner’s character on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @dandoperalski)


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Bill C-47: Weaponizing Vanessa’s Law
“Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person, and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.” (The Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms)
On June 1, 2009 I sat across from Terance H. Young, MP from Oakville, ON in his Ottawa constituency office. I was there lobbying for improved access to natural health products—apparently, some things never change. Mr. Young established Drug Safety Canada, holding prescription drug manufacturers responsible for their pharmaceutical drugs. We exchanged our signed books: mine was written on tribal masks titled Masks From Around the World, Mr. Young’s was titled Death By Prescription: A Father Takes On His Daughter’s Killer – The Multi-Billion-Dollar Pharmaceutical Industry.
The death of one’s child may be the most soul-racking trauma human beings can experience. “The grief multiplies. Like an evil blooming thing,” writes Terrence Young of 15-year-old daughter Vanessa’s death. Vanessa was taking cisapride for a diagnosis of “mild bulimia” when she collapsed in front of her father in the family home. Vanessa was transported from Oakville, Ontario to Hamilton by paramedics and went through frantic but unsuccessful resuscitation by doctors in the emergency department. Young learned quickly that “cisapride was contraindicated for Vanessa, and that it had been associated with at least 80 suspicious deaths in Canada and the United States. He discovered that Health Canada delayed alerting doctors that cisapride was potentially dangerous.”
On December 6, 2013, Young introduced Bill C-17, also known as Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law) in honor of his late daughter, to the Canadian Parliament. Vanessa’s Bill was passed into law.
Mr. Young did what most parents would do if their child were to die needlessly because of side effects and lack of accountability of unsafe prescription drugs that are being given without educating on the deadly side effects of contraindications. Vanessa’s Law made sure that “natural health products as defined by Health Canada were excluded, Vanessa’s Law was to apply to almost all other therapeutic products including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, vaccines, gene therapies, cells, tissues and organs, and medical devices.”
What Health Canada did within Bill C-47 was weaponize Vanessa’s Law; Mr. Young never intended the Bill to capture natural health products within its net, it was done in the dark to control the natural health industry, hidden within the Federal Budget and Federal Budgets always get approved. The Bill was never debated in the House of Commons, it was introduced just before the House went on vacation, it was fast tracked and approved in the Senate and the same day received Royal Assent. This Bill was a covert operation to control and restrict access to natural health products with the emphasis placed on therapeutic products. Part of the Bill “would amend the definition of therapeutic product in the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) to remove the existing exemption for natural health products within the meaning of the Natural Health Products Regulations. The result would be that the existing provisions of the FDA dealing with therapeutic products would now equally apply to natural health products.”
This is not the first time Health Canada has wanted to control natural dietary health supplements the same as prescription drugs. Health Minister Allan Rock tried it in 1997 and when the Canadian people learned of the government’s plan, a massive protest erupted, since over 70% of the population take natural health products. The protest was the biggest on record under the framework, labeled “Our Foods Are Not Drugs”. In the end, the government backed down and Canadians continued having the freedom to choose natural health products without being grouped with synthetic chemical drugs for they are not the same at all. Another attempt happened again in 2007 under Bill C-51; once again, the protest was one of the biggest ones ever. Then they tried it again in 2017 under “Self-Care Framework”. Again, citizens and the natural health industry created a massive protest, Health Canada backed down, and natural health products were spared. But for how long?
If everything goes according to their plan, Health Canada will regulate everything thanks to Bill C-47: they will be able to recall products, require labelling and packaging modifications, disclose confidential business information, increase fines and penalties and do so much more in the name of “safeguarding public health”. Why do they want more regulations? We already have most these matters under control with licensed NHP but we do not have the fees and cost recovery. Natural health products are not patented like drugs, once a NHP is licensed any supplier can copy their formulation, there is no time to recover one’s investment like the drug industry does.
Now Health Canada wants to introduce cost recovery fees for Natural Health Product (NHP) regulatory activities in Canada from 2025. Their proposal will introduce fees to the NHP industry, which will be similar to those in place for the human drug, veterinary drug, and medical device industries, with fee categories including pre-market evaluation, NHP site licences and NHP right to sell. Today there is no cost but under Bill C-47 the cost will be $60K for a Novel Class 111 license with no patent protection! Also, charging a company for the right to sell a product they make, is a real crowd pleaser. What other Canadian industry pays the government for the right to sell what they make for the Canadian market?
Under Bill C-47 drug like penalties are being introduced for natural health products; again, this is weaponizing Venessa’s Law. They will take the 3rd leading cause of death, properly prescribed pharmaceutical drugs, and group them together with ultra-safe natural health products. You have a greater risk of dying by being struck by lightning than dying from a natural health product. Now hospitals will be put on notice to report any side effects from taking vitamins, even though they may be from something else. Under the current plan, the penalty for a product violation is $5,000 per incident, under Venessa’s Law the penalty is 5 million per day and per company director.
Bill C-47 tightly controls and limits the sales of licensed Canadian natural health products while exposing the Canadian public to online ordering from the likes of Amazon selling unregulated and unlicensed natural health products from the USA with no quality control, no added fees and absolutely no safety measures in place. These are the products that people may have side effects from and yet the products that will take the full weight of the penalties will be the safe and effective licensed natural health being sold in Canada.
These major regulatory changes to NHPs are not only making it hard for the industry to continue growing and producing novel products but places a huge financial burden on the manufacturing companies, many of the small to medium companies will either consider leaving Canada or they will remove many of their products from the market. This way employment will suffer and many people will lose their jobs. On the other hand, people taking natural health products will also suffer when losing their right to prevent illnesses, suffering, or in promoting wellness and health. We need a call to action; a public uprising like it was done in the past attempts. Meet with your member of parliament and voice your concerns, fill out the Endangered Species card and discuss the matter with family and friends, and repeal Bill C-47 from item 500 to 504.
- Dahl, Eldon. 2023 In Light of Bill C-47: Natural Medicine and Pharmaceutical Drugs – Is There Any Common Ground?
- Dahl, Eldon. 2016 Canada On The Precipice Of Declaring All Natural Health Products As Drugs
- Dahl, Eldon. 2022 The Greatest Threat to Big Pharma is the Natural Health Industry
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- Dahl, Eldon. 2023 In Light of Bill C-47: Natural Medicine and Pharmaceutical Drugs – Is There Any Common Ground
- Perry, Thomas L. 2009. We (do not) stand on guard for thee. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal vol. 181,5: E99–E100. doi:10.1503/cmaj.091353
- Saleh, Yazan. 2016. Are You Prepared For Canada’s Upcoming Vanessa’s Law Regulations? https://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/are-you-prepared-for-canada-s-upcoming-vanessa-s-law-regulations-0001
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 Find out more about Bill C-17 here: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/legislation-guidelines/protecting-canadians-unsafe-drugs-act-vanessa-law-amendments-food-drugs-act.html
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Donald Trump was given a brief reprieve from the Mueller investigation as he flew to Argentina this weekend for the G20 summit.
On Friday Mr Trump stood side by side with Canadian leader Justin Trudeau and outgoing Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto as they signed the new North American trade agreement. A revamped version of Nafta – the much-maligned North American Free Trade Agreement lambasted by Trump on the campaign trail – has been replaced by USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement) following months of negotiations.
Despite the smiles and photographs as the three leaders took part in the signing ceremony, the process has been far from harmonious. Canada, in particular, is unhappy with concessions it made in the dairy sector.
That Trump was keen to present it as a victory to his supporters was not surprising. The US president badly needs a win on the economic front. Signs of unease have begun to ripple through the American economy, in part due to the Trump administration’s trade policy.
On Monday, General Motors announced plans to close five factories in North America and cut 14,000 jobs – a major blow to workers in some of the rust-belt states that helped carry Trump to victory in 2016. Trump has said he is considering imposing tariffs on imported cars as a result, arguing that a 25 per cent tariff on small truck imports has helped support the American industry.
Farmers in wide swathes of rural America are suffering from retaliatory tariffs imposed by the US’s trading partners in response to Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs, impacting soybean farmers in particular.
The US's economic jitters are not just confined to trade matters. In recent weeks the booming stock market has suffered sharp falls, prompting speculation that the longest bull run in history could be running out of steam. In particular, the so-called Faangs – Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google – lurked near correction territory, raising questions about the long-term prospects of the mighty tech stocks.
Given that Trump regularly takes delight in the strength of the US stock market – and the fact that savings and retirement funds of millions of Americans depend on it – a market slowdown might be one of the few triggers that could prompt him to change his aggressive trade stance, which analysts believe is contributing to market nerves.
Tensions between the White House and the Federal Reserve also broke into the open this week, following months of criticism from Trump about interest rate policy. "I'm not even a little bit happy with my selection of Jay," he told the Washington Post in an interview on Thursday, referring to his pick to lead the Fed, Jay Powell.
Amid reports that Trump is concerned about a possible economic slowdown, all eyes will be on his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Saturday in Buenos Aires. The leaders of the world's two largest economies are scheduled to meet for dinner. The effective trade war that began earlier this year between China and the United States is weighing heavy on the global economy.
Art of the deal
Trump has said he is willing to do a deal, but he also warned on the eve of the summit that he was prepared to move ahead with increased tariffs of 25 per cent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from January 1st if necessary.
Even proponents of free trade admit that Trump has a point about China’s unfair trade practices.
Its growing dominance in terms not only of manufacturing but also in the fields of technology and innovation is one of main economic trends of modern times, one that is likely to affect the global economic balance of power in coming decades.
Xi’s “Made in China 2025” policy, for example, which seeks to challenge US dominance in semiconductors, worries the US. Although China is unwilling to change its policy, it is nonetheless keen to avoid a deepening trade war – already China’s economy is showing signs of slowing down. Last month its official quarterly growth figure was the lowest in a decade, though still an impressive 6.5 per cent.
What is clear is that China-US trade tensions will affect the global economy as a whole, and probably represents one of the main geopolitical risks to the world’s economic growth.
Amid reports that the two leaders could agree a truce and allow fresh trade negotiations to begin in Washington in December, stock markets rebounded on Friday. Negotiating a fair and transparent trade arrangement between Washington and Beijing is in everyone's interests.


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September 2, 2018 1:42:43 pm
Google has released Android distribution numbers for August 2018. The latest Android version, Android Pie is not a part of the list, however, Android Oreo has witnessed biggest gains with a total of 2.5 points. Android 8.0 and Android 8.1 Oreo share has increased to 14.6 per cent of Android devices, which is up from 12.1 per cent from July’s Android distribution numbers. Apparently, Android 7.0 Nougat seems to be powering the most Android devices with a combined 30.8 per cent share between Android 7.0 and Android 7.1. The Android 7.0 is installed on 10.5 per cent of all Android phones, while share seems to have doubled on Android 7.1 Nougat at 20.3 per cent.
While Android Nougat overall percentage remains the same as that of the figures reported last month, older Android versions have seen a decrease since the last distribution report. Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the most widely used build after Nougat at 22.7 per cent. However, Marshmallow dropped 0.8 per cent points from 23.5 per cent reported last month. The near 4-year-old Android 5.0 and 5.1 Lollipop is still running on 19.2 per cent of Android devices followed by Android 4.4 KitKat at 8.6 per cent.
Android JellyBean runs 3.5 per cent of Android devices, while Ice Cream Sandwich and Gingerbread both are at 0.3 per cent of the devices that ‘visited’ Google Play Store in the last week. Surprisingly, Gingerbread share increased by 0.1 per cent from July (0.2 per cent). While August Android distribution numbers showed numbers for Android Oreo, Nougat, Lollipop, and older Android versions; the latest Android OS build, Android Pie is nowhere listed. Android 9 Pie was announced last month and it is currently available on Google Pixel handsets and the Essential phone.
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Professionals and gelato lovers can now discuss about this italian specialty on PreGel Facebook Page
The most important and famous social network can count on a brand new Page about gelato and pastry. PreGel has just created its own Page, full of news and interesting content, which wants to be a point of connection among the company, the professionals and all the gelato fans.
Through Facebook, PreGel wants to keep deeply in contact with fans, share and comment events, initiatives, images and news about these sweet Italian specialties.
PreGel enters Facebook world, just like many other companies and brands are doing these days.
The italian company, leader in producing bases for gelato and confectionery, has just created a Page on this famous social network, in order to increase the brand awareness and to create a virtual community, in which professionals – like gelato makers, pastry chefs and restaurateurs – and gelato lovers can communicate and share news and information.
Along with the website, this Facebook Page represents a new and effective communication channel, quick and informal; a modern way to interact with Facebook users from all over the world.
Users just have to type faceboook.com/pregelspa or search for Â“Pregel spa" on Facebook search engine: everyone who clicks on Â“Like", will receive updates about PreGel new products, initiatives and events, like getting involved in the Frecce Tricolori 50th Anniversary Show. Indeed, PreGel has dedicated a gelato taste to Frecce Tricolori, which is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Military Aeronautics.
The Page has an English version of Company information, under the tab Â“Extended Info": the company is ready to communicate with fans in English too.
Involvement and interaction are the main aims of PreGel Page, which tries to bring fresh content such as news, curiosities, images about PreGel and gelato world in general.
The company hopes that this operation will contribute to create a strong community about Italian gelato, where everyone can share opinions, suggestions, techniques and experiences; where people can interact with the company itself and the other users, by commenting posts, uploading pictures and video.
To get more information about the company and its products for confectionery and gelato – like bases, pastes and other products – you can visit www.pregel.com ; to get in touch with the company and discuss about gelato and other sweet Italian specialties you can visit www.facebook.com/pregelspa
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YouTube and L’Oreal Paris have teamed up to create a new video channel that aims to be a one-stop shop for fans of the most popular video bloggers in the beauty space.
The channel, Destination Beauty, is part of a year-long program that will feature content from partners like makeup tutorial phenom Lauren Luke, makeup artist Kandee Johnson, and Seventeen Magazine.
The content is sponsored by L’Oreal, which Google says will put its weight behind getting consumers to the site through ads on YouTube as well as across the Google Display Network, which includes sites like women’s fashion destination Elle.com. Global media agency Universal McCann helped develop the campaign.
Ryan Olohan, Google’s beauty industry head, said the channel was launched in part because of “the explosive growth of online video – especially on YouTube – for beauty.“
YouTube recently surpassed the two-billion-views-a-day mark. And Destination Beauty’s target audience includes any woman 18 to 54 who is watching those videos online, he said.
Google/YouTube does not break down viewership by gender, but it’s still safe to say there’s a substantial audience for beauty video content. In fact, 15 of the most viewed channels in the category on YouTube are tagged as “Beauty.”
What’s more, Lauren Luke’s channel, Panacea81, has nearly 85 million total upload views to date; Kandee Johnson’s channel boasts nearly 51 million total upload views; and Seventeen Magazine’s channel has 38 million total upload views.
“Destination Beauty is a compilation of all this great beauty content that is happening out there, consolidated into this hub,” Olohan said.
Over the course of a year, weekly videos will feature tips on anything related to beauty – from skincare and eye care to imitating celebrity looks. The videos will also include seasonal content.
While L’Oreal products will be featured in the videos, Destination Beauty partners will not be limited exclusively to L’Oreal brands.
“What makes this partnership so special is that (L’Oreal) understands that people are looking for tips regardless of whether they’re L’Oreal products or not,” Olohan said.
For its part, L’Oreal says video bloggers in the beauty space are much more accessible to everyday women than magazines because bloggers actually demonstrate how to put looks together. And while L’Oreal says it has sent products to the content providers, inclusion is at their discretion.
Olohan concedes there are lots of other sites to choose from when looking for beauty content online, but he also says Destination Beauty has one distinct advantage here: The sheer scale of the YouTube audience.
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Mumbai– India’s manufacturing sector’s expansion slowed last month due to weak demand, a key macro-economic data showed on Monday.
The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which is a composite indicator of manufacturing performance stood at a four-month low of 50.9 in June from the index reading of 51.6 reported in May 2017.
Nevertheless, the headline figure averaged 51.7 during the April to June quarter, above the 51.2 seen in fourth quarter FY 2016.
An index reading of above 50 indicates an overall increase in economic activity, and below 50 an overall decrease.
“For the third month in a row production growth in India eased during June. The slowdown occurred due to weak client demand, with order books up at a slight and softer pace,” said Pollyanna De Lima, economist at IHS Markit and the author of the report.
“In many cases, businesses indicated that growth was held back as a reflection of water scarcity and the impending introduction of the goods and services tax (GST).”
According to the report, input costs continued to increase, with “anecdotal evidence” pointing towards higher prices of chemicals, food, plastics and rubber.
However, the rate of inflation was modest and the weakest since August 2016. Likewise, output charges rose only slightly and at a below-trend pace.
“On a more cheerful pitch, the PMI survey showed strong foreign demand for Indian-manufactured products in June. New orders from external markets increased at a solid rate that was the most pronounced in eight months,” De Lima said.
“Confidence towards future performance was mixed among goods producers. While the new tax system is anticipated by some firms to generate more business, others expect the GST to have a detrimental impact on their order books. As such, overall optimism slipped to a three-month low.” (IANS)


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KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 self-test kits could cost less than RM10 soon, says Datuk Rosol Wahid.
"Several companies have come forward saying that they could offer the test kits below RM10.
This was when the ministry was in the midst of discussions last week at how to further cap the ceiling price for the self test kits between RM15 and RM13,” he said.
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister said when tabling the Trade Descriptions (Amendment) Act 2021 in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Oct 28), that some said they will be able to offer it at a price below RM10.
"I have confidence that they will keep to their promise by the end of this month," said Rosol.
He was responding to calls to further reduce the ceiling retail price of the self-test kits as the nation moves towards the recovery and endemic phases.
Covid-19 self-test kits were initially sold below RM40 per set, with the ceiling retail prices reduced to below RM20 in late September of this year.
Currently, the ceiling retail price for the self-test kits is RM19.90, while the wholesale price is RM16.
Beginning October, the self-test kits would not only be available at pharmacies and clinics, but also at other types of premises such as supermarkets and convenience shops.
Meanwhile, Rosol announced Covid-19 self-test kits would be sold in more general areas such as malls and petrol stations.
He said that the move will increase competitiveness among suppliers which will result in reduction in the prices of the product.
The government had previously announced a new controlled price for Covid-19 self-test kits, which is expected to be released before December.


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The Pallet Network (TPN) has launched a second pop-up hub at Coventry, transforming an unoccupied industrial unit into a fully operational site in just one week. It replaces TPN’s first pop-up hub which it created in the unoccupied NEC during the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020. TPN said the pop-up hub model, which it claims to have created, ensures the network can meet sudden or seasonal surges in volume and keep vehicle turnaround times low for its haulier partners. […]
Tesco has been stopped from unilaterally withdrawing entitlements to retained pay for workers at its Livingston distribution centre following a ruling in the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Celkom Transport said volumes had increased by 25% less than a year after it joined Pallet-Track and as the country was about to enter its first lockdown.
Smethwick-based ICS Distribution delivered record opening volumes in its first week of joining The Pallet Network (TPN), according to ICS transport manager Sid Hill.


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WASHINGTON -- Businesses continued to demand more loans from banks during the last two months, while consumers' appetite for credit showed signs of weakening, the Federal Reserve said yesterday in its latest senior loan officer survey.
"Demand for business credit has continued to grow according to the November reports, with responses suggesting a more widespread pickup than in the last survey," the report said.
Meanwhile, "demand for consumer crediI was essentially flat since August, but presumably remains at high levels;' the report said. Demand for mortgages weakened further since the last survey released Aug. 22, reflecting the ongoing rise in interest rates.
The November survey was based on responses from lending officers at 57 domestic banks and 24 branches of foreign banks operating in the U.S. The Fed conducts the survey every few months.
Despite the Fed's repeated moves to slow the economy by tightening credit six times this year, the banks surveyed reported that they were continuing to ease lending terms and standards to business. In addition, bankers reported an "increased willingness" to lend to individuals, the survey said.
The Fed's survey shows that economic growth remains robust, with the economy just beginning to show signs of slowing due to higher interest rates, analysts said. The report probably portends slower growth in housing and big-ticket consumer goods in the coming months, because consumers are generally more interest-rate sensitive than businesses, they said.
"The survey is positive for growth but not interest rates," said Paul Kasriel, an economist at the Northern Trust Co., a commercial bank in Chicago.
"But consumer demand is beginning to flatten out a bit; higher rates are intended to get people to spend less and save more."
Both Kasriel and Gary Thayer, senior economist at A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc., a St. Louis investment firm, said the survey provides an early indication the Fed will raise rates again early next year because growth isn't slowing enough. But a lot can happen between now and then, they cautioned. Nonetheless, Thayer also predicted declining home and durable goods sales in the coming months due to higher rates. "The economy is doing well right now but momentum is starting to turn from rapid to moderate growth," Thayer said. "A lot of business borrowing is for inventories, and declining consumer demand could affect this."


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Geeks Are Not That Stupid
from the no,-really dept
Salon takes on two very stupid ideas. First, they absolutely trash the idea of the magazine scanner to help you better “click through” on magazine ads. I’ve already trashed the idea a few times so it’s good to see I wasn’t crazy (well, that’s still an open question). I absolutely cannot believe that the company that makes those devices has said it’s the “the biggest computer innovation since the mouse”. That’s scary. Salon also has an article on the stupid idea of asking hackers to crack the SDMI. If you don’t know, SDMI is the Secure Digital Music Initiative which is designed to stop people from making more than one copy of a song. In trying to gain the support of hackers they created a contest (for only $10,000) to try and crack it. Most hackers are completely ignoring it for a number of very good reasons. Read the article for more details.


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Aisha Alsager, Managing Director at AGi architects Kuwait, is part of the panel of judges for the Audi Innovation Award, recently launched for the Middle East to promote designers in the region.
It is a competition for design research and the highlighting of innovative ideas.
The purpose of the prize is to act as a design and technology industry motivator in the GCC and Levant regions. The theme of the competition is Innovation as ‘Significant Positive Change’.
The competition seeks to empower regional designers while archiving annual intellectual progress. The award acts as a mark of outstanding achievement, celebrating the exchange of ideas, investing in the collective by empowering a future family of change makers.
The Audi Innovation Award seeks to highlight outstanding integration of existing design solutions into new facets of everyday things.
The competition invites any innovative design objects that observe and improve upon any of the 5 areas of: lifestyle, healthcare, mobility, education and urban public spaces, such as streets, plazas, parks and their furniture.
The existing ideas may be inspired by nature or from manmade objects; the winning design will best integrate these solutions to be used in exciting new ways.
The submissions will be judged based on degree of innovation, appearance, impact, emotional content and environmental impact.
The winner will be announced in Design Days Dubai in March 2017.
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Yahoo has confirmed a huge data breach affecting 500 million accounts. The hack occurred in late 2014.
The stolen data includes users' names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, hashed passwords, and the security questions - and answers - used to verify an account holder's identity.
This isn't the first we've heard of the breach. Last month, the tech site Motherboard reported that a hacker going by the name "Peace" boasted that he had account information belonging to 200 million Yahoo users and was trying to sell data on the web.
Yahoo is blaming the hack on a "state-sponsored actor". They also say that they think unprotected passwords, payment card data and bank account information hasn't been affected, which will come as a relief to many.
It said it has "no evidence" that the attacker is still in Yahoo's network.
News of the security lapse comes at an awkward time for Yahoo, as it tries to sell its digital operations to Verizon Communications for 4.8 billion dollars (£3.7 billion). The deal was announced two months ago, and is not due to close until early next year.
This timescale leaves Verizon with wiggle room to renegotiate the purchase price or even back out if it believes the security breach will harm Yahoo's business. The latter is not out of the realms of possibility, and could happen if users shun Yahoo or file lawsuits against the company.
Verizon said it still does not know enough about the Yahoo break-in to assess the potential consequences. "We will evaluate as the investigation continues through the lens of overall Verizon interests, including consumers, customers, shareholders and related communities," the company said in a statement.
For now, Yahoo is recommending that users change their passwords if they have not done so since 2014. If you have been affected by the hack, you can learn a bit more from the company itself here.


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We know that Ford is preparing to introduce – re-introduce, actually - the Ford Bronco, but we’ve also known for a while that that SUV will be followed by a smaller version, informally known for now as the Baby Bronco. That model will share the papa Bronco’s rugged appearance, but in miniature.
Beyond the looks, the vehicles will however have significant differences. The Bronco is built on a ladder chassis, but its smaller sibling will be based on the new 2020 Ford Escape.
And regarding those looks, we’ve seen several spy shots of the camouflaged Baby Bronco in testing, but nothing concrete… until now.
The Motor1.com website obtained an image of an uncovered, squarish SUV model, which shows a profile view of the vehicle, apparently in the midst of testing. And that vehicle is almost surely the Baby Bronco, the giveaway being the form of the C pillar, which is identical to that seen in the spy shots we’ve been seeing in recent months.
Ford has unsurprisingly declined to confirm anything, saying simply that it won’t make any public comments regarding “whatever future product that may be”.
The model is still some ways off from being ready – the Bronco is set to launch first, and it’s not even here yet – but at least now we know what the Baby Bronco will look like… in profile.


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The DJI Ronin 4D camera has been unveiled as a modular piece of videographer equipment from the brand that's focused on delivering exceptional versatility and performance in a customizable way.
The camera boasts an integrated gimbal that will allow users to capture professional footage anywhere and functions impressively in low light environments thanks to a LiDAR motion tracker to keep subjects in focus. The camera can even be remotely controlled to allow users to enjoy a wireless experience via their smartphone.
The DJI Ronin 4D camera is constructed with aluminum magnesium alloy for the main body of the camera, while the Z-axis arm is made with carbon fiber. The camera comes in two versions to choose from that are capable of recording in 6K and even 8K.


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Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has given us a bit more information about the company’s timeline for bringing the Full Self-Driving (FSD) software beta to Canada.
On Twitter, Musk said the FSD beta is coming to Canada in “probably a few months,” and this is because of the “subtle, differences between US & Canada.” He didn’t elaborate on what these differences are, although he did note that Tesla also plans to bring FSD to the EU this summer.
And hopefully EU this summer
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 29, 2021
This isn’t the first time Musk has commented on the Canadian availability of FSD. Back in December when asked, Musk gave a similar answer.
There are subtle, important, differences between US & Canada traffic rules, but FSD beta will be extended to Canada very soon
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2020
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature has been a long-running promise of the pricey electric vehicles.
Recently, Musk shared a couple of new features coming to FSD. Version 9 of the beta will reportedly “blow your mind,” according to the CEO. One of these mind-blowing features: FSD will show the probability distribution of objects. “A probability distribution is a statistical function that describes all the possible values and likelihoods that a random variable can take within a given range,” according to Electrek.
This means that objects like lines, cars, pedestrians and more won’t be jumping around and should display a smoother version of the vehicle’s environment. This version 9 feature, among others, will become available for beta testers in “probably two weeks,” according to Musk.
Currently, Tesla’s FSD beta is being tested by select users in the U.S., with a full release expected sometime in 2021.
It’s worth noting that FSD isn’t supposed to take over entirely and the system requires the driver to remain alert and ready to take over from the car.


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Sunday, August 31 2014 3:28 PM EDT2014-08-31 19:28:29 GMT
Disturbing pictures of an injured kindergartner from Pascagoula have made a mother's call for action go viral online.More >>
Disturbing pictures of an injured kindergartner from Pascagoula have made a mother's call for action go viral online. Friends and family of a Pascagoula kindergarten student have created a Facebook page and GoFundMe.com account claiming the girl was attacked on the playground this week by another student.More >>
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A cross was burned in the yard of a Smith County man after what his family is referring to as a vicious hate crime occurred. Family members say that Craig Wilson was beaten with brass knuckles and shotMore >>
A burning cross, a Smith county man beaten and shot by a family member, and in critical condition. We are told this is much more than a family feud, and outraged family members are calling it a "hate crime."
In order to make up for that area's lack of full-service grocery stores, Promedica is using The Flower Market as a place to sell fresh fruits and vegetables at competitive prices.
The Flower Market is located at 3890 Monroe St., across the street from Promedica Toledo Hospital. They're holding a grand opening for their produce sales tomorrow, Nov. 15, from 2-5 p.m. The store will have dieticians available during that time who will provide demonstrations, recipes, samples, and health screenings.


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In a viral TikTok posted today, a Starbucks barista described getting “slammed” at work because of a new 50% off deal for iced drinks at Starbucks every Tuesday in July, sparking debate in the video’s comments section.
The viral video, which has over 50,800 views, was posted by TikToker Hen (@captainxhen). As previously reported by the Daily Dot, the TikToker has gone viral in the past for describing his experiences as a Starbucks barista. In his most recent viral TikTok, he films himself in his Starbucks apron in what appears to be a break room and says things have gotten busy at work recently due to a new 50% off deal.
“Is anyone else’s Starbucks getting [slammed] hard today cause of 50% off coupon,” the TikToker captioned the video. “Bruhh its been super busy and i work at a cafe Starbucks.”
@captainxhen Bruhh its been super busy and i work at a cafe Starbucks 💀🥸😩😳 #fypシ #starbucks #baristalife #baristaproblems #halfofftuesdays ♬ sad SpongeBob music – michael
The new deal mentioned in the video offers Starbucks Rewards members 50% off cold drinks, and is called “Summer TuesYays.” The offer is only available at some participating stores, excludes “ready to drink, bottled beverages and alcohol”, cannot be combined with other discounts, and is not applicable for delivery orders, according to the Starbucks website.
Users in the comments section of the viral TikTok debated the impact of the 50% off offer. Some users who claimed to be Starbucks employees shared their similar experiences with a sudden influx in work.
“I was on cold bar all day and lemme tell you today was NOT IT,” one user complained.
“Good time to be off on tuesdays,” another user commented.
Others related to the Starbucks workers, and some users even criticized Starbucks for implementing the deal.
“Srsly what was corporate thinking making it on a tuesday when most places are understaffed??” another argued.
On the flip side, many users in the comments section said they would be taking advantage of the deal.
“As a former barista I’m sorry besties but $3.95 for my favorite drink in a venti that I haven’t been able to afford is just too good of a deal,” one user said.
“Trust I will be there every Tuesday for the rest of July,” another replied.
In a follow-up video posted a few hours after his first video, the TikToker shared how he was holding up.: “Updated ladies we are still dying right now, down to 3 girlies pray will make it out tonight.”
The Daily Dot reached out to Starbucks via email and to TikToker Hen (@captainxhen) via TikTok comment but was not met with a response in time for the publication of this article.
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TCL recently has unveiled its new model of smart television in Nepal. The company has launched two different series of smart television; TCL S6 and S62 officially in Nepali market.
The smart televisions come with a very stylish design. The device features 3 GB DDR RAM, quad-core GHz processor, wireless mirror and among others.
TCL Corporation is a Chinese multinational electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells products including television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators and small electrical appliances. In 2010 it was the world’s 25th-largest consumer electronics producer. In 2013, it was third-largest television producer by market share.[Wiki]
For more details visit TCL Official


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Bazooka Candy has launched a limited-edition Candy Floss flavour Big Baby Pop.
Christmas is no longer just about chocolate as sugar confectionery giant Haribo this year has its biggest ever Christmas range.
The nation has fallen under the spell of Halloween and there are monster sales to be had for retailers who get into the spirit of it
Philip Morris Limited (PML) is to “significantly expand” its field force operations to focus on offering more support for IQOS smoke-free range.
Peperami has unveiled a new packaging design and logo.
Pladis has crossed McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes and doughnuts to create Jaffa Jonuts.
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New Delhi: Volkswagen's global passenger car sales increased to 6,278,300 units in 2019, up 0.5 per cent compared to 2018, informs the German auto brand in a release.
The automaker also claims that its deliveries have increased in markets like Europe, South America, Asia-Pacific and the US. More than 80,000 electric vehicles have been delivered across the world by the auto major, making a significant contribution to the total sales. Volkswagen claims that its EV sales have increased by around 60 per cent in 2019.
The most popular model sold by the brand was the e-Golf, with more than 35,000 units delivered.
Commenting on the sales performance, Volkswagen COO Ralf Brandstatter, said, “With the ID.3 and Golf 8, we have successfully presented groundbreaking new products and consistently focused on earnings power. The digital transformation roadmap which we have agreed with the employee representatives and is now to be implemented will also make a key contribution to improving efficiency and safeguarding the future. Thanks to fantastic team performance, we have exceeded the high delivery level of 2018 despite a difficult market environment.”
Volkswagen sales board member Jurgen Stackmann, said, “In 2019, we significantly strengthened our global market position with considerable gains in market shares. This is a clear sign of the strength of our brand, the competitiveness of our products and services and the performance of our sales organization.”
In Europe, Volkswagen delivered 1,763,800 vehicles in 2019, representing up 0.9 per cent from 2018. In North America, total deliveries were down 1.6 per cent to 564,900 vehicles last year. In China, the largest single market for the automaker, its deliveries increased by 1.7 per cent to 3,163,200 vehicles, despite shrinkage in the overall market.
We are extremely saddened to inform the untimely demise of Vikram S Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor on 29th November 2022. At this time of grief, we request everyone to pray that his soul rests in peace. Last respect can be paid at Hebbal Crematorium, Bengaluru, at 1 pm on Wednesday, Toyota said.
According to ETAuto sources, the raid began at the company’s Corporate office in Gurgaon around 3:00 PM and continued till the story is filed. The latest development comes in light of heightened scrutiny by law-enforcement agencies on companies operating in India which have links with neighboring country, China.


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Microsoft will stop old Windows product keys from activating new Windows installs
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 29 September, 2023 - 15:10 · 1 minute
RIP to one of my favorite loopholes: Microsoft quietly announced earlier this month ( via Neowin ) that users will no longer be able to install and activate Windows 10 or Windows 11 with old Windows 7 and Windows 8 product keys.
At least for now, though, it seems like this change will only apply to future Windows versions. We were able to activate a fresh Windows 11 Pro 22H2 install with a Windows 8 Pro product key as of this morning, as was Neowin. But Neowin was unable to activate a newer Insider Preview build of Windows, suggesting that the change will mostly affect newer Windows versions. We've asked Microsoft for clarification and will update this story if we receive any.
When Windows 10 originally launched in 2015 , it did so as a free upgrade to all users of Windows 7 and Windows 8—the vast majority of the Windows user base at the time. Microsoft wanted to encourage developers to use its new technologies by giving them the largest possible install base of people on the newest version of Windows. Not only would people running Windows 7 and Windows 8 be offered the option to upgrade-in-place to Windows 10, but product keys from those versions of Windows would activate the analogous editions of Windows 10.


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As the alleged wrongdoing at Bishops Diocesan College shows, equating wealth with virtue is a bad idea, writes Helena Wasserman.
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Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei is ready to license his fifth-generation networking technology only to one other company - and he wants that potential arch-rival to be American.
Huawei has become increasingly self-sufficient in technology after pouring billions of dollars into research over the past decade, despite pressure from Washington, allowing it to compete globally without American suppliers.
Huawei has announced an update to its P30 Pro smartphone, and said it would run the latest version of Google’s Android software in some regions.
Huawei plans to launch a new flagship phone. Just one problem: it can't use Google's apps and services.
Huawei expects US export restrictions to reduce annual revenue at its consumer devices business by about $10bn, as the company is banned from buying American components like semiconductors and software.
Huawei has hired a law firm to lobby on trade as the US pressures allies to join it in blacklisting the Chinese telecom giant.
Huawei Technologies on Friday offered the first glimpse of an in-house software that may someday replace Google’s Android, an important step toward reducing its reliance on American technology.
Huawei offers the first glimpse of an in-house software that may someday replace Google’s Android, an important step toward reducing its reliance on American technology.
Tshwane Mayor Stephens Mokgalapa and a delegation are on a paid-for junket to China to view smart cities, courtesy of technology giant Huawei, the mayor's office has confirmed.
FutureWei Technologies, the US research arm of China’s Huawei, began laying off workers on Monday, according to employees including one who spoke to Reuters as he left the company’s Silicon Valley campus.
Huawei is offering nearly R22bn to partners willing to build software for its future chip and computing platforms, courting developers worldwide at a time the US is heightening scrutiny of the Chinese tech giant.
Samsung and Huawei have taken turns announcing new mobile processors at the IFA technology show in Berlin last week, and the big thing the new chips have in common is an integrated 5G modem.
Huawei has lashed out at the US government Tuesday, accusing Washington of orchestrating a campaign to intimidate its employees and launching cyber-attacks to infiltrate its internal network.
Tshwane is a litmus test for the DA's future. The party cannot be seen to be only opposing corruption and maladministration when it happens in ANC-run governments, writes Adriaan Basson.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been given a 90-day reprieve on the ban from buying US technology, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said.
Huawei Technologies' billionaire founder intends to kick off a three- to five-year overhaul of the networking giant, creating an 'iron army' that can help it survive an American onslaught while protecting its lead in next-generation wireless.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled its own operating system on Friday, as it faces the threat of losing access to Android systems amid escalating US-China trade tensions.
Samsung unveils a new version of the Galaxy Note smartphone with fast 5G network connection and improved camera features, hoping the premium model helps it revive slumping profit and widen the gap with struggling rival Huawei.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Tuesday that more than 600 jobs would be lost at a US unit as a result of "curtailment of business operations" caused by Washington's sanctions on the firm and 68 of its subsidiaries.
Minister of State Security Ayanda Dlodlo says information shared with 'strategic investment partners' in the rollout of 5G in South Africa would be governed by adequate existing laws and regulations.
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There's a new video for Torment: Tides of Numenera that inXile Entertainment released, featuring a neat look at the game's exotic map designs and interesting locations.
Whenever new games come out or new hardware comes out, one of the big problems is that some of the old accessories you've become acquainted with oftentimes don't work with newer games. Well, for Ultra Street Fighter IV on the PS4, the game will work with older fightsticks.
What’s better than a mystery dungeon? A super mystery dungeon, of course. Which is exactly what you’ll be exploring later this year when Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon arrives on the 3DS.
A lot of the news circulating around The Witcher 3 leading up to its release has been centered on downgrade-gate. In addition to the topic of downgrades, a lot of people have pointed fingers at the home consoles as the reason that the game has been downgraded. Turns out, the consoles are the reason that the game exists and is as large as it is.
While Destiny’s latest DLC dropped on May 19, the final piece of the House of Wolves puzzle did not unlock until today, May 22. It’s a weekly 3v3 competitive tournament, and it invites you and two of your buddies to fight for bragging rights in the Trials of Osiris.
Were you looking forward to the random-dungeon, hack-and-slash, first-person game Hellraid from Techland? Well, you'll have to put that excitement on a shelf and close the cabinet for now. They recently announced that the game is being shelved and could be reworked from the ground up into something else.
In a shocking bit of news, two players have been hit with criminal charges for their activity in Diablo III. One of the players used a RAT (remote access tool) to take control of other players' games and strip of their items while his partner in crime picked scooped up the items, all in hopes of selling the items for real money on the Real-Money Auction House.
Vertigo Games and Jaywalker Interactive have announced that Arizona Sunshine is coming to SteamVR this fall, offering support for the HTC Vive, a new VR headset that will compete with the Oculus Rift.
One of the characters that has managed to stand out from the bunch in Blizzard's Overwatch is Hanzo, the Japanese archer. With bow in hand and the ability to scale walls and take a perch up high to snipe silently from many hidden places scattered around the game arena.
One of the really big issues that plagued The Witcher 3 just before release was a lot of talk about the game being downgraded. This was coupled with the recent problem of the GameWorks issue where the HairWorks caused AMD cards to just tank in performance. Well, CD Projekt Red has heard all the complaints and are attempting to address some of the issues.
Break out the spandex and practice your gravelly voice, because you’re going to be spending quite a bit of time pretending to be The Batman thanks’ to Steam’s weekend sale. It’s been cleverly dubbed the “Batman Weekend Deal,” and it drops the price tag on six offerings featuring the Caped Crusader.
There's been an ongoing controversy that started with the release of Project CARS and has continued on with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. What is the controversy? Well, Nvidia's GameWorks is claimed by gamers and AMD to have been designed to cripple performance and sabotage hardware throughput for anything that isn't an Nvidia card.
Even if you’re not able to make the trip out to Los Angeles for E3 this year, the folks over at PlayStation HQ have decided to bring their big press conference to the fans, once again offering a “PlayStation E3 Experience” live stream of the event at theaters in both the United States and Canada.
EA announced today that they're rebooting the Need for Speed franchise this fall. They've released a trailer with some in-game footage of the new racing game in development for Xbox One and PC.


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Tandy Leather Factory sets Atlanta store opening
Fort Worth, Texas — Tandy Leather Factory announced plans to open a store in Atlanta, in November. It’s the second Tandy store in the Atlanta area, and the company’s 79th overall.
The new store is located in the Westfork Business Center and will open on Nov. 18.
OfficeMax opens most stores Thanksgiving night
Naperville, Ill. – Count OfficeMax as the latest in a growing list of retailers opening its doors at 8 p.m. local time Thanksgiving night (as permitted by law). Online Black Friday discounts at OfficeMax.com start at 12:01 a.m. EST Thanksgiving morning.
The OfficeMax Black Friday shopping event will take place for three days from Thursday, Nov. 28 to Saturday, Nov. 30 in stores and at OfficeMax.com.
"Black Friday shopping has become a celebrated and cherished tradition nationwide, and we know that many customers want to get a head start on the savings as part of their holiday festivities," said Michael Lewis, executive VP and president of retail at OfficeMax. "We’re opening our doors at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving to help make OfficeMax among the first stops in the holiday shopping tradition."
Other major retailers opening their doors Thanksgiving night include Macy’s, Kohl’s and J.C. Penney.
Restoration Hardware bolsters board with tech exec
Restoration Hardware has appointed Katie Mitic to its board of directors. Mitic, who will also serve on the board’s audit committee, has nearly 20 years of strategic product, marketing and business development experience.
“We are thrilled to have Katie join RH’s board. Her entrepreneurial mindset and digital expertise will be invaluable as we continue to evolve and enhance the ways in which we connect with our customers,” said Gary Friedman, chairman, creator, curator, and co-CEO.
Mitic is currently the co-founder and CEO of Three Koi Labs, a mobile services startup. Previously, she led platform marketing for Facebook, where she is credited with advancing the growth of ground-breaking products for the developers and businesses that engage with Facebook’s community worldwide. Additionally, Mitic has served on the board of directors of eBay for the past two years and on the board of directors of Special Olympics International since May 2011.
“I am excited to be joining an iconic brand in RH that is at the forefront of innovation in retail customer experiences,” said Mitic. “I look forward to working with the team to continue the tremendous business momentum that has already been created and contributing to the long-term success of the Company.”
Prior to joining Facebook, Mitic served as SVP of product marketing at Palm, leading hardware and software product management and marketing and corporate development. Previously, she was VP and GM at Yahoo!, managing strategic global communities and communication businesses. She has also served as executive in residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Elevation Partners. She began her career in the mergers and acquisitions group at Credit Suisse First Boston, before going on to become the product leader in a number of successful startups including Four11 (acquired by Yahoo!) and NetDynamics (acquired by Sun Microsystems).


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Mobile technologies are improving processes within each step of the supply chain—and expediting real-time communication for better visibility across the entire chain.
An increasing number of manufacturers are outsourcing some or all of their supply chain management to third-party logistics providers, which are leveraging mobile technologies to report performance metrics—as well as potential problems—to their clients in real time, says John Santagate, research manager, supply chain execution at IDC Manufacturing Insights.
“Say a production facility’s operations are set to be disrupted by a supply constraint or labor shortage,” Santagate says. “If the production manager and others within the supply chain could be alerted via their mobile devices ahead of time, they could take action on that information to minimize the impact of the disruption. Mobility is really driving value to gain action-based insights from a variety of places.” He detailed some of the mobile applications now being used within supply chain management: mobile analytics dashboards, alerting and reporting directly to mobile devices, improved track and trace capabilities, GPS location for in-transit inventory, physical conditions monitoring, instant access to critical documentation and mobile access to customer relationship management software.
MHI member Newcastle Systems Inc. provides mobile power to printers, laptops, personal computers and scanners in distribution centers and factory floors, says sales director Kevin Ledversis. Customers’ printers and scanners with wireless technology are placed on battery-powered workstations, enabling workers to take them right to the product to print inbound labels, label picked product, enter data, and create shipping labels or packing slips. Newcastle is also employing its technology to mobile point-of-sale on the retail end of the supply chain.
“Retail space is very expensive, so retailers want to be able cut down on the traditional check-out and to take their devices on carts anywhere on the floor, so customers can check-out where they are shopping,” Ledversis says. “One of the largest duty-free airport kiosks that sells magazines and snacks has one of our carts, and they’ve built racks on them so they’ve got a point-of-sale on wheels. A major candy producer is also testing the concept.”
For more traditional retail stores, floor workers can now scan and print markdown labels for targeted products aisle by aisle in real time, using data from their headquarters’ server or the cloud, he says.
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A recent increase in the nation's money supply may signal an advance in the stock market, according to Henry T. Blackstock, chairman of Blackstock & Co. Inc., a brokerage based in Jacksonville.
The M1 basic money supply has been growing at double-digit rates during much of this year, Blackstock wrote recently in his company's Research Letter. M1, which includes money in checking deposits and cash circulating in the United States, now totals more than $600 billion, he said.
That money is considered to be ''readily spendable funds,'' Blackstock said. ''It's the money that people are theoretically getting ready to spend --not just people but corporations and the government.
''Since the beginning of 1980, every significant acceleration in M1 growth has been accompanied by a surge in the stock market,'' Blackstock wrote. He listed four occasions when the stock market improved while the nation's money supply increased at double-digit rates.
When the money supply increased from June through November in 1980, the Dow Jones industrial average increased from the mid-800s to about 1,000. The Dow is a measure of stock price increases and decreases. When the money supply increased from February through April in 1981, the Dow increased from the low 900s to more than 1,000.
When the money supply increased from August 1982 through August 1983, the Dow increased from less than 800 to more than 1,200. This year, the money supply has increased 12.5 percent since March, Blackstock said, while the Dow has advanced from the mid-1200s to more than 1,300.
''The implication of the recent rapid money supply growth is unassailable,'' Blackstock wrote. ''As soon as confidence begins to return, which could happen at any time, the stock market will surge. We continue to believe that this will materialize before the end of the summer.''
Rather than spend money, consumers are depositing it in banks, according to Blackstock. Likewise, corportions are not spending their cash to buy goods or expand.
''Money is moving into the banks where it is perceived to be safe and readily available for spending when consumers, businessmen, builders and investors feel more comfortable,'' Blackstock wrote. Some of this money eventually will be invested in stocks, he predicted.
-- RECOMMENDATIONS. Blackstock continues to recommend the stock of American Home Patients Centers, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc., Concept Inc., Heritage Federal Savings & Loan and Scientific Systems Services Inc.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines may consider expanding in other parts of the country, including Florida, according to Ronald T. Bates, a Blackstock analyst.
The Atlanta-based airline will obtain six Embraer Brasilia aircraft this year and four next year, and it has an option to obtain 10 more, Bates reported in Research Letter. Because the new aircraft can fly further than Atlantic Southeast's older aircraft, the airline will establish Gainesville and Charleston, W. Va., as new destinations from Atlanta on Sept. 15.
Expanding would help Atlantic Southeast to continue to outperform the airline industry, he wrote. Bates described the airline's revenue growth as exceptional, its traffic as high and its yield as large.
''Atlantic Southeast has minimal competition on its routes and no significant ticket price discounting,'' Bates wrote. ''Eight of Atlantic Southeast's routes are monopoly markets, and most other routes have only one or two competing airlines.''
Atlantic Southeast's main bases of operation are Atlanta and Memphis. From Atlanta, the airline flies to such cities as Asheville, N.C., and Valdosta, Ga.
Bates estimated that 90 percent of the airline's customers are business executives and military personnel.
-- IN ORLANDO. Harold I. Lieberman, another Blackstock analyst, advises investors to watch Hughes Supply Inc., an Orlando-based distributor of building supplies. The company's assets, especially its real estate, are undervalued, Lieberman wrote recently in Research Letter.
Hughes Supply owns 25 properties in Florida, including a 27-acre tract in Orlando -- ''where real estate prices have escalated rapidly since the arrival of Disney World in the early 1970s,'' he said.
Lieberman also outlined Hughes' agreement to acquire Carolina Pump & Supply Co. in Charlotte, N.C., later this year. In addition, Shamrock Associates has accumulated 418,000 shares, or 13.1 percent, of Hughes' stock. If Hughes issues 140,000 of its own shares to acquire Carolina Pump, Shamrock's ownership of Hughes will be reduced to 12.5 percent.
''We would expect Shamrock Associates to accelerate its buying program and possibly make a tender offer for all Hughes' shares before consummation of the Carolina Pump & Supply acquisition,'' Lieberman wrote.


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A New Generation of Green Screen Users
News organizations have used “green screen” technology for decades. The most common example is the weather report. In television studios, reporters stand in front of a green (or blue) fabric screen. Good lighting and a computer combine to allow removal of the green background. The background is replaced by an image or video stream.
In the weather studio, digital trickery allows the reporter to appear anywhere in the world: on steps in front of the New York Stock Exchange, at the Statue of Liberty or any desired place on earth or in space.
Green Screen & Blockbuster Movies
More recently, Hollywood has used green screen to create special effects in blockbuster movies. The high quality of today’s movies is due to green screens. Entire studios, thousands of square feet in size, are 100% covered with green screen material. Green screen makes dangerous scenes possible and safe for actors.
YouTube Driving New Video Technologies
The YouTube revolution has created millions of new content creators who are using green screen in creative ways. This week Apple announced the acquisition of Spektral, a Danish startup that uses machine learning, computer vision, and neural networks to create green screen video in real time. According to Spektral:
“Our pioneering and unique technology is based on state-of-the-art machine learning and computer vision techniques. Combining deep neural networks and spectral graph theory with the computing power of modern GPUs, our engine can process images and video from the camera in real-time (60 FPS) directly on the device.”
Apple real-time green screen is expected to be an integral part of an iPhone users’ experience. A billion iPhone owners will use green screen to be more creative.
No Need for Post Production
Creating a green screen video these days usually takes postproduction time and effort. But Apple’s green screen technology will be real-time meaning no need for postproduction work. Green screens are now available on Amazon for less than $100 for those who would like to take advantage of this “new” technology!
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It Appears Like Daybreak May Have Marketed Cold Iron Studios
The EG7 dramatization appears like it’s not slowing down, with Sunrise resembling it might have marketed Cold Iron Studios.
The other day, we reported EG7’s founder and CEO Robin Flodin was stepping down. The new acting CEO of EG7 will currently be Ji Pork that is Sunrise’s present Chief Executive Officer. The announcement took place last week in a press release with Alexander Albedj, Chairman of the EG7 board, commenting,
In December of last year, EG7 had gotten Daybreak Game Business for $300 million in enhancement to Priahna Gamings as well as publisher Innova. However, sometime between then and also now, it looks like Daybreak may have sold Cold Iron Studios.
This was reported by our good friends at MassivelyOP that noted Sunrise had deleted a news release which announced their acquisition of Cold Iron Studios. Fortunately, since Wayback Equipment is a point, you can have a look at that press release below.
Nonetheless, as MMO Fallout notes, EG7’s monetary report does not include _ Aliens: Fireteam Elite _ (our evaluation here). In fact, it shows up the Cold Iron Studios hallmarks as well as logo are missing from Sunrise’s account. However, as MMO After effects notes, Cold Iron Studios LLC possesses their hallmark as of August 4 and also not Sunrise.
It must be kept in mind Craig Zinkievich of Cold Iron Studios did reference a sale during an interview from March.