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Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung over tablet computers may be in jeopardy after it was alleged to have put forward misleading evidence. Last week it won a preliminary injunction in Germany that led to an EU-wide ban on the Galaxy 10.1 tablet, because it looked too much like the iPad.
The indictment that Apple filed through the Dusseldorf court earlier this month included a picture of the Galaxy Tab next to the iPad 2, suggesting that the "general impression" of the two products was that they were "virtually identical."
This is true, but upon closer inspection, the photo of the Galaxy Tab is actually wider than in reality. According to Dutch website Webwereld, which first reported the flaw, the photo on page 28 of the summons shows the Tab with an aspect ratio of 1.36, when the correct aspect ratio should be 1.46 -- ultimately, thinner.
Technically and under German law, Apple's case against Samsung was not based on patents but overall design, a subject called "community design," which in Dusseldorf can lead to fast, high-impact decisions by a single judge.
According to intellectual property analyst Florian Mueller, there was probably nothing malicious happening on Apple's side. "No sane person at a law firm like Freshfields [which represents Apple] would seriously intentionally lie, so I rule out that part," he said.
Neither Apple nor Samsung have commented on the flaw, but it's possible that Apple used photos from a prototype of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The company may have requested the image via an expedited discovery procedure (legalese for quickly getting details to put together a case) last spring, which it had then used for other litigation in another part of the world like the U.S., Asia or Australia.
Last week the Dusseldorf court granted Apple's request for a ban on sales of all Galaxay Tab 10.1 tablets across the European Union, agreeing that the device looked too similar, design-wise to the iPad. The big question is whether the "width" of the Tab was a key factor for the judge who made the decision; so far the judge has not explained her reasoning.
That is why Samsung now has a small window of opportunity to appeal the decision. On Thursday Aug. 25 that same judge will review their previous decision and rule on whether the evidence presented by Apple has been too misleading, potentially even lifting the injunction. Mueller, however, is doubtful: "The more likely outcome for Thursday is that the decision will be upheld."


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William Grant & Sons marks private client launch with donation to £1m whisky auction
Whisky distiller William Grant & Sons is marking the launch of a private clients business with the donation of three auction lots that could help towards raising more than £1 million for Scottish charities.
The private clients service will provide access to some of the rarest whisky reserves in the world, and its launch comes amid continuing market growth in rare whiskies.
William Grant is donating a lot from each of its distilleries to The Distillers One of One charity auction - Glenfiddich: The 1950s, Ladyburn 1966 David Bailey one-off John Lennon edition and The Balvenie 1964 single bottle release. Each is said to represent a “once-in-a-lifetime” whisky acquisition from the 1950s and 1960s, which were seen as pivotal decades in the world of Scotch whisky.
The lots, which have never before been made available, are expected to reach in excess of £285,000 in total sales, making a significant contribution to the combined auction takings.
Jonathan Driver, a leading authority on whisky, holding the dual position as master of the Company of Worshipful Distillers and managing director of William & Grant & Sons’ Global Private Clients, said: “William Grant & Son’s rich legacy of giving back to its communities comes from the heart and over generations – it is integral to the way we do business.
“The Distillers One of One is hugely significant because it is the first time that these precious whisky stocks have been made available. These liquids are beyond rare, they are truly ‘one of one’, and their sale is historic as it represents the future legacy held in these liquids.”
The private clients personal service will build “direct to-distillery client relationships” by offering access to incredibly rare and precious family stocks. Rare whisky expressions, experiences and access to generations of knowledge and expertise will form the proposition, bosses said.
Family-owned Wiliam Grant & Sons added: “This service will provide unprecedented, privileged access for international connoisseurs and collectors to some of the finest and oldest whisky reserves in the world from six generations of whisky-making tradition, for enjoyment, personal legacy or as an alternative investment.”
Its launch comes amid expectations that the rare whisky market is set to rebound and break all previous records this year, following a strong first-half performance.
A recent report revealed that during the first six months of 2021, nearly 85,000 bottles of single malt Scotch whisky traded on the secondary market with a total value in excess of £36m.
Based on the current rate of growth, Rare Whisky 101 - the whisky analyst, broker and investment specialist - expects the full year to reach 172,500 of bottles traded, an increase of almost a fifth on 2019’s record (143,895 bottles), with a value of £75m, which would be up on 2019’s record £57.7m.
The firm noted that trading in the rare whisky market had been subdued by a succession of lockdowns during 2020, mirroring other physical asset classes.
The overall number of recorded bottles of single malt whisky sold at auction in the UK in 2020 fell slightly by about 3.4 per cent to 139,044, while the recorded value decreased by 7.5 per cent to some £53.4m, compared with 2019.
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Gallery: Oakham late-night shopping 2015
Oakham was full of people looking for a festive bargain during its late-night shopping event this week.
Visitors were treated to a range of stalls, street entertainers and a funfair yesterday (Monday, December 7).
Many of the shops kept their doors open on the night and offered special deals and tempting treats to encourage shoppers through the door. Retailers also added festive sparkle for Oakham in Bloom’s Best Christmas Window Display Competition.
Oakham Town Council ran a Christmas tree competition this year, inviting all five of Oakham’s primary schools to take part. The winner of the contest, sponsored by Rutland Plastics, will be revealed shortly.


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April 3, 2010: Mag+ shares four insights gained since the launch of the original iPad
Today is the third anniversary of the launch of the original iPad. As you can imagine, a lot has been learned about tablet publishing since that Saturday in 2010. Mag+, one of the leading digital publishing platform companies providing native tablet (and mobile) app solutions, has issued a release on the four insights they have learned. Here is an excerpt:
After three years and more than 1,000 touchscreen publication apps, Mag+ and its customers have learned how to unleash the power of this important medium. Contrary to the word of uninformed doomsayers, Mag+ believes with some imagination and intelligent investment, issue-based mobile publishing has a bright future as both traditional periodicals and new content brands take advantage of the mobile app-based environment to reinvent publishing. Clients are finding great new revenue streams, using creativity to win brand loyalty and sales, and the custom content world is taking off…
“There is remarkable opportunity for smart publishers and other brands to make money by rethinking what, when and how they serve their audiences,” says Mag+ Chief Creative Officer and co-founder Mike Haney. “By thinking creatively about the best content for all channels available to them, including mobile, publishers can be the drivers, the innovators of the next boom in content.”
Four Insights Gained
Publishing Reinvented – Thinking about tribes, right content and right time
Mag+ predicts smart brands will figure out new ways to deepen their audience relationships by moving beyond monthly issues to a community membership model, where content arrives in all forms on a variety of devices on a regular and ongoing basis. Membership could include a premium print publication, a dynamic HTML website for up-to-the-minute news, apps that have utility on the go and deliver more frequent issues, push alerts for breaking news, even events, webinars and other ways to connect directly with the brand.
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There is consumer revenue here – Smart publishers can monetize on a mobile publishing platform. Since its inception PopSci+ has grown to 100,000 digital subscribers across all tablets, made $1.56M net from iTunes through 1.6 million unique downloads, and sold 180,000 single copies.
Downloads and revenue numbers are on the rise within Mag+ client American Media, Inc., as well. For Men’s Fitness, Sept 2011 – Jan 2012 vs. five months prior downloads are up 200 percent and revenue is up 193 percent, as that brand and others moved from a PDF-replica to custom designed Mag+ version of the magazine. SHAPE Magazine’s Sept 2011 – Jan 2012 vs. five months prior downloads are up 400 percent and revenue is up 218 percent.
Many publications are now able to charge more for their iPad subscriptions than for print. They are also seeing more subscription purchases than single-issue purchases and renewal rates are far higher than with print publications at much lower cost.
Creativity wins the day in both experience and advertising – Companies that think creatively will be the first to take full advantage of the community membership model. Creative use of video, audio and imagery, such as moving magazine covers, content appropriate soundtracks and even games are the tools content companies now have at their disposal. The Next Web even used the Mag+ mobile publishing platform to create an issue-based app by curating the best of its popular blog content.
Advertisers are also finding new ways to engage audiences on touchscreen devices. Kashi cereal just created an ad camouflaged as a game, (or is it a game posing as an ad?), in SHAPE. While the advertising and publishing industries still have a long way to go in building a touchscreen ad paradigm, everyone agrees we will get there—there are simply too many eyeballs at stake not to make it work. In addition, the technology is the best platform advertisers have ever had to make users see their ads as a service and not a nuisance.
Custom media opportunities abound – While the overwhelming majority of content-heavy apps have been offshoots of traditional publications, Mag+ sees the custom content sector growing rapidly. Museums, comic books, performing arts venues and corporations are all evaluating the possibilities of app-based publishing. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London created an app that showcases exhibitions, so you can see great exhibits wherever you are in the world; Dixons Travel, Europe’s leading airport electrical store, launched Dixons Travel app, showcasing a host of gadgets; and Symbolia created an app that is a unique blend of comic book and journalism.
“Touchscreen devices and apps are the future, and content has never been more in demand or as potentially profitable,” said Gregg Hano. “We have never been more excited about this business—for us, for brands and for consumers.”
Tablet and mobile app editions that are powered by Mag+ include the newly released New York Magazine app, The Next Web, and British Journal of Photography.


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This acquisition makes Driven Brands one of the largest Auto Glass service providers in North America, says the company. AGN will keep its name and continue to provide its windshield and side window repair and replacement services already in place. SOURCE Driven Brands More news releases in similar topics Due to the complexities of glass-related repair, I-CAR announced in June its new Mopar Certified Glass Installer Program, touting it as “the industry’s first OEM glass repair certification. These businesses serve retail, insurance, and fleet customers, and provide third-party auto glass claims management solutions for the Canadian market.
AGN is an industry leader, backed by over 20 years of experience, in Auto glass repair, replacement, and calibration with more than 75 locations throughout the U. However, if necessary, Driven Brands will consider collaboration between the parent company’s brands, he said.


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The fashion and tech world do not often intertwine, but in terms of the wearable industry, that may be just the case. The consumer electronics show or CES that just went on displayed how the mingling of the fashion industry and that of the wearable tech market could become a new standard as we move further into this new year. Many designers have chosen to get into the smartwatch industry such as Kate Spade, Fossil and even Louis Vuitton. These big companies all were unable to fully cement their place in the tech industry with some of the bigger guys such as Garmin, Apple, and Fitbit taking the lead and keeping it. It appears that consumers may be choosing functionality over fashion, but the hopes are that this will be changing sometime in the near future.
According to a report on the subject, “In 2015, Brian Krzanich, the chief executive of Intel, gave the opening keynote speech at CES introducing a buttonsize computing system called Curie that was touted as a tool to change how our clothes function. It was part of a wearables push that included a smart bracelet made in collaboration with Opening Ceremony and smart glasses made with Oakley. And that address followed the long-lead drumroll for the Apple Watch, which was introduced to the fashion crowd to great fanfare the previous September, just in time for fashion week. (There was so much breathless expectation over the product that some editors prioritized Cupertino, Calif., and the reveal over the New York ready-to-wear collections.)”
This shows just the amount that fashion designed wearables do not fully implement well into the tech space. The hopes are high that these two industries can work with one another to help design wearables that people are happy to wear out in the public space.


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The Swiss country prefers to pay with a credit card. This is the final exam in the comparative portal bonus.ch. In this way, 70% of the respondents prefer this method of payment. The ATM is safer and easier, she said on Wednesday in the media.
In the current survey, bonus.ch interviewed about 1,500 people. Over half of the respondents said they used their credit card frequently or very often. This result was more pronounced for men, 57.6% higher than women, 42.1%.
As evidenced by the results, aspects like ease of security and payment are essential for high usage rates. For example, about 70% of the respondents have said their card for these two reasons.
Customer benefits are important
When it turned out, the benefits of Swiss customers are also important when choosing suppliers. Almost 60% of 60 respondents consider these benefits to be very important.
In addition, additional credit card charges are also important as selection criteria. Overall, the respondents here were less pleased. It only values 38 percent less than 38, which is very beneficial.
Cash still popular?
By June, a survey of the Swiss National Bank said that about a third of more than 1,000 francs were paid around cash.
"Switzerland is currently a country in cash," said Bettina Gehring, a 20-minute expert in paying for the White Applied Science University (ZHAW). Switzerland wants something to be in the hands.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The global market for business intelligence (BI) is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.6 percent until 2020, according to Beroe Inc, a procurement intelligence firm. The key drivers for the BI industry include big data analytics, demand for data-as-a-service, and the demand for personalized and self-service BI capabilities in organizations.
Regions such as Europe and North America have a high market maturity of BI, whereas APAC is presumed to undergo high market maturity in the near future. The BI market in chief leading countries such as the U.S., the UK, and Japan is growing due to the advent of cloud, mobile, and social BI solutions.
Beroe, which is based in North Carolina, further stated that procurement experts can access this report on its recently launched market intelligence platform Beroe LiVE: live.beroeinc.com
The rising demand for big data analytics is a major driver for the BI industry. By 2021, it is expected that the global big data market will touch $90 billion and Big Data as a Service (BDaaS) could reach $28 billion. Moreover, many organizations are utilizing industry-specific data-as-a-service, which also acts as a key driver for the BI Industry. By 2020, the amount of data created is expected to reach 40 ZB. This extensive growth of data needs mastering analytics to derive meaningful insights, which requires BI.
According to Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, with the explosion of data, the threat of substitution is very low in the BI market as there is a permanent demand for information discovery solutions. Additionally, the BI market has less challenges for new entrants. This is due to the high demand for BI, in which vendors are coming up with varied solutions that deliver value-added services such as pre-built metrics, and pre-integrated support.
- On average, overall BI implementation takes 2 – 3 months for cloud deployment and nearly 6 – 12 months for an on-premise deployment.
- A significant industry trend has been the technological shift and analytics platforms in BI. Currently, the data analysis has developed to free-form text exploration rather than being limited to structured ad hoc analysis and reporting.
- By 2020, there will be approximately 45 billion connected devices and a 42 percent increase in data volume, which will serve as a huge business opportunity for the BI market.
- A constraint in the BI market will be the rising demand, complex programming, data integration, and growing implementation cost.
- Cloud BI solutions facilitate easy integration with any third-party applications and provide security at all levels, which can be easily accessed remotely from everywhere.
- SAP leads the BI market with nearly 10 percent of the market share. The is mainly driven by license sales to large enterprises with mature transactional IT systems such as ERP and CRM.
The research methodology adopted for the report included:
- Experts with twenty years of domain experience
- Interaction with buyers
- Inputs from supply chain partners
The utilization of BI is shifting from IT-centric, reporting-based models to business user-centric, intuitive visualization-based models. This is true with growth in self-service BI tools such as Tableau Desktop and QlikView. With BI, business users are transforming into the new industry influencers as they are adept with easy-to-use analysis and dashboards.
The report also includes:
- Market Maturity and Trends
- Drivers and Constraints
- Regional Market Outlook
- Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
- Supply Outlook
- Supply Categorization
- Key Suppliers
- Supplier Profiling
Procurement Best Practices:
- Sourcing Model
- Challenges and Mitigation – BI Implementation
- Pricing Model
- Pricing Negotiation Levers
- Cost Structure – BI Spending Organization
- Cost-Saving Opportunities
- KPIs and SLAs Components – BI
About Beroe Inc.:
Beroe is the world’s leading provider of procurement intelligence and supplier compliance solutions. We provide critical market information and analysis that enables companies to make smart sourcing decisions—leading to lower costs, greater profits and reduced risk. Beroe has been providing these services for more than 13 years and currently works with more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including 400 of the Fortune 500 companies.
To learn more about Beroe Inc., please visit: http://www.beroeinc.com
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Amazon.com is set to hire 75,000 more people for jobs ranging from warehouse staff to delivery drivers as the coronavirus epidemic keeps Americans locked in their homes and demand for online orders surge.
The company said on Monday it had filled all of the 100,000 positions it advertised earlier, and the new jobs are in addition to that.
Interested candidates can apply at www.amazon.com/jobsnow.
The e-commerce giant faces the task of hiring more people even as calls grow for it to shut facilities. The company, which has reported virus cases among warehouse staff and faced several demonstrations, said it would roll out temperature checks and face masks for staff at all of its U.S. and European warehouses.
Amazon said it increased pay for hourly employees by $2 per hour in the U.S., C$2 per hour in Canada, and €2 per hour in many EU countries.
Amazon also doubled the regular hourly base pay for every overtime hour worked and are offering extra time off with full pay for those diagnosed with COVID-19.
The company had said it would add $2 to its minimum $15 per hour to U.S. workers’ wages through April, Reuters reported.
Amazon said it expects to spend more than $500 million globally to increase wages for workers during the pandemic, up from a previous estimate of $350 million.
“We know many people have been economically impacted as jobs in areas like hospitality, restaurants and travel are lost or furloughed as part of this crisis and we welcome anyone out of work to join us at Amazon until things return to normal and their past employer is able to bring them back,” Amazon.com said in a blog post on Monday.
Amazon’s headcount fluctuates seasonally, recently peaking for the holiday quarter at 798,000 full and part-time workers, before it advertised the 100,000 jobs following the pandemic.
Some unions and elected officials have criticized Amazon’s response to the outbreak, which that has infected more than 1.8 million people globally and led to more than 115,000 deaths.


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A Dalat farmer has successfully grown potato plants in a greenhouse, proving this farming model offers higher productivity than outdoor cultivation, and paving the way for Dalat growers to switch to using this kind of potato for higher yields.
One year ago, Nguyen Dang Hien, owner of a well-known tissue nursery in Dalat City, developed planting techniques for greenhouse potatoes to improve output. In July last year, he started trial cultivation of two cloned potato roots O7 in his greenhouse.
The farmer has recently dug the first potato root, which provided 9.7 kilos of tuber, ten times higher than a potato root grown outdoor. Greenhouse potatoes have round tubers and thin peels, which look better and have higher quality than those cultivated outdoor.
Hien noted growing greenhouse potatoes requires different techniques from those applied to outdoor farming. Outdoor cultivation allows for 3,000-3,500 potato roots on 500 square meters, while 1,000-1,200 roots can be farmed over the same area in the greenhouse.
A potato root grown in the greenhouse offers at least five kilos of tuber, or five tons per 500 square meters, two times higher than the average output of outdoor cultivated potatoes, Hien said.
However, the biggest drawback of this farming model is that the cultivation period lasts nearly five months compared to three months for the outdoor cultivation. Hien said he is studying how to reduce the greenhouse potato farming time.


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Ingram Micro will this week announce an agreement to outsource the services of its pcOrder.com technology.
PcOrder.com designs and manages applications that allow companies and users to custom configure and purchase products online.
When the deal is completed, sometime before the end of this year, Ingram's reseller and end-user customers will be able to configure, modify, check for availability, and order more than 145,000 different products, including PCs and servers, directly or indirectly through Ingram.
"It's a procurement application that will sit on a PC in the purchasing department and automate the requisition and approval process," according to pcOrder.com chairman and CEO Ross Cooley.
In most cases, the order will be sent directly to Ingram, which will ship it to the customer in the name of the reseller.
As the size of direct channel grows, companies such as Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM, all of which use Ingram in the US as a distributor for their products, have moved ever closer to the direct-sales model.
PcOrder.com will actually administrate the service for Ingram as an outsourced supplier.
"Our database knows who has what stock, what works together and what doesn't, and interprets it," Cooley said.
The knowledge base for that interpretation comes from PC manufacturers such as IBM and Compaq, which have been feeding availability and configuration information to pcOrder.com for some time, according to Cooley.


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A couple of years from now, the salmon on your dinner plate may be genetically modified.
The FDA approved genetically modified salmon Thursday, but not everyone is happy about it.READ MORE: 4 People Shot In Drive-By Shooting In Philadelphia's Hunting Park Section, Police Say
“I think GMO creates a natural fear factor,” Joe Lasprogata of Samuels & Son Seafood Company told Eyewitness News.
Skeptics may refer to it as “Frankenfish.”
Others believe it’ll be a great new sustainable source of healthy food.
In either case, the FDA now says studies indicate the genetically modified salmon is safe to eat, but some national grocery stores have vowed not to sell it.READ MORE: Frustrated Over Gun Violence, West Philadelphia Neighbors Create Watch Group
The modified salmon is a mix of three species: Atlantic salmon… King salmon and the ocean pout, a fish from Iceland related to the eel family.
The new salmon was created by the Massachusetts-based company “Aquadvantage.”
The modified version will be raised like farm raised salmon and will be cheaper than the wild that are caught.
The FDA won’t require it to be labeled as a GMO.MORE NEWS: Wayne Restaurant Owners Receive Anti-Semitic Comments, Threats For Requiring Customers To Show Proof Of Vaccination
The genetically modified fish isn’t expected to hit the market for at least two years.


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FORTUNE -- The fastest roll-out yet of an iOS device picked up pace this week as Apple (AAPL) prepared to launch the new iPad in 23 countries Friday and seven more on Saturday.
The longest lines are likely to be in Brazil, where Apple and Foxconn have set up local assembly plants to avoid that country's steep import taxes. Saturday will take the new iPad into the oil-rich Middle East.
The full list of countries getting the new iPad this week, via MacRumors:
Conspicuously absent: Mainland China, where the device has been approved for sale but control of the iPad trademark is still being litigated.
The first video comes from Taiwan, where balloons seem to have outnumbered customers:
Vietnam (single sale):
Press unveiling in Argentina:
More as they come in.
The world's most populous country is the 20th to get Apple's tablet computer
Apple (AAPL) announced Monday that it will begin selling the Wi-Fi-only version of its "magical" iPad in China on Sept. 17.
[UPDATE: In a separate, Spanish-language press release, Apple also announced that the iPad will go on sale in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru the same day.]
The 3G iPad will be arriving in China at a later, unspecified MOREPhilip Elmer-DeWitt - Sep 16, 2010 10:50 AM ET
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Samsung recently released the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy SIV (S4) and the market was clamoring to see what Samsung would do with the Samsung Note 3. Imagine our surprise when Sammy announced a brand new line of Galaxy phones called Mega.
The Samsung Galaxy Mega will come in 5.8" and 6.3" models but isn't targetting the high end crowd. Based on the released specs, these will be mid level phones (performance wise). As an example, the 5.8" will come with a 189.9ppi qHD screeen, 1.4GHz dual-core processor and an 8MP camera.
The larger 6.3" device will have a slightly better screen, processor and battery but the key differentiator is that this model will come equipped with LTE.
It is obvious this will not canibalize the Note market but this means Samsung now has devices from smartphones all the way to tablets and everywhere in between.
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I loved going to wet markets when I was a child. Yes, they can be smelly and noisy, their floors are wet and slippery, and you usually get splashed with water when you pass by the seafood stalls; but they are never boring.
Often, I would watch in awe as my grandmother used one of the markets' iconic red lampshades as a quality-control device - she would rotate eggs one by one under the harsh lighting to check they hadn't spoiled.
Those who prefer the cleanliness and convenience of supermarkets probably don't understand the appeal of wet markets, but they may get an idea at the Street Market Symphony exhibition, which is showcasing their many charms under one roof - or, rather, under three huge red lampshades.
Jointly organised by the Sino Art programme, the Olympian City shopping mall in Tai Kok Tsui and lifestyle brand G.O.D., the exhibition aims to "bring out the sublime in the mundane", says G.O.D. founder Douglas Young Chi-chiu. "We want people to experience what they may assume to be a mundane street market in a new way."
The exhibition features three giant red lampshades housing artwork inspired by Hong Kong's wet markets. One contains a market scene where the observer becomes part of the work, appearing as a store owner or a shopper; another is screening a video showing a dish being prepared from ingredients bought at a market; while the third displays a series of photographs of students, taken at the Mong Kok wet market under the guidance of photographer Simon Go.
The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 10pm until October 23, at the central atrium of Olympian City 2 (G/F, 18 Hoi Ting Road, West Kowloon; inquiries: 2397 3636).


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|A mother whose young son was injured by a toy that's hurt hundreds of other children nationwide has enlisted legislative help to get the product banned in Wisconsin.|
Seven-year-old Trever Deedon was playing with a yo-yo waterball at his Pittsville home when the elastic cord wrapped around his neck and caused him to lose consciousness and hit the ground head first.
Senator Julie Lassa and Representative Amy Sue Vruwink have drafted legislation at the urging of Autumn Deedon that would ban the sale and distribution of the toy.
Vruwink says the Consumer Product Safety Commission hasn't banned or recalled this toy, so the state must act.
Illinois banned the toy last summer. New York and New Jersey have similar legislation pending, while Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Brazil have already banned it.


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The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, YB Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong expressed concern on the recent voting of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament (ENVI Committee) on Motion 2016/2222(INI) which includes opinions of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), the Committee on International Trade (INTA), and the Committee on Development (DEVE) for a European Parliament Resolution on Palm Oil and Deforestation of Rainforests.
The Resolution links the palm oil industry to deforestation and the disappearance of the ecosystems. Among the main elements of the Resolution includes the need for a single certification that will guarantee only sustainably produced palm oil enters the European Union (EU) market and the requirement for food labelling indicating palm oil is sustainably produced through packaging or information accessible through technological features. Such Resolution is perceived as trade impediment and may have a significant negative effect on Malaysia’s exports. Furthermore, the requirement for mandatory labelling requirement targeted specifically for imported palm oil products could be considered as a significant departure from WTO commitments.
The palm oil industry in Malaysia is one of the well-regulated industries in the world and being one of the major producer and exporter of palm oil products globally, Malaysia would like to strongly reiterate that the palm oil industry subscribes to sustainable practices. In this regard, Malaysia has implemented the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification Scheme (MSPO) beginning 2015 to promote the production of sustainable palm oil. MSPO is based on compliance to domestic laws and regulations, including the development and management of oil palm cultivation that subscribes to best environment and agricultural practices. As of January 2017, a total of 221,548.14 hectares have been certified under the MSPO scheme. To emphasize on Malaysia’s seriousness towards ensuring that palm oil is produced sustainably, the MSPO certification scheme has been made mandatory by December 2019 and it will be a move towards a truly reliable and internationally acceptable certification system. For Malaysian palm oil, our vision is through a MSPO certification as well as products identified through a Malaysian MSPO logo that would be the hallmark of quality and sustainability assurance to our global customers.
Malaysia strongly opposes the Resolution by the EU Parliament as it will have a negative repercussion on the palm oil imports into the EU and a devastating impact on the economy of producer nations. Currently, the EU is the largest market for Malaysian palm oil and palm-based products where in 2016, EU’s imports were valued at around RM10 billion. It is important to note that the palm oil industry is an essential component of the agriculture sector in Malaysia and has been instrumental in addressing rural poverty and providing employment opportunities. This industry is important to the livelihood of small farmers where, there are currently more than 600,000 smallholders in Malaysia, which is close to 40% of the total planted area. The palm oil industry has contributed to RM67.6 billion in 2016 in terms of export earnings and accounted for 55.4% and 8.6% of total commodity exports and total merchandise exports respectively.
In addition, Malaysia has also put in place various regulations related to conservation of its forest and biodiversity. Malaysia currently has 55.3% of land area under forest cover. This is in line with the commitment at the Rio Summit 1992 to retain at least 50% of the land area under forest cover. Palm oil cultivation currently accounts for 5.74 million hectares which occupies around 17.4% of the land area.
It is also important to note that this Resolution arises out of the Commission finding of 2013 where EU states that they are the biggest importer of deforested products with soyabean and soya cake from Brazil and Argentina amounting to 50%. Palm oil is in third place. Therefore the move by EU to single out palm oil and not the other crops that account for more than 50% of European imports that have been shown to contribute significantly towards deforestation through cattle grazing (animal husbandry) and soya cultivation is unjustifiable.
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities will continue to engage the relevant stakeholders in the European Union apart from initiatives that have been undertaken to engage the Members of European Parliaments through familiarisation visits to the oil palm plantation to educate on the sustainable practices of Malaysian palm oil industry. Malaysia will also collaborate with Indonesia under the ambit of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) to jointly represent our case highlighting the environmental and sustainable development of the oil palm industry and its contribution to the economy and poverty eradication as well as nutritional attributes of palm oil.
YB DATUK SERI MAH SIEW KEONG
Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities


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Long Tall Sally is under new ownership.
The London-based specialty chain, which announced two months ago that it would permanently close up shop, has been snapped up by fashion conglomerate AK Retail Holdings Ltd., whose portfolio includes big and tall men’s retailer BadRhino, as well as Bump It Up Maternity and Yours London. As part of the deal, which closes on Sept. 1, AK Retail Holdings will own Long Tall Sally’s e-commerce business and intellectual property.
In a statement, AK Retail Holdings’ owner and CEO Andrew Killingsworth said, “We are thrilled to be able to bring Long Tall Sally into our family of retailers. The brand is one we are proud to own, and we look forward to engaging in meaningful dialogue with Long Tall Sally customers, developing the offer and taking the brand to the next stage.”
Long Tall Sally, which sells clothing and accessories for women 5-foot-8 and taller, has faced significant challenges since 2017 amid increased competition. In the hopes of strengthening its position, it implemented a turnaround plan in 2018 that included the shuttering of its brick-and-mortar fleet.
However, the coronavirus pandemic had thrown a wrench into its recovery plans. In mid-June, the company said that the “changing economics of retail, along with fierce competition,” coupled with the “very sudden and very profound impact” of the health crisis had weakened its balance sheet. As a result, chief operating officer Alison Doherty announced that Long Tall Sally would be “winding down” its business.
At the time, the chain said that it expected to shut down its website in late August and was open to finding a buyer or selling its assets. “When we announced our closure back in June, we were heartbroken that Long Tall Sally would no longer exist, but after weeks of negotiation, we’re thrilled that the brand can now live on and our loyal customers can continue to enjoy the unique fit that’s so important to us all,” Doherty wrote in a statement on its website.
Founded in 1976, Long Tall Sally caters to taller women with a selection of larger footwear sizes and apparel with longer torso, shoulder and hip proportions. In addition to offering its own label, the retailer carries styles from brands like Karl Lagerfeld, Dolce Vita and Blowfish.


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NRF announces Brian Cornell as "The visionary 2022"
Target CEO wins the the Visionary Award for his strong commitment to his team and customers
The National Retail Federation has announced that Target Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell will receive The Visionary award, given each year to an outstanding retail industry leader. The award will be presented during the seventh annual NRF Foundation Honors on January 16 in New York City.
“Brian Cornell’s purpose-driven leadership and strategic vision reflect an unwavering commitment to his team, and a keen ability to cut through the noise and truly understand what American families want and need,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “From spearheading billions of dollars in investments in Target’s team and bold business strategy, to cultivating a culture of care among hundreds of thousands of employees, to helping guide the industry throughout the challenges of the pandemic, Brian is an inspiring and innovative leader committed to making a positive impact inside and outside his company. Brian’s career and servant leadership are exemplary of why The Visionary award was created.”
The Visionary award is presented each year to a retail executive who has driven positive change for the industry. Cornell was selected for his success in creating a business model and culture that stems from Target’s core purpose: Helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. He has prioritized investing in team members and placing stores at the center of Target’s omnichannel strategy to better serve the thousands of communities Target reaches.
Past recipients include Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass; Nike Chairman, President and CEO Mark Parker; Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon; and Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Chip Bergh.
“Years of bold investments in our strategy and capabilities have enabled our team to meet the needs of American consumers in any environment, including through the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic,” Cornell said. “I couldn’t be more grateful to NRF for recognizing how Target’s 350,000 team members are putting our purpose and values, our unique business strengths, and our size and scale to work for all families, as we drive toward better outcomes for all people and the planet.”
Cornell will also be featured as a keynote speaker at NRF’s 110th annual convention, NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show. Nearly 30,000 retailers, vendors and industry leaders from countries around the world will gather in-person in New York City January 16-18 to showcase the next chapter of retail.
Cornell joined Target in 2014 as chairman and CEO. He leads the organization’s global business, including the company’s more than 1,900 U.S. stores, digital properties, supply chain and sourcing operations. During his tenure, he has established a strategic direction that builds on Target’s strengths as a multicategory mass merchandiser with a reputation for its shopping experience, design expertise, brand curation and brand development. Cornell and his team have invested heavily in digital, data and supply chain capabilities, placing the company’s fleet of stores at the center both of physical shopping and digital fulfillment, and solidifying Target’s position as one of today’s leading retailers. He has also spearheaded ongoing investments in wages, benefits, training and development, and diverse and equitable representation for the Target team.
Prior to Target, Cornell spent more than 30 years in leadership positions at leading retail and consumer-product companies. Past roles include CEO of renowned brands including Michaels, Sam's Club and PepsiCo Americas Foods, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, and Chief Marketing Officer at Safeway Inc.
Since 2015, the NRF Foundation Honors has raised the funds to continue to provide programs and resources that connect people to an industry that is a great place to start and grow. The Honors celebrates the retail professionals building better lives and stronger communities and is the NRF Foundation’s biggest stage for telling the story of how retail builds extraordinary careers.


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12/06/2014 - Bakers Dolphin Go For Second Edition
Extra mid-season brochure gives holidaymakers a second bite at booking
Coach holiday company Bakers Dolphin has published a mid-season brochure for the first time ever in an innovative marketing initiative aimed at giving holidaymakers a second bite at booking.
The Weston-super-Mare based coach firm, which has been trading since 1889, printed 70,000 summer brochures earlier this year and decided to go for a second edition after they were all distributed and many holidays sold out.
Sales and Marketing Director Amanda Harrington said: "For the second edition we stripped out all the holidays that had been sold and we were able to put in new dates for hotels that had spaces that had not sold through other operators.
"We had a database of 14,000 people that have booked with us in the last two years but haven't so far booked anything with us so far this year so we have mailed the new 120 page brochure to them and it has got a great reaction.
"It meant we were able to offer some extra dates for some of the popular destinations, such as St Ives and our Delights of Cumbria tour, which had sold well with the first brochure. We also added some completely new holidays, including a summer break in beautiful Lake Bled in Slovenia and Taste of Blarney in Ireland.
"It is an additional push for our summer holidays as we are finding people are booking later than ever these days."
The brochures have also been given shelf space on Bakers Dolphin's new travel shop in Broadmead, the main shopping centre in the centre of Bristol and in the Sovereign Centre, Weston-super-Mare where the company has a shop close to Marks and Spencer.
Said Amanda Harrington: "Although online and telephone sales are significant we find a lot of our customers want a traditional brochure and a lot want to book face to face with an adviser to help them . Digital artwork and printing techniques make it easier than ever to change brochures and give people the most up to date choices.
"It also enables us to market hotel rooms that are still available and put them in front of our database."


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Green is the new Black, and tech vendors — just like fashion designers — are trying to cash in on this latest trend. That means developing batteries, chips and computers that are less power hungry and more eco-friendly.
Tech vendors including Advanced Micro Devices, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun Microsystems have joined forces to create an […]
Web phone-calling company Skype (now part of eBay) is bringing online social networking to the masses. It’s unveiling a service that allows groups of up to 100 people to hold spontaneous conversations online.
The international calling service, which has signed up 100 million users and is adding 200,000 more a day, said it is previewing […]
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This week, Atlanta-based startup, ContactAtOnce! announced that it’s added new features to its “presence-aware” marketing service, which it says can help increase lead conversions by as much as 25%!
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Players will get access to two maps and will be playable on the PlayStation 3.
EA also revealed a new rewards system for fans of shooter games — the "Gun Club" will provide members with benefits including in-game content, early access to beta tests and demos, as well as exclusive news and interviews from developers.
The "Gun Club" will support Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Medal Of Honor, aswell as the newly announced Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Vietnam expansion. Naturally additional games will follow. Do they have guns? Then they're in.


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Mods, rods, and race cars were on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum when more than 1,000 Japanese cars cruised in. Suki's car was there, too, plus an outlier from a little-known part of Japan we thought was in Europe.
Didi Chuxing, China's homegrown ridesharing service (which successfully pushed Travis Kalanick's empire out of the country last year) has now introduced an English language app for riders in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou.
A German tuner named Boba Motoring has turned a humble, second-generation Volkswagen Golf into a 1,200-horsepower dragster. After modifications including an engine swap, the hatchback blasts through the quarter mile in 8.6 seconds.
It’s no longer enough to have just one compact SUV in your lineup. Now you have to have larger and smaller compact SUVs if you want to compete for American buyers. Nissan has a strong contender in the new Rogue Sport. Their successful…
This summer, the World's Fastest Gamer competition will whittle players down to one individual who will score a one-year contact with McLaren. The job: serve as an official Formula 1 simulation driver to improve the machinery.
Volvo's downsizing policy is going as planned, it's rolling out plug-in hybrid models, and it's preparing to launch a fully electric car. We caught up with R&D vice president Henrik Green to learn more about the tech his team is working on.
Scooters, tents, parades, bands, and people passionate about all four gathered on England's east coast for the 2017 Skegness Scooter Rally. Scooter rallies are a big deal in the U.K. and growing in popularity in the U.S., too.
Tesla wants you to help render yourself obsolete -- at least, insofar as driving is concerned. Over the weekend, Tesla updated its Autopilot feature along with its data sharing policy to allow for video collections.


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2017-newest-technology-gadgets, instead google's 3d technology lets you look at and play with animated versions of your favorite animals the feature. Once seen as cutting edge many of yesterday's gadgets are - surprisingly - still in use or are making a comeback richard, uncomfortable with tech many are struggling to use modern tools to keep up with friends and family in the pandemic. Westworld is back on hbo and the premiere showed off a bounty of new electronics here's everything we spotted and how it, in a lively muslim quarter of nanchang city a sprawling chinese factory turns out computer screens cameras and fingerprint.
Apple's new ipad pro is its first gadget with ar specific hardware thanks to its lidar sensor possibly setting the stage for, this year sleep was a major focus for the tech world for the first time ces had a marketplace dedicated entirely to sleep to show how new devices the next level in 2017. Facebook fb signs exclusive deal with british device manufacturer plessey semiconductors ltd to aid ar wearables, innovative headways in diagnostic imaging gadgets rising frequencies of ceaseless for instance in march 2017 sequoia. New york march 31 2020: the glucose monitoring device market is expected to exceed more than us$ 6 billion by 2024 at, at 64 and after four decades in the banking industry veteran banker arundhati bhattacharya is set for her new assignment.
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Is market intervention necessary for the cocoa sector long-term?
16 Jul 20
Stephanie Westhelle and Ian Welsh
Stephanie Westhelle, development manager for sustainability and partnerships at Fairtrade America argues that it’s hard to see how cocoa supply chains can be viable in the long term if farmers are compensated by less than $1 a day in a sector worth over $150bn a year.
She discusses how poverty, gender inequality and child labour risks can be tackled, and why these are closely linked to the deforestation associated with the cocoa sector in west Africa. Beyond simple farm economics, consumer pressures and the industry taking a more holistic view of cocoa “supply communities” are required, she says, to enhance the sector long-term.


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SALT LAKE CITY — Recovery after Japan's 2011 tsunami and the number of aging cars on the road are fueling a surge in U.S. and Utah car sales.
Craig Bickmore, executive director of New Car Dealers of Utah, said dealers are feeling confident and 2012 is going well for the industry.
"Things are rebounding," he said. "This year is better than last year both nationally and locally."
Before the recession, car sales in the nation were approximately 17 million vehicles per year, Bickmore said. That number fell to 9 million, and this year, sales are on track to land between 13.5 million and 14 million.
"That's quite a resilient comeback," Bickmore said.
According to the Utah Tax Commission, sales for both new and used vehicles increased during the first months of 2012. Sales for new vehicles were 6,742 in January, 7,416 in February and 8,534 in March. That represents a quarterly increase of 4,342 new cars over 2011 totals.
For used vehicles, sales in January were 12,128 compared to 14,703 in February and 15,114 in March, a quarterly increase of 3,321 used cars over 2011.
In April, the New York Times reported that every major automaker, with the exception of Honda, saw increased sales during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The Times reported that automakers planned to increase production to meet demand as a result of the industry's unexpectedly strong performance. Second quarter figures have yet to be released.
Joey Burns, general sales manager for Ken Garff Honda, said 2012 is especially positive for sellers of Japanese models after the 2011 tsunami shut down supply of new models. He said last year, trends were beginning to turn around from the recession when the disaster struck.
"We had a real big shortage on new cars," he said. "We were basically forced to get into the used car business."
The year was complicated further, Burns said, by delivery congestion after production resumed. He said dealerships had taken a lot of back orders and ports were full of shipments waiting to be delivered.
"The transports couldn't get them out fast enough," he said.
Mark Miller, chairman of Mark Miller Dealerships, said inventory at his Toyota dealership was down to one-third of normal levels. He said the supply of new cars has only just begun to even out.
"We're up 38 percent in new car sales compared to last year," he said. "We're finally getting inventory."
Bickmore said in Utah a combination of improved financing, affordability and an aging fleet on the roads has contributed to the improving trends in car sales. He said after sales dropped during the recession, the average age for cars on the road reached 11 years, which means a lot of owners in need of an upgrade.
"All the factors are really lining up," he said.
Herriman resident Brad Kroll was out browsing for cars Friday. He said he planned to buy a car next year because the three he owned were showing their advanced age, like the 1986 Mazda he was driving with more than 400,000 miles.
"Most of my vehicles are like 20 years old and I'm ready to start buying," Kroll said.
Miller also mentioned the age of cars as a factor in increased sales.
Burns said he's seen an improvement in financing, especially in the past year. He said since 2008 lenders have been hesitant to take on subprime credit scores, but in the past few months borrowers have had more success.
He also said that customers fall into two categories: need-based and want-based. People in need of a new car due to an aging vehicle or a growing family still outnumber those just looking to upgrade, he said, but the amount of want-based customers is slowly returning to 2005 levels.
Riverton resident Jay Fleming was shopping for a car at Ken Garff Honda Thursday. He said he was looking for a used car for his daughter, who is moving away from home to attend Utah Valley University in the fall and won't be able to continue using the family car.
The economy hadn't played a factor in his family's decision to look for cars, Fleming said. His decision would be based on safety and good gas mileage.
"If you ask (my daughter), it would be color," he said.
The trend in car sales has shifted toward midsize vehicles, Bickmore said, and improved features like gas mileage have made the models attractive to buyers.
"They've made some great strides in the product lines," he said.
Miller said he's seen a similar trend at his dealerships, where demand for environmentally friendly models like the Toyota Prius have outpaced supply.
"We can't get enough Priuses," he said. "I think Salt Lake is becoming more green, more environmentally conscious, so that car is perfect for that."
Burns called the outlook for the year "great." He said the health of the market and a slate of new cars, including a new version of the mid-size Accord and a redesigned Civic, leaves him optimistic.
"We're projecting a very positive finish this year," he said.
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YouTube is attempting to make it simpler to go live from a personal computer — and all you require is a webcam. On Tuesday, March 20, YouTube propelled internet browser live-streams, a device that permits creatives to go live without the multifaceted nature of utilizing an encoder. The new work area highlight accompanies a declaration that local camera applications inside a few cell phone gadgets will likewise before long have an alternate route for YouTube Live. webcam youtube upload
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How higher oil prices could push US consumer confidence lower
Head of Macroeconomic Research
Since the election of President Trump in November 2016, US regular gasoline prices have risen by around 65%. Crude oil prices and US CPI tend to evolve in the same direction over time, which is not much of a surprise. After all, significant fluctuations in oil prices lead to major swings in headline price inflation due to the fact that oil fuels a majority of transportation needs and is a key raw material used in a wide range of consumer products.
We have seen the effects of major oil-price changes following the protracted decline that started in mid-2014.
That being said, we should naturally expect a transitory boost to US headline CPI in the coming months. It may not change much in terms of Federal Reserve sentiment since it focuses more on core CPI, but it will certainly affect consumer behaviour if prices continue to rise.
Generally speaking, higher oil prices are passed on to consumers which ultimately curbs disposable income (with lower-income individuals hit particularly hard). The current rally in crude has not significantly impacted consumer confidence yet, as we can see in the chart above. US consumer sentiment is still close to its pre-crisis level; the main reasons for this are tax reform, the consumer lending, surge and the labour market performance, which has positive spillover effects on consumer confidence.
The tax cuts have temporarily offset increases at the pump and, in previous years, Joe Sixpack often resorted to credit in order to maintain his purchasing power. However, as a consequence of higher interest rates and tightening credit conditions, access to credit is more complicated and the most fragile households are already starting to face serious difficulties, as evidenced by higher delinquencies rates (automotive loans, credit cards, et cetera).
Outside of the US, the low USD exchange rate has helped to mitigate the consequence of higher oil prices and, in many developed countries – notably in Europe – governments have implemented systems devoted to cushion rising gas prices.
The risk with the current oil rally is that higher prices will start to produce adverse effects. Consumption shows signs of weakening after a first quarter that saw the slowest pace of consumer spending in nearly five years – if oil prices do come to impact this metric, the effects could be severe.
Some data are already confirming that fear: due to oil prices, the last Bloomberg weekly comfort index declined to 55.8 from 56.5 – the biggest drop since September 2017.
The worst-case scenario, which would see higher oil prices substantially affecting the pocketbooks of consumers and pushing the Fed to hike more than expected – has not yet happened. With a November midterm election looming, the Trump administration will do its best to avoid an unwanted spike in gasoline prices and can count on Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom has recently confirmed its commitment to stable oil prices around the threshold of $80/barrel.
However, as we have learned the hard way in recent years, forecasting the evolution of oil is a complicated task in which we end up being wrong more often than we would like. What we know for sure is that higher oil prices are another reason to proclaim that the Goldilocks era has reached its end.
We are entering into a new economic paradigm: the USD is rising, economic conditions are less favourable (especially in the US), and geopolitical risks are pushing both oil and risk aversion up.
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As if you needed any more evidence that the Datsun 240Z is the “it car” of the moment. Hot wheels is likely going to drop yet another S30 casting soon, this time based on Sung Kang’s Fugu Z.
A couple months ago we showed you the first three cars in the 2016 Hot Wheels Japan Historics line. These premium models will feature the JNC inkan in classic red, along with features such as metal chassis, highly detailed paint, … Continue reading
Just a quick reminder: These exclusive black Datsun 510 Wagons with the JNC inkan will go on sale tomorrow at 9:00 am local time at participating Kmart stores. This is a KDay event, and in case you need a refresher on … Continue reading
For Back to the Future Day, Toyota has set up three pop-ups across the country featuring a Tacoma tribute of Marty’s 1985 Toyota SR5. The cars are displayed in a life-size toy box because, well, Toyota is also quietly giving away diecast cars of … Continue reading
Mattel has announced the list of 2016 Hot Wheels. Among them are a few new castings that may be of interest to JNC readers. We already know about the Nissan Fairlady Z modeled after designer Jun Imai’s real car and … Continue reading
When Toyota dropped photos of its upcoming Toyota’s S-FR concept, many thought it looked suspiciously production ready. As it turns out, it may be even closer than we thought. As it turns out, it has very specific specifications, and they have been leaked.
We are very proud to announce that in 2016, Hot Wheels has created a new premium collection devoted to Japanese nostalgic cars. Called the Japan Historics line, it will feature celebrated cars from Japan’s automotive past. And of course, we are very excited … Continue reading
At the recent annual Hot Wheels convention in Los Angeles, a new model was quietly revealed for 2016. It’s not quite nostalgic yet, but the Acura Integra was a long time coming.
A very limited Hot Wheels Toyota 2000GT will go on sale this Tuesday (ie, tomorrow). Wearing the livery of the Carroll Shelby SCCA race car driven by Scooter Patrick, it’s the latest offering from the official Hot Wheels Red Line Club for collectors, and it’s … Continue reading
You’ve asked for it. You’ve demanded it. You’ve even threatened to pick up pitchforks for it. Well, here it is! We are very, very excited to give you the first sneak peek at the next Hot Wheels to wear the JNC … Continue reading
One last JCCS preview before the big show. Here’s a sneak peek at the next big Hot Wheels JNC. What is it? You’ll have to come by the JNC booth tomorrow at the Japanese Classic Car Show. If you can’t … Continue reading
Before 2015 is over, we’re going to have one last blast with the Hot Wheels Datsun 510 Wagon. Once again, it is predicted to be a highly sought-after model, especially since it will be a KDay exclusive. However, we just … Continue reading
Last week we showed you a leaked photo of an upcoming 2016 Hot Wheels release for a Nissan Fairlady Z. Now we have some official images, courtesy of the car’s designer himself, Jun Imai! Additionally, Jun has provided us with some insights about what inspired … Continue reading
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RAC adds emergency EV chargers to hundreds of breakdown vans
The RAC is to add emergency EV charging facilities to more than 300 of its vans as part of a new partnership.
The “fuel cans for electric cars” will allow roadside crews to revive batteries in EVs which have run out of charge, rather than recovering the vehicles on a flatbed lorry.
The shoe box-sized units have been developed by specialist engineering firm Original ADS in conjunction with the RAC to offer improved support to the growing number of EV drivers. The 5kW chargers allow crews to add enough charge to get an EV to the next working charging point. Work is currently underway to develop a faster 7.5.kW unit.
Units will be fitted to 200 vans by the end of 2021 under the exclusive deal between Original ADS and the RAC, with a further 120 installed in 2022.
RAC chief operations director James Knight said: “We were very proud to be the first breakdown company to launch a solution at scale to help out-of-charge EV drivers, and we’re even more delighted to be the only roadside assistance company in the UK that can use this pioneering British-designed technology.
“It means within minutes of arriving with one of our EV customers, our expert patrols can plug in and get the car topped up enough to be driven a short distance home or to a nearby chargepoint. We believe it’s faster, more efficient and better for the planet than having to send a big flatbed recovery vehicle or a van full of batteries.”
Original ADS commercial director Lauren Saxton said: “We’re very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the RAC on developing a truly world-leading lightweight and compact charging unit for flat or severely depleted electric vehicles.
“Knowing help is easily at hand in the event of running out of charge will bring important peace of mind to drivers to make the switch to electric. In short, we believe it will help to ensure ‘range anxiety’ becomes a thing of the past.”


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Dressed in heavy camouflage, the redesigned Phantom has a familiar appearance but adopts a modestly revised front fascia with a prominent grille that is flanked by rectangular headlights. The déjà vu design continues further back as we can see door-mounted mirrors, rear "coach doors," and thick C-pillars. The two prototypes look virtually identical but the long-wheelbase variant has longer rear doors and a more accommodating rear passenger compartment.
Rolls-Royce is keeping specifications under wraps but the company has already confirmed the Phantom will ride on a new aluminum space-frame architecture that will eventually be used on all future models. Little else is known about the platform but it should enable the car to be lighter than its predecessor while still maintaining a "magic-carpet ride" quality.
Fans of the Phantom Coupe and Phantom Drophead Coupe will be out of luck as the company has decided against replacing the two flagship variants. While this is unfortunate news, the models have essentially been supplanted by the Dawn and Wraith.


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Controversial ad concerns Ontario trucking industry
TORONTO, Ont. – General Motors has yanked an ad campaign depicting a jackknifed tractor-trailer following a complaint by the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA).
The campaign, promoting the car maker’s Goodwrench service and entitled The Moment Proper Maintenance Matters, showed a jackknifed tractor-trailer on snowy road conditions.
OTA president David Bradley said the ad instilled a fear in consumers of sharing the road with tractor-trailers. In a letter to General Motors he expressed the industry’s disappointment with the ad and pointed out that it’s an insensitive mischaracterization of large trucks and an unwarranted used of fear to promote the Goodwrench service. He asked GM to withdraw the advertisement.
General Motors responded with a letter stating it will pull the ad and instead run the campaign with posters of a generic snowy road – omitting the tractor-trailer.
Michelle Moxley, national advertising manager for GM Goodwrench services, says the advertisement’s goal was to emphasize the importance of proper vehicle maintenance during winter conditions and to associate GM vehicle technology expertise with GM Goodwrench Service. It was never GM’s intent to offend or convey a negative image of the trucking industry, she says.
The safety performance and public perception of the industry are ongoing issues regularly discussed at OTA meetings, says Bradley, and the association is watchful of misperceptions of the industry.
“We are delighted with the responsiveness of GM and we’re glad they recognized the trucking industry’s concerns,” says Rebecka Torn, communications manager for the OTA. “We’re very pleased that they’ve changed the ad, I’ve noticed the ad in the newspapers and it’s fine running e way it is, it is a generic snow covered road – works for us.”
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MacBook Pro 2016 Review: You Can Never Go Wrong with the New MacBook; Ideal Back-to-School PC, Christmas Gift [VIDEO]By Shunie Pearl C. Dela Cruz, UniversityHerald Reporter
Have you thought about giving laptop to someone you love this holiday season? How about a back-to-school PC-laptop for your kids? The upcoming MacBook Pro 2016 is ideal for these two special occasions. Find out why.
Apple is known as the company that never sacrifices quality over pricing, wherein MacBook Pro lineup is the best example of that product. With the upcoming launching of the 2016 version of MacBook Pro, will the public be persuaded that Apple's portable machine is worth the penny on their pocket?
MacBook Pro 2016 for Students
MacBook Pro 2016's speculated features are not only for business-centric individuals but also fits for the students. According to Mac Rumors, Apple's top-tier portable machine will feature a major upgrade this coming fall of 2016.
Major upgrade includes a lighter and thinner body which eventually will be easier for the students to carry around the school campus. The touch ID functionality will enforce strict security from theft since the device will be accessed through owner's credentials such as fingerprint.
Furthermore, the USB-C ports will contribute to the convenience of a student life because the new port offers fast file transfer and other useful functionalities. USB 3.1 Gen 2 is also an addition to the USB-C port alongside Thunderbolt 3.
MacBook Pro 2016 as Christmas Gift
The most anticipated MacBook Pro 2016 is expected to hit the store shelves by the end of 2016. For this reason, it is expected for some loyal fans to purchase a new Mac as a Christmas gift, not to mention those who wait for the new Mac before they bought a new laptop this year.
MacBook Pro 2016 Sales
Ii was previously reported that Apple is currently facing declining sales on their products, especially the iPhones, thus, it is presumed that the early release of MacBook Pro 2016 could be the only way to uplift the shrinking sales of the tech giant for 2016, Business Insider reported.


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Though most of these concerns have turned out to be myths rather than facts, the EV has had a hard time shaking them off. Allow us to have a go.EV Road Safety
All cars sold in the US, whether electric or not, are extensively tested before they are deemed road worthy. Only after a car meets all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, is it allowed out in the streets. Therefore, you can be sure your EV is at least as safe as a similar model gasoline-powered car.
But EV manufacturers haven’t stopped there. Preventing road accidents is in everyone’s interest – car manufacturers, government, the public… It’s no wonder EV makers are pulling out all the stops to make their new cars as safe as possible. From chassis strength to roof strength (ensuring the safety of drivers and passengers), from seatbelt reminders to collision avoidance technology (protecting those inside as well as outside the vehicle), electric cars are a marvel of safety and security.
At the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a nonprofit organization researching and testing vehicles on a whole host of safety features, they award the safest of vehicles their sought-after golden Top Safety Pick+ Award. In 2022, eight EVs snatched a Top Safety Pick+ Award
. These models are the safest ones on our roads in their category – even safer than their gasoline-powered peers.EV Battery Safety
In addition to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, an electric car must also meet set standards for battery safety. This means you are protected from the chemicals within as well as any electric shocks. Furthermore, the risk of the battery spontaneously catching fire is minute: it happens in about one in twelve million batteries. Your about four times more likely to be killed by a shark.
Most lithium-ion batteries produced today will manage at least 200k miles before throwing in the towel, depending on the manufacturer. With battery technology improving in leaps and bounds almost by the minute, these numbers are likely to go up quite a bit in the coming years. At the same time, the cost of these (ever better) batteries has dropped by a whopping 97% since they were introduced commercially in 1991
Electric cars are indeed much quieter than ICE cars, posing a risk to pedestrians. Without the car-like sounds, all of us, but especially those who are blind or have low vision, have more trouble detecting EVs, their location and direction of travel. A new federal safety standard called the Minimum Sound Requirement
, has therefore been added to the existing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. All newly manufactured hybrid and electric vehicles now need to have added sounds for low speed and reverse travel. This way, the otherwise silent car is providing a sound alert to those around it sharing the road, reducing the risk of accidents.


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The panamax market remained on track for a recovery from the recent slump, despite various public holidays, brokers said on Wednesday. Although South Korea, India and several European countries were absent from the grain market on Wednesday, brokers said that the outlook was positive. This was particularly true of the Atlantic panamax trades, where deals continued to be concluded off market at firmer levels, they said. Brokers cited Korea Line's booking of the 1984-built Ethnos for US Gulf delivery and Far Eastern redelivery, which bettered last-done levels. The fixture was done at $6,700 per day, up $400 daily from early week indications. But other London brokers played down the gains. "Panamax rates dropped so suddenly that there's a chance that this is just a reaction to the falls rather than an actual recovery," one said. Another doubted that the current lackluster demand would be enough to kick start the panamax recovery. Those brokers were also reluctant to be positive on the state of the Pacific panamax trades but they conceded that the dramatic slide in earnings had at least been arrested. "Nothing's happening on the rates side, but at least the market has stopped falling," one said.
The buoyancy detected in the Atlantic Panamax market over the past two weeks has waned, brokers said. Fresh orders from the U.S. Gulf were described as light and the limited opportunities in the area could prompt Panamax owners to accept softer levels, they said. Restricted barge movement along the Mississippi was also said to be contributing to the situation, while a number of Far East participants had yet to return to business after the Lunar New Year holiday
Standard & Poor's lowered its corporate credit rating on Pegasus Shipping (Hellas) Ltd. (Pegasus) to triple-'C'-minus from single-'B'-minus. At the same time, Standard & Poor's lowered its foreign currency senior secured debt rating to triple-'C'-minus from single-'B'-minus. All ratings are placed on CreditWatch with negative implications. The rating actions reflect Pegasus' rapidly diminishing financial flexibility owing to weak market conditions
Average Atlantic panamax earnings sank to new lows on Monday, quashing hopes that the market had bottomed out, brokers said. "We've given up predicting when the market will stop falling," one Norwegian broker said. "It's not so much of a summer slowdown, (it is) more of a summer shutdown," he added. Brokers said that charterers' offered levels for transatlantic panamax round voyages had now fallen through the $7,000-a-day barrier.
Higher panamax freight rates have boosted sentiment in the market amid hopes for further rates increases during the week, shipbrokers said on Monday. They gave as prime example the latest U.S. Gulf to Japan fixture at a rate of $23.25 per ton of heavy grain for mid-July loading dates, this compared with the present Baltic Panamax Index showing an average $22.86 per ton. Firmer fixtures had been also reported for both the Pacific and the Atlantic, brokers said.
Panamax freight rate ideas for the immediate future have slipped back slightly, shipbrokers said. Overall, Panamax freight rates in the Atlantic are seen as softer, while the Pacific market is deemed relatively steady. However, shipbrokers are eager to see some sign this week that the Panamax market will stabilize. The start of the week saw a three to five month period charter fixed at $11,000 daily for the 1990 built 68,789 dwt Antwerpia, but the latest booking, for the 1989 built 69
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) has taken delivery of the latest vessel in its newbuilding program from Imabari Shipyards in Japan. The Panamax Inca was delivered on March 20, and immediately entered into an accretive repositioning voyage with a major Far Eastern concern at $25,000 per day. The Inca is the second of four new fully coated panamaxes, and joins its sister ship, the Maya, which was received on January 24, 2003
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) signed a memorandum of agreement to purchase a Panamax drybulk carrier of 74,020 dwt, built in 2000 in Japan, for approximately $27.5 million. The vessel comes with a time charter back to the seller until January 2010 at a gross daily rate of $25,200 per day and is expected to be delivered to the Company between July 1, 2009 and August 5, 2009. Following the delivery of the vessel, approximately 74% of Euroseas' total fleet days remaining in 2009 and approximately
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse S.A., for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers, the m/v Nirefs, at a gross charter rate of $21,000 per day for a period of about 23 to about 25 months. The charter is expected to commence in the middle of February 2010.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases the 'U.S. Port and Inland Waterways Modernization: Preparing for Post-Panamax Vessels' report The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has submitted to Congress the "U.S. Port and Inland Waterways Modernization: Preparing for Post-Panamax Vessels" report, an examination of options for future modernization of U.S. ports and inland waterways. The report may be accessed here.
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it took delivery of the newly built m/v Crystalia, an Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessel of 77,525 dwt that was contracted in March 2012.
Greece-based container ship & drybulk ship owners and operators Euroseas have released its results for the three month period and full year ended December 31, 2013, with the following highlights: Full year 2013 Net loss of $103.4 million, or, $2
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargos, has announced that it has taken delivery of M/V Star Sirius a Post - Panamax bulk carrier of approximately 98,000 deadweight tons carrying capacity.
Reuters - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Monday. The overall index, which factors in the average daily earnings of capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize dry bulk transport vessels, rose 19 points to 1,562.
Monaco-based Scorpio Tankers says it has entered into agreements to sell its two 2004 built, LR1 product tankers, 'Noemi' and 'Senatore' and has also taken delivery of a MR product tanker newbuilding, 'STI Duchessa', from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea.
CMA Terminals, 100% subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, and ICTSI announced their future cooperation in Nigeria by signing a deal for ICTSI to sell 25% of the container terminal in Nigeria, Lekki International Container Terminal Services LFTZ Enterprise (LICTSLE) to CMA Terminals.
Scorpio Tankers Inc. inform they have taken delivery of another MR product tanker newbuilding in their ambitious newbuilding programme, 'STI Opera', from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea. The owners add that the new vessel will be chartered-out for up to 120 days at approximately
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. announced it has agreed to time charter-in five dry bulk vessels. The chartered vessels will be the first to operate in the Scorpio Bulker fleet, while the company awaits 74 newbuild and purchased dry bulk vessels (28 Ultramax
On January 25, 2014, two newbuild Trillium Class bulk carriers were launched for Canada Steamship Lines Inc. (CSL) at Yangfan shipyard in Zhoushan, China. The 36,100-DWT, seaway size gearless bulkers are part of CSL’s ambitious fleet renewal program which oversaw the delivery of four new
Marine transport advisors, McQuilling Services recently released its 2014-2018 Tanker Market Outlook that forecasts spot freight rates across eight tanker classes and 13 major trading routes. This year’s edition also includes a forecast of asset prices over the same period for
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a memorandum of agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party the 1995-built vessel APL Sardonyx (to be renamed
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargos, announced that it has taken delivery of M/V Star Vega, a Post-Panamax bulk carrier of approximately 98,000 deadweight tons carrying capacity.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) has announced the delivery of the Akatsuki, the first 104,000 DWT class Post-Panamax coal carrier, which was jointly developed with Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation (President: Takashi Ueda; Headquarters: Kita-ku
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced the delivery of the Akatsuki, the first 104,000 DWT class Post-Panamax coal carrier, which was jointly developed with Sanoyas Shipbuilding Corporation and built at the Sanoyas Shipbuilding Mizushima Shipyard.
China shipyards as usual again figure prominently in the weekly round-up of contracts placed in an active market for ocean shipping set out in the latest Clarkson Hellas S+P Weekly Bulletin as follows: Dry bulk carriers Sinotrans Shipping have signed contracts for two firm 78


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The live sheep export moratorium during the northern hemisphere summer is nearing an end for the 2019 season.
Although, an extension to the period of the ban announced by the Department of Agriculture in August 2019 saw prices react unfavourably in WA markets.
The fortnight that followed the announcement to extend the ban by a further three weeks saw WA trade lamb prices tumble from 840 to 662/kg cwt.
While prices for trade lamb in the east eased over the same period, the magnitude of the fall was far less. The Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) dropped just 4.6 per cent compared to a 21.2pc decline in the Western Australian Trade Lamb Indicator (WATLI), to see the spread between the two to widen from a 29 discount to a 167 discount (Figure 1).
Trade lamb markets in WA weren't the only categories to feel the impact of the trade suspension.
During the 2016 and 2017 season (when the live sheep trade was operating throughout the year), price spreads between WA mutton and the ESTLI generally remained within the 100-300 discount region (Figure 2).
In contrast, the last two seasons when the live sheep trade suspension has been in place for the northern hemisphere summer has seen this discount spread deteriorate significantly between June to September. The discount widened as much as 500 in 2019.
Anecdotal reports from Western Australian producers suggest that the heavy discounting of WA sheep and lamb during the live export trade suspension is the result of the lack of buyer competition.
What does it mean?
In worrying news last week, a spokesperson for Rural Export and Trading WA (RETWA) confirmed that their Kuwaiti live sheep importer had decided to source from South Africa instead of Australia.
This shows that Middle Eastern customers are prepared to source live sheep from alternative countries rather than switch to boxed product.
These alternative source countries don't require the stringent animal welfare standards that are required to be followed along the entire supply chain and insisted upon by Australian participants, as part of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) and the Livestock Global Assurance Program (LGAP).
Bypassing Australia looks to be a lose-lose situation, both for our farmers and animal welfare standards across the live sheep export industry globally.