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Giulio MeottiThe writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes a twice-weekly column for Arutz Sheva. He is the author of the book "A New Shoah", that researched the personal stories of Israel's terror victims, published by Encounter and of "J'Accuse: the Vatican Against Israel" published by Mantua Books.. His writing has appeared in publications, such as the Wall Street Journal, Frontpage and Commentary.
The European economic blood libel against "the settlers" is already bearing its poisoned fruits.
Following the European Union official guidelines prohibiting the funding of Israeli bodies and actions beyond the Green Line, two large retail chains in the Netherlands, Aldi and Hoogvlit, stopped "selling goods produced in Israeli settlements".
And the secular, leftist, intellectual Jewish establishment is hailing this European racist policy.
David Grossman, one of Israel's most famous writers abroad and a "peacenik" activist who lost a son in the IDF, released an interview to the Italian daily La Repubblica about the resuming of "peace talks" in which he declared: "I believe that the European Union's resolution of boycotting the settlers' goods should have been taken twenty years ago."
What Grossman has been pushing for and exalting is beyond the conceivable and it is even more severe than the writer's boycott of the Ariel cultural center. That was an internal, Israeli betrayal.
Now Grossman isn't just demanding a unilateral withdrawal from Judea and Samaria. Grossman is inciting an entire continent, Europe, to blacklist and strangulate Jewish generations, Jewish towns, Jewish lives in the post-1967 areas.
Grossman is calling on the 28 EU member states to stop funding, cooperating with, awarding scholarships, research funds or prizes to anyone residing in the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria.
Grossman is a naive fool who perseveres in the damage he is doing to Israel and the Jewish people. But he has now put an entire Jewish sector in danger.
Goods - including fruit, vegetables, cosmetics, textiles and toys - worth €220 million are exported to the EU from "settlements" each year.
The value of agricultural products in the Jordan Valley "settlements" is estimated at €100 million per year. More than 80% of dates from the Jordan valley are grown for export, mainly to France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scandinavian countries.
Ahava makes $17 million in profit from exports every year in products sold across Europe in branded Ahava stores as well as in pharmacies and retail chains.
SodaStream produces home devices for carbonation of water and soft drinks. Its products, also known under the brand name Soda Club, are manifactured in the industrial zone of Ma’ale Adumim, one of the so-called "settlement blocs"..
By calling on Europe to stop selling these goods, Grossman may be condemning to death Jewish economic activities in Judea and Samaria.
Grossman economically blood libelled 600.000 Jewish citizens who live beyond the Green Line.
Julien Benda famously called it "La trahison des clercs", the treason of the intellectuals. It is a perfectly apt description of Grossman, who has more than once shown signs of disloyalty to the Jewish people.
Ater the Gaza war, he called for an independent inquiry into the conduct of the IDF, helping to pave the way for the biased Goldstone Report.
He urged dialogue with Hamas.
When he went to collect a cash prize funded by the Israeli state, he refused to shake hands with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
After the flotilla terror attack, Grossman charged that Israel behaves like “a band of pirates.” He also said the blockade on Gaza was “despicable,” attacking the Israeli government “which is prepared to embitter the lives of a million innocent people in the Gaza Strip, in order to obtain the release of one imprisoned soldier.”
Pacifism in the face of terror has nothing to do with peace. Thousands of brave Jewish families paid for Grossman's peace of shame. That is why Grossman became the Israeli darling of Europe's culture.
I doubt that Grossman's friends in Ramallah appreciate his ideals of liberty, tolerance and equality. He, too, should notadvocate the establishment of a totalitarian Palestinian state a mere eight kilometers from his home in Jerusalem.
Mr. Grossman, it doesn't matter that Barack Obama has taken with him - on his vacation at Martha's Vineyard - your novel "To the End of the Land". I deeply sympathize with your loss of your beloved son in the Lebanese war, but you must remember the feelings of other bereaved Israeli fathers.
Your actions are those of a traitor to the Jewish people. Your morality is amoral.


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The move was confirmed by Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International (DFI), joint investors and developers of the £1.3bn regeneration of Olympia London, four years ahead of its scheduled completion.
Construction work is now underway at the 14-acre site, and alongside Hyatt, live entertainment company AEG Presents and luxury lifestyle and hotel brand Citizen have also signed long-term agreements to operate out of the venue.
Yoo Capital and DFI are also in “advanced” talks with other potential occupiers, who have reportedly shown a “strong” interest in the development’s four-screen arthouse cinema, 1,500-seat theatre, restaurants, shops, cafés, hotels and 550,000 sq ft of office and co-working space.
CBRE and Cushman and Wakefield are joint advisors on the leasing, and the Olympia London redevelopment is due to be completed in 2024.
Owen Pritchard, executive director, EMEA Hotels at CBRE said: “We are extremely pleased to have supported Deutsche Finance International and YOO Capital in securing two market leading hotel operators that will further enhance the allure of Olympia as a world-leading cultural and entertainment destination.”
Chairman of Yoo Capital, John Hitchcox, said: “It’s been a challenging year for the events, live entertainment, retail and hospitality sectors – but having these three partners on board is a real positive for London and a clear indication of confidence in both the city and this iconic landmark as a destination for culture and creativity.
“The Olympia project will give a real boost to the local economy, bringing in an extra £9m per year in consumer spending to Hammersmith & Fulham, so we are very pleased to be taking another big step towards the realisation of a new vision for this area.”

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Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono has disclosed when to expect the next set of new characters for the upcoming multiplatform fighting game, Street Fighter X Tekken, will be revealed.
lol I guess capcom has found a way to try and motivate their followers, with character introductions? They make it sound like its a big signing of a great athlete in a major sport. The sad part of all this is, i bet they already have plans to withold certain characters from the roster only to try and sell each via DLC for 4.99 like they are map packs to a big time shooter. Sigh, this is just street fighter 4 with tekken characters, not some big innovation like some of their old work... Like the original marvel vs capcom, powerstone and street fighter alpha 3 were. Capcom does not need to keep teasing its cast of characters, just a release date and one final release trailer its all.
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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SmartAsset, an award-winning financial technology company that helps more than 65 million people each month make smart financial decisions, today announced the promotion of Dave Frisone to Chief Revenue Officer. Formerly Senior Vice President of Financial Advisor Revenue at SmartAsset, Frisone will be responsible for all revenue-generating functions at the company.
“Given the success and growth of SmartAdvisor and with the recent launch of Live Connections, Dave has been instrumental in not only leading the SmartAdvisor teams, but has helped drive significant revenue across the departments that he oversees,” said Michael Carvin, Founder and CEO, SmartAsset. “His proven ability to recruit top talent, coach, manage and lead teams to exceed sales targets warrants this promotion for Dave. I’m thrilled and excited for the continued success and expansion of our marketplace that helps financial advisors organically grow their business, and helps consumers better navigate their personal finances.”
Prior to joining SmartAsset, Dave held senior sales leadership positions at both Bloomberg L.P. and at Zillow Group, where he launched the New York sales office for the Zillow Group’s flagship Premier Agent business. Frisone received his bachelor’s degree from Fordham University with a dual concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems. He resides in Long Island, NY with his wife and three daughters. In his spare time, Frisone is a competitive runner and triathlete.
For more information about SmartAdvisor and Live Connections, please visit: https://smartasset.com/financial-advisor/about.
Founded and headquartered in NYC, SmartAsset is a leading financial technology company that helps more than 65 million people each month make smart financial decisions. The company publishes data-driven content, topical guides, reviews, personalized calculators and educational tools to help people navigate life’s big personal finance decisions. Additionally, SmartAsset operates SmartAdvisor, which is the leading independent client acquisition platform for financial advisors in America. Forbes recently named SmartAsset as one of America’s Best Startup Employers in 2020. For more information, please visit SmartAsset.com and SmartAdvisorMatch.com.
SmartAdvisor is the leading client acquisition platform for financial advisors that is meaningfully changing how advisors approach marketing, business development and lead generation in the digital age. Owned and operated by SmartAsset – the web’s most-viewed source of personal financial information and advice – the SmartAdvisor platform helps fiduciary financial advisors and consumers build meaningful relationships. A new SmartAdvisor service, Live Connections, instantly connects validated, high-intent investors to certified advisors through a warm introductory phone call. Live Connections was recently recognized among the ‘Best Wealth Management Solutions’ (Finovate) and as a “game-changer for the industry” (Financial Advisor Magazine). For more information about SmartAdvisor, please visit https://smartasset.com/financial-advisor/about.


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New aerosol packaging plant to be launched in Mexico
In a first stage, the new plant will focus its production on 3 aluminium aerosol lines. The aim is to serve customers in Mexico as well as the entire Central America market using this production unit.
For Paulo Sousa, CEO of Colep Packaging, “this is an important step in delivering our company’s strategy, affirming its competitive position in the aerosol market and strengthening its activity in the aluminium segment, which began with the acquisition of 40% of the Spanish company ALM, in 2022”.
This agreement, which brings together the expertise, market knowledge and standards of two of the most important players in the metal packaging industry, will make it possible to serve the North and Central America clients more closely and present a competitive offer in terms of portfolio, production capacity and lead times, reinforcing the high levels of service that characterize both companies and which are decisive in the current market context.
For both Envases Group and Colep Packaging, a RAR Group company, this is an important step in consolidating their growth journey and reveals their ambition to take a prominent position in new geographies, enabling the companies to respond closely and proactively to the challenges of the global packaging market.
COLEP Packaging and INEGI develop new, more sustainable coffee capsule
It’s estimated that more than 50 billion coffee capsules are produced each year and around 75% of them end up in landfills. A problem that received the attention of Colep Packaging, which challenged INEGI to develop a solution to mitigate the environmental impact of this product. This is how the ECO-CÁPSULA project was born, also […]
Congratulations Colep Packaging!
On July 1st, Colep Packaging celebrated its second anniversary in Vale de Cambra. Under the motto “Together, we go further”, we gathered our people from Portugal, Spain and Poland for a day of entertainment and fun, but also to celebrate the bonds that bind us together and that make us proud of being Colep Packaging. […]
Colep Packaging’s CEO elected as the new President of MPE
Colep Packaging is pleased to announce that its CEO, Paulo Sousa, has been designated President of Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) for the 2023-2025 mandate. The election took place during the MPE´s Annual General Meeting, which was held in Porto, Portugal, last week, gathering almost one hundred participants and representatives of the European metal packaging industry. Paulo Sousa, who succeeds Mr. […]


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Telecom operator Verizon (New York) announced on Monday that its cloud-based managed identity-as-a-service offering has been approved for Level 3 Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) certification. According to Verizon, its Universal Identify Service is the first service with Level 3 certification for online identity protection for federal employees and visitors of government websites.
The cloud equipment market for the first half of 2011 exceeded $17 billion in sales and is expected to exceed $33 billion in 2011, according to a report by Synergy Research Group (Reno, Nev., U.S.A.)
On Thursday, Alcatel-Lucent (Paris, France) introduced a public cloud model that is specifically tailored for service providers to use inside their networks. The CloudBand aims to first design the network using cloud technology, and second, use the service provider’s network infrastructure to deliver these cloud services.
According to Alcatel-Lucent, when designing and building the network using the Cloudband, providers can place specific architectural elements into the cloud, which makes them easily accessible for monitoring actual usage.
France Telecom-Orange (Paris, France) and Publicis Groupe (Paris, France), an advertising and communications company, announced on Monday plans to launch a new venture capital fund. The fund will finance and develop digital start-up, particularly in France and the European Union, says Orange.
Digi International (Minnetonka, Minn., U.S.A.), a wireless M2M device provider, announced that Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) is using its services to enhance its smart metering product with a web-based energy consumption and management platform. The Digi X-Grid is an “Extended Grid” that enables real-time, IP-based monitoring and control of home energy devices beyond the electric meter.
Few organizations have moved to cloud computing and of those that have, many are disappointed with the results, a survey published by computer security firm Symantec (Mountain View, Calif., U.S.A.) said on Tuesday found. Fewer than one in five organizations questioned have outsourced the hosting of their applications to cloud computing providers, with two-thirds in early discussions, in trials or not considering a move.
According to a report by research firm Pike Research (Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.), the continued adoption of cloud computing will lead to a reduction of data center energy consumption of 31% from 2010 to 2020. The energy-efficiency benefits of cloud computing are substantial, says the research firm, and growth in the market will have important implications for both energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (Shenzhen, P.R.C.), the world's second largest network equipment maker, expects its deals in the enterprise sector to total more than $7 billion by next year, banking on demand from key markets such as China, a senior executive said.
Huawei also plans to triple staff numbers at its enterprise unit to about 30,000 in the next three years from 10,000 expected by the end of this year, to compete with the likes of Cisco Systems Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co, with half in research and development.
High-profile launches from players such as Amazon, Google and Apple are expected to galvanize the growing market for consumer cloud mobility services, generating revenues reaching almost $6.5 billion per annum by 2016, a new report from Juniper Research (Hampshire, England) has found.
Verizon Communications Inc. (New York) announced last week that it has acquired CloudSwitch, a provider of cloud software technology, in a deal that will simplify the move to the enterprise cloud and help to boost industry adoption, says the company Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Verizon plans to combine CloudSwitch, a privately held company based in Burlington, Massachusetts, with its Terremark IT services subsidiary, which aims to enhance Verizon's hybrid-cloud and cloud-to-cloud capabilities, according to the service provider.


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Rep. Paul Ryan's budget instantly became the centerpiece of an election-year debate over the size of government on Tuesday, thrusting back into the spotlight a topic—the deficit—that has been largely overlooked by the presidential candidates.
Democrats said his plan promises drastic savings without specifying what would be cut and without raising taxes on the wealthy, as President Barack Obama has proposed.
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One of the largest digital health deals is imminent. Practice Fusion is on the cusp of closing a $60 million fourth round of funding, say multiple sources close to the company.
The funding will come from a New York-based investment firm, not one of the usual Silicon Valley suspects. At this point, the company’s valuation (a source says that it’s between $600 and $700 million) is late-stage venture or private equity territory.
Practice Fusion is best known for its free web-based electronic medical records (EMR), although it is developing a suite of new products. In recent months, the company launched a website for consumers, dubbed Patient Fusion. On the site, patients can book appointments, access personal medical information, and leave feedback on doctors. With this launch, Practice Fusion is competing with East Coast-based ZocDoc.
Practice Fusion is based in San Francisco and currently has about 300 employees. The startup has made a few strategic acquisitions; most recently, 100Plus.
What’s interesting about this financing is that Practice Fusion raised $34 million less than one year ago. The company needs a large infusion of capital to sustain its rapid hiring and aggressive product roadmap.
It is proving expensive for the company to ensure its products are fully Meaningful Use compliant.
Practice Fusion is looking for new revenue models, in addition to selling advertising and data. One source close to the company said the company is considering monetizing the Patient Fusion product by selling premium services to doctors.
In Spring, Practice Fusion claimed to have over 27,000 doctors and 1.5 million reviews signed on to Patient Fusion. It is unclear how many doctors are actively using its web-based EMR — the percentage is likely high, given that it is available for free.
Practice Fusion currently generates revenue by selling ads on its free EMR. Its largest advertisers are pharmaceutical companies who are looking for new ways to reach doctors beyond traditional sales channels.
EMR providers are an increasingly sought-after funding prospect for venture firms, given that doctors are under pressure to move away from paper-based systems. Competitor CareCloud recently raised $20 million in funding, and another competitor, Kareo, pulled in $20.5 million to fuel rapid growth.
Practice Fusion had no comment to share at this time.
This story is developing. We will update you as we learn more.
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Thailand’s biggest retail shopping centre to pilot digital currency project
Thailand’s biggest retail industry, Central Retail Corp, is reportedly testing a digital currency among its employees. As per Bloomberg, once the sandbox phase is finished, the giant firm is planning to extend its service to customers and the general public.
A blockchain-powered cryptocurrency, the “C-Coin,” is being currently offered to 80,000 Central Retail Corp employees globally in the form of a reward for exceptional performance, adding up as a bonus to the usual salary.
While holders can make use of C-Coin to pay for meals, purchase items and services from Central Retail’s partners, this is only a test project for Central Retail Corp. The long-term objective of the retail firm is a gradual transition to cashless societies alongside venturing into the e-commerce industry.
Chief Innovation Officer of Central Tech, Kowin Kulruchakorn, has said that the currency might be made available to the general public once all its employees have signed up after the firm has developed a better understanding of its performance.
Central Retail’s Central Tech unit has actually created the C-Coin, and it is responsible for managing all of its omnichannel and e-commerce systems.
Central Retail Corp is presently Thailand’s biggest shopping mall owner, having a chain of more than 40 department stores and high-end retail outlets across the country. It also operates Central Festival, Seacon Square and Big C Supercenter.
Its outside Thailand activities include running the Italian department store La Rinascente, Vietnam’s Big C supermarket chain and Danish brand Illum.
As crypto goes mainstream gradually in fintech and e-commerce markets around the world, Central Retail Corp is not the only firm developing a digital currency in Thailand. Recently, the Bank of Thailand had also announced that it is considering a central bank digital currency.
As per news sources, the initial testing phase for the digital baht is scheduled to commence in Q2 2022.


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Many 'ignore basic home hygiene'
Many people do not wash their hands
More two thirds of people do not comply with basic hygiene principles - and men are the worst culprits, research shows.
The Hygiene Council found many people fail to wash their hands after using the toilet, before preparing food or after coughing and sneezing.
As a result people are more likely to encounter germs in their homes than in public places.
Public toilets are often cleaner than home kitchen surfaces, according to the report.
How Clean Is Your home?
Well mine is bogging. I always thought WELL AT LEAST MY LIVING ROOM IS CLEAN until today when I pulled all the furniture out so the builders could come in and put in a new door and window.Behind my large wooden furniture there is so much dust that I just can't imagine where it comes from,though I know perfectly well where the half sucked Maltesers come from!(Thank you Beauty
And talking about Maltesers
Mars starts using animal products
Masterfoods' brands are household names
Some of the UK's best-selling chocolate bars, such as Mars and Twix, will no longer be suitable for vegetarians.Also affecting brands such as Snickers and Maltesers, owner Masterfoods said it had started to use animal product rennet to make its chocolate products.
Masterfoods said the change was due to it switching the sourcing of its ingredients and the admission was a "principled decision" on its part.
The Vegetarian Society said the company's move was "incomprehensible".
Masterfoods said it had started using rennet from 1 May and non-affected products had a "best before date" up to 1 October.
Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step say the
Rennet, a chemical sourced from calves' stomachs, is used in the production of whey.
It will now also be found in Bounty, Minstrels and Milky Way products, and the ice cream versions of all Masterfoods' bars.
"If the customer is an extremely strict vegetarian, then we are sorry the products are no longer suitable, but a less strict vegetarian should enjoy our chocolate," said Paul Goalby, corporate affairs manager for Masterfoods.
The Vegetarian Society said it was "extremely disappointed".
"At a time when more and more consumers are concerned about the provenance of their food, Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step," it said in a statement.
"Mars products are very popular with young people and many will be shocked to discover that their manufacture now relies on the extraction of rennet from the stomach lining of young calves," it added.
Well thanks a lot Masterfoods
So are you listening now Welsh Assembly?
Autistic teen family 'must' move
Mr Evans sometimes has to restrain his son
A family from Torfaen say they will have to move out of Wales to get specialist care for their autistic son.Jordan Evans, 14, from Pontypool, has violent outbursts which his parents say they cannot control.Phillip and Joy Evans want specialist residential care for their son, but say it is not available in Wales.The Welsh Assembly Government said it had provided an extra £1.7m this year to meet the special educational needs of children with autism.
The developmental disability affects the way a person communicates and interacts with other people.Most parents are going to be batting their heads against a brick wall to get any help whatsoever
Last week, six police officers were at the family home for five hours helping Mr and Mrs Evans to control Jordan, who is 6ft 2in and weighs 20 stone (127kg).
The lack of adequate provision seems to be wide spread in Wales.
Here's your first assignment Rhodri Morgan-FIND OUT HOW WIDESPREAD
Why do they do it to their families?
Shock tactics and campaigns by police are having little effect on the death toll of motorcyclists on Welsh roads, a BBC investigation has revealed.Twelve bikers have been killed in Wales this year so far, including four in one week during Easter.One rider who was banned for dangerous driving told BBC TV's Week In Week Out that he would do the same again once he gets his licence back.Police have said too many riders are using the roads like a racetrack.Bikers Ross Hallam and Leroy Osowiecki were filmed by a North Wales Police helicopter crew riding at speed, weaving between the traffic and undertaking on the hard shoulder while driving home to Stoke-on-Trent from Llandudno."It was dreadful and, of all the years I've been policing, it's the worst motorcycle driving I have ever seen," said Pc Dafydd Hedd Evans, who was in the helicopter.
Footage captured by the North Wales Police helicopter crew
I have known 2 people die in motorcycle accidents, 2 people too many. One left a wife and 2 children.
OK they may love the thrill of it but being left a widow with children is not a thrilling thing.


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Outlook 2021: No relief in sight for LA-LB congestion problems
The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex (pictured) handled record volumes of imports from Asia in August and October. Photo credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com.
This story appears in the print edition of the Jan. 4, 2021, Journal of Commerce Annual Review and Outlook.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach entered the new year struggling to handle record import volumes, with no relief in sight for the congestion problems they faced during the second half of 2020 until — possibly — the Lunar New Year celebrations beginning on Feb. 12.
In fact, Jon Monroe, a consultant to non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOs), said he is beginning to see a scenario develop in the Asia–North America trade in which the pre-Lunar New Year spike in imports that began in December will continue into the arrival of the 2021 spring and summer merchandise and even on into the 2021 peak season that would traditionally begin in August.
“We may see a flattening out in seasonality, so it is flat-out busy all year,” Monroe told JOC.com in early December.
“I’m worried,” he added, because a non-stop high level of US imports from Asia will not allow container manufacturers in China to get ahead of the equipment imbalances that plague Asian load ports, and terminal operators in Los Angeles and Long Beach may struggle with congestion well into 2021.
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is also worried. The economic impact of the port and supply chain congestion in Southern California was so severe last fall that the FMC on Nov. 19 announced it was launching a formal investigation into ocean carrier actions the commission believes are contributing to the issue.
“I believe that we have deep-seated problems that could continue for the foreseeable future, and I strongly believe we must pay immediate attention to these issues,” FMC Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel said in announcing his support for the commission’s investigation.
The commission will also investigate the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which has been experiencing similar issues, as the two largest US gateways contend with unrelenting imports of e-commerce merchandise, personal protective equipment (PPE), and home improvement goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Southern California’s entire international supply chain has been stressed since imports began to increase rapidly in late June. The problems included vessel bunching at the ports, congested marine terminals, shortages of skilled equipment operators on the docks, lengthy truck queues at the gates, chassis shortages, and distribution warehouses filled to capacity.
The Los Angeles–Long Beach complex set records for Asian imports of 830,649 TEU in August and 852,103 TEU in October, according to PIERS, a sister company of JOC.com within IHS Markit. The port complex handled 3.3 million TEU of imports from Asia in the four-month period that began in July.
The key performance indicators that quantify the impact of the congestion on the 12 container terminals in Los Angeles–Long Beach continued to grow worse last fall and are projected to remain at those levels at least until import volumes drop during the two weeks of factory closures in Asia during the Lunar New Year.
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Average truck turn times in Los Angeles–Long Beach in November increased to 84 minutes from 81 minutes in October, according to data from the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA). Average turn times have increased each month since falling to a record low 58 minutes in June.
These conditions will persist until the port authorities and the shipping lines take decisive action to address the operational failures that cause the bottlenecks, according to Weston LaBar, CEO of the HTA. “The supply chain isn’t working,” LaBar said.
As landlord ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach are limited in what actions they can take, but in late 2020, each port announced initiatives to reduce congestion at the marine terminals that should produce results in the new year.
Long Beach in October opened its Pier S facility for the temporary storage of up to 1,400 containers that are drayed from the marine terminals in a “peel-off” operation, opening space at the terminals for the discharge of additional import loads. Long Beach followed in December with a cooperative initiative with its terminal operators to prioritize dual transactions so that at least 50 percent of all truck trips involve the delivery of an export load or empty container and receipt of an import load in the same trip.
Los Angeles in early December opened a near-dock yard as a chassis stop/start facility and for use as a temporary storage site for empty containers before they are drayed to marine terminals for repositioning back to Asia
Steps such as these are designed to reduce the container dwell times at the ports, which contribute to terminal congestion. The average container dwell time at the terminals in October was 4.78 days, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, the organization that represents shipping lines and terminal operators at West Coast ports. When the terminals were fluid last spring before the spike in imports began, the average dwell time was less than three days.
Carriers, shippers, and NVOs say that while the import surge peaked in October, they expect US imports to remain strong at least until factories in Asia close for a week or two for the Lunar New Year celebrations beginning Feb. 12.
LaBar noted that similar congestion issues could surface again this year during periods of peak cargo volumes, such as back-to-school in the fall and the peak shipping season for the holidays, so supply chain partners must collaborate to fix what he described as systemic problems.
Monroe said another factor feeding the continued surge in imports is the re-emergence of China as the main producer of e-commerce merchandise, home-improvement goods and materials, and personal protective equipment (PPE). Imports from China slowed in 2019 into early 2020 owing to the two-year-old US-China trade war and the closing of factories in China during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
However, when the US economy last summer reopened from closures during the COVID-19 crisis, China stepped in immediately to fill the void, Monroe said. That’s because it had significant unused factory capacity, a huge trained workforce, and a sophisticated transportation network, assets no other country in Asia could duplicate.
Although other Asian nations like Vietnam have expanded their productive capacity the past two years, their growth will be slow and limited by population and resources. “Vietnam is going to be formidable, but it won’t be a China,” Monroe said.
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- $40.9B was spent by mobile gamers in H1 2023. It’s less than in H1 2022 ($41.2B) and H1 2021 ($44.5B) but more than in H1 2020 ($36B).
However, we should consider that data.ai can’t track some payments as more mobile companies are adopting alternative payment methods outside of app stores.
- The revenue dynamic from the lowest point in May 2022 started to climb up. It’s still in a minus zone, but March and May 2023 showed growth.
- data.ai analysts think that the worst in the mobile gaming market is behind. We can expect normalization and growth further.
- iOS was responsible for $24.6B of gaming revenue in H1 2023; Android – for $16.3B. Games are 56.5% of overall iOS apps revenue and 67.9% of Android overall revenue.
- Games downloads in H1 2023 reached 30.4B. It’s 0.4B higher than in H1 2022.
- 4.3B (23.7% of overall download volume) games have been downloaded in H1 2023 on iOS. 26.1B games have been downloaded on Android (it’s 44.5% of overall downloads).
- Downloads leaders in H1 2023 are Subway Surfers, Garena Free Fire, and ROBLOX. Two new games are on top – Block Blast Adventure Master and Attack Hole.
- Top-3 games by revenue are Honor of Kings, Candy Crush Saga, and ROBLOX. Gardenscapes returned to the top 10.
- The best MAU titles of H1 2023 are ROBLOX, Garena Free Fire, and Candy Crush Saga. FIFA Soccer showed significant growth and jumped to the top 10.


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There’s still somewhat of a gap between what mobile shoppers want and what retailers provide.
Many consumers say they want in-store mobile offers and real-time promotions, but most retailers aren’t capable of delivering it, based on a new study.
More than a third (39%) of consumers said they would take advantage of in-store mobile offers and almost half (45%) want real-time mobile promotions while in a store, according to the study by Accenture.
When it comes to retailers, only slightly more than a quarter (28%) of them has the capability to deliver on those consumer desires.
The consumer portion of the Accenture study is based on a survey of 750 U.S. adults and the retail benchmark part comprised the results of 150 questions used to assess multichannel offering across 32 retailers in the U.S., among 189 globally.
As we see pretty consistently in various studies, this one found the integration of store, online and mobile somewhat lacking.
About a third (32%) of consumers said one of the biggest improvements to their shopping experience would be for retailers to integrate all three shopping channels.
However, only 19% of retailers enable consumers to start shopping on their phone and complete the cycle in a store.
If they had the option, more than a third (36%) of shoppers say they would order out-of-stock items via their phone while in a store, if they could.
One of the largest gaps between what consumers want and what retailers can provide is around pricing.
While most (82%) of consumers expect a retailer’s price to be the same in-store and online, only a third (34%) of retailers had the same pricing in-store and online for more than 80% of the items assessed by Accenture.
This may be one of the reasons many shoppers actively use their phones while they shop in a store.
While the retailer may not provide it, finding the best price on a product is only a tap away.


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Beijing has mentioned it will react in type if President Trump imposes higher tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry stated that if the US tariff steps are carried out, it would choose “essential countermeasures”.
The warning will come as US and Chinese officers get ready to meet up with in excess of the following two days.
On Wednesday President Trump tweeted that Vice Leading Liu He “is now coming to the U.S. to make a deal. We will see.”
On Sunday Mr Trump stated on Twitter the US would more than double tariffs on $200bn (£152bn) of Chinese goods on Friday and could introduce new tariffs.
US trade representative Robert Lighthizer afterwards accused China of backtracking on commitments in trade talks.
Even so, he insisted a deal with Beijing was nevertheless attainable.
The US inventory current market is down in excess of 2% due to the fact Sunday but did not react to the responses on Wednesday from China.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in its statement: “The escalation of trade friction is not in the interests of the people of the two nations around the world and the people today of the entire world.
“The Chinese facet deeply regrets that if the US tariff steps are applied, China will have to just take necessary countermeasures.”
Mr Trump’s assert that Beijing is looking to strike a trade settlement adopted an earlier tweet, in which he claimed to know why China experienced reneged on its claims.
He mentioned that if a Democrat was elected in the 2020 US presidential election, Beijing hoped the new administration would acquire a softer line on trade.
‘Not fantastic for China!’
He added that he was cozy either with creating a deal or with leaving the tariffs in spot.
“We are going to see, but I am very satisfied with above $100 Billion a year in Tariffs filling US coffers…good for US, not fantastic for China!”
Just after imposing obligations on billions of dollars worth of 1 another’s merchandise last year, the US and China have been negotiating and in the latest months, appeared to be close to placing a offer.
But in accordance to reviews, US officials have develop into discouraged by China’s try to reword the draft agreement in its remaining phases.
Mr Lighthizer produced an formal see on Wednesday that duty premiums on a extensive array of Chinese-designed electrical machines, machinery, vehicle pieces and home furnishings would soar to 25% immediately after midnight on Friday.
The US president initially imposed a 10% tariff on these merchandise in September that was thanks to rise in January, but postponed this as negotiations sophisticated.
Tariffs are taxes compensated by importers on international items, so a 25% tariff imposed by the US on Chinese goods would be paid out by American corporations.
Fears about a even more escalation brought on a slump in world stock marketplaces in direction of the conclude of last calendar year.
The IMF has warned a entire-blown trade war would weaken the worldwide financial system.


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Stuart Langridge, Jono Bacon, and Jeremy Garcia present Bad Voltage, in which the show was recorded in slightly unusual circumstances because people are travelling at our normal time, phones are now literally twice as big as they ought to be if you like tiny phones which apparently nobody does, and:
- [00:02:15] Samsung unveil their new foldable phone, which we are, to be honest with you, not all that impressed with
- [00:11:35] In an update on a previous segment, phone companies in the USA have been slammed by FCC for not doing more to handle robocalls, and a whole bunch of information about call screening and automatically routing scam calls to voicemail if you can manage it. How should such things be fixed, or regulated, if at all?
- [00:22:25] Motorola are the first major phone manufacturers to sell official DIY phone repair kits, which is somewhat against previous phone vendors' approaches to who is allowed to repair their devices. Is this a good thing, or too little too late? And would you buy a Motorola just to get it?
- [00:32:30] Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, says we need to regulate facial recognition tech before 'the year 2024 looks like the book "1984"', which prompts quite a lot of discussion about the role of companies and research in the 21st century and how societal norms may change and may have already changed
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Whitepaper Spotlight, by ADMA.
This white paper, which was conducted through interviews with senior marketers and other industry leaders in the first half of 2011 – explores the changing dynamics that are defining the practice of multichannel retailing.
According to the paper, the challenges facing today’s diverse retail institutions echo the economic anxieties and changing media adoption patterns that have emerged across vertical markets. But these dynamics are also opening up pockets of new opportunities.
An interesting finding that the whitepaper made was that the once dismissed as a costly, outmoded channel for capturing direct orders – the printed catalogue – has re-emerged as a dynamic tool for generating leads across niche target audiences. On the innovation front, marketers are aggressively experimenting with tablet applications, mobile codes, deeper cross‐channel integration and expanded use of variable‐content output technologies as flagship opportunities for transformative success in the years ahead. The most innovative catalogue practitioners are pursuing expanded versioning, targeted messaging and special tactile elements designed to capture attention and provoke response through any channel. Many are reinventing the catalogue as a premium marketing tool, deploying high‐quality materials and creative content to connect with audiences who value such detail. And across retail categories, many multichannel marketers have seen success in leveraging the catalogue as a showcase for new, unique and high‐value products – inspiring customer attention and driving even more traffic to retail stores and the Internet.
The nature of “marketing data” has shifted, with the focus moving from traditional mailing lists to a diverse array of demographic, transactional and behavioural information gathered from a range of sources. “The problem is that many people still think about multichannel prospecting in the traditional sense. ‘There’s no prospecting list out there for digital!’ they say,” said Russ Gaitskill, President of the apparel brands division at Cornerstone Brands and President of NEMOA. “The truth is that digital has changed the structure of the whole conversation…. The question isn’t really about whether there’s enough data; they key really is gathering and interpreting that data”.
Foremost it’s obvious from the paper that among marketer priorities is the need to reconcile the gap between “offline” data and “digital” data. Data has emerged as the critical driver of integrated targeting and promotional merchandising across media. Many marketers are achieving results through data aggregation strategies that leverage multiple sources. Maximising results, though, requires comprehensive analytics programs that deploy audience segmentation and response modelling approaches that are custom to a brand or audience sector.
Complexity Driving Demand for Dynamic, Actionable Attribution Standards
If data is the fuel of personalisation, variable messaging, targeted offers and all the other tactical approaches that embody multichannel marketing, then what gauges are marketers using to understand their performance? How do they know what factors are ultimately driving the velocity of their marketing engine – and how can they determine what resources remain in the tank to propel future efforts? Panellists said that addressing those questions speak to the concrete need for marketing performance metrics that are attuned to multichannel execution. In particular, they noted the ongoing struggle that many face in establishing concrete attribution benchmarks, ultimately helping determine which promotions (and which channels) are responsible for driving specific response behaviour.
“Among larger mailers, diminishing returns are already coming from analytics programs,” said Epsilon’s Hinman. “A new question is ‘How do you use offline data in an online world – and vice versa?’ The truth is it’s easy to do on your own website, since you have an existing business relationship with that customer. But the trick is in external marketing, where you may have to bring together email, address and behavioural data”.
New Media, Technology the Keys to Growth in the Years Ahead
Marketers have long recognised the shifts in media consumption that are redefining how customers absorb information and offers. But until recently, their efforts to on-board digital channels have been hampered by the shortcomings of technology, data and processes available to support true channel integration.
It’s clear from the whitepaper that marketers are nearly unanimous; the mobile channel, tablets, digital print and social media are all likely to play a role in the still‐unfolding multichannel marketing revolution.
Managing the Brand – Across Audience, Media and Mission
The overall consensus of the paper is unanimous: Data will be more plentiful, delivery channels more robust and consumers will become more adept at engaging in the marketing interaction, offering up valuable information – and taking the lead in seeking out the products they need. All in exchange for a buying experience that is more efficient, personal and direct. In short, the opportunities inherent in effective multichannel marketing are growing more substantial every day. But that potential has brought with it a singular challenge for marketers of both “traditional” and “digital” legacy: Migrate away from channel centric efforts to those focused on long‐term, customer‐conscious brand management.
Head to ADMA Dialogue to read the full whitepaper.


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Thinner laptops, 3D television and e-book readers are expected to be among the highlights of this year's International Consumer Electronics Show that begins in Las Vegas on Thursday.
LG Electronics has developed handheld terminals compatible with the U.S. mobile digital TV format and will show them at next week's International Consumer Electronics Show, it said Thursday.
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Rambus has acquired technology and patents related to LCDs (liquid crystal displays) and optoelectronics from Global Lighting Technologies for US$26 million, Rambus said on Monday.
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More than 60% of Japanese businesses plan to expand their future operations in Vietnam , according to a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).
The figure was revealed at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on February 12.
Managing Director Yasuzumi Hirotaka said Japanese firms based in Vietnam hope to receive more active support from the Vietnamese Government; close to 70 percent of the firms specifically expect the host to simplify customs clearance formalities and push forward with reform programmes.
Despite the improvements in the Vietnamese investment environment, half of the surveyed Japanese enterprises consider the increasing labour cost and complicated administrative and tax procedures to be the major risks they face.
The Vietnamese Government has been called on to continue assisting domestic businesses to develop the support industry and increase their competitive edge in production cost, given the rate of using locally-produced components in Vietnam in 2014 only increased by 2.5 percent against the previous year.
The annual survey has been conducted since 1987 by the JETRO to understand the business activities of Japan-affiliated companies in Asia and Oceania, including Vietnam.
The surveyed firms operate in wide range sectors, including automobiles, machinery, chemical and pharmaceutical products, food, textiles, retail, transport, ICT and finance.
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What’s next for NFL digital ads?
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By NFL News staff | March 23, 2019 12:10:52AM The NFL has announced the rebranding of all of its digital ads to a new name, but the company still doesn’t know how it plans to handle its growing online presence.
The NFL announced its intention to rebrand its digital ad products in January.
“This new name is based on the league’s commitment to being a destination for fans,” a league spokesman said.
“We believe it will create a stronger digital presence for fans who may not have access to the same breadth of content on the platform.”
The league also announced plans to make its digital services available to fans on desktop computers and mobile devices through its NFL App, a subscription-based service that offers in-game advertising and streaming options for fans.
The company is also experimenting with a more aggressive digital strategy, saying it plans “to continue to add new digital experiences to our product portfolio.”
The company also said it is launching an “enhanced experience” for the NFL Network on mobile devices, with more digital video, interactive and interactive content.
“The NFL is working with its partners on a series of new content initiatives to continue to improve our digital strategy,” NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said in a statement.
While we have many ways to deliver our content, the NFL is excited to introduce the NFL App as part of our ongoing commitment to provide fans the best in-depth and authentic content available in the NFL ecosystem.”
By NFL News staff | March 23, 2019 12:10:52AM The NFL has announced the rebranding of all of its digital…


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Unfortunately all good things must eventually come to an end. In a blog post on Fitbit’s website, the company has announced that support for the Pebble watch will end come June 2018. In a way nothing has changed as the watches will continue to keep working even after the 30th of June, it’s just that there will no more support after that.
For Pebble owners wondering what they should do next, Fitbit has also announced that they will be offering Pebble owners with a device that has a valid serial number a discount on the Fitbit Ionic. According to Fitbit, “As a sign of appreciation for the Pebble community’s continued enthusiasm for wearable technology, we will be offering Pebble users who still own a device with a valid serial number $50 off a Fitbit Ionic smartwatch.”
The company states that customers who purchased the device prior to December 2016 and opted to receive marketing communications from Fitbit will receive an email with additional details, but for those who didn’t or purchased it after 7th of December 2016 can register their emails here.


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The Gold Coast is hosting the 100th Free Trade Agreement (FTA) information seminar today, three years after holding the very first seminar.
Since that 2015 event, focusing on Australia’s historic FTAs with China, Japan and Korea, the Turnbull Coalition Government has helped almost 4,000 businesses understand the great export opportunities these agreements provide.
Today, following the signing of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) in February and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) last month, the focus of these seminars is broadening.
Austrade Trade Commissioners to Peru and Mexico will attend the 100th FTA seminar, joined by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade senior officials responsible for trade negotiations.
A representative from Gold Coast manufacturer OzKleen Asia Pacific will also talk about exporting to markets like South Korea, where more than 99 per cent of Australia’s goods exports to Korea are eligible to enter duty-free or with preferential access.
In 2016, more than 80 per cent of eligible products (by value) were benefiting from our North Asia FTAs. In the case of Japan, almost 96 per cent of eligible products exported to Japan made use of preferential access in 2017.
Contributing to the high utilisation rate of our trade agreements have been our FTA seminars, held across Australia, including in regional locations ranging from Kununurra in Western Australia to Sale in Victoria, Launceston in Tasmania and Mackay in Queensland.
They provide practical information and advice, including from Austrade, AusIndustry, the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation and DFAT, as well as exporting businesses.
The Turnbull Coalition Government is pursuing the most ambitious trade agenda in Australian history to help more Australian businesses make the most of the growth opportunities created by our FTAs.
Information on the FTA seminars can be found at www.austrade.gov.au/ftaseminars.
- Trade Minister's Office: (02) 6277 7420
- DFAT Media Liaison: (02) 6261 1555


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Video report by Fiona Marley Paterson
Businesses in Cumbria and the south of Scotland have largely welcomed the news that they will receive additional funding. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the new measures in a statement today.
Firms in the retail, hospitality and leisure industries - which will be closed until at the earliest mid-February - will receive a one-off cash sum worth up to £9,000 with the amount provided depending on the value of their business.
A further £594 million is also being made available for Local Authorities and the Devolved Administrations to support other businesses not eligible for the grants that might be affected by the restrictions - businesses should apply to their Local Authority for the support.
This means the Scottish Government will receive £375m to support businesses north of the border.
The additional funding is largely welcomed. Paul Lowther, the owner of 24/7 Fitness in Dumfries told us, "It's everything you know we've had to freeze all our payments, we've just basically put a pause on all our income so without this we can't really survive because we've still got bills to pay and rent to pay and stuff so without this we can't really survive."
The Treasury said the one-off grants will be linked to business rates, with payments of £4,000 for businesses with a rateable value of £15,000 or less, £6,000 for businesses with a rateable value of between £15,000 and £51,000, and £9,000 for businesses with a rateable value of more than £51,000.
However, Cumbria Tourism warns many businesses are still falling through the gaps, ineligible for support. Managing Director Gill Haig told ITV Border, "Throughout the last nine months that has been the case. We need to know what this means for those businesses that don't have rateable values. There is information in there around discretionary grants but again that discretion falls down to the individual local authorities as I understand it. We went into tier four at one of the busiest times of the year and it wasn't just the fact that businesses had to close but it was all that lost money that had already been invested in food and drink etc."
The cash comes on top of to billions of existing business support, including grants worth up to £3,000 for closed businesses, and up to £2,100 per month for impacted businesses once they reopen.
The government has already provided £1.1 billion of discretionary funding for local authorities, extended the furlough scheme until April and taxpayer-backed business loans until March.
When asked whether he would be prepared to extend furlough for as long as it takes, Mr Sunak said the budget in March "is an excellent opportunity to take stock of the range of support that we've put in place and to set out the next stage of our economic response to coronavirus".


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Announcing a first of its kind traditional auction catalogue experience for eBay marketplace. https://www.noblespirit.com/catalogue
NobleSpirit, an innovation leading company in collectibles, today announced the release of new technological features that are likely to significantly transform the auction experience on eBay. After years of development, this previously un-imagined functionality is now finally available to the world of auctions on eBay.
A definitive game changing functionality in the trillion dollar global auction economy. Merchants of every description from sophisticated professional companies to individual sellers will now be able to build pre-scheduled auction catalogues on eBay for the first time ever.
Merchants: The new NobleSpirit Catalogue incorporates uniquely constructed architecture that presents an unparalleled opportunity for merchants to access deep lifetime buyers.
The catalogue provides
- a) With traditional 6 week lead times
- b) Highly specialized market sectors
- c) Full listing, marketing, and management capability for the lifecycle of each transaction
“When first we conceptualized and then started to develop this exciting new technological selling feature, we knew we had to share it with the auction industry,” said Joe Cortese, NobleSpirit President “So we elected to make it available to the world at UseMeridian.com because it was clear that this is a direct on-ramp for every market sector that deploys traditional catalogue auction models. Merchants can now sell on the eBay global marketplace like never before as they have in their established business for decades. ”
“The eBay marketplace, is a 22 year trusted environment in the making.” said Michael Cortese, Vice President NobleSpirit. “We anticipate it is ripe for widespread adoption by established world class auctioneers, eager to expand their reach and grow their footprint doing what they have been doing for many years. In every market sector where an auction model exists buyers and sellers on eBay will benefit in new and exciting ways.”
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The " Kagawa Prefecture Ordinance on Internet Game Addiction Prevention and Control" was enacted by the prefectural government on April 1, 2020, with provisions such as "one hour of game time per day," and the three shopping streets in the southern part of Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture (Minami Shinmachi, Tokiwa-machi, and Tamachi) are still in court. Guys " has announced that a game event called " Sanuki X Game " will be held from July 10, 2021 in the three southern shopping streets of Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture (Minami-Shinmachi, Jobanmachi and Tamachi).
The catchphrase is "Kagawa is taking back the game. "
Sanuki X Game" is an event that aims to be a point of exchange between users and creators that transcends generations and demographics.
Various XR (Extended Reality) game events are planned, including an AR game event using smartphones, a talk live event on the theme of "game dependency," and a time attack event set in a shopping arcade. Events are being planned.
A variety of live game-related talks will be held.
Talk Live "The Frontline of the Game Industry! Game Company Roundtable Discussion" will feature Takashi Odachi, relationship coordinator at NAMCO BANDAI Studios, Yohei Yanase, creator and advocate at Unity Technologies Japan, and Naoki Takishita, manager of the Kagawa Studio at GENE Corporation.
In addition, "Winning Eleven 2020" World Tournament Champion Aruto will give a talk live titled "Winning Eleven World Champion Talks about How He Became a 'Continuous Winning Player,'" and there will also be a talk session on game addiction with experts, people with game addiction, and addiction specialist Dr. Umino. Dr. Umino, a medical specialist, gaming industry professionals, and parents/guardians will discuss "Dr. Umino, what is gaming addiction? and other events will be held.
eSports tournament and indie game exhibition will also be held.
In addition to the talk live, there will be a Super Smash Bros. and Call of Duty tournament, an e-sports tournament including a game event at a fishing pond, an exhibition of indie games created by local students and creators, and a hands-on udon-themed game event. A variety of events are being planned.
Please check the Facebook event page and SXG -Sanuki X Game- official website for the schedule and details of the event.


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PlayStation 3 jailbreaker George Hotz, also known as GeoHot, was recently on The Alyona Show. When asked about whether he thinks the whole issue will blow over and whether he has a chance to beat Sony in court, GeoHot responded with the following:
"Oh without a doubt. I think I will beat them. I think the reason they brought this suit is just to harass me and 'this is what happens to you if you hack Sony products.' Beating them in court is just a start."
In short, GeoHot not only thinks that he will win the lawsuit, but it's just one of his many goals, which include jailbreaking the Xperia Play and the iPhone 5. Still, he did ask for financial help just last week, after releasing a rap video to poke fun at the whole situation. He has reportedly covered his legal costs and then some in just two days of donations.
GeoHot still insists that Sony is suing the wrong guy since he is against mass piracy and does not distribute anyone's copyrighted work but his own. His goal for the PS3 is to provide users a legitimate path to homebrew, which should be legal according to previous non-console court cases.
Sony's legal attacks against the hackers that released the PS3 root key and custom firmware began last month. The group known as fail0verflow is accused of posting a rudimentary hack in December 2010 after finding security codes for the PS3. It was refined by GeoHot weeks later when he independently found and published the PS3 root key. The resulting hacks allow homebrew apps and pirated software to run on unmodified consoles. Sony is still threatening to sue anybody posting or distributing PS3 jailbreak code, despite the fact that the company accidentally tweeted the PlayStation 3 security key. Sony's official stance is if you crack your PS3, you'll get banned.


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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a national emergency in the U.S., many governors are maintaining stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus in their state.
But what do stay-at-home orders mean for the homeless and individuals who are in desperate need of food, but unable to flock to grocery stores and return home safely?
Cliff Strand Jr., a driver and coordinator for White Pony Express, now spends his days delivering food to homeless shelters and food pantries. But six years ago he was homeless and near death, having struggled for years with drug addiction. He was living under a bridge outside of Oakland, California, when a dedicated member of White Pony Express started showing up with boxes of fresh food for him.
“I was 420 pounds, my skin was green and yellow, I was sick and ready to die.” Strand shares, “Peter Brooks one of the pioneers of [White Pony Express] had no business being under that bridge outside of Oakland, but what he did was deliver me food with love and dignity and hope.”
Two years after that first encounter, Strand was serendipitously reconnected with White Pony Express after entering a life-saving recovery program. He started delivering food to homeless shelters and drug rehabilitation centers, some that he once lived in himself. “When I deliver to these places, my heart bleeds for them because that was me.” he says, “Being able to come back and show people the grace of god that was shown to me at the beginning of this whole thing makes my heart beat.”
That’s why it’s more important than ever to Strand that organizations like White Pony Express are delivering fresh food and hope to communities in need during the coronavirus, just like they did for him. “People who are on the streets and people who are in shelters, they’re already living in fear,” he says, “when you add something as crazy as what’s going on in the world right now, they’re afraid for their lives.”
White Pony Express’ Executive Director, Eve Birge, and Chief Operations Officer, Isa Campbell, tell Yahoo Lifestyle that the organization’s food rescue and distribution model could be replicated all over the country to help those in need.
“Our mission when we started was to the end poverty and hunger in Contra Costa County,” Campbell explains, “We contacted grocery stores and distributors and they agreed to give us the food that they were going to otherwise throw away. And we would have volunteers take it, sort it out, and distribute to recipients throughout the County.” She tells Yahoo Lifestyle that grocery stores and food distributors have a need to move along inventory that is nearing sell-by dates. Campbell adds that a new source of food has also been un-used inventory from restaurants in the area that have been forced to close their doors due to shelter-in-place orders.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the need for free food delivered safely to the hungry has gone through the roof. Where in the past the organization picked up about 7,000 pounds of surplus fresh food each day, that number has jumped to over 17,000 pounds per day. Hundreds of volunteers pass up the opportunity to quarantine at home and instead choose to spend their days sorting and delivering food to those in need.
Strand knows first hand how terrified the individuals receiving the food are these days, and explains that he does what he can to ease their worries in the process. “I go out of my way to make sure that I take off my gloves, sanitize them, put new gloves on, just so that level of fear comes down.” Strand shares, “it's my mission right now to give hope to these hurting people.”
Board members at White Pony Express are urging decision-makers and legislators to adopt their food-rescue model so that states across the country can carry on the effort that has helped so many in their community. As well as feeding an enormous number of people in need, Campbell also points out the environmental impact of the movement. “One of our grocery stores said that their garbage delivery has reduced by two thirds since we picked up the food.” she shares, “it makes a huge difference.”
Cliff Strand Jr. says that the coronavirus won’t stand in the way of spreading the same love that White Pony Express gave him six years ago in his darkest moments. “It's great that we save food from being thrown away. And it's great that we bring food to people that are hungry, but in the transmission of that, it’s hope that you give people. You show them that you love them, you show them that you're not afraid of what's going on right now. It feeds your soul.”
White Pony Express is accepting donations to support their cause of feeding the hungry in California during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Matt Rourke, AP
More than 80 percent of retail managers with the ability to hire believe seasonal workers are the best resource for finding full-time employees, according to CNBC, citing a survey by Aon Hewitt, a human resource company, and HireVue, a Utah-based digital interviewing platform company.
"As the American economy improves, retailers anticipate a busier holiday season than last year, and hiring qualified talent to address this expected demand will be just one of many competing priorities for them," Melissa Mounce, senior director and global operations leader at Aon Hewitt, said in a press release.
Even 28 percent of hiring managers expect to offer a permanent spot to half or more of their 2012 seasonal workers.
In spite of a majority of managers viewing seasonal help as a great source of full-time workers, more than 85 percent admit to making mistakes when hiring seasonal help.
"As everyone ramps up for the holiday selling season, many retail managers don't have enough time to dedicate to the all-important hiring process, which is particularly true during a year when they're expecting an increase in consumer spending," David Bradford, CEO at HireVue, said in a press release.
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In an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin and Clubhouse co-founder Paul Davidson on the voice-only platform, Mr Gates mentioned that the integrations between Android and Microsoft’s software program meant that the units he makes use of are primarily Android ones.
“I really use an Android telephone as a result of I need to hold observe of the whole lot, I’ll usually mess around with iPhones, however the one I carry round occurs to be Android”, Mr Gates mentioned.
“A number of the Android producers pre-install Microsoft software program in a manner that makes it simple for me. They’re extra versatile about how the software program connects up with the working system. In order that’s what I ended up getting used to. You realize, quite a lot of my associates have iPhone, so there’s no purity.”
Since then, Microsoft has change into extra built-in with different producers, comparable to Samsung. The Korean producer has bundled Microsoft’s ‘Your Phone’ app – which permits some integration between smartphones and Home windows 10 units in an identical technique to Apple’s ecosystem between iOS and MacOS – since 2019.
Though the interview with the Microsoft founder was performed on Clubhouse, the app infamously solely works on iOS units – iPhones and iPads. Davidson mentioned, nonetheless, that the event of an Android model of the app was one of many firm’s high priorities.
Whereas iPhones dominate 45 per cent of the US market, Android stays essentially the most used cell working system on this planet with over 70 per cent of individuals utilizing a Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, or Google machine – because of the pricey price ticket of Apple units, and the widespread availability of cheaper units in international locations like India or China.


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CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — The Greater Sacramento Region will soon be the home of at least five Raising Cane' restaurants over the next four months.
Chris Zygler, the Raising Cane's regional leader of restaurants, said in a news release that it's been a long time coming for Raising Cane's to open up shop in the Greater Sacramento Region after the restaurant opening in Manteca.
"From Davis to Stockton to Lodi to Roseville, as a proud resident of the area, I can't wait for locals to experience Cane's and for us to become a staple throughout many Sacramento communities and beyond," Zygler said.
Raising Cane's released a statement in October that they are looking for 200 Stockton residents to fill its restaurant openings, ranging from entry-level positions to management titles for its Dec. 1, opening date.
Raising Cane's is a fast-food chain that specializes in chicken finger meals. According to their website, the company emphasizes a limited menu that helps them produce high-quality food that's served quickly.
The chain has also earned recognition by Thrillist as the "Best Chicken Tenders" in America back in 2020.
Here is when and where Raising Canes will be opening in the Greater Sacramento Region:
Opening: January 2022
Address: 7804 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights Ca 95610
Opening: Mid-December 2021
Address: 1220 Galleria Blvd., Roseville, CA 95678
Opening: End of November 2021
Address: 207 E. St., Davis, CA 95616
Opening: Early December 2021
Address: 601 W. March Lane, Stockton, CA 95207
Opening: Mid-January 2022
Address: 2530 W. Kettleman Lane, Lodi, CA 95242
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After being released from the World War II-era Japanese-American internment camps, the owner of Ikeda market in Auburn, Ca. said his grandparents founded the shop.


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Matthews Estate and University of Washington President Mark Emmert formally announced their agreement on Monday, February 8th at the UW President's Hill-Crest Mansion during the UW Football Coaches' Reception. Matthews is producing and bottling a custom-labeled red and white "Hill-Crest Reserve" wine only offered at the UW President's Hill-Crest Mansion. Winemaker Aryn Morell said, "We are very excited about this opportunity. It's given us a chance to make a wine that showcases what the State of Washington is all about. Given the type of guests that Mark and DeLaine Emmert entertain, it's thrilling to know that the Hill-Crest Reserve will be enjoyed by people from all over the world."
This partnership began with a mutual interest in enabling President Emmert, and his wife DeLaine, to serve some of Washington's best wine for their guests at Hill-Crest. Because of the explosion of the wine industry in Washington, it seemed logical to have a local, boutique winery, solely using grapes grown in Washington, and owned by passionate Husky fans, to partner in this venture. UW President Mark Emmert commented, "We are very pleased and proud to serve Hill-Crest Reserve to our guests. Not only is it a fantastic wine, but it is a splendid representative of Washington's thriving wine-making community."
Co-Owners of Matthews Estate, Cliff and Diane Otis and Jim and Dawn Rubstello, both have strong Husky ties. Cliff, Diane, and Dawn all graduated from UW and both families have cheered on the Dawgs in Husky Stadium as long-time season ticket holders. Cliff states "We are incredibly honored and excited to be selected to work on this venture with the University of Washington and with Hill-Crest."


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Did you see the Google+ 2.0 update for iPhone and wonder if Google's attention had drifted away from its own baby? Don't fret, as the Android app has just been given similarly loving treatment. The interface shares the reworked stream look that we saw on iOS while keeping the swipe-to-switch category filters that Google+ has used from the start. There's even small rewards for having to watch your iPhone friends go first: you can now start a Hangout video chat from the main menu, get ringing Hangout notifications, download photos directly from conversations and edit your posts after the fact. The new look has already proved polarizing, but if you're the sort who revels in the purity of a Google social network running on a Google platform, you can now try the overhaul for yourself.
Google+ on Android gets its turn at a UI remake, extra Hangout and photo features in the bargain
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New Co-Op Mode for Homefront: The Revolution Revealed
Be a patriot.
Homefront: The Revolution's co-op mode is called Resistance Mode, a "brand new four-player co-operative online experience." In it, players form a "Resistance Cell" online and wage battle in KPA-occupied Philadelphia.Freedom Fighters can be customized as teams "go from rookie civilians to battle hardened soldiers." Progressing through battles unlocks new skills, weapon blueprints, "rare equipment and combat gear." Homefront: The Revolution is set to release May 17 in North America and May 20 in the rest of the world. While the beta is limited to Xbox One, the final game will release on PS4 and PC, as well.
Way back in August we had a chance to play it at PAX and we thought Homefront: Revolution felt a lot like Far Cry, and that's a good thing.
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27 September 2017
Advocate Christopher Scholefield of Viberts looks at some of the legal implications of what may be the biggest shake up of transport in Jersey for decades; the electric vehicle.
Head north to England, buy an electric car and the government will give you a £4,500 subsidy. Do the same thing in France and the subsidy is €6,000. In Jersey the best deal on offer has only ever been £300 towards the cost of an e-cycle while in Guernsey a similar scheme remains under investigation. Perhaps that explains why the number of electric vehicles on our roads remains vanishingly small (roughly 200 in a fleet of 125,000 registered vehicles in Jersey and 144 in a fleet of 83,000 in Guernsey) since range anxiety has never been an issue for Channel Island motorists.
However, all that may be about to change. Battery performance figures and manufacturing costs are changing fast. No sooner had the UK government said diesel and petrol car and van sales will have to stop by 2040 than the Scottish government announced it was trumping that deadline with an earlier one of its own, 2032. Another regional authority refusing to wait for a national policy to emerge is Majorca which has announced plans to ban new diesel vehicles by 2025. No government these days wants its green credentials to look second rate.
Morgan Stanley are estimating that globally one vehicle in two (that’s one billion vehicles) will be battery powered by 2050. The economic and legal implications for the islands of this sea change are intriguing, even if there are some vested interests who would prefer we did not think too hard about them.
It’s too soon to say what fate awaits internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Surely they will be charged for using, and eventually banned from built up areas, commuter routes and roads near schools. The off road capabilities of the glossy crossover SUV in the dealer’s showroom may soon seem less important than the fact they can’t go where you need to go when you need to go there.
Public opinion changes quickly these days. Will today’s enthusiasm for bulky four by fours dissipate in a twitter storm of indignation? Will a 2017 model Bentley Bentayga, which emits 210gms of Co2 per km, one day be derided as irresponsible and, frankly, a bit naff?
Car buying agreements
No legal issues arise there: you are free to buy such a car or not to do so. The dealer makes no promises in the contract of sale about what the future may hold for it either in terms of trade in value or permitted usage. Even scrappage schemes enticing you to trade in a dirty old diesel for a clean new one make no contractually binding promises about how long any vehicle with an exhaust pipe will be welcome on our roads.
Getting power for your car will no longer involve a visit to one of the islands’ existing filling stations. You will expect to charge up whenever and wherever there is power. For residential areas with predominantly on-street parking, will the future see charging points installed along the whole street? That might be a design challenge in historic and other sensitive areas, such as sea front car parks. Happily work is already being done to investigate adding charging stations to existing lamp standards. Perhaps the States will seek savings by simply outsourcing the whole electric vehicle charging infrastructure challenge to the private sector. Leisure attractions will want to seek permission to install the required charging infrastructure for their visitors. As petrol sales fall, change of use applications from garages to residential are bound to follow. Indeed the smart money may already be on properties currently blighted by an adjacent forecourt which will eventually be making way for a no noise, no fumes, no garish branding residential redevelopment.
In 2016 the States of Jersey made £21.8m out of vehicle fuel duty. In Guernsey the figure for 2017 was £19.4m. VRD, a one-off charge calculated according to how much pollution a car causes and which replaced the old annual road tax windscreen disc, is also a nice little earner. Jersey hits the dirtiest cars with a maximum charge of £1,900. Guernsey charges just £690 but paradoxically it’s Guernsey that has a healthy population of efficient, second hand, Japanese domestic market micro cars because it does not insist all Guernsey registered vehicles have EU type approval. Electric vehicles will dry up these revenue streams which will have to be replaced. So far electric vehicle drivers have enjoyed a tax holiday because the islands’ governments, having offered no subsidies, at least avoids taxing them. That can’t last. The authorities may say they wish to encourage green motoring but eventually electric vehicle use will be so widespread the tax holiday will have to end. Taxing electricity used to power up an electric vehicle, as opposed to say running the fridge, does not look practical. We must therefore expect a return to the annual road tax windscreen disc, charged on the grounds of congestion, or perhaps road pricing which GPS technology has made much easier to operate.
Homes with off street parking allowing easy domestic charging will command a premium. If you run a cable from your front door across the pavement to your car how long before someone falls over it in the dark and sues? For blocks of flats the declarations of co ownership or articles of association will need amending to provide a regime for the installation, access to and consumption charges of onsite charging facilities. Some buyers will be put off apartments where this has not been sorted out. Luxury flats may offer one per charging station per unit but further down market a rota could be needed. The EU is already working on regulations to require all new residential units to have access to a charging point so the writing on the wall is pretty clear.
Motor trade employment
The island employs hundreds of trained mechanics who maintain ICE vehicles. Since electric vehicles have so few moving parts this sort of work will either change beyond recognition or simply vanish. Employers will need to update and then scrupulously apply their redundancy policies. Those keen to retain the best staff will want to offer contracts providing generous in work re-training opportunities. When the safety arguments reach critical mass (let’s remember five died in one crash in Leeds in November 2017, six in one crash in Birmingham just weeks later) autonomous vehicles will surely also take off. California has licensed driverless autonomous vehicles on its roads as of April 2018. This can mean just one thing: driving work in the transport sector will evaporate. Astute motor franchisees already know which manufacturers are no longer at the forefront of technological change. Even prestige brands will have to be dropped in favour of more promising ones. Does anyone remember Rover or Saab these days?
Commercial leaseholds and retail
In recent years there has been a coming together of petrol stations and food retail – “en route” so to speak. For some reason the public has not been put off buying food stored and offered for sale right next to the fumes and exhaust gases of a busy forecourt. As demand for petrol reduces so this model will need to be reappraised. Convenient locations offering abundant parking will survive. Those also offering a quick charge for their shoppers’ electric vehicles will be better placed but both will have lost their USP – access to the pumps. Commercial landlords owning properties of this sort will need to prepare to reconfigure them if they want their tenants to stay put and continue trading successfully.
Staying ahead of the game
The smartphone revolution was swift and all-embracing. Because they are a replacement technology not a new one electric vehicles will take longer but, as Nicola Sturgeon said when announcing Scotland’s 2032 changeover, “to succeed Scotland must lead change, not simply trail in its wake.”
There is a lesson in that remark for politicians in all both bailiwicks. Are we using our autonomy constructively or has the blame culture reduced our governments to observing innovations elsewhere and eventually, lamely, copying them? It was the Isle of Man that rushed to re-write its traffic laws so as to become a test bed for Google’s autonomous vehicles, not Jersey or Guernsey, so guess which Crown Dependency is now the talk of the Washington Post and has chums in the Googleplex. Whatever our governments do or don’t do, their private citizens will think through what’s coming and lay their plans accordingly.


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Formula Shortage Exposes Lack of Breastfeeding Support
Originally published as "Formula Shortage Exposes Lack of Breastfeeding Support," The Progressive Magazine, July 5, 2022.
The baby formula shortage continues to frustrate parents who are still paying significantly more for the product — if they’re able to find it on grocery store shelves at all. While President Joe Biden initiated Operation Fly Formula to ship in formula from other countries more than a month ago, a factory at the center of the crisis was shut down again recently due to flooding, causing the supply of formula to plummet once again.
Over the past few months, social media has exploded with posts suggesting that the shortage might spur reluctant parents to embrace breastfeeding. But this advice fails to acknowledge that breastfeeding without supplementing with formula is not an option available to everyone. Many workplaces lack sufficient accommodations for nursing employees who need more accessible spaces for pumping breast milk and a more flexible breaktime.


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At least 35% of businesses have fully adopted AI, according to an IBM report. As AI becomes an integral component of business operations, there comes the challenge of effectively incorporating high-performing AI models into practical applications.
The successful deployment of AI models requires a commitment to automation and a systematic methodology for identifying and addressing potential blind spots. The complexity of managing vast amounts of data necessitates streamlined processes that can handle the intricacies of model integration, ensuring that AI solutions not only function optimally but also align seamlessly with the broader operational framework of the business.
Automation is pivotal for preparing AI models for production, streamlining deployment and reducing human error. A methodical approach emphasizes meticulous planning, testing and validation to identify potential blind spots that could undermine the reliability of deployed AI models. This involves a thorough evaluation of model performance in diverse scenarios to ensure excellence in controlled environments and robustness in dynamic real-world applications.
To provide that thorough evaluation, LatticeFlow has announced Intelligent Workflows.
LatticeFlow, an innovator in AI and machine learning (ML), is dedicated to fostering responsible AI development and deployment. LatticeFlow addresses model and data challenges through automated and intelligent workflows to help organizations unlock the full potential of AI across its lifecycle.
Intelligent Workflows helps ML engineers proactively rectify errors and ensure the reliability and robustness of AI model performance in production. This technology aims to transform the AI industry by addressing one of the most critical challenges faced by ML engineers today.
“A prominent concern voiced by our customers is the uncertainty surrounding where and how to detect issues during model failure before it is too late,” said Dr. Pavol Bielik, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of LatticeFlow. “This is why we've engineered our model diagnostics tool, which guides machine learning engineers through a series of intelligent workflows to detect and access model blind spots, regardless of whether they use off-the-shelf AI models or custom architectures.”
Athena AI is one example of how LatticeFlow’s approach to eliminating model blind spots has helped its enterprise customers to scale the deployment of trustworthy AI models with greater confidence.
LatticeFlow’s model diagnostics capabilities allowed Athena AI to plug in its custom models with ease and discover hidden systematic errors. Fixing these errors resulted in 23% increased accuracy for some challenging classes in one of Athena AI’s models.
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Enabling early elimination of blind spots in the AI development cycle accelerates model performance improvement and risk mitigation. This fosters a more responsible and trustworthy AI ecosystem for enterprise ML teams.
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It seems that nasty Gordon Brown is targeting the humble British caff’s bacon and sausage sandwiches, in his inexorable drive to pay off government debts.
A recent TS morning trip for a medicinal toasted BLT (with mayo) saw the goodies presented in a bag with our old friend Adam Hart-Davis staring back: ‘Get your tax return in the bag before Christmas,’ he pleads.
The advert caused great concern for the owners of our favourite snack stop, as they’ve always claimed back VAT on sarnie bag purchases but without buying them in the first place (tut tut). They’re worried that it could be HMRC’s way of keeping a closer eye on them.
Accountancy Age Jobs is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new look website for finance and accountancy professionals
The UK gender pay gap will not close until 2069 unless action is taken to tackle it now, according to new research by Deloitte
Three former Tesco executives, including the former finance director of Tesco UK, have been charged with fraud by the Serious Fraud Office in relation to a £263m accounting scandal at the retailer.
Deloitte chief executive David Sproul is among 11 chief executives to take part in global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson’s CEO for a Day scheme