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Manchester Road Shop owners in uproar at Sefton council parking proposals
OTSNews.co.uk spoke to Louise Hankinson-Everatt who is Owner at VIP Hair Emporium Manchester Road, Southport to discuss the surprise new parking plans.
Louise said: “Business owners in Manchester road are in uproar at the proposed Sefton Council plans for the 2 hour parking limits, along with other proposed changes.
“All we want is to keep the parking as it already is!
“Hignetts DIY Shop, Naughty but nice sandwich shop, Smiths, along with ourselves have major concerns to how these charges will affect our businesses.”
“Shop owners meeting on Monday (15th August) at the Mount to discuss these issues.”
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With leadership change slated at the helm of Communist party, China is getting more woe via economy.
A private survey of China's growing services sector slipped in October, with weaker-than-expected new orders injecting a note of caution after three previous PMI surveys for October showed the world's second largest economy regaining momentum.
The HSBC Purchasing Managers Index for China's services sector released on Monday showed the index slipped to 53.5 in October from September's four-month high of 54.3, as higher costs and greater competition squeezed margins.
In India, a decline the HSBC PMI services sector index for October suggested a slowdown in Asia's third largest economy had not yet run its course, as weakness in the United States and Europe hurt orders and forced firms to hire fewer workers.
In China and India, the index remained above the 50-point level that indicates accelerating growth.
China's services industry, which covers everything from banks, restaurants to Internet firms, has weathered the global slowdown much better than the factory sector. But the services sector is underdeveloped, accounting for just 43 percent of GDP, compared with over 70 percent in Western economies.
The HSBC results contrast with an official non-manufacturing PMI released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday, which rebounded to 55.5 in October from a nearly two-year low of 53.7 in September, reflecting strength in the construction sector. The HSBC PMI does not include construction.
Similarly, manufacturing sector PMIs released on Nov. 1 by both the statistics bureau and HSBC showed signs the economy began to perk up in October.
Despite the moderation of services activity growth, the Chinese economy is gradually bottoming out as the filtering-through of earlier easing policy is boosting domestic demand, Hongbin Qu, HSBC's chief economist for China, wrote in a note accompanying the report.
We expect the continuation of policy easing to sustain the recovery in manufacturing sector in the coming months, which should lend additional support to growth of services sectors and consumer spending.
China's annual GDP growth is expected to beat the full-year target of 7.5 percent, but that will be a marked slowdown from last year's 9.2 percent growth and the average of around 10 percent for the last three decades.
Beijing has been following a programme of pro-growth fine-tuning of economic policies for a year and analysts broadly expect that to remain in place when a new leadership line-up of the ruling Communist Party is unveiled at a Congress this month.

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On-line funds processor Stripe introduced that it has raised one other $250 million in a brand new funding spherical, which pushes its pre-money valuation to a whopping $35 billion.
$250 million to increase its world attain
On Sept. 19, Stripe announced in a press launch that the corporate has raised $250 million in extra funding from buyers, which embrace enterprise capital (VC) corporations Common Catalyst, Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.
Coming from a $9.2 billion valuation in 2016, the San Francisco-based Stripe was valued at $22.5 billion after raising $245 million at first of 2019. General, the U.S. fintech startup has raised roughly $1.2 billion since its inception.
The corporate, which can be one of many official partners of Fb’s cryptocurrency undertaking Libra, mentioned it can use the brand new funds to speed up world attain, develop product choices, and lengthen enterprise capabilities. Stripe added:
“With 5 out of 6 new web customers coming on-line from areas exterior of North America and Western Europe, Stripe has invested closely in increasing to new markets. Stripe not too long ago launched in eight extra international locations and can be increasing to extra within the coming months; this may deliver the full to 40 international locations overlaying 70% of the worldwide economic system, with many extra launches deliberate for 2020.”
John Collison, President and Co-founder of Stripe, mentioned that even in 2019, lower than 8% of commerce occurs on-line, including:
“We’re investing now to construct the infrastructure that’ll energy web commerce in 2030 and past. If we get it proper, we may also help the web fulfill its potential as an engine for world financial progress.”
Stripe’s lending service Stripe Capital
As Cointelegraph reported on Sept. 8, Stripe introduced the launch of its lending service Stripe Capital for the web companies in america. The press launch acknowledged:
“Stripe Capital’s full integration with Stripe means there’s no prolonged software, eligibility is decided shortly, funds hit a consumer’s Stripe account the following enterprise day, and companies can repay as they earn. […] Along with serving Stripe customers instantly, Stripe will even lengthen Stripe Capital to its platform companions (similar to on-line retailer builders and B2B SaaS firms), enabling them to supply their very own enterprise customers entry to good financing.”


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The first model year of the Dodge Dart hasn't yet hit the showroom floor, but high-performance division SRT already has big plans for the 2014 model year.
Available today in Dodge dealerships across the country are new 2013 Dodge Dart "Special Edition" packages, as well as a new Rallye Appearance Group.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has developed a smartphone app called "Police Tape," that will allow you to record encounters with police.


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A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from October 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here.
From around the country…
Wine Spectator writes that Constellation buys five Charles Smith Wines brands for $120M. They also give a harvest report for Oregon.
Forbes writes about the sale of Charles Smith Wines to Constellation.
Coast News writes about tasting Northwest wines.
Greenville On-line recommends wines for Halloween with a shout out to Sleight of Hand and Charles Smith.
Growing Produce writes that stink bugs are on the rise in Washington.
From the blogosphere…
Great Northwest Wine writes about Doubleback. They also write about Charles Smith reshaping Washington’s wine industry, climate change, King Estate completing its conversion to biodynamic, and why there aren’t more women winemakers.
Yahoo writes about Youngberg Hill.
From the locals…
Seattle Metropolitan writes about the 2015 Syncline Subduction Red (article by yours truly).
The Register-Guard says Southern Oregon winemakers say it’s a great year for grapes.
The Tri-City Herald writes that West Richland’s new plant turns wine waste into water. They also write about the genius behind Ste. Michelle’s Riesling.
The Union Bulletin writes that huge Walla Walla warehouses take shape.
Mercer Island Reporter writes about Seattle’s oldest urban winery.
Capital Press writes about Southern Willamette Valley winemakers.
Washington Times writes that harvest is underway in the Umpqua Valley.
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To celebrate the spirit of Independence Day, Sony India has launched a national youth engagement activity, '24 Cameras.24 hours.24 Schools'. The activity will offer photography enthusiasts in 24 schools across India an opportunity to use Sony Alpha cameras to capture the 'Life of India' on Independence Day.
Some participating schools include Xavier Institute of Communications and The Shari Academy in Mumbai; Mahesh Hariani's Photography Classes, National Institute of Creative Communication, Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology and Bengaluru School of Art & Photography in Bengaluru; The Indian Institute of Digital Art and Animation in Kolkata; Kala Bhumi Institute of Fine Arts in Delhi; International Media Institute in Gurgaon; Lighthouse Institute for Modern Day Careers in Indore; Camshot Academy in Pune; Visualite Photography Academy in Chennai and Chetna Media Institute in Thrissur.
Ryusuke Fukushima, deputy general manager, marketing communications, Sony India, says, "Sony's Independence Day campaign theme, Life of India in 24 hours, lets students have an experience of Sony Alpha cameras and showcases what independence means to them through their photographs. With this campaign, we also create awareness about Sony Alpha cameras among photography students and foster the next generation of pro-Alpha camera users."First Published : August 01, 2012


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Factom strives to become a data and record keeping layer of Bitcoin. The project has received ample attention the world over, as the startup has even partnered with the Honduras government to work on a land title initiative and with USAA as an informal consultant. The startup released the genesis block of its protocol a few weeks ago.
The data on Factom is kept off block chain, and the protocol features its own distributed public data layer. Every ten minutes, Factom compiles the data in a merkle tree anchor and publishes it into the Bitcoin block chain.
When you think of Factom, it might help to become familiar with Project Gutenberg, which secures 30,000+ public domain digitized books. “[The Gutenberg Project] is an awesome opportunity to demonstrate how Factom technology can use the blockchain to permanently time-stamp documents in an immutable, distributed ledger,” Peter Kirby, CEO of Factom, says. In the Factom model, private information always remains private.
“Factom lets you publish a ‘hash’ of a document, like a permanent digital fingerprint of the document,” Kirby told CCN.com.
This fingerprint lets you validate and verify the document without revealing the private information.
When a project of this nature is presented, many people wonder how it can be guaranteed that the information on Factom is available at all times?
“Hundreds and eventually thousands of copies of the data are distributed around the world,” Kirby explained. “Factom publishes a distributed hash table of the information stored in Factom. The Factom servers will publish the full Factom data and make it publically available. In addition, anyone can run a full or partial node of the data they want to make public.” Factom allows you to create chains of broad data architecture tailored to block chain technology, and offers what the startup has called “proof-of-existence on steroids?”
“Existence proofs have been published on the bitcoin blockchain for a year or two,” he said. “They represent a single moment in time, like a photograph,” the CEO outlined. “Factom chains together many data points over time to create a changing picture of data, like a movie.” There are reasons why Factom did not use Bitcoin on this project, such as major limitations in speed, cost, and volume.
“Ten minute blocks are too slow, dust level transactions are prohibitively expensive, and Bitcoin can’t handle the transaction volume that big data applications need,” Kirby told me. Novel ways of using the block chain to organize data have been discussed increasingly in recent years, including Bank of America’s recent announcement about using cryptocurrency technology for wire transfers. Kirby has some thoughts on that development.
“Bank of America is one of many giant financial institutions looking to solve the problems of moving money around the world,” Kirby opined.
Although there’s a lot of excitement around moving money faster, we believe there are many many more problems involving data. At the heart of it, a bank is basically a big pile of records.
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Earlier today the government of China banned ICOs– initial coin offerings.
We talked about ICOs last week— it’s the latest application of cryptofinance technology for companies to raise capital without having to rely on traditional methods like banks, brokers, and venture capital firms.
Through an ICO, any company can raise money by selling ‘tokens’ to investors, who typically pay with cryptocurrency like Ether or Bitcoin.
And those tokens normally represent shares in the company.
The entire transaction takes place over the blockchain, i.e. the cryptocurrencies’ decentralized ledger systems.
There are no government agencies involved. No regulators. No banks or brokers extorting huge fees. It’s just the company and its investors… a voluntary seller of tokens and voluntary buyer of tokens.
This is a good thing. So naturally the practice was banned.
It’s not just China, by the way.
In the Land of the Free, the SEC has also been busy squashing certain ICOs and warning companies that are thinking about issuing tokens.
In general, governments don’t like ANYTHING that’s independent and decentralized, so they come up with useless regulations to make everything more difficult.
Whether you’re trying to homeschool your children outside of the state-controlled miseducation system, collect your own rainwater off-grid, or use a decentralized cryptocurrency, they’ll create a bunch of regulations (and punishments) to stand in your way.
Of course, they always claim that they’re doing it to protect you.
Bang-up job, guys.
The SEC, for example, which is supposed to ‘protect’ us little investors from the big bad wolves in the financial markets, completely MISSED every major financial scandal, from Bernie Madoff to the subprime meltdown.
To be fair, it’s true that there’s an unbelievable amount of fraud and stupidity in the ICO marketplace.
People are throwing money at every new ICO that comes along with absolutely zero understanding of what they’re buying.
And more dangerously, as the ICOs have increased in value, this feedback loop only reinforces a delusional self-belief among a lot of ICO speculators that they have some sort of ‘knack’ or ‘gift’.
The hard reality is the ICO market is a total bubble.
We talked about this last week– brand new companies which have no profit, no revenue, and in some cases even no product, are seeing the value of their tokens increase 5,000% per week.
It’s absurd. And these are not isolated cases.
Out of the 68 ICOs listed on the website ICOstats.com, 63 of them have made money. The top 30 performers are up over 1,000% each, and most of those in less than a year.
Again, totally nuts.
Investing in an ICO is no different than investing in any other startup: you’re ultimately gambling on whether the managers have the skills and vision necessary to turn a good idea into a profitable enterprise.
Most of the time these startups will fail. And the occasional winner (which can soar 10,000% or more) makes up for the losers.
Yet despite the risks and extreme probability of their underlying businesses failing, nearly all of these ICOs continue soaring to new heights.
So either almost every single one of these companies is run by the second coming of Steve Jobs… OR… there’s a massive speculative bubble in the ICO market fueled by a stampede of investors looking to make a quick buck.
Look, despite the bubble, I think the ICO concept is great– it’s an innovative way to decentralize, disintermediate, and disrupt the financial system… which is currently dominated by mega-banks that have a track record of betraying our trust.
Cryptofinance provides more transparency than the traditional financial system as well.
Most people don’t realize this, but whenever you buy stocks from your broker, those shares aren’t actually registered to you.
If you buy Apple stock, for example, Apple has no idea who you are. Those shares are held in the name of your broker.
This ridiculous administrative system is known as ‘street name registration’, a pointless 19th century anachronism.
Banks came up with this system long ago because it was easier for them to keep records this way.
Yet in 2017, despite so much technology at our fingertips, they still hold OUR assets in THEIR name.
With cryptofinance, this isn’t the case. Blockchain technology ensures that YOU own your assets, and creates a permanent, publicly accessible record of the transaction.
That technology is a lot more reliable than some useless bureaucrat who claims to be protecting our interests.
People can already go online to Amazon or eBay to buy and sell millions of different products without some government agency inserting a giant bureaucracy into the process.
There’s no reason why we can’t go online to buy and sell investments in the same way.
ICOs are a big step forward in making this happen.
Yes, there will continue to be plenty of fraud and stupidity. And probably even more government clampdowns.
There may be a number of worthless businesses whose tokens take a big hit as a result of these government actions. It might even let a little bit of air out of the bubble.
But, just like cryptocurrency itself, they’re not going to be able to stop the movement. This technology is the future, and it’s only going to get bigger.


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A big trend is the merging of the digital and physical worlds. (Please don’t call this phygital. Really, please.) Heineken is the latest to take a stab at bridging virtual life with real life.
As part of its campaign “Heineken Ignite,” the beer brand, with the help of agency Tribal DDB, has come up with what they are calling the first “smart beer bottle.” The new bottle uses micro sensors and wireless networking technology to sense motion and lights up in response.
The bottle can also respond to music and the output of specific audio and data cues. For example, it can detect different kinds of motion like cheering, drinking or sitting idle on the bar counter. The bottle lights can be remotely activated, so that all bottles can be programed to synchronize to a music beat.
“We wanted to develop an idea that would re-invent the nightclub experience unlocking the power and possibilities of mobile innovation and technology,” said Paul Smailes, global head of digital at Heineken.
This interactive bottle design was part of an innovation workshop exercise the brand created to come up with a way to create an interactive experience with its bottles that uses mobile technology. Heineken used Tribal DDB’s “Spark” process which involves a set program of research, briefing, ideation, development, consumer validation and prototyping over a 10-week period.
“The hardest part of innovation is making it happen within the increasingly faster pace that new technologies and innovations are rolled out,” said Sandra Krstic, deputy managing partner at Tribal DDB Amsterdam. “Heineken recognized it needed to adopt the principles of lean start-ups.”
The brand is testing the Ignite bottle design during Milan Design Week. According to Smailes, the brand will continue to experiment with the bottle and concept in order to determine the next steps and whether or not it will be made available to the public.
The fly in the ointment here, of course, is price. Heineken didn’t say how much the prototype cost, but it’s a safe bet that a smart six pack would set you back a pretty penny.
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Elon Musk says social-media accounts that track his travel movements are 'becoming a security issue'
Elon Musksaid social-media reporting on his movements was "becoming a securityissue."
- He was responding to a tweet about the risk posed to him and his family by publishing these details.
Elon Musk said social-media accounts tracking his movements were "becoming a security issue."
"Yeah, unfortunately this is becoming a security issue," Musk said, without providing details.
Earlier Monday, Musk denied a report from Drive Tesla Canada that he was due to visit Tesla's
Musk said on Twitter: "I obv can't comment on every
The report described a person familiar with the matter as saying Musk was set to travel around Germany in two Model Ys made at the Berlin Gigafactory.
He added that Tesla was planning to make 5,000 to 10,000 Model Ys a week at the Gigafactory by the end of 2022, according to Bloomberg.
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Collaboration and sharing have always been crucial to local news reporting, but so especially right now in the Covid era. Facing lackluster ad sales, digital publishers are looking at partnership deals as a way to get back on track and drive audience growth.
Negotiating the current media landscape means finding likeminded publishers and commercial partners who are willing to come together for mutually beneficial collaborations. Partnership deals have become such an important part of digital publishing that large media companies, like Dow Jones and Atlantic Media, are bringing on partnership managers to facilitate the kinds of deals that accelerate audience growth. Partnership managers are responsible for sourcing potential partners and putting together collaborations that will deepen engagement and improve the publication’s relationships with its readers.
Some partnership deals focus on the sharing of resources, while other partnerships deals focus on the sharing of content. Larger media organizations will generate revenue through partnerships with commercial businesses, but those types of arrangements aren’t typically the norm for smaller, hyperlocal publishers.
Partnership deals between local publishers can be formal or informal. On one end of the spectrum, two local news publishers might agree to share reporting resources as their editorial teams collaborate on a lengthy investigative journalism project. Other partnership deals can be much more formal, with contracts that detail exactly how much of a publisher’s content will be shared with another publisher’s audience.
With ad sales on a slow decline at some local news outlets, the primary goal with partnerships is to drive revenue by growing subscription sales. If a local news publisher can tap into a collaborator’s audience, then there is huge potential for audience growth. The closer the publishing partners are in niche or market, the greater the potential.
True partnerships between competing publications are rare, though, simply because of fear of competition. For publications that can get past that fear, the potential benefits of publisher partnerships are immense.
Dow Jones currently has more than 50 partners around the world. These partners use premium content, memberships, and knowledge from Dow Jones. In exchange, Dow Jones gets a chance at expanded distribution and the opportunity to connect with its partners’ audiences. If those audiences like what they see, they might be inclined to subscribe to a Dow Jones publication. Meanwhile, a recent partnership between The Times of London and The Australian has led to a 20% improvement in churn for The Times of London and a 25% improvement in churn for The Australian.
But partnership deals between publishers aren’t the only thing we’re talking about. In the Covid era, publishers are setting up partnerships with advertisers, as well. Publishers with large audiences are finding that advertisers will pay a premium to connect with their readers via email newsletters or native content. A partnership between a publisher and an advertiser might result in the advertiser paying a set amount to “sponsor” the publication’s homepage for a week at a time.
Bespoke partnerships give advertisers a way to connect with a publication’s readers when they are already engaged. That can drive much greater ROI than traditional display advertising. It’s a win for the publisher, too, since partnerships with advertisers can be very lucrative from a financial perspective.
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Facebook wants customers to trust its new camera-enabled home gadget – National
Fb is launching the primary digital machine to bear its model, a display screen and camera-equipped gadget meant to make video calls simpler and extra intuitive.
However it’s unclear if individuals will open their houses to an internet-connected digicam bought by an organization with a questionable monitor document on defending person privateness.
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Fb is advertising the machine, referred to as Portal, as a manner for its greater than 2 billion customers to speak with each other with out having to fuss with positioning and different controls. The machine contains a digicam that makes use of synthetic intelligence to mechanically pan and zoom as individuals transfer round throughout calls.
Since Echo’s launch almost 4 years in the past, each Google and Apple have adopted Amazon in releasing good audio system designed to be used with their different digital providers — a few of them, no less than. These audio system can function hub-like controllers for “good” houses as individuals set up home equipment, lighting and safety methods that may be managed over the web.
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Portal represents Fb’s entry into that fray. However pointing an artificially clever digicam into peoples’ houses may effectively elevate different privateness questions.
“The very first thing customers are going to marvel is ‘how a lot delicate information is that this gathering about me?’” stated John Breyault, vp of public coverage of telecommunications and fraud on the Nationwide Customers League, a Washington-based shopper advocacy group that has acquired donations from Fb and different tech firms.
Earlier this yr, Fb needed to acknowledge that as many as 87 million individuals could have had their information accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a knowledge mining agency that labored for the Trump marketing campaign and aimed to make use of the info to affect elections. Extra just lately, Fb revealed that hackers managed to pierce its safety to interrupt into 50 million accounts.
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Fb says it gained’t retailer Portal video on its information facilities. The machine will permit customers to disable the digicam and microphone with a single faucet and to lock it with a numerical passcode. Fb additionally says it gained’t retailer any of the video despatched by means of the digicam on the computer systems in its information facilities. There’s additionally a bodily digicam cowl to stop recording.
“That is going to realize (Fb) not solely a spot within the good dwelling, but in addition information they might not have been in a position to acquire earlier than or perceive earlier than,” Collins stated. This consists of individuals’s location, actions and pursuits — “all the explanations firms need to get into the house.”
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Fb will provide Portal in two sizes — a US$199 mannequin with a 10-inch horizontal display screen and a $349 “Plus” model with a 15.6-inch display screen that may swap between vertical or horizontal orientations.
Each fashions additionally embody an internet-connected speaker that features Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant, Alexa. Portal connects calls by means of Fb’s Messenger app, that means that it will probably join calls with individuals who aren’t utilizing Portal.
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On Friday 1 June 2018, deferred from 30 May 2018 as previously announced, the new share issue by Bayn Europe AB commences. The new share issue is performed on the basis of the authority conferred by the general meeting held on 20h February 2018 and is a preferential rights issue for existing shareholders, but new investors are also welcome to sign. The new share issue will supply the company with about 6,6 MSEK prior to issuing costs at full subscription.
Bayn Europe AB is going through a process of change which can be seen not only in the change of CEO in April when Patrik Edström took up the position. Businesswise Bayn is also going through a change which means that the company has changed their range of products and marketing channels. The company goes from having been a supplier of raw material, represented by a large international distributor, to focusing on their own specialities and marketing themselves through a number of specialist distributors. This will take place by offering complete solutions in answer to the customers’ individual needs. It means that the company slims down in all but sales and product development. Furthermore, the company has introduced systemised processes and have digitalised the marketing to better control the business and sales. This results in, among other things, a significant increase in activity on social media and an internet-based marketing.
The trend in the food industry moves decidedly towards sugar reduction, and a number of countries in Europe, America and Asia has levied tax on excess use of sugar. The timing is just right to launch the company’s sugar replacers on a broad front. The new issue is performed in order to be able to increase efforts on sales and product development, to meet the market demand on sugar reduced solutions.
Major shareholders, the board of directors and the management have committed to signing close to 2,5 MSEK of the issue, which is equivalent to more than 37% of the share issue.
Terms of the new share issue
– The right to sign will first fall to the company’s shareholders who for each share one (1) existing share retains the right to sign one (one) share. It takes five rights to sign to sign four (4) new shares.
– Subscription price is 0.80 SEK per share.
– The new share issue is comprised of at the most 8,256,677 shares.
Time plan for the new share issue
– Subscription period 30 May – 19 June 2018
– Subscription with preferential rights takes place through payment at the latest 19 June 2018
– Subscription without preferential rights may take place during the same period.
– Trading will take place at Nasdaq Stockholm, First North during the period 1 June – 15th June 2018.
– Trading with BTA will take place from 31 May 2018 until the shares have been registered with Bolagsverket, which is expected to take place in the beginning of July 2018.
A presentation of the company where Patrik Edström, CEO, presents the company is available (in Swedish) via this link.
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If you go to any popular spring break destination city such as Miami, FL, Panama City Beach, FL, or even Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, you will probably encounter some sort of company trying to get you to purchase their products.
Companies for years have spent money and time targeting college students. In an article by The New York Times titled: “Marketers Follow the Flock to Spring Break,” it states: Marketing to students on spring break used to be simple: a company would set up a stand on the beach, hand out product samples and let the message spread itself. But now, spring break has become a stage for increasingly expensive and sophisticated advertising campaigns.” This is because companies are now moving to a more interactive advertising campaigns to get students to hear about and use their products.
These campaigns include throwing parties, sponsors of popular events, and ensuring that their products are on every social media platform during spring break. Through the years, companies have learned that by associating good memories with their product, people are more likely to use their products.
For example, in the article, it mentioned how brands like Axe are now hosting parties where they are giving out popular products such as: hair shampoo, deodorant, and perfume. This allows college students to create a positive and inviting memory of their product so when they have a choice between Axe and something else, they are more apt to choose Axe.
Brands have targeted college students during spring break because of their popular demographic, and they will continue to because of how much retribution comes from making students aware of each and every one of their products.
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The folding phones They are the future of the smartphone industry, but it seems that in a few years phones will be quite different from what we know today, at least visually. One of the biggest filters yet what will be 2022 cell phones, directly showing the design of the perceptual phone of its nine rear cameras.
Ice Ice participated to your Twitter account some concept images for a phone that will be launched in 2022 and that outlines how mobile phones will be in a few years. If ten years 2010 was a great change in the design of Android devices
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According to a well-known filter, by 2022 calls with the largest number of rear cameras ever seen, in this case talk about the nine sensors behind this mysterious smartphone. In the same way, and as can be seen in the pictures, the module for these cameras you will have a rectangular shape and will be located in the center of the upper area behind the phone.
A smartphone with nine rear cameras, a notch and a curved screen
I am designing a concept phone, which will be released in 2022. It uses a camera matrix, 9 cameras, and a maximum sensor size of 1 inch. pic.twitter.com/aWfd1PuZbd
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Some of the most impressive features are that the largest sensor will be an inch in size and that the layout of the camera sensors will look the same Nokia 9 PureView. Of course, in the earlier part most changes are not expected in that year, because the phone is displayed save screen with a notch.
It is even appreciated that this future smartphone curved screen. Right now it's just a pre-existing smartphone designer, but it's working to see what future smartphones will be in a few years.


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On April 28, 2016 iam8bit announced that they will release Gareth Coker’s soundtrack to Ori And The Blind Forest on vinyl.
Composer Gareth Coker had previously hinted in a Reddit-thread that the soundtrack to Ori And The Blind Forest might be released on vinyl and a post from a NeoGAF user mentioned talking with Coker who confirmed that it would be released on vinyl.
The soundtrack will be released on 2LP 180g vinyl and features brand-new artwork by Aya Kakeda.
Pre-orders opened on April 29, 2016 and the soundtrack was released late February 2017 after several delays.
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Sweeping Regulatory Changes in China's Gaming Industry
In a move that has significant implications for the gaming industry, China has introduced new regulations targeting online and mobile games. These regulations, which aim to curb addictive behaviors and excessive spending in games, prohibit standard practices like daily login bonuses and rewards for repeated spending. This decision has been taken in the wake of concerns about gaming addiction, particularly among minors, and is part of a broader crackdown on the gaming industry by Chinese authorities.
Financial Fallout for Tencent and NetEase
The new regulations have had an immediate and profound impact on China's largest gaming companies, Tencent and NetEase. Their market value plummeted almost overnight, with Tencent losing over $43 billion as shares fell sharply. NetEase experienced an even steeper decline in its share value. These losses underscore the significant influence of regulatory changes on the business models of major players in the gaming sector. Analyst Ivan Su from Morningstar, via Reuters, suggests that these new rules may compel gaming companies to fundamentally reevaluate and modify their game designs and revenue strategies.
Global Repercussions and Future Outlook
The ripple effects of China's stringent gaming regulations could extend beyond its borders. For instance, miHoYo's "Genshin Impact," a popular free-to-play game with a global player base, must adapt to these regulations. There is speculation about whether changes in response to the Chinese regulations will be applied globally or limited to players within China. This scenario mirrors previous instances, such as EA's removal of loot boxes from FIFA games exclusively in Belgium, following the country's ban on such features. The Chinese gaming industry's response to these new rules and their impact on the global gaming landscape will be closely monitored in the coming months.


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- With its 18-month beta trial now complete, next-generation neobank app Douugh (DOU) has officially launched in the United States
- The launch is aimed at Millennial and Gen-Z consumers, using Google’s AI-powered ad bidding platform to target profitable customers
- A major part of the launch is the introduction of the Bills Jar feature, which helps users track and cover their fixed and recurring expenses
- The company is now looking to scale-up its U.S. user base with the roll-out of its Autopilot and Investment Jars features over the next few months
- Shares in Douugh spiked 10 per cent in early trading yesterday but ended the day 7.14 per cent down at $0.32 each
With its 18-month beta trial now complete, next-generation neobank app Douugh (DOU) has officially launched in the United States.
For the last year and a half, the fast-moving fintech company has been working towards meeting a variety of anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations.
Douugh was also focused on completing a host of technological refinements to ensure a satisfying user experience, including optimisation processes for the latest iOS 14 software and iPhone Max screens.
The Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) model uses a mobile application that applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to a user’s personal income and spending data, cultivating an individually tailored financial solution to assist in more frugal spending and greater savings.
With the beta work now complete, the focus has shifted to the U.S. Millennial and Gen-Z market, which has been identified as a key sector for Douugh’s “financial wellness” app.
Central to the company’s launch is the use of Google’s AI-powered ad bidding platform to target profitable customers, along with a new “member-get-member” distribution channel designed to grow the app’s presence through word-of-mouth.
Notably, the U.S. launch marked the introduction of the Bills Jar feature, which uses a virtually-linked card to help users track and cover their fixed and recurring expenses.
“Through our beta phase, we found that one of our customers’ biggest pain points was keeping track of their fixed and recurring bills, especially subscriptions,” said Andy Taylor, CEO of Douugh.
“Bills Jar flags upcoming bills, allowing customers to sweep in funds and use the dedicated virtual card to become the principal card on file to pay recurring bills, outside of the main Douugh checking account,” he added.
In yesterday’s release, Douugh pointed to a recent poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News, which showed that voters between the age of 18 to 34 were most likely to suffer an economic blow as a result of COVID-19, such as losing health insurance or receiving a pay cut.
A GOBankingRates survey from 2019 also identified that 70 per cent of adults in the U.S. have less than $1,000 in savings compared to 58 per cent in 2018.
With revenue from interchange that is substantially higher than elsewhere in the world, coupled with a boom in digital banking, Douugh says the U.S. offers a favourable banking market structure.
“We want to build a global brand and platform business, and the U.S. is the place we need to start to allow us to build the scale needed to execute on our long-term business plan,” Andy continued.
Douugh said it will now look to grow its customer base in the U.S., rolling-out its Autopilot and Investments Jars features over the coming months and introducing a monthly subscription fee at a later date.
Shares in Douugh spiked 10 per cent in early trading yesterday but ended the day 7.14 per cent down at $0.32 each.


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Social Media and Online Poker
Online poker is feeling the effects of the social media phenomenon. Just days after Facebook began its era as a public company trading at a market cap of $80 billion, PKR introduced a smart promotional tool on the social media giant that points the way to how online poker operators of the future can remain relevant. Social media gaming company Zynga has long known about the powers of Facebook for generating a user base and could be looking to cash in on those efforts when poker regulation comes to the U.S.
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Social Media Promotional Campaigns
PKR's Fantasy Poker League challenges players to create a WSOP fantasy roster with a salary of $100 million to spend on eight of poker's top competitors who will earn points based on their finishing position in 59 WSOP events this summer. It's a neat promotion that has caught fire with poker fans on Facebook. Free to enter, anyone can take their shot at assembling the best team in hopes of scoring an iPad 3 for their efforts.
Online poker rooms often create promotions that largely fail to generate attention to their brand. PKR's promotion is smart for a few reasons. First, it's simple enough for anyone to understand. A big pitfall of many online poker promotions is that they're too complicated. People have short attention spans. No one wants to read a bunch of fine print in an attempt to understand what they're getting themselves into. A simple message can go a long way.
PKR also scores points for thinking about the bigger picture and creating a social media promotion that is rooted in brand awareness. Most online poker promotions have one simple goal: get players depositing and playing at the site right now. PKR is showing they can play things a little more cool by creating value for poker fans in hopes that down the road they'll attract new customers because of it.
It's a smart promotion because it is costing PKR next to nothing. They're reaching out to the poker masses with a popular marketing tool that is costing them an iPad 3 and a few hours of an in-house software developer's time to create the app. In turn, thousands of people are being exposed to their brand through their daily Facebook browsing.
PKR offers real-money poker with video game 3-D graphics. They offer a special first-time deposit bonus to PokerTips readers of 100% up to $800 when using bonus code PTIPS100.
Future of Zynga Poker
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus used to oppose the idea of using his company's popular Facebook poker application for real-money gambling. But having to answer to shareholders has a way of lowering one's standards. Zynga's share price is down 30% since the company made its IPO last December. Zynga Poker's 30 million users are an online gaming gold mine. The online poker world should brace itself for Zynga's entrance into the real-money gaming arena.
Zynga recently created a stand-alone platform for their poker game. This gives them the flexibility to offer real-money poker down the road without having to depend on Facebook green-lighting the venture. However, Facebook has indicated it may permit real-money gambling at its site provided it is legal in the jurisdiction where the games are taking place. Indeed, people playing real-money online poker at Facebook is a possibility for the future.
For now, Zynga is waiting for U.S. regulation to give them the opportunity to cash in on their social media approach to online poker. Expect to see them partner with a land-based casino company sometime this year similar to the agreement 888 Poker has with Caesars Entertainment to provide software for real-money poker when Caesars can legally offer it to U.S. residents.
Lessons in Social Media
Online poker rooms like PKR and 888 Poker, whose PokerCam tables allow players to see each other during gameplay, are taking a page from Zynga Poker's playbook by creating a social dynamic around their brand. These are both examples of how an online poker room can remain relevant as the Internet continues to organize itself as a social experience. Poker is a social game and the operators who can best integrate that reality through their online offerings stand the greatest chance for success in the future.


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Icebreaker to open second store in New York
Jan 4, 2012
The New Zealand company specialised in merino wool apparel has announced the opening of its second store in New York City. The store will be at 823 Washington Street, across the street from High Line - the world-famous “park in the sky”—and near the new Standard Hotel.
Icebreaker’s TouchLab store in New York City / Photo: Ty Cole
Icebreaker’s new TouchLab 1,200-square-foot store will open on January 23, 2012, in the Meatpacking District on Manhattan’s West Side - one of New York City’s premier shopping and dining destinations.
Icebreaker’s TouchLab store will feature the company’s complete outdoor, running, cycling, travel, kids, underwear and city collections, all made from merino wool from the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
Icebreaker opened its flagship TouchLab store in New York City in December 2010. The company has two other US TouchLabs: in Portland, Oregon (home of its US headquarters), and in San Francisco. In Canada, there are TouchLabs in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in Montréal, Canada.
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Economists predict hikes in energy bills have kept inflation at 2.7% in December
Inflation is likely to have stayed high last month after a steep rise in energy bills, official figures due tomorrow are set to show.
The Office for National Statistics' consumer prices index is expected to have remained at 2.7 per cent for the third consecutive month in December, according to most economists.
But some experts believe inflation has increased further: Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec Securities, predicted a rise to 2.9 per cent last month and warned that CPI is heading for 3 per cent by the summer.
High inflation: Last December's energy bills hikes from four of the 'big six' energy suppliers are likely to have been keeping the index high
He said: ‘This is getting close to the level - above 3 per cent - where Sir Mervyn King or his successor Mark Carney would have to write another explanatory letter to the Chancellor.
‘We think this is likelier than not to happen, but on our profile we do not expect it until around mid-year.’
CPI inflation dropped from 3.6 per cent in January last year to 2.2 per cent in September, encouraging hopes that the worst in the squeeze on living standards was over.
But rises in food prices and utility bills, university tuition fees in the second half of last year and public transport fares have pushed the index up again. And December's price increases from four of the ‘big six’ energy suppliers are expected to have kept inflation high.
At the same time, inflation will probably have been partially offset by lower petrol prices, with food inflation likely to be below the 1.4 per cent jump seen last year.
However, food inflation is set to soar over the coming months after poor UK harvests due to last year's severe wet weather, as well as crops hit overseas by adverse conditions.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, said: ‘It looks likely that consumer price inflation will hit 3 per cent in the early months of 2013 as it is pushed up by increasing energy tariffs and further rises in food prices.’
On the rise: Food inflation is set to soar over the coming months after poor UK harvests
But he said inflation should fall ‘markedly’ in the final months of 2013, down to around 2.2 per cent.
Above-target inflation is proving a headache for Bank of England policymakers as they weigh up mounting signs of economic gloom against faster increases in the cost of living.
The economy is looking likely to have suffered a fresh contraction in the fourth quarter, according to some estimates, and could be heading for an unprecedented triple-dip recession.
But the Bank may be reluctant to push the button for more quantitative easing, given the outlook for inflation. It remained firmly in ‘wait and see’ mode this month, keeping rates at 0.5 per cent and QE at £375billion.
Inflation has already been in the spotlight this month as a review of the retail prices index by the national statistician found that the calculations used behind the index do not meet international standards.
Despite this finding, Government statisticians decided not to change the composition of RPI in a move that would have lowered the rate.
Pensioners are among the winners from the decision, as they will continue to see their benefits rise by a higher amount. But retailers, whose business rates are also benchmarked against RPI, are among the losers.
A new index will be created from March, called RPIJ, which will use a different way of calculating the prices of goods and be closer aligned to CPI.
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BT Ireland (NYSE: BT) on Wednesday revealed plans to begin a Fiber to the Cabinet (FTTC) service trial in various Ireland markets with the aim of providing a VDSL-based 80 Mbps service for wholesale customers.
If the trials, which are set to begin in September in Dun Laoghaire, are successful, BT Ireland would work with its parent company to get necessary funding to roll out the service throughout the rest of the country.
"If the costings and processes are right we would then go back to BT Group and secure funding to do a widescale deployment across Ireland," said Peter Evans, BT Ireland Strategy Director, in a Silicon Republic article. "The key to all of this is business case and cost and ultimately being a wholesale provider that we can ensure that we can deliver a good and reliable customer experience."
What this means is that wholesale customers Sky and Vodafone (LSE: VOD.L) would be able to offer their retail business and consumer customers an 80 Mbps broadband data tier.
The service provider said it has submitted its requisite planning application to Ireland's incumbent telco eircom, which has its own aggressive FTTX plans, and telecom regulator ComReg, detailing the location of the FTTC trial.
BT already has a well-established FTTC footprint in Northern Ireland, offering up to 80 Mbps with hopes to offer up to 300 Mbps in the future.
This move marks a change in strategy for BT. In 2009, the telco handed over its broadband network to rival Vodafone, enabling the latter to become a player in the domestic local loop unbundling (LLU) broadband segment.
At that time, BT said it would be able to better focus on two key growth areas: commercial business services and wholesale broadband services to other competitive carriers by unbundling up to 58 additional telephone exchanges in Ireland.
BT said what prompted it consider reentering Ireland's consumer broadband arena was that the Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) market situation has improved with Vodafone Ireland reporting that it currently has 241,000 wireline voice and broadband subscribers.
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Jaguar is a multinational luxury car brand under the British automaker Jaguar Land Rover and is headquartered in Whitley, England. Formerly known as S.S., Jaguar was founded in 1922 for making motorcycle sidecars. Over the years, it was owned by a number of companies, finally landing with Ford in 1990, which also bought Land Rover in 2000. Ford later sold both the subsidiaries to Tata Motors, thus creating the Jaguar Land Rover. Jaguar’s portfolio includes a range of compact SUVs, convertibles, sports cars, as well as electric vehicles with the Jaguar I-PACE being the company’s first all-electric car. By 2025, the company is planning to become an all-electric brand.
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After showcasing the EV globally in November last year, Audi has now added the Q8 e-tron to its Indian portfolio. The e-SUV will likely carry a premium over its sibling, the e-tron, which starts at Rs. 1.02 crore (ex-showroom).
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British carmaker Jaguar has taken the wraps off the 2024 iteration of the I-PACE for the global markets. The MY-2024 model features subtle cosmetic tweaks and an ungraded tech-biased cabin.
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Tata Motors-owned Jaguar has revealed the 2024 version of its F-PACE SUV. It is available in five trims: R-Dynamic S, R-Dynamic SE, R-Dynamic HSE, 400 SPORT, and SVR.
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10 Jun 2021Jaguar F-Pace
Jaguar has launched the facelifted version of its F-PACE SUV in India. It is available in an R-Dynamic S trim for the first time.
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03 Jun 2021Jaguar F-Type
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15 May 2021Jaguar I-Pace
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23 Mar 2021Jaguar I-Pace
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Jaguar is celebrating the 70-year anniversary of its C-Type racing car by creating a limited production run of new C-Type Continuation cars that will be hand-built at its Classic Works facility in Coventry.
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Inspired by the D-TYPE's maiden victory at the 12 Hours of Reims in 1954, Jaguar UK has unveiled its limited-run F-TYPE Reims Edition model. It is available in either P300 or P450 RWD Coupé configurations and is limited to just 150 units.
07 Jan 2021Electric Cars
Jaguar will launch its first electric car in India, the I-Pace in 2021. It will be offered in S, SE, and HSE trims.
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Jaguar has unveiled the facelifted version of its F-Pace SVR performance SUV. The premium vehicle gets a refreshed design and a luxurious cabin with a 12.3-inch HD Interactive Driver Display.
20 Nov 2020Audi
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Ahead of its launch in early-2021, Jaguar Land Rover has opened bookings for its I-Pace electric SUV. The deliveries are slated to commence in March.
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Jaguar Land Rover has finally unveiled the next-generation model of its E-Pace SUV. As for the pocket-pinch, it starts at $42,045.
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Ahead of its launch in India, Jaguar Land Rover has revealed the facelifted model of the XF sedan.
05 Oct 2020Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover is planning to launch its I-Pace electric SUV in India by the end of this year.
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Jaguar has unveiled the facelifted version of the Jaguar F-Pace. The flagship SUV comes with tweaked exteriors, a revamped cabin with hi-tech features, and as many as six engine choices including a new P400e plug-in hybrid powertrain.
31 Aug 2020Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz's next-generation SL sports car is expected to make its global debut in 2021.
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17 Jun 2020India
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its flagship SUV, the Range Rover, luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled a special model of the vehicle.
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Jaguar has launched the facelifted version of its F-Type sports car in India. The range starts at Rs. 95.12 lakh and goes up to Rs. 2.42 crore for the fully maxed-out model (both prices ex-showroom).
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Jaguar Land Rover is gearing up to launch the next-generation version of its performance-oriented car, the F-PACE SVR, by the end of this year.
13 Jan 2020Jaguar F-Type
2020 Jaguar F-Type, the flagship sports car which made its global debut last year, is all set to be launched in India soon.
11 Jan 2020India
Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury car brand owned by Tata Group, is all set to launch the 2020 edition of its flagship SUV, Range Rover Evoque, in India on January 30.
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has unveiled a special Reims Edition of its popular sedan, the XE.
04 Dec 2019India
Jaguar has launched the 2020 edition of its popular luxury sedan, the XE, in India today, at a starting price of Rs. 44.98 lakh.
03 Dec 2019Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover has pulled the cover off the 2020 edition of its popular supercar, the F-Type.
29 Nov 2019India
Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury car brand owned by Tata Group, is working to launch its performance-oriented SUV, the F-Pace SVR in India sometime soon.
05 Nov 2019India
Like other luxury car manufacturers, Jaguar has stood by its timeless styling and backed it up with an impressive history of performance, both on and off the track.
03 Feb 2019India
Jaguar's Land Rover has launched a new 'Landmark Edition' of Discovery Sport, its famous four-wheel drive SUV.
28 Jan 2019Indian Air Force
On Monday, a Jaguar fighter plane belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Kushingar, around 322km from the capital of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
29 Oct 2018Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover India (JLRI) has launched the petrol variant of the 2019 F-Pace SUV - the company's first ever SUV.
29 Sep 2018Delhi High Court
A 27-year-old man succumbed to serious injuries after his Jaguar crashed on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida.
24 Jul 2018Mumbai
At least 21 people were injured and a dozen vehicles damaged when a speeding Jaguar crashed into them in Mumbai's Andheri yesterday evening.
09 Nov 2017India
The Indian Air Force (IAF) possesses several multirole-combat aircraft.


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Like their light truck counterparts, commercial truck makers such as Freightliner use concept trucks as a function test for ideas “that weren’t quite ready for prime time,” says TJ Reed, director of product strategy for Daimler Trucks North America. Most recently, Freightliner used its Revolution concept truck to test features that were later moved into the Cascadia Evolution.
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Not coincidentally, many of the body forms created for Freightliner’s earlier generation concept – the Innovation truck – were rolled forward into the development of Revolution, including an internal antenna and utilizing cameras as mirrors.
Last year, Navistar debuted its Project Horizon – a truck Chris Ito, director of innovation and design for Navistar, says was designed to make an “aerodynamic statement.”
As with both Freightliner and Ford, Ito says Navistar used journalist and driver feedback to gauge what cosmetic concepts were working and which were falling flat.
“It’s a litmus test as ‘this is our vision,’” he says. “And it kind of validates if we’re going in the right direction or not.”
“There is a lot of value in customer feedback,” Ito adds. “We have a lot of smart people here at Navistar but we need to make sure that we validate with people who will actually use the product.”
“We definitely use a concept vehicle as a test to try out new colors, new finishes (and) new interior finishes,” says GMC design manager, exteriors, Carl Zipfel, whose All Terrain concept was spun into a redesign of the GMC Sierra HD.
“A lot of times, with the amount of energy and money we spend on a concept vehicle, we’re certainly looking to not only learn from it, but integrate some of the solutions into production vehicles.”
“(Manufacturers) realize how a concept vehicle can make your (production) project successful,” Brad Richards, exterior design manager for Ford Trucks, says.
Designing for the future
Not all concept trucks serve as the godfather of a production vehicle.
Ford discontinued its Bronco SUV in the mid-90s, but with some input from Richards, Ford introduced a Bronco concept in 2004 that sent Internet message boards into a tailspin over its potential return.
Yet here we sit 10 years later, still sans a production-model Bronco.
“The Bronco has a very strong legacy, but the fact that it wasn’t out there – that we were exploring the idea of ‘What would the new Bronco look like?’ – that gave us a little bit more (design) freedom. It was a design exercise that was pretty fun.”
Ito says the Project Horizon, even though it was based on an International ProStar, was created to showcase some of the emerging technologies at Navistar’s disposal.
“Project Horizon wasn’t just a styling exercise,” Ito says. “It was created as a vehicle that would showcase technologies. It was a full overall technology showcase. There are some elements on the vehicle that may or may not go into production, but could influence future shapes of the product,” he says.
Among the most striking features on the ultra-aero International ProStar are chassis skirts that fully cover the drag wheels.
“Actually (that) is functionally efficient, but we understand in production there are some practical aspects that have some shortcomings,” Ito says. “There are some major shapes on (the Horizon truck) that could shape some future vehicles.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: “The birth of a concept truck” is a multi-part series that will publish throughout the month of July that looks in detail at the thought and design processes that go into the development of a concept vehicle. To read part one, covering mostly the Ford Atlas and next generation F-150, click here.


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The UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Spain have all launched investigations into Google’s net privacy and the penalties, if the corporation is found guilty are swingeing, amounting to millions of dollars.
The investigations centre around a decision made by Google at the beginning of last year to share data for services including YouTube and Gmail. The investigation was prompted by national agencies in all 27 countries in the European Union, which asked France to initiate an investigation.
What the next step in the investigations will be is so far unclear – it appears that each of the six countries involved will have to approach Google separately because, according to the Wall Street Journal, there isn’t Europe wide legislation governing such matters.
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Hop Shops convenience stores recently found success on TikTok for its unique bathroom, according to Thrillist. The frog-themed c-store offers what it calls a “disco bathroom” in its Verona, Kentucky location.
TikTok user @sydgnome noted in their video that it was “probably the coolest bathroom I’ve ever been in.”
The bathroom features a giant red button with a winking frog decal above it labeled “Do Not Push This Red Button.” In the video taken inside the bathroom, @sydgnome said, “This is probably the coolest thing I’ve seen,” before pressing the button.
With a push of the button, the overhead lighting turns off and is replaced with multicolored lights hitting a spinning disco ball, while Rihanna’s “Diamonds” plays from speakers.
@sydgnome’s video has over two million likes, 9,000 comments and nearly 185,000 bookmarks.
Some of the commenters are “pretty impressed” with the bathroom. One user commented “Ok, but where is this gas station? I want to go to there” while another said, “I want to get married underneath the frog light disco in the Kentucky bathroom.”
“Diamonds” isn’t the only song available in the bathroom—another video featured the disco bathroom playing the Bee-Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.”
The Verona location debuted the disco bathroom in February 2023. While currently the only active disco, the company is currently counting down to push the red button in two other locations Carrollton, Kentucky, and Walton, Kentucky.
The Walton disco bathroom will debut on October 19, while the Carrollton location will open on October 26. The launch event includes free fizzy pop, face painting and the chance to win Marathon, LaRosa’s and Wendy’s gift cards or a Scentsy basket.


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Toshiba and RentCo sign agreement to expand geothermal power generation business in Sub Saharan Africa
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, a global player in geothermal power generation systems, has concluded a General Cooperation Agreement with RentCo East Africa Limited (RentCo), a major financial leasing company in Kenya and the wider Sub Saharan Africa.
RentCo is a Private Limited Company that provides structured lease financing solutions for all business sectors across all sectors.
Toshiba as a global provider of geothermal turbines with fixed experience in installing and commissioning different sizes of turbines around the world, offers a geothermal product line-up which includes "Geoportable ™," a wellhead geothermal power generation system that generates 1 to 10 megawatts output capacities.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Toshiba wants to collaborate in the development of RentCo's new energy leasing business to supply "Geoportable ™".
As the country lies at the west of the Great Rift Valley, the African continent is exploring its untapped geothermal resources to boost the country's power capacity. Addressing this potential, Toshiba's "Geoportable ™" is a compact power generation system that can be installed in a short period and has the ability to utilize well under development effectively.
Toyoaki Fujita, Business Development Executive or Toshiba said, "I'm confident that this collaboration will support Africa's plan to expand its renewable energy to the country's economic development."
Toshiba concluded MOUs with geothermal power development companies in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Djibouti, Uganda and Malawi in the geothermal power generation business. Toshiba will continue to contribute to stable electricity supply and the realization of a low-carbon society.


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Bandai Namco has released a new Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 trailer spotlighting multiplayer. The trailer features new transformations for all races and new battle modes for multiplayer. There are new Expert Mission Multiplayer modes that allow 6 players to take on Giant NPC Bosses like the Great Ape! Check it out below:
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will be available October 25, 2016 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One!


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Chevrolet has unveiled the Suburban Diamond Edition at the Chicago Auto Show. Full coverage inside
To celebrate the Suburban's 75th anniversary, Chevrolet has unveiled the Suburban Diamond Edition at the Chicago Auto Show.
Based on the Suburban LTZ, the special edition features a White Diamond paint job, a new roof rack, special badging, and unique 20-inch chrome wheels.
Inside, the Suburban has cashmere leather upholstery, 'Diamond Edition' sill plates, and embroidered front headrests. Other goodies include heated and cooled front seats, GPS navigation, a rearview camera, adjustable pedals, and Bluetooth connectivity.
The Diamond Edition will go on sale this summer and production will be limited to 2,570 units (including 350 for Canada and other export markets).


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Power laces, alright!
Back to the Future II’s version of 2015 featured a sort of caricature of the future, one steeped in 80’s disillusionment. Though it is a somewhat cynical view of the future, one element of the film instantly captured the imagination of movie-goers: Marty’s Futuristic Nikes. Complete with auto-lacing, those shoes were the dream of every sneakerhead for decades.
Now, it’s time for the Apple of sneakers to bring make that dream a reality. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Air Jordan XI, the iconic shoe has been reimagined with light-up panels and auto-lacing controlled via a companion app.
In a press release, Chief Design Officer and Vice President for the Jordan brand Martin Lotti discussed the inspiration behind the celebratory shoes. “Inspired by the original sketches of the Air Jordan XIs,” Lotti wrote, “the Air Jordan XI Jubilee celebrates the birth of a cultural icon and one of the most beloved sneakers in basketball history.”
Unfortunately, the fancy features are being hidden in a higher-end version of the anniversary shoe, the “Adapt.” Named after the Nike technology that powers the shoe, users will use a “Jordan-flavored” interface to control the various lights and laces on the shoes. The Jubilees, while being more affordable, will lack this functionality.
The Air Jordan XIs were actually Michael Jordan’s shoe of choice for his comeback campaign in 1995 after a brief hiatus playing minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons. In ‘95 Jordan lead the league in Points Per Game with 30.4 for the Championship Chicago Bulls.
The Air Jordan XI Jubilees will be available in full family sizing on December 12th for $220 in both white and black. The Air Jordan XI Adapts will be available on December 30th for $500.
Looking for more pop culture-based sneakers? Check out our article on these Chewbacca kicks from Addidas!


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As we speak, we know of several folks who at this very moment, are perfecting their chili recipes for the big 2nd Annual Schroon Chili Cook Off. (Hello Chris P?)
And organizer Shelby Davis hopes that several new additions to this year’s event will bring out more folks to what she hopes will become a Schroon Lake tradition.
“Last year we learned a lot with the first cook off. This year all the bumps have been ironed out, and we are ready to go,” Shelby told Schroon Laker.
Among the changes this year: a new venue, new veggie only judges and a new category to attract area emergency services folks.
“The Cook off will be held at the Schroon Lake Fish and game Club. They will have an open cash bar with soft drinks available.
“We also have chosen judges who are vegetarians, who will choose the best veggie chili.
“And we really want to get as many local Emergency Service organizations involved by having a special category for these folks. We’ve al heard about legendary fireman’s chili, so now is the chance to come out and ‘Bring It’”
The Ticonderoga Emergency Rescue team, North Hudson Volunteer Fire Department and the Schroon lake EMT squad have all signed up.
And Shelby is very excited about the home cooks who have entered. This is a category that I really want to encourage people to enter. Every family has its own chili recipe, so don’t be shy.”
Chili cooks will compete in the categories of Best Meaty Chili, Best Veggie Chili and People's Choice Award.
If your are a home cook, with that contest winning recipe, you need to contact Shelby to arrange the details of how you can get your chili into the contest.
Just like last year, 100% of the proceeds go to the Schroon Lake EMS Department.
The registration fee is $20.00 per chili entered. The registration deadline is Monday, February 18, 2013. (The registration fee is waived for members of any rescue, fire, ambulance or other public safety department.)
Guests will be able to purchase chili tasting tickets for $1 each, a bowl of chili for $5, or an unlimited tasting wristband for $15.
You can learn more about the cook off and get entry forms at the Chili Cook Off Facebook page
Are you going? Tell us what’s your favorite chili?
Where and When. The Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club. 11:30- am – 2 pm., Saturday, February 23, 2013


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Live Cattle Futures Hit Record High
Cattle Futures Climb as Supplies Shrink
By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com
Live cattle futures reached a record high last week and it’s believed that shrinking cattle herds in the U.S. - given the severe drought in the Farm Belt this past summer, has been as a major catalyst for the climbing live cattle futures.
Futures for live cattle have been steadily climbing for the past three weeks, especially since traders predict that cash prices for cattle will eventually increase as a direct response to shorter supplies.
A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture back in Dec. 2012 said that the number of young beef cattle headed for feed lots declined in Nov. 2012 for the sixth straight month. This market pattern is a sure sign that domestic cattle supplies will be tight in the first half of 2013.
The U.S. drought has been especially worrisome for cattle ranchers in Oklahoma and Texas who have been struggling to maintain their livelihoods as the heat and lack of rainfall have left pastures barren and feedstuffs scarce and expensive. The U.S. cattle herd has been on a steady decline in recent years, but it’s now reached a six-decade low.
Another factor contributing to the jump in live cattle futures is the increase investment in the market by hedge funds.
It’s been predicted that the cattle prices will soon hit U.S. beef consumers over the next few months as the supply chain will continue to pass along their higher costs to food retailers and restaurants, which will eventually get picked up by the consumer.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture outlook for 2013 is that total beef production will drop 5% to 24.5 billion pounds from 2012.


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Chivas has just signed on Lalisa Manoban (aka Lisa)—who performs with one of K-pop’s biggest girlbands Blackpink—as its latest ambassador and the first woman to front its advertising in Asia.
The brand’s global marketing director, Nick Blacknell, described the partnership as “a natural next step” for the business as it continues to “elevate Chivas to a new generation in Asia.”
In 2021 the spirit maker, which is owned by French group Pernod Ricard, saw its sales jump 20 percent in the market.


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Since Facebook first opened its platform to developers in 2006, games have been one of the most critical and successful category of apps on the social network.
But a lot has changed in nine years, both for Facebook and the gaming industry. And two of the latest trends were at the core of the fourth annual CEO Gaming Summit in London last week.
Held at the Ugly Duck meetup space, the event gathered CEOs from more than 150 of the top gaming companies in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. And that number, while still smaller than a companion event that Facebook held in the U.S, represents one of those big themes: the growing might and influence of European gaming companies.
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“In terms of revenue from Facebook games, EMEA is disproportionately part of that,” said Bob Slinn, Facebook’s head of games partnerships for EMEA, in an interview with VentureBeat.
Facebook is engaged in a fierce battle with rivals to win the hearts and minds of developers. But so far, the company has maintained a competitive edge by creating a range of tools for developers while also cultivating their loyalty at events such as the CEO Summit, where Facebook can offer advice and community.
To understand just how important gaming is to Facebook, consider just a few stats:
- More than 445 million people play Facebook-connected games on desktop and mobile every month.
- Facebook drives 441 million referrals to games every day.
- Developers launched more than 130,000 new Facebook-connected games last year.
Within those numbers, Europe looms increasingly large. The invite list for the London event included King, Supercell, Ketchapp, InnoGames, Miniclip, Pretty Simple, NaturalMotion, Wargaming, Space Ape, and Goodgame Studios.
The first year Facebook held the event, 30 companies attended. Last year, 100 did. “Each year, the scope has only gotten bigger,” Slinn said.
At the event, Facebook held panels on how to raise money and how to build a brand. The latter is increasingly important as developers try to move from being one-hit wonders to creating long-term companies. In addition, developers are finding it tougher and tougher to stand out and be discovered by users. User acquisition was a big topic at the summit, Slinn said.
“That is arguably the big challenge,” he said.
The CEO Summit this year highlighted another big trend: the shift to mobile. Facebook initially had big success getting developers to build for the desktop using its Canvas tool, which let them embed games within Facebook.
These days, though, it’s all about mobile gaming. In some cases, Facebook is trying to help some of those Canvas users make the transition to mobile. But Facebook is also aggressively looking for new, mobile-first (or mobile-only in some cases) developers.
“In the past year or so, we’ve really focused on people who are only focused on mobile,” Slinn said.
A prime example of this new breed of mobile-focused, European gaming company is Scimob, based in Montpellier, France. Founded in 2008 to build apps for other companies, Scimob shifted in 2012 to being a studio that built its own mobile games, according to Gaël Bonnafous, Scimob’s founder.
The first game was called 94 Seconds and was No. 1 on Apple’s App Store in France for several weeks and even topped the U.S. charts for a week. Since then, Scimob has released four games that mix trivia, word play, and puzzles.
Scimob is small, with just nine employees, and entirely self-funded, pulling in $12 million in revenue so far. But it has big plans. It is hiring new teams to build for iOS and Android simultaneously. And perhaps next year, it may go in search of venture capital to expand even faster.
“We are scaling this year, because now we have the experience and we have the knowledge,” Bonnafous said.
While Scimob’s games are on iOS, Android, and Amazon, Bonnafous said the company still relies the most heavily on Facebook. He said Facebook’s mobile analytics tools are still superior to Google’s. And Scimob uses Facebook’s Parse mobile-development platform to build and host its games. The company gets the bulk of its players via Facebook app-install ads.
“When you have a player coming from Facebook, they are really engaged,” Bonnafous said. “They are going to really play your game.”
That’s just the kind of feedback Facebook wants. Maintaining that kind of goodwill will only become more essential for Facebook as Europe’s gaming industry rolls on.
“A lot of these companies in EMEA are global leaders,” Slinn said. “We think we have a lot of the global hotspots for gaming here in Europe now. And the diversity of games is incredible, and we only expect that to increase.”


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Dogecoin jumped in worth Friday after Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated Dogecoin can be utilized to purchase Tesla merchandise.
The information: Musk said on Twitter Friday morning that Tesla merchandise could be bought with Dogecoin, the meme-based cryptocurrency that went viral in 2021.
What he stated: “Tesla merch buyable with Dogecoin,” Musk stated.
What occurred: Dogecoin jumped $0.20 at round 1 a.m. EST. The coin jumped 9% by 7 a.m. on Friday morning, too.
What you should buy: Per CNBC, there are already some particulars about what you should buy from Tesla.
- Tesla’s Cybertruck whistle prices 300 dogecoins (so about $59).
- Tesla’s Gigafactory belt buckle prices 835 dogecoin (about $164).
Flashback: Musk has made headlines about Dogecoin by praising the cryptocurrency. He as soon as released a poll that requested if Tesla should accept Dogecoin for individuals to purchase Tesla merchandise. There have been greater than 3.9 million votes on the time it was launched, with 78.2% saying “Sure.”
Why this issues: Musk’s tweets have usually led to spikes in worth for Dogecoin. The meme-based cryptocurrency depends on social media hype and dialogue to earn worth, as I wrote for the Deseret News. Musk’s tweets are an enormous a part of that, as his tweets have usually led to those jumps earlier than.
- “Tweets from Musk and surging curiosity from a wave of newbie buyers fueled a speculative frenzy within the cryptocurrency earlier this 12 months, driving its worth increased,” per CNBC.


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According to government statistics only 2 people have died from drinking raw milk since 2009. In fact, Americans are statistically more likely to be killed by a postal worker as there have been 35 shooting deaths from post office workers, “going postal” since 1983.
Raw milk from some dairies could cause deadly brain infections, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warned. The Department is advising consumers to throw raw milk away.
“Consumers who purchased raw, whole milk from Pool Forge Dairy between April 25 and May 7 should immediately discard it,” a press release from the department stated.
The Raw Milk “Danger Zone”
Raw, whole, or unpasteurised milk from the Pool Forge Dairy might be infected with listeria a bacteria that causes a deadly disease called listeriotis, the department warned. One out of five people with listeriosis will die from it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.
Listeriosis can cause miscarriages and stillbirths, the CDC reported. It can also lead to the deaths of newborns. Listeria is very deadly because it usually attacks the brain and the nervous system. People over 65, infants, and persons with weakened immune symptoms are more susceptible to it.
The milk was sold at the Pool Forge Dairy in East Earl Township, the Hoover’s Farm Market, and the Shady Maple Market, in April and May. No sicknesses from the allegedly infected milk had been reported Food Safety NewsNoted. The milk apparently tested positive for the bacteria.
Government officials claim pasteurising kills listeria and other bacteria and makes milk safe to drink. Unpasteurised milk is in its natural state. Most milk sold in supermarkets in the United States is pasteurised.
Raw Milk is Legal to Drink But Illegal To Sell In Many States
It is illegal to sell raw milk in 20 states ProCon reported. It is also illegal to take it across state lines, under Federal Law. There are 13 states, including Pennsylvania, where raw milk can be sold in stores. Unpasteurised milk can be sold directly at dairies in 17 states.
Contrary to popular belief it is legal to drink raw milk in all 50 states. Strangely enough however, it is illegal to feed it to livestock in Michigan.
Should the CDC send out warnings for Americans going to the post office?