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Fiat Chrysler Recalls Vehicles For Fuel Leak, Wiper Problems
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Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 89,000 cars and SUVs to fix possible fuel leaks or problems with windshield wipers.
The most serious recall covers nearly 35,000 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs worldwide from the 2016 model year. All have 3.6-liter V6 engines. A fuel tube may have been damaged in manufacturing, and that could cause a gas leak and fire.
Fiat Chrysler says an employee found a leak in one vehicle and no fires have been reported. Dealers will replace fuel injector rails and lower intake manifolds if needed. The company estimates that only 30 vehicles may have leaks, but the recall is needed to find them.
Owners will be notified by mail starting Dec. 19. In the meantime, Fiat Chrysler says owners should be alert for fuel leaks and contact dealers if they spot one.
The other recall covers more than 54,000 Dodge Dart compacts from the 2016 model year in North America. Electrical voltage spikes caused by a windshield washer pump can cause short circuits. That can cause the wipers to fail. That recall also is expected to begin on December 19.
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Publicity News | Company News: UpSpring Gets Inspired
up springWorking with clients in the architecture, design and real estate industries employs a digital marketing studio. EnlightenmentThe acquisition includes Epiphany’s client roster and team of digital marketing specialists. The combined agency now has nearly 50 employees. Susan Fernandez, Founder of Epiphany and currently UpSpring’s Vice President of Digital Her Marketing, will lead all digital efforts for B2B and B2C clients. New services offered by UpSpring include website audits, email her campaigns, and podcasts. The company’s expansion into digital her marketing also marks the debut of her redesigned UpSpring website and branding her package to reflect the company’s growth and expanded capabilities. “The acquisition of Epiphany is just one way UpSpring is expanding its capabilities to reflect the demands of the industry,” said Tiffany Rafii, her UpSpring CEO.
berlin rosen acquire a majority stake in deliceis a brand consultancy that has launched direct-to-consumer brands such as Warby Parker, Everlane and Glossier. Derris, which currently has 65 employees in New York and 10 in London, will continue to operate independently. Agency founder Jesse Delice and partner Lisa Frank will remain in place and will not run out of positions. Following an investment from private equity firm O2 in January, BerlinRosen also acquired majority stakes in Glen Echo Group and diversity, equity and inclusion consultancy Onward.
Comcore Consulting Group Launch CommCore Capital Markets. It provides coaching and advice to executive teams of private and public companies engaged in earnings releases, high-level investor meetings, IPOs, financial roadshows and Series A/B/C funding rounds. This offering is designed to help spokespersons deliver their company’s value proposition and engage with leading media and business financial analysts. CommCore’s CEO, Andrew Gilman, said: “A polished and confident presentation makes all the difference in persuading potential investors.” Headquartered in Washington, DC, CommCore has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Atlanta. increase.


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Geodis Calberson is planning to invest further in its vehicle and trailer fleet in the UK as part of its plans to grow the company in 2010.
In the last quarter of 2009, the French-owned company ordered 10 new double-deck trailers for its European daily delivery requirements in an investment programme approaching £250,000. The High Wycombe based operation also ordered five new DAF trucks.
Ray Cook Director of Traffic for Geodis Calberson revealed that an additional five double-deck trailers are being ordered for delivery in April/May of this year. Five new trucks will also be ordered for delivery in the third quarter of 2010.
Jamie Cuthbert Managing Director of Geodis Calberson commented: "We have an on-going replacement programme to renew our vehicle and trailer fleet each year and this year we will further invest in our replacement programme in line with our strategy to expand the business across all areas.
"We have been one of the few companies in the transport industry in the UK to continue to invest during the recession. Our order book for 2010 is looking very healthy after a good year in 2009 when all our company operations showed an improvement over the previous year.
"We are committed to having the very best equipment available to move our customers goods and our continuous investment programme replacing on average about 25 pr cent of our vehicle fleet every year ensures we portray the right image to our customers", he added.


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Turning ciabatta into an artisan snack
One way to increase bread consumption is to target the snacking occasion. Canadian bakery Boulart has done that by rolling out ciabatta bites an off-shoot of the brand’s best-selling product, the ciabatta baguette.
“We noticed that one of the most prevalent trends of the past few years has been snacking, and we wanted to find a way to make our bread available in single-sized snacking portions,” said Michel Saillant, founder and chief executive officer of Boulart.The Lachine, QC-based baker said the bites retain the flavor of artisanal ciabatta bread with a crisp crust and moist interior. At the National Restaurant Association show in May, the bites received a FABI Award for product innovation. Additionally, Boulart claims to be the first industrial artisan bakery to offer a complete line of non-G.M.O. products.


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As part of our ongoing protein series, we take a broad look at the environmental impact of some of the most high-protein foods.
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So you like whole-grain bread, pesticide-free plums, and low-fat meat? Better ask for a raise. A recent study by researchers at the University of California-Davis reported that U.S. shoppers who consistently choose healthy foods spend nearly 20 percent more on groceries. The study also said the higher price of these healthier choices can consume 35 to 40 percent of a low-income family’s grocery budget. That’s bad news for public health. It’s also bad news for the organic-food market, since organics usually carry the highest price tag of all the healthy stuff out there. Do organics make the list? Eventually, analysts …
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Mobile phone stolen from Haverhill pub
A mobile phone has been stolen from a town centre pub.
The phone, a Samsung Galaxy S5, which is worth about £300, was taken from the Woolpack pub in Queen Street. The incident took place between midnight and 1am on April 6. Anyone with any information about this should contact Haverhill police on 101, quoting crime reference HH-15-810.


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Stoke Newington fashionistas model how to get a whole new wardrobe and save the planet at the same time
Budget-conscious Stoke Newington fashionistas picked up a whole new wardrobe and managed to save the environment at the same time at a swishing party - and hope the idea could take the borough by storm.
Ellie Rowles invited friends and colleagues to her home in Rendlesham Road to swap their unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories, enabling them to bag a whole new wardrobe without spending any money.
Ellie followed a new free guidebook from the North London Waste Authority (NLWA), which wants people to rethink their attitude towards unwanted clothing.
An estimated 350,000 tonnes of used clothing goes to landfill every year, producing harmful greenhouse gases when it rots down with the rest of the rubbish.
It is better if clothes go to a new home, say through a charity donation, or are recycled - rather than dumped in the bin.
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“Most of us picked up some ‘new’ clothes and we all had a lot of fun,” said Ellie.
“It gave us the perfect opportunity to invite our new neighbours over, and get some of our friends and colleagues together.”
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Figures show the average north London household owns around �4,000 worth of clothes – but a third of clothing in the average wardrobe has not been worn for at least a year.
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Following months of anticipation and teasers, including screens and images of a Japanese exclusive 3DS model, the North American Twitter account for the Kingdom Hearts franchise has confirmed that the latest and most vibrant looking game in the franchise will be released in the US on July 31st.
Sora and Riku will begin their Mark of Mastery exam on July 31, 2012! Get ready, North America! #KH3D
— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) April 5, 2012
With the game set to bridge between the second and the forthcoming third entry in franchise and include such legendary Disney properties such as Tron: Legacy and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, anyone pre-ordering the game now that it has a solid release date?
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On Oct. 21 Bitcoin (BTC) price overtook the $13K mark to reach $13,217 after traders took out key resistance levels at $11,900, $12,000, and $12,500 in the last 48-hours. While there are various technical reasons behind the abrupt upsurge, there are three key factors buoying the rally.
The three catalysts are a favorable technical structure, PayPal enabling cryptocurrency purchases, and Bitcoin’s rising dominance rate.
PayPal’s crypto announcement adds to BTC’s momentum
Earlier today, PayPal officially announced that it is allowing users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin.
Throughout the past year, speculations on PayPal’s potential cryptocurrency integration continuously intensified after various reports claimed the company was working on it.
In an official statement, Dan Schulman, the president and CEO of PayPal, confirmed the cryptocurrency integration. He wrote:
“We are eager to work with central banks and regulators around the world to offer our support, and to meaningfully contribute to shaping the role that digital currencies will play in the future of global finance and commerce.”
Following PayPal’s statement, the price of Bitcoin immediately rose from around $12,300 to as high as $12,900.
Sui Chung, the CEO of CF Benchmarks, a subsidiary of Kraken exchange, told Cointelegraph that bullish sentiment is likely returning to the crypto market. According to Chung:
“Bitcoin passing $13,000 today, a 16-month high, demonstrates that this trend is only picking up pace. That PayPal, a household name, has received a conditional BitLicense is likely propelling bullish sentiment. Today is significant as a signpost for further price appreciation in the future… the point by which mainstream media and ‘mom and pop’ retail investors may soon start to show interest in the asset, as they did in late 2017.”
Bitcoin dominance is rising
In the past week, Bitcoin has outperformed alternative cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, and Ethereum.
Josh Olszewicz, a cryptocurrency technical analyst, said the dominance of BTC is above a key moving average. Technically, this suggests that Bitcoin could continue to outperform altcoins in the near term. Olszewicz said:
“BTC dominance back above the 200-day moving average for the first time since May, king corn is back.”
BTC shows a bullish high time frame structure
Throughout October, traders have pinpointed the favorable technical structure of Bitcoin on the higher time frames.
Bitcoin’s weekly chart, in particular, has shown a breakout and surpassed the previous local top achieved in August.
Two months ago, BTC topped out at $12,468 on Binance and proceeded to fall below $10,000. As mentioned earlier, today’s high volume surge took the price to a new 2020 high at $13,217, which is well above the previous local top.
In the short-term, traders anticipate that the market will cool down after such a strong rally. Flood, a pseudonymous crypto futures trader, said:
“I think we are quite overextended on $BTC for now. I’d imagine seeing a bit of a retrace where we try to find support in the 12.2-12k range. Not saying we can’t run further, but hedged a bit here.”
This post first appeared here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/here-s-what-traders-expect-after-bitcoin-price-rallied-to-13-217


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Albert William Hughes, retired president and chairman of the board of the J. C. Penney Company, died yesterday in the New Rochelle Hospital. He was 88 years old and lived in Larchmont. N.Y.
During his term as president and chief executive officer of J. C. Penney, the company topped the $1 billion mark in sales for the first time.
An associate described Mr. Hughes as an executive who could “sit on a hot seat and get things done — and quietly.” But he always firmly maintained that the Penney company had made him a somebody. His only touch of flamboyance was an admitted weakness for brightly col. ored bow ties.
His nickname was Caesar, belying his low‐keyed personality. He was given the nickname by students at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., where he taught Latin from 1911 to 1919.
Worked His Way Up
Among his students were two sons and two nephews of James Cash Penney, the founder of J. C. Penney, and he asked Mr. Penney for a job. Mr. Penney tried to dissuade him, reportedly saying he could pay only $75 a month. But Mr. Hughes persisted and Mr. Penney sent him to the Moberly, Mo., store as a sales trainee.
“If you can sell merchandise to a Missourian, you can sell anyone” Mr. Penney told him.
Mr. Hughes washed windows and unpacked freight, but he learned to sell, too. He reportedly took off his Phi Beta Kappa key when a customer asked him what ac. cident had landed him in such a lowly job.
In 1924, he was made manager of the company's store in Eureka, Utah, store and after managing another store in Athens, Ga., he was transferred in 1926 to the personnel department of the company's central office, then at 3309 West 34th Street in New York City.
Became President in 1946
In 1930 he became assistant to the president of the company and in 1933 he was elected a director. He was promoted to vice president and head of the personnel department in 1937.
Three years later, Mr. Hughes was elected executive vice president and in 1946 he became president of the company. He became chairman of the board in 1958 and retired as chairman in 1964 and as a director in 1969.
In an interview in 1956, Mr. Hughes said he believed that the two greatest assets in the retailing business were people and merchandise, in that order. Finanancing and buildings and such, he said, were secondary.
Mr. Hughes was born in Skaneateles, N.Y., in 1891. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Hamilton, N.Y., and he took summer jobs selling in variety stores for 25 cents a day. He began teaching after graduating from Colgate University in 1911.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude; three sons, John of Indianapolis, George of Summit, N.J., and Sam of Watertown, N.Y., and six grandchildren.
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The City of Media Arts—Central China (Changsha) Printing Industry Expo 2020 opened at the Hunan International Convention and Exhibition Center on June 8. It was jointly guided by the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China, Hunan Provincial Press and Publication Administration, Hunan Printing Association, and China South Publishing & Media Group; and organized by the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee Publicity Department, Changsha Press and Publication Administration, Changsha Evening News, Changsha Municipal Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television Bureau, and the Changsha Municipal Cultural Market Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau.
As the first printing industry exhibition in China after the COVID-19 epidemic, the exhibition was themed “Intelligent Innovation, Green Development”. It covered an area of 18,000 square meters with nearly 238 exhibiting brands. The exhibition has set up eight major areas, including the comprehensive special exhibition area for printing and packaging brands; the printing and packaging equipment area; the VOCs treatment/printing enterprise image area; printing and packaging consumables and paper display area; digital enterprise image/digital quick printing equipment area; graphic advertising area; advertising logo exhibition area; and, print media image display area. During the exhibition, the Central China (Changsha) Printing and Packaging Equipment Exhibition, the Central China (Changsha) Graphic Advertising Exhibition, and the Central China (Changsha) Digital Quick Printing Equipment Exhibition will be held to open up the upstream and downstream fields of the industry; establish a large industrial platform; and, create more trading opportunities. The exhibition will last for 3 days and the audience number is expected to reach more than 20,000.


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Canada plans to spend $10 billion on a job creation plan. Part of that will be to reach the government’s goal to have 5,000 zero-emission school and transit buses in Canada over the next five years. As a generalization, it is difficult to imagine a more wasteful or cost-ineffective way for the federal government to spend money on trying to reduce emissions.
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Android 13 beta 4 release date with major bug fixes
Android 13 beta 4 release date is Google’s next major release after delivering the tablet-focused Android 12L update. This is the third beta of Android 13 after two developer previews and two betas. All app-facing behaviours and APIs are final with Android 13’s most recent beta release. To that end, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide to everything we know so far about Android 13, including its release date, beta rollout schedule, and all of the known and leaked features.
Android 13 beta 4 release date
Google has released a new timeline for Android 13 along with the third beta. When it comes to the release date of Android 13, we have no idea. Google has provided us with a timetable for the next major Android version. A new beta build is expected to be released before the final version is released, according to Google’s release schedule.
It’s been a little more than a week since Google released the first developer preview of Android 13. One month early, in the final week of April 2022, the first Android 13 beta was released, coinciding with the Google I/O conference. Since then, we’ve seen two more builds arrive at our facility.
With the third Android 13 beta build, Google has reached the platform stability milestone. Android 12 gained platform stability in August 2021 and the stable build was released in October 2021, as previously stated We should expect Google to release the stable version of Android 13 sometime in August or September this year, based on the Android 13 release timeline and assuming there are no major delays in the upgrade schedule.
Devices that are compatible with Android 13
Now, some of you may be wondering if your phone will receive the Android 13 update. Depending on what device you’re using, you’ll get a different answer. When it comes to software updates, Pixel phones always get first dibs. Additionally, as OEMs provide more details about Android 13 in the coming months, we’ll update this list to include every device that supports it.
For the time being, these are the Pixel phones that will receive the Android 13 upgrade:
Apple iPhone XS
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
The Google Pixel 4a
Android 8.0 Oreo with Google Pixel 4a (5G)
Google’s new Pixel 5 smartphone
Nexus 6P with Google Assistant (5G)
The Google Pixel 6
Pro version of Google’s Pixel 6
The Google Pixel 6a.
When Android 12 was released, Pixel 2 smartphones were no longer supported and were left off of the list of supported devices. Before Android 12L was released, Google stopped supporting the Pixel 3 and 3 XL. Google no longer supports the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL.
Top New Features in Android 13 (Public Beta 3)
Third-Party App Icons with a Theme
Themed icons are now supported in Android 12, as of Google’s latest mobile operating system. For now, it was only available on Google apps. All app icons will be able to use dynamic colour themes in Android 13 thanks to Google. A monochrome app icon and an updated adaptive icon XML will be required by app developers in order to support themed app icons in their apps. Google claims it is working with device OEMs to introduce themed third-party icons to their custom skins, which will first appear on Pixel phones.
Activating the Flashlight is as simple as a single tap of the screen
When you forget to turn off the flashlight, it might be a pain in the neck. To avoid a battery drain, all you have is to wait till a good individual notices and alerted you of the problem. Google has added a flashlight reminder to its At a Glance widget to help you keep track of what time it is.
You can now use Android 12’s double-tap gestures to turn on or off the flashlight, which is a nice addition. To turn on or off the flash in the future, simply double-tap the rear of your phone. If you frequently use your phone’s flashlight in the dark, this is a very useful function to have.
Quicker Scanning of QR Codes
As a result of the pandemic, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in QR code use. QR codes may now be found on everything from ATMs to restaurant menus. Android 13 will allow you to use your phone’s QR code scanner directly from the lock screen, taking advantage of the resurging interest in the technology. In addition, a Quick Settings tile for the QR code scanner will be available.
Picker for Audio Output
In Android 13, Google has redesigned the media output selection in a dramatic visual shift. Using the output picker instead of the extended volume bar, you can choose between several output devices, such as Bluetooth headphones or phone speakers. Like Android 12 Quick Settings tiles (read: thick), the volume slider includes the device name. However, it will be reworked to improve the overall look and feel of Android, making it more consistent across the board.
The new Photo Picker
With Android 13, Google is introducing a new system photo picker in an effort to unify the file picker experience and safeguard the privacy of its customers. The new photo picker API makes it easier for apps to quickly access shared photographs and videos by building on Android’s document picker, which shares specific documents with the app without giving the app access to all media assets on the device. The new photo picker will be rolled out to Android 11 and higher via system updates from the Google Play store.
Addition of New Quick Settings Tiles is Requested
Using Android 13’s Quick Settings tiles, app developers will be able to promote their own bespoke Quick Settings tiles. New tile placement APIs are coming soon that allow developers to prompt the user to add the app’s tile to the Quick Settings menu. So far, the QS panel users have had to manually move a custom tile from an inactive tile area into a more active one.
New Colors and Patterns for You to Try
Material You’s updated personalization capabilities on Android 12 were criticised for not allowing users to choose their own colours. Custom Material You accent colours were created by third parties as a result of this. After receiving input, Google has expanded the number of colour options in the Settings app from four in Android 12 to a total of 16. Android 13’s lack of a colour palette or the ability to enter a HEX code for the accent colour is disappointing, even though it is a step in the right direction.
Text from the Clipboard Can Be Edited
For Android users, Google is making it easier to alter copy-and-paste text. When you cut or copy text, a pencil icon will appear, similar to how it does currently when you take a screenshot. You can paste text from the clipboard and add or remove stuff from it using this capability. It’s also possible to call/message and access the link in Chrome if you copy a phone number or URL.
Media Player’s Progress Bar has been revised
The media player progress bar on Android 13 now features a squiggly line, courtesy of Google. When you play music, the squiggly line appears; when you stop playing music, the straight line returns. The wavy progress bar doesn’t just appear on the notifications shade; it also appears on the lock screen. Although the functionality remains unchanged, the visual appearance has been improved.
App-Specific Languages in All Major Languages
With Android 13, codenamed Panlingual, users will be able to customise the language settings for individual apps. With this function, you may easily utilise some apps in the language of your choice. One can use Google Chrome in Hindi while still using the phone in English, for example.
Apps that now support several languages on Android 13 will be able to be configured under the “Languages & Input” settings, which is a new feature. App Languages may be found in System > Languages and Input > App Languages in Settings.
Android 13: Leaked/Hideous Functions
Despite the fact that Android 13’s first developer preview has been out, a number of intriguing features are now disabled. As a result of Mishaal Rahman and the Android 13 reports from XDA Developers and Android Police, we’ve learned a few things about Android 13. As usual, we started with features geared toward end users before moving on to features geared at developers.
Dashboard for Weekly View in Privacy
In Android 13, the Privacy Dashboard is getting a much-needed upgrade. You’ll be able to see the permission log for the last seven days going ahead. In Android 12, the permission log for camera, microphone, and location access is presently saved for the last 24 hours for those who aren’t familiar with the system.
Q1: Name the first devices supported by the Android 13 beta 4 release date?
Developers at Google’s Open Handset Alliance are currently working on the thirteenth major edition of the Android mobile operating system, called Android Tiramisu. The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will be the first devices to run Android 13 when it is released.
Q2: Is Android 13 on the way?
Android 13 beta 4 release date is due out in a few months. Google has promised that Android 13 will be available for Pixel devices starting in August 2022. In addition to the Public Preview, Google has revealed an approximate roadmap for the next Android version, which is expected to be delivered soon.
Q3: What is the newest version of Android, and when will it be released?
According to an Android Developers blog post published in September 2020, Google plans to rename the Android 12 release for 2021.
Q4: Which devices will be supported by Android 14?
Phones that run Android 14
We’re all aware that Google’s devices come with lifetime software support. Android 14 eligible phones list might include Google Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel 5a 5G, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 4XL, Pixel 5, and Pixel 5XL.
Q5: Is android 13 strong?
This base form does not appear to be as powerful as Androids 17 and 18, who can keep up with and even surpass the power of a Super Saiyan when in this state. The S.S. Deadly Bomber, Android 13’s greatest strike in basic form, can ostensibly wipe out half of Earth’s population, according to the Japanese dub.


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Also, Indian provider enters fiber face-off; EchoStar to focus on broadband satellite; operators' virtual reality pros join real VR org's board; Russia's MTS division gets new prez; and UK gov stamps O2 as provider of broadband, networks and more.
Comcast and nearly programmers are fighting a TV bundling battle in Maine by uniting to sue the state and several of its townships over a new law requiring cable operators (and only cable operators) to offer customers a la carte TV channels. Filed on Friday, Sept. 6, the suit -- known also as L.D. 832 -- is preempted by federal law and violates the First Amendment, the complainants said. They seek a court order that preliminarily, then permanently, blocks the state from enforcing this new law, which says consumers should pay only for those channels they want, not operator-managed bundles. This is not an affordable model and ultimately will make cable programs more expensive, Comcast et al. argued. Read all the details and analysis in Jeff Baumgartner's Light Reading story: Comcast, Programmers Sue Maine Over Cable à la Carte Law .
SpaceX could launch 24 Starlink missions next year as part of its plan to construct huge high-speed broadband constellations in space, said President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell during the World Satellite Business Week conference in Paris, reported Space News. The company could launch up to four more satellites this year, although that decision depends on customer needs as SpaceX will send clients' missions up before its broadband satellites, she noted. In May, SpaceX sent up its first 60 Starlinks via Falcon 9. It's deorbiting at least five; three are malfunctioning and it's testing intentional deorbiting processes, the company said.
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel today debuted Airtel Xstream Fibre, a gigabit service for the same price as the recently launched Reliance Jio Fiber offering. Xstream Fibre will include unlimited landline calls and include some free content, Airtel said. Already available in about 15 markets, Xstream Fibre will expand across more of India, the service provider added. Both Jio and Bharti Airtel gigabit services cost R3,999 (almost $56) a month. (See BBWN Bites: Jio Begins Vast Fixed Play in India, Sky's Wimpy WiFi Guarantee.)
EchoStar on Tuesday announced it completed the previously announced spin-off and subsequent merger of its Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS) business with Dish Network Corp. The transaction was announced on May 20, 2019 as a stock and share deal. Said Mike Dugan, EchoStar president and CEO, in a statement: "The conclusion of this transaction enables EchoStar to focus on the growing broadband market and other strategic opportunities."
Mauricio Aracena, media standardization manager at Ericsson, was appointed president of the Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF), while Chris Johns (chief engineer of broadcast strategy at Sky) and Ozgur Oyman (principal engineer at Intel) will continue their respective roles as vice president and treasurer, the organization announced today. The new board also includes Thierry Fautier (VP, video strategy, Harmonic), Jan Ellsberger (VP, industry development, Huawei), Justin Ridge (principal engineer at Nokia) and Tom De Koninck (consultant media network on Dutch scientific research organization TNO). It also released the next-gen version of VR guidelines which address live VR360, text and fonts in immersive experiences, watermarking 2D framed content and enhanced-quality viewport distribution.
MTS' Media division named Igor Mishin its new vice president. The Russian operator plans to create several branded channels for content delivery, including cable, satellite, IPTV and mobile app. Mishin spent two years at a popular Russian TV network and produced several TV shows.
The UK's Network Services 2 procurement framework added Telefónica UK (O2) to its roster, following the operator's three-year application process and competitive bid. Now O2 can offer the country's public-sector organizations access to telecom services such as Internet access, data provisioning, networks and voice.
Facebook says it has developed a 'technology solution' that enables fiber to be deployed along electrical grid infrastructure in a very cost-effective way and has licensed that solution for free to startup NetEquity Networks.
It wasn't long ago that TV was ranked by subscribers as the most important service in the bundle provided by their communications service provider (CSP). Recent research indicates that for nearly three quarters of subscribers, broadband is now the most important service. Broadcast TV is the most important service to only 15% of North American consumers, replaced by OTT video streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+. In addition, many different competitors are moving aggressively to stake a claim in consumers' homes.
In 2020, CSPs need to fight back by transforming their business models, which are becoming more reliant on a single source of revenue: fixed broadband services.
This webinar will focus on helping CSPs transform their business models by placing a firm focus on delivering a sensational subscriber experience and by offering compelling new services that generate value for subscribers. These actions will reinforce the CSP's strategic position in the home network and position themselves for growth in the next decade.
Key topics include:
Being the first to market with WiFi 6 technology, in response to consumer purchases of new devices over the holidays;
Having the insights needed to proactively resolve issues, often before your subscribers even know that there are issues;
Providing help desk agents with the visibility they need to resolve common subscriber issues more quickly;
Delivering a mobile app, in response to consumer demands for the ability to do some things themselves, rather than having to call technical support; and
Addressing consumer concerns around device security, privacy and control with enhanced security and parental controls.
In this insightful Light Reading radio show, Kurt Raaflaub, Head of Strategic Solutions Marketing, will outline the key service provider challenges, deployment considerations, next-gen Gigabit technologies, and service models to win market share in the rapidly growing MDU market.


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The 2014 Cherokee could be the first Jeep produced in China in nearly 6 years. Jeep CEO Mike Manley said that the Cherokee was an “obvious choice” for local production, as Jeep looks to expand its customer base in China.
Manley noted that the Cherokee could double Jeep’s current 46,000 unit sales. Local production would allow Jeep to avoid import tariffs on the new model, which according to Jeep, has proved overwhelmingly popular in consumer clinics. Currently, the Compass accounts for just over 70 percent of Jeep sales in the country.


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Set up ‘single-window’ for approval of 24X7 commercial ops application: L-G
New Delhi: L-G V K Saxena has directed the Delhi government to develop a single-window system’ for approving applications regarding round-the-clock operations of shops and commercial establishments in the city, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday.
According to the officials, the single-window system will simplify procedures related to registration, amendment and exemption of establishments by bringing various approvals on one platform.
It will help reduce the time taken for getting the approval and make the process smoother for applicants, they said.
Saxena directed the Labour Department to expeditiously develop the system as an integrated portal for approving applications related to shops and business establishments proposing to operate 24x7 across Delhi, they said. However, the Labour Department is duty-bound to observe strict adherence to the stipulated timelines for the disposal of pending as well as fresh applications, according to a note by the department. Recently, Saxena approved a file proposing such exemptions to 155 establishments.
The efforts also aim at providing a fillip to the much desired nightlife’ in the national capital, the official said while stressing the need for making the targeted segment of entrepreneurs and business establishments aware of the guidelines and standard procedure to apply for exemptions under the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954. The exemptions under Sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Act are given to establishments engaged in providing essential services to the people. These sectors include E-commerce, grocery stores, hospitality, airport services, cargo services, cold storage and warehouses, security services and other similar services. The L-G also asked the department for developing a feedback module to identify hitches in the whole process and provide resolution to the same on a real-time basis.


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Bath approves new recycling agreement
The Bath Board of Trustees approved an agreement for the collection of soft recyclables with Great Lakes Recycling Inc., doing business as Simple Recycling, at the April 7 meeting.
According to Township Administrator Vito Sinopoli, soft recyclables include textiles such as clothing, sheets, leather goods and toys.
Through this agreement, each home in Bath will be provided with two to three bags to put their unwanted recyclables in, and on a designated day, residents can place them on the curb. Simple Recycling will pick up the bags and distribute the items to the appropriate places.
“There are three tiers of distributing these items,” Sinopoli said. “The first tier will be items that can be donated to local nonprofits and redistributed, the second will be for items to be shipped overseas, [and] the third will be items that can no longer be used as they are, and they will be recycled.”
Sinopoli said it’s important for people to recycle these kinds of items, because up to 85 percent end up in landfills, when they could have been put to some other use.
Also during the meeting, Zoning Inspector William Funk reported the houses located at 1500 N. Revere and 4458 Granger roads were demolished, but before demolition took place, Habitat for Humanity came in and took many items that could be used in new homes. This not only helped out that program, but prevented still usable items from ending up in a landfill, according to Funk.
In other business, trustees:
- agreed to hire Lane Watson as a part-time police officer;
- approved the sale of four 800 megahertz radios at a cost of $600 each to the Hudson Police Department. These were surplus radios the fire department no longer needs, according to township officials;
- approved the purchase of a BC1200XL brush chipper through the state bid program at a cost of $41,844 from Vermeer Sales & Services;
- approved the purchase of a T-5DT Towmaster Tilt Trailer through the state bid program at a cost of $5,394 from Murphy Tractor & Equipment with a vote of 2-0.
- agreed to remove Scott Finely from probationary status, effective April 15;
- approved a memorandum of agreement with the Summit County Soil and Water Conservation District for storm water pollution prevention services. This is something the township has done for many years, according to township officials; and
- acknowledged the Rotary Club of Fairlawn on its 50th anniversary.
Trustees also agreed to move the next meeting to April 22 at 10 a.m. in Room 200 at Revere High School, 3420 Everett Road. This is something the trustees do yearly to give the seniors an idea of how their local government works, according to township officials.
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Childrens' media habits, burqa swag, Internet of Things, NSA revelations
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-A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit examines adoption of the Internet of Things by the global business community.
-An in-depth report from The Guardian unpacks various implications of the NSA revelations.
–Refinery 29 reports on a WWD study of the shopping habits of Millennials.
-A new report from Kantar Media covers the rise of “digital trendies” in Europe.
-A Pew study examines the growth of digital photo- and video-sharing.
–Businessweek reports on the rise of prank videos in advertising.
–CNN outlines the future of touch technology and the development of haptic (or tactile) devices.
–The New York Times reports on the development of more human-like robots.
–The Wall Street Journal examines how mobile technology is changing the way we dine out.
-While some reports discounted the forecast, Morgan Stanley predicts a global wine shortage.
-“Juice is a new emblem of modern urban virtue, self-control and simplicity,” writes New York in a look at “the newest liquid-nutrition cultists.”
-Pet owners are increasingly applying their own healthier-eating habits to their dogs and cats, reports the AP.
–Bloomberg Businessweek looks at the divergent opinions on genetically modified foods in Brazil and Mexico.
-The Americas are set to surpass Asia-Pacific as luxury’s biggest growth market, according to new research, via FT.
-Writing for the HBR Blog Network, Larry Downes explains why crowdfunding is approaching its “big-bang moment.”
–Businessweek takes a look at the latest in “smart” apparel.
-A GfK survey on attitudes toward wearable tech finds that price is a major barrier, reports The Guardian.
-3D printing is coming to the art world, reports The New York Times, enabling ultra-high-quality reproductions of masterpieces.
–PolicyMic takes a look at why Millennials care as much about a TV show’s creator as its characters.
-Many women in their 20s are ditching the pill in favor of alternative modes of contraception, explains The Guardian.
–The New York Times spotlights the declining interest in humanities among American college students.
-The International Business Times reports that a significant percentage of Chinese who go abroad to study are dropping out.
–The Atlantic covers how social media is redefining “depression.”
–CBC Radio spotlights “burqa swag,” the popularization of Muslim attire as “costume, fashion, provocation and parody.”
–The FT reports on the rising demand for tattoo removal.
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Targeting the complicated companies that fintechs overlook
Fintechs usually focus on niches rather than trying to be a one-stop shop for every type of merchant. But for Nvoicepay, bigger clients mean bigger opportunities.
Sensing a gap left by payments innovators that are focused on smaller companies, Nvoicepay is focusing on the often complicated requirements of large companies with heavy payment volume and layered approvals.
The payment company’s collaboration with accounts payable company Symbeo, announced Tuesday, is designed to boost automation for active B2B payment corridors, tying invoicing, management and execution together in the same experience.
The target market is different than much of the new business payment plays which have been geared toward small companies or niches, enabling online merchants to source internationally through a blockchain or a cloud. Nvoicepay and Symbeo see an opportunity to reach large corporations, or companies that make or receive thousands of payments per year, often involving different parts of a company with different workflows, points of contact and approval protocols.
Like small businesses, these larger companies cling to checks, a costly habit that's been slow to break.
“The needs are different from the mid-market businesses,” said Karla Friede, CEO of Nvoicepay. “Not just in terms of quantity of payment but the environment. It’s more complex to get visibility for payments, which may be coming out of multiple locations with multiple hierarchies and accounting systems that makes cash management more difficult.”
The two companies are focused on organizations that have $750 million and higher in yearly revenue, with more than 5,000 payments per year. The digital process creates a factory of sorts that can manage payments and back office management through a single location.
“We’re looking at enterprises that are growing rapidly, and nobody wants to add headcount to the back office to manage payment processes,” Friede said.
NvoicePay is integrating Symbeo’s accounts payable automation suite with NvoicePay’s digital payment engine. Symbeo captures and digitizes invoice data from mail, fax, and email, and runs it through Nvoicepay, replacing paper invoices and checks with either digital payments or images.
“It’s not just about processing an invoice but making sure the payment is complete,” said Christy Brewer, a founder of Symbeo.
Nvoicepay's Symbeo partnership follows an earlier collaboration with Viewpoint to digitize payments for the construction industry. That collaboration also targets complex management tasks, tying payments to enterprise resource planning systems for construction companies.
Another collaboration with Coupa Software incorporates supply management, requisition, purchase orders, receiving, invoice reconciliation and accounts payable.
Companies such as Ripple have improved automation for small business payments by using distributed ledgers to remove third parties from processing and other inefficiencies. The imaging and e-payments of a collaboration such as Nvoicepay and Symbeo may not grab as much attention, but it can fill the gap for larger companies, according to Gilles Ubaghs, a senior analyst with Aite Group’s wholesale banking and payments practice.
“A lot of the technology that larger businesses are looking at is more established tech,” he said. “it’s not necessarily old technology, but it’s also not the ‘super cool’ new tech.”
Given the focus on most new B2B technology on smaller companies, larger companies are a growth market. “There are a lot of things that can be improved,” Ubaghs said, adding virtual cards will pick up in adoption as a way to streamline sourcing. “You’ll have ‘payment factories’ at a lot of multinationals, where a lot of processes are integrated into a centralized hub.”


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The wave of negativity on Facebook.com and Twitter was motivated by a mass de-listing of any book that dealt even vaguely with sexuality – especially GLBT sexuality. In some cases books that suddenly had no ranking including nothing more subversive than an openly gay author.
For reasons that are obvious, difficult to locate books are also more difficult to sell. This is bad news in nearly any time, but in economic times that squeeze everyone and have further injured sagging book sales, becoming invisible can be a literary death sentence.
Explanations from Amazon have been unconvincing, with the situation being blamed on a “glitch” by some representatives while a form letter from the company insists the action took place “in consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude ‘adult’ material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must be excluded from that feature.”
“Glitch or not, my erotica books still have no rankings,” Bussel complained via Twitter, adding the hash tags, #glitchmyass and #amazonfail to drive home her point.
Ironically, although visitors looking for books on recovering from rape will have a tough time finding appropriate titles due to the de-listing, they can easily locate anti-homosexual books, Playboy centerfold calendars and a wide variety of sex toys.
Although this is the first time that such a mass vanishing of even potentially homoerotic content has taken place on Amazon.com, a variety of writers, including gay memoir author Craig Seymour, took this opportunity to observe that it’s not the first time such works have been re-categorized as “adult,” thus making access to interested customers and accurate cross-promotion and accounting of sales problematic.
The move, whether “glitch” or free speech stifling business policy, has inspired protest petitions, threats of Google bombs and calls for a boycott of the website that currently ranks Mein Kampf and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion but not Brokeback Mountain, Heather Has Two Mommies, Fanny Hill or Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
Amazon representative Patty Smith has informed CNET News that in spite of the form letter’s insistence concerning protecting visitors from unsavory content, Essentially, there’s a glitch in our system and it’s being fixed.”
What circumstances brought about the “glitch” are unknown.
Meanwhile, four U.S. states have legalized same-sex marriage, others are exploring the possibility and Portland Oregon’s “city of books,” Powells.com is gaining subscribers.


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Given the interest and interest it has already received, Tamadoge is expected to be one of the most popular games listings in 2022.
The presale was sold out in less than eight weeks, with investors rushing to purchase TAMA tokens while they were on a discount price, with $19 million raised, and two unknown crypto whales making purchases of 55.8ETH and 40ETH just hours before it sold out.
The project will be listed on the OKX exchange on September 27, 2022, while early investors in the presale may claim their tokens at the Tamadoge website from 8am BST on the September 27, 2022. Further listings on other exchanges will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Tamadoge will be available on the OKX DEX from 4pm BST on the 27th of September, 2022. Analysts predict a pump from the company's original list price of $0.03.
What is Tamadoge (TAMA)?
Tamadoge is a blockchain gaming project that rivals other meme coins Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB). TAMA offers the possibility for huge return on investment with the doge symbolism and community-driven growth that sets it apart.
The $19 million cap raised in a short span made the ICO a major success as it raised more money than Ethereum's initial coin offering, making it the largest altcoin with a current market cap of $165 billion.
ETH's early investors raised $14 million in 2014, with the coin currently trading at around $1,400 after previous highs of almost $5,000, making Tamadoge a promising investment opportunity for the cryptocurrency sector.
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NFT pets will be able to mint NFT pets after the coin has been listed on many exchanges by the end of 2022. Inspired by the kids' Tamagotchi craze in the 1990s, pet owners will be able to feed, care for, and grow their own pets into adults by showering them with digital toys and treats purchased from the pet store.
Holders may use pets to fight other pets for the chance to climb the global leaderboard and win prizes.
The expanded Tamaverse will also include other Tamadoge-based arcade and mini games, which will be released in Q2 2023, before the 3D pets leap out from the screen when an augmented reality app is introduced, allowing owners to take their pets into the real world to explore and hunt for tokens.
According to social media posts, early previews and first glimpses of the game are expected very soon, as the project is in full development.
Tamadoge may well be described as a meme coin, but its tokenomics are quite different from those of traditional meme coins, making it one of the best cryptocurrencies to invest in, according to some.
DOGE was created to be an inflationary peer-to-peer currency that is unlimited in quantity, with a cap of 5 billion new tokens annually, and with a current circulating supply of more than 130 billion. SHIB does have a max supply, but it is 275,000 times bigger than TAMA's 2 billion token limit.
Further, 50% of the items sold during the presale, while another 20% will be used for liquidity on exchanges, while the final 30% will be locked and released for the next ten years, funding the project as it continues along its roadmap.
To put the tokenomics into context, for TAMA to reach $1, it would take a total market of $2 billion, comparable to ApeCoin (APE) or Terra Classic (LUNC)and one that would be 33.33 times the initial list price of $0.03.
The market cap for DOGE to reach $1 would have to be less than $130 billion, a figure that would be greater than all of the top coins except Bitcoin and Ethereum, and one that would be greater than the third and fourth largest coins (USDT and USDC) combined. Even then, new investors would only see a 16x increase from Doges' current $0.06 price at the time of publishing this article.
TAMA also includes a deflationary mechanism that will increase scarcity and should increase value over time, with 5% of pet store transactions being burned.
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Due to the number of rug pulls and honey pot scams that occur in the space, finding the best new cryptos to buy is always tricky. Tamadoge however, has taken several steps to ensure investors have peace of mind before purchasing a project.
Eric Lamontagne has been named the Web3 Full Stack Developer along with Carl Dawkins, the head of development, and senior blockchain developer Siphamandla Mjoli. Before the presale launch, SolidProof conducted a smart contract audit, and CoinSniper completed KYC verification.
Tamadoge has already established a strong social media following, including more than 70,000 Twitter followers and 20 thousand on Discord. The #TamadogeArmy continues to expand and help market the project at a grassroots level, much like DOGE and SHIB supporters did to see their coins grow exponentially.
The project is also holding a $100,000 TAMA token giveaway until October 16, where various tasks such as following the Twitter page will grant one entry. Follow the instructions on how to enter here. The project has also regularly conducted YouTube AMAs and engages and converses with holders on Telegram and Discord. It also provides memes on social media to draw more attention to the project.
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The auto sector is something that Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) investors have learned to monitor. If auto sales are tracking well then satellite radio providers can usually post a pretty good quarter. In January we saw auto sales up over 1 million units and it set the stage for a possible good beginning to 2013. January 2013 saw a nearly 15% improvement over January of the year prior. Early indications in February seem to be that auto sales will remain at a decent clip, but will not match the 15% year over year improvement delivered in January. The reality is that analysts are expecting about a 5% improvement overall this year when compared to last.
In 2012 February saw auto sales come in at 1.151 million. With February of 2013 half way gone, sector tracker Edmunds is estimating that February 2013 will see slightly higher at about 1.189 million. This would represent sales of about 38,000 more units year over year, or a gain of about 3.5% from last year. Should these numbers hold true the rise so far this year at 7.4% would be in the neighborhood and slightly ahead of analyst expectations (5% growth YOY).
This bodes well for Sirius XM on a few fronts. While 15% growth from 2012 would seem good, it would have caused some angst on the cost side of the satellite radio business. Sirius XM has to buy chip-sets and in many cases assist with the cost of the installation. The company uses auto projections to determine its own supply chain. If sales figures were to remain 15% above projections as we saw in January the company would have to outlay more cash than perhaps anticipated. With overall sales now within a comfortable margin as it relates to expectations, the company plans on the cost side do not have to shift very much.
The positive growth in sales should also help GM, Ford (NYSE:F), and Chrysler thin out inventory levels which had gotten as high as 90 days in November of 2012 when the industry seems to be trying its best to stay at about 60 days. Vehicle inventory levels can also impact Sirius XM in a few ways.
First, the longer a car sits on the docks waiting to be sold, the longer it takes Sirius XM to recoup any money invested into the radio. The second reason is specific to Ford and Chrysler, which buy promotional subscriptions at the time of production. Money paid by Ford and Chrysler sits in deferred revenue, a liability on the balance sheet. The longer money sits in deferred revenue the longer the company is waiting to actually book the dollars to revenue. That process can not begin until the car is sold to a consumer. The third reason is that such cars are a drain on ARPU. Last year the "big three" ramped up production leading into the election and saw inventory swell. When Sirius XM delivered its Q4 results earlier this month we actually saw ARPU dip from $12.14 in Q3 to $12.12 in Q4. Part of that is attributable to vehicle inventory sitting on the docks.
What we want to see for a Sirius XM perspective is manageable growth from the auto sector. That appears to be what we are now getting. Ford and Chrysler are now down in the 80s on inventory days, while GM is at 95. While it still seems high, the industry needs to be prepared for March, which is a big month and should see auto sales approach 1.5 million.
Looking forward to March, and trying to get a jump on what Q1 will deliver for Sirius XM, we can anticipate Q1 auto sales in the neighborhood of 3.73 million compared to 3.47 million last year. In real numbers that is a pick up of about 260,000 vehicles, 180,000 of which would be satellite radio equipped. These numbers are quite manageable by Sirius XM on the cost side and should allow the company to keep from reporting a negative surprise in SAC like it did in Q4. That being said, the company deal with Toyota (NYSE:TM) is expanding, so there will be costs to consider on that front.
Why focus on the costs? The answer is simple. We are all well aware that more auto sales bodes well in the longer term. What we want to avoid is being surprised in the shorter term. Every time a satellite radio is installed it is, in theory, good for the long term prospects of the company. Essentially, the company invests a lump sum today to derive longer term benefits over time. Watching auto sales, production, and inventory allows investors to gauge the entire picture.
One key for February is the success of the Presidents Day sales. This is a big month (mid February to mid March) for auto sales. It will be interesting to see what the second half of February delivers.
Disclosure: I am long SIRI. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Uber is continuing to figure out the best way to provide sound customer service to its drivers. The private on-demand car service announced today that it’s trialing in-app phone support for drivers within the San Francisco Bay Area.
The addition of phone support may come as a surprise, given that Uber has implemented changes so that both rider and driver inquiries are managed through the respective apps.
However, project manager Michael Sheppard told VentureBeat that it’s not a reversal of previous updates. “It’s one of the next steps we can take to find out which support channel works best,” she said. “It’s one place to get interaction where [drivers] can get as much context to solve a problem upfront and eliminate all the back and forth.”
Michael Mizrahi, the company’s global community operations lead, believes that this program will be welcomed by drivers: “Partners would love to get in touch with Uber on the phone.”
The thought is that by opening up this extra line of communication between drivers and the company, Uber can provide points of contact that everyone’s comfortable with. “We want to understand what the best mix of support is,” Sheppard said.
Within the Help section of their Uber app, drivers will see all the standard topics and information provided. But in the top right-hand corner of the screen, there will also be a phone icon that, when tapped, will connect drivers to an Uber hotline. Just as you’d expect with an interactive voice response (IVR) system — similar to those used by Comcast or a bank — drivers will hear directory options, such as lost items, payment questions, missed tolls, and more.
The launch of this pilot program is part of the company’s effort to develop its partner app in order to make it more useful to drivers. This update comes on the heels of previous updates, which include the addition of a fuel finder map and enhanced dashboards that drivers can use to find their ratings, reviews, and earnings.
Right now, in-app phone support is limited to the more than 40,000 active drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area, and even then, it’ll be rolling out slowly over the next couple of months. “We’re doing it slowly to understand the volume and type of questions we’ll get,” Sheppard explained.
There are currently no plans to extend this option to riders — they will still be limited to submitting feedback and complaints through the company’s mobile app.
Uber drivers will be notified within the app when they have access to phone support, and it’ll be available on both iOS and Android apps.
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text: 'Change coal fuel into clean fuel' By Kim, Flint Lab Inc.Updated April 11, 2018 Flint Lab together with KTL(Korea Testing Laboratory) participated in the '2018 China Household Heating Expo' in the city of Langfang, Hebei Province, China. The exhibition was held from March 29th to March 31st. In addition to participating in the exhibitions and forums, Flint Lab also visited product testing site for a joint development with Jieran energy Tech Corporation, the local partner company of China. People are carrying briquettes in a local area of Beijing. China's heating industry has been developed in and around the northern hemisphere, where the temperature rapidly and considerably falls in winter. In respect to this, Langfang, Hebei Province was one of the cities where the heating industry has greatly developed. Most of the heating products produced in this region were boiler-type products that use coal fuel, and those were mainly used at general houses in rural areas. People are crowded to enter the exhibition However, as the heating energy(coal) used among the private sector grew each year, the air pollution has been deteriorated. Finally, the Chinese government began to exert pressure on the existing coal heating industry, which was exacerbating air pollution. As a result, '2018 China Household Heating Expo', which reflects the government's willingness to create a clean environment and existing local industries which are supposed to turn this crisis into a new opportunity, showed the newly developed products and technological improvement at its 12th fair. Explaining about Flint's product to the Chinese government official The '2018 China Household Heating Expo' was crowded with lots of visitors. Flint Lab with KTL, being the sole participant from South Korea, have exhibited from 29th to 30th of March and have participated in those many related technology forums. What was different from 2017 was that there were no products that use coal but more products that use alternative fuels such as pellets. We were able to see the industry changing according to the will and demand of the Chinese government to supply the clean energy. Exhibited products were Flint Cook Stove and Flint Boiler which are both being in their commercialization. Various interested parties such as government officials, engineers, local businesses, general buyers, etc. showed high interest in Flint Lab’s products. Especially, prior to the beginning of the exhibition, the official from US Environmental Protection Agency has heard about Flint technology and visited the booth on the day. Flint Lab gifted him with their cook stove. He had introduced the product to the Global Alliance For Clean Cookstoves. Flint Lab and KTL having a meeting with 'Institute of Chinese heating products' On the other hand, Flint Lab also proceeded a Joint research with Jieran energy tech corporation. Jieran Co. is a partner local company of Flint Lab in cooperating with the project for Chinese heating business. Flint Lab and Jieran Co. have together tested in the Shijiazhuang, where the heaters are made and developed. The team of experts from Flint Lab and KTL visited the 'Institute of Chinese heating products' and checked how the products under development are studied in China. The presentation of Chinese new policy stance for the heating industry The Chinese government has completely banned coal products at the end of last year but is now looking for an alternative energy after suffering from winter heating crisis due to a surge in gas prices and lack of fuel infrastructure. Currently, Flint Lab and KTL are developing heating systems that use waste cooking oil, and are planning to cooperate with China's Jieran Co. to launch the business targeting the Chinese market. The products of Flint Lab are able to replace existing coal heating products, enabling cleaner and more efficient heating. This technology has high merit with the ability to recycle waste cooking oil and make it into biofuel, which was conventionally wasted from the industry and the locals. Flint Lab aims to enter China's heating market, which is estimated to exceed 25 billion dollars, with the new type of clean product next year. Also, this clean boiler and heater will be introduced in Korea, so we hope you keep the interest of us! Source:https://www.voakorea.com/a/1773719.htmlhttp://www.economyinsight.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3149 This project was held together with below organization.


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It is indeed a very heartening piece of news that top economists of Standard Chartered predicted that the country’s GDP will grow at over 7 per cent in fiscal year 2022 and will continue to grow at the rate, making the country a $500-billion economy by fiscal year 2026. They also acknowledged that despite the global pandemic Bangladesh’s growth momentum bounced back pretty fast and the per capita income is all set to hit $3,000 by that time.
The government’s successful handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and massive incentive measures to prop up vital sectors including agriculture, export industries and small and medium enterprises during the time of the crisis have helped the economy grow and rebound strongly.
Construction of a plethora of mega projects including the Padma bridge, Metro-rail, Matarbari energy hub and deep seaport, Bangabandhu industrial park and other special economic zones, High-Tech parks, multi-lane highways and well-dredged waterways have accelerated the pace of development. These projects, once implemented, will boost regional connectivity, ensure energy security and usher in a new era in industrialisation.
In the last one decade, under the prudent leadership of Sheikh Hasina, the country has witnessed a tremendous leap in socio-economic indicators. Over the years, the per capita income increased more than three folds to USD 2,227. Remittances increased from USD 9.6 in 2008-09 to 24.8 billion in 2020-21. Export incomes also increased from USD 15.5 billion to about USD 39 billion during this period. The country has not only attained self-sufficiency in food production, but also earned over a billion dollars from export of agricultural processed products.
Despite all of the economic progress what concerns a majority of the people is the galloping inflation rate and widening income inequality. The people at large are benefitting from the national economic success, but a steady rise in inflation is eating up whatever progress they have made in their income generation. Therefore, urgent measures are needed to keep inflation in check.


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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it will introduce ‘Face ID’ on July 1 to enable Aadhaar holders to authenticate their identity to access services, benefits and subsidies. The 'Face ID' would help people without biometrics or those with poor biometrics to avoid authentication failures and financial exclusion. The court has repeatedly been referring to how biometric authentication failures had deprived citizens of their rightful entitlements like pension and provident fund. It has highlighted that people with physical disabilities and the mentally challenged may face the danger of financial exclusion. Accessing benefits In a presentation to the Supreme Court, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey showed photographs of persons a
WhatsApp group tend to be quite irritating sometimes with all participants responding at the same time. Also, WhatsApp groups are proven to be a potential tool to spread rumours and fake news among a large number of users. In order to tackle this, WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a “Restrict Group” feature for its iOS, Android and Windows Phone apps. This feature will only allow WhatsApp group admins to send messages in the group. While all group members will be able to see these messages, only admins will be allowed to respond to these texts. Other group members can only read them. The ‘Restrict Group’ feature will also prevent non-admin participants from sending photographs, videos, GIFs, documents or voice messages if the group admin or admins doesn’t allow them. The feature is sai
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Realme will be launching a new smartphone and several AIoT lineup of products across audio, wearables and smart TV in India soon. Sources close to the development told The Mobile Indian that the brand is planning to launch Realme Smart Cam 360 home security camera, Realme Smart Bulb, a 55-inch TV, wireless and TWS ANC earphones and Realme 7i smartphone in India.
Sources further revealed that all these products will be launched in India at the end of September or the first week of October. They were initially unveiled at the recently concluded IFA event earlier this month.
For audio product range, there might be Realme Buds Wireless Pro ANC neckband earphones and Realme Buds Air Pro ANC TWS earphones. Alongside, the company is also said to launch Realme Watch S Pro as well in the country.
Realme 7i will be launched on September 17 in Indonesia before being launched in India. Realme 7i will feature a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 1600×720 pixels resolution and a refresh rate of 90Hz. The handset is expected to pack a 5,000mAh battery with 18W Fast charging support. It will be powered by the 11nm Snapdragon 662 SoC that clocks at 2.0GHz paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
Realme 7i will be equipped with a quad rear camera setup with a 64-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor, and two 2-megapixel sensors. For selfies, there will be a 16-megapixel camera housed inside the punch-hole in the front.
Realme Smart Cam 360
Realme Smart Cam 360 is said to support 1080p full-HD video recording with features like wide dynamic range and 3D noise cancellation algorithm to improve image quality. The smart camera has a mechanical gimbal that achieves 360-degree panoramic vision. It has an Infrared Night Vision Mode that is automatically enabled in the night. The camera has features like AI motion detection, real-time alert, and two-way voice talk enabling remote calls. It also has a physical cover for privacy.
The Realme Smart Cam 360 comes with microSD expansion up to 128GB. Realme has four global data centres to store the recorded content that can only be accessed by Realme app. AES/TLS 1.2 Encryption algorithm is used for both storing and transmission of data.
Realme Smart Bulb
The Realme Smart Bulb offers 16 million colours, 1700K-6500K Color Temperature. The bulb is made from flame-resistant material and promises up to 13 years of lifespan. It even supports voice command controls, offers surge protection, and has a wide voltage input.
Realme Smart TV 55-inch
The company will also be launching Realme Smart TV 55-inch in India. Realme entered the TV segment earlier this year with the launch of Realme Smart TV. It comes in 32-inch (HD) and 43-inch (full-HD) sizes at a starting price of Rs 12,999. At the IFA event, Realme confirmed that the 55-inch variant will have 108% NTSC colour gamut, ultra-HD resolution screen with HDR support. It is expected to be run Android TV 9 Pie software. The specifications of the TV are unknown at the moment.
Realme Watch S Pro
Realme Watch S Pro will come with a round dial and an AMOLED display. It is likely to come with a 1.39-inches AMOLED touch panel with a resolution of 454 x 454 pixels. It is said to pack a battery with a capacity of 420mAh. It should be able to track steps, distance, calories, and real-time heart rate. As of now, there is no additional information available on the Realme Watch S Pro.
Realme Buds Wireless Pro ANC neckband earphones and Realme Buds Air Pro ANC TWS earphones
Realme plans to bring two new TWS earbuds with ANC dubbed Realme Buds Air Pro and Buds Wireless Pro in India. The Realme Buds Air Pro will come in true wireless (TWS) format, while the Buds Wireless Pro will have a neckband design. Both of these earphones are stated to feature Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology. The information on the features of both of them is very scarce at the moment.


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LARRY KANTER Staff Reporter
What could be more American than ketchup?
U.S. supermarket sales of Mexican salsas and marinades hit $764.7 million last year, far eclipsing those of ketchup, which sold $431.3 million in 1996, according to Information Resources Inc., a market research firm in Chicago.
That fact is among the most frequently touted by L.A.’s ethnic food manufacturers, which aim to duplicate salsas’ success and make their products more of a staple in kitchens in Southern California and nationwide.
Towards that end, some 40 L.A. ethnic and specialty food processors recently formed their first-ever industry organization, the Food Industry Business Roundtable, or FIBR.
By joining together, local food companies hope to boost their profile, both in Southern California and around the country. They also aim to create a forum in which small, often-isolated specialty food manufacturers can share ideas and strategies.
“Hopefully, it will give us a louder voice,” said Mark Roth, president of El Burrito Mexican Foods in the City of Industry.
If the industry’s voice currently is muted, it’s not for lack of numbers. Food processing is one of the region’s largest manufacturing sectors particularly in the low-income communities of Southeast and South Central Los Angeles.
RLA, the business development group that helped the firms organize under FIBR, estimates that 700 local food companies employ more than 30,000 people and generate some $4.9 billion in annual sales.
Many of those companies are small, family- and minority-owned firms that are well-established in their particular niches, but whose owners are unsure of how to bring their products to the nation’s table.
FIBR intends to address that issue, and others. A luncheon held last month featured workshops on how to export food products, as well as how to take advantage of state-sponsored job-training programs.
Some FIBR members also hope a higher profile will attract investors looking to buy into the growing popularity of ethnic food products.
“(L.A.) is the premier source of ethnic food processing,” said Henry Leong, vice president of Quon Yick Noodles Inc. in Lincoln Heights. “We don’t get the attention we deserve.”
With about 40 employees working in two factories, and yearly sales of more than $1 million, Quon Yick Noodles is one of the area’s largest Chinese noodle manufacturers. For 40 years, the company’s noodles, wonton skins and eggroll wrappers have been sold in Asian groceries throughout Southern California.
More recently, Leong began making headway in getting his products on the shelves of mainstream supermarkets located in neighborhoods with large Asian populations.
While the appetite for ethnic foods is pronounced in Southern California, the rest of the country is not far behind, said Tim Willard, a spokesman for the National Food Processors Association, an industry group in Washington D.C.
“The taste of America has changed,” said Willard. “The average American is more willing to experiment, both in restaurants and in their own cooking.”
Nonetheless, small ethnic food firms have a tough time getting into big, mainstream supermarkets, largely because of the large chains’ practice of charging food manufacturers for shelf space.
Depending on the product, those so-called “slotting fees” could cost a food company as much as $700 per store to launch just one new product line, said Leong.
As a result, many local firms concentrate on selling their products to restaurants, said Kenny Yee, president of Wing Hing Noodle Co. in South Central Los Angeles, which employs 30 workers and sells $4 million a year in noodles, won ton and fortune cookies to restaurants nationwide.
“Restaurant people are more open,” said Yee. “They’re getting creative and trying to use our products in their own recipes. That’s our focus in trying to sell in the mainstream market.”
Roth of El Burrito learned the hard way that going mainstream often can be a mixed bag.
After scoring considerable success selling its super-hot fresh salsas in the local Hispanic market, Roth toned down the spiciness in an effort to appeal to more-mainstream palates. The salsa craze was raging, scores of new companies were entering the market, and moving towards the center seemed like a sound growth strategy.
But Roth found that any gains in new customers were being offset by a drop in sales to his loyal Hispanic shoppers, who had been turned off by the milder flavor.
Now, he said, El Burrito makes two fresh salsas a fiery hot one for the Hispanic market and a mild one for the mainstream.
“It’s what we should have done that in the first place,” Roth conceded.


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Doth mine eyes deceive me? This week’s news stories all have an air of the inconceivable about them, the unpredictable, perhaps even the previously considered impossible. Apple released startling statistics for its App Store which, while far from unpredictable, are really fucking incredible, Playstation Plus celebrated its first birthday, Facebook hit three-quarters of a billion users and Ubisoft went on record saying that Far Cry 3 would be 10 times bigger than Far Cry 2 – a game ten times too big for its own good.
And yet the highlight (which didn’t actually take place but was widely reported on this week) was even more unthinkable. Onward.
Sultan of the Trolls Tim Langdell Releases Actual Game: Sprawling Science Fiction MMO Featuring Revolutionary 4D Graphics, Support For Mind-Play and Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.
Not really, it’s a silly little 3D ball rolling game.
Despite being hoofed in the face by the Horse of Justice, troll extraordinaire Tim Langdell, who has dedicated the best (debatable) part of his life to hounding real game developers, only went and released an actual, genuine, bona fide, legitimate, playable videogame on the iPhone. Living up the “playing games so you don’t have to” mantra – but not going as far as to line the infamous bugaboo’s pockets – I played the free version. Protip: don’t.
The game, inspirationally and delicately titled EDGEBobby 2, perturbs to be the sequel to the 1986 title Bobby Bearing but as that predates my existence by almost a half-decade, to my ignorant eyes it’s Marble Madness with a tinge of Mobi Games’ Edge by way of The Elephant Man because to look at it is like cheese-grating your eyes.
That awkward EDGE in the title is likely placed to underpin Langdell’s unwavering belief that he’s the proprietor of the word. He isn’t, of course, having emerged defeated from his court case mid last month, a moment that ushered in a wave of schadenfreude among his many enemies.
But what of the game! Two seconds spent in its unsavoury company and it’s clear that it was assembled in the time it took Langdell’s TV dinner to cook one Saturday night. Menus are garish, buttons take about seven taps before they respond and the word “Rerolled” is employed. You maneuver the charmless Bobby through Marble Madness-esque levels by drawing his route, which is difficult when your eyes are shedding tears of blood. You can’t fall out of the world but with controls like this you can chalk that up as an ingenius decision on Langdell’s behalf.
Suffice to say it’s a right old shocker and the review section of the game has been annexed by gamers eager to let Langdell know what they think of him.
Chizzer71 went with the candid: “Tim, i hope u get face aids”.
Ngc891 conjured up some truth: “I would like to thank him [Langdell] however for releasing this free version. That way people can vent their anger at him. Not a wise decision.”
Michael Blumental didn’t mince words: “The game itself is as fun as eating soup with a fork. Bad ugly soup.” But do you eat soup or do you drink it?
Jimran Buffalo – more than just a man with an amazing name – spewed invective in style: “Most vile, uninspired piece of crap that has ever been created within the entire history of the universe.” Jimran Buffalo there, clearly never having watched A Night in Paris.
What next for Langdell then? Only time will tell, but if we have to wait another 20-odd years for his next game it will be all too soon.
Ubsisoft: Far Cry 2 too Small
There were plenty of viable criticisms levelled at Far Cry 2 but it lacking in the map-size department was not one of them. The game took place in a beautiful, sprawling but largely empty Africa that took about twelve Earth days to travel across, partly on account of the fact that every 50 meters your car would break down and you’d have to get out and hold Y to fix it. But apparently that wasn’t enough for Ubisoft, who may or may not have been playing Just Cause 2 incessantly for the past year.
Speaking to Edge Magazine, Ubisoft man Jason VandenBerghe said: “If you look at the vistas and the scale of Far Cry 1 and 2, take that and multiply it by ten, we want to take that even further. We’re focusing on taking that scale and making it dense, so that around every corner there’s something to find or see.
“That’s a key in open-world experiences. We ask ourselves: if there wasn’t anyone to shoot in the game, could it still be fun?”
Ten times? Really? I think this is a willy waving contest. There’s no way Far Cry 2 would have benefited from being ten times larger and unless Ubisoft are planning to include helicopters that airdrop jet-fighters at the touch of a button ala Just Cause 2 I fail to see how this is going to enhance the Far Cry formula, which wore realism on its sleeve last time out.
Playstation Plus Statistics
Playstation Plus celebrated its first birthday recently and Sony took the opportunity to reflect on the subscription services’ introductory year:
“[…]while we said we’d deliver over £200 of content during the year, we totted up the totals for all the games, discounts themes and avatars and the value actually came to over £700,” he said.
“In anyone’s eyes that’s a pretty good deal for under £3.50 a month!”
Indeed. What the press release fails to acknowledge is that £700 figure is based on RRPs – the price no games sell at. It’s also worth noting that should you ditch your subscription to Playstation Plus you forfeit that £700 of content and your £40 subscription fee.
Still, taking off my cynical sombrero for a moment, that’s not a bad haul at all.
More than 15 billion apps have been downloaded on the App Store, 5 billion of those in the past seven months. Seriously.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg has announced that Facebook has 750 million active users (to qualify as “active”, users have to have logged in within the past 30 days). I’m friends with 160 of them, pitiful.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride Corp PPC.N said it is likely to raise chicken prices as it works to pass on this year’s higher feed costs.
The Greeley-Colorado based company on Friday reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss to send it shares down more than 6 percent, as the higher feed costs, winter storms, and an inventory reduction effort hurt margins.
Damage from this week’s storms and tornadoes in the Southeast will temporarily reduce U.S. chicken production, the company said in an investor conference call. About 100 of its chicken houses, out of about 16,400, were damaged or destroyed and power was knocked out to two processing plants.
Pilgrim’s Pride, like other meat companies, has been trying to raise prices to cover higher costs for feed and fuel. In addition, the No. 2 U.S. chicken producer has been on a cost-cutting effort targeted to trim $400 million.
It also projected feed prices to be up $500 million for the year.
“We will continue to look at further price increases,” Chief Executive Bill Lovette said in a statement.
The company’s cost-cutting includes everything from replacing paper towels with electric hand driers to hand-processing chicken to get more meat per bird, he told Wall Street analysts on the call.
The company, which is majority owned by Brazilian meat producer JBS SA (JBSS3.SA), reported its loss had widened to $120.8 million, or 56 cents per share, in the first quarter ended March 27 from $45.5 million, or 21 cents a share, a year earlier.
Analysts on average had expected a loss of 22 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Revenue rose to $1.9 billion from $1.6 billion.
“It is not surprising that they were losing money. The feed costs continued high during that quarter and chicken prices were disappointing,” said Paul Aho, economist with consultancy Poultry Perspective, who blamed the prices on excess supply.
Exports were up 90 percent helped by a lower dollar and buyers switching from higher-priced beef and pork. Sales to Japan increased following the earthquake there, said Lovette.
Domestic fresh chicken sales to foodservice were flat, but better for frozen meat going to foodservice and retail.
Pilgrim’s Pride is the No. 2 chicken producer behind Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N), which reports quarterly results May 9..
“On the poultry side it should be a bad quarter for Tyson,” Aho said in reaction to Pilgrim’s Pride’s results.
Heather Jones, analyst with BB&T Capital Markets, maintained a “hold” recommendation on Pilgrim’s Pride and said she expects Tyson’s chicken unit to fare better than Pilgrim’s as Tyson should not be pressured by excess inventory. Tyson also produces beef and pork.
“I think Tyson will have some affect from the weather, but not as big,” said Jones. “They are going to weak, but they are not going to be in the same ball park as Pilgrim’s.”
Pilgrim’s said a number of its plants briefly closed in January because of winter storms. The storms also slowed sales as consumers stayed at home.
Feed costs were up $188 million for the quarter from a year earlier, the company said. Strong demand by ethanol processors and grain exporters have pushed up the price of feed corn.
The company said it had purchased its corn needs for the balance of the year and 50 percent of soybean meal.
Shares of Pilgrim’s Pride were down 6.3 percent at $6.09 in midday trading.
At Thursday’s close, they had fallen 7.8 percent for the year.
Reporting by Bob Burgdorfer; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn, Dave Zimmerman


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