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With even the leftovers from Thanksgiving starting to dwindle and the more standard video-watching snacks returning to the regular rotation, streaming video is no less massive a field than it ever was. This week brought plenty of developments in the field, and as such, this week’s coverage comes along to run down some of the biggest points of a week stacked full of amazing news. So settle in and let's run down the biggest and brightest.
First we got a look at the profitability of streaming video. Forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media (News - Alert) suggest that by 2017, the online video market will be worth $37 billion total. Interestingly, this comes in a marketplace in which many video services are not only free to use, but where free to use services are more frequently used than their paying-basis counterparts. But the online video market also includes things like video advertising, the products of pay-TV operations, and even live online video content.
Next came a closer look at some concepts that are unnerving to standard television operators such as the familiar “cord cutters” and the somewhat newer “cord nevers.” The two forces – one comprised of those who have recently canceled their cable service in favor of online alternatives (also called “cable cutters”) and the other of those who have never had cable service – represent a significant problem to cable television operations, including those recent advancements in TV Everywhere productions.
Then we examined the newest move on LG U+'s part, which brought Envivio (News - Alert) into the fold as a way to power their new LG U+tv G service. LG U+ was already using Envivio for its 126 channel-strong TV Everywhere package, but now, Envivio is directly tied into LG U+'s multiscreen service as well. This new coalition allows LG U+tv users to get in on both live channels and on-demand services, with a variety of Google (News - Alert) Apps – including Chrome, the always-popular YouTube and Google's bread-and-butter Search function – all on one handy screen.
Foxtel brought in the next piece of news with the new launch of Foxtel Go, an app that incorporates live and on-demand TV Everywhere service, to iPad users in Australia. Now, subscribers will be able to get an app that offers 21 channels on the go, including such big names as National Geographic, A&E, Sky News and several others. Foxtel previously brought a similar service to the Xbox 360 as well as brought it to connected TV systems. Foxtel also promises other measures to come, with even more opportunities to get content to viewers.
Finally, we got a look at the issue of Smart TV sales and their relevant connections. As it turns out, a wide number of Smart TV devices are being sold, but very few of them are being connected. Informa Telecoms & Media conducted the research behind this one, and discovered that, by 2017, fully 220 million Smart TV devices will be sold, up from 54 million this year. But Smart TVs aren't being used to their fullest, and many users are eschewing the connections in their televisions in favor of dedicated streaming devices like Apple (News - Alert) TV and Roku boxes.
So that was the week that was in streaming video; with plenty of issues showing up from the future of TV Everywhere to the overall progress of the streaming video market, there was a lot to talk about. Our global online community is constantly on the lookout for more, so be sure to join us back here next week for more, and every weekend for our week in review coverage!


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Mexichem is to distribute Honeywell's R488A (Solstice N40) in the European Union and will sell the product as Klea 448A.
Sarah Hughes, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India commercial director for Mexichem’s Fluor Business Group, said: “We are committed to offering our European customers a product range which suits their needs today as well as safeguarding the future.
"We identified Klea 448A as a product which would complement our current product offering and give our customers a product that meets the future requirements of the EU market.”
A significant number of European retail professionals who responded to a survey by Emerson said they were unaware of upcoming regulatory changes related to the phase down of HFCs as refrigerants.
The study showed that the retail industry was lagging behind schedule due to a lack of clarity in regulatory changes and replacement technologies available, with 40 per cent of respondents unaware of the changes and nearly half (44 per cent) either yet to make the shift, or unsure. However, 81 per cent of respondents viewed the shift from HFCs to natural refrigerants as a positive change.

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Samsung, the tech giant, unveiled on Wednesday a new line of smartphones-the Galaxy S10.
The new smartphone comes with triple-cameras, ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensors, and is the first mainstream phone to have one-terabyte (TB) of storage.
The inauguration of the Galaxy S10 is considered to be the tech firm’s most important event this year, as Samsung is fighting intense competition from China’s Huawei and the US’s Apple.
The S10 comes in versions initially priced at $749 for the entry level, the 5.8in S10e at $899 for the 6.1in Galaxy S10, and $999 for the 6.4in S10+. Meanwhile the 6.4in S10 5G’s price has yet to be announced.
The launch comes days before the Mobile World Congress-the world’s largest mobile industry exhibition set to take place in Barcelona-where Samsung’s rivals will disclose new handsets of their own.
The Galaxy S10’s new Infinity-O display-which will have a small hole directly in the screen-will attract buyers and prove that the company is able to build on its previous successes with new innovations and additions to the already successful Galaxy range.
Samsung is attracting customers through offering a device with top-of-the-line processors, in-display fingerprint scanners, and a new triple-camera system.
The Galaxy S10 and S10+ have a new 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera, and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera on the back – which is a similar combination used by Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro to a great extent.
Meanwhile, the smaller Galaxy S10 will have a 6.1in screen with a 10-megapixel selfie camera. The larger Galaxy S10+ has a 6.4in screen with an oval-shaped hole containing a dual-selfie camera for refined images.
Both versions will have at least 128GB of storage but the top-of-the-line S10+ also comes in a special version with a ceramic back, 12GB of RAM and 1TB in storage – a first for a mainstream phone.
In addition to this, Galaxy launched a smaller and cheaper version of its new flagship, Galaxy S10e, which has a 5.8in screen which is flat and a more traditional capacitive fingerprint scanner on the side.
Moreover, the smartphone will include a 5G version which will be available for purchase later on this year, to coincide with the launch of a new 5G networks in some countries.
Samsung also launched a foldable smartphone-the Galaxy Fold, which is the first smartphone to fold into a tablet. Samsung said the Galaxy Fold would open up to create a 7.3in (18.5cm) tablet-like display and would be able to run up to three apps at once.
A demo showed off the features by which the device transferred from one mode to another much more smoothly than had been the case with an earlier foldable phone-Royole’s FlexPai. The Galaxy Fold is set to launch on 26 April and will start at $1,980.


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Mobile phone company Research In Motion (RIM) has launched its first ever tablet device in the UK today, the Blackberry Playbook.
The makers of the Blackberry series of mobiles is hoping to challenge the market dominating iPad and others such as the Samsung Galaxy in the lucrative and fast growing tablet market.
Features of the new device, which weighs 425g and measures 130mm x 194mm x 10mm, include an LCD touch screen, dual HD cameras, 1GB of RAM memory, GPS, gyroscope and digital compass.
It was launched in the US and Canada on April 19th 2011 and is becoming available to customers in 30 other countries over the next month.
Customers may be disappointed by the lack of email and calendar functions, which will be available in an update later in the year, as Blackberry phones made their name as a non-flashy but affective business tool.
Critics have also pointed out the small number of apps currently available on the platform which limit its appeal, and it will not be easy establishing itself against such well-known competitors.
Earlier this week fellow telecommunication company Nokia won an out of court settlement which it had been pursuing against Apple over patent infringement regarding the company’s iPhone product.
The accusations of stealing technology demonstrate the growing tension and competition within the sector, as mobile devices become increasingly ubiquitous.
Nokia is developing Windows-based phone at presents as the number of players in the smartphone and tablet industry continues to grow.


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Penneys owner Primark has announced plans to move 220 UK-based roles to its Irish headquarters in Dublin.
The company said the changes were part of an ongoing review of operations to improve efficiencies and support growth. However, it has denied a report that staff were given an ultimatum to move to Dublin or face redundancy.
“All of our people who are in any affected roles will have the opportunity to work in Dublin,” it said.
“We recognise that being based in Dublin may not be an option for everybody and if an alternative position cannot be found, then redundancy will be our last resort,” the company said.
Primark, which has 37 stores in the Republic, also denied the reorganisation had anything to do with Brexit.
“This decision is solely for the purposes of driving operational efficiency and is completely unrelated to any other external factors,” it said.
Last month, the retailer’s owner AB Foods rebuked the British government for contemplating leaving the European Union without a deal, suggesting the uncertainty was impacting its operations.
Primark confirmed the proposed changes would affect staff across its buying, merchandising, design, quality and sourcing operations at its Reading office in the UK. There were 220 people based in Reading who would be offered roles in Dublin, it said.
"Currently, our product operations are separated across two locations, Dublin and Reading," chief executive Paul Marchant said.
“From September 2019, we will be amalgamating all our buying, merchandising, design, quality and sourcing operations to be based at our headquarters in Dublin,” he said.
“This change will ensure our business strategy and our expansion into new international markets is fully supported,” he said. The group’s Reading office will remain open, with about 270 staff not subject to the move to Ireland, the company said.
Primark people and culture director Lorraine Culligan said: "It is important that the scale of our business and the needs of our customers are reflected in our internal structures as Primark continues to grow."
“All of our people who are in any affected roles will have the opportunity to work in Dublin,” she said.
Ms Culligan said Primark’s office in Reading would continue to play a vital role in the business.
AB Foods, which owns the Primark label and food brands such as Ovaltine, Ryvita, Twinings and Jordans said last month the uncertainty over Brexit was impacting the group’s current operations, noting it had packaged grocery products exports in transit on the sea.
“We don’t know now whether they will be considered to be an import from the EU or from a country that they haven’t got a trading relationship with,” finance director John Bason said.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) General Motors (GM) has opened its first Russian assembly plant.
The $300 million, 70,000-car-a-year factory dedicated Friday just outside St. Petersburg is a bright spot for the staggering automotive giant.
This plant is GM's first in Russia, where demand for cheap, well-built cars has exploded amid a decade-long economic boom.
GM already produces 100,000 cars a year through Russian joint ventures.
The St. Petersburg region has become a mecca for foreign car manufacturers. Ford and Toyota have opened plants there and Nissan, Hyundai and Suzuki will be launching production soon.
Elsewhere, GM is having one of the worst years in its history.
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Other states seed-to-sale tracking systems have troubles of their own Photo: iStock Photo
Licensed marijuana product growers and retailers have been very unhappy with Washington States new seed-to-sale marijuana tracking system that went live on 1 February.
Buggy software has kept many suppliers from shipping their products because of manifest errors and, equally, retailers from accepting their orders. While Washingtons Liquor and Cannabis Board officials have insisted that the myriad software problems are being fixed or work arounds exist for most of them, it also has disclosed that the tracking system experienced a cyber intrusion.
In a letter to licensees, the Liquor and Cannabis Board stated that on 1 February someone downloaded a copy of the traceability database, which in turn affected key operations of the tracking system in a way the Board refused to disclose. The intruder was able to access information for four days of marijuana deliveries, including delivery-vehicle information together with type, license-plate number and VIN numbers. The Liquor and Cannabis Board said that since the latter information was publicly available and no personal information was accessed, there was no need for anyone to be concerned. Retailers and growers, however, were not exactly comforted by the Boards reassurances.
Like most other states that have legalized marijuana in some form, Washington State requires that marijuana products be tracked from seed, or when its planted, to sale to a customer, so the state will have insights into the state of the market and movements of the products. The state, which allowed the retail sale of marijuana in 2014, initially used the software provided by BioTrackTHC. However, the company decided against bidding fo...


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Our View: DekelOil has announced the completion of its kernel crushing plant ahead of our expectations.
DekelOil – Kernel crushing plant operational
DKL LN (1.05p, TP 1.75p), Market Cap: £16m (Corporate Stock)
Our View: DekelOil has announced the completion of its kernel crushing plant ahead of our expectations. The plant should grow earnings in line with our forecasts from FY2016 and the early start will create some modest marginal income, de-risking our FY2015 forecasts. More importantly the announcement shows that management are building a track record of delivering on expectations. We reiterate our BUY recommendation and target price of 1.75p.
- Kernel crushing plant starts commercial operations – DekelOil has announced that its kernel crushing plant has commenced commercial operations and sales following successful pilot testing. This is well ahead of our expectation of a January start.
- Sales of palm kernel oil and palm kernel cake commenced – Currently DekelOil sells palm kernels at around €180/t. The crushing plant will allow it to extract premium priced palm kernel oil which is currently selling for around €850/t. The remaining palm kernel cake sells for €150/t. With an oil extraction rate of 45% we estimate that the crushing plant will add almost €2m to revenue in FY 2016, an uplift of 8% on underlying revenue.
- Full production from crushing plant by start of January – Sales have already commenced but the plant will ramp up to full production over the next eight weeks. This period will provide income over and above our forecasts but it will be marginal during the ramp up period and we are leaving our FY2015 forecasts unchanged although these are now significantly de-risked.
- Our target price continues to offer significant upside – We value DekelOil at 1.75p based on a DCF using a WACC of 1.3% based on a cost of equity of 15%, cost of debt of 10.5% and a terminal growth rate of 1.5%.
- Clear sign that management can deliver – DekelOil has already shown that it can deliver with the on-time completion of the palm oil mill at Ayenouan. Today’s announcement continues that trend. Given that a key risk to our valuation is the delivery of the company’s growth plan we see today’s announcement as extremely reassuring.


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The Harkness Screens Clarus XC will be the screen of choice for theatrical presentations during Cinemacon 2017.The show’s auditorium in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace will feature a 71-foot by 30.25-foot Clarus XC 170 screen to showcase the latest laser projection technology and current generation xenon projection both in 2D and 3D.
Designed to work with all polarized 3D systems and designed for polarized laser 3D presentation due to its speckle reduction properties, Clarus XC screens create visibly deeper 3D content.
“We’re delighted to continue our long association with Cinemacon providing our Clarus XC technology to the Colosseum for the fourth successive year,” said Richard Mitchell, vice president global marketing & commercial development at Harkness Screens. Each year Mitch (Neuhauser) and his team along with the outstanding team from Boston Light and Sound create a truly magnificent environment for major Hollywood studios and manufacturers to showcase the best of cinema and we’re honoured to be a part of that.”
The screen will also feature Harkness’ exclusive 4K Digital Perforation Pattern designed to improve sound transmission in the spoken range, reduce moiré effect often seen in 4K projection and increase light reflectivity.
In addition to the showcase Clarus XC screen, Harkness will also provide a Matt Plus screen to the Colosseum for showcasing the latest projection offerings from Dolby and Christie.
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People's Car Project concepts showcasedWed, 02 May 2012
Volkswagen is currently showcasing three of its vehicle and technology concepts created under the ‘People's Car Project' at this year's Beijing auto show.
The Hover Car, the Music Car and the Smart Key concepts – created by users of the website, which has seen 33 million visitors – are just three of more than 119,00 ideas submitted, leading the project to be indefinitely extended as Volkswagen uses the findings to influence its future design strategy.
The ‘Hover Car' is an environmentally friendly two-seater city car that, unsurprisingly, hovers above the ground. Using the Hover Car concept the automaker is studying how a zero-emissions vehicle could travel using electromagnetic roads in the future.
Simon Loasby, Head of Design at Volkswagen Group China, said: "The creative ideas from the ‘People's Car Project' give us a valuable insight into the wishes of Chinese drivers. The trend is towards safe cars that can easily navigate overcrowded roads and have a personal, emotional and exciting design."
The ‘Music Car' is equipped with organic LEDs that see the exterior color of the car change according to the music the driver is playing. The fact that the younger generation of Chinese drivers has submitted this indicates how a car symbolizes individuality, self-expression and taste.
The ‘Smart Key' is the last concept developed as part of the PCP that illustrates the continuing integration of different online technologies. The 9mm key features a touchscreen that displays information about fuel, climate, and security via 3G. Realtime satellite imagery means the driver is also provided with a bird's eye view of the car.
Luca de Meo, Director of Marketing, Volkswagen Group and the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, said: "We are no longer just building cars for, but also with customers and at the same time initiating a national dialog which gives us a deep insight into the design preferences, needs and requirements of Chinese customers."
A new ‘People's Car Project' phase is set to be launched within the next few month in which users can submit design, personalization and connectivity ideas as well as suggestions about the environment. The PCP online community will then evaluate the drafts before experts assess the concepts and award the winning designs.
Felix Somerville-Scharf, Head of New Mobility at Volkswagen New Mobility Services Investment, gave delegates at our recent CDN-Interior Motives China conference – held two days prior to the Beijing auto show – a sneak preview of the concepts ahead of their launch.
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The beer-savvy folks over at the website Thrillist have decided to come up with their list of the “definitive” IPAs (not double or triples, mind you, just the plain ol’ IPA) and, perhaps not surprisingly, our hometown brews pretty much cleaned up – three of the top 10 are brewed in Sonoma County and eight were from California. A smashing victory for the West Coast style, it appears.
According to the Thrillist’s panel of judging experts, the top 10 were:
10. Lagunitas IPA
This is interesting since all of these brews handily beat out this year’s most buzzed-about beer, Heady Topper from The Alchemist in Vermont. The beer is distributed only within a few miles of the brewery, but is garnering top ratings on respected beer sites and raves on discussion groups. That supply and demand situation has set off a frenzy, forcing the brewery to shut its retail store because of huge crowds showing up to buy in person, and leading state liquor agents to launch a crackdown on black market online beer sales. But despite the buzz, Heady Topper comes in only 25 on the 45-entry list.
The list is also interesting because it comes at a time when Lagunitas founder Tony Magee is in a beef, so far a one-sided beef, with Sam Adams, which is just launching it’s Rebel IPA, described as a West Coast style IPA. Tony has interpreted the marketing campaign as something of a personal affront, since he was one of the pioneers (some say the outright inventor) of the West Coast style – typically a bright yellow color with a powerful punch of hops, a sharp contrast to the maltier East Coast IPAs and the British bitters and pale ales that are the ancestors of both. He (and possibly others) sees this as a bit of me-too-ism by a company that built its reputation on the much milder Boston Lager.
Tony took to his Twitter feed (which he calls his own personal radio station) earlier this month to complain:
“Learned that SamAdams’ Rebel IPA marketing plans incl specifically targeting our biz as well as other craft IPA. Flattering & sad, it is … Sam Adams /Boston Beer is powerful, but what is it about power that so inevitably corrupts. [EXPLETIVE] them. We’re ready. Drink what thrills ya … I say it’s sad because ‘parody is the last resort of a desperate artist’. So said Papa Hemmingway decades ago. Still true.”
So far, it does not appear that Sam Adams has taken the Twitter bait, but Tony’s tweets did set off a round of pro-Lagunitas replies from Tony’s tribe of loyal customers, promising not to buy the interloper Sam Adams beer.
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Finally! A Rapportive Replacement has Arrived
We were shocked and oh-so disappointed last month to learn that our beloved ‘Rapportive for Gmail’ Chrome extension, was no longer going to have the functionality we once loved it for. But, you know what they say, “all good things must come to end”, and that was certainly true of Rapportive once LinkedIn had had their wicked way with it.
But wait! Is that a light at the end of the tunnel I see?! Why yes, yes it is! Turns out, recruitment fans, that Rapportive has itself a twin brother (one that hasn’t been bought by LinkedIn) and he goes by the name of Rapporto.
Rapporto “shows you everything about your contacts right inside your inbox” including the contact’s job title, their Facebook profile, their Twitter account, their LinkedIn, their Google+ and a few more besides. Reviews of the product are really good so far with many people saying they have gone ahead and replaced the “broken” Rapportive with it’s “solid replacement“, Rapporto, and are “very happy and satisfied” to do so. Some users even went on to say “this is actually better than Rapportive“!
It’s little less slick then Rapportive was in it’s heyday in our opinion, but hey, it works!
Download Rapporto here.
Pinterest Take on the World of Messaging
If there’s one thing we thought the app store didn’t need right now, it’d be yet another messenger app. I mean we already have WhatsApp, SnapChat, Hangouts, Line, Kik and Facebook’s new Messenger app, so why would Pinterest (most famous for it’s visual content than the written word) spend time building and releasing a Messenger app of their own?
Pinterest users send 2 million pins to their friends, colleagues and family every day. And up until now there has never been a native way for responding to the those pins, short of sending your friend/colleague/sister an email. And that’s where Pinterest’s latest venture, the Pinterest Messenger, comes in. Unlike Facebook’s new Messenger app which just let’s you send a quickly hello, Pinterest’s messaging service pins (use the pun) conversations around an object. “We see it as heavier weight than a Facebook Messenger” says Tom Watson, the product’s designer. “It’s more of a conversation around an object than just a quick hello.”
But the really impressive thing about Pinterest messages is that the pins you send within the app retain all the functionality of a pin you see anywhere else on the site. Anything you can do with a pin on Pinterest’s web site, you can do inside a message: pin it to a board of your own, send it to another friend, or click the heart’ to add it to your list of favourites. You can even drag a pin from the site into a message.
That might not sound like much, but it blows most other internal messaging products out of the water. Unless you’re among the relatively few number of verified users, Twitter’s years-old direct-message feature still won’t let you send most URLs, even though sharing links is a core use of the platform. It was big news last December when Twitter DMs finally added the ability to send photos. Meanwhile on Facebook, shared links can be opened and not much else. Pinterest goes an additional step further by letting you send entire boards or user profiles to your friends using the message feature. It also includes group chat for up to 10 people!
To see more about how this ingenious little app works, watch this video:
HiringSolved Hold LinkedIn at Gunpoint.Kinda
Yep, this is definitely one of the nastiest lawsuits we’ve witnessed in a long time, but a throughly entertaining one too! Long story short, if you’re not already familiar with the lawsuit that’s been rattling on for months; HiringSolved scraped LinkedIn’s data, LinkedIn sued them for it and HiringSolved surrendered.
Now, as part of the settlement, the talent aggregator, has to destroy all of the data it collected from LinkedIn. But they never intended to do that the easy way. Oh no!
Instead of just deleting the data (it was digital after all), the aggregator decided it’d be way more fun to dump it all onto around 40 disks or so, take them out to the Arizona desert, use them as clay pigeons and have a lot of fun at LinkedIn’s expense!
More information on this fantastic publicity stunt here.
Twitter Betas Promoted Videos for Advertisers
Developments are happening thick and fast when it comes to Twitter’s advertising platform between promoted accounts, promoted tweets and Twitter cards, there are some fantastic options now available to recruiters looking to advertise there jobs more cleverly and successful on Twitter. And Tuesday saw the announcement of yet another fantastic Twitter advertising product: promoted video.
Yes, the beta launch of promoted video that allows advertisers (Read: Recruiters) to upload and track user (Read: Candidate) engagement is here. On their official blog Twitter stated “Earlier this year, we began testing a new Twitter Video Card that streamlines video playback and brings a one-tap viewing experience in our users’ timelines. These tests have shown that Tweets containing native Twitter video generate better engagement and more video views than before. After months of experiments and feedback from users and brands, we’re excited to announce a beta test of Promoted Video on Twitter!”
They also went on to point out that advertisers using promoted videos will have access to “robust video analytics” including video completion percentage and a breakdown of organic versus paid video views, and that advertisers will have the ability to run ads with a new Cost Per View ad buying model which means they will only get charged for placing the advertising video when a user starts playing it.
The beta is currently only open to select content publishers and users with verified accounts, but somehow we don’t think it’ll be too long before we see this capability being released to the public.
LinkedIn Want to Make You Look “Really, really ridiculously good looking”
There’s a brand new profile makeover on it’s way and it’s touted to make you (in LinkedIn’s own words) “ridiculously good looking” in meetings that is!
The new new look profile, which is currently only available to see and use on mobile, is designed act as a personal assistant who can “whisper in your ear” and remind you of not only where your candidate/connection works currently and what their job title is, but also who you have in common with them, whether you overlapped any years at school or if you ever shared the same company. And it’s designed to do so, so that the first conversation to have with that candidate/connection is truly meaningful and sparks a lasting relationship.
So if you fancy looking “like the smartest person in the room because [you] know what you have in common with people you’re meeting for the first time” then download the latest version of the LinkedIn mobile app for Android here and for iPhone here.
Want to earn $100,000?
Stupid question! And that’s what the senior vice president for human resources at solar power developer, NRG, is hoping you’ll think.
Yes, the crowdsourcing referral bonus for helping find a president for the company’s latest sideline, NRG Home, has been set at $100,000. “We wanted the referral fee to generate excitement and drive people to action. The position we are searching for is a unique one, so our crowdsourcing campaign had to be innovative as well” said NRG’s Jennifer Wallace.
So if you think you can provide them with a US candidate and you can do so by August 22nd, be sure to fill out this form. Just remember, you can only refer one person and if you decide to refer yourself, the money must go to a charity of your choice.


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Patagonia has made headlines with its unique mission of being an activist company.
Last year, the Ventura, Calif.–based outdoors clothier sued the Trump Administration over scaling back public lands in Utah. It also led a push to move the Outdoor Retailer trade show from its longtime home in Salt Lake City to Denver. The lobbying for a new city was Patagonia’s protest against Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s efforts to scale back public lands at the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah.
With activism in mind, Patagonia recently introduced a new collection of clothes that don’t harm the environment to spread the word about another one of its central missions—saving the earth.
With little fanfare, Patagonia in January introduced Uprisal at the Agenda trade show in Long Beach, Calif. Uprisal is a four-item, Fall ’18 collection of light crewneck sweatshirts as well as a hoodie for men and for women.
Uprisal sweatshirts are made of recycled cotton, recycled polyester and a bit of elastane. Because it is using recycled materials, Patagonia estimated that it uses 163 fewer gallons of water than vendors making sweatshirts out of new material.
In addition, Patagonia is counting on Uprisal’s graphics to introduce the brand to those who may not know about the company’s activism in the environmental arena. Graphics include the veteran Patagonia logo and featuring Mount Fitz Roy on the border of Chile and Argentina. Another graphic features a retro-style camper with the logo “Live Simply.” The collection offers more than five additional graphics and comes in 10 different colorways.
Corey Simpson, a Patagonia representative, said the items with graphics often make up a consumer’s first Patagonia purchase. “It’s a way to start easy. They have access to a product that sells for $65,” Simpson said of the graphic-driven Uprisal. Hoodies retail for $79.
The brand—also known for its climbing gear, jackets and surfing wet suits made of eco-friendly products—also hopes to introduce more people to recycled fabrics. “You have to be aware of what it means to use new products,” Simpson said. Virgin materials have a real consequence for climate change. If you can buy quality goods out of recycled content, you’re getting a win-win.”


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This company just introduced a hot 3D printer
A new 3D printer has hit the market that looks like a bigger version of a traditional printer you might find next to your computer.
The printer is the latest from Formlabs, a startup that has generated a lot of buzz since it debuted in 2012. The company is focused on making 3D printers that are easy to use and that rely on high-end lasers to craft objects from resin.
The Form 2, the printer introduced on Tuesday, is bigger than its predecessor and comes with a new automatic resin refilling system.
“In many ways, 3D printing technology is following a similar path to the desktop computer,” Formlabs cofounder Max Lobovsky in a statement. “It started with mainframes, was adopted by the hobbyist and then evolved into the powerful desktop machines everyone uses today.”
Mashable reports that the new printer is simpler to operate than the previous version, but that it still takes hours to create printed objects. Because the machine is now 40% bigger than the old model, it can print larger objects, Endgadget said.
A number of companies are pushing into 3D printing, a hot sector that is seen as the future of manufacturing. In addition to startups, large companies are also getting into the market.
Earlier this month, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) revealed that it will make 3D printing a top priority after the company splits into two separate businesses on November 1. The company currently does not have a 3D printer for sale, but plans to release its first model for businesses by the end of 2016.
Formlabs’ new printer costs $3,500.
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The 3D printing industry has seen rapid growth, and huge gains in stock values for the industry’s top companies. Companies are increasingly turning to 3D printing for new product development because it saves time and money compared with traditional prototyping methods. Despite the growth so far, the future looks exceptionally bright for this burgeoning industry.
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. It is achieved using an additive process in which successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes. 3D printing is thus distinct from traditional machining techniques, which rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes). This would include the typical CNC machining processes in which a computer-controlled machine starts with a block of material and cuts away part of the block to reveal the finished product (such as a wheel for a car from an aluminum ingot).
The first working 3D printer was created in 1984 by Chuck Hull of 3D Systems Corp. (ticker symbol DDD) The 3D printing technology was applied first to prototyping, starting in the 1980s, creating rapid prototyping. Its expansion into production (job production, mass production and distributed manufacturing) took several decades to develop.
Since 2000, there has been a large growth in the sales of 3D printing machines, and their prices have dropped substantially.
According to Wohlers Associates, a consulting firm, the market for 3D printers and services was worth $2.2 billion worldwide in 2012, up 29% from 2011. The market grew to roughly $3 billion in 2013. Estimates for future growth vary widely, but many believe that industry growth will accelerate from current levels and could reach $10 billion or more within the next 10 years.
The applications for 3D printing are numerous, and include architecture, construction, industrial design, automotive, aerospace, military, engineering, dental and medical industries, biotech (human tissue replacement), fashion, footwear, jewelry, eyewear, education, geographic information systems, food and many other fields.
The bioprinting market is extremely interesting and could grow to $3 billion annually within a few years. The printing of human tissue replacement is very exciting and could revolutionize the effectiveness of transplant science.
The largest company in the industry, 3D Systems, recently offered 5.95 million shares in a secondary offering. Although its share price fell immediately following the offering, the company was able to raise more than $300 million. The offering includes a 30-day option to purchase an additional 892,500 shares, which would bring the total raised closer to $370 million.
3D Systems said it plans to use the money for working capital and future acquisitions. 3D Systems has spent more than a half-billion dollars buying nearly 50 companies in the past four years, a pace that shows little sign of slowing.
In April, M3D, a small start-up firm, launched a Kickstarter campaign that ultimately netted it $3.4 million by pre-selling more than 11,000 3-D printers with a top price of $299. Their machines are intended for in-home use, and are obviously drawing a lot of interest.
Last week, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry wrote that “Both Google and probably Apple are working on some 3D all-in-one printing technologies focused on consumers,” which may be up for sale in as little as a year.
General Electric researchers have been developing new technologies in additive manufacturing for more than 20 years. The company sees 3D printing as the next chapter in the industrial revolution. GE is committed to connecting with other innovators and growing a global additive ecosystem to accelerate the growth of this emerging industry. It has a full-scale additive manufacturing facility in Cincinnati focused on the development and scale-up of new alloys, processes and parts for additive use. It has a global team of 600 engineers at 21 sites driving additive and other advanced manufacturing technologies.
One Goleta company, Applied Cavitation Inc., is addressing an interesting segment of the 3D printing market — 3D inks. The terminology of 3D printers and inks is a bit misleading, however, as printers build various products through processes such as extrusion deposition, granular materials binding, lamination, photopolymerization, mask-image-projection-based stereolithography, etc., out of “inks” such as plastic filament, aluminum substrates, thermoplastics, photopolymers, truecast (wax-like material), gelatin bioink and many others.
Applied Cavitation can produce a wide array of 3D ink materials, especially medium- and high-viscosity inks that are very difficult to disperse (mix together) and that have broad-based applications in many industries.
The inability for companies to disperse materials has been a stumbling block to the development of new products using 3D printing. Applied Cavitation is solving this problem with a proprietary, elegant and innovative solution called applied cavitation (hence the company name) through which cavitation — the creation and bursting of bubbles in a vacuum create shock waves that are focused on materials to fully disperse them and reduce particle sizes dramatically, making the material highly effective for 3D printing.
The 3D printing industry is in the very early stages of development. Although it is difficult to predict how fast it will grow, and which new product areas will develop the fastest, it is clear that companies increasingly turn to 3D printing to create new products because it is fast and it saves money.
Companies like Applied Cavitation that supply other companies with the tools they need to create new products through the 3D printing process stand to benefit greatly as the industry expands exponentially.


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Apple may find itself in front of a Congressional committee trying to back up claims that it's protecting the privacy of its users.
As concerns have mounted over the information collected by mobile apps, Apple has been forced to defend its policies to lawmakers. Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook last monthconcerning the data that apps can collect.
Apple replied with a five-page letter dated March 2 (PDF) in which it tried to explain the vetting process that apps go through before being allowed in the App Store. Apple also insisted a couple of times that it has an "unwavering commitment to giving our customers clear and transparent notice, choice, and control over their personal information."
But Apple's response didn't satisfy the lawmakers.
In a follow-up letter to Cook dated yesterday, Waxman and Butterfield said that "the March 2 reply we received from Apple does not answer a number of the questions we raised about the company's efforts to protect the privacy and security of its mobile device users." The congressmen were also concerned about recent revelations that certain apps could access a mobile user's photographs, a "loophole" uncovered by The New York Times late last month.
Instead of trading more back-and-forth letters, Waxman and Butterfield now want an Apple representative to appear in person before the Energy and Commerce Committee to "help us understand these issues."
Last month an iPhone app named Path was found to bewithout permission. Other mobile apps, including Foursquare and Twitter, were also discovered .
In response, Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr sent a statement to CNET at the time saying that "apps that collect or transmit a user's contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines." The company has promised a future release to iOS that would "require user approval" before such information can be captured.
The recently releasedincluded a number of bug fixes and security updates but didn't seem to address the contact data flaw.
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Managed Accounts Holding is rebranding to Xplore Wealth to reflect the company’s growth purpose and underline its offering.
The new brand is still subject to shareholders’ approval but will be accompanied by a program to familiarise the market and clients on its integrated offering and competitiveness.
Xplore Wealth chairman Peter Brook said the company was placed well for growth and had a renewed sense of purpose.
“Our renewed focus is on offering advisers and their clients a world of investments within a diverse, but simple platform solution,” he said.
Mr Brook said Xplore Wealth offered a platform to meet all business models and would soon launch both a superannuation and non-superannuation Wrap solution.
“As business and industry challenges become more complex, we seek to offer our customers the opportunity to purpose-build the business solutions that best suit them and their clients, backed by access to a diversity of asset classes, transparent fees and competitive structures and an integrated platform solution,” said Mr Brook.
The new brand was a way to underpin a consolidation and simplification of the company’s market offering said Mr Brook.
“Xplore Wealth will partner with its clients with agility, decisiveness and flexibility to deliver investment management solutions that fundamentally support their businesses and growth opportunities and their own clients’ needs and aspirations,” he said.
The change is the latest in a series of acquisition, appointments and management changes for the group which has continued to grow its reach and returns.
The Aussie private equity player has snapped up its second public-to-private target and the sixth for the fund since it launched in 2017. ...
Trustees Australia Limited has changed its company name to Cashwerkz Limited to reflect its fintech direction. ...
Zenith Investment Partners has snapped up a major New Zealand research group as it expands into overseas markets. ...


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Pulse rate for mobile calls to be halvedMobile phone users will be paying less for their calls from Friday as the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered phone companies to halve the pulse duration from 20 to 10 seconds.
Mobile phone users will be paying less for their calls from Friday as the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered phone companies to halve the pulse duration from 20 to 10 seconds.
Pulse duration is a measure of time based on which the tariff is determined in telecommunications services. For instance, if one pulse is 20 seconds and the cost of one pulse is fixed at, say, Rs1, consumers will have to pay Rs1 even if they talk on the phone for less than 20 seconds. In other words, callers will have to pay Rs1 even they have talked on the phone for 10 seconds. The new tariff regime has made it mandatory for telecom service providers to consider 10 seconds as one pulse. This means telephone companies will have to charge customers based on the new pulse rate of 10 seconds. And the tariff for the 10-second pulse rate will be lower than before, say, 50 paisa.
Considering this example, it can be said that customers are being compelled to pay Rs1 for making a 5-second call under the existing tariff regime, while the new tariff structure will bring down that cost to 50 paisa. Pulse rates differ from company to company and service to service. Likewise, the type of package that a consumer has subscribed to also impacts the pulse rate. Telecom service providers are required to get their tariff approved by the NTA. While the pulse duration for domestic mobile phone service has dropped to 10 seconds from 20, the pulse duration for international calls has been slashed to 30 seconds. The pulse duration for landline (PSTN) service remains unchanged at 60 second. “The move will greatly benefit consumers,” said Min Prasad Aryal, spokesperson for the NTA. “We will implement the change in pulse duration in two phases. In the first phase, the pulse duration for mobile phones will drop from 20 seconds to 10 from Friday.” As per the plan, the NTA aims to fix the pulse rate at 1 second from October 18, 2017.
For telecom service providers, changing the pulse duration isn’t a big task, said Aryal. “It’s a matter of making changes in the billing software of telecom companies. Hence, there won’t be a problem for telecom companies to comply with the new adjustment from Friday,” he added.
Once the pulse duration is fixed at 1 second from October 18, consumers will pay for the exact duration of their call made through cell phones in the domestic market. The pulse duration for international calls will drop to 10 seconds.


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Tesla to chop manufacturing at Shanghai plant amid gradual demand (TSLA)
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is seeking to scale back manufacturing at its Shanghai manufacturing facility by ~20%, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing individuals aware of the matter.
The manufacturing lower, which is able to take impact as quickly as this week, follows the EV maker’s evaluation of its latest efficiency within the home market, mentioned one of many sources, including that there’s sufficient flexibility to extend output if demand will increase.
A Tesla (TSLA) consultant in China declined to remark.
The corporate ramped up the Shanghai plant’s annual capability to about 1M models this yr, however the newest transfer indicators that demand in China shouldn’t be residing as much as expectations.
This marks the primary time that the automaker is voluntarily decreasing output at its Shanghai plant, with earlier reductions brought on by town’s two-month Covid lockdown or provide chain points.
In keeping with a Reuters report, Tesla (TSLA) plans to scale back Mannequin Y manufacturing on the facility by over 20% in December in contrast with November.
Its deliveries in China reached a document 100,291, in keeping with China’s Passenger Automotive Affiliation, as lead instances for the 2 key Tesla vehicles – the Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y – had been considerably shorter, indicating manufacturing is exceeding demand.
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Fit out works to convert the former Wholefoods in Giffnock to a new Lidl supermarket on Fenwick Road has started.
Lidl is working with construction firm Dickie & Moore to renovate the store which will create up to 40 new jobs when opened.
The fit out is expected to take three months, with a view to opening the store in November this year.
Lidl UK’s Regional Head of Property, Gordon Rafferty, commented: “There’s been much anticipation for this new Lidl store and it’s great that we are now in a position to start construction to convert the building.
“We are extremely grateful for all the support that we have received so far, and would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding whilst we enter this next phase of the development.
“We look forward to bringing a discount option to the town of Giffnock before the Christmas rush.”


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Happy Crypto New Year!
Crypto gets a pink ribbon
Happy New Year, crypto lovers!
Crypto gets a pink ribbon! The Susan G. Komen Foundation, the largest breast cancer charity in the world, now accepts cryptocurrencies. More of these kinds of headlines will lead to mass adoption.
In case you missed it, the bitcoin dominance rate fell below 40 percent late last year. Meanwhile, the world’s favorite cryptocurrency ended the year on a flatline. It seems that the market is accumulating. Maybe bitcoin has found a new floor? At 5:25 a.m. EST today, BTC was just under $47,000.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao opined this week that crypto still needs centralized systems to integrate with traditional finance. He’s not wrong. The alternative is to continue the collective commitment to decentralization and continue to be ostracized or buckle to tradition and see mass adoption. The first way will still see glory, but the road is longer and harder. On Friday, New Year’s Eve, CZ met with the Ontario Securities Commission to clarify statements it made to customers in a memo. On Thursday, the OSC said Binance was not authorized to trade in the province. Nevertheless, Binance has a new girlfriend called Swipe and now wants to take her to the prom—if she’ll only spread her chip reader for him. I guess CZ really is committed to traditional finance integration.
RadioShack has been a dying brand for years. In 2015, the once ubiquitous electronics retailer filed for bankruptcy protection. Now, in an effort, to resurrect its big brand, the retailer will revamp as a crypto exchange. Like Caitlyn Jenner, the brand aims to keep up with the Kardashians.
Robinhood unveils crypto wallet in beta launch.
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary says NFTs will be bigger than bitcoin.
Could airdop culture pose a threat to DeFi?
The 5 biggest crypto hacks of 2021.
NASCAR driver Brandon Brown almost got a new sponsor in LGBCoin. Most presidents with a coin named after them simply have a coin with their name in it. Trump has one. And Clinton had one, although it could have been named for Hillary as much as for Bill, even though her desire to be president was dashed on the hopes of the orange-haired reality TV star from New Yawk. Even Gary Johnson, who lost his bid as president, had a cryptocurrency named after him. But Joe Biden’s crypto namesake is called LGBCoin, an epithet. Brown unveiled his new paint job a few days ago. Unfortunately, NASCAR hasn’t approved of the sponsorship deal yet, so the paint job may be a little premature. Woops!
A review of crypto and crime in 2021.
Legal experts say the SEC v. Ripple case could end by April this year.
Anthony Pompliano, known simply as “Pomp” by adoring fans, says we may be in for a longer crypto bull market.
A restaurant in Florida has a crypto-themed menu.
Bill removes cryptocurrencies from national strategy against terrorists.
And we’ll end this letter on this high note:
Happy New Years!
As usual, this is not financial advice. Please seek a financial advisor and do your own research before investing in cryptocurrencies.


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Man’s Hobby Turns Reality with New Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Santa Clarita
(Santa Clarita, CA) Anthony Pimentel has a passion for barbecue and a desire to own his own business, which attracted him to Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. On Thursday, January 15 at 11 a.m., Pimentel’s dream will come true when he and his business partner, Kenneth Robles, open their first Dickey’s Barbecue in Santa Clarita. To celebrate their new venture, they are hosting a three-day grand opening with multiple prizes like three chances to win free barbecue for a year.
“I’ve always loved the art of slow smoking meats and it’s exciting to share this hobby with the Santa Clarita community,” said first time owner, Anthony Pimentel. “Santa Clarita is really growing right now making it a perfect time to open a restaurant– my location is near schools, shopping centers, and a movie theater, which will hopefully make it a popular destination.
On Thursday, the first 50 dine-in guests receive gift cards worth up to $50. On Friday, guests can stop by for goodies with all day merchandise giveaways. On Saturday, radio station K-EARTH 101 will be onsite from noon to 2 p.m. and guests can feed their barbecue cravings with $2 pulled pork barbecue sandwiches. One lucky guest will win a $500 gift card and three winners will win free barbecue for an entire year.
Pimentel resides in Santa Clarita and currently works as a senior network administrator. The new location in Santa Clarita is located at 18742 Soledad Canyon Road and the number is 661.251.0840. Follow along with this store on Facebook.


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Card skimming is a crime that's been happening for years. But now, thieves are trying something else.
Law enforcement says it's seeing a dip in the number of card skimming cases in southern Arizona.
Using a credit card at the gas pump could cost you a lot more than your tank of gas if you're not careful.
Arizona Weights and Measures found 56 card skimmers throughout the state last year. The number is nearly identical this year with 55 found. Almost all of the skimmers were in the Phoenix area.
In Oro Valley, three skimmers were found and removed in April.
Deputy James Allerton with the Pima County Sheriff's Department says they're seeing fewer reports of these incidents. He tells KGUN9 he's not personally aware of any current ones.
This comes as the FBI launched a national initiative to combat skimming, but now there's a new concern. The FBI says thieves have shifted to shimming to steal your information. They're using pinhole cameras or overlay devices to steal data from chips on debit and credit cards.
RELATED: New app fights gas station skimmers
Dianna Moore says she's concerned about skimming when she goes to fill up her gas tank.
"You just don't know if there's a machine or something that they're doing," Moore said. "You know, you can't see it, I don't believe."
Allerton says skimming devices may be left on for just a matter of hours, so knowing the signs of skimming is the best way to protect yourself.
Arizona Weights and Measures recommends the following:
- Pay with cash or use your card inside
- Look for loose or damaged equipment by the card reader. Wiggle the outside of the card reader before inserting your card.
- If there are security seals, make sure they're in tact.
More tips and recommendations can be found here .
Here's a full list of where skimmers have been found in Arizona since 2016.


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By Sarah Snyder
It hides in our closets, cabinets, and desk drawers.
When we buy the latest gadgets, the old ones seem to just take up space, or go in the dumpster.
But out-dated TV's, computers, and monitors - also called e-waste - are an environmental hazard and taking up space in the landfills.
Those electronics contain hazardous gases and metals that can stick around in the environment forever.
NewsWest 9 spoke with local organizations and retailers who are trying to clean up the mess here in West Texas.
"Almost 70% of the toxic waste that is in landfills comes from e-waste," Dorreen Richardson, Executive Director of Keep Midland Beautiful, said.
As new phones, computers, and TV's hit the store shelves, the old ones are sentenced to a landfill.
"You're looking at the leads, the mercuries that are coming out of the e-waste being a real issue and going to be more of an issue as we move along in years, because it's the fastest growing segment of landfills than anything else," Richardson said.
And those toxic chemicals aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
"The metals, if not handled properly, can seep into the ground water," Jason Moreau, Sales and Operations Manager, Secure Document Shredding, said. "The atomic half-life of a lot of the metals and alloys will literally sit around in the environment tens of hundreds of our generations have come and gone. Some may last millions of years in the environment."
Secure document shredding came up with a solution.
"We facilitate destruction of hard drive and the mother boards in the computer," Moreau said.
Then they send the parts off to be destroyed, almost down to particle size, where the inert gases are removed.
"A lot of companies when they get to the point where they need to clean out a space or are moving, that's usually when we get called," Moreau said.
The big digital switch next February won't help the situation.
"That is really the big question right now," Richardson said. "We don't know exactly what's going to happen to all of the televisions that are so outdated, that they're not going to be able to make the change when everything goes digital."
20% of those TV's are made up of lead. If they go into a landfill, it can contaminate the water and soil.
"We want to encourage anyone with their electronics, think about what you're going to do with it before you purchase a new one," Richardson said. "When you purchase a new one, think green."
Local retailers, like Best Buy are trying to protect the environment too. If you buy a new TV or computer, they will dispose or recycle your old one for free. They also recycle cell phones, ink, and batteries.


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Rolls Royce sales have increased so much that the luxury car maker will be increasing its workforce. Much of this growth was built by exports to developing economies, where the new wealthy show their status by purchasing imports from the UK. The biggest increases in RR exports were to the Middle East (up 17%) and China (11%) but strong exports were also achieved in Germany, Japan and Canada.
Last year, car exports generated over £30bn for the UK economy – a rise of around 7%. Premium brands are particularly benefitting from this increase in exports.


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Washington DC's Attorney General (AG) Karl A. Racine filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the retailer of engaging in "anticompetitive practices" that he alleged "have raised prices for consumers and stifled innovation and choice across the entire online retail market."
While accusations of anti-competitive practices lobbed against Amazon aren't exactly surprising, the lawsuit is a pretty remarkable development nevertheless - although, as the Washington Post
pointed out, the lawsuit was not filed in federal court. We don't know whether other state AGs will hop on DC's bandwagon.
In a tweet
, the DC AG alleged that Amazon maximizes its profits at the expense of third-party sellers and consumers.
An Amazon spokesperson provided EcommerceBytes with the following statement:
"The DC Attorney General has it exactly backwards - sellers set their own prices for the products they offer in our store. Amazon takes pride in the fact that we offer low prices across the broadest selection, and like any store we reserve the right not to highlight offers to customers that are not priced competitively. The relief the AG seeks would force Amazon to feature higher prices to customers, oddly going against core objectives of antitrust law."
Below, we cover some of the allegations from Attorney General Racine's announcement and complaint (PDF format
), which is worth reading if you sell on online marketplaces.
Amazon Seller Fees
The lawsuit states that Amazon's basic fee (its "referral fee") is 15% on most products, but says when adding up all fees, including the (optional) FBA (fulfillment) fees, "sellers on Amazon.com pay a 45% commission."
Amazon Polices: "Most Favored Nation"
The Attorney General alleges that Amazon's provisions and policies, which it referred to as "most favored nation" (MFN) agreements, prevent third-party sellers that offer products on Amazon.com from offering their products at lower prices or on better terms on any other online platform, including their own websites.
The AG said Amazon removed its price parity policy (PPP) in 2019 after facing "intense scrutiny from Congress and US government regulatory officials," but alleged it "quickly replaced the PPP with an effectively-identical substitute, its Fair Pricing Policy ("FPP").
"TPSs are required in the modified BSA to agree to all Amazon policies, including the FPP, which permits Amazon to impose sanctions on a TPS that offers a product for a lower price or on better terms on a competing online retail sales platform."
(BSA stands for Business Solutions Agreement that Third Party Sellers (TPSs) sign - the Attorney General really let the acronyms (initialisms) fly in his announcement.)
Amazon Buy Box Algorithms
The lawsuit delves into how third-party sellers get exposure on Amazon through the Buy Box:
"Being awarded Amazon's Buy Box is critical for TPSs: 82% of all TPSs' sales on Amazon's platform occur through the Buy Box, and the percentage is even higher for mobile purchases. Most people searching for a product on Amazon's platform will not even see a TPS's product unless it appears in the Buy Box, putting those non-Buy-Box TPSs at a significant competitive disadvantage."
It goes on to say:
"Amazon's selection of a product for the Buy Box occurs through operation of a complex algorithm that considers a variety of factors. Notably, the Buy Box is not reserved for the best-priced product. Instead, Amazon's selection methods for the Buy Box winner consider factors that further reinforce Amazon's online retail sales market dominance.
"For example, the Buy Box selection algorithm favors those sellers who pay Amazon for FBA over those who do not. This is true even though a seller who is not using FBA has the lower price. The Buy Box algorithm also considers whether a seller is "Prime eligible," meaning eligible for free 2-day delivery under the "Amazon Prime" program."
Amazon "Price Controls"
In his announcement of the lawsuit on Tuesday, Attorney General Racine wrote, "We filed this antitrust lawsuit to put an end to Amazon's illegal control of prices across the online retail market. We need a fair online marketplace that expands options available to District residents and promotes competition, innovation, and choice."
And, he said, the lawsuit specifically alleges that Amazon raises prices for consumers; stifles competition in the online retail market; and deprives consumers of choice.
"With this lawsuit, OAG is seeking to end Amazon's use of illegal price agreements to foreclose competition and maintain its monopoly in online retail sales. Additionally, the lawsuit seeks to recover damages and impose penalties to deter similar conduct by Amazon and other companies."
Amazon's dominance is what has attracted scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators here and abroad. According to Racine, "Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, controlling 50-70% of the online market sales."
Does the Attorney General get it right about selling on Amazon? And will the lawsuit help or hurt online sellers?


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June 12 Webinar at 11 am – Manufacturing Reshoring, – Is there likely to be a movement toward re-shoring industrial production to the U.S. in general and Maryland in particular?
RMI Members: no cost; RMI non-members: $30.
Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland (RMI) has developed a partnership with Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, to engage Maryland manufacturers in galvanizing stakeholder support of our industry during this critical juncture in Maryland’s economy.
While all Maryland businesses have been impacted during the pandemic, it is manufacturing that is the key wealth generator and innovation catalyst to help Maryland bounce back. This new initiative solidifies that NOW is the time for Maryland to fully mobilize its manufacturing assets and draw the newly unemployed into our industry, so our State can come roaring back bigger and better than ever!
As a kick-off to this new initiative, RMI is launching a webinar series with Anirban Basu to help manufacturers better understand the “new-normal” working environment, as the world has changed. As manufacturing executives grapple with a multitude of issues with ramping back up, RMI and the Sage Policy Group will help frame the larger picture and what that may mean for Maryland manufacturers and how we might increase our competitive position for the future.
Going forward, RMI and the Sage Policy Group been assembling a coalition of manufacturing leaders to help shape the dialogue as we engage Maryland’s influencers.
New Directions for Maryland Manufacturing Webinars
1.COVID-19 Impact, May 21 at 11 am – What are the challenges and opportunities for Maryland manufacturing? RMI Members: no cost; RMI non-members: $30
2. Manufacturing Reshoring, June 12 at 11 am – Is there likely to be a movement toward re-shoring industrial production to the U.S. in general and Maryland in particular? RMI Members: no cost; RMI non-members: $30
3. Growing Maryland Manufacturing, June 22 at 11 am – What steps would policymakers need to take with respect to education, training, infrastructure and taxation to promote more rapid manufacturing growth during the years ahead? RMI Members: no cost; RMI non-members: $30
4.Maryland Manufacturing Focus Group, June 30 at 11 am – Anirban Basu will facilitate an open discussion with manufacturers on their ideas for helping Maryland manufacturing thrive. (Private virtual meeting discussion with Maryland Manufacturers only. Sponsors of this webinar may participate even if they are NOT a Maryland manufacturer.) Manufacturers who participated in Webinar Series 31, #2 and/or #3: no cost; Other manufacturers: $35
Want your company to stand out about the rest in our promotions of these special webinars?
Check out the New Directions Webinar Series sponsorship details.
Questions? Email stacey@RMIofmaryland.com or call (443)844-0047.
Premier Sponsor of the Webinar Series
Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland received the letter below on March 19, 2020 from Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz with links to the most current COVID-19 information and updates, FAQs , loans for businesses, recent orders by Governor Hogan, and a link to send questions and concerns to the Secretary and her team at Maryland Commerce. Be safe.
Mike Galiazzo, RMI President
Over 200 of Maryland’s manufacturers and industry, business, civic and elected leaders attended Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland’s “Maryland Made to Wear” Runway Show & Networking Event on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore city.
The event was designed as a festive and unique way to celebrate Maryland manufacturing and highlight its value in our everyday lives – bringing awareness to Maryland’s incredible industry of manufacturers of products we wear and use in a wide range of applications. More than 25 Maryland manufactured products made for function, fitness, fashion, comfort and safety were showcased in action on the “runway” at this inaugural event.
Neill Christopher, RMI Board member, shared his enthusiasm for the event saying, “RMI has once again demonstrated that Maryland manufacturing is innovative, exciting, environmentally responsible and FUN and FASHIONABLE. Last night’s presentation was enlightening and creative. RMI continues to raise the bar by developing opportunities for manufacturers to showcase their products in an original (and occasionally avant-garde) format. How will you ever top this? Great job!”
Participating product manufacturers hailed from Anne Arundel County, Baltimore city, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Queen Anne’s County and Washington County.
- Check out our “Maryland Made to Wear” event photo gallery, here. And download photos at no cost. (Select a photo and click on the download arrow on the left side. You do not need to purchase photos.)
“This event was one of the most inclusive RMI events we’ve hosted, with a collective of 26 product companies, 23 volunteer runway models and over 30 partner organizations and sponsors from all over the state pitching in in some way to make the event happen,” said Mike Galiazzo, President of RMI.
- Click here to view partners, sponsors and contact information for each participating Maryland manufacturer.
“The innovative high-energy event helped bring the community together in a fun way to discover and celebrate how very cool, innovative and exciting Maryland manufacturing really is,” said Galiazzo.
The vision of this event was to demonstrate that manufacturing matters to Maryland’s economy, and I think we successfully did so via a rather non-traditional and exciting way,” said Galiazzo.
“Crazy stimulating night of good food and drink and great networking with new and old friends. Proud to be one of the sponsors and runway announcers. Kudos, RMI, for putting on such an amazing event!” Lester Miller, Strategic Factory
“What a fun and creative way to showcase Maryland Manufacturers.” Sharon Turner, Alexander & Tom
“I was thrilled to be a part of this first-time event. Michael Galiazzo, you were right. People will be talking about this event until next year!” Vicki Franz, I95 BUSINESS
“What a wonderfully executed event! I learned so much about what is made in Maryland. The runway was rocking! Everyone looked like they were having so much fun. RMI knocked it out of the park, and the food was a delightful bonus.” Brigitte Peters, MD Department of Commerce
“Congratulations to Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland for hosting an amazing event last night. Great crowd of 200+ that learned about some really interesting companies manufacturing wearable products here in Maryland.” John Dinkel, Dinkel Business Development
“Fun and interesting evening. Old and new friends. Great job, RMI!” Betsy Collie, MD Business Innovation Association
“Super fun evening and innovative event!” Cheryl Hickox, I95 BUSINESS
For more information on the 2020 “Maryland Made to Wear” Runway Show & Networking Event or to express interest in being involved in the 2021 event, contact Stacey Smith, Director of Outreach & Events, at stacey@RMIofmaryland.com or 443-844-0047.
See video presentation from the January 17, 2020 Future of Maryland Manufacturing in 2020 event featuring keynote speaker Anirban Basu, CEO of the Sage Policy Group and a panel of manufacturing executives including John Williamson, CEO of Jamison Doors, Susan Ganz, CEO of Lion Brothers and Douglas Hamilton, CEO of Hamilton Associates.
On Friday, January 17 over 140 manufacturing stakeholders attended RMI’s “Future of Maryland Manufacturing in 2020” event at PSA Insurance and Financial Services’ headquarters in Hunt Valley. They came to hear from Anirban Basu, CEO of the Sage Policy Group and a panel of manufacturing executives from Jamison Doors, Lion Brothers and Hamilton Associates. People came as far away as Frederick, Washington, Prince Georges, Kent and Caroline Counties to attend.
Basu delivered his usual engaging performance, spiced-up with much levity, as he provided his outlook for Maryland manufacturing and the U.S. economy. He hit on a lot of key points in terms of the U.S. economy being strong, employment at record lows, nominal inflation and continued consumer spending as some of the indicators of a continued positive U.S. economic outlook. He also provided some cautionary guidance.
Basu did caution that while the economy looks strong, corporate profits have plateaued as many companies are not investing their businesses but actually buying back shares and taking out record corporate debt. He cited the corporate debt, the national debt and personal debt being at all time highs as warning signs for the future, recommending it would be good to raise cash while times are good in preparation for a downturn.
As for Maryland’s manufacturing outlook, Basu pointed out that manufacturing employment has stayed positive now for most of the past 5 years after a long period of decline. Maryland manufacturers have become leaner and more niche players to stay globally competitive. Basu stressed that manufacturing is still a great opportunity for those seeking to join the middle class. He noted that Maryland manufacturing employees on average are earning more than $28 an hour versus the service sector in retail where earners often earn around $15 an hour. He also pointed out that Maryland’s dependence on the federal procurement largess continues to spur manufacturing growth, particularly in the defense and electronics sectors.
The audience also heard from a panel of medium-sized manufacturing companies who gave their own outlook for their company’s growth prospects. Each company is engaged in different growth phases and provided unique perspectives accordingly.
- John Williams, CEO of Jamison Doors sited the strong growth his company has been enjoying due to the current Administration’s pro business policies.
- Douglas Hamilton, CEO of Hamilton Associates, a private family business holding company for three distinct business segments, discussed how he is transforming each company to better compete globally. He says that while the company always manages cash conservatively to be prepared for a downturn, management is continuing to make growth and infrastructure investments in 2020.
- Finally, the audience heard from Suzy Ganz, CEO of Lion Brothers who discussed how they transformed their turn-of-the-century embroidery company into a digital technology and innovation-led company in apparel identity, which has grown at a 40% year- on- year growth rate for the past three years. She also announced their recent establishment of their second micro manufacturing facility in Owings Mills.
RMI invites you to network, party & celebrate with us on 2-20-2020!
Enjoy delicious food, drinks, music and the opportunity to connect with manufacturers, organizations, agencies and companies that are part of Maryland’s vibrant manufacturing ecosystem. See some of Maryland’s coolest manufactured items in action on our “runway” as we take a short break from networking to showcase products made for function, fitness, fashion, comfort and safety via a fun and unique runway show. It’s a festive networking event and party designed to reinforce why MARYLAND MANUFACTURING MATTERS.
TIMELINE FOR THE EVENING
5:00-6:15 pm Networking & Music
6:15-7:15 pm Remarks & Runway show featuring Maryland made products
7:15-8:00 pm Networking & Music continues
Note: Food and drinks (beer, wine, signature cocktail and non-alcoholic beverages) will be available all evening from 5:00-7:30 p.m.
View Menu Here.
Dress code: Casual, Business casual
$75 RMI members; $95 non-RMI members.
No refunds after 1/20/2020.
The Future of Maryland Manufacturing in 2020
Keynote Speaker: Anirban Basu
Chairman and CEO, Sage Policy Group
(This event sold out last year.)
January 17, 2020 | 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | PSA Insurance, Hunt Valley, MD
As we kick-off the business year of 2020, join RMI on January 17 for an important, lively and entertaining discussion on the Future of Maryland Manufacturing in 2020. Discover what’s next! Gain insights into the new and emerging trends that manufacturers need to know about.
Our distinguished guest speaker will share statistics, insights and perspectives on the manufacturing sector including:
- What does the global forecast look like for manufacturing and what role/impact does manufacturing play/have on Maryland’s economy?
- What do manufacturers need to do to attract the talent necessary to compete in 2020 and beyond?
- What does 2020 look like for Maryland’s manufacturing industry?
Following Mr. Basu’s presentation, we’ll hear thoughts for 2020 and beyond from several of Maryland’s leading manufacturing company executives:
Location/Time: RMI Premier Partner PSA Insurance will once again host this annual program at their beautiful Hunt Valley facility approximately 1 mile off of I83 with convenient, no-charge parking. Coffee and danishes will be available during the program, and a boxed lunch will be provided at the end of the program to eat at the event or to take to go compliments of PSA Insurance & Financial Services.
This will be a great opportunity to prepare your company for the coming year with fantastic insights on topics that can directly impact your business.
Seating is limited. Register today.
Special thanks to our host and food and beverage sponsor:
This program brought to you through RMI with these partners and sponsors:
On November 8th, RMI & Montgomery County Executive Co-Hosted the Montgomery County Manufacturing Business Connect Event at the Hilton Rockville as RMI brought 20+ state and local resource providers together to meet with Montgomery County manufacturers.
You can see more pictures from the event on Montgomery County’s Flickr album
“It’s a new day for Montgomery County,” said County Executive Marc Elrich at the Montgomery Manufacturing Business Connect forum. This first of its kind forum, co-hosted by the County Executive and the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland (RMI), connected local manufacturers with state and local government resources. There are more than 400 manufacturers in Montgomery County. Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz highlighted the importance of manufacturing in Montgomery County and across the state. Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler was the keynote speaker, and he told the crowd that his company is based here because he loves living in Montgomery County.
November 8: Montgomery County Manufacturing Business Connect Event in Rockville, MD
Attention manufacturing executives, HR, CFOs and facility managers from leading biotech, pharma, IT, defense, printing and other industry executives from Montgomery County. Find out how you can access thousands of dollars of state and local resources to address your workforce needs, reduce energy expenses and find grant funding, access financing/tax credit programs and more…all in one place.


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|Colliers-International Q4 2015 Research & Forecast
Locally, 2015 office market ended positively. Colliers-International stated that the Central Business District absorbed 61,156SF of both class A & B space. The overall vacancy rate fell 90 basis points in Q4, from 16.7% to 15.8%. Downtown vacancy decreased slightly to 14.8% in Q4, due mostly to new occupancy in Class A properties. Asking rental rates increased 8 cents, an increase of approximately 3.3% quarter over quarter. Investment volume reached a peak in the 4 quarter with $247.3 million.
The new construction outlook shows no significant spec office developments under construction. Even though rents have shown some growth, they are still not at a level that justifies any new spec development in Sacramento. Colliers-International believes in 2016 the new Downtown Entertainment and Sports Center will remain the big driver. Interest in the ESC as well as growth in Government and the improvement of existing businesses will continue to drive tenant demand Downtown.
What I have observed and stated before, nearly all new construction in the CBD has received subsidies which has been the case for nearly ten years. Although trends are moving upward and rents are rising, they’re not high enough to bring construction cranes according to a local managing & leasing professional.
When it comes to economic growth, the US economy barely grew in the final three months of 2015 as manufacturing sputtered and consumer spending cooled.
Expansion in the world’s most important economy (USA) slowed to an annualized pace of 0.7 per cent in the fourth quarter, sharply down from 2 per cent rate in prior period.
Hang on… the ground might be shifting again and not in a good way.