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Quilt Stroll shows off handiwork
Okotoks: Event offers opportunity to expose hobby
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There will be more to see than flashy automobiles on Aug. 17 at the Olde Towne Okotoks Show and Shine, as the seventh annual Quilt Stroll will be displaying over 300 quilts throughout the streets at the same time.
“We run it at the same time as Show and Shine so that it can be a family event,” said Linda Freund who owns Rumpled Quilt Skins quilting store. “There is food, quilts for the women to look at, although men like to look at them too, and the cars – it’s pretty much just a strollerderby up and down main street.”
The quilts will be on display inside and outside of businesses along North Railway Street including the Art Gallery, and the Heritage House, as well as outside hung up along railings and fences.
Some quilts will be for sale inside of Okotoks Dental, but for the most part, the Quilt Stroll is just an opportunity for quilters to have their work shown off and appreciated.
“We like our customers to have a chance to share what they made and just by having them in our store doesn't give enough exposure for non quilters to enjoy them,” Freund said. “So we decided if we had a show it would allow everybody who is out on the street to see them, and we like buddying up to the Show and Shine because it makes it more of a family event and because the streets are blocked off we certainly benefit from that as well.”
Each year, Rumpled Quilt Skins designs and creates a new quilt for the show, and this year’s quilt is called “Car Warmer.” The quilt will be on display at the show, and the pattern –which is designed to be a beginner level quilt – will be available for sale at the store. Freund said often quilters will buy that year’s pattern and then have the quilt ready to be displayed in the show the following year. She said the Quilt Stroll helps give quilters in town a date to aim for each year to have their quilts completed.
“Quilters are notorious for not quite finishing, and part of it is it's a lot of work to do the quilting part of it but we like to think that quilt stroll is a bit of a goal to give them that urge to finish more of their quilts to be displayed,” she said.
While anyone can appreciate the beautiful colours and designs of the quilts, Freund said it’s a good opportunity to introduce people to the hobby and recruit new quilters who may be interest in taking it up.
“We are really striving to do something to cater to younger quilters because they are our future and they have a very different outlook than the traditional quilters. We love to have younger quilters be part of our community,” she said. “For that we bring in younger designed fabrics, there are a lot of young American and Canadian designers that are bringing in brighter fabrics, more fun designs, not so serious florals and darker colours that we've had in the past. So we look forward to stocking up with all the new stuff and making it lighter hearted, more fun.”
Freund said she’s sure the quilts will attract a few new hobbyists.
“Our standing joke is … we'll always say ‘if you touch fabric you'll become a quilter, watch out.’ and it happens,” Freund said. “They start to go along the shelves and they touch the fabric and they say ‘oh I think I could do that.’”


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Black Friday is fast approaching and as various stores get ready for the sale bonanza of the year, shoppers prepare to grab the hottest deals.
The day is most famous for cheap electronics with great savings made on such goods.
Black Friday is the term for the Friday after US Thanksgiving. It first started in the States as the sales event of the year before coming to the UK.
Now in the UK, it is a popular day for many stores as it is a day where perhaps the most profit is made in the year through items with slashed prices.
Here’s everything you need to know about the history of Black Friday.
Why is it called Black Friday?
Many people believe the term Black Friday originates from the story of turning loss into profit.
Companies usually indicate loss as the colour red and profits as black, therefore Black Friday, as it is a tactic to maximise profits.
But this story is false. Instead the term "Black Friday" was first used in 1869 when two investors Jay Gould and Jim Fisk drove up the price of gold and caused a crash that day.
Later on, the Philadelphia police used the "Black Friday" term to refer to the day between Thanksgiving and the Army-Navy game.
Shoppers and tourists went to the city that Friday, and cops had to work long hours to cover the crowds and traffic.
When did Black Friday start?
The first official usage of the term Black Friday as a shopping event is in 1951.
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Radio remains the leading “reach vehicle” for Blacks and Hispanics in the US, notes Nielsen in a recent study. However, the radio isn’t the only device being used for audio: with 81% of Black adults and 91% of Hispanic adults using smartphones on a weekly basis as of Q4 2016, these devices are increasingly being used for streaming, per the report.
In fact, during the course of the year, the number of Black adults using smartphones to stream audio increased by 30%, to almost 13 million.
Likewise, the number of Hispanic adults using smartphones to stream audio grew by 29%, to almost 20 million.
These figures align with general music industry trends: last year, streaming accounted for a majority of recorded music industry revenues for the first time. A year earlier, in 2015, on-demand streaming became the single largest music consumption format for the first time. Read the rest at MarketingCharts.com.


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Irwin Research & Development Inc. is adding a 36,000-square-foot building to its Yakima, Wash., complex.
The firm has invested $2 million in land and construction, said President Jere Irwin. By early spring, the new space will accommodate additional machine assembly, turnkey projects and an improved research and development area.
For display in the new building, the firm plans to repurchase and refurbish an Irwin 24S, one of the firm's first production thermoforming machines.
Irwin founded the firm in 1966, and the company shipped its 1,000th thermoforming machine last week. The Model 50 was sent to the Hope Hull, Ala., facility of Genpak LLC, a unit of Jim Pattison Group. Genpak uses numerous Model 50s to form food-service takeout containers from sheets of expanded polystyrene foam, said Ed Rider, Genpak vice president of engineering.
Irwin said competition in the market for thermoforming machinery is fierce. He saw real improvements in equipment on display at the K show in October.
As a prolific inventor and designer, the Yakima native envisions his company's machines handling more downstream processes and incorporating more automation.
``If we make cups, we do the rim rolling and bagging and counting,'' he said. ``We have built quite a few machines that stack and count in a complete line, and we manufacture the Stack Packer'' bagging system and supply an optional Kwik-Loc closure unit.
Product developers are working on a device to splice sheets at the end of a roll. The splicer will be in the market this year, Irwin said.
``Only one-half of our business involves thermoformers,'' Irwin said. ``The remainder is auxiliary equipment,'' including delivery over the years of more than 1,000 Chesaw-brand granulators and an increasing number of machine tools for use globally on Irwin thermoformers.
During 2004, the firm sold 64 tools, mostly for foam applications in foreign markets. Its continuous web machines typically thermoform and trim plates, cups and delicatessen containers in high volumes. The firm's patented, personal-computer-based Ballerina software provides controls on thermoforming machines.
With the new building, Irwin will have a total of 166,000 square feet of space. The firm employs 290 and has annual sales of more than $30 million.


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Titan Hemp, a leading provider of hemp commodities and extracts based in Seattle (USA), has formed a joint venture with Green Growers Technology Alliance (GGTA) to create a new company, Titan BioPlastics, a manufacturing and development entity focused on creating plant-based composites and products for a wide variety of manufacturing applications, including packaging, nanotechnology, bio-polymers, construction, and bioplastics.
“Bio-on’s ‘mission’ is to contribute to the protection of ecosystems and natural resources management in an integrated approach, environmentally, economically, socially, technically sustainable”. Marco Astorri, founder and CEO of Bio-on, one of the most dynamic and innovative biotech companies in Europe, talks to Il Bioeconomista. In this long and exclusive interview, the CEO of Bio-on talks about the bioeconomy, the bioplastics and the next steps of the company headquartered in Bologna. “It is necessary – he states – to make a step forward to more circular processes where wastes and co-products of already existing production systems could become raw materials of innovative industrial processes, obtaining added values, reducing emissions and requiring as less oil as possible.”
Interview by Mario Bonaccorso
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) has made a COMM SCI (Centre for Commercialization of Sustainable Chemistry Innovation) investment, whose amount wasn’t disclosed, in Origin Materials through BIC’s Sustainable Chemistry Alliance (SCA) investment fund, as part of an investment round that will see Origin construct its first commercial scale demonstration facility in Sarnia (Ontario) by late 2018.
The bioplastics industry moves another step forward: the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) – a voluntary initiative of industry organizations representing waste collectors, plastic recyclers, PET material producers and brand owners – has given interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), produced by Synvina, the Joint Venture between Avantium and Basf, in the European bottle recycling market.
Total Corbion PLA yesterday officially launched its operations to produce and market Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) polymers. PLA is a biobased and biodegradable polymer made from annually renewable resources. As announced by parent companies Total and Corbion last November, the new company is a 50/50 joint venture based in the Netherlands.
Perstorp, a world leading specialty chemicals group headquartered in Sweden, has initiated a campaign called “Time to act” where they are launching “The Challenge”, a quiz with the aim to spread knowledge. For each person joining, Perstorp will make a donation to preserve our planet. The initiative is in line with Perstorp’s focus on sustainability and its aim to offer sustainable solutions. The motto is: No-one can do everything but everyone can do something!
Bio-on, the Italian industrial biotech company, will begin producing its own special biopolymers at a new 1,000 tons/year plant to be completed in 2017 with an investment of €15 million. To announce this was Marco Astorri, chairman and Ceo of Bio-on S.p.A. who outlined to the financial community the new 2017-2020 industrial plan last week. Bio-on will manage to revive an abandoned manufactory site of Granarolo, an Italian food company which operates oin the fresh milk and dairy-cheese sector, dry pasta, deli meats and vegetable foods.
Bioplastics which are made from renewable waste plant sources, with no competition with food supply chains, and are 100% naturally biodegradable. The final phase testing Minerv PHA Supertoys for making scale models has begun, launched by Bio-on in collaboration with Italeri, the leading manufacturer of static models. The results will be presented in February 2017 in Nuremberg, Germany during the “Play and toys fair”, the sector’s largest and most prestigious event.
Neste and Ikea of Sweden yesterday announced partnership to deliver renewable, bio-based plastics. The two Scandinavian companies have joined forces to take leadership in renewable, bio-based materials, and invite other companies to join the initiative.
The partnership includes the production of plastics and other materials utilizing Neste’s renewable solutions in polymer production.
Toyobo, one of Japan’s top makers of fibers and textiles, and Avantium, a Dutch scale-up renewable chemicals company that develops and commercializes a next generation biobased chemicals and bioplastic, yesterday announced their partnership on PEF polymerization and PEF films. The two companies have jointly developed thin films made from PEF, a 100% biobased plastic based on Avantium’s proprietary YXY technology for the production of FDCA.


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By David Montoya
Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service treats active-duty Soldiers like family. When Soldiers transition to Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) status, they remain family to the Exchange, keeping the shopping benefit they’ve earned.
“Soldiers transitioning to IRR status are very much a part of the Exchange family and can still shop at the Panzer Exchange,” said Panzer Exchange Store Manager Sam Shinault. “Their Exchange benefit, including tax-free shopping and competitive prices, remains intact during their time in IRR.”
Soldiers transitioning from active duty and their families can continue to visit the Exchange, Express, mall and food court. They can also shop online at shopmyexchange.com for exclusive military pricing on many items and an expanded merchandise selection.
Besides retaining shopping privileges, those in IRR status keep their MILITARY STAR card benefits. If they don’t have an account, they are eligible to apply for one.
“The MILITARY STAR card offers a competitive interest rate and no late, annual or over-limit fees,” Shinault said. “Cardholders also receive extra savings at Exchange food courts and gas stations, free shipping on shopmyexchange.com and rewards points for every $1 spent.”
To gain access to the installation to shop at the Panzer Exchange, shoppers can apply for an IRR ID card at the installation’s personnel office 72 hours after discharging from active duty.
“It’s been an honor serving these Soldiers while they served our country,” Shinault said. “The Exchange looks forward to being there for them as they transition to IRR status.”


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Retailer Cuts Ties With Marine Abusement Park After PETA Push
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December 2, 2015
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Highland, Ind. – A box of delicious orca-shaped vegan chocolates is on its way to CouponCabin as a thank-you from PETA for its recent decision to drop SeaWorld coupons from its website. CouponCabin stopped promoting the park after learning from the group that orcas suffer physically and psychologically when they’re separated from their families and forced to perform circus-style tricks for food in tiny concrete tanks.
“By no longer promoting SeaWorld, CouponCabin is sending the message to consumers that it doesn’t support confining sensitive, intelligent animals for human amusement,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “As businesses continue to show SeaWorld the door, PETA is calling on the park to retire the orcas to seaside sanctuaries.”
CouponCabin joins Savings.com, Southwest Airlines, Mattel (which no longer makes its SeaWorld Trainer Barbie), and dozens of other companies in cutting ties with SeaWorld. Since the release of Blackfish, attendance at the parks has dropped, and the company was named one of the worst in the U.S. in a Consumerist poll.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”—points out that in ocean sanctuaries, the orcas could be rehabilitated and finally have the opportunity to swim freely and engage in natural behavior with minimal human interaction.
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London: A new iPhone app that automatically recognises and tags friends on Facebook has been unveiled.
The app called KLiK performs real-time facial recognition to automatically identify and tag friends in photos.
The app relies on a connection to Facebook, only friends in a user’s network can be identified - to start with.
The app, launched by the facial recognition technology platform Face.com, does also have a ‘learn’ mode that allows it to tag people from outside Facebook, a newspaper reported.
“It’s not like you can point this at someone on the street and make it work,” said Gil Hirsch, the CEO of Face.com.
The app mimics a built-in function on Samsung’s much-hyped Galaxy S3, due to launch on May 29.
It can also add Instagram-style filters and hand-chosen fonts layered over pictures.
It allows users to teach the app who someone is by pointing the camera at them and manually entering their name.
“It’s all private and on your device only,” explained Hirsch, adding that the person will then be tagged automatically.
“It’s our most recent evolution of both the platform and the consumer product that we’re offering.
“We noticed that at parties or events there were many photos being taken but only a few were actually getting tagged,” he cited.
By connecting with Facebook, the app scans friends’ photos to develop a facial profile of everyone in a user’s network. The app identifies people by matching faces in photos taken with, or uploaded to, the app to these profiles.
Users can also apply Instagram-style filters and share photos via Facebook, Twitter or email.
Although the app is only able to identify Facebook friends, or people entered manually, some critics are concerned about privacy issues.
“This system has been engineered from the get-go to preserve privacy and also deliver a social fun value and nothing creepy,” Hirsch said.
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Lil Wayne's Colorful Stage Outfit at the College Football Playoff Halftime Show Confuses Fans
Typically known for his streetwear style, Lil Wayne definitely branched out of his clothing comfort zone when he made a surprise appearance at the College Football Playoff national championship halftime show in San Francisco Monday and fans could barely tell it was him.
He appeared on stage in an oversize patterned fur coat, a bright graffiti printed smiley face tee, shiny red pants and dramatic black thigh high boots. The rapper also did not fail to accessorize and topped off his look with a wide brimmed fedora-like hat, big bejeweled sunglasses and a striped scarf.
Fans were confused about the star’s fashion choices for the night and took to Twitter to compare his bold outfit to popular characters like Joey from Friends, Spongebob and Mcdonald’s Hamburglar.
Also known for his own fashion designs, the 36-year-old dropped a clothing line collaboration, Young Money x Neiman Marcus early last year.
He teamed with the famed luxury department store and released a variety of hoodies, jackets, and T-shirts that have his infamous logo printed on most of the pieces. This was his second clothing release after his streetwear brand, Trukfit.


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India has embraced the digital transactions across all payment instruments, the data furnished by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) for the month of March has indicated. The surge in the digital instruments was led by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) which touched Rs 9.6 lakh crore transactions in March, 2022 compared to Rs 8.26 lakh crore (in value terms) in February, 2022. For FY22, the transactions have crossed the highest-ever at Rs 81 lakh crore mark, the data revealed. In terms of volume, UPI hit 5.42 billion transactions as against 4.52 billion transactions.
Despite the leading fintech firms raising concern over zero merchant discount rates (MDR) due to which the platforms say they have not been able to generate revenue, the UPI transactions have not seen any dent both in terms of value and volume.
The NPCI data also indicated that UPI, which accounts for a majority of the digital transactions share, is led by Peer-to-Peer (P2P) transactions as compared to Peer-to-Merchant transactions (P2M).
However, leading players in the UPI segment, including Google Pay, Walmart-backed Phone Pe, and Paytm, have gone big on onboarding merchants on their platforms to grab a larger share of the P2M transactions under which they also generate revenue by charging commissions.
The Aadhar-Enabled Payment system -- which facilitates cashless transactions via micro-ATMs -- its point of sales (PoS) transactions grew to Rs 29,162 crore in value terms as compared to Rs 25,514 crore in February, 2022. In terms of volume, the transactions increased to 105.29 million compared to 94.44 million in February, 2022.
As the economy got back on track and the offices re-opened, the mobility sector has revived, which was reflected in increased toll payments (Fastag) hitting Rs 4,095 crore value mark in March, 2022 compared to Rs 3,631 crore in February. The number of Fastag payments rose to 270 million in March, 2022 compared to 243 million in February.
With the impact of COVID wave receding and the RBI recently increasing the Immediate Payments Service (IMPS) transaction limit from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, the IMPS transactions for March month have also seen a rise. As per the NPCI data, the IMPS payments rose to 492 million in March compared to 420 million in February, 2022.
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- For a second straight quarter, Amazon took a massive writedown on its investment in electric vehicle maker Rivian.
- Shares of Rivian lost almost half their value in the period after dropping by more than 50% in the first quarter.
- Amazon’s report comes a day after Ford took a $2.4 billion mark-to-market writedown on its stake in Rivian.
Amazon’s stake in electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive was once worth $27 billion. That was in November, shortly after Rivian’s IPO, which took place just before the Nasdaq peaked.
But with investors rotating out of risk in 2022 and selling off last year’s high-priced IPOs, Amazon has now taken paper losses on its Rivian stake totaling $11.5 billion for the first two quarters, a stretch during which Rivian lost three-quarters of its value.
Amazon said in its second-quarter earnings report on Thursday that it recorded a $3.9 billion loss on its Rivian holdings during the period. The report comes a day after Ford, which is also one of Rivian’s top backers, took a $2.4 billion mark-to-market writedown.
Amazon’s investment is now worth about $5 billion.


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Flutter Entertainment’s online poker brand, PokerStars, has strengthened its sports-focused brand expansion work by partnering with Red Bull Racing.
The deal was signed ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season and will see the PokerStars logo feature prominently on the team’s race car and team uniform.
In addition, the two organizations have joint plans to grow their respective audiences by offering rewards to Formula 1 fans and poker players through unique experiences, promotions and special content.
Flutter International CEO Dan Taylor said, “Red Bull Racing is the ideal partner for PokerStars because it’s not just about what you offer fans and players, but the spirit and vision that goes into your approach.”
Taylor continued: “Part of our vision for PokerStars is to create the most epic casino in the world, built on player experiences, providing our community with moments they will never forget. Red Bull Racing’s phenomenal success is built on its bold, innovative and passionate spirit, which has led to incredible success both on the track and in becoming one of the most popular sports brands in the world.”
Various marketing activities will take place involving PokerStars Casino, PokerStars and PokerStars Sports products as part of the partnership, as well as promoting responsible gaming awareness messages.
The deal represents an expansion of PokerStars’ Formula-focused activities, with the company operating as the official betting partner of the racing category under an agreement with the tournament’s sponsorship and data rights agency, Interregional Sports Group (ISG), signed in July last year.https://twitter.com/PokerStarsBlog/status/1484526272978067465
Red Bull Racing CEO Welcomes PokerStars
Red Bull Racing Team Director and CEO Christian Horner said: “Following last year’s Formula 1 season, I am delighted to start 2022 by announcing PokerStars as a new partner.”
“In our sport we see constant evolution, not only applied to cars, but also to new technologies that are focused on reaching the global fan base of the sport to provide new and interactive experiences for them to enjoy.” ”.
Horner concluded: “We are delighted to welcome PokerStars to the team as Formula 1 enjoys a period of growth in new and existing territories and we look forward to kicking off the 2022 season together.”


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Saudi’s SAMA licenses Themar crowdfunding company
The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) gave a license on Wednesday to the new debt-based crowdfunding company, Themar. There are now seven authorised companies in Saudi Arabia offering debt-based crowdfunding solutions.
The licensing decision shows SAMA’s attempt to support the finance sector in the Kingdom, as well as increase the efficiency of financial transactions, and promote innovative financial solutions for financial inclusion in KSA.
It is worth mentioning that SAMA stresses on the importance of dealing exclusively with authorised financial institutions.


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After a tremendously difficult start to 2020, Ballarat businesses are starting to trend upwards in terms of sales.
The latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) suggest retail trade is on the rise, jumping up by nearly 17 per cent from April to May and while clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing increased by 129.2 per cent.
However, some businesses have said these figures are misleading as many stores have only just reopened their doors.
Creswick Flowers on Albert Street has been open for about a month since closing its doors when COVID-19 restrictions tightened. Owner Simone Broad says while some aspects of trading remain similar to before coronavirus, operating with reduced hours is keeping things tight financially.
"It's been about the same as usual since we re-opened," she said.
"It's been tough and a bit of a worry but we're soldering on, I wouldn't say business is up 100 per cent. We've been operating under reduced hours.
"Things are far from back to normal, but just having the doors open has been great. It's providing some relief."
These sentiments were echoed by Di Harris of Sturt Street clothing store, Sussanah's on Sturt. She said the ABS figures are very misleading and retail businesses still have a long road to recovery.
"Of course those numbers are up, so many of those businesses have only just opened their doors back up," she said.
"Those numbers are very misleading because things are still quite dire for a lot of businesses. We're nowhere near our normal figures and I don't think many businesses like ours could be."
Commerce Ballarat chief executive Jodie Gillett said viewing the ABS stats going forward will be more representative on how the industry is progressing.
"There are a whole lot of variables around those numbers," Ms Gillett said.
She added Commerce Ballarat remains concerned with supporting businesses in the long run, many of which have been dissuaded by restrictions tightening following spikes in positive test results across the state.
"We've noticed a really concerning downturn in mood from some local businesses," she continued.
"I think the fact that restrictions haven't eased, in fact they've gone backwards, has knocked the wind out of a lot of businesses."
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Muruvvat-teks has increased sales of its knitwear products, yarn and knitted fabric in the Second Quarter (Q2) of 2008.
The corresponding ministries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were charged to prepare a conception of free trade area creation in five months. The Kazakh Vice Premier Umirzak Shukeyev made it public upon the results of the meeting with his Uzbek counterpart, Kazinform reports.
Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev and First Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Rustam Azimov are holding a meeting in Tashkent, the Kazinform news agency reports.
Swiss-registered Zeromax GmbH said Tuesday the Nishan field in Uzbekistan was estimated to have 6.9 billion cubic meters of gas and 330,000 metric tons of condensate following exploratory tests.
Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom said on Tuesday its gas import bill for gas purchases from Central Asia may more than double next year, sending yet another price warning to Ukraine.
The Uzbek Government plans to reconstruct and expand producing and refining capacities, as well as, subsidiary facilities for uranium production, Trend Capital correspondent reports from Tashkent.
Modest results in trade between Viet Nam and Uzbekistan were largely due to a lack of commercial information, said delegates at a trade seminar held in Ha Noi yesterday.
Vietnam and Uzbekistan should consider promoting comprehensive co-operation in the garments and textile sector, proposed the Uzbekistan delegates that participated in a conference organised in Hanoi on July 2.
Uzbekistan will create the most favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to establish garment joint ventures in the country, said Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment and Trade Nasriddin Najimov.


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Number of Cylinders: 8
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At 50 years old, the object of fantasies, a tuner's dream, a movie star and more than nine million strong, it couldn't be truer to say that the Ford Mustang needs no introduction. This newest Mustang, however - making the biggest changes we've seen to the pony car since perhaps 1964.5 - is something Ford has been introducing all year.
We went on a Deep Dive, covered the way it looks when it was revealed, detailed the engine specs, got a ride in the EcoBoost and listened to the V8, got rolling footage and watched it do a standard-feature burnout.
The only thing left to do? Drive it. Having now done so for a few hours around Los Angeles, what we can tell you is to forget everything you know about the Mustang. This new car shames the old, redefines the model and gallops far ahead of anything else in the segment.
Ford buyers appear to love their cars more than customers of any other automotive brand, returning back to the American automaker when it comes time to purchase their next vehicle. According to a study by Experian Automotive, six of the top 10 vehicles for customer brand loyalty wear badges from the Blue Oval. That includes the Ford Fusion (62.4 percent), Ford Edge (57.9 percent), Ford Five Hundred/Taurus (56 percent), Ford Freestyle (51.9 percent), Ford Escape (49.4 percent) and the Ford Focus (47.57 percent).
Other vehicles making up the top 10 include the Toyota Prius (52 percent), Chevy Impala (51.7 percent), Toyota Camry (47.8 percent) and Toyota Corolla (47.56 percent). This brings up an interesting question: With the closing of automotive brands like Saturn and Pontiac, where are those buyers to turn for their next automotive purchase?
Apparently, not back to General Motors. According to Experian, Pontiac owners are most likely to look to the Ford lineup for their next car or truck and Saturn shoppers will switch to Toyota or Honda - not particularly surprising given that Saturn was meant to compete with import brands. Experian predicts that GM's overall market share will fall from 20 percent to about 17.5 percent, with most of the slack being picked up by Ford, Honda and Toyota.
This week Ford rolled out the 2014 Transit Courier, the fourth addition to its Transit range. Ford says its the first time for the nameplate in the compact van segment.
"Ford has now completely transformed its commercial vehicle line-up, with four all-new, class-leading Transits for European customers," said Barb Samardzich, vice president of product development for Ford Europe. "With the all-new Transit range, we expect sales to grow to 400,000 units per year by 2016, well over 50 percent more than we sell today."
When the Courier goes on sale in the Spring of 2014, it will offer more than 1,400 pounds of payload capacity, multiple mounting points for racks or other framework and a rear cargo area that can carry items 5.3 feet-long. An optional folding passenger seat boosts the cargo length to 8.5 feet.


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At Pinterest, a New Pitch to Small Businesses
In a social media market littered with high-profile failures, Pinterest is a phenom. The bookmarking site has managed to capture and sustain the attention of an overwhelmed consumer, carving its own domain in a jam-packed social media market. Now, it’s time to build a business — and the local market is poised to play a big role.
The company, which exploded onto the scene in 2010, began to develop its advertising products earlier this year. Pinterest launched its first paid advertising campaigns in the spring, working with Kraft, Gap and handful of other large brands to introduce a new promoted pin product. Then, in July the scrapbooking site launched a self-service advertising product in hopes of luring the hundreds of thousands of designers, boutique retailers and other small businesses away from Google and Facebook to spend on its site.
“There’s a lot of interaction between the online and offline world. A lot of time they’re finding things on Pinterest and buying thing in stores,”said Joel Meek, the head of the company’s small business effort, during a BIA/Kelsey event in San Francisco on Thursday. “Discovery permeates our the way we shop in the physical world but it’s still largely unsolved online.”
Small local businesses already account for a large portion of the businesses on the site, says Meek. He said that “hundreds of thousands” of businesses currently use Pinterest, the majority of which — nearly 80% — employ less than 10 employees. The company may be known for catering to fashion and design types, but Meek says two of every three businesses using the service operate a physical store.
To support those offline business, the firm has spent the past year developing products that help connect online discovery with the brick-and-mortar shopping experience. In the fall of 2013, Pinterest rolled out Place Pins, an iteration of its core pin tool that allows users to save and repost a business or destination. Then Last summer, Pinterest announced a partnership with Shopify, the point-of-sale firm, that would allow business programmatically fill inventory data into their Pinterest pages.
As newcomers, social media firms face a small business market dominated by search. Companies like Pinterest and Facebook need to convince users to shift spending from Google without scrapping the concepts which the search giant has spent millions on to educate small businesses. For Pinterest, that means pitching the service as a way for consumer to “discover” — rather than “locate” — local businesses and products.
“If you think about traditional search, it’s extremely effective at solving fact-based questions where there’s one answer for everyone,” said Meek. “But there are tons of other questions where the answers are very personal. These questions are much more about meaningful possibilities where theres no one correct answer and represent a bigger opportunity than traditional search.”
For years, Google has benefited from its position as the last step in the consumer discovery experience. A shopper may only come to google to find transactional information about a business — say, a phone number or an address — and yet it will appears that Google is responsible for the consumer going to the store. The idea, says Meek, is that a Pinterest could provide a way for business to not only convert, but stimulate demand for a product.
However, the success of Pinterest will likely not come at the expense of Google’s existing business. Rather, small businesses will likely continue to investments in search and shift spending on more awareness-driven products such as sponsorship and print ads to digital content marketing efforts on Pinterest and Facebook.
Steven Jacobs is Street Fight’s deputy editor.


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That’s according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Demand for new green cars soared by nearly three-quarters last year amid a spike in sales of electric models.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 31,220 new cars were registered in that colour in 2022.
That was the most in 16 years and represented a 74.2% increase on the previous 12 months.
Nearly a quarter (24.1%) of last year’s new green cars could be plugged in, including pure electrics and plug-in hybrids.
That suggests many buyers who chose a green car were keen to emphasise the cleaner credentials of their purchase compared with traditional vehicles.
New green cars were most popular in London, where 1,894 were registered.
The market share for plug-in cars of all colours rose from 18.6% in 2021 to 22.9% last year.
Grey increased its dominance as the UK’s most popular new car colour by accounting for 25.7% of all new cars registered last year, up from 24.8% in 2021.
It was a monochrome top three in 2022, with black in second place (20.1%) followed by white (16.7%).
More than three out of five (62.5%) new cars joining UK roads last year were either grey, black or white.
The other colours with a market share of more than 1% were blue (16.0%), red (8.5%), silver (6.1%), green (1.9%) and orange (1.2%).
SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said: “A resurgence of green coloured cars is apt given last year more people chose a zero-emission electric vehicle than ever before.
“With the choice of electric models and battery ranges continuing to grow, there’s never been a better time to choose emission-free driving.
“Car colour choice theoretically proclaims something about who we are as drivers, and buying a car today comes with many possibilities to customise your vehicle to match.
“After choosing from the market’s ever-growing choice of makes, models, powertrains, wheel trims and in-car tech, picking out the perfect paint is an exciting decision to make.
“While the most popular shades remained unchanged for 2022, for those looking to ensure their vehicle stands out from the crowd there remains a huge variety of colour choices from across the rainbow available to suit every character.”
A total of 1.61 million new cars were registered in the UK last year, as the global shortage of semiconductors and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic affected sales.
That represented a 2.0% decrease on 2021 and was a quarter below pre-coronavirus levels.
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Connext: Körber’s first virtual pharma software summit connects the global pharma MES community
Lüneburg, Germany, 10 March 2021. With almost 900 registrants from 160 different pharmaceutical and biotech companies from 45 countries around the globe, Connext celebrated a convincing start as a virtual software conference for the pharmaceutical industry. Right from the beginning, the format established itself as the largest and most international network event for software experts from the pharmaceutical industry.
Connext brings together pharmaceutical, biotech and cell & gene therapy companies who use Werum PAS-X MES as well as those who are interested in the use of manufacturing IT and manufacturing intelligence to digitize their production. The four-day online event succeeds the annual PAS-X User Group Meeting (UGM) and the parallel PFU meeting (PAS-X for Us) and is organized by the software experts from the Körber Business Area Pharma. For the first time, this PAS-X community meeting took place as a virtual online event.
“Under the theme 'Elevating your business. Together.‘ we put together a comprehensive program of best-practice user presentations, workshops, product demonstrations, panel discussions and various online networking opportunities,” says Jens Woehlbier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Software, Körber Business Area Pharma. “We were able to interactively show our numerous customers and interested parties from all over the world how they can use our PAS-X software products and services to reduce time, effort and risk in their pharmaceutical production.”
First virtual software summit for the pharmaceutical industry with record attendance
The highlights of the virtual event included panel discussions on the topics of “COVID-19 and the importance of MES” and “MES in the cloud” with industry thought leaders such as Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Lyell Immunopharma, Novartis and Takeda. Leading pharma and biotech companies such as Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Regeneron and SteriPack presented their best-practice PAS-X MES implementation projects and explained how their production benefits from the Körber MES.
In almost 20 virtual workshops, the participants could work in small virtual groups on various specific topics from pharmaceutical production and discuss challenges in their daily work together. Important topics were the use of artificial intelligence, electronic GMP archives, digitization in cell and gene therapy, digital twins in process characterization, data collection and analysis as well as shop floor integration.
Jörn Gossé, CEO of Körber Business Area Pharma, is also satisfied: “The great interest in this pharmaceutical event, which is reflected in the very high number of registrations from drug manufacturers all over the world, exceeded our expectations! Thanks to the interactive virtual format of Connext, we were able to live up to our own claim to deliver a difference for the participants in their daily work.”
Interested parties can find a highlight video from Connext here: https://youtu.be/kj7oGqMPhxg
Jens Woehlbier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Software, Körber Business Area Pharma, opening Connext – The Pharma Software Summit by Werum Solutions
Körber is an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, more than 100 locations worldwide and a common goal: We turn entrepreneurial thinking into customer success and shape the technological change. In the Business Areas Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain, Tissue and Tobacco, we offer products, solutions and services that inspire.
At the Körber Business Area Pharma we are delivering the difference along the pharma value chain with our unique portfolio of integrated solutions. With our software solutions we help drug manufacturers to digitize their pharma, biotech and cell & gene factories. The software product Werum PAS-X MES is recognized as the world’s leading Manufacturing Execution System for the pharma & biotech industry. Our data analytics and AI solutions accelerate product commercialization and uncover hidden business value.


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MANILA -- A multiplayer-focused spin on the classic Pac-Man game is coming to Facebook.
Called Pac-Man Community, the game is developed by Genvid in partnership with Bandai Namco Entertainment.
In a statement released Tuesday, Facebook said its users can play co-op with up to three other people to complete mazes, while still competing against each other for the highest score.
They can also make their own levels and challenges, with creations by other players to be featured inside the game daily.
Facebook streamers, meanwhile, can invite viewers to join their game.
"Gaming is a big part of the metaverse, and I'm looking forward to seeing games like this get more interactive and immersive," said Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, which was recently rebranded as Meta.
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The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in maritime transport and logistics, is pleased to invite you to the laying of the first stone of TANGRAM, a training and innovation center for the sustainable transport and logistics of tomorrow, the Tuesday, March 1.
9:30 a.m.: press visit in the presence of Benoit Tournebize, CMA CGM, and Laurence Muller, architect in charge of residential & hotel projects, Wilmotte & Associés Architectes.
Address: 39 avenue du Corail, 13008 Marseille
11:00 a.m.: groundbreaking ceremony in the presence of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister in charge of Transport, Benoît Payan, Mayor of Marseille, and Jean-Michel Wilmotte, project architect
11:30 am: inaugural gesture
12 p.m.: official photo
TANGRAM: laying the foundation stone
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 9:15 a.m.
39 avenue du Corail, 13008 Marseille
Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports worldwide on 5 continents. With a fleet of 545 ships, in 2020 the Group transported nearly 21 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent) containers. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world player in logistics transporting 400,000 tons of air freight and 2.8 million tons of land freight each year, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is always innovating to offer its customers a complete and ever more efficient offer thanks to new sea, land, air and logistics solutions.
Committed to the energy transition of maritime transport and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set itself a target of carbon neutrality by 2050. A continuous progress approach that translates into concrete results, with a 4% reduction in total CO emissions? of the Group in 2020.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group helps thousands of children every year as part of its actions in favor of education for all and equal opportunities. The CMA CGM Foundation also acts in the face of humanitarian crises requiring an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s maritime and logistical expertise to ship humanitarian material throughout the world.
Present in 160 countries via its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 110,000 people worldwide, including 2,400 in Marseille where its head office is located.


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Improved customer experience
“We are undertaking an ambitious redevelopment strategy,” says Santo. “With a lasered focus on dramatically improving the customer experience, we are investing millions in our properties, growing our team and pursuing new opportunities. We think it’s critical to our success to broaden the appeal and customer base. This means investing in restaurants, entertainment and other amenities while improving the gaming experience as well. We are moving away from slot boxes and working to establish brands that improve the experience while rewarding loyalty.”
The company’s redevelopment and investment plans include a brand strategy that will see it focus on three brands – Grand Villa, Cascades and Starlight.
“Each of these brands will have a number of new and exciting non-gaming amenities, like MATCH Public House & Eatery and Atlas Steak + Fish, to attract new, lapsed and current customers,” says Santo, who believes the greatest growth opportunity for Gateway resides in transitioning the gaming facilities into entertainment destinations, “because that is really what people want to do – go out and be entertained. So our challenge, as an operator, is to provide the complete entertainment package – gaming, dining, and entertainment.”
Santo adds that a robust loyalty platform that rewards customers for all their preferences and purchases – not just gaming – is key to the company’s vision.
“The casual gamer should be rewarded for dining at a restaurant or purchasing concert tickets. That’s how we attract a younger demographic – providing entertainment and rewarding those preferences.”
In addition to creating jobs and bringing an array of new dining and entertainment options to the local community, Santo says Gateway has worked hard with government and citizens alike to create a win-win for all involved.
“Gateway strives to be a good corporate neighbor,” says Santo. “We work closely with community leaders where we operate and take their advice and guidance to heart. As a team, we very much value the feedback we receive and it is critical to our local decision-making. As well, we welcome and respect the input we get from community residents. Ultimately, we are looking to create jobs, support the local economy while creating a great entertainment destination. Working together co-operatively with governments and residents puts us on a path towards that success.”


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The airline knocked Rolex into second place. The watch brand had held the top spot for the previous two years.
We spoke to British Airways last year about how the airline is using design to understand ‘the consumer of the future’.
Apple, which was in second place last year, has dropped to 14th, while Facebook – 14th in 2013 – has dropped out of the Top 20 completely.
Apple has also fallen down the Business Superbrands list, from first to third. Visa is ranked as the top Business Superbrand.
The Superbrands list is based on a public vote as well as the opinions of an expert council, which this year included Design Council chief executive John Mathers, Fitch design director Ed Bolton and Coley Porter Bell chief executive Vicky Bullen.
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ShiftLeft released a new version of NextGen Static Analysis (NG SAST), including new workflows, purpose-built for developers that significantly improve security, while enhancing productivity.
JFrog announced the availability of the JFrog Platform package Cloud Pro X in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure.
Cloud Pro X delivers JFrog Artifactory and JFrog Xray solutions in a single, integrated bundle, allowing customers to take advantage of the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform while managing and securing their software artifacts with JFrog.
JFrog Cloud Pro X empowers DevOps teams to increase their productivity and efficiency while accelerating velocity and delivering high-quality, trusted software faster. Optimized performance is achieved as a security scanning tool, JFrog Xray, natively integrates with Artifactory, providing automated and continuous scanning to identify and prevent known security vulnerabilities and open source licensing violations from making it to production.
"As the world continues to move towards cloud and services, businesses are increasing their adoption of DevOps and DevSecOps to accommodate continuous delivery and constant deployments," said Casey O'Mara, Sr. Director of Cloud Alliances at JFrog. "We are excited about the latest step in our collaboration with Microsoft, which will help bring JFrog Cloud Pro X to the growing ecosystem of Azure Marketplace customers."


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WACKER‘s silicone brand, ACEO, was developed in 2016, at the same time that the company announced that it had created the first-ever industrial 3D printer for silicones. ACEO is going to deploy the printer for its 3D printing silicone service. Since then, ACEO has been steadily progressing in its development of silicone 3D printing materials, introducing multi-material silicone 3D printing and it will be opening a silicone 3D printing lab in the United States in 2019. Now ACEO has announced a new innovation: electrically conductive silicone elastomers.
Silicones are used in many applications that require electrical conductivity, such as actuators, sensors, generators, heating elements and advanced applications like cold plasma or printed electronics. 3D printing allows for integrated functionalities to be created in only one step, as well as for the creation of complex structures that cannot be realized with other production technologies.
“3D printing with the new electrically conductive ACEO® Silicone enables new-to-the-world applications that could not be implemented until now, especially in modern medical or functional automotive parts,” said Bernd Pachaly, head of the ACEO 3D printing project at WACKER. “We added this new silicone option to our portfolio specifically to address unmet needs and to go beyond conventional solutions.”
The new electrically conductive silicone rubber can handle applications that require temperature resistance of up to 200ºC and offers unchanged conductivity up to 25 percent elongation.
“We are delighted to showcase a first application of 3D-printed, electrically conductive silicone elastomers at Formnext in Frankfurt,” said Egbert Klaassen, Global Marketing Director at ACEO. “This is the result of a cooperation between ACEO® and CINOGY®, a company that focuses on the use of cold-plasma technology in medical applications such as wound care. The biocompatible silicone which provides the electrically conductive areas of the PlasmaDerm® therapy device is printed by ACEO®. WACKER and CINOGY® have been working together in the past but this new 3D technology allowed CINOGY®to further advance their application.”
The PlasmaDerm device represents a significant advancement in wound care, according to Dirk Wandke, Managing Director of CINOGY.
“This is no standard wound care dressing but a silicone-plasma dressing that can be cut to size to accommodate different wound sizes,” he explained. “This is the latest innovation of CINOGY®‘s PlasmaDerm® wound care portfolio based on cold plasma technology. We are excited to have partnered with WACKER’s ACEO® team to further develop this innovative product and plan to use this technology for more applications for different indications.”
Wacker Chemie AG developed the electrically conductive elastomers after seeing a need for new conductive materials with high temperature resistance. The new materials should open up a wide range of new applications, particularly in the medical world but going beyond into the automotive and other industries as well. It’s impressive how far silicone 3D printing materials have come – just a couple of years ago, 3D printing with any kind of silicone was almost unheard of, but now the technology has advanced to the point at which manufacturers can 3D print with a large variety of silicones for diverse purposes.
ACEO is in attendance at formnext this week, which is wrapping up in Frankfurt today. The new materials can be seen at their booth A89 in Hall 3.1.
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New WebActivator panel
WITH lack of skills and cost being the biggest barriers to why 50% of businesses are not online and taking their share of Ireland's online sales growth, Cork businesses can now reap the benefits of bringing cost-effective online skills to their business by accessing Cork's new WebActivator Panel.
Cork's WebActivator Panel, launched just last week, is a panel of independent web designers and digital marketers based in Cork, who excel at helping local businesses to develop their business online, and overcome the barrier of lack of skills and high costs to trading online.
Members of the WebActivator Panel are graduates of Digital Skills Academy's WebActivate Programme, an intensive eight-month online publishing, digital marketing and entrepreneurship programme which reskilled jobseekers to become self-employed web designers and digital marketeers servicing local businesses or to start new careers as digitally-skilled employees.
Members of the panel are now primed to support the online needs of businesses in Cork, providing businesses with a cost-effective way of boosting the online skills that businesses need.
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Drugmaker Sanofi is recalling its over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac in the U.S. and Canada because of possible contamination.
The French company Friday joined other drugmakers that have recently recalled their versions of the popular heartburn and ulcer drug.
In September, the Food and Drug Administration said a potentially cancer-causing chemical had been detected at low levels in prescription and over-the-counter versions of Zantac. The federal agency said consumers could consider taking another heartburn medicine or contact their doctor.
Several drugstore chains have already removed Zantac and generic versions from store shelves.
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Feb 01, 2013, 01.34 PM | Source: CNBC-TV18
Buy BHEL only if it hold support of Rs 220, says Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com.
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Sukhani told CNBC-TV18, " Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) is actually a buying opportunity but it a buying opportunity for a very risk acceptance traders. The stock has come down to Rs 220; a level where it has reached many times and bounced back."
He further added, "With the stock reporting, it is anybody’s guess where it can go but those who assume that Rs 220 will hold, would be justified in taking a short-term trade on the long side, ideally by buying Calls and hope that all works out and this support can hold. Below Rs 220, there is nothing to hold onto and consider selling it. Therefore, it is really a stock where both trades could work out."
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Wages Are on the Rise
Climbing Out of the Recession Rut
It has been eight years, but the median annual household income in the U.S. has finally gone up. According to the Census Bureau, it is now $56,500. That’s a 5.2% gain from last year, which is quite an impressive jump. In addition to being the greatest one-year median increase on record, this marks the end to a nearly decade-long rut American wages have been stuck in. The median increase means employers are paying all employees more, including long-ignored hourly workers. Taking inflation into account, hourly pay has increased by about two percent.
Big Brands Are Paying More
Some of the country’s largest, most recognized employers are raising their wages, giving hourly workers much needed pay bumps. Walmart, the U.S.’s largest employer, has made headlines for increasing pay for nearly all of its associates. Job-Applications.com analyzed average pay rates for common jobs, like cashier and sales associate, and average Walmart workers now make 50 cents to a dollar more per hour, which is about a five percent raise.
Starbucks is also leading the trend to increase wages by five percent. The coffee shop chain plans to implement the wage hike in all of its stores in the coming months. We are already seeing wages have increased by about three percent.
We have also seen Costco raising its hourly pay by an even greater margin. This should not be surprising, as the brand has a reputation for compensating staff members well. Though wages were somewhat stagnate for the past few years, pay rates are now increasingly significantly. Compared to earning $10.00 to $12.00 an hour in the past, hourly workers are now making as much as $13.50 per hour. The department store retailer also offers some of the highest pay to long-term hourly workers, who can make as much as $22.50 an hour in some positions.
In all, these recent pay increases give a positive outlook for job seekers. Current hourly workers and people looking to enter the workforce can feel more comfortable with their hourly jobs. Further minimum wage increases are also on the horizon, like the often talked about $15.00 minimum wage proposal. So hourly workers may be making even more in the coming years.


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FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.30 to $0.38 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.28. The company issued revenue guidance of $170 million to $182 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $158.77 million.FormFactor also updated its Q3 2020
After-Hours guidance to 0.30-0.38 EPS.
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on FORM shares. Cowen boosted their target price on shares of FormFactor from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a market perform rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Citigroup raised shares of FormFactor from a neutral rating to a buy rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $27.00 to $36.00 in a report on Monday, July 20th. B. Riley boosted their target price on shares of FormFactor from $40.00 to $45.00 in a report on Friday. Sidoti boosted their target price on shares of FormFactor from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, BidaskClub raised shares of FormFactor from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $30.30.
Shares of NASDAQ:FORM traded down $2.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $28.84. The stock had a trading volume of 1,404,313 shares, compared to its average volume of 547,393. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $29.82 and its 200 day moving average is $25.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a current ratio of 3.63. FormFactor has a 52 week low of $16.25 and a 52 week high of $33.07. The stock has a market cap of $2.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.60 and a beta of 1.40.
In related news, Director Sheri Rhodes sold 2,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.90, for a total transaction of $64,119.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 2,009 shares in the company, valued at approximately $64,087.10. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Mike Slessor sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.60, for a total transaction of $615,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 345,767 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,505,868.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 42,121 shares of company stock worth $1,061,110. Insiders own 1.22% of the company’s stock.
FormFactor Company Profile
FormFactor, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, integrated measurement systems, and thermal sub-systems, as well as provides related services. It operates in two segments, Probe Cards and Systems. The company offers probe cards that are used to test various semiconductor device types, including system on a chip products, mobile application processors, microprocessors, microcontrollers, and graphic processors, as well as radio frequency, analog, mixed signal, image sensor, electro-optical, dynamic random access memory, NAND flash memory, and NOR flash memory devices; and analytical probes, which are used for a range of applications, including device characterization, electrical simulation model development, failure analysis, and prototype design debugging for universities, research institutions, semiconductor integrated device manufacturers, semiconductor foundries, and fabless semiconductor companies.
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Class action lawsuits are growing against five major publishers plus Apple RE the infamous “agency model” (where the publisher sets the book/e-book price versus the traditional wholesale/retail model where the price is set by the sellers/retailers (?) … at least I think I have that right)
Per publishing consultant, Mike Shatzkin, who writes the great IdeaLog Blog, the “agency” model is based on the idea that the publisher is selling to the consumer and, therefore, setting the price, and any “agent”, which would usually be a retailer but wouldn’t have to be, that creates that sale would get a “commission” from the publisher for doing so.
Or, put another way by the ABA (The American Booksellers Assoc): Under the agency model, a publisher sets a retail price for a specific book, which establishes a level playing field for all resellers.
I have posted on the agency model several times back when it was first named … and damned if I don’t seem more confused about it now!
At any rate, the lawsuits … mostly claiming that e-book prices are being artificially inflated … and their associated costs are spiraling upward!
More Lawsuits Over Agency Model
A class action lawsuit over e-book pricing filed against five major publishers and Apple has begun to sprawl, with four new “copycat” lawsuits filed last week. Two suits, filed in Manhattan, add Random House as a defendant, while a third suit, also in Manhattan, adds Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Another suit was filed in Oakland, Calif. The claims and assertions of fact in each suit are nearly identical to the original suit, filed August 9 by the firm Hagens Berman: that the simultaneous introduction of the agency model by the major publishers reflects an illegal conspiracy to “artificially inflate” e-book prices.
The filing of copycat suits is very common in consumer class actions. “It is more the rule than the exception,” one class action attorney told PW. If a case is perceived to be a good one, there will be multiple filings by different firms in different courts, and the firms will then compete to see who will become lead counsel. In the coming months, the cases—and there could be more coming—will be organized, and the defendants will seek to have them moved to one court.
According to the filings, the price-fixing conspiracy occurred as Apple negotiated terms with publishers in anticipation of the 2010 iPad release. On January 27, 2010, when asked by reporters how Apple’s e-bookstore would compete with Amazon’s $9.99 price, Apple’s Steve Jobs responded that the prices “would be the same.” That public pronouncement, one suit alleges, “was a signal to Publisher Defendants that each of them had agreed to join the conspiracy.” The following day, January 28, Macmillan CEO John Sargent told Amazon of its switch to the agency model. “This would have been irrational if Macmillan had not expected its primary competitors to follow suit,” the lawsuit notes. “Acting alone, no individual publisher would be able to sustain the supra-competitive prices.” The agency model, the suit notes, effectively ended “retailer discretion” for e-book pricing.


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New Delhi: The essential cryptocurrency actions are happening on October 28. Take a look at a few of the necessary crypto tales to this point:
- Digital tokens like Cardano, XRP fall about 10%
On October 28, cryptocurrencies are buying and selling within the pink. The worldwide crypto market capitalisation skilled a downfall of 4.49% to $2.46 trillion. Nevertheless, the market quantity gained 58.99% to $108.02 during the last 24 hours. Bitcoin is being traded at $58,579.36 present process a dominance of 44.92%, marking a rise of 0.51% over the day.
- Tesla prone to settle for Bitcoin as a way of cost; believes in its ‘long-term potential’
In keeping with a regulatory submitting, Tesla, the electrical automotive firm might restart accepting Bitcoin within the close to future. The earnings report for the quarter ending September states that the corporate would possibly resume the observe of accepting cryptocurrencies for its services. “We might sooner or later restart the observe of transacting in cryptocurrencies (“digital belongings”) for our services,” said the corporate in a Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) submitting.
- Direxion to launch ETF providing managed brief publicity to CMS Bitcoin futures
In keeping with a regulatory submitting earlier than US Securities and Alternate Fee on October 26, Direxion, a number one exchange-traded fund (ETF) mentioned that it’s going to launch a fund that will likely be providing managed brief publicity to CME Bitcoin futures contract. The corporate mentioned, that the brand new fund “seeks to realize its funding goal by way of managed brief publicity to CME bitcoin futures contracts (the Bitcoin Futures). The Fund doesn’t make investments straight in bitcoin.”
- Elon Musk says he owns Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Doge
The world’s richest character and CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk revealed that he owns solely Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin and doesn’t possess standard meme tokens Shiba Inu. The assertion got here at a time when Shiba Inu touched a report excessive worth on October 24. The digital token was up by almost 37%.


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This includes the opening up of BT’s fibre lines to rival firms, such as Sky and TalkTalk – similar to the move in which BT’s copper telephone network was opened to rival phone and broadband services.
As such, other companies would be able to control the lines and provide super-fast broadband services to their own customers. In order to promote investment, Ofcom proposes that BT should be able to set prices for these new wholesale products to enable it to make a fair rate of return.
The consultations also consider competition in current generation broadband. Ofcom’s initial conclusion is that broadband competition is effective in large parts of the country and for over 70% of the population there will be no regulation. This follows deregulation by Ofcom in areas with effective competition in the broadband market in May 2008.
However, in the least competitive areas, where consumers only have access to copper-based broadband services provided by BT (around 14% of UK premises), Ofcom proposes some locally specific price controls to protect consumers against the potential risk of excessive prices.
Ofcom’s proposed competition remedies relating to next generation, fibre-based broadband are designed to benefit consumers in all geographic areas.
Ofcom’s chief executive, Ed Richards, says Ofcom’s proposed new regulatory framework is intended to support the next phase of development by promoting investment, competition and innovation for consumers across the UK.
The news comes a few days before tomorrow’s Budget (24 March), in which digital marketers are hoping for further funding to the commitments laid out in the Digital Britain report.
In the same speech last year, the Chancellor unveiled plans to deliver a Universal Service in broadband at 2 megabits per second by 2012.
At the time business secretary Lord Mandelson said: “We need to make sure that transformational technologies like broadband are genuinely available to virtually everyone. And we need government action to help drive that change and ensure UK firms have the capacity to compete for the economic opportunities it brings.”
However, progress to date has been slower than expected.


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27 May Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald Join the Disney Board
Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald Elected to the Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
BURBANK, Calif., May 27, 2021 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors announced the election of two new directors: Amy Chang, veteran technology executive, and Calvin McDonald, Chief Executive Officer of global athletic apparel company lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). The elections of Ms. Chang and Mr. McDonald are effective immediately.
“Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald are highly-respected leaders with a deep understanding of the nexus between technology and the consumer experience, and we are excited to have them join the Disney board,” said Robert A. Iger, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, The Walt Disney Company. “Ms. Chang brings vast expertise in the tech industry, where her developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence have enabled companies to improve collaboration and gain deeper consumer insights. And Mr. McDonald has a wealth of experience in scaling brand-name retailers like lululemon through innovation, finding new ways to connect with consumers across digital channels, in stores and at home.”
“It is such an honor to become part of the Disney journey,” Ms. Chang said. “With all the momentum and innovation within the company across every part of the consumer experience, I can’t wait to watch this next generation of stories and experiences come to life.”
“I am excited to join the Board of Directors of Disney, an amazing organization that continually sets the standard worldwide for innovation, creativity, and bringing people together,” Mr. McDonald said. “I look forward to supporting CEO Bob Chapek and the management team with insights and learnings gained from our experience at lululemon in creating enduring relationships with our guests.”
Ms. Chang serves on the Board of Directors of Procter & Gamble and Marqeta, and as an advisor to more than a dozen companies including Cisco, HubSpot and various private companies. From 2018-2020, Ms. Chang served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Collaboration business, leading its videoconferencing, cloud calling, contact center, video device and phones businesses. She joined Cisco through the acquisition of the company she founded, Accompany, an artificial intelligence/machine learning-based relationship intelligence platform serving Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Accompany, where she served as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Chang was Global Head of Product, Google Ads Measurement, where she led the teams for Google Analytics, Website Optimizer, Trends and multichannel attribution. She has held additional positions with eBay, McKinsey, Intel, AMD and Motorola, and previously served on the boards of Cisco, Splunk and Informatica.
It is such an honor to become part of the Disney journey. With all the momentum and innovation within the company across every part of the consumer experience, I can’t wait to watch this next generation of stories and experiences come to life.
Mr. McDonald joined lululemon in August 2018 as Chief Executive Officer and is a member of its Board of Directors. Under his leadership, lululemon, with more than 500 company-operated stores in 17 countries, has delivered significant growth, accelerated its sustainability initiatives, and considerably expanded its international business. Previously, Mr. McDonald served as president and CEO of Sephora Americas, a division of the LVMH group of luxury brands, from 2013 to 2018. Mr. McDonald was President and CEO of Sears Canada from 2011-2013, and spent 17 years at Loblaw Companies Limited, the largest retailer in Canada, where he was born and raised. From 2016-2020, he served on the Board of Directors of Cole Haan.
About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution; and three content groups—Studios, General Entertainment and Sports—focused on developing and producing content for DTC, theatrical and linear platforms. Disney is a Dow 30 company and had annual revenues of $65.4 billion in its Fiscal Year 2020.
The Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors
Robert IgerExecutive Chairman, The Walt Disney Company
Bob ChapekCEO, The Walt Disney Company
Susan ArnoldOperating Executive of The Carlyle Group
Mary BarraChairman & CEO, General Motors
Safra CatzCEO, Oracle
Amy ChangBoard Member / Advisor / Investor
Francis deSouzaCEO, Illumina, Inc.
Michael B.G. FromanVice Chairman and President, Strategic Growth at MasterCard
Maria Elena LagomasinoCEO & Managing Partner of WE Family Offices
Calvin McDonaldCEO, lululemon athletica inc.
Mark G. ParkerExecutive Chairman of NIKE, Inc.
Derica W. RiceFormerly the President of CVS Caremark, EVP of CVS Health
Amy L. ChangDIRECTOR SINCE 2021
Amy Chang, 44, serves on the Board of Directors of Procter & Gamble and Marqeta, and as an advisor to more than a dozen companies including Cisco, HubSpot and various private companies. From 2018 to 2020, Ms. Chang served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Collaboration business. She joined Cisco through the acquisition of the company she founded, Accompany, an artificial intelligence/machine learning-based relationship intelligence platform serving Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Accompany, where she served as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Chang was Global Head of Product, Google Ads Measurement. She has held additional positions with eBay, McKinsey, Intel, AMD and Motorola, and previously served on the boards of Cisco, Splunk and Informatica. Ms. Chang has been a Director of the Company since 2021.
Related Amy Chang Articles
Procter & Gamble, April 12, 2017
The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) appointed Amy L. Chang, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Accompany.
Cisco, June 11, 2019
Amy Chang takes the stage in front of an audience of 15,000+ at Cisco Live in San Diego to talk about the huge leaps across the Collaboration portfolio.
Squawk by Jim Cramer, July 2019
When discussing Procter & Gamble and the need of consumer products to appeal to Millennials on Squawk on the Street, Jim shares his opinion of Amy Chang.
Congratz to new Disney Board member Amy Chang!!! The best of the best!
— Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) May 27, 2021
Welcoming two new Disney Board Members effective immediately: @_amychang and @calvinmcdonald $DIS $PG $LULU pic.twitter.com/JAdgZPuHSM
— Disney Shareholder (@DIS_Shareholder) May 27, 2021
.@WaltDisneyCo found one of its newest directors in the Bay Area. @_amychang said @Disney is her “No. 1 dream board.” https://t.co/UrR0KrvFhx
— Silicon Valley Business Journal (@svbizjournal) May 28, 2021
Disney Expands Board of Directors With Election of former Cisco and Google executive Amy Chang and Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald https://t.co/27RIniTklL
— FilmTVDiversity (@FilmTVDiversity) May 27, 2021
Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald elected to the Walt Disney Company Board Of Directors https://t.co/CAltajHS1Y
— WDWMAGIC.COM (@wdwmagic) May 27, 2021
Amy Chang And Calvin McDonald Elected To The Walt #Disney Company Board Of Directors https://t.co/plLkYCrYUm
— DAPS MAGIC (@DAPs_Magic) May 31, 2021
Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald Elected to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors | Business Wire https://t.co/5TWXhpDwdA
— Jeff Shulman (@JeffShulman) May 27, 2021
Disney has appointed Amy Chang, who led Google Analytics and sold her AI startup to Cisco, to its board of directors. https://t.co/ox42sPExrK
— Saqib Shah (@eightiethmnt) May 27, 2021
Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald Elected to The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors https://t.co/93Ka55WwU9 pic.twitter.com/9lnhhOMjeC
— Montina Young ✨ ADOS (@justmontina) June 4, 2021
Disney Adds Two To Board; Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald, Tech Executive Amy Chang https://t.co/sjfbH8lauO
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 27, 2021
News: DISNEY adds two to board of directors: Amy Chang, veteran technology executive, and Calvin McDonald, CEO of Lululemon Athletica.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) May 27, 2021
What do a former Google executive @_amychang and the CEO of Lululemon @calvinmcdonald have in common?
Both of them have been recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Company!https://t.co/9j756meDEI
— The Org 🔎 (@TheOrgCom) June 3, 2021


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Nokia’s Lumia 920 Set to Gain Chinese Entry via China Mobile Deal
By Erik Pineda | December 5, 2012 11:17 AM EST
Nokia has been getting lots of attention lately, thanks much to the Windows-powered Lumia 920, and is likely to further broaden it audience reach soon via a looming deal with China Mobile Ltd, reports said.
The upcoming Nokia-China Mobile partnership is set to be announced on Wednesday, according to an exclusive report by Bloomberg, which for the Finnish firm means more than promising sales not only for its flagship handsets but also for the rest of its Lumia and Asha phones.
Potentially, should the deal pulls through, Nokia will enjoy significant presence in the Chinese market, which China Mobile has a grip of around 93 per cent in terms of population reach, based on data published by the giant telco on its official site.
China Mobile also claims to currently service an estimated 703 million customers as of November this year, scattered on its coverage areas of mainland China, Hong Kong and Pakistan.
It prides itself as the world's biggest telco by providing mobile phone access to hundreds of millions of subscribers, easily exceeding the lucrative market that is the United States.
Gaining more inroads in a market that the tech biggies, like Apple, Google and Microsoft, would love to get into in bigger ways is considered a major coup for the still struggling Nokia, though it has been regaining some amount of composure through the Lumia 920.
Selling in China is a fit for Nokia, analysts said, opening for the company a gateway to disperse both its high-end and entry-level gadgets that are sure to attract China Mobile's diverse subscriber base.
While most of China Mobile's customers are located in rural areas, which Nokia would target with its Asha feature phones, a good chunk of its market also comprises of customers willing and able to pay for the best smartphones out there such as Apple's iPhone 5, Samsung's Galaxy S3 and soon, the Lumia 920.
It is understood that China Mobile will subsidise Nokia handsets, opening up more windows and doors for the mobile phone maker to deliver as many handsets as possible to Chinese and Pakistani customers.
According to Bloomberg, China Mobile plans to spend $US4.2 billion in smartphone subsidies just so to keep the inflow of customers coming and effectively fend off threats from its rivals.
And it appears that part of that strategy is offering the Lumia 920, which the U.S.-based publication said will be slightly tweaked to be compatible with China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network technology.
Nokia's Lumia 920 is likely to debut in China Mobile this late December, Bloomberg said, and will be released in familiar colours of black, white, yellow and red. Price packages are yet to be announced for the handset.
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In short: The world’s largest contract producer of client electronics desires to be a key participant on the EV market by 2025. Foxconn’s newest transfer in that route is to arrange a number of amenities in Taiwan the place it should produce battery cells and construct electrical buses.
Foxconn as we speak announced plans to fabricate batteries within the close to future as a part of its technique to turn into the Android of the EV business. Apple’s largest provider says it desires to construct new amenities in Taiwan the place it should make battery cells, battery packs, and grid vitality storage methods.
As governments all over the world push for the electrification of every part, the corporate appears decided to diversify its enterprise and turn into a significant provider of key parts for the auto business because it transitions away from inside combustion engines.
Its ambitions don’t cease at making batteries, nonetheless, as the brand new amenities might also be used to design and assemble electrical autos. Throughout a press convention in Kaoshiung, Taiwan, Foxconn chairman and CEO Younger Liu defined that “our aim is to formulate a whole ecosystem for electrical buses within the metropolis after which we will export the options exterior of Taiwan.”
Liu says Foxconn has plans to construct a number of EV factories in Europe, India, Mexico, and South America within the coming years, relying on the place it will likely be simpler to arrange shut partnerships with native governments and firms. Final month, Foxconn arrange a joint venture with Vedanta in India for a chip manufacturing plant. The brand new facility could possibly be used to fabricate microcontrollers wanted by automotive producers, as demand far outstrips supply.
Final yr, the Taiwanese manufacturing big acquired Lordstown Motors Corp.’s electrical truck manufacturing facility in Ohio for $280 million, however its important focus on this space stays on additional creating low cost barebones EV platforms that large manufacturers and startups can customise and promote as their very own.
Foxconn isn’t the one firm that wishes a share of the growing EV pie. Luxshare can also be seeking to faucet into the EV business by partnering with Chinese language automaker Cherry Group, Ford and Panasonic are each constructing large EV and battery cell factories within the US, and Arm is engaged on the software program smarts of next-generation electrical autos.
Liu isn’t involved concerning the rising competitors and consolidation happening within the EV house. He has promised buyers that he’ll guarantee Foxconn’s EV designs and parts can be in 5 p.c of the worldwide EV market by 2025, and generate over $35 billion in income by 2026.