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WASHINGTON — Republicans want to replace the Affordable Care Act with “universal access” to health care, House GOP members said. The goal is to ensure that everyone can buy or find coverage, a House leadership aide said at a briefing organized by top Republicans. The briefing came amid growing concern about the 20 million people
WASHINGTON — Four pharmacy organizations, including the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, have asked the incoming White House administration and congressional leaders to maintain Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries’ pharmacy access. “Policies that reduce local pharmacy access lead to poorer health outcomes, ultimately resulting in increased future health care costs,” the associations wrote to President-elect
HARTFORD, Conn. — Twenty states have accused six generic drug manufacturers of price fixing. The states’ attorneys general also said their lawsuit, filed in federal court here, may be just the start of a much broader legal action. The suit charges that the drug makers, led by New Jersey-based Heritage Pharmaceuticals, conspired to artificially elevate
NEW YORK — Holiday sales at drug chains edged up slightly versus a year ago, as uncertainty over the economy left consumers wary of boosting their spending. Another crimp on sales growth was deep discounts. While retailers trimmed inventory for the holiday season to avoid having to clear out overstocks with price cuts, consumers were
KEASBEY, N.J. — Chris Lane has been promoted to executive vice president of Wakefern Food Corp. He had been senior vice president of product divisions. Lane, a 13-year Wakefern veteran and former vice president of pharmacy at Duane Reade, will guide day-to-day operations and strategy planning. “Our goal was to select an individual who would
WASHINGTON — Health care spending in the United States grew 5.8% to $3.2 trillion during 2015, according to a new study by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). On a per capita basis, U.S. health care spending grew 5% to $9,990 per person. The overall increase exceeded the 5.5% rise projected by CMS
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. continues to push the retail innovation envelope, recently unveiling a store without checkouts and field testing delivery by drones in the United Kingdom. The 1,800-square-foot Amazon Go store perhaps most closely resembles a high-end, high-tech convenience store. Customers do not need to scan their purchases or go through a checkout line.
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and the University of Miami Health System have announced a collaboration focused on delivering coordinated clinical care and pharmacy excellence to patients across South Florida. As part of the agreement, UHealth — the University of Miami Health System, will manage and provide all clinical services at 17 Walgreens Healthcare Clinics insides
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has appointed William Tighe as vice president of federal government affairs and Amber Manko as director of federal government affairs. Tighe reports to Tom O’Donnell, NACDS’ senior vice president of government affairs and public policy. He began his new position with NACDS on December 12.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer Inc. president Rick Keyes has added the title of chief executive officer. Keyes took the CEO reins effective January 1. He succeeded Hank Meijer, who has become executive chairman of Meijer, which operates 230 supercenters and grocery stores, with pharmacies, in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. “We have
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores welcomed a final rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that allows pharmacies greater flexibility to extend their reward and loyalty programs to beneficiaries in government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. NACDS said Wednesday that the final rule, issued by HHS’ Office
The agreement struck last month for the sale of 865 Rite Aid Corp. drug stores to Fred’s Inc. is a momentous development for those companies, as well as Walgreens Boots Alliance, which after 14 months is still working to finalize the acquisition of Rite Aid. The $950 million all-cash deal will bring Fred’s stores and
The new year is finally here. On balance, 2016 was a year best forgotten. Very few events of a positive nature will be remembered. On the other hand, many unsettling moments would best be reviewed at another time — if at all. As 2017 dawns, several important questions remain to be resolved, a few of


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Nvidia dropped a bombshell at their GPU Technology Conference today, launching their new DGX-1 supercomputer platform powered by the new Volta GPU architecture.
As expected the new Nvidia DGX-1 is a beast of a system, equipped with eight of Nvidia’s latest Volta powered Tesla V100 GPUs linked together using Nvidia’s NVLink technology which features a massive bandwidth of up to 300GB/s. The system in total is capable of outputting up to 960 Tensor TFLOPS making it as powerful as approximately 400 general compute servers.
Powering the Nvidia DGX-1 is the Tesla V100 which is powered by Nvidia’s latest Volta GPU. The new GPU is manufactured on TSMC’s new 12nm FinFET process, featuring 21 Billion transistors in a die size of just 815mm².
The new Volta GPU also features 5,120 CUDA cores which is able to generate 7.5 TFLOPS of FP64 compute and 15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. Nvidia is also introducing a new Tensor performance metric in which the Tesla V100 is capable of up to 120 Tensor TFLOPS. Memory onboard the Tesla V100 is powered by 16GB of Samsung’s latest HBM2 technology which is able to provide as much as 900GB/s of bandwidth.
For those with deep pockets, the Nvidia DGX-1 is now available for purchase for a small sum of just $149,000. Nvidia will also release a DGX Station system which will feature just four Tesla V100 GPUs for $69,000.

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Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office reported to Parliament today that although the Department of Trade and Industry is responsible for the regulation of weights and measures, it needs better information on the level of protection which is being afforded to consumers.Jump to downloads
The effect of inaccurate weights and measures being used for trade, whilst not necessarily high at the level of the individual transaction, can be significant for the economy as a whole. £1 billion worth of retail goods are sold by quantity in the United Kingdom every week. The National Audit Office estimated that, in 2000-01, five per cent (94,700) of equipment used to weigh or measure products such as food or petrol out of the over 2 million items tested were sufficiently inaccurate to fail an inspection; the quantity of 10 per cent (10,200) of batches of pre-packed goods out of the 105,000 tested at packing plants were outside acceptable tolerances; and four per cent (77,100) of goods in shops out of the 2.1 million tested were found to have incorrect quantity information.
Existing legislation covers most longstanding risks to consumers and businesses, and is able to address blatant attempts to sell short weight or measure, but much of it has become increasingly out of date and overly complex. The Department has been seeking to modernise and simplify the legislation since 1999 but progress has been slowed by a lack of Parliamentary time for primary legislation. Sir John recommends that the Department urgently pursues the modernisation and simplification of weights and measures legislation in order to ensure that it is enforceable.
The Department and the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (an Executive Agency of the Department) are jointly responsible for ensuring that the law is enforceable. The Laboratory enforces regulations that ensure that weighing and measuring equipment meets approved designs. Local Trading Standards Departments are responsible for enforcing regulations on the use of weighing and measuring equipment for trade. The National Audit Office found wide variations in the scale and results of local enforcement work. For example, in 2000-01, County Councils visited on average 16 per cent of premises where weights and measures were used in trade whereas for Scottish authorities the average was nearly 40 per cent. Some authorities in England and Wales visited only two per cent of their high risk premises each year, whereas others visited over 100 per cent. And the average rate at which weighing and measuring equipment in use was found not to comply with the legislation ranged from 2.5 per cent in Unitary Authorities to 8.1 per cent in Scottish Authorities. Variations in the effectiveness of local enforcement can lead to the accuracy and reliability of weights and measures differing unacceptably between one part of the country and another.
Local Authorities must provide annual information on enforcement activity – but only a minority have complied in recent years. The Department is taking steps to improve the information that it has available on local enforcement work, and to support the improvement of local authority performance. It has introduced a national performance framework for trading standards and is currently developing performance measures.
In continuing to develop the Framework, Sir John recommends that the Department ensures that it can generate accurate, timely and comprehensive information on local weights and measures enforcement; establish the contribution such work can make to achieving consumer protection and fair trading; and introduce appropriate performance measures with which to help improve the performance of Trading Standards Departments and reduce variations in performance between them.
"The accuracy, reliability and fairness of weights and measures is key to ensuring that the products we buy every day are not being sold in short weight or short measure. The Department should press ahead quickly with its plans to modernise legislation, as well as improving its information about local enforcement of that legislation, if it is to be effective in promoting appropriate standards of trading across the country."Sir John Bourn
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Huntsman Chemical Co. plans to build what it claims will be the world's biggest low density polyethylene plant, on its site in Wilton, England.
The $355 million facility, due to be up and running by the third quarter of 2007, will have annual capacity of 882 million pounds of resin, destined chiefly for the packaging sector.
This project is Salt Lake City-based Huntsman's first venture into Europe's growing PE market and is designed not only to satisfy the United Kingdom's LDPE needs, but to make the country a net exporter, according to Huntsman.
The company estimates current annual LDPE consumption in Britain at about 1.1 billion pounds, with some 11 billion pounds more a year being used across Europe. Britain currently imports some LDPE to meet local demand.
The new facility will be in northeast England's industrial Teeside region. Peter Huntsman, president and chief executive officer, said a $30 million regional development grant from the British government was ``a crucial factor'' in its go-ahead.
The plant will be a significant consumer of ethylene produced by a 1.9 billion-pound-per-year ethylene cracker plant on the Huntsman site. A number of the cracker's big contracts expire in the next few years, according to a Huntsman spokesman. The company bought the site and cracker in 1999 from Imperial Chemical Industries plc.
Huntsman touts itself as the world's largest privately owned chemical company. It employs 15,000 in operations in 30 countries and has annual sales of $9.5 billion. The company produces LDPE resin at an Odessa, Texas, site with annual capacity of 430 million pounds.


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Nokia 5.1 Plus has already been making round in various leaks for a long time now. It seems like the smartphone is finally going to make its way to the market soon but with the name Nokia X5. As the name suggests, Nokia 5.1 Plus is a higher variant of previously launched Nokia 5.1.
As per earlier reports, Nokia was planning to host a press event in China on July 11. The same has been confirmed by the brand itself on its official Weibo account. The Finnish-based company has posted a launch invite on their account which suggests a new smartphone launch under the X lineup. There is a high chance that the brand might announce Nokia 5.1 Plus but with the name Nokia X5.
Nokia X5 (aka Nokia 5.1 Plus) expected specs and pricing
Nokia 5.1 Plus has appeared in numerous leaks already which leaves nothing to our imagination. The smartphone will follow the recent trends on notch display and dual camera setup at the back. The same was confirmed by the leaked render images previously. Apart from that, we also know the device would come with a MediaTek processor thanks to the Bluetooth certification which it got earlier.
The same device was also leaked earlier in a promo poster confirming various aspects of design as well as revealed some specifications. To recall, Nokia 5.1 Plus or Nokia X5 will come with 5.86-inch HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and a resolution of 720 × 1520 pixels. It might be powered by MediaTek Helio P60 SoC while other leaks suggest Snapdragon 600-series SoC. Coming to the storage variants, the device would come in three different storages sporting 3GB/4GB RAM and possibly 6GB variant too. In terms of onboard storage, the smartphone will come with various combinations of RAM and 32GB/64GB of internal storage. There is a dual camera setup at the back having a 13-megapixel primary sensor and 5-megapixel secondary camera. On the other hand, there is no word on the front camera setup so for that, we have to wait for the official launch.
Another thing which previously leaked promo poster tipped us is the pricing of the device. The 32GB variant of Nokia 5.1 Plus or Nokia X5 might come with a price tag of 799 CNY (approximately Rs 8,289) while the 64GB internal storage variant will set you back 999 CNY (approximately Rs 10,364). HMD Global is more likely to launch this device in China with a lower price tag as compared to global launch. The Indian launch will have higher pricing so don’t get your hopes way high.
Speaking of the Indian launch, there is no word on the dates, pricing, and availability as of now. You might have to wait a little longer for Nokia X5 or Nokia 5.1 Plus.
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February 26, 2014 |
With the launch of a new cloud-based movie service from Walt Disney Co., the marketplace of Web-based movie services just got more crowded and possibly confusing for consumers. After eschewing UltraViolet, a technology standard backed by its main movie business competitors, Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. has debuted Disney Movies Anywhere, a proprietary service that gives users online access to their digital and physical Disney movie purchases. Disney Movies Anywhere launched Tuesday and is available on Apple iOS devices including the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Users can also stream films by logging into the Disney Movies Anywhere website.
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After eschewing UltraViolet, a technology standard backed by its main movie business competitors, Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. has launched a proprietary cloud-based movie service that gives users online access to their digital and physical Disney movie purchases. Disney Movies Anywhere launched Tuesday and is available on Apple iOS devices including the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. It acts as a so-called "digital movie locker," allowing users...
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On Oct. 16, 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy began the Walt Disney Co. inauspiciously in the rear of a small office at the Holly-Vermont Realty in Los Angeles. It was there that the young brothers, who paid $10 a month for the modest space, began producing their live action/animated series of shorts known as the "Alice Comedies. " Ninety years later, Walt Disney Animation Studios is a slightly larger and more lucrative operation. Its 53rd animated feature, "Frozen," just knocked "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" off its box office pedestal and has brought in more than $134 million domestically since its opening on Nov. 22. And the new animated short that plays in theaters with "Frozen," called "Get a Horse!
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Walt Disney Studios has bought the marketing and distribution rights for future movies in the "Indiana Jones" franchise from Paramount Pictures, the companies said Friday. This gives Disney control over the future of the series, adding to the ownership rights it acquired when it bought Lucasfilm in in 2012 and clearing the way for the studio to make more "Indiana Jones" movies if it chooses to do so. Disney declined to comment on the future...
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The holiday box office exploded this weekend as both "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "Frozen" topped records held by "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for the biggest three-day and five-day Thanksgiving weekend grosses. Generating a studio-estimated $66.7-million, three-day gross and $93 million, five-day gross (films opened Wednesday evening in time for the holiday, instead of the usual Thursday evening) Disney's "Frozen" also marked the biggest Thanksgiving-weekend opening ever, beating three-day and five-day records set in 1999 by "Toy Story 2. " Meanwhile, in its second week in wide release, Lionsgate's "Catching Fire" -- a dystopian thriller about children pitted against each other in a fight to the death -- continued its box-office rampage, pulling in domestically a studio-estimated $74.5 million over three days and $110.2 million over five days, and a jaw-dropping worldwide gross of $573 million.
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Pixar Animation Studios has laid off an undisclosed number of people at its Emeryville, Calif., headquarters due to the delay of its forthcoming film "The Good Dinosaur. " The layoffs affect less than 5% of the company's 1,200-person workforce, according to a source close to the studio. In September, "The Good Dinosaur" was pushed back from its original release date of May 30, 2014, to Nov. 25, 2015. About a month before the project was delayed, the studio, a unit of Walt Disney Studios, removed director Bob Peterson from the project.


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Internet ad spend will overtake broadcast advertising in the US next year, according to a new report from Price Waterhouse Coopers.
The PWC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook report forecasts that entertainment and media spending will hit $720 billion by 2020, up from $603 billion in 2015.
U.S. TV advertising revenue is expected to rise from $69.9 billion to $81.7 billion in 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2 percent. Internet advertising, meanwhile, brought in $59.6 billion in revenue last year, and that number is projected to rise to $93.5 billion by 2020 (9.4 percent CAGR). PwC forecasts that internet advertising will overtake broadcast TV advertising for the first time in 2017.
“We don’t see an abrupt switchover during the forecast period, but more of a continued evolution towards more multichannel viewing and more digitally enabled viewing,” said Christopher Vollmer, principal with Strategy&, PwC’s global strategy consulting firm.
The biggest advertising gains are expected in mobile advertising, which was responsible for 34.7 percent of total internet ad revenue in 2015 at $20.7 billion and is projected to rise to 49.4 percent by 2020.
Mobile video internet ad revenue will jump from $3.5 billion in 2015 to $13.3 billion in 2020 (a 30.3 percent CAGR). The coming rollout to 5G mobile networks—which will offer higher speeds, faster rendering and a higher-quality user experience—should accelerate the interest in mobile video, though some mobile advertising revenue could be hindered by ad-blocking technology.
“Our forecast reflects that [advertising] dollars will begin to catch up to where the eyeballs are,” Vollmer said. “There’s a lot more shifting of spend that can come out of areas that are maybe already allocated to digital, like money that’s targeted more at desktop inventory today that can be shifted over to mobile. There’s also money that can be shifted over from other budgets as well.”
The report forecasts a 4.4 percent growth in TV advertising this year thanks to the presidential election, which PwC projects will generate $3.3 billion for local stations, and the Summer Olympics. “The Olympics is pretty special in that it’s not just a sporting event, it’s also a cultural event,” Vollmer said. “There are so few of those today that they become very scarce and therefore they become even more premium given the amount of fragmentation there is in media today.”
Vollmer noted that because this year’s Olympics takes place in a prime-time friendly time zone, which will allow more live events, NBCUniversal is “being aggressive about marketing the Olympics as a real multiplatform brand and advertising opportunity, too.”
PwC forecasts that consumers are more likely to become cord shavers than cord cutters. “We assume that a lot of them will gravitate to cheaper bundles of content, a lot of which will be supplied by some of the same players that supply more expensive models of content today,” said Vollmer. “I think you’ll see them not signing up for the 80, 90 bucks a month. They’ll be signing up for things like what Sling is offering, what Hulu is rumored to be offering in about a year and these lower-priced packages.”
While advertisers shouldn’t make any major ad budget shifts for now, PwC said they will have to determine ways—via integrations or other methods—to reach consumers increasingly accustomed to watching content with no ads or limited interruptions on streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. “Their share of time spent in ad-supported television is unlikely to increase,” said Vollmer.
PwC’s full Global Entertainment and Media Outlook report is available here.


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The debate over how — or even whether — to update Ottawa's Taxi By-law is among the most contentious issues tackled by City Hall in recent memory, thanks to the guerilla actions of ride-sharing company Uber. At the heart of the discussion: The decision to open Ottawa's private transportation sector to "personal transportation companies" (PTCs), and the public's apparent dissatisfaction with various aspects of the taxi industry.
There has been much public pressure to find ways to allow innovators such as Uber to operate legally in Ottawa. Uber, a multinational corporation that first came to Ottawa in 2014, connects riders with freelance drivers at a (usually) lower price than what the City requires registered taxis to charge. As in other cities, the company got its foot in the door by ignoring the existing Taxi By-law — or rather, by claiming that it does not apply because Uber is a technology company, not a transportation company — and by paying the fines racked up by drivers caught violating the by-law.


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The real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test method that amplifies a specific DNA sample was adopted in South Korea when the country was hit by the first wave of a coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. The RT-PCR method showed high accuracy but it required samples to be taken to special facilities to be tested by trained personnel. It takes about six hours to get results, making it harder for South Korea's disease control body to react to local outbreaks in real-time.
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) said in a statement on June 7 that its team of researchers developed an accurate and rapid PCR diagnostics technique using a nanoplasmonic on-chip platform. It uses glass nanopillar arrays with gold nanoislands to amplify the DNA inside a sample. Unlike the current PCR method that requires large facilities, KAIST's nanoplasmonic platform can be used for on-site tests.
According to the researchers, the new test technique demonstrated amplification efficiencies of more than 91 percent, which is much higher than commercialized self COVID-19 test kits' amplification efficiencies of about 50 percent. Self COVID-19 test kits that show results in 30 minutes are currently available at retail stores in South Korea but none has received state approval for its accuracy.
KAIST said that the nanoplasmonic on-chip platform can be conveniently used at multi-purpose facilities such as shopping malls and sports gymnasiums as well as COVID-19 screening centers without the need for expensive and bulky testing machines.
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Fast food franchise operators continued making changes in food preparation, presentation and ingredients to bring culinary cuisines on a dining table and also to fascinate low budget customers as well. Many companies are adding value to eating-out culture through attractive promotional activities, combo meals, weekly special, loyalty schemes and discount. Apart from this, menu customization is also one of the featured trends in 2018, as fast food brands have customized as per consumer preferences by using local ingredients. Fast food in India is projected to touch trillion dollars and the growth is majorly driven by fast-paced lifestyle, globalization, urbanization and favourable demographic profile. On the basis of business models and infrastructure, fast food restaurants can be categorized as street vendors and quick service restaurants. Consumers nowadays are shifting to hygiene and authentic foods so they mostly prefer QSRs to quench their hunger, apart from this, the government is taking strict action against roadside vendors due to unhygienic practices adopted by them.
Despite economic downturn or growing health awareness among consumers, the fast food industry is still booming because consumption of ready-to-eat meals has increased year-on-year. The USA is figured as a most preeminent market for fast food, each major fast food franchise is originated from USA. This is mainly due to a hectic lifestyle and increasing on-the-go food consumption behaviour. In recent times, Asian markets are highly penetrated by global brands, particularly in India and China. In the near future, popular brands like Domino’s pizza, Dunkin Brands, Burger King and Wendy’s are leading players that have gained popularity among consumers over last few years. In India, some local brands are also experimenting with ingredients to develop Indian form of fast foods that gives local food taste and reflects native culture and traditions. The burgeoning population could be foremost reason for fast food market expansion in India.
Restaurants chains are focusing to create a better dining experience for consumers; moreover, they offer better quality and quantity and include healthier ingredients in snacks as well. As consumer’s demand for healthy ready-to-eat meals has been increased, fast food players have benefitted in terms of profitability and sale. The takeaway, online delivery system and digital menu are latest trends becoming popular throughout the foodservice industry. Food-tech start-ups are contributing tremendously towards convenient and affordable foodservice concepts, for instance, several fast food operators have tied up with food delivery companies such as Zomato, Swiggy, and food panda.
In the course of last of one decade, the whole fast food industry has transformed owing to emerging digital technologies. Marketing and promotional strategies of fast food brands are depending specifically on digital channels, to add more, social media platforms are used to interact with existing and potential consumers. As per recent reports, Indian marketplace is ideal for fast food establishment owing to growing population.
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Indian companies aggressively coming up with profitable fast food franchise opportunities, they are offering Indian form of cuisines and faster options to enjoy a new version of ready-to-eat meals. Based on the type of food, the fast food industry is segregated as pizza, seafood, sandwich, chicken, and burgers. Due to a busy lifestyle, online food delivery companies have significantly gained popularity and is estimated that in coming future there will be enormous options. Building trust with customers is essential to generate profits, in addition, fast food brands are experimenting with existing menu, marketing, and promotional activities to reach out maximum customers. In this global business environment, when it comes to fast food industry entrepreneurs often get confused due to consistently changing consumer’s choices and preferences, moreover they want the something exciting and attractive.


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New Things: the start of the New Year & the adventure begins!
Okay … so we’re a month behind, but nonetheless … the adventure begins! My apologies for the noticeable lack of posting lately .. but it has been for good reason. So many things have been happening already … it’s been a very busy & exciting start to 2013. So … without further delay, a few examples of what has been going on these past few weeks …
Peacock & Lime is partnering with the Edmonton Aveda Academy Salon in designing and releasing special Limited Edition Water wish bracelets to help support their efforts in raising funds for WaterCan – a leading Canadian water charity dedicated to fighting global poverty by helping the world’s poorest people gain access to clean water. Proceeds from the sale of these bracelets will go directly to Aveda’s initiative “I Walk for Water” supporting WaterCan Look for these 4 new Limited Edition bracelets to be available at the Edmonton Aveda salon, and online at Peacock & Lime very soon – but only until April 2013 – to coincide with Earth Day.
(here is a little sneak peek of one of the Water wish bracelets, just for you … shh!)
Also happening in the studio … new pieces are in the works for the Vintage~Inspired collection. The new Wanderlust series is a collection of riveted pieces ranging from necklaces to bracelets. Look for these to be appearing in the Etsy shop soon!
Also watch for a new look to the website ~ which is in the process of being updated ~ and will hopefully be online very soon.
Stay tuned for more news next week, including another exciting reveal … 🙂
Happy February, everyone!
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The Bank of England, often referred to as “The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street,” has suggested that the increased interest in digital currencies may result in a run on conventional banks. Should this be the case, there is a distinct risk to financial stability as well as the economy as a whole.
The U.K. central bank noted that stablecoins, which are a recently developed digital asset, usually have their value pegged to the value of a fiat currency, in this case, Pounds Sterling. This being the case, stablecoins, should they become a widely used form of currency, would have to be subject to the same regulations as any other form of payment handled by banks.
Stablecoins are Similar to Bitcoin
The most well-known form of digital currency is Bitcoin. In a sense, stablecoins are somewhat like Bitcoin. However, stablecoins do not suffer the wild swings in price as they move in lockstep with currency backed by the government, or by gold, a commodity that is somewhat stable and certainly less volatile.
The many new forms of money that are available are being issued by private entities. However, nothing is stopping central banks from doing the same. The greatest majority of households, as well as businesses, currently use money issued by the Central Bank in the form of cash, as well as private money which is in the form of a deposit in a bank.
The move from the Bank of England comes as a digital currency backed by the internet giant Facebook known as Diem, once known as Libra, plans to launch a stablecoin with its value linked to sterling. Facebook is not just looking at Britain, they are planning stablecoins linked to both the Euro and the U.S.D. as well as a coin destined to be pegged by a basket of global currencies.
New Research Paper
The Bank of England has recently published a research paper that assesses the potential impact of the widespread adoption of new forms of money. The bank notes that, should consumers move their accounts both savings and current away from retail banks into digital assets, there is the distinct possibility that the strength of conventional banks would be undermined.
The research paper put forth a scenario. Should 20 percent of businesses and households move their deposits from traditional sterling to digital money, the cost of operating retail banks would increase as the banks would lose a source of funding. Should this happen, the cost and availability of borrowing would be impacted.
The Bank of England noted that a widespread acceptance and use of stablecoins could impact its ability to determine interest rates. Interest rates are a key tool used by central banks to manage economic growth as well as inflationary pressures. Although the bank went on to say the overall impact on credit provision would more than likely be modest, there remains a significant degree of uncertainty.
The Bank of England is Exploring a Digital Currency
The British central bank is also exploring the possibility of launching its digital currency, dubbed by the bank’s chancellor as “Britcoin.” However, as of now, a decision has not been made one way or the other on whether to proceed. The bank is currently assessing the risks and opportunities of doing so,
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Baily, stated the project involving a central bank digital currency and stablecoins needs careful study by not only the central bank but by the government and society. Mr. Baily noted that it is essential that pertinent questions, some of them difficult, be asked, and answered, now.
Some economists in Britain argue that should the Bank of England create a digital currency it would be tantamount to quasi-nationalization of the existing commercial banking sector. This is so as consumers would be in a position to deal directly with the central bank for depositing funds and making payments.
It has been suggested that the role played by conventional banks is an essential part of financial stability. Etay Katz, a partner in the Ashurst law firm notes that a direct relationship between digital money, the central bank, and retail clients can cause a shock in the existing system and it is not clear how banks can adapt.
Others are of the opinion that a digital currency under the central bank would ensure that a sustainable financial system would be built amid the rapid growth of crypto.
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The Ram 1500 Pickup Truck Is Mysteriously Missing From This List
Pickup trucks conjure up images of intense labor and hard work. Off-roading, rural, country, cowboy, or construction scenes fill your imagination with notions of what makes a pickup truck a pickup truck. They are also generally reputed to be reliable vehicles. The Ram 1500 pickup truck is very popular. It has earned several top spots.
It’s not crazy to see old pickups frequent familiar roads. But in terms of safety, they aren’t exactly everyone’s mental go-to. However, pickup trucks didn’t even make it on the list of most complained about vehicles. The iSeeCars safety complaint data compilation shows a list of top 10 most complained about vehicles, and not one of them is a pickup truck. The Ram 1500 pickup truck didn’t land a spot on either the most or least complained about. In terms of NHTSA safety complaints it’s nothing special––but it’s not bad either.
Top 10 most complained about vehicles list
The list posted by iSeeCars for the vehicles with the most complaints is riddled with cars and SUVs. But there’s not a pickup truck in sight when it comes to high volume safety complaints. The top 10 most complained about vehicles list does not show data for even one pickup truck.
What is the safest pickup truck?
There are actually three domestic pickup trucks on the list for vehicles with the fewest safety complaints. The Ford F-150 received 9.3 safety complaints per 10,000 vehicles. The Ford F-150 is the most popular vehicle in America. So it’s actually kind of surprising that this makes it on the list––considering how many 10s of thousands of them are sold. It wouldn’t be shocking if it found itself in the average area with the Ram 1500 pickup truck
The others on the list of vehicles with the least safety complaints are the GMC Sierra 1500 and the Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The GMC Sierra received 8.6 complaints per 10,000 pickup trucks sold. The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 data shows only 6.5 complaints per 10,000 units sold.
The iSeeCars article notes the large presence of trucks on the lowest complaint list. There is also mention of “the fact that the pick- up truck segment is far less complained about than average.” Trucks as a whole have 12.9 complaints per 10,000 units sold. Phong Ly, iSeeCars CEO comments that “Trucks are often used as work vehicles, which typically get regular maintenance and are better taken care of than other vehicles, which may explain why they have fewer problems.”
“Because pickups are often used as work vehicles, they could be driven by someone other than the owner. As a result, if the driver of the truck notices a problem with the vehicle but isn’t the owner, he’s more likely to take it up with his boss rather than report it directly to NHTSA.”Phong Ly, CEO | iSeeCars
For the 2020 model year, US News and World Report named the Ford F-150 #1 among full-size pickup trucks. US News writes that the 2020 Ford F-150 costs between the wide range of $28,745 – $71,160. It’s a great pickup truck with a reliability rating of 4.5 out of 5 from J.D. Power.
GMC Sierra 1500
US News and World Report ranks the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 full-size pickup truck #4. Its a comfortable truck that is priced in a range between $29,600 – $58,900. The 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck earned an above-average reliability score of 3.5 out of 5.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2020 model year is rated the #3 pickup truck, according to US News and World Report. This truck goes for a price between $29,600 – $58,900. J.D Power ranks the Chevy Silverado 1500 ‘Great’ for reliability.
So, we don’t see a Ram 1500 pickup truck. And that’s a little mysterious. It will interesting to wait a few years and see how the data changes now that the all-new Ram generation is in production.


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“Online auction giant eBay Inc. will allow some customers to buy and sell digital music files as part of a pilot program that could piggyback on the success of Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes service. San Jose, Calif.-based eBay said an unspecified number of ‘preapproved’ users could conduct digital music transactions in eBay’s new ‘Digital Downloads’ category for the next 180 days. Executives will then determine whether to formally enter the market,” Rachel Konrad reports for The Associated Press.
“‘We don’t want to blow this out of proportion — this is a pilot program to see if there’s even any demand,’ said eBay spokesman Hani Durzy,” Konrad reports.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Formats? Presumably determined by the seller. As of this article’s post time, eBay shows zero items found in Digital Downloads.


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Great ideas attract great people.
So we're especially pleased to announce that Jim Evans, the former General Manager for Northern Europe of online brand protection firm NetNames, has joined Certilogo as our new Chief Business Officer, based in Stockholm.
Jim will oversee all aspects of top-line revenue generation at Certilogo as we continue our expansion from our native Italy into Europe and North America.
At NetNames Jim managed commercial sales in eight country markets and a wide range of industries ranging from luxury goods to automotive to FMCG.
Prior to NetNames he was Global Head of Operations for Melbourne IT Digital Brand Services and a manager of international sales for Electrolux, where he lead a staff of more than 200 in five country offices.
So why Certilogo?
Jim says it's because he's convinced that giving consumers a simple and effective tool to “crowdsource” authentic products is the smartest way to defend innovative brands and the consumers who value them.
“We’re helping millions of people to solve a problem that used to be unsolvable, and we’re doing it in a way that helps everyone in the value chain, from brands to legitimate retailers to consumers. I think of it as peace of mind from end to end.”Jim is the third of three additions to the Certilogo sales team in 2016.
Elisabetta Sabaini recently joined us as Regional Director of Sales for Southern Europe, based in our Milan headquarters. An expert in logistics and supply chain management, she formerly consulted to Italian SMEs for Nutcracker and Project Group.
Brad Evans (no relation to Jim) is the new Regional Director for Sales for North America and Australia, and will be based in San Francisco. Brad formerly founded and served as Managing Director of the respected brand protection consultancy Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy Group, Ltd.
He's also a doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland.
Expanding our sales force is a key step toward fulfilling the ambitious mission our CEO, Michele Casucci, embraced when he founded Certilogo in 2006:
eradicating the global scourge of counterfeits by empowering everyone, everywhere to prove a product is authentic.
Asked how he felt about expanding the team to include Jim, Elisabetta, and Brad, Michele said called it "an exciting moment" for Certilogo.
"We’ve proven our business model is viable, and we’ve gotten overwhelming confirmation that it’s attractive to brands and consumers everywhere in the world. You can feel that excitement every day in our sales team: Certilogo is an idea worth spreading.”


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One of the most anticipated cars of the year has to be the Cullinan, the first all-terrain SUV created by Rolls-Royce. This is a motor car that promises to be above all others – the most luxurious of all off-roaders. It needs to be extraordinary to drive, of course, but a car like the Rolls-Royce Cullinan must also seduce through design. A new show opening in London next week captures the intricate craft of making the Cullinan to coincide with the first reveal of the car.
Rolls-Royce has a genuine interest in making, meaning, craft and history. Each vehicle created at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England requires a great deal of hand-craftsmanship by highly-skilled artisans as captured by Cat Garcia in "Crafting Cullinan". On display at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Mayfair (8 and 9 May) will be a collection of images by the celebrated portrait photographer taking us behind the scene to reveal the passion and dedication of the men and women who hand-build the cars and the meticulous artistry lavished on the Cullinan.
Crafting Cullinan coincides with London Craft Week. "This is the perfect platform to demonstrate the passion behind the hand-craftsmanship applied to every motor car that leaves the home of Rolls-Royce," says Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Rolls-Royce chief executive officer.
Guests will also be treated to a sneak preview of the car itself, which will have just returned from its grueling test program having travelled the world from freezing snowfields to searing deserts. The real reveal will take place shortly afterwards.


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CCIWA Chief Economist
Confidence among WA’s regional businesses has dampened, with a 26-point drop in short-term optimism. In the first CCIWA Regional Pulse report for 2022, two in five (43%) regional businesses expect the economy to improve in the next three months, down from 69% last quarter.
Many businesses revised down their outlook from ‘upbeat’ to ‘neutral’, with expectations of unchanged conditions more than doubling to 36%. Pessimism increased by 7 points, with one in five (21%) regional businesses expecting a weaker economy over the next three months.
Looking to the long term, confidence that the economy would improve was reported by 39% of respondents, remaining brighter than the outlook of metro businesses (27%).
The impact of worker shortages (cited by 84% of respondents), rising costs (75%) and supply chain disruptions (67%) has grown more severe for nearly every region. As forecast by CCIWA, these challenges have been heightened by the presence of COVID-19 in WA, but are expected to ease in the medium term, along with COVID-19 restrictions and the State border. They do underline, however, that international skilled migration will be critical in resolving skills shortages. Nine in ten businesses in the Pilbara (93%), Mid-West/Gascoyne (92%) and Great Southern (91%) cited skills shortages as a barrier to their growth. When it comes to rising costs, the Wheatbelt (86%) and Great Southern (82%) were the worst-hit.
Three in five regional businesses (62%) are responding to the labour crisis by training additional staff, including trainees and apprentices. A similar proportion (60%) are boosting wages, particularly those in the Pilbara (83%) and Great Southern (70%). Across the regions and in the metro area, trades roles remain in high demand.
Remarkably, only 1% of respondents expected labour costs to ease in 2022, while nearly three quarters (72%) expect wage pressure to continue to rise.
The full report: Regional Pulse – April 2022


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Cineplex sues former buyer Cineworld, seeking over $2.18 billion in damages
Cineplex Inc. has filed a lawsuit against its former suitor Cineworld Group PLC, seeking damages in excess of $2.18 billion in the wake of the U.K. company's failed acquisition.
The Canadian movie theatre chain filed the suit in Ontario Superior Court on Friday, detailing what it claims was "a case of buyer's remorse" on the part of the U.K. company in the middle of a pandemic.
Cineworld walked away from the $2.8 billion deal on June 12, saying it had become aware of a material adverse effect and breaches by the Toronto-based company.
Cineplex, which says it complied with its obligations under the agreement and vowed to "vigorously defend any allegation to the contrary," is seeking damages that cover the acquisition value as well as $664 million in debt Cineworld would have taken on had the deal successfully closed.
It also wants Cineworld to repay certain "benefits" it received as part of the transaction.
A representative for Cineworld was not immediately available for comment.
- Province confirms route for new highway that will run through part of Halton
- Burlington transit users will be asked for name, phone number as services resume
- Black Lives Matter mural to be painted in front of Burlington City Hall
- It's going to be a blistering hot week in Halton
- Police find 35 bottles of meth at Burlington residence
- Cineworld scraps $2.8-billion takeover of Cineplex, setting up legal battle
- Cineplex’s takeover by U.K.-based Cineworld approved by shareholders
- Canada's largest movie theatre chain nearing sale to UK-based company
- Canada's largest movie theatre chain sold to UK-based company
- Cineplex loses $178.4M in first quarter as revenues plunge with theatre closures


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Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has asked the capital's transport company to meet with Uber's chief executive following the company's open letter of apology for its mistakes.
Jicwebs, the Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards in the UK and Ireland, has introduced a new certification for companies that provide anti-fraud products.
Intu, the shopping centres owner, is working with retailers to promote Autism Hour.
Execs from JWT, J&J, and DanoneWeave react to the results of a new Geena Davis Institute study.
Unilever is unveiling a new framework for its marketers that will form the backbone of its brand strategies going forward.
M&C Saatchi has claimed its 10% increase in half-year revenues shows its strategy of moving beyond traditional advertising and media-buying is paying off at a time when big holding companies are suffering.
Domino's shows the versatility of its pizza in a campaign introducing a new strapline, "The official food of everything".
Ikea created a sculpture of a peregrine falcon from allen keys for the opening of its new store in Sheffield, as part of its "Wonderful everyday" tour to brighten up the city.
Creative Director Six-figure base plus 30% annual bonus and comprehensive benefits Mind Gym, New York City, New York
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The response to Transport for London's decision not to renew Uber's licence is a vignette for our times.
Key trends for marketers and agencies who want to win in today's sports marketing environment.
As Ryanair has shown, trust is easier for brands to lose and harder to win back than ever, writes Zone's chief strategy officer.
Pointy, an Irish start-up that helps local retailers get their products online has raised $6m (£4.42m) in funding.
VCCP's debut campaign for Domino's positions the pizza delivery brand as "The official food of everything" with six TV spots.
The company announces an automated process by which its customers will be refunded.
The company ignored a culture of illegal overtime, the president has acknowledged.
Honesty. Forget it being the best policy, it's the only policy for creating compelling and credible content anywhere fake news flourishes
Marketers can use observed data to see how people actually think and behave. Just remember there is bias in every data set, Manning Gottlieb OMD's Richard Shotton argues.
Home appliance and personal electronics brand Philips has launched a new global marketing initiative that will let customers set the agenda for Philips' social causes for 2018.
We will see more adversity in advertising and it's no bad thing, says the VCCP founder and chairman.
Tullamore Dew takes inadvertent swipe at Trump's immigration rhetoric in campaign celebrating human blend
A new global campaign for Tullamore Dew evokes historical parallels with its references to historical anti-Irish discrimination - but its current political significance was an accident of timing, the Irish whiskey's brand director told Campaign.
Coke is set to release its first ever in-game advertising spot in the forthcoming Fifa 18.
Renault's new concept car has made its first UK debut as part of a design lab during Design Junction.
American Airlines has become the first company to use geofencing on a moving object in an ad campaign that uses London's black cabs to deliver ads to the mobiles of pedestrians.
Boxpark, the pop-up food and retail site, is launching its third site in Wembley.
Uber's past behaviour hasn't helped its case with Transport for London but does revoking its license send the wrong message about the capital?
A golden summer of women's sport has not shifted the investment gap and not enough big brands are investing, but it is time for change.
Transport for London has refused to renew Uber's private hire licence to operate in London because it is "not fit and proper" and has demonstrated a "lack of corporate responsibility".
EA Sports, the gaming company, debuted its new Fifa 18 computer game with a series of matches that were live streamed across social media last night.
Friction Free Shaving's (FFS) first digital campaign has been banned by Facebook because it involves a nude woman, modesty bars notwithstanding.
Sara Tate is the final piece in TBWA\London's management trio looking to bring back the agency's mojo. She talks to Campaign about her plans.
Great Western Railway has revived children's book characters The Famous Five in an animated brand campaign aiming to spark people's love for rail travel.
Public Health England has unveiled a three-year strategy up to 2020, which places technology at the heart of its mission to improve the nation's health.
Transport for London announced this morning that it was withdrawing Uber's licence to operate in the capital. The reaction from social media was one of little consensus, but plenty of strong views.
Public Health England has appointed Ogilvy UK to create a digital campaign aimed at encouraging young people to use condoms over the festive season.
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward told investors he expects Facebook and Amazon to "enter the mix" when the Premier League TV rights come up later this year.


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Tera Origin, an action RPG prequel to Korean MMORPG Tera Online, has been announced by Netmarble.
PUBG supply crates and clothing are coming into Tera online thanks to a close relationship between the two Bluehole subsidiaries.
Developer Bluehole Studio has officially announced a brand new in-game event for TERA titled Summer Festival, and it starts Tuesday.
Bluehole Studios and En Masse Entertainment have revealed a brand new expansion for the MMO TERA, which is set to be titled Hero's Oath.
En Masse Entertainment has announced that Corsair's Stronghold is now available on consoles, after being released on PC for some time.
The free-to-play MMO TERA is finally making its way to consoles on April 3, 2018, but Founder Pack owners can start playing tomorrow.
En Masse Entertainment shows off console gameplay in a trailer that details how this version of the game will differ from the PC release.
En Masse Entertainment reveals dates for the Open Beta of the MMORPG Tera on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
En Masse Entertainment kicks of their December event for Tera with the launch of a new elin gunner character class trailer.
The free to play action MMORPG Tera, previously available only on PC, will be released on PS4 and Xbox One this year.
The Korean version of the action MMORPG Tera received the first part of its summer update, and it included a new class named 권술사 (It's pronounced Gwonsulsa, but I couldn't manage to devise a suitable translation
En Masse Entertainment has announced the first details in for TERA: Fate of Arun, the first expansion to TERA.
En Masse Entertainment released today a batch of info, screenshots and trailers of the new content coming with the upcoming update to TERA: Rising titled Dungeon Assault.
One of the big complaints about character customization between TERA players is the inability to modify a character's body. Apparently Japanese players are soon going to enjoy a breakthrough on that front.
Lineage II Lead Developer and TERA Chief Producer Yong-Hyun Park created a new team in Korea named NAT Games. A new message appeared on the studio's home page that is still under construction.
En Masse Entertainment is preparing to launch a new batch of content for its free to play MMORPG TERA,and those that love pirates are in for a treat.
TERA, the 2012 MMO from En Masse Entertainment, is going the "subscription free" route next week on February 5th when it relaunches as TERA: Rising. And no, "subscription free" is not a typo, "free to play" is
It's no mystery that the action-oriented MMORPG TERA has been one of my favorite last year, enough for me to still play it nowadays. Today both En Masse Entertainment and Gameforge (respectively handling the game in the


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Mobile phones manufacturer Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' third-quarter sales dropped by 42 percent compared to the same period last year, while its net loss increased sixfold.
Vodafone UK has revealed it will be offering RIM's latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2, in the UK from the end of October.
Nokia reported a third-quarter loss of €559 million (US$833 million) that it blamed on charges related to its Nokia Siemens business. Sales of €9.8 billion were down 20 percent compared to last year, the company said on Thursday. The main reason for ...
The reviews are in for the much-anticipated Blackberry Storm 2 and Motorola's Android debut the Cliq. Finally, questions hanging over these devices have been answered. I know you're all eagerly waiting to find out whether the new Storm can wipe out t...
Apple is developing an in-house iPhone and iPod Touch radio application, which will enable users to listen to FM radio on their existing devices, according to sources quoted by 9to5Mac.
Apparently, Apple isn't taking this whole iPhone jailbreaking hooplah too lightly. Last week, Apple began shipping 3GS iPhones with an updated bootrom (iBoot-359.3.2) that effectively blocks the current 24kpwn jailbreak exploit.
Rumors are swirling that Verizon and Research in Motion could officially release the sequel to the BlackBerry Storm this week with its trademark "clickable" touchscreen still intact.
Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, on Wednesday announced two of its most highly anticipated products with Google's Android mobile operating system on board, the Liquid smartphone and an Aspire One netbook.
In an updated forecast on how smartphone operating systems will fare in 2012, Gartner Inc. has moved the Apple iPhone OS to fourth place, slightly behind the BlackBerry OS.
There are boatloads ofdumb iPhone apps, but some are so idiotic they boggle the mind. Enter the Viper SmartStart iPhone app, which remotely locks, unlocks, and starts your car. So the next time you're casually mugging an iPhone user, be sure to check...
The relationship between T-Mobile and Danger's Sidekick service is no longer a doe-eyed love affair thanks to the epic failure of the Danger servers and loss of data for thousands of customers. As the company that markets and distributes the Sidekick...
Australian smartphone shipments rose 29 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2009, with sales of "data-centric" smartphones exceeding those of voice-centric handsets for the first time, according IDC research.
Fast food giant Pizza Hut today announced it will launch an iPhone app and 3G mobile phone ordering service in Australia.
Microsoft plans to replicate some processes from the PC industry to try to boost its performance in the mobile market and expects to see a growing number of applications in its new Marketplace, an executive said this week.
Microsoft has launched the latest version of its operating system for smartphones, Windows Mobile 6.5.
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For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
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Hyundai reveals electric ambitions for Ioniq
Hyundai is shifting its Ioniq vehicle nameplate into a brand as it seeks to become the world’s third-largest seller of electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025.
The Korean carmaker plans to create a family of EVs under the Ioniq name to support its goal of capturing 10 per cent of such sales worldwide in five years’ time.
Volkswagen and General Motors also have ambitions to build and sell a million or more EVs a year by 2025, while Tesla hopes to sell “a few million” vehicles annually by that stage.
Ioniq was launched as a vehicle nameplate under the Hyundai brand in 2016. The compact hatchback, which will continue in production, came as either a petrol-electric hybrid, a plug-in hybrid or a pure battery electric model.
Hyundai says it will introduce three all-electric models under the Ioniq brand, starting in 2021 with the Ioniq 5, a midsize crossover based on the 2019 Hyundai 45 concept.
Next off the production line in 2022 will be the Ioniq 6 sedan, based on the Hyundai Prophecy concept, and in 2024, the Ioniq 7, a large SUV.
The new models will be built on a dedicated EV platform known as E-GMP, for electric global modular platform, which the company says will “enable fast charging capability and plentiful driving range”.


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TELUS Launches New Cuba Travel Passes for Roaming
TELUS has announced it has launched new Cuba Travel Passes for its customers who are set to embark to the popular sun destination.
Last fall, we enhanced our US, Mexico and Caribbean travel passes and now we’re happy to introduce our new Cuba travel passes for TELUS customers. TELUS’ revamped travel passes now provide even more value with a savings of 50 to 90 per cent off regular pay-per-use rates, including TELUS’ new US, Mexico, Caribbean and Cuba travel passes which offer more options at lower prices.
For example, customers travelling to Cuba can get 50 text messages, 50 minutes of voice and 50 MB of data for only $40, in comparison to spending approximately $600 with pay-per-use rates. See more Cuba Combo Pass options below.
Despite theses new travel passes, the bottom line is if you want to roam while on vacation in Cuba it is going to cost you. TELUS says users can track their data usage and costs in real-time via the previously announced Telus Travel Tracker web page.
Earlier this week Bell lowered its roaming rates to Cuba as well.


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Amazon’s Echo devices featuring the company’s smart voice assistant Alexa have proven very popular since their (limited) release in November 2014. Consumers appear to like the idea of having a voice assistant in their homes
, be it to control smart home devices, manage shopping lists or crack a joke every once in a while.
And while Alexa’s capabilities are still limited
, “she” appears to be a fast learner. Last week, Amazon announced
that developers have built more than 15,000 skills to date, more than tripling Alexa’s capabilities since November 2016.


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Stratford Land has sold its first large parcel at Estancia Hill Country in far South Austin to national homebuilder Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN).
The 107-acre site at the northwest corner of I-35 and Puryear Road will accommodate 383 homes, which will be sold to home buyers beginning in the fourth quarter of this year.
The property is adjacent to the Texas 45 Southeast toll road exchange.
Stratford Land is a Dallas-based land investment firm that normally entitles land to sell to other developers.
Lennar is the first buyer at the Estancia Hill Country master-planned community, which could include several million square feet of commercial space, including corporate campuses and retail, office and hospitality projects.
Jan Buchholz covers commercial and residential real estate, construction and architecture and retail and restaurants for the Austin Business Journal.


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from the they-be-back dept
It’s been a long while since we last discussed the platform war that started between Steam and Epic several years back. The crux of the situation was that Epic began offering a far better revenue split for game publishers compared with Steam, with something like a 10-20% delta in how much of the revenue Epic takes versus Steam. This led to all kinds of public reactions, particularly as Epic began gobbling up game and publisher exclusives as part of that revenue split offering. In general, the public sentiment was essentially: yes, pay publishers more, but to hell with your exclusives.
Ubisoft was one of the publishers that jumped into Epic’s arrangement back in 2019. At the time, the company said Steam’s revenue split made remaining on the store unattractive. Well, it’s three years later, and if you want to take the temperature on how well Epic is doing in keeping publishers away from Steam, guess who just got back on Valve’s platform?
A page for 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was officially added to Steam Monday, listing a December 6 launch date on the platform. Ubisoft has also told Eurogamer that 2019’s Anno 1800 and Roller Champions will be coming to Steam, confirming earlier rumors to that effect.
“We’re constantly evaluating how to bring our games to different audiences wherever they are, while providing a consistent player ecosystem through Ubisoft Connect,” a Ubisoft spokesperson said in a statement provided to the press.
Ubisoft isn’t a one-off case, either. Activision Blizzard had also been off of Steam for some time but recently came back to the platform.
So, what does this mean? It means there is more to the value of a platform than just a revenue split agreement. Say what you want about Steam and how it operates, but the platform has built a robust following and a massive market share percentage. Between that and the familiarity gamers have with Steam, the fact is that the delta in revenue splits may not make up the difference for publishers looking to move the most amount of titles.
The platform wars aren’t over, of course, but they also aren’t going to end in a trouncing by one side or the other.
Filed Under: exclusives, platform wars, video game stores, video games
Companies: activision blizzard, epic, ubisoft, valve


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One Ralph Polnicky of Sparks, Oklahoma got into it a few months back with a manager at a local Tractor Supply Company store. And he's now claiming that someone at the store took it to the next level when they sent him a Threatening Dildo
"They botched an order in October," Polnicky, a retired Vietnam vet, told The Huffington Post. "I ordered a 250-foot spool of bungee cord and didn't get it for weeks -- even though they had it in stock."
Polnicky claims he had words with the assistant managers and one of them yelled "Get out and don't come back!"
Polnicky said he received a package on Feb. 15 without a return address that contained the "threatening dildo."
"My wife was shocked," he admitted. "She wondered, 'What's going on?' Worse, she feared what was going to happen next."


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Welcome to the 2005 Pickathon website.
The News release section is where you’ll find info about recent Pickathon news or new updates to the website content.
There are big plans for the a wealth of content to be availble at this site including; rotating the music selections for the 2005 artists, adding archive info about past Pickathon Festivals, posting info and streaming content from all pickathon CDs, and much more.
Wander the premises and enjoy yourself while you’re at it.
If you feel motivated let us know what you think of the website at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are rapidly moving from stars of the emerging market to major players in any market you want to name. With that transition, automobile ownership in these nations is increasing rapidly, but will BRIC become the rising tide that lifts the electric vehicle boat?
Potential owners of automobiles in these countries are flexible when it comes to considering their options. The same Deloitte survey that showed that only a small number of Americans are willing to put up with the limitations of today's electric vehicles also showed that over 85 percent of consumers in Brazil, India and China are willing to consider electric vehicles for their next purchase. Consumers in these markets were also more satisfied with the capabilities of today's batteries and vehicles, and 50 percent considered a range of 100 miles acceptable. Considering the size of each market, electric vehicles could easily find millions of new homes.
However, the price of electric vehicles was much less acceptable to these potential owners. Even with subsidies, high battery prices put EVs out of reach for most of those interested. Without sharp reductions in costs, EVs could find themselves priced out of a large market willing to deal with current limitations.


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As if times weren’t tough enough for Rod Blagojevich, a storage company is auctioning off his stuff since he didn’t pay his bill.
Boyer-Rosene Moving & Storage, located in Arlington Heights, Ill., drew a crowd of more than 200 people when they auctioned off boxes and boxes of Blago belongings, with the proceeds going to charity.
Most people didn’t know what was inside the boxes they were buying, but some packages included files, videotapes and even one message 12-year-old Blago wrote about wanting to be a lawyer, “but moreso a baseball player.” But the biggest buy was a 6-foot-tall sculpture of Elvis, which sold for $20,500. (Blagojevich made TIME’s list of Top 10 Elvis Impersonators.)
The event raised more than $30,000, which will be donated to the Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. It’s a win-win situation — it’s not like 6-foot Elvis can keep Blago company if he goes to the slammer. (via Chicago Tribune)


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Fitbit’s popular wearables have mostly basic software, but today the company has announced that a coming update will bring some enhancements. Arriving next month, Fitbit OS 4.1 will bring watch face management and more.
In a press release, Fitbit explains what’s coming in its next major update. First up is a major improvement to heart rate tracking. Thanks to an adjustment to its algorithms, PurePulse will be working better than ever on Versa 2 to make it much more accurate.
One very exciting change in this update is the ability to – finally – adjust watch faces on Fitbit smartwatches directly from the device itself. Previously, this process required using your paired smartphone and the Fitbit app to change faces. There are still limits to this feature, though. Most notably, the watch can only store 5 faces at a time, but at least they’ll be significantly easier to swap out on the fly.
One of the most requested updates, the new clock face switcher, lets you store up to five of your favorite clock faces from nearly 4,000 available in the Fitbit App Gallery directly on-device so you can quickly and easily swap clock faces to match your outfit, your activity or mood. A new five-star rating system has been updated within the Fitbit App Gallery, allowing users to rate and recommend their favorite apps and clock faces with the Fitbit user community.
There’s also a new feature called “Smart Wake” which will help you wake up gently based on your sleep cycle. It will be a built-in part of the alarms app. Fitbit is also bringing the Sleep Score to your wrist and introducing a new low battery notification. There’s also a new Agenda app that ties into your calendar and a redesign Excercise app which shows all 20 workouts.
For Fitbit Versa 2 users, this update also improves watch faces on the always-on display and the ability to start workouts using Alexa.
Fitbit OS 4.1 will be available starting in early December on Fitbit Versa, Versa 2, Versa Lite, and Ionic.
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LONDON -- Aston Martin lowered its full-year sales forecast and cut up to 40 million pounds ($49.77 million) off its previous investment plans in response to a deepening auto industry slump in Europe.
Aston Martin, which has seen costs rise due to aggressive investment and Brexit provisions, said it now expects annual wholesale volumes to be between 6,300 to 6,500 vehicles, compared with an earlier forecast of 7,100 to 7,300 vehicles.
In the second quarter, demand fell by 22 percent in the UK, the automaker's biggest market, and 28 percent in the rest of Europe. By contrast, Asia-Pacific and the Americas region showed double-digit gains.
Aston Martin also made a provision of 19 million pounds ($24 million) that will be accounted for during the second quarter. Taken together with the reduced sales outlook, that will result in an expected operating return on sales of about 8 percent for this year.
The company said it's working to boost efficiency and reduce costs.
"We are disappointed that short-term wholesales have fallen short of our original expectations," CEO Andy Palmer said. "We are today taking decisive action to manage inventory and the Aston Martin Lagonda brands for the long-term."
A source familiar with the matter said the company would cut vehicle production as a result of lower sales expectations.
Aston Martin said in May that some of its markets faced a "challenging environment," and that it was planning accordingly to avoid problems with deliveries.
"The challenging external environment highlighted in May has worsened, as have macro-economic uncertainties," the company said. "We anticipate that this softness will continue for the remainder of the year and are planning prudently for 2020."
The lower volume forecast was "more concerning" than supply issues detailed earlier this year, Credit Suisse analyst Daniel Schwarz said. "Dealers are ordering fewer cars. It is not yet retail, according to the company, but it's wholesale which might reflect that dealers are more cautious going into the second half."
The cut to the outlook is another blow in Aston Martin's struggle to convince investors that it can make the transformation from niche player to successful listed company, and keep a promise to take on Ferrari.
Since an initial public offering in October at 19 pounds a share, the stock has more than halved. It was down 23 percent on the day at 799.60 pence at 11:08 CET in London.
The company's sterling-denominated bonds due April 2022 also declined, falling as much as 2 pence to 97.4 pence on Wednesday, the biggest drop since they were issued in April 2017, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


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Daihatsu is No. 1 with German customers -- all 13,726 of them.
The Toyota small-car subsidiary passed BMW and Audi to rise from No. 6 last year to the top spot in the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates vehicle ownership satisfaction study in Europe's largest market.
It is an impressive accomplishment for a brand with a 0.4 percent share of a 3 million-plus new-car market last year.
At first glance, it seems a bit strange to even have a brand like Daihatsu included in the study when the BMW X5 crossover outsold the Japanese automaker's entire lineup by 2,690 units last year in Germany.
But it is quite common for niche players to claim the honor: The 2008 and 2007 winner was Honda, which had a 1.3 percent market share in Germany last year.
It also is common for Japanese brands to lead the survey as Toyota was No. 1 from 2002-2006.
A German brand has never been No. 1 in its home market since the study started eight years ago.
Giving customers what they want
Martin Volk, a London-based senior research manager at J.D. Power and Associates, told Automotive News Europe that Daihatsu does an excellent job in two of the four areas that the survey covers: ownership costs and the quality of the service team. He said Daihatsu pulled away from the rest this year by really improving its vehicle quality.
"They do a fantastic job with what their customers expect from them," Volk said.
Daihatsu finished with a score of 843 on a 1,000-point scale. Mercedes and Alfa Romeo tied for second with 835 points.
One message that the J.D. Power study delivers is that it is easier for a German premium brand to disappoint in its home market than it is for a Japanese brand to pleasantly surprise.
The other message is that by providing value for money and better-than-expected service, even a tiny niche brand can conquer the giants on their home field.


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On July 10, 2021, a shocking news came out in the entertainment industry: Chen Yanxi’s selfie -taking photos of the self -take was exposed.It is reported that this group of photos was taken in her bed. She wore black sexy underwear with a charming expression and beautiful posture.This incident caused a strong response in the entertainment industry.
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Disputes caused by the Chen Yanxi incident
Chen Yanxi’s selfie -taking photos of sexy underwear spread on the Internet, causing widespread attention from the media.This incident triggered some controversy.Some people think that Chen Yanxi has made a mistake in "hype" and "selling meat".It is also believed that this is the private behavior of an adult woman and should not be interfered and criticized too much.
About "selling meat"
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Chen Yanxi’s sexy underwear incident is not a simple matter, it has triggered people’s views and views on sexy underwear and women’s bodies.In this incident, we should respect Chen Yanxi’s personal privacy and personality dignity. At the same time, we should also work hard for women’s sexual autonomy and the normal development of sexy underwear.Of course, the development of the sexy underwear market also needs to have more conscience companies to join and participate, bringing consumers with healthier and high -quality products and services.
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Toyota, a key player in the Japanese automobile industry, faces a significant challenge, prompting the recall of over 1.8 million RAV4 vehicles due to potential fire hazards. This unexpected situation demonstrates the brand's commitment to safety, as it swiftly addresses an undersized battery issue found in a range of these popular crossover models.
Fire Hazard Discovery in RAV4 Models
The recall initiative, currently underway by Toyota, focuses on over 1.8 million units of the RAV4 crossover manufactured from 2013 to 2018. These models have been identified to carry a 12-volt battery that falls short of recommended dimensions, creating a potential risk of short circuits and fire hazards. As an automaker synonymous with stringent quality standards, this unforeseen issue has prompted the company to take swift action to uphold consumer safety.
The smaller-than-recommended 12-volt battery installed in these vehicles is the source of the safety concern. During sudden and sharp turns, the battery’s movement may lead to contact between the battery and terminals, which, in extreme cases, could result in a short circuit and even pose a fire hazard. Toyota, renowned for its commitment to quality and reliability, is proactively addressing this issue to reinforce customer confidence and maintain its safety standards.
Toyota’s Strategy for Resolution
To address the problem effectively, Toyota advises RAV4 owners to visit an authorized Toyota service center. Qualified technicians will replace the retention bracket, battery tray, and positive terminal cover, providing a comprehensive solution to mitigate the identified risk and ensure the safety of drivers and passengers of these RAV4 models.
Toyota aims to inform affected RAV4 owners by the end of December 2023. In collaboration with this strategy, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will release comprehensive information regarding the recall action. This proactive approach aligns with Toyota’s commitment to customer safety, reinforcing its credibility and trust within the automotive market.
Toyota’s Pledge to Consumer Safety
The company’s dedication to providing transparent information and a swift resolution to the potential fire hazard underscores its commitment to prioritizing the safety and satisfaction of its customers. By swiftly responding to this concern, Toyota reiterates its pledge to maintain high safety standards and reliability for its loyal consumer base.


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CVS just delivered its first prescriptions via drone. See Apple's new AirPods Pro.
I report on technology. And I got hacked. Smartphone owners reported on a Samsung help board Wednesday that they'd gotten the "1" notification from their Find My Mobile app, which helps users track their phone's location. Customers reported that the message disappeared when tapped.
The South Korean tech company said later that the message went out by mistake and that it wasn't harmful. However, at a time when even the world's most powerful people can't escape breaches , some Samsung owners braced for the worst.
Didn't even know it was on this phone," a user wrote on the community board Wednesday. The post elicited concerned responses from several other users. I am clueless as well.
Going to force stop it until more is known," someone else wrote. Log in. View a Demo Map.
With LocationOf you can view the location of one or more mobile devices live from your desktop computer, or, within the mobile application itself. One Galaxy owner, Alex Rhynold, tweeted that the app used 20 percent of his battery life. It's not clear if these issues are related, but it sounds like it may be a coincidence.
A Samsung spokesperson told Popular Mechanics that the error has not interfered with their devices in any way:. We can assure our users that this notification does not affect their devices in any way. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this may have caused and will ensure that a similar incident doesn't occur in the future.
SamsungMobile So myself and many other Samsung users have all reported receiving a notification from the "Find My Mobile" app saying "1" I clicked it and nothing happened. Did all our phones just get hacked?
Find My Mobile is actually pretty useful, which is why this is a bit unusual. If you're a Galaxy owner, the app can help you track down your lost or stolen phone; lock down your phone, Samsung Pay, and the power button; ring your phone to help you locate it; and even back up your data through the cloud in the event you don't recover it.
The snafu appears to have merely been a testing error, according to a tweet from Samsung U. About three hours after users began noticing the error, the company wrote that the issue occurred on a "limited number" of Galaxy devices, though it looks like users from around the world have been impacted.


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Healthy Food Is More Appealing If It Sounds Unhealthy
A carrot by any other name…
Craft Brewers Are Cracking Down on Sexist Labeling
Is this a meaningful step toward making the beer world more welcoming for women?
This Could Be the Easiest Solution to Confusing Expiration Date Labels
These labels contribute significantly to the $162 billion of food thrown out every year in America.
Researchers Are Calling for Exercise-Based Food Labels to Fight Obesity
If most people saw their food as future exercise, as opposed to a number calories to be minimized, there is a good chance they would be less inclined to give into temptation.
This Italian MEP Wants to Ban ‘Italian-Sounding’ Food Names
Some Italian politicians want to draw a line in the sand by imposing an all-out ban on the so-called “Italian-sounding” names being used to give frozen pizzas and pre-made risottos an Italian flare.
Campbell's Is Going to Voluntarily Label the GMOs in Its Foods
Campbell Soup Company, the maker of everything from its iconic soups to V8 to Goldfish and Pace Salsa, has turned heads by announcing it will begin to voluntarily label its products that contain GMOs.
How 'Health Food' Marketing Contributes to Obesity
According to a recent study, consumers implicitly believe that healthy food is less filling than unhealthy food and that can lead directly to overeating.
The FDA Just Approved Genetically Modified Meat for the First Time
The Food and Drug Administration just approved the sale and consumption of super-fast-growing, genetically engineered salmon—and soon, they're coming to a plate near you.
Is Cage-Free Turkey Actually More Humane?
The vast majority of industrially farmed turkeys do not live in cages, but that doesn't mean they have it easy.
This Is How Much Air Is in Your Bag of Chips
Visual artist Henry Hargreaves decided to take to the lab to confirm his darkest suspicions about the chip industry.
'Salmon-Safe' Beer Is a Thing Now
Like craft coffee, artisanal salt, and urban cider before it, the Beaver State may be tapping into another eco-friendly market with this beer certification.
Brands Are Putting 'GMO-Free' Labels on Products That Don't Even Have Genes
While there may be healthy skepticism surrounding the safety of genetically modified foods, producers are being forced to use "GMO-free" labels when they don't even need them.
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"Heartbeat Hoodie" by Diana Eng incorporates a digital camera that takes photographs as your heart rate increases. It uses a wireless heart rate monitor and a basic stamp algorithm. Heartbeat Hoodie is intended as a form of involuntary blogging, says the creator, a recently ousted contestant on the reality TV show "Project Runway." - CNet
"If you one day find yourself strutting down the street in an inflatable dress or peeking out from beneath a hood embedded with a digital camera, you may have Diana Eng to thank. The 22-year-old designer, recently featured on the popular Bravo reality television show "Project Runway," favors fashion that's influenced by math, science and technology. A geek's geek who discovered the joys of math by second grade, she wants to make the fashion-minded more interested in technology and the fractal-minded more interested in fashion. " - CNet
Diana Eng's “Heartbeat Hoodie” Takes Snapshots as Heart Rate Incr
1. Involuntary Blogging - The incorporation of a digital camera in clothing items like the Heartbeat Hoodie presents an opportunity for individuals to document their experiences and activities without consciously taking photos.
2. Fashion-tech Integration - Diana Eng's use of technology in fashion demonstrates the potential for integrating technology seamlessly into clothing, creating new opportunities for wearable tech advancements.
3. Mathematics-inspired Fashion - Diana Eng's focus on math, science, and technology in fashion suggests the potential for innovative designs that bridge the gap between fashion and STEM disciplines.
1. Wearable Technology - The integration of digital cameras and heart rate monitors into clothing items opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the wearable technology industry, such as creating garments with advanced tracking capabilities.
2. Fashion Design - The incorporation of technology in fashion design presents an opportunity for designers to create interactive and functional clothing items that cater to the modern consumer's desire for both style and utility.
3. Photography - The development of clothing items with built-in cameras provides opportunities for the photography industry to explore new perspectives and methods of capturing images, such as from a first-person point of view.


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Vindu Goel is a technology and business reporter at The New York Times, based in Mumbai, India. He covers the impact of technology on South Asia's economy and culture and how it affects the region's relationship with developed countries.
The U.S. aviation giant, struggling with the 737 Max crisis and canceled orders, no longer wants Embraer’s commercial jet business.
By Vindu Goel
It was the largest bet by the social network on the developing market, where millions of people have gone online in recent years.
By Mike Isaac and Vindu Goel
India’s government has pressured advertisers and even shut down channels to shape the information that 1.3 billion Indians receive. It’s part of a wider assault on dissent.
By Vindu Goel, Jeffrey Gettleman and Saumya Khandelwal
India’s 1.3 billion people have been told to stay at home. For some, it will mean starving. And an already fragile economy may collapse.
By Karan Deep Singh, Vindu Goel, Hari Kumar and Jeffrey Gettleman
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges Indians to stay home at a time when hundreds of thousands of Hindus usually try to gather at Ayodhya.
By Vindu Goel and Hari Kumar
The outbreak has hobbled Chinese factories that supply India’s vast drug industry with ingredients for antibiotics and vitamins, raising the prospect of global shortages.
No one would mistake the Nashik region for California’s Napa Valley, but visitors are rewarded with winemaker-led tastings, 2,000-year-old cave carvings and a few bottles of delicious wine.
The battle is the latest skirmish between internet companies and governments over who decides what content should be online.
By Vindu Goel and Salman Masood
President Trump and Prime Minister Modi have plenty in common, but that doesn’t include a desire to quickly lower trade barriers between the two countries.
By Ana Swanson and Vindu Goel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have enticed Mr. Trump to fly 8,000 miles with the promise of a two-day spectacle. But serious issues remain.
By Jeffrey Gettleman and Vindu Goel


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WhatToDo releases online event calendar listing tool
AVON — A free online tool from local events listing company WhatToDo will make it easier for Vail-area event producers to promote their events and streamline their information.
The free system allows event producers to list unlimited events on the company’s network of websites using a Web portal, and then lets them track the effectiveness of their marketing efforts and edit, sort and store content for future event marketing. WhatToDo has been a longtime player in marketing information to vacation visitors with its WhatToDo magazines and popular Website, http://www.WhatToDo.info. The site receives about 50,000 visitors per month, and it is now Vail’s top ranking destination website, according to Alexa.com.
“We have been listening to our customers,” said WhatToDo.info CEO Christian Amoroso. “An event producer’s dream is having one place to upload their events and have them syndicated out to as many websites as possible. WhatToDo just made that dream a reality.”
Event producers have the ability to include images, logos and direct links to purchase tickets. Once an event producer publishes an event, that information is instantly available on WhatToDo.info as well as countless other hotel, property management and other resort business websites that use WhatToDo data.
“The WhatToDo free calendar tool is great for organizations trying to reach a larger audience,” said Tracy Flower, executive director of Vail Symposium, which recently started using the tool. “For a nonprofit organization such as the Symposium, we are able to easily serve up info on the great programs we offer to Vail locals and visitors. But more than anything, it will be those eager activity seekers that will benefit from having all the wonderful things the Vail Valley has to offer in an organized, neat calendar format.”
Amoroso adds that the online calendar is equally valuable to residents and tourists looking to find out what’s going on around town.
WhatToDo.info has expanded to numerous resort areas recently, including Summit County and other Colorado locations such as Aspen/Glenwood, Leadville, Durango and Steamboat Springs, as well as locations in California and Utah. The free calendar tool is available in all these areas.
“The calendar program is just a small part of the proprietary Web-based system we’re getting ready to roll out for clients that will dramatically simplify and streamline the process of marketing in resorts,” Amoroso said. “We’ve got some incredible marketing tools that we’ve spent a long time developing that we’re excited to introduce. So, stay tuned.”
To use the calendar to plan your next Vail activity, visit http://www.WhatToDo.info. To find out more about WhatToDo.info’s products, including the free calendar tool, visit sales.whattodo.info.


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If you haven’t had a chance to avail a free MRT-3 ride, now is the time, as the program runs until the end of May 2022.
A post-pandemic record of 1,934,424 passengers enjoyed free rides from March 23 to April 3, 2022.
With the next-gen Everest now available in Thailand, could the Philippines get this model soon?
Ford’s most powerful Ranger ever has arrived in Thailand packing a 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6 and a dizzying array of features.
The new MG HS packs a 167 hp turbo, European looks, a sporty interior, and competitive introductory prices.
It took the Japanese automaker 34 years to hit this milestone, proving that with time anything is possible.
A hybrid version of the Vitara could be an attractive option for many car buyers in the Philippines.
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The new Corvette C8 could sell for about P9.9 million in the Philippines.
This is part of Chevy’s plan to introduce 30 new electric vehicles by 2025.
The VW ID Life electric crossover has been revealed, featuring a boxy exterior and a minimalist interior.
The Swedish company plans on producing over 15,000 trucks annually for the Chinese and global markets.
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The Land Transportation Management System will further aid in the LTO’s 5-year plan of upgrading its information technology systems.