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A man taking his drone out for a spin while on vacation in Rhode Island caught something entirely unexpected on a 175-foot wind turbine.
Just as his drone reached the top, its blades still, it spotted a man laying on the body of the turbine, seeming to be taking in the sunshine.
According to a …Wind Power
This post is coming to you live from Maker Faire Trondheim being held in the town square here in Trondheim, Norway.
The Megakopter, a project of the University of Oslo, has 48 motors with 13-inch propellers. Each engine has over 3 kg of lift capacity, providing enough power to fly with a total …Makerspaces
A bastion of the PC chips industry, Intel says its deal with Yuneec will be a "game changer" in the burgeoning field of drones.
Intel has announced …Drones
Boeing has successfully shot a drone out of the sky using a high-powered laser during a test, the company says.
The device was able to track and damage a free-flying drone during the trial in California.
Boeing is one of many companies working to develop high powered lasers that can be used in …Boeing
Sony is teaming up with with a robotics company it's already invested in, and it's looking to get on board with that whole drone thing. ZMP (which aims to make the "robot of everything") develops automated driving technologies -- although they've stuck to solid ground until now. The collaboration …Sony
Here's your first look at the drone Sony's developing with a Tokyo robotics firm under its collab company called Aerosense. The UAV can carry up to 22 pounds, fly continuously for two hours at a speed of 106 miles per hour and, as you can see in the video below the fold, take off and land …Sony
Technically Incorrect: An Idaho company says its products protect against drone-based privacy concerns and terror.
Technically Incorrect offers a …Drones
To say that time-lapse video and drone footage is everywhere would be an understatement. YouTube is chalk full of armature aerial video with the …Detroit
Hobby drone usage is on the rise, with its privacy implications causing some discomfort. However, an ammunition company has apparently devised a solution: a shotgun shell marketed specifically to shoot down nosy camera drones right out of the sky.
The shells are given the name “Dronemunition” by …Drones
Washington (AFP) - It was a fine summer day over the airport at Charlotte, North Carolina and a CRJ200 commuter jet was preparing to land when its pilots spotted something odd outside their cockpit window -- a drone.
The unmanned craft flew about five to 10 feet (1.5-3 meters) above the plane, the …Aviation
We'd understand if you're not familiar with Yuneec; we've only written about its products twice. However, it's fairly well-known in the quadcopter world, and best described as a direct rival to DJI. When I reviewed DJI's 4K Phantom 3 Professional drone ($1,259), a reader asked if we could compare …Typhoons
Small businesses dominate roster of companies cleared to operate drones for profit in the U.S.
Just one year ago the ability to operate commercial drones in the U.S. was more concept than reality. Only two companies in the country were cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate …Drones
While capturing footage of a San Diego pier, photographer Tice Ledbetter drew the attention of a seemingly annoyed fisherman who then cast his line …Drones
Officials in San Bernardino County, California are ready to charge some drone operators with murder because their flying machines have kept …California
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Hillview man has been arrested after he shot down a drone flying over his property — but he’s not making …Drones
A Kentucky man arresting for blasting a drone says he was protecting his property and the privacy of his daughters.
When William Meredith’s two daughters complained of a drone flying over the house last Sunday, the 47-year-old Kentucky man took action: he fetched a shotgun and blew the machine from …Privacy
Google Inc., the company that brought order to the Internet, has set its sights on doing the same for the flocks of commercial drones expected to …Google
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Few trends have been bigger or more exciting to watch in the last decade than the rise of drones.
From serious applications like warfare to more quirky ones like pizza delivery, the world is still clearly just starting to figure out how drones can profitably be used. That background makes the recent …Oil & Gas Industry
Last week we published a story about the first 500 companies given permission by the FAA to fly drones for commercial purposes over the US. The number of exemptions granted by the FAA has been growing quickly. Today we added all the data from the month of June, increasing the grand total by nearly …Open Source
By now, most of us have seen a remote-controlled camera drone flying around taking pictures from above.
There's about 1 million of them out there used by hobbyists, according to Helen Greiner, CEO of drone robot company CyPhy Works.
But we haven't seen anything yet, Greiner said during a talk at the …Drones
In the wake of record numbers of rhinos slaughtered in 2014 by poachers in South Africa — an estimated 1200 — there is a glimmer of good news: a high-tech anti-poaching technique is stopping the bad guys in their tracks.
The Air Shepherd Initiative uses military-style computer analytics to identify …
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As unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) become a more familiar presence in the skies, new companies are getting in on the action. Krossblade …Health Care
Take a stroll through any online repository of 3D printable objects and you’ll find no shortage of drone schematics. Now that 3D printers have …DIY
The RVJET platform features 2 wingspans, a huge 1.95 meter (76.7 inches) wing span for ultra stabile video footage, and a shorter 1.55 meter …
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Jimmy Dean is a brand best known for its lardy sausages and patties and other bizarre, calorie-laden breakfast food creations (Pancakes and sausage on a stick, anyone?). But now, the breakfast brand is expanding its menu and stepping up its marketing game. Earlier this month, it introduced its new line of frozen lunch and dinner offerings, and an accompanying marketing campaign with agency TBWA Chiat Day Los Angeles and experiential agency Fake Love.
The campaign is built around its brand mascot, the sun — literally — and features the world’s first “solar-powered GIFs.” Launched earlier this month in Los Angeles, the “Sun Cinema” campaign was a live, branded-entertainment installation that harnessed the power of the sun to create solar-powered GIFs. Not because there’s anything inherently greener or healthier about Jimmy Dean’s offerings but more to call attention to new lunch and dinner offerings.
“The sun is intrinsic to the Jimmy Dean brand and represents the optimism, positivity and warmth,” Rachel Friedstat, the brand manager of anytime meals, Jimmy Dean, told Digiday. “We are introducing food beyond breakfast, because the sun doesn’t just rise in the morning and go away, but stays all day.”
The installation, which lasted between Sept. 8 and 12, involved a kinetic sculpture that used kitchen utensils and mirrors to cast shadow animations onto a 10-foot-tall and 25-foot-wide wall. These “stories” were then captured and converted into GIFs to serve as drivers of the campaign on Jimmy Dean’s social channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Vine with the hashtags #SunPowered and #SolarGIFs.
The brand is also asking consumers to engage by sending in a “shadow selfie” as part of a sweepstakes. It encouraged consumers to take and share pictures of their own shadow silhouettes with the hashtag #SunPowered, for a chance to win a month’s supply of new Jimmy Dean lunch and dinner entrees. The campaign also includes two new television spots starring Jimmy Dean’s anthropomorphic sun.
“We’re going into a new area, so we want to raise awareness that you’re not just going to find us in the breakfast section,” Friedstat said. “We’re offering our loyal consumers a new way to not only consume the brand, but also connect with the brand through either the installation or our social channels.”
While the sweepstakes and the social campaign are ongoing, the social buzz around the hashtag #SunPowered is limited — with only 45 mentions in the last 12 days, according to Topsy. According to Crimson Hexagon, Jimmy Dean has been mentioned on Twitter 6,495 times this month, but only 79 tweets specifically mention #SunPowered, #SolarGIF or #ShineAnytime. However, related content on Vine has performed slightly better, with the phrases “Hollywood,” “sun,” “star” and “piiiiig stretch” (presumably for the pulled pork vignette) getting slightly more traction.
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The life of advertisers on Google is about to get easier! With new features and tools being added to Google Ads, it will be possible for advertisers to not just find everything they are looking for under one umbrella, but also preview their advertising message according to the type of audience. Some of these features existed in an earlier stage. With these launches, the work done in the past goes one step further.
Let’s look at them one by one.
The big one is the feature where advertisers can segregate their audience and check out the preview of the ads they have bought through Google Ads. Previously, previews were available only for searches through keywords and other metrics like location, device and language. Now, the segregation can be done through audience lists, like website visitors, customers, YouTube users and the like.
The idea is to ensure that advertisers have a good idea of where and how their advertisements will appear. If they find something needs to be fixed, they can do so immediately. Ads in the preview will appear according to the bids that they have made while buying the ad. They will appear as per the bid: in the middle or at the top or bottom of the page.
Another big takeaway of this new feature launch is that advertisers can now check out why their ads are not appearing as they should. When they find out the reason through Google Ads, they can take steps to fix the problem. Earlier, ad owners had to go through a virtual maze to fix the problem! Now they can quickly do it. For example, if the problem is with the budget, you can simply click on ‘Edit Budget’ and get it sorted.
With this launch, Google Ads hopes to bring in more advertisers into the fold.


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Best-selling & # 39; smart & # 39; robot that vacuums and mops your house while you work, is BACK at Aldi – and it only costs $ 299 instead of $ 900
- Aldi is ready to return popular robot vacuum cleaner just in time for spring cleaning
- The Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 610 will go on sale as part of the Special Buys catalog
- Customers can get hold of the two-in-one device from 2 September
- The two-in-one product, which mops and vacuums, was sold out earlier this year
Aldi Australia is ready to return its popular sold-out smart robot vacuum cleaner just in time for spring cleaning.
As part of the Special Buys catalog, the Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 610 will be offered for sale at a greatly reduced price of just $ 299, which is normally sold at $ 899.
Only from Wednesday 4 September can customers purchase the two-in-one cleaning device with a vacuum and mop function for a limited time.
Dubbed as & # 39; the best-selling robot vacuum cleaner brand in the world & # 39 ;, homeowners can clean their entire home at the touch of a button without leaving the bank.
Aldi is ready to return its popular smart robot vacuum cleaner just in time for spring cleaning
How does the robot mop work?
An electronically controlled water pump consistently draws water from a reservoir to initiate mopping.
What's more, the robot has sensors to automatically switch to mop mode or to stop dampening the cloth to ensure safe and deep cleaning.
& # 39; Because we wanted to offer our customers high-quality yet affordable products, we worked with Ecovacs on a Special Buy earlier this year and were overwhelmed by the reaction & # 39 ;, said Aldi Australia's purchasing director, Shay Stearnes.
& # 39; Apart from the question and feedback, it was the obvious choice to work together again for the (upcoming) spring cleaning Special Buys. & # 39;
By integrating more smart functions without breaking the bank, the robotic machine can plan and monitor cleaning via a smartphone app, while automatically creating an efficient cleaning path that best fits your home environment and includes anti-collision sensors.
Dubbed as & # 39; the world's best-selling brand of robot vacuum cleaners & # 39 ;, homeowners can clean their entire home at the touch of a button without leaving the bank
The robotic machine can plan and monitor cleaning via a smartphone app, while automatically creating an efficient cleaning path that best fits your home environment and includes anti-collision sensors
& # 39; Our vision is that our products help every Australian family with tasks such as household chores, so that their time can be released to do more what they love & # 39 ;, said head of Ecovacs Robotics ANZ Karen Powell.
& # 39; If we do this, we are very happy to work with ALDI again. Last time the reaction was phenomenal and we are delighted to be able to deliver a versatile, efficient and incredibly well-priced cleaning solution. & # 39;
New research, conducted by Ecovacs, found that Australians hate to clean their homes, but are still stressed when they come home to a dirty house (79 percent) or live with someone who doesn't do their rightful part.
With 62 percent of Australians surveyed claiming to vacuum, sweep, or mop their floors at least twice a week, robotic vacuum cleaners offer an incredible opportunity to free up significant amounts of time across the country.
There are comparable high-tech robotic vacuum cleaners on the market that cost anywhere between $ 600 to $ 1,400.
But for a fraction of the price, you can buy one at your nearest Aldi store for $ 299.
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Mass Effect Andromeda, the long-awaited fourth game in the acclaimed science fiction RPG series, has been delayed to release in "early 2017," BioWare confirmed.
In a blog published in the official Mass Effect website, the developer said the delay of the release date was necessary "to make sure we deliver everything the game can be and should be".
BioWare also revealed that Mass Effect Andromeda would be showcased at the EA Play conference on Sunday June 12, days ahead of E3.
Last month, some footage from the game were leaked, and they show some stunning environments that fans will love.
When teased at E3 last year, Mass Effect Andromeda was revealed to launch in 2016, but the possible delay to its release was expected ever since March this year, when an EA executive suggested the project was set to ship in fiscal Q4, which runs between January and March 2017.


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Pinnacle Foods Group will expand its operations in the Town of Darien, Walworth
County thanks in part to a loan from the Department of Commerce.
"I'm pleased to announce a partnership with the Town of Darien to help
facilitate the expansion of Pinnacle Foods Group LLC," Gov. Scott Walker
said. "My top priority is to continue to invest in our communities and companies
and create good-paying jobs for Wisconsin families."
The Town of Darien has received a $1,306,000 loan from the Community Development
Block Grant-Economic Development Program administered by Commerce. The funds
will be used by the company to purchase equipment and by the Municipality for
administration. The total project cost is $39.4 million.
Pinnacle Foods is a leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of branded,
high-quality dry and frozen packaged food products in North America, with its
brands found in more than 85 percent of American households. Pinnacle's brands
include Birds Eye vegetables, Duncan Hines baking mixes and frostings, Vlasic
pickles, Log Cabin syrups, and more.
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GBP is hit by horrible data
UK retail sales turned out to be in worse shape than expected: the indicator came at -1.3% (forecast: 0.0%; previous: -0.7%). The nation’s public sector net borrowing was higher than prediction.
According to the MPC meeting minutes, 3 members of the Committee once again votes to increase QE.
GBP/USD fell below $1.5100 and is trading at $1.5076 at the moment of writing.


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After three years of Covid-19-induced absence, the International Flower Trade Expo, IFTEX, 2022 is set to be held in Nairobi Kenya this year. The expo will bring together more than 125 Kenyan and international exhibiting companies and international flower buyers and visitors from over 40 countries where Kenya sells its flowers to.
This year’s IFTEX is particularly special, as it comes at a time when, besides the pandemic, the industry is facing a host of challenges from climate change, freight and high cost of doing business. Beyond the exchange of flowers and sealing of deals, the show will have industry players reflect on emerging issues, exchange ideas and discuss about the future of the industry.
The President of HPP International Group, the organizers of IFTEX, Mr. Dick van Raamsdonk, in an exclusive interview with HortFresh, discusses the IFTEX comeback, what buyers and exhibitors should expect from this year’s expo, emerging issues affecting the flower industry and what the future portends for IFTEX and the floriculture industry.
What should exhibitors, sellers and participants expect at this year’s IFTEX?
This will be a great exhibition where buyers and growers will meet under one roof. It will not just be about buying and selling flowers, but most importantly it will be an exchange of information where industry players will discuss about issues affecting the industry including freight, prices, inputs, materials, markets, and the future of the industry. In such trying times, businesses require support and compliments to keep going and that is what this year’s IFTEX is offering.
What has been the impact of COVID on your operations and how will the new way of life shape your business moving forward?
The pandemic has impacted on energy cost, demand which went down, transport, capacity among other areas. The world as we know it has changed. The consumer is thinking differently. As HPP, we are adjusting to the changes occasioned by COVID-19 by bringing the flower industry players together so that they can talk face to face because we are facilitators. We are entering a new world era. It will get worse before it gets better, so we have to keep evolving and adjusting to the changing times. After three years of absence, the players in the industry are looking forward to meeting again and discussing the industry dynamics. Among these issues include; climate change which is a big deal nowadays and is having a major impact on the industry. Air transport and emissions are also a key issue. Europe is tightening the law on reducing emissions of CO2 so as an industry we have to look at other means of transportation which will ultimately impact the industry. This exhibition might be the most important to happen in Kenya because of the changes that have been occasioned by the pandemic and other emerging issues.
How many participants are we expecting and from which markets?
We will have participants from 40 countries either exhibiting or visiting spanning from Europe, Middle East among others.
What role would you say IFTEX plays in growing the global flower industry?
IFTEX is one of the key exhibitions in the floriculture industry because we are in the key production countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia Columbia, Ecuador.
This is the first post COVID expo. What has been the response by exhibitors and the other participants compared to the other years pre-COVD?
At first, they were hesitant but we are now getting more requests and confirmations from exhibitors and visitors to participate. The industry players are eager to reconnect after years of pandemic-induced hiatus.
This exhibition will be about letting the world know where countries and the flower industry in general are standing in the wake of the emerging issues. What has changed? How has the industry performed? It is also a chance for reconnecting on the floor by people and products in a new world with new threats and opportunities. The exhibition will therefore give new answers and guidance that growers and buyers should embrace.
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Republicans have hailed Uber, the smartphone-based car service, as a symbol of entrepreneurial innovation that could be strangled by misplaced government regulation. In August, the Republican National Committee urged supporters to sign a petition in support of the company, warning that “government officials are trying to block Uber from providing services simply because it’s cutting into the taxi unions’ profits.”
But for Republicans, being the party of open and competitive markets is not always easy in practice. Just look at what happened two weeks ago, when UberX, one of Uber’s various ride-sharing options, began in Philadelphia. The local taxi regulator called UberX an illegal taxi service, so several drivers were fined and had their cars impounded.
Mayor Michael Nutter sent a clear message: Don’t blame me.
“I strongly support having Uber/Lyft services in Philly,” the mayor, a Democrat, wrote on Twitter on Oct. 27. “The #PPA, a STATE authority not run by the City, opposes them.” As Mr. Nutter correctly notes, Uber’s fight in Philadelphia is with the Philadelphia Parking Authority, a state agency that regulates taxis and whose board is appointed by the governor. Five of six parking authority board members are Republican appointees.
Anticompetitive business regulations are mostly imposed at the state and local level, and they usually have a strong built-in lobby: the owners of the businesses that are being shielded from competition.
The R.N.C. chairman, Reince Priebus, probably doesn’t get a lot of phone calls from taxi medallion owners, or car dealers, or other businesspeople who want to be insulated from competition.
But local politicians do; Republicans may be especially likely to hear from them because small business owners are a constituency that skews Republican.
As a result, in practice, it’s not clear Republicans are any more pro-market than Democrats when it comes to business regulation.
Andrew Moylan, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute think tank, has examined ride-sharing regulations around the country and doesn’t see a clear partisan divide. On Monday, R Street and Engine, a group advocating policies that support start-ups, will release a report card rating the 50 largest cities on their friendliness to ride sharing. The eight cities receiving failing grades include ones in blue areas (Philadelphia and Portland, Ore.) and red ones (Omaha, Phoenix and San Antonio).
“There didn’t seem to be any obvious ideological trends,” Mr. Moylan said. “It may have something more to do with population density and consumer demand.”
In the case of Uber, the cities with the most to gain from innovation tend to be large and dense, and often Democratic. So at the local level, the leaders in welcoming Uber are often Democrats. Conservatives like to mock California as anti-business, but the state is one of just two to have enacted a comprehensive, statewide regulatory framework that is friendly to ride sharing. The other is Colorado, also run by Democrats.
But it’s not just about Uber and taxis. Consider state laws that prohibit auto manufacturers like Tesla from selling directly to consumers. Car dealers favor these laws, which interfere with Tesla’s direct sales model. Of 22 states that permit direct sales, 14 voted for President Obama. New York, California and Illinois all have freer markets in auto retailing than Texas. Did I mention that car dealers are a strongly Republican constituency? In 2009, the statistician Nate Silver found that 88 percent of car dealers’ political donations went to Republicans.
When it comes to business regulation, “I don’t know that there’s an ideological breakdown,” said Clark Neily, a litigator at the Institute for Justice, a libertarian public-interest law firm that opposes many kinds of business licensing. He pointed to Florida, one of just three states requiring a license to practice interior design. Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in 2011 to deregulate the profession, along with others like auctioneering where the need for a government license was unclear.
But under pressure from licensed interior designers, the State Senate, also held by Republicans, killed the deregulation bill on a 32-to-6 vote. Despite more than a decade of solid Republican rule, you still need a license to decorate other people’s homes in Florida, or braid their hair, or auction their property, or run a ballroom dance studio.
The Institute for Justice has also spent years fighting state laws that restrict the sale of coffins to licensed funeral directors, which protect funeral homes’ ability to control coffin sales and impose large markups on their customers. These laws have existed mostly in strongly Republican states in the South, and funeral homes have vigorously defended them in legislatures.
The institute has mostly succeeded in getting the laws thrown out, not by legislatures but by the courts; the one remaining state where you’re likely to get in trouble for selling a coffin without a license is Oklahoma, which is dominated by Republicans.
At the federal level, Republicans have spent several years hashing out the difference between being pro-business and pro-market. Many Republicans in Congress have soured on programs favored by large companies, such as the Export-Import Bank, seeing them as anticompetitive business subsidies. But as the coffin fight shows, you don’t have to own a large business to be a crony capitalist.
Mr. Priebus wrote in the summer that the fights over Uber were about more than just Uber: “It should be consumers, not government bureaucrats or legislators, that decide what companies get our business.”
If Republicans want to own the issue of freeing businesses from anticompetitive regulation, they’re going to have to have some intraparty fights at the state and local levels.


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India opens up to foreign retail
After months of inertia, country unveils big bang reforms to stimulate growth
After months of dithering on the economy, India’s beleagueredGovernment roared back to life in dramatic fashion, announcing big bang reforms as part of pack-age of measures aimed at reviving growth and staving off a ratings downgrade.
A day after sharply increasing the price of heavily subsidised diesel, the Government said it was open-ing up its supermarket sector to foreign chains and would allow more foreign investment in airlines and broadcasters.
It also approved the sale of stakes in four state-run industries.
Facing the threat of having its credit rating downgraded to junk, the Indian Government has been running out of time to show it is serious about fixing an economy that has been hard-hit by a global economic crisis and political gridlock.
Underscoring the need for speed, India’s inflation rate jumped to 7.55 per cent in August, mainly from higher food prices, data showed.
“I believe that these steps will help strengthen our growth process and generate employment in these difficult times,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote on Twitter.
Infighting in the fragile coalition Government led by Singh’s Congress Party had earlier forced it to shelve the retail and aviation reforms, casting a shadow over India’s aspirations to join the world’s leading economies.
Signalling that trouble still lies ahead, two major allies – the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress Party – demanded a reversal of the retail reform and diesel price hike. The Government has backed down when faced with such pressure in the past.
The retail reform allows global firms such as Wal-Mart Stores to hold a majority stake in a local partner and sell directly to consumers for the first time, which supporters say could transform India’s $450 billion retail market and tame inflation.
In fewer than 24 hours, the Government announced more measures to liberalise the economy than in the past eight years – a sign of the urgency felt in New Delhi after high spending and low growth battered India’s finances in recent months.
“These measures were pending for a long time and the Government has now shown political courage to push things through,” said Samiran Chakraborty, regional economist at Standard Chartered Bank in Mumbai.
“This should buy some time and rating agencies may wait for the final fiscal deficit number before deciding on India’s rating,” he said.
But Singh will now need resolve and the support of powerful Congress Party boss Sonia Gandhi if he is to muster the political will to withstand popular anger and pressure from coalition allies who fear the reforms will cost them votes.
Street protests organised by opposition parties on Friday against the diesel price increase, where effigies of Singh were burnt, may be a taste of things to come.


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Andorra Telecom begins activating voice in HD for mobile phone customers. The new service will offer better sound quality, rapid
To provide a service as an assistance and information point to shops, restaurants, hotels and health centres. This is the purpose of the first social robot to arrive in Andorra with the help of Futura Vive and Andorra Telecom’s NIU.
“The robot we’ve designed and built is autonomous, it moves and it can interact with people through voice and a touch screen, as well as by means of facial recognition”, highlighted Roberto Menéndez, CEO of Futura Vive, during today’s online appearance to the press for the presentation of the new startup set to form part of the NIU. Another feature of this project is that it’s been designed for people with no knowledge or experience of programming or robotics.
Menéndez explained that the uses of the robot include different areas within the service sector, including catering, hospitality, events, business, health and trade. The robot has several central processing systems and different artificial intelligence algorithms that help it to understand the customers of any kind of business. “The automation of repetitive tasks represents one of the major opportunities for the robotics industry, which isn’t here to take away jobs, but to complement and improve the customer experience”, stated Menéndez.
As for Miquel Gouarré, he emphasised that this is “a project that combines technology based on artificial intelligence with robotics and it plays a highly important social role. This makes it a project in keeping with the NIU’s philosophy.” Gouarré clarified that “although this is a mature project, it has entered a new phase of development, resulting in it needing funding.” Through the NIU it will be able to apply to its network of investors, business angels and venture capital, besides participating in some fund-raising events to which the NIU has access.
In this regard, Marta Ambor, Coordinator of Andorra Telecom’s NIU, has confirmed that this startup will be presented at the Business Market Andorra forum organised by Andorra Business on the 18 June.


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A person buys a bottle of water, drinks it and throws the plastic away.
The bottle will take hundreds of years to degrade, polluting the earth, endangering our health and imperiling wildlife.
But what if there was another way? A path that cut single-use plastics, ended mindless consumption and tackled climate
"We are trying to change society,"
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(Bloomberg) -- Zoom Video Communications Inc. is adding word processing to its suite of tools and experimenting with novel features for meetings as it faces steep competition from Microsoft Corp.’s Teams.
Collaborative document editing, similar to Alphabet Inc.’s Google Docs, will be made available in Zoom next year, the company announced Tuesday ahead of its annual conference. What sets the tool apart is the ability to include information and artificial intelligence-generated summaries from Zoom meetings, Chief Product Officer Smita Hashim said in an interview.
The company’s fiscal-year revenue jumped more than fivefold to $4.1 billion from 2020 to 2022 as Zoom became an essential tool during the pandemic. But that explosive growth ended as offices reopened and competition intensified. Analysts now expect sales to increase less than 2% in the coming quarters. Zoom’s strategy to revive growth is based on providing a wider suite of business tools beyond video meetings, including features from Workvivo, an employee communication service it agreed to acquire in April.
Zoom has seen early success with its office phone service, which is now making about $500 million per year, and its customer-service center offering, which passed 500 clients. Morgan Stanley analyst Meta Marshall called these “encouraging stats.” The company isn’t yet disclosing usage numbers for other tools such as email and calender, which it introduced last year.
Still, Microsoft’s Teams is a formidable rival. Zoom has met with regulators from the US and European Union over the last year to express concerns about the way Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, gives preference to its product through design and price bundling. Zoom Chief Executive Officer Eric Yuan said in September that US regulators should review the issue as well.
Zoom executives — and many financial analysts — say most people simply like using its videoconferencing app better than Teams. But Zoom controlled only about 7% of the market for communication and collaboration software as of the first quarter of the year, while Microsoft topped 42%, according to industry analyst IDC.
“The quality of Zoom is just incredible — it is just heads and shoulders above anyone else,” Hashim said. She added that while many customers have licenses for multiple videoconferencing solutions, they heavily use Zoom.
To keep that edge, the company is experimenting with some novel features, according to recent patent filings. One patent granted this year shows Zoom is working on adding interactive virtual objects into meetings for uses such as product advertisement or education. Another recent patent shows a feature that scans the “nonverbal cues” of meeting participants and gives prompts such as suggesting calling on someone who looks like they want to talk. “There’s a lot of technical innovation that happens,” Hashim said of Zoom’s research teams, while declining to comment on specific filings.
In September, Zoom introduced AI features, such as call summarization and message drafting. The new tools are included in paid plans at no additional cost. Hashim said this is not promotional pricing, and the company is committed to keeping the AI features free for users.
“We are beginning to see that customer interest and customer adoption continues to go up,” Hashim said of Zoom’s new non-meetings tools. “The focus right now is bringing more and more value to customers through these kind of cross-product journeys.”
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The Utility of Solana and NFT has been explained many times and the fact that they are not just jpegs has been spoken on as well. Music is also a viable form of NFT that has not been explored as much as it could be, that could be changing soon with an NFT offering of Bob Dylan and Miles Davis.
Sony Music and Universal Music have both partnered with Snowcrash- a Solana based startup NFT market that will compete with Opensea, Solsea and other higher profile markets, to provide Bob Dylan and Miles Davis drops.
This comes as no surprise as the music industry has taken an interest in the NFT space since the rise of NFT from last summer. With artists like Tory Lanez and Trey Songz seeing success on blockchains selling their music. Other artists have begun creating their own brand NFTs as well, talents such as Steve Aoki and Kings of Leon being initial creators on various blockchains.
Sony Music plans for their partnership with Snowcrash to be beneficial in creating new platforms and a range of opportunities for its artists to deliver music with better access and range.Dennis Kooker , Sony’s president of global digital business was very enthusiastic about the partnership between the respective companies. Michael Nash , Universal Music’s EVP of Digital Strategy was also in agreement with the sentiments of MR.Kooker in believing in the opportunities and new platforms that could be explored with the partnership with Snowcrash.
Music companies are getting into web3 with ferver and the opportunites and ideas are just now rolling out. Warner Music recently partnered with Splinterlands, a blockchain gaming company. The goal of Warner Music is to get musicians to join play-to-earn games. With the multitude of ways to create, play, and earn on web3 there is indeed no current limit in sight as to how far these companies and artists can go.


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Economists often say, “It all depends on the consumer.” Sometimes we’re reminded, more specifically, “Their spending accounts for about two-thirds of all U.S. economic activity.”
How often do we hear that? Not much pressure there, right? We’re all consumers at any given moment, but economy watchers can be forgiven for wondering how aware the American public generally is about how much and how often it is expected to save the day.
We’re hearing the clarion call again as 2016 gets off to a sluggish start and we’re reminded, because the data lag, that the economy grew just 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 2 percent the previous quarter and 3.9 percent in the spring quarter last year.
On Monday the Commerce Department said consumer spending fell by $700,000 in December. That’s less than 1 percent, but the drop came during the prime gift-giving holiday season. The decline also occurred even as personal income rose 0.3 percent, or $42.5 billion. It had risen 0.5 percent the previous month.
"In November, consumers came out swinging — they saved less and spent more," Chris G. Christopher Jr., director of consumer economics at IHS Global Insight, told the Los Angeles Times. "In December, consumers took a breather and consumer spending was flat."
Nonetheless, Christopher told the newspaper that he believes spending will rise again in the first quarter.
Gasoline prices continue to drop, but a Reuters/Ipsos poll out Monday suggests that consumers are saving more and not spending their additional disposable income. As a result, Reuters suggests that low oil prices won’t do as much for the economy in the near future as they traditionally have.
"We don't seem to be getting the benefits from cheaper gasoline that we did when the economy was healthier," veteran oil economist and independent consultant Phil Verleger told Reuters.
Auto sales were strong last year, though, rising 5.7 percent, to 17.5 million. CNN reports that Americans bought a record number of new vehicles in 2015, crediting pent-up demand as one of four main factors.
Today we will get the January auto sales report. Zacks says most analysts expect sales to get even better this year as income and employment rise and gasoline prices — there they are again — stay low.
Beyond vehicle sales, there are fewer bigger-ticket purchases than a home, and sales of new single-family homes climbed sharply in December, rising 11.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 481,000 units, the Commerce Department said last week.
As the reports on auto and new-home sales continue to trend upward, they belie recent concerns that the economy might be starting to slide toward a recession.
What we need is another encouraging jobs report, and it appears that the federal Department of Labor will oblige when it releases its January data on Friday.
Business Insider said Monday that forecasts are for an increase of 190,000 jobs — not as strong a number as December’s 280,000, but an indicator of continuing expansion. The unemployment rate is expected to stay at 5 percent.
The best indicator of a healthy economy remains job growth. And a couple hundred thousand newly empowered consumers would certainly take some pressure off the rest of us.


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CD Projekt’s CEO has seemingly confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077’s forthcoming expansion will be its only one.
Speaking in a financial Q&A session earlier this week, CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński was asked about future projects using the in-house Red Engine, after The Witcher 4 was revealed to be ditching it for the Unreal Engine 5. “Cyberpunk expansion is the last project based on the Red Engine,” Kiciński said. “Any further product will be on Unreal.”
This is seemingly confirmation that Cyberpunk 2077’s upcoming story-driven DLC expansion will be the only one of its kind, and the game won’t receive any further story content after that. This would be unlike The Witcher 3, which received two expansions – Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine – in the years after it first launched.
We’ve contacted CD Projekt for confirmation of Cyberpunk 2077’s expansion plans, and will update this piece accordingly with any new information.
This is a surprise because CD Projekt staff have previously used “expansions” plural when referring to future Cyberpunk 2077 content. A UI co-ordinator referenced multiple expansions prior to the game launching in 2019, while quest director Pawel Sasko referenced multiple expansions as recently as last month in April (via KitGuru (opens in new tab)).
CD Projekt formally announced the expansion late last year in 2021. Ever since then, we’ve got periodic updates on development progress surrounding the expansion. CD Projekt reassured fans it was still working on the expansion earlier this year in March, for example, and the company gave a release window of 2023 for the expansion the following month.
In fact, the majority of Cyberpunk 2077’s development staff are now working on the expansion. Earlier this week during the same financial results, Kiciński revealed that while there is still a team of developers working hard to improve Cyberpunk 2077 and eliminate its bugs, the vast majority of staff are working on the DLC. This was alongside the reveal that The Witcher 4 has entered pre-production, which is surely the next big project for CD Projekt Red after development of the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion has wrapped up.
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THE BUZZ: Shainiel Deo, CEO of Halfbrick, makers of the incredibly popular Fruit Ninja, has announced that their Ninja training simulation has been downloaded over 40 million times in China’s Apple Store. In total, Halfbrick has earned over $6 million USD in China alone.
EGM’s TAKE: 40 million downloads is a lot of sliced fruit no matter how you cut it. While most of us knew Halfbrick was doing well financially, their success is China puts it into perspective. With all that chopped fruit, we’re anticipating Halfbrick will soon announce a sequel; Fruit Smoothie. At the very least it would make for a clever April Fools’ joke.


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Skater sends payment request for prize money
Tikkie is a Dutch app to send payment requests to friends and family, and surely foes as well. The Dutch Skaters’ Union (KNSB) – and by skaters we mean ice skating for marathons in this case – has recently decided to use Tikkie to send payment request for fines to their members who don’t obey their rules such as wearing the right clothing or not signing up for an event on time.
However, marathon skater Lisanne Buurman thought fair is fair and decided to send the KNSB a Tikkie for an undisclosed amount of prize money she had been owed for over ten months. Apparently, the prize money should have been paid within two months. The KNSB has since recognised that they messed up and plan to pay up, and it’s the Tikkie that made them take notice.
The KNSB sends out first-time fines of 10 euro, with the second fine being 25 euro. Tikkie is very convenient: ordinary folks go our for dinner, everybody orders, one person pays, and then instead of spending 30 minutes figuring out the bill (I’ve done that enough times), one person sends out a bunch of Tikkies to the rest and you’re all sorted.
There is a limit of 750 euro for Tikkies, and for something like prize money, a few Tikkies might have to be sent. Going Dutch has never been easier.


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Laura Ashley Appoints IMG
Iconic brand Laura Ashley has announced it has appointed IMG to expand fashion, home and lifestyle products that reflect the illustrious British heritage brand in a fresh, modern way in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, India and the Middle East.
The multi-year deal will see IMG work with the brand to create new Laura Ashley apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty and homeware items through carefully selected licensing and retail partnerships and collaborations.
Founded in 1953 in a flat in Pimlico, London by the husband-and-wife team of Bernard and Laura Ashley, the brand began with printed fabrics and headscarves and became internationally renowned for fabrics, home furnishings, apparel and accessories adorned by its signature designs, prints and patterns.
Laura Ashley’s iconic aesthetic continues to resonate around the world throughout interiors and wardrobes. Laura Ashley successfully relaunched a home collection in 2021 with its main retail partner NEXT plc on a dedicated ecommerce platform and in over 50 NEXT stores across the UK.
Carolyn D’Angelo, Managing Director, Brands at Gordon Brothers and President of Laura Ashley, commented: “We are excited to be working with IMG to expand the brand globally. Following the success of our spring home collection relaunch and fall fashion collaboration last year, it is clear there is a strong customer appetite for a new wave of Laura Ashley lifestyle products. We look forward to seeing the first designs of our 2023 fashion relaunch spring to life for the brand’s 70th anniversary and for the next generation of Laura Ashley customers.”
Tim Smith, Vice President, IMG, commented: “For almost 70 years, Laura Ashley’s iconic, quality-led designs, prints and patterns have continued to inspire the most coveted styles and fashion trends around the world. We are eager to leverage this rich heritage and the Laura Ashley archive, comprising more than 98,000 pieces of unique artwork, textiles and footage, to develop relevant new fashion and lifestyle products for existing and new fans of the brand.”


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KATHMANDU, April 11: The inflow of remittance has begun to witness a sharp plunge. The tourism industry faces the biggest catastrophe in Nepal's recent history. And there is only a slim chance for the country's exports to grow any further.
KATHMANDU, March 31: The government has barred import of luxury vehicles and a number of expensive edibles to avoid possible fall in foreign currency reserve of the country as economic activities come to a halt due to COVID-19 outbreak.
KHARTOUM, Sept 7: Sudan’s toppled former leader Omar al-Bashir was the only person with a key to a room at the presidential palace holding millions of euros, his last office manager testified on Saturday.


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There were no Kindles or iPads when Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers first opened its doors at 208 First Ave. S. In fact, Amazon and eBay didn’t exist.
Books, printed on paper, packed the shelves.
“Before the Internet took over and the dynamics of retailing on the Internet became apparent, there was this idea that the more books you have, the better,” said co-owner Mark Wessel.
These days, there are still a lot of used books at the Pioneer Square store and thousands more in a storage unit in West Seattle. Some of them, hardback volumes that once sold for $15 to $45, wouldn’t fetch a buck today.
Fortunately, they don’t have to.
For the next month, the bookstore’s owners are giving away these books — fiction, nonfiction, history, biography — from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at The Storefront at Olson Kundig Architects, 406 Occidental.
“It didn’t pay anymore for us to pursue to sell them; it didn’t pay for us to keep them,” said co-owner Michael Lieberman. “This was just the most creative way we could find to distribute them.”
The project, called The Free Book Incident, kicks off Jan. 10, with an initial donation of 2,500 books. It’s infused with Lieberman and Wessel’s shared love for printed books and the community.
The shift to electronic books doesn’t worry Lieberman, who spends most of his time on his website, bookpatrol.net, a blog and soon-to-be marketplace dedicated to discussions about physical books.
“The book is much more important to our culture and our way of being that I can’t imagine it disappearing so fast,” he said.
He’s not alone. When the Seattle Public Libraries closed for a week's furlough last August, volunteers set up The Seattle People’s Library outside of the Douglass-Truth Library. In neighborhoods around the city, residents have set up book exchanges and constructed little boxes called Little Free Libraries to share literature.
Through scheduled social events and a unique installation, The Free Book Incident takes sharing and social reading to another level. The bookstore has invited the Seattle Public Library, Wave Books, The Stranger and Springtide Press, among others, to hold readings and discussions at the event.
People working at the storefront will use social media to share what participants find in the stacks. Olson Kundig designed the space to be adjusted to the need.
Six Olson Kundig interns constructed moving bookshelves for the event. The 12-foot-by-8-foot structures will be secured to the floor but pivot depending on what the space requires.
The Free Book Incident is the latest in a series of community displays and events organized by Olson Kundig. In the past year, the firm turned the space into a mushroom farm, a record-listening space and a history display on Skid Road (“Olson Kundig to host ‘Skid Road’ installation.” RC, July 18, 2012).
The Free Book Incident does more than solve the bookstore’s overstock problem. It’s a chance to recreate the sense of discovery that bookstores used to provide.
“A lot of it is about walking into a space and exploring and being open to the serendipity of it,” Wessel said.


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The Finnish Energy Authority will not be able to assess and intervene in the notable increases in electricity distribution charges introduced by Caruna until the end of the ongoing four-year regulatory period in 2020 unless the Electricity Market Act is amended, reminds the Consumers' Union of Finland.
The tariff increases of up to 27 per cent introduced by Caruna have been widely deemed excessive and in violation of the legislation.
The Consumers' Union of Finland consequently believes regulations governing the pricing of electricity distribution services should be amended. “The Consumers' Union demands that the Electricity Market Act be amended to enable the Energy Authority to assess notable increases in electricity distribution charges and their grounds in advance,” it states in a press release.
All increases in excess of 10–15 per cent should according to it prompt such an assessment.
“The Electricity Market Act prescribes that the pricing of electricity distribution services must be reasonable. Whether or not it is reasonable is subject to a statutory assessment every four years. As the ongoing regulatory period did not begin until 2016, the Electricity Authority will not have the statutory possibility to intervene in the matter until 2020.”
The Consumers' Union of Finland encourages consumers who consider the increases in their electricity distribution charges excessive to submit a claim to the Consumer Disputes Board, which can issue a recommendation ruling on the matter. “The Consumers' Union considers it necessary that electricity distributors comply with ruling recommendations issued by the Consumer Disputes Board despite having no legal obligation to do so,” it states.
The pricing policy of Caruna has come under scrutiny from both the Consumer Ombudsman and the Energy Authority of Finland. A number of lawmakers have called for measures to curb the tariff increases adopted by the regional monopoly.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT
Photo: Jussi Nukari – Lehtikuva
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- Trent Call
As the sun reaches its noon apex, an obnoxiously long train of northbound vehicles on 1300 East—waiting to turn into the heart of Sugar House—extends so far back that the caboose, a forest-green hatchback, can't avoid jutting into the intersection a block away. That driver will have to wait through three cycles of green arrows before he turns west at 2100 South and follows the procession through one of Salt Lake City's premier shopping and dining destinations.
Though well established, Sugar House has in the past few years seen refurbished storefronts along its main arteries. It was just two years ago when officials commemorated the Sugar House Monument Plaza, a long-anticipated renovation project, by burying a time capsule set to be unearthed in about 50 years. By then, the neighborhood might well be a forest of high-rise buildings looking down on a network of train lines.
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- Vintage capture of the quaint and charming 'hood.
On this day, a towering red crane points skyward, and its perpendicular arm casts a shadow inside a cordoned construction crater. Inside the hole is the thick rebar foundation of a five-story apartment complex that will soon stand where Utah Idaho Supply and a Subway sandwich shop once sat.
Traffic and construction are symptoms of the area's popularity. And in this regard, Sugar House is more than a neighborhood; it's a brand, a bankable market that has kept developers salivating as shovels move dirt.
Naturally, not everyone is as thrilled by the sleek new facades. "Some of them are shit-ugly. I mean, they're atrocious architecture," Amy Barry, a member of the Sugar House Community Council, says.
"We've added over 1,000 apartments—and there is still more coming—in the last five years," she adds. "When the business district started developing, there were no apartments in that core district like we're seeing now."
But, when assessing the character of the neighborhood, Barry says an eclectic spirit remains.
"Sugar House is made up of diverse people with diverse values and diverse ideas," she says. "I look at our ethos now, and we're a diverse community of young and old and everything in between."
No community is static, and Sugar House in particular—a favored destination generally recognized as the slice of city east of 700 East, from 1700 to 3000 South—has gone through many phases. But it's the recent influx of tall apartment buildings and subsequent traffic that has prompted many nostalgic residents to flood the inboxes of the community council.
Judi Short, the first vice-chair for the Sugar House Community Council, sees the brunt of complaints, despite the reality that the council has no power to approve or deny building permits.
"Just wait until they see the eight-story building going up back by the street car," she says, referring to the soon-to-be-erected Sugarmont Apartments on McClelland Street and Sugarmont Drive.
Emphasizing that her opinions don't always align with those she receives, Short has become familiar with the chorus of complaints: "Look at the tall buildings; the traffic is a mess; the local businesses are disappearing. Some of them find places to rent, others don't and they just go away," she says. "One thing we really need in this town is a good transportation system."
That is, of course, also a touchy subject.
Ask many of the business owners along 1100 East what they think of a proposed train line down their street from 2100 South to Westminster College, and frustration emerges in tone and word.
And finding the money to fund another Trax line is a separate headache. The city applied for federal dollars through the highly competitive Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which would have allowed Utah Transit Authority to extend the S-Line, but the application was denied—a missed opportunity or dodged bullet, depending on who you ask.
"There are some people who love everything that's going on; there are some people who don't mind some of it, and there are people who hate all of it," Barry says. "We are across the board, a diversity of ideas, values and outputs. I don't think there is one particular voice in Sugar House about anything."
The community master plan outlines priorities for development, but those are often overlooked, according to community council members.
"We strongly advocate all the time for connectivity through the blocks, for pedestrian activation, walkability, preserving historic nature and character, local businesses," she continues.
Long-standing small businesses have ridden the waves of change. And with the most at stake, they exemplify the multiplicity of opinions. City Weekly spoke to 10 Sugar House establishments to pick their brains about the evolving neighborhood.
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Older than Utah's statehood, family-operated Sterling Furniture opened up shop in downtown Salt Lake City in 1875 before moving to Sugar House in the 1940s. Now, co-manager Mark Williamson thinks of Sugar House as a bifurcated district along a south/north line.
"The challenge for Sugar House has always been whether or not people will cross 2100 South," he says. "You can have a lot of street traffic on the south side of the street and not necessarily cross over to the north side of the street."
Sterling sits on the northeast corner of 2100 South and 1100 East in a building that the store owns (in fact, the family that owns Sterling Furniture owns several buildings on the block and rents space out to local business tenants).
Furniture stores are almost always destination stores. Those who frequent them, Williamson points out, aren't typically casual shoppers who might make an impromptu purchase, and doubly so in his case because Sterling doesn't carry cheap items. "We're not in the low pricing. We're trying to give them a good quality at a reasonable price," he says. "It's not the low-end, which you see all the time. It's not the high-end. It's a good medium."
Pedestrians, he says, aren't as inclined to cross over 2100 South. And although traffic is a nuisance, and in Williamson's estimation "already maxed-out at certain times of the day," he thinks the lack of visible parking is a bigger barrier to businesses than the congestion.
In its 135-year existence, Sterling has established itself in the market, and its goods are furnishing homes along the Wasatch Front. Business is fine, Williamson says, and during that long history, he and his predecessors have seen the neighborhood evolve. "What attracted people in the first place was the small-town atmosphere of Sugar House," he says. "And that's changing."
- Josh Scheuerman
For the books
Less than 400 feet from Central Book Exchange—a mom-and-pop book shop that has called the neighborhood home since 1968—looms the ubiquitous book chain Barnes & Noble. It might seem the behemoth has enough muscle to quash out the little guys, but according to CBE owner Pam Pedersen, having a similar store a block away is a boon for her business.
"Barnes & Noble has a whole lot of a little. We have a little bit of a lot," she says. "They can't compete with me in a lot of ways." Though not deep, her inventory is diverse enough to attract even the super-retailer's employees through her doors, she says.
Together, they draw voracious readers to the neighborhood, who, she believes, will hit up both places. These days, small bookstores are also competing with online vendors like Amazon. But, she says, the store has a loyal customer base.
Pedersen's shop sits on congested 1100 East. It's a point of concern for her, and though she's not sure how to mitigate the traffic, there's one option she rejects: "It's not a streetcar, it's not that," she says. "Stop already with that foolishness." She's concern that construction, though temporary, would ward off customers for a long enough period to cripple sales—and that the store might never recover.
It would be a mistake to assume Pedersen can't adapt, though. When she purchased the store in 2005, she switched from a loosely tracked exchange program to one that involved cash—though used books have remained a vital part of the business.
"We take books in of any kind for our point system," she says. "You don't have to have an appointment. There's no stress. There's no anxiety. You just bring them in and we'll put you in our system."
- Josh Scheuerman
Paul Schaaf, owner of Plumbing Plus, is in the minority of local business owners near the 1100 East/2100 South crossroads who eyes the morphing neighborhood with a rosier disposition. "It's a progression. It's not a regression," he says. "I think it's great." Then, without provocation, he launches into one of the area's most controversial topics—the proposed Trax line down 1100 East. "I think there should be a train that goes down the street. Everybody says it's the worst thing that could happen, but I think it's a wonderful idea."
Acknowledging the construction could be disruptive, Schaaf says it would be as temporary as it was downtown while Trax rails were laid. "I'm all for improving mass transit. Salt Lake City is becoming a little larger and busier. To me, it's an improvement."
Schaaf has been observing the city's progression for a while.
Before he was old enough to drive, he was asked by a neighbor if he'd be willing to dig trenches for around $2 per hour. "I said I'd do anything for $2.10 an hour," he remembers. This was his first foray into plumbing. Eventually, he started working for a plumber who later offered to sell him a truck and loan him the money to buy it. For a long while, he worked out of his apartment above Sterling Furniture until he was able to move into the space down the street.
The Sugar House explosion, he says, has increased foot traffic in the evenings, though not so much to his place. But he embraces the scene: customers out walking to various dining spots.
Schaaf does miss small things about Sugar House, like the "old style" Christmas lights that used to be strung across the street. "I do kind of miss the character of the old frontage," he adds, "the diversity that used to be in the store fronts."
- Josh Scheuerman
Different kind of buzz
Emily Potts, co-owner of Sugar House Coffee, established in 2002, consciously tries to foster an inviting hangout in the eatery tucked off 1100 East. "The culture at Sugar House Coffee is that we make sure that we provide the community with a safe space," she says. Open on weekdays from 6 a.m.-midnight and on weekends 7 a.m.-midnight, the clientele varies—sometimes by the hour. Regardless, the café doesn't cater to one particular type of coffee drinker. "Our demographic of customers range from young high school kids to middle-aged hipsters to older business people," she continues. "We want to attract everyone rather than one small demographic. We want everyone to be a part of our community."
Echoing that sentiment is a broad spectrum of people inside the building, but the blocks outside, Potts worries, are starting to look like a repeating loop of apartment high-rises.
"I think they need to stop building," she says. "I don't want to see Sugar House lose its charm. I think Sugar House has always been a very local community with artists and a very eclectic group of residents and businesses. It's starting to lose that with all the apartments."
Recognizing the frustrating traffic and a lack of parking, Potts understands the inclination to build rail lines, but she, like many others, says tearing up the already small road on 1100 East is a poor option. Instead, she suggests, if the city wants to run a line through the business district, a train route down 2100 South would make more sense.
While the population boom has been good for business, Potts believes it's reaching a tipping point. "It's losing too much of its charm. There are still so many high rises coming in, and Sugar House can't handle the vehicle traffic. There were some things that needed to be improved, but they've done that and now I think it's time that we make sure we stay that tight-knit, local community."
- Josh Scheuerman
Round round, baby
Stickers plastering the front door and windows of Raunch Records fits with how owner Brad Collins sees his shop's place in the neighborhood. "We are the bad apple of Sugar House, and we're hoping to stay that way," he says. Collins ponders whether the punk-rock label is limiting. Raunch specializes in vinyl records. But it's also a skate shop and sells odd collectibles. Recently, Collins has ventured into dealing art. "We take local art on consignment and the local comic books that kids make," he says.
When reflecting Sugar House's churning business community, Collins is resigned. "For some people it's good—for developers."
Raunch opened in the '80s, relocated a few times, then closed down in the subsequent decade for 12 years because of "inconsequential stuff" that "doesn't mean anything to anybody." Collins reopened Raunch in 2009. All the while, he's witnessed the changes to Sugar House, especially the retail space south of 2100. But beyond the expensive prices, in true punk-rock fashion, Collins has resisted relocating to the newer buildings because he doesn't want to conform to the rules, such as a requirement that stores stay open till 9 p.m.
"I don't really know where I'd take the store if they decided to demolish this part of the block," he says.
And then there's the traffic. The walk-ins don't always walk out with music.
"People just get disappointed. They just want to see a Led Zeppelin record and I could give a fuck, you know? So I don't care. I don't even do that. If I get some used ones in, then whoever comes in is lucky," he says.
As far as Collins is concerned, you can't foist Trax upon a community. "It's not an integral part of our transportation, like in the Bay or New York," he says. "We're way more like L.A. than we are San Francisco."
- Josh Scheuerman
Making a splash
Lori Zoun, partner at Neptune Divers, established in 1978, views Sugar House with ambivalent eyes. The community, she says, is vastly more walkable. But the new neighborhood is losing itself in the process: "The sad part of it is how much the small mom-and-pop shops have been scooted out with all the chains that are coming in," she says.
Neptune offers swim lessons and snorkeling courses but primarily built its business on scuba training and equipment. And it has a home in Sugar House where Zoun would prefer it stay—in spite of rent prices that continue to inch up.
"Other parts of the valley are saturated with scuba shops," she says. "We need to stay here, and figure out how to make it work."
As for changes in transportation, she appreciates the push to get folks out of their cars. The corridor that follows the S-Line train is frequented by cyclists and joggers, she notices, but the train ridership seems low. And the new development isn't diversifying the local economy in a way that excites her.
"They're focusing so much on restaurants and condos," she says. If Sugar House is intended to be a contained neighborhood, she says, they're missing an all-purpose shopping destination like Target. "Since Shopko closed, we need something like that," she says. "If they're making it a community where you don't have to leave, they're missing that one store."
- Josh Scheuerman
Make some coin
In his boyhood days, Bob Campbell, a precocious young Sugar House tike, used to hit up Wally's Coin Shop on 2100 South to buy or sell rare currency—earning his nickname, Bobby the Wiz Kid. Fitting trajectory then, that Campbell is now a renowned numismatist and owner of a rare-coin shop in the same spot Wally's was years ago. His store, All About Coins, has been in business for 38 years and is a one-stop shop for coins, gems and other collectible items.
Campbell sees the streets around him growing more vibrant—a network of food and shopping that can collectively lure people out of their cars and past store windows.
"We have all these fantastic new restaurants that have opened. If you don't know about it, come down during lunch time and you'll realize it by the traffic that's here because everybody else is coming here," he says. "Most people will find a place to park and they might visit a shop, get lunch, they might visit another shop.
"It doesn't happen anywhere else but [Sugar House and] downtown."
While a Trax line down 1100 East that would run from 2100 South to Westminster College could inject the neighborhood with more bustle, he doesn't welcome what he believes would result in chaos and commotion. In fact, he says, the mere proposal has sown discontent toward public officials among like-minded business owners. When the proposals were being crafted, he says, local businesses weren't at the table.
"The people here don't trust the mayor's office or city council, because they feel like their voice is not heard here, yet they're the ones who will be directly impacted," he says.
And as a Sandy resident, Campbell says he doesn't even have the option of voting out a city office holder, whose decisions can directly affect his livelihood.
- Josh Scheuerman
Locked and loaded
Ryan Hahn, a professional locksmith at family-run Rudy's Key & Repair Service, notes that the Sugar House-based business has moved offices four times, but the most recent was to get distance from a new "gaudy monstrosity of condos." Hahn doesn't hide his displeasure that the neighborhood has been invaded by national chains and brick-and-mortar taller than the treeline.
Although Rudy's only moved a block west, the difference is noticeable, Hahn says.
"We saw how busy it was getting up there, and when the city started talking about putting the Trax on 11th East, we wanted to get out," he says. But Rudy's isn't out of the woods yet. Now situated on 1000 East and around 2000 South, the business will be down the road from another towering housing unit.
The unbridled growth, he fears, will strangle the unique local businesses that attracted people in the first place: "The ground was too fertile and now it's becoming overcrowded," he says.
And while it's true that locks and keys are necessary parts of a new living quarters, Hahn says that doesn't immediately lead to new business because the builders fit the units with in-house locks. But he's not entirely pessimistic, either.
"Regardless of all the changes, we still love Sugar House," he says. "And we're here to do what we can."
- Josh Scheuerman
Contrarian by nature
Fishers Cyclery came into being in 1930 thanks to a cyclist name Joe Fisher—who, according to current store manager Wayne Baxter, was the "nicest human being on Earth."
"Everybody came to Joe with their Schwinn when they were a kid, and their crazy, high-end racing bike when they weren't a kid," Baxter says, while admitting that the origins of a store that opened more than 80 years ago are difficult to pin down. It might have originally been a welding garage or lawn-mower repair shop and is rumored to be one of the first concrete buildings in Utah, he says.
Although Fishers has remained a Sugar House staple, plenty of other businesses have come and gone the way of the dodo. "Progress is going to happen," Baxter reasons. "I try not to have sour grapes." The stores that have endured formed the bedrock of Sugar House's reputation—one that is known beyond the Salt Lake Valley. In fact, Baxter says he encounters visitors who, having read about the neighborhood online, say they're looking for the "funky part of Sugar House." This is especially disorienting when travelers white-knuckle their way to the center of town only to find big-box stores. "I have friends who won't come here. Go up 21st. It sucks," Baxter says of the traffic. As for the strategy to get drivers out of their vehicles, he's pessimistic.
"I don't think you force Americans very well. If you make it popular to walk, everybody will walk. If you tell them you have to walk, they'll probably buy a bigger car," Baxter says. "We're contrarian by nature."
- Josh Scheuerman
Home of the Millie burger
In its 38-year history, Millie's Burgers has managed to maintain its identity as a place that offers "good old-fashioned, cooked-to-order fast-food," owner Dan Neilson says. "It's kind of a dying art form, so to speak. We cook everything to order, use fresh ingredients." The burger joint makes its french fries and onion rings. The breaded mushrooms and zucchinis are homemade, and they don't use frozen beef on their signature burgers.
Across the street from his establishment, a new apartment complex is being erected. Although the behemoth structure will bring new patrons, Neilson says the downside is road congestion. "You can't have one without the other." But the boom has also brought in more competition. "Tons of new eating establishments around here," he says.
He says the proposed rail line is a waste of money, and he thinks the S-Line isn't utilized enough to justify its existence. "Most people, to go where they're going, they're driving," he says. "That's just the way we Americans are." He also wonders whether the apartment complexes will fill up with tenants or struggle to find renters. Before it was Millie's, the restaurant was an Arctic Circle run by Neilson's mother-in-law. He got into the burger business about the time it became Millie's. Through the restaurant window, he's seen the demolition and rebuilding of his town.
"Sugar House is a great area. It's been a great area to us all these years. Hopefully it continues to be so. Hopefully it doesn't get so crowded that nobody wants to be here anymore. Hopefully it doesn't go backward," he says.


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MRO and industrial distributor DXP Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE), Houston, reported second-quarter sales of $285.5 million, up 13.6% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Net income for the second quarter was $8.1 million compared to $2.1 million for the prior-year period.
“I am pleased that DXP’s performance continues to strengthen as we accelerate into the COVID-19 recovery,” said DPX Chairman and CEO David R. Little. “Our team continued to improve execution in the second quarter, driving sequential sales growth, and gross margin improvement while maintaining cost discipline. As a result of this performance and the team’s execution, we are confident we will continue to position DXP for long-term profitable growth and a positive outlook for the second half of 2021.
“During the second quarter, sales were $209.5 million for Service Centers, $39.3 million for Supply Chain Services and $36.7 million for Innovative Pumping Solutions. Most of our customers and the markets we serve continue to show improvement. We remain encouraged by the sequential increases despite the continued choppiness associated with COVID-19.”


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CHRISTIANSBURG — The livestock market on Park Street was bustling Wednesday afternoon — pandemic or not — as farmers from all over Southwest Virginia showed up to buy or sell nearly 240 animals including cattle, goats, pigs and sheep.
Zach Milton, co-owner of the family-run facility, said the number of farmers and animals showing up has been down since the coronavirus situation began, but the abundance of pigs in this week’s auction brought out more farmers.
“They have been harder to come by lately, so I’m sure they are going to go quick today. ... Usually we see them sell for around 45 cents per pound but they’ll likely go for around 80 [cents] or more this week,” Milton said.
He said while cattle prices have gone down slightly, they have largely remained steady on the local level. Depending on the size and type of cattle, Milton said, most are going for between $500 and $700 each.
Milton said farmers can’t hold on to their cattle until prices return to normal or go up, either.
“It’s not like trading a stock where it will just be in your portfolio. You’ve still got to go out and feed it and put all your fixed costs and labor into it. … People don’t buy them and hold them for a month thinking the price will go back up. That’s not really how it works,” he said.
Some of the country’s biggest meat processing plants have had to temporarily shut down after becoming hot spots for the spread of the virus. U.S. beef and pork processing capacity is down 40% from last year as of Monday, according to an article from The Washington Post.
Wendy’s reported that nearly 20% of its restaurants are out of beef due to the shortage, and grocers such as Sam’s Club, Kroger and Costco are limiting the amount of meat customers can buy to limit panic buying similar to what’s happened with toilet paper in the U.S., according to The Washington Post report.
According to USA Today, critics of the industry cite the fact that about two-thirds of beef production and a large percentage of pork and chicken processing is concentrated in the hands of three companies – Tyson Foods, JBS SA, and Cargill Inc. — as a major reason for the shortage.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently stated any shortages are likely due to a sudden increase in demand and supplies should normalize in time.
The USDA also noted that there’s an inventory of about 925 million pounds of beef, 662 million pounds of pork and 491 million pounds of chicken, frozen in commercial and public storage.
Nevertheless, many meatpacking plants and processed food plants have closed due to a shortage of workers. Approximately 5,300 U.S. plant workers have been confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus, according to USA Today.
President Donald Trump has been lauded by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for an executive order signed April 28, aiming to keep processing plants open under the Defense Production Act.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union have criticized the decision, stating that it puts workers at danger of catching the virus.
Jennifer McClellan — who owns Nolley Wood Farm in Riner with her husband Phillip — said the closures have increased the need for locally sourced meat, which is a good and bad problem to have.
Her 54-acre farm produces beef, chicken, eggs, lamb, pork and occasionally turkey, which she sells to local stores, restaurants and farmers markets. Although demand is higher, she and her husband are facing similar problems as the nation’s largest distributors.
McClellan said she usually uses one slaughterhouse a few hours away in Bristol but is now having to get her animals processed in West Virginia and North Carolina as well.
“Where I could usually call and get some animals processed next week, its now taking until August,” she said.
She attributes the strain on smaller processors to a mixture of panic from the public and increased need for farmers to have their livestock processed for personal consumption, as well as friends and family who would otherwise get what they need from traditional grocery stores.
“We are in good shape for now because we planned ahead and started making calls early on,” McClellan said. “But depending on how long all of this continues, that may not be the case if some of the smaller processors have to close as well.”


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The Power in Purchasing
Supply chains wrap around the globe. For decades major corporations have outsourced their environmental impact to other companies - and often countries - in their value chain. But with supply chain emissions 5.5 times more than a company's direct operations, these large corporations are a powerful lever in the transition to a sustainable economy.
Scaling Sustainable Supply Chains
In the lead-up to last year’s UN Climate Change conference in Bonn, or COP23, we saw extreme climate disasters across the world. We also saw temperatures soar, with 2017 being one of the hottest years on record. While there has been real and strong progress in the global economy, this planetary reality makes climate change action more urgent than ever before.


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Qualcomm has announced to start selling chips that will support 5G technology in the next year.
All the people in the present times are waiting for three major changes in smart phones up to next year.
First one is the 5G technology,
Second is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and,
Third is cameras with multiple lenses.
Although for first two changes relevant hardware was compulsory and so it was researched on and now Qualcomm, an American telecommunications equipment company, will start manufacturing and selling Snapdragon 855 mobile platforms that support 5G and AI technologies.
According to news, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 will support 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI). After this important announcement it is estimated that up to the end of next year 5g phones will be in use but it will all depend on cell phone companies either they are ready for it or not.
The induction of AI into the new mobile platform will help people with maximizing their usage quality for voice, cameras, gaming and XR faster, smarter, and more reliable. So, this indicates your smartphone will cater your preferences and give you an optimized experience without you worrying about the settings and its details.
According to professionals 5G technology will revolutionize in reference to data transfer. The data transfer rate will increase exponentially in 5G and there will be a significant change in upload and download rate. A new engine has been included in it for AI, due to which augmented reality, pictures and sound will be recognized at faster rate.
This processor will be three times faster as compared to Snapdragon 845. Few people knows that 7 nm scale production line was used to manufacture this chip. For more technology news keep visiting our website on regular basis.


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Cadillac’s third-generation CTS-V has finally been revealed, and we’re glad to report that it’s coming packing a 640-horsepower and 630-pound-foot punch. That’s enough to get the luxurious five-seat sedan from 0-60 mph in just 3.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 200 mph. It’s also enough to do a wicked burnout, which you can view in this first driving footage of the new CTS-V.
Power comes from General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V-8. Yes, the same engine fitted to the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. In the Caddy, the engine is paired exclusively with an eight-speed automatic, and it also features direct fuel injection and cylinder deactivation.
The new CTS-V is set to make its official world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in a couple of weeks and will be on sale by late summer, as a 2016 model. Pricing is yet to be announced but expect a hefty premium on the price of the former CTS-V, which in its final year on the market started at $65k. Key rivals include the BMW M5, Jaguar XFR-S, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and the yet-to-be-revealed Lexus GS F.
Also due in Cadillac showrooms next year will be the smaller ATS-V and ATS-V Coupe models, which you can read about here.


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Retail news round-up on September 28, 2015: Tesco poised to quit central and eastern Europe and Morrisons in legal spat with property developers.
Tesco considers sale of central and eastern European operations
Tesco is poised to go ahead with the £3bn sale of its central and eastern European business, The Sunday Times reported.
The grocer has held preliminary discussions with private equity houses about the sale of its operations in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Buyout firms have already started work on funding possible bids for parts or all of Tesco’s operation in the region.
The retailer had not yet officially agreed to offload the unit or sent out information on the businesses to interested buyers, according to sources.
Morrisons in legal row with property developers
Embattled grocer Morrisons is engaged in a legal spat with a raft of property developers over a string of supermarket sites that it has pulled out of construction.
Several ongoing court proceedings could lead to the retailer paying millions of pounds to a number of developers, according to sources.
One developer, Wessex Investors, said it is awaiting a court judgement to decide whether Morrisons could walk away from its contractual commitment on a development in Launceston, east Cornwall.
The retailer has already shut 10 supermarkets this year, at the expense of 430 jobs. The move comes as it adapts to changing shopper habits, which means consumers are shunning the big weekly shop in favour of online shopping or small, frequent visits.
Iceland’s pre-tax losses widen in Ireland
Pre-tax losses at the Irish arm of Iceland Stores widened to €2.9m (£2.1m) in the year to the end of March, compared with a loss of €688,000 (£506,000) a year ago.
Iceland Stores Ireland recorded turnover of €16.4m (£12m) in the year to the end of March last, compared with €4.6m (£3.4m) over the five months to the end of March 2014.
The average number of people employed during the year was 145, up from 97 over the previous period, and employment costs were €2.4m (£1.8m).
Online grocers urge shoppers to reserve Christmas delivery slot
Online grocer Ocado has called on its top customers to pre-book a slot for festive food deliveries, The Guardian reported.
The retailer has told its shoppers to reserve a slot by October 8 – a full 11 weeks before Christmas and a week earlier than last year.
Loyal shoppers who have paid for a priority shopping pass and are prepared to spend at least £90 on their order are being given a chance to reserve their delivery slot before anyone else and offered potential free delivery on December 20.
Meanwhile, Waitrose.com has also begun contacting shoppers about how to book a delivery slot for Christmas – it will be open for bookings from October 15 – a full 10 weeks before the big day.