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By Stephen Nellis
CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:) debuted a brand-new Series 9 Watch with a more effective processor on Tuesday ahead of an anticipated statement about the iPhone 15 with brand-new charging ports and much better video cameras – and perhaps greater costs for leading designs.
Apple likewise presented a brand-new function to the Series 9 watches called “double tap” where users tap thumb and finger together two times, without touching the watch, in order to carry out jobs like addressing a call.
It utilizes device discovering to spot small modifications in blood circulation when the user taps their fingers together, maximizing the other hand for other jobs like strolling a canine or holding a cup of coffee, stated Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams.
CEO Tim Cook likewise stated Apple is “on track” to deliver its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset early next year.
The occasion at Apple’s Cupertino, California, head office comes in the middle of an international smart device depression and remaining financial unpredictability, particularly in China, Apple’s third-largest market where it deals with obstacles from broadened limitations on utilizing its iPhones in federal government workplaces and the very first brand-new flagship phone in a number of years from Huawei Technologies.
Apple is likewise anticipated to debut brand-new AirPods designs at the occasion, however the star of the program will be the iPhone, which still comprised majority of Apple’s $394.3 billion in sales in 2015.
By far the most significant modification for a lot of Apple clients will be a switch from Apple’s propriety “Lightning” charging cable televisions to USB-C, a requirement that Apple currently utilizes on its laptop computers and some high-end iPads.
Apple was pushed into the modification by European policies, however experts think that the business will place the modification as an upgrade, making the most of faster information speeds that can move top quality videos made with iPhones.
Analysts are likewise anticipating a brand-new “periscope” video camera innovation that might provide phones much better zoom abilities and titanium cases, along with updated chips. Such “periscope” lenses can utilize mirrors or prisms to get a longer lens without needing to make the video camera module much bigger.
The most significant concern of the day will be whether Apple reserves those functions for a brand-new top-end gadget and makes smaller sized upgrades to its more affordable designs.
“Just like we saw people who aren’t Ultra athletes buy the Apple Watch Ultra, we’re going to see a bunch of people buy this even if they aren’t camera or photography enthusiasts, just because they like the latest and greatest,” stated Ben Bajarin, president and primary expert of Creative Strategies. “That by itself creates that buzz and momentum and allure to the top end.”
Apple is anticipated to increase the typical rate per phone offered to improve its profits, however the concern is whether it does that by raising costs throughout the board or simply on premium variations. The international smart device market has actually dropped from delivering 294.5 million overall phones to 268 million in the 2nd quarter, however Apple’s deliveries decreased the least of any significant smart device maker, dropping from 46.5 million phones to 45.3 million, according to information from Counterpoint Research.
“The truth of the matter is, we’re in a very down smartphone market,” stated Bob O’Donnell, head of TECHnalysis Research.
O’Donnell stated he will likewise watch for any tips about Apple’s prepares with what is called generative expert system, the innovation pattern behind applications like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft (NASDAQ:)’s “Copilot” assistant innovations for its Office software application.
Analysts have actually consistently prodded Apple about its prepare for such innovation however the business has actually provided couple of tips up until now, besides Chief Executive Tim Cook’s remarks in July that the business’s secret deal with the innovation is increasing its research study costs.
“Will Apple tease an advanced form of Siri? That would be something that would generate some excitement,” O’Donnell stated.


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Romania, Samsung has put for sale its 45 MW solar power plant in Giurgiu, SEE Energy News
According to Romanian media, Samsung has put for sale its 45 MW solar power plant in Giurgiu in southern Romania, and has already received several offers.
Samsung commissioned the power plant in 2012, after the investment of some 120 million euros.
Samsung operates the solar power plant through its subsidiary LJG Green Source Energy Alpha.
Samsung, namely its subsidiary, is among the companies which sued Romania over the retroactive amendments which significantly decreased agreed incentives for electricity production from renewable energy sources.

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Disney General Entertainment Content’s kid and family-focused producer Disney Branded Television is restructuring its unscripted and nonfiction arm into three new dedicated content teams focused on “distinct areas of storytelling,” including original documentary, unscripted, and partnerships and kids.
The unscripted department of Disney Branded Television will now consist of this trio of teams: Disney Original Documentary, Disney Branded Television Unscripted, and Disney Branded Television Partnership and Kids.
As part of this restructuring, five Disney Branded TV execs have received promotions: Marjon Javadi to vice president of Disney documentary films and docuseries, Nicole Silveira to vice president of unscripted, Claire McCabe to vice president of brand partnerships and kids, Meghan de Boer to executive director of brand partnerships and kids, and Jordan Gilbert to executive director of unscripted.
The three different content teams inside the unscripted section will continue to report to Marc Buhaj, vice president of unscripted and nonfiction, under the senior leadership of Charlie Andrews, executive vice president of live action and alternative series at Disney Branded Television.
“Aligning our strengths into three areas of dedicated focus across unscripted and nonfiction content prepares us to maximize the biggest global opportunities in this unique space, one with unlimited possibilities of stories not yet told,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, on Tuesday. “Charlie, Marc, Marjon, Nicole, Claire, Meghan and Jordan are energized to make the best unscripted content with creative minds across Disney and throughout our industry and to continue delivering compelling and entertaining stories that reflect the Disney brand that families have loved for nearly 100 years.”


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The Hard Line | Lauren Fix discuss Takata recalling another 35 to 42 million airbags
The Car Coach will discuss Takata recalling another 35 to 42 million airbags, making it the largest recall in U.S. history, the danger this causes drivers and the used car market and what consumers can do.
Lauren Fix, The Car Coach shares incredible new vehicles and automotive news, including the latest in automotive technology, government regulations, autonomous vehicles, car sales, the best of the auto shows and future of the automotive industry.
Lauren Fix, The Car Coach is the host of a candid automotive segment for Newsmax TV called “Put the Pedal to the Metal.” The segment airs weekly on DirectTV Channel 379, Dish Network Channel 223, Verizon Fios 115, Time Warner Cable and online.
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It seems like you can’t open The New York Times lately without seeing Vic Gundotra touting Google’s latest innovation or acquisition (disclosure: Fluid worked with Vic when he was at Microsoft — we’re fans).
In addition to Google dominating all-things-mobile, some recent significant announcements:
Any of the above looked at individually are significant and innovative but not a game changer in their own right.
But when you look at them as a coordinated whole, what begins to emerge is that Google is assembling a new breed of multi-channel ecommerce platform with the potential to deliver consumers a complete shopping experience without ever needing to interact with a retailer’s website, app or social presence.
Whether this is master plan or strategic by-product is up for discussion. But add to the above list the foundation that Google already has put in place:
• Search UPC codes
• Shop Savvy
• Package tracking
• Google Checkout
• Google Analytics
• My Shopping List, Gallery View, parametric filtering, etc. etc.
It’s an easy leap to envision this scenario:
A consumer searches Google for “spring trenchcoat belt.” Google returns her a product grid of trenchcoats in interactive merchandising displays allowing for zoom and multiple views across a range of brands. More interesting is tagged user-generated content (e.g. my colleague Vanessa’s twitpic of herself trying on a red Ledstone Trench at Burberry on Spring Street). Real-time results deliver relevant posts/tweets from other similarly focused shoppers. User reviews (courtesy of Yelp or similar) deliver a trove of ratings and geo-located user opinions including the best places to buy online and the best local stores in your area.
Sound familiar? Sounds like your ecommerce site except with more choice, more functionality, and more options making it better for the consumer. Sounds like a pretty awesome digital shopping experience to me – one that decidedly shifts the balance of power to the consumer and turbo-enables the digital shopping patterns we all saw emerge this holiday.
Perhaps most interesting is that Google is not bound to the need to convert. Instead, they benefit most by embracing a new paradigm of the shopping funnel as a non-linear, cross-brand, multi-branched journey. What makes this so powerful is that this is what consumers want and, most often, is in opposition to what individual retailers want to control.
The scenarios get more interesting and paradigm-bending:
- Find the perfect chair while browsing a home design magazine in airport lounge at JFK > use Goggles to identify the product > mobile search for best prices online + local availability in Seattle > share my shopping list to my wife who goes to see them in person and buys from our local design store.
- A Patagonia brand loyalist is shopping in a Patagonia store > decides on the jacket he wants but wants to make sure he isn’t overpaying > mobile UPC search returns not only best prices but comparable jackets from other outdoor brands > even more relevant is the user-generated content, specifically one outdoor enthusiast’s tweet linking to a mobile video where he demonstrates the advantages of The North Face Mercurial Jacket > former brand loyalist is now comparison shopping.
There are many more scenarios, all plausible, readily possible and direct outgrowths of consumer behavior patterns that are already happening (brands and retailers are catching up).
The most interesting thing here is that consumers are driving this. They want this new shopping paradigm to fuel their rapidly evolving digital lifestyles. Google’s genius is their relentless commitment to a user-centric strategy and ultimately leading consumers to a vision of their own creation.


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Gameloft’s Montreal Studio, the creator of Disney Dreamlight Valley, has announced that it’s working on a Dungeons and Dragons videogame after obtaining the license from Wizards of the Coast. The game, set in the Forgotten Realms, promises to be many things – including a life simulation, an action RPG, and a real-time survival game.
At first glance, the co-op game sounds like it’ll be D&D’s answer to Palworld – though Gameloft’s experience with cosy games suggests we may get something that shares DNA with Minecraft or Animal Crossing.
“We are honored to partner with Wizards of the Coast to deliver a completely new experience in the Dungeons & Dragons universe,” says Gameloft Montreal Executive Producer Lee Kaburis in a press release from March 14. “We are all big fans of D&D and are already hard at work bringing our concept to life, including growing our team, and we look forward to sharing more details in the future.”
“Making friends, both on and off the table, has always been a core Dungeons & Dragons value and it is our goal, as life-long fans, to bring this experience to a different genre renowned for emergent gameplay and shared narrative that can be enjoyed by both newcomers and tabletop masters alike” adds Gameloft Montreal Creative Director Marc-Andre Deslongchamps.
There aren’t too many more details about the game at this time. Gameloft ends its press release with a link to job applications, and a call to keep an eye on its website for future updates.
A recent VentureBeat interview with Hasbro CEO shows that the company is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into videogames for its key IPs, including D&D. If you look at recent Hasbro financial reports, the news that more D&D games are on the way is unsurprising. Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a huge feather in Hasbro’s hat, hoovering up award nominations and predicted to make more than ten years of licensed films.


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SALT LAKE CITY — A new milestone in the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of Salt Lake City International Airport is expected to help make it one of the safest and most efficient airports in the United States, officials said Tuesday.
From the outside, the average traveler who goes to any airport has little knowledge — or desire to know — of what goes on behind the scenes to allow the airport to operate in a manner that provides the necessary service levels required to meet customer demand.
On Tuesday morning the airport showed off its Central Receiving and Distribution Center, a 22,000-square-foot stand-alone building that acts as the central delivery facility for food, beverage, retail and other goods sold at the airport.
The center accepts all goods for delivery to terminals and concourses throughout the airport. Staff members perform regulatory inspections and X-ray screening prior to consolidating those goods for distribution to their designated terminals and concourses, then to customers. While most travelers never see this part of the airport’s operation, the distribution center is critical to the facility’s daily operation, officials said.
“The screening aspect of (the center) is very important because with the volume of material going through, it’d be so easy for something to slip by. And obviously, we don’t want that,” said Bill Wyatt, executive director of the Salt Lake City Department of Airports. “The other thing that most people wouldn’t recognize is that driving on the airfield (which has been the case previously) is actually a very dangerous thing because it’s made for airplanes, not for trucks and so forth. Just reducing the number of people who will be driving on the airfield on a regular basis is a safety consideration and something that makes me feel more comfortable as an airport director.”
In explaining the new center’s operation, Wyatt used the analogy of the airport being similar to a small city.
“So everything that’s going into the city, now it’s going to be received, scanned, screened and delivered by the same people every day,” he said. “We think that’s going to make our airport more efficient and safer.”
The $5.66 million state-of-the-art distribution center is part of the massive $4.1 billion redevelopment of Salt Lake City International Airport. The price has risen this year, up from $3.6 billion, due primarily to the project’s expanded scale that will include several additions made at the request of airlines, mainly Delta, to accommodate larger than previously anticipated growth. The redevelopment project is being funded by a consortium of airlines at the airport.
The new center will be managed by Bradford Airport Logistics, a Houston-based company that contracts with 21 central distribution centers in 20 U.S. cities and London’s Heathrow Airport.
Benjamin Richter, Bradford founder and CEO, said the new center will help ensure care and protection for travelers and workers at the airport in a streamlined, effective manner.
“We’re working on a number of health advances. We’re screening and sanitizing all the goods that come in here. We have the infrastructure now in a central location to either spray or bombard all goods with UVC light that would kill anything on its exteriors,” he said. “But more importantly, the (distribution facility) is also the central recycling center for many airports. So all of the recycling from coffee grounds to paper goods to (the) food recycling program, serving the entire Salt Lake City community at-large.”
He said one of the goals of the new center is to safeguard the well-being of anyone who comes through the airport.
“Feel a lot safer, feel more secure, and hopefully we represent something that’s invisible to the traveling public, but you get to feel us,” Richter said. “We’re highly visible to operations and law enforcement and we’re doing vital work for the improvement of this great Salt Lake City airport.”
One of the sustainability elements of the redevelopment project will be a food recycling program in partnership with the Salt Lake City Mission. Bradford will coordinate regularly scheduled donations of unused food to be redistributed to individuals and families battling hunger.
“It’s just a tremendous story to tell where food that would otherwise be thrown away and just disposed of gets repurposed while it’s still good quality food and it ends up in the hands of people that need it,” said Salt Lake City Mission Executive Director Joe Vazquez.
He said his organization typically feeds more than 50,000 people annually, and this new partnership will boost its ability to serve the community even more.
“We were participating in the past with the airport. Now with what we’ve seen can be done, (it) will be done on steroids,” he said. “It’s going to be on a much higher level where all the food purveyors in the airport will be working with this. It’s just going to be way bigger and better than what it used to be in the past.”
Meanwhile, despite the dramatic impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on air travel in the U.S. and worldwide, officials noted that the outbreak is expected to produce a “silver lining” regarding the airport redevelopment.
“So this phase one (and) we’re opening on Sept. 15. Originally, pre-COVID, the game plan was to slowly take down concourses and gates in the old building as we built new ones in the new airport, which was very time consuming and very expensive,” Wyatt said. “As a result of COVID and the low state of passenger volumes, today we’re able to get rid of that part and as soon as we open (on Sept. 15) we’ll actually begin tearing down all of the old airport — every stick of it, then we will build much more rapidly the remaining parts of the new airport. It saves us a couple of years and in the construction business, time is money, so we can save up to $300 million by doing this.”


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INMAN, S.C. – April 5, 2019 – The TrueTimber trailer will be hauling new and popular products to the Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend to give race-goers an opportunity to buy TrueTimber gear in a variety of the brand’s most sought-after camouflage patterns. NASCAR enthusiasts attending the Food City 500 race weekend can visit the TrueTimber trailer in the hauler area from Friday, April 5 to Sunday, April 7. Fans can choose from a huge selection of camouflage apparel, including an assortment from the newly released TrueTimber Fishing line.
“We’re thrilled to be at the Food City 500 race this weekend to give NASCAR fans a glimpse at some of our latest apparel offerings,” said TrueTimber CEO Rusty Sellars. “Visitors who swing by this weekend will have a chance to add new TrueTimber Fishing apparel to their spring and summer wardrobes. Everything in the lineup is built to protect against the elements and deliver all-day comfort—thanks to purpose-built features and cooling technology—while offering extreme value.”
The TrueTimber trailer is filled with an assortment of camouflage gear that race enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy at the track, in the field or at home. TrueTimber provides high-quality yet affordable apparel and accessories in the most realistic, true-to-life patterns for all seasons, settings and pursuits. Choices like T-shirts, pullovers, hats and products from the new TrueTimber Fishing line will be available for purchase at the Bristol Motor Speedway as visitors enjoy the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity races.
TrueTimber camouflage and hunting products are available at retailers across the nation. A related lifestyle brand and complete product line with partners like Mountain Dew can also be found online and in select stores.
To learn more about the entire TrueTimber product line and see all available patterns, visit TrueTimber.com. Details about future stops and more information about the TrueTimber trailer can be found on TrueTimber’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.
Founded in 2005, TrueTimber is based in Inman, South Carolina and is the most realistic, performance-driven camouflage brand in the industry. TrueTimber offers a wide variety of clothing items and accessories, featuring 27 distinct camo patterns that perfectly blend with their surroundings. The company spends countless hours researching, testing and seeking new technology to produce the most effective and lifelike camouflage patterns possible. TrueTimber products can be found in retailers across the United States and Canada, and it continues to be one of the fastest growing camouflage companies in the world. For more information about TrueTimber, visit TrueTimber.com.


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The printer uses a process called free-form printing to create intricate structures.
The move could put the U.S. automaker on a collision course with President Donald Trump, who has made boosting auto employment a top priority.
Even if the president is able to promote the expansion of manufacturing jobs, they're not necessarily coming to the Rust Belt towns that used to rely on them.
Tesla’s Gigafactory is far from a typical manufacturing facility—the plant’s unique constraints outweigh the typical benefits that manufacturing companies seek when they move to or invest in a foreign nation.
Does Trump want Americans to build things? Or does he want us digging with spoons?
Ultra-customised products build themselves while car parts talk to each other in Europe's automated factories.


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The PlayStation 4 has sold more than 10 million units worldwide, Sony has announced.
Revealed by Jim Ryan during Gamescom (via Digital Spy), the PS4 has over 10 million units just 9 months ago since its launch to consumers.
“On behalf of our entire team, I want to thank you for your support and passion,” said Shawn Layden, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, on the PlayStation Blog.
“You’re the reason that PS4 is the #1 next generation console in the world and we’re grateful for your continued enthusiasm and for always pushing us to new heights.”
Layden also said that enhancements to the PS4 will be coming in the future, including the ability to upload game footage directly to YouTube, and “Share Play”, a new feature that allows players to invite others to their game even if that person doesn’t own a copy of the game.
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npower‘s price hikes of 8.8% for gas and 9.1% for electricity will come into effect in one week’s time. A dual fuel npower customer will now go up from £1,244 to £1,356 a year – an increase of £112.
npower is the third of the big six energy suppliers put into effect a price increase this winter, following SSE and British Gas.
Last week npower pulled its Energy Online Jan 2014 plan, the second cheapest fixed plan available on the market.
Households left struggling
Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch, said: “As warnings of sub-zero temperatures come together with a wave of price hikes, many households will be left struggling to keep their heads above water this Christmas.
“Worryingly, almost nine in ten households are expected to be rationing their energy usage this winter and the biggest concern is that this will lead to sacrifices in people’s health and well-being.
“With more than £300 difference between the cheapest and the most expensive energy tariff on the market there has never been a better reason to shop around and make sure you are paying as little as possible for your energy.
Cost of the average household energy bills
Here’s a summary of the average change in bill prices by supplier:
Source: uSwitch. Based on a medium user consuming 3,300 kWh of electricity and 16,500 kWh of gas on a standard dual fuel tariff paying quarterly by cash or cheque


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Google out of 16GB Nexus 4 inventory
Looks like Google has sold through inventory of both the 8GB and the 16GB versions of the Nexus 4. Boy, that stinks, right? We sure hope they get some more in stock soon. Who knows when the next model of Nexus is ready to come along?
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Debt purchaser 1st Credit has announced changes to its management team as it focuses the business for 2016.
After 14 years at the company, 1st Credit co-founder and business development director Charles Holland has decided to retire. He will continue to work with the business on a part-time consultancy basis for specific projects.
Client relationship director Ian Davies, who joined 1st Credit in 2003 and has worked closely with Charles, has been promoted to the role of sales director and will assume responsibility for the company’s client relationships.
Chief financial officer Simon Dighton has also decided to leave 1st Credit after eight years. 1st Credit said Simon joined the business in 2008 and has strengthened the finance function significantly during his tenure.
Chief investment officer (CIO) Bruce McLaren has become the company’s new chief financial officer. He joined 1st Credit in 2013 after 14 years at Royal Bank of Scotland and has been a key part of the management team since then. Bruce will retain his CIO responsibilities.
Credit Today also understands that a sale process for 1st Credit that was undertaken last year will not be pursued. In a statement the business said it has strong backing from its majority shareholder (private equity firm Bridgepoint).
The company added that it is now strategically placed as an independent and agile purchaser in an increasingly consolidated market.
On specific initiatives, 1st Credit said that following the launch of pilot customer benefits programme My Benefits in December, the business will roll out the programme this year. The initiative gives free access to retail discounts and cashback offers at some of the UK’s largest retailers, and is designed to help customers manage their finances.
Eddie Nott, chief executive of 1st Credit, said: “As a co-founder, Charles has had a profound impact on 1st Credit for the past fourteen years. Well known in the industry, he will be greatly missed. We are delighted that he has agreed to help us in a part-time consultancy capacity as he starts his retirement.
“Likewise, Simon leaves the business in a solid position to adapt to the challenges of the changing consumer credit industry and we are pleased to announce that Bruce McLaren will be taking on the role of chief financial officer.
“Ian Davies will also play an important role in taking the business forward in his new position as sales director.”
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Ranters! I am Anthony Rossi, aka Hyp3rSint4x from the Coffee and Cornchips gaming blog with the C3 WiR(e), a week in review recap of the gaming world. This week, we have:
- Launch Dates for FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25,
- Rumors of the Steambox
- Sword and Gun trailers for Shadow Warrior
- Diablo 3 Auction House Closing
- GTA V RELEASED!
We have release dates for FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, and Madden NFL 25! From a blog post by EA COO Peter Moore, quote, “These games on PS3 and Xbox 360 are the pinnacle of this console generation. But, in the case of Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14 and Battlefield 4, they launch well before the next-generation versions hitting a month or two later. I’m happy to confirm today the street dates for these three titles on next-generation consoles: Nov. 19 (North America)/Nov. 21 (Europe) for Xbox One and Nov. 12 (North America)/Nov. 29 (Europe) for PlayStation 4.”
Steam has become quite the favorite service for PC gamers over the few years. It is an online service that allows gamers digital access to a massive selection of games, typically at a very low cost. Last Monday, Co-Founder of Valve Gabe Newell hinted at LinuxCon that Valve is going to make an announcement of how Linux, an open source OS, is going to be the future of the livingroom, and most people are assuming that this revelation will appear in the form of rumored “SteamBox”, a Linux based PC Console set to compete against the other next-gen consoles due out later this year. And then on Friday, we here that Valve plans to make Steam, specifically, more accessible to televisions. Later Friday, Steam launched a teaser site at www.steampowered.com/livingroom with all sorts of hints of the fabled “Steambox”. The gaming world anxiously awaits…
Awhile back I posted a TAO review of the 1st trailer for the Shadow Warrior reboot, and became quite confident that this game was going to be focused on a smooth sophisticated style. If this is the only trailer you have watched thus far, you may want to take another look. The fine crew at Devolver Digital has recently released a new gameplay trailer where you choose to “Bring a gun to a sword fight” or “Bring a Katana to a gun fight”! These trailers do a wonderful job of displaying the vast amounts of blood, gore, and strategic dismemberment possible within the game. Head over to devolverdigital.com for more on that.
In a Battle.net blog post by John Hight, Diablo 3 will begin work on closing the in game auction house. Typically, when companies remove features from a game it is greeted with mostly negative attention. However, based on the comments in the forums, it seems that players are quite happy with the decision. In the In Game Auction House, players were able to use real money or in game gold to bid on items that other players have found. This was an ambitious venture that unfortunately turned in to what some forum commenters referred to as a “Pay To Win” situation. This means that rather than playing the game as designed which is slay a bunch of deadly monsters and snag cool loot, they were simply dumping money in to the auction house to get the best gear. This upset the balance of the gameplay and disappointed many of the players. The Auction House will remain open for the time being, but Blizzard plans on closing the house completely on March 18th, 2014. Head over to diablo3.com for more information on that.
And now for that other little tidbit of news to come out of the gaming world, GTA V has officially been released! And just in case you were wondering, yes, I was one of those who stood in line at a midnight release for the game at a local mall. Grand Theft Auto: 5 is the latest installment RockStar’s Open world Sandbox game. If you’re wondering how big of a deal this game is, consider these numbers: It is reported to have cost Rockstar Gaming approximately $270 Million to create this game. Within the first 24hours, it was reported that they achieved over $800 Million in global sales, and crested $1 BILLION by Friday. That’s a B with 9 zeros after it! GTA V is currently holding a metacritic score of 98 out of 100. For more information, visit basically any news site on the web. I’m sure they’ll have something posted.
That’s all for the C3 WiR(e)! For more of my gaming commentary, visit www.coffeeandcornchips.wordpress.com, find me on facebook at facebook.com/coffeeandcornchips, or follow me on twitter @C3Blog. Until then, Respect the Game!


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DHL Opens New Frontier with First Package into Space
OREANDA-NEWS On 30 October was announced, that DHL delivers package experiment with Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station.
Participants in European 'Youth Research' competition to predict the result of the trial
DHL will make a pioneering step into new territories in October 2008 when it delivers a planned experiment to the International Space Station (ISS) on 12 October 2008 from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Developed together with Germany's 'Youth Research', the largest youth competition in Europe for natural sciences, mathematics and technology, and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), the experiment will aim to establish whether model packages of varying weights will travel at the same speed under zero gravity conditions.
On 12 October 2008, DHL will load a Russian Soyuz rocket with the experiment in DHL packaging to the ISS. The test will be conducted on board the space station by the American astronaut Richard Garriott, son of the former Apollo astronaut Owen Garriott.
Garry Kemp, Regional Director of DHL Express in the CIS and South East Europe says: 'DHL has underscored its commitment to be the pioneer in global logistics with its support for this project, which will mark yet another first in the company's exciting history. On the one hand, it emphasises DHL's strength - pushing boundaries in the fast and reliable transportation of packages to the widest range of destinations. On the other, it allows us to realise one of the main aims in our approach to corporate social responsibility - supporting the education of young, talented people. It's also extremely gratifying to see such an important project for DHL taking place in one of our key markets, Kazakhstan, using Russian technology.'
Prior to the launch, on 12 September 2008, twelve promising young scientists are to meet up in the DHL Innovation Center in Bonn to predict the result of the space trial using physical-mathematical calculations. With this initiative, DHL is promoting young talent, in line with the company's stated commitment to education and innovation. DHL will present the students that come closest to predicting the results of the experiment with a bursary for their further education. The Youth Research foundation will also receive support of around 30,000 Euro through the sale of promotional DHL packages in Europe.
'For us, it is especially important to give young people purposeful direction at an early stage and to motivate them to align their professional development with their scientific abilities. Through sponsorship initiatives such as that of DHL, young people are also given the opportunity to make new contacts that they can use later on to support their studies or work,' explains Dr Daniel Giese, Head of Communications at the 'Youth Research' foundation.
Beyond this promotion, DHL intends to further strengthen its commitment to pioneering innovation and supporting the development of young people in the long term.


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Italy has registered 32,616 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday, compared to 39,811 on Saturday.
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The ministry also reported 331 COVID-19 related deaths, down from 425 the day before.
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And for years, cameras mounted on computers have helped connect people for racy online video sessions.
The adult industry wants its customers to share moments of an entirely different kind with its stars.
With more than 3 million of the phones already sold, the adult industry stands to make big money on this new way to reach out and touch someone — even if it puts Apple, which has always taken pains to keep its i Phone apps squeaky clean, in an awkward spot.
Still, advocacy groups worry that Face Time could connect children to pornography or predators.
Parents can put computers in public areas of the home to supervise Internet usage, but mobile phones go anywhere.
Hughes said it would be better if parents could create a "safe list" of people their children could call.
For the adult-entertainment industry, Face Time could be more than just another medium. For independent sex-chat workers, for instance, it could mean handing over less of their earnings to computer-based services. It requires that both parties in a chat have each other's phone numbers, which could expose video-chat workers to unwanted calls from their clients.


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Gas and electricity prices make about 5% of the euro-area HICP basket. If they are fully passed on to consumers, they will boost inflation even more. But why are gas prices so high in the first place?
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the world’s economies to their knees. With the world literally shutting down in 2020, the economic reality as we knew it ended abruptly. Globalisation seems like a thing of the past.
Economies are struggling to recover and facing a challenge not known before – supply disruptions. From semiconductors to the workforce, everything is in demand, especially commodities.
Gas and electricity prices in Europe, in particular, have risen spectacularly. Both compose about 5% of the HICP (harmonised index of consumer prices), the metric used by the European Central Bank to measure inflation. If they are fully passed on to consumers, then inflation is poised to rise more than the central bank’s forecast, affecting its monetary policy decisions and, thus, the value of the euro.
Why Are Gas Prices So High?
At first, the spike in gas prices did not attract many discussions, but it is worsening and becoming a global phenomenon. It is especially worrying in Europe and the Northern hemisphere, as winter is just around the corner.
Three factors caused the surge in European energy prices. One comes from Russia, as it supplies less natural gas than usual. Another comes from strong demand from Asia. Finally, Europe is letting stocks go down.
Combined, the three have led to the spike in the gas prices we’ve seen lately, and the danger is that the rise will keep going. In addition, shipping freight costs surge, and containers’ availability adds further pressure on the prices.
At this rate, inflation cannot and will not remain unchanged unless the gas and electricity prices rise, offset by a decline in other categories of products part of the HICP basket.


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Recently, KuCoin has celebrated its second anniversary, a few days after it announced the launch of platform Pool-X. Many KuCoin reviews claim to provide a modern and secure platform for trading between cryptocurrencies. The founders of KuCoin had already built their reputation on the basis of their work with the big shots of the industry like GF Securities, Ant Financial, Youling, Jianbang Communication and iBOX PAY. KuCoin aims at providing a state of the art platform and a safe method to its users for conversion of their currencies on the platform. It is relatively a newcomer in the world of cryptocurrency exchange, and the first version was launched two years back in 2017. On its second anniversary, it thanked its customers for their continued support and loyalty for two years and announced a few offers to buy Bitcoin (BTC) at a huge discount. In this regard, KuCoin has also announced that it will continue to work with TRON, Tokoin, Terra, Amino, VSYS, KuMEX as well as Pool-X in order to launch these promotional campaigns.
To buy Bitcoin at the discounted price, an exclusive flash page sale would be launched where interested users will be able to buy Bitcoin at that price by using KuCoin Shares (KCS). However, the customers who intend to buy BTC need to use an account that is KYC verified and has at least 50 KCS stored in it. In order to verify this, a random snapshot will be taken before 10 p.m. on September 16, 2019. The BTC quantity will be obtained from a total amount equal to 1,500,000 USDT, and thus supply will be determined accordingly. The flash sale price of one BTC has been fixed at the actual BTC price multiplied by the rate of discount that will be announced tomorrow that is on September 13. The actual price of the BTC will, however, be made public at 2 pm on September 16, two days after the flash sale.
KCS is the only eligible token for purchasing the Bitcoins and availing this discount, and the KCS will be deducted from the user’s trading account between 10 p.m. and 11.59 p.m. (UTC+8) on September 16. Customers have been asked to have possessed a sufficient amount of KCS in their trading account or else it would result in forfeiture of their purchase.
A few days back, KuCoin had also announced the launch of an independent subsidiary, Pool-X, which is the “next generation PoS mining pool” as it aims to serve as a catalyst for the development of the Proof of Stake (PoS) ecosystem in future. POS implies that a user can “mine or validate block transactions according to how many coins he or she holds,” which in turn means the more number of Bitcoin or altcoin owned by the user, the more mining power one has. Liquidity trading market, node integration, operational solutions are some of the services that would be provided by Pool-X. Proof of Liquidity (POL) helps in recording the flow of liquidity certificates for Pool-X and works as the payment method for liquidity bids and thus was created to deal with and compensate for the insufficient liquidity of staked crypto assets. KuCoin has also pointed out that the full version of the Pool-X platform will be launched in the future and that this is only the trial version.


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Apple’s CarPlay microsite now mentions the names of Alpine and Pioneer as official suppliers of aftermarket CarPlay systems for older vehicles. Apple’s website now says – “And you’ll soon be able to add CarPlay to your current car with an aftermarket system” with the mention of the two manufacturers below.
When you’re tech obsessed like we are, you can end up with more wires and cords than you know what to do with. Even in an age where we talk about wireless devices so often, we still have to plug in at some point during the day, be it to a battery charger or with our headphones. No matter the reason, you’re sure to have some tangled cords laying around. Get them in order with the help of the CableHub. You can get it on sale now from the iPhone Hacks Deals Hub.
Apple is planning to include a music discovery feature in iOS 8 that will let users identify a song and its artist using an iPhone or iPad, according to Bloomberg.
Google unveiled its experimental “Project Tango” smartphone earlier this year, and its 3D indoor and outdoor mapping technology was rumored to be powered by the Movidius Myriad 1 3D-sensing chip. This turned out to be true. However, a recent teardown revealed that the device is also powered by Apple technology, namely the PrimeSense Capri PS1200 3D imaging system-on-a-chip.
The smartphone industry is currently dominated by three companies, Apple, Samsung and Google, who mostly rely on you, the buyer, updating your phone every two years for their revenue. But what if you didn’t have to upgrade your phone every couple of years to get the latest and greatest hardware specs?
Last month, we showed you how to hide stock apps in iOS 7.1 without jailbreaking.
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A Lemmy Kilmister-Scented Motorhead Candle Is Coming
They say that everyone has their own individual scent, similarly to the uniqueness of our fingerprints. Have you ever wondered what Lemmy Kilmister smelled like? It's probably not hard to guess, but now you can actually recreate his presence with a Motorhead candle, inspired by Ace of Spades' self-titled track.
The iconic Motorhead album is turning 40 next year, and the band have announced several special releases to commemorate it, like a box set that turns into a gambling table. Now, Evoke Candle Co. has announced an officially licensed Motorhead candle, which according to the description, smells like smoked whiskey and oak, and has a burn time of 70 to 80 hours.
Sounds pretty spot-on to us. You can pre-order the candle now, and it will ship sometime in late October.
The website features an entire collection of candles inspired by popular rock and metal songs, including the "Paint It Black," "Gold Dust Woman," "London Calling," "White Wedding" and more. There is even one just called "Heavy Metal," which has the aroma of beer.
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At first glance, Digimarc’s two-year-old joint venture with media measurement giant Nielsen seems like a bust.
Quarter after quarter, Digimarc documents quarterly sizable losses from the Nielsen partnership keeping shareholders of the Beaverton-based maker of digital watermarking technology from reaping much of a profit. On Tuesday, Digimarc (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported a third-quarter profit of $600,000, but incurred $700,000 in losses from its share of the Nielsen venture.
CEO Bruce Davis, however, says not to worry.
The 50-50 venture, called TVAura Mobile LLC, is a startup, and startups incur losses in their first few years, facing scrutiny from venture backers but not the watchful eyes of public investors and analysts.
“Think of it like the incubation stage,” he said.
Now, TV Aura -- which uses Digimarc’s digital watermarking technology to sync TV content to mobile devices -- is mature enough that it’s set to seek a round of venture capital early next year.
Davis didn’t know how much the company would seek, only that it would go to market early next year.
“We think it’s exciting,” Davis said.
Digimarc and Nielsen have each invested $7 million into the startup, branded as Nielsen Media Sync, which essentially turns a mobile device such as the iPad into a second screen of TV content. The company has already run two pilot programs -- one with The Weather Channel, another with ABC involving its hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy -- in which Digimarc watermarks embedded in a program’s audio feed send a signal that can be ready by software on an iPad, opening additional related content.
A third pilot program is up and running but has yet to be announced.
“It’s meant to create the ability for programmers to program a parallel universe of synchronized programming,” Davis said. “It has lots of implications. You can use social networking, supplemental material about what’s going on in the program, direct-response marketing -- things to increase engagement and draw more revenues from advertisers.”
The losses from the Media Sync venture are likely to continue, but it has enough capital to keep it running through the end of next year, and by then it may have venture backing.
While the partnership depresses Digimarc’s annual profits by around $2 million to $3 million per year, Davis said his shareholders tend to understand what it all means.
But he can understand why there may be confusion.
“It’s a hidden asset because we expense everything,” he said. “We spend all this money and people say, `Where does the money go?’”
Davis insists it’s for a good cause.


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Sales in Czech retail trade in January, not counting the automotive sector, fell to 4.6 percent year-on-year compared to 6.7 percent in December 2015. The figures were released by the Czech Statistics Office on Monday. Czech consumers spent significantly more online, an increase of 15.4 percent year-on-year, while retail sales of food and fuel also increased. By contrast, consumers spent less on pharmaceutical items and medical goods. Prices decreased year-on-year in the categories of fuel, food and computers. Higher prices were registered in the categories of culture, sports and recreation, clothing and footwear and pharmaceutical and medical goods.
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HORTONVILLE, WI — BenShot, a Wisconsin glassmaking company, gave their employees handguns for Christmas.
“I want to make sure all of employees are safe and happy – a handgun was the perfect gift,” co-owner Ben Wolfgram said.
Wolfgram said his employees received a handgun of their choice.
BenShot designs and makes glassware with bullets embedded into the side.
BenShot started making glasses in 2015 and now has 16 full-time employees, including veterans, in their glass workshop in Hortonville.


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Computex has announced that its annual technological event, Computex Taipei, has been rescheduled. Instead of going live in June 2020, this event has been delayed until September 28th, 2020.
As you may have guessed, the reason behind this delay is the Coronavirus outbreak. However, and contrary to some other events like GTC and E3, this event will not be cancelled. Instead, Computex now plans to launch its annual event in September 2020.
As the company noted, Computex Taipei 2020 will present 5G and communication, smart solutions, gaming, and InnoVEX (startups).
Furthermore, and according to McKinsey’s latest epidemic report, the epidemic in China and East Asia will be controlled at the beginning of the second quarter. The epidemic situation in Europe and the United States will also slow down in June. TAITRA will enhance inviting global visitors to attend COMPUTEX in September through its 63 overseas offices.
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The National Restaurant Association announced that Dawn Sweeney, president and chief executive officer of the Association, and Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post Media Group will present the keynote address at the 2015 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and BAR at the NRA Show (Beverage Alcohol for Restaurants), Sunday, May 17, at 2 p.m. at McCormick Place’s Grand Ballroom.
The keynote will open with a State of the Industry address by National Restaurant Association chairman, Jack Crawford. Then the conversation will expand to a State of the American Dream 2015 interview between Dawn Sweeney and Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief for the Huffington Post Media Group.
The two will explore how today’s business leaders can develop and nurture successful brands in an increasingly complex and competitive environment. How do we achieve our own American Dream and then pay that Dream forward, meeting both our personal aspirations and business goals? Join the discussion to find out.
“The restaurant industry has long been synonymous with the American Dream,” says John C. Metz, Convention Chair for NRA Show 2015 and executive chef/CEO of Marlow’s Tavern, Aqua Blue, and Sterling Spoon Culinary Management. “With that opportunity comes hard work, determination and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Ms. Huffington has an acute understanding of how individuals can be a catalyst for change in our country. Her insights on how to live a meaningful and inspired life while redefining success and creating a life of well-being promises to be fascinating.”
Dawn Sweeney will focus this spirited conversation on how foodservice industry professionals can stay empowered in an increasingly challenging environment. The conversation will explore insights on thought leadership, advances in social media, and how to balance family and career in order to live a more authentic life—all qualities that will contribute to building the engaged workforce needed to meet the industry’s future growth.
The National Restaurant Association also announced Huffington will be at the Association’s Show booth directly after the keynote session to sign copies of her new book, Thrive.
NRA Show 2015 will be held May 16-19 and BAR at the NRA Show will be held May 17-18 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.


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US convenience retailer 7-Eleven has announced plans to expand its business into Indonesia through a franchise agreement.
The agreement with PT Modern Putraindonesia of Jakarta, a retailer and manufacturer of photographic, electronic and telecommunications products, will see Indonesia become the twelfth Asian country where 7-Eleven licenses or offers master franchises for its stores.
PT. Modern Putraindonesia will look to open its first 7-Eleven-branded outlets in Jakarta later this year and expects to build new 7-Eleven stores as well as converting some of its existing locations.
Products like Slurpee frozen carbonated beverages, Big Gulp soft drinks and Café Select coffee as well as immediately consumable fresh foods, with recipes developed for Indonesian tastes will be part of the convenience offering.
“We look forward to working with PT Modern, a local, well-respected business, to expand our presence in Asia and to offer customers in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities 7-Eleven convenience, Indonesian-style, with exclusive products and services,” said Bob Jenkins, vice president, international for 7-Eleven. “7-Eleven stores fill a shopping need for consumers who want quality products but find themselves with less time and more demands in their daily lives.”
PT Modern’s initial plans are to focus on opening stores in Jakarta, targeting densely-populated commercial and office areas, before considering other major cities, such as Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya.
“The strength of our existing retail network with its strategic locations on major roads, in bustling business districts and developed office and commercial areas will play a major role in ensuring success of the new 7-Eleven stores,” said Henri Honoris, president director of PT Modern Putraindonesia.


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Beet gummies? Power bars fueled by renewable energy? Noontropic mushrooms that “improve your thinking”? All were on display at Natural Products Expo West that took over Anaheim Convention Center, March 13-16. The show welcomed more than 65,000 attendees and 3,000 exhibiting companies, showcasing the latest in natural and organic food and beverages, supplements, ingredients as well as home and beauty products.
Sustainable practices were also part of the show’s makeup. Show organizers partnered with rCup to provide re-useable cups to all on-site networking events throughout the campus and continued its partnership with Second Harvest and Habitat for Humanity to ensure leftover products and booth materials end up with organizations that support communities in need. Additionally, New Hope Network, which organizes the event, partnered with Climate Impact Partners to cover carbon offsets for attendees and exhibitors through a new carbon footprint calculator tool available on-site.
EM hit the showfloor to check out sampling strategies, booth trends, and what’s on the horizon for health-conscious culinary marketing, too.
Sampling as Connection
“One bag of samples per day” (and that’s a huge bag), stated a sign at the entrance to the showfloor. But for a show that’s traditionally all about samples in hands, the tide is changing towards experiential.
Several large brands, such as Impossible Foods and Kodiak, had a presence on the showfloor and a food truck outside. There was a lot of creative sampling, but brands large and small took the opportunity to have a conversion about their product. Among popular concepts were different types of sampling bars and clear display cases, as plant-based protein powder brand Truvani offered, where attendees could pick out what they wanted to try, giving exhibitors a chance to talk about the product in detail.
In a space with cult-like brand followings, the influencers behind trending products become celebrities and drive serious traffic on the showfloor. One notable example: Bloom Nutrition surprised its fans with the appearance of the brand’s founders Gregory LaVecchia and Mari Llewellyn, who posed for pictures in their exhibit’s photo zone, creating one of those delightful surprise encounter moments that attendees crave.
Rocking Smaller Spaces
Creativity in 10×10 and 10x20s, which made up the vast majority of the one of the halls, was astounding. From bold and catchy brand displays from a variety of materials (crates? carton furniture?) and thoughtful lighting, to rollerblading staff in outfits color-coordinated with the booth, brands made big statements with relatively small spaces and kept the energy strong.
Bringing in Nature
It might not come as a surprise that at a show dedicated to natural products, nature would factor into displays but some brands went above and beyond. Lundberg Family Farms, producers of organic rice, framed their island exhibit with different types of rice plants that grow on their farms and added a soundscape with birds for an even more immersive experience. Gaia Herbs featured plants hanging from the ceiling in its meeting room, which also had a greenhouse as a backdrop, a design choice that seems obvious but had a real impact on the space.
Showing What’s Inside
With mushrooms such a hit, one of the popular activations was a Mushroom Wellness display by Herb Pharm where attendees could see the mycelium network, the structure that grows mushrooms, as well as explore different types of mushrooms under an actual microscope. At a show where so much conversation was about the product’s impact on human health, a brand taking a different approach and leaning into attendees’ curiosity to dig deeper into the science and get hands-on, paid off. Maybe there’s something to the mushrooms’ supposed nootropic qualities after all.


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Mitsubishi Motors Philippines (MMPC) is one of the most established manufacturers in the country, having been in the local market for more than 55 years. It has shown constant growth in recent years, and its local plant even produced its milestone 700,000th unit only recently.
This has really been quite a busy year for MMPC, as it also launched the updated Mitsubishi Montero Sport just a few months back. Now, as we draw closer to the end of the 2019, the company shows no signs of slowing down as it inaugurates its newest dealership down south in Mactan, Cebu.
This new Mitsubishi dealership is the third under Fast Autoworld Philippines Corporation, MMPC’s 10th in the Visayas and Mindanao islands, and the company’s 55th in the country. Boasting a total floor area of 4,500sqm, the new facility carries the new Mitsubishi Motors Global Corporate Identity and Visual Identity design. It features an eight-car showroom and 23 service bays to boot.
“More than the facility itself, I believe that this new dealership is a testament of commitment and trust between MMPC and FAPC, we recognize their strong performance in the region that plays a vital role in the sustainability of the brand in a highly competitive market,” said MMPC president and CEO Mutsuhiro Oshikiri.


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Most of India’s gay community is too scared to come out of the closet. Homosexual intercourse was considered a criminal offense as recently as 2009, and the subject itself is taboo in Indian society. However, attitudes seem to be changing, with more depictions of homosexuality in both movies and media. Now, youth watches and accessories brand Fastrack is attempting to urge people to “come out of the closet” with a suggestive commercial that shows a young woman emerging from one side of a hot pink wardrobe, followed by a second woman exiting from the other door.
Fastrack, which uses the tagline “Move on,” has always been relevant to youth with its fun and quirky communication. This time it raises an issue that has curbed the individuality of Indian youth for too long. In urging India’s young gay population to fight taboos and speak up, the brand gives a great push to this sizable generation—60 percent of India is under age 25—to stop accepting societal shackles and display their individuality with pride.


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SSC Tuatara - the peaked backed lizard with super speedy DNA Shelby SuperCars has been the bane of the Bugatti Veyron’s existence almost since its inception, because it’s the American Muscle response to the Bugatti technological tour de force. And it keeps on coming, this time with the SSC Tuatara. Currently the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport holds the world speed record for a production car, having wrested that from the SSC Ultimate Aero.Fri, 12 Apr 2013
The new Aston Martin Rapide S was revealed in January, and now Aston Martin are taking the Rapide S racing, but with a twist – it’s going to be able to run on hydrogen. Aston Martin has been working with hydrogen experts Alset Global and have developed a twin turbo version of their 6.0 litre V12 that can run on petrol, gaseous hydrogen or a blend of both and the plan is to run the Rapide S at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring next month with at least one lap run on hydrogen alone. The hydrogen system in the Rapide S (which AM are calling a hybrid, but it’s only a hybrid in the sense it uses two fuels, not that it uses electric motors) has a hydrogen fuel rail, storage tanks and its won engine management system to control combustion.Thu, 30 Jan 2014
The BMW i3 and i8 EVs won’t get a sibling any time soon BMW have ploughed a chunk of money in to the development of the BMW i3 electric city car and the BMW i8 supercar, but it seems that is going to be the extent of the BMW i range, for now at least. BMW’s head of production, Harald Krueger, has told Automotive News that there will be no further i models until BMW has a better idea of demand for their i cars. So far, the demand looks very positive for BMW, with over 11,000 i3 EVs sold already which has led to a six month waiting list for BMW buyers looking for an electric city runaround.


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Galway-based start up EV Energy has been selected to compete and pitch live to thousands of people at a major international event.
Based in Ballinasloe, Galway, the business is one of six start-ups which have been chosen from 100s to compete at the Smarter Mobility World Event.
The event was originally due to take place in the Sustainable City in Dubai, but is now a digital event.
The six start-ups have been selected for having a unique impact on innovation and the ability to solve challenges within the area of smarter mobility.
EV Energy is committed to solving challenges around the electric vehicle charging.
The 3 biggest challenges are a lack of education for automotive dealerships and EV drivers in the area of EV charging; poor EV charging infrastructure; and drivers experiencing range anxiety.
We aim to solve these problems with our Unique SMART Charging Mobility platform that empowers, educates and supports the everyday lives of Electric Vehicle drivers across the World.
It also has the added benefit of an integrated, public and private, on-demand charging network: ‘The EV Energy Smart Charging Network’.
The pitch will take place online tomorrow between 1.00pm and 2.00pm and everyone is encouraged to tune in, to show their support.
The event can be viewed here: https://generationehq.com/smarter-mobility-world/ .
Raj Lyons will be the first Irish person from the Irish Automotive Industry to be speaking on one of the panel discussions regarding smarter electric mobility.
Speaking ahead of the event, he said: “Our exciting EV Energy App Version 1 will be released in the coming weeks and is very unique.
“It is a Network of EV Charging / EV Education and EV Community Communication which has some excellent features and will continue to offer drivers the leading tools to support them on their daily commutes in their Electric Vehicles.”


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CRCs are leading the way in introducing PhD students to a career in industry with targeted placement programs and projects.
More collaboration between business and research is required to bring new goods and services to market, says ISA’s Tim Powell.
Australia’s productivity is poised on a knife edge as traditional boom areas bust. But four new industries are set to take up the strain.
In part 2 of his guide to collaboration, commercialisation manager James Dalton explores how to building a strong foundation for industry-research partnerships.
Australia’s Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science examined the future of research, disruption and job security in his address to the National Press Club.
Commercialisation manager James Dalton shares his wealth of experience in research-industry collaboration: a bridge-building guide for both sides.
Small and medium business confidence has risen to its highest level in six and a half years.
CEO of the CRC Association, Dr Tony Peacock, responds to the new approach to establishing CRC priorities announced by the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science.
Researchers from Monash University have won the prestigious GSK Award for Research Excellence for developing “dimmer switch” medicines.
A luxury watch brand has teamed up with Flinders University nanotechnologists to develop a new casing material that will give their watches a competitive edge.
Twenty-two new grants have been allocated to Australian businesses commercialising novel products under the government’s Entrepreneurs Programme.
We shortlist your best 5 ways to get to Mars in the short term, plus the most hopeful new technology taking us further to space.
Commercialisation expert Natalie Chapman explores what she has learnt by teaching industry engagement to researchers.
An interview with Dr Catherine Ball, CEO and Founder of one of Australia’s most innovative environmental services startups.
The winners have been announced for the 2016 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science which showcase achievements in research, innovation and teaching.
Australia is vulnerable to cyber threats, so what can we do about it? Director of UNSW’s Australian Centre for Cyber Security, Jill Slay, takes a look.
Curtin University researchers have developed new mathematical models to make Woodside’s vessel operations more efficient.
Commercialisation expert Natalie Chapman shares a traveller’s guide to industry engagement for researchers.
Managing Director of the Dow Chemical Company, Tony Frencham, talks about the changing corporate culture for women in STEM.
Industry-school partnerships are key to a gender balanced STEM workplace, says Jacinta Duncan, Director of the Gene Technology Access Centre.
Deloitte Partner Elissa Hilliard explains why raising Australia’s STEM IQ means teaching girls foundational skills in their formative school years.
Internationally renowned plant and seed researcher Professor Kingsley Dixon has won the $50,000 WA Scientist of the Year award.
Founder and Managing Director of gemaker, Natalie Chapman, explores the common perception of research commercialisation as ‘the dark side of the force’.
With the window of opportunity closing for businesses to get on board the fourth industrial revolution, Australian leaders urge old corporations to take action now.


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Chef Jason Weiner of Almond Restaurants shares his recipe for Warm Beet Curly Endive Pistachio Salad from the free Meatless Monday e-cookbook.
Once a year, nutmeg goes from unsung hero, to center stage, providing an indispensable seasoning to holiday staples from eggnog to pumpkin pie.
For a sneak peek at one of the recipes in Eat Ink, check out Lish Steiling’s Roasted Parsnip and Kale Salad.
Runaway Apricot found a way to keep carrot tops from becoming food waste that doubles as a condiment for just about everything.
This is it — this is the year that you’re going to make your Halloween treats at home instead of hurriedly picking up a jumbo bag of Tootsie Roll pops on your way home from work.
Happy Food Day! Hopefully you joined hundreds of other New Yorkers for this year’s Big Apple Crunch. Either way, check out our three favorite photos from our Instagram contest!
For the Marzovillas, the son and mother team behind Puglia-centric I Trulli, putting their hometown specialty panzerotti on the menu was never in question.
Small batch chocolate cookbooks and podcasts questioning the choice to award Monsanto with the World Food Prize — yep, must be what the Edible staff is reading, watching and listening to this week.
Now that I’m doing the work-parenthood juggle, I’m more inclined to preserve the harvest in my freezer than in ball jars. That suits tomatillos just fine, which is a good thing because I’ve lately developed a mole verde habit.
Quince, a cousin to both apples and pears, is ripe for the picking. Peter Hoffman shows us how to prep this underrated cold season fruit.
Like we shared last week, here’s what our editors have been reading as of late.
In just a few weeks, Clinton Hill will get the comfort food fix it’s been waiting for. Peck’s, set to open in November at 455a Myrtle Ave, will be serving house-made specialties with a Jewish flare.


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Roadshows for state-run BPCL’s (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) strategic stake sale is expected to begin on Friday, people aware of the development told CNBC-TV18. According to sources, roadshows for BPCL’s strategic stake sale is expected to be held in London, US cities, and Dubai.
State-owned oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has introduced point-of-sale (POS) machines with their distributors to enable consumers to use their credit or debit cards for the payment of LPG cylinders delivered to their homes.
In one of the stories in Aesop’s Fables, a villager and his wife owned a hen that laid a golden egg every day. They presumed that the hen must contain a great lump of gold in its womb, and in order to get the gold, they killed her.
A grouping of public sector officers’ associations wants the government to drop the idea of privatising Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) but said it would not go for a strike to press its cause as it was faced with a “mighty” government.
NextGen Digital Fuelling initiatives, aimed at providing greater transparency and building customer trust, has been launched by public sector Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
The Petrol Pump Dealers Association, Punjab, in a letter addressed to Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar, has raised objection over issuance of a no objection certificate (NOC) to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for setting up a petrol pump on the NH-03 (old NH-70) near the upcoming Chuharwali toll plaza.
Notwithstanding the government’s stance on completing the privatisation of public sector Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) by March 2020, there is a fear that few companies, including global majors, would be willing to mobilise as much as Rs 1 lakh crore to complete the transaction.
The government’s move to sell its entire 53.29 per cent stake in oil refiner and retailer Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) will help attract fresh investments for modernisation and expansion of operation, according to industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
The government has agreed to sell its stakes in some state-run companies including oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL), finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, a decision that could help New Delhi bridge a widening fiscal gap.
India’s cabinet is expected to evaluate a proposal to sell the government’s stake in state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL.NS) next week, a government source said. The Indian government plans to sell its entire 53.29% stake along with management control in BPCL for about $10 billion.


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Huge lines are forming outside banks in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a strict $200 weekly withdrawal limit on citizens as the country faces an economic crisis.
A day after US troops withdrew from the country, Afghans were spotted lining up for hours outside banks in Kabul.
Banks that closed as soon as the Taliban seized Kabul have since been ordered to reopen in a bid to get Afghanistan’s economy moving.
But the Taliban are enforcing weekly withdrawal limits and thousands are facing hours of waiting in line just to get their cash.
One line outside an Afghan National Bank in Kabul saw thousands lining up, five and six alongside each other, trying to withdraw their money.
While many Afghans fear life under the Taliban, some say they’re more worried about the potential economic collapse.
Many Afghans, particularly civil servants, say they haven’t been paid in months and others say their salaries have been cut by as much as 75 percent under the new Taliban rule.
The local currency has been losing value and inflation has been rising since the Taliban overran the country on Aug. 15.
“Everything is expensive now, prices are going up every day,” Kabul resident Zelgai, who said tomatoes that cost 50 afghanis the day before were now selling for 80, told Reuters.
One unnamed vendor said: “Two weeks ago, people were buying but the situation now is not good and no one is buying. People’s money is stuck in the banks and no one has money to buy anything.”
A man named Noorullah, who has run a hardware store for 11 years, told the Associated Press he hasn’t had a single customer since the Taliban arrived.
“The banks are closed. All the people who have money are running away from this country,” he said. “No one is bringing money here.”
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Safaricom made changes last week in its MPESA unit.
In a statement sent to the press, the promotion, the telecom has said, is part of the company’s strategic intent to bolster the usage of the Lipa Na M-PESA for retail purchases.
The promotion, which will run for the next two months, will see customers who meet their weekly target receive monetary amounts ranging from Ksh 5 to Ksh 100.
“Lipa Na M-PESA already offers a versatile and secure mobile payment solution that provides a seamless customer experience. In addition, customers will now have the opportunity to get some money back in their wallets once they hit their targets” said Rita Okuthe, Safaricom’s Director of Enterprise Business.
In May 2017, Safaricom slashed the merchant fees by 50% while also making it free for merchants to accept payments of Ksh. 200 and below.
Data from the Central Bank of Kenya shows mobile payments were the most preferred mode of cashless payment in the country in December 2017, accounting for 88% of such transactions.
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E-commerce giant Amazon briefly crossed $900-billion market cap for the first time in its history becoming only the second company after Apple to achieve this milestone.
This comes after Amazon announced it sold over 100 million products during its Prime Day sale. Apple is currently the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of $935 billion.
Source- The Reuters
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Stocks rallied on Friday as investor fears about inflation faded even after the Federal Reserve turned unexpectedly hawkish recently. The S&P 500’s modest gains were enough to send the index to yet another record high, reaching 4,280.70.
Financial stocks helped to catapult the broader market index higher after banks passed the Fed’s stress test with flying colors, giving them the all-clear to distribute dividends and buy back shares once again. May personal consumption expenditures, data that monetary policymakers use to gauge inflation, rose 3.4% YoY, as expected, which helped to tame inflation worries.
The S&P 500 advanced 2.7% for the week, its biggest weekly gain since early 2021. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also closed in the green, fueled by gains of more than 15% in apparel stock Nike. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq took a slight step backward after feeling pressure from higher bond yields.
In early Sunday evening, stock futures are higher across the board as investors look to keep the rally going and potentially send the S&P 500 to another new peak. This week, all eyes will be on Friday’s employment report, but there are some stocks to keep an eye on in the interim.
Nike might have risen by a double-digit percentage on Friday, but there could be more room for this growth stock to run. Not only did Nike see its quarterly revenue about double YoY, but both the company and Wall Street expect the good times to continue.
UBS analysts said in a report that Nike has not yet reached a top, as the company continues to benefit from a shift in consumer behavior toward healthier habits as well as its own digital push. UBS has a price target of USD 185 on the stock, which closed last week at USD 154.
Other Stocks to Watch
GameStop muscled its way into the large-cap scene. As expected, the meme stock was added to the Russell 1000 index after qualifying once its market cap ballooned by billions of dollars YTD.
On the earnings front, Bed Bath & Beyond, which has attained meme stock status among retail investors, will report its quarterly earnings on Wednesday.
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On the economic front, there are a handful of indicators to watch out for. On Thursday, the Construction Spending report will be released for May. Also on Thursday, investors will get a read on ISM Manufacturing for June after the index beat estimates in May, climbing to a reading of 61.2.
And finally, on Friday, the employment report for June will be released after the economy added nearly 560K new jobs in May. Wells Fargo predicts that the economy added 750K non-farm payrolls in June, according to a report.
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June 15, 2023
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April proved to be solid month for U.S. beef and pork exports
Christian Fernsby | ▼ June 6, 2020
April proved to be a solid month for U.S. beef and pork exports despite coronavirus related interruptions in production and declining purchasing power of some key trading partners, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
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Topics: U.S. BEEF
Beef exports were below last April’s large totals but still topped $600 million in value.
Pork exports remained well above year-ago levels but slowed from the record pace established in the first quarter.
April beef exports were down 6% from a year ago to 98,613 metric tons (mt), with value falling 11% to $600.9 million.
But exports achieved outstanding growth in Japan, where U.S.
beef is benefiting from reduced tariffs under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, and trended higher to China following late-March implementation of the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement.
For January through April, beef exports totaled 433,316 mt, up 5% from a year ago, valued at $2.66 billion (up 3%).
With lower April slaughter numbers, beef export value per head of fed slaughter climbed to a record $363.35, up 19% from April 2019.
For the first four months of the year, per-head export value increased 5% to $326.47.
April beef exports accounted for 15.9% of total production and 13.5% for beef muscle cuts, up from 13.5% and 11.1%, respectively, a year ago.
Through April, exports accounted for 14.4% of total beef production and 11.9% for muscle cuts, up from 13.8% and 11.2%, respectively, last year.
While China/Hong Kong continued to be the pacesetter for U.S.
pork export growth, April exports also increased significantly to Japan, Vietnam and Chile.
April volume reached 264,048 mt, up 22% from a year ago but the lowest since November 2019.
Export value was $682.8 million, up 28% year-over-year but the lowest since October 2019.
Through the first four months of 2020, pork exports remain on a record pace at 1.1 million mt, up 35% from a year ago, with value up 45% to $2.91 billion.
With production down significantly from the record levels achieved in March, pork export value per head slaughtered jumped to a record $72.55 in April, up 43% from a year ago.
The January-April per-head average was $66.36, up 40%.
April exports accounted for 36.2% of total pork production and 32.2% for pork muscle cuts, each up nearly 10 percentage points from a year ago.
Through April, exports accounted for 32.4% of total pork production and 29.3% for muscle cuts, up from 24.9% and 21.8%, respectively, in the first four months of 2019.
April beef exports to leading market Japan totaled 31,280 mt, up 30% from a year ago, while value was the highest since August 2018 at $196.4 million (up 25%).
Through April, exports to Japan established a record pace at 114,152 mt (up 16% rom a year ago) valued at $719.8 million (up 13%).
Although beef exports to South Korea cooled in April, 2020 shipments remained ahead of last year’s record pace.
April exports totaled 19,411 mt, down 14% from a year ago, valued at $133.9 million (down 19%).
But through April, exports to Korea were still up 6% from a year ago at 83,345 mt, valued at $598.7 million (up 4%).
Korea eased social distancing and stay-at-home requirements in May, leading to a significant increase in domestic travel and foodservice demand through its early May holidays.
After a down year in 2019, demand for U.S. beef has rebounded in Canada.
April exports were up 38% from a year ago at 10,850 mt, with value up 35% to $74.7 million.
Through April, exports to Canada increased 25% in volume (35,399 mt) and 24% in value ($241.1 million).
Canada faced production challenges similar to the U.S., with sharply reduced slaughter volumes in April and May. ■ What to read next
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Steel prices in China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer of the alloy, have fallen for eight straight weeks because of waning demand from builders and automakers. China’s daily steel production in May fell from the previous month, based on monthly data collated by the National Bureau of Statistics and the output may fall further in June.
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