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A patent application spotted by Ben Purvis at Cycle World hints at Honda expanding its variable valve timing technology on its two-wheeled offerings, with designs of a sophisticated VVT system could come to a new CBR model.
Filed in June 2018, the patent application (not yet an actual US patent, mind you) is a restatement of a Japanese patent that dates back to 2017, and in it Honda describes a mechanism where “an internal combustion engine is provided with a variable valve operating apparatus.”
This is it, the final countdown. The new year is already starting its first hours in other parts of the world, and we won’t have long to wait until 2019 is upon us here in the United States of America.
So, allow us to squeak in just one more “2018 in review” type of story, as I wanted to share with our readers the most important motorcycles that we saw this year – and also got to ride.
The list is an interesting one, as not only is it comprised of a number of machines that lead their segments, but also we picked motorcycles whose debuts carried gravitas for the industry.
As such, these are the motorcycles that defined 2018 model year, and now we only have a matter of hours to begin seeing the bikes that will shape 2019 for motorcyclists.
Ten Kate Racing BV, the private limited company housing the Ten Kate Racing team’s racing activities, has been declared bankrupt by a Dutch court.
The Ten Kate team had been forced to file for bankruptcy after last-minute attempts to put together a WorldSBK effort for 2019 had failed.
Ten Kate placed the blame for the bankruptcy squarely on Honda.
Today is the Friday after Thanksgiving, which means many of you awoke from your food coma, and headed to the stores for Black Friday start to your Christmas shopping.
That is right, the holiday season is upon us, and that means that we should be publishing some sort of Holiday Gift Guide for you, where we pretend to be journalists while taking a small commission from the links we funnel you towards.
It is a sad practice, and one that fills our inbox around this time of year. I wonder how many hundreds of dollars are traded for whatever last scrap of journalism that remains in this industry…it’s probably best not to think about it.
Don’t worry, we have a remedy. A real item you would want to have in your garage, and it is not some garbage tire pressure gauge from a company that bought a bunch of advertising from us this year.
This is a superbike. A real superbike. A WorldSBK-spec Honda CBR1000RR SP2 superbike. It is one of the Triple M Honda CBR1000RR SP2 superbikes that PJ Jacobsen raced in the 2018 World Superbike Championship.
For the 2019 model year, we say goodbye to the Honda CBR650F, a fine enough machine in its own right, but one that didn’t exactly set the world on fire, and instead we say hello to the Honda CBR650R, which gets a more aggressive styling and a bevy of features, to help it earn that “R” designation at the end of its name.
Easy to sport is that the new bodywork, which draws a direct line to the Honda CBR1000RR superbike, the Honda CBR650R comes also with a sportier riding position, and the electronics and feature package to match.
Yesterday, we brought you photos of the Honda CRF450L Rally concept – a machine that Big Red was quietly debuting at the EICMA show in Milan.
And now today, thanks to our friends at American Honda, we have not only a bunch of new high-resolution photos for you to drool over, as well as a few details on this machine.
Before we get to it though, we want to make an above-the-fold plea to anyone who might be reading in Honda factory back in Japan…
Please Honda, please pretty please, make this motorcycle a production model. Don’t change a thing. Just build it. Thank you.
When the Honda CRF450 Rally debuted for rally raid competitors in 2012, there was a cry for a production model of this Dakar-ready dirt bike. It took a while, but Big Red finally answer…sort of.
The Honda CRF250L Rally wasn’t exactly the bike that we expect to see in 2015, and it took over a year (and many, many teasings) for the concept to become a reality for the 2017 model year.
The 250cc platform was an interesting choice for Honda to make for its race-replica dirt bike, especially with the underwhelming debut of the CRF250L model, and thus the want for a 450cc version continued.
Now with the potent CRF450L on the market, it looks like that idea is starting to take shape…though, you would hardly know it from the Japanese brand’s actions at EICMA.
We are not sure how big the market is for a 125cc adventure-tourer, especially in the European Union. Close to zero, perhaps? Yet, we are very excited about the Honda CB125X concept (along with its fraternal twin, the Honda CB124M concept).
Maybe the Honda CB125R platform is the wrong starting point for this project, but we like where the Honda Motor Europe R&D team finished with this build.
The CB125X is a clean and attractive motorcycle, and we would romp through every river crossing we could find on this small-displacement thumper.
While it’s not the completely new superbike that was rumored extensively this year (see you in 2020?), updates have come to the 2019 Honda CBR1000RR, which make smart changes to the Japanese superbike.
The EICMA show waits for no motorcyclist, and we love us some superbikes, so let’s just get right down to it.


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Sep 30, 2014 12:17 PM ET
Powerflute profit surged 68% on 10% climbing of revenue and agreed to acquire Corenso for 81 million from Stora Enso. Royal Bank lowered impairments for fiscal 2014 of £1 billion. Saga profit tumbled 68% to £22 million. Wolseley profit soared 70.3% to £504 million.
Sep 29, 2014 11:37 AM ET
Balfour Beatty again lowered profit forecast by £75 million, third time revised lower in five-months. MJ Gleeson profit jumped 50% to 17 million. Nestle agreed to sell its baby food brands in Germany. Globo net surged 38% to 17 million.
Sep 26, 2014 11:54 AM ET
Asian Citrus Holdings net swung to a loss of £174.2 million on 24% decline in revenue. De La Rue tumbled on lowered outlook. Kuka plans to buy Swisslog Holding for 339 million francs. Lloyds sells £161 million worth TSB Shares. Total divest 25% stake in Cardinal Gas.
Sep 24, 2014 11:15 AM ET
Arrow Global agreed to acquire Capquest for £158 million. Barclays agreed to pay find of about £38 million. Nobia sell Hygena unit for 20 million in cash. Royal Bank of Scotland priced its IPO for Citizens Financial at $21.5 per share. TNT Express tumbled on weak outlook.
Sep 23, 2014 11:50 AM ET
On Wall Street market indexes struggled after the U.S. Treasury issued new rules to crackdown on inversion deals. At least eight large deals that are announced but not completed are likely to face higher costs or regulatory obstacles.
Sep 23, 2014 11:55 AM ET
Eurazeo sold remaining 7.13% stake in Rexel for 320 million. Mothercare will raised£100 million through rights offering. Philips to merge its healthcare and consumer lifestyle businesses. Tate & Lyle fell on weak outlook. Yara Intl is in merger talk with CF Industries.
Sep 22, 2014 1:38 PM ET
Sweden based Investor AB agreed to buy additional shares of Wartsila for 639 million. Merck agreed to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for 13 billion. Siemens plans to acquire Dresser-Rand for $7.6 billion and home-appliance business of Robert Bosch GmbH for 3 billion.
Sep 19, 2014 12:06 PM ET
Aviva agreed to sell its stake of CxG Aviva to NCG Banco for 287 million. Total SA received 1.74 billion offer from Arkema for its Bostik adhesives unit. Vivendi agreed to divest its Brazil-based broadband unit GVT for 4.7 billion to Telefonica.
Sep 18, 2014 11:22 AM ET
Bayer plans to spin off through public offering of its plastics business for about 8 billion. Banco Santander launch public tender offer to acquire 25% stake of its Brazilian unit. Sulzer is in deal with Dresser-Rand.
Sep 17, 2014 11:02 AM ET
DS Smith climbed on positive outlook. Inditex net slipped 2% to 928 million but sales jumped 6%. JD Sports profit climbed 154% and revenue surged 27% to £722 million. Smiths Group profit plunged 26% to £235 million but sales declined 5% to £2.9 billion.

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Microsoft has another one of those negative advertising campaigns, but instead of going after its usual foe Apple, Microsoft's attack-hungry marketing department has transformed Samsung and the uber-popular Galaxy S III into its latest tech enemy — just another indication that Apple's no longer king of the smartphone makers. In the major new spot for the Windows OS-running Nokia Lumia 920, which will air during March Madness and which you can watch below, some Microsoft guy proves to a nice couple in a "challenge" that their Galaxy S III takes "bad smartphone photos." It's a relatively minor dig at the most popular Samsung phone, but the Galaxy S III is not known for poor camera performance — CNET puts it in third place in a comparison test after the iPhone 5 and HTC One X, writing that "the Galaxy S3 turns out very good pictures, too, but they're not as usable at larger sizes." Of course, the insult itself doesn't really matter — the competition does. Microsoft seems to be signaling some sort of ascendance by Samsung: It scares Microsoft more than Apple in the phone market.
When it comes to marketing, companies attack up. Samsung, for example, put out those fanboy ads to take down Apple. (And they worked!) Looking at Microsoft's past, it's always gone on offense against the top competition — just never against Samsung. Back in 2009, Microsoft entered the computer-ad war against Apple head-on, but only after Apple had dethroned it with those famous PC-vs.-Mac guy ads. Realizing it no longer enjoyed personal-computer dominance, Microsoft hired its own PC guy. That upset a lot Apple fanboys — and got the attention of Apple, which immediately put out ads mocking Microsoft for spending dollars on advertising instead of fixing its much maligned Vista OS. Then Microsoft went on to play bully on the other side of its business, making Google a punching bag with its very aggressive Scroogled campaign. But, Samsung? No, the South Korean gadget maker of the moment has never felt the ire of a Microsoft... because it was never in the right position.
So maybe Samsung should feel honored; it has enough threat potential to land itself on the receiving end of an attack ad. Not that it's outranked Apple, necessarily. Microsoft only has to attack up and it doesn't have the same leverage as it did during the great PC-Mac war of the aughts. So perhaps, in this case, the Windows mobile operating system powering the Nokia Lumia is a mass-audience, low-cost grab at the March Madness crowd, trying to steal slightly less formidable competition. We are talking about the Nokia Lumia, after all — it hasn't sold very well, topping out 4.4 million units worldwide. The Galaxy S III has moved 40 million units, which was enough to challenge Apple briefly but not enough to dominate the smartphone market. Launching a negative campaign against Apple's phone would be too ridiculous right now, and Microsoft has lost that battle before. Samsung, however, may be within Microsoft's fighting reach:


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Video by Hailee Kaske & Devon Rademacher
Young and ambitious Ithaca native, Ollivia Macha, opened a women’s apparel boutique in downtown Mount Pleasant this summer.
The 21-year-old made her dreams come true by opening Le Fleur in her hometown of Ithaca in June 2016, and then another shop in Mount Pleasant in June 2017. Macha says she’s made it her mission to not only include affordable and on-trend pieces in her stores, but instill confidence in the customers that shop.
Macha said didn’t always have plans to open up a boutique. She attended school to be a dental assistant, but said she was unhappy. Her passion for fashion, and drive from her family helped her pursue her dream of Le Fleur, meaning “The Flower”.
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May 23, 2015 03:21 PM EDT
Oculus VR Inc. founder Palmer Luckey and his company are once again being sued. For this go-round Hawaiian company Total Recall Technologies is accusing Luckey of taking confidential information from TRT in violation of a confidentiality agreement that he signed when he left the company. The complaint also accuses him of passing off that information as his own.
TRT alleges that Luckey was hired in 2011 to help develop a prototype head-mounted display. Because he had this discrete task, he received information and feedback to modify the design; this is the information in question. TRT says Luckey used this stolen information to create Oculus Rift, his own version of the head-mounted display, which he launched via Kickstarter.
TRT filed its complaint with the US District Court in California, alleging "breach of contract and wrongful exploitation and conversion of plaintiff's intellectual and personal property in connection with TRT's development of affordable, immersive, virtual reality technology." The lawsuit demands both punitive and compensatory damages in an unspecified amount.
This isn't Oculus's first time at the legal rodeo. Last year after Facebook acquired Oculus for $2 billion, a company called ZeniMax challenged Oculus to a legal duel-one Facebook insists is fueled by a greedy attempt to cash in on the acquisition.
Global law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are representing TRT; the firm also handles business for Samsung and Google. Luckey along with Oculus, also charged, will perhaps face their day in court soon.
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Shrimp exports to Russia slump, enterprises struggle with payment
Shrimp exports to Russia have slumped since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Shipments have been done but might not be cleared, resulting in enterprises struggling with payment through banks.
According to VASEP, as of February 15, shrimp exports to Russia reached USD 3.3 million, down 23% from the same period of 2021. Russia has been ranked the ninth position in importing Vietnamese shrimps, accounting for 1% of the density of Vietnam’s total shrimp export value.
Shrimp sales to Russia have been affected by the on-going tension between Russia and Ukraine recently. All cargoes have been shipped to Russia but might not be cleared, and most shrimp exporting companies to Russia have been struggling with payment through banks.
Difficulties have been driven from Russian international banks being disconnected from the SWIFT global payment network, asset freezing of large bank groups, import-export suspension, credit provision termination, supply chain disruption, the ruble devaluation, increasingly high rate of inflation, and unstable global security.
Vietnam will be badly impacted by risks of global payment and the disruption of the supply chain in imports and exports when big freight firms announced not to carry out any delivery to Russia, resulting in an increase in freight charges, production costs of importing basic commodities, and decreasing demand in Russia, Ukraine and relevant countries.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requests enterprises to strictly follow the situation and tightly work with the State Bank of Vietnam for their support of payment related to cargoes going to Russia amid the suspension of financial transactions.
Also, enterprises should diversify their markets, including the existing destinations with already big purchases (the EU, China, the Middle East) from Russia and Ukraine when it comes to sell categories, seafood included.
In 2021, shrimp exports to Russia reached USD 44.5 million, not much different from 2020. During 2016-2021, shrimp exports to Russia were unstable, ranging between USD 15 and 45 million. The sales hit a peak in 2020 and hit a bottom in 2018.
VASEP said that Russia is one of potential markets of Vietnamese shrimp due to high demand for this species and preferential tariff upon the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).


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Hardcore bankers feel they have some regulatory barriers to entry that will stop Google, Amazon and Wallmart eating their lunch. I beg to differ. Remember what Gordon Gekko once said in the Glass-Segal or Big Bang era; “Lunch is for Wimps”, especially so now in a 24 hour data driven bank.
Accenture have published today their report on Digital Disruption in Banking.
– 25% of customers would likely consider a branchless digital bank.
– three-quarters of US customers—two thirds in Canada—consider their banking relationship merely transactional (with no differentiated offering).
– More than half of customers want their bank to proactively recommend products or services.
Using 4,000 retail banking customers in the US and Canada, the customer relationship at traditional banks is susceptible to disruption, despite the fact that in the US nearly 40 percent of customers—64 percent in Canada—have been with their current bank for the past decade or more.


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2018 Looks Positive for German Shipping Banks
Rating agency DBRS says that a global and synchronized macro recovery, coupled with reduced numbers of newly delivered vessels, should keep the deleveraging window open for German shipping banks in 2018. However, potential headwinds for the shipping industry in 2018 could come from a significant appreciation in the U.S. dollar as well as from the imposition of trade barriers in steel and aluminum, as recently introduced by the U.S. government.
The downturn in global trade after the global financial crisis led to significant challenges in the shipping market such as the collapse of freight rates, reducing vessel valuations and the drying up of traditional bank financing. The depressed state in the shipping markets which extended into early?2017, presented German shipping banks with significant challenges, namely the introduction of higher regulatory capital hurdles and stricter definitions for regulatory non-performing loans with a tighter view on loan forbearance. This triggered the need for most German shipping banks to re?evaluate their lending policies towards shipping clients and cut exposures in the wake of the global financial crisis.
DBRS believes that the environment for German shipping banks improved in late?2017, evidenced by increasing, but still volatile, charter rates (e.g. Baltic Dry Bulk Index), declining lay?ups, which reached a year?low in Q3 2017 and sharply declining numbers of forecasted new vessel deliveries for 2018?2020.
In addition, global growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019 have recently been revised up by the IMF, so if the traditional high correlation of demand for transportation tonnage with global trade volumes and global GDP growth remains, this should also benefit the industry.
DBRS views these demand side conditions as an opportunity for German shipping banks to accelerate their deleveraging efforts. The company says the potential easing of pressure on the banks, witnessed in late 2017, helped to facilitate the sale process of HSH Nordbank, enabled Commerzbank to reduce its shipping assets ahead of schedule and also facilitated NORD/LB’s comprehensive restructuring and downsizing program. DBRS expects the momentum to remain through 2018.
A more disciplined approach to new vessel ordering during recent years (with the current orderbook?to?fleet ratio of 14 percent reaching a 15?year?low) has helped reduce excess supply in the market. This has also been assisted by the Chinese government’s recent initiative of shipyard white?listing and stability in global scrapping volumes.
DBRS notes that these supply side effects will materialize gradually over the next few years but are likely to benefit shipping banks in 2018.
Potential challenges could come from U.S. dollar appreciation and risks from a set?back in free trade. As shipping and ship fiancing is a global business which is conducted predominately in U.S. dollars, the USD/EUR exchange rate is a key risk in 2018 for shipping lenders in DBRS’ view. The company notes that the weakening of the U.S. dollar against the EUR during part of 2017 has supported the deleveraging efforts of German shipping lenders by serving to reduce risk weighted assets.
A weakening U.S. dollar helps shipping lenders to deflate USD-denominated assets on their balance sheets, helping to improve regulatory capitalization ratios. A potentially strengthening U.S. dollar might, in contrast, exert headwinds for capital ratios and offset to some degree the benign effects from a strengthening of transportation demand.
DBRS also notes the potential risks to shipping from what it says are “inward?looking” policies such as the recent U.S. government measures on aluminum and steel. The U.S. government introduced tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, taking effect on March 23, 2018. The tariffs would apply to some $46 billion of trade, roughly two percent of America’s goods imports. E.U. steel manufacturers however expect that related exports to the U.S. could drop severely, which might specifically impact dry bulk shipping and counterbalance positive market forces for the shipping industry in 2018.


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HTC recently expanded its business from smartphones into other devices such as the HTC RE Camera. They are now going into wearables with the introduction of the HTC Grip, a smart fitness tracker with built-in GPS.
With a more polished design, lower price point, more native apps, better dust and water protection and a new heart rate monitor with a built-in exercise app, Samsung's Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches look much improved from last year's Galaxy Gear. But is it enough to make you want one? We find out.
Joining two new smartwatches announced yesterday, Samsung today unveiled its latest wearable, the Tizen-powered Gear Fit fitness band. The sleek wristband sports a curved 1.84-inch Super AMOLED display, and includes an integrated fitness manager, heart rate monitor, and Bluetooth connectivity with your smartphone for displaying messages and calls. We take a closer look.
- Sony Xperia X smartphone is now available in retail and from telcos
- OnePlus 3 will be available in Singapore this July with no invite system (Updated)
- WhatsApp users make more than 100 million calls every day
- Cado air purifiers from Japan launch in Singapore, with a focus on tech and design
- This 1,000-core processor can be powered by a single AA battery
- Specs of the upcoming HTC Nexus phone leaked
- Kaspersky Lab seeks crowd-funding for their new USB charge-only adapter
- SanDisk has an iPhone case with 128GB of built-in flash storage


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The things are cheap as chips
AOL will buy back $250 million of its stock, after the value of the shares fell by 32 percent in two days. The drop had wiped out $518 million in company value, after the company reported second-quarter results on Tuesday that missed profit expectations amid weak advertising growth.
AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong said the stock is undervalued and buying them back would be a cheap way of restoring confidence in the outfit. AOL has been trying to turn itself around since it was spun off from Time Warner in December 2009.
The company is attempting to reshape itself into an online media and entertainment powerhouse with a growing dependence on advertising revenue as its lucrative subscription dollars from its dial-up business melts away. AOL's board said the company plans to repurchase shares over the next 12 months.


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"In the age of scarcity companies and facing the pressure from consumers, employees and governments to create first rate affordable and sustainable products with less," says Rajdou.
It has also roped in IIM Ahmedabad's Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) as the execution partner for the programme.
Tharoor said that the South Asian neighbourhood has failed to take significant strides in this area due largely to political reasons.
The biggest challenge any business faces is expansion and scaling up. This challenge has become bigger with increased complexity in the business environment.
India ranks 76 on the Global Innovation Index, much below countries like Malta, Lithuania, Latvia, the Seychelles, Greece and Brazil.
From solid colognes to spray deodorants & bristle-free toothbrushes, there’s an army of upgraded products and procedures that make achieving handsome a whole lot easier.
Startups are taking the unconventional route to hire people. If you aspire to work for a startup, here’s a tip: Expect the unexpected.
Innovation is not its own reward; the money matters. It's a real fear that makes many smart developers want to leave and start their own start-ups.


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Black Friday is rarely the best time to get deals on most consumer goods, according to retail experts. Despite the annual excitement around the shopping “event” – due to take place on Friday this week – few shops and online stores truly offer the cheapest prices to customers.
Research by consumer group Which? revealed that almost nine in 10 offers in last year’s Black Friday sales were available at other times of the year for the same price or cheaper.
For example, an LG television offered for £799 by Amazon on Black Friday was £150 cheaper at the end of December, while a Fitbit Alta HR sold for £109.99 in John Lewis was cheaper 60 times across the rest of the year.
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No one likes buying products that are buggy simply because it ruins the experience. For the most part, companies hate releasing buggy products too since it usually results in a lot of criticism and backlash for them. Now the good news is that Microsoft has been hard at work on creating an update for the Surface Pro 3 which they have since released.
So if you were thinking about getting your hands on the Surface Pro 3 and read some negative reviews prior to the update, it seems that some of your fears can be allayed thanks to Microsoft issuing the tablet’s first firmware update. According to Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft has confirmed to her that the update includes a power management fix, which was one of the issues spotted by early reviewers.
The update will also includes an update for the Surface Pro Pen that will allow the stylus to double click in order to capture and save screenshots using the accessory, although you would need the OneNote Modern app for Windows 8.1 to take advantage of that feature, at least according to Paul Thurrott.
Last we heard, Microsoft also has other plans to improve the Surface Pro 3. They recently spoke to Penny Arcade artist, Gabe, who provided some valuable insight about the stylus and some changes Microsoft could make to the tablet, such as disabling the Windows button to prevent accidental activation. It is unclear when Microsoft will issue that update, but from what we understand they’ve already begun working on something.


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It’s because of Barbie! For the whole month of March 2019, the KL Tower is going to be pink!
As a little girl, I loved Barbie. As a grown adult, I am thankful to Barbie. Growing up, she has allowed me to let my imaginations fly, and in some way, inspired me and made me who I am today. And now she’s 60. 60 years old! And a whole iconic tower has been lit up in her signature pink — just for her.
Barbie’s 60th Birthday
I was recently invited to attend Barbie’s 60th Anniversary celebration in Malaysia. She’s inspired women of all ages for 6 decades. With dolls in 200 careers. With over 1 billion little girls having one of their own. It was a really pinkish affair, with attendees all decked out in pink (I went in blue but with pink flowers), and the floors and tables and lights and everything in Barbie’s signature color. It was definitely a party of a little girl’s dream — and that’s why Mattel had a whole lot of little girls at the event as well. About 30 young girls (and 6 adult models) came strutting down the runway dressed in Barbie apparel, and carrying 60 Barbie dolls style by the Limkokwing Fashion Club and A Cut Above Academy. The 6 models held dolls to represent the 6 decades of Barbie-style.
Barbie’s 60th Anniversary celebration was not only to celebrate her birthday. It was also held to launch its 60th Anniversary Signature Doll, Career Dolls and the Travel Range, as well as to re-introduce the multi-year campaign that “You can Be Anything” and inspiring girls with #MoreRoleModels. Most importantly, it was to light up the iconic KL Tower… in bright pink!
The Pink KL Tower
I think one of the most exciting parts of the night was witnessing the KL Tower turn a bright pink. In Southeast Asia, Barbie has illuminated several iconic landmarks to mark the start of Barbie’s 60th Anniversary celebration — including the Philippines’ Manila City Hall, Indonesia’s Museum Fatahillah, Singapore’s Singapore Flyer and Thailand’s Emquartier. And in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia, our iconic KL Tower will be pink from the 11th to 31st March 2019, 7pm to 12 midnight daily.
And in the mean time, in conjuction with the reveal that Barbie’s New Travel Range toys will be made available mid this year — Tourism Malaysia has a social media contest to promote Malaysia’s travel destinations with Barbie. All you need to do is just enter the #BarbieCutiCutiMalaysia Facebook Contest by bringing Barbie with you when you’re traveling around Malaysia. The contest is open to Malaysians and runs from 11 March 2019, 5.00pm – 31 March 2018, 11.59pm (Malaysian time). There will be a total of 10 winners — with 5 Grand Prize winners walking away with Barbie Travel toys worth RM500! Click here to find out more about the contest.
#MoreRoleModels For Us
Malaysia’s celebration for Barbie’s 60th Anniversary was also graced by our very own born and bred Malaysian inspiring ladies — entrepreneur Datin Vivy Yusof, co-founder of FashionValet and the dUCk Group; Professor Dr Mazlan Othman, Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, Dato’ Tiffanee Marie Lim, VP Brand Creativity and Talent Mgmt for Limkokwing University and Creative Director of Limkokwing Fashion Club; Datin Winnie Loo, founder and Chief Creative Director of A Cut Above Group of Salons and Academy; Amber Chia, supermodel and Principal of Amber Chia Academy; and Karen Leong, founder of Karen Leong Cake Design.
It is in conjunction with Barbie’s multi-year campaign that “You Can Be Anything” to inspire the limitless potential in every girl, the event has brought on board #MoreRoleModels in the fields of entrepreneurship, science, culinary arts, fashion and beauty to join in Barbie’s 60th Anniversary. And our Malaysian role models not only joined in the celebrations — they also played a part in bringing models from their academy, styling their hair, designing Barbie’s clothing, and of course, baking a cake for Barbie’s birthday!
Barbie’s New Range
Barbie’s 60th Anniversary celebration also launched Barbie’s new range of dolls — the Barbie 60th Anniversary Doll, 6 new Career Dolls and the Barbie Travel Range. The 60th Anniversary Doll is really a sight to behold — this collectible doll wears a gorgeous cascading ball gown twinkling with silvery sparkles. She also wears a dramatic ponytail with an elegant twist, hoop earrings and a wrist tag; and has a side-eye glance. The 6 Career Dolls are an addition to her already more than 200 careers. There is a new astronaut doll in a space suit, a pilot doll complete with a pilot’s uniform, a football player doll carrying a football, a news anchor doll holding a microphone, a firefighter doll in a yellow uniform, and the elegant political candidate doll. I love how the career dolls tell girls everywhere that they can be anything they want to be.
My favourite of all the newly launched dolls (but of course!) are the new Travel Range toys. It’s a whole set of Barbie’s family going on a holiday — so there is a Barbie doll, a Ken doll, a Skipper doll, a Daisy doll and a Chelsea doll. And there’s also a Travel Helicopter and Chelsea’s Tiki Hut Playset to make that make-believe travel world seem all the more real!
Can’t wait to get my hands on some of Barbie’s Travel Range toys — and here’s wishing Barbie a very Happy 60th Birthday. Thank you for all the memories.


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The Apple Watch rollout hasn't been the smoothest experience, with buyers facing long shipping delays and confusion about how to actually buy the device, which was released Friday.
People may be curious about the Apple Watch, which got delivered to customers around the world on April 24. But when it comes to money, Apple's first wearable won't even be a blip in its financials.
Technically Incorrect: Google may have all sorts of problems in Europe, but it's trying to make a contribution too.
The Apple Watch received a score of 5 out of 10 for repairability, due to the impossibility of removing just about any component inside.
An honest-to-goodness card delivered by honest-to-goodness US Mail. Nice gift item for a mom, dad or grad! Plus: three bonus deals!
Ever wondered what a map of your ride-sharing routes would look like? Or how about the amount of money you've spent on rides? This is for you.
Strong sales in the region during the Chinese New Year holiday pushed Apple to report higher smartphone sales than Wall Street anticipated.
Subscribers to Amazon's service in the US lay out $1,500 a year on average, more than twice the $625 spent by non-Prime shoppers, new research shows.
There are many, many apps for the Apple Watch. Here's how you get them on and off, and what they actually work like.
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Tech giant Dell has beefed up its Kace K1000 Systems Management Appliance, which is aimed at helping firms configure, secure and manage computers and devices in multi-platform environments.
Earlier at CES, Dell touted its new consumer-oriented Inspiron laptops. Now Dell's showing off its new business-focused XPS laptops, like the XPS 13, with better graphics and longer battery life.
A new family of fifth-generation Intel Core vPro processor-based devices is aimed at making office computing and collaboration easier through more wireless and wire-free capabilities.
The Dell Precision M3800, which the company calls the world’s thinnest and lightest 15-inch mobile workstation, is now available in an updated model that includes a 4K Ultra HD touch display option.
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Nikon will release a mirrorless equivalent of its flagship DSLR, the Nikon D5, the company’s CEO has been quoted as saying.
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper that covers the country’s manufacturing industry, has quoted Nikon’s new CEO Kazukazu Madate as saying that Nikon will introduce a flagship mirrorless camera similar to the D5. Madate is quoted as saying:
“Nikon to introduce a top-end model of the mirror-less camera. Time is a non-published, but Umatate Toshikazu president was revealed in response to the interview of the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. Top-end model of the digital single-lens reflex camera “D5.”
The article, however, doesn’t give a timeline for the new Nikon mirrorless camera. Nor does it confirm whether the launch would be in the Z series or represent a new line of Nikon mirrorless cameras
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Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft Corp bid goodbye at his last annual company meeting of the organization, amongst thousands of employees who came in from Microsoft’s east side campus of Lake Washington and around 25,000 of them connected through Live Webcast.
Ballmer farewell was in style, with the same track which was played at the company’s first employee meeting, back in the year 1983, Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin” and this was followed by a standing ovation from everyone present there with “Time of my life” playing in the background. A very moved Ballmer repeated his quote from meeting 30 years back, “We have unbelievable potential in front of us, we have an unbelievable destiny”. He further quoted, “”Only our company and a handful of others are poised to write the future. We’re going to think big, we’re going to bet big”.
Ballmer relooked at his life’s journey, sharing how in 1980, he dropped out of Stanford’s Business School and told his parents that he wanted to join Microsoft, when his father questioned him what a PC was. He also talked about his plans of transforming the company by focusing on developing innovative products and offering varied solutions which would make Microsoft “fundamentally more powerful”. While touching the subject of rivals, Ballmer said that Apple is all about coming up with devices which are “fashionable”, Amazon knows only to sell “cheap” and refereed Google as “knowing more”, but Microsoft is a company which is all about “doing more”. We couldn’t agree more with your there, Steve!
While addressing the employees, he almost choked on his words “I believe in you, I believe in the mission. We’ve been a great company for years. We will be a great company for many more years”.
See, what Sean Nolan of “Family Health Guy has to say about Steve Ballmer here.


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With the aroma of turkey and pumpkin pie lingering in our homes, it’s not too late to count up the many things we’re thankful for this year. And one of the many things on our list is that there still are 24 shopping days left before Christmas.
Millions of people have turned Black Friday into a two- or even three-day celebration of retail bingeing, lining up in front of the big-box stores to get the best bargains by being the first through the doors. Today, however, is the day to visit those smaller businesses; the locally owned stores that have fewer employees and, for the most part, gave them all of Thursday off to spend with family. They’re all open today, hoping to see you and your wallets cross their thresholds.
Even the White House is urging shoppers not to forget their neighbors during Small Business Saturday. And there’s a good reason. Shopping locally helps our area’s economy by keeping sales tax in our community and helping to maintain the unique nature of our communities.


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The Hidden World of Dark Markets
Europe has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against drug trafficking, having arrested nearly 300 individuals and seized a dark web marketplace in a massive international crackdown that is being hailed as the largest operation of its kind. The authorities also managed to confiscate over 53 million in the process. This is a huge victory in the ongoing battle against the illicit drug trade, and it highlights the commitment of law enforcement agencies to keep people safe and tackle such criminal activities head-on.
The Dark Market is an online marketplace that operates on the dark web, offering a wide range of illegal products and services. It is notorious for its anonymity and the ability to purchase items with cryptocurrency. The marketplace has been linked to the sale of drugs, stolen data, weapons, and other illicit goods. Despite law enforcement efforts to shut down the site, it continues to operate and thrive. The Dark Market poses a serious threat to society, as it enables criminals to carry out illegal activities with ease and contributes to the proliferation of cybercrime.
The Hidden World of the Dark Market
Step 6 Order Placement
Fortunately, you've already decided what to order and from whom, because it's time to move on to the main part of the guide. There is an option that speeds up the transaction but also increases the risk of losing funds. It has to be managed properly. "A Dark Web Tale of DDoS Attacks, Phishing, and 'Deals With the Devil".
If you are unable to locate a product, reach out to the vendor. In March of 2015, the Evolution marketplace executed an "exit scam" and absconded with escrowed bitcoins valued at 12 million, effectively capturing fifty percent of the ecosystem's market share.
Most reputable vendors will try to clarify the situation. In October 2013, Project Black Flag shut down and absconded with their customers' bitcoins in a state of panic following the demise of Silk Road. Retrieved by the OpenBazaar Team.
"Dark Market" is a term used to describe online marketplaces that operate on the dark web and sell illegal goods and services. According to an article titled "Conducting Dark Web Investigations", these markets have been around for several years and have experienced periods of extended stability. However, incidents such as the collapse of the Nucleus marketplace in April 2016, which resulted in the loss of escrowed coins, have highlighted the risks associated with engaging in transactions on these markets. Despite efforts by law enforcement agencies to shut down these markets, they continue to thrive and attract a range of criminal activity.
The Shadowy World of the Dark Market
Clicking on the category name will allow you to see more. Adding funds to your wallet On the right side bar, you should see your wallet. Information on whether the market is open to everyone (Open) or only to invited individuals (who have received a referral code or link).
According to a report from the Global Drug Survey in June 2016, the Dark market is gaining traction, despite the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to crack down on such activities and scams. Another source, DeepDotWeb, suggests that one can now find their key in their profile.
The Hidden World of Dark Markets
The Dark Market faced its biggest upheaval in July 2017, surpassing even the events of Operations Onymous, as Operation Bayonet led to the simultaneous shutdown of the top two marketplaces, Hansa and AlphaBay, triggering a global probe by law enforcement agencies. To fully comprehend its modus operandi and public perception, one must conduct thorough research.
Dark market is a term used to describe an online platform where illegal goods and services are bought and sold using cryptocurrency as a means of payment. These markets operate on the darknet, a portion of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and can only be accessed using specialized software like Tor. The anonymity provided by these markets has made them a popular destination for those looking to buy and sell drugs, stolen data, dark market and other illegal items. However, these markets are not without risk, as law enforcement agencies have been known to shut down dark markets and arrest their users. Despite these risks, dark markets continue to thrive, with new ones popping up to replace those that have been shut down.
Europol's intelligence sharing on the topic of Dark Market, including transaction data and virtual currency addresses, has been instrumental in facilitating new investigations and enhancing ongoing ones. Once the funds are ready, they will reflect in the balance of your wallet visible in the top right corner of the page. Ordering becomes possible after ensuring that the wallet contains sufficient funds.
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SXSW Expands to Fashion World
Style X will present dozens of up-and-coming brands that design and manufacture everything from women's dresses and swimwear, to eyeglasses, watches, shoes, and apparel. The new event will take place on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at the Austin Convention Center.
"South by Southwest plays host to a one-of-a-kind convergence of creative industries, where fashion is playing an increasingly important role," said Roland Swenson, Managing Director of SXSW, Inc. "Style X will allow SXSW registrants to tap into an entirely new field of creative professionals who are pushing the limits and developing trends that affect and influence people around the world."
Designers currently confirmed for Style X range from Atlanta-based streetwear line We Are The Process and Austin watchmaker Tikkr, to Charleston, S.C. women's wear designer Cavortress, newly-launched eyewear company Tortoise & Blond, and Sweden-based sock maker Happy Socks. New York women's line Yours Truly Brand and women's swimwear line ToriPraver are among other brands showcasing. Keds, the original sneaker since 1916, will be a special exhibitor in Style X, creating an interactive experience of art, fashion, style and charity, in addition to showcasing their "Design Your Own" capabilities.
"Fashion is already widely on display at SXSW, whether it's the bands onstage, the fans in the crowd, or the brands participating in the event," said Joah Spearman, the event's co-founder and owner of pop-up sneaker boutique, Sneak Attack. "Style X will give SXSW attendees a chance to be introduced to some of what's next in fashion, and to see how it intersects with so much of what is happening in their own creative industries."
The event is free and open to the public, and will feature runway shows, select gifting opportunities, on-site screen-printing, and experiential activations. Exhibiting designers will be selling their lines onsite.
SXSW will announce additional confirmed designers and details about Style X in the coming weeks. Designers, media and companies interested in learning more about Style X are encouraged to visit: www.sxsw.com/stylex


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Officials from both countries expect new international checkpoints will help improve relations by expanding cross-border tourism and trade
Members of a business delegation from Laos pose for a photo in Phnom Penh during a swing through the region.
CAMBODIA and Laos have agreed to open two new international checkpoints in an effort to boost tourism, trade and investment opportunities, officials from both countries told the Post.
The checkpoints will be located along the border between Cambodia's Strung Treng province and Champassak province in Laos, and between Ratanakkiri province and Laos' Attapeu province, said Sonexay Siphandone, governor of Champassak province.
"We are preparing for two international gateways in areas where we currently have few border administration offices," Sonexay said during an interview at the Laotian embassy in Phnom Penh.
He said both countries will build new terminals, border police offices and facilities for all related authorities.
The Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) program is pushing for expanded service sector cooperation between Cambodian and Laos by making it easier for tourist and commercial vehicles to cross the border.
"In the future, we will build a modern international gateway for tourism, trade and investment," said Sonexay, who recently led a 90-member delegation on a caravan tour from Laos through Siem Reap and Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City and back to Laos - a trip covering more than 2,200 kilometres.
The more international border crossings open, the more trade will increase.
The tour aimed to strengthen relationships and exchange experiences, as well as to explore agricultural trade opportunities, the Laotian governor said.
"We've never tried to organise a proper exchange program like this before, but now we're paving the way for greater development."
Road links between Cambodia and Laos have improved in recent years with the linking of National Road 17 in Stung Treng and Laos' National Road 13 in Champassak.
"We are urging investors, traders and companies to forge stronger business relationships," Sonexay said. "We bring tourists from Cambodia to Vientiane and Luang Prabang."
Cambodia and Laos currently allow tourists and residents with automobiles to cross each others' borders visa-free.
"We have provided easy access between the countries," he said, adding that trade relations will improve once additional agreements are implemented. "The more international border crossings open, the more trade will increase."
Om Pharin, vice president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (CATA), said his organisation, which includes 166 travel agencies, is interested in promoting package tour sales for local residents and foreign travellers going to Laos.
"We have waited many years for this kind of opportunity, and now we have the infrastructure to support it," Om Pharin said.
He said both nations should add more international checkpoints and encouraged authorities to improve their service sectors with more hotels, guesthouses and other tourist-related services.
The CLV and Cambodia-Thailand-Laos (CTL) program development zones will be key to future agreements across the region, Om Pharin said.
New financial ties are also in the works. In Channy, the CEO of Acleda Bank, which recently opened three new branches in Laos, said there is considerable room for growth in the banking and business sectors, and that growth would be linked to improvements in tourism services and transport infrastructure.
Trade revenue between Cambodia and Laos currently stands at only about US$1 million, but the tourism sector could bolster this number significantly in the future, according to a commerce official.
Kong Sophearak, director of the Statistics and Tourism Department of the Ministry of Tourism, said Laotian visitors to Cambodia have sharply increased this year. In the first seven months of 2008, some 27,161 tourists visited Cambodia from Laos, an increase of more than 167 percent over the same period last year, when that number was 10,144.
"I think improvements to road access between the two countries and an increase in the availability of tour packages are the main reasons for the spike in tourism," Kong Sophearak said.
Tourism remains one of the Kingdom's few viable industries, with two million visitors bringing in more than $1 billion last year.
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JetBlue Travel Bank warns airlines to stop flying to China
Travelers in China are increasingly turning to online travel agents for tips on getting around.
The country’s booming internet market has made it a perfect destination for travel agencies that are willing to take on the challenge of making their services affordable.
According to the World Travel Council, online travel agencies are now responsible for nearly 30% of all travelers in China.
One of the most popular sites is JetBlue, which is trying to change that by offering its customers more value through its Travel Banking.
The company is launching a new product called JetBuddy, which will be launched in September.
Its goal is to make travel agents more efficient and efficient, said company president and CEO Kevin Licht.
It will allow users to track their itineraries on a smartphone or tablet and get alerts for when their flights get cancelled or delayed.
As it grows, the company hopes to expand its reach into other parts of the world.
“The world is changing, and there’s a lot more to do in terms of travel,” Licht told CNN.
“The challenge we’re trying to solve is to have people use JetBuds and find the best flight, and if they can find that flight, they’ll know that the travel agent is actually delivering value for them.”
According in the report, JetBuddys service is already available in more than 20 countries, including the US, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Turkey, Mexico and Colombia.
While JetBud users will see the new app in their pocket, they won’t be able to actually use it.
However, the app will still be able direct people to agents who can offer them travel tips.
There’s a good chance that this new app will attract a lot of new users to JetBUD, but it could also become a distraction to those who already have a trusted travel agent.
We have heard from travelers who are hesitant to take the leap.
Some have said that they wouldn’t be willing to use a travel agent unless they could do so without risking a trip cancellation.
If you’re one of those travelers, we would encourage you to try out JetBuda before jumping in.
You can use the app at www.jetblueday.com and download the free trial to check it out.


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[Abstract] the day before yesterday, handle network exposed group purchase OCT East Oolong event, the period of validity is modified in advance.
the day before yesterday, overseas Chinese town of Oolong event group purchase seckill handle network, causing users concern. Some netizens even said it was a planning activities. Last night, the reporter responded to handle network, the network has apologized to consumers by lashou and OCT East cooperation, but has made clear rules of 1 people 1 days seckill seckill, only one ticket, technical loophole appears briefly, have been properly handled, not a deliberate hype.
the day before yesterday, handle network exposed group purchase OCT East Oolong event, the original period of February 2015 11 to 18, Shenzhen overseas Chinese town group purchase ticket is modified, as of February 12, 2015, triggering hot.
netizens said, after seeing their friends link, immediately bought 10, ready to play on the 18 and his family went to the eastern city of overseas Chinese, the results have been ineffective yesterday, almost make a joke."
an interview with reporters yesterday, lashou understands customer service, in February 18th, to 0.01 yuan can still seckill OCT East of the series of packages, "there are two hours today, every 10." But the reporter tried several times, and no spike success.
in an interview with reporters, netizens think, OCT East Grand Canyon handle online group purchase and original seckill tea Valley package and Grand Canyon have about 200000 people, according to the ticket price calculation, the design of the par value of more than 60 million yuan or so, but handle temporary change effectively after the deadline yesterday, although the bear seckill and visitors to the park entrance fee, but the cost of a few million yuan, has actually reduced the cost of tens of millions." Do not engage in such activities without the courage to take responsibility."
a lot of users believe that the user spike is not wrong, but that there are loopholes in the hands of the network in the event of technical vulnerabilities, should be given to buy more successful spike users. More netizens questioned whether this is a planning activities for the network, after all, caused a great impact, causing so many people’s attention." Yesterday, the reporter contacted the handle network, the eastern part of the overseas Chinese town, the eastern part of the Grand Canyon, a staff member said that they did not know prior to the notice of the event.
senior tourism analysts Wei Changren analysis, seckill activities are a marketing tool, "grab can attract consumers, did not grab the increased attention." But he said, for businesses, if there is no quota or after seckill seckill cannot cash, affect the integrity of the enterprise, impair its own reputation, but The loss outweighs the gain. For consumers, it should be rational treatment, to choose their own content of the spike, in addition, to see the terms of the restrictions to see whether to accept.


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Reusable shopping bags: they’re environmentally friendly, earn you a discount, and let you express your loyalty to your favorite grocery store when there isn’t a Wegmans available within a two-hour drive. Yet here’s an interesting question: do they have an effect on our behavior? Are there any major differences between shoppers who bring their own bags and those who don’t? [More]
Lawmakers in California have been arguing about the prospect of banning plastic bags for the last decade. This isn’t just a prime example of “your government at work,” but is also a key consumer issue. Now there’s a new bill before that state’s Assembly that aims to banish the plastic bag scourge from stores. [More]
No one at Target would return a call last week from the San Jose Mercury News, so the paper wasn’t able to solve the mystery of what Target is trying to communicate with this sign in their cart corrals. They were left only with speculation, and if newspaper and online readers love anything, it’s speculating about typos. [More]
Many stores offer discounts to customers who bring their own reusable bags to shop. Now, CVS is integrating their customer loyalty program with a green initiative, and plans to reward customers with 25 cents every time they use reusable bags.
Those green reusable bags that are all the rage? The plastics industry this week released a study concluding that they are nothing more than bacterial totes, which might be scary if it were true. BarfBlog looked at the study’s methodology and then ate through its main points.


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Galaxy Note 2 5.5 inch screen and a narrower body Confirmed!
Our friends over at www.gsmarena.com has good indication that the screen size will increase to 5.5 inches and that the body will be narrower and it looks will be based on the Galaxy S III.
According a trusted source from GSMarena the screen size will be increased to 5.5 inches and will be the Super Amoled kind. Allthough the size increased the body is narrower than its predecessor said the source in a tip which the website recieved.
We hope Samsung will bring it in black and not in the 2 colors of the Galaxy SIII.
What is striking is that the source claimed that the release date has been moved forward to September instead of the rumored October. The reason for that is that Samsung wants to bring it before the Iphone 5, and stealing some users from Apple.
The rumors of an 8MP camera with improved sensor, as well as 1.5 GB of RAM, along with a new Exynos 5250 chipset, featuring a dual-core ARM-15 processor are still unconfirmed at this point.


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As more developers are updating their apps with Material Design elements, we're starting to see a plethora of beautiful new apps on the Play Store. But which ones are the best? Let us know what you think the best looking apps on Android are and why.
Android 4.4.4 KTU84P Factory Images and Driver Binaries Available for Nexus Devices, Source Code Now Live
Well, that was unexpected! After dozens of leaks leading up to the eventual release of Android 4.4.3, Android 4.4.4 has suddenly arrived without so much as a moment’s notice. The update itself has not yet begun rolling out to actual end user devices, but just like what we saw with 4.4.3 KTU84M, the factory images have been posted for the majority of the current generation Nexus fleet.
Today’s Android 4.4.4 builds come in at KTU84P for the Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 7 (2013), and Nexus 10. Unfortunately, just as was the case with 4.4.3 KTU84M, nothing is available for the Nexus 7 (2013) LTE-enabled variant at this time. According to Sprint’s update support documentation released earlier today, this update only brings an unspecified “security fix.”
No details are known at present if this build fixes the Linux kernel CVE-2014-3153 vulnerability that was exploited by geohot in towelroot, but it wouldn’t be much of a surprise if that were to be the case. Obviously, the earlier merge to kill Dalvik and implement ART as default runtime compiler has not yet made it to shipping builds.
You can get your fix by updating your device directly via the Nexus Factory Images page. And if building custom ROMs is your thing, grab the KitKat MR2.1 Source Code and then head over to the Nexus Driver Binaries page to get started.
Update: As pointed out by XDA Senior Member phaseL, this indeed does not implement a fix to the Linux kernel CVE-2014-3153 vulnerability exploited in geohot’s towelroot, as the kernel build date (Mar 13) was dated well before a patch was made available (June 3).
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While Cyanogen, Inc has been the source of many headlines lately, there seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the differences between Cyanogen, Inc and CyanogenMod developers, as well as Cyanogen OS and the CyanogenMod ROM that so many XDA users love. The entities surrounding each of these are sometimes different and sometimes intertwined. We’ve gotten messages and comments requesting for a clearer distinction between these for future reference, which is why we are writing this feature. Let’s start...
Android Lollipop 5.1.1 has been released. That and much more news is covered by Jordan when he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week's news is the announcement of the new Google Cell Service and what we know about it and be sure to check out the article talking about the release of the Sony Xperia Z4. That's not all that's covered in today's video! Jordan talks about the other videos released this week on...


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You can be forgiven if you’re one of those people who grow weary of the incessant auto insurance commercials on broadcast and streaming channels featuring colorful and memorable characters like Emus, Geckos, Mayhem Men, Jake from State Farm, the Professor Farmer’s Insurance and, of course, Flo, the progressive cashier.
Yet despite their ubiquity and possibly boring tendencies, polls continue to rank ostensibly humorous come-ons among the most popular with consumers, and the industry stands out for their profitability and brand awareness.
“Probably three or four of the top 10 brands in TV advertising are insurance brands,” said Tyler Bobin, principal analyst at iSpot.tv, which measures the impact of TV and streaming advertising on brand and market. ‘company. “Some of the ads are over the top, but they’re more like lifestyle ads where you immediately recognize the people and characters in the ads and the company they represent.”
iSpot’s latest analysis of how insurance brands covered TV in H1 or 2022 found that of the 50 most-viewed insurance ads, a Liberty Mutual spot ranked as the most likeable, closely followed by Farmer’s Insurance, featuring the irrepressible museum curator played by actor JK .Simmons, and of course one with the GEICO Gecko. Like most successful ads, they win with fun vignettes, earworm jingles, and repetitive taglines.
“Creatively, we aim to break into the hypercompetitive market so that consumers remember Liberty Mutual,” said Jena Lebel, Liberty Mutual’s director of marketing for global retail markets. “In our TV commercials, we leverage memorable and humorous moments and characters, and foster brand connection through effective brand cues such as LiMu Emu & Doug and our jingle.”
More important than likeability, however, was the number of times ads were seen on screen by viewers, or what the ad industry calls “impressions.”
“The top five insurers had around 33 billion or more impressions in the first half of the year,” Bobin said. “It’s a substantial sum.”
Still, despite the seemingly endless volume of auto insurance company announcements, estimated insurer spending in the first half of 2022 — $1.22 billion — was flat, or slightly lower than previous periods, iSpot found. Bobin explained that the industry’s ad buys tend to be much lower than the amount spent by automakers, fast-food chains and streaming services because insurers typically advertise regularly during the day, for opposed to prime time or popular special events such as NFL games and March Madness when advertising rates are much higher.
“Insurance brands are dominant on television, no matter the time of year,” said the iSpot.tv says the analysis. “Since January 2021, insurance brands – life, health, auto and general – accounted for 9.32% of estimated national TV ad spend and 6.25% of TV ad impressions during new shows. In addition, four of five most viewed brands during this period were insurance brands.”
The fact that advertisements emphasize humor, lifestyle, emotion and characters rather than hard selling techniques is arguably the result of the slight product differential from company to company. other. The intention is to attract attention, brand recognition and comfort, without ever mentioning cost or functionality. Liberty’s Lebel only said the creative strategy is “rooted in our business goals.”
“It’s definitely an interesting contrast,” Bobin said. “Automakers are quick to give you a price; streaming services tell you in advance what the base cost is; wireless companies boldly present monthly costs; even fast food restaurants focus on price. So you really only see the category of insurance without mentioning their prices.
Doug Bailey is a freelance journalist and writer who lives outside of Boston. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Actually it was more like Sony pushed Nintendo out of the hardcore market, which made Nintendo go the casual route. Sony and MS still own the hardcore, and now they're going after the casual as well. Nintendo's market share certainly won't be going up once both launch. It's actually the opposite to what you just said TC.
Nintendo have much more competition in the handheld market than ever. 10 years ago the only games machines challenging Nintendo's domination of the handheld market were the Neo Geo Pocket and the Wonderswan.
Now there's the PSP, which, despite being a clear second place in sales to the DS, is still the best selling non-Nintendo handheld gaming machine ever by an absolutely gigantic margin. Additionally there is the iPhone and, increasingly, every other phone, devices which many people are increasingly (and correctly) viewing as gaming machines.
Nintendo are selling more handhelds than ever before, but that isn't because they have less competition, it's because the market for handheld games machines is bigger than it's ever been.
All that is happening is that Nintendo has realised that their twenty year monopoly on the handheld market is slipping out of their grasp. The DS was certainly innovative, but it wasn't powerful enough to keep hold of the core market, hence why the iPhone and PSP are gaining ground. 3DS will remedy this.
Peacekeeper of the Metroid: Other M Board To see the faces of our rulers in the light of the shell-fire. So ugly they looked - so stupid.


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The Solus Project is here, releasing today on Steam Early Access and coming soon to Xbox One, players will find themselves stranded on an unknown planet, without a clue as to what is happening.
“The Solus Project is a unique experience. Combining survival and exploration with a more linear narrative-driven storytelling. The environment itself is going to be the biggest enemy and the mysteries are going to be the biggest motivation for the players to continue their journey,” says Jakub Mikyska, CEO of GRIP Digital.
"With The Solus Project we spent years creating a rich and atmospheric extraterrestrial world for people to immerse themselves into," added Sjoerd De Jong, Creative Director of Teotl Studios.


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NSW export excellence on show
13 September 2018
The NSW Government and principal partner The Export Council of Australia (ECA) have announced the finalists of the 2018 Premier’s NSW Export Awards.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, Jonathan O'Dea MP, said the awards showcase the strength, diversity and quality of the business talent in the State.
"Businesses that export are more profitable, more productive, and have stronger growth prospects.
"NSW exports of goods and services totalled $83 billion last year but we can do better.
"The NSW Government has committed significant resources to give a leg up to the businesses in our State that want to reap the fruits of selling to markets around the world."
A record number 88 finalists across 19 awards categories were received this year and 33 of those are first time applicants.
ECA Chief Executive Officer Alina Bain said The Export Awards celebrate NSW business excellence in international trade and recognise exporters’ contribution to the NSW economy.
“The awards also give exporters the opportunity to make their company and international business story known.
“The high number of applicants, which includes the high number of first time applicants, demonstrates the strength of NSW exporters and the collaborative approach by the New South Wales Government, the ECA and our partners to focus on exporters and to celebrate their success.”
Applicants represent a range of industries including agribusiness, business services, creative industries, digital technologies, health and bio tech, e-commerce, education and training, manufacturing and Mining Equipment, Technology and Services.
“The international business landscape in NSW encompasses many companies working tirelessly to compete on the global stage,” Ms Bain said.
“NSW’s exporters succeed through persistence and a recognition that Australia’s industry has much value to add for international customers.”
The winners will be announced at a prestigious Awards Gala dinner on 24 October at the Star in Pyrmont. This year’s Gala Dinner with be Indian themed in recognition of the focus on India by the NSW Government for exporters and the enormous opportunities in that market for exporters from a range of sectors.
Winners in the National Award categories will represent NSW at the Australian Export Awards National Ceremony on 27 November 2018.
The 2018 Premier of NSW Export Awards finalists can be viewed at this weblink.


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Organisers are putting the finishing touches to a Huddersfield tradition.
They are planning the 15th Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival which will be held in St George’s Square from August 6 to 9.
And the new team behind the event are planning some fringe events, including a mini festival on The Piazza this weekend to give people a flavour of thew main event.
There will also be the Taste Trail and a Real Ale and Cocktail Trail.
The festival will attract dozens of stalls ranging from award-winning ice cream from Yummy Yorkshire to jamming jerk pork pies from Barrington’s Deli.
The Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival is the largest free event of its kind, attracting in the region of 100,000 visitors in 2014.
The emphasis will again be on local and regional traders , promoting the Yorkshire gems of the food industry as well as supporting local entrepreneurs, just starting out on the road of business.
A new team took over the reins in 2014, with event co-ordinator Hayley MacDonald and partnership manager, Karen Hobson seeking to build on the success of the festival.
Karen who heads up Huddersfield Partnership that organise and deliver the event said; “Hudds Food Fest is a great event for the town and we look forward to the excitement surrounding the event and its encompassing activities. From its small beginnings, the festival has grown exponentially over the last few years which has been valuable in promoting Huddersfield as a appealing destination to visit and explore.
“We are mindful that the perception is that Hudds Food Fest is a council run event. However, the Partnership is an independent and not for profit organisation which is tasked to support our town through a range of initiatives to support local businesses and increase the vibrancy and vitally of the town. If it were not for the marvellous sponsorship support we receive from John Smiths Stadium & Heineken and other local businesses we would be unable to deliver such a great event for the town”.
The “Taste of Things to Come” mini festival will be at The Piazza on July 3 and 4, showcasing what’s in store ahead of the big day.
The main festival will include an impressive line-up of free cookery demonstrations, managed by Jamie’s Ministry of Food with some amazing guests. and The Food Avenue, bringing a little bit of VIP to the festival.
And it will be followed by the first Huddersfield Food and Drink Awards to be held on September 17 at the John Smiths Stadium.


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Occasionette, an independent woman-owned and operated gifts and goods retailer known for creative and inspired gifting celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a host of fun-filled activities slated for Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16. The shop is located at 1825 E. Passyunk Avenue.
Owner and Creative Director Sara Villari has become an institution in Philadelphia and the surrounding area for being the quintessential one-stop-shop for unique and thoughtful gifts. Villari entered the retail industry through Etsy, where she handled community management and marketing as one of the website’s original employees.
“Working for Etsy is where I fell in love with retail. But I wanted to create a brick-and-mortar experience and take great gifting offline for a more personalized experience. What we do at Occasionette is connect people through thoughtful gifting,” said Villari. “That’s our main purpose and goal.”
After leaving Etsy, Villari found success by designing and illustrating her own line of tea towels which were wildly popular, stocked by hundreds of boutique shops and major retailers including Crate & Barrel, Anthropologie, and Nordstrom. Subsequently, Villari’s dream of opening her own brick-and-mortar came to fruition in April 2013 when the first Occasionette store opened on East Passyunk Avenue, marking the launch of Philadelphia’s go-to retailer for creative gifts and goods.
Four years later in May 2017, Villari opened a second location in Collingswood, NJ that is now the retailer’s flagship store. As the brand continued to grow and flourish, Villari found less time for her tea towel business, which she sold in 2018. In 2019, Occasionette was awarded a spot on the Philadelphia100® list of fastest growing businesses, making the list again in 2020, and most recently in 2022. Of note, Occasionette was one of the only retail businesses listed each year when featured. In September 2022, a third store opened to great success in Chestnut Hill, and several months later Occasionette opened a holiday pop-up in WorkS Kennett Square.
“We’ve been very mindful about being active members of our communities,” says Villari, “We’re looking ahead to the next decade of Occasionette and will only get there with the continued support of our guests and neighbors.”
In the past decade, the community-driven small business has frequently paid it forward in terms of giving back to their surrounding neighborhoods and local organizations. Amongst a plethora of local and national charitable organizations, Occasionette has donated to Philabundance, The Trevor Project, Black Lives Matter Philly, William Way Community Center, National Immigration Law Center, and Planned Parenthood. In terms of employment relations, Villari has been a driving force in creating a collaborative, hyper-positive workplace for all with various benefits spanning competitive living wages, health benefits for full-time employees, and much more.
Occasionette has provided each neighboring community with a highly curated selection of greeting cards, barware essentials, home décor, jewelry, candles, stationery, wares, children’s essentials, and more, available year-round. Occasionette’s Vintage Style Ceramic Tree Nightlight received viral success after features in The TODAY Show and Better Homes and Gardens.
As a way of celebrating with the community ahead of its 10th anniversary, Occasionette will hold a fun card count guessing contest from Monday, April 3 through Friday, April 7 where shoppers will have the opportunity to guess the total number of greeting cards sold at all Occasionette locations since opening in 2013. The contest will be held online via Occasionette’s social media accounts, with the winning guess announced on Saturday, April 8. The contest winner will receive two $100 Occasionette gift cards – one for them, and one for a friend.
As a “thank you” to all who have contributed to the success of the continually growing retail shop, the first 100 customers to enter the original East Passyunk location on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16 will receive a complimentary greeting card of their choice. Additionally, all three Occasionette locations will host a commemorative Sip & Shop on Saturday, April 15 from 4 – 7pm, with prosecco pours.


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Miranda Kerr: Bondi Beach Babe
Miranda Kerr steps into a Sydney Roads and Traffic Authority office before heading to lunch at Icebergs restaurant on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday (February 9).
The 26-year-old Victoria’s Secret angel will be making two exclusive public appearances in Sydney and Melbourne this month.
Promoting her organic skincare line, Kora, Miranda will be signing products at David Jones Elizabeth Street Stores in Sydney on February 11, and Melbourne on February 20 according to Marie Claire magazine.
Miranda launched the line last year after working on the products for over three years.
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Knitwear designer Mark Fast launched a collaborative range with hosiery brand Jonathan Aston this week, the first in what the brand said would be a long-term partnership.
Comprising seam-free bodywear and hosiery, the collection features three lines – Double Vision, Scramble Knit and Honeycomb – each with up to five styles. Retail prices range from £35 to £45 for bodywear, and £15 for hosiery.
“It’s all about quality and styling,” Fast explained. “You can wear them as underwear or outerwear, and they are really well made, high-quality pieces. They will incorporate pink and orange hues, which are ideal for layering.”
According to John Roskalns, managing director of Melas Group, which owns Jonathan Aston, the company will target its existing stockist base, which includes John Lewis, House of Fraser and Topshop, as well as looking to add more stockists.
“We’ve had a lot of interest from well-known stockists before the collection has even been shown,” he said. “On the basis of Mark’s name, retailers know the collection is going to be good.” Roskalns added that the collaboration would not be a one-off venture.
Fast, whose previous collaborations include Topshop, Christian Louboutin and Pinko, said the Jonathan Aston collaboration had given him the resources to “create and push new ideas”.
“For me the starting point was technology,” he said. “I’d seen some of the lace techniques that Jonathan Aston had been using and thought about what I could bring to the table in terms of design.”
Fast also spoke of his desire to make his designs “more accessible” to women through the high street. “Obviously there’s the higher end of the spectrum and that will always be there, but at the other end there are customers who want to have that something special in their wardrobes too and can’t always access it,” he explained.
Fast added that in tough economic times, customers would still want to be able to afford his designs. The benefit of the pieces in the Jonathan Aston collaboration, Fast said, is that they are multi-functional as well as purse-friendly.
The collection will be available for delivery from August.
Jonathan Aston was founded in former textile hub Leicester in the 1960s. The brand was acquired by the Melas Group in 2002.
Fast, who is Canadian, studied at Central Saint Martins and worked with Bora Aksu and Stuart Vevers before setting up his own label.


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Heidi Klum has tweeted video footage of her nude Calvin Klein dress fitting ready for tonight’s 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
The ceremony is being held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and so far Kelly Osbourne, Amanda Peet and Sharon Obsbourne have hit the red carpet.
Model Heidi Klum kick started proceedings by posting the video of herself with Women's Creative Director of Calvin Klein Francisco Costa as the two prepared for tonight’s awards ceremony.
The nude floor-length dress is a marked difference to last year’s 1970's-inspired multi-coloured Marc Jacobs halterneck gown - which was largely panned by fashion critics.
Heidi has added a turquoise beaded statement dress to her outfit and will certainly be a contender for tonight’s best dressed list.
See Heidi's video footage HERE.


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Asus this week revealed two super-thin new laptops, which many are seeing as direct competitors to the MacBook Air. The 15 and 13-inch Zenbook models are ultra-light and portable, and feature OLED displays. Oh, and a weirdly familiar new logo.
That's right, it seems Asus has used the advent of the two laptops to quietly unveil a brand new logo – and while hardly one of the best logos of all time, it's certainly an improvement on the company's previous boring old wordmark. But as many have pointed out, it also looks rather like the Starfleet Insignia from Star Trek.


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The world of media, marketing and advertising is always moving and so are the staff. It's hard to keep up with the churn, so here are the movers and shakers of the week.
BBC Worldwide ANZ appoints Seven West Media director
BBC Worldwide ANZ has hired Dustin Lockett as its commercial director. Lockett is currently the director of Red Live Events and Touring, a Seven West Media group company and will begin his new role in November. Lockett will be responsible for live events and entertainment, consumer products, home entertainment and related brand licensing revenue streams at the Beeb. Read more here.
Twitter's local head of marketing departs
Twitter Australia's head of marketing has left the business after less than two years in the role. Marshall Maher took on the role in January 2015 and is understood to have left the role a few weeks ago to return to the US. Maher previously held several roles in the US, with various communications and PR businesses. Twitter is currently searching for a replacement in the form of a marketing manager, with the role reporting into either Singapore or Tokyo. Read more here.
Jenny Brown leaves MediaCom for Atomic 212
MediaCom business director, content and connections Jenny Brown has left MediaCom for a role as senior group account director with Atomic 212. Brown will be based in its Sydney office and is being "groomed" for the GM spot. Brown has more than 10 years' experience in the industry across client service and business leadership. Just last week Atomic announced it was ramping up its Melbourne presence. Read more here.
Clemenger appoints retail head
Clemenger BBDO Melbourne has appointed its first head of retail, with Pippa O'Regan joining the team. O'Regan joins from .99, a Clemenger Group agency in Auckland, where she was group business director. He new role will see her focused on the Myer account.
Former Mamamia editor-in-chief Jamila Rizvi joins News Corp
Former Mamamia editor-in-chief Jamila Rizvi has resurfaced as a contributor for News Corp’s news.com.au and parenting website Kidspot.com.au. Rizvi stepped back from her role at Mamamia from editor-in-chief to editor-at-large earlier this year, to concentrate on her new family. She then quietly exited that role completely, but was still to contribute to Mamamia, MD Kylie Rogers previously told AdNews.
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The Financial Times has launched a new web-based counterpart of its iOS application, as it refuses to share revenue from subscriptions of the digital version of its paper with Apple.
Designed to circumvent a rule Cupertino places on developers to hand over 30 per cent of all revenue generated through in-app purchases from applications distributed on the App Store, including those that offer subscription-based content such as newspapers and magazines, the HTML5 optimised site works much the same way as the standalone application currently available for the iDevices.
FT wrote on its blog: “No more updates to the existing app will be published from the iTunes store.
“Readers wishing to use the latest version of the app should always navigate to https://app.ft.com from their device’s web browser.”
The publication is reportedly unhappy with the arrangement and is even prepared to have the app pulled altogether unless Apple is willing to change its policy. Although we are in dark as to the specifics of the FT’s demands, whether or not it wants to keep 100 per cent of the revenue or give a smaller cut than 30 per cent.
Deal or no deal
Earlier in February, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, said: “Our philosophy is simple - when Apple brings a new subscriber to the app, Apple earns a 30 per cent share; when the publisher brings an existing or new subscriber to the app, the publisher keeps 100 per cent and Apple earns nothing.”
What it means is that existing subscriptions to FT.com are unaffected by the policy, but any new subscriptions brought in by the app through the App Store require the FT to give Apple its fair share.
Even if it fails to make Apple reconsider and is shown the door from the App Store, the FT's gamble might ultimately be for the best for the publication as it is more economical to have a universal web-app that is compatible cross-platform and updatable easily.
Steve Pinches, of FT, said: “Developing multiple ‘native’ apps for various products is logistically and financially unmanageable. By having one core codebase, we can roll the FT app onto multiple platforms at once.”


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By Christine Kern, contributing writer
Visa invests in pilot program for payment-enabled sunglasses.
Visa has unveiled a new prototype of payment-enabled sunglasses recently at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas and at the Quiksilver Pro and Roxy Pro surf competitions in Gold Coast, Australia, according to CNBC. They plan to roll out a pilot of the new technology, though the glasses are not yet available to the public.
“It ties back to our tagline of everywhere you want to be,” explained chief brand and innovation marketing officer at Visa Chris Curtin. “without it it’s hard for us to fulfill our tagline. Our view is we take form factors that you don’t expect to be payment-enabled like sunglasses or maybe like a ring and expose to the market that maybe it can be.”
The WaveShades sunglasses are equipped with a tiny chip that works when it is tapped to a Visa near field communication (NFC) enabled terminal. Visa has also experimented with other wearable payment solutions, including payment-enabled rings and wristbands, in the past. The WaveShades have been designed through a collaboration between Visa, sunglasses manufacturer Local Supply and Australian startup Inamo, which is providing the payment chip in the arm of the accessory to enable the payments to take place.
“The WaveShades utilize the same payments platform previously developed for the Inamo Curl, which was launched in December 2016,” Inamo says. “The Curl is a multi-functional, waterproof wearable that can be attached discreetly and securely to most watch bands and fitness bands, so the wearer can instantly enjoy the freedom and convenience of tap-and-go payments.”
The glasses were being tested at the surfing event, and if payment-enabled sunglasses were appropriate anywhere, it would be on the beach. Of course, to complete the transaction, the wearer does have to remove the sunglasses to tap them against the NFC terminal.
“The financial services environment is evolving at an unprecedented pace, which is exemplified by consumers’ changing relationship with payments,” explained Frederique Covington, Visa’s senior vice president of marketing for Asia Pacific.
This pilot, he continued, “is all about showing Australians that innovation in how we pay can make their lives simpler and everyday experiences seamless and rewarding.”
According to The Verge, the Visa sunglasses will serve as a preloaded contactless payment card not a credit card. While no plans for general release or suggestions of any pricing details are yet available, Visa is reportedly talking to various brands and banks to assess potential for backing of the new technology.


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Microbeads Officially Banned in Wisconsin
Walker Signed Bill into Law Wednesday
Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that bans microbeads, the plastic exfoliant in soap, toothpaste and other personal care products.
Scientists recently discovered that microbeads are flowing by the billions from wastewater plants into the Great Lakes and other water bodies.
Manufacturers have already started substituting microbeads with natural substances including ground-up fruit pits, oatmeal and sea salt.
The bill would ban making personal care products containing microbeads starting in 2018 and disallow sales of products with microbeads starting in 2019.
Walker signed the bill Wednesday.
The Senate passed the proposal in March and the Assembly followed suit in April.


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Bountiful buffets can make many people’s eyes too big for their stomachs as they pile too much food onto their plates. For customers at one Swiss restaurant, wasting food is going to cost them.
Petrizietta, a restaurant in Losone, Switzerland, charges customers 12 francs for an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. But for customers who do not consume all the food on their plate, they will be charged an additional 5 francs.
Restaurant owner Giovanni Tafuro implemented the rule this week to discourage customers from wasting food. The new policy is clearly stated in the menu and at the food counter of the restaurant.
The International Business Times reported that Swiss residents waste the equivalent of one meal per day per person, throwing out two million tons of food annually.
In the U.S., more than 36 million tons of food were wasted in 2012.


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To ensure sustainable business growth as the global economy is transformed by technology innovation and changing consumer behaviours, organisations will have to embrace a diverse mix of talent and be open to new ways of collaborating, writes Christina Andersson of Hyper Island Singapore.
A greater emphasis on workforce development correlates with better financial results, according to findings from Workforce2020, a global study from SAP SE and Oxford Economics.
Maintaining the innovation edge in customer experience is becoming increasingly challenging, according to a senior analyst from Gartner Inc.
A staggering 74% of respondents in a recent JobStreet.com survey on Employees’ Job Satisfaction in Malaysia said they were not satisfied with their current jobs.
Increased demand for big data analytics and data visualisation amongst Malaysian businesses in 2014 were among the top drivers for SAS’ revenue growth in Malaysia, the company said in a statement.
Asia Pacific companies are seeing a major gap between the amount of money they spend on employee benefits and the value they get from them, according to new research by global professional services company Towers Watson.
Transport app startup GrabTaxi (known as MyTeksi in its home base of Malaysia) has launched a new R&D centre in Singapore, saying the decision to locate the centre in the island-republic was a “simple” one.
LinkedIn, which has over 347 million members globally, said it has surpassed two million members in Malaysia.
Qlik's vice president of innovation and design Donald Farmer shares his take on gamification in the workplace and its future with Gabey Goh .
More than half of companies (56%) surveyed in South-East Asia for LinkedIn’s recruiting trends report said they are spending more to raise general awareness of their company to establish a strong employer brand.


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The True Black Friday and New music By the Streets have teamed up for the 2023 Black Business Expo and Fight of the Bands. The occasion is Saturday, Sept. 16, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland.
Organizers say the expo will attribute extra than 140 community black-owned organizations, are living songs, vendors, face painting, balloon artists and far more.
Tickets can be bought on the web.
LaRese Purnell, with The True Black Friday, appeared on Good Early morning Cleveland-Saturday.
“The concentration of this working day is just setting up our youth… and then also creating minority and black-owned firms,” Purnell stated. “Bringing consciousness, offering them the prospect to offer their solutions and just bring awareness to the neighborhood that they exist.”
He claimed the notion is to maximize exposure for community company entrepreneurs and produce prospects for them to expand profits and community.
For the first time, the expo has partnered with educator Donshon Wilson who’s the founder of Music By the Streets. A Battle of the Bands level of competition will be getting area showcasing high faculty learners and higher education learners from Ohio, Kentucky and Alabama.
It is a partnership Purnell claimed he and Wilson have talked about undertaking for years.
“To just truly make some impact and display that collaboration is crucial as we try to do the work we do… to provide our neighborhood alongside one another,” Purnell mentioned.
He explained the expo’s influence has been fulfilling to regional business owners and families throughout Northeast Ohio. Purnell claimed he are unable to thank the neighborhood sufficient for its aid.
“Next yr, we celebrate 10 many years as The Real Black Friday. In excess of 1,000 firms. Above $5 million in economic effects. It brings awareness not just currently, but just after this party, men and women will go and visit these businesses, specifically as we approach the winter period (when) little organizations are likely to wrestle in our group,” Purnell stated. “This time definitely just delivers that consciousness to let folks to know that they exist and that they need to have the guidance to proceed to make their organizations and create equity and entry and construct larger sized organizations.”
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The chart and analyst firm NPD has released initial details from its second annual online gaming report, "Online Gaming II: The Consumer Perspective." The study, based on the gamer's perspective for the three main online gaming platforms - PC/Mac, PlayStation 2 and Xbox - provides insight into current behavior on these key platforms and how such behavior has changed over the past year. The report is based on online survey responses from more than 2,000 members of NPD's online consumer panel, and is weighted to represent the population of individuals ages 13 to 44 in the U.S.
Particular highlights revealed include the fact that the PC/Mac is still the primary platform used to play games online - two-thirds (66%) of gamers say they use it. However, the PC/Mac has experienced a two percentage point decline in usage penetration for online gaming since last year. On the other hand, consoles have made significant gains over the past year, with Xbox experiencing the strongest growth, more than doubling its penetration.
According to the report, when compared to last year's results, PS2 and Xbox online gamers indicated an increased willingness to pay for online game play, and also continue to report a high interest in downloading content, though specific figures were not released by NPD in its survey overview.
"The growth of online Xbox gamers is impressive, more than doubling its penetration since last year," said Anita Frazier, entertainment industry analyst, The NPD Group. "The number of gamers playing online via Microsoft's Xbox has been on the rise, especially among females and teens. However, the Xbox is still a much smaller contender when compared to the PC/Mac for usage penetration among the total online gaming market."
In terms of the types of games played on each system, PlayStation 2 users have a higher propensity to play sports games online, whereas Xbox users are more likely to play shooting games online. On the PC/Mac platform, online card/puzzle/arcade/word games have experienced a decline in usage penetration since last year, while massively multi-player online games have experienced a healthy increase in usage penetration since last year. Males mostly drove these changes occurring on the PC/Mac platform.