text:
As designers showcased their upcoming looks for Spring 2017 at New York’s Fashion Week earlier this month, color experts at the Pantone Color Institute were taking notes. The company just released its top 10 colors in fashion, consisting of the hues that stole the spotlight on the runway.
And just because fashion is highlighted in this report doesn’t mean these colors are just for clothing. Many of them would look gorgeous in a home setting. Thinking about getting a jump start on updating your walls and decor for 2017?
Here’s the forecast for which colors will be big for spring:
PANTONE 17-4123 Niagara
PANTONE 13-0755 Primrose Yellow
PANTONE 19-4045 Lapis Blue
PANTONE 17-1462 Flame
PANTONE 14-4620 Island Paradise
PANTONE 13-1404 Pale Dogwood
“One of the things that we saw this year [at Fashion Week], was a renewed sense of imagination in which color was appearing in context that was different than the traditional,” said Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, in a press release issued to TODAY Home.
“Reminiscent of the hues that surround us in nature, our Spring 2017 Fashion Color Report evokes a spectrum of emotion and feeling.” Additional colors include:
PANTONE 15-0343 Greenery
PANTONE 17-2034 Pink Yarrow
PANTONE 18-0107 Kale
PANTONE 14-1315 Hazelnut
She added that designers used color in playful, yet thoughtful combinations on the runway that captured the “promises, hope and transformation that we yearn for each spring.” Considering we’re only at the start of fall and already fantasizing about warmer months, we’re ready to get this color party started now!
Below, see some room inspiration in colors similar to the top hues for spring:
Which color is your favorite? Tell us in a comment below.


text:
The Eurasian Economic Commission has developed a project to study the issue of a phased ban on the production and import of disposable plastic products into the EAEU member countries, the newspaper Izvestia writes.
According to the information of the publication, the study should begin in April this year and end in June 2023. Its development will cost 9.7 million rubles.
During the study, experts from the EAEU countries want to understand how waste from polymer products affects human health, the environment, and how to gradually limit their use.
Recall that the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation proposed to ban the use of 28 disposable goods. The list of such goods includes cotton buds, colored bottles, as well as products that are difficult to extract or not recycled at all. The Ministry of Natural Resources believes that such goods should be replaced with those that can be recycled.
Before that Greenpeace asked the Ministry of Natural Resources to ban single-use plastic in Russia.

domain: news


text:
Posted on September 5, 2018 | Author Perth Boat Show | Category Boat Accessories
As part of the largest single new-product development program in the company’s history, Mercury is introducing nine next-generation outboard engines around the globe. And you can see them all at the 2018 Club Marine Perth International Boat Show!
Mercury, the world leader in marine propulsion and technology, is now offering multiple new V-8 4.6L outboard engine models –
• 250 and 300hp Verado
• 250 and 300hp FourStroke, and
• 200, 225, 250 and 300hp Pro XS.
Mercury has also released one new V-6 3.4L model –
• 175hp Pro XS
Creating these next-generation outboards has prompted Mercury to make a major investment in expanding its manufacturing footprint to satisfy expected demand; and the new V-8 engines, like the V-6, are setting a new benchmark in the marine industry in the eyes of the consumer.
Mercury’s new V-8 and V-6 outboard engines are highly configurable to meet the needs of a wide variety of boat lovers – from the Verado’s refined performance, and the FourStroke’s fuel efficiency and rigging versatility, to the competitive edge that Pro XS models provide.
Along with the V-6 3.4L family announced in Feb, the new V-8 engines fill out Mercury’s industry leading portfolio in the 175-300hp range.
These engines are naturally aspirated, durable, powerful and provide options for the consumer that they’ve never had before.
The Club Marine Perth International Boat Show is extremely pleased to feature the new Mercury engine range at the Show this year inside Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. For more details, read the full review MERCURY – Major new engine release Final Aus.


text:
Starbucks stores in sa
Taste Holdings earnings per share down sharply
By Radio 702
Taste Holdings released its results for the year ending 29 February 2016. Headline earnings per share fell to 1.5 cents per share from 16.1 cents per share in 2015.
Starbucks opened its first store in Rosebank last week.1242 days ago


text:
The iGaming sector has exploded as online technology improves – you only need to see the number of online sports betting and casino sites advertising on television and digital to understand that.
Whatever your views on gambling, you will acknowledge that the online betting industry is so huge that it will have raked in around $75 billion in revenues last year, according to Fortune Business Insights.
Some global players have become so big that they’ve entered the glamourous but expensive world of Formula 1 sponsorship.
iGaming sponsorship gives you wings
At the start of the current season, PokerStars announced it had inked a deal with F1’s Red Bull Racing, one of the biggest teams in the Grand Prix paddock, for whom current world champion Max Verstappen drives.
The new sponsorship allows the company to promote its PokerStars Casino brand further. With a huge number of F1 fans, The Stars Group expects to get its PokerStars brand noticed.
But it doesn’t just mean that the RB18 race cars will have PokerStars emblazoned across them. Red Bull is known for doing things a bit differently, so the new sponsorship will see opportunities for fans to be rewarded in new and exciting ways. Content marketing is the name of the game, and Red Bull is a master at it.
It was only a year ago that Entain agreed with the McLaren team to have its PartyCasino brand on the McLaren F1 cars. Perhaps that’s what set the scene for F1 to be the new bearer of iGaming branding?
But actually, PokerStars was also noted as an official betting partner of Formula One last year, and fans of the sport will have noticed Stars branding around numerous circuits in the F1 calendar.
All in all, it means 2022 will be an exciting time for F1 and online gaming. Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner was delighted with the new partnership. He said: “In our sport, we see constant evolution, not only applied to cars but also to new technologies that are focused on reaching the sport’s global fanbase to provide new and interactive experiences for them to enjoy.”
Evolution and interaction
You don’t just have to listen to the words of Horner to realise that technology is always evolving. We see it all the time in pretty much every industry, but things are constantly changing in online gaming. And with it, it gives new opportunities and ways to interact with players.
If you think back to when online casinos first came out, it honestly did feel like perhaps this was something that wasn’t going to cotton on. There was a selection of games, slots and table classics such as blackjack and roulette. They were mostly played on software that you had to download, and this was all back in the day when we didn’t have the internet speeds we’re used to now.
But just as the advancement of the internet continued to grow, so did the world of online gaming. Big developers such as Microgaming and NetEnt were delivering cutting-edge games. Slots were becoming mega-popular, and over the years, we saw more and more branded content. This in turn led to many great places to play, such as PokerStars Casino, PartyCasino or combined sports betting/casino sites like STS in the UK, which give players the chance to try their hand at practically any casino game.
As the portfolio of games grew, so did the way they were played. On slots, it used to be a case of spin and see how much you could win. Then features were introduced. Paylines increased, and revolutionary technology such as the MegaWays engine came along, giving players the chance to land more wins across multiple combinations. Add amazing graphics, fast gameplay, and almost all the games can be played on mobile; it’s no wonder slots have become so popular.
So, too, have the other casino classics. People can now enjoy live versions of roulette or blackjack and get the magic of a casino beamed straight into their living room. And of course, more and more variations of games are being released, each offering players the chance to win real money too.
Which makes it no surprise that iGaming companies are entering sponsorships and spreading their marketing wings. Betway has gone from relative obscurity to sponsoring West Ham United FC and appearing in TV adverts.
So, for a company as big as PokerStars, it needs to have some mega presence across the globe, which no doubt it will get by getting its name in front of F1 fans.


text:
A woman uses Uber Technologies Inc’s car-hailing service via an electronic screen in Tianjin. [China Daily]
China welcomes foreign companies and entrepreneurs who are willing to develop new products and services in the world’s second-largest economy as long as they respect local laws, the head of the country’s internet regulatory body said on Thursday.
“Being open and cooperative is the only way to promote the development of digital economy. China will step up efforts to push forward bilateral and multilateral digital economic cooperation projects,” said Xu Lin, minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, at the ongoing third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province.
Digital technology is playing an increasingly important part in driving China’s economic growth. According to a report released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the size of the country’s digital economy reached 18.6 trillion yuan ($2.7 trillion) in 2015, second only to the United States.
Xuan Changneng, assistant to the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said stable and healthy development of a multilevel capital market will provide strong support to the digital economy.
“The commission will accelerate reforms to facilitate domestic companies that want to get listed on foreign (stock) markets. We will encourage enterprises to make good use of both domestic and international capital markets and resources,” he said.
Neil Shen, executive partner of Sequoia Capital, said in China, the mobile internet technology is most widely used.
“New-economy models, especially the booming sharing economy, are revolutionizing our lives,” Shen said.
Source: China Daily


text:
TravelBrands has been chosen as a Chairman's Circle honouree by the U.S. Travel Association and Brand USA.
The Chairman’s Circle Honors, held on 20MAY at San Antonio’s Tobin Centre, celebrated international travel buyers for their efforts in promoting travel to the United States.
“We are incredibly honoured to once again receive recognition for our steadfast commitment to connecting travellers with their favourite American destinations,” says Elvi Cal, Vice President Product and Partnerships, TravelBrands. “This accolade further strengthens our valued partnership with Brand USA and the U.S. Travel Association. We eagerly look forward to making even greater contributions to both the U.S. and Canadian travel industries.”
The Chairman's Circle award is an annual recognition given to a specific set of organizations which have made noteworthy contributions to the U.S. travel industry.


text:
Toys R Us
A new Parry Family tradition began this Thanksgiving Day. This was the first time in about 10 years that my wife, Ursula, was not doing double-duty as a float escort … Continue Reading →
Toys R Us’ sales continue to decline and the net loss is continuing to grow in the third quarter, according to its earnings release. Comparable store net sales were down 5.2% in the domestic segment primarily resulting from decreases in the learning, juvenile (including baby) and core toy categories.


text:
Some logos that weren’t apart of the main article I decided to provide below:
this time not from yahoo, but from money.cnn.com:
Branding has always been an issue at Tropicana: In its original logo, the company featured small, plump “Tropic Ana,” an ambiguously ethnic topless girl with a grass skirt and balancing a bowl of oranges atop her head.
And while its more recent logo — an orange with a straw — wasn’t criticized for being racially offensive, the company’s attempts to make it over earlier this year still met with serious opposition.
Tropicana spent a reported $35 million on what consumers and analysts called an unoriginal and bland redesign, replacing its signature straw-in-orange with a glass of orange juice. While the company appeared to be aiming for a more modern style, it prompted an uproar from consumers, who found it generic.
Gardner believes Tropicana didn’t prepare customers enough for the shift, and the company quickly surrendered to the criticism, dropping the new logo and packaging less than two months after their introduction. “They really underestimated the passion of Tropicana customers,” says Belk. “The change was too revolutionary.”
At first glance, Pepsi’s 2008 redesign may not look like a significant transformation, but it didn’t take long for it to become a hot topic. This February, after the logo hit products, “BREATHTAKING Design Strategy” — a 27-page justification of the new logo attributed to the Arnell Group, the marketing agency that created it — leaked over the Internet, raising lots of questions.
In this “crazy brand manifesto,” as Belk calls it, Arnell explained the redesign and even likened the new symbol to the “Mona Lisa” and the Parthenon. While some, like Belk, appreciated the simplicity of the new logo, many analysts argued that — in addition to the disastrous treatise — Pepsi had abandoned valuable equity in transforming its famous “wave” into the “smile.”
“By taking away the wave, they just stole the legs out from under Pepsi,” Gardner says. “My sense is that in five years, they will go back to the wave.”
Now, if I may, here are some of the ones I’d like to show:
Late 90’s-early 2000’s (also known as the Attitude era)
An explanation for the dropping of the “F” is World Wrestling Federation to World Wrestling Entertainment can be found below, from wikipedia.org:
In 2000, the World Wide Fund for Nature (also WWF), an environmental organization, sued the World Wrestling Federation. The Law Lords agreed that Titan Sports had violated a 1994 agreement which had limited the permissible use of the WWF initials overseas, particularly in merchandising. Both companies used the initials since March 1979.  On May 5, 2002, the company quietly changed all references on its website from “WWF” to “WWE”, while switching the URL from WWF.com to WWE.com. The next day, a press release announced the official name change from World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., or WWE, and the change was publicized later that day during a telecast of Monday Night Raw, which emanated from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. For a short time, WWE used the slogan “Get The ‘F’ Out.” The company had also been ordered by the Lords to stop using the old WWF Attitude logo on any of its properties and to censor all past references to WWF, as they no longer owned the trademark to the initials WWF in ‘specified circumstances’. Despite litigation, WWE is still permitted use of the original WWF logo, which was used from 1984 through 1997, as well as the “New WWF Generation” logo, which was used from 1994 through 1998. Furthermore, the company may still make use of the full “World Wrestling Federation” and “World Wrestling Federation Entertainment” names without consequence.
I can remember this logo for as far back as I’ve been around:
and this one kind of snuck up and took over not too long ago, I guess in a more fun looking and playful manner, this symbol like many of them now look like they are both going for a more modern and kid friendly look:
and, I didn’t have a chance to double check to see if it was real or not, but I did find this Pizza Hut logo, if anyone would like to check to see if it is, that would be great:
There are obviously a lot more, but I thought I could show just one more:
I don’t know how many people realize this one, but again to show a more modern (and in my opinion clean) and more fun and friendly, they moved away from this plain looking logo:
and slightly brightened up, took the stick out of its ass–in a way–and made it look like a fun place to go food shopping:
The Tropicana people can take some of the food logos into consideration, the best type of logos are the ones that pay homage to its predecesors, even if the intentions are to stay away from them.


text:
The big selling point of the Xperia Play, Sony's first mobile phone to run its PlayStation Suite of handheld games, is the fact users can download PS1 games. So it's a little weird that nobody seems to be doing that.
Because the games are available on the Android Marketplace, it's easy to see how many units each title has sold, and none has sold over 1000. Indeed, a report on PlayStation Lifestyle says most are numbering only in the "low hundreds".
Sony Ericsson's Dominic Neil-Dwyer says in defence of the poor sales "I think there's also an awareness thing for people that are getting their hands on the device and where they are choosing to purchase games. There's only a few, at the minute, PlayStation One titles there, and there's more coming on a regular basis, and there's the whole PlayStation as a content provider exclusive to the device, the story about that, that will emerge and people will see."
Strange. I thought the only real reason to buy one would be to play PS1 games on the phone. Are people buying these things by accident? Or, to address the elephant in the room (and going by the popularity of PS1 ROM managers on the Android Marketplace), are people just not buying them?


text:
A pretty swell deal was just announced at The Freehand: from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday, $11 gets you a choice of two meats and two sides from that week’s brand new menu. Broken Shaker specials are also available and there will be live music and the weekly backyard ping pong tourney.
People stand in line for these Wynwood pies. Now they’re coming to a new neighborhood
Wynwood is getting its own scooters. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea.
Jackson’s food hall is open in Miami. Here are the best things we ate and how to order
VIDEO: Here’s what it’s like to ride the new 93-foot Aventura Mall slide
Let's make this friendship official.
Here’s why this new restaurant is the coolest thing to happen at Zoo Miami. Literally.
Dolce&Gabbana opened up its new Miami boutique with a two-day bash


text:
The MMO genre has been picking up steam over the past several years, and while we’ve seem some relatively viable attempts to compete with the likes of World of Warcraft, a successful first-person shooter has yet to enter the genre. Developer CCP is confident they can change this fact with Dust 514, delivering the “biggest multiplayer FPS” we’ve ever seen.
Speaking to the EU PS Blog, Brandon Laurino, executive producer at CCP discussed his team’s upcoming game and his excitement for how Dust 514 can revolutionize FPS gaming.
Right off the bat, we have literally thousands of in-game items built into the system; likewise, in terms of scale, you’re looking at a conflict taking place across thousands of planets, so we’re not just talking a dozen maps – we’re talking an entire universe of planets and areas of engagement within them.
That’s the difference in scale we’re looking at here, and taking our experience with Eve Online and also, some inspiration found in the best microtransaction based MMOs, social and mobile games, and we’ve set up our workflow so that we can iterate and add new content very quickly.
In terms of scale, depth and volume of content, Dust 514 will easily be the biggest multiplayer FPS on the market – also by virtue of being an MMOFPS, not just an FPS.
As for why CCP chose to work with Sony instead of another company like Microsoft, Laurino pointed out the PlayStation 3’s rich feature set and Sony’s open attitude toward innovation.
[We were] attracted to the power and the feature set of PlayStation 3.
But it really came down to Sony’s willingness to work with us in bringing an MMO to the platform. There have been attempts to bring MMO games to consoles in the past but we believe we’re now in a position to do it properly, using existing features on PS3 and the PlayStation Network, and collaboratively developing new features to support our vision.
Stay tuned to PlayStation Lifestyle for more information on Dust 514 in the future.


text:
Web product developer created online CV to look like Amazon page
Resume went viral and Dubost gained over 100 offers of work
"I was so completely not expecting this," he says
Proves the importance of personal branding in job-hunting
A French job-seeker has “sold” himself with an online resume made to look like an Amazon page, proving that some creativity and attention to personal branding can go a long way.
Philippe Dubost began his trawl for a new job as a web product manager in late December.
Depressed by the thought of sending a regular resume into the ether as part of the usual job application process, he built his to look like an Amazon page, complete with product dimensions, five-star ratings, world-wide shipping and even a gift-wrap option.
“Amazon’s pages just naturally fit the form of a resume,” he said. “I just thought that if a company thinks that this is fun, then that’s a company I would like to work for.”
“At first I sent it out as a link with the normal job applications I was sending, but then sent an email to a popular French blog saying ‘Hey guys, if you’re bored and have nothing to look at…’”
That was the beginning of last week. From there its journey across blogs and social media has propelled it from around 500 hits a day to over 200,000, and the page has gained over 27,000 Facebook “likes”.
But more than just being a fleeting Internet sensation, Dubost’s Amazon resume has also done what it was designed for.
From the 800 or so messages he has received over 100 have been work-related with job offers coming from across Asia and Europe.
“Quite a few are great and are really fit what I’m looking for,” he said.
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery and Dubost admits that Amazon is one of the companies he greatly admires and would like to work for. However he remains tight-lipped about how the company has responded, or even if it have contacted him at all.
As well as being a smart piece of design, the creative resume also shows Dubost’s personality, something he believes has helped it reach its target audience.
“It made me realize how important personal branding is,” he says.


text:
Starcraft made its debut back in 1998 and quickly became a huge hit for Blizzard as one of the most well regarded RTS games of all time. It took awhile to get a sequel in 2010, but now they are going back to their roots as it has been revealed that the original game is being redone in Starcraft Remastered.
Blizzard made the announcement during a presentation tonight in Korea that Starcraft Remastered was coming and has since uploaded a trailer and put up a website with plenty of details about the game.
Starcraft Remastered will feature remastered graphics, revised dialogue and audio, and Blizzard friends and matchmaking support. The remastered graphics will include updated buildings, units, environments, and now will support expanded resolutions, making Starcraft look better than ever. It’s definitely not going to look like a current-gen game, but it is still an upgrade from the original.
For those concerned about the gameplay, Blizzard has already confirmed that the gameplay will stay in tact with just how it was back in the day. This is definitely good for purists that love the original, as it’s better not to mess around with something that isn’t broken.
Not only will this remaster include an updated version of the base Starcraft game, but also its follow-up expansion Starcraft: Brood War, so you will have plenty of content.
It appears this is likely just exclusive to PC though, even though the original also came to Nintendo 64. RTS games are definitely built for PC and the fact no platforms were mentioned likely would lend you to think it’s likely going to be exclusive to PC. However, that’s something we’ll have to wait to find out for sure considering they did bring Overwatch to consoles.
No specific release date was given other than Summer 2017, but you can check out the announcement trailer for Starcraft Remastered below in the meantime.


text:
Nearly 20 percent of motorcycle riders are women, study
The number of women motorcycle riders is on the incline, mostly because of Millennials.
That's according to the latest national survey by the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC).
The study found that among all age groups, women make up 19 percent of motorcycle owners, compared with less than 10 percent less than a decade ago.
The survey found even greater ownership among younger generations. Among Millennials, 26 percent of motorcycle owners were women. Among Gen X, 22 percent were women.
"As the number of Boomers and mature motorcyclists shrink and are replaced by newer riders, we could soon be looking at a solid 25 percent of motorcycle owners being female," said Andria Yu, MIC director of communications. "We've seen with our own eyes."
The MIC polled more than 2,400 adults nationwide for the survey.
While the percentage of women riders may be on the rise, total ridership is struggling in the U.S. Overall Motorcycle sales have been stagnant since the Great Recession, with annual sales peaking in 2006.
More:Harley-Davidson earnings: US motorcycle sales continue to plunge, but profit jumps
Harley Davidson, the world's largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles, has struggled to keep sales up in the U.S. in recent years, partly because the American manufacturer fails to attract younger customers who haven't shown as much interest as past generations.
The company has also been impacted by tariffs imposed by the European Union on U.S. motorcycles in retaliation to President Donald Trump slapping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum.
Earlier this year, the company announced it is closing its assembly plant in Kansas City, Mo., and moving the work into its largest plant in York, Pa.
Follow Dalvin Brown on Twitter: @Dalvin_Brown


text:
One of every five beauty purchases online is made via the Amazon marketplace, according to a new report.
U.S. shoppers bought $5.59 billion worth of merchandise on eBay in Q3.
The value of merchandise sold on eBay Inc.’s U.S. marketplace increased 14.1% year over year in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, eBay reported today. Total marketplace sales increased 16.5%, with sales outside the U.S. growing by 18.1%. The company’s Q3 revenue rose 32.0%.
For the third quarter ended Sept. 30, eBay reported:
• The value of goods sold to U.S. consumers through eBay’s online marketplaces, excluding autos, increased 14.1% to $5.59 billion in Q3 from $4.90 billion in the same period a year ago. Global marketplace sales grew 16.5% to $14.67 billion from $12.59 billion in the same quarter last year. EBay earned commissions of $1.35 billion on those sales, and 56% of marketplace revenue was from outside the U.S.
• Fixed-price sales represented 63% of marketplace volume compared with 60% a year earlier, reflecting eBay’s shift away from the auction format as more large and midsized retailers use eBay as a sales platform, selling merchandise for a fixed price.
• Active users of eBay’s marketplaces totaled 98.7 million, up 5.9% from 93.2 million a year earlier. (Active users are those who have listed or bought on eBay in the previous 12 months.)
• Payment volume increased 30.9% year over year to $29.28 billion, of which 66% came from the company’s merchant services unit that handles off-eBay payments for e-retailers.
• Active users of eBay’s payment services, which include consumers with PayPal or Bill Me Later accounts, increased 13.8% year over year to 103.0 million from 90.5 million.
• EBay’s total Q3 revenue rose 32.0% to $2.97 billion from $2.25 billion a year ago.
• Q3 net income was $491 million, up 13.7% from $432 million a year ago.
For the first nine months of 2011, eBay reported:
• Revenue of $8.27 billion, up 24.2% from $6.66 billion in 2010.
• Net income of $1.25 billion, up nearly 1% from $1.24 billion.
Key to eBay’s future success is mobile commerce, and eBay expects to sell nearly $5 billion in merchandise to mobile shoppers this year, says CEO John Donahoe. PayPal Mobile is expected to exceed $3.5 billion in payment volume. “Mobile is one way online and offline shopping are blending into a single commerce environment,” he says. “We are focused on enabling commerce, helping consumers shop anytime, anywhere, and being the commerce partner of choice for retailers of all sizes."


text:
In monetary terms, the export of raw materials for six months decreased by 21.1%
Ukrainian mining and metals plants in January-June 2022 reduced the export of titanium-containing ores and concentrate by 46.2% compared to the same period in 2021, to 157.3 thousand tons, according to the State Customs Service data.
In monetary terms, the export of titanium-containing ores over the six months decreased by 21.1%, to $60.6 million.
Most Ukrainian raw materials were exported to the Czech Republic – 52.18% (to the USA – 15.28%, and to China – 6.71%).
In January-June 2021, Ukraine imported 0.1 thousand tons of similar products from Senegal wotrh $138 thousand, while in January-June 2021 – 445.5 tons worth $399.6 thousand.
At the end of 2021, Ukraine increased the export of titanium-containing ores and concentrate by 3% compared to 2020, to 553.05 thousand tons. In monetary terms, exports increased by 17%, to $161.9 million. The biggest export was to Mexico (21.23% of supplies in monetary terms).
Ukraine is one of the few countries which have a full titanium production cycle from the extraction of titanium-containing ores and their processing to the production of finished products.
Currently, titanium ores are mined by United Mining and Chemical Company (VGMK and IGOK), Mizhrichensky Mining and Valki-Ilmenit. In addition, Velta built a mining and concentration complex at the Birzulovskyi field with a capacity of 240,000 tons of ilmenite concentrate per year.


text:
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
In the first part of a series, DSN editor in chief Nigel Maynard interviewed eight young women to find out their shopping preferences, buying habits and what they want from the pharmacy of the future.
From the 115 new products that hit store shelves in November, HRG’s new product team found five standouts.
The brighter side: Retail pharmacy has some challenges, but there have been some bright spots in 2021
DSN editor in chief Nigel Maynard highlights the highs of the retail pharmacy industry amidst the lows in 2021.
Walgreens and Mental Health America are partnering to raise money and provide support for mental health services this holiday season.
The American Pharmacists Association has announced the new APhA Fellows as part of the 2022 APhA Awards and Honors program.
In his latest column, DSN editor in chief Nigel Maynard takes a look at how identifying and solving the challenges of a business or industry will require out-of-the-box thinking.
Share your thoughts on whether store design should play a bigger role in retail pharmacy.
Discover which products stood out from the 103 product launches in October.
DSN editor in chief Nigel Maynard sheds light on how women are becoming a force in the business side of the retail pharmacy industry.
In his latest column, DSN editor in chief Nigel Maynard sizes up some of the factors that will reshape the pharmacy industry in the coming years.


text:
The public are being urged to avoid cash in favour of contactless payments to help avoid the spread of Covid-19.
The World Health Organisation has advised against the use of banknotes.
China and Korea have begun isolating and disinfecting cash.
Contactless payments are suggested to avoid unnecessary handling of money.
What does this mean?
Since money changes hands so often, the WHO says it can pick up various germs and viruses. People are advised to wash their hands if they use banknotes and avoid touching their face. Contactless payments are a good solution as usually a card or mobile are only touched by one individual.


text:
The Confederation of All India Traders on Sunday has urged the Centre to take immediate action against e-commerce giant Amazon by asking it to suspend its e-commerce portal.
The traders' body's letter to the Centre comes just two days after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs 202 crore on Amazon and has suspended its approval for its deal with the Future Coupons.
"Since this act (by Amazon) violates FEMA and FDI policy, the Enforcement Directorate has nothing more to do - the evidence is right before it in the form of CCI order, therefore the ED should take immediate action against Amazon," it said in the letter.
"The order of the regulator CCI is more than enough for the government to act."
The CAIT added that violations by Amazon has caused collateral damage to traders as more than two lakh shops, majorly of mobile trade, have been closed due to "vicious tripartite nexus comprising Amazon, brand owing companies and various banks including government banks".
"CCI order for imposing 202 crore penalty on Amazon exposes fraudulent and mischievous attempts by it to control e-commerce and retail trade. No more evidence needed after CCI order," CAIT General Secretary Praveen Khandelwal said in a tweet.


text:
Xbox vice president Phil Harrison told tech magazine MCV that the Xbox One will sell out soon, and replenishing the stock in time for the holiday season will prove difficult.
“There will be difficulty getting stock through until Christmas, but we will do everything we can to accelerate that,” he said. “And then from a software point of view on our services that are constantly upgrading, we will continue to innovate there.”
Video game websites and magazines are still waiting for official numbers, but sales of Microsoft’s console are expected to rival Sony’s PlayStation 4 sales, which reached one million units on its launch date of Nov. 14. GameStop reports that 2.3 million customers who couldn’t get a PS4 at launch have signed up for a next-gen console waiting list. With competitive sales numbers and limited stock, the console war is off to a healthy and interesting start.
Retailers held back Xbox One stock for launch night, but getting either console in time for the holidays may prove challenging.
“From a games and product point of view, we have a very strong lineup for the year ahead,” said Harrison. “So this is really just one day in the calendar and then tomorrow it is back to work. We have some big games to bring to market in the first quarter and beyond.”
For the original blog post from MVC, click here.


text:
Deion Sanders’ trainer is on the comeback
90’s fans rejoice
It’s been retro’d three times since it’s first drop back in 1996, but that’s not stopping the 90’s fans from wanting more of the D – the DT Air Max 96 that is.
It’s not the first athlete’s sneaker from outside of basketball to retro this year, with the Air Max Speed Turf’s return. And Nike are hoping the DT has a similar warm reception.
The sneaker itself looks like a melted cow – in a good way. I mean, it’s third retro has gotta mean it’s got some serious fan love.
The 90s gem has popped on US11 with no explanation, but with these official images hitting the Nike server, you can expect a release to happen very soon.
For more Nike news, click here.


text:
Google Earth in its current form went live in June 2005. In addition to allowing users to fly to their childhood homes, zoom in on potential vacation spots, and explore under the sea and atop the world's highest peaks, the virtual mapping software has proven instrumental in a number of scientific discoveries -- several in 2009 alone. Here's a look back at some of the highlights.
Any guesses on future Google Earth discoveries? Will Google Earth be an ever-more-important scientific tool in the future? Post in the comments.
If your mother yelled at you about ruining your eyes by sitting too close to the TV, she is going to go nuts if you come home wearing a pair of these. The German research society Fraunhofer has developed a pair of glasses with lenses that project a heads up display right onto the user's retina.
E-ink displays are already common in devices like the Kindle, but HP has taken the tech a step further with thin, printable color displays called eSkins. Printed in massive rolls, eSkins can then be cut and used as a thin coating on, say, your laptop's lid, turning the surface into an active, color display.
What's almost certain is that we will soon see a refreshed iPhone 3G, likely announced at Apple's annual WWDC conference keynote on June 8. What's up in the air is what said iPhone refresh will look like--but a series of leaked photos seem to suggest it will look something like this.
Ever suspect that someone is poking into your stuff when you're not at home? Or that instead of taking care of the kids the babysitter is doing you-know-what? Or that Spot only pretends she can't stand on her hind legs and talk when you're around? Then you might want invest in one of the new spybots on the market. (That, or get your head checked.)
A lure that uses a surgical trick to prevent getting torn from hooks, and doesn’t contaminate the water
By Christopher SteinerPosted 05.22.2009 at 12:50 pm 2 Comments
For all you holiday anglers, today's featured Invention Award winner is something to aspire to: a fishing lure that doesn't pollute once it ends up on the bottom of the lake.
Ben Hobbins didn't set out to clean up his local lakes, but his IronClads baits do exactly that. The Wisconsin inventor's idea — fishing lures that are extra-strong, eco-friendly and nontoxic — solves a serious, if little-known environmental problem.
We've been waiting almost five months for the Palm Pre smartphone to hit stores. Now Sprint has finally announced the details: In two and a half weeks, you'll be able to get the Pre for $200 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) in stores around the country. If you don't have a Sprint retail outlet in your town, not to worry. Best Buy, RadioShack, Sprint's online store, and even some Wal-Marts will carry the phone, too.
I don't like Bluetooth earpieces, and I don't like the people who wear them. Sounds kind of like a deranged T-shirt slogan, doesn't it? There's something about the tiny little headsets that's always bothered me. A few years ago, I noticed a strange phenomenon sweeping New York City: suddenly it wasn't just the crazies who were chattering to themselves on the street anymore -- business people were doing it too! And now, with the technology far less exotic and more affordable than it used to be, it seems like almost everyone is walking around talking to the little voices inside of their heads.
Since 2001, the European Union's (EU) anti-trust regulators have investigated complaints that chip maker Intel engaged in anti-competitive practices. They accused Intel of of paying retailers not to sell computers with AMD chips, and for using its position as the number-one chip manufacturer to muscle around competition. Today, the EU handed down the decision in the form of a $1.4 billion fine, the largest in European history.
The big shiny hand of the gadget giant moves unpredictably
By Adam HadhazyPosted 05.12.2009 at 3:20 pm 0 Comments
This week, Apple pulled another holier-than-thou maneuver by rejecting a Jesus-themed iPhone application submitted for sale at its App Store. Called "Me So Holy," the excommunicated app would have let iPhoners paste in a mug shot of themselves, friends, or whomever on a robed body of Jesus or other religious characters. Apple cited app developer agreement language that says "applications must not contain any obscene, pornographic, offensive, or defamatory content" as the reason for not accepting the program. "This was not meant as a joke on Jesus or Christianity or other religions," affirms Benjamin Kahle, the designer of Me So Holy and the Animalizer app. "It was meant to be fun."


text:
Vehicle registrations continue to grow in Spain, but with each passing year with less force. In 2018, 1,321,438 units were registered, a figure that reflects an increase of 7% compared to last year but the worst growth rate of the last five years, according to the data of the Institute of Automotive Studies (IEA) with data from the Traffic Department. This new deceleration occurs in an exercise in which there was no aid from the Administration to the acquisition of a new vehicle and in which the uncertainty about the future of vehicles powered by diesel engines grew even more.
The 2018 was not an easy year for manufacturers (Anfac) and car dealers (Faconauto and Ganvam), which also had to face the new European emission control standard that came into force in September, the WLTP, according to its acronym in English. As a result of this new emission control testing framework, there was a previous campaign to try to liquidate the stocs of vehicles prior to the new homologation due to the fear that the registrations would become more expensive, which translated into a final part of the year. in which sales fell. In fact, from September to December these have fallen continuously, including December, which fell by 3.5%. The first negative data since 2012.
In this context, we must add the successive announcements made by the administrations about the end of polluting cars, which culminated in October, when the Government announced its plans to prohibit, from 2040, all those vehicles that emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, whether they are gasoline, diesel or hybrids. Manufacturers and sellers – even unions – denounce since then that it is generating confusion that is retracting the intention to buy, especially diesel. In November sales of that type of cars fell by 40% and in December that fall continued with a new reduction of 29%.
In the accumulated of the year diesel passenger cars have lost 20% of sales compared to last year (473,491) and only represent 31.3% of the total sales. Gasoline vehicles are the ones that, at this moment, hold the market. 29.7% more were sold (739,527). Of other technologies, 108,420 were sold, representing an increase of 59.6%.
The renting, which grows the most
The company channel is the one that has withstood the growth of registrations in 2019. Renting companies registered 13.6% more vehicles this year and were responsible for the commercialization of 420,651 vehicles. Its boom is interpreted from the sector as an additional insurance that private buyers are taking in the face of the uncertainty generated by classic combustion technologies (gasoline and diesel). Rental companies acquired 237,777 units, 5.7% more. For their part, individuals were responsible for the registration of 639,451 vehicles, the largest figure and the one that least grows compared to 2018 (3.7%).
"The consumer has before him a panorama of much uncertainty in order to face the acquisition of a vehicle, due to the different statements made in recent months," says Nomé Navas, communication director of Anfac, who fears that the economic context will not accompanies: "The news about lower economic growth does not encourage the intention to buy". From the management of dealers, Faconauto, its director of communication, Raul Morales, believes that the increase of 7% "is not a bad data", although it laments the last four months of sales drops, which blames the WLTP and "the negative climate that currently surrounds the automotive industry "and the loss of consumer confidence.
Although sales continue to grow, they will hardly reach the 1.65 million that were sold in 2007, the historic maximum in Spain. In Spanish factories there is a fear of this context: that the loss of the domestic market becomes an argument for brands to stop betting on their facilities in the Peninsula to allocate the production of new vehicles.
In all the autonomous communities, vehicle sales grew with one exception: Catalonia, where registrations fell by 2.8%. The reason, explain sources of the sector, is that it has affected the transfer of social addresses outside the autonomous community, which has caused companies to be enrolling vehicles from other regions.


text:
ON THE BOARD: Marks & Spencer hires ex-Tesco executive Alex Freudmann to go up its meals arm
Marks & Spencer has employed an ex-Tesco executive to go up its meals arm.
Alex Freudmann – who’s managing director of Australian beer, wine and spirits retailer Dan Murphy’s – will tackle the function of managing director of the High Street retailer’s meals business on November 1.
He will turn into a part of M&S’s executive committee.
He brings with him six years’ expertise at Tesco in quite a lot of roles together with senior shopping for supervisor for ready meals.


text:
With two cameras and a laptop computer set up in a conference room, Chellappa and a team of graduate students recently demonstrated how intelligent surveillance works.
A student walked into the middle of the room, dropped a laptop case, then walked away. On the laptop screen, a green box popped up around him as he moved into view, then a second focused on the case when it was dropped. After a few seconds, the box around the case went red, signaling an alert.
In another video, a car pulled into a parking lot and the driver got out, a box springing up around him. It moved with the driver as he went from car to car, looking in the windows instead of heading into the building.
In both cases, the camera knew what was normal - the layout of the room with the suspicious bag and the location of the office door and parking spots in the parking lot. Alerts were triggered when the unknown bag was added and when the driver didn't go directly into the building after parking his car.
Similar technology is currently in use by Marines in Iraq and by the subway system in Barcelona, according to ObjectVideo, a Reston, Virginia, firm that makes surveillance software.
ObjectVideo uses a "tripwire system" that allows users to set up virtual perimeters that are monitored by the cameras. If someone crosses that perimeter, the system picks it up, sends out an alert, and security staff can determine if there is a threat.
Company spokesman Edward Troha predicts the technology, currently designed primarily to protect borders, ports and other infrastructure, could be adapted to help prevent retail theft or guard private homes.
The Jacksonville Port Authority uses ObjectVideo software as part of its security measures to watch the perimeter of the Florida port that handles 8.7 million tons of cargo and thousands of cruise ship passengers each year. The surveillance system sends real-time video from anywhere at the port of possible intruders to patrol cars.
Still, industry officials say the technology needs to improve before it can be widely used. There are liability issues, such as if someone is wrongly tagged as a threat at an airport and misses a flight, said Bordes. Troha warns humans are still essential to intelligent video, to tell, for example, if a person in a restricted area is a danger or just lost.
And the cameras can only see so much - they can't stop some threats, like a bomber with explosives in a backpack. They can't see what you are wearing under your jacket - yet.


text:
Australian watchdog sues VW over emissions
Australia is suing the local arm of Volkswagen for allegedly misleading customers by selling modified vehicles that covered up emissions fraud, with its consumer watchdog claiming Volkswagen intentionally sold more than 57,000 such vehicles over a five-year period. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking a public declaration of misconduct, financial penalties and corrective advertising. Volkswagen Australia said it is reviewing the ACCC claims.
In a statement, the firm said it does not think that the court action “provides any practical benefit to consumers because software solutions for cars affected by the voluntary recall are expected soon”.
“The best outcome for customers whose vehicle is affected is to have the voluntary recall service updates installed,” Volkswagen Group Australia managing director Michael Bartsch said.
The ACCC lawsuit covers 10 Volkswagen car models including the top-selling Golf, Passat and Polo, “These allegations involve extraordinary conduct of a serious and deliberate nature by a global corporation,” ACCC chairman Rod Sims said in a statement.
“We expect higher standards of behaviour from all companies that supply to Australian consumers.”
Volkswagen, the world’s second-biggest car maker, is also facing several private class action lawsuits in Australia.


text:
Bart Smith Dubs Bitcoin As “The Internet’s Currency”
In a recent interview with CNBC, Bart Smith spoke about cryptocurrencies and how Bitcoin was the unofficial internet currency in this day and age. Susquehanna International’s director of digital asset trade sat down to discuss the incredible potential of Bitcoin.
Bart Smith gained incredible popularity within the industry due to his relentless support of Bitcoin and his constant positive attitude towards the currency. According to him, Bitcoin is the world’s strongest cryptocurrency due to the intense amount of consumer interaction with the digital asset. He states that any user wanting to acquire a digital currency with real-world functions should look to Bitcoin.
During his interview, the bullish Bitcoin enthusiast was asked many questions regarding Bitcoin and its current price as well as the market and how the currency operates on it. As of now, Bitcoin is failing to break past its resistance level and is floating a little above the $6K mark. In light of this, it opted one of the involved parties to state that Bitcoin’s current value price could potentially become its regular status and perhaps provide some stability to the coin’s known volatile nature.
Future of Bitcoin
As it stands, Bitcoin is still suffering from a series of incredibly-damaging virtual heists, as many cryptocurrency exchanges have reported cases of system infiltration and stolen assets. Current fluctuating regulation integrations by US authorities is also playing a factor in the uncertainty of Bitcoins market future.
According to Smith, Bitcoin unwillingly played a major factor in today’s industry and its application to the real world. He stated that investors and participants alike had their interests sparked when Bitcoin emerged and even more excitement came into play after several minor digital currencies were created and eventually climbed to the success rate they hold today.
Furthermore, he added that Bitcoin is usually purchased through fiat currency within the United States, although internationally, Bitcoin is paid for with cryptocurrencies, essentially cementing its status as cryptocurrency’s reserve. Explaining more of its applications, he spoke about the efficiency and security of transferring Bitcoin as opposed to traditional methods of today such as bank transactions and more.


text:
Volkswagen Group to strengthen cooperation with Chinese partners on EV market
A SAIC Volkswagen ID.6 X is displayed at the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 24, 2023.(Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
The deepening of the partnership in China is in line with the group's "in China for China" strategy, said the Volkswagen Group.
FRANKFURT, Germany, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Volkswagen Group, Germany's leading carmaker, said on Wednesday that it aims to strengthen cooperation with local Chinese partners to exploit the booming electric vehicle (EV) market.
The company is acquiring a 4.99 percent stake in the Chinese electric vehicle startup XPeng by way of a capital increase worth around 700 million U.S. dollars. Simultaneously, the group's Audi brand has signed a strategic memorandum with its Chinese joint venture partner SAIC to further expand their existing cooperation.
"The aim is to swiftly tap into new customer and market segments, thereby systematically leveraging the potential of China's dynamically growing e-mobility market," said the group in a press release.
This photo taken on July 4, 2022 shows a workshop of the Volkswagen Anhui MEB (Modular Electric Drive Matrix) plant under construction in east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua)
The deepening of the partnership in China is in line with the group's "in China for China" strategy, it added.
According to a technological framework agreement with XPeng, two Volkswagen-branded electric models for the mid-sized segment will be rolled out in 2026 in China. Audi, on the other hand, will also expedite its efforts "to extend the portfolio of fully connected electric vehicles on offer in the premium segment swiftly and efficiently."
Commenting on the move, Ralf Brandstaetter, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Volkswagen Group China, said that "Local partnerships are an important building block in the Volkswagen Group's 'in China for China' strategy. We are now accelerating the expansion of our local electric portfolio and at the same time preparing for the next innovation step."
An Audi e-tron GT is displayed at the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, east China, April 18, 2023.(Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
The group decided to step up its efforts in China at a time when its sales slipped slightly by 2 percent in the Asian country during the first half of 2023. At a meeting of the company's managers held earlier this month, Thomas Schaefer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, warned that the coming weeks and months will be very tough.


text:
Anirudh RegidiApr 29, 2016 07:42:17 IST
When compared to Apple's earnings in Q2 2015, the earnings in Q2 2016 are significantly lower. In terms of pure numbers, Apple's earnings fell from $58 billion to $50.56 billion and profits fell from $13.6 billion to $10.5 billion. Apple is still making a lot of money, more than Microsoft and Google combined (around $40 billion), but the drop in earnings is indicative of deeper troubles for Apple.
This is the first time since 2003 that Apple has reported a year-on-year drop in earnings and the first year-on-year drop in iPhone sales. Considering that over 60 percent of Apple's income comes from the latter, it's no wonder that earnings have fallen.
The smartphone market is stagnating however, and, even if Apple maintains its current earnings, that's still 250 million devices sold and over a $100 billion in revenue just from the iPhone.
2007: The iPhone
It wasn't till 2007, when the first iPhone was introduced, that Apple earned its first billion and transformed into a cultural phenomenon. What was the iPhone really? A well-built phone with a touch-screen? Nokia had touch-screen phone in 2004, as did others, but those devices paled in front of the, arguable, elegance of the iPhone.
The first iPhone was nowhere near as good as it is today, copy-pasting and forwarding messages were added later on for example. But the phone transformed everyone's expectations from a mobile device. Apple showed the world that a touch-screen doesn't need a stylus, that phones can have large, gorgeous screens (3.5 inches was large at the time) and that a phone might just double as a portable computer.
2008: The MacBook Air and App Store emerges
2008 was a big year for Apple. Steve Jobs pulled the MacBook Air out of an envelope, the iPhone 3G was released and along with it, came the App Store. Again, Apple transformed our expectations from our devices. The MacBook was a netbook-sized device with the power of a regular laptop, the App Store gave developers a common platform for publishing their games and apps. Combined, these innovations effectively doubled Apple's income that year.
Android development started this year.
2009-10: The iPad and first Retina display announced
The next two years saw rapid growth for Apple. The iPhone 3GS was the first of the S series phones, announced in 2009 and 2010 saw the release of the first iPad and the completely redesigned iPhone 4. People fawned over the iPhone 4's Retina display and the pixel density (ppi) wars were born.
The iPad was, again, a game-changer. By itself, the first iPad didn't amount to much and people called it a stretched iPod Touch. But with the iPad, Apple introduced something more than just another large-screen device. It introduced a brand new way of consuming content. It was still not as significant as the iPhone in terms of sales, but it contributed significantly to Apple's bottom line.
2011: The end of an era
Steve Jobs passed away in 2011 and a great many Apple staples followed him to the grave. There is a select group of people who feel that with the passing of Steve Jobs, Apple lost some essential, defining element and arguably, kicked Apple into a spiral of irrelevance.
2011 was a tough year for Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, but he did manage to push out iCloud services and the iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S brought an incomplete Siri and the disastrously bad Apple Maps platform, but that didn't stop Apple from increasing their earnings by almost 50 percent.
Significantly, 2011 was the year that Samsung and Google released the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus S. Both devices caused a shake-up of the mobile space, offering competitive hardware and features at a comparatively low price. This was the year Android came of age (with 2.3 Gingerbread). The Galaxy Nexus marked the beginning of an Android onslaught that would consistently shake Apple's beliefs and its confidence in the market.
2012: A new direction
2011's Nexus lineup and a sudden surge in the availability and demand for large-screen phones forced Apple to rethink its iPhone. Suddenly, 3.5-inches just wasn't enough. Apple's answer? The 4-inch iPhone 5. Apple also refreshed its Mac lineup with a Retina MacBook Pro. In all honesty, 2012's product launches weren't that great, the iPhone 5 was, after all, just a larger iPhone 4S and it showed. Apple's earnings the next year were higher than in 2012, but only by 8 percent.
We also saw the Mac Pro that year. A revolution in computer design that resulted in a trash can size device capable of putting most high-end PCs to shame.
2013: Android eats away at Apple, so does China
Large screen phones are everywhere and 5-inch phones are becoming the norm. Apple, stubbornly sticking to its "4-inches are enough for everyone" strategy, refused to do more than release the iPhone 5S and the iPad Air. Considered in isolation, the iPhone 5S was a massive bump over its predecessor. The move to a 64-bit processor and a massively improved iSight camera were major upgrades.
In the long term, Apple's introduction of TouchID was significant, but it didn't do much for the iPhone 5S. Apple lost a huge chunk of the smartphone market to Android.
Still, people wanted larger iPhones and regardless of how good the 5S was, it simply wasn't enough. At the same time, the iPad Air, a newer, much lighter iPad, gained some traction thanks to its low weight. However, it came at the start of the decline of the tablet market and didn't amount to too much.
A redesigned iOS, which arrived in the form of iOS 7, received more flak than praise, especially from Apple purists.
It was around this time that Chinese smartphone makers started making their presence felt. Companies like Xiaomi ushered in the age of the budget flagship and a small, expensive iPhone just wasn't significant anymore.
In the end, a growth of 6 percent was all that Apple could manage. Do note that 6 percent for Apple still translates to over $10 billion or total earnings of over $180 billion.
2014: Finally, a larger iPhone
Caving in to public demand, Apple was almost forced into releasing the completely redesigned iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices with a 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen respectively. The response was staggering, for Apple at least. People left Android in droves and the devices sold out almost as fast as they could be made.
Apple had finally made a mark again. Jony Ive's design for the iPhone wasn't particularly well-received, but a larger iPhone was what people wanted and most didn't bother with much else. The introduction of the 5K iMac was just the cherry on the cake!
Beats was also acquired for $400 million this year.
2014's launches saw Apple's earnings cross the $200 billion barrier in 2015, a growth of over 30 percent.
2015: A Chinese prop
Let's just be nice and call this the year that Apple ran out of ideas. We saw the diminutive MacBook, the underwhelming Apple Watch, the ridiculously fast iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Work also started on Apple's Car project and the Apple Music subscription service was launched.
Sure, they launched a lot of products and one can argue that the Apple Watch is, at least, something new. But as with the launch of the first iPad and the first Macbook Air, the response has been less than tame. Oh, the Watch did sell, but when you're a company selling 250 million iPhones every year, for which the Watch is a perfect companion, 12 million Watches doesn't amount to much.
The 6S and 6S Plus, while major upgrades to the iPhone platform, were identical to their predecessor and in terms of real-world performance, didn't offer much of an upgrade.
To add to those woes, the smartphone market was already stagnating, the economy was struggling and people just didn't see why they needed to spend upwards of Rs 60,000 just to upgrade a fully-functional phone.
More than the devices, the real coup for Apple was a tie-up with China's China Mobile, resulting in an expanded userbase that potentially encompassed over 800 million users. Together with China, India also contributed significantly to Apple's bottom line this year.
The result? $233 billion revenue in one year alone. Staggering.
January to March 2016 saw the launch of a replacement for the iPhone 5S in the form of the iPhone SE and a smaller iPad Pro. Insignificant launches that would obviously not do much for a company like Apple. With nothing new on the horizon, people unwilling to upgrade perfectly functional devices and a smartphone market that was tapped out, where could Apple's sales go but down?
It's also not like they were the only company affected and if you'll notice, Apple still made billions of dollars in profit and there's still half a year left. Sales of iPhones, Macs and iPads did decline, but they've declined everywhere. Apple Music and the Apple Watch even went so far as to make a profit, however insignificant they are to the larger picture.
The future doesn't look any brighter for Apple though. At least, as far as the iPhone is concerned. Apple needs a new product to shake things up all over again and it doesn't look like the Watch is the one to do it.
However, you have to consider that Apple has consistently grown for more than a decade and is currently the most valuable company in the world. The pace at which Apple has grown is unprecedented and a slow down is to be expected.
Find latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.


text:
Feds: If You Care About Health and the Environment, Change the Way You Eat
It’s time to break up with the American diet. And no, it’s not you—it’s us.
That’s the biggest takeaway from the nearly 600-page report released Thursday by the federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. What’s for dinner may be an individual choice, but when it comes to setting nutrition standards, we are the sum total (environmentally, calorically) of what we eat. The document, which will inform the new federal dietary guidelines, was “guided by two fundamental realities,” the authors write: that unhealthy diets are creating high rates of preventable, chronic disease and obesity, and that diet choices are “strongly influenced by personal, social, organizational, and environmental contexts and systems.”
In other words, the way we eat is a reflection of society and the environment on the whole.
Currently, the image we’re reflecting isn’t very attractive. Close to half the sugar Americans consume is in the form of sweetened beverages such as soda. Nearly 15 percent of energy intake comes from sandwiches and burgers. As The Washington Post put it in its headline, “Nation’s top nutrition panel: the American diet is killing us.”
But what’s promising here is the image of a future American diet the report projects: One that’s largely plant based and low in red meat, sugar, and processed foods. A way of eating that “is associated with less environmental impact than is the current U.S. diet.”
And this, mind you, from a crew of federal bearcats, not Michael Pollan. Marion Nestle, a food studies professor at New York University and a frequent critic of federal nutrition policy, called the recommendations “courageous.” Ag industry trade groups, unsurprisingly, are furious over the indictment of meat-and-potatoes dining. In a National Cattlemen’s Beef Association press release, Richard Thorpe, a Texas rancher, said, “It is absurd for the Advisory Committee to suggest that Americans should eat less red meat and focus so heavily on plant-based diets.”
The gap between the report’s recommendations and reality—or even official federal policy—is significant, however. Realizing this notion of the American diet a “will require a paradigm shift to an environment in which population health is a national priority and where individuals and organizations, private business, and communities work together to achieve a population-wide ‘culture of health’ in which healthy lifestyle choices are easy, accessible, affordable, and normative.”
What’s the first step toward making that shift? The report is open for public comment for the next 45 days.


text:
Atlas Obscura tries to carve out a niche with smart-kid millennials
One day last March, 300 people showed up at the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, a stately building in Midtown, that houses the John M. Mossman Lock Collection. Guests paid $75 apiece to examine the collection, watch an expert lock picker ply his trade and try their own hand at lock-picking. Another 300 were turned away.
The event was so popular that its host, Atlas Obscura, a travel and discovery media company, plans to do another this year, around the idea of cheating. The events are part of an ambitious plan by the four-year-old company to crack the coveted millennial market by catering to those with insatiable curiosity and and adventurous spirit — a far cry from the “31 Things Only a Middle Child Would Understand” fare at most millennial-focused outfits.
“People really like this idea of discovering something in their own world,” said David Plotz, the former editor of Slate who became CEO of Atlas Obscura last year.
Atlas Obscura imbues that spirit throughout its content. A recent visit to the site’s home page revealed stories on treehouses, a dinosaur museum and abandoned cemeteries. The site is too small to be independently measured by comScore. (Plotz said internal metrics show a reach of 1 million monthly unique visitors, 54 percent of them in 18-to 34-year old age group coveted by advertisers.) But it’s attracted a roster of publishing names that’s anything but obscure.
Atlas Obscura was co-founded as a labor of love by author Joshua Foer and writer Dylan Thuras, and in addition to Plotz has attracted hires from Fast Company and Modern Farmer. After laboring in, well, relative obscurity for much of its history, it’s just completed its first fundraising round, securing $2 million from such backers as The New York Times Co., Graham Holdings, Business Insider founder Henry Blodget and entrepreneur John Battelle.
“The best media properties understand the fine line between breadth and specificity,” said Bryan Goldberg, Bleacher Report and Bustle founder, another investor. “Atlas Obscura has broad appeal with a specific lens. In the future, it will draw a broad array of advertisers with its very specific reader. I’m very excited about this investment.”
Most of Atlas Obscura’s content is user-generated, but the infusion will enable it to relaunch the site, add more professional content and broaden it beyond travel to topics like food and history.
Events like the lock picking meetup at the Mossman Collection are a big part of the site’s business, mainly because it hasn’t actively been selling ads.
But with display ad rates sinking, Atlas Obscura, like most publishers, is looking to native advertising to diversify its revenue. The site trades in non-controversial, millennial-skewing content, which makes it safe for brands. Atlas Obscura’s approach has been to write place-based articles for sponsors, an approach that’s won it business from IcelandAir and the State of Illinois, which sponsored this post about secret libraries. Plotz said the stories are written by the same staff that writes editorial content, but that the stories focus on places that Atlas Obscura would write about anyway, so there’s no harm done to editorial integrity.
The site’s native potential was one of its key selling points for BI’s Blodget. “This is an awesome category for native digital journalism — a whole world of pictures, videos, sound, and adventure a click or stream away.”
Atlas Obscura will have its challenges. The company put on around 100 events last year, most of them drawing fewer than 50 people. Small-scale events can be labor intensive, with relatively small financial payoff. By keeping user-generated content at the core of the site, it can scale inexpensively. But growing contributor content can have quality tradeoffs. Atlas Obscura has a distribution deal with Slate to grow its awareness, which is being followed by similar deals with Time, Vanity Fair, Business Insider and Mental Floss.
Atlas Obscura’s real-life presence through events gives it an edge, according to David D. Burstein, the author of “Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping Our World.” Whether it’s using Airbnb or going to live concerts, millennials like real-world experiences and sharing them with like-minded people, said Burstein. “So much of their experience is totally offline. Because you can get so much online, there’s a need to create new experiences in the offline world for things that are unique,” he said. “What’s the point in going to the mall if you can get anything in the mall online?”
And Plotz is not adverse to comparing the company to another much-hyped news site that’s also aimed at millennials. “Vice has shown there’s a trust and appetite for the strangeness, the oddity of the world,” he said. “We share that sense of interest, but we’re a little more joyful.”
Homepage courtesy of Muzik Hounds on Flickr
More in Media
Publishers are testing a TikTok feature that adds links to organic videos, and hoping it can help drive traffic to their sites.
The percentage of publishers making money from events hit a low as of the first quarter of this year and, as a result, fewer publishers plan on putting a focus on growing that part of their business.
Year two of Possible is once again being held in Miami Beach, and it will take place from April 15-17 with 3,000 attendees expected to listen to another 200 or so speakers, including Snap’s Colleen DeCourcy, Uber Ads’ Megan Ramm and UM Worldwide’s Matthew Smith.


text:
Rolls-Royce has released a very cryptic announcement reflecting on its founder and its long-standing history, ahead of a “historic announcement” taking place later today. Common sense points us in the direction of a radical electric vehicle unveiling.
While it remains speculation on our part, it’s likely that this historic announcement could take the form of a preview or unveiling of the first modern all-electric Rolls-Royce, as the brand plans its transition to electrified motoring.
Rolls-Royce outlined at the start of its announcement that the company has already committed to producing an all-electric car this decade, which will feature a battery electric system, rather than a hybrid drive system. Rolls’ CEO has previously confirmed that the company would skip hybrid powertrains entirely in its transition, moving from V12s to battery electric vehicles in one swoop.
The vehicle will be released to the public “only when the time is right,” the company says, so long as “every element meets Rolls-Royce’s technical, aesthetic and performance standards.”
Rolls-Royce has previously unveiled a number of electrified concepts, but previews of those concepts weren’t expected to hit the roads, rather, showcase the company’s advancements in electric vehicle powertrains and battery packs.
In 2011, for example, Rolls-Royce unveiled an all-electric version of the Phantom, which was packaged with a 71kWh battery offering 200km of range, producing 290kW and 800Nm. This was followed by the 2016 unveiling of the 103EX concept, which boasted a lightweight chassis and a “proprietary” electric powertrain. Rolls-Royce CEO, Torsten Muller-Otvos, said:
“In April 1900, our founding forefather, Charles Rolls, made a prescient prophecy about automotive electrification. Move forward over 120 years to when I made a public promise, on the record, that we would bring the first fully electric Rolls‑Royce to market within the current decade. And, right now, our company is embarking on an historic undertaking to create the first, super-luxury car of its type.”
Interestingly, one of its founders, Henry Royce (below), was actually one of the world’s first electrical engineers, at one point in time actually supplying a London-based electric car manufacturer with e-motors.
The other half of the founders, Charles Rolls (below and higher above), was also a skilled engineer who purchased an all-electric ‘Columbia Electric Carriage’ back in 1898, and once told journalists that “the electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. There is no smell or vibration, and they should become very useful when fixed charging stations can be arranged.”
He added, though, that “for now, I do not anticipate that they will be very serviceable – at least for many years to come.”
All will be revealed at around 10:00pm Australian Eastern time tonight, via an online event.


text:
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Synopsys Inc. on Wednesday said its top two leaders will now share the seat of chief executive officer. The company also raised its outlook for the year, citing results in its most latest quarter and a recent acquisition.
The current CEO and Chairman, Aart de Gues, will become co-CEO along with the current COO and President, Chi-Foon Chan. The company said it made the move to recognize Chan's contributions in leading Synopsys for more than a decade. The two executives' responsibilities will remain the same.
The company, which makes software that aids in chip development, said that it earned $21 million, or 14 cents per share, for the three months ended April 30, its fiscal second quarter. That's down from $81.1 million, or 53 cents per share, a year ago.
After adjusting for costs tied to its purchase of Magma Design Automation and other unusual items, it earned 53 cents per share versus 45 cents per share last year. The acquisition closed in February.
Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting the company to earn 55 cents per share.
The company, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., said revenue grew 10 percent to $432.6 million from $393.7 million. Analysts expected $417.4 million.
The company said it is raising its full-year guidance on the strength of its core business and the benefit from Magma. It now expects adjusted earnings of $2.03 to $2.07 per share on revenue of $1.74 to $1.76 billion for the year. That's up from its prior forecast in February of adjusted earnings of $1.97 to $2.03 per share on revenue of $1.66 to $1.68 billion.
Analysts are expecting Synopsis to earn $2.03 per share on revenue of $1.67 billion for the year.
Synopsis also forecast adjusted earnings of 49 to 51 cents per share on revenue of $440 to $448 million for its current quarter ending in July. Analysts are expecting the company to earn 46 cents per share on revenue of $413.1 million.
Synopsis shares rose 56 cents, or 2 percent, to $28.76 in after-hours trading on the news. Its shares rose 16 cents to close regular trading at $28.20.


text:
Netflix may also plan to bring a cloud gaming platform alongside its mobile games. This description is not a rumor or a leak as it comes directly from the company’s VP of Games Mike Verdo.
As we all know, a few weeks ago, Google announced the shutdown of its Stadia platform, one of the largest community cloud gaming platforms, but Netflix is now racing to claim that title. Ready to join.
Netflix Is Working On Cloud Gaming Streaming
As I already mentioned, Netflix’s VP of Games, Mike Verdu, noted this at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 conference held on Tuesday.
“We’re very seriously exploring cloud gaming offerings. so we can reach members on TVs and PCs,” said Verdu, which you can watch in the video below.
We all know that Netflix made a big push into mobile gaming last year. Launching several titles this year. And even launched its own game studio. Which is now expected to work on cloud gaming as well.
Further, Verdu mentioned that “we’re going to approach it the same way we did with mobile, which is to be small. Be humble, think and then build. But it’s a step. What we think we should do is meet members where they are on the devices where they use Netflix.
With this statement, we can expect that Netflix may already have a complete plan for its cloud gaming service. And that it may first introduce it with a Netflix subscription. And then we will have a separate plate for it. You can see the form.
Thus, we may also see a game controller from Netflix in the future, like Google Stadia and Amazon Luna.
In addition, Verdo also talks about the differences between Google Stadia’s business model and theirs, suggesting that Netflix will learn from Stadia’s mistakes.
Currently, it’s a complete mystery when the company will unveil its cloud gaming projections, but it’s highly expected to arrive next year.


text:
Governor Delisle Worrell Repeats Himself
The following statement was made by Governor Delisle Worrell in January 2011.
.“Barbados economy predicted to grow by 2%
The Governor of the Barbados Central Bank, Dr. Delisle Worrell says the island’s economy is expected to grow by about 2% this year . Dr. Worrell says the projected economic growth will result from improvement in the performance of key sectors including tourism. Dr. Worrell’s annual economic review shows that up to November 2010, tourism improved with increased arrivals from North America and Canada. He said beyond 2011, the economy is expected to achieve a 3% rate of growth. However, he added that this depended on a number of factors including a full recovery of the tourism sector” – RJR News


text:
The company reported that spam volumes increased by 16 per cent from Q1 2010 to Q2 2010. Compared with Q2 2009, however, spam levels were down by 15 per cent.
Google said that virus levels had increased by 250 per cent since Q2 2009, but had only increased by 3 per cent from Q1 2010 to Q2 2010.
The company said: "Spam and virus volumes this year have continued their upward trend. These trends tell us that the spammers are still extremely active, and their botnets produce high levels of spam and virus traffic."


text:
Mail scam targeting Arizona businessesMay 23, 2016 1:04 pm Leave your thoughts
Arizona State Attorney General Mark Brnovich is warning local businesses to be on the lookout for fraudulent mailings prompting owners to send money. The mailings are designed to resemble legitimate government documents issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission, and insist that the businesses being targeted pay the commission for "annual minutes" or "annual corporate minutes."
"The scam is primarily targeting 'mom and pop' shops."
"Many consumers have been tricked into thinking they are filling out a mandatory form and returning it to a government agency," writes Brnovich in his "Scam Alert" statement. "The forms are particularly misleading because corporations are required to file an Annual Report with the Arizona Corporation Commission and pay a fee. However, annual reports for Arizona corporations are filed electronically with the Arizona Corporation Commission. The Commission does not mail a reminder that an annual report is due."
The scam is primarily targeting "mom and pop" shops and ultimately only requests an amount between $125 to $150. More troubling is that many of the scam forms request personal and business information, which could potentially be used to impersonate a business owner and open up fraudulent accounts.
Businesses are warned that the scam forms use specific language, often including the words "notice" or "statement." Those who suspect they may have received a mailing are urged to contact the Attorney General's Office in Phoenix at (602) 542-5763, in Tucson at (520) 628-6504 or outside the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas at 1(800) 352-8431. Consumers can also file complaints online by visiting the Attorney General's website.
With fraud on the rise, it pays to have strong legal counsel that understands the issues businesses face. The Arizona business lawyers at The Law Offices of Donald W. Hudspeth, P.C., are here to help.
This post was written by


text:
But that's given people a chance to rediscover their home town. And as Visit Denver knows, there's a lot to love about Denver.
With no visitors to welcome, Denver's tourism and convention organization decided that the time was right to celebrate this city with those already here. For its #LoveThisCityDenver campaign, Visit Denver took inspiration — and a theme — from the Pat Milbery "Love This City" mural series that debuted in time for the tenth anniversary of Denver Arts Week in 2016. On lovethiscitydenver.com, you can see all six of the murals in that Milbery series, play trivia games for prizes, submit your own reasons to love this city to "Virtually Denver," and search to-go Denver, a list of almost 900 restaurants offering food for pick-up and delivery in the metro area.
During the first weeks of the pandemic, Visit Denver was busy handling cancellations, and while it couldn't do a lot immediately for the decimated hospitality industry, it could for the people of this city. "We needed to get out of the depression and recognize the great things in Denver," explains Visit Denver CEO Richard Scharf.
With #LoveThisCityDenver, "people can share what they love about this city, and have something to look forward to once this starts to minimize a bit."
And to celebrate right now. "We needed to give people a way to support local businesses and attractions," he adds.
Here's a question: What are Scharf's favorite places in Denver? "I can't tell you that," he responds, but then spills that he's a fan of Bigsby's Folly, a craft winery run by Chad and Marla Yetka in RiNo. "There are a lot of great people out there. They're doing what they can to sustain their business, and they're being creative. I just think they're a neat couple," he explains. "I enjoy some of the things they're doing, trying to keep people going."
In fact, the people keeping things going may be the real reason Scharf loves this city. "If you really think about our industry...the Uber drivers and the restaurants and the hotels and the museums, the art and culture and the retail...we need these people," he says. "And the owners who have passion make the difference."
While Visit Denver is celebrating the city for people already in and around the city right now, it's also thinking about when it can start marketing Denver again. The Colorado Convention Center is shut down through at least July, outfitted as a temporary hospital facility. But there may not be any big meetings still coming this summer, anyway.
"When do we start talking to visitors?" asks Scharf. That's the big question in his business, he says: "This pandemic has heavily impacted tourism and hospitality disproportionately. One-third of all jobs have been lost in our industry."
And even once meetings are allowed and travel comes back, there's another hurdle. "This is the first time since 9/11 that the travel industry is being impacted by fear," Scharf notes. "Getting on a plane, staying at a hotel, eating at a restaurant...a lot of what we need to do is overcome fear."
To do that, Visit Denver is working with task forces in different industries — restaurateurs and chefs, hotel managers, retail owners and others — on proper protocols and procedures as they reopen, and how to communicate that to consumers. "At the end of the day, it's really not who can do it better, but how can you consistently say that we have protocols in place so that you can feel safe," he says. "We need to give people the confidence to visit."
Right now, it's all local. Visit Denver wants to remind us why we love this city, and to make sure that all those reasons can survive until visitors can appreciate them, too.
While the Visit Denver staff considers the impossible-to-predict future reshaped of this pandemic, they're also looking to the past, coming up with those trivia questions. A few favorites:
How did Titanic survivor Molly Brown (Margaret Tobin Brown) stay in shape?
A. Long walks around Washington Park
B. Boxing Rocky Balboa-style with a punching bag
C. Jumping rope
(correct answer: A)
If you went back in time to the early 1900s, where would you find an electric car factory?
A. Fillmore Auditorium
B. What is now Peyton Manning’s backyard
C. Denver Union Station
(correct answer: A)
In 1859, Denver’s first city government was created in what building?
A. A church
B. A saloon
C. A hospital
(correct answer: B)
Scharf could answer that last one. He got his early experience in the hospitality industry working as a bartender in what legendary Denver watering hole?
A. Soapy Smith's Double Eagle Bar
B. Govn'rs Park
C. Duffy's Shamrock Bar
The correct answer is C, and it's just another reason to love this city.
Visit Denver's next round of trivia begins May 4; find out more here.


text:
I like free money. That's why I'm a fan of Microsoft's Rewards Program. Microsoft "pays" me just for using its Bing search engine, and you can get paid too.
This may sound like a scam or gimmick. I assure it's not. Nor is it a philanthropic effort by Microsoft to line our pockets with cash. Microsoft's search engine is a distant second to Google's and Microsoft's trying to get people to use Bing. It's that simple.
Most people don't realize that search engines aren't just about helping you find information. They're a major backbone for a range of services provided by companies like Microsoft and Google. The data collected from billions of searches executed daily via text, voice and increasingly smartphone cameras, are fueling these firm's artificial intelligence, bots, machine learning, natural language processing and personal digital assistant efforts.
This is why these companies integrate search wherever they can. They need data to make AI smarter, natural language processing more accurate, machine learning more efficient and digital assistants and bots more practical.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...


text:
Kylian Mbappe 9. Phelps is expected to appear in Cheap Algeria Jerseys marketing Nike NFL Jerseys 2017 for the brand, but details were not revealed. Katelyn Ohashi By Barry Janoff Pairing with one of the most popular sports in the world is a great opportunity for Falken Tires to grow and expand into new markets. Serena Williams 3. Manning, who led the Broncos cheap nfl jerseys to Super Bowl XLVIII this past February, will appear in Nationwide local and national marketing, including TV scheduled to break in time for the 2014 season. Unfortunately for Dallas, this poll was conducted early this season. As this is his contract year, Huertas slightly raised his statistical numbers – points from 8 to 9, rebounds from 2 to 3 and assists from 3 to 4 – while FC Barcelona traditionally remains among contenders to win the title. But she had to drop the language program to volunteer at the school’s daycare center.
The collection will be available starting Summer 2020 at retailers nationwide. Doubles for Anthony, Irving and Davis appear in one, lookalikes for Harden, Porzinagas and Lillard in the other. LeBron James 5. Katelyn Ohashi By Barry Janoff June 9: Led by Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Target, sponsorship spend on performing arts is projected to hit a record $970 million in 2016, up more Basketball Jerseys For Sale than $30 million from 2015 when the total reached $939 million. In anticipation of the Jerseys Supply Big Dance ready to being later this month, PowerAde and 7-Eleven Wholesale Jerseys China have joined to honor four memorable moments in NCAA Men’s Basketball Div. Becky Lynch 7. Between incorporating the low-cost San Dimas into its portfolio, and looking at ways to bolster its existing assets , First Majestic has seen its silver equivalent ounce production grow Nike NFL Jerseys 2017 from 16 million ounces in 2017 to perhaps north of 26 million SEO in 2019. Showering’s annoying. Ronda Rousey 9. Look how badass that ring is. Arizona Cardinals 9.
cheap nfl jerseys The all-inclusive partnership agreement will combine the MLB Jerseys Supply brand with MGM Resorts and playMGM brands across league and team sponsorships, data usage in gaming, promotion across MLB-owned media platforms, and domestic and international activations at Wholesale Jerseys China MLB events. Basketball Jerseys For Sale Naomi Osaka 4. The Black Hawks were routed 6 at the Forum in Game 1 but rallied to tie the series 2. Buick broke during March Madness a Full Line spot in which people see the new cars and exclaim, That’s not a Buick! Basketball Jerseys For Sale So there have been plenty of Cheap NFL Jerseys Nike folks with Basketball Jerseys For Sale whom we NHL Jerseys China have been NHL Jerseys China able to expand our relationship because Wholesale Eindhoven Blank Home Soccer Club Jerseys the general pricing model has come down. 22 from the Moda Center in Portland, and the Big3 Championship Game will air live from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Aug. • Sabrina Ionescu of the University of Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team, who earlier in the day spoke at the Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna in Staples Center, has become the first player in NCAA D-1 basketball history – male or female – to reach career numbers of 2 points, 1 assists and 1 rebounds. • The Big3 and CBS Sports have extended Cheap NFL Jerseys Nike their alliance for the league’s upcoming fourth season, with CBS Sports featuring 24 games over the ten event days of the season, with all selected games airing live on CBS . is on track to start throwing in the next 10 days or so, said Boone, per Marly Rivera of ESPN. Jacksonville Jaguars 10.


text:
Global news roundup
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media.
- China will cut import tariffs on nearly 800 items from 1 January, including clothing, the Ministry of Finance has said. Import tariffs for leather coats will be cut from 23% to 10%. SHANGHAI DAILY
- Hundreds of Punjab textile mills have threatened to close down unless the federal government helps to address industry competitiveness. The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) will this month call a conference of stakeholders of the entire textile chain, including the value-added sector, to evolve a joint protest strategy. DAWN
- A protest involving 30,000 Cambodian garment workers demanding a rise in the minimum wage has entered its second day. The workers from 39 factories in the Manhattan, Tai Seng 1 and Tai Seng 2 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Svay Rieng province's Bavet town started to break windows and destroy factory property as they want the minimum wage to increase to $148 a month. The minimum wage is set to rise to $140 in January.
- Bangladesh's apparel value chain is growing faster than any other Asian country because of low-cost manufacturing firms shifting out of China, according to the Asian Economic Integration Report 2015 produced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). DHAKA TRIBUNE
- One hundred US congressmen from cotton-growing states are pressing the Obama administration for price supports to help struggling US farmers, in the first push to introduce new subsidies since losing a trade case with Brazil last year. The industry's support programme was gutted in the 2014 Farm Bill after the US settled a trade case with Brazil with promises that it would not give direct subsidies for fibre. But cottonseed, a by-product, can be made eligible. REUTERS
just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
An interactive databank with intelligence on the major apparel sourcing countries
- Fashion fit for the future – strategies for speed
- Digitisation to drive new apparel-making models
- Will new Vietnam wage hinder competitiveness?
- Under Armour Lighthouse will disrupt production
- Pakistan industry seeks help to kickstart exports
- Child refugees found in Turkey apparel factories
- Chinese manufacturer invests $20m in US facility
- US Q3 in brief - Under Armour, VF Corp, Skechers
- Reebok Liquid Factory reinvents shoe production
- Managing change in the move to new tech tools
- Africa-Med strategic sourcing review – comparing East Africa, North Africa and Turkey
- REPORT BUNDLE: Africa-Med, Southeast Asia and Central America strategic sourcing pack
- Southeast Asia strategic sourcing review – a focus on Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar
- Apparel (GLOBAL) - Industry Report
- Global Sports and Fitness Wear Market 2016-2020


text:
East Midlands Railway employees make medical mask straps using 3D printers for front line workers at local Hospitals
- Face mask straps go around the back of a mask and alleviate pressure on the ears
- The plastic clips are created at home on a 3D printer
- The filament used to create the straps donated by other EMR employees
- A part on an online community of volunteers creating 3D printed PPE
Colleagues at EMR are working hard to keep the railway moving for key workers as well as going the extra mile behind the scenes to provide further support.
A number of EMR colleagues have taken to 3D printing to help create mask straps and face shields.
Train Driver Jeff Bannister; saw a link online on how to create face mask straps that alleviate pressure on the ears for NHS workers during the Coronavirus crisis.
So far, Jeff has donated over eighty to a friend who works for the Ambulance service and over one hundred to other friends and family. He has also shared the plastic straps on his Facebook page, offering them out to anyone who needs them, which has already had a great response.
Jeff Bannister said “A few of my colleagues had sent me a link to an article on how to make them so I tried it and realised I could help, I am trying to create as many as possible to donate.
“I am currently running three printers, one making four at a time, one making ten and the other one making sixteen.
“Without the plastic straps, the masks can become very uncomfortable after wearing them for long periods of time, which all of the key workers on the front line are doing so hopefully these will help relieve some of the pressure on the ears.”
Jeff is not the only one supporting the front line workers; other employees at EMR are also creating items on their own 3D printers.
Reservations Controller, Dean Myers, has been making face shield frames. Dean has been printing the face shields at home then bagging and boxing them off. The elastic strap and clear sheet of plastic are then added before they are shipped off to various key workers.
Stuart Howe; IT Service Delivery Manager is also making plastic straps for medical masks using his 3D set up in his garden shed.
Will Rogers, Managing Director for EMR said: “A huge well done and thank you to Jeff, Dean and Stuart for your generosity, we appreciate everything that you're doing to help our NHS and front line workers”.
If you have a 3D printer or you'd like to find out more about 3D printing, visit https://national3dprintingsociety.co.uk/ and www.3dcrowd.uk