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GUWAHATI: Criticising Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's decision to support 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, CPI(M) today said any attempt to introduce the concept in the state will affect both farmers and consumers.
"Gogoi has supported Centre's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail. But any attempt to allow foreign companies to open such shops in Assam will be detrimental to the interest of both farmers and consumers," CPI(M) state secretary Uddhav Barman told reporters here.
Gogoi, he said, has supported the Centre's stand without going into details regarding cost-benefit analysis.
"Globally wherever FDI has been allowed into retail segment, there have been monopoly of big companies. This has hurt both traditional shopkeepers and also made products expensive," Barman said.
There have been news reports that Walmart has purchased land in Guwahati in anticipation of the move. "If true, we oppose such things," he said.
Barman said seven parties -- CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML-Liberation), Forward Bloc,Revolutionary Socialist Party Samajwadi Party and Janata Dal (Socialist) -- have called for a day-long hartal in Assam on September 20 to oppose the entry of MNCs in multi-brand retail sector.
"We have also called the hartal against the hike in diesel prices, limiting the number of subsidised LPG cylinders and disinvestment in public sector undertakings," he said.
Assam government had recently announced a one-month ban on bandhs and so the parties have called for a hartal, Barman added.


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Almost every little gal’s idea of beauty, regardless of whether she is Black, White or Asian seems to be the classic hot, leggy blonde with blue eyes as represented by most Barbie dolls in the market. Seeing a bald Barbie might come as a shocker to most children.
However, we do believe that children should be educated and exposed to different ideas and perspectives of what beauty is all about. There is no better way to start it than the new Facebook campaign suggesting that Mattel should manufacture a Barbie with no hair.
The story behind bald Barbie
Obviously there is an inspirational story behind this movement. The Facebook group, ‘Beautiful and Bald Barbie’, already has 121,993 likes to date. It was first inspired by Genesis Reyes, a four-year-old girl from Long Island who lost her hair after a cancer treatment.
The young girl stated that she no longer felt like a princess without her locks and when another parent who was at the hospital heard this. The parent decided to go to the CEO of Mattel (who was a personal friend) to create a one-off Genesis doll. Now, the Facebook group hopes that Mattel can produce more of these dolls commercially to help young girls deal with hair-loss after medical treatments like: chemo, aloepcia or trichotillomania.
It’s a very emotional toll on the child to lose hair or have a loved one lose locks due to medical treatments. The group also suggests that the “Bald Barbie” should come with scarves, hats, bandanas and accessories—it can be an invaluable coping mechanism.
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The law firm Perkins Coie announced the launch of its TechVenture Index to provide a measure of the emerging growth tech and VC sector. The index was developed in collaboration with Michael Ewens, associate professor of finance and entrepreneurship at the California Institute of Technology. The inputs behind the Perkins Coie TechVenture Index is based on exits, startup financing and VC fundraising. The index will also provide historical data back to Q1 2002.
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Electric car insurance costs are typically higher than petrol and diesel
Alternatively fuelled vehicles are becoming increasingly more popular in the UK.
In 2018, sales of these vehicles rose 26.9 per cent year-on-year sitting at 106,658.
AFVs including hybrids, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric cars are low or zero emissions travel and use electrification in the propulsion and power of the car in some capacity.
However, insurance policies for these vehicles are typically more expensive than petrol and diesel cars.
The reasons for this are associated with the higher purchase price of these vehicles and the more specialist costs of replacement parts or repairs.
Matt Oliver, car insurance expert at GoCompare, said: “Insurance for AFVs tends to be slightly more expensive than for petrol or diesel counterparts, due in part to the higher cost of new AFVs than equivalent traditionally fuelled cars and the costs of repairs and parts, which aren’t as widely available,” he said.
“Another point for people to consider is insuring an electric car can be a little more complicated if the battery (one of the most expensive components) is leased.
“In this situation, drivers should check with their battery provider who is responsible for cover in the event of damage before getting an insurance quote.”
Car insurance: How to get the best policy
Mr Oliver did, however, say that this is likely to change over the next few years as demand increases for these cars.
He added “At the moment, alternative fuel cars are pricier to buy than their petrol or diesel counterparts but, as demand increases, and more cars are made – prices will fall.
This, in turn, will help drive down the cost of repairs and insurance for these cars over time.
“The market for alternative fuel cars is still in its infancy.
“So, compared with petrol and diesel cars there are fewer insurers to compare products from, so it is really important to shop around to compare cover levels as well as prices to make sure that you buy a policy that meets your needs.”
He added that drivers must also take car when charging their vehicle and look out for liability cover depending on how they recharge it to make sure they are sufficiently covered.
“If it is necessary for the cable to run over a public pavement, then it’s essential to find a policy which provides liability cover,” he said.
Electric cars: New 'refillable' battery technology tested in Indiana
While insurance costs on paper my cost typically more, electric cars can benefit from zero tax if it costs under £40,000.
In addition to this, you get £3,500 off the government in a grant to get off the list price.
They are also cheaper to run than petrol and diesel cars and new research claim,s that they are five per cent cheaper to own compared to ICEs.


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A confidence-boosting bra for women who've had mastectomy surgery has won the Grand Prix in the Lexus Design Award 2019.
Called 'Algorithmic Lace,' Lisa Marks' design beat 1,548 other entries from 65 countries around the world to the top prize in a ceremony in Milan.
Designer and technologist John Maeda was on the panel, and explains why the design impressed the judges:
"When we think of algorithms, we usually think of computers and the high-tech industry. But the textile industry is where algorithms were first deployed as means to realise new aesthetic choices in fabrics during the 19th century.
Lisa Marks’s Algorithmic Lace project not only feeds on that rich history, it goes even further back in time to incorporate a 16th century technique for weaving complex lace patterns. Marks uses this ancient process together with advanced three-dimensional modelling to hand-craft bespoke bras for breast cancer survivors who have undergone mastectomy surgery.
The result is a combination of function and beauty that positively impacts the survivor’s body aesthetic while also providing fully customised structural comfort."
The Lexus Design Award has been given out every year since 2013, and this year's competition was all about tech that can transform lives.
"Lexus doesn’t have to do this (award), they could be a successful brand without it, but it shows their commitment to design and to a better world."
The prototype of the Algorithmic Lace bra will go on display at the Lexus Leading with Light exhibition until the 13th of April at Milan Design Week. Hopefully the concept will also go into production -- it's too good an idea to remain an idea.


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Following the horrifying death of George Floyd in May 2020, demonstrations were held across cities within the United States and around the world, to protest police brutality and the systemic racism which exists on a global scale. As a result, many woke up to the brutal realities faced by Black people every day, and have since vowed to join the fight for equality and committing to be anti-racist. Part of this means being an ally in every sense of the word – and one way that we, as consumers, can lend ourselves to the cause, is by educating ourselves about Black-owned businesses and brands, and supporting and investing in them wherever possible.
Within the fashion industry there's a huge wealth of talented Black designers, many of which have not been given the spotlight they deserve. We are committed to better raising the profile of these figures and showcasing their exceptional work more, starting right here. We also want to draw attention to a new initiative which launched in the UK in August 2020, Black Pound Day, an event which will occur on the first Saturday of every month, where shoppers are encouraged to buy products and services from local and online Black-owned businesses instead of their usual go-to stores, helping support the growth of the Black economy.
From well-known catwalk names to design stars who are just on the rise, we round up the Black fashion designers that we think you should have on your radar.


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A U.S. judge lowered a jury's damage award from $80 million to $25 million for a California cancer victim who used Monsanto's Roundup weed-killer. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Monday that U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said he was required to reduce the punitive damage award because it went beyond constitutional limits set by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nissley Vineyards in Bainbridge, Lancaster County, will ask the public to decide in a unique taste test Friday night at the winery. One of the region's iconic producers is partnering with Wine-in-a-Can Research to conduct what it's calling the first blind tasting study comparing canned wines to bottled wines in the nation. This taste test will include 60 volunteers (21 and over) and run from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the winery.
People who did not smoke, limited themselves to one glass of wine a day, and regularly - two or three times a week - engaged in mentally stimulating activities such as reading the newspaper, visiting the library or playing games such as chess and checkers also earned 1s.
Spirits Network will run as on-demand video programming for paid subscribers with content ranging from original historical documentaries and reviews and how-to's -- presented by hosts like Minnick -- to rebroadcasted interviews with celebrities dishing on their favorite drinks. For the first time, a network will fully integrate instant online shopping opportunities into original shows by making it possible to buy what you're seeing as you're seeing it. This differs from home shopping channels in that Spirits Network produces its own edutainment rather than simply showcasing products.
The city of Milton-Freewater has been successful in receiving a $230,000 grant from the state of Oregon to conduct a feasibility study on a wine production facility. "The wine production facility would enable dozens of local wineries located in the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater to produce their wines inside the Rocks District boundaries so that wine produced here can be permitted to reflect its prestigious origin on the label," City Manager Linda Hall said.
Hurricane Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways, from accelerating runoff of farmland nutrients to toppling trees and damaging wildlife habitat and fisheries, scientists say. But the extent of the damage - and whether it will be at least partially offset by benefits such as disruption of the notorious Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" - is hard to predict, they say. That's because the region faces a rare one-two-three punch : the storm's anticipated tidal surge and torrential downpour, combined with record-high water levels in the Mississippi River.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 998 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, into law. This bill makes State Route 128 eligible to be designated as an official "Scenic Highway," which will increase local economic activity in the North Bay and parts of Northern California, and bring newfound appreciation to the beauty of the route.
The logline: After failing spectacularly in Silicon Valley, a misguided entrepreneur moves one valley over into wine country and tries to turn a run-down vineyard into a success. Winos follows the antics of this ragtag group of employees who have no business running a winery.
I wouldn't call them motley, but there's a crew of winemakers I know who are notable rascals. Toga parties and burlesque shows aren't out of the question. Yet this lineup of mischief-makers, self-dubbed the Monday Standard, are upstanding members of the Sonoma community, a big percentage of the time, anyway … over 80 percent to be sure.
CRISPR is often thought of as "molecular scissors" used for precision breeding to cut DNA so that a certain trait can be removed, replaced or edited, but Yiping Qi, assistant professor in Plant Science & Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland, is looking far beyond these traditional applications in his latest publication in Nature Plants.
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio sent a letter Thursday to Naomi Earp, current Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on issues related to socially disadvantaged farmers.
The renaissance of dry Chenin wines, together with dwindling sales of sweet wines, have driven investors in Quarts-de-Chaumes - the Loire's only Grand Cru appellation - to switch production from sweet to dry wines.
Designed to help these businesses increase sales of whites from Rueda, the initiative will see each participating store receive an exclusive promotional point-of-sale pack including: a branded apron, corkscrews, an ice bucket, neck tags, maps, posters and an information guide.
Martin McGowan has been named as Chapel Down's new sales director, having spent eight years working for Treasury Wine Estates' retail arm. McGowan has 15 years experience in the industry working for beer, wine and sprits brands, including Courvoisier, Stolichnaya, Wolfblass, Penfolds and Carlsberg.
With assistance from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, inspectors from Permit Sonoma arrived at the Butler Avenue property just after 8:30 a.m. with an inspection warrant, said Maggie Fleming, spokeswoman for the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department.
Wild lands Defense, Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council have filed a complaint accusing the U.S. Forest Service of violating federal law by "categorically excluding" the Rowley Canyon Wildlife Enhancement Project from environmental analysis.
A small town Ohio girl, Angela Allison, without either wine training or appreciation was smitten on a trip to Napa Valley. After some wine education, she remianed smitten so she started a Northern California wine club, which is the genesis of her online subscription company, Wine Society, launched in 2018, with the motto, "Screw the Cork," and a focus on wine in cans. Today it's clear she was onto something.
If you're managing a winery in California, what is the best way to sell your wines? Quite simply, you need to bring attention your way, and if you're fortunate enough to receive a 90-point plus score in a major wine publication, that's a big help. But if you live by reviews, you die by reviews, so positive comments from the media are usually only a temporary fix.
When it comes to wine, Central New Yorkers like theirs on the dry side. At least that's what a new survey by Syracuse-based Drive Research says. Perhaps that result is a little surprising: Most national surveys show an American preference for sweet, or at least semi-sweet wine. And, or course, one of the top-selling wines produced in the nearby Finger Lakes is the sweet red Hazlitt Red Cat.
Liber Pater, one of the world's most (in)famous wineries, announced that its 2015 vintage will hit the shelves with a price tag of $34k per bottle. Loïc Pasquet, the winemaking wizard behind Liber Pater, is known for using ancient techniques such as cultivating ancient grape varietals and ditching oak barrels to age his wine in amphorae (which look like they could have been excavated from Pompeii).
Now, with more Americans embracing wellness as an existential ideal - replacing Instagram pictures of brimming wineglasses with photos of artisanal, lime-garnished mocktails - some moms say they feel more empowered to go against the grain. But can an aspirational, hashtaggable lifestyle trend really dry out the alcohol-saturated "wine-mom" culture?
As recently as a decade ago, merlot still ruled in Washington vineyards. In 2009, merlot was the state's No. 1 grape at 26,700 tons harvested that fall. In fact, merlot was the grape and the wine that helped put Washington on the world stage. The red variety from France's Bordeaux region and the round, supple resulting wines brought Washington a measure of fame.
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After eight years of negotiation Australia has finally signed a free-trade agreement with Indonesia.
Earlier today Trade Minister Simon Birmingham and his Indonesian counterpart Enggartiasto Lukita signed the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) in Jakarta, ending months of uncertainty.
“It is a win-win agreement that will result in better economic ties and closer strategic ties between Australia and Indonesia,” Senator Birmingham said.
The landmark free trade agreement (FTA) would provide more opportunities for Australia's grain growers, horticulturalists, cattle producers, mining and health and financial services sectors.
The agreement should also benefit the Australian education sector, with universities and vocational training providers being given the green light to operate in Indonesia.
Also, it provides more opportunities for the Indonesian tourism industry and would help to, in attracting more investment, in ensuring that they can upskill successfully their workforce.
The deal provides greater access for Indonesians to work in Australia and will provide more support for its crude palm oil industry.
Why the agreement was delayed
An FTA was expected to be finalised late last year but was put on hold when Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia would consider formally recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.
Indonesia, the second largest Muslim-majority state in the world, strongly supports the Palestinian territories and expressed its concerns with the embassy proposal.
Also, ousted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull formed a strong relationship with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his exit from Australian politics may have also pushed back the deal.
The trade deal has been eight years in the making with both neighbouring countries seeing great benefits in expanding economic relations.
Indonesia is on track be the world’s 5th largest economy by 2030.
Australian farmers are the big winners
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud said once in force the deal would help farmers sell more product.
“Our farmers will export more produce because of this deal,” Mr Littleproud said.
“We’re giving our farmers more options and creating competition for Australian produce.
“Beef and sheep farmers are big winners – tariffs will disappear and more cattle will be exported.”
Under the new deal, all tariffs (now 5 percent) on beef and sheep meat will be eliminated over five years with most eliminated immediately.
“The first 575,000 head of live male cattle are now duty free, growing to 700,000 over six years,” said Mr Littleproud.
More work and holiday visas for Indonesians
“Sugar tariffs will be slashed from a maximum 12 per cent to 5 per cent.
“The first 500,000 tonnes of grain per year will also be duty free and that will grow by 5 per cent a year.
“Improved duty free quotas will also be put in place for citrus and horticultural products.”
As part of the deal, Mr Littleproud said the government would increase work and holiday visas for Indonesians from 1000 to 5000.
This would assist Australian producers who need seasonal workers.
“Preferential deals will be put in place or duty will be removed for more than 99 per cent of exports to Indonesia,” said Mr Littleproud.
Stronger strategic ties
Senator Birmingham said the agreement would provide not just economic ties but “deep strengthening of the strategic ties between Australia and Indonesia.”
“Over time it will ensure that we have deeper, richer, cultural, diplomatic security ties because of the strengthening of those economic ties,” he said.
I hope and trust it will be a smooth process for it to be ratified and brought into force in both countries.
Meanwhile, AUSVEG national manager Michael Coote said the agreement could see Australia's major carrot and potato growers back on Indonesian shelves "almost immediately".
"The industry really supports any sort of trade liberalisation," Mr Coote told ABC News.
"Indonesia is a major trading partner close to our shores, so there are benefits in terms of reduced freight times.
"Having access back into this market that is so close, has such a large population and does have an appetite for Australian produce is a real boom for the vegetable industry."
Raising living standards
Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said the trade agreement will help raise living standards in both Australia and Indonesia through freer trade and investment.
“Australia now more than ever needs to double down on getting competitive,” Ms Westacott said.
“The best protection for Australian workers is a growing economy fuelled by new investment and easier access to global markets.
“This agreement will help diversify Australia’s trade and strengthen our economic and cultural relationship with one of our closest and largest neighbours.”
Ms Westacott said the agreement will also help encourage Indonesians to look to Australia more for potential markets, education, training and other services.
“It demonstrates both Australia’s and Indonesia’s commitment to rules-based global trade at a time when the voices against freer and more liberal trade are increasingly loud.”
- Indonesia is Australia’s 4th largest agricultural export market, worth $3.35 billion in 2017
- In 2017, Australia’s top exports to Indonesia were wheat ($1.3b), live cattle ($602m), sugar ($328m) and beef and veal ($284m)
- Agriculture, fisheries and forestry totalled $54 billion in export earnings in 2017-18
- Australia imported $833 million of agricultural commodities from Indonesia in 2017


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Germany has proposed a new system of repatriation called “Return and Re-admission” to facilitate the smooth return of about 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants in that country.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed this yesterday when he received the Security Adviser to the President of Germany, Dr Jan Hecker and his team in Abuja.
He said the German government proposed the new plan after the perceived failure of the current system to ensure smooth repatriation. The current process involves both the participation of Nigerian embassy and consulate and the German immigration office.
“They don’t have enough faith and confidence in the process that we have at the moment for the repatriation process. Some of the delays they believed were with the mission and consulate in Germany,” he said.
Onyeama said in the last two years, only 200 Nigerians have returned to the country out of about 30,000. Jan Hecker said he was in Nigeria to intensify bilateral relations and achieve good result, particularly on the issue of migration.
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A company that sells software to dental practices will pay $250,000 to settle federal charges it misled customers about the level of encryption used to secure patient data.
In a complaint, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged Henry Schein Practice Solutions touted its Dentrix G5 software as featuring encryption that met “data protection regulations” for protecting patient data.
“Strong encryption is critical for companies dealing with sensitive health information,” said Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a statement. “If a company promises strong encryption, it should deliver it.”
Under the proposed agreement, Schein will pay the $250,000 settlement to the FTC. It must also notify purchasers of the Dentrix G5 software about the substandard encryption.
In recent years, the FTC has become the de facto data security regulatory agency, as Congress has been unable to move a data breach bill that would set nationwide security standards.
In December alone, the agency secured a number of high-profile settlements with companies over their cybersecurity practices.
Tech giant Oracle agreed to settle FTC charges that it misled customers about security updates for popular software installed on more than 850 million personal computers.
Just a week prior, identity theft protection firm LifeLock agreed to pay a record $100 million fine to settle an FTC lawsuit that it had deceived customers about how secure their data was.


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WhichCraft Beer Store to open second location in Mueller
A new location of the craft beer-focused WhichCraft Beer Store is going to offer much more than bottles and cans to go when it debuts in early summer this year.
Opening in the Mueller area next to Bribery Bakery, the second WhichCraft will have 25 or 30 taps to carry draft beers that aren’t always found in packaged format — as well as an expanded roster of beer tastings, beer and food pairings, and beer education classes that simply aren’t possible at the flagship location on South Lamar Boulevard.
Having a selection of draft beers was always a goal of WhichCraft owner Jody Reyes, who wanted to make sure there was enough demand for a craft beer-only bottle shop before making the leap to anything else.
“The opening of WhichCraft One has been fantastic and has proven the concept that we can have an extremely craft beer-only retail store,” Reyes said. “But we always wanted to have draft because we can do more events, and it gives more people a reason to visit on a regular basis. They get to hang out in more of a community atmosphere… This is the next iteration of helping customers take the next step in their craft beer journey, as I like to say.”
He chose the 1,750 sq. ft. space, in the row of mixed-use businesses beneath the AMLI at Mueller at 1900 Simond Ave., because of the surrounding neighborhood. “I love that area,” he said. “It’s up-and-coming, which means there’s not a ton of things for residents to do. We want it to be a neighborhood hangout for them.”
The second WhichCraft will draw them in, he said, with the continued focus on a curated cans and bottles selection and the new 25 to 30 taps. The store will also have light bites, coffee and seating.
Because of all the packaged beer, Reyes said he’s freed up to offer rarer or more experimental brews on the tap wall.
“We won’t have to tie up half a dozen taps with kind of the standard styles that a lot of bars have to have,” he said. “That’ll let us focus on more exciting stuff.”
Despite the coming changes with the second WhichCraft — which he hopes to open in June — a lot about the store will remain the same, including the beer-loving staff who put together bottle recommendations, mystery bags of beer and other fun things that continually bring in new and returning customers.
“One of the things that I think we get a lot of notoriety for, rightly so, is a great staff: well-trained, very knowledgeable, eager to help and very outgoing,” he said. “That’s something that won’t be different at WhichCraft Two. That kind of outreach and education has been important in helping us build this concept of being a specialty shop.”
Design-wise, he said, the store also won’t change much, although now he’s able to afford a professional architecture and design firm, OPA Design Studio, to bring the second location to life. OPA was the visionary behind Twisted X Brewing and, most recently, Live Oak Brewing, and proprietor Stephen Oliver, Reyes said, “understands the craft beer industry and the experience we’re trying to create.”
For WhichCraft, that’s a simple but irresistible one.
“We’re going to take the best elements of this store and add on a draft and growler business,” Reyes said. “You wouldn’t believe how many times people come in and say, ‘It’s like a candy store in here!’ Which is great. That’s what we’re going for here and at WhichCraft Two as well.”


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Has Ventura County New Home Market Sales Hit the Bottom Yet?
The good news for the Ventura County new home market is that from a net sales volume perspective, it’s going to be somewhat of a challenge to get any worse. “New lows in both overall net sales, along with net sales in the detached sector, were set this quarter,” according to Robert D. Martinez, Director of Research, MarketPointe™ Realty Advisors. MarketPointe’s Residential Trends™ data shows this quarter’s total of 45 overall net sales represents a 61 percent drop from last quarter. In the attached sector, cancellations negated all but nine net sales this quarter, an 86 percent nosedive. In the detached sector, net sales dropped 28 percent to 36 net sales, a modest decline compared to the attached sector. For the first time since the first quarter of last year, net sales in the detached sector outpaced those in the attached.
Overall weighted average price decreased 7 percent this quarter, while overall weighted average home size decreased more than 11 percent, resulting in a 4 percent increase in the overall value ratio. Weighted average price in the attached sector increased 1 percent this quarter, as the average attached home size fell more than 9 percent, resulting in a 12 percent increase in the attached value ratio, the highest price per square foot since the third quarter of 2007. Weighted average price in the detached sector fell 10 percent, along with average home size which fell 8 percent. Together, these price and size changes resulted in a 2 percent value ratio decrease per square foot.
Overall inventory dropped 17 percent this quarter, the lowest level of total inventory since the second quarter of 2006 and the largest quarterly decline in total inventory since the second quarter of 2005. In the attached sector, total inventory decreased 16 percent. The bulk of this inventory, sit in unreleased future phases of existing developments. Total detached inventory decreased 19 percent. The bulk of these homes, more than 76 percent, remain in unreleased future phases of existing developments. Detached homes that have been offered to the marketplace yet remain unsold decreased by 6 percent, the lowest level of available detached product since the fourth quarter of 2005.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Wall décor company Oliver Gal Artist Co. recently launched its exclusive Destination Disco collection at Z Gallerie’s Mizner Park location in Boca Raton, Fla.
In true disco fashion, the 41-piece collection includes inspired photographic and art pieces embellished with diamond dust, metallic leaf gilding, hand-painted accents and textural varnishes and glitter, “honoring Z Gallerie’s trendsetting and captivating style,” Oliver Gal said.
During the event, artist Lola Sanchez, who is also the creative director at Oliver Gal, signed pieces and led live art demonstrations.
“Disco is all about inclusion. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you can come together and have a good time,” Sanchez said. “This collection celebrates a new height in its longstanding partnership with Z Gallerie, showcasing the power of possibility when two unique brands support and trust one another.”


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Alibaba U.S. IPO Filing Shows Risks of Bank Backlash to AlipayJonathan Browning and Lulu Yilun Chen
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., which filed yesterday for what could be the biggest U.S. initial public offering ever, said one of the main risks it faces is tightening government oversight of its payments affiliate Alipay.
Alipay processes more than three-quarters of all transactions conducted on Alibaba’s Chinese online marketplaces, according to a 37-page section devoted to potential risks in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
China’s central bank in March blocked the issuance of virtual credit cards, in a move to tighten restrictions on online financial products. Alipay was among those planning to offer such cards. Its Yu’E Bao fund has also come under scrutiny as Chinese state-owned banks call for more regulation to stop the outflow of their cheapest source of funding.
“The greatest risk right now is in Alipay because of its movement into the banking sector,” said Paul Gillis, a professor of accounting at China’s Peking University. “It’s threatening the franchise of the big state-owned banks, and I don’t expect them to take that lying down. That’s probably the greatest risk here.”
The Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant also said China’s Internet infrastructure, slowing economic growth, regulatory oversight and comparatively obscure financial reporting requirements are among other factors that could potentially harm Alibaba’s business.
Alibaba’s offering also shines a spotlight on a legal structure known as a variable interest entity, or VIE, intended to circumvent the Chinese government’s restrictions on foreign ownership of key industries.
The VIE format, first introduced when Internet portal Sina Corp. went public in 2000, gives overseas investors the gains and losses of the business through contracts rather than direct ownership. U.S. and Hong Kong regulators have raised concerns these contracts may not hold up in court.
While acknowledging that there remain “substantial uncertainties” regarding how the Chinese government interprets the current restrictions on foreign ownerships, Alibaba said in the filing it’s adopted safeguards to protect shareholders, including call options for individual holding companies.
Most of Alibaba’s business is generated by its wholly-owned foreign enterprises, with just 11.9 percent of revenue and 7.5 percent of assets contained within VIE structures, according to a blog post by Gillis. That compares with 28.3 percent and 10.1 percent respectively for Baidu Inc., Gillis wrote.
“Basically Alibaba is setting a new gold standard for VIEs,” Gillis said in an interview. “VIEs are a bad deal but this is the best one structured out there.”
Alipay, an online payment system like EBay Inc.’s PayPal, is owned by Alibaba founder Jack Ma and the company’s partners. Ma directly owns a “significant” minority stake and is general partner of another holding company, the IPO filing shows.
In 2010, Alibaba transferred ownership of Alipay to a company controlled by Ma. That move led to a dispute with shareholder Yahoo! Inc., which said it didn’t learn of the transfer until seven months later. At the time, Alibaba said the transfer was necessary because of Chinese restrictions on foreign ownership.
Alipay has more than 550 million registered users and processes about 8.5 million transactions a day, according to its website. Alibaba said its position as a “trusted platform for online and mobile commerce” depends upon its ability to provide reliable payment services through Alipay. The company is in talks to regain a stake in Alipay, a person familiar with the matter said last week.
Alibaba licenses intellectual property and provides software technology services to Alipay in exchange for fees that amount to 49.9 percent of the affiliate’s pretax profit, the IPO filing showed.
Yu’E Bao, the fund pioneered by Alipay last year, competes with banks by offering deposits with higher returns. Yang Kaisheng, a former president of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and now an adviser to the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said in an interview in March that the country needs to step up regulation of Internet financing.
China’s central bank has proposed a cap on purchases of 5,000 yuan ($804) per single transaction done over Alipay, the filing showed. Some Chinese lenders are also targeting Alipay by imposing stricter limits on bank transfers than on other payment services, according to the document.
“There’s a bigger battle between the private sector and entrepreneurial class and China’s state-owned banks,” said Duncan Clark, the Beijing-based chairman of BDA China Ltd., which advises technology companies. “The bigger question is how far can Alipay can go into new areas in Internet finance.”


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Nuova Audi A3 Sportback 2019 Release Date, Changes, Colors, Price – new audi a3 sportback 2019, new audi s3 sportback 2019, nouvelle audi a3 sportback 2019, . The new 2019 Audi A3 Sportback is planning to release. The car lovers assume that the new journey is going to be up-to-date in terminology of the exterior, interior, as nicely as engine collection. Some reviews are also proclaiming that the new Audi A3 will likely be approaching normal with the up-to-date MMI system. More, it is predicted that the car will pack much more normal features.
Like the abovementioned, the Audi A3 can get many upgrades for 2019. Beginning from the exterior, the new trip include re-designed front lights and lots of wheels’ alternatives. As for the inside of, despite the fact that the changes may be understated, it features improved MMI system which is a lot more end user-pleasant.
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In conditions of the exterior, the new 2019 Audi A3 Sportback can get a number of substantial changes. On the outdoors, it is obvious that the front lights have obtained some upgrades. The front lights now are showing off a zigzag on the bottom part portion of the headlight producing the look of the car even sportier. On the up front side area, the new A3 continue to comes along with the big Audi grille. However, the grille presently has sharper factors which assistance the fresh look. The new A3 will get a quietly smaller sized air vents on the edges. The air vents come with a new side to side splitter which give a further physical appearance.
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As opposed to the exterior, the interior of the new 2019 Audi A3 Sportback might not exactly get numerous changes. All round, the structure will never transform a lot. The chairs design may also be the exact same. Regardless of the simple fact that the interior may be practically the exact same, the new A3 provides the up-graded incorporation of Audi’s online cockpit. It provides a new, electronic devices bunch. For 2019 model, the new A3 will come regular with a 12.3-inch diagonal display for the device group. Great news is that the new show is offered in two various methods. Car owners can transform it by very easily contact the see switch positioned on the directing wheel. More, like continues to be stated earlier, the A3 also becomes improved MMI system. The system is now arriving with a new menus construction.
As for the engine, the new 2019 Audi A3 Sportback is noted ahead with a three-cylinder engine, for the first-time. Running the new A3 is a 1.0L, TFSI, gasoline-operated three-cylinder engine. The engine is equipped of making 115 horsepower and 147.5 pound-feet of torque.
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The up coming 2019 Audi A3 Sportback is nevertheless in becoming produced, but we anticipate so that it is previewed later on this year before heading for sale in 2019.
A beginning price of close to £22,000 is most likely, to mirror its added technology showcased in comparison to today’s car.
2019 Audi A3 Sportback Colors
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- Brilliant Black/Black Roof structure
- Cosmos Blue Metallic
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- Glacier White Metallic/Black Roof structure
- Ibis White
- Ibis White/Black Roofing
- Monsoon Gray Metallic
- Monsoon Gray Metallic/Black Roof structure
- Mythos Black Metallic
- Mythos Black Metallic/Black Roofing
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- Nano Gray Metallic/Black Roof structure
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Filed under: Toyota , UAW/Unions , Canada Volkswagen isn’t the only automaker with high-profile unionization efforts afoot at one of its North American factories. Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, is attempting to organize Toyota’s factories in Ontario, reports Reuters . A vote was originally set for next week, but Unifor has apparently found more workers eligible to vote, delaying the proceedings. It hasn’t rescheduled the ballot yet, but claims there are 7,500 employees with the right to vote, with over 3,000 having already signed union cards. Toyota is pushing against organizing, saying that workers already have a payment and benefits near the top of the industry, and noting that it has never laid off a permanent employee in Canada. Unifor has reportedly countered by saying that about a quarter of the workforce is operating under a temporary contract, which receives lower benefits. The automaker has three factories in Ontario – two in Cambridge and one in Woodstock. To form a union, a majority of eligible employees must vote to join Unifor. If successful, they would be the first wholly owned Toyota plants in North America to be organized. Previous attempts to unionize the Japanese automaker’s Canadian factories in 2001 and 2008 failed due to lack of support.
ERLANGER, Ky. (July 24, 2012) – Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) announced today that it will invest more than $100 million and hire approximately 400 team members to increase Lexus production at its Cambridge, Ontario facility.


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California’s New Data Privacy Law Rivals EU’s GDPR
'CCPA' Will Be Enforceable In January 2020
Since May 25, 2018 and the rollout of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and even before, data privacy has been top of mind. A part of that sentiment has carried over to the U.S. with the passing of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
The law provides protections for consumer privacy, and echoes GDPR in many ways. Its breadth is wide, as it will affect any business which collects personal information from those in the state, when it goes into effect in 2020.
A website for CCPA says that the law “gives Californians the most sweeping, comprehensive and empowering consumer privacy rights in the country.”
The CCPA may be emulated, too, as the nation currently has a “patchwork” system of laws and regulations that dictate data management.
The site continues: “In the coming months and years, we intend to continue to hold both the Legislature and the corporations accountable to ensure they uphold these powerful protections for consumers.”
What It Entails
After the 2020 rollout, consumers will earn the following protections, as listed on CAPrivacy.org:
- The right to know all data collected
- Right to say no to the sale of consumer information
- Right to delete consumer data
- Right to be informed of what categories of data will be collected and of any changes
- Mandated opt-in to be informed of any changes
- Mandated opt-in before the sale of children’s information (under the age of 16)
- Right to know the categories of third parties with whom the data is shared
- Right to know the categories of sources of information from whom the data was acquired
- Right to know the business or commercial purpose of collecting the information
- Enforcement by California’s Attorney General
- Private right of action when companies breach consumer data
Similar To GDPR?
IT Security Senior Program Manager, Jamal Hartenstein, told the Cyber Security Hub that, “Just as GDPR impacts countries outside of the EU, many companies in the U.S. outside of California will be impacted by CCPA. The similar way we evaluate whether a company processes or maintains EU data, as to whether they fall under the scope of GDPR, we must evaluate if data belonging to California consumers is being processed or maintained out of state.”
LMU Cyber Security Law Professor, Adriana Sanford, told the Cyber Security Hub: “Because of GDPR’s ripple effect around the world, many businesses have already revised their privacy policies and standards to ‘match up’ against the GDPR framework or the variations therefrom. It is expected that the CCPA will also have wide-ranging implications for companies located in the U.S. and abroad…”
“Since California is a significantly large economy on a global scale, we can imagine the magnitude of companies that may fall under the scope of CCPA, or have their attorneys help them find exceptions within the law (which there are a variety),” Hartenstein added.
The program manager commented on those exceptions: “Although CCPA grants consumers the right to request deletion of their personal information, the act focuses more on rights not to be proliferated. (It) gives nine different reasons why a business shall not be required to comply with a consumer’s right to request deletion of personal information. That’s nine bullets on how companies don’t have to comply compared to only the three preceding bullets in the section granting the right.”
The law allows consumers to request a full detailed list of all collected data within a company once per year. Hartenstein also said that CCPA fines differ widely. While GDPR fines up to 4% of annual turnover, CCPA fines up to $750 per California resident.
“CCPA does not attempt to spell out how privacy should be protected by organizations subject to the law like GDPR does,” Hartenstein commented. “Words such as ‘reasonable’ or ‘adequate’ when describing protections generally leave room for paydays for attorneys.”
What Enterprises May Need To Do
The program manager said that due to the law’s stipulations, companies may have to establish new websites or call centers to field requests for information (or add links to existing websites).
Companies will also need to have a good idea of their data flows and an understanding of data classifications down to field-level within their databases, Hartenstein said.
Commenting on the law overall, Hartenstein added, “What I find most troubling are all of the ways that a company can find an exception to CCPA, and escape the new requirements that are making headlines… The exceptions would allow a company not to stop sharing your data with third parties, or not send you a report of all the data they have on you upon your request.”
Long term, the program manager doesn’t see “great impact past 2020, unless residents of other states envy the rights of California residents and lobby for similar bills in their home states… Many states are proud not to be as progressive regarding privacy as California and New York are.”
However, Sanford added: “Because non-compliance with the CCPA could cost companies dearly, instituting stronger privacy protections at the federal level might be next or alternatively, California’s statute may likely spur other states to proactively pass similar legislation, regardless of federal action. This step would eliminate the current inconsistent patchwork of state laws and provide greater protection for all U.S. citizens.”
Be Sure To Check Out: 'No Security Through Obscurity': The Link Between Privacy & Visibility


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Former Best Buy executive is new leader at Advance Auto Parts
Sherman left Richfield-based Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) last month after serving as senior vice president of service for the last four years.
Sherman will lead Roanoke, Va.-based Advance Auto Parts' (NYSE: AAP) commercial sales, field operations, stores operations support, merchandising, marketing, supply chain and e-commerce teams.
"Darren felt he needed to focus on strategic and leadership development and have a president to spend 100 percent of his time focusing on execution of the fundamentals and driving out our strategies," company spokeswoman Shelly Whitaker told the newspaper.
The auto parts retailer also announced that it eliminating two positions: chef operating officer, held by Kevin Freeland, and senior vice president for commecial sales and marketing, held by Donna Broome.
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Electric vehicle manufacturer receives certification for meeting state’s emissions standards
GARLAND, Texas. Kandi America, the U.S. subsidiary of Kandi Technologies Group Inc. (NASDAQ GS: KNDI), an international automotive manufacturer, today announced its certification by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for meeting the state’s stringent emissions standards. With this approval in hand, Kandi is preparing delivery of the model K27 – the most affordable electric vehicle (EV) on the U.S. market – to the Golden State.
“California continues to lead the country in reduction of carbon emissions through the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles – representing nearly 50 percent of sales across the U.S. – efforts of which should be largely applauded,” said Johnny Tai, CEO of Kandi America. “This certification comes at a great time for Kandi America as the infrastructure put forth by state elected officials, including the Governor’s recent executive order banning sales of new gasoline- and diesel-powered cars and trucks by 2035, requires new quality, affordable products to enter the market quickly.”
With special promotional pricing, as well as the state’s $2,000 incentive coupled with the $7,500 federal tax credit, eligible buyers in California can drive off with the K27 for just $7,999.
“Our mission at Kandi is to make electric cars accessible which is why we started the Auto EVolution for All campaign. With the rollout of the K27, Californians are able to quickly and easily join the electrification wave taking place across the state by purchasing a reliable, high-tech EV,” said Tai.
The Kandi K27 is a compact model with ample interior space that can comfortably accommodate up to four passengers, making it an ideal automobile for urban driving. The EV is equipped with a backup camera, Bluetooth compatibility and a high-tech touchscreen – everything the modern driver needs.
To learn more and place a pre-order with a $100 fully refundable deposit, visit KandiAmerica.com. Vehicle delivery will begin starting in fourth quarter 2020.
Prospective dealers looking to gain additional information on how to become a Kandi America partner, including a pricing sheet which details manufacturer incentives, can visit dealer.kandiamerica.com.
About Kandi America
SC Autosports, LLC is the U.S. subsidiary of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS:KNDI), doing business under the name “Kandi America.” Headquartered in Garland, Texas, Kandi America is primarily engaged in the wholesale of off-road vehicle products and distribution of electric vehicles. Since 2008, Kandi Technologies has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the symbol KNDI. Kandi Technologies acquired SC Autosports in 2018 to be its exclusive U.S. distributor. For more information, visit KandiAmerica.com.
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SNES Classic Edition available again at GameStop
Posted on March 20, 2018 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News
In what has essentially become a weekly ritual at this point, the SNES Classic Edition has been restocked at GameStop. You can nab one here.
Based on past precedent, this will likely sell out eventually. But GameStop has been one of the few retailers restocking the SNES Classic Edition almost weekly.


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Korean smartphone users ranked No. 4 worldwide in terms of the amount of monthly data use. According to U.S. market research firm Strategy Analytics on March 19, the per-capita monthly data use of Korea's smartphone users averaged at 4.9 gigabytes last year, about three times higher than the global average of 1.65 gigabytes.
Finland came on top with 14.43 gigabytes, followed by Taiwan with 11.12 gigabytes and Japan with 5.11 gigabytes. Korea ranked higher than the United States with 3.86 gigabytes, Canada with 2.73 gigabytes and Britain with 2.65 gigabytes.
India (0.9 GB) and China (0.81 GB) turned out to have the per-capita monthly data use of less than 1 gigabytes. Key factors behind the surge in Korean smartphone users' data usage volume include the increasing trends toward video watching and mobile shopping.
Korean smartphone users' monthly data usage is forecast to reach 6.37 gigabytes this year, up 30 percent year on year.
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Japanese automaker Toyota is working on a solid-state battery to power its new electric car. The new technology will reduce the charging time and significantly increases the driving range.
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Rising food prices in Germany are forcing manufacturers and restaurateurs to seek a way out of this situation to stay afloat. And one of the restaurants, located in the town of Ratingen (North Rhine-Westphalia), has started charging a fixed entrance fee from visitors.
“Dear guests! Due to extremely high supply, personnel and energy costs, we are unfortunately forced to charge a fee of 3 euros per guest,” the Cedric’s Restaurant website says.
Horst Ingedorn, the restaurant’s owner, said the prices for buying produce had risen so much that he simply had no other choice.
Currently, the price of meat in Germany has increased by almost half, vegetables will cost at least 30% more, energy costs have doubled and the price of frying oil has doubled.
Ingedorn really hopes that with the help of paid admission he can not increase the cost of menu items, but if prices continue to rise, this measure is unlikely to save.
He also said that the institution’s guests reacted to the innovation with composure, but appreciated the honesty of the administration and are always ready to pay a “ticket for a restaurant”. True, everyone very much hopes that the prices will soon return to their previous level and that the paid entry will be canceled.
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The export target of $500 billion in the next fiscal.
Aggressive marketing of products, timely implementation of free trade agreements (FTA) and cheap credit to MSME companies will help take the country’s exports to $ 500 billion in the next financial year. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in a meeting with the export promotion councils said that the country’s exports are growing at a good rate and now the exporters can target $450-500 billion in exports during the next financial year. Huh.
The exporters also suggested leveraging the potential of e-commerce for inclusive exports and expanding its base by bringing in new startups, artisans, weavers in exports. Ajay Sahai, director general of Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), said, “The target of $450-500 billion for merchandising exports is quite practical. Since the export base will now get bigger, we have no scope for not being aggressive.
He said exports should be focused on emerging sectors like electronics, vehicles and auto parts, pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Sharad Kumar Saraf, Mumbai-based leading exporter and founder chairman of Technocraft Industries India, said it is possible to achieve exports of $500 billion in 2022-23 as exports will cross $400 billion in this fiscal.
$197 billion has been exported
On Saturday, Goyal had said that exports have reached $197 billion in the first half (April-September) of the current financial year. He said that 48 per cent target has been achieved and exports are on the right track to achieve the target of $400 billion this year. Presiding over a mid-term review of exports with various Export Promotion Councils, he said, “Our exporters have made all of us Indians proud today. We can target exports of $450-500 billion next year.
Negotiations on free trade agreement are going on
He also said that India is a member of various countries including UK, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Australia, Canada, European Union, Russia and associations like Southern African Customs Union (SACU) comprising Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs).
Huge potential in the field of engineering
The minister said that there is a lot of potential in engineering goods and the target of export of textiles should be $100 billion. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the ‘Gati Shakti’ program on October 13. Goyal invited the heads of the council to attend the program through video conferencing.
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Last week the global transport industry gathered in Berlin for the 11th edition of InnoTrans. Here, we provide a round-up of this year’s event…
Last week the global public transport industry gathered in Berlin for the 11th edition of InnoTrans. Cementing its position as the leading trade fair for transport technology, the exhibition grounds saw 144,470 trade visitors from more than 140 countries walk through its doors (up 4% from 2014 numbers) and there was a total of 2,955 exhibitors from 60 countries presenting their products and solutions (up 7% from 2014 numbers).
The Outdoor Display area featured 127 innovative vehicles. Among the highlights were 149 products making their international debuts – convincing proof of the innovative strengths of the public transport industry and the appeal of this trade show as a marketing platform and its ability to promote innovation.
Contracts worth millions and numerous joint-ventures were signed and announced during the show, and for visitors and industry experts the InnoTrans Convention offered a great platform for professional discussions. Seminars and conferences dealt with mobility issues of current and future relevance. At the Dialog Forum the focus was on digitalisation in rail passenger and freight transport, and on the technology for digital services.
For the first time, InnoTrans this year featured an outdoor area dedicated to showing buses. International bus manufacturers and the supply industry demonstrated their latest vehicles and charging systems at the so-called ‘Bus Display’. In addition to its static display area the ‘Bus Display’ also featured a demonstration course – a 500m circuit where trade visitors could experience the vehicles under normal operating conditions.
Intelligent Transport correspondent Ian Hall was providing live-coverage during InnoTrans 2016, and you can look back at the latest announcements, innovations and world premieres plus interviews with industry experts, here.
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Starting next week, Automated Insights, the Durham automated content services startup where I work, will begin to shed its army of seven summer interns.
They’ll go back to less important things, like their educations, and we’ll continue to crank out products for some of the world’s largest companies.
But suddenly, we will be down almost 20 percent of our workforce.
The company is losing valuable resources as those interns – our best class ever-walk out the door. This summer, we continued our trend of handing over ever-increasing responsibilities to these kids, and they handled it well.
I worked exactly one summer internship in my college career, and was mortified to discover I would essentially be staying out of everyone’s way. Within a week, I started a research project, and three weeks later I delivered a report with 17 ways that company could run leaner and grow faster.
In return, I was patted on the back and given a few condescending smiles.
The next summer, I started my own company.
At a startup, an internship is rarely about fetching office supplies and answering phones. Interns get real-world experience, mostly because, well, startups need all-hands-on-deck and more to survive.
Our group of interns were coding new features and working on product development. And when we had long workdays, which were mandatory because there is more work than people, those kids were there, bleary-eyed and probably wishing they had taken that lifeguarding gig at the local pool.
And we weren’t the only startups driving our interns hard.
Rob Cotter, founder of Organic Transict, the Durham maker of the human-powered transport ELF vehicle, said his company’s eight interns were doing real work, too.
“They’re very anxious to cover a range of issues and are excited about actually producing a product,” he said. “Most are doing something electrical, several are working on wiring harnesses, one is testing solar panel output, one is working on assembling the brain of the vehicle.”
That definitely beats wearing a tie and producing Powerpoint presentations.
Not everyone is on board with collegiate labor, however.
“I have a slightly negative viewpoint on interns for startups,” said Shannon Bauman, a product entrepreneur who started his career at Google and now helms local Triangle Startup Factory graduate Taggs. “I think for very early startups, this ends up hurting more than helping. For the three or so months that they are there, they are arguably a net loss – taking up more energy from mentors than they are able to provide back through their own output.”
Bauman has a point. To alleviate that, we spend almost as much time vetting and interviewing interns as we do full-time hires. But that’s getting easier, too.
It’s becoming obvious which students are dying to be part of something tangible, and which ones should stick to summers at the pool.
Joe Procopio is a serial entrepreneur, writer and speaker. Follow him on Twitter @jproco or joeprocopio.com


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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of research by Kantar, published on 20 June 2022, that the average annual grocery bill in the UK will potentially rise by £380 this year.
12 July 2022
We are concerned by the rising pressures on household incomes and are monitoring them closely. We continue to monitor food prices using the ONS inflation figures. Year-on-year food price inflation rose to 8.7% in May, up from 6.7% in April. Defra analysis, based upon ONS data, shows that every one percent increase in food price inflation increases the average, annual food bill of the UK household by £33. ONS recently released data tracking the price of the lowest-cost grocery items. This could be seen as another useful piece of evidence, though as recognised by ONS is highly experimental. It shows that 17 of the 30 items examined saw prices increasing below food inflation or falling, while 13 of the 30 items increased faster than the official inflation measure for food.
Defra is taking action to maintain an efficient food supply chain by mitigating against any potential burdens or friction which could otherwise drive-up consumer food prices. For example, we have introduced labelling flexibility to reduce additional cost burdens resulting from the availability of sunflower oil. We have also taken action to address current fertiliser issues including: changing statutory guidance to the Environment Agency on how they should implement the "Farming Rules for Water" to provide clarity to farmers on how they can use slurry and other manures during autumn and winter to meet agronomic needs; increasing grant funding to help farmers and growers boost research and development; and delaying changes to the use of urea by at least a year. The Government has also announced that Direct Payments in England will be paid in two instalments each year for the remainder of the agricultural transition period to help farmers with their cashflow.
The food strategy, published on 13 June, is clear that whilst we strive to transform the food system in the long-term and unlock the benefits of healthier and more sustainable diets, we will, at all phases of policy development, champion consumer interests and seek to minimise food prices impacts.
The Government recently announced a new £15 billion support package to help families with the cost of living, bringing total support for households this year to £37 billion. This includes continued support to children and families on low incomes through various initiatives such as the Healthy Start Scheme, free school meals, breakfast clubs and the Holiday Activities and Food Programme.


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Jessica Cejnar Andrews / Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 @ 4:58 p.m. / Cannabis, Local Government
Proposal to Reduce Cannabis Tax Rate for Retailers in Del Norte County Fails; Tax Affects One Business Currently
After a motion to reduce the cannabis tax rate for retailers failed, the owner of the only business that pays those taxes in Del Norte County demanded county supervisors dedicate those dollars for disadvantaged youth or he would “quit.”
Robert Derego is the only cannabis retailer in the county’s jurisdiction. His dispensary, Sticky Grove, is taxed annually at a rate of 6 percent due to Measure B, which voters approved in 2018. In the last four quarters, Derego’s business generated $60,000 in tax revenue for the county, said Tax Collector-Treasurer Barbara M. Lopez.
On Tuesday, after District 2 Supervisor Valerie Starkey said she felt the 6 percent tax rate was excessive, Derego said he didn’t mind paying it so long as those dollars were used to support the community’s youth.
But when Starkey’s motion to reduce the rate to 2 percent failed by a 2-3 vote, Derego doubled down on his request.
“You guys need to dedicate the funds to disadvantaged youth programs or else you will not have the funds next year,” he said. “You understand that? You’re used to extorting people. If you want $60,000 next year, it will be dedicated to youth groups.”
Supervisors Gerry Hemmingsen, Bob Berkowitz and Darrin Short voted against the proposal to reduce the cannabis tax rate to 2 percent.
Hemmingsen’s motion to keep the cannabis tax rate at 6 percent for retailers passed by a 3-2 vote with Starkey and Board Chairman Chris Howard dissenting.
Measure B, the Del Norte County Cannabis Tax Ordinance, imposes a 2-6 percent tax on the gross receipts of adult-use cannabis retailers and a 1-3 percent tax on cannabis manufacturers in the county, according to Lopez. The Board of Supervisors sets those rates annually. The revenue goes into the county’s general fund, Lopez said.
According to Lopez, the county has taxed cannabis retailers at 6 percent since the Cannabis Tax Ordinance went into effect. If that rate was decreased to 2 percent, the county would see roughly $19,900 in revenue, she said.
In response to Starkey’s questions, Lopez said the county doesn’t have a tax against alcohol establishments and the city did not adopt a tax rate for cannabis retailers or manufacturers.
According to Starkey, who spoke with City Manager Eric Wier, the Crescent City Council chose not to set a tax rate when they developed their commercial cannabis ordinance because they didn’t want to create obstacles to doing business within city limits.
Starkey also proposed keeping cannabis tax rate for manufacturers at 3 percent noting that wouldn’t have an impact on any businesses yet.
“My proposal is we do something less than that 6 percent to see if we can’t assist a businesses with being successful here in the county,” she said.
Derego, who was on the county committee that developed its commercial cannabis ordinance supervisors approved in 2018, said he and his wife work 80 hours a week and expect to clear about $40,000. He pointed out that he offered a 20 percent discount to online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic and he competes with dispensaries in Oregon and within the Crescent City limits.
When Measure B was on the ballot in 2018, according to Derego, supervisors decided to have those dollars go straight into the county’s general fund rather than have it dedicated for a specific purpose so it only need 50 percent plus 1 of the vote to pass.
“I don’t think there’s any rule to you guys dedicating those funds,” Derego said. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with you now saying it’s dedicated, and if you would keep it at 6 percent I wouldn’t mind it if you put it toward Sunset High School or First 5 or one of the school district’s music departments. I would be OK with that….”
Derego said he’d like to see a proposal to dedicate the cannabis retail tax dollars toward a specific program by the Board of Supervisors’ next meeting in January.
County Counsel Joel Campbell-Blair said the Board of Supervisors can dedicate those Measure B dollars toward something specific, but it wouldn’t be permanent.
Following the meeting, Derego told the Wild Rivers Outpost that he was serious about closing up shop if the Board of Supervisors either decides not to dedicate his tax dollars toward a program for disadvantaged youth.
"Our lease is up in February and our license is up in April," he told the Outpost on Wednesday. "For me, the idea of growth stopped the moment (cannabis) got regulated, and after awhile we did OK because we were the only ones in town."
According to Derego, when he on the Cannabis Working Group developing the county's commercial cannabis ordinance, county counsel advised adding a tax, saying county supevisors would be more willing to approve the ordinance.
Derego also questioned the county's previous purchases with taxpayer dollars, including a $26,000 virtual golf simulator.
On Tuesday, Howard acknowledged Starkey’s sentiments and Derego’s request, saying that “there’s some truth” to Starkey’s assertion that a 6 percent tax on cannabis retailers is a barrier to business.
“If we’re causing some harm potentially, that is something for us to consider,” Howard said. “We do have a (tax rate) range we could experiment with or we could take another route like our public comment suggested. But we do have a range put in place by our voters and it’s something here for us to consider.”
Del Norte County’s commercial cannabis ordinance designated areas within the county where retails, manufacturers and cultivators could set up shop. It also established setbacks between commercial cannabis operations and schools.
In 2019, after finding that the ordinance accidentally established a monopoly in the urban area just outside the Crescent City limits, supervisors modified the ordinance to allow new commercial cannabis operations in the Smith River area.
In January, supervisors approved a a permit for a commercial cannabis cultivation and manufacturing operation, Moving North LLC, at 205 Timber Boulevard, the old Triplicate printing plant.


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Gibson also has a claim against Activision, saying that company's Guitar Hero violates Gibson's patents.
March 24, 2008
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Gibson Guitar has taken legal action against more companies while claiming their music games infringe on its patents.
Gibson announced last week that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in U.S. Federal District Court in Tennessee against Harmonix, MTV Networks, and Electronic Arts. It's the second legal fight regarding its patents on systems that simulate concerts using speakers and a headset. Two weeks ago, Activision filed papers in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles asking a judge to dismiss Gibson's claims that interactive video game Guitar Hero violates its patents. Guitar Hero was released less than three years ago. Players use a control that is shaped like a Gibson guitar to select scrolling musical notes and play along with music tracks. The legendary guitar maker reportedly sent a letter to Activision earlier this year saying that the control device violates Gibson patents dating back to 1999. Gibson has also targeted retailers selling games it claims infringe on its patents. Gibson wants Activision to obtain licenses for the software and controllers, although Activision reportedly has a license on the Les Paul guitar-model trademark and others under an undisclosed licensing agreement. Activision wants the court to uphold its rights to the technology and argues that Gibson has implied consent to use the technology by waiting three years to dispute the video game maker's rights. In the latest case, Gibson issued a statement saying it had made good faith efforts to enter into a patent license agreement with Harmonix, MTV Networks, and Electronic Arts. "The defendants have not responded in a timely manner with an intent to enter into negotiations for a patent license agreement," the company said in a news release. "Gibson Guitar had no alternative but to bring the suit, and it will continue to protect its intellectual property rights against any and all infringing persons."
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It’s no surprise, then, that tablet makers are seeing an opportunity for a more enterprise-friendly version of the tablet. Recently, Motorola Solutions, www.motorolasolutions.com, Schaumburg, Ill., announced its Android-based ET1 tablet that is designed for the rigors of day-to-day professional use. In other words, it can take a beating.
Expected to be out by the fourth quarter, the ET1 is said to be more durable, with “industrial-strength” accessories such as an integrated optional barcode scanner and magnetic stripe reader, hot-swappable battery packs, and secure multi-slot recharging stations. There is even an optional hand strap for more secure, full-shift handling.
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Yellow Pages Kenya, which maintains a directory of businesses, is planning a relaunch to update its brand.
After years of facing the perception that it is old fashioned and stuck in the print era, the company is planning on a new direction that will see it increase its focus on digital opportunities.
The firm has also appointed a new chief executive, Pedro Gomes, a Cape Verde national, to guide its turnaround.
“We want to relaunch and concentrate on our new digital platform, though we will still be in print,” Mr Gomes told Business Beat last week.
“We want to target a mainly low-end clientele now, although our brand will still be represented by our traditional yellow colour. Everything will be yellow, from our books to our website. Our phrase will also remain, ‘Let the fingers do the walking’.”
For the last three years, the company has been experiencing a drop in revenue, which it largely generates from charging businesses to list their contact numbers and addresses in its print directory and website.
“Our revenue three years ago was approximately Sh335.5 million. This has been reducing at a 20 per cent rate annually. We intend to stop the drop,” Gomes said.
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Bargain-hunters queued for up to 14 hours to get their hands on the designer's cut-price range for H&M, where prices started at £49.99.
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