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- The Audi A8 TDI clean diesel achieves manufacturer estimated fuel efficiency of 24 city/36 highway
- New 3.0 liter V6 TDI clean diesel models will include the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5 and an updated Q7 TDI
- Audi to use #FuelForThought at the LA Auto Show to create a social media experience at the display and online
Audi of America announces the arrival of the new TDI® clean diesel models for the Audi A8, A7, A6 and Q5 to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The addition of these four models marks the first time Audi will feature a full lineup of TDI clean diesel vehicles in the U.S. as they join the updated Q7 model. Each TDI vehicle delivers up to 30% better fuel economy and 30% lower carbon dioxide emissions than gasoline engines*, resulting in longer range and fewer trips to the fuel pump. By having more density than gasoline, diesel packs more energy content in the same amount of fuel, which helps maximize the miles per gallon when that energy is released during a more powerful combustion cycle.
The TDI clean diesel engine lineup adds to Audi's list of advanced technologies that help enhance fuel efficiency, including Audi ultra® lightweight technology, such as the use of aluminum, and the AFS® frame technology.
"Owners of Audi TDI engines have helped save over 4 million gallons of gasoline, or the equivalent of more than 240,000 barrels of foreign oil, since the introduction of Audi TDI to the U.S. in 2009**," said Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America. "And, TDI technology delivers better fuel efficiency without sacrificing performance."
In order to fuel the conversation surrounding the benefits of TDI technology in the U.S., Audi will use the hashtag #FuelForThought and invite fans to join the conversation through a social experience at the display and online.
Audi A8 TDI
The flagship of the Audi brand, the A8 TDI, makes a powerful statement in achieving a manufacturer estimated fuel efficiency of 24 MPG in the city and 36 MPG on the highway*. The A8 TDI clean diesel executive sedan embodies superior design and progressive advancements which sets new standards for luxury sedans in terms of uncompromising efficiency and performance. The new 2014 A8 sedans dramatically expand the flagship's engine offerings by moving from two variants (4.2 liter V8 and W12) to six, including: the entry level A8 3.0T V6; the 420 horsepower A8 4.0T V8; the new Audi S8 4.0T V8; the A8 6.0 liter W12; and the new A8 3.0 TDI V6. The new 3.0 liter TDI clean diesel engine generates an astonishing 240 horsepower with 406 lb-ft of torque and seamlessly goes 0-60 in 6.4 seconds.
Audi A7 TDI
The Audi A7 TDI clean diesel is the pinnacle of design and is now more fuel efficient than ever. Without compromising design or performance, every detail of the A7 TDI delivers a striking visual statement. The A7 was the first car in the world to feature available factory-installed Wi-Fi (for up to 8 passenger devices) with Audi connect and MMI® navigation plus with 3D Google Earth maps. From the groundbreaking available MMI touch and its gracefully integrated display screen, to the state-of-the-art head-up display, the Audi A7 TDI is the perfect marriage of progressive design, efficiency and versatile space.
Audi A6 TDI
One of Audi's most innovative and technologically advanced models to date, the A6 TDI performance sedan sacrifices virtually nothing in performance, comfort or design. As with the successful A6 TFSI® gas engines, the A6 TDI clean diesel engine can make up to 2,000 decisions per second. Available driver assistance systems include night vision assistant, head-up display and Audi pre sense plus that helps detect imminent collisions and initiates protective measures when needed. Other available intelligent features include head-up display and the MMI touch that recognizes handwriting, along with the available Audi connect -- the first factory-installed wireless internet connection that enables Google Earth maps, Google Local Search, and a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to eight passenger devices.
Audi Q5 TDI
The Audi Q5 has proven itself an absolute success as one of the best-selling models in the Audi lineup. For the 2014 model year, the Q5 will receive the new TDI engine which will allow for better fuel economy along with increased torque. The Audi Q5 TDI combines the driving appeal of a sedan with high versatility of its interior space and many practical solutions for recreation and everyday driving. Audi has further sharpened the profile of its performance SUV in its design, technological advancements, driver assistance systems and fuel efficiencies. The new TDI clean diesel engine marks the fourth engine variant for the Audi Q5 model lineup, adding to the current four-cylinder 2.0T, the 3.0T V6, and the Q5 hybrid.
Audi Q7 TDI
The Audi Q7 continues to establish the standard in progressive design, sophisticated technology and fuel efficiency in premium sport utility vehicles. The benefits of TDI clean diesel technology are further enhanced through the revised V6 TDI engine that offers a 10 percent efficiency improvement compared to gasoline engines. The revised TDI clean diesel engine has an increased output of 240 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque that helps improve performance and offers impressive fuel economy with an EPA estimated 19 city/28 highway miles per gallon*. The incredibly efficient TDI clean diesel engine enables the Q7 TDI to achieve a range in excess of 700 miles per tank***.
2014 MY Availability A8 TDI Spring 2013 A7 TDI Fall 2013 A6 TDI Fall 2013 Q5 TDI Fall 2013
Pricing for all 2014 MY vehicles to be announced at a later date.
2013 MY Availability Starting MSRP Q7 TDI Since September 2012 $52,000
* EPA estimates. Mileage will vary.
** Based on total A3 TDI and Q7 TDI vehicles sold, average nationwide gasoline fuel prices, and EPA estimated annual average miles driven.
*** Range based on 28-mpg highway EPA estimates and a 26.4-gallon fuel-tank. Mileage will vary.
Where stated, fuel economy values (mpg) are EPA estimates. All other fuel economy values are forecast manufacturer values for the USA; those EPA estimates were not available at time of release. Audi Connect and SiriusXM Traffic services may require additional subscriptions. MSRPs exclude taxes, title, transportation, options and dealer charges.
Audi of America, Inc. and its U.S. dealers offer a full line of German-engineered luxury vehicles. AUDI AG is among the most successful luxury automotive brands globally. Audi was a top-performing brand in Europe during 2011, and broke all-time company sales records in the U.S. AUDI AG is planning to invest a total of EUR 13 billion over the period 2012 through 2016 on new products and technologies. Visit www.audiusa.com or www.audiusanews.com for more information regarding Audi vehicle and business issues.
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Crystal Cruises' Symphony kicks off Bermuda cruise series from Boston
Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony embarked on its first cruise in 18 months Monday, becoming the first large cruise ship to depart Boston since the global cruise shutdown in March 2020.
The 848-passenger ship set sail for Bermuda, the first in a series of four seven-day cruises sailing roundtrip from Boston on Sundays. The departure was delayed by one day due to Hurricane Henri.
Its Boston sailings will be followed by eight Bermuda cruises from New York’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal beginning Sept. 24. The Symphony will call at Bermuda’s Royal Naval Dockyard for two full days and nights.
All guests and crew on the Symphony must be fully vaccinated, and the vessel is operating with reduced capacity.
The Symphony had been scheduled to offer 10-day Caribbean cruises from Antigua and St. Maarten this month, but the line canceled the season citing airlift difficulties and higher demand for cruises from U.S. ports.
American Cruise Lines also operates small-ship cruises from Boston.
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Juno, Alaska, USA
A gemstone, listed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in the world, sold for $ 143,750 in Alaska on Sunday.
According to Alaska Premier Auctions and ratings, the Opel, nicknamed the “Americanus Australis”, weighed more than 11,800 carats. This too has a long history.
Until recently, Fred von Brand kept it in a home linen closet in the Big Lake north of Anchorage. Von Brandt is a gold miner in Alaska, and his family has deep roots in the gem and rock business.
Von Brand says that opal is bigger than a brick and broken into two pieces, a procedure used decades ago to demonstrate the quality of a gemstone.
Van Brand said he has had the stone in his family since the late 1950s, when he bought it from his grandfather, John Altman, an Australian opal dealer.
Van Brand pointed out that Opal had been in the care of his father’s van brand for decades, adding that it was “locked up for a long time; it’s time to bring it back into the world and see what interest it can generate.”
“He commissioned me to find out which direction we want to go to separate us from the stone,” Van Brand told the Associated Press.
He said the family, which is rooted in California, exhibited Opel at gemstone exhibitions for many years until the 1980s. Then his father decided to dedicate himself to furniture and displayed it in his shop. Guy Van Brand eventually moved to Oregon and kept the stone “hidden” for many years, Van Brand said.
He said he brought it with him to Alaska a year ago, while weighing the best approach to potential sales. He said he chose Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisal because it would receive more attention from the new company than from a larger auction house. The sale is scheduled for Sunday.
Nick Klein, a partner and rating expert at Alaska Premier Auctions and Appraisals, said the family has documents on Opal’s evidence. As part of his investigation, he contacted Fiona Altman, the granddaughter of John Altman and CEO of Altman + Cherni in Sydney, Australia.
Aldman said his grandfather made regular trips to Europe and the United States in his business.
When Kline emailed her, she also pointed out that she was suspicious; The name of the stone, in particular, confused her. But he began to study, saying, “I found something in my grandfather’s handwriting with the image of the opal and the word ‘American Australis.’
“I am 100% sure that their information about its origin is 100% accurate because it matches the information she has,” he said.
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As I sit here writing this, I have a pair of Air Jordan 6 Retro’s on, so I can’t help but dream of scooping up a pair of these Air Jordan 2 Retro Just Don that are being released this weekend—but I’ll have ZERO chance given the line already forming to get them.
According to Medill Reports Chicago, a line of about 100 lawn chairs were already set up outside Nike’s retail shop in Chicago of hopeful sneakerheads who have braved the wintry conditions to get these new kicks.
Retailing for $650, designer and Chicago native Don “Don C” Crawley collaborated with Jordan Brand to develop them, which use quilted leather to give the shoe a luxurious feel, and are a follow-up to Don C’s upscale hat label that he worked on with the brand last year.
Here’s a peek at them to see why they’re such fire:
The shoes are a beach color, and have metallic gold and university red highlights, with Just Don branding popping up on a number of different spots throughout the shoe. Included in the package is a limited edition hat that boasts the iconic Jordan wings branding.
Jordan Brand has released a number of retro or one-of-a-kind kicks recently, but, in my opinion, these Air Jordan 2 Retro Just Don bring the most heat.


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At least three cruise lines with ships sailing this week are rerouting passengers due to Hurricane Ian.
Norwegian Cruise Lines has changed five ports on the Norwegian Sky which left Miami on Sunday, the cruise line told CNN. The ship was scheduled to port in George Town, Grand Cayman, Roatan, Honduras, Harvest Caye, Belize and Cozumel and will now make stops in San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Tortola, British Virgin Islands and Nassau, Bahamas, to avoid the path of Ian.
A spokesperson for the cruise line said guests who booked excursions in any of the affected ports will get a refund to their "onboard account."
MSC has changed course on at least one of its ships and is weighing the possibility of changing others, a spokesperson tells CNN. The MSC Seashore, which was originally scheduled to be in the Western Caribbean, has been rerouted to ports in the Eastern Caribbean, the company said.
The cruise line is also monitoring the MSC Divinia which left Port Canaveral on a 4-night sailing to Nassau and the Ocean City Marine Reserve on Sunday. MSC says both cruise ports are outside of Ian’s projected path but advised passengers before leaving that conditions could prevent the ship from returning on Thursday. The cruise line says if there is a delay in their return, the cruise will be extended at no additional cost to guests.
The cruise line does not expect Ian to impact the MSC Seashore, which is set to depart from the Port of Miami on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Carnival Cruise Lines has made adjustments to two of its sailings.
Carnival Ecstasy, which departed from Mobile, Alabama, today for a 6-day sailing will visit Progresso Mexico on Wednesday before going to Cozumel on Thursday. The change re-orders the visits, as the ship was scheduled to visit Cozumel first, the cruise line tells CNN.
Carnival Glory left New Orleans on Sunday for an 8-day sailing, and will now port in Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Belize and Cozumel, Mexico. The ship’s original itinerary was to visit Key West as well as Freeport and Nassau, Bahamas.


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DTO disappoints in 09
March 2, 2010
Online movie sales growth has slowed sharply in 2009. Screen Digest had forecast $360 milliom worth building on $219 million in 2008, but sales fell short at $291 million.
The researcher doesn't believe it was recession but that demand just dropped off, not least because of the myriad of services with downloads that won't work across devices.
Hollywood has moved to address problems associated with digital distribution yet the industry is divided on the best way forward. Disney has created Keychest, which it describes as “enabling technology” that allows consumers to buy a film once and watch it anywhere. But the rest of the industry is supporting the rival Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem coalition, which is backed by Sony Pictures.
Screen Digest has slashed its growth forecasts for digital film sales by 30 per cent after the smaller-than-expected rise last year.


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The focus is on their respective private label businesses as Priceline announced a deal with Overstock, taking over the online retailer’s travel tab, including vacation packages, hotels, flights, cars and — interestingly — Name Your Own Price.
The opaque bidding offering is co-branded O.co travel powered by Priceline.com.
Priceline may be trying to reinvigorate its private label Priceline Partner Network, which was formerly known as Hotels By City.
The Priceline Partner Network says it offers customizable private label deals with high commissions, and claims: “Our goal is NOT to be the largest affiliate program, so participation is limited to only those sites with a proven track record of success!”
Priceline has some unpublicized private label deals, although Overstock and PetFriendlyHotels.com are the only ones recently publicized.
“Overstock isn’t the only one to offer Name Your Own Price, but it is the largest partner to date,” says Priceline spokesman Brian Ek.
Whether Priceline has a substantial, existing customer base for the Priceline Partner Network is open to question.
The partner network website refers to “a new affiliate program from Priceline” and the private label business receives no mention at all in Priceline’s annual 10-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Priceline’s private label initiative comes as Expedia and Orbitz, in particular, are making strides with their respective programs.
For example, Orbitz later this year will kick off a private label deal with American Express and expects a material change in its business from other private label business in the pipeline.
- Orbitz makes white-label push through iSeatz distribution deal
- LAN Airlines taps Orbitz Worldwide over Expedia for private label solution
- Travelocity out and Orbitz in as private label provider for American Express travel site
- Priceline launching local deals through private label partnership with Group Commerce
- Orbitz, iSeatz add Alaska Airlines to private label business
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SACRAMENTO - You may still be recovering from all of your holiday travel, but the airlines want you to come back and they are offering some special incentives to do so.
This time of year is when the airlines experience a substantial drop in sales. Most people have done their traveling for a while and are back at work. But, if you didn’t get a chance to take a vacation during the holidays, or simply couldn’t afford to travel, the airlines are offering some deals to help fill their fuselages.
Southwest Airlines is offering “three-day click n’ save” deals where you get a reduced rate if you book a flight by January 5th for a trip between January 13 and May 16. Keep in mind, these deals are only good for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Some of the best offers of the Southwest bunch include the following one-way flights from SMF: Sacramento to Las Vegas or Los Angeles tickets for $59. Sacramento to Denver or Phoenix for $89. Sacramento to Portland or Ontario, California for $59.
Frontier Airlines is also offering discounted airfares, with some one-way tickets as low as $39 if purchased before January 12. However, those fares cannot be found flying out of Sacramento.
Travel agents say Jetblue was offering the best deals with one-way flights out of Sacramento starting at $39, but those discounts wrapped up yesterday.
When you book any deals like the ones listed above, be sure to read the fine print. Additional fees, taxes, and restrictions often apply and could catch you off guard in the price total.
What’s this?Paid Distribution
Here’s a $99 coupon deal for a hotel stay that positions you perfectly to visit Hearst Castle and the beaches along Central California‘s rugged coast. LivingSocial offers a one-night getaway in San Simeon that includes room, wine-tasting and easy access to springtime sightseeing.
The deal: The stay is at the the Morgan at San Simeon, named for Julia Morgan, the architect of the dazzlingly ornate Hearst Castle. This $99 deal goes a long way; it includes a room with a king-sized bed or two queen beds, continental breakfast, a glass of wine, free Wi-Fi and a wine-tasting at Harmony Cellars that comes with a bottle of wine.
When: The offer is good through Tuesday for a stay through April 30.
Tested: The drill is that once you buy the voucher, you call to make a reservation directly with the hotel. I like LivingSocial’s money-back guarantee that allows you to return the voucher within 30 days for a full refund. It’s a nice safety cushion in case you can’t get the dates you want to visit.
Contact: LivingSocial, (877) 521-4191
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. – Mesa Verde National Park is waiving its entrance fees through March 3.
Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer said he’s waiving fees to start the year because he wants to encourage visitors to come at a time when the park generally isn’t as busy.
Private vehicles typically pay $10 to $15 to enter the park, with the fee good for seven days.
Mesa Verde also is among national parks that plan to waive entrance fees April 21-29 for National Park Week; June 9 for Get Outdoors Day; Sept. 29 for National Public Lands Day; and Nov. 10-12 for Veterans Day weekend.
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees at more than 100 other national parks Jan. 14-16 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend.
The list includes parks like Everglades in Florida and Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, which attract a fair number of visitors in winter, as well as parks that see more visitors in the summer but that offer winter recreation as well, like Yellowstone in Wyoming and Sequoia National Park in California. For a list of participating parks by state, visit http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.
The National Park Service website says the fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees, but other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not covered by the fee waiver unless stated otherwise.
However, some park partners and nearby businesses are offering discounts and special offers for the weekend, such as a two-for-one Grand Canyon tour offer with coupon; details at http://www.nationalparksonline.org/special-offers/.
Other fee-free days scheduled for national parks for 2012 are April 21-29, which is National Park Week; June 9, “Get Outdoors Day”; Sept. 29, National Public Lands Day, and Nov. 10-12, Veterans Day weekend.
Many national parks are free to enter year-round.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Firefighters used hand tools to battle a slow-moving wilderness fire Thursday on Cumberland Island, forcing the National Park Service to close portions of the federally protected island to tourists visiting the Georgia coast.
After burning for more than a day, the fire covered 45 acres — or less than 1/10th of a square mile. That’s a tiny fraction of the land on Georgia’s largest barrier island, which covers 40,000 acres. It’s mostly wilderness but is also home to a few historic19th-century mansions built by wealthy industrialists such as Thomas Carnegie, who owned Cumberland Island before the federal government bought it in 1972.
Maggie Tyler, a Park Service spokeswoman working on the island, said two wilderness camp grounds nearest the fire had been closed. However, visitors were still being allowed to arrive by ferry and van tours along the island’s main road were continuing uninterrupted.
“It’s not a fast moving fire, so it’s kind of easy to keep it where it is,” Tyler said. “…On the main road or on the beach, you would see smoke but not see any flame.”
The fire posed no immediate threat to any of Cumberland Island’s historic structures. Tyler said the nearest, the Carnegie family’s Victorian mansion called Plum Orchard, was 2 1/2 miles from the blaze. The tiny First African Baptist Church, where John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette in 1996, is several miles farther north.
The fire was first spotted early Wednesday and investigators were still working Thursday to determine what caused it. Tyler said periodic fires are crucial to maintaining the island’s longleaf pine forests, though this particular blaze wasn’t planned.
About 16 firefighters were working Thursday to dig fire breaks in a circle around the blaze by clearing away pine needles and other fuels using hand tools. Some also carried water pumps in backpacks to hose down smoldering hotspots that could otherwise cause the fire to grow.
Fred Boyles, park superintendent for Cumberland Island, said in a statement that areas would remain closed to the public as long as the fire posed a potential threat. He urged anyone visiting the island to check with rangers for the latest closures affecting hiking trails and campgrounds.
“The fire is dynamic and trail closures may change rapidly,” Boyles said.
Cumberland Island is accessible from the mainland only by boat. Tyler said the fire was not considered enough of a threat Thursday to justify bringing in firefighting bulldozers or to use helicopters to drop water on the blaze — both of which can be destructive to the island’s protected wilderness.
Cumberland Island gets about 43,500 visitors each year, with visitation limited to a maximum of 300 people per day.
Winter tends to be much slower. Tyler said only 35 people boarded the ferry to the island Thursday morning.
CreditDonkey.com identifies top three airline credit card promotions.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 05, 2012
As consumers embrace the start of 2012, savvy shoppers can give themselves the post-holiday gift of frequent flyer miles. CreditDonkey.com, a credit card comparison website, recently updated their list of the best airline credit cards with lucrative sign-on bonuses and generous rewards.
The right airline credit card depends on the traveler’s travel needs and airline affinity. CreditDonkey.com compared generous rewards, low interest rates, low fees and helpful benefits to determine the best airline credit card deals.
Plus, all CreditDonkey.com airline credit card deals include lucrative introductory bonus offers.
“Historically, consumer enthusiasm for airline credit cards enjoy a January bump as airlines tend to start promoting discount fares for travel during the next few months,” said Charles Tran, founder of CreditDonkey.com. “Getting a card that offers frequent flyer points on top of discounted fares can be a marvelous deal, as long as people maximize the card’s benefits and minimize their drawbacks.”
The experts at CreditDonkey.com recommend the following airline credit cards, depending on your travel needs:
- United Mileage Plus Visa – With the United MileagePlus Explorer card, you will earn up to 40,000 bonus miles. Check your first bag free on United and Continental-operated flights. Board your flight before general boarding with priority boarding privileges. Visit the United Club with two complimentary day passes every day. Earn 2 miles for $1 spent on tickets purchased from United and Continental and 1 mile per $1 spent everywhere else. The $95 annual fee is waived for first year.
- Delta SkyMiles Credit Card – With the Gold Delta SkyMiles credit card, you will earn 30,000 bonus miles when you spend $500 on the Card in the first three months from account opening. Check your first bag free on every Delta flight. Receive double miles on Delta purchases and 1 mile for all other eligible dollars spent. Enjoy priority boarding. The $95 annual fee is waived for first year.
- Southwest Airlines Credit Card – With the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus credit card, you will earn a free flight after your first purchase. Get 3,000 points every year on your card member anniversary that can be redeemed for a $50 Wanna Get Away Fare. 2 points per $1 spent on Southwest purchases and 1 point per $1 spent on everything else. There is a $69 annual fee.
For travelers with no preference toward any particular airline, CreditDonkey.com recommends Discover Miles credit card. With the Miles by Discover credit card, you’ll earn 1,000 bonus miles every month you make a purchase for the first year. Plus, there is no restriction on travel, fly on any airline, book any hotel or car, with no blackout dates and no annual fee.
“At CreditDonkey.com, we advise only real frequent flyers sign up for airline credit cards,” said Tran. “The average consumer probably won’t use them often enough to reap significant benefits, considering the higher than usual annual fees. Instead, grounded consumers can consider cash back credit cards, which are enjoying a surge in generous sign-on bonuses.”
Consumers can visit CreditDonkey.com for free comparisons of credit card rewards. CreditDonkey.com publishes credit card deals, tips and reviews to help consumers make informed credit decisions. They can search, compare and apply online, finding the best credit cards for their individual needs.
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SEATTLE – Mount Rainier National Park in Washington will reopen to the public on Saturday, and all services with the exception of snow play will be available this weekend.
The park has been closed since ranger Margaret Anderson was shot to death on New Year’s Day trying to stop a car that failed to pull over at a checkpoint requiring drivers to put chains on their vehicles.
A memorial service is being planned for the 34-year-old mother of two who was married to another park ranger.
Authorities say she was killed by Benjamin Colton Barnes, a 24-year-old Iraq war veteran. Investigators found his body face down in a snowy creek Monday with a handgun and rifle nearby. An autopsy Tuesday showed he had hypothermia and drowned.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The president of the Maldives ordered the country’s upscale resorts to reopen their spas on Wednesday pending a Supreme Court decision on whether they violate Islam, just days after they were shut under pressure from protesters led by an opposition party.
The court decision could be critical to the tourism-dependent island nation’s economic future.
“The government has decided we will open all spas and give all the services to tourists which we have been giving before,” President Mohammed Nasheed told The Associated Press by telephone.
“The tour operators were very worried” about the closure, he said.
Last week, authorities ordered all spas to close following a protest in the capital on Dec. 23 in which thousands of people called for a halt to “anti-Islamic” activities including spas.
The protesters also demanded that authorities halt the sale of alcohol on islands inhabited by local people, stop plans to allow direct flights from Israel, and demolish statues given by other countries to commemorate a South Asian summit in November which they saw as idols.
“To be racist in any way is detrimental to the tourism industry,” Nasheed said of the call to halt Israeli flights. “This is not the way to go forward.”
Debates on religious issues have intensified since a group vandalized a statue given by Pakistan bearing the image of Buddha. In November a protest followed a call by the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, for the Maldives to end the flogging of women found to have had sex outside marriage.
Nasheed has said he stands for a brand of moderate Islam traditionally practiced in the country and that it is vital to preserve tourism.
has signed a multiyear deal with the global travel company Orbitz to offer hotel deals and vacation packages through its website.
The private label deal with Chicago-based Orbitz Worldwide Inc
. (NYSE: OWW) will allow Hawaiian to provide hotel suggestions to passengers booking air travel only, and will allow the airline to award HawaiianMiles for booking hotels and packages in the future.
“Hawaiian Airlines is a very strategic partner for Orbitz due to the market it serves, its loyal online customer base and its commitment to offering great value in vacation packages to its customers,” Ronnie Gurion, president of Orbitz Worldwide Distribution, said in a statement.
The deal will allow Honolulu-based Hawaiian, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings Inc.
(Nasdaq: HA), to leverage Orbitz’s merchandising while helping the airline strengthen its relationships with many Hawaii hotels, Peter Ingram, Hawaiian’s chief commercial officer, said in a statement.
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A rare signed photograph of Adolf Hitler is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at a North East auction.
The picture will be sold by Newcastle auction house Corbitts and has been estimated at £2,000.
It features alongside other items football memorabilia and signatures of Hollywood stars and Mohammed Ali.
The auction, which has a pre-sale total estimate of £100,000, includes more than 2,100 lots.
Buyers can bid for thousands of cigarette and trade cards depicting everything from film stars to butterflies, horse racing and transport.
After 12 months of collecting, Corbitts are putting the items on sale at a public auction on Saturday January 10, at 11.30am, in The Swallow Hotel, in High Street West, Gateshead.
Managing director of Corbitts, David McMonagle, said: "There are in excess of 2,000 lots and this is probably the biggest auction of its kind ever to have been in this country.
"We have lots of cigarette cards from the turn of last century up until the Second World War.
"This was before TV and computers and children would collect a set of usually 15 cigarette cards which they would get from their fathers who smoked.
"Cigarette card collecting and stamp collecting were the two most popular hobbies at that time.
"Among the collection we have some really rare items including a signed photo of Adolf Hitler and a signed LP cover by Elvis.
"The Hitler photo has come from a collector from the United States and it includes the original 1960s receipt from New York.
"We also have a big sporting collection including signatures by Mohammed Ali and David Beckham, and a shirt signed by Pele.
"There is also a lot of Newcastle United and Sunderland memorabilia. And there is a 1966 England World Cup winners photo signed by the whole team.
"There are signatures of other famous people like Groucho Marx, Richard Nixon, and Lord Baden Powell as well as more modern stars like Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson and Bruce Springsteen.
"We are expecting about 1,000 people to participate in the auction. The Hitler photo could fetch up to £2,000.
The most valuable set of cigarette cards could fetch about £800. The lot, which includes a song sheet and an 1885-1935 FA Cup annual, is described as extremely rare.
Lots are available for viewing at Corbitts' offices in Mosley Street, Newcastle, from today until Friday, January 9, from 9am until 5pm.
For more details you can telephone Corbitts on (0191) 232 7268.


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The first recreational marijuana dispensary in Fort Collins opened its doors on June 20. Well, sort of.
Organic Alternatives had already been operating as a medical dispensary since July of last year, but didn't obtain a local license to sell recreationally until this past Friday. But since Choice Organics, which has been selling recreationally since April 9, is technically in Larimer County, just outside Fort Collins, it's officially FoCo's first.
As you know, Amendment 64 legalized the sale of marijuana statewide, but it also gave cities the right to ban sales within "territorial limits."
Fort Collins has definitely taken advantage of this option. A William Breathes post from November 2012 notes that the community originally allowed medical dispensaries, and its city council spent months coming up with regulations in 2010. Then, in 2011, the community voted to ban dispensaries during an off-year election. But a year later, a majority of voters (55 percent) said they wanted them back.
Then, in September 2013, Fort Collins enacted a temporary ban on dispensaries to "to allow City staff sufficient time to develop proposed regulations" on the marijuana industry, both medical and recreational. The ban wasn't lifted until March, and only dispensaries with an existing medical license could apply for a recreational one. A handful of medical dispensaries have opened or reopened since the ban was lifted, but Organic Alternatives was the first recreational shop to open in within city limits. Since then, three dispensaries have obtained licenses to sell recreationally in the Fort Collins area.
Both of the aforementioned retail dispensaries are up and running, while the third approved licensee, Flower Power Botanicals, is currently only selling to medical patients. Larimer County approved Flower Power Botanical's retail license in May, and a Flower Power employee says the dispensary will be ready for retail sales in about a month, after some zoning and construction requirements are met.
Fort Collins can now be listed with cities and towns like Aspen, Boulder, Breckenridge, Denver, Pueblo and Telluride as a retail pot-friendly community.
More from our Marijuana Archive circa November 2012: "Marijuana: Fort Collins voters overturn dispensary ban."
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San Diego-based Genomatica, an industry-leading biotech firm for the chemical industry, continues to grow its team and product line after 20 years in the business.
Founded in 1998, Genomatica bases its business on technology that was developed in the lab of Bernhard Palsson at UC San Diego.
One of Palsson’s graduate students, Christophe Schilling, went on to get his Ph.D. and become CEO of Genomatica.
In 2007, the company pivoted to develop more sustainable chemicals, using its bio-based process to work with large companies to replace traditional chemical engineering.
“Genomatica is in the business of sustainability,” said Schilling. “We are doing two things at Genomatica: using renewable feedstocks (from widely used ingredients including corn), and using synthetic biology as opposed to traditional chemistry.”
Making Sustainable Chemicals
Today, the firm has a vast portfolio of chemical products that it manufactures or licenses out to major manufacturers.
Leveraging fermentation, Genomatica makes bio-based alternatives to the petroleum-derived chemicals that would normally go into making your nylon clothes, your coffee capsules, and even your skin care products.
Genomatica’s product line includes a sustainable way of making the chemical butanediol (BDO), which used to make certain types of plastics and elastics, such as lycra and spandex.
“Our basic product is providing the blueprint of how to build, design and operate it, the microorganism that goes into a fermentation tank that is specially engineered to make that chemical,” he said.
A large plant in Italy uses Genomatica’s method of making BDO, Schilling said, which produces a total of 30,000 tons per year, used in biodegradable coffee capsules, food packaging, plastic cutlery and straws.
On a smaller scale, Genomatica also produces and sells its own version of butylene glycol, a chemical used in cosmetic products as a moisturizer.
It receives income by licensing its intellectual property to other companies — much as Qualcomm Inc. licenses its wireless technology patents to electronics makers.
Another company that licenses the BDO technology is Germany-based BASF SE, which reported 2020 sales of about $60 billion. Genomatica does not disclose revenue.
Over 500 Patents
The company has about 150 employees at its Innovation Center in the University Towne Center area, up from 80 staffers four years ago.
Genomatica has more than 1,800 patents issued or pending, its patents relate to underlying computational technology.
For Schilling, one major factor in his company’s pursuit of replacing older chemical engineering processes with biologically based ones has to do with sustainability.
But that isn’t limited to just traditional chemical engineering. He also sees room to make other agricultural products more sustainable.
In particular, Genomatica is very interested in producing a sustainable alternative to palm oil, which is used in many products but demand for which is causing large-scale deforestation in certain regions.
In total, the company has raised over $280 million in venture capital to date. Genomatica is backed by Casdin Capital, Viking Global Investors, which continues as Genomatica’s largest shareholder, and organism engineering partner Ginkgo Bioworks.
Maintain Company Culture
The stay-at-home order has meant virtually no travel and placing an bigger emphasis on company culture.
“You don’t know if you have a great culture until it has been tested. Our employees have learned new ways to be effective at their jobs without the usual carbon emissions,” said Schilling.
“The shutdown has created new leaders within Genomatica, lab workers continue to evolve the company’s safety culture and practices in the face of the pandemic. We’re fortunate to be in an industry that is passionate about what it’s doing,” he said.
Looking forward, Schilling predicts future momentum as consumers pay more attention to where their products are coming from.
“People are now asking a lot more questions and trying to understand things more and more. There’s an organic movement and people are conscious about what chemicals are used to make food,” he said. “This as part of our responsibility as well and see this as a great opportunity to educate people.”


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Apple announced new features for the iPhone Wallet at its 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC) on June 6, presumably in a move to directly compete with fintech giants such as Affirm and Block. Now, several industry experts are saying that this might pave the way for Apple to push further by making a potential future play in the crypto space.
One of the most notable new features coming to the Wallet app is the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) function, deemed “Apple Pay Later.” This enables users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments spread over six weeks with zero interest (and no fees) of any kind, according to a press release.
“Apple Pay Later makes it easy to view, track, and repay Apple Pay Later payments within Wallet. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later when they are checking out with Apple Pay, or in Wallet,” according to the statement. In addition, users can receive detailed receipts and order tracking information in Wallet for Apple Pay purchases with participating merchants.
CNBC reports that the announcement sent shares of BNPL giant Affirm down more than 5% on June 6.
In addition, Apple will also launch a new payments system later this month — one that lets you pay someone by tapping your iPhone against theirs. This function makes the Apple Wallet a direct competitor to Block’s Square, according to CNBC.
Ivan Ravlich, CEO of Web3 infrastructure company Hypernet Labs, told GOBankingRates that most of Apple’s moves are to keep up with the other payment options, such as replicating Block’s tap-to-pay feature that works peer-to-peer.
“I have to imagine that they are looking at other payments companies like PayPal, Block and Venmo, which all have crypto features. And Apple is likely thinking of adding a crypto feature as well. Ultimately, any company that wants to be a leader in payments is going to need crypto integration, and if Apple doesn’t add that then they risk falling behind competitors,” Ravlich said.
Such sentiment is echoed by other experts, including Kayla Kroot, creative director at decentralized publishing protocol and Web3 library Koii Network.
“Apple’s deeper dive into fintech suggests that they are feeling the heat from crypto competitors and will eventually devise and launch a crypto-friendly wallet of their own,” Kroot said.
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Internet firms siphon off half of all US advert sales
Magna Global study predicts online advertising could surpass $100bn for the first time
Los Angeles — Online advertising will account for more than half of all US advertising sales in 2018, according to a study, surpassing $100bn for the first time and marking a milestone in the shift of money, time and attention to the internet from older media. Having already exceeded the combined ad sales of print, radio and TV, online advertising in the US will increase 16% to $106.6bn, researcher Magna Global said in a report on Thursday. Led by Google and Facebook, the growth will boost the overall US advertising market to a record $207bn in 2018. Alphabet, parent of Google and YouTube, and Facebook account for most online ad sales and show little sign of slowing down. Ad revenue from web searches, dominated by Google, grew 18% in the second quarter, Magna said. Ad sales on social networks, led by Facebook, jumped 36%. Amazon.com has also emerged as a recipient of ad dollars, with projected revenue of $4.61bn, according to EMarketer. Digital growth Some of this digital growth is ...


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Dropbox last week confirmed that more than 68 million emails and passwords have been compromised from a hack that originally was disclosed in 2012. Exposure from the breach was limited to email addresses, Dropbox originally claimed. However, based on the latest revelations, the hackers actually stole hashed and salted passwords. Even so, there have been no indications that they succeeded in accessing user accounts, the company said. The firm apologized for the belated release of the information, saying it wanted to clear up the confusion.
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FDA Proposal Would Make Clear There's No Gluten in Those Pills
(Bloomberg) -- Avoiding gluten? Patients won’t have to worry about whether it’s in their prescription drugs, under a proposal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In draft guidance issued on Tuesday, the agency is pushing drugmakers to clearly label that medications taken orally don’t have ingredients from grains that include gluten like wheat, barley or rye.
Currently there are no drugs marketed in the U.S. that contain gluten in a quantity that would exceed the amount in a gluten-free food product, the FDA said. The new rules are an attempt to reduce uncertainty for people with gluten sensitivities or diseases aggravated by ingesting gluten.
“Transparency about what we’re putting into our bodies matters to all of us,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement. “We have made great strides in enhancing transparency about gluten in food labeling, but because there has been uncertainty about gluten in certain drug products, some patients may be avoiding medications that would otherwise offer a health benefit.”
Roughly one in 100 people globally are estimated to have celiac disease, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation, an autoimmune disorder where the consumption of gluten can lead to damage of the small intestine.
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By Lola Alapo
Ever been embarrassed to buy hemorrhoid ointment, tampons, adult diapers, or other personal hygiene products at the store? Chances are you have. Did you wind up buying other products you really didn’t need in an attempt to distract attention from your awkward purchase? Research shows you probably did.
Dan Flint is a pioneer in the growing field of shopper marketing research. As the Regal Entertainment Group Professor of Business in UT’s Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, he is an expert on how people shop.
With a weakened economy and slim profit margins, retailers and manufacturers are trying to better understand shopping behavior—how people navigate stores, what catches their eye, and what else they purchase to mask other products—to figure out ways to entice shoppers to buy more or look just a few seconds longer at their goods. The longer a shopper lingers, the greater the chance of a purchase.
“We spend a lot of time looking inside people’s heads,” Flint says. “We’re learning a lot about the differences between the way men’s and women’s brains process information. Shopper marketing is not about marketing in-store versus out-of-store. It’s about the shopper’s mindset and focusing on people when they’re in shopping mode.”
Building on Behavior
Do you usually make a list before you go to the grocery store? If so, you probably come home with more than you planned. “About 50 to 70 percent of consumer goods people buy are choices made in stores—not what’s on their shopping list,” Flint says. Retailers and manufacturers are working to capitalize on that spontaneous decision process even as they vie with competitors to win shoppers’ loyalty.
“Brands are becoming more serious about doing retailer-specific research and aligning marketing strategic plans to assist retailers in differentiating from their competition,” he says.
In-store demos and interactive digital displays are just some of the innovative methods of gathering insights on shoppers and developing integrated marketing strategies. The focus then becomes effectively executing those plans and measuring the return on investment.
To address the challenges and find potential solutions in this arena, business leaders have turned to UT’s Shopper Marketing Forum—the first of its kind in the nation. “It’s a way to pull together companies around a common topic,” says Flint, who launched the forum in 2009 and serves as its director.
Science to the Rescue
Where the business world is falling short, the academic world is making up the difference. Extensive research in neurology, psychology, social psychology, behavioral economics, strategy, web analytics, business analytics, and supply chain management can be tapped to more efficiently market products to the proper demographic. But it’s not as easy as it sounds.
Scientists have connected shoppers to electroencephalogram (EEG) equipment to capture physiological effects of certain products. They’ve tracked how shoppers interpret visual product cues through the use of eye tracking goggles. Neurologists have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other equipment to determine which part of the brain shoppers use when viewing a brand.
Researchers have shopped alongside, interviewed, and video-recorded thousands of shoppers. The results of these various studies have driven retailers and brand manufacturers to alter their approach on virtually everything, even down to the type of shelving used in stores.
“Experience and simple human evolution teaches us that bumping into the sharp edge of a desk or shelf hurts, so people tend to unconsciously avoid them,” Flint says. “But if we round the corners of the end of an aisle display, more shoppers tend to go down the aisle.”
Some retailers are now setting up displays made of wood because “research shows that wood makes you feel calmer,” Flint says. “Retailers want to make you feel calmer so you slow down. When you slow down, they have two more seconds of your time; time they can use to communicate with you.”
The research also influences the design of advertisements.
“Women will typically respond more to social images such as smiling faces, multiple people in a scene, and close-up shots,” Flint says. “Men, on the other hand, will respond to structure and power. Men will project an end state and women will project themselves into a scenario.”
More than Numbers
Many retailers have turned to companies that use mathematical modeling and business analytics to dissect data and tell them how they’re faring against their competitors.
Even as retailers and brand manufacturers look to grow their businesses, many are still not aware of, or are not effectively using, scientific research. Conversely, some academics are conducting research while remaining unaware of some of the major issues shopper marketing managers are facing.
“We want to bridge the gap between industry and academia,” Flint says. “The goal is to make sure academic research is relevant and to get businesses to incorporate the research.”
In the meantime, Flint continues his contributions to the realm of shopper marketing. He and a colleague recently examined what shoppers do when they purchase items that make them uncomfortable, such as condoms, pregnancy kits, and suppositories. They found the college students in the study would often buy inexpensive items such as a magazine or gum to help conceal those types of purchases.
Flint says this behavior mirrors that of most shoppers and it’s exactly what the merchants want—to sell more stuff. So next time you go shopping, your shame might wind up adding to some company’s bottom line.


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Europe! HANDS OFF Our Medicine!
To add your name to the Europe! HANDS OFF Our Medicine petition go to action.msf.org
By signing our online petition “Europe HANDS OFF! Our Medicine” you can take real action towards helping more people in the developing world live longer, healthier lives, and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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Millions of people in developing countries rely on affordable generic medicines to stay alive. But the European Commission is pushing aggressive trade policies that will severely restrict the manufacture, supply and ultimately the availability of these life-saving medicines.
The attack is taking a number of different forms, including free trade agreements, international treaties, and customs regulations. If Europe succeeds, millions of people across the developing world could see their source of affordable medicines dry up, as generic companies will no longer have the space to produce or sell them.
MSF International President, Dr. Unni Karunakara encourages MSF supporters to sign the Europe! HANDS OFF Our Medicine petition
“We depend on access to affordable generic medicines like those produced in India to treat all kinds of diseases. We buy 80% of our AIDS medicines from India - medicines that keep 160,000 people alive today,” said Dr. Unni Karunakara, President of MSF’s International Council. “On their behalf, we cannot remain silent as Europe works to close the door on every aspect of drug supply – the production of a generic medicine, its registration, and its transportation.
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SAPULPA, Okla. - As the Fourth of July approaches, people across Green Country are rushing to buy fireworks.
One store in Sapulpa is already seeing a boom in business.
The manager at TNT Fireworks says customers are spending thousands of dollars on fireworks.
Broken Arrow homeowners William and Mary Wallen say each year they spend more than $1,300 to put on a fire work display for the neighborhood.
"We're free. A lot of people have paid for that freedom and we appreciate it. We're here to celebrate it," Mary Wallen said.
TNT Fireworks' employees say they look forward to July 4 all year. While sales are only starting they say it takes time to set up and make all the fireworks look presentable for customers.
"It took us about two to three days just to make sure everything was stocked and ready to go," TNT employee Dylan Barrera said.
Employees say the big boost in sales come just days before the holiday. The Wallens' tell us they're just getting started.
"This isn't the only place. We'll shop somewhere else too," Mary Wallen said.
The Wallens say July 4 is a special day to share with friends and family.
"You just sit back and look up and it goes off. It's beautiful to look up," Mary Wallen said.
Mary says even though her family shoots off hundreds of fireworks every year they believe safety is important. They tell us they are prepared in case some of their fireworks go off unintentionally.
"Fire extinguishers, hoses, make sure you block it off. Safety first," William Wallen said.
Different cities have different rules for fireworks.
In Tulsa, it's illegal to set off fireworks. In other areas like Broken Arrow, Sapulpa and Sand Springs you must buy a $20 permit. In Owasso, fireworks that launch into the air and explode are illegal.
To make sure you are allowed to set off fireworks in your community, contact your local city hall.
Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The ice is keeping area emergency rooms busy as doctors treat patients for slip and fall injuries.
Through the First Baptist Church of Glenpool's Community Christmas Store, parents in need can pick from brand new, donated clothing and toys for their children completely free of charge.
Pictures of the first winter storm of the season, Dec. 5 and 6.
KJRH 2 Works for You and Moody's Jewelry is giving away over $4,000 in jewelry from Dec. 9 through Dec. 20. Go to www.kjrh.com/contests to enter this 12 Days of Christmas giveaway.
A few of the Week 14 NFL games were played in snow storms.


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Yesterday, Verizon Wireless—which had previously offered customers the option of purchasing service on a month-tomonth basis without a service contract—enacted plans announced last Friday to eliminate service contracts and wireless device subsidies for all new customers. In so doing, Verizon, the nation’s top mobile service provider by subscribers, becomes the most prominent carrier in the U.S. to forego traditional two-year service contracts, which have enabled subscribers to obtain subsidized wireless devices at low or no cost but which also carry hefty fees for early termination.
Verizon’s strategy follows the trail blazed in recent years by T-Mobile US which became the first national wireless carrier to switch entirely to no-contract and no-subsidy plans that give customers the opportunity to upgrade their devices as soon as their existing devices are paid off. Various other carriers have since followed the footsteps of T-Mobile although AT&T and Sprint continue to offer two-year service contracts along with no-contract options.
Under the new rate plans, Verizon customers will pay a monthly charge of $20 per line for smart phones (or $10 per line for tablets and “jetpack” hotspot devices) plus an additional charge of between $30 and $80 per month for shareable small, medium, large or extra-large data buckets that range in size from 1GB to 12 GB. All plans will include unlimited voice and text service, and customers will pay an extra $15 for every gigabyte of data that exceeds their monthly allowance. Customers will be required to pay the retail price for their wireless devices, either in full at the time of subscription or in 24 monthly installments. Although customers will not be locked into service contracts, subscribers who switch to another carrier will be required to pay off any balance that remains on their devices. Existing Verizon customers may keep their current plan or may switch to any of the new, no-contract plans subject to certain restrictions. Asserting that “choosing a wireless plan is now easier than ever,” Rob Miller, the vice president of consumer pricing for Verizon Wireless, told reporters that “a plan with small, medium, large and extra-large choices makes sense for the way people actually use their wireless service.”


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Worldwide ICT spending, including new technologies, is expected to exceed $5.6 trillion in 2021 with growth accelerating through the end of the forecast period as new categories account for a growing proportion of overall investments, according to IDC.
A new study from IBM reveals that nearly 60 percent of organizations surveyed are embracing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an opportunity to improve privacy, security, data management or as catalyst for new business models, rather than simply a compliance issue or impediment.
A new study from Juniper Research has found that increasing smart security adoption will drive home automation and monitoring revenues from an estimated $12 billion in 2018 to over $45 billion by 2023, representing a growth of over 260%.
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of enterprise Mixed Reality applications will approach 40 million by 2022, rising from just 6.5 million in 2018; representing a growth of over 500%.
Only 1 percent of CIOs indicated any kind of blockchain adoption within their organizations, and only 8 percent were in short-term planning or active experimentation with blockchain, according to Gartner's 2018 CIO Survey.
PwC’s 2018 Risk in Review Study shows how a distinct set of risk management practices can arm organisations to capture value from their innovation efforts and better manage related risks for further growth.
According to preliminary data from IDC, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), resulting in a 2.9% decline when compared to the 344.4 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017.
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of Mixed Reality applications will reach 9 billion by 2022, rising from an estimated 3 billion in 2018, a growth rate of 212% over 4 years.
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) recorded slight growth in the first quarter of 2018, with the market going positive (+0.6%) and totaling 17.5 million units, according to IDC.


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Go watch the exhibition of MA Fashion Design students inspiration from the Islamic Art at David's Samling this week. The exhibition will be disposed during week 42 in the autumn break.
The exhibition opened during Culture Night last friday the 12th of October as the culmination of the course taking inspiration from Islamic Art as foundation for making fashion design. In total, 16 different creations taking inspiration from miniature painting over glass and ceramics to big woven carpets are displayed in the Islamic Art department linking the garments to their original source.
As part of the design project students were introduced to working with Fashion Film portraying their fashion design in a film.
The exhibition is a succesful continuation of the collaboration with David's Samling in 2017 showing both garments and film.


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Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell:
Tyson Foods — The poultry producer earned $1.15 per share for its latest quarter, well above estimates of 89 cents a share. It also raised its 2016 forecast and added 50 million shares to its stock buyback program.
Estee Lauder — The cosmetics maker beat estimates by 8 cents with quarterly profit of $1.19 per share, with revenue also beating forecasts. However, its fiscal 2016 forecast is below estimates, largely due to the negative impact of a stronger dollar.
Moody's — The credit rating agency reported profit of $1.09 per share, beating estimates by 4 cents a share, with revenue also above forecasts. However, the company's 2016 outlook falls below Street consensus, following what the company called "difficult" market conditions in 2015.
Coca-Cola — Susquehanna Financial upgraded the stock to "neutral" from "negative," based on limited downside and the potential for merger and acquisition activity in the years ahead.
Southwest Airlines —The airline reported an 11.1 percent January increase in revenue passenger miles compared to a year earlier.
Weyerhaeuser — The forest products company matched estimates with adjusted quarterly profit of 24 cents per share, with revenue slightly above forecasts. Weyerhaeuser made optimistic comments about 2016 based on the anticipated completion of its merger with Plum Creek Timber and other strategic moves.
News Corp. — The media company missed estimates by a penny with adjusted quarterly profit of 20 cents per share. Revenue was essentially in line, but News Corp.'s overall results were hurt by shrinking ad revenue and a stronger dollar.
Lions Gate — Lions Gate missed estimates by 4 cents with adjusted quarterly profit of 45 cents per share, and the movie studio's revenue was well short of Street forecasts. The shortfall comes after the final "Hunger Games" movie did not do as well at the box office as expected.
LinkedIn — LinkedIn reported adjusted quarterly profit of 94 cents per share, 16 cents above estimates, and revenue also came in above projections. However, the business-oriented social network gave a weaker than expected forecast due to slower ad revenue growth, among other factors.
Symantec — Symantec came in 2 cents ahead of estimates with adjusted quarterly profit of 26 cents per share, and the security software maker's revenue also beat estimates. Separately, the company announced a $500 million investment from private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, a cut of its regular dividend in half, and a $4 per share special dividend.
Deckers Outdoor — Deckers reported quarterly profit of $4.78 per share, 3 cents above estimates, but revenue was well short of forecasts. The footwear maker — known for its UGG brand — also lowered guidance for the current quarter and announced a series of cost cutting moves.
Tableau Software — Tableau more than doubled analyst estimates with adjusted quarterly profit of 33 cents per share, compared to forecasts of 16 cents. The software company's revenue also beat forecasts, but the company unexpectedly cut its full-year guidance.
Ubiquiti Networks — Ubiquiti came in 7 cents ahead of estimates with adjusted quarterly profit of 58 cents per share, and revenue was also above street forecasts. The maker of wireless networking equipment also gave strong current quarter guidance, as wireless service providers increase their demand for Ubiquiti products.
Outerwall — Outerwall reported adjusted quarterly profit of $1.43 per share, swamping estimates of 64 cents, and revenue was also above forecasts. However, the parent of the Redbox DVD rental service gave full-year guidance substantially below analyst forecasts, due to an "accelerated decline" in DVD rentals.
Toyota — Toyota increased its full-year profit forecast, on better results in China and North America for the automaker.
ArcelorMittal — The company will raise $3 billion from a share issue to scale down its debt. The mining company has been suffering from the effects of declining commodity prices, and its stock has fallen 60 percent over the past year.
McGraw Hill Financial — McGraw Hill Financial plans to change its name to S&P Global, a move that the company's board has approved and that will be the subject of a shareholder vote at the annual meeting on April 27.
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Syracuse, NY -- Within the last few -- and upcoming -- entries in the Store Front blog, we've discussed the new Apple store coming to Carousel Center mall. Here's more news on the Apple front. Read on...
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Apple Rumor: Connected HDTV Expected to Make Big Splash for iPhone Maker
According to the latest industry speculation, Apple’s rumored HDTV product launch is poised to dramatically impact the HDTV market in the U.S.
Ben A. Reitzes of Barclays Capital says that if Apple releases a device costing no more than $1,500, Apple could immediately claim roughly 5% of he HDTV market.
In doing so, Apple would generate first year product revenue of approximately $17 billion.
“Apple’s eventual television could be so much more than a TV — including gaming, video, communication, content delivery, apps, computing and all the capabilities of the current Apple TV — it is not really fair to compare it to products already available on the market,” Reitzes said Tuesday.
“It appears more and more likely that the company is actively engaging partners about a potential device and content,” he adds. “If Apple were to sell a TV, we continue to believe its margins and pricing could be industry leading given its vertical integration with content. We believe that Siri could be used as a groundbreaking interface for TV,which could be used as a content hub — glued together by iOS and iOS devices.”
Reitzes believes the long-awaited Apple HDTV will come after Apple enters fiscal 2013 this October.
My comments: When The Wizard of Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs, died last year, one of the many stories about Jobs and his creations was a fabulous Los Angeles Times piece on what impact a possible TV monitor from Apple could have on the industry -- and if, in fact, there was one. There is.
But a set for $1,500? That is SO not Apple. Because Apple knows all of its loyal acolytes would pay double that amount just to get in on the sitch.
Ah, but Apple has done this before, and in the TV realm. Its Apple TV device is a mere -- for Apple -- $99 (after at first not selling on the high end), and it is a thing of beauty and wonder. It's possible Apple read its playbook and learned.
Traditional TV sets are at record lows in prices. Apple could conceivably do it on the cheap.
But back to the bigger picture, so to speak: For investors, fans and casual observers, the overarching issue and wonderment about this possibility is whether Apple will do to the TV industry what it did for the computer and music industries. That is, changed them forever.
This could be Jobs' final long-lasting legacy. Weeks before his death, Jobs talked about the traditional TV set being ripe for reinvention.
Perhaps The Wizard had long been at work.
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Top wearable camera developer GoPro, Inc. (NYSE:GPRO) has been one of the worst performing stocks of 2015. Having already tanked 71% this year, GPRO stock is now trading under its initial public offering (IPO) price.
There is no other way to say it: GoPro, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GPRO) stock performance has been terrible. Since its peak above $90.00 a share reached last October, the GPRO stock price has plunged by more than 75%!
GoPro stock took its most recent dive on Wednesday, after Piper Jaffray analyst Erinn Murphy cut her price target for GoPro to just $15. She noted that GoPro cameras are starting to show up on discount websites like Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN). However, it's ...
We all know that GoPro, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GPRO) products are aimed at consumers with adventure-filled lifestyles. If the recent action in GPRO's stock price is any indication, GoPro's investors are just as risk-driven.
As a fan of GoPro, Inc. (NASDAW:GPRO), it hurts me to see investors dragging GoPro stock through the mud. The conventional wisdom has turned incredibly bearish on GPRO stock, meaning I once again find myself in the contrarian camp.
GoPro had a difficult last quarter, and the market punished the company for it. There was a lot to like -- revenues up 43% year-over-year and 230 basis points of gross margin expansion -- but a few miscues led to a top line miss.


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Nearly 50 Advertisers Have Ditched Bill O’Reilly. But Will It Be Enough To End His Show?
The sudden wave of advertisers abandoning Bill O’Reilly’s show this week has stunned media experts, sparking a broad debate over how — and if — the Fox News star can survive the sexual harassment scandal plaguing his program.
In the days since the New York Times reported that five women received about $13 million to settle allegations against the 67-year-old host, nearly 50 advertisers have yanked their commercials from the O’Reilly Factor. Automakers Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai led the charge, stating Monday that they did not want their brands associated with O’Reilly; a slew of others quickly followed suit, including brands like Advil, Coldwell Banker, H&R Block, and BMW.
And the backlash seemed to be growing, with more than 25 companies announcing Wednesday that they would no longer run ads on O’Reilly’s program. Out of the 107 companies and organizations that have recently advertised on the program, nearly half have now said they will no longer do so.
“This is a pretty massive amount in a short period of time,” said Crowdtap CEO Matt Britton, whose firm tracks and analyzes digital and media trends. “Once you have this many categories of brands pulling out, it becomes much harder to fill their slots because brands are afraid of becoming targets.”
More surprising, Britton noted, is that companies seem to be making the decision to leave of their own volition, rather than as a result of an activist-led boycott campaign.
Defections could continue to swell as consumers pressure Fox to pull the star off the air, he said, noting that companies that continue advertising on the show could risk being perceived as overtly political or indifferent to women’s rights.
“Advertisers would be seen as having to have a reason beyond financial gain to continue to stay if everyone else is backing out,” Britton said. And since most companies that advertise on O’Reilly are targeting a broad audience of consumers, he added, brand executives might find it easier to take a stand.
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Animal lovers have taken to social media to praise an Ikea store in Italy for opening its doors to stray dogs, with many posts showing the canines happily lounging among furniture displays.
Ms Martine Taccia posted a video on Facebook of two stray dogs enjoying the warmth provided by the rugs at the store in Catania.
"A good initiative to shelter the strays while it's raining outside," she wrote in Italian in the post on Nov 11.
"My reaction was pure amazement," Ms Taccia told animal news website The Dodo. "It's not a common thing."
The video has garnered more than 900,000 views.
She added that the dogs are fed and pampered daily by Ikea employees and customers, some of whom have even adopted some of the strays.
Another customer, Ms Beppe Liotta, told The Dodo: "I felt great happiness at seeing dogs crouched in the exhibition space at the entrance of the Ikea."
Many others have shared photos of the dogs at the store on social media.
This is not the first time the Swedish furniture retailer has been associated with animal welfare.
In 2014, Ikea partnered animal welfare groups in a project called Home For Hope, where standing displays of dogs were placed among the store's furniture to attract potential adopters. Ikea outlets that took part in the campaign included those in the United States and Singapore.


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Primp, which describes itself as a "cheap-chic boutique" for women, is opening its second location.
The new store will be located at The Shops at West End in St. Louis Park.
Primp, which opened its first location in St. Paul last year, will open its second store early next month, West End said in a news release.
Primp says it offers a high-end boutique experience while keeping all items under $100.
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A recent market where all the stalls were run by children (HM June 16) was so successful that another one is in the pipeline.
A total of 22 stalls filled Stanmore Bay Hall to the brim on Saturday, June 26.
The market’s environmentally friendly focus encouraged the young entrepreneurs to upcycle, recycle, barter, buy and swap goods on the day. Organiser Karen Miller says there was a steady stream of customers.
Toys and sweet treats, as expected, featured at many stalls and were among the most popular with the young shoppers but there were a wide range of things to attract customers, including books, clothing, plants, items made with a 3D printer and artwork such as hand-painted pinecones. One stall sold ‘butterfly kits’ comprising a terracotta pot, paint to colour it with, swan plant seeds and decorations.
“There was lots of buying from each other, making new friends and for most of them, their first ever earnings,” Karen says. “A highlight for many was counting out their money at the end of the day. All the children have the satisfaction of getting a step closer to their goals, and they had a great time interacting with each other and the public.”
Karen says feedback from the young stallholders made it clear that fun and making friends were key elements in the day’s success, along with earning money and spending some of it at other stalls.
Any money over and above the costs of holding the market went to Stanmore Bay School’s Enviro Kids group, who also raised money by selling seed bombs. The total raised for the group was $180, which is earmarked for seeds.
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RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Uber users, you can now start scheduling your rides in Raleigh and Durham!
In June, the popular ride service announced that it was rolling out "Scheduled Rides."
Well starting Wednesday, riders in Raleigh and Durham are now able to request their trips 30 days to 30 minutes ahead of time.
The scheduling service is also available in Charlotte, Greensboro and Wilmington.
The company said scheduling rides was the top-requested feature from users, especially for early morning lifts to the airport.
Check out more about Uber's new feature at https://www.uber.com/info/scheduled-rides/
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AT&T Inc has held talks to buy smaller rival Leap Wireless International in recent months, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign U.S. carriers are looking at acquisitions as a way to grow in a mature market.
Consumers in Europe will pay less for mobile phone calls, texts and Internet access when travelling abroad following a ruling on Thursday that could also prompt telecom companies to introduce cross-border deals to offset lost revenue.
LightSquared, the wireless startup backed by hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, on Monday filed for Chapter 11 protection. The company and many affiliates filed for protection from creditors with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan. It has more than $1 billion of both assets and liabilities, according to the bankruptcy petition. The filing was expected.
As Canadians continue to adopt mobile technology and as demand for mobile payments capability continues to grow, the banking industry and credit union system on Monday announced a set of voluntary, secure, open guidelines for the development of mobile payments at point-of-sale terminals in Canada.
Market research firm Infonetics Research last week released excerpts from its annual North America Business VoIP Service Leadership Scorecard, which analyzes and ranks the top service providers in the hosted VoIP and unified communications (UC) services market and the IP connectivity market.
The news coming out of the CTIA Wireless show this week stretches across every part of the wireless industry. From backhaul to mobile payments, there is always something happening in the booths and conference rooms at CTIA. Provided below is a glimpse into some of the news and information coming out of the show in the form of numbers.
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DragonWave Inc., a supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, on Tuesday at CTIA Wireless announced the availability of higher modulation modes of up to 2048 Quadrature amplitude modulation(QAM) on its Horizon packet microwave products. This higher modulation allows the radios to transport up to 37% more data through existing microwave channels, which improves spectral efficiency and, correspondingly, lowers operators' cost per bit.
Actelis, a global supplier of Ethernet over copper solutions, showcased its Ethernet Access Device (EAD) at International CTIA Wireless in New Orleans this week. The device is designed to address the growing mobile backhaul challenge faced by wireless service providers.
Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless technology, on Tuesday announced its CC864-DUAL cellular module will connect the next generation Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry (MCOT) from CardioNet, Inc., a provider of wireless medical technology with a current focus on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias.
Shares of MetroPCS Communications Inc surged as much as 29% on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported the mobile phone service provider was discussing a merger with Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile USA. Many Wall Street analysts argue that consolidation is needed among smaller U.S. carriers as the bill for 4G network upgrades climbs and smartphone usage accelerates.


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Tipster sees few changes for the 5G Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and Galaxy Tab S8+
Thanks to the pandemic, the tablet market matters again. With many working from home, tablets have replaced PCs. School age children are turning to tablets for distance learning and for entertainment. Demand for tablets had been falling as larger screened phones cannibalized demand for slates. And most people don't have a need, especially when a pandemic is wiping out the global economy, to buy a new tablet every year or two, or even five.
As 2020 progressed, Apple iPad revenue started to rev up. Last week, Apple released its fiscal first quarter earnings report and for the three months from October through December, iPad revenue soared an impressive 41%. In fact, during the quarter the iPad was Apple's fastest growing unit led by the new iPad Air (2020). The latter is powered by the cutting-edge 5nm A14 Bionic, the same chipset used on the 5G iPhone 12 series.
Samsung had an impressive new tablet series last year with the Galaxy Tab S7/S7+. Both versions were powered by the Snapdragon 865+ and while a 5G enabled model is available for the Galaxy Tab S7, the Galaxy Tab S7+ comes 5G ready. Both tablets have a screen with a 120Hz refresh rate that updates 120 times a second. Both tablets can also support the S Pen.
Sammy is going to ride the tablet train according to a YouTube tipster named The Galox (via notebookcheck.net). The South Korean manufacturer is expected to bring to market the Galaxy Tab S8 and Galaxy Tab S8+ later this year. The former will carry an 11-inch LCD display with an 2560 x 1600 resolution, same as the Galaxy Tab S7. The 120Hz refresh rate will remain and the slate will have a side mounted fingerprint scanner. The Galaxy Tab S8+ will stick with its predecessor's 12.4-inch AMOLED display carrying a 120Hz refresh rate. The in-display fingerprint scanner returns. The battery and charging specs will reportedly stay the same. That would include an 8000mAh battery for the Galaxy Tab S8 and a 10900mAh battery for the Galaxy Tab S8+. Both could charge at a rate up to 45W. Storage options could include 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB models.
Bottom line? The Galaxy Tab S8/S8+ might end up very close to last year's models with some changes under the hood. Both tablets could be powered by Qualcomm's new 5nm Snapdragon 888 chipset, and run Android 11.
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