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Mobile phone customers face higher prices for 4G - even though the technology is cheaper
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Mobile phone customers face higher prices for 4G technology even though it is cheaper to run for the phone firms than the existing 3G services.
Users of smartphones with internet access can download music and video more quickly with 4G.
The price warning comes from Everything Everywhere, owner of T-mobile and Orange.
A spokesman said: ‘It will be more expensive for phone users, but we really hope it will only be a fraction more expensive while also providing considerable value for money. We hope customers will be pleasantly surprised at the price.’
The company blamed the likely higher prices on increased spending on infrastructure to provide 4G.
It said: ‘We have 24,000 masts, which is more than enough, but we have to make certain adjustments to them and rolling it out is going to cost billions of pounds.’
Everything Everywhere will be allowed to launch its 4G services later this month. Other phones firms will have to wait until next May under a deal brokered last week by Culture Secretary Maria Miller to break an impasse with the telecoms regulator Ofcom, as revealed by Financial Mail.
Everything Everywhere had been given the go-ahead by Ofcom, which allowed it to use its existing spectrum – airwaves that carry mobile phone signals.
It will have 4G in 16 cities by Christmas.
Rivals Vodafone and O2 do not own the right kind of spectrum and had threatened legal action to delay the launch until Ofcom launched an auction of the right airwaves. The auction for 4G spectrum, which is expected to raise about £3 billion, will be held in the second week of January.
Ofcom sources said the structure of the proposed auction of 4G spectrum, which is likely to see it divided between four different suppliers, will ensure competition remains acute and prices do not spiral out of control.
Apple’s iPhone 5 will work on Everything Everywhere’s 4G network, but not on future networks built by O2 or Vodafone or Everything Everywhere.
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Mountain Lion, the latest operating system for the Mac, is expected to arrive shortly. If you’re the sort of person who needs a definitive date, then all estimates suggest that Apple will go with the same schedule as the release of Lion last year, and unveil Mountain Lion to the world the day after its quarterly earnings call this Tuesday. To put it simply, the new upgrade should be revealed and available to purchase from the Mac App Store on Wednesday 25 July.
If you have bought a Mac or MacBook recently then you won’t miss out on the new system and have to fork out again to stay up to date. Apple is giving away OS X Mountain Lion completely free to anyone who has bought a new computer or laptop in the past few weeks.
To be eligible for the free upgrade you must have bought your new device after 11 June 2012, the day when the new Retina MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and 2012 MacBook Pro were released and go to this page within 30 days of the release of Mountain Lion to claim your free copy.
Similarly, if you’re planning to purchase a Mac after the release of Mountain Lion then you have 30 days from the date of purchase to make your Up-To-Date request.
If you are one of the unlucky ones that don’t fall into the eligible category, OS X Mountain Lion will be available to purchase from the Mac App Store for just £13.99.
Undoubtedly most Mac users will put their trust into Apple and purchase or claim the new system without a second thought. More hesitant customers who are used to and comfortable with the current Lion system may want to look more closely at the features of Mountain Lion and weigh up the pros and cons.
Many will be pleased to hear the popular iOS operating system gets a nod of recognition and some of its features are used in Mountain Lion like iChat, now called Messages, AirPlay Mirroring, Address Book renamed as Contacts and iCal in the form of Calendars. One thing to consider when debating whether to take on the new operating system is that is an internet-based installation and a decent connection will certainly ease the process. A new feature called Gatekeeper – which is a optional control over whether only trusted apps (either those distributed via the App Store or signed by Apple) or all apps can be installed – has the potential to make your Mac more secure.

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The release of We Happy Few, the game about getting high and getting along in the jolly old England of an alt-history 1960s, has been pushed a little deeper into the year. Developer Compulsion Games said in an update on Steam that it's now "content complete" but requires more time to polish than was originally expected, and so it won't be released until sometime in the summer.
The launch date had been set last summer to April 13 of this year as part of a publishing deal with Gearbox that also saw its price double from $30 to $60. The studio explained at the time that the price hike was driven by a tremendous increase in the game's scope to a "full sized, retail game," and while that may be accurate it nonetheless did not make a particularly good impression among fans and followers.
The studio acknowledged in the delay announcement that the reaction was fair, although it reiterated that "we’ve done a huge amount of work and the scope of the game is substantially increasing over what’s there right now, which is a very unusual situation for Early Access games, especially as we have a retail release on the way."
"So, we find ourselves caught between Early Access (where it’s important to have a price that reflects the current game) and the eventual release of the full game with increased scope (which we believe reflects a traditional retail game)," it wrote. "We had anticipated that Steam players would be okay with pre-purchase still granting early access, but since we won’t be offering any additional early access updates beyond August’s 'Life in Technicolor,' we think having this labeled Early Access and charging the price of a larger game caused more confusion than we had hoped."
To address concerns, Compulsion has decided to offer refunds to anyone who has purchased the game so far, regardless of playtime, and will remove the game from sale on Steam on February 1. Sales will be re-enabled closer to release, "when more info and materials on the game will have been released, giving players more clarity on what they can expect in the full version of We Happy Few."
A production update video below offers a bit more insight into why the game has been pushed back, and also shows off a few clips of gameplay featuring a newly-revealed female playable character.


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In response to the devastating damage caused by the mass flooding and mudslides in the Fraser Valley, the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce (ACOC), the Abbotsford Community Foundation and the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), have jointly established the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund.
The Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund will provide grants to local agencies involved in the disaster relief effort, as well as businesses that have been affected by these events. The effects of the flooding will be long term and funding will be needed for weeks and months to come. ACF will serve as the donation hub, accepting donations, issuing tax receipts, and distributing funds where resources are needed most.
“Through the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund, we will support our local community, farming families, agri-businesses, and other businesses impacted by these devastating floods,” said Katerina Anastasiadis, CEO, Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce. “The flooding has also cut off transportation and supply chains to BC and other parts of Canada. We encourage businesses that are interested in receiving grants or related opportunities to contact the Chamber for more information.”
Donations to the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund can be made online at https://abbotsfordcf.org/disaster.


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TheAppEra is reporting on a rumor that could turn out to be very prominent in the iPad game if true. The rumor states that the iPad will be receiving its iOS4 update in November, which would coincide with Steve Jobs’ previous assessment of “this fall.”
The quote concerning Apple’s iAds that are set to hit July 1st reads:
“The July 1 rollout announced by Apple doesn’t necessarily coincide with the objectives of the marketers themselves, and many are staggering launches on the platform through the fall. Apple is telling marketers that the device considered most promising for advertisers — the iPad — won’t be on the iAd platform until November.”
That last part was indeed the most important, in that the iPad would need iOS4 to run iAds.
So, what do you think? Does this quote hold truth as to when the iPad will receive the much requested iOS 4 update? Let us know in the comments section below or on our forum.


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Call of Duty fans can finally get their hands on some brand new maps in Infinite Warfare, with Absolution released earlier today.
Absolution is the third DLC map pack for Infinite Warfare, and the first since Continuum was released on April 18.
This map pack features four riveting multiplayer maps and a brand new zombies experience for fans to enjoy. The four multiplayer maps are Ember, Bermuda, Permafrost, and Fore, while zombies fans are excited for the release of Attack of the Radioactive Thing.
Most old-school Call of Duty fans are looking forward to playing Ember, which is a remake of Resistance from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Fore also presents a very unique setting, with players waging war in the middle of a large-scale mini golf course. Permafrost is set in a frozen city skyline, while players will battle around the remains of a crashed ship on Bermuda.
Related: Infinite Warfare’s third DLC map pack is coming to PS4 on July 6
Shaolin Shuffle, the zombies map released in Continuum, was one of the most unique zombies experiences to date—but Infinity Ward is trying to outdo itself once again with Attack of the Radioactive Thing. Players will fight against the living dead on this ’50s themed map, with the help of well-known horror movie actress Elvira, played by Cassandra Peterson.
A lot of gameplay from Attack of the Radioactive Thing is already on YouTube, and it looks like one of the most interesting zombies maps yet.
There’s a lot to be excited about with the release of Absolution, which is available now for Infinite Warfare on PlayStation 4.


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Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, has announced that the new ZebraÂ® L10 WindowsÂ® tablet series is certified for AT&T and Verizon Wireless´ cellular networks, the company said.
In addition, the rugged Zebra XSLATEâ¢ D10 Androidâ¢ tablet has received full certification with AT&T´s Enhanced Push-To-Talk (EPTT) service for near real-time voice communications, highly secure messaging, and location features required for workers to stay productive in the field.
Zebra´s rugged L10 mobility platform which features the XSLATE L10, XPADâ¢ L10 tablet PC and the XBOOKâ¢ L10 2-in-1 laptop/tablet, is WWAN-certified and compatible with AT&T and Verizon Wireless´ carrier networks.
Separately, Zebra´s Android-based XSLATE D10 tablet is certified with AT&T´s EPTT service. Earlier this year, Zebra completed its acquisition of Xplore Technologies Corporation, a developer of semi-, fully and ultra-rugged tablets, 2-in-1 laptops and a range of performance matched accessories. The new network certifications for these tablets strengthen the communications capabilities and productivity of mobile workers in the transportation, utilities, field service and public safety industries.
Zebra empowers the front line of business in retail/ecommerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare and other industries to achieve a performance edge. For more information, visit www.zebra.com.


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In April of this year, IBM and IPwe announced a project to use Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to record the ownership of patents on a blockchain run by IBM. This development is meant to make it easier to buy, sell, and license patents.
Patent ownership is transferred through legal documents known as “assignments,” which function similarly to deeds for real property. Just as a deed is recorded at your local county courthouse to prove the ownership of real property, so are patent assignments recorded at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to prove the ownership of patents and trademarks.
The issue is that the process of drafting, signing, and recording assignments can be slow. Because of this, buying and selling patents may feel more like the slower speed of buying and selling a house, instead of feeling like the faster speed of buying and selling a financial asset (i.e. a publicly-traded stock or bond). The benefit of such a slower process is, like for real property, the chain of title for a patent can be seen on the USPTO database of assignment records.
Now, this project between IBM and IPwe attempts to combine the transparency of a recordation system with the speed of modern financial transactions by representing the ownership of a patent with an NFT, and recording that NFT on a public blockchain. IPwe plans on using its “Global Patent Marketplace” platform as the online marketplace for buying and selling patent NFTs, which IPwe expects to be working by the last quarter of 2021.


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Amazon has quietly dropped the price for its refurbished Kindles, with the Wi-Fi-only, ad-free Kindle now at $99 while the 3G ad-free version is down to $129.99.
Big deal, you say. The Wi-Fi-only Kindle with Special Offers is $114. But as the blog Beyond Black Friday points out, the last time Amazon dropped the price on the refurbished versions of its e-readers the Kindle 3 (the current model) arrived soon afterward in late August. To put it more bluntly, Amazon appears to be clearing inventory in advance of a launch.
In case you're wondering, the previous price of the refurbished Wi-Fi-only Kindle was $129.99 and the 3G version was $179.99. So you're looking at pretty serious price drops.
I've been predicting for a while that the next Kindle would have a touch screen like the new Nook. However, there are some indications that Amazon could introduce two new Kindles--one a higher-end touch-screen model that's priced similarly to the Nook Touch and an entry-level model that costs less than $100. And, of course, many are speculating that Amazon will soon release a smaller Android-based tablet to compete with the Nook Color.
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New MacBook Pro details are accidentally leaked by Apple in macOS Sierra for the rumored 'Magic Toolbar'
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Apple iPhone sales down and AT&T details new online video service
Apple announced financials and while it sold millions of iPhones, the figure doesn't stack up to Apple's past. Meanwhile, AT&T's DirecTV Now service looks very wallet-friendly.


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In an attempt to avoid “political controversy,” AMC Theaters will not require movie-goers to wear masks when they reopen this summer, reports Business Insider.
“We did not want to be drawn into a political controversy,” AMC Theater CEO Adam Aron told the magazine. “We thought it might be counterproductive if we forced mask-wearing on those people who believe strongly that it is not necessary.”
The company owns more than 600 theaters across America and plans to begin reopening 450 of those locations on July 15. Although AMC will not mandate masks, it will encourage customers to wear them. Mask will be available for $1 at all AMC theaters.
“We think that the vast majority of AMC guests will be wearing masks,” Aron said. “When I go to an AMC feature, I will certainly be wearing a mask and leading by example.”
Despite the fact that indoor areas, specifically those with air conditioners, have been deemed high risk, AMC and its competitors Cinemark and Regal have chosen to let patrons visit at their leisure. The company has also decided not to check temperatures of patrons; however, this is not the same for employees who are required to wear masks and monitor their temperatures.
Notably, this will be different in certain states that require citizens to wear masks while in public.
According to Variety, AMC will reduce the number of seats available by blocking out every other row of seats to help people social distance. It has also implemented new cleaning procedures by choosing to disinfect between each showing, adding hand sanitizer stations, and a cash-free, no contact payment method at concessions.
As time progresses, the company will take steps towards increasing its capacity limits, with the hopes of being fully operating by Thanksgiving.
“In my heart of hearts, I think we can manage AMC through this crisis,” said Aron. “There are no guarantees, and nobody knows what coronavirus will look like in the winter or how long it will take to get a vaccine, but I can tell you that we have a very able management team here. We’re going to make every effort to make sure that AMC continues to be well-positioned as a leader of the movie theater industry.”


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This week the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration issued warning letters to 15 corporations for illegally promoting goods containing CBD, saying they had violated the Federal Meals, Drug and Cosmetic Act. At the similar time, the FDA published a revised Customer Update detailing broad security issues about CBD goods.
Bottom line: The federal government has not concluded that CBD is “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) for use in human or animal meals. Hence, CBD in meals and drink is nevertheless illegal.
“It came out of the blue. We had been just at a CBD show final week, and there had been hundreds of comparable goods and internet sites,” stated Brad Ridenour, chief executive of Koi CBD, 1 of the 15 corporations to acquire warning letters.
Businesses that have been complete-speed-ahead on building and promoting CBD-infused meals and drink say they have been waiting for path from the FDA on how to label and industry goods and are increasingly frustrated with the agency’s lack of clear regulations.
Brands like Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever and Anheuser-Busch have announced CBD goods in improvement, and retailers such as Walgreens, Kroger and CVS have vowed to sell them.
“They hold telling us they’re going to come out with guidance, and they do not,” Ridenour stated. “They just inform us what not to do. We’re prepared to comply with something they throw at us.”
The FDA has requested responses from the corporations inside 15 operating days stating how the corporations will appropriate the violations.
In Might, Amy Abernethy, the FDA’s principal deputy commissioner, used a Twitter string to convey the agency’s reservations about CBD, saying: “We are reviewing obtainable databases and health-related literature about CBD’s security. Hence far, the information seem insufficient.”
In June, an FDA document “What You Will need to Know (And What We’re Operating to Uncover Out)” amplified the warning that the agency thought of CBD goods illegal, saying: “We are conscious that there could be some goods on the industry that add CBD to a meals or label CBD as a dietary supplement. Below federal law, it is at the moment illegal to industry CBD this way.”
And then the FDA fell mainly silent on the topic, till now.
“As we perform promptly to additional clarify our regulatory strategy for goods containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds like CBD, we’ll continue to monitor the marketplace and take action as necessary against corporations that violate the law,” Abernethy stated in a statement this week. “We stay concerned that some people today wrongly consider that the myriad of CBD goods on the industry, numerous of which are illegal, have been evaluated by the FDA and determined to be protected, or that attempting CBD ‘can’t hurt.’ ”
The Center for Science in the Public Interest applauded the FDA’s move. When CBD has been identified helpful and is legal in prescription kind to treat two uncommon types of epilepsy, the center says there is no proof that cannabidiol will decrease the threat of diabetes, shrink tumors, wean a particular person off opioids, ease schizophrenia or calm anxious pets — regardless of the claims of corporations actively promoting CBD goods.
“The marketplace is complete of goods that are primarily unknown,” stated Laura MacCleery, policy director for Center for Science in the Public Interest. “What that suggests is they are experimenting on shoppers, and I do not consider people today are conscious that they are guinea pigs.”
MacCleery stated CBD goods have been marketed for children’s use and for pregnant ladies and that researchers haven’t adequately studied either use. She stated there are issues about CBD and liver toxicity, and issues with provide chain good quality manage. Some goods could be mislabeled, with far more or significantly less CBD than indicated. There are also issues about contaminants, and because labels are generally unclear whether or not the CBD is marijuana– or hemp-derived, heavy metals could be a concern. (Marijuana is an helpful extractor of heavy metals from soil.)
“It’s an market that is untethered to relationships of oversight,” MacCleery stated.
The Council for Accountable Nutrition, the trade association for the dietary supplement market, stated the FDA’s move unnecessarily alarms shoppers. They argue the FDA’s inaction for the previous year has facilitated an unregulated marketplace, which is undesirable for shoppers and the burgeoning CBD market.
“It’s time for FDA to announce a legal pathway to industry for these CBD-containing supplements and to commence meaningful enforcement against goods that flout category-wide specifications for dietary supplements,” stated Council president Steve Mister.
Melissa Bane, managing director of industry study and consulting firm Grail Insights, stated the FDA crackdown will probably have small impact on the industry’s development.
In the similar week that a main report was published describing diminished life expectancy for Americans attributed to drug overdoses and suicides amongst young and middle-aged adults, she stated people today are clamoring for mechanisms to handle mood and strain.
“CBD is marketed as a far more all-natural option to alcohol, sugar, tobacco and opioids. Sixty-two % of younger customers say they use it to handle strain. Do we see the demand altering? No, we do not. But shoppers want clarity on security. This [the FDA’s statement this week] leaves the American customer devoid of answers,” Bane stated.
Alon Shabo, founder of SabaiDee, an organic hemp oil manufacturer that also received a warning letter, stated he believed the organization was in compliance but that the FDA could have targeted higher-visibility brands to send a message to the market.
The FDA took situation especially with SabaiDee claims for their animal goods and with customer critiques on the site that produced health-related claims. The organization is taking these down and reprinting a label for 1 item.
Shabo stated that after there is a clear regulatory framework in location, there will be one more rush of institutional funding and acquisitions. He stated there are nevertheless people today prepared to dive into the CBD industry.
“Everybody is bulldozing complete speed ahead,” he stated. “People are nevertheless very bullish.”
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What you need to know about the 2019 Nobel prize in chemistry
John Goodenough, Akira Yoshino and Stanley Whittingham have won the 2019 Nobel prize in chemistry today ‘for the development of lithium–ion batteries’. So what are lithium–ion batteries? How do they work? And why are they so important?
Why did they win the Nobel prize?
Goodenough, Yoshino and Whittingham are the pioneers of lithium-ion batteries. As the Nobel committee explained when announcing the award, the technology they developed is the basis of ‘our new rechargeable world’. Lithium-ion batteries are lightweight and have a high energy density, and they can be recharged and reused thousands of times. That makes them an ideal power source that has enabled a plethora of modern portable electronic devices including pacemakers, laptops, mobile phones and electric cars. They can also be used on a larger scale to store the energy produced by renewable sources like wind and solar, helping to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
How do lithium–ion batteries actually work?
As with all batteries, lithium–ion batteries work by producing a current of electrons that flows from the anode to the cathode. This means that a good anode material is one that will readily release its electrons – of all the elements, lithium is the best in the business.
In modern batteries, both the anode and cathode are made of layered materials that can store (intercalate) lithium ions in the gaps between their layers. When the battery is in use, electrons travel from the anode to the cathode through the external circuit – generating the current required to power whatever device the battery is connected to. At the same time, the positive lithium ions travel through the electrolyte from anode to cathode, where they are again stored. When the battery is recharged, the reverse process takes place with the electrons and lithium ions flowing back to the anode.
A major advantage of this approach is that the batteries effectively operate by shuttling lithium ions back and forth during charge and discharge cycles without relying on reactions that would gradually destroy the electrodes – this means that they can be charged and recharged again and again. But the earliest lithium-based batteries had to overcome several technical and chemical challenges to eventually give us the now-ubiquitous lithium-ion cell.
What did the new Nobel laureates do?
In the early 1970s, Whittingham first harnessed lithium’s potential as an anode material, producing the first working lithium battery. These batteries used titanium disulfide as the layered material for the cathode. However, the anodes were made of metallic lithium and these were prone to short-circuiting, as tendrils of lithium grew out from the anode during use, eventually reaching the cathode with catastrophic consequences for the device. These failures can lead to fires and even explosions.
Developing on Whittingham’s ideas, Goodenough worked on finding a better cathode material that would have a higher potential – producing a more powerful battery. He also realised that batteries didn’t have to be made in their charged state and could instead be charged afterwards. This helped him discover a new cathode material, LixCoO2, which doubled the voltage of the batteries, making them far more practical for real-world applications. In fact, when the batteries were eventually commercialised, they used almost exactly the same cobalt oxide material Goodenough had developed.
But before that happened, the issue of the metallic anode still needed to be solved. In 1986, Yoshino used a carbonaceous material based on petroleum coke in the anode. The battery he developed had a high capacity and was remarkably stable – it could be charged and recharged hundreds of times before its performance deteriorated. This was the first time a lithium-ion battery was created that was suitable for commercial use.
Why are lithium-ion batteries so important?
This isn’t just some neat chemistry, it’s technology that many people believe is key to mitigating climate change and displacing fossil fuels from our energy mix. Increasing demand for the materials used in these batteries is even at the centre of geopolitical storms.
With the growth of the electric car industry, huge investment is flooding in to battery tech – companies want to make more powerful, safer, lightweight energy storage materials. The development of these batteries has been essential to the miniaturisation of portable electronics – to the point where very few of us ever leave our homes without carrying one around in our pocket – and could even revolutionise the way we power our homes.
But lithium ion batteries have been around for ages – why have they won now?
People have been calling for the developers of lithium-ion batteries to be awarded the Nobel prize for years – Goodenough’s name regularly came up in Nobel prize predictions. He has now become the oldest ever winner of a Nobel prize. Given the technology’s roots in the oil crisis of the 1970s, people have been waiting a long time for this one. With lithium-ion batteries being so widely used and such a transformative technology, it is sure to be a popular choice.
What can we expect next?
The key challenges facing the battery industry include energy output, safety and sustainability.
Battery researchers are starting to look at replacing lithium with other metals – sodium-ion batteries could perhaps lead to a more sustainable future. But as yet these batteries are unable to match the performance of their lithium-based cousins.
Another key challenge is finding alternative materials to use in the batteries’ electrodes – the price of cobalt has spiked dramatically in recent years owing to the fact that it is used in batteries. Mining of the metal has also been linked with child labour, slavery and fueling conflicts in unstable regions of the world. However, cobalt is only found in a handful of countries, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo producing two-thirds of the world’s supply.
Replacing the liquid electrolytes is another area receiving a great deal of attention from battery researchers. These electrolytes have been at the centre of controversies involving phone battery fires and the grounding of planes. Possible solutions include solid electrolytes, or even incorporating fire-extinguishing chemicals into the batteries’ casing.
Lithium–air batteries are another promising technology, with a theoretical energy output several times that of a traditional lithium–ion battery.


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Tesla stock closed on Friday at $696.69 a share; that night, Tesla proposed a three-for-one split of its stock. For reference, the stock price has gone up 43% since the last stock split in 2020.
The Tesla stock split gives shareholders two additional shares of the stock. The company hopes that this may help maximize stockholder value.
While this stock split has been marketed towards the everyday people on Robinhood, the people benefiting will most likely be high-paying investors who want a bigger share in the company. Smaller investors may also feel as though they can finally afford the stock. Conveniently Larry Ellison also stepped down from the board this weekend. Tesla shareholders will vote on this proposal at the new Tesla factory, on August 4, 2022.


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3rd Quarter Market Update
Thus far, 2018 has been a volatile year for investors. So what's next?
Topics covered include:
- Is the U.S. economy leading up or down from here?
- Is it a good time to invest in U.S. equities?
- What could the next U.S. recession look like?
- What about international markets and the "trade war" talk?


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Megariddle: Are Two Heads Better than One?
Megamergers of banks are creating some organizational problems. The big question: can one person run a giant company, or alternatively, can two top executives share the power?
Citi-Travelers Deal Magnifies the Risks
After the initial applause, many expert observers are raising caution flags about the proposed Citigroup. They say the merged company faces economic, technological, and other obstacles that could hamper the achievement of its goals.
Consumers Cool to One-Stop Shopping
How are consumers taking to the megabanks? Their reaction will in part determine how successful the big mergers have been. A sampling of their views finds them cautious about one-stop shopping.
Parry of S.F. Fed Sees Need for Reform Growing
Bank's president says supply and demand are reshaping the financial services business, and the rules regulations need to be reshaped accordingly.
Page 8A Europe's Universal Banks: Flawed Models
Banks that provide a complete range of financial services are old hat in Europe, where they have not been hampered by restrictive laws. But their profitability lags because they have not developed universal expertise.


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“We feel that each region still has growth opportunities,” said Rose Qin, global business management, Pigments for Coatings at BASF. “In 2017, we achieved nice growth in the European market. Long-term, we believe the biggest growth opportunities are in the emerging markets in Asia. With our globally connected organization, we are well positioned to support growth together with all customers around the world.”
Brandon Devis, director of sales and marketing, Coatings North America at Clariant said, while consumption of pigments in automotive and industrial has remained in line with GDP, in decorative coatings, the company expects an above-average pigments volume growth in emerging regions like China and India with currently still low consumption of paints in relation to the number of occupants, and respectively in comparison to traditional markets in Europe and North America. “Replacement of lead chromates has an additional positive effect on organic pigments volume growth in the emerging regions,” he added. “In Europe and North America, we see a consistent value of the pigment market is the result of decreasing price developments besides overall volume increase.”
“We see the greatest potential for growth to be in the APAC and North America regions,” said Dr. Hans-Peter Baldus, vice president – head of IPG Americas, Inorganic Pigments Group, Lanxess. “LATAM will recover from the latest economic downturn in the coming years but growth will be moderate. We also expect more moderate growth in EMEA to a certain extent.”
According to Oliver Pfefferkorn, sales director at Union Colours, REACH in Europe already has shown an impact on growth and it also helps their business with multinational companies outside of Europe.
“We see an increasing demand outside of Europe for lead-free alternatives and we are offering solutions on multiple levels,” said Pfefferkorn. “Traditional pigment producers keep consolidating their ranges which opens opportunities to us. Challenges derive from the difficult supply situation of raw materials specifically in China due to the Chinese Environmental Protection Agency looking much closer at who is compliant with newly enforced laws on effluents. The coatings market’s demand for clean pigments is growing as it did many years ago already in the ink industry.”
Union Colours has invested in new production volumes and effluent treatment to ensure they will not face temporary closures as happened to many other producers in China. “We are also building a new production plant in South Africa to make clean pigments to comply with today’s and future regulatory driven needs in our customer base.”
Sun Chemical noted that opportunities for growth are available in all markets including the mature markets of Europe and the United States. “Pockets of regional growth opportunities can be found in areas driven by unique local market requirements. Products such as our new Sunbrite Yellow 74, for example, have seen strong growth by fulfilling the needs of architectural decorative coatings,” said Michael T. Venturini, marketing director, Coatings, Sun Chemical.
To stay competitive on a global playing field, Sun Chemical uses a tailor-made approach to provide products and services focused on helping the customer deliver unique performance that helps them succeed.
“The market is seeing advances in environmental improvements, new chromophores, increased color strength, and higher chroma,” said Venturini. “Sun Chemical is innovating in all these areas.”
One of the most significant innovations has been the dramatic increase in transparency of new offerings. “As one of Sun Chemical’s primary core abilities, we are at the front of the transparency trend in offering new products that include Perrindo Red 179, Palomar Blue 60 and Quindo Red 122 chemistries,” said Venturini. “The high transparency innovations started a color trend in the automotive sector with high chroma metallic finishes, and it is now influencing color trends for everything from nail lacquers to home appliances. “Sun Chemical also developed its Sunbrite Yellow 74 to deliver superior dispersibility and added tint strength for architectural decorative coatings.”
“Innovation is part of our core philosophy at Sun Chemical and we’ll continue to invest in research in end markets and applications where it is justified,” added Venturini. “We heavily invest in research and development and use our significant investment to support specific customers’ needs for eco-friendly coatings technologies. Not only that, but we also drive trends and technologies with new innovations in high-performance pigments, effects and functional pigments.”
BASF provides pigments to a variety of industries. “In the automotive coatings industry, our customers expect us to drive the innovation of unique coloristic effects in the market, leading to more brilliant colors due to higher chroma and more intense light effects, said Qin. “Furthermore, we constantly work on innovative pigments, which can significantly enhance the value in use for the coatings manufacturer, for example by excellent hiding properties and major advantages in the dispersion process.”
According to Qin, innovation in the pigment industry is driven by three major trends: unique styling options enhanced efficiency-in-use and sustainable solutions.
“We strive to offer unique styling options by developing new pigments that unlock novel coloristic potential,” said Qin. “When looking at enhanced efficiency-in-use for the paint producer, there are several solutions. This can be achieved through new technologies or individual pigment preparations that improve the handling of our pigments throughout the paint production process and furthermore through the value chain. We continue to provide sustainable pigments solutions, like our products based on natural mica. Ideally, of course, all elements are represented when we bring a new product to the market.”
“As in previous years we see the biggest opportunities for growth in Asia,” said Robert Poemer, business unit leader at Heucotech, Ltd. “However in 2017 we have seen significant growth in some European countries and this trend is supposed to continue also next year. Once Latin America will have left behind the current economic weak period, we see lots of opportunities for growth there in the future. There is an ongoing trend to high performance and sustainable pigment solutions from the mature markets but even in some areas in Asia, the Middle East and Africa a tendency for high-performance solutions is seen. NAFTA growth in coatings has been mostly flat.”
“For our product portfolio of anticorrosive pigments we provide a full range of zinc-free solutions,” said Poemer. ”Major efforts have been taken to increase production volumes of our anticorrosive, inorganic and organic pigments in 2017 at all three of our major Heubach sites. Heubach Germany has significantly increased production volumes of inorganic pigments. Heubach India has increased its production volumes for Phthalocyanine crude, PG 7 as well as PR 122. Heucotech U.S. is building a new plant for anticorrosive pigments.”


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Columbus, OH – The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted day-to-day business across the nation and Access 2 Interpreters, LLC is no exception. The company is focusing on helping its customers persevere by rethinking client relations through new all-digital means.
Access has been able to support the surge in technology-driven interpretation as its stay-at-home customers continue to reach out to their clients. “Providing face-to-face interpreters to our customers has been the cornerstone of our business,” says Yana Schottenstein, President and CEO of Access 2 Interpreters. “We are excited to have added a selection of technology solutions that digitally projects our interpreters wherever they are needed, keeping our customers close to their clients during these wide-reaching social distancing restrictions.” Access is reworking its technology to utilize existing video platforms and telephone conferencing systems, providing secure video and telephone connections while maintaining anonymity in the face of strict privacy laws.
“Traditional remote interpretation methods were designed to connect two individuals with an interpreter from another location,” Schottenstein explained. “This model has been effective for many years, but with the dynamics of social distancing, all of the parties involved are now dispersed. This makes the traditional remote, one-on-one video session ineffective, forcing customers to attempt their own video connections. Many of these ad-hoc methods are unproven and unsecure, violating the numerous privacy laws protecting the clients.” With its new solution, Access now facilitates group video sessions for its customers, utilizing HIPAA/HITECH compliant platforms administered by Microsoft. By facilitating the group sessions, Access is able to set up the appointment without revealing the personal and private protected information of its participants.
Access has more information about these remote interpretation services and the other services the company offers on its website, www.access2interpreters.com. A specific COVID-19 page has been published on the site to help customers find the services that might work best for them. From this page, customers can also reach out to the Access team for more information.


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The Winners and Losers of Super Bowl Commercials in 2012
The New York Giants and Eli Manning were the big winners on Sunday night as Mr. Manning once again led his team to a fourth quarter comeback versus the New England Patriots, once again denying Coach Bill Belichek and quarterback Tom Brady from reaching immortal heights in the pantheon of football lore.
At an average cost of $3.5 million per commercial, Super Bowl lore is exactly what some companies were striving for during the airing of their Super Bowl commercials during NBC’s tidy 3 hour 30 minute telecast of Super Bowl XLVI.
So which commercials won advertising gold, and which commercials ultimately fell to the ground unsuccessfully like Mr. Brady’s final desperation heave?
Doritos – 2012 – Man’s Best Friend
The Dog Strikes Back – Volkswagen
Happy Grad – Chevy
Transactions – Acura
Matthew’s Day Off – Honda


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The private equity firm that agreed to fork over nearly $10 billion to scoop up Subway faces stiff challenges to revive the troubled brand amid plummeting foot traffic, according to an industry expert.
The family-owned sandwich maker — which accepted a $9.6 billion offer from Roark Capital last week — has seen overall foot traffic at its US franchises plunge 21.6% offer the past four years, according to exclusive data from Placer.ai shared with The Post.
Subway’s dropoff comes as rival Jersey Mike’s has seen an increase of 39.1% over the same period from May 2019 to May 2023, the data showed.
The trend doesn’t bode well for Subway’s new owner, according to Andrew Pudzer — the former CEO of CKE Restaurants, whose fast-food brands include Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s.
“You never want to see traffic down significantly,” said Pudzer, who helped sell CKE to Roark in 2013 and stayed on as the company’s chief executive until 2017.
“If you are going to build your business you can’t continue to lose traffic at a significant rate.”
Two other two sizable sub chains, Jimmy John’s and Firehouse Subs, also lost traffic during that period but at much lower rates than Subway, according to the data. Jimmy John’s was down 8.8% and Firehouse Subs sank 13.2%.
Subway’s foot traffic began to inch up in the past year, rising .08% from May 1, 2022 to May 1, 2023, but was still well off gains made by Jersey Mike’s (13.7%) and Jimmy John’s (2.4%) over that span, according to Placer.ai.
Firehouse Subs was down 4.2% during that period.
Subway, one of the nation’s largest fast food chains with more than 20,000 franchises in the US, touted its positive same-store sales this year, which was up 9.3% in North America compared to the prior year.
“We are pleased with the continued progress of our transformation journey, which has refreshed our ingredients, improved our menu, helped boost our franchisees’ profitability and resulted in 10 consecutive quarters of positive sales,” a Subway spokeswoman told The Post on Monday.
Roark Capital — an Atlanta-based private equity firm and backer of restaurant conglomerate Inspire Brands — last week agreed to buy Subway for $9 billion plus $600 million more if Subway hits certain performance targets. The deal still must clear anti-trust regulators.
Pudzer expects Roark to dive into rebranding the troubled chain’s “Eat Fresh” slogan.
When Roark bought Arby’s in 2011 from Nelson Peltz it was in serious trouble and a chain few wanted to frequent, Pudzer noted.
The Roark team came up with great new products and the now-ubiquitous ad campaign, “We Got the Meats.”
“Subway needs a new slogan,” Pudzer said.
The chain has suffered several public relations nightmares over the past decade — beginning with the conviction of spokesman Jared Fogle for possessing child pornography in 2015.
More recently, it was hit with allegations of selling fake tuna and chicken, and suffered backlash over having soccer star Megan Rapinoe promote the brand and then kneeling during the national anthem.
“I think for many years Subway had great success because their target market felt good about going there,” Pudzer told The Post.
“They’ve kind of lost touch with their target market. People feel it’s not a place for them anymore. They need to figure out how to make their customer comfortable to be there.”
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According to a leak on the Taiwanese Google Play store (via Pokemon Go News), the Pokemon Go Christmas event contains new and returning bonuses.
As previously reported, the Christmas event will coincide with the release of Delibird, as well as new Gen 3 Pokemon.
Trainers who missed out on last year’s event will once again be able to capture Festive Pikachu, complete with Santa hat.
Special boxes will once again be available from the in-game store, and are said to include Incubators.
This suggests that the free Incubators included in last year’s event won’t make return.
More intriguing is the mention of a mysterious new “Starpiece” item.
You can take a look at the next batch of Gen 3 Pokemon in the gallery below…
The new Gen 3 Pokemon are primarily of the Water and Ice variety, which would tie in to a Christmas event.
This includes Ice type Pokemon such as Walden, Glalie, Sealeo and Snorunt.
In the meantime, iPhone users have been treated to a brand new update that adds new augmented reality features.
As part of the new update, Pokemon will be more accurately positioned based on their surroundings, while their size will increase or decrease depending on how close you are.
Even better is that players can now capture Pokemon in a number of different ways.
“AR+ mode also adds new dynamic gameplay to Pokemon GO encounters that will provide Trainers with more ways to catch Pokemon,” Niantic explains.
“Trainers can now get closer to a Pokemon to receive a special capture bonus, but Pokemon are aware of the physical proximity of Trainers, so they must approach carefully as they may flee if a person comes too close too quickly.
“Getting closer to a Pokemon using AR+ has unique gameplay benefits, including being awarded the new Expert Handler bonus, which provides more XP and Stardust.”


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A survey by Pew Research Center shows Americans’ personal wealth and political leanings have a major effect on how they feel about the state of the economy.
The survey, published on July 25, features responses from 1,502 Americans. More than half (55%) rate the economy good or excellent, with the same percentage giving their personal finances a positive rating. However, while Americans’ overall perception of the economy is the best it has been in two decades, that figure doesn’t tell the full story.
A deeper dive into Pew’s findings reveals that two major fault lines divide economic perception: left and right, rich and poor. On one hand, 34% of Republicans rate the economy as excellent and 45% consider it to be good. Nearly four in five (79%) feel positively about the issue.
Among Democrats, however, the outlook differs dramatically. Only 6% believe the economy is excellent, while 27% believe it is good. Combined, only one-third (33%) have positive feelings about their country’s current economic status.
The results are consistent with a trend set in motion in early 2017, when Donald Trump’s presidency began. Since then, Democrats’ assessment of the economy has fallen, while Republicans’ has skyrocketed.
The survey results suggest that the other major factor in how Americans see the economy is their personal wealth. Unsurprisingly, those with higher incomes tend to feel more positively about the economy. This difference is clearer among Republicans; 88% of those who earn more than $75,000 per year rate the economy as good or excellent, while only 54% of Republicans with an annual income of less than $30,000 feel the same.
The variation among Democrats is less pronounced. Of the respondents who lean left, 39% of those with an annual income of more than $75,000 rate the economy excellent or good, while 26% of those earning less than $30,000 per year say the same.
Asked outright whether Trump’s policies have made the economy better, 79% of Republican-leaning respondents reply in the affirmative. Only 13% of Democrats say Trump’s policies have improved the economy.


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Deer Valley….In recognition of her efforts to promote the tourism industry in the Sauk Valley region and across Illinois, the Blackhawk Waterways Convention and Visitors Bureau presented State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71st) with the 2019 Friend of Tourism Award at their annual dinner this week.
“With Whiteside County being the host entity for our 2019 Annual Dinner, we felt that Representative McCombie was the perfect choice for our 2019 Friend of Tourism Award. She is a vocal advocate for her District, which includes Carroll & Whiteside Counties,” said Diane Bausman, Executive Director of Blackhawk Waterways. “She also understands the economic impact that tourism creates for our region. She supports continued state funding of tourism promotion and knows the value of marketing our area as a tourism destination and the dollars that visitors bring to our communities.”
According to statistics from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Office of Tourism, in 2017 nearly 114 million people visited Illinois, supporting approximately 340,000 jobs statewide. Overall, tourism in Illinois is a $40 billion industry with an estimated $170 million in tourism dollars being spent in the four counties of Carroll, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside that make up region Blackhawk Waterways region.
“In the last two budgets, legislators made the mistake of cutting tourism dollars. In fact, in last year’s budget nearly $60 million in tourism dollars was cut statewide,” said McCombie. “Despite these budget cuts, Illinois tourism numbers are actually growing. This growth is primarily the result of the advocacy of Blackhawk Waterways and all the convention and visitor bureaus (CVBs) across the state. I thank the Blackhawk Waterways Convention and Visitors Bureau for this award, and sincerely appreciate the work they do every day advocating for tourism and educating me so I can better represent the region.”
McCombie is a prior member of the House Tourism Committee. However, the committee was abolished in the current101st General Assembly. “I support the re-creation of the tourism committee and believe we have an obligation to do whatever we can to boost our state revenues by growing our tourism industry,” said McCombie.


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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp said on Friday it has struck a deal with SoftBank Corp to deploy its "pre-5G" technology in Japan, with a commercial trial to begin early next year.
ZTE has touted its "pre-5G" technology as providing faster speeds on 4G network. It sees it as intermediate step between current 4G technology and 5G, the next generation of networks that the wireless industry is hoping to have up and running by 2020.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey could cancel a May tender for 4G telecoms infrastructure after President Tayyip Erdogan urged the country not to "lose time" with the technology and move straight to 5G, the trade minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Erdogan last week called for a move to fifth-generation mobile networks, within two years, skipping the current 4G technology, which cast doubt over the ongoing tender process.
Turkish telecommunications are currently based on 3G technology.
PARIS/HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nokia's acquisition of smaller rival Alcatel-Lucent may avoid the pitfalls that befell earlier telecom network equipment marriages, thanks to a revolution over the past decade in how products are launched and developed.
The brains and brawn of telecom networks today lie in software, which is programmable and flexible, and not in customized hardware as in the past. Products are more modular with open interfaces that allow equipment from different manufacturers to talk to each other.
Moore’s Law has held for many decades and provided a very sound basis for predicting across multiple industries. But all such empirical laws break down eventually, the question is just when. Is it time to seek a different way of looking at the next generation of mobile phone that has been used in the past?
BARCELONA (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], the world's second-biggest maker of network gear, is beefing up its patent portfolio ahead of 5G, the next generation of mobile equipment, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Huawei, also the world's fourth-largest maker of smartphones, has said it plans to spend $600 million on 5G wireless research and development from 2013 to 2018.
But speaking to reporters at the Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, Huawei Chief Executive Ken Hu said that 5G research spending was likely to rise, without giving specific figures.
BRUSSELS/BARCELONA (Reuters) - The European Union is looking to sign agreements with China and Japan and the United States to cooperate on developing the next generation of mobile broadband as it seeks to help its companies catch up in the race to develop such technologies.
Europe, once a leader in the 1990s in the second-generation GSM technology standard for mobile phone networks moving into the digital era, has fallen behind the United States, Japan and South Korea in the deployment of the latest 4G standard for mobile broadband services.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is teaming up with South Korea to jointly research the next generation of mobile broadband technology, hoping the Asian country's expertise will help it catch up in a field crucial for economic growth and jobs.
South Korea has one of the fastest mobile broadband networks and is home to Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone maker.
Beijing, May 28, 2014 / CEI / -. "Currently, China Mobile, which owns 780 million users, the majority are still using 2G phones," China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua said at the shareholders meeting, the need to push customers to upgrade 3G and 4G, last year the company data flow and therefore the amount of explosive revenue growth. China Mobile CEO Li Yue introduced by Tencent micro-channel business impact, short message service first four months of the company fell more than 20%.
Connected vehicle technology is rapidly evolving to encompass Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Device (V2D), and Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) signaling and communications. This research examines the V2V and V2X market including technologies, solutions, and major players.
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The Nothing Ear 2 seem to be closer to release. The information comes from leaker Mukul Sharma, who published an image of the SIG Bluetooth certification that the device recently received. Now, TDRA published the preliminary sheet of the new TWS revealing that they have the number B155.
The regulatory agency also reinforces that devices must support Bluetooth 5.2 connection. There are no technical details but this is an important indication. The launch is approaching and could take place as early as the first quarter of 2023.
Design and features of Nothing Ear 2
In the first images leaked online, the upcoming Nothing Ear 2 appears very similar to the previous model, with a transparent body that allows you to scrutinize the internal components. The logo leaves the Nothing brand aside, showing only “ears (2)“, While even the charging case doesn’t seem to be particularly different from the first edition.
At the moment we have no news or rumors about what could be the technical characteristics. It is difficult to think that Nothing Ear 2 do not inherit the functions that made Ear (1) famous, such as active noise cancellation ANC. However, the other specifications remain secret, since the complete sheet has not yet been published. Of course, new details should emerge over the next few days. Therefore, we can only wait.
At the moment there are no details on the price of the Nothing Ear 2, but it is worth mentioning that the first model hit the market in 2021 a €99. However, they are currently marketed at €149, due to the increase in production costs. Consequently, it is possible to hypothesize a similar figure also for the second chapter.
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Move Over, White: This (Non-Neutral) Kitchen Cabinet Color Is Trending
White has been a longtime favorite when it comes to kitchen cabinet colors. And it’s not hard to see why: it goes with almost everything, brings soothing vibes into the space, and often cost less since cabinets commonly come in white. But it looks like green is the non-neutral taking over kitchen cabinet popularity.
Semihandmade, a home brand that pairs stylish doors with IKEA cabinets, recently published a post about how green is the new white when it comes to kitchen cabinets. They’ve noticed that green cabinets has rapidly taken over in all types of spaces—big and small, traditional and contemporary—thanks to its calming qualities, celeb stamp-of-approval, and its ties to nature.
Benjamin Moore selected Aegean Teal as their 2021 Color of the Year because “the blue tone creates a soothing effect, while the green brings the outdoors in,” according to a press release. PPG also incorporated Misty Aqua, which has an aquamarine undertone, into their 2021 Palette of the Year for similar reasons, stating in a press release that it helps with “simplicity and restfulness.”
Another thing that Semihandmade noted is that a lot of celebrities have been showcasing green kitchen cabinets in their homes, like Dakota Johnson’s sage green cupboards. Joanna Gaines added a dark green color to her paint collection, a hue she used in her Waco, Texas coffee shop, which speaks to the popularity green holds at large.
Finally, Semihandmade pointed out that painting your cabinets green is an easy way to revive your kitchen without redoing the whole thing. “They can brighten up a space even more than all-white panels would, lend a dramatic accent even better than a coat of black paint, and look as calming as a pared-back gray,” the blog post read.
So if you’re looking to refresh your kitchen, going green is a great choice.


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The Datsun brand came back to life after three long decades in March 2014 with the launch of the Datsun Go in India. While the story here may not have been a cake walk, things in the global scenario have been pretty encouraging. In fact the company has so far recorded sales of 1.14 lakh units.
At the ongoing Tokyo Motor Show, Datsun showcased a global concept model called as the Go Cross concept and this is the same model which was teased a few days back (here). This Go Cross can be seen as a precursor to future models of the Go/Go+ family in the high growth markets. And unlike the desperate dilution of the ‘Cross’ word by Etios Cross and Cross Polo, Go Cross looks a fairly handsome car.
Apart from its official international debut, we have also received a press release in India which possibly signifies Datsun’s Indian interests with regards to this car.
Vincent Cobee, Global Head of Datsun, also confirmed that they will be launching a new car in India based on the Renault Nissan alliance’s CMF-A platform in 2016. This is the same platform on which Renault recently launched the Kwid. The new car would also be the first car on the CMF-A platform by the Nissan group and quite clearly, they are hinting at the production version of the Redi-go concept showcased back at the 2014 Auto Expo.
Here’s what Cobee had to say:
“Our expansion plans include the continued growth of sales and service networks in our four existing markets, while expanding our offering to three models in India. There, we will launch a totally new model at the beginning of 2016, which will be the first Nissan Motor model based on the new Renault-Nissan Alliance CMF-A architecture.”
Datsun also has plans to expand their reach in the high growth markets including Africa without compromising with their core values of ‘Dream, Access and Trust’.
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Striking a balance between economic and residential development in Red Deer’s Timberlands area is something all city councillors are in favour of.
Motions to rezone 70 Thorburn Avenue from residential to commercial, as well as rezone Townsend Street from commercial to residential, were carried unanimously by councillors Monday.
The zoning swap ensures that density targets are maintained in the neighbourhood and that there are sufficient commercial options available, city administration explained prior to voting.
Coun. Buck Buchanan, who was opposed to the idea during first reading, was in favour this time.
Coun. Tanya Handley said the original proposal – to remove residential and add commercial to the neighbourhood – wasn’t well balanced.
“This (swap) has struck a balance between maintaining the density targets in the neighbourhood and variety of housing, and also offering new commercial opportunities,” she said.
Letters to city council noted at least two businesses have interest in setting up shop in the northeast quadrant of the city: Dairy Queen and OK Tire.
“Our concern is that if these businesses cannot find an appropriate location that they could choose not to expand, or worse, from a tax revenue perspective, they may take their demand to Gasoline Alley,” read one of the letters.
Coun. Vesna Higham said this is an opportunity to embrace economic development, and the market has spoken. “Or, we’re all very aware other business-friendly jurisdictions will be more than happy to accommodate and capitalize on it,” she said.
Coun. Ken Johnston said approving the swap sends a strong message that Red Deer is open for business.
“It’s a win-win for everyone,” he said.
Coun. Michael Dawe agreed the rezoning makes sense.
“You have a high-traffic corridor with 30th Avenue. We have done a number of improvements there for traffic flow,” said Dawe.
“If I was looking for a higher-density residence, I probably wouldn’t want to be so close to such a high-traffic intersection, so these are businesses that may be coming through that fit in well with that high-traffic, high-visibility location.”


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Cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles (CV) are likely to have ended 2020 with decade-low annual sales, but not SUVs. The category has reported decent numbers for the calendar year despite Covid-led disruptions.
The 2020 volumes of SUVs, though lower than 2019, will not be the lowest of the past 9-10 years, as for other vehicle categories.
A strong pent-up demand and new launches helped the SUV segment stage a strong recovery despite lockdown restrictions.
SUV sales have been growing at a strong double digits since 2016, with annual sales ranging between 7.25 lakh units and 9.84 lakh units from 2016 to 2019. For 2020, it’s likely to be 8.7 lakh-8.8 lakh units, an enviable number considering the pandemic.
Hyundai claims top slot
Hyundai Motor India Ltd said it became No 1 in the SUV market in 2020 with total sales of 180,237 units, supported by a strong demand for the Creta and its compact SUV offering, Venue.
“The SUV body style has been the most sought-after irrespective of product segments in 2020, right from entry level cars to bigger cars. Almost all leading carmakers have launched a product each in this segment. There’s a reason Maruti Suzuki has positioned the S-Presso as a mini-SUV,” said Suraj Ghosh, Principal Analyst — South Asia Powertrain Forecasts, IHS Markit.
Hyundai’s new Creta, Kia’s Sonet, Mahindra’s Thar and Nissan’s Magnite received blockbuster response. “In H1 of FY21, the compact SUV segment grew more than 50 per cent compared to the same period the previous year,” said Ghosh.
And this trend is expected to continue in 2021 as well due to sustained buyer interest and more OEMs getting into this segment.
In contrast, cars, bikes and scooters are likely to end 2020 with decade-low volumes despite a quick recovery in demand with the Unlock. The CV category, particularly medium and heavy-duty segments, has been the worst hit, though some respite has come in the past couple of months.
Annual (calendar year) car sales have been in the range of 1.7-2.24 million units in the past decade (2011-2019). For 2020, the total car sales is expected at sub-1.5 million levels.
During January-November 2020, they were about 1.25 million units, according to SIAM data.


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DULLES, Va. (CBS.MW) -- You've got commercials on the front page of America Online.
Adding advertisements to the welcome screen of the service became a competitive necessity, according to Lon Otremba, executive vice president of the AOL Time Warner's advertising division. "Marketers were coming to us constantly saying, 'You didn't get part of this buy because I couldn't get on the Welcome Screen'," he told the Los Angeles Times. The ads will start running next month, Otremba said. They will not promote liquor or cigarettes.
Separately, The Wall Street Journal reported additional details about last week's gathering of 150 top managers of the company in New York. "A surprisingly acrimonious debate welled up" over the idea of dropping 'AOL' from the company name. By dinnertime, the Journal said, executives from the two sides of the merged companies had divided into separate sides of the tense conference room.
Napster founder back at work
Shawn Fanning, the man who started the Internet file sharing system for music and video that became Napster, is helping breathe new life into the bankrupt company. Fanning is working as a consultant for Roxio Inc., which bought the rights to Napster. Eliot Carpenter, chief financial officer of the software company, told CNN/Money that Roxio ROXI is likely to start a fee-for-download file service by the end of the year. "Napster is a great brand with wide recognition, and when we do roll something out it has to be easy and fun," Carpenter said.
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A. SCHULMAN INC. — The compounder in Fairlawn, Ohio, named Wim Nagels information technology director for Europe.
BEMIS MANUFACTURING CO. — The injection molder in Sheboygan Falls, Wis., named Adrianne Nicholson quality manager and Bernie Storie process engineer, both at its Lenoir, N.C., facility.
BIOPLASTICS COUNCIL — Edwin Tam, strategic initiatives manager for custom PVC compounds maker Teknor Apex Co. in Pawtucket, R.I., was named chairman for the special-interest group of the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. in Washington.
BUNTING MAGNETICS CO. — The manufacturer of magnetic equipment in Newton, Kan., named Jerry DePrator production manager, Janice Pandullo quality engineer and Joe Benden magnetic components engineer.
DIMCOGRAY CORP. — The injection molder in Centerville, Ohio, named Michelle Schnell quality engineer for its DG Medical division.
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC — The additives manufacturer in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, named Golnar Motahari Pour K-Flex product line manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East for its Geleen, Netherlands unit, Emerald Kalama Chemical BV.
GLOUCESTER ENGINEERING CO. INC. — The extruder maker in Gloucester, Mass., named Simon Jay sales director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
MAROON INC. — The specialty chemicals and resins distributor in Avon, Ohio, named Ralph Snelson to its account management team.
METABOLIX INC. — The bioresin maker in Cambridge, Mass., named Lynne Brum vice president of marketing and corporate communications.
PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. — The rapid preform and package designer, developer and material evaluator in Holland, Ohio, named Thierry Fabozzi managing director for its Europe division in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
PLASTICS GROUP OF AMERICA — The recycler and compounder in Woonsocket, R.I., named Ed Joanis maintenance director.
PREGIS CORP. — The packaging firm in Deerfield, Ill., named Kevin Baudhuin CEO and president, succeeding Glenn Fischer, who will continue as a director of parent company Pregis Holding II Corp.
SANCAP LINER TECHNOLOGY INC. — The maker of sealing products for closures and caps in Alliance, Ohio, named Mark Fueger national sales manager.
SELJAN CO. INC. — The rotational molder in Lake Mills, Wis., named R. Dru Laws plastics division vice president.
STYRON LLC — The styrenics and rubber business in Berwyn, Pa., named John Feenan executive vice president and chief financial officer.


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Cellular South, Samsung to build 4G network
RIDGELAND — Cellular South and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) have entered a strategic alliance to build a fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband network for the nation’s largest privately owned wireless communications provider using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.
The alliance also calls for the mobile phone provider Samsung Mobile to supply Cellular South with two LTE Band Class 12 4G smartphone handsets as well as other new and innovative network solutions operating in the 700 MHz spectrum. The devices and the network will be ready for launch in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Terms were not disclosed.
LTE technology enables delivery of wireless broadband service for higher performance mobile computing, multimedia and consumer electronic devices and applications. The technology is designed to deliver mobile data networks with higher speed and throughput performance, lower latency, roaming and improved efficiencies.
The alliance with Samsung is designed to allow both companies to jointly pursue the integration of rich multi-media services and “three screen differentiation” across smartphones, laptops and netbooks and televisions, including access to Samsung Media Hub, a library of video and literary content powered by some of the biggest names in entertainment.
Samsung Mobile and Cellular South plan to launch LTE service by the end of 2011 using voice-over LTE (VoLTE) and continue to expand availability across its 700 MHz footprint in 2012.
“Our move to 4G is driven by our vision of creating an unmatched experience and enabling our customers to experience pervasive wireless Internet connectivity and mobility,” said Hu Meena, president and CEO of Cellular South.
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Courts Fiji will be the main sponsor of the annual South Pacific Business Development Awards 2022
Joni Moce, Head of Marketing and Digital Communications at Courts, and Elrico Munoz, Managing Director of SPBD
Courts Fiji will be the main sponsor of this year’s annual South Pacific Business Development Awards night.
This was highlighted by the Courts Digital Marketing and Communications Manager, Joni Moce, during the presentation of the Courts sponsorship check at the SPBD in Suva.
Moce says that Courts Fiji is deeply involved and supports the development and empowerment of women in business around communities in Fiji and believes that proper support towards these women micro-entrepreneurs will generate revenue for the economy.
He says it has been a source of pride for the courts to witness the transition and growth of these women micro-entrepreneurs from small to medium-sized businesses, because it not only improves the standard of living of these businesswomen, but also makes a difference in their life and lives. Their families.
Meanwhile, SPBD Managing Director Elrico Munoz said it is one of the main awards nights for women in business where they will celebrate their annual achievements.
Munoz says Courts Fiji’s $10,000 sponsorship will help them help with accommodation and prizes that will be given to women entrepreneurs.
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