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Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today said that he spoke to MoS Foreign Affairs, V Muraleedharan for immediate evacuation of professors from Kulgam teaching at Bakhtar University in Kabul.
“He has assured the government is committed to bring back every Citizens safely as soon as possible. I assure the families of Prof Asif Ahmed and Prof Adil Rasool that they are safe and will be home soon,” LG said in a tweet.
At least three Kashmiri residents are among hundreds of Indians stuck in Afghanistan as the country undergoes a change of power with Taliban taking over it after successfully battling USA for the last two decades and forcing president Ashraf Ghani to flee.
Spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association (JKSA), Nasir Khuehami confirmed he has spoken to the families of the three Kashmiris stuck in Kabul.
The three are from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Two of them, as per Nasir, are working as Professors in Kabul’s Bakhtar University.

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Amazon turned to profits in the first quarter and beat Wall Street earnings and sales estimates with the e-commerce giant noting the contribution of an expanded home assortment led by a new Martha Stewart program.
Amazon topped a MarketBeat-published analyst consensus estimate of 22 cents on earnings and $124.57 on revenues.
Net sales increased 9% to $127.36 billion compared with $116.44 billion in the 2022 quarter. as product sales increased to $56.98 billion from $56.46 billion in the period year over year, the company reported. With a $2.4 billion unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates excluded net sales gained 11% versus the year-earlier quarter. Operating income increased to $4.77 billion from $3.67 billion in the year-prior period.
North America segment sales increased 11% year-over-year to $76.88 billion and operating income was $898 million, compared with operating loss of $1.57 billion in the year-earlier quarter.
Among the first-quarter operational highlights, Amazon stated it increased selection in its U.S. online store with the addition of marquee beauty, home, and fashion brands such as Lancôme, Shiseido, World of Martha by Martha Stewart, Rent the Runway and Know Beauty by Vanessa Hudgens.
As to recent security initiatives, Amazon released its third annual Brand Protection Report highlighting the company’s efforts to protect customers, brands and selling partners from counterfeit products. The efforts in 2022 resulted in more seized products, criminal referrals and industry partnerships than ever , Amazon asserted. The report demonstrates how the company is stopping bad actors and making an impact beyond Amazon’s store, including by identifying, seizing, and appropriately disposing of more than six million counterfeit products, preventing them from reaching customers and being resold elsewhere in the global supply chain.
“There’s a lot to like about how our teams are delivering for customers, particularly amidst an uncertain economy,” said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. “Our Stores business is continuing to improve the cost to serve in our fulfillment network while increasing the speed with which we get products into the hands of customers. We expect to have our fastest Prime delivery speeds ever in 2023. Our advertising business continues to deliver robust growth, largely due to our ongoing machine learning investments that help customers see relevant information when they engage with us, which in turn delivers unusually strong results for brands.
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Paunton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Paunton family
The surname Paunton was first found in Lincolnshire, at Panton, a village in the civil parish of East Barkwith, in the East Lindsey of district. The village dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Pantone and possibly meant "farmstead near a hill or pan-shaped feature" from the Old English words "panne" + "tun."  At that time, there were 32 households on 40 acres of meadows with a church, land held by the Archbishop of York. Conjecturally the family is descended from Gilbert of Panton, a Norman noble who held the village at that time.
Alternatively, the family could have originated in Pointon, a chapelry, in the parish of Semperingham, union of Bourne, wapentake of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire.
Early History of the Paunton family
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Paunton Spelling Variations
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Early Notables of the Paunton family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Paunton family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mrs. Panton who settled in Barbados with her servants in 1680; David Panton settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775; Richard Panting settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1850..
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Firmius, et pugnan
Motto Translation: More strongly into the fight.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina ratified the land boundary agreement to settle India’s 41-year-old border issue with Bangladesh.
According to reports, 111 border enclaves will be transferred to Bangladesh in exchange for 51 that will become part of India under the deal. It is expected that more than 50,000 people will get citizenship after the agreement is implemented.
Two trans-border bus services have also been launched and agreements on building power plants to produce 4,600MW of electricity to help Bangladesh overcome a crippling energy crisis have been concluded.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today morning left for his a two-day state visit to Bangladesh. On Sunday, PM Modi is expected to visit the Dakheshwari Temple and the Ramkrishna Mission.
PM Modi will also meet Bangladesh’s President Abdul Hamid at the Bangabhawan, where he will receive the Award of Liberation War Honour on behalf of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
As per reports, PM will also interact with young students before departing for India on Sunday evening.


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Article: Canada quietly treads radical path on pensions
Financial Times (Online) by Mary Childs and John Authers
Half a decade ago, the top brass of New York City's comptroller's office hopped on a plane to learn from a Canadian pension plan. Then mayor Michael Bloomberg and comptroller John Liu sent their deputies to study the model of their northern neighbours in an effort to develop a reform plan for the city's five separate pensions.
When it comes to investing retirees' funds, the Canadian model means building strong in-house teams and empowering them to make unorthodox decisions.
As a result, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, which manages the savings of the province's public sector workers, as well as a handful of other Canadian public pension funds, now own an eclectic mix of assets.
That includes half of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus and a chunk of Stuyvesant Town in New York City; luxury retirement homes and dental service providers; toll roads in Chicago and airports in London as well as lotteries in Massachusetts and the UK.
This is a radical departure from the bonds and equities that still dominate US public pension portfolios. The Canadian plans hold over a fifth of their funds in real assets, such as infrastructure, and OTPP also uses leverage by borrowing sums from the money markets worth about 28 per cent of its entire portfolio. By contrast, the New York City Employee Retirement System has about 17 per cent invested in alternatives to stocks and bonds.
So far, the Canadian model is proving more successful. OTPP has made 8.2 per cent per year, net of fees, over the past decade. NYCERS has generated 6.9 per cent a year over the same period — and this was before fees which in last fiscal year came to $183m paid to investment managers, per FT calculations based on accounts.
With the record low level of bond yields in developed economies making life harder for pension funds, the Canadian example is drawing more attention.
We noticed "a handful of pension funds who always beat us, in up as well as in down markets", explains John Liu, who oversaw New York's pension funds between 2010 and 2013. The one that stood out "consistently and by the greatest margin" was OTPP. "We didn't think it was just dumb luck. They had managed to modernise their decision-making process by doing three things: by streamlining, by professionalising, and by depoliticising."
The plan to emulate Canadian success in New York included creating a single board to manage the combined $120bn held in the five separate plans' funds in a move that would give the city more heft as an investor as well as reduce costs.
While the ambition ran into political roadblocks, some major global pension funds are following suit, including Norway's oil fund, the Danish pension group ATP, New Zealand's superannuation system and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC. Even programmes within Texas and New Mexico are creeping in this direction.
It is not simply their asset mix that is helping the Canadian public retirement funds. Experts says governance is also critical. "They have been able to separate the management decisions of investing these plans make from political considerations," said Dana Muir, a professor at the University of Michigan's graduate business programme. "That would be difficult to accomplish in the US system."
That, in turn, has given the funds greater ability to experiment in the search for returns.
"Because we know we have to innovate, we also have to have a little bit of tolerance for failure," says Ron Mock, chief executive of OTTP. "Our very first private equity deal did not go very well, but yet we still had the support of the board, and management had the tenacity to learn and build."
The Canadian plans insist they do not want to add risk, but instead use their longer time horizon as an advantage over other investors, even if that means sacrificing the liquidity — or ability to sell easily — some of the assets they invest in.
Most are pushing further into real estate and infrastructure, and are seeking to develop expertise in operating the infrastructure assets, whether airports, renewable energy or roads.
"Being involved in the operation of assets is a source of additional value creation," says Michael Sabia, chief executive officer of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Citing the fund's plan to construct and operate Montreal's rapid transit system as a proof of concept, he adds that "our intention is to export that approach to other countries and in particular into the US".
Everyone is facing the challenge of low returns on traditional assets, says Lim Chow Kiat, GIC's chief investment officer "A lot of funds have to pivot into private markets." The change will prove "quite challenging" for many.
Five years on, New York City has consolidated investment meetings for the five plans — down from 54 gatherings per year to six — but it has yet to fully grasp the nettle. "We are the financial capital of the world, and we have a clunker of pension plan," says Sal Albanese, a former member of the New York City Council.
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Amanda Greene became an engaged healthcare activist after living with Lupus (and other autoimmune conditions: fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis) for decades. Her struggles made her advocate for herself; now she also advocates for others.
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Vegetarians and Depression
Are vegetarians more prone to depression? That’s what a study in the Journal of Affective Disorders found. Researchers linked plant-based diets to increased symptoms of depression in men, noting that it was possibly due to lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients that are needed for neurological function, as well as a potential increase in omega-6 fatty acids, which could increase inflammation and likelihood of depression. For sure, we need more research on this link before we can draw conclusions. Previous studies have found that an increased intake of plant foods is associated with lower risks of depression. But when we look at diet patterns overall, it may be important to consider the mental health benefits of obtaining adequate levels of omega-3 fatty acids, as well as vitamin B12 and iron in the diet. I suggest that vegans and vegetarians should get generous intakes of ALA omega-3s, and supplement their diets with algae DHA and EPA. In addition, I recommend supplementation of vitamin B12. And obtaining adequate levels of the major food groups, including whole grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables will help ensure good intake of other important nutrients, including iron. Read more about my nutrient recommendations for vegans here.
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May 16, 2017
Being Mindful: Survivors practiced yoga for stress management
Research Spotlight: Dr. Karen Lu
May is National Cancer Research Month
Registration is open for free ovarian cancer educational webinar
Upcoming Survivors Course 2017
A regular yoga practice offers cancer patients and survivors a great tool for stress management.
That is why Smitha Mallaiah, Mind/Body Intervention Specialist in the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, taught a yoga course at the Foundation for Women’s Cancer Survivors Course at MD Anderson in Houston, TX on May 5.
More than 85 survivors, caregivers, and advocates signed up for the all-day educational program and participated in the yoga course.
Mallaiah said that clinical evidence shows that yoga is beneficial to cancer patients. The physical benefits of yoga include less fatigue, more vigor, enhanced mood and better sleep, which will lead to better overall health.
She said it is important that cancer patients are exposed to stress management since stress has been proven to cause tumors to change and grow. For more information about yoga and stress management, read another article about Mallaiah’s practice. Visit our Survivors Course Page to find out if the next course is near you.
Karen Lu, MD, is the recipient of the 2017 Claudia Cohen Research Foundation Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Researcher for $50,000. Dr. Lu is one of 18 winners of research grants and awards given by the Foundation for Women’s Cancer in 2017.
Dr. Lu is a professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Her main clinical interests include the surgical and medical treatment of women with ovarian and endometrial cancers, as well as the management of women at genetically high risk for these cancers.
“Dr. Lu was one the pioneers in the study of endometrial cancer and Lynch syndrome. She was, and remains, at the forefront of defining criteria to identify and medically manage women with Lynch syndrome,” wrote Paul Goodfellow, MD, of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Dr. Lu’s nomination letter.
Dr. Lu’s thoughtful approach and ability to communicate what is technically feasible, what is clinically relevant, and why feasible and relevant are different, has been extremely important to the gynecologic oncology community.”
This is the eighth annual prize from the Claudia Cohen Research Foundation, which was established in honor of Claudia Cohen, who lost her battle with uterine leiomyosarcoma in 2007. For more information, visit the Claudia Cohen Research Foundation.
View the entire list of FWC research and award winners.
May is National Cancer Research Month. Hosted by the American Association for Cancer Research, this month recognizes the importance of cancer research and the achievements of researchers, survivors and advocates.
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer is committed to research with more than 192 research grants and awards presented to physician scientists since 1995, totaling $7.5 million in funding.
In an effort to bring awareness to gynecologic cancer research, the FWC started a social media campaign focused on the need for more clinical trials for gynecologic cancer. Since 2011, patient enrollment in phase III clinical trials has decreased 90 percent. Clinical trials are necessary to advance gynecologic cancer prevention and treatment to provide women an opportunity for better quality of life and survival.
Advocates, friends and sponsors are asked to share the hashtag #Trials4GynCancerNow and #NCRM2017 throughout the month of May to bring awareness to the need for more research funding for clinical trials. Read the summary created by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology to learn more about the crisis in clinical trials.
Can’t make a Survivors Course in person? Registration is open for a free informative webinar hosted by the Foundation for Women’s Cancer called “Ovarian Cancer: It’s Personal.”
The interactive program is from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 and will provide information on current treatment options, role of genetic testing and risk management strategies.
The presenters will be gynecologic oncologists, Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University Health System in Durham, NC, and Thomas Herzog, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Deputy Director at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute. Presentations will be followed by a question and answer session. Register today!
This webinar is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Clovis Oncology. Grant funding excludes input on editorial and course content.
Upcoming Survivors Courses 2017
Don’t worry if you missed a Survivors Course! The Foundation for Women’s Cancer will offer three more free courses before the end of 2017. Each course offers survivors, patients and caregivers the latest information about gynecologic cancers from leading experts in the field. Save the date for the following courses.
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA // Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI // Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 Washington, D.C.
The FWC upcoming events are available online.
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Well, we talked about this first item’s more visible cousin before. But as cool as having a foot-tall Predator figure is, it’s even cooler to have a foot-tall Predator in full-on cloaked mode. Not only is the Pred cloaked, but all his gear is cloaked. So the shoulder cannon, the helmet, the spear/javelin/whatchamodoogie–they’re all in the same semi-clear plastic. Now I want to see somebody hack this thing so it projects the triangle of three red dots. That would be truly bad ass. And this Aliens vs. Predator release is par for the course, since McFarlane can take films that nobody’s excited about and at least make them tolerable just for the sheer goodness of tie-in products. Because this truly rocks.
While we’re on the subject of subpar films spawning sweet action figures, dig this: a two-pack of our buddy Vlad getting wolfed and…um, batted out from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Now, be warned, when it comes to action figures these, like some of McFarlane’s output, are almost action statues than anything else–articulation factor is low. But I’m not sure who would want to do anything but plonk these down on a shelf and let them stay there. They wouldn’t get along with my Muppets figures, for example. They each come with a base and the wolfman version has a plant as well–no doubt some spooked villager is meant to chuck it at his head.


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New York Fashion Week is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited to preview this season’s collections. While the better-known household names always have fashion week goers jumping out of their seats, it’s the new, up-and-coming designers that have us wildly clapping our hands in excitement. Keep a lookout for these lesser known designers, and some who are debuting their first collections at NYFW 2014, because these designers are the new names in fashion.
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As the names of each board member and senior executive were read out at the Canfor Corporation and Constellation Software annual meetings last week, the need for a plan to increase gender diversity came into sharp focus.
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The Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) is pleased to announce its collaboration with ShareAction in the UK on the Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI). The WDI brings institutional investors together to secure comparable workforce reporting…
When U.S. truck driver Edgardo Villatoro received his paycheck in November 2015 from XPO Logistics Inc., his gross pay was $2,054.05. The number on his paycheck, however, was $337.26.
When TD Bank Financial Group holds its annual meeting in Toronto on Thursday morning March 30, close observers of proxy voting in Canada will consider the 2017 season officially under way.

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"Here Fox has given us abundant selections from the spiritual literature of the Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, and the Indigenous Peoples of Africa and America to illuminate our understanding of Creation, the Divine, the Human Experience of the Divine, and our way into the Future. Out of these sources, and with reference to the discovery of an emergent universe by contemporary science, he has, it seems, created a new mythic context for leading us out of our contemporary religious and spiritual confusion into a new clarity of mind and peace of soul, by affirming rather than abandoning any of our traditional beliefs.”--Thomas Berry
We get to the core of religion by going to the heart experience, Matthew Fox says, not by dwelling on doctrines that so easily divide even within religious traditions. In One River, Many Wells, Fox exhorts readers to embrace the common faith of deep ecumenism. Fox masterfully distills the common principles of the world’s religions, and shows exactly how the different fingers of world faiths connect to a single hand. Drawing on seminal quotes, lessons, and ideas from the great faiths, he demonstrates how each expresses a common goal and approach to life, and concludes the book with “18 New Myths and Visions” that will inspire readers to embrace deep ecumenism. We will explore and discuss some of the rich teachings from One River, Many Wells.
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International Paper, Weyerhaeuser & Georgia-Pacific Settle Class Action
Press release from the issuing company
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 23 -- International Paper today announced that it, along with Weyerhaeuser and Georgia-Pacific, has agreed with plaintiffs to settle an antitrust class action filed in 1999 in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs, purchasers of corrugated sheets and containers from October 1993 through November 1995, alleged that these three companies, along with other integrated manufacturers, had conspired to increase prices.
Pursuant to this settlement, which must be approved by the court, the three companies will pay a total of $68 million to settle class members' claims. International Paper's share of the total settlement is approximately $24 million. International Paper's share of the settlement also includes Union Camp, which International Paper acquired in 1999. Union Camp had also been a co-defendant in the class action.
"We continue to dispute the validity of the plaintiffs' allegations. However, given the costs and risks of defending even a meritless class action, and absent necessary legal reforms, this settlement is in the best interest of the company," said Maura A. Smith, senior vice president and general counsel.
Prior to this settlement, certain plaintiffs opted out of the class litigation and have recently filed separate cases against the defendant companies. The company is reviewing those cases and will respond appropriately.
An addition to a legal reserve for this matter will be taken in the third quarter, resulting in an after-tax charge of approximately $0.02 per share.
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It tends to be plainly right that homelessness can be a making issue inside this country. Those are deprived to have managed inconveniences and fight without a doubt a considerable lot of the more prominent a piece of us could hardly enjoy. Suitable when despondency bundles in, how much secret energy expected to move out of it can feel staggering. That might be unequivocally this kind of limitless people withdraw themselves, moving consistently huge into close to home and genuine sadness. Fortunately, homeless organizations are requiring in the challenges to save bunches of everyday lives. Homeless associations, help to give need to the miserable so they can start pushing toward an unmatched presence. This educational article looks at likely the most effective techniques for aiding the homeless. Keep examining to get how you can attract with serious homeless prompts and start possessing an impact in individuals’ everyday lives nowadays.
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Presumably the absolute best issue with homelessness is the manner by which certainly most would not wipe out an open access to prepare them in regards to the issue. Proper after they experience a person in the city, they fundamentally move about them and sensible Javad Marandi a mental decision about that man or lady. In any case, actually a colossal number of people are affected by homelessness reliably. This could be achieved by an unforeseen decrease in the general economy, the departure of any endeavor, scholarly condition, the segment of your family, or just a run of trouble. It tends to be vital to recall that nobody offers to develop to be homeless, or even thinks about that it should be possible. Regardless, a huge and making matter cannot be neglected.
Offer Dollars, Outfits, and Food sources
It ought to shock nobody that homeless people quickly must have the ordinary assets that every single other individual more often than not misconstrues. Relationship, for example, the Harbor of Journeys charity can require every one of the resources they help care for the considerably less fortunate among us. This solidifies garments and food; however, it likewise needs money related gift thoughts for the obtainment of the things. Monetary gives additionally help in keeping the lights on in the security and to buy necessities, for instance, working environment supplies and handles.
Nearby monetary gift thoughts, giving your significant investment can have a monstrous effect. Getting nearly all that into account, magnanimous affiliations expect volunteers to offer food things, decide feasts, clean handles, and stream various focuses to the homeless in closeness.
Truth is told; perhaps the most un-muddled thing it is feasible to achieve for the homeless individual is to on a very basic level expand respect. Handle every one of them with generosity and regard. Taking into account everything, it expenses you nothing by any means by the by will help similarly to remember you that they are human and justifying being treated with congruity.

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Recently Windsor property owner and local entrepreneur Larry Horwitz proposed a plan to make the stretch of waterside more friendly to fitness buffs by installing a public, outdoor gym.
While this is a good idea in theory, a long list of problems immediately spring to the fore. I don’t want to shut down a unique idea to improve the waterfront, just highlight some potential problems to keep in mind.
The riverfront is a busy place, especially on weekends. When the sun is out and, the weather is nice, there are hundreds of people on any given day walking, biking, reading, or just enjoying the view.
According to concept art posted on windsorstar.com the exercise area would consist of 8 or 9 pieces of workout gear. Anyone looking to get a quick workout session is going to be disappointed when each piece of equipment is inevitably taken at any given moment.
Not just taken by exercisers mind you, but also just by people looking for a place to sit, loiter, or stand around and talk.
While waterfront patrons, in my experience, are generally nice and understanding, you do get your fair share who just want to lean on the elliptical and don’t care for a second that you want it.
This will be made worse by the fact that its planned location is at the foot of Ouellette Avenue, the busiest section of the riverfront. Serious exercisers are going to be put off from using the equipment when it’s being swamped with sedentary hangers-on.
Since this will be an unsupervised area, it’s going to be every man or woman for themselves and nobody is going to have a satisfying workout.
Speaking of women, I’d stand to wager that many of them wont feel comfortable working out in a public space, exposed to the world. Sure, many women jog the trail down there, but running is different; it’s mobile.
If a creep is giving you the saucy eye you will be 50 yards away from them in a matter of seconds.
In a gym, if you’re feeling uncomfortable, you can get an employee to help, or even use a women’s only gym. But, in public you have little recourse.
Imagine doing crunches in front of a crowd of gawkers in public. Not exactly the most comfortable position.
Horwitz believes that this equipment can be maintained, even over the winter. But, what about daily maintenance? Garbage, leaves, water, and other aspects of the environment are going to be a daily concern, not only for aesthetics, but safety.
If someone slips and falls, or injures themselves, on wet, dirty, or broken equipment, how much is that lawsuit going to cost?
While I think it’s possible for weekly maintenance, as evidenced by garbage pickups and bathroom facilities, day-to-day upkeep seems unlikely.
As someone who uses the riverfront several days a week to run, read, or just to sit and enjoy the view, I want to encourage more ideas like Horwitz’s. It’s a great idea and has potential to be a real asset for the downtown community.
I just don’t want $100,000 or more to be wasted on development without addressing these potential pitfalls.
Horwitz is an experienced businessman, so I’m sure he will investigate these problems. But, he should remain open to changes and suggestions.
Perhaps instead of having one centralized location, spread equipment out along the trail as workout stations of sorts along the jogging route.
Instead of Ouellette, pick the less crowded sections of the riverfront. Make sure to install water fountains near the stations. There is only one currently on the trail and it’s always out of order.
Another bathroom pavilion would also be useful and maybe a public phone in case of emergencies.
These are all ideas that need to be considered before starting this project. I am looking forward to see this idea progress and I hope that Mr Horwitz puts extra thought into what could possibly attract more people to the downtown sector.


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There are many misconceptions about ketosis. The most common is mixing it up with ketoacidosis – a rare and dangerous medical condition that mostly happen to people with type 1 diabetes if they don’t take insulin. Even some health care professionals tend to mix up these two situations somewhat, perhaps due to the similar names and a lack of knowledge about the distinct differences.
^ Yiu H. Hui (February 1985). Principles and issues in nutrition. Wadsworth Health Sciences Division. p. 91. Retrieved 2014-05-19. Eskimos actually consume more carbohydrates than most nutritionists have assumed. Because Eskimos frequently eat their meat raw and frozen, they take in more glycogen than a person purchasing meat with a lower glycogen content in a grocery store. The Eskimo practice of preserving a whole seal or bird carcass under an intact whole skin with a thick layer of blubber also permits some proteins to ferment into carbohydrates.
I talk about that quite a bit here :https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/2015/09/things-your-pee-can-tell-you-about-your-body/
There are three instances where there’s research to back up a ketogenic diet, including to help control type 2 diabetes, as part of epilepsy treatment, or for weight loss, says Mattinson. “In terms of diabetes, there is some promising research showing that the ketogenic diet may improve glycemic control. It may cause a reduction in A1C — a key test for diabetes that measures a person’s average blood sugar control over two to three months — something that may help you reduce medication use,” she says.
If you are already in ketosis and accustomed to high-fat, low-carb diets, you can take one heaping scoop in about eight ounces of water fifteen minutes prior to working out. It stays in your system and will provide your body with elevated ketone levels for about three hours. When taken as a pre-workout, KetoCaNa has also been shown to decrease the amount of oxygen consumed at a given power output.
Ben, great article! I recently did my own ketosis experiment and didn’t catch the 100-200g advise until later than I should have, I’m guessing. Great results for 1-2 months but after 3 months I quit sleeping through the night and would wake after about 4 hours of rest each night. My guess is that the extra carbs at night coupled with iodine supplements should allow me to “have my cake and eat it too?” Any other suggestions on the sleep issue? I’ve gone back to High Fat/Low Carb, have improved sleep but I do miss nutritional ketosis and want to try again once my sleep is stable. Thank YOU!!!
I was thinking of buying exogenous ketones for my mother. She plays golf daily but gained some weight as of late. My mother does not want to do the diet but I was thinking this might help her with energy and losing weight. Another person told me it would help her. But then I got to thinking, if she went into Ketosis, then wouldn’t she get the keto flu rather than get energy and mental clarity? Would I need to tell her to take it everyday?
A study with an intent-to-treat prospective design was published in 1998 by a team from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and followed-up by a report published in 2001. As with most studies of the ketogenic diet, no control group (patients who did not receive the treatment) was used. The study enrolled 150 children. After three months, 83% of them were still on the diet, 26% had experienced a good reduction in seizures, 31% had had an excellent reduction, and 3% were seizure-free.[Note 7] At 12 months, 55% were still on the diet, 23% had a good response, 20% had an excellent response, and 7% were seizure-free. Those who had discontinued the diet by this stage did so because it was ineffective, too restrictive, or due to illness, and most of those who remained were benefiting from it. The percentage of those still on the diet at two, three, and four years was 39%, 20%, and 12%, respectively. During this period, the most common reason for discontinuing the diet was because the children had become seizure-free or significantly better. At four years, 16% of the original 150 children had a good reduction in seizure frequency, 14% had an excellent reduction, and 13% were seizure-free, though these figures include many who were no longer on the diet. Those remaining on the diet after this duration were typically not seizure-free, but had had an excellent response.
A ketogenic diet helps control blood sugar levels. It is excellent for managing type 2 diabetes, sometimes even leading to complete reversal of the disease. This has been proven in studies. It makes perfect sense since keto lowers blood-sugar levels, reduces the need of medications and reduces the potentially negative impact of high insulin levels.
BHB is the primary ketone your body can most efficiently use as fuel during exercise and at rest (especially when you’re keto-adapted), it is the most stable of the ketones, and it is actually found in nature in many foods including eggs and milk. A “BHB salt” is simply a compound that consists of sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), and the ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate.
Ketosis is deliberately induced by use of a ketogenic diet as a medical intervention in cases of intractable epilepsy. Other uses of low-carbohydrate diets remain controversial. Carbohydrate deprivation to the point of ketosis has been argued to have both negative and positive effects on health. Ketosis can also be induced following periods of fasting (starvation), and after consumption of ketogenic fats (such as medium chain triglycerides) or exogenous ketones.
One proposed benefit of the ketogenic diet is that you may lose more weight compared with other diets. One study of 17 obese men found that a high-protein, low-carb ketogenic diet over a four-week period helped reduce hunger, resulting in lower food intake and more weight loss compared with a high-protein, medium-carbohydrate nonketogenic diet. (3)
On the ketogenic diet, carbohydrates are restricted and so cannot provide for all the metabolic needs of the body. Instead, fatty acids are used as the major source of fuel. These are used through fatty-acid oxidation in the cell's mitochondria (the energy-producing parts of the cell). Humans can convert some amino acids into glucose by a process called gluconeogenesis, but cannot do this by using fatty acids. Since amino acids are needed to make proteins, which are essential for growth and repair of body tissues, these cannot be used only to produce glucose. This could pose a problem for the brain, since it is normally fuelled solely by glucose, and most fatty acids do not cross the blood–brain barrier. However, the liver can use long-chain fatty acids to synthesise the three ketone bodies β-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate and acetone. These ketone bodies enter the brain and partially substitute for blood glucose as a source of energy.
In nondiabetics, ketosis (also called nutritional ketosis) is regulated and controlled in the body so that ketone levels never reach the harmful levels associated with diabetic ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis is an acute, life-threatening condition that occurs in severely uncontrolled diabetes (mainly type 1) when ketones rise to massive, supranormal levels.


text: Louisiana is the land of Fat Tuesday, majestic plantations, top-rank casinos, jazz, jambalaya, and parties that last through dawn. Experience the sheer carnival chaos of Mardi Gras! Widespread music clubs and festivals provide the melody as you ride canal streetcars up and down the city of New Orleans. Visit Alan Parish, "Gateway to Cajun Country," where you’ll taste the French culture of Louisiana. Explore museums and flea markets or enjoy delectable gumbo and crawfish pie at eateries along the bayou. From the costumed parades and Cajun dances to the dynamic rivers and beaches, Louisiana will leave an everlasting impression on your festive spirit within.

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How can someone lie like that?
How can someone toy with so many peoples emotions?
Was it all a joke to you?
Was everything you spoke about a lie?
Why the fuck would you do that to these people who pretty much kissed your feet?
I know, you must be so insecure about yourself that you had to get everyone to take pity on you. You had to feed on their tears and their anguish. You really are a sorry excuse for a human being and I don't care what your reasons were, there is no forgiving an act like that. You hurt my friends, you toyed with them knowing that they were fragile. Fuck. You. Bitch.
The Ice Queen is back.


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Toyota Motor Corp., one of the top corporate sponsors of the Tokyo Olympics, is pulling its Olympics-related TV commercials from rotation, a senior company executive announced on Monday.
Additionally, Toyota’s CEO Akio Toyoda and other top executives will skip the Olympic opening ceremony.
Jun Nagata, the company’s chief communications officer, told Japanese outlet Yomiuri that Toyota would still supply a fleet of more than 3,000 vehicles to the games.
Earlier this year, Toyota filmed a TV spot featuring several of the 200 or so athletes the company sponsored.
Nagata declined to specify why exactly the company was pulling its Olympics-themed spots, though he said that there are still “things that are not understood” about the games, which kick off this Friday, will operate.
Someare speculating that the move is meant to distance the carmaker from the beleaguered and increasingly unpopular games.
COVID-19 infections in Tokyo continue to rise. Last week, the city reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in two months, prompting many to call for the games to be canceled.
On Sunday, two members of the South African soccer team tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, 17-year-old American tennis star Coco Gauff announced she’d be dropping out of the games after testing positive for the virus.
Normally, a car loses as much as a quarter of its value in its first year, but a CNN analysis of Edmunds.com data found that a few models have actually increased in value since leaving dealers’ lots.
The comparison looked at new retail prices in 2020 and used retail prices in 2021 to see which cars were worth more, and a few had increased so much that their trade-in value was more than the original sale price.
Here are nine models that have gained the most value in the past year.
Subaru Impreza +$224
2020 New: $22,614
2021 Used: $22,838
Subaru’s Indiana plant was temporarily shut down because of the chip shortage, and larger, more profitable models like the Outback and Ascent may have taken precedence.
Kia Telluride +$1,433
2020 New: $42,609
2021 Used: $44,042
Kia struck gold with the Telluride, its extremely popular three-row SUV, but production has not been able to keep pace with demand.
Honda Civic +$1,740
2020 New: $22,709
2021 Used: $24,449
If you traded in your year-old Honda Civic, you would get just $1,200 less than you paid for it, or just $100 per month of ownership. That’s not bad.
Jeep Wrangler +$3,193
2020 New: $44,341
2021 Used: $47,534
American drivers can’t get enough of the rugged Wrangler.
Toyota 4Runner +$3,802
2020 New: $43,403
2021 Used: $47,205
The iconic 4Runner helped make SUVs the most popular category of all. Enough said.
Chevrolet Camaro +$4,638
2020 New: $37,879
2021 Used: $42,517
Camaro production was curtailed in order to direct the available chips to higher-profit-margin vehicles like trucks and SUVs.
Dodge Challenger +$5,754
2020 New: $41,766
2021 Used: $47,520
Like the Camaro, new Challengers weren’t able to dodge the chip shortage.
Ram 2500 +$6,668
2020 New: $56,768
2021 Used: $63,436
The CNN report attributed part of the increased demand for heavy-duty pickups to an increase in sales of campers and RVs. A Ford F-250 is also now worth more in trade than it sold for new.
Chevrolet Corvette +$25,812
2020 New: $81,425
2021 Used: $107,237
Production of new Corvettes has been interrupted this year by supply-chain problems, but notably not due to the semiconductor shortage that has impacted other makers.
Toyota said Thursday it would stop donating to Republicans who objected to Joe Biden’s certification as president, after the automaker came under fire from watchdogs and activists for giving tens of thousands of dollars to these lawmakers.
The company was the target of an advert from anti-Donald Trump campaign group the Lincoln Project on Thursday, which said that the automaker had given “more money than any company to the seditious politicians who voted to overturn the 2020 election result.”
The Lincoln Project shared a statement from Toyota after the ad’s publication, which said that its PAC’s decision to donate to the objectors had “troubled some stakeholders.”
“At this time, we have decided to stop contributing to those Members of Congress who contested the certification of certain states in the 2020 election,” its statement read.
The left-leaning watchdog Citizens for Ethics said in July that Toyota’s PAC had donated $56,000 total to 38 GOP objectors since January, making it the biggest donor to the individual objectors and their leadership PACs – while Popular Information said that the company’s PAC has donated $62,000 to 40 lawmakers.
After a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6 to try and prevent Congress from certifying Biden’s win, many top US companies scrambled to cut ties with the 147 GOP lawmakers who voted against the results.
Toyota did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. A Toyota spokesperson told Insider in May that the company “supports candidates based on their position on issues that are important to the auto industry and the company.”
“We do not believe it is appropriate to judge members of Congress solely based on their votes on the electoral certification,” the spokesperson said at the time. “Based on our thorough review, we decided against giving to some members who, through their statements and actions, undermine the legitimacy of our elections and institutions.” The spokesperson did not say who those members were.
Some car dealers have sold used trucks for more than the original sticker price thanks to rocketing demand and a global shortage of chips needed to make new cars, Fox Business reported.
Used vehicle prices have risen by an average of 30% over the past year, according to automotive data site Black Book, per Fox Business.
Alex Yurchenko, Black Book’s senior vice president of data science, told Fox Business that he had found 73 models of vehicles between one and three years old that were being sold to dealers at auctions for more than their original price.
“The market is very strange right now,” Yurchenko told Fox Business. “Dealers need the inventory, so they are paying lots of money for their vehicles on the wholesale market.”
A vehicle’s sticker price is the manufacturer’s recommended price for retailers.
While many of the models were high-value trucks and SUVs, such as the Ford F-150 Raptor pickup, Yurchenko told Fox Business that he found modestly priced vehicles sold above their sticker price, too. For example, Yurchenko found a 2019 Toyota Tacoma SR double cab pickup, originally priced at $29,000, going for nearly $1,000 more in 2021, Fox Business reported.
“Before we get through this, prices for many mainstream vehicles will get closer to their manufacturer’s suggested retail price,” Yurchenko told Fox Business.
And used vehicle prices have also soared across the Atlantic – the UK’s Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) reported double-digit price increases over the past few months, and predicted that prices will rise further.
“We are in a kind of ‘perfect storm’ where stock is in very short supply, demand is high, and buyers are ready to spend freely,” VRA chair Philip Nothard said. Nothard said that dealers are also happy to sell older vehicles than they would’ve done previously.
The increase in used vehicle prices in the US has started to slow, with used cars climbing 0.75% last week – the lowest weekly rise in 17 weeks, Black Book told Fox Business.
Companies including Toyota, JetBlue, and Cigna are still donating thousands of dollars to the lawmakers who voted against Joe Biden’s certification as president.
After a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6 to try and prevent Congress from certifying Biden’s win, many top US companies scrambled to cut ties with the 147 GOP lawmakers who voted against the results.
A further group of companies said they would review their contribution policies or would take the January 6 events into account when awarding funding.
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, founder of Yale’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute, told Axios in March the companies that halted political donations are unlikely to lift this ban any time soon. However, recent Federal Election Commission filings show that some companies are still giving to these lawmakers.
Color of Change, which says it is America’s largest racial justice organization and has more than 7 million members, is urging these companies to halt the donations.
Jade Ogunnaike, senior campaign director at Color of Change, told Insider that Trump’s presidency “undermined faith in our democracy.”
She said lawmakers including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who voted against Biden’s certification, “would have been very happy to do anything possible that they could to ensure that Trump remained in the office.”
“You can’t forget that these are not congresspeople that we can trust,” Ogunnaike added.
“It’s incredibly important that corporations understand that and refuse to back people who were supporting violence in the transfer of power,” she said.
The vast majority of corporations who pledged to stop funding these GOP lawmakers have stayed true to their word – but some companies who made vaguer promises about assessing PAC criteria have restarted donations, while others gave money instead to various Republican committees that, in turn, fund these lawmakers.
Here are the companies that have still been funding these 147 objectors, according to Federal Election Commission data up to March 31.
Toyota’s corporate PAC has given to 40 of the lawmakers who voted against Biden’s certification, Popular Information reported, with the donations totalling $62,000. This includes $5,000 to Michigan Rep. Jack Bergman and $3,500 to Arizona Rep. David Schweikert.
The automaker had previously told Automotive News it was assessing its PAC criteria following the Capitol siege.
“Toyota supports candidates based on their position on issues that are important to the auto industry and the company,” a Toyota spokesperson told Insider.
“We do not believe it is appropriate to judge members of Congress solely based on their votes on the electoral certification,” the spokesperson said. “Based on our thorough review, we decided against giving to some members who, through their statements and actions, undermine the legitimacy of our elections and institutions.”
Health insurer Cigna said in January it would pause contributions to lawmakers “who encouraged or supported violence, or otherwise hindered a peaceful transition of power,” but added that this group doesn’t necessarily include all 147 GOP objectors.
The company gave money to at least six of the lawmakers who voted against Biden’s certification, Forbes reported. This included $1,000 to Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, $1,500 to South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice, and $2,500 to Pennsylvania Rep. John Joyce.
“In January, we disqualified certain elected officials from CignaPAC support based on alignment with our company values,” Cigna told Insider in a statement.
“Our new standard applies to those who incited violence or actively sought to obstruct the peaceful transition of power through words and other efforts. Congressional votes are, by definition, part of the peaceful transition of power outlined by law, and therefore, we believe are not the appropriate indicator for the application of our policy.”
Cigna added that its PAC remains nonpartisan and “focused on the common concerns of the employees who fund it.”
Popular Information reported that Koch Industries gave a total of $17,500 to six lawmakers who voted against Biden’s certification, including North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson and Kansas Rep. Ron Estes.
This came after the Koch political network, which is also controlled by billionaire businessman Charles Koch, told Politico that “lawmakers’ actions leading up to and during last week’s insurrection will weigh heavyin our evaluation of future support.”
The chemical-manufacturing company did not respond to Insider’s request for comment.
During this time period, it was the third-biggest PAC donor to the lawmakers who later voted against Biden’s certification, giving $1.27 million to these lawmakers out of the total $13.7 million it spent on political contributions, data from political-transparency site Open Secrets shows.
The New York Times reported that in the first quarter of 2021 the National Association of Realtors gave to multiple objectors, including $1,000 each Alabama Rep. Robert Aderholt and California Rep. Ken Calvert.
The association, which told Insider that it had 1.4 million members, said it put a temporary pause on all federal political disbursements in place after the siege, but had lifted it.
“This decision will ensure we continue to engage with political candidates in an effort to support America’s homeowners and our nation’s real estate industry,” it said, adding that its PAC was bipartisan.
JetBlue told Insider that it temporarily paused its donations to get feedback from PAC contributors. Since then, its PAC has donated $1,000 to New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who voted against Biden’s certification.
“We take a bipartisan approach, supporting both Republicans and Democrats,” a spokesperson for JetBlue said, adding that its PAC had donated to two further Republican candidates and four Democratic ones since resuming contributions, none of whom had voted to challenge the election results.
“By having relationships with candidates on both sides of the aisle, we can also maintain a voice in the room on issues that are important to our crewmembers,” the spokesperson said. “We’ll continue to have an open dialogue with PAC contributors to understand how and where their contributions should be directed.”
Jones Walker, one of the US’ largest law firms, donated $1,000 to Illinois Rep. Mike Bost, Popular Information first reported.
The New Orleans-based company didn’t respond to Insider’s request for comment.
Cubic Corporation, LKQ Corporation, and the Sierra Nevada Corporation
Forbes also reported that defense contractor Cubic Corporation gave to at least eight lawmakers who refused to certify, auto-parts distributor LKQ Corporation to at least eight, and aerospace company Sierra Nevada Corporation to least seven.
Cubic declined to comment, while LKQ Corporation and the Sierra Nevada Corporation did not respond to Insider’s request for comment.
Some PACs, meanwhile, haven’t given directly to the 147 objectors — but are members of trade associations that themselves gave to these lawmakers, Popular Information said.
The American Financial Services Association, for example, counts General Motors and Wells Fargo among its members. Both said they would pause all political donations, and have kept true to their word — but AFSA donated $1,000 to South Carolina Rep. William Timmons in February, FEC filings show. ASFA’s PAC donates heavily in favor of Republicans, data from Open Secrets shows.
Another way corporate PACs have been indirectly funding the lawmakers who voted against Biden’s certification is through donations to committees such as the National Republican Senatorial Committee (RNSC).
Popular Information reported that Pfizer donated $15,000 to the NRSC in February, which is run by Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who objected to the election results. These funds will also benefit the seven other GOP senators who voted against Biden’s certification, the publication reported.
Cigna also donated $15,000 to the NRSC, alongside a further $15,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
Intel also gave $15,000 to the NRCC after it had said it would stop donations to the 147 objectors.
The tech company told Insider that its policy of halting direct contributions to members of Congress who voted against certificating the Electoral College results still applied.
It said that it divides its political contributions evenly among Republicans and Democrats, including individual candidates, campaign committees, and governors associations, and added that it continuously evaluates its contributions.
Communications giant AT&T had also said in January that it would halt contributions to the lawmakers who voted against Biden’s certification, but it donated $5,000 to the House Conservatives Fund in February, which fundraises for the Republican Study Committee, itself made up mainly of GOP objectors.
AT&T told Popular Information that the House Conservative Fund had “assured” them that none of this money would go to support the re-election of the 147 objectors.
Insider has contacted Pfizer and AT&T for comment.
Color of Change wants these companies to address their political contributions
“At Color of Change we’re not supporting a boycott [of these companies] necessarily,” Ogunnaike told Insider. Instead, the organization is asking people to design a petition asking that these companies stop funding these lawmakers.
She added she also recommended that customers contact these companies and share their point of view.
“What we see is that corporations are very, very reactive to the concerns of consumers,” she said. “We’ve seen corporations change their minds on an important issue within moments because consumers reached.”
Toyota Motor Corp will acquire Lyft Inc’s self-driving technology unit for $550 million, the companies said, as the Japanese firm steps up its automation ambitions with the newly created Woven Planet division.
The acquisition of Level 5 automation will also provide Toyota access to the US ride-hailing firm’s more than 300 employees of the essentially complete autonomy technology.
“This is the first step of establishing and bringing together the people. Obviously building technology and product requires people, and that’s much what this acquisition is about,” Woven Planet chief executive James Kuffner told reporters on Tuesday.
It will also give Toyota a direct presence in Silicon Valley and London and expand smart-city project “Woven City” at the base of Japan’s Mt. Fuji, effectively helping it ride through dramatic changes expected in the mobility industry and major centres, he said.
For Lyft, the deal will allow it to become profitable sooner and takes away the burden and risk of developing a costly technology that has yet to enter the mainstream.
Kuffner said Woven Planet, which was set up in January, intends to continue investing and growing the team, although he refrained from commenting about any timeline or future acquisition plans.
Takaki Nakanishi, an auto industry analyst and chief executive of the Nakanishi Research Institute, said by expanding partnerships, Toyota is “moving a step towards realizing its goals,” including self-driving technology.
Toyota has other self-driving projects in the works
Toyota, which currently offers Level 2 automation with advanced driver assistance technology, has other self-driving projects and has been working closely with ride hailing firms.
It owns a stake in China’s top ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing and Southeast Asia’s Grab and also had a stake in the self-driving unit of Lyft’s larger rival Uber Technology Inc, but transferred the stake when Uber sold the unit in December to car startup Aurora.
Toyota said in February it would develop and build autonomous minivans for ride-hailing networks with Aurora and longtime supplier partner Denso Corp.
Lyft’s sale allows it to offload cash-burning side businesses and focus on reviving their core divisions following a bruising pandemic year.
It will receive $200 million cash upfront, with the remaining $350 million paid over five years.
Lyft did not immediately say how it plans to invest the funds. But the sale will allow Lyft to report third-quarter profit on an adjusted basis of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as long as the company continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, it said.
The sale will also remove $100 million in annual net operating costs, Lyft said.
Lyft will now focus on what it can do best with autonomous vehicles by offering services such as routing, consumer interface and managing, and maintaining and cleaning partners’ autonomous vehicle fleets, which could mean added revenue, it said.
Lyft already allows consumers to book rides in self-driving vehicles in select cities in partnerships with Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and Motional, the joint venture between Hyundai Motor Co and Aptiv.
It will continue to collect real-world driving data through some 10,000 vehicles it rents out to consumers and ride-hail drivers. The data is valuable for the development of self-driving vehicles that Woven Planet will have access to under the deal.
But Lyft also believes human ride-hail drivers will remain important for the foreseeable future to serve customers during peak demand periods, bad weather, or in areas that self-driving cars are unable to navigate.
Toyota debuted its new all-electric SUV concept car on Monday at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show.
The Toyota bZ4X is the first electric car under the company’s new Beyond Zero (bZ) lineup of cars with zero carbon emissions. It is the first of 15 fully electric cars the company plans to make by 2025 and one of seven under the bZ badge, according to a statement from CTO Masahiko Maeda.
The car is a compact SUV that looks similar to Toyota’s RAV4, but rides lower to the ground and features a longer wheelbase.
It’s the first car to be built on Toyota’s new electric e-TNGA BEV platform that the company created jointly with Subaru. Subaru is expected to unveil its own electric car on the platform shortly.
The new car has several distinctive features, including a system that can use solar power to alleviate the impact of cold weather on the vehicle’s range, as well as yoke instead of a typical steering wheel. The car’s interior also has a large touchscreen.
The car company plans to manufacture the car in Japan and China. It should be available globally by the middle of 2022, according to the company.
Toyota has not announced how far the car will be able to travel on a full charge, but it will likely be competitive with other EVs on the market, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E which has a range of over 300 miles.
Toyota also did not attach a price estimate to the car, but CarandDriver.com reported the vehicle may sell for about $40,000 – a similar price to Toyota’s RAV4 hybrid.
Ford has become the first automobile company to shift towards remote working on a permanent basis, according to CNBC, with around 86,000 employees being allowed to work at least partially from home.
The policy is aimed at office workers rather than factory workers, who number around 100,000 and have largely returned to work.
Hybrid work plans and remote working will depend on individual and managerial responsibilities.
“The nature of the work we do really is going to be a guiding element,” chief people and employee experiences officer Kiersten Robinson told CNBC. “If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last 12 months, it is that a lot of our assumptions around work and what employees need has shifted.”
Ford’s new policy will be introduced in July when most employees are expected to make at least a partial return to the office after more than a year.
“The nature of work drives whether or not you can adopt this model. There are certain jobs that are place-dependent – you need to be in the physical space to do the job,” chairman and chief executive of Ford Land, David Dubensky, told The Washington Post.
“Having the flexibility to choose how you work is pretty powerful,” Dubensky added. “It’s up to the employee to have dialogue and discussion with their people leader to determine what works best.”
According to a survey conducted at Ford in June 2020, 95% of employees wanted a hybrid form of working and a number of them felt more productive at home.
The move from Ford comes after major companies including Google, Spotify, and Salesforce all announced that they were offering their employees the option to work from home permanently.
“These companies are all looking at each other,” associate professor at Michigan State University’s School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, Angela Hall, told The Detroit News. “And especially someone like Ford, who is a large, respected employer – people are going to model that behavior.”
The Washington Post also reported that General Motors and Toyota were looking at flexible options for a return to the office, although they are both yet to announce new policies.
Toyota Motor Corporation started construction this week on a 175-acre smart city at the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji, about 62 miles from Tokyo, the company announced Tuesday.
The city, which Toyota has dubbed the “Woven City,” is expected to function as a testing ground for technologies like robotics, smart homes, and artificial intelligence. A starting population of about 360 inventors, senior citizens, and families with young children will test and develop these technologies.
These residents, who are expected to move into the Woven City within five years, will live in smart homes with in-home robotics systems to assist with daily living and sensor-based artificial intelligence to monitor health and take care of other basic needs, according to the company.
The eventual plan is for the city to house a population of more than 2,000 Toyota employees and their families, retired couples, retailers, and scientists. Toyota announced plans for the city last year at CES, the tech trade show in Las Vegas.
Here’s what the 175-acre smart city is set to look like when it’s finished.
Toyota’s planned 175-acre smart city will sit at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, about 62 miles from Tokyo.
The Woven City will function as a testing ground for technologies like robotics, smart homes, and artificial intelligence, according to the company.
Toyota officially started construction on the city in a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, the company announced. The city is set to be built on the site of one of Toyota’s former manufacturing plants called Higashi-Fuji.
Toyota plans to send about 360 people to live in the Woven City to start. From there, it intends to gradually grow the population to more than 2,000.
The first residents will be a group of roughly 360 inventors, senior citizens, and young families with children, according to the company. These residents will move in within five years, a Toyota spokesperson told Insider last year.
Toyota has not yet revealed how these first residents will be chosen, and a spokesperson did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for more details.
Eventually, the Woven City is expected to be home to more than 2,000 Toyota employees and their families, retired couples, retailers, visiting scientists, and industry partners.
Residents will live in homes outfitted with in-home robotics technology as well as sensor-based artificial intelligence to monitor their health and take care of their basic needs.
Despite the planned high-tech homes, Toyota says that promoting human connection is a major theme of the city but has not released specifics on how it plans to encourage this.
Press materials indicate that the planned city will feature multiple parks and a large central plaza for social gatherings.
Buildings are to be made mostly of wood to minimize the carbon footprint.
Rooftops are slated to be covered in photo-voltaic panels to generate solar power and hydrogen fuel cell power.
Toyota says it plans to integrate nature throughout the city with native vegetation and hydroponics, a method of growing plants without soil.
The city will be designed with three different types of streets: one for self-driving vehicles, one for pedestrians using personal mobility devices like bikes, and one for pedestrians only.
These three types of streets will form an “organic grid pattern” to help test autonomy, according to Toyota.
There will also be one underground road used for transporting goods.
A fleet of Toyota’s self-driving electric vehicles, called e-Palettes, will be used for transportation, deliveries, and mobile retail throughout the city.
Toyota has not yet disclosed an estimated completion date or estimated total cost for building the Woven City.
The Woven City joins a slew of similar smart city projects across Japan, some of which are also spearheaded by major companies.
In 2014, electronic appliance company Panasonic opened a smart city in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture called the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town, per Tokyo Esque, a market research agency. The city is still under construction with completion expected in 2022, but more than 2,000 people live there now, according to Panasonic.
Accenture, an American-Irish consulting company, is teaming up with the University of Aizu on smart city projects in the town of Aizuwakamatsu with the goal of better using artificial intelligence in public services, the company announced in July 2020.
“If it’s not started from a human-centric perspective, from the bottom up as opposed to from the top down, these aren’t real cities,” John Jung, founder of the Intelligent Community Forum think tank, told Bloomberg in January 2020. “They’re not designed to get [people] to know each other.”
A global shortage of computer chips has caused shutdowns at several automotive manufacturing plants – and car dealerships are already reflecting the shortage.
Car shoppers can expect to see an impact in the availability of certain car models due to the chip shortage, as well as a price increase, according to Cars.com executive editor Joe Wiesenfelder. Dealerships may also be less likely to offer deals as supplies dwindle.
“Consumers in the market of considering buying a car should shop now because choices and prices could worsen over the next two quarters,” Wiesenfelder told Insider.
Car companies began halting production at manufacturing plants in North America in the beginning of January.
Semiconductor chips have become an essential part of the manufacturing process for vehicles. The chips are used in navigation, bluetooth, and collision-detection systems and account for about 40% of a new car’s cost, according to a report from Deloitte.
The lack of chips has forced automakers to prioritize production of their higher-priced and more-profitable models.
Here are some of the models Cars.com said may see price increases or limited availability.
Toyota has already started increasing prices
The Toyota Tundra was one of the first cars to see a halt in production.
Cars.com said the Tundra has seen a drop in inventory of almost 27% for the month of February. Some Toyota models have already demonstrated price increases, including the Tacoma, which has gone up about $584 or 1.6%, despite only a 4% decrease in inventory, according to Cars.com.
Many Japanese carmakers are seeing an impact. Honda was one of the first car companies to warn of computer chip shortages, according to Bloomberg.
The Japanese carmaker has slashed production at several major manufacturing plants. In particular, shoppers can expect to see some pressure on the Honda Accord, Civic, Insight, and Odyssey, as well as the Acura RDX.
Nissan has had to adjust production in both Japan and North America. A spokesperson told Insider the company is continuing to assess the long-term impact of the chip shortage. For now, the models that have seen slowdowns for the carmaker include the Nissan Altima, Frontier, and Titan.
In February, Subaru reported it planned to cut its production plan for 2021 by about 58,000 cars. The models impacted by the cut include the Subaru Ascent, Impreza, Legacy, and Outback.
Ford and General Motors expect to lose billions of dollars
Ford began slowing down production at its plant in Louisville in January. During Ford’s fourth-quarter earnings call, CFO John Lawler said the chip shortage could cut the company’s first-quarter production by 10% to 20% – a $2.5 billion hit to revenue.
The car models that will be impacted by cuts at Ford plants include the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair, which are produced at the Louisville plant. Cars.com said there will also be declines in production of the Ford Edge and Explorer, as well as the Lincoln Aviator and Lincoln Nautilus.
The company announced last week that it was closing three of its North American plants. The manufacturing sites will remain closed until at least mid-March.
The closures are expected to impact the Buick Encore, Cadillac XT4, and GMC Terrain. The company’s Chevrolet line will also see some slowdowns, as the sites that produce Chevrolet Equinox, Malibu, and Trax have been impacted.
Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen also feel the pinch
In January Fiat Chrysler suspended operations at plants in Ontario and Mexico. The slowdowns will impact several Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep products. Cars.com said dealerships will likely have lower inventories for the Chrysler 300, Pacifica, and Voyager. The Dodge Challenger and Charger may be in shorter supply, as well as the Jeep Cherokee and Compass.
BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen were some of the first car companies overseas to report shortages. In December, Volkswagen had already begun lowering production rates. The Volkswagen Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and Passat have already been impacted by the supply disruption.
Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Ford, GM, Fiat Chrysler, and Volkswagen did not respond in time to comment.


Saturday September 14th Weather Forecast
Today, winds will be down, but temperatures and showers will be up.
Trade winds will be on the lighter side today and tomorrow. Expect easterly trades of 5-15 mph, with even more southeasterly winds for the Big Island.
Those easterly winds will send in some morning showers to windward and mauka spots, especially for southerly islands.
Temperatures will remain up over the next 8 days. Afternoon highs will hover around 90 degrees for Honolulu, while the winds will pick up after the weekend, returning to normal levels of 10-20 mph by Monday. Showers will also drop after the weekend as well.
A drier and more typical trade wind weather pattern is expected Tuesday through Friday.