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Ola has partnered with SBI to launch ‘Ola Money SBI Credit Card’. The card, which is powered by Visa, will offer a simplified application process, without joining fees with seamless, flexible and convenient payments, the company said in a statement. Ola is targeting 10 million Ola Money-SBI Credit Cards to be issued by 2022.
Ola users will be able to apply, view and manage their Credit Card directly on the Ola app. Card users will also be offered cashbacks and rewards, instantly credited to their accounts in the form of Ola Money which can be redeemed against Ola rides, flight and hotel bookings, with lifetime validity.
“Mobility spends form a significant wallet share for users and we see a huge opportunity to transform their payments experience with this solution. With over 150 million digital-first consumers on our platform, Ola will be a catalyst in driving India’s digital economy with cutting edge payment solutions,”Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-founder and CEO of Ola, said in a statement.
The launch of this card adds to Ola’s suite of digital financial offerings ranging from the Ola Money wallet to Postpaid Billing and Micro-insurance for rides taken on the Ola platform. The Ola Money SBI Card, Ola says, has been designed keeping in mind the unique needs and aspirations of the new age Indian consumers.
Hardayal Prasad, MD & CEO, SBI Card said, “We are delighted to partner with Ola, to introduce the country’s first of its kind credit card in the mobility segment. The launch of Ola Money SBI Card underlines our penchant to provide innovative and industry-first payments solutions to our customers. Through this card, we aim to address their evolving mobility spends while providing them with maximum value and unique benefits on their travel spends, especially for cab-based commute. Ola is considered a pioneer in the mobility industry and we believe this partnership will play a key role in further strengthening our card portfolio.”
Some of the offers on this credit card include 7% cashback on Ola cab spends, 5% cashback on flight bookings, 20% on domestic hotel bookings, 6% on international hotel bookings, 1% fuel surcharge waiver on fuel transactions, 20% back at restaurants and 1% on all other spends.


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As celebrities continue to launch and endorse cannabis brands, the latest is Cann-Ade Corporation receiving an endorsement from former Pro Bowl NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb.
McNabb said that Cann-Ade is a “healthy and refreshing alternative to sugary sports drinks,” adding, “Cann-Ade helps me recover faster after a workout, and it makes me feel more relaxed, focused and balanced overall. Cann-Ade tastes great and I highly recommend incorporating Cann-Ade into any wellness routine.”
Launched in 2022, Cann-Ade is a blend of organic adaptogenic hemp and all-natural fruit flavors. The product comes in three flagship flavors: Positively Peach, Strawberry-Lime Sublime and Zen Lemon.
“We are thrilled to receive Donovan McNabb’s endorsement of Cann-Ade,” said Benjamin Mogul, founder and CEO of Cann-Ade Corporation. “As a highly respected professional athlete and health advocate, Donovan’s endorsement of Cann-Ade further validates our commitment to providing the best quality hemp-infused beverage in the market with our goal to naturally help consumers with their total body wellness.”
Cann-Ade Corporation is committed to providing a healthier alternative to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages that are often filled with artificial colors, flavors and preservatives, the company says.

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There are only two days left before South Africa goes into a fullscale lockdown and while doomsday preppers have bomb rushed grocery stores to stock up on reserves, AKA has been booed up in isolation with his college girlfriend.
Watch: AKA loving quarantine life with his young boo
In the countdown to a nationwide lockdown, the fella in Versace took to Instagram Stories to show us how he has been prepping for the three-week quarantine period.
Life in the limelight ain’t so sweet for the Mega
The Touch my Blood rapper has made headlines for all the wrong reasons recently. AKA caught flak on social media for cussing out rap rival Cassper Nyovest’s parents, calling them out for allowing the Motswako MC to drop out of school to pursue his dreams.
Following the backlash from his fans and peers, AKA resurfaced on social media with an apology, indirectly accusing Nyovest of pushing him too far over the edge with his apparent subliminal shots.
Nyovest, however, scoffed off the apology and it seems very likely that this is will be one of those rap rivalries that’ll never be squashed.
This is all interesting but the entertainment realm has more pertinent issues to address, like the impending nationwide lockdown. On Monday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that in response to the rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) the government has moved to implement a lockdown for 21 days, starting at 23:59 Thursday 26 March.
During this time, people will not be allowed to leave their houses, unless it is for grocery store and bank visits, pharmacy runs and social grant withdrawals.
Failure to adhere to this will result in a hefty fine or, in serious circumstances, imprisonment.


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Our vigilant spy photographers caught the new Volvo XC40 on the move in Granada, Spain, earlier this week, and now we have the video to go with it.
Joining the new XC60 and the larger XC90, Volvo’s smallest SUV will challenge the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GLA, Audi Q3, and BMW X1.
On the outside, it’s expected to look similar to its larger siblings and adopt an almost identical front end with the brand’s signature grille and the ‘Thor’s Hammer’ LED headlights, which remain carefully tucked away behind the plastic cladding and vinyl stickers.
The interior sports a layout that mimics the XC60 and XC90, albeit on a smaller scale, with a simplified design and an infotainment system taking center stage in the middle of the dashboard, as it was revealed last month, in another batch of spy shots.
The engine options will most likely include a turbocharhed 1.5-liter three-cylinder, along with the usual lineup of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel units, and might be joined by a hybrid in the future.
It’s unknown yet when the Swedish automaker will drop the veils off their premium compact SUV, but the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show this fall seems like a good bet.


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Ladies, hear those wedding bells with the luck of the Irish in high-definition this May.
In an early announcement to retailers, Universal will release Anand Tucker's rom-com 'Leap Year,' starring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, and John Lithgow on Blu-ray on May 4.
Specs have yet to be revealed, but supplements will include deleted scenes, My Scenes, pocket Blu, and BD-Live.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is still undetermined at this time.
You can find the latest specs for 'Leap Year' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under May 4.
The latest news on all things 4K Ultra HD, blu-ray and Gear.


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A news consumer in Lynchburg, Va., might encounter a single advertiser in four different places during the course of a day, depending on who is participating in "Own the Day."
"Own the Day," was a special offer during the last two weeks of August at the Lynchburg News & Advance. The package included a front-page sticky note on the print edition, a desktop note, a mobile presence and an email blast.
The Lynchburg paper presented the idea at a recent P2P (Publisher-to-Publisher) SNPA video conference, but multiple papers in BH Media's Virginia Group participated, according to Lynchburg Advertising Director Kevin Smith. The idea originated with Regional Publisher Kelly Mirt, who first tried out a version of it at The Charlotte Observer.MORE
Brainworks Software's longtime customer, Adams Publishing Group, is a family-owned community newspaper company that currently operates in 15 states across the United States, plus the District of Columbia. With over 27 daily newspapers, more than 100 non-daily newspapers and a number of other media-related businesses. APG's Business Systems Development Director, Amy Lindquist, shares how she engages APG's sales reps to use Brainworks CRM to its fullest revenue driving potential.More
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A stronger than expected adoption of Mint Wireless’ (MNW) mobile payment solutions has helped the company deliver revenue ahead of expectations, but that is not the key reason why investors should be pleased.
The fact is, the clock is ticking for the technology market minnow to secure a first mover advantage as it is facing impending stiff competition with far better resourced rivals looking to muscle in on the fledging niche market to provide ways for small merchants to process credit card payments through a smart phone.
United States-based Square, which was started by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has already announced that it would be coming to Australia – joining the likes of online payment giant PayPal.
Up to now, Mint Wireless has been unperturbed thanks to the high barriers of entry due to regulatory red-tape. Mint Wireless was inside the castle walls through its partnership with Bendigo & Adelaide Bank and Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), while its competitors would need two to three years to scale the regulatory barriers.
However, the plans by the Reserve Bank of Australia to build an inter-bank hub to make it easier for companies to launch innovative payment solutions in this country threatens to erode Mint Wireless’ competitive advantage. The hub will likely be launched in 2016.
This doesn’t give Mint Wireless much room for error. It will need to establish itself as the market leader over the next 12- to 18-months or it risks being overrun by the attacking hordes.
This is why the 392% surge in revenue to $854,305 for the six-months to end December is significant, even though the total figure is still small. The top-line was more than $300,000 ahead of expectations and management credited the result to the contracts it has signed with BNZ and accounting software giant MYOB.
The contracts enable these organisations to offer Mint Wireless’ solutions to small and medium sized enterprises that are clients of BNZ and MYOB.
Mint Wireless is aiming to get $1 billion worth of payment transactions through its system in the next year or two, which would make it a dominant market player in the niche market.
To cement its leadership position, the company has launched “Mintegrate” – Australia’s first developer platform that would allow others to integrate Mint Wireless’ mobile credit card acceptance solutions into existing mobile applications “in a matter of days”.
Further, Mint Wireless’ solution can handle smart chip and PIN (personal identification number) transactions. Both MasterCard and Visa will mandate the use of chip and PIN in Australia from August this year, and Mint Wireless’ competitors have yet to introduce hardware for such transactions.
The stock was unmoved by the company’s interim results today. Mint Wireless traded at 34.5 cents with 10 minutes left before the market close.
This isn’t too surprising though. The stock has surged from around 2 cents a year ago and a period of consolidation is expected.
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Rush Twp. police make theft arrests
Jarrod Deblasi, 18, of Hazleton, is facing retail theft charges filed by Rush Township police after he allegedly attempted to steal a game out of a magazine at Walmart in Hometown. The value of the magazine and game is $8.99.
On Jan. 26 at 4 p.m., police arrested Aimee L. Roman, 32, of Tamaqua, after she allegedly attempted to steal 17 items of hair accessories valued at $83.94 from Walmart.
Police are also investigating the theft of two kayaks taken sometime after Christmas from the shore at the number three beach in Lake Hauto. The kayaks were new and eight-nine feet long. One was hunter green and the other was orange.


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Australia has a strong reputation for innovation. It’s the country that brought to the world the first Flying Doctors Service, the pacemaker, Cochlear implants and WiFi technology.
As Australia’s National Broadband Network gains momentum it will provide an important platform for a new generation of innovators to develop services and applications that solve real problems and drive benefits for the Australian economy.
It was this reputation for innovation and the significant investment in broadband infrastructure that attracted the ng Connect programme to Australian shores and why it was enthusiastically launched in Sydney on Oct 30th.
NBN Co’s Anne Hurley and Sean O’Halloran from Alcatel-Lucent Australia welcomed everyone to the event and introduced two panel discussions.
The first was themed around the state of innovation in Australia. Jason Collins, global head of ng Connect, introduced the programme, explaining how the ecosystem functions, what it means to be an ng Connect member, the types of problems the programme addresses, and some of the outcomes from collaboration.
Mike Lott from New Zealand telecommunications infrastructure company Chorus explained its involvement in the programme and the value ng Connect offers the company and the country.
Dr Kate Cornick, Director of the Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) at the University of Melbourne, talked about Australia’s innovation landscape and the core components of an innovative economy, highlighting some good examples of collaboration in the healthcare industry.
The key takeout from this panel was that it’s not about the technology; it’s about what we’re doing with the technology. The focus is on shifting the debate away from the actual speed towards what, as an economy, we will do with it – what kind of new digital goods and services will we build and how will innovators use broadband to create new businesses and growth for Australian companies?
Three successful Australian innovators formed the second panel, which focused on the big opportunities. The speakers included Dror Ben-Naim from Smart Sparrow, specialists in personalised and adaptive learning. He was joined by James Nathan who recently launched his business Food Orbit to increase value for primary food producers (farmers) by connecting them in the value chain to cafés, restaurants and caterers. Rachel Dickson from Viocorp spoke about teleworking and emphasised the importance of innovation around delivering a better user experience
The ng Connect launch was attended by a great mix of companies ranging from start-ups through to established multinationals and representatives from universities, government and industry association groups. Many of the 29 companies there were from the health, education and agriculture sectors, which are the initial focus of the ng Connect programme in Australia.
Five companies have already applied to join the ng Connect programme, with strong interest from another 15. Overall, it’s a very positive outcome that shows that companies in Australia are hungry to innovate on broadband, and are enthusiastic about ng Connect’s aim to shift the conversation away from technology and towards new broadband application and service development through interesting business models.
There is a real buzz about ng Connect’s potential in Australia. I’m really looking forward to being part of realising the potential.


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N7 Day is the annual Mass Effect fan appreciation day. It takes place on November 7 every year, and is an homage to Commander Shepard’s vocational code in the Systems Alliance military.
BioWare marks N7 Day every year with some kind of special announcement or post. Some years it’s a trailer for a future game or a major announcement. Other years it’s some concept art shared on Twitter.
This year, however, might be one of the biggest N7 Days ever.
Mark Meer, the voice of the male version of Commander Shepard announced that he will be a part of a huge N7 Day event on November 7 at 11 a.m. PST, along with many of his castmates.
Confirmed to be in attendance alongside Meer will be Jennifer Hale (Female Commander Shepard), Raphael Sbarge (Kaiden Alenko, Ali Hilis (Dr. Liara Tsoni), Steven Blum (Urdnot Grunt), Courtenay Taylor (Jack), Alix Wilton Regan (Specialist Samantha Traynor), D.C. Douglas (Legion), Kimberly Brooks (Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams), and William Salyers (Dr. Mordin Solus in Mass Effect 3).
I'll be joining my #masseffect cast mates @jhaletweets @RaphaelSbarge @missalihillis @courtenaytaylor @blumspew @kimberlydbrooks @AlixWiltonRegan @wlsalyers @MrDCDouglas plus devs @KarinWeekes @PatrickWeekes for a special #N7Day event Sat 11/7 @ 11AM PST! Stay tuned for the link! pic.twitter.com/ziISB0lJed
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It will be conducted via livestream, but no link has been provided as of yet. Meer said that we should all stay tuned for the link.
Of course, it’s possible that this will just be an event where everyone will sit around and reminisce, but most Mass Effect fans believe that this will be the event where we finally get confirmation that the Mass Effect Legendary Edition is coming to current generation consoles sometime soon.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is the rumored title for the updated re-release of the original three Mass Effect games. EA and BioWare have yet to actually confirm the existence of this game, but it is one of the worst kept secrets in the entire industry.
Not only have numerous leakers come forward about BioWare’s work on this remastered title, but a few European retailers have accidentally posted listings for it.
All of the actors announced for the livestream are from those original three games, with no one from the Mass Effect Andromeda cast joining in. This stands to reason that there will be a major announcement concerning those three games in particular.
The Mass Effect Legendary Edition would release for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is also speculated, that it could release for the Nintendo Switch, which many longtime fans are hoping for. However, an industry insider recently stated that the title was not coming to Switch, so we will have to see.


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It looks as though WWE has cancelled numerous WWE Live Events that were scheduled to take place later this month.
Over the last few days many fans have noticed that some of the upcoming WWE RAW Live Events that were scheduled and advertised on WWE’s website have now been removed. The following scheduled events have all been taken down and are no longer being advertised, and tickets are no longer on sale:
- 8/23/19 – Bossier City, Louisiana
- 8/24/19 – Lafayette, Louisiana
- 8/25/19 – Mobile, Alabama
- 8/30/19 – Bangor, Maine
- 8/31/19 – Portland, Maine
If you check the listings for the arenas websites these events are still being advertised. However, tickets for these events are no longer being listed and sold on ticketmaster or listed via WWE’s website.
It should also be noted that WWE Superstar Kane had been advertised and listed as performing on the August 23rd event from Bossier City, LA.
As of right now, the WWE Live Event scheduled for September 1st in White Plains, New York is still set to take place.
We will keep you updated if we hear anything else about WWE cancelling Live Events scheduled for later this month.
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As the Sri Lankan immigrant community in Jamaica, Queens follows the devastating economic crisis and the deadly protests and food shortages it’s fueled in their native country, Queens Lanka — a rare Sri Lankan restaurant and grocery store that opened in the borough five months ago — is a reminder of home. It’s a corner spot, located at 88-01 182nd Place, at the end of a dead end street, where partners and former Staten Island restaurant veterans Rasika Wetthasinghe and Suchira Wijayarathne serve the neighborhood traditional comfort foods like the complex, banana leaf-wrapped lamprais, and the popular street food kottu, that have been, until now, mainly limited to Staten Island’s Sri Lankan restaurant community.
“Everybody’s in a sad situation,” says Wetthasinghe, who, like many of his customers, is sending money back to family members in Sri Lanka. But Queens Lanka offers a brief respite with true-to-home spice levels and seasonings threaded throughout its dishes.
“I want to give [people] the Sri Lankan style,” Wetthasinghe says. “Our taste.”
At the shop, Wettasinghe’s food is a balm to his worried customers. One bestseller has been the lamprais, a rice dish with multiple components including a main meat or vegetable like mutton or kingfish; rice cooked in coconut milk and ghee; eggplant moju (skinny strips of sweet and sour caramelized eggplant); and cashew curry. Whole pandan leaves, curry leaves, cardamom, cloves, and lemongrass make their way into several parts of the multifaceted dish. Wetthasinghe then wraps and steams everything in banana leaves.
“It’s very difficult to make this at home so people are happy they can get it here,” says Wetthasinghe.
He focuses on popular Sri Lankan comfort foods at the shop, serving entrees like an elaborate rice and curry dish; kottu (minced roti sautéed with vegetables); breads like thick coconut roti with a fiery housemade sambol for dipping; drinking snacks like fried cashews; and “short eats” or fried pastries like half-moon patties stuffed with chicken. Wetthasinghe is Buddhist but he sources halal meats to feed the significant local Muslim Sri Lankan population, and during Ramadan, he fielded constant phone orders for evening pick-ups.
Queens Lanka has been fulfilling the food needs of the local Sri Lankan community for awhile. In January, Wetthasinghe and Wijayarathne scrubbed the former LakFood grocery store space clean, and obtained a commercial cooking permit for Queens Lanka, which operates as both restaurant and grocery store. Upon entry, the kitchen is located at the left, and the grocery aisles on the right with the counter at the middle. A tiny dining section comprises three stools underneath a narrow counter. Three aisles are stocked with Sri Lankan imports like mango and woodapple jams, whole pandan, green chile paste, dried anchovies, curry powders, and cookies. The retail operation is helmed by Wijayarathne, who’s been tackling delayed exports out of the currently troubled Sri Lanka.
Behind the see-through plastic curtain streaming down from the ceiling to the counter, Wijayarathne handles the register and Wettasinghe commands the stove. An exuberant home cook since the age of 13 and a veteran chef during a 14-year tenure at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo — the commercial capital of Sri Lanka where violent protests erupted — and most recently at Papa’s Halal in Staten Island for eight years, Wetthasinghe is now cooking inside a kitchen he can call his own.
“I try to [make] whatever [customers] want,” says Wijayarathne, while explaining that Sri Lankans have limited access to their country’s food without the hour-and-half drive to Staten Island. The Tompkinsville neighborhood there, often referred to as Little Sri Lanka, is home to one of the largest communities of the diaspora, and as such, the largest concentration of Sri Lankan restaurants in the city.
“I know it looks like a deli but it’s a place where I can do my style, my menu,” Wetthasinghe says. “This is mine, you know? And I’m really happy because the customer’s happy.”
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2017 is proving to be a great year for Grahams of Monaghan with not only “Best Staff Award 2017” from Octabuild Awards but now having achieved Top 100 Store of the Year Status in the Retail Excellence Awards.
With over five hundred store entries and exceptional standard this year, it is a fantastic achievement, and being the only store in the Monaghan area, it is great recognition for this thriving town.
Retail Excellence is the largest retail industry representative organization in Ireland. The awards were established in 1997 to promote practice and encourage high standards in the Irish retail industry and are now the largest and most prestigious of its kind in Ireland.
David Fitzsimons, Chief Executive of Retail Excellence commented, “The very high standard of service, customer engagement and display among retailers was very evident, which made selecting this year’s Top 100 particularly difficult.
Those named as Top 100 finalists have what it takes to shine through and be recognised as the best retailers in the county”.
Mystery shoppers visited shops and businesses across the country to assess them on customer services standards.
The awards for Top 30 and overall Winner will take place on Saturday, November 11th in the Malton Hotel in Killarney.


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The British government imposed sanctions on Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Japan recently became the first country in the world to sell genome-edited tomatoes. This technology, which alters a crop's genetic information, does not involve adding outside genetic material – unlike with genetically modified foods. Experts claim that some genome-edited foods are healthier than their conventional counterparts. But environment campaigners are calling for more testing to be carried out amid safety concerns. Our correspondents Louis Belin, Rie Fukushima, Yuko Sano and Justin McCurry report.
11 Oct 2021
A set of hulking machines from 'Mad Max: Fury road' await a new owner in a Sydney warehouse as a far-out fleet of 13 from the 2015 film goes up for sale.
30 Mar 2021
Several major banks are set to lose billions of dollars over links to the hedge fund Archegos, after financial troubles at the firm sparked a massive sell-off of shares. Nomura and Credit Suisse have said they will suffer significant losses, which caused their share prices to plunge on Wall Street on Monday. Archegos was backed by former star trader Bill Hwang. Also today, we look at how the wine industry in Argentina has seen rising sales during the pandemic.
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Blink and you could easily miss it. Wedged between a doctor's surgery and a hairdressing salon, London's thinnest house is only identified by a streak of dark blue paint. But the five-floor house in Shepherd's Bush -- which is just 5ft 6ins (1.6 metres) at its narrowest point -- is currently on the market for £950,000 ($1.3 million, 1.1 million euros).
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A state in Nigeria is destroying alcohol beverages while benefiting from proceeds from its sale. Kano, a state in northern Nigerian benefits from proceeds from the sale of alcohol through the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), but destroyed 1,975,000 bottles of beer worth over N200 million days ago.
26 Feb 2020
Guardian TV takes a look at inside one of Nigeria's biggest leather market, Mushin. The market which started with about five people on Wey street today has expanded and grow to become an all commerce market where over 300 shops sell different leather materials.
15 Feb 2020
Sales of clothing have more than doubled in 20 years. Big fashion chain slaunch new collections like there's no tomorrow. Clothes production is fast and cheap. And it accounts for 5% of global emissions.
8 Aug 2019
The sale is part of Bayer's plan to divest from non-strategic ventures, after its purchase of US firm Monsanto. Bayer has been dogged by a wave of lawsuits after the merger, which has sent its shares tumbling.
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The auction of a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, who died in 1987, grossed the highest price ever for an American artist and the sixth biggest sale in world history.


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Tesco has launched a new plant-based range of Wicked Kitchen frozen ready meals in collaboration with meat substitute specialists Beyond Meat.
It is the first time Beyond Meat, which is known for its restaurant-quality vegan food, has collaborated with another food manufacturer in the UK.
The four meals in the new range, which cost £2.75 each, are as follows:
- Wicked Kitchen – Korean Inspired Bowl made with Beyond Meat
- Wicked Kitchen – Naked Burrito made with Beyond Meat
- Wicked Kitchen – Bangin’ Biryani made with Beyond Meat
- Wicked Kitchen – Cowboy Chilli made with Beyond Meat
The popularity of plant-based food continues to grow, with demand for chilled meat-free options growing by nearly 40 per cent a Tesco in the year to March 2021, according to Kantar data.
This launch of four protein-packed dishes from around the world follows the supermarket’s pledge, last autumn, to grow its range of plant-based meat-free alternatives by 300 per cent by 2025.
Tesco’s director for plant-based innovation Derek Sarno said: “We hope that the launch of these new meals will encourage more people togive plant-based food a try. Early feedback from people who took part in food trials for the new range was that they did not believe the meals were vegan.
“I brought Beyond Meat to Tesco a few years ago so it’s great to be collaborating again and working with them on these new Wicked Kitchen frozen plant-based meals.”
Chuck Muth, chief growth officer at Beyond Meat, added: “As consumers are increasingly looking to include plant-based meals in their diet,Tesco's new ‘ready meals’featuring Beyond Meat,offer a simple and delicious solution without having to sacrifice on flavour or convenience.”


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"Take a snap shot of your weight on a scale with your phone now and a snap shot in 60 days as proof", says Squire
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Using a Polar FT60 or a Polar FT40 heart rate monitor one can experience significant weight loss if they follow a new, simple, two step plan developed by the Heart Rate Watch Company.
"We've been recommending this plan to people for several years now and we know that it works because our customers have shared their success stories with us", says Rusty Squire, President of the Heart Rate Watch Company. He adds, "We have had hundreds of customers simply buy a Polar heart rate monitor and read my first book, "How to Successfully Use A Heart Rate Monitor" and apply the strategy".
"Polar has a much more accurate calorie count in our testing and it is the only heart rate monitor that reports both calories total and calories from fat based upon exercise intensity", says Squire. People just need to simply read the book, follow the strategies and use the tools, plus buy either a Polar FT40 or a Polar FT60 heart rate monitor according to Squire. He adds, "Just set aside one hour per day, 4 days per week and give yourself an hour of cardiovascular training or, if you'd like to speed up the weight loss, get in a two hour session over the weekends".
ELEVATING THE METABOLISM FOR 24/7/365 SUCCESS
Consistent exercise has been scientifically proven to elevate the body's metabolic levels around the clock says Squire. "I've talked to people that have gone through Canyon Ranches programs where they coach diet, aerobic activity and actually measure the calories burn at sleep using diodes", says Squire. He adds, "It's those extra calories burned around the clock from an elevated metabolism that are the key to success, that and increasing your intake of whole foods".
WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY - PROCESSED FOODS
"The ruination of the American diet in the past 50 years is the fault of all of America's largest food companies that add sugar, salt and other ingredients like hydrogenated oils to every piece of food they make", says Squire. He adds, "Prior to 50 years ago everybody had meals coming out of the garden, so it is no wonder that obesity rates were lower - we all ate right".
TAKE THE HRWC 60 DAY CHALLENGE - WIN A WAHOO SMARTPHONE SCALE
The Heart Rate Watch Company blog is issuing a 60 day challenge to lose between 10 and 20 pounds in a 60 day period. Simply follow the program outlined in the free e-book, "How to Successfully Use A Heart Rate Monitor". "Take a snap shot of your weight on a scale with your phone now and a snap shot in 60 days as proof", says Squire. Everyone that has lost between 10 and 20 pounds by July 4th, 2013 can enter and a random winner will be chosen from those who enter.


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The Robomart app enables consumers to tap a button to “hail” a store on wheels in less than 10 minutes and shop checkout-free for daily essentials at home.
Mobile grocery store provider Robomart launched an invite-only beta test in West Hollywood, California, where local residents can download the Robomart app and request an invite code. The app enables consumers to tap a button to “hail” a store on wheels in less than 10 minutes and shop checkout-free for daily essentials at home, with no need to go to the store or wait for a delivery window.
Already available for hailing, the Pharmacy Robomart stocks more than 500 packs of 50 everyday products, including over-the-counter medications, first-aid items, toiletries, tooth care, personal care, kitchen products and household goods. The Grocery Robomart is set to roll out in the coming weeks, giving consumers access to fresh produce and dairy.
“Robomart serves as an essential service at this critical time by providing consumers with a fully contactless and personalized shopping experience,” noted Emad Rahim, the Santa Monica, California-based company’s chief strategy officer, who co-founded the company in early 2018 with fellow Unilever alum Ali Ahmed and robotics expert Tigran Shahverdyan.
Pooling their deep domain expertise in on-demand delivery, food retailing and automation, Robomart’s founders came up with the concept incorporating a key insight uncovered by Ahmed when he launched an on-demand delivery startup: Consumers rarely trust dispatchers to pick their groceries.
Robomart’s model distributes inventory into moving vehicles and hyperlocal restocking stations to dramatically increase speed and availability. The company teamed with Zeeba Vans, a San Francisco-based fleet leasing company that has made a strategic in-kind investment of 100 vans over the next two years, which will enable Robomart to scale up rapidly.
“The startup world has been a bit myopic on fully autonomous driving as the only path to profitable on-demand commerce,” said Garrett Winther, partner at San Francisco-based venture capital firm HAX, an investor in Robomart. “The reality is that a few shifts in the underlying local distribution model and clever operational integrations allows for ‘store-hailing’ to scale much sooner than everyone expects.”
Robomart has also joined forces at launch with Glendale, California-based Avery Dennison Corp. to supply the RFID tags used to enable the mobile grocery stores’ checkout-free experience, and with Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Zebra Technologies to supply the RFID readers and antennas deployed in Robomart’s vehicles.
The service is launching with drivers, but in the future Robomart plans to add driverless vehicles to its fleet as regulation allows. Autonomous vehicles have been the focus of ongoing pilots with such food retailers as Walmart, The Kroger Co. and Save Mart, while similar concept Grocery Neighbour, a Toronto-based fledgling mobile grocery store operation that aims to have 1,000 vehicles in operation over the next five years, would function roughly similar to a bus route, according to founder Frank Sinopoli, with communities interested in the operation getting regularly scheduled service at designated points.


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Credit Suisse will shrink interest rate trading after revenue and profit as its investment bank slid in the third quarter, it said yesterday, further scaling back an area squeezed by strict new regulation and a drop in activity.
Rivals UBS, Deutsche Bank and Barclays are all restructuring their investment banks – less lucrative in volatile post-crisis markets and under fire from regulators insisting banks swap risk for more capital – and some analysts said chief executive Brady Dougan had not gone far enough compared to his peers.
At Credit Suisse, fixed income and bond trading made for 29% of overall revenue last year, compared with 22% before the financial crisis of 2008-09. By contrast UBS said a year ago it planned to cut 10,000 investment bank staff by withdrawing from large parts of fixed income and would focus almost exclusively on private banking.
Credit Suisse’s overall net profit rose to 454mn Swiss francs ($509.1mn) from the year-ago period – when charges linked to its own debt ate into profits – well short of analyst estimates, which averaged 705mn francs. Revenue dipped little more than 1%.
German automotive group Daimler forecast higher fourth-quarter profit after a rejuvenated model range and cost cuts in the core luxury car business helped it to post better than expected results yesterday.
While earnings growth is being driven primarily by the new Mercedes-branded cars that lift sales volumes and reduce harmful price discounts, the company is also improving profitability through the elimination of waste.
The company said it now expects fourth-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT), excluding one-off items, will be higher than last year. From its latest full-year guidance, the implied forecast for the last three months of 2013 is for profit up about 27% year on year to €2.2bn.
Third-quarter group EBIT excluding one-off items rose 15% to €2.23bn ($3.07bn), beating an estimated 2.12bn in a Reuters poll of 12 banks and brokerages.
Daimler’s Mercedes luxury car business expanded its EBIT margin, a benchmark for comparing profitability with rival BMW, by nearly a full percentage point to 7.3%, surpassing expectations of 6.9%.
The 14% gain in third-quarter car sales, the €420mn in Mercedes cost cuts already achieved this year and a stronger final three months would not be enough to offset a disastrous start to 2013, the company conceded.
Ford Motor Co boosted its full-year global profit outlook yesterday, as its European picture brightened and stronger overseas operations sparked better-than-expected third-quarter results.
The No 2 US automaker now expects 2013 pretax profit to top last year’s $8bn and sees losing less money in Europe than in 2012. Chief financial officer Bob Shanks said Ford’s vehicle prices stabilised in Europe in the third quarter and overall auto sales in Europe may see “very, very modest growth” in the near term.
Ford narrowed its losses in Europe to $228mn in the quarter from $468mn a year ago. The performance trounced Wall Street estimates of losses exceeding $400mn.
Excluding the one-time items, Ford reported adjusted earnings of 45 cents per share, 7 cents better than the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Third-quarter net income fell by a little more than one-fifth to $1.27bn, or 31 cents per share, due to nearly $500mn in special charges, including $250mn spent on restructuring Europe.
US weapons maker Raytheon Co yesterday reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings and raised its full-year forecast, and it cited prospects for landing several big foreign orders later this year.
Chief financial officer Dave Wasjgras told Reuters he was fairly confident about Raytheon’s overall business outlook and that mandatory US military budget cuts required under sequestration were not hitting the defence industry as quickly as initially expected.
He said Raytheon hoped to land orders to sell a Patriot missile defence system to Kuwait, a ground-based air defence system for Oman and a possible Patriot sale to Qatar, as well as some additional US orders.
Raytheon said third-quarter income from continuing operations fell 2.8% to $487mn from $501mn a year earlier. Earnings per share were flat at $1.51, while analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S had forecast $1.33.
Sales dropped 3.4% to $5.8bn.
Raytheon said it expected full-year earnings per share of $5.67 to $5.77 from continuing operations, 16 cents more than its previous forecast and up from $5.65 in 2012.
Ericsson’s turnaround drive was thrown into doubt yesterday as the world’s biggest mobile networks maker missed third-quarter profit forecasts and said sales were coming under pressure in the US and Japan.
A decade-long price war in Ericsson’s industry, launched by Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, has already forced suppliers like Nortel and Motorola out of the market.
In a do-or-die effort, struggling Alcatel-Lucent this month announced it was slashing 10,000 jobs – one seventh of its workforce – its sixth restructuring plan since 2006.
Earnings before interest and tax were 4.2bn Swedish crowns ($658mn) in the third quarter, up from 3.1bn a year earlier, including joint ventures, but missing a forecast of 4.5bn in a Reuters poll of analysts.
Sales were 53.0bn crowns, well short of the forecast 55.1bn, and down on last year’s 54.6bn.
Colgate-Palmolive Co posted slightly higher third-quarter earnings yesterday as it spent more on advertising to promote products including new versions of its well-known toothpaste.
The company still expects its annual profit to rise 4.5% to 5.5%, assuming foreign exchange rates remain fairly stable. It is targeting double-digit earnings per share growth for 2014, excluding restructuring charges.
Colgate said it had earned $656mn, or 70 cents per share, up slightly from $654mn, or 68 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding restructuring charges, Colgate earned 73 cents per share, matching analysts’ expectations, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Spanish banking giant Santander, the largest in the eurozone by market value, announced yesterday a leap in third-quarter profits as it recovered from big write-offs a year earlier.
Santander’s net profit rose to €1.055bn ($1.46bn) in the third quarter, nearly nine times the €122mn profit reported a year earlier.
At this time last year, it had to set aside €1.14bn in provisions against doubtful property-related assets in Spain.
Santander’s net banking income fell 15.5% to €6.285bn over the same period.
Over the first nine months of 2013, Santander posted a net profit increase of 77% from the same period last year to €19.66bn. Net banking income dropped 13.9% to €19.66bn.
Swiss industrial group ABB beat expectations for third-quarter profit and said it would seek closer co-operation between its businesses and push ahead with cost cuts to boost growth.
Presenting his first results since taking over as chief executive in mid-September, Ulrich Spiesshofer said better collaboration between ABB’s divisions should help improve performance in uncertain markets.
ABB, which makes products as varied as power grids for utilities, robots and transformers used on electric trains, hopes that expanding services such as maintenance and technical support will help shield its business from economic cycles.
Cost control and an improving early-cycle business, which includes products like industrial robots and circuit breakers, lifted ABB’s net profit 10% to $835mn in the quarter, beating the average forecast for a 4% rise.
Revenue rose 8% to $10.54bn, also beating estimates.
South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co posted a modest profit gain following third consecutive quarters of decline as strong sales in China and Brazil countered lacklustre performances at home and in the US.
The 3.9% year-on-year growth in the quarter ended September puts Hyundai Motor on a recovery track, although rising competition and a firming local currency are obstacles that it would still have to overcome.
Hyundai Motor, once a stellar performer in the global auto industry, has seen its US market share shrink as a weaker yen gives Japanese cars a leg-up. The South Korean firm is also being squeezed by the growing popularity of BMW and Volkswagen models in its home market in the wake of bilateral trade deals.
Hyundai Motor, the world’s fifth-biggest carmaker along with affiliate Kia Motors Corp, said yesterday net profit rose to 2.3tn won ($2.18bn) in July-September. That was slightly above an average forecast of 2.17tn won, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
South Korea’s Posco cut its 2013 sales target by 3% yesterday as the world’s fifth largest steelmaker struggles to win orders away from Asian rivals also scrambling in an oversupplied market.
Posco posted its steepest quarterly fall in operating profits so far this year for the July-September period, hit by declining sales and a prolonged slump in steel prices. Profits fell by nearly half to a lower-than-forecast 443bn won ($419.5mn)
Sales also fell in the third quarter. Posco said it now expected sales for the year to reach 31tn won, down from a previous forecast of 32tn won.
The economic slowdown in the world’s largest steel consumer China and the financial crisis in Europe have weakened steel demand and prices, hitting hard Asian steelmakers like POSCO and Chinese rival Baosteel.
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc, the world’s No 2 TV maker, reported its lowest quarterly profit for 2013 yesterday as its mobile business slipped into the red due to the cost of marketing its latest smartphone.
LG tried to strike a blow against mobile industry leaders Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc in August with the lavish launch in New York of its G2 handset, and plans to follow up with a curved phone in the coming weeks. But earnings may remain under pressure for the remainder of the year thanks to slow TV shipments, even though the G2 phone will contribute more to the company’s bottom line in the October-to-December period after a full quarter of sales.
Third-quarter operating profit rose 27% to 218bn won ($206mn), below a consensus forecast of 306bn won by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. The July-to-September earnings compared with 171bn won a year ago and 479bn won in the second quarter.
The world’s third biggest smartphone manufacturer said its handset operation made an 80bn won loss, versus a 4bn won loss a year ago and a 61bn won profit in the second quarter.
General Dynamics Corp, the maker of Gulfstream business jets and US Navy warships, reported higher earnings and operating margins for the third quarter despite a dip in revenue, and nudged its full-year earnings forecast higher.
Chief executive officer Phebe Novakovic said the better-than-expected results allowed General Dynamics to increase its guidance for full-year earnings per share by five cents to between $6.90 and $7.00. It earned $6.48 per share in 2012.
The company said quarterly net earnings rose 8.5% to $651mn from $600mn a year earlier, while revenues fell 1.7% to $7.93bn. Earnings per share rose 8.2% to $1.84 from $1.70.
Revenues were largely in line with Wall Street estimates, but earnings beat expectations from analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, who had forecast EPS of $1.68.
AT&T Inc has posted net income that was a penny ahead of Wall Street expectations on wireless profit margins that were better than some analysts expected.
While revenue was slightly behind analyst estimates, investors kept the shares steady in late trading because the results were roughly in line with expectations.
In order to continue growth, AT&T has said it would consider making acquisitions in Europe, despite misgivings from some investors, but it declined to give an update on this consideration on Wednesday.
AT&T, the No 2 US mobile service provider reported 363,000 net postpaid subscriber additions in the quarter, which was better than its year-ago growth and slightly ahead of expectations from eight analysts for over 344,000.
AT&T reported a third-quarter profit of $3.81bn, or 72 cents, per share compared with $3.63bn, or 63 cents, per share in the year-ago quarter.
Excluding unusual items, the company earned 66 cents per share in the third quarter compared with analyst estimates of 65 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
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Looks like Jerry Powers is out of the luxury media world once again. The man who practically created the magazine niche of local luxury glossies with Ocean Drive, has resigned as CEO of Plum TV. The resignation comes as Powers is experiencing personal financial struggle.
Powers launched Ocean Drive back in the '80s before selling it to Niche media in 2007. He took over control of Plum TV in 2010, and earlier this year launched a print offshoot, Plum Magazine, that would directly compete with Ocean Drive.
All the while though, stories of Powers' personal money problems undermined his position at Plum.
Powers confirmed his resignation to The Miami Herald. The paper also states Powers is being sued by Jaguar over his car, and back in July, Powers settled millions of dollars in gambling debts to three separate casinos. The Herald also reports that before his resignation, Powers was in danger of getting the pink slip.
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Amazon has launched an innovative way for Twitter users to shop on Amazon without having to leave their favorite social media site by using #AmazonCart, according to The Next Web.
When users connect their Twitter accounts to Amazon through their settings page, they can reply to tweets containing a link to an Amazon product with the hashtag “#AmazonCart” and have the item show up in their Amazon shopping carts. They don’t actually buy the item right then. Shoppers have to actually go to the Amazon website to do that.
The @MyAmazon Twitter account will also notify users of the status of their request.
Amazon has released a short video on YouTube showing how the new service works. It shows people using the service on mobile devices, including Amazon’s own Kindle Fire HDX tablet. Even though it’s relatively easy to shop on mobile devices, switching apps to do so can be cumbersome, which appears to be why Amazon is targeting this service to tablet and smartphone users. Amazon seems to be figuring that if customers can buy products more easily, they will continue to do so, no matter what platform they happen to be using.
Although Amazon is intent on promoting its own ecosystem, including its Kindle line and the recently announced Fire TV, it seems to be acknowledging that there are other platforms, including iOS and the stock Android OS. (Both the Kindle Fire and the Fire TV are based on a modified version of Android).
There still might be a few problems with #AmazonCart. The tweets are public, so some users might not want to broadcast what they’re buying to other people. Although only users who are following both parties can see a reply, they might still annoy the recipients as well.
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In 2019, this privacy coin got to a peak worth of $112, a vibrant aligned with Bitcoin’s mid-year rally. That stated, if Bitcoin proceeds to develop positively, it’s likely Zcash will certainly adhere to. Outstanding is among the popular projects out there. As well as it’s been around because 2014, meaning its advancement is continuous and it only maintains obtaining more powerful.
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05 yet has really felt the full weight of the crypto accident that complied with in early May. It remains to recover from the blows dealt by Tesla as well as more commonly, China, with an upwards trend of 18. 12% over the past week, as well as 3. 45% in the last 24-hour. It may be the oldest cryptocurrency yet it’s market dominance is as dynamic as ever.
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Wine Cask Restaurant executive chef Brandon Hughes will be preparing some of his last foie gras dishes this weekend.
Fattened goose or duck liver is banned from California restaurants and gourmet markets starting Sunday. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1520 in 2004, banning the force feeding of birds and sale of those products.
The bill stemmed from concerns of animal cruelty; El Paseo Mexican Restaurant head chef Alex Castillo told Noozhawk that the birds are held in small enclosures with wooden stakes binding their legs. California is the first state to ban sales and production of the product since Chicago repealed it four years ago. Hughes thought the California ban would be repealed.
“I do feel strongly about the ethical treatment of animals, and it’s important to know that the food you’re eating is raised in an ethical manner,” he said. “But if you do the research, you realize these ducks are worth a lot of money and their livers will not fatten if they are stressed. It’s not under any circumstances profitable to treat the animals poorly because the quality drops.”
Sliding a smooth rubber tube down a duck’s throat to feed them corn doesn’t harm the ducks, Hughes said. The treatment of calves and chicken is much worse, which is why Hughes supports the rest of SB 1520, he added.
“We sell a lot of foie gras, and it will affect us, being an expensive product,” he said. “There will be money lost.”
It will also have an impact on California’s sole foie gras farm, Sonoma Foie Gras, which produces a significant portion of the country’s expensive delicacy.
Around 15 percent of the local restaurants serve foie gras, including Julienne, C’est Cheese, Wine Cask, Bacara Resort & Spa and Bouchon, all of which said they will stop serving foie gras on Sunday and try to offload their inventory in the meantime.
If retailers are caught serving products from force-fed animals, they could face a $1,000 fine. But several restaurants said that doesn’t mean they won’t save some.
Kathleen Cochran of the Bacara and Hughes agreed that the ban won’t have a huge impact locally. But C’est Cheese said its customers have been stocking up on the specialty food while they can.
“We just have to move on and find something else,” Cochran said. “People are so much more aware now, not only about what foods go in us but how they are raised. I don’t think people can argue with being humane.”


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The deadline for submissions for this year’s Progressive Preschool Marketing Award is this Friday, 17 August 2018.
Now in their sixth year, the PPS Awards – the trade awards for the toy, nursery and preschool product and retail sector – are totally free to enter and recognise excellence in product, retailing and marketing right across the preschool sector.
The Marketing Award is a very special award that celebrates amazing marketing campaigns at trade or consumer level. This award is judged by a panel of hugely experienced marketing experts who will consider the campaign’s planning, execution, and measured success – not how much money was behind it.
Previous winners have included a wide range of initiatives, such as the grassroots campaign group Let Toys Be Toys (2013), Little Tikes’ ‘Little Trikers’ campaign (2015) and In The Night Garden’s collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society (2017).
Accepting the award for the 2016 win, Susan Bolsover, head of licensing and consumer products for Penguin Ventures, commented; “2016 has been an incredibly successful year for Beatrix Potter and the Peter Rabbit brand. We were keen from the outset that the anniversary campaign should celebrate Beatrix Potter herself and the incredible woman she was. I’m delighted that our many licensees and partners have fully embraced the vision and the opportunities that this campaign has offered.”
If you’ve been working on something a bit special this year and would like to enter your marketing campaign into the Progressive Preschool Awards, you can still do so. Details on how to submit your free entry are included on this form. All submissions must be received by Friday 17 August 2018.
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The Tucson Fire Department went shopping for toys Wednesday.
Roger Wright and his helpers were cruising up down the aisles at Target near Oracle and Roger. The group was shopping for toys. Tucson fire and Santa will hand out on Christmas to families that they have adopted.
"A lot of these kids would absolutely, you walk in and they have nothing under the tree and for the most part this will be the only gifts the kids."
The group plans to spend all day and night at Target shopping. In fact, they may be still there trying to finish off their list.


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Board Supports Formnext 2020 Health, Hygiene Protection Concept
Formnext 2020 exhibitor advisory board supports health and hygiene concept. Formnext 2020 is set to take place as scheduled in Frankfurt from 10 – 13 November 2020, but with a revised innovative trade fair format including a comprehensive health protection concept and a new digital component.
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The exhibitor advisory board for Formnext 2020 has announced its support of the show’s health and hygiene protection concept. Formnext 2020 is set to take place as scheduled in Frankfurt, Germany from 10 – 13 November 2020, but with a revised innovative trade fair format including a comprehensive health protection concept and a new digital component. With the wide-ranging health protection concept, developed in cooperation with Messe Frankfurt GmbH, the exhibition organizers have gone above and beyond the legal requirements in order to provide maximum protection for exhibitors, visitors and employees.
The concept centers around a range of measures focusing on hygiene (higher cleaning frequency for example), social distancing (including professional crowd management), and a generous supply of fresh air (including a regular exchange of the hall air every hour).
A thorough registration process for visitors is also planned as well as tickets that are only valid on specific days. Unnecessary contact will be avoided thanks to the fully electronic registration and payment system. A self-declaration concerning attendees’ current state of health for example will also be mandatory.
Formnext is also taking new approaches in the design of the exhibition space and booths: The aisles between the booths will be significantly wider (increasing from 3 to 6 meters) and will also be flanked by a 1 meter-wide communication strip on each side. There will also be CCTV and trained personnel in the hall to monitor whether the coronavirus and social distancing requirements are being observed. The general distance concept is based on a calculation designed to ensure a sufficiently large exhibition space per visitor. The booth construction guidelines are also being adapted accordingly and recommendations regarding catering, for instance, will also be provided. Furthermore, Formnext is offering exhibitors turnkey booth packages designed to comply with all of the social distancing and health protection requirements.
In addition to the booths, visitors will also be able to experience the showcases, lectures, and other events live, the company says.
Formnext 2020 will also have a much stronger digital focus this year in order to offer participants unable to travel the opportunity to participate. The digital aspect is expected to include online product presentations and the accessibility of contact persons. Digital matchmaking also offers a wide range of search and communication capabilities to establish contacts based on similar interests and promote exchange. The format also includes the live and on-demand transmission of a large number of individual supporting events.
The revised trade fair concept of Formnext 2020 also has the express support of the event’s advisory board: “The full scenario for November has, of course, not yet been finalized, but our commitment stands. It is important for us that the trade fair goes ahead, and we are happy to contribute towards the further development of the concept,” states Dr. Christoph Schumacher, Arburg GmbH & Co. KG.


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Mazda’s plucky fourth-generation Mazda2 hatchback has proved popular here at AM, but is there a chance the car was overlooked by many due to the brand’s lively 2015 launch schedule?
Mazda introduced six new models last year and Amarjit Shokar, dealer principal at Romford Mazda, believes some missed out on their spell in the limelight amid the flurry of activity.
He said: “In sales terms, the Mazda2 does well for us, but there is no doubt in my mind that it could do a lot better.
“It has a great standard specification and real premium quality that people can see as soon as they step inside, so we can really sell it against the key rivals if we get people in for a test drive.
“The one thing it is lacking is promotion from Mazda itself. Many people just aren’t aware that the car exists as an alternative to the Fiesta and Corsa.
“Last year was so busy for the brand. We were moving from one launch event to the next. It was exciting, but I can’t help think that the Mazda2 missed out a little as a result.”
Shokar said customers had picked up on the Mazda2’s ease of use and that one driving instructor was proving a valuable ambassador. With three Mazda2s already bought, he is considering replacing his fleet of Vauxhall Corsas in a deal that could result in 30 sales.
Romford Mazda’s most popular 2 is the Sport Nav, which makes up the majority of the 15 versions sold each month, on average.
Overall, the Mazda2 is meeting sales expectations, but still lags behind the market leaders. SMMT figures showed 8,963 new Mazda2s were registered in 2015 – up 16% year-on-year despite its March launch date.
Mazda told AM that 97.1% of those were petrol-powered with the Sport specification accounting for 53.5% of the take-up (4,799). The SE-L was bought by 35.6% of customers (3,196) while just 10.8% (967) opted for the entry-level SE.
Ford registered 133,434 Fiestas in 2015, however – cementing its position as the UK’s biggest-selling car – and Vauxhall’s Corsa recorded 92,077 registrations during the past 12 months.
Perhaps Mazda needs to turn some of its attention from the headline-grabbing MX-5 roadster and promising CX-3 SUV to give its B-segment competitor a chance to stand up and be counted in 2016.


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Researcher sees DDGS as potential savior of U.S. shrimp industry
A Texas A&M University System researcher has identified distillers grains and the domestic shrimp industry as excellent bedfellows.
Addison Lawrence, a project leader and scientist in charge at Texas AgriLife Research Mariculture Laboratory at Port Aransas, Texas, explains that two things have hit the U.S. domestic shrimp industry hard. No. 1 is the extremely high cost of shrimp feed, which can add up to $600 a ton to even $1,500 a ton. Secondly, as the world consumes increasing amounts of farm-produced shrimp as opposed to wild-caught shrimp, the U.S. has lost 50 to 60 percent of its shrimp production to overseas locations. “Because Thailand, Vietnam and other countries in the tropics can grow two or three crops of shrimp per year compared to just one crop in the U.S., it’s hard to compete,” he said. “Unless we do something we aren’t going to have any [U.S. shrimp production] in another 10 years.”
What does this have to do with DDGS? A lot, according to Lawrence. He’s the developer of the super-intensive stacked raceways, a shrimp production system that he says could revitalize the U.S. shrimp industry. In order to do that, however, shrimp producers need a new, cheaper feed ingredient to make shrimp production economically viable. “The use of DDGS as an alternative ingredient in shrimp feeds has the highest potential of anything else in the world,” he says with the confidence that comes from a 50-year career in aquaculture.
Over the last two years, Lawrence has studied the inclusion of 20 percent DDGS in shrimp feed and concluded that shrimp diets with DDGS performed the same or better than diets without DDGS. One of his studies was with sorghum DDGS and the second with corn-based Dakota Gold DDGS from Poet LLC. Beyond just being a cheap source of protein, the fermentation process leaves behind vitamins and other beneficial nutrients, he said.
The first commercial application of Lawrence’s shrimp raceways should go into production in Texas this year. Since the system is housed indoors, Lawrence sees a future where fresh shrimp can be produced anywhere from Chicago to Las Vegas. For every two acres of land, the system utilizes one acre of water and can produce between 5,000 to 12,000 pounds of shrimp year round. Of the feed needed to feed those shrimp, 120,000 pounds could be DDGS. “The potential market is there,” he says, adding that shrimp produced on farms is a $6 billion-plus business a year. “We can use huge amounts of this coproduct.”
The good news for ethanol producers is that DDGS could be sold for a premium into the shrimp market. On the low end, shrimp farmers could pay $600 a ton for DDGS and still save money. “My heavens, I could sell it for $900 a ton,” he told EPM. To get there, more research needs to be conducted so shrimp producers are comfortable using DDGS as a new ingredient. Secondly, it’s up to ethanol producers to convince feed mills that they have an adequate and predictable supply of cost-effective, high quality DDGS for replacement of fish meal in shrimp feed, he says.


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Interest rates on new credit card offers fell this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report, due to a sharp APR drop for the priciest card in our survey.
The average annual percentage rate (APR) dipped to 14.95 percent, its lowest level since early September. That’s down more than a quarter-point from the record high of 15.22 percent set in mid-December.
First Premier — a bank that issues cards targeting consumers who have thin or below-average credit — sent the national average tumbling by tweaking the APR offered for its Gold MasterCard from 49.9 percent to 36 percent. Even with the decline, it’s still the highest APR of any credit card CreditCards.com tracks. However, both rates are far from the highest ever seen from First Premier. The company made headlines in 2009 when it offered a credit card with a 79.9 percent APR.
First Premier confirmed the change, but didn’t elaborate on why it was made.
First Premier’s eventful year
The move comes on the heels of a tumultuous year for First Premier. The company laid off hundreds of workers in the summer of 2011. Then, in July 2011, the issuer sued the Federal Reserve and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a rule that limited upfront fees associated with credit cards. The Credit CARD Act of 2009 prohibits upfront fees from totaling more than 25 percent of the card’s total available credit in the first year. The Federal Reserve subsequently added a rule that stated that fees charged before an applicant was approved for the card — an application fee, for example — should be subject to that 25 percent cap. First Premier, which had charged application fees, objected to that rule, saying that it went beyond what the CARD Act had intended.
In September 2011, a U.S. District Court in South Dakota, where First Premier is based, granted a temporary injunction preventing enforcement of the rule until a final decision comes from the courts. It is unclear when that will happen, but the Argus Leader newspaper in Sioux Falls, S.D., quotes Miles Beacom — CEO of Premier Bankcard, which markets First Premier cards — as saying that it could take a couple of years for the legal process to play out.
In the meantime, the Argus Leader says, “Beacom’s goal is for Premier to grow from 1,500 employees to 1,700 by the end of . He plans to hire 50 workers by early January” of 2012.
First Premier declined to comment on the case. “Since the lawsuit filed by First Premier Bank and Premier Bankcard against the Federal Reserve Board and the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still in progress, we are not at liberty to make any comments at this time,” said First Premier spokeswoman Meranda Sylliaasen.
Chase, Cabela’s also make moves
Chase also contributed to this week’s decrease. Its Freedom card changed from a flat interest rate of 14.99 percent to a range of 11.99 percent to 22.99 percent. Meanwhile, its Slate card moved from a flat 13.99 percent to a range of 11.99 percent to 21.99 percent.
Steve O’Halloran, Chase’s Public Affairs Director, confirmed the moves.
“Chase offers a number of cards with different rates and benefits, which is why we encourage customers to choose the card that is best for them,” O’Halloran said.
It is the third time Chase revised the APRs it offers for the Slate and Freedom card in the past month.
Another rate change we observed this week came from sporting goods retailer Cabela’s. The top end of the APR range for the Cabela’s Club Visa card rose from 18.26 percent to 18.29 percent, while the low end remained at 9.99 percent. Since only the low ends of APR ranges are used to calculate the national average, Cabela’s move didn’t affect it.
Cabela’s Chief Financial Officer Kevin Werts said the move was due to a change to the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor — the British equivalent of the U.S. federal funds rate. When Libor moves, the Cabela’s card’s APR — and the APRs of all other variable rate credit cards tied to Libor — move by the same amount in the same direction. While most U.S. variable rate credit cards are tied to the prime rate in the U.S., which moves based on changes to the Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate, the Cabela’s card is tied to Libor.
Creditors’ moves this week caused a few prominent changes to the credit card categories we survey. Out of the nine categories CreditCards.com tracks, five fell. The low interest, cash back, balance transfer, rewards and bad credit categories were affected — with low interest, balance transfer and bad credit yielding the most noteworthy changes.
- Interest rates on low-interest credit cards are the lowest they’ve been — at 10.40 percent — since June 2009.
- New offers on balance transfer credit cards are at their lowest point — 12.71 percent — since September 2010.
- The bad credit category, which includes First Premier’s Gold card, is the lowest CreditCards.com has seen since October 2010 — coming in at 23.41 percent.
Though it may seem like a sensible time for those with bad or no credit to take advantage of those lower rates, it’s always important to do your research. Many “bad credit” credit cards have high fees and hefty terms and conditions associated with them that can negate any APR savings.
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Mac Hoak has been coming to High Point for years, but usually on the other side of the table. This year, the founder of specialty retailer Mecox Gardens went to North Carolina not to buy, but to sell. Mecox has a new line of wholesale furniture, a first in the company’s 23-year history. Hoak says the collection sprung not from market research or data analysis, but from a simple request.
“We were working on a hospitality project with a designer, and volume came up—can we do 40 chairs?” Hoak tells Business of Home. “We started exploring doing custom orders. Then another designer asked for 80 bedside tables, and wondered if we could do a wholesale price. That got us thinking.”
Mecox is starting modestly. Its debut wholesale offering (called simply The Mecox Collection) is 40 pieces, focused around furniture and casegoods, no lighting. Unsurprisingly, the look falls in line with the antique-inflected resort vibe of the selection at Mecox’s retail stores. The fact that Hoak’s company has a strong brand simplified the wholesale journey: He already knows what his customers will buy because, well, he owns the store.
“One of my proudest moments as a retailer was when a client stepped into our Los Angeles showroom and said, ‘This reminds of Mecox Gardens,’” recalls Hoak with a laugh. “He didn’t realize he was in a Mecox Gardens.”
Mecox moving into wholesale has another benefit: PR and marketing. Hoak says that showing up at High Point under a new guise this year attracted a different kind of attention for his company, and that those who come for wholesale might discover and fall in love with the retail brand, and vice versa.
So why don’t all specialty retailers do this? Part of the problem is that retail companies either have to hire an outside team or develop an entirely new creative process in order to design and manufacture their own furniture—no easy task. Hoak says the biggest challenge in launching Mecox’s collection was getting everyone on board.
“The same team that we’ve had in the stores did this project,” he says. “We’d get twenty pieces together and send them around and ask everyone ‘what do you like, what do you think would sell?’ It was almost democratic amongst our sales team.” (Though Hoak did exercise a presidential veto—”Only twice did I say, ‘We’re gonna do this no matter what.’ There was a rope console and a rope bookcase—those had to stay.”)
Then there are the logistical challenges of making and shipping a collection—a separate business in itself. These hurdles (not to mention the initial investment) make for a significant barrier for specialty retailers looking to get into the wholesale game. With eight locations, two decades in the business and the aforementioned hospitality sideline, Mecox is in a uniquely strong position—not everyone can take the same risks.
Fresh off a strong showing at market, Hoak is optimistic about the collection, and looking forward to debuting outdoor pieces in the fall. He’s also excited to see how the collection— “priced approachably—it’s beautifully made but not museum quality”—will do in Mecox’s stores, with real customers.
“When we edited it down, I showed the collection to friends who aren’t in the industry,” says Hoak. “These are friends who brutally honest, but I got great feedback, which was really nice to hear.”


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Overnight highlights. Following are highlights of overnight trade (as of 6:30 a.m. CT) and opening livestock calls:
Corn: 2 to 4 cents higher. Sharp dollar weakness is providing a boost for grain futures this morning, with most contracts returning to near yesterday's session highs. But given a lack of fresh news, price consolidation is likely to continue. The lack of fresh demand news gives traders no incentive to extend long positions despite tight supplies.
Soybeans: 2 to 9 cents higher. Soybeans have been two-sided trade following yesterday's late-session selloff. Without fresh news to digest and expectations South America will produce enough soybeans to satisfy demand later this winter, traders are moving to the sidelines. Still, demand for U.S. soybeans is too robust, which is helping to limit selling and should eventually inspire value buying.
Wheat: 3 to 7 cents higher. Chicago and Kansas City wheat are mostly 3 to 4 cents higher, with Minneapolis seeing gains of 3 to 7 cents this morning amid tight global supplies of high-quality wheat. Much of this morning's strength comes from weakness in the U.S. dollar index, as recent rains are giving the winter wheat crop a boost in the U.S. Southern Plains.
Live cattle: Steady to higher. Live cattle futures are expected to see a boost from the strong start to the boxed beef market for the week. Choice beef values have risen above $195-per-cwt. -- a level that has slowed demand in the past. Yet movement of 173 loads yesterday is deemed "solid." Tighter market-ready supplies have traders anticipating higher cash cattle trade this week.
Lean hogs: Mixed. Futures are expected to be choppy today, as traders anticipate the pork market is working on a near-term high. Pork values slipped just 7 cents yesterday on strong movement of 91.75 loads, but packers have the increase in market-ready supplies has them well stocked for the week. As a result, the cash hog market is expected to be mostly steady.


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Car makers urge EU to invest in hydrogen filling stations
European Union called on to "ramp up" hydrogen stations in the face of "severely lacking" infrastructure
Car makers have urged the European Union to "ramp up" investment in hydrogen filling stations, as the current infrastructure is "severely lacking."
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) says "a strategic plan for the pan-European deployment of infrastructure for fuel cell vehicles needs to be put in place", with the organisation also calling for consideration to be given to the requirements of hydrogen lorries.
The majority of the focus on provision for alternatively fuelled vehicles has been around electric cars and their charging points, with hydrogen vehicles left behind.
Some 17 new hydrogen stations were opened in Germany last year, bringing the total number in the country to 60; that compares to roughly 25,000 EV chargers. In the UK, there are around 15,000 EV chargers, against just 17 hydrogen stations.
Critics of hydrogen cars point to their expense (the Hyundai Nexo and Toyota Mirai both cost upwards of £60,000) as well as their rarity and complexity. Generating hydrogen fuel, meanwhile, is also problematic, with the majority of the element captured using fossil fuels.
But hydrogen advocates cite the fuel's advantages, namely that cars running on hydrogen can be refulled as quickly as models with petrol and diesel engines and offer similar range. The cars themselves produce no tailpipe emissions other than water.
Hydrogen generation methods, meanwhile, could in theory move away from fossil fuels in future years, just as electricty generation has, to some extent. Research by Auto Express, meanwhile, found that some organisations were covering higher mileage in hydrogen cars compared to EVs.
The ACEA’s director general, Eric-Mark Huitema, said: “Along with other alternatively-powered vehicles, fuel cell vehicles hold a strong potential to help make the transition to zero-emission mobility.
“But their ability to reach this potential depends on a network of hydrogen refuelling stations being built up right across Europe. Today, there are just 125 hydrogen stations in the EU, so there is much work to be done in the coming years.”
Hydrogen cars will overtake electric cars, expert claims
Electric power for cars “has its limits” and cars will be hydrogen-powered from 2030, an automotive-industry expert has said.
Dr Felix Gress, head of corporate communications and public affairs at automotive technology firm Continental, told an audience in Germany that electric cars represent poor value for money compared to petrol or diesel alternatives.
“For the customers, it will be difficult to accept such a car in the market - you pay a higher price, you get less of a car, so it will be a tough sell.”
And, while EVs may be grabbing the headlines and industry attention, Gress predicted that focus will be reversed within a decade or so. “The fuel cell is not ready to kick in yet,” Gress added. “By 2030, we’ll see that coming, especially in passenger cars that run long distances, or trucks.”
Gress added that manufacturers need to focus on electric cars in order to lower their fleet emissions and meet upcoming regulations in various markets, many of which have plans to limit or ban the sale of new conventionally powered petrol and diesel cars.
While these motivations may be driving the automotive industry, Gress warned drivers may not actually buy electric cars large numbers, partly due to what he perceives as their inherent limitations. “The battery technology, according to our estimations, has its limits,” he admitted, adding that “it doesn’t generate enough range” for some people’s needs.
Circling back around to the topic of hydrogen vehicles, Gress said this was something Continental is considering. “Fuel cell is not out of reach, I would say. The question is when it would kick in. We are working on that area, too.”
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Lift, an app that lets you pick from predefined personal goals which you want to transform into habits, has finally landed on the Android platform more than a year after an iPhone app was launched.
The team behind Lift announced in a blog post that the Android version, available for both smartphones and tablets, is a fully functional version of Lift replete with coaching plans, simple goal tracking, community support, and reminders via push notifications.
In June, Lift launched a new Web app that scales across multiple platforms — including desktops and devices like Android and Windows phones — with a responsive design.
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Fives, a player in the industry of the future, in St Petersburg at the SPIEF
This event, created in 1997 and placed under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin, is a discussion platform for global decision-makers, offering them the opportunity to discuss major economic issues. Fives, which has been an active partner of Russian industry since 1852, was represented at the forum by the Chairman of its Executive Board, Frédéric Sanchez, who is also Chairman of MEDEF International.
One of the highlights of the event was the signature of a protocol for cooperation on the Industry of the Future between France’s entrepreneurial organization (MEDEF International), represented by Mr. Sanchez, and its Russian equivalent (RSPP – Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs) on May 25, 2018. This agreement aims to promote a long-term partnership between the two countries on new production technologies (additive manufacturing, composites, robotics), the use of digital, and predictive maintenance.
Mr. Sanchez discussed these topics more broadly as a participant in a round table on the industry of the future. Fives was also one of the 65 companies invited by Mr. Putin to share their vision of the current challenges and future outlook for more extensive cooperation between the two countries. During his presentation, Mr. Sanchez highlighted the potential that digital technologies offer companies seeking to become more agile and competitive - particularly in industry, where they can be used to create smart factories.
Fives is a historic industrial partner of Russia: the group established itself there in 1852, notably with the 1875 construction of the Mariinsky sugar refinery. This growing economy is striving to modernize its industry by acquiring innovative, high-performance technologies like those offered by Fives. Over the past decade, the Group has completed more than 150 projects in Russia and the CIS, in industries including aluminum, steel, glass, cement, sugar, logistics, and the automotive sector.


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MA Fishing industry hurting, congress looking to help
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Things have been slow at the Port of New Bedford.
The fishing industry is hurting since restaurants have been shut down. Local fisherman estimate nearly 70% of seafood consumed in the country is done so in restaurants.
“We’re probably scaled down at this point about half of where we would be historically from a head-count perspective,” explained Keith Decker, president and CEO of Blue Harvest Fisheries in New Bedford.
Decker says many of New Englands biggest exports — like lobster and scallops— are not being bought, and prices are way down.
Massachusetts congressional delegation secured $300 million for it’s fishing industry through the Cares Act in late March, but that money hasn’t hit the docks yet.
“We’re proud of the money we got put in the Cares Act,” said Representative Seth Moulton, (D) MA.
“That is our job in congress, but its up to the administration to get this to the fisherman’s docks,” he said.
Last Friday, the delegation sent a letter to the USDA, asking them to include the East Coast fishing industry in their $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which aims to support ranchers and farmers affected by the pandemic.
Fishermen say they just want the same help that farmers and ranchers are receiving.
No work yet from the USDA if their Coronavirus Food Assistance Program will help the seafood industry.


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A leading Dundee councillor admits the pressure is on to ensure the heart of the city benefits from an impending tourism boom.
City development convener Councillor Lynne Short is determined Dundee city centre takes advantage of an increase in Tayside tourists before the forthcoming V&A Museum opening.
Ms Short hopes “out of the box thinking” can breathe fresh life into areas like the city’s Murraygate.
She said: “We are in a situation where we have to be very aware that from 2018 onwards we will have visitors coming into the train station and then heading to the Waterfront.
“We know there is £84 spent a day by tourists in our city, but I would rather see three or four days of that £84 being spent.
“Our city centre is no different to any other city centre — it’s a difficult time to be in retail. There aren’t that many successful retail start-ups on the go.
“But on a personal level, as a person from Dundee, I don’t want to see all of these amazing buildings (empty retail units) decline. I want to see them thrive and the streets around them thriving.
“Big organisations like Jack Wills and Fat Face, who have moved into St Andrews and Perth, there’s no reason why they should not be here.”
One of the ways Ms Short believes tourists can be attracted into Dundee city centre is by offering items not widely available online.
She revealed regular city centre market is something she would like to see be introduced.
She explained: “The Murraygate would be an ideal place to hold a market.
“There is the farmer’s market which is held in City Square, but this would be a more regular thing. The social enterprises I have spoken to would be very keen to work together.”
Ms Short has previously spoken of her desire to regenerate Dundee’s Reform Street with entertainment venues such as comedy clubs and jazz bars.


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Ubisoft has announced the first adventure pack for Might & Magic Heroes VI. It’s called the Pirates of the Savage Sea Adventure Pack, lasts around the 10-hours mark, and heralds the return of Might & Magic hero, Crag Hack. It will be made available for PC on July 12 and comes with new artifacts, a […]
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Ubisoft has released a new video for Might and Magic Heroes VI. In it, the Duke of Griffin has fallen and the world of Ashan has fallen into war, and an eclipse is coming. Sounds foreboding. You can what it for yourself below. The game is out on October 11 for PC, and upon this […]
Ubisoft has released a stirring new trailer for its upcoming strategy-fest, watch and be inspired to go all turn-based.
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Heroes of Might & Magic is back for a sixth series, as announced by Ubisoft during gamescom yesterday.
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Massachusetts fires legal broadside at spam gang
... as failed junk mailers escape FTC fine
Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly obtained an emergency court order on Wednesday shutting down dozens of websites allegedly operated by a sophisticated ring of Boston area spammers. The group are allegedly behind millions of unsolicited, deceptive email messages touting unapproved counterfeit drugs, pirated software, and pornography that have plagued email users for months.
Leo Kuvayev and six other people - members of what's claimed to be one of the world's largest spam gangs - are accused of sending the messages in violation of consumer protection laws in a suit filed by Riley's office this week. Kuvayev is listed in Spamhaus register of the world’s 200 worst spammers here
Vladislav Khokholkov, Anna Orlova, Pavel Tkachuk, Michelle Marco, Dennis Nartikoev, Pavel Yashin and two companies: 2K Services and Ecash Pay are named in the suit along with Kuvayev, the alleged ring-leader. The suit accuses the unmagnificent seven of violations of Massachusetts' Consumer Protection Act and the Federal CAN-SPAM Act and seeks the imposition of a permanent injunction and unspecified damages against the defendants.
Although the exact number of emails sent by the gang is unclear, a spam trap run by Microsoft intercepted 45,000 spam messages sent in the three weeks between 12 June and 4 July, 2004. Massachusetts' investigation, coupled with data from Microsoft, found that Kuvayev and the defendants regularly shifted spamvertised domain names and websites to different internet addresses.
"By following the domain names through several of these shifts, uncovering more domain names linked to identical websites, and obtaining registration information from website hosting companies, investigators were able to determine the identity of Kuvayev and others and link them to websites selling counterfeit prescription drugs, pirated software, mortgage loan offers, counterfeit Rolex watches, and pornography," a statement on the suit explains.
"The [gang's] operations have been tracked to Russia and other countries overseas, with domain names registered in Monaco, Australia and France, and computer servers located in China, Korea, Brazil and Taiwan," it adds.
Failed bulkers escape fine
In other spam lawsuit news, the FTC announced on Tuesday that it had settled a suit against spammers who couldn't afford to pay the damages levied against them. The case concerns a network of firms punting fuel efficiency products using spam messages sent from false addresses. These junk mail messages featured bogus marketing claims about the supposed fuel-saving benefits of their "wonder product".
Mark C. Ayoub, his companies, Diverse Marketing Group, and Diverse Marketing Group; and Floyd and Marcia Tassin and their company, Net Marketing Croup, got off with a promise to "spam no more" after convincing the FTC that they couldn't afford fines of $292,000 and $9,000, respectively. Litigation against other defendants in the case, International Research and Development of Nevada and Anthony Renda, continues. ®