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HONG KONG (CNN) — When it comes to buying an iPhone in Brazil, consumers have one extra option that the rest of us do not.
There’s the “iPhone” made by the California tech giant Apple. Then there’s the “iphone” made by the Brazilian firm Gradiente Eletronica and, perhaps in a slap to Apple, runs on rival Android’s operating system.
And it’s going to stay that way pending any future appeal or settlement.
On Thursday, Brazil’s Institute of Industry Property (INPI), the country’s main patent regulator, ruled that Apple holds no exclusive right to use the iPhone moniker to market its mobile phones. If Apple continues to use the iPhone name, Gradiente can sue.
INIP added that Gradiente Eletronica holds exclusive rights to the trademark though 2018 after having registered for the iPhone name in 2000. Apple only unveiled its iPhone name in 2007.
Apple may have gotten a bruising but an appeal is in the works. And in a twist on timing that Apple hopes may help it win branding rights, Gradiente Eletronica only launched its first “iphone”, the iphone Neo One, in December 2012 — five years after Apple debuted its inaugural iPhone. Gradiente explained it held back on releasing its own iphone until recently as it concluded corporate restructuring from 2008.
Apple’s trademark trouble in Latin America’s most populous country is just the latest in a series of global snafus that have spanned China, Japan and the United States.
Just days after Apple announced its first iPhone in January 2007, Cisco Systems sued the company in U.S. federal court saying it had owned trademark rights since 2000. Apple and Cisco agreed to a settlement the following month that allowed both companies use of the iPhone name.
In 2009, Apple paid Proview Taiwan a sum of $55,000 for use of the “iPad” name in mainland China. But in a complicated dispute, Proview claimed Apple set up a shell company to fool it into selling the trademark. In addition, Proview Taiwan did not actually own the rights to the iPad trademark in mainland China — a subsidiary, Proview Shenzhen, did. Apple only secured the name in 2012 after paying out the actual trademark owner $60 million.
And in 2010, Apple secured the iPad trademark in the United States from Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu which had registered the name in the U.S. in 2003. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the title transfer was recorded on March 17, 2010, five days after Apple began pre-selling its first iPad.


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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Taiwan-based Acer Inc. (宏碁) and Asustek Computer Inc. (華碩), two of the world's leading personal computer vendors, expressed optimism toward the prospect of a shopping spree during the second half of the year, a local industry group said Tuesday.
The HTC Desire 816, a mid-range model sold by Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC Corp., ranked as the best seller in Taiwan's smartphone market in June, knocking Asustek Computer Inc.'s (華碩電腦) ZenFone 5 out of the top spot, according to the latest figures.
Shares of Taiwan-based dynamic random access memory chip (DRAM) makers Nanya Technology Corp. (南亞科) and Inotera Memories Inc. (華亞科) came under heavy pressure Tuesday in the wake of a plunge in U.S. counterpart Micron Technology Inc. overnight, dealers said.
Japan-based Line Corp., operator of the popular mobile messaging application Line, plans to bring its “flash sales” initiative to more countries in Southeast Asia as it pushes into the mobile commerce market.
Local private investment totaled NT$666.5 billion in the first half of 2014, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC, 台積電) made the largest contribution among all companies, said the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Tuesday, shedding NT$0.032 to close at NT$30.005 as the local currency followed other regional currencies higher against the greenback, dealers said.
Shares in Taiwan closed lower Tuesday, extending losses from a session earlier, as the bellwether electronics sector continued a downtrend, with investors pocketing recent gains, dealers said.
Far Glory Life Insurance Co. (遠雄人壽) on Monday reported earnings per share (EPS) of NT$2.87 and a NT$3.67-billion net income for June, a sizeable 128-percent sequential growth, placing third and fourth among its peers in Taiwan.
Chunghwa Telecom Co. (中華電信), Taiwan's largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday it plans to boost its share in the country's fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband market to 40 percent in two years, given the high market potential.
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) expressed the hope Tuesday that the number of subscribers to Taiwan's fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband services will increase at a faster pace than projected by a government plan for the sector's expansion.

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“It’s all legal,” Buddy Koerner, a partner at Fox Holler Farms in Vermont who packaged the product himself, told MSN. “We did everything by the books.”
Koerner, who said they have used FedEx before without issue, dropped off the nine boxes on Friday and didn’t hear anything about the hemp again until he saw Brooklyn police posing with it on Twitter.
Police — believed to be acting on a tip from a FedEx employee — arrested a person who arrived to pick up the legal drugs on behalf of the Green Angel CBD shop in Brooklyn. The precinct praised its officers on Twitter for their “relentless follow-up” and success in getting drugs off the streets.
“It’s the stuff you see in movies,” Jahala Dudley, another partner with Fox Holler Farms, told NBC. “Like, these two cops are holding our hemp, like it’s an awesome drug bust! This is hemp!”
Police appeared unable to tell the difference between marijuana, which is illegal federally, and hemp, which contains only traces of THC and is now legal in the U.S. “Genetically, it’s a very similar plant,” Dudley said. “I’m not blaming anyone for that. But the paperwork was there. We’ve had it all tested.”
Koerner said the Green Angel CBD shop had agreed to pay US$17,500 for the high-quality shipment of hemp.
New York police have yet to offer clarification on the situation, saying only that there was an active investigation open into what happened. The hemp has not been returned, Koerner said.
“We have a limited product, a limited crop,” she said. “This shipment will make or break the farm this year. If this sale goes through, we’ll be OK.
“If it doesn’t, we don’t break even.”
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Creating and sustaining ethical standards is critical to the long-term success of any business, whether a small start-up or a long-established company. Ron James, President and CEO of the Center for Ethical Business Cultures offers an overview on ethical culture in small and mid-sized companies in a Business Educations breakfast being presented by Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce and St Paul chamber of Commerce.
James provides ethical leadership development and training to business leaders both around the U.S. and internationally. His presentation explores the critical importance of building ethical cultures in small and mid-size business enterprises and is part of a series of presentations from leaders who have "talked the talk and walked the walk."
The breakfast event is 8am Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Jackson Room, Travelers, 375 Washington Street, St. Paul. Pre-registration is required. For information: (651) 223-5000.


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Renting an electric car in San Francisco just got easier.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): Malaysia’s vehicle sales rose 26.37% to 56,444 units in September, from 44,666 units in the same month last year, following ongoing promotional activities by car manufacturers.
In a statement, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said sales in the month were also 7% higher than the 52,800 units registered in August.
In addition, September’s sales volume is the second-highest monthly sales figure recorded so far this year, the MAA said in the statement.
Passenger vehicle sales accounted for 51,422 units sold during the month, while commercial vehicles sales stood at 4,399 units.
Year to date (YTD), total vehicle sales stood at 341,489 units, down 22.91% from the 442,985 vehicles registered in the corresponding cumulative nine months last year (9M19).
The association said the rise in sales in September was due to greater promotional activities by car manufacturers as well as higher production during the month.
In terms of production, the month saw an increase of 15.26% to 51,987 units, compared with 45,101 units in September 2019. YTD, total vehicle production fell 25.79% to 315,863 units from 425,653 units in 9M19.
For October, the MAA expects the sales volume to be lower than what was seen in September, following the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Sabah, Labuan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and also due to “consumers being cautious about the ending of the loan moratorium on Sept 30, 2020”.


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AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - Mar 8, 2013) - Journalists and bloggers not able to attend this year's South by Southwest® in person will be able to attend virtually and interview participating entrepreneurs at the annual Startup Debut (startupdebut.com/) -- hosted by social media marketing agency SocialRadius (socialradius.com) -- thanks to a strategic partnership with video chat company Shindig (shindig.com) from 4:30 to 6 p.m. CST, Sunday, March 10.
The 90-minute video chat hosted direct from Startup Debut's SXSW® event will feature presentations by executives from exhibiting companies, including: Indiegogo, Appgyver, Akimbo Card, CHNL, Equilibrium, Interexon MUSE, Kraftwurx, Misfit Shine, StickNFind, Stratus by Zuvo Water, TrashAmps, Tulum, WeVideo and WhoTune. Online participating journalists and bloggers will be able to ask questions of the presenting entrepreneurs face-to-face in video chat in a Q&A period that follows. The online event is free, saving journalists and bloggers travel, time and SXSW® registration fees. Video of the online showcase will be posted after the event.
This first-of-its-kind showcase does not require any software downloads or installation. All that is needed is a computer and webcam. To enjoy an online, live, interactive taste of the best of technology companies presenting at SXSW®, go to http://startupdebutshindig.eventbrite.com/ to RSVP and get a reminder shortly before the event.
Shindig's proprietary online event technology lets speakers give a talk, be interviewed and even share multimedia presentations in video chat to audiences of thousands. Adding a unique social component to online events, Shindig also lets audience members video chat privately with one another. In short, Shindig's patent-pending technology defines a new state of the art of online engagement by providing all of the dynamics of in-person events at an Internet scale. In addition to Startup Debut, the platform is being used for online events for a dozen authors and recording artists at SXSW®. Look at Shindig.com for more information.
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Startup Debut is the only top-tier media showcase that is both comprehensive and highly affordable. Startups and market innovators get to display their new products in boutique environments in front of top media, analysts, bloggers and investors. Hundreds of media attend our events at CES, SXSW, NAB, CTIA and E3, resulting in thousands of prominent stories for our exhibitors, often within hours of the events! For more information, visit http://startupdebut.com/.
Shindig is a platform for large-scale, online, video chat events. Shindig's proprietary technology enables you to give an online talk, be interviewed or present multimedia in front of an online audience of thousands. You can share the stage with fans and take their questions in front of the entire gathering. Additionally, Shindig adds a unique social dimension to events by allowing fans themselves to interact with one another in private video chats. Still in beta, Shindig has already been embraced by hundreds of best-selling authors for video chat book tours. The company has also hosted recording artist promotional events, online nightclubs, magazine subscriber events, online classes and more. To find out how to host your own online event, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org.
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The 2010 California winegrape crop weighed in at 3.58 million tons.
That’s down about 3 percent from the 2009 tonnage, but still ranks as the third largest harvest in history – trailing 2009 and 2005.
Why is this important? Because grape tonnage determines the amount of wine produced, and available supply is one key factor in wine pricing. In general, larger harvests tend to be better for consumers, including members of the wine clubs of Vinesse.
Here’s a selection of observations on the harvest from representatives of Turrentine Brokerage:
* “Perhaps the most important news for the California wine industry is that interior region Cabernet Sauvignon production declined by almost 13,000 tons – the equivalent of almost a million cases – while sales of this value-priced Cabernet are growing at a fast rate. Some of this shortfall is balanced by a larger crop of Cabernet Sauvignon on the Central Coast.” – Steve Fredricks
* “The best news for the California wine business was the lighter crop of Chardonnay in the Central Valley, which was down 62,000 tons, or 10.5 million gallons. That decrease should help Chardonnay inventories move toward balance as case goods sales continue to increase – especially at the value end of the market.” – Brian Clements
* “Overall, Chardonnay, the largest variety, was down a substantial 10% statewide in 2010 compared to 2009, which is a decrease of 12 million gallons or almost 60 million bottles (over 5 million cases). The lower yields were mostly in the areas supplying value-priced brands, which are growing but face competition from low-cost imports.” – Steve Fredricks
* “According to proprietary research conducted by Turrentine Brokerage, the overall inventory position of the industry is much better today than it was a year ago. Many brands have successfully pared inventories and are now in need of wine to satisfy growing sales. Wine consumption continued to grow through the recession, but some consumers ‘traded down’ to less expensive wines. We’re starting to see those consumers trade back up, which is good news for wineries and growers.” – Steve Fredricks
* “The North Coast region experienced a decrease of 5% in crop size overall, which was generally bigger than expected. The growing season was especially challenging in 2010, with relatively cool weather, interrupted by one intense heat spike, and then heavy rains as harvest approached.” – Audra Cooper
* “Although the winegrape crop was down statewide, we had an above-average crop on the Central Coast – up 5% from average. Several red varieties were well above average, led by Cabernet Sauvignon (up 22%), Syrah (up 22%), and Merlot (up 16%). Pinot Noir was down 8% from 2009, but was by far the second largest Pinot Noir crop in history on the Central Coast, due to newly planted acres coming into production. Demand remains strong for grapes and wine on the Central Coast; however, average prices are still well below the pre-recession levels.” – Matt Turrentine


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NAHAD, the Association for Hose and Hose Accessories Distribution, has elected Sam Petillo, president of Singer Equities, Inc., as association president.
Petillo assumes the presidency after serving multiple leadership roles with the association, including on the executive committee, the board of directors, and numerous committees.
“I am honored to be a part of NAHAD and to serve as president this year,” said Petillo. “I served on the NAHAD board both as a manufacturer and a distributor, and I feel I bring a unique perspective on the value NAHAD provides related to networking, education, and most importantly, our commitment to hose safety and the Hose Safety Institute.”
NAHAD 2019-2020 board members include…
Dave Heckler, president, Alliance Hose & Rubber
Ron Rae, technical sales director, Hose Supplies New Zealand Ltd.
Andrew Smulski, vice president of sales and marketing, Distribution Americas, Eaton Corporation, Industrial Sector
Chris Hart, vice president, Hart Industries, Inc.
John Serra, president, Hydraulic Supply Co.
Brent Lilly, director of sales and marketing, Thermoid
Susanna Vandenberg, marketing manager, Flexaust
Jim Daniels, president, Mid-State Sales
Janeece Higgins, president & CEO, Alaska Rubber Group
Dion Gunderson, national sales manager, Dixon Valve & Coupling
Members of the NAHAD 2019-2020 executive committee include…
Sam Petillo, president of Singer Equities, Inc., NAHAD president
Jeff Scheininger, president of Flexline, NAHAD’s first vice president
Jason Westad, chief sales officer with FORCE America; NAHAD’s second vice president and treasurer
Karen Brandvold, CFO & vice president of Omni Services, immediate past president


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A tsunami of food tech is hitting Denmark
2017 was the year food tech had its breakthrough in Denmark, but the real potential is yet to unfold. Early investors and accelerators believe a tsunami of food tech is to come.
Denmark has drawn attention from global start ups within the Food Tech industry. The country holds reputable, large companies like Arla Foods and Danish Crown and world class skills in fields such as food safety and traceability. As a result, several foreign start-ups seek to Denmark to finalize their ideas, reports Center for Food after year 1 of the accelerator course Scale-up Denmark, initiated by Accelerace. Almost 40 percent of the participating entrepreneurs are foreign, and next year the number is expected to increase to 50 percent, estimates Claus Kristensen, Partner and Investment Manager at Accelerace.
”From our experience, one-third of the foreign start-ups stays in Denmark after the end of the course. Especially if they are able to find funding, partners among the established business community, and access to talents,” says Claus Kristensen.
Despite the attention from foreign start-ups, Denmark is still far from being a global front runner within the food tech industry. Host to the world’s third largest group of industries within agriculture and food, Denmark certainly qualifies for being so and the field is taking shape. The first Danish food tech innovators have proved their potential – spanning from Jesper Buch and the Just Eat-concept, fast growing start-ups such as Too Good To Go, as well as the ever busy entrepreneur Jacob Jønch and his latest start-up Simple Feast. The latter has seen foreign investments from British Balderton Capital, sparking hope for Danish food tech start-ups altogether.
According to an industry analysis, done by the accelerator Accelerace prior to their Scale-up program for food based on Data from Tracxn, 2016 was the year for food tech’s global breakthrough. However, in Denmark it’s only just taking off and in a moderate pace.
Food tech only makes up a negligible part of the total investments made today, early investors all report, spanning from Innovationsfonden and Vækstfonden to Danish business angels DanBAN and DVCA in the private network.
Due to Denmark’s leading position within food production, the ecosystem ought to be secured by a lot more investors than just us
“Food tech innovations are in lack of venture capital. Due to Denmark’s leading position within food production, the ecosystem ought to be secured by a lot more investors than just us – both to invest along with us and especially to take over later on. However, food tech is a capital heavy area, and, from its starting point, not a traditional venture case as it might only give a 3 times return and not 10. It will take a patient investor in order to fully release the potential” says Louise Rørbæk Heiberg, Business Developer at CAPNOVA.
CAPNOVA makes up one of the Danish investment environments and, on behalf of itself and the state, it funds new, innovative companies in their early stages. In 2014, CAPNOVA was one of the firsts to invest in food tech and today the portfolio counts well over 20 companies in the field.
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A wave of food tech is to come, believes Claus Kristensen, Partner and Investment Manager at Accelerace.
“Food tech is an extremely interesting but still unexplored field in Denmark. Till now, CAPNOVA and a few more private investors are the only ones to invest in this area. Now, however, also the large food industries pay attention to the new companies”, he says referring to for instance Arla. The company is a partner in the Scale-Up program for foods and has moreover involved in a pilot project with two food tech start-ups, both participants of the course at Accelerace.
The number of food tech start-ups in Denmark soon qualifies for what Accelerace describes as a tsunami.
One of them is the Copenhagen-based start-up Plant Jammer. By means of artificial intelligence, it develops new, vegetarian recipes with the goal of minimizing food waste and the overall ecological foot print, as well as encouraging the single consumer to eat more greens in general.
According to early investors, the number of food tech start-ups in Denmark soon qualifies for what Accelerace describes as a tsunami. Substituting meat with insects and lab developed protein- and meal replacements, might sound like a farfetched idea for the future but is nevertheless gaining ground in the US.
One can argue that with an increasing number of groundbreaking experiments, eventually some will succeed, technology will develop faster and expenses might drop. Moreover, food tech is a wide field, spanning from digital solutions for food distribution to meat- and meal-replacements, possibly changing the overall way we eat.
Meat free meat balls in IKEA
In Denmark, it is especially the start-ups within the areas of convenience and distribution which have proved successful. For instance Just Eat and Simple Feast. However, new food tech start-ups in the areas of traceability, food safety, circular and sharing economy as well as social dining are taking root. Denmark also sees new players in the more experimenting field, using new ingredients such as insects.
2017 was the year where food partnered up with IT.
According to CAPNOVA, it is however still early days for many of the initiatives which cannot yet be ascribed as actual businesses with potential for upscaling. Finally, there is the area for meat substitutes, spanning from natural greens to lab-grown replacements. In the Meat Packing District of Copenhagen, one for instance finds IKEA’s innovation Lab SPACE10 experimenting with foods of the future and more specifically meat free meat balls.
“2017 was the year where food partnered up with IT. Before, the agenda in innovation was set by the traditional food production companies. Now, we see entrepreneurs with scalable business models known from the IT area moving into food. We are looking at some real cool cases”, says Louise Rørbæk Heiberg from CAPNOVA.
However, among other early investors, the food tech breakthrough in Denmark is yet to be seen. At Innovationsfonden, food tech is still considered a minor area of interest and this February only 7 percent of the applicants to InnoBooster had a background in the field of bio resources, foods and life style. Moreover, the few applicants actually from these areas had a lower rate of success compared to average, Innovationsfonden states.
Also at Vækstfonden, food tech doesn’t play a major role, informs Peter Bruun, Head of Communication and CSR. In DanBAN they experience food tech moving in, but sporadically, and the trade association for venture- and capital funds as well as business angel, DVCA, are yet to have numbers suggesting a tendency.


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Review: LG Ally
LG's first Android phone for the U.S. scores well on most counts, but misses the mark in a few places. It feels like a smartphone that has been stuffed into the shell of a feature phone. Does it fit?
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LG has taken a slightly different approach with its first Android handset for the U.S. Rather than stuff it full of premium features and compete head-to-head against the high-end Droids, LG decided to mate Google's smartphone platform with the body of a feature phone. The result leaves the Ally hard to classify. It excels at ease-of-use when it comes to the Android operating system, but multimedia capabilities are a mixed bag at best.
LG is prepared to debut its first Android handset for the U.S. with Verizon Wireless.
This mid-range Android handset is a throwback to Samsung's heritage line of smartphones. It offers a big screen and an even bigger battery wrapped up in a plastic shell.
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Asus today announced the ZenFone Max Plus (M1), a new Android handset that goes big. The phone has a metal exterior and 2.5D curved glass on front to help give it a modern look.
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Google today extended the availability of its For You feature in Google Maps to iOS devices. The feature was first rolled out to Android phones earlier this year.
Jun 1, 2017
Motorola today provided details about a handful of new modular attachments for the Moto Z2 Play and other Moto Mod-compatible handsets. The Moto GamePad snaps onto the back of Moto's phones and provides dual control sticks, a d-pad, and four action buttons.
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3D data specialist firm Euclideon has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest geospatial data platform, featuring more than 100 petab
3D data specialist firm Euclideon has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest geospatial data platform, featuring more than 100 petabytes of 3D data.
Euclideon will this month launch its visualisation-as-a-service (VaaS) platform, leveraging its high speed udStream 3D render technology which is able to visualise petabytes of data within a second.
With an ever increasing demand for bandwidth on our digital infrastructure, this move is designed to ensure a high-performance, resilient platform, allowing enterprises across multiple sectors to leverage 3D data in order to optimise business processes and develop new products and services.
The global geospatial analytics market was valued at $US58 billion in 2019. Fast growth of 14.2 per cent a year is predicted until 2027, when the market is tipped to be worth more than $US158 billion as organisations make increased use of 3D data, including their own IoT-sourced information. Applications range from business process optimisation, to smart cities, to the creation of digital twins.
Using 3D data to localise as well as personalise services opens the door to whole new classes of products and customer experiences for all sectors.
Early adopters of 3D data and visualisation platforms centre on transport, resources, military, education with a few new emerging sectors, while Governments recognise VaaS as providing an opportunity to streamline access to open data sets.
Daniel Zhang, Euclideon CEO, said “3D data represents the biggest big data. This is fundamental for applications such as digital twins or smart cities, and we are developing innovative tools and services to help maximise the value that customers can reap from their data.”
Euclideon’s Azure-based udCloud provides an on-demand cloud-based solution for managing, distributing and visualising massive 3D datasets. Euclideon udStream offers real-time, dynamic web viewing tools for unlimited streamed data visualisation on any standard desktop or laptop worldwide.


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Very good article I discovered via Jim Dalrymple’s excellent daily Mac website called The Loop. Matt Honan over at Wired has some insightful commentary on attempting to stop the fights between smartphone users. Fanboys and others have been running at a fever pitch lately, argueing about Windows phones, Apple iPhones, Google and Samsung Android phones, and many others.
Yes I am probably as guilty as anyone, whenever I see a poor person struggling with some free Android phone they just got talked into, I am the first to swoop in and go over the many benefits of Apple’s iPhone. It seems almost like cell phones have gotten political, with smartphone brand lines being drawn much like Republican and Democrat corners.
My (biased) beef is I want people to make an informed choice and not just grab the first unit that is cheap or looks cool or you are swayed towards via an in-store sales person. Smartphones are a huge part of most people’s lives, and it’s not something you want to struggle with for the next couple of years. I often tell people about the iPhone and then they return from the store with an Android. They explain how the salesperson said “it was just better”. And with it being cheaper and typically a larger screen, it’s often tough to argue. But argue..I must.
Anyway Matt Honan’s commentary is geared around letting people make their own choices for themselves. Hmmm..that’s certainly a new concept I had not thought about:


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San Franciscans now have a new place to get award-winning coffee from Linea, one of the city’s best roasters.
On Friday, Linea opened a cafe within the spacious, 5,000-square-foot roasting facility it debuted in Potrero Hill last year. Note: The cafe is briefly closed, with the Linea team taking a break to regroup before reopening on Wednesday.
The menu mirrors Linea’s original Mission District location with a simple lineup of espresso drinks, brewed coffee and cold brew, plus treats from Neighbor Bakehouse and Dynamo Donuts. Teas will come from Mizuba Matcha and Song Tea.
While owner Andrew Barnett — also the founder of Ecco Caffe, which merged with Intelligentsia — has been roasting beans at the Potrero Hill site for several months, he had originally planned to add a large indoor cafe with coffee brewing classes this year. Construction was due to start, and then the pandemic hit.
“We put a pause on a more robust build-out because what we had designed was a very socially un-distanced cafe,” he said. “It was a place where neighbors could come in and drink coffee, watch their coffee being roasted, with a lot of communal seating, and that went really out of the door.”
Barnett could return to that vision one day, but he figured he might as well start with a simpler, takeout-only version. He just needed a permit to sell coffee from the roastery’s existing coffee bar, which was typically used to train wholesale clients. The demand was clearly there.
“Even in the pandemic, people would knock on the door all the time: ‘Can I get a bag of beans? Can I get a cup of coffee?’ … It’s always disappointing when you can’t deliver,” he said.
In the next few weeks, Barnett also plans to start selling coffee brewing equipment — grinders, scales, brewers, filters.
“Right now, I think people want those tools, and they want to minimize their steps out into the world,” he said. “We’ll provide more info on how to brew more delicious coffee at home.”
Linea Roastery and Cafe. Reopens Wednesday. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. 1125 Mariposa St., San Francisco. https://lineacaffe.com
Janelle Bitker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @janellebitker


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Muscat: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Sultanate reached OMR15.06 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2020, according to the data of the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
Praising the efforts made by the Sultanate in promoting world trade, officials of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said that Oman is a supportive partner in the activities of the WTO, with a long history in global trade.
The Sultanate’s global trade legacy is being employed with high efficiency through its membership and role as a supportive partner in the WTO and its pivotal role in the organisation at all levels
The Sultanate, represented by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its accession to the WTO.
They pointed out that the Sultanate has used its experience in joining the WTO to support other governments that are in the process of joining the organisation.
The Sultanate’s agreements to combat harmful commercial practices have given Omani companies the right to protect their local products in case they are exposed to this type of practices. These agreements contribute to boosting foreign investment flows to the Sultanate over the past 20 years.
WTO’s Deputy Director-General, Alan Wolff, emphasised the depth of trade and civilisation relations between the Sultanate and other countries of the world, considering the Sultanate as a reliable and supportive partner for WTO, and appreciating its role in disseminating and adopting leading international academic researches.
“We are fortunate that the Sultanate is a member of the WTO for various reasons, in particular its long history in the global trade,” he said.
“While the WTO celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, the Sultanate’s history in world trade is 100 times older than that,” he added.
Wolff pointed out that during the past 20 years, the Sultanate was not only an active member of the WTO but also a supportive partner and always ready to support others members as well.
For example, Oman, represented by the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has hosted the first regional session of the WTO on trade policies for the Arab region and the Middle East during 2014 to 2017, where about 100 government employees were trained and they are now contributing to support the work of the WTO in their countries, Wolff said.
Ambassador Peter Allgeier, former US Deputy Trade Representative to WTO, said “The WTO has benefited from the constructive participation of the Sultanate, and we are looking forward to the Sultanate’s continuous contributions at a time when the organisation seeks to address many challenges facing the global trading system.
“The United States of America is grateful to the Sultanate as the first Arab country to recognise the United States of America as an emerging nation in the early nineteenth century,” he added.
Hilda bin Ali Al Hinai, Director of the Sultanate’s office at WTO in Geneva, emphasised the multiple benefits and advantages of the Sultanate’s accession to the WTO, which includes working on structural reforms, updating laws and regulations, and contributing to open the local markets for the products of all member states of the organisation, which helps in providing the Omani consumers with several choices in terms of quality and price, as well as to reduce monopoly.
She added that the Sultanate’s accession to WTO has also contributed to help Omani products to reach new markets at the member states of WTO.
As many as 164 member states of the organisation have opened their markets for Omani products, which led to an increase in the volume of Omani non-oil exports during the past 20 years, as the Sultanate’s exports expanded to reach North America and Latin America.
The Director of the Sultanate’s office at WTO in Geneva pointed out that joining the organisation has given Omani companies the right to protect their local products in case they were exposed to harmful commercial practices, through agreements to combat harmful trade practices.
She also pointed out that the Sultanate has implemented some anti-dumping measures with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries against the products of some countries that have carried out harmful trade practices to the local factories.
In addition, the Sultanate’s accession to WTO has given it a role in formulating new international trade rules and in protecting its interests in future agreements such as the negotiations currently underway to remove subsidies on fisheries, to combat overfishing and illegal fishing, and to submit proposals for reforming the WTO as well.
Hilda also emphasised that, the Sultanate’s accession to the WTO has contributed in building the skills of national capabilities in the field of international business through the training programmes that was held at the Sultanate’s office in the WTO, as well as it enable the Sultanate to following up on the trade policies of those may harm the interests of Omani exporters and importers, through the transparency mechanism and notifications.
She called upon the Omani private sector to take the advantage of the opportunities that granted by the Sultanate’s accession to the WTO and to play an active role in the organisation’s work as well.
She stressed that, in case of raising a commercial dispute that is not resolved by bilateral means, the Sultanate has the right to utilise the dispute settlement system of WTO, if it is necessary.
Munir Akram, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York, said: It was an honour for me and my country, Pakistan, to be the head of the negotiating team concerning the Sultanate’s accession to the WTO 20 years ago.
He stressed that the Omani negotiating team was distinguished by their knowledge despite the difficulty of the accession process; however, thanks to this knowledge, the negotiations were fairly smooth, without errors and were completed in a relatively record time, which was as an indication of the great skill of the Omani negotiator, his openness and flexibility.
He also stated that, over the past twenty years, the statistics showed that the Sultanate’s GDP has increased four times from $20 billion to $80 billion, while the Sultanate has been enabled to achieve economic diversification and fixed trade surplus, which is a pride for the country.
He pointed out that the WTO system is based on the principle of comparative advantage. The application of trade rules on the basis of the principle of the most favored nation remain in effect, which gives hope for the future.
He also emphasised that the Sultanate is an example of an open country that depends on comparative advantage and efficiency, and is in a good position today, while within short time after its accession to the WTO, it has succeed to play a pioneering role in building a new trade environment and a new trade system that contributes to the continuation of the history of global growth in Trade and development.


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Worcestershire Supporters' Association are launching a new raffle competition at the start of the 2017 campaign.
Committee member Dave Kennedy is at the helm of the project which will have three excellent prizes for the winner.
Tickets cost £5 each and will be able to purchased from the Association shop at the back of the Basil D'Oliveira Stand on match days.
The prize for the lucky person whose ticket is drawn out is:
A) Two tickets for the 2018 Worcestershire CCC chairman's lunch
B) A picture taken with the 2018 Worcestershire CCC squad on media day
C) A 2018 Worcestershire CCC Club Membership.
All profits from the raffle will go towards the Association's ground improvement fund.
Association chairman Andrew Jenkins: "We already have the ever popular Fifty-Fifty competition and we felt this was another way of raising funds which ultimately will be used to good effect with the cricket club.
"Dave does an excellent job with the Fifty-Fifty after taking over from Ken Mills and has also taken on the responsible of organising the new competition.
"It will be based at the Association shop to start to begin with but we also hope to find other outlets around the ground to sell tickets."
Meanwhile Andrew Jenkins reports that the Fifty-Fifty competition has already attracted 450 members for 2017 and is on course to surpass last season's record haul of 813.
Anyone wanting to join can do so by downloading the membership form on the Worcestershire CCC club website or by contacting Dave Kennedy c-o Worcestershire CCC, New Road, Worcester WR2 4QQ
The £20 membership fee covers four draws throughout the summer at which prizes range from £50 to £500.


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After much halla-khalla Tata Nano was launched in Nepal just earlier this month. Said to be the cheapest car in the world, Nano has already got a record smashing 352 bookings in just TEN days. The cheapest model is conveniently priced at Nrs 7.98 Lakhs, 45% of the bookings are for this model whilst the high-end models reach up to more than Nrs 10 Lakh.
Look’s like the streets of Kathmandu will get Nano’fied in the coming weeks when these smaller than life vehicles will hit the road. I think I’d much prefer to drive a Suzuki Swift than this… and Maruti Taxi wallah chai – lets not even go there.
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Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom will open Princess Fairytale Hall on Sept. 18.
"This exquisitely detailed Disney Princess character greeting location is the next to debut as a part of the New Fantasyland expansion – and we’re happy to share today that the hall will officially open its doors on Sept. 18," said a Disney Parks Blog.
The blog also includes a behind-the-scenes video with some Disney Imagineers talking about the upcoming attraction, which will help drive more attention to Orlando and help feed the growing $32 billion tourism industry.
Princess Fairytale Hall is one of the last pieces to fall in place for Disney's New Fantasyland. The park will be opening the final piece — Seven Dwarfs Mine Train — sometime next year.
— Rich out
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In the ongoing battle to control users’ living rooms, Spotify has been ramping up efforts to establish an alternative to wireless media-streaming technologies like Apple's Airplay. Now some new hardware companies are joining its cause.
During Pandora’s development of its advertising model, we have tracked the development of its local sales organization spread across dozens of city markets. With less publicity, Pandora is also building an in-house creative advertising team that works with agencies and advertisers to build customized messages, programs, and productions to connect brands with targeted groups of listeners. The effort leverages a combination of media creativity and data knowledge.
To get a better picture of how this works, and some examples, we spoke with Heidi Browning, Pandora’s SVP of Strategic Solutions. She works with chief marketing officers and ad agencies on ideas for what she calls “innovative ad experiences.” Those experiences seek to glue a brand’s image to the favorite music of active Pandora listeners. Throughout our conversation, Heidi Browning spoke of CMOs and agencies as “partners.” The words custom, experience, and creative were among her most-used terms.
Beats Music has updated its iOS, Android and Windows Phone applications with a few new features, including a way to tune the Beats recommendation engine manually for better suggestions, a new history view for The Sentence, the Songza-like Madlibs...
In 2012, Rhapsody nabbed the European assets of streaming service Napster, covering the UK and Germany, to fill out its 2011 acquisition of Napster in the U.S., as part of its strategy to square up globally to Spotify and other online music rivals.
Brendan O’Driscoll runs Soundwave, a small start-up out of Dublin, Ireland, and while Ireland has had its share of attention as a hotbed of tech start-ups, today the hot start-up is getting hugely more attention than in the past. Soundwave, a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, one of the few companies to have its product launch on the new Google Wear (at Google i/O), backed by entrepreneur Mark Cuban is already fielding acquisition inquiries, one year after launch.
The key to all this kudos is music. In the past few months Facebook announced Facebook Audio ID, Apple bought Beats and Google followed with the acquisition of Songza. Music has suddenly taken center stage in the battle of the tech titans and Soundwave, which launched a new version of its platform this week, is one of those start-ups that could well be swept up in the next mad-dash for user-engagement.
Microsoft is extending Xbox Music API availability for third-party developers.
The company has opened access to the platform's catalogue of 38 million tracks, including artist images and artwork as well as extra information.
Developers will also have access to user-authenticated features of Xbox Music, which will be at first restricted to members of the pilot programme. This access will allow developers to read and add to subscribers’ music library and playlists.
Spotify has updated its iOS app with an equalizer feature that offers 22 audio presets, including electronic, hip-hop, acoustic and classical among other options. The music streaming service is also...
Music messaging is kind of a weird space since people rarely send music as a message. Two mobile startups are taking what I think are the two main routes for music messaging, sharing music while chatting about it in the same feed and picking out snippets of music that can function as messages. Soundwave has added a form of group music messaging to its mobile app that takes the former route while La-La recently debuted an iOS app that sends music snippets as messages.
Facebook's Creative Labs today launched Mentions, a new app designed to encourage musicians and other public figures to discover and join conversations on Facebook. Mentions lets you see what fans are saying via a new mentions feed, post updates, start a mobile Q&A, find out what’s trending and get streamlined notifications. Austin Mahone, Ed Sheeran, Mariah Carey (pictured), Big Boi and Prince Royce are among the musicians already using the new app. Mentions is available on iPhone to people with verified Pages in the US. Facebook says it will roll it out to more countries and verified Profiles in the...
If you like the idea beyond Forgotify, a web app that surfaces music that has never been played on Spotify, but want more control on what you discover, then you may be interested to hear of The Long Tail — an app that pulls the 50 least...


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Google’s Daydream ecosystem for mobile VR is slowly checking off a list of the various types of experiences we’ve come to expect from headsets so far.
In Gunjack 2: End of Shift, we had the turret shooter, Need for Speed: No Limits VR gave us a cockpit racer, and there’s a wealth of 360 degree video hubs already available. This month, we finally got our first social VR app, too. vTime, from Liverpool-based Starship, is now available on the platform as a free download, making it the first VR app to connect across Daydream, Google Cardboard, Samsung’s Gear VR, and the Oculus Rift. vTime also supports standard Android and iOS phones.
This iteration of the service isn’t hugely different from the others, using Daydream’s controller as a pointer to interact with menus. You’ll still meet up with friends in different environments with personalized avatars and use voice chat to talk to them from a seated perspective. Like many, Starship hopes it’s still on the cusp of the VR social revolution. Recently, the app added the ability to record chats and export them for podcasts and other purposes.
We’re still waiting on other social VR apps like AltSpaceVR to hit Daydream, though the real test of these app’s viability will like be Facebook’s own social VR service, revealed at Oculus Connect 3 late last year. Social VR allows us to meet people from across the world as if they were really in the room with us, but today’s apps still lack crucial features largely due to hardware limitations. It’s going to be a long time before you want walk up to a perfect virtual representation of your friend and shake their hand.
vTime celebrated its first birthday on December 22nd 2016, and reached half a million downloads shortly before that milestone. Spaceship is looking to add the HTC Vive to the list of supported platforms in the near future too. Daydream, meanwhile, continues to grow with the addition of new phones and headsets in the coming months.


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At the time of its official commissioning in July 2021, Kenya’s second commercial port in Lamu was billed as a game-changer in tra.
Transshipment involves large vessels docking at the port and redistributing their cargo to smaller ships that serve regional ports.
It mainly happens when there is no direct connection between ports.
But so far, only 13 ships have docked at the port, with the latest one being the MV Banyas 1 ship which will transport live animals to Oman today.
The port has handled 1,821 twenty-foot container equivalent units (TEUs) and 213 tonnes of conventional cargo.
The slow rise in ship traffic and business at the port has seen the government approach more operators and shippers to market and position the Lamu port as competitive among its regional peers.
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has been on a charm offensive targeting to demystify doubts about the facility’s viability.
Lamu port is a key part of the wider Lamu Port South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor, which is being implemented at a total cost of Sh2.5 trillion ($24 billion) and mainly targets transshipment cargo.
Lamu Cargo Operations manager Peter Masinde yesterday said the arrival of the Mv Banyas shows the confidence shipping lines have in the facility.
Mr Masinde said the latest arrival will signal other shipping lines to consider Lamu as the preferred port of call.
So far, ships belonging to Maersk, CGM CMA and AMU have called on the port.
Among the ships that have been received at the Lamu Port since inception are MV CAP Carmel, Seago Bremerhaven, MV Amu 1 (first trip), MV Spirit of Dubai, MV Seago Pireaus, MV Amu 1 (second trip), MV Seago Istanbul, Ionian Express, Zuhra II, MV Amu 1 (third trip) and MV Songa Cougar.
Lamu port is also the anchor facility for the Lapsset project that seeks to create a logistical corridor from the port to South Sudan and Ethiopia.
The official added that the port will open dedicated berths to handle specialised cargo as the facility seeks to attract more business from the region.
“We are engaging different agencies to secure other types of exports like refrigerated fruits and flowers. Those who have shown interest include the World Food Programme to use the Lamu port as a distribution hub.
“We also have a client in the coal business who would want to mix different grades of the product at our facility for export. KPA is also marketing Lamu port as a viable car importation option to supplement the Mombasa Port,” Mr Masinde said.
The authority has also been in talks with the Saudi Ports Authority on accelerating connectivity and trade between ports of Jeddah, Mombasa, and Lamu.
KPA recently acquired a new Sh1.2 billion tugboat for use in Lamu for berthing and unberthing of ships.
Lamu initially relied on the dispatch of tugs from Mombasa port whenever a vessel called to facilitate services such as pilotage and tugging, contributing to high operational costs and time. However, it is yet to be dispatched to Lamu because of the slow business at the facility.
Increasing bottlenecks and inaccessibility of Lamu port has made the facility to only handle a few vessels with lack of adequate roads and rail to haul cargo from Lamu port forcing KPA to use the facility as a transshipment port, thus attracting minimal clients.
Kenya has structured the remaining 29 berths to be handed over to private sector investors for financing, construction, and operation.
KPA says it is ready to handle any vessel at the Lamu port after it installed cargo handling machines, including panamax and post-panamax vessels with a capacity of more than 10,000 containers.
“In the Lamu port, we have ensured we have an all-round team. We are still at the inception phase and the berths are multipurpose. We are also training staff to be versatile in handling conventional, containerised and bulk consignments,” Mr Masinde said.
Lamu port is strategically located at the middle of major shipping routes with deep water harbour on the East coast of Africa, thus being a premier transshipment hub for all cargo destined for the continent.
KPA is also acquiring and installing ICT equipment such as system application products, allocation of offices for government agencies and cargo interveners.
In its 2022 cargo commodity forecast, KPA targets to handle 0.2 million metric tonnes of liquid bulk, 0.2 million dry bulk and a similar amount for general cargo.


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The U.S. Marshals Service is ramping up its search for an expert to help organize a trove of crypto assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
The agency is now looking for a contractor who can help seize, maintain, store, sell and dispose proceeds from illegal activities, recovered from criminals who turn to virtual assets because of the perceived anonymity and privacy of transactions.
The USMS is also offering details on just how much cryptocurrency it holds.
Here’s a look at a three-year average of its crypto portfolio, featuring more than $65 million in Bitcoin and $9 million in Ethereum.
The agency wants a manager who can handle the intricacies of crypto asset management such as creating wallets, managing blockchain forks and transferring tokens.
“This includes but is not limited to such activities as accounting, customer management, audit compliance, managing blockchain forks, wallet creation and management, private encryption key generation and safekeeping, backup and recovery of private encryption key material, airdrops, etc., as well as future actions associated with the virtual currency forfeiture process.”
The contract will be for one year, but can be extended for an additional four years if necessary.


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Sandals Barbados is promising greater choice in accommodation and even more luxurious facilities when its newest hotel is opened just next door.
General Manager Fernand Zievinger spoke about it as the resort hosted an appreciation event for its repeat guests.
A feast prepared for Sandals Barbados' repeat guests to say thank you for their patronage over the years.
This event is dubbed a reunion and complete with entertainment, is a celebration of their loyalty to the resort.
General manager Fernand Zievinger says they'll have even more to look forward to, when Sandals Royal Barbados is completed next to the existing hotel.
Mr Zieinger says construction is progressing well with 900 to 1000 workers on the site.
He adds the finished facility will have 222 rooms, constituting a substantial expansion of the Sandals operation in Barbados.
While encouraging the guests to continue coming, the general manager also paid tribute to staff, whose service contributes in no small measure to the decision by visitors to return again and again.
Addressing the gathering, CEO of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association Rudy Grant hailed Sandals as an important tourism partner.
He also thanked the repeat guests, saying Barbados is happy to continue sharing with them all it has offer as a destination of choice.


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Apple: Break Safari's privacy rules and we'll treat you like malware
The iPhone maker releases a no-fooling-around policy guiding its technology for stopping advertisers and websites from tracking you online.
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Website publishers and companies that show ads on them can track you from one site to another, creating a profile on your interests intended to show ads more targeted toward your likely interests. But that can significantly impair your privacy, and browsers are starting to crack down.
Apple on Wednesday published a policy governing how its Safari browser will block advertisers and websites from tracking you online -- and it's got strong words for anyone who tries to thwart its approach.
Safari started blocking all such cross-site tracking two years ago, Brave has done so since its launch more than three years ago, Firefox started doing it in June, Microsoft is working on similar technology with Edge, and Google has begun something of a crackdown in Chrome. But websites can use sneaky methods like fingerprinting and supercookies to try to evade those privacy protections, and Apple doesn't like that one bit.
"We treat circumvention of shipping anti-tracking measures with the same seriousness as exploitation of security vulnerabilities. If a party attempts to circumvent our tracking prevention methods, we may add additional restrictions without prior notice," Apple's anti-tracking policy states. In other words, it's a data leakage hole Apple will try to close, and Safari might punish websites in different ways if they try to bypass Apple's approach.


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Schoenherr has advised Facebook, Inc. and Facebook Technologies, LLC on the acquisition of Czech games studio Beat Games s.r.o., which develops and upgrades the Beat Saber virtual reality game. Beat Games was advised by BBH.
Beat Games is a Prague-based game studio established in 2018 by Jaroslav Beck, Jan Ilavsky, and Vladimir Hrincar. The studio's Beat Saber game has already sold 100,000 copies, earning over a million dollars in the first week alone. Beat Games will join Facebook's Oculus Studios as an independently operated studio in Prague.
The Schoenherr Prague team consisted of Partner Vladimir Cizek and Attorneys at Law Jitka Kadlcikova, Helena Hangler, and Eva Bajakova.
The BBH team assisting Beat Games was led by Partner Tomas Sedlacek and included Associate Kristyna Domokosova and Junior Associate Martin Prochazka, among others.


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For Costa Rica, the world’s third largest banana exporter, this “hidden enemy” is a major threat — apart from being a major export earner for the nation, the fruit is responsible for over 100,000 jobs.
Gil De Diego Salas, director of Calinda Farm, employs 210 staff and exports 20 million kilograms of bananas annually. He has experienced firsthand the level of damage nematodes can inflict on banana crops. “They attack the roots of the banana plant, which means that the plant doesn’t receive the water and micronutrients essential for a good crop. If it gets badly infested, the plant has no way of holding onto the ground and we lose everything,” he said.
Given its importance both domestically and globally, plant scientists like Rodolfo Ceciliano Solis, from Bayer CropScience, have been working to develop a crop protection product to help control the nematode.
“I would say 90-95 percent of bananas in Costa Rica have a nematode problem,” Solis said. “Even in new areas, with no infestation, within five to seven years the plantation will become contaminated.”
Workers harvest bananas at the Bananera Calinda S.A. plantation in Guacimo, Limon, Costa Rica. Photo by: Guilhem Alandry / Doculab
However, Solis and his team have been working to tackle this, and in 2009 they made a pioneering discovery. While initially trialling a fungicide to treat banana leaves for a virus called Black Sigatoka, they noted that the product was improving the health of the crop stem.
“I asked my assistant to make a root sampling and he showed me the roots had become completely healthy. I had never seen anything like that,” he said. A further examination under the microscope brought the team confirmation — the product was not only improving root health, but also reducing nematode populations. “Importantly, the substance does not enter the leaves or the fruit, meaning we can directly target the pests in the roots of the crop to maximize safety.”
Given corn, soy, cotton and a variety of other vegetables are also affected by nematode infestations, Solis’ work could provide wide-reaching benefits.
“My job is to develop science for a better life, to provide technologies to help farmers produce more, so I was really proud to make a discovery that could benefit global food security,” he said.
Since this discovery, farm director Salas has seen signs of recovery on his banana plantation. “We have done one or two applications starting at the end of last year and have seen more healthy roots. Since I have more roots, I expect more fruits for the coming years.”
Facilitating access to effective crop protection products is vital to allowing Food Heroes such as Salas to feed a rapidly growing population. By harnessing scientific advancements, we will be able to re-address the balance between global demand and food production.


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More piling into India seems to be in Omnicom’s future. The company’s TBWA division is getting ready to strengthen its presence in India by launching five new divisions or um, buying them. The major focus would be on areas such as lead generation, events, promotions, direct marketing, retail channel development and management, activation and audience development. The first shop to land their will most certainly be Agency.com.
â€œWe are looking at possible acquisitions for retail activation and event management to start with,” Keith Smith, president (international), TBWA Group told Business Standard.Advertisement
TBWA India has brought Shiv Sethuraman on board from Ogilvy Paris as the chief executive officer to oversee operations of both TBWA and Tequila brands in India. Shiv will be a guiding hand for Tequila what has a had a rough time in India thus far.
Meanwhile, Omnicom shop BBDO has selected two new CDs for the shop: Sandipan Bhattacharya and Manoj Deb as executive creative directors. Both men worked at Grey Delhi before joining the team. The move is expected to be followed a placement for a CEO.


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Lawyer: FDA’s ongoing refusal to act on CBD impacts trademark laws
The ongoing inaction by the US Food and Drug Administration over CBD (cannabidiol) in foods and dietary supplements is having a negative impact on trademark laws, says an industry lawyer.
Walmart launches 'Built for Better,' an online 'purposeful' shopping destination for customers
As consumers increasingly seek out sustainable and wellness-focused products, Walmart has created a dedicated online shopping destination to help consumers discover products considered to be better for their personal health and better for the environment.
Investing in the Future of Food: SIMPLi reimagines complicated, international supply chains to function as local ones
Supply chain challenges exacerbated by the pandemic have bolstered consumer interest in buying local to better support farmers, ensure product quality and reduce environmental impact, but many do not want to sacrifice the savings or year-around variety that global supply chains offer.
Square Roots pushes into retail: 'We're looking to disrupt the packaged salad category'
Fueled by its ultra-scalable, modular farm system, indoor farming startup Square Roots has recently acclerated its retail presence where the company aims to disrupt the packaged salad mix category with its unique blend of baby and micro greens.
Tofurky teams up with Triton Algae Innovations for algae-fueled ‘meat innovations’ set to launch in Q1, 2022
Plant based meat brand Tofurky has teamed up with San Diego-based Triton Algae Innovations to commercialize new âalgae-based meat innovationsâ featuring Tritonâs protein-rich Non-GMO âessential red' algae for retail launch in Q1, 2022.
FOOD FOR KIDS: Fast food consumption increases among 20% of families surveyed, report finds
While many parents say that their family has eaten more healthily since the start of the pandemic, one in five parents reports relying more heavily on fast food as a quick fix family meal option, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Childrenâs Hospital National Poll on Childrenâs Health.
Planet Oat captures share in competitive oat milk category with an all-inclusive, easy-access approach
As the popularity of oat milk continues to rise in the US, so too do the number of players â but by taking an âoat milk for all approach,â that includes a lower average price point, more inclusive distribution strategy and aggressive sampling program, Planet Oat says it has secured the No. 1 share position in the category with a 3% household penetration.
Lever VC - early stage investor in alt protein startups - closes Fund I at $80m; plans fund II in early 2022
Venture capital firm Lever VC has completed final close of Lever VC Fund I, with $80m raised to back early stage plant-based and cell-cultured meat and dairy companies around the world.
Robot-powered indoor farming startup Iron Ox raises $53m, gears up to open 535,000sq ft facility in Texas later this year
Iron Ox â one of a flurry of high-tech indoor farming startups attracting significant interest from agtech investors in recent years â has closed a $53m series C round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (taking its cumulative funding to $98m) to help fund a 535,000sq ft facility in Lockhart, Texas, due to become operational later this year.
Aqua Cultured Foods breaks new ground in alt-seafood space with fermentation-based whole cuts
Startup Aqua Cultured Foods is carving out novel territory in the nascent alternative seafood space with a Non-GMO fermentation-based production platform capable of delivering high-protein, nutrient-rich âwhole cutsâ of fungi-based seafood, with the first products - whole cut calamari and popcorn shrimp - set to launch on a small scale in the foodservice market in 2022.
GOOD Meat secures additional $97m to expand cell-cultured meat operation
Eat Justâs cell-cultured meat division GOOD Meat has secured an additional $97m on top of the $170m announced in May, bringing its overall fundraise to $267m, the largest to date in the nascent sector.
‘We must go further’... Nestlé invests a billion euros in regenerative agricultural push
NestlÃ has launched a Sustainability Promise to advance regenerative food systems at scale.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Nissin Foods’ Top Ramen, Cup Noodles 50th anniversary underscores importance of innovation, empathy & teamwork for sustained success, consumer relevancy
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Don’t have a cow? Perfect Day lifecycle assessment underscores sustainability benefits of animal-free dairy proteins
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Targeted, hyperlocal, personalized… PepsiCo mines data to help retail partners boost sales via new pepviz platform
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FMI: Unexpected pandemic-related expenses suppress retailer margins despite skyrocketing sales
While pantry stocking and increased consumer demand for food consumed at home pushed up same store sales 15.8% for most food retailers in 2020, margins remained tight as new pandemic-related expenses and higher credit/debit card, healthcare and new technology costs ate into profits, according to new research from FMI â The Food Industry Association.
'Our priority is innovation...' Sophie’s Kitchen raises $5.6m to expand plant-based seafood category
Sophieâs Kitchen has secured a $5.6m investment led by venture capital firm Billy Goat Brands to help it expand its plant-based seafood empire, which now extends into multiple categories including âtoona,â crab cakes, fish filets, smoked salmon, and shrimp.
Diverse investor base behind $3.8 m fundraise will help Asian American food startup immi go mainstream
For the co-founders of the better-for-you Asian American food startup immi, the most exciting part of closing their seed fundraise wasnât the $3.8m that will help them relaunch an improved version of their low-carb, high-protein, plant-based instant ramen â it was connecting with a diverse set of investors who could help the new brand break into the mainstream.
Givaudan, Bühler and Migros launch tie-up to accelerate cultured meat sector
Givaudan, BÃhler and Migros have formed a new company, The Cultured Food Innovation Hub, with the aim of accelerating the development and market penetration of cellular agriculture.
ENOUGH breaks ground on ‘world’s largest’ fermented protein factory
Food tech company ENOUGH broke ground on what it says will be the âworldâs largestâ fermented protein facility today (16 September). When fully operational the site will have the capacity to produce 50,000 tonnes of mycoprotein ingredient ABUNDA per annum.
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Amazon Prime subscribers now get free one-hour grocery pickup at all of Whole Foods’ 487 US stores, Amazon announced today. The news marks an expansion of Whole Foods’ existing pickup service, which was previously only available at select stores, according to CNBC. Orders costing $35 or more are eligible, and thousands of items including fresh produce, meat and seafood, and other staples are available for pickup.
Pickups have become increasingly popular during the pandemic as people attempt to social distance. Businesses ranging from electronics retailers like Best Buy to local restaurants have relied on them to allow people to shop safely. But Amazon says it expects the trend to continue even after the worst of the pandemic has passed, citing research that suggests that almost 68 percent of people plan to continue using curbside pickup services in the future.
This is the latest expansion Whole Foods has made to its pickup services this year. Back in April the company expanded the service from around 80 of its stores to over 150, CNBC notes.
Walmart and Target have also expanded similar services
Whole Foods isn’t alone in expanding its pickup options. Back in June, Target announced plans to offer fresh grocery pickup in over 1,500 of its stores by this year’s holidays. Meanwhile, Walmart offers grocery pickups at hundreds of locations across the country. Both stores currently dwarf the size of Whole Foods in terms of retail locations. Walmart has over 4,700 stores in the US, while Target has over 1,800, compared to less than 500 locations for Whole Foods.
Amazon says customers can access the pickup service via the Whole Foods tab in its app or website. At checkout, you select a one-hour pickup window, and then use the app to let the store know you’re on the way when the time comes. Amazon says most people only wait one minute to receive their orders.


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Food containers made of Styrofoam, or polystyrene, have been banned from Maine businesses after governor Janet Mills signed a bill last week. The law will go into effect January 1, 2021, and will make the use of Styrofoam containers used for takeout illegal since they cannot be recycled.
Maine is the first state to ban these harmful food containers; the law will also apply to plastic beverage stirrers.
States like New York and California have prohibited single-use plastic bags; however, other states like Tennessee and Florida have taken the opposite stance. These states have made it illegal for local municipalities to impose restrictions on plastic and Styrofoam. Hopefully, every state in the nation will eventually be on board with banning materials such as these that ultimately harm the environment.
Maryland has also approved bills to ban Styrofoam, but we do not yet know whether Republican Gov. Larry Hogan will sign them into law. Democratic Delegate Brooke Lierman, the primary sponsor of the Maryland House bill, said that banning foam products demonstrates a step in the right direction when it comes to getting rid of single-use plastics.


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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Search engine optimization expert Mike Stewart testified in late March before a United States Federal Judge during a hearing on motions in an international trademark case. Stewart, who operates Dallas-based SMBSEO, was an expert witness in the case regarding the impact of similar business names in the geotargeting environment of today’s search engines.
The hearing, Civil Action number 3:10-CV-0165 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, involved a Canadian owned company operating under the name Cash Store Financial Services, or CSFS, and a Dallas-based company operating as Cottonwood Financial. Cottonwood Financial operates short-term lending stores in several states under the trademarked name Cash Store. CSFS also operates similar stores in Canada under the name The Cash Store. Until recently, the similar names did not cause a problem because of the vast difference in geography and customer base.
However, CSFS is now a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange and has several million US investors. They distribute information online and through hardcopy to US locations, often under the names CSF, CSFS, Cash Store Financial Services and The Cash Store. As US information distribution brings the CSFS branding across international borders, a trademark issue and brand dilution may be occurring. Cottonwood Financial is bringing legal action against CSFS in an attempt to prevent the Canadian company from using the Cash Store name.
During Mike Stewart’s expert testimony, he presented screenshots showing location-based search results pertinent to the case. He was able to show that searching from a computer with a Dallas-based IP address for terms like “cash store financial” or “cash store financial services” returned results indicating that the company had physical locations nearby. Canadian company CSFS does not have Cash Store locations in Dallas, but Cottonwood does. Google’s geotargeting logic, which attempts to align search terms with top results in the geographic area surrounding the user, causes the issue.
According to court documents, Cottonwood’s pleadings attempted to prove that the Dallas-based company would be harmed by the dilution of the trademark. Possible harm could include loss of business, negative brand connotations and dilution of online marketing efforts. They filed a preliminary injunction to prohibit CSFS from using the Cash Store name within US communications. CSFS filed a motion to dismiss the case.
According to court documents, dated March of 2011, Judge David C. Godbey stated that “Cottonwood does have a strong likelihood of making a case for dilution.” However, according to the most recent court documents, he has not determined whether Cottonwood made it’s case for all legal action requested. Last year, he granted a partial motion from CSFS to dismiss certain aspects of the case. At the same time, he also granted Cottonwood’s motion for preliminary injunction. CSFS will not be allowed to use the name The Cash Store in US communications until the case is fully decided. According to Mike Stewart, with his recent expert witness testimony, the pending final ruling from the court case may indeed go in Cottonwood’s favor.
Businesses that rely on search engine marketing or online branding should keep an eye on the outcome of this case. The implications already seen provide compelling reasons for businesses to take proactive actions like keyword research to ensure their trademark and online brand is not threatened.
About SMB SEO LLC SMB SEO LLC, a Dallas-based advertising agency, helps small and medium-sized businesses grow in revenue by dominating online, mobile and social media marketing channels. SMB SEO offers a cost effect, transparent, and holistic search engine marketing service solutions that includes Organic Search Optimization, Local Search Optimization, Paid Search Optimization, Link Buiding, Content Marketing, Listing Optimization, Video and Website Development services. SMB SEO recently relocated to the Urban Towers Offices in Las Colinas at 222 W. Las Colinas Blvd. Ste 1650 Irving, Tx 75039. SMB SEO is proud to be a corporate member of the Dallas Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association, the oldest and largest search marketing meetup group in the US. For more information, visit http://www.smbSEO.com.
About Cash Store The Cash Store is a trusted financial lending company with more than 270 locations across the country. The Cash Store specializes in providing customers with a fast and convenient way to meet unexpected financial expenses. The Cash Store is not the average lending company and prides itself on providing a stress free environment and simple approval process. For more information on services, visit The Cash Store on the web at http://www.cashstore.com.


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Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) on Friday said it has signed a pact with Campervan Factory, an IIT Madras-incubated research-based caravan manufacturing company, to launch campers in India.
These well-equipped campers, based on the double-cab Bolero Camper Gold platform, will cater to the self-drive tourism segment that is gaining popularity in the country. This is the first time that an Indian automotive OEM (original equipment manufacturer) has ventured into the caravan segment in India. As part of this agreement, the auto major will introduce innovative campervan designs and models in India that match international standards.
These will be developed with assistance from IIT Madras Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre (AMTDC), International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW) for water management and waste disposal solutions and Saint Gobain Research Centre for their expertise in glazed solutions. “Mahindra’s entry into this segment fulfils the requirements of travel enthusiasts for whom the open road is the destination and those who want to enjoy the outdoors in complete freedom.
“Our Bolero Camper Gold – luxury camper trucks will be kitted with all modern conveniences for safe, comfortable and enjoyable travel that too at an affordable cost,” Mahindra Automotive Vice-President (Marketing) Harish Lalchandani said in a statement. The company’s alliance with Campervan Factory to produce these high-quality-yet-rugged camper trucks will be a boon for India’s travel and tourism industry to cater to a new class of adventure seekers and adds a new source and RoI (return on investment) to business operations, he added.
The Mahindra Bolero Gold Camper luxury camper trucks will be offered with a range of facilities, including smart water solutions, fittings, comfortable interiors to cater to all kind of travellers, the company said. Each camper truck will offer sleeping facility for four, sitting and dining facility for four, a restroom fitted with a bio-toilet and a shower, a complete kitchen with mini-fridge and microwave, an air-conditioner (optional), and a complete multimedia experience, including television and other conveniences, it added.
“It’s a privilege to be associated with Mahindra & Mahindra to launch campers in India. This could be a major shot in the arm for the Indian caravan market and will change the dynamics of holidaying in India. Caravan tourism is a blessing for the sector, especially given the effects of the pandemic,” said K M Vandhan, director of Campervan Factory. Caravan tourism has found favour from various state governments and they have announced many initiatives to support the industry, like the establishment of Caravan parks.
Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and many others have already announced caravan policies and are promoting it extensively. Many other state governments are expected to announce its Caravan tourism programme shortly.


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Dell, Microsoft Agree to Android, Chrome Licensing Terms
Microsoft and Dell have inked a patent-licensing agreement in which Dell has agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for sales of devices based on Google's Android and Chrome operating systems. Android uses some patents that are owned by Microsoft, and most major handset makers have already signed similar licensing agreements with Microsoft. Motorola is the last major hold out because it believes its thousands of mobile patents negate the need to license Microsoft's. Terms of the agreement between Dell and Microsoft were not disclosed.
Microsoft Brings Cortana Assistant to Skype for Android and iOS
Microsoft today ported its Cortana personal assistant to its Skype chatting application, providing people with access to information without forcing them to leave Skype. Microsoft says Cortana in Skype can suggest useful information based on chat contents, suggest smart replies, manage schedules and/or reminders, and more.
Microsoft Releases Edge Browser for Android and iOS, Launcher for Android
Microsoft today made a beta version of its Edge browser available to Android and iOS devices. The beta, available to registered Windows Insiders, requires users to initiate the signup process through a Windows 10 PC.
Microsoft, Kyocera Expand Patent-Licensing Deal
Microsoft today said that it has expanded the scale of a patent cross-licensing agreement with Kyocera. Microsoft and Kyocera are now able to use a broader range of one another's technologies in a variety of products.
Lenovo to Preload Microsoft Apps on Android Phones
Lenovo has agreed to install Microsoft's core productivity applications on some of its Android-based devices. The apps include Microsoft Office, OneDrive, and Skype.
Samsung Looking to Escape Paying $1B to Microsoft
Samsung claims that if it honors a 2011 patent-licensing agreement with Microsoft it could be charged with collusion. The argument is the latest from Samsung, which owes Microsoft $1 billion in patent licensing fees, plus another $6.9 million in interest.
Leave it to Microsoft