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An ‘unfavorable climate’ has set into the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, hitting blockchain projects hard at times. One of the unfortunate and more recent examples of this was EverDreamSoft, which has made an announcement to this effect.
With the ongoing Crypto Winter hitting hard at attempts to raise funds for new projects, the company came to some unfortunate realizations:
“[D]espite the number of exciting new projects and products improvements in the pipeline it became clear that we wouldn’t be able to drive the revenue needed to fully maintain our current operations and to further develop all our projects.”
An example we have of this includes EverDreamSofts recently announced title – a Tablé! – which saw its pre-sale quickly scuttled. As a result of an increasingly frosty marketplace, the company continued on to state its now modified future course:
“We have rethought our business strategy and after careful consideration, we’ve decided to shift focus towards providing blockchain-based tools for game developers and content creators.”
What this means for its projects
According to the team, the likes of Spells of Genesis and its digital asset wallet, Casa Tookan, will be subject to continued development and growth.
The team cites its ‘strong market share’ when taking this position, making them likely to see future growth in 2019.
“Both our digital wallet products, Casa Tookan and Book of Orbs have a strong market share in the segment of Dapps users and rare digital asset collectors.”
While Spells of Genesis and Casa Tookan will continue to see development, EverDreamSoft’s underlying position has changed.
Its focus will be shifting towards the creation and advertising of their current and newly developed tools to the greater ecosystem of blockchain game developers, players, content creators, and influencers.
For BitCrystals, the company is still seeking to secure partnerships which will allow BCY to be featured on a number of cryptocurrency exchanges. While its application within EverDreamSoft’s line-up of games will be diminished slightly, the company reiterates the importance of its future application within the BitCrystals ecosystem.
Spells of Genesis
While Spells of Genesis is one of the strong real-use cases that EverDreamSoft boasts as a mobile blockchain game. The development team states that, while the game will remain playable, any planned expansions and features have officially been frozen, according to the team.
One of the reasons cited for this freeze was the underwhelming results from tests, as well as an ongoing challenge SoG faces with regards to user retention.
While EverDreamSoft was forthcoming about what this pivot meant for its raft of game titles, little was mentioned regarding its latest title – a Tablé!
With its pre-sale was prematurely closed in mid-December, it is possible that further development of this title, like SoG features, will be frozen for the foreseeable future.
For more information about Spells of Genesis, visit the website.


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Despite 47 percent of consumers ranking email as their preferred channel for brand communications, over half (55 percent) ignore marketing emails due to inbox overload, according to a new study from Yes Lifecycle Marketing.
For its Surviving the Retail Apocalypse report, Yes Lifecycle Marketing surveyed over 1,000 consumers of all ages and found that in addition to inbox overload, subscribers ignore marketing emails because of irrelevant product recommendations (50 percent) and content (41 percent). The findings indicate that many retailers still fail to understand consumers’ preferences in terms of mailing frequency, timing and content.
Even though consumers will ignore emails that fall short of their expectations, 42 percent reported that they don’t unsubscribe from these communications—instead, they scan the subject lines to determine whether they’ll open.
“Growing competition and shifting consumer expectations prompt marketers to start delivering more relevant content, better personalization and unique experiences in order to move consumers along each stage of the customer journey—from awareness to loyalty,” said Jim Sturm, president of Yes Lifecycle Marketing, in a news release. “Brands must get creative with their programs and use the wealth of customer data at their disposal to identify customers’ preferences and interests in order to keep them engaged.”
Creating data-driven customer experiences remains a major challenge for many retailers
Thirty percent of consumers said they had received recommendations for products they’d already purchased. In addition, one in five (19 percent) consumers have received messages targeted to the residents of cities they do not live in, indicating that marketers aren’t adequately collecting and using customer data to personalize communications.
“With the dominance of Amazon and shifting consumer behavior, retailers must evolve to meet shopper expectations,” said Michael Iaccarino, CEO and chairman of Infogroup, parent company of Yes Lifecycle Marketing. “Marketers must find the right technology and service partner to help them identify consumer preferences across channels and build data-driven strategies that capitalize on those preferences.”
Additional findings from the report include:
- Thirty-three percent of subscribers ignore marketing emails if they don’t offer a discount or free shipping, and 60 percent will purchase from emails that offer these incentives.
- Only 37 percent of consumers say that the communications they receive from retailers are adequately personalized.
- Centennials are more likely than all other generations to say they receive too many emails (68 percent).
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Pisciottano introduces bill to fight corporate greed
Open Markets Act would protect consumers, workers and small businesses
HARRISBURG, Feb. 9 – New legislation to prohibit anti-competitive business practices like artificial price fixing has been introduced in the Pennsylvania House, state Rep. Nick Pisciottano announced today.
The Open Markets Act (H.B. 2012) would strengthen the power of the state attorney general to investigate companies that attempt to monopolize in Pennsylvania and increase penalties for price gouging, collusion and other anti-competitive behaviors.
“Allowing large corporations to get away with predatory business practices that restrict competition like price gouging is a big part of why the middle class is disappearing,” said Pisciottano, D-Allegheny. “Putting economic power back in the hands of working people starts with establishing mechanisms that enable us to hold bad actors accountable, and that’s exactly what the Open Markets Act is designed to do.”
Pisciottano said current antitrust laws in the state are uniquely weak and the need for legislation like the Open Markets Act is further demonstrated by the “Greedflation” report published by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, in 2023.
“The cost of living has skyrocketed in recent years, wages have not, and many companies are reporting record profits. A lot of people who work for a living are feeling strongly that the current economy is rigged against them. It’s now clear that inflation is not the sole cause of rising prices and we need stronger state laws to protect consumers, workers and small businesses here in Pennsylvania.”
Pisciottano announced the bill in November and it has now been officially introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.


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• EGMS phase two roll out was meant to commence on September 1.
• Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has warned the system will increase the cost of business.
Taxes on bottled water, juices, soda and any other non-alcoholic beverages as well as cosmetics have not been suspended, Kenya Revenue Authority said yesterday.
It cautioned the public against media reports which indicated it has suspended taxes on the products.
In its Tuesday Edition, Business Daily reported that KRA has temporarily suspended taxes on the products, terming it a relief for both consumers and manufacturers who are grappling with high costs of doing business.
On July 30, KRA embarked on a countrywide public participation exercise targeting manufacturers of non-alcoholic drinks and the public on the implementation of the second Phase of Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS).
According to KRA, the exercise was meant to gather views and receive feedback from key stakeholders on various issues regarding implementation of EGMS (Phase Two) prior to its roll out set for September 1.
“ The communication by KRA did not suspend any taxes on bottled water, juices, soda and any other non-alcoholic beverages as well as cosmetics as claimed,” KRA said in a statement issued by Commissioner for Domestic Taxes Elizabeth Meyo.
She explained that taxes are imposed by law and become effective by way of statute adding that KRA has no mandate to defer implementation of the same.
"KRA postponed the implementation of EGMS which is a tool for accounting for excise production and traceability of excisable goods,” the authority said, “This is is not a tax."
It said the postponement was to enable manufacturers to complete installation of the system before a new go live date is communicated.
“Implementation of the EGMS system on production lines is ongoing at manufacturers’ premises and so far 91 per cent of automated lines have been installed,” Meyo said.
She said the remaining constitutes of new production lines previously not mapped.
Implementation of the EGMS comes after a recent review by the National Treasury which revised downwards excise stamps from Sh1.50 per stamp to Sh0.5 per stamp for water and Sh 0.6 for other non-alcoholic beverages and cosmetics.
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers(KAM) have warned the system will increase the cost of business.
"Whilst the EGMS seeks to combat illicit trade and authenticate excisable goods, the implementation of the System will have a negative impact on industry by raising operating costs and capital expenditures thereby significantly increasing the cost of doing business, which ends up raising the cost of living for Kenyans,''KAM chairman Sachen Gudka said.
The costs attached to EGMS range from Sh0.50 to Sh2.80 per unit, which according to KAM, they are high for all manufacturers and untenable for small industries.
''This will impact negatively on the competitiveness of industry,''Gudka said.
The system is aimed at sealing excise tax evasion loopholes and help the tax man collect more revenues.
The installation of the KRA EGMS equipment on the manufacturers’ production lines is done at no cost to the Industry. Any incidental costs may occur depending on the contractual and warranty requirements between manufacturers and their equipment suppliers.
KRA has concluded installation of the EGMS in 42 out of 46 automated water and juice production lines. Alternative arrangements have been provided for manufacturers with manual production lines.
EGMS is designed to have minimum impact to the efficiency of manufacturers’ production lines. To this end, EGMS operates at speeds that are at least 2.5 times faster than the highest installed production speed in the country.


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Honor is going to be busy next week with a big launch in China and another one in India. The one in India takes place on July 24. While we didn’t have any earlier knowledge about the device launching on that day, now Honor India has revealed it for us. Honor posted on its Twitter handle a video that the latest new handset will be the Honor 9N. The 15-second video from Honor reveals how the Honor 9N will look like.
The Honor 9N is a completely new moniker and we’re not certain what this new Honor device might have in store but from the looks of it, it might be just a rebranding of an old phone. This is nothing new for Huawei or Honor, who are known for doing the same on many occasions in the past. As for the Honor 9N, it could be a rebranded Honor 9X. Like we earlier reported, nothing has changed this time with the official teaser but just the name of the handset.
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Get ready to witness beauty like never before at the grand launch of #Honor9N on 24th July! ??
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The Honor 9i (2018) does look like a very boring device from where we stand. The spec-sheet shows a Kirin 659 SoC, the same one that is on the Honor 7X, the Honor 9 Lite, the Honor 9i, and some other phones of last year. It comes with 4GB of RAM and either 64GB/128GB of storage. There’s also a micro SD card slot, as usual. The display of the Honor 9N or Honor 9X is a 5.84-inch IPS LCD panel with Full HD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080p.
It possesses a camera array of 13MP + 2MP rear sensors and a frontal selfie shooter of 16MP. It has s 3,000mAh battery and runs Android Oreo. As for Chinese pricing, the 9i (2018) sells for 1,399 Yuan (~$209) and 1,699 Yuan (~$254) for the two variants mentioned above.


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NINKASI BREWING COMPANY INVITED TO JOIN SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO.
FOR 2014 NATIONWIDE COLLABORATION, RELEASE TOUR
EUGENE, Ore.—Aug. 20, 2013—Ninkasi Brewing Company has been invited by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to join 11 other craft breweries in a celebration of craft beer called Beer Camp Across America. Inspired by Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp® program—multi-day beer-making workshops—Beer Camp Across America comprises the creation of a variety 12-pack—one beer per brewery partner—to be released in summer 2014 preceded by a multi-weekend, west-to-east tour of regional festivals that highlight each locale’s craft beer community. The journey will culminate in Mills River, North Carolina, where Sierra Nevada will open the doors of its new East Coast brewery.
Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman and his son, Brian, co-leader of Sierra Nevada’s North Carolina brewery, personally reached out to Ninkasi founding brewer, Jamie Floyd, to invite him to join the lineup.
“Sierra Nevada has been a significant source of inspiration for me personally as a beer lover and brewery owner for more than two decades now,” explained Floyd. “As a team, we continually strive to build a sustainable business and brewery and we love to watch Sierra Nevada continue to lead by example these very tenets.”
“We think it’s pretty cool that we’ll have the Sumerian goddess of fermentation at Beer Camp,” said Ken Grossman. “Ninkasi has quickly earned respect in the Pacific Northwest—a challenging place to do so—and we imagine they’ll have big ideas for this beer.”
Opening a second brewery is no small feat for Sierra Nevada, but the Grossmans are adamant about highlighting the greater momentum of craft beer, not just their own next step.
“We’ve been in the game for a while, but we don’t reach a milestone like this without our peers,” said Ken Grossman. “We support each other and we challenge each other. Why not celebrate that spirit and what it’s done for craft beer across the country?”
The specific travel path for festivals is a work in progress, but in early 2014, Floyd will visit Chico, Calif., to develop recipes alongside:
· Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, ME
· Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
· Bell’s Brewery, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI
· Cigar City Brewing, LLC, Tampa, FL
· Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
· New Glarus Brewing Company, New Glarus, WI
· Oskar Blues Brewing Company, Longmont, CO
· Russian River Brewing Company, Santa Rosa, CA
· Three Floyds Brewing, LLC, Munster, IN
· Victory Brewing Company, Downingtown, PA
· Local brewing community in Asheville, NC
Beer Camp Across America will also support hops and malt research as well as champion the Oregon craft beer community through the Oregon Brewers Guild.
Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp program started in 2008 when a group of distributors wanted to visit Chico and learn how to brew beer. It evolved into a national contest where winners from all over the country head to Chico for a two-day, hands-on brewing session. Sierra Nevada recently reached Beer Camp number 100.
“There are no reins in Beer Camp,” said Ken Grossman. “We typically bring a dozen folks in who don’t know a ton about beer and let them have at it. This time we‘ll be brewing 12 beers with as many pros. It has potential to be epic.”
“Camaraderie is one of the best parts of the brewing tradition; there is so much opportunity for us to become better friends with this incredible group of craft brewing peers,” said Floyd. “I look forward to the stories and endless knowledge there is to learn from each other as we reach out with our collective efforts to craft beer enthusiasts everywhere we go!”


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By Shafiqul Alam and Kamrul Khan , AFP
SAVAR, Bangladesh–Thousands of Bangladeshis held emotional and violent protests on the one-year anniversary of the world’s worst garment factory disaster, as Western retailers faced pressure to hike aid for victims of the accident that cost 1,138 lives. Angry victims, some wearing funeral shrouds, staged demonstrations at the site of the now-infamous Rana Plaza factory complex, which collapsed last April 24 after a catastrophic structural failure. Chanting “We want compensation!” and “Death to Sohel Rana!,” the owner of the shoddy building, the demonstrators — who included injured survivors and families of the deceased — marched to the ruins of the nine-storey building outside Dhaka carrying flowers and wreaths. Relatives of the 140 workers still unaccounted for also joined in, calling on the government to help find their bodies. They included toddlers, holding photos of their missing mothers. “I want my daughter’s dead body. At least it would give us some consolation,” said crying mother Minu Begum, clutching a photo of her missing daughter Sumi Begum, who worked at one of Rana Plaza’s five factories.
For the first time since the disaster, when the site was sealed off, relatives of the dead and survivors were allowed inside. Some fell to the ground, sobbing and grabbing handfuls of dirt, while others prayed. Violent protests broke out in the capital where police fired tear gas at some 2,000 brick-throwing demonstrators demanding higher wages and compensation outside a small garment factory hub, police said. “More than 20 garment factories were forced to shut down for the day fearing unrest,” local police chief Moshiur Rahman told AFP. Global labor and rights groups marked the day by criticizing the Western retailers linked to the disaster, which include Spanish brand Mango,


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2017 Chevrolet Beat that will be made in India completely, likely launch before festival season in 2016
After witnessing a massive decline in sales and negative impact on brand in India with General Motors, it is time when things finally fall on the right rails. Marry Bara came to India and made a long list of things that GM will do in the next two years in India. Shutting down of Gujarat Factory, pumping a billion dollars in the Talegaon facility and launch 4 new products based on the new Beat.
Recently in SIAM press conference, General motors teases the images of upcoming facelift. A teaser of the 2017 Chevrolet Beat that will be made in India completely. It will also spawn three more cars in that same platform. A compact sedan, a compact SUV and another hatchback is already work in progress at GM India.
SIAM meeting was of utmost importance and many top officials made their speech to ensure that Make in India is happening. The market is showing positive signs as fuel prices are down and economy in India is showing progress. 2017 Chevrolet Beat will be 3.7 meter vehicle which will serve as a competition to the mighty Maruti Celerio, Grand i10 and Honda Brio. It will carry the same 1.2 petrol engine and 1 litre 3-cylinder diesel Multijet engine which will be revised for India. However, the vehicles based on that platform will have the full Multijet 1.3l engine with four-cylinder seen in Fiat and Maruti cars.
Once the 2017 Chevrolet Beat is out, products based on that will see life and launch will happen in the coming years after that. There is a lot of competition waiting for Chevrolet India as all manufacturers are ready with their compact sedan and suv to meet market demand while offering excellent products with great value for money tag.
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Bauma 2022 in 60 seconds
By Leila Steed23 November 2022
Bauma organiser Messe München said more than 495,000 visitors attended the show from October 24-30, with around 50% being international visitors.
Over 495,000 visitors from around the world attended this year’s Bauma construction trade fair, which took place in Munich, Germany, between 24 and 30 October.
The show featured the latest in diesel and electric powered construction equipment, as well as hydrogen fuel and digital technology innovations, which were exhibited by some 3,200 exhibitors from 60 countries.


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2016 Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare flagged off from Bengaluru
The 2016 edition of the Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare was flagged off from Orion Mall in Bengaluru. This year there are 110 teams that'll fight for top honours. There are a total of 190 participants competing in three categories - Endurance (TSD format), Extreme Car and Extreme bike. The participants will drive/ride from Bengaluru to Goa via Coorg, Murudeshwar and Shimoga over six days covering a total distance of around 2,200km.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, Ram Suresh Akella, vice president of sales at Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, "The Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare was conceptualised to enhance the thrill of off-road rallying experience for motorsport enthusiasts in South India. The twists and turns in this area make it even more exciting for the participants, especially with the slippery monsoon terrain. Pioneered in 2009, the rally aims to challenge motorsport enthusiasts to achieve greater milestones in their motorsport journey. The increasing participation each year encourages us to strengthen such motorsport events."
The organisers have stated that the 2016 Dakshin Dare is tougher than ever before and the incessant rains over the last couple of days will pose a major challenge for all participants.
There are a variety of cars that are participating this year, most of which are the tried-and-tested Maruti Suzuki Gypsys. The S-Cross, however, makes its debut at the 2016 Dakshin Dare. The list of bikes includes the Hero Impulse, TVS RTR 450 RX and the Royal Enfield Himalayan. There are a couple of TVS Wego scooters too.
Defending champion Sandeep Sharma will face stiff competition from multiple Raid de Himalaya and Desert Storm winner Suresh Rana.
Stay tuned for updates from the 2016 Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare.
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More Evidence Debunks February Apple Event
For weeks we've heard that the iPad 3 may be introduced in late February ahead of an early to mid-March release, which would place the third-generation Apple tablet on track for debut one full calendar year after the iPad 2 launched.
Today, speculation about a February Apple event cooled some when the Loop's Jim Dalrymple reported that his credible sources indicate that no formal announcement or corresponding media event will take place this month. Dalrymple's report is gaining no shortage of attention in light of the fact that he is a highly respected source for Apple news and information.
"This is not going to happen, according to my sources," Dalrymple said today, in a blunt and unequivocal fashion. "Apple will not hold an event in February, unusual or otherwise. Thatís it."
Dalrymple's reference to an "unusual" event comes in response to earlier and unsubstantiated reports this week out of Japan suggesting that Apple would hold an 'unusual' event in February to herald the arrival of the iPad 3. Although Dalrymple didn't rule out the still-looming possibility of a March iPad 3 release, he said nothing of the prospect today.
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Have you guys not noticed yet that we don't care when you have "breaking news" about the new iPhone or iPad after all of the crap that you all have put up on the front page. How about we keep MMi as a decent news source and not a grocery store tabloid? It's starting to get to the point where I don't care about the information that is posted here nor do I trust it...
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DETROIT, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Toyota, losing market share because of its recent recalls, has announced base prices for most 2012 Camrys below those of 2011 model year prices.
While the Camry remains the top-selling car in the United States, it captured only 14.3 percent of the market for midsize cars in the first half of 2011, the Detroit Free Press reported. In 2009, one in five, or 20.1 percent, of midsize cars sold were Camrys -- and that fell to 17.2 percent last year.
President Akio Toyoda drove the first new 2012 Camry off the line at the company's assembly plant in Georgetown, Ky., when the company unveiled the new models. There were also presentations in Detroit, New York and Los Angeles.
"The launch of the new Camry is very important to our company," Toyoda said. "This car has become a symbol of Toyota's success over the years."
Base prices for the Camry LE and SE -- expected to be the best-sellers in the line -- have been cut by $200 and $965 from 2010 levels. The base prices go from $22,715 for the Camry L to $26,660 for the hybrid, including delivery.
Most of the 2012 models go on sale Oct. 3, with the hybrid on sale in November.


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Fast food affects liver same way as hepatitis
Washington: Regular consumption of fast food items like fried chicken and onion rings are particularly bad for your liver, a study has found.
These fried foods have many surprising complications and dangers for the people that consume them, researchers have said.
"The amount of fat and saturated fats creates a condition called fatty liver," CBS News quoted Dr. Drew Ordon of `The Doctors` and author of the book, `Better in 7` as saying.
What`s interesting about the new information is that even after just a month of consistently eating fatty foods from fast food restaurants, there are significant changes in your liver.
The fried foods do not just impact your cholesterol and waist line.
Ordon describes that the changes in the liver enzymes as being surprisingly similar to the damage that is seen by hepatitis , which can ultimately lead to liver failure.
They found that french fries, in particular, are one of the most dangerous foods, because of all the added ingredients to the potato.
"We know that they are adding salt, and cooking it in fat, but they`re also putting sugar on them too. Why sugar? Because it helps get them golden crispy," Ordon said.
He also warned that consumers should be wary of items at fast food establishments marked healthy or fresh because there aren`t clear regulations for these items, and the food can often have added chemicals, especially salads.
"Some places actually put propylene glycol on the salads, which is anti-freeze, the reason behind that is that it prevents wilting," Ordon said.
"And although they say a little anti-freeze isn`t going to hurt you, obviously given a choice you don`t want to be eating anti-freeze," he added.
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Katherine Harvey, co-founder of Bare Bones Broth, has been on one wild ride as an entrepreneur — from a part-time gig, to the explosive growth of overnight fame, to the retail and production challenges of a global pandemic.
Still, Katherine exudes boundless energy, bouncing up and down on feet that were diagnosed with incurable arthritis when she was only 18. An avid ballet dancer and runner at the time, she was told she would never take another step without being in pain.
“They didn’t recommend surgery because there was a 50% chance of paralysis from the waist down,” Katherine told us. “I had to accept that pain as a life-long reality.”
Seven years later, she met her future husband, Ryan — a professional chef who suggested a paleo diet.
“I didn’t have any expectations,” said Katherine, “but then the pain in my feet disappeared. After 7 years. That’s when I realized how profoundly food and nutrition can affect our health. I became passionate about creating food that can help the body heal.”
Scrambling to meet unexpected demand led to a cluttered back office filled with towering stacks of paper
Katherine and Ryan started Bare Bones Broth as a side hustle, selling the chef-quality broth through a website created by a friend. When a celebrity chef made gourmet broth a buzzworthy sensation by selling it out of a window for $9 a cup in New York’s East Village, Bare Bones Broth wasn’t prepared to meet the sudden increase in demand.
“Out of nowhere, we had national news coverage. Then a book deal. We had to relocate to a bigger kitchen,” Katherine said. “We attracted seed money and eventually broke into retail, Costco and Amazon. We created a new instant line. When that all started, I was still managing the bookkeeping myself — employees, vendors, expenses — even as we kept taking the business to a whole new level every few months. It was a real challenge.”
Despite the huge demand, the operation itself was still small. Katherine and Ryan struggled to keep up when their linear growth turned exponential.
“We were still a husband-and-wife-run operation, working out of this semi-rural commercial kitchen in Southern Oregon. Some of our vendors only took paper checks. You literally handed a check to the truck driver when he showed up. That was our reality — lots of paper and lots of those stacked files and me trying to keep track of stuff and a lot of forgotten payables. Staring at that stack of papers and knowing how hard we were already working, I could see it was only going to get worse.”
“Payables went from being my whole job, probably 30 hours a week just managing stacks of paper, to maybe 5 hours a week. BILL enabled us to grow and optimize at a level we never would have been able to.”
—Katherine Harvey, Co-founder of Bare Bones Broth
Desperate to streamline their e-commerce, the team introduced a modern, digital tech stack, including BILL
“We hired a consultant to help us optimize our marketing for e-commerce,” Katherine told us. “He gave us tools and resources to help us be more efficient, and he was a huge advocate for BILL. As soon as he showed it to me, the decision to adopt it was a no-brainer.”
Adding BILL freed up hours of Katherine’s time while also freeing up their operations director. That allowed them to focus on running R&D, optimizing the cost of goods, and vetting new partners in their supply chain.
“Payables went from being my whole job, probably 30 hours a week just managing stacks of paper, to maybe 5 hours a week. BILL enabled us to grow and optimize at a level we never would have been able to. We're in brick-and-mortar retail. We're in Costco. We're online. We're on Amazon. We have some direct wholesale partners. That's a lot to manage for our tiny team.”
But one of the biggest advantages, Katherine told us, was the improved control over cash flow, especially with so many moving parts in their supply and distribution chain.
“When you're mailing checks, you don't know when they’ll get deposited. If a bunch of them hit your account before your next receivable comes in, you could overdraw the account. So you’re always waiting on them.That was a huge benefit to switching to BILL. Just knowing when the money was coming out and being able to control it.”
“If I'd had to worry about managing our cash flow during the early months of the pandemic, we would have dropped the ball 1,000%. But thanks to BILL, I was able to dedicate all those hours to our supply chain. In the end, there wasn’t any drop in sales.”
—Katherine Harvey, Co-founder of Bare Bones Broth
When COVID hit, the company faced a new Herculean task: keep the production line running despite slowdowns and rationing
Because Bare Bones Broth has so many points of distribution, the early days of the pandemic saw a quick shift from brick-and-mortar channels to online sales. Soon, Katherine and Ryan were getting desperate calls from stores begging for extra product to fill empty shelves. But the real problem wasn’t demand. It was supply.
“Our big challenge was operations,” Katherine said gravely. “Production was backed up by months, and things just kept getting worse. We had to change the way we allocated inventory. We had to communicate with our supply chain from end to end. Where were our raw materials coming from? When would they arrive? Then our production line started rationing their time. What would that mean for us? We had to communicate expectations downstream to all of our wholesale and direct-to-consumer customers.”
For Katherine, managing the production line problems and keeping the supply chain going became a full-time job.
“If I'd had to worry about managing our cash flow during the early months of the pandemic, we would have dropped the ball 1,000%. But thanks to BILL, I was able to dedicate all those hours to our supply chain. In the end, there wasn’t any drop in sales. It wasn’t even a blip. That's a testament to how great BILL is.”


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Cammell hits a low over row
Shares in Cammell Laird, the shipfitter, sank to a two-and-a-half-year low after the Merseyside-based group warned that leading customer Costa Crociere is trying to pull out of a major cruise ship conversion.
Cammell Laird reported that international arbitrators have been brought in to decide whether Costa Crociere has the right to terminate or at least postpone delivery of the contract for the ship Costa Classica. Cammell said its legal advisers believe the customer has no such rights.
The shares dived 22 1/2p, or more than 26%, to 39p against a 12-month high of 141p.
The £70m contract to refit the Italian vessel with 500 cabins was hailed in January, when the contract was won, as providing up to 800 new jobs. Cammell has already completed the boat's 44-metre middle section.
The owners of the liner said the yard was to blame because of delays that had not been possible to resolve. 'As a result of the delay in the work, Costa Crociere has postponed the delivery of the ship to the yard,' said a spokesman.
Cammell Laird said it intended to launch the new mid-body section as planned on Sunday, to a dock where the work was due to proceed.
Lawyers from both companies were locked in negotiations which were expected to continue over the weekend.
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The ban, which was reported in the Millennium Post August 8, comes after India’s top drug regulator called on states and union territories to restrict the availability and use of regulated veterinary antibiotics in the aquaculture sector. The ban focuses on India’s shrimp industry, where concerns about antibiotic residues and the potential for the development of antimicrobial resistant bacteria have long been documented.
The Department of Fisheries has formed District Task Force Committees (TFCs) with eight members to tackle the problem. They are headed by district magistrates from the affected areas. The decision to ban the antibiotics came after the chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) wrote to the secretary of the Ministry of Health, asking that the agency take ‘effective measures’ to restrict availability and use of antibiotics restricted in all countries. food-producing animals – including shrimp and other finfish.
The TFCs will carry out frequent raids or random checks on stores, manufacturing units and suppliers of drugs, probiotics, chemical feeds and other agricultural products and take action against any unauthorized possession of antibiotics.
“The TFC should ensure that aquatic shops do not sell veterinary grade products and encourage only aquatic grade drugs registered with the CAA (Coastal Aquaculture Authority). The use of prohibited aquatic products will result in huge penalties or cancellation of the license for the affected aquatic shop.” a senior ministry official told the Millennium Post.
According to state fisheries department sources, shrimp importing countries have become stricter on Indian aquaculture practices. The EU has increased spot testing for antibiotic residues in Indian shrimp exports and US regulators have rejected some Indian shrimp shipments after detecting antibiotic molecules.


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In an “unprecedented collaborative project across financial services in Australia”, the FSC and more than 60 of its members have designed products to enable the aligned implementation of the new mandatory Design and Distribution Obligations regime.
A statement from the council says the Design and Distribution Obligations regime starts in October 2021 “and will be a major change to the way the financial services industry designs products and works together to distribute products to consumers” (see: Industry Working Together on DDO).
It says that for the past 18 months, the FSC and members across life insurance, funds management and superannuation have worked to develop two products to help industry with the implementation of DDO:
- Templates for Target Market Determinations (TMDs)
- Industry data standards
The FSC has also made the templates available under license to non-FSC members and to date more than 200 non-member companies have utilised the templates and data standards.
FSC CEO Sally Loane says that 18 months ago they started on “this time-critical piece of work” designing target market determination templates and data standards for super funds, platforms and wraps, life insurers and fund managers, to help financial services firms prepare for the DDO regime on October 5.
“Our templates and standards should make life much easier for product issuers, platforms and financial advisers who would otherwise face confusing and inconsistent compliance requirements,” she says.
…Without this alignment, advisers in particular will be faced with having to comply with dozens of different templates…
“Without this alignment, advisers in particular will be faced with having to comply with dozens of different templates. That would be simply unworkable,” she says.
Loane adds that members and the FSC team “have devoted thousands of hours to a project which will assist the entire sector and consumers. This is corporate social responsibility writ large, and in tangible form”.
She notes that the fact so many firms are using the templates indicates the importance the businesses put on reducing costs while meeting their DDO requirements.
The statement says that the FSC has also developed data standards for all the key information that needs to be shared between product issuers and distributors, such as data on complaints and sales outside target market.
The templates that are now in version 1.0 are:
- Life insurance
- Income protection insurance
- Trauma insurance
- TPD insurance
- Superannuation master trusts (choice products)
- Superannuation wraps
- Funds management (covering ETPs and LICs)
- Managed accounts (jointly developed with the Institute of Manager Account Professionals)
The templates and data standards are voluntary for industry participants.
Click here for more information on the reforms and the FSC’s template TMDs and data standards.


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Coronavirus In Minnesota: 200K Pigs May Be Put Down Due To Processing Plant ClosuresThe closure of several Midwest pork processing plants is forcing hog farmers to make tough decisions in the days ahead.
Coronavirus In Minnesota: Comfrey Farm Prime Pork In Windom Temporarily ClosesComfrey Farm Prime Pork in Windom has temporarily closed after at least one employee was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Coronavirus In Minnesota: Minnesota Hog Farmers Are Being Squeezed By Plant Closures"Unfortunately, if this continues you will see multi-generational family farms lose and go out of business," Lincoln Langhorst says.
China Trade Deal Welcomed By Minnesota Pork, Soybean FarmersMinnesota pork and soybean farmers call the trade deal signed with China Wednesday "positive" and "tangible progress."
Thanksgiving Turkey Prices Impacted By Bird FluSo much of the turkey talk this year has been about the bird flu. Minnesota was one of a handful of states that saw an epidemic that wiped out millions of turkeys.
Good Question: How Much Red Meat Should We Be Eating? After decades of research, the World Health Organization announced on Monday that processed meats such as hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts raise the risk of cancer.
Meat Prices Fluxuating With Father's Day, Fourth Of July AheadIf you're going to be grilling out as we officially start summer on Father's Day or are getting ready for the Fourth of July, expect certain meats to be more expensive.
Pork Prices Dropping As Hogs Recover From VirusPork prices are going down. They had skyrocketed about a year and a half ago when a virus hit the hog population hard, killing millions nationwide. The Minnesota Pork Producers Association said farmers lost 7 percent to 8 percent of their herd.
Minn. Pork Producers Brace For Winter After Last Year's Deadly Piglet VirusMinnesota pork producers have had to adjust after a deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus killed seven million piglets. To ward off the disease, farmers have boosted the animals' diets, resulting in hogs that weigh about 215 pounds.
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Trump administration let millions of pounds of food rot during scarcity
The administration has finally moved on a plan to buy produce from farms across the country to help feed people in need
The tepid response by the Trump administration and President Donald Trump, himself remains under intense scrutiny as another blow devastates Americans.
This time, it’s farmers who are suffering.
The Agriculture Department, under the leadership of Sonny Perdue, has finally moved to buy up surplus fruits and vegetables on farms across the country.
In a scathing report from Politico on Sunday, community groups, state leaders, and lawmakers have repeatedly pleaded with the Agriculture Department to take action. For over a month, many Americans have given the department suggestions on how to address this dilemma.
They’ve suggested buying surplus food and also ways to help farmers get produce to Americans in need. The department finally unveiled The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program on April 17, more than two months after the crisis began.
$3 billion will be set aside to buy excess food, but federal officials predict that it will take nearly a month before that food is packed and shipped.
The program will purchase dairy, meat, and produce to help get the food to people in need.
There remain many critics of the program including Nikki Fried, the Commissioner of Agriculture in Florida, who reached out to the administration a month ago. Fried had hoped to help prevent waste but got no response.
The closure of food service establishments including restaurants, hotels, schools, and universities has left more than $1 billion in perishable goods rotting in fields with no destination. Federal government distribution of the goods months ago would have benefited farmers as well as millions of Americans who are now struggling with food insecurity.
Eric Geller, a reporter at Politico called the waste of food another “grotesque, massive failure,” of the Trump administration.
US food banks are struggling to meet the demand of Americans hit hard by layoffs caused by the pandemic. Food banks are going over budget and will not receive the pre-COVID levels of public support due to job insecurity.
Food banks, which have instituted drive-thru distribution, have been seeing a skyrocketing demand including lines up to six miles long in hard-hit cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, and Cleveland.
One unique program, Feeding Florida, is paying local farmers to continue harvesting crops and turning them into soups, sauces, and ready meals prepared by restaurant owners who are also out of work.


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Application Deadline: April 25th 2016
- The top five entrepreneurs selected by the Forum’s judging panel will be invited to participate in the World Economic Forum on Africa on 11-13 May in Kigali, Rwanda
The World Economic Forum has launched a search to identify Africa’s next generation of top female innovators and entrepreneurs.
The World Economic Forum has launched a search for Africa’s top female innovators, with the aim of bringing the brightest and best of them to its annual World Economic Forum on Africa meeting, which takes place this year on 11-13 May in Kigali, Rwanda.
The challenge to find Africa’s top female innovators is open not only to technology entrepreneurs: budding fashion designers, retailers, farmers or anyone else who has demonstrated a track record in deploying innovative technology or business models, as well as having given something back to society along the way, is encouraged to register for the challenge.
“Africa’s best resource is its people and the best way to empower a new generation of wealth and job creators is to create an environment where these people can flourish. We have launched a challenge to identify Africa’s top women innovators because we know that the female half of the population in particular needs champions and role models,” said Elsie Kanza, Head of Africa, World Economic Forum.
- The Forum will invite the five best entrepreneurs, selected by a panel of experts, to the World Economic Forum on Africa, which will take place on 11-13 May in Kigali, Rwanda, where they will be able to meet top leaders from across business, government and civil society as well as potential investors.
The Co-Chairs of the World Economic on Africa are:
- Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB);
- Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company;
- Tony O. Elumelu, Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation;
- Philippe Le Houérou, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer,
- International Finance Corporation (IFC); Graça Machel, Founder,
- Foundation for Community Development (FCD); and
- Tarek Sultan Al Essa, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Board, Agility.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the World Economic Forum on Africa


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The first official head of Google Glass will be Ivy Ross, a design and marketing executive with experience at Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach and others. TechCrunch first reported the news. The controversial product just this week became available to members of the general public, provided they’re willing to spend $1,500. A broader and cheaper retail release is expected.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.


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Christina Crossing shopping center sold for $25M+
WILMINGTON – Christina Crossing, the grocery-anchored shopping center that helped revitalize the South Market Street corridor in Wilmington, was recently sold for $25.8 million, according to county land records.
Located at 501 S. Walnut St., Christina Crossing was built by Buccini/Pollin Group and includes a 70,000-square-foot ShopRite grocery store that was one of the first full grocery stores to be built in city limits in as many years when it opened in 2008.
Cedar Realty Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, acquired the shopping center in 2017 from BPG for about $27.9 million. Meaning it saw a sale-to-sale loss of about 8% on the investment, but it was a small part of a much larger deal for the New York City-based firm.
Christina Crossing was one of 33 grocery-anchored shopping centers that was sold as a portfolio to a joint venture by New York-based investment firms DRA Advisors LLC and KPR Centers for about $879 million in gross proceeds, including assumed debt. The Wilmington shopping center was the only Delaware property in that sale, but five others were located in Philadelphia.
The portfolio sale is the first step in CDR’s $291 million merger with Virginia-based Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, another publicly-traded investment firm, that is anticipated to close this summer.
In taking over the Christina Crossing shopping center, the joint venture by DRA Advisors and KPR may put them in the heart of redevelopment efforts in so-called Riverfront East, an ambitious plan to redevelop and reimagine the South Market Street corridor. Led by the Riverfront Development Corporation, the plan will raze and develop a portion of the eastern bank of the Christina River over the next decade with aims to build a new commerce center for the city.
The third phase of that plan would address land between South Market Street and South Walnut Street. That would include an agreed-upon reimagining of the Christina Crossing shopping center, with a grocery store remaining for the long term, officials said last year.


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Pantone announces 2016 colour of the year
Each year Pantone, the company best known for its Pantone Matching System, announces their favourite colour for the coming year.
Previously Pantone have named colours such as Marsala (a naturally robust and earthy wine red), Radiant Orchid (an expressive, creative and embracing purple) and Emerald (a lively, radiant, lush green). But For the first time ever, Pantone has announced a two-tone colour as its 2016 Colour of the Year. The colours - Rose Quartz; "a warmer embracing rose tone", and Serenity "cooler tranquil blue" - reflect the current consumer trend for calmer, soothing tones.


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Publisher Avalon Interactive has announced the signing of a new deal with Dutch publisher / developer Xing Interactive which will see the creation of a new budget range of PC titles called Just 2 Play.
The new range, which will be available in the UK and Benelux territories, will consist of eleven titles at launch in September, priced at either UKP 4.99 (seven titles) or UKP 9.99 (four titles).
"Xing Interactive have a proven track record of releasing quality titles at competitive prices in other territories," according to Avalon Interactive managing director Tim Jakob, "so I'm delighted to have entered into a this partnership in time for the launch of Avalon Interactive's Just 2 Play range in the UK."
"We already enjoy a strong relationship with Interplay and Titus," he continued, "but it's promising to see new parties sign up with Avalon. In the coming weeks weÃ¢â'¬—¢ll be announcing other exciting new publishing deals."


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Take-Two has announced Q1 revenues up $14 million on last year, from $149m to $163m. The firm took a loss of $34m, down from $54m for the same period in 09.
Staff cuts, inevitably, are being touted, with a 15% headcount cut resulting in savings of $8 million in the current financial year. In an attempt to save money, the firm also recently offloaded its distribution arm Jack of all Games.
Sales hits included BioShock 2 which has shipped 3 million units to date, NBA 2K10 (2 million shipped) and continuing sales of Grand Theft Auto IV which has sold over 15 million units to date. The Wii and DS-centric Carnival Games franchise has hit cumulative sales of over 6 million to date.
Top brass pointed towards promising Q4 releases to come including L.A. Noire, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Sid Meier’s Civilization V, with the proviso that some, or all, might slip.
Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two, said that the result were "better than expected" and talked up DLC as a potential area of growth. He added, "We’ve also taken important steps to improve the efficiency of our business and align our corporate cost structure more closely with our current goals."


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Today on CBT News, we’re pleased to welcome the new Chief Revenue Officer of LotLinx, Bill Reidy, to the show. In this segment, Reidy discusses his background in automotive, his new role at LotLinx, the challenges and successes of 2020, and what’s in store for the auto industry moving forward.
While Reidy was not necessarily looking for a change in employment, he became acquainted with tech powerhouse LotLinx, and couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Drawing on his experience from building the vAuto team, Reidy recognized that LotLinx had the same potential to adapt to the changing market.
Looking back on a challenging 2020, Reidy says his admiration for the dealer community is sky high due to the way dealers have been able to adapt. When the pandemic first hit U.S. shores, everyone went into panic mode. Car dealers were no exception. However, dealers quickly pivoted and did what most smart business owners do; they reorganized. They did all the right things, including evaluating expenses and adhering to COVID guidelines.
Then unexpectedly, consumer demand for vehicles went up. Reidy acknowledges that dealers greatly benefited from the supply and demand circumstances, but they also made great strides to meet this demand.
He says, “The efficiencies we created against that supply and demand, not only kept dealerships running, but thriving in some cases. And what I’m seeing from the dealer community is there have been some lessons learned in how they can reorganize against efficiency.”
Technological innovations, especially in digital retailing, played a huge role in this. Dealers have also made great strides in marketing these new virtual offerings and logistics services, like pickup and delivery. Reidy is also confident that these advancements will continue, and tech companies like LotLinx will be at the forefront.
Reidy brings over 25 years of sales leadership and executive management experience to his role as CRO of LotLinx. Prior to joining the innovative technology and marketing company, Reidy held positions with other big auto industry players like KPA, Netsertive, DealerMatch, and of course vAuto.
Did you enjoy this interview with LotLinx’s Bill Reidy? Please share your thoughts, comments, or questions regarding this topic with host Jim Fitzpatrick at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Paris and Berlin are sticking together in the face of the American trade threat. Both countries want to do everything possible to avoid the introduction of new customs duties between Europe and the US. EURACTIV France reports.
During the 50th Franco-German Economic and Financial Council (CEFFA), French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and his German counterparts Olaf Scholz and Peter Altmaier reiterated their wish to avoid a trade war with the US at all costs.
US President Donald Trump plans to impose customs duties on European goods worth $11.2 billion a year to compensate for EU subsidies given to aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has given Trump’s plan its blessing, at least partially. But the WTO is also expected to decide in spring 2020 on the levels of taxes that the EU could set in response to Washington’s subsidies to Boeing.
Europeans want to avoid this escalation at all costs, particularly at a time when the trade wars between Washington and Beijing has already eroded global growth. And by 2020, these trade relations could cost the world “0.5 points less growth” according to Le Maire.
“We continue to reach out to our American allies,” said Le Maire at a press conference with his German counterparts. “We do not want a trade dispute with the US… But if they were to impose sanctions on us, we must know that we would be ready to respond, again within the framework of the WTO and the opportunities it will give us in a few months,” he continued.
“To us, it does not seem to be good policy to have the US imposing sanctions on Europe on the basis of the WTO decision, with Europe reacting a few months later,” said Le Maire.
“Trade wars are not good for anyone,” he added.
A common economic strategy?
In addition to the sensitive issue of the aviation industry, Le Maire recalled that the Franco-German duo should be all the more united in the context of slowing global growth against the backdrop of the China/US dispute as well as climate and technological challenges.
“We need to face this together and have a common economic strategy,” he said.
Among the points of agreement, Paris and Berlin have committed to work together to reduce public debt and pursue structural reforms, despite these issues being of concern to France.
On the German side, there is a growing acceptance of the need to invest more in the economy to boost growth. “We need a fiscal policy that is capable of taking over from monetary policy, despite leaders telling us they are less effective,” explained Le Maire.
“In the joint statement, there is a mention of growth strategy,” he added, highlighting that “Germany has started to spend more money, but we are still debating over the timetable”.
Germany has already started to increase public investment in 2018, with a 7.7% increase according to European Commission data. Yet, Germany’s investment rate still remains below the eurozone average.
The two countries also announced the launch of their European electric battery project. The electric battery plant is set to be located in France’s New Aquitaine and should employ 200 workers.
“We are announcing the start of the first project. Together with Opel, Peugeot, Total, Saft and other companies, we will notify the European Commission about the project in a few days’ time,” said Altmaier.
The battery project is expected to start work by the end of the year.
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AUSTRALIA: Dairy farmers will be counselled to come to terms with deregulation
In a bid to help dairy farmers cope with the effects of industry deregulation, Australian agricultural minister Warren Truss has announced that nearly $A170,000 will be spent on counselling services.
Part of the second round of funding announced by the government, the money is from a A$3m nest egg established to fund thirteen projects to "create jobs and provide economic and social benefits to local dairy communities."
"The projects announced today demonstrate that the federal government is meeting its responsibilities in ensuring that dairy communities are able to look to their future with confidence," added Truss.
Other projects include granting A$550,000 to fund a 80km pump in the Broke Frodwich Private Irrigation District and expanding the yoghurt and fresh milk production in South Australia's BD Farm Paris Creek Pty with A$330,000. A total of A$16,500 will go to the Great Southern Development Commission in Western Australia to fund research into a milk powder processing plant.
The potential for goat's milk production meanwhile will be analysed by the Circular Head Council in Tasmania with a grant of A$33,000.
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A DVD providing a comprehensive introduction to the pig industry has been uploaded to the British Pig Executive website. The video gives a complete grounding in everything from artificial insemination through different production systems to finishing and marketing groups, according to BPEX.
The aim was for it to have as wide an appeal as possible to anybody entering the industry who needed to understand how it works. “This is a one-stop shop for people who want to know about the industry," said BPEX Head of Communications Andrew Knowles. “Many organizations will have new starters who will be closely involved with the pig industry but may not have much background knowledge of how it all works."
As well as being available as a DVD, the video is on the BPEX website so people can dip in and out of it as needed. “It will be of great value, not only to pig businesses as part of their induction, but also to civil servants and retailers who need an understanding of the industry,” said Knowles.


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The world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles, Japan’s Honda Motor Co. Ltd has launched its budget bike ‘Dream Yuga’ in a glittering inaugural function held in New Delhi on Tuesday for the Indian Market. Honda’s Dream Yuga is a low cost bike in the 100-110 cc segment and is priced at Rs. 44, 642 (ex-showroom Delhi).
As according to Keita Muramatsu, president of Honda Motorycle & Scooter India (HMSI), “The motorcycle is Honda’s cheapest worldwide”. Akshay Kumar, the famous Bollywood actor, would be the brand ambassador for the company in India.
Honda’s Dream Yuga which is a 110cc bike has been targeted as a mass-segment commuter bike for the price sensitive Indian market. Dream Yuga is a 4-stroke motorcycle with a decent styling and is expected to give a great mileage of 72 kmpl. Dream Yuga would be available in both self-start and kick-start variants.
Honda’s Dream Yuga has been loaded with many powerful and attractive features such as aerodynamic front cowl, refined 110cc engine which has Honda Intelligent Ignition Control System to give you easy and smooth acceleration, 120mm long front suspension stroke to absorb jerks effectively, new age tubeless tyres, long seat, 94mm long 5-step adjustable rear suspension and many other features as well. Presently it would be available in five different colors.
As a matter of fact, Commuter bikes have a share of approximately 70 percent in India’s Motorcycle market. With the introduction of ‘Dream Yuga’ Honda is looking to increase its share in the sales of Commuter bikes though it is the largest seller of scooters in the Indian market. Presently, Honda has a share of 13% in the Indian two-wheeler market.
Also, Honda has ambitious plans for the future as it aims to increase its share in the Indian two-wheeler market. The Japanese company is going to pump in a fresh investment of 20 billion Rupees as it has planned to construct its third factory for manufacturing two-wheelers in India. Thereby Honda’s overall production capacity in India would reach a figure of four million units a year by the first half of 2013.
So, with fabulous features coupled with budget pricing for Dream Yuga, Honda is all set to target the commuter segment in the Indian motorcycle market. Honda’s Dream Yuga definitely has the potential to become the dream bike for everyone.


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Recognising the value of the market in China, haute diamantaire Nirav Modi has opened a new boutique in Beijing. Previously, Nirav Modi has marked its presence internationally by opening standalone store in New York, London and Hong Kong.
The boutique in Beijing is set inside the The Peninsula Beijing hotel. “The Chinese customer is changing the face of luxury retail industry all over the world. They are sophisticated luxury buyers, with an eye for detail and craftsmanship. The boutique in Beijing is our first one in China and we have more boutique launches in China planned over the next few years,” Modi says of his plans.
Seen on the likes of Kate Winslet, Taraji P Henson, Sonam Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, celebrities are no strangers to the Nirav Modi label. Golden glass, mother of pearl, brushed silver and rose gold tones accentuate the interiors of the store, which also has VIP rooms for its clientele. Here's a look at the brand's new boutique in Beijing.


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NEW YORK – When the clock strikes midnight on Friday, Harry Potter (search) hysteria will climax across the country as the highly anticipated fifth boy-wizard book goes on sale.
We're not just talking long lines here — parties, costumes and security fit for a king will be in full effect at bookstores nationwide as wannabe wizards fly out in force to spend $29.95 a pop on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Advance orders of J. K. Rowling's (search) fifth Potter tome have already surpassed the previous installments' sales.
In England, fans were already busy delving into the latest tale after waiting until the stroke of midnight to make their purchase.
"I love it so much I get goosebumps," said 12-year-old Lisa Brummett of Mesa, Ariz., after hours of waiting at the WH Smith bookstore at London's King's Cross rail station to buy the thick new book, Rowling's first in three years.
There was no less enthusiasm stateside.
"It's Harry mania at Amazon.com," Bill Carr, the online retailer's director of books, music, videos and DVDs, told Fox News Friday. "We've shattered all of our records."
The virtual bookstore's previous record-holder was the fourth Potter book, which received 350,000 advance orders, and Phoenix has "nearly doubled" that volume already.
"Even within the popular series, this book is record setting," said Carr. "We think it will be the biggest new product release in the history of e-commerce."
At 870 pages, the book's length would make some readers scoff — and weighing 2.8 pounds is no treat to tote around — but Amazon said Harry attracts readers of every type.
"We find that Harry appeals to kids of all ages," said Carr. "Kids that are 12 and kids that are 42 as well."
At Waterstone's flagship bookstore in Piccadilly, central London, managers decked out a whole floor with scenes from the book, including the Gryffindor common room, magic shops from Diagon Alley and Hagrid's cabin.
In the U.S., aspiring young wizards visiting a Barnes & Noble in Henderson, Nev., were due to receive a pair of Harry Potter glasses and be placed under the Sorting Hat to determine which house they belong to at Hogwarts. And at a Borders in Chicago, youngsters made owl puppets and got their faces painted.
Although the spine isn't officially meant to be cracked until midnight, a few Muggles have been lucky enough to get hold of the book already.
Kaitlin Webster, 14, couldn't believe her luck when she spied a copy of the tome for sale at her local Walgreen's drugstore in Daytona Beach, Fla., the New York Post reported.
"I'm shaking because I'm so excited," Kaitlin told the Daytona Beach News-Journal. "I feel like I'm the luckiest kid in America."
Kaitlin gave the book rave reviews, but was tight-lipped about the plot, because "I don't want to ruin it for anyone."
In Canada a woman said she bought Harry's latest tale at a Wal-Mart a whopping 10 days before the release date. "I think it's pure luck," Melissa, 23, told the Montreal Gazette, requesting her last name not be used.
These readers feel fortunate for good reason — around 200 million copies of the first four books in the series have been sold, in 55 languages — so getting their paws on a copy before the rest of the world is quite unique.
Publisher Scholastic is prepared for the demand, and has commissioned a first printing of 8.5 million copies for this fifth installment.
Author J.K. Rowling is now worth more than the Queen of England – amassing a $300 million fortune — and the books have become treasures highly sought by thieves.
Extraordinary pre-release security hasn't halted deviant behavior to be the first to get a hand on Harry.
Rowling sued the New York Daily News for $100 million Wednesday after the newspaper obtained an early copy of the new novel and published a preview, the book's U.S. publisher said. The News published details from the book after buying a copy from a Brooklyn, N.Y., health food store that had mistakenly put the book out for sale before its official release.
In England, authorities in Newtown-le-Willows were looking for a tractor-trailer containing 7,800 copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that were taken from outside a warehouse.
The copies of Phoenix were in a parked truck awaiting distribution to bookstores for the launch early Saturday morning, but police said thieves made off with the truck on Sunday evening. It was found Monday about 18 miles away, minus its load valued around $1.68 million.
Also in England earlier this month, Donald Parfitt, 44, a printing plant worker, was sentenced to 180 hours community service for stealing pages from the unreleased novel that he found in a parking lot as he was leaving work. Police said he offered The Sun newspaper three chapters of the book for $40,000.
Tight security has been instituted at Amazon.com, where employees began packaging the new Harry Potter book at five regional warehouses Monday with a warning label: "Do not under any circumstances deliver before June 21."
The company has added the U.S. Postal Service this time to help pull off same-day delivery, along with FedEx Corp., which handled the last shipment.
"We anticipate more than one-quarter million (nationally) this time but we really won't know until the end of June 21st," said Michael Holland, managing director of the West Coast region for FedEx Home Delivery based in Irvine, Calif.
Despite the economic implications of the book and all the hysteria that swirls around it, the excitement boils down to a love for reading Harry's ongoing adventures.
"The great thing about this craze is it is about reading," said Carr. "It's great to see kids so excited and J.K. Rowling has written some really entertaining books."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Game-Changer of the Year:
Guardians of the Galaxy
It proved that great blockbuster comic book movies aren’t restricted to comic books you’ve actually heard of, if the films are made with a strong script, enthusiasm and a respect for the audience. While that’s not good news for those who moan that there are too many comic book movies -- which is such an incurious, silly moan since there’s as much variety in comics as there is in books and nobody ever whines about those -- it seems to have already pushed studios to be a little more creative in their projects. Would we, for example, be seeing an all-star Suicide Squad film if Guardians hadn’t been huge? It’s not the familiarity that matters; it’s now what you do with it that counts.


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Sharp has announced their latest Android smartphone, the Sharp Aquos
102SH and it comes with some impressive specifications, which include a
4.5 inch glasses free 3D HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720
The Sharp Aquos 102SH is powered by a dual core 1GHz Ti OMAP 4430
processor, and it will come with Android Gingerbread, and also feature
1GB of RAM.
Other features on the Sharp Aquos 102SH include a microSDHC card
which comes with a 32GB card installed, DLNA, Bluetooth, WiFi, and a 12
The Sharp Aquos 102SH will go on sale in Japan in December, there are no details on pricing as yet.
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Honda News And Update: 2017 CR-V Gears For The Best Seller Stature
When Honda introduced the Pilot, its sales were off the roof. With the Japanese automaker's introduction of its 2016 model however, sales have not been able to replicate the success of the preceding model and instead seen a steady decline in units sold. Hope is by no means lost for Honda as it turns its bet on the 2017 CR-V, which gears for the best seller stature.
The 2017 Honda CR-V Features
A report from Motoring Crunch stated that the 2017 Honda CR-V will come with an exterior design based on the Civic. There is now better legroom for the rear-seat passengers, thanks to the extra 1.6 inches of space between the front and rear wheels. The body also gains 1.2 inches in length and an extra space behind the rear seats due to the new design. Other features include a new dashboard and touch screen navigation system from Garmin that can be found on its now wider and taller cabin. The 2017 Honda CR-V also has an optional safety feature called Honda Sensing that includes forward-collision alert, adaptive cruise control with lane-departure warning and lane-keep assist as reported.
2017 Honda CR-V Powertrain And Drivetrain
Democrat and Chronicle reported that the 2017 Honda CR-V is equipped with a 2.4 liter four-cylinder engine as before but buyers now have a choice of going for the 1.5 liter inline-4 turbocharged engine from the Civic model capable of producing 190 horsepower, compared to 185 horsepower of the original. It was also mentioned in the same report that both powertrains will be paired with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The drivetrain comes in a standard front-wheel drive (FWD) although an option for an all-wheel drive (AWD) is also available for an added yet affordable price.
Fuel Economy, Price And Availability
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by Katherine Derbyshire, contributing editor, Solid State Technology
July 15, 2008 – There’s a certain amount of schizophrenia around SEMICON West this year. On one hand, the photovoltaic sector is growing like kudzu. Growth exceeds 50%, money is pouring into the sector, and solar is one of the few industries that actually benefits from high energy prices. The future looks very bright indeed.
Meanwhile, the mainstream integrated circuit market is mired in an extended downturn. The book-to-bill ratio is well below 1.0, has languished there for months, and is continuing to decline. The future looks grim.
Yet, as Tom Caulfield, Novellus EVP/sales & marketing, pointed out in a packed house in the Yerba Buena theater (now named for Novellus in a sponsorship deal), the underlying electronics industry is doing fine. PC growth is healthy, and laptops and smartphones are booming. Sales are up 10% from last year in unit terms. In revenue terms, though, growth is a more modest 4.3%. And therein lies the problem. Average selling prices are declining, and with them the returns that manufacturers need to fund further growth.
Making things even more difficult for equipment makers, the industry is in the middle of a consolidation phase. While the top 10 spenders accounted for 52% of capital equipment purchases in 2002, now they command 74% of the purchases. They are buying different kinds of equipment, too. In the late 1990s, logic accounted for two-thirds of capital purchases, Caulfield said, but now the trend is almost exactly reversed, with memory commanding 60% of the equipment market.
Memory and logic processes are different. The transition from aluminum to copper wiring, already old news in the logic sector, is only now taking place for memory devices. With that transition come new opportunities. According to Tim Archer, SVP/GM for Novellus’ PECVD products, the transition from aluminum to copper adds 30% more PECVD layers. In high-density plasma deposition, Kaihan Ashtiani, VP/GM for gap fill, noted that memory accounts for 68% of the market — and the top two memory manufacturers combine for 37% of HDP sales, more than all logic and foundry companies together (see figure below).
Novellus says it is aggressively pursuing the memory market, introducing compact, high throughput tools for both HDP and PECVD. For HDP applications, its new Speed Max system delivers 50% more throughput than Novellus’ previous generation, according to Ashtiani, and 68% more than competing systems. A 50k wafer/day megafab would need 28% less floor space for PECVD with Novellus’ tools. For PECVD, Archer said, the upgraded Vector Extreme specifically targeting ashable hardmasks offers a blazingly fast 3800 wafer passes/day and processes up to 250 wafers/hour, similarly offering 25% better capital productivity, and requiring 40% fewer tools per fab.
The outlook for these tools is full of uncertainty — as an unusually long “Safe Harbor” statement before the presentation warned. A megafab represents a huge capital outlay; manufacturers may be more inclined to build them in modular stages. Nor is there any assurance that Novellus will meet its very aggressive market share targets in the sector. Still, the remarkable shift from a logic- to memory-dominated industry shows no signs of abating. Each of the million-plus iPhones sold this weekend came with at least 8GB of flash memory. Lower NAND flash prices lead directly to increased sales, as more people carry more of their lives in their pockets. Any company that can help support that growth can expect to have a bright future. — K.D.


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Revolting moment mice gorge on a slab of beef hung in the window display of a popular Chinese restaurant
- Viral footage shows the pair of rodents stealing food in broad daylight in China
- They were standing on a kitchen counter on their hind legs to reach the meat
- The restaurant selling beef dishes has been shut amid ongoing investigation
Diners in a Chinese city have been disgusted after two mice were caught on camera stealing food in the window display at a popular restaurant.
Footage circulating on social media, filmed by a pedestrian, captures the rodents gorging on a slab of raw meat in broad daylight.
The authority has ordered the store to shut and is investigating the incident.
Footage shows the rodents feasting on meat by standing on their hind legs at a shop in China. One mouse later gets down to eat crumbles while the other continues to hold on to the slab
The video was taken on Sunday in the city of Shantou in southern China's Guangdong Province, reported state media People's Daily.
The restaurant is said to specialise in beef hot pot, which sees customers cooking slices of raw beef in boiling broth in a bowl placed in the middle of their tables.
The 30-second clip starts by showing two mice enjoying the uncooked meat hung on a metal hook by standing on their hind legs.
Seconds later, one mouse is seen carrying on stretching its body to reach the food while the other gets down to pick up food crumbles on a wooden cutting board.
The store in question (left) is a popular hot pot restaurant in the city of Shantou. Officers from the local market watchdog inspected business and ordered it to shut the same day (right)
The restaurant is reported to specialise in beef hot pot, which sees customers cooking thin slices of raw meat in boiling broth in a bowl placed in the middle of their tables (file photo)
After discovering movements nearby, one rodent, which was roaming the kitchen, flees the counter while the other carries on feasting, appearing undeterred.
The restaurant, called Yong Yuan, was ordered to close on the same night by the market watchdog.
A spokesperson of Shantou Administration of Market Regulation told People's Daily that its officers went to inspect the store immediately after spotting the video online.
'We discovered that the beef shop could not meet our standards of food hygiene. We instantly set up a case, seized control of the restaurant and ordered it to shut,' the spokesperson said.
Further investigation is underway, according to the authority.
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