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India is one of the emerging markets that OnePlus is focusing on with its smartphones. Its latest flagship, the OnePlus 3, has already been out for a few months now but it’s still not available in India with the Soft Gold color option. That’s going to be changed in the near future as the company has now confirmed that it’s going to release the Soft Gold OnePlus 3 in the first week of October.
The company has confirmed that it’s going to release the Soft Gold color option for the OnePlus 3 in the first week of October. The release will take place in India around the time of the Diwali festival which is one time of the year where people tend to buy new phones for themselves and even as gifts for others.
There’s nothing different about the handset as compared to other OnePlus 3 units with the only exception being that of color. OnePlus introduced the Soft Gold color a couple of months after the handset was released so it will be counting on this color option to drive sales of its latest flagships.


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Lexus’ officially confirmed its plan today to move production to Georgetown, Ky. — likely due to the $146.5 million in tax breaks the state offered. But there could be something much bigger moving beneath the water.
The brand’s choice to send the ES to U.S. production is also to make room at the Kyushu plant for a major new model likely to be a compact crossover slotted below the RX.
That would especially make sense given the luxury segments shifting trend toward smaller, car-based products.
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meanwhile, Taiwan, which once had many solar companies recognized internationally does nothing…as always.
as much as I hate to do this:
Seoul’s plan seems quite simplistic, just handing out panels to households like Santa Claus. I wonder if households there can sell their generated energy back to the grid?
1 million? Big woop. Taiwan is putting corrugated iron on top of 10 million homes!
It’s FA in terms of their population true, but at least they are actually showing some awareness that solar panels exist.
Bravo Seoul. Meanwhile in the US, we resist such grand plans like we resist the metric system.
My parents live in the country (Cheongyang) and all the houses around them (all five of them lol) have solar panels on their roofs. In the summer, they get a credit from the electric company due to their surplus. I hope this can be implemented in Taipei soon.
Maybe we can sell them to Korea?
Relatively nothing , they just started a lot of schemes and you can see the panels.down south. focused on farm and factory rooftops and also fish farms.
Taiwan could do WAY more ,.It’s crazy cos they had mutilpe solar panel factories here I niece but they were throwing money at private companies and taipower for fossil fuel power expansion …Corruption ! You can see all the plants on the west coast if you drive on 61.
Taiwan solar players lost out to China solar players.
Read up on Motech, stock code 6244.
Historical high above NT$1000.
Now under NT$9.
Once top 6 player in the world in 2007.
Same stories for other Taiwan solar makers.
Didn’t they merge or something to fight the scale advantage Chinese makers had?
Taiwan companies merge?
ASE and SPIL merged and it was a kicking and screaming affair
I know them well and their plants in Miaoli. The govt has started to subsidise them finally as per merger mentioned, it’s a brutal business anyway.
Another fair question: Why can’t we build more value-added solar panels than Chinese companies? Better ones that cost more?
the [central] government was willing to chip in as much as $47 billion to help build its solar manufacturing into what it calls a “strategic industry.”
Yep there’s no way the Taiwanese could complete directly.
.My mindset is we subsidise polluting industry and loads of wasteful crap, the govt should have subsidised local solar years and years ago.


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Chinese tourists bring cash to Japan's tourism industry
The 14th G20 Summit is set to kick off on Friday in Osaka, a popular destination for many Chinese tourists. CGTN Senior Correspondent Tian Wei went to a very local market to find out how Chinese visitors are bringing cash to Japan's tourism industry.
With a history that spans 200 years, the Kuromon Market is still one of the most popular markets in downtown Osaka. There are 170 shops there, mainly mom-and-pop shops run by families. Yamamoto Sang is one of them. Now in his 70s, he was born and raised on this street. And now, not only does he run his family pickle shop, he also represents shop owners to promote the ancient street.
Yoshinori Yamamoto, chairman of the Kuromon Market Promotion Association, told CGTN that they want to continue to attract foreign customers here. So they have made price tags, pamphlets and maps in foreign languages, mainly in Chinese, in addition to their native language. They have also delivered these items to the neighboring hotels. For now, there are a lot of shops that accept China's popular payment solutions – Unionpay and Alipay.
According to Yamamoto Sang, the street is a favorite destination for Chinese tourists. To satisfy their customers, shop owners here have learned the Chinese language, greet customers in Chinese, and more importantly, earn their credibility through the freshest produce and the best service.
Takamitus Fukai is the owner of a fish shop established by his great-great-grandfather. Speaking of long-term goals, he said that "we are going to be a bigger company, to go global. We want to go to Beijing next."
A visit to the fresh produce market tells us about much more than food. The real fabric of connection has long existed between China and Japan. Business and trade will continue to be one of the strongest bonds between both sides.


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Eurozone is hit by fears of deflation as unemployment continues to remain high
The eurozone plunged deeper into crisis yesterday as inflation fell to a five-year low and unemployment remained stubbornly high.
Figures from statistics agency Eurostat said prices in the single currency bloc in August were just 0.3 per cent higher than in the same month last year.
Analysts said inflation is ‘worryingly low’ in the region and warned that a damaging bout of deflation is now a serious threat.
Out of work: And a period of falling prices could be disastrous for the eurozone
A separate report from Eurostat showed unemployment in the eurozone held firm at 11.5 per cent in July with 18.4million people out of work.
The double whammy of dismal news will pile pressure on the European Central Bank and its president Mario Draghi to launch an emergency money-printing programme to kick-start the ailing economy.
Luke Bartholomew, an analyst at Aberdeen Asset Management, said: ‘This is yet another bad indicator of the health of the eurozone economy.’ He said Draghi ‘looks more and more like Nero fiddling while Rome burns’.
Inflation is now at the lowest level since October 2009, having fallen from 0.5 per cent in June and 0.4 per cent in July, and a far cry from the ECB’s target of just under 2 per cent.
A period of falling prices could be disastrous for the eurozone as households and businesses put off spending in the knowledge that goods will be cheaper in the future, hitting profits and driving up unemployment.
Prices are already falling in Italy, down 0.2 per cent in August. The Italian economy, the third largest in the eurozone, slipped back into recession over the summer.
Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, slammed into reverse in the second quarter while the second largest, France, stagnated.
Alasdair Cavalla, an economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, said the recent economic news from the eurozone ‘has been almost unremittingly negative’.
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Australia: The Finance and Leasing LandscapeBy Farooq Ghauri, NETSOL Technologies Australia on 04-03-2021
Australia has maintained itself as a dominant force in the Asia Pacific region, and prior to the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, its economy sustained uninterrupted, recession free growth for nearly three decades. In 2019, Australia's GDP was worth US$1392.70bn, as per official data released by the World Bank. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the country's economy plummeted 7% from April to June 2020 due to the pandemic.
With a large mixed-market economy, Australia is part of the top 15 economies across the globe. The 2018 World Economic League Table, published by the London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research, projected that Australia will rise from the 13th largest economy in the world to the 11th by 2025.
The current crisis has had devastating effects globally and has brought unparalleled consequences upon economies worldwide. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is the worst recession in a century. However, with lockdown restrictions being lifted and many businesses reopening, Australia has started to slowly get back on track.
Last year, Fitch revised Australia's 2020 GDP forecast to a reduction of 2.7% from a decline of 5% previously, displaying better-than-anticipated economic data and relative achievements in combatting COVID-19.
Australia has a powerful, sophisticated and competitive financial services sector, which is seen as the highest contributor to the national economy. Coupled with a strong regulatory system, the sector has maintained itself as a primary driver of economic growth and will likely remain as the most significant sector for the country in the future.
Australia has a diverse array of financial products and a large, broad range of financial service providers that continue to provide more opportunities and stimulate growth and development in the country. Leasing is a mature product in Australia having been offered as part of a portfolio of finance methods for over five decades in the country.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, equipment financing and leasing account for around 40% of total capital expenditure in Australia. It is anticipated that the financial services sector will continue to be well positioned to play its vital role in supporting the Australian economy's productive base in the years ahead. Primary providers of finance and leasing facilities in Australia were conventionally banks and finance companies (including bank-owned lenders, general financiers and captives). Over the last 10 years, nearly all the bank owned finance organizations have been assimilated into their parent companies. While banks have been the main source for leasing and other equipment finance, improved access to financing has increased the share of captives and independents.
It was estimated by the Australian Finance Industry Association that at the end of the financial year 2019, total new equipment finance (inclusive of fleet leasing) was A$47.7bn - compared with year end 2018, which was A$47.2bn. Excluding fleet leasing, equipment finance represented A$40.4bn, compared with year-end 2018, which was A$40.3bn.
From this, A$8.7bn accounted for finance leases, A$5.7bn for operating leases (inclusive of fleets), A$1.9bn for hire-purchase and A$31.3bn for chattel mortgages. Not including the fleet leasing sector, 36% was for motor cars and light commercials, 18% for trucks, trailers and buses, 3% for aircraft and other transport equipment, 6% for agricultural machinery, 5% for EDP and office machines, 4% for manufacturing equipment, 14% for mining and construction and 13% for other items.
Net receivables have been displaying growth since 2015, and to June 2019, increased to A$112bn from A$107bn the previous year.
Impact of COVID-19 on the Australian Automotive Sector
As the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19 spread across the world, businesses across all industries globally were severely impacted. Australia was no exception, and the pandemic has adversely affected the Australian automotive sector.
New vehicle sales in Australia include passenger cars, SUVs, light and heavy commercial vehicles. As the pandemic impacted the automotive industry, in March 2020, new car sales dropped by approximately 18%. According to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, 81,690 new vehicles were sold in March 2020, a reduction of 17.9% from March 2019.
Additionally, this also represented a decline compared to previous months.
Further statistics for April 2020 suggest that in Australia, at least A$1bn more was spent on purchasing new vehicles in April 2019, compared with April 2020. These decreases in vehicle sales can be attributed to the transition to working from home, adhering to social movement restrictions, reduced consumer confidence leading to Australian's deciding to save rather than spend in light of the pandemic and the increase in unemployment in the country. New vehicle sales data for May 2020 showed some signs of recovery when compared to April.
However, despite a hard-hitting three months, new vehicle sales unexpectedly surged in June 2020, providing an unsurpassed result in the last 12 months. The number of new vehicles sold in June signified a reduction of only 6.4% when contrasted with June for the previous year, alongside a huge difference to the 17.9%, 48.5% and 35.3% decreases in March, April and May respectively.
The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries termed vehicle sales in June being down just 6.4% year-on-year as 'the strongest result since the initiation of the COVID-19 crisis'. The recovery has been attributed to a number of key factors, including restrictions being lifted, an extension of the government's instant asset write-off scheme and an increase in activities from both automotive companies and dealerships that have been offering a diverse range of affordable packages for retail customers. Statistics from this June represent the highest monthly result since June last year.
The instant asset write-off scheme implemented by the government enabled Mercedes, BMW and Audi with immense growth in sales. The country's number one selling vehicle, the Toyota Hilux Ute, recorded their highest all-time sales.
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries' Chief Executive Tony Weber provided some positive outlook towards the future. He stated that there could be a quick turnaround once there is the availability of a vaccine to treat COVID-19 and consumer confidence resurfaces. In Weber's perspective, longer-term growth would take place due to the structure of the Australian economy, the government's stimulus measures pertaining to the automotive sector and important matters related to consumer finance being addressed.
Weber stated that the significance of the Australian government in enabling the automotive sector is to attain the right regulatory balance pertaining to vehicle finance in the country. According to him, a 'balanced approach was required, which both protects consumers as well as promotes sales and growth in the marketplace. He displayed signs of confidence in the government doing so.
Once the demand for new vehicles normalizes, automakers and dealers will return to a more stable position. It is pertinent to note that prior to the current unprecedented crisis, in the 12 months to November 2018, Australians borrowed A$8.1bn to purchase vehicles. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 19% of the 1.1m+ new vehicles sold during that timeframe were acquired via financing.
While prices for used vehicles reached their highest two month drop in March and April 2020, they rebounded strongly in the following month of May by 10.6%, according to Moody's Analytics, nearly returning them to pre-COVID levels. A number of aspects have led to the recovery of used vehicle prices including stock shortages of new vehicles, reduced fuel costs, decreased usage of public transportation and the reduction of domestic air travel.
In July 2020, used vehicle prices reached a record increase. Further data from Moody's Analytics revealed that used vehicle prices for July transcended for the second month running, with a large 16.2% increase on pre-COVID prices and a 30.8% surge on prices during the April 2020 collapse.
According to the Australian Automotive Dealer Association Chief Executive Officer James Voortman, passenger cars are Australia's third largest import and the automotive sector contributes nearly $13bn to the Australian economy. This highlights the impact and significance of the industry to the overall economy of the country.
In a report published by PwC Australia, in order to weather the storm, it was stated that it is important for financial services and auto finance and leasing companies in Australia to revive growth and adhere to swiftly changing market expectations through digital transformation, innovation and new business models that are imperative to not only reduce costs and increase revenue, but to survive in today's fast-changing marketplace.
Digital Trends and Forecasts
The rapid rate of technological advancements and increasing penetration of mobile devices, combined with changing preferences of customers has had significant effects on the ways in which financial services are planned, executed and consumed.
In Australia, the number of internet users rose by 265,000 between 2019 and 2020, giving the country over 22 million internet users and an internet penetration rate of 88% in January 2020. At the beginning of 2020, the country also had nearly 33 million mobile connections, which is equivalent to 130% of the total Australian population.
An analysis of digital trends and forecasts in Australia provides positive insights into the future of digitization of the finance and leasing industry in the country. Technologies such as Cloud Platforms, Data Analytics, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and IoT will play a critical role in driving economic growth in Australia in the near future. It was estimated, that in 2018, total spending on IT projects and services in Australia grew by 2.6% to $84.8bn.
According to KPMG, investment in the Fintech industry in Australia is becoming extremely diverse. In terms of number of Fintech organizations in the country as per size and investment, the two major and most significant sectors are Payments and Lending. The growth of capital markets and Wealthtech continues, alongside Blockchain, Insurtech and Regulatory Technology.
Digital transformation for auto captives, banks and finance and leasing companies is no longer a requirement, but a necessity in order to strive in today's unprecedented and challenging marketplace. By digitally transforming, financial institutions are enabled to effectively manage their complex multi-site and multi-currency operations and to thrive in hyper competitive markets globally. According to Deloitte, digital transformation could add as much as $45bn to Australia's GDP by 2021.
Digitally transforming enables superior customer experiences, streamlining of operational processes and new business models that are imperative to not only reduce costs and increase revenue, but to survive in today's fast-changing marketplace. In a report published by PwC Australia, it was stated that in order to weather the storm during these unprecedented times, it is essential for financial services providers in Australia to revive growth and adhere to swiftly changing market expectations through transformation. According to research, the current crisis of COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation for Australian companies by an average of six years.
Australia's finance and leasing industry will remain a dynamic part of the country's financing market with equipment leasing in Australia accounting for nearly half of the country's total equipment capital expenditure. The financial services sector is highly developed and over the last five years, growth in annual business volume coupled with the high rate of car sales sourced by finance indicates the continuation of a thriving sector in the country.
Australia has a fast-growing Fintech market and recent research indicates that Fintech revenue is anticipated to increase at a rapid pace. Primary factors contributing to this growth are likely to be digital payments, personal and business finance, data analysis and financial infrastructure.
In the last two years, customer adoption of Fintech-enabled services has more than doubled in Asia-Pacific. According to the EY Global Fintech Adoption Index 2019, nearly 60% of digitally-active Australians are using Fintech-enabled products and services, up from 37% in 2017. It is predicted that the digital disruption that is currently taking place will continue even deeper in the near future, making Australia one of the leading hubs in Asia Pacific.
Farooq Ghauri, NETSOL Technologies Australia
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Dartford Tesco and 200 flats plan approved
A revised plan to build a supermarket with other retail outlets, restaurants and more than 200 flats in a Kent town has been approved.
The £80m development for Lowfield Street, Dartford, that includes a Tesco, was unanimously backed by the council planners on Thursday.
It is the third scheme put forward to regenerate the area, since 2001, which has many boarded-up properties.
A previous Tesco scheme was rejected following a public inquiry in 2005.
Tesco said it had listened to residents' concerns and returned with a smaller scheme which would still create up to 400 jobs.
However, Ray Richardson, a butcher, said the development would mean the end of his shop, which had been in Lowfield Road for more than a century.
"They basically came up with either you vote yes to this or you end up with a derelict crime-ridden area," he said.
"They were up against a wall. It was the usual Tesco gun against the head."
But Bob Heasman, chairman of business group Dartford Town Centre Partnership, welcomed the scheme.
"Dartford needs that size of investment to bring it back to the economic vibrancy it once held," he said.
"It will rejuvenate the town and allow the existing businesses to respond to the increased footfall so that they can thrive and grow."
The redevelopment of the site, which includes provision of 771 parking spaces, will involve the demolition of the majority of the existing buildings in Lowfield Street.
Glentworth Ex-Servicemen's Club will also be demolished but planning permission has already been granted for a new facility nearby.


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If you use Gmail and happen to click your way to your Google Buzz tomorrow, it will ask you to review your privacy settings. Don’t panic! This is normal. Or at least it will be tomorrow.
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Eagle, Idaho, March 29, 2023 – The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) and the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) have announced a multi-year partnership making fresh Idaho® potatoes the first vegetable to participate in the ADA’s esteemed, Better Choices for Life program. The purpose of the partnership is to help educate tens of millions of Americans on ways they can add Idaho potatoes to their meal plan.
EAGLE, ID, February 22, 2023 – The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is partnering with Van Leeuwen, a New York-based nationally beloved brand known for their made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, to create a limited-edition ice cream representing one of America’s favorite food pairings, Idaho® potato French fries and milkshakes. The limited-edition malted milkshake flavored ice cream with French fry bites will be available to purchase through Van Leeuwen’s website and in all scoop shops in Los Angeles and New York starting February 23rd.
EAGLE, ID, November 2, 2022 – During the Idaho Potato Commission's (IPC) October meeting, two new Commissioners representing the grower and shipper industries were sworn in. Daren Bitter of Bittersweet Farms and Brian Jones of Sun Valley Potatoes will each serve three-year terms. Commissioners Bryan Wada and Paul Saito were sworn in for their second terms and now serve as Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively.
Eagle, ID, October 19, 2022 – Halloween is here and the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has a few frighteningly delicious recipes you’ll want to serve this spooktacular month! From pre-trick-or-treating snacks to sweet treats to more sophisticated fare for adults, the collection of 25+ recipes will keep everyone in the Halloween spirit.
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Eagle, ID, February 25, 2022 -- Ten years ago the Big Idaho Potato Truck hit the road for a year-long tour to celebrate the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) 75th anniversary. Fast forward a decade and three giant taters later to a national phenomenon that folks still clamor to photograph and share on social media. The Big Idaho Potato Truck was the inspiration for the New Year’s Eve Potato Drop and Big Idaho Potato Hotel, which have both been recognized by media around the globe.
Eagle, ID, February 7, 2022 -- The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has bottled one of the world’s most irresistible scents, fresh Idaho® Potato French fries just in time for Valentine’s Day. Frites by Idaho is a limited-edition fragrance available only on the IPC’s website.
Eagle, ID, January 5, 2022 -- Idaho potatoes have been the naming sponsor of America’s most exciting cold weather bowl game, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (FIPB), for 10 years, and 2021 didn’t disappoint the fans in the stands and the two million folks who watched the high-scoring game live on ESPN.
Eagle, Idaho, December 10, 2021 -- The Idaho landscape is breathtaking, especially during potato harvest. This year the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) asked growers, those closest to the land, to submit their favorite photos for a chance to win an Idaho potato branded, KLIM jacket.
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such guides on Lycos targeted at consumers looking for an enhanced shopping
Powered by PersonaLogic, the new Lycos decision guides are geared towards
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bikes, cities to live in and cruises.
“By deploying PersonaLogic’s interactive decision guides, we are extending our
personalization offerings and providing our users with a new level of online
pre-sales assistance,” said Bob Davis, CEO of Lycos.
Said Steve Tomlin, president and CEO of PersonaLogic: “Our interactive
decision guides act as the ‘qualifying’ stage in the electronic commerce sales
cycle, making better matches with consumers and the sellers of goods and
The Lycos decision guides, accessed by logging onto decisionguide.lycos.com,
simplify complex decisions by walking users through a series of easy,
intuitive questions about a variety of product and service characteristics.
When researching a car, for example, consumers can specify their points of
view on characteristics such as price, type of car, safety features and head
PersonaLogic’s interface allows users to express both requirements and
preferences. They can also specify whether a particular feature is “nice to
have’ or is mandatory, and they’re asked to make trade-offs between lower price/higher reliability, better safety/higher performance, etc. The result is an ordered list of cars that provide the best overall fit for each user’s needs.


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Google IOGoogle revealed it built its own chips to speed up machine learning.
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The ECHL's Toledo Walleye unveiled some creative Batman-themed jerseys for an upcoming 'Heroes Night.'
ECHL teams can always be counted on for creative jersey ideas. The Toledo Walleye offered a strong contribution on Tuesday, unveiling Batman and Riddler jerseys for a November game.
The jerseys are part of the minor league team’s “Heroes Night” in honor of local police and fire departments on Nov. 22. It’s all in good fun since the visiting Evansville IceMen will be the question mark-covered Riddlers for the game.
The sweaters will be auctioned off at the end of the game for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, March of Dimes and the Walleye Wishing Well, according to the team.
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MIT uses artificial intelligence to turn images of food into recipes.
For consumers that are obsessed with documenting and sharing images of their food, MIT is developing a very useful website. Pic2Recipe!, a neural network created by electrical engineering and computer science student Nick Hynes, uses artificial intelligence to find the right recipe that corresponds to an uploaded image of food based on a database of over one million recipes.
While the website is still in the early stages of development, it shows promise. Beyond identifying recipes, Pic2Recipe! can also recognize different types of food and predict a list of the dish’s ingredients, which could be used to estimate nutritional content. “It could allow people to analyze their meals and determine their nutritional value, or even to manipulate an existing recipe to be healthier or to conform to certain dietary restrictions,” Hynes tells WIRED.
Pic2Recipe! is not the first project of its kind. In an attempt to improve the user experience for foodies, Pinterest announced a “dish recognition feature” using visual search technology in May. Users can take photos of food and find relevant recipes related to what they’ve captured. The feature has been called the “Shazam for food” and uses machine learning in a similar way to Pic2Recipe!. Rather than uploading a recipe, Pinterest can suggest related recipes based on an image in real-time.
Im2Calories, a research project from Google, takes the concept one step further and uses advanced image recognition to estimate the calories in a meal from a photo. In the future, it could work as an advanced automated food diary, offering consumers a quick and practical way of tracking consumption and monitoring their diet. Google is also building out the image recognition capabilities of its Assistant, which could be used to improve the feature.
These projects target a connected world obsessed with food photography, self-quantification, and calorie counting. With food culture and social media becoming increasingly intertwined, artificial intelligence will become more commonplace in the food and drink industry. Beyond tech companies and researchers, food and drink brands can harness artificial intelligence to be at the forefront of this phenomenon. This would offer real value to health-conscious consumers and help them to explore new recipes in a simple, effortless way.
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Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” does not support NFC, Microsoft has told NFC World. The confirmation follows a report on Friday that the company had already designed NFC into Windows phones. “While near field communications is not currently supported on Windows Phone 7.5, it is coming. We expect NFC-enabled Windows Phone devices to ship within the next year,” said the firm, re-iterating plans announced by Andy Lees, Microsoft’s president of Windows Phone, in October.
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GAIL wins Rs4,962-crore sales tax battle
Our Corporate Bureau
19 May 2005
New Delhi: In a landmark judgment, Gujarat sales tax tribunal, Ahmedabad, has set aside sales tax demand of Rs4,962 crore on GAIL. The order passed on the 16th of May 2005, has upheld the stand of GAIL that transportation of natural gas by GAIL from Gujarat to other states amounts to ''stock transfer'' and not ''inter state sale''.
The judgment pronounced in favour of GAIL and will sizably reduce GAIL''s contingent liability. The company protested the demand of Rs4,962 crore raised by the sales tax department of Gujarat. The central issue was about the transmission of natural gas from Gujarat to other states, which Gujarat sales tax department claimed it as inter state sale and assessed the tax provisionally and passed order under section 41B. GAIL carries gas from Gujarat to other states under its ownership and transfers the ownership at the custody transfer point and claims it as stock transfer.
The dispute on the demand of sales tax by Gujarat sales tax department pertained to the period 1994-95 to 2000-01. Initially, GAIL contested the case in the Supreme Court, which transferred the case to the state tribunal on the ground that the issue did not involve pure question of law. The tribunal, after verifying the process involved for transmission of gas, has set aside the demand of the sales tax department and ordered to make regular assessment under section 41, considering the transfer of gas from Gujarat to other states as stock transfer. GAIL carries almost 85 per cent of the gas from Gujarat to various states under its ownership.


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Malaysian Hockey Confederation chief executive officer Nishel Kumar (right, white shirt) and Let’s Play Performance general manager Hairul Azmer Yusop (left) during the sponsorship presentation for MHC umpires recently.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) umpires received a big boost when local manufacturer Let’s Play Performance came on board as their apparel sponsor recently.
This is the first time in history that Malaysian umpires have been sponsored with t-shirts and sweatshirts to use when officiating matches.
MHC umpires committee chairman Ranjit Singh and MHC chief executive officer Nishel Kumar received the sponsorship from Let’s Play Performance’s general manager Hairul Azmer Yusop.
“We have a strong tradition of having umpires at the world level, and we hope this sponsorship from Let’s Play Performance will inspire the next generation of umpires to be more confident and follow in the footsteps of those who have achieved glory before them,” said Ranjit.
Hairul said: “Our sponsorship is complete, as we have even included a travel kit to help the umpires be more confident when carrying out their duties.”
Also present were MHC umpires committee deputy chairman Ravinderpal Singh and MHC umpires committee secretary Jaswant Singh.
Meanwhile, MHC president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal handed out RM10,000 in administration grants to 16 members, of which 14 were state affiliates, as well as two associates.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says he doesn’t want his customers’ data, he just wants to sell them great products.
In an open letter to customers on the new privacy section of Apple’s website, Cook outlined exactly how Apple thinks about privacy, while taking a couple shots at the competition.
Pointing to the way that companies like Google and Facebook mine data and sell it to advertisers, Cook says Apple keeps the focus on its products.
“We don’t build a profile based on your email content or web browsing habits to sell to advertisers,” Cook Wrote. “We don’t “monetize” the information you store on your iPhone or in iCloud. And we don’t read your email or your messages to get information to market to you. Our software and services are designed to make our devices better. Plain and simple.”
The letter comes on the day Apple released iOS 8 and a day before Apple’s new iPhones hit retail stores and in the wake of the recent theft of celebrity photos from Apple’s iCloud.
Cook referenced Apple’s iAd mobile advertising service, which he said “doesn’t get data from Health and HomeKit, Maps, Siri, iMessage, your call history, or any iCloud service like Contacts or Mail, and you can always just opt out altogether.”
He also stressed that Apple never cooperated with any government agencies to create backdoors into its products.
“I want to be absolutely clear that we have never worked with any government agency from any country to create a backdoor in any of our products or services,” Cook said. “We have also never allowed access to our servers. And we never will.”
Apple says it’s publishing its new website to create transparency. The privacy website will explain how its handles users’ personal information, what it does and doesn’t collect, and why.
“We’re going to make sure you get updates here about privacy at Apple at least once a year and whenever there are significant changes to our policies,” Cook Said.


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Great Falls Tribune, Montana, US
Thai, U.S. negotiators wrap up first round of talks
By JO DEE BLACK
Tribune Staff Writer
16 July 2005
Negotiators and staff members working on a free trade agreement for Thailand and the United States spent the week dining on Montana beef, eating Montana grain products and enjoying Great Falls’ hospitality.
They also did a lot of work.
Friday ended the fourth round of trade talks between the two countries, which were staged in the Electric City at the suggestion of Sen. Max Baucus, D.-Mont.
He wanted negotiators to hear the concerns of farmers, ranchers and business people whose industries will feel positive and negative effects from a free trade agreement.
"We got to tour the malt plant, the pasta plant, see a ranch and a farm and that’s no small thing for the city slickers among us," said Barbara Weisel, the United State’s chief negotiator.
The team also tackled 23 chapters of the agreement, each covering a separate industry or product.
"It’s been a very long week, these documents are written in legal text and we go through them word by word," Weisel said. "What we want is a balanced agreement for both sides that will expand trade between our countries."
Now, the sides will exchange initial offers detailing how low they are willing to go on each industry’s tariffs and by what rate they are willing to decrease them.
Offers were not exchanged on chapter’s covering agriculture. Thailand’s average tariff on ag-related imports is now 35 percent.
"We wanted to wait because we knew we’d be getting input from people out here and we want to use that," Weisel said.
Thailand’s lead negotiators Nitya Pibulsonggram said agriculture is a particularly sensitive issue in the trade negotiations.
While his country imports products such as high-quality grain and beef to serve their 12 million visitors-a-year tourist industry, it’s also the second largest producer of sugar in the world.
American sugar beet and cane farmers say if sugar import quotas are lowered, domestic prices for their commodities will crash.
"We have 65 million people in Thailand and about 60 percent of those are in farming. It’s their lifeblood," Pibulsonggram said. "But, there is a whole picture of trade that this agreement covers. We have $24 billion in trade with the United States and about 1/20th of that is agriculture."
Thailand is undertaking an aggressive infrastructure upgrade, everything from roads and rail to building construction, Pibulsonggram said. The effort is intended to boost economic development.
"Trade will be good for both of our countries. We will be looking at your technology, your service sectors to grow our economy," he said.
Montana Farmers Union Executive Director Tracy Houck said the talks were a great chance to show off Montana’s fine grain and beef products to Thai business people.
"I think they have a good feel that our production methods are quality driven," she said.
About 200 people were in Great Falls for the talks. Of those, 125 were on the trade teams.
The free trade agreement talks are the result of "trade promotion authority," also known as "fast track," passed in 2002. The law allows the United States to negotiate trade agreements and then present them to Congress for a vote.
Since 2002 the United States has entered free trade agreements with Chile, Singapore, Australia and Morocco.
In 2004 Thailand imported $6.3 billion worth of goods from the United States. The same year the United States imported $17.57 billion in goods from Thailand.
Talks for the U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement should wrap up in early 2006. The next round will be held in Hawaii in September.
Once negotiators reach a deal, the U.S. Trade Representative officials notify Congress. There is a 90-day mandatory waiting period from that notification date until action can be taken.


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CHICAGO (WLS) -- From produce to paper products and gasoline, prices on just about everything have skyrocketed, and some consumers are wondering if companies are being opportunistic with inflation and the many ways everyday items cost more.
Phil Lempert, editor of The Supermarket Guru, commented on if companies are using this inflation period to jack up prices because they know people will pay.
"Well, we saw that in the beginning of the pandemic, especially with PPE, and those companies had to push their prices back down," Lempert said. "We have had some major companies, especially in the food sector, come out and say that consumers love their products, and they're going to be able to get their full price for it. But the reality is, no, there are not a lot of opportunistic sellers that are out there that are trying to just gouge consumers. That's not the case."
In the Chicago Metro area, prices this past January were up 6.8% from January 2021 across all items, according to the Consumer Price Index.
Nationally in January 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- The cost of a dozen eggs was $1.47; last month, they were $1.93.
- Bread was $1.55 a pound, up to $1.56 last month.
- A pound of chicken was $1.60, up to $1.62 last month.
- Ground beef was $4.31 a pound, up to $4.77 last month.
- Whole milk was $3.47 per gallon, up to $3.79 last month.
- A pound of bananas was $0.60, up to $0.63 last month.
- A pound of oranges was $1.30, up to $1.43 last month.
- A pound of tomatoes was $1.93, down to $1.89 last month.
Lempert said companies can only absorb so much.
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For example, when you go into a supermarket and see them wiping down the checkout every 30 minutes, cleaning the shopping carts, cleaning the door handles, all that comes with a cost.
And it's not just supermarkets that are impacted. Lempert said the car industry has also taken a hit.
"When we look at automobiles, for example, one of the things that we've heard a lot about are the shortages of chips. So what that means is there's less cars coming off the assembly line. Also what that has done, not only has it increased the price of new cars, but it's increased dramatically the price of used cars. So the bottom line is take care of your car as long as you can because those prices will come down once we have this chip shortage resolved, but, for now, you're going to pay more," he said.
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Sega confirmed last year that the device was in the works, but it was originally supposed to be released only in Japan and based on the AtGames technology that also powered the poorly received Genesis Flashback HD in 2017. However, Sega decided to delay the retro console into this year, while dropping AtGames, developing its own software with M2, and launching it worldwide.
The release date and price for the Sega Genesis Mini have now been revealed, with the retro console to roll out on September 19 with a price tag of $80.
The iconic SEGA Genesis returns September 19, 2019, with our lovingly crafted SEGA Genesis Mini for $79.99!
Simply plug-in and play 40 of the console's legendary titles, 10 of which we're announcing today.
— SEGA (@SEGA) March 30, 2019
Sega made the announcement on stage at Sega Fes 2019, the company’s annual fan event in Tokyo. The first 10 games of the Sega Mega Drive Mini, the Japanese version of the retro console, were revealed at the event, with the first 10 games of the Sega Genesis Mini, the U.S. version, revealed afterwards:
- Altered Beast
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Comix Zone
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Gunstar Heroes
- Shining Force
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Space Harrier II
- ToeJam & Earl
The Sega Genesis Mini will come with a pair of the classic wired controllers, plus a USB power adapter, a power cable, and an HDMI cable. The console is about 55 percent of the size of the original Sega Genesis, and it will be pre-loaded with a total of 40 games.
Preorder links for the retro console are coming soon, according to its official website. Gamers who would like to receive updates on the device may sign up for a newsletter.
Meanwhile, for fans who want to play classic Sega Genesis games now, there is the option of doing so with the Amazon Fire TV. The Sega Classics app was rolled out for the device last December, offering 25 of the console’s most popular games for only $15, including the Golden Axe and Street of Rage trilogies and three remastered Sonic titles. The games may be played using either a Bluetooth controller or the Fire TV remote, with features that allow players to rewind a few seconds and utilize multiple save slots for each game.
- Sonic Superstars is getting a Lego DLC, but game still has no release date
- The Sega Genesis Mini 2 features an unreleased game by Sonic legend Takashi Iizuka
- Micro Center spills the beans on Alder Lake, revealing price and release date
- Sega teases more mini consoles, including the Dreamcast
- Sega Genesis Mini gets a huge price cut just in time for the holidays


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Microsoft Announces Mobile Restructuring With Up To 7,800 Job Cutsby Brandon Chester on July 8, 2015 5:05 PM EST
A little more than a year ago Nokia officially ceased to exist as a mobile phone manufacturer. Nokia's efforts to reverse their decline in the mobile space by adopting Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system were unsuccessful, and eventually the company decided to exit from the mobile phone market entirely by selling their devices business to Microsoft. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had stated that Microsoft was evolving from a traditional software company to become a devices and services company. With that mindset, the acquisition of Nokia made sense in order to acquire manufacturing, design, and software talent that had already been working on Windows Phones for quite some time.
Unfortunately, it appears that the purchase of Nokia's devices division has not worked out as well as Microsoft had hoped. New CEO Satya Nadella has also reversed course on the Devices and Services mantra and is instead focusing on software and services, but with first party hardware to showcase the software. After laying off 12,500 former Nokia employees last year, Microsoft has announced that will be eliminating up to 7,800 positions, with most of the cuts coming in areas of Microsoft focused on phones. In addition to the job cuts, Microsoft will be writing off 7.6 billion dollars which is essentially the entire value of the Nokia acquisition. There will also be a $750-$850 million restructuring charge. All-in-all, it's a big hit to their bottom line, and even companies that make billions every year have to answer to investors about charges like this. It is an even bigger write down than they took on the AQuantive deal a few years ago.
In an email to employees regarding Microsoft's future in the mobile business, CEO Satya Nadella stated “In the near-term, we’ll run a more effective and focused phone portfolio while retaining capability for long-term reinvention in mobility.” One could interpret this as Microsoft consolidating their phone lineup which has arguably become a bit too large and filled with devices that only differ from each other in small ways. It's likely that the launch of Windows 10 for phones will be accompanied by more information about the future of Microsoft's phone business, but for the time being it appears that Microsoft is taking a step back from their role as a major devices company.


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Haanview Farms, community partners, and Sheldon Creek Dairy will host a free day on the farm, June 17. It will be a celebration of local food and education on agriculture for the family to enjoy Father’s Day weekend.
The farm is already a popular tourist attraction and place to visit in the summer with farm store samplings every weekend. The 6th annual day on the farm free event is expected to attract 7,000 revellers, with kid-friendly activities and several sponsors already in tow.
During this free event, the public will learn about the food they eat through cooking demonstrations, tours of the barn, a local farmers market and interactive activities. They will meet farmers while visiting various education trailers such as Grain Farmers, Pig Farmers, Dairy Farmers and Farm Safety from Adjala Tos Firefighters.
Anyone interested in learning more about where food comes from, and how it is produced, can get a first-hand look at agriculture in Ontario and food production. This educational event will begin at 10 am and goes until 3 pm.
Attendees can also take self-guided tours of the dairy farm, kids games, local farmers market, live music and educational sessions for kids. Marian den Haan, whose family started the farm, is excited to share with the community their daily activities.
“It has to get to the grocery store from somewhere, and we want to show them the process it goes through first hand.”
Details about the Day on the Farm can also be found on the bottle tags of the nostalgic glass bottled milk that Sheldon Creek Dairy sells throughout Central and Southern Ontario or online at www.sheldoncreekdairy.ca.
The event takes place at 4316 5th Concession RR#2 Loretto.


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Tesla is making use of its local community platform to question fans in Oklahoma and Mississippi to help defeat new payments that could be made use of to ban direct income of electric powered vehicles.
To this day, there are even now some states that avert Tesla and other automakers from advertising instantly to consumers.
This is since of previous rules place in put to safeguard franchise dealerships versus automakers hoping to contend with the people today who invested a great deal of cash into providing a sale and provider workforce for them. It created a great deal of sense.
But now, people exact legislation are being applied to protect against Tesla and other new automakers who hardly ever had franchise dealerships from competing versus sellers who sell autos from other automakers.
It is remaining employed in an anti-competitive way.
Numerous states have altered these direct sale guidelines in buy to keep away from this misuse that gave a monopoly on vehicle revenue to 3rd-party dealers, but they are nevertheless some misuses out there and attempts from sellers associations, which have a good deal of electric power in point out politics, to outlaw immediate income.
By way of its new ‘Tesla Interact‘ social platform, Tesla is asking its fanbase to fight to expenditures in Oklahoma and Mississippi that could block immediate sales of electric powered vehicles.
In Oklahoma, the state’s Property Business and Commerce Committee is looking at Residence Monthly bill 3994, which would prevent any automaker from running provider or deliveries of autos irrespective of if they never experienced franchise dealers ahead of.
Tesla argues that the invoice could even drive Tesla to shut down its areas in the state:
If handed, this bill could drive Tesla to close its existing areas in Oklahoma AND stop Tesla from shipping vehicles to everyone in the condition, which would pressure locals to vacation out-of-state to provider their automobiles or decide on up their new Tesla autos. Oklahoma must target on growing income and work opportunities in the condition, not stifling competitors and restricting buyer decision.
The automaker is inquiring followers to get hold of their representative to enable them know that they oppose the bill.
This hard work arrives just following Oklahoma pulled out the purple carpet for Tesla in seeking to convince the automaker to develop a manufacturing unit in the state.
In Mississippi, wherever Tesla only operates one retail store, the automaker faced a equivalent exertion with Senate Invoice 2836 very last month and questioned lovers to oppose it.
For now, it appears to be like like the bill is not surviving the Senate Finance Committee.
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Re-feel, a Kolkata based cartridge refilling company is enjoying the completion of the opening of a100 outlets across the nation.
Re-feel, a Kolkata based cartridge refilling company is enjoying the completion of the opening of a100 outlets across the nation. Alkesh Agarwal, CEO, Re-feel says, “As we celebrate the opening of 100 stores, we are looking to greet our customers with some exciting offers by the end of this month. The amazing achievement in such a short time span has boosted the confidence of Re-feel and we are looking forward to replicate the success in the near future.”
Presently, the company has stores from Jammu & Kashmir to Kerala and from Maharashtra to Assam. Besides the expansion, the company is also involved in spreading a ‘green’ message across the nation and has successfully created a massive awareness among the masses. The success of Re-feel has also reflected further on its franchisees. One of the franchisees said that they feel great to be a part of Re-feel, one of the leaders of the cartridge refilling industry.
The refilling market is approximately Rs 3000 crore industry. Re-feel now taps a major segment of the Indian market and presently leads the cartridge refilling industry in the country. The numbers are expected to multiply as the industry is still new and possesses great growth potential. The domestic market for printer cartridge refilling and remanufacturing has been estimated at Rs 3,000 crore, growing at 30 per cent annually. The cartridge refilling segment in India is highly fragmented, with almost 40,000 small refillers.


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The Facebook-owned company said, in the coming weeks, it will display a banner in the app providing additional information about the impending privacy features.
The new privacy updates led to a public outcry and mass exodus of the platform’s new as well as existing users to competitors such as Signal and Telegram.
WhatsApp came under fire as users were worried the platform would share their confidential chats and business messages with parent company Facebook. It also led to legal challenges in India and regulatory probes.
Earlier the company had asked the users to agree to the new policy by February 8 or their accounts will be suspended, but later it pushed the deadline to May 15.
"We have included more information to try and address concerns we are hearing ... eventually, we will start reminding people to review and accept these updates to keep using WhatsApp," the company said in a latest statement.
One competing service, Signal, received an influx of 7.5 million new users in the first three weeks of January. Telegram amassed 25 million in only three days last month. Even ICQ, the pioneering but largely forgotten messaging service from the 1990s, experienced a resurgence as people sought alternatives.
“We have seen some of our competitors try to get away with claiming they can’t see people’s messages - if an app doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption by default that means they can read your messages,” WhatsApp said.
The company said it is trying to be “thoughtful” and will continue to develop new ways of meeting consumer responsibilities “with less information, not more”.
“We believe people are looking for apps to be both reliable and safe, even if that requires WhatsApp having some limited data,” it added.
WhatsApp was founded in 2009 and sold to Facebook for $19 billion in 2014.
The messaging platform has more than two billion users, compared with 1.5 billion in 2018. Nearly 175 million of WhatsApp's users interact with a business on the app every day, according to the company's chief operating officer, Matt Idema.
“We have reflected on what we could have done better here … we want everyone to know our history of defending end-to-end encryption and trust we are committed to protecting people’s privacy and security,” it added.
WhatsApp has also defended the limited access of its parent company Facebook into some of the users’ data.
“Some shopping features [on WhatsApp] involve Facebook so that businesses can manage their inventory across apps. We display more information directly in WhatsApp so people can choose if they want to engage with businesses, or not,” the company said.
In December, it launched a feature WhatsApp Cart that allows its users to shop through the messaging platform and enables merchants to track orders and inquiries.


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Lamborghini made the last Gallardo on November 25. The Gallardo sold over 14,000 units and marks Lamborghini's biggest money maker.
The Gallardo is what most people have in mind when they talk about a Lamborghini. Now the Gallardo is history. The last Gallardo was made on November 25 according to Carscoops. The Gallardo was on sale for 10 years and was the biggest financial success of Lamborghini.
So what is next? There is rumor about the Lamborghini Cabrera that is supposed to replace the Gallardo in 2014. Carscoops has posted recently spy photos of what is believed to be the Cabrera. Even with the stickers this new Lamborghini looks hot. Watch below a very popular Russian video of the Lamborghini Gallardo UR Twin Turbo that has a top speed of 251mph. Also below is an epsisode of Jay Leno's Garage that features a Gallardo.
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Expanded biosecurity for Tasmanian salmon
Tasmanian Primary Industries Minister Bryan Green talks about the expanded biosecurity measures for the salmon industry
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Australia's national commodity forecaster has slightly lifted its estimate of winter crop production.
The cattle industry welcomes the chance to use the seasonal worker visa program after eight years of lobbying.
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Roma saleyard record tumbles, with a cow and calf selling for $1,880 into a strong restocker market.
Horticulture trade review recommends a new code of conduct with greater power for the consumer watchdog.


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The popularity of smartphones is more prevalent than ever. A new study by Nielsen reveals that as of Q2 2013, 62 percent of mobile subscribers in the U.S. are using smartphones. But which operating system is winning the smartphone market?
According to Nielsen, the Android operating system is currently in the lead with a 52 percent market share of smartphone owners in the U.S. during Q2 2013. Apple iOS came in second with 40 percent market share. BlackBerry came in a distant third with 3 percent share, followed by Windows Phone with 2 percent.
The study also looked at smartphone manufacturer share by operating system. Samsung was the largest manufacturer among Android phones, with 24 percent of all smartphones owned in the U.S. Android’s market share was helped by devices from HTC (9 percent), Motorola (9 percent), and LG (7 percent).
But Apple still holds on to the largest market share among smartphone manufacturers in the U.S. Apple has increased its share among smartphone owners by 6 percentage points since the release of the iPhone 5 last year, up from 34 percent in Q2 2012.
Smartphone manufacturer RIM is continuing its decline, with its BlackBerry devices now claiming just 3 percent of the U.S. smartphone market.
All top Chinese retailers, banks and internet companies share mobile data in earning releases. None of the top 10 US retailers do, nor does Google. US banks and Facebook are better.
Last week, Google announced that Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) are making their way into the organic mobile SERPs. While AMP is not a ranking ... read more


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This month, the menswear specialist will open a new store in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, signalling the start of a wider rollout across the UK. Up to six new locations could open over the next six months.
As both its search for a new CEO and its review of strategic alternatives get underway, the NYC-based consumer brands management company announced declining sales and deepening losses for the third quarter on Friday.
In the same week as Mothercare threw in the towel with its UK stores, rival mother and baby products chain Mamas & Papas has opted for a pre-pack administration with its existing owner back in control.
Moving on from whimsical themes such as camp, punk and Catholicism, the theme for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute 2020 event and exhibition will be “About Time: Fashion and Duration.”


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British fashion brand Baukjen is being recognised as a leader in sustainable fashion at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, taking place between 31 Oct and 12 Nov. Baukjen is the first fashion brand ever to be awarded under the category Climate Neutral Now.
Baukjen officially became carbon negative in 2020 after adopting a fully circular, zero-waste production model. The womenswear brand uses sustainable materials and fabrics that are biodegradable, with the options for customers to rent pieces and recycle clothes. Baukjen won the UN Global Climate Action Award under the collective House of Baukjen, alongside maternity label Isabella Oliver, with both brands using 100 percent renewable energy throughout its supply chain.
"We are so proud to have won this incredible award and to be recognised as an industry leader in sustainability," Baukjen founder Geoff Van Sonsbeeck and creative director Baukjen De Swaan Arons said in a joint statement. "We use our business as a force for good and want to encourage other companies to follow our lead and take action to combat climate change together. The recognition belongs to the company; to our team and manufacturers who have worked so hard to analyse and reduce emissions at every stage of operations."


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Canada’s regulatory agency approved Samsung Bioepis’ Byooviz as the first ranibizumab biosimilar for the Canadian market for the treatment of ophthalmic conditions.
Health Canada has approved Byooviz, a biosimilar referencing Lucentis (ranibizumab), for the treatment for several ophthalmic conditions. Byooviz represents the first ranibizumab biosimilar to be approved for the Canadian market.
The biosimilar was developed through a commercialization agreement between Samsung Bioepis and Biogen Canada and is indicated for the treatment of:
“We are pleased to have achieved a key milestone with Health Canada’s regulatory approval of our ranibizumab biosimilar….The approval is part of our commitment to providing a treatment option for patients with retinal vascular disorders in Canada,” said Byoungin Jung, vice president and regulatory affairs team leader at Samsung Bioepis, a company statement.
The news comes just over a month after Health Canada approved Ontruzant, a trastuzumab biosimilar referencing Herceptin, also developed by Samsung Bioepis.
Byooviz is the sixth biosimilar developed by Samsung Bioepis to be approved in Canada, following Ontruzant, Brenzys (etanercept) in August 2016, Renflexis (infliximab) in December 2017, Hadlima (adalimumab) in May 2018, and Aybintio (bevacizumab) in November 2021. Brenzys references Enbrel, Renflexis references Rituxan, Hadlima and Simlandi are biosimilars for Humira, and Aybintio references Avastin.
Byooviz was also the first biosimilar for Biogen to receive approval in Canada.
Ranibizumab is an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for ophthalmic conditions related to the retina, such as AMD, which impacts nearly 2 million people in Canada and accounts for 90% of new cases of legal blindness in the country.
“With an estimated eight million Canadians at risk of losing their sight due to an eye disease and AMD the leading cause of vision loss in those over 50, we are excited to be part of this important milestone in providing new treatment options for those affected by debilitating ophthalmic diseases like retinal vascular disorders…. We believe biosimilars are a key step towards providing more Canadians with access to quality treatment, while offering significant savings to our healthcare system,” said Eric Tse, general manager at Biogen Canada.
The approval was based on nonclinical data and data from randomized, double-masked, parallel group, multicenter phase 3 study that demonstrated comparable efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of the biosimilar with the reference product in patients with wet AMD.
In November 2019, Samsung Bioepis and Biogen entered into a commercialization agreement for 2 ophthalmology biosimilars, including Byooviz (SB11) and SB15, an aflibercept biosimilar referencing Eylea. As part of the agreement, Samsung Bioepis oversees the manufacturing and development of the biosimilars and Biogen is in charge of commercialization in the United States, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia.
In January 2022, Biogen sold its full ownership stake in Samsung Bioepis for $2.3 billion after it increased it from 15% to 50% in 2012. Under the agreement, Biogen received $1 billion in cash at closing, an $812.5 million payment at the first anniversary of the transaction close, and a $437.5 million at the second anniversary. Biogen is also eligible to receive up to $50 million upon achievement of certain commercial milestones.


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Those waiting for the release of Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby this winter might want to pull out their copies of X and Y soon. During the month of October, GameStop will be distributing two exclusive Pokemon in their stores. Starting on October 13th until the 26th, players can download a Gengar to tie in […]
Nintendo has been teasing at a new Pokemon game reveal, and this morning the reveal was finally shown: The Pokemon Company in collaboration with Bandai Namco Games have revealed Pokken Tournament, a Pokemon Fighting game run on the Tekken Engine. Details are scarce at this moment, but the trailer revealed Lucario fighting with a Machamp showing […]
Since Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have been announced, news has been trickling out every now and then about the games features. Today, The Pokémon Company announced a new feature in the new games called Super-Secret Base. Super-Secret Base allows Pokémon trainers to make their own bases for their friends whether its wirelessly or […]
Live video game music is beginning to gain a lot of steam in the recent years. There’s been Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds (and Dear Friends), Video Games Live, and recently the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess tour. Its time to add another concert series to that list as The Pokemon Company has announced […]
Google has updated its Maps app with Pokemon. It’s not an April fools joke in case you were wondering. Just load up Google maps, hit start and start catch ’em all.
Pokémon the animated series is now available on Netflix. However, just the 80 episodes of Indigo League arc is up and the 48 episodes of Pokémon: Black & White from season 14. There will also two two Pokémon movies available today too – Pokémon the Movie: White – Victini and Pokémon the Movie: Black – Victini and Reshiram. […]
The next Pokemon games “Pokemon X and Y” are set to release on October 12. Shortly after the release of games the new season of Pokemon “Pokemon XY” will begin.


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WWE toy sales have grown eight per cent year-to-date across Mattel's portfolio, according to UK NPD data (Action Figure Super Category Value, September 2012).
And Mattel says its licensed wrestling toys are outperforming the total action figures category.
Mattel says there's 'legions of UK WWE fans', and with WWE UK live events, heavyweight TV advertising and activity in the boys press and online, this further boosts the brand's presence.
Mattel's WWE line is the number five action figure brand in the UK (NPD Data, Action Figure Standard Category Value, September 2012).
New products include the WWE Brawlin' Buddies, super-size plush characters with fighting sounds and signature phrases.
Mattel Boys Marketing Manager Jonathan Kirkley said: "WWE looks set to be a winning brand in the UK in 2012."
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Disney has cancelled a new office complex, which would have created more than 2,000 jobs, because of “changing business conditions” based in part on the feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. As reported by The New York Times.
In March, Disney called Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida “anti-business” for his scorched-earth attempt to tighten oversight of the company’s theme park resort near Orlando. Last month, when Disney sued the governor and his allies for what it called “a targeted campaign of government retaliation,” the company made clear that $17 billion in planned investment in Walt Disney World was on the line.
“Does the state want us to invest more, employ more people, and pay more taxes, or not?” Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said on an earnings-related conference call with analysts last week.
Yesterday, Mr. Iger and Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park and consumer products chairman, showed that they were not bluffing, pulling the plug on an office complex that was scheduled for construction in Orlando at a cost of roughly $1 billion. It would have brought more than 2,000 Disney jobs to the region, with $120,000 as the average salary, according to an estimate from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
The project, near Lake Nona Town Center, was supposed to cost $864 million, but recent price estimates have been closer to $1.3 billion. Disney had planned to relocate as many as 2,000 employees from Southern California, including most of a department known as Imagineering, which works with Disney’s movie studios to develop theme park attractions.
Most of the affected employees complained bitterly about having to move — some quit — but Disney held firm, partly because of a Florida tax credit that would have allowed the company to recoup as much as $570 million over 20 years for building and occupying the complex.
When he announced the project in 2021, Mr. D’Amaro cited “Florida’s business-friendly climate” as justification.
Mr. D’Amaro’s tone in an email to employees on Thursday was notably chillier. He cited “changing business conditions” as a reason for canceling the Lake Nona project. “I remain optimistic about the direction of our Walt Disney World business,” Mr. D’Amaro said in the memo. He noted that $17 billion was still earmarked for construction at Disney World over the next decade — growth that would create an estimated 13,000 jobs. “I hope we’re able to,” he said.
The memo, which was viewed by The New York Times, did not mention Mr. DeSantis. But the company’s battle with the governor and his allies in the Florida Legislature figured prominently into Disney’s decision to cancel the Lake Nona project, according to two people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. A spokeswoman for Mr. Iger said he was not available for an interview.
Florida officials have repeatedly pointed to the Lake Nona development as an example of economic vibrancy in Orlando, which suffered mightily during the pandemic. Noting that hotel chains and retailers were moving into the Lake Nona area in anticipation of Disney’s arrival, The Orlando Business Journal in January called the complex “a major economic driver for the region.”
In a statement, Jerry L. Demings, the mayor of Orange County, which includes Orlando, said it was “unfortunate” that Disney canceled its plans. “However, these are the consequences when there isn’t an inclusive and collaborative work environment between the state of Florida and the business community,” Mr. Demings said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California thanked Disney. “That’s 2,000+ jobs that will be welcomed back with open arms to the Golden State,” Mr. Newsom said on Twitter.
California gains and Florida loses!


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Research Proves Tanning is Harmful
FDA released an advisory in March recommending stricter controls on indoor tanning. It stressed that parents should fill consent forms to banning use of tanning booths by the younger population. But these measures are being resisted by the tanning industry including a new federal 10 percent tax that starts from July 1. The industry claims that very few people in US are suffering from melanoma or skin cancer.
Whenever dermatologists pointed out that tanning is dangerous, they were severely attacked by the tanning bed industry. It was claimed that these studies are not done in a scientific manner and cannot be considered authentic.
A latest study done by the University of Minnesota confirms that tanning can increases chances of developing melanoma and can also double or even triple the risk of getting skin cancer in certain cases.
It was founds by researchers that people who were using tanning for more than 10 years were among the most at risk. The risk was considerably lesser for people who were tanning for only one year.
It was claimed that people who were using tanning beds were 74% more likely to develop skin cancer and frequent tanners increase their risk of developing skin cancer by 2.5 to three times.
Around 69,000 US citizens were diagnosed with melanoma last year. As per the American Cancer Society, 2,000 people die every year due to this illness. People with fair skins are more at risk of developing this condition.
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The latest iPhone 6 concept image has presented two variants with 5.5- and 4.7-inches screen display.
The new concept image of the Apple's upcoming smartphone is rumored to come in two models, according to Concept-Phones. One smartphone was speculated to come with a 5.5-inch screen diagonally. Another handset sported to come with 4.7-inch screen size.
Designer Federico Ciccarese imagined both models to come with edge-to-edge screen display with 16:9 aspect ratio. The bigger handset will pack 878 x 1568 pixel resolution. The smaller smartphone will pack 750 x 1338 pixel resolution. The smartphone looked elegant, thanks to its slimmer design
The report added the handset will pack a touch ID sensor, which will be embedded on the traditional home button. The speaker appeared bigger compared to its predecessor. The handset was slightly curved like what rumors said. iPhone 6 ditched the rectangular shape in exchange for more rounded edges. The concept image looked like a computer mouse or bar soap when lying face down.
Although it was imagined there will be two iPhone 6 coming this year, Apple still has not confirmed the existence of the two smartphones. One smartphone is a phablet, which will start a new line of Apple smartphone.
Some of the rumored specs and features of the next iPhone 6 are the next A8 processor, iOS 8 and improved fingerprint sensor. Apple patents also suggested some of the rumored features of the iPhone 6 such as curved or flexible screen embedded with liquidmetal, Sapphire glass, improved Siri and gestures control.
Recent reports said iPhone 6 release will be held in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference, where the next version of iOS will also be introduced.
iPhone was originally announced in June. Other reports claimed iPhone 6 will arrive in September, which is its usual release window for the past two years.


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ETHICA WINES at VINITALY 2019: come visit us!
March 28, 2019
The countdown has begun and we at EthicaWines are ready to showcase our wines at Vinitaly 2019.
During the internationally acclaimed wine fair we will have some exciting news to share: new products are being added to our portfolio and new members have joined the team.
With unwavering passion to promote wine culture internationally, EthicaWines will participate in Vinitaly for the fourth year. Vinitaly 2019, the prestigious international wine & spirit exhibition, will be held in Verona, April 7th-10th.
Our team is looking forward to meeting you at our booth: come sample our wines!
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Mazda today revealed the passenger car that will shake up Australian consumers' perception of diesel engines.
Mazda further cemented its diesel domination among Japanese passenger car brands with the addition of a new-generation turbodiesel drivetrain to the classy Mazda6 medium car range from December.
Speaking at the Sydney motor show in Darling Harbour, Mazda Executive Vice President Philip Spender said this is a demonstration of Mazda's commitment to deliver a driving experience that benefits both the consumer and the environment.
"This new-generation 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel engine in the Mazda6 Diesel shows that the enthusiast and the environment can exist in harmony. This high-tech engine brings huge increases in engine performance and driving pleasure while sporting exemplary environmental credentials."
Mr Spender said the Mazda6 Diesel will make diesel synonymous with exhilaration.
"This engine will change the way Australians perceive diesel engines. It is robust and refined, powerful and economical. It delivers a combination of real world performance and fuel economy unmatched for the price in Australia."
Mr Spender confirmed that the Mazda6 Diesel will be offered in five-door hatchback and five-door wagon bodystyles, and is expected to be priced comparatively with its petrol siblings.
Like all Mazda6 models, the Mazda6 Diesel will come with high levels of equipment and class-leading safety features, including Dynamic Stability Control and front, side and curtain airbags standard.
The Mazda6's new-generation 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine is 0.2 litres bigger than the engine it succeeds. It produces 136kW of power and a stomping 400Nm of torque from just 1,800rpm, up 31kW and 40Nm respectively, and all delivered to the front wheels via a sporty six-speed manual transmission.
The Mazda6 Diesel's real-world performance takes a big leap forward: It accelerates from rest to 100km/h in 8.5 seconds, one second quicker than before. The new model dispatches the standard overtaking test (80-120km/h) in 5.8 seconds in fourth gear - a time that puts many highly fancied sports cars to shame.
The Mazda6 Diesel's fuel economy is rated at a miserly 5.9L/100km - exactly the same as the 2.0-litre turbodiesel it replaces and significantly batter than many so-called "economical" small cars.
An impressively low CO2 emissions rating of 159g/km makes the Mazda6 Diesel an environmentally-sound consumer choice.
"This is a classic example of having your cake and eating it too," said Spender. "It's a clear demonstration of Mazda's Sustainable Zoom-Zoom commitment to deliver environmentally-friendly cars that are exhilarating to drive."
The Mazda6 Diesel is the second turbodiesel passenger car in Mazda's current range alongside the Mazda3 Diesel.
Mazda's Doug Dickson said the Mazda6 Diesel's compelling mix of performance, economy and value for money would give it a broad appeal with consumers.
"The Mazda6 Diesel is frugal around town and a true hybrid-beater in the country, so it'll appeal to buyers keen to minimise their impact on the environment as well as lessen the pain at the petrol pump.
"With 400Nm of torque, it will deliver an effortless, refined driving experience, yet it's also capable of accelerating strongly and responsively when needed. So, if you enjoy driving, you'll enjoy the Mazda6 Diesel.
"And all this eco-friendliness and excitement is contained in a svelte and practical Mazda6 hatchback or wagon body, so it's a natural fit for the Australian lifestyle."
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Fuel prices are finally falling after a long period of overpriced fuel, according to data from the RAC.
In a statement made this morning, the motoring organisation said falling wholesale fuel prices (the amount retailers pay for fuel before selling it on to customers) had not been passed on to consumers, despite their promises.
Earlier this month, supermarkets announced “token” reductions of 2p per litre, but the RAC’s data showed that less than a penny had come off the average price of a litre of petrol.
Meanwhile, wholesale prices have fallen by almost 9p per litre since the start of October after the oil price went into freefall, dropping by $20 (£15.62) a barrel over the same period.
RAC fuel spokesperson Simon Williams said: “Put simply, the big retailers have not gone nearly far enough in cutting prices at the pumps, despite the fact the cost of buying the fuel on the wholesale market has dropped like a stone.
“The net result is Christmas coming early for retailers, as they are making considerably higher profits from every litre of fuel they sell now than they normally do. But drivers, many of whom we know rely on their vehicles, continue to suffer from over-inflated prices at the pumps.”
In the intervening hours, however, the RAC says Asda has promised a 3p-per-litre drop in the price of petrol and diesel – a move the RAC hopes will cause a price war that drives prices down.
Williams said that although the news was welcome, the huge drop in wholesale costs means that further reductions should be in sight.
“While this is a welcome price cut, it has been an extremely long time coming,” he said. “The cost of buying petrol on the wholesale market has dropped like a stone so we should be looking for at least 5p to come off the average price of unleaded at the pumps of 128.84p.
“On the face of it, retailers are banking over £2.75 every time drivers fill-up their tanks with petrol. If they were playing fair and passing on the savings they are making as a result of lower wholesale prices, then drivers would be enjoying a saving of this amount every time they visit the pumps.”
Williams also warned that the RAC would watch the price drops closely to make sure the retailers stuck to their word.
“We will be monitoring the effect of these latest price reductions on the UK average price of petrol carefully,” he promised. “The last round of supermarket cuts purported to take up to 2p per litre off unleaded, but RAC data shows that in reality just over a penny came off the average price of a litre of supermarket petrol – down from 127p per litre to just 125.36p. We badly need the three other supermarkets to keep up with Asda and to fully participate in a meaningful pump price war.”
“The supermarkets’ role in influencing pricing at all other forecourts cannot be understated – without significant price movement from the big players in a falling wholesale market, there is little to encourage smaller retailers to shift their own prices to the benefit of consumers.
“In addition, there is finally some respite for hard-pressed diesel drivers from seemingly never-ending price rises with a sizeable but very much warranted price cut.”


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At a press conference this morning, outgoing FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced an $800,000 settlement of its recent enforcement action against Path, the operator of a social networking app. The Path mobile app allowed users, including children, to create and share journals across their social network. The FTC had alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA.
Mr. Leibowitz stated that the agency believed Path had “unlawfully collected personal information” by crawling users’ mobile address books as part of a feature meant to identify friends within the users’ social network. The FTC identified the lack of affirmative consent from the app user as its primary concern in bringing the enforcement action, and advised social networking app makers to obtain affirmative “just-in-time, opt-in” consent before accessing a user’s contacts. The agency explained that “just-in-time” notice is notice offered to the user when the user is likeliest to notice and appreciate it.
Mr. Leibowitz stated that Path’s action had affected about three thousand children aged twelve and under.
Emphasizing its increased interest in mobile privacy, the FTC simultaneously announced the release of a staff report, Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency. Commenting on the report, Mr. Leibowtiz offered three overarching suggestions for developers operating in the mobile app space: “Say what you’ll do, don’t mislead, and safeguard the data.”


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This summer, Truly Hard Seltzer is offering select fans the opportunity to drink at the first-ever zero-gravity bar.
A historic moment for hard seltzer
According to a press release published earlier this month, Truly is partnering with flight company Zero-G to offer five lucky people the chance to get high – six miles high, to be exact, in the first-of-its-kind customized Boeing 727 airplane bar stocked with Truly’s latest flavor offerings.
“Passengers will experience how ‘Lightly Fantastic’ drinking Truly can be, while walking across the ceiling, soaring through space, and seeing their Truly cans and hard seltzer float before their eyes.”
In order to enter to win a seat at the airborne bar, fans had to visit a Truly microsite where they answered a series of questions explaining why they love Truly Hard Seltzer. Winners will be chosen based on the “imagination” and “originality” of their responses.
What it means to experience “the lighter side of life”
Not only will winners be given access to this unique drinking experience, but they can also invite a guest of their choice on the flight, in addition to receiving a $500 stipend, hotel accommodations for two nights, and an invitation to a post-flight reception at Truly’s Innovation Lab in Los Angeles.
When asked about the inspiration behind the campaign, Matt Withington, Director of Marketing at Truly Hard Seltzer, commented:
“At Truly, we believe in embracing the lighter side of life, whether that’s crafting the most refreshing flavors or creating unforgettable, unique drinking experiences for our fans. In celebration of our newest Lightly Fantastic brand platform, it only made sense to go above and beyond with the world’s first-ever Truly Zero Gravity Bar. There’s no better way to remind fans that drinking Truly should be light, fun and joyful than literally defying the laws of gravity with a Truly in hand.”
While this unique sweepstakes stunt is certain to turn heads, one can’t help but wonder if it will end up costing the seltzer brand more than it will gain, considering that a typical Zero-G flight rings in at over $9k a person and no Truly purchase was necessary for entry…


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Karimi & Associates Law Firm represents according to Mizan News Agency:
Within the four first months of this year, more than 175,000 online hearings have been held in Iran.
Iran’s judicial system has not only turned the potentiality of online procedure into actuality, but it has also accomplished holding online courts in a significant number within only four recent months.
As new commutation technologies have affected almost every entity, legal systems and judicial procedures have met new challenges and necessities. Considering this vast impact and the essentiality of fast and facile hearings in a standard legal system, the Judicial Reform Document was adjusted and ratified to become the guideline for Iran’s judicial system. Along with this document and to achieve its purposes, electronic hearings were presented to the judicial system and courts.
The Judiciary Statistics and Information Technology Center’s manager, Mr. Mohammad Kazemi Fard, in his recent interview with the Mizan news agency, mentioned two current types of online hearings, including general online hearings for the public and online hearings for prisoners.
He also noted that with the measures taken in the first four months of this year, more than 175,000 court hearings were held electronically. Among this number, 74,923 electronic proceedings were among people, and 100,460 were held for prisoners.
Eventually, he pointed out the high favor of the people for this innovative approach in the judicial procedure.


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The town of Stellenbosch is the first destination and Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront the first attraction in South Africa to be awarded the “Safe Travels Stamp” by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The “Safe Travels Stamp” is the first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, which allows travellers to recognise destinations and businesses around the world that have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols.
The protocols were defined following the experience of WTTC members in dealing with the coronavirus and based on the best available medical evidence. It follows guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, USA) and is also backed by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO). Stellenbosch and the V&A Waterfront join an international list of over 80 top travel destinations and over 1 200 companies around the world to be awarded “Safe Travels stamp”.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) represents the global private sector of travel and tourism. It is known for being the only forum to represent the private sector in all parts of the industry worldwide.