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KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Peach Ridge Farms has been in Todd Quick’s family for decades. It was owned by his dad, but when he passed away, Todd took over.
It’s a labor of love that keeps the family business alive. But lately, Todd has noticed some costly changes to a product most farmers like himself rely on.
“Well, fertilizer, I mean, it's gone up quite a bit,” says Todd. “What used to be $12 to $15 a bag is now $25 to $30.”
He doesn't think it'll put farms out of business, but he believes it will reduce the amount of acreage they plant, ultimately affecting the money coming in.
“There's a lot of guys that are stressed out about it,” says Todd. “I mean, everybody's pretty worried.”
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“I’m worried about it myself a little bit,” says Grand Valley State University Economics Professor Dan Giedeman. “Russia is a huge producer of fertilizer.”
Dan says the war in Ukraine is the reason behind the increase — and it could also affect food prices at the grocery store.
“Ukraine and Russia supply about 30% of the world's wheat; Ukraine, about 10%,” Dan explains. “It’s gonna cause food prices to be higher in the United States. There's no way around it.”
Dan says the longer the war continues, the worse it's going to get — although it won't be felt as severely as countries already facing food insecurity.
As for farmers like Todd, he's calling on consumers for their support.
“We need your help. That's the truth,” says Todd. “Anything you can do to help us, we'd love to have you.”
Todd says he’s cutting back on purchases to make up for the cost of fertilizer. He’s also increasing the price of his farm’s membership for consumers for the first time in 20 years.


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Known to the general public as the co-founder of Facebook, these days Eduardo Saverin presides over his own fintech empire.
Eduardo Saverin was born in São Paulo in 1982 but migrated with his family to the US in 1993, where he studied at Harvard and befriended fellow student Mark Zuckerberg, with the two of them dreaming up the idea for Facebook, the social network which would make them both very rich.
Once the company was up and running, Saverin became its CFO, but was later ousted by Zuckerberg, the latter citing the Brazilian’s lack of cooperation. Lawsuits were filed by both parties, but they settled their financial differences in 2009, with Saverin signing a non-disclosure agreement. Saverin renounced his US citizenship in 2011 prior to Facebook’s IPO.
Since 2009, the 38-year old has been based in Singapore, where he founded an online portal for charitable donations, Aporta, in 2010, and in 2014 launched venture capital firm B Capital, in partnership with Raj Ganguly. The firm invests in B2B startups across four technology enabled verticals: enterprise technology and consumer enablement, fintech and insurtech, transportation and industrial, and healthcare tech and bio IT.
“The B Capital team has domain expertise in our investment areas and we employ a global investment approach,” reads a statement on the firm’s website. “B Capital invests in transformative technology startups during their early expansion stage, typically occurring in Series B or Series C rounds, at which time a company is prepared for rapid growth and acceleration. We aim to invest $10 million to $50 million in each portfolio company, including reserves for future growth funding,” it states. Saverin is currently ranked 109 on Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, with a net worth of $15.4 billion.
In the industrial and transportation sector, B Capital seeks to fund platforms “that unlock new standards of safety and efficiency across transportation and industrial processes,” the firm states, while its focus in the healthcare and bio IT sector is on connected products and platforms that bring advanced technology applications to health systems, providers and treatment developers.
Fintech & insuretech empire
In the enterprise technology and consumer enablement space, B Capital targets startups that use infrastructure and applications to support enterprises, while its fintech and insurtech investments seek to grow companies offering services that extend financial capabilities for businesses, dramatically reduce costs to acquire and serve customers, and transform the rails of finance. B Capital’s portfolio companies include AImotive, Atomwise, Blackbuck, Bounce, Bright.md, CXA, Evidation Health, Icertis, INTURN, Plastiq, Ninja Van and Notable Labs.
In June 2020, B Capital announced the close of its second fund, an $820 million vehicle to invest in growth-stage startups transforming large industries and scaling rapidly. With a portfolio of nearly 30 companies in Asia, Europe and the United States, this new fund brings the total assets under management by the firm to $1.44 billion.
Among B Capital’s recent investments are Synack, a crowdsourced cybersecurity testing platform powered by skilled ethical hackers, and Khatabook, a Bangalore-based startup that digitizes local businesses through bookkeeping and online payments.
“When we founded B Capital Group, Raj and I were committed to building a firm that looks for innovation off the beaten path and technology that has applications beyond just one region,” Saverin said following the close of the firm’s second fund in June. “We wanted to set a new standard for growth-stage investing. This fund validates our unique model and the differentiated value we bring to our portfolio.”

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Opens up range of new giveaways
App Store developers can now assign promo codes for in-app purchases, not just the apps themselves, according to anecdotes. An active example is Real Racing 3, for which EA is giving away 10 in-game gold pieces that would normally cost $2. For people who don't already have the game installed, entering the promo code will start downloading it automatically.
The change should open up content giveaways for a range of different apps, not just games. It's particularly important for reviewers, who may not be able to properly test an app without free access to all features.


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Ecological compound feed will be produced in Karaganda
In the Karaganda region plan to produce green feed for poultry, livestock and fish. Thanks to the modern technology Israeli investors promise to create a unique brand of Kazakhstani meat.
During a working trip to the Karaganda region, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar was presented a project for the production of green feed for farm animals and fish.
- On the territory of FEZ "Saryarka" a project for the production of granulated enriched green feed for farm animals and birds will be implemented. The uniqueness of the plant lies in a completely new approach in terms of raw materials. For germination of green fodder, multi-level hydroponic plants of our own design are used. There will be an opportunity to produce meat of agricultural animals and fish using environmentally friendly feed. This will allow achieving high quality - to create a unique brand «Made in Kazakhstan! », - said Dmitry Abildin, director of Virgin Soil Kz LLP.
According to investors, the production is based on many years of research by Israeli and international scientists in the field of hydroponic agronomy. The enterprise promises to produce high-quality green fodder all year round, which contains a whole range of microelements.
It is planned that investments will amount to about 27 billion tenge and about a thousand new jobs will be created. Production capacity - up to one thousand tons of feed per day.
Currently, a land plot has been allocated on the territory of the FEZ for the construction of the plant. Design work is underway. Construction is planned to start this year. And it will be completed in 2022.
The initiator of the project Karaganda-Sturgeon LLP is already known in the region for its successful activities in the fishing industry. A sturgeon farm has been operating in the region for the eighth year. Taking into account the climatic conditions, it was created using the closed water supply technology.
In 2020, the enterprise produced 1.5 tons of black caviar and about 20 tons of sturgeon meat. Capacities allow increasing production. It is planned to reach volumes of up to 20 tons of caviar per year and 300-350 tons of sturgeon meat by 2023.
- In 2020, we exported part of our products to Russia. We intend to expand our geography. Domestically, we have regular customers. We are participating in a project for the production of compound feeds using modern technology. We are developing a line of fish food. This will make it possible not to depend on suppliers of raw materials, - said Dmitry Abildin.
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Payments processing giant First Data Corp. is expanding, with plans to add more than 100 jobs and open an “innovation center” in Sandy Springs.
First Data, which employs about 1,400 statewide, provides the technology that allows people to use credit cards online and in retail stores. The Fortune 250 company also provides transaction processing — serving as an intermediary, connecting financial institutions with merchants.
First Data helps anchor metro Atlanta’s financial payments and technology industry. Georgia is home to more than 90 fintech companies, according to the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Metro Atlanta’s payment processing industry employs nearly 40,000 workers. Four of the top 20 American Banker FinTech 100 companies are headquartered in Georgia: NCR Corp., First Data, Total System Services Inc. (TSYS) and Equifax Inc.
“The fact that we have a critical mass of companies that all play in that space ... means that there is a lot of intellectual capital gathered here in Atlanta,” Hufford said.
In addition to its headquarters at 5565 Glenridge Connector N.E., First Data has a service center and a call center in Marietta. The new jobs include corporate, sales, information technology and product development positions.
“We are going to continue to invest in the Atlanta area,” said Chip Swearngan, a First Data senior vice president. “We are growing our sales and relationship management; we’re adding staff to our telesales group in Marietta to support growth on the merchant side of our business.”
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Since then, we’ve seen the U revealed in a single image and learned that it will be officially unveiled on May 16. Rumors have also suggested that the handset will feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, Android 7.1 Nougat, and a fingerprint reader.
Now, thanks to sources speaking with VentureBeat, we may know its official name. These sources say that HTC’s new flagship smartphone will be named HTC U 11. Up to this point we’ve seen the One M8, the One M9, the HTC 10, and the HTC U Ultra. So it looks like HTC wants to bring together the families into what is hopefully a flagship smartphone that stands out in the crowd.
One way HTC aims to do that? With a feature called Edge Sense, which will let U 11 owners squeeze the phone or slide their finger up and down its sides to launch apps and more. Another way is with colors, as the report says the U 11 will be available in five different shades: black, white, red, blue, and silver.
We know it will be unveiled on May 16, but we don’t have a launch date just yet, or how much it will cost. Are you looking forward to learning more about the HTC U 11?


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Protean Electric has released its Protean Drive system – an in-wheel electric-drive solution that offers fleet managers an option to improve their light-duty vehicles' fuel economy and emissions performance.
The company says its product is ‘the closest thing to a 'bolt-on' hybrid system,’ whereby Protean Drive can be integrated as an after-market application. The in-wheel motor delivers up to 81 kW (110 hp) and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of torque, and weighs just under 70 pounds. The system also offers regenerative-braking technology that allows up to 85% of available kinetic energy to be recovered during braking.
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BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Asia has recently revealed new details about the content of the upcoming Adventure Pack for Ni No Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM. Players can expect three DLC drops including a free Adventure Pack, launching August 9, 2018, as well as two larger content drops as outlined in the Ni No Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM Season Pass, which will be released later this winter and early 2019.
The Adventure Pack provides new challenges for experienced players. It adds additional floors to the Faraway Forest cave, upon clearing, players will be rewarded with new costumes for Evan and other characters. Players will have the opportunity to challenge themselves with even stronger new bosses: Blackhart and Zeta. Additional quests will be unlocked after completing the story and unique rewards can be acquired.
Season Pass DLC #1 – Available this winter, this DLC will feature a brand new enigmatic dungeon for players to explore. Evan and friends will plumb the depths of this cryptic dungeon facing increasingly stronger enemies while trying to reach its deepest levels. The journey will be difficult, but the reward will surely be worth it!
Season Pass DLC #2 – Expected to release early 2019, an additional story expansion of Ni no Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM will be available full of exciting content. More details to be announced soon.


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Competition Commission tyre price fixing hearing underway in South Africa
The South African Competition Commission tyre price fixing hearing got underway in South Africa on 28 January 2022. The Competition Commission names Apollo Tyres South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Goodyear South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Continental Tyres South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd; and South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (Pty) Ltd its case and alleges that from around 1999-2007, the respondents “discussed and agreed to fix the prices of passenger, light truck, bus, off-the-road, agricultural and earthmover tyres”. This was allegedly done through the SATMC, an association for tyre manufacturers in South Africa. The respondents were members of the SATMC.


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Most web sites, including us, have already reported the 1.9 GHz and 2 GHz part shipments by the end of September, with 2.3+ GHz limited edition HPC stuff "sometime before the year end".
That better be well before the year end, as Intel could easily send in a faster Harpertown Penryn anytime. And we need AMD standing proudly, not bent on its knees, in the performance battle against The Big One.
There were plenty of AMD presentations with some NDAs flying around here in Singapore today, trying to cover info which was mostly already shown on the ANALyst Day last month - but there is always stuff that somehow comes out, and somehow no NDA covers it.
For instance, we may have no Barcelona chips in hand, but we do have a "truly beautifully conceptualised" new logo for the Barcelona generation of Opterons, to be shown on 10 Sept announcement date - presumably not by Henri Richard.
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Land Rover has announced that they are working on a new Defender and we should be seeing it in a few years time but it looks like 4×4 fans won’t have to wait for Land Rover to release the Defender before they can own one because Ineos plans to release on much earlier than Land Rover.
According to Land Rover, the Land Rover Defender will be arriving in 2019 but they might want to speed things up as Ineou, the chemical firm has announced that they will be investing hundreds of million to make the new vehicle and release it in the UK.
Jim Ratcliffe, the Head of the Company announced that their 4X4 will match what the Defender has to offer and it will also be running on a diesel engine. If everything turns out well for Ineos, we might also see their 4×4 in the US and Africa as well.
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The largest LEGO public display in the Philippines will be launched today, April 18, 2015, at Resort’s World Manila.
The exhibit, called as “BRICKXHIBIT 2015” will feature over 250 original LEGO creations and dioramas from Philippine LEGO Users Group (PhLUG) members and its sub-groups such as Starfleet, Urban Builders, Castle Group, Garage, and Mech Only Creations.
An diorama of Intramuros, made entirely out of LEGO bricks will be featured as one of the MUST-SEE displays.
The exhibit runs from Apr 18 to May 3.
PhLUG will host “aBRICKadabra: The First Philippine LEGO Convention,” at the main area of Resorts World Manila on April 25. It will be a day-long convention featuring activities and games for Kids and AFOLs (Adult Fans of Legos), project launches, demonstrations and talks by various builders and more.


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What's for Dinner?
NPD studies how and why we choose our entrees
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Little effort, little planning and quick to preparethese are three of the top five reasons consumers in charge of fixing dinner cited for choosing the main course for a meal, according to a recent study by NPD Foodworld. The never-ending desire for convenience was one of the key attributes to come out of the study of home-prepared dinners titled Dinner Landscape: Segmentation Analysis of the Home-Prepared Dinner Occasion in America.
Last minute decisions about what to make for dinner were quite common, a report on the study states. [image-nocss] Just one-quarter of respondents said they planned the dinner menu in advance, while 37% decided what to cook the same day. Another 37% waited to decide until just prior to preparing the meal.
The foods most likely to be selected at the last minute, according to the study conducted by the Rosemont, Ill.-based consumer research company, are:
Breakfast-type foods Frozen prepared main dishes Sandwiches Macaroni/noodles Pizza
The report noted, however, that there is always a difference between what people says and what they actually do. And so, NPD also took note of what the 53,000 consumers surveyed actually ate for dinner. The top five main courses were:
Meats (23%) Poultry (14%) Sandwiches (10%) Italian dishes (9%) Casseroles/Oven dishes (6%)
Convenient, ready-made frozen dinners didn't even make the top five, the report noted. Surprisingly, meatone of the foods that consumers actually spend the most time preparing and cookingranked first.
And as to those top five statements dinner-meal preparers used to describe the primary reason for specific main-course choices? They were:
It requires little effort. (It is easy to make.) It satisfies my hunger. It takes little or no planning. It is made with foods that I have on hand. I can get the meal to the table quickly.
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A new trailer has emerged for the upcoming Entourage movie.
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At E3 2013, Microsoft unveiled a trailer of the next Halo game in the franchise, which at the time was unnamed. 343 Industries, who has been making Halo games after Bungie since 2011, confirmed the games title Halo 5: Guardians in May 2015. 272 more words
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New York City officials have revealed plans to invest $3.5 million USD in a new fashion epicenter called the Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles & Wearable Tech. Designed to increase local manufacturing, create jobs and support up-and-coming designers, the 160,000-square-foot facility will be housed in the Liberty View Industrial Plaza in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. With construction expected to get under way by New York Fashion Week in February, Ole Sondresen Architect will oversee thenine-month redesign. The space aims to house 20 to 30 businesses and up to 50 designers. Of the total layout, 110,000 square feet will be dedicated to active manufacturing.
The innovation den will offer an assortment of services, including a workforce-development center, a research-and-development center, a small-run factory specializing in sample-making, and incubator space containing 12 private studios, classroom space, conference rooms, a computer lab, an industrial sewing room, storage and work areas for 50 designers.
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After getting a first look at Uber's financials on Thursday, analysts are divided when it comes to Uber's expected IPO valuation of as much as $100 billion. But the one thing they can agree on is that no one really has a surefire way to assess it.
Asked whether the $90 billion to $100 billion valuation at which Uber is expected to price its initial public offering, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said, "I think it's all in the eye of the beholder and I think its what investors are willing to pay."
Without previous earnings reports to serve as a benchmark or profit to assess, Wireless Fund Lead Portfolio Manager Paul Meeks said the best way to understand the valuation is through its sales numbers. Pricing the stock at six-times sales, which he said would be "a pretty healthy valuation even for an established tech company," Uber's value should really be about $73 billion. Similarly, he estimated Lyft should be priced at $50 per share with a valuation of $14 billion.
"I don't mind when a company, when they go public, if they have losses," Meeks said. But the fact that Uber's losses continue grow is what gives him pause. Uber reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.85 billion in 2018 and showed slowing revenue growth, which has raised some concerns for investors and analysts as they watch Lyft's stock sink from its IPO price of $72 to $59.90 as of Friday's close.
Ives and Meeks both related Uber's IPO to another famous tech offering that debuted with steep losses: Amazon's.
For Ives, the speculation around Uber's valuation represents "the fear of missing out on the next Amazon."
"That's a huge fear," Ives said. "That was a seminal event in terms of investing in tech stocks in the last 20 years."
While Ives said Uber represents the first stock in the past few years that investors view as having the potential of Amazon-level growth, comparing the two is still a fool's errand.
"That path to profitability is fuzzy. And also comparing Uber to Amazon, it's like comparing a great high school basketball player to LeBron James," Ives said.
For Meeks, the comparison seems to serve as more of a warning for Uber. He noted that offering Amazon Web Services, Amazon's cloud product, was the turning point for the stock and now is key to its profitability. As of its Q4 2018, AWS represented 58% of Amazon's overall operating income.
But Meeks sees less opportunity in Uber's bets outside of its core ridesharing business, like Uber Eats and Uber Freight.
"They'll try to leverage their platform into other things, but the other things will be transport because that's their gig and the transport business has a lot of established players," Meeks said. Eventually, he said, "all freight will be transported by Amazon."
There are some ways Uber's valuation could be justified, according to the analysts interviewed for this article, but right now, they remain difficult to predict.
DA Davidson Senior Research Analyst Tom White said in order to justify at $100 billion valuation, he is looking for three things. First, he'd want to see evidence that Uber could significantly improve its revenue growth. Second, he'd look for signs that pressure on Uber's margins will not last too long. And third, he'd try to understand if investors are willing to pay a premium for Uber compared to Lyft.
Outside of its ridesharing business, where it directly competes with Lyft, Uber has a chance to differentiate itself if one of its other businesses take off. While Lyft has expanded more slowly, available in just two countries and focused mainly on ridesharing and other mobility areas, Uber has taken a different approach, expanding into 63 countries and taking on other projects. That could ultimately bode well for Uber.
"I think a huge focus is Freight and Eats. Those are key ingredients in the recipe for success," Ives said. "I think the one thing that stood out in the S-1 is just how large the revenue and the opportunity were there relative to what investors were expecting." Uber Eats, for example, grew gross bookings from $1.1 billion in Q4 2017 to $2.6 billion in Q4 2018.
Another road to greater profitability is through automation for its ridesharing business. Currently, Uber only gets a cut of each ride it offers since drivers take a share as well. On top of that, it has to offer steep incentives to both drivers and customers to get them to use their service in a competitive market, something Uber even listed as a risk factor for its business. But if the company some day can cut out the driver and use self-driving cars instead, its road to profitability becomes much clearer.
"If autonomous driving someday becomes a thing, then that could make that business nicely profitable," Meeks said. But he said Uber can't lean heavily on that now since "I don't see it as a mainstream thing for many years."
With little to go off of, investors are likely already looking to Lyft's performance as Uber readies its roadshow.
"For better or worse, these two are sort of tied at the hip," Meeks said.


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Rap-star, Lil' Wayne is coming out with a sneaker in collaboration with skate brand Supra. Earlier this year Wayne came out with his own clothing line inspired by his love for skateboarding called Trukfit and also teamed up with Mountain Dew to raise money a build a skate park in his native Louisiana.
It's unsure right now whether there will be an exclusive collection or just one sneaker.
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Olivia Palermo looking casually stylish at New York's HBo premiere of 'Girls'
Kate Mara wore a red Ghassan Yazbeck Fall 2012 RTW dress and black Brian Atwood pumps
Poppy Delevingne in a marigold shift dress with a black belt and peep-toe pumps
Kim Kardashian wears a silver embossed Catherine Malandrino dress paired with Barbie pink Casadei heels.
Scarlett Johanson in Prada
Taylor Schilling in a trend orange dress and trenchcoat
Again, in a Prabal Gurung sheath with a print bodice worn for the Today Show
Nicole Richie in Helmut Lang trousers and a House of Harlow top
Mollie King in a navy polka-dot dress
Julianna Hough in a burgundy DKNY dress, two-tone peep-toes and earrings from Tresor


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Osaka, Mar 18, 2013 (JCN Newswire via COMTEX) -- Sharp Corporation (the "Company") has previously announced in its press release dated December 4, 2012 that the board of directors of the Company has passed a resolution at the board of directors meeting held on December 4, 2012 for the issuance of new shares by way of the third party allotment to Qualcomm Incorporated ("Qualcomm") with the subscription payment date being March 29, 2013 (the "Second Third Party Allotment Capital Increase").
However, please be informed that the Company will not be able to receive the subscription payment on March 29, the expected subscription payment date, due to certain procedures required under the Companies Act since the discussion on the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to the implementation of the Second Third Party Allotment Capital Increase is still being continued.
The Company, however, intends to continue its discussions with Qualcomm and will promptly issue a press release when the discussions are concluded.
Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies that play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and digital technologies, Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, information products and electronic components, while also creating new network businesses. For more information, please visit www.sharp.co.jp .
Sharp Corporation Corporate Public Relations Division Phone: +81-6-6625-3006 (Osaka) Phone: +81-3-3260-1870 (Tokyo)
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Canadian Auto Trader lists a Martian spaceship for $9M
My grandfather always said that you should never buy a Martian spaceship for more than $10 million, so here’s your chance.
My grandfather always said that you should never buy a Martian spaceship for more than $10 million, so here’s your chance to get in on a hot deal: an Acura MDX Martian Peewee IV Mini Saucer that’s listed on Canadian Auto Trader for a cool $9.32 million.
Yes, for just a little more than $9 million, you can get your human hands on a “classic Martian Peewee spacecraft,” one that’s low on light-years and comes decked out with interstellar navigation, retractable feet, crop-circle crafter, gravity correction, and fully functioning waste portal. The anonymous individual selling it—perhaps an alien—says that it’s white with an automatic transmission and that it comes complete with 8.32 kilometers on its intergalactic odometer.
“Compact shape and working cloaking device keep you undetected while making crop circles and are perfect for discreetly observing lifeforms in neighboring solar systems,” the page’s description reads. “Don’t miss the opportunity to own a classic piece of Martian engineering.”
Beautiful, ain’t it? Did we mention that it comes with Xenon headlights?
We’ve reached out to the seller to check on the legitimacy of this offer, but considering we spotted it April 1, here’s thinking “not very.” Acura, for what it’s worth, was not aware that it was invested in the craft of spacecraft crafting, but who knows: There’s a rogue designer in every factory.
For what it’s worth, the closest Acura dealership to Roswell, New Mexico, is three hours and four minutes.
Start the bidding now. This here’s a steal of a deal, folks.
Photo via Auto Trader
Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.


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Ryder System announced its Ryder Electronic Logging Device (ELD) platform, which will provide a solution to make it easier for commercial rental customers in North America to record their hours of service (HOS) electronically to comply with the December 18, 2017 ELD mandate. With the launch of the ELD platform, developed in concert with the Geotab e-log provider (which allows for a BYOD-type set-up, paired with the operator’s smartphone/tablet), Ryder is also offering rental customers to ability to choose between Ryder’s solution or their own portable ELD equipment.
In addition, Ryder says it will continue to work in conjunction with the Truck Rental and Leasing Association (TRALA) and the government on behalf of customers to mitigate challenges presented by the ELD mandate. The company is “pleased,” it says, that FMCSA has granted an 8-day exemption to allow paper logs in rentals for instances of a vehicle breakdown, seasonal demand, and expansion needs.
The company also hosts an online ELD Mandate Resource Guide, where the most commonly asked questions regarding the ELD Mandate are answered, it says.


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According to media reports, Google has launched Google Shopping, an online Shopping service, in India to take advantage of the country’s booming digital economy.
The tech giant said last week that online shoppers in India will now be able to browse special offers on the home page of its Shopping Shopping service. This is a mobile-friendly web app. A new “shopping” option has emerged on Google Lens, an image recognition app for Google search engines and images.
Google’s shopping tool allows users to search for bargains from a wide variety of retailers. It is reported that the Amazon and Wal-Mart’s Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart and other retailers special offers will appear in Google’s launch in India’s online shopping services.
“India has the second highest number of Internet users in the world, and this number is growing. ” Surogit-Chatterjee, vice president of product management at Google Shopping services, said in a blog post in Thursday, “while 400 million Indians are currently online, less than one-third are shopping online. ”
Google says users will be able to search for products in English and Hindi. It will receive revenue from merchants’ advertising and consumers’ shopping spending commissions.
India has more than 1.3 billion people and its digital economy is growing rapidly.
Technology companies such as Flipkart, Snapdeal and Paytm have reshaped India’s e-commerce industry. India’s e-commerce market could reach $150 billion by 2022, according to a study by Nasscom, a consulting firm at the Indian software and Services Enterprise Industry Association, and PwC.
Amazon, meanwhile, is trying to seize on the trend. The company bought a stake in local rival Stopers Stop last year. The company is also understood to be close to completing its acquisition of a stake in future retail.
In addition, Google, in partnership with private equity firm Samara Capital, acquired more retail chains for the Aditya Birla Group in September.
Flipkart, which was acquired by wal-mart in May, is India’s dominant online retailer, with 100m users and 100,000 merchants on its platform.
The launch of Google’s online shopping service in India marks Google’s further foray into e-commerce and the start of a major us technology company’s further expansion in India.
However, Google’s Shopping Shopping service has been under regulatory pressure from the European Union. The European Union fined Google 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) last year for alleged antitrust violations. The EU argues that Google has stripped consumers of their options by directing users of its search engine to its shopping platform.


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France bans aerial pesticide spraying in overseas territories
The ban was approved by France's Ecology Minister Ségolène Royal and will take immediate effect.
The ban will then be extended to rice and grape crops as of Dec. 31 next year, giving farmers time to adopt alternative application methods.
Aerial spraying is said to have become increasing unpopular for some time now, with complaints from residents living near the farms coupled with environmental concerns.
In a release, Royal said the decision came in response to 'strong public demand' and would allow growers to better promote their products. She added that over the last five years there had been a 77% reduction in the aerial spraying of pesticides.
Although the Caribbean island countries of Guadeloupe and Martinique effectively stopped using the application method in the last year or two, Union of Guadeloupe and Martinique Banana Producers head Philippe Ruelle welcomed the official ban and praised the efforts of growers to adopt new and innovate alternatives.
"This ban will not have any immediate effect on banana production in Guadeloupe and Martinique," Ruelle told www.freshfruitportal.com in a statement.
"Since 2009 - following the publication in January 2009 of the European directive on aerial spraying - our industry has been working on alternative methods of pesticide application. We have been working with the French agricultural research institutes Cirad and Irstea to come up with possible solutions."
He added since no other banana-producing countries in tropical regions were affected by this ruling, the industry could only 'innovate and experiment' with new methods.
"We have developed some unique methods like surgical stripping, which can contain disease by about 50% - and is very useful for removing only dead parts of the tree and not the whole leaf - and also some land-based methods of pesticide application whereby treatment is applied on or under the canopy via small specially adapted tractors," he said.
These new methods were supported by the Tropical Technical Institute (IT2), which is working together with the industry on two separate platforms.
"One is involved with how to reduce and better use pesticides, along with substituting chemical products for organic ones," Ruelle said.
"The other is designed for better varietal selection, and together with Cirad we have put in place the biggest banana varietal selection program in the world."
The first product of this program is called the Flhorban 925 which was bred naturally and is resistant to black and yellow Sigatoka - a leaf spot disease that can cause crop losses of up to 50%.
"So because of this the Flhorban 925 does not require treatment against Sigatoka. Eight hectares are currently planted in the West Indies and the weekly production of 6 pallets are subjected to tests on the plantations along with tests to ensure they ripen correctly at the consumer level," Ruelle said.
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DUBLIN, April 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mlpwqt/heat_pump_market) has announced the addition of the "Heat Pump Market in China 2014-2018" report to their offering.
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The analysts forecast the Heat Pump market in China to grow at a CAGR of 27.86 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need for a reduction of greenhouse gases. The Heat Pump market in China has also been witnessing the increasing awareness of the latest technology. However, the need for high initial investment could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
The report, the Heat Pump Market in China 2014-2018 has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report focuses on China; it also covers the Heat Pump market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Increasing awareness about the latest technological developments is one of the major trends in the Heat Pump market in China. Several organizations in China started creating awareness regarding the latest technological developments and the benefits of implementing heat pumps in various buildings such as industrial buildings, commercial buildings, and residential buildings.
Thus, several vendors in the Heat Pump market in China exhibit their products at exhibitions and air their advertisements across the television channels. Further, they also conduct road shows in several cities across the developing provinces in China.
According to the report, one of the major drivers is the need for the reduction of greenhouse gas. The effective deployment of the latest technology heat pumps enables end-users to reduce carbon emissions significantly. Hence, the growth of the Heat Pump market in China looks very promising during the forecast period.
Further, the report states that a major challenge in the Heat Pump market in China is the need for high levels of initial investment. The rising costs of raw materials and components that are required to manufacture heat pumps have increased overall operational costs for heat pump vendors.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
Key Topics Covered:
01. Executive Summary
02. List of Abbreviations
03. Scope of the Report
04. Market Research Methodology
06. Market Landscape
07. Market Segmentation by Product
08. Market Segmentation by End-users
09. Buying Criteria
10. Market Growth Drivers
11. Drivers and their Impact
12. Market Challenges
13. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
14. Market Trends
15. Trends and their Impact
16. Vendor Landscape
17. Key Vendor Analysis
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- Daikin Industries Ltd.
- Fuerda Air-conditioning Equipment Co. Ltd.
- Gree Electric Appliances Inc.
- Guangdong Tongyi Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd.
- Haier Group
- Hangzhou Zhenxin Heating Equipment Co. Ltd.
- Mammoth Inc.
- QueZheng Cooling and Heating Equipment Co.
- Sirac Air Conditioning Equipments Co. Ltd.
- Trane Inc.
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False article reports E. coli outbreak in Ontario
An online article warns residents of Ontario not to consume romaine lettuce due to an outbreak of E. coli. No official recall for romaine lettuce is in effect in Canada at the moment and this is not the first false health scare article published by this website. A Canada Food Inspection Agency officer confirmed to AFP that Canadians may continue to consume romaine lettuce.
“HEALTH CANADA WARNING: IMMEDIATELY THROW AWAY YOUR ROMAINE LETTUCE”. This alarming headline, typed in all caps, was published on the website toronto-ontario.news on June 27, 2019. It was subsequently shared 5,700 times, according to social media monitoring tool CrowdTangle, and viewed more than 60,000 times, according to the website itself.
According to the article, “an outbreak of E. coli has produced dozens of cases of illness in the United States and Canada,” with 180 confirmed cases, including 20 hospitalized.
However, the content of the article is false. “There is currently no food recall for romaine lettuce in Ontario,” Christine Carnaffan, spokesperson for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (FCIA), the agency in charge of food safety in Canada, told AFP.
The food recall warning page of the FCIA currently makes no mention of an E. coli outbreak or of a romaine lettuce recall. Health Canada, another Canadian agency in charge of food safety, has no standing E. coli warnings on its list.
The last time CFIA did issue a recall of romaine lettuce following an E. coli outbreak was in December 2018. The outbreak was linked to lettuce from California sold in Canada and the United States, but was declared over in Canada on December 24, 2018 and on January 9, 2019 in the United States. US broadcaster NBC reported that 29 people fell sick due to the outbreak in Canada and 68 people in the US.
The website that published the warning article, toronto-ontario.news, has a nearly identical visual identity to canada-eh.info, a website that was taken offline in June 2019. Toronto-ontario.news uses an identical layout, the same font and also signs all articles as “admin.”
The identity of the person who registered the urls for both website is concealed, but both webpages were registered using the same domain name registrar company, NameCheap Inc.
These similarities cannot fully establish that both websites were created by the same person, but the identical layout, content focus and domain registrar make the possibility likely.
Consumers worried about product recalls in Canada can search this site run by CFIA.


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New York — WeWork, a global leader in flexible space solutions, has announced that WeWork On Demand is expanding to six additional markets across the U.S., following a successful national expansion in November last year.
As a result of positive member feedback, WeWork On Demand will be expanding to: Nashville, Dallas, Houston, San Diego, Salt Lake City and Orange County. In total, WeWork On Demand is now available in 17 markets across the U.S., with users able to book space in over 190 buildings nationwide.
WeWork On Demand is a new offering that allows individuals pay-as-you-go access to clean and convenient workspace for only $29 per day (or meeting rooms starting at $10 per hour). Through the free WeWork On Demand app, WeWork is digitizing its real estate portfolio to provide individuals with the ability to choose where, when, and how they work, right from their phone.
“We’re excited by the continued success of WeWork On Demand and, following our national expansion last November, are thrilled to be able to further expand this offering to six additional markets across the U.S.,” said Prabhdeep Singh, WeWork’s Global Head of Marketplace. “Whether someone is looking for face to face collaboration, a distraction-free workspace near their home, space to take important meetings, or just a change of scenery with fast WiFi and amenities, On Demand can meet those needs at the touch of a button.”
During the first 60 days of the initial New York City pilot program, nearly 700 workspace and conference rooms were booked through the On Demand app, with more than half of these users coming back for at least a second reservation. Throughout the eight-week pilot, WeWork saw steady growth in both users and reservations week over week, with an 84% spike in users and 41% increase in reservations during a recent week. Users appreciate the flexibility of easily and quickly securing space, with most users booking their reservation less than one day prior to use. WeWork expects this pattern to grow with the national expansion of On Demand.
WeWork locations participating in On Demand have a number of amenities for visitors, including unlimited coffee, outdoor space, bike storage, a mother’s room, and more. To learn more about On Demand, visit www.wework.com/info/wework-on-demand.
WeWork is a global leader in flexible space, providing businesses of all sizes with the space, community, and services they need to run and grow their business. With 859 locations, in 151 cities in 38 countries across the world, WeWork delivers flexible space solutions to its 542,000 members worldwide.


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On March 1 the 90-day truce in the trade war between the US and China expires. Leading economist Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, expects a deal is possible, but that certainly does not mean the end of all hostilities, he tells Barron’s.
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The American political landscape might be more divided than ever before, political analyst Harry Broadman sees one field where Republicans and Democrats find common ground: restricting foreign investments, especially but not only those from China through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), he writes in Gulf News.
China’s central government has been cracking down on both Protestantism and the Islam over the past year. The direct future looks grim, says journalist Ian Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao at Foreign Affairs in an addition to a piece he wrote two years ago. The government can still go back to its pragmatic take on religion, but Johnson is not sure it will.
The US-China trade war has another casualty: the CES consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas, says business analyst Shaun Rein, author of The War for China’s Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order to the South China Morning Post.
Apple was already losing ground to domestic mobile phone makers, but the economic downturn and patriotism towards Huawei will make the US giant even more vulnerable, says business analyst Shaun Rein, author of The War for China’s Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order to the BBC.
China is leading the innovation for retail and two to three years ahead of the US, says business analyst Shaun Rein, author of The War for China’s Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order, to CSB News. Internet giants like Alibaba started on mobile and then turned to brick-and-mortar, unlike the traditional retail who try to force online upon their customers.
Chinese New Year is just a month ahead of us, so gift giving is high on the agenda. China veteran Ashley Dudarenok, author of Digital China: Working with Bloggers, Influencers and KOLs, gives some advice on what to give – and what not to – at her daily webblog for both China and what a China expert should bring to Russia.
The Chinese government has raided a few popular underground churches, illustrating how it sees religion as a double-edged sword, says journalist Ian Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao, at NPR.
China’s most popular short-messages platform WeChat has at last included Snapchat/Instagram style stories. Long overdue, says Tencent and WeChat specialist Matthew Brennan at his website. He tells how it works, and why – if very late – this is a smart move.


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The UK new car market has seen a 184% increase in the standard fitment of digital radio in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
The latest data from Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and CAP was revealed as SMMT chief executive, Paul Everitt, spoke at the UK’s first conference to discuss the switchover to digital radio from an automotive perspective. It coincides with announcements from the BBC confirming that it would build coverage of its national services to 97%, including a focus on improving coverage on motorways and major roads.
Everitt said: "Significant progress has been made in developing the content and coverage of digital radio, driving consumer demand in the new car market.
"The massive increase we’ve seen this year puts us well on the way towards delivering our commitment to fit all new cars with digital radio by the end of 2013.
"In the last 12 months, at least 14 car brands have announced plans to fit digital radio as standard, but we must also ensure that plans are in place to support the 25 million cars on the road that will need safe, reliable upgrades undertaken by accredited technicians."


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The market of soft drinks and cold drinks in India is slowly heating up. The multinational companies Coca Cola and Pepsi, which are already dominating this market, are going to get a tough competition from India’s richest person Mukesh Ambani’s company. Reliance Industries has already launched the decades old brand Campa Cola in a new avatar. Now preparations are on to capture maximum share of this market.
The effect is visible in the market
Reliance Industries has tried to replicate the successful formula of Reliance Jio in the soft drink market. For this, the company has adopted an aggressive strategy in terms of prices. This is the reason that in some markets of India, companies like Coca Cola and Pepsi have to take steps like pricing. However, his troubles have not reduced yet.
Talking with this company
According to media reports, Reliance Consumer Products, a unit of Reliance Industries, is in talks with Kali Aerated Water Works, a Chennai-based company. This conversation is about the participation in the manufacturing and distribution of Reliance’s Campa soft drinks range. Let us tell you that Kali Aerated Water Works manufactures and sells South India’s popular soft drink brand Bovonto.
The brand is popular in South India
According to a news from ET, Reliance Industries had also talked about buying a majority stake in Kali Aerated Water Works before buying Campa Cola in August last year. Bovonto is one of the most popular cola brands in South India and gives tough competition to Coca Cola and Pepsi. Apart from this, Kali Aerated Water Works also manufactures lemon and orange flavored drinks. The company also sells juices and coconut water. The company has more than eight plants.
Reliance will get this benefit
It has been claimed in the news that the talks between Reliance and Kali Aerated Water Works regarding the proposed deal have progressed a lot. If this deal is done, then Reliance will get the benefit of manufacturing capacity of Kali Aerated Water Works as well as a strong distribution structure in one stroke. This will give the country’s richest man’s company a significant edge over its competitors.
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With the Dallas City Council set to debate and possibly vote on a single-use-bag ban later this month, the Texas Retailers Association and makers of plastic bags are now on the offensive, insisting environmentalists will kill jobs, run customers out of town and hike prices at grocery stores.
This morning, Kroger's Gary Huddleston, the Dallas-based president of the TRA, debuted a petition he says contains more than 3,000 signatures from customers opposed to a paper- and plastic-bag ban in Dallas. The petition was set up for a week in two Dallas Kroger locations -- at Mockingbird Station and the Greenville Avenue-Forest Lane spot. Says Huddleston, customers oppose the ban for several reasons.
One, he says, "is the inconvenience of making sure they had a reusable bag every time they shop at a retail outlet. And then there's the expense of purchasing reusable bags, either each time they come or if they've forgotten it. And they reuse plastic bags -- as trash-can liners, to pick up pet waste, for wet bathing suits."
Huddleston, who led the successful effort to eliminate Dallas' wet-dry boundaries in 2010, says the TRA will meet with every council member and Mayor Mike Rawlings before the vote, which could happen before month's end. It's not at all clear how the council will vote: Dwaine Caraway, who proposed the ban back in March, insisted in early June that he has the needed votes, but that was before the new council was sworn in later that month. Sandy Greyson has said that while she's opposed to a full-on ban, she “rather like[s] the idea” of making people pay for plastic bags.
In 2008, the city council debated, briefly, banning the non-biodegradable polyethylene bags. But Linda Koop, speaking in opposition at the time, said the council should instead do a better job "educating people about why they should conserve, why they should recycle, what's better for the environment."
Environmentalists, and the hundreds who have signed the MoveOn.org petition in support of the bag ban, insist the city hasn't followed through. Huddleston and bag-makers would actually agree, pointing out that most people don't know you can't put plastic bags in the city-provided recycling bins. Kroger, on the other hand, does provide a place where customers can recycle plastic bags.
"This debate is based on a lot of ideology and imagery that's incorrect and false," says Mark Daniels, senior vice president of Hilex Poly, a Hartsville, S.C.-based maker and recycler of plastic bags. "The environmentalists never talk about the fact 65 percent of plastic bags are reused for home convenience. They say recycling doesn't. We recycle 40 million pounds of plastic bags, and millions more we can reprocess."
Should the city enact a ban -- a la Austin and Los Angeles -- Huddleston says there could be "a loss of some sales. I'll be honest, it's not dramatic, but the customer will bring in two reusable bags and that's all they have and they plan their shopping experience around filling those two."
Daniels at Hilex Poly is even more blunt, insisting a bag ban will cost people jobs at the three Dallas-area factories that manufacture the plastic bags.
"One of the things the media and environmentalists never talk about is the fact plant managers will have to fire people" if a ban is enacted, he says. "People will lose their jobs, their benefits. And we think that is very poor public policy."


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Children are at risk of serious injury from dangerous and poor-quality imported “fidget spinners” – the UK’s most recent toy craze – according to an investigation by BBC1’s Watchdog.
A sample of the plastic gadgets were tested by experts and failed basic toy safety standards, with some found to have edges sharp enough to puncture skin and even eyes.
Wednesday evening’s programme follows warnings about the popular toys by trading standards officers, as unscrupulous manufacturers seek to cash in on the phenomenon. Many are being sold cheaply on market stalls and at car boot sales.
The palm-sized spinners consist of a ball bearing that sits in a three-pronged plastic device that can be flicked and spun. Some schools in the UK and the US have banned them, though some teachers believe they can help children concentrate – especially those with ADHD.
Watchdog interviewed parents who were alarmed by the poor quality of the toys. One parent described finding a large shard of metal protruding from the item, which subsequently drew blood.
The Watchdog team purchased five fidget spinners from local shops and consulted a toy safety expert, who concluded that none of them should have been sold as they failed safety tests.
It also bought three fidget spinners from eBay – marketed as toys for children but with the appearance of a “death star” or shuriken, which is classed as an offensive weapon in the UK.
These were assessed by blades expert Sarah Hainsworth, professor of materials and forensic engineering at the University of Leicester. She tested the toys by stabbing them into a tomato (used as a substitute for an eye) and pork skin (used as a substitute for human skin). All three spinners punctured the tomato; two pierced the pork skin.
EBay said: “These items are absolutely not permitted and will be immediately removed. We’d like to thank the programme for bringing these items to our attention.”
National trading standards officials have advised parents to look for the CE mark on packaging, which means items have been tested to European standards. They are also urged to buy the toys from a reputable seller and never for children under three as spinners contain small parts that could present a choking hazard.


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Select Car Leasing plans to ‘disrupt’ corporate leasing under new MD
Select Car Leasing general manager Graham Conway has been appointed as managing director as the firm ramps up plans to become a ‘disruptor’ in corporate leasing.
Conway joined Select in the spring of 2019, having previously been head broker at Alphabet.
His latest appointment comes on the back of strong growth over the last 18 months, said to be the result of the firm’s quick action to adapt and thrive in the face of a global pandemic.
Conway said: “On the first Monday of the first lockdown, we made the decision that we were going to get our heads down and drive as hard as we could through this. In a matter of a week, everyone was working at home with the correct technology, equipment and licences in place. It was a phenomenal achievement.
“And during the pandemic we saw real opportunity for growth. We ramped up our appointed representatives proposition and we now have nine Select Car Leasing locations across the UK. That’s substantial growth at any time, but particularly during a global crisis.”
As a result, the business said it’s in a prime position to take advantage of the growth in online leasing. It’s seen vehicle orders processed during a typical week almost double in just 18 months.
The firm’s technology and future solutions are also able to facilitate the next generation of customer.
Conway added: “Everything that we’re building is with a mobile device as the primary driver and desktop as the second. Historically, of course, it was always the other way around.”
Select is also making further inroads in the corporate space.
Conway said: “I’ve been heavily involved in creating and mobilising our new Select Fleet Solutions brand. We intend to be a real disruptor in the corporate solutions space when it comes to business contract hire, and driving down costs when it comes to running a fleet.
“We’re now in partnership with the likes of ODO, FMG, Masternaut, Allstar and DriveTech and we’ve built a full new fleet proposition that we’re taking to market.
“From a business perspective, we want to make sure firms that operate a fleet of up to 250 vehicles are getting the service they deserve. There’s a real opportunity for us to be able to hold the hand of fleet managers with a modest fleet size.”


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Zombie Severed Skipper Coming Soon From Lost Temple Traders
Lost Temple Traders and Patrick Vassar have teamed up again for production on the Zombie Severed Skipper ceramic tiki mug. The new mug is in the glaze testing phase, and Lost Temple Traders recently shared some of the possibilities via social media.
Zombie Severed Skipper takes inspiration from a couple of different sources. The face of the mug pays homage to the original zombie from Night of the Living Dead, Bill Hinzman. The head can also be removed, drawing inspiration from Ren Clark’s severed head.
The glaze tests revealed show the Zombie with several different skin tones and outfit colors. His face could end up being greyish-green, brown, or varying shades of blue. His hat and shirt will be either maroon, brown, or varying shades of green.
Pricing and availability have not yet been announced. We speculate this mug will be produced by Monkey Skull, like Lost Temple Trader’s recently released 80 Fathoms tiki mug.
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If you're not going to be braving the crowds at the LACC and LA Live for this year's E3, here are the details on where to watch the major press conferences, including Bethesda, Sony, Xbox, EA, and Nintendo.
Remember when E3 started a day before the showroom floor opened and it still managed to be fairly chill, even though it was about a bajillion degrees outside? Yeah, me neither. These days, E3 is a week-long event that includes press conferences from all of the major players, including some new faces on the presser scene — Square Enix and Devolver Digital. If you're staying home this year and catching the action from the comfort of your office (or your couch), here are the details on when and where to watch the streams.
Electronic Arts E3 2018: Saturday, June 9 @ 11AM PT
EA is kicking off this year's press conferences on Saturday with a showcase of what they're bringing to EA Play — their EA oasis in LA Live, just a stone's throw from the convention center. Tune in on EA Play, Twitch, and YouTube at 11AM Pacific.
Xbox E3 2018: Sunday, June 10 @ 1PM PT
With Crackdown 3 delayed until 2019, I'm not entirely certain what Microsoft will be showcasing at their press conference. Will Xbox fill out that first-party lineup with more than an annual Forza title? Tune in on Mixer, Twitch, and YouTube at 1PM Pacific.
Bethesda E3 2018: Sunday, June 10 @ 6:30PM PT
Bethesda's #BE3 conference is always a good time, regardless of what they end up revealing during the conference. We'll get more details on Fallout 76 and Prey, more than likely. Tune in on Bethesda's dashboard, Twitch, and YouTube at 6:30PM PT.
Devolver Digital E3 2018: Sunday, June 10 @ 8PM PT
Devolver's "press conference" during E3 2017 was a poke at the traditional E3 pressers. We might see more of that fun-loving, satirical goodness during their conference this year. If nothing else, it'll be good (probably NSFW) fun all the way around. Tune inTwitch and YouTube at 8PM PT.
Square Enix E3 2018: Monday, June 11 @ 11AM PT
It's been a few years since Square Enix has held a dedicated press conference, but with so many releases on the horizon for the Japanese publisher, it's going to be quite the year. Tune in onTwitch andYouTube at 11AM PT.
Ubisoft E3 2018: Monday, June 11 @ 1PM PT
Another big year for Ubisoft, with a new Assassin's Creed on the way, hopefully more info on Beyond Good And Evil 2, and The Division 2. Last year's Ubisoft press conference was the highlight of E3 for me. Tune in onTwitch andYouTube at 1PM PT.
PC Gaming Show E3 2018: Monday, June 11 @ 3PM PT
For all ye PC hardware junkies out there (yes, I'm including myself on that list), PC Gaming Show is back for another E3 with a showcase of what's hot in PC gaming. Tune in on the PC Gaming Show website, Twich, andYouTube at 3PM PT.
PlayStation E3 2018: Monday, June 11 @ 6PM PT
PlayStation's E3 press conferences can yield a considerable amount of magic — 2016's reveal of the now critically-acclaimed God of War was one of the best reveals I've ever seen. They'll be running a tight show this year, likely with a lot of video, so it'll be trailers, trailers, trailers. (And hopefully some info on The Last Of Us 2.) Tune in on PlayStation, Twitch, andYouTube at 6PM PT.
Nintendo E3 2018: Tuesday, June 12 @ 9AM PT
Nintendo always closes out the press conferences at E3. Once upon a time, they used to do it live. Now they've managed to stitch together their press conference as a longer Nintendo Direct. We'll get more info on Smash and Pokemon, for sure. Tune in on Nintendo's website, Twitch, andYouTube at 9AM PT.
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When it comes to fashion and beauty, Zendaya never disappoints and her latest change is the perfect proof.
On September 7, Zendaya took to Twitter and Instagram to share some golden hour selfies showing off her new braids. With her skin absolutely glowing, the photos — which Zendaya posted captionless to both platforms because, you know, the beauty really speaks for itself — quickly went viral among her fans. The pics racked up over 1.7 million likes on the bird app in just over 15 hours (something pretty much only BTS manages) and almost 10 million on Instagram. Clearly, Zendaya killed the selfie game and the fans were all on board for her new look.
Sorry I thought I was cute but then I remembered that girls like u exist lemme just sit down,” tweeted one fan in response to the photos. “How is beauty of this magnitude even allowed? I don’t understand,” another wrote.
On Instagram, Zendaya’s new braids were a big hit too, with fans and celebrities alike hyping the Euphoria star up in the comments. “The answer is yes,” commented Bretman Rock while Naomi Campbell wrote, “Face & Skin = DIVINE.” Troye Sivan contributed a simple “Wow” while Sofia Wylie wrote, “Sooooooo beautiful.”
This, of course, isn’t Zendaya’s first time rocking braids. She also wore them pre-COVID-19 (for those who can still remember those days) to the Critics’ Choice Awards back in January. Similarly to her new post, Zendaya’s look from that night — a metallic pink bustier from Tom Ford — quickly went viral across the internet. One thing is clear: Whether on a red carpet or taking golden hour photos in her backyard, Zendaya never misses.
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Wibmo Inc., rapidly growing into Asia’s leading provider of digital payments authentication and security, today announced the launch of Trident™ Risk-Based Authentication system, in line with market needs for frictionless payments. Based on intelligent analytics, Trident™ RBA uses insights into consumer behavior and past payment characteristics to deliver both secure and seamless payment experience to consumers.
Protecting consumers and merchants with behind-the-scenes technology
Built using the recently launched company’s fraud management system Trident™, which employs a combination of dynamic rules-based approaches and machine learning, Trident™ RBA scores every payment transaction to determine risk without inconveniencing the consumer. Only when a transaction is deemed risky, a challenge response system takes over to step-up the authentication using a variety of technology, process, or other verifiable credentials. Step-up options such as online OTP, offline OTP, biometric, life questions, call back, or mobile discovery allow for banks and service providers to address a variety of consumer preferences while minimizing risk.
“With Trident™ RBA, and the recently launched Trident™ Enterprise-level Fraud and Risk Management System, we are bringing to market the next generation of fraud fighting tools,” said company CEO Govind Setlur. “Trident™ RBA, built to EMVCo specifications, is 3-D Secure 2.0 ready,” he added.
Continued Innovation and Leadership in Authentication
According to the company an established leader in payment security, Trident™ RBA combines its real-time risk analysis taking into account point-in-time fraud trends and patterns, historical data and consumer behavior with a range of step-up authentication options. This combats the friction in the traditional OTP method, and increases success rates by reducing end-to-end transaction time. Trident™ RBA is being showcased at the Mastercard’s Global Risk Leadership Conference – Asia Pacific in Bali, Indonesia from July 30 – Aug 2, 2018.
About Wibmo Inc.
Wibmo Inc. a Cupertino, California company is a leading provider of payment security and mobile payments in emerging markets with a strong market presence in India, one of the world’s leading digital payment markets. Learn more at www.wibmo.com.


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Microsoft to train their employees to be able to explain the differences in the operating system Windows RT and Windows 8 to consumers.
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Record Q2 results announced with highest YoY H1 growth for Redington.
Redington Limited, today announced its financial results for Q3FY23, which ended on December 31, 2022. Another record quarter of sales
and operating margin performance. At Rs. 21715 Crore overall global revenues have been the highest ever for any quarter growing by a strong 31% YoY and at Rs. 622 crores, it has registered highest ever operating profit with a 14% YoY.


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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German publisher Axel Springer raised its full-year sales forecast on Wednesday, saying a planned increase in advertising revenues would probably more than compensate for declining circulation and other revenues.
Springer, which last month began forcing readers to accept ads on the website of its best-selling Bild tabloid or pay a monthly fee, said it now expected a revenue increase in the mid-single-digit percentage range, up from low to mid-single digits.
“Our priority this year is growth. We see great potential with our classified ad Models and journalistic brands in Europe and also, increasingly, in the English-speaking world,” Chief Executive Mathias Doepfner said in a statement.
Shares in Springer were indicated to open 2.5 percent higher ahead of the 0800 GMT Frankfurt market open.
Springer bought news website Business Insider in October and launched a European edition of political news site Politico earlier this year. It narrowly lost to Japanese media group Nikkei in an attempt to buy the Financial Times in July.
It said it had sufficient financial headroom both for investments in digitisation and to pay a high dividend, according to slides prepared for a presentation to analysts.
In the first nine months of the year, Springer’s advertising revenues rose 16 percent to 1.48 billion euros, driven by classified ads and other digital marketing, making up 63 percent of the company’s total revenues.
Germany’s advertising market is expected to grow by up to 2 percent this year, with advertising revenues for online exceeding those for newspapers for the first time.
Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Christoph Steitz


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Nov 18, 2017
BlackBerry COO Marty Beard resigns to help family members deal with health issuesHis resignation follows the departure of several other key BlackBerry managers over the past year.
Nov 16, 2017
Blackberry KeyONE Limited Edition Black smartphone launched in Sri Lanka for $649Optiemus has partnered with Softlogic, Sri Lanka's renowned business conglomerate, to handle the distribution and retail operations of BlackBerry devices.
Oct 17, 2017
BlackBerry claims that Cybersecurity is the top concern for firms globally when it comes to digital technologiesBlackBerry has released findings from a new global research white paper which surveyed IT decision makers on corporate IoT deployments.
Oct 16, 2017
CEO reaffirms that BlackBerry's plan to generate licensing revenue from its portfolio patent is still on trackBlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen said on 16 October the company’s strategy for generating licensing revenue from its patent portfolio remains on track.
Oct 14, 2017
Following the exit of Blackberry's overall patent strategy head, its licensing director also leavesSchubert joined BlackBerry in March 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile, as the company was embarking on a major push to boost licensing revenue.
Oct 12, 2017
BlackBerry signs license agreement with BLU Products ending patent dispute between them12 October’s agreement will include on-going payments from BLU to BlackBerry, the companies said, but did not give further details.
Oct 09, 2017
BlackBerry Motion with 5.5-inch FHD display, Snapdragon 625, 4,000 mAh battery is official; priced at Dh 1,699 in UAEMotion will run ‘hardened’ Android Nougat 7.1 out of the box with ‘signature BlackBerry experiences’ such as BlackBerry Hub, Calendar, and Boost charging.
Oct 06, 2017
The BlackBerry Motion is an all-touchscreen, keyboard-less option to the KEYoneTwitter Tipster Evan Blass has a leaked out a press render of what he terms as the BlackBerry Motion, revealing an all touchscreen device, without any physical QWERTY keyboard.
Oct 05, 2017
RBI Monetary Policy: Experts say a rate cut could have been a Diwali gift; status quo on expected linesPMI contracting due to lack of orders, lower cement and coal productions, indicates the economy needed a booster dose
Oct 03, 2017
Afghanistan security forces fully engaged in combat military operations for first time, says Jim MattisDefence Secretary Jim Mattis told lawmakers that the Afghanistan security forces are fully engaged in combat military operations for the first time during the 16-year-old war.


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Dunbar-based business AR First has acquired its first dental practice as it looks to kickstart a new growth journey, with six-figure support from Bank of Scotland. AR First is a new business, founded by Ahmed Abdou and Riyad Rawashdeh. The partners have more than four decades of dental experience be
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Falkirk-based Carron Bathrooms has invested in new state-of-the-art robotics technology to improve and automate its manufacturing processes after securing a seven-figure loan from Bank of Scotland.
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More UK financial institutions are targeting acquisitions and partnerships with fintech firms to boost their position in a growing market, according to a report from Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Bank. More than two fifths (46%) of financial services firms plan to grow investment in their fintech ca
Glasgow-based dental business Smart Dental Holdings has acquired its sixth dental surgery in a bid to further expand its footprint, with a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland. Smart Dental Holdings is managed by clinical director Dr Michael Tang and his business partner Dr Summon Ramzan
Financial services firms are upping their efforts to tackle climate change and become more environmentally sustainable, as the UK prepares to host the COP26 summit in Glasgow, according to a report from Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Bank. Almost twice as many UK financial institutions consider envir
Melrose-based developer Rural Renaissance Limited (RRL) has broken ground on a new 14-flat retirement complex in the town centre, with support from Bank of Scotland.
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Wright’s Home Hardware nails down new premises thanks to £385,000 funding package from Bank of Scotland
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Business confidence in Scotland rose six points during August to 34%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. The full easing of lockdown restrictions in Scotland in August was a clear boost for businesses, with overall confidence in the economy also risi
Glasgow-based Carmichael Homes has broken ground on a new sustainable 25-flat development in Edinburgh, thanks to seven-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland.
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AMSTERDAM - Paint and coatings giant Akzo Nobel reported net income from continuing operations of €197 million ($232 million U.S.), down 21.5% from the same period last year.
The decline, tied to one-time restructuring charges, was softened by an 8% revenue gain. Akzo Nobel's Q2 sales hit €4.41 billion ($5.35 billion), mainly driven by product price increases tied to inflated material costs and favorable currency effects.
Akzo Nobel's Performance Coatings group, which includes Chemcraft and Sikkens wood finishes, achieved a revenue gain of 12%. The company's Decorative Paints and Specialty Chemicals groups each achieved 6% revenue gains in Q2.
The restructurig charges relate to Akzo Nobel's global performance improvement program announced last October which the company said "is making good progress." It consists of three main building blocks: operational professionalization, functional standardization and business unit specific adaptations.
Akzo Nobel said the combined cost of the program in the first half year was €90 million ($109.3 million). The company said benefits of the program included in the first half year results, both in contribution margin and in cost savings, equal €65 million ($78,9 million). Since the program was announced, approximately1,000 employees have left the company, including about 800 this year.
“The overall performance in our Q2 results is solid given the increasingly difficult economic environment," said CEO Tom Büchner. (Watch related video.) "In my first few months as CEO, I have spent a great deal of time with our customers, employees and shareholders, and have also visited many of our factories around the world. My initial observations are that we have solid businesses and many strong market positions."
In other company news, Akzo Nobel announced that it launched a €750 million ($910.8 million) with a 10-year maturity, at a coupon of 2.625%. Akzo Nobel said the bond issue will improve its overall debt profile, further reducing future refinancing risk and improving its maturity profile.
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J.P. Morgan Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon says he tried to persuade President Donald Trump to change his trade policy plans.
“I am the chairman of the Business Roundtable, so we periodically … go talk to him [Trump] about issues that are important to the business community like trade, immigration, tax and etc.,” Dimon said Thursday in an interview with Yahoo Finance. “The last time I spoke to him was a month ago. And it was about trade and obviously we weren’t very effective.”
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have risen in recent weeks. China on Wednesday announced tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including soybeans, cars, aerospace and defense. The move came a day after the Trump administration detailed the list of Chinese imports that it aims to target with tariffs.
Dimon said Trump’s policies of tax reform and deregulation are positive for the U.S. economy and financial markets, but the president’s trade policy may be a negative headwind.
“We were very honest and he likes honesty. We told him [Trump] what we thought and it wasn’t what he thought at the time,” Dimon said.
In his annual letter to the bank’s shareholders released early Thursday, Dimon backed Trump’s efforts to get more favorable trade terms with China and other countries but suggested the U.S. work more closely with allies to bring China to the negotiating table.


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This week, we have conversations with Consider Bardwell Farm co-owner, Angela Miller; Rob Rogers, senior advisor food safety & regulation, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Division; and Dr Chris Pillidge, lecturer in food technology at RMIT University...
Following a decline in site volumes due to loss of own-label cheese contracts, as well as continued instability in foodservice demand due to the ongoing pandemic, dairy cooperative Arla Foods is proposing to end production at its Trevarrian Creamery in...
In a new whitepaper, ABB says there is potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure through the latest and most highly-efficient motors and variable speed drives.
Ingredion Incorporated, a global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and beverage industry, has added two new products to its plant-based portfolio produced at its new pea protein manufacturing facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
SomaDetect Inc. and Ag Capital Canada (ACC) have announced C$6m (US$4.7m) venture capital financing will be used to accelerate commercialization of the dairy industry’s only in-line sensor for milk quality, reproductive status and herd health.
In 2020, Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina said its operating companies in 28 of the 41 markets realized strategic revenue growth in comparison to 2019. E-commerce revenue grew by more than 50% worldwide.
New consumer research carried out by Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company, reveals that 65% of functional beverage consumers are more worried about their health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.