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This file photo taken Oct. 6, 2020, shows Naver Corp.'s headquarters in Seongnam, south of Seoul. (Yonhap)
Naver is considering listing its web cartoon in the US as part of efforts to go global, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
Naver’s chief financial officer Park Sang-jin said the company is eyeing more dollar bond sales and a possible future US initial public offering for Naver Webtoon, according to the wire service.
“To grow, it’s inevitable that we go global,” Park was quoted as saying.
“We should find business opportunities and meet capable partners to supplement our assets.”
Naver Webtoon doesn’t have immediate plans to raise funds for now, as it focuses on growth, but it may consider an IPO if the operation becomes more solid and familiar to US investors, Park said.
The web cartoon platform provider moved its headquarters from Korea to Los Angeles last December.
In January, Naver acquired Canada’s Wattpad, the world’s largest internet novel platform, with over 90 million users spend a total of 23 billion minutes per month on the site.
Naver hopes to bolster its storytelling business via Naver Webtoon and Wattpad in North America.
In February, Naver invested in Wallapop, Spain’s largest virtual marketplace for resellers.
Park said Naver is looking for more opportunities in Japan, where its Line messaging service is popular, as well as Europe, Southeast Asia and Taiwan.
Having issued $500 million worth of ESG bonds last month, Naver Corp. is also mulling selling more, Bloomberg said.
Separately, Naver Webtoon chief executive Kim Jun-koo said in a North American online tech conference on Wednesday that the company has the characteristics of both YouTube and Netflix as it offers grounds for amateur creators to grow into professionals.
The essence of storytelling content lies in diversity, Kim said during the online conference by Collision, adding that Naver Webtoon was preparing a variety of production tools such as artificial intelligence-based “auto-drawing” to enable anyone with ideas to create visual content.
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With Apple this week confirming its streaming radio plans, rival service Rdio is wasting no time in rolling out its service to new countries in a bid to stay one step ahead of the Cupertino company’s iTunes Radio offering.
In a blog post Thursday announcing the expansion of its service, the San Francisco-based startup said it was “thrilled” to be introducing Rdio to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Colombia, Chile, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Poland.
“This step not only represents our deeper journey into South America and Europe, but also marks Rdio’s first step into Asia,” the post said.
The streaming radio service now operates in 31 countries across five continents. Thursday’s rollout follows another expansion in March when seven more countries joined the list.
In contrast, Apple’s iTunes Radio – set to launch in the fall – will initially be a US-only service. Eddy Cue, the tech company’s senior vice president of Internet software and services, said this week that more countries will be added “over time”, though declined to say which countries would be getting the service first, or when.
Other major rivals in the space include Pandora and Spotify, both of which already have an international presence. While it claims to have 70 million active users, Pandora is currently only available in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Spotify, meanwhile, says it has 24 million active users in 28 countries. The size of Rdio’s user base isn’t known, though it’s currently thought to be way lower than that of its main rivals.
A substantial library of 20 million tracks are offered by Rdio, with users able to access the service via its multi-platform app or the Web. Just like with other music streaming services, music fans are able to create and collaborate on playlists as well as share tracks or song lists via Facebook and Twitter.
New Rdio users can try its ad-free Web service at no cost for a period of six months, after which time a subscription is necessary, with monthly plans starting at around $5.
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Yunnan addiphos technology co.,ltd. (hereinafter referred to as addiphos).addiphos is a high-tech enterprise that develops, designs, produces and sells special food phosphate. It has been exporting high-end phosphate for special purposes for nearly two decades and is a raw material supplier to well-known international phosphate multinationals. addiphos has been building a brand of Chinese food phosphate with Chinese local proprietary technology, and enjoys a well-known brand effect in the world.
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A set of development design, production, sales of special food phosphate high-tech enterprises. It has been exporting high-end phosphate for special purposes for nearly two decades and is a raw material supplier to well-known international phosphate multinationals. addiphos has been building a brand of Chinese food phosphate with Chinese local proprietary technology, and enjoys a well-known brand effect in the world.
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addiphos will continue to develop the international high-end phosphate products market. At the same time, the international level of products into the domestic food processing industry, functional and efficient fertilizer research and development and production, to help China's food industry and fertilizer quality leap.
Addiphos phosphate is not the name of traditional food phosphate. It has independent intellectual property rights according to the technology synchronized with international technology. It is a high-efficiency applied phosphate with application proof. addiphos is not only a raw material for making chemistry, but also a special phosphate for food processing industry.
addiphos unique proprietary technology allows phosphate to show its excellent results in food processing and fertilizer use. The same product shows different functions, allowing users to obtain good cost performance.
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The 25th China International Food Additives and Ingredients Exhibition will be held on August 16-18, 2022 in Area A, China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China. Yunnan Ledford Technology Co., Ltd. sincerely invites you to attend and looks forward to meeting you in Guangzhou FIC.
Phosphates are commonly used in detergents as water softeners, but phosphate detergents are regulated in some areas because of the algae boom and bust cycle that affects phosphate discharge in watersheds.
(Reporter Teng Shiming) On January 4, Qujing Municipal People's Government, Qujing Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee, Shenzhen Defang Nano Technology Co., Ltd. signed an investment agreement on the project of 330,000-ton annual production capacity of new phosphate-based anode materials production base.
For food additives, now basically has been a phenomenon that can not be avoided in the diet, anything in the hands of different people, they can have a decidedly different performance, today we talk about this kind of food additives, is the existence of a typical example, which can benefit people's taste buds, but also can harm people's health, it is the recombination of phosphates.


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Monday, December 20, 2010
Nancy Wu and Jack Hui attended a shopping mall Christmas event and did a singing performance. She is also actively accepting jobs to make more money. For her new series (Forencsic Heroes III). Nancy said: "This time I'm going to be Wayne Lai's wife and play a mother for the first time!"
Earlier, Nancy was part of the nominations for TVB's Best Supporting Actress award and now that the results are out, she expressed that she is focusing on making money. She said: "The award ceremonies happens once every year, as an artist it is most important to have exposure during the Christmas-New Year period and have money earned."
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Global Knives wins the best knife category seven years in a row!
Global Knives UK has received its seventh consecutive win in the annual Chef’s Choice awards 2016.
Global Knives, the UK’s top knife brand, has once again beaten off tough competition including Victorinox, Wusthof and IO Shen to grab the crown seventh year running in an award created by Restaurant magazine which specialises in reviewing restaurants, equipment, suppliers, and products.
This achievement comes off the back of a number of different awards Global has won over the years, including Best Cook’s Knife in Benelux, Which? Best knife, Sharpest Knife by A LA Carte magazine, Design Plus Award in Frankfurt, Treid and Tested by Good Housekeeping Magazine, Best Kitchen Gadget by GQ- the list goes on and on!
Global Knives’ official UK distributer is I.Grunwerg Ltd, an award winning company based in Sheffield. David Grunwerg, Director of I-Grunwerg, says: “It is a great honour for Global to receive this award seven years in a row. At I.Grunwerg we are very proud to be the official distributor of Global in the UK and as a company we only distribute the best quality products. So it is great when this is recognised and awarded. On behalf of everyone in the company, I would like to say thank you once again to the Restaurant Magazine”
Komin Yamada, designer of the original Global range says, “I initially designed the Global knife range in the traditional Japanese style, making them hardwearing and durable like no other knife. Having won the Chef Choice Award, it shows that they are a quality knife that can be purchased and owned for a long time. I am very pleased and would like to thank the Restaurant Magazine for this great award.”
Last year Global Knives celebrated 30 years of success. The Chef’s Choice Award proves that Global Knives never goes out of style…


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Star Wars: Project Maverick, the debut title from EA Motive Studios, will apparently be officially unveiled next week, on Tuesday, June 2. The report comes from corroborating information from journalists and proven industry insiders Jeffrey Grubb and Jason Schreier, who have together been hinting towards a Maverick reveal next week on Twitter, as catalogued here on Reddit. Read more(Image credit: leonid9966/EA)Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order walkthrough guide: Zeffo, Kashyyyk, Tomb of Miktrall and Eilram, puzzles and moreProject Maverick already leaked online back in March, when a listing for the title appeared on the PlayStation Store, appearing to show a fiery, hostile planet in the background of its accompanying title card. A report from Kotaku later confirmed that this was EA Motive’s “smaller, more unusual project” set in a galaxy far, far away, so don’t expect a major triple A experience on the same level as last year’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.As it happens, PlayStation is expected to hold a PS5 reveal event the day after Maverick’s own announced on Wednesday, June 3. Could the two reveals be related in some way? Electronic Arts has confirmed it’ll be holding a digital EA Play event in June, too, so whatever happens, it won’t be… Read full this story
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- First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 1.5 million last week, well above the 1.3 million expected.
- Workers receiving benefits under all programs including pandemic assistance totaled 29.1 million, a decrease of more than 375,000.
- This was the 13th straight week that claims have totaled above 1 million.
In the past 13 weeks, since the early days of the coronavirus crisis, new claims have totaled a staggering 45.7 million.
The nation’s unemployment rate was 13.3% last month, even as states began to ease lockdowns and reopen their economies. That’s down slightly from April’s spike to 14.7%, which was the highest since the Great Depression. The Federal Reserve expects it to still be more than 9% by the end of 2020.
With consumers accounting for a big chunk of economic activity, this week’s retail sales report was somewhat of a bright spot. Sales jumped 17.7% in May, with sharp increases in most categories. But that followed record drops in the two prior months and sales are still far below last year’s levels.


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For most households in rural areas, it is almost impossible to survive without a family food garden. They depend on the family garden for most of their food items and it is often also their main source of income.
One advantage of owning a family food garden is that the members can grow food crops of their choice and, with good weather and appropriate farming practices, it is possible to sustain adequate food production.
In this year, 2014, which is observed by the UN as the International Year of Family Farming, it is worthwhile for us to think about the many advantages of households producing their own food in their own food gardens.
The Secretary General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Jose Graziano da Silva, has described family food gardens as a means of handing down traditional food growing skills and food culture from one generation to the next.
Because the gardens are worked on physically by individual household members using simple tools, they provide an excellent opportunity for growing traditional food crops, which are also part of our heritage. Working on the family food garden offers a wonderful chance for physical fitness since it exercises the body muscles.
With proper guidance about healthy nutritional requirements, farmers have the chance to grow the kind of food crops that they want to be part of their diet to fight malnutrition, especially for pregnant women and children.
“For decades, poor farmers were seen as a problem to be solved,” Graziano said. “But where, and when, people and governments have been able to give them the support they need and have understood that family farmers are, in fact, part of the solution, we have seen promising results.”
Some of the support that our famers need includes education about measures to curb soil degradation, mindless forest destruction, and fresh water depletion. They have to be introduced to new farming technologies without destroying the much cherished positive practices that have sustained traditional food production throughout the ages.
Unregulated usage of chemical pesticides and fertilisers has been known to reduce the resilience of traditional crops to the harsh climatic conditions brought about by global warming.


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Motorcar meeting crops have began attracting overseas and home funding after the federal government introduced a 50 p.c tax waiver on parts.
As of June 5 of the present fiscal 12 months, Nepal had obtained overseas direct funding commitments price Rs1.15 billion from China to arrange electrical two-wheeler and three-wheeler factories, the Division of Trade revealed.
The funding pledges are for small and medium-scale industrial corporations which is able to create 479 jobs, in keeping with the division’s statistics.
In March 2020, the federal government authorized a Rs10.54 billion funding by South Korean automaker Motrex to arrange a world-class manufacturing and assembling facility within the nation.
The corporate intends to fabricate 50,000 passenger and business autos yearly. It would end up 34,000 passenger autos, 15,000 SUVs and 1,000 business pickups. Manufacturing will begin with 5,820 items within the first 12 months of operation.
The corporate will make 20 p.c worth addition whereas manufacturing autos in Nepal and supply many of the jobs to locals, in keeping with the corporate proposal.
In addition to overseas buyers, home buyers too have been exhibiting an curiosity within the motorized vehicle meeting business.
In keeping with the Division of Customs, six car meeting firms with a mixed capital of Rs6.83 billion have been registered with the Trade Division within the present fiscal 12 months. These factories will generate 1,083 jobs.
CG Automotive Trade with a capital of Rs1.31 billion proposes to assemble 10,000 two-wheelers, 3,000 three-wheelers and 10,000 four-wheelers yearly. The corporate will make use of 113 individuals.
MAW Auto is spending Rs1.51 billion on its plant which is able to assemble 31,000 bikes and 19,000 scooters yearly, and supply jobs to 144 individuals.
SG Autocraft with a complete capital of Rs3 billion plans to supply 2,100 electrical two-wheelers, 600 electrical four-wheelers (vehicles/SUVs), 1,200 electrical three-wheelers and 120 e-buses yearly.
The agency may even assemble inner combustion engines for two-wheelers, three-wheelers, four-wheelers and six-wheelers. It plans to end up 10,500; 1,500; 600; and 750 petrol-powered engines, respectively, per 12 months. The corporate will make use of 431 folks.
E Bolt Mobility with a capital of Rs243 million will likely be producing 15,000 electrical autos yearly and supply jobs to 100 folks.
World Car will spend Rs464.59 million on its manufacturing unit which is able to assemble 30,000 bikes and scooters and 5,000 auto rickshaws yearly, and create 150 jobs.
Dugar Auto Clinic has additionally entered the assembling business and plans to carry out 24,000 two-wheelers and 4,000 three-wheelers yearly. It has a capital of Rs300 million and can present employment to 145 individuals.
STC Power Industries will likely be producing 600,000 items of varied kinds of lead-acid batteries with an funding of Rs530 million. The agency will create 200 jobs.
The federal government’s revised funds for the present fiscal 12 months has provisioned a 50 p.c tax waiver on elements utilized by the two-wheeler assembling business, up from the earlier 25 p.c.
The funds for the fiscal 12 months 2022-23 has provisioned to exempt 50 p.c excise responsibility and 25 p.c import responsibility on spare elements or uncooked supplies required for car manufacturing, if a four-wheeler manufacturing or assembling business is established in Nepal.
The funds for the upcoming fiscal 12 months has provisioned to levy just one p.c customs responsibility on uncooked supplies or spare elements utilized by crops manufacturing electrical rickshaws, bikes or scooters.
Golchha Group and Jagadamba Group have been assembling Bajaj and TVS bikes in Nepal.
Dhurba Thapa, president of the Nepal Car Sellers’ Affiliation, stated that many international locations began out as motorized vehicle assemblers earlier than changing into producers.
Thapa stated that stability in authorities coverage was essential or the capital invested by the buyers might be put in danger.
“Assembling autos isn’t a productive sector. In truth, it’s coverage corruption,” stated Pawan Kumar Golyan, president of the Confederation of Banks and Monetary Establishments, talking at a latest perform.
“Importing items largely in overseas forex and making a small worth addition doesn’t contribute to the nationwide financial system and employment era,” stated Golyan who additionally chairs NMB Financial institution and Golyan Group. There needs to be worth addition of 30 p.c.
“The folks working such factories are participating in coverage corruption,” Golyan informed the Publish. “We’d like a labour-intensive business,” he stated.
“This advantages sure merchants and never customers and the nation,” Golyan stated. “Investments shouldn’t be made in an business like this that’s constituted of coverage corruption.”
Golyan says the huge import and re-export of uncooked edible oil is one other instance of coverage corruption.
“Merchants are coming into the ‘productive sector’ utilizing a loophole and corrupting it.”
The facility and affect of sure enterprise homes on the policy-making stage have diverted investments to such low value-added productive sectors as a substitute of the actual productive sector, stated an insider.
Thapa stated that the tax waiver on two-wheeler parts had not resulted in a worth distinction between domestically assembled and imported autos.
“There isn’t a worth distinction between domestically assembled and imported autos due to excessive working prices within the preliminary years of the meeting plant and low manufacturing quantity, however this can change and assembled autos will turn into cheaper within the coming days,” he stated.
“The supply within the funds for the upcoming fiscal 12 months will permit the patron to expertise the value distinction,” Thapa stated.
“Investing in meeting crops isn’t a precedence space for banks as there isn’t any comparative benefit,” stated Upendra Poudyal, chairman of Nabil Financial institution. “Tourism, hydropower and a few areas within the service sector have a comparative benefit.”
Poudyal stated that investments needs to be made in the actual financial system. “Assembling autos can’t be put in the actual financial system virtually,” he stated. “Even when there’s 20 p.c worth addition, it’s good for the financial system indirectly.”


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April 16, 2010— -- Last year, a man who goes by the moniker "Sal9000" married the love of his life in a ceremony that was streamed live online. The 27-year-old lives in Tokyo. His bride "Nene" lives inside a Nintendo DS handheld video game.
Sal9000 paid real money to marry a virtual woman, and he is not alone. Well, technically he's not.
Worldwide, millions are offering up their credit cards to create their own avatar in Wee World, advance their criminal empire in Mafia World, or explore, interact and travel in a virtual world in Second life.
Entropia-dot-com boasts a virtual universe with a real-life cash economy. One user bought a virtual space resort for $100,000.
These, and other online games, can be found on myriad sites, including Facebook. They are fueling a rapidly growing $15 billion-a-year industry that is not only transforming the way we interact with our loved ones but changing the advertisement game.
"It's like Shakespeare, all the world's a stage," said Edward Castronova, a professor of Telecommunications at Indiana University. "Things in the real world are not very good. The online world is this place where people can live out alternate lives and stories."
Castranova is among a growing number of academics closely watching the merger between the real and virtual worlds. He says there is real value in both worlds, and at this point, there is no turning back.
"It is similar to when the Europeans came to the New World," says Castronova. "The lives of those in both places changed forever."
Many unfamiliar with virtual online worlds are initially shocked by the notion of paying real money for "fake" or virtual property. Though, Castronova argues, the decision is not that unusual. Virtual goods also have market value.
Castronova says he would "spend $100,000 on anything" if he believed he could resell it for more.
While this has some social scientists concerned, it has others, particularly in the business world, virtually salivating.
Virtual Worlds Could Be Real Boon for Advertisers
Advertisers spend a third of a trillion dollars annually to induce consumers to buy their products.
The personal engagement experiences provided by online games present an opportunity unmatched by television or many of the other traditional means of advertising.
Last month Audi created an NCAA Basketball tournament bracket for Facebook. It encouraged people to use the site by giving out virtual credits for the popular "vDream" online racing game. The credits allow gamers to enhance their virtual cars and ultimately reveal their own product -- a real-life Audi vehicle.
"You have bidirectional communication with the fan or follower, and that is something that is not possible with TV," said Jason Beckerman, co-founder of socialsuitcase.com. "So you can send out deals to them, and you can have a conversation."
This new way of advertising has nothing to do with spam or pop-ups. Emerging companies, like Social Suitcase, have spotted the opportunity for marketing in online social media and now are helping companies like German carmaker Audi create relatively inexpensive ad campaigns that target specific audiences with a payoff for the consumer.
"It's all opt-in. It's complete freedom of choice," says Social Suitcase co-founder Joshua Backer. "No one is going to choose to have a telemarketer call them. But you will choose to interact with a brand, if you want to get ahead of a game."
An estimated 100 million people are believed to plant, grow and harvest virtual crops as well as raise livestock on games such as Farmville and Barn Buddy.
In the game "Barn Buddy" you can buy virtual credits with real money, and you can use those virtual credits to buy virtual products sponsored by real companies. The goal is to use these products to improve your virtual farm, while exposing you to the real products and how they work. Are you following?
What's in it for the advertisers? Instead of spending millions of dollars on a Super Bowl commercial, billboard or newspaper ad, integrated campaigns in the social media world are able to target ideal consumer demographics and track precisely how their ad money translates into actual purchases.
Why Spend Real Money in a Pretend Place?
"The idea of spending money on virtual items seems strange at first," said Castronova. "But when you think of it [money] is virtual too. I see a competition emerging from virtual life and real life. Virtual life will remain attractive. But I think real life will start to incorporate some of the things that virtual life is discovering about how to make people happy."
Others fear the problem this may pose is already evident. Some people are already spending more time in virtual places than they are in real life. Sal9000 once said that his avatar wife is better than any human relationship, because she doesn't get angry and that he didn't have to talk about his feelings with her.
This disengagement from reality is causing researchers from Leeds University in England to become concerned. In a recent study, they found respondents with high levels of Internet dependence showed much higher rates of depression.
"What we found is a correlated relationship, which means the two are definitely associated," said Catriona Morrison of Leeds University.
But the key question -- which the Leeds Study fails to determine -- is whether depressed people are drawn to the Internet or does excessive use of the Internet cause one to become depressed?
"Most of us spend an awful lot of time online," says Dr. Morrison. "So for most of us, it's an adaptive activity. The interesting thing is that we do find that people who have an unhealthy relationship with the Internet tend to use it for online gaming, sexually gratifying Web sites, and online communities."
But for some, the fantasy world offers something reality does not. Games like Farmville can keep family and friends connected by allowing family members who live too far away from one another play games with each other remotely and online. In other cases, it helps boost self esteem.
"If you're living in a small town, and you're a girl and you don't have the right body type, you get ostracized. You get marginalized, said Castronova. "I'm not ready to blame that person for trying to have a society that involves an environment where she can actually be accepted."


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Jeep purists and fans, we’re going to have to sit you down for a moment. You might not be entirely prepared for this news. But it’s happening. The age of six cylinders pumping pure gasoline to power your off-roading stallion, is coming to an end. Jeep CEO Christian Meunier confirmed to UK’s Auto Express that the next generation Wrangler will be an off-roading EV.
Ok, it’s not that much of a surprise. Jeep has been playing with going electric for awhile now and the Wrangler 4xe was part of that toe-dipping experiment. But aside from a number of concepts we’ve seen from the brand, Meunier thinks Jeep customers are ready to embrace electrification because of how good the 4xe has been selling.
“In quarter one, 38 percent of all Wranglers we sold were [electrified] 4xe models,” he said. “And by the end of this year, I bet it’s going to be more like 50 or 60 per cent. That’s not because people are forced; when they test drive it, they understand they can drive 20 to 25 miles on electric power and go to the gas station less,” he said.”
For those who are concerned about the nimble off-roader’s trail capabilities with electric underpinnings, Meuiner reassures us that going electric won’t sacrifice Wrangler’s off-road performance:
Using Jeep’s Trail Rating system it uses for its models, Meunier explained that the next Wrangler will be rated a 12 on a scale of one to 10. ““At 10 is the two-door Wrangler Rubicon – the five-door Wrangler Rubicon is at nine. We start at four for the Renegade with Trail Rating. I want to push that to 12. We’re working with engineering on that,” he told Auto Express.
“The great thing about electrification is that it makes a Jeep more capable,” said Meunier. “It gives us more torque; it makes it smoother and more precise.
“Then the architecture around it, the suspension system, the axle you’re going to use, can be anything – a solid axle or independent suspension.”
So, Jeep loyals, don’t get too upset over your beloved off-roader’s transition to electric (like Dodge fans did when they announced their EVs). Like the old adage says, “don’t knock it till you try it.”
The new Wrangler is expected to appear sometime before the end of the decade.


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IT’S the reality TV show every bride-to-be watches on repeat.
TLC’s Say Yes To The Dress launched in the UK last year fronted by David Emanuel, the 64-year-old Welsh designer who created Princess Diana’s iconic wedding gown.
Set in the Confetti And Lace boutique, in Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex, the show profiles women searching for their dream frock, while also battling body issues, budget problems and overwhelming advice from loved ones.
Say Yes To The Dress is such a success that in one day a staggering 200 brides applied to appear on the third series.
The Sun Online was exclusively invited onto set to see what goes on behind-the-scenes – and if it’s more frocky horror show than wedded bliss.
The store, owned by designer Christine Dando, is enormous. More than 400 dresses by 10 different designers line the shop walls. “Pretty much every single mannequin is dressed in a Dando design,” revealed a crew member.
There is something for every taste, from blingtastic mermaid gowns to slinky, strapless numbers. The cheapest dress in Confetti And Lace is £800, while the priciest hits £6,000.
Brides who appear on the programme don’t get their frocks for free or receive any discount. So, when you see them battling budget issues on screen it’s all genuine – it really is their cash they’re parting with.
The cameras are rolling and Ellie Walton is trying on a variety of glitzy gowns, under the watchful eye of her teary mum, sister and two pals.
The 28-year-old civil servant from Southend applied to be on the show believing she’d get “better guidance” than in a standard wedding shop.
“My sister and step-mum binge watch Say Yes To The Dress,” she told us. “I started watching it and, after seeing the advice the brides were getting, I believed I’d get more help. I’ve got big boobs so think I’m more of a difficult client."
While Ellie isn’t afraid to speak her mind – “this is way too much cleavage” – her entourage are, at times, stunned into silence. The producer has to repeatedly ask them how they're feeling to ensure their reaction is dramatic enough.
“The American audience, as you can imagine, is incredibly vocal,” revealed a crew member – editions of the show are aired in the US, Australia and Canada.
“But we’re British. We don’t woop and cheer. We’re more likely to get choked up and have a little cry but that doesn’t always work on camera.”
It is the first time Ellie has tried wedding dresses on. She is marrying her Slovakian boyfriend Freddie Miglec, a 24-year-old lorry driver, in August at Essex country manor.
While she has always had a clear idea about the sort of dress she wanted – “a mermaid style with pretty lace” – she admits her budget has slowly crept up from £1,000 to £2,000.
Ellie tries on just three dresses before finding ‘The One’. It’s not her mum’s preferred choice – she appears to like the glamorous, Vegas girl look – but she still sobs with happiness.
After a bride-to-be has found her dream dress, a consultant takes her measurements and then orders it in the nearest dress size. Four seamstresses, who are hidden away upstairs, can make any alterations.
David ignores the entourage and ensures that Ellie is happy. “He’s so, so lovely. He really does care and focus on you,” she said. “He made me feel so special and gave me really good advice.”
The shop remains open while filming takes place so every now and again there’s a customer browsing the rails.
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“We have to have signs up in the changing room that remind people this is basically a live set,” a crew insider said. “We film pretty much every day except Saturday. It’s too manic then, we’d have to keep stopping.”
Shoppers get very disappointed if they come into the store and David is not here. “I’ll just have to move in upstairs," he joked. "I care, I hope they get that. I want brides to have confidence and I truly believe certain dresses can give you that.”
After Ellie says ‘Yes’ to her dress - cue cheers and applause - the crew breaks for lunch.
David takes us into his “lair” – a black curtained off fitting room that has a chair, basket of fruit and clothing rail inside.
The rack is lined with his show uniform – a smart navy suit and a dozen white T-shirts. “I always bring a spare suit and extra tops in case I drop coffee down myself or something,” he jokes. “It’s all very glamorous back here as you can see.”
As David has his make-up retouched, we chat with Zoe Lucioni, the store’s assistant manager and one of David’s trusted bridal consultants. “I have the pick of four or five girls I really like working with,” he reveals.
Zoe has been working at the store for a few years and clearly adores her job. She’s seen everything, from a bride-to-be who wanted a rainbow-coloured tie-dye ball gown to women trying stuff on who aren’t even engaged.
The 27-year-old from Essex says celebrities drive wedding trends. “Girls aspire to be like brides in magazines and on social media. Everyone wants to look like Michelle Keegan, we get that a lot,” she said. “And, we always get Kate Middleton. I don’t think it’s a style people will ever stop asking for.”
Zoe says brides should start looking for their dress a year in advance of their big day, stick to a strict budget and not over shop. “Once you’ve found ‘The One’ you will know,” she said. “I can tell when a bride has found their dress. They get a twinkle in their eyes, a sparkle.”
In order to fully understand the Say Yes To The Dress mania, I am having a fitting with David and Zoe.
"We need to know where the wedding is, if there’s a theme and if you’ve tried on dresses before,” quizzes Zoe.
For every bride, David is given a fact sheet that states her name, age, where she’s from, likes, dislikes, her height and dress size - but it's rare the bride is honest about her size.
“The sheet says size 10. Invariably, she is not a size 10," he said. "I’m thinking mentally size 10, then you see them and they’re not a size 10 and I have to think again very quickly. It keeps you on your toes, it really does.”
I am whisked off to the fitting room while the expert pair selects three dresses.
The first is a £828 Bardot plain lace number by Sweetheart. “I think it needs a bit of glitz,” recommends Zoe, adding a sparkly waist belt.
The sample sizes tend to come in a UK size 12 so Zoe nips and tucks the frock with a variety of strategically-placed pins.
It’s pretty but it’s not very ‘me’. David quizzes me on what I don’t like, rather than what I do before moving on to a £2118 Dando London illusion frock.
This is more fitted, has straps and sparkly flower embellishment on top.
I like it but feel the cleavage is cut too low. “Throw the bouquet, see if you feel like a bride,” jokes David. It’s easy to see why everyone loves watching – and working – on this show so much. It’s a hoot.
The final dress is a £1955 Dando London gown that features a high neck, lace and a touch of sparkle. “I look at the girls’ eyes. I can tell straight away if she likes it or not,” says David.
He’s magic, I like it. He adds a veil and passes me the bouquet to take the look full bridal.
Before I leave the shop, I’m desperate to try an enormous Cinderella gown.
Zoe picks out a Justin Alexander frock, which is priced at £1985. The skirt is so heavy I honestly don’t know how you’d walk or dance around in it.
While it’s not to my taste, it'd definitely makes you feel like a Disney princess.
David believes the “bouffant princess dress” channelled by Princess Diana is making a comeback. He says he'd “love” to design Meghan Markle's gown, should she and Prince Harry tie the knot.
“Would I like to dress her? Who wouldn’t! She’s got a cute figure, we’ve seen it on the show. I’m obsessed with Suits," he said. "It’d be a royal wedding but not on the scale of William and Catherine’s, I wouldn’t have thought. She’s divorced so it might not necessarily be in a church.”
David says the show has taken over his life. “I love people watching," he said. "I have to switch off the antenna sometimes. I’m on the bus or tube and think, ‘if she changed those shoes she’d look fabulous’. I’ve got to stop. It’s the ultimate makeover wherever I go.”
On the reality of buying a dress, he added: “It’s a highly emotionally-charged experience. You may have the venue, the reception, the guests… but it doesn’t become real until you’ve put the dress on.
"It’s a TV show but it’s all real. I want them to look great, it’s my reputation on the line. I want them to look and feel fabulous.”
In May, Love Island's Olivia Buckland appeared on Say Yes To The Dress.
And, in September, a bride ended up in tears after clashing with her mum over a wedding gown.
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An Australia-based restaurant owner named Chris Pyatt has told ABC Australia that Apple Maps was showcasing his restaurant as “permanently closed” and it has cost him business. Speaking to the outlet, Mr Pyatt, who owns a Thai restaurant called Pum’s Kitchen, said he isn’t sure when Apple Maps started displaying the “permanently closed” label. But he claimed that it certainly cost him footfall in the restaurant and business. He mentioned that he’s seen a “significant downturn” in the money it makes by about AUD 12,000 (over Rs 6 lakh).
“We have no idea when this change went through. But we have seen a sudden and drastic change in customer behaviour towards the end of November and all of December. We’ve noted a significant downturn, of around $12,000,” Mr Pyatt told ABC Australia.
It was only when a regular customer called to ask why he had shut his restaurant that Mr Pyatt found out his small business had been listed as “permanently closed” on Apple Maps. He revealed that he and his wife Pum have been running the Thai restaurant Pum’s Kitchen on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast for nearly a decade. However, as neither of them owns an Apple product, they did not see the Apple Maps issue until Mr Pyatt was asked by a regular customer why the restaurant had shut down.
Mr Pyatt said he spoke to an Apple customer service representative, who reportedly told him they couldn’t assist with his inquiry because he’s not an Apple customer. He was instead told that he had to submit feedback online, but he received an automated message once he did that.
Mr Pyatt did manage to update the “open” status, but it took days to get reflected in the Apple Maps app, he said. The restaurant owner also revealed that the non-closure wasn’t the only problem as they also said the location of the eatery was incorrect.
“We lost one customer [this week] because they called us to check the location, then stated they were using Apple Maps and didn’t turn up,” Mr Pyatt said. He insisted that Apple should’ve checked before setting the listing for the business as closed.
“It’s not right to close any online presence. If you have a particular company which is precluding you from being able to access information about yourself, or your business, that’s quite a scary situation to me,” he said.
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Small business IT and technology news for the SMB channel VAR, MSP, and IT professional.
Last month, Microsoft announced the launch of the Small Business Competency within the Microsoft Partner Network. The Small Business Competency was launched to showcase the expertise of partners that provide the most current Microsoft technology solutions to help small businesses with their unique business needs.
The goal of the new competency, designed and based on partner input and feedback, is to enable partners to seize the huge market opportunity represented by the worldwide addressable software market for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), of which cloud services represents a growing share. Microsoft expects this will become one of the largest MPN partner-obtained competencies.
In following up to this announcement, Julie Bennani, General Manager, Microsoft Partner Network, authored a blog on “How you can earn the MPN Small Business Competency.” In her blog, Bennani notes a recent Microsoft SMB survey conducted by Edge Strategies, that suggests how many SMBs are eager to shift their IT to cloud offerings. The survey says, that “despite a sluggish global economy, 50 percent of SMBs say cloud computing is going to become more important for their operations, and 58 percent believe working in the cloud can make companies more competitive. In addition, “there are over 148 million SMB businesses worldwide needing relevant technology solutions, out of which approximately 50% are Small Business organizations - this area is a huge opportunity for our Microsoft partners to tap into as trusted advisors and quality technology providers to this customer base.”
Bennani adds that in order to meet these needs, Microsoft has noted that the Small Business Competency will be launched in June. “The competency will lead with the Cloud and be a key differentiator for partners focused on the small business segment. We believe this competency will be one of the biggest levers to accelerate cloud partner activation in the small business segment and anticipate it will grow into the largest competency within the Microsoft Partner Network,” she writes. “As a deliverer of Microsoft technology solutions to small businesses, this is a unique opportunity for your company to earn the Gold or Silver Small Business competency designation and differentiate yourself as a trusted advisor to small businesses.”
As previously stated, to acquire the MPN Small Business competency, partners will need to provide their capability via technical exams, sales assessments and customer references. Gold status will reuiqre even further expertise and references. “In addition to the core requirements, Gold Small Business competency partners must also execute customer satisfaction surveys and commit to a minimum revenue target, attainment of which will go into effect on or after October 2013,” Bennani said. “For geographies where Microsoft cloud offerings are currently not available, the requirements for Office 365 exams and cloud related customer references are waived and substitute exams are defined for on-premise products.


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Firms turn blind-eye to BYOD policy
Close to one-fourth of organizations that have broad use of BYOD devices do not support their use, opening up the enterprise to security risks such as malware infection.
Facebook confirms bug grants access to iPhone users' cameras
Is the cloud safe? – Reducing business risk as enterprises aggressively move to the public cloud
Financial-services firms face "constructively tough" crackdown after breaches from "basic cyber hygiene" deficiencies: APRA


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Alibaba deal paves the way for buying Bentleys online
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pushed deeper into the car distribution business by partnering with a Chinese dealership group to provide online car sales.
Under the deal, Alibaba's Tmall e-commerce site will host a virtual dealership run by China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd., according to the companies. To kick off the partnership, a Chevrolet Epica will be offered at a discount of as much as 40% through the site.
The tie-up will also cover areas such as servicing, car financing, parallel imports and standardized nationwide pricing. Yongda distributes brands including Bentley and Jaguar Land Rover and will offer the luxury brands through the Tmall site in future, according to Wang Licheng, who heads Alibaba's car division.
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Nominations for the 2022 Hume Business Awards are closing soon, so get in before August 18.
The awards acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of Hume businesses, highlighting the contributions they have made to the economy and the wider community.
Hume council said local businesses support the region by providing employment opportunities and delivering “exceptional products and services”.
Council invited employees and business owners to submit an application to be recognised under a range of categories.
To be eligible, businesses will be a registered business located within the municipality, a holder of a registered Australian Business Number, hold appropriate permits and licences, including but not limited to building, planning and health permits, and not be in breach of any state, territory or local government law or regulation.
Ineligible businesses include chain stores, franchisors or franchisees, charities that have a primary focus of fundraising or businesses that own or operate electronic gaming machines (EGM) or receive funding or in-kind support from EGM venues.
Applications close on Thursday, August 18, and late entries will not be considered. Finalists will be notified on Monday, September 19 and winners announced Wednesday, October 26.


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This café will be the first of 10 planned for the Northeast in 2019, followed by 2,000 locations worldwide. About a third will land in North and South America, a third in Asia and a third throughout the rest of the world.
Incorporating chocolate in local food applications is key to achieving market success for the category in China, according to Barry Callebaut, which expects to see launches of new products featuring its flagship Ruby chocolate increase this year.
San Francisco-based Guittard Chocolate Company has invested in farmer training to preserve chocolate flavours from cocoa growing regions and advance its sustainability mission, director of marketing Amy Guittard told FoodNavigator.
Ferrero has edged out Hostess to capture the cereal giant’s cookie, fruit snacks and ice cream cone family of brands, including Famous Amos, Murray’s and the Girl Scouts of the USA brand Little Brownie Bakers, plus Stretch Island and Fruity Snacks.


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Jaguar’s all-electric I-PACE has been voted ‘Car of the Year’ at the European Car of the Year Awards 2019. This is the first time a Jaguar has won the coveted prize.
The European Car of the Year jury comprises 60 motoring journalists from 23 countries and the award recognizes technical innovation, design, performance, efficiency and value for money.
“For our first electric vehicle to also be the first Jaguar to win European Car of the Year gives us a huge sense of pride,” said Prof. Dr. Ralf Speth, chief executive officer of Jaguar Land Rover. “I-PACE was designed and engineered in the UK from a clean sheet of paper. It is the most technologically advanced battery electric vehicle. It’s a true game-changer. Winning European Car of the Year is an honour and real recognition of what our world-class team has delivered.”
Designed and developed in the UK, the Jaguar I-PACE has had more than 8,000 customer deliveries to date – 75 per cent of them in Europe.
The I-PACE is engineered to take full advantage of its electric powertrain and bespoke aluminium architecture, offering sports car performance and SUV practicality.
Charging is made easy for customers using the Jaguar public charging service, accessed via a dedicated app or using an RFID (radio-frequency identification) key.
The I-PACE has received 55 awards worldwide since it was revealed a year ago, including German, Norwegian and UK Car of the Year, BBC TopGear magazine EV of the Year, China Green Car of the Year, and Autobest’s ECOBEST Award.


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META appoints Vikas Purohit as director of India Global Business Group
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Meta India has appointed Vikas Purohit as the Director of Global Business Group for its business operations in India.
An Overview of the news
Vikas Purohit will work with Arun Srinivas, director and head of Meta's advertising business in the country.
Mr. Purohit will lead the company's strategic relationships with leading brands and agencies in the country to drive Meta's revenue growth across key channels in India.
Purohit will also partner with the media and creative ecosystem to accelerate the adoption of digital tools by the largest advertisers and agencies.
Vikas Purohit, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, has previously worked with companies such as Tata CLIQ, Amazon, Reliance Brands Limited, Aditya Birla Group and Tommy Hilfiger.
Purohit played a key role in introducing and furthering Amazonian fashion. His last stint was in Tata Cliq.
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The nonwoven industry begins 2020 facing a variety of opportunities and challenges. Rising capacity, brought about by the installation of new highly advanced technology, will enter the market during 2020- - 2021 against a backdrop of slowing economic growth in many global regions. While an economic slowdown was expected to occur after an extended period of growth, it was further fueled by trade tensions and tariffs between the U.S. and China. This, in combination with low birthrates and now health care concerns over the Coronavirus, place further pressure on utilization of capacity entering the market. Moreover, the business is faced with challenges to adopt sustainable raw materials in advance of looming governmental regulations.
Still, the spunlaid polypropylene nonwoven business has made great strides in developing new, more highly productive and reliable manufacturing technology and a variety of product innovations attractive to end use consumers. Producers of this technology around the world continue to install the most modern generation of technology to gain product and productivity benefits, notwithstanding the impact that these large increments of new capacity have on market capacity utilization.
Oversupply exists in most global regions. With some exceptions, producer profitability is below expectations and largely driven by the high cost of manufacture associated with lower than expected capacity utilization.
At present, Gulsan and General Tekstil (Turkey), Berry Global (China), Fitesa/CNC (Thailand) and Baftineh (Iran) have acquired, and in some cases installed, the newest full-scale versions of Reifenhauser 5 technology. PF Nonwovens (CZ Republic) commissioned a Reicofil 5 Compact semi commercial line in 2019. Both Berry Global (China) and Gulsan (Turkey) commissioned their Reicofil 5 machines in 2019.
In addition, previously announced capacity additions will be installed through 2020 using Reicofil 4 S technology ordered just prior to the introduction of Reicofil 5. These installations include Toray lines in China and India wherein capacity will be fully realized in 2020 and 2021. Another R4 line is expected to be commissioned in India in 2020 as well, which will have an annual capacity of 20 k tonnes.
We expect the pace of new capacity investment will slow after 2021 until new capacity is absorbed. This expectation could be impacted by the decommissioning of earlier generation capacity. We also expect that upgrades to existing capacity may occur to enhance the capability of existing machines.
- In North America, oversupply exists. We do not expect new capacity installations to occur until 2022 or later. Demand growth for baby diapers is slow as a result of low year-over-year birth rates, but demand for adult incontinence products is increasing at a 5 – 6% annual rate. Some rationalization of early generation capacity is expected. Demand for spunlaid polypropylene nonwovens in construction, medical and technical speciality markets is expected to continue to be attractive pending stable macroeconomic and health conditions.
- In South America, we do not expect any new capacity to be installed pending further economic improvement in key regional markets and higher utilization of existing capacity. Demand for disposable hygiene and in other nonwoven markets is still recovering from a severe economic downturn which occurred during 2015 – 2016. Adult incontinence products hold a strong future growth potential when the region’s economic trends improve. While a recovery is underway, nonwoven capacity utilization is still low and is not expected to increase substantially soon. Despite an opportunity to address aging technology, no new capacity is expected until economic growth returns to the region and capacity utilization improves.
- In Greater Europe, 85 k tonnes of new capacity entered the market during 2018 - 2020. This includes a 35 k tonne Gulsan R5 line in Turkey which became fully commercial in 2020 and new capacity installed by PF Nonwovens (CK Republic) Union (Poland) and Fitesa (Germany. These installations followed a period of significant new capacity additions in Greater Europe which overran demand growth in both regional and export markets creating oversupply which still exists. The new R5 technology to be commissioned by General Tekstil in 2020, will add to oversupply in Greater Europe.
- In the Middle East and North Africa, demand remains well below capacity following a period of significant capacity expansion. Capacity utilization is beginning to improve but is not fully utilized nor is expected to be so for some time. Still, selected producers in the Middle East are keen to install new generation technology and target export markets for new output. We do not include Iran in our analysis of the MENA region. The installation of advanced technology by Baftineh in Iran will modernize the company’s technology platform and add product capabilities to its portfolio.
- In South Africa, previously announced new capacity installations by PF Nonwovens and Spunchem will be fully realized in 2020. We do not expect any additional capacity installations in the near term.
- In Southern Asia, there was 24 k tonnes of new capacity commissioned in India during 2018-2019. Another 38 k tonnes is expected to be installed during 2020 - 2021. We suspect there will be even more capacity installed in India before 2023 as demand growth is strong.
- In Asia-Pacific, 71 k tonnes of new capacity was commissioned during 2018 - 2019. Fitesa/CNC will commission a new R5 machine in Thailand in 2021 which will have a capacity of 30 k tonnes. Asahi (Thailand) will also commission a new 15 k tonne line in the same year. Demand is growing but slowing as compared to prior periods. We expect further capacity announcements in the region which may not occur until after 2023.
- In China, 76 k tonnes of new capacity was or will be fully realized during 2018 - 2019 and another 50 k tonnes will be available in 2020. While we expect more capacity will be installed during 2021 - 2023, we estimate demand for Chinese-made spunlaid polypropylene nonwovens to be softening as compared to prior year-over-year rates which could impact future capacity growth.
At present, we expect average annual global demand growth in tonnes from 2020 - 2025 to be around 5% annually. This forecast is likely to negatively impacted by now trending macroeconomic factors and the Coronavirus. Demand growth will be the highest in Southern Asia (India) and Africa followed by that in Asia-Pacific and China. Demand growth will be more moderate in North America, Greater Europe and the Middle East. Demand growth in South America will continue to recover from a significant economic downturn in 2015 - 2016. Demand growth in China and Asia-Pacific is slowing in comparison to prior periods but will still remain attractive.
In summary, we expect capacity growth will slow after 2021 to allow for the absorption of new large scale capacity expansions that have occurred and which will continue to be added to the market in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2020 - 2021. At present, economic conditions in South America dampens the outlook for capacity expansion in the near term, but aging capacity will be replaced once market demand justifies doing so. This could lead to pent up demand for new technology once market conditions improve. Demand growth for spunlaid polypropylene nonwovens in Southern Asia, Asia-Pacific and China is expected to be the highest in the world through 2025 and capacity will be installed to meet that demand. With that said, there is the risk that competitive pressures will result in more capacity than needed being added in these regions.
Leading global producers have achieved and continue to actively pursue advancements in spunlaid polypropylene nonwoven loft and softness surface features used in premium hygiene products to meet customer demand. While the highest consumer demand for these products is in Asia, demand for these products is also increasing in Western Europe and the U.S. It is remarkable to witness the results thus far of innovations on this front with producers addressing this challenge using and exploring mechanical (calendar patterns, air-through bonded dryers, bicomponent spinning and fiber crimping techniques) and raw material variations.
The high cost of modern spunlaid polypropylene nonwoven technology will lead to lengthy and careful deliberations when considering an investment in new capacity. Investors will seek a high degree of certainty on the timing expected to reach full machine capacity utilization and projected investment returns.
Rather significant consolidation, strategic positioning and M&A activity over the last few years led to aggressive geographic diversification, technology modernization and capacity growth with little rationalization of costs to date. We expect investments in new capacity and acquisitions to be increasingly scrutinized in the near term in reaction to lower than expected returns on recent investments.


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Photos: Future Has Got His Own Emojis & It’s Cooler Than You Imagine
Future Hendrix has unveiled his new emoji pack, and it’s probably even cooler than you could have imagined.
The new emoji pack comes courtesy of Hendrix’s new partnership with AppMoji, and features hilarious cartoon reimaginings of Future and his lyrics. One emoji features virtual Future sleeping in a bed-sized Gucci Flip Flop, referencing his infamous “Thought It Was a Drought” lyric. Another finds virtual Future flying down what appears to be a codeine water slide. Seriously.
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The ultrafast new 5G cellular network is set to make communication between driverless cars safer and make the vehicles truly autonomous. We put the system through its paces on a test track with an artificial city environment.
South Korea was the first country to offer 5G, the latest generation of mobile internet data transmission. But so far, the network is not using its full potential, as Fabian Kretschmer reports from Seoul.
After hundreds of rounds of bidding over nearly three months, Germany raised more than expected from its 5G spectrum auction. Auction winners will have to supply households with fast internet and share their networks.
With the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas around the corner market researcher Steve Koenig weighs in on the long-awaited arrival of 5G, the role of data and surprising trends at the world's largest tech trade show.
The future generation of mobile networks promises a giant leap in speed. But who will really get access? When is it ready? And who will be paying for it?
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October 20, 2014
We are excited and proud to announce that Shared Trade is now open and available online. The site officially launched on October 10, and since then, nearly 1,000 women have been supported through sales and expanded outreach.
“It’s a sacrifice for me to give these gifts. But it’s a great cause. I’ve been the recipient of others’ sacrifice, and I want to give that now too,” she said.
In addition to the launch, we also held our MarketPlace, hosting Nashville friends as well as participants at Thistle Farms’ second annual conference. It lasted two and a half days, and all the proceeds went directly to Shared Trade’s partner organizations.
Carmen Mojica, Program Director for the Clare Community, told us about her organization’s relationship with Shared Trade since we began working together.
“Gifts for the Journey, a ministry of Franciscan Peacemakers, is delighted to be partners in Shared Trade because it helps create solidarity with other organizations and ultimately with women across the globe,” she said. “As we work together to help raise women and families out of poverty, they in turn help create stronger communities.”
To celebrate our launch, we are offering you free shipping through the end of October. Use code: Welcome. Be sure to check out all of the products now available on sharedtrade.org.
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Love heals women, one day at a time; and, love heals family relationships, one day at a time.Thistle Farms is the miracle that my daughter Rachel needed coming out of prison having lost everything in her life. The miracle she needed provided a safe place for recovery from almost 20 years of substance abuse and addiction -- years of treatment, recovery and relapse.


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Silicon Valley is known for its revolutionary ideas, grandiose statements and ability to challenge the status quo. By now, we’re all familiar with the classic persona of the Bay Area-located, hoodie-wearing techie, who tells their team to “move fast and break things” in order to “disrupt” entire industries.
However, what those promising to change the world from their Silicon Valley office often forget is that so many of the big tech giants began by addressing a small but present pain point within a specific community.
Ultimately, finding a simple but important problem and matching it with the best solution possible will always be the foundation of a successful business. You don’t need to set out to become a multi-billion-dollar business and uproot entire systems in order to have impact.
Silicon Valley narrative is often damaging to budding founders
The big tech scene tends to promote the idea that startups must seek to change the world with their new products or services. Venture capital (VC) investors in the Valley further compound this notion by consistently channeling their funds into high-risk, high-return companies with plans to disrupt entire industries.
Unfortunately, this emphasis on world-changing, fast-growing startups has bred cases such as that of Theranos, the blood testing startup (once valued at $9 billion) which was exposed to be fraudulently generating false results and posing safety risks to patients. Former Theranos CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes is now facing criminal charges.
The case of Theranos is a symptom of this very problem: It’s important to note how a culture of world-changing products drives aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to think that there’s only one way to build a business in today’s climate.
Tech giants started with small problems
Many of today’s biggest tech companies began in humble pursuit of solving a common but simple problem within a certain sector.
Take Facebook, the world’s biggest social network, for example. The platform now boasts billions of users, yet it began as a tool to connect Harvard University students to one another.
Airbnb is another great example. Airbnb started off as a way for people to rent out their spare rooms (or air mattresses) as a stopgap to help them pay rent. The global platform now offers bespoke experiences as well as every single type of accommodation you could ask for.
And of course, nothing quite says “humble beginnings” quite like Jeff Bezos selling books online out of his garage. Amazon is now the highest-value company in the world, with products ranging from cloud services to smart speakers.
With so many of the world’s biggest companies starting off by solving a small problem, the message is clear: new startups need not focus only on disrupting an entire industry to succeed.
Find one small problem and solve it really well
Budding entrepreneurs should begin with a simple problem (ideally one which they themselves have), and find a way to solve it really well. Even if your product just creates a way for your customers to save a few minutes a day by eliminating a monotonous task, there’s potential for growth in the current climate in which everyone is fighting for more time in the day.
The B2B sector has seemingly endless potential for products that help people save time, be more productive and drive efficiencies. Aspiring entrepreneurs should consider the opportunities in the B2B space over the notoriously difficult B2C environment. For example, instead of creating an app whose mission is to help the entire world sleep better, build a platform that companies can use to support employees’ sleep patterns, and go from there.
Use foundational principles to build a solid base
If you choose to reject the Silicon Valley playbook of global disruption, remember that you still need to have a clear vision for your product. Start with the why, the how, and the what of your product. It’s best to begin with a small team of developers for any digital product, as too many cooks spoil the broth during the initial phases of development.
This small team should be full of expertise, though, and remember that diversity of thought helps build better products, so it’s good to have people from different backgrounds on board.
Ultimately, whatever your vision, you should be able to sell it to your team. If your team doesn’t buy into what you’re doing, they’ll struggle to take ownership of it and bring their own ideas to the table. Once you have this clear vision for your solution and a solid team of experts that are invested in bringing it to life, you can set your sights on bringing it into fruition.
Silicon Valley will always have its place in the startup world, but it’s important for new founders to remember that the whole tech world doesn’t exist within Silicon Valley. Rather than aspiring to be the next Uber or Amazon, emerging entrepreneurs should focus on simple but effective solutions, doing what they know best.
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Everybody was pretty pumped when they found out that Amazon was making Nashville one of their hubs. With that announcement, that mean there were going to be some new job opportunities for people around town.
Before, you go and start submitting applications, there are a few things you should know about before you apply. Let's get things started, first thing you should know is that Amazon does plan to hire more than 5,000 workers for its new Operations Center of Excellence at the Nashville Yards development downtown.
The types of jobs they will be focused on will be logistics. So they will be hiring for management and tech positions. Now these aren't just any tech positions. These positions will include computer scientists and software developers.
Let's move on to what the pay is going to be. Salaries are expected to average more than $150,000. Now, not all positions will earn that much money, but that is what we've seen.
Hiring for these new positions start this year, so if you're wanting to get a jump start, you can apply HERE!


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Out of Home International, the specialist outdoor advertising subdivision of Media Agency Group, is delighted to unveil its latest London-based 4 sheet advertisement campaign with over 20 ads on show to inform residents and visitors of the capital of the upcoming InTRANSIT Festival. The arts and performance festival is set to take place between 19 and 28 June in locations across Kensington and Chelsea.
The eye-catching 4 sheets feature a fantastic illustration by artist Martina Paukova which is part of the walking puzzle 54 CITIES – an InTRANSIT 2015 commission – and highlights the creative nature of the festival. 4 sheet advertising from Out of Home International is a great way to ensure that a campaign is cost-effective and makes a big impact on the streets of busy suburban areas, with a brand or product communicated to potential consumers on the move. Ad space has been secured in some prime Kensington and Chelsea locations, with the 4 sheets on show in Ladbroke Grove, Westbourne Park, Notting Hill Gate, Sloane Square, Earls Court and South Kensington.
InTRANSIT Festival is now in its ninth year, and gives people of all ages the opportunity to explore and enjoy new artistic collaborations in places and spaces across Kensington and Chelsea. The festival is curated by production and design duo ‘Neill/Ross’ on behalf of festival coordinators the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Arts and Culture Service, having first launched in 2007 to encourage artists and organisations to make art and performance outside of traditional exhibition spaces. For more information, visit the InTRANSIT Festival website here.
John Kehoe, who is the Managing Director of Out of Home International’s parent company Media Agency Group, praised the new campaign saying:
“We’re very pleased with this latest 4 sheet outdoor campaign to spread the word about the exciting InTRANSIT Festival. The adverts look brilliant and we’re all very confident that this campaign will be successful and bring more people to Kensington and Chelsea to check out some truly amazing art and performances.”


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The Cameroon Business Women Association has announced plans to create 800 enterprises for young female entrepreneurs in Cameroon.
The National President of the Association, known in French as “Groupement des Femmes Affair du Cameroun” (GFAC),
Senator Agnes Ntude Ndode epse Ndjock, made the announcement during the inauguration of the association’s newly constructed
Headquarter in Yaounde on September 15.
Cameroon’s Minister of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Achille Basillekin lll chaired the inauguration ceremony on behalf of the Honorary President of GFAC, Mme Chantal Biya.
About the Cameroon Business Women Association
The association was created in 1985 by the first President, Late Françoise Foning , to economically empower young girls, and train them to become entrepreneurs.
During the inauguration, the first batch of girls trained in hotel management for five weeks received their end of course attestations.
GFAC also trains girls in food processing, restaurant and hotel management, wood and textile and Information Communication Technology.
Its motto is “Loyal and Reliable Stakeholders for the Emergence of Cameroon”.
Growing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
The projects launched by the association will be financially supported by the Ministry of small and Medium Sized Enterprises.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Minister Achille Basilekin III said his ministry will disbourse the sum of 50 million FCAF to support the association in empowering 800 young girls in 2021.
In 2019, the Cameroon Business Women Association is reported to have created 3572 small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Cameroon.
Where is the GFAC Headquarters found ?
The magnificent three-story structure is situated on the Reunification street in Cameroon’s Capital, Yaounde .
The first floor has a training hall , the office of the Director, reception, president’s office, a 250 capacity conference room, a multimedia Centre, Secretary General’s office, and restrooms for persons with disabilities.
A banquet hall which also serves as a training centre for about 150 people. two offices, parking stores, 50 hotel suits, general and VIP Restaurants and a kitchen all sit on the second floor. The third floor hosts 6 VIP suits.
The Cameroon Business Women headquarters is estimated to cost about 1billion FCFA.
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Everactive, a company that has been making energy-harvesting sensors for industrial uses, has launched its first development kit as part of a strategic shift for the 10-year-old company. The kit will be available for sale next month and will let others use Everactive’s proprietary chips and wireless communication protocol to build their own battery-less sensing devices.
The company’s technology is twofold. Everactive has pioneered a low-power wireless chip that can operate at 20 microwatts of power, and it has also created a proprietary low-power wireless networking protocol to send sensor data to a gateway. The combination of the two low-power processes enables the Everactive silicon to operate a sensor using energy-harvesting technology such as solar or temperature differentials.
Its clients appreciate the ease of installation and maintenance associated with the sensors and gateway because they can affix the sensors to equipment and essentially forget about them. Everactive has customers who use their sensors to measure vibration, track the health of steam traps, and more.
But with its $599.99 development kit, Everactive hopes to find new audiences for the technology and let developers create new applications. The dev kit contains a solar-powered temperature, humidity, pressure, and movement sensor that sends data to a gateway. For the dev kit, the gateway is a dongle that attaches to a computer so as to keep costs down.
The sensor is capable of sending data every 15 seconds, which is actually much more often than many current industrial sensors transmit their data. And while the dev kit currently has a solar sensor, in the future Everactive plans to release one that is powered by changes in temperature. One way or another, all of the data collected at the gateway gets sent to a client’s cloud or local servers via MQTT, or to Everactive’s servers, where it is accessible via an API.
Everactive — and other companies trying to create these easy-to-deploy sensor networks — have to make the hardware simple, the connectivity simple, and getting the data from a gateway to the customer’s application simple. They also have to make it easy to build something usable from that sensor data.
With the dev kit, Everactive has focused on the first three necessities, believing (for now) that the end customer will be able to take the raw sensor data and make use of it. However, Brian Alessi, VP of sales and marketing with Everactive, told me the company is still deciding if it should go further and build out an application that can relay sensor data to end users. It’s basically a difference in the end market. Most industrial and even mid-sized customers will have existing software that will make use of the data provided by Everactive’s hardware. But if it wants to target the SMB market, it will have to go further.
Whatever it chooses, it’s not alone. Earlier this year, Wiliot, a competitor in creating battery-less Bluetooth devices, released a development kit of its own. And Nowi, a competitor making energy-harvesting chips that can be paired with a variety of wireless technologies, has seen several partners create development kits that enable battery-less devices in the last year. Plus, for devices that still require batteries, there have been a surge of approvals for over-the-air charging technologies that could power IoT devices from several feet away.
Years ago, I gave a presentation on the challenges associated with getting the IoT to a trillion sensors. One of the biggest challenges was that many of these devices require cords or batteries. Cords limit flexibility while batteries add costs and contribute to e-waste. But this year has been a big one when it comes to advancing beyond those limitations.
Thanks to efforts like Everactive’s, in the next three to five years we’re going to see a world where the internet of things truly becomes untethered — from wires and from batteries.


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Signs Express (Warwick) has embraced the use of social media by taking part in Warwick’s first ‘tweet-up’ – a networking event for local businesses, organised through twitter.
The leading sign company was keen to support and promote the ‘tweet-up’, providing an eye-catching pvc banner which was installed at Lane’s bar and restaurant where the event was held.
Over 80 people from a variety of businesses in the area gathered together on 7th March for an evening of fun, networking and tweeting! The idea was first suggested by Underwood Wines and Lane’s bar & restaurant and received such support that more events are already planned for the future.
Commenting centre owner Andy Slater said, “We are always keen to embrace new technology and started using twitter 6 months ago as a way of promoting our business and developing relationships with like minded business people in the local area. We soon discovered there were lots of small and medium sized businesses in Warwick using twitter and it is a great way to keep in touch.
The tweet-up was a fantastic idea and brought together social media with traditional networking as well as being a lot of fun. It is important for local businesses to work together as much as possible and I think this event is a great way to explore the talent in the area. We were happy to assist with promotion of the event and provided a full colour digitally printed banner for the official gathering.”
Follow Signs Express (Warwick) on twitter @SXWarwick
The next #Warwicktweetup has been planned for 5th May. Take part by registering on http://www.warwicktweetup.co.uk


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Mei has her red envelopes ready. Do you have yours?
This year, Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch will get an update in celebration of the Lunar New Year. “Good luck and great fortune await,” a tweet from Overwatch’s official Twitter account reads. The short video reveals the event will go live next week on Jan. 24, but otherwise details are sparse.
In December, Blizzard teased that a new Mei skin would be released early in 2017, sparking speculation that a Lunar New Year event was coming. If the outfit in Overwatch’s video is any indication, it’s certain to make fans very happy—a stark contrast from the response toward Mei’s legendary Winter Wonderland skin that disappointed many. An update from Overwatch’s Korean Twitter suggests D.Va is getting a skin for the holiday, too.
Given the proximity to the Winter Wonderland event, which ended earlier in January, it’s unclear just how big the Year of the Rooster event will be. It could just be a couple of skins, but we’re hoping the event rivals Winter Wonderland and Halloween Terror and gets its own special brawl.
A celebration of the start of the lunisolar Chinese calendar, Lunar New Year begins Jan. 28, ushering in the Year of the Rooster.


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He highlighted data from a Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce member survey this year that showed 94 percent of respondents think the state is headed in the right direction.
“87 percent of our employers believe they’re actually going to add jobs in 2012,” he said.
Wisconsin’s exports now exceed $22 billion, he said, which is up about 11 percent from 2011.
Dairy is a big part of the state’s exports, he said. Walker set a goal for Wisconsin to make 30 billion pounds of milk by 2020 so the state doesn’t have to get milk from other states to make enough cheese for export.
He said the state wants to provide assistance to small manufacturers who are hoping to increase their international presence.
Transportation and infrastructure are keys to paving the way for export growth, he said.
“If you’re a small company, we want to help you grow exports because we know it’s not just the big dogs out there,” Walker said. “In so many ways we are proud to help grow the export industry in the state of Wisconsin.”
Walker also distributed the Wisconsin Governor’s Export Award to three companies: Madison-based dairy equipment manufacturer Boumatic, New Berlin aviation solutions company Emteq and Milwaukee-based food equipment manufacturer Hatco.
Milwaukee aircraft spare parts and repair company S3 International won the Wisconsin SBA Exporter of the Year award.
The conference also featured morning and afternoon sessions on exporting topics like payment terms, compliance and advice on doing business in countries like India and China.


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The veterinary service of Khabarovsk Territory (RussianFar East) has banned imports of meat, meat products and cattle from Mongolia. The resolution concerning the ban was signed by governor Viktor Ishayev.
RIA Novosti learned on Wednesday from the press service of the Khabarovks Territorial Government that this measure was taken to prevent anthrax, cases of which have been registered in Mongolia, from getting into the Amur Region . Until September 1 of the current year all cattle in the Territory will be given anti-anthrax vaccinations.
In connection with the threat of the spread of anthrax, noted the press service, the veterinary department of the Territorial government will check the trading, catering and meat packing enterprises on whether or not they have passed the required vet examinations of meat and meat products.
To understand how China will act, one must understand the logic of China's development. This logic has always been almost the same, be it the Middle Ages, or modern times


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 24
By Natavan Rzayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan will support the implementation of new promising projects of the food producers, Trend reports via the Uzbek National Database of Legislation.
In particular, the government will allocate 20 billion soums ($1.8 million) to the Fund for Agricultural Development and Food Security.
These funds will be allocated for:
- covering 50 percent of the cost of preparing a feasibility study for emerging new promising projects for the production of food products in an amount not exceeding 100 million soums ($9,250) for each project;
- covering 50 percent of the costs of providing infrastructure for projects in an amount not exceeding 100 million soums ($9,250) for each project;
- covering 50 percent of the costs of attracting foreign experts in the field of production and deep processing of food products in an amount not exceeding 50 million soums ($4,625) for each project.
The Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan will increase competitiveness and diversify food products, as well as create new tools to support entrepreneurs involved in the processing of fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy and other agricultural products.
Follow the author on Twitter: @NatavanRzayeva5


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Second Vita Firmware Patch Released
About a week ago, we learned that very shortly after the PlayStation Vita’s release in Japan, Sony had already issued a patch to try and mitigate freezing problems and other glitches that gamers had been reporting. Today, it seems as though Sony is continuing to work the kinks out, which will hopefully result in a bug-free global release for the system in early 2012.
According to a post on PC World, Sony has released firmware patch 1.51, which is supposed to fix “an issue that affects progress in NEXT Dynasty Warriors.” Of course, it’s also likely that the patch will be smoothing over some of the other problems consumers have been reporting, like the freezing issue.
Nothing would make me happier than a smooth, rock-solid release for the Vita in February, since the device is hella-sexy. And it’s good that they’re getting their problems worked out in Japan before the global release, since gamers in Sony’s homeland tend to be somewhat more forgiving than us American bastards.
Admit it, you guys—we are totally bastards.
But even still, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m not sure whether or not Sony can afford too many bugs with their new device. Nintendo’s still clawing their way out of a huge profit loss this year—and Sony’s a much bigger company, and has much bigger problems, and more of them. I’d like to believe that the Vita will put money back in their pockets, but between the high cost of entry and what seems like a buggy launch, I’m watching this whole situation with caution…
Anyway, time will tell as to whether or not these two patches will assuage the concerns of gamers pestered with bugs and left feeling cold from all the freezes.
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Motorway.co.uk has revealed figures on the most popular EV used cars in 2021, as the latest SMMT data shows more EVs were sold in the past 12 months than over the previous five years combined.
Alex Buttle, co-founder of Motorway.co.uk, commented: “The future has never felt more electric. On the back of the SMMT revealing that more EVs were sold in the past 12 months than over the previous five years combined, EVs are clearly taking over. We expect to see new EV sales growth accelerate in 2022 as manufacturers expand their electric car ranges and more car owners have the confidence to switch to electric.
“Unsurprisingly, the growth in the EV market has had a knock-on effect for the used car market. Early adopters who went electric back in 2018 and 2019 are now upscaling their older models for the newest EVs hitting the market which means we have seen an unprecedented surge in the sale of used EVs too. This has culminated in a +256% increase in sales of used EVs on Motorway in the past 12 months, and the numbers keep climbing.
“The Tesla Model 3, which was the biggest selling new car in December 2021 and the second biggest selling new car of 2021, also topped the list of best-selling used electric vehicles. The Model 3 accounted for 23% of total used EV sales, followed by the Nissan Leaf at 12% of EV sales on the platform.
“With more EVs at all price levels set to hit the market, alongside a more widespread charging infrastructure to support the government’s green agenda as we draw near to the 2030 deadline banning sales of diesel and petrol vehicles, 2022 is set to be the year of electric.”
Most popular used EVs makes sold in 2021 on Motorway
|Make||% of total EVs sold|
Most popular used EVs models sold in 2021 on Motorway
|Make & Model||% of total EVs sold|
|Tesla Model 3 Standard Range +||11.56%|
|Nissan Leaf Tekna||8.50%|
|Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD||6.55%|
|MG ZS Exclusive EV||5.99%|
|Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD||5.71%|
|Nissan Leaf Tekna 30KWH||3.20%|
|Tesla Model S 75D||2.65%|


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Fall Gala: Choreography & Couture
SEPT 26, 2019
Since its launch in 2012 as a fashion-forward event, our annual Fall Gala expands NYCB's esteemed repertory with collaborations from fresh choreographic voices and celebrated designers.
This year, NYCB Principal Dancer Lauren Lovette premieres her third piece for the Company with designs by Zac Posen and BalletMet Artistic Director and former NYCB Soloist Edwaard Liang creates a new ballet with costumes by Anna Sui. Closing out the program is George Balanchine’s dazzling classic Symphony in C.


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OnePlus 5 Stories February 24
OnePlus 5 Stories January 3
OnePlus 5’s Android Oreo rollout halted due to bugs as Face Unlock arrives in Open Beta
OnePlus 5 Stories December 26, 2017
While fingerprint sensors are still the main option for using biometrics to unlock your phone in today’s market, the debut of the iPhone X means that using your face to unlock will be the next big trend. With the debut of the OnePlus 5T, the company added “Face Unlock,” and it’s now bringing that same tech to the OnePlus 5.
Everyone can use an Echo Dot: Just $50!
OnePlus 5 Stories November 25, 2017
When OnePlus unveiled the 5T, the company announced that neither of its 2017 flagship smartphones would officially get Oreo until early next year. Thankfully, OnePlus did say that it planned to release Oreo in beta sometime in November. The company kept its promise and is now allowing OnePlus 5 owners to join the Open Beta Program and manually sideload the first beta Oreo build…
OnePlus 5 Stories November 21, 2017
Yes, the OnePlus 5 will be discontinued once stock runs out
After a mid-cycle release in 2016, it came as no surprise when OnePlus unveiled the 5T last month as a follow-up to the OnePlus 5. With minimal changes, though, many have been curious what will happen to the original, and yes, it’s going to be discontinued.
OnePlus 5 Stories November 16, 2017
OnePlus 5 will get an Android Oreo beta program in November, final OTA in early 2018


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West Midland car manufacturing still strong
I spend much of working life trying to keep track of two key strands to the industrial and financial life of this country.
Wearing my Birmingham Post automotive correspondent's hat I report on a manufacturing sector that, despite what the cynics and doom-mongers say, is still a vital element of the manufacturing base both of the West Midlands and the UK as a whole as well as the regional and national economy.
There are some out there who simply cannot understand why Britain is still making motor cars in the 21st century.
Yes, we have lost Longbridge, Ryton and Browns Lane as major carmaking sites. But Jaguar and Land Rover (albeit perhaps soon in Indian ownership) remain at the heart of the industry.
Further afield, but of importance to our automotive supply companies, are Toyota at Burnaston, Mini at Oxford, and Honda at Swindon. Throw in smaller operations such as LDV's van plant in Birmingham and LTI's taxi plant at Coventry and a picture of a diverse and and reasonably healthy automotive sector emerges.
But, and it is admittedly a big "but", all of these operations have to pay their way in a global economy in which boundaries and dissolving and technology transfer is swift and seamless.
The next few years are likely to prove to be crucial for this fascinating industry of industries.
Meanwhile, as the Post's personal finance editor I am watching with some trepidation as the economic boom shows signs of fizzling out and the inability of the Government to cope with problems such as the collapse of Northern Rock becomes ever more apparent.
If you are paying off a mortgage, owe a bit on your credit cards and rely on an overdraft facility to get you through the month, be afraid.