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‘The Bat Is Dead.’
Capcom has released brand-new footage of the upcoming bonus feature “Wesker Mode” featured in Resident Evil 0. The video features a full hour of exploding heads and cheesy 90’s pop culture references.
The team behind the Dead Rising games, Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, has some awesome news to share. They’re working with Epic Games to utilize Unreal Engine 4 for their upcoming projects.


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The annual inflation remained in negative territory in July to minus 0.8%, against minus 0.7% in June, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INS).
“Consumer prices, measured by the consumer price index (CPI), were lower by 0.8% in July 2016 as compared to July 2015. Determined by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) the decrease was of -0.3%,” INS informs.
The average consumer prices rate in the last 12 months (August 2015 – July 2016) against the previous 12 months (August 2014 – July 2015), measured by CPI, was of -1.9%. Determined on the HICP, the average rate was of -1.6%.
In July 2016 against July 2015, the consumer prices have risen by 1.25% of foodstuff group, but decreased in the non-food by 2.2% and for services by 0.93%.
The National Bank of Romania (BNR) anticipates an inflation rate of minus 0.4% by the end of this year, one percentage point below the estimates announced in May this year of 0.6%, according to the quarterly Inflation Report presented on Monday by the BNR Governor Mugur Isarescu.

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TOKYO – Organizers of this year’s rebranded Tokyo Motor Show, bracing for another meager international turnout, plan to cast a wider net for locals by incorporating everything from dance displays and music festivals to all manner of things on wheels, from robots to food trucks.
After the presence of overseas carmakers at Japan’s premier auto expo shrank to just four brands at the last gathering in 2019, organizers rebranded the event as the Japan Mobility Show. But international participation is expected around the same level when doors open in October.
Jun Nagata, head of the show’s organizing committee at the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, acknowledged that motor shows worldwide have been “shrinking” over the years.
“Only national carmakers now take part in their country’s motor show,” he said at a Wednesday briefing. “Given such a trend, this small representation by foreign carmakers is understandable.”
At the last Tokyo Motor Show in 2019, only four international brands showed up — Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Renault and Alpine — while the event drew more than 1.3 million people.
This time, JAMA wants to attract 1 million visitors during its Oct. 25-Nov. 5 run.
Organizers expect about 220 companies, plus 100 startups competing in a business pitch contest. That compares with the 192 companies that attended the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.
JAMA said it would identify this year’s participants at a later date.
Nagata, who also serves as chief communications officer at Toyota Motor Corp., said the reinvented show wants to be a mix of the Davos summit for the World Economic Forum, the annual Consumer Electronics Show and the South by Southwest music and arts festivals.
JAMA wants the rechristened event to rekindle interest through a broader platform for everything related to mobility, from disaster response robots and food trucks to mobility as a service businesses and startups. JAMA hopes it helps reinvigorate Japan’s manufacturing sector.
“Over time, we will accumulate experience and hope that overseas companies will view Tokyo as the place to talk about mobility,” Nagata said. “We will take on the challenge of creating a platform in which all kinds of participants can take part.”
The Japan Mobility Show will have three focal points — the Tokyo Future Tour, the Startup Future Factory and the Japan Future Session.
The Japan Future Session will be a series of discussion panels. Organizers plan to invite experts such as Gill Pratt, the CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, and host dialogues with the likes of JAMA Chairman Akio Toyoda and other leaders of Japan’s car industry.
Talk shops are also envisioned as involving startup entrepreneurs. They will cover such topics as electrification, future mobility societies and Japan’s multi-path approach to carbon neutrality.
“We would like to evolve this mobility show into a global event that can draw attention from all around the world,” Nagata said. “We are working hard to lay the foundations.”


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Tempe hosts Green Business Expo
More than 50 Tempe businesses and organizations showcased environmentally friendly products and services Wednesday in preparation for Earth Day at the Sixth Street Park Green Business Expo.
The event featured green businesses that offer eco-friendly merchandise and advice ranging from organic skin-care products to home energy reduction tips.
“Tempe is a sustainable city that supports the planet economically, socially and environmentally,” Tempe spokeswoman Amanda Nelson said. “We want people living in Tempe to know about all the products and services that are available in the area to help reduce our carbon footprint.”
The “good and steady” stream of people makes Tempe optimistic about the event, she said.
“We will definitely be looking into doing another event like the Green Business Expo next year to continue supporting local green businesses,” Nelson said.
AAA Yellow Cab was one of the more familiar Phoenix businesses that had a booth at the expo. With a large city like Phoenix and its increasing smog, Yellow Cab reduces its carbon footprint by fueling their vehicles with E85 ethanol, said Brian Lane, marketing manager for AAA Yellow Cab.
There is a limited supply of natural resources and it is necessary for businesses to find alternatives, he said.
“We can’t keep wasting, we have to start reusing,” Lane said.
Artizen Apparel, which participated in the expo, sells garments made from organic and recycled materials. The polyester the company uses for clothing is made of recycled plastic water bottles.
All ink that is used on the garments is also eco-friendly, made without harmful toxins in order to eliminate a customers’ exposure to chemicals, said Scott Allison, Artizen Apparel president and ASU alumnus.
Businesses in larger cities will eventually need to become eco-friendly in order to reduce high pollution, he said.
“Conventional business will need to change one day because the road they’re on is going to end,” Allison said. “Supporting local and green businesses is important because they are looking out for their consumers as well as the environment.”
By supporting local and green businesses now, consumers are doing their part by putting their sustainable foot forward, Allison said.
“It is important for consumers who believe in sustainability and eco-friendly products and services to support these businesses and organizations that do as well,” Allison said.
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HBOS: Vince Cable ‘has power’ to ban bankers
The UK’s Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has launched an investigation into whether the three former HBOS directors blamed for the banking group’s collapse can be banned as company directors for life. Mr Cable warned it was the “first step” in a process which could lead to the three – who have so far not faced formal sanction – being stripped of their right to work as company directors
Shoppers key to avoiding triple-dip recession
A rise in consumer spending indicates the UK has avoided entering a triple-dip recession during the opening months of the year, according to figures published today. Data compiled by research group Markit will reveal a third successive monthly rise in consumer spending as shoppers who were unable to reach the high street amid heavy snow turned to the internet to satisfy their renewed appetite for spending
ENERGY & UTILITIES
US tidal firm ResHydro to invest in Scotland
An American tidal power company has announced plans to establish a base in Scotland. ResHydro is currently working on a hydrokinetic energy generation device that requires further research and development. The company will be supported by a £100,000 award from Scottish Enterprise and will work in partnership with the University of Strathclyde.
FOOD, DRINK & AGRICULTURE
Arran beer maker brews up cider plan
Arran Brewery owner Gerald Michaluk has unveiled plans to make cider on the island as he bounces back from being turned down for a Scottish Government grant to expand production. Michaluk revealed in February that enterprise minister Fergus Ewing had rejected a £1 million grant application, forcing him to “slam the brakes” on plans to expand.
Tyre website founder is driving sales towards £100m as Tesco talks continue
Mike Welch launched his tyre business, BlackCircles.com, 12 years ago, but he still feels like he is just getting started. Welch, whose company has enjoyed an average 30 per cent compound growth in sales per year, refers to himself as “the perennial apprentice”
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Angels pump £500,000 into Napier start-up firm
A spin-out company launched by a student from Edinburgh Napier University has secured £500,000 of funding from business angels and the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB). Jamie Graves developed the programming for security software package ZoneFox while carrying out a post-graduate project at the university in 2008 looking at ways to improve digital forensic investigations.


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Savills Investment Management is planning to raise £360m (€419m) for a UK retail parks fund backed by Straits Real Estate.
The international real estate manager said Straits Real Estate and The Land Managers (TLM) are cornerstone investors in the fund, without disclosing any financial details.
Singapore-based conglomerate Straits Trading revealed in a Singapore Exchange filing last week that its real estate subsidiary is committing up to £60m to Savills IM UK Value Boxes Fund.
TLM is the real estate investment division of the JL Family Office (JLFO), an investment holding company was founded by John Lim, the co-founder and CEO of ARA Asset Management.
Savills IM said the fund will seek to acquire retail park assets with relatively low rents, preferring food anchors and discount retailer tenants as well as some bulky operators.
The fund will be managed by Harry de Ferry Foster, head of UK at Savills IM, who also manages the Charities Property Fund.
The UK retail sector has had a torrid time over the last five years, particularly the high street and shopping centre sub-sectors, De Ferry Foster said.
“This new fund is targeting assets in a sub-sector which has been overlooked and oversold but has proven its resilience to the headwinds facing the sector.
“This is a good opportunity to secure assets with a high and secure income yield and we believe it will be very attractive to investors,” De Ferry Foster said.
Lim said the commitment to the fund is TLM’s first investment into the UK.
”The country is experiencing a rapid recovery and its growth is set to be the fastest in Europe. By investing in a defensive retail asset class, we hope to capitalise on the pent-up demand from the COVID-19 restrictions over the last couple of years.”
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Zeebrugge is the intermediate shipment point for a $27 billion project.
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The new alliances are likely to have only a limited effect on productivity and the number of services available to shippers at North Europe ports.
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North Europe’s stagnant economy is expected to produce a decline in container volume at the region’s ports during the first half of 2016, Hackett Associates and the Hamburg-based Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics said.


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First Alert offers home invasion commercials to its dealers
MELVILLE, N.Y.Ã¢â‚¬â€Following the gruesome incident in a Connecticut suburb this summer that left three family members dead, home invasion has been in the news (see related story, page 18). At its November First Alert Professionals Conference, Honeywell showed two new customizable commercials (a 30-second and 60-second) dealing with the issue of home invasion that dealers can use to promote their services.
Home invasion is Ã¢â‚¬Å“on the radar; it seems to happen more and more,Ã¢â‚¬Â said Ralph Maniscalco, director of marketing communications for Honeywell Security and Custom Electronics. Ã¢â‚¬Å“ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s one of those issues [dealers] have to look at and understand what they can do to prevent or minimize the likelihoodÃ¢â‚¬Â of an incident, he said.
Maniscalco noted that the proliferation of security cameras at commercial establishments seems to have deterred criminals, but the downside is that these brazen criminals have now targeted residences.
The commercials are available at no cost to First Alert dealers. Dealers buy airtime on local or cable television stations and then add a tag with information about their company and contact information to the commercial.
Maniscalco said FAP has been producing customizable commercials for years and that there are a variety of commercials addressing different topics, available to dealers.


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The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone Pro Max are set to arrive to customers on September 16. However, some people already have the new iPhones ahead of their scheduled launch. That’s how we now have the first iPhone 14 Pro Max teardown video, giving us a closer look at all the changes between the internals of the iPhone 14 Pro Max and last year’s iPhone 13 Pro Max.
The first iPhone 14 Pro Max teardown shows notable differences compared to the iPhone 13 Pro Max
The first iPhone 14 Pro Max shared was shared by YouTuber PBKreviews, and it gives us a closer look at what’s inside the iPhone. Since the iPhone 14 Pro Max looks the same as the iPhone 13 Pro Max from the outside, barring a few changes like the new Dynamic Island and the slightly larger camera bumps.
As for the initial look at the iPhone 14 Pro Max’s teardown, the arrangement of the components looks almost identical to the iPhone 13 Pro Max. The L-shaped battery and the Bionic chip are still in the same place. The new A16 Bionic chip in the iPhone 14 Pro is covered by a new logic board which is a metal plate with graphite pads. The improved thermal system will help this year’s lineup performance better.
The iPhone 14 Pro Max teardown also revealed that the iPhone has an internal battery with a capacity of 4,323 mAh. Although the battery capacity of the 14 Pro Max is smaller than the iPhone 13 Pro Max’s capacity of 4,352 mAh, the battery life of the new Pro Max is expected to last longer thanks to the new A16 Bionic chip. This year’s A16 Bionic chip is built on TSMC’s 4nm process.
One major difference between this year’s Pro models and the iPhone 13 Pro models is the TrueDepth camera. The TrueDepth camera houses the components required for Face ID as well as the front-facing camera. Apple shifted that sensor underneath the display for this year’s Pro models to account for the smaller notch.
Adding on to this, the new TrueDepth component is also smaller. Other tidbits include the lack of a physical SIM and a larger sensor for the new 48MP wide lens.
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Recently, the market research firm – Yole Developpement has revealed that Sony is not able to continue the supply of CMOS image sensors to the Chinese tech giant – Huawei and facing major business loss. However, Samsung is taking this situation as an opportunity and wants to lead the sensor market itself.
The reason behind this is the US sanctions on Huawei that banned the use of American technology and components in its devices. Additionally, it restricts US-based companies to do business with Huawei in the same manner.
In the past few years, the demand for smartphones furnished with a multi-camera system and support high-quality pictures has increased. Following this, major smartphone makers started making efforts in order to satisfy the consumers.
So, the requirement for a high-definition smart camera system and CMOS image sensors also seen a big hike. The result of this became a boom in the business of Sony image sensors and shipments as well.
To be mentioned, Huawei was one of the biggest customers of Sony image sensors for a long time. However, almost all Huawei devices equipped with Sony’s high-end mobile image sensors especially flagship Mate and P-series smartphones.
According to the information, Sony’s market shares decreased as compared to last year’s statistics. The US sanctions on Huawei also side by side effects the companies, which had Huawei as a major customer.
Moreover, Huawei has a spends a lot of money to customize special sensors from Sony. After losing large amount image sensor orders from Huawei, the market sales of Sony CMOS image sensors started declining.
Sony Market Share:
According to the Yole Development data report, amid problems in the semiconductor business, Sony still leads the market share in 2020 with 20.7 billion USD accounted for 40% of the total market share. To be mentioned, the share was slightly lower than the share of 2019, which was 42% of the market.
Samsung secured second place in the market, but its share rose from 21% in 2019 to 22% in 2020. Additionally, Sony’s CFO said that it is expected that the sensor business will not recover completely until 2023.
Aside from Yole Developpement market researchers mentioned that there will be a slight rebound in 2021 with an annual growth rate of 12%. It is estimated that the market share in 2021 will reach 21.4 billion USD with an increase of 3.2% over 2020. Also, there will be stronger chances of growth in 2022 and 2023.
Samsung wants to lead the image sensor market share:
It is revealed that Samsung’s global image sensor market shares with 20% less than Sony’s. But Samsung’s sensor market seems to be more stable than Sony because most Samsung products use self-produced image sensors.
Moreover, CMOS image sensors produced by Samsung are more favored by mid-range smartphones and can attract more mid-range customers to stabilize their growth momentum.
On the other hand, it was reported that Samsung is planning to use its 13th DRAM wafer fab in Hwaesong to produce CMOS image sensors. This year, Samsung’s monthly image sensor wafer production capacity may increase by about 20,000 to 30,000 pieces, which will also help Samsung further increase its sensor market share.
Sony reconstructing its business strategy:
To cope up with this situation, Sony Group is now reconstructing its semiconductor business strategy and planning and trying to jump into the automobile sensor business to overcome the losses and avoid the impact of the sharp drop of Huawei image sensor orders.
In this segment, Sony has signed a business agreement (MOU) with South Korea’s Autonomous a2z company in January this year. An Autonomous company representative said: “We will apply Sony’s advanced image sensor to our autonomous driving cognitive system so that we will have world-class autonomous driving technology.”
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Android turns purple from green
Android turned its social media accounts into purple color, rooming out from its traditional green. But why? Why does Google decide to switch from green to purple?
On August 10, Samsung launched its latest foldable devices on August 10, packed with the latest Android 12L. As a large screen device, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 promotes some new unique features derived from Android 12L such as the new multitasking taskbar.
This new taskbar has an app layout similar to a computer and allows you to access the recent apps in an instant to make multitasking an instant. It also supports gestures and could turn an app to full screen or shrink a full screen with ease.
With this launch, Samsung enabled purple as its default color instead of black and DPs to purple.
Since Samsung has been so far the biggest promoter of Android and a big player in the Android world. It’s obvious that Android will support Samsung in return for hiking up its sales volume and promoting its products.
In support, Android has changed covers and logos on Twitter and Facebook and also posted the following statement onboard.
“Android is goin’ Purple today. Shoutout to Samsung – big things coming. #SamsungUnpacked”
— Android (@Android) August 10, 2022
What does it show?
In the past few years, Samsung’s uprising has brought this Korean phone maker closer to Android and its integration for Google Mobile Services as well as new features have been dropped first in Samsung devices.
Hence, it has been so far, the first case user of the latest features powered by the Android ecosystem. On the b-side, Google also purchases new technologies through Samsung such as chipsets and display panels for pixel devices.
Is it temporary?
Yes, it’s temporary, Android will turn green as the day passes or when Google decided to wear back the traditional green.
Huawei MatePad Paper HarmonyOS update optimizes display effect
Huawei’s first e-ink paper tablet – the Huawei MatePad Paper tablet introduced to let you experience writing on paper in real aspects on it. And to give a fluent writing experience, Huawei recently released a new August 2022 HarmonyOS update for MatePad Paper, that optimizes the system software.
The latest August 2022 update for the Huawei MatePad Paper optimizes the display effect of some interfaces to improve text clarity, and also it added a virus scanning engine to enhance system security.
Although, the display optimization help to make text sharper and easier to read on screen. Update customer the text and display fount more likely to provide you an eye chatting experience.
This optimization is essential for the Huawei MatePad Paper table, as it uses no background light that directly affects to user’s eye in a dark environment. Also, the text is not show clear and visible to the users.
But thanks to the August 2022 update, its resolved all the user’s concerns and other issue related to display and fount clarity and visibility. We recommend you download and install it as soon as possible to experience new and better services.
Furthermore, the new HarmonyOS version for the Huawei MatePad Paper optimizes the user’s experience with some scenarios of notes, also it brings optimization for the default brightness of different lighting modes.
Below you can check the overall details regarding the update mentioned below:
- Huawei MatePad Paper HMW-W09
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- HarmonyOS 22.214.171.124
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- HarmonyOS 126.96.36.199
- Added virus scanning engine to enhance system security
- Optimization of the user’s experience of some scenarios of notes
- Optimize the display effect of some interfaces and improve text clarify
- Optimize the default brightness of different lighting modes
Huawei achieves 96th position in Annual Fortune Global 500 list
Huawei is one of the leading tech giants across the world. Several times, the company has flourished its name and fame on the global platform. With constant efforts and innovative techniques, Huawei has attained its place in the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list.
Recently, the business inspection cooperation – Fortune announced the 2022 Global list of companies that includes the top organizations of the world, including Huawei. The inspection firm is well-known to showcase the overall growth of companies around the globe.
Over the past few years, the pandemic has ruptured many sectors around the world. Consequently, there is a need to understand the growth of the digital economy on a global basis. Hence, Fortune has the responsibility of providing an accumulated and accurate report of sales and profits that has broken record levels in the year 2021.
Favorably, Huawei managed to secure its position among the top 100 companies in the Fortune Global 500 list. Approx 145 Chinese companies came under the list category. Among them, the Chinese manufacturer is standing at the 96th rank.
Speaking of the revenue details of Huawei, the company has slightly come down over the past year. It has fallen from 44th rank directly to 96th. Besides, the revenue has also decreased to 23.6 percent. But it does not mean that the company is playing at the loss.
A good profit of 88.2%
Alternatively, the Chinese tech maker has hyped its profit percent to 88.2. Well, that gets equal to 17.62 billion USD. Hence, we cannot say that the company has declined in any manner. Concerned with the tiny step back, Huawei knows how to tackle the obstacles on its way.
Moreover, we should not forget that the company is playing the lead role in the foldable smartphone market. Huawei is consistent regarding new upbringings in the market. And soon, the firm will be able to recover its loss with a good amount of profit.


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Sixteen companies on first trade mission to Russia
Sixteen companies are taking part on the first Invest Northern Ireland trade mission to Russia.
The companies will explore business opportunities in Moscow and St Petersburg from 28 September to 02 October.
The delegation includes several companies such as Randox Laboratories of Crumlin and Newry’s FM Environmental, who are already doing significant business in this important global marketplace. Most of the companies are visiting Russia for the first time.
The week-long visit will enable companies to do business with potential customers they have identified through market research including information provided by Invest NI’s Business Information Services in Belfast. They have also been helped to pinpoint leads by commercial staff at the British diplomatic posts in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Dr Vicky Kell, Invest NI’s Trade Director, said Russia had been included in the trade mission programme because of its standing as an important developing market.
“While Russia has also suffered serious setbacks from the global economic downturn, the country is still a massive marketplace that offers significant opportunities across a very broad range of sectors. Significant business opportunities will also be provided by the choice of Sochi as the venue for the Winter Olympics in 2014.
“Russia has strong business links with the UK and Ireland and is the UK's 12th largest export market, with historically strong performance in the field of engineering, financial services, ICT, power and energy, and sports and leisure infrastructure.
“Over the past few years, trade between Russia and the UK has increased significantly. Exports of UK goods were valued at £4.1bn in 2008, an increase of 46 per cent on 2007 figures.
‘It is also designated as one of UKTI's High Growth Markets. Demand for Western goods and expertise remains high, particularly in sectors such as construction, ICT and the creative industries.
‘This mission will enable our companies to assess opportunities at first hand and to consider what steps they should take if they wish to develop in the market. An Invest NI mission is the best and most cost-effective way to evaluate a new market,” added Dr Kell.


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If you're curious about how Metal Gear Survive will actually play, Konami is offering a chance to find out exactly that. According to a recent announcement, they're going to be hosting a beta for the game on both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
A Metal Gear Survive beta will be held in late January, according to Gamespot, giving players a chance to dive into the new cooperative zombie blaster from Jan. 18-21 on both the PS4 and Xbox One. While the game is slated to launch on PC, however, there is no mention of a beta scheduled for that particular platform.
Based on what we're hearing from Konami, Metal Gear Survive is sounding a heck of a lot like Epic's Fortnite. In the beta, players will be able to "build, defend and fight" with their online pals in a game that's a kinda-sorta offshoot of Metal Gear Solid V. Without getting too far into MGS lore, Ground Zeroes ends with a stronghold in the ocean being destroyed. Survive's premise is that, while all of that is going down, a hole in space and time rips open and sucks a bunch of soldiers into some sort of parallel dimension.
That dimension is a nightmarish mirror world of our own that's overrun with zombie-like monsters who are trying to destroy the players. To survive, you'll need to grab some friends, build defenses and grab as many weapons as you can in order to hold off the waves of attack.
If you've played Fortnite, that probably sounds very familiar. Still, Epic's game features light, fun and cartoony antics while Survive looks more sinister and realistic. Also, even though Hideo Kojima has nothing to do with this game, it still looks to be as street-rat insane as expected for the Metal Gear universe.
We've seen Survive in action through some brief trailers provided by Konami, but the beta will be the first time the public gets to have some extended hands-on time with the game. After that, we should all have a better understanding of what, exactly, all of that craziness is all about. And while some early footage featured recycled maps pulled from MGSV, we're hopeful that was just utilized due to convenience in the early goings. It would be a bummer if the whole game is just altered maps we're already familiar with. But, again, we'll have to wait until the beta launches to find out for ourselves.
As is common practice these days, folks who play the beta will earn some rewards in the final game, too. If you spend some time helping Konami test the servers and whatnot, you'll earn a Foxhound name plate, a Metal Gear REX head accessory and a bandana. That makes it sound like customization will be a big part of Survive and, given the current state of microtransactions and loot boxes, you'll have to excuse us if we're a bit wary in these early goings.
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The charity hopes it can gather some support to fight the recent fires in Brazil.
Brazilian parents can now opt to digitally write their children’s births to the blockchain, saving time and effort.
The Municipal Secretariat of Urban Infrastructure and Works has contracted with the blockchain firm Construtivo to start implementing a solution using a blockchain platform.
The Banco Central do Brasil, has announced that it now classifies traded cryptocurrencies as assets.
Banco Bradesco got slapped for shutting down an exchange’s accounts, and may have to pay some legal fees and fines.
Brazil’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now requires those engaged in cryptocurrency transactions to report their activities.
Four individuals have been accused of hacking into cell phones used by Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro when he was a judge presiding over a money-laundering case.
The Singapore-based crypto service will offer the card from September, allowing users to pay for everyday transactions from crypto balances.
The flexibility of BSV has become available for users in Brazil, opening up access for millions of consumers and merchants for the first time.
Growth Tech have helped to facilitate Brazil’s first real estate transaction recorded on a blockchain.


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Advertisers across the globe are expected to lose as much as $7.2bn (£5bn) in 2016 due to online ad fraud. This marks a 15% increase over 2015 when the global loss due to bots was estimated to be approximately $6.3bn.
The study conducted by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) along with White Ops, collected data from about 10 billion online advertisers over 61 days starting from 1 August to 30 September 2015. It suggests that digital ad fraud levels mostly remained unchanged when compared to a similar study done a year ago.
Increase in bot fraud
In 2015, the advertisers had a bot percentage rate of 3% to 37% when compared to 2% to 22% a year ago, but the baseline is that bot fraud rates remained unchanged. Sourcing traffic results in generating greater fraud ads.
According to Bob Liodice, president and chief executive officer of ANA, "The level of criminal, non-human traffic literally robbing marketers' brand-building investments is a travesty. The staggering financial losses and the lack of real, tangible progress at mitigating fraud highlights the importance of the industry's Trustworthy Accountability Group in fighting this war. It also underscores the need for the entire marketing ecosystem to manage their media investments with far greater discipline and control against a backdrop of increasingly sophisticated fraudsters."
Bots basically exploit users' cookies to make them appear as humans in general detection and prevention systems. Media with higher CPMs (cost per thousand impressions) are more vulnerable to bots as they provide a stronger economic reason for botnet operators. Display media with CPMs over $10 had 39% bots, whereas video media with CPMs over $15 had 173% bots, suggests the study.
Bot operators' revenue
Bot operators generate significant revenue from ad fraud. The most expensive bots trick the detection systems of advertisers and suppliers through infected PCs and malware. The simpler bots, on the other hand, use basic malware to gain profits from the advertiser.
The study reveals that in 2015, programmatic video advertising attracted more bots than other types of advertising. The advertisers who bought programmatic video were affected with 73% bots. The direct display media, in contrast, was less vulnerable to bots.
Complex bots are capable of mimicking human behaviour, while basic bots can easily be identified by machine learning and statistical detection methods. Bot operators use various techniques to disguise their bots as humans.
"In addition to mimicking patterns such as time-based human behavior, the vast majority of the bots came from home networks, often using the existing browser cookies to appropriate real identities and appear as members of certain desirable demographics," reads the report.
Advertisers have observed that household computers account for a majority of the bots. About two-third of the complex bot traffic were from residential internet addresses. The second most popular source for the bots was internet addresses belonging to companies that host web services and other systems.
Malware targeting advertising
According to Dan Kaminsky, co-founder and chief scientist at White Ops, fraud operators can get remote access to a user's computer through several ways such as drive-by downloads (exploiting a vulnerability), bloatware, black-box libraries embedded into the legitimate apps or even installing wrappers that access remote-controlled service along with the functionality the user desires.
Fraud ads appear almost like the legitimate ones and bot operators are the ones who benefit the most from them. "For the bot operator, however, the scheme is quite profitable. Many do not even operate their own infrastructure. So this sort of fraud has a surprising number of "legitimate" participants. We've found companies where not everyone at the company knew they were fraudulent operations," said Kaminsky.


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Ileana D'Cruz looked stunning in a black designer dress while snapped outside a restaurant in Khar, Mumbai. Pics/Yogen Shah
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Ileana D'Cruz's last Bollywood release was 'Baadshaho'
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Bollywood actress Ileana D'Cruz flaunted her plunging neckline in a black designer dress. Actress was spotted outside a lounge in Khar, Mumbai
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The decline in farmgate beef prices is putting the agricultural industry, which is a “major contributor” to the Northern Ireland (NI) economy, at risk, according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU).
Its beef and lamb chairman, Sam Chesney, has outlined that beef prices must strengthen, as farmers finishing cattle continue to suffer “heavy losses”.
He noted that prices for R-3 steers have slumped from 346p/kg this time last year to 336p/kg, stressing that neither of these prices offer a “sound foundation” for a sustainable beef industry.
“Producers have faced downward price pressure in recent months. It is now at a point where some are seriously considering the future of their family-run businesses.”
“Poor prices are undermining incomes at a time of year when costs are high. Winter finishing rations have increased from around £210 to £225/per tonne and fuel and fertiliser prices still remain high.”
“Farmers simply cannot afford to live with beef prices below the cost of production,” he added.Read full article Share on twitter


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Area Business News
Larry Kessler recently began practicing law from his Bavon residence.
Rionholdt Once and Future Boats opened recently on Gwynn’s Island.
Zach Harris started Higher Ground Shoeing Service in 2009
Green Planters recently opened a seasonal retail location on Route 17, about a mile north of Gloucester Court House.
Carin Carr has been named manager of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control store on Main Street, Gloucester.
Wisteria Lane Antiques & Collectibles opened March 5 at its new location on Main Street, Gloucester.
Women’s Health & Wellness, located at Abingdon Office Park, Hayes, has undergone a number of changes in recent months.
Pruitt Automotive Wholesale, LLC, recently relocated to White Marsh Shopping Center, White Marsh.
Six individuals recently graduated from the winter business training series sponsored by the Middle Peninsula Business Development Partnership.


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Changing consumer behaviour hits UK supermarkets
- 11th August 2015
- Business & Economy
Some of Britain’s top companies could see profits fall by more than a third, and it is all caused by the way consumer behaviour is affecting supermarkets according to a study of new figures.
The Share Centre compiled and analysed quarterly results that revealed like-for-like pre-tax profits for the FTSE 350 were down nearly 37% in the first quarter of the financial year.
The Share Centre's Helal Miah said: “UK plc is struggling to reach escape velocity. FTSE 100 companies have been assailed by wave after wave of global difficulties that have knocked profits."
“First the financial crisis hit the banks, then commodity prices began to fall, followed by the impact of a strong pound hitting profits, and then lower oil prices. The price war in the supermarket industry is just the latest in the long succession of difficulties to hit the UK’s largest stocks,” he explained.
Over the past 12 months, the supermarket sector has seen major established retailers battling to save market share from slipping over to relative newcomers Aldi and Lidl.
While total FTSE 350 revenues were down 0.4pc on a like-for-like basis, listed food retailers’ profits were down 62% in the first quarter.
In all, supermarket sales dropped by £2.3bn, hitting famous names such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons the hardest.
The ratings agency Moody’s believe that the UK economy will see a further 18 month period of falling food prices and that none of the big three supermarkets “really has the capacity to engage in many more rounds of price cuts.”
Supermarkets are now using a mixture of restructuring and cutbacks that has seen Tesco scrap plans for more than 60 new store openings, while Sainsbury’s is looking at new uses for out-of-town stores. Meanwhile, Morrisons is calling upon a new senior executive team to bring about changes.
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Smartphones, cellphones with large screens and the ability to browse the Web and access e-mail and other online services, have made a “dramatic entry” into corporate SA, far surpassing general consumer use or small business use.
That’s a key finding in a new research study released on Thursday by World Wide Worx. Its “Mobile Corporation in SA 2010” report shows that three-quarters of local companies have deployed smartphones within their organisations, compared to almost none two years ago.
The study also shows that “corporate SA expects to embrace the new world of online services to an extent that was not even anticipated as recently as a year ago”.
“Until last year, concepts like software as a service and cloud computing were regarded as little more than buzzwords,” says World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck (pictured).
Yet, in the coming 24 months, 84% of SA corporations expect to have a software-as-a-service strategy in place, and 60% expect to have adopted a cloud computing strategy. — Staff reporter, TechCentral


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A South Somerset pet store has announced it will close its doors next month.
The Proper Pet Co in Castle Cary will cease operations on Saturday August 28th.
The owners of the Fore Road store, which opened in 2013 on Station Road, said they felt “the time has come to close our doors.”
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They cited a number of reasons for the shutdown in a statement, including personal commitments as well as changing buying habits.
They also noted that their lease was coming to an end as the premises had to be sold.
Store owners said, “Since opening we have been honored to serve Castle Cary pet owners.
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“This is not a forced closure, it is a closure of choice. These days, it’s a good thing to be able to say.
They added they didn’t want the closure to be “sad”, urging customers to come “with a smile on their face” during their final weeks of trading.
They continued, “Cary has a great local shopping culture and we hope it will stay in place for years to come.
“Thank you to all of our regulars for the support you have given us over the years. In difficult times, you have been there to support local businesses. We will always be grateful. “
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Hayley Tsukayama washingtonpost.com Apple's newest iPhone may have spurred some debate over whether it’s a good idea to unlock your phone with your fingerprint, but a new study from PayPal finds that a majority of Americans are comfortable with the idea of using their biometric information instead of the pesky passwords that are currently the norm. The survey, sponsored by PayPal and the National Cyber Security Alliance, found that 53 percent of those surveyed are “comfortable” replacing passwords with fingerprints, 45 percent would opt for a retinal scan, and 41 percent are comfortable with photo identification. This survey was conducted using an opt-in online panel, and its results cannot be projected to the overall U.S. public. to read more click here: washingtonpost.com
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text: BlackBerry Blend is finally getting its first update since launch. A quick look in BlackBerry World shows an update to v220.127.116.11 being available. The change log says that we can expect performance improvements and bug fixes. The Android and iOS app have also been updated in their respective app stores. Sadly, the update is still only functional for BlackBerry Passport or P'9983 users.


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From the World of Online Video: News on Advertising, Picture Quality
"Video units" -- essentially Internet video players that can be integrated into a website -- will display two different kinds of advertising, both pegged to the content of the site and the subject matter of the video itself. Content in the players will come from YouTube, the video-hosting service Google bought last year for $1.65 billion. The resulting revenue will be split three ways, with the site owner, content owner and Google all taking a slice.
The video units are part of Google's AdSense advertising network, which generates a big chunk of the company's revenues, $1.35 billion in the second quarter alone.
Google had earlier begun placing video ads on the thousands of sites that are part of the AdSense network, and YouTube recently began to test ads that played during its videos.
- And Brightcove has announced that it is working with BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer distribution system, to improve the image quality of its videos. From the Forbes piece:
"It's going to be a very significant shift," contends [Brightcove VP Adam] Berrey. " We've seen an explosive growth in short-form video clips, and this will allow longer format files as well. It's definitely a significant step in the evolution of Internet TV."
The Journal's story about the Brightcove deal also mentions a new company called Move Networks, which is also working to improve video quality. Peter Grant writes:
Move Networks, based in American Fork, Utah, has developed a technology that streams video at the fastest rate possible based on the user's computer, broadband connection and traffic on the network. Move Networks and its customers also are able to deliver high picture quality because content is stored on numerous servers throughout the country rather than at one central location.


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Yesterday, officials in new york city announced that expanded polystyrene eps foam packaging, made from a material commonly called styrofoam, will be banned from distribution or sale starting july. This is the largest eps ban in the nation. These products cause real environmental harm and have no place in new york city.
They say theres an easy way for everyone to know what is recyclable and what is not. But what about other items that's not evident. What is the new recycle of plastic. Each city has its own list of what to recycle and what not to recycle. Show more i'm not completely sure on what's recyclable.
Austinites are lucky to have one blue streamlined recycle bin to make it easier but harder on trash collectors, if it's not done properly. Learn how to recycle to keep our world cleaner and greener. Is pla 7 plastic recyclable or not.
Here's a way you can keep track of what goes in your blue streamlined recycle bin and what you should keep out of it. Like i know plastic soda bottles, milk cartons, anything cardboard, and mostly anything plastic is recyclable.


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Lance Armstrong To Endorse Low-Calorie, "Healthy" Beer
Professional cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong will now endorse a brand of low-calorie, "healthy" beer. Armstrong says the match is perfect, as his life has always been about balance and active lifestyle, something that the beer manufacturer he endorses stands for as well.
Armstrong will be a spokesman and ambassador for the Michelob Ultra brand of beer, produced by Anheuser-Busch brewery. The athlete signed a three-year contract starting October 6, 2009, to promote the brand. It was not disclosed what the total worth of the contract was.
Armstrong will appear in two television ads featuring the brand, and his image will be in outdoor, print and in-store advertising and possibly packaging.
Other athletes already sponsored by Michelob include golfer Sergio Garcia and poker player Scotty Nguyen. Michelob sponsors sport championships like cycling Tour of Missouri, Rugby Super League, and Michelob Ultra Futures Players Golf Championship.
Armstrong is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, having won Tour de France seven times in a row. He is also famous for embracing social media and participating in creative marketing campaigns for the products and causes he advances. His trademark "Live Strong" bracelets became a fashion statement and are still donned by many people across the globe. Armstrong has embraced Twitter over the past year, using it to post Twitpics from his training and races, and to interact with his fans directly. It will be interesting to see if Armstrong will make use of his social media savvy to promote Michelob in the future.


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Consumer Alert: Seat Buckle Recall
Graco Children's product is recalling more than three million child car seats because faculty buckles make it tough to free a child in an emergency.
The agency wants Graco to recall another 1.8 million seats that use the same buckle.
Some say the red release button in the center of the harness can get stuck and be difficult to unlatch.
Graco officials say food and dried liquids can affect the buckle over time.
Customers are being offered "New and improved harness buckles" at no cost.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.–Several inches of snow is expected to fall this weekend and Hoosiers are preparing in the their own way.
Many are hitting the grocery stores and getting the necessities. "I'm getting milk, eggs, bread just like the typical American style run of the store types of things to get," Kroger shopper Melissa Greenwood said.
“It’s been a very busy day. People are getting very excited for the snow and that’s a good thing," Assistant Kroger Manager said.
Others are deciding if they’re going get out and brave the snow to watch the Colts take on the Kansas City Chiefs.
"We're gonna celebrate and get excited no matter what. If there is snow, ice, it doesn’t matter we’re so used to it," Product Manger for The Tap Brandon Loomis said.
On Saturday, there will be a ton of people spending the snow day at The Tap on Mass Ave. It’s where the Indy Blue Crew will be at too.
"We’re going to expect a lot of action no matter what. We’re expecting to be super busy. Every single room will be filled and packed," Loomis explained.
So as long as your stocked up on groceries and have a plan in place to watch the football game, looks like you’re ready for snow.


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Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP) has piqued investor interest as business has heated up for its flagship gastrointestinal drug, Xifaxan, with promising prospects.
The specialty drugmaker focuses on gastrointestinal ailments. Xifaxan (rifaximin) is an oral antibiotic that's approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat travelers' diarrhea and a liver condition called overt hepatic encephalopathy, but doctors prescribe it for other uses off label.
Salix's Xifaxan franchise has taken off, with sales more than doubling to $514.5 million in 2012 from $250.5 million in 2010, making it a growth story that's revved up investor enthusiasm.
"Salix has been one of the top-performing stocks in specialty pharmaceuticals with an increase of 80% year-to-date," said Leerink Swann analyst Jason Gerberry. "The strength of the stock has to do with its key product franchise Xifaxan. The growth of that product franchise was stronger relative to what investors had expected."
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Salix is exploring potential additional indications, formulations, clinical trials and co-promotion arrangements to capitalize on the potential for Xifaxan.
A big opportunity lies in its use in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The company is in the midst of its so-called Target 3 Phase 3 trial of Xifaxan for IBS with diarrhea.
The company expects an FDA decision regarding approval in mid-2014.
If it gets the FDA nod, "Salix will have a pathway in the IBS market, which is very large," said Gerberry.
Xifaxan fights bacteria in the digestive tract. It's a "GI-specific" antibiotic in that it remains only in the GI tract and doesn't spread throughout the body.
The FDA first approved Xifaxan at 200 mg in May 2004 for the treatment of travelers' diarrhea. A stronger, 550 mg, version got the nod in 2010 to reduce the risk of recurrence of overt hepatic encephalopathy. It's a condition that occurs when the liver does not work normally. Xifaxan is the only drug in the U.S. approved for that purpose with "orphan" drug exclusivity through March 2017.
"You have to credit the company for developing these products from nothing and developing a market and expanding the market through new indications and great marketing," said S&P Capital IQ analyst Herman Saftlas. "Investors who buy this company are hoping they're successful in expanding the uses of their products and developing new ones."
While Salix's Xifaxan has two FDA approvals, it has "multiple uses," for many different diseases, says Gerberry.
But its use for the approved treatment of overt hepatic encephalopathy, the biggest contributor to its sales, has been "driving the strength of the product," he says.


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A Massachusetts company known for its relaxed pet policies is taking its love for dogs even further with a new product line.
‘Ruff day’ at the office? Recharge and relax with a visit from your furry friend. That’s how it works at Zogics where being a dog lover is part of the job description.
“It reduces stress it encourages people to get up out of their seats and walk their dogs.”
CEO Paul LeBlanc says the benefits of bringing your dog to work are endless. His Rhodesian Ridgeback is always by his side and his policies don’t stop there.
“We have a ‘pawternity’ policy where if you adopt a dog you get an extra week off.”
Zogics supplies 20,000 fitness gyms across the nation with their all-natural products. With so many four-legged employees, it only made sense that the company expand into the world of pet care.
“We use all natural ingredients we use organic and they are free of dyes.”
The shampoos and dog wipes are set to ship out nationwide in May.
LeBlanc says the new offshoot company, Zogics Pet, is a testament to how having dogs around can foster employee’s entrepreneurial spirit.
“It causes staff to interact in ways that they might not otherwise. We really try to make that a big part of who we are.”
Proving working like a dog can have a ‘pawsitive’ outcome.
The dog care products are in production now and should be ready for purchase in two weeks.


text: SAFETY would have been improved in mainland factories two years ago if not for manufacturers intent on keeping costs low, it emerged last night. The disclosure came three days after 82 people were killed in a fire at a toy factory in Zuiyong, Shenzhen. Hong Kong Toys Council member Bill Blaauw said last night that Chinese authorities decided in 1991 to impose ISO 9000 quality standards - which, by lifting production standards, indirectly improve workplace safety - on all factories producing goods for export. ''By arguing against that decision, manufacturers forced authorities to introduce an extension,'' he said. That extension runs out on December 31 and is giving local manufacturers headaches, Mr Blaauw said. Inadequate safety measures and blocked exits have been blamed for the loss of life in the fire at the Zhili Handicrafts Factory on Friday. The semi-official China News Service said yesterday the toll had risen to 82 dead and 42 injured. Mr Blaauw said: ''Meeting ISO 9000 standards is a costly and time consuming exercise, but if China wants it then manufacturers have to get on with it. ''Introducing ISO 9000 standards makes sense and although they are mainly directed at improving product quality, their introduction, while not immediately solving safety problems, will definitely result in an improvement,'' he said. ISO stands for International Organisation for Standardisation - a body established in Europe in 1987 to determine and develop internationally-recognised standards specifically directed at quality. But, Mr Blaauw said the pressure caused by manufacturers being forced to meet the standards might lead to an exodus to other countries such as Indonesia and Thailand. Poor safety practices in Thailand resulted in one of the world's worst industrial fires earlier this year, when 188 people died at the Kader Industrial toy factory in Bangkok. Measures to improve safety in joint venture factories in China will head the agenda at a Hong Kong Toys Council meeting today. Mr Blaauw said Friday's fire would result in ''great priority'' being attached to discussing ways to improve safety conditions found in the more than 3,000 China-based toy factories controlled by Hong Kong interests. ''As an initial step it is likely the council will draft a letter containing proposals and recommendations on how to improve safety which will be sent out to all our members,'' Mr Blaauw said. It is expected the council will urge toy manufacturers to at least meet Hong Kong safety standards. ''Toy manufacturers with factories in China are increasingly more conscious of safety standards and obviously are very concerned, as apart from the danger to workers a disaster like that which occurred last week can be financially devastating,'' Mr Blaauw said.


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The latest Expo 2020 News
100 days to go
The 24th of June marked 100 days until Expo 2020 Dubai. For this special milestone, the Al Wasl dome, the world’s largest 360-degree projection surface, and Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, illuminated in celebration.
Tickets go on sale on July 18th
And football legend Lionel Messi is here to remind you
With only three months to go until Expo 2020 Dubai opens its doors to the world, details of three ticket tiers have been announced.
One-day tickets will be priced at AED 95 (USD 26); multi-day tickets offering unrestricted entry for 30 consecutive days for AED 195 (USD 53); and season passes, with unlimited entry for the entire six months of Expo 2020, costing AED 495 (USD 135), magical moments and unique memories are guaranteed for everyone.
Children under the age of 18 and students holding a valid student ID from any academic institution in the world will be given free entry; complimentary tickets will be available for people of determination, with their companion receiving a 50 per cent discount; and visitors ages 60 years and above can also enter for free.
Tickets will go on sale online at expo2020dubai.com on 18 July. They will also be available via more than 2,500 Authorised Ticket Resellers, including online travel agents, tour operators, hotel groups and airlines from 100-plus markets around the world.
Expo unveils Women's Pavilion
The pavilion features five structures with different narratives located on the ground floor: Introduction – expressing the purpose of the pavilion; Achievements – shining a light on women’s impact on the world; Challenges – acknowledging what is holding women back; Solutions – highlighting the initiatives enabling women to thrive so humanity can thrive; and Engaging with visitors – encouraging them to become champions of gender equality and women’s empowerment and take the journey forward.
Among additional events, programming and meaningful dialogues that will be hosted are a Women’s World Majlis to address the role of women in creating a cleaner, safer, healthier world, and the Women in Arabia and Islam series, highlighting real-life stories of women who have led the way throughout history, inspiring other women from across the world to reach new heights.
Expo 2020 and Cartier will also celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022 by hosting a global forum under the theme of ‘Creating New Perspectives’.
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Change on the horizon after AHDB webinars
A staggering 81 per cent of attendees at AHDB’s recent Retail and Consumer Insight webinars say they will potentially make changes to their business as a result of what they heard.
More than 170 red meat and dairy levy payers and stakeholders attended the series of webinars to hear how the consumer landscape has changed over the last year and how Covid-19 has impacted attitudinal shifts and reputational issues across industry.
Feedback from the attendees showed overwhelming positivity – with 97 per cent rating the quality of the presentations high and 96 per cent saying the information in the presentations was hugely relevant to their business.
A further 92 per cent scored the webinars high for usefulness and 89 per cent of attendees said the findings of AHDB analysts improved their knowledge.
AHDB Senior Consumer Insight Manager Steven Evans said: “The feedback we received was incredibly positive, once again showing the enormous value our work brings to levy payers and their businesses.
“The majority have said they will be making changes centered around building the right communication and marketing into their business plans based on the consumer trends we discussed in our three webinars.
“The evidence and research we provide helps farmers, processors and the wider supply chain prepare for the changing consumer landscape and adapt their business to meet the growing needs of their customers.”
The three webinars provided valuable insight into the hot topics facing the red meat and dairy sectors. As well as exploring how the pandemic has affected demand, they looked at how consumer views around reputational factors, such as Buying British, health and the environment as well as animal welfare and trust in the industry, have evolved in the last year and how AHDB can work with levy payers to address these issues.
During the webinars, analysts highlighted the potential opportunities, including improving the in-store experience in retail by being innovative and dialing up reputational messaging.
In the out-of-home market, opportunities exist to increase the presence of red meat and dairy on menus and maximise on the takeaway and delivery trends which have soared due to lockdown.
Across the consumer reputational landscape, industry was also encouraged to promote the health benefits of red meat and dairy, build a positive sustainability story into their products and reassure consumers of the high standards in the UK, offering transparency where possible.
Attendees were also told how during the last 12 months, the number of meals eaten at home remained higher than pre-pandemic levels as restaurants and cafes continue to recover from lockdown. According to Kantar, there were 5.7 billion in-home meals eaten during the four weeks to September 5 – half a billion higher than the pre-pandemic average.
Meat, fish and poultry as well as dairy retail volumes are up significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels. And according to AHDB’s unique volumes estimates across the total meat market, pig meat has seen growth over the last six months compared to 2020 and 2019.
While beef is down year-on-year due to exceptional demand last year, volumes remain the same as 2019. And lamb is stable year-on-year but in growth compared to 2019.
AHDB Senior Retail Insight Manager Kim Malley said: “The three webinars allowed AHDB to provide industry with in-depth insight into the evolving consumer and retail landscape, pulling out trends and buying behaviours, as well as highlighting the potential opportunities that exist for our levy payers.
“These webinars, which replaced our annual conference during lockdown, have proved to be hugely valuable and we are delighted that so many levy payers attended and will go on to make changes to their business as they look to the future.”
If you missed any of the webinars, you can still watch them here https://ahdb.org.uk/retail-and-consumer-insight-webinars
In spring 2022, we’ll be asking all eligible levy payers to shape our work and priorities. Your views will help guide what we deliver over the next five years. Have your say on the vital support we offer your business and the industry. Registration opens December 2021.


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Billionaire owner of Monaco, Dmitry Rybolovlev is set to put a number of works of art up for sale by auction – and he is hoping to lose money on them.
The Ligue 1 club might have earned praise in recent times for their shrewd work in the transfer market, but Rybolovlev does not believe he has received value for money on his art collection, and has taken his adviser in this domain, Yves Bouvier, to court over his work.
London auctioneers Christie’s are set to sell a number of pieces this week, all of which have been given lower estimates than the fee that they were initially purchased for by the Russian oligarch.
For example, Pablo Picasso’s 'Joueur de flute et femme nue' was allegedly bought by Rybolovlev in 2010 for $35 million. Christie’s, however, have estimated it’s worth between $8.2m and $10.7m.
The biggest anticipated loss is over Gauguin’s 'Te fare (La maison)', which was purchased for $85m but has an estimated selling price of $15m.
“The gulf between Christie’s estimates and the original purchase prices of the works is a further illustration of the unprecedented scale and audacity of the fraud that the plaintiffs allege was perpetrated by Mr Bouvier,” Bloomberg was told by Sergey Chernitsyn, a representative of Rybolovlev.
Bouvier has court cases taken out against him in Singapore, Monaco, France and New York by Rybolovlev.


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Official: Animals fed tainted feed OK to eat
CHICAGO - It's safe to eat pork and chicken from animals whose feed was mixed with contaminated pet food that sickened or killed cats and dogs, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Monday.
Testing found that the contaminant, the industrial chemical melamine, was so diluted that any human exposure from the meat or eggs of the animals would be thousands of times lower than the level considered safe, he said.
"We literally found that the dilution is so minute, in fact in some cases you can't even test and find melamine any more in that product," Johanns said during comments to the Organic Trade Association.
The melamine entered the food supply when tainted wheat gluten imported from China was used to manufacture pet food.
Based on the testing, the government lifted a quarantine on nearly all of the 20 million chickens who were held from market last week after the feed contamination was discovered. Those animals now may be slaughtered and enter the food supply.
USDA spokeswoman Terri Teuber said the government is confident the animals are safe to consume, but wanted additional testing before releasing them into the food chain.


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Jay-Z said he understood what it felt like to be racially profiled — but also didn't want to jump to unfair conclusions.
"I am against discrimination of any kind but if I make snap judgments, no matter who it's towards, aren't I committing the same sin as someone who profiles?" he asked. "I am no stranger to being profiled and I truly empathize with anyone that has been put in that position. Hopefully this brings forth a dialogue to effect real change."
Earlier Saturday, Sharpton held a rally at his National Action Network headquarters in Harlem, saying black New Yorkers should put shopping at Barneys "on hold" if the retailer's response is inadequate.
But it is not the only retailer accused of racially profiling its customers.
Some Sharpton supporters who attended Saturday's rally said they had been profiled in other stores, too. Shane Lee, 51, said he went to the high-end store Bergdorf Goodman to buy shirts last year and the sales staff would not assist him.
"Instead of helping me, they were staring at me," said Lee, who is black. "I felt so uncomfortable that I just left."
A Bergdorf Goodman official did not return a call seeking comment Saturday.
On Friday, Rob Brown, a black actor on the HBO series "Treme" said he was stop because of his race while shopping at Macy's flagship Manhattan store. Brown said in his lawsuit that he was detained nearly an hour by police June 8 after employees contacted authorities about possible credit card fraud.
Macy's didn't comment on the litigation but said in a statement it was investigating.
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VENTURA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Zeitbike is now offering the option for shops and teams to print customized Ass Saver fenders.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (BRAIN) — Project Bike Trip has hired Mercedes Ross to lead and expand the California program nationwide.
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Around 185 retailers, event organizers, suppliers and media gathered for Triathlon Business International's annual conference, held in Los Angeles this week.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — The USA Triathlon Board of Directors elected four of its members to officer seats at the first board meeting of 2016, held on Jan. 16.
LEAMINGTON, England (BRAIN) — Hiplok has named Ian Manning head of sales as part of an expansion at the U.K.-based maker of wearable locks.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Urban cycling shoe brand Quoc Pham has begun selling in Canada through Brilliant Health International Distributors Inc.
BOSTON (BRAIN) — On March 1 the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition will move to a shared work space in Boston, and the organization is inviting other related organizations to set up there, as well.
WHITEFISH, Mont. (BRAIN) — Hammer Nutrition is clarifying its minimum advertised price policy. The nutrition brand announced last week that it was reducing its number of U.S. distributors as part of an effort to take more control over its retail pricing.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — About 29,000 Chillafish childrens balance bikes are being recalled because overinflated tires can cause the wheel rims to crack and send pieces of the plastic rim flying.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Park Tool is announcing the winners of its Community Tool Grant Program, which provides community non-profits with more than $1,400 worth of Park Tool products, including a repair stand, tools and Park's bicycle repair book.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — John Bliss, a former president of IMBA's board of directors, has joined the board of the Sustainable Trails Coalition. Bliss, who lives in Boulder, is an active cyclist and is currently general counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for the technology company Atigeo Corporation.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Car rack maker RockyMounts has hired Soar Communications to handle its public relations and brand communications, effective this month.
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LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — Husband and wife team Chase and Tami Spenst recently opened The Wheelhouse, a full-service bike shop and café, in the Los Angeles Art District.
DETROIT (BRAIN) — Detroit Bikes has hired Chris Kiesling as chief operating officer. Kiesling will focus on strengthening and expanding Detroit Bikes’ manufacturing operations to meet growing customer demand.
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Lawmakers urge Hawaii counties to impose new sales taxes
By Gordon Y.K. Pang
Advertiser Staff Writer
Two key state senators suggested the counties could impose a sales tax of up to 5 percent to recoup revenue lost if the state holds on to the counties' share of the hotel tax.
Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairwoman Donna Mercado Kim and Sen. Russell Kokubun, both former county council members, said they support giving the counties the authority to impose a sales tax.
"We want to be able to help them," Kim said after a meeting with mayors from Honolulu, Maui, the Big Island and Kaua'i. "A sales tax will hopefully generate more than the (hotel tax)."
Mayors of the counties, who testified before a joint hearing of the House and Senate money committees yesterday, were hesitant to embrace the sales tax.
The key message offered by mayors Mufi Hannemann of Honolulu, Billy Kenoi of Hawai 'i, Charmaine Tavares of Maui and Bernard Carvalho of Kaua 'i was for legislators to reject Gov. Linda Lingle's plan to take away their share of the hotel tax, or transient accommodations tax, for the next three years.
Lingle, a former Maui mayor who had long opposed taking away hotel room tax dollars from the counties, reversed course on the issue this year in an effort to help alleviate the state's budget woes. The plan would save the state $99.4 million in fiscal 2011, $104.9 millon in 2012 and $110.8 million in 2013.
In terms of how it would hurt the counties, budget analysts have estimated that in the first year, Honolulu would lose $44.5 million, Maui $22.7 million, the Big Island $18.5 million, and Kaua'i $14.4 million.
"Losing all of the TAT, combined with the other known revenue shortfalls and fixed-cost increases we face, could result in a 19 percent reduction of our budget and seriously challenge us to provide the basic health and safety services for which we are responsible," Carvalho said.
Carvalho and other mayors said they are instituting plans for two furlough days per month for their employees beginning July 1, and have taken steps in the current year's budget to reduce costs.
Kenoi said the counties are simply getting their "fair share" of room tax revenues, pointing out that they provide the roads, water and sewage systems that tourists use when they come here.
Without support from Lingle, an effort to take away hotel tax dollars from the counties did not advance too far in last year's legislative session. This year, indications are the plan has the support of key House and Senate leaders, as well as Lingle.
Kim grilled the mayors for not taking bigger steps last year to store away revenues in anticipation of even leaner years.
Kenoi responded that he submitted a balanced budget and did not see the wisdom in instituting furloughs to store more money away for next year.
Kim and Kokubun urged the mayors to support legislation allowing them to impose a sales tax.
There is now a 4 percent excise tax, except on O'ahu, which has an additional 0.5 percentage point levy that goes toward the city's transit system.
An excise tax is charged on each business transaction, whereas a sales tax is imposed on retail sales only.
The senators said there is less of a pyramiding effect on a sales tax, and the counties would also be able to decide what not to impose a sales tax on. For instance, in some Mainland jurisdictions, a sales tax is applied to all goods except food.
Kokubun said as former council members, he and Kim recognize the frustration of placing nearly all of the burden for revenues on property owners. "We always advocated for additional revenue tools," he said.
According to the state Department of Taxation, a 1 percent sales tax would generate about $120.8 million for Honolulu, $32.7 million for Maui , $24.9 million for Hawai 'i and $13 million for Kaua 'i.
House Finance Chairman Marcus Oshiro said that when the proposal to give counties a sales tax mechanism was introduced last year, he did not give the bill a hearing as none of the counties expressed interest in supporting it.
Kenoi said he's hesitant to embrace a sales tax mechanism because he's not sure what variables would be involved, including who would administer the collection.
Hannemann said there are other ways the state can balance the budget without resorting to taking away hotel tax dollars or creating a new tax mechanism for counties.
The counties have raised all taxes and fees at their disposal but the state has not, the mayor said. "I really believe that, beginning with the governor, (the state) has got to bite the bullet with the taxing options they have at their disposal," he said.
"All they're doing is shifting the burden to the counties," Hannemann said.
But Kim said that the state last year raised its share of taxes and fees as well, including income, hotel and conveyance taxes.


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Beginning in September, at the IFA 2009 fair in Berlin, Germany, announced that Sony, one of the world’s largest suppliers of consumer electronics and products for computing, a couple of new additions to its range of VAIO notebooks, including an interesting model in the form of VAIO X, marketed as the lightest “” the world’s laptop computer. Not much was published on the IFA to the specifications of this machine, but earlier this month by Sony came up with the technical specifications for the new system. In this context, we have recently provided an opportunity for a hands-on experience with VAIO Sony said at a news conference, where the company showed its fall lineup.
While Sony unveiled models, such as AW, SW, CW or W-series netbook, the main attraction of the event, without doubt, was X VAIO ultraportable laptop. Designed as a cross between a netbook and ultra-portable computers, claiming the new VAIO that the world’s thinnest laptop. And we were really convinced that if we chance to play a bit.
According to Sony, this new machine designed as a next-generation alternative to the company and former TT TZ series, which end-users with a thinner, lighter solution. The slim, lightweight design of the laptop is switched to the internal configuration of the system, as Atom 550 processor, clocked at 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 256GB high capacity SATA SSD, along with Intel GMA 500 graphics chipset contains. There is also a 11.1-inch WXGA X-Black technology and a range of connectivity options, including everywair WAN 7.2Mbps (3G), USB 2.0, LAN, WLAN 802.11 a / b / g / Draft n, and Bluetooth.
The model that we had a chance to play with was based on an Intel Atom Z540 processor, clocked at 1.86GHz with a lower clock speed. The system was run on 2 GB of RAM and Windows 7 32-bit operating system, roughly what you get for the cheapest configuration. While we were impressed by the exterior of the overall system design, performance, even in Windows 7, was rather slow, especially when it comes to all the nice Windows 7 features, such as the Aero interface.


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SEOUL (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev (INTB.BR) has picked private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) as preferred buyer of South Korea’s Oriental Brewery (OB), a company official said on Monday, confirming a report.
Online news outlet MoneyToday cited an unnamed industry source as saying that KKR had revised upwards its bid price for the beer maker to more than $1.9 billion and accepted most of InBev’s demands.
An OB official confirmed that KKR had been picked as a buyer, declining to be named because he was not authorised to speak to media.
OB could not immediately reached for comment.
The report said the U.S.-based private equity house got a high score in the financing plan with strong commitment from foreign banks, than two other bidders — Affinity Equity Partners and MBK Partners.
Three private equity houses — Affinity Equity Partners, Kohlberg Kravis and MBK Partners — have made final offers for South Korea’s OB, the official of the beer maker had said last week.
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer and the owner of OB, accepted the offers this month, which it has valued at more than $2 billion, as part of an effort to sell non-core assets and to repay debt.


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The 2013 BMW R1200GS hasn’t arrived in showrooms yet and it’s already been subjected to its second recall in Canada. Fortunately, this means the problems should be corrected before BMW‘s updated adventure-tourer gets delivered to customers. Earlier this month, Transport Canada announced a recall for the new R1200GS for a potential transmission oil leak. The […]
2014 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 Spied in Norway
Spy photographers have captured images in Norway from a video shoot for what appears to be an updated Kawasaki Ninja 1000.
The images show two riders on an updated Ninja 1000 (or Z1000SX, as the bike is known in Europe). The saddlebags indicate this is the Z1000SX Touring variant offered in Europe, but the rest of the motorcycle is otherwise similar to the Ninja 1000 (which, by and by, won our 2011 Gentleman Sportbike Shootout over the Suzuki GSX1250FA and Yamaha FZ1.)
The new Ninja 1000 doesn’t look much different from the 2013 model, apart from the new paint job. If you’re familiar with the 2013 Z1000SX Touring, you’ll note the hard cases are a new, blockier shape than the round cases on the current model.
The brake calipers are new however, and we expect to see an updated Anti-lock Brake System, likely with a switch to the lighter systems currently offered by Bosch and Nissin. Also likely are multiple engine maps and Kawasaki’s three-mode KTRC traction control system which are already offered on the also-for-Europe Versys 1000 which shares the same 1043cc engine as the Ninja 1000.
We’ll have to wait for Kawasaki to release official information about any changes to its 2014 Ninja 1000. Seeing as the promotional videos are already in production, we expect to see more information coming in the weeks ahead.


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|July 24, 2014 08:18 AM EDT||
SYSPRO, a developer of best-of-breed, award-winning enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for on-premise and cloud-based utilization, today announced that the company is the subject of a CHAINLINK paper by analyst Ann Grackin, who authored the write-up following her attendance at the SYSPRO co-sponsored JRocket Marketing Grape EscapeR held last month in Chicago.
“I was fortunate to have meetings for several hours, one-on-one, in-depth with both Brian Stein, CEO of SYSPRO USA, and Joey Benadretti, president of SYSPRO USA, which gave me the opportunity to grill them a bit about the company, its product direction, customers, and channels,” notes Grackin, who states, “SYSPRO, remarkably, is a unique player in the market in that it does not have to play technology catch-up like many other ERPs. The company hasn’t taken a breather or gotten lost and then needed to seek redemption, unlike some in the market who need a financial safe harbor in order to keep the lights on and continue supporting their customers.”
Grackin continues: “SYSPRO demonstrates that you don’t have to be a large ERP firm to be successful. Focusing on innovation and taking really good care of the channels and customers actually does make the difference. For ERP firms, business success is more like a marathon. It requires long-term commitment and yet speed to implement the current technology trends and keep pace with the market and a growing customer list. ERP customers expect to go the distance with their software provider, often over decades. All this has paid off for SYSPRO . . .”
Noting that SYSPRO primarily sells SYSPRO software via resellers, Grackin remarks, “SYSPRO has a lucrative channel arrangement and is known for its collaborative, rather than adversarial, relationship with the channel.”
Addressing SYSPRO technology, Grackin notes that the newest version of SYSPRO ERP, SYSPRO 7, “. . . arrives in the market with impressive technology as well as upgraded methodology and tools for users . . .
“There are only a few mid-market players who really have manufacturing nailed,” she continues, adding, “SYSRO supports multi-stage, multi-level BOM production, as well as process manufacturing.
The Grackin report includes comments on the GrapeEscape presentations made by SYSPRO customers Rochester Electronics and 1000Bulbs.com: “Rochester Electronics has been able to do more than just improve cost saving. They have increased sales, margin, and productivity. What a great ROI! During his talk, Mike [Murray, Manager of Information Systems] passionately described the support he got from SYSPRO during the implementation and beyond. He’s become a strong advocate, stating that ‘SYPRO is a great business partner.’ One thing Mike told me after his speech, ‘Often, you feel like the vendor has you over a barrel. I never felt that way with SYSPRO.’ ”
Grackin quotes Kim Pedersen, president of 1000Bulbs.com on SYSPRO support. “Without SYSPRO’s analytic capabilities, there would otherwise have been a lot of hunch-playing versus action based on accurate information. We do this kind of weekly analysis regularly now—and can capture the best market opportunities for our products on a regular basis.”
Concludes Grackin: “My main takeaway from these presentations and those of other SYSPRO customers I have talked to is that pegging SYSPRO as a small-company-only ERP may no longer be accurate positioning. Yes, their pricing and easy-to-implement technology are a great fit for a complex small business, yet they can scale. Many of the lite-ERPs on the market just can’t go the distance.
“Another mis-positioning is to categorize SYSPRO as only a manufacturing-centric ERP. Customers like 1000Bulbs demonstrate the strong ecommerce aspects as well as the distribution back end that can support almost any business model the enterprise has. Thus, we have seen many defections—from a variety of ERPs that have not continued to evolve—to those, like SYSPRO, who have been keeping up.”
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SYSPRO is one of the longest standing and largest independent, international providers of ERP systems for mid-market manufacturers and distributors worldwide. SYSPRO has for more than 35 years delivered on its promise to provide thousands of its customers globally with the tools required to effectively operate and compete. Backed by a truly dedicated and professional team of employees and partners around the world, the company’s ability to innovate and develop technologies based on the needs of customers is one of the reasons why SYSPRO enjoys one of the highest retention rates in the industry.
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