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Coors Light Brewed Beer Using Ice Scraped from Stanley Cup Winner's Arena
The small-batch brew features ice from Tampa Bay Lightning's rink.
On Wednesday night, Tampa Bay Lightning rookie Ross Colton slipped the puck past Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price to give the Bolts a 1-0 lead in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. That scoreline held until the final buzzer, and the Lightning became Stanley Cup Champions for the second straight season.
There were more than 18,000 fans losing their minds inside Tampa's Amalie Arena — with hundreds more outside — and when they finally wake up after last night's celebrations, they'll undoubtedly be pleased to know that they can keep that party going with a limited-edition beer from Coors Light.
According to ESPN, the small-batch brew is called Coors Light Champions Ice, and it was brewed using actual ice that was scraped out of the rink earlier in the Finals, right after the Bolts and Canadiens trudged off to their respective locker rooms.
"We thought it'd be awesome to celebrate with the people in Tampa by creating a special batch of Coors Light for them to enjoy, created from the ice where the Lightning put all of their blood, sweat and tears into winning the championship," Coors Light marketing director Chris Steele told the outlet.
Those rink-shavings were taken back to the Coors Light brewery in Golden, Colorado, and it will be "purified using reverse osmosis membrane ultra-filtration technology," according to a statement from Coors. (Steele put it in simpler terms: "We did an official de-ick-ifying," he said. "But the magic and the spirit of the Tampa Bay Lightning are still in it.")
The brewing process was accelerated to ensure that Champions Ice could be available in a few Tampa Bay bars as soon as possible; Steele told ESPN that a higher ABV (alcohol by volume) version of the beer was brewed, and then it was "blended down to 4.2%" by adding the melted Finals ice.
"As an official beer partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, we're proud to celebrate the team's second-straight championship win by giving Bolts fans a literal taste of the action," Marcelo Pascoa, vice president of marketing for the Coors family of brands, said in a statement. "We're no strangers to the magic of the ice, both in the arena and outside it. And now, we've taken that ice and have brewed it into a refreshing beer."
Coors Light Champions Ice will be on tap in participating bars starting next week (Tampa Bay locals can check its availability on the Coors Light Champions Ice website) and a limited supply of 32 ounce collectible growlers will be produced as well. If you don't get your hands on a cold glass of even colder Champions Ice this summer, it looks like you'll have to hope for a Bolts three-peat — and a Coors Light re-release.


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The serial entrepreneur's new beauty brand is based around the lifestyle and artisans of Provence.
The debut collection for fall 2017 retailing will be produced and distributed by CWF.
La Comtesse Jacqueline de Ribes is still as willowy and arresting as 60 years ago.
Classified Cosmetics launching Aero Minerale makeup mist.
Gisele Bündchen popped into Paris on Thursday to unveil her latest flip-flop line.
Fusion Brands formed a fragrance business unit, called the Luxury Fragrance Division. In other news, Usher to receive a FiFi award.
The First Lady Michelle Obama clearly loves a hot pink sheath.

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Gears 5’s inclusion on the Xbox Recreation Move service didn’t cease it from outselling Gears of Battle 4, stated Microsoft government vice chairman of gaming Phil Spencer on the XO19 occasion this week.
In a wide-ranging interview with Eurogamer Spencer stated that “Gears 5 sold well for us. It sold better than Gears 4. And we feel good about it.” Particularly, Spencer indicated that having the title obtainable at launch on each Recreation Move and standalone didn’t detract from Microsoft’s view of the title’s success. It’s a notable knowledge level for many who need video games to remain obtainable as standalone releases moderately than be pushed into unique subscription service fashions—exhibiting that the demand for standalone could be very a lot there.
Spencer went on to specify that the Recreation Move enterprise mannequin has additionally been profitable. “I think there’s some confusion out there whether Game Pass works. Game Pass works as a business model.” Spencer additionally made an attention-grabbing comparability of the controversy over subscription-versus-standalone to crossplay—permitting gamers to play collectively throughout totally different platforms—saying that it’s one thing players must make recognized that they need.
He was fast, nevertheless, to diffuse the type of considerations some have expressed over companies like Google Stadia. “I’m not trying to funnel everybody who wants to play Gears into the subscription,” Spencer stated, “It’s about giving players selection.”


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Last year we gave you the special heads up news of the C64 work in progress adventure port of the classic game "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ", which appeared on the Amiga, PC, Atari ST and Mac. Well fast forward to today and we've just been told by Retro Nerd, that Brick Bami has finally released a new in development tease that shows a number of improvements over from the previous video. As we said before this latest port was never originally released on the C64 and as such the developer hopes to push the game to a feature packed title and one that most C64 owners would be proud to have in their collection.
Already we can see that this in development C64 version of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is looking mighty impressive, from the animation and graphics to the general feeling of the game which really sticks as close as possible to its Indy roots. As for what is different in this version, there are tons of improvements according to the engine in comparison to Part 2, e.g.:
1.) pathfinding via walk boxes in classic "rooms"
2.) pathfinding via Waypoint-Navigation in the Labyrinth
3.) to display special animated scenes, e.g. climbing a ladder
So keep an eye on this one, I think this is going to be a big hit with the C64 crowd when it finally sees the light of day!


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Chinese internet company Tencent registers Ethernet Lock and Tencent Ethernet Lock for Blockchain technology.
Chinese social networking giant Tencent registered the brands “Ethernet Lock” and “Tencent Ethernet Lock” before the state trademark office of China, under the Administration for Industry and Commerce of China (SAIC), according to an office of SINA, the Chinese news corporation.
Tencent registers Ethernet Lock and Tencent Ethernet Lock for Blockchain technology
This suggests that Tencent will increase, according to the agency, the developments around Blockchain technology already initiated by the Chinese consortium to take advantage of its leadership in social networks and digital services. However, the company still keeps secret what will be the objective of the trademarks.
Tencent owns WeChat, the most widely used messaging service in China, with over a billion active users. Who recently announced a portfolio for NEM; which resulted in a 140% increase in the price of this cryptomoenda.
Made it clear today in an official statement that its developments around Blockchain correspond to an independent effort aimed at:
Building an open platform of services to ensure a climate of trust between companies
The company also made it clear that its Blokchain technology; has never been involved in any form of token emission or transaction. In this way, the consortium wants to be clear that it is not contravening government guidelines on banning initial bids for crypto coins of September 2017.
Is recognized as the company with the highest sales in the area of video games; it also dominated along with Alibaba and Baidu the digital scene in China in 2016.
On the list of China’s top Internet companies for that year, Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu are in the top three.
In the ranking of China’s most valuable brands, published in 2017; Tencent repeats in first place for the third consecutive year for engineering the wonderful idea of integrating Ethernet Lock and Tencent Ethernet Lock to Blockchain technology; Alibaba ranks second; while Baidu ranks fifth.
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Meda has signed a long-term license agreement with the specialty division of Mylan Inc., Dey Pharma, L.P., for exclusive marketing and distribution rights of EpiPen® (epinephrine) Auto-Injector in Europe. EpiPen is used for emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis). Anaphylaxis can occur quickly (often within a couple of minutes) and may be life-threatening.
EpiPen is a well-established brand and is the market leader in several European countries as well as other parts of the world, including the U.S. Beginning in 2011, the distribution rights to EpiPen for Europe will be transferred to Meda from current distributors. As part of the agreement with Dey, Meda will pay a combination of up-front and milestone payments totaling a mid-single million EUR figure. The current market size for epinephrine auto-injectors in Europe is approximately 40 MEUR.
“EpiPen strengthens our allergy franchise in Europe, and we look forward to working closely with Dey to ensure that this important and life-saving product is accessible to those who are at-risk of an allergic emergency,” said Anders Lönner, CEO Meda AB.
Meda’s exclusive rights to the product also include the next generation EpiPen, featuring more patient-friendly features. The next generation EpiPen is currently available in many markets outside of Europe, including the U.S. Meda will be responsible for regulatory filings in Europe of the next generation EpiPen.


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Man arrested for spree of delivery driver robberies
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TAUNTON, M.A. (WLNE) — A Middleboro man was arrested Monday on several counts connected to numerous delivery driver robberies.
After noticing a pattern in the robbery reports in the area, police began investigating.
Each robbery was of a delivery driver of several different fast food restaurants in the area. The following list shows how close together each incident had occurred.
1. China Kitchen delivery driver on April 30, 2018
2. Pizza Hut delivery driver on May 7, 2018
3. Domino’s delivery driver on May 9, 2018
4. Papa Gino’s delivery driver on May 12, 2018
5. Papa Gino’s delivery driver on May 16, 2018
The reports from each incident had similar descriptions of the perpetrator, and following further investigation police identified Brian Nunes, 32, as their suspect.
Nunes has since been charged with five counts of robbery, three counts of armed robbery with a knife, and two counts of unarmed robbery.
The full post on the Taunton Police Facebook page can be viewed below.


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Danfoss recently held its 30th EnVisioneering Symposium, Refrigerants2Sustainability, in Orlando, FL. The Sept. 27 event explored the forces and ideas driving commercial refrigeration strategy.
Specifically, the event convened leaders from across stakeholder communities to discuss the probabilities, possibilities, timelines, and new lights by which market players can gain greater clarity, build effective collaborations, and know better what action paths will best meet goals on both business and societal objectives.
Since U.S. regulatory strategy has focused on transforming the refrigerant regime for its GWP impact, industry stakeholders have been exploring new directions and end game solutions on refrigerants. But when the courts recently placed a question mark over U.S. EPA’s SNAP regulations, the issue shifted — this time to questions like how far the country would move, what new investments would be genuinely necessary, and whether the basic strategic issues for refrigerants had again been put on ice. According to Danfoss, such questions now form the framework within which industry refrigerant strategy will move forward.
“There is a great deal of uncertainty today regarding regulations that has an overwhelming impact on equipment manufacturers, endusers, and contractors,” said Lisa Tryson, director of corporate communication for Danfoss. “The industry is looking for the end game in how systems will be designed, installed, and maintained.”
This uncertainty is causing states, refrigeration equipment manufacturers, and endusers to take individual actions to move toward low-GWP and energy efficiency technologies that stand to future-proof business and benefit the bottom line today.
For example, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has already taken action to reduce HFC refrigerants by putting sales restrictions on very high-GWP refrigerants, prohibiting high-GWP refrigerants in new stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, and providing (to-be-funded) financial incentives for new low-GWP systems. Likewise, retailer Target has set a goal of becoming HFC-free in food distribution centers and stand-along refrigerated display cases by 2020, is expanding its use of hydrocarbon R-290, and is continuing to use a CO2 cascade and HFO-blend self-contained application in small format new stores.
At the same time, supermarket chain Giant Eagle is refocusing priorities to emphasize improvements in technology that can quickly yield positive energy savings, tighter temperature control, and improved food safety without dramatically changing its refrigerant strategy.


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Celebra to buy e-waste firm in Singapore for Rs 110 crMini Joseph Tejaswi | TNN | Feb 7, 2013, 07.51 PM IST
BANGALORE: City-based Cerebra Integrated Technologies has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) with Singapore based Enviro-Hub Holdings to acquire its wholly owned subsidiary, Cimelia Resource Recovery. Cerebra will invest Rs 110 crore for the proposed acquisition.
With this deal, Cerebra will become a global player in the Waste arising from Electronics & Electrical Equipment (WEEE). Globally, this industry is estimated to be around $20 billion currently. E-Waste is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide.
In India, the market is estimated to be $2 billion and is growing at approx 25% year on year.
Ranganathan, Managing Director, Cerebra Integrated Technologies said, "We will be amongst one of the finest E-Waste facilities in the world at Singapore. This acquisition will also help us to build one of the largest facilities in Bangalore, India spread across 1,00,000 Sq feet on 10 acres of land. Through the new plant and alliance, Cerebra will be better equipped to refurbish, reuse and recycle E-Waste. It will also give us an entry into the international e-waste market.''
The proposed plant will be set up with an investment of rs 55 crore in Bangalore.The e-waste collected will be re-furbished and computers and mobile phones etc will be sold in the second hand market. Remaining waste will be re-cycled.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A former executive with Tiffany & Co. stole a little blue box bounty from the jeweler’s midtown Manhattan headquarters and resold it for more than $1.3 million, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun was arrested Tuesday at her home in Darien, Conn. She was to appear later in the day in federal court in Manhattan to face charges of wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property.READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Paul Simon And More: Full Lineup Revealed For 'We Love New York City: The Homecoming Concert' In Central Park
As vice president of product development, Lederhaas-Okun had authority to “check out” jewelry from Tiffany to provide to potential manufacturers to determine production costs. Authorities allege that after she left Tiffany in February, the company discovered she had checked out 164 items that were never returned.
According to a criminal complaint, the missing jewelry included “numerous diamond bracelets in 18-carot gold; diamond drop and hoop earrings in platinum or 18-carat gold; diamond rings in platinum; rings with precious stones in 18-carat gold; and platinum and diamond pendants.”
When confronted about the missing jewelry, Lederhaas-Okun claimed that she had left some of it behind at Tiffany and that some had been lost or damaged, the complaint said. But an investigation found that Lederhaas-Okun resold the goods to an unidentified international dealer for more than $1.3 million, it said.
“As alleged, Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun went from a vice president at a high-end jewelry company to jewel thief. She abused her access to valuable jewelry in order to steal and then resell over one million dollars’ worth of items that she falsely represented as her own, as the complaint describes,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. “Her arrest shows that no matter how privileged their position in a company, employees who steal will face the full consequences of the law.”
“A privileged position in a prestigious company does not insulate a thief from arrest and prosecution,” said FBI Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos.READ MORE: Capitol Police Detail Violence, Injuries As Hearings Begin Into Jan. 6 Insurrection
Bank records showed that since January 2011, the dealer wrote 75 checks to her or her husband for amounts of up to $47,400, the complaint said. Investigators also recovered purchase forms signed by Lederhaas-Okun that said the items were her personal property.
Authorities allege Lederhaas-Okun purposely checked out items valued at under $10,000 apiece to avoid detection. The company takes a daily inventory of all checked-out items worth more than $25,000.
If convicted, Lederhaas-Okun faces up to 20 years in prison.
Tiffany representatives declined to comment Tuesday.
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A new paper out of Yale University begins with a startling fact: 50 years ago, the global economy depended on fewer than a dozen widely available materials: wood, brick, iron, copper, gold, silver, and a handful of plastics. Today we rely on many times that number to make the countless products we use every day. And in diversifying, our manufacturing sector has also become more fragile: We’re dependent on an array of specialized materials, from the niobium in your car muffler to the germanium in your cellphone.
What if we suddenly needed a replacement? The study, by four researchers at the Yale Center for Industrial Ecology, looked at the availability of substitutes for 62 different metals in manufacturing use today. Some are quite replaceable—95 percent of the world’s titanium goes to produce pigments, and could be adequately replaced in that job by talc—and some aren’t. Manganese is used as a deoxidizing agent in steel manufacturing and has no known substitute. The researchers displayed their results in a color-coded period table of elements that shows the availability of substitutes for each element. Red shading indicates few to no substitutes are available, while greener shading indicates better substitutes are available.


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It turns out that there is some shopping going on out on Long Island, after all. Back in September, we noted that CA Inc had been out of the market for two years and that some bankers weren’t ‘bothering with the trip’ out to the company’s headquarters. (On a recent call with CA’s corporate development team, which has added four members since the start of the year, one participant good-naturedly tweaked us that he had to end our call to catch a meeting a meeting with a banker.)
Since our original piece, the company has done a lot more than just meet with bankers or ‘book read.’ It has closed three deals and has others in ‘various stages.’ (One note about the M&A pause: CA skipped a period of high-priced deals, and will undoubtedly find that it will get more bang for its buck in the current environment and into next year. In our recent survey of corporate development officials, nine out of 10 said private company valuations are going to come down in 2009.)
The return to shopping is part of CA’s announced intent to add 1-2% of revenue through acquisitions over the year. (On a current $4.1bn revenue base, that works out to $40-$80m of sales at acquired companies.) CA will likely be talking about that – along with other financial matters – during its annual meeting with Wall Street analysts on Friday.
CA’s return to the market
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Automobile Fixing Has Actually Never Ever Been More Vital
Automotive solution as well as fixing has actually transformed significantly over a generation, according to the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), an independent team that accredits the proficiency as well as examines of car specialists across the country.
Today, sophisticated systems that were uncommon 30 years ago – anti-lock brakes, digital engine controls as well as digital diagnostics – are typical. It does not show up that the quick rate of technical innovation will certainly slow down whenever quickly, either, with the development of hybrid cars and also such functions coming up as interactive suspensions, continuously variable-speed transmissions and also 42-volt batteries.
ASE was started in 1972 as a not-for-profit, independent company committed to enhancing the high quality of auto solution as well as repair work with the volunteer screening and also qualification of auto experts. Its 400,000 licensed service technicians put on blue-and-white ASE shoulder insignia and also bring qualifications providing their precise locations of qualification. Their companies typically show the ASE indicator.
For vehicle solution experts, this suggests regular training as well as coursework to stay on top of the gush of adjustments. Disparaged years back as “mechanic,” auto mechanics today have actually come to be vehicle professionals, equally as comfy behind a computer system display and also key-board as under the hood with a wrench.
ASE is advising drivers to adhere to the solution timetables noted in their proprietors’ handbooks prior to making a long-distance drive. While couple of individuals would certainly disregard a threatening solution engine light, several do avoid oil adjustments. In study after study, ASE-certified master car professionals state that the antique oil adjustment is one of the most essential solutions for obtaining the most from your vehicle financial investment.


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ACCC green lights Cargill-Teys JV
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that it will not oppose the proposed merger of the meat processing operations of Teys Bros (Holdings) Pty Ltd and Cargill Beef Australia.
“The ACCC formed the view that the proposed merger would be unlikely to substantially lessen competition in any of the markets examined,” ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said.
Cargill operates two abattoirs and a feedlot in New South Wales which supply both the domestic and export beef markets, with the abattoirs in Tamworth and Wagga and the feedlot at Stockinbingal.
Teys operates four beef abattoirs at Biloela, Beenleigh and Rockhampton in Queensland and Naracoorte in South Australia. Teys also operates a feedlot near Condamine in southern Queensland.
Brad Teys, CEO of Teys Bros, applauded the decision.
“We are pleased to be one more step closer in joining our business with Cargill. The new joint venture will give us the scale and flexibility to better service our domestic and export customers to grow our business. This will also help us to expand the number of foreign markets we are currently selling Australian beef,” said Teys.
“Both Teys and Cargill are committed to keeping the plants that are operating today open after the merger. The combined business will make us more competitive in serving both our Australian and export customers.”
Cargill was also positive about the move.
“Combining our businesses provides the experience, scope and scale to for us to build a world-class beef processing company and that translates into more job security for our employees and drives our growth for cattle from Australian producers,” said Andrew MacPherson, managing director, Cargill Beef Australia.
The ACCC said it had considered the competition effects of the proposed merger in a number of markets. These included the acquisition of ‘fat’ cattle ready for slaughter, the acquisition of ‘feeder’ cattle which are destined for feedlots, and for the supply of processed beef to retailers and wholesalers, as well as the possibility of Cargill using its grain trading position to deny supply or raise prices for competing feedlot operators.
“The ACCC concluded that the proposed merger would be unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition in any of the markets it examined, largely due to the fact that the operations of Teys and Cargill have limited geographical overlap,” Mr Samuel said.
The proposed joint venture still requires approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and foreign antitrust regulators before it can be finalized.
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Flipkart has introduced a new monthly instalment scheme that makes it easier for shoppers to buy premium products from electronics, home appliances and mobile phone categories without paying extra for processing or interest charges. Flipkart's "No Cost EMI" offers zero down-payment, zero processing fee and zero interest for customers on products priced Rs. 5,000 and above.
Flipkart has partnered with Bajaj Finserv for its No Cost EMI scheme, offering loan tenures ranging from 3 to 12 months. The EMI option is currently available only on Flipkart app, which is available as a free download on Android, iOS and Windows platforms, but the scheme is yet to be introduced on the Flipkart website.
"The innovative online financing option, a breakthrough in the consumer financing space, provides customers the opportunity to make shopping more affordable," Flipkart said in an official post on Tuesday. "Flipkart No Cost EMI is a first step towards making online shopping truly affordable for the masses and holds the potential to disrupt the online payment space."
Flipkart noted that less than one percent of the people have access to credit cards, which is essential to purchase products on EMI online through Flipkart or other e-commerce sites, and banks still haven't been able to tackle the major issues related to issuing small personal loans. Flipkart's new No Cost EMI comes as a major help to shoppers without a credit card or the patience to get a personal loan from banks.
However, there are certain riders with Flipkart's new EMI scheme, as it is currently available on select brands, such as Apple, LG, Vu, Panasonic, InFocus, and others. Another major limitation is that shoppers need to have a Bajaj Finserv EMI Card in order to convert product prices into monthly instalments.
Bajaj Finserv EMI Card holders can start shopping on Flipkart's mobile app. Products available for purchase under "No Cost EMI" have been marked as EMI Offer. Buyers need to check for the label of "No Cost EMI on Bajaj Finserv Cards" to avail the scheme. Buyers can select the EMI tenure before completing the transaction.
Shoppers can directly scroll to the bottom of the Flipkart app's homepage and tap on "Introducing No Cost EMI" to get the list of all the products under the scheme instead of having to sift through multiple pages.


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(Filed Under wholesale Shapewear News). Co’Coon, a Colombian shapewear manufacturer with offices in Doral, Fla., is cultivating its U.S. staff by hiring a visual merchandiser and a fashion graphic designer.
On October 1, the company hired Michael Aleman as visual merchandiser, a new position based out of the company’s Doral office. Aleman’s previous experience includes five years as visual merchandiser with Macy’s Florida. In that position he was responsible for visual merchandising presentation and directives of all center core areas, including intimate apparel, for all 50 Macy’s stores in the state. According to Co’Coon, he conceptualized and implemented creative solutions for window and interior displays that positively impacted business, elevated the brand and enhanced customer experience.
Rafael Segarra, director of special projects for Co’Coon, described this hire as essential to increasing brand exposure in the U.S., which the company entered in 2007. “We have been looking for someone [of] the caliber of Michael to help Co’Coon branding in the 80 mall kiosks across the U.S. as well as the new contract with contract [for] private labeling with Navarro Pharmacy, a 28 chain store, in the South Florida area,” he said. “The idea is bringing branding awareness and give customer customers a feeling of security and satisfaction when purchasing our bodyshapers.”
In September, Co’Coon hired Katherine Castaneda, a graphic designer with over 15 years of experience, as fashion graphic designer for its U.S. branch. “[We] have several graphic designers at [our] manufacturing plant in Latin America, but since growth has been steady and positive we have decided to open a much-needed division for the U.S. market,” Segarra said. “Mrs. Castaneda will be in charge of directing the graphics department in the U.S. market, which differs from the rest of the world. The graphics will be specific to advertising and Internet marketing in the U.S.”
A native of Bogota, Colombia, Castaneda has been the design director for Colombian companies including Bolivar Insurance, National Planning Department of Colombia and the newspaper Oveja Negra.
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Interview: CCWater chair Alan Lovell chats to Utility Week
“I have a great personal interest in the sustainability and water efficiency agenda – very much from the consumer’s standpoint.” Alan Lovell
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Alan Lovell has big shoes to fill. His predecessor as chair of the Consumer Council for Water – (CCWater) – Dame Yve Buckland – oversaw a huge transformation in the industry in terms of customer service and satisfaction over her ten-year reign. But despite only having been in the role for a couple of months, the new man is not daunted.
In fact, he has a quiet but steely determination to ensure the good work will continue, but also to make his own mark on the water watchdog. Not a revolution, more a gradual evolution of “tweaks”, as he puts it.
Lovell came to CCWater at the start of April with a background in the energy sector, having been the chief executive of renewables developers Infinis and Tamar, and is still a non-executive director of two clean energy businesses. Task number one will be learning about the industry, and getting to grips with the details of the last price review. But Lovell already has some ideas about his likely agenda. Ensuring the survival of CCWater is top of the list, plus extending its profile and reach. The perennial hot potato of a national social tariff has landed on his desk, as has market reform – Lovell outlines plans to step in if necessary to protect customers.
Then there is the issue of making sure the companies have “the consumer at heart” when the next price review rolls around, by changing the way the customer challenge groups (CCGs) are run.
A lot to take on, then, especially with the weight of expectation on him as he follows the highly regarded Buckland – but that is something Lovell has no worries about. “It is part and parcel of the job,” he says.
After playing the “new boy” card, he goes on to reveal a depth of knowledge about the UK water sector, and that Buckland “has been very helpful with some pointers on where I should focus, and that has been much appreciated”.
Lovell says his priorities for his first few months are to gain a greater understanding of the industry, the impact the price review has had on the water companies, and their ability to deliver on business plan promises made to customers. He is making it his mission to learn the names and faces in the industry, and what makes it tick – and also to assess the impact PR14 has had from the perspective of an outsider coming into the sector.
The CCGs are one area in which Lovell has ambitions. He is “determined” to ensure -CCWater has a role in them, but wants to avoid taking on chairmanship. This, he says, will allow consumer voices to be heard and to feed directly into the PR19 business plans.
“The issue of CCGs is an area where it would be much better if there was a consistent regime. So one of the things we will certainly be looking to do is encourage Ofwat to promote a consistent format for the CCGs in which we will be delighted to play our part.”
Lovell understands that this will not be a straightforward process because the regulator “is understandably reluctant to mandate the companies how to do it”, but he is insistent a consistent set-up is needed.
Having the same set-up for the CCGs for each of the 18 water companies will, he says, ensure that across the UK, the voices of the water customers are heard fairly and equally as the next round of business plans are drawn up.
The other area in which Lovell wants more consistency is that of affordability, social tariffs and dealing with bad debt.
“We’re currently at a third tier of desirability,” he says, pointing out that while “it is a start” that most of the water companies have or are introducing social tariffs, the variability between them, where some customers may be eligible for support from their water supplier but not their sewerage company, or vice versa, remains a – significant issue that needs to be addressed.
Lovell says he is pushing for a government-funded and centrally run social tariff scheme, where the £400 million CCWater estimates is required to deal with the affordability problem is provided from taxation, rather than paid for by customers via their bills.
“It’s a tough problem,” he adds, going on to say that under the current system only 10 per cent of the money needed is available because customers are not willing to pay more through their bills. He also concedes that “whether public funding will be made available under current constraints is somewhat dubious”.
Labour and the Liberal Democrats both set out plans in their general election manifestos to create some sort of national social tariff programme, but with a Conservative majority in Westminster, elected off the back of promises to cut taxes and to cut spending, the chance of a centrally funded and run scheme looks remote – at least for now. But it won’t stop Lovell making the case and ¬pushing for it.
He is not daunted at the size of the task before him and Lovell remains keen to be the champion of fair consumer bills and good and improving customer service – something which has been at the heart of what CCWater has done since 2005. But he tells Utility Week that he wants the water watchdog to do more during PR19, something which he calls a “tiny change of direction”.
“I have a great personal interest in the sustainability and water efficiency agenda – very much from the consumer’s standpoint.
“I think it may be appropriate in PR19 to take a slightly longer-term view of the steps that the companies should be taking to improve efficiency and reduce leakage and generally be good environmental citizens,” he reveals.
“If we are taking a longer-term view of what is in the best interest of the consumers, then it is appropriate that water efficiency, sustainability and resilience play a slightly more significant role in our activities than it has to date.”
It is not only the efficiency and sustainability of water that Lovell wants to have a bigger role in the coming years. He also wants to make CCWater “higher profile” as he starts to reshape the watchdog.
With a glint in his eye, Lovell, who relishes a challenge, says: “There is a bit of a suggestion from stakeholders that we should become a bit more authoritative, to get out there and say more what is good for consumers, maybe a slightly higher profile.
“A slightly higher profile would be a good thing.”
But a more pressing matter for Lovell, who is making the most of the “relatively calm time after all the excitement of the price review”, is market reform and the opening of the non-domestic retail market.
He is still confident the market will open on time, but says he will be keeping a close eye on the process, which should result in non-household customers being able to change water supplier from April 2017. But his confidence is tempered by a begrudging willingness to step in, if he thinks doing so would save customers from the turmoil of an under-prepared market launch.
“One could envisage the circumstance in which we felt there was a potential disadvantage to customers and then we would seek to defer [market opening]. It would surprise me if it came to this but we may have to do that.”
He adds that Ofwat and Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL), which have recently taken on the responsibility for overseeing the market opening programme, still have time to resolve any issues that may arise.
This brings Lovell back to where his discussion with Utility Week began, being the new boy and replacing a giant figure within the industry. He acknowledges the good work done by Buckland, thanking her for leaving him to take over from a position of strength.
“It is fantastic to take over a good organisation where there certainly are no wholesale changes required – just the odd tweak here and there,” he says, referring to the changes he’s already outlined.
“It’s been a very, very successful organisation, which has just achieved a very successful price review for both customers and the industry.
“So 95 per cent of what I find, I like and will be content with.”
Any other plans for CCWater may be developed by the new chair after the completion of a whistle-stop three months during which he is meeting all the water companies. This is helping to fill any gaps in his knowledge, as well as increasing his understanding of the industry.
Ending the interview by taking a sip from his glass of tap water – what else? – he says: “I can’t say so far that I’ve seen or come across anything I wasn’t expecting.”
Smiling, he adds: “But I’m sure I will.”


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Two music executives tell BusinessWeek Online that Apple began asking questions about the subscription model earlier this summer, soon after Internet giant Yahoo (YHOO ) unveiled a subscription service called Music Unlimited in early May.
While Apple told those music-industry execs that it had no concrete plans at the time, it expressed interest in the strategy of potential new entrants, such as e-tailer Amazon.com (AMZN ) and search powerhouse Google (GOOG ). According to the sources, it was the first time Apple staffers asked so many questions about the subscription model.
That doesn’t mean Apple is considering a move into this segment of the market. Indeed, says one of the sources, Apple would likely consider such a move only if one of its rivals began to make serious inroads into its market dominance.
I’ve said it before (and I’ll say it again) – there would be no harm to Apple’s business model if it adopted a subscription service in addition to its current sales model. Both can peacefully co-exist, and appeal to different sorts of users.


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The Finnish single-use cup and packaging giant’s decision to shut facilities in Tianjin and Shanghai follows production site closures in the Czech Republic and India last year
Huhtamäki will close sites in Tianjin and Shanghai by the end of the second quarter | Photo credit: Huhtamäki
Finnish single-use cup and packaging giant Huhtamäki will close two factories in China this year as it seeks to consolidate its production footprint in the country.
Huhtamäki will close sites in Tianjin and Shanghai by the end of the second quarter, with production transferred to the company’s manufacturing site in Guangzhou. The move affects 154 employees across the two sites. Huhtamäki’s production operations at its Xuzhou site will remain unaffected.
In a press release, Huhtamäki said it is optimising its manufacturing footprint in China to strengthen foundations for future growth in the region.
The closures follow several site closures in 2023 as Huhtamäki seeks to optimise its global manufacturing footprint, improve productivity and save approximately €100m ($109m) over the next three years.
In June 2023 the business announced plans to close its Prague packaging facility – one of two in the Czech Republic. The following November, Huhtamäki consolidated its five manufacturing sites in India into larger local units.
Huhtamäki posted a decline in full-year sales and earnings last year as high inflation dented foodservice demand for its products. The Espoo-based single-use cup and packaging giant reported a 7% year-on-year fall in sales to €4.16bn ($4.48bn) while adjusted EBIT fell 1% to €393m ($423m).


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Check out this thread on the Barnes & Noble forums: According to reports, ebooks were the #1 selling format in February 2011. If you look at the first post in the thread, which lists the millions of dollars of each format (ebook, hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market paperback) sold in February of every year since 2006, you'll see that ebooks have risen dramatically in the past two years, while hardcover has taken a serious hit this year. And if you do the math, you'll see that there was actually less in sales in February 2011 than February 2010 — the spending has just been redistributed. In other words, a LOT of people who were buying hardcover in previous years are now buying ebooks.
I just wish there were some statistics here about the number of copies that were sold of each format. eBooks usually cost less than hardcovers, so $90 of ebooks is probably at least twice what $90 of hardbacks would be.


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Stocks like NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Coinbase Global, Inc. (COIN), Block Inc. (SQ) and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) are poised to gain from Bitcoin's recent rally.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) has taken investors on a wild ride since its IPO in Sept. 2021. Toast's cloud-based platform for restaurants bundles together guest-facing and kitchen displays, payment processing devices, receipt printers, and add-ons for managing online orders, reservations, loyalty plans, and payroll services. Toast's platform was installed across about 99,000 locations by the end of the third quarter of 2023, more than double the 48,000 locations it was serving at the time of its IPO.
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Several reports have popped up indicating that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is already starting to arrive for those who pre-ordered the device from T-Mobile.
We take a closer look at the compact version of the Samsung flagship in our full review of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini!
Ahead of its release in the US and the UK this week, the Galaxy Note 4 is receiving an update that improves battery life “significantly”.
Samsung has begun sending out media invites for a Galaxy Note 4 launch event in India on October 15th. The phone will be available for purchase on October 17th.
Samsung is ready to commercialize wireless technology that can handle transfer speeds of up to 575MB per second. A 1GB movie could be streamed in less than three seconds at this speed.
Another busy week in the world of Android: our Nexus fever reached new highs thanks to new reports about Google’s upcoming devices, Samsung shared some bad news, Motorola’s Droid Turbo stopped being a secret, HTC launched its selfie-focused Desire Eye and RE Camera, Lenovo surprised us with its quirky new Yoga tablets, and Google released big updates to several of its Android apps.
If you can’t wait to get your grubby paws on the shiny new Note 4, the device is currently in stock on Amazon.
Some people are worried about the “future proofing” of the Note 4. The worry seems to be that, if Samsung keeps the Note 4 as 32-bit only, when some models are capable of running in 64-bit mode, then the Note 4 has no future, it is doomed. Such thinking really isn’t warranted. Let me explain.
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Microsoft has been acquire the Nokia, and they ready to launch more products in 2014, but it was not making the other manufacturers is not too interesting to produce the Windows Phone device. One of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, ZTE is confirms that the company is ready to release the Windows Phone device on 2014.
ZTE reveals that they have a commitment to continue to compete in the smartphone market segment including the Windows Phone based-OS devices. ZTE is not new in Windows Phone device since the company has unveiled two Windows Phone smartphones, the ZTE Tania and the ZTE Orbit. Both devices running with Windows Phone 7.5 and the sales is not too sucessfull.


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Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is reminding people of the health benefits of milk products after the unveiling of Canada's New Food Guide.
Dairy no longer has it's own food group, but DFC Health Education Manager and Registered Dietician, Lee Finell, says they're happy to see dairy is still in the guide under protein foods.
"We care most about they're in the protein group, they're a key part of a healthy balanced diet, and protein foods are encouraged to be consumed on a regular basis, so in our minds milk is still there. It's still key and it's still nutritious."
Finell says the calcium in milk is concentrated unlike other foods.
"People often have said to me, well you can get calcium from broccoli. Well you can, but you have to eat two cups to get the same amount of calcium as you can get from (one glass of) milk. You may be able to do that once in a while, but certainly children aren't going to be able to eat that much broccoli."
She adds scientific evidence continues to show dairy plays a role in reducing chronic diseases like stroke, heart diseases and type 2 diabetes.
Dairy Farmers of Canada says Health Canada’s own 2015 evidence review shows when it comes to reducing heart disease, type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer, the evidence for milk products is as strong, if not stronger, than it is for vegetables, fruit, whole grain, and plant-based protein foods.Source : Steinbachonline


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Mike Troutman, Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Excellence for MI Windows and Doors, offered an accident investigation protocol roadmap to the participants of the FGIA Virtual Annual Conference.
Thermoseal Group has been ranked no. 96 in the Sunday Times Fast Track 200 list of businesses with fastest-growing international sales.
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It’s safe to say BMW single-handedly created what we now call the coupe-SUV genre about a decade ago with the launch of the original X6 (E71). It’s now mid-2018 and the Bavarians have commenced public road testing of the third generation, only a little over a month after taking the virtual wraps off the regular 2019 X5.
The prototype in question not only has what seems to be the full production body, but also the wheels and paint you’ll be able to order once the new X6 will hit dealerships sometime next year. Judging by the M Sport silver side mirror caps as well as by the shape of the massive exhaust finishers hiding the quad tips, it appears we are dealing with the hotter M50i version.
As far as the design is concerned, the kidney grille will be going up a size to lend the X6 a more dominating front fascia, much like it will be the case with future BMWs such as the X7 and the 7 Series facelift. The most obvious change compared to the current generation is noticeable at the back where there are slimmer taillights in the same vein as those of the new X4.
Codenamed G06, the new Sports Activity Coupe from BMW is expected to be offered in a rear-wheel-drive sDrive40i specification, with all other versions to come as standard with xDrive. The M50i flavour spotted here is going to use the latest version of the company’s familiar biturbo 4.4-litre V8 with a specification similar to that of the M850i xDrive and will be positioned underneath the full-fat X6 M.
While these spy shots don’t allow us to have a look inside the cabin, the 2019 X5’s interior should provide an accurate look of what to expect from the SUV’s more athletic sibling.
Rumour has it the next-gen BMW X6 will be officially revealed next spring and will obviously command a premium over the X5.
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Renault-Nissan alliance turns 15
The Renault-Nissan alliance is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a closer integration in engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing. Renault and Nissan came together in 1999 when Nissan was close to bankruptcy. In 15 years the combined annual sales volumes have climbed from 4.8 million to 8.3 million. Renault holds a 43.4 per cent stake in Nissan and Nissan has 15 per cent of Renault. The alliance now encompasses eight brands: Renault, Nissan, Renault-Samsung, Infiniti, Venucia, Dacia, Datsun and Lada.
Members of the alliance already use common platforms and powertrains but it now plans greater convergence with the appointment of alliance executive vice presidents for engineering, manufacturing, purchasing and human resources. This should achieve an annual saving of 4.3 billion Euros by 2016.
The Renault-Nissan alliance can now claim to be the motor industry's longest-standing and most productive collaboration. Its chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn (who turned round Nissan when the alliance was first established) has always maintained that the secret is in the name an alliance, rather than a merger or takeover.
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The Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Increasing Potential for Downstream Sectors
The Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement can help boost Cambodian exports of garments, textiles, and footwear to South Korea. The agreement also presents opportunities for value-added investments in Cambodia’s downstream processing industries through a ‘plus one business model’, in which South Korean companies could expand their supply chain network developed in not only China but also Vietnam or Thailand.
The Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) was signed into law in Cambodia in January 2022 and is expected to be ratified by June 2022.
The CKFTA should boost trade between the two countries with South Korea agreeing to remove tariffs on 95.6 percent of products imported from Cambodia while Cambodia will eliminate duties on 93.8 percent of imported goods.
Cambodia-South Korea bilateral trade was valued at US$885 million in 2020 and grew by nine percent to US$965 million in 2021 (bilateral trade had reached over US$1 billion before the pandemic). Further, Cambodia imported over US$600 million from South Korea in 2021 while exports reached US$341 million to the East Asian nation.For Cambodia, the CKFTA presents opportunities for value-added investments in the downstream processing industries through a ‘plus one business model’, in which South Korean companies can expand their supply chain network developed in not only China but also Vietnam or Thailand.
Meanwhile, the CKFTA falls under South Korea’s ‘New Southern Policy’. The policy, is considered to be Seoul’s first unified diplomatic initiative and aims to advance relations with ASEAN and India.
Cambodia looking to diversify its economy away from garments, textiles, and tourism
In addition to increasing trade, Cambodia is hoping South Korean firms can help diversify its economy away from its mainstays of garment and textile manufacturing, and tourism.
Garment and textile manufacturing make up some 80 percent of Cambodia’s exports, contributes to 30 percent of GDP, and employs over 800,000 workers nationwide. The tourism industry contributes 12 percent of GDP. The government plans to increase non-textile and garment exports to 15 percent as well as processed agricultural goods to 12 percent by 2025.
There are more than 300 South Korean manufacturing firms in Cambodia that are mostly operating in the light manufacturing industry, producing goods such as clothing, footwear, travel bags, and footwear.
Cambodia exports raw agricultural products including rubber, fruits and starches to South Korea as well as electrical and electronic components. Cambodia relies on South Korea for more advanced electronic and assembled goods that require highly developed technology.
Electronics and automotive manufacturing
Although electronics constitute a small portion of Cambodia’s exports to South Korea (approximately US$35 million), Cambodia’s government has identified the electronics and automotive industries as priority industries that will help promote the country in the global value chain.
Cambodia has the potential to become an automotive and electronic component production hub and complement its neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam, who have well-established automotive and electronic manufacturing centers respectively. The country’s strategic location along the Mekong Delta — a subregion that is attracting interest from foreign investors who are taking advantage of the pace of increased intra-regional integration — is helping Cambodia to become an alternative supply base for electronic and automotive spare parts for factories in Thailand and Vietnam.
Creating added value in the agriculture sector is one strategy the government is banking on to diversify Cambodia’s economy. The country’s flat terrain and access to vast water sources mean agriculture holds considerable potential for development.
Cambodia exports agricultural products to over 68 countries, which generated gross revenue of US$4.68 billion in 2021. The main raw products that are exported are rice, rubber, tobacco, mangoes, bananas, corn, pepper, palm oil, and cashew nuts. Through the FTA, Cambodia is seeking to increase the export value, especially for more value-added agricultural products.Increasing Cambodia’s agro-processing capacity can connect the sector to more value chains. For instance, the country exports over 600,000 tons of rice annually. However, more potential opportunities exist by processing the rice for other products like noodles.
The Cambodia agriculture sector is currently highly fragmented and dominated by smallholders. The industry poses significant challenges in areas like maintaining quality standards and policies to support efficiency among small and medium farmers.
Ongoing reforms in Cambodia to help spur foreign investments
South Korean investors will have confidence in the ongoing pro-business reforms Cambodia has enacted over the past year.
The Law on Investment, issued in October 2021, provided 19 selected industries with investment incentives. These incentives range from income tax exemption, the deduction of capital expenditure through a special depreciation mechanism, and the exemption for export custom duties. In addition, eligible businesses can also receive value-added tax exemptions for the import of construction equipment, production inputs, and production equipment, among others.
The Cambodian government has also made attempts to improve the overall labor environment by introducing a new pension scheme and making amendments to the Labor Law.
Under the new pension scheme, four new types of social benefits have now been introduced for workers. These are:
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Meanwhile, the amendments to the Labor Law include allowing businesses to schedule working hours into three shifts, and labor disputes can now be brought to court if the disputing parties cannot resolve the issues amicably.
The government hopes these changes can strengthen Cambodia’s competitiveness and help reach its target of becoming a middle-income nation by 2030 and a high-income nation by 2050.
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The playstation Sony has been getting a lot of hype for sometime and some new pictures of the phone with the yet to be released Android 2.3 Gingerbird has been released. The Sony PSP Z1 smartphone is set to change the gaming experience on Android based devices, and the new photos and videos suggests that […]
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The Samsung GT-I9020, or more commonly Nexus S, the upcoming flagship mobile from Google is the next in sequel to Nexus One. Reportedly, Google employees have taken enough pictures and a shot a video using the Nexus S camera to give us a fair judgment about its camera quality. The still images looks pretty okay […]
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt has showed off the next mobile from Google at Web 2.0 summit. He calls it an unannounced device and didn’t reveal anything about the carrier and manufacturer. However, the news has already spread that this mobile is the next version of Nexus, calling it Nexus S, manufactured by Samsung. The device […]
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Radcal Corp. will be presenting the new Accu-Gold Touch platform, a multi-analyzer the company says is the latest in X-ray dose measurements, at the 2019 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, July 14-18 in San Antonio, Texas. It features a 5-inch touchscreen, internal memory for up to 100,000 measurements and built-in Wi-Fi, which provides a powerful and safe wireless connection.
Radcal Corporation announced the release of its first WiFi device, the Nugget, which will be unveiled at the 2014 RSNA trade show, along with the new Accu-Dose+ ion chamber based diagnostic meter, Accu-Gold, to replace the legacy dose meters.
Radcal Corp. announced partnership with its French distributor, Medi Test, which opened up its own certified calibration and repair facility, Medix Lab, June 2013.
Radcal Corp. will launch its new models of diagnostic X-ray meters and sensors, Accu-Gold+ and Rapid-Gold+ with improved stacked sensor multisensors including a dual rad/fluoro and mammo all-in-one multisensor, at the Radiological Society of North American Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
June 3, 2013 — Radcal Corp. has launched a family of radiation survey meters, comprising the RSM, RSM1 and RSM*.
November 20, 2012 - Radcal Corporation announces today that they will launch their “Family” of diagnostic X-ray meters at this year’s RSNA in Chicago. Making up this Family is the foundation meter, the Accu-Gold, and the newly designed solid state only meter, the Rapid-Gold for both Diagnostic and Mammography measurements.
July 30, 2012 — Radcal announced that it has entered into an agreement with Europe-based company Leeds Test Objects (LTO) and will be the exclusive distributor of LTO products within the United States.
January 23, 2012 — Radcal Corporation announced that the Leeds Test Objects cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) SedentexCT Mini phantom was available for sales within the United States.
November 9, 2011 -- Radcal announced that it has signed an agreement with a European manufacturer of medical imaging phantoms, Leeds Test Objects, to distribute its product line to United States customers.
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Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year on February 14th and is commonly considered the most romantic holiday of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, Valentine’s Day is expected to rack up a total of $27.4 billion this year!
The large increase in average spending appears to be correlated to strong consumer finances and a continued trend of consumers buying gifts for friends, family, co-workers, and even pets. In 2019, Valentine’s Day racked in a total of $20.7 billion and only $19.6 billion in 2018.
This year it is predicted that shoppers plan to spend $5.8 billion on jewelry, $4.3 billion on an evening out, $2.9 billion on clothing, $2.4 billion on candy, $2.3 billion on flowers, $2 billion on gift cards and $1.3 billion on greeting cards.


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HP has confirmed reports that it will be cutting 27,000 jobs following a financial quarter in which revenues declined by some $900m.
The cuts will mean the loss of roughly eight per cent of HP's total workforce. One of the highest profile people to be leaving HP is Autonomy founder Mike Lynch, who is being replaced with Bill Veghte, HP's chief strategy officer.
By the end of 2014 the company hopes to see savings of between $3bn and $3.5bn as a result of the cuts. The money will be reinvested in HP's services, software and research and development branches as well as enterprise servers, storage and networking.
"While some of these actions are difficult because they involve the loss of jobs, they are necessary to improve execution and to fund the long term health of the company," said HP president and chief executive Meg Whitman.
"We are setting HP on a path to extend our global leadership and deliver the greatest value to customers and shareholders."
The cuts come as HP reports another tough financial quarter. Revenues over the three-month period were down three per cent over 2011 to $310.7bn, while profits were collapsed by 31 per cent year-on-year, to $1.59bn.
The company's imaging and printing branch was hit particularly hard, as revenues fell by 10 per cent on the heels of a seven per cent drop commercial printer sales and a 13 per cent decline in sales for consumer models.
The enterprise servers, storage and networking brand saw revenue drop by sixZ per cent as both the industry standard server and business critical systems lines were down.
While the results were far from good news for HP, analysts noted that the company was expected to fare even worse. Gartner analyst Mark Fabbi told V3 that the job losses at a firm the size of HP had the potential to be far worse.
"Quite honestly, I was surprised that the number was as small as it is and is going to take as long as it is," Fabbi said.
"I thought there was a potential to be even more aggressive."
While HP may have beaten expectations, however, there remain a number of questions about the long-term outlook for the company. Fabbi noted that absent from Meg Whitman's plans were important details on how the company will refocus itself and attack new areas of operation.
"We really need to see a clearer vision, they have been too focused just on the tactical elements," the analyst explained.
"We have not seen what the real strategic areas of investment are and how to take those next steps, we have not seen enough to give us enough confidence in what is coming next."
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Oil giant Shell is installing EV chargers at its gas stations around the world. Three Shell stations in the Indonesian cities of Pluit, Antasari and Jagorawi will soon offer public charging using ABB’s Terra 54 DC fast chargers. Customers can charge free for 30 minutes if they buy a pastry and a cup of coffee.
The ABB Terra 54 offers a power level of up to 50 kW, which can top up a battery pack from zero to 80 percent in under 30 minutes. It is certified to perform optimally within the environment of a gas station.
Through ABB Ability connected services, the company’s portfolio of digital solutions, chargers are connected to back offices, payment platforms and/or smart grid systems. Charger status monitoring, remote diagnostics and over-the-air software updates help to minimize downtime.
Indonesia registers annual car sales of about one million units. The government aims for EVs to make up at least 20 percent of vehicle sales by 2025, and also has high hopes of exploiting its abundant nickel reserves for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries.
“Indonesia is starting the journey of electrifying its large vehicle fleet,” said Jorge Aguinaga, Head of ABB’s Electrification business in Indonesia. “Multiple stakeholders are working together to make this vision a reality, and ABB is pleased to be part of this effort.”


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The age-old quandary of how to improve on perfection is faced by those in the carpet- and rug-making industry every day. The weaving of carpets and rugs dates back to around 5000BC, making it one of the most established manufacturing processes in the world. Within the industry, innovation can take the guise of an impossible dream or the ultimate challenge.
Yasmine Khamis has chosen the latter. The Chair of Oriental Weavers, one of the world’s largest machine-made rug and carpet manufacturers, has never shied away from innovation and, after taking on the role in 2020, she says it’s remained one of the company’s core values. “With what’s happening in the world now, all this supply chain insecurity, disease and everything else, being able to be flexible, agile and innovative has become a main priority for us.”
I feel that the work we do is one of the best ways to give back to our community.
That doesn’t mean it’s a matter of reinventing the wheel. Oriental Weavers has been in business since 1979 when it was established in Egypt by her father, the late entrepreneur Mohamed Farid Khamis. Under his guidance, the company went from a single loom to the giant it is today. The manufacture of carpets and rugs has never been in question, but ever since Yasmine joined the family business in 1999, she’s looked for ways to improve operations.
“I was studying colour theory and design at the Pratt Institute in New York, and I spent time in the US weaving capital North Carolina getting to know the industry,” she recalls. “And while I started in the business under the umbrella of the marketing department, I slowly started to become more and more involved in customer relations and product development.”
This learning experience culminated in Yasmine’s appointment as Vice President of Sales in the mid-2000s and, ultimately, her current role as Chair. “What I have been able to bring to the table in the past five years are new social and environmental practices throughout the business,” she says. “That wasn’t always a priority, but that’s changed entirely. We’re much more aware in terms of the environment, of social and governance principles. We’re committed to minimising our environmental impacts and to re-using and recycling raw materials.”
The practices have already led to sharp drops in emissions and energy consumption, but Yasmine says the move to shift Oriental Weavers’ weight had an unexpected benefit. “A lot of our carpets are made of polypropylene, a man-made fibre,” she explains. “We generate about 400 tonnes of polypropylene waste, which we re-use to make yarn, and that’s doing very well in countries such as Japan and Scandinavia.”
Anyone can build a factory and buy machines, but what makes it a success is the people operating that factory.
Yasmine also moved to incorporate a kaizen approach to the company’s operations. “We’re saving millions of Egyptian pounds as a result,” she says. “And a lot of that came from the elements I’ve mentioned, the recycling and re-use and energy consumption.”
These were just a few of the opportunities she identified as she sought to carry on her father’s legacy. “I felt an obligation and an active love. We employ thousands of people, and I feel that the work we do is one of the best ways to give back to our community.”
To continue giving back means keeping Oriental Weavers in the business of profitable growth. Yasmine has already carried the company from strength to strength – she was named one of Forbes’ ‘Power Businesswomen of the Middle East’ in 2021 – but over the next five years, increasing profitable growth is what she intends to do.
“We’ve been growing year on year, but I’ll be focusing closely on business excellence,” she shares. “That means strengthening relationships with suppliers, shipping lines and customers. It means digitalisation and, of course, it means making Oriental Weavers the most attractive working environment in the country and worldwide.”
But despite her increased attention to the business side of Oriental Weavers, Yasmine says there’s an even more important element. “I’m not building a business because a business without people would be unsustainable,” she stresses. “It’s people who build the business, so we’re putting a lot of emphasis on our people, on their wellbeing and on their training.
“They have a sense of belonging, of love and loyalty to Oriental Weavers. Anyone can build a factory and buy machines, but what makes it a success is the people operating that factory.”
And for Yasmine, it’s the people who give success a face. “To me personally, success means seeing our products in people’s homes. I can move alone with my vision, but I won’t get very far. So I need to move with the people of Oriental Weavers.”


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Download: Apple Releases iOS 14.4 Beta 2 And iPadOS 14.4 Beta 2
You can now download iOS 14.4 beta 2 and iPadOS 14.4 beta 2 to developers. Today’s update comes almost a month after beta 1 was seeded just prior to the Christmas holidays.
Likely to be made available to those who are part of the public beta program tomorrow, the new update is currently only on offer to registered developers and can be updated to any device that already has the required developer profile installed.
The same update can also be downloaded manually, via the Apple Developer Center.
It’s too early to know what has changed from beta 1 to beta 2, but the overall iOS 14.4 update is set to bring a new Handoff feature designed specifically for iPhones with the U1 chip as well as the HomePod mini.
Devices brought close to the HomePod mini will display a new interface that will allow users to send audio to their speaker and vice versa. The latest HomePod beta update is only available to a limited number of users right now however, so we haven’t been able to test this ourselves.
There’s currently no indication when iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 will be made available to the public, but with this only being beta 2 it isn’t likely to be soon. We’d expect at least two more betas before Apple is ready to share this particular update with the world.


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Are you worried about continuously changing payment regulations for online payments? Businesses and merchants that receive online payments from their customers need to know the latest regulations. The payment regulations change fast, which can be challenging for many businesses. The changing regulations bring new rules for charges on transactions, limits on transactions, taxes, refunds, and chargebacks.
Due to the frequently changing regulations in the payment industry, many merchants stay unaware of the latest rules, and they fail to inform their customers about the same. Without knowledge, their customers make online payments that can lead to the deduction of unwanted charges for both merchants and customers.
PayPound keeps its clients updated and informed about the latest rules and regulations in the payment industry. In addition, it offers hassle-free payment solutions for merchants in the high-risk industry.
If you are running a business in a high-risk industry, the payment regulations can be strict than the standard businesses. Moreover, payment processors are usually hesitant to offer services to high-risk merchants. PayPound offers seamless payment solutions to high-risk merchants with quick registration and approval.
With Paypound, you don’t need to worry about the ever-changing payment regulations. PayPound keeps you informed about the latest rules and regulations about online payments. You can keep your clients and customers informed about the same and offer them the best of your services.
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Zuckerberg Admits Mistakes: At TechCrunch Disrupt on Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage to discuss disappointment in the IPO, but added that the company will transition to a mobile advertising company as it has done away with its investments in HTML5 for a fully native mobile application. Facebook stock increased 7.7 percent on Wednesday.
100 Million Users and a Redesigned Mobile Web Experience: After the announcement that Instagram now boasts 100 million users and more than 5 billion photos have been shared, the company updated its mobile photo pages. Users can now like and comment within the browser, and an option to view the photo in Instagram has been added.
Anonymous and Accuracy: On Monday, millions of individuals with websites hosted through GoDaddy experienced a service outage of about six hours. While a member of the hacker group Anonymous initially claimed credit for the downtime, GoDaddy’s CEO Scott Wagner issued a statement that internal events caused the outage and offered a one-month credit to customers.
The Story of the Facebook Monster and the Wrong Weapons: Traditional advertising created demand, and when people demanded to know where to buy a product or service, they turned to the Yellow Pages. Google replaced the Yellow Pages, but has Facebook really created the demand part of the equation? [The Ad Contrarian]
4 Rules for Creating Interactive Content for a Multi-Platform, Multi-Device World: Through social and custom Web experience, brands have more and more control over the information consumers see. But as users access this information through a variety of devices and platforms, it has become increasingly important for brands to not only make the information accessible, but also personalized. [Fast Company Co.CREATE]
Remembering 9/11: Why the Web Should Help Us Remember Better: On Monday, we observed the 11th anniversary of 9/11. In the age of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and even Pinterest, the author states that, “How we remember is just as important as what we remember.” How are you using these new tools to create experiences that mean more than status updates? [The Washington Post]
The iPhone 5 May Have Just Made Mobile Coupons Real: While many people were disappointed that the iPhone 5 will not have Near Field Communication (NFC), the addition of the Passbook app will impact the mobile couponing industry. Consumers that have a Passbook-coded coupon will be sent a push notification if they walk by a pre-determined set of locations. Retail and businesses looking to drive foot traffic will be able to capitalize on this location-based marketing tool to drive sales and specials. Just in time for the holiday season. [AdWeek]
Let’s Drink to You
Understanding that you most likely won’t find a workaholic in a bar, Ultimat Vodka sent window washers up the heights of skyscrapers in New York City to remind them to get out of the office.
How do children see a person that’s been drinking?
Google Chrome shows a college freshman and her dad staying in touch through the Web.
Peugeot creates a graphic novel featuring its HYbrid4 in this scrolling website.
Herman Miller launched a film series to interview top designers to ask, “Why?”
46% of adult Internet users post original photos and videos online. [Photos and Videos as Social Currency Online / Pew Internet]
80% of the top 15 Pinterest categories are connected to commerce. [The Astounding Power of Pinterest / Fast Company]
89% of apps downloaded in 2012 will be free. [Gartner]


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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced the date for its yearly developer conference. WWDC 2017 will take place in San Jose, starting on June 5. What can you expect the company to announce at the Apple event?
As a developer conference, Apple usually focuses on software at its June events and WWDC 2017 will follow the same pattern.
The company likes to offer hints at what its upcoming operating system releases hold with demos during the keynote presentation.
With the iPhone dominating Apple’s bottom line, iOS 11 — the next version of AAPL’s mobile operating system — is bound to get the majority of the stage time.
You can expect to see the latest versions of Apple’s other operating systems to be shown off as well. We’ll find out which California geographical feature macOS 10.13 will be named after, along with the latest new features for Mac users. Apple Watch’s watchOS and the Apple TV’s tvOS will also get mentions.
WWDC 2017: What About the Hardware?
Software is exciting to app developers. For everyone else, maybe not so much, especially when it’s just a teaser or dives into technical details. What really gets people’s attention — especially from an Apple event — is new hardware. AAPL doesn’t put an emphasis on revealing new products on stage at these developer conferences, but there have been exceptions, including:
- Mac Pro at WWDC 2006
- iPhone 3G at WWDC 2008
- 13-inch MacBook Pro and iPhone 3GS at WWDC 2009
- iPhone 4 at WWDC 2010
- MacBook Pro with Retina Display WWDC 2012
- New Mac Pro at WWDC 2013
Historically speaking, we may be overdue for a hardware announcement and there are two possibilities that come into mind for WWDC 2017.
WWDC 2017: iPhone 8?
It’s been many years since AAPL chose its summer Apple event to take the wraps off a new iPhone. It’s a long shot, but there’s a possibility the company may choose WWDC 2017 to unveil the iPhone 8. Why?
First, there’s the significance of the June conference date. 2017 is the 10th anniversary of the iPhone and the very first one first went on sale in June, 2007. Then there are the rumors that Apple is planning to ramp up iPhone 8 production in June, which would be earlier than usual.
But the most compelling reason why the company might show off the iPhone 8 early is the developers in attendance. We’re pretty sure AAPL is going to make sweeping changes to the iPhone 8. Besides design changes, that could mean anything from an optical scanner to a mini version of the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar replacing the Home button.
The company will want apps available at launch that make use of any new hardware and that means bringing developers into the loop early. Apple may decide to let the cat out of the bag at WWDC 2017 so developers have a chance to learn about the new features and capabilities.
Another possibility on the hardware front is a revamped Apple TV. AAPL has been struggling with its set-top streamer with sales once again dropping off. It recently hired the former head of Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Fire TV division to help turn around the Apple TV’s fortunes. One of the big missing pieces from the Apple TV is relatively easy to fix. A new box with 4K support would address the issue of being stuck in the 1080p era when everyone else is doing Ultra HD, and it’s possible Apple could have this ready for June.
Of course, we have a few months to wait until we find out for sure. Watch InvestorPlace for coverage of WWDC 2017. Once the keynote wraps up on June 5, we’ll be posting on all the major Apple event reveals.
As of this writing, Brad Moon did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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July 01, 2008
The Top 60: Cambridge BioMarketing
Cambridge BioMarketing posted strong gains in 2007, notably securing AOR status for Alexion Pharmaceuticals' first product, Soliris. The agency is integrating disease awareness and product campaigns, both print and digital, for the product. Additional account wins include Vertex Pharmaceuticals' lead hepatitis C virus compound telaprevir, as well as market development and promotion assignments for Medtronic Diabetes. All in all, the agency's 50-plus staff received seven digital media development assignments in 2007, and the goal of breaking the $10 million income level is in sight for 2008.
Obstacles for the agency include, as CEO Steve West puts it, “the time-honored challenge of adding people to handle the surge and keeping product and service excellence up without killing people.” The challenge of recruiting talented staff is magnified by the agency's Boston location, says West.
Continuous new business opportunities promise continued growth for 2008. The agency's tagline “Be Heard” could be interpreted as a response to the stormy relationship between the industry and public trust. “The industry created empowered consumers through DTC/DTP promotion, and enabled dialogue between doctors and patients. Now, those newly empowered consumers are asking direct questions to the industry and, with rare exception, not getting direct answers. Genuineness engenders trust.”


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Apple targeted in $50 million ransomware attack resulting in unprecedented schematic leaks
Apple has been targeted in a $50 million ransomware attack following the theft of a trove of engineering and manufacturing schematics of current and future products from Quanta, a Taiwan-based company that manufactures MacBooks and other products for Apple.
The leak, first reported by The Record, was carried out by REvil, a Russian hacking group that’s also known by the name Sodinokibi. The group had already begun posting the stolen images on April 20th, timed specifically to coincide with Apple’s latest “Spring Loaded” event, after Quanta refused to pay the $50 million ransom for the data. The group is now hoping to get Apple itself to pay up by May 1st, promising to continue to post new images from the leak daily until it does.