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EU Ban Spurs Rusagro Sales
Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro Group said Friday that its third-quarter sales rose 65 percent to about 17 billion rubles ($405 million) following a ban on pork imports from Europe.
Russia stopped pork imports from Europe on health grounds in January, fueling domestic prices well before imposing a broader ban on Western food imports in August for one year in response to sanctions over Moscow's role in the Ukraine conflict.
Rusagro said revenue in its pork division jumped 161 percent in the third quarter, year-on-year, to stand at 5.5 billion rubles ($131 million) and was up 159 percent in January-September.
The company, listed in London as Ros Agro and controlled by senator Vadim Moshkovich's family, said earlier that it planned to boost pork output to replace EU's imports. (Reuters)
Magnit Profits Leap
Russia's biggest food retailer Magnit posted a forecast-beating 40 percent jump in third-quarter earnings on Friday after nimbly navigating an import ban and sticking with low prices despite surging inflation.
Magnit, a low cost retailer with a big presence in Russia's far-flung regions, moved quickly to find new supplies to fill gaps on the shelves when Moscow banned imports including fruit and vegetables from Europe and the United States in August, in response to Western sanctions over Ukraine.
Magnit, which runs a more than 9,000-strong chain of low-price, mostly small neighborhood stores, said its net profit amounted to $395 million in the third quarter, while analysts forecast $366 million. (Reuters)
S&P Holds Russia Rating Steady
Standard & Poor's affirmed Russia's sovereign rating on Friday at a notch above junk status, warning a downgrade may follow if more sanctions are imposed on Moscow for its role in the Ukrainian conflict.
The agency affirmed the country's long- and short-term foreign currency sovereign ratings at BBB-/A-3 after cutting them in April. S&P also said another cut might come if Russia's monetary policy or exchange-rate flexibility weakens.
It maintained a negative outlook on Russia.
"The negative outlook reflects our view that we could lower our ratings on Russia over the next 18 months if its external and fiscal buffers deteriorate faster than we currently expect — for example, due to any further tightening of sanctions as a result of the conflict in Ukraine," S&P said in a statement. (Reuters)


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Walmart Inc. says it’s already seeing an impact on shopping demand from people taking the diabetes drug Ozempic, Wegovy and other appetite-suppressing medications.
(Bloomberg) — Walmart Inc. says it’s already seeing an impact on shopping demand from people taking the diabetes drug Ozempic, Wegovy and other appetite-suppressing medications.
“We definitely do see a slight change compared to the total population, we do see a slight pullback in overall basket,” John Furner, the chief executive officer of Walmart’s sprawling US operation, said in an interview Wednesday. “Just less units, slightly less calories.”
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is studying changes in sales patterns using anonymized data on shopper populations. It can look at the purchasing changes among people taking the drug and can also compare those habits to similar people who aren’t taking the shots. Furner said it’s too early to draw any definitive conclusions about the appetite-suppressing drugs made by Novo Nordisk A/S, and similar medicines.
An increasing number of CEOs and investors are talking about how popular weight-loss drugs might change the economy and business. Earlier this week, the CEO of the maker of Pringles and Cheez-Its said the company is studying their potential impact on dietary behaviors.
“Like everything that potentially impacts our business, we’ll look at it, study it and, if necessary, mitigate,” Steve Cahillane, the CEO of Kellanova, said in an interview.
Walmart sells GLP-1 drugs, a category that includes Ozempic, through its pharmacies. In August, it said they were giving the retailer a revenue boost. US sales for those medicines increased 300% between 2020 and 2022, according to a recent report from Trilliant Health.
“We still expect food, consumables, and health and wellness primarily due to the popularity of some GLP-1 drugs to grow as a percent of total in the back half,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said on a call with analysts in August.
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The support of indie developers for Playstation 4 is massive, whereas slowly and steadly Microsoft is gaining in this field. The main reason behind Microsoft lagging behind Sony for indie developers support is “self-publishing issues, [email protected] and controversial launch parity clause.”
Today Lorne Lanning, Oddworld New N’Tasty in a recent interview to our friend at Venturebeat talked about self-publishing policy of Microsoft for Xbox One, controversial launch parity clause and many more things.
Lorne first stated that Microsoft’s policy for indie developers is still lagging behind as compared to its competitor Sony and Steam. “We’re self-publishing. With Sony that’s a breeze. With Steam it’s a breeze. With Microsoft it’s not a breeze. With Nintendo, something’s going to happen there shortly.” stated Lorne.
Lorne however commended Microsoft team especially Chris Charla, for their efforts after disastrous E3 2013 and the existence of launch parity.
“We’re still discussing with Xbox. We’d like to be on Xbox. They’re trying to encourage us to be on Xbox.”
“I really want to see Chris Charla succeed. They’ve done a good job of navigating out of E3 in ways they desperately needed to, or else they’d be in real trouble. But the parity issue is still there. What we want to know is simple. If we invest in our platform, are we releasing, or will we be denied?”
“The parity clause is a problem for indies. It’s something you might want to play with triple-A guys, but if you say, “If you’re not simultaneous on our system, you can’t release” well, okay? You’re more concerned about your competition with Sony than you are about delivering great games at good prices to your customers. Not a great model. Pretty vulnerable. Hopefully it doesn’t continue that way and we’re able to get past it. I think we will. I just want to be certain.”
It is an open secret now, relationship of indie developers with Microsoft can’t flourish if the parity clause will exist. Recently Microsoft’s Phil Harrison stated that Controversial Xbox One [email protected] parity clause will continue despite Indie Dev concerns.
What do you guys have to say about this entire controversy? Share your views with us in the comment section below.


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Restaurant business still has a chance to grow amidst economic fluctuation. EIC estimates a 4-5% business expansion in 2019-2020 as a result of changing population structure: smaller household, urban expansion and changing consumer lifestyle.
Moreover, increasing tourists also help boost restaurant growth. However, business competition tends to get more aggressive, especially the expansion of chain restaurants, whereas more new players step into the battle.
We have to keep our eye on Asian restaurants, especially the Japanese ones, and cafés like coffee shop because the competition tends to get violent.
The entrepreneurs have to adapt to key trends that will shape restaurant industry, such as popularity in fast casual restaurant, giving an importance to Foodie influencers and food searching platforms, as well as popularity in delivery channels.
Despite its constant growth, a great number of entrepreneurs cannot succeed and go out of business. So before stepping in, it is needed to be careful in choosing a proper location, to focus on quality and service, and to make a difference.
More importantly, cost management and building relationship with customers are the key to survive your business in the long run.
Restaurant business overview and its competition
Restaurant business tends to be constantly growing as a result of structural change like smaller household and changing consumer lifestyle.
Though the deflation in the consumption from household income hasn’t been much recovered in the last few years and the farm income is low-level, according to Euromonitor, it shows that food service1 business revenue in Thailand can still be constantly growing by 4% per year between 2013-2018.
Its growth is more than average private consumption in the same period: 2.4%; leading the market value to increase approximately to 880 billion bahts in 2018.
EIC estimates that restaurant service still tends to continuously grow by 4-5% between 2019-2020. The key driving factors are changing population structure of which a household gets smaller and needs more convenience, the urbanization along with the expansion of new shopping centers.
These factors affect people to change their behavior: dining out and ordering the takeaway more. According to NSO’s survey of Thai household expenditure on food, it reflects that Thai households spent more on eating out or takeaway approximately by 3% per year between 2009-2018, different from spending on self-cooking meals which grew only by 1% per year in the same period.
This information is consistent with the EIC survey on consumption behavior in 2017, which reported that 68% of respondents did more outdoor activities.
The most popular one, voted by 65%, was eating out. 76% of consumers spent more money on outdoor activities. Apart from domestic consumption, increasing foreign tourists also help push the income growth for restaurants despite the economic slowdown.
According to these foreign tourists’ expenditure on food and beverage between 2013-2017, it tended to constantly grow by 5% per year or approximately 10,568 bahts/person/trip. It reflects the opportunity for restaurant business to grow much more, especially in the significant tourist attractions.
Restaurant growth is mainly the result of chained restaurant expansion
According to Euromonitor, the sales of chained restaurant consistently expanded by 9% per year between 2012-2018, while branch expansion grew by around 8%. Most of the branches were expanded to the growing retail spaces. They grew more than non-chain restaurants whose sales and outlets respectively increased by only 4% and 2% per year.
Considering restaurant types, the ones with limited service, such as ordering at the counter and self-service or, in some places, with staff serving, tends to grow so much because they can serve in terms of speed, reduce staff numbers and maximize table turnover. It causes the entrepreneurs to invest this kind of restaurant. In the past, this kind of restaurant was mostly fast-food chain selling burgers; now other kinds of restaurants…
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Economic growth rates in Asia-Pacific are broadly rebounding and debt burdens stabilizing, giving rise to a stable outlook for sovereign creditworthiness in 2022. Still, the pace of recovery differs vastly, and some economies will experience deep economic scarring, according to a new report by Moody’s Investors Service.(more…)
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D&H Fall Show Set For November
D&H Distributing announced Wednesday that its Mid-Atlantic 2010 Fall Technology Show, the final show of the year, will be held Nov. 2 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pa.
The Fall show will feature a Microsoft Xbox exhibit, including the new Kinect gaming system.
The show will highlight new technologies with an Emerging Technologies Pavilion featuring several manufacturers new to D&H, such as Aeon Lighting Technology, Archos, Gear Head, InnoDigital, Interlink Electronics, IS Communications, Livio, New Potato, Nokia, Pixtree and XSKN.
Cisco, HP, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft will host seminars, while Acer, ASUS, Canon, Creative Labs, Haier, Hannspree, MSI, Panasonic, Pogoplug, Ricoh, SanDisk, Sony and Toshiba will appear as vendors.


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Most believe poor economy will last longer than 12 months, "tightening belts"
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Jeep Wrangler JL teaser publishedJuly 12, 2020
The press service of the American brand has published a teaser image of the new generation of the Jeep Wrangler JL SUV. The novelty will receive a powerful Hemi V8 engine.
A couple of hours ago, the Jeep press service posted a photo of the Wrangler SUV with an impressive hood and a 392 badge – a teaser appeared on the company’s official Facebook page.
The new JL generation Jeep Wrangler can be called a fantastic SUV. It is known that one of the new items will receive a powerful Hemi V8 engine. For decades, Jeep fans have been dreaming of a brand offering a V8 engine for the Wrangler SUV, but it seems like the wait is finally over.
This teaser post from Jeep shows off a very striking SUV design.
The powerful HEMI V8 engine, mentioned in a Jeep post on Facebook, is installed on several Dodge models, including the Charger Scat Pack and Challenger Scat Pack. Located under the hood of the Dodge Charger sedan, the powerful 6.4-liter Hemi V8 delivers 485 horsepower (644 nm), which is much more than any engine currently offered for the Jeep Wrangler. The engine works with an 8-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmission and can accelerate a Dodge Charger weighing 2,450 kg to the first “hundred” in just 4.5 seconds.
Not so long ago, our publication wrote about the race between the Lamborghini Urus and the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. As part of this article, it will become clear who is faster – the Italian Lamborghini Urus crossover or the mid-size Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk SUV. Arrivals were conducted by representatives of the tuning company Hennessey.4.
- Forgotten 70s Aston Martin supercar to be restored
- Classic Bentley Blower was assembled from Lego parts
- Nissan starts production of the updated crossover Qashqai
- Acura RDX crossover will be available in an exclusive PMC Edition
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Finally. No grainy paparazzi photos. No having to analyze the simple gestures they made while announcing their upcoming nuptials. The public finally has some up-close-and-personal, mushy and romantic Meghan Markle and Prince Harry photos to pore over.
Kensington Palace on Thursday released the couple’s engagement photos, and royal watchers went bananas. Here’s every little thing you could possibly want to know about these images:
– The basics
The photos were taken earlier this week at Frogmore House, Windsor – the same week that the “Suits” actress joined Prince Harry for the royal family’s Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace.
Prince Harry and Markle will marry on May 19 at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, which is a more intimate space than Westminster Abbey, where other recent royal weddings have taken place. The wedding will “reflect their characters and personalities,” the palace said in a statement.
– Can we talk about wardrobe choices?
Yeah, so Prince Harry is wearing a suit and tie. Cool. But Markle’s clothes immediately stand out. I mean, I’m no professional fashion critic, but her dress and its sheer-looking black top with gold trim is quite a bold choice for royal portraiture. The look is stunning and elegant but certainly doesn’t send any stuffy, traditional signals. Perhaps it’s fitting, as Markle is certainly not a cookie-cutter royal fiancee; she’s American, mixed-race and divorced.
The dress comes from British fashion house Ralph & Russo, the Guardian reports; the couture brand is the only British one to show at Paris Haute Couture Week. As far the sweater in the close-up shot, its origins are a little murkier; rumors that it could be a Victoria Beckham design haven’t been confirmed.
And then there’s the ring, of course, which is prominently featured. Designed by Prince Harry, it includes a diamond from Botswana (where they spent their third date camping), and two smaller diamonds from Princess Diana’s jewelry collection. Prince Harry told an interviewer he wanted “to make sure she’s with us on this crazy journey together.”
– Who took these photos?
Celebrity and fashion photographer Alexi Lubomirski, whose work frequently appears in the pages of Vogue magazines around the world, was the guy behind the lens. According to his website, he’s photographed a slew of famous women, from Beyoncé to Julia Roberts.
“A huge thank you to His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Ms. Markle, for allowing me to take their official engagement portraits,” Lubomirski wrote on Instagram. “Not only was it an incredible honour, but also an immense privilege to be invited to share and be a witness to this young couple’s love for each other. I cannot help but smile when I look at the photos that we took.”
Lubomirski spent four years as an assistant to Mario Testino, the famed fashion photographer who took the engagement photos of Prince Harry’s brother, Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Testino also took iconic photos of Princess Diana).
– Bonus photo!
Just two hours after the initial release of the pair of engagement photos, Kensington Palace released an additional candid photo from the engagement shoot while thanking the public “for all of the wonderful comments.”
“The couple are so grateful for the warm and generous messages they have received during such a happy time in their lives,” the palace statement reads. “As a way to say thank you, they have decided to share this candid photograph from the day of their portrait sittings directly with all of you.”
– How do these compare to past royal engagement photos?
Releasing engagement photos to big fanfare is nothing new for the royal family. In December 2010, Prince William and Kate Middleton released their own pair of engagement portraits, which were shot by Testino at St. James’s Palace in London.
Both of those photos appeared to have been taken indoors. The more formal photo featured William in a suit and Kate in a simple white dress.
The second photo showed the couple in a tight embrace, sporting giant smiles as their heads touched. Middleton’s engagement ring, which once belonged to Princess Diana, immediately stood out. The image also had echoes of the informal 1981 engagement photo of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, which featured the royal couple with big smiles. Prince Charles was in a button-up shirt and sitting as Diana, in a denim shirt, hugged him from behind.


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The world’s third-largest spirits maker, Suntory, will move production lines from China back to Japan because of the impact of the Coronavirus.
Mr. Takeshi Niinami, the chief executive of Suntory, has warned that the Coronavirus outbreak is hitting alcohol consumption, with a major impact on the catering industry, including restaurants and bars, which will eventually impact on Suntory’s sales and profits. “China will still be the production center, but the trend is to move production lines around the world, and Suntory will move its production lines gradually . . .


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Despite some teething issues and server queues during its console launch last week, Dauntless has been a triumph for the team at Phoenix Labs and they have the numbers to prove it.
The online action roleplaying game was officially released on May 21st and in its first seven days Dauntless has seen more than 6,000,000 new players. An incredible achievement that is no doubt due to it being completely free as well as being the first ever game to launch with cross-play across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The recent partnership between Phoenix Labs and Fortnite publisher, Epic Games, no doubt had some influence on this impressive launch milestone.
Digging deeper into those stats, players have initiated 20,000,000 hunts since last week, slaying a total of 13,000,000 Behemoths while 2,000,000 slayers have been forced to retreat. Interestingly, 60% of all parties have been formed via the game’s cross-play matchmaking though it hasn’t been confirmed how many Dauntless players there are per platform.
15,000,000 of in-game time have been logged across all platforms with 25,000,000 weapons forged. The Riftstalker is currently the most deadly Behemoth among within the current Dauntless bestiary. One creatures that isn’t so terrifying is the dog you’ll find wandering around the social hub area of Ramsgate (no, not that Ramsgate) though Phoenix Labs jests that it’s been petted too many times to count.
Critics have responded well to Daunltess since launch, the game currently sitting on an OpenCritic average of 81. Many have accurately described it as a lighter counterpart to Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World, with less focus on exploration and its own, slightly toonish art style.
Comparisons to Monster Hunter are inevitable but with Dauntless being free-to-play (it features a reasonably priced battle pass) and more more approachable, it’s easy to see the two games existing in the same space, but in two separate lanes.
Dauntless has been in and out of testing for a couple of years so it’s great to see it finally out in the wild. With support from Epic and its growing community, hopefully we’ll see the game expand in fun and interesting ways in the coming months.
Source: Twitter (@PlayDauntless)


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After several months of successfully trading bitcoin, LocalCryptos is now expanding the peer to peer platform. After the brand name change of the company from localEthereum to LocalCryptos, bitcoin was the first to be introduced as the second crypto on the platform in late 2019.
Furthermore, the company promised its users on bringing in more crypto to the peer to peer exchange. The move will be to have a huge impact on ensuring diversity as a trading platform.
LocalCryptos: Bitcoin Exchange
Though the bitcoin trading has not surpassed the originally traded digital currency, Ethereum, it is doing almost as good. So far, thousands of offers made for the peer to peer BTC- Fiat exchanges continue to improve.
The introduction of bitcoin was a great boost to the platform that the platform welcomed 10,000 new users. Also, there have been over 9500 successful trade from the local currency to bitcoin with a 100% improvement every week.
Localcryptos is already at an international level, covering more than 100 countries and with 100,000+ users. It has become one of the most popular non-custodian bitcoin-fiat exchange platforms.
Next in line: EOS, Dash or Litecoin?
Users have the chance to vote for one of the three shortlisted coins; EOS, Dash or Litecoin. The voting has opened today and will be closed after ten days.
Litecoin which lagged behind BSV about a month ago currently stands at sixth position. At the moment the coin trade volume is at $5,472,904,759 in the last 24hrs.
EOS is not far behind Litecoin. At 8th position, it has a market volume of $4,477,287,734 about $1m short of Litecoin
Among the three, dash has the lowest volumes of $904,795,421 in the last 24hrs at the 16th position. This is more than 6 times less that of Litecoin. the peer-to-peer currency is known for an instant, private and secure payments are one of the three digital currency.
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On a per-share basis earnings totaled 14 cents, a penny short of the 15 cents Wall Street expected. Second-quarter revenue was $1 billion, up 13.4% from $898 million a year ago and in line with Wall Street forecasts. Gross sales rose 17% in the United States and 9%abroad.
A 6% rise in Barbie sales and an 11% rise in Hot Wheels sales contributed to growth. Toy Story 3 also contributed, but American Girl sales were down by 4%.
Shares of Mattel slumped 8.2%, or $1.88, to $21.12 Friday, while chief rival


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A key to success for smart wearable devices in the enterprise, as well as the consumer marketplace, will be a "robust selection of third-party applications," observes market research firm IDC.
Check out the hottest mobile IT news for April 10, including Apple's allegations against Samsung and Google, how mobile payments will soon top the $500B mark, where the cloud-managed Wi-Fi market is headed, the expected growth of telematics in Western Europe and the increased use of location-based ad campaigns.
Due to its leading position as a smartphone and LTE baseband processor supplier, Qualcomm convincingly retained the third spot in the global semiconductor market, posting $17.2 billion in revenue last year, up 30.6 percent year-over-year.
Quick rundownon the latest mobile IT news for Monday, 3/10 including: the new mobile taskforce at the FCC, a push for native advertising versus banner ads in mobile, mobile payment system Paym unveiled by U.K. banks, Chinese making up over half of mobile handset shipments next year and Samsung's role as supplier of Apple's new A8 chip in smartphones.
Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S5 and the second version of its Knox mobile security platform at the Mobile World Congress as part of an effort to gain a greater share of the enterprise mobility market--a market left open by BlackBerry's stumbles.
Quick rundown on the latest mobile IT news for Monday, 3/3 including: why migrating banner ads to mobile is a bad idea for marketers, Freescale Semiconductor creates a new microcontroller for wearables, tablets gain ground in 2013 as a whole while Apple shrinks, speedier 802.11ac access helps grow WLAN gear revenue and Apple's plans to expand its product line-up.
With little mobile experience, Microsoft's new CEO, Satya Nadella, will need to turn Microsoft's fortunes around in the mobility space or risk losing its dominant position in enterprise IT.
Quick rundown on the latest mobile IT news for Wednesday, 2/5 including: the hefty spending on mobile devices by IT, Samsung's estimates on BYOD and corporate-liable mobile users, Juniper's predictions for the augmented reality products market, WLAN's impact on enterprise edge revenue and the increase of Apple iOS' tablet market share.
Enterprise purchases of tablets are forecast by IDC to accelerate in mature markets in 2014 and beyond, while consumer purchases are expected to slow due to market saturation and greater competition for the consumer dollar.
Check out the hottest mobile IT stories for Thursday, Jan. 9, including the launch of a mediation process between Apple and Samsung, iris scanners as the next security feature for Samsung phones, the best tablets for mobile workers, Azzurri's new mobile enterprise unit and the unveiling of wireless chargers for Apple products at CES.


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Hyderabad: Reserve Bank of India chief Duvvuri Subbarao on Tuesday said monetary steps may be warranted to curb inflation expectations in face of sustained high food inflation, flagging the need to revisit politically sensitive subsidy schemes in agriculture.
The Reserve Bank of India governor also said that the government’s food for work programme and proposed food subsidy bill will further raise fiscal deficit and inflationary pressures.
A file photo of RBI governor D. Subbarao.
Food inflation has been stubbornly high over the last few years in India, inspite of record foodgrain production and robust buffer stocks.
The RBI has already raised rates 13 times since early March 2010 to clamp down on stubborn inflation, largely driven by high food prices.
“The direct role of monetary policy in combating food price pressures is limited, but in the face of sustained high food inflation, monetary action may still be warranted to anchor inflation expectations,” Subbarao said in a speech at a conference in Hyderabad.
The comments, hawkish as they seem, may not warrant a change in RBI’s stance which has signalled a likely pause in rate hikes in the December policy and may be extend it, if inflation falls in line with the RBI’s projected trajectory.
The central bank, in a bid to ease tight banking system liquidity, will buyback bands upto Rs10,000 crore ($1.9 billion) on Thursday.
Subbarao said large increases in the minimum support prices on food grains by the government to farmers was one of the reasons driving food inflation.
“There is a case for revisiting subsidy regime for a number of reasons, including the pressure it exerts on food inflation.”
His criticism comes on the first day of a parliamentary session in which the government will propose doubling food subsidies to about $24 billion in an effort to bolster its support among millions of poor ahead of state elections.
Agricultural subsidies are a politically volatile issue as farmers constitute a large votebank for political parties.
The central bank chief also said the supply chain of farm products is a major source of price pressures and the cross-country experience on the benefits of multi-brand foreign direct investment on inflation is “ambiguous”.
Cabinet may decide to allow chains such as the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc to operate in the country with a majority stake under strict local sourcing rules, a senior government source told Reuters.
A draft cabinet note suggesting so-called multi-brand retail foreign firms could hold up to 51% ownership has already been reviewed, a senior government source said on Friday.
Subbarao also said that the government’s proposed food subsidy bill is another major potential source of inflationary pressure.
“The higher food subsidy burden on the budget will raise the fiscal deficit, exacerbating macro level inflationary pressures.”
Estimates suggest that 68% of the country’s 1.2 billion population will get a legal entitlement for food grains after the bill is enacted, which will significantly raise annual grain procurement demand even as the available marketed surplus would not increase in the same proportion.
The governor made it clear “a lasting solution to food price pressures lies in a supply response” from the government.
Data released last week showed India’s food price index rose 10.63% and the fuel price index climbed 15.49% in the year to 5 November.
The central bank chief said the RBI’s rupee policy remains the same, on a day when it slid to its life-low.
“Our (RBI’s) policy remains the same, which is to manage volatility in exchange rate and to ensure that exchange rate volatility does not impair macro-economic stability.”
Subbarao, added that exchange rate movement, especially in the last three to four days was driven by global dynamics and the RBI expects reverse adjustment (in rupee) to take place when the European situation resolves itself.
“Till then obviously I can’t comment whether the RBI is intervening or not but we are watching the market,” he said.
Earlier in the day, the partially convertible rupee hit a record low of 52.73 per dollar and at 01:30 pm was at 52.465/470.
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THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — With Thanksgiving but a week away, U.S. health officials want to be sure you don’t get sick from any salmonella that might be lurking in your turkey.
In a new report, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detail the tracking of a recent multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products.
All told, 356 people were sickened in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Among those patients, 44% were hospitalized and one died.
“We found this particular outbreak throughout the turkey industry,” said lead researcher Rashida Hassan, a CDC epidemiologist.
Although the number of people getting sick from contaminated turkey has dwindled, cases are still being seen, she said.
“Our investigation ended in April of this year, because the number of cases we saw kind of slowed down, but they didn’t completely go away. We have still seen people infected with this outbreak strain of salmonella, so people still continue to get sick,” Hassan said.
According to Hassan, the CDC wasn’t able to pinpoint the source of the contamination because it appeared to affect the total turkey supply chain.
Tainted products included whole turkeys, turkey parts and ground turkey. Salmonella was found in meat for both humans and pets.
Salmonella was also found in live turkeys, Hassan said.
“So, all of these pieces of evidence let us know that there was industry-wide contamination of this particular strain of salmonella, rather than being isolated to particular foods or facility, as we normally see in these foodborne outbreaks,” she said.
A group that represents the turkey industry said it is doing its part to battle salmonella in turkey products.
The National Turkey Federation “is supporting research on the ever-changing nature of salmonella and how that knowledge can be used in practical applications,” said Beth Breeding, a spokeswoman for the federation.
“We have also launched a focused communications effort to bolster consumer food-safety education,” she added.
“The bottom line is that turkey is perfectly safe to eat when it is properly cooked and handled, and the best way for consumers to protect themselves from foodborne illnesses is to practice good food safety,” Breeding said.


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Just one statement cape wasn’t enough!
Stepping out for the first time since her glam New Orleans wedding, Solange Knowles hit up Art Basel in Miami Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 3—and you know she was wearing the only ensemble that could have possibly followed up her stunning caped wedding dress by Kenzo.
Beyonce‘s sister, 28, attended—and even took the stage at—the IWC Schaffhausen ‘Timeless Portofino’ event in lemon pants and a matching strapless top, complete with a ruffled train, keeping the superhero accessory trend alive and well.
The mom to Daniel Julez Smith, Jr., 10, accessorized her sunny look with golden accessories—bangles and heeled sandals. Solange kept her makeup minimal, and let her natural curls bounce free as she sang and danced for the audience.
Just before attending the gala, the “Losing You” made a quick appearance at Rimowa’s Miami store opening, where she seemed to hint at her hue for the evening by sporting a white crisscrossed crop top with oversized mustard pants. (Sadly, no caped crusading here, though.)
The bold two-piece brought to mind the singer’s wedding dress, a plunging ivory stunner with a dramatic long cape train (as seen on Vogue.com), which she wore to tie the knot with Alan Ferguson in NOLA on Nov. 16.
While Knowles was performing at the evening event, celebs like Emily Blunt, Adriana Lima, and James Marsden milled about, eager to start shopping the annual art show’s famed collection. “I just got a new house, and I don’t have a single piece of work on my walls. I’m trying to decorate my whole house in two days,” Marsden, 41, jokingly confessed to Us Weekly. “I’m not a collector, but I aspire to be.”
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Parking incentives, a mystery-shopper scheme and new town centre activities are a step closer for Carmarthen after the county council's executive board agreed to back a new business improvement district (Bid).
The Bid organisation would raise just over £160,000 per year by levying a charge on members and run for an initial period of five years, subject to confirmation via a postal ballot.
It would have its own website and be led by a board including representatives from businesses and other organisations, with the county council occupying one seat.
There is said to be overwhelming support for the Bid proposal in the town.
Council leader Emlyn Dole said Bid organisations could make a real difference, and that it was very important to have the right officer helping to drive the scheme forward.
"At the moment the offer (in Carmarthen) is excellent but there are more possibilities with a Bid in the town," said Cllr Dole.
The Carmarthen Bid's priorities are improving business profitability, improving parking for businesses and customers, and improving the profile and look of the town.
Member businesses would pay an annual levy equivalent to 1.5% of their rateable value if it's over £6,000.
For a business with a £50,000 rateable value, it would work out at £750 per year.
A five-year plan sets out how the £847,000 raised would be spent, although the Bid board would also seek external sources of funding.
One pledge is to fund a town centre ambassador as part of a "croeso cynnes" (warm welcome) initiative, while a loyalty card scheme for shoppers and staff would be explored.
The executive board also agreed to collect the levy at no cost, and to vote in the ballot on behalf of the 15 premises it owns within the Bid zone.
Cllr Peter Hughes Griffiths, executive board member for culture, sport and tourism, said: "There is a lot of enthusiasm for this. Everyone will benefit from it."
A report before the executive board said the council's ability to transform Carmarthen town centre would be affected if the Bid did not materialise.
Full council will make the final decision regarding the setting up of the Bid scheme, with the proposed ballot to take place this autumn or winter.
John Nash, chairman of the Carmarthen Bid steering group, wrote in a draft Bid document that the town had experienced economic and retail difficulties over the last decade or so.
But he said Carmarthen was resilient, and that only by working together and taking control as businesses "can we maintain our standing as the West Wales place to do business".
He added: "Successful Bids in our neighbouring towns will have had a significant impact on their trading environments so we have no choice, Vote Yes, or we risk falling by the wayside."


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Dove cleanses negative Facebook apps
Personal care brand Dove launched a new app that allows you to replace Facebook ads and sponsored stories with compliments and women-empowering quotes.
Why it matters
This app is a clever way to get rid of negative online ads that encourage women to transform their bodies and it will certainly draw criticism and complaints from some advertisers. But considering the huge amount of online advertising that reinforces negative body stereotypes, will other brands rush to produce this type of app that spreads positivity – no matter the category?
Yamamay’s A-side and B-side are two suntan creams able to provide UV protection, tan intensification and firmer bust and buttock skin.
The i-phone app Sun Alert Lite calculates how long tan-lovers can stay in the sun. Users type in their skin type, the SPF of applied sun cream and the actual weather conditions. The app buzzes a warning when it is time to go back into the shade.


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A cuppa ethics: Winnipeg closing in on fair trade label
The executive policy committee asked staff to highlight the negligible costs of going fair trade.
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Winnipeg is one step closer to becoming a fair trade city.
On Wednesday, council’s executive policy committee (EPC) signalled its support for an application the Fair Trade Winnipeg steering committee plans to make with the city’s endorsement.
But more than simply affirming the application, the city needs to walk the walk by changing its coffee and tea suppliers to be 100 per cent fair trade, identifying future goals for sourcing fairtrade products, assign a council or staff member a role on the steering committee, and publish Fair Trade info on the city website.
City staff delivered a report Wednesday that looked at the feasibility of each requirement and compared the cost of fair trade and non-certified coffee.
On the cost front, the report concluded, “there are no significant financial implications of Winnipeg becoming a fair trade town."
Mayor Brian Bowman said the final green light is still council’s to give, but an amendment made to the motion for endorsement Wednesday asked staff to specifically highlight the negligible cost difference before council.
“It was confirming, adding clarity to the report, confirming that it would be cost neutral,” Bowman said. “It was just making sure that it’s not going to cost taxpayers more to do this.”
The Fair Trade Winnipeg steering committee—established in 2014—can make its application for the city to be granted Fair Trade Town designation only after council approves the policy to serve exclusively fair-trade coffee, tea and sugar at municipal properties.
If that happens and the application is subsequently approved, Winnipeg would be the 23rd jurisdiction in Canada to gain the designation, following Gimli and Brandon, which went fair trade in 2009 and 2014, respectively.


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Barnes & Noble hasn’t given a specific date for when they plan to release Nook Video app and start selling movies and TV shows on the Nook HD, but they have been dropping hints about the content they plan to sell.
Today B&N announced they had signed new deals with NBC and Fox. These deals will bring a wide selection of movies and TV shows to Nook HD owners, including blockbuster films like Snow White and the Huntsmen, Battleship, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and many more. These deals will also add hit TV shows like The Michael Richards Show, Coupling, Good Morning Miami, and other hit titles from Fox and NBC.
“We’re pleased to offer customers an even wider selection of their favorite movies and TV shows through our new leading studio partners,” said Jonathan Shar, Vice President & General Manager, Emerging Digital Content, NOOK Media. “NOOK Video is one of the most exciting new offerings for customers to enjoy on new NOOK devices when they arrive this month, and with NOOK’s seamless UltraViolet integration, customers can even shop online, from NOOK devices, or physical DVDs and Blu-ray discs in our retail stores and access their digital copies from our safe and secure NOOK Cloud for instant entertainment wherever they go.”
Nook Video is expected to go live later this year.


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It took me three years to feel comfortable enough to share what I have been learning as I follow my passion to work in food and agriculture. But on Medium, I’ve been met with threats of violence by activists. And most recently, I get emails from people on how I’m doing things wrong.
If the title of this article made you click to this article, good, I hope you will mindfully read it.
Last December, I started syndicating several of my articles on animal agriculture, raising meat and butchering on Medium. While there a little bit of positive reception, there…
As women, one of the many stories we tell ourselves is that we don’t deserve to be loved. Here’s how my first encounter with my horse Cadie showed that this simply isn’t true, and how accepting the fact we do deserve love is a step towards healing.
Cadie came into my life last week. I purchased her as a project horse from a sweet, young trainer who’d rescued her from an abusive home. She’d started her rehab, but couldn’t take it any further. I drove almost to the Canadian border to see her, even though I’d already decided to buy…
National parks, road trips, and Airbnb staycations are top fall travel plans in 2020. Here’s how it’s impacting local travel and tourism businesses, towns, and community residents.
Travel and tourism have taken a serious blow because of COVD-19; the pandemic has brought travel to a near standstill. By the end of this year, it’s estimated that the U.S. travel and tourism industry will have lost $505 billion dollars, and those losses won’t be recovered until 2024. The industry has now entered what The Travel U.S. Association has called, “The Great Travel Recession.”
How to butcher a whole animal and cook the different cuts
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I was learning and unlearning so rapidly, I had no desire to try and articulate it during the process. …
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It really doesn’t. Especially if you are someone who’s just learning to cook more at home, starting to learn to like doing it, but still want efficiency…
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When it comes to our food we’re eating better, for the most part. Yeah, we’re eating more vegetables and we know wholesome food is good for us, but many of us are still eating too many processed foods due to time and cost constraints.
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Last year, I identified four major food trends that were forever changing grocery stores. In that article, I talked about the revival of butcher shops and shopping at farmers' markets. In late February, the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. and we shut down our country in hopes of avoiding a large death toll.
Three days ago, a friend of mine told me she had $5 to her name after buying what little food she could afford. She’s a single mom, has three children, and looking for employment. Having just canned and preserved 50 pounds of fruit and vegetables, I told her to come over and get anything she needed.
She said: “I can’t pay you.”
I said: “No payment needed, it’s a gift. Come over when you can.”
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GLOBAL TRADE WAR
Trade war costs global value chains 5 years of growth, UN says
Aside from the trade war, restrictive trade policies during the Covid-19 pandemic have also amplified shocks as producing countries restricted exports, the report states.
How to win the global battle for microchip dominance
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Virus sends Narendra Modi from ‘vocal for local’ to relying on global aid
Nations including the U.S., the U.K., France and Germany have pledged aid after a second wave of the pandemic overwhelmed India’s healthcare system. Even China, with whom New Delhi is entangled in a border standoff, has offered assistance.
Backbone of digital economy, the global chip shortage is a clear warning for India
India has negligible manufacturing presence in the most vital cog of the digital world.
From the narrow lanes of Meerut, Stag is an unlikely winner of US-China trade war
The pandemic changed the game for Stag International. Cashing in on the decreased reliance on Chinese companies, the brand seized the opportunity to expand its turf in the US.
US trade war pushing China to steal tech, talent, Taiwan says
Washington has taken aim at China's tech industry during the bitter trade dispute, putting sanctions on firms including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies Ltd, saying they are a threat to national security, angering Beijing.
China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the U.S. to "stop smearing" the reputation of China's ruling Communist Party and to "stop conniving at or even supporting the erroneous words and actions of separatist forces for Taiwan independence and stop undermining China's sovereignty.
Airbus CEO urges trade war ceasefire, easing of COVID travel bans
Washington progressively imposed import duties of 15% on Airbus jets from 2019 after a prolonged dispute at the World Trade Organization, and the EU responded with matching tariffs on Boeing jets a year later. Wine, whisky and other goods are also affected.
China downplays US Prez Biden's vow to confront it, says both countries can do 'big things' together
During his tenure, Trump pushed aggressively on all aspects of US-China ties, including with his relentless trade war, challenging China's military hold on the disputed South China Sea, its constant threats to Taiwan and describing coronavirus as “China virus”
India’s equalisation levy: Will it ignite a new trade war?
USTR’s report points out that: “India’s Digital services taxes is an outlier. It taxes numerous categories of digital services that are not leviable under other DSTs adopted around the world. This brings more US companies within the scope of the DST, and makes the measure significantly more burdensome.”
India-Taiwan trade prospects look promising in 2021: TAITRA
The overall restructuring of supply chains will give India a very unique place and attract many Taiwanese companies to invest in the country, TAITRA chairman James CF Huang said.
Global trade disrupted by Covid, US-China trade war: Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS
Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International (Leading public policy body) was moderating a webinar organised by CUTS International, ‘Why India Should Join, or Not, the RCEP; its pros and cons’.
Trade war goes down under: China slaps 200% tax on Australian wine
In the latest blow, China's commerce ministry announced wine importers will be forced to pay deposits of as 107-212 percent of the value of their goods at customs, saying the move was in response to "substantive harm caused to the relevant domestic wine industry".
China's 'shadow trade war' threatens Australia
Biting new Chinese trade tariffs have stoked fears that Australia's virus-weakened economy is being targeted for political retribution and the two countries may be sliding into a shadow trade war.
U.S. appeals WTO ruling on its multi-billion tariffs on China
A three-person panel had ruled that Washington had not justified why the tariffs imposed after a Section 301 investigation against China were a justifiable exception to its obligations.
Trump's trade war does little good for US industry
In slapping tariffs on appliances and components imported from China in response to Whirlpool's pleas, the Republican incumbent ultimately hurt American consumers, as prices for washing machines and dryers soared.
Damage from Trump's trade wars won't heal quickly: Analysts
One of Trump's main 2016 campaign themes was that the US -- the world's biggest economy -- had been taken advantage of by its trade partners and he pledged to shake up global trade arrangements and eliminate the nation's trade deficit.
Globalisation revised but not reversed by Covid
While global trade volumes have inevitably fallen as the world plunged into recession and travel restrictions and social distancing curtailed the movement of people, the economic ties built up by successive waves of globalisation are proving more resilient than some thought.


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Aug 18th, 2018
The new album from Ballyhoo! will be called Detonate and will be released on September 28th. Pre-order will be available on August 31st and you get 3 tracks instantly. The band produced it themselves and will be releasing it on their own label Right Coast Records.


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MAUN – The Horticultural ban imposed by the Botswana government over a year ago took centre stage at the annual Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) conference held in Maun last week.
On one end, it was government ministers led by Fidelis Molao responsible for Agriculture and junior minister at Investment, Trade and Industry Beauty Manake. On the other it was the HATAB community led by board chairperson Joe Motse and Chief Executive Lilly Rakorong.
In 2021 government invoked the Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges Act to impose restrictions on imports of some horticultural products including butternuts, cocktail tomatoes, tomatoes, onions, green mealies and chilies. Recently the government announced that it is expanding the list by adding cucumbers to the prohibited goods.
On Friday, the HATAB community wanted Molao to explain if the government would not consider to immediately halting the ban on the horticultural products as it has proved to have a negative impact on the hospitality sub-sector.
In his response, Molao said that while the ban is to go on for the next eight or so months, “A review process of the ban will be triggered even before the elapse of the two year period that was set in 2021”.
Unhappy with the government’s response, HATAB members resolved to officially write government and request an immediate Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) of the impact of the ban. The resolution to request a RIA was part of the over eight resolutions which were taken at this year’s conference held under the theme, “Tourism: An engine that fosters sustainable growth”.
The Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) was formed in 1982 and over the past 41 years, the association has helped to improve and promote the tourism industry which is the second-largest contributor to the country’s economy. In addition, HATAB ensures that high standards are maintained throughout the industry.


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Today, URTVCAST has the documents and skill of early computerized distributing players like Joystiq, produces the Internet's most convincing recordings, audits, highlights and breaking news about the general population, items and thoughts molding our reality.
Amazon is dealing with building a couple of keen glasses to house its Alexa voice associate, and a home surveillance camera that could be connected to its current Echo associated gadgets to additionally extend their capacities, as indicated by a report in the FT refering to individuals comfortable with the organization's designs.
The daily paper says either of these items could be propelled before the finish of the year, close by updates to existing Echo gadgets.
Gmail is pressed with a ton of efficient highlights, similar to Smart Replies for portable clients. So it's somewhat astounding to understand that Gmail will just now begin to consequently recognize and change over addresses, telephone numbers and contacts into joins.
Need to get 50 percent of your battery life back with only 30 minutes of charging? You can do that with the iPhone 8 (and 8 Plus) and iPhone X (by means of Engadget). These are the principal telephones put out by Apple that will bolster a speedier charge rate on the off chance that you have a higher limit charger – however you'll need to lift one of those up independently to exploit.


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The digital cartoon property Off the Leash has signed a trio of new deals, including a worldwide book deal with Macmillan Publishing.
The new partnerships were negotiated by Clive Juster & Associates, which was appointed to represent the brand in February.
The dog-focused Off the Leash series of comics was created by cartoonist Rupert Fawcett and launched online in March 2012, with Fawcett publishing a new cartoon each day.
Macmillan Publishing has signed a worldwide book deal with the first title set to be released this Christmas; Customworks is creating a range of coasters and fridge magnets; and Art You Grew Up With is planning a series of limited edition prints.
“Every so often a cartoon comes along that connects immediately with the public at large and Off The Leash is without doubt one of those brands,” says Jon Butler, head of non-fiction, Macmillan. “Rupert’s cartoons are consistently funny and have broad international appeal. We are certain that this new series of books will bring great enjoyment to dog lovers everywhere.”


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A California woman’s decision to plaster emojis on her outside walls, a move neighbors say came after they reported her for renting out her home on Airbnb, has made headlines around the world. But the war in Manhattan Beach, a city in southern California, sums up a wider problem for neighborhoods transformed by the tech platform: what happens if your neighbors hate it?
Neighborly disputes over Airbnb and other home-share properties are frequent, said Dan Weber, the founder of Airbnb Hell, a website that collects horror stories from hosts, renters and neighbors of Airbnb homes.
“It is fairly common, unfortunately, for neighbors of Airbnb rentals to suffer just for living next to a space,” he said. “People staying in an Airbnb rental are usually on vacation, and what happens is that the neighbors end up inadvertently living next to a party house.”
Dozens of accounts on the site complain about noise levels, parking hazards and drug use near their homes. “I have listened to countless nights trying to sleep, through drunken, drugged behaviour, people roaring and screaming, night and early morning,” one user wrote. “The latest rave resulted in a near riot in front of the house when drunken partygoers screamed and fought in the front yard when the police came for the third time that day,” another said.
Weber said he had looked into class-action lawsuits against Airbnb, to be brought by both hosts and guests, but the company’s air-tight terms of service agreement generally prevents any kind of legal action. Neighbor complaints may be a loophole, however, as they “never consented to this”, he said. Cities such as New York and San Francisco have created hotlines to allow neighbors to report illegal short-term rentals in their buildings. Weber said Airbnb should be doing more to address the issue.
“If Airbnb did a better job of policing their own platform, this would be less of a problem,” he said. “It seems they choose profit over the safety, health and wellbeing of both their users and the neighbors.”
Airbnb said it launched its “Neighbor Tool” in 2016 to help community members to “be good neighbors in the places they call home”. “Hosting is a big responsibility and those who fail to meet our standards and expectations will be subject to suspension or removal,” an Airbnb spokeswoman told the Guardian. The online form allows people who live near rental properties to file complaints about problems including “noise, party, or disturbances”, common spaces such as parking and trash collection, and “ general concerns”.
And beyond just becoming a neighborly nuisance, Airbnb has faced a global backlash for the effects that converting permanent housing into holiday homes can have on entire communities. One paper from UCLA found Airbnb was “having a significant effect on Los Angeles’ housing market and is contributing to the housing crisis” in the city. The short-term rental economy has been blamed for upending housing markets in cities such as Barcelona and Paris, displacing locals and exacerbating urban inequality.
Apostolos Filippas, an economist who authored the paper The Tragedy of Your Upstairs Neighbors: When Is the Home-Sharing Externality Internalized?, said the immediate effects were complicated and difficult to measure. Short-term rentals might have positive effects such as bringing money to local economies and neighborhoods often overlooked by tourists, but they in turn might raise rental costs for local residents.
He and his co-author discussed both monetary and non-monetary impacts: will Airbnb cause your rents to go up? And perhaps more importantly, what does it do for your quality of life?
“How do you measure noise? The effect noise has on me may be different than the effects [it has] on others,” he said. “In the end, strangers are not subject to the same social norms as long-term neighbors, and they may not behave the same way.”
In Manhattan Beach, the community where the emoji house is located, neighbors say owner Kathryn Kidd retaliated with a bright paint job after the community reported her for renting out her home on Airbnb illegally.
The house is now bright pink and emblazoned with two large emojis, one with a zipper mouth (neighbors say it’s a “shut up” emoji) and another with eyes pointing in different directions and its tongue sticking out, both with exaggerated eyelashes. Locals say the piece amounts to “bullying” and an “F-U to the rest of the street”. Kidd claims it’s all in good fun.
She hired a local artist, Z the Art, to paint the mural after she was fined $4,000 for violating city laws on short-term rentals. The unit has now been relisted on Airbnb for rentals of a minimum of 30 days at a time, in keeping with local laws.
Kidd did not respond to a request for comment but previously told Easy Reader News the emojis were not intended to mock neighbors. “I’m trying not to offend anybody,” Kidd said. “I did it for the purpose of being happy, being positive, and I think it’s cute and quirky and kind of funny, and certainly was a time for the emoji.”
Z the Art said Kidd mentioned none of these issues to him when he was hired for the job. She did have “three or four specific emojis in mind” and they decided on two after he made some designs. He never expected his work to be at the center of a neighborhood war.
“The whole area is right up the street from the beach – I would kill to ever be able to afford property like that,” he said. “This just seems like way too much attention for a paint job; there’s a lot going on in the world.”


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Samsung Electronics Co. has launched the world’s first curved television, named the Curved OLED TV. This concave television provides a more life-like television viewing experience than flat-screen television sets. It provides users with a strong panoramic effect, which can be strongly felt while watching video featuring the natural environment and scenic landscapes.
World's first curved-screen OLED TV from Samsung
This Curved OLED TV was launched by the South Korean manufacturer at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show ‘CES’. This innovative product is actually a concept television, and has been launched mainly to check the interest of consumers in the market. It is not expected to be available for sale soon, so there is no cost price.
The world’s first OLED television by Samsung offers enhanced viewing angles, which makes people who are watching a video feel as if they are surrounded by the beautiful scenery being played out.
Samsung's curved-screen OLED TV being presented to the media
TV screen designs have moved from convex, to flat screen, and now to concave curved screens. What do you think of this curved-screen OLED television from Samsung? Would you like watching TV on it?


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China's wine investment market cools down
Updated: 2012-05-14 16:05
By Liu Zheng (chinadaily.com.cn)
China, the world's fifth largest wine consumer, has shown the sign of a cooling wine market, the Oriental Morning Post reported Monday.
Shanghai, China's main distribution center for imported wines, have seen declining wine imports for five consecutive months, Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.
The Shanghai Customs District imported 29.63 million liters of wine in the first quarter of this year, and the average price dropped to $9.8 per liter. March imports were 7.35 million liters, a month-on-moth decrease of 11.3 percent according to the Xinhua report.
By contrast, in the second half of last year, the domestic wine market was extremely hot, and the average price reached $11.6 per liter.
According to industry insiders, China's wine market is returning to rational, said the Oriental Morning Post report.
Affected by the cooling high-end wine investment market, prices of products from Chateau Lafite Rothschild, a top-notch French vineyard plummeted. As of May 8, the bonded price of a 2008 Lafite product tumbled 53.4 percent to 7,230 yuan ($1,143.79) from 15,500 yuan and the bonded price of a 2004 Lafite product fell to 2,850 yuan from 4,900 yuan.
The report also quoted Wang Jiaqi, business development director of Shanghai Wine Exchange, as saying that before February 2011, prices of Lafite products had been skyrocketing, with buyers from China being an important force for its boom.
According to previously published data from the French Bordeaux Wine Industry Associations in 2010, China replaced the United Kingdom and Germany for the first time to become the largest importer of Bordeaux wine in 2010.
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Coldani Olive Ranch, maker of the nationally-distributed Calivirgin olive oil, has announced their acquisition of the regional Lodi Olive Oil Co.
Coldani’s products are sold in specialty shops around the country. Lodi, while only distributed in California, has a greater number of accounts. The arrangement marks a victory for both brands: Calivirgin can make use of new distribution channels, while Lodi can enjoy a nationwide reach.
“They’re decently established locally; they’re in quite a few stores that we aren’t in,” said Mike Coldani, manager of the olive ranch’s growing and milling operations, in an interview with The Record.
Coldani added that each brand offers a different taste that appeals to different markets. While Calivirgin is harvested mechanically and planted in dense hedgerows, Lodi oil is made from a different variety of olives — Ascolano and Frantoio — and grown in traditional orchards harvested by hand.
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Founded by Phyllis Jordan in 1978, PJ's Coffee of New Orleans prides itself on the precision roasting of its coffee beans. “One of the key things when it comes to roasting coffees is not going so dark with the roast,” PJ's Coffee lead roaster Felton Jones explains. “There's a fine line that if crossed, then you've gone too far. There's another fine line that if it's not crossed, then you haven't gone far enough. Roasting in small batches allows us to be able to better control that.”
After roasting, PJ's Coffee protects the flavor of its beans with short-turnaround packaging. “There's no better way to capture freshness than with a two-week shelf life,” he emphasizes. While these micro-roasting and short-turnaround packaging processes might produce excellent cups of Joe, they also can add up to more than a few dollars.
Pressed by costs, eco-concerns
Like many other industries, coffee retailers are under pressure to implement sustainable business practices. PJ's Coffee already had started using greenware cups in its retail stores, when the franchisor was approached by Sonoco (www.sonoco.com) with new form/fill/seal bags that touted lowered carbon footprints. The bag's three-layer structure is composed of polyester, foil and a polyethylene sealant. This allows Sonoco to use 10 percent less material, 15 percent less energy and produce 10 percent less carbon emissions when manufacturing the bags when compared to a traditional four-ply structure.
The new bags also hold twice as much coffee as PJ's previous packaging, which held a half pound of beans. This has reduced the amount of packaging tape, stretch film and corrugated boxes PJ's Coffee uses to ship coffee to its chain stores. “We shipped roughly 4,500 to 5,000 cases/month to our chain stores,” Jones explains, “and we've had a cost-savings of somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 cents per case.”
Because of the cost-savings, PJ's Coffee has been able to buck the trend of restaurants and food-and-beverage retailers raising prices to cope with increasing costs. “Because of the decrease in materials costs, we were able to pass along some of the cost savings to our customers,” Jones says. “We had a slight decrease in our retail pricing.”
Celebrating Crescent City culture
Hurricane Katrina took approximately 30 percent of PJ's Coffee stores in the New Orleans area when it ravaged the city in 2005, but the storm also brought a renewed city pride for the coffee retailer. PJ's Coffee became active in the movement to return New Orleans to its former splendor: It launched Kids Drop, a donation program where people were encouraged to donate toys, clothes, nonperishable food and books to children affected by the hurricane; and Preservation Blend, a limited-edition coffee that was used to raise funds for relief efforts. The company also expanded its moniker to include “of New Orleans” and hired a local advertising agency to redesign its coffee bean packaging. “We wanted our bags to be a direct reminder of the city's history and culture,” Jones explains. “We really want to put the taste of home on our bags.”
To create the award-winning packaging, Innovative Advertising (www.peoplewhothink.com) used illustrations of the Canal Street Trolley, Jackson Square Chapel, Bourbon Street Jazz Band and a Garden District antebellum manor. Sonoco printed the images using a laser-engraved, rotogravure printing process with matte finishing.
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The bags are filled with beans that have been processed on an Opus roaster from Cia. Lilla de Máquinas Ind. e Com (www.lillaroasters.com). A series 1500 f/f/s machine from Universal Packaging (www.upiweb.com) fills the packages at speeds up to 40 bags/min. Packed bags are placed into a carton by hand, and operators seal the cartons using a 3M (solutions.3m.com/en_US) 3Matic 200A adjustable tape sealer.
Since moving to the new bags, PJ's Coffee has experienced fewer problems during packaging “It wasn't that we had problems in the past,” says Jones. “It was just that the ease at which the bag moves across our machine is unbelievable. So we have a lot more problem-free manufacturing.”
As a result, the retailer not only has been able to increase productivity and control costs, it also has expanded its product line. When PJ's Coffee launched the new packaging, it used the bags for seven products. Today, the franchisor offers 26 varieties of coffee in the 1-lb bags.
More information is available:
Sonoco, 843/383-7794. www.sonoco.com.
3M, 800/362-3550. solutions.3m.com/en_US.
Cia. Lilla de Máquinas Ind. e Com., 55-11-6-422-7366. www.lillaroasters.com.
Innovative Advertising, LLC, 985/809-1975. www.peoplewhothink.com.
Universal Packaging, Inc., 800/324-2610. www.upiweb.com.
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I know… it’s so yummy. But more and more evidence is accumulating that milk and dairy products are bad news: they significantly contribute to acne.
Epidemiological studies have suggested this for a while. A study published last year shows not only is more milk drinking associated with more acne, but skim milk drinking is even worse than whole milk drinking. (Btw, more fish-eating also means less acne.)
Another recent journal article studied athletes who developed acne from their whey protein (a milk protein) supplements. Then, when they eliminated the whey protein from their diet, the acne went away.
In another commentary on more articles published last year, the author states that acne is yet another disease of the western diet, in the club with obesity, diabetes and cancer. By the way, sugar is implicated as a cause of acne as well. And sugar increases skin picking too. Read more about the role of food in skin picking.
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The corresponding agreement was signed in the regional government on March 18. The document was signed by the Governor Anton Alikhanov, the General Director of JSC “Development Corporation of the Kaliningrad Region” Andrey Tolmachev and the General Director of LLC “DMS Vostok” Mikhail Breitman.
The company “DMS Vostok” is a new investor for the region, which intends to build a plant for the production of dairy products, including butter, whole milk powder and skimmed milk powder. According to the plan, the production of butter will exceed 5.4 thousand tons per year, whole milk powder and skimmed milk powder will amount to more than 22.5 thousand tons.
“Dairy cattle breeding in the Kaliningrad Region has been showing high growth rates over the past few years. The investments made and the state support for the construction of modern livestock complexes of the European level have created a solid foundation for a new stage of development of the industry – deep processing of milk, the creation of products with a high degree of processing, which are in demand not only in the Russian, but also in foreign markets. The construction of a new milk processing plant, as we hope, will give a synergistic effect of stable demand for the products of local dairy farms, create new jobs in rural areas, ensure the development of the food industry, increase investment and tax deductions,” Anton Alikhanov said.
“I hope that this will be a mutually beneficial project, and we will achieve good results. Of course, we create new jobs, produce exchange-traded products that will go both to the domestic market and for export. We very much hope to open this plant in 2023, ” Mikhail Breitman said.
The construction of a dairy processing plant will begin this year in the Chernyakhovsky city district. About 3 billion rubles will be invested in the project. The company’s management also clarifies its intention to launch a full cycle of dairy production in the region, including the creation of livestock complexes. The company’s partner in the region is one of the leaders in the dairy industry of the Kaliningrad region – the Zalesye Group of companies.
“The territory of the Kaliningrad region is most effective in the production of raw milk, the cost of production of a liter of milk here is one of the lowest in our country. If we talk about exports, the Kaliningrad region is a port, a sea, so from the point of view of logistics, it is also a very profitable territory, ” said Tatyana Obukhova, a representative of the group of companies.
“Dairy farming is the driving force of agriculture in the Kaliningrad Region. The climatic conditions and the long growing season allow us to grow high-quality feed and, accordingly, to obtain high-quality products in demand: both dairy products and breeding young animals of the dairy direction. We will continue to develop the dairy industry. I hope that this work will bring benefits in the form of taxes, which will help the region to develop as a whole – – said the Minister of Agriculture Natalia Shevtsova. – In the next three years, we plan to allocate about one billion rubles to support the development of the dairy industry. This money will be used for the construction of livestock complexes and milk processing enterprises. All potential investors who express a desire to work in the region in this direction can participate in this program.”
For your reference:
In the Kaliningrad Region, livestock farms of all categories received 212 thousand tons of milk in 2020 (an increase of 14.6% compared to the level of 2019), including agricultural enterprises – 130.4 thousand tons (an increase of 18.6% compared to the level of 2019), peasant (farm) farms – 12.2 thousand tons (19.7% higher than the level of 2019) and households – 69.3 thousand tons (7.1% higher than the level of 2019).
The milk yield per feed cow in large, medium and small agricultural enterprises as of January 1, 2021 amounted to 8,506 kilograms, which is 636 kilograms more than the same period in 2019.
With the increase in milk production in the Kaliningrad Region, the production of dairy products increased (in % compared to the same period in 2019), including:
– butter – 3,7 thousand tons (172 %);
– cheese and cottage cheese, including cottage cheese and cottage cheese products for young children – 16.5 thousand tons (143 %);
– fermented milk products (except cottage cheese and cottage cheese products) – 29.5 thousand tons (131 %).


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Amazon has brought Prime Now on-demand delivery of Whole Foods Market grocery orders to additional cities.
The companies said Tuesday that Amazon Prime members can now get free two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Richmond, Va. With the expansion, the service is now available in 14 cities.
“We’ve been delighted with the customer response to free two-hour delivery through Prime Now, and we’re excited to bring the service to our customers in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Richmond,” Christina Minardi, executive vice president of operations at Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods, said in a statement. “Today’s announcement is another way that we are continuing to expand access to our high-quality products and locally-sourced favorites.”
Seattle-based Amazon, which acquired Whole Foods last August, has said it plans to roll out free two-hour grocery delivery via Prime Now nationwide this year. The service was launched at Whole Foods in February and has steadily expanded to more large markets, most recently Denver, Sacramento and San Diego in late April.
Other metro areas with the two-hour delivery service from Whole Foods include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach.
Prime members in the 14 markets can shop for thousands of Whole Foods items — including fresh and organic produce, bakery, dairy, meat, seafood, floral, everyday staples and locally sourced products — through PrimeNow.com or the Prime Now app and receive home delivery. A selection of alcohol is also available for delivery to customers in Richmond, Amazon said.
Two-hour delivery is no charge on orders of $35 or more for Prime members, who also can choose delivery within an hour for $7.99. Delivery from Whole Foods via Prime Now is available daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
In other news, Whole Foods said it plans to open a 42,000-square-foot store in Burbank, Calif., on June 20 and a 43,000-square-foot location in Kirkland, Wash., on Aug. 16. The retailer noted that the Burbank store will house Stage 71, a dining and drinking destination offer bar food favorites plus a selection of local craft beers on tap, wine and specialty cocktails.
Other upcoming Whole Foods openings include a 36,000-square-foot store in uptown Charlotte, N.C., on June 13; a 40,000-square-foot store in Lancaster, Pa., on June 27; and a 48,000-square-foot store in midtown Tampa, Fla., in the fall of 2020, which is a relocation of a 32,000-square-foot location less than a mile away.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A major supply shortage is sparking a quiet panic in parts of the Tri-State Area. There’s a food shortage impacting everyday families.
The refrigerators and shelves are nearly empty at CUMAC in Paterson N.J., the largest food pantry in Passaic County. CUMAC helps feed nearly 15,000 people a month, but Bruger said the growing demand from victims of recent storms has quickly eaten up their supplies – and the economy has taken a toll on donations.
The Center for Food Action in Englewood, N.J., has been giving hundreds of storm victims food it cannot afford to replenish, and now the center is hurting for goods.


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The CEO of BioNTech has stated the corporate and its US associate Pfizer will search approval for a brand new model of their Covid-19 vaccine that may be saved at regular fridge temperatures for as much as six months.
At a webcast occasion organized by the Monetary Occasions on Tuesday, BioNTech’s CEO and co-founder Ugur Sahin stated the brand new model of their a lot sought-after Covid-19 vaccine may very well be saved in temperature between two and eight levels Celsius for a interval of as much as six months.
“Our first formulation needed to be saved and shipped at -80 levels. We now have a formulation, which isn’t but accepted … that may be saved at two to eight levels,” Sahin advised these watching.
“We’ll more than likely attain six months’ stability at two to eight levels,” he said, including that knowledge packages had been being readied to be despatched out to regulators.
Whereas the present BioNTech/Pfizer jab has been extensively used and is in excessive demand, the requirement to retailer the shot at super-cold temperatures means it has little utility in nations or areas and not using a community of such storage capabilities.
On the identical video convention, Sahin stated BioNTech and Pfizer have been capable of additional enhance manufacturing capability of their Covid-19 vaccine, upping provide to round three billion doses in 2021.
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The Wii U is perhaps the first of the trifecta of next generation consoles, but many consider it be a relic from the age of the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 as only in 2012, Nintendo managed to cram in support for 1080p Full HD gaming. Earlier in the month EA DICE revealed that it would not port its next generation Frost Bite 3 engine for the console, which meant that the console would not receive graphically intensive titles like Battlefield 4 or a Mass Effect spin off. Today, Kotaku is reporting that EA’s Jeff Brown says that EA is currently developing no games for the Wii U. Also Read - E3 2021 Ubisoft Forward: Far Cry 6, Just Dance 2022, Watch Dogs: Legion Bloodline and more
Back at E3 2011, Nintendo had paraded EA on the stage when it unveiled the Wii U to world and the developer had pledged support for the console. But considering, its lackluster graphical prowess it is not too surprising that EA is not continuing development for the console. Also Read - E3 2021: What is it, entire schedule, how to watch livestream for free, what to expect
In the last year EA has released a number of big titles like Mass Effect and Need for Speed Most Wanted, but it appears that the company is focusing more towards what Sony and Microsoft plan on releasing later this year.
Remember, Sony has already outlined the hardware specs for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft is scheduled to hold an event on May 21 in Redmond where it will probably outline details about the next Xbox.
Both the consoles are expected to be launched by the end of the year, and graphically both are expected to be wildly superior to the Wii U.


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With November 11, behind us, curtains have fallen on the annual shopping carnival in China.
The scoresheet is breathtaking. By 00:09 midnight on the 11th, China’s online retail giant JD.com had received 200 billion RMB of orders, roughly US$30,2 billion.
On the evening of the 10th, 82 million viewers logged into the online show rooms of Weiya, China’s most famous live-streaming influencer who promotes products in her sessions. Delivery companies handled 490 million parcels a day on average.
The biggest difference this year for me and my friends is that deliveries became much faster. In the previous editions of the carnival, online retailers and logistics companies were usually so overwhelmed by the sudden surge in orders that deliveries could be delayed by up to a month.
This year, all the things I ordered reached my family within three or four days, even those sent from as far as Taiwan, which is thousands of kilometres away from my town.
This dramatic improvement is brought about by new technologies. In recent years, China is increasingly embracing digitised supply chains. In a country vast in space, efficient distribution is critical to unlocking the potential of its huge consumer market. The new tools they are using include cloud-based systems, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.
A peek behind the scene
This year, ordinary customers can watch online how their parcels are being handled behind the scene. At 00:00 sharp on November 1, the “Double 11” logistics live streaming went online. Logistics service providers show their viewers how the entire supply chain works, from the far-flung destinations where products are being packaged to warehouses where robots are busing sorting boxes.
China-Europe railway can also be seen transporting goods out of China. By November 11, over 100 million viewers had watched the big show. Thanks to cloud-computing technology, customers are able to visually track their product of choice.
Robot at your door
On a university campus in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, students this year found some unfamiliar faces among their delivery men. Twenty-two robots moved in and out of the 27 dormitory buildings on the expansive campus, bringing parcels to their buyers within 10 minutes after an order is placed. In a distribution centre near the university, students also got to enjoy services like automated pick-up of parcels, QR code-enabled staggering of collection time, and sending parcels by scanning the face.
Land-air joint action
In a distribution centre in Belgium which services the nearby 17 countries, a Chinese automated sorting system makes it much faster for European buyers to receive what they ordered from China, supported by a fleet of hundreds of trucks. In the sky, 270 cargo flights are also making a difference. Unmanned aerial vehicles are used for same-day deliveries and deliveries to remote areas of the country.
These technological innovations are thrilling and truly transforming the way commerce is organised in China and impacting the life of almost every Chinese.
With their help, my parents, in the cold weather of minus thirty degrees Celsius of their town, can click a button and have fruits brought from the tropical areas of the country to their table within three days.
A decade ago, this was still considered a wild dream. But, as China’s logistics digitisation shows, human ingenuity knows no limits.


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It's Monday and the start of a new week. We've had a few mentions in magazines and online recently that we're very excited about. Did you see our Crunchy Munchy chocolate pizza on Coronation Street on Friday evening? Scroll down to March 10th and see the clip here. Described as 'genius' by Craig when Kirk gave Sinead a chocolate pizza for her birthday. So all you Corrie fans can have one too!
Also Sunday Woman put us in their Best Mother's Day Gift Guide! Vegan magazine love our Decadent Dark chocolate pizza, see below. We have lots of other unique chocolate gifts as well as chocolate pizzas, so keep your eyes peeled, keep an eye out for our chocolate cupcakes coming soon and also our Palet Gourmand.
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