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Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco is having an unusual fall sale.
Late Monday afternoon, Canseco tweeted that he was selling the finger he shot off along with the gun he used during the accident.
Canseco even tweeted a picture of the gun, which he said is a .45 Remington with chrome mirror finish and custom grips, featuring scorpions with crystals and gold plating.
Canseco said he is putting the gun on eBay, but he may run into trouble when he realizes that firearms cannot be sold on the online auction site.
As for what's left of the digit he blasted off: Canseco might be able to sell that on eBay.
"The eBay ad will read, 'slightly used middle finger with 462 home runs, could be used as a stirring straw for drinks,' " Canseco tweeted.
Canseco would consider selling the finger and gun as a "special package deal," he said.
So far, Canseco has not responded to questions about pricing for the items, which, yes, have been posed.
The injured finger, which was the middle of his left hand, "fell off" Thursday while Canseco was playing poker, he said.
Canseco accidentally shot himself in the hand last month while cleaning his gun at home. Doctors tried to save the digit after the shooting, but Canseco said their efforts were pointless because there wasn't much left to connect.


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Yahoo Inc hired PayPal's former head of products to help oversee its newly-formed commerce group, as the Web pioneer looks for new ways to reignite growth.Yahoo said on Monday that Sam Shrauger will co-lead the consumer commerce business, along with Mollie Spilman, who most recently led marketing in Yahoo's Americas region.
The announcement fills an important slot in the management reorganization unveiled last week by Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson, the former President of PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc.
The commerce group is one of three businesses, along with media and connectivity products, that Thompson folded under Yahoo's flagship consumer products division in the reorganization that takes effect on May 1.
The commerce group includes a variety of existing Yahoo online properties, including real estate and job listings, and will include unspecified new offerings, Yahoo said.
Yahoo, which reports its first-quarter financial results on Tuesday, earlier this month announced plans to layoff 2,000 employees, or 14 percent of its staff.
Shares of Yahoo were down one cent at $14.78 in after hours trading on Monday.

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Too much focus on the packaging, says researcher – article in Sydsvenskan
Many research projects are dedicated to sustainable packaging solutions, but what about the product inside?
– Published 14 January 2022
In the article "Forskare varnar för alltför mycket fokus på förpackningar" in Sydsvenskan, Packaging Logistics researcher Katrin Molina-Besch talks about the pros and cons of different types of packaging we encounter in our daily lives. From a consumer perspective though, she suggests that looking at the overall sustainability of the product you're buying is often more important than how it's packaged.
"Forskare varnar för alltför mycket fokus på förpackningar" – in Sydsvenskan (subscription required), published 2022-01-13
For more information about the research, contact Katrin Molina-Besch, firstname.lastname@example.org


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Melania Trump’s foray into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has stirred the cosmic dust. The former First Lady recently released an NFT collection, “Apollo 11”, which uses a renowned image of Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon. However, there’s a hitch: NASA, the originator of these iconic images, has not given the green light for their use in NFTs.
A walk on the NFT side
The latest collection, approved by Mrs. Trump and launched on the eve of the 54th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, features a limited edition token, dubbed “Man on the Moon”, priced at $75. Purchasers get more than just the digital image – there’s also an audio file, unlockable upon purchase.
The issue? The NFT’s depiction is no random lunar vista. It recreates one of NASA’s most legendary moon mission images, showing Aldrin standing near the Lunar Module, “Eagle”. The image was snapped by Mission Commander Neil Armstrong himself on July 20, 1969, etching it forever in the annals of history.
Navigating the NASA Nebula
NASA’s images, generally copyright-free and primarily used for educational or informational purposes, have found themselves in unfamiliar territory. Their rules on merchandising are clear: NFT-related applications don’t align with the agency’s approved product categories. Put simply, the space agency isn’t keen on its images being used for NFTs.
So, where does this leave Melania Trump’s “Man on the Moon”? Stranded in a legal grey area. The photos being in the public domain muddies the waters. While NASA has articulated its disdain for the use of its content in creating NFTs, whether they can actually prevent such usage remains unclear.
A cosmic conundrum
Trump isn’t the first to tread this interstellar path. Anicorn Watches, in April 2021, cashed in on NASA’s first NFT to sell, fetching over $41,000. NASA’s response to this was rather muted, giving no indication of any action against the digital artwork.
So, could NASA continue to ignore such use of its content or use this as a launchpad to safeguard its content from unauthorized usage? Only time will tell.
The former First Lady’s latest moonwalk into NFTs is more than just a small step into a new market – it’s a giant leap into a legal and ethical quandary involving public domain images, proprietary rights, and digital art. How NASA navigates this new space age conundrum could set the trajectory for future NFT ventures.


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Macy’s doesn’t do huge sales in the one-of-a-kind handwoven baskets it imports exclusively from Rwanda, but the business speaks volumes to the people of that country and to the possibility of blending commerce with a humanitarian cause.
“This is not an aid program; it’s basically trade,” Terry Lundgren, Macy’s Inc. chairman, chief executive and president, said at Monday night’s reception in the Herald Square flagship for the president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. He was in New York for the meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. Kagame thanked Macy’s for helping transform what was a small cottage trade — women weaving silk baskets — into a legitimate and growing enterprise in the African nation.
About three years ago, Macy’s started importing the baskets through Fair Winds Trading Co., run by Willa Shalit. She told Lundgren about Rwandan women, many widowed by the nation’s tribal genocide more than a decade ago, weaving elegant baskets to use as barter, sometimes for food. It’s considered a traditional art form. In year one, Macy’s sold $50,000 worth of baskets, and 15 Rwandans were making the baskets. In year three, Macy’s sold $1.5 million worth in just five doors and on macys.com, and now 3,000 Rwandans are employed in the production of the baskets.
Macy’s is ready to import other Rwandan products, including textiles and jewelry. Income from the sale of one handmade basket can support an entire family for a month. Products include baskets and bowls generally ranging in price from $30 to $65.
The program, called the Path to Peace Basket Project, is part ofMacy’s supplier diversity initiatives to support minority- and women-owned vendor development.
“Making these baskets has been a tradition in Rwanda for many years in just a few homes, but today, this is a huge step in the development of their lives,” Kagame said.
“Today’s these women have cash. Before they bartered the baskets for a loaf of bread,” Lundgren said. “We could have made a donation, but this is a much bigger idea.”
A new Joan Rivers coffee table book, titled “Joan Rivers Confidential,” gives readers never-before-seen photos and letters of the late comedian throughout her life. “Because of her drive to always be fresh, she kept records of every appearance, every performance, all the jokes that were used on TV, all the clothes that were worn,” said Rivers’ daughter Melissa. Here, Rivers poses at the “Tonight Show” in Tracy Mills in 1985. Read more about the book and see more photos at WWD.com. #wwdeye
After a career at New York hot spots like Narcissa, Dovetail and Nix, @chefjfraser has expanded to the West Village with The Loyal, a modernized take on an American brasserie. “And as I’ve gone through my career I’ve felt some departure from that kind of simple, straightforward [cooking]. This is meant to take on the idea of ‘what if the American brasserie was invented today?’” #wwdeye (📷: @chinseephoto)
@bellahadid and @lilyaldridge at @bulgariofficial’s celebration on Friday night, toasting the brand's new Peter Marino-designed flagship on Fifth Avenue. The two-part event included a cocktail party at the store followed by a dinner at a mystery location — the Met Cloisters. #wwdeye
From overseeing America’s fastest-growing speciality retailers to codifying cool, WWD talked to the women who are leading the way for the future of beauty. Check out our Instagram Stories to see how these women built today and are creating tomorrow. (📸: @hannah_khymych) #wwdbeauty
For @laperlalingerie's spring 2018 show, the brand chose to host their event at @thevenetianmacao. With Chinese megastars @bingbing_fan and @hubing in attendance, La Perla debuted a rock ‘n’ roll-inspired collection. The show marked the start of Sands Macao Fashion Week, which runs from October 19 to 24 — the city’s first such event. Pictured here are models backstage with glimmering eyes. #wwdfashion (📷: Cheuk-Yin To)
Trending for spring 2018: top stitch design. Gone are the days of stitch just for seams — designers are using the once-minimal detail to create strong decorative elements. (📷: Paola Testa; Styled by @andrew_shang) #wwdfashion
@tradesy is turning the concept of a showroom upside down with its new space in Santa Monica. Here, the company plans to hold events, art exhibits and a showcase rare fashion pieces like this Louis Vuitton boxing set. Get all the details on Tradesy’s first showroom on WWD.com. #wwdnews


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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Top mobile telephone suppliers have agreed to back an EU-wide harmonization of phone chargers, the European Commission said on Monday, hailing the pact as good news for consumers and the environment.
The agreement by Nokia, Sony Ericsson and other industry majors will mean that telephones compatible with standard charging devices are available in Europe from next year, said the EU executive, which has pushed for such a deal.
"People will not have to throw away their charger whenever they buy a new phone," said EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, estimating that unwanted phone accessories accounted for thousands of tons of waste in Europe each year.
The Commission said the agreement would involve the creation of an EU norm, and that the new generation of mobile phones would use a standard micro-USB socket to ensure compatibility.
Motorola, Apple, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, Research in Motion, Samsung and Texas Instruments have also signed the agreement, the Commission said.
(Reporting by Mark John; Editing by Dale Hudson)
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Digital TV News: Andre Christensen
Sportsnet, Firstlight Media and Deltatre relaunch SN NOW
Aug 5, 2021 – Sportsnet has partnered with Deltatre and Firstlight Media to relaunch sports streaming service, SN NOW, with next generation OTT features and a refreshed UI, on the Firstlight Media platform.
News categories: Firstlight Media, Deltatre, Sportsnet, Rogers Sports & Media, Microsoft, Andre Christensen, Alex Drosin, Bart Yabsley, Alfredo Tan, Kevin Peesker, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, UX
Firstlight Media builds OTT platform on Google Cloud
Jan 19, 2021 – Firstlight Media has partnered with Google Cloud to support its deployments of OTT video streaming services. Firstlight Media's microservices-based architecture takes full advantage of the capabilities of Google Cloud.
News categories: Firstlight Media, Google Cloud, Andre Christensen, Kip Schauer, Big Data, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Firstlight Media, SSIMWAVE partner on video quality optimization
Jan 11, 2021 – Firstlight Media and SSIMWAVE have teamed up to enable OTT and pay-TV providers to implement SSIMWAVE's video quality system in conjunction with Firstlight Media's modular streaming platform.
News categories: Firstlight Media, SSIMWAVE, Andre Christensen, Dr. Abdul Rehman, Content Distribution, Digital TV, QoE, UX, Worldwide
Firstlight Media OTT platform to power new streaming venture Struum
Jan 7, 2021 – Firstlight Media has announced that they are collaborating with new OTT service, Struum, to deploy their cloud-native streaming platform, using Firstlight's Gen 5 architecture.
News categories: Firstlight Media, Struum, Azure, Lauren DeVillier, Hanno Basse, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA
Firstlight Media and ThinkAnalytics partner on OTT personalization
Sep 8, 2020 – Firstlight Media and ThinkAnalytics are partnering to enable OTT and pay-TV providers to deploy cloud-native personalization capabilities that drive long-term subscriber value.
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Highview Capital and Firstlight to acquire Quickplay from AT&T
Mar 3, 2020 – Highview Capital has announced that it has partnered with Firstlight Media to acquire Quickplay from AT&T (NYSE: T). Firstlight will merge with Quickplay, a provider of managed solutions for distributing video content to IP-connected devices.
News categories: Firstlight, Highview Capital, André Christensen, Ryan McCarthy, Steve Russell, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, Worldwide
- Nielsen adds Roku to its Digital Content Ratings
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- Tremor signs global partnership with VIDAA for ACR data
- HBO Max goes live in the Nordics and Spain
- 78% of households in Europe's Top 5 countries watch CTV
- Redbox completes business combination with Seaport Global Acquisition Corp.
- DTH subscribers up 290,000 in India in 2Q 2021
- Global IPTV subscriber numbers to overtake cable in 2026
- Sky Glass powered by Amlogic and RDK
- Panther Logistics appointed as delivery partner for Sky Glass
- VumaTV goes global with Red Bee Media
- Pixalate releases report on open programmatic CTV advertising trends
- Foxtel and ViacomCBS agree content distribution and apps deal
- BBC sets out path to Net Zero by 2030
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- Wurl offers global FAST channel distribution for content companies
- Accedo and Nreal bring streaming to lightweight AR glasses
- HBO up 1.9 million; Vrio down 178,000 video subs in 3Q 2021
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The reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) decreed that all financial institutions in the country to stop transactions with cryptocurrencies. A circular letter was sent to all banks on Friday, the 11th.
The resolution contains the clarification that such radical measures of the Central Bank of Zimbabwe is trying to protect users and maintain the security of the financial system of the state. For the avoidance of doubt, the Registrar of banking institutions RBZ Mataruka Norman (Norman Mataruka) the Ordinance said:
“All financial organizations, including commercial banks and providers of mobile payment services, you must ensure that they do not use, do not sell, do not hold and do not do exchanges and transfers of cryptocurrency.
It is also unacceptable to the provision of any services using digital tokens, such as: account opening and maintenance, registration, clearing retail payments and transfers, issuing loans and accepting collateral.”
Additionally, the RBZ gave the order to terminate any existing relationships with cryptocurrency exchanges for up to 60 days to return them money.
In a separate statement, Bank Governor of Zimbabwe John Mangudya (John Mangudya) has warned the public about the insecurity of cryptocurrency trading:
“Anyone who buys, sells, and carries out any other transaction with digital currency do so at your own risk and without protection of the Reserve Bank”.
Recall, doubts about the necessity of legalizing the cryptocurrency in the country, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe expressed at the end of November last year. Norman Mataruka very categorically stated that the RBZ will do all they can to prevent bitcoin on the financial markets of the country.


text: Lifestyle Style Paris Hilton Says Her 'Stop Being Poor' Shirt Was Photoshopped: 'Don't Believe Everything You Read' The socialite revealed on Monday that the iconic early 2000s fashion moment never actually happened By Hanna Flanagan Hanna Flanagan Style + Beauty Assistant, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 4, 2021 12:12 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Christina Elliott/FilmMagic Paris Hilton is setting the record straight about one of her most iconic looks. On Monday, the socialite and entrepreneur shared that her memorable Y2k graphic tee was actually Photoshopped — the viral version of the white tank reads "Stop being poor," but the actual shirt featured the less harsh phrase "Stop being desperate." "So there's this photo online of me. I'm sure you've seen it," Hilton, 40, said in a recent TikTok video. "I never wore that shirt. This was completely Photoshopped. Everyone thinks it's real." Paris Hilton Gets a Kiss from Fiancé Carter Reum During Sweet Date Night Out: 'My Love' "This is what it really said," she revealed while showing two photos of the unedited tank, which she paired with a pink ombre maxi skirt for sister Nicky Hilton's clothing line launch in Las Vegas, in 2005. "Don't believe everything you read." "as a poor person I kinda dig the photoshopped one tbh," one TikTok user joked in the comment section. "Excuse me I was quoting this the past ten years… and I was poor.. and it wasn't even REAL????" someone else wrote. The nostalgic TikTok comes after Hilton took another trip down memory lane during a March episode of her This Is Paris podcast, remembering the moment she begrudgingly bleached her eyebrows for an edgy photo shoot. "They made me bleach my eyebrows once," the star said during a new episode of the This Is Paris podcast. "We were doing this Vogue shoot. They were like, 'This is so high-fashion. We're going to bleach your eyebrows white. That's going to look beyond.'" Even though Hilton was apprehensive, she allowed the glam team to dye her brows, but ultimately she wasn't crazy about the bold look. "It's this huge photographer so I felt bad. I'm like, 'Okay fine.' I literally looked like an alien with like the biggest forehead in the world. I looked terrible," she said. Paris Hilton Says It Was 'Awkward' When Lindsay Lohan Crashed Her 2006 Car Ride with Britney Spears After the shoot, came the challenging part: "Then I had to figure out how to get my eyebrows back to normal," Hilton said. And it wasn't an easy task. The star attempted to dye them back to her natural soft brunette shade herself, but it didn't turn out as expected. "I'm dyeing them and they're turning orange. Then they're red. Then black. And I'm like okay this is literally the biggest nightmare of my life," Hilton remembered. It took some time, but "eventually they faded and I could go in public with normal eyebrows again," the star said.


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The independent publishing company, in a press release one day after World Book Day, said that during the first lockdown (between March and July 2020), gardening and cookery books were popular as people boned up on activities they could do at home.
This time around, in 2021, people seem to be preparing for a resumption of the rat race, with books on running and career development proving popular.
2020 also saw a surge of interest in social justice, spurred by the Black Lives Matter movement during the summer, Bloomsbury said, with Reni Eddo-Lodge’s “Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race” featuring on Bloomsbury’s 2020 bestseller list.
The 2021 lockdown, however, has seen escapist fantasy fiction high on readers’ lists, thanks to Sarah J. Maas’s “A Court of Silver Flames”, which is currently number one in many countries (and coincidentally is published by Bloomsbury).
Since the first lockdown a year or so ago there has been a surge in interest in reading, which has benefited publishing companies such as Bloomsbury.
At times over the last 12 months it has not been possible to pop out for a leisurely browse in the local bookshop (if you still have one) and this has led to a sharp uplift in online book sales and e-book revenues.
Bloomsbury said in its interim results statement (covering the six months to the end of August), that online book sales and e-book revenues were up significantly year-on-year.
That includes academic e-books, which probably should not be surprising given the amount of “distance learning” that has taken place during the lockdowns.
Bloomsbury added that it has seen an increase in sales of books on teaching and education as parents switched to teaching their children at home, with The National Curriculum Outdoors series for differing age groups among the most popular titles.
According to the World Book Day charity, many children embraced reading at the beginning of the pandemic. The majority looked online for reading inspiration, with YouTube (45%), social media (28%) and friends (31%) cited as a key source of ideas.
Young people reported that reading helped them relax (40%) and made them feel happy (35%).
Access to books remains a serious issue, particularly amongst disadvantaged children and families, the charity said. Despite many schools implementing quarantine schemes and delivery services, 40% of primary-level children were unable to take books home, it reported.
One year into the pandemic reading has decreased slightly in 2021, according to the latest research from Nielsen Books.
“It’s clear that as people’s lifestyles have changed during the pandemic, so has their media consumption. Books are playing an important role for many right now, and we can see that people’s reading tastes are changing depending on their circumstances,” said Nigel Newton, the chief executive of Bloomsbury.
“On the other side of lockdown, books are proving to be invaluable sources of help to assist parents in home schooling or providing an hour or so of escape from the stresses of lockdown. No matter what people’s needs are, books have been there to support them during these difficult times,” he added.


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|Study: Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found In Kids Products Testing Shows Elevated Chemicals In Bath Products|
February 20th, 2007
The bubble bath and shampoo you’re using on your babies may contain a cancer causing petrochemical.
A recent found some bath products contained more than twice the levels considered safe by the Food and Drug Administration. Lab tests found the chemical 1,4-Dioxzne in products like Hello Kitty Bubble Bath, Huggies Baby Wash and Sesame Street Bubble Bath.
1,4-Dioxane is a petroleum derived contaminant that is considered a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a clear cut animal carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program.
The study results were released by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a San Francisco-based coalition of eight national environmental and health advocacy organizations.
The tests were commissioned by David Steinman, publisher of Healthy Living magazine, and are included in his new book “Safe Trip to Eden” which outlines steps consumers can take to protect the environment.
Many people assume the FDA regulates these products. Not true.
The FDA does not review or regulate cosmetics for safety before they are sold. Labels do not have to list chemicals in the products.
Dr. Devra Davis, director of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute explains, “The FDA has no authority to tell us whether or not products are safe and as a consequence there are ingredients in cosmetics that are used very widely that have not been tested,”
The FDA has worked with the cosmetic makers to reduce levels of this chemical on a voluntary basis.
In 2000 the FDA recommended that cosmetic products should not contain 1,4-Dioxane at concentrations greater than ten ppm (parts per million), but 15 percent of products tested exceeded those limits.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says, babies exposed to the chemical form baby shampoo may be exposed to the chemical from bubble bath or other products.
That cumulative effect creates a burden the body can’t bear.
Davis explains, “Now we're beginning to realize that the sum total of a person's exposure to all the little amounts of cancerous agents in the environment may be just as harmful as big doses of a few well-known carcinogens. Over a lifetime, cigarettes deliver massive quantities of carcinogens that increase the risk of lung and other cancers. Our chances of getting cancer reflect the full gamut of carcinogens we're exposed to each day—in air, water and food pollution and in cancerous ingredients or contaminants in household cleaners, clothing, furniture and the dozens of personal-care products many of us use daily.”
1.4-Dioxane was also found in three women’s shampoos.
According to a 2004 survey conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, women and girls use an average of 12 personal care products.


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It is not every time you see a company executive post renders of its own phone ahead of its official release. But that is what Xiaomi‘s own CEO, Lei Jun, has done today.
The co-founder has shared a bunch renders of the upcoming Mi 9 flagship on his Weibo page in order to explain the process taken to achieve the impressive design. And one of the photos (the first one) isn’t actually a render but a real photograph of the phone. There is also a new official poster (above) that shows Xiaomi’s brand ambassador holding the phone.
According to Mr. Lei Jun, the sky blue Mi 9 will show the different colors of a rainbow depending on the angle and color of light that hits it. To achieve this, the phone undergoes a nano-scale laser holography process with a double-layer coating for the finishing.
None of the photos show the front of the phone but we already know it sports a waterdrop display thanks to live images that leaked yesterday. Nevertheless, we get a closer look at the triple rear cameras which is made up of a 48MP primary sensor, a 12MP secondary camera, and a ToF sensor.
There is also a USB Type-C port at the bottom and it is flanked by a speaker grille on both sides. Xiaomi already removed the audio jack back when it launched the Mi 6, so it is no surprise it is missing on the Mi 9 too.
The Mi 9 launches on February 20 and will pack a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 855 processor, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It will run MIUI 10 based on Android Pie out of the box and have a 3,500mAh battery with support for 27W fast charging. It will also come with a dedicated button for calling up the AI assistant.


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Apple assembler Pegatron temporarily halted its iPhone line at its facility in south India on Monday after a fire on Sunday night, Reuters reports citing “three sources familiar with the matter.”
The Taiwanese firm has called off all shifts for the day at the factory near the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state, and is yet to inform assembly workers whether the facility will function on Tuesday, two of the sources added.
Pegatron told Reuters in a statement that “there was a spark incident” at the facility that is currently under control, and the incident “does not have significant financial or operational impact” for the company.
While the facility has a production capacity of about 26,000 iPhones per day, it has been assembling about 8,000-12,000 iPhones per day in recent months, an industry source said.
A local official with the emergency responses department said multiple fire engines from various stations had to be brought in to douse the fire, taking nearly five hours.
“There are no injuries, no casualties, nor damage to other assets. The cause of (the) accident is currently under investigations by (the) relevant authority,” Pegatron said.
MacDailyNews Take: The good news is that the police source told Reuters that it was a “minor incident,” so hopefully it can get cleaned up and production can resume ASAP.
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By FuelCellsWorks July 3, 2021
PHOENIX — Proteum Energy, LLC launched its presence in the hydrogen industry on June 9, 2021 with a presentation by its Chief Executive Officer, Laurence B. Tree II, to a full house at the American Hydrogen Forum in Houston.
Tree’s discussion was entitled “SnMR™ A New Steam Reforming Technology for Hydrogen Production” in which he explained how Proteum Energy’s SnMR technology is unique from the industry standard, steam methane reformation (SMR). Unlike SMR, which processes only methane, SnMR can reform lower-cost “y-grade ethane” feedstock, which is often rejected due to market and cost constraints, to produce hydrogen and designer fuels at lower cost and carbon intensity.
Tree shared a three-dimensional representation of Proteum Energy’s modular SnMR, which supports a distributed hydrogen production model where low-cost reformers can be located near users at midstream plants with pre-existing infrastructure.


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The UK Government is cancelling holidays and putting minsters and civil servants on high alert to prepare for a No Deal Brexit on 31 October. As the Financial Times notes today: “The country is now run by people utterly focused on delivering Brexit and resolute in their readiness for that departure to take place without a deal.”
For three years since the referendum, many businesses have felt unable to plan ahead, because they didn’t know what form Brexit would take. But now we all know what the Government wants, ‘no ifs or buts’ as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
This means that the moment has now come when every business – whether it deals directly or indirectly with the EU – must start to focus on what a No Deal Brexit will mean for them. As a first step, that means understanding what the phrase ‘WTO rules’ actually means.
Check it out now by spending three minutes watching our BrexPlainer video describing World Trade Organisation rules. It highlights 4 key ways that WTO rules might impact you: tariffs, market access, border checks and documentation.
- Tariffs are a form of tax, that could apply across a large range of goods traded with the EU
- Market access restrictions could be particularly important for services-based businesses
- Border checks will potentially lead to major delays for goods travelling in and out of the UK
- Documentation will be vital, to prove the nature and origin of your products
The key conclusion is that businesses that have planned ahead for Brexit will have a clear competitive advantage from 1 November. It is, therefore, critical that you start to prepare now for WTO rules. With just 11 weeks to go, there isn’t much time left.


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Finnish carrier DNA will be the first on the planet to launch Jolla's Sailfish OS smartphone. The carrier apparently has had a hand in designing the smartphone.
"As a Finnish operator, we consider it important to support this new Finnish success story, in which we see enormous potential. The partnership with Jolla reflects DNA's manner of doing business and is a fantastic example of the way in which we want to be involved in interesting innovations that bring real added value to their users. We boldly apply this start-up mentality to our own operations as well," said Pekka Väisänen, Vice President of DNA's Consumer Business.
DNA will be the first carrier on the planet to sell the phone (photo credit:meegoexperts)
"It is valuable to find a good operator as a partner in the domestic market. The cooperation between DNA and Jolla has been extremely rewarding, and we place particular value on the feedback regarding the wishes of customers, received from an operator that knows its clientele. Our two companies are equally enthusiastic about the launch of Jolla smart phones at DNA Stores nationwide during the last quarter," said CEO of Jolla Tomi Pienimäki.
Just recently, Jolla had announced that its smartphone, which has been on pre-order since May 20, has gotten pre-orders from 118 countries around the world. However, the company hasn't revealed the exact number of orders for the Sailfish OS smartphone.
Interestingly, the buzz around the phone comes even despite the fact that not all specs of the phone are known. From the specs revealed by Jolla during the announcement, we know it has an unspecified dual-core processor and comes with 16GB of onboard storage and a microSD card slot. Jolla has a 4.5-inch Estrade display of unknown resolution. In addition, it will have an 8 megapixel camera and is 4G ready, depending on region and carrier support. The most interesting part about Jolla is the replaceable back cover, which the company calls "The Other Half". Each Other Half back panel comes in a different shade and changes the UI’s theme according to its colour. The phone also comes with a user-replaceable battery.
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Weiland’s Market Brings Back Vintage Shirt Design
Old things sometimes come back in vogue and that’s especially true when you have a great vintage design in your company’s archive.
Weiland’s Market had just a design. A promotional banner hanging in the store shows Jennifer Williams, now the owner of Weiland’s Market, the business she grew up in, wearing the shirt promoting what was then ‘Weiland’s Fine Meats’.
“I never thought I’d see an original shirt again,” says Williams. “I’m sure the one I was wearing in the photo was sold at a garage sale, or put in the rag bag to wash cars.”
Longtime customer Agnes Benedict recently brought an original orange-and-black shirt into the store and that provided the base for the new shirts.
“She’d kept it since 1977!” says Williams. “Agnes returned it to us and that’s what made it possible to reproduce.”
The company is working with online retailer Outfit Good, a Columbus screen-printing company that donates $10 of every shirt sale back to the community, to produce the shirts.
The new shirts are priced starting at $20 and available in original tangerine (100% cotton, pre-shrunk) and updated charcoal gray (65% cotton, 35% polyester soft blend). To get your shirt in time for the holidays, place your order by December 5.
For more information, visit WeilandsMarket.com.


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The long-running social hangout, Habbo, is reaching its 15th anniversary on August 15th and developers Sulake today announced a series of exciting events to celebrate. Originally known as Habbo Hotel, the cutesy social MMO was created for a Finnish Music Band but grew and evolved beyond all expectations, rapidly becoming an iconic MMO social experience for an entire generation of online gamers.
A series of contests and prizes have been planned to celebrate its 15th anniversary, with the developers main goal to honor the players and community that helped the game thrive for so many years. Players that excel at showcasing their abilities, skill and imagination within the Habbo Hotel will be immortalized in a new Hall of Fame that will release later today. Five contests will be held over five weeks with the winners being forever immortalized with an in-game statue to commemorate their victory.
All players will also receive a free in-game gift for each day they log in between now and August 15th, as a thank you for the support they’ve given the game over the years. A staggering pool of 15 million items have been set aside for the celebration – making it the largest the game has seen to date.
[quote cite=”Antti-Jussi Suominen, CEO of Sulake.”]“Turning 15 is a big deal for any game, so we decided to celebrate with our loyal community in the best way possible. Habbo continues to develop and we’re pushing the boundaries of where it can go over the next 15 years!”[/quote]
For more information check out the official website.
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Honda eyes larger share in premium bike market
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Motorcycle manufacturer PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) launched its sporty new entry in the Honda CBR series on Thursday, which is intended to strengthen its foothold in the premium sport bike market.
“The launch of the new CBR150R is our strategy to strengthen our image in the premium sport bike market. It was developed to inspire Grand Prix racing in riders,” Yusuke Hori, Astra Honda Moto...
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Manolo Blahnik, the shoe brand made famous by its celebrity fans and regular appearances in TV drama "Sex and the City", said on Tuesday it has won a legal battle in China to use its own name, paving the way for the brand's expansion across the country.
The company, named after its Spanish founder, said in a statement that the judgement was handed down by the Supreme People’s Court of China last month, marking the culmination of a long-running legal battle.
Manolo Blahnik has taken numerous actions against Chinese businessman Fang Yuzhou since 2000 to dispute the validity of trademarks Fang has filed related to the "Manolo Blahnik" name.
"This is a meaningful victory for my uncle, our family and our team and I want to express gratitude to the Supreme People's Court of China for its thorough and careful consideration of our long-standing case," chief executive Kristina Blahnik, the niece of founder Manolo Blahnik, said.
Reuters was unable to reach Fang for comment.
While the Manolo Blahnik brand has been well-known internationally since the 1970s, China has different intellectual property (IP) restrictions compared to countries such as the US, which require companies to prove prior use or intent to use a trademark before it can be registered.
China is a “first to file” jurisdiction, which meant Fang's claim to the name as the first person to trademark it in the China market in 1999 was long found to be stronger under Chinese law.
Things have shifted somewhat in recent years, however, with 2019 amendments to China's IP laws taking aim at so-called "bad faith" filings. This has led to some high profile wins for international brands in recent years.
In 2020, for example, China's Qiaodan Sports was blocked from using the silhouette of basketball star Michael Jordan as its logo, though it continues to be able to use its trademarked romanization of the Chinese version of Jordan's name (Qiaodan).
Manolo Blahnik, which has only been available to consumers in China via third-party e-commerce platforms such as Farfetch until now, said it plans to expand its business into mainland China in the near future, though it did not disclose specific plans for market expansion.
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The press release indicated that all 19 units of the Limited Edition Lamborghini Sián Roadster were spoken for. Richie rich who did not get the memo to secure a unit has to settle for the Sián-inspired yacht instead. I mean, Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 is, technically, an open top Sián too, but for the sea.
Designed and developed by The Italian Sea Group with collaborative contribution from Lamborghini’s Centro Stile, the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 Yacht is luxury yacht/speedboat that drew its inspiration from the supercar maker’s hybrid supercar, the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37.
You heard that Lamborghini is coming to LEGO Technic. Well, it is finally here and it the form of the LEGO 42115 Technic Lamborghini Sián FKP 37. Lamborghini’s first hybrid super sports car is an official LEGO Technic set now. What a time to be alive for LEGO/automobile enthusiasts, isn’t it?
This global pandemic has resulted in clearer skies around the world. So, when this is all over, why not enjoy the better air quality while it lasts with a drop top fast car like the new 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO RWD Spyder?
If a collectible ain’t tangible, such as a video game’s bonus, it ain’t no collectible. I mean, lets face it, technology will become obsolete and if there isn’t a machine to load the “collectible”, then what’s the point of it anyways?
Supreme New York. The name now more associated with collaborations has a series of collaborations with big names across a wide range of industries. The latest to join the growing collab portfolio is Automobili Lamborghini.
As the world and Italy is grappling with the onslaught of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Italian supercar manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini has announced that has converted some of its production plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese to produce surgical masks and protective medical shields.
Along with the announcement of the Oppo Find X2 Pro March 6, the Chinese handset maker also revealed its second collaboration with Italian supercar maker, Lamborghini on a second raging bull-branded handset.
If you missed the beautiful 1955 Lamborghini DL25 Tractor from Lamborghini Trattori that was put up on auction a few years ago, fret not. As it turns out, there are more such tractors put under the hammer in stateside.
On January 28, LEGO announced that it has inked two separate collaboration deals. One with Universal Brand Development to expand their licensing relationship to include Universal Pictures’ Fast & Furious franchise and another with Italian supercar maker Automobili Lamborghini.


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With the Hostess bakery shutting down due to labor problems, leaving sweet treat eaters in a bind without any Twinkies or CupCakes to consume, the bakers at Maggie's Lunchbox, 867 Horan, Fenton, have partially filled the gap. Displayed large and proud at the restaurant's front counter are what it calls Mostess Cupcakes.
The familiar treat is larger than the Hostess version, but the chocolate treat sports the familiar twirling design on top of rich chocolate icing that covers the top. The size makes it more than just a snack cake, but its appearance promises mouth-watering yummy goodness.
The Mostess Cupcakes are $2.50 apiece and can be ordered as a nostalgic Christmas gift item as long as it's ordered a day in advance.


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Sony (SNE) - Get Report is engaging in dialogue with Third Point and its founder, Daniel Loeb, amid the activist hedge fund's second push for the Japanese electronics and entertainment company to spin off its semiconductor business, the Financial Times reported.
In a letter to its investors circulated Thursday, Third Point said that from its vantage point Sony's stock is undervalued and that the company's portfolio needs to be less complicated. The firm said it has invested $1.5 billion in building an equity position in Sony.
In addition to spinning off its semiconductor business, Third Point is recommending the conglomerate sell its stakes in insurer Sony Financial Holdings Inc., health-care services firm M3 Inc. manufacturer Olympus Corp. and music-streaming service Spotify.
The Financial Times reported that Sony executives have so far received Third Point's suggestions favorably, and are interested in further discussing the firm's recommended approach to extracting additional value for Sony shareholders.
Third Point's push marks the second time in six years that the $15 billion hedge fund has targeted Sony. Loeb tried to rally shareholder support for a spinoff of the company's movie and music assets in 2013.
Third Point had about a 7% stake in Sony in 2013, but the company rejected its proposal and Third Point sold its stake in 2014.
American depositary receipts of Sony were up 1.9% to $50.60 in premarket trading on Friday.


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Kanye has always had an unconventional approach to his creative endeavors. Whether it be his music, music videos, film, or even clothing, its safe to say Ye thinks outside of the box. Fans of his Yeezy GAP x Balenciaga line were excited to hear that the collection would be releasing in store and would have surprise location drops in different cities around the U.S.
One aspect of the drop that got people really talking was how all the clothes were in big trash bags, only sorted by item, not color or size. This meant that people would have to search for a specific item until they got the size that they wanted.
A recent tweet by a GAP store employee adds some much needed clarification as to why the clothes ranging from $60 as much as $300 are being put in trash bags instead of on hangers. According to the tweet, Ye saw that the clothes were originally on hangers, got mad, and demanded they be displayed in trash cans.
“This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP. The sales associate said Ye got mad when he saw they had it on hangers and this is how he wanted it. They won’t help you find ur size too, you just have to just dig through everything,” the twitter user said.
We’re not sure what Kanye is exactly trying to say with his clothes being displayed in trash cans. Maybe he thinks the clothes are trash? But even continuing with the theme of trash, when the collection dropped last month, the clothes were put in dumpsters for the surprise location drop in Los Angeles.


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Thought Apple's red-hot iPhone or the soft big-business IT spending Cisco reported would burn RIM's March quarter? Wrong! The company said today it will crush its fiscal Q4 BlackBerry subscriber growth numbers, and reiterated its financial guidance.
Research In Motion (RIMM) said it expects March quarter net subscriber additions to come in between 2.1 million and 2.2 million subs, 15% to 20% more than the 1.8 million subs it forecast in late December.
"BlackBerry smartphones proved to be a big hit throughout the holiday selling season and we're pleased to see RIM's business momentum continuing in the new year," said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at RIM, in a statement. "The seasonal slowdown in net subscriber account additions that we expected in the new year did not occur and our focused execution with partners has continued to produce strong results within both enterprise and consumer segments."
The company is sticking with its Q4 revenue forecast of $1.80 billiion to $1.87 billion, and its EPS guidance of 66 cents to 70 cents per diluted share.
"With this positive preannouncement we see potential for sales/EPS upside when the company reports on April 2nd," Citi analyst Jim Suva said in a note this morning. The Street consensus for RIM's Q4 is $1.85 billion of revenue and 69 cents EPS.


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100% Cloudy Apple Juice
In a head to head comparison of apple juices, researchers have found that pulpy, non-clarified juice carried a greater antioxidant punch than clear juice.
In fact, cloudy juice packed up to four times the level of polyphenols, a group of antioxidant plant compounds, that may protect from many diseases associated with ageing, including heart disease and cancer.
It contains many of the usual fruit benefits, including vitamin C and contains the mineral nutrient Boron thought to promote healthy bones.
When it comes to apple juice, “cloudier” may mean healthier!


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A Chichester business, which is turning fresh fruit destined to be thrown away into healthy snacks, is already looking at how the idea can be developed further.
Using a 'unique process', the founders of Squished – part of the Chichester Food and Drink Company – make a range of rescue fruit snacks including Energy Balls, Flapjack Bites and Fruit Tangles.
At a new production plant in Vinnetrow Road, Runcton, these snacks are made from the annual £1.2bn of surplus fruit that doesn’t meet the exacting supermarket standards.
One of the main men behind the project, Paul Mcculloch, said: "We have developed proprietary technology that is very sophistic in air-drying food.
"We had a conversation with the Summer Berry Company about how much surplus waste they were producing. Some berries were too big, some too small and some were being offered to supermarkets at wrong time when they had too much.
"They were frustrated by this as there is a lot of noise about food waste and its impact on the planet."
Paul said there was a 'lightbulb moment' for the Chichester Food and Drink Company, adding: "We thought there was something we could do."
Squished's air drying process takes the water out of fruit to ensure that it doesn't spoil.
Initially, the idea was trialled with surplus strawberries before they moved on to blueberries.
"We are turning a berry, which would spoil within about four days, into something that can last for 14 months," Paul said.
"It keeps the nutritional benefit in the fruit leather.
"We spent a good year trialling this as we are quite evangelical about solving this problem.
"One berry grower throwing away approximately 600 tonnes of perfectly good berries is obviously a challenge to us."
Thanks to a grant from Coast to Capital, Squished built a factory in Runcton to start making healthy fruit snacks.
Paul added: "The rest of the funds came from the company and shareholders. We took a calculated risk as the product is not easy to produce.
"The amount of fruit we put in is 50 per cent. That equates to about 50 real blueberries.
"The fruit tangles are for the kids market. It's put through tagliatelle machine.
"Blueberries have a sweetness to them that kids absolutely adore. There's a real health benefit and we've found a way to make it fun."
Company spokesperson Oliver Rudland added: "We want to put an end to food waste but unless you've got a product that tastes absolutely delicious, you've got nothing.
"I've not had anyone say 'it's not for me'. It's perfectly good fruit all destined to be wasted."
The business said the possibilities from the venture are 'limitless'.
"Our technology can also be moved to fruit fields in Spain, for example," Paul said. "We are turning surplus rescue fruit into something manageable.
"It can be made into jam, once the brand gets recognised.
"We are running trails with an ice cream company and working with raspberry brownies, which are absolutely delicious.
"We have trialled vegetables but it's not our focus at the moment."
Paul said a lot of people are now looking for products that are 'ethical and organic', adding: "People are beginning to want that from their brands. Not just 'it's covered in chocolate and tastes nice'."
To find out more, visit www.wearesquished.co.uk/shop


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Watercolours are coming. In December (just as we will still be recovering from Black Friday). And it's all admittedly very misleading because they are technically thinner than water. Everyone tells us December is the worst time to launch anything which is perfect because maybe we would for once not have any stock issues at launch ?. (Now the complicated questions… a) what are they? oil-free, silicone-free skin tints that look super natural; b) how much will they cost? umm… The Ordinary is written on them; c) how lightweight will they be? the liquids used in the video are all actual Watercolours; d) will the range cover all skin tones? that's obvious… we are from Canada) ❤??
There are a lot of brands that have gained cult followings, but Deciem has quickly gained a devoted following in such a short time thanks to its amazing collection of beauty brands. The Ordinary in particular has products that sell out again and again and has waiting lists with thousands of people on them. That’s why you’re going to want to be ready when the The Ordinary drops its new Watercolour Skin Tints.
The beauty brand made the announcement on Instagram that Watercolours are coming in December. Those keeping track, will know that The Ordinary already has a Coverage Foundation and a Serum Foundation as part of its “Colours” range. The two products already have a popular following thanks to their affordable prices, good shade range and natural-looking finish.
If the Instagram teaser is anything to go by, the Watercolour Foundations promise to be just as good. Deceim reveals that the products are silicone and oil-free skin tints that look very natural. They’re crafted out of lightweight pigments that are similar to watercolors. In keeping with the rest of the Deciem/The Ordinary range, they’re affordable and will come in a range of colors. Unfortunately, we don’t know the exact number of shades the skin tints will launch in or the price, but it’s likely the foundations will be under $10 as the other two in the current range are.
We’ll have to wait for more details as it gets closer to The Ordinary Watercolours Skin Tint December launch date. Keep an eye on this space for more exciting updates.
The Ordinary Watercolours will launch in December.


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Commonwealth Bank customers suffered a four hour outage during pre-Christmas shopping on Wednesday evening, reporting incorrect balances and sparking customer meltdowns on Facebook. The entire network was down from an as-yet-to-be identified fault affected the bank's national ATM network online banking and EFTPOS systems. The …
Where's my money?!
This had me freaked out. I had just put $1000 in my account the day before, went to the ATM and saw $200.
Thought it had been a massive hack attempt or card cracking scheme...
So relieved to find that the money is back now, but the lack of customer service or explanation was terrifying...
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 – While Most Malaysia small and medium enterprise (SMEs) are not well-known, about 62 per cent of them are confident of becoming regional and global brands in the next five years, according to a survey titled. `Malaysian SMEs Brand Potential’.
The online survey by Bizphere Brand & Marketing was to gauge the branding challenges and potentials of local SMEs to be global brands.
In a statement today, its Head of SME marketing support, Sherine Ho, said the SMEs’ confidence showed that positive mindset was needed to prosper in the global market, as many had recognized branding importance, given the international market liberalization and intense competition.
“It is just not enough to produce quality products. People buy brand, one which is relevant, differentiated and engaging.” she said.
Ho said Malaysian SMEs must be more pro-active to undertake research on business-relevant government support programmes.
The lack of comprehensive brand plan and financial support for brand communications was the top challenges for SMEs, she said, — Bernama


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Most businesses struggle to keep a track of where their money is between their bank accounts, accounting software, and other tools. Based out of London, Aurelia aims to help businesses manage their finances.
In the latest development, Aurelia has raised $3 million (approx £2.1 million) in seed funding from Blossom Capital and angel investors like Guillaume Pousaz (Founder & CEO at Checkout.com) and Erez Mathan (ex-COO and CRO at GoCardless).
The company will use the funds to develop the platform and expand the team ahead of Aurelia’s beta platform going live in Estonia, Romania, Germany, and the UK.
Eliminating financial burden
Founded by Dragos Apostol and Sebastian Tiff in April, Aurelia, the startup dubbed “IFTTT for financial admin,” has been designed to help relieve the financial admin burden faced by small businesses across Europe.
The platform helps businesses from connecting their bank accounts to integrating payroll tools, incorporating transaction data from e-commerce platforms like Shopify, managing invoices from QuickBooks, and more, business owners can, at a glance, control the flow of money more clearly on Aurelia.
Further, they can keep on top of unpaid invoices or identify supply issues, format and pull together key information for tax filings, and manage salaries all from one place. This allows them to get paid on time, manage cash flow and focus on their customers, clients, and business development.
How does Aurelia benefit businesses?
Upon integrating these services, teams can collaborate on workflows more securely and efficiently, without the need to juggle different apps or share various login details or pay premium fees that typically accompany multi-user access on each of the individual services.
The platform aims to give greater control over cash flow, taxes, e-commerce transactions, expenses, invoices, payroll, and more, making financial admin as simple as opening an email
Sebastian Trif, the co-founder of Aurelia, said: “We see lots of fintech apps and banks that try to capture everything a business has but many small businesses aren’t keen on moving their company’s financial life into a new product. Instead, business owners want a platform that can simplify what it means to run a business, so it should be as simple as checking your email. With Aurelia, we allow people to bring together the software and tools they are using already, give them an overview of what’s happening across these different platforms, and start automating on top of it. We’re excited for people across Europe to get to experience Aurelia and start automating repetitive financial tasks, so they can reclaim their time and focus on what they need to do to grow their business.”
Ophelia Brown, the founder of Blossom Capital, said: “As a small business owner ourselves, we know first-hand how painful and broken it is for SMEs to manage their finances and accounts. After searching for years for the right solution, we committed to Aurelia on the spot. They understand the problem set clearly and we’ve seen how powerful no-code automation is with Tines. Aurelia is building the platform that will empower small businesses owners across Europe to take control of their financial data.”


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(Nov. 5, 2021) A consumer reporting agency that uses “name-only” matching procedures is not using reasonable procedures mandated under federal consumer protection laws, the CFPB said this week.
In an “advisory opinion,” the bureau said that matching information to a particular consumer who is the subject of a consumer report based solely on whether the consumer’s first and last names are identical or similar to the names associated with the information falls outside of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The agency termed the practice as “inadequate matching procedures to match information to consumers.”
CFPB said it issued the advisory opinion to remind consumer reporting agencies that their matching practices must comply with their FCRA obligation to ”follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy.”
The advisory opinion notes that consumer complaints CFPB has received – particularly about “incorrect information on your report” – reflect “significant consumer concern” about inaccuracies in consumer reports. Last year, the bureau said, companies provided responses to more than 191,000 such complaints, which represents approximately 68% of credit or consumer reporting complaints responded to by companies that year.14
“Name-only matching,” the bureau asserted, is particularly likely to lead to inaccuracies in consumer reports. “Name-only matching occurs when a consumer reporting agency uses only first and last name to determine whether a particular item of information relates to a particular consumer, without using other personally identifying information such as address, date of birth, or Social Security number,” CFPB said.
The opinion asserts that matching information to a consumer who is the subject of a consumer report by name alone creates “significant accuracy concerns” because most names are shared with other consumers and, in some cases, with thousands of other consumers. “In preparing consumer reports, it is not a reasonable procedure to assure maximum possible accuracy to use insufficient identifiers to match information to the consumer who is the subject of the report,” the agency opined.


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How Rising Oleochemical Values Affecting Defoamer Surfactant Prices in the Global Market
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- Journalist: Jung Hoon
Defoamer Surfactant prices have risen substantially in the global market in early April due to a prominent rise observed in the costs of oleochemicals. In Europe, prices for Defoamer Surfactant showcased a firm trend in April due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, which has led to a surge in the upstream palm oil and fatty acids values. Meanwhile, strong demand from the downstream detergent segment in the Asian market has been witnessed amidst the resurgence of Covid-19 in several Asian countries. Furthermore, delays in the supply of cargoes from several container terminals gateways have led to a sudden shortage of the material. The supply disruption has directly impacted buyers' profits at a strong demand pattern.
Demand for Defoamer Surfactant is robust due to consistent consumption in the downstream paints and coatings industry due to various construction projects initiated by governments in Asia. Moreover, a hike in the upstream palm oil cost by 6% also played an important role in supporting the values of Defoamer Surfactants in April. In Europe, the shortage of shipping containers amidst congestion on several interoceanic trade routes led to the high shipping charges, which ultimately affected the Surfactants market in the region.
The global supply chain experienced few disruptions due to congestion at several ports of China, such as Ningbo, amidst the resurgence of Covid in the country. In India, an exponential rise in the prices of Defoamer Surfactant is being observed due to expensive shipments amidst the crippled availability of shipping containers and insufficient production to cater to the demand.
As per ChemAnalyst, “prices of Defoamer Surfactants are likely to surge in the coming weeks due to the expected rise in the costs of upstream oleochemicals amidst the ongoing geopolitical Russia-Ukraine conflict”. Additionally, the fear of resurgence of Covid is also expected to increase the prices of Surfactant Defoamer as a result of the likelihood of an increase in the demand from the detergent segment.


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Lauren added other bursts of color with a red dinner jacket for men and mid-length coat for women. New York Fashion Week, with venues throughout the city, attracts about 100,000 people and
Model Bella Hadid presents a creation from the Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2018 collection in a show that was presented in Lauren’s private garage for New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York
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Sep 13, 2017 · By Patricia Reaney. BEDFORD, N.Y. (Reuters) – Runway shows at New York Fashion Week have become more elaborate each season and designer Ralph Lauren took it up a notch by combining his love of
Feb 12, 2018 · Watch video · Ralph Lauren heads to Jamaica at New York Fashion Week. Ralph Lauren’s show was one of the main highlights from New York Fashion Week on Monday.
The big Ralph Lauren 50th anniversary New York Fashion Week party, Friday, Sept. 7 in Central Park, had that Boss appeal. And we’re not talking about Hugo Boss.
Sep 09, 2017 · Ralph Lauren in the multilevel garage in Bedford Hills, N.Y., where he stores his priceless collection of vintage cars. In the foreground, his 1955 Jaguar D-type.
Sep 13, 2017 · Ralph Lauren pairs passion for fashion, cars at New York Fashion Week Wednesday, September 13, 2017 – 00:45 Ralph Lauren combines his love of fashion and cars for his September 2017 collection.
Ralph Lauren is capable of doing big things. In the lead-up to a New York Fashion Week season that has been fraught with controversial defections of major talent, Lauren, a true blue American
Ralph Lauren’s $350 Million Car Collection Takes Center Stage at New York Fashion Week Lauren talks about his insane dream garage and combining his two favorite hobbies: cars and clothing.
Feb 15, 2017 · Don’t count Ralph Lauren among the many designers making anti-Trump statements at New York Fashion Week. After all, the quintessential American brand is a …
Last week, Ralph Lauren presented a Fall 2017 fashion show in a unique, immersive experience at Ralph’s Garage on his private home in Bedford, New York. Set against the spectacular backdrop of one of the world’s most esteemed automotive collections, the show presented Lauren’s passion for automobiles and classic, enduring style, in front of the likes of Katie Holmes, Dianne Keaton
Runway shows at New York Fashion Week have become more elaborate each season and designer Ralph Lauren took it up a notch by combining his love of fashion and vintage cars to showcase his Fall


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In the last decade, investors have seen the amount of funds poured into businesses that include consumer discretionary and information technology (including consumer internet) grow by 400 per cent to $6.6 billion in the year to date. In relative contrast, old economy ventures that include materials, energy and telecoms have also grown but have been overtaken by emerging businesses, based on research by VCCEdge, the data platform of VCCircle.
In part, the trend defies what should be the growth arc of fast-developing nation with core areas seeing as much attention as possible but all the micro-indicators reflect an uneven maturing of businesses.
Renuka Ramnath, founder of Multiples Alternate Asset Management says that investors looked at online market places such as Flipkart and Snapdeal early on but held off because of the enormous capital required to fund such a model, in addition to the “depth of conviction” required to believe in its long term success. “What we see is the emergence of new business models which can only happen in online ventures, that are driven by gaming, financial services, and businesses that go after making Internet penetration a reality, and thereby reaching the unreachable,” she says.
Multiples was an early investor in Dream 11, a gaming company that’s been valued at a billion dollars. “You can’t ignore the reality and new business models of today.” Ramnath points to Kissht a financial services company funded by Sachin Bansal. Kissht is a consumer lending firm.
Growth capital investor General Atlantic internationally has been adept at latching on to early internet growth stories that include Uber, Slack, Alibaba, and Airbnb. Here in India, the New York-based investor started with bets on IT services firms such as Genpact, Infotech, Hexaware, and Patni Computers before moving on to invest in consumer internet ventures. Byju’s, an ed-tech firm valued as high as $5.5 billion saw General Atlantic invest at least $125 million. While GA did not respond to questions, its partners in India have said they typically back businesses which are run by first generation entrepreneur, and have a proposition that solve a real problem.
BookMyShow as a new-age businesses tries to achieve just that — solve a real problem in real time by allowing a consumer of entertainment to buy tickets by transcending the latencies in a traditional purchase channel that could include long wait times, lack of choice in seating preference and so on. One investor who declined to be named says, “New-age businesses have started to come of age and now have balance sheets that are profitable at a unit level. When that happens, investors discard themes and focus areas and shoot for catching success stories early.”
His point is that investing styles shift shape according to how the economy is maturing and how industries are developing. He is not wrong. Internet-driven businesses can be of two types. They can be tech-enabled aggregators or distributors of products that have traditionally been around and available in brick-n-mortar format. Examples are LensKart and Nykaa which sell eyewear and cosmetics. The second is businesses driven by models that serve products that never existed before or replace their historical versions and end up tapping new consumer groups.
Vivek Soni partner for private equity advisory at EY says that In the media and entertainment world, the ‘cord cutters’ in the US (those who cancel cable to use online subscriptions) are increasingly being emulated by Indian consumers who are doing away with DTH and ‘cable walla’s. These customers consume content not only on TV but on other devices that are handheld and portable and their numbers are rising fast. “This has piqued the interest of Private Equity and Venture Capital as thanks to the technology backbone, making content that works is increasingly becoming less of an art and more of a science,” he says. Funds are already looking to back digital content businesses which can own the IP and the clincher is that depending on the OTT partner, global distribution is possible. As an example, any show made by an Indian production house (say Sacred Games for Netflix) for a global OTT gets global distribution, which is a win win for both the content creator/owner as well as the OTT.
Ramnath, however, cautions that anyone betting on new age businesses has to dig their heels in and be ready for the long haul. Payment gateway Billjunction which she funded in 1999 for Rs 15 crore sold for Rs 450 crore but eight years later in 2007. Similarly, “Dream 11, she says became an overnight success but was a decade in the making,” Ramnath says. “Change to happen in India takes much longer than it should.”


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For rent: A space along the lakefront, not far from Soldier Field for the Grateful Dead concerts next month, that can comfortably sleep up to 10 adults.
And it rocks — but not as much as the band.
Daniel Vevers, of Naperville, is renting his 40-foot Carver 36 Supersport for the Dead’s 50th anniversary shows through Cruzin, an online marketplace for boat rentals. Launched last year in Chicago, Cruzin is hoping to capitalize on the lack of Chicago hotel rooms for the sold-out July 3-5 shows with a new option: “boatels.”
“How many people get to take their hotel room for a spin?” said Jaclyn Baumgarten, founder and CEO of Cruzin, which began three years ago and now counts 2,600 boats to rent in the United States and other countries.
The option is probably not for the Grateful Dead fans on a VW budget, though the cost can be split among friends. Most of the boats for rent can accommodate four to six people, according to Cruzin.
Vevers is asking $2,500 per night to rent “The Sweet Emotion” — which has two staterooms, a TV and swim platform — during the Dead shows, though the price is negotiable. Renters can pay for a captain to accompany them on the boat. Vevers also requires a $24 daily insurance premium, a standard fee for online boat rentals.
“This renting out thing is kind of new,” said Vevers, 50, who said he rented out his boat four times last summer including for a birthday party and the Air & Water Show. “I think it’s a great concept.”
Cruzin’s greatest test in Chicago may be the Dead shows, which are expected to draw 70,000 fans each night to Soldier Field. Many downtown hotels are sold out during the Dead concerts, and Airbnb room rental listings are scarce.
Cruzin is not the only boat rental option for Deadheads. Boatbound, a website that “soft launched” in Chicago nearly a year ago, offers about 300 boats for rental in Chicago with 600-700 boats expected to be added by the end of summer, Boatbound founder and CEO Aaron Hall said.
Boats have to be inspected before they can join the marketplace, and there’s currently a waiting list of more than 500 boats, Hall said. Boats in Chicago generally rent for $500-$600 a day, and prices go up for major events.
There were 11 Chicago boats on Boatbound that could be rented from July 3-5, according to a Tribune search Friday morning.
“Chicago is our No. 1 most-traffic city in the country,” Hall said. “Any time there’s an event (along the Chicago lakefront), people look to boats to fill that gap.”


text: That is the advice from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention to retail and repair staff. This week, the well being company issued new steerage to restrict office violence that may very well be aimed toward employees when imposing their corporations’ Covid-19 security procedures. The procedures that retail and repair companies have been suggested to implement underneath CDC tips embody imposing masks sporting, social distancing and limiting the variety of clients allowed in a enterprise at one time. However the CDC warns that employees may very well be threatened or assaulted for using these security measures, describing violence starting from yelling and swearing to slapping and choking the workers. The CDC has outlined numerous steps companies can take, which embody conflict-resolution coaching for his or her employees, putting in safety methods and figuring out designated protected areas in shops staff can go to in the event that they really feel in peril. One of many company’s largest strategies: “Do not argue with a buyer in the event that they make threats or turn out to be violent,” the CDC says. The steerage follows numerous violent incidents which have occurred at companies throughout the nation over mask-wearing necessities. Earlier this month, a person in Pennsylvania was charged with capturing at an worker after being requested to put on a masks in a cigar store. Final month, Walmart (WMT), House Depot (HD), CVS (CVS) and different main shops introduced they might nonetheless serve clients who refuse to put on masks. Walmart offered its ambassadors and administration with speaking factors for dealing with incidents with anti-maskers. Managers have been instructed to ask clients in the event that they’d like a complimentary masks, and in the event that they refuse, the speaking factors advise letting them to proceed purchasing. Though no federal regulation presently exists imposing masks sporting, greater than 30 states mandate that folks should put on masks or face coverings in public. Retailers have particularly been put in a a tricky spot as security considerations develop over easy methods to shield staff from indignant clients or employees who do not wish to comply with mask-wearing guidelines.


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PepsiCo gets Indian patent for wonder beverage preservative system
Friday, March 17, 2017, 10:20 AM
The Indra Nooyi-led US cola major PepsiCo has secured an Indian patent for its invention relating to a beverage preservative system. The system prevents spoilage by micro-organisms in a beverage within a sealed container for at least 16 weeks. The grant of the patent comes at a time when the cola major has been facing stiff resistance from states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala.


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Tesco has officially confirmed the £150m re-launch of its Clubcard loyalty scheme, first revealed by Marketing Week last month.
The UK’s largest supermarket chain says it will double the value of vouchers in certain product categories in a bid to attract a further one million customers. Categories include clothing, baby and toddler, cosmetics and Tesco Mobile network top-up.
Wine and Champagne and flowers, plants and gardening will be included in the promotion until the end of September.
The promotion will be launched with a new television ad campaign featuring ITV drama Cold Feet star Fay Ripley and ‘Full Monty’ filmstar Mark Addy as the new Tesco ‘Family’. The campaign has been made by The Red Brick Road.
The new characters will feature in a series of ads in the first Tesco campaign to feature a ‘family’ since Prunella Scales’ character ‘Dotty’ was retired in 2004.
The move is being seen by industry experts as a bid to arrest its recent slide in market share. Its UK grocery share fell to 30.6% in the 12 week to April 19 from 31.1% a year earlier, according to the latest Taylor Nelson Sofres data as rivals such as Sainsbury’s and Morrisons surged ahead.
Tesco’s led the way in loyalty cards with Clubcard, which has 15m members in the UK and is credited with taking the supermarket to the top of the market share tables since it launched in February 1995.
Rival schemes have since proliferated and its closest competitor, Nectar, which operates its loyalty scheme for Sainsbury’s and numerous other partners, recently signed Homebase as it latest major partner.
Marketing and commercial director Richard Brasher says the step reflects more cash-conscious consumer sentiment. “”Now with customers going to greater lengths to search out the best bargains it is even more important for Tesco to say thank you when they choose to shop with us,” he says.


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This piece is one of a series of high-profile Canadians commenting on the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Top 10 reasons Canadian competitiveness is dropping.
In an era focused on international free trade, it seems incongruous that Canada has so many internal barriers that impede movement of goods, services and people between provinces. That’s a situation that has to change if the country is going to stay competitive in a global marketplace, says Perrin Beatty, a former Conservative cabinet minister who is now president of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Why are interprovincial trade barriers a problem?
Businesses are operating today in an intensely competitive global economy. It is important for them to have a market at home in which they can build their scale. We are a comparatively small economy to begin with, and if we Balkanize our economy and turn it into 13 regional ones, then it is much more difficult for Canadian companies to get the scale that they need to be able to be globally competitive.
Also, from the perspective of Canadian consumers and customers of businesses, it limits choice and drives up costs.
What are some of the worst barriers?
Try driving a big truck across Canada and you will discover very quickly the layers of regulation you have to deal with as you move from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. All of these layers create barriers to doing business across the country.
We [also] have impediments that may make it difficult, at a time of high unemployment, for workers to move from one area to another where their skills may be in demand. They have to be relicensed to offer their skills in another jurisdiction.
You can see [barriers] in local preferences given in bidding on contracts for governments. There may be discrimination against bidders from out of a region or out of a province.
The most celebrated case recently was that of wine, where Parliament finally intervened to say, ‘Yes, we should allow interprovincial wine sales.’ [But] provincial wine monopolies are dragging their feet on this, and we still don’t have an open market. This clearly makes no sense.
This is all self-defeating. It drives up costs and it enshrines inefficiencies in the system. It builds costs into the economy. The government of Alberta estimated a few years ago that the costs [of interprovincial trade barriers] could be as much as $14-billion a year to the Canadian economy.
How damaging are the barriers that diminish labour mobility?
In instances where you have to be certified to offer a service in a particular jurisdiction, a Canadian who has a skill in one region of the country has difficulty in moving to another region, and taking up a job that may be open – particularly jobs that may be open for the short term. [That is damaging because] what we are seeing is not a shortage of bodies available to work, but a mismatch between the skills that are available and the demands of the work force. We need to make it easier for people to move within Canada and put their skills to work. That will bring down costs and also help reduce unemployment. If we can move people off employment insurance or off welfare and on to the job rolls and tax rolls, everybody benefits.
What role do agricultural marketing boards play in this issue?
[The main issue is the] quotas, which assign what production is allowed to be sold. Obviously, anything like that interferes in the market system. It says that some people will not be allowed to sell, based on residency.
How have provincial trade barriers changed over time?
One of the reasons for the creation of Canada was the abrogation of reciprocity with the United States. When we no longer had access to that U.S. market, the Canadian colonies came together and they struck an agreement that was designed in large part to ensure free trade within Canada. Section 121 of the constitution is quite clear in saying there should be no duties or impediments put in the way of trade within Canada. So the clear intention of the founders of the country was to have a single market in Canada.Report Typo/Error
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HPQ Silicon has taken an investment gamble on a new technology to produce polysilicon, which it hopes will be the cleanest and lowest cost method for the company to produce high quality polysilicon that can be used by the solar industry. The agreement is not only for the intellectual property of the PUREVAP process, but also for a pilot plant that will be able to produce 200 metric tons per year.
The agreement stipulates that PyroGenesis Canada can still use the process for any purposes other than the production of silicon metal from quartz. It is a unique system of polysilicon production from quartz, which allegedly produces purity greater than 99.9% (>3N) in one step.
Today marks a major milestone for HPQ Silicon and its shareholders, said HPQ Silicon Chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tourillon. By unifying this fantastic technology under our brand and successfully scaling it up, we can accelerate our plan of becoming the cleanest, greenest and lowest cost vertically producer of Solar Grade Silicon Metal in the world.
Alongside the intellectual property, HPQ has also agreed to purchase a PUREVAP Quartz Vaporization Reactor pilot system, which will produce 200 metric tons of polysilicon each year. The total installation and testing of the pilot plant is expected to take 24 to 28 months, and will initially be installed at PyroGenesis facility in Montreal, Canada. HPQ hopes that the pilot plant will be able to give some indication of the scalability of the process.
We are very happy to be moving to the pilot scale with this process, commented Pierre Carabin, director of engineering of PyroGenesis. Throughout PyroGenesis history, we have successfully taken new concepts from the lab to commercialization. We plan to systematically and successfully ramp up the PUREVAP process to full commercial scale. Once successful, we believe the PUREVAP process portends to be a game changing, and enabling, technology.
The move represents an educated gamble by HPQ Silicon, as it will be spending a combined total of CDN $8.3 million (US$6.3 million) on the intellectual property rights and the pilot plant. However, the company is confident that the move will pay off.
Thanks to our great working relationship with PyroGenesis, combined with our ownership of the PUREVAP QVR intellectual property, HPQ Silicon is uniquely positioned to become an agent of change in the solar industry and beyond, added Tourillon.
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iPhone: men and women prefer different models according to this study
Do men and women share the same preferences in choosing their iPhone. This latest study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) provides an answer to this question.
In the United States, Apple’s hegemony is indisputable, as evidenced by these figures revealed by a recent survey: 90% of 13-25 year olds have an iPhone in the land of Uncle Sam.
In fact, it is not surprising to see many reports and analyzes flourishing on the American company. And quite rightly, the research firm CIRP, for Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, looked into the preferences of users regarding the choice of their iPhone.
Men and women have different tastes for their iPhones
In particular, we learn in this report that men and women set their sights on different models. According to the data collected, men are more likely to opt for a Premium versionnamely an iPhone Pro or Pro Max while women rather turn to the basic model.
Thus, 12% of female customers surveyed bought an iPhone 14 or 14 Plus in 2022, compared to 8% for their male counterparts. For high-end models, they rise to 41% for men, against 33% for women.
Be careful however, these differences are strangely reduced on previous generations. In effect, 37% of male and female respondents combined bought a basic iPhone 12 or 13 or Miniwhile 7% of respondents have purchased an iPhone SE.
The CIRP kicks in to explain these disparities
What could explain these gender disparities in iPhone model choice? On this point, the CIRP preferred not to get wet and simply provide these different findings without contextualizing them. “We’re not going to explore broader gender issues about the motivation behind iPhone choices.
The firm continues:Our database does not address questions of ego, technological comfort, habits in terms of photography or physiological differences such as the size of the hands related to the choice of a high-end telephone. We leave that speculation to the reader,” writes Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
As a reminder, another study centered on Apple shed light on the die-hard loyalty of young Americans to the brand. According to this report, having an Android smartphone can be a reason for breaking up for Americans aged 13 to 25!


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Within heavy duty classes, the Ram 3500 took top honors for outstanding pulling power, braking, fuel economy, comfort and handling under extreme towing conditions. Award winners were announced following the 2015 Denver Auto Show press day on April 8, 2015.
“Ram Heavy Duty trucks are equipped with a long list of exclusive features that set them ahead of the competition, including a cargo view camera, air bag suspension option and of course the hard-hitting 6.7-liter Cummins turbo diesel engine with best-in-class torque,” said Bob Hegbloom, President and CEO – Ram Truck Brand. “This award from TFLtruck recognizes Ram’s overall commitment to engineering and innovation leadership, which includes a four-pillar list of best-in-class titles; fuel economy at 29 mpg, torque at 865 lb.-ft., payload at 7,390 pounds and towing at 30,000 pounds.”
To score the trucks, TFLtruck editors took to the notorious Eisenhower Pass “Ike Gauntlet” located outside Denver with a 21,600-pound trailer in tow. The grueling climb reaches elevations in excess of 11,000 feet with increasing grade near the peak. At the end of the haul, the Ram 3500 Heavy Duty excelled.
“The 2015 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty was loaded with a 21,600-pound trailer for Gross Combined Weight of nearly 31,000 pounds,” said Andre Smirnov, Technical Editor at TFLtruck. “The Ram dually came out on top based on its confident downhill performance, consistent uphill climb and leading observed fuel mileage among the competitors.”
The Ike Gauntlet drive is not the sole criteria to determine the winner in each category. The Ram 3500 also was judged on its overall performance unloaded.
Gold Hitch Award-eligible trucks include 2015 model year pickups (or trucks from previous model years that have not significantly changed for 2015). Trucks are only eligible for the award if they were tested before March 31, 2015.
Moving into the 2015 model year, Ram continues to beat the competition in the two most sought-after titles, fuel economy and towing capacity:
- Best-in-class fuel economy with exclusive EcoDiesel – 29 mpg with Ram 1500
- Best-in-class towing capability – 30,000 pounds with Ram 3500
- Best-in-class payload – 7,390 pounds with Ram 3500
- Best-in-class torque – 865 lb.-ft. with Ram 3500 equipped with Cummins
Follow Ram and FCA US news and video on:
- FCA Content On Demand (COD): www.fcacod.com
- Company blog: http://blog.fcanorthamerica.com
- Company website: www.fcanorthamerica.com
- Media website: http://media.fcanorthamerica.com
- FCA360: www.fca360.com
- Ram Trucks brand: www.ramtrucks.com
- Ram Zone blog: www.ramzone.com
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/RamTrucks or www.facebook.com/ChryslerGroup
- Flickr: www.flickr.com/RamTrucks or www.flickr.com/ChryslerGroup
- Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/ramtrucks or www.pinterest.com/FCAcorporate
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/ramtrucks or www.instagram.com/FCAcorporate
- Streetfire: www.streetfire.net/uploaded/chryslervideo.htm
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/RamTrucks or www.twitter.com/FCAcorporate
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/RamTrucks or www.youtube.com/pentastarvideo
TFLtruck is the most popular online video reviews, news and views publication. Nearly 2.5 million truck buyers watch TFLtruck video reviews and tests every month. This includes the signature “TFL Ike Gauntlet” extreme towing test, which challenges the trucks to the absolute maximum of their performance capability. Simply put -TFLtruck is All Trucks All The Time.
About Ram Truck Brand
Since its launch as a stand-alone division in 2009, the Ram Truck Brand has steadily emerged as an industry leader with one goal: to build the best pickup trucks and commercial vehicles in the industry. Creating a distinct identity for Ram Trucks has allowed the brand to concentrate on core customers and features they find valuable. Whether focusing on a family that uses a Ram 1500 day in and day out, a hard-working Ram 3500 Heavy Duty owner or a business that depends on its Ram ProMaster commercial van every day for deliveries, Ram has the truck market covered. In order to be the best, it takes a commitment to innovation, capability, efficiency and durability. Ram Truck invests substantially in its products, infusing them with great looks, refined interiors, durable engines and exclusive features that further enhance their capabilities. Truck customers, from half-ton to commercial, have a demanding range of needs and require their vehicles to provide high levels of capability. Ram trucks are designed to deliver a total package.
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According to the flash estimate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual rate was 1.0% in May 2018 (the final value in April was 0.4%). The estimated annual core inflation rate, which excludes energy and unprocessed food products components, was 0.6% (0.2% in the previous month). The acceleration of the CPI reflects the dissipation of the base effect mentioned in the previous CPI press release, related to the Easter period which occurred in April 2017, as well as the recent increase in fuel prices.
The estimated CPI monthly rate was 0.4% (in April, the final value was 0.7%), while the CPI 12-month average rate was 1.0% (1.1% in the previous month).
The Portuguese Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) annual rate of change was 1.4% (the final value for April was 0.3%).
The April CPI final results will be released on June 12th, 2018.


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Microsoft in partnership with rapper Common is looking to cater the crowd with their new line of clothing called “Softwear”. You can buy Microsoft Martix Tee at Urban Outfitters for $9.99.
A BILLION PEOPLE CAN’T BE WRONG
This is Softwear by Microsoft. A clothing line that taps the nostalgia of when PCs were just starting to change our lives. With retro logos, classic photos, and geek-chic iconography, these pieces showcase the DOS days of the software company that now connects over a billion people.
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SportsPulse: The NBA schedule came out and yes we know it is a lot to sift through. Trysta Krick provides the key dates, matchups and moments that will answer the biggest questions facing the top teams. USA TODAY
A box containing 28 counterfeit NBA championship rings was recently seized during a routine inspection at Los Angeles International Airport.
Customs and Border Protection officials said in a news release that the shipment originated in China and had a final destination in Arizona. If authentic, the rings would have been worth an estimated $560,000, according to the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
Investigators believe the rings were intended to be sold as a collection.
“Scammers take advantage of collectors and pro basketball fans desiring to obtain a piece of sports history,” said Carlos C. Martel, CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles. “This seizure illustrates how CBP officers and import specialists protect not only trademarks, but most importantly, the American consumer.”
Inspectors determined the rings were fake and were in violation of protected trademarks of the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors and several other NBA teams.


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The Indian major Dairy Brand Mother Dairy has announced to come up with a new campaign for the launch of its new ice cream ‘Rocket Ice Cream’. The company has planned to launch the new ice cream along with Wavemaker and Red FM. The Rocket Ice cream will have two exciting flavours, Vanilla and Chocolate.
With the launch of Rocket Ice Cream, mother’s dairy has also created a new blue alien brand mascot named Neila.
In an interviewed by a radio jockey Neila has invited its customers and listeners to post their pictures with the Mother Dairy’s Rocket Ice Cream Chocolate on social media and put a hashtag #RockItWithRocket to win hampers.
A spokesperson of Mother’s Dairy said, “To engage the consumers, we have launched a fun campaign called #RockItWithRocket on social media to strengthen the connection of Neila with the consumers. We are sure that the consumers will definitely find the new range exciting. We are building excitement by engaging the consumers.
“Our work remains as innovative as our customers and partners. Adaptive marketing is all about brands that embrace the popular culture and effortlessly become a part of it. Neila is a playfully creative way to use meme marketing to break through the noise and make the brand appealing to the company”, said Karthik Nagarajan, chief content writer of Wavemaker.
The Rocket Ice cream-Chocolates is this season’s final launch in which a Delightful collection of new products including Sugar-Free Dietz Chocolate Cup & Ek Dum Santra is launched in single pack sizes and Afghan Nutty Delight & Firdaus-e-Phirni in versions for take-home. Mother Dairy plans to introduce a new Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream Cake flavour this season.