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MILAN — Ferragamo Parfums’ new Acqua Essenziale men’s fragrance is sponsoring a design week project at the University of Milan. The installation, “Inversion,” by American architect Steven Holl, is part of the Hybrid Architecture & Design Exhibit, which opened April 8 and will run through Sunday.
Surrounded by the university’s old white columns and rusty brick archways, the installation is composed of six void-cut limestone blocks from Lecce, Apulia, resting alongside a shimmering pool of water. In an interview Friday, Ferragamo Parfums chief executive officer Luciano Bertinelli said the company was planning on upping its design week presence in the future.
“The Ferragamo fashion house has always been interested in art, and we still are,” he said. “Ferragamo Parfums is definitely growing and so we wanted to make a cultural statement, illustrating the connection between the material and water.” He noted that after seeing the plans for the Hybrid exhibit, the company immediately wanted to sponsor Hall’s installation.
“I find the idea of being involved [in design week] in a continuous way extraordinary,” he said.
Acqua Essenziale, an eau de toilette in a clear, minimalist glass bottle with a silver cap, is a fresh fragrance, with top notes of grapefruit, mint, mandarin and lemon tree leaf, a heart of geranium, cascalone, rosemary and lavender, and a dry down of patchouli, Helvetolide, cistus and vetiver. Concocted by Firmenich’s Alberto Morillas, it represents Ferragamo’s first foray into fresh men’s scents, which Bertinelli said account for 35 percent of the market and therefore represent an important growth opportunity.
Noting that Ferragamo Parfums tilts heavily towards women’s products, Bertinelli said the company was investing heavily in the men’s fragrance segment, and following the recent Acqua Essenziale launch at Macy’s in New York, distributor BPI had reported positive figures for the scent. When the launch is complete in the next 12 to 15 months, the fragrance will be available at about 15,000 doors worldwide.
“I don’t rule out that we could start a women’s design week project [next year],” Bertinelli said. “The interesting thing is that in the end, you feel like you’re experiencing the artwork, you walk through it — it’s not all detached like in a museum, and we really like that.”
@chanel and @pharrell dropped what’s being dubbed as the world’s most exclusive sneakers yesterday. The Adidas Originals NMD Hu, which Williams designed in collaboration with Chanel and @adidasoriginals, has a waiting list of over 120K people who pre-registered online at chanelatcolette.fr –– and only 500 pairs are on sale. The singer predicted the resale value of the shoes could reach $40K. Read the full interview on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdfashion (📷: Dominique Maître)
@imanshumpert is diving deeper into his creative endeavors and relaunching his clothing line, Post 90s, and is helping to raise money for the hurricane victims in St. Maarten with a jersey he’s designed with his brother. The Cleveland Cavaliers player talked to WWD about kneeling during the national anthem, working with fashion brands and how he wants to be more than an @nba player. Read the interview on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: George Chinese)
Not only does #TheProfit return to CNBC tonight, but @marcuslemonis has launched @shopmarcus, a new shopping and lifestyle retail experience in Aspen and Chicago, with more locations to come. The retail stores offer in-store stylists and a variety of contemporary womenswear selections.
“It’s life, I’m going to face it,” @mingxi11 sighed. “I fell, but you know, I think the most important thing is that I get back up. I had the love, the help from my sister — the girl next to me Gizele [Oliveira] — she’s so nice. When I went backstage everybody was trying to comfort me like ‘Oh Ming, it’s OK.’ I’m really, really touched. I think it’s them who gave me the courage to go back on stage for the finale,” Xi told WWD of her fall at the @victoriassecret fashion show. (📷: David Fisher) #wwdfashion #vsfashionshow #victoriassecret
@louisvuitton tapped @therealpeterlindbergh for its latest city-centric photo book, which is part of a series called Fashion Eye. The primarily black and white book captures the spirit of Berlin in 57 images shot between 1989 and 2019. “Berlin is an inspiration for me, more than a city. I mean @millajovovich is simply Berlin!” said Lindbergh. #wwdfashion
“You know, I think audiences expect a certain performance so I have to deliver to them what they’re expecting to a certain degree. But I’m also a different actor and a different person, I have my own spin on the character,” says @noahegalvin of his takeover of the leading role in “Dear Evan Hansen” following the departure of @bensplatt, who originated the role. Read WWD’s interview with the 23-year-old actor on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
For pre-fall 2018, @etro created richly-colored wonderland, using tapestries, textiles and wallpapers from the Eastern world at large. The line featured floral and graphic prints and jacquard motifs, like this two-piece look featured here. #wwdfashion (📷: Giovanna Pavesi)
@kith is moving into children’s. The men’s and women’s streetwear brand has launched Kidset, a Kith kids line located in New York at 64 Bleecker Street. The line includes mini versions of staple Kith pieces like the Astor bomber jacket and the Kith box logo sweatshirts, along with a wall that can display up to 120 pairs of shoes from @adidas, @newbalance, @timberland and more. #wwdfashion
“I just wanted to create this fully rounded character, but I do think what excited me most was just the opportunity to give a group of people representation that I feel needs it. I like to do characters in projects that stand for something and Karolina definitely does, so that was really exciting to me,” @ginnygardner says of her new role in @hulu’s “The Runaways.” Gardner plays Karolina Dean, a queer superhero, which is a rarity for @marvel. Read more about Gardner’s character on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @dandoperalski)


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The Saudi Ministry of Commerce urged owners of businesses and commercial establishments to take advantage of the extended six-month corrective period for violators of the Anti-Commercial Cover-up Law (tasattur).
The ministry identified seven types of tasattur and the penalty for the crime includes a maximum of five years in prison and SR5 million in fine.
The ministry said the seven types of tasattur include the non-Saudi worker of the commercial establishment pays its owner a monthly or annual lump sum amount; the non-Saudi worker manages transactions of the establishment’s funds through bank deposits, cash payments or money transfer within the Kingdom and outside; and the non-Saudi worker keeps in his possession blank documents, checks and contracts duly signed by the owner of an establishment.
The types of tasattur also include existence of a partnership between the owner of the establishment and non-Saudi worker who does not have an investment license; endorsing a non-Saudi who does not have a foreign investment license, to have a stake in the dividends that are meant to be distributed to the partners of the company and allowing the non-Saudi to determine the mechanism of distribution; the entry of the establishment’s revenues and profits directly into the personal account of a non-Saudi and not in the establishment’s account; and hiring of brokers or intermediaries by the establishment’s owner using his commercial register to conclude contracts with other parties or individuals.
The ministry called on the owners of establishments to take advantage of the corrective period for violators of the law before the end of its deadline on Feb. 16, 2022 via the ministry’s website mc.gov.sa.
The ministry earlier extended the deadline for correcting the status by six months from Aug. 23 to Feb. 16.
The National Program for Combating Commercial Concealment revealed that the correction requests received so far by the Ministry of Commerce included various economic activities, most notably wholesale and retail trade, contracting, accommodation and food services, downstream industries, transport and storage businesses.

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HONG KONG (AFP) - The bell sounds as 11 runners in the Gold Cup break from the stalls at Hong Kong's famous Sha Tin racecourse.
Britain said it will spend £1.2bil (RM6.49bil) on developing the most powerful weather and climate supercomputer in the world.
NEW DELHI (AFP): A buffalo jockey in India has refused to take part in a track and field trial after his record-setting performance in a traditional footrace drew comparisons with Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt.
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ONTARIO, Calif. — April 06, 2022 — Wallner Expac wins its Third Readers’ Choice Award, this time for its Imperial decorative expanded metal pattern which ranked number 14. Previous times Wallner Expac has received a Readers’ Choice Award are:
For a product to be considered for a 2022 Readers’ Choice Award, it must have featured in the editorial coverage in 2021. Product coverage is chosen by the editors of the magazine. Metal Architecture News aggregates the data of all the products it covers to determine the levels of interest. They tracked the leads generated by each product from their more than 29,000 readers- primarily architects and specifiers- and ranked them according to the number of leads. Winners are selected by the number of sales leads generated from these product releases.
“It’s an honor to be selected as one of the top architectural products for 2021,” states Manuel Menchaca, Sr. Marketing Manager, Wallner Expac. “To win this award a second time for Metal Architecture News- and third time overall is incredible. Everyone at Wallner Expac is proud to have our Imperial pattern recognized by the readers of Metal Architecture News.”
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Four California State University, Fresno student-produced wines — some already
winners of state fair medals last summer — have scored worldwide with honors at the 11th Annual Jerry Mead 2001 New World International Wine Competition recently in Claremenot.
Fresno State winemaster Ken Fugelsang and his enology students will present the wines and more details at a special presentation on campus Satruday. on April 29 , Fugelsandgf will attend the “Jerry D. Mead Inland Empire Wine Extravaganza, Gold Medal
Showcase and Auction” in Ontario to formally receive the medals.
The winning wines were:
• The Muscato 2000 from the John Diener Vineyard in California, which won two honors: a Gold Medal and BEST OF CLASS.
• The Barbera 1999, from Duarte Linden Hills Vineyard in California, won a Silver
Medal, as did the White Zinfandel 2000 from grapes grown on the Fresno State campus.
• California Sunshine White Table Wine 1999 won a Bronze Medal.
The Feb. 11 competition was open to wines produced anywhere in the “New World” including all of North America, Central America, and South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.


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By: Gerelyn Terzo
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has warned that sky-high inflation is eroding wealth and has offered some suggestions on how to fix it. Regulators have turned their backs on a bitcoin spot-market ETF yet again. Also, PayPal and Citigroup CEOs recently discussed “navigating the pandemic.”
Brazilian fintech Nubank has tipped its hand to further details about its upcoming IPO. Nubank parent company Nu Holdings will make its trading debut on the NYSE and Brazil’s B3 exchange next month. More specifically, Nubank is targeting Dec. 9-10. Nubank has launched NuSócios, a program designed to allow users to own a little piece of the company before the IPO. Customers can gain access to a Brazilian Depositary Receipt (BDR) at zero cost via the Nubank mobile app, which Nubank estimates “will represent one-sixth of a class A common share of Nu Holdings,” according to the announcement.
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian, which now has a market cap of over $120 billion, has been one of the most high-profile IPOs of the year. And while Rivian may seem better suited for an update on Tesla’s competitors, the deal had a fintech component to it. SoFi offered shares of the IPO to individual investors on its platform and was the sole company to do so. SoFi CEO Anthony Noto told Bloomberg “there was a lot of demand” from investors looking to gain exposure to innovation and EVs. He added that there was $300 million in demand from the company’s investor base for the IPO and the deal was “well oversubscribed.”
Crowdfunding platform SMBX has amassed $11.5 million in a seed round to bolster its growth. Group 11 led the round, catapulting SMBX’s total capital raised so far to $15 million. The company gives small businesses a way to raise capital via small business bonds that are sold to local customers as well as private investors. Returns can reportedly be up to 9%, and small businesses bypass the need to access bank financing. The bonds are open to both accredited and non-accredited investors.
With inflation currently hovering at 6%-plus, investors are stuck between a rock and a hard place, one in which billionaire Ray Dalio says their portfolios may be rising but their wealth is eroding. Dalio, who is the co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, says people who have their wealth in cash are the most at risk. According to him, the United States is overspending, overprinting, and overcompensating. To get off the wrong path and get on the right one, he says Americans must bolster both production and cooperation.
While rising inflation is another reason for investors to flock to a sound money asset like bitcoin, regulators are not making it any easier. The U.S. SEC has rejected the latest application for a bitcoin spot-market ETF. VanEck’s product would have given investors direct exposure to the leading cryptocurrency rather than providing exposure to bitcoin futures contracts, which is what the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) does. Regulators are afraid of market manipulation in the bitcoin spot market.
Card giant Mastercard has expanded its buy now pay later (BNPL) program. The company announced that Mastercard Installments, its BNPL initiative for consumers and merchants, has inked new partnerships from the likes of American Airlines, CSI, Fiserv and TSYS in the U.S. Down under, fintech Humm Group and payment platform Limepay have integrated Mastercard’s model. Mastercard relies on what it calls an open loop model that offers the best of both worlds — access to installment payments with the security and protection of the Mastercard’s payment rails.
Zilch, a London-based BNPL company, is targeting a U.S. expansion. The company made the announcement on the heels of a $110 million capital raise through which it achieved a $2 billion valuation. Zilch has already gained a footprint in Miami, Fla. and has hired nearly a dozen employees. Ventura Capital led the funding round.
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PayPal chief Dan Schulman recently had a discussion with Citi CEO Jane Fraser about navigating the pandemic. Fraser doesn’t see any “going back” to how things were before the pandemic reared its head and instead recognizes a “once-in-a-generation opportunity for companies to redefine their workplaces and how they operate.” She points to “using digital as a way to take the chores out of processes,” adding: “With new technologies we can do some leapfrogs here and move forward in a very positive way.”
The traditional asset allocation models are evolving. Most recently, the 4% rule, which is what retirees live by for investment portfolio withdrawals, is becoming obsolete, according to Morningstar research. The 4% rule applies to the first year of retirement and reflects the amount investors should target for investment portfolio withdrawals in year one of living off retirement income. Given the changing market conditions, however, which could shift to lower stock and bond market returns soon, this model “may no longer be feasible,” Morningstar states. Instead, they recommend sticking to a revised 3.3% rule to stretch the funds for longer.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has recruited ING alum Evelien Witlox to lead its digital euro program. The ECB is pursuing a two-year study on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and Witlox will take the helm of this program in early 2022. She previously spearheaded worldwide payment products and operations at ING.
Mambu, a SaaS cloud-banking platform, revealed in a new study that 75% of consumers around the world would be more prone to accessing digital banking soon vs. pre-pandemic times. The report, called, The Financial Tribes You Need to Know, reveals that more than 60% of consumers polled have turned to digital banking in the past year and a half, while 41% of consumers have done so for the first time due to COVID. Mambu identifies five consumer groups they label Techcelerators, Ethical Bankers, Convenience Cravers, Covidpreneurs, and Neo Asset Hoarders. The different consumer tribes reveal how “consumer behavior is adapting and what banks must do to stay ahead of the curve,” stated Mambu CEO Eugene Danilkis.
NFT artist Beeple has struck gold again. The creator has sold his Human One creation, which is an intersection of digital and physical art, in a $29 million transaction in a Christie’s auction. He was featured in an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to discuss the sculpture. Beeple thrust NFTs into the limelight with his $69 million sale of his previous masterpiece called Everydays, which he also sold via Christie’s.


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Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) has teamed up with Golf Tee Time Service – an organisation that specialises in golf holidays in the UK and overseas – to create a brand new product for visitors to the Island.
A new website has been developed by VIOW to raise awareness of the Island’s stunning golf courses and encourage more visitors to tee off during their stay.
The great-value golf packages start at £185 and include three rounds of golf, two nights B&B and a ferry crossing to the Island. There are three premium courses on offer at Freshwater Bay, Osborne and Shanklin & Sandown with overnight accommodation available at either The Grange or Keats Cottage in Shanklin, the Premier Inn in Newport and the Royal Hotel in Ventnor.
Katie Jones, Sales & Events Manager for VIOW, said: “Golf is becoming less corporate and more of a sport for all, including families, women and younger children. There are also a growing number of occasional golfers, which provide opportunities for tour operators and resorts to offer golf as an add-on feature. Taking these trends into account, it is clear that the Island has an opportunity to increase its share of the golf tourism market.”
David Thornton, CEO, Visit Isle of Wight, added “The Isle of Wight has a fantastic natural product for golf tourism and this exciting new partnership represents our commitment to connect with golfers and develop golf as a tourism product.”
Graham Ruth, MD, Golf Tee Time Service, commented: “We are delighted to be involved and look forward to providing a first class service to golfers visiting the Isle of Wight.
“Within a week of launching the new website, we have an off-Island booking and several enquiries from golfing groups which is great fantastic news for the Island.”
The golfing package is bookable via http://www.isleofwightgolfingbreaks.com
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Please find attached image taken at Freshwater Bay Golf Club on the Island of Wight. From left to right: Steve Orchard, Captain at Freshwater Golf Club, Dave Cooke, Vice-Captain at Freshwater Golf Club, Normah Poingdestre, Lady Captain at Osborne Golf Club, Katie Jones, Sales & Events Manager, VIOW, Mike Bowles, Captain at Osborne Golf Club, Mike Jones, Captain at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club and Anne Corby, Lady Captain at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club.
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Working in partnership with Visit England, Visit Isle of Wight Ltd (VIOW) is responsible for developing tourism and attracting more visitors to the Isle of Wight. As well as the consumer website (www.visitisleofwight.co.uk) the DMO also operates a small industry website containing recent research and tourism news along with links to Visit England reports and opportunities: www.visitwight.org


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NRF Forecasts Retail Sales to Continue Growing
Despite uncertainty from the lingering trade war, coronavirus and the presidential election, the National Retail Federation expects retail sales during 2020 to increase between 3.5 percent and 4.1 percent to more than $3.9 trillion.
“The nation's record-long economic expansion is continuing, and consumers remain the drivers of that expansion,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “With gains in household income and wealth, lower interest rates and strong consumer confidence, we expect another healthy year ahead. There are always wild cards we cannot control like coronavirus and a politically charged election year. But when it comes to the fundamentals, our economy is sound and consumers continue to lead the way.”
Preliminary results show that retail sales during 2019 grew 3.7 percent over 2018 to $3.79 trillion, just short of NRF’s forecast of at least 3.8 percent growth, which had to be based on incomplete data because of last year's government shutdown. The total includes online and other non-store sales, which were up 12.9 percent at $777.3 billion, beating NRF's forecast of up to 12 percent growth. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.
Based on this latest forecast, 2020 retail sales should total between $3.93 trillion and $3.95 trillion. Online sales, which are included in the total, are expected to grow between 12 percent and 15 percent to between $870.6 billion and $893.9 billion.
NRF expects the overall economy to gain between 150,000 and 170,000 jobs per month in 2020, compared with an average 175,000 in 2019, and that unemployment – currently at 3.6 percent – should stay around 3.5 percent. Gross domestic product is likely to grow 1.9 percent, down from preliminary estimates of 2.3 percent in 2019.
“The economy is growing at a more modest pace, but the underlying economic fundamentals remain in place and are positive,” NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “Consumers remain upbeat and have the confidence to spend, and the steady wage growth that has come with the strong job market is fueling their spending. The state of the consumer is very healthy.”
Kleinhenz cited unemployment that remains near a 50-year low and low interest rates that have spurred home buying and mortgage refinancing that should add to consumer spending on furniture and other home-related products. While disposable income has moderated recently, inflation has been low, and consumers have been confident enough to use their credit cards or savings to sustain their spending.
While consumers and small business owners are confident, Kleinhenz said corporate CEOs remain cautious over trade policy. Further progress to build on the Phase One trade agreement with China could boost the economy and accelerate corporate spending and hiring. Conversely, escalation of the trade war could discourage corporate investments. Meanwhile, the wide range of potential policy outcomes associated with November's elections could cause both consumers and businesses to be cautious.
The forecast assumes that coronavirus does not become a global pandemic, but business confidence and retail sales could be impacted if factory shutdowns in China continue, particularly if delivery of holiday season merchandise is affected.
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Toyota Boshoku Corporation, a car components manufacturer member of the Toyota Group, announced that one of its European subsidiaries lost more than $37 million following a business email compromise (BEC) attack.
The company said in a press release that the incident took place on August 14, 2019 and that after discovering the BEC fraud incident, it started an investigation together with several legal professionals and subsequently disclosed the event to local authorities.
This incident follows a previous security breach disclosed by Toyota in March 2019 that affected about 3.1 million customers whose personal information may have been leaked following a security breach of multiple Toyota and Lexus sales subsidiaries.
Australian Toyota dealers were also targeted by a cyberattack, which led to the shutdown of its corporate IT systems on February 19, 2019.
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Google Instant Could Kill Organic Search
Original Air Date: September 14, 2010
Bas, Roy and guest Andy Atkins-Krueger discuss the launch of Google Instant, which was received by the industry as being one of the biggest changes Google had made so far. They examine if Google could be planning on killing organic all together? They also discuss a Search Engine Land post Andy wrote on Untangling The Confusing Search Scene In Asia.


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CE promotes Hong Kong's unique advantages to Singaporean business community (with photo)
Noting that Hong Kong and Singapore have long enjoyed strong bilateral ties and that both places are important trading partners and investment destinations to each other, Mrs Lam said that the Free Trade Agreement and the Investment Agreement between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which came into full effect earlier this year, will further enhance the relationship between Hong Kong and Singapore. She said that Hong Kong is keen to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with a view to strengthening regional economic integration and promoting free trade. With the clear support from some of the Partnership's member states, she said she looks forward to beginning discussions on Hong Kong's accession to the Partnership at the earliest opportunity.
Mrs Lam said that with the implementation of the National Security Law and improvements to the electoral system, stability has been restored in Hong Kong society and the legitimate rights and freedoms of the people and businesses are safeguarded. She called on Singaporean businesses to explore the new opportunities in Hong Kong brought about by the National 14th Five-Year Plan which reaffirms the nation's unwavering support for Hong Kong's development in a number of key areas as well as the city's active participation in the GBA development and the Belt and Road Initiative.
In addressing a question on Hong Kong's stock exchange and financial development, Mrs Lam stressed that during the social unrest and the pandemic, Hong Kong's financial system has proven its resilience. She said that Hong Kong has unrivalled connectivity with the Mainland's financial markets and offers direct two-way access through the Stock Connect and Bond Connect programmes as well as the future GBA Wealth Management Connect. She encouraged enterprises in Singapore to consider listing in Hong Kong and to set up a presence in the city to tap the opportunities in the financial sector including those in green finance.
In response to a question raised on the resumption of cross-border travel between the two places, Mrs Lam said that Singapore remains Hong Kong's priority candidate among overseas places for the setting up of an air travel corridor, and that the two governments will review the way forward in late August, taking into account the latest epidemic situation.
The webinar also included a panel discussion with three Singaporean entrepreneurs who have expanded their businesses into Hong Kong. Moderated by the Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), Mr Stephen Phillips, the panellists shared how and why Hong Kong is an important part of their companies' business strategy in expanding overseas, and why Hong Kong will continue to be an important hub for them to attract clients and businesses across the region.
Co-organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore and InvestHK, the webinar "Hong Kong - an Ideal Gateway" was supported by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Singapore Business Federation, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Association of Small & Medium Enterprises and the Hong Kong Singapore Business Association. The webinar is part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's efforts in reaching out direct to overseas business communities. The Chief Executive has attended webinars with the European Union, Japanese and New Zealand communities in recent months, while other Principal Officials also took part in similar events.
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The project, under the guidance of circular economy specialists Coreo, is a partnership between the Queensland government, Goondiwindi Cotton, Sheridan, Cotton Australia, Worn Up and Cotton Research and Development Corporation-supported soil scientist Dr Oliver Knox of University of New England (UNE).
Around two tonnes of cotton textiles, garments and end-of-life State Emergency Service coveralls have been processed at Worn Up in Sydney, transported to ‘Alcheringa’ farm, and spread onto a cotton field by local farmer, Sam Coulton, according to a statement.
It is hoped the fabrics will break down in the soil, increase microbial activity, lock in carbon and provide cover to improve soil moisture. Projections show 2,250 kg of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2 e) into the atmosphere will be mitigated through the breakdown of these garments in soil, rather than going to landfill.
“Returning cotton garments to the farms on which they began would completely close the loop on a cotton product, providing a win for brands, retailers and consumers looking for circular solutions, and a possible benefit to our farmers, their soils and the planet. It’s very exciting,” said Brooke Summers from Cotton Australia.
“We need to get smarter about how we reduce and manage waste. The potential to divert clothing from landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and potentially feed our soils could help deliver more sustainable practices in multiple sectors,” said Dr Knox.
Textile waste is a major problem for communities and supply chains globally, with the latest Australian estimate showing approximately 85 per cent of apparel is sent to landfill at end of life.
Farmer Coulton said being part of the solution is very positive. “We grow it here and we should be able to bury it here with positive environmental and economic impact on the local community.”
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Nikon announces the Nikon 1 brand
Nikon today announced its new Nikon 1 brand, an Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lens that proposes new forms of imaging expression and enjoyment. The new Nikon 1 brand joins existing Nikon D-series digital-SLR cameras and the COOLPIX brand of compact digital cameras as the third brand in Nikon’s digital camera arsenal. Nikon 1 is an innovative digital camera system that significantly alters common conception regarding digital camera imaging expression and incorporates functions that offer high added value. The name for this new system, Nikon 1, came from the idea of developing a completely new camera system that would be a leader in the digital age by starting from nothing, or “0”, and giving birth to “1”.
“Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lens” is the name of the new Nikon 1 digital camera system category of cameras. The new Nikon 1 brand of cameras falls into a category that Nikon calls “a Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lens”. Nikon will celebrate its 95th anniversary next year, and is extremely proud of its record of having utilized its optical technologies in the development of many innovative products over nearly a century. The first step in this process will be the development and expansion of Nikon 1 cameras, a new type of camera that creates new imaging possibilities never before considered with conventional compact digital cameras or digital-SLR cameras.


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Juried art show submission deadline is tomorrow
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Artists Guild will hold its 26th annual juried show from March 15 to April 17. Submissions are due by Sunday, Feb. 25.
Entries are being accepted through onlinejuriedshows.com. Accepted works will be on display at the gallery and on the Adirondack Artists Guild website.
For further information about the show, visit adirondackartistsguild.com.
The Adirondack Artists Guild is a cooperative retail art gallery representing a diverse group of artists residing and working in the Tri-Lakes region of the Adirondack Park. The gallery is located at 52 Main St, Saranac Lake and the phone number is 518 891-2615. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.


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Emails were sent, orders were processed, and packages were delivered. Now in the aftermath of Prime Day, retailers are thinking about the next possible stage of the customer journey: returns. Processing returns requires a clear strategy and increased operational bandwidth to match the high order volumes driven by sales events like Prime Day, Black Friday, or Cyber Monday.
BluJay’s, Paul Soong, Regional Director ANZ, says, “sales like Prime Day can pose a risk to revenue rather than an opportunity to profit – if retailers don’t have a clear view of their supply chain operations.”
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Snap, Crackle and Pop, Tony the Tiger, and Moo the Dairylea cow have been recast as cartoon villains in the fight against childhood obesity. A report by Which? warns parents against letting their children be led into unhealthy diets by the characters of marketing schemes.
The consumer group calls for characters such as Coco the Monkey and Pom Bear to advertise healthier foods instead.
Moo the Dairylea cow was named worst offender in advertisers' promotions of food containing high levels of saturated fat and salt. The Kraft Foods cow was promoting 17 products classed as less healthy by an experts' panel that included researchers from the British Heart Foundation and Oxford University's health group.
Products examined by the panel included Dairylea's Chicken'n'Cheese wraps, which contain 1.8g of salt, more than a third of the maximum amount a child aged seven to 10 should consume daily. Kellogg's Tony the Tiger, and his catchphrase "They're grrreat!" was advertising food of which sugar made up a third of the ingredients.
The Kellogg's figures Snap, Crackle and Pop also appeared on packets of Multi-Grain Shapes, classed as healthy. But the packaging flagged up less healthy products such as Coco Pops and Mega Munchers. Under industry codes, film and TV cartoons cannot promote unhealthy food but there is nothing to stop firms using their own characters. The Which? report says this anomaly should end.
Clare Corbett, food campaigner for the group, said: "Closing the cartoon loophole is a vital stop in tackling this complex issue. If the industry fails to act, the government must step in."
The report, which surveyed 19 cartoon characters, criticised the government for failing to do more to tackle these food promotions. "We want to see the government finish the job they have started on restricting the promotion of less healthy foods to children," it said.
The report drew industry criticism. Julian Hunt, spokesman for the Food and Drink Federation, said: "We are baffled as to why Which? wants to take all the fun out of food by banning popular brand characters, many of whom have been adding colour to supermarket shelves for more than 80 years. Besides, many of the products mentioned in this report have changed their recipes in recent years to be healthier."
A Dairylea spokesman said: "Which? is wrong to suggest children are getting fat because we carry Moo on Dairylea packs." A Kellogg's spokeswoman added: "These characters pre-date the childhood obesity problem we face. Banning characters such as Tony from advertising is not the magic bullet we all seek."
Moo the Dairylea cow (Kraft): promotes 17 less healthy foods; one with more than a third of the recommended salt intake
Pom Bear (Intersnack): crisps rated high in saturated fat by Food Standards Agency
Tony the Tiger (Kellogg): endorses Frosties, whose ingredients are more than a third sugar
Captain Crunch (Red Mill Snack Foods): advertises Transform-A-Snack crisps, high in salt and fat
Captain Rik (Kellogg): promotes Ricicles, which are more than a third sugar.


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Kim Kardashian is known for many things. They include her three marriages, her selfies, her posterior, and her business sense. The reality star ranks at number 33 on the list of The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities, according to Forbes. The magazine estimated her 2015 earnings to be $52.5 million.
Forbes said half of Kim’s net worth this year comes from her iPhone app, “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.” But to hear Kardashian tell the story, her affluence is not just about making a lot of money: it’s sensible management.
She told Market Watch this week that she’s really a bit of a cheapskate.
“What am I cheap about? I’m really conservative even though it seems like I buy a lot and I have a lot, I don’t go crazy like I used to.”
As her wealth grew, so did her propensity to save, according to Kim. She also said she was given a solid financial education by her father, the late Robert Kardashian, and her mother, Kris Jenner. That upbringing informed her financial advice for millennials.
“From an early age I was well-educated and just learned a lot about the simple things and never got into too much trouble. And you know, it’s just saving. I love to spend but I also love to work hard and save. I think it’s really important to build a future and just make sure that you don’t over indulge all the time.”
She also said classes on credit and general financial knowledge should be taught in school.
As for that successful app, Kardashian told AdWeek its success is grounded in communication between her and the team at Glu Mobile, who had contacted her with the idea of creating a game. The app updates in real time so fans can wear Kim’s fashions and follow her to her favorite vacation spots. AdWeek reported in March that the app brought in $74 million last year.
Earlier this year, Kim Kardashian’s financial knowledge was featured in an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. When younger sister Kylie, only 17, was set to purchase a multi-million dollar home, Kim asked her some basic questions. It came to light Kylie did not know about credit, or even how to do her own laundry.
But even Kim is human. She admitted to Market Watch she can fall victim to a sales pitch just like anyone else, and has regretting some buying decisions.
“I’ve bought really stupid things, like jewelry and stuff that I ended up never wearing. I think sometimes you get excited and people are really good at selling things and you just can get overwhelmed.”
Her advice: “stick with classic pieces and just don’t buy something that’s really trendy.”
[Photo by Larry Busacca / Getty Images Entertainment]


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In the realm of groundbreaking technology, the anticipation for the Tesla Phone release date has captured the imagination of enthusiasts and tech aficionados alike. This article embarks on a journey to uncover the details surrounding the Tesla Phone’s release, exploring the speculations, potential features, and the impact it may have on the tech landscape.
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The impending release of the Tesla Phone has ignited excitement and speculation within the tech community. As we eagerly await the unveiling and eventual release date, we peer into a future where Tesla’s innovation extends beyond electric vehicles and renewable energy solutions. The Tesla Phone has the potential to redefine our relationship with technology, connectivity, and sustainability, embodying the spirit of innovation that has come to define the Tesla brand. Whether it’s through groundbreaking features, seamless ecosystem integration, or its potential impact on the broader tech landscape, the Tesla Phone release date is poised to mark a significant chapter in the ongoing narrative of technological advancement and human ingenuity.


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After the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special, now even your grandparents have heard of 'veganuary', and the times are a-changing. Veganuary has turned from a month-long challenge into a lifestyle. According to The Vegan Society, ten years ago, there were 150,000 vegans in the UK. Today, that number has risen by 360%, with 42% of vegans aged 15-34.
The choice of many A-list and millennials alike, veganism is taking to the culinary spotlight, as the world celebrates opting for a plant-based diet.
The meat-free market is booming, with most supermarkets now offering animal-free options, and more stocking solely vegan food, including London’s Vx and GreenBay. Vegfest.co.uk lists over 50 vegan fairs and festivals taking place this year, and mainstream restaurants are adapting. Zizzi recently introduced a mozzarella alternative for pizzas, while Pret’s menu options span from avocado and chickpea wraps to vegetable tagine soup.
So what’s driving the trend? “Originally, it was animal welfare and environmental concerns,” says nutritional therapist Alison Cullen. “Lately, though, it’s the health benefits that are causing more people to make the switch." Short-term campaigns such as #meatfreemondays and #veganuary (where people ‘go vegan’ for 31 days for a New Year health kick) are gaining thousands of followers. And when A-listers such as Beyoncé and J.Lo rave about their vegan diets, you can’t blame us for being curious. But with the boom comes confusing headlines and claims that offer more questions than answers. That’s why we’ve quizzed the experts on all things vegan. Here’s what you need to know…
OK, so what is a vegan, exactly?
If you scroll through social media, you’d be forgiven for confusing it with paleo diets, raw food, clean eating and other cross-over trends. But put simply, being vegan means not eating or using animal products. No meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, honey or other bee products. Vegans don’t wear leather, wool, silk or any products that contain animal-derived ingredients or are tested on animals. Even certain beers or wines are off limits because of fish scales used in production. One of the biggest misconceptions is that vegans can’t eat processed foods, gluten or sugar, says nutritionist Ian Marber. “Some choose not to – but that’s nothing to do with the ethos of veganism.”
What are the risks of going vegan?
It’s true that vegans risk losing out on certain nutrients. “Because vegans don’t eat meat, fish or dairy, they risk becoming deficient in the vitamins and minerals these provide, including protein, iron, vitamin B12, zinc, omega-3 fats and selenium,” says Dr Phillips. “A lack of iron can cause anaemia, which can make you feel tired and weak. Similarly, our energy and mood is affected if we don’t get enough protein, B12, omega-3 fats and zinc. Low selenium levels can even cause hair loss.”


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LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - By Holley Nees - email
LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - KTRE's Expo Trade Days is back this year with something for the whole family.
About 100 vendors are expected to fill the Expo Center with everything from metal art, to woodwork, jewelry and puppies.
For sale by owner will also continue this year where shoppers can check out vehicles, ATVs, RVs and boats.
Organizers say the event brings people in from out of town and helps boost the local economy.
"Watching the people interact when they come out there and they're shopping and I mean, you can get anything from garage sale items to something fancy to put up over your fire place," said Loretta Christmas, who is with the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It is just a large variety of stuff."
Trade days starts this weekend at the Angelina County Expo Center and will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.


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Mumbai, : Raymond Limited on Monday announced the appointment of Joe Kuruvilla as the Chief Executive Officer of its flagship division Raymond Lifestyle.
Joe was till recently the Vice President – Digital Transformation, Media and E-Commerce for East Europe at Unilever PLC. The recently appointed Chief Operating Officer, Ganesh Kumar will report to Joe and work with Joe to execute the transformation agenda for the business as it emerges from the nationwide lockdown due to the global pandemic.
Raymond Lifestyle is the flagship division of the company which includes branded textile and apparel business including brands like Park Avenue, Colour Plus, Parx, ethnix and Khadi and one of the largest distribution network in the country. Joe will drive strategy, vision, and Product portfolio enhancement for Raymond Lifestyle. Global market development will also be a key area of focus for him. Further, he will be responsible for digital adoption, and alignment to emerging consumer needs while Ganesh Kumar will continue to focus on internal organization, omni-channel distribution, driving operational efficiencies and enhanced process alignment. Ganesh will also lead the Fabrics & Garmenting businesses.


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With facemasks quickly becoming part of everyday style, a wave of new designs are feeding into the vogue for social-distancing fashion. This week as part of the Central Saint Martins graduate show, Harry Styles-approved designer Harris Reed presented a roundabout-wide hat and crinoline skirt, while as part of last week’s digital London fashion week, Westminster student San Kim showcased Protective Garments for Coronavirus made from M&S and Poundland bags.
Other recent ideas for social distancing clothing range from bubble suits for commuters to massive European size 75 shoes. As their designer, Grigore Lup, told Reuters: “If two people wearing these shoes were facing each other, there would be almost one-and-a-half metres between them.”
There are also homemade efforts. Instagram account WhatIsNewYork has been cataloguing instances of social distancing outfits in the city, from wire structures to plastic bubbles. In one cafe in Germany guests were asked to wear “pool noodle hats” in order to maintain distance. The hats mirrored those worn by some children returning to school in China.
Supersized silhouettes might have found an unfortunate new relevance in the age of the pandemic but, from the giant straw Jacquemus hats that “won” 2018 to the frou-frou dresses of Molly Goddard, they have been appearing on catwalks for the last few years.
As part of the spring/summer collections, Balenciaga led the charge, championing dresses wide enough to register on radars; Thom Browne’s skirt hoops featured alongside panniers; while at Puppets and Puppets dresses came with bulbous bottom-halves. For autumn/winter brands such as Marc Jacobs and Maison Margiela, where designs riffed on beekeeper outfits, as well as Moncler’s voluminous Richard Quinn collection, all presented space-filling designs.
But clothes as distancing tool, whether for disease prevention or otherwise, are not new. “Clothing has long served as a useful way to mitigate close contact and unnecessary exposure,” wrote historian Einav Rabinovistch-Fox recently.
While Victorian-era crinoline skirts were, she added, “used to create a barrier between the genders in social settings”, they “probably inadvertently helped mitigate the dangers of the era’s smallpox and cholera outbreaks.”
Clothing to help ward off disease is not without historical precedent. In the 17th century, for instance, doctors wore beaked masks when examining plague patients, the noses stuffed with herbs as well as viper flesh powder and honey.
While XL silhouettes have been big on catwalks, is it likely that, with social distancing in mind, something similar may filter down into everyday clothes?
“I do think that in the immediate future social practice around clothing will change,” says milliner Veronica Toppino, who has recently designed architectural Structure hats, as wearable art rather than ready-to-wear. “It is already changing if we think about the cloth-mask.” But while she thinks projects like hers make us “reflect on fashion as a tool to investigate new ideas”, she doesn’t expect people to be wearing them anytime soon.
“It will be interesting to see,” says the fashion historian Alison Matthews David. “It’s hard to say now because everything is moving so quickly but it does become appealing in a new way, the idea that you could use, in a non-verbal, physical way, a ‘keep your distance’ approach.”
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Death Stranding Director’s Cut is heading to PC, more games have been added to the Xbox Game Pass, and GTA: The Trilogy’s boxed sales are looking wobbly.
We may be just days away from 2022, but that doesn’t stop the news from growing increasingly dense and fast. Some big announcements were made by several publishers today, including confirmation that Death Stranding is coming to Steam and the Epic Games Store. We also found out what new games are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, and Shaquille O’Neal is not only a great person, but also has a big heart.
Death Stranding Director’s Cut Coming to Steam and Epic Games Store in Spring
We’ll start with arguably the biggest news from today, which is the confirmation that Death Stranding Director’s Cut To be coming to PC later this spring. Kojima Productions and publisher 505 Games revealed on Twitter that the game will be available on Steam as well as the Epic Games Store later this year. However, Steam users who already own the original version of Death Stranding will have to wait for more information to see if a smaller upgrade option is offered.
Xbox Game Pass Adds Legendary Edition Mass Effect, Outer Wilds, etc
Xbox Game Pass users will soon have more games to play because of this service some more awesome titles this month. Among them are Legendary version of Mass Effect, a remastered collection of the first three Mass Effect titles, as well as The Outer Wilds and Walker. Those wanting to play Mass Effect Legendary Edition will require an EA Play subscription which comes with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. It looks like the Game Pass will also continue to be the best deal in the gaming space throughout 2022.
Morbius delayed until April 2022
All of this can’t be good news, however, and those hoping to see Jared Leto on the silver screen this month will be disappointed. Morbius was originally supposed to hit theaters on January 28th but was significantly repelled by Sony to April 1, 2022. This marks the film’s fourth delay, with Covid-19 likely to be a cause. In fact, the film’s new release date of April 1 means that Morbius has been delayed by more than a year with the film originally slated for a March 2021 release. The film can be expected. not be delayed any longer.
GTA: The Physical Version of the Trilogy has been dropped from the Top 40
GTA: Trilogy didn’t have the best debut last year, with Rockstar right make an apology due to bugs and broken they were and still are. Unfortunately, it looks like all of those negatives could affect the game’s boxed sales in the UK, with the physical version having dropped out of the boxed top 40 completely in its third week. This could simply be because the game launched digitally a month earlier, but the negativity surrounding the game isn’t going to help.
Shaq bought a ton of PS5s and switches for underprivileged kids this Christmas So no you can’t have one
Finally, we have an exciting story for you thanks to the support of former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal. According to the man himself, Shaq managed to make sure 1000 PS5 and 1000 Nintendo Switch consoles for underprivileged kids Otherwise who would wake up without presents under the tree. Shaq claims he knows someone at Nintendo who managed to get him the Switches, but how he got the PS5 is a real mystery. However, Shaq has made a lot of kids happier this Christmas and that’s not the most important thing.
Your drying pan won’t protect you from the wrath of social deregulation, Brock.
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Ford is recalling more than 465,000 vehicles of which 389,151 vehicles are in the United States. The fuel delivery module may develop a crack, allowing fuel to leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in vehicle fire which is a serious safety failure for any vehicle and it is subject to vehicle crashworthiness lawsuits if occupants of the vehicle have injuries as a result of this safety concern.
Ford will be notifying owners and the Ford dealers will replace the fuel delivery module beginning July 15, 2013. It received 600 complaints about the fuel leak since March 31, 2013 (Ford Motor Co.).
Ford Fusion sedan, which is one of the top selling models for Ford has been the subject of many other safety recalls since its launch. Approximately, 80,000 2013 Ford Fusions were recalled in December because of possible engine leaks that could result in vehicle fire and about 19,000 Fusions for lighting system defect. This time, small numbers of 2013 Ford Fusion have steering gears lacking internal retaining chip recall.
Ford Explorer along with Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS had a recall in March 2013 for faulty sealing on the side of the tanks.
Ford Motor Co. Safety Recall:-
- Ford Explorer: 190,896 vehicles.
- Ford Taurus: 79567 vehicles.
- Ford Flex: 27,574 vehicles.
- Ford Fusion: 122,638 vehicles for steering gears defect.
- Ford Police Interceptor Utility: 8,384 vehicles.
- Ford Police Interceptor Sedan: 11,517 vehicles.
- Lincoln MKS: 13,381 vehicles.
- Lincoln MKT: 6,599 vehicles.
- Lincoln MKZ: 5,512 vehicles cords on the heaters could crack and expose wiring.
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Want a plastic bag from Northmart? Pay a quarter
North West Co. to charge 25 cents per bag after Jan. 17
Starting Jan. 17, customers shopping at Northmart and Northern stores will start paying 25 cents for every disposable plastic bag.
Rick MacDougall, assistant manager of the Iqaluit Northmart, said the move would take effect at all Northern and Northmart stores in Nunavut.
“Like everyone else in the South and the North, we’re trying to get away from everything going into the landfill,” he said.
To help wean people off plastic, MacDougall said the North West Co. is sending out the green reusable bags, branded with the company’s logo, that it’s been selling for about two years.
“Everyone will be getting two in each mailbox, with a letter explaining the program,” he said.
Other grocery retailers in Iqaluit have already offered customers alternatives to the single-use bags that can often be seen littering city streets and which even get blown by winds onto the land and water far from Iqaluit.
Arctic Ventures instituted a 10-cent-a-bag charge in October, 2008, and immediately saw a drop of 30 to 40 per cent in the number plastic bags it handed out to customers.
Like Northern, Ventures paved the way for the new policy by handing out free reusable bags to customers first.
Baffin Canners and the Baffin Gas bar have both switched to corn-based biodegradable bags.
And all grocery shoppers in the Northwest Territories have been paying 25 cents a disposable bag since new territorial legislation went into effect in January, 2010.
Judy Mclinton, a spokeswoman for the NWT’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources said, a second phase, forcing all retailers to charge a quarter for single-use bags, goes into effect there Feb. 1.
While retailers in the NWT didn’t track bag use before the program went into effect, Mclinton said 70 per cent of grocery retailers reported a drop of 50 per cent or more in consumption of single-use bags.
Iqaluit’s mayor, Madeleine Redfern, welcomed the move, saying the charge for single-use bags can help people remember to bring their reusable ones with them when they shop.
“It’s a business decision on their part, but anything that can reduce garbage in our community should be welcomed.”
But the mayor added she’s seen stores in the South maintain “depots,” where people can drop off used plastic bags and pick them up for re-use.
“Most of us have a cupboard full of bags [and] to date there hasn’t been any place to bring them and if we could bring them back to Northmart so that people could re-use a bag, that’s another option I think I’d like to see,” Redfern said.
In 2008, city council toyed with imposing a city-wide ban on plastic bags but never went ahead the plan. Redfern said councillors are still considering a proposed bylaw that would outlaw the bags.
“The issue has not died,” she said.
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“Paper or plastic?” asks the grocery store clerk. For me, that question is never easy. I tend to choose paper when it comes to grocery bags or drinking cups and straws, but I’m finding out that my choices aren’t always the most eco-friendly.
For example, like plastic grocery store bags, paper ones have a heavy environmental footprint—one that we often don’t consider when comparing it with a plastic bag’s petroleum origins. According to California’s Stanford University alumni magazine, manufacturing a paper bag takes about four times as much water as it takes to produce a plastic bag, plus the chemicals and fertilizers used in producing paper bags create additional harm to the environment. For a paper bag to neutralize its environmental impact compared to that of a plastic bag, the paper bag would have to be used at least three times.
Replacing single use plastic cups with paper ones is problematic, as well. Recently, researchers have shown that a paper cup that ends up in nature can cause damage, too, as they also contain toxic chemicals. And, what’s labeled as “eco-friendly paper drinking straws” contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals.
There seems to be no right answer to the question of which kind of bag is better for the health of the planet. But what if I told you that we could use insects as a source for making plastics that will biodegrade later—with the help of those very same types of bugs?
Impossible, you say? Well, that concept is closer to reality than you might think.
Paper cups: moving away from a disposable lifestyle
Reports of plastics pollution contaminating all parts of the Earth and in all living things has accelerated a shift to alternative materials. The latte you take with you from the corner coffee shop now comes in a paper cup; sometimes, even, with a paper lid. But that paper cup that you feel good about carrying around could cause harm to organisms if it ends up in nature. Researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg proved this in a study that was published in the journal Environmental Pollution in August 2023. They tested the effect of disposable cups made of two different materials on the larvae of butterfly mosquitoes.
The University of Gothenburg researchers left paper cups and plastic cups in water and wet sediment for a few weeks and followed how the leached chemicals affected the larvae. No matter the material, all the cups negatively affected growth.
You might have expected that result with the plastic cups. But paper is neither fat- nor water-resistant, so paper that is used in food packaging materials needs to be treated with a surface coating. This coating is a thin, plastic film that protects your hand from the hot coffee you’re holding. Nowadays, the plastic film is often made of polylactide (PLA), a type of bioplastic. Bioplastics are produced from renewable resources—such as corn, cassava or sugarcane—rather than from fossil fuels, which is the case for 99% of plastics on the market today. While PLA is often regarded as biodegradable, meaning that it can break down faster than oil-based plastics under the right conditions, the University of Gothenburg study shows that it can still be toxic. Bioplastics do not break down effectively when they end up in water in the environment. That means that there is a risk that bioplastics remain in nature, resulting in their being ingested by humans and other animals, just as other plastics are. And bioplastics contain at least as many chemicals as conventional plastics.
The Swedish researchers say that when disposable products first appeared on the market after World War II, large campaigns were needed to teach people to throw such products away, since disposable items seemed so unnatural to us. Now, we need to move back and away from our disposable lifestyles. It’s better for all of us if you bring your own mug when buying take-out coffee, or pause for a time and drink your coffee from a porcelain mug while sitting in the coffee shop.
Currently, the United Nations is negotiating a binding agreement with the world’s countries to end the spread of plastics in nature and in society. A council of scientists, known as SCEPT (Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty) contributes scientific evidence to the negotiations. The council calls for a rapid phasing out of unnecessary and problematic plastics, as well as vigilance to avoid replacing one bad product with another. SCEPT is also calling for transparency requirements within the plastics industry that forces a clear reporting of what chemicals plastic products contain.
Paper straws: shifting toward drinks without them
As with cups, straws made from plant-based materials, such as bamboo and paper, are often advertised as being more sustainable and eco-friendly than those made from plastic. A growing number of nations, including the United Kingdom and Belgium, have banned the sale of single-use plastic products, including drinking straws; and plant-based versions have become popular alternatives. But a new study, published in the journal Food Additives and Contaminants in August 2023, shows that paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals.
Researchers in Belgium recently tested 39 brands of drinking straws made from five different materials—bamboo, glass, paper, plastic and stainless steel—and mainly obtained from fast-food restaurants, shops and supermarkets for the presence of a group of synthetic chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are used to make everyday products, from nonstick pans to outdoor clothing, that are resistant to heat, stains and water. They are, however, potentially harmful to the environment, people and wildlife. PFAS break down very slowly over time and can persist for thousands of years in the environment, a property that has led to them being known as “forever chemicals.” These chemicals have been associated with several health problems, including lower birth weight, an increased cholesterol level, kidney cancer, liver damage, lower response to vaccines, testicular cancer and thyroid disease.
PFAS were found in most of the straws tested, with 18 different PFAS detected in total. The PFAS were most common in straws made from bamboo (in four out of five brands tested, or 80%) and in paper straws (in 18 out of 20 brands tested, or 90%). PFAS were found in three out of four (or 75%) of the plastic straw brands and in two out of five (or 40%) brands of glass straws. They were not detected in any of the five types of steel straws tested.
The PFAS found most, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), has been banned globally since 2020. Also detected were trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFMS), “ultrashort-chain” PFAS, which are highly water soluble and so might leach out of straws and into drinks.
However, the PFAS concentrations were low; and since most people tend to use straws only occasionally, they pose a limited risk to human health. However, PFAS can remain in the body for many years, and concentrations do build up over time.
The researchers say that it isn’t known whether the PFAS were added to the straws by the manufacturers for waterproofing or whether they were the result of contamination. Potential sources of contamination include the soil the plant-based materials were grown in and the water used in the manufacturing process. However, the presence of the chemicals in almost every brand of paper straw means that it is likely that the PFAS were being used as a water-repellent coating and that the paper straws (as well as the bamboo) are probably not biodegradable.
Since no PFAS were detected in stainless steel straws, the scientists advise using that type of straw or avoid using straws completely.
Soldier flies: going with a biodegradable source of plastics
For 20 years, a research group at Texas A&M University has been developing methods to transform natural products—such as glucose obtained from sugarcane or trees—into degradable, digestible polymers that don’t persist in the environment. But those natural products are harvested from resources that are also used for construction, food, fuel and transportation. So, the group began searching for alternative sources that wouldn’t have these competing applications.
That’s when the Texas A&M scientists hit on leftover waste products from farming black soldier flies, an expanding industry. The larvae of these flies contain many proteins and other nutritious compounds, so the immature insects are increasingly being raised for animal feed and to consume wastes. However, the adults have a short life span after their breeding days are over, and then they are discarded. But, it was thought, those adult carcasses could become new starting material for the Texas A&M team.
Chitin is a major component of dead flies. This biodegradable, nontoxic, sugar-based polymer strengthens the shells (or exoskeletons) of crustaceans and insects. Manufacturers already extract chitin from crab and shrimp shells for various applications; and scientists have been applying similar techniques using acidic demineralization, basic deproteinization, bleach decolorization and ethanol rinses to extract and purify it from insect carcasses. Obtaining chitin from flies could avoid concerns over seafood allergies. Currently, some other researchers isolate chitin or proteins from fly larvae, but the A&M team is the first to use chitin from discarded adult flies, which—unlike the larvae—aren’t used for foods.
While the Texas A&M group continues to refine extraction techniques, others have been converting purified fly chitin into a polymer—known as “chitosan”—by stripping off chitin’s acetyl groups. That exposes chemically reactive amino groups that can be functionalized and then cross-linked. These steps transform chitosan into useful bioplastics, such as superabsorbent hydrogels, which are 3D polymer networks that absorb water.
So far, a hydrogel that can absorb 47 times its weight in water in just one minute has been produced. This product could potentially be used in cropland soil to capture floodwater and then slowly release moisture during subsequent droughts. And because the hydrogel is biodegradable, it should gradually let go of its molecular components, which would act as nutrients for crops.
Now, the Texas A&M team is beginning a project to break down chitin into its monomeric glucosamines. These small, sugar molecules will then be used to make bioplastics, such as polycarbonates or polyurethanes, which are traditionally made from petrochemicals.
Black soldier flies contain many other useful compounds that the group plans to also use as starting materials, including DNA, fatty acids, lipids, proteins and vitamins. The products made from these chemical building blocks are intended to degrade when they’re discarded, so they won’t contribute to the current plastic pollution problem. Ultimately, the scientists would like the insects to eat the waste plastic as their food source, and then they would harvest the bugs again and collect their components to make new plastics. So, the insects would not only be the source materials for the plastics but also the end consumers of them.
Decisions: finding a new answer to an old question
Paper or plastic? It’s not always easy which one to pick—or even if those should be the only choices.
But I believe that if we could make a biodegradable plastic that isn’t derived from a natural product that’s needed for other essential items, I could be convinced to quickly answer “plastic.”
Here’s to finding your true places and natural habitats,


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Following his insightful presentation at the inaugural Sustainability LIVE London event earlier this year, Odfjell CSO Oistein Jensen has been invited back for the next edition of the show, taking place 7-8 September 2022 at Business Design Centre, London.
Jensen will discuss ESG Strategies in a keynote session that is bound to prove popular on the main Sustainability Stage.
The shipping industry accounts for around 90% of global trade and is still the most sustainable method of transportation, but Odfjell is working on ways to reduce or even eliminate emissions for its fleet as it aims for net zero.
Jensen will no doubt provide data on the current industry trends as well as outline steps that Odfjell and other shipping companies are taking to address this industry challenge.
If you missed Jensen’s session at the first Sustainability LIVE event, click the video below to watch it now.
Odfjell leads the world in tanker shipping
Odfjell is one of the world's largest chemical carrier companies. The company leads the way when it comes to the transportation and storage of bulk liquid chemicals, acids, edible oils, and other products. Established more than 100 years ago, in 1914, the company pioneered the development of chemical tanker trades in the 1950s and the tank storage business in the 1960s.
Odfjell’s strategy is to maintain its position as a leading logistics service provider for customers through the operation of deep-sea and regional chemical tankers, and tank terminals worldwide.
The tank terminal division consists of five tank terminals, located in Belgium, US, South Korea and China. Odfjell Terminals is also part of a network in South America, consisting of another 11 tank terminals partly owned by related parties. Odfjell has offices in 14 locations around the world, and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway. The company employs around 2,300 people.
As Chief Sustainability Officer, Jensen is responsible for sustainability, compliance, and strategic safety for the group. He is part of Executive Management and was appointed to this new role in 2020 as a part of the company's increased focus on sustainability.
Previously, Jensen was a director at PwC for 10 years, working on strategy, ESG, and compliance. Before that, he was a captain of a submarine in the Norwegian Navy and commander for submarine command training.
Sustainability LIVE London – Shaping the Future of Sustainability & ESG – is a hybrid event, with in-person tickets going fast. There is still time to secure your place to join us on 7-8 September at Business Design Centre, or to join us online where attendees can watch all of the sessions and interact with others via the event app.
To learn more about the lineup of speakers, sponsors and tickets, click here.


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European lenders exit Amazon oil trade
Credit Suisse, Dutch lender ING and France's BNP Paribas say they will stop financing the trade in crude oil from Ecuador following pressure from campaigners aiming to protect the Amazon rainforest.
The role of European lenders in backing the trade came under scrutiny in August, when a report by advocacy groups Stand.earth and Amazon Watch named six European banks as major financiers of Ecuadorian oil exports.
Indigenous leaders battling to prevent further oil exploration in their territory said the banks' role made them complicit in oil spills, violations of land rights and the destruction of rainforest.
"The banks' commitment is a milestone," Marlon Vargas, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon, said.
The August report named the three banks - alongside France's Natixis, Switzerland's UBS, and Rabobank of the Netherlands - as the main backers of the shipment of about $US10 billion ($A13 billion) of Ecuadorian oil to the United States over the past decade.
Campaigners had accused the banks of double standards for making climate-change pledges while backing trade in oil from Ecuador.
The Amazon plays a vital role in regulating the earth's climate by absorbing carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.
ING said it shared many of the concerns over protecting the Amazon outlined in the report and would review its operations.
"In the meantime, we have decided not to engage in any new contracts for the financing of oil and gas trade flows from the Ecuadorian Amazon," ING said.
Credit Suisse said it had decided to phase out financing for oil cargoes from the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon after completing existing commitments.
BNP Paribas said it had decided in December to exclude oil exports from Ecuador's Esmeraldas region - home to the export terminal for its Amazon oil.
Rabobank said in August it had stopped financing Ecuadorian crude shipments earlier in 2020.
UBS has stopped short of committing to end its financing of Ecuadorian crude oil cargoes. The bank said it remains committed to the highest environmental and social standards.
"As such we have declined transactions where the origin of oil is verifiably associated with breaches of our standards, such as indigenous peoples' land rights or UNESCO World Heritage Sites," UBS said.
Natixis financed cargoes of 5.5 million barrels of oil from the Ecuadorian Amazon from July to December - more than double the volume it backed in the first half of the year, according to analysis of US customs data by Stand.earth and Amazon Watch.
Natixis said it continued to "proactively" screen transactions for potential environmental or social risks, and understood that financing Ecuador's oil exports could encourage plans by the industry to expand into the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Yasuni National Park.
"Given this situation, Natixis has declined to finance any new clients involved in oil exports from Ecuador since mid-2020 and has reduced the number of existing clients it works with in this area," an official said.
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The brutal winter experienced in the Northeast caused many to recall the Hurricane Sandy superstorm that pounded the Eastern Seaboard in the fall of 2012. Certainly no one had to remind Polyair Corp. about the effects of Sandy. The company, which makes bubble wrap and related packaging materials from a 78,000 ft² plant in Carlstadt, N.J., was among those devastated by the storm.
Recalls Joe Hickey, plant manager, “Our entire building, from front to back, was under more than 3 ft of brackish water. Every single piece of machinery was out of commission.”
The extrusion part of Polyair’s business is the heart of its operations and feeds all other converting operations, explains Brian Clawson, engineering specialist. “It was Polyair’s priority to have the extrusion department up and running first.” Polyair was able to shift some manufacturing to locations in Atlanta and Toronto to fill customer orders, says Hickey, but it relied heavily on Atlanta-based Process Control Corp. (PCC) to get the Carlstadt operation up and running.
States Clawson, “We contacted them first to replace our grinder and resin pump that were destroyed in the storm. The normal lead time on the equipment we needed was months, but after describing our situation to PCC, they came up with a plan to ship our equipment within three weeks.” As a result of this and efforts by other contractors to rebuild its extruder fleet, Polyair was back producing packaging film in mid-March of last year, much sooner than originally projected.


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Guinness Nigeria Plc has announced its half year results for the period ended 31st December 2017.
The company delivered revenue of N70.6 billion and gross profit of N24 billion, representing an increase of 19% and 31% respectively over the same period last year.
The results showed topline growth driven by both spirits and beer reflecting the expansion of the company’s portfolio, and improved operating margins with benefits from productivity initiatives despite sustained cost pressures.
The results released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), also saw marketing spend increase by 17% demonstrating sustained investment behind Guinness Nigeria’s brands. Administrative and distribution expenses declined, driven by the company’s continuing focus on productivity.
Commenting on the half year results, Peter Ndegwa, Managing Director/CEO, Guinness Nigeria Plc said: “In a difficult operating environment, notwithstanding recent signs of economic recovery, we delivered a strong performance with net sales growth of 19% for the half year with growth in spirits and benefits of an expanding portfolio and also against the backdrop of lapping inventory reduction from prior year”.
He added: “We believe in the continued execution of our strategy, allowing us to navigate a tough environment characterised by down trading of consumers as disposable income is subjected to additional pressure. We have made significant progress in driving productivity especially in the supply chain and the commercial function, even though cost pressures and inflation takes its toll.”
Mr. Ndegwa added: “In this half we have also continued to innovate with increased marketing spend across our portfolio to drive the growth on our core brands and to fund our expanding portfolio and innovation pipeline.”
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But if you want to freshen up your snack game after dunking endless amounts of rich tea biscuits, then we've got just the thing for you.
Introducing the brand new Terry's Chocolate Orange Biscuit Minis - delicious milk chocolate, flavoured with the tanginess of real orange oil and paired with the crunch of little biscuit pieces.
And you can get your hands on a bag for as little as £1 from Asda stores.
The sweet new treat was first spotted by Instagram food review account @newfoodsuk.
Posting a snap of the must-have confectionary to their 196,000 followers, snack fanatics were quick to tag their friends to swoon over the sweets.
"OMFG! I need this," one Instagram user told her pal, while another said: "Chocolate orange and biscuits - your two faves."
"We need these instantly!" a third chimed in, and a fourth gushed: "This is insane."
It looks as if we're going to be relying on Terry's Chocolate Orange for the next few months, as the brand also recently announced the launch of white chocolate mini eggs for Easter 2021.
One year after the popular festive chocolate brand launched in a brand new mini egg form, it's back with a new variation: a delicious white chocolate mini egg, covered in a crunchy orange shell.
The 80g bags of white chocolate eggs have been spotted in Tesco stores for £1, which is the same as the milk chocolate versions.
In other snack news, Milkybar have got in on the sharing bag trend, with the beloved white chocolate confectionary releasing a brand new Milkybar Cookies & Cream sharing bag.
Available in two sizes (one at 73g, and another slightly larger back at 90g) the bags are filled to the brim with creamy-tasting, smooth white chocolate bites, with an even creamier filling that instantly melts in the mouth.
To top it off, the delicious crunchy cookie piece in each bite gives a tasty twist to the white chocolate everyone knows and loves.
We're in for one hell of a sugar rush in 2021...


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Three foreign companies and one local firm are set to invest $50 million collectively at the Bepza economic zone in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
Through their investment, the companies plan to establish manufacturing units at an economic zone operated by the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) inside the industrial city.
The companies are US-based Campex (BD) Ltd, China's Fengqun Composite Material Company (BD) Ltd, Sri Lanka's Univogue Garments Company Ltd, and Bangladesh's TexTrim Labels Ltd.
Bepza yesterday signed land lease agreements with the respective firms to this end. This is the first time such investments have been made at its economic zone in the BSMSN.
The deals were signed at an event at the Bepza office, where Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to the prime minister, was present as chief guest.
The investment will generate 23,453 jobs, according to a press release.
The four companies will be allotted 18 plots in the economic zone, where they will manufacture garment accessories, camping items, shoe accessories and packaging tools.
Univogue Garments, which was allotted six plots, will invest $36.49 million to manufacture apparel items, such as woven bottoms and jackets.
Campex, which was also allotted six units, will invest $10 million to produce camping equipment, creating employment for about 5,000 people.
Fengqun Composite will invest $2.22 million to make shoe accessories and packaging items. The Bepza allotted four plots to the Chinese company.
TexTrim Labels will invest $1.27 million to establish a garment accessory and paper converting industry at the economic zone, where it has been allotted two plots.
Kaikaus said the Bepza has a unique power to attract investment which ultimately contributes to the country's economic development.
"The Bepza is not only helping integrate Bangladesh with the global economy but is also upgrading the living standards of local people," he added.
Stating that the agreement signing signalled the beginning of a new era, the prime minister's principal secretary said he hopes more industries will come to the Bepza economic zone in the coming days.
Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, executive chairman of the Bepza, said they have received 666 applications against 539 industrial plots, which is very encouraging.
"In the first phase, we received applications from 81 entrepreneurs against the 160 prepared industrial plots. Of these applications, six companies received final approval and four of them signed lease agreements today (Saturday)," he added.
The Bepza economic zone was set up on 1,138 acres of land, where about 350 industries will be set up in the 539 industrial plots available.
Officials say that this will create jobs for about four lakh people and attract investment of about $4 billion.
Established in 2018, the development work of the zone will be completed within June 2023.


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If you’ve ever had to scrape the snow and ice off your windshield on a cold winter morn – and it seems like everyone outside Southern California has faced that problem this year, you may want to root for a small Detroit start-up that thinks it has a better idea.
Windshield wipers are one of those automotive components most of don’t think much about – until we need them. And when they’re covered with ice that we have to crack off, Motor City Wiper’s solution could be a godsend. They actually smack themselves against your windshield to break off the icy crust without having to grab them manually.
Could these be the next big breakthrough after the development of the intermittent windshield wiper? The little Detroit firm is hoping so and is hunting around for both financial support and customers – though it reportedly hasn’t generated a lot of interest from automotive manufacturers. That’s no surprise, as it took years for Robert Kearns, the inventor who came up with the most effective intermittent wiper system to see his product gain traction.
And even then, Kearns discovered that a number of makers had simply ignored his patent and essentially stole his idea. He wound up having to take a number of them to court before reaping the benefits, ultimately making his case before the U.S. Supreme Court before getting settlements from Ford, Chrysler and others.
In its current prototype form, the Motor City Wiper concept is operated by a pair of buttons near the ignition. The system automatically raises the wipers and thwacks them down to break off the ice and snow that can leave messy streaks.
The Detroit firm isn’t the only one looking to improve on the time-tested windshield wiper. Several makers have launched their own improvements of late. There’s Mercedes-Benz, for one, its Magic Vision Control system introduced on the latest version of the SL sports car. That system eliminates the normally messy windshield wiper sprayer, fluid instead flowing out of the wipers directly onto the windshield.
But even the best modern wiper designs can reach their limits in a heavy rain or snowstorm. They can simply be overwhelmed, smearing rather than clearing, the windshield. And there’s always that annoying flip-flop sound that leads many motorists to squint through wet windows until there’s no alternative but flipping the wipers on.
Could there be an alternative way to keep rain, snow – even mud and bugs – off your windshield? Apparently, the Air Force has already come up with one that uses high-frequency sound waves to create, in effect, a force field that doesn’t let anything adhere to the glass.
“It took a lot of effort to get this out of a source in the military. I asked why you don’t see wipers on some aircraft on when they are coming in at very low levels for landing,” Frank Stephenson, the head of design for Britain’s McLaren, told London’s Sunday Times. “I was told that it’s not a coating on the surface but a high-frequency electronic system that never fails and is constantly active. Nothing will attach to the windscreen.” One ultrasonics professor said he thinks this means attaching “an ultrasonic transducer in the corner of the windscreen.”
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The approach, if feasible on the road as well as in the air, would likely be expensive at first, though the cost could come down if it can translate into a mass-market concept. It potentially would eliminate not just the windshield wiper, but the mileage-robbing aerodynamic drag today’s devices cause. And there’d be one less stalk on your steering wheel to manage.
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But while McLaren is working on its own ultrasonic wiper system, the Italian design house Pininfarina is taking another approach with its wiper-less Hidra concept vehicle. The coupe-like concept vehicle relies on both aerodynamic design to minimize what actually comes close to the windshield – and a special coating designed to keep things from sticking if they do come into contact with the glass.
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The outer layer of the coating has what scientists called hydrophobic properties. It actually repels water. A second, nano layer will “push” dirt off to the sides, while a third layer essentially helps clean off grime. An additional, electrically conductive layer, provides the power needed to make it all work.
Pininfarina designers claim the technology behind the Hidra wiper-less windshield could prove reasonably cost-competitive and could wind up in production in a few years, marking the most significant improvement in rain gear since the first hand-operated wipers were introduced more than a century ago.


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Microsoft has released its results for the quarter ending on March 31st, reporting 35 per cent year-on-year growth.
The growth was primarily driven by strong demand for Windows 7, with Windows revenue increasing by 28 per cent. According to Microsoft’s figures, its latest operating system now accounts for over 10 per cent of global market share.
Total revenue for the quarter was $14.81 billion, representing an eight per cent increase over the previous year.
“Windows 7 continues to be a growth engine, but we also saw strong growth in other areas like Bing search, Xbox LIVE and our emerging cloud services,” said Microsoft’s CFO Peter Klein. “Our record third-quarter revenue along with continued rigor on cost management resulted in exceptional earnings-per-share growth.”