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Costs of foreign tourists in Russia for the first eight months of 2012 rose by 16%, according to the report of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Thus, Russia was in eighth place on the growth of income from tourism in the world. Most of all tourism revenues rose in Japan (48%), Sweden (26%), South Africa (26%), the Republic of Korea (26%), India (23%), Hong Kong (17%) , Thailand (17%) and Russia (+16%).
These figures correspond to those declared by the Federal Tourism Agency. A month ago, head of the Federal Tourism Agency, Alexander Radkov in an interview, "the Newspaper" talked about the growth of the number of arrivals of foreign tourists to the country in the summer: in some areas the average increase was 20%. "Basically, it's the tourists from Germany, the UK, France, shows a large increase in China. This year we have held a lot of activities in the Russian Year of Tourism in China. We are conducting an active campaign to promote tourism opportunities in Russia, — the head of the tourist office. — Also, the positive dynamics of the entry of aliens show in Asia, the Middle East, Japan. Increased the number of Turkish tourists, largely due to the abolition of visas in the past year. "
On the growth of spending on travel Russian citizens in fifth place with an increase of 15%. Most of all tourism expenditure increased Chinese citizens — 30%, Poland — 22%, Malaysia — 18%, Argentina — 16%.
In the period from January to August 2012 UNWTO recorded 705 million international tourist arrivals — it is 4% more than in the same period last year. In 2011, the number of tourist trips in the world was 990 million revenues from international tourism, including from passenger services reached $ 1.2 trillion, or 6% of world exports of goods and services. In the UNWTO expects that growth in tourist arrivals in 2012 will be 4.3% and the number of travelers could reach 1 billion people in 2012.
"Given the current economic uncertainty, tourism remains one of the few sectors of the economy, which continues to grow, — the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai. — Tourism helps the economic growth of developing and developed countries and allows you to create much-needed jobs. "


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Seven days and counting…that's how long before Jaguar officially unveils the brand spanking new Jaguar XJ.
So what does the new car look like?
Here are three different photos of the upcoming Jaguar.
First an XJ concept above.
Below is another possible design of the new car.
And of course from Jaguar's web site and youtube channel the officially released photo of the car.
We're guessing the car will have Jag's latest 5.0 L V-8 which puts out just around 380 horsepower and look for a supercharged version with a stump pulling 500 horsepower as well.

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by Team Cloudwiry We're excited to announce that Cloudwiry has its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II certification!
by Vani Palanikumar With S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, one can save up to 68% on storage costs, if the data is accessed once per quarter.
by Francisco Gimeno, Artur Sharipov One of our customers has a spiky workload with an EC2 On-Demand equivalent workload averaging $4.36M
by Jairo Velasco AWS recently launched support for Graviton2 in Lambda, with a promising boost in price to performance.
by Francisco Gimeno AWS recently launched support for Graviton2 in Lambda, with a promising boost in price to performance.
by Francisco Gimeno This article will help set the basis for understanding the TCO optimization problem in a multi-cloud environment.
by Aditya Datta The early 1900s witnessed a massive public shift from traditional horse-drawn carriages to the greatest invention of the 20th century.
by Geetika Tiwari Steps to modify instance types on Amazon RDS, Elasticsearch, and Elasticache to Graviton2.
by Simarpreet Arora With savings of up to 72% over pay-as-you-go rates, reservations on Azure can reduce compute bills by 50% and cloud bills by 15%.
by Simarpreet Arora One of our fully cloud-native startup customers recently saw a huge spike in their cloud costs - an increase of 70% over the last 8 weeks


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Visa has apologised after a system failure prevented card payments across the UK and Europe on Friday, saying it “fell well short” of expectations.
The company said on Saturday that its payment system is now operating at “full capacity”.
A statement on the Visa Europe website, posted in the early hours of Saturday, said: “Visa Europe’s payment system is now operating at full capacity, and Visa account holders can now use Visa for any of their purchases and at ATMs, as they normally would.”
The issue was not associated with any unauthorised access or cyber attack, the statement added.
Visa users complained about the issue on social media on Friday evening, which was the result of a hardware failure.
A Visa spokesman said on Friday night: “Earlier today, Visa had a system failure that impacted customers across Europe.
“Our goal is to ensure all Visa cards work reliably 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
“We fell well short of this goal today and we apologise to all of our partners and, most especially, to Visa cardholders.
“Visa cardholders can now use their Visa cards as we are currently operating at close to normal levels.
“The issue was the result of a hardware failure. We have no reason to believe this was associated with any unauthorised access or malicious event.”
HSBC’s UK Twitter account replied to a customer query on Twitter: “We believe there may have recently been issues with Visa’s payments processing.
“From what we understand there are still intermittent issues but services are slowly recovering.”
It is understood the Bank of England was in touch with Visa about the problem.
Alex Neill, Which? managing director of home products and services, said the issue will have been a “huge inconvenience to customers” and said Visa and the banks need to ensure no-one is left out of pocket.
“We strongly advise people to keep any evidence of extra expenses they’ve incurred in order to claim them back,” she said.


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LOS ANGELES – OpenAP, the advanced advertising company for television, today said it had received an investment from the venture capital arm of data cloud company Snowflake. With the backing of Snowflake Ventures, OpenAP plans to speed up the development of OpenAP Data Hub, the company’s cross-platform and cross-publisher clean room solution. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
The deal also marks the first time a non-television publisher has acquired an ownership stake in OpenAP, which has had a commercial relationship with Snowflake. Media companies Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery are part owners of OpenAP, which started in 2017.
“We are really excited about this investment with Snowflake, and the deepening of our partnership with Snowflake,” David Levy, chief executive of OpenAP, said in this interview with Beet.TV. “We really see a need to invest in core infrastructure.”
OpenAP introduced OpenAP Data Hub in June 2022 to provide publishers and advertisers with cross-platform data in privacy-compliant environments to make television audience targeting and measurement more effective.


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Billboards in Space? The April Thneed Trophy Winner
Traditionally, Environmental Action’s Thneed Trophy is awarded to a product or service that, in the spirit of Dr. Seuss’ invention in The Lorax, is “something that everybody wants, but nobody needs” and that’s bad for the environment.
But this month’s winner is something that very few people want, nobody needs, and would blight a part of the environment most people wouldn’t dream could be ruined.
The Trophy goes to StartRocket, a Russian company that plans to launch billboards into space, starting in 2021. Yes, for just $20,000, logos for the highest-bidding corporate brands — formed by a matrix of thousands of tiny satellites three hundred miles up — will add to humanity’s enjoyment of the marvelous night sky . . .or so the company promises.
It’s unclear which element of the story is the screwiest.
Maybe it’s the company’s belief that the public will agree that “With the best brands our sky will amaze us every night.” My bet is that, instead, hundreds of millions of people around the world will boycott any company that dares to deface the view. (Pepsi has already backed off its plan to be the first in line, after just one day of criticism.)
Maybe it’s the website’s touting Andy Warhol’s infamous (and probably tongue-in-cheek) line that “The most beautiful thing in Florence is McDonald’s” to justify forcing the whole world to see corporate ads in the sky.
Or that StartRocket wants its first billboard to symbolize a “campaign against stereotypes and unjustified prejudices against gamers.”
Or its belief that urban air and light pollution will clear up enough in the next two years for much of the population to clearly see the billboards.
But, perhaps, the craziest aspect is that, as best as anyone can tell, it’s completely legal right now.
So, if you want to keep at least one part of our world free from invasive advertising, call on your member of Congress to support a law preventing any company that uses space billboards from getting federal funds or tax breaks. (Maybe Sen. Ed Markey (MA) — the chief sponsor of the “Space Advertising Prohibition Act” proposed in 1993 — will resurrect and expand that bill, which banned U.S.-launched rockets from carrying space ads.)
Petition the United Nations to pass a treaty banning space billboards.
Get ready to look for alternatives to products sold by any company that disturbs our view of the stars.
And, on the extremely off chance that you have a good connection with Vladimir Putin, please ask him to ground his citizen’s idea for good.
The Thneed Trophy is awarded monthly by Environmental Action to a product that exemplifies the spirit of The Lorax’s “thneed”. It’s the thing that everyone wants but nobody needs, for which all of the Truffula Trees were cut down. In other words, bad for the environment, with little or no redeeming social value.
This message is not associated with or endorsed by the creators or the publishers of the Lorax.


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Handcrafted White, Milk & Dark Chocolate Hearts
Say ‘I Love You’ Sweetly!
February 14th is known as a day of LOVE and Norman Love Confections (NLC) announced today its handcrafted white, milk and dark chocolate limited edition Valentine’s Day heart flavors.
Ganache Chocolate maker and founder of NLC Norman Love says the 2010 Valentine’s Day collection features some of the new core flavors for the new year.
“Valentine’s Day is our biggest holiday of the year,” Love says. “We have found as years pass, the tradition of giving chocolate does not go out of fashion; however, we do try to make the chocolate [...]


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RANCHO SANTA FE — Last week, detectives from the San Diego Police Department announced they were looking for a 2005 Ford GT that was stolen from a Rancho Santa Fe home.
The rare car, which was valued at around $250,000, was recovered — or what was left of it.
According to Sgt. James Kistner of the San Diego Police Department’s Auto Theft Unit, the car was cut into smaller pieces and stripped of its engine, transmission and frame, as well as other parts. Detectives found the chopped up 2005 Ford GT in Vista after following up on an unrelated residential burglary case.
The car, along with other property at the Rancho Santa Fe home, was stolen sometime in the last three weeks. Kistner declined to state the specific date of the burglary, how many suspects were involved and how much property was taken. No arrests have been made in the case.
According to Kistner, the car was likely stripped of its parts in order to avoid detection from law enforcement. Individual parts don’t draw as much scrutiny and are easier to sell to car enthusiasts, he said.
The car, one of 4,038 ever built, was equipped with a 5.4 liter supercharged engine worth about $40,000.
As for the potential whereabouts of the car parts, Kistner said there’s “no shortage of possibilities.” The suspects could try and sell the parts in Mexico or another country. And while Kistner said San Diego doesn’t have a large black market for cars and car parts, a local could potentially purchase the parts without knowing they were stolen.
“Someone could buy the items without being aware they were part of a burglary,” he said.
Kistner said detectives will be monitoring websites and blogs that sell car parts in hopes of tracking down the Ford GT’s engine, frame and transmission. Citizens with information about the whereabouts of the parts or the identity of the suspects should call (619) 533-5710.


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Hyundai to make version of 'crossover truck' concept vehicle for U.S.
If you ever wanted to know what it might look like to pair a pickup truck with a crossover vehicle, you might finally get the chance.
Hyundai confirmed Tuesday that it would make a production version of a "crossover truck" concept it first revealed at the Detroit auto show in January 2015 in a bid to lure Millennial buyers.
The Santa Cruz will hit the U.S. market at an unspecified time, aiming to capitalize on Americans' obsession with both pickup trucks and crossover vehicles amid low gasoline prices and shifting design preferences toward roomier rides.
The Korean automaker did not reveal any details about the design, so it's unclear whether the real-life version of the Santa Cruz will resemble the blended design or move into a more conventional direction.
But the company said in January 2015 that the vehicle was aimed at "urban adventurers" who need a flexible vehicle for work and recreation.
"This innovative offering will be inspired by the well-received concept vehicle and bring a fresh utility vehicle interpretation to fit the lifestyles of a new generation of buyers," the company said Tuesday in a statement.
The four-door, five-seat concept model had a 2-liter turbocharged diesel engine with 190 horsepower with fuel economy in the "high 30 mpg range."
Hyundai does not sell a pickup truck in the U.S. market. And the Santa Cruz probably won't target traditional pickup buyers. Instead, the company said in 2015 that the concept was aimed at consumers who would usually buy a crossover or sedan but would like "greater utility without the compromises that traditional trucks often require."
The Korean automaker needs an injection of energy. It has been struggling due to its heavy commitment to passenger cars, which Americans are swiftly ditching.
The Santa Cruz is not to be mistaken for the Hyundai Santa Fe, a compact SUV.
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[German]After recently removing the last upgrade blockers (see the blog post Windows 10 V2004/20H2: All upgrade blocks removed (May 2021)), Microsoft is now releasing the brakes regarding the distribution of this feature update. The operating system upgrade is now to be offered to all users.
The rollout of a new Windows 10 version always takes place in stages with an initially slowed distribution. This is then gradually expanded to more and more machines. A good half year after the first release, the feature update is then released for general use.
Windows 10 version 20H2, referred to as the October 2020 Update, was released last October, after all. According to the latest entry in the Windows 10 20H2 status area, Microsoft set the status for Windows 10 version 20H2 to "broad deployment" in the Semi-Annual Channel on May 18, 2021. That means all Windows 10 machines that have not had feature updates blocked or deferred will be offered this upgrade.
Currently, only an audio issue is pending as a problem with Microsoft (see Windows 10 Version 2004/20H2: Audio issue "high-pitched noise" after Update). However, this was caused by one of the latest updates and also affects Windows 10 2004 as well as Windows 10 21H1 released this week (see Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) released (May 18, 2021)).
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BUCHAREST (Romania), July 23 (SeeNews) – UK-based cash, mobile and online payments operator PayPoint said on Wednesday it processed 12.3 million bill payments in Romania in the first quarter ended June 30, up 65% on the year.
"In Romania, profitable growth continues," the company said in an interim management statement.
PayPoint has increased its retail network since the year end by 173 sites to 8,527 terminals where its customers can make cash bill payments, money transfers, road tax payments and mobile phone top-ups.
"Our Romanian business continues to add new clients and services, including the recently launched service allowing Romanians to pay for their road tax at PayPoint sites," the statement added.


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Stryve Foods is making great strides to strengthen its hold in the meat snacking category as it revealed a major expansion to its network. Recently, the brand shared it completed the first expansion of its primary Stryve Bilton and Vacadillos Carne Seca manufacturing facility ahead of schedule. With this in place, it too increased the manufacturing capacity of both meat snack product lines.
“With [the] increased focus in the U.S. on health and wellness, Stryve is experiencing strong consumer and retailer demand for its healthy meat snacks. The time is right for Stryve to invest in its future, so we are taking bold steps to meet market demand and prepare for what we believe will be a very bright future,” said Joe Oblas, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Stryve.
To do so, the company leveraged $35 million raised last month in a private placement transaction to bolster its primary manufacturing facility in Madill, Oklahoma. Additionally, noted the release, the company is planning to build and/or procure other facilities during 2022.
“The first major step was to expand the drying capabilities at our primary factory, which significantly increases drying capacity ahead of the large distribution expansions previously announced with Costco, Walmart, and Target, among others,” added Oblas. “This was completed ahead of schedule and within budget. Second, we have located a site to consolidate our fulfillment operations that will further enable Stryve to expand capacity and capture efficiencies by locating our corporate offices, e-commerce fulfillment, and wholesale fulfillment under one roof. Lastly, Stryve is working on developing additional manufacturing capabilities in-house that can support diversified growth initiatives in the future.”
Stryve noted in the release that it is investing in product innovation, supply chain improvements, and expanding its marketing initiatives to further strengthen its standing and capabilities. With all these expansions and movements in place, the brand is setting itself up for immense growth.
“Earlier this year, we put together a plan to position ourselves for long-term growth and success,” Oblas concluded. “Through our capital raise in January, Stryve has fortified its strong balance sheet and can now make the strategic investments necessary to scale the business and supply our rapidly growing national customer base.”
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According to Bloomberg, this deal was finally brokered between the two companies after four years of negotiation.
"People don't expect what they buy physically in a store to be linked to what they are buying online", she said. To do that, Google paid millions of dollars to amass Mastercard transactions data without the two companies alerting the hundreds of millions of Mastercard cardholders around the world. They might browse around for a while, but won't actually buy anything.
LAWYER CHRISTINE BANNAN at the advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Centre.
In response, a Google spokeswoman gave a statement to Bloomberg, "Before we launched this beta product a year ago, we built a new, double-blind encryption technology that prevents both Google and our partners from viewing our respective users' personally identifiable information".
The report stated that chief of Google's advertising division, Sridhar Ramaswamy, first introduced the product in a blog post but made no mention of its deal with Mastercard in it.
Google in pitching the solution to advertisers said there is no costly integrations or time-consuming setup on their end and that they don't need to share any customer information.
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Mastercard pointed out merchants must give permission for this data to be shared, with a spokesman stating, "No individual transaction or personal data is provided ..." This allowed it to accurately track whether its online ads have been effective at influencing purchase decisions.
Last year, Google announced the Store Sales Measurement service, through which Google said it collected approximately 70 per cent of USA credit and debit card transactions through third-party partnerships, without saying who those partnerships were with. That 70 per cent could mean it has deals with other credit card firms, totalling 70 per cent of the people who use credit and debit cards.
According to Bloomberg, the process begins with a customer who's logged into a Google account clicking on an ad for a certain item without purchasing it.
Purchases made on Mastercard-brand cards accounted for around a quarter of U.S. volumes a year ago, according to the financial research firm Nilson Report. A part of the solution matches clicks with purchases in offline stores, made with debit or credit cards. The company will then tell the advertiser that the item was purchased in a store, although Google and Mastercard say the data is anonymous in order to protect personal identities.
The existence of a secret agreement between Google and Mastercard said the investigative Agency Bloomberg.
It works like this: a person searches for "red lipstick" on Google, clicks on an ad, surfs the web but doesn't buy anything.


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Expose supermarkets secret sourcing – FABBL
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SECRETIVE sourcing of cattle and sheep in live auction markets for supermarkets claiming they only source direct from farms should be exposed, says Farm Assured British Beef and Lamb chairman, Gerald Cowan.
Speaking at Beef and Sheep South West at Shepton Mallet, Somerset, Mr Cowan said one implication was that processors could source FABBL stock without paying a premium, thereby tempting producers to sell direct because premiums were being offered on that route at present.
The danger then was that if the auction system was weakened to the extent that it was left with only the non-FABBL and poorer stock, the average auction prices on which deadweight prices were based would spiral downwards.
"Supermarkets say they want to buy everything direct," he said. "But in reality they will never be able to, and indeed will never want to. They use third parties to buy stock under cover at live auctions, and no one knows who they are bidding for. I dont like that. I want the supermarkets to come clean."
That would allow farmers to see whether they were benefiting from being farm assured and that supermarkets really were only buying farm assured stock. If a supermarket wanted farmers to work towards producing specifically for it, it would do well to identify itself in live auctions, he said.
Mr Cowan suggested the supermarkets could identify live markets which met their standards and make it clear that they were buying there.
FABBLs Gerald Cowan, warned that live auctions could be weakened by the rise in deadweight sourcing.


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Newest Penguin update is now live
Matt Cutts recently confirmed an upcoming generation of Penguin, and search engine marketing professionals should be interested to know that it is now live. This is the fourth update for Google's Penguin, but it is using Penguin 2.0 technology, according to Search Engine Land. The new technology is said to be much better at detecting and stopping spam.
As with any Google SEO program upgrade, marketers should make sure their websites are practicing proper search engine optimization strategies so they won't be hit hard by bigger, better programs on Google's end. Investing the time and energy into white hat SEO will help a website remain in good graces with search engines and fare well farther into the future.
What most webmasters are most interested in is how much Penguin 2.0 will target spam. Past Penguin updates had a smaller impact, but this one is said to have a much deeper effect on websites. Search Engine Journal said to keep an eye out for new link building guidelines, disavow changes and authority recognition, which will help reputable sites garner recognition and a better standing in their online communities.


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The new Nemo AR tent relies on pumped air rather than poles to stay rigid. Sounds crazy, but its makers claim it has some major advantages over traditional designs. Watch the video for an exclusive first demo; get the June issue of Trail magazine for the full review.
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HubSpot Files for IPO, On Pace for $100M in Revenue
Cambridge, MA-based HubSpot made its stock sale ambitions public late Monday. The news wasn’t a surprise—HubSpot’s leaders have been aiming to take the company public for some time, and it has raised some $100 million in private investment cash over the years.
HubSpot’s software helps companies reach potential customers online using a combination of e-mail, search engine optimization, social media, and other digital marketing tools. There are plenty of competitors in the field, ranging from previous HubSpot investor Salesforce (which bought competing startup ExactTarget last year) to standalone public companies like Marketo (NASDAQ: MKTO).
HubSpot is still losing money, which is relatively expected as a growing company. Most of its losses are due to heavy spending on sales and marketing to help increase its customer base, which stood at nearly 12,000 businesses as of June 30. The company primarily targets medium-sized companies that sell their services to other businesses. Its software is sold on a subscription basis.
HubSpot’s financial reports show that the company might be trying to stabilize its losses. In the first six months of the year, HubSpot says it generated about $51 million in revenue, an increase of about 46 percent from the same period in 2013. In that same span, the company’s losses grew by less than 9 percent, to nearly $18 million.
Publicly traded competitor Marketo has reported proportionally higher losses so far this calendar year, with about $68 million in revenue but a nearly $26 million net loss.
Venture capitalists own most of HubSpot’s stock, which you’d expect from a company that has raised several rounds of private financing—its latest investment was a $35 million Series E stock sale in late 2012. General Catalyst is the biggest shareholder, with about 27 percent of the company. Matrix Partners holds about 17 percent of HubSpot stock, and Sequoia Partners has a roughly 10 percent stake.
The company’s co-founders have cashed out most of their shares already, with CEO Brian Halligan reporting a roughly 5 percent stake in HubSpot and technology chief Dharmesh Shah owning nearly 9 percent.
In their note to potential investors, Halligan and Shah sounded typically warm-and-friendly HubSpot notes, comparing their company to a “movement” and a “journey.”
“When we started HubSpot in a tiny one-room office a block from the MIT campus, we thought we were starting a software company. We were wrong. We had not just started a software company, we had sparked an entire movement,” they wrote. “We believe we’re still in the early innings of what the inbound movement can and will become, and that we’ve built a company and a community that is ambitious, crazy and talented enough to transform how the world’s organizations market and sell.”


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Xperi Inc. has announced that BMW has selected its TiVo video media platform to provide customers access to a growing number of video content providers, including linear and on-demand streaming services. BMW’s implementation of the Powered by TiV platform will include various country-specific content, offering news, movies and access to media libraries. Xperi expects its video media platform to roll out over the air in initial launch countries by the end of 2023 for customers of the all-new BMW 5 series and further models.
TiVo’s video media platform aims to provide original equipment manufacturers significantly more control over the user experience and help consumers cut through the clutter of streaming and linear content options.
Xperi says that BMW’s endorsement of an independent media platform with a content-first search and discovery experience validates the market appeal. “Our independent media platform strategy is well suited for the automotive industry as they make advancements in in-cabin technology and create new and adaptive experiences,” said Jon Kirchner, CEO of Xperi, adding that the company will work closely with BMW to ensure that the in-car video media platform by TiVo provides a best-in-class in-car entertainment experience. “Unlike existing platforms, the Powered by TiVo platform traverses entertainment mediums and gives OEMs significantly more control over the user experience,” added Kirchner.
“In-car entertainment becomes increasingly important for our customers,” said Ingo Lasslop, vice president of product management for digital products and services at BMW Group. “This collaboration with Xperi will allow us to deliver a world-class entertainment offering to our customers and transforms their time spent in the vehicle even more into a captivating and enjoyable experience.”


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In July 2013, a project began in Kenya linking bitcoin with M-Pesa, a popular mobile payments system, in an experiment designed to spur innovative payments in Africa. During the same month the Foreign Exchange Administration and Policy Department in Thailand stated that bitcoin lacks any legal framework and would therefore be illegal, which effectively banned trading on bitcoin exchanges in the country. According to Vitalik Buterin, a writer for Bitcoin Magazine, "bitcoin's fate in Thailand may give the electronic currency more credibility in some circles", but he was concerned it didn't bode well for bitcoin in China.
Though perhaps not useful for the proverbial “cup of coffee” today, bitcoin is regularly used to move hundreds of millions of dollars across borders, often much more quickly and cheaply than settling such transactions through the conventional financial system. Earlier this month, for instance, a crypto user sent $194 million worth of bitcoin for just $0.10.
Meanwhile, investors have been rattled this week by reports bank-owned currency trading utility CLS, along with enterprise software giant IBM, are teaming up to trial the blockchain-based Ledger Connect, an application that offers services from different vendors, with some nine financial institutions, including international heavyweights Barclays and Citigroup.
Welcome to the Investopedia Bitcoin Center, where you can find the current price of Bitcoin as well as real-time updated news on the world’s most important cryptocurrency. For good or for ill, Bitcoin is being explored by every major world bank and may very well be the backbone of our global financial system in the near future. Use charts, watch videos, learn new Bitcoin related terms, and get all of your questions answered about Bitcoin here at Investopedia.
Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. Bitcoin was invented by an unknown person or group of people using the name Satoshi Nakamoto and released as open-source software in 2009. Bitcoins are created as a reward for a process known as mining. They can be exchanged for other currencies, products, and services. Research produced by the University of Cambridge estimates that in 2017, there were 2.9 to 5.8 million unique users using a cryptocurrency wallet, most of them using bitcoin.
In September 2015, the establishment of the peer-reviewed academic journal Ledger (ISSN 2379-5980) was announced. It covers studies of cryptocurrencies and related technologies, and is published by the University of Pittsburgh. The journal encourages authors to digitally sign a file hash of submitted papers, which will then be timestamped into the bitcoin blockchain. Authors are also asked to include a personal bitcoin address in the first page of their papers.
An official investigation into bitcoin traders was reported in May 2018. The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation into possible price manipulation, including the techniques of spoofing and wash trades. Traders in the U.S., the U.K, South Korea, and possibly other countries are being investigated. Brett Redfearn, head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Trading and Markets, had identified several manipulation techniques of concern in March 2018.
The very first major jump in Bitcoin price took place in July 2010. At this point, the value of Bitcoin went from about $0.0008 all the way up to $0.08, a truly dramatic increase in price. At this point and in the following year, very few exchanges supported trading of Bitcoin. There was also extremely limited liquidity at this time due to cryptocurrency still being relatively unknown. That meant that when the price started an increase in June 2011 from about $0.95, the approach was among the steepest recorded. Unfortunately, the drop also followed suit. By mid-June of that year, Bitcoin was up to $320, an all-time high. By November, it had declined 94 percent all the way to $20.
No one knows. Not conclusively, at any rate. Satoshi Nakamoto is the name associated with the person or group of people who released the original Bitcoin white paper in 2008 and worked on the original Bitcoin software that was released in 2009. The Bitcoin protocol requires users to enter a birthday upon signup, and we know that an individual named Satoshi Nakamoto registered and put down April 5 as a birth date. And that's about it.
Bitcoin (BTC) is a cryptocurrency which is regarded as the world’s first decentralized digital currency. It was created by a pseudonymous person or persons named Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 and has since gone on to become the world’s most popular cryptocurrency by market cap. Bitcoin is a deflationary currency whose issuance is capped at a total supply of 21 million coins. Each Bitcoin can be divided into one million units, with the smallest unit of 0.00000001 known as a satoshi in homage to its creator. The distributed public ledger that Bitcoin uses to record transactions is known as a blockchain and Bitcoin can be spent at over 100,000 online merchants and can also be held as an investment. Bitcoin is traded for fiat and other cryptocurrencies on various exchanges but can also be used to facilitate p2p transactions. Each transaction incurs a small transaction fee to cover the cost of sending Bitcoin over the blockchain ledger, with the fee going to miners tasked with keeping the network secure.
Bitcoin is pseudonymous, meaning that funds are not tied to real-world entities but rather bitcoin addresses. Owners of bitcoin addresses are not explicitly identified, but all transactions on the blockchain are public. In addition, transactions can be linked to individuals and companies through "idioms of use" (e.g., transactions that spend coins from multiple inputs indicate that the inputs may have a common owner) and corroborating public transaction data with known information on owners of certain addresses. Additionally, bitcoin exchanges, where bitcoins are traded for traditional currencies, may be required by law to collect personal information.
Our second assumption is that the supply of bitcoin will approach 21 million as specified in the current protocol. To give some context, the current supply of bitcoin is around 17 million, the rate at which bitcoin is released decreases by half roughly every four years, and the supply should get past 19 million in the year 2022. The key part of this assumption is that the protocol will not be changed. Note that changing the protocol would require the concurrence of a majority of the computing power engaged in bitcoin mining. (Related: How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?)


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Durham Celebrates Canada Day, Company’s 118-Year History
Durham Furniture, a Canadian manufacturer of solid wood bedroom and occasional furniture, is celebrating its 118-year history this week in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Canada Day, which is July 1.
Canada’s rich history of furniture manufacturing dates to the early 1800s, and since its founding, Durham Furniture has remained a stronghold among the country’s shrinking manufacturing landscape, company officials said.
“We’re excited to celebrate Canada Day along with our employees who have helped keep Durham relevant in today’s home furnishings marketplace throughout North America,” said Luke Simpson, president and CEO. “We’re proud to be among Canada’s resilient home furnishings companies, and we envision many more years of growth right here where we began.”
To mark the occasion, Durham gathered its 180 employees for a group photo at the factory in Durham, Ontario.
During the 2008 recession, the Canadian dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar, causing many Canadian manufacturers’ product lines to be more expensive for the U.S. market. Durham’s ability to overcome these challenges, coupled with its expanding product line and customization options for its retailers and growing customer base of interior designers, makes its continued success all the more impressive today, Simpson pointed out.
“This is a big deal for us because of how rare Canadian furniture companies have become,” Simpson said. “Despite many hardships that have caused other manufacturers to close their doors, we are still going strong and the future looks bright.”
An annual celebration on July 1, Canada Day commemorates the anniversary of the enactment of the Constitution Act in 1867 that united the colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.


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Baku, Azerbaijan, June 13
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The value of vehicles manufactured in Kazakhstan in January-April 2019 amounted to 83.9 billion tenge, which is 45.8 percent more than in the same period of the previous year, Trend reports referring to Energyprom monitoring agency.
Furthermore, in April 2019, 4,050 of vehicles were manufactured on Kazakh automobile plants, which is 39.5 percent more than in March 2019 and 65.8 percent more than in April 2018.
Total volume of vehicles manufactured in January- April 2019 equaled to 12,870 units, which is 39.2 percent more than in the same period of the previous year.
Over 94 percent of this figure accounts for passenger cars: 12,110 units (+37.9 percent).
Furthermore, during the reporting period, 307 cargo trucks, 230 trailers, 203 buses and 17 units of special operations vehicles were manufactured in the country.
“In the reporting period,over 12,000 passenger cars were manufactured on Asia Auto (6,930 units) and Saryarkaautoprom (5,190 units) plants,” the statement said.
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It'll be a great addition to Mazda's SUV family.
Expected to debut next month, the Mazda CX-50 is one of five new SUVs expected to expand the Japanese automaker's lineup over the next few years. The SUV will have more coupe-like styling to set it apart from the CX-5 and will continue Mazda's move upmarket.
Although we await more details about the upcoming CX-50, we now have a better idea of what it will look like thanks to official patent images. We previously envisioned what the CX-50 may look like but the patent images reveal a few new styling cues, allowing us to more accurately recreate the look. In front, it has a smaller grille than expected but the five-sided grille design is clearly that of a Mazda.
We can also see small headlight clusters with a design that appears to almost flow into the grille. Lower down, there are some bold air intakes and horizontal LED lighting strips. A view of the rearmost pillar doesn't show the sloping roofline we expected, although it's hard to clearly pick this up in that specific patent image.
According to the latest information from the automaker, the CX-50 will debut in November and will share a platform with the smaller Mazda 3 and CX-30. The midsize crossover will offer "enhanced all-wheel-drive capabilities".
Production of the US-only CX-50 will start in January 2022 in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of a joint venture with Toyota. Previously, it was believed that the CX-50 would transition to a rear-wheel-drive platform and be powered by an inline-six engine but this will be reserved for a new large platform that will underpin the likes of the CX-90 and CX-70.
The CX-50 will be sold alongside the CX-5 so we're hopeful that it'll be topped by the 250-horsepower turbocharged 2.5-liter engine found in the CX-5 and Mazda 3. We expect the CX-50 to have a premium cabin with lots of features if the CX-5 is anything to go by.
The current Mazda CX-5 is priced from just over $25,000, so the new CX-50 should start at a little more than that. That means it will still comfortably undercut other coupe-style SUVs from Germany like the BMW X2. Trim details, pricing, and the design of the CX-50 will be shared closer to the on-sale date so we expect this information to land sometime over the next few weeks.


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Expectant mothers are shunning their vegies, but still believe they're eating well, says an Adelaide university study.
Fewer than 10 per cent of pregnant women eat enough vegetables, grains and lean meats, according to research by the University of Adelaide.
"The results are rather alarming - we were expecting to see at least some pregnant women correctly following the guidelines across all food groups, but there were none," said researcher Dr Lenka Malek.
Of the 850 women studied, fewer than a third ate enough dairy, but more than half met the recommended fruit intake.
"Women who were born overseas and who were less physically active before pregnancy were less likely to keep to the daily fruit and dairy recommendations," Dr Malek said.
"And women living in metropolitan areas were less likely to meet the daily intake of vegetables."
Dr Malek also said more research was needed to explain why some expecting mothers failed to meet basic nutritional standards.
What to aim for
The Australian dietary guidelines advise pregnant women to consume the following number of servings from the five core food groups each day.
- Vegetables and legumes/beans: five servings. One serve = 75g or 100-350kJ, for example, half a cup cooked green or orange vegetables, one cup of raw salad vegetables, half a medium potato, one tomato.
- Fruit: two servings. One serve = 150g or 350kJ, for example, one medium piece (apple, banana, orange), two small pieces (apricots, kiwi fruit), one cup diced or canned fruit.
- Grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain or high-fibre varieties: eight-and-a-half servings. One serve = 500kJ, for example, one slice of bread, half a cup of cooked rice, pasta or porridge, one-quarter of a cup muesli, three crispbreads.
- Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, legumes and beans: three-and-a-half servings. One serve = 500-600kJ, for example, 65g cooked lean meat, 80g cooked lean poultry, 100g cooked fish, two eggs, 170g tofu, 30g nuts, one cup of cooked beans.
- Milk, yoghurt, cheese or alternatives, mostly reduced fat: two-and-a-half servings. One serve = 500-600kJ, for example, 250ml milk, 200g yoghurt, two slices (40g) of cheese.
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‘La La La (Brazil 2014)’ topped the chart of the most shared global video ads of July 2014, the same month that it beat Volkswagen’s ‘The Force’ to become the most shared ad of all time. The Shakira/Activia commercial is also the most successful example of a brand capitalising on the growing trend of ‘trackvertising’.
The 4th July celebrates independence from the Brits, and Unruly is joining in the fun by confirming the 100 most shared tea-themed videos of all time, It has also released an infographic featuring 10 famous – but hidden – internet memes in the Boston Tea Party scene. Can you find them all? Not to boast but we got all ten :-)
World Cup ads predictably dominated last month’s most shared video ads. With the biggest sporting event on the planet in full swing, it’s no surprise to see almost half of the top 20 ads of the month are football-related. Just like last month, Colombian pop princess Shakira’s collaboration with yoghurt brand Activia “La La La” leads the way.
When it comes to World Cup focused video ads, nearly three-quarters of the total shares across social media networks right now are for those brands, like Activia, Samsung, and ESPN, who aren’t officially partnered with FIFA.
Just where is the line between music video and full-blown ad? If last month’s most shared video ads are anything to go by, it’s a question we are going to be asking more and more this year. Strutting its stuff in the number one spot is a video that could equally be argued as either – “La La La Brazil 2014”, from Danone and Shakira.
For our viral video predictions this week we have a bunny eating raspberries, which is just about the cutest thing ever, Austria’s winning entry for Eurovision, a Digital Short from SNL, and a really horrifying clown prank. Enjoy!
This month’s top 20 most shared video ad chart is dominated by ads which celebrate all things heroic – from the unsung superstars from our everyday lives to the modern day idols which dominate popular culture. Standing proudly at the front is an ad which celebrates the people who do the hardest job in the world.
We’re adding Vine and Instagram short-form videos to our Viral Video Prediction Chart this week, and we’ll count those videos as viral if they double their shares within the next 7 days. These are our predictions.
Let’s get our crystal ball out and predict the videos that could go viral in the next 7 days. Do It For Denmark! which aims to boost the falling birth rate of that country by encouraging Danes to have as much sex as they can on holiday, looks like it may be a clear winner.
Last year generated over 40% of all branded video views since the beginning of 2009. It took, on average, 2 million views just to make the top ten list each week and more campaigns topped 1 million views than ever before. Read all about how 2013 was The Year of the Branded Video Explosion.


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As the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority continues its restoration of service across the territory, the Authority is working toward increased levels of normalcy. The Authority stated that it is sympathetic to the hardships faced by the residents of the Virgin Islands as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
While WAPA has attempted to ease the burden of customers, billing for services rendered can no longer be postponed. Therefore, WAPA advises customers that billing operations resumed on Monday, December 18, 2017.
The current bills represent charges for electrical and potable water service provided prior to September 6, 2017. While customers are required to make payment on these bills, all late fees that would ordinarily be applied to delinquent accounts will be waived for this billing period, according to WAPA.
The Authority says it appreciates the community’s understanding during this process and reminds its customers that there are several options for paying WAPA bills: online at www.viwapa.vi, at our Customer Service Offices, at the payment kiosks, now temporarily located at the customer service offices, and at local banks.


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shares slid 4% early Monday after the company reported a drop in third-quarter profits caused in part by a widespread recall of its toys.
The El Segundo, Calif., maker of Barbies, Matchbox cars and Fisher-Price toys posted third-quarter earnings of $236.8 million, or 61 cents a share. That was down from $239 million, or 62 cents a share, in the year-ago period.
The results included about $40 million in charges tied to the company's product recalls. Over the past two months, Mattel has recalled millions of toys manufactured in China after they were found to have excessive levels of lead paint.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 70 cents a share. The Thomson estimates typically exclude one-time charges.
Mattel's sales rose to $1.84 billion from $1.79 billion, but missed Wall Street's target of $1.91 billion.
On a regional basis, third-quarter gross sales fell 2% in the U.S. and increased 10% in international markets, including the effect of favorable currency-exchange rates. Mattel said it continued to see softness in its Barbie line in the U.S., though it said a "good portion" of the decline was tied to supply-chain disruptions.
Mattel has been battling with weakness in sales of Barbie, one of its flagship products, amid waning demand and increased competition from dolls such as Bratz. Worldwide Barbie sales were down 4% in the quarter.
Mattel said it did see strength from several lines, particularly its Fisher-Price and Disney/Pixar Cars products.
Shares of Mattel were down 85 cents to $21.60 in morning trading.


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"It's the largest deal in SI Group’s history," Frank said.
Albemarle is a manufacturer of highly engineered specialty chemicals headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The acquisition process of Albemarle's antioxidant, ibuprofen and propofol businesses began Jan. 1 of this year.
"The acquisition adds new products that complement the technologies and raw materials we already have," Bozich said. "The objective is to grow and to drive our core business."
"The acquisition of Albemarle helps us to expand our core by adding new technology, manufacturing processes and channels to market," he added.
SI Group, which is headquartered in Niskayuna, makes resins, adhesives and other chemical products. Revenue in 2013 was $1.6 billion, according to the Albany Business Review’s latest Privately Held Companies List. The company employs 2,200 people worldwide, a number that will grow with the expected addition of 500 workers from the acquisition of the Albemarle Corp. businesses.
Before the acquisition, SI Group had a manufacturing relationship with Albemarle. SI Group previously supplied the company with components for antioxidant production, while Albemarle was manufacturing components for SI Group.
SI Group will gain applications and technical support capabilities in Shanghai and Louisiana and become one of the top three global suppliers of ibuprofen.
SI officials say the acquisition also will complement their current portfolio in the fuels, lubricants and plastic additive markets.
Bozich said the company is actively looking to acquire additional companies and new products in the near future.
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SearchIgnite changes its name to IgnitionOne; plans to expand client services, software engineering teams.
Ad technology company IgnitionOne said today that it plans to hire 75 new employees, increasing its headcount to 200. Most of the positions will be in software engineering and client services and will be based in Atlanta or Brussels.
Previously called SearchIgnite, the New York City-based company dumped "search" from its name and is now named IgnitionOne.
"The name articulates our expanded breadth of services," said Will Margiloff, global CEO, IgnitionOne. The company has been offering search ad management tools since 2005; it added display ad management in 2008 and Facebook ad management this year.
Other search ad technology companies, such as Marin Software and Efficient Frontier, have also expanded their offerings to help marketers better manage their advertising on exchanges and Facebook.
In a report released today, Efficient Frontier said there was a "massive inventory growth in the display ad exchanges" during the first three months of 2011. It said its clients saw more than 300 percent more inventory available on a year-over-year basis.
On the product news front, IgnitionOne today also said it has developed a dashboard that gives marketers a centralized way to manage paid search, display, and Facebook ad campaigns.
Of IgnitionOne's revenue today, about 40 percent comes from its search ad management tool, about 40 percent comes from its display ad management tool, and 20 percent from its onsite optimization tool, according to Margiloff. In contrast, more than 50 percent of the company's revenues came from its search ad management tool two years ago.
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NEW YORK — Slurpee fans can get their hands on the slushy treat for no charge on Tuesday, when the calendar day aligns with the convenience store that shares its name.
7-Eleven is giving away free Slurpees on July 11 (7/11).
Visitors to 7-Eleven stores across the country can get a free, small slushy drink from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in honor of 7-Eleven Day.
The offer is good only at participating stores while supplies last, the company says. To find a 7-Eleven near you, click here.


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Paranautical Activity is back on Steam under the moniker Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition. So what is this atoning for, exactly?
Paranautical Activity was removed from Steam when its creator threatened to kill Gabe Newell. Gaming enthusiasts may disagree about a lot of things, but I think we can all come together under a shared understanding that that was a silly thing to do.
Anyway, sometime after that, er, 'incident', developer Code Avarice sold the rights to Paranautical Activity to someone else. That someone was Digerati Distribution, and, as a result, the game has been allowed back onto Steam.
As part of the updated edition, the FPS roguelike now includes an extra level type, weapon and item. Here is a trailer:
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Historically, many game developers have turned up their noses at the concept of in-game advertising.
But as the paid game market has declined, and the F2P games market has got more competitive, attitudes are softening.
This change is something that's been highlighted by Millennial Media, which has just announced its 2015 State of the Apps report.
It's a global survey of application developers and publishers that attempts to get a pulse on the app economy.
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Its headline finding is that 85% of developers and publishers monetise their apps, games and mobile websites in some way, which is up 12 percentage points from 2013.
And advertising is a key part of this mix.
Across the entire ecosystem, 82 percent of developers use advertising which is up from 73 percent in 2013.
The percentage for game developers is slightly higher - 89 percent - of which 35 percent use video ads.
It's the fastest growing part of the mobile advertising sector, and as Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale demonstrated with its announcement of $1 million of revenue from Unity Ads, a highly lucrative one, too.


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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by one tenth of a percentage point in November compared to the previous month and cut its year-on-year rate by half a point to 6.8%. This is its lowest figure since January, just before war broke out in Ukraine, when the CPI stood at 6.1%, according to advanced data published on Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). In the midst of European economic uncertainty, the fall represents a good figure for Spain as it is the fourth consecutive month in which the indicator has dropped, after the historic figure for July (10.8%).
According to the INE, the moderation of the year-on-year CPI to 6.8% in November is mainly due to the fall in fuel and electricity prices.
Also influencing the moderation of inflation is the fact that prices of clothing and footwear, due to the new winter season, have risen less in November this year than they did in the same month in 2021.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs highlights that November is the fourth month with a downward inflation rate and that “the trend towards moderation that began this summer continues”.
The INE includes in the advance CPI data an estimate of core inflation (without unprocessed food or energy products), which in November rose by one tenth of a percentage point to 6.3%, five tenths below the general CPI. This rebound in core inflation comes after two consecutive months of 6.2%.


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Canon Products To Feature Bio-Based Plastic
Canon U.S.A. Inc. and Toray Industries Inc., announced they have developed a bio-based plastic, dubbed â€śEcodear,â€ť that achieves a high level of flame retardance. The new bio-based plastic, which includes more than 25 percent (by weight) of plant-derived component, will be used in exterior plastic parts for Canon multifunction office systems launching next year.
According to Canon, plant-derived bio-based plastics curb increases in CO2 and decrease the consumption of oil resources. Ecodear is expected to reduce about 20 percent of CO2 emissions compared with conventional petroleum-based plastics used in multifunction office systems.
Canon ranked 13th in UK’s Sunday Times’ Best Green Companies list.
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The buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) space is set to be worth $1 trillion (£866bn), according to new research from analyst firm GlobalData.
Technology companies such as Apple, Google and PayPal are predicted by GlobalData to become the leading players.
“Big tech and big payment providers can seamlessly integrate BNPL into their platforms whether they are profitable or not, pushing fintech companies with unstable revenue models out of the market,” said Maddy Irwin, subject analyst at GlobalData.
“For Visa and Apple, BNPL is not supposed to be profitable, it’s just an incentive to keep existing customers in their ecosystems.”
This was announced by the CEO of Zilch, Philip Belamant UKTN in recent interview he was skeptical of the many entrants in the BNPL market, suggesting that many were rushing into the business and might not sustain the service properly going forward.
Despite The estimate is $1 billiongiant BNPL Klarna’s rating has fallen to $6bn (£5bn) in July from $45.6bn last year, while a new round of capital is expected.
Irvine added: “By 2030, regulators will eliminate BNPL’s shady sector, limiting the need for transparency and strict credit checks. Its poor reputation will improve when a stronger base is established.’
The government in June laid out plans for the BNPL sector, requiring firms offering services to be credit-checked and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.
Many companies are currently trying to grab a piece of the British BNPL pie with companies like Timit, pshik, Jack Dorsey Square and Revolution everyone is competing.


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Several more Russian enterprises get right to export fish products to Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 23
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The Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan has granted the right to import fish products into the country to 11 Russian fish processing enterprises under the guarantees of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), Trend reports citing Rosselkhoznadzor.
At the same time, satisfying the requirements of Azerbaijan, the Food Safety Agency retained the right to inspect Russian exporting enterprises.
Thus, currently, 138 Russian enterprises have the right to export fish products to Azerbaijan.
The value of trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia made up $1.7 billion from January through August 2020, having dropped by 6.3 percent compared to the same period of 2019.


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Aimed at raising awareness of Thailand as a premiere golf destination, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Dubai and Middle East Office has launched its new campaign ‘Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise’ at an event held at Dusit Thani Dubai Pool Deck.
Top Executives from TAT; Thailand Ambassador to the UAE; Thailand Consul General to Dubai; Thai business community and leaders; Local UAE representatives from business community, travel industry and media were all present at the launch party.
As part of the launch of the new campaign, TAT has appointed Pornanong Phatlum, Thailand’s best-known female professional golfer as the brand ambassador for the ‘Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise’ initiative.
Director, TAT Dubai and Middle East Office, Chalermsak Suranant said, “We are promoting the Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise project via the ‘Thainess through Celebs’ campaign not only to push Thailand forward internationally as Asia’s golf paradise, but also as a complete golfing destination for female golfers. We have currently seen the rising popularity of golfing among females, both amateurs and professionals to go tee off on Thailand’s courses.
“At the same time, a number of international golf tournaments have included ladies in the competition. Therefore, TAT has selected Ms. Pornanong, the rising star on the women’s tour, as Thailand’s Golf Brand Ambassador to promote the country as a world-class golf destination for women and to publicise the Amazing Thailand brand and our 2015 Discover Thainess campaign.”
Suranant added: “Golf tourism has long been seen as a niche market. Moreover, Thailand can boast some of the best courses in the world, many designed by well-known golfing names with great value for money and state-of-the-art facilities, attractions underlined by excellent services from professional caddies.”
Meanwhile, for 2016, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to focus on enhancing visitor expenditure rather than growing visitor numbers by providing value-added products and services, and motivating visitors to stay longer and spend more while ensuring a balance between tourism growth and its social and environmental impact.


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There are some of us out there who do not really mind using a smartphone which is one generation behind in terms of technology, as long as it fits our needs and purposes. For those who are rocking to the Android platform, you would most probably know that the Google Play Store does carry a fair number of devices on its own, including Google Play edition devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition. Unfortunately, it seems as though the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition has completely disappeared all of a sudden from the Google Play Store!
It has been slightly less than a month back when Google decided to perform some clean up operation for their Play Store, having done away with the likes of the HTC One (M7), Sony Z Ultra, and LG G Pad 8.3 from its Google Play edition lineup. These were more or less changes made which were in line with the times, considering how there was a new HTC One (M8) already. Well, it is now the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition’s turn to perform a disappearing act, although it is rather strange that there does not seem to be a Samsung Galaxy S5 Google Play edition that is being prepared to take over.
This means the only Google Play edition devices that one can purchase on the Google Play Store would be the Moto G and the HTC One M8, so if you would like a stock Android experience on either, now might be a good time to act before the carpet is yanked from under them suddenly.


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You recently published my question asking what happened to the company Elswick plc and said Elswick had been taken over by Ferguson International Holdings. I can't find a listing for Ferguson. What has happened to them? DC, London.
Jeremy Batstone, of NatWest Stockbrokers, says: Elswick was a bicycle manufacturer which sold itself to Ferguson International in September 1994.
Elswick shareholders got one Ferguson share and £1.75 in cash for every 29.2 Elswick shares. But, bad news! Ferguson International went into liquidation at the end of January and liquidators are currently selling the remaining assets. Its shares have been removed from the market. For more details contact the liquidators Linklaters 0171 456 2000.
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India’s luxe realty market has seen a slump in the last 4-5 years and during the months leading to COVID. While sales continued to trickle in for a few developers till 2020, the market now appears to have accelerated manifold in the last I year. The under construction luxurious Trump Towers project in Delhi -NCR sold -3 units a month until last year. In 2021, sales have increased to 7 units. The homes are priced at 8-9 Creach.
Other luxury developers also have similar stories of sales recovery. Residential units, 3,000-6,000 sq. ft in size and priced in the range of 3-11 Cr, are selling like hot cakes across the country. Things however, have changed from a demand standpoint over the last few months as the rich hunted for bigger homes.
Low interest rates, favourable govt policies, stamp duty cuts (in Maharashtra), revised circle rates in Delhi and more ready-to-live-in projects revived the sales momentum in recent times. The first 9 months of 2021 recorded home sales of -1.50 lac units in the top 7 cities, of which luxury sales’ share was-12%. In 2019, of the total sales of -2.61 lac units, the share of luxury housing was -7%, according to Anarock Property Consultants. Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Delhi are the key markets driving luxury sales today.
Second homes have also emerged as a hot asset class during the pandemic. Many luxury real estate developers are developing gated communities of luxury villas and farmhouses across Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Goa, Alibaug and Pavna (Maharashtra) with the concept of “home away from home”. With work-from-anywhere becoming the new norm, non-metro locations are suddenly in demand. The price tag ranges between 50 lac and 20 Cr or above. Second homes can also generate rental income and are becoming an investment product. In Goa, second homes can generate an annual rental yield of 6-9%.
Real estate market experts suggest that trust, developer credibility, on-time delivery and rational pricing will continue to play a crucial role in the luxury market.
Source– Source: Anmek Report, Times of India, Me and The Hindu


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Health insurer Anthem has partnered with retail giant Walmart to expand access to over-the counter (OTC) medicines and other health services for Medicare-eligible individuals.
Launching in January 2019, the Anthem-Walmart program will enable consumers who are enrolled in Anthem’s affiliated Medicare Advantage plans to use OTC plan allowances to purchase OTC medications and health-related items, such as first aid supplies, support braces, and pain relievers at retailer’s stores and website.
Anthem said the collaboration is set to advance both companies’ mutual goals of reducing healthcare costs.
“Creating a better healthcare future requires us to think differently about how we can develop innovative and meaningful healthcare solutions for consumers,” said Felicia Norwood, executive vice president and president, government business division, Anthem. "We are pleased to join with Walmart to create an initiative that combines Anthem’s deep understanding of the needs of senior consumers, with Walmart’s unwavering commitment to saving people money and developing a seamless shopping experience. We believe that programs like this can make a tremendous difference for healthcare consumers who often live on a fixed income or are managing chronic medical conditions.”
Sean Slovenski, senior vice president, health and wellness, Walmart US, said: “Walmart is committed to making healthcare more affordable and accessible, and we are in constant pursuit of new ways to deliver on this commitment. We are thrilled to be working with Anthem to provide its Medicare Advantage members with convenient access to our broad assortment of high-quality over-the counter products – all available at everyday low prices.”
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After winning a competitive pitch last year, Augusto has crafted a new brand campaign to help reposition Te Puia, one of New Zealand’s iconic geothermal attractions and cultural experiences, as a culturally rich, must-do local activity for domestic tourists.
“Te Puia came to us with a unique challenge and one they had never faced before. Before Covid, this beautiful place was teeming with visitors”, says Augusto Commercial Director, Amy Dufty. “With the borders remaining closed, the challenge was to entice domestic manuhiri who are looking for new places and experiences to see and do within New Zealand to put Te Puia on their travel agenda.”
As well as the world-famous Pōhutu geyser and mud pools, the campaign aims to showcase Te Puia as a rich cultural centre, where New Zealanders can visit to strengthen their connection to Te Ao Māori, and ultimately feel good about being a New Zealander.
Te Puia’s General Manager Sales and Marketing, Sean Marsh says: “We went through a competitive pitch to find a partner that we felt understood who we are. With Augusto, we felt that immediately and the journey to get the campaign live has been an incredible process. They have created a campaign that shows all New Zealanders what it’s like to experience Te Puia. Not only is it an opportunity to connect more meaningfully with Te Ao Māori, but what you learn here stays with you long after you leave. It’s an experience that changes your perspective of the world around us and helps you see the world differently.”
Adam Thompson, ECD at Augusto adds: “This was one of those campaigns that was an absolute pleasure to work on from start to finish. We had a clear problem to help solve and a compelling product story to tell people about. Our aim was to craft this into a campaign that was able to capture the beauty and wonder of Te Puia.”
This integrated campaign launches nationwide across digital, social, print and OOH.
“Through the uncertainty of border closures, lockdowns and traffic lights we are still open and welcoming Kiwis to share some kai and connect with us,” Te Puia’s Sean Marsh concludes.


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In this activity children consider the benefits or otherwise of using this new method and reach conclusions by scientific knowledge of food chains.
A tiny Japanese insect that could help the fight against an aggressive superweed has been given the go-ahead for a trial release in England. Since Japanese knotweed was introduced to the UK it has rapidly spread, and the plant currently costs over £150m a year to control and clear. Scientists say a natural predator in the weed's native home of Japan could also help to control it here. The insect will initially be released in a handful of sites from spring 2010.
Children will consider the benefits or otherwise of using this new method. They will reach conclusions by using their scientific knowledge of food chains and environmental factors.
- identify food of a specific animal
Children will learn:
- that predators eat other animals
- that Japanese knotweed is a plant that currently has no consumer
- that there is a possible solution to the problem of Japanese knotweed
These resources were initially developed in partnership with the Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University.


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Apart from the vastly popular Android and iOS app, Instagram, for a while now, has also had a mobile web app and for those who do use the app, you're finally going to receive notification alerts.
For most of us who use the app, this might be a trivial thing but mobile web app users have been waiting for this forever. Instagram users who log in using Chrome can turn on notifications for when they get new followers, likes or when someone comments.
According to a report by Android Police who spotted the addition first, the change also applies to Instagram Lite, a lighter version of the main app which is still being beta tested.
Overall, the new update does bring the mobile web app and Lite experiences of Instagram quite close to original app experience but there are a bunch of key things which you still can’t do. This includes sending direct messages and uploading video clips. Nevertheless, users will still be quite happy with the fact that they will finally receive notifications.
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You may not have thought that not long ago, Microsoft founder Bill Gates transformed himself into the largest farmer in the United States. According to a survey, almost all of the French fries and onions that Americans eat every day can be traced back to his farm.
Not only Bill Gates, but Amazon founder Bezos also quietly holds 420,000 acres of arable land and uncultivated land. Buffett’s son has been buying arable land around the world in recent years and running farms.
This isn’t a metaphor, it’s a clear indication that agriculture is at the heart of the next wave of opportunities for tech companies.
Throughout 2021, according to data from 35 Dou, there will be 52 investment and financing events in the agricultural technology industry, and by 2022, in the first seven months alone, there will be 341 investment and financing events. Under the cold capital winter, the agricultural track has sprung up.
A big background is that the economy is moving forward, but more and more people are starving around the world. In China, most people may not feel it, but the food crisis is looming over the world, and it is also approaching us. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the number of hungry people in the world will reach 828 million in 2021, an increase of 46 million from 2020. Some 2.3 billion people worldwide are experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity.
In addition, with the reduction of the agricultural population, the digitization and intelligence of agriculture have also become a rigid need that the country attaches great importance to. According to statistics, in the past five years, the government’s guiding funds and social capital have injected 112.3 billion yuan into agricultural development.
Crisis is also an opportunity. Since 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have issued the “Strategic Plan for Rural Revitalization (2018-2022)”, and since then, the construction trend of rural revitalization has started in various places.
Under the incentive and inspiration of policies, the digitalization of agriculture has also become an incremental market that technology companies cannot bypass. It can be seen that technology giants such as Pinduoduo, Tencent, Huawei, and Alibaba have already invested heavily in agriculture. After the release of the second quarter financial report of this year, Chen Lei, chairman and CEO of Pinduoduo, once again emphasized the need to base itself on agriculture and use digital advantages to “die” for agriculture.
01 The future of agriculture is actually a high-tech industry
The future of agriculture will definitely be beyond the imagination of many people. It will not be what we are familiar with, and even the “sense of technology” may be completely unrecognizable.
For example, the “2022 Bright Duoduo Vertical Agriculture Challenge” jointly launched by Pinduoduo, Guangming Homeport, China Agricultural University and Zhejiang University this year requires participating teams to set and adjust light and temperature in containers without soil and sunlight. , moisture, fertilizer and gas and other parameters to grow lettuce with high quality, high yield, lower energy consumption and faster growth.
In the first two years, they organized teams to remotely control the farm through algorithms to grow strawberries and tomatoes. This scene, which sounds a bit cyberpunk, has actually stepped out of the game and entered the stage of commercial application.
In this regard, the United States tried earlier. For example, FarmLogs, a cloud-based production management company founded in Silicon Valley in 2011, allows farmers to remotely manage their farms through an app, covering 15% of the farms in the United States as early as 2014. .
In fact, the United States is a world leader in the application of technologies such as the Internet of Things and AI to agriculture. The investment of technology companies has driven the development of the entire agricultural industry chain. And this is the effect brought about by the consumer Internet in the United States entering the industrial Internet.
According to the analysis of “Oriental Urban and Rural Daily”, through the use of the Internet of Things and big data, American agriculture has realized data sharing and intelligent decision-making in the whole life cycle and production process of agricultural products.
For example, through technology, it is possible to monitor the soil properties and light intensity, air temperature and humidity, carbon dioxide concentration and other growth indicators in real time during the growth of crops, and then cooperate with satellite systems and infrared imaging systems to judge the growth of crops, making decision-making smart, efficient and worry-free .
In addition, in addition to the upgrade of the production end, the reform of the distribution and sales segment is another core pillar of the development of American agriculture.
Since the farm has been connected to the Internet very early, this has also driven the development of its agricultural e-commerce, and e-commerce innovations have emerged one after another. For example, as early as 2011, a fresh food e-commerce company named Farmigo was born, which allows users to directly buy their favorite vegetables and fruits from different farms, which reduces the waste of intermediate circulation link costs, so it is cheaper.
Source: Farmigo official website
It is precisely because of the use of e-commerce that the business of American farmers has further expanded to the world. The success of smart agriculture in the United States can probably be attributed to, on the one hand, heavy investment in technology, and on the other hand, rapid commercialization.
Turning your attention back to China, my country’s smart agriculture started relatively late, and the concept of “smart agriculture” has only appeared in the public eye since 2012.
Chinese agriculture cannot only rely on large-scale production with low labor costs. The sign of a strong agriculture is that there are a large number of excellent technology companies.
02 The commercialization of agricultural science and technology should be done well
Ren Zhengfei, the founder of Huawei, once said, “It’s not enough to throw money at it. We want to throw money at scientists. We want scientists to become stars, and we want scientists to walk the red carpet.”
In addition to the exploration of basic frontiers and the research of core technologies, it is more important to return to industrial practice and let the technology land. This is also a “stubborn disease” in the transformation of China’s scientific and technological achievements in the past.
In the traditional agricultural research model, most products stayed in the laboratory and became “bonsai”. And technology companies and e-commerce platforms are bringing some new ideas to agriculture, such as rewriting the path from the laboratory to the dining table. In the latest “Duoduo Agricultural Research Technology Competition”, the requirements of the competition are not only “planting more” and “growing well”, but also “low energy consumption, short time consumption”, and “easy promotion”—— This is a very pragmatic and “less detour” requirement.
On the one hand, with the improvement of the consumption level of the Chinese people, the consumption of meat, eggs and milk has greatly increased, which has promoted the growth of the market, which is why a lot of investment is tilted towards agriculture. On the other hand, people’s demand for high-quality agricultural products brands is more and more urgent. At present, there are various types of agricultural products, but the quality of the products is uneven. Therefore, the brand operation of agricultural products has also become a key step for Pinduoduo to deploy smart agriculture.
Pinduoduo helps high-quality agricultural products enhance their market competitiveness through measures such as inclination of traffic resources and tens of billions of subsidies. It also combines local characteristics, geographical environment, and human resources to dig deep into the “connotation” of agricultural products to create exclusive brand images for agricultural products, while building brand promotion. and marketing planning system to improve the market awareness of high-quality agricultural products brands.
This part of the work is precisely what young people admire. According to the “2021 New and New Farmers Growth Report” released by Pinduoduo, the “new and new farmers” represented by the post-95s have become a new force to promote the upward trend of agricultural products. As of October 2021, the number of “Xinxinnongren” on the platform has exceeded 126,000, accounting for more than 13% of agriculture-related merchants.
In addition, from the data point of view, 80% of the participants of the “Duoduo Agricultural Research Technology Competition” are born in the 1990s. Pinduoduo empowers agriculture through patent research and development, and cooperates with world-class agricultural colleges to provide tailor-made courses and training for these young agricultural talents, and use science and technology competitions as a carrier to inspire more and more young farmers Research workers are emerging.
In Chen Lei’s view, technology and talents are the keys to advancing the modernization of agriculture and rural areas. And agricultural technology competitions and agricultural product branding are driving more young people to return to agriculture.
Today, with the investment and emphasis of the country and the government on agriculture, it is foreseeable that more and more technology companies will invest in agriculture. External favorable policies, technology, capital, talents and other industrial factors are flowing to the agricultural industry, and the leap-forward development of China’s agriculture may not be far away.
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“Conventional” cleaning products – including air fresheners and disinfectants – can contain toxic chemicals that harm human health and the environment. Fortunately, safer cleaning supplies have become readily available at comparable prices.
Studies have linked exposure to certain toxic chemicals found in conventional cleaning supplies with an array of health effects that can impair a child’s ability to grow, learn, play, and become a productive working adult. For example, exposure to toxic cleaning products can induce asthma. Nearly 10,000 out of Vermont’s 94,000 school children have asthma. Although children are more vulnerable than adults, teachers and custodians have also been found to have higher rates of asthma than the general workforce. In addition to asthma, conventional cleaning products have been linked to negative health effects including:
- Reproductive damage
- Endocrine and hormone disruption
- Birth defects
- Learning disabilities
How we’re exposed
Until recently, conventional cleaning products were commonly used in Vermont schools, posing an unnecessary health risk. Chemicals in cleaners cause poor indoor air quality in schools, thereby contributing to lower productivity and academic achievement. Pound for pound, children breathe more air than adults. In addition to being exposed by airborne chemicals, children have frequent hand-to-mouth contact, which can lead to accidental ingestion of harmful chemicals found in cleaning supplies.
“Green-cleaning” legislation was enacted in 2012, making Vermont the tenth state to pass legislation making schools safer and healthier by requiring manufacturers and distributors to only sell “environmentally preferable cleaning products” to Vermont schools. Vermont government buildings have had a similar mandate since 2004, and many schools had started to voluntarily switch to these safer products. This legislation means all Vermont schoolchildren, teachers and staff now have healthier school environments.


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Forthcoming Realme GT Neo could be rated under the US $306 and is assumed to give robust competition towards other smartphones.
Realme has outlined an occasion for the Realme GT Neo launch the next day, but one more extra phone will appear on the same date. Realme GT Neo is listed to appear in the marketplace for tomorrow, i.e., March 31.
The smartphone will debut in China before it performs it to larger exchanges, and India is probably with them. Right now, forward of the smartphone launch, the GT Neo was pointed out on the Geekbench platform.
Presently, we also have a more definite idea of working to be there inside the phone. There is a buzz that GT Neo will not be the single smartphone that will arrive tomorrow. Realme could begin launching the V13 5G cheapest smartphone beside.
Geekbench listings are often exact about the smartphone’s stipulations and specs because companies use these sums to draw correlations with other phones in the section. This is the way Realme got the GT Neo listed on this platform, and what produces that line is the model number. This listing notes it would have 12GB of RAM and employ Android 11 but based on Realme UI 2.0.
— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) March 26, 2021
Realme GT Neo Specs
It also mentions the processor feature, with Realme’s testimony proffered at the GT 5G event. Realme said the GT Neo would run by a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor. The Dimensity 1200 processor was published beforehand this year as MediaTek’s best-end processor with 5G network connectivity.
While the GT Neo will star a MediaTek processor, the GT 5G exerts a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset bounded. Due to this, Realme released a fresh strategy of driving two flagship-level phones, contrasted by their processor and camera terms.
This is a budget smartphone in the V-series, which is slightly similar to a Realme Narzo series in India. According to buzz talk, the V13 5G will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor. This processor is also there at the V11 5G, and I feel it may come to India on the upcoming Narzo 30.
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Realme V13 5G is told to come with quad cameras on the rear, but their features are not transparent to the public. The smartphone will have a punch-hole display, and it has a 90Hz refresh rate, Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0, and 8GB RAM, but with a 128GB storage option.
Few drooled advertisements of V13 5G have also stated there could be a 256GB storage design and that a 5000mAh powerful battery will strengthen the smartphone. According to the rumors, Realme V13 5G may take you around Rs 16,500 to Rs 22,000.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Elkhart, Indiana, is the industrial hub of American RV manufacturing, has been used by analysts and economist as a leading indicator of consumer demand for luxury items.
Domestic shipments of RVs to dealers have plummeted 20% so far this year, compared to the same period last year, after dropping 4% in 2018, according to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association.
Michael Hicks, a Ball State University economist who tracks the industry, warned that the fall in RV shipments could indicate a broader economic downturn is ahead. Hicks said shipments had fallen sharply just before the last three U.S. recessions.
Hicks said, "the RV industry is better at calling recessions than economists are."
He said weakening consumer demand for RVs coupled with increasing vehicle prices due to tariffs suggests the economy is headed for a downturn.


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And beer with a reduced price, the margin of vegetables and fruits is limited
There will also be measures to reduce import duties for fresh vegetables, rice, citrus fruits (lemons, oranges and tangerines), as well as a reduction in customs rates for dairy products with a fat content of over 10 percent.
The list of products with a guaranteed price will be expanded, and it will include non-alcoholic, alcoholic drinks, beer and carbonated water, with the exception of energy drinks, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski announced at a press conference.
Their prices will be reduced by 10 percent, and the reference date is September 19. There will also be measures to reduce import duties for fresh vegetables, rice, citrus fruits (lemons, oranges and tangerines), as well as a reduction in customs rates for dairy products with a fat content of over 10 percent. These decisions will be made and announced in the coming days and will be put into practice, Kovacevski added.
- We made a new decision to reduce the margin for fruits and vegetables, so the price of these products will be further reduced by up to 30 percent - Kovacevski said. He explained that according to the latest government decision, the highest wholesale trade margin will be up to 10 percent, and retail up to 15 percent. The guaranteed price will be valid until November 30, and the decision will start from Wednesday after it is published in the "Official Gazette".
He told the merchants that working with digital tools allows them to quickly reduce prices just as they react quickly when it comes to price increases. The Prime Minister repeated that the Government will manage to stabilize inflation by the end of the year.
- With the September salary increases of 10 percent, we expect double-digit inflation to fall to 8 percent, and food to fall to 5 percent - Kovacevski said and added that they are in constant dialogue with all concerned entities.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Walt Disney Co. is moving all four of is cruise ships to Florida during the first half of 2014.
The company announced the decision last week after an extended run on the U.S. west coast. Officials say the weak European economy played a role in the decision to bring the ships to Florida.
The Orlando Sentinel reports the 2,700-passenger ship Disney Wonder will remain in Miami at least through the first five months of 2014. It has spent extended time sailing from Los Angeles.
The company's original ship, the Disney Magic, will return to Port Canaveral in January 2014. It has sailed out of New York and Galveston, Texas, this year and will spend time in Europe in 2013.
The ships join Port Canaveral-based Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.
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NBA Playgrounds will receive a new update, which will include 33 new players, a new rebound system, a three-point contest mode, and friend invites, soon.
Two months and a free game later, NBA Playgrounds has finally gotten online play on Nintendo Switch alongside update 1.1.3.
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be Free to NBA Playgrounds Owners on Nintendo Switch for a Limited Time
Saber Interactive's Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be free for NBA Playgrounds owners on Nintendo Switch when it releases this fall to make up for the temporary lack of online play for NBA Playgrounds on that system, which is on its way.
Today, the love-baby of NBA Street and NBA Jam, NBA Playgrounds, from developer Saber Interactive launches on PS4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. And to celebrate: the developer has released the official launch trailer.
After going quiet for a few years, developer Saber Interactive has confirmed Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn will be coming to Switch.
Last week, developer Saber Interactive announced NBA Playgrounds, a NBA Street and NBA Jam inspired game for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC and Xbox One. Today, the developer -- via Sony Interactive Entertainment -- released a new, and
Today, developer Saber Interactive announced NBA Playgrounds, a NBA Street and NBA Jam inspired game for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC and Xbox One.
Namco Bandai and Saber Interactive have released a brand new trailer for their upcoming third-person shooter, Inversion. The trailer only gives us a small taste of what to expect from this title, but I'm sure that