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Huawei has started unfolding new EMUI-based firmware updates with the onset of May 2022. Apart from the major updates, the company is also sending off the latest security patches to mend the internal defects. For this moment, the April 2022 security update is taking place on the surface.
In the long run of new software updates, the April 2022 security patch has been a standard solution for bugs and issues. It came up to the market with the capability of resolving 19 major defects as well as 9 middle-sized vulnerabilities of the devices.
Not only improvement and fixes but the security update served as an aid for the core mechanism of the handsets. It made the inner structure of the device more firm and reliable. Thus, users find a more responsive and coherent system after the update.
At present, it seems like the Chinese manufacturer has started initiating the May update. Though, the company has not released any security patch entitled “May 2022” up to this point. But, the recently appeared May optimizations patch hints that we might grab the fresh security patch soon.
As usual, Huawei EMUI users will obtain the new firmware updates either via OTA or by searching it manually on the device. To make it easier, we are here with this article that will showcase the report of daily new updates for EMUI gadgets.
Huawei EMUI May 2022 Updates:
May 31, 2022
- Huawei Mate Xs is grabbing May 2020 security patch that comes with EMUI 12 software upgrade.
May 30, 2022
- Huawei P40 Lite is receiving April 2022 security patch in more markets. Read more about this update here.
- 4 years old Huawei P20 Lite is getting a new software update with January 2022 security patch. The company is sending this patch to improve the security aspect of this device.
- Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is receiving EMUI 12 major software update.
May 28, 2022
- Huawei Enjoy 20 SE is getting EMUI 10.1.1.172 software update that comes with April 2022 EMUI security patch and you can download it via the system settings.
May 27, 2022
- April 2022 security update is rolling out for Huawei P30 Lite smartphone, while the company is testing EMUI 12 beta for this smartphone.
May 24, 2022
- Huawei P30 Pro May 2022 security update is rolling in Europe. Earlier the update initially started for some of the devices.
- Huawei P40 Pro with EMUI 12 started receiving May 2022 security patch in the global market.
May 19, 2022
- Huawei P30 Pro smartphone is getting May 2022 security update that comes with new patches to fix system security issues and brings your P30 Pro a better user experience.
May 18, 2022
- Huawei Nova 7i consumers are receiving an April 2022 security update with EMUI version 184.108.40.206 and an update package size of 255 megabytes.
- Huawei Mate 40 Pro became the first Huawei smartphone to get May 2022 security update running EMUI 12 software system. This update is currently in the initial stage of rollout.
- Huawei Nova 7 5G smartphone users are getting a new software update with April 2022 EMUI security patch and consumers can get this update with firmware version 220.127.116.11 and package size of 233 megabytes.
- Huawei Nova 9 consumers can download February 2022 update in the global market.
May 17, 2022
- Huawei P30 Pro is receiving the EMUI 12 Ringtone patch in more markets, this update is rolling out in batches that come with fixes for the calling ringtone issue.
- April 2022 update is rolling out for the Huawei Y7a smartphone with EMUI 10.1 version 10.1.1.246 in the global market.
- Huawei P30 Lite users globally getting a new software update that installs April 2022 EMUI security patch for improved system security.
May 12, 2022
- Huawei Nova 8i smartphone has begun collecting the April 2022 security update running on EMUI 11 software version. Read more
May 12, 2022
- Huawei Nova 7 5G smartphone owners began collecting the April 2022 software update in the global market. Read more
May 10, 2022
- The March 2022 update for the Huawei Nova 7i smartphone running on EMUI 12 boosted system security by fixing vulnerabilities found in the latest software system. Read more
May 09, 2022
- Huawei has just released an April 2022 software update for the flagship Huawei P50 Pro smartphone running EMUI 12 version. Read more
- Huawei Mate Xs foldable smartphone running on EMUI 12 has begun collecting the April 2022 firmware update in the global market. Read more
- Honor Play 4T has started receiving the April 2022 security patch, which mainly boosted the system security and stability of the smartphone. Read more
- Huawei is sending the April 2022 update for Honor Play 3 smartphone, which mainly installs the security improvements. Read more
May 06, 2022
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro April 2022 update is expanding with EMUI 12 version number 18.104.22.168 and weighs around 300MB. Read more
May 04, 2022
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro has started receiving a new firmware update that brings April 2022 security patch that enhances system security. Read more
May 03, 2022
- Huawei is now expanding the reach of its firmware update to Huawei Mate 20 X models, which includes the patch for the Ringtone issue. Read more
May 02, 2022
- The flip-style smartphone Huawei P50 Pocket is grabbing the latest March 2022 security update on the board of the EMUI 12 system.
- Huawei is expanding the EMUI 12 update for Huawei P30 Pro users in Mexico. The update appears with a bunch of new additions and improvements.
- Huawei P40 Pro obtains EMUI 12 May 2022 system optimizations patch. As the name reveals, the patch fixes the minor bugs and issues of the device.
EMUI 12 Rollout Schedule for Russia and Central Asia
Since January 2022, Huawei has started the rollout of stable EMUI 12 software updates in the global market. EMUI 12 comes with a brand new user interface, which is much better than EMUI 11. It also comes with new features and improvements to provide a next-level experience somehow similar to HarmonyOS.
Global Huawei consumers seem excited to install the latest EMUI 12 software system. The major Huawei, device market includes Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and more. Speaking about Russian Market has also a prominent smartphone with a large number of shipped units.
So, Huawei users are you belong to Russia and Central Asia? Yes! do you know about your device’s EMUI 12 rollout status and related information? Early this month, Huawei released an EMUI 12 rollout schedule for eligible devices worldwide.
The official schedule also contains information about EMUI 12 rollout for the Huawei devices available in Russia along with their current status. You can check the full roadmap below.
Updated on June 27, 2022:
EMUI 12 rollout schedule for Russia and Central Asia
- Huawei P40 Pro+: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei Mate Xs: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei P40 Pro: Completed (Middle of February 2022)
- Huawei P40: Completed (End of February 2022)
- Huawei P40 Lite: Completed (Early March 2022)
- Huawei Mate 20: Completed ( Middle of May 2022)
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro: Completed (Early April 2022)
- Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design: Completed (Middle of April 2022)
- Huawei Nova 5T: Completed (Middle of April 2022)
- Huawei P30: Pushing in batches (End of March 2022)
- Huawei P30 Pro: Pushing in batches (End of March 2022)
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Huawei Enjoy 20 SE (EMUI 10) getting May 2022 security update
Launched in 2021, Huawei Enjoy 20 SE smartphone users have started collecting the May 2022 security update. The update installs the latest improvements for system security and stability to enhance the device’s functionality.
It has been a long time since the corresponding device users grabbed the improvement patch. Consequently, the previous version came with April 2022 security patch with several fixes for critical, high, and medium levels of CVEs for the device.
Similarly, the latest May 2022 security update for Huawei Enjoy 20 SE brings new fixes related to the audio functions, voice ID application, and other focal points of the system. Users can identify the update with the build number EMUI 10.1.1.173.
The update is appearing through the OTA medium and will hit the device in some days. In the meantime, users must ensure to keep checking the update section and also the My Huawei app that ultimately allows requesting the newest firmware version.
However, before moving on to the update procedure, users must understand the following instructions:
- The new update may have a huge package size, thus, users must use a stable Wi-Fi connection to download the software.
- Users must have the base EMUI version 10.1.1.172 for installing the latest update.
- Aside, users must verify the storage space beforehand, so that the software can fit in the phone easily.
- The smartphone must have a battery level of 45 percent for a fruitful installation procedure.
- Though the update would not harm any data, we suggest taking a backup of the device.
How to check for updates?
Just go to the Settings app of the phone menu. Further, swipe down and select System & Updates > Software Updates. Next, tap on the Check For Updates, and follow the on-screen norms. As you see a suitable update on the screen, select the Download & Install tab.
- This update improves system security with security patches
- May 2022 security patches have been integrated for better system security.
- Adapting model: Huawei Enjoy 20 SE PPA-AL20
Huawei Mate Xs EMUI 22.214.171.124 update is necessary to install
Huawei has started to rollout an EMUI 126.96.36.199 software update for the global version of Mate Xs 2 foldable phone, the phone users can get this update necessary rot improve the system security and improve the phone’s overall performance.
EMUI 188.8.131.52 software package has a size of 270MB and the update is currently expanding among consumers gradually. To be mentioned, the update has security patches released this month to fix the latest issues in EMUI firmware.
A few months ago, Huawei launched Mate Xs 2 foldable phone for consumers. The phone is available to purchase also in the global market, which is a matter of surprise.
While its Chinese version HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system, the global variant has EMUI 12 pre-installed, which is almost similar to the Chinese counterpart in terms of looks and feel.
Unlike the first generation Mate Xs, the Mate Xs 2 is equipped with a new processor Snapdragon 888 4G, featuring octa-core architecture – Octa-core, 1 x Cortex-X1 at 2.84 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A78 at 2.42 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 at 1.8 GHz. The phone also brings better graphics performance provided by Adreno 660 GPU.
Similar to the Mate Xs 2 and Huawei P50 Pro, the Chinese tech giant has kept Huawei Mate Xs 2’s camera department filed with new hardware capabilities. It features a 50MP triple rear camera system. While there’s a wide-angle camera ready to take your selfies up from the front.
Huawei Mate Xs EMUI 184.108.40.206 update is currently rolling in batches and you can download this firmware via Settings > System & updates and then tap on Software updates. From here you can follow the on-screen instructions to get the software update onboard.
However, before you move on to download this update, make sure you get the update instructions and understand them easily. We suggest you to get a backup of your important files to prevent unwanted deletion and then make sure you’ve sufficient battery backup to keep your phone up and running, while the update installs.
(source – huaweiblog)


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VANCOUVER, BC — Daiya Foods, a leading plant-based food company, is excited to announce the release of its newest products, Goat Cheeze Flavour Crumbles and Feta Cheeze Flavour Crumbles. The two new cheese products will be available on-shelf throughout Canada in June, offering a new and delicious alternative to traditional dairy-based cheese.
Both the Goat Cheeze and Feta Cheeze flavours are available in a tub pack format that is resealable, recyclable and conveniently pre-crumbled, making them perfect for topping salads, pizzas, pastas and more. Daiya’s latest innovations are set to be the only crumbled plant-based cheese products on the market made with oat flour, giving them a rich and creamy texture that sets them apart from other plant-based options, providing a new and exciting option for consumers looking for dairy-free alternatives.
“We are thrilled to introduce our new Goat Cheeze and Feta Cheeze Flavour Crumbles to the Canadian market,” said Melanie Domer, Daiya Foods’ Chief Marketing Officer. “We pride ourselves on offering delicious and innovative cheesy plant-based products, and these new crumbles are no exception. Made with oat flour, both products offer a rich and creamy texture that is unlike anything else on the market.”
The plant-based food industry continues to expand and innovate, driven by a growing demand for healthier, more sustainable, and ethical food options by both vegans and the plant-curious consumer. According to a report by Grand View Research, the global plant-based food market size is expected to reach USD 74.2 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2020 to 2027.
One of the key drivers of this growth is the rise of flexitarianism, a dietary trend where consumers are seeking to reduce their meat consumption without going completely vegetarian or vegan. Flexitarians are looking for plant-based alternatives that offer the same taste, texture, and nutritional benefits as animal-based products, making products like Daiya Foods’ Goat Cheeze and Feta Cheeze Flavour Crumbles a great and tasty swap.
Daiya’s Goat Cheeze Flavour Crumbles and Feta Cheeze Flavour Crumbles can be found within the deli or dairy aisle now; Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Metro Ontario, Zehrs, SRP $6.49. Sobeys and Safeway will stock the two new flavours from September.
For more information on all Daiya products, please visit www.daiyafoods.com.
Daiya Foods is a champion of plant-based, delicious, dairy-free products delighting people and planet since 2008. The company’s growing line of premium, plant-based foods began with cheese formats including blocks, shreds, slices, sticks, cream cheese style spreads and cheese sauces. Daiya has since expanded with great success into cheese-forward products like Pizza, Mac & Cheese, and Frozen Cheesecake. Daiya products are available in the dairy and freezer aisles, and products like Deluxe Mac & Cheese and Salad Dressings are in the shelf-stable section of most major grocery stores.
Delicious plant-based foods from Daiya are broadly available in more than 25,000 grocery stores in the U.S. and Canada, as well as through e-commerce partnerships. Daiya’s products can be found internationally in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.


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South Korea's consumption and employment was faced with a limited recovery amid the COVID-19 resurgence here, a government report said Friday.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance said in its monthly economic assessment report, called Green Book, that the COVID-19 resurgence here since mid-August restricted a recovery in domestic demand and employment.
The ministry noted that economic uncertainty continued despite an export recovery.
The COVID-19 resurged here in August and September due to cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area linked to church services and a massive rally in central Seoul on Aug. 15.
Credit card spending grew 6.4 percent in September from a year earlier, but revenue in department stores declined 4.1 percent in the month.
Online shopping surged 27.5 percent in September as people refrained from offline shopping amid the fear of the virus infection. Shopping in the cyberspace jumped 35.5 percent in August.
The consumer sentiment index (CSI) stood at 79.4 in September, marking the lowest since May.
The number of those employed reduced 392,000 in September from a year earlier, posting the fastest slide in four months since May.
Production in the mining and manufacturing industry slipped 0.7 percent in August from the previous month, while output in the services sector shrank 1.0 percent.
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Tri-State stores won't sell controversial Rolling Stone issue
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:26:01 GMT —
Hy-Vee stores, Walgreens and CVS stores in the Tri-States are not going to put the August 2013 issue of Rolling Stone magazine on their shelves.
The issue is the photo on its cover.
The Rolling Stone cover shows a photo of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev along with the words, "The Bomber".
Words like "offensive" and "shocking" are being used to describe the magazine cover.
These local businesses are not alone in their decision. Retailers across the nation are making a similar choice and the polarizing issue has caused some readers to boycott the magazine.
Comments are rolling in on every social media site.
We asked if readers agree or disagree with the business's decision to pull this issue of Rolling Stone. Here are a few of the responses.
"An article is one thing, but to glorify a murderer on the cover is outrageous and most disrespectful to the people he either killed or maimed for life," Sherry Peterson wrote in the KHQA Facebook thread.
Brian Steele wrote, "Yes. Keep all of the idiots out of the news. Most of them do it for our attention. I feel that if we were to keep it out if the papers and off the news we would see less of this. They can't send a message if the message doesn't get sent."
"I think we are grown adults and chose for ourselves. Censorship....." Chris Brocksmith wrote.
Ian Carroll wrote, "Disagree, as much as it was a horrible event it is now part of American history."
We would love to hear what you have to say about the Rolling Stone cover. Please post your comments below or join the conversation on Facebook here.


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Ahiflower attains PVP in Europe and U.S.
Maryam FaragHealth & Safety Industry Food & Beverage Manufacturing food and beverage manufacturing oils plants
Natures Crops International announced that three varieties of Ahiflower (Buglossoides arvensis) have been registered and protected under the European and US Plant Variety Protection (PVP) programs.
A total of five varieties have been registered and protected across the U.K., EU and U.S., granting intellectual property protection and exclusive rights. To achieve PVP, new plant varieties are verified to establish that they are “new, novel, distinct, uniform and stable.”
“The agricultural innovation demonstrated in securing PVP certification has continued to advance, and what was previously viewed as a common weed is now a high-value specialty oilseed crop grown on thousands of acres by UK farmers,” said Simon Meakin, Vice-President, Agronomy and General Manager, U.K. Operations, Natures Crops International, Ltd. “Ahiflower has gained significant attention as a scientifically-validated alternative to fish oil that is sustainably and regeneratively produced. Due to the value this tiny plant offers, we have a responsibility to protect it.”
Ahiflower seeds contain omega-3-6-9 oil found in nature, from a non-GMO plant, including ALA and a combination of SDA and GLA content. Ahiflower oil has been shown to convert to omega-3 EPA and DHA.
“Brexit has placed challenges on UK agriculture and farmers, and building a successful business around high value, low input crops like Ahiflower expands opportunities for growers and is good for the environment,” said Andrew Hebard, Founder, President and CEO, Natures Crops International. “Ahiflower is expected to become an increasingly important oilseed crop in the future, exclusively grown in the UK, using regenerative agricultural practices.”


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Costco Wholesale is heading toward a Feb. 8 opening of its new location in front of Tampa Premium Outlets, off State Road 56 in Lutz.
But, motorists can expect to fill up their vehicles at Costco gas pumps as early as Jan. 11.
Applications to the membership-only warehouse giant will be available on Jan. 10. Eighty to 90 positions are expected to be filled in coming weeks, according to Rosina Yeo, the general manager for the new merchandise warehouse, at 2225 Grand Cypress Drive.
While those are the expected dates, they are tentative depending on construction, Yeo said, but she noted work on the 186,000 square-foot warehouse is in its final stages.
Landscaping will begin soon, and the parking lot is expected to be finished within the next two weeks, she said.
Yeo transferred from a Jacksonville Costco where she was assistant general manager. She worked for about two months at the Costco Wholesale in Brandon while waiting to relocate to the new store.
Yeo said shoppers in Brandon frequently asked about the opening date for the new store, and about jobs.
About 200 jobs will be filled in total, Yeo said, with about half from company-wide transfers and half from new hires.
Applications can be made online at Costco.com by clicking on the link for employment. Site visitors can type in their zip code to find details on available jobs and how to apply.
The first warehouse site with the Costco name opened in Seattle in 1983. The company later merged with Price Club, which had gotten its start in 1976 in San Diego.
The warehouse giant sells an eclectic mix of merchandise, including wine, clothes, gas, jewelry, electronics, tires, glasses, hearing aids, vacation packages, cars, home improvement services, hardware and pharmaceuticals.
Costco’s operating philosophy is to price low and sell in very high volumes. Shoppers also expect many items to rotate out weekly, giving them what Costco calls a “treasure hunt” experience for surprising and unexpected products showing up on store shelves.
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That is the concept of MIT's professor Jeffrey Grossman, postdoctoral researcher David Zhitomirsky, and doctoral candidate Eugene Cho and their solar thermal fuel polymer--a transparent film that can be sandwiched between the two layers of glass on your cars windows (which is already done for safety--so they don't shatter). The transparent film stores the solar energy by varying its molecular configuration--a engineered reaction to light--then releases the heat on-demand as it relaxes back to its "normal" chemical configuration.
"This material can be engineered to have many different specific properties, but in its current version is absorbs UV [ultra-violet] photons to change its shape into a high-energy form, then when it snaps back into its low-energy shape it releases phonons--vibrations--that instantly heat up their surroundings," Zhitomirsky told EE Times in an exclusive interview.
Of course, there are many other applications of such as solar-to-solid-fuel conversions, such as in a memory that uses a laser to change the shape of the molecule from a 0 to a 1 and back again, but BMW funded the research at MIT specifically because a great deal of electrical energy is wasted in an electric vehicle (EV) defrosting its windows, sometimes reducing the EVs range as much as 30 percent. But by releasing the stored heat inside the windshield as phonons, the ice touching the windshield could be liquified, allowing the windshield wipers to easily remove any amount of ice or snow that had accumulated overnight.
At MIT they of course targeted BMWs application, but also can envision using the polymer in many other applications, such as weaved into clothing that can "charge up" while in sunlight then release the charge as heat when, say a skier, moves into the shade.
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Islamabad: Pakistan will import 0.6 million Metric Tons (MMT) of sugar to maintain the strategic reserves. The Government had earlier decided to import 0.5 MMT sugar. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) will be importing sugar.
According to the news report published in Brecorder.com, the government has decided to increase the quantity of sugar to be imported to maintain the strategic reserve, modifying the decision of ECC taken on January 20, 2021.
Pakistan is reeling under high sugar prices. According to the statistics department, in major cities of the country prices crossed Rs 100 per kg. In the recent past, Pakistan had issued many international tenders to purchase sugar. The country in 2020 had approved the import of sugar to meet the domestic shortage.
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Maserati targeting bored BMW and Audi owners with new saloon
New Ghibli model aims to win over BMW 5-Series and Audi A6 owners
Maserati, the Italian maker of exotic cars driven by the likes of U2 frontman Bono and designer Ralph Lauren, is shifting its focus from the elite to the merely wealthy with a mid-sized saloon called the Ghibli.
While it might not be priced to perfectly suit the owners of the likes of the 520d SE in Ireland, the model is hoping to come in competitively priced for the upper end of the premium saloon market and even boasts a diesel powertrain.
The Fiat Sp-owned A unit is betting the car can offer something the Germans can’t: Italian sex appeal backed by the power and cachet of engines from sister brand Ferrari. “We have to steal buyers from the Germans,” said Benedetto Orvietani, a product development manager at Maserati. “We are going after their most demanding customers, the ones that are bored of their Audi’s is a critical part of Maserati’s plan to boost sales eightfold to 50,000 vehicles by 2015.”
While that wouldn’t be much for the Germans, which each sell more than 1 million cars a year, it marks a threat because Maserati is targeting buyers of the most expensive, highest- horsepower vehicles.
We will have a full road test on the new Maserati Ghibli in Wednesday’s Motors section with The Irish Times.


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The FFXIII enemy will be available as a new coliseum opponent this week. Like other coliseum DLC, it will be possible to recruit her into your party after defeating her in battle. The DLC will be released next week on Xbox 360 and PS3 for 240 Microsoft Points/£1.59, which should come to $3 in North America. And Square Enix also announced future DLC called "Lightning's Story: Requiem of the Goddess" coming "soon."
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Island destinations await tourists
The Indian Ocean islands have always been a popular holiday hunting grounds for tourists from the Middle East. In the wake of Covid-19, island destinations have been deemed safer to travel to due to the isolation they naturally provide, so these island nations are back on the top of the agenda for tour operators in the region.As lockdowns around the world are gradually lifted, Mauritius, Maldives and the Seychelles eye their key feeder markets to set the ball of tourism business rolling. Emirates has announced that it will resume passenger services to Seychelles from August 1, coinciding with the country's reopening to international tourists. So far, Seychelles only letting in private jets and not commercial aircraft. Operating flights to Seychelles five times a week with a Boeing 777-300ER, Emirates offers travellers convenient access to this popular Indian Ocean holiday destination. In addition, Emirates will increase its services to the Maldives from the current five a week, to six times a week from August 4 to meet rising customer demand. Meanwhile, Mauritius hopes to go back to ‘normal’ by November, and will be satisfied with clocking in some 400,000 travellers this year, a tourism official said according to recently released report. The World Travel & Tourism Organisation has endorsed the island’s efforts to reopen, awarding Mauritius a Safe Travels designation, while the country has been doing its best to keep travellers informed. The new Mauritius Unwavering campaign aims to highlight the natural beauty of Mauritius, and offering a chance to reflect on the healing ability of nature. Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) showcased the sunny side of life during the Dream to Travel Festival, an online event organised by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) from last month. Maldives officially reopened its borders for international tourists on July 15, 2020, with resorts, liveaboards and hotels located at uninhabited islands to open first, followed by guesthouses and hotels located at inhabited islands will be open from August 1. The island country relies heavily on the tourism industry as it accounts for the largest foreign exchange earnings, making it the biggest economic contributor in the country. After a complete standstill brought on by Covid-19, the country’s tourism industry has been gearing up to restart; it is set to resume in compliance to protective measures, taking into account the safety of tourists and staff working in the industry. Seychelles is ready to reopen for commercial passenger flights on August 1, when everything will be place to welcome visitors and to relaunch the economy of Seychelles. At least five of the 13 airlines which were flying to Seychelles pre-Covid will resume flights to the destination, including Etihad, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Austral and Edelweiss. But as the country prepares to open its borders and welcome visitors, only 41 establishments in the tourism sector have been certified ready for reopening as adhering to all Covid-19 guidelines from the health authority, as reported online. Nearly 700 still need to do more work to get the certification. Tourism is the main pillar of Seychelles' economy. In March, a survey showed that at least 2,367 bookings worth $3.8 million were cancelled between February 25 and March 23 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s hoping August will be a month to start setting things right for all these destinations.


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Facebook is reportedly toying with virtual reality beyond its Oculus Rift consumer headset. The company may be building a mobile app that would allow people to watch 360-degree spherical videos, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Such technology would allow consumers to tilt their phones to see different angles and perspectives of the same video, which would have to be composed from multiple cameras. Facebook engineers are reportedly developing a standalone mobile app that supports the feature. The project is in early stages, and the launch date is unclear, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Journal.
While it is reportedly being worked on as a standalone mobile app, the system could later be incorporated into the Facebook app and desktop site. The company has previously tested such new developments in that format. For example, Facebook released a news reader called Paper under Facebook Creative Labs in 2014. The app boasted interactive features and a clean design, both of which embody the company's "Instant Articles" initiative with media outlets.
This development isn't the company's first foray into virtual reality, nor is it surprising. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly emphasized the importance of video for the future of the social network, and that initiative has included spherical video. Zuckerberg said at the company's developer's conference in March that the site would soon feature spherical video in the News Feed.
"If you look back at Facebook five years ago, most of the content that people shared was text," Zuckerberg said at the event, according to Motherboard. "Now, it’s photos. If you fast forward five years it’s going to be video, and if you look even further beyond that, it’s probably going to be more immersive content," like virtual reality and augmented reality. In the former, people are immersed in a full-screen, virtual experience, such as wearing a headset, while in the latter, participants can interact with virtual objects blended into the real world.
Last year, Facebook made a big investment in virtual reality. The 11-year-old company acquired Oculus Rift for $2 billion. That division will release its first consumer headset in 2016 for $350. Other companies have also been working on other alternatives. Google released an inexpensive headset called Cardboard. Samsung is creating Gear VR. Sony is creating Project Morpheus, and HTC is building Vive -- both of which are expected in early 2016. Microsoft is building a more sophisticated system, called HoloLens, that supports augmented reality.
Spherical video has risen to popularity on other online networks. As the Journal notes, Google's YouTube and Google’s Chrome browser added support for spherical videos in March.


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For 28 years, Coral Reiff has gone to Video Wave every day it’s open. She sifts through the shelves for a DVD to rent, grabs a two-dollar bottle of soda and heads off. Her routine has altered only once, when the Noe Valley store moved around the corner three years ago seeking cheaper rent. But her comforting ritual, like Video Wave itself, is becoming a rarity.
In 1988, a couple years before Reiff first walked into Video Wave, the San Francisco phone book listed more than 160 video stores. A second Video Wave location on Polk Street. Video Cafe. Video Gallery. Video Hut. Video Mart. Castro Video. Sunset Video. Le Video. Captain Video. They dotted neighborhoods from North Beach to the Outer Richmond, the Marina to the Excelsior.
Now, almost all of those stores have shuttered, selling their collections or donating the remains to libraries and film buffs, leaving only three stores in a city of 870,000 people. In that time, Blockbuster rose and fell. It had six locations in San Francisco at its peak and 9,000 nationwide. It’s now down to a lone outpost in Bend, Ore.
In San Francisco, besides Video Wave, there’s Faye’s Espresso and Video, and tucked in the lobby of a movie theater, Lost Weekend Video. All are reduced versions of their past selves.
“It’s simple, people: Use them or lose them,” said Colin Hutton, owner of Video Wave.
Since 2007, when Netflix announced it would offer streaming videos, more than 100 video stores in San Francisco has closed. Video Wave isn’t just an exception; it’s an anomaly.
There are still loyal renters like Reiff, though fewer and fewer every year. In 2014, spending on disc rentals fell below streaming subscriptions for the first time, according to the Entertainment Merchants Association. From 2014 to 2017, spending on streaming nearly quadrupled, while the take from disc rentals fell from $3.6 billion to $2.3 billion. Brick-and-mortar stores like Video Wave get only a sixth of that, according to the Digital Entertainment Group; the rest goes to grocery and convenience stores, kiosks like Redbox and Netflix’s 20-year-old DVD business. Dedicated video-rental outlets now account for just 1.6 percent of total home video spending.
Streaming has been good for Hollywood, which is pumping out more shows than ever. Netflix will spend an estimated $8 billion this year on programming. The Los Gatos compan is worth more than $140 billion and briefly became the most valuable media company this year. But the convenience of on-demand entertainment has come at a cost, destroying neighborhood shops — and potentially curtailing access to our cinematic past.
Netflix’s selection may feel endless, a binge that never stops. It now has 5,642 titles available online in the U.S., according to data from Flixable, which tracks streaming services, up from 1,000 at its start.
Video stores count their inventory differently: They include multiple copies they stock for titles in heavy demand. Faye’s in the Mission, even after shunting its DVD collection to a corner to make room for pastries and coffee, has 12,000 videos available for rent. Video Wave, in its new location, has about 24,000. Lost Weekend, reduced from a store to a kiosk in the lobby of the Alamo Drafthouse cinema on Mission Street, has 27,000.
Those collections have room for movies that may never see a life on streaming sites, due to abstruse licensing issues like a soundtrack that lacked digital rights or a distributor going out of business. “Beaver Trilogy,” a quirky set of short films about an Olivia Newton-John impersonator, isn’t available on streaming, according to Reelgood, a site which tracks movies online. Beatles documentary “Let It Be,” which includes the band’s last public performance, never even made it to DVD and survives on aging VHS tapes.
“We believe that the majority of our collection (is) unavailable on any streaming service and probably never will be,” said Hutton, who’s owned Video Wave since 2005. “Nothing’s forever on Netflix.”
The reason why comes down to a legal concept called the “first sale doctrine”: DVDs and VHS tapes are seen as physical property like books, and once bought they can be rented or resold until they wear out. Digital copies of movies are more like software, with restrictive licenses, which means movies and TV shows pop up only for a time. Disney has announced it will pull Lucasfilm and Marvel movies from Netflix next year in favor of its own streaming service.
That might explain the perverse survival of Netflix’s original DVD-by-mail service, now called DVD.com, which still has nearly 3 million subscribers. DVD.com’s pitch sounds a lot like Hutton’s: It advertises that it has a “huge selection of new releases and TV shows, many of which aren't available to stream.” (Netflix declined to comment.)
Cameron Douglas, the chair of the Entertainment Merchants Association, which represents both video stores and streaming services, says the two businesses reach different consumers.
“I don’t think physical discs are going anywhere,” said Douglas, who is also the vice president of home entertainment for FandangoNow, a streaming service. “These things that rental stores give to the core of their consumers are the classics, the new releases, the recommendations from the person you trust at the front desk.”
He compared them to stores specializing in vinyl records: “Because of the neighborhood effect or the retro effect, these kind of stores will always exist.”
That seems optimistic. Independent stores survived the advent of Blockbuster, but the introduction of the DVD in 1996 was a hard blow, as studios started selling titles directly to consumers for $20 or less, far cheaper than VHS tapes. The number of stores in San Francisco fell by half from 1998 to 2008, long before streaming took hold. Kiosks like Redbox in convenience stores and supermarkets also posed a challenge.
The survivors were beloved for their broad, quirky selections and roles as neighborhood gathering points. But that didn’t save Pacifica’s Nickelodeon Entertainment, which closed last year, or Berkeley’s Five Star Video, which shut its doors in June. Both were the last video store in their cities.
When Le Video in San Francisco closed in 2015, customers were devastated. The Alamo Drafthouse theater chain offered to buy its 100,000 title collection and house Le Video in its lobby alongside Lost Weekend.
But Alamo struggled to figure out what to do with the vast archive in the tight quarters of its Mission theater’s lobby. In 2016, Mike Keegan, creative manager for Alamo’s San Francisco cinema, told local publication Hoodline that he was “100 percent” certain the collection would stay in San Francisco. That didn’t happen. Le Video’s collection is still intact — in an Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Raleigh, N.C., a city whose last video stores closed in 2015. A bar which opened inside the Raleigh theater in April rents titles for free as a lure to get people to stay for a drink or a movie screening.
Hutton, who previously tapped customers and neighbors through a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to move the store to its current location, is toying with a similar idea: He’s thinking about turning Video Wave into a nonprofit where community members can view the collection for free.
Faye’s co-owner, Mike McConnell, sells greeting cards, too. Coffee and pastries bring in 85 percent of his sales.
Personal recommendations, not the cold logic of an algorithm, animate the surviving stores.
“There’s a direct line for a movie from 1920, all the way up to 2020,” said Hutton of Video Wave. “You don’t get that anywhere other than a video store.” If you’re a Quentin Tarantino fan, for example, Hutton can show you the movies that inspired Tarantino in his early days, and the classics that inspired those films’ creators.
Reiff began visiting Video Wave after losing a leg in an accident. The trips were an excuse to get exercise, but turned into something more as she connected with employees and other customers.
“It’s the human touch you get from a store like (Video Wave) that you don’t get from a Rotten Tomatoes review,” she said. “And that kind of warmth is something that you’re getting less and less of in the world now.”
Natasha Mascarenhas is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com


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According to The Sacramento Bee, a new Affordable Care Act grant allows California smokers enrolled in Medicaid a $20 gift card if they participate in telephone counseling to help them quit smoking. The cards can be used at such stores as Walmart, Safeway, and Target.
Program supporters believe the initiative may demonstrate that monetary rewards can improve health and lower the cost of the nation’s healthcare. During the pilot program, the state’s quit smoking help line doubled its intake calls.
University of California Davis researcher, Elisa Tong, stated the amount of smokers in California who receive Medicaid exceeds the amount of smokers in the state who do not.
Medicaid patients in California who smoke cigarettes and have chronic health problems will be invited to join the program. Some of the participants will receive vouchers they can trade for nicotine patches. Also, participants who take part in relapse prevention counseling will receive $10 per session.


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Budget misses attention on export industry at large: TPCI
Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) Chairman Mohit Singla said the industry book order suggests that exports in June will slip into negative terrain.
He said that the liquidity crunch faced by the export industry has not been addressed adequately in the Budget.
"The exports sector is already reeling under the global headwinds and the growth has already flattened," Singla said.
He, however, said that the government's move to support private entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector will promote the growth of the sector.
Exports in May grew by only 3.93 per cent and 0.64 per cent in April this fiscal.
Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said the government should look into extending the reduction in corporate tax to all companies irrespective of turnover so as to attract overseas investment.
"The Budget has addressed some of the basic challenges faced by manufacturing as well as exports including flow of credit, infrastructure bottlenecks, labour laws, skilling," FIEO President Sharad Kumar Saraf said.
Commenting on the Budget, Rajasthan-based research and advocacy organisation CUTS International said if the government is serious about attracting investment, it will need to do much more than just focusing on moving up on the Ease of Doing Business rankings."Cutting red tape, ensuring policy consistency and predictability, bureaucratic reforms, and time-bound dispute resolution will be pre-requisites," Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International said. RR SHW MR MR
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RIGA, LATVIA: having successfully showcased MOTOR Synth as the world’s first electro-mechanical desktop synthesizer at SUPERBOOTH19 in Berlin, May 9-11 — wowing well-known attendees like legendary French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre and Atlanta-based American electronic musician and acclaimed sound designer Richard Devine in doing so, uncharted music electronics territories explorer Gamechanger | Audio is proud to announce that its IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign starts on Tuesday, May 28 (at 4PM GMT)
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Once its IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign commences, MOTOR Synth will be available to pre-order — prices starting at $749.00 USD — for 30 days. After the crowdfunding campaign closes, MOTOR Synth will only be available for online and in-store purchase at an MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) of $1,299.00 USD when shipping starts, scheduled for around November/December 2019.
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By and large, iPhone game developers have been keen to embrace the iPad. Although PopCap has indicated that it intends to be relatively circumspect, publishing games only after it's confident that it knows the platform, it's a safe bet that the iPad games already announced will be joined by plenty of others.
And there will be a Namco game or two among them. Speaking with Gamezebo, Namco's Jon Kromrey has revealed that Namco not only plans to support the iPad heavily, but that it will have an optimised game ready for the iPad's launch.
“We are already updating our apps to take advantage of the new device's gorgeous display, powerful chipset, and updated Wi-Fi support,” adding further down the page, “We have plans to release an iPad-compatible game in March.”
This isn't necessarily surprising. Namco has long embraced Apple's handheld, releasing key titles like I Love Katamari and Pac-Man Championship Edition on iPod touch and iPhone, along with some original IPs like Garters and Ghouls.
This week we learned from a source at Namco that Tekken is coming to iPhone, though it wouldn't be on display at GDC. Could this be the mystery launch title?


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Historically, Verizon has been a great dividend stock to own, but these three things make it a great dividend investment for the future.
It's been a long month for Sprint, but there are a few things investors should be hopeful about.
The change at Verizon could end up costing competitors Sprint and T-Mobile more money.
Sprint needs to end this partnership and spend its money on more-pressing issues.
The nation's two largest wireless carriers are battling it out to hold on to customers.
Sprint's new CEO continues to unveil his plans for turning around the company.
Buying the Apple tablet with a data plan is not as easy as you would think.
Sprint is considering ending device subsidies. Here's why Verizon and AT&T are watching intently.
The nation's two largest wireless carriers could hurt customer loyalty with their recent customer tracking habits.
Microsoft might have reached the point where it's offering a good-enough product with a price that lures customers away from higher-end phones.


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Anzac Day 2016 opening hours: Woolworths, Coles and other shops won't open until after 1pm - but clubs and pubs have been open since dawn
- Anzac Day commemorations are taking place across the country today
- It is recognised as a public holiday in all Australian states and territories
- Businesses have different trading rules but most can only trade after 1pm
Anzac Day commemorations are in full swing, with the entire country recognising April 25 as a public holiday.
But even though many Australians will have a long weekend given Anzac Day falls on a Monday this year, what does it mean for retail businesses?
Every state and territory recognises Anzac Day as a public holiday but there are slightly different rules as to which business can open and trade normally.
Here's a guide to what's open on Monday, April 25:
Anzac Day commemorations are just around the corner with the entire country recognising April 25 as a public holiday. So what does it mean for businesses and trading hours?
WHAT WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY?
Woolworths and Coles: Will be open from 1pm onwards in most states, except for parts of Queensland and South Australia (closed)
RSL or Services clubs: Open from 5am in association with dawn services across the country. Restricted gambling and alcohol
Petrol Stations, chemists, restaurants: Not impacted by any trading restrictions across country. Normal opening hours
Retail stores: Open from 1pm onwards in NSW, Victoria, QLD. Normal opening hours in NT and ACT. All retailers in WA closed all day
New South Wales
Most business in NSW are not permitted to start trading before 1pm on Anzac Day due to restricted trading hours.
Supermarkets like Coles, Woolworths and Aldi will remain closed prior to this time. Pubs and licensed venues like RSL clubs will be open on Anzac Day.
Some retails shops are exempt from trading restrictions, including chemists, petrol stations, cafes, restaurants and takeaway restaurants. These stores can trade as normal on Anzac Day.
There are also a number of exempt trading areas, based on local government areas.
Like NSW, Victorian based retailers are not allowed to trade between midnight and 1pm on the public holiday unless they are exempt from trading restrictions.
All business, including supermarkets and major shopping centres are allowed to open after 1pm.
Exempt shops include chemists, petrol stations, cafes, restaurants, takeaway outlets and hire outlets such as video stores. Businesses with 20 or fewer employees and businesses with no more than 100 workers at any one time in the seven days prior to Anzac Day are also exempt.
After 1pm, all businesses may open.
Shops are not permitted to open in Queensland on Monday until 1pm. Many supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths will remain closed in certain areas, including Gold Coast, Cairns and Port Douglas.
Cinemas and amusement parts are also not allowed to start trading until 1.30pm unless they have been granted permission.
Most supermarkets across the country will only be allowed to open after 1pm on Anzac Day. Stores in Adelaide and Western Australia will likely remain closed all day
Pubs and clubs across the country will be open for Anzac Day, but most retailers won't open until after 1pm
RSL and Services clubs across the country will be open from 5am in association with dawn services
Stores in Adelaide's CBD are not allowed to trade before 12pm on Anzac Day.
Most supermarkets outside the CBD, including Coles and Woolworths, will not open for the entire day.
Stores outside the Greater Adelaide Shopping District or a Proclaimed Shopping District can trade at any time.
Retailers and businesses in Perth are not allowed to trade on Anzac Day.
Small shops are exempt and can open from 6am to 11.30pm. These stores include chemists and newsagencies.
Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory
While trading restrictions do not apply for the ACT and Northern Territory, many businesses will close anyway until 1pm to follow the tradition of other states and territories.
Due to trading restrictions, supermarkets and other retailers under a franchise agreement will remain closed until 12.30pm on Anzac Day in Tasmania.
There are no trading restrictions on any other types of shops
Supermarkets and shopping centres in most parts of Adelaide and Perth will be closed on Monday
Australian Retailers Association Executive Director, Russell Zimmerman, said that confusion around trading hours on Anzac Day and whether or not the full days is public holiday is common for both consumers and business owners.
'All Australians are to be aware that the vast majority of stores are unable to trade on Anzac Day until between 12:30pm and 1pm, dependent on the state or territory they are in,' Mr Zimmerman said.
'On this sacred day it is important for all Australians to be able to pay their respect to the men and women who have fought for Australia, and the significant sacrifices made by so many.'
Exceptions to morning store closure do apply in some cases, and the ARA advises business owners to check the regulations and opening hours for their area and store type.
'If consumers plan to visit stores on Anzac day, they should check with the stores they intend to visit that they will be open,' Mr Zimmerman said.
'In some locations, stores are allowed to open mid-way through the day, however, given the public holiday and expected lower foot traffic, many retailers may choose not to open at all.'
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Making sure you get enough of nutrients like vitamin D and B12 can boost your recall and help prevent illnesses like Alzheimer's.
Charles, an alternative medicine king: The new monarch has spent years promoting homeopathy — despite criticism from scientists
King Charles III was once criticized for supporting a company that recommended treating cancer patients with fruit juice and coffee enemas.
A cardiologist says she's seeing a rise in 20-somethings with heart arrhythmias caused by herbal supplements
Dr. Danielle Belardo says she's treating more patients under 30 with heart issues from taking supplements like ashwagandha, fish oil, and vitamins.
5 celebrities with non-alcoholic beverage lines as booze-free lifestyles become more popular among the rich and famous
Bella Hadid and Katy Perry launched their own non-alcoholic beverages, and Dwyane Wade received his own limited edition line of alcohol-free beer.
TikTokers are telling viewers to point their genitals at the sun to 'increase your vibrations.' Experts warn against it, but 'perineum sunning' keeps going viral.
Videos by influencers encouraging their followers to expose their perineal areas to the sun are going viral, but experts warn against it.
A celebrity nutritionist shares 3 health trends super-rich people are obsessed with right now, from 'emotional stability' technology to faux-sunlight goggles
Oz Garcia, formerly head of wellness and nutrition at Equinox, has worked with Gwyneth Paltrow and Heidi Klum.
Klum discussed the "hardcore" Austrian health retreat she attended during a sit-down with Nicole Byer on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Thursday.
Vitamin D supplements could reduce depression symptoms, study finds — but taking too many can cause health problems
The study found vitamin D often worked better than placebo to reduce symptoms of depression. But taking too much can cause vomiting or kidney issues.
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Etsy is full of products that claim to have been inspired by contact with aliens. Some even say their sessions put you in contact with them.
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E-cycling event set for Saturday
ALTON — Bring Us Your TVs! Looking for somewhere to recycle your TVs and electronics? CJD E-Cycling is one of the few businesses in the area that will take those old CRT, projection, and console TVs off your hands. Come and join us for our upcoming E-Waste Drive.
The next CJD E-Cycling E-Waste Drive will be on Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at 5257 N. Illinois Route 157, Edwardsville, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 513 E. St. Louis Ave., East Alton.
In addition to TVs, other items accepted include anything metal such as: PC towers, cable boxes, your cell phones, wireless modems, servers, audio and video equipment, holiday lights, home electronics, telecommunications, rechargeable batteries; and anything with a cord like: LED/LCD flat screen TVs and monitors, CRT, Projection, and Plasma TVs, phones, printers, video game consoles, and computer monitors (with no tower). Televisions and computer monitors (with no tower) will be accepted with a minimal charge of $5 to $35 based on size.
Still need to recycle but missed us at our recent E-Drive? No, problem, we believe in making the recycling process hassle free. We will be hosting multiple drives all Fall long. But, you don’t have to wait until our next E-waste Drive to do so — we have collection centers open year round with convenient hours in both Edwardsville, and East Alton to meet your recycling needs.
The East Alton center, located at 513 E. St. Louis Ave., is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday. For more information, call the center at 618-251-8086.
The Edwardsville center, located at 5257 N. Illinois Route 157, is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call the center at 618-659-9006, email firstname.lastname@example.org or visit us at www.cjdecycling.com for a full list of services.


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The median pay for female CEOs rose 21% in 2014 to $15.9m, according to findings. Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, was the highest-paid with an income of $42.1m for the year – up 69% on 2013.
Despite an IT exec topping the earnings charts, four women from the snack, grains and ingredient sectors gained places in the top 10 earnings list.
Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, was the highest earner among her food counterparts, placing fourth in the top 10 list with earnings of $19.1m in 2014 – up 45% from 2013.
Nooyi drove forward a ‘Better Together’ strategy over the past year, focused on merging and co-branding beverage and snacks. She also backed a number of interactive marketing campaigns, including Lay’s ‘Do us a Flavor’ and Doritos Jacked ‘Mystery Flavor’.
Patricia Woertz, CEO of Archer Daniels Midland, placed eighth in the top 10 list with earnings of $16.3m in 2014 – up 138% from 2013.
Woertz led ADM through a series of M&A activity in 2014, including the purchase of WILD flavors for $3.1bn and the sell-off of its chocolate business ADM Cocoa to Cargill for $440m. She also negotiated the attempted A$3.4bn buy-out of GrainCorp in 2013, but it was blocked in November.
Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Mondelez International, placed ninth in the top 10 list with earnings of $15.9m in 2014 – up 14% from 2013.
Rosenfeld navigated Mondelez through its second year as the global snacks spin-off of Kraft Foods, created in 2012. During 2014, she instigated the acquisition of Vietnamese biscuit leader Kinh Do and also strengthened sustainability commitments around palm oil.
Ellen Kullman, CEO of DuPont, placed tenth in the world’s highest-paid female CEOs with earnings of $13.1m in 2014 – down 1% from 2013.
Kullman steered DuPont through difficulties surrounding its GM maize DuPont Pioneer 1507, which was voted against by a majority of EU member states. She also backed a commitment made by the head of DuPonts nutrition & health division to launch 4,000 food-related products in the next six years.


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The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G finally has a launch date.
The company announced the much-anticipated device is now available for preorder from Verizon and will hit stores on May 16.
It’s a major milestone for both Samsung (SSNLF) and Verizon (VZ): It’ll be first time anyone can buy a phone that runs on ultra-fast 5G wireless networks. 5G boasts faster load times and will help power tech like self-driving cars and virtual reality.
While 5G won’t work everywhere, Verizon’s 5G network is expanding. The company on Thursday also named 20 more cities in the United States, including Atlanta, Boston, Houston and San Diego, where customers will have access to its 5G “Ultra Wideband” network. Verizon says its 5G Ultra Wideband network offers much faster download times than 4G LTE.
Although Verizon customers will get first dibs on the 5G smartphone, the phone is expected to launch on other major carriers soon.
The Galaxy S10 5G costs $1,299.99 for 256 GB storage and $1,399.99 for the 512 GB option.
But the transition from 4G to 5G networks won’t be widespread until 2020 and will require infrastructure upgrades totaling billions of dollars. This could limit the Samsung phone’s full potential.
The 6.4-inch Galaxy S10 5G has a total of six cameras, including a dual-front camera with a 3D-depth lens for things like augmented reality. It also has a quadruple rear camera with a wide, telephoto and another 3D depth lens.
The launch of Samsung’s 5G phone comes as the company delayed the release of its Galaxy Fold device amid reports that the $1,980 phone broke for some early users. One reviewer’s screen broke after he removed the protective film on the screen; another reported a faulty hinge.
Wireless carriers are racing to grow their 5G networks. AT&T (T) – CNN’s parent company – offers it in more than a dozen cities. Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (TMUS) are planning to launch 5G coverage this year.
Previously, Verizon said it would roll out 5G to over 30 US cities this year, along with expanding its 5G home broadband internet service.
CNN Business’ Samantha Murphy Kelly and Ahiza Garcia contributed reporting.


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CAIRO — For decades, vendors have been selling subsidized Egyptian baladi bread for almost nothing in the Al-Sayeda Zeinab market, a bustling hub for the city’s working class. One day a month ago, suddenly there was no baladium.
Customers started shouting at Khalil Mohamed, a baker in the city. Mohamed, 25, said: “You should watch the fight. “It’s like a hunger crisis.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/egypts-bread-crisis-wheat-supplies-russia-ukrain-warawakens-old-fears-of-political-unrest-11653318765 Egypt’s Bread Crisis Awakens Old Fears of Political Unrest


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Novotel is introducing “Play” to its lobbies as part of the Web 3.0 hotel experience. Better than an in-room iPad, it consists of 40-inch digital tables that are fully interactive, fun and educational, according to parent company Accor's VP of consumer technology David Esseryk.<
“Novotel has a tradition of innovation for almost 40 years. We try to have the best technology that is both affordable and usable. People have iPads at home, but this is a huge tablet, not like the ones they have at home,” Paris-based Esseryk told CLN.
The new system replaces the X-box, which was very successful for five years.
“It's a table, a touchscreen, it's socialization,” said Esseryk. “The table is right in the lobby area next to the bar.”
It's ideal for parents with kids who want to have a drink at the bar. “The parents can relax and enjoy themselves, while the kids are working or playing on the table. At the test pilot in New York, the parents are playing at the table too. Until now, Novotel had a segregated kids' corner—they should have a location next to the parents.”
Esseyk noted that anyone can use the tables — they're not strictly limited to hotel guests.
The first of the “Play” digital tables are being installed this summer,
with a big rollout that includes Canada's seven Novotels in 2015. In addition to the New York installation, Novotel plans 10 pilot projects mostly in European cities including Paris, London, Milan and Amsterdam, followed by Casablanca, Rio di Janiero, and Brussels.


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You can’t legally buy it yet, but cannabis is no longer prohibited in New Mexico when it comes to possession and home growing.
After years of debate, New Mexico became the 17th state to legalize recreational cannabis for users 21 and over Tuesday when a new law greenlighting the long illegal drug took effect.
But the task of setting up a new weed industry from scratch is far from finished.
A virtual rules hearing on the initial batch of proposed state rules governing marijuana licensing and plant count limits stretched on for hours Tuesday and drew more than 500 attendees, some of whom raised concerns about water rights, out-of-state corporations and transparency issues.
Matt Muñoz, a former University of New Mexico lobbyist who is applying for a cannabis microbusiness license, said state regulators should ensure a level playing field for local entrepreneurs.
“New Mexico should not be a playground for those who have lost licenses in other states,” said Muñoz, who described being arrested for cannabis possession as an 18-year-old as a “life-changing” event.
With the new law in effect, New Mexico now allows for possession of up to 2 ounces of cannabis – or equivalent amounts of cannabis extract – and personal production of no more than six mature and six immature marijuana plants per adult.
However, the deadline for beginning commercial sales is not until April 2022, to give state officials time to craft rules that will govern the cannabis industry and begin issuing licenses for legal pot production and sales.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who called lawmakers back to the Roundhouse to pass a cannabis legalization bill during a March special session, heralded Tuesday as the historic culmination of a yearslong effort.
“This is a landmark day, a huge step forward both for social justice and economic development in our state,” Lujan Grisham said. “We are proactively stopping the disproportionate criminalization of people of color for cannabis possession, and we are building a new industry in which all New Mexicans can participate – and that will bring millions of dollars to our local communities and our state.”
But there are still ample questions about how the legal cannabis industry will operate in New Mexico and about which groups – and individuals – stand to profit.
Several New Mexicans raised questions Tuesday about whether big cannabis producers would buy up water rights to the detriment of small farmers and communities.
One woman who testified said the state’s proposed rules set the stage for a possible “water war,” while others suggested imposing an in-state residency requirement for cannabis production licenses.
$2,500 license fee
Although the proposed rules discussed Tuesday could change before any are ultimately adopted, they would in their current form set the cost of both producer and retailer licenses at $2,500 annually.
Licenses for cannabis consumption areas, or designated places where adults can smoke, eat or drink cannabis products, would also cost $2,500 annually under the draft rule.
In addition, the proposed rules call for a three-tier system for cannabis producer plant limits – with a maximum of 4,500 mature plants. Larger-scale producers would face slightly higher per-plant fees than smaller producers.
The Cannabis Control Division, a newly created office within the state Regulation and Licensing Department, will review the public comments – and hundreds of written comments – in the coming weeks, said Regulation and Licensing Superintendent Linda Trujillo on Tuesday.
Final production rules must be in place before Sept. 1.
“We are grateful for the extensive public engagement in this process,” Trujillo said. “It’s heartening to see so many people engaging with the public process to stand up the adult-use cannabis industry, which will provide economic opportunities for entrepreneurs, businesses and local communities.”
However, some medical cannabis patients have expressed unease about the state’s approach to legalization.
Larry Love, a medical cannabis advocate and longtime patient, said the proposed rules as written are vague and the proposed plant count limit could end up being too low.
“There will be a shortage,” Love said. “It happens in every state.”
Since taking office in 2019, Lujan Grisham has pitched cannabis legalization as a way to diversify New Mexico’s economy, create jobs and bolster the state as a tourist destination, especially with neighboring Texas unlikely to legalize marijuana in the near future.
The law is expected to generate $20 million in revenue for the state in the 2023 fiscal year, along with an estimated $10 million for local governments around New Mexico, according to a fiscal analysis.
Once commercial sales begin, a 12% excise tax will be levied on legal weed purchases in addition to sales taxes ranging from about 5% to 9%.
Unlike in some other states that have legalized recreational cannabis for adult users, New Mexico cities and counties will not be able to opt out of the state’s industry.
However, local governments can “reasonably” limit the density of cannabis establishments and the operating hours of dispensaries under the new law, and some cities have begun adopting local ordinances dealing with zoning limits for cannabis dispensaries.


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General Motors has been caught for the second time in just three years submitting a patent application to register the ‘LT5’ moniker, more than likely the name for an upcoming V8 powertrain.
The trademark application in question was filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on September 19, specifying the LT5 would become one of GM’s “engines for automobiles, sport utility vehicles, trucks and vans”.
The news is significant because on May 16 of this year, GM registered the ‘ZR1’ moniker with the USPTO, so, many in the industry are linking the latest patent application as the engine that will power the next C7 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.
Currently the Corvette Z06 is powered by GM’s LT4 6.2-litre supercharged V8 unit which produces 485kW and 881Nm of torque. While at this stage we can only speculate as to what the LT5 powertrain is capable of, some are tipping a twin-turbo V8 configuration pumping out something in the vicinity of 522kW (700hp).
The next-generation Corvette ZR1 is widely expected to receive its global debut at next year’s North American International Auto Show, held in January in Detroit. If and when it does, the ZR1 would take the throne as the top of the line offering of the C7 generation of Chevrolet’s legendary Corvette.


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Ilan Toledano, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for WATTCO, testified on behalf of the Minister of Justice for the Government of Canada in the matter of an appeal between Proctor Silex Canada (Appellant) and The President of the Canada Border Services Agency On December 13 2012.
Immersion heaters were discussed in detailed whereby Mr. Toledano’s testimony described the uses of immersion heaters in commercial and industrial applications as well as the versatility of these electric heaters in various industries. Immersion heaters are designed to be used in various appliances and his testimony involved explanations of the proper and repercussions of improper uses of certain immersion heaters. Mr. Toledano explained the composition of immersion heaters, in particular flanged heaters, inline heaters as well as tubular heaters in the petrochemical industry as well as the chemical industry where immersion heaters are predominantly used.
Mr. Toledano’s involvement at Wattco includes spearheading technical research and development projects as well as the promotion of alternative solutions for electric heating using the existing manufacturing processes that have been developed. Testimony was given as to the correct uses of certain products that have been developed by Proctor Silex as well as the identification of key shortcoming of inappropriate uses of their products in a potentially dangerous environment for consumers.
A verdict will be announced in the coming weeks.


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The Government is actually expediting Physical World Connection.
This isn't scanning a barcode, it is scanning various types of RFID tags and connecting through the Internet. This is also referred to as the "Internet of Things".
From GovExec Wireless tracking technology interests senators
Senators are becoming increasingly interested in a technology that can track everything from prescription drugs to aircraft parts.
Scientists call the technology a step above bar codes because it can identify an individual product.
While the recent FDA barcode mandate will used to identify drugs, a key issue is drugs are being sold as counterfeits
Congress has pending legislation to require RFID devices on bottles of the 30 most counterfeited drugs. Pfizer is already using RFID for Viagra.
Could this be the ideal solution for the pharmaceutical industry?
Did you know that this chip can be scanned using a mobile phone too?


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Australians head the spending table in Vietnam's $20 billion tourism industry, but Chinese visitors lead arrivals.
Australians are the top spenders in Vietnam's growing tourism market, each outlaying more than $2200 a trip, according to an official report.
In its first annual assessment of its $US15 billion ($A20.85 billion) tourism industry, Vietnam's National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) reported 7.9 million international tourist arrivals in 2014.
Australians accounted for 321,089 arrivals - the ninth largest in a market led by China (1.95 million visitors) and South Korea (847,958).
But Chinese visitors on average stayed less than a week with average spending of just $US790 ($A1,098) a trip.
Australians each spent $US1,677 ($A2,331) per trip, followed by Germany ($US1,367) and the United Kingdom ($US1,348).
The annual tourism report, sponsored by the European Union, compared Vietnam with Thailand and Malaysia, and called for improvements to Vietnam's tourism service and air transport infrastructure to match its regional rivals.
Vietnam's Tourism Minister Hoang Tuan Anh told the National Assembly on Tuesday the tourism industry had recovered, buoyed by increased foreign tourism arrivals in recent months.
Vietnam's tourism industry has been pressing the government to further ease visa requirements to boost the outlook.
Earlier this year the country amended its visa requirements for travellers coming from the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Australians still require a visa but the government is expected to grant visa-free access for Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians for a 15-day period starting from July 1, 2016.


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Finalists & shortlist for the 2017 Oxford Innovation Scale-up Stars Competition revealed
After much deliberation and the assessment of multiple applications, ten businesses have been shortlisted and three finalists have been chosen for the 2017 Scale-up Stars competition.
Run by Oxford Innovation the UK wide competition wanted to find the UK's most innovative and exciting entrepreneurs and help them grow their business.
The ten businesses shortlisted are as follows;
- Xerion Healthcare Ltd
- Active Needle Technology Ltd
- Oxford nanoSystems Ltd
- Green Sea Guard Limited
- The Native Antigen Company Ltd
- Vchain Technology
- Archangel Imaging
- Envelope Architects Ltd
- Vitaccess Ltd
- London Medical Education Academy (LMEDAC)
We’re keen to support all of these businesses, and all those shortlisted have been put in touch with their own contact at Oxford Innovation to see if there is anything else we can do to support them.
Out of these 10 the following three businesses have been chosen as this year finalists, and will each receive a prize package of business support and office space worth between £2,500 and £10,000;
The final three will be exhibiting their businesses at the Oxford Innovation 30th Anniversary Event at the Blevatnic School of Government on the 11th October. During the evening the business in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be confirmed.
More news coming soon…
Pioneer 10 Stockport: Wattl wins £15,000 package of business support
Tech start-up company, Wattl, has won £15,000 of business support after being announced as the winner of this year’s Pioneer 10 competition, organised by Stockport Business & Innovation Centre (SBIC).
First two high tech companies sign up to move to the new Wood Centre for Innovation
Two Oxfordshire businesses are the first to sign up to rent space in the new Wood Centre for Innovation (WCFI) when it opens in April 2019.
Prepare for the start-up revolution – Oxford Innovation launching partnership with University of Essex
Oxford Innovation is to deliver flexible workspace and support for up to 50 technology businesses in the soon to open £12m Innovation Centre at the University of Essex’s Knowledge Gateway research and technology park.


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Twitter is reportedly planning to charge $7 per month for its Twitter Blue subscription, but the company wants to offset fees and will charge users more per month through the App Store.
Users buying the subscription via their iPhone and an in-app purchase on the App Store, it instead will be $11. The difference is likely to be to cover Apple's first-year 30% commission on in-app purchases.
Apple charges 15% fees on a subscription if it is maintained over a full year. There is no word if it will reduce the per-month charge on the iPhone to $9 per month after the first year.
Elon Musk previously railed against the App Store commission as part of what appeared to be a complaint about Apple cutting advertising on Twitter.
It was not clear whether Apple actually paused its Twitter ad spend. However, there has been speculation whether Apple and Google may remove Twitter from their app stores over its announced lack of moderation.
The European Union has warned Elon Musk that it will ban or fine Twitter unless content moderation complies with its forthcoming laws. Tim Cook, however, has said that he is counting on Twitter to keep its word about moderation.
Musk subsequently claimed that "Tim was clear that Apple never considered" removing Twitter.


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The Guinness Book of World Records includes some pretty unique feats, but one recent entry — courtesy of a Huntsville YouTuber — is certainly among the most unique.
Michael Pick, who also has his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for building the world’s largest Nerf gun, built the world’s largest Xbox, completing the giant game console in December. Check this out!
Who is Michael Pick?
A graduate of Tennesee Tech, Michael Pick is a former software engineer who most recently worked for Lockheed Martin in Huntsville. Pick has built a giant Nerf gun, a giant Nintendo Switch and various other engineering projects. And he does these just for the fun and challenge of it.
Pick said he is always looking for new engineering challenges and said this most recent project was “a really fun build.”
“I’ve worked really hard making this build as accurate as possible and having a Guinness World Records title is a really cool way to end this project.”Michael Pick
What is this giant Xbox and what is he doing with it?
To give you some perspective of how large this gaming console is, here are some details:
- The massive Xbox Series X stands at 6.82 ft. x 3.41 ft. x 3.41. ft and weighs 250 pounds – roughly the size of a standard refrigerator.
- Starting with a wooden exterior, he built supersized replicas of the Xbox’s elements including the back connection ports and other identifying features.
- According to Michael, the most difficult part of reproducing the giant gaming system was designing the curves atop the Xbox Series X and recreating its glowing logo.
- By 3D printing some sections, he was able to glue them together and create a scaled version of the popular gaming system.
- The entire Xbox creation process took about two days to plan and a month to construct.
Pick plans to donate the super-sized, super fun Xbox to the YMCA Youth Center in Atlanta, making it worth all of the effort.
Check out the YouTube video of Pick building his giant XBox.
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Streetwear label Huffer announces partnership with Mental Health Foundation at NZ Fashion Week.
Iconic New Zealand streetwear label Huffer is celebrating its 21st year in the fashion industry by closing New Zealand Fashion Week with another signature off-site show.
Building on the success of last year’s show of epic proportions at Spark Arena, Huffer will host a dynamic showcase at Auckland’s most loved music venue, Powerstation.
New Zealand Fashion Week will also serve as the platform for Huffer to introduce its new charity partnership with the Mental Health Foundation (MHF), shining a light on mental health and suicide prevention with a focus on the youth demographic.
’We saw New Zealand Fashion Week, and a big life event like our 21st birthday, as a great opportunity to unite everyone in support of a cause that is close to our hearts,’’ says Huffer founder, Steve Dunstan.
“The Huffer brand celebrates inclusiveness and bringing people together from all walks of life, and as a result we have a very strong, loyal and socially-aware community. As a brand, Huffer identify with the Mental Health Foundation’s key objectives and to summarise them, we came up with the phrase ‘People Presence’ which is the idea of being present to support one another and ourselves throughout life; something our Huffer community is in the perfect position to do. By partnering with the Foundation, we hope to help improve the well-being of the many who are suffering silently.
“We’ve created a limited-edition beanie that will be walked in the show and then available, alongside matching tote bags, in our retail stores with all proceeds going to the Foundation.’’
Huffer’s monthly Free Coffee Fridays at Britomart will also move to a donation-basis with all money raised being donated to the Foundation.
‘’We are very excited to be aligned with Huffer,“ MHF chief executive Shaun Robinson says. “Together we hope our beanie will not only keep your head warm, but also keep your soul strong. We want to encourage people to talk about the tough stuff, but those conversations aren’t easy. It’s great to have Huffer join the conversation and help us encourage people to talk about mental health and wellbeing openly and without judgement.”
Huffer will celebrate the 21st milestone in true 90s fashion, and to unveil the coveted A/W collection for 2019. The collection includes all new outerwear, featuring vibrant yellows and oranges alongside new camo prints including additional pieces for the functional collections, Down and Stay Dry.


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Beyond the Footsie: Tuesday close
SMALL caps held onto gains and closed in positive territory as UA Group bidding news offset weak US data which pulled the broader market back to earlier lows.
At the close, the FTSE Small Cap index was up 3.3 points at 2,469.2. In contrast the FTSE 100 ended down 30.8 points to 4,459.3.
UA Group topped the small cap riser board on news that it is in early stage discussions that may or may not lead to an offer being made for the company.
The acquisition talks involve all three of the group's operating divisions - livestock marketing, property and property services, the company said.
But investors took more notice of Northacre's comments over its new business pipeline, rather than its widening full year pre-tax loss.
The group reported a loss of £3.4m compared with a loss of 3.2m a year ago.
However, it also said that its pipeline of new business since the year-end is promising with a healthy prospect of improving fee income client base.
Northacre shares closed up 1p at 6p.
Pentagon Protection also ended 1p higher at 7.37p, after the security glass maker received a favourable mention in the Daily Mail on Saturday.
Press comment also helped ASOS 3 1/2p higher to end at 60 1/2p. The Daily Express reported rumours of a bullish trading update at the group's AGM in the next few weeks.
And the Sunday Telegraph recommended Oxford Biomedica for investors who are willing to take a risk. Its shares were 1 1/4p higher at 17 1/2p.
Earnings news boosted Mears Group 10p to close at 193 1/2p. The group's pre-tax profits jumped 40% to £3.22m in the first half of the year, well ahead of expectations. The group also upped its dividend payment by 43% to 1/2p, and was quite upbeat over its fortunes for the full year.
Contentfilm added 1p to 14 1/4p on news that non-executive director Huw Davies snapped up 21,674 shares at a price of 13 1/2p apiece last week taking his beneficial holding to 0.63% of the equity.
Contract news boosted Avanti Screenmedia 5p to 123 1/2p.
This provider of retail television services won two contracts for the supply of its MVN (Music Video Network) channel to two pub chains - Eldridge Pope, and Modern British Taverns.
On the new issue front, Business Direct shares were closed at 52 1/2p, in volume of 96,407, after they were placed at 50p.
On the downside, Thirdforce slipped 1p lower to end the session at 16 1/2p in the wake of its interim results.
Investors were not pleased with news that the e-learning courseware and testing provider had notched up costs of €212,000 in an abortive bid. Price criteria could not be met, the company said.
On the plus side, Thirdforce said it is ahead of its 2004 business plan and is showing an operating profit before goodwill and non-recurring items of €623,000 so far this year.
And Fiske's gloomy outlook statement, released last week, continued to weigh on its shares - down 6p at 69p.
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Tesla Chief Musk before the Judge because he called British diver ‘Paedo.’ Tesla CEO Elon Musk has to appear definitively before the judge for defamation.
He called the British diver Vernon Unsworth a paedophile last year.
Unsworth played a role in rescuing the group of Thai children who were trapped in a cave last year.
The CEO of Tesla called Unsworth on Twitter a “paedo guy”. He elaborated on this allegation.
The judge charges the Musk that he did not leave it at the tweet but made it appear as if he could substantiate his statement with facts.
Musk made the statements after Unsworth criticised his plan to save the group of Thai footballers with a “kid-sized” submarine.
It is not the first time that Musk has been charged with his tweets.
Last year he claimed to take Tesla off the stock market on Twitter.
The money for that would already be ready.
Tesla’s share increased as a result of 13.3 percent.
For this he arranged with the American stock market watchdog SEC;
Tesla and Musk paid 40 million dollars and resigned as chairman of the board.
Also, since then, without approval from Tesla’s legal team,
Musk is no longer allowed to send tweets about his company’s financial affairs.
The Los Angeles court will review the Unsworth-Musk case on October 22.


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Cheshire Oaks has announced that popular makeup shop Charlotte Tilbury will be opening at the Designer Outlet shopping centre. An announcement came on social media, with the Cheshire Oaks page spreading the excitement with news of the latest addition.
The Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Facebook account posted: "OK, don't freak out, but a Charlotte Tilbury store is coming soon to Cheshire Oaks!"
Further confirmation on the Cheshire Oaks website reads: "Darlings, CHARLOTTES MAGIC GIFTING UNIVERSE has arrived AT CHESHIRE OAKS!"
The store will be opening on Monday, October 10, with the designer outlet describing the newest shop as 'gift magic' for Christmas.
Makeup artist Jon O'Nions, who will be opening the store, explained that it will be a pop-up shop - for now. He said: "The secret's out!!! So excited to be opening the @charlottetilbury store on @cheshireoaksdesigneroutlet. Stay tuned for ALL things product, services and fabulous deals on gifting this Christmas."
When asked whether the shop would be made a permanent feature of the designer outlet, O'Nions replied: "Never say never!"
Charlotte Tilbury is a British makeup artist from London and the founder of the makeup and skincare brand Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd. It was first launched at Selfridges in London in 2013. In 2015 Tilbury opened her first store in Covent Garden. Her products are now being sold internationally.


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Amongst the constant array of reports surrounding the Vivo X21 and the V9, an unknown smartphone, going by the name, Vivo Y85 has been reported to have leaked on what seems to be a retail website. Judging from the listing, it seems to be no more than a mid-ranger. Let’s take a look at what we know.
Gizchina News of the week
According to the description, the Y85 will be a full-screen phone with the display having a 19:9 aspect ratio, which is quite impressive. It will have a 16MP front camera with AI support for better selfies, Face Unlock feature, dedicated AI called “Jovi” and expandable memory. Dimensionally, the phone will measure 154.81 x 75.03 x 7.89mm. The listing says that it will be available in two color variants, Champagne Gold and Black Gold.
Diving into the specs, the display will be 6.26-inches in size which essentially puts it in the phablet segment. Under the hood will be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset. The Vivo Y85 will be available in two memory variants, 4GB+64GB and 3GB+32GB, both of which will be expandable via microSD card. IN the camera department, it seems that the rear will be a dual camera setup of a 13MP and 2MP snappers and the front a 16MP snapper. It will be powered by a 3260mAh battery and will run Android Oreo 8.0 out of the box. The 4GB variant is expected to be priced at ¥1798. It will have the usual connectivity options, WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, micro USB, GPS and OTG support.
There is no word from Vivo, but it seems like this phone will soon see the light of the day. Probably with the X21? Cannot say anything for sure.


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BEIJING (Caixin Online) — Business executive Tan Hong joined Samsung Group’s China home appliance division in 1995 and was immediately impressed by the South Korean behemoth’s culturally sensitive interest in Chinese consumers.
Tan warmed to the appliance and electronics manufacturer after he was initially assigned to run a charity-brand awareness project that focused on donating secondhand computers to poor students in the remote mountains of Hebei Province.
Today, after 20 years in China, Samsung SSNLF, +14.29% 005930, +1.52% is trying to keep those warm and fuzzy feelings alive. But it’s facing cold challenges including competition from Chinese appliance makers in small cities and complaints about the company’s executive hiring practices.
Back in the 1990s, Tan’s appreciation for Samsung’s corporate culture grew after he learned most Korean senior executives can speak Chinese fluently. Newly hired executives are routinely sent for language lessons at Peking University or Tsinghua University in Beijing. They’re also given time to travel around China, study customs and get to know the people.
New Chinese employees are likewise sent to Samsung headquarters in Seoul for several months of marketing and corporate culture training. Tan’s training lasted six months, deepening his appreciation for the company.
Since Samsung opened its China division in 1992, executives have been busy making friends and cooperating with the provincial and city governments that strongly influence China’s business climate. The company has signed numerous factory deals in exchange for local government subsidies, land rights and preferential policies.
Three northeastern provinces with large numbers of ethnic Koreans — Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang — were targeted for factory investments in 1995. Samsung then expanded into one of the nation’s manufacturing hubs Guangzhou Province and the wealthy cities of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Suzhou.
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Wang Zhile, a research fellow at the Ministry of Commerce-affiliated institution Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said Tan’s impressions in the 1990s were not misplaced.
Samsung’s decision to invest heavily in Tianjin manufacturing plants underscored its good relations with local government officials, said Wang. Samsung has reportedly invested $10.6 billion in China since 1992, including $1.6 billion last year. It plans to add $2.16 billion worth of projects this year, and more in the future.
“Samsung has a dozen subsidiaries in Tianjin alone,” Wang said. “They can get special treatment from local government.
“Of all the multinational companies, Samsung is the most devoted to knowing the Chinese market,” he said.
And for good reason: A Samsung executive who declined to be named said any multinational that wins hearts in the huge Chinese consumer market can win the world.
China’s 20-year-old love affair with Samsung, however, may have hit a rough patch.


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A lot has been said about the PS5’s backwards compatibility. But we’ve all been worried that our friends who choose not to upgrade their console on launch will be crossed off our friends list. Luckily, Sony has put the record straight and they’re going nowhere. Unless you want them to, that is.
There had been concern that those playing PS4 games on the PlayStation 5 wouldn’t be able to access online multiplayer if their friends were playing PlayStation 4 games on the… PS4. But during the recent investor q&a session, the company were keen to stress just how important the entire community is to them. And maintaining that is a priority; that comes in the form of proper cross-generation compatibility.
Now I suspect we’ll be seeing a lot more of these news releases over the coming weeks, as we approach the inevitable unveiling. But until the curtain is raised on the actual product, we’re left a little in the dark as to what’s what. Maybe it will be a levitating device, the size of a penny, that you control with your mind?
When do you think we’ll be seeing the PS5? And are you even done with your PS4? Put your thoughts down in writing in the box below.
Source: Twin Finite
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