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|10/17/2018 07:20||Tuesday's papers: Fake medicine, dead fish and Stockmann's retreat from Russia ( YLE News )|
Turun Sanomat says that two years ago Stockmann sold its loss-making department stores in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg for a bargain ...
|10/09/2018 06:41||Citizen of Kyrgyzstan robbed of millions of rubles by unknown in Yekaterinburg ( AKIpress (press release) )|
... robbed a citizen of Kyrgyzstan born in 1992 for several millions of rubles on Oct 4 near the bank in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Russian media report.
|09/28/2018 05:20||Azerbaijan eyes to increase wine, trade houses in Russia (UrduPoint News)|
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|09/24/2018 07:25||Spotlight: Chinese, Russian businesses gear up for closer cooperation ( Xinhua )|
Spotlight: Chinese, Russian businesses gear up for closer cooperation ... People look at the exhibit during the Russia-China Expo in Yekaterinburg, ...
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Because of the ongoing political tension between the USA and Russia, ... in Titanium Valley, a special economic zone not far from Yekaterinburg.
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|08/03/2018 10:55||Russia's company to arrange production of tractors in Kazakhstan ( Trend News Agency )|
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|07/30/2018 16:15||Is the BRIC future on track? ( The Manila Times )|
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|07/26/2018 12:45||Packaging and Paper Trends at RosUpack Signal Changes in Russian Market ( Packaging Europe )|
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|07/12/2018 21:15||Business Schools In Russia Target Global Expansion ( BusinessBecause )|
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|07/12/2018 21:15||Xinhua Headlines: China-Russia economic partnership poised to expand ( Xinhua )|
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|07/11/2018 22:25||Russian company says ready to export freight wagons to Iran ( Trend News Agency )|
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|07/10/2018 05:00||Belarusian industrial products on display in Russian Yekaterinburg ( Belarus News (BelTA) )|
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|06/21/2018 06:00||Yashin cash runs short as Russians seek souvenir banknote (SBS)|
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Man, these new projects just continue to flow out from artists. Today, Skeme revealed that his new project Ingleworld 2 is set to hit digital retailers on June 9, and he also released a new song from the project titled ‘Khalil’s Song’. It features BJ The Chicago Kid and is dedicated to his son. Listen to the outro of the new project below, and pre-order it on iTunes now.

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New Delhi: India’s factory output, as measured by the index of industrial production (IIP), rose 2.7% in January, apparently shrugging off the impact of demonetization.
Factory output had contracted by 0.1% in December after growing 5.7% in November, the fastest pace in 13 months, driven mainly by a positive base effect.
Data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that in January, mining, manufacturing and electricity output increased.
While mining output grew 5.3%, manufacturing rose 2.3% and electricity generation gained 3.9%.
Capital goods production—a key indicator of investment demand in the economy—also rebounded, growing by 10.7% in the month although economists were sceptical whether this trend would be sustained. In the 10 months ended January, capital goods production contracted by more than 21%.
In an indication that consumer demand is yet to pick up, consumer goods production contracted by 1%, mainly on account of a sharp fall in consumer non-durable goods production.
In terms of industries, nine of the 22 industry groups registered growth. Electrical machinery and apparatus posted the highest growth, followed by radio, TV and communication equipment and basic metals.
The factory output data, along with the retail and wholesale price inflation data to be released next week, will be the last set of economic indicators before the release of the next monetary policy statement by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 April.
RBI had shifted its stance to neutral in its 8 February policy and kept the policy rates unchanged, citing its objective of ensuring that retail inflation remains contained at 4%.
“The IIP data shows the impact of demonetization for the month of January as both the consumer durables and non-durables—key indicators of the demand in the economy—are showing negative growth," said Sunil Kumar Sinha, principal economist, India Ratings and Research Pvt. Ltd. “But the impact of demonetization is not fully captured as IIP numbers do not factor in unorganized sector data," he said
“There is structural inconsistency in the data. Hence we need to look at the period from April to January where there is a flat growth of 0.6% which provides a true picture," added Sinha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi invalidated old Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes on 8 November in a move that led to a massive cash crunch in the economy. Though economists and international institutions have forecast this measure to shave at least one percentage point off gross domestic product growth in 2016-17, official data released so far has sent mixed signals.
India’s economy grew 7% in the third quarter of 2016-17, data released by the CSO has shown. CSO also retained the full-year growth forecast at 7.1% in 2016-17, compared with 7.9% in 2015-16.
“The positive growth this month for the IIP is on account of favourable base effect. Passenger vehicles, a component of consumer durables, has done well in the month of January. In basic goods, steel has been doing well for quite some time," said Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Care Ratings.
“But we need to be cautious about the growth in the capital goods segment as this growth is not likely to be sustainable. The growth has been mainly on account of electrical machinery and apparatus, which has witnessed growth of about 40% this month, and this is not sustainable," added Sabnavis.


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Cruze, GM sales fall
LORDSTOWN – North American sales of the Lordstown-built Chevy Cruze dropped dramatically in September to just 12,730, less than half the number sold in September 2012.
Top General Motors executives weren’t panicking, though, attributing the dip to issues like timing, fewer selling days last month and low inventory. They said they expect sales to rebound in the fourth quarter to allow Cruze sales to finish ahead of last year.
“At the beginning of this month, we recognized we were pretty low in days supply on the retail side. That really caused us to get off to a bit of a slow start in the month,” Don Johnson, GM’s U.S. vice president of Chevrolet sales and service, said during Tuesday’s monthly sales conference call for investors and media. “We did pick up momentum throughout the month, but it just wasn’t enough to get back on track.”
Johnson said Cruze inventory is now back up to about 65 day supply.
Cruze fleet sales also had dropped by about 8,300, or about 82 percent, in September when compared to this time last year, which was expected due to timing of purchases, GM officials said.
Despite the large drop for the Cruze, the small car’s sales for the first nine months of 2013 still outpaced sales at this point in 2012 by 8.4 percent. Johnson said he expects sales to rebound nicely in the fourth quarter to allow the car to maintain its current 8.4 percent increase in year-over-year numbers.
September’s drop in Cruze sales along with an 11 percent drop in sales of the redesigned Silverado pickup truck, contributed to General Motors sales decline of 11 percent overall.
Kurt McNeil, vice president of U.S. sales operations, was quick to point out that the Labor Day holiday this year was counted in August’s sales figures, leaving only 23 selling days for September.
Analysts agreed that a quirk in the calendar – not lower demand – is to blame. Labor Day weekend is typically strong for U.S. auto sales, and this year was no exception. But because the holiday came early, the auto industry counted all of that weekend’s sales in its August tallies. That means September’s sales will be missing the holiday boost.
Analysts say all the factors that have been driving this year’s strong car sales – including low interest rates, the improving economy and the need to replace aging vehicles – remain in place. They see a strong close to the year.
Other auto sales figures reported Tuesday included Volkswagen sales, which were off 12 percent, and Toyota sales, down 4 percent.
Other Detroit automakers Ford and Chrysler appeared, however, to outperform the industry. Ford sales were up 6 percent, while sales at Chrysler rose 1 percent. Ford reported that sales of its top-selling F-Series pickups rose 10 percent. Chrysler was buoyed by the Ram pickup with sales up 8 percent.
Chrysler also said sales of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV increased 19 percent.
Ford was led by sales of its Fusion midsize sedan, which jumped 62 percent over last September, while the subcompact Fiesta posted nearly a 29 percent gain. But sales of the Escape SUV – one of Ford’s best sellers – dropped 2 percent to 22,607, and Explorer SUV sales were up just 1.5 percent.
Volkswagen, which has struggled all year against strong 2012 numbers, had a poor month. Its top-seller, the Jetta small car, posted a nearly 10 percent sales decline.
Nissan also reported a sales drop, off nearly 6 percent from a year earlier. The Nissan Division’s sales were off 6 percent, while the Infiniti luxury brand posted a 4 percent decline.
Third quarter retail sales for GM were up 13 percent and total sales were up 7 percent.
Associated Press auto writer Dee-Ann Durbin contributed to this report.


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Readdle has updated its email app Spark with new productivity features on both iOS and macOS. Spark now includes Send Later and Follow-up Reminders to make managing a busy inbox easier. Apple Watch is also getting a productivity boost thanks to Bear bringing its popular note-taking app to watchOS. more…
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Over the course of the last few months, several major companies have quietly removed support for the Apple Watch from their apps. As first noted by AppleInsider, Google Maps, Amazon, and eBay have pulled their Apple Watch apps from the...
Google Maps, Amazon and eBay have all quietly dropped support for Apple Watch in their recent app updates. So far, no reasons have been given for the decision, although Google noted that despite removing, “Apple Watch support from our...
If you have an original Apple Watch with a swollen or expanded battery, some good news: You're now eligible for extended repair coverage. In a note obtained by 9to5Mac, Apple has quietly updated its service coverage for original Apple...
This week’s Apple Loop includes the leak of two new features for the iPhone 7, more speculation and rumor around the iPhone 8, thoughts on Apple's projects after WWDC, the new vision for the App Store, the end of one Apple Watch, a review of the iPad Pro 9.7, and Siri helping save a life.
A new report from Flurry notes that of all the apps we have access to, those in the Health and Fitness categories on Google Play and in the App Store are the ones we rely on. Based on two metrics — use per week and 30-day retention — Flurry’s findings suggest health apps are only rivaled by weather or news.
Extreme streams hit Twitter feeds as GoPro video broadcasts to Periscope. Also, Apple TV gets the Podcast app and Uber is watching if drivers speed.
Google has updated its Hangout app to allow you to reply direct from the Notifications screen – and as Engadget noted, that also means you can now send replies from your Apple Watch. As usual with Watch apps, that means either choosing from a range of canned responses, or dictating a reply using Siri … You’ll […]
Apple plans to debut a more advanced software development kit for the Apple Watch as early as next month, Re/code reports. At the Code Conference, Apple’s Chief Operations Officer Jeff Williams noted that the new SDK would allow apps like games to run directly on the watch as well as providing direct access to the Apple Watch’s built-in sensors.
As I noted in a recent post, judging the Apple Watch before you take the time to try it can be a huge mistake. Following Apple’s unveiling, I wasn’t impressed at all with the device from a personal standpoint, though I obviously appreciated the implications.
The Apple Watch is handy for a lot of things, and now you can use the wearable when you tune your axe. Thanks to the folks at IK Multimedia, when you employ the company's chromatic UltraTuner app for iOS, note info is beamed to your wrist while tuning that stringed instrument.
At the start of the month before the launch of the Apple Watch, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook revealed that over a 1,000 apps had been submitted for the Apple Watch, although like we noted at that time, having an app submitted does not mean that it will be approved and put up for sale/download as there are certain requirements that developers have to meet.
Haven’t gotten an Apple (AAPL) Apple Watch? Or perhaps you never wanted one. Never fear, J.P. Morgan analyst Rod Hall, who has an Overweight rating on the shares, and a $145 price target, today offers up some thoughts in a note to clients after having received and tried out his aluminum Apple Watch with blue [...]
Following OneDrive and PowerPoint apps update in Apple App Store, Microsoft has now updated OneNote app with Apple Watch support. OneNote for Apple Watch allows you to pull up your recent notes or dictate new ones on the go. It will be perfect for checking your list while shopping in the grocery store or […] […]
Microsoft has updated its note-taking app, OneNote, with support for the Apple Watch today. With OneNote on the Apple Watch, users will be able to bring up their notes on the wearable, which should help out with keeping track of lists as you go about your day.
24me, the personal assistant app, has unveiled its' new version for the Apple Watch. The watch app lets you access to your calendar, meetings, tasks, and notes all in one place. You can also set personalized notifications for things like bill payment or birthdays. [Read more]
IFTTT (If This Then That) has announced updates to its "Do" suite of apps that bring support for iPad and the Apple Watch. With today's updates, Do Button and Do Note have picked up Apple Watch support, giving you access to actions from the myriad of IFTTT channels right on your wrist.
Popular Web-based productivity tool If This Then That on Wednesday announced Apple Watch support for its one-touch workflow activation apps Do Button and Do Note, as well as iPad compatibility for all three titles in the "Do" apps collection.
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If This Then That (IFTTT), the service that lets users automate tasks from a long list of other mobile apps and web services, is about to launch two apps for Apple Watch. Do Button, its iOS app for controlling hardware and software connected to the service with a single tap, and Do Note, a notepad […]


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MARIN CHEFS AND bartenders are less than enthusiastic about a new California law that requires food workers wear gloves every time they touch a morsel as minuscule as a garnish.
The law took effect in January, but won’t be enforced until July. Outraged food workers are hoping legislators will repeal the new regulation before then, allowing them to continue sprinkling cilantro on tacos and adding lemon wedges to Long Island ice teas without the use of gloves.
California is a straggler in banning bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food as 41 other states already have a version of the legislation signed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown. In all these states, chefs and bartenders must keep bare hands off food going straight to the plate or the drink glass, requiring the use of utensils or gloves.
Todd Davies, executive chef at Hilltop 1892 in Novato, said bringing this rule to California disrupts well-established hand-washing routines, generates unnecessary waste and creates a false sense of security.
“Any professional cook or chef understands the importance of hand-washing and making sure we aren’t contaminating food,” Davies said. “It’s an environmental nightmare to put gloves on every single time we do a task. You’re going to have a false sense of security among cooks and they’re going to wash their hands less.”
Leslie Burnside, chef-owner of Theresa & Johnny’s Comfort Food in San Rafael, agreed. She said the use of gloves often leads to sloppier food handling practices.
“It’s less likely for an employee to wash their hands if they’re wearing gloves,” Burnside said. “In the long-run I think there’s more potential for cross contamination and food borne illness.”
Since 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended a hands-off approach in restaurants as it takes only a few norovirus particles — the most common cause of food borne illness — to infect diners. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that workers touching food provided the most common transmission pathway for food-originated norovirus outbreaks between 2001 and 2008, the most recent data available.
“It’s an additional barrier to help protect the food,” said Liza Frias, environmental health manager for the city of Pasadena and chairwoman of California’s Retail Food Safety Coalition, which represents regulators and business groups. “You have everyday consumers who are looking for glove use.”
Major chain restaurants are used to gloves and generally shrug at this kind of regulation. The California Restaurant Association had opposed the bill until last year, when it recognized the widespread practice wasn’t going away.
To high-end chefs like Mill Valley resident Laurent Manrique, the law isn’t needed as chefs already use gloves to handle foods such as raw meat and seafood. He said tongs and spatulas are used for sauces and dressings, so no bare-hand contact takes place anyway.
“Most of the chefs already practice that,” Manrique said. “At most of the restaurants the chef is conscious about bacteria.”
Another Marin executive chef, Robert Price of Bungalow 44 in Mill Valley, said he is not against the law, but believes gloves are no different than having a chef wash their hands.
“I think the law is good, but I think on the flip side it’s causing a huge problem. What are you going to do with all these dirty gloves?” Price said. “There’s a big waste factor.”
Davies said the excess trash is a huge issue.
“Northern California especially is very concerned with sustainability and using local products. Why would we want to create more trash in a society that creates way too much trash anyway?” Davies said.
Bartenders are also concerned about the law and the vast number of gloves they could go through in an evening. Gloves are used to cut up limes, lemons and mint before a bar shift begins, but having to don a glove each time they touch a maraschino cherry stem seems a little excessive to many workers.
Pat Townsley, director of operations at Bartenders Unlimited, said the 120 bartenders that work for his San Rafael-based beverage catering company are trained to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer. He said the new law is too restrictive.
“It applies a big, broad brush to the entire (food) industry,” Townsley said. “I’m sure the law was written with good intention, but it’s probably a bit ambiguous and in the end probably won’t achieve what they were actually trying to do.”
For mixologists keen on creating new cocktail combinations, gloves pose a problem.
Aaron Smith, executive director of the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild and managing director of the bar 15 Romolo in San Francisco, said employees can’t find an easy work-around for some mixology steps, such as fusing mints and herbs into his bar’s signature, pricey drinks.
“They are trying to get expressive oil into the flavor and smell of the cocktail, and you are lacing that with the smell of latex and powder” using gloves, Smith said.
A petition by bartenders calling for an exemption from the “disposable glove law” gathered 11,000 signatures and caught the attention of state Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, who chairs the Assembly Health Committee that created the law last year.
Pan said he and other lawmakers thought some eateries, such as sushi restaurants, could easily get an exception provided they showed good hygiene. But once the law took effect, it became apparent that some local inspection agencies were applying a blanket approach.
“It’s not about whether you wear gloves or not,” Pan said. “It’s about how clean the surfaces (touching food) are. We need to have the conversation go back to, ‘This is about food safety.'”
In February, Pan introduced AB2130, which seeks to repeal the new regulation and revisit the entire issue, perhaps to forge a compromise. The Assembly Health Committee last week to repeal the law and it’s now headed for a floor vote.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Contact Megan Hansen via email at email@example.com or via Twitter at http://twitter.com/hansenmegan. Follow her blog at http://blogs.marinij.com/bureaucratsandbaking.


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Centurion back on the march?
Hertfordshire in-car DVD player maker, Centurion Electronics topped the list of biggest one-day gains in inauspicious circumstances, having previously had 95 per cent wiped off its shares.Hertfordshire in-car DVD player maker, Centurion Electronics topped the list of biggest one-day gains in inauspicious circumstances, having previously had 95 per cent wiped off its shares.
The company’s shares tumbled 18.5p to 1p on the first day after readmisssion to trading, following a suspension to renegotiate its £3.6m debt with lender, HSBC.
The shares staged a recovery of sorts on the second day of trading, going up by 112.5 per cent to 2.13p. The rescue package it negotiated has come at a high price to existing shareholders, with a proposed placing having by Centurion’s own admission, an “extremely dilutive effect.”
The beleagured company plans to place 510 million new shares at 0.5 pence per share to raise £2.55m. The placing, which has not been underwritten, represents 95.4 per cent of the enlarged share capital.
Centurion is also issuing £1m in convertible loan notes, subscribed for by Ravens-worth, another creditor. Debt will be restructured through a £2m repayment, the cancellation of £1.1m in debt and the conversion of £600k in debt into new shares.
An announcement from the company stated: “The restructuring is necessary to secure the company’s future. The directors realise that it will be extremely dilutive to shareholders, but it is the board’s opinion that these measures represent the most appropriate and viable option to secure the company’s future while preserving some value for shareholders.”
The company is playing up its prospects having cleared its decks in a number of different ways. It has discontinued its retail operations and dispensed with the services of former chairman, appointing Ernst Kastner, a specialist consultant retained by Ravensworth.
It also reiterated its assertion that it has a big contract win in the pipeline, although the name of the customer remains a mystery.
The company said: “It is anticipated that the company is well positioned to return to profitability, although the directors anticipate that the company is not likely to report a profit for the first half of the current financial year to March 31.”


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AAPEX 2021 has assembled a Keynote Buyer Panel of industry CEOs for a discussion on key topics facing the automotive aftermarket industry, event organizers announced. The panel discussion will take place during the Keynote Session at this year’s in-person event, Nov. 2-4, at the Sands Expo and Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas.
The Keynote Buyer Panel will feature executives from four top aftermarket retailers and two warehouse distributors. Karyn Schoenbart, CEO of The NPD Group, will moderate the discussion. Panelists are:
- Tom Greco, president and CEO of Advance Auto Parts,
- Kevin Herron, president and COO, Genuine Parts Co., U.S. Automotive Parts Group,
- Gregory D. Johnson, CEO, co-president, O’Reilly Auto Parts,
- Bill Rhodes, president and CEO of AutoZone,
- Corey Bartlett, president and CEO, Automotive Parts Headquarters,
- Sue Godschalk, president, Federated Auto Parts.
Discussion topics will include the pandemic’s impact on the supply chain, how parts disruption at the OE level impacts the aftermarket and how repair shops and parts stores will handle customer demands as the industry continues to rebound.
The Nov. 2 Keynote Session will begin with a “homecoming” message and an Automotive Aftermarket State of the Industry presentation from Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto Care Association, and Paul McCarthy, president and CEO, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA).
Click here to register for AAPEX.


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Greenpeace International has ranked Apple at the bottom of the list for ‘green technology’ companies. The Greenpeace spokesperson noted that Apple had failed to stop using several types of harmful chemicals in its manufacturing and, further, has not set any timetable for phasing them out.
Needless to say, Apple stopped cooperating with Greenpeace on this report…oh, right around the time Greepeace launched their spoof site.
Looking at the report, the companies ranked is far from exhaustive, but looks like this: Lenovo, Nokia, Sony Ericcson, Dell, Samsung, Motorola, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett Packard, Acer, Toshiba, Sony, LG.Electronics, Panasonic and Apple.
Somehow I get the feeling these guys are not the biggest corporate offenders out there…
Everyday, most of us walk out our front door reasonably assured that we’ll have a decent day navigating the ups and downs of everyday work and family life. As adults, typically we don’t fear for our lives every moment of the day as we pass through life.
Unfortunately due to death threats, this is now how Kathy Sierra has been living her life. While Kathy may have not stepped out onto a real street, as a blogger the virtual streets of the internet have proved to be much more terrifying. Kathy recently canceled a number speaking engagements due to a number of threats that she has received on her blog and others.
In these days of To Catch a Predator, we all know how easily online communication can translate into real world action. The threats by this unknown individual have caused Kathy to fear for her safety, and are definitely illegal and repugnant. No one should be subjected to this type of behavior, and it is my sincerest hope that the individual(s) responsible are caught and punished.
If you get a chance, stop by Kathy’s blog, Creating Passionate Users, and share a few words of support.


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After separating from its parent company Xiaomi, Redmi has launched the Redmi Go, an Android Go powered smartphone in the European Market. We earlier saw the device in various leaks and rumors, that were circulating on the internet. It's the cheapest smartphone from the Chinese OEM as it retails for around €80 ( ₹6500 approximately ). The device comes with mediocre specs, which is justified given the price tag.
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Xiaomi's Redmi Go is a low-end budget device that comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 with Adreno 308 GPU. The main feature of the device is the Android Go edition of Android Oreo. Other specifications include 1GB of RAM, along with 8GB of onboard flash storage. The complete list of specifications is given below. Have a look.
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Looking at the device specifications, it's clear that Redmi is targeting those users who still use feature phones and haven't made the transition to the Smartphone Category. Overall the specs are decent for the price. Android GO is a project by Google to bring in the latest software to the low budget smartphones. Google Play Store already has to go edition of most famous Google apps. These apps are meant to be light on RAM usage and take less storage space than regular apps. There are already many smartphones in the market with Android GO and low-end specifications but what sets Redmi apart is its strong foothold in the Indian market.
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Redmi Go is already launched in Europe with a price tag of €80. The company hasn't mentioned any date and time for Indian launch but the device should hit the Indian markets pretty soon. The price in India is touted to be around ₹4999 but it may change as the device is launched in India. That's all we have for you folks. Till next time. So stay tuned in for some more awesome news on smartphone launches and leaks.


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AMAZON Has Launched A Week Of Early Christmas Present Deals And You Can Get Up To 50% Off Gadgets, Beauty Products And Toys
AMAZON has launched a week of early Christmas present deals and you can get up to 50% off gadgets, beauty products and toys. The online retail giant has launched a “Gifting Week” sale so bargain hunters can grab stocking fillers and main presents for their loved ones for less. However, the offers won’t be around forever – the sale ends in six days time, next Wednesday, so be sure to shop for your haul before then. However, The Sun spotted some deals lasting for nine days – it’s best to check online when the offer for the item you want ends. But with Black Friday coming up, shoppers will be wanting to know whether to make the most of Amazon’s sale now, or wait for potentially bigger discounts next month. Black Friday usually falls around the end of November, although Amazon is known to launch its sale a few weeks earlier than this.
This year Black Friday falls on November 26.
Last year, Amazon shoppers could get their hands on discounts of up to 75% off toys, gadgets, and beauty products. Although you could potentially save more waiting for Amazon’s Black Friday bonanza, it could be a risk holding off until then. It’s not guaranteed that the discounts will be as big as they were last year, and you might find that the item you want is not on offer – or in stock. Plus, buying some presents now could help spread out the cost. But before you splash out, remember to compare prices online.
This news was originally published at The Sun


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Computerworld reported yesterday in their story “HP confirms XP SP3 endless reboot snafu, promises patch” that…
“… some users of its AMD-based desktops have had problems after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), and said it would issue a patch this week to prevent machines from spiraling into endless reboots. HP also told users to delay installing XP SP3 until that patch was released.”
Microsoft is also working on a hotfix for this issue, and will be available after it has been rigorously tested and meets our quality bar for release.
Computerworld also notes that “users impatient with HP’s or Microsoft’s patch plans can instead download a free tool… that detects and fixed PCs that may be susceptible to the endless reboot issue.”


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AdForce Inc. , a provider of centralized, outsourced ad management and delivery services, signed an agreement with Language Force Inc., a technology developer specializing in language communication and translation solutions for e-commerce sites.
AdForce will be the primary ad-serving company for LanguageForce's GoToWorld.com search portal, which allows users to communicate between languages by using Universal Translator Plug-ins. Financial arrangements were not disclosed.
AdForce will serve the ads on GoToWorld.com in 10 different languages: Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese and Russian.
"The language translation industry is growing dramatically," said Ian Simpson, CEO of Language Force. "We chose AdForce because of its long-term ability to keep up with the changes in technology. We were also impressed by the sheer size and scalability of their technology infrastructure and capacity of the ads that AdForce can serve."


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2017 is the year when Eton Systems will expand its business and strengthen its presence in America. For the automotive, home textile, apparel, furniture and plastics industries, the upcoming change will not go unnoticed.
Eton Systems is a global supplier of customized material handling solutions that help customers in manufacturing industries increase productivity, profitability and improve the workplace environment.
With high labor costs and and a growing demand for stringent quality control and faster delivery to market, Eton’s state of the art technology has gained a lot of ground in the major growth markets of the world. Over the past number of years Eton Systems has had numerously successful installations in a variety of sectors in the textile market. It’s now time to leverage the success by making a greater investment in the American market.
During the last few years, Eton Systems has been represented by independent sales agents serving its North American customers. As from the first quarter 2017, Eton Systems will handle all sales related activities through its headquarter in the US in order to increase the presence and become an even better partner to a growing American industry.
The investment plan is ambitious and comprehensive, especially with the next generation of Eton technology just around the corner. For that reason, Eton Systems is currently looking into recruiting the best people for the job, including a new sales team, after-sales support staff, education and training personnel, along with a reenforcement of the existing finance department.
Alex Vega, the man responsible for realizing this venture, has broad international experience of starting and successfully managing new branches in global enterprises. Most recently, as MD and International Sales Director for Easton-Bell Sports Europe.
“Of course, we see many advantages being closer to our customers and having a direct overview of the operations”, says Alex Vega. It allows us to be more flexible and optimize delivery precision, thus providing a whole new service level to our current and new customers.
We would like to emphasize that this transition will not have any impact on the co-operation with our customers and partners, rather than in a clearly positive way.
At the same time, we would like to take the opportunity to thank Per Bringle and his colleagues for their support in the past and wish them the best of luck in the future”.
For any questions concerning the new Eton Systems venture, please Contact: Alex Vega at firstname.lastname@example.org or phone +1 678 318-3543


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Consistent with its mandate to collect lawful revenues for the country and despite the pandemic, the BOC, based on the preliminary report from Revenue Collection Monitoring Group (RCMG), surpassed its annual collection target for 2021 by 4.7% or P29.016 B, collecting a total of P645.765 B against its target of P616.749 B, even higher than the pre-pandemic collection of P630.31 B in 2019.
For the month of December, the BOC also exceeded its monthly revenue target by 20.8% with a total of P62.478 billion collection against its month-target of P51.705billion.
Furthermore, 13 out of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target for 2021, namely the Port of San Fernando, Port of Manila, MICP, Port of NAIA, Port of Batangas, Port of Legaspi, Port of Iloilo, Port of Surigao, Port Zamboanga, Port of Davao, Port of Subic, Port of Clark and Port of Limay.
The BOC’s positive revenue collection performance is attributed to the improved valuation, intensified enforcement operations against illegal importations, improved compliance by traders to customs laws, the gradual improvement of importation volume, and the government’s effort in ensuring unhampered movement of goods domestically and internationally considering the pandemic situation.
Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero once again commended the collective efforts of the men and women of Bureau of Customs who, despite the risks to their health and safety, showed unwavering commitment and dedication to service.


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Sure Sony still have some problems. If you read the financial report you can see that a writedown of goodwill by 1.6 billion for mobile devices is inclouded in the 1,2 billion loss ini q2 2014. The interesting part is if Sony can turn its mobile devices division abound. The result for q2 was better than expected since the writedown of goodwill was announced before the q2 2014 result.
Interesting that this article is using vgc chartz :) , made the article less serious.
Sony's shrinking slice of the smartphone market is in stark contrast to its dominance in game consoles, where its PlayStation 4 has trounced the Xbox One made by closest rival Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and has broken even within only a year of its release, a feat its predecessor achieved in four years.
Sony increased its annual operating profit forecast for the gaming unit by 40 percent to 35 billion yen after selling 3.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles in its second quarter. By Oct. 18 it had sold 12.3 million consoles, against 6.1 million Xbox One sales, according to market research website VG Chartz.


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Former 49ers NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Steve Young says Colin Kaepernick will likely not be the 49ers' starting quarterback. » Read More
*Microsoft showcases new Windows Phones. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29- Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Monday demand for the company's new Windows 8 operating system, released to the public on Friday, was running at a higher rate than its last release, Windows 7..
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29- Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Monday sales of the company's new Windows 8 operating system, released to the public on Friday, were running at a higher rate than its last release, Windows 7..
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29- Google Inc unveiled a larger version of its Nexus-branded tablet computer on Monday, and updated its mobile gadget and online content offerings as competition with Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp heats up ahead of the holiday sales season.
ROME- Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi faced a fresh setback on Monday as early counting in a local election in Sicily showed his divided centre-right party trailing in a former stronghold and big gains for the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement.
Treasury debt prices rose on Monday as a perceived rise in political risks in Italy and concerns about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery fueled safe-haven buying in thin trade as Hurricane Sandy was on track to pummel the U.S. East Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29- One morning in April, Ron Conway, the billionaire technology investor, sat in a conference room on the second floor of San Francisco's City Hall with about 50 representatives from the city's business community.
Take Taiwan's E Ink Holdings Inc, which makes most of the monochrome displays for devices such as Amazon.com Inc's Kindle and Barnes& Noble Inc's Nook. ``The bottom fell out of the market,'' says E Ink Chief Marketing Officer Sriram Peruvemba.
*Citi fired top Internet analyst and junior analyst. BOSTON/ SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26- Citigroup fired its top Internet analyst, Mark Mahaney, and paid a $2 million fine to a Massachusetts regulator to settle charges that the bank improperly disclosed research on Facebook IPO and information on other tech companies.
Oct 26- A former chief financial officer at Xilinx Inc on Friday became the latest executive to settle civil charges of being part of now-imprisoned hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading network.
BOSTON, Oct 26- Massachusetts fined Citigroup $2 million to settle charges that two bank analysts improperly released confidential information about Facebook's financials before the technology company went public. Citi said its top Internet analyst, Mark Mahaney, who was involved in the Facebook matter, is no longer at the company.
George Mitchell is stepping down from overseeing private settlement talks over the deadly San Bruno pipeline explosion. The California Public Utilities Commission appointed the former Senate Majority Leader earlier this month to mediate a settlement regarding whether Pacific Gas& Electric Co. should be fined for the blast.
Wells Fargo& Co. spokeswoman Vickee Adams said this week that once the company learned Eggers had received a waiver, it offered on Oct. 12 to rehire him in his old job at the same salary. But Eggers said that he won't accept the bank's offer to return to work unless Wells Fargo changes its background check policy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26- Pension changes recently endorsed by the Los Angeles city council don't go far enough for former Mayor Richard Riordan, who aims to put more aggressive fixes on the city's May 2013 ballot.
LONDON/ SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26- Top oil companies in the western world are missing out on the full benefits of strong crude prices because of costly production outages and delays in bringing on new capacity, third-quarter results are set to show. ``Earnings are... down 13 percent year-on-year, worse than the 2 percent decrease in Brent prices- once again demonstrating the majors' poor margin capture in a strong commodity price environment and rising cost pressures,'' said Credit Suisse analysts in a note on the top European players.
*Apple to launch iPhone 5 in China in December. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- Apple Inc delivered a second straight quarter of disappointing results and iPad sales fell well short of Wall Street's targets, marring its record of consistently blowing past investors' expectations.
*Apple full-year revenue jumps 45 pct to $156.5 bln. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- Apple Inc delivered a second straight quarter of disappointing results and iPad sales fell well short of Wall Street's targets, marring its record of consistently blowing past investors' expectations.
*Amazon spending heavily on warehouses, Kindle technology, cloud business. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- Amazon.com Inc reported its first quarterly net loss in more than five years on Thursday as the world's largest Internet retailer spent heavily and suffered from an economic slowdown in Europe.
*Amazon spending heavily on warehouses, Kindle technology, cloud business. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- Amazon.com Inc reported weak quarterly results on Thursday as the world's largest Internet retailer spent heavily and suffered from an economic slowdown in Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- KLA-Tencor Corp posted fiscal first-quarter revenue below expectations and said current-quarter revenue would fall more as chipmakers, worried about the economy, hold off on new orders of manufacturing equipment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25- Apple Inc delivered another quarter of lackluster results and iPad sales fell well short of Wall Street targets, pushing its stock down more than 1 percent. Apple sold fewer iPads than anticipated as the economy remained weak and consumers waited for the new iPad mini, which will hit store shelves next month.


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More Than 100,000 DSW Customers’ Data Hacked
More than 100,000 customers of a shoe store chain probably have been affected by a cyber break-in of the company’s database, the Secret Service said Thursday.
Columbus, Ohio-based DSW Shoe Warehouse discovered the theft of credit card and personal shopping information March 4 and reported it to federal authorities, the firm said. DSW was alerted by a credit card company that noticed suspicious activity.
The firm’s announcement follows disclosure within the last month from two database brokers that intruders accessed personal information on more than 170,000 people and the disclosure last month from Bank of America that it had lost data tapes containing personal information on federal employees who used 1.2 million bank-issued cards.
At DSW, an outside contractor is evaluating the company’s network to determine how it was breached, said Kurt Douglass, special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s Cincinnati office. The number of customers affected is unknown, but “it’s going to be in the hundreds of thousands,” Douglass said.
The information was stolen from a database for 103 of the chain’s 175 stores. Internet sales from the chain’s website were not affected, the company said.
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Collective Brands Said to Seek Final Bids by End of April
Collective Brands Inc. (PSS), the owner of the Payless ShoeSource chain, is seeking final offers at the end of April from retailers including Brown Shoe Co. (BWS) and South Korea’s E-Land Group, said two people familiar with the matter.
While no final bids have been made, Collective Brands expects to receive bids that value it at $20 to $22 a share, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. The price range is higher than Collective Brands anticipated in August, when the company disclosed its strategic review, said the people.
Collective Brands, which also markets Saucony and Sperry Top-Sider shoes, has been working with Perella Weinberg Partners LP and Kurt Salmon to explore strategic options. Last month, the company shrank the pool of potential buyers to about 10, people familiar with the matter said at the time. A price of $22 a share would value Topeka, Kansas-based Collective Brands at $1.33 billion based on its shares outstanding as of Jan. 28.
The Korean-language Maeil Business Newspaper reported that E-Land was preparing a $1.8 billion joint bid. E-Land has indicated to Collective Brands it will put in a solo bid to acquire the whole company and hasn’t give a price, said one of the people.
Brown Shoe also has indicated it will bid, most likely with Cerberus Capital Management LP, said one of the people. Other private-equity firms, including Golden Gate Capital Corp. and Leonard Green & Partners LP, are looking to bid for all or parts of the company, said the people.
“E-Land seeks to buy Collective Brands,” Ro Byung Gyoo, a spokesman for E-Land Group, said by phone yesterday. He declined to give details of the offer, including its price.
Peggy Reilly Tharp, a spokeswoman for St. Louis-based Brown Shoe, didn’t return telephone and e-mail requests for comment. Michael Gennaro, chief operating officer and spokesman for Los Angeles-based Leonard Green, didn’t return telephone and e-mail requests for comment. Spokesmen for Collective Brands, San Francisco-based Golden Gate and New York-based Cerberus declined to comment.
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James Tillman from NRG Energy explains how you can charge you electric vehicle on the road or even at home.
More companies are increasingly investing in charging stations for pure-electric and hybrid vehicles across the country getting in on the ground floor and scooping up the best sites.
With fewer than 15,000 pure-electric cars on U.S. roads today along with so far lackluster sales on hybrid vehicles, investors and business owner alike seem to be looking towards the future with optimism when it comes to an electric vehicle infrastructure.
In a press release on Business Wire Friday, NRG Energy announced a $100 million, four year agreement with California Public Utilities Commission to begin building a state-wide comprehensive network of electric vehicle charging stations.
The plan calls for a minimum of 10,000 individual charging stations to be installed at individual homes, offices, multifamily communities, schools and hospitals, along with approximately 200 public fast-charging stations installed in San Diego county, San Francisco Bay area and the Los Angeles Basin, adding vehicles up to 50 miles of range in less than 15 minutes of charge.
Chief Executive Officer, David Crane of NRG said in the press release “With this agreement, the people of California will gain a charging infrastructure ready to support their current and future fleet of electric vehicles," adding "and we will be helping the State meet its clean car goals as embodied by its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate.”
Meanwhile elsewhere across the United States, The Wall Street Journal reports that many other companies are getting into the act.
Car Charging Group Inc. based out of Miami is beginning to assemble their own nationwide network of charging facilities with plans to install stations in retail-store lots and parking garages around the country.
The Miami based company wants to strike fast in hopes to lock up prime locations while the pickings are still ripe."The business that we're in today is a land grab," says CEO Michael Farkas
Other companies such as Walgreen's and Cracker Barrel are also jumping on the bandwagon. Walgreen's already has stations at four of its Texas stores with plans to install even more in San Francisco, Orlando, FL and Washington D.C. and Cracker Barrel is expecting to upgrade some of its Tennessee restaurants within months.
Also, it's not just the big boys trying to catch the worm. The WSJ interviewed a McDonald's franchisee owner by the name of Tom Wolf. Mr. Wolf recently installed two chargers at his newest restaurant in Huntington, W. Virginia.
Wolf spent $6,385 on the chargers and so far they have seen little use but the restaurant owner remains optimistic saying, "it's for the future."
The price of chargers vary dramatically according to your needs. A "fast" charge 480-volt charger is the most expensive costing around $40,000 plus installation but can fully recharge a vehicle within 30 minutes.
The 240-volt chargers run between $2,000 and $3,000 plus installation depending on the manufacturer and will charge you battery in approximately 8 hours.
Home chargers which most likely will be an electric-car owners main over-night hub can run today around $700 to $1,000 plus installation but chances are when more are purchased and the technology gets better the price will gradually come down.


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Abbott Nutrition said Monday it has reached an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration to reopen its infant formula plant, paving the way for increased baby formula supply amid the ongoing shortage.
Why it matters: The U.S. has faced a massive baby formula shortage because of supply chain issues compounded by the closure of Abbott's facility in Sturgis, Michigan due to an FDA recall. Reopening the facility means more baby formula could hit store shelves soon.
Driving the news:Abbott said in a statement Monday that it can restart operating the site in two weeks. It will take another six to eight weeks before the baby formula can make its way onto shelves.
Abbott said that an investigation between the FDA, Abbott and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found "no conclusive evidence to link Abbott's formulas to these infant illnesses."
A federal court in Western Michigan approved the consent decree from the Department of Justice on Monday, which requires Abbott to seek outside expert help to keep the Michigan facility in proper condition.
Details: The FDA said Abbott agreed to make corrections to its facility following the recall that will "ultimately result in an increase of infant formula products."
The FDA said that Abbott will have to meet FDA standards when the facility reopens.
If any contamination is found, Abbott must tell the FDA about it and "conduct a root-cause investigation before resuming production," the FDA said.
What they're saying: "Our No. 1 priority is getting infants and families the high-quality formulas they need, and this is a major step toward re-opening our Sturgis facility so we can ease the nationwide formula shortage," said Robert Ford, chairman and chief executive officer of Abbott.
"We look forward to working with the FDA to quickly and safely re-open the facility.
"We know millions of parents and caregivers depend on us and we're deeply sorry that our voluntary recall worsened the nationwide formula shortage. We will work hard to re-earn the trust that moms, dads and caregivers have placed in our formulas for more than 50 years."
The other side: "The public should rest assured that the agency will do everything possible to continue ensuring that infant and other specialty formulas produced by the company meet the FDA’s safety and quality standards, which American consumers have come to expect and deserve,” FDA commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement Monday.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the Department of Justice "will vigorously enforce the laws ensuring the safety of our food and other essential consumer products, and we will work alongside our partners across government to help make sure those products are available to the American people.”
What we're watching: Califf also told the "Today" show Monday morning the agency does not expect the baby formula shortage "to last to the end of the year, by any means."
Editor's note: This story has been updated with new details throughout.


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The world's premier menswear show ended on Thursday evening with a positive outcome, welcoming 4,900 buyers in total, more than double the attendance of the June session, and auguring well for the rest of the season.
The Première Vision New York show will be held again at Center415 on Fifth Avenue on January 18-19. It isn’t yet a return to normalcy, though foreign buyers will be able to attend following the US borders’ reopening.
They may be letting unvaccinated tennis players into Australia, but here at Pitti Uomo 101 in Florence, Covid passes are obligatory, each entrant is temperature checked, and everyone wears a PPF8 masks.
The Florentine show is the first event to take place in physical format at the start of 2022. Despite being hit by the renewed Covid-19 surge, it will showcase more than 500 exhibitors from January 11 to 13.
On February 9-12 2022, the association of Istanbul-based apparel exporters (IHKIB) is staging, jointly with Istanbul Fashion Connection, a new trade show centred on Turkish fashion for men, women and children.
Due to the pandemic’s renewed surge, the Man show has cancelled its January 21-23 session, set to be held again at the Vendôme Pavilion in Paris. The show’s New York edition will go ahead as planned on January 26-28.
As Covid’s Omicron variant spreads in France, the government has restricted attendance to major public events in January. The Who's Next show has confirmed its dates, but Maison&Objet has been postponed to March.
Due to the worsening pandemic situation and challenges facing foreign visitors/ exhibitors travelling to Paris, the organisers have postponed trade shows Salon International de la Lingerie and Interfilière to June 18-20.
The Milanese show's next edition will be held on February 24-27 at the Superstudio Più and Ex Ansaldo venues, and will grow its exhibition area to 18,000 m2 with two extra locations, Mudec and the Visconti Pavilion.
The fashion event that takes place at Paris' Porte de Versailles has partnered with trade fair operator Sportair to introduce sportswear and outdoor labels at its next edition, set to run January 21 through 24, 2022.
On January 11-13, the childrenswear show will be staged at the Fortezza da Basso venue in Florence, together with menswear counterpart Pitti Uomo, featuring some 170 exhibitors, of which 81 coming from outside Italy.


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On Wednesday, Malwarebytes launched the mobile version of their popular anti-malware application on the Google Play Store. In a press release, CEO Marcin Kleczynski said the following:
"Since computer software has been around, people have been finding ways to attack it through vulnerabilities or through targeting users. The Android mobile operating system is no different. Its success in the consumer space--and its openness--has made it a huge target for malware authors."
The app, itself, focuses on three primary functions. Most users who are familiar with the PC counterpart should recognize the device scanner, which basically detects any malware variants like Trojans, backdoor, and spyware. The latter half is new territory for Malwarebytes: Privacy Manager and App Manager.
The App Manager, itself, is exactly as it sounds: It's a reorganized list of running processes on your Android device that lets you monitor how many resources an app takes up, as well as offering the option to close them. Malwarebytes strips away the extraneous system processes to help users focus solely on the apps that they're familiar with, like downloaded apps. You can also choose to whitelist apps.
The Privacy Manager scans your apps for instances of accessing your private information and breaks it down by which apps access what. Though not exactly a new concept, the organization and presentation of the apps that access your sensitive data are clean and easy to digest, based on our initial impressions. Each feature is broken down into more detailed lists if you're curious about more specific privileges.


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The technology is a patented oral delivery platform, offering a combination of gastric protection and controlled release
Lallemand Health Solutions and Aventus Innovations have signed a global agreement to grant Lallemand exclusive use of Aventus’ NutraJIT technology for probiotic applications. The technology is a patented oral delivery platform, offering a combination of gastric protection and controlled release particularly suitable for active ingredients like probiotics. It has already been tested and used, the company said, to protect other ingredients, like melatonin, vitamins, and certain minerals.
“As a young innovative Canadian company which develops oral delivery technologies intended for use by dietary supplements companies like Lallemand Health Solutions, we are thrilled to have concluded this agreement which will allow our ingredients to serve consumers, worldwide” said Nicolas Kronström, COO at Aventus Innovations.
“This protective technology is efficient on both capsules and tablets, which is a great addition to our existing portfolio. NutraJIT is a versatile vehicle for active ingredients to make their way to their site of action, without being affected by the stomach fluids acidity and with reduced gastric side effects.” said Marie-Eve Boyte, Scientific Affairs Director at Lallemand Health Solutions.
NutraJIT is a derivative of food-product protein and is all-natural, allergen-free and clean label, Aventus says. It creates a gel barrier in a low pH environment, protecting the probiotic formula from stomach acidity. When reaching the intestines, it desegregates as the pH is increasing, releasing the bacteria where they need to be.
“We are eager to bring this new attractive solution to the probiotic market and are actively preparing the launch for the coming fall.” added Bérengère Feuz, Marketing Director at Lallemand Health Solutions.


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Vodafone is dishing some festive cheer out to all its customers with a December data stocking filler.
Throughout December, Vodafone customers can enjoy 30 days’ unlimited mobile data completely for free - and all you have to do is apply through the VeryMe app.
The free data offer kicks off on 1 December and it’s incredibly easy to get. Just log in to your Vodafone app and redeem the free data offer in the VeryMe section. You’ll then receive a text message confirming that the offer has been activated.
Vodafone has made 200,000 of these 30-day unlimited data passes available to its pay monthly customers so do log in and redeem the offer quickly to make sure you don’t miss out.
The last date to claim this offer is 21 December.
If you’re already on one of Vodafone’s unlimited plans, this offer won’t apply to you.
Vodafone is really doing its bit to help keep people connected over what is shaping up to be a decidedly different festive period than what we’re all used to. Tech has been a godsend for many throughout the pandemic.
Whether it’s games over Zoom, family WhatsApp chats or just a simple video call, technology has brought people together at a time when we haven’t been able to meet as freely as we’d like.
Vodafone’s latest offer should give its customers a bit of light relief knowing that they can use as much data as they need over Christmas and make sure no one misses out on that festive video call.
Nick Jeffery, Vodafone UK Chief Executive Officer, said: “We want our customers to stay connected to friends and family without worrying about running out of data or spending too much this festive season. We pledged earlier this year to take whatever spare capacity we had and make it available for customers and those most in need across the UK. What better time to do this for our customers than Christmas.”
Earlier in the year, Vodafone generously gave free data to all NHS workers as a gesture of good will for the hard work carried out during the Coronavirus pandemic. That offer was recently extended till 31 January.
Now, the network has given all its customers to enjoy free data till the end of the year, so don’t miss out if you’re eligible for the offer.
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Beijing / CN. (gov) China´s moon cake producers are hoping to revive the spirit of China´s traditional Mid-Autumn Festival by packaging their products in simple, environment-friendly, recycled paper. More than 40 stores have joined a municipal government campaign to sell moon cakes in simple packaging. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on September 25 this year.
The moon cakes would be wrapped in recycled paper and packaged in paper containers, says Liu Jian, a marketing official with Beijing municipal bureau of commerce. Leading producers like Holiland, Guixiangcun and Weiduomei are involved in the campaign.
«Customers can still buy moon cakes wrapped in expensive packages as gifts. We do not expect they want to change that right away. The recycled paper was introduced to promote the notion of environmental protection among consumers», Liu says. However he could not specify the proportion of moon cakes to be wrapped in recycled paper.
The simply-packaged moon cakes – around 5.000 boxes per involved company – will be sold for 90 to 180 CNY (8,70 to 17,40 Euro) per box, depending on the quantity and quality, an average ten percent lower than normal (Beijing) prices.
«As China´s prices have soared recently, the costs of raw materials to produce moon cakes has increased by ten to twelve percent», says Liu. Keeping the prices low would help stabilize commodity prices during the festival. China´s consumer price index, a key inflation indicator, rose by 3,5 percent in the first seven months, hitting 5,6 percent in July. The rise has been mainly driven by food price hikes, which soared by 8,6 percent from January to July and contributed to 80 percent of the overall inflation, according to earlier report.
Liu hopes the packaging drive would help spread the concepts of frugality, rationality and health. «Luxurious packages not only distort the meaning of moon cakes, but are unnecessarily wasteful». Mid-Autumn Festival, traditionally a time of family reunions, was designated an official festival in the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). On the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, family members return home and together eat moon cakes and watch the full moon.
In the past decade, moon cakes – traditionally stuffed with sweet bean paste, egg yolks and nuts – have been packaged in extremely expensive and elaborate boxes made of wood, silk or even gold. In the last two years, the authorities have begun to discourage extravagance and waste in the sales of moon cakes.


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Hickok played an integral role in facilitating the $11.9 billion sale of Scripps to Discovery earlier this year, a move that boosted Scripps’ stock price by more than 25%. The industry veteran’s relationship with Scripps dates back to 1988, when she joined the company as a financial analyst. Almost three decades later, she is behind a transaction that will dramatically alter the cable landscape. “I would enjoy having dinner with Ina Gartner, the Barefoot Contessa,” she says. “The conversation and food would be spectacular. I love her story, her Food Network show and all her cookbooks.”
What industry topic do you think will dominate industry headlines in 2018 and why?
The digital revolution that has been disrupting distribution platforms, content formats, and consumer consumption habits will clearly continue to be a focus. We’ll all continue to be working through the issues around the decline of traditional pay-tv subscribers, the size of the bundle as well as the shift of advertising dollars to large platform players. And of course, volume, cost, and sustainability of content being produced and monetized across the media landscape will drive more headlines next year. Direct-to-consumer launches, content discovery, artificial intelligence and consumer data driven ad solutions will also garner headlines as well. And did I mention consolidation?
What famous women, living or deceased, would you like to have dinner with?
I would enjoy having dinner with Ina Gartner, the Barefoot Contessa. The conversation and food would be spectacular. I love her story, her Food Network show and all her cookbooks.
Best advice for relieving stress?
Deliberately and consistently scheduling time to do what you enjoy. For me that could be one of several things. Yoga, cooking, meeting a friend for dinner or simply watching a sappy show or two.


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According to 4Car, the FD will replace the European Accent and Elantra. It will be powered by a range of engines including a 1.4 liter petrol (gasoline) engine and a 2.0 liter diesel. The Kia was primarily designed by a Korean team and redeveloped for the European market, but the Hyundai FD was created by Europeans at the automaker's Russelsheim, Germany facility.
The FD will possibly go on sale in 2007 as a 2008 model. Other trims, from a coupe-cabriolet to compact MPVs and SUVs, will follow.
[Source: 4Car, Carscoop]


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Grain markets continued their unusual upward trend to start the month of September as, despite some weather concerns and harvest progressing, the bulls are holding fast for the complex. Futures markets continue to be buoyed by some strong new crop export sales and said supply concerns, all of which helped soybean prices climb to new two-year highs ahead of the September long weekend. While next week, on Friday, September 11th, we’ll get the next monthly WASDE report from the USDA, it was Statistics Canada that had a spotlight on this week, sharing its first production estimate for Harvest 2020, as…
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Bank of America NFC trial
Bank of America will roll out a mobile NFC payment trial enabling customers to use their smartphones to fund retail purchases. The trial will run from September until the end of the year along with Visa. The NFC function is expected to involve interim NFC solutions such as SD cards or cases, rather than embedded NFC phones. Following on from the news of the trial by AT&T and Verizon Wireless with T-Mobile planned for 2011, this means that we're starting to see positive signs for NFC in the US. Plus: we're talking about major players here. With names like Bank of America and Visa ...well no intro needed. With household names like all these, surely this will increase the whole profile of NFC in the public eye although of course there's a large difference between trials and achieving national rollouts! Talking of national rollouts, one phone vendor once said that there wouldn't be any "NFC" phones in future, because they would all have NFC as standard similarly to bluetooth and cameras. It will up to the subscriber if they decide to use it or not. Smartphones are still in the minority in most countries. My view is that for mobile payments to really scale, and for retailers and merchants to really capture the potential, you actually need all new devices to have NFC, not just smartphones. Having said that, with the price of smartphones dropping, how long before every phone is a smartphone anyway?!


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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday expressed hopes that the management change at Renault SA will work to facilitate the cooperation between the French automaker and its Japanese alliance partner، Nissan Motor Co.
During 20-minute talks over the phone، Abe told Macron that the Nissan-Renault alliance is a symbol of the industrial cooperation between Japan and France and that he wants the two companies to maintain and strengthen their stable partnership.
Specific ways to fortify the partnership should be discussed by the firms themselves، Abe added.
At a board meeting on Thursday، Renault accepted the resignation of Carlos Ghosn، who has been indicted in Japan for alleged financial misconduct، from the posts of its chairman and chief executive officer.
The board appointed Jean-Dominique Senard، CEO of French tire giant Michelin، as new Renault chairman to replace Ghosn، and Thierry Bollore، deputy CEO of Renault، as CEO of the automaker.
Nissan dismissed Ghosn as its chairman days after his first arrest by Tokyo prosecutors on Nov. 19، 2018. Ghosn was removed from the post of chairman at Mitsubishi Motors Corp.، also a member of the alliance، after his first arrest as well.
In the phone talks، Abe told Macron that Japan، as the chair of this year’s summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies، will aim to promote economic growth and address the economic disparities.


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"I can't help but look at these virus trends and think of it in terms of a start-up..."
Modern virus writers and the criminal operations which pay for their skills are looking ever more like real businesses according to one security expert, who even likened them to dot-com start-ups.
Greg Day, security analyst at McAfee, said these operations are showing alarming levels of professionalism and while the idea that malware distribution has been governed by a financial motivation in recent years is nothing new, Day says research for McAfee's annual global threat report reveals it has now reached new levels of sophistication and looks set to continue in that trend.
"To me this is starting to look more and more like a proper business," he told silicon.com, with more contributors working to give malware a longer and more effective shelf life.
Day said an 'open source mentality' also helps in this regard. The distribution of virus code openly across the internet and greater collusion between writers are key in contributing towards what appears to be a very real research and development cycle within these organisations.
"The mentality of open source is helping them," said Day. "More brains equals better technology. Open source is a great idea, it's just a shame they've taken that great concept and are using its success for their own benefit."
Day said virus writers and those who stand to gain from the bot-nets and malware will be asking themselves questions about how they can move their business on by growing it, innovating and developing new products. They will be drawing from tools available online and they will be looking at their business in the way many more mature, legitimate companies do.
"They'll be asking 'What functionality do we need to bring in to give this a second life?'," said Day. "I can't help but look at these trends and think of it in terms of a start-up."


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By Adedapo Adesanya
Southern African nation, Namibia, has become the first nation on the continent to export red meat to the United States, following almost 20 years of negotiations, testing, and discussions.
The United States is the world’s biggest red meat consumer as Americans consume on average 120 kg of meat per person, and as the demand for the commodity increases globally, this proved a good opportunity for the nation.
The state-owned meat company, Meatco, sent a shipment of 25 tonnes of beef to Philadelphia in the US on Wednesday, and with this, it paves way for Namibia to export 860 tonnes of various beef cuts in 2020 to the United States, and this could further rise to 5,000 tonnes by 2025.
According to the country’s minister of international relations, Mr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, “We’re able to finally export meat to the lucrative and big United States market. ”
Namibia’s first commercial consignment came after samples were sent in the past 24 months to laboratories in the United States for tests. This followed negotiations over safety regulations and logistics that started in 2002.
Under the deal between Namibia and the US, it will exports red meat which range from boneless to raw beef cuts in frozen or chilled form.
“Namibia will benefit economically from tapping into the largest consumer market with purchasing power of $13 trillion, and U.S. consumers will benefit from access to Namibia’s high-quality, free-range, grass-fed beef,” US ambassador to Namibia, Ms Lisa Johnson said.
Namibia exports continue to grow with this as it also exported close to 12,400 metric tonnes of meat to Norway, Britain, the European Union and Chinese markets in 2019.
Agriculture contributes about 5 percent to Namibia’s economy but farming including cattle raising contributes to nearly two-thirds of the population’s income.
This is a plus for the nation as Namibia’s exports will also benefit from a duty-free regime under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
AGOA is a United States Trade Act enacted on May 18, 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress and signed by President George Bush and has since been renewed by President Barack Obama to 2025.
The legislation significantly enhances market access to the US for qualifying Sub-Saharan African countries such as Nigeria, Namibia, Ghana, among others.
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New in 2016: Tech Tracks, Green Talk, Cool Products
By DONNA BALANCIA – Hot topics in news include going green and technology’s impact on our everyday lives. In the world of music, it’s no different as NAMM 2016 kicks off in Anaheim.
Many of the thousands of music merchants represented at the annual Anaheim trade show have an electronic element, a tech element or a green initiative to tout this year.
It may be the year of going green as many of the companies participating in NAMMShow 2016 have a few environmentally friendly tricks up their sleeves.
Familiar names Gibson, Yamaha, Sennheiser, Avid and others will be on hand demonstrating and showing new models to retailers across the country.
New this year is TEC Tracks, formerly known as the H.O.T. Zone, where education reigns supreme and attendees can pick the brains of leaders in business, music and tech.
Daily keynotes feature legendary producers, including Eddie Kramer, who has worked with everyone from Jimi Hendrix to the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin, and Tony Brown, whose credits include Steve Earle, Reba McEntire, Lyle Lovett, George Strait—and the list goes on.
There will be future-forward sessions in such areas as game, Internet and app audio, as well as the future of the industry as it relates to the latest technologies and breakthroughs. A3E (Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange) will present a full-day program on Saturday, including a keynote, focused on the future of audio, bringing a new perspective to the show.
TEC Tracks presents something for every type of pro audio professional.
A festival sound engineers panel will gather the experts from this growing market.
For live sound, there will also be a panel on best practices for in-ear monitoring, a master class on getting your studio sound tuned for the concert stage, and also a workshop on audio-video bridging to create compact touring systems.


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HANGZHOU// – A joint venture between China’s Geely and Kandi’s Fengsheng Automotive Technology Group has resulted in the birth of a new electric car brand in China named Maple.
Price of the brand’s first model, the Maple 30x, starts at less than $9,750.
The 30x is a compact SUV with a 70-kW engine that is offered at prices starting at 68,800 yuan after subsidies (the equivalent of around $9,715) – the premium package costs 79,800 yuan ($11,235).
However, it remains to be seen how much subsidy Maple has currently included in its price range. The current maximum rate of 25,000 yuan (around $3,570) is only available to e-cars with a range of 400 kilometres and more – the 30x comes to 306 kilometres.
In addition, it has not yet been decided at what rates the central government will continue to subsidise the NEV. Either way, the Maple 30x is one of the price breakers on the market.
According to Chinese media reports, the first copies in series quality were produced as early as January. The vehicles are currently being distributed by the sales company to the dealers – which suggests that the first deliveries are likely to be made soon.
Auto critics have accused the makers of Maple 30x for clearly copying the design of India’s Tata Nexon SUV.
Volvo’s parent company Geely holds 78 per cent of Fengsheng Automotive Technology Group, the remaining 22 per cent is owned by Zhejiang Kandi Vehicle. The business purpose is officially stated as research and development of electric vehicles and car parts, car leasing services, sales of car parts and relevant after-sales services.
Maple’s second model, an all-electric MPV, is scheduled to follow in the third quarter, but details of the vehicle are not yet available. According to a product launch plan, a mid-size SUV, a mini hatchback and an “ultra-mini hatchback” are planned for 2021.
By 2025, other models of various sizes are to be successively introduced to the market, and Maple wants to serve many segments from the smallest car to the large SUV. The Chinese manufacturer also announced an electric pickup and an electric roadster.


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Every year, new tactics, trends, and strategies influence digital marketing, with 2018 being no exception. While digital marketing in Toronto will become even more analytical and broader reaching this year, experts will pay the most attention to improved Artificial Intelligence capabilities, organic searches, and campaigns based on influencers.
The Rise and Fall of Social Media Sites
This year, different social media platforms will experience significant growth, while others will fall short of their predictions. Take Twitter as a prime example. For 2017, this social media site did not grow its user base as experts anticipated. Although extending the number of characters to 280 will likely help, company officials are still waiting to see the full impact of this change.
While Twitter stayed busy dealing with acquisitions opposed to making ad platform improvements, LinkedIn made several vital improvements to its advertising platform. In fact, with a refreshed user interface, both B2B and B2C have more opportunities. Instagram, with its new Stories tool, which has gained more loyalty than Snapchat, is another social media platform that marketers need to watch when developing digital marketing strategies.
Thanks to superior advertising controls, an increasing number of B2C brands now consider Instagram more engaging, thus the preferred source for digital marketing efforts. With more digital marketing training, experts will know which social media platforms to target and which ones to avoid.
Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Marketing
Last year, marketers relied on collected and stored information when creating both customer profiles and strategies for behavior marketing. That allowed them to customize messages for specific prospects. However, for 2018, many critical marketing decisions will come from machines. That means that for building segments, customizing copy that targets personalities, and start/stop campaigns that go across many channels, data analysis will come from software.
When customers realize that marketing efforts target them based on behaviors, they become even more loyal. With incredible advances in 2018 for Artificial Intelligence and behavioral marketing, professional marketers can start engaging better with existing customers and prospects.
Greater Investment in Influencer Marketing
Relying heavier on influencer marketing is another anticipated trend this year. Although some industries will achieve greater success than others, digital marketing will invest more in influencer marketing in 2018. Overall, campaigns will contain user-generated content so that brands can get consumers more involved, becoming a part of the buyer experience and the story behind the brand.
As an example, as part of its Influencer Program, Amazon added self-service tools. With that, influencers can build a unique Amazon page complete with a dedicated vanity URL. On that page, Amazon can list all the different products recommended, which streamlines the sharing and shopping process.
Advanced Advertising Formats
New advertising formats are yet another change for this year’s digital marketing in Toronto. While ad-blocker software makes consumers happy, it creates significant challenges for marketers. In fact, experts predict that by 2020, roughly 100 million consumers in the United States alone will use an ad blocker. For display ad revenue, that equates to a loss of over $12 billion within the next two years.
To circumvent the problem, marketers will start using different platforms. For instance, savvy advertising platforms such as Facebook discovered a way of disabling ad-blocking on its site. With that, businesses can tell whether users saw their content. YouTube, which continues to grow in popularity with a new audience base, is also making incredible changes in 2018.
YouTube Kids costs nothing, reaches approximately 70 percent of kids between the ages of 6 and 12, and it supports ads. That, combined with the fact that this channel provides content preferences, parental controls, and time limits, many parents are choosing YouTube Kids over the high cost of cable television. Advertisers can use streaming ads to target this segment.
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Fashion & Beauty
HUSBANDS of Instagram stand down. A little bloke with a name starting in S has taken your job.
Rebecca used to fork out a staggering $1000 every three weeks to feed her family of five. Now, she’s managed to slash it to just $250.
THE world’s biggest smartphone developer has unveiled its latest high-end mobile phone line, the Note10.
A NEW laptop and a premium watch have led a stream of major announcements from Samsung in New York on Thursday morning.
THE first thing that jumps out at you about the two new Galaxy Note 10 smartphones is their sheer size.
SAMSUNG has expanded its strategic partnership with Microsoft in a move which will pave the way for taking and receiving phone calls using a PC.
SAMSUNG has fired the latest salvo of the smartwatch war, unveiling its new device just day out from its annual Unpacked event.


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Taylor Precision Products has introduced Filament Brands, the company’s new corporate brand, logo, and website. According to the company, the rebranding reflects both the evolution of the company as well as its vision and groundwork for the future.
Filament Brands will be home to Rabbit, RBT, Houdini, Chef’n, Vibe, Taylor Kitchen, Taylor Bath, Taylor Weather, Springfield, Salter, EatSmart and two new brands launching this spring.
“Over the past five years, we have truly differentiated ourselves within our industry. We’ve structured our best in class design, engineering, operations and marketing to offer products that are stylish and functionally relevant. Filament Brands, our new name, is an embodiment of our mission statement and emphasizes the strong creative and professional talents that our company possesses,” said Rob Kay, CEO, Filament Brands. “We approach our business differently than our competitors. Our success leverages a history of relentless customer focus and challenger mindset to redefine our future. It’s a very exciting time for the company.”
Filament currently sells its products in 50 plus countries and is sold everywhere from mass to independent gourmet retailers. All Filament brands aim to create best in class products for the home and provide a compelling value promise to the consumer, the company said.


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The last time Cadillac did a wagon, it was in 2014 and it had 556 horsepower. That was a long time ago, but the company’s chief engineer has revealed the new Cadillac CT5 may end up with more roof over the trunk, too.
A Cadillac wagon is under active consideration and it’s only because the first one has become so popular, according to an interview with Cadillac’s Brandon Vivian on the Autoline After Hours podcast, via Roadshow:
“So I will tell you, I’ve been looking at that many, many, many times,” Vivian said. “We continue to look for opportunities to make money, and I will continue to do that.”
Vivian made a particular point of calling out that the now-discontinued CTS-V Sport Wagon model still serves as a touchstone for some of the brand’s most hard-core fans.
“So, nothing to announce right now, but certainly, when you see the enthusiasm of our customers, and when I’m out there talking to our customers, to our V-Lab — to our V-Club members — there is an absolute fanaticism around the V wagons, and wagons in general. So because of that, we continue to study a future variant.”
The company knows a wagon wouldn’t exactly sell in volume, but it seems like they may only need to make the case that they’ll make some money on whatever wagon is sold, not necessarily that it has to sell like gangbusters.
Considering a low volume is all but inevitable for something like this, it’s likely Caddy would focus on the performance model, which could either be the normal CT5-V with 355 horsepower, or the hot CT5-V Blackwing with much more power.
It’ll be worth it alone to get rid of the CT5's unfortunately black triangle panel on the C-pillar, at least.


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Danish toymaker LEGO has seen sales and profits take a knock in the wake of the collapse of Toys R Us, with a fall of five per cent in the first six months of the year.
Sales have hit $2.2bn in the first half of trading while operating profit has dropped four per cent to $650 million.
Last year, the firm’s chief executive said LEGO was looking to 2018 as “a year to stabilise and create a platform for sustainable growth,” after it posted its first annual decline in sales and profits in more than a decade.
Despite the fall once again, CEO Niels Christiansen has said the turnaround is on track. Both sales and profit were affected by the weakening of the dollar, with LEGO’s consumer sales actually rising one per cent in the first half.
“Our aim for this year is to stabilise. Anything better is a bonus. We are encouraged by the business already stabilising,” said Christiansen.
He also said that he was encouraged by LEGO being able to compensate for the disruption from the bankruptcy of Toys R Us earlier this year. He said LEGO was trying to encourage more direct sales through its internet site and shops – with it due to open two flagship stores in Shanghai and Beijing in the next six months.
“We have managed to get the same amount of products to consumers through fewer channels,” he added.
LEGO is not alone in its current sales drop. Mattel recently reported first half sales dwon nine per cent to $1.5bn while its operating loss more than doubled to $466 million. Hasbro, likewise, saw sales down 11 per cent in the first half.


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One of Canada’s biggest food retailers says the pandemic is having a lasting impact on food consumption as consumers continue to spend more at grocery stores and cook at home rather than return to restaurants, as reported by the Canadian Press.
Michael Medline, president and CEO of Empire Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary Sobeys Inc., said the shift appears to be permanent.
“We are seeing a structural change in consumption of food at home,” Medline said during a conference call with analysts on Thursday to discuss Empire’s second-quarter results.
“Customers have seen and experienced the affordability and convenience of eating at home with their families,” he said. “We believe there is permanence in this shift.”
One of the most notable changes in grocery shopping habits is an ongoing elevated basket size, indicating that consumers are buying more food with each shop.
“We’re seeing basket sizes remain at elevated levels,” Medline said, adding that in conjunction with the grocer’s other data on shopping habits there is evidence of a “permanent shift.”
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Thomas Cook employees offered free passes at Hastings, Bexhill and Rye leisure centres
A gym has offered complimentary week-long guests passes to Thomas Cook employees following the collapse of the travel company.
Freedom Leisure said the passes can be redeemed at any of their Hastings and Rother sites – Summerfields Leisure Centre, Bexhill Leisure Centre, Bexhill Leisure Pool, Falaise Leisure Centre, Helenswood Sports Centre and Rye Sports Centre.
In a Facebook post, the company said: “We are saddened to hear of the collapse of travel company Thomas Cook and can only imagine how worried the employees must be over their future.
“If you would like to work out some of those frustrations or just chill out in the sauna while you digest the news then we welcome you.
“Pop down to any of our Hastings and Rother sites and collect a complimentary one week guest pass. Just bring proof of your employment.
“It’s a small gesture but we want you to know we are thinking of you at this time.”
The collapse of Thomas Cook meant that 150,000 people were left stranded abroad, with the Government and the Civil Aviation Authority launching the biggest-ever peacetime operation to get them home, and more than 9,000 people in the UK losing their jobs.


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Shares of Arvind Fashions declined more than 2 percent intraday on April 3 after the resignation of company’s CFO.
The company in its press release said that Kannan Soundararajan resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and key managerial personnel of the company effective from April 2.
However, Pramod Gupta has been appointed as the new CFO.
The company board has appointed Punit Sanjay Lalbhai as an additional director and Vani Kola as an independent director of the company.
At 1107 hours, Arvind Fashions was quoting at Rs 1,026.05, down Rs 20.25, or 1.94 percent on the BSE.