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America’s egg farmers are deeply concerned about the threat of Avian Influenza (AI) to their flocks and to the egg industry, especially the newly confirmed findings of AI on commercial egg farms. The strains of AI that have been found are not a public health concern and have not affected any humans to date.
However, America’s egg farmers want to ensure that we are keeping retailers up-to-date on the situation. The following answers to frequently asked questions are provided for your reference.
What is avian influenza?
Avian influenza, a virus commonly known as the “bird flu,” is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus.
Is there AI on egg farms?
Yes, there have been positive findings of AI on commercial egg farms. However, egg farmers work diligently to care for their flocks and are also working hand-in-hand with federal regulatory authorities to help prevent the disease from entering other farms.
Should I stop selling eggs if AI is detected in my region, as a precaution?
No. The CDC considers the risk to people from the virus to be low as AI cannot be transmitted through properly cooked eggs. Additionally, the strains of this disease are not transmissible to humans and no human infections with these viruses have been detected.
Are shell eggs from infected farms in the egg supply?
The United States has the strongest AI surveillance program in the world, ensuring the food supply remains safe. Once an egg farm has tested positive for AI, those eggs must be destroyed and cannot be sent to the market. It’s unlikely that shell eggs from an infected farm would make it to retail.
What are egg farmers doing to prevent the spread of AI?
Biosecurity is always a priority on U.S. egg farms, and egg farmers are focused on taking all needed steps to protect their flocks. In response to the virus, U.S. egg farmers, together with turkey and chicken producers, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other authorities, have heightened measures on the farm to limit the spread of avian influenza. Comprehensive biosecurity practices on commercial egg farms include, but are not limited to, restricting farm access, preventing hens from exposure to wild and migratory birds, increasing veterinary monitoring of flocks and using protective gear at all times.
Where should I go if I have more questions or want more information?
America’s egg farmers continue to be vigilant in keeping their hens free from disease and assure retailers and their customers that eggs and egg products are safe. For more information, please visit www.eggsafety.org or contact the American Egg Board at 847.296.7043 or via email.


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NASCAR for sale?
Reuters has reported that the France family, which has been the majority owners of NASCAR since its founding in 1948, is considering selling the enterprise, along with the International Speedway Corp that owns 9 circuits, in which it has a controlling interest. According to unnamed sources, the family is working with Goldman Sachs to identify a potential deal for the business. Reuters has also reported that the discussions are exploratory in nature and no deal is imminent, nor has any figure been announced although some analysts have said that the total value could match the $8 billion that Liberty Media paid for Formula 1.
The latest rumours follow those in in February about the business being for sale with media giant Comcast quoted as being interested. It is already one of NASCAR’s most important partners, serving as both a media rights partner and title partner through its NBC Sports and Xfinity brands, respectively. Currently, though, it is preparing a $60 billion offer for 21st Century Fox.
The mooted sale comes as NASCAR has been hit with declining sales, an ageing fan base, stricter safety rules and the retirement of fan favourites such as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Meanwhile younger consumers have shown less enthusiasm for the sport which also has also impacted on TV ratings.
Sponsors are also harder to find. The expected two or three year extension with Monster Energy is just for one year and is reportedly worth around 40 per cent of the deal with Sprint as title sponsor that superseded it.

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Taco Bell has submitted plans for its first restaurant in North East England, on the site of the former Frankie and Benny’s in Gateshead.
The Tex-Mex fast-food operator us due to open on Clasper Way under franchisee Northgate Fast Food Ltd.
It would be the rapidly chain’s 26th UK store.
Last week, another Taco Bell franchisee, Caskade Caterers, secured a £29.4 million funding package from HSBC to support its expansion plans.
The funding will support with the rollout of new Taco Bell restaurants across London and South West England, the first of which recently opened in Southampton and Poole. The next location to open will be London in summer 2018, with plans to open another three to five stores per annum over the next few years.


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A local retailer known for rolling papers and THC is now poised to hand out rolls of TP.
Highlife manager Eugene Konarev said a big load of the coveted hygiene item is on its way to the Marcus Drive pot outlet and staff will distribute it gratis Wednesday to Sudburians who have been unable to find the tissue elsewhere.
“We didn’t really plan to do this but our staff were reaching out and saying it was very difficult to locate toilet paper in Sudbury at this point,” he said.
Initially Highlife was hoping to find enough TP to simply meet the needs of its workers, although even that amount was difficult to immediately secure.
More recently, however, “we were able to locate a big amount through the supply channel,” Konarev said. “It comes out to 12,000 or 14,000 rolls.”
The manager said the rolls are a typical size but come in larger, industrial packages, with 60 to 120 rolls per pack.
“So we figured this is a perfect time to give back to the community while this crisis unfolds,” he said.
Konarev said a truck containing the TP is set to arrive mid-morning on Wednesday and the plan is to set up a table in front of the Highlife store to hand out the tissue to anyone who needs it.
“If someone comes, we’ll give it to them,” he said. “They don’t have to go in the store.”
Takers will be limited to six rolls each, however, to ensure the supply is shared as much as possible. “We’re hoping we can help about 2,000 people,” he said.
Highlife is able to remain open since cannabis stores, like liquor and beer retailers, were not included on the list of non-essential services that the province has mandated to close.
The cannabis shop has been taking extra steps, however, to protect workers and customers.
“We have a door counter and limit the number of people coming into the store,” said Konarev. “Managers are looking out for the staff and asking them to wash hands regularly and wear gloves, and to sanitize surfaces. The way we are operating is pretty much in a crisis mode.”
Konarev said the Alcohol and Gaming Commission, which regulates cannabis shops, has been “very responsive in managing the crisis,” so that has made it easier for operators navigate the new normal of COVID-19.
“What’s really great, and exemplary, in my opinion, is the way the regulator has been supporting us through this,” he said.
Konarev said one of the goals of Highlife, from the start, has been to engage with the community, so providing toilet paper in a time of need is not a stretch for the business.
“If we can help the community in this time of crisis, this is the right thing to do,” he said.
Konarev said anyone interested in grabbing a six-pack of TP should show up anytime after 11 a.m. The tissue will be handed out all day, as long as the supply lasts.
The store will be asking people to maintain social distancing while lining up for the handout, he said, and will be marking the pavement outside to maintain a safe and orderly flow.
The Highlife store is located at 1299 Marcus Drive, in the Silver Hills shopping complex near the Dollarama.
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Tuesday, October 08, 2013, 09:20 am PT (12:20 pm ET)
Apple designer Jony Ive's custom charity Leica rangefinder revealedOne of the flagship products of next month's Product (RED) charity auction, a custom Leica rangefinder camera designed by Apple's Jony Ive and fellow industrial design superstar Marc Newson, has been unveiled by the German manufacturer.
The custom shooter is derived from the Leica M digital 35 millimeter full-frame camera, featuring a full-format CMOS sensor, a high-performance processor, and Leica's APO-Summicron M 50-millimeter f/2 ASPH lens.
The body of the camera is created from Ive's signature anodized aluminum and features a pattern of small, laser machined holes, similar to those found on the speaker grilles of Apple's MacBook Pro line of laptop computers.
Leica says that the camera took 85 days to create, and was born after Ive and Newson went through 561 models and prototyped nearly 1,000 parts.
The camera will go up for auction at Sotheby's on Nov. 23 alongside other Ive and Newson collaborations like a pair of solid 18-karat rose gold Apple EarPods to benefit The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
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- Rumor: Google pressured Asus to cancel Android/Windows dual-boot devices
- Apple's Tim Cook meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Apple HQ
- Apple gobbling up retail market share as Radio Shack, Best Buy shrink
- Construction of Apple's new San Francisco flagship store gets final go ahead
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Costa Rica Economic Outlook
November 9, 2021After GDP grew at the fastest rate in 23 years in Q2, high-frequency indicators hint at a continued recovery though the third quarter. Economic activity grew at a strong pace in July–August, gaining steam from Q2’s average amid a surge in the construction sector. Moreover, both merchandise exports and imports grew at faster rates on average in July–September compared to Q2. Turning to Q4, thanks to a swift vaccination campaign and a dramatic fall in the number of new Covid-19 cases, authorities recently opted to ease mobility-related restrictions from 1 November and business-related restrictions from 1 December. Among the most important changes, businesses that require proof of vaccination may begin to operate at full capacity. Regardless, starting from 8 January 2022, all firms must require vaccine certificates.
Costa Rica Economic GrowthIn 2022, GDP is expected to grow at a healthy albeit more moderate pace as the base effect subsides and activity returns somewhat to normal. Fixed investment is projected to expand at a robust rate, spearheading overall growth. Risks to the outlook persist due to lingering uncertainty over the evolution of the pandemic and the spread of new Covid-19 variants. FocusEconomics panelists see GDP expanding 3.4% in 2022, which unchanged from last month’s forecast, and 3.0% in 2023.
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November 5, 2021
Consumer prices rose 0.49% in October over the previous month, moderating from September's 0.63% rise.
October 26, 2021
At its meeting held on 25 October, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) kept the monetary policy rate unchanged at its record low of 0.75%—where it has been since June 2020.
October 11, 2021
The economic rebound waned marginally in August, with activity rising 11.6% in annual terms, following July’s 11.7% increase which had marked the strongest growth in 29 years.
September 30, 2021
GDP rebounded at the quickest pace in over 23 years in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2: +9.4% yoy; Q1: -2.1% yoy), according to rebased national accounts data, with the new base year referring to 2017 prices.
September 15, 2021
At its 15 September meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica kept the monetary policy rate unchanged at its record low of 0.75%—where it has been for over a year.


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PALM DESERT, Calif. - The Lucky Brand Store at 74-425 El Paseo in Palm Desert was robbed at 4:20 this afternoon according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
A man entered the store and handed a demand note to a worker at the store demanding cash and items.
He was last seen running across the street.
The suspect was wearing a red shirt, red cap and dark colored jeans with a red backpack. 5 foot 10 inches, with a thin build
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The Orange County, Calif. branch of the Girl Scouts of America has been hacked, potentially exposing personal information for thousands of members.
Rest assured though: The cookies are safe, even those of the computing type.
According to a letter to members filed with the state [PDF], an “unauthorized third party” managed to gain access to an email account used by the Girl Scouts of Orange County (GSOC), from which they then used to send out emails of their own. While GSOC didn’t elaborate on the type of emails, presumably this was part of a phishing effort.
The deeper issue is that the account has been used to coordinate travel for members in the past, according to GSOC, so it’s possible that the adversary rifled through the inbox and found personal information for as many as 2,800 girls and their families.
Christina Salcido, vice president of mission operations for GSOC, said in the letter that the information floating around in emails in the account included members’ names, birth dates, home addresses, insurance policy numbers and health history. The info could be used for follow-on social-engineering-based attacks, as well as identity theft efforts.
Because minors usually have limited financial histories, criminals find it easier to open fraud accounts using their details, according to a report from Javelin Strategy and Research released earlier this year. That report also noted that more than a million U.S. children were affected by identity fraud last year, resulting in $540 million in out-of-pocket costs for families.
The GSOC account was hijacked only for one day, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are notifying everyone whose information was in this email account,” Salcido added.
In terms of implementing best practices, she also said that the account’s password has been changed and that GSOC is implementing a secure portal for submitting travel forms; meanwhile, all emails that contain personal information about members have been deleted.
The Girl Scouts ironically just rolled out the group’s first cybersecurity badges for members to earn, in September.


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MYNTRA, Flipkart’s unit has reportedly acquired Jabong from Global Fashion Group for an undisclosed amount and is set to become India’s biggest fashion portal. Flipkart has stricken this deal amidst stiff competition from Future Group, Snapdeal, Aditya Birla -owned Abof among others.
Flipkart would be hoping this deal would turn their tides as they have been slightly put-off financially and with their employee attrition rate reducing day by day with Amazon pumping in huge investments in India’s e-commerce sector. With this deal, Flipkart will like to strengthen its position in the Fashion and Lifestyle segment to compete with Amazon Fashion in India.
“The acquisition of Jabong is a natural step in our journey to be India’s largest fashion platform. We see significant synergies between the two companies especially on brand relationships and consumer experience,” said Ananth Narayanan, CEO, Myntra. “We look forward to working with the talented Jabong team to shape the future of fashion and lifestyle ecommerce in India,” he added.
Binny Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder, Flipkart added, “Fashion and lifestyle is one of the biggest drivers of ecommerce growth in India. We have always believed in the fashion and lifestyle segment and Myntra’s strong performance has reinforced this faith, This acquisition is a continuation of the group’s journey to transform commerce in India,” he added.


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The Textilcord factory, located in Steinfort, has invested in a production line for surgical masks, of which it will produce 20 million every year.
Since 1965, the Textilcord factory has specialised in the manufacture of reinforcement fabrics for tyres. For several years, it has served the largest players in the sector, contributing with its 130 employees to the manufacture of tyres mainly intended for motor vehicles.
In June 2020, considering the needs raised by the health crisis, this entity of the Indorama Ventures group considered producing surgical masks.
“At the height of the crisis, in spring 2020, the leaders of European countries saw the need to no longer depend on external sources of supply to have surgical masks, essential to guarantee the protection of everyone, starting with medical personnel", explained Céline Vuarnesson, Managing Director of Textilcord Steinfort SA. "We wanted to respond to the European desire to relocate the manufacture of these products and to guarantee their supply".
Textilcord has set up a new production line, in its own area, separate from the other activities carried out in Steinfort. This €700,000 investment, 80% of which is financed by the Luxembourg state, will make it possible to produce 20 million masks annually. “This help is essential. This is an important development for a factory of our size. It responds to the government's desire to guarantee national and more broadly European supply autonomy in a context of crisis and beyond", added Céline Vuarnesson.
The Managing Director continued: “We dimensioned production taking into account expected market fluctuations, linked in particular to seasonality. Beyond the crisis, we want to perpetuate this new activity. We can expect demand to remain strong in the months and years to come".
For the manufacture of surgical masks, Textilcord can also rely on the Indorama group, whose Avgol entity directly supplies the filtering material necessary for the manufacture of the masks.
The company already intends to improve its installation in an innovative process. The project will soon acquire equipment allowing the deposition of a virucide on the outer layer of the mask. With this technology, developed by the Luxembourg-based company Molecular Plasma Group, the viruses deposited on the masks will be directly neutralised.
The implementation of this project took a few months. Beyond the installation of the production line and the organisation of the processes, it was necessary to go through certification tests to guarantee the quality of the surgical masks produced. Once this was obtained, marketing began in mid-March. It is oriented towards the French-speaking Belgian, French and Luxembourgish markets and mainly towards large consumers such as hospitals and care centres, nurseries, schools, organisations, companies and factories, as well as commercial brands.
“The masks can be personalised with the logo of the companies, organisations or associations that would be interested,” explained Céline Vuarnesson.
Textilcord will also respond to inquiries from wholesalers wishing to organise retail sales. The production will also cover the needs of the entire Indorama Ventures group, which is present in 33 countries.


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Shark Tank entrepreneur Daymond John keynoted the 2014 International LCT Show on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Photo by LCT
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Daymond John, renowned rags-to-riches entrepreneur shared his life story — injected with inspiration, motivation, tips, advice, stories, music and humor — to a packed MGM Hotel Grand Ballroom audience at the opening keynote address kicking off the Feb. 16-18, 2014 International LCT Show.
John, a judge on the hit TV show, “Shark Tank,” founder of the Hip-Hop fashion icon FUBU, noted marketer and motivational speaker, shared his inspirational life story that focused on passion, perseverance and hard work. Of course, a little luck, too, that turned a one-time gypsy van driver in Queens, N.Y., to a fashion icon and marketing dynamo who has flourished for more than 20 years.
Sparked with pulsating music and a photo collage backing up his life-story timeline, John’s message of what it takes to be an entrepreneur (“Set Your Sights High”) resonated with operators who gathered in Las Vegas from all over the world for the annual industry international event.
From his early childhood days when he handed out mall fliers on the streets, worked at Red Lobster, drove a van, and hustled his way to his first fashion order of his start-up brand FUBU (“For Us By Us”), John propelled a message of believing in yourself, seizing opportunities, and doing whatever it takes to drive your business. His presentation hit home with operators, who applauded and laughed throughout it.
Admitting he had no talent (“I couldn’t’ sing, dance, or produce”) did not deter John from finding a place in the early Hip-Hop music scene in New York. But what John possessed was a keen eye for the big picture. He noticed early on that Hip Hop was becoming more than just a new music phenomenon. It was morphing into a cultural lifestyle for musicians and fans that was developing a fashion identity.
The luck part of John’s story was that he lived in Hollis, Queens, which became known as the birthplace of the emerging Hip-Hop sound, with acts such as RUN DMC and Salt-N-Peppa that took off nationwide. John told the story of his first attempt to enter the apparel market: It came when he wanted a tie-top hat he had seen in a popular music video but couldn’t find one at an affordable price. Because his mother taught him how to sew, John started making hats and hawked them on the streets — and made $800 in just a few hours. That day sparked what would later become the most recognizable brand in Hip Hop and turn John into a fashion icon.
After a stellar fashion career, John widened his national exposure in 2009 when he joined the cast of the ABC entrepreneurial business show, “Shark Tank.” The show furthered John’s name and reputation. He became well-known to Americans as part of the team that listened to pitches from new entrepreneurs, and then invested their money in the more promising ventures.
As an expert brand marketer, John shared his five key steps to success, called the “Five Shark Points”:
S: Set goals. You can’t hit a target you can’t see.
H: Do your homework. The only thing that costs more than an education is ignorance.
A: Amor, for love. If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.
R: You are the brand. Sum up your brand’s pitch in two to five words.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has touched upon "Microsoft and Phones" in a recent Podcast outing,
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has visited India on Monday. This is the third visit of
Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft was in an interview with Business Insider where he
Microsoft has urged Indian government to allow it to pilot the White-Fi tech in India.
During its earnings call post release of Q2 results, Microsoft‘s CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed
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Microsoft-Nokia deal which involves Nokia’s Devices and services unit sales to Microsoft for $7.2 billion
Satya Nadella's last tweet before being named CEO of Microsoft was dated 12th July 2010.
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Weingarten Realty Investors
, a real estate investment trust, said its fourth-quarter earnings jumped 16.2% from a year ago, as rental revenue rose.
The company earned $50.2 million, or 54 cents a share, compared with $43.2 million, or 46 cents a share, a year ago. Adjusted for items, the company earned $63.2 million, or 68 cents a share.
Fourth-quarter revenue rose 5.8% from a year ago to $138.9 million. Analysts were estimating revenue of $140.3 million for the fourth quarter.
The company expects funds from operations of $2.77 a share to $2.87 a share in 2006, including 10 cents a share expense related to its substantial disposition program.
Rental revenue for the fourth quarter rose 8.6% to $136.6 million.
The Company sold five shopping centers and one industrial project in the quarter. The company said the current market is an excellent time to be a seller of real estate, and it is taking advantage of this opportunity to sell non-core properties. The company has targeted the sale of $250 million to $350 million of non-core assets in 2006.
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Despite nervousness in the economy, Darden Restaurants Inc.’s casual-dining concepts continued to perform well in the third quarter ended Feb. 26, and CEO Rick Cardenas said customers continue to see dining out as “an affordable luxury.”
The Orlando, Fla.-based Darden, which owns Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and other casual-dining brands, reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday, and same-store sales for all Darden brands were up 11.7% in the quarter, with increases of 12.3% at Olive Garden, 10.8% at Longhorn Steakhouse, 11.7% in fine dining and 11.7% in other business.
Cardenas, Darden’s CEO and president, in an earnings call with analysts, said, “There's been a shift in spending from durable goods to services. Restaurant businesses are benefiting from that.”
Cardenas added that “data from our proprietary brand health tracker suggest that most consumers are not pulling back from restaurant visits, and they do not appear to be trading down from full service to limited service, based on the data that we have now.”
In September, Darden executives had noted some pressure on lower-income consumers.
“There is a tension between what people want and what they can afford,” he continued. “Consumers continue to seek value, which is not about low prices consumers are making spending tradeoffs, and food away from home is one of the most difficult expenses to give up because going out to a restaurant is still an affordable luxury for them.”
During the winter holiday season, “Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse set new all-time weekly sales records only to break them during Valentine's week,” Cardenas said.
Off-premises sales remain strong, he added. They accounted for 26% of total sales at Olive Garden, 14% at Longhorn and 12% at Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen in the third quarter. Cardenas said Darden was converting some younger customers from to-go orders to dine in, with the consumer demographic a little younger than before the COVID pandemic was declared in March 2020.
He added that the Darden brands hadn’t “seen a material change in mix” from lower-end consumers because of concerns about the economy.
“If it manifests itself,” Cardenas added, “it generally starts with managing check. Generally, consumers will manage their check first and then they'll manage their visits later. And, so far, we really haven't seen a whole lot of check management.”
Off-premises sales were continuing to benefit from technology, he added.
“We continue to leverage technology to make it easier to order, pickup and pay without having to pass the added expense of third-party delivery on to our guests,” Cardenas said.
Digital transactions made up more than 62% of all off-premises sales, he added, and about 10% of Darden’s total sales.
For the third quarter ended Feb. 26, Darden posted $286.6 million in net earnings, or $2.34 a share, up from $247 million, or $1.93 a share, in the same period last year. Sales in the quarter were $2.986 billion, up from $2.449 billion in the prior-year period.
In the third quarter, Darden opened seven new restaurants, Cardenas added, and the company is on track to open 25 net new restaurants in the fourth quarter.
Raj Vennam, Darden’s chief financial officer, said pricing was about 6.3% in the third quarter.
Commodities inflation of was about 9% in the period, Vennam said, “which was higher than we anticipated going into the quarter and significantly outpaced pricing of 6.3%. Chicken, dairy and grains continue to be categories experiencing the highest levels of inflation but each improved vs. prior quarter as we expected. However, beef inflation increased from the second quarter levels and drove the majority of our higher than anticipated commodities.”
Staffing in the third quarter continued to ease, executives said.
“We're very well-staffed,” Cardenas said. “We have more managers per restaurant than we've ever had in our history. So we feel really good about where we are.” Vennam, in guidance, said the company planned to open about 50 to 55 new restaurants in this fiscal year.
As of Feb. 26, Darden had 1,890 restaurants, including 893 Olive Gardens, 554 LongHorn Steakhouses, 179 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchens, 86 Yard Houses, 61 The Capital Grilles, 43 Seasons 52s, 42 Bahama Breezes, 29 Eddie V's and 3 The Capital Burger units.
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When the so-called Three Amigos -- U.S. President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- faced the press at the White House yesterday, Harper was trying to score an invitation to the TPP.
And, no, it has nothing to do with this week's Masters golf tournament.
In fact, it is a much bigger ticket.
The TPP is the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership and, as Obama put it yesterday, Canada and Mexico are thus far just "aspirants." Having just returned from Asia, and after scoring some trade deals with Japan, Harper wants into this club.
International trade, in fact, is the main club in Harper's bag.
As head of a country with a wealth of oil, Harper is looking at the oilsands as the door-opener to international trade deals that will secure Canada's prosperity well into the future.
The objective of the original TPP agreement, which includes numerous countries on the Pacific rim -- such as Chile, Peru and Vietnam -- was to reduce all trade tariffs to zero by the year 2015.
While that date might be unreachable, the pact is not.
For both Mexico and Canada to be on the outside looking in, while the third member of their North American Free Trade Agreement wheels and deals without them, is not the way "friends" treat each other.
Last year, for the first time, trade amongst Mexico, the U.S. and Canada burst through the $1-trillion mark.
While vowing that U.S. borders could remain both secure and more efficient, Obama said his top priority was jobs and that's why "we are doing everything we can to speed up the recovery." And that, he said, "includes boosting trade with our two largest economic partners," Canada and Mexico.
What Obama did not do, however, although he likely did during the private sessions, was call the kettle black when it comes to protectionism.
On one hand, Obama publicly flies the Buy American flag, and then he has his officials scold Canada for our own protectionist and supply management policies.
But it is election season in the U.S.
It was not the time for Harper to speak entire truths.
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"In the next 10 to 15 years, all music is going to be free," Nathan Morris, member of stalwart R&B group Boyz II Men, told HuffPost over the phone. It's a stunning statement from a musician whose group's popularity peaked around the time of Metallica, Dr. Dre and Napster, and whose musical fortunes largely followed the demise of the industry-disrupting music-swapping free-for-all.
"One, it's too hard to police it," Morris says of music piracy, without a hint of regret, grudge or sense that online file-sharing had derailed his group's career. "Two, now that the public has been set up with free music, having to want to pay for it is not going to happen. Whenever you can set up a platform where you can get music for free, now that there is a platform. You're always gonna fight against [paying]."
Morris and his smooth-singing fellow Boyz II Men have certainly seen the effects of online file-sharing firsthand: Celebrating 20 years of existence with both a new album on October 25 and a new Boyz II Men app for iPhone and Android, the guys hit the peak of their popularity with 1994's mammoth hit "II," their second album, which sold 14 million copies in the United States, but their fourth album, "Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya," was a relative flop, selling 500,000 copies in the U.S. in 1999, the year that Napster was founded in a Northeastern University dorm room.
But Morris says that Napster and the technology that enabled sharing music over the Internet are not to blame for the collapse of the record industry -- or the poor sales of his group's fourth album. Rather, it is the labels themselves who dug themselves into a hole by not accepting that the web was a new platform for music consumption that could not be ignored or litigated away.
"A lot of people hold a grudge against companies like Napster for what they did, and against file sharing -- how a song is a file, and so you can [share files] and it is not illegal. We don’t hold a grudge against Napster because many of those companies presented those technologies and had really early meetings with record companies and tried to make them a part of what they were doing, and they all said no... A lot of the stubborn record labels were so used to the tape and the master, and they didn't want to fall in line with what those digital companies had to offer."
Morris thinks that the tape and the master are dead, and that record companies might not be too far behind.
Making money from music sales, Morris says, is going the way of the dinosaurs and the White Stripes. To combat this loss of traditional revenue, Nathan Morris and Boyz II Men have a new source of income: the iPhone.
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"Music publishing is going to be used as a promotional tool," Morris predicted. "Any new music is going to be used as marketing tools. Live performances and endorsement deals and merchandising are where the money is going to come from for new artists."
Boyz II Men isn't a new act, of course -- their Billboard-topping hit "I'll Make Love to You" overtook Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" for the top spot on the Rick Dees Saturday morning countdown in the mid-'90s -- but they seem serious about maximizing the potential of the Internet to remain relevant in the eyes of their fans.
They are now promoting an interesting model for both fan-musician interaction and a bit of moneymaking. For $2, Boyz II Men enthusiasts can download the group's official app from the iTunes store and Android Market.
"I think we’re moving into an app-driven world," says Morris, who holds a degree in Web Design & Computer Programming, on the reasoning behind the new app. "Five days a week most people aren’t able to get on their computer." Morris hopes that the app will help his group's fans engage with the group on a more regular basis (and on the band's own platform).
The app gives users access to clips of the band's entire discography, a fan wall, live streams of concerts and sound checks, band news, exclusive band pictures and discounts for Boyz II Men concert tickets. Surprised at how much Boyz II Men have packed into their app? Me too. I was expecting one of those one-off money grabs where a band puts their name on something and hopes their fans gobble it up. This is not that. It is a really impressive, content-rich app with a deep well of media and features. Sure, the design is fairly clunky, but it's endearingly clunky: Morris designed the app himself ("It took three months," he told HuffPost, with a sigh), and there is a certain retro/1990s/Geocities-ish vibe to all the stretched pictures.
The in-app music player:
A few of the exclusive app features: concert packages and an iPad giveaway:
So, could apps, and mobile listening in general, hold the future of music revenue?
It's hard to say that the individual artist app is the best platform for albums and songs. It takes a certain amount of devotion on the band's part and the fan's part, too. While Morris says that the boys interact with their fans through the iPhone app -- posting on the internal, app-only Wall, sending out exclusive discounts and meet-ups through push notifications within the app, etc. -- the group (and, really, any band or musician who goes this route) will surely have to be incredibly active within their own app in order to keep their fans keep coming back for more. And on the flip side of this, only certain musicians that inspired a certain kind of devotion are really eligible for this kind of thing. Boyz II Men might have won over enough fans during 20 years of performing to pull off their own app, but new bands might find it harder to pool together the resources to build an app and then get people to buy that app after a single EP.
Boyz II Men's newest album, "Twenty," will be released on October 25, exclusively at Wal-Mart and online. The album will feature 12 new songs plus eight re-recorded versions of classics like "Bended Knee," "I'll Make Love To You" and "End of the Road." The group will be performing at the Temple Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia on September 17, with portions of the ticket sales going to the Boyz II Men House charity.


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Li (ticker: LI) delivered a document quantity of vehicles in August. Its outcome is much better than these of its friends, which tripped up due to shortages of semiconductors and persevering with results of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Li delivered 9,433 autos in August, up from 8,589 in July. It was the second consecutive month that Li has delivered extra vehicles than each
(XPEV). What’s extra, the August quantity is up virtually 120% from Li’s Could supply determine of 4,323 autos.
Li inventory was up about 1% in premarket buying and selling. Futures on the
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had been each down about 0.1%.
NIO and XPeng shares had been each down forward of the open. Each delivered fewer autos in August in contrast than in July. NIO cited persevering with supply-chain issues in its information launch. A worldwide semiconductor scarcity has constrained auto manufacturing all 12 months, and a latest rise in Covid infections in Malaysia has resulted in additional elements shortages.
Li has managed the scenario effectively. The shortages don’t seem to have affected its July or August supply outcomes.
Sturdy deliveries in China are necessary for all EV producers, on condition that China is the world’s largest marketplace for new vehicles and for EVs. Tesla’s (TSLA) August manufacturing outcome will come out later within the month, launched by an business affiliation and never by Tesla immediately. Buyers will wish to see wholesome manufacturing to maintain Tesla inventory entering into the best route.
Tesla’s Shanghai plant produced about 33,000 autos in July. The corporate serves the European and Chinese language market from that facility.
Tesla shares are up about 18% over the previous three months, however the inventory was down a little bit in premarket buying and selling, dropping about 0.4%. NIO’s and XPeng’s supply outcomes is perhaps weighing on Tesla shares, however Li’s numbers are serving to hold issues secure.
Li has been the best-performing U.S.-listed Chinese language EV inventory this 12 months. Coming into Wednesday buying and selling, Li shares had been up about 7%. NIO and XPeng shares have dropped about 19% and 1%, respectively.
Deliveries are an enormous motive. Over the previous three months, Li deliveries have averaged virtually 8,600 autos a month. That’s higher than the roughly 7,300 determine for each NIO and XPeng.
Tesla inventory is up about 4% 12 months thus far. Its inventory has been harm by the semiconductor scarcity too. Shares have additionally paused after 2020’s epic 743% rise.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Infantino LLC is recalling more than 1 million baby slings after three infant deaths were reported, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.
The CPSC said consumers should immediately stop using the slings for children younger than four months due to suffocation risks.
Since 2009, the CPSC received reports of three deaths due to the slings, of infants aged 7 weeks, 6 days and 3 months.
Infantino sold the slings in the United States and Canada from January 2003 through March 2010 at stores including Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500), Burlington Coat Factory, Target (TGT, Fortune 500), Babies "R" Us and online at Amazon.com (AMZN, Fortune 500) for between $25 and $30.
The CPSC said Infantino is offering free replacement products for the company's SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo baby slings, which are carriers with padded shoulder straps worn by parents to carry children weighing up to 20 pounds.
Consumers can contact Infantino toll-free at (866) 860-1361 between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.infantino.com to receive a free replacement product. Consumers may choose between a Wrap & Tie carrier, a 2 in 1 Shopping Cart Cover or a 3 in 1 Grow & Play Activity Gym.
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Weekly EV News Round-up 11.05.2023
Alpine reveals A290 Beta
Due to be launched in 2024, there are three ABS positions, and three driving modes for track – Wet, Dry and Full.
According to Alpine: “On a wet track, the car responds much more gently, has more traction and is stabler.
In Dry mode, its behaviour is completely different: it glides more, and the wheels respond more aggressively. And Full mode, like the Overtake button, unleashes the electric motors’ full might.”
Power and performance figures haven’t been released yet, but it will be front-wheel drive and have a multi-link rear suspension.
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Skoda hits the half-million mark for battery systems
The advanced MEB (Modular Electrification Toolkit) battery systems are important components fitted in MEB vehicles and models with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain across VW Group brands.
Every 86 seconds, a battery for MQB-based models with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain is completed.
When it is being unloaded from the production line the battery weighs approximately 130 kilograms, with a team of 13 fully automated robots employed to handle particularly heavy components on the production line.
EV SUVs set to shine at Concours on Savile Row
Concours on Savile Row – the free motoring event taking place at the heart of Britain’s tailoring world, will provide the opportunity to see two of the fastest electric performance SUVs up close.
Lotus will be bringing its groundbreaking Eletre along, while Audi will be bringing along its E-Tron RS GT.
Other EV highlights include Everrati, a Lunaz Design Bentley Continental, the Electric Lady Jaguar E-Type and more besides.
The event takes place on May 24 and 25.
Fisker Ocean goes off-road
This is the Fisker Ocean Force E, a special off-road edition with substantial ground clearance and ramp angles, 33-inch all-terrain tires on 20-inch reinforced wheels, specialised dampers, plus an estimated 550 horsepower.
A full-length titanium underbody plate protects the Fisker Ocean’s battery, and the vehicle has structurally mounted front and rear skid plates.
The package can even be retrofitted on all-wheel-drive Fisker Ocean Extremes and Fisker Ocean Ultras.
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Mercedes-Benz feels the freeze with eActros
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has teamed up with Solomon Commercials to launch Britain’s first fridge-bodied eActros electric truck.
The 19-tonne GVW eActros is based on a 4x2 eActros 300.
Fitted with three nickel manganese cobalt battery packs, for a total installed capacity of 336kWh, it boasts a range of up to 330km (205 miles).
The batteries can be recharged from 20 to 80% in 75 minutes, using a 400A 160kW charger.
Paris to Venice sans carbon
A brand new rally event for low-carbon motoring is due to take place later this year, which sees entrants strive for the lowest carbon emissions whilst driving from Paris to Venice.
There are two categories for entrants – Adventurer and Competition.
The ‘Adventurer’ allows entrants to complete the 1300km route, which passes through four countries, at their own pace.
They will set off on or after November 12, crossing the finish line on November 25.
The Competition category will see entrants leave Paris a week later on November 19, taking on the additional challenge of both timed and speed sections similar to historic rally formats.
The winning teams will be those with the lowest carbon ratio emissions and as the race is to zero, concessions will be provided for range and time.
Carbon usage for food and accommodation will be recorded by each team on an honour basis.
(Eco and sustainable overnight stays are encouraged as accommodation).
Teams will also be required to offset their carbon footprint through Blue Marble’s offsetting projects.
Metis launches cell guard for battery monitoring
Metis Engineering has launched Cell Guard, a new battery safety sensor for battery health monitoring for EVs and Energy Storage Systems (ESS).
Unlike current battery cell monitoring systems (BMS), which typically only offer temperature and voltage sensors, Cell Guard monitors a range of environmental parameters required to ensure that the battery continues to operate in optimum conditions, including VOCs, Pressure change, Humidity, Dew point and has an optional Accelerometer to record shock loads.
This data can be used to crosscheck with other inputs, such as cell temperatures and pressure spikes, to identify cell venting.
The sensor relays the data over a configurable CAN interface to a control unit, such as the vehicle’s ECU.
This can then raise a warning to alert the driver within seconds that cell venting has occurred. The sensor can also trigger the process to cut the circuit to the battery pack, giving it an opportunity to cool down with the objective of preventing thermal runaway.
McLaren boss calls on future-proofing of supply chain
McLaren Automotive CEO Michael Leiters has warned that the UK must not loiter when it comes to investment in key areas including power-dense, high-performance battery technology.
Mr Leiters said the technology would be ready within the decade. McLaren has said that over 90% of its supercars would have some form of electrification within five years.
Mr Leiters, however, warned that investment in the supply chain of critical technologies is essential for UK high-performance car manufacturers to remain competitive on a global scale.
He continued that if McLaren was to switch powertrains to pure-electric today, the amount of British-sourced components would drop from 75 to 35 per cent.


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It has been confirmed by Niantic that Pokémon Go’s May 2021 Community Day will be all about Swablu, the cotton bird Pokémon. The event is set to take place on May 15 from 11 AM to 5 PM in your local time zone. If you evolve a Swablu into Altaria before the event ends, it will be able to learn the exclusive move moonblast.
The information surrounding Swablu had been leaked the day before the official announcement. The details were shared by datamining group Pokéminers, who were learned about the event when it was first pushed to Pokémon Go’s software. While the group learned about the Pokémon, they did not learn about the exclusive move Altaria could learn. Swablu will also have an increased chance of being shiny.
On May 15, a new mega Pokémon arrives, Mega Altaria, a Dragon and Fairy-type Pokémon. All players will have the chance to encounter this Pokémon in Mega Raids, and by defeating this Pokémon you’ll gain access to Mega Altaria energy.
Before the event starts, you’ll have the option to purchase the exclusive Community Day ticket called Cotton-Winged Bird. The Community Day ticket will be available for purchase a few days before May 15, and it will cost $0.99. You do not have to buy the ticket to participate in the event, but it unlocks an exclusive special research that rewards you with multiple items and Swablu encounters. The ticket is only good for you to use during the event.
Swablu is a welcoming choice for a Community Day Pokémon. Altaria was already a powerful PvP Pokémon, and giving it access to moonblast makes it even stronger. It’s the perfect Great or Ultra League Pokémon to use against other players. The several previous Community Day events have highlighted Pokémon that have become superb choices in the battle league, and we’re looking forward to the rest of the new Dragon and Fairy-type Pokémon releasing throughout May.


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Reebok’s new Fit to Fit offers adaptive styles. (Reebok)
Another top shoe brand unveils styles specifically designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
Reebok launches its very first range of adaptive footwear. Known as Reebok Fit to Fit, the collection includes shoes with features such as zippers, heel pull tabs, extra wide options, removable sock liners and low-cut designs.
“At Reebok, we continue to prioritize innovation and creating products that inspire human movement,” said Todd Krinsky, senior vice president and general product manager, Reebok Design Group. “We are proud to present our first official adaptive collection to help people with disabilities thrive – from sport and fitness to everyday life.”
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Reebok said it worked with Zappos Adaptive — a special section of Zappos that offers adaptive clothing and footwear for people with various disabilities — to develop the new shoes.
“First-hand feedback from the disability community is critical when designing or modifying an accessible, fashionable product,” said Dana Zumbo, business development manager for Zappos Adaptive. “We are thrilled to have collaborated with Reebok on their Fit to Fit collection and to have the opportunity to introduce our first functional and fashionable athletic shoe to the Zappos Adaptive shopping experience.”
Other shoe companies that have rolled out adaptive styles in recent years include Nike, Ugg, Steve Madden, and Stride Rite.


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Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI) – Investment analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Donaldson in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. William Blair analyst B. Drab now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.38. William Blair also issued estimates for Donaldson’s Q3 2018 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2018 earnings at $1.98 EPS.
Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $644.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $602.02 million. Donaldson had a return on equity of 28.49% and a net margin of 9.57%. Donaldson’s revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.05) earnings per share.
Donaldson (DCI) opened at $48.41 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6,288.70, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.21. Donaldson has a fifty-two week low of $41.28 and a fifty-two week high of $50.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 2.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 21st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 5th. Donaldson’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.68%.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Donaldson by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 4,217 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $192,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in Donaldson during the 3rd quarter worth about $201,000. Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Donaldson during the 3rd quarter worth about $201,000. Mosaic Family Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Donaldson by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth LLC now owns 4,428 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $202,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Donaldson during the 2nd quarter worth about $207,000. 77.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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Experiential marketing. That’s what The Texas Firearms Festival calls its “come and shoot it” event. And they have the stats to prove it. An exit survey at last year’s Festival revealed that 83 percent of attendees said the hands-on demo day would influence their future choice of firearm. It’s a trend. “Eagle Imports, Inc. has unveiled a new nationwide Range Program,” their presser proclaims. “The program will make available firearms from the Bersa, Metro Arms and Grand Power product lines to qualified ranges that are interested in stocking these firearms for safety training, firearms familiarization and recreational shooting.” . . .
The question being: do you try before you buy? Every time? Or do you [sometimes] take a flyer on a new gun based on reviews, word-of-mouth and branding?


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Harper’s Magazine will never give in to the free-content Internet craze.
The October issue opens with a three page letter (Harper’s is not known for brevity) from president and publisher John R. MacArthur reaffirming the venerable magazine’s stance against the new-in-1999 model of online journalism.
Even when the magazine became available digitally in 2003, it was adamant that it wouldn’t just give it away.
“We know what happens to lemmings–thanks to YouTube you can watch it in graphic detail any time of the day or night–so I decided early on that I wouldn’t join in the frenzy of free content,” Mr. MacArthur wrote, explaining that the paywall remained firm even when the magazine became fully accessible online.
But it isn’t just free content that the Harper’s publisher has a problem with, it’s the word content itself.
I was immediately suspicious of the Internet being touted, in the late 1990s, as a miraculously efficient publishing platform because of the Web’s capacity for copyright violation. But what disturbed me more as a publisher and a writer was the ugly commodification of writing itself–the renaming of prose and poetry as something called ‘content.’ Suddenly my colleagues were reducing well-wrought sentences and stories to the level of screws and bolts. Not only was ‘content’ an ugly and offensive word, but my fellow publishers also proposed to give it away for free in the quest for more advertising.
And, according to Mr. MacArthur, the Internet is to blame for the current perilous state of the media industry.
“The result, as anyone with even a passing interest can observe, has been catastrophic: massive layoffs of editorial employees; the collapse of major publications; the impoverishment of writers; the alarming decline of editorial standards for accuracy and grammar, and coherent thought; and the dumbing down of journalism across the board,” Mr. MacArthur wrote.
Well, if any magazine can afford to take a stand against the Internet culture, it’s Harper’s.
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The company, which has tie ups already with retail chains like Hypercity, M.K. retail, and Heritage Fresh aims to further strengthen its presence in the grocery and shopping category with this association.
Through this tie-up, customers can now enable easy less than 10 second cashless payments across cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Delhi, Noida, Mysore, Coimbatore, Vijayawada-Guntur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar, Lucknow-Kanpur, Gurgaon, Vadodara, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Nagpur, Patna, Indore and Chandigarh Tricity and help customers shop across categories from the comfort of their homes.
Speaking on the partnership, Chief Business Officer, FreeCharge, Sudeep Tandon, said, “We are happy to associate with bigbasket.com, one of the leading online grocery stores in India, whose aim is to address the basic day-to- day consumer problems, which is what we focus on at FreeCharge as well. Through this association, customers can choose to not just shop for groceries from the comfort of their homes but also pay using FreeCharge app for the same just by tapping on their smartphones. At FreeCharge, we aim to create an ecosystem of frictionless, secure and convenient shopping and payment experience to the consumers and this is another step towards our goal.”
In order to make the payment, the customer can go to the BigBasket website and after placing the order, select FreeCharge as a payment option to complete the transaction.
Starting next week, all the consumers having the BigBasket App will also be able to use FreeCharge as the payment option.
“We are looking forward to the association with Freecharge. This is a very important integration for us – aimed at helping a lot of our tier 2 and metro customers to pay online with ease,” says Co-founder and CMO, Bigbasket.com, Vipul Parekh.
Bigbasket.com, is India’s largest online food and grocery store with over 18,000 products and over a 1000 brands in their offerings right from fresh fruits and vegetables, rice and dals, spices and seasonings to packaged products, beverages, personal care products, etc. delivering over 55,000 order every day.


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State Representative Pushing to Make Tacos the Official Food of Texas
An Austin State Representative wants to make tacos the official food of Texas.
According to NewsWest 9, House Resolution 57 states brisket, sausage, eggs, and chorizo are just a few of the kinds of tacos in the State of Texas.
The Resolutions reads in part, "...the taco, which needs no dish and can be hearty enough to serve as a meal all by itself, is indeed deserving of a place at the table; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby designate tacos as the official state food of Texas."
The resolution will be voted on soon.
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Letter from NCR’s President and CEO responding to Coronavirus
Monthly Archives:: March 2020
Keeping your hardware sanitized is critical. Here are a few ideas to consider.
Many life-essential retailers—think grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations—are having to modify their business hours to keep consumers and employees as safe as possible during the COVID-19 crisis. Other retailers are closing their physical doors entirely, like Apple, Macy’s and Nordstrom, to limit the spread of the virus. Consumers are being inundated with emails from… Read more »


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The second generation of Pokémon is among the most beloved by fans, and it has seen tons of love from Nintendo in the past few years. Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver were remastered in 2009 for the Nintendo DS, and earlier this year, the two were re-released for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. The third game in the series, Pokémon Crystal, hasn’t been given nearly as much attention, and the only version available to this day is the original 2001 Game Boy Color release. That’s all about the change, though, as Nintendo has just announced that the game will be coming to the 3DS Virtual Console next year.
Along with the Virtual Console version, the game will be getting a boxed release in Japan and Europe. Both will be released on January 26th, 2018. You can watch the trailer for the Virtual Console release above!
What do you guys think? Do you like Pokémon Crystal, and does another Pokémon title deserve a re-release as well? Let us know in the comments below!


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OTTAWA — The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry.
Merit Functional Foods Corp. plans to have its new 94,000-square-foot production plant at Winnipeg’s Centreport running by the end of the year.
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There it will extract protein from peas and canola seeds for use in everything from pre-packaged protein shakes and meat-alternative foods to non-dairy creamers and energy bars.
The company intends to use only Canadian-grown peas and canola and claims to be the first in the world that will produce canola protein for the food industry.
Ottawa is contributing a total of $100 million, including a previously announced $9.2 million from the Protein Industries Supercluster.
Loans of $25 million and $55 million are coming from Farm Credit Canada and Export Development Canada, while the AgriInnovate Program is contributing a $10-million repayable grant.


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Arrow, Micrium ink distribution deal
Melville-based Arrow Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has reached a distribution deal with software developer Micrium. Financial details were not disclosed. The deal calls for Arrow customers to have access to Micrium's operating systems, development tools for embedded systems and training materials. Shares in Arrow Electronics added 14 cents to $25.80 in afternoon trading.


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EUR/USD 4H chart EUR/USD surged after Powell’s speech on Friday…
EUR/USD: "V-Bottom" pattern
2019-11-11 • Updated
The main trend is still bullish. The 34 Moving Average has acted as support, so we've got a "V-Bottom" pattern on this line. Therefore, the market is likely going to reach the nearest resistance at 1.2042 - 1.2069 in the short term. If a pullback from this area happens, we could have a decline towards the next support at 1.1909.
Bears faced with support at 1.1907, so we've got a "V-Bottom" pattern, which led to the current consolidation. In this case, the pair is likely going to achieve the closest resistance at 1.2028 - 1.2042 during the day. Meanwhile, if we have a pullback from these levels, there'll be an opportunity to have a downward price movement towards another support at 1.1941 - 1.1934.
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Surfest Organiser Warren Smith said today that the response to the 2017 Surfest WSL 6000 Women’s crowdfunding has been incredible with many of the 2016 crowdfunding participants taking a share in 2017.
Warren Smith said, “We feel the return of so many local and national businesses to our 2017 crowdfunding for the WSL 6000 Surfest Women’s Pro is as a direct result of the complete experience we provided to each sponsor including the successful sponsor Taggart Business Advisors and the 70 others.
We know this is a great product and promotional opportunity for business, big and small. We hope to finalise our 2017 crowdfunding very soon.”
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Research into a new meat ageing marker will help protect Australian export markets – and Dr Benjamin Holman the Australian Meat Processor Corporation Award at this week’s Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, announced at the Canberra ABARES Outlook.
NSW DPI research scientist, Dr Holman will be correlating current freshness markers with the proposed measure based on total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) which was developed in fish, rather than beef.
“It’s a compound that accumulates in beef as it gets older, so its levels will increase as the gap between the cow being killed and the beef being eaten increases” he said.
One market proposing to impose the marker is China, with a proposed threshold that would cap the TVB-N value at 15mg/100g of fresh or frozen meat products.
“The idea of this project is to see how our traditional markers of freshness line up with the TVB-N marker,” he said. “If they do line up—brilliant. “And if they don’t line up, we can provide industry a scientific response to any potential hurdles or negotiations that might happen in the future.
“The idea behind this project is to help industry get on the front foot and keep its market position and market access.”


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People who want to impress friends and co-workers at the office or at home might want to look into the latest all-in-one PC from HP. The just-announced ENVY Curved All-in-One runs Windows 10 on a huge 34-inch display with a resolution of 3440x1440. It's the widest such display for any curved all-in-one PC.
Inside that screen, there's an Intel Core i5-6400T processor running at 2.2 GHz, along with 12GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and a NVIDIA GeForce 960A graphics card. It also includes an Intel RealSense Camera that supports the Windows Hello security sign-in feature in Windows 10. It will go on sale on November 8 with a starting price of $1,799.99.
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Developer Deep End Games recently announced that first-person horror game Perception will be headed to the Xbox One, according to a post on the Xbox Wire. Deep End Games is a group of developers that are famous for their work on the BioShock series.
The fact that Perception is coming to the Xbox One is no surprise; Deep End Games said more than a year ago that the game was a possibility. The game is also in development for both the PS4 and PC. The trailer is posted below.
In what may be a first in video game history, you play a blind character named Cassie Thornton. She is trapped in a mansion in Massachusetts and she needs to find her way out. The mansion is home to a supernatural entity called “the presence.” You only have three tools to help you: your walking stick, your smartphone and your hearing. Every tap of your stick and click on your smartphone creates a visualization that illuminates the world around you.
In the trailer, you can visualize how Cassie envisions her surroundings, being able to tell what things are shaped like and in what direction the steps are taking you in. There isn’t much color to Perception. The background is black, the objects are blue and green only appears when she’s hiding.
“You don’t have shotguns and magic powers and all that,” project lead Bill Gardner told GameSpot when The Deep End announced Perception back in 2015. Gardner recently served as design director for BioShock: Infinite.
Perception plays out across a series of chapters from different eras. Each time period explains something bad that has happened in the mansion. When those missions are completed, you travel back in time. As you do so, the mansion does as well. In fact, it can basically do a complete 180; it can change its dimensions and it can also change the people and spirits that dwell inside it.


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Facebook isn’t stopping at drones that beam Internet. It’s next unconventional method of delivering Internet access to the underserved comes in the form of Terragraph antennas that can distribute access in densely populated areas, and its Aries array of antennas for more rural areas.
According to Facebook, the Aries array could end up being what 5G connectivity looks like one day. The Terragraph antennas, however, are farther along in development and will likely appear in the real world first.
“We’re currently testing Terragraph at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park and preparing a broader trial with the city of San Jose in California,” said Facebook product manager Neeraj Choubey and engineer Ali Panah in a blog post. “We selected the latter for its mix of building types and neighborhoods, its proximity to Menlo Park, and the city’s commitment to demonstrating new technologies through the mayor’s Smart City Vision.”
When it comes to Aries, Facebook says its planning to open up the system’s plans to developers and academics so they can work on the existing algorithms or develop entirely new ones.
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Perhaps most interesting is the fact that these systems could beam Internet for miles around. A recent study conducted by Facebook shows that almost 97 percent of the global population lives within 40 kilometers (around 25 miles) of a major city. As such, the company wants to develop technology that can beam Internet to some of these rural areas from city centers.
The initiatives are just the next step in Facebook’s plan to bring Internet access to as many people as possible. The social media network currently has a cool 1.55 billion monthly active users, but it aims to extend that reach to 5 billion by 2030 — a lofty goal. Improving Internet access will help the company reach this goal.
Of course, it’s not all about bringing the Internet to as many people as possible — Facebook will also benefit from it. The more users that are on its network, the more people it can advertise to. Facebook also isn’t the only company working to improve Internet connectivity around the world — Google is working on projects of its own, specifically Project Loon, which uses weather balloons to beam Internet access to those around it.
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Many probably believe that it is too soon to bet on Nokia’s turnaround solely based on its smartphone business. Even though the Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones have seen healthy holiday quarter sales and the recently launched Lumia 620 is showing a lot of promise in the mid-level market, there is no knowing how long Nokia will be able to sustain the initial demand, considering how well-entrenched iOS and Android have become as mobile ecosystems.
However, while Nokia is primarily viewed as a handset manufacturer, it has other business interests as well, which is why it makes sense for an investor in the company to not lose sight of the ongoing turnaround in the other divisions.
A lot of the future upside in the stock could still come from a potential growing demand for the company’s Lumia Windows Phones. But we believe that even a small improvement in the handset business, together with its increasing initiatives to monetize patents and the ongoing turnaround in its telecom equipment joint venture with Siemens, Nokia Siemens Networks, will add enough value to the company to support our $5 price estimate for the stock.
Our market share estimates for Nokia indicate that the company will continue to lose share in the emerging markets, albeit to a smaller degree as compared to the recent past. In the developed markets, where Nokia has suffered most of its recent reverses, we expect the market share loss to continue in the near term, but the situation to gradually improve in the outer years of our forecast period, as Windows Phone potentially gets more popular. It is due to our less than enthusiastic outlook for Nokia’s handset business that we believe the emerging market sales account for about 15% of Nokia’s value and the developed markets less than 10%.
However, Nokia’s huge patent portfolio brings a lot of value to the table. As a result of the high R&D spend Nokia incurred over the last decade, the company has close to 16,000 issued patents and 4,500 pending patent applications in the U.S. Outside the U.S., the company has over 20,000 patents (both issued and pending combined) with a majority of them in Europe. In terms of quality as well, Nokia’s patents stand out as the company seems to have played a key role in developing 4G LTE standards and has close to 19% share of the standard-essential LTE patents used worldwide.
It is on the back of its strong patent portfolio that Nokia managed to sign on Apple as a licensee in 2011, after filing a patent infringement lawsuit against the iPhone maker in 2009. Last year as well, Nokia continued its litigious strategy adding BlackBerry as another patent licensee and suing HTC and ViewSonic for violating the use of some of its patents. As a result, the company is now earning a steady royalty income from its patents at an annual run rate of over $600 million. If we assume this to hold over the average remaining term of its U.S. patents, which is 13.8 years, discounted cash flows (12% discount rate) show that the patents would be worth at least $4 billion in value. This alone would comprise more than a quarter of its current market capitalization.
LTE Transition Propping Up NSN
Nokia’s infrastructure JV with Siemens, Nokia Siemens Networks, is also turning a corner after a restructuring that has not only helped operating margins improve, but also restored focus on its wireless business. As a result, NSN is fast emerging as the leader in the ongoing LTE transition around the world and has taken share away from competitors recently. As of Q3 2012, NSN had succeeded in increasing its market share to about 20% share of the wireless infrastructure industry, only 2% behind #2 player, Huawei. It now expects to reclaim its #2 spot, behind Ericsson by the end of 2013.
Apart from revenue share gains, NSN is also benefiting from a major restructuring initiative which was announced in late 2011. As a part of the restructuring, NSN is aiming to cut around 17,000 jobs and achieve a total of 1 billion Euros in savings by the end of 2013. Simultaneously, NSN is selling off non-core assets and increasing focus on wireless broadband which has strong long term growth trends as opposed to the relatively stagnant landline market. As a result of the reshuffle, NSN has performed really well in 2012, returning to operating profitability in the last two quarters of the year. This is a big positive sign that the company’s cost-cutting initiatives are taking hold. Consequently, the division has generated positive cash flows for four straight quarters now, and accounts for about 35% of Nokia’s fair value by our estimates.
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The Chevrolet Cruze has been voted the 'Urban Car of the Year' by the Emerging Diversity Education Fund and Decisive Media.
Editors at Decisive Auto magazine, along with a panel of 15 independent automotive journalists, selected 2010's winning automobiles for being the most stylish, practical, and attainable. All winning vehicles will be featured in Decisive Auto magazine.
If you really want to see evidence of a turnaround at GM, look no farther than Cruze, said Lyndon Conrad Bell, editor in chief of Decisive Auto.
The winners of Urban Vehicle of the Year awards will be presented with the awards during the 15th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, scheduled to be held on Jan 9, 2011 at Detroit.
Chevrolet is a global automotive brand, with annual sales of about 3.5 million vehicles in more than 130 countries.
In the U.S., the Chevrolet portfolio includes: iconic performance cars, such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long lasting pickups and SUVs, such as Silverado and Suburban and crossovers, such as Malibu, Equinox and Traverse.