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'Watch Dogs 2' Release Date, News & Update: New Multiplayer Phase Two Features Bounty Hunts; Amazon Cuts Price on Game, 'Dishonored 2'
Ubisoft's open-world action-adventure game "Watch Dogs 2" was released just 10 days ago to positive reviews, and it's already being included in Amazon's cut price list for Black Friday. The highly anticipated sequel to the 2014 game will be having a discount on Amazon, together with Ubisoft's "Dishonored 2," which was also recently released.
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The latest news surrounding "Watch Dogs 2" aside from Amazing cutting the price is that the new multiplayer Phase Two is now online. According to PlayStation Lifestyle, Ubisoft rolled out Phase 1 of the multiplayer on Tuesday, and is has now released Phase Two. "Watch Dogs 2" players can now enjoy the new multiplayer Phase Two on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Meanwhile, "Watch Dogs 2"'s new multiplayer Phase Two features Bounty Hunts. Gamers should know that they can now play Bounty Hunts seamlessly even without the Multiplayer App, as well as Seamless Hacking Invasions, Seamless DedSec Events in collaboration with other gamers, and Seamless co-op mission invitations.
Moreover, the seamless multiplayer feature called "neutral encounters" is a minor feature that enables gamers to encounter other players on the street in your very own world. However, it will only be activated "once we’re fully comfortable with the performance of the core seamless online experience."
According to Eurogamer, "Watch Dogs 2" gamers will be able to enjoy a 27% discount on the Deluxe Edition of the game, as well as an 18% discount on the Gold Edition of the game. "Watch Dogs 2" is directed by Jonathan Morin, Patrick Plourde, and Danny Bélanger, and is produced by Dominic Guay. It's now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Make sure to check out the Black Friday deals on both "Dishonored 2" and "Watch Dogs 2" today on Amazon.


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GST on Crematorium Services: After the recently revised rates of GST, several media reports mentioned that the government has imposed GST on funeral, burial, cremation or mortuary services and that too at a higher rate of 18 per cent. However, an explanation has been given by the government.
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In a message going viral on social media, it is being claimed that ’18 percent GST on cremation services’ has been imposed by the central government. Under this, 18 percent GST will be charged on funeral, burial, cremation or mortuary services. Know what PIB Fact Check has to say about this.
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PIB Fact Check has termed the news of the Central Government imposing 18 per cent GST on cremation services as fake. PIB Fact Check has clarified by tweeting that this claim is misleading. There is no GST on funeral, burial, cremation or mortuary services. About 18 per cent GST is applicable only for works contracts, no GST is levied on services.
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Reebok gets into the game
If any one was under any doubt as to which publisher can most ably exploit the commercial values of games, then let them be told firmly that EA know how to make games earn, as amply demonstrated by the firm's latest deal, with sportswear giant Reebok, who will see their products featured in a number of EA's forthcoming titles, starting with NFL Street - out now in America, and in late January in Europe. The games will be used to highlight footwear and other clothing items for new products ahead of launch, and all NFL players are already exclusively Reebok's.
"Our goal of enrolling youth into the brand through sports, entertainment and technology manifests itself perfectly in games like this," commented Reebok marketing boss Brian Povinelli recently. "It's an important and extremely effective part of our integrated marketing model."
It is expected that EA will monitor Joe Public's reaction to Reebok on the new Street title, before migrating such deals to their more 'serious' NBA and Madden games; and of course, EA's spin is that such deals as this enhance the authenticity of a title (as well as their bottom-line). We'll keep you posted.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 after all
- Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third gets a release date
- Adr1ft is coming to PC and consoles at the end of the summer
- EA gives the new Mirror's Edge a name – Mirror's Edge Catalyst
- ZombiU PS4 and Xbox One port reportedly in the works
- Mike Bithell's Volume to be released this August
- Gearbox's new shooter Battleborn gets a pre-E3 trailer
- Steam Controller launches in October, Steam Machines arrive in November
- Gears Of War devs Black Tusk change their name to The Coalition ahead of E3


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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MākuSafe recently released two updates which will have a significant impact for industrial organizations who need effective contact tracing and for those seeking industry 4.0 automation capabilities. MākuSafe is the leading connected worker technology; combining a safety focus with the ability to digitally connect workers to smart machines, smart buildings and other factory automation technology.
Proximity Detection with RāngeView
The first of these enhancements is built around MākuSafe’s RāngeView technology, which allows a wearable device on the arm of a worker to detect proximity to other wearables, as well as other IIoT devices. This enables accurate contact tracing, and also opens up a range of possibilities for integrating the connected worker with a smart factory. MākuSafe wearables are now speaking to IoT enabled equipment, providing a significant opportunity for improved productivity. The company is now beginning to help clients control access to restricted spaces or machinery based on who’s wearable device is present.
Cloud Business Platform
MakuSafe’s cloud based platform is at the heart of their newest innovation. MakuSmart not only ingests data from their innovative workforce wearable technology, but it also functions as a robust business platform that integrates with customer automation solutions. This provides a new level of integration and context between the connected worker and factory software.
“Connected workers are the future of every worksite across the planet. Just like safety glasses, hearing protection, and hard hats, workforce wearables are the next evolution. Increased safety and improved productivity are the driving forces behind Industry 4.0 and connected worker technologies like MākuSafe,” said Gabriel Glynn CEO, MākuSafe.
New Reporting Functionality with Contact Tracing
The MākuSmart software platform offers robust data analytics. Immediately actionable high priority notifications are provided in an easy to understand layout to aid safety leaders. Now, a full reporting module has been added so clients can extract and study meaningful data by creating their own custom reports, or by using a suite of pre-designed report templates.
One of these available templates allows for on-demand contact tracing for any specified timeframe. If a worker has been exposed or diagnosed with COVID-19, their employer can provide notifications to those whom they have been within six feet of immediately. For employers in states where legislation has been passed like California’s AB 685, which requires companies to have contact tracing knowledge and provide notifications to exposed workers, this enhancement eases that burden now, and can be adapted as regulations evolve.
MākuSafe offers its solution in an all-inclusive subscription model at $22 per wearable device per month. Firmware upgrades to its hardware, like their recent proximity upgrade, are easily pushed out to existing customers offering enhanced capabilities for no additional cost. The company provides continuous delivery of software upgrades to its MākuSmart platform as well, so new features and functionality are continually being released for maximum immediate value.
“The industrial wearables market is projected to grow from USD 1.1 billion in 2019 to USD 8.6 billion by 2024,” as noted in the 2020 Markets to Markets Report. MākuSafe currently has customers in multiple states and has just begun shipping internationally.
MākuSafe is an award-winning safety data and analytics company. Our mission is to improve worker health, safety, and productivity while reducing worker compensation claims and mitigating workplace hazards and risk exposures. MākuSafe’s patented wearable technology gathers real-time leading indicators of environmental conditions, potentially hazardous motion data, near-miss voice memos from workers, and the location of these occurrences within a facility or site. Our cloud platform, MākuSmart, takes in data from our wearable tech and other Industry 4.0 IIoT systems and equipment, then uses machine learning and AI to identify high-risk trends in the facility, aid process efficiencies, and provides automation integration potential. MākuSmart makes hazard intelligence immediately actionable, proactively targets remediation resources to specific conditions and occurrences, and streamlines compliance reporting as well as offering COVID related features. Learn more at https://makusafe.com/


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Grocery Outlet partners with Uber for on-demand grocery delivery
Uber Technologies Inc. and Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. are teaming up to pilot on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery.
Starting this week, 72 Grocery Outlet stores across California, Oregon, and Washington — including in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale — are available to shop through Uber and Uber Eats.
With this partnership customers will be able to get their Grocery Outlet must-haves delivered on-demand, right to their door.
“We are excited about the long-term potential of our eCommerce initiative at Grocery Outlet and this new partnership with Uber,” said RJ Sheedy, president of Grocery Outlet. “We think it’s important to make our great-value products available across another platform and to a greater audience, introducing Grocery Outlet to customers who may not have shopped with us before.”
“Our goal is to provide a reliable and affordable grocery delivery option that works for everyone, no matter your budget,” said Oskar Hjertonsson, head of gocery at Uber. “We see our partnership with Grocery Outlet as an opportunity to do just that by delivering customers the brands they like at the Grocery Outlet prices they love, on-demand, right to their door.
Since launching in July 2020, Uber has seen consistent growth in the U.S. for its grocery category.


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UK animation studio 3D Sparrow Group has appointed IMG to extend Booba, the globally-loved non-dialogue preschool family show following the adventures of a joyful, funny and curious creature called Booba and his friends, through product and brand licensing partnerships.
The agreement will see the licensing agency further expand Booba’s global footprint across wider lifestyle categories for fans of the show to enjoy, including toys, apparel, fast-moving consumer goods, events and promotions.
Booba reached more than 13 billion YouTube views and stands as one of the top-rated kids’ shows on Netflix, since first airing on the digital platform in 2017. The show is also available worldwide on Amazon Prime, as well as through TV broadcasters in more than 45 countries.
Now in its fourth series, the show is loved for the entertaining situations Booba and his friends find themselves in while trying to explore the world around them. In 2021, 3D Sparrow collaborated with Sony Music to premiere the first-ever Booba music video with Avicii.
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Every new Echo announced today -- and a Fire TV
There's one for seemingly every need.
Amazon's Echo Spot is a cuter version of the Echo Show
It's not often you see gadgets this adorable.
Amazon launches Echo Spot, an Alexa-powered alarm clock
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Earlier this week, the entire world was shaken as thousands of helpless people swarmed Kabul airport to grasp one last chance to escape the war-torn country. The horrifying clip of two people falling from the aircraft after holding on to the wheels in order to fly out of the nation shocked everyone.
Amid such a deteriorating situation, a clothing shop mocked the death of innocent people by selling t-shirts with silhouettes of the unfortunate incident.
ConaneShop, an Etsy shop, was selling distasteful t-shirts with the tagline ‘Kabul Skydiving Club’. Available for both men and women in various shades, the t-shirts had figures of two people falling from an aircraft with ‘Est. 2021’ written at the bottom.
Although the shop has now removed the offensive t-shirts from their website, netizens were quick to respond.
This is genuinely so disturbing. What kind of awful person would make or buy a T-shirt like that?— #SaveSilwan #SaveSheikhJarrah (@prettypalestine) August 20, 2021
That’s some heartless shit right there.— Wayne Smith (@sunkistsmith) August 20, 2021
wth…. boycott this brand.— Muhammad Saad Afzal (@hillbilly_28) August 20, 2021
How insensitive 😑— Nikhil Jadhav (@Mostly_Sane24) August 21, 2021
Unbelievable how cruel and heartless some people can be.. https://t.co/mdYWdEfqcY— Sima Ba (@simaba_) August 20, 2021
Fully agree…disgusting way of making money…really despicable however, who in 2021 can ever think it’s a good idea to hang on a plane…seriously….humanity has a loooong way to go.— Ciro (@dimman76) August 19, 2021


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Social media users have become increasingly aware that any incriminating content they post online can come back to haunt them. The heightened risk of controversial material jeopardizing employment prospects or having other social ramifications has led many users to proceed with caution before posting on the web.
However, despite the enhanced understanding of the implications of social media use, many users are still unaware of the ways that the Big Data inherent in our online activity is used to shape the world around us.
The rise of Big Data has allowed businesses to analyze large quantities of data and assess consumer preferences in more efficient ways than ever before. This is especially true in its application within the entertainment industry — but its use here has recently become a point of contention.
According to a recent New York Times article, the acclaimed Netflix original series House of Cards openly analyzed trends and opinions on social media to inform major decisions about the show, including the casting of Kevin Spacey and the hiring of director David Fincher.
Information garnered from Netflix and various social media sites about viewer preferences, downloads, and watching patterns enabled executives to feel confident about the show’s appeal before it was even available to the public. In this case, it seems to have paid off, as the series has since received many accolades and a great deal of recognition.
As the television watching experience becomes more personalized and data becomes more readily available, there are signs that predictive analytics will have a growing role in the development of shows of the future. Yet, while the success of House of Cards is undeniable and Big Data can, in cases like this, accurately reveal what has been successful in the past, there is some uncertainty about its ability to consistently provide insight into the direction shows should move in for years to come.
Using this data to shape programs has received criticism for its potential to stifle creativity within the industry and lead to recycling of content already proven to resonate with viewers — in lieu of new ideas.
Many speculate that Big Data alone cannot be relied upon to provide enough refreshing new content to meet consumer demands. Aberdeen’s Matthew Grant writes, “Big Data allows us to draw conclusions from massive data sets, but it can’t provide the idiosyncratic insights that make real innovation possible.”
While this observation isn’t necessarily referring to the entertainment industry itself, the logic certainly applies here: Big Data alone may provide enough information to develop a product that people will watch and enjoy, but it is harder to say if it can create something truly groundbreaking.
Utilizing both big and small data may be the key to producing movies and shows that are original, yet still informed by public preferences and trends. How exactly to balance the two is yet to be determined, but if you have an idea that entertainment companies should consider when creating the next hit show, just post about it online: They’ll be listening.


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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -- Going to the grocery store can be a challenge, when some of your favorite items are being yanked from the shelves.
The latest recall came earlier this week. More than 12 million pounds of raw beef that was shipped around the U.S. was pulled, because it may be contaminated with salmonella.
When a recall like this is ordered, officials at the 32 Festival Foods stores in Wisconsin all move into gear.
"They get them off the shelf super quick. We have access to their response time,” Stephanie Teclaw, quality assurance and regulatory affairs manager with Skogen's Festival Foods, said to WEAU 13 News on Friday. “So we're able to see by each store how many hours or how many minutes each store takes to remove that from their shelf."
Teclaw said one type of recall which can be tricky for stores to keep up with deals with ingredient recalls, where one ingredient can be found in several different products.
She said once a recall is sent out, Festival Foods has roughly three to six hours to get the item off all of its stores’ shelves.
Manish Acharya, an emergency medicine doctor at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls, said the best line of defense may be how you prepare your food.
"A lot of its preventive and the key thing I find is really those knives,” he said to WEAU 13 News on Friday. “You know, you're cutting raw chicken, you know make sure it's washed and cleaned before using it to prepare the chicken."
If an illness does develop, Dr. Acharya said getting it checked out may be for the best.
"If you're having severe abdominal pain, it's important for us to be able to press on your belly, differentiate it, and make sure it's not appendicitis or something else that's presenting or looking like you know a virus or a food-borne illness," he said.
"It's important, I think, to use some detective work in figuring that out. Then, once you determine that, then it's also important to report that back to the institution that you bought the food product from, because that way they can track it."


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Now Playing: 1-8-13 Marketplace Tech: The Value of CES, and Netflix vs. HBO Go
International CES was created a generation ago...is it still relevant in the digital age? At least one man doesn't think so -- he said as much in Reuters. But you can still find some impressive gadgets there. Tech reporter Queena Kim discovered a smart fork; but there are also plenty of giant 4K televisions to be ogled. Meanwhile, the battles over television content continue. HBO Go battles Netflix by inking a deal with Universal, while Time Warner makes a deal with Roku.


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CLEARWATER, Fla., May 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD) today announced that it is the recipient of the Cisco Americas Distribution award for U.S. Enablement Distributor of the Year. Cisco unveiled the nine winners on April 27, 2015 at its Americas Distribution Auxiliary Meeting in Montreal, Canada.
"This award is a testament to our team's continued commitment to enabling profitable growth for our Cisco partners," said Angie Beltz, vice president of Product Marketing, Cisco Solutions Group at Tech Data. "Through unique and innovative offerings like our exclusive Momentum Enablement Program and our Cisco Dashboard, Tech Data has become the go-to distributor for solution providers looking to grow their Cisco practices. I'm proud of our team and their accomplishments over the past year and we thank our partners at Cisco for this recognition."
"Cisco is privileged to partner with industry-leading distributors, and we've seen unprecedented growth in the distribution channel of Cisco's business. I'm delighted to recognize Tech Data as a Cisco 2014 Americas Distribution award winner," said Andrew Sage, vice president, Americas Distribution at Cisco. "The award presented to Tech Data recognizes its excellence and quality execution in 2014 for this category. It also acknowledges the contribution that Tech Data is making to the transformation of our business as we lead in evolving the industry to solve the challenges that our customers confront."
Cisco 2014 Americas Distribution awards reflect a distributor's outstanding performance in execution around a number of technology categories and business initiatives, including cloud computing, collaboration, data center and virtualization, enterprise networking, and security, as well as services, innovation, enablement, and accelerating the business.
To view Tech Data's Cisco Dashboard, click here. To learn more about Cisco solutions, contact one of Tech Data's dedicated Cisco team members, call (800) 237-8931, ext. 77776, email email@example.com, or visit the Tech Data Cisco Manufacturer Store at www.techdata.com/cisco.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 115,000 resellers to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $27.7 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. It is ranked No. 111 on the Fortune 500® and one of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies." To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Market-research firm International Data Corp. cut its global information-technology-spending growth forecast for this year due to the economic slowdown in China.
IDC expects global IT spending to grow 4.6% to $2 trillion this year, down from its previous forecast for an increase of 4.9% and below growth of 5.6% for 2012. Including telecom services, IT spending is forecast to increase 3.8% to $3.6 trillion.
"With the economic outlook uncertain for the second half of this year, we remain focused on the downside risks associated with China and Western Europe," said Stephen Minton, vice president of IDC's global technology & industry research organization.
IDC now expects IT spending growth of 9.5% in China this year, down from its previous forecast of 12.9% after the country has shown signs of weakening from the rapid pace of expansion recorded since 2010.
The company said the reduction would have been greater, but strong sales of smartphones and tablets in the first half of the year helped outweigh the loss in China. IT spending is expected to increase just 1.7% excluding phones and tablets.
PC spending is expected to decline 7.2% this year, down from the previous forecast for 6% due to the slowdown in China--representing a third straight year of declines.
IDC also reduced its outlook for U.S. IT services growth this year, to 2.9% from its previous estimate of 3.7%.
Overall server revenue and storage-infrastructure spending are also expected to cool after major spending during 2011 and 2012, IDC said. Storage-hardware revenue is expected to rise 1.9% this year, compared with the previous expectation of 2.4% and 6.5% in 2012.
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Galaxy tab runs on a single core processor and Google has clearly stated that Galaxy Tab does not meet the minimum requirements for Honeycomb, which is going to be the Tablet optimized version of Android. According to Bobby Cha, an expert from Samsung confirmed this by saying that the next Android update will require a dual core Cortex A9 processor to run properly. The only chipset that does this is the Nvidia Tegra 2.
Also, Google wants the next gen tablets to sport 1280×720 pixel display and current Galaxy Tab sports just 1024×600. Clearly, Google is trying to draw a bold line between the cheap Android tablets and premium ones.
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Bravern shops sale closing this week?
“We are close to finalizing the sale, we are close to exiting it within a week,” Bahrain-based Investcorp Bank Managing Director Harsh Shethia told the news service while attending an event in Dubai.
Investcorp entered into a joint venture with Bravern developer Schnitzer West of Seattle in the fall of 2007 to develop the Bravern, a 1.6 million-square-foot mixed-use office complex in downtown Bellevue. Investcorp took a majority stake in the project for approximately $800 million.
Since then, the two office towers in the 750,000-square-foot Bravern Office Commons sold in October 2010 for a total of $410 million in one of the nation's largest office sales for that year. Meanwhile, the downturn in the housing market forced Schnitzer to convert two high-rise condominium towers into approximately 460 luxury apartments.
Developer Schnitzer West put the remaining portion of the project, the 305,000-square-foot Shops at the Bravern, up for sale last October. The luxury retail complex is anchored by the only Neiman Marcus luxury department store in the Northwest.
Jeanne Lang Jones covers retail and real estate for the Puget Sound Business Journal.
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While there were fears of recession because of the pandemic, the CBD industry saw the highest profit growth. The consumption of medical and recreational products was on the rise and expected to grow, raising the CBD stock market prospects.
Since the Farm Bill’s passing in 2018, there is a surge in CBD products available for purchase in retail. The industry experienced a boom in its sales during the covid-19 pandemic as one of the fastest-growing sectors. This article explains everything you should know about investing in CBD stocks.
Despite the widespread fears regarding possible recession in 2020, CBD stock has been rising. The year started with a powerful show after a dip during the first period of the pandemic. This rising stock is attributed to changing attitudes towards CBD use around the world.
CBD has been gaining wider acceptance all over the world. Once considered an illicit substance, CBD products have entered the mainstream with changing attitudes about their use. Today, the industry is expected to grow at a stable rate due to legalization in various markets. The coming years look more hopeful for investors looking into the CBD industry.
Legal cannabis is one of the fastest-growing industries, with global sales increasing by 38 percent in 2019. With direct and ancillary companies taking part in this growth, you can be optimistic about the growing increase in stocks.
CBD has grown in popularity as a niche within the CBD industry. Cannabidiol is the non-psychoactive cannabinoid known for its medical benefits. People are sold on the potential benefits of CBD in pain relief, anxiety, and quality sleep. For example, experimental studies have discussed the role of CBD in treating pain and inflammation in rats, as well as its role in treating anxiety and addiction.
The sale of CBD products has increased because of the legalization of medical marijuana in over 33 states. The farm bill of 2018 has contributed to the rise in sales possible, allowing for the legal production of hemp that is rich in CBD. This legalization has led to rising interest in medical marijuana in the United States and Canada.
The passing of the farm bill removed any legal restriction on producing and selling CBD derived from hemp. Due to the legalization, individuals are likely to notice CBD gummies or oils in inconvenient places such as stores and gas stations. As a result, the growth of medical marijuana is directly linked to CBD stocks.
The legality of CBD often remains controversial despite the passing of a farm bill in 2018. You must know where CBD is derived to determine whether it is legal. The farm bill legalized hemp and hemp-derived products since it has low concentrations of THC. However, it doesn’t bear the sale of cannabis-derived products with higher THC concentrations.
While marijuana remains a Schedule I drug, hemp is not counted among the controlled substance act ban list. Hence, legal CBD production is allowed throughout the United States if it means the required THC concentration. Several states are decriminalizing cannabis and expunging pot-related convictions, which is a big prospect for the CBD industry.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the sale of legal CBD products hit an all-time high in the latter stage of 2020. Since covid was declared a pandemic, there was increased interest in CBD products to provide some remedy. For example, people were using CBD to treat anxiety and isolation caused by the lockdowns.
More states have legalized marijuana for medical use, with 16 US states allowing adults to use the drug for recreational use. This number will continue as more people argue for the legalization of marijuana in the US. As a result, the CBD sale has been on the rise. Global CBD sales are expected to soar into a billion-mark with an annual growth rate of 147 percent.
The state of legal CBD markets has predicted a near quadrupling of licensed store sales worldwide. Apart from the recreational use, medical and adult-use programs will grow into billion sales. Hence, the buzz surrounding CBD will continue to grow.
Despite being illegal under federal law as a Schedule I drug, the marijuana industry is estimated as a billion-dollar industry that has created plenty of employment opportunities. The US is the most significant CBD market, with California and Colorado states leading the way. With further legalization expected in other states, it will bolster overall sales within the industry.
The US CBD industry is growing at unprecedented rates supported by the legalization efforts. It has drawn new customers to the market each year to become a multi-billion-dollar industry in crucial states. For example, US CBD sales for baby boomers increased in the last few years, with the consumer group accounting for up to 30 percent of medical marijuana sales.
We expect CBD sales to surpass the $20 billion mark by 2024. The industry is becoming a key revenue generator in states where it is legalized for recreational use. Since CBD from hemp is legal in the United States, businesses can produce and sell the product.
You won't find a faster-growing industry than legal cannabis in the United States. We expect the industry to grow as marijuana becomes more acceptable on a federal level. Increased legalization of CBD products for medical use and their adoption for treating chronic diseases has driven the CBD stock market. Investors are continuing to embrace CBD.


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It was only last month when Samsung introduced its most affordable 5G-enabled smartphone, the Galaxy A32 5G. However, now the Korean tech giant has brought an alternative and more affordable version for the LTE-only markets. Dubbed the Galaxy A32, the smartphone goes on sale in Russia.
The differences between the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and its 4G version are not just limited to network support, as the latter now comes powered by a MediaTek Helio G80 chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage.
It also gets a smaller 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch at the front housing a better 20MP selfie shooter. The rear cameras witness an upgrade too, as the Galaxy A32 4G gets a 64MP primary sensor, along with the same 8MP ultrawide unit, and two 5MP sensors as its 5G-enabled version.
The smartphone is backed up by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 15W charging speeds via USB-C. Moreover, it runs on Android 11 out-of-the-box with Samsung's OneUI 3.1 skin on top.
The Samsung Galaxy A32 4G retails for RUB19,990 (around ₹19,742) for the 4GB+64GB version going up to RUB21,990 (around ₹21,718) for the 4GB+128GB version. As said above, it is already on sale in Russia. It comes in three colour options – awesome black, awesome blue, and awesome violet.


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Husky Energy Offers Retail Loyalty Program
Rewards customers for fuel, car wash, c-store purchases with merchandise, travel
CALGARY, Alberta -- Husky Energy has launched a new loyalty program that rewards customers for purchases of fuel, car washes, convenience store items and meals at Husky House Restaurants.
The myHusky Rewards program offers points to customers across channels, from commuters to small fleet and commercial drivers. It includes automatic earnings for instant redemptions at the pump and in stores, while offering customers the opportunity to save their points for online merchandise shopping and travel rewards.
Customers pick up a card at a participating Husky or Mohawk station, register it online, then swipe the card with every purchase.
myHusky Rewards is designed to work alongside the CAA Dollars program, giving drivers more choices to earn rewards for their purchases across the network.
The myHusky Rewards program will be rolled out across the network by the end of June 2012.
"Husky has some of the most loyal customers," said Terrance Kutryk, Husky's senior vice president of midstream and refined products. "Now we have another way to reward them for walking through our doors."
Husky Energy is one of Canada's largest integrated energy companies. It is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


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Monday, 10 Feb 2014
According to Videocardz.com, AMD is preparing to refresh its Radeon R7 series with the addition of the R7 250X GPU. It is believed the card is launched in response to NVIDIA’s slated release of its new GeForce GTX 750 Ti GPU.
Sunday, 9 Feb 2014
If you haven't downloaded Flappy Bird, you may want to do so by the end of today as Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen has decided to take down the app. Read on to find out why.
Friday, 7 Feb 2014
Samsung will launch its new GamePad and Bluetooth Speaker tomorrow. The GamePad transforms your Galaxy smartphone or tablet into a portable gaming console, or even a home console, while the Samsung Bluetooth speaker connects with any NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet to stream music.
Equipped with an Avago 9800 laser sensor, the new 8200dpi Mizar Gaming Mouse lets you adjust between four DPI levels using on-the-fly buttons, and incorporates a natural contoured grip, with reinforced rubber pads on both sides for added control. Pre-order now and you could walk away with an exclusive Gaming Backpack. Full details inside.
Thermaltake has introduced two micro PC casings, the Urban S1 and Urban SD1, to accommodate mATX (Micro-ATX) and Mini-ITX motherboards.
Nikon has added four more Coolpix cameras - P340, AW120, P600, and P530, to its Spring 2014 Coolpix digital camera series. Just last month, Just last month, Nikon had announced four Coolpix cameras, the S6700, the S2800, the L830 and the L330.
Panasonic has just announced the Lumix DMC-GH4 mirrorless system camera, which comes with new autofocus (AF) technology and the ability to shoot 4K video. The GH4 is the successor to the GH3 which was announced in late 2012.
Dell has further partnered with Google to develop the Dell Chromebox for meetings, an integrated solution designed to help geographically dispersed teams conduct meetings from a large variety of devices, from nearly anywhere, and collaborate 'face-to-face' in a virtual environment.
According to reports, Apple has acquired the tools to allow it to make over a million sapphire crystal displays a year, presumably for the new iPhone.
It allows the transmission and splitting of audio signals from the TV to two Bluetooth headsets, or two Bluetooth speakers, or two receivers.


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Final testing of the all-new Colorado Chevrolet diesel-powered midsize pickup is wrapping up as production nears for markets including the Middle East, South America, Africa, and Asia.
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Aspyr Media Inc. has sent word that four new titles for the Macintosh have gone “Gold Master,” and are now in duplication. The games include Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness and Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the sequel to last year’s Jedi Outcast, taking Jedi trainees to study under the auspice of Master Luke Skywalker. Players create their own character and can even build their own lightsaber as visit venues and characters they’ll recognize from the legendary movie series. Jedi Academy is Aspyr’s first in-house conversion, performed by Brad Oliver. The company said Jedi Academy will start shipping around Dec. 19.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield is the followup to last year’s popular Ghost Recon. It’s a team-based tactical strategy action game in which you lead an elite team of counterterrorist commandos on a series of covert missions. This game was brought to the Macintosh with the development efforts of i5works, an independent developer that has worked with Aspyr on previous releases including Ghost Recon, X2: Wolverines Revenge and SimCity 4. Aspyr said the game will be released around Dec. 17.
The Mac conversion of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is done at last, and set to ship on Dec. 20, according to Aspyr. This latest installment of the enormously popular third-person action game series takes adventuress Lara Croft to new exotic locations as she endeavors to clear her name from false murder chargers and recover the Obscura Paintings, a series of mystical artwork that the evil Alchemist wants to lay his hands on at any cost. The Angel of Darkness’ conversion was handled by Beenox, a frequent Aspyr collaborator that has worked on recent Tony Hawk games and Kelly Slater Pro Surfer. The Angel of Darkness gets out the door on Dec. 20.
Finally, Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray ships — not only for the Mac but for Windows too, both from Aspyr. Another Beenox conversion, this is the latest Activision-licensed extreme sports game to emerge from Aspyr Media. This one puts you in the role of pro wakeboarder Shaun Murray and his peers as you’re pulled at high velocity behind a screaming speedboat. Hit the wake and waves for tricks and amass points. This game hits the streets around Dec. 22.


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Black-owned small businesses have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly half closing their doors in the first few months of lockdowns. While some have reopened and rebounded, nearly 60% of minority-owned small businesses remained extremely or very concerned about the financial viability of their business coming out of the pandemic.
I can certainly relate. Having just launched our line of luxury, organic skin care products at Macy’s the year before, our small business saw 60% of our business virtually disappear overnight.
Fortunately, this holiday season things are looking a bit brighter. Businesses are open, people are feeling more confident going out and, even despite supply chain issues, the holiday shopping season already feels almost normal for many of us as both business owners and consumers. Perhaps that’s why I’m among the nearly 60% of business owners who feel hopeful about the next 12 months.
While things certainly got started much earlier this year, with Black Friday deals beginning in October, there’s still time for minority-owned businesses to capitalize on the renewed sense of hope and normalcy. In fact, now is a great time to leverage some relevant, new trends to grow your business and a loyal fan base this holiday season.
1. Deliver frictionless shopping across every channel.
After a 32.5% surge in 2020, eCommerce is expected to grow another 11.3% this year, but in-person sales are also rebounding. With the channel split expected to be nearly dead-even this holiday season, you can’t afford to favor one over the other — you must make it easy for customers to buy from you with a frictionless experience at every touchpoint.
Here at Apple Rose Beauty, we’re doing that by focusing on two themes for the holiday season: celebration and simplicity. After the last two years of stress and anxiety, people are worn out and the last thing they want is a holiday shopping experience that feels like a burden. To alleviate that stress, we’ve launched a new line of holiday gift boxes that take the guesswork out of gift giving. Available in four different price points to meet every budget, these gift boxes come already wrapped and ready to gift, and even include some special surprises. We’ve also simplified our holiday discount program, offering 30% off sitewide, rather than the more complicated value stacking we’ve done in the past.
By keeping it simple, your customers can get the gifts they’ll love without the stress, and they’ll remember you for it.
2. Continuous conversations set your brand apart.
Going into the pandemic, we already had a solid email subscriber base, as we made it a priority to collect email addresses even at in-person events. This allowed us to stay in touch with our customers during lockdown, even when they couldn’t come out to their favorite store or pop-up shop to buy our products.
But we also missed the instant customer feedback that you get by talking to customers face-to-face. So, we pivoted our email marketing to be more conversational. We asked our customers to reply to our messages and let us know how they were doing and what they thought of their purchases to gather feedback.
Mimicking that in-person conversational experience allows you to make a more direct connection with customers. They recognize and appreciate that you care about them and their feedback, and they feel a bit of investment in your brand.
This strategy helped grow our online sales by 300%, mostly from repeat customers. Because we kept them engaged, even if it wasn’t for the sole purpose to make a sale, they felt connected to our brand. You can use this strategy to stay connected to customers during the holiday season even after the gifts have been bought.
3. Be authentic and relatable.
With mass marketing everywhere, consumers can feel a bit overwhelmed by the constant noise. Recognize that your customers are human beings and want to feel a sense of connection to your brand and the people behind it. Especially now, when so many of us are craving connection and mental health is a challenge, creating an authentic and relatable dialogue can be essential for driving loyalty.
Just this past weekend, I received an email from a customer who had just lost her son and was struggling with the loss as the holiday season approached. She reached out and said, “I feel like I can tell you this,” and she shared her story. Because of our previous emails, I was honored that she felt that connection with me, and I replied immediately to express my sympathy and my prayers for her comfort. You just never know how powerfully your messages can resonate with your audience, so always be authentic and treat your customers like humans, not buyers.
4. Provide a bespoke experience.
Now more than ever, consumers want to feel like they’re getting something truly special — that what you offer isn’t a mass-market experience that just anyone can get. That’s why the holidays are a great time to update your messaging to talk about gifting not just for others, but also for yourself. We’ve invested a lot in messaging around self-care this season because we know our customers desperately need it after the stress and turmoil of the last two years.
In addition to offering them a pampered experience, we also reward our loyal customers with early access to new products, deeper discounts and more valuable promotions. This year, we’re also delighting our customers with surprises, like our new line of body care products that launched in limited-edition holiday boxes. Giving customers an experience that feels exclusive and personalized makes them feel valued, especially at this time of year.
5. Use automation to personalize.
Emailing individually with each customer to learn their preferences is certainly not feasible, but using email automation through ActiveCampaign allowed us to deliver that personalized experience at scale. For Apple Rose, it starts with our welcome series: we ask our customers to tell us what their biggest skincare challenges are. We follow up by sending quizzes based on their response and tagging them into different segments with each new bit of information. This allows us to create personalized experiences based on data we gather in a way that feels organic, but the automation makes it feasible for our small team.
As you transition through the holiday season toward planning for next year, craft a series of emails to ask customers what new products or options they might be interested in or even how they incorporated your products into their holiday celebrations. This allows you to gather insight — and perhaps get early buy-in for upcoming launches — so that you can better serve their future needs.
The 2021 holiday season is a big opportunity to win back some of the business lost to the pandemic, establish your brand as innovative and authentic, and to build a loyal following. By using technology to automate marketing campaigns, even the smallest brands can connect with the largest audience on a massive scale to drive holiday sales and future brand loyalty.


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The JoyHack Game Development Hackathon, organised by Qene Games, a renowned Ethiopian game development studio, officially commences today, April 28, at iceaddis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Running until April 30, this exciting event is set to offer a unique opportunity for emerging game developers to showcase their skills and compete for a chance to join the award-winning studio.
The ongoing hackathon will bring together teams of two developers to design and develop a fully functional game prototype within the 48-hour period, revolving around the theme of recreating a well-known video or mobile game. The event provides participating teams with accommodation and meals throughout the hackathon. The victorious team will receive gaming equipment as a prize and the prospect of collaborating with the organisers on a project basis, with the potential of joining the team full-time.
Qene Games, creators of the mobile games Kukulu, Gebeta, Feta, and Tras, revealed in a statement that they are on the lookout for talented and enthusiastic developers to collaborate with them in bringing to life their next big gaming project. “We’re looking for creative and passionate developers to join us in creating the next big thing in gaming.”
Qene Games, a pioneering game development startup, is on a mission to create original African games and publish existing games that ignite the imagination of the next generation and encourage them to envision a brighter future. With the objective of promoting gaming expertise in Africa, Qene Games offers mentorship, recruitment, and upskilling opportunities to emerging game developers on the continent. As the first game development studio in Ethiopia, Qene has already made a significant impact with their popular mobile games Kukulu, Gebeta, Feta, and Tras. The studio was recognised with two prestigious awards, including the Best Entertainment App and Best App of the Year at the Apps Africa Awards, for their first two games.


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Intuit Inc. (INTU) today introduced QuickBooks Live Bookkeeping, a new offering that turns QuickBooks into a trusted collaboration platform, connecting self-employed people and small business owners with on-demand live experts through the QuickBooks product. Offered via a monthly subscription, QuickBooks Live connects small businesses to an experienced bookkeeper to help ensure their records are accurate and up-to-date, giving them the confidence that their books are done right and the freedom to focus on the important work of delighting their customers. QuickBooks Live solves the two biggest challenges small business owners without accountants face: the lack of confidence that they’re managing their books correctly and finding an expert to help them manage their books on an ongoing basis.
Intuit Inc. (INTU) today announced new product innovations designed to leverage the latest in artificial intelligence (AI), bringing technology typically reserved for the world’s biggest companies directly to small businesses. Being part of QuickBooks now means being part of the growth of one of the most advanced AI-driven, expert small business financial platforms in the world, giving small businesses the advantage they need to succeed. Announced at Intuit’s sixth annual QuickBooks Connect conference, more than five thousand attendees were the first to see the advanced capabilities of QuickBooks’ AI-driven expert platform.
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Intuit Inc. (INTU), makers of QuickBooks, TurboTax and Mint, will announce its first-quarter results for fiscal year 2020 on Nov. 21 following the close of market. Intuit executives will discuss the financial results on a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time on Nov. 21. Prepared remarks for the call will be available on Intuit’s website after the call ends.
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The fund closed roughly 90 days after fundraising began with contributions from many of its current who's who list of investors.
Most Americans need to work right up until their 60s — or later — to have enough money for retirement, but how much they’ll save highly depends on the type of job they have, especially if that work is in the gig economy. Older workers are at risk when they take nontraditional jobs, such as freelance and on-demand work like driving and copy-editing. A third or less of workers have an “ideal” situation, where they’re consistently working a traditional job with benefits between ages 50 and 62, according to researchers at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
More than a decade of historically low interest rates has prompted companies to go on a borrowing binge. Although there's no sign of a debt bubble right now, market watchers are increasingly concerned about corporate indebtedness.No surprise there. Excluding financial companies, U.S. corporate debt is at a record high.Companies carrying excess debt are more vulnerable to rising interest rates, a global economic slowdown or an outright recession. Conversely, companies with more Benjamins in the bank than IOUs are fortified against many financial headwinds.Large-cap dividend stocks can be a redoubt in times of market volatility. If they have rock-solid balance sheets and generate gushers of cash, so much the better.We searched the major indexes for dividend payers with market values of at least $10 billion that have more cash on their balance sheets than total debt. And because dividends and interest payments come from free cash flow, we also limited ourselves to companies with ample FCF after paying interest on debt.The result: Fewer than two dozen large-cap dividend stocks across all the large publicly traded companies in the U.S. Here, we look at 20 of the best. SEE ALSO: 25 Dividend Stocks That Analysts Love the Most
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Shares of Workday Inc. are up 2.5% in premarket trading Tuesday after Evercore ISI analyst Kirk Materne upgraded the stock to outperform from in line. He has a $215 target price on the stock. "We may be a bit early on this call but believe that the long-term risk/reward at current levels is attractive for one of the best [software-as-a-service] franchises in the software universe," he wrote. In particular, he said that expectations for Workday's financials product are now at a more reasonable level that reflects the time it will take for businesses to migrate to cloud-based financial systems. "In our view, we believe that adding planning and analytics to the broader financial offering will prove to be key over the long-term, and the opportunity in this market is still significant," Materne said. Workday got an upgrade from Goldman Sachs as well earlier in October, but the stock took a tumble after Workday's analyst day last week, when management highlighted a slowdown in the company's human-capital management product. The stock is off 12% over the past month, as the S&P 500 has risen 0.5%. Materne also turned bullish on Anaplan Inc. shares Tuesday while moving to the sidelines on SolarWinds Corp. and Intuit Inc. .
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QuickBooks Connect is returning to San Jose, Calif. Nov. 6-8, with three days of non-stop learning and growth opportunities for all attendees. With an exciting lineup of main stage speakers and educational breakout sessions, QuickBooks Connect will offer personalized help and expertise tailored to future-proofing the businesses of those in attendance, including accountants, developers, self-employed individuals and small business owners.
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Cash flow is one of the most significant challenges facing a small business’ growth. In fact, 69% of small business owners have been kept up at night about issues related to cash flow and 61% of businesses have regular issues with cash flow1. In an effort to continue to solve cash flow issues for small business owners, Intuit Inc. (INTU) QuickBooks today announced Instant Deposit, a new feature that enables real-time2 disbursements for small business owners using QuickBooks Payments to directly access funds with their eligible debit card using Visa Direct, Visa’s (NYSE:V) real-time3 push payments solution.
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The first Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2020 was sold at auctionJanuary 19, 2020
On January 18, at the auction of Barrett-Jackson, the debut mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette Stingray for $ 3 million went under the hammer
As noted, the money from the sale of the Corvette Stingray model under VIN number 001 will go to charity, including the Detroit Children’s Fund, which is a non-profit organization that invests in increasing the number of schools in this city.
So, what does the owner of the first Corvette 2020 coupe get. In addition to pride, the owner will receive a model equipped with all available functions. In particular, she will acquire a interior decorated in a black shade, where there are black seats with a red stitching, red seat belts, as well as a removable roof panel and a rear spoiler. In addition, the first Corvette 2020 comes with a power recorder and Z51 performance package.
The winner of the bid at Corvette Stingray 2020 will be able to take the opportunity to visit the Corvette Museum, and he will also receive a certificate of authenticity.
According to a General Motors press release, the winning insertion was made by the founder and CEO of Hendrick Companies, Rick Hendrick.
- In Geneva, will present an electric supercar with a virtual racing coach
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Spotify’s Apple Music Complaint Was a Near Decade in the Making
(Bloomberg) -- Spotify Technology SA latest complaint against Apple Inc. highlights the tensions that arise when a hardware powerhouse starts competing with companies that helped drive the appeal of its products in the first place.
Spotify on Wednesday demanded that Apple should be probed by the European Union’s powerful antitrust agency over how it allegedly squeezes rival music streaming services.
Whether intentional or not, Spotify’s approach to reshaping the music industry was -- for the most part -- subtle enough to not draw major concern from Apple. Its software has been a mainstay on the American company’s platforms since a desktop app was released for the Mac in 2007. The iPhone app arrived in 2009, and today support extends also to the iPad and Apple Watch.
But it was an event in 2010 that fundamentally changed Spotify’s ability to compete with Apple for the attention of music lovers, and it was a something Apple itself instigated. Previously, third-party apps could not "run in the background." This meant if you started playing music on Spotify and switched to reading email, Spotify would be forced to stop playing. This wasn’t so with Apple’s music app: it was allowed to multi-task.
When Apple announced in June 2010 that its iOS 4 operating system would let third-party developers build multi-tasking features into their software, Spotify could update its app to mirror the functionality of its biggest rival. It did so within a week of iOS 4 being released to the public.
It created parity between the competing products. Apple and Spotify both had music apps that gave access to millions of songs, supported background playback, and let users download tracks for offline listening.
The difference was that Apple charged about the same for one album download as Spotify charged for a month of limitless access to an entire catalog. Spotify grew into a $26.2 billion company, building up 100 million paying subscribers worldwide, and all but killed off the buy-to-own download model that Steve Jobs pioneered in 2003 with the launch of the iTunes Music Store.
Apple has been aggressively catching up. When it launched Apple Music in 2015, it took advantage of a massive install base of iPhones, iPads and Macs, which all come pre-installed with its music software. It also pulled on its vast cash reserves to subsidize three-month free trials for new sign-ups and discounts for families and students. By January this year, Apple reported its streaming service had 50 million paid users.
While a change to Apple’s operating system allowed Spotify to compete, the Swedish company now doesn’t want to fund its rival resurgence. The Spotify app can be downloaded for free from Apple’s app store, but to subscribe to the premium paid-for service a user needs to navigate to a separate web browser and manually register. This is because Spotify doesn’t want Apple to take the 30-percent cut from subscriptions that purchases within the App Store are subject to. It’s the same reason e-books can’t be purchased directly within Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle app on the iPhone.
“Once Apple became a platform provider, but also a direct competitor, their incentive to disadvantage rival services, like Spotify, became even greater and their restrictions started to become more frequent and extreme,” Horacio Gutierrez, Spotify’s general counsel, told journalists in a briefing in Brussels on Wednesday.
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Uzbek-Kyrgyz business forum took place in Bishkek today Ahead of the state visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade said.
The Forum was attended by the members of governments, heads of ministries, provincial governor offices, as well as more than 350 business leaders of the two countries.
In their opening remarks, the speakers emphasized that the two way trade between the two countries had grown 7 times over five years to $1.2 billion in 2022.
While, noting a great untapped potential to go beyond $2 billion mark in the near future, including by increasing mutual supplies of cement, coal, non-ferrous metals, agricultural and textile products, chemical fertilizers, household and commercial equipment, pharmaceuticals.
The priority area of cooperation is the development of industrial cooperation. Agreements were reached on the implementation of new projects in the assembling of civil and commercial vehicles, the launch of joint textile firms, the production of chemical products, and the introduction of electricity metering systems.
Major projects are being worked out for the development of iron, kaolin, travertine, basalt deposits with further production of high added value items.
The participants highlighted the signing in September last year of a trilateral agreement on the implementation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project. The stepping up of efforts on this strategic project has been designated as a priority area for cooperation in the field of transport and logistics.
In order to facilitate constant interaction between businesses of the two countries, an online platform will be developed, thanks to which business representatives will be able to conclude trade contracts, find ready-made industrial cooperation projects and select business partners.
Also at the forum was inked a package of more than 50 accords worth total of over $1.6 billion in the chemical, electrical, automotive, textile industries, agriculture, production of building materials, leather goods and other areas.
Among the accords:
- Roadmap on cooperation in the field of agro-industrial complex between the ministries of agriculture of the two countries;
- Agreement on cooperation to create a textile production in the Jalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan;
- Agreement on cooperation in the production and processing of leather, as well as the organization of an agricultural cluster for growing potatoes in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan;
- Agreement on cooperation to create an agrocluster for the production of potatoes and a livestock complex;
- Agreement on joint partnership within the framework of the investment project "Construction of a complex for the production of carbide and calcium in Kyrgyzstan" for $20 million;
- Agreement on the supply of corn grain from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan for $100 million;
- a memorandum of understanding and cooperation on organizing the assembly of devices and electricity metering in Kyrgyzstan;
- Memorandum on the production of a basalt stone processing plant;
- Agreement on cooperation in the sale of products of Uzbek companies in Kyrgyzstan;
- Contract for supply of agricultural products from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan.
Investment agreements were signed worth $300.3 million, export contracts for $1.15 billion, and import contracts for $223 million.


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Hotel tax law debate renewed in Tennessee Senate committee
Hospitality officials are seeking to amend a hotel tax law and require online travel companies to pay more in taxes, a measure that would add more than $1 million to annual tax revenue.
The Tennessee Hospitality Association argues that online travel companies (OTCs) have a competitive advantage because they pay taxes on a discounted room rate rather than the retail rate. Following a dismissal of a class-action case in U.S. district court filed by Goodlettsville against Priceline.com in February, the association is seeking to, as they see it, level the playing field by changing the language in the state law.
"It's extremely unfair," Greg Adkins, CEO of the association, said Tuesday at Tennessee's Tax Subcommittee of Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee. "The OTCs get off 20 percent cheaper than do brick and mortar hotels who actual employ the folks in Tennessee. Marriot.com does the same service, has the same marketing costs."
Officials representing the online travel companies said amending the tax language would be adding a new tax to e-commerce businesses.
"It's a travel service that's paid for by the consumer,"John Allan, a lawyer from Jones Day in Atlanta representing Expedia.com, said today after the second round of hearings. "Any legislation that would impose a tax is a new tax."
A U.S. district judge dismissed a class action case filed by Goodlettsville against Priceline.com and other major travel websites over hotel taxes in February based on the law's current language. Goodlettsville, representing 73 counties and 56 municipalities in Tennessee, sued Priceline.com in 2008 for millions of dollars in unpaid sales taxes. Goodlettsville arguesd the online travel companies should pay taxes based on the final room price paid by customers, not the bulk discount price paid by websites like Priceline.com.
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MTN Group has reported lower than anticipated subscriber growth in the third quarter amid continued price competition and subscriber registration requirements across a number of markets.
The opertor grew its total subscriber base only 1.1% to 203.8 million in a quarterly update for the nine-month period ended September 2013, from 201.5 million in the prior quarter, and from 195.4 million in Q1.
MTN Group President and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa said: “The third quarter has been characterised by lower than anticipated subscriber growth following ongoing price competition and subscriber registration requirements across a number of markets.
“Subscriber growth was limited to 1.1% quarter on quarter (QoQ) mainly impacted by disconnections in Nigeria related to registration requirements, slower than expected subscriber growth in South Africa, as well as slower subscriber growth in Iran.”
MTN said that data and mobile money remain a key focus for the group with traditional voice revenue under pressure.
Group data revenue increased by 34.7% year on year (YoY), contributing 14.1% to total revenue while mobile money subscribers increased 10.7% QoQ to 13.4 million across 13 operations.
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Dabengwa said that MTN South Africa showed some progress after a challenging first half, “but we expect conditions to remain challenging for the balance of 2013”.
The operation added 233,000 subscribers bringing the total of subscribers to 25.2 million at the end of the quarter. This was attributable to more competitive product offerings and focused marketing campaigns.
MTN said that revenue growth declined, (YoY) mainly due to lower effective voice tariffs and slower subscriber growth.
ARPU however, grew a fraction from R105.40 to R106.06.
Data remains the largest contributor to revenue growth with an increase of 16.6% (YoY). Data users increased to 13.9 million as a result of attractive data packages.
MTN South Africa said it continues to engage with the regulator on the proposed draft interconnect regulations.
MTN Nigeria grew subscribers marginally (0.6%) to 55.6 million. This was impacted by the mandatory SIM registration deadline in July 2013, the disconnections in the Borneo state following the slowdown of services as well as lower gross connections in the GSM market.
“These factors will continue to impact net additions for the balance of the year,” MTN said.
The group pointed to a significant improvement in network quality with 812 2G and 497 3G sites added in the quarter.
MTN Irancell‘s subscriber base declined by 1.7% to 41,3 million (QoQ). The slowdown in gross connections was due to the weakening economy in a fully penetrated market and increased promotional activities by the competitor. The withdrawal of the 2in1 offering also impacted subscriber growth.
MTN noted that the positive revenue trend evidenced at the interim period continued in the third quarter.
MTN Ghana’s subscribers grew 1.4% to 12.8 million, while MTN Cameroon upped its subscriber base 7.0% to 8.2 million.
MTN Ivory Coast increased its subscribers by 1.7% to 6.7 million, while MTN Uganda reported strong results, increasing its subscriber base by 4.3% to 8.4 million.
MTN Sudans subscriber base decreased marginally (0.3%) in the quarter, to 8.4 million, while MTN Syria subscribers increased by 5.1% to 5.8 million but security, power outages and insufficient fuel supply remain some of the key challenges.
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February 1, 2013 — The nation’s dairy processors gathered in Florida this week for the International Dairy Foods Association’s annual Dairy Forum. DairyBusinesss Updates’ Dave Natzke provided a recap on Friday’s DairyLine:
From milk pricing policy and dairy product ingredient standards to biofuel energy and food labeling, federal policies no longer adequately address the needs of a modern dairy industry, IDFA CEO and president Connie Tipton told about 1,000 industry members attending the 2013 IDFA Dairy Forum. Tipton said many current policies – dating back to the 1930s – were antiquated, limiting innovation and stifling growth for the U.S. dairy industry. She suggested without changes, dairy processors in all all regions of the United States would no longer be assured of enough milk to meet their demand.
Last year’s drought and biofuel energy policies combined to increase dairy farmer feed prices last year, limiting milk production in some regions. Growing global dairy demand was also shrinking supplies of U.S. milk for some domestic processors, at the same time things like the booming Northeast yogurt industry were increasing domestic demand.
Despite its challenges, the U.S. dairy industry’s future is full of promise and potential, Tipton said. She said with changes to some federal policies, dairy producers and processors would be able to meet the worldwide demand for protein-rich dairy foods, as well as address U.S. consumer demand for convenience, quality and variety in the dairy products it buys.
Natzke also provided an update on the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program:
Last week we talked about extension of MILC under the bill approved by Congress to address the “fiscal cliff.” This week, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced additional details regarding the so-called “start month relief period” for larger dairy producers. Those producers – as well as any new dairy farmers who wish to enroll in MILC – should contact their local FSA office between Feb. 1-28 to do the appropriate paperwork.
FSA also announced that retroactive MILC payments for September 2012 milk marketings – approximately 59¢ per hundredweight – would be sent to dairy farmers beginning about Feb. 5.


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Viacom’s Dauman Talks DVD, BD, Google Suit18 Mar, 2009 By: Chris Tribbey
Speaking at the McGraw Hill Media Summit in New York City March 18, Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman touched on Blu-ray Disc and DVD sales, Viacom’s $1 billion suit against Google, and the proliferation of free content on the Internet, The Washington Post reported.
Dauman reportedly said that his company — which owns Paramount, MTV and numerous other media brands — expects both DVD and Blu-ray sales to decline, but top-notch titles such as Iron Man will continue to do well, the paper reported.
As for Viacom’s ongoing suit against Google over copyright violation allegations from YouTube videos, Dauman reportedly said that the suit has already had the desired effect. “We’re in litigation land, we’re still going through discovery. With technology, there are more documents [to be examined],” the Post quoted him saying. “We’re confident in our position and that there will be an outcome some day.
“We’ve already achieved a number of things with this lawsuit. It took a long time, but because of our actions, YouTube has moved in the right direction. They’re where they should have been all along.”
Dauman added that the fears of cable-system operators, that free video online might cause consumers to cut their cable bills, are overblown, the Post reported. “We’re working with cable operators to make sure the consumer gets what they want in a way that works well for both the content companies and distributors,” he was quoted saying. “We all need to make money. Talent likes to be rewarded and these shows cost money.”


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The evasi0n jailbreak has already reached nearly 7 million iOS devices, and it was only released Monday of this week. That’s pretty impressive for a jailbreak as it’s not something that is common for the mainstream iOS user (for instance my mom or uncle).
Here’s how they break it down:
iPhones – 5.15 million
iPads – 1.35 million
iPod touches – 400,000
Wow. I’d say that’s a pretty successful launch week.
Here’s our jailbreak guide: Link


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In the days leading up to their flagship annual sales, e-commerce giants Flipkart and Amazon spared no expense marketing the events. While Amazon went to town crowing about the deals on offer in its Great Indian Festival sale, Flipkart had Indian A-list celebrities like Virat Kohli and Deepika Padukone endorsing its Big Billion Days sale.
But even as the sales—which ran from 29 September to 4 October—ended, the two companies have continued their PR blitz. Both companies claimed record sales growth, attributing it to everything from increased traffic from small-town India to more sellers on their platform.
The supposed success of their sales is both expected and unusual all at once. Expected, because these sales traditionally account for around a quarter of the platforms’ annual revenue. But unusual because this year is markedly different from the last few. India is in the midst of an economic slowdown, with consumer sentiment reaching its lowest point in six years this September, according to a survey by India’s central bank. There’s been a decrease in demand for everything from cars to biscuits.
To add to the slowing economy, the Indian government also dealt marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart a bad hand earlier this year. The government’s new foreign direct investment (FDI) rules for e-commerce, issued in February, forbid e-commerce firms from having an equity stake in vendors operating on their platforms.
Meanwhile, sellers—the supposed lifeblood of online marketplaces—have also grown irate at the deep-discounting prevalent on these platforms. Various trade bodies have publicly criticised both Amazon and Flipkart, with the Competition Commission of India also taking notice of their pricing practices.
With the odds seemingly stacked against them, these big banner sales should have struggled. Indeed, despite Flipkart’s proclamations of record sales, its GMV sales stood at Rs 8,400 crore ($1.18 billion). This is a shortfall of Rs 800 crore ($112.5 million) from its internal target of Rs 9,200 crore ($1.29 billion), according to a source in the company.
Even so, both Amazon and Flipkart claimed another year of record sales. How? Occam’s razor would point to discounts. “It’s not rocket science; deals are driving the sales. India is very price-sensitive, people automatically try to optimise their buying,” an industry insider said.
Over the years, discounts have become an inseparable part of e-commerce. Offered throughout the year, they spike during festive sales, with discounts north of 35% par for the course. But discounts are no longer so simple. With small sellers refusing to march to the beat of the e-commerce marketplace drum and the government curbing the clout of Amazon and Flipkart’s own sellers, platforms have had to get creative.


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Jack Ma Vs Xi Jinping
Ant group which is also known as Ant financial group and Alipay is an affiliate e-commerce company of the Chinese company” Alibaba Group Holding limited”.
The World’s largest public share sale which was expected to be issued by Ant financial Group/ Alipay was suspended by the Chinese State authorities. Jack Ma gave his speech in bund financial forum in Shanghai a few days after the approval for listing was received by Ant financial group. The financial e- commerce giant which would have been the World’s biggest was set to go public but was unfortunately halted by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Jack Ma criticized the Chinese Government’s restrictions in financial regulations. He said it was to hold back technological development. Being the co-founder of one of the biggest Chinese multinational technological company with specialization in e-commerce, internet, retail and technology Jack Ma said he wanted to give more exposure to innovation. Jack Ma also quoted the country’s President Xi Jinping’s saying ” success does not have to come from me” and said he wanted to solve China’s financial problems by giving more importance to innovation. The Chinese company that got approved previously was stopped from issuing by the regulator on Xi Jinping’s orders. Analysts view this as a clash between the China’s second wealthiest person and the multinational technological company founder Jack Ma and Chinese President Xi Jinping who has served as General secretary of the Chinese Communist party (CCP)


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Could a flying car be making its way to our skies in the near future?
That is what Airbus is proposing after the company announced Monday it will be testing a flying car prototype called Vahana that doesn't need a pilot. The testing will be done by the end of the year.
Airbus' CEO says the company is testing the car as a way to escape traffic jams and clean up congested cities.
Now when could it regularly be in the air?
"In as little as ten years, we could have products on the market that revolutionise urban travel for millions of people," said Rodin Lyasoff, an executive with the project, in a news release.


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The Personal Robots Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 24.56%. The growth of the market would take place owing to the growing demand for the assistive robots for handicapped and elderly people and the continually reducing price of personal robots that is creating demand in the developing countries.
– The aging societies of the Asia-Pacific, like Japan and China, are driving growth in the medical technology sector, thus, creating a huge market for personal assitive robots in the region. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), in 2017, around 35.2 million inhabitants were aged 65 or older. This number was projected to grow to 36.2 million in 2020. This is encouraging companies to invest in products for the elderly in the region.One such robot that has already beeen deployed is Paro (baby seal) that has been designed to help patients with diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
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– Robot companions/assistants/humanoids, vacuuming, floor cleaning, lawn mowing, pool cleaning, and window cleaning, among others, are some of the major types of household personal robots considered in the scope.
– Moreover, investors are continuously injecting funds in the startups offering domestic/personal robots. In July 2019, iFlyTekraised the investment of USD 407 million from China Asset Management to integrate AI and service robots and working on speech recognition. Such growth in the market is expected to drive the escalation for household robots in the region. Also, in November 2018, India-based start-up, Emotix, launched Miko 2, country’s first advanced ‘personal robot’ for children.
– The spread of the Covid-19 is expected to have a positive impact in the market. In a post Covid-19 world, robots are expected to be increasingly employed for engagement with both kids and elderly people. They are also expected to play a major role during the lockdown period. Israel-based Robotemi for instance is already its Temi personal robot in South Korea to reduce exposure to COVID-19.
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Personal Robots for Household Work is Expected to Hold a Major Share of the Market
– Robot companions/assistants/humanoids, vacuuming, floor cleaning, lawn mowing, pool cleaning, and window cleaning, among others, are some of the major types of household personal service robots considered in the scope.
– Among all the household robots, automated vacuum cleaners and moppers are the most commercialized and developed products by the companies. The companies are continuously investing towards developing more compact and integrated vacuum cleaner and mopping robots to reach narrow places at home. The companies are integrating advanced technologies like voice recognition and laser-based technologies to map the floor structure. For instance, iRobot launched a Roomba i7+ which can acquire voice commands and intelligent mapping techniques.
– Companies, like iRobot, Robomow, and Mayfield Robotics, are among the prominent players, innovating the robots for household space. Innovations, like detecting human behavior and voice recognition, are increasing customer confidence, thus, driving the robotic deployment for household purposes, like cleaning, laundry, and other voice-enabled IoT activities.
– Additionally, with the increasing developments in the machine vision cameras, companies are also using these 2D and 3D machine vision cameras with AI technologies to effectively map and edges of the floor like staircase and to recognize obstacles such as cables, dustbins, doorsills, and rugs. The incorporation of technologies like machine learning, AI, and facial recognition, are also bringing innovations into the household robots. For instance, in February 2019, CloudMinds Technology, a developer and operator of cloud AI and robotic solutions, launched its cloud AI-based, highly compliant service robot, the XR-1.
Asia – Pacific is Expected to be the Fastest Growing Markets for Personal Robots
– The aging population is one the primary factor for the significant growth in the deployment of robots in domestic healthcare and assistance applications in the region. The Japanese government has announced the funding for the development of elder care robots to fill the estimated gap of 380,000 skilled workers by 2025. This is expected to drive the adoption of elderly care robots also at their residences in the recent future.
– The robotic wheelchairs are also gaining attraction in the region. Panasonic one of the majopr players of the region has recently developed one model, which is a bed that can turn into a wheelchair when needed.
– Further, China’s efforts to develop its domestic robotics industry continued, as Hangzhou Guochen Robot Technology raised USD 15 million in Series A funding for robotics research and development and integration. This is expected to further the aid the development of the market studied.
– The growing 5G penetration in countries like India is also expected to help push the deployment of security and surveillance robots as the residents can access the data on-the-go. Countries like India are expected to lease out 5G spectrum by the end of 2020.
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The Volkswagen ID 4 Has Leaked, and It Looks… Fine
The Volkswagen ID 4 is the first piece of identification that VW will sell on the American market. Even though the production of the ID 3 is already well advanced, we had not seen the production version of its cross-style counterpart in the United States until today, when these images appeared on the Facebook page from CarNewsChina, and have since made their way across the Internet.
After spending a little time looking at the photos, it’s just a little… vanilla. That may be the point. Maybe the ID 4 should be as harmless as possible to attract as many customers as possible. After all, Volkswagen has a lot to do with its identity cars if it ever wants to be the leader in affordable electric vehicles. Not to mention the scandal of “Dieselgate” which still haunts the corridors of the headquarters of Wolfsburg.
When we reported on the ID 4 earlier this year, we noted that Volkswagen expects some ID 4 models to get 310 miles of range. That said, the global harmonized test procedure for light vehicles that European automakers use to test their cars is a bit optimistic, and by the time the EPA has one in hand, we expect that number falls below 300 miles.
However, 300 miles is still a lot of range, and for most Americans, this should help ward off range anxiety. VW did not mention the specifications of the low-powered ID 4s, and it is safe to assume that only high-end cars will travel close to 300 miles. When it goes on sale, the ID 4 will start at around $ 30,000, but that’s after a federal tax credit of $ 7,500 has been applied. State incentives vary, so you may be able to save even more than that in some places. Thanks to the VWIDtalk forum for the tip.
The Volkswagen ID 4 leaked, and it seems … Fine appeared first on MotorTrend.


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Minecraft is one of the most successful games of all time, and one of the best-selling games of all time, and the game that is played by the most people right now in the world. So yeah, it’s got a lot of success going on. But for the team, they wanted to make sure that everyone could play it if they wanted to. To that end, they made it so that the game could be easily ported to any system they wanted, including the Nintendo Switch, the hottest console on the market right now.
Ever since Minecraft came to Switch, it has sold over 300,000 copies, not bad for a game that’s been out for many years. And that’s just the paid physical version, Mojang offered a free “Bedrock Version” on Switch so that players could try it out and have a smoother transition from another platform. But just as important, the success is because of Mojang’s relationship with Nintendo.
In an interview with Famitsu, one of the producers of the game noted:
Since the release of the Wii U version in 2016, we’ve been building up a more amicable relationship with Nintendo. With the move to the Bedrock Edition in June – more so than before – we’ve realized cross-platform play, and that seems to have appealed to a lot more users.
Indeed it has, the cross-play on Minecraft between the Nintendo Switch and the Xbox One was so popular that the companies actually came together to make a commercial about it, which was also a big hit with the players. Though the hardware also helped the Switch version:
As for Minecraft being a hit on the Switch… This might seem obvious, but the hardware’s design and the game’s playstyle were a perfect match for each other! You can play while lying down in your bedroom or living room, or even when you actually go and meet up with friends.
It seems the game isn’t going to be losing popularity anytime soon.


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Operators risk losing as much as half of their customer base over the next 12 months, Ovum has warned.
A major global survey from the research firm shows that about a quarter of subscribers plan to definitely change providers next year, with another quarter indicating they may do so.
Quality of the mobile broadband experience is the biggest factor driving mobile operator churn, with 37% of customers globally saying they have either left or plan to leave a provider due to slow connection speeds.
iPhone customers are munch more likely to churn than users of competing handsets, mostly to find a provider with faster mobile speeds.
Ovum practice leader Angel Dobardziev said the results prove that being online is “by far the most important thing in consumers’ digital media lives.
“When we asked consumers to rate a range of activities on a scale from ‘essential’ to ‘unimportant’, browsing the web came top, with nearly 6 out of 10 consumers rating it as essential. By comparison, an old favourite such as watching TV was rated by only 3 out 10 consumers as essential.”
Broken down by operator there is a wide disparity in churn patterns. Customers of Airtel India and Korea's LG U+ are more than twice as likely to churn than the global average of 23%, while only 10% of subscribers to Japan's NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone Germany plan to switch providers.


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Last year, PSF was created with a corpus of Rs 500 crore under the Agriculture Ministry. The fund was to be used to support market interventions for managing prices of perishable agri-horticultural commodities by procuring directly from farmers and later supplying at reasonable rates to consumers.
“The purpose of PSF was to provide relief to consumers from price rise. So far, the fund has been used mostly with an aim to provide relief to farmers, who otherwise are covered under the minimum support price system. Hence, PSF is being shifted,” according to sources.
An in-principle approval has already been given to move this fund to the Consumer Affairs Ministry, which faced difficulty in handling the pulses price issue last year in the absence of direct say in using the fund for timely market interventions, sources said.
In the 2015-16 fiscal, the fund was being used for import of pulses as well as creation of buffer stock of lentils as the prices of these commodities were continuing to rule high.
It was also used to buy onion and potatoes to boost local supply and check rates.
So far, 20,000 tonnes of pulses has been procured from farmers from 2015 kharif crops. Tenders have been floated to buy more pulses from overseas market
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Aasted UK will handle direct contracts with UK customers. The business will be headed by area sales manager Tony Harding.
“I wish to develop and maintain UK customer relationships, and ensure greater awareness of the Aasted product range,” said Harding.
“I am looking forward to working together with customers to find the right Aasted solution for them," he continued.
The company said in a statement: “With the establishment of Aasted UK we wish to expand our presence within the UK market, providing closer cooperation and a better service to our customers.”
Aasted supplies a range of depositors, enrobers and cooling tunnels for the confectionery industry.


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Food and dietary supplement labels will be changing right in front of consumers’ eyes. Some already are. And that’s a good thing—but brands must be ready.
In 2016, FDA announced its Final Rule requiring both the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts boxes on product labels get updated to reflect new scientific information and to help consumers make more informed choices. It subsequently extended the compliance deadline, mandating that most manufacturers complete these changes by January 2020, although small producers get an extra year to comply. The labels on store shelves already are changing as manufacturers begin phasing in these new requirements.
Some of these revisions were welcomed by the industry. One of the primary changes is new percent Daily Value (%DV) for some essential nutrients to replace outdated science that was 20 to 30 years old. These updated values reflect what we know now about how much average consumers need of these nutrients and what their daily diets are likely to provide. It turns out, we need more of some nutrients than previously thought and less of others.
In some cases, the new label requirements have led brands to reformulate rather than relabel. Some brands want to be able to declare 100 percent of the DV or continue to market their products as “good” or “excellent” sources of a particular nutrient (terms that are tied to the Daily Values). So rather than change labels, manufacturers chose to change ingredient levels. New formulations mean new safety analyses and new stability tests to keep the claimed percentages constant.
FDA also is mandating additional label information and changing the required vitamins and minerals that must be disclosed on the label. For example, the amount and percent Daily Value of sugars added to a product must be disclosed. Vitamins A and C will no longer be mandatory on the label, but vitamin D and potassium will be declared along with calcium and iron. Still other changes include changing units of measurement for vitamins A, D and E from International Units, or IU, to more common measures of milligrams and micrograms. And folic acid—an important nutrient before and during pregnancy—will be listed as folate and be measured in micrograms of dietary folate equivalents (DFE).
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