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- news that the horrific tainted milk scandal in China, where almost 53,000 children are sick and 13,000 are currently in hospital, has now led to a second recall in Canada. On Sunday there was a recall of Nissin Cha Cha Dessert and yesterday Ottawa recalled certain types of Mr. Brown 3-in-1 instant coffee. See the Globe & Mail story (Sept. 24/08).
- Steve Matthews has made note that Stem Legal client Hissey Kientz LLP has launched a new website, Digitek Recall Help, that tracks the latest information regarding the recall of the heart medication Digitek, generically known as Digoxin. The site documents the related side effects, toxicity problems, lawsuits, and the latest news. It will function as an ongoing information gateway, updated regularly by the firm's Digitek practice group.
- Apple has recalled USB adapters for recharging iPhones. As someone who recently opted for an iPhone to stay in touch with clients instead of a Blackberry, I was quite surprised today to receive a text message from Rogers about the recall. Apparently there is a small chance that the prongs in the adapter can break off in an electrical outlet, creating a shock hazard.
Companies can no longer sweep problems under the carpet and hope they will go away. Word of mouth spreads too quickly with our Internet-based social networks such as blogs and Facebook; one small problem and soon a firestorm can erupt that can cause bad feelings about a company and a drop in sales.
In Canada we recently saw another recall, that of Maple Leaf Foods as potentially carrying Listeria bacteria. I was impressed with how quickly Maple Leaf responded, took ownership of the problem, recalled products as necessary, and inspected and cleaned their premises. In today's society it is no longer acceptable to sit on a problem of this magnitude while a plan is put together over a few weeks. Immediate response is necessary, and Maple Leaf handled themselves very well.


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Acer has produced an edition of its Liquid e smartphone with Ferrari branding.
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The Liquid e is set to become the latest Android phone from Acer.
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Its funny isn't it when apple uses some piece of tech and their users think its the first time its been done
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PS5 hacked access to debug
Almost a year after the release of the PS5, a hacker group has succeeded for the first time to crack the new console of Sony. Among other things, you will receive access to the debug menu of the PS5. The root keys of the hardware could also be read out.
What consequences do the PS5 hack have?
With the root keys, the hacker group has now overcome the first obstacles to create a jailbreak. For example, home brews or pirated copies could also be played on a PS5. However, the console is not quite cracked yet. Thanks to the root keys, however, the data of the firmware can now be decrypted.
How is the group of PS5 hack succeeded?
So far, the hackers last how they have access to this sensitive data of the console. Although Sony could close with a new update corresponding gaps, but according to the hacker group information, a simpler change of root keys is apparently not possible. Even the activation of the debug menu keeps the hackers secret for the time being.
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The Epic Games multiplayer shooter, Fortnite, has been running successfully since releasing last summer. Despite being free to play, it seems that Fortnite Battle Royale is making big bucks according to updated revenue figures for the game.
The well-known commercial analysis firm SuperData has issued its verdict on Fortnite, the most popular game of the moment. According to this report, the video game already accumulates more than one billion dollars in profits from purchases from the internal store: the V-bucks, Fortnite premium currency, are used to acquire garments, battle passes, and other elements.
It does not seem that the popularity of Fortnite will go down at all, according to the same source. In May, the Twitch broadcast platform recorded 574 million hours of viewing consumed globally in this game, contributing enormously to making battle royale the most historically visualized genre in the same place: 700 million hours in total.
Counting on the overwhelming impact of Fortnite in the world of video games, the -relatively young- genre of the battle royale had generated 1,700 million dollars in 2017. According to SuperData, it is expected that by 2018 these gains will be boosted to 12,600 million dollars, and that exceeds 20,000 million in 2019. Obviously, this will depend on how the players’ relationship with the genre evolves. Most of these, according to the firm’s findings, are regular users of shooters; and some also of role games and other genres.
We will have to be attentive to the panorama of games like H1Z1, PUBG and other new ones like Realm Royale or Fear the Wolves. For now, Epic Games will have to try harder not to disappoint with the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series if it wants to potential the appeal of the game in the field of eSports.


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SAMSUNG is hoping to win over the hearts, minds and wallets of budding Australian photographers with a combination of speed and an extra dimension.
The Korean technology company today launched its new compact system camera, the 20.3 megapixel NX300, which will let people take family happy snaps and holiday videos in 3D.
And to emphasise the speed of the camera, which can autofocus in 0.8 seconds, shoot 8.6 full-resolution images a second and has a top shutter speed of 1/6000th of a second, Samsung have signed up Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, as the camera's ambassador in a marketing campaign.
The camera comes with a 18-55 zoom lens for $899 but the range of optional lenses include the NX 45mm F1.8 ($499) which Samsung calls the world's first one-lens 3D system capable of capturing both still images and full HD movies."
The lens functions as a standard 45mm lens until you flick a switch, engaging a second prism within the lens. The two lens combine to produce the 3D images which can be viewed using 3D glasses.
With a rising marketshare for compact system cameras, which offer the benefits of a DSLR but the size of a compact camera, Samsung is hoping for big things for the NX300 which was unveiled on the world stage at CES in Las Vegas earlier this year.
Appealing to those who find the traditional PASM modes (program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual) of a DSLR too complicated, the NX300 has iFucntion, which simplifies settings such as controlling depth of field without needing to understand aperture settings.
The NX300 has a retro look and comes in either brown or white. It has NFC (near field communication) and wifi, appealing to those people who are used to sharing their photos from their smartphones straight to social media.
Craig Gillespie, Head of Digital Imaging for Samsung Australia, said compact system cameras had 9 percent of the Australian camera market.
Mr Gillespie said the NX300 "now represents a true challenge" to a full DSLR camera.


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“TQLB – An Emerging Player in Sports Nutrition”
Volatility has begun to recover across the stock market after the new Omicron Covid variant was revealed in South Africa and the Fed moved to change gears and begin focusing on policy steps to lower inflation this week.
As a result, the volatility index is back above 30 for the S&P. Investors are starting to wonder if cyclical growth stocks are still the place to be.
This suggests that capital may start flowing towards industries that will be immune to monetary policy and pandemic risk factors. One such group is the active feeding space.
According to a recent article from ResearchAndMarkets.com, the sports nutrition market is expected to reach over $26 billion by 2026, with a steady compound annual growth rate of better than 10%. The research piece indicates that sports nutrition products are subject to mass adoption by recreational and lifestyle users, with North America being the largest sports nutrition market, accounting for more than half of the global market last year.
With that in mind, here we take a look at a few of the more interesting names in the space.
USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NYSE: USNA) develops and manufactures nutritional, personal care and weight management products. Its product line is divided into four categories: Essentials, Enhancers, Foods, Personal Care and Skincare, and all other categories.
The Essentials Nutritionals category includes vitamin and mineral supplements that provide a foundation for advanced total body nutrition for every age group. The Optimizers Nutritionals category consists of targeted supplements that support cardiovascular health, skeletal and skeletal health, and digestive health. The Foods Nutritionals category includes low-glycemic meal replacement drinks, snack bars and other related products that provide optimal total nutrition. Personal care and skin care includes science-based and Celavive personal care products. All others include online materials and tools designed to help partners build their businesses and market products.
USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NYSE: USNA) recently announced that it is now collaborating with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the official PBA nutritional supplement – ahead of the league’s second conference in its 46th season.
“As USANA continues to expand, we are fortunate to offer our products globally to a diverse athletic community,” says Dan Makuga, USANA’s President of Communications and Marketing. “Being able to partner with an established organization like PBA is testament to our product integrity, innovative research, and development efforts. We are pleased to offer a partnership to the USANA family.”
While this is an obvious factor, it has been combined into a trading bar with a very dominant showing, which wasn’t the kind of action USNA shareholders really wanted to see. Altogether, over the past five days, the stock’s shares are down about -3% on average trading volume. In general, it is not a particularly friendly bar, but it may eventually present some new opportunities.
USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NYSE: USNA) generated revenue totaling $274.4 million in total sales during the company’s most recent reported quarterly financial statements — a figure that represented an -8.1% higher growth rate, compared to the year. -ago data in terms of comparison. In addition, the company has a strong balance sheet, with cash levels in excess of current liabilities ($248.8 million versus $158 million).
Torque Lifestyle Brands Inc. (OTC US:TQLB) By far the most-guessed game on this list, but it could also be a very interesting small-cap growth story right now thanks to its majority-owned joint venture, Zero Torque Manufacturing, which is acquiring nutritional supplement manufacturing deals.
The cornerstone now is its agreement with GLAXON. This deal is really taking off and paying off.
Torque Lifestyle Brands Inc. (OTC US: TQLB) Yesterday, GLAXON placed an order worth $4 million with Zero Torque. GLAXON is one of the fastest growing and most innovative active nutrition brands. This growth has been driven by disruptive brands that stimulate thinking, product education, and transparent supplements that provide lifestyle solutions. GLAXON products have already won numerous industry awards in the less than two years since their launch.
Zero Torque Manufacturing is the main manufacturer of GLAXON products. GLAXON Zero Torque has placed an initial purchase order for the production and delivery of $4 million of GLAXON-branded supplement products over the next six (6) months, with final delivery associated with this order scheduled for May 2022.
This purchase order follows the recent announcement of a partnership between GLAXON and GNC, one of the world’s largest global health and wellness brands. According to related communications, GLAXON will work with GNC to accelerate the commercialization of its advanced nutritional solutions and serve the health and wellness goals of millions of consumers across the country.
Leonard K. Armenta, president of Torque Lifestyle Brands Inc. (OTC US: TQLB), saying, “This is going on what we think will be a very profitable relationship, leading to a series of major orders as GLAXON products sweep the world. GLAXON is the most disruptive new brand in the space. GNC is an industrial powerhouse. It has the potential to drive mass distribution of GLAXON products at scale, and this positions Zero Torque as the exclusive manufacturer associated with this equation.”
Celsius Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CELH) promotes itself as a global, clinically proven, proprietary formulation company for its main brand CELSIUS and all of its sub-brands. A lifestyle fitness drink and a leader in the rapidly growing performance energy segment, CELSIUS has five beverage lines each offering proprietary, functional and healthy energy formulations that are clinically proven to provide significant health benefits to its users.
CELSIUS is sold locally at Target, CVS, Walmart, GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, 7-Eleven, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Fresh Market, Sprouts and other major regional retailers such as HEB, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Harris Teeter, Shaw’s and Food Lion. It’s also available on Amazon, in fitness clubs, and at select mini markets across the country.
Celsius Holdings Inc. announced. (Nasdaq: CELH) recently reported preliminary financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.
Company generated revenue of $94.9 million, up 157% from $36.8 million in Q3 2020, Domestic revenue increased 214% to $84.5 million, up from $26.9 million in Q3 2020, International revenue increased 5% to $10.4 million, from $9.9 million in the third quarter. 2020
The stock has struggled a bit lately, with CELH shares taking a hit in the recent move, down about -12% over the past week.
Celsius Holdings Inc. is struggling. (Nasdaq: CELH) Some balance sheet hurdles, as cash levels struggle to keep up with current liabilities ($61.4 million versus $93.4 million, respectively).
Another major player in the field of sports nutrition is Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) and Simply Good Foods Co. (Nasdaq: SMPL) and Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc. (Nasdaq: NATR).
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Restaurant Depot opening on Brook Road
A food wholesaler that caters to independent restaurants and food service businesses will open this month in the former Kroger store in the Northpark shopping center at the intersection of Parham and Brook Roads at I-95.
New York-based Restaurant Depot is planning to open at the site Feb. 27.
The company operates cash-and-carry stores that are designed specifically for independently owned restaurants, catering companies and other food-oriented businesses and nonprofits, according to Ray Mallin, the branch manager of the company's Alexandria location.
Restaurant Depot is not open to the public. Businesses interested in shopping at the location must meet membership criteria, though memberships are free.
The Henrico location will be managed by Tom Fruchter and is expected to employ about 40 people, Mallin said. The company has filled most of its employee openings but is still interviewing candidates for the remaining spots, he said.
The company has nearly 100 stores in 27 states, including Virginia. This will be its third Virginia store but first in Central Virginia.
"Richmond is a thriving area, and we feel that it's going to do well for us," Mallin said. "There are a number of independently owned restaurants there."
Company officials already have visited most of the independently owned restaurants and catering services in the region, Mallin said, to make them aware of Restaurant Depot's arrival. In addition to selling food and beverages, the company also sells equipment and supplies.
"Service and value sets us apart," Mallin said.
The company's new home in Henrico has been vacant more than a year, since Kroger closed its location there Nov. 18, 2011.
St. Joseph's Villa’s Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.
Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.
If the snow last weekend had you stuck at home, then you will appreciate free admission all weekend long at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden! Other free options this weekend include a Classic Family Film series at Varina Library, “Crafternoon” at Libbie Mill Library and the tenth annual Richmond Jewish Food Festival taking place Sunday and Monday at the Weinstein JCC. Concert options include the 8th annual Djangoary Music Soiree at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen and Flight Risk, performing at The Tin Pan. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Sony Ericsson Hallon Pictures Get Leaked
We will starts our year with CES in January then followed by Mobile World Congress in February. For those who have no idea what are CES or MWC, to be exact its an event that held every once a year to shows all new smartphone and other gadget. Sony Ericsson is planning to shows their three different smartphone at MWC and some of the leaked pictures lead to two of those three new handsets.
If the rumor to be true, we are looking at a picture of unannounced Sony Ericsson handset that have been taken using another unannounced Sony Ericsson. The image was posted via Picasa account with an 8MP camera which has model LT15i. Apparently, the same device is on the site under four other users with one using the name “Rachel.tester.” Those who familiar with Sony Ericsson, the name Rachel is the codename of the Xperia X10.
The picture above is another unannounced SE devices that we are suspecting to be the Hallon. There’s not much to say regarding the device but surely we notice the USB port and a curved upper surface. Also, it runs with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The device has a big camera on the front.


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EA have posted a blog which reveals FIFA 19 Title Update #6 will address an issue that that has been annoying players for a good while.
“We know that gameplay responsiveness and consistency in that responsiveness when playing online is one of the community’s biggest concerns. Investigating and addressing this feedback has been a major priority for the FIFA team and we have a dedicated group working on improving the experience,” they posted. “In this week’s title update we made a change that we believe will improve responsiveness during gameplay, in certain modes, for FIFA 19 players around the world. ”
The update, which is live on PC and should hit consoles very soon, adds “improvements to the responsiveness of gameplay in situations where your opponent’s network connection may be experiencing packet loss or high latency.”
“The result should be a much more consistent experience in gameplay responsiveness online, depending on the networking set-up you have,” they add.


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More content and new developer opportunities are coming to the Microsoft Store. Content is the heart of the Windows PC experience from apps, to movies, and gaming. Microsoft’s passion for making it easier for developers to bring apps to customers inspired the store redesign. Microsoft has also embraced a new set of Open App Store Policies that allows developers to use their own commerce and storefront options.
Microsoft Store Ads
At Microsoft Build, Microsoft Store Ads were announced to allow developers to get their products in front of consumers at the right time. Today, with the release of Windows 10 2022, Microsoft has announced they have started onboarding developers to the Microsoft Store Ads Pilot program. Developers will be able to create ad campaigns in the Microsoft Store using Microsoft Advertising to reach both Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. Microsoft is committing to balancing both the developer and consumer experience.
Android Apps and Games
In the coming weeks, the Amazon App Store will expand to 31 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, and more. making more than 20,000 apps available to new customers. To get started head over to the Microsoft Store on Windows app. Microsoft has made it easier to find Android apps using editorials and search inside the store. You’ll see inline ratings and reviews and be able to share links with your friends.
Amazon Prime Video, ESPN apps coming to the Store
Sports fans will be thrilled to hear that soon they will be able to watch their favorite programming from the ESPN App, coming “this month.” Disney fans will be getting full access to Disney+ and Amazon Prime moves and TV shows will be available in the Amazon Prime App, available for the first time today to Windows Insiders.
Microsft hasn’t left the gamers out. Don’t forget GamePass has hundreds of games available for both Xbox and PC for one monthly price. The new Microsoft Store design makes it easier to find your favorite titles, sales, and installation requirements. File access for your favorite titles is also now available for installing custom mods and addons.
More updates are coming to the Microsoft Store in October for those running the latest version of Windows 11. Customers will have a brand new search box inside the Microsoft Store. Also when moving to a new PC they’ll also be a restore option to easily get your apps from the store onboard.


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Last month, 37 antitrust and economics professors did the impossible. Although we hold divergent views on law, economics and politics, we joined together to oppose Comcast’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable because it would harm competition.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was supposed to spur competition and thus consumer choice by encouraging cable and telephone operators to build new networks on rivals’ turf. Instead these companies opted for a strategy of increasing their reach through acquisition, not direct competition for consumers. Thus Comcast argues there is no reason to block its acquisition of Time Warner Cable since they operate in different regional territories and don’t directly compete.
We have three big concerns with this merger – increased market power, judicial precedent and scale.
First, this combination would create a single firm that would reach more than 40 percent of residential broadband customers and that share would grow over time as consumers continue to shift from slow DSL to faster broadband. This steadily expanding giant would have the incentive and ability to protect its cable franchise from competition by innovative upstarts like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime that offer consumers the ability to watch content online. The Department of Justice recognized this risk in its review of the Comcast/NBC Universal merger, noting “Comcast has an incentive to encumber . . . the development of nascent distribution models and the business models that underlie them.”
Most consumers have few, if any, options to switch from Comcast to an equal or better alternative broadband provider. Online video providers, for their part, can only reach Comcast’s customers through Comcast. Given this lack of options, a larger Comcast would have greater power to crush the emerging competitive threat presented by online video.
We’ve already seen how Comcast can harm innovation and customers. Earlier this year, they allowed their network to purposely congest in an effort to extract access fees from Netflix, the biggest online video provider. They also could favor their own content on set-top boxes and deny access by online video providers. Similarly, Comcast announced recently that it will roll out data caps – setting limits on data and charging extra when customers exceed them – across its entire footprint. Following the merger, Comcast could exempt its own content offerings from such caps, and disadvantage its online rivals.
Second, the Department of Justice has already blocked a similar effort to build a broadband monopoly. In fact, the very same assets under consideration today were involved in the proposed merger of AT&T and MediaOne in 2000. To resolve their concerns, federal antitrust authorities forced the divestiture of one of the companies' cable broadband providers.
The Department noted at the time that, “through its control [of both cable broadband services, the merging party] would substantially increase its leverage in dealing with broadband content providers, enabling it to extract more favorable terms for such services . . . and [its] ability to affect the success of individual content providers also could be used to confer market power on individual content providers [it] favored.” The very same potential threats exist with the proposed combination of Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
Third, while the parties have implied that the proposed transaction would result in cost savings that might be passed on to consumers, they have said otherwise to shareholders. In a recent conference call with investors, a Comcast Executive Vice President explained, “we’re certainly not promising that customer bills are going to go down, or even that they’re going to increase less rapidly.” All the while, the quality of service is so dreadful that it is lampooned on late night television and denigrated by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which ranked Comcast and Time Warner dead last in a list of 43 industries.
The only appropriate response is to block the merger in its entirety. A conduct remedy would be inadequate because there is no way to predict and prevent all the ways in which a post-merger Comcast could thwart existing or future competition. Further, conduct remedies, by their nature, expire. Imposing a short-term remedy would be insufficient to protect consumers, innovation, and competition over the long term. The right decision to preserve competition is to prevent the merger. On this, we all agree.
Sokol is a professor of Law at the University of Florida and senior of counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, which represents parties concerned about the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger.


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HIRING: McDonald’s to hire [#McDonalds]
McDonald’s would hire 23,000 people in Texas, including 1,800 workers in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The announcement is part of an effort to hire 260,000 workers in the United States this summer.
McDonald’s did not lay off any employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
There are some 21 million people on unemployment and more than 44 million have applied for benefits since the pandemic began, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 1,800 positions available in D-FW are at over 300 local McDonald’s restaurants.
Employees can apply for a program called Archways to Opportunity, which has given $100 million to workers going to college.
The open positions at McDonald’s will involve training to understand McDonald’s COVID-19 protocols.
According to Joy Silmon, a McDonald’s franchisee in North Texas, McDonald’s has a list of tactics to attempt to keep customers and employees safe from the spread of COVID-19.
Gov. Greg Abbott recently tightened restrictions on restaurants and bars to try to curb the spread.
In the past few weeks, restaurants in North Texas are reporting an increased number of positive COVID-19 cases in their kitchens.
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UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A new exhibition exploring the work of Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Animation Studios will be on display later this year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The exhibit will examine Disney's personal fascination with European art and the use of French motifs in his films and theme parks.
Forty works of 18th-century European decorative arts and design-from tapestries and furniture to Boulle clocks and Svres porcelain-will be featured alongside 150 production artworks and works on paper.
The exhibition will highlight references to European visual culture in Disney animated films, including nods to Gothic Revival architecture in Cinderella (1950), medieval influences on Sleeping Beauty (1959), and Rococo-inspired objects brought to life in Beauty and the Beast (1991).
The exhibition marks the 30th anniversary of Beauty and the Beast's animated theatrical release.
The Disney-themed exhibit will be on display from Dec. 10 to March 6 of next year.
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A computer science student at the University of Virginia asserts that he has found a security flaw in the technology behind the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's CharlieCard system.
German-born graduate student Karsten Nohl specializes in computer security. Nohl and two fellow security researchers in Germany say they've cracked the encryption scheme that protects the data on the card. The team warns that their breakthrough could be used to make counterfeit copies of the cards, which are used by commuters to pay for MBTA bus and subway rides.
"You could have thousands of cards and sell them in the underworld," said David Evans, an associate professor of computer science at the university, and Nohl's adviser. Nohl himself is on spring break and could not be reached.
The CharlieCard uses a Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, chip. The card is pressed against a detector, which reads data from the chip and deducts the price of a subway or bus ride from the owner's account.
The T spent $192 million to introduce the CharlieCard in 2006. The system replaced cash and tokens.
A press release issued by the University of Virginia said Nohl's research team obtained the same kind of chip, then used abrasives to scrape away the chip layer by layer. By examining the chip circuitry, they were able to figure out the encryption algorithm it uses and found weaknesses that made it easy to break. Next, the team was able to use commercially available RFID readers to capture data from any RFID-equipped cards that came within range. They could then decrypt the data on those cards and copy them. Nohl said that his team needed only about $1,000 worth of equipment to dismantle the chip and crack the code.
Nohl said that the RFID chip they compromised, the MiFare Classic by NXP Semiconductors of the Netherlands, is the one used in London's subway system and in the MBTA CharlieCard. But MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo refused to confirm or deny this. "It's MBTA policy not to discuss security measures around its smart card technology," he said.
A 2004 policy analysis of the CharlieCard system produced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said that it would be based on MiFare technology.
NXP Semiconductors issued a statement saying that Nohl's team breached only one of several security features built into the MiFare Classic chip. "This does not breach the security of the overall system," the company said. "Even if one layer were to be compromised, other layers will stop the misuse."
Evans said it might be hard to solve the issue. "There are chips that have a much higher security level available," he said. "They cost more and it is not a trivial matter to upgrade the system."
Ari Juels, chief scientist and director of computer security company RSA Laboratories in Bedford, said that Nohl's research illustrates that there are serious security flaws in many smartcard applications. "The vulnerability is most certainly for real," Juels said.
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While Japanese sewing machinery manufacturer Juki will exhibit a raft of its high-speed garment assembly technologies at next year’s highly-anticipated ITMA event, it is the company’s new sophisticated JaNeT software control system that has the most potential to transcend manufacturing limitations.
The new JaNeT system from Juki is, in essence, an artificial intelligence operative. The computational software has been developed to interlink Juki’s digital technologies – each of which are currently confined to an individual production process. The thinking behind this is that, instead of employing 20+ machines to produce a garment in its entirety, the company can now condense this workflow into fewer (around 7 to 10) highly connected and more versatile machines that complete production both more efficiently and cost effectively.
“This system will be one of the main products that we’ll be exhibiting at ITMA,” Juki’s marketing manager Eoghan Murray tells us. “It is a system that shows you what production looks like for the day, it can tell you when something looks problematic and from this, it offers a solution. For example, it will tell you that if you move an operator you will meet your demands faster, or if that operator isn’t performing effectively enough, you should move them.”
Juki’s digital machines can be connected via the JaNeT system to offer a complete production cycle. | Photo credit: Juki
Workflow control systems are proving popular within the textile supply chain. Inspectorio, a start-up quality control and supplier compliance platform, announced only this month that it has raised US$10 million through a Series A funding round that will allow the company to push on and implement its garment tracking technology.
Scouted and selected for the Target + Techstars Retail Accelerator – a mentoring scheme designed to fast-track innovation – the company will soon introduce its technology within US retailer Target’s supplier facilities in a bid to increase efficiency.
For Juki, the impetus behind the introduction of JaNeT is not only that of boosting production capacity, but it will allow the company to organise and monitor the entire workflow.
“There’s three layers of information in the system,” Eoghan explains. “The first monitors the stop/start time of production. The second focuses in more detail on the production processes – sewing, trimming and so on. The third, most complex layer will not only be able to register figures, such as the speed of production, but it will actively forecast and capture any machine errors.”
What’s more, Juki’s JaNeT system is not limited to the company’s technologies. Instead, the software’s ability to operate is based on the machines it connects with. As such, dated technologies can utilise the most basic level of Juki’s system, while more sophisticated digital technologies can reap the rewards of its most advanced capabilities.
Automation even more beneficial when the implications of higher wages and fewer workers across industry are considered.
Automated technologies continue to push the textile industry’s limits to no end. According to Dave Gardner, managing director of SPESA, an industry association for the apparel and sewn goods sectors, US workers alone are now: “three times more productive than they were in 1980, and twice as productive as they were in the year 2000 because of automation.
“Domestic apparel shipments are up by 6.7 per cent this year, and fashion industry sales are projected to grow by 3.5 to 4 per cent,” he added.
Murray reaffirms this view. “The big plus for automatic machines is that it takes less people to operate them, they work much faster and they actually yield a better result. Of course you can have someone that does it very well, but a machine made specifically for just this function is going to do it better than it can be manually; 100 times better. The process is faster, more effective and cheaper,” he noted.
Automation is also much more beneficial when you consider the implications of higher wages and fewer workers across industry. Murray says: “the company’s control system could find its most effective use in countries such as the UK, Germany and Sweden, rather than more densely populated regions, including Bangladesh, China and India.
“The more we look into the data, the more we see that this system could be used across any leading factory even where wages are high. In these places, operators are harder to find and more expensive to hire, so to get the most out of these systems you could maximise everyone’s time and ensure that production is as efficient as possible,” he said.
“Digital sewing machines are the next big market,” Murray predicts. “It is expanding and half of our machines are going into software to be able to provide a full solution for any factory. These won’t be traditional sewing machines that we started off with, but a one-stop-shop for any manufacturer.”
Juki will exhibit an array of its industry leading garment assembly technologies along with the brand new JaNeT system at ITMA 2019. It will be joined by many exhibitors offering a gamut of innovative garment making solutions.
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‘We Are Not Disposable’: Forever 21 Employees Speak Out With Support from UFR Leaders
NATIONWIDE — Reacting to the news that Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy and plans to shutter the doors of 178 stores following disastrous expansion outside the U.S., former Forever 21 employee Chris Angelo issued the following statement:
“Earlier this year, Forever 21 gave me and my coworkers less than two weeks notice before closing our store. Forever 21 treated me like I was disposable, and now it wants to do that to thousands of more people like me. It sickens me that corporate execs who ruin a company get to hide behind the bankruptcy process to protect their money. When my store closed, my mental health was affected and I was in constant worry about how I was going to pay my student loan debt, pay rent, pay bills, and any other expenses a normal person like me has. Hourly employees are not disposable. Forever 21 should provide support to the people whose jobs they are destroying so that we can get back on our feet.”
Forever 21’s closure of 178 stores will put many of its 30,000 employees out of work across the country. The company’s business model depended on paying extremely low wages and selling fast fashion goods that are widely noted for their detrimental impact on the environment.
If you’re covering Forever 21 and are interested in speaking to an impacted employee, please email [email protected].


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Samsung has just released Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, it has already been pondering the Galaxy S7. Now pondering Galaxy S7 least one year earlier, because the Samsung Galaxy S7 will not be published before the Mobile World Congress next year, but we are concerned that this does not affect the independent news sources leaked, no-frame design concept machine.
According to Ubergizmo reports, this Galaxy S7 rectangular design concept machine, still like Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge as metal and glass.
This configuration information leaked Galaxy S7 concept machine, Samsung's flagship product in 2016 is undoubtedly somewhat too high. Ubergizmo says, it is learned that this Galaxy S7 concept machine configuration 6GB RAM, clock frequency 3.x eight-core chip and 4K display. Of course, Galaxy S7 may not configure these components.
One thing is certain, this will not be the last of a leaked Galaxy S7 concept machine. As the year goes on, especially by the end of this year, rumors about the Galaxy S7 will reach a new height.
The Compilation of the specifications can go like this.
True Octa-Core 3.X GHz processor
3D 4K resolution display or 2K flexible display measuring 5.2 inches
30 MP ultra low light sensitivity sensor
Ultra Fast Finger Print detective Sensor
A mini Projector
Superfast charging battery (Charging time 5 Minutes)
Related Tutorial: How to Transfer Data from Samsung Galaxy to New Galaxy


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A1992 federal law, the Audio Home Recording Act, makes crystal clear that consumers may use digital audio tape players or similar audio recording gadgets to make copies of digital music for their personal, noncommercial use.
But does this same law shield from legal peril a consumer who now performs his or her music copying on a home computer? The question is more than academic. It's shaping up to be one of the main legal issues in Napster Inc.'s appeal from a recent federal district court ruling that barred the young company from engaging in or assisting others in copying, downloading, uploading, transmitting or distributing copyrighted music without the permission of the rights owner. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, is scheduled to hear the Napster appeal on October 2.
Advocates for Internet-based music file-sharing networks say the answer must be "yes," or tens of millions of people who swap music by computers could be subject to lawsuits for copyright infringement. The music industry disagrees, claiming that people who download and distribute music files without authorization or payment are engaging in massive theft, not lawful copying.
Will Napster's novel claim that its users are protected by the Audio Home Recording Act carry the day? Probably not, said several lawyers and law professors who are experts in Internet law and copyright infringement.
They said that the 1992 law was designed to deal with CD players, digital recorders and other emerging technology of the time -- not with Internet file sharing, which is at issue in the Napster case.Continue reading the main story
"I'm afraid the recording industry is correct on this one," said Terry Fisher, a professor at Harvard Law School who teaches Internet law and intellectual property.
"It is true there is some ambiguity in the statutory language involving home recording," Fisher said of the 1992 law. "However, the construction that Napster is arguing for would have a huge implication. It would immunize all forms of recording of copyrighted material in the home. It's unlikely the Court of Appeals would accept that."
Napster Inc., a small Internet company based in San Mateo, Calif., makes its proprietary MusicShare software freely available to Internet users. Individuals who download the software can then share music files in the MP3 format with others who are logged on to the Napster network. The result is a kind of giant pot luck dinner involving givers and takers of music files. Napster itself does not actually reproduce or distribute any music.
On Dec. 6, 1999, A&M Records and 17 other record companies filed suit against Napster, charging that the more than 20 million users of the Napster system were engaged in copyright infringement. In addition, they said that Napster was guilty of "contributory" and "vicarious" copyright infringement because it was aware of the users' piracy, contributed to it and didn't stop it. The following month, a group of music publishers filed a similar suit against the company.
Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California entered a preliminary injunction against Napster, based on her conclusion that Napster contributed to the illegal distribution of copyrighted music. The Ninth Circuit stayed the order, pending resolution of the issues on appeal.
In its appeal, filed recently with the court, Napster restated with vigor its oft-cited argument that it cannot be considered to be contributing to infringement because its network is capable of substantial non-infringing uses -- the downloading and distribution of non-copyrighted music such as garage bands, for example.
In a second major argument on appeal, however, Napster sought to drive home its interpretation of the Audio Home Recording Act -- to a much greater extent than it did at the district court level.
The Audio Home Recording Act, which applies to "digital audio recording devices," was a legal compromise that sought to balance the rights of copyright holders and consumers. It generally allows consumers to use a product like a digital audio tape player to make non-commercial copies of songs for personal use.
But the manufacturers of the recording devices must pay a small royalty to artist organizations, generally 2 percent of the machine's wholesale cost. In addition, each recorder must contain a system that prevents the devices from making serial copies -- copies of copies. Section 1008 of the Act prohibits actions for copyright infringement based on, among other things, "the noncommercial use by a consumer of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog musical recordings."
In its legal papers, Napster seized upon section 1008 of the law. The company argued that the section means that all noncommercial copying by a consumer of digital musical recordings is lawful and immune from lawsuits, even if the home copying is on a massive scale. It follows, the company said, that if Napster users are engaging in lawful behavior under section 1008, then the company cannot be considered a contributory infringer.
As legal authority, the company pointed to a recent Ninth Circuit case, RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, where an appeals courts panel observed, in a non-binding remark, that one of the purposes of the Audio Home Recording Act was to facilitate noncommerical personal use of digital music.
In its own brief, the record industry took aim at the argument, asserting that the Audio Home Recording Act applies only to certain classes of audio recording devices -- not to home computers or computer hard drives. Thus the act does not cover Napster users, it said.
Even if the act applied to Napster consumers, it would only protect home copying, said industry lawyers. And Napster users are necessarily engaged in much more than home copying. As part of the pot luck dinner, they distribute MP3 files to countless strangers.
In a friend of the court brief filed earlier this month by the Department of Justice, joined by the United States Copyright Office and the Patent and Trademark Office, the government argued that Napster's interpretation of the 1992 was overly broad.
Significantly, the government said that construing section 1008 to protect Napster would mean repudiating, rather than preserving, the deal that underlies the act: Napster would be permitted to facilitate the copying and distribution of digital music, said the government lawyers. But at the same time, the products employed by Napster and its users are not subject to royalty payments and are not required to be equipped with anti-serial copying chips.
The government's view of the law is not monolithic, however. Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recently wrote a letter to the Court of Appeals stating that the government's brief does not necessarily express the views of the Congress in the matter.
Lewis Kurlantzick, a law professor at the University of Connecticut who has written about the Audio Home Recording Act, said in an interview that he tended to agree with Professor Fisher and others who say that Napster is being overly aggressive in its interpretation of the act.
Although Napster is not making an unreasonable argument given the language, he said, it is was "more plausible" to believe that section 1008 did not immunize computer copying. Echoing the government's brief, Kurlantzick added that Napster's view of the law would break the "deal" at the heart of the Audio Home Recording Act.
Jessica Litman, a law professor and copyright expert at Wayne State University, in Detroit, was more sympathetic to Napster. "I think the Napster argument is better than colorable but not a slam dunk," she said.
"The basic problem," said Litman, "is that we know that Congress didn't have the Net in mind in 1992. We need to figure out how to interpret the statute, and that is going to require some policy decisions."
Litman added that if Napster won its point on appeal the losing side could go to Congress and ask for an amendment requiring Napster and its clones pay a royalty tax compensating rights holders for lost recordings. She said the tax could be based on the frequency of MP3 music downloads.Continue reading the main story


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Flagstaff requiring masks to be worn in public
WILLIAMS, Ariz. – The city of Flagstaff is requiring masks to worn in public after Gov. Doug Ducey announced June 16 that local government could decide whether or not to mandate mask wearing in public places.
A proclamation requiring masks be worn in Flagstaff was signed June 18 by Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans. The mandate goes into effect June 20 at 8 p.m. and will be in effect until further notice or until it is repealed or revised by the mayor or the governor.
Face coverings will be required for anyone five-years-old and older.
According to the proclamation, face coverings can be made of cloth, fabric or other soft/permeable materials as long as they cover the nose and mouth.
Public places are any place the public is allowed including but not limited to restaurants, food courts, cafés, bars, gyms, theaters, grocery stores, convenience stores and other places of business.
A person is not required to wear a mask in public if they have a medical condition, mental health condition or developmental disability or is unable to remove the mask without assistance or if a person’s religious beliefs prevent the person from wearing a face covering.
Other exceptions include when a person is eating or drinking in public or when a person is receiving or rendering emergency, medical, or dental services or is swimming.
Those not in compliance with the proclamation will first be warned. Continued failure to comply is a misdemeanor.
Businesses are being asked to enforce mask wearing however they will not be held liable for anyone not wearing a mask in their business.
“The current public health crisis related to COVID-19 is being monitored as it is evolving, and additional regulations may be forthcoming as needed,” the proclamation states.
More information is available from the city of Flagstaff at https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/4304/Proclamations-and-Executive-Orders


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SOMA Finance, a collaborative initiative between MANTRA and Tritaurian Capital, revealed plans to introduce the first legally sanctioned digital security token for global and U.S. retail investors. According to a company statement released on Wednesday, SOMA aims to raise up to $5 million by selling tokens in one or more phases. The initial tranche is priced at $2.50 per token, and the launch is slated for late this month or early October.
What sets the SOMA token apart is its pioneering role as the first Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) issuance on the SOMA.finance platform. SOMA.finance operates as a multi-asset decentralized exchange (DEX) and serves as an issuance platform for tokenized equities, digital assets, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
In contrast to many cryptocurrency tokens, which often do not offer financial claims on the issuer’s equity or debt, the SOMA token will actually represent an equity stake in SOMA.finance at a corporate level. The company specifies that the token will function as non-cumulative, participating preferred stock, offering holders the right to dividends of up to 10% of SOMA’s profits.
“We’ve been diligently developing the technology required to initiate a groundbreaking decentralized marketplace for digital assets, compliant digital securities, and NFTs, all while coordinating with regulatory authorities to ensure a highly regulated decentralized financial platform,” said William B. Heyn, co-founder and co-CEO of SOMA.finance and CEO of Tritaurian Capital.
Tritaurian Capital, a registered broker-dealer, is a member of the Financial Industry Reporting Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The firm has the distinction of being the first non-alternative trading system (ATS) broker-dealer to gain regulatory approval for selling digital private placement securities via blockchain technology.


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Flipkart rejigs its top deck amid exits and cost cutting
Typically, Flipkart rejigs its VP-level roles every three years to allow executives to head different businesses, according to another person aware of the matter.
Will the upcoming Budget make reforms to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016?
As time is of the essence in the insolvency resolution process, therefore the government in the budget session 2023 may take proactive measures to close the gaps and eliminate the inconsistency in the legislation
LG launches QR code-based labels of 13 GI and non-GI registered crafts in J&K
"This is an important landmark in preserving and promoting priceless artistic and cultural heritage of J&K UT. QR code-based mechanism would help in ensuring product quality, genuineness and boost global demand for J&K handmade products," the Lt Governor said at a function at Raj Bhavan here.
QR code startup Beaconstac raises $25 million in funding
The New York and Bengaluru-headquartered startup creates and tracks QR codes for clients.
Mukesh Bansal steps back at Tata Neu; Cred stops using Paytm QR codes on its placards
Myntra cofounder Mukesh Bansal, who joined Tata Digital as its president in June 2021, has withdrawn from Tata Neu’s day-to-day operations but will stay on in an advisory role, sources told us. The change is due to a “difference in approach on how to scale a new internet business”, one of them said.
Google codes for India: a list of company's India-focused announcements
Google on Monday made several India-focused announcements. Here is a list of top tech-related initiatives.
From rude behaviour to hustle culture, these 7 toxic practices should die with 2022Can 2023 begin on a positive note?
World’s biggest democracies sound warning on Twitter blue checksFrom India to Brazil and the US, officials are warning of a proliferation in fake accounts, with some saying the new system in which a blue check mark can be bought for $7.99 per month is ripe for abuse. Twitter accounts carrying a blue check mark also quickly appeared impersonating US politicians, including President Joe Biden and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. One account set up by the Washington Post as an experiment, mimicking Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, was mistakenly labeled as verified because it belonged to a person notable in government.
300 drug formulations to have mandatory bar codes on packages soon to curb sales of spurious medicinesThe decision has been taken in order to curb the sales of spurious medicines. Furthermore, this will also help in checking the authenticity of the drug. The amendments to Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945 which, once approved, will come into force from May next year.
How adopting low and no-code platforms improve the customer experience for businessesWith the help of cutting-edge low and no-code platforms, businesses can get beyond numerous digital transformation bottlenecks and improve customer experience.
Wipro sacks 300 for moonlighting; Pepperfry eyes 2023 IPOOn August 22, Wipro’s executive chairman Rishad Premji kicked off the ongoing controversy over moonlighting – taking up more than one job at a time – terming it “cheating, plain and simple”. On Wednesday, he told us the company has since sacked 300 employees who were found to be working for its competitors on the side.
PhonePe complains against Paytm employees for burning QR codesIn a complaint filed on July 29 with the Surajpur Lakhnawali police station in the Greater Noida area, PhonePe has alleged that “these actions may form a part of a larger conspiracy to malign the reputation” of the company and to cause “further financial losses.”
Alert! Security flaw in Apple watches. Find out what to doIndian government has discovered a security flaw in Apple watches that may put users in an unfavourable position. Find out the flaw and how you can handle it if you own an Apple watch.
Gig Interrupted: how Indian gig workers struggle amid lack of social security netTech aggregators from mobility to food delivery are growing at a scorching pace, thanks to gig workers who may be their feet on the street, but who have miles to go before they come under a social security umbrella. Bharani V, K.R. Balasubramanyam & Dia Rekhi look at what's at stake.
Medical coding courses: Here are some optionsThe process of standardising recorded medical words is known as medical coding. Medical coders converts doctors' reports into practical medical codes.
Understanding the legal know-how of Franchise business modelFranchising is about capturing new markets in a competitive environment with fewer risks. It's vital that the business model are scalable and teachable to new Franchisees.
QR codes on medicines: Experts underline challenges for industryThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has identified the 300 most used drugs for QR codes.
RBI’s UPI-credit card linking plan is not adding up for banks, fintechAt present, about 50 million people avail instant loans across banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and digital lending fintechs the expectation is that this market could go up to 250 million users, said senior banking executives who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Govt shortlists top 300 drug brands to introduce QR codesThe brands identified by the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) include Dolo, Saridon Fabiflu, Ecosprin, Limcee, Sumo, Calpol, Corex syrup, Unwanted 72 and Thyronorm.
Google says it has fixed vulnerabilities in Chrome flagged by CERT-InCERT-In had recommended users upgrade to Google Chrome version 99.0.4844.74.
WEF president Borge Brende lauds India's pandemic response, reformsNew Delhi, World Economic Forum (WEF) president Borge Brende has lauded the Modi government's "agile" response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its commitments at the recent COP26 summit and the structural reforms undertaken by it to boost the economy.
Why the QR code become ubiquitous in IndiaStamped on the walls of kirana shops and Covid-19 vaccination certificates, QR codes have become a part of our daily lives, with almost every product manufacturer or service provider using it to drive home a specific objective.
Delhi to soon have driving licences with QR codes"The new driving licence will have an advanced microchip with features like Quick Response (QR) code and Near Field Communication (NFC), and the new RC will have the owner's name printed on the front while the microchip and the QR code would be embedded at the back of the card," said a statement from the government on Wednesday.
As more apps go low code, high-tech joins the frayMicrosoft last year launched its Dynamics 365 Project Operations in India, built on top of its low-code platform. Mphasis used it to create an app in less than a week to track employee wellness and engagement.
CBIC issues clarifications on dynamic QR code for companies with Rs 500 crore plus turnoverThe Board added that in case of part payment only the amount payable should reflect in the QR code. The clarifications also indicate that government is unlikely to extend the penalty waiver period beyond June 30, and full implementation will begin from July 1.
Facebook Messenger gets new features, including payments only in USFacebook has added new chat themes and a quick reply bar in its Messenger app, along with an ability to send and receive money from anyone, even if they are not Facebook friends.
Indian IT firms take to low-code, no-code solutionsIndian IT services providers are seeing increased traction for low-code, no-code technology solutions, as clients look to build and customise their own applications.
RBI panel pitches for incentives to promote usage of QR code transactionsWith a view to promote less cash economy, the government should provide incentives to popularise usage of QR (Quick Response) code transactions among consumers, a report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday.
'Sebi ready with quick response to tackle crisis'Tyagi said the market regulator has quickly responded to any issue cropping up within it’s domain.Load More
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Bedford is among 12 town centres across the country set to be revitalised after being selected as one of the first Portas Pilots. Bedford will get a share of a £1.2 million package of support from retail guru Mary Portas and Local Government Minister and Hertfordshire MP Grant Shapps.
The successful pilots will be helped to implement their ideas to rejuvenate the shopping centre as well as test out the measures in Mary Portas' High Street Review. Bedford will be offering mentoring support for High Street businesses and community use of empty properties.
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After what's been the hottest day in the region for almost 10 years there are warnings tonight about the dangers of swimming in open water.
Today was the hottest day of the year so far but temperatures will be down a little tomorrow with the risk of thunder.
A sizzling day for the Anglia region with temperatures rocketing into the mid 30's.


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Pokemon Go makes going outside cool again.
In case you’ve just woken up from a coma, Pokemon Go is conquering the world with ease. The augmented reality game is defying gamer stereotypes by encouraging gamers to explore the outside world. While there are positives and negatives to this, there is no denying its popularity; Pokemon Go has become the biggest mobile game in US history.
Gamers searching the streets for virtual monsters have propelled Niantec’s AR game to the top spot in the states. The fact that the game only took a week to manage this makes it all the more impressive. Consequently, Candy Crush no longer finds itself in the top spot. It pulled in more users than Twitter in three days, according to comicbook.com.
The number of users has steadily increased since then; Go could be on course to overtake Snapchat if it keeps this up. Pokemon Go’s continued popularity depends on the developer’s ability to keep adding the content that the fans want. Fans giving feedback have noted that they would like to be able to trafe Pokemon between players, like in the core games.


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The convergence of IT and marketing has turned the marketer's role on its head. The launch of a campaign is no longer the end. It's just the beginning. Meanwhile, the agency monoliths of old will not get much older unless top management embraces digital culture.
That's the view of Ray Velez, global CTO at Razorfish.
While big integrators such as Deloitte and Accenture are moving away from pure software and adding user experience and creative, they are not yet fluent in the language of marketers. Meanwhile, traditional marketers are grappling with a rapidly changing landscape. The two are inching towards the middle, but the transition has some way to go, Velez told AdNews.
But for marketers, the golden rule is simple: think like a product manager.
Brand marketers have to reach a "moderate middle ground" where they "know enough about the technology, enough about the marketing, but prioritise those needs in a way that ladders back to the customer."
Then they have to make a 360-degree turn in their approach to marketing execution. Whereas previously both software development and marketing mindsets "launched their campaigns and thought about a vacation" that has "completely shifted", according to Velez.
"The finish line is now the starting point. Because that's when you realise that 60-70% of those features [you had implemented], my customers do not care about, so now you have to throw them all out and start again. And that is a difficult mindset for everybody to change but the reality is that the launch is not your finish point, it's your starting point."
The reason behind this reversal, said Velez, "is because your brand needs to be a service".
"Customers have control, choice and voice. They are going to skip your commercials and look at their mobile device instead of a TV. You have to figure another way to stay relevant to them – that's through customer-centricity. What can my brand provide as a service that provides value?"
The unsolved question in all of that is how to achieve that mass reach that TV delivers? The answer, said Velez, is "not quite there yet". But maybe, he suggests, it never existed in the first place.
"Maybe mass reach was always a fallacy anyway. Diaper commercials – single people don't want to see diaper commercials..."
Meanwhile Velez suggested that the future of the big integrated agency model rested with the ability of senior management to embrace digital media and technology within their everyday lives – or risk being unable to steer the ship.
“The question is how comfortable is the leadership [of those monoliths]? How many of those top executive teams really embrace technology, really use email rather than having their secretaries printing them out, really understand Twitter or video games?”
If the answer is not many, warned Velez, "I can guarantee you that the digital people within those agencies – the monoliths – are stuck, because the exec team is not grounded in a way that they can use that prioritisation.”
Velez said even if you are a 70-year-old traditional marketer who has earned their place at the top of that monolith agency, there is no excuse.
“If you're not figuring out a way to make [digital media] a part of your lifestyle, you're not going to prioritise it for your business. Those organisations have been around for 70 or 80 years. That is the big change.”
Velez was in town promoting his new book, Convergence, co-written with Razorfish global CEO Bob Lord. It's all about the blurring of technology, media and creativity and what this means for the market and business strategies.
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Food and nutrition companies, as well as government agencies, are increasingly invested in product traceability. In this series of VitamINSIGHTS, we shine the spotlight on supplement and infant formula brands that have made strides in this area, including Amway, Danone, and BYHEALTH.
Amway for example, has launched its Nutrilite Traceability program four years ago, tapping on digital technologies such as web-based augmented reality and livestreaming to “bring product traceability to life” for consumers.
Danone, on the other hand, has developed a dual-QR code packaging for its infant formulas sold in countries such as China, while BYHEALTH is operating a transparency factory in Zhuhai for consumers to take a look at the key production process.
Malaysian nootropic firm Eureka Drinks is on track with its new strategic expansion, distribution and retail plans, with Singapore, Mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, and the Philippines in its plans.
Formed in March 2020 as part of building and construction company Beta Maju, Eureka Drinks has developed three SKUs containing the full B vitamins range, CDP-choline, and guarana.
The beverages, targeting active, affluent adults aged 25 to 55, are sold in pharmacies, convenience stores, mom-and-pop shops, petrol stations, retail chains, minimarkets and supermarkets in various countries like Malaysia, Brunei, South Korea and Dubai.
India’s pharmaceutical firm Mankind Pharma has launched its first set of multivitamin gummies for kids under the brand Health OK.
The new launch will help make Health OK a “complete wellness brand”, said Joy Chatterjee, GM of Sales and Marketing at Mankind Pharma.
Prior to the launch, the brand has been selling a multivitamin tablet for adults.
Meiji has launched its latest Food with Function Claims (FFC) milk beverage via home-delivery only, amid increased market competition in Japan.
The healthy ageing product, known as Meiji 5-Star Custom, makes five functional claims relating to stress relief, improving memory, supporting blood pressure, suppressing triglyceride levels and rise in blood sugar level.
It is designed for adults who are in their 40s and above.
COVID-19 and supplements: Blackmores made largest-ever single product donation for study on zinc combo
Australian firm Blackmores has made its largest-ever single product donation to support clinical research for a COVID-19 related trial involving migrant workers in Singapore.
The trial, involving 4,257 migrant workers, assessed two different products. One containing a combination of zinc 40mg, vitamin C 250mg, vitamin E 200IU, and copper 1mg, and the second product containing solely vitamin C 250mg.
The randomised trial was conducted by the National University Hospital in Singapore.


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Qualcomm products mentioned within this press release are offered by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced a commitment to invest up to $100 million in early- to mid-stage Chinese companies engaged in the development and commercialization of CDMA-based products, applications and services.
As part of Qualcomm's $500 million commitment announced in November 2000, Qualcomm believes that venture investments in a variety of market segments in China will promote the continued adoption of CDMA worldwide. Chinese companies receiving investments from Qualcomm will benefit from access to Qualcomm's products and technologies, as well as business and strategic relationships throughout the industry.
"This investment further demonstrates Qualcomm's commitment to enabling and fostering a growing CDMA value chain for the next phase of CDMA development in China," said Jing Wang, senior vice president of Qualcomm and chairman of Qualcomm China. "Qualcomm has been working to expand its presence in Greater China by simultaneously working in partnership with the Chinese government, China Unicom, CDMA manufacturers, BREW and gpsOne application developers, and other businesses."
"Qualcomm's investments over the next several years in promising, young, Chinese entrepreneurial companies will contribute to the growth of CDMA worldwide during this key expansion phase for the Chinese CDMA industry," said Tony Thornley, president and COO of Qualcomm. "China possesses a large pool of strong technical and marketing talent in CDMA. We expect to see a rapid increase in the number of new CDMA-related companies in China as third-generation CDMA technology is deployed worldwide."
Qualcomm will target investments within the following sectors: CDMA-based communications technology and devices; BREW™ application and platform developers, including gpsOne™ location-based application developers and service providers; and, enabling and complementary technology providers. A dedicated China-based team from Qualcomm will manage the fund and its investments, with active involvement from Qualcomm senior management.
Qualcomm will consider participating in a variety of private financing rounds, with a preference for early- to mid-stage ventures. For more information on the application process, please visit the Qualcomm Ventures Web site and the Qualcomm China Web site.
Qualcomm Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in theS&P500 Index and is a 2003 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002, and most recent Form 10-Q.


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Los Angeles Partners With 30 U.S. Cities to Make EVs Cheaper for Fleet Use
Electric vehicles continue to rise in popularity and California is one of the key reasons as to why. California recently come out with legislation that would make 100 percent of its electricity come from carbon-free sources, which would make electric cars even more popular.
California is also one of the few states in the U.S. that is spending large amounts of money to boost electric vehicle infrastructure. Earlier this June, the state's utilities invested $768 million into expanding California's network of charging stations for electric vehicles.
Partnering With Cities For More Affordable Prices
The goal with all of these decisions is to have 5 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2030. In another step to turn that goal into reality, the city of Los Angeles has entered into the fray, by partnering with 30 other cities to make it cheaper for companies to assemble a fleet of electric vehicles.
According to Wired, the city of Los Angeles has roughly 11,000 vehicles and pieces of equipment that the city is hoping to replace with battery-powered options. These machines include things like company cars, street sweepers, buses, and garbage trucks. Helping companies make the switch to electric-powered machines instead of gas-powered options will help the city combat smog, which is one of the city's major drawbacks.
One of the major things that's stopping the city from going down the eco-friendly route is budget. As Wired claims, an all-electric bus would be much more expensive than a gas-powered one. A regular bus costs $500,000, while an all-electric option could be as much as $300,000 more. That's where the city wants its new partnership to come into play, by making it cheaper for cities to add electric options to their fleets.
The idea of partnering with 30 other U.S. cities, as Wired points out, is to be able to work together to get better deals on electric vehicles. According to the outlet, 18 other cities have already committed to purchases, calling themselves "founding cities." All-in-all, if you combine all of the vehicles the 30 cities have, it comes out to a staggering figure of 115,000 machines that will need to be replaced some time down the line. And all of those vehicles are priced at $10 billion, which would give them a lot of power to negotiate.
Heavy Discounts On Popular EVs
The deals won't be confined to Los Angeles and the 30 other cities, though, as a website will be launched shortly that will give any city in the United States access to the deals. The website, which is called driveEVfleets.org, will help cities, as Wired claims, to get a "pre-negotiated price" on electric cars, buses, trucks, and even charging infrastructure. In order to get cities these prices, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco came together to get a Request for Information document that provided automakers and other providers of vehicles to make their best deals available and give cities the options of choosing what they want.
"Here's a very clear signal to the market that this is where cities are going," Lauren Faber O'Connor, LA's chief sustainability officer told Wired. "Imagine what the potential is for that market is for car companies, and other who are getting into the electric vehicle space."
Cities that are interested in adding a Chevrolet Bolt EV to their fleet can purchase one for $32,702, which is $5,000 less than buying directly from a dealer. Ford's Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid is also discounted, with a price tag that's $2,000 lower than what passengers have to pay.
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AIDA Cruises will have 35 percent of its 2015 capacity in the Mediterranean this year, according to the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report. This is a major change for the leading German cruise line as prior years saw Northern Europe dominate AIDA’s fleet deployment data.
While Mediterranean capacity has grown, AIDA has slowly cut back in Northern Europe, cutting back nearly 18 percent from 2014 to 2015. The line has also added capacity and offerings in the Caribbean, where it will carry over 70,000 passengers this year, as opposed to 50,000 in 2014.
AIDA is making moves in Asia as well, as the line will double its Asia capacity this year, growing by nearly 100 percent to carry over 20,000 passengers in the region.
About the Annual Report:
The Cruise Industry News Annual Report is the only book of its kind, presenting the worldwide cruise industry through 2025 in 350+ pages. Statistics are independently researched. See a preview of last year’s edition by clicking here.
The report covers everything from new ships on order to supply-and-demand scenarios from 1987 through 2021+. Plus there is a future outlook, complete growth projections for each cruise line, regional market reports, and detailed ship deployment by region and market, covering all the cruise lines.


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RTTNews.com) - Sun TV Network Ltd. said it would launch four new High Definition channels in Tamil and Telugu languages on December 11, 2011.
The new HD channels will be Sun TV HD, K TV HD, Sun Music HD in Tamil and Gemini TV HD in Telugu. These HD channels will be the first of its kind in Tamil and Telugu.
The company said these HD channels would first be offer on DTH and digital cable platforms in India and will progressively become available in global markets. These channels would be prices at Rs.40 per subscriber per month per channel for Sun TV HD, K TV HD and Gemini TV HD and Rs.25 per subscribed for Sun Music HD. The bouquet price for all the four HD channels will be Rs.100 per month.
With this introduction, the company will be offering a bouquet of 25 channels including the four new HD channels.
At the BSE, Sun TV Network shares are being traded at Rs.276.50, down by 0.82 percent from the previous close.
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The Nokia 5.4 is expected to have a punch-hole 6.5-inch display, 4GB of RAM, either 64GB or 128GB of storage, and a faster processor compared to its 5.3 predecessor, which came with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC. Keep in mind Samsung also offers the Nokia 2.4 and Nokia 3.4 mid-rangers.
The new Nokia 5.4 smartphone has also already started appearing on Australian retailer websites, including Acquire and Aus Shop IT. In fact, Aus Shop IT claimed the Nokia 5.4 will start at AUD 349 (approximately $258), though Acquire claimed the phone should start at AUD 371 (around $274).
Both retailers agree the Nokia 5.4 will be available in blue and purple colours, however. Given these detailed leaks, the phone could arrive soon.
But let's remember that all this information comes from an unconfirmed report and retailer leaks, so it's just based on rumours and speculation at this point. The mobile company itself has yet to officially announce anything, so bear all that in mind while you wait for official word about a release date.
We'll keep you posted as we learn more about the Nokia 5.4, including when and if it might launch and its global availability, of course.


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Beyond Identity Named Rookie Security Company of the Year
May 18, 2021
Beyond Identity was recognized as Rookie Security Company of the Year by SC Magazine.
This Week in Enterprise Tech 441: Pass-worthless Authentication
April 30, 2021
Password manager supply chain attack, IT threats in abandoned offices, securing employees' home Wi-Fi networks
Beyond Identity biometrics launched to Auth0 Marketplace for frictionless authentication
April 15, 2021
One week after adding behavioral biometrics in a platform upgrade, Beyond Identity has announced the availability of its passwordless identity management solution on digital identity solutions hub, Auth0 Marketplace.
Beyond Identity announces upgrade with behavioral biometrics
April 8, 2021
Passwordless solutions provider Beyond Identity has announced a new platform upgrade featuring additional security device posture attributes as behavioral biometrics both on its own and via mobile device management (MDM) solutions.


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Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook, made his first major personnel move in the post-Steve Jobs era yesterday.
The Apple chief promoted Eddy Cue, 22-year Apple veteran, to senior vice president of Internet software and services.
Cue, who has a long line of successes at Apple with developing its popular Web and iTunes stores, now heads two more major undertakings: iCloud and iAd.
“Eddy oversees Apple’s industry-leading content stores including the iTunes Store, the revolutionary App Store and the iBookstore, as well as iAd and Apple’s innovative iCloud services,” according to the company’s Web site, which was also updated yesterday to reflect Cue’s new role.
Analysts are closely watching Cook’s every move since the company announced his ascension to CEO last week.
Cue’s promotion indicates that Cook is a delegator, which is a departure from Jobs’ super-management style, analysts said.
The promotion from within also showed Cook is looking to keep the talent that has made Apple the No. 1 tech company in the world and not implement any unnecessary staff overhaul, analysts said.
Cue is responsible for beefing up Apple’s iAd unit, which has been lagging. Andy Miller, the former head of iAd, left the mobile advertising division last month.
However, iCloud is perhaps Cue’s most important challenge, analysts said.


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Healthwatch Lancashire share findings of report on access to flu vaccinations in pharmacies
Healthwatch Lancashire has published a report identifying the availability of flu vaccinations within pharmacies across Lancashire in December 2015 and January 2016.
The report summarises the findings of a mystery shopping activity carried out by 17 Healthwatch Lancashire volunteers and staff who visited 221 pharmacies and asked about the availability of the vaccinations and how information is shared with GP practices.
The findings of the pharmacy mystery shopping activity highlighted variability in the availability of the 2015/16 flu vaccination service by community pharmacies with 38% of pharmacies in Lancashire stating that the flu vaccination was not available.
The report also highlighted the need for a more consistent approach to informing GPs when flu vaccinations have been given by a community pharmacist with 15% of pharmacies saying that they will not inform a person’s GP when they have the flu vaccination.
NHS England responded to the report thanking Healthwatch Lancashire for undertaking the project and informing that the findings will be used by the Local Pharmacy Network to learn lessons and improve this service for patients in the future.
Sheralee Turner-Birchall, Healthwatch Lancashire’s Chief Officer, stated “Healthwatch Lancashire would like to thank NHS England for their positive response to our mystery shopping report and for stating that they intend to engage with local pharmacists to improve patient experience and access to the flu vaccination programme.”
The Healthwatch Lancashire Availability of Flu Vaccinations in Lancashire’s Community Pharmacies report is available to read or download by visiting www.healthwatchlancashire.co.uk/reports


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The all-new, next-generation Ford Ranger Raptor has already launched in a number of global markets, and will arrive in the U.S. later this year, where it will be sold for the very first time in that market. In South Africa, where the next-gen Ranger is produced at the Silverton Assembly plant, while the the turbocharged Ford 3.0L V6 Power Stroke diesel engine destined for the regular Ranger is also built there, at the Struandale Engine plant. Sadly, however, one new Ford Ranger Raptor has already met an early demise in that same part of the world, courtesy of a salesman who recently flipped the pickup during a joyride. The whole thing was caught on camera in the video below, which was recently submitted to Car Magazine.
The salesman in the video was clearly having a little fun in the Ford Ranger Raptor in a grassy area, giving it some gas and sliding around with ease. Things got a little too carried away, however, and the driver cut the wheel too hard, sending the mid-size pickup flipping over and causing extensive damage to the roof, windshield, fenders, and various other bits and pieces, according to Car Magazine.
What makes this particular incident even more painful is the fact that this Ford Ranger Raptor isn’t dealer stock – instead, it was ordered by a customer who discovered what had happened to it before he headed to the dealer to pick it up.
We can’t even imagine the thoughts going through that person’s mind at the moment, but clearly, they won’t be pleased to learn that their brand new pickup is already ruined, to say the least. Given the fact that supply chain constraints have also made the new Ranger Raptor a tough vehicle to get ones’ hands on, it’s unclear how much longer they’ll have to wait to take delivery of another one, too.


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“..heck of a lot of U.S. companies that have sales in China that are going to be watching their earnings being downgraded…until we get a deal with China.”
from Zero Hedge
For those investors who are worried that the fate that has befallen Apple, which announced a revenue guidance cut due to a slowdown in “Greater China” coupled with what appears to be an implicit boycott by Chinese consumers, may hit more US companies President Donald Trump’s economist advisor has some surprising honesty: you are right.
According to the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Kevin Hassett, the trade war with China will force many U.S. companies to join Apple in announcing lower than expected earnings.
“It’s not going to be just Apple,” CEA chairman Kevin Hassett said in an interview on CNN. “There are a heck of a lot of U.S. companies that have sales in China that are going to be watching their earnings being downgraded next year until we get a deal with China.”
It was not exactly clear why Hassett “boasted” with this development, after all the last thing the US market needs now is an earnings recession, but there it is.
Hassett said that it is a softer economy in China that is cutting into U.S. companies sales there and that economic pain gives Trump leverage in ongoing trade negotiations. “That puts a lot of pressure on China to make a deal,” he said, although judging by today’s market performance what he meant is that it puts just as much pressure on the US to “make a deal.”
Hassett’s spin: In the long run, U.S. companies should benefit despite the short-term damage to their bottom line, he added.
He concluded by saying that “If we have a successful negotiation with China then Apple’s sales and everybody else’s sales will recover.”
While he did not explain what would happen to sales if the negotiations was not successful, it was implied.


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Unemployment benefits have reached a point where they’re now harming people, rather than helping people.
Labor shortages are a great, prime example. Across the nation, so many businesses have signs up indicating that they’re hiring; normally, this would be great news, however, unemployment benefits are actually discouraging people from going back to work.
Small businesses, in particular, are hit hard by this. Without finding the right workers, these companies are likelier to go under. In the U.S. economy, small businesses provide immense contributions in so many ways.
Unfortunately, many Democrat-run states, such as California, are increasing unemployment benefits, rather than moving to get Americans back to work. This is why small business owners are having so much trouble, as Fox News explains.
Small Business Owners on Labor Shortages and Unemployment Aid
Yesterday, California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom informed that his state will ramp up unemployment benefits amid labor shortages and more.
Newsom did not explain the adverse impact that this will have on small businesses and other establishments looking to hire; the California governor furthermore appeared oblivious to the reckless spending associated with increasing unemployment at such a time as this.
— America Reports (@AmericaRpts) May 14, 2021
Business owners in the Golden State had plenty to say, however, during conversations with Fox News. Pam Nusser, a small business owner, explained that her establishment has kept up hiring signs for months on end; responses are rare and even those who do respond to these opportunities don’t show up for their interviews.
Nusser ultimately explained that many potential hires seek cash under the table or extremely high hourly rates. Additional pointers from Nusser confirm that she and other small business owners aren’t able to “compete with the government.”
Driving Small Businesses Out of Existence
At this point in time, Democrats have essentially declared war on small businesses. Thanks to shutdowns in 2020, many small businesses were forced to close their doors for good. Democrats, meanwhile, undermined the severity of this and claimed that their pseudo-science “saved lives.”
— John Cox (@BeastJohnCox) May 14, 2021
Now, in 2021, Democrats are looking to drive even more small businesses out of existence by paying folks to stay unemployed. In the case of the California governor, he’s already facing a recall for his poor leadership of the Golden State; however, this is having no impact on Newsom’s choice to stand behind anti-jobs policies.
Wiping away rental debt.
Grants for small businesses.
Cutting the cost of college.
Housing for 65,000 homeless Californians.
Historic amounts to combat wildfires.
CA is coming roaring back. pic.twitter.com/WHkMeu78ns
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May 14, 2021
Many Americans who were able to do so have begun leaving California. The high taxes, extreme rates of homelessness, and Newsom’s botched job of handling coronavirus are just a few reasons why. Small business owners may also do well to leave California and set up shop in a red state.
What do you think about small business owners’ statements regarding unemployment benefits? Let us know in the comments area below.


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What’s new from the world of nutritional research and how will the latest findings influence the supplements you use? Find out in today’s AllStarHealth.com blog.
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Long before it’s talked about on the evening news or Oprah, the most interesting nutritional news and research first appears in peer-reviewed scientific journals; the ones nobody reads but doctors, scientists or grad students. So once a month, AllStarHealth summarizes some of the most promising new findings in our Nutrition News Roundup.
Long before it’s talked about on the evening news, the most promising nutritional research first surfaces in peer-reviewed scientific journals, the ones nobody but doctors, scientists or grad students read. So once a month, AllStarHealth summarizes some of the most promising new findings in our Nutrition Research Roundup.
The research studies of today form the basis for the supplements we’ll be buying tomorrow. So we’re always looking at what’s coming over the horizon. A periodic search of PubMed and other databases takes a long time but always reveals some surprising (and unsurprising) trends and developments in the fields of nutrition and health. So we’ve summarized some interesting recent findings into a One Minute Research Roundup. Got a minute? Get caught up on what may be coming down the nutrition pike.


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The Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme, funded by the European Commission, offers those in the early stages of a start up to spend three or four months in an overseas business.
The programme will also give North East businesses the opportunity to welcome a European entrepreneur to work with them.
Louise Hardy, BIC’s business development manager, described her excitement regarding the venture: “The programme is fundamentally about breaking down barriers, encouraging businesses to cross borders and adopt an entrepreneurial mind-set, something the BIC has endorsed for over 20 years.”
Thanks to the European Commission’s involvement, companies involved will benefit from broadening their network of contacts and a greater wealth of fresh, alternative ideas.
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Growth 'Across All Segments' in China
The aluminum maker reported first-quarter adjusted profit of $0.10 per share, surprising analysts who had predicted a loss of $0.04 on average. Revenue came in at $6 billion, also beating the consensus estimate of $5.77 billion. CEO Klaus Kleinfeld said there is "growth across all segments" in China. AA is up more than 5.5 percent on tradeMONSTER's extended-hours platform.
Travelzoo Soars on Reportof Possible Sale
The online travel agency, which competes with Expedia and Priceline, will put itself up for sale, according to a Reuters report. Sources say the company, whose shares have plummeted 75 percent since a disappointing earnings report last July, has been approached by private-equity firms. TZOO is up 30 percent in pre-market trading.
Mattress Firm Springs Higher on Quarter
The mattress retailer posted earnings of $0.56 per share on sales of $188.6 million for its fiscal fourth quarter, blowing away the consensus forecasts of $0.19 EPS and $177.2 million in revenues. The company, which went public in November, also said it was buying privately held rival Mattress Giant for $47 million in a deal projected to add earnings of $0.25 to $0.35 per share in fiscal 2014. This has left shareholders with sweet dreams as MFRM is up nearly 20 percent.
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