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Seaspan Container Lines has placed an order for nine new 4,250 TEU container ships. The new ships will be chartered to the Canadian shipping company, CP Ships.
“It is an honor for us to expand our customer base to include CP Ships
. Their people, performance, and history are all first class. We are extremely excited about this new relationship,” said Kyle Washington, CEO and chairman of the Washington Marine Group
The new ships will be built at Samsung Heavy Industries (010140.KS)
, in South Korea. Gerry Wang, director, Sea Span Container Lines said, “this continues our very strong partnership with Samsung. The quality of the ships we have received from Samsung over the last few years have been outstanding.”
This is the 36th large containership Seaspan has ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries over the past three years.


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Home-based businesses in the country are getting a further boost with the ‘Made in Qatar Food Market,’ which provides a platform to promote and showcase locally-produced food items, it is learnt.
The exhibition highlights the products of 10 Qatari-owned enterprises at stalls at the Mall of Qatar (MoQ).
Speaking to Gulf Times
, a number of employees who witnessed how these businesses started their operations said exhibitions such as the food market have significantly helped in establishing rapport with potential and new customers.
“If earlier our products could only be seen on Instagram and other social media channels, now they have become more appealing to customers as they are on display at our stall,” said an employee of Gâteaux de Cannelle in Qatar.
The outlet sells a variety of home-made sweets and milk drinks such as cinnamon rolls and breads, and cakes, among others.
After taking part in a number of exhibitions, they started getting more orders both from regular and new customers, the employee noted.
An employee of another stall, Let’s Popcorn, shared the same view saying that people in Qatar are keen in patronising home-made Qatari products.
Citing the advantages of participating in such exhibitions and events like the food market, she said displaying their products at locations such as MoQ reinforces their promotion on social media.
Cakes, cinnamon rolls, and flavoured milk drinks at Gateaux de Cannelle.
From a small enterprise, Let’s Popcorn now has three branches in Qatar: at the Hamad International Airport, The Pearl Qatar, and Souq Waqif in Doha.
The employee said they import some of the raw ingredients from Kuwait and produce a wide range of flavoured popcorns in Qatar, including caramel, cheese, strawberry ice nutela, and oreo, among others.
Some of the outlets at the summer food market include ND Choco Color, Goody Maker, Aldar Café, Lazaza, and Ninety-Four.
A stall, which sells an array of authentic Arabic food and products, has been attracting many customers, mostly visitors from Oman and Kuwait.
“The presentation is very much appealing to me and the food looks so authentic and delicious, it is much different from the rest,” said a customer from Oman, adding that he is looking forward to see similar events and more stalls in the future.
ND Choco Color offers sweets made of marshmallows topped with chocolates and other ingredients. It also serves chips with cheese.
Organisers also set up a murals of the famous ‘Tamim al Majd’ image at the exhibition to give customers a chance to express their solidarity with Qatar and its wise leadership by writing messages of love, loyalty, and patriotism.
The exhibition, which also forms part of the mall’s summer festival activities, was organised to show its support to Qatar and His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani amid the ongoing economic blockade. The event which started in early July will conclude on September 10.
The food market aims to help support young Qatari entrepreneurs to expand their home-based businesses apart from using social media, according to organisers.

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Autojob has partnered with European-based suppliers to offer its customers replacement cores for DPF, SCR and CAT units for most major unit types.
Cork-based Autojob says the new replacement, EU manufactured cores, offer customers greater choice in quality, price and service life instead of whole unit replacement.
Exhaust filtration units that are no longer serviceable can now be re-cored giving customers a considerable reduction in the cost of replacement with a dealer unit.
“The original vehicle units themselves still remain the same externally as the work is carried out internally,” said Justin O’Brien, owner of Autojob. “This ensures that there are no fitment problems afterwards like what can sometimes be the case with spurious, aftermarket units.”
In addition to this, O’Brien says Autojob can also source and supply genuine, used, serviced units should core replacement not be currently available for a particular application.
O’Brien added: “Presently, vehicle emissions parts like the DPF and SCR require to be cleaned or serviced as part of regular service intervals.
“The current trend of only looking at the emissions filters when they require attention and in some cases when they are beyond cleaning and trying to fix the problem by inducing numerous forced regenerations, only costs owners and operators double in the long run.
“Internal damage like melting and cracking are the end results of quick fix type repairs. Having the filters serviced by Autojob during regular service intervals will dramatically reduce overall running costs instead of unnecessary, expensive, whole-unit replacement.”
He continued: “With emissions levels being ever more scrutinised and with the further reductions that are coming with the new EU7 levels, operators will have to take a more serious look at emissions systems to keep compliant.
“Within the proposed EU7 rules, OE manufacturers are looking at ways to prevent the removal and tampering of emissions related parts and software.
“The upside of this is that the service life of parts will be far greater than they currently are but this also means that emissions issues will have to be dealt with in a correct, ethical and environmentally friendly way.”
For any further information contact Justin O’Brien in Autojob on 087 771 5387.


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India's second largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI), opened its third production house at Narsapura Area, District Kolar, Karnataka. This is the most advanced manufacturing plant of the company in India. The ceremony was inaugurated by Hon,ble Union Minister of State for Medium & Small Scale Industry, Govt of India - Mr. Muniyappa. And the presence of Mr. Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Managing Officer, Honda Motor Co. and Representative of Development, Purchasing & Manufacturing, Asia Oceania Region, Mr. Keita Muramatsu, President & CEO at HMSI, and Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at HMSI.
HMSI has invested Rs. 1350 crores to work out on the new 96 acre plant. The all new plant employs nearly 4500 workers. The operations of the third plant is proposed to begin by June. It has a production capacity of 12 lakh units per year at the initial stage. It will be increased to 18 lakh units by the end of 2013-14 fiscal year. With all three plants, Honda will produce 64% units more than the previous in this fiscal year.
Honda had earlier challenged the leading two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero Motocorp, that the company will replace Hero by 2015-16 to become the no. 1 two-wheeler company in the world. Well, it seems like Honda is doing things one by one.
"In the current fiscal year 2014, Honda,s global 2 wheeler sales growth is expected to increase more than the previous years and headed to new heights by its operations in India. There is no doubt that India is one of the most important markets for Honda,s overall business. Today we establish a new milestone with the inauguration of our 3rd manufacturing facility in India in the state of Karnataka. Out of the total 4500 new positions at this facility, nearly 90% are being offered to the local youth," said Mr. Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Managing Officer, Honda Motor Co. and Representative of Development, Purchasing & Manufacturing, Asia Oceania Region.
"We are thankful to the Government of Karnataka for providing Honda an opportunity to invest and expand the Brand in the State. With the inauguration of our 3rd plant which is 2,200 km from the two existing plants in North region, Honda aims to deliver high quality and advanced 2Wheeler products of low CO2 emissions to the customers faster in the South region. The expanded production capacity will be further supported by aggressive growth in network to 2500 outlets and rapid new product introduction as we aim for market leadership," commented Mr. Keita Muramatsu, President & CEO, HMSI.
"We shall start the mass production of Dream Yuga in this plant from June, which is targeted to cater 100-110 cc motorcycle segment contributing almost half of the total 1.4 crore 2wheelers sold in India. Moreover, our million selling Activa scooter will be produced on the 2nd line. We are also proud to share that Honda occupies No. 1 position in Bengaluru which has the highest market demand for 2Wheelers among all cities in India," added Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Vice president, Sales & Marketing, HMSI.
The new plant is capable to produce 18 lakh units per year.
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Sides forming in the Amazon-Hachette dispute
On Sunday, a full-page ad will appear in The New York Times, paid for by a group of best-selling authors and signed by 900 other authors, calling on Amazon “in the strongest possible terms to stop harming the livelihood of the authors on whom it has built its business.”
This ad is “the latest salvo in a battle over terms which has seen Amazon delay delivery and remove the possibility of pre-orders on a swathe of books by Hachette authors, including JK Rowling and James Patterson,” The Guardian reported on Friday, Aug. 8. “The online leviathan Amazon says it is attempting to ‘lower ebook prices’; publishing conglomerate Hachette argues that it is seeking ‘terms that value appropriately for the years ahead the author’s unique role in creating books, and the publisher’s role in editing, marketing, and distributing them.’
The Guardian continues: “Both sides have gradually sharpened their rhetoric over recent weeks, with Hachette saying that it would be suicidal to accept Amazon’s proposals, and Amazon (saying) that Hachette should ‘stop using their authors as human shields.'”
The authors’ ad says, in part: “As writers – most of us not published by Hachette – we feel strongly that no bookseller should block the sale of books or otherwise prevent or discourage customers from ordering or receiving the books they want. It is not right for Amazon to single out a group of authors, who are not involved in the dispute, for selective retaliation. Moreover, by inconveniencing and misleading its own customers with unfair pricing and delayed delivery, Amazon is contradicting its own written promise to be ‘Earth’s most customer-centric company.'” The authors include Stephen King, Donna Tartt, Paul Auster, Barbara Kingsolver and other well-known names.
Other authors’ responses to the ad
When the news broke last month about this upcoming ad, a petition was published on Change.org (a popular petition platform), written by indie authors Hugh C. Howey, Joe Konrath and Barry Eisler, and signed by 27 other authors before publication. As of 3 pm Saturday, Aug. 9, there were over 8,000 signatures of support on this petition, which says in part:
“New York Publishing once controlled the book industry. They decided which stories you were allowed to read. They decided which authors were allowed to publish. They charged high prices while withholding less expensive formats. They paid authors as little as possible, usually between 2% and 12.5% of the list price of a book.
“Amazon, in contrast, trusts you to decide what to read, and they strive to keep the price you pay low. They allow all writers to publish on their platform, and they pay authors between 35% and 70% of the list price of the book. … You may have heard that Amazon and Hachette are having a dispute about how books are sold. The details are complex, but the gist is this: Amazon wants to keep e-book prices affordable, and Hachette wants to keep them artificially high.”
A word from Amazon
Sometime between Friday evening, Aug. 8, and this morning, Aug 9, on the URL “readersunited.com,” Amazon published the article “A Message from the Amazone Books Team.” This piece calls for readers to contact the CEO of Hachette books, Michael Pietsch—which is obviously a response to the NYT ad calling on readers to contact Amazon’s Jeff Bezos “and tell him what you think.”
Slate’s Alison Griswold, reporting on this, noted the mention of George Orwell: “Amazon Invokes Orwell in Latest Stab at Hachette.”
Blogs by Hugh Howey (“Could it be any Clearer?“) and author Mark Phillips, writing on GoodReads (“On the Importance of Perspective“) talk about how Amazon terms are better for authors than any of the publishers’ terms.
An opposing view against Amazon was offered by Maria Bustillos (“Amazon wants Readers to Write to (Hachette CEO) Michael Pietsch! Gladly.“), talking about how Amazon’s business model devalues books.
No small players here
There is always fear of Amazon becoming a monopoly, but Hachette, Apple, and four other big publishers were brought to court in 2012 for colluding to keep prices high. (“How the Agency Model led to an AntiTrust Suit,” by David Gaughran, April 2012). They wanted to sell new ebooks at $14.99; Amazon wanted to sell them for $9.99 or less. Gaughran’s May 26, 2014, blog (“Amazon vs. Hachette: Don’t Believe the Spin“) adds more updated information on this story. There have been some settlements in this case, but it’s ongoing.
Several folks commenting on these various blogs have pointed out that Amazon doesn’t care about the writers and readers any more than the big publishers do. They just want to make money. Probably true, but that’s not the point. Under the current Amazon model, writers can make 70% royalties and sell more books (calculations show lower book prices lead to enough increase in sales to produce higher total revenue).
Many articles, many opinions
I am not an expert on this, so I can only continue to read about it and gradually form my own opinion. I realize I’ve put a lot of links in this article, and I don’t expect everyone to read all of these … plus there are plenty of other articles on the topic to be found.
But Amazon vs Hachette aside, here are some of my basic beliefs:
- Authors should be paid for their work, but if their books are overpriced, they will not sell. As a reader, I want the prices to be kept low for as long as possible. I’m certainly not going to buy an ebook for $14.99 if the paperback is $15.99. And anyone doing the math can see that selling more ebooks at $9.99 (or $4.99) will earn an author more money than slow sales at $14.99 (or $6.99).
- The contracts of most authors at most publishing houses do not garner them very much money; royalty percentages are traditionally very low. Amazon offers higher royalty percentages.
- If five major publishers plus Apple were secretly collaborating to keep prices high, Amazon can hardly be accused of monopolistic practices.
I realize that last statement has me leaning more toward Amazon’s side, but as of right now it feels Amazon does more for small and mid-level authors, especially self-published authors. And I do highly support self-publishing and self-published authors.
I’m going to keep following the story.


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Companies to watch this Black Friday
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The annual shopping extravaganza Black Friday sees organisations slashing the prices of thousands of their products in hopes to boost sales over the festive period. The tradition came from America, and takes place on the first Friday after Thanksgiving, falling on Friday 25th November this year. In the US many people have the day of workm and as a result Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. To keep up with the techy times, there is also Cyber Monday, where similar deals pop up all over the internet - this year the event will be on the 28th November. Companies to watch Amazon started their Black Friday Sale 12 days early, starting on Monday 14th November, and are having 50% off ‘Lightning Deals’ up until the 25th. Don’t forget, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime for early access to deals and express delivery. Argos are running 13 consecutive days of deals running up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Expect to see thousands of deals on tech, toys and electronics. In-demand products such as VR headsets, 4K TVs and Fitbit wristbands are also expected to see huge price drops.
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Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited has appointed Adeola Adetunji as its Managing Director.
He will replace Kelvin Balogun from January 1, 2013. Balogun is now President, Coca-Cola Central, East and West Africa (CEWA) Business Unit.
Adetunji is the General Manager for Manufacturing and Trading Services; he serves as Managing Director for Waveside (Pty.) Limited, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company in South Africa.
Adetunji has spent 19 years in Coca Cola, serving in areas spanning finance, marketing and operations.
He joined the company in Atlanta in 1993 and was appointed the South Africa Division Accounting Manager three years later.
He led Coca-Cola in East Africa between 2003 and 2005 and helped to stabilise the business in Southern Africa between 2005 and 2007, before he moved to bottling operations in July 2008 as the East and North Africa Operations Director for Coca-Cola Sabco.
Prior to joining the Coca-Cola, Adetunji worked in audit and consulting with Spicer and Oppenheimer (now Nexia International) for over three years.
He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife), Nigeria and an MBA in Finance and Strategic Planning from the University of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
“We are very pleased to have another strong professional in Adetunji to lead the Coca-Cola business in Nigeria, one of our strategic growth markets,” said Nathan Kalumbu, outgoing President of Coca-Cola Central, East and West Africa, who will be moving up as the Group President for Coca-Cola Eurasia and Africa Group.
“We are confident that he would focus on delivering our system growth plan, leveraging the solid groundwork laid over the past two years,” he added.
Adetunji said: “I am excited at the opportunity to return to Nigeria as steward the Coca-Cola business; and I look forward to working with the team to further strengthen the fundamentals of our business and grow our market leadership.”


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There is a rumor that comes and goes, ever since: Apple TV. THE Bloomberg he said today that Apple engineers have been working on it since 2005, but that the task of designing, designing the product was easy compared to the difficulty that the company is facing in negotiations with content providers.
Apple is competing with Google, Microsoft and Amazon.com to make TVs the hub of people’s lives, in an industry that is expected to reach $ 200 billion worldwide by 2017. Whoever wins the first deal with media companies or cable providers, who have little incentive to hand over their valuable revenues, will win. The result: Apple will not launch a TV this year, as analysts had predicted, said a person familiar with the company’s plans.
According to the vehicle, in the last negotiations, control over the software that determines the screen interface was discussed. Another point of contention would be regarding the distribution of set-top box, as it can be sold directly to consumers or distributed by the content companies themselves.
However, the negotiations would be a little more advanced with Time Warner Cable Inc. They speculate that the Cupertino firm may be looking to Time Warner to be its first partner, just as AT&T was at the launch of the iPhone. Thus, the product would be launched initially only in the United States. If the strategy is a success, it would be easier for Apple to “replicate” it in other countries, with a case ready.
“Unlike other distributors, we are not religious in controlling the user interface,” said Robert Marcus, chief operating officer at Time Warner, in a telephone interview. Even though he did not want to comment on Apple specifically, the statement already shows a certain inclination to accept some key points of a deal with Apple.
One thing, for me, is not clear in these recent rumors involving a new Apple TV. After all, it will be a set-top box or a real television? Taking into account Apple’s track record of 100% user experience, I would say that we are talking about a television. However, an inexpensive black box, which can easily be connected to existing TVs, is extremely practical, with a much larger range than a 50-inch TV, for example.
Who knows, Apple may not be preparing even two products, in a kind of new family (Apple TV and “Apple HDTV”). While both would share features like an interface, recording content in the cloud (DVR), control via iGadgets, same content, among other things, “Apple HDTV” (or “iTV” – both fictitious names) would bring more features like FaceTime, gesture control, integration with Siri, etc.
But the truth is that, while the clash over content is taking place, the design of a new Apple TV / ”iTV” will be kept in Tim Cook’s drawer.


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Apple Reveals Why Old iPhones Are Slowing Down Over Time
Owning an Apple phone has always been everyone’s dream! If people are unable to afford the latest models they prefer to buy the cheaper old models. But do you know the reason behind many complaints being registered these days about old models? Yes, many of the oldest versions of iPhones have been accounted for slowing down.
Slowing down or lagging with the time of Samsung phones is quite a common thing in the digital market, but when it’s about Apple brand, this is really a surprising fact to know.
From The Company
Although the company has not stated much over the issue but in their recent statement, the reason behind the complaints is revealed!
“Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.”
The company has also stated that with the release of newer versions of iPhones they are planning to add support for other products also in the future.
What’s The Issue
They said that since batteries have a particular lifespan and after which they need to be replaced, the phones are slowing down only because of this reason. With the increasing age of battery their ability to retain the charge decreases due to which it cannot retain the same power as it used to in the beginning.
As every problem has a solution, one of the Reddit users has also come up with a solution to this issue. He said replacing an iPhone battery will lead to “returned performance and CPU clock speeds back to normal.”
Replacing a battery costs just $80 which can be the best alternative to save hundreds of dollars for buying a new phone.
Watch this video to know what exactly Apple has done to resolve the slowing down of phones.
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Amazon is building more Whole Foods stores
It’s been a year since Amazon (AMZN) announced its largest acquisition deal ever: the deal to buy organic food retail chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. Amazon seems to like Whole Foods’ flavor despite reports of tensions between Amazon’s executives and those who joined from Whole Foods.
Amazon is building dozens more Whole Foods stores, according to a Wall Street Journal report. There are at least 38 Whole Foods stores under construction, according to the report, which cites real estate trackers. There are currently 484 Whole Foods locations in North America and the United Kingdom, according to the retailer’s website. Amazon also operates a number of physical stores under its own name, such as the Amazon Go cashier-free convenience store. Amazon could be aiming for as many as 1,500 store locations across the United States, according to the report.
Amazon made $650 million in online grocery sales
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods was seen as its trying to bolster its competition in the grocery business, which is currently dominated by traditional retailers such as Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Costco (COST), and Kroger (KR). The fact that most people still prefer to touch and feel the texture of the food before they buy it is the reason traditional retailers with wide physical store networks have tended to have a leg up in the food retail business compared to their online rivals.
But Amazon is making an aggressive push for food spending. The company’s US online grocery sales grew 48% to $650 million in the first quarter, according to One Click Retail.
Selling devices at Whole Foods locations
With Whole Foods stores, Amazon allows customers to interact with food more closely when shopping. Amazon also uses Whole Foods locations to sell not just food items but also devices such as Echo smart speakers. Whole Foods has also made Amazon’s Prime program more attractive, as the company now delivers grocery orders from Whole Foods stores to the doorsteps of Prime customers.


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Christmas, Thanksgiving, Advent: The autumn and winter holidays are just around the corner and Google is supporting small businesses online with a specially set up page to better attract holiday shoppers.
Fall and winter are traditionally good times for e-commerce. And especially this year, as offline shopping is likely to remain restricted due to the ongoing corona pandemic, retailers can expect a hectic time, which, however, offers them diverse potential. Because the preparations for the holiday season are already underway; and in October and November, the digital industry also expects Amazon Prime Day, Singles Day in China and Black Friday and Cyber Monday. That’s why Google Small Business has now put a website online that is primarily intended to help small businesses to significantly boost their sales with personalized recommendations for their business, shopping-centered learning content and the right tools.
Prepare for the holidays: reach digital shoppers in the Google cosmos
The first two quarters of the extraordinary 2020 financial year were also difficult for the digital industry. However, e-commerce has generally benefited from the corona crisis. While advertising spending was still weak, especially in the spring, the BVDW’s online marketers group expects the upswing from the third quarter to continue in the final months of the year: advertising sales in Germany are expected to have grown by 8.6 percent by the end of 2020.
Whether advertising, organic campaigns or simply optimizing their own web presence: companies that want to win customers in the digital space can hardly avoid Google. The search engine company knows this and offers these companies assistance in many ways. A website was recently launched that can help retailers and co. To prepare for the holiday business and to address customers.
On the bottom of Google for Small Business there are initially two fields that point to dedicated tips for both online and offline sellers.
For example, links are made to help videos that can help optimize a retail website.
But the website has even more to offer. It gives companies the opportunity to take part in short and concise learning sessions with titles such as “Create an effective social media plan”, “Five options for getting your business online” or “Make it easy to shop with you”. These often only last up to 15 minutes and offer the first quick deep dives for online business.
Helpful tools and examples
On the new website, however, Google also has a number of helpful tools that companies can use for themselves. Reference is made, among other things, to the Pointy shopping aid or to the fact that Google has recently started offering free retail listings for searches. Cooperations with Shopify, BigCommerce or WooCommerce are also offered, while Google emphasizes the relevance of its own merchant center. In addition, the website presents some examples of where small businesses have grown successfully thanks to Google’s tools and opportunities.
Ultimately, Google also refers to the tools of partners such as Hootsuite or HubSpot, which companies can also use for themselves to build up a professional business – or to push it especially during the holiday season. Additional resources provided by Google include the Business Help Center in the Context of Covid-19, Google My Business, Google Analytics and many more. Take a look at the new website. Perhaps it will help you to decisively promote your business for the annual financial statements and beyond. After all, the tools and recommendations are designed to reach as many shoppers as possible on Google’s Properties.
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Waiting for B-town breaks
Are models ditching the ramp for cameo appearances in Bollywood films?Updated: Jun 06, 2012, 14:49 IST
It’s Bollywood calling for models. The role and the budget of the film do not matter; all they are looking for is a good break in tinsel town. “Since Bollywood has changed completely with more character oriented roles coming in, small or big hardly matters. We are here to perform; so if a small role has the potential of leaving an impact on the audience, then why not?” says model Alesia Raut.
And sticking true to her words, she has accepted whatever has come her way, featuring in music videos Meri Beri Ke Ber and Ek Aankh Maro and even doing a cameo in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion.
“We can't model forever as the profession has a short life. So exploring new avenues is always a good option. Looking at the similarity between Bollywood and fashion, the silver screen is undoubtedly the next option for models,” says Alesia, who will soon be seen in an item number in the film Karu Toh Kya Kaaru.
The trend isn’t completely new; models-turned-actors Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu are currently calling the shots in the industry, thus dispelling the myth that models can’t act.
However, others like Sayali Bhagat, Geeta Basra, Mugdha Godse and Jiah Khan are yet to make it big.
Piyali Singhal, a model from Bangalore, explains her inclination towards films saying, “Bollywood and fashion go hand in hand. If a filmmaker is looking for a new face, the first choice is always someone from a modelling background.”
Shipra Malik, another model in search of greener pastures, believes that models have a bright future in Bollywood. “There are far more opportunities for the girls with the entry of new directors, producers and the success of small budget movies in the industry. Models look good, so there is nothing wrong in hiring them for different roles,” she explains.


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Don’t drink halal beer, Muslims told
PADANG SERAI (Malaysia): Muslims in the country have been advised against drinking a type of beer claimed to be “halal” (permissible) by the distributor company because the beverage contains alcohol content higher than permitted by Islamic law.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Jamil Khir Baharom said the company’s claim that the beer contained only 0.01 per cent of alcohol was not true as a laboratory test showed up 0.5 per cent of alcohol.
He said the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) and the state Islamic affairs councils would prohibit the sale of the beverage to Muslims.
Supplier: We didn't say it's 'halal beer'
KUALA LUMPUR: The supplier of a non-alcoholic beverage which has been linked to the "halal beer" dispute wants retailers to stop promoting the drink as such to avoid further confusion.
Suria Wholesaler has claimed that its malt beverage, Barbican, imported from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, has been sold here for eight years and does not contain alcohol.
"We have never marketed Barbican or other beverages as 'halal beer'. Barbican is a malt beverage.
"The alcohol content in Barbican is nil. Barbican has been sold in Arab countries, especially in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the past 25 years.
"The word 'beer' is not even on the product," said its director Ahmad al-Yatem.
It was reported on Tuesday that samples of a "halal beer" tested by the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) showed that it contained 0.5 per cent alcohol. The permissible level is below 0.01 per cent.
Jakim also said it had never issued halal certificates for such beverages because they did not meet the 1500:2009 halal standards.
The halal certificate by Jakim is the standard document for all halal food products in the country.
Ahmad claimed that Barbican had halal certification from the Islamic Food Research Centre Malaysia and Asia Region (IFRC) and had been checked by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department.
"We welcome Malaysian authorities to test our products. We are Muslims and we care for our customers. We will not sell anything that is haram."
Meanwhile, in Terengganu, Satiman Jamin reported regular consumers of another brand of non-alcoholic beverage were shocked when they saw a report that the beverage had alcohol.
“We will consult the Royal Customs Department to seek more information on the matter,” he told reporters yesterday evening.
A newspaper had reported yesterday that the “halal” beer was popular among Muslims and its sale was detected by the Johor Islamic Affairs Department (JAIJ) recently.
The daily had quoted a source as saying that JAIJ took samples of the beverage and found that the drink was produced from various fruit flavours and the alcohol content was 0.5 per cent.
JAIJ then asked Jakim and the Customs Department to take appropriate action, including stopping the sale of the beverage, if necessary.
The newspaper quoted Johor Mufti Mohd Tahrir Samsuddin as saying that the National Fatwa Council had decided that the permissible alcohol content in food and drinks according to Islamic law was under 0.01 per cent.
He had said that ulama (religious scholars) agreed to set the alcohol content at that quantity as they felt that the amount could form naturally in food and drinks.
The “halal” beer, imported from an Islamic country in the Middle East, is available in cafes in Malaysia and is selling for between RM3 and RM5 per bottle.
“In a situation of uncertainty, I wish to advise Muslims to stop consuming the beverage so as not to get trapped in a confusing situation,” he said.


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Heart Evangelista Shows Us How Poor We All Are With Her Hermès Mask
Everyone's doing their best to protect themselves against coronavirus. The mass hoarding of masks, alcohol sprays, and wet wipes are just proof of this. Hell, even supermodel Naomi Campbell wore a full hazmat suit to the airport with Rick Owens sneakers.
In another tale of safety but make it fashion, Heart Evangelista decided to DIY a reusable face mask with Hermès, Chanel, and Dior ribbons which she shared on Instagram.
"So, [my stylist] and I are coming up with masks that are more pretty," she said. "Because, life goes and we have to attend, work and wala akong choice." There you have it—perfectly understandable. Heart then proceeds to showcase her custom face masks which have an extra layer of filter cartridge.
You're probably thinking: Why are we making a big deal out of ribbons... because we have questions, that's why. Were the ribbons sanitized before they were sewn on? Are the masks washable? Or, will she have to keep making new ones?
Don't get us wrong, we don't have anything against the whole thing. In fact, it's clear there's a market for statement surgical face masks on sites like Etsy, Amazon, and eBay. Heart could make a killing out there, and we'd be investors in an instant (hypothetically, of course.)
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If you like beer, you don’t really need an excuse to go out and grab one.
CNY Beer Week isn’t taking any chances. It’s offering dozens of events spread over seven days to convince you to get your hands on a local craft beer.
In between you’ll find a cask ale fest at Syracuse’s Middle Ages Brewing Co.; taco and pizza pairings at downtown’s Talking Cursive Brewing; special releases at Branching Out Bottle Shop in Camillus and other events and promotions.
There are plenty of special beer releases and collaborations between breweries.
Plus, there’s the grand opening of the new Brewseum, a local brewing history project of the Onondaga Historical Association. It has a grand opening event on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at its home, Heritage Hill Brewhouse in Pompey.
This year, it features 55 breweries from across the state, with owners, brewers and other knowledgeable staffers pouring and discussing their beers, said NYSBA director Paul Leone. This year, due to ongoing restaurant issues, food will be available for purchase from a limited number of vendors, he said.
This year’s local beer week fest is the first since 2019 (before the Covid pandemic). It’s the second since it was renamed from Syracuse Beer Week to CNY Beer Week after a change in organizers for 2019.
Coming out of the pandemic, this year’s program is focused more heavily on breweries than bars and restaurants as it was in the past, according to Keith Lindner, the beer week coordinator who is also co-owner and brewer at Underground Beer Lab, a new but small new craft brewery in East Syracuse.
That’s because many bars and restaurants are still struggling with issues like staffing shortages and supply chain problems, Lindner said.
“It’s swung toward breweries this year, but I expect to see it pendulum swing back to bars again,” Lindner said. “Ideally, going forward, we’d have good representation from breweries and bars and restaurants.
Syracuse Beer Week started in 2008, and was coordinated by staff from T.J. Sheehan beer distributors of Liverpool. Sheehan used its network of bar and restaurant accounts to host events.
Sheehan pulled out of Syracuse Beer Week after 2018. In 2019, Isaac Rubenstein of Middle Ages Brewing Co. took over and renamed it CNY Beer Week. Lindner assumed management this year.
“Hopefully we use this year to get back on our feet and keep it going for the future,” Lindner said.
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- GameStop said on Tuesday that its chief financial officer had resigned.
- Sources close to the company told Insider that the executive was actually pushed out by the board.
- His ouster is part of a shake-up at GameStop led by the activist investor Ryan Cohen.
On Tuesday afternoon, GameStop announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Jim Bell.
But sources close to the company told Insider that Bell didn't quit — he was forced to resign by the board as part of a push by Ryan Cohen, an activist investor and new board member, to reshape the ailing retailer.
GameStop's board "lost faith" in Bell, one person familiar with the decision said, and began reexamining his role in the wake of a letter that Cohen sent to the board in November. The letter criticized GameStop's executive team, led by CEO George Sherman, and pushed the company to pursue creating "a powerful e-commerce platform."
"Through our private conversations, we have explained to Mr. Sherman and the Board that GameStop has the ability to pivot toward becoming a technology-driven business that excels in the gaming and digital experience worlds," Cohen wrote. "But this pivot requires the type of strategic vision that has not yet taken hold in the c-suite or boardroom."
Cohen owns over 12% of the company's stock through his firm RC Ventures, and he was appointed to its board in early January with two of his former Chewy colleagues. Bell's employment appears to be the first casualty of Cohen's effort to reshape GameStop's leadership team.
Bell and Sherman were chosen in 2019 to lead GameStop out of dire financial straits.
During his first earnings call with Bell and the new executive team in June 2019, Sherman detailed a three-point plan to turn around GameStop's business. It was named "GameStop Reboot," and it was intended to broadly address the company's main issue: The rise of digital video-game storefronts that undercut GameStop's core business of reselling video games.
Since then, little from that plan has materialized — and GameStop's biggest investors have become vocally critical of its leadership. Cohen is the latest such shareholder.
"GameStop needs to evolve into a technology company that delights gamers and delivers exceptional digital experiences," Cohen wrote in November, "not remain a video game retailer that overprioritizes its brick-and-mortar footprint and stumbles around the online ecosystem."
Neither Bell nor Cohen responded to a request for comment, and GameStop representatives declined to comment.
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SINGAPORE: Demand for new private homes in August fell by some 27 per cent from July, with the sharpest decline seen in the mass market segment.
According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), 1,421 units of new homes were sold in August.
Including executive condominiums (EC), a total of 1,539 units changed hands in August - the lowest sales figure so far this year.
The fall in August followed a strong rebound in July.
Showflats were not as busy in August, as some home buyers stayed away during the Hungry Ghost festival.
It's traditionally a lull period for property sales, with developers launching fewer projects. Developers placed 1,118 units of new homes for sale in August.
835 units of mass market homes were sold in August, down 45 per cent from July.
Director of Chris International, Chris Koh, said: "There has always been a demand for suburban projects; a lot depends on whether there are new launches for buyers to choose from. Historically, the second and third quarters are one of the best quarters in the year."
Analysts expect sales to pick up in September, especially in the second half of the month with new project launches like eCO and Riversails in the pipeline.
They said new home sales could come in at between 1,600 and 1,700 units in September.
Meanwhile, sales in the core central region also dipped slightly, from 253 units in July to 218 units in August. Bucking the trend, demand for new homes in the city fringe rose - 368 units were sold in August, more than double the sales in July of 181 units.
Market watchers said the rising demand for homes in these two regions could encourage developers to launch more projects there.
In August, the top seller was One Dusun Residences in Balestier with buyers snapping up almost 153 units of the 154 units launched during the month at a median price of S$1,532 psf.
This is followed by Parc Olympia located in the Loyang area, which sold 110 units. Bartley Residences was the third best selling project with 70 units changing hands in August.
Market watchers said prices have stabilised and expect homebuyers to remain cautious amid global economic uncertainties.
Still, some analysts expect positive upside for the local residential property market after the US Federal Reserve announced its stimulus plan last week.
Director for research & advisory of Colliers International, Chia Siew Chuin, said: "We would expect an increase in interest boosted by the confidence in the market because interest rates are expected to remain low till the middle of 2015 and funds will continue to come into Singapore. We do hope that the upcoming supply in the market will help to keep any upside in prices in check, otherwise we would be faced with additional policy risk."
For the full year, analysts expect a total of 21,000 to 23,000 units of new private homes to be sold, barring any major economic crisis.
Going forward, Knight Frank consultancy said new restriction on the maximum number of units to be built could put upward pressure on prices and sales volume of shoebox units in anticipation of limited supply of small units in future launches.


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CIRENCESTER-BASED orthopaedics manufacturer Corin is set for a £30.5million takeover.
Italian group 2IL Orthopaedics Ltd has made an offer to acquire the business.
Stefano Alfonsi is in line to be appointed chief executive with current Corin executive chief Peter Huntley leaving the business after assisting with the handover.
Chairman Linda Wilding and non-executive director David Young will also resign from the board once the offer is declared unconditional.
Commenting on the offer yesterday, Linda Wilding said: “Under Peter Huntley’s leadership, Corin has significantly invested in and successfully developed a range of new and revised hip and knee products.
“It now has a comprehensive product portfolio showing good organic growth which has substantially reduced the Group’s historical reliance on its metal on metal products.
“The Group is now successfully competing on the world stage but in an industry dominated by much larger players, lacks the necessary scale to leverage its investments and operational infrastructure.
“Today’s offer enables shareholders to realise a significant cash premium to Corin’s recent share price and provides an attractive opportunity for our customers and employees to benefit from the further investments planned in the Group.”
2IL is a newly-incorporated business formed by 2IL shareholders for the purpose of the offer.
Marco Fumagalli, director of 2IL said: “Peter began the task of turning Corin into an expanding medical devices business with a platform of fantastic modern products.
“We are delighted to be able to offer a growing future to the business and look forward to completing our offer and working with all at Corin to deliver our goals.”
Corin employs 100 at its site in Love Lane Industrial Estate, Cirencester and exports now make up 83 per cent of the business with sales operatives in six countries
All of its employees will remain with the business and there are no plans to change the principal locations of the business, 2IL said.
Corin’s hip product sales rose by 38 per cent to £15.9 million for the first six months of this year (2011 £11.5 million), driven by the company’s new cementless hip systems.


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- Green Smoke e-cigarettes launches a new and reusable carrying case
- Coalition of health groups charge states with not properly funding smoking-cessation programs
- Richmond, Va., smokers get support from 'Quitter in You' smoking-cessation campaign
- Minn. tobacco tax increase boosts smoking-cessation program's enrollment
- Green Smoke E-cigs
NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration is looking to regulate flavored cigars, according to published reports.
According to the New York Times, the FDA intends to regulate cigars and other tobacco products, much as it regulates cigarettes, but it hasn't given a timetable. Under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, the agency banned almost every flavor of cigarette except menthol — including candy, fruit and clove flavors — but flavored cigars and pipe tobacco are still permitted.
The article cited Nielsen market data as showing that since 2008, cigar sales at convenience stores have increased nearly 40%, and more than half of cigars sold through that channel are flavored.
According to an August 2012 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking among teenagers declined by 33% between 2000 and 2011, while use of cigars and other tobacco products increased by 123%.


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Facebook users rally vs. social ads
A couple of weeks ago, Facebook announced ’Beacon‘, the Facebook system for social ads. Pretty soon after it’s launch, this was described by users as “a system based on the idea of bombarding friends with lists of the crap we buy“
Professional activists organisation MoveOn.org even started a group on Facebook to organise the resistance from the inside. 15,000 Facebook users signed up to support MoveOn – within 3 days. So what’s the deal? Social ads have come to Facebook. This is not new, a while ago CEO Zuckerberg alreasy stated that Facebook users just had to get used to social ads, because there was no way that the users would be able to opt out of seeing them (http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/11/zuckerberg-facebook-users-better-like-ads.html)
This is the real issue: The fact that Facebook will only let us opt-out on a case-by-case basis. You will have to opt-out over and over again for each transaction. I agree with the protesters that Facebook should immediately change Beacon to be 100% opt-in. If only because the current system will drive users right out the door. Anyone actually interested in sharing info about this could elect to do so. The vast majority who are not interested should never have to hear about this again.
After MoveOn complained, Facebook said MoveOn “misrepresented” the truth. MoveOn immediately fired back: ”If Facebook’s argument is that sharing private information with hundreds or thousands of someone’s closest ‘friends’ is not the same as making that information ‘public,’ that shows how weak Facebook’s argument is,” MoveOn said in an e-mail. “Facebook users across the nation are outraged that the books, movies, and gifts they buy privately on other sites are being displayed publicly without permission–and it’s time for Facebook to reverse this massive privacy breach.“
“The opt-out is very well hidden,” MoveOn spokesman Adam Green said. “It basically pops up for a second and then goes away, and it’s on the bottom of your screen when you’re purchasing on a totally unrelated Web site, so you aren’t even looking for it.” He added that there’s not a universal opt-out, so members have to repeat the process on each partner site. “Even if you see the opt-out and jump through the hoops of opting out once, that doesn’t solve the problem.“… “The bottom line,” MoveOn spokesman Adam Green said in an interview with CNET News.com, “is that no Facebook user should have their private purchases online posted for the entire world to see without their explicit opted-in permission.”
What do you think….?
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WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) sent a
to the chairman and ranking member of both the Senate and House Appropriations Committees urging them to include robust funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Value Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program in the fiscal year 2020 Agriculture Appropriations bill.
Grassley spearheaded the effort to create the VAPG program in 2000 after hearing some of the business challenges facing Iowa farmers.
“This market-development program is about finding and fostering new value-added business opportunities for the family farmer. I'm proud this program has given Iowans a much-needed boost to help get innovative products off the ground. As agricultural and rural communities continue to struggle through volatile commodity prices, trade uncertainty, and a changing consumer base, programs like Value Added Producer Grants are needed to support independent operations and foster entrepreneurial spirit,”
VAPG was created in 2000 to help producers mitigate risk, reach new emerging agricultural markets, and capture more of the consumer dollar. A 2016 Economic Research Service study of the program showed that businesses that received VAPG assistance were less likely to fail and, on average, VAPG recipients created more jobs (five to six more employees) for their communities than similar non-recipient businesses. This program has benefited businesses all around Iowa from WW Homestead Dairy in Waukon to Plantpeddler in Cresco.
With support from Collins, Casey, Grassley and Brown, the 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized VAPG as part of an umbrella program called the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) and provided VAPG with $17.5 million per year in mandatory funding. While that level of annual funding falls short of the historic average the program received in combined mandatory and discretionary funding, Grassley will continue working to keep this program a priority with adequate funding.
to read the full letter.


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Hotel company strengthens position in Nordic region, aims for 12 new hotels in 2011
Scandic Hotels has reported that its total revenue for 2010 increased by 14% and revenue per room by 9%. The company has also strengthened its market position, opening 11 new hotels during the year, and managed to remain profitable. Net operating profit (EBITDA) came in at €61.8 million, giving a profit margin of 8.2%. The financial results include opening costs for new hotels of €4.4 million. Scandic was the hotel chain with “Europe’s most satisfied hotel guests”, according to the European Guest Satisfaction Index Study, published by JD Power and Associates.
Anders Ehrling, President and CEO of Scandic since autumn 2010, pointed to “a recovery in the economy leading to increased travel and a gradual improvement in occupancy rates across our market.” The company aims to open another 12 new hotels in 2011 and focus on growth – particularly in Norway and Finland.
“The increase in revenue per room has previously been driven chiefly by increased volumes, but in the second half of 2010 we saw rising room rates and a jump in activity levels in the conference and meeting segment of the Swedish market,” Ehrling said, describing Scandic as “living proof that you can be an efficient hotel operator with a progressive approach to sustainability.”


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by Amy Reiter in News, April 26th, 2014
by Virginia Willis in Recipes, April 25th, 2014
The Humble Mug-Side Message Goes High-Tech: It may be time to retire your old “Hang in There” or “World’s Best Boss” coffee mugs. Finnish coffee company Paulig has come up with a creative way for you to mix things up a little, mugwise. Its new Muki mug features a heat-powered epaper screen connected to a special app that not only indicates when your coffee is the right temperature to drink, but also allows you to upload and display different photos, comic strips, inspirational quotes or messages sent by friends. Watch a video showing the mug in action here. Cool … or, er, hot! [YouTube via Business Insider]
“Bottoms Up!” = Bigger Bottoms? The key to losing weight may be not only eating less, but drinking less too. Drinking more than three large glasses of wine may spur people to consume about 6,300 extra calories over the next 24 hours, according to a new British report. A little more than half of the 2,042 people surveyed said they tended to binge on fast food after drinking — not just while they were feeling the effects of the alcohol, but the next day as well. Dr. Jacquie Lavin, head of nutrition and research at the U.K.-based weight-loss organization Slimming World, which commissioned the survey, blames the loosening effect of alcohol on self-control. Plus, she said, “Alcohol makes the food even more rewarding. It tastes good and feels even better than it would do normally.” [BBC News]
by Amy Reiter in News, April 25th, 2014
There seems to be a requirement for comfort food that it is simple, unpretentious and modest. There is a natural humbleness to home-cooked foods from the wild. Sure, chefs all over are foraging and turning bits of moss into foams and gelees, but long before the old became new again, people were gathering food from the wild and harvesting from the seas, lakes and rivers.
Fried fish and hushpuppies are quintessential examples of such simple country cooking. If you had a hook and a line and a little cornmeal, you might have dinner. (Well, then there’s the whole idea of noodling — catching catfish with your bare hands — but that’s just crazy.) A fish fry would not be complete without a hushpuppy. Hushpuppies are traditionally made from the seasoned cornmeal used to coat the fish (often mixed with beer) and fried in the oil used to cook the fish. Nothing is wasted — another hallmark of down-home comfort.
by Marisa McClellan in Recipes, April 25th, 2014
A Purrfect Cup: Considering the fact that it combines two of our nation’s collective obsessions — cats and coffee — under one (temporary) roof, it’s probably no surprise to read reports that a pop-up shop that’s being billed as America’s first cat cafe, which brings to the U.S. a concept that’s already a hit in other countries, has had lines out the door since opening in New York’s East Village on Thursday morning. (Watch a Livestream from inside the cafe here.) Patrons of the Purina-sponsored cafe will not only be able to drink their Cat’achinos — cappuccinos customized with kitty faces — and fraternize with a bunch of felines, they will also be able to adopt cats from a local animal shelter and get expert advice about cat health and behavior. It’s open only until Sunday, April 27, though, so if you want to check it out, don’t pussyfoot around. [Business Insider]
Going Once, Going Twice: An artifact both sad and rare — a second-class menu from the Titanic — will be offered for auction on Saturday by British auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son. Written on a 3-by-5-inch postcard dated April 11, 1812, and featuring a prophetic note (“Good voyage up to now”) written by one of the oldest crew members to have survived when the ship went down, Jacob Gibbons, the menu reveals that passengers traveling aboard the ill-fated ship dined on foods including potato hash, ham, eggs and oatmeal. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge told ABC News that he’s sold several first-class Titanic menus during his 20 years in the business, but second-class menus are far more rare. It is expected to fetch $150,000 on the block. [ABC News]
by Amy Chaplin, April 25th, 2014
At least once a week, I try to make something for dinner that helps me clear all the odd bits out of my produce drawers. During the colder months, I make huge pots of soup that serve as the basis of quick meals all week long. When the weather starts to warm up, however, I turn to salads to use a handful of mushrooms and the last skinny stalks of celery from the very center of the bunch.
No one really needs a recipe for this kind of use-it-up salad, but sometimes it’s nice to see how other people approach their clean-out-the-fridge meal. I can easily fall into a rut, so a little bit of outside inspiration is just plain nice.
This is where Jeff Mauro’s Garbage Salad and Champagne Vinaigrette comes in. It’s not a recipe that’s reinventing the wheel, but it does pull together a nice assortment of complementary flavors that are outside my regular, well-trod paths. The vegetable base is a motley collection of romaine, iceberg, carrots, celery, mushrooms and pepperoncini. The brain wave is that he also includes blue cheese, sliced deli turkey and oil-packed anchovies. That means there’s enough protein in that salad for it to pass for a full-on meal (at least in my house).
It’s good for Sunday afternoons or whenever your Weekender craving may strike.
by Joseph Erdos in Shows, April 25th, 2014
White beans are deliciously creamy, extremely versatile and can be made into tasty protein-rich meals or snacks in minutes. When using white beans or any other canned beans, be sure to drain off the liquid in the can, rinse them a couple of times an...
by Sarah De Heer in Food Network Chef, Shows, April 24th, 2014
This weekend, tune in for all-new episodes that run the gamut from cooking and planning for parties to competition shows that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Start Saturday morning with a new episode of Farmhouse Rules. Nancy’s cooking for a game night with her in-laws. Then on The Kitchen, it’s make-ahead freezer-friendly meals, plus how to tackle artichokes. Then on Sunday morning, Rachael has five weeknight meals that use bulk purchases for the biggest bang for your buck. On Southern at Heart, Damaris is planning a Derby party. Then on Guy’s Big Bite, Guy is cooking up appetizers and making a cocktail to match. On Sunday night, tune in for America’s Best Cook, where pastry chef extraordinaire Ron Ben-Israel judges dessert creations, but one competitor may be going home early due to an injury. Then on Cutthroat Kitchen, one chef will have to separate grains of rice for risotto.
by Sara Reistad-Long, April 24th, 2014
Guy’s bringing Flavortown Market back in an all-new season of Guy’s Grocery Games, premiering May 11 at 8|7c. Fans of the show will be excited to see returning judges Melissa d’Arabian, Richard Blais, Troy Johnson and Catherine McCord — as well as some new faces. But that’s not all. Guy’s challenging a brand-new roster of chefs on an all-new set. That’s right — this season, Flavortown Market moves to Guy’s hometown, Santa Rosa, Calif. FN Dish recently caught up with Guy on set and asked him what viewers can expect to see this season.
“First and foremost, this set — Flavortown Market — will knock your socks off. It has the most-eclectic and most-international profile of ingredients available,” Guy shares. “When you use the term ‘super’ in supermarket, that’s what this set is — it’s truly defining in all shapes and sizes. The aisles are wider, the lighting is better, so it makes it easier for the chefs to shop and see what’s on the shelves. Going along with the shelves, the culinary team has stocked and set them up so they’re far more shopper-friendly. There are a lot of great markets around the country, but I wish Flavortown Market really existed.”
So what can fans expect in Season 2? “I think the biggest difference is that competitors have seen the show, so they have insight into the mechanics of it. When chefs walked in the door the first season, you’d hear, ‘Well, now what do we do?’ But since most have seen the show, they understand how it progresses,” Guy explains. “I also think a bigger profile of chefs has been made available — so the competition is even more fierce.”
by Amy Reiter in News, April 24th, 2014
In this week’s news: Mondays are the new January 1; “sad desk lunch” is no way to live; and salt gets a sprinkling of controversy.
T.G.I. … Monday?
New Year’s Day is notorious for being the time for all kinds of resolut...
by Maria Russo, April 24th, 2014
I Scream, You Scream: Vegetable-flavored ice cream? Could be terrible or terrific. Ice cream eaters in Japan will get to decide for themselves on May 12 when Haagen-Dazs Japan plans to release two new flavors — Tomato Cherry and Carrot Orange — as part of a new “Spoon Vege” series. The new varieties will contain 8.5 percent milk-fat, a little over half the usual content in Haagen-Dazs ice creams — so if you ever get the chance to try them, you can convince yourself they’re a healthy dessert choice. Just so long as they don’t try, like, broccoli-lime or spinach-kiwi next. Or, well, actually … [Rocket News 24 via UPI]
Banish Dining-Room Floor Bareness: To rug or not to rug? That is the question we all face when we decorate our dining rooms. On the one hand, rugs are warm and homey and inviting, all things you want when you gather friends and family around a table; on the other, crumbs and spills. Apartment Therapy has entered the debate and come down solidly on the side of rugs, which, the site says, “don’t have to be an impractical choice” if you follow a few rules when making your selection. For instance? Choose something that has a low pile (it will soften dish clinks so you can better hear conversation) and a pattern (the better to hide stains), as well as something that is big enough for all the chairs to fit on and is cheap. Sounds like solid advice. [Apartment Therapy]
What do you get when you put a dozen rivals in a pressure-packed environment, surround them with famed faces from the food world and ask them to compete in three months of challenges — all in the name of scoring their ultimate job? A summer of heat...


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FBI warns of cyberattack
Fake websites cause computer errors
Albuquerque FBI agents are prompting residents to check their computers to see if they're infected after a worldwide cyberattack.
In an exclusive interview with Action 7 News, FBI agents said a group of hackers in Eastern Europe set up a massive scam that's infected millions of computers across the world.
"The attack involves the reconfiguration of your computer by a remote actor, so it basically replaces the Internet phone book your computer uses to know where it should go," Supervisory Special Agent Brad Bleier said. "It's your computer that's been compromised. It's not some external part of the Internet. It's actually your machine that's been changed in a way that changes the behavior of your computer."
Agents said the hackers would use pop-ups and ads that would take computer users to a fake website, scamming advertisers and gaining access to personal information.
Now that the FBI has stopped the hackers, all those fake websites will be removed.
If your computer is red flagged, you must fix your registry by July 9, or you'll need professional help to get your computer fixed.


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The current enhance in the value of gasoline has pressured automotive patrons to look for gas environment friendly automobiles. Volkswagen Group accelerated previous Toyota Motor for the title of world’s largest automaker for the primary half of 2016 regardless of the German automaker’s slumping U.S. sales amid its emissions scandal. The company expects to construct about 5,000 off-street automobiles in the plant’s first 12 months, then add capability to more than double the volume.
Automobiles and industrial automobiles proceed to be sold at a prodigious pace around the world, with 2016 enjoying a 5.6 per cent enhance in auto gross sales over 2015. The two Japanese carmakers additionally pledged to build a $1.6 billion U.S.-primarily based plant by 2021 , where they’ll work on electrical and hybrid automobiles.
Automakers started turning out vehicles once more and Wall Street trading resumed on time. Furthermore, automakers like Common Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are broadening their product lineups with both typical gasoline-powered fashions and new electrified autos.
Under that plan, the government called for “quite a few” home companies to join the ranks of the world’s high 10 automakers. Between the three manufacturers, the alliance additionally reported gross sales of 481,151 electrical automobiles, the highest of any group on the planet.
The joint statement described the partnership as “a brand new exploration” to hold out the federal government’s long-time period plan – drafted final April – to consolidate China’s auto trade. Carolina brings 4 years expertise of marketing and manufacturing work. Toyota hasn’t launched its world 2017 gross sales quantity yet, however last month the Japanese automaker was anticipating to have sold a complete of 10.35 million automobiles worldwide across its 4 manufacturers in 2017 which might put it in third place.


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It is no secret that the profession of livestreaming has become a dream for many people around the world, how could it not when pioneers such as “Ninja” and “Shroud” have achieved stardom and wealth? It makes their profession a much desired one for a good reason, and one famous streaming celebrity “DrDisrespect,” has just revealed the big difference between his current earnings and his previous regular salary.
The “Two times champion” as he calls himself has revealed in a new broadcast some interesting figures from his previous work, where he helped work on the series of Call of Duty in Sledgehammer Games. Apparently, Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm earned “$56,000 after three years of working on a project, and additional bonuses close to that figure.”
The conversation opened after a fan sent a donation message asking them the financial status of the famous streamer. He said that compared to Twitch, his profits “have surpassed millions” just putting on a show, saying there is no room for comparison.
Going back to the past a bit, Guy talks about 2012-2015 without a doubt. He started his gaming career as a level designer of Advanced Warfare as his fans know, but he reached the crossroads with Sledgehammer in 2015 when he decided to pursue the YouTube career and live stream a character. “DrDisrespect” is a character he plays, which quickly became world-renowned for entertainment and production level not found in any other streamer.
To date, DrDisrespect has 3 million followers and more than 22,000 subscribers through Twitch, which does not include Dr’s other work, paid live streaming from gaming companies, tournaments, promotion and advertising deals with companies such as GFuel and more.


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The Cloud Native Enterprise featuring Cloudblocks
25 April 2017 (Tuesday)
AMIHAN and NEC proudly present "The Cloud-Native Enterprise: Creating an engine for innovation"
Featuring the unveiling of Cloudblocks.
Technology has accelerated our way of life. It drives the creation of products and services that reach customers on a daily basis. We use apps to get transportation, order meals, browse clothes to shop, and pay our bills. Many companies born in the cloud era, described as “cloud native,” have risen above and disrupted traditional corporations. We’re all familiar with them– Google, Facebook, Uber, Airbnb– those companies who have started on the cloud, or operate their core services on it, and have taken advantage of speed and flexibility of a technology environment that support consumer-driven products.
How do the companies that have started before the cloud era thrive now?
Join us as we discuss what it means to become “cloud native” with experts in technology from established corporations to startups, and find out how they are managing this new reality where agility and adaptability are not just expected– but demanded– by consumersAMIHAN and NEC proudly present "The Cloud-Native Enterprise: Creating an engine for innovation"
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Gears of War has been one of the top franchise this generation. Epic Games, the developers behind this franchise basically re-invented the third person shooter genre with their pop in and out cover-shoot mechanics. With three commercially and critically hit games in the series, Epic Games are all set to release Gears of War: Judgement, a game which focuses on Cole and Baird instead of the series protagonist Marcus Fenix.
Now given the massive fan following of this franchise, will Epic Games bring the franchise over to next generation consoles? The lead level designer at Epic Games, Jim Brown apparently would love to do so.
“I would love to say yes; I mean, this is something that is very personal to a lot of us. We’ve been working on it for a decade now and the whole reason we did this one is because so many fans wanted us to and we weren’t done with it.”
Gears of War Judgement Trailer.
He then states that they since the franchise has such a massive universe, they can go with a number of directions. “And it’s such a big universe, so there’s any number of directions we can go with it. But we’re still not finished with Judgment yet; we’re still at home working on DLC. So we are constantly building and expanding on the universe as much as we can,” he said to CapsuleComputers.
Since Gears of War IP belongs to Epic Games and not Microsoft, it will be interesting to see whether they will bring it on the PlayStation 4, if there is a new game announced.
What do you guys think? Let us know in the comments section below.


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Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 02:48 pm PT (05:48 pm ET)
Apple fixes minor issues with latest Final Cut Pro X updateApple on Tuesday rolled out an update for its pro-level video editing tool Final Cut Pro, including a few bug fixes and overall stability improvements.
With Tuesday's update, Final Cut Pro X now sits at version 10.0.9 and includes a fix for a feature Apple first introduced in the last 10.0.8 update from March.
According to the release notes, the latest FCP addresses an issue that would cause green artifacts to present themselves when using Sony XAVC media. The program supports the codec up to its maximum 4K resolution.
In addition, the latest update fixes "several issues" related to interlaced media and retimed segments that would cause content exports to fail. Finally, the usual stability improvements are bundled with the app.
For those who already have Final Cut Pro, the 1.64GB update can be downloaded via Software Update. New users can can purchased the app through the Mac App Store for $299.
On Topic: Mac OS X
- Apple seeds OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks beta to developers
- FileMaker 13 launches with browser-based support via HTML5, new tools for iPhone & iPad
- Microsoft's project 'Threshold' to further converge PC, phone & Xbox platforms
- Black Friday software and the lowest prices ever on Dragon Dictate 3 and Micro Drone 2.0
- Product (RED) Mac Pro auction brings in $977,000; gold EarPods sold for $461,000


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TikTok’s latest tool helps launch various creators into brand advertising
TikTok has announced a new tool that will help connect brands with diverse talent.
Branded Mission allows emerging and aspiring creators to respond to ad serving calls directly within the app.
For brands, the conflict lies in genuinely including minority people in their marketing materials, and it has been noted that brands often rely on real-world trends without accurately rewarding the communities that created them. .
Now, the end-to-end option for creators and brands is getting a simultaneous launch in 12 countries, with plans to expand to more markets by the end of the year.
Chris Kenna, CEO and co-founder of Brand Advance, who helped launch the tool, believes it allows brands to move away from the pernicious issue of “cultural marketing”. – a term he says should be retired due to its selective application. “It’s called cultural marketing for you [but] it is [just] again called marketing for you, and cultural marketing for you again. Well, actually, unless you’re advertising to all of us who can afford the product, that’s just marketing. Anything else than that is just bad marketing.
It follows tests with OMD partner agencies, who have used the tool to fine-tune some of their campaigns. Cristina Sagarduy is Chief Performance Officer of OMD EMEA, and notes that successfully rolling out the tool requires agencies to think about their own values in a practical way. “You asked me about some of our culture, planning and organization knowledge, I think it was reactive. For example, we have to be behind all the topics that are also important for brands and audiences. And inclusion and sustainability and how we consider all of that in planning is hugely important. And we do regular training and certifications for people across the agency.”
The portal allows these emerging creators to submit up to three short listings for consideration – although brands should be encouraged to choose as many as possible. TikTok’s European GBS manager, Stuart Flint, said the tool will also allow more brands to opt in to using influencers in their advertising. “Automatically, when you think about it, you say to yourself ‘oh, it’s going to be for a big brand’, like BMW for example. But the reality is that I think it’s open to everyone. And so you can have small and medium-sized companies that are doing really well, that are a little more localized, potentially, that may want to work with creators.”
Once ads are selected and deployed as paid ads on the TikTok platform, individual creators will receive direct payment for their work. The portal also allows for follow-up conversations between the brand and the creator should the brand seek to retain them for future work.
Branded Mission is also seeking to reassure advertisers that viable creators will need to pass TikTok’s existing brand safety tests.
TikTok states that with Branded Mission, it refrains from offering concrete demographic targets because it would go against the tool’s ethics. He notes, however, that his existing suite of advertising options allows brands to buy audiences in a more traditional way. Flint explains, “Removing bias was a key design principle for the product. Thus, thanks to this product, we dondo not track targeting. On the creator side, the brief submitted by an advertiser is sent to our creator community, so they can receive submissions from a wide range.
“Of course, this applies to diversity in terms of ethnicity and gender. But it goes further. If you remember the Ocean Spray campaign, remember the guy on a skateboard, he would never have been cast. If they had done like good publicity, it would never happen.
Branded Mission could still allow brands to circumvent true representation in several ways: it’s still up to the brands themselves to choose the creators they work with. Despite this, direct payments to emerging creators and the simple fact that the option is available is a step towards a more representative ecosystem of influencers.


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Media Create Co. this week said the Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 ranked third in hardware sales in the latest Japan retail activity.
The PS3 sold 26,966 units between Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 to rank No. 3 in overall hardware sales.
By comparison, the hardware sold 25,217 to rank third the week prior.
EA Inc.’s Battlefield 3 ranked as the top-selling game title in Oct. U.S. sales.
Battlefield 3 sold nearly two million units for the month to lead overall game U.S. sales. It began sale Oct. 25.
PAYDAY: The Heist ranked at No. 2 and Crysis ranked third in the same period.
Square Enix Holdings Co. this week said it will release Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collector’s Edition Jan. 2012.
Pre-order sales for Capcom Co.’s Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gained this week at Amazon.com Inc. pending release of the fighter.
The PSP sold 27,952 units for the week to rank at No. 2 in Japan.
The PSP ranked two titles in the top 10, including Square Enix Holdings Co.’s Final Fantasy Type-0 at No. 4 and Konami Corp.’s World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 at No. 6.
Pre-order sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation Vita climbed this week at Amazon.com Inc. amid building demand for the handheld.
Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 hardware held as the top-selling hardware in the latest U.S. figures.
Microsoft this week reported that the Xbox 360 sold 393,000 units in Oct. U.S. sales to rank as the No. 1 hardware for the month.
The company added the Xbox 360 held more than 44 percent of current generation market share for the month.
Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 hardware held under 2,000 units in the latest Japan retail figures.
Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold 1,699 units between Oct. 31 and Nov. 6 to rank No. 6 in overall sales.
By comparison, the hardware sold 1,704 units the week prior.
The hardware ranked one title in the top 10, EA Inc.’s Battlefield 3 at No. 8.
Activision Blizzard Inc. this week said Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3, Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360, and the PC generated $400 million in sales in the first 24 hours of sale in the U.S. and UK.
Index Digital Media Inc.’s Atlus division, HBO, and Cyanide Studios this week said it will release Game of Thrones in early 2012.
Game of Thrones, based on the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire‘ book franchise and television adaptation, is an action RPG title said to hold 30 plus hours of gameplay.
Bethesda Softworks this week released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to U.S. retail.
Sales for Nintendo Co.’s Wii ranked as the No. 4 game hardware in Japan in the latest retail data.
Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Wii sold 11,725 units between Oct. 31 and Nov. 6 to rank No. 4 in overall sales.
By comparison, the Wii sold 11,784 units the week prior.
The report claims Nintendo is hard at work to include simultaneous use of two tablet controllers. The company previously stated that the Wii U could support one tablet controller and four Wii Remote controllers.
In addition, the company’s final specifications for RAM capacity and CPU speed are still pending.
Media Create Co. this week said the Nintendo 3DS sold 145,271 units between Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 to rank as the No. 1 game hardware for the week.
The 3DS ranked two titles in the top 10 for the week, including Super Mario 3D Land at No. 1 and Square Enix Holdings Co.’s Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3 at No. 7.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that its earnings for the fourth quarter and full year may come in below guidance. The retailer noted that it would release its detailed earnings report on the fourth quarter and full year on February 20.
Prior to the announcement, Walmart pegged fourth quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations at $1.50 to $1.60, which included a 10 cents per share impact from two discrete items. Without the one-time items, Walmart had given an underlying EPS guidance range of $1.60 to $1.70. For the full year, the company expected to deliver EPS of $5.01 to $5.11, or $5.11 to $5.21 without counting the discreet items.
“We now anticipate that our underlying EPS for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 will be at or slightly below the low end of our range of $1.60 to $1.70,” said Charles Holley, Wal-Mart CFO in a statement on the guidance change. “For the full year, we expect underlying EPS to be at or slightly below the low end of our range of $5.11 to $5.21.”
Discrete items involved previously announced lay offs at Sam’s Club as well as initiatives in Brazil, China and India.


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Hyderabad: The sale of narcotic and psychotropic drugs must be colour-coded to prevent them being sold over the counter and being misused. There are 536 drugs which are to be dispensed only after a prescription by medical practitioner but these are all antibiotics.
The schedule X drugs which are narcotic drugs should also be brought under the prescription net, according to the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association. The narcotic and psychotropic substances are habit forming that need to be controlled because these products are among thehighly abused ones.
There are 15 drugs and in combinations these add up to 1,000 drugs which have to be tracked, according to a senior drug control officer in the state. While codeine and other drugs are highly abused, other drugs like meprobamate, methyl-phenidate and amphetamine are also misused but it is not aggressively reported.
The latter drugs are in demand by addicts who are used to these. They find over-the-counter sale without verification is an easy route to procure them.
A senior drug control officer said, “There is a separate entry maintained for schedule H drugs or antibiotics. The same must be done for narcotic drugs too. This will help to track their sale. The prescription will make it compulsory to cross-check with doctors.”
Drug enforcement officers say that apart from the retail chain, a lot of supply is also now being carried out from the wholesalers’ end. That also has to be stopped. A senior officer said, “Bulk purchases are made of drugs by distributors who then channelise it directly to their clients.”...


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Delivery workers have been discovering free food on shoppers' doorsteps this Christmas
While the vast majority of us are huddling in front of the fire and sipping on some hot cocoa, it's often easy to forget that there's a section of the workforce that's working harder than ever over the holiday period.
We may tell our kids tales of Santa Claus and his reindeer delivering gifts through chimneys, but in reality, delivery workers have their work cut out bringing joy to so many houses. In the high-stakes and freezing, they really pull through, and I don't think they get enough credit.
Luckily, there is a growing number of people willing to properly celebrate their delivery workers this year, and every once in a while, a delivery worker will find a special surprise on a customer's doorstep.
Just like we leave milk and cookies for Santa Claus as he continues on his midnight run, people have been leaving free food for delivery company workers this Christmas.
All over the country, people have been leaving snacks and messages of goodwill on their doorsteps, as delivery workers do their best work ahead of the holidays.
Laura Benamor, who was speaking with Business Insider, said she's found two gift baskets already while making the trips with her husband, who's an Amazon Flex delivery worker in Hartland, Michigan.
"We are working at a steady pace and often don't take time to stop for a break. So when we came upon those peanut-butter crackers and candy, it was a nice surprise."
Meanwhile, Amy Soria, who also works with Amazon, says she's found another basket offering snacks, but this one also had a message attached to it as well. Even better, on Twitter, other baskets have been posted online, and people have shown their happiness that delivery workers receive such kindness. For example, this Twitter user:
"It's sad how shocked and touched I am at the kind gestures of strangers leaving snacks and drinks out for their delivery people. Humanity still exists, just hard to find, but when you do, appreciate it."
"Anyone one else absolutely wearing their delivery drivers out this week?" remarks Twitter user @beverlysaid, highlighting just how much we depend on delivery workers over the Christmas period with the advent of Amazon, UPS and more.
"I know I am, so I’m trying to say thanks in a small way with some goodies in a basket on the porch. Snacks make everything better!" @beverlysaid continued, while @jensen_esser had a similar story about a lady in her neighbourhood:
"Today on my route a lady had a bowl of snacks & water with a note saying thank you to UPS, Fed Ex & Postal service employees for working long nights in the snow, so thoughtful and made my day."
Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a very eventful 2018, and amidst all of the drama and the stress of it all, it's easy to forget what's important, and it's sometimes difficult to appreciate your fellow man. These gift baskets for delivery workers are warming my heart in a way that only Christmas can.


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The Metro Mass Transit Limited of Ghana last month May 2012 inaugurated 100 new buses for its transport operations in the country.
Ashok Leyland, a flagship company of the Hinduja Group based in India, who supplied the buses known as “Falcons” said the order was worth $7.6 million.
The buses were handed over to Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama by Mr. Arijit Dutta Chowdhury, RM –SEWA of Ashok Leyland in Accra in the presence of H.E. Rajinder Bhagat, Indian High Commissioner to Ghana and Mrs. Dzifa Aku Attivor, Deputy Minister for Transport.
In a statement June 9, 2012, the automobile company indicated that the 100 buses were specially customized into “57-seater, left-hand drive buses” to meet specific customer requirements.
With the supply, Ashok Leyland said it has become the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to introduce a mechanical inline fuel injection with a Euro three engine and electronic destination board in Ghana.
“Africa has been one of our key focus markets and presents some very unique opportunities for a commercial vehicle manufacturer like us,” Managing Director of Ashok Leyland, Vinod K Dasari was quoted as saying in the statement.
The company last year 2011 launched 160 waste management trucks in Ghana.
Source Ghana Business News


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U.S. Bioscience's Ethyol
FDA has responded to the August 1993 amendment to U.S. Bioscience's NDA for the chemo-radiotherapy protective agent Ethyol (amifostine), indicating that it will require additional analyses and data from a pivotal ovarian cancer trial and other information, the West Conshohocken, Penn. company announces Dec. 20. U.S. Bioscience plans to "seek clarification" from FDA and provide additional information. The company recently has completed its response to the list of questions posed by the European Committee on Proprietary Medicinal Products
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The “Puparazzi” will be on hand to judge a local doggie fashion show that’s raising awareness about domestic violence and its impact on the entire family.
- Mutt Strutt – a dog fashion show will take place this weekend and be judged by Cinderella (with her Dad’s help) and Honor from NMDOG (with her Mom’s help). There will be prizes awarded for “best-dressed dog”, “best dressed dog-human duo” and “biggest show off” for the dog “who works it the best on the runway”!
- Raffle – Handmade dog and cat items created by the Albuquerque High School Craft Club will be raffled off, along with restaurant gift certificates, spa gift certificates and other items.
- Puparazzi – Winston Foto will be there as the official “paparazzi”, taking pictures of the Mutt Strutt. There will also be a “red carpet” area where people can get pics of their dogs made.
- O’Niell’s will donate a percentage of all food and drink purchases during the event to Positive Links, and there will be a vegan special of the day.
For more information, visit their website.