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Early this morning, Microsoft announced the release of Windows 10.
WINDOWS10 The overall reset of the WINDOW8 design, restore the original Start menu settings, the system has added virtual desktop function, search box and the form of classification to replace the original two-column Control Panel interface.Windows 7 Free upgrade
Belfiore also describes that any device running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Phone 8.1 can upgrade the system to the latest version free of charge during a one-year Windows 10 release. He believes that such a strategy can enhance the development of the Windows ecosystem, more and more software will be poured into the system, people are more willing to create new content for the system.
In previous news reports, there was a media explosion saying Windows 8, Windows 8.1 could be upgraded to Windows 10 for free. According to market analysis, this message is believed, because the percentage of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 is not very high, such as:
So I was shocked to see this news, the equivalent of the company's ecosystem, the next 1 years, almost 80% users will use the Windows 10 operating system---for control enterprises, system integrators, will significantly reduce the pressure to maintain different operating systems, testing tasks.Cortana integration
Windows 10 can also use Cortana, which is very handy.Universal app (software that can span PCs, phones, tablets, and even Xbox multiple platforms)
Microsoft also wants Windows 10 to fulfill the company's ambition to create a common software platform for PCs, tablets, smartphones, and Xbox gaming consoles. Currently, these products run four sets of operating systems that vary enormously. Unifying them can support no-gap operations across devices, such as allowing users who are playing games to migrate from the host to the PC.
Windows 10-directx 12 gives developers more control over the CPU and GPU, and improves game performance by 50%. Best of all, in the live demo, one person with Xbox One, a PC, two people playing together, the process is very smooth.Cross-platform, barrier-free
Hope that its core onedriver in the domestic access speed is not a bottleneck.Sparta (Spartan) browser
The interface is simple and can be doodle-a great feature for design and developers
The user takes the real environment as the carrier, real-time processing, obtains the virtual information: obtains the message on the wall, looks up the contact person, plays the game on the ground, the furniture, carries on the Skype video call directly in the living room wall, watches the game. In fact, users don't even need any information carriers, and all data is presented directly to the user through the headset.
It looks like a sci-fi film, and the movie "Iron Man" a few, with the help of Windows 10 platform, HoloLens imagination space is very large.
HoloLens smart glasses are much more powerful than Kinect--sci-fi holographic technology is great.
The HoloLens smart glasses feature a new processor-holographic processing unit (holographic processing Unit).Product family photo of the Windows 10 Conference: Summarize
Our team was delighted with the release of Windows 10 because the non-mainstream operating system brought a lot of extra work during the daily GCDN forum operation, assuming that Windows 10 would occupy a large share in the next 1 years, Our after-sales colleagues have expressed great pleasure---let us wait and see the April 2015 Microsoft Build developer Conference.
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DETROIT — Daniel Dunn involved to sign a lease for any Honda Fit this past year whenever a detail hidden within the extended agreement caught his eye.
Honda desired to track the place of his vehicle, anything mentioned, based on Dunn — a stipulation that struck the 69-year-old Temecula, Calif., retiree like a bit odd. But Dunn was wanting to drive away in the new vehicle and, despite initial hesitation, he signed the document, a choice that he’s since made peace.
“I don’t care when they know where I am going,” stated Dunn, who makes regular journeys towards the supermarket along with a local yoga studio in the vehicle. “They’re most likely thinking, ‘What a dull existence this guy’s got.’ ”
Dunn may consider his everyday driving habits mundane, but auto and privacy experts suspect that big automakers like Honda discover their whereabouts as not. By monitoring his everyday movements, an automaker can vacuum up an enormous quantity of private information someone complain about like Dunn, from how quickly he drives and just how hard he brakes to just how much fuel his vehicle uses and also the entertainment he prefers. The organization can determine where he shops, the elements on his street, how frequently he wears his seatbelt, what he was doing moments before a wreck — even where he loves to eat and just how much he weighs.
Though motorists might not understand it, millions of American cars are now being monitored like Dunn’s, experts say, and also the number increases with virtually every new vehicle that’s leased or offered.
As a result carmakers have switched on the effective spigot of precious private data, frequently without owners’ understanding, transforming the car from the machine that can help us visit a classy computer on wheels that provides much more use of your own habits and behaviors than smartphones do.
“The factor that vehicle manufacturers realize now’s that they’re not just hardware companies any longer — they’re software companies,” stated Lisa Pleasure Rosner, chief marketing officer of Otonomo, a business that sells connected-vehicle data, discussing the earnings with automakers. “The first takes space shuttle contained 500,000 lines of software code, but compare that to Ford’s projection that by 2020 their vehicles contains 100 million lines of code. These vehicles have become turbocharged spaceships should you consider them from the purely horsepower perspective.”
Automakers say they collect customer data just with explicit permission, though that permission is frequently hidden in extended service contracts. They reason that information is accustomed to improve performance and enhance vehicle safety. The data that’s collected, they add, will quickly have the ability to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities, saving thousands of lives.
You will find 78 million cars on the highway by having an embedded cyber connection, an element which makes monitoring customers simpler, based on ABI Research. By 2021, based on the technology research firm Gartner, 98 percent of recent cars offered within the U . s . States as well as in Europe is going to be connected, an element that’s being highlighted now at its northern border American Worldwide Auto Show in Detroit.
After being requested on multiple occasions what the organization does with collected data, Natalie Kumaratne, a Honda spokeswoman, stated that the organization “cannot provide specifics at the moment.” Kumaratne rather sent a duplicate of the owner’s manual for any Honda Clearness that notes the vehicle is outfitted with multiple monitoring systems that transmit data for a price based on Honda.
Connecting cars to computers is certainly not new. Vehicles have trusted computerized systems because the 1960s, mostly by means of diagnostic systems that help remind motorists to check on their engines and “event data recorders,” which capture accident data and are seen as the “black boxes” of automobiles.
What’s altered recently isn’t just the amount and precision of this data but exactly how it’s being extracted and attached to the Internet, based on Lauren Cruz, who studies big data and cars because the policy counsel at the way forward for Privacy Forum.
“Before, devices that generate data would remain on the vehicle, but you will find new methods for that information to become conveyed from the vehicle,” Cruz stated, talking about diagnostic services for example Verizon Hum, Zubie and Autobrain that connect cars to the web utilizing a “key” or dongle that connects to an automobile. These types of services provide motorists and firms with everything else from trip histories to maintenance issues.
Although the automotive industry still collects less private information compared to financial, health-care or education industries, experts say, it doesn’t take much to jeopardize customers’ privacy.
Some privacy experts think that with sufficient data points about driver behavior, profiles as unique as fingerprints might be developed. But it’s location data, experts say, that already has got the finest possibility to put customers in danger.
“Most people don’t realize how deeply ingrained the habits of rats are and just how where we park our vehicle regularly will easily notice someone a lot of things about us,” Pam Dixon, executive director around the globe Privacy Forum, stated, noting that studies have shown that even aggregate data could be reinterpreted to trace a person’s habits. “There’s a lot of anti-fraud companies and police force agencies that would like to purchase this data, which could reveal our most intimate habits.”
Journeys to homes or companies reveal buying habits and relationships that may be valuable to corporations, government departments or police force. For instance, regular appointments with an Aids clinic can provide details about someone’s health.
But unlike information collected with a hospital or perhaps a clinic, health data collected with a non-health provider isn’t taught in federal privacy rule referred to as HIPAA, based on the National Institutes of Health.
Inside a 2014 letter towards the Ftc, automakers promised to follow some online privacy policies that incorporated not discussing information with organizations without owners’ consent.
They’ve tucked their warnings about data collection right into a couple of lines of text in owner’s manuals or enticing lease and buy contracts, as well as on their websites.
Vehicle, which grew to become among the first automakers to begin collecting customer data instantly using its OnStar system in 1996, stated within an email the company’s system “does not collect or use any private customer data with no customer’s consent.”
“Before a person even gives consent, we describe what sort of data will be collected and just how it will likely be used (mobile application, positive alerts, etc.),” Dan Pierce, a GM spokesman, stated. “If a person declines, we don’t collect data in the vehicle.”
Karen Hampton, a Ford spokeswoman, responded towards the Washington Publish having a similar statement.
On the page outlining its customers’ privacy legal rights, Toyota notes that vehicle information is collected to enhance safety, manage maintenance and evaluate vehicle trends. The website also notes that, with permission, customer data might be distributed to “companies associated with Toyota.”
Though people may be cautious about their data being outsourced, Rosner stated the likes of Otonomo are centered on using customer data for that greater good — for example improving transportation, reducing emissions and saving lives with automatic crash recognition.
Otonomo, which started in 2015 and calls itself the “first connected vehicle data marketplace,” partners with major automakers that provide Otonomo use of their raw driver data, the organization stated. Otonomo takes that data, analyzes it, “cleans up,” after which sells the data to 3rd parties, helping automakers commercialize their data, Rosner stated.
What type of organizations use Otonomo data? A parking application developer, for instance, that wishes to higher understand a city’s traffic patterns, or perhaps a company that wishes to make use of individuals patterns decide the place of their next billboard or business.
“The automaker will get an income share on each piece of information that’s consumed,” Rosner described.
Although the pledge restricts automakers from selling data for an outdoors company without customers’ consent, experts have noted the voluntary self-regulatory standard doesn’t stop them by using that data for his or her own benefit.
What the law states continues to be not able to maintain rapid advancements in auto technology, based on Ryan Calo, an affiliate professor of law in the College of Washington who teaches courses on robotics law and policy.
“Ultimately, there isn’t any vehicle privacy statute that vehicle companies need to follow,” he stated. “Not only are automakers collecting lots of data, it normally won’t possess a particular regime that’s controlling the way they get it done.”
Though the potential of abuse exists, Calo along with other experts say automakers have to date been “responsive” to concerns about data collection and privacy. While privacy scandals periodically erupt in Plastic Valley, automakers have searched for to distinguish their business models by making certain privacy, based on James Hodgson, a senior analyst at ABI Research.
“They recycle for cash cars and keep an aggressive edge on the Googles and Apples around the globe,” he stated.
But, Calo stated, by collecting massive levels of data, vehicle companies might be setting themselves up for that 21st century’s ultimate Faustian bargain. The greater data a business collects, the greater incentive the organization needs to monetize that data.
“Any company which has a lot of data about consumers and may control the interaction together will have the capacity and incentive to try and use that information towards the company’s advantage — and perhaps towards the hindrance of shoppers,” Calo stated.
“It’s almost inevitable,” he added.

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text: Joseph Hui, a professor in Arizona State University's Department of Electrical Engineering, is CEO of Monarch Power, the company that recently offered to buy equipment and employ workers from the Suntech plant. The Suntech plant is planned to shut its doors the end of this month, leaving 43 people without jobs. However, Hui's company is one of three bidding on equipment and manpower. Monarch Power manufactures solar panels in the shape of a lotus flower to be easily transported and adapted in homes or businesses. AZ Central.com reports: "In a statement released Monday, Hui said the plant is a good fit to manufacture the company’s Lotus Mobile 'flower power' solar units. The product launched three weeks ago."


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India’s consumer price inflation slowed more than expected in November, data from the National Statistical Office showed Tuesday.
Inflation slowed to 6.93 percent in November from 7.61 percent in October. The rate was forecast to moderate to 7.1 percent.
Likewise, food price inflation eased to 9.43 percent from 11 percent a month ago.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices gained 0.32 percent and the consumer food price index climbed 0.24 percent in November.
The central bank forecast 6.8 percent consumer price inflation in the December quarter of 2020 and 5.8 percent in the next quarter.
Data released earlier in the day showed that wholesale price inflation rose to 1.55 percent year-on-year in November from 1.48 percent in October.
The material has been provided by InstaForex Company – www.instaforex.com


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Tewkesbury-based printed circuit technology manufacturer Trackwise Designs plc has raised £7 million from investors.
Philip Johnston, CEO of Trackwise, said: “We appreciate and recognise the continuing support shown by existing investors and welcome new shareholders to Trackwise. This Open Offer has allowed those shareholders not participating in the earlier Placing and Subscription to continue to invest in Trackwise and we are delighted with the interest shown. The combined proceeds of £7 million from these fundraises will enable the delivery of a step change in our Improved Harness Technology (IHT) commercial proposition.”
In July, Trackwise broke its own record for the world’s longest multi-layer flexible printed circuit (FPC), delivering a 72 metre FPC for an industrial application. Constructed using a polyimide base laminate with copper elements, and finished with an organo-metallic layer to protect against oxidization, the final circuit, and the exceptional circuit consistency, was made possible thanks to their patented Improved Harness technology.
The company is also fitting out a 77,000 sq ft freehold property at Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, which it bought last year.
The new site will enable Trackwise to significantly increase its production capacity to meet the expected demand for its Improved Harness Technology. In September 2020 the Company signed a Product Manufacture and Supply Agreement with an electric vehicle (EV) original equipment manufacturer and expects future orders from customers in its targeted medical, aerospace, EV and also other industrial markets.
Trackwise is installing an automated roll-to-roll IHT production line at the site with the intention of it being operational in the fourth quarter of this calendar year. The site has capacity for the installation of a second line in the future.


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News related to hacking, cyber-attacks, data breaches have been on the rise faster than ever before. These terms have lived on as long as the Internet. We tend to forget how easy it is for someone to gain access to your personal data online. With the recent CIA Vault 7 leak and Yahoo data breach, one needs to be on guard especially when accessing Internet in public. Norton by Symantec wants to help you add a layer of security when you access public or otherwise unsecured Wi-Fi with Norton Wi-Fi Privacy in India for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS.
As you may know, using public Wi-Fi can be a security risk as it potentially exposes your data to snooping. If the Wi-Fi provider is not properly secured, then your Internet traffic between your laptop, smartphone, or tablet, and the hotspot, could be targeted and intercepted by others on the same network. The Norton Wi-Fi Privacy is a VPN (Virtual Private Network) that encrypts your information and secures your connection to the Internet in public. The annual subscription-based service is available starting at Rs. 2,999 for 1 device, Rs. 3,999 for 5 devices and Rs. 4,999 for up to 10 devices, and is compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS devices. The subscriptions are available for purchase via https://in.norton.com
"Consumers are often overly complacent when it comes to using public Wi-Fi networks, believing that nothing will happen to them," says Ritesh Chopra, Country Manager, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec, India. "Norton Wi-Fi Privacy helps protect information, such as passwords and credit card numbers, and denies access to hackers who may be eavesdropping on the same network."
To help understand the growing need to protect your devices from hacking and digital theft, Norton by Symantec revealed its 2016 Cyber Security Insights Report where it found that only around 45 percent of Indian use a VPN when connecting to Wi-Fi, leaving the rest potentially vulnerable to hackers and theft. One out of four consumers (27 percent) use public Wi-Fi connections, and around 56 percent are unable to determine whether they're on a secure Wi-Fi network. Additionally, one in three (33 percent) cannot identify a phishing email.
The Norton Wi-Fi Privacy service comes at a time when India is increasingly rolling out public Wi-Fi hotspots across popular locations, railway stations and more. By getting the service for your devices, you can have some surety that you're not being spied on when accessing the Internet at a local coffee shop or hotel. You'll be able to browse incognito and this additionally means websites won't be able to track you to show you relevant ads.
Norton in October last year also launched its latest Security solution in the country, which provides security against malware across platforms including Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. The Standard one-year security service is priced at Rs. 1,399, and provides security for one PC or one Mac. The Deluxe version protects up to five devices for a year and is priced at Rs. 2,999.


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A mover, a shaker and a cocktail maker
Four years' work, from a garage to a cocktail glass, got Neil Fitzpatrick a fruitful audience with one of New Zealand's booze barons.
Taking his premium pre-mixed cocktail concept - Loud&Lola - to DB Breweries managing director Brian Blake was a move that set Mr Fitzpatrick's fledgling company, Oh!Group, on track.
The colourful 750-millilitre bottles hit liquor stores under the DB flag last week and, with a three-year renewable distribution licence with the big drink company, Mr Fitzpatrick's choice to ditch his information technology job to make cocktails is panning out as a good decision.
An Englishman who moved to New Zealand with his Kiwi wife, Mr Fitzpatrick found a country in which innovation seemed to be the way of life: "New Zealand is one of those environments that is naturally innovative - it gets under your skin."
Surmising that most people who attempted to mix cocktails at home ended up with something unpalatable, he came up with the idea for Loud&Lola's bottled Boston Ice Tea, Margarita, Mai Tai and Cosmopolitan drinks.
Priced at $18 a bottle, Loud&Lola is an alternative to a bottle of wine or an expensive cocktail in a bar, Mr Fitzpatrick said.
But Loud&Lola was more about the cocktail concept than getting people plastered. Changing attitudes to drinking was part of the product, with the drink designed to be "sipped and savoured" rather than "chugged", he said.
"We are not a booze company, we are an experience company."
With the cocktail products going into 121 bottle stores this week, the company was already moving into the next development, with more sophisticated cocktails in the pipeline and eyes on Australia and Britain as export markets.
But the future for Oh!Group was in filling a gap in any market through collaboration and innovation, Mr Fitzpatrick said.
Bringing together experts in juices, design and drink mixology was just the first step, with "everyday indulgences" an option in many sectors. "We have aspirations and dreams to be New Zealand's first uber brand," he said.
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Rising price inflation is starting to be felt across the globe, from the traditional economic powerhouse states to import-dependent island nations (like Fiji, Mauritius and Jamaica). Are the current travails in the supply and demand of shipping making this worse?
Historically the influence of shipping prices on inflation has been downplayed but surging freight rates may be hard to ignore as a contributing factor. It has hardly helped that the global supply chain is being further tested as empty containers continue to pile up at US ports, despite the efforts of US ports to keep pace with the working practices of their counterparts in Asia.
But not everything is going the way of shipowners. The eagerly anticipated ruling by the Court of Appeal in The Eternal Bliss (in which my colleagues Nick Austin and Mike Adamson acted for the shipowners) has, for now, settled an age-old debate on the scope of demurrage, by holding that demurrage covers any type of loss arising from delay, not just losses relating to the vessel’s lost earnings. Those long delays which some vessels are now experiencing where the laytime clock is already ticking could well leave shipowners concerned about being limited to demurrage for any losses beyond the mere detention of the vessel.
Shipowners will no doubt be keeping a watchful eye on whether the owner in The Eternal Bliss will make a further appeal to the UK Supreme Court.


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Hmmm...looks like Hillary Clinton's campaign is flip-flopping on its blog ad buys
Hmmm...looks like Hillary Clinton's campaign is flip-flopping on its blog ad buys. As reported here earlier this week, "In addition to attracting Democrats through left-leaning sites like MyDD, Clinton ads promoting a live Webcast [Wednesday] have been spotted on right-wing sites such as Power Line."
But Wonkette had this little tidbit yesterday: "Last night, though, the ads on right-wing sites disappeared and dozens more lefty sites were added to the buy. Which has shut up precisely no one, but does lead to this amusing circumstance: Because Blogads buys have a one-week minimum, Hillary Clinton’s campaign is currently paying four conservative sites not to run her ads. If she can manage to pay all bloggers not to support her, she may have a chance at the nomination."
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Amid the extravangance of Milan design week, these new products launched at the Salone del Mobile really made their mark.
Fierce competition has made exhibition stand design is a vital part of making Milan design week a success. ICON picks out some of the most striking stands from Salone del Mobile 2018.
The British-born, Milan-based designer – who worked with Muji, Thonet, Arper, Magis and Olivetti – is the subject of a new monograph, published by Phaidon. The book is full of unpublished sketches, some of which are featured here
The inaugural event brought together a diverse range of products and brands and heralded the arrival of China on the international design stage
Hadid, who recently opened a huge shopping complex in Beijing and launched a sculptural shoe, has had a prolific year. Brand Zaha is now a formidable, swooshing global force.
Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma specialise in challenging conventional ways of thinking about traditional materials such as leather and charcoal – and despite their collaborations with big-name manufacturers, they show no sign of losing their edge.
This year in Milan we caught up with French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. As the brothers reflect on 15 years of working together, Erwan explains why age and success haven’t made them complacent.
A volcanic ash cloud stole the show in Milan. But then again it wasn’t difficult for a natural phenomenon to step into the limelight at the Milan furniture fair as it was a year dominated by safe launches. The daring and inventiveness we predicted that the recession would bring didn’t come to fruition this year either.
Konstantin Grcic’s radical take on the office chair shatters the ergonomists’ monopoly on workplace design and turns a bumrest into a tool.


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Earlier this week, there was a leaked email that indicated that Samsung would not be doing any more in-app advertising on Samsung Pay. Well, now it’s official. The Korean OEM has indeed listened to the requests of its users to not show any more ads within the mobile payment app. Other 1st-party apps like Weather and Samsung Theme will also not have ads anymore and instead, they will be focusing on bringing ads to games and media “to strengthen the integrated Galaxy ecosystem experience.”
Earlier this week, an email exchange between an employee and Samsung Mobile President Roh Tae-moon was leaked discussing the discontinuation of in-app ads on Samsung Pay. This became official in a town hall meeting at Samsung Electronics Suwon Digital City where TM Roe said that they have decided to remove the ads from native apps which includes the Weather and ths Samsung Themes app as well. The ads have been a source of annoyance for a lot of users
The product and service recommendations that we were previously seeing on those apps will now show up in the official Galaxy Store and other apps related to games and media. What that means specifically is still anyone’s guess as we will probably have to wait for a future software update for the ads to completely disappear from the aforementioned apps. As to where they will actually show up is still not clear.
All they’re saying is that they are looking into “new growth opportunities” in terms of content and advertising services. And that may include gems and media and this is intended to “innovate the consumer experience” whatever that means. What we don’t know is if they will also discontinue serving new product announcements to current Samsung device users through Android-based notifications, which can also be pretty annoying.
No word yet as to when the software update for Samsung Pay, Weather, and Samsung Themes will be. If you still see ads now, it should probably be the last few days or months when you will see them.


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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, the lauded story-driven role-playing game about being a total failure of a detective, has finally gotten itself a Switch release date: Oct. 12.
A physical version of the game for the Switch will be available in early 2022. Pre-orders for the digital version begin today.
During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut got the release date announcement after months of anticipation, showing some footage of the game's shabby hero of a detective and the mystery he stumbles through in the world of Elysium.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut has been out for a while on consoles after making the leap away from PC exclusivity, having dropped on PS4, PS5, and Stadia back in March. It's allegedly coming to Xbox as well, but we still don't have a date on that.
We gave Disco Elysium a 9.6 in our initial review of the game, having loved its sharp writing, memorable characters, and its embrace of old-school, pen-and-paper RPGs. We deemed it the best PC exclusive of 2019, and it's since been so celebrated as to get a TV adaptation in the works from the same producer as the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.


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The German marque’s flagship road-legal track tamer costs Rs 18.5 lakh (ex-showroom India)
From redesigned looks to comprehensive mechanical updates, here’s everything you need to know about the 2019 BMW S 1000 RR
More power, added features and a less expensive price tag! Here’s everything you need to know about the 2020 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R.
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The latest iteration of Kawasaki’s litre-class offering gets a small power bump and loads of new features!
To combat Ducati’s Panigale V4 R, Kawasaki needs to take some drastic measures
The Bavarian bikemaker has confirmed the all-new litre-class bike for India
Here’s the cream of the crop from the motorcycle show in Cologne, Germany
Here’s a summary of an action packed week of two-wheeler news from around the globe
The locally assembled Ninja ZX-10RR now costs Rs 16.98 lakh (ex-showroom)
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What if your computer could be hacked remotely, by someone who never gains direct access to your system – and never has to? No phishing emails, lost passwords, or physical access necessary; with the Hertzbleed computer chip attack, this kind of impossible hack becomes possible. The Hertzbleed hack is a new kind of CPU targeting […]
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Taco Bell debuts salsa to start the day
The march into the morning meal business continues this week with Taco Bell introducing a "breakfast salsa" to go with its first-meal offerings, such as the AM Crunchwrap, according to a news release. The salsa isn't as hot as the chain's standard offerings, however.
"Taco Bell’s new breakfast salsa packs just enough heat to complement the breakfast flavors you love, without being overwhelmingly hot," the press release said.
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Diamond Standard thinks that putting diamonds on a blockchain will make investing in precious stones easier and more efficient.
A software business owner who was one of the first to do so thinks that his blockchain company, which has been around for almost five years, has found a way to let more investors into the $1.2 trillion diamond market.
Cormac Kinney thinks that Diamond Standard will make it easier to own and invest in precious stones. The patented technology of Diamond Standard is meant to create a more open system that makes it easier and faster for investors to track the supply chains and ownership of the world’s most expensive jewelry.
In an interview, Kinney said that the market for diamonds is “bigger than almost all other precious metals combined, except for gold.” The fact that diamonds have nothing to do with gold, stocks, or bonds is also a hedge for investors.
“Blockchain was the last technology we needed to turn diamonds into a commodity and unlock this new asset as a hedge, a store of wealth, a speculative investment, and, finally, as a digital currency asset,” Kinney said.
Even though diamonds have always been popular, the diamond industry has struggled to attract investors. This is mostly because the different gem markets in different parts of the world don’t have a standard way to measure value.
Diamond mining and shipping is a long, complicated process that makes it hard for investors who want clarity and order. Patrick White, co-founder and CEO of digital asset finance platform Bitwave, said, “With a diamond, the only way to prove ownership change between the miner, the broker, and the store is to physically move the diamond between those entities.”
Changing a business sector
Kinney saw that blockchain technology, which has the ability to record information in a secure and accurate way, could change the diamond business. The former quantitative finance manager at several financial services companies and founder of six technology startups has spent most of his 27-year career making platforms that help organizations collect and analyze data better. These platforms include heat maps and other technologies that give real-time information.
Diamond Standard is licensed in Bermuda to issue, sell, and buy back tokens and digital assets. It offers both individual and institutional investors a digital currency backed by diamonds that has a standard value and is easy to trade. The company keeps eight to nine standard diamonds in coins, which are kept in a vault. Bitcarbon, a digital coin based on Ethereum that can be traded on different exchanges, is used for digitizing the tokens with diamonds. The company has also set up a place where people can trade its token directly with each other.
Kinney said that Diamond Standard recently set up a fund that already has investments worth more than $100 million. He said that the fund lets people invest in both digital assets and physical goods without having to deal with rules. “We have a lot of clients who liked the [Diamond Standard] investment thesis and wanted to put money into diamonds, but they couldn’t buy the coins or bars, and they couldn’t buy the token,” Kinney said. “They decide to buy the fund.”
Tokenization of goods
During times of high inflation, investors and traders liked the tokenization of commodities because it gave them access to assets that protected them from rising prices and volatile markets. One example is PAX gold (PAXG), a physical gold-backed token with a market cap of almost $600 million, according to CoinMarketCap. But even soy and corn are being turned into tokens so investors and farmers can access them.
Digitizing commodities also gives investors more information and makes things more efficient, which makes the asset class more liquid. “By requiring a more efficient financial system, tokenization effectively reduces market risk and requires a higher level of security for data analysis and reporting,” said RA Wilson, chief technology officer of digital asset exchange for carbon credits 1GCX.
“It also makes it possible to trade derivatives in new ways, increases liquidity to make spreads (the difference between two prices) smaller, and sets up real-time reporting systems that will make commodity markets more open,” he said.
White from Bitwave said that digital assets also deal with possible legal problems.
“All of a sudden, the ownership of a diamond can be changed in a way that is well-documented and will hold up in court through simple on-chain transactions,” he explained.
“This changes the nature of supply chains in a way that makes ownership and physical location no longer linked.”
Could Diamond Standard be the start of something new?
Wilson of 1GCX said that tokenization’s vastly improved “transparency and market governance in the entire commodities industry” make it “the logical next step toward advancing and scaling our most important global markets.”
“It lets these markets trade around the clock instead of just during traditional trading hours,” he said. “This will give the space even more chances to grow.”


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Baysek Machines have successfully installed a C170 automatic die-cutter into an independent sheet plant in Ireland. The machine was shipped in April from the US head office in Wisconsin and was delivered to the customer in May. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and observing all rules and regulations, Baysek visited the customer in May to get the machine into position and get some preliminary utilities in place. Andy Keighey, Director of Baysek Machine & Engineering Ltd returned to the customer in June to complete the installation.
Robert Jess, UK & Europe Sales, said, “It’s been a testing and difficult time for the packaging industry as a whole; we were keen to get our customer operational as soon as possible and producing essential packaging from our machine. Manufacturers of corrugated boxes are working to keep transport packaging flowing to makers of essential products including packaging for food and other consumer products, medical and pharmaceutical products, tissue and hygiene products and more amid the pandemic.”


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Leading global sustainable farming organisation, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has today (26 March 2021) released its latest Global Impacts Report, showing the continued progress of LEAF Marque certified businesses in delivering more sustainable, climate positive farming and food systems. Key highlights include:
- Nearly half (45%) of the UK’s fruit and vegetables are grown by LEAF Marque certified businesses - including 98% leeks, 95% broccoli and celery, 90% lettuce and 86% asparagus
- 21 countries with LEAF Marque certified businesses
- 67% have one or more types of renewable energy generation on-farm and 39% use a carbon footprint tool
- 42% routinely measure soil organic matter
- 83% manage reservoirs for water quality, safety and wildlife
- 84% regularly monitor animal welfare indicators
- Average of 13% habitat area on LEAF Marque farms including hedges, ponds, habitat banks and reservoirs
Showcasing the achievements of its growers, the report highlights the steps being taken to meet important global targets as set out in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UK government’s 25 Year Environment Plan. These include reducing carbon emissions, building healthier and more productive soils, delivering better air and water quality and enhancing biodiversity.
In the UK, nearly half (45%) of all fruit and vegetables are produced sustainably by LEAF Marque certified businesses, including the majority of leeks (98%), broccoli and celery (95%) and lettuce (90%). Globally, 299,185 hectares of land is producing LEAF Marque crops with cereals and horticulture being the two largest sectors. The report also reveals continued growth in the flower and ornamental sector.
Launching the report, Tom Green, LEAF Marque Chairman, said:
“With farmers from 21 countries worldwide being certified LEAF Marque and 45% of UK fruit and vegetables being produced on LEAF Marque farms, this report tells an encouraging story. These numbers not only recognise the management practices used on those farms and the demonstrated incremental benefits for sustainability but, critically, they also provide independent assurance to the many brands, retailers and consumers that are supplied by those producers. I would like to thank our many supply chain partners and farmers, whose commitment and leadership enables us, together, to continue to ‘raise the bar’ for the good of our planet and future generations.”
UK LEAF Marque farmers boost biodiversity
The report also highlights the extent to which LEAF Marque farmers are boosting biodiversity and protecting natural eco systems through the creation and maintenance of:
- 7,228,444m of hedges (the distance from the UK to Kenya)
- 1,062 ponds
- 221,860m of habitat banks (the distance from London to Sheffield)
- 383,768 in-field trees
- 1,999,434m of non-hedge boundaries
- 629 reservoirs
LEAF’s Global Impacts Report 2021 is available online here.
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Based on leaked patents allegedly filed by Samsung, concept images have been created to show what the Samsung smart watch might look like, and we've compared them to Apple's iWatch patents and speculation.
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- April 16, 2020
- Posted by: SportsV
- Categories: Event News, Home News, Industry News, News, Press Releases
In this article, Peter Oliver, Managing Director of Green4, outlines his thoughts on the shape of the future for sports and leisure attractions, and how we can learn from China as they begin to re-open for business.
Life as we know it has gradually come to a halt in Europe and we have needed to suspend the freedoms that we all take for granted. This has impacted on every aspect of our life, our health, concerns over the well-being of friends and family, and of course our personal finances.
Of course, this has had huge impact on business as well, and nobody knows what the full implications will be. How many businesses will survive? When will they be able to resume? And what will the world look like when the dark clouds finally lift and some form of normality returns? Some of the hardest hit industries include Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism.
As we enter what should be our busiest period, all we hear in the news is event after event being postponed or cancelled. Wimbledon, UEFA EURO 2020 is now EURO 2021, Glastonbury, Edinburgh Festival and even 007 has been laid up (furloughed) by the world’s deadliest villain! There seems to be no end.
These are just the high profile events, but whether you are a Museum, a Stately Home, a Ten Pin Bowling Centre, a Zoo or a Leisure Centre, the doors remain locked and the normal stream of millions of visitors are, for the time being, required to find other sources of entertainment.
There will eventually be a light at the end of the tunnel, we just don’t know when. It is too early to speak of “green shoots” here in the UK, but if we cast a glance East, we may get some indication of what is to come.
China has had its first day without new infections, back on March 18th and since then, slowly but surely life has started to return to some form of cautious normality.
Learnings from China
Is there anything we can learn from China in terms of managing our own “post lockdown” leisure operations? Some attractions, such as Beijing’s Summer Palace have reopened and of course there is huge pent up demand as people crave to get outside and enjoy the spring weather.
However, this is coupled with caution and currently venues are opening with between 20-40% of normal capacity in a bid to enforce a level of social distancing. In a bid to avoid crowds and queues, all bookings are being made online in advance. Technology is used to manage capacity and schedule visits. Virtually 100% of bookings are being made online.
This is already a trend in the UK with many attractions previously taking upwards of 60% of bookings online as this becomes the most convenient way for visitors to book. Not only does this allow venues to comply with any capacity restrictions that are applied, but it will also allow them to receive much needed advanced payments and help to improve their battered cashflow.
The argument for online, advanced bookings has largely been the opportunity to improve the visitor experience. Why queue when you can arrive when we are expecting you, meet and greet you and deliver a more personalised experience. With less visitors permitted, and more personal data collected, perhaps everyone will start to get the VIP experience?
There may be an even greater role for technology in a post lockdown world. With fears of the virus flaring up again when people resume day to day contact there is much investigation by the likes of NHSX and Oxford University’s Big Data Institute looking at location tracking technology to track people’s movements as they go about their daily lives. Anyone using the app and testing positive (assuming tests are readily available) would instantly send a signal to anyone who had come into close contact requesting them to self-isolate.
Very big brother you might think. Or simply an immunity passport to keep us safe? Can you foresee a time in the future where restaurants, cinemas and other restricted spaces require to see your Immunity Passport on your smart phone before allowing entry?
Whether we are talking Online bookings and electronic tickets, or a Passport App, one point is certain. The importance and value of customer data will only become more pronounced.
Peter Oliver is Managing Director of Green4 (Green4Solutions), a company helping organisations in the sports and leisure sector create fantastic relationships with their customers through carefully constructed online journeys and the intelligent use of data.
Article & imagery, courtesy: Green4
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ALSD International, Europe’s leading event for the Premium Seat & Sports Hospitality sector being held at Liverpool FC’s iconic Anfield Stadium this October 12-13, will include a conference examining how to increase revenue through new builds, renovations & service expansions, and how to recoup lost revenue due to COVID-19.
The high-level event will also feature an exhibition hall showcasing the latest products, services & solutions, plus behind-the-scenes tours of Anfield, Goodison Park and M&S Bank Arena, and numerous networking events ensuring optimised opportunities to knowledge-share and do business.
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Campbell Soup Co. announced Wednesday that it has invested $10 million in Chef’d, an e-commerce meal marketplace.
Campbell’s investment, which is part of the Series B round of funding for Chef’d, will help grow its e-commerce capabilities, it said.
This investment makes Campbell Chef’d’s largest strategic investor and will give it a seat on the company’s board of directors.
Under terms of the partnership, Chef’d will help with infrastructure and distribution of meal solutions through the Campbell’s Kitchen site. Campbell will benefit from Chef’d’s insight on e-commerce business models, access to data analytics and insights on shopper behaviors.
“E-commerce will transform the food industry in similar ways to how it transformed entertainment and apparel. It is a game changer for consumers, food makers and retailers alike,” said Denise Morrison, CEO and president at Campbell. “The movement is irrevocable and irreversible. In the future, shopping for and preparing meals will be flexible, fully automated and even anticipatory. Chef’d will help Campbell connect with our consumers where they are today and, more importantly, where they’re headed.”
“We are actively looking to add strategic partners and Campbell’s outlook on the future of food and e-commerce aligns perfectly with the Chef’d vision of the future of online grocery,” Kyle Ransford, CEO at Chef’d, said. “Both Campbell and Chef’d believe in continuing to drive innovation in the new food economy, particularly around consumer customization and e-commerce solutions.”
Campbell has projected e-commerce sales of food and beverages to reach $66 billion between 2016 and 2021, it said.
“We are fully committed to growing our e-commerce business with an emphasis on bold moves and rapid pace,” said Mark Alexander, president, Americas Simple Meals and Beverages at Campbell. “We are firm believers in building relationships with partners that share our vision while enabling us to rapidly learn, evolve and test new capabilities.”
Other investors in Chef’d’s Series B round include Fresh Direct.
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Visakhapatnam: With rising mercury levels, the flourishing business of the sultry summer months packaged drinking water is back in the city. The scarcity of drinking water coupled with decreased groundwater levels pushed the sales of packaged drinking water northwards in Visakhapatnam city over the last one month.
But the spurious packaged drinking water manufacturers occupy a major share, dropping beneath the radar of the officials. While the certified and branded ones are selling their 20-litre water cans at about Rs 40-60, the non-certified ones cost about Rs 20-30.
According to the insiders of the bottled water industry, it takes about Rs 15 lakh investment to set up a certified water plant. But the illegal water plants, who blatantly disregard the regulations laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards, set up these plants at an investment of Rs 3 to 4 lakh. Some also do away with printing the manufacturing date and MRP on the bottles.
Several studies in the past revealed the presence of E.coli, streptococci and other microbes in the contaminated packaged water. According to the food safety officials, there are about 50 BIS certified units in the city and they booked cases against 30 water packaging units where the samples were found to be contaminated in 2015.
“We are going to form a special squad to keep a vigil on the erring unit. As the certification costs the units way higher than the ordinary ones, the units are giving a miss to the certification and regular checkups,” said assistant food controller, Hanumantha Rao.
But the price-conscious consumers are easy prey to the spurious bottlers. The consumers are more concerned about the price of the water bottles rather than the quality. Very few opt for the branded ones due to the difference in the prices. Even the non-branded water bottles outdo the branded ones in the volume of sales, added M. Sai Krishna, a water bottle vendor from MVP Colony.
Doctors of the city also have a word of caution .Consumption of contaminated water could result in various water-borne diseases and one should avoid drinking water from unauthorised water plants, added Dr. Ramana Rao....


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Soft real estate prices in mainland China will likely continue into next year, making it a good time for investors to buy hotels and other real estate, a senior industry executive says.
"Borrowing will remain difficult next year," Wendy Law, executive director of the Hong Kong-based Park Hotel Group, said in an interview in Hong Kong. "Only cash-rich companies will be able to buy, and we will be one of them."
In China, Park Hotel Group is currently looking to acquire property in Wuhan, Law said.
Park Hotel Group operates hotels - three in Singapore, one in Hong Kong, one in Japan and three in China (Kunming, Wuxi and Xian.) It also runs three shopping malls.
Group leader Law Kar Po ranked no. 36 on the 2011 Forbes Hong Kong Rich List with wealth of $1.16 billion.
Although prices have been falling in Japan, the hotel industry there is likely to need more time to recover from the country's nuclear disaster this year, she said. "A lot of hotels are for sale in Japan," Law said. "But our focus is still China."
Intercontinental Hotels said earlier this week strong business in China helped to boost its operating profit by 33% in the third quarter. Marriott International’s business has also been growing in the country.


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Black Friday has a lot of deals, but purchases that day aren’t always as cheap as they could be.
Here are 10 such items you can purchase for less following Black Friday:
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Maruti Suzuki India’s popular SUV car Brezza 2022 (Maruti Suzuki Most Awaited SUV Car) has now been launched in a new avatar. The company has also given an electric sunroof in the facelift version of the new Brezza. The company has also removed Vitara from the name of this cool mileage and a powerful car. Now this car will be known as the ‘Maruti Brezza’.
The facelift version of the Maruti Suzuki Brezza 2022 has been launched on Thursday 30 June. This is the most popular car of Maruti Suzuki in India. Because of this, people were waiting for its facelift version for a long time. A lot of new features have been given in the compact SUV car New Brezza 2022, which are unique.
New Brezza 2022 Price
The price of the new Maruti Brezza 2022 is slightly higher than the current model. Its price starts from Rs 7.99 lakh. Whereas its maximum ex-showroom price goes up to Rs 13.96 lakh according to different variants. The booking for this car has already started. Anyone can book it for Rs 11,000. So far, the company has received more than 45,000 bookings for it.
Many high-tech features will be available in Maruti Brezza. It will get a large 9.0-inch SmartPlay Pro+ touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and more than 40 connected functions through app support. Some other hi-tech features will include an electric sunroof. A head-up display (HUD), 6 airbags, a 360-degree parking camera, and much more.
The SUV will get a redesigned grille, twin C-shaped LED DRLs. There will be new all-LED headlamps, updated front and rear bumpers with skid plates. New dual-tone alloy wheels and LED taillamps. The company has also introduced this SUV in several color schemes.
Engine and Gearbox
The new Maruti Suzuki Brezza will get an updated 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine. Which is also on the XL6 and Ertiga. This motor generates power of 101 bhp and peak torque of 136.8 Nm. The engine will be mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox and a 6-speed torque-converter automatic transmission with paddle shifters.
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Removed the Word Vitara from Brezza
Maruti Suzuki first launched this car in the name of Vitara Brezza in 2016. Now after launching the facelift version. The company has informed that the car will now be known only as Maruti Suzuki Brezza. The word Vitara (Vitara removed from Maruti Suzuki Brezza 2022) has been removed from its name.


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LAKE OZARK, Mo. — The Eagles Landing development in Lake Ozark, first opened in 2012, has seen no new stores for several years. But two big announcements in 2021 are sure to bring more traffic to the large retail center: Casey's General Store and Aldi.
Aldi's plans to come to Lake Ozark were announced two years ago, and after a stall, Aldi is back in development at Eagles Landing. The Lake Ozark Planning & Zoning Commission approved a site plan for an Aldi store to be located on Bus. 54 northeast of the proposed area for Casey’s. The store would be located on Bus. 54 and Kestrel Lane.
“The Lake economy helped a lot. I think they looked and decided they wanted to be here. I think before they were just lukewarm on the market,” said Andy Prewitt, spokesman for Eagles Landing.
The Aldi’s development is still in very early stages, but Prewitt hopes construction will begin in the fall of this year, for the grocery store to open in the spring of 2022.
The new Casey’s location has been going up quickly, and Prewitt says that they are currently on track to be finished by September. And as for the future of Eagles Landing, Prewitt had this to say:
“I think there'll be a few more coming real quick after it becomes official with Aldi. I think that helps when you have the anchor of a grocery store. Then you get a lot more tenants and they’re already talking to us.”
Prewitt couldn’t speak on what businesses were showing interest in coming to Eagles Landing but said several were restaurants.
“I’m just glad to see the Lake going strong,” Prewitt ended.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement following the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) announcement that the U.S. will co-sign the World Trade Organization’s joint ministerial declaration on gender equality:
“I applaud this important step by the Biden Administration in advancing gender equality in the United States’ trade policy and agreements. I’ve long pushed for trade policies that put gender equity front and center, and I am pleased to see that the USTR is taking this issue seriously. The advancement of women’s rights and economic empowerment is a matter of human rights, economics and global security.
“We must continue to affirm the leadership of the United States in upholding human rights and supporting women’s full economic participation, globally. Now, we need to pass my Women’s Economic Empowerment in Trade Act, which would ensure the U.S. prioritizes the rights of women in our trade agreements with other countries. I will continue to work to get this legislation passed into law to strengthen trade standards on worker rights and the rights of women.”
Provisions of the Women’s Economic Employment in Trade Act, cosponsored by Senators Casey (D-PA), Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Menendez (D-NJ), were included in the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, passed by the Senate in June 2021.
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Reddit, the social-networking-cum-viral-news website, has released an app specifically for its Ask Me Anything (AMA) feature. Running on iOS for now, this AMA app is a follow-up to another similarly-intended project that was launched back in January 2011, but failed to take off because of unresolved design issues, which resulted in lots of consumer complaints. Reddit has clearly learned from the 2011 experience, and are now taking the lessons to heart in creating an AMA app that should do the job this time.
Windows Phone has a lot of catching up to do with iOS and Android, at least in terms of popularity and market share. iOS and Android may be considered two of the more established smartphone operating systems existing today, but Microsoft has been making efforts to join the conversation. The latest of which is their recent cleaning up of their app store, which when done, should help put Microsoft in a nice position to compete with the best in the apps race.
Managing the apps on your smartphone should be pretty straightforward. But when you have so many apps that you are no longer sure which one does what, it may be close to becoming an inconvenience for you.
Fortunately for app hoarders, a certain developer named Steve Taylor has created an app which lets users search through their apps easier and faster. Aptly called In-App Search, this app works like a Google search engine built solely for the purpose of searching information contained in all the apps installed in your mobile device.
When Instagram was first launched several years ago, it was an app that ran only on iOS. Gradually, it began to expand to operating systems, namely Android and Windows Phone. Now, it is revisiting its iOS roots by launching a new app called Hyperlapse, which (for now) only works on iOS-run devices.
As reported by The Information earlier, Verizon was purportedly planning to create a new coalition of wireless service carriers and phone manufacturers in order to launch an app store that would challenge Google's Play Store, according to to unnamed sources. But just recently, Debi Lewis, a spokesperson for the carrier, made it clear that Verizon has no plans to do just that.
It's definitely something any parent can relate to: your teenage son or daughter ignoring your calls or text messages. Fortunately for frustrated parents everywhere, a certain mom decided that enough was enough.
Sharon Standifir hails from New York City, and just like any other disgruntled parent, she had had her fair share of being-ignored-by-your-teenager stories. So one day, she made a decision to create an app so that she won't have to be subjected to any mobile silent treatment again by any of her kids.
HTC is set to release its Zoe app to other Android smartphones this week. Zoe is a video remixing app that debuted on the HTC One M8 earlier in March of this year. But in a few days, this app will be made available to other Android devices, especially those that run on Android 4.4, the most recent version of the operating system.
Beats Music is the latest streaming music app to hit the Google Play, App Store, and Windows Phone App Market, but it is a little different than most streaming music services. While the new Beats Music app is free to download, it has a monthly subscription fee of $9.99 per month and does not offer a totally free version that includes advertising.
As the spooky shadows fall on Halloween night, let your smartphone light your way! Don't worry about carrying an additional heavy flashlight when you can add the brightest LED High-Powered Flashlight app by iHandy to your phone. Also, let the always-on compass help guide your way from house to house. Not venturing out that night? Then set the mood when telling a scary ghost story or creating your very own haunted house with the strobe light mode with 10 different frequencies.
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South Africa-based Pick n Pay is trialling dedicated plastic and packaging-free zones across 13 stores. The new ‘nude’ wall offering allows shoppers to purchase a wide range of fruit and vegetables loose, rather than pre-packaged.
An extensive range of loose fruit and vegetables…
Pick n Pay hopes the new ‘nude’ zones will increase the sale of loose products, which currently account for 10% of all fruit and vegetables.
The ‘nude’ walls include 12 new seasonal loose PnP fruit and vegetables as well as 35 loose fruit and vegetables already available to customers. Brown steak mushrooms, cocktail tomatoes, sweet Palermo peppers and baby brinjals are among the newly added lines.
Source: Pick n Pay
…helping to reduce the use of plastic
Instead of plastic packaging, shoppers are encouraged to use their own containers, or the compostable bags provided. Sell-by dates are also now imprinted onto the skin of the fruit and vegetables.
Scope to grow
If the trial is successful, Pick n Pay will roll out the initiative to more stores. Paul Disberry, a retail executive at Pick n Pay, commented, “There is scope to grow our ‘nude’ wall offering, but it needs to be sustainable and without unintended consequences. Reducing plastic waste has obvious benefits, but we need to be careful not to increase food waste levels during the process”.


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A new £19 million retail development in Royal Leamington Spa has been announced at the site of an old Ford factory and car park.
The Stove Works Retail Park will be a 60,000sq ft will see the former Ford factory and car park, disused since 2007, developed into a shopping centre focused on selling bulky goods.
“This scheme will bring significant improvements to the area and Opus Land are delighted to be developing out this exciting project to improve what has, for a long period of time, been somewhat of an eyesore on one of the main arterial routes into the town,” Opus Land joint managing director Victoria Smith said.
Fund director Lucy Winterburn added: “We are delighted to be working with Opus Land to deliver this much needed scheme in Royal Leamington Spa.
“The scheme will deliver best in class principles of design and use of materials, bringing significant regeneration to the area.”


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Haram ingredients hidden in food
The report—“Addressing the Halal Ingredients Opportunity: Industry Developments”—by Thomson Reuters and DinarStandard, published this month, claimed consumption of forbidden products was widespread in the Muslim world.
It found that the most commonly consumed haram products are gelatin, lard, pepsin and food colouring, along with alcohol-derived ingredients.
‘Consumption is widespread’
“Pigs, alcohol, and unclean animals, including insects, and any derivative products, have been forbidden for consumption in Islam. Despite this, the use of haram ingredients and unintended consumption by Muslims is widespread, with a general lack of awareness among Muslim consumers and importers,” the report’s authors wrote.
It quoted Abid Masood of the Halal Food Council of Europe as saying: “Gelatin for food consumption is among the most problematic ingredient categories—its use is very widespread and its source [is] most likely not halal, and probably from pigs.”
Of the US$2.7bn-worth of gelatin produced in 2015, around 45% was from pigs and 50% from cows—with only gelatin sourced from fish or halal-slaughtered cows suitable for Muslims, said the report.
Haram gelatin also crops up in unexpected places: the report cited Fe Jazzareen Mor Jappar Khan of Persis Management as saying that gelatin is often used as a filter for apple juice—a fact few consumers would know.
“There are a lot of invisible processes in the ingredients industry that consumers would not know about. The use of fermentation, which creates alcohol, and animal-derived products is so widespread that many products would not be suitable, or would be questionable, for Muslim consumers,” said Stephan Heck of DSM Nutritional Products, quoted in the report.
“[Muslim] consumer awareness is very low at this point about what they can and cannot eat. There are more and more educated people, and they start checking the labels in detail. However, many of them don’t know and it’s up to the companies to communicate the challenge and their jalal status to consumers. As an intermediate supplier, we provide assurance to our customers that we follow the halal process,” he added.
Challenges and opportunities
Along with complex supply chains, the report also cited the lack of a unified halal standard as a factor in the issues with haram ingredients in food. But it claimed the market was also ripe with opportunity, from growing e-commerce platforms such as DagangHalal and Zilzar, which maintain databases of halal ingredients, to wider business opportunities for firms which embrace halal production.
Challenges are likely to remain significant, though, with DSM’s Heck commenting in the report on the challenge of finding halal suppliers: “When we pick up a new supplier, I need to know who is halal. I’m very keen that our guys build up some relationships—at the end we need to know if you can trust. It’s a very hard process and you can never test everything. Especially when you look into some of the halal requirements—you need to go into a lot of depth.”


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Sonoco Products Company (SON) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research
Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning.
According to Zacks, “For 2017, Sonoco projects earnings per share in the range of $2.73–$2.80. The mid-point of the guidance reflects a year-over-year growth of 1.7%. The company maintains a cautious outlook regarding the second half of 2017 as consumer preferences for packaged is being impacted by changing taste for more fresh and natural products. Also Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC) prices and resin prices are escalating. If Sonoco’s price increases are not effective, it will hurt the margins. Some of its consumer-product customers seem to be struggling to grow packaged food volumes in certain served markets. The slowdown in manufacturing in the United States and emerging markets, along with headwinds from a strong dollar, is expected to continue impacting its industrial businesses. In the last one year, Sonoco has underperformed the industry it belongs to. Its estimates have gone down lately.”
SON has been the subject of a number of other reports. Bank of America Corporation raised shares of Sonoco Products from an underperform rating to a buy rating and set a $56.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 6th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Sonoco Products from a neutral rating to an outperform rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $55.00 to $60.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 19th. Vertical Research upgraded shares of Sonoco Products from a sell rating to a hold rating and set a $45.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 2nd. Jefferies Group LLC restated a hold rating and issued a $48.00 price objective on shares of Sonoco Products in a report on Thursday, August 3rd. Finally, BidaskClub cut shares of Sonoco Products from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a report on Thursday, July 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Sonoco Products currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $52.57.
Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) opened at 49.11 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $48.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.87. The firm has a market cap of $4.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.64 and a beta of 1.12. Sonoco Products has a 1-year low of $47.10 and a 1-year high of $55.58.
Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 20th. The industrial products company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.71. Sonoco Products had a net margin of 5.61% and a return on equity of 16.64%. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. Sonoco Products’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Sonoco Products will post $2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 11th were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 9th. Sonoco Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 59.09%.
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sonoco Products by 5,164.3% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,100,154 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $587,419,000 after buying an additional 10,889,296 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sonoco Products by 0.3% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,545,609 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $490,835,000 after buying an additional 29,532 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Sonoco Products by 1.2% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,544,078 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $336,491,000 after buying an additional 77,004 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of Sonoco Products by 7.4% during the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,662,913 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $188,346,000 after buying an additional 251,027 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sonoco Products by 13.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,229,967 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $114,665,000 after buying an additional 257,969 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.45% of the company’s stock.
Sonoco Products Company Profile
Sonoco Products Company is engaged in manufacturing of industrial and consumer packaging products, and providing packaging services. The Company operates in four segments: Consumer Packaging, Paper and Industrial Converted Products, Display and Packaging, and Protective Solutions. Its Consumer Packaging segment’s products and services include round composite cans, aluminum, steel and peelable membrane easy-open closures for composite and metal cans; plastic bottles, cups and trays, and printed flexible packaging and global brand management.
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19 July 2023
Health Minister Ayesha Verrall and officials must engage more meaningfully with the natural health product sector on workable regulations under the Therapeutic Products legislation passed under urgency to realise its full benefits and minimise unintended consequences, Natural Health Products New Zealand says.
Natural Health Products NZ represents around 80% of the natural health products sector, including small, medium and large manufacturers, distributors and suppliers which together create thousands of jobs and contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to New Zealand exports.
“The sector has mixed emotions about the passage of the Therapeutic Products Bill by Parliament,” Natural Health Products NZ Government Affairs Director Samantha Gray said. “We have serious concerns with the implementation of the legislation. However, we are also reflecting on the decades of work that has been done by so many within Natural Health Products NZ and the sector to move beyond the outdated and restrictive status quo of the very outdated dietary supplements regulations.”
The natural health products sector currently contributes an estimated $2.3 billion to the economy, including $640 million in exports. Natural Health Products NZ members have estimated that they could increase their own exports by over $500 million per year with sensible regulation.
“While there are some positive changes in the Bill for exports and health benefit claims, we are concerned that the Government is undermining any gains by pushing ahead with a system that risks making the New Zealand natural health products industry uncompetitive. This legislation as passed establishes a highly bureaucratic authorisation system for natural health products, as opposed to a simpler and more efficient notification scheme that would have represented international best practice and has wide support in the sector and across Parliament,” Ms Gray said. “We are grateful to Dr. Shane Reti for introducing two SOPs in the committee of the whole house stage that would have vastly improved the workability of this legislation if they had been supported by the government.”
“As it stands, we have serious concerns the new regulator will simply be unable to effectively authorise a backlog of 20,000 different natural health products that are already sold safely, even without the pressure of new approvals, which will cause delays, cost and red tape for a high-value industry that already punches above its weight and has huge potential for international export earnings. We are concerned that the Bill creates the potential for regulatory creep towards a medicines-type regulatory model which is beyond that required to effectively regulate lower risk NHPs”
“We are ready to work with the government to ensure that these impacts can be mitigated, and the sector can continue to flourish for consumers, workers, and the economy.”
Government Affairs Director
Natural Health Products NZ
m +64 21 119 7226 | email@example.com
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With iPhone 8 launching preorders on 15 September Apple might not have many costumers as they are surely going for the iPhone X which will be available to preorder at the end of October.
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The only issue that might cause people not to buy the iPhone X would be the availability. While there is no confirmation, the users who purchased the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus from Reliance Digital, Amazon India, Jio.com, and Jio Store might only benefit from these offers. Apple's done a great job at tricking the consumer into thinking they got a great deal on the iPhone 8 Plus, when in reality, they spent way too much on a phone that's significantly worse than the iPhone X.
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Betty Notter and Valerie Lopez want to spark conversation.
The mother-daughter duo are the face of Chit Chat Art, a business venture they started during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is known for its tote bags displaying artwork designed by Notter. The tote bags depict designs influenced by the duo’s travels, famous Oklahoma artists, superheroes and even zodiac signs and are inspired by conversations – “chatters” – the two have together about current events and their life experiences.
In honor of Women’s History Month, the two have created a special “Grl Pwr” tote bag, meant to celebrate strong women throughout history, mocking archaic societal constructs and norms. of beauty, and ultimately to facilitate discussion about what it means to be a woman today.
“We just started thinking about all the women in history who have made such a difference in our lives, how far we’ve come and how far we need to go,” Notter said. “The bag really grew out of our conversations about girl power – that’s what it’s all about.”
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Notter and Lopez have maintained a close relationship over the years and make it a point to meet weekly to discuss news, personal life updates and more.
Notter – a lifelong artist and creative – easily turns ideas brought up in their weekly conversations into works of art, using acrylic paint to create bold patterns in bright colors often accompanied by text.
“It’s hard to define my artistic style – I’ve always been interested in abstract expressionism, but I like to be grounded in reality,” Notter said. “I can’t create something that satisfies me that doesn’t have space in reality, so my art is a combination of both abstract expressionism and today’s world.”
The two had a successful business in the past, but after selling that business, Notter and Lopez decided they weren’t quite ready to give up on their partnership for good. For Chit Chat Art, Notter said she handled the artistic side, while Lopez ran the business and handled the logistics.
“When the pandemic hit, I think we really missed working together,” Lopez said.
“I think we really appreciate it,” Notter said. “We always said that when we were no longer having fun with the company, we would quit. But we still have fun and enjoy challenges too.
As the business grew, so did the duo’s creative vision. Soon, Chit Chat Art’s collection will expand to include note cards, zipper pouches and eventually pillows and blankets, Lopez said.
The new Grl Pwr tote bag is meant to empower whoever wears it while educating passersby about powerful women throughout history. Notter included everyone from Malala Yousafzai and Billie Holiday to Cleopatra, Joan of Arc and even Amanirenas, the one-eyed queen of Kush. Inspirational quotes such as “Pretty isn’t the rent you pay to exist in the world as a woman” are drawn in bold, battling antiquated patriarchal ideology.
“My mom is very knowledgeable about influential women throughout history,” Lopez said. “If you look at the bags, there’s so much information and even fun facts – it’s like, ‘Wow, I didn’t know that.'”
In addition to creating the tote bags to commemorate Women’s History Month, it was important to Notter and Lopez to support other local women-owned businesses such as Ida Red, Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios on 66, Big Dipper Creamery and Eleanor’s Bookshop, as well as social media influencers.
Notter and Lopez provided tote bags for businesses and influencers to hold social media giveaways – asking participants to follow them and tag a woman who inspires them in the comments to enter the contest. The response has been incredible, Lopez said.
It’s not too late to participate in social media giveaways, Lopez said. Those interested can find more information about the contests on Instagram by following @chitchatartco.
To shop the tote bags and learn more about Notter and Lopez, visit chitchatart.com.
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Wesfarmers Takes A$774 Million in Costs on Target, Liquor StoresDavid Fickling
Wesfarmers Ltd., Australia’s largest private-sector employer, wrote off and set aside A$774 million ($734 million) at its Target department stores and liquor chains associated with its Coles supermarkets.
The Perth-based owner of retailers, chemical plants, coal mines and industrial-equipment suppliers will write off A$680 million of goodwill at Target, the country’s largest department store chain by outlets. It will also set aside A$94 million to pay for a restructuring of liquor stores in its Coles division, the company said in a regulatory statement today.
Writing down the asset value of Target will make it easier for the chain to meet Wesfarmers’ internal measures of return on invested capital. Target has been outpaced by Wesfarmers’ Kmart discount stores amid competition from mid-market department stores Myer Holdings Ltd. and Big W, owned by Woolworths Ltd. The goodwill dates from Wesfarmers’ 2007 acquisition of the chain as part of its A$18 billion purchase of Coles Group Ltd., Australia’s biggest takeover.
“We are pleased with the progress that has been made over the last 12 months in materially strengthening Target’s leadership team,” Richard Goyder, Wesfarmers managing director, said in the statement. “We consider there to be many opportunities to significantly improve Target’s performance.”
The company also put the pretax gain from the sale of insurance businesses, completed June 30, at A$1.04 billion to A$1.08 billion. That will result in a pretax gain of A$261 million to A$301 million during the 2014 fiscal year when set against the costs at Target and Coles, the company said.
Wesfarmers rose 2 percent to A$42.355 at 10:43 a.m. in Sydney trading, compared with a 1.3 percent gain in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index.