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Electric vehicles are gradually shaping the future of the automotive industry by introducing emerging technologies into the market. However, this time, Volkswagen China Group has come up with a fascinating and well-established player in the market. It has been reported that the company has finally completed the manufacturing of its first electrical “vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)” passenger drone. The prototype has been made to accommodate around four passengers along with their luggage for intercity transport purposes. The autonomous electric taxi has been named “Flying Tiger” by the engineers and would be able to cover a distance of up to 200 km.
It is important to note that the design characteristics of the passenger drone emerged in China back in 2020. It was the time when “Volkswagen Group China” was making efforts to find any opportunities for its electric drone project. And for this purpose, the company has launched a “vertical mobility project” that works on the same idea. At last, the company developed its prototype of “Flying Tiger,” but it is also called “V.M.O.” To create a market for electric air taxis, the drone has been designed pretty well and conforms to all the possible requirements.
Coupled with this, the VMO is 11.2 meters long and 10.6 meters wide, equipped with eight rotors for vertical lift and two propellers for horizontal flight. Not only this, but you can also see the helicopter-style skids that have been deployed on this electric air taxi instead of the conventional wheels. For China, the model would be a perfect fit because it consists of 160 cities having a population of 1 million people. The demand for this incredible air taxi is going to be much higher in the near future because it is perfectly designed for VIPs who don’t want to waste their precious time waiting in heavy traffic. They can just take a flight in this air taxi and travel between the roofs of buildings.
However, the air taxi has not been fully qualified to be used commercially as it has to pass some special tests by the end of 2023. According to Dr. Stephan Wöllenstein, who is the CEO of Volkswagen Group China, “The launch of this stunning validation model – the V.MO – is the first of many remarkable milestones on our exciting journey towards urban air travel, and a perfect example of our ‘From China, For China’ mission. Our long-term aim is to industrialize this concept and, like a ‘Flying Tiger’, break new ground in this emerging and fast-evolving new mobility market.”


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Nutrition labels and healthy reformulation in Latin America26 Jun 2020
Mexico’s front-of-pack warning nutrition label has entered into force. Will healthy reformulation follow?
In March 2020, Mexico became the latest Latin American country to give the official green light to a warning nutrition label.
If a food or drink product exceeds certain nutrient thresholds, it must warn consumers it contains excess amounts of sugar, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and calories, as well as caffeine and sweeteners. The mandatory labels warn parents that children should avoid caffeine and that sweeteners are not recommended for children.
The nutrient thresholds are based on nutrient profiles established by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional branch of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The legislation will be enforced in three stages, beginning in October 2020 and running until 2025.
Ready for reformulation?
The public health stakes are high in a country that has declared obesity to be an epidemiological emergency. Overweight and obesity affects 72.5% of adults, or approximately 56 million Mexicans, according to a recent review led by Giovanni Díaz-Zavala.
However, the big question is, will manufacturers make their products healthier by reducing levels of salt, sugar, and fat in order to avoid a negative label, or simply hope that the label will not significantly impact sales?
Consumer rights association, El Poder del Consumidor, which lobbied in favour of the legislation, believes some actors in the food industry will initially try to thwart the labelling rather than reformulate.
"We know that more [legal tactics] will come; the industry will use all kinds of strategies to block the warning labelling, as they have done systematically to maintain their profits at the expense of the health of the population,” said the campaign group’s director, Alejandro Calvillo, referring to a legal request to suspend the legislation that was submitted earlier this year by the Confederation of Chambers of Commerce, Concamin, and business trade group, CCE.
Some experts have expressed concern that the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis could limit manufacturers’ ability to invest in reformulation.
Eugenia Muinelo, manager of regulatory affairs at Buenos Aires-based consultancy EAS Strategies said: “Certain type of products would be able to consider reformulation, however, others, even with a reformulation, will be impacted by the front-of-pack scheme. In both cases they will need to invest some money, even reformulating the product or adapting the labels.
“Of course, the global financial crisis is impacting all fronts, and the cut of budgets is one of the main measures taken by companies, and that would always affect the research and developments of new products or substances. In my opinion, companies will prioritize keeping their products already positioned rather than launching new ones.”
For public health campaigners, even if the label does not drive reformulation, it is still important in providing easy-to-understand nutrition information to the public.
Ana Larrañaga, coordinator of the non-profit ContraPESO network said the regulation would guarantee that Mexicans had access to clear information about what they eat or drink, which was an important tool to combat obesity.
Front-of-pack labelling in Latin America
When Chile introduced its front-of-pack warning nutrition label in 2016, it was seen as a radical tool to encourage healthy eating and reformulation of packaged food.
The black-and-white octagonal stop sign warned consumers when a product was high in sugar, salt, fat, saturated fat or calories and accompanying legislation on marketing to children caused some high-profile disappearing acts: cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s was forced to remove Tony the Tiger from its high-sugar Frosties (Zucaritas), for instance.
Since then, several Latin American countries have brought in similar nutrition labels or are in the process of doing so. In 2018, Peru introduced warning labels based on the Chilean model.
Brazil’s food safety authority ANVISA proposed a rectangular-shaped warning label which is currently being studied and, earlier this year, the Colombian government revealed its warning label, designed in partnership with food industry associations.
Uruguay’s warning label, also based on the Chilean design, was supposed to enter into force but has been stalled by the current government until July 2020.
Since 2014, Ecuador has used a red, amber, and green traffic light system, similar to the UK’s.
Despite winning praise from public health campaigners, the multitude of different nutrition labels has attracted criticism from some commentators, who warn against the fragmented nature of the region’s labelling laws. They argue that the lack of harmonization makes it difficult for food manufacturers to be compliant in several markets and creates barriers to trade.
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Publishers–turned-events specialists will be in focus this week with Informa today and UBM tomorrow. Informa hasn’t had a great year and its healthcare business and events arm both underperformed.
Analysts at Peel Hunt think it might now be back on track and they predict its larger-scale events such as Cityscape Global “have been booking well”. Peel Hunt’s experts note that at the half-year stage, the group said it was trading “in line” with expectations and its outgoing chief executive also suggested that “cautious optimism over underperforming operations is now justified” so Peel thinks the update will not be amazing but shouldn’t lead to downgrades. Panmure Gordon’s analysts even think its management change will “ignite bid speculation”. Peel isn’t much keener on UBM which is searching for a new boss when David Levin leaves next year. Results/Updates: Informa, Senior.
Those clever techies who design the microchips in your smartphones will be in the spotlight tomorrow. Cambridge-based ARM Holdings will report its third-quarter update and analysts at Liberum Capital expect it good licensing growth but slowing royalties. Liberum predicts demand overall to have slowed so its royalty outlook will be hit by this “slowing device demand amidst a shift to the low-end, as well as gradual market share losses to Intel”. Liberum admits ARM is in an extremely strong position in the “post-PC world” this is already priced into the stock. It thinks rival Intel will gradually take about a 15-20 per cent share in both the smartphone and tablet markets which is also likely to affect ARM’s royalty progression.
Results/Updates: ARM Holdings, BHP Billiton, BP Marsh & Partners, Epistem, Eurasia Drilling Company, GKN, Petropavlovsk, Reckitt Benckiser, Spirit Pub Company, UBM, Whitbread.
Fashion group ASOS, a favourite with the likes of Hollywood star Sandra Bullock (pictured) will reveal another set of stomping numbers at its fourth-quarter results midweek. At its update in mid-September it reported strong sales growth. Andrew Wade at Numis, one of its house brokers, expects full-year, pre-tax profit of £53.6m and also hopes the group will update on strategy and Chinese expansion. Analysts at HSBC rate it overweight and last week hiked their target price to 7,160p – a huge jump from their previous 4,380p – ahead of Wednesday’s update.
Results/Updates: ASOS, British American Tobacco, Computacenter, GlaxoSmithKline, International Personal Finance, Laird, Home Retail Group, Mecom, Sports Direct International.
Debenhams has not had a good year so far, and Peel Hunt points out that “the company mishandled a number of investor communications, including failing to disclose a material prior-year pensions credit, which had boosted reported earnings”. But its full-year results on Thursday are expected to reveal pre-tax profit of £153m. The group has already said comparable sales growth came in at 2 per cent for the full year and margins were flat. The City wants to know more on the investments in stores, product, online and international. Numis is negative on the stock because of “the declining UK profitability” of the business.
Results/Updates: Avacta Group, AZ Electronics, Bloomsbury Publishing, Debenhams, Ensco, Go Ahead, ICON, Inchcape, International Ferro Metals, Kazakhhmys, Segro, Shire, St James’s Place, Stobart Group, Tracsis, Unilever.
By the end of the week it is time for the namesake of a volcano to step up and issue its third-quarter trading update. Vesuvius – once Cookson before it was split into two last year and the chemicals-focused part became Alent – is unlikely to cause investors to erupt. Although analysts at Numis said the steel industry has weakened which has hit the group. Vesuvius makes everything from pipes to valves for steel mills and foundries but there are pockets of the business that are still performing well such as truck production. Investec thinks the outlook for its markets shows there are “conflicting signals and little visibility”. While Scott Cagehin at Numis said: “Overall, market background would suggest the company should be on track to meet full-year guidance or even a touch ahead driven by higher foundry volumes.”
Results/Updates: APR Energy, Phoenix Group, SVG Capital, Vesuvius.
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Facebook hopes that the addition of ten “high quality” new games by third-party developers will draw the core gamer demographic into its loving embrace.
Your mom plays Facebook games. No, seriously, she probably does. That’s the audience that the phrase “Facebook games,” with fare like FarmVille, CityVille and Treasure Isle, is most likely to bring to mind, after all, and your mom loves that kind of stuff. But your little brother, Timmy Twitchthumbs? Not so much.
His demographic is an audience that Facebook is hoping to attract in 2013 with the addition of ten new games aimed at bringing in core gamers. The goal, according to Facebook’s game partnership boss Sean Ryan, is to incorporate everything from “casual all the way up through first-person shooters, massively multiplayer online games, real-time strategy games – all those types of more core player-versus-player games.”
“You’ll see a whole set of games hitting in the next two quarters in particular and throughout the year that really start to redefine what people think of Facebook games,” he said. “It doesn’t mean we’re walking away from other games, but there’s no question our focus for 2013 much of it will be about becoming a better platform for core gamers and developers who make those games.”
It’s a lucrative market: While Zynga slowly comes apart at the seams, War Commander studio Kixeye – the company Zynga not so long ago derided as unsuccessful and irrelevant – said it has maintained profitability for the past three years because its audience spends 20 times as much money as conventional social gamers.
“Hardcore gamers pay more, play more and generate higher average revenue per user than traditional casual games,” added Gabi Shalel, chief marketing officer at Plarium, the studio behind the RTS Stormfall: Age of War.
Facebook actually began its move toward core games last year but plans to ramp up the effort in 2013. New action and strategy game categories have been added to the app center and notification messages, which Facebook had previously removed, are being reinstated, with limits to ensure that players don’t end up buried in spam.


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'We’re working on an album, so there’s some exciting things coming up soon,' West said
Kanye West has confirmed that he’s making an album with Drake.
In an interview with Vogue ahead of his Season 4 fashion show, West finally addressed the rumors of the hip-hop heavyweights’ collaboration. “We’re just working on music, working on a bunch of music together, just having fun going into the studio,” he said. “We’re working on an album, so there’s some exciting things coming up soon.”
The news of a collaborative album between West and Drake comes after weeks of speculation, which included West teasing such a possibility in early August during an appearance in Toronto for OVO Fest.
While West told Vogue that no release date is set, where the album will be released should be interesting. West’s The Life of Pablo was a Tidal exclusive and Drake’s Views was released exclusively on Apple Music. In July, West tweeted that the battle between the two streaming companies was “f—ing up the music game.
Speculation was also flying last week about a mysterious countdown clock alluding to a possible Drake and Rihanna album, but EW reported that those rumors weren’t true.


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Share your voice reading • VW poaches Apple exec Alexander Hitzinger for its self-driving car program See All 2020 Kia Telluride review: Kia’s new SUV has big style and bigger value Sep 1 • iPhone 11, Apple Watch 5 and more: The final rumors Meet the VW I.D. Vizzion concept: Steering wheel not included Aug 31 • Best places to sell your used electronics in 2019 Post a comment 2020 Hyundai Palisade review: Posh enough to make Genesis jealous Tags Apple More From Roadshow 2020 BMW M340i review: A dash of M makes everything better Car Industry Auto Tech Volkswagen Enlarge ImageAlex Hitzinger is making the jump back to the Volkswagen group after a stint at Apple’s Project Titan. Hoch Zwei/Getty Images The folks over at Volkswagen have been headhunting lately and their latest catch is former Apple exec Alexander Hitzinger. He’s slated to head up technical development for Volkswagen’s commercial vehicles division as well as its self-driving car and mobility-as-a-service programs, according to a report published Wednesday by Reuters.Hitzinger is no stranger to things at the Volkswagen group having previously done a stint at Porsche as technical director of its LMP1 prototype racing program. He’s also worked in Formula 1 with Red Bull Racing. His position at Apple saw him working on its Project Titan self-driving car program.Volkswagen’s acquisition of Hitzinger is a sign that the German giant is working to keep up with the more agile self-driving car startups from Silicon Valley. The company has been throwing its considerable resources — to the tune of $50 billion — at electric and autonomous vehicles since it was outed for diesel emissions cheating.Volkswagen has debuted a number of electric and autonomous concept vehicles over the past year including I.D. Crozz and I.D. Vizzion. It’s also working on a low-cost electric hatchback that it says will retail for under $23,000, though this may not come to the US. Porsche Volkswagen Apple • Aug 31 • Your phone screen is gross. Here’s how to clean it Aug 31 • iPhone XR vs. iPhone 8 Plus: Which iPhone should you buy? 52 Photos 0
Infosys Q4 resultsREUTERS/Abhishek N. ChinnappaIndia’s second largest IT firm Infosys reported a 28 percent sequential fall in net profit to Rs 3,690 crore in the fourth-quarter results (ended on March 31) Friday.Infosys had reported a net profit of Rs 5,129 crore in the December quarter last year and Rs 3,603 crore in the same quarter in 2016. This is the first quarterly result of the firm announced under the new chief executive officer Salil Parekh. He replaced UB Pravin Rao in January this year.The tech major posted 28 percent decline in net profit when compared to the net profit of Rs 5,129 crore posted in December quarter. However, its net profit rose to Rs 3,690 crore in the three months ended March 31, from Rs 3,603 crore in the same period last year. “I am pleased with our healthy revenue growth, profitability, and cash generation in Q4. Our robust performance is a reflection of the strong impact we have with our clients and the dedication of our employees. ‘Navigating Your Next’ is our aspiration of how we will partner with each one of our clients,” said Salil Parekh, CEO said in the company statement.”We will execute our strategy around the four pillars of Scaling our Agile Digital business which is today US$2.79 billion in revenue, Energizing our client’s Core technology landscape via AI and automation, Re-skilling our employees, and Expanding our localization in markets such as US, Europe, and Australia,” he added.Ahead of the declaration of Q4 results, shares of the company were trading in the green. It was up 0.50 percent in the stock market. Also, Infosys stocks were among the most actively traded stocks on the Nifty including TCS, followed by State Bank of India, Infosys, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank.The Infosys shares opened Friday at Rs 1,174.50 against the previous close of Rs 1,162.25, the stock further gained 1.35 percent to Rs 1,177.95 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the stock went up by 1.33 percent to Rs 1,178.15.Earlier analysts predicted that with improving economic outlook in key markets like the US and higher adoption of outsourcing in Europe and digital services gaining scale the fiscal year 2018-19 looks better for Indian IT companies.
To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: X HISD elementary schools without a full time nurse have higher rates of asthma attacks, according to a new study from Rice University.Almost every other day, an emergency ambulance rushes to a Houston school zone to treat a child suffering an asthma attack that’s gone out of control.That’s according to a new study from Rice University. The lead researcher spotted another trend from 10 years’ worth of data.“One difference that comes out is a higher percentage of those schools do not have a nurse,” said Loren Raun, an assistant research professor at Rice and the chief environmental science officer for the city of Houston.Not all elementary schools in HISD have a full-time nurse. IN 2013, nursing students from Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing taught pre-K students about nutrition and digestion at Whidby Elementary School.Raun said that those ambulances go to certain school zones more than others: more areas on the east side of town, more elementary schools and more places with poverty. Black children made up the largest percentage of ambulance-treated asthma cases, followed by Hispanic students.Raud added that using ambulances to treat asthma adds up to millions of dollars, with each trip to the hospital costing about $10,000.“And that doesn’t include the cost for a lost day of work for the caregiver who has to be home to take care of the child. And it doesn’t take into account lost school days and so that’s an underestimated cost,” she said.Those lost school days cost students with asthma, who can fall behind in school. 00:00 /01:06 Share Listen


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At the end of this year, Daimler is spinning off its commercial vehicles business into a separately listed and fully independent company called Daimler Truck Holding. The company is also renaming Daimler AG as Mercedes-Benz Group in the first quarter of 2022, emphasising its focus on cars and vans in the luxury and premium segments. The company is calling the reorganisation Project Focus.
Currently, Daimler AG comprises five divisions: Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Daimler Trucks, Daimler Buses and Daimler Mobility AG. The realignment will see Mercedes-Benz Group represent car, van and mobility developments, while truck and bus falls into the new Daimler Truck Holding company.
Each business will have a separate procurement function, fully independent management and stand-alone corporate governance, including an independent chair of the respective supervisory boards.
Martin Daum, currently chairman of the board of management for the Daimler Truck division of Daimler AG, is designated to remain head of the restructured Daimler Truck Holding. Daum said that as an independent company Daimler Truck Holding will be able to make even greater use of growth opportunities and increase financial success.
Bernd Pischetsrieder, chairman of the supervisory board of Daimler AG commented: “Daimler Truck and Mercedes-Benz will be able to master the transformation of the industry even more successfully with full entrepreneurial freedom and an independent management structure. By spinning off the commercial vehicle business, we aim to create value for our shareholders, increase our profitability and fully exploit our potential.”
The company said the separation would sharpen Mercedes-Benz’s profile as a manufacturer of luxury cars and premium vans. The carmaker said its strategy was aimed at technological leadership, especially in electric vehicle technology and car software.
The company aims to focus on zero emissions in individual mobility, which it highlights as a “phenomenal growth business”.
Zero emissions are also a core focus for the truck and bus division, according to the company. The company said that the “entrepreneurial freedom” afforded the division by the new structure will allow it to pursue this goal with greater focus and enable it to leverage scale, raise returns and further innovate.
Daimler Trucks makes a range of commercial vehicles, which in Europe are made by Mercedes-Benz at the plants in Wörth, Germany and Aksaray in Turkey. Mercedes-Benz buses are made in Mannheim, Germany, while the Setra brand is made in Ulm, also in Germany.
Daimler Trucks North America, meanwhile, includes Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis and Detroit Diesel.
The new independent organisation is of particular importance on the ground in the US, according to Daimler, because the owner-operator model fits well with the principle behind Project Focus. Moreover, that owner-operator is a particular type of truck customer, driving their own business in the form of a truck and, therefore, an archetypal entrepreneur, according to the company.
In addition, Daimler Trucks Holding will also incorporate the existing Fuso and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles business units.
By the end of this year, shareholders will hold a 65% stake in Daimler Truck Holding, which will be listed on the stock exchange as an independent company. In addition, Daimler will retain a minority interest of 35% in Daimler Truck Holding.
The development of different technologies also drives Daimler’s decision to reorganise its business to answer the additional requirements of the product in the car and truck segments.
Like the majority of carmakers, Mercedes-Benz is working to make its products all-electric by the end of the decade. Next year, the company said Mercedes-Benz would have battery electric vehicles (BEV) in all segments and, from 2025 onwards, all newly launched vehicle architectures will be electric-only. Customers will be able to choose an all-electric alternative for every model the company makes.
Commercial vehicles have specific needs and are purpose-built for the professional industries deploying them, something Daimler thinks will be better catered for by a dedicated company.
Daimler’s commercial vehicle divisions have been working on developing battery-electric and fuel-cell trucks and researching autonomous driving options for the future of its products. According to the company, with a greater focus on targeted partnerships, Daimler Truck Holding will accelerate the development of critical technologies to bring best-in-class products to its customers.
The latest move at Daimler echoes one made by VW Group in 2018 when it spun its commercial vehicle business off from the main company and renamed it to Traton.


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When you order a product from overseas, there’s a good chance it’s shipped through a port in southern California.
Up to 40% of the goods imported to the U.S. arrive there and pass through big distribution centers in the region.
But as the number of warehouses has grown, so has the truck traffic. Heavy-duty diesel trucks emit carbon pollution and toxic air pollutants.
“These trucks that go in and out of these communities and these warehouses cause what we call ‘diesel death zones,’” says Faraz Rizvi of the California-based Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice.
He says the pollution has dire consequences. People living near the warehouses have higher rates of asthma and cardiovascular disease.
So local groups have been pushing for change. In a recent win, the South Coast Air Quality Management District adopted a new rule. It requires warehouses to cut their pollution – for example, by using zero-emission trucks – or start paying fees.
Some industry advocates argue that compliance will be expensive, and companies might cut jobs.
But Rizvi and others consider it an important victory.
“What we really need is for the industry to pay up and make sure that they’re investing in green technology,” he says.
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XSEED Games, an independent-minded publisher, today announced that the open-world vacation title, Fishing Resort for Wii has gone gold and will ship to retailers across North America on November 22, 2011.
I'm actually looking forward to this game. Looks laid back and fun. plus - Yuji man!
I am not a fisherman, but I heard good words about this game + sonic creator :)
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The puzzle game defies the laws of physics, and we try to get to grips with the mind-bending concept.
This version will be coming late next month or early in December, following on from the Early Access launch last month.
Goats always make things better, as we saw when playing Goat of Duty in our Let's Play series.
A new trailer sends the shivers down the spine as we're introduced to a pumpkin-headed murderer.
It's just as violent and sexual as Agony wanted to be, and there's a lot of gameplay to witness.
This is the biggest patch yet for the game, adding plenty of new features and improving the game in a number of ways.
Gearbox is getting Halloweeny with its looter shooter, sending us all the way to Heck for some new challenges.
Pre-orders are now open the game, featuring all content updates for Earthfall and bringing four-player action to the Switch.
The team is looking ahead to the 2020 season, and there are big changes coming in after 2019.
Sam is diving in to see how Blizzard's hero shooter fares on this new platform, trying out a selection of heroes and maps.
We don't know the branding for this side in the new league, but the roster reveal is certainly a big one.
The former Rogue player for League of Legends is extremely eager to prove himself in the scene.
In-game content is available to all players for free, celebrating iNcontroL after he passed away.
Players can get FUT kits, LED boards, and stadium dressings themed around the initiative.
With Untitled Goose Game taking the world by storm, it was only a matter of time before a mod was made.
The game is split into campaign missions and Warzone missions, which are where you'll be enjoying co-op play.
We can expect to be "exploring, colonising and conquering one another within an expansive galaxy".
According to the screenshotted product page, you can study and socialise with this academic expansion.
We're also told that options are being explored for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well, joining the PC and Nintendo Switch versions.
After a teaser, we've got more information on Cahal's fight against the corporation destroying the environment around him.
That said, there are plenty of Switch titles in the top 10 when it comes to physical game sales in the UK.
We talked with lead producer Rose Hunt in London, who told us about the benefits of bringing in this new hero.
Crusader Kings II is free to play on all platforms now as well, so you can prepare yourself for a return into the strategy series.
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As part of its electro-mobility strategy, BMW Group has announced a new Battery Cell Competence Centre in Munich with a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony. The competence centre aims to advance battery cell technology. A total investment of €200 million will be made in the location over the next 4 years, creating 200 jobs, and is expected to be operational by early 2019.
At the centre, the specialists will analyze cell design and cell technology. They will also create prototypes of future battery cells, focusing on the chemical composition of the cells, the use of different materials, how the cell behaves in critical or extremely cold conditions, charging and rapid-charging behavior and evaluating cell sizes and forms. The Group also aims to win contracts for the production of battery cells.
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BMW said that the company is already developing the 5th generation of its electric drivetrain, for release in 2021. BMW’s future electric drive combines an electric motor, transmission and power electronics in a new and separate electric-drive component. Thanks to the compact design, the new component takes up significantly less space than the three separate components used in previous generations.
Its modular concept means that it is also scalable and can be modified for a wide range of different packages and performance levels, increasing flexibility and making it easier to install the new electric drivetrain component in different vehicle derivatives. Integrating the electric motor, transmission and power electronics into a single component uses fewer parts and therefore saves costs.
A further highlight is that the new electric motor does not require the use of rare earths, apparently, making the company no longer dependent on their availability.
The 5th generation electric drivetrain also uses new, more powerful batteries. Their scalable, modular design enables them to be used flexibly in the respective vehicle architecture at different production sites. The new electric drivetrain extends the range of pure battery-electric vehicles to up to 700 km. In plug-in hybrid models, distances up to 100 km are possible, the company said.
Thanks to the scalable electric modular systems, from 2020 it will be possible to fit all model series with any drivetrain, according to demand. The 5th generation electric drivetrain promises high levels of driving performance and good range with much less weight. It will be integrated into both front and rear-wheel drive flexible enhanced vehicle architectures, which will also be suitable for all drive forms. BMW said, this flexibility means the company will be able to meet the predicted demand for several hundred thousand electrified vehicles in 2025.
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Japan is losing it’s taste for beer. With Japan’s youth becoming more and more health conscious, they see beer as very unhealthy and fattening. Japan breweries have had to scale back production, and develop cheaper beer to deal with being down 5% so far this year. Keisuke Kato, a university student says,
I rarely ever drink. I don’t like the taste of beer. I do a lot of sports and I think beer is fattening. I hate the way it settles in my stomach.
Another trend contributing to the fall of Japanese beer is Japanese consumers are choosing canned cocktail drinks instead. Shochu drinks are viewed as less fattening alternatives to beer. What is true is that shochu has far fewer calories than beer. In 2003, shochu shipments actually surpassed sake for the first time in history.
A professor at Temple University, Ron Car, also points out that drinking in general has decreased in Japan.
Drinking in Japan was about bonding with your colleagues. But Japan’s declining economy shifted corporate structure and it doesn’t require workers to drink together any more.When I first came here in the early ’90s there were still so many drunken salarymen at the end of the year, drinking beer and spilling out on the streets. I’ve seen a huge decline in all that.
So the future of Japanese beer brewers is still uncertain as rough economic times are ahead. Drinking is seen as a recreation for most people. Without extra money, most will choose to not cut back on going out and having a beer with friends.


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So where are you going next? It’s OK to dream about your next vacation if you can’t travel. You’re in good company.
Rob Hall is here. He skipped his family cruise to Italy this summer but is optimistic that the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak will be over by fall. He’s planning to fly to Maui for a few days in October – at least that’s his dream.
“We so badly need to get away,” says Hall, a retired financial services manager in Walnut Creek.
He’s not the only one. A survey of travelers by Qtrip finds plenty of pent-up demand for travel. A surprising 40 percent of respondents were planning to travel this summer. Another 23 percent are waiting until the fall or winter, and 7 percent are holding off until spring. (And the remaining 30 percent say they don’t have a clue when


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The new Audi RS5 was announced back in March and now Audi has released another video of the car in action.
In the latest video we get to see the new Audi RS5 on the track, the car comes with some impressive performance.
The Audi RS5 features a 2.9 litre TFSI engine with bu turbos that produces an impressive 450 horsepower. The car comes with a 0 to 62 miles per hour time of just 3.9 seconds and a limited top speed of 155 miles per hour.
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The huge number of Lord of the Rings fans and lack of good security at the movie's filming locations in New Zealand has led to a rash of property and footage theft ¿ both for profit and personal collection. A recent iFuse article takes a look at the phenomenon.
In one instance, a security guard was recently convicted for taking hundreds of unauthorized photos and stealing $213,000 worth of props and costumes. Apparently, they were all for h it's personal LOTR memorabilia collection.
And while he just did for himself, others have tried turning LOTR paraphernalia into a business. Several items have attained auction prices in the thousands of dollars at eBay before being found and de-l it'sted by eBay management. Another New Zealand man was arrested for peddling stolen film over the Internet. LucasFilm's information leaks during the filming of Star Wars: Ep it'sode 1 were nothing compared to these kinds of problems! For the full story, see iFuse.


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Collapsed fashion chain Peacocks axes jobs at head office
At risk: Fashion chain Peacocks has run into financial trouble
Almost 250 staff at the Cardiff head office of collapsed fashion chain Peacocks were made redundant yesterday by administrators KPMG.
Some 266 head office workers will remain while KPMG hunts for a buyer.
The stores, which now employ more than 9,300, are open as normal and its Bonmarche outlets, which filed notice it intends to appoint administrators, is believed to be close to announcing a sale.
MPs yesterday said ministers should prevent state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland from withdrawing its support for Peacocks.
Bob Russell, the Lib Dem MP for Colchester, said: ‘Is it not the role of government, when it owns the bank, to intervene and can we have a debate?’
Commons leader Sir George Young said he was cautious about the government ‘trying to micro-manage’ lending decisions but said he would speak to Business Secretary Vince Cable on what he could do to ‘minimise the pain’.
Kevin Brennan, Labour MP for Cardiff West, criticised the Peacocks’ decision and accused the Prime Minister of failing to tackle the bonus culture at RBS and other banks.
- Children's clothing chain Pumpkin Patch fell into administration yesterday, putting 400 jobs at risk.
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"Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said. Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice.
The evidence is too weak to justify telling individuals to eat less beef and pork, according to new research. The findings “erode public trust,” critics said.
Public health officials for years have urged Americans to limit consumption of red meat and processed meats because of concerns that these foods are linked to heart disease, cancer and other ills.
But on Monday, in a remarkable turnabout, an international collaboration of researchers produced a series of analyses concluding that the advice, a bedrock of almost all dietary guidelines, is not backed by good scientific evidence.
If there are health benefits from eating less beef and pork, they are small, the researchers concluded. Indeed, the advantages are so faint that they can be discerned only when looking at large populations, the scientists said, and are not sufficient to tell individuals to change their meat-eating habits."
Say what?! Please read this article. Mainstream media is usually slow to acknowledge information that may be contrary to the conventional ways of thinking, and many real food nutritionists have been promoting a diet consisting of red meat consumption (from humanely raised animals) for years now. It is exciting to see this trend reversing, and it will be interesting to see how the pharmaceutical industry and the diet industry try to combat this in lieu of possibly losing profits.
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DEXTER, Mich. (WWJ) – The ever-changing world of beer sees trends come and go over the years, and recently, sour beers have become a craze all across the country.
In 2004 when Ron Jeffries and his wife started Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, sour beers weren’t nearly as trendy as they are today, but they were drawn to the distinctive style more than a decade ago and decided to run with the idea.
“My wife and I were working on our business plan and we were going through different styles of beer that we wanted to brew,” Jeffries told WWJ’s Zach Clark. “When we got close to opening, we just decided that some unexplored territory in the world of beer was oak aging and sour beers. There were a few people doing it, but no one doing it exclusively. So when we opened, that’s what we decided we would do. 100% oak-aged wild beer.”
Sour beers have an intentionally sour, tart and acidic taste, thanks to an atypical brewing and fermentation process that involves wild yeast or bacteria and aging in an oak barrel, known as foeders.
While Jolly Pumpkin first started out with just sour beers, the growing company has since launched a non-sour collective. Still, though, the main attraction is the unique collection of sour beers, which Jeffries says is a process that requires patience – beers like this don’t happen overnight.
“And they take careful monitoring and shepherding as well. Typical time in a foeder, at a minimum, would be eight months. Sometimes its two years. You never really know, you just kind of have an idea of where you’d like the flavors to go, and when they get there, you know it’s time to package it.”
Jolly Pumpkin has grown over the years, with six locations in Michigan – Dexter, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Royal Oak, Grand Rapids and Traverse City – and one in Chicago. Specializing in pizza, Jolly Pumpkin offers a wide variety of food to accompany its beer.
Jeffries says as they’re always looking to expand, they are opening more restaurants.
“That allows us a lot more direct-to-consumer outreach. If we can emotionally connect with them, if they’re in our restaurants and enjoying our beer, it’s a connection that we can make that’s a little hard to do on a crowded store shelf,” Jeffries said.
While Jolly Pumpkin distributes its beer in barrels and bottles, using a bottle conditioning method, Jeffries says they are looking into canning their beer in the near future.
“That’ll be pretty exciting and innovative and get us into a lot of spaces that we might not be in right now,” he said.
Jolly Pumpkin features a wide breadth of beers with a diverse catalog of sours and Jeffries, known to many as Captain Spooky J, says they’re always looking for new ways to brew.
“We’re also keeping our mind open to wacky things that we want to brew that the people who like our beers are going to like,” he said.


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Allows For Easy Dual Golf Cart Occupancy; Adheres to Social Distancing Guidelines
(Deer Park, N.Y.) – With the majority of U.S. communities and municipalities slowly opening, albeit under strict social distancing protocols, many facilities don’t have enough carts to meet demand. Club Pro Manufacturing has created an ingenious solution that divides the golf cart into two cabins, allowing for two protected passengers.
“We at Club Pro are proud of our ability to engineer a solution that addresses an immediate need for our customers,” said Steve Tyrer, President, Club Pro Manufacturing USA. “The core of our mission has always been about providing innovative, affordable products that maximize efficiencies for operators. The split screen product fit perfectly into our wheelhouse and we are glad to do our part, make these in the USA, and support getting America back to work.”
Partitions are available now for shipping to clubs at a manufacturers’ suggested retail price of $65.
To order, call 800-467-2844 or visit the website at www.clubpro.com.


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The fringe programmes will highlight new media technology for industry development with more than 500 leading brands from 18 countries and regions are confirmed to take part in Asia’s professional audio and lighting show, Prolight + Sound Shanghai 2014.
Brands from Australia, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK and the US will feature the latest technologies and products at their booths. More new items can also be found at the Taiwan and Shanghai pavilions with expanded exhibition space. International associations from Brazil, Korea, Germany and the Netherlands will also visit the fair.
Participating brands including Aiweidy, Audiocenter, Avid, Behringer, Bose, Clair Bros, dBTechnologies, DiGiCo, DJ Power, Electro-Voice, Fidek, Funktion-One, Global Truss, Hi LTTE, ITC, JBL, KAIFAT, Klark-Techik, KV2 Audio, LAX, Maquinas, Martin Audio, Midas, NEXO, Nightsun, Proel, Samson, Soundcraft, Soundking, Srexact, Takstar, Tonwel, Topled, Turbosound, TW Audio, Viasho, SAE Audio, Yamaha and Zsound are all joining the 2014 show and aiming to increase their market share in China.
Visitors can gain profound insights into the latest industry trends from a series of inspirational events and live demonstrations which will be held alongside the fair. One of the must-see events is the Human Centered Media – a new interactive area featuring design and artworks that are created with the aim to make participants the focus in media-enriched scenarios such as stage setups, museums or other events. The sensors in the media can capture body movements and react to human gestures. Through the dome projection, video walls and WeRobots, participants can experience the cutting-edge design and technology innovation.
Other events to highlight include:
• New Media Design and Application Forum will cover projection mapping and new media technology applications in various sectors including theatre and exhibitions through case sharing.
• Lighting and Visual Design for TV Production Seminar will have experts sharing lighting design and stage art for TV shows.
• Stage Art Design and Technology Forum will discuss the stage lighting design for Chinese traditional drama and safety on stage machinery.
• Acoustics Technology Forum will invite audio experts to lecture about modern audio technology and its applications in live performance.
• AV System Application in the Hotel Industry will explore the usage of AV systems and digital multimedia technologies in modern hotels and MICE industries.
• Product presentations will demonstrate exhibitors’ innovative products and technologies.
• Asia’s biggest and professional outdoor line array demonstration Concert Sound Arena will feature 10 leading audio brands, allowing audiences to experience professional concert sound effects outdoors.
• Shanghai Stage Art Design and Technology Showcase will highlight innovative multimedia technologies for pro audio and lighting products.
The broad variety of pro audio and lighting products, together with the innovative fringe events, are expected to attract more than 25 000 Chinese and international visitors to the show. Furthermore, representatives from the Professional Lighting & Sound Association of Germany (VPLT), Korea Broadcasting and Technology Association, Association for Stage Technology from the Netherlands and ANAFIMA (National Association of Musical Instruments and Audio Manufacturers, Brazil) will visit the show to exchange the latest technological developments in the industry.
Prolight + Sound Shanghai is a brand event of the annual Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.


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Publix allows employees to wear masks, implements social distancing
You should see changes at your neighborhood Publix this week.
The company said by email that as of Monday, it changed its policy to allow employees to wear masks and gloves.
Publix employees, who wished to remain anonymous, have sent emails and messages to WINK News regarding concerns over safety. Some of the emails claimed that the company was not allowing employees to wear protective equipment such as N95 masks.
“We changed our policy on gloves and masks yesterday. However, if an associate had a doctor’s note, we would have followed doctors guidance,” wrote Maria Brous, Director of Communications for Publix by email Tuesday.
At stores in Southwest Florida, WINK News employees also noticed visible changes like plexiglass shields at registers and pharmacies on Tuesday.
Signage asking shoppers to stay six feet apart was also present.
Brous declined WINK News request for an on-camera interview with a Publix representative. Instead, she provided the following statement:
“As an essential service provider, the health and well-being of our customers, associates and communities are our top priority.
“We are proud of how our dedicated associates are taking care of our customers and each other through this unprecedented and challenging time. And, we thank our customers for continuing to trust us with providing them with the goods and services they need.
“Like other essential service providers, we have seen our own associates and their families personally impacted by COVID-19. Unfortunately, as public health officials have indicated, we expect to see an increase in cases as the virus spreads in our communities. The testing and reporting of cases by health departments varies widely state-by-state. As a result, we cannot fully and accurately report cases in real-time, but we have been, and will continue to be, keenly focused on intensive, ongoing protective measures in all our stores. Those efforts are conducted with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local and state health departments and include:
- A heightened ongoing disinfection program focusing on high-touch surfaces like touchpads, door and drawer handles, phones and computers.
- Continued cleaning and sanitization of stores.
- Sanitization of stores with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case.
- Quarantine and paid leave for 14 days for any associate who tests positive for COVID-19 to recover from the illness.
- Notification, quarantine and paid leave for up to 14 days for associates who have been in close contact with the associate who tests positive for COVID-19.
- The installation of plexiglass shields at registers, customer service desks and pharmacies in all stores.
- In-store signage and public address announcements reminding customers and associates of social distancing.
- Visual reminders of appropriate six-foot spacing via marked lines at registers.
- Adjusted store hours to allow more time to conduct additional disinfection measures and restock shelves.
“We are working diligently to remind our customers and associates about social distancing. We are currently in the process of installing plexiglass shields at registers, customer service desks and pharmacies companywide. We also have in-store signage and public address announcements reminding customers and associates of social distancing in addition to placing visual reminders of appropriate six-foot spacing via marked lines at registers.”


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Some US tech firms have gained a reputation for being willing to launch products before it is clear whether they could be damaging to society.
But Microsoft`s president, Brad Smith, says that it is not good enough for such companies to absolve themselves of responsibility and say that it is solely up to lawmakers to decide what is right and wrong.
Mr Smith`s book - Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age - aims to serve as a wake-up call to the industry.
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Bury St Eds: Man Charged After Bomb Hoax
A man has been charged with communicating false information following a bomb hoax at a Bury St Edmunds department store yesterday afternoon.
Police received a call at 1.56pm from Debenhams in the Arc Shopping Centre that a man was displaying threatening behaviour to staff.
Officers attended and a man was detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance.
Information was then received that a bag was in the store containing an explosive device and people were evacuated from the shop - with nearby stores also being temporarily closed.
The bag was searched and nothing suspicious was found within.
Steven Cook, aged 35 and from Devon Close in Bury St Edmunds has been charged with bomb hoax - communicating false information and is due before Bury St Edmunds Magistrates on Friday 29th June.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- For all the talks about the death of the PC, conversations that I've considered grossly premature, it seems that the prolonged struggles of tech giant Dell DELL would suggest that this morbid chatter may actually be right on time. For a company I have always wanted to give the benefit of the doubt, it is getting progressively difficult to ignore that the "lights at the end of tunnels" could be those of an incoming train.
As its most recent quarter would suggest, these lights are now coming from both directions; Dell's best option might be to change tunnels altogether. In other words, it needs to shift its focus and possibly rethink its strategies.
Dell needs to make a move to remind Wall Street that not only does it still have the competitive spirit, but it is determined to take back that which was stolen from it -- its growth. It can do this by acquiring Research in Motion RIMM and announcing its presence in the mobile device market to compete with the likes of Apple AAPL and Google GOOG , and firing a revenge shot at its OEM partner Microsoft MSFT . Its life now depends on it.
In the company's second-quarter earnings announcement, investors learned that for as bad as things once appeared for Dell, things just may actually be getting worse. Even more disappointing is that it seems the company's management just can't find the right mix to fix its problems.
For the period ending in July, Dell said it earned $732 million, or 42 cents per share, on revenue of $14.5 billion. Excluding costs, the company said it would have earned 50 cents per share. While the company would have topped analysts' estimates of 45 cents, the numbers still represent an 18% annual decline from the $890 million it earned last year. What's more, its revenue figures also fell off by 8% from the same period of a year ago -- falling short of analysts' estimates by $200 million.
Dell continues to show a considerable amount of weakness, not only in its mobility division to the extent of a 19% year-over-year decline, but its PC business also fell 9%. Even more concerning is the fact that revenue actually dropped 14% annually when combined both desktops and laptops -- lending further credence to the notion that PCs are dying in favor of tablets and mobile devices. However, here's the problem, its other OEM partner, chip giant Intel INTC , in its most recent quarter announced not only sequential revenue growth of 5%, but remarkably, its PC revenue rose a respectable 4%. So how is it that Intel can see somewhat moderate growth in PCs, but Dell can only produce double-digit declines?
During Dell's announcement, its CFO Brian Gladden was quoted as saying: "The revenue deterioration we saw during the quarter was clearly above anything we expected."
I think that admission should be cause for concern for any investor who is long Dell. The company is now banking on a rebound upon the release of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system. Dell is hoping that Windows 8 will be compelling enough to persuade consumers back into the realm of the PC and steal some of the spotlight from Apple. I think this is too much of a wager -- particularly for a company so entrenched in the enterprise.
This is why I think buying Research in Motion makes the most sense, if Dell truly wants to compete with not only Apple, but also Google and Amazon AMZN . Dell tried this once with its Streak tablet. Granted it was anything but successful, but what it means is that it has the existing platform in place to make a RIM acquisition work.
But alas, this may not be an option, at this point. The company needs to reinvent itself in a way that IBM IBM once did, by letting go of what it knew and venturing into an area where it can lead. This is Dell's new reality.
If nothing else, Dell should make a pre-emptive move to block IBM, Microsoft or even Hewlett-Packard from stealing RIM away, as it makes perfect sense for each of them. For that matter, it also makes sense for Facebook FB .
In RIM, not only will Dell be able to leverage its existing enterprise presence, it will acquire assets such as RIM's BB10 software, a growing music service as well as RIM's Mobile Fusion, a product that supports the collaboration of enterprise mobile devices, even that of competing models such as iPhones and Android devices. Dell becomes relevant again.
Until then, it would be hard to consider these shares attractive, even at such depressed levels, as they are likely not going anywhere for a while. Instead, shares of HP and Cisco CSCO , with which it competes, are more compelling plays.
As much as I hate to say it, it seems Wall Street has gotten this narrative correct. However, for Dell, it should consider that it is time to change the conversation as RIM not only would make the story more interesting, but it could potentially signal the next chapter in Dell's lackluster growth.
At the time of publication, the author was long AAPL and held no position in any of the stocks mentioned.
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Realme 9i 5G to launch on August 18 with Dimensity 810
The 4G version is available in the market since January
In January this year, Realme 9i launched in the Indian market featuring Snapdragon 680 SOC & a 50MP camera sensor. Currently, the Realme 9 series includes Realme 9i, Realme 9, Realme 9 5G, Realme 9 5G SE, Realme 9 Pro, and Realme 9 Pro+. And this month, one more phone is coming to this series named the Realme 9i 5G. As the name suggests, the main USP of this phone is 5G support. It is launching in India on the 18th of August, which means in almost two weeks.
Realme has given us our first look at the design of the Realme 9i 5G, and we can see that there is no longer a camera module for all the cameras on the rear. Instead, each camera is placed separately. The fingerprint reader is embedded in the power button, which is no surprise since we are used to seeing LCD panels on budget 5G phones. Realme calls the back design the ‘Laser Light’ design.
On the official website, Realme also mentions that Dimensity 810 is 20% faster than Dimensity 700, which powers devices such as Redmi Note 10T 5G. Currently, Poco M4 5G is one of the cheapest phones in the market with Dimensity 810 SOC, and it is selling for ₹12,499. Even the company’s Realme 9 is also a Dimensity 810-powered phone, and it starts at ₹15,999. So, it is safe to say that the price of Realme 9i 5G won’t exceed ₹15,000 in the Indian market.
We do not know the other specifications of the phone yet, so stay tuned for those.


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Syngenta India, Adani Agri Fresh give a boost to Himachal apple growers
Shimla, August 2, 2022: India’s two leading agro firms – Syngenta India and Adani Agri Fresh (AAF) – have come together to boost apple growers in Himachal Pradesh by enabling them through a complete crop protocol and hassle-free pick up of crop for their orchards and timely payment.
Syngenta India is making available to apple growers the best crop solutions aimed at ensuring better and healthier crops, while AAF ensures the ease of marketing their apples by lifting them right from the orchard itself, thus paving the way for apple growers’ holistic growth along with sustained increase in their income.
Syngenta India has developed and introduced the concept of ‘Apple Model Farm’ in Himachal Pradesh under which from providing apple protocol to adopting the best practices, the growers are enabled through stewardship training to have bumper safe crop of quality fruits.
“The idea is to give a positive impetus to apple farming in Himachal Pradesh. The ‘Apple Model Farm’ at Shedapani village, Rampur in Shimla district, is a testimony to the fact that apple production can be taken to the next level by encouraging farmers to adopt innovations and stick to the best practices,” said Dr KC Ravi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta India.
“We are happy to partner with Syngenta India which is helping farmers with best practices to produce quality fruits. With Farm-Pik, we aim to march a step ahead by carefully sourcing these nutritious apples from selected apple farms located on the foothills of Himachal Pradesh, thereby ensuring that only high quality apples reach our customers,” said Mr Manjeet Sheelu, Plant Head Adani Farm-Pik.
Highlighting the importance of model farms, Dr Narendra Kait, Principal Scientist at KVK, Shimla said, "These model farms under the guidance of Syngenta India can be a great platform to implement and share best practices to set an example for rest of the farmers to follow. He also mentioned maintaining diary of operations, numbering the plants and closely monitoring them during the process is equally important”.
Syngenta India has supported Dinesh Bhandari, the owner of Himachal Pradesh’s first ‘Apple Model Farm’ with crop protocol, stewardship training and related best practices, which has helped him to have better fruit quality, more number of fruits per basket and much less loss to the fruit.
“Their guidance has helped me a lot. From use of fertilizers to crop protection solutions, inputs of Syngenta have led to robust crops,” said Dinesh. His ‘Apple Model Farm’ is spread in an area of around 14.5 bighas and he is expecting a better crop. “For the first time, I have implemented best crop practices as per the protocol of Syngenta. I am happy with the outcome. The overall crop is much better as compared to the previous years,” added Dinesh.
“Syngenta practices helped in improving soil health for optimum nutrient usage, increased biodiversity around the farm, and the stewardship practices for safe use of crop protection products was extremely helpful”, explained Dinesh.
A teacher in English at DPS, Jhakri, Dinesh has over 600 apple plants in his orchard with their age ranging from six to 20 years. Syngenta developed the apple protocol to support him. This year, he used Syngenta protocol for 50-60 plants and the results are excellent like fruit elongation, weight, shape, fruit press, and more bearing.
According to Dr Ravi, Syngenta innovates with world-class science to protect crops and improve seeds. Our core businesses support farmers with technologies, knowledge and services so that they can sustainably provide us with better food, feed, fibre, and fuel.
“In Himachal Pradesh, apple is grown on about 50 per cent of the total area under horticulture, and comprises 85 per cent of state’s total fruit production. We are ready to help them with the entire crop protocol, which will lead to good harvest and enhance farmer’s income, which is our collective responsibility,” added Dr Ravi.
Syngenta India’s apple protocol comes at a time when the state’s staple fruit crop is coping with several challenges arising out of unusually warm weather conditions and less snowfall. Due to the unusually high temperature, the trees bloom in advance, which has a negative impact on the fruit size.
Adani Agri Fresh Limited (AAFL) is engaged in organised apple purchase, storage and marketing. AAFL has set up its state-of-the-art controlled atmospheric storages in Shimla district at Bithal, Sainj, and Mehandli, covering more than 17000 apple growers in Himachal Pradesh and comprising more than 90 per cent small and marginal farmers for sourcing apples spread across 700 villages.
Those present during the visit to ‘Apple Model Farm’ included Dr Narendra Kait, Principal Scientist, KVK, Shimla, Syngenta’s Deepak Kumar, DML, North-1, Sarafarz Bashir, BM, HP, Narendra Saini, TM, Shimla, Praveen HM, Lead, Value Chain; Chidambar Phadnis, Rajashekhar Katagi, Vipin Puri, KRM, VC, Rajendra Deshmukh, technical experts and others.
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) extracted from green tea may
inhibit the production of inflammatory molecules associated with
and joint damage in people with rheumatoid arthritis, scientists
Extracts from turmeric, the yellow spice used extensively in
curries, reduced the destruction of joints associated with
arthritis to similar levels to pharmaceuticals, says a new animal
study from the US.
Anti-inflammatory MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) has added to the
store of evidence pointing to its health benefits with a new study
suggesting that it significantly reduces pain endured by
osteoarthritis (OA) sufferers, reports Jess...
Vitamin D intake appears to be inversely associated with rheumatoid
arthritis, according to a new study that investigates the link
between the vitamin and reduced risk of the disease in
The Mediterranean diet - which is traditionally rich in olive oil,
fish, poultry and vegetables - can help lessen the symptoms of
rheumatoid arthritis. But any beneficial effects are unlikely to be
seen before six weeks, Swedish researchers...
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Vivo Y50 with 5000 mAH batter and 8 GB RAM launched in India
New Delhi : Vivo Y50 has been launched in India soon after a Flipkart listing for the phone teasing a June 10 sale date went live.
The new smartphone from Vivo comes with a 8 GB RAM, 128 GB ROM and huge 5,000 mAH battery. It runs on Snapdragon 665 SoC.
Vivo Y50 was first unveiled in Combodia in April, but was not launched due to coronavirus pandemic. The phone will be available for purchase on both offline and online stores after this week.
In India, it has been priced at Rs. 17,990 for its sole 8GB RAM + 128GB inbuilt storage option. The smartphone will be offered in two colour options - Blue and Pearl White.
On Flipkart, the phone will go for sale on June 10. Online retail channels for the Vivo Y50 include Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Tata Cliq, and, the Vivo India E-Store.
The Vivo Y50 runs Android-based Funtouch 10 and features a 6.53-inch full HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) display with hole-punch design and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM.
Talking about the camera, the smartphone has been fitted with quad camera setup - a 13-megapixel primary shooter and an 8-megapixel wide-angle shooter with 120 degrees field-of-view. There is also a 2-megapixel portrait shooter and a 2-megapixel macro camera with 4cm focal length. On the front, it has a 16 MP camera.
Connectivity options on Vivo Y50 include 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, GPS, and USB Type-C port for charging. It will be fitted with a 5000 mAH battery that will be enough to run it for the whole day.


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Wi-Fi more addictive than coffee?
Could Wi-Fi be more addictive than coffee? With Wi-Fi chipset sales poised to reach 300 million units this year, the Wi-Fi Alliance and In-Stat think it just may be. According to Karen Hanley, senior director at the Wi-Fi Alliance, responses to a series of consumer studies conducted by the non-profit indicated that 80% of consumers would rather give up their coffee before forgoing a wireless connection. While not a reason to run to the doctor, consumers’ responses are indicative of a larger trend: Wi-Fi’s growing prevalence in the industry.
The wireless technology’s strength in PCs, combined with growth in phones and consumer electronics, is projected to propel the industry past 700 million units in 2011, with consumer electronics and phones exceeding notebook computers in the total number of shipments.
“There is a familiarity, and it’s becoming more and more prolific and pervasive,” Hanley said.
Total shipments of Wi-Fi enabled products have experienced year-over-year growth. In 2005, 161 million units were shipped, up from 105 million in 2004. The following year they grew to 213 million and shipments in 2007 peaked at 300 million. While growth of Wi-Fi PCs remains strong, with 46% of laptops currently being Wi-Fi enabled, the areas experiencing the most growth were consumer electronics and Wi-Fi cellular phones.
“The growth of this market continues to be very strong,” said Karen Hanley, senior director for the Wi-Fi Alliance. “It continues to have quite a bright future, and the proliferation of Wi-Fi into a broader set of devices is really fueling this growth.”
According to the report, Wi-Fi connectivity was included on virtually all gaming devices and an increasing number of handsets and music players this year. Hanley said that sales of new higher-throughput products were boosted to 9% of total shipments due in large part to the June 2007 introduction of certification for products based upon 802.11n draft 2.0. She said that with more than 350 million Wi-Fi users around the world, familiarity with the technology is beginning to become more widespread.
“Wi-Fi is now in the Merriem Webster dictionary,” Hanley noted. “It is a part of our culture and continues to be a cultural phenomenon. But, as with any technology, the consumer just wants it to work. I as the consumer don’t care what’s behind the curtain. I just care that it works and I am able to work and move the data or audio quickly.”
Hope for the Wi-Fi market seems to be catching on amongst analyst firms and industry followers. Just last week, IMS research released a similar report stating that despite fixed mobile convergence’s relatively slow growth, Wi-Fi in handsets is gaining traction as a feature. Hanley also cited a study by ABI Research, which estimated that by 2011, the industry will be shipping more than 450 million Wi-Fi equipped phones per year. Most seem to agree that the market is still in its early stages, but the consensus amongst analysts is largely that this is an area to follow over the next few years.
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MRVL down over 9% today - BRCM could fall
GREAT NEWS for buyers like myself! If you want to make money in this market, you buy good companies CHEAP, when they are out of favor.So what is your point? BRCM is already falling! And falling right into many institutional investors hands...I see Jeffries is on the bid now...along with Merrill, Lehmans, Citigroup, SG Cowen, Bank of America etc...Big/smart money is buying on weakness!


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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady traded his cleats for boots on Tuesday night.
Brady, a three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time NFL MVP, was on hand to help open the UGG For Men store in Midtown. Brady has been the spokesman for UGG For Men since 2010, but the superstar quarterback has been an UGG supporter for a number of years.
“I had the slippers for a long time, all through college. It’s a California brand so being a California kid, I know something about them,” Brady said. “As you can see when you go in there, there are so many different styles, so it is a cool brand. It’s a lot of fun to be a part of something that’s grown as much as it has over the past few years.”
Often perceived as a women’s brand, Brady’s involvement with UGG has helped to change that misconception. The involvement of a high-profile athlete and the opening of the men’s store help push the men’s brand further into the spotlight.
“I think men needed more permission,” Connie Rishwain, President of UGG, told The Post. “The perception is that it was a women’s brand and I think that Tom brought a lot of attention to the brand and eyeballs on the brand. It worked immediately. We had men’s product all along and it was an awareness issue. [Tom] brought that awareness.”
Rishwain also suggested that both factors, Brady and the Men’s Store, were key to drawing in the male consumer.
“Whenever we advertise digitally or on Tom in print, we have a positive reaction,” Rishwain said. “[As far as the store goes] Men want the dedicated space, they don’t want to walk into the women’s store and it’s crowded, there are lines outside, this way they can come into their own dedicated entrance.”
If there is anywhere that Brady has raised UGG awareness, it is in the Patriots locker room, where he frequently wears the brand and has even gifted some to his teammates.
“I wear them all the time. I certainly have a lot of variety. I wear them to the Stadium, to work,” Brady said. “Especially at the football stadium, a lot of my teammates, I’ve given away a lot of slippers to them over the years too. When you walk in the morning and half of the team is wearing the slippers you gave them, it’s pretty cool.”
Even though Brady pushes the Men’s brand, and has never been turned down when giving away the footwear, players are still looking for something to bring home for the ladies.
“I’ve never been turned down by anyone where they say ‘Oh no, I’m cool,’” Brady said. “They’re always like ‘Oh man that’s cool but can you get me some for my wife?’ They don’t want to go home without a gift for their wife.”


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Yesterday we saw a teardown of Apple’s new iPad Mini, and now the guys from iFixit have decided to take thier screwdrivers to Apple’s new iPad 4, and we have some photos of what is inside the fourth generation iPad.
The iFixit team have given the iPad a repair score of 2 out of 10, which means that this is one of the most difficult devices to repair, have a look at the photos below.
You can see lots more photos of the iPad mini teardown over at iFixit, and the iPad 4 is now available from today in Apple Stores around the world.
Have a look at the difference between iPad and iPad Mini to see how the two Apple tablets compare side by side.
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We keep hearing about how very digital the global economy has become. And it is certainly true that the amount of business done electronically in the business-to-consumer (B2C) space has been astounding and pervasive. In the business-to-business (B2B) space there has also been a lot of progress…but, frankly, there is still a long way to go.
According to the just published global study entitled: “B2B Managed Services, Business Value and Adoption Trends,” from Stanford University’s Global Supply Chain Management Forum, 96% of respondents stated that they are planning to increase:
• The number of customers they trade with electronically;
• The number of suppliers they trade with electronically; and/or
• The number of business processes they support.
A full 59% of participants plan to expand their use of B2B e-commerce in all three areas. In fact, only 4% had no plans to increase B2B ecommerce in any of these areas.
The planned growth in adoption is great news. But for those of us who have been tracking the electronic data interchange (EDI), just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing, and quick-response sectors, these big numbers show that organizations are still wrestling with how to achieve a critical mass of adoption with their trading partners (on both the customer and supplier side of the equation).
Indeed, Steve Keifer, vice president of marketing at GXS — the organization that commissioned this study — makes this very point.
“Companies both large and small continue to struggle to get return on investment from their B2B programs. One of the key impediments has been the traditional licensed software model, which rewards the technology vendor regardless of whether the B2B projects are successful or not,” he says.
How can this win-lose scenario happen?
I believe it is because the traditional model often tends to pigeonhole an entire trading partner community into a single approach to doing business electronically. That can be a problem if you have trading partners that represent the entire spectrum of technological sophistication. While there are always going to be organizations that have no problem jumping on the EDI bandwagon, or embracing XML, or any other of a dozen digital trading options…it remains a stubborn fact of life that many industries and geographies have a significant percentage of customers and suppliers (who admittedly may represent a small volume of total transactions) that will want to fax or email their invoice or purchase order for manual processing. The challenge this presents is that doing business this way is:
• Time consuming;
• Human resource intensive;
• Expensive; and
• Prone to errors.
It makes dealing with this category of trading partner disproportionately risky and expensive.
Is Managed Services the Answer?
The Stanford study shows that many organizations are responding to this situation by moving trading partner automation initiatives to managed service providers. The report found that 96 percent of respondents felt managed services added significant value to their overall B2B integration programs.
Specifically, respondents cited cost savings as a key benefit, with 74% indicating they received value from shifting up-front capital expenditures on software licenses to monthly operating expenditures for managed services. That makes sense to me. I think the biggest thing a move to OPEX buys is the flexibility to throttle up and down in response to shifts in the market.
However, cost savings or avoidance were not the only important benefit of exploring managed services solutions.
Enhancing the customer experience to accelerate international expansion and improve business process efficiency was also cited as one of the top reasons for choosing B2B managed services. The logic is that managed service providers can afford to allocate resources to meet a wide variety of trading partners at their own electronic trading level because it is their core business.
And it is a value-proposition that more and more executives are buying into.
“Developments in B2B integration technology have ignited a growing interest in B2B managed services. This research aims to gain insight on the latest trends and business value associated with these B2B initiatives,” says Barchi Gillai, lead researcher for the Stanford study. “While it takes time to realize the benefits of B2B managed services, the survey results indicate the market has reached a level of maturity where companies are beginning to see a tremendous return on their investments.”
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Meat Board Seal of Quality guarantee to customers
“The programme is aimed at strengthening consumer trust in the hygiene and quality of locally produced and sold beef, lamb and pork.”
Speaking at the official ceremony to introduce the new seal, Hannes Kellerman from the Meat Board’s meat classification division said consumers are confronted with various alternatives from different origins to choose from on a daily basis and they expect their food to be safe. “However, in the absence of credible food safety signals consumers are facing uncertainties. When consumers have doubts about the meat they want to buy, they have the right not to buy. A well-informed consumer will never knowingly consume unsafe meat.”
Kellerman said safety is a non-negotiable product attribute. “Meat is a highly perishable product and if not hygienically treated, it could cause several food-borne diseases which can be detrimental to the human health. The seal of quality will confirm that the product has been derived from an approved abattoir and that the meat has been checked by a qualified meat inspector who declared it fit for human consumption. Customers will thus be able to purchase their meat with the greatest of confidence.”
The Meat Board said Namibia is a net exporter of red meat with eight export-approved abattoirs and approximately 64 small B- and C-class slaughtering facilities that contribute to the local daily supply of fresh meat to local consumers. “Locally and abroad, Namibia carries the name as a country which produces meat of exceptional quality and the seal of quality will promote and support the good name of the industry.” Besides the concerns about safety from local consumers, Namibia is visited by thousands of tourists each year who also want to know where they can buy good-quality meat. “Consumer loyalty should be maintained by emphasising product integrity,” Kellerman said.
The Meat Chronicle reported that the seal of quality will not only guarantee product safety, it will also give the assurance that the highest animal welfare standards were adhered to and that animals were raised and treated according to the Farm Assured Namibian Meat (FANMeat) principles. This includes being raised free from growth stimulants, antibiotics and other harmful substances.
The slaughtering facilities from where the meat is sourced are audited annually according to a list of strict food safety and hygiene requirements. The meat must score at least 80% to receive certification. Audits will be conducted by competent persons assigned by the Meat Board saying that a list of participating butcheries and retailers will be published in the local media regularly.
While the campaign is to be rolled out in Windhoek at first, all Namibian meat and retail outlets will qualify to participate in the programme on a voluntary basis.
Obtaining first-hand information on the local meat industry and meat processing facilities, a delegation appointed by the Botswana Minister of Agriculture, Hon Christiaan de Graaff, consisting of officials from the Botswana government and the Botswana Meat Commission visited the Namibian Meat Board. The delegation visited, among others, the Meatco abattoirs, the Witvlei abattoir, the Directorate of Veterinary Services and spoke to agricultural unions. Although the meeting with the Meat Board discussed aspects of the Namibian meat industry, it focused more on cattle identification and traceability and the distribution of ear tags on behalf of the meat industry by the Meat Board. “It is interesting to note how often the progressiveness of the Namibian meat industry attracts visitors from especially Africa to establish or adapt their own industries accordingly” said the Meat Board.
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Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest maker of personal computers, said its revenue dropped 9.7 percent to $10.6 billion in January-March quarter of 2020.
Lenovo Group reported a deep slump in fourth-quarter profit due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Lenovo Chairman Yang Yuanqing told Reuters production was back on track and he expects to see year-on-year revenue growth this quarter for its PC and smart devices business and its data centre business as more people work from home permanently.
He told a separate briefing the company estimates that in two to three years the total addressable market for PCs industry-wide may have increased by 25 percent to 30 percent.
Net profit nosedived 64 percent in January-March to $43 million.
Data Center Group (DCG) highlights
# DCG revenue dropped 9% on hyperscale weakness
# Non-hyperscale sales grew thanks to double digit growth in storage, Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI) and Software & Services; no.1 lead in high performance computing (HPC)
# Hyperscale revenue declined double-digit, due to customers’ inventory digestion and average selling price erosion caused by commodity price compression
# DCG targets to recover and improve profitability: work-from-home (WFH) to benefit cloud demand; share gain in high-growth non-hyperscale segments; new customers and products in hyperscale business
Lenovo had to shut down factories, including a big plant in Wuhan, the epicentre of China’s outbreak, due to measures to contain the virus. At some points, the company had in extreme cases, needed to share staff with other firms and send office employees to work on assembly lines when production workers were in quarantine.
“We have resumed 100 percent production in China,” Yang told Reuters, although he noted that some components were still in short supply.
Shipments of personal computers tumbled 12.3 percent in the first quarter of 2020, the sharpest fall since 2013 due to the pandemic, research firm Gartner said last month.
Lenovo took 24.4 percent market share in PCs during the quarter, ahead of rivals HP and Dell which had 21.5 percent and 19.7 percent respectively, Gartner said.
Data Center Group (DCG)
Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) business revenue dropped 8.7 percent in fiscal 2019-20.
Lenovo said its DCG business has made investments to improve its growth prospects. Three segments including storage, Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI) and the Software and Services business delivered strong double-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2019-20.
Among the products, storage has had the strongest growth thanks to the NetApp joint venture and new product growth in entry- and mid-range flash arrays.
The company was ranked as the number three supplier globally in the entry storage market for the first time in the fourth quarter.
Its Software and Services business delivered robust growth, leveraging diversified portfolio, including the new Truscale HWaaS (HardWare as a Service) product.
Sales on its High Performance Computing (HPC) continued to grow and the Group extended its lead in the global supercomputing segment with 173 designs in 14 countries.
China has been the largest beneficiary of the non-hyperscale business. China reported strong double-digit revenue growth for the last three quarters of FY19/20, during which period the NetApp joint venture became operational and investments were put in place to broaden its domestic sales coverage and product portfolio.
The hyperscale business suffered from the sector’s slowdown. Hyperscale revenue declined by double-digits year-on-year driven by inventory issues experienced by global hyperscale customers and by the erosion in commodity prices.
Signs of a recovery started to show in the fourth quarter, as the DCG’s hyperscale shipments increased by double-digits, for the first time since 4QFY18/19.
DCG Group’s revenue declined 8.7 percent while its losses slightly improved year-on-year to $226 million. There was notable improvement in profit margin in the first three quarters of the fiscal year.
Demand in certain regions was affected and supply chain costs including freight charges had risen after COVID-19. Lenovo says DCG business will be a long-term winner as demand tailwinds started to bode well for cloud orders.


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It was said that the next Google is Google itself, but now it is the Alphabet. The Co-Founder of this search giant company Larry Page announced today the creation of Alphabet Inc.(http://abc.xyz), a new corporation that will comprise Google and other previously Google-held properties to make it cleaner and more accountable.
The CEO of Alphabet will be Larry Page and the co-founder Sergey Brin will be the President of the Umbrella Company. Eric Schmidt will serve as Executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc.What is Alphabet?
Larry Page says – “Alphabet is mostly a collection of companies. The largest of which, of course, is Google. This newer Google is a [...]