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Glo dishes out millions
VALUE ADDED SERVICESBy BiztechAfrica - Aug. 15, 2012, 3:27 p.m.
Globacom has presented cheques ranging from N30,000 to N6 million to lucky subscribers who won cash prizes in the ongoing Season 3 of its popular and highly rewarding Glo “text4millions” promo.
Among the winners are Oluwole Agboola, who won one of the weekly prizes of N6 million, Yusuf Olaitan Lukman who won N1.5 million; Comrade Hossana Fetimi who won N300,000 while Mujidat Odunoye and Yomi Afolabi won N60,000 each in the promo. Others winners who collected their cheques are Andrew Iheagwam and Eniola Omoniyi who won N30,000 each.
Globacom’s Head of Value Added Services, Samson Isa, said that the presentation was in line with Glo’s promise to reward millions of its subscribers and thank them for their loyalty.
Agboola, a regional manager with WAMCO Friesland Campina, said that he would use the N6 million he won to complete his ongoing building projects in Lagos and his village.
Yusuf Olaitan Lukman, a trader in building materials, who won N1.5 million in the promo, told the audience he would invest in raising the standard of his building materials business.
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Stacy Keibler brightens up Paris Fashion Week in canary yellow gown after going public with her new man
He's one of the world's most lusted after stars.
But it's clear Stacy Keibler isn't moping following her July split from boyfriend George Clooney.
Instead she's hit the ground running with a new man and is having the time of her life during Paris Fashion Week.
Pretty in yellow: Stacy attends the Shiatzy Chen fashion show during Paris Fashion Week
On Tuesday the former professional wrestler arrived for the Shiatzy Chen fashion show wearing a stunning, yet simple bright yellow gown and black open toe heels.
The elegant outfit was hard to miss and Stacy seemed relaxed as her blonde locks flowed effortlessly beneath her shoulders.
33-year-old actress sat in the front row enjoying the show and chatting
away while watching all the fashions parade in front of her.
Brilliant color choice: Stacy looks stunning in yellow while chatting it up with a fellow fashion show attendee
Fashion diva: Stacy eyes the latest fashions on the runway
Models walked the runway showcasing Shiatzy Chen's 2014 spring/summer ready-to-wear collection, featuring lots of bright colors and sheer fabrics.
On Monday, Stacy posted a snapshot of herself with her reported new beau Jared Pobre, saying: 'Love being in the city of love! @jaredpobre.'
In the picture, she is seen cosying up to handsome Pobre at a romantic corner table of an intimate restaurant in Paris, France.
Leaning into the 38-year-old tech entrepreneur and CEO of Future Ads, Stacy is sporting a black, brimmed hat, black blouse, and off-white jacket as she grasps onto what appears to be a glass of white wine.
Models showcase the new collection of Shiatzy Chen's 2014 spring/summer ready to wear collection
Ready-to-wear: Models present the designer's creations
In August, a source confirmed Stacy's new romance to Life & Style.
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Novi, Mich.—The Remodeling Show and DeckExpo was the venue for the latest visualization technologies available to the industry. On display were next-generation visualization tools from Chameleon Power.
The Remodeling Show and DeckExpo brings together nearly 250 industry members to see and experience the latest tools, products and services for the residential construction industry. Chameleon Power, a leader in visualization technologies, utilized this forum to demonstrate its unique 3D, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mobile tools and technologies.
“The remodeling and deck industries represent significant growth opportunities for us,” said Dan Dempsey, president of Chameleon Power. “We’re eager to provide technologies that help remodelers sell and specify their services, and we were able to showcase our cutting-edge technologies at this event.”
Chameleon’s latest technologies include its 3D reprojection tool for visualizing 3D objects in a 2D photo.


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Last month, Maker Studios rebuffed an 11th hour bid from Relativity Media, even though it placed a higher valuation on the company than Disney’s up-to-$950 million acquisition offer (which has been approved). Considering some of the advertising deals and content plans revealed at Maker’s NewFronts presentation Tuesday, it’s easy to see why Maker chose to go with the House of Mouse.
“With the Disney acquisition we now have access to all of the IP in the Disney family across the board,” said Jason Krebs, head of global sales at Maker Studios. “We’re going to be working with all of these brands and content owners to bring them out to the community. The ad community, as well as the creative community,” he told StreamDaily at the Maker NewFronts presentation.
One of those properties is Lucasfilm’s Star Wars franchise, which is releasing Episode 7 in December 2015. Maker’s announcement of a partnership with Lucasfilm got one of the biggest cheers of the evening as they showed on screen videos mashing up Star Wars characters alongside Maker creative talent.
“Star Wars is going to be a big deal, right?” Krebs said. “We’re going to do our best to figure out an annual programming calendar across multiple different content genres, talking about Star Wars in the run up to the movie release. We’re going to be talking to advertisers about all of the new programming out there for the run up to the new premiere.”
Krebs explained that Maker will be creating new shows and new content in conjunction with Lucasfilm, Star Wars and the advertising community, while “staying true” to the Maker brand and voice.
“We’re going to bring in our talent, where appropriate,” he said.
Proving it’s serious about working with ad partners, the MCN has already signed a deal with Omnicom Media Group, the parent company of global media agencies OMD and PHD.
“The word partner is thrown around a lot but we’re really going to be ensuring that we’re working hand in glove with (OMG’s) clients to do all the things you saw tonight,” said Krebs, referring to new a slate of shows and branded content programming commitments with the likes of Morgan Spurlock, James Franco and will.i.am.
But is Maker the cat that caught the mouse, or the other way around? Disney CEO and chairman Bob Iger seems to think it’s the latter.
After Walt Disney reported higher than expected quarterly profits on Tuesday, Iger commented on the Maker acquisition and what he hoped the digital media company will add to the Disney portfolio.
“We are excited about entering the short form video space in a much more asserted manner to boost the presence of our brands and franchises in this increasingly valuable and fast growing arena,” said Iger, during an earnings call. “Maker’s production talent and leadership will create exciting new opportunities to drive value from our content and create new content as well.”
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Update: we just added some photos of Aardman creating a Mario outfit for Shaun the Sheep. You will find them below!
Super Mario Maker came out back in September 2015, but Nintendo isn’t nearly done with with new Event Courses and costumes for the game. The company has been releasing new content regularly since the game’s launch, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop any time soon. It’s a great way to make sure people keep coming back to Super Mario Maker (this is part of Nintendo’s strategy for key titles, such as this one).
And today, Nintendo announced that a new Event Course would be added to Super Mario Maker tomorrow. The company teamed up with Aardman (creators of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep) in order to create a Shaun the Sheep costume, that you will be able to unlock by beating the Event Course.
This Shaun the Sheep costume comes with voice samples, special sound effects, and even a special pose with Shaun wearing Mario’s iconic overalls and cap. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a special end of level jingle!
Here’s a video showcasing the Shaun the Sheep costume in Super Mario Maker:
This is not the first time Nintendo and Aardman are collaborating. Back when the Nintendo Video service was still active, on Nintendo 3DS, the two companies created exclusive episodes of Shaun the Sheep. One of them features various elements from the Mario series (and even a miniature Nintendo 3DS console). The episodes are available for purchase from the Nintendo eShop of the Nintendo 3DS.
Here’s some photos of Aardman creating a Mario outfit for Shaun the Sheep (used for the special post of the Shaun the Sheep costume in Super Mario Maker, and the promotional picture seen in the trailer above):
The new Event Course and the Shaun the Sheep costume for Super Mario Maker will be added tomorrow!


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Including the establishment of five virtual committee organizations: strategy, production regulations, technical planning, production and sales balance and OTA committees.
Three new product matrix organizations have also been established: E, F, and H platform product matrix.
From organizational structure to product, it has come to a time when it has to change.
Xiaopeng’s organizational structure has undergone major adjustments
The specific adjustments and changes are as follows:
First of all, Xpeng Motors plans to establish a virtual committee organization to open up the communication channels of the company’s various business lines and improve collaboration efficiency, including five committees:
1. The strategy committee is responsible for formulating the company’s long-term development strategy, and making decisions on the formulation, decomposition, revision, and adjustment of brand strategy, business planning, product planning, and technical planning. He Xiaopeng serves as the director of the committee;
2. The Production Planning Committee is responsible for formulating product strategies and plans according to corporate strategies and customer needs. He Xiaopeng serves as the director of the committee;
3. The technical planning committee is responsible for the formulation of technical strategies and plans according to the corporate strategy, market demand and product strategy. He Xiaopeng serves as the director of the committee, and He Tao serves as the deputy director of the committee;
4. The production and sales balance committee is responsible for formulating supply line strategies, and is responsible for the formulation of relevant plans for production and sales balance (including logistics) according to production capacity and sales. He Tao serves as the director of the committee;
5. The OTA committee is responsible for the formulation of major goals and management decisions of the OTA business. Chen Yonghai serves as the director of the committee, and Jiao Qingchun serves as the deputy director of the committee.
Secondly, in addition to these five committees, Xpeng Motors also plans to establish three virtual product matrix organizations to ensure that customers and market orientation are the main focus, and establish an end-to-end closed-loop full-service product (including service product) business, including:
E platform product matrix, responsible for the horizontal E model product platform, the person in charge, Liao Qinghong (concurrently), reports to He Xiaopeng;
F platform product matrix, responsible for the horizontal F model product platform, responsible person Xia Heng (concurrently), reporting to He Xiaopeng;
H platform product matrix, responsible for the horizontal H model product platform, responsible person Jiao Qingchun (concurrently), reporting to He Xiaopeng.
Among them, the platform product matrix refers to the coordination of various functions such as market, customer service, communication, sales, training, sales management, etc. around a car. For example, the Xiaopeng P7 product matrix is to promote the various roles involved in the sales of P7.
Third, in daily operations, Xiaopeng Motors will set up five systems of “strategy, R&D, supply and production, marketing services, and functional support” to promote consistent goals and efficient collaboration across business chains, and support the company’s strategy and large product matrix.”
Finally, according to the report of the power plant, this adjustment also involves many specific departments.
In terms of market public relations, the business department originally responsible for the corporate image will be independently upgraded to a first-level department, and will no longer be assigned to Li Pengcheng, the vice president of Xiaopeng Motors Marketing. In fact, this is also related to Xiaopeng’s failure to show its brand upwards.
Xiang Ying, Head of Purchasing and Senior Director of Marketing and Business at Xiaopeng Motors, also made business adjustments.
What is the origin of these people?
Xia Heng was appointed as the product platform manager of the horizontal F model this time.
He is currently the co-founder and president of Xiaopeng. Graduated from Tsinghua University majoring in automotive engineering.
He used to work at GAC Research Institute, responsible for the development of control systems for GAC new energy vehicles and smart vehicles.
In 2014, Xia Heng and He Tao co-founded Xpeng Motors.
In 2019, the Hurun Research Institute released the “2019 Hurun Post-80s Self-Made Rich List”, and Xia Heng ranked 21st with 4.7 billion yuan.
He Tao, this time was appointed as the deputy director of the Technical Planning Committee and the director of the Production and Sales Balance Committee.
He is currently the co-founder and senior vice president of Xiaopeng Motors, and holds a master’s degree in automotive engineering from Tsinghua University. He and Xia Heng are classmates of Tsinghua University.
He was responsible for the research and development of new energy bus system for Shanghai World Expo; he was the head of the research and development of intelligent electric vehicles of GAC New Energy.
In December last year, he was selected into the 2021 Hurun U40 Young Entrepreneurs List with a fortune of 2.6 billion yuan, ranking 65th.
Chen Yonghai, this time was appointed as the director of the OTA committee.
He joined Xpeng in January this year and is currently the Vice President of Xpeng Motors Internet Business. He is fully responsible for the relevant management of the Internet Center.
Graduated from Beijing Jiaotong University majoring in safety technology and engineering.
From 2010 to 2012, he served as senior product director of UC; in 2014, Chen Yonghai served as vice president of map products at AutoNavi.
Jiao Qingchun was appointed as the deputy director of the OTA committee and the head of the horizontal H model product platform.
According to public information, he once served as the senior director of Xpeng’s body and interior and exterior decoration, and is currently the vice president of Xpeng Motors technology.
Liao Qinghong, this time was appointed as the person in charge of the horizontal E model product platform.
He is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer and Vice President of Sales and Service of Xpeng Motors.
Liao Qinghong once served as Senior Vice President of Qihoo 360 Group, and served asHuaweiDirector of the Software Digital Business Development Department and President of Huawei Software Human Resources.
Xiaopeng’s moment of forced change
In fact, the performance of Xiaopeng Motors inside and outside has reached the moment when it has to adjust and change.
On the one hand, after the release of Xiaopeng’s highly anticipated flagship model G9, serious product positioning problems broke out.
The adjustment was made just two days after the new car was launched, which reflects the lack of sufficient research on the market in advance and the lack of understanding of its own internal products.
On the other hand, when Xiaopeng was delivering before, it has actually exposed many crises.
The pattern of Wei Xiaoli has already changed, and Xiaopeng has fallen out of the top three from the first place in the new car-making force.
The best seller in September was still the Xpeng P7 released two years ago, with a total of 4,634 units delivered; while the sales figures of the P5 and G3i were not very good.
For the G9, facing the competition between the ideal L8 and L9, it is difficult to say that it will win.
In addition, since the release of Xiaopeng G9, the opening price of Xiaopeng stock was 61.95. Now this number has plummeted to 31.20, and the market value has evaporated by 52.8 billion in one month.
Inside and out, up and down, the problems of Xiaopeng Motors cannot be hidden. Without quick solutions and changes, it’s not about speed, it’s about life and death.


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More than 18 months after its acquisition of Skype, Microsoft is continuing to integrate the online communication platform into its broader service strategy. The company announced Monday that it will add Skype calling and messaging to its Outlook.com webmail portal. Outlook.com, introduced in 2012 as the successor to Hotmail, is Microsoft’s free online email, contact, and calendar service and has more than 420 million users worldwide. With Skype integration, these users will be able to initiate audio and video chats…


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The Musk Method: Learn from partners then go it alone
By Editor - Thu Sep 17, 1:39 am
Now, Musk and his team are preparing to outline new steps in Tesla’s drive to become a more self-sufficient company less reliant on suppliers at its “Battery Day” event on Sept. 22. Musk has been dropping hints for months that significant advances in technology will be announced as Tesla strives to produce the low-cost, long-lasting batteries that could put its electric cars on a more equal footing with cheaper gasoline vehicles. New battery cell designs, chemistries and manufacturing processes are just some of the developments that would allow Tesla to reduce its reliance on its long-time battery partner, Japan’s Panasonic, people familiar with the situation said.
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Samsung opens Jordan AC service centre
Amman, April 10, 2011
Samsung, in collaboration with its affiliate company United Pioneering Business (UPB), has established a service centre exclusively for AC units in Jordan.
This centre is a first of its kind in the country for specialising only in AC units.
“I would like to applaud the United Pioneering Business, authorised Samsung systems and service dealer, for their role and great service specially with regards to after sale,” said Sangsuk Roh, president of Samsung Electronics Levant.
“Launching a service centre exclusively for Samsung AC units in Jordan expresses the importance of the Jordanian market in the world and demonstrates foreign interest in the country and its ability to attract investors,” added Samir Khoury, chairman of the board of UPB.-TradeArabia News Service
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What you need to know
- Health and Fitness app downloads have skyrocketed in Q2 of 2020.
- Downloads have reached 656 million, 47% more than last quarter, and there's still a month left.
- The rise is of course down to consumers rethinking their health regimes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New data from Sensor Tower has revealed that downloads of apps in the Health & Fitness category have skyrocketed due to COVID-19.
In its most recent report, Sensor Tower data has revealed that downloads of the apps are already up by a record 47% in Q2 compared to last year, and there's still a month left to go. Estimates show that around 656 million apps have been downloaded, blowing away Q1, typically the best performing period of the year thanks to the January fitness boom. The report notes:
This represents the largest Y/Y increase ever for Q2 and comes amid the global COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns that have kept consumers at home, rethinking their lifestyle and exercise regimes. The previous highest Y/Y increase occurred between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018 when downloads for Health & Fitness apps surged by 29.2 percent to 417.7 million. In Q2 2019, installs grew by just 6.8 percent compared to the previous year.
The sector has also reported year-on-year revenue growth of around 13%, generating $328.5 million. The report continues:
Historically, January has consistently been the top month for Health & Fitness app downloads in any given year, but 2020 has bucked this trend. Following a typical month-over-month decline in installs during February, March and April went on to represent record months for Health & Fitness app adoption, peaking at 339.7 million in April, up 83.6 percent from January and about 42 percent from March.
One app in particular, Strava, has seen a very sharp rise in downloads, installs growing by 179.2% in May from January, and 9.8 on April.
The report concludes that the surge is further evidence that consumers are "increasingly turning to their mobile devices for necessities and to support their daily routines", in particular, driven by gym closures.


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Payza continues to improve our Bitcoin services. Our latest feature, Bitcoin MassPay API, makes it easier for merchants to send Bitcoin payouts to multiple people with just one click. This new API makes it simple for payout merchants to pay all their affiliates in Bitcoin, whether they have a Payza account or not.
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Florida Panhandle Bar Trades Smokes for Condoms During Spring Break
March 18, 2002
Spinnaker Beach Club in Panama City Beach, Fla., has accepted an offer from LifeStyles Condoms to buy out its cigarette inventory for just over $5,000 and substitute the supply with condoms, LifeStyles spokesperson Joe Naughton said Friday. The condom maker is touting the deal as a way to replace an unhealthy product with one that can prevent STDs. Naughton said the company had made a similar offer to other area nightclubs at the popular spring breach destination, but that so far only Spinnaker had accepted. "This is a singles place, said club Manager Jeff Sheehan. "If they're going to have sex then we are all about them having safe sex." The cigarettes will be destroyed, Naughton said.Adapted from:
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Learn more about combating cannabis plant pests with a low-toxicity solution: beneficial organisms such as predatory mites, parasitoid wasps, nematodes and more.
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- Following up on the initial CES 2014 announcement
, today Sony Social Media Manager Sid Shuman
has gone hands on with PlayStation Now Game Streaming for those interested!
To quote: It works! That's the biggest compliment you could pay the newly revealed PlayStation Now game streaming service formally unveiled at CES 2014.
Set to roll out this summer on PS3 and PS4 - followed by PS Vita and an array of internet connected devices such as 2014 BRAVIA TVs - PS Now will enable users to stream a library of PS3 titles in real time over the internet.
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At the show, gaming media went hands-on with PS Now across two devices, a 2014 BRAVIA TV and a PS Vita. The test drive featured four titles - Beyond: Two Souls, God of War: Ascension, The Last of Us, and Puppeteer....


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In what was a first for the United States, last week, California regulators announced that the state would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
The concrete new rules will accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in the car-centric state where transportation is responsible for 41% of greenhouse gas emissions. The ban, which followed similar prohibitions in British Columbia, Quebec and the European Union, will mean that car manufacturers could face a fine of US$20,000 for every vehicle they sell in the state that doesn’t comply. But, in the meantime, it’ll be up to consumers whether they want to keep burning petrol or make the switch to an EV.
One huge barrier for many is initial cost, although Corporate Knights analyses show that EV owners will eventually save on total costs over 10 years versus what they would have spent on the equivalent gas-burning model. Tax credits coming from the recently passed U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (US$7,500 for a new EV and US$4,000 for used ones) will help put a dent in sticker shock, but roadblocks to EV uptake remain.
Another hurdle for consumers is the amount of time it takes to charge an EV. But a new report shows that this might not be a concern for long. Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory have devised a new way to charge EV batteries to 90% within 10 minutes.
“Fast charging is the key to increasing consumer confidence and overall adoption of electric vehicles,” said researcher Eric Dufek, who presented his findings last week at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. “It would allow vehicle charging to be very similar to filling up at a gas station.”
The challenge to finding fast ways to charge the lithium-ion batteries found in EVs has been that a speedier charge can damage the battery. To get around this, the researchers used machine learning to figure out the specific conditions that would lead to the failure of different types of batteries as they age. They then used that information to optimize the amount of energy they could quickly put into a battery cell.
Researchers say this model could be used to help design new batteries, but they likely won’t make their way into EV markets for another five years. Of the products currently out there, Tesla has claimed that its network of superchargers can charge up to 200 miles (322 kilometres) worth of battery space within 15 minutes, but its chargers don’t currently work with other EVs. (The company has said that it will start producing new equipment that will let other EVs use its superchargers.)
In Canada, the speed at which chargers operate is only half the battle, as a recent study compiled by the federal government found that the country would need 200,000 EV chargers by 2030 to have one charger for every 24 EVs on the road. The country has a lot of work to do to meet that target, as the International Energy Agency found that, as of 2021, Canada had only around 0.06 public chargers for every EV.
While bans on new gas cars in places such as California and Quebec, coupled with the tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, are sure to shift the transition to electric vehicles into a higher gear, charging technology seems set to keep pace.


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Bernard Matthews has rejected accusations of serious food safety breaches at one of its turkey processing plants – due to be uncovered on Channel 4’s Dispatches programme tonight.
The Boparan Private Office -owned turkey giant will be the focus of the episode ‘How Safe Is Your Turkey?’ on Channel 4 at 7.30pm.
It is understood the investigation – based on undercover filming at Bernard Matthews’ Holton processing plant in Suffolk – will focus on a series of alleged food safety breaches at the site, discovered by an undercover reporter using covert filming.
Issues that could be highlighted in the documentary – which is the subject of an ongoing legal challenge by Bernard Matthews’ lawyers – include a number of alleged hygiene regulation breaches along with health and safety concerns.
Documentary makers are also understood to have approached Bernard Matthews’ retail customers to ask them if they will continue to stock turkey from the Holton site in light of the investigation’s claims.
However, Bernard Matthews stressed the site – which completed a comprehensive five-day independent investigation earlier this week that concluded there were no rule infringements – had also been subjected to a full FSA inspection on 4 and 5 December, with no food safety breaches found.
Bernard Matthews’ regular food safety inspections
The supplier added the facility had been subject to more than 40 such inspections by the regulator over the past 11 months.
Neither Channel 4 nor the investigation’s producer Hardcash Productions – which recently produced an exposé on allegations related to entertainer Russell Brand – had responded to The Grocer’s request for comment at the time of publication.
A Channel 4 scheduling note on its website said the documentary would “investigate food safety concerns at one producer” ahead of the poultry sector’s festive rush – which will see nine million turkeys sold across Britain.
A confidential source with knowledge of the investigation told The Grocer the Dispatches probe was “unfair” on Bernard Matthews.
“It’s a cooked-up festive scare story that doesn’t hold water. This factory has been audited to death in the past year, let alone the past month. You’ve got auditors, customers and regulators crawling all over the place.”
The “great revelation of this programme apparently boils down to one or two staff being slack on frozen process record-keeping, and they need a more thorough induction course”, they added.
A Bernard Matthews spokesman said the supplier “wholeheartedly rejects the central thrust of this proposed Dispatches programme and condemns the tactics it employs”.
He added that Channel 4 “has set out to create a food scare story where none exists. Not only is this a gross slur on more than a thousand incredibly hard-working colleagues at this factory, it unfairly undermines our entire sector”.
Food safety is highly regulated
He said: “The facts are clear. Our products are safe: our independent five-day investigation says they’re safe and our regulator says they’re safe. Our 24/7 CCTV cameras show they’re safe. We can confidently reassure customers and consumers that our products remain safe.
“Ours is a highly regulated industry and, in keeping with other food processors, we’ve welcomed over 40 separate and independent inspections in the past 11 months. The FSA carried out full inspections as recently as 4 and 5 December.”
Responding to the allegations made by the documentary, Junior Johnson, chief operating officer at the FSA, confirmed no breaches had been discovered.
“Food businesses are the first line of defence in ensuring food is safe,” he said.
“As soon as the allegations were put to us, we sent an official veterinarian into the plant to carry out a full check of records and operating procedures. This did not identify any food safety breaches, but we are continuing to look into the issues raised by the programme. We will not hesitate to take action if needed to ensure consumers are protected.”
The Grocer understands the business has not ruled out taking further action should the episode air as planned tonight.


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QUINCY, Ill. — Titan International Inc. plans to hike its mining tire production capacity to include 57- and 63-inch radial off-the-road tires using the firm´s proprietary technology for 15-degree wheels.
The firm´s board of directors approved an undisclosed investment that will allow Titan to make as many as 6,000 giant radial OTR tires a year. Titan said it anticipates it will produce the first 63-inch radial tire in the first quarter of 2008 and be in start-up production by the end of the second quarter.
The ability to produce 6,000 giant radial tires may increase sales as much as $240 million, Titan said, and these tires are expected to be higher margin products as well.
The firm also now will be able to build the world´s largest 24-foot bull wheel, a specialized wheel used to test tires. The bull wheel will have the capacity to load tires up to 300,000 pounds and run tires up to 42 miles per hour.
Titan didn´t say where it will make the investment.


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Intel upgrades forecast
Intel Corp. raised its third-quarter revenue forecast above Wall Street's expectations yesterday, citing strong demand for its chips.
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NEW YORK–Intel Corp. raised its third-quarter revenue forecast above Wall Street's expectations yesterday, citing strong demand for its chips.
Intel's shares rose more than 4 per cent.
The leading maker of computer microprocessors said it now expects sales of $8.8 billion (U.S.) to $9.2 billion. Its previous guidance, which came July 14, was for revenue in the range of $8.1 billion to $8.9 billion.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel also said it expects the quarter's gross profit margin to be in the upper half of the range it previously forecast.
Intel had already signalled in July that its business was on the mend after a difficult downturn and the personal computer industry's worst stretch since 2001. The company's second-quarter sales were well past Wall Street's expectations and its guidance for the current quarter was better than what analysts were predicting at the time.
"Intel was clearly being more conservative than (it) needed to be," said Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman of the company's earlier outlook.
Intel's sales exceeded expectations in the last quarter partly because PC makers needed to restock their chip inventories.
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EU imposes record fine on Intel
The European Commission has imposed a record €1.06bn ($1.45bn) fine on chipmaker Intel on Wednesday and ordered it halt illegal rebates and other practices to squeeze out rival AMD.
“Intel has harmed millions of European consumers by deliberately acting to keep competitors out of the market for computer chips for many years,” European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said in a statement.
The EU executive said Intel paid computer makers to postpone or cancel plans to launch products that used AMD chips, paid illegal, secret rebates so computer makers would use mostly or entirely Intel chips, and paid a major retailer to stock only computers with its chips. It ordered Intel “cease the illegal practices immediately to the extent that they are still ongoing”.
Intel may continue to offer rebates, so long as they are legal, the Commission said. The EU antitrust fine is the biggest imposed on an individual company, exceeding an €896m euro penalty last year against glass maker Saint-Gobain for price fixing, and a €497m euro fine in 2004 on Microsoft for abuse of dominance.
The commission investigated practices dating back to 2002, and said Europe accounted for 30 per cent of Intel’s current worldwide €22bn market. The commission said Intel must pay the fine, which represents 4.15 per cent of the company’s 2008 turnover, within three months of the date of the notification of the decision. Intel has two months to file an appeal.
Intel, whose microprocessors power eight out of every 10 PCs in the world, posted first quarter sales of $7.1bn. Analysts estimated the company enjoys a sizeable cash balance, generating close to $10bn in cash last year.
The decision comes against the background of a renewed determination by the US to pursue dominant companies that use their power to crush rivals. The US Justice Department’s antitrust chief, Christine Varney, announced this week she “will be aggressively pursuing” such abuse.


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RocketRez, the all-in-one POS for tours and attractions, has worked with Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi to bring in contactless technology ahead of the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. This local business runs a fleet of passenger boats, providing guided tours and hosting private events complete with a fully stocked bar.
The yearly Boat Show brings more than 100,000 luxury boat fans to Fort Lauderdale, the yachting capital of the world, to see over 13,000 boats on display. The event brings in nearly a billion dollars to the local economy, as well as an influx of customers to the Water Taxi company.
Keeping guests safe
Speaking of the uncertainty that the global pandemic brought to the annual event, Bill Walker, owner of Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi, says:
“Everyone was saying – are they going to do it? Can they do it? We realized technology is what is going to help us through all this. We’ve got to make it easier and faster to process.”
The company has already been working with RocketRez for several years, having chosen its cloud operating system. In the wake of the pandemic, RocketRez’s customer service team collaborated with Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi to bring in several new features aimed at driving revenue, increasing efficiency and meeting COVID-19 protocols.
One key change was the implementation of contactless technology, including staff training.
More efficient solutions
“When we started back in 2016, we were handing people paper receipts that had barcodes on them,” says Walker. “Staff needed a printer on their waistband, and a separate device that did scanning. An iPad would tie that all together.”
However, the RocketRez cloud system allowed the business to connect all ticket sales channels through one system to send tickets to customers’ phones. Not only was this more efficient, but it also leads to an improved customer experience. This centralised digital system also means that employees can log into the system with their device to easily access all prices, capacities and settings, pre-populated.
With each tour able to access the system even while out on the water, the cash bar, food and souvenirs can all be purchased and reconciled on the spot.
RocketRez has also allowed the Water Taxi to simplify how it deals with its local network of resellers, which in turn makes life easier for its customers too. Water Taxi can now deploy a custom reseller link for any applicable medium. The preset pricing, discounts and capacities mean that managing these sales is easy, and custom reports can be produced.
Welcoming the Boat Show once more
As the city prepares to welcome the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show once more this October, the changes made to the Water Taxi business will improve efficiency as well as keeping guests safe and happy well into the future.
“My staff is definitely putting in a lot less time,” says Walker. “The processing is that much better and that much faster. Best of all, our total volume of customers is off under 15% from 2019 – even including capacity mandates!”
Earlier this month, RocketRez also announced that it has partnered with TourOpp Go!, an automated chatbot service delivered through SMS or Whatsapp.


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Hormel is offering bacon lovers and college basketball’s most diehard fans the chance to taste the most elite smoked meat ever with the introduction of new Hardcourt Smoked Hormel Black Label Bacon, a first-of-its-kind bacon smoked with the actual northern cherry maple wood used to make the final floors of the 2023 college basketball tournament.
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From Monday, March 13 through Monday, March 20, 2023 fans can take a shot at the ultimate taste of victory by registering for a chance to win one of 68 commemorative packages of Hardcourt Smoked Hormel Black Label Bacon at Hardcourt.BlackLabelBacon.com.
Each commemorative pack includes a stack Hardcourt Smoked Hormel Black Label Bacon, a certificate of authenticity, collectible maple wood chips and coupons for more Hormel Black Label Bacon products.
To create the limited-edition bacon, the makers of Hormel Black Label Bacon teamed up with Connor Sports, the official court supplier of March’s annual tournament. Connor Sports trimmed the ends of the actual wood used to make this year’s courts creating hardwood maple chips to be used by the smoked meat pros at Hormel Foods. Smoked low and slow over the northern maple wood chips, Hardcourt Smoked Hormel Black Label Bacon infuses the savory strips with the rarified smoke of real March hoops hardwood.
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Distributors and Suppliers Prepare for PROMOTIONS EAST, Starting Sunday
PROMOTIONS EAST 2011, June 5-8, begins in just three days and will feature industry-leading education, more giveaways than before and networking events to both engage attendees and benefit sponsoring exhibitors.
The Supplier Roundtable will launch the trade show at the Atlantic City Convention Center on June 5 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. PROMOTIONS EAST University begins June 6, and will be followed by exhibit days on June 7 and 8.
To date, the show will feature over 600 booths from more than 500 exhibiting companies. Additionally, the show floor will feature a PPAI Brand Pavilion showcasing unique industry suppliers.
PROMOTIONS EAST University includes three days of distributor-focused education, covering tracks such as: Sales, Marketing, Strategies, New Distributor, Business Management, Brand, Apparel U, and Technology. The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) is the 2011 PROMOTIONS EAST Education Sponsor. Prominent speakers from across the industry, including distributors and suppliers from the top promotional products companies, will lead 26 unique education sessions. In total, more than 30 MAS/CAS points will be offered.
"We are thrilled to continually deliver an education schedule that is in tune with the pulse of the industry," said Paula Shulman, SAAGNY president. "The 2011 PROMOTIONS EAST University offers sales professionals the tools to navigate today's challenging business environment."
In addition to a full education schedule, the 2011 show will feature cash prizes and giveaways in which all qualified show attendees are eligible to enter.
The "Golden Ticket Giveaway" will be held during the first day of exhibits, June 7, and will provide attendees the opportunity to win $2,000. Distributor salespeople were mailed a Golden Ticket chocolate bar from Freeport, New York-based Chocolate Inn. Attendees can bring the wrapper to the show and drop it off at Promo Marketing, booth #1515, by 4:00 p.m. on June 7 for their chance to win.


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Shares of One 97 Communications Ltd have seen some relief from consistent free-fall as the scrip rallied 5% to hit an intra-day high of ₹427.95 on the BSE today after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked NPCI to examine Paytm's request for continued UPI transactions.
The recent rally comes amid hopes of some relief to the troubled company as it jostles to find ways to address the RBI's concerns and stop its customers from joining rival companies.
The scrip opened a gap up at ₹416.90 today and surged to the day's high at ₹427.95, up 5%, on the BSE. With this rally, the Paytm shares have surged 13.78% in the past week alone.
There are a couple of developments that fuelled the recent rally. U.S.-based financial major Morgan Stanley, in its latest report on Paytm, gave an "equal weight" to the stock, setting the price target at ₹555 apiece. It said the regulatory clarity is awaited from both the RBI and NPCI, and picture should be clearer as Paytm Bank's operations move to other banks. It also opined that if NPCI allows continued UPI transactions, it will not hurt Paytm's UPI operations in the medium-term.
The RBI on Friday said that it had taken certain additional "necessary" steps to ensure seamless digital payments by UPI customers using '@paytm' handle operated by the Paytm Payments Bank.
These measures will minimise concentration risk in the UPI system by having multiple payment app providers, it said.
Paytm Payments Bank was barred from accepting further credits into its customer accounts and wallets after March 15, 2024. Paytm Payments Bank is 51% owned by Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma while the remaining 49% is owned by One 97 Communications.
The central bank advised the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to examine the request of Paytm's parent to become a “third-party application provider (TPAP)” for the UPI channel for continued UPI operations of the Paytm app.
"It has been further advised that in the event of NPCI granting TPAP status to OCL, it may be stipulated that ‘@paytm’ handles are to be migrated in a seamless manner from Paytm Payments Bank to a set of newly identified banks to avoid any disruption," the central bank said, adding that no new users are to be added by the said TPAP until all the existing users are migrated satisfactorily to a new handle.
The RBI said for seamless migration of ‘@paytm’ handle to other banks, NPCI might facilitate certification of 4-5 banks as Payment Service Provider (PSP) Banks with demonstrated capabilities to process high-volume UPI transactions.
Additionally, Paytm parent One 97 Communications said the company has partnered with Axis Bank for Escrow accounts to continue seamless merchant settlements. The arrangement is expected to replace the nodal account that One97 was using with Paytm Payments Bank.
Notably, Paytm shares have seen a significant fall of over 50% in its share price in the past month since the RBI's directions against Paytm Bank. The stock has seen a 33.74% dip in the year 2024 alone.


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As part of an ongoing campaign to encourage greater consumption of U.S. pork in Japan, USMEF held its annual “Gochipo Day” in honor of the U.S. pork mascot. Funded by the United Soybean Board and soybean associations from Minnesota, Ohio, Iowa and Illinois, the 2018 Gochipo Day featured special U.S. pork promotions at supermarkets across Japan.
“Gochipo is a mascot character that was created by USMEF to increase awareness and convey a familiar, positive image of American pork among Japanese consumers,” said Takemichi Yamashoji, USMEF director in Japan. “This year, Gochipo Day was strategically included as part of an overall campaign to expand U.S. pork space in retail meat cases as we entered the summer high-demand season. We especially wanted to showcase U.S. pork in places where Canada has a larger market share, with the goal of displacing Canadian pork.”
Leading up to Gochipo Day, USMEF worked with 2,500 retailers in Japan to offer contests and prizes to consumers. About 2,000 people who purchased U.S. pork at participating supermarkets and applied for campaign prizes won either packages of thick-cut U.S. pork loin or Gochipo tote bags.
On Gochipo Day, USMEF conducted several consumer events, including two with the AEON supermarket chain and one with Inageya, a leading regional supermarket chain based in the Kanto region, which includes the Greater Tokyo Area but encompasses six other prefectures beyond Tokyo. Gochipo was on hand at each location to attract shoppers’ attention.
According to managers at the two AEON stores, U.S. pork sales increased by 160 percent compared to the same day a year earlier, with Gochipo receiving much of the credit for the sales boost.
“Image is important in Japan, and the Gochipo character is tremendously popular and exudes a very positive image for U.S. pork, leading consumers to want to purchase it and try it,” explained Yamashoji. “The advantage for U.S. pork, of course, is that it is a high-quality product with excellent flavor. So once Japanese consumers taste it, they come back and purchase more.”


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Security gaps have been discovered in eBay’s Magento e-commerce platform. This ubiquitous platform is currently being utilized by more than 200,000 online stores. Of these some 71,000 stores have already been exploited by cyber hackers.
Check Point Software Technologies, a pure-play security vendor, announced early this week that their malware and vulnerability research group had discovered these serious breaches.
“As online shopping continues to overpower in-store shopping, e-commerce sites are increasingly targeted by hackers as they have become a gold mine for credit card information,” said Shahar Talm, research manager at the Israel-based security firm. “The vulnerability we uncovered represents a significant threat not to just one store, but to all of the retail brands that use the Magento platform for their online stores – which represents about 30 percent of the e-commerce market.”
The gap in the system allows hackers the ability to bypass security protocols and hack into customer payment data. This possible breach could open millions of online shoppers to the risk of credit card fraud.
This is the second time this year that such a security gap has been detected. Earlier this January, Check Point had issued an alert to eBay of a flaw. eBay promptly issued a security patch to address the problem. However, the patch does not appear to have done the job. eBay says it is not aware of any impacted customer data from the vulnerability.
Although online shoppers are at the mercy of online stores from which they make their purchases, here are some things to keep in mind when you buy online:
Look for the padlock in the URL. This indicates that the online shop uses HTTPS to encrypt data.
Don’t leave your credit card information on any website. Submit the data when you make your purchase, then promptly remove it from the site.
Check your credit card statement each month. Review every line of your monthly statement and look for discrepancies.


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Shaw's gets OK to buy Star chain
The parent company of Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc., has received government approval to purchase Star Markets Company, Inc., including Star's seven stores on Cape Cod, Shaw's announced yesterday.
The Federal Trade Commission's approval requires Shaw's to divest three Shaw's stores and seven Star Market stores, but none on Cape Cod.
The purchase will also bring 300 layoffs, but none on Cape Cod, said Bernard Rogan, a Shaw's spokesman. The layoffs will be from Star's central office in Cambridge.
Shaw's will begin managing the Star stores today, and the company plans to spend $70 million on improvements at the stores, Rogan said. He could not say when shoppers will see the signs change and other physical changes.
Rogan said Shaw's shoppers on Cape Cod will see a combination of the best of Shaw's and Star, good service and competitive pricing.
"We are good competitors," Rogan said. "We look forward to our investment on the Cape."
Shaw's, based in East Bridgewater, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of J Sainsbury PLC, one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom. The company paid $476 million to acquire Star Markets. Shaw's projects its post-acquisition annual sales to be over $4 billion. Shaw's annual sales were $3 billion last year.
Shaw's President and Chief Executive Officer Ross McLaren said, "The addition of Star Market provides Shaw's with significant strength in metropolitan Boston and gives us a presence in the competitive retail food market on Cape Cod."
The purchase strengthens Shaw's position as the second largest food retailer in New England, operating 169 stores with more than 30,000 employees, the company said.
Star operated 49 stores in Greater Boston and Cape Cod and four Wild Harvest natural food markets. Its annual sales were $1 billion last year.
Shaw's now owns the Star stores in East Falmouth, Mashpee, South Yarmouth, Harwich, Orleans and two in Hyannis.
The Federal Trade Commission had been reviewing the deal since it was struck in November, according to Rogan.
"They look at how an acquisition like this impacts the competition in a given market so there is no domination of any one chain," Rogan said. "They try to maintain that competitive edge that keeps us running hard. They don't want anybody to have cakewalks."
Rogan was not surprised that the FTC left the Cape stores alone, since Shaw's did not operate here before acquiring Star.
Shaw's primary competitors on Cape Cod will be Stop Shop, which is the market leader, and AP.
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VOLUNTARY PRIVACY POLICIES SHOW THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION
PRIVATE FIRMS HIDE BEHIND THEIR PRIVACY POLICIES, WHICH ARE INSUFFICIENT IN THE ABSENCE OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
JOHN LABATE and PATTI WALDMEIR The Financial Times Limited Financial Times (London) January 29, 2000, SECTION: COMMENT & ANALYSIS; Pg. 15 TITLE: COMMENT & ANALYSIS: They know everything about you// acs-EE2001
But, says Marc Rotenberg, of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, companies too often simply hide behind privacy policies - which few consumers read - to disclaim all responsibility for privacy invasions.
Barry Steinhardt, of the American Civil Liberties Union, agrees. "The onus should be on the data collector to get your affirmative consent, in a knowing way. You shouldn't have to bargain for your privacy." He believes government should legislate privacy, and not leave it to the marketplace.
VOLUNTARY PRIVACY POLICIES ARE INADEQUATE, AND GOVERNMENT ACTION IS NEEDED
Heather Green, Business Week, February 14, 2000; Pg. 38 TITLE: PRIVACY: OUTRAGE ON THE WEB // acs-EE2001
VOLUNTARY PROTECTIONS FAIL, WE NEED FEDERAL INTERVENTION
Doug Bedell; KNIGHT RIDDER NEWS SERVICE, The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 28, 2000, SECTION: COMPUTER LINK;Pg. 4 TITLE: Surfer beware: Web privacy policies called inadequate // acs-VT2001
EPIC has made it clear that it believes privacy is not being adequately protected by voluntary methods.
Federal intervention, it says, may be required.
Now the Federal Trade Commission may be considering action.
"We believe that legally enforceable standards are necessary to ensure compliance with Fair Information Practices," EPIC said.
"And new techniques for anonymity are necessary to protect online privacy. Until such steps are taken, we have to repeat our advice for the third consecutive year: 'Surfer beware.' "


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Rumours suggest technology giant Samsung’s next edition of the Galaxy smartphone will be unlike anything on the market today, and fans are waiting with bated breath ahead of the phone’s launch on March 29.
The company has been tight lipped on the release, with many still scratching their heads at the Mobile World Congress in late February about what the device would look like. However, a number of rumours have given punters a fair idea of what the high-end phone will be like.
The rumours are just that, and have not been confirmed by the company, but they have come from sources who have a proven track record of getting things right. That being said, here are six things to know about Samsung’s next flagship.
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1. The phone will be “unboxed”
In a series of somewhat cryptic promotional ads, Samsung has alluded to “unboxing” the phone, showing a silhouette of a smartphone without any side bezels. Bezels are the borders around the edges of a phone that prevent the screen from running all the way to the edge.
Evan Blass, journalist at VentureBeat, has posted a number of images on his Twitter page, that some believe are promotional shots of the new Samsung Galaxy S8. The shots correlate with the silhouette shown in Samsung’s promotional video, showing a phone with no side bezels whatsoever.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus (top to bottom) in black sky, orchid grey and arctic silver (left to right) pic.twitter.com/ISo7W10sYV
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 19, 2017
Interestingly, the phone also lacks a home button, with the bottom bezel being too thin to house one. Rumours suggest the phone could have a virtual fingerprint sensor and home button under the display, leaving more real estate for the screen.
2. Two sizes and plenty of colours
As shown in Blass’ photo above, the S8 could possibly come in a number of colours, including gold, white, black, blue, purple, and grey.
In line with all flagship phones released in the past year or so, the S8 will reportedly be available in two sizes, one shipping with a 5.7-inch screen, and the other coming with a whopping 6.2-inch screen.
The larger model is rumoured to be called the Galaxy S8 Plus, however with the phone’s lack of bezels and maximum screen real estate, the phone should feel smaller than previous “plus sized” models.
3. Your phone could become a desktop computer
Business owners already do a lot of work on their smartphones, with modern day devices having similar functionalities to a desktop or laptop PC.
However, Samsung could be taking that to the next level, with an adapter for the S8 reportedly being available to transform the phone into an Android-based computer.
News.com.au reports the module will have the ability to connect to a monitor, an ethernet connection, and will come with two USB ports to connect a keyboard/mouse.
The module will also charge and cool the phone so it doesn’t overheat with intensive use. There’s no news yet about how the computer will function.
— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) March 21, 2017
4. A new AI assistant called Bixby
Bixby will do all the things its competitors can do, like set reminders, call contacts, or save notes. Samsung also says the assistant will have the ability to parse more complex commands, such as “Find a photo of the Sagrada Familia. Send that image to Sally,” reports CNET.
Consumers that don’t want to use Bixby might be somewhat out of luck, however, as the company confirmed the assistant will be able to be launched via a dedicated button on the side of the phone.
5. Better cameras, facial recognition
The Galaxy S8 will reportedly have two cameras on both the front and the back of the phone for the selfie-obsessed among us.
Rumours suggest the cameras on the back of the phone will feature a dual-lens, which may have the capability of filming video at 1000 frames per second, placing the phone miles ahead of competitors if the rumours are true.
For the front-facing camera, leaks claim the phone will feature one eight megapixel camera along with another for iris scanning or facial recognition. This could give users another way to unlock the phone, simply by looking at it.
6. A better battery and 4GB of memory
Trying desperately to make consumers forget about the Note 7 exploding batteries debacle, the company has clearly outlined it will have stringent battery testing procedures for its next line of phones.
The battery itself could also be bigger and better, with the smaller model potentially having a 3,250mAh battery and the larger plus model having a 3,750mAh battery. Bigger batteries will be essential for the S8 given the size and quality of the screen.
The phone will also reportedly ship with four gigabytes of memory to help the phone tackle the latest and greatest apps.
All these rumours will either be confirmed or denied come March 29, when Samsung will take the wrapping off its newest offering.


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Alfa Laval Group, Lund, Sweden, has restructured the company from two selling divisions to three. The existing Process Technology and Equipment divisions remain, and the company added the Marine & Diesel Division as its third segment.
“Alfa Laval has almost doubled in size since the present
organizational structure was set up 10 years ago,” says Lars Renström, Alfa
Laval Group's president and CEO. “By combining the recently acquired Aalborg
Industries with Alfa Laval’s segment Marine & Diesel, we are forming a
division focusing on the marine and diesel markets with stable growth and good
Renström says that an important business driver is the
improved living standards in the world’s fast-growing countries, five of which
are Alfa Laval’s top 10 markets. These countries support increased focus on
expanding both the product range and supply chain capacity in those areas, he
Several years ago, Alfa Laval introduced its multi-brand
strategy under which acquired companies continue to operate in full competition
with the Alfa Laval brand. The policy has led to a 12 percent increase in group
sales compared to one percent five years ago, Renström says. Alfa Laval's
products focus on heat transfer, separation and fluid handling to heat, cool,
separate and transport products in multiple industries.


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Showers Pass produces high-quality sportswear from recycled materials.
PORTLAND, Ore. — There’s an expression about the clothing industry: “You know the color and fashion next season by the color of the rivers in China.” This is from Linda Greer during her time at the National Resources Defense Council. About half of the world’s clothing is manufactured in China, and the bright dyes that color that clothing are discarded into rivers.
The process of making clothing is harmful to the environment, but a southeast Portland-based company is trying to change that. Showers Pass has made a commitment to delivering high-quality gear that will keep you dry, while lightening environmental load.
“The best way to lessen the environmental impact of a product is to extend its life,” said product manager George Dolack. “Doing that alone is not enough, but it’s still an important consideration because two jackets are always going to be more impactful than one.”
In 2019, Showers Pass, located on Southeast 6th Avenue and Southeast Lincoln Street, made a pledge to build gear with fully recycled materials.
“Setting real stakes in the ground, with a timeline, it adds a sense of urgency,” Dolack said.
That urgency extends not only to sourcing better materials, it also means using cleaner methods and reducing energy consumption and packaging.
Humane treatment of animals and good care for the land on which they’re raised is also a high priority. Showers pass has joined many companies worldwide in only using wool that meets the Responsible Wool Standard. The standard is defined by the Textile Exchange as “an international, voluntary standard that addresses animal welfare in sheep farms and chain of custody of wool.”
“A big part of our commitment to sustainability over the years has been to build a durable and lasting product,” Dolack said.
From collar to liner, to seams and fully recycled zippers, the popular eco-lite jacket has been engineered with every consideration, including the more than $300 retail price. Price and sustainability are a balancing act.
“We can’t change the world if we go out of business first,” Dolack said. “When we commit to something, we have to know that it’s good.”
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Thanksgiving has come and gone, and if you’re like most people, you probably have lots of food leftover.
Instead of letting it go to waste, Don Brizes, an associate professor at the College of Food and Technology at Johnson and Wales, has some advice that can help keep food fresher for longer.
Using small, shallow containers can help cool food faster, increasing the amount of time it can be stored.
Freezing food keeps it safe indefinitely, but Brizes says that over time, the quality of the food will decrease once it is frozen.
The types of dishes, density of food and reheating method can also impact how tasty leftovers will be.
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EMC Corp has performed a minor shuffle of its executives to plug the gap that will open when the company’s executive VP David DeWalt leaves his post shortly.
Next month, DeWalt will become the CEO of firewall and anti-virus vendor McAfee Inc. When he is gone, somebody else at EMC will have to take over his multiple roles at EMC, where he is president of customer operations and chief of the company’s content management and archiving business.
The customer operations role is going to Bill Teuber, who was EMC’s CFO for nearly ten years before becoming vice chairman in May 2006. As vice chairman, Teuber already helps EMC CEO Joe Tucci in the day to day management of the company, EMC said.
The content management and archiving duties will be split between senior VPs Mike DeCesare and Balaji Yelamanchili, with the former taking on product management and development, and the latter field operations.
In yet another move made to bridge the DeWalt gap, EMC has also promoted twenty-year EMC veteran Bill Scannell from sales chief for the Americas to EVP of global sales. An EMC spokesman said that DeWalt had been covering this job as customer operations chief. Scannell will report to Teuber, as will the heads of EMC’s EMEA and APAC sales groups.
Teuber is one of a handful of likely candidates to take the throne when Tucci retires or leaves the company, but that is not likely to happen for a little while yet. EMC would not disclose details of Tucci’s employment contract, but yesterday pointed out that a proxy statement it made last year referred to three-year goals set for Tucci.


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Dubai’s indebted property developer Nakheel said on Sunday that net profit for the first nine months of the year nearly doubled, helped by property handovers and growing business in its retail and leasing segment.
Nakheel, whose developments at the height of Dubai’s property boom contributed to the emirate’s debt woes, has been slowly recovering from the crippling real estate collapse.
Net profit for the nine months ended September 30 was Dhs1.1 billion ($299.5 million), up from Dhs600 million in the year-ago period, Nakheel said in a statement. The company did not provide any quarterly numbers.
Revenue for the nine months rose to 4.5 billion dirhams from 2.0 billion dirhams in the prior-year period.
Nakheel, builder of man-made islands in the shape of palms and a map of the world, said about 4,000 units had been delivered to customers since the start of its restructuring in August 2011.
The company, brought under direct government control as part of the restructuring of its parent Dubai World, said it had made cash payments of about 9.4 billion dirhams to trade creditors as part of a $16 billion debt restructuring plan agreed last year.


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(BOSTON, Mass. – April 16, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Market analysts have predicted that the massive theft of customers’ financial data at TJX Cos. may cost billions. The data breach has claimed millions of victims, including Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert. Promptly refuting related, fraudulent charges to his bank account and taking swift action to halt the criminals’ ability to use his credit cards, he urged all consumers who have shopped at the many affected stores to monitor their financial information closely.
“I am a victim of this data breach,” said Siciliano. “My credit card information was among the many records these thieves obtained. No single consumer can prevent credit card fraud. It’s impossible. But I’m fine with being a victim, and I caught the foul play by watching my account, just as I advise all my clients to do with theirs.”
CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, Siciliano leads Fortune 500 companies and their clients in workshops that explore consumer education solutions for security issues. On its Web site, the Privacy Learning Institute has featured Siciliano, a longtime identity theft speaker. Author of “The Safety Minute: 01,” He has discussed identity theft and data security on CNBC, on NBC’s “Today Show,” FOX News, and elsewhere.
Upon receipt of his bank and credit card statements each month, Siciliano always scrutinizes every charge. In doing so with his latest statements, he immediately recognized unauthorized charges, telltale signs that fraudsters had gained access to his finances, and promptly refuted them.
“Shortly after I cancelled my card, I received a new one,” said Siciliano. “These are steps that many consumers, at their own peril, may not be taking.”
Recent news has suggested that consumers indeed are not taking advantage of tools that might protect their financial information. An article in Network World reported on April 10 that fewer than 10 percent of the approximately 163,000 consumers affected by the ChoicePoint data breach in 2005 used the free credit monitoring, credit reports, and identity-theft insurance the company offered.
Data breaches can be costly to a company that experiences them. Findings from Forrester Research reported in InformationWeek on April 11 have pegged the cost of an average data breach at anywhere from $90 to $305 for each compromised record. An article that ran in the Boston Globe on April 12 quoted technology analysts from Enterprise Strategy Group and elsewhere saying the TJX breach, which news reports have said exposed 45.7 million credit card numbers to potential fraud, could cost the retailer up to $1 billion.
“Data breaches are costly, plain and simple,” concluded Siciliano. “Whether the potential financial hit from a data breach seems manageable, the potential loss of customer loyalty is never worth the gamble. Companies and consumers are actors in a symbiotic relationship, after all; they depend on one another. But companies depend on consumers more than the other way around. ” See recent CNBC appearance;
Identity theft affects us all, which is why Robert Siciliano, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com, makes it his mission to provide consumer education solutions on identity theft to Fortune 500 companies and their clients. A leader of personal safety and security seminars nationwide, Siciliano has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, “The Suze Orman Show,” “ABC News with Sam Donaldson,” “The Montel Williams Show,” “Maury Povich,” “Sally Jesse Raphael,” and “The Howard Stern Show.”
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ROBERT SICILIANO, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com is fiercely committed to informing, educating, and empowering Americans so they can be protected from violence and crime in the physical and virtual worlds. His "tell it like it is" style is sought after by major media outlets, executives in the C-Suite of leading corporations, meeting planners, and community leaders to get the straight talk they need to stay safe in a world in which physical and virtual crime is commonplace. Siciliano is accessible, real, professional, and ready to weigh in and comment at a moment's notice on breaking news.
- Identity Theft: Data Breaches Throw Electronic-Payment Security and Customer Loyalty into Question—Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security
(BOSTON, Mass. – April 26, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Recently released industry research has suggested that consumers are apt to stop shopping at retailers that suffer data breaches. The obvious alternative, according to Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, is for retailers to avert data breaches altogether by implementing
- Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Massive Data Breach Is One More Reason for Consumers to Take the Security of Their Identities Seriously
(BOSTON, Mass. – March 20, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) A single breach announced this week at a major grocery chain in the Northeast U.S. placed 4.2 million unique data records at risk of fraud, a consequence that befell approximately 1,800 of them. News like this should prompt consumers to take the security of their identities seriously,
- Identity Theft–Fighting Legislation May Also Improve Consumer Perceptions—Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security
(BOSTON, Mass. – March 27, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Research into consumer behavior and perceptions has found that consumers are more apt to shop where they perceive data security to be strong. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said governments themselves may also be at risk of losing the
- Identity Theft: Expert Lauds Massachusetts' New Credit Freeze Law—Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security
(BOSTON, Mass. – May 18, 2007 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Last week, both houses of the Massachusetts legislature passed versions of a bill that grants residents of the state the right to freeze access to their credit reports. Robert Siciliano, a widely televised and quoted personal security and identity theft expert, said consumers’ access to the credit
- Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Reported Losses of Data Records during Last Two Weeks Further Erode Consumer Confidence
(BOSTON, Mass. – May 1, 2008 – IDTheftSecurity.com) Reports of at least three-quarters of a million data records stolen from various organizations surfaced over the past two weeks. This latest round in the relentless march of data loss gave renewed consumers’ reasons to worry about the safety of their financial data in the hands of


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Not long after HTC CEO Cher Wang announced that they are in the works for a "hero" phone, rumors immediately surrounded the device that turns out to be the "HTC Aero."
A number of leaked configuration details have already been rummaged by the experts, and a new rumor emerged saying the upcoming device will be released as the "HTC A9" in October. Other reports linked to the rumor have also revealed a good deal of details on the key configurations of the new flagship.
A Chinese report has revealed that the new HTC phone will sport a superior deca-core Helio X20 processor and will be an addition to the user-friendly phones around as it is reported to feature a 2.5D curved glass display, giving its owners a more improved viewing experience. more >>
Nintendo has just submitted a patent for a console without an optical disk drive, a schematic of the device shows.
Spurring on rumors future Nintendo games will be sourced digital direct, Japanese gaming giant, Nintendo just filed a patent for a console with no optical disk drive.
The patent, which was outed by NeoGAF forum user, Rosti, depicts a schematic drawing from a patent filing abstract, presenting a disk drive-less console where games appear to be stored on the device's hard drive. more >>
The next Apple event will happen this September, but fans are one step ahead of the tech giant in speculating its new products. This includes the new iPhone 7 or the iPhone 6s. Although new, tech experts say that they don't expect that the iPhone 7 will be any different from its predecessor. This is based on past cycles wherein Apple rolls out upgrades every two years.
However, it does not mean that the iPhone 7 would be the same as the iPhone 6. According to Inquirer, Apple is expected to make the outer casing of the new iPhone much stronger and resistant. This will avoid another "bendgate" scandal that happened shortly after the release of the iPhone 6. The iPhone 7 may also have a scratch-proof sapphire display, the same one used in their line of Apple watches.
Techradar also adds that the Force Touch feature is expected to be applied in this next-generation iPhone, as it is also found in the new line of Macbooks. By detecting how hard the user presses the screen, it can respond accordingly and allow various functions to take place. The Telegraph also gathered information from various sources that suggest that the new iPhone will be equipped with a camera that produces photos that are of DSLR quality. more >>
The next chapter of the long-running role-playing game series "Final Fantasy" is confirmed to be released in 2016. While fans wait to get their hands on "Final Fantasy XV," more details about its story continue to be revealed. Much like the previous versions, it promises an action-packed gaming experience that loyal fans have always loved. But director Hajime Tabata believes that what sets XV apart is the way the story is told.
In an interview with Metro.co.uk, Tabata puts premium in the use of technology in storytelling. For him, having access to the best technology in game development should produce a more engaging story, and in effect, giving a memorable gaming experience to the players. Tabata also aims to attract new players in the Final Fantasy world. Although the series has had a loyal following over the years, he says he made it an effort to weave a story that even non-Final Fantasy players can relate to. He elaborates, "There's not as many barriers there, so it can really appeal to a wide audience… the whole design process of the game we really are aware of that idea."
In the recent Gamescon 2015 event, previews of the game were shown where fans can get a glimpse of what to expect. One particular screenshot caught the attention of avid gamers, which depicts a terrifying battle with a Marlboro. more >>
Less than a week after Samsung launched its Galaxy Note 5 in the US, a design flaw has just been discovered with its S Pen.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 users have encountered a design fail with the South Korean tech giant's new handset, realizing a misguided insertion of the S Pen could permanently damage the device's stylus detection feature.
With the previous Galaxy Note predecessors, inserting the stylus the wrong way was an exercise in futility, as the accessory wouldn't be able to fit into the S Pen slot. This gave Galaxy Note users an indication they were doing something wrong. more >>
With the rise of Christian persecution at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party over the past year, Chinese Christians are starting to speak out after many have been arrested for defending church crosses from forceful government removal.
"At least nine people I know have been taken away by the police and that figure is still rising," an unnamed church leader in the eastern province of Zhejiang told The Guardian on Thursday.
"We think it is a campaign targeting church leaders across the province. It can only be a co-ordinated action initiated by the provincial government." more >>


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Paul Knudsen and Kristina Dam
For the first time, the Danish companies Broste Copenhagen and Kristina Dam Studio will be exhibiting together at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. Why are they keen to appear at the fair?
“Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is the very best showcase for Nordic furniture and lamp design, and Kristina Dam Studio has the international furniture fairs to thank for much of our global success,” says Brand & Design Director Kristina Dam.
Paul Knudsen, Sales Director at Broste Copenhagen, adds:
“STLF attracts interesting buyers from all over the world, which is what makes the fair an important platform for us. Broste is well established in tableware and interior design, while furniture and lamps – Kristina’s domain – are still a relatively new category for us. Kristina Dam Studio has been part of Broste Copenhagen since 2019, but we market ourselves as separate brands.”
What will you be bringing to SFLF 2021?
“Broste Copenhagen offers a complete new experience each season, and our new products cover almost every room in the home. We’re proud to introduce the results of a new supplier partnership, which expands our lamp offering to include some unique patterns of the highest quality. We’ll also be presenting a new outdoor category that we have high hopes for,” says Paul.
“At Kristina Dam Studio we can’t wait to unveil a new furniture category, which will be our big new venture,” smiles Kristina.
“Kristina actually ordered an extra prototype for her home, which says something about her patience and her confidence in the product,” laughs Paul.
Broste is redesigning its products – why?
“Our desire for a sharp focus on timeless Danish design is what prompted Broste Copenhagen to take a majority stake in the design company Kristina Dam Studio last year and employ Kristina as Brand & Design Director for both brands. In 2021 we’ll get to see the full scope of Kristina Dam’s brand strategy and her ability to design products with a clear lineage, backed up by a whole new team,” says Paul.
How sustainable are Broste’s products?
“Sustainability is an essential part of our DNA at both Broste Copenhagen and Kristina Dam Studio in terms of materials, transport and packaging. For many years now, we’ve worked actively with the Global Compact, not to mention product certification schemes such as GOTS, Oeko-Tex, the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, FSC and the Global Recycle standard. In the spring, we’ll be working with resin sheets, made from egg shells and Danish-made concrete, which decompose in nature,” explains Kristina.
Which designers are you working with?
“The few designs not produced internally are created in collaboration with well-known designers such as Maria Berntsen and Aurélien Barbry, as well as talented newcomers. Together, they bring a personal edge that adds eye-catching and unique design stories to our collections,” comments Kristina.
Explain your process
“In spring/summer 2021 we’ll see the fruits of our internal partnership between design and procurement, which I believe has delivered rapid results,” says Kristina.
“And that’s what we need, with almost 450 items being designed internally per season,” adds Paul, who is so impressed that the ideas for almost all the patterns come from Kristina herself.
“It’s a kind of underlying state of mind that is simply a part of me,” says Kristina. “I can’t stop drawing or taking photos, wherever I go. Inspiration is everywhere – you just have to let it all in.”


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Samsung continues to release “intermediate” updates for some of its Android smartphones; this time it’s up to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy A54, which welcome heavy updates with the latest security patches in the United States.
In recent days, some Samsung models have received rather heavy updates with no particular news in terms of visible features, among them the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S22 series. In these hours, something similar is being distributed for the US carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy A54: in the rollout, there is in fact the firmware F721USQS3DWH9 on T-Mobile and MetroPCS and A546VSQU5AWH8 for the Verizon Galaxy A54 5G model.
These smartphones have already embraced One UI 5.1.1 and are getting the September 2023 security patch. These are upgrades of more than 500MB in weight with improvements and generic improvements that affect the stability and performance of the system. They could include the new features designed for non-foldable smartphones and described in the One UI 5.1.1 update while remaining at One UI 5.1; the timing is in line with the dates communicated.
To update Samsung Galaxy device, you can go to the system settings, following the path “Settings > Software Update > Download and Install“.
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The alert from Twitter is appearing on your timeline after settlement with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over misuse personal data of Twitter users.
Personal data of more than 106 million international travelers who had visited Thailand in last decade found exposed online last month.
Hackers stole the personal data of around 1.4 million people who took COVID-19 tests in the Paris region, hospital officials in the French capital disclosed.
McDonald in South Korea, Taiwan hit by data breach, stole customer emails, phone numbers and addresses for delivery customers.
Ireland data regulator given Facebook six weeks to respond to an investigation that trigger a ban on the social media giant’s transatlantic data transfers.
KFC Malaysia has issued a warning to members of the public about scammers using a survey link into giving away their personal data to a fake website.
Finland: Hackers have stolen data from the Vastaamo Psychotherapy Center. Folders with personal information of tens of thousands of Suomi citizens
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Update: A source tells us that this stunt is causing a supply chain disruption across the KFC network.
Original Post: Uh-oh! Volatile, combustible situation on hand involving Oprah and free food at Kentucky Fried Chicken.
It seems the daytime diva ran some promotion on her show yesterday offering anyone free grilled chicken at KFC if they downloaded a coupon online. Talk about a highly appealing offer in this economy, especially for the legions of unemployed sitting at home watching Oprah.
But not surprisingly, the overwhelming demand is causing serious problems. Lots of folks on Twitter are complaining about trouble at their local KFCs as stores can’t keep up with the demands of hungry, ravenous Oprah fans.
And in New York there was even a sit-in at a KFC location, reports Gothamist. A sit in! Folks, this is the new French revolution we’re witnessing. And Oprah sparked it. The only difference is that this is grilled chicken — breaded, fried chicken would’ve made it a perfect analogy.
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Popeyes To Add Some Seasoning To Your Closet With Ivy Park-Inspired Clothing Line
Love that outfit from Popeyes.
January 29, 2020 at 10:24 pm
Popeyes is releasing a clothing line after a Twitter user pointed out similarities between their insignia and Beyoncé's newly released Adidas collection.
No stranger to hopping on a social media trend, the fast-food chain, whose branding includes the colors burgundy and orange, released a limited-edition clothing line, according to the New York Daily News.
"OMG! Beyonce designed her Ivy Park x Adidas collection in the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich color way," a Twitter user pointed out.
— Angela Mack (@AngelaDMack) January 18, 2020
Employees at Popeyes sprung into action and launched That Look From Popeyes, a limited clothing line inspired by their work uniforms.
“Popeyes is offering fashion seekers who missed the boat the first time a chance to score something nearly identical,” the company wrote in a statement Wednesday. “Enter a fast food fashion collection that features some of the brand’s most iconic maroon and orange uniform designs.”
The 10-item clothing line features oversized jackets, crewneck t-shirts, polos and sweatshirts. The line also includes hats and visors that the fast-food chain's employees are often seen wearing during their work shifts. The items, which range in price from $10 to $40, are accompanied by peculiar product descriptions.
"Warm and comforting. Like our buttermilk biscuits. Designed with slash pockets, elastic cuffs and drawcord hood for a sporty style," the description for a jacket reads.
The company used actual employees to model the clothing line while serving their best Beyoncé poses.
Although it's unclear if Beyoncé truly got her color scheme inspiration from Popeyes, Daily News reported the singer has a lifelong membership card at the fast-food chain.
According to CNBC, all proceeds from the limited clothing line will go to the Popeyes Foundation Family Fund which provides food and support to communities in need and victims of natural disasters.
Popeyes is no stranger to jumping on social media trends for the sake of profitability. Back in 2019, the restaurant scored big after a Twitter feud with Chick-fil-A over who had the best chicken sandwich, as Blavity previously reported.
The fierce debate rattled hundreds of social media users who took to the fast-food chain to test out their new spicy chicken sandwich. The new social media craze around their chicken sandwich caused the company to sell out in weeks with skyrocketing sales. Popeyes saw their store traffic double in a matter of days with 30% of their sales being attributed to the new sandwich.