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Beijing, Nov 17 — China’s economic recovery is expected to increase its pace and offer stronger support for the world economy in the coming months, as indicated by rebounding domestic demand in October, officials and experts said on Monday.
The country’s consumer purchasing and investment both staged the biggest expansion of the year, while growth in industrial production recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels.
Retail sales, a key barometer of consumption, grew by 4.3 percent in October on a yearly basis, up from 3.3 percent in September, the National Bureau of the Statistics said on Monday.
Fixed-asset investment in the first 10 months rose by 1.8 percent, up from 0.8 percent in the January-September period.
The recovery in demand has driven up production, with industrial output rising by 6.9 percent year-on-year last month, the same as in September and faster than the 4.7 percent for the same period of last year, the bureau said.
Fu Linghui, an NBS spokesman, said the reviving consumer market has helped the economy to recover in a more balanced and sustainable manner. “Economic growth may further accelerate in the fourth quarter of the year compared with the third and second ones.”
Despite the rising risk of COVID-19 resurgence in some economies, China has proved able to contain imported cases while coordinating economic development, Fu said.
After posting 4.9 percent growth in the third quarter, China’s economy should expand by 5 to 6 percent in the fourth quarter and achieve full-year economic growth of about 2 percent, with domestic demand further recovering while exports remain robust, experts said.
With COVID-19 largely under control domestically, recovery in offline consumption and services is set to pick up, said Tang Jianwei, chief researcher at the Bank of Communications’ Financial Research Center.
“The improving employment situation is also brightening household income prospects and boosting consumption demand,” Tang added.
According to the NBS, the surveyed urban jobless rate dropped to a pre-COVID-19 level of 5.3 percent last month. Offline services activity rebounded in October, with catering revenue nationwide resuming expansion for the first time this year and up 0.8 percent year-on-year.
The resilient domestic market will help anchor the global economy clouded by the pandemic, as China has vowed to make boosting domestic demand and opening its market wider among its priorities in the coming years, experts said.
The country will step up efforts to nurture a strong domestic market and promote win-win international cooperation by virtue of its vast market in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, said the communique of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Huang Qifan, vice-chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, said the country is expected to continuously increase imports in the period, with total imported goods likely to surpass $22 trillion over the next decade.
“Such a huge market demand will definitely provide a direct, lasting drive for global economic recovery,” he said at a forum co-hosted by ICBC International and Caixin on Sunday.
Despite the improving economic figures, the NBS said that “multiple challenges” still need to be conquered before a full recovery, as difficulties remain for some enterprises and industries like airlines and entertainment.
Wen Bin, chief researcher at China Minsheng Bank, said China should further strengthen policy supports for small businesses, manufacturers and hard-hit services enterprises, and remain vigilant against any COVID-19 resurgence domestically.


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Eternity Bridal moving to new location in downtown Potsdam
BY MATT LINDSEY
North Country This Week
POTSDAM — Eternity Bridal and Boutique will move July 1 to its new location at 36 Market St. in downtown Potsdam.
Owners Selwyn S. Jamurath and Jacqueline Green said they chose to move for several reasons.“One reason is that the parking is congested where we are presently in the Seacomm Plaza for our customers during prime hours,” they said in a press release.
They have also added a new line of wedding dresses for customers called Justin Alexander Bridals, in addition to the lines that they already carry, Stella York Bridals, Allure Bridals, Every Body Every Bride for size 18+ customers, and an in-house lines, Eternity Bridal and Boutique Exclusive Designs, in addition to bridesmaid’s and mother's dresses, prom gowns, and tuxedo and suit rentals.
“If you watch ‘say ‘Yes to the Dress,’ we carry some of their lines that make sense for our local market and budgets, so there is no reason to go outside of the region for a new trendy wedding dress that you see on TV,” the owners said
Bridal gowns in Potsdam range from $799-$1,799.
“You get what you pay for in bridal and prom, so we strive to provide great quality products at a reasonable price point based on what the local market will bear and do no carry inferior quality products,” the release said.
Appointments can be made at https://www.eternitybb.com/appointment.html and are manually approved by a real person with email and text reminders sent to customers.
“The community has been great to us since we opened, and we're very appreciative for their support,” Green and Jamurath said.

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Amazon-Hachette: The war of the button
SAN FRANCISCO – In some ways, the great Amazon-Hachette publishing war of 2014 was over a button.
The pre-order button, to be precise.
The two companies, bookseller Amazon and publishing group Hachette, ended their long-running battle Thursday with an announcement that they have reached an agreement for e-book and print sales in the United States.
A major rallying point in the fight was Amazon's practice of delaying the availability of Hachette authors' books—and not allowing would-be readers to pre-order them.
"It's very hard to get on the best seller list without the pre-order button," said Mike Shatzkin, a well-known publishing industry consultant.
Being on the best-seller lists sells books. A book stays there by getting there.
To do that, it's necessary to front-load sales. Which is what Amazon's pre-order button does for a book. Amazon sells an estimated 40% of all new books and 65% of e-books.
By some estimates, preorders can account for up to 25% of the sale of a title.
So back in the spring, when Amazon took down the pre-order button on Hachette titles, everyone in the publishing world noticed.
"They were interrupting the ecosystem that helps build attention and audience for books," said Michael Cader, CEO of Publishers Marketplace, a much-read publishing industry site.
"Ironically, Amazon spent years persuading publishers that they really needed to make preorders available ahead of time," he said.
While no one person could easily see if a brick-and-mortar chain was holding back books or failing to promote them, when Amazon decided to play hardball with Hachette and slow the sale of its books, it was immediately apparent to everyone.
The tussle between Amazon and the publishing house had probably been going on for weeks or even months. But it was in May, when Amazon restricted pre-orders of Hachette books, that many people felt an escalation had occurred, said Cader.
The de-escalation came in the same way.
There had been rumors that an agreement was in the works, so "we had started looking hard at things," Cader said.
"We first notice it being restored at around 9:00 this morning for Little, Brown books," he said. Little, Brown is part of the Hachette Book group.
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The backlash was swift and fierce for travel site TripAdvisor (TripAdvisor Serves Up America’s Top 10 Cities For Pizza), which named its top 10 cities for pizza and placed San Diego atop New York and Chicago for the title (and New Haven, Connecticut wasn’t even mentioned).
Now, Fox News has put out its own list of Top 10 pizza restaurants in the US. Topping the chart is Stella Barra Pizzeria in Santa Monica, California. There are a number of familiar places on the list, including San Francisco-based Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and Antico Pizza Napoletana, which we visited this year. Check out the full top 10 here:


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The New York City Marathon is this weekend. It’s the world’s biggest race with more than 50,000 people running 26 miles non-stop. I wonder how many lives will be claimed …
Have you heard what’s been happening? Organic advocates, groups and media outlets are up in arms because breakfast cereal producers like Kashi and Mother’s were caught switching from organic ingredients to “natural” ones.1
There are endless articles about how this or that cereal has almost no organic ingredients. There’s even a giant report from the Cornucopia Institute called Cereal Crimes.2 It describes how manufacturers are now deceiving you by lowering their organic content without telling you, but still charging high organic prices.
They’re missing the point.
If you enjoy breakfast or lunch on-the-go, I understand. Our lives are so busy; we don’t always have time to cook.
But beware: Some “convenience foods” aren’t worth it. You’ll pay for it with added inches to your waistline. And those excess pounds lead to chronic diseases like obesity, cancer, and heart disease.
Here are three foods that will put you on the fast track to fat:


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07-Mar-2014 - Whey or casein supplementation with combined exercise training was associated with significant improvements in blood pressure and arterial stiffness in young obese women with hypertension, says a new study.
07-Mar-2014 - Consuming omega-3 supplements or omega-3-rich food may be as effective as reducing sodium or alcohol, or increasing exercise for reducing blood pressure, says a new meta-analysis of 70 randomized controlled trials.
07-Mar-2014 - Increasing demand for long chain omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA means industry must consider land-based sources including microalgae and genetically modified plants, say researchers.
06-Mar-2014 - Delivering resveratrol via a lozenge that dissolves in the mouth may increase the absorption of the red wine compound more than other dosage forms for absorption in the gut, according to new data.
06-Mar-2014 - Fiber-rich almonds and almond skin may selectively boost the populations of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the gut, says a new study funded by the Almond Board of California.
06-Mar-2014 - If the nutritional supplements sector is to ever cast off its reputation for ‘dangerous’ and unlabelled contaminants then big online retails must embrace and enforce stricter anti-doping policies, argues Luca Bucchini, PhD.
06-Mar-2014 - Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D after menopause could help to improve women's cholesterol profiles, according to new research.
05-Mar-2014 - Polyphenolics is breaking into the sports nutrition game with the launch of a new version of its line of grape seed extracts called MegaNatural GL. The prouduct is said to moderate blood glucose spikes after meals.
05-Mar-2014 - Daily intake of a supplement containing echium oil may boost blood levels of the omega-3s EPA and DHA, and help reduce cardiovascular risk factors, says a new study from Germany.
05-Mar-2014 - Carmine DiGiovanni, VP, sales and marketing for British Columbia-based The Rhema Group has hailed the ‘esteemed group of industry leaders’ at the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), as the company joins the association.
05-Mar-2014 - Hay fever suffers may benefit from daily probiotic supplements, according to a new study that found improvements in ‘quality of life’ scores and ocular symptoms.
05-Mar-2014 - An intake of omega-3 fatty acids comparable to those of people living in Japan may be linked to protection against artery calcification and heart disease, according to new research.
04-Mar-2014 - Daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids may improve attention, processing speed, executive function and hand-to-eye coordination in malnourished children, scientists report.
04-Mar-2014 - Kyowa Hakko USA, Inc. has completed the self-affirmation of the GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status for its amino acid L-Citrulline for use in food and beverages.
04-Mar-2014 - In the proposal by the Food and Drug Administration to update labels for foods and dietary supplements, the agency declined to set a value for omega-3 fatty acids. This does not mean the agency discounts their health benefits, said Adam Ismail, executive director of the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED).
04-Mar-2014 - A company that got its start fighting cancer has moved into the natural area with the launch of three energy ingredients. Applied Food Sciences Inc. will unveil the ingredients at the Next Innovation Summit this week held in conjunction with the Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA.
04-Mar-2014 - The makeup of microbes living in our gut may be a risk factor for colorectal cancer and could drive the development of intestinal tumours, say researchers.
04-Mar-2014 - A study of five commercially available probiotic products has found that the bacterial levels in the products were similar to those stated on the package, results that support the QA/QC strategies of the brands investigated.
03-Mar-2014 - The new levels of nutrients specified will be the prime impact of FDA’s proposed changes on the labels for foods and supplements for the dietary supplement industry, experts agree.
03-Mar-2014 - Daily supplements containing branded pantethine ingredient Pantesin, a vitamin B5 derivative, may reduce LDL and total cholesterol by 11% and 6%, respectively, according to a new study.


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Stop-start technology is an easy way of improving a car's fuel economy by a few MPG and lowering emissions - especially if you regularly commute in heavy traffic. However, its use is contentious for many carmakers as the U.S. EPA official fuel economy figures are completely unaffected, even if there are gains to be had in the real world - from 3-5 percent. Kia is the latest maker to adopt the technology and the best news for drivers on a budget is that it'll be available on the new 2012 Kia Rio. Like the old Rio, it's one of America's cheapest cars at only $14,350, but unlike the old Rio it's...
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2016 was marked by the success of the series of events organized for the leader of communication technologies - Huawei Company . Chinese corporation, in cooperation with the largest mobile operators in Ukraine, began a new chapter in the history of communication standards and gave an exclusive opportunity to look into the future, where innovative smart-solutions came to replace outdated components of digital market.
In this streak, four events were held, all of them were realy memorable.
07/06/2016 – Lifecell
Specially for the summit thirty demo zones were made, each of them is clearly presented new opportunities of Huawei devices. Thus, guests of the event had the opportunity not only to learn a lot of new information about the company's products, but also to test it in real time.
25/07/2016 – Ukrtelecom
The event, organized in cooperation with Ukrtelecom, gave the audience a real journey into the world of alternative reality, created through 3D mapping and Oculus glasses. Within the event panel discussion was held, which aimed to increase knowledge of Ukrainian colleagues about the Huawei brand.
11/08/2016 – Kyivstar
Formal environment and informal communication only complemented each other while Huawei representatives acquainted with Kyivstar company. Due to this, at the end of the informative part, guests were happy to join the informal communication and testing virtual reality glasses Oculus.
18/08/2016 – Vodafone
The scale of the event exceeded all expectations of the participants, because the organizers did an impossible thing - as soon as possible, with the help of 30 people, and 6 trucks, exhibition center Huawei was in a picturesque Bukovel. Representatives of the Huawei brand, as well as their colleagues, heads of Vodafone company, discussed the opportunities of cooperation and further prospects of advancement of mobile technologies in Ukraine.
In addition, in all four events informative reports from Huawei experts were presented, which took place after the presentation of exclusive technological innovations, buffet and gift drawing.
Thus, the global market leader - Huawei company has established itself as a reliable partner of the ukrainian mobile operators, demonstrating the ability to achieve goals in the development of telecommunication networks, corporate and client solutions.


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Enterprise capitalists and founders are hoping — praying? — for exits to choose again up in 2024. A latest TechCrunch+ survey discovered that there’s consensus amongst VCs that exits will start to rebound this year, however the when and the how are nonetheless a bit fuzzy.
The consensus, although, is that fintech Stripe will go public this 12 months. The buyers surveyed clearly aren’t the one ones who’re excited a few potential Stripe exit in 2024, both. In line with secondary knowledge tracker Caplight, there was an absolute flurry of patrons seeking to get shares within the firm in latest months.
Whereas bids inform us one factor, offers inform us one other, and a closed transaction this week tells us loads about what might occur to Stripe in 2024. On Tuesday, actually the day after New 12 months’s Day, a secondary sale closed that valued Stripe shares at $21.06 apiece; that values the startup at $53.65 billion, in response to Caplight knowledge.
Stripe declined to remark.
There are just a few the explanation why this deal is price listening to. For one, Stripe’s $53 billion worth marks a rise from the corporate’s most up-to-date major spherical final March, when Stripe was valued at $50 billion.


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Islamabad, July 5, 2023 – In a move that may impact the economy and burden the masses, Pakistan has decided to retain the higher rate of general sales tax at 18 percent for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2023, and continuing onwards. The decision was announced by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) sources today.
The increase in the general sales tax rate from 17 percent to 18 percent was initially implemented through the Finance (Supplementary) Act, 2023 in February of this year. At the time, it was believed that the increase was a temporary measure aimed at generating significant revenue for the government. However, the decision to maintain the higher rate has raised concerns about its impact on the general public, particularly the economically disadvantaged.
Critics argue that the higher sales tax rate places an additional burden on the already struggling masses of the country. Sales tax, also known as a consumption tax, is typically kept at lower rates worldwide to provide relief to citizens. However, the decision to retain the higher rate in Pakistan may lead to increased inflation and reduced purchasing power during the current fiscal year.
The impact of this decision is expected to be felt across various sectors of the economy. Higher sales tax rates can lead to increased prices of goods and services, making them less affordable for consumers. This, in turn, may result in a decline in consumer spending and a slowdown in economic growth.
The government’s decision to maintain the 18 percent sales tax rate may have been driven by the need to boost revenue collection. However, concerns remain regarding its long-term effects on the economy and the welfare of the people. It is hoped that the government will consider the potential consequences of this decision and take necessary steps to alleviate the burden on the public while ensuring sustainable economic growth.
As the new fiscal year begins, businesses and consumers in Pakistan will closely monitor the impact of the higher sales tax rate on their daily lives and the overall economy.


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disgruntled tesla employee publicly calls for unions, musk claims he's a union mole - die casting mould manufacturer
When Tesla is ready to ramp up the production of Model 3, it may soon face unexpected changes in the form of union employees at the NUMMI factory.
Tesla employee Jose Moran posted an open letter on the self
Publishing website "media discontent with low wages"the-
Work injury, forced overtime.
The letter, called "time for Tesla to listen", calls on electric car manufacturers to listen to their workers, many of whom call on unions to raise wages, working hours, and security issues in Fremont, Californiafactory.
"A few months ago, due to various jobs, six of the eight people on my work team took time off at the same time --
I have heard that the problem of ergonomics in other departments is more serious.
Worst of all, I heard colleagues quietly say they were injured, but they were afraid of being labeled as complainers or bad workers by management and did not dare to report, Moran wrote in the media.
On 2014, Tesla was reportedly fined $89,000 by California's Occupational Safety and Health Department for several security violations, six of which were considered "serious"
The aluminum calender failed to spray the workers with hot metal.
According to The Mercury newspaper,
The OSHA survey found that Tesla failed to ensure low
The pressure die casting machine is kept in safe operation and allows its employees to operate the machine when the safety interlock breaks.
It also found that employees were not properly trained on machine hazards and did not wear the required eye and face protection.
"Tesla's wages are lower than the average in the Gulf region, and related industries are lower --than-
Average wages in the industry.
According to Moran, the average salary of a car worker at Tesla's NUMMI plant is between $17 and $21, below $28.
According to the MIT Living Wage Calculator, a minimum living wage of £ 10 per hour for an adult and a child in Alameda County is lower than the average hourly wage of $28 for joint auto workers (UAW)union.
Many Tesla factory employees travel long distances to work in the factory because they can't afford living expenses in the Bay Area.
What's worse is an increasingly strict attendance policy, punishing workers for one minute late --
It is reported that there is not enough parking in a parking lot for shift workers to park, which may be exacerbated.
In fact, the parking lot has its own Instagram account, showing some of the challenges employees face when trying to find a place to park and still line up on time.
The employee is eventually surrounded by other vehicles or is dragged outside the designated parking space to park.
Remember that there was a fire at the headquarters. Did the valet block the fire truck in the parking lot? true story.
Editor's note: There is no employee valet service on the factoryA photo released by Tesla parking lot (
PSTThe Drive contacted Tesla at 4: 25 p. m. on February 2, 2017 to ask for responses to worker safety and parking issues
Related late but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
In the aTwitter DM conversation with Gizmodo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted that UAW paid for Moran to join Tesla and encourage the Union.
"He really doesn't work for us, he works for UAW," he said on Twitter . ".
Gizmodo could not find any records of employees with the same name on social media sites.
However, a person familiar with the matter said that Jose Moran had been working for the car company for four and a half years, and I was working on the floor the day the letter was sent.
At the same time, UAW made a statement on their website, strongly denying the payment of Moran:"
Moran did not and was not paid by UAW.
We hope Tesla will apologize to their staff, Sir.
Moran is spreading fake news about him.
We can confirm.
Tesla's Moran and others have come into contact with UAW and we welcome them with open arms.
Musk wrote to Gizmodo: "Tesla is the last car company in California because the cost is too high . "
UAW killed NUMMI and abandoned the workers at our Fremont factory on 2010.
They can stand without legs.
"This may not be a full picture of the factory's history.
NUMMI is a joint operation between Toyota and GM, whose workers are represented by UAW.
GM pulled out of the deal during the recession, and Toyota announced on 2009 that it would close the NUMMI plant due to overproduction and move the work to other underdogs
The plant used in Texas, where its North American headquarters is now located.
The Fremont factory is Toyota's only joint factory in the United States;
However, the company has formed trade unions in all manufacturing plants in Japan.
Timing could threaten the production of Model 3, and perhaps the most interesting aspect of the call to form a union is timing.
Tesla will close the Fremont plant for a week in February as it will re-tune the assembly line and start producing the Model 3 prototype.
The company has an ambitious goal of producing saleable models by the end of this year and plans to increase production rapidly to 500,000 in 2018.
Labor disputes may affect such aggressive manufacturing targets.
The full text of Moran's open letter on media is reproduced as follows: Tesla is proud to join a team that brings green cars to the public.
Over the past four years, as a production worker at Tesla's Fremont plant, I believe Tesla is one of the most innovative companies in the world.
We are trying to build the world's number one car.
Not only electric, but also overall.
Unfortunately, however, I often feel like I am working for future companies in the past working conditions.
5,000 of me-
In addition, colleagues work more than 40 hours a week, including excessive mandatory overtime work.
In order to make Tesla successful, we have worked hard, which is very dangerous for our body.
Preventable injuries often occur.
In addition to long hours of work, the machine is usually not ergonomic with our body.
If the worker's input is welcome, there are too many twists and turns and extra body movements to do the work that can be simplified.
In order to achieve the production target, increase the shortage of manpower and speed up the work, the damage will inevitably occur.
A few months ago, due to various jobs, six of the eight people on my work team took time off at the same time.
I have heard that the problem of ergonomics in other departments is more serious.
Worst of all, I heard colleagues quietly say they were injured, but they were afraid of being labeled as a complainer or a bad worker by management and did not dare to report.
Ironically, many of my colleagues have been saying that they are tired of the long hours of work in the factory and that they also rely on overtime to maintain their finances.
While the cost of living in the Gulf is the highest in the country, Tesla's pay is almost the lowest in the automotive industry.
Most Tesla production workers earn between $17 and $21 an hour.
The average American car worker earns $25.
Live in a much cheaper area for 58 hours.
Living wages in Alameda County where we work, adults and one child exceed $28 per hour (I have two).
Many of my colleagues commute an hour or two before and after long shifts because they can't afford to live closer to the factory.
Although working in a company for 4 years, working 60-70 hours a week can make you tired, it will also make you loyal.
To help Tesla succeed, I invested a lot of time and sacrificed important moments with my family.
I believe in the vision of our company.
I want to make it better.
I think our management team would agree that our factory is not working as well as it can, but so far they have underestimated the value of listening to employees.
In a company of our size,
"Door policy" is not a solution at all.
Our factory needs better organization, and many of my colleagues and I believe that we can achieve this by uniting and forming a union.
Many of us have been talking about unions and seeking support from joint auto workers.
The company has begun to respond.
In November, they proposed to raise the basic salary of their employees.
This is the first one we have seen in a long time.
But at the same time, management's actions have also raised concerns among workers about loud calls.
Recently, every worker has been asked to sign a confidential policy that could have consequences if we exercise our right to talk about wages and working conditions.
Thankfully, five members of the California Parliament wrote a letter to Tesla questioning the policy and calling for a withdrawal.
I'm glad someone is standing up for Tesla employees and we need to stand up for ourselves.
These problems are much more serious than fair pay.
Injuries, low morale, unfair promotions, high turnover and other issues are not only bad for workers --
They also affect the quality and speed of production.
If workers do not have a say and are included in the process, they cannot resolve it.
Tesla is no longer a startup.
I came here to stay.
Workers are ready to help the company achieve greater success and make the company a better place to work.
Just as CEO Elon Musk is a respected champion for green energy and innovation, I hope he will also be a champion for his employees.
As more of my colleagues speak out, I hope we can start a productive conversation to create a fair future for all those who work at Tesla.
The article was originally published on the TheDrive.


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Moncton Fish Market Ltd. is recalling Moncton Fish Market brand Bar Clams that have been sold unrefrigerated from the marketplace because the product may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum, which produces the toxin that causes botulism poisoning.
The recalled product has been sold at Moncton Fish Market, Moncton, New Brunswick, according to the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s inspection activities. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated food recall warnings.
The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled product from the marketplace.
While a variety of illnesses can result from eating under-processed food, one of the most dangerous is botulism poisoning. Untreated, botulism can paralyze the muscles needed for breathing, resulting in sudden death.
Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled clams and developed signs of botulism poisoning should immediately seek medical attention, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“In foodborne botulism, symptoms generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating contaminated food. However, symptoms can begin as soon as 6 hours after or up to 10 days later,” according to the CDC website.
The symptoms of botulism may include some of all of the following: double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, a thick-feeling tongue, dry mouth, and muscle weakness. People with botulism poisoning may not show all of these symptoms at once.
These symptoms result from muscle paralysis caused by the toxin. If untreated, the disease may progress, and symptoms may worsen to cause paralysis of specific muscles, including those used in breathing and those in the arms, legs, and the body from the neck to the pelvis area.
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Google Working on Latitude for iPhone 4.0?
is reporting on some interesting comments
by a Google exec that suggest that the company may be working on a iPhone OS 4 version of its Latitude app. Apple had blocked Latitude from the App Store, claiming "confusion" between Google's location-sharing service and the native Maps app. Availability of location data across all apps is one of the powerful features of the new OS, but Latitude only exists on the iPhone as a web app. Google said it is “evaluating the best way" to bring Latitude to iPhone OS 4, which indicates that Google at least thinks it has the option of doing it as a full-fledged app.
Google's service, which enables you to share your location with other friends in real time, has been available on the iPhone as an HTML5 web app. However, location updates are only available when it's active, which sharply limits the service's functionality for users that haven't jailbroken and installed Longitude. Google said publically at the time
that Apple had asked them to not submit an app to support the service last year, claiming that "Apple requested we release Latitude as a web application in order to avoid confusion with Maps on the iPhone, which uses Google to serve maps tiles. This was generally received with disbelief by observers who noted the proliferation of navigation apps on the iPhone.
However, Google appears ready to make another run at it. “From the start, we’ve made Latitude available across platforms,” Google senior product manager Steve Lee wrote in an email to TechCrunch
. “Supporting iPhone with a great Latitude user experience is extremely important to us, and we’re evaluating the best way to deliver that on iPhone OS 4.0 now, so we don’t have anything to announce just yet.”
It's unclear why Google thinks its chances might be any better in 2010, with Apple and Google in more or less open war; in 2009 the companies were still friends... or at least frenemies. With Apple supposedly working on rolling out a whole suite of location services
, it might be rough going.


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Satisfyer Pro 2 becomes an Amazon.com bestseller
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Satisfyer had cause to celebrate in October after its Satisfyer Pro 2 became the #1 bestseller in the Sex Novelties section of Amazon.com, which has a range of almost 25,000 competing products.
“We are absolutely amazed by this result in less than six months,” said Jerome Bensimon, vice president of sales for Satisfyer. “The sexual wellness segment is growing fast among Amazon end customers who are also looking for affordable prices, and we are delighted to contribute to this development. Becoming the most sold products on Amazon is something we are delighted and proud about.”
The Satisfyer Pro 2 – described earlier this year as “the most amazing toy in the world” by Rhiannon Kemp of That’s The Spot – has been developed from constant improvement of the company’s products and from the end of November there will be a ‘next generation’ Satisfyer Pro 2 available.
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Colombia will go into a nationwide quarantine starting Tuesday night announced President Ivan Duque on Friday. The quarantine will last until April 13.
“It is time to understand that our behavior saves lives,” said Duque during a televised address where he described measures as tough but urgent to protect lives. “The measure seeks to protect us as a society, guaranteeing the supply of food, access to medicines, and essential public services.”
The government is still working on the decree for the quarantine between, but President Ivan Duque, Agriculture Minister Rodolfo Zea and chief Prosecutor Francisco Barbosa gave an advance of what will be, mainly restrictions on consumers to avoid hoarding and speculation.
One person per household allowed to go shopping for basic products.
According to the agriculture minister, this measure would reduce the number of people on the street and in supermarkets while maintaining their families’ access to food products in supermarkets and corner stores.
The minister called on Colombians to change shopping habits.
On the production and imports, Zea said that the logistics of bringing food supplies from the country’s farms and docks to food factories, wholesale markets and shops will remain in place.
“Our farmers will be able to continue harvesting the land and producing food” and “we will keep our ports open” for food products and the domestic industrial production of food products,” said Zea.
According to Duque, the SIC plans to increase price-fixing inspections and report violations.
“We will not allow any producer, manufacturer, or wholesale distributor to abuse its position within the market,” chief prosecutor Barbosa said, adding that “we will apply the penal provisions related to… hoarding and speculation.”
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Four U.S. senators and four U.S. representatives have stepped forward to introduce the SAVE Act that would amend the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978. If passed by the 118th Congress, the SAVE Act, as in Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports, would go a long way to protect American food products from unfair trade practices by foreign countries.
The European Union (EU), and its use of geographical indications (GIs) has been the epicenter for these unfair trade practices. With a GI in place, the common food name can no longer be used by any other country governed by a trade deal. As a result, these unfair trade practices block U.S. agricultural products from international markets.
“By exploiting valid geographical indication protections, global competitors have for decades tried to limit competition, block imports, and restrict American-made products from being able to use common food and beverage names,” said Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) “I’m proud to lead this effort in the Senate to help level the playing field for U.S. producers by ensuring they can use common food names and preserve and expand foreign market access,” continued Thune.
Major support across the aisle
As outlined by Senator Thune, the SAVE Act could become a major piece of legislation that would have a dramatic impact in rural America. Even prior to passage, the SAVE Act already has made a significant impact in this era of partisan politics as this is a bipartisan effort that has two Democrats and two Republicans in both the Senate and the House introducing the legislation. They include U.S. Senators Thune, Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.). On the House side, Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) have all worked closely on the legislation.
“Requiring U.S. producers to change the names of their food is confusing for consumers and costly to producers and manufacturers,” said U.S. Representative Johnson. “The SAVE Act ensures American producers retain vital access to foreign markets in a time that may be more critical than ever,” said Johnson in a press release.
“Monopolizing common food names could have major ramifications on American producers and our food supply chain,” stated Representative Costa. “This bipartisan bill will protect American goods from unfair trading practices that could minimize access to global markets and increase costs for consumers.”
Dairy has a lot at stake
This is a big issue for dairy and its growing ability to export dairy products. Some 25 years ago, the U.S. dairy sector was essentially a nonplayer on the export front. These days nearly 18% of the U.S. milk supply leaves the shores in the form of dairy products.
“When the right to use common food names is stripped by foreign governments, the harm ripples throughout the entire dairy supply chains,” explained Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation. “This legislation will raise the ambition of the U.S. government to preserve the rights of U.S. dairy producers to continue using cheese names long established as generic.”
Gives permanent direction
The language would explicitly direct USDA Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) to work with the U.S. Trade Representatives to include the protection of commonly used terms like parmesan, chateau, and bologna as a priority in international negotiations, shared a group of nines agricultural organizations that include NMPF, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the American Farm Bureau Federation, and the Consortium for Common Food Names.
“Our Made in Wisconsin agricultural and food products are rightfully world-renowned for their quality,” said Senator Baldwin. “But, when foreign countries penalize our producers for using common food names like parmesan and cheddar, their unfair trade practices stunt the growth of Made in Wisconsin businesses on the international market,” continued the Senator who co-sponsored the legislation.


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Chevrolet Volt sales were actually down last month compared to the month before, but it wasn't because people didn't want to buy them.
For now, GM is selling as many Volt's as it can make, which isn't a whole lot. In March, GM sent 300 Volts to dealerships to be used as demonstration cars replacing Volts that were getting too old for the job.
That mean fewer for customers, so GM sold only 493 Volts in April, a drop from over 600 the month before. (April also marked the first month that Nissan's Leaf outsold the Volt.)
While interest in the Volt is probably driven by much more than just gas prices, at least for now, the car's long-range plug-in hybrid technology shows GM is serious about taking the steps needed to get away from gasoline in ways that consumers will accept.
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Europol, with the assistance of law enforcement agencies in more than 20 countries, including Greece, has confiscated € 63 million worth of counterfeit medical products to combat COVID-19.
Among the seized counterfeit products – 3 million units of medical devices, drugs, doping drugs, says RIA News… The agency’s press release announced a major operation led by France, Greece, Finland and Italy. It was held in April-October this year. The operation involved the European Anti-Fraud Bureau, law enforcement officers from more than 20 states, the World Anti-Doping Agency and individuals.
The European Police Agency coordinated an operation called Shield II, which aimed to combat counterfeit products, as well as the misuse of drugs and doping drugs. Europol said in a statement:
“It was (funds) worth almost 63 million euros were seized, more than 25 million units of drugs and doping substances were seized, 544 suspects were detained. like masks and disinfectants. “
From the very beginning of the pandemic, criminals have been engaged in counterfeiting medical products, antiseptics, “coronavirus drugs” for sale online. Among the confiscated items are 3 million items of medical devices from coronavirus. In the course of a large-scale operation, 283 Internet sites were closed, 5 clandestine laboratories were discovered.


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Mozilla has renewed an agreement with Google that pays the browser maker for assigning Google's search engine as Firefox's default, Mozilla's former CEO said this week.
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Microsoft Friday said that it made a mistake when it tagged one of its own programs as incompatible with Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, the browser preview it unveiled Wednesday.
Ericsson has demonstrated wireless broadband technology that can transmit data at 160Mbps.
A new Facebook profile created for Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin claims that he has agreed to write a movie about the invention of the popular Facebook social network.
Fixing performance issues that have plagued previous versions of its Windows client OS and Internet Explorer (IE) browser are key development goals for the next versions of those products, Microsoft has revealed in company blogs.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will begin serious discussions with industry about the cost and access framework for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Telstra responded swiftly to the Shadow Communications Minister’s call for structural separation of the National Broadband Network builder, calling Bruce Billson’s comments “totally irresponsible” in a statement released yesterday afternoon.
Kristin Armstrong, who won an Olympic cycling gold medal on August 13, this week said that Google Earth played a critical role in her training for the event.
Hackers are claiming they have kidnapped children in a bid to infect PCs with a Trojan Horse virus, says Sophos.
Scrabulous, the controversial third-party Facebook app, has once again been removed from the social networking site.
Telco iPrimus has launched what it claims is Australia's first capped-price mobile broadband service that slows the connection speed when the 6GB of monthly data allowance is reached.
Naked ADSL2+ broadband can cover three kilometres more than Internet access services which require an active fixed telephone line, according to Internode.
Microsoft Monday spelled out new privacy tools in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) that some have dubbed "porn mode" in a nod to the most-obvious use of a browser privacy mode.
The debate over the self-signed certificate issue in Firefox 3.0 has fostered an add-on from Carnegie Mellon researchers and it seems a prevailing tide that Mozilla is headed down the right path.
Mobile broadband speeds could outpace fibre in as little as two years, a GSM Association [GSMA] representative has predicted.
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OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 13 stable major software update based on Android 13 for OnePlus 9RT smartphone users in India in mid-November. Now, the Chinese tech giant has started releasing the first firmware update (OxygenOS F.12) update after the major OxygenOS 13 update in the country.
The tech maker is speeding up the update delivery process for its smartphones. Currently, the new update is rolling out to owners of the OnePlus 9RT phone in the Indian market, and the company will gradually expand it to other regions.
OnePlus 9RT smartphone users may recognize the new update with firmware version MT2111_11_F.12. Also, the update is coming via OTA and will appear in your notification panel soon.
As per the changelog, this latest update comes with general improvements to improve system stability. On the other hand, this update fixes some bugs that impact the user’s experience. Besides these, the latest update does not bring any other features and improvements. But after installing this update on your smartphone, you may notice some changes or improvements.
As a result, it’s a small but beneficial update. So if you have a OnePlus 9RT smartphone, we suggest you download the latest firmware. But make sure to create 18.84MB of storage space beforehand.
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How To Update:
As mentioned, the latest security patch has been released via OTA. However, you can switch to the manual method to download the update immediately in a few simple steps:
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Switch-exclusive cartoonish boxing game Arms is slated for release on 16th June.
Nintendo made the announcement during a Nintendo Direct tonight where it showed off some of the intricacies of the game's combat system. As it turns out Arms may also have legs.
It has kicks, anyway. Nintendo revealed a new character named Min Min, who attacks with her feet as well as her fists. Her main methods of striking are still her hands though, and she can select a unique prosthetic that transforms her arm into a dragon.
More importantly it will have a four-player mode where folks can duke it out two-vs-two.
To commemorate Arms' release, Nintendo is launching a new neon yellow Joy-Con controller, along with an attachment that extends the remote's battery life, on 16th June. Something tells me Arms may deplete the Joy-Cons fast.


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Guy Fawkes Day 2012: Hackers Threaten Facebook and Zynga, NBC.com and Lady Gaga Fan Page Have Been Hacked
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November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day, where hacker groups such as Anonymous has threatened to hack Facebook and Zynga. NBC's portal and a Lady Gaga fan page have already been hacked by someone or a group named "Pyknic", resulting in downtime for portions of the website, including Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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According to PC Magazine, the video section of NBC was taken over and replaced with a looping audio track and text saying "REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, THE GUNPOWDER TREASON AND PLOT. I KNOW OF NO REASON WHY THE GUNPOWDER TREASON SHOULD EVER BE FORGOT."
The Guy Fawkes mask has been the symbol for hacker group "Anonymous", in order to hide the identities of its members in public. It recently added Zynga to its list of targets, saying it will release Zynga's games for free. The group is also targeting Facebook for its user privacy violations.
The NBC website was restored at the time of posting this article.
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Albertsons continues its growth with acquisition of Paul’s Market
Albertsons Companies is back in the news, but this time in a much smaller way than its massive acquisition of Safeway or its high-profile rocky relationship with Haggen. Still, once again the subject at hand is growth and expansion. This time around Albertsons is expanding its reach in Idaho, through the acquisition of Paul’s Market.
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The regional family-owned chain Paul’s Market has enjoyed slow but steady growth and a loyal following since the launch of its first location—over the years, one market grew into seven across the state. Albertsons has acquired all seven, with current plans to rebrand four locations (in Homedale, Kuna, Boise and McCall) as Albertsons. The chain will be closing the additional three locations in Caldwell, Mountain Home and Nampa, though Albertsons will acquire those properties as well.
“Over its many years operating retail food stores in the region, Paul’s Market has developed an outstanding reputation for quality, selection and service,” said Brad Street, President of Albertsons Intermountain Division—a division that oversees and operates 84 stores throughout Idaho as well as Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota and Nevada—in a statement announcing this new development. “We are excited to have the chance to add experienced retail employees to our ranks, as well as the opportunity to build on that foundation and earn the trust of Paul’s Market loyal customer base.”
“From the day that our family opened the first Paul’s Market store in 1955, we have been a proud Treasure Valley grocer, and we know that the folks at Albertsons share our values and commitment to providing the best to our communities,” added Stan and Steve Zatica, Co-Owners of Paul’s Market. “We sincerely thank our communities for 60 years of shopping with us, and we look forward to watching how these stores evolve to serve their customers for the future.”


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Being stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be fruitful for two college students from Bellmore who are about to unveil a new app that they created together while staying apart.
Alex Cifuentes and Ethan Silver, both 19, this month will launch Kalab, an app that aims to help businesses and influencers better organize the social media phenomenon known as giveaways.
“I feel like Kalab could actually be up there with Twitter, Facebook, all of that,” Silver said. “I feel like it could be a part of everyone’s life.”
The Mepham High School graduates, who have been friends since they were 6 years old, had long shared a desire to start their own businesses, Silver said. In April the pair began discussing the rise in social media giveaways, which can range from a free Facetime session with an influencer to a taco from a restaurant.
“It’s something that’s crazy growing,” said Silver, a sophomore at SUNY Oneonta majoring in accounting.
But Cifuentes said he also began noticing how the giveaways — usually on Twitter and Instagram — were not as impactful as their potential.
“I viewed it as kind of boring, not engaging,” said Cifuentes, a sophomore at Penn State majoring in mechanical engineering. “Most people enter and then forget about it.”
One night the budding entrepreneurs came up with a way for giveaways to be better organized and marketed, and Kalab was born.
The free app has a template with questions that the business or influencer fills out that are then formatted. Submissions for the giveaway get voted on by the public and an algorithm sorts and filters the submissions for quality, pushing the more “liked” and “viewed” submissions to the top.
Giveaways are often limited to followers or subscribers on a particular social media site, Cifuentes said. With the app, giveaways are shown to all of Kalab’s users, providing a wider platform to advertise the contests. The app can also help college clubs, he said, allowing members to recruit and interact now that meeting on campus is a challenge.
Cifuentes and Silver also had that challenge. They at first developed the app by talking over Zoom. Then Silver would come over to Cifuentes’ house and they would sit in separate cars and share documents on their devices or socially distance in the backyard or garage.
“They’ve worked tirelessly on this app, day and night,” said Cifuentes’ mother, Vivian Martinez, 44. “They’ve done so much research, they’ve done PowerPoint presentations, contracts, set up an LLC, all on their own. I always tell him, even if this doesn’t get big, he and Ethan have learned so much.”
The pair have invested about $15,000 into the business, and a Kickstarter campaign has netted $7,600. Cifuentes said the business — which also has 15 interns — has gotten commitments from 150 companies and influencers to use the app.
One of those is Kevin Carman, 24, owner of Locals Only LI, a Malverne-based apparel company that does regular giveaways.
“I’ve never heard of anyone else doing this,” he said of the app. “I run these giveaways so why wouldn’t I want a service that can provide more organization for me and help?”
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Season passes on sale for fun-filled winter at Mt Hutt – Special pricing aimed at affordability for families
A winter of fun is on offer at Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area for 2012, as season passes go on sale at Early Bird prices and families celebrate the news that children aged 10 and under will ski for free.
The ’10 and under’ move is designed to make skiing and snowboarding more affordable for families, while the price of a youth pass for those aged 11 to 17 has been slashed by $150 from last year’s price.
Other season pass prices have been frozen at 2011 levels, and those who held season passes in 2010 or 2011 will be rewarded with up to $100-worth of credit in the form of mypass rewards loaded onto their mypass card to spend on services on the mountain.
Mt Hutt Ski Area Manager James McKenzie said many Christchurch and Canterbury families were “absolutely delighted” about the ’10 and under’ ski free deal for youngsters, and the rewards on offer to existing season pass holders.
“Overall we’ve had a fantastic reaction from our winter snowsports community in Christchurch, Canterbury and further afield to the fact that we froze prices at last year’s levels, to the mypass rewards offer, and the fact we’ve addressed affordability for families,” he said.
“It hasn’t been the best of years for many in our wider community, and many are having a hard time financially, so we’re delighted to have been able to recognize our loyal season pass holders with mypass rewards. It’s fair to say it’s been extremely well-received.
“For those returning pass holders, and everyone coming up to Mt Hutt or our mountains in Queenstown, the continued development of our my pass card, including the ability to load their own credit onto the card, will make all mountain transactions as easy as possible.”
Anyone who had a qualifying season pass for 2010 or 2011 who buys a Mt Hutt season pass at Early Bird prices will have it pre-loaded with up to $100-worth of mypass rewards.
The new prices mean a family of two adults, a youth and a 10-year-old child will save $599 in 2012 compared to last season at Mt Hutt.
Other exclusive deals on offer in 2012 for those buying at Early Bird season prices include discounted blocks of five group lessons or Kea Club sessions at Mt Hutt, saving up to 37% on last year’s prices.
The price of all-day lift passes and most other ski products have been frozen at last year’s levels. The full price list for 2012 will be available on the NZSki web site from Thursday 16th February.
Sales at Early Bird pricing are available on www.nzski.com from February 16 to March 15 2012. Full details including qualification criteria for Early Bird season pass pricing and mypass money are available on www.nzski.com
The Nitty Gritty
· Children 10 and under ski for free all season at Mt Hutt (age as at June 1, 2012)
· Youth Season Pass prices cut by $150
· mypass rewards can be spent on food and beverage, group lessons, lift passes, and equipment rental at Mt Hutt, Coronet Peak or The Remarkables
· Early Bird pricing is:
o Mt Hutt Pass $699 adult, $299 youth (age 11 – 17 years) and senior (age 65 – 74 years)
o Mt Hutt Midweek Pass $429 adult, $329 student, $299 youth (age 11 – 17 years) and senior (age 65 – 74 years)
o NZSki pass $999, $699 youth (age 7 – 17 years) and senior (age 65 – 74 years)
o A small administration fee will apply to supply a season pass for kids 10 years and under, and super seniors.


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It’s time to celebrate some Disney magic with the Magic Happens Parade in Disneyland!
Disney magic is definitely real, if you ask us. And, the Magic Happens Parade is about to bring all our favorite fairytales to life in Disneyland!
Today we had the opportunity to see some of the merch that will be released for Disney’s newest parade — Magic Happens. You’ll be able to get all these new goodies when the new parade kicks off February 28th!


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Longest Semi Truck on the Road in Europe By SEAT
SEAT and Grupo Sesé are again at the forefront of road transport. Both companies carried out a pilot test to analyse the performance of the duo trailer, the largest and most efficient freight delivery truck now driving on motorways in some European countries. The test journey was made from Zaragoza to the SEAT headquarters in Martorell and will be repeated in upcoming months while transporting components.
SEAT Vice-president for Production and Logistics Dr. Christian Vollmer pointed out that “the duo trailer has the capacity to reduce by 50% the number of trucks on the road, and this implies huge benefits in terms of sustainability, environmental responsibility, safety and efficiency. Innovation is at the core of SEAT and these tests are in the same spirit that led us to bring the mega truck to Spain two years ago in partnership with Grupo Sesé.”
For the time being, this research study will conclude with a report to demonstrate the performance and benefits of this new vehicle in regards to emissions reduction, efficiency and road safety so that in the near future its use can be standardised in Spain. In relation to these benefits, Grupo Sesé managing director Ángel Pueyo underlined that “the added advantage of this means of transport to reducing road accidents and emissions and cost savings is its versatility and the way it promotes multimodality and improves efficiency and sustainability.”
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It's often hard to tell what key players will do in today's fast-changing online travel markets, but one trend is clear: Big U.S. online travel agencies like Expedia and Priceline are keen on expanding in China and Asia-Pacific.
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Norwalk-based priceline.com, a leader in mobile travel and part of The Priceline Group, will launch a custom-created hotel search and booking app especially designed for Amazon's new Android-based Fire phone, which launched Friday.
Owner of prominent travel properties including priceline.com, Booking.com, Agoda.com, rentalcars.com, and Kayak, Priceline has grown into a sizable company, with annual revenues approaching $7 billion; yet it's maintained tangible revenue and earnings growth, making it a popular choice among investors in the Internet travel sector.
While all of these developments are, without a doubt, good, is it possible that Mr. Market is overlooking a little detail that could have big consequences for the travel site? Talk about growth... but not everywhere Between 2011 and 2013, Priceline's revenue soared 56% from $4.36 billion to $6.79 billion.
Priceline and Expedia are the world's two largest online travel agencies - can both sustain their growth into the future? Both companies have been spending on advertisements, inventory additions, acquisitions, and other growth initiatives lately, though Expedia is far outspending Priceline.
In a testament to the arrival of the sharing economy and alternative lodging choices, Airbnb, TripAdvisor and HomeAway have joined a travel tech advocacy group that until now has been the sole fiefdom of major online travel agencies and global distribution systems.
The Priceline Group announced today that it intends to hold a conference call to discuss its 2 quarter 2014 financial results on August 11 at 7:30 a.m. ET.
William Shatner stands on an unnamed beach during a spot for Priceline, the online travel-bidding site for which he's spokesman.
Over the past few years, movie theater chains have been struck by a slowdown in the number of seats sold.
Priceline Group Director Jeffery H. Boyd unloaded 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th.
The dining discounts that travelers can now make through TripAdvisor because of its LaFourchette acquisition are mobile, compelling and undoubtedly of keen interest to its rival, The Priceline Group, which plans to wed OpenTable within a few months.
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Hernando police: Man wanted for stealing thousands through credit card fraud
HERNANDO, Miss. — Police in Hernando are searching for a man they say is wanted for credit card fraud.
According to authorities the man has scammed people out of more than $13,000.
He may be driving a newer model gray Dodge Journey.
If you recognize him call the Hernando Police Department at (662) 429-9096.


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Greggs swings to first annual loss since 1984 but says it's well placed for recovery from pandemic
The bakery chain, known for its pasties and vegan snacks, cut more than 800 jobs last year but is now accelerating growth plans.
Tuesday 16 March 2021 11:10, UK
Greggs has reported a £13.7m loss for 2020 after sales slumped due the pandemic - but said trading so far this year was better than expected.
The bakery chain said it was its first annual loss since it listed on the stock market in 1984 - confirming an outcome it had flagged earlier this year.
Sales fell by 31% to £811.3m as Greggs swung into the red compared to a pre-tax profit of £108.3m a year earlier.
But the company, well known for its pasties and vegan bakes, said there had been a progressive recovery in sales throughout the second half of the year.
In fact, it made a £51.5m profit in the latter six months of 2020, following a £65.2m loss in the first half.
Greggs said that trading so far in 2021, while still sharply lower than a year ago, was better than expected given the extent of lockdowns.
Chief executive Roger Whiteside said: "Greggs is well placed to participate in the recovery from the pandemic and has demonstrated its resilience and capability to operate under such challenging conditions."
Shares were up 5% in morning trading.
Greggs, which operates from more than 2,000 outlets, said deliveries - now available from more than 600 shops - were contributing an increasing proportion of sales.
Customers can also make click-and-collect orders at all of the stores.
The company added that sales of its products for home baking, via supermarkets, leapt to record levels.
Greggs said it had taken £87m in government furlough support for temporarily laid-off workers last year and benefitted from business rates relief totalling £18.8m.
In November, the company revealed that it was cutting more than 800 jobs permanently as a result of the pandemic.
Greggs said it closed 56 stores during the year but opened 84 and it plans to add a net 100 sites this year. In the longer term it is targeting an expansion in store numbers to 3,000.
It said the crisis had accelerated trends towards home shopping and online shopping and that in the longer term it expected to see "a further shift away from office-dependent catchments and weaker shopping locations".
Shops which are accessible by car were the best performers during the crisis and will form most of the new pipeline of stores.
Mr Whiteside said: "In a year like no other I believe that the COVID crisis has in many ways demonstrated the strength of Greggs.
"It has shown the resilience of our business model, but most of all the strength of our people who have worked hard throughout to maintain an essential service providing takeaway food to customers unable to work from home, many of whom were themselves key workers."
Greggs stores were closed for three months at the start of the pandemic, before reopening in the summer, but it said customer footfall had still been "significantly reduced" due to COVID restrictions.
Like-for-like sales at company-managed stores were down by 36.2% for the year and for the 10 weeks to 13 March this year they were still down heavily, but by a narrower 28.8%.
Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, said: "Current trading remains under pressure, but is also on an improving trajectory.
"With the easing of restrictions in sight, the company may well benefit from the consumer being let off the leash in the coming months."


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Good news for fans of Psychonauts: The game is receiving a limited run of physical editions, and part of the proceeds will go toward a good cause.
In a press release sent out on Mar. 17, iam8bit announced that they, alongside Limited Run Games and Double Fine, would be offering physical editions of Psychonauts on PlayStation 4.
There would be 1,000 copies up for grabs – with 500 available via iam8bit’s official site and 500 available on Limited Run’s site – with the game running $29.99 per copy. Preorders open on Mar. 18, though the exact time when they go live has not been specified.
In addition to the base game, those lucky enough to snag a copy will also be treated to a new variant cover designed by the game’s art director, Scott Campbell.
However, all purchases will also have a more thoughtful bonus tied to them; not so much for the Psychonauts physical edition customers themselves, but for those impacted by GDC’s postponement due to the Coronavirus.
This joint release from iam8bit and Limited Run Games was originally intended as a Game Developers Conference exclusive at the iam8bit store located in the lobby,” iam8bit wrote in their press release.
“However, with the postponement of GDC, plans for the limited edition release have pivoted, with an eye on helping indie developers. Ten percent of all proceeds from the sale of the Psychonauts PS4 limited edition will be given to WINGS, in support of the GDC Relief Charity initiative.”
For those not in the know, WINGS is a games label that finances games by diverse teams, starting with titles made by women and gender minority developers.
Psychonauts is currently available on Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4 digitally. For more on developers and publishers giving back, check out our coverage of Naughty Dog’s recent donation of the profits from its limited run of Jak series physical PS4 releases to good causes.


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A string of positive signals is coming out China's ongoing "two sessions"--an economic growth target of around 5 percent for 2023 and reaffirmed commitment to high-level opening up. These have boosted the global business community's confidence in China's continued contribution to the world economic recovery and stability.
When attending a deliberation on March 6 at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged efforts to meet the requirements of building a high-standard socialist market economy and promoting high-standard opening up.
Anchor for global economic stability
China's devotion to advancing opening up has reinforced its appeal for foreign companies and investors amid flagging global economic recovery and headwinds of protectionism.
Looking back to the past five years, China has made major achievements in economic and social development, with its GDP growing to 121 trillion yuan ($17.5 trillion) at an average annual rate of 5.2 percent, according to the government work report delivered at the opening meeting of the session on Sunday.
As China steadily pushes forward economic recovery to promote high-quality development, the agenda for 2023 is set to be dominated by one topic in particular: growth.
These days, global financial banks have raised their forecast for the world's second-largest economy in unison. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lifted its projection for China's economic growth in 2023 to 5.2 percent. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and other investment banks have also revised upward their forecasts.
"The rebound in China will be a net positive for the economy; the growth effect should dominate," Thomas Helbling, deputy director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, told a February press briefing.
Among the major driving factors for China's social and economic development, sci-tech innovation has a paramount role.
In 2022, China's total expenditure on research and development (R&D) amounted to 3.1 trillion yuan ($450 billion), up 10.4 percent year-on-year, maintaining a double-digit growth for seven consecutive years.
George Barcelon, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted China has been making headway in strengthening technological innovation, nurturing new drivers, actively solving stranglehold technical problems, and improving the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry.
"Substantial R&D input on innovation and high technology is critical to moving up the value chain," Barcelon told Xinhua.
Given China's importance for the global industrial chain and value chain, its steady growth will play an irreplaceable part in the stability and growth of the world economy, especially in the post-pandemic recovery, Jorge Marchini, an economics professor at Argentina's University of Buenos Aires, told Xinhua.
Source of growth opportunities
"I encourage our business people to go to China, to do business in China," said Marin Orriols, international area director of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. "That's worth it."
Ivan Marambio, president of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association, shares a similar feeling, saying, "the Chinese market is so important for us!" After he led a delegation to several Chinese cities to meet business partners in early January, Chilean cherry exports to China hit a new high during the 2022-23 cherry season, according to his association.
"We are optimistic about the resilience and consumption vitality of the Chinese market and hope to achieve greater development through the Chinese market," Marambio said.
Also at Monday's deliberation, Xi reiterated the commitment to deepen reform in key areas, make coordinated efforts to put in place a modern infrastructure system and a high-standard market system, and steadily expand institutional opening up.
Given these commitments, the world business community eyes fresh opportunities originating from the country's high-quality development and high-level opening up.
China has long been a strong magnet for foreign investment and trade. Last year, foreign direct investment in the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 6.3 percent year-on-year to 1.23 trillion yuan (about $178 billion), the Ministry of Commerce said in January.
In addition, China's annual foreign trade value hit a record high in 2022, as total goods trade reached 42.07 trillion yuan ($6.2 trillion), up 7.7 percent year-on-year, according to China's General Administration of Customs.
For Yu Feng, president of Honeywell China, China's commitment to opening up has injected impetus into the long-term development of foreign companies in the country, including Honeywell.
In 2022, the multinational company deepened cooperation with its Chinese partners in areas such as energy transition, air transportation, intelligent building, and intelligent manufacturing.
"We are confident in the Chinese market's high-quality development and Honeywell's sustained growth in China because of China's comprehensive advantages, which include complete industrial systems, ultra-large market scale, an increasingly optimized business environment, and long-term positive economic fundamentals," Yu said.
Road toward win-win development
Ahead of the "two sessions," in a global survey Xinhua conducted on the development of China, more than 95 percent of the respondents agree that China made impressive achievements in the past decade.
The survey found almost 60 percent of the respondents are most impressed by the country's economic development and progress in science and technology.
Besides, development potentials and cooperation chances top the list of the answers to the question -- what the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has brought to their country and region.
In the eyes of Amadou Diop, a Senegalese expert on China, China's modernization and high-quality development offers not only an inspiration but also "a great opportunity for the rest of the world to commit together towards a community of shared future and common prosperity."
"It does not just say it; it materializes it through factual and very important initiatives and programs," he said of the BRI proposed by Xi in 2013.
Over the past decade, China has been sharing its development dividends with other countries by helping enhance the connectivity and accessibility of infrastructure.
From such transport projects as the China-Laos Railway and the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway that galvanize local and regional development to industrial projects such as the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone that have attracted numerous enterprises and investment, the BRI has become a high-quality public good jointly built by all partners, with its benefits shared by the world.
With the participation of over three-fourths of countries in the world and 32 international organizations, the initiative has brought nearly 1 trillion dollars of investment, established over 3,000 cooperation projects, created some 420,000 jobs in countries along the routes and helped lift nearly 40 million people out of poverty, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told a press conference on Tuesday.
Cavince Adhere, a Kenyan international relations scholar, lauded China for its willingness to share its resources, technologies and expertise to help transform Africa's economies through enhanced connectivity, trade and job creation.
Belt and Road cooperation projects in Kenya like the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, seaports and roads have injected vitality into East Africa's largest economy, Adhere observed.
"China runs the development process according to the belief that if development takes place in the world and welfare rates rise, conflicts and disputes in the world will decrease, leading to security and political stability," Egyptian economist Waleed Gaballah told Xinhua.
That "will boost growth and development rates worldwide and achieve the well-being of peoples and societies," he opined.


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The world tablet market continues to shrink, with a latest IDC (International Data Corporation) report stating that it has seen a 14.7 per cent shrink year-on-year – as global manufacturers ship just 43 million units during the third quarter of 2016. During the same quarter last year roughly 50.5 million devices were shipped worldwide according to IDC.
Apple remains on the top spot in the tablet market, with the iPad Air and iPad Mini driving sales for the company – even as Apple tries to give a hard push to the iPad Pro series that the company launched at the end of last year. According to the report, Apple’s tablet shipments saw a decline of 6.2 per cent over last year while its revenue remained flat for the quarter.
Even as Apple maintained the top spot in tablet shipments, Samsung continues to hold the number 2 position. According to IDC, the negative impact of the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco did not cross over to Samsung’s tablet business. Even so, the South Korean tech giant’s shipments dropped by 19.3 per cent compared to the third-quarter of 2015.
Amazon was able to do well with its Fire tablets this quarter, with the company offering a 30 per cent discount on an already low-priced device. Amazon was able to ship 3.1 million units in quarter-three 2016, compared to 0.8 million units shipped during the same time last year. IDC report suggests that the recently launched Fire HD 8 tablet is expected to boost tablet sales for Amazon through the next quarter.
Huawei has also seen an increase in tablet shipments this quarter, with 2.7 million units shipped as compared to 1.9 million units during the same period last year.


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OK maybe not underpants.
Anyway, a new developer diary was posted on the US PS Blog this week for The Saboteur.
In it, lead designer Tom French chats about how the team brought Paris to light amidst the crushing occupation of the Nazis.
French explains how the lack of color in the city represents the despair felt by the citizens, and as you fight back, color is restored due to the hope and inspiration you inspire in the inhabitants.
Nice to know you make a difference, somehow.
Full thing is through the link, and the game's out on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 just in time to be put under your holiday tree.