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Kinder Eggs and other chocolates are recalled due to a salmonella
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Kinder Eggs and Other Chocolates Are Recalled Due to a Salmonella Outbreak
A new outbreak of salmonella in Europe has led to the recall of Kinder Eggs and other chocolate products. France‚ the Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ and Norway have confirmed 105 cases and 29 probable cases of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium. This outbreak has spread to other European countries. As of March 31‚ EFSA and the ECDC are still assessing other data from the affected countries. They will publish their assessment of the outbreak in the coming weeks.
105 confirmed and 29 probable monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium infections
A recent outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimuriium has been linked to Kinder Eggs and other chocolates. The outbreak has primarily affected children and young people‚ with 105 confirmed cases and 29 probable cases reported in eight countries. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Food Safety Authority‚ the outbreak has been linked to Kinder model chocolates‚ as well as Ferrero chocolates. A study by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control found that children in Sweden and Norway have been infected with Salmonella Typhimurium. The researchers are investigating whether the outbreak is related to the contamination of Ferrero chocolates. Children under five years old are most at risk of developing serious symptoms from this bacteria‚ with fever‚ abdominal cramps‚ and diarrhea the most common symptoms. Most healthy adults recover within four to seven days‚ with severe diarrhea requiring hospitalization. However‚ the illness can last for a few days‚ even for healthy adults. Elderly people‚ pregnant women‚ and people with weakened immune systems are at a higher risk of developing severe illness. The infection can also spread between children who do not exhibit any symptoms. There has been a similar outbreak in Germany involving frozen fish. This outbreak affected 16 people and was linked to mislabelled frozen fish from the western Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the BfR found ciguatoxins in a wide range of items‚ including leftovers of prepared dishes. The outbreaks do not always lead to recalls. Infections involving listeria are not immediately fatal‚ but may take 70 days to show symptoms. Those affected may have symptoms that resemble other illnesses‚ such as a sore throat‚ persistent fever‚ muscle aches‚ a severe headache‚ or a stiff neck. This outbreak is more dangerous for pregnant women‚ elderly people‚ and young children‚ as it can lead to life-threatening illnesses. The outbreak has also led to the voluntarily cessation of production of certain varieties of branded and private label salads made at Fresh Express's facility in Streamwood‚ IL. Several reports of Norovirus illnesses have been reported. Several cases were traced to a food product that was distributed to restaurants and retailers in 13 states. It is unclear if norovirus is the cause of the outbreak‚ but symptoms of the norovirus infection include vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ nausea‚ muscle aches‚ and fever. Most people who are infected with norovirus are usually able to recover without any medical treatment‚ though some may need hospitalization for dehydration.
Recalled Kinder Eggs and other chocolates
Recalled Kinder Eggs and other chocolates are
being recalled in the United States and Europe due to an outbreak of salmonella. The outbreak has been linked to more than 100 cases of illness in young children‚ mainly those under 10 years of age. The outbreak has been linked to a filter used at the outlet of two raw material tanks in Arlon‚ Belgium. While the impacted product is not the famous Kinder Egg‚ it is included in the recall of Kinder Surprise‚ Mini Eggs‚ Schoko-Bons‚ and the Ferrero brand. According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)‚ the recalled chocolates may be responsible for at least 105 confirmed and 29 suspected cases. Of those‚ 63 cases are linked to Ferrero chocolate products‚ with the UK having the highest number of confirmed cases. The outbreak was characterised by an unusually high proportion of children hospitalised with serious symptoms. The manufacturer‚ Ferrero‚ is working with the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) to investigate the outbreak. According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)‚ most of the salmonella cases are in children under the age of five. A total of nine cases have been reported in Ireland. No deaths have been reported. Similarly‚ Sweden and Belgium have reported four confirmed cases. France‚ Germany‚ and Belgium are investigating another 26 probable cases. In France‚ there are currently 21 confirmed cases and another twenty-one probable cases‚ according to the Institut Pasteur's National Reference Centre. At this time‚ the median age of the patients is four years.
Cases in France‚ Ireland‚ the Netherlands‚ Luxembourg and Norway
Several popular children's chocolates are being recalled in Europe and Canada due to a salmonella outbreak. According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control‚ more than 100 cases of salmonella have been reported‚ affecting mostly young children. The company has recalled a variety of chocolate products‚ including Kinder Eggs. The recalled chocolates are sold in supermarkets and are available nationwide.


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Yesterday, Lady Hale, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom announced the “unanimous verdict of all 11 judges” that the decision to advise the Queen to prorogue parliament was unlawful.
Whilst most eyes and ears were on this historic judgement and what it meant for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Twitter was occupied by something very different. Lady Hale's fabulous jewellery.
Statement brooches seem to be a favourite of Lady Hale's but many are asking whether the spider brooch, worn by the Manchester academic and legal trailblazer, was a coded message to Boris Johnson about the dangers of weaving a web of lies.
Such was the buzz around the brooch that indie shirt company, Balcony Shirts, even created a design to commemorate the occasion which was sold in aid of homelessness charity, Shelter. "We have SOLD OUT!" the company wrote on twitter, " We've sold 6500. With (we think) £18k+ going to Shelter".
Lady Hale wouldn't be the first to employ subtly symbolic brooches to make her thoughts known. Earlier this year, it was claimed that the Queen was marking her dislike of Donald Trump when she wore a brooch gifted by Barack Obama during the president's state visit.
The true queen of brooch based feuds, however, is former US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright. As former Secretary of State, Albright used brooches throughout her career to express feelings and opinions on political happenings in a subtle and humorous way. She started her use of jewellery for diplomatic purposes just after the Gulf War when she mirrored the Iraqi media’s comparison of her to an “unparalleled serpent” by wearing a snake pin to her meeting in the country. She even wrote a book “Read My Pins: Stories From a Diplomat’s Jewel Box” detailing her coded use of pins.
With statement brooches making a comeback on the catwalk this season in collections from Gucci and Chanel, Lady Hale’s big sparkly spider is bang on-trend. If you fancy dropping hints those around you about their questionable life choices we’ve put together a collection of brooches from sustainable jewellery brands as inspired by Lady Hale.
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This fox brooch by Tatty Devine, a company who hand make all of their jewellery in the UK and minimise waste by using laser cutting techniques, can be found in Lady Hale's own collection.
Scottish appeal court judges had a large part to play in bringing this issue to the Supreme Court. As the thistle is Scotland's national flower, this brooch from Catherine Zoraida could be the piece of the moment. The designer handcrafts each piece in England using fair trade materials.
Sustainability is never an afterthought for Etro as it has always been a part of the brand's ethos. Replicate Lady Hale's spidery statement with this crystal arachnid that can be found second hand on Farfetch here.
This collection of unique brooches by Annie Sherburne is created from glass, beads and stones salvaged from factories in what was Czechoslovakia. You can buy these bee broaches from the V&A Museum shop here.
Fine artists and jewellery designer, Ludmilla Navarro, creates each unique piece in her store from upcycled materials. Navarro creates jewellery she hopes will empower women so this lion brooch seems like a natural choice for the #girlyswot looking to channel Lady Hale.

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The promise of delivery by drone to retailers is obvious: fast-moving, self-flying robots could cut down the costs of the most expensive part of a product’s journey, which today typically moves by a large truck driven by a wage-making human.
By the mid-2010s, commentators and media were predicting a sky darkened by thousands or millions of drones. In interviews, white papers and patents, Amazon has for years repeatedly teased its intentions of building large-scale drone delivery operations. The company just recently won clearance to begin drone delivery on a rural test range.
Drone delivery has remained in experimental stages. Now, the world’s largest retailer is signaling that it thinks large-scale drone delivery is finally nigh.Retail Dive


text: Regardless of your opinion on a $425 cashmere-blend cardigan for six-month-olds who after three months will never be able to wear it again either because they’ve grown out of it or spit up on it, there’s no denying the mini-me mania that’s taken hold of fashion folk. Love Marc Jacobs? Dress your tot in Little Marc. More into Gucci? Good news, there’s Gucci for kids, too. The whole thing can look a little advanced, yes, but if you’re going to go that route, why not accessorize? Because the new children’s hats that super-chic milliner Maison Michel showed during their presentation in Paris today are pretty cute. Artistic director Laetitia Crahay (who is pregnant) came up with six styles, including a straw boater, a trilby, and a clear PVC rain cap with bear ears on top. They hit stores in July and start at approximately $140. Some kids might find the hats fussy, but the ones who don’t can graduate later to Crahay’s more adult styles, like lace bunny ears.


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The ESA has doxed over 2000 journalists, SNK is going to release new Neo Geo hardware, and Nintendo game attach rates are just insane in the news of the week!
Sony releases financial year 2018 sales, Nintendo releases fourth quarter sales, and Japan rates the top twenty video games of the last thirty years in the news of the week!
Nomura threatens to cancel Final Fantasy VII R in the West, PS4 and Switch sales are going strong, and 4A threatens their PC customers in the news of the week!
Lusipurr is unwell, so SiliconNooB takes over the duty of discussion protagonist, issuing forth sundry beer-infused opinions on the news of the week, but especially the Nintendo Direct--and, The Day Tonight's prognostications are proved once again!
Nintendo dropped a Direct, Shenmue III is a waste of everybody's time and money, and Anthem's lead writer has quit Bioware in the news of the week!


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The new Lexus Electrified Sport Concept made its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of speed, the car was first unveiled back in December of last year as part of Lexus’s all-electric future.
Lexus also showed off a number of other vehicles at Goodwood, this included their RZ 450e, their NX 450h+, and more.
The concept model was making its first appearance outside Japan since being unveiled by Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda in December 2021. It drew crowds of admirers across the four-day event and praise from the media. Auto Express magazine described it as a “fully electric successor to the Japanese brand’s LFA sports car” with styling that “really has the ‘wow’ factor.” Autocar likewise considered it to be “a spiritual successor to the LFA” and said that Lexus will use the experience of developing the concept for other future EV models “as part of a drive to emphasise the brand’s dynamic focus.”
The Lexus Electrified Sport Concept is a vision for a future all-electric, high-performance model. Its styling, initially developed at Lexus’ Calty design studio in California, presents bold proportions and a low ride height while the performance potential of its electric powertrain and solid state battery technology suggests 0-62mph acceleration in the low two-second area and a cruising range of more than 430 miles. Its powerful combination of design and performance references the look and spirit of the Lexus LFA V10 supercar, which itself was a major attraction at the Festival of Speed when it made its first appearance at the event 10 years ago.
You can find out more details about the new Lexus Electrified Sport Concept car over at the Lexus website at the link below.
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Chancellor John A. White of the Fayetteville campus, said, ‘The curriculum has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of U.S. companies that have operations there.’
Matt Waller, UA professor of marketing and logistics with the Sam M. Walton College of Business, will head the 16-month program, which will combine online course work with a series of classes taught in Shanghai focusing on retail, consumer products and logistics.
Tong Ji University in Shanghai is UA’s partner in the venture.
The program is limited to 30 students, with the first classes planned for February 2008. Students will be expatriates living in China and Chinese nationals working for U.S. companies. Classes will be taught in English.
Several Fortune 500 companies have committed to sending rising executives to the program, including Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Maersk and Accenture.
Matt Waller said, ‘I have never been involved in a program at the university where there is so much interest from the corporate sector. I think it’ll fill up before midsummer.’
Students will study online and meet nine times in Shanghai for four days of classes each. They will return to Fayetteville at the end of the program to graduate with students in UA’s traditional MBA program.
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London, UK (PRWEB UK) 1 September 2013
Hawaii officials have introduced a law that will make it illegal to smoke on its beaches, it was announced August 15th. Starting in January, smokers will face a fine for £65 for a first offence, and up to £323 thereafter if they are caught lighting up on any of the Pacific archipelago’s iconic stretches – such as Waikiki Beach or Hanalei Bay. A statement from the Hawaii tourist board noted that the archipelago has “signed a new policy to include all of its beaches to be smoke-free, allowing holidaymakers to truly relax in a healthy and beautiful environment.” (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2393151/Hawaii-smoking-ban-US-state-outlaws-smoking-beach.html#ixzz2c4Nz4bX1)
With this in mind, Yourwellness Magazine explored the aesthetic negative impacts of smoking. According to Yourwellness Magazine, “Smoking affects us on the inside, this is certainly true. What is less talked about are the external effects of smoking.” Yourwellness Magazine noted that “fag-breath”, the smell of smoke left on the clothing, and the yellowing of teeth and fingers can be off-putting to people, which means smokers may have a hard time starting new relationships. (http://www.yourwellness.com/2012/12/could-smoking-hurt-more-than-just-your-health/#sthash.ufdSz1aA.dpuf)
Yourwellness Magazine noted the best solution to this concern might well be endeavouring to quit smoking, which is a hard thing for anyone to do. Yourwellness Magazine advised that readers who choose to make this step can turn to resources both online and offline which can provide support and guidance. For readers who didn’t feel able to quit, Yourwellness Magazine also advised reducing the unpleasant odours of cigarette smoke with mints and body spray, as the fact that some people are put off by smoking’s various effects means that smoking can hamper an individual’s love life.
Yourwellness magazine is distinctive in covering all aspects of wellbeing, from health and relationships, through fitness and family to work and finances. Yourwellness impartially explores all the options available from ancient to modern to scientific to holistic.
To find out more, read the latest magazine online at http://latestissue.yourwellness.com.


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Graphic Packaging acquires Artistic Carton mill, converting facilities
Atlanta-based Graphic Packaging Holding Co. has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Artistic Carton Co. through a subsidiary, subject to standard closing conditions. Artistic Carton, which has divisions in Auburn, Indiana, and Elgin, Illinois, is a diversified producer of folding cartons and coated recycled paperboard (CRB).
Artistic Carton includes one CRB mill, located in White Pigeon, Michigan, with annual production capacity of about 70,000 tons, and two converting facilities in Auburn and Elgin.
Artistic Carton generated $63 million in revenue during the 12 months ended June 30, Graphic Packaging reports. It is expected to generate about $10 million in annualized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 to 18 months. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019.
“The acquisition will drive converting end-market diversification, enhance our converting platform and we expect will allow us to deliver significant synergies driven by paperboard integration, mill and converting manufacturing optimization and supply chain efficiencies,” says Graphic Packaging President and CEO Michael Doss.


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Ericsson said its sales rose 6 percent to SEK 57.1 billion in the third quarter of 2019 — driven by strong growth in North America and North East Asia.
Nokia, one of the main rivals of Ericsson, will publish its third-quarter and January-September 2019 results on 24 October 2019.
Borje Ekholm, president and CEO of Ericsson, said: “We continue to see strong momentum in our business, based on the strategy to increase our investments for technology leadership, including 5G. We saw organic sales growth of 3 percent in the quarter, driven by the early adopters of 5G, in North America and North East Asia.”
Ericsson said its operating income was impacted by cost provisions of $1.2 billion or SEK 11.5 billion related to a resolution of the investigations by SEC and DOJ in the US and a refund of social security costs of SEK 0.9 billion in the report.
Ericsson posted operating income of SEK 6.5 billion with 11.4 percent operating margin.
Gross margin excluding restructuring charges was 37.8 percent with improvements in its managed services, digital services and networks business.
Ericsson is expecting to achieve sales of SEK 230-240 billion in 2020 against the previous target of SEK 210-220 billion.
The largest market for 5G infrastructure will be China where deployments are expected to start near term.
“We have invested to increase our market share. It is still too early to assess possible volumes and price levels. Based on historic experience we expect to have challenging margins initially but positive margins over the lifespan of a contract,” Borje Ekholm said.
Ericsson said 5G is taking off faster than earlier anticipated and 5G network investment is happening as a capacity enhancer in metropolitan areas.
Ericsson said its IoT business is growing almost twice as fast as the estimated market growth of 20-25 percent per year. Ericsson has more than 4,500 enterprises on the IoT platform and the number of connected devices on the platform has more than doubled year to date.
Operating margin target for 2020, excluding restructuring charges, remains unchanged at >10 percent of sales. This incorporates higher cost level for newly introduced 5G products and a target adjustment for segment Emerging Business.


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Lincoln International (Lincoln”), a number one global mid-market investment financial institution, at the moment introduced that Commonwealth Enterprise Funding Group (CVFG”) and management have sold Antaya Applied sciences, Corp. Aptiv will focus on accelerating the commercialization of autonomous driving and active safety, and can provide the software, computing platforms and networking structure required to do that. Dealerships typically contain an auto store to carry out guarantee work and provide specialty service for their model of automobiles.
BOSTON, MA – Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH), in the present day announced that Aptiv and Delphi Applied sciences would be the names of the 2 extremely-targeted, publicly-traded companies that can consequence from the corporate’s previously introduced spin-off of its Powertrain Systems phase.
This sort of setting can enable new mechanics to work on a variety of automobiles. Within the state-of-the-art equipped lab, students observe and reveal competencies resembling diagnosing and repairing engines, brakes, suspensions and electronic methods as they research to turn into an automotive technician.
In addition to data gained from expertise (to not mention earnings) that is additionally priceless for college kids as a result of it helps build their resumes before they’ve even graduated, displaying potential employers that they not only know how one can do the job, however that they’ve already been doing it, professionally, for a while.
RJ Scaringe based Rivian in 2009 and led the corporate through a tricky financial local weather to secure substantial financing, recruit and scale an exceptional group, and establish the company’s product and technology platform. College students study complete engine restore including overhauls, gas, ignition, and emission management techniques, heating ventilation and air con methods, and electrical and full automobile electronic system service and restore.
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Unveiled as a concept car in 2019, the 'Valhalla' supercar will be crowned as the new collaboration between Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing.
Lawrence Stroll, executive chairman of Aston Martin, announced: "The launch of Valhalla demonstrates the brand's commitment to building a range of exceptional driver-focused mid-engined cars, a crucial next stage in the expansion of our product lineup."
According to the British brand, the production version of the 'Valhalla' was already modified and tweaked from its original concept, with a 4.0-liter, 740-hp twin-turbo V-8 engine. It will include a 150 kW / 400 v battery that allows a range of nine miles and a top speed of 80 mph using only electricity.
Carbon Ceram Matrix brakes provide precision to the car's specially developed Michelin tires. Also, performance specs include the ability to jump from zero to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds and reach 217 mph.
- First deliveries of the 'Valhalla' are planned for 2023.
- It is expected to include a suite of special driver tools: active cruise control, blind spot monitoring, parking cameras, among others.
- Aston Martin will take the car to the Nürburgring to try to complete the circuit in less than six and a half minutes.
Tobias Moers, CEO of Aston Martin, described it as "a pure driving machine, one that exists at the cutting edge of performance and technology."


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Snyder, at auto show, confident voters will approve sales tax hike for roads
A day after signing a package of bills linked to a May ballot initiative for a sales tax hike to boost roads funding, Gov. Rick Snyder is confident voters will choose roads over their pocketbooks.
Talking to Crain’s at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Tuesday, Snyder said the costs of poorly maintained roads outweigh the tax increase to Michigan residents.
“People want better roads; no one likes our roads in this state,” Snyder said. “How many people know somebody who had a blown tire or a bent rim in the last year and how many dollars did that cost? These are things that are pure safety and economic issues that hopefully voters will see that we need to invest more in our roads.”
Snyder on Monday signed the bill package designed to raise roads spending by $1.3 billion annually by increasing the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent. The bills would also raise flat per-gallon fuel taxes, while making gas exempt from the state sales tax. School funding would also increase $300 million annually from the tax increase.
Voters will decide the fate of the tax hike in a May 5 election.
There is no contingency plan if voters reject the tax increase, Snyder said. “We’ll just have to start over,” Snyder said. “(But) isn’t it better we have something to work on rather than saying we’re starting from nothing? I view this as positive action.”
Snyder said he will spend the next four months campaigning for the tax increase.
Another major priority this year for Snyder is supporting the state’s new Department of Talent and Economic Development, an agency he announced in December. Snyder appointed Steve Arwood, the current executive vice president and COO of the MEDC and former director of the state’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, to head the new department, which will begin operation in March.
“This is something employer really does need,” Snyder said. “It only seems to make good sense to have tighter integration of our economic development activities with our talent activities.”
The department will work to fit employers’ needs with skilled employees in the state.
An issue that isn’t an immediate priority for Snyder is overturning a law banning direct sales of cars in the state.
In October, Snyder signed a House bill, commonly known as the anti-Tesla bill, reaffirming the state’s ban on direct car sales. The bill bans auto manufacturers from selling any new car to a customer other than through its franchised dealers. Language in the bill was changed to ban these sales as California-based electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. aimed to bypass the dealership route by selling cars to company-owned stores —a move that prevents dealers from a cut of the transaction.
Snyder, who once was the CEO of direct-sales computer company Gateway Inc., wouldn’t comment on whether he’d support a new bill supporting direct sales and downplayed its importance.
“It needs to go through the normal legislative process … it got additional public attention that wasn’t merited because the bill didn’t change the fundamentals of what was viable in the state of Michigan,” Snyder said. “I’m always open to having that discussion, but to say it’s a priority, it’s not near the top of that list.”


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Mumbai-based online stock brokerage company RKSV Securities India Pvt. Ltd on Friday said it has raised $4 million in Series A funding from Kalaari Capital with participation of GVK Davix Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a contract research firm and others.
The company founded in 2012 by Ravi Kumar, Raghu Kumar and Shrinivas Viswanath is looking to use the funds for growth, improving technology and adding products.
“Only 1.5% of the population participates in the capital markets due to high brokerage costs, cumbersome trading software, and poor customer support. Without investing in the equity markets, the average Indian is actually eroding their hard earned savings, through inflation and taxes. We want to change that. Investing can be truly engaging and rewarding, and should not be prohibitively expensive to get started,” said Raghu Kumar in a statement.
RKSV provides users with online investing and trading solutions. It launched its mobile app Upstox, with an aim to simplify investing and trading experience for both professional traders and beginners. The pricing model is such that it allows free trading on equities and a nominal fee of Rs.20 pay-per-order for professional traders.
“We believe consumer participation in the India equity markets will expand significantly over the next decade. India’s youth population is likely to see equity markets as a viable alternative to fixed deposits, gold and real estate. RKSV’s mobile first brokerage model is well positioned to benefit from this shift,” said Vani Kola, managing director, Kalaari Capital.
The company already accounts for close to Rs.6,000 crore of daily traded turnover across the NSE, BSE Ltd and MCX.
This article was first published on Livemint.com


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This is not to be missed. Bring your Mercedes-Benz - whether old or new - whether S Class or not - to the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire on Sunday 20th July and join in the fun.
Nissan recently revealed its sales figures for the month of May, and the results were strong. The automaker set a May record in total U.S. sales, increasing 18.8 percent year-over-year for a total of 135,934 units.
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Criticised for his brutal anti-drug campaign, Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is, however, beloved in Davao City where he served as mayor for 21 years. With his daughter Sara now running the city, Davao has become an unlikely sustainability trailblazer for the country.
The Global Business Coalition for Women's Economic Empowerment (GBC4WEE) initiative—one of the world's top thinkers on women's entrepreneurship—has teamed up with the world's biggest companies to initiate flagship activities for women.
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When companies make female empowerment central to their business strategies, growth and equality can be mutually reinforcing to leave no one behind, say UNDP head Achim Steiner and UN Women chief Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
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Even as skincare brand Dove deals with the aftermath of a poorly-planned ad, its parent company Unilever must reckon with the fact that its range of fairness products undermines its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.


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Text size Tesla is trying to increase demand by lowering prices for its electric vehicles. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Tesla started the new year with a bang, cutting prices for its vehicles around the world. Now Wall Street is making its own cuts, to 2023 earnings estimates. Analysts seem to agree lower prices means lower profits. … Read more
Oracle shares were moving higher late Monday after the company posted better-than-expected financial results for its latest quarter. The enterprise software giant continued to see success in shifting more of its business to the cloud during the period. “Simply put, we had an outstanding quarter,” Oracle CEO Safra Catz said on a call with analysts. … Read more
Shares of DaVita were on pace for their largest drop in more than two decades after the dialysis giant missed earnings expectations and lowered its profit outlook. The company said the third quarter was challenging. Continued pressure from the labor market and the pandemic “impacted our financial performance more than expected,” said CEO Javier Rodriguez.
Ericsson stock tumbled more than 14% early Thursday after the Swedish telecom giant’s earnings missed expectations in the third quarter. The telecom equipment maker reported adjusted earnings per share of 1.56 Swedish crowns (14 cents), 10% lower than the year-ago period and below the analyst consensus of 1.77 Swedish crowns, according to FactSet.
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Ford Motor Co. shares dropped more than 4% in the extended session Monday after the company said inflation and parts shortages will leave it with more unfinished vehicles than it had expected, reminding Wall Street supply-chain snags are far from over for auto makers. Ford F, +1.43% said it expects to have between 40,000 and … Read more
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Enterprise Rent a Car is a car hire brand that is constantly in development, seeming to be setting up new depots across the country on a weekly basis. Just this week, the international company has announced details of a new branch in Dundee; wanting to increase their presence in and around the city. Opting for an industrial estate for the base, Enterprise are expected to take over a site at Dunsinane Industrial Estate. Having recently made an application to Dundee City Council, the proposal detailed how the firm would like permission to allow “motor vehicle hire” on the land.
While the land is currently left empty, the proposal seeks to completely reimagine the space. Requesting a car park capable of holding 60 or more vehicles, the proposal will understandably require a great deal of consideration from the council. In addition to the large car park and increased traffic, the rental firm are also planning to create a new office block. This will be in addition to the on-site car wash that the team will use to clean vehicles retuned to the depot by customers.
Promoting eco travel in and around Dundee
One section of Enterprise Rent A Car’s proposal that the council we have looked upon favourably is the request for electric car-charging bays. These ‘car club’ parking bays will certainly comply with the council’s policies on electric vehicle provision, positioning Dundee as an area doing its bit for sustainability and eco-friendly travel.
While a decision is yet to be made, the council is expected to make a decision by the beginning of November. But, what do you think; would Enterprise Rent A Car have a positive impact on the Dundee community and economy? Leave your thought with us by commenting below.


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Young Hollywood is growing up.
The 7-year-old company is taking its stock in trade — celebrity interviews for young fan s- -and expanding into long-form programming for an over-the-top network to launch in January. Eight series are in the works, as is plans to license more in untapped genres like scripted.
Heretofore entirely comprising short-form content spread over a vast distribution footprint of third-party portals including AOL and Yahoo and YoungHollywood.com, YH CEO and founder R.J. Williams thought the time was right to spread the brand’s wings given data showing his audience is receptive to longer runs.
“People want to watch snackable content but sometimes they’re up for more than that,” Williams said. “We’ve got the right kind of content that works for long-form, too.”
YH has plans for 500 original hours of programming that will be distributed via apps across devices belonging to market leaders including Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Samsung and Sony as well as those that run on iOs or Android.
Series in the works will see YH branch out beyond just interview formats including “Young Hollywood Food Feed” and “AMP’d Up.”
YH’s OTT play, which is signing up sponsors, will stay Stateside for now but Williams has his eye on overseas expansion.
“We’ve had conversations about that but we want to get it up and running in the U.S. as a proof-of-concept and build the excitement from there before branching out,” he said.
YH is repped by CAA.


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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the town skyline in Singapore December 31, 2020. Image taken December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
By Chen Lin
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore on Wednesday forecast its financial development would gradual in 2023 amid persistent inflation and international pressures that might hit demand for the city-state’s outward-oriented industries like commerce and finance.
Gross home product (GDP) is predicted to rise by 0.5% to 2.5% subsequent 12 months, the Ministry of Commerce and Trade (MTI) stated, down from about 3.5% this 12 months because it joins a world pattern towards slowing development.
The Southeast Asian monetary hub is commonly seen as a bellwether for international development as a result of worldwide commerce dwarfs its home financial system.
“For the remainder of the 12 months, the weaker exterior financial outlook will weigh on the expansion of Singapore’s outward-oriented sectors, together with the electronics and chemical substances clusters,” MTI Everlasting Secretary Gabriel Lim advised reporters.
The three.5% GDP development projection for 2022 was narrowed from an earlier vary of three% to 4%.
MTI stated gross home product (GDP) grew 4.1% year-on-year within the third quarter, beneath the 4.4% development seen within the authorities’s advance estimate.
In 2023, GDP development in most main international economies was anticipated to average additional, Lim stated.
Many central banks are elevating rates of interest to regulate inflation, China’s zero-COVID coverage is constraining consumption on the planet’s second-biggest financial system and international provide chain disruptions are dragging on due to the Ukraine battle.
Development within the commerce, finance and insurance coverage sectors is predicted to be hit by a slowdown in different main economies, Lim stated of Singapore’s 2023 outlook.
MUFG analyst Jeff Ng stated the city-state’s financial development was dampened by a pointy deterioration of producing efficiency, particularly for electronics, over the previous few months.
Singapore’s financial outlook is popping bearish, he stated, noting the official forecast for 2023 was beneath his estimate of two.9% development.
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted foundation, the financial system grew 1.1% within the third quarter, in contrast with the federal government’s advance estimate of 1.5% development and the 0.1% contraction within the second quarter.
Singapore is among the many many international economies battling stubbornly excessive inflation, which is operating close to a 14-year peak.
Edward Robinson, deputy managing director of the Financial Authority of Singapore (MAS), reiterated to reporters that inflation was prone to stay barely above 5% for the remainder of this 12 months and into the primary half of 2023.
The MAS final month forecast core inflation would common about 4% in 2022, and three.5% to 4.5% in 2023. It expects inflation to decelerate extra discernibly within the second half as value pressures regularly ease.
Town-state had tightened financial coverage final month for the fourth time this 12 months to fight inflation.
Robinson stated that Singapore’s present financial coverage stance remained acceptable, and the following scheduled evaluate is in April 2023.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The non-manufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy continued to expand at a robust rate in August, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday. The ISM services index rose to 65.0% from 60.5% in July. Economists were expected a small decline to 60.3%. Readings over 50% indicate expansion in that part of the economy.
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Following the international tender awarded in December 2015, SOGET and Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) launch today (Tuesday) the pilot phase of S)ONE PCS for transshipment functionalities. CMA CGM Fort St Pierre will be the first vessel processed through the PCS. This first step will improve dramatically fluidity and security in Jamaican day-to-day operations.
As a major transshipment hub in the Caribbean, Jamaica needed a Port Community System to improve its logistics performance in order to maintain its competitive position regarding the recent expansion of the Panama Canal.
SOGET, along with its strategic partner CEI.BA and PAJ launch the pilot phase for transshipment functionalities in Kingston port.
S)ONE is now the single point of contact to manage transshipment logistics operation and documentation thanks to its integration in the Jamaican logistics community ecosystem. From today shipping agents will report vessel calls and manifests through the PCS to dispatch relevant information to involved stakeholders such as Jamaica Customs Agencies, Port Authority of Jamaica, Regulatory Agencies and Terminal Operators. S)ONE provides a full paperless environment to manage transshipment requests and payment of associated fees. SOGET PCS is already interoperable with ASYCUDA, Kingston Free Port Limited (KFTL) and Kingston Wharfes Limited (KWL).
This launch will bring immediate benefits to Jamaica and the Port Community as mentioned by Professor Gordon Shirley, President & Chief Executive Officer at The Port Authority of Jamaica: “All administrative and logistics processes will now be automated and digitized within the PCS. In addition, with the provision of online payments for trade related transactions, stakeholders will see an increase in their productivity levels. Professor Shirley also added that security will be improved drastically, thanks to Customs’ ability to track and trace cargo activities in real-time.”
“Using S)ONE PCS allow stakeholders to anticipate transshipment formalities in order to bring fluidity to the port community. It also means that Jamaica is now complying with the latest international regulations and standards, enabling the country to increase its position in World Bank Doing Business and Logistics Performance Index rankings” said Pascal Ollivier, Director of Corporate Development of SOGET.
Within the next months, Import and Export processes will be managed through the PCS for cargo transiting in Kingston terminals and warehouse operators. Afterward, S)ONE will then be extended to other Jamaican ports and airports.


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The Smell of Fake Cigarettes
Now that the Dutch have banned smoking in bars, bar patrons have realized they can smell each other, and they don't like it. So a Dutch company, Rain Showtechniek, has created a machine that will create a fake tobacco smell. From The Telegraph
"There is a need for a scent to mask the sweat and other unpleasant smells like stale beer," said Erwin van den Bergh, a spokesman for the company...
Unlike the real thing, the artificial tobacco smells do not have any health risks and does not linger in the hair or clothing of bar customers.
This might really be necessary, since I've noticed that deodorant seems to be less popular in Europe than it is in America.
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Dauphin Island, AL- The 56th Annual Roy Martin Young Anglers Tournament, sponsored by Exxon-Mobil, will be held Saturday, July 12th. The weigh station will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. with the tournament beginning at 5:00 a.m. This event is open to all anglers 15 years old and younger. Every angler that enters a fish will receive a Zeigler hot dog, a bag of Golden Flake potato chips, an ice cold Coca Cola, and a Blue Bell ice cream.
Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo & Roy Martin Young Anglers Tournament tickets will go on sale on June 20th and will be sold at the following locations: Academy Sports and Outdoors, Quint’s Hardware & Sporting Goods, Coastal Bank and Trust, Greer’s Food Store (DIP), Dauphin Island Marina, Pronto Pawn, Lap’s Bar & Grill, Sportsman’s Marine, Blue Water Ships Store, J&M Tackle, and Southern Bama.
The proceeds from the Roy Martin Young Angler’s Tournament will go towards the annual Children’s Christmas Shopping Tour sponsored by the Mobile Jaycees. The awards ceremony for the Roy Martin Young Anglers Tournament will be held immediately following the tournament at the ADSFR site. The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is proud to host Doug Houston’s Kids Wishing to go Fishing Project at the Roy Martin Young Anglers Tournament.


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Canadian Companies on Trade Mission to Explore New Opportunities
October 8, 2012 - Amman, Jordan - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, celebrates the implementation of Canada’s first free trade agreement (FTA) with an Arab country with his Jordanian counterpart, Minister of Industry and Trade Shabib Ammari.
Minister Fast also announces, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Labour, a commitment of $200,000 in labour-related technical assistance funding for an International Labour Organization project to strengthen and modernize the labour inspection system, and promote collective bargaining and workplace cooperation in the Aqaba area of Jordan.
The FTA and labour cooperation agreements demonstrate the importance Canada places on further developing relations with Jordan—a country that plays a key role in the Middle East, especially by promoting peace and security in the region.
The Canada-Jordan FTA will benefit Canadian exporters and increase prosperity at home. In addition, the FTA—along with the Canada-Jordan Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, which was signed in 2009, will help provide opportunities in the region for Canadian businesses. The labour cooperation agreement will help protect labour rights and will create and maintain productive and healthy labour environments in both countries.
Minister Fast is on a five-day trade mission to Saudi Arabia and Jordan to advance the interests of Canadian businesses in the Middle East, which in turn will create jobs and increased prosperity. Minister Fast is accompanied on the trade mission by representatives of more than 20 Canadian organizations primarily in the infrastructure, health-care and education sectors.
The trade mission, which is being organized by Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service, is one of several strategically focused, sector-specific missions that Minister Fast has led since taking on the international trade portfolio.
Located in more than 150 cities worldwide and in regional offices across Canada, the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service, part of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, is Canada’s most extensive network of international business professionals. The Trade Commissioner Service helps companies that are looking to export, invest abroad, attract investment or develop innovation and R&D partnerships.
For more information on Minister Fast’s trade mission, please consult Trade Mission to Middle East.
Photo (left to right): Mark Gwozdecky, Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Minister Fast, and Minister of Industry and Trade for Jordan, Shabib Ammari.
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Japan has announced today that it will enter into the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations thus, becoming the 12th country to join.
The TPP already consists of 11 other countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam.
Japan is the world’s third largest economy. However, its economy has slowed down, which leaves government officials trying to figure out ways to boost its economy. One way to spur economic growth is to join the TPP, at least according to the government and many business people.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said:
Emerging countries in Asia are shifting to an open economy one after another. If Japan alone remains an inward-looking economy, there would be no chance for growth…This is our last chance. If we miss this opportunity, Japan will be left behind.”
Japan’s participation in the TPP means that it would reduce many of its high tariffs on imports entering the country and provide access to additional markets for Japan’s exporters.
Nevertheless, many farmers in Japan strongly oppose the TPP agreement. They fear that the reduction in tariffs on agricultural goods will result in the decline of Japan’s agriculture sector.
Agriculture has been a source of tension during some of the TPP discussions, even prior to Japan’s entry (see Peterson Institute for International Economics for a detailed study on agriculture and the TPP).
I wonder if agriculture will be as tense in these negotiations as it has been in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) talks and the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Disagreements surrounding the liberalization of trade in agriculture actually resulted in the complete failure of the FTAA and in stalling the WTO negotiations since December 2005. Unfortunately, the texts of the agreements from each round of negotiations are not available to know the actual positions that are being put forward. (A summary of each round is available on the USTR’s website though.)
The 16th round of the TPP talks just took place two days ago. The next round is scheduled to take place in Lima, Peru (May 15-24).


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Monday March 02, 2015
There has been a "dramatic" slowdown in residential construction activity in the early part of this year.
Friday February 27, 2015
New CSO figures show that the volume of retail sales increased by 3.3% in January compared to the previous month on the back of stronger car and furniture sales.
Wednesday February 25, 2015
Graham Dwyer's wife has said she recognised a spade, found near the location where Elaine O'Hara's remains were found in September 2013, as being the spade from the garden of their family home in Foxrock.
Friday February 20, 2015
British retail sales fell by 0.3% in January despite a boost from motorists taking advantage of cheaper petrol by filling up their cars much more.
Thursday February 19, 2015
Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems has sued Apple for poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division, according to a court filing that offered further evidence that the iPhone maker may be developing a car.
Wednesday February 18, 2015
The European Investment Bank is announcing a number of new funding initiatives in the social housing, rural broadband and third level sectors.
Thursday February 12, 2015
Tesla Motors has missed fourth-quarter sales targets and analysts' profit expectations, but CEO Elon Musk is confident of future growth
Wednesday February 11, 2015
The Irish Infrastructure Fund (IIF) has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Convention Centre Dublin.
Friday January 30, 2015
Honda cut sliced 6.5% off its core annual profit forecast as it set aside extra cash to cover an extended car recall to replace potentially faulty air bags made by Takata.
Wednesday January 28, 2015
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and the National Asset Management Agency were the two biggest sellers of commercial real estate in Europe last year.


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Business partners Alfred Holzheu, Greg King and Sean Walwick have opened a California Fresh Market in a former Haggen/Albertsons store in San Luis Obispo, California, that allows shoppers to skip the checkout line by using an app on their smartphone.
The store opened Nov. 9 at 767 Foothill Boulevard.
To skip the line, shoppers download the California Fresh Market app on their Android or iPhone. The app lets shoppers scan items’ barcodes to add them to their purchase, and it works for produce as well. Shoppers can keep track of their running total while they browse and see specials and other information. When it’s time to check out, instead of getting in line, shoppers scan a QR code at the front of the store. Payment happens on the phone via credit card or ApplePay, and the shopper is ready to go.
Purchasing alcohol still requires an ID check, and the store checks a certain percentage of purchases to ensure accuracy.
The technology is provided by FutureProof Retail (FPR).
FPR says that while similar mobile self-scanning technology has appeared in various tests and forms elsewhere, San Luis Obispo’s California Fresh Market will be the first store in the world to incorporate such technology from opening day.
“I have been on a 20-year quest to have in-store shopping,” Holzheu said, “and FutureProof has finally done it.”
The grocer operates three stores—California Fresh Markets in Solvang and San Luis Obispo and El Rancho Market in Pismo. The company is a member of the Independent Grocer Association.
Established and based in New York City, FPR says it employs award-winning software engineers and business developers. The firm was founded by “a group of impatient shoppers,” and focuses on ease of use in mobile self-scanning systems. The FPR team has earned accolades in the App Store and across a variety of industries, the company says.


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Fourteen years since Tesla unveiled its prototype in 2006, and the Roadster has continued to excite the public with every little detail about the new version coming.
While the new Tesla is originally scheduled for release in 2020, three years after the initial buzz about it, it was pushed back to 2022 as the automaker focuses on the Cybertruck, which will be released in the market in 2021.
On Aug. 19, the company chief confirmed a little detail about the new Roadster: it will have one-nut wheels just like race cars. Musk replied to Space Intelligence, which tweeted: "Old engineer's saying: "What holds with four screws, holds with three, too." Musk said: "My favorite is one in tension, other DoF in compression. New Roadster wheels will only have one nut."
My favorite is one in tension, other DoF in compression. New Roadster wheels will only have one nut. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2020
Another user Zubin Anary joined the conversation and said F1-style, center-locking nuts would require a "HUGE torque wrench and a HUGE nut" of about ~70mm or more. He then asked Musk if the New Roadster will have it and whether service centers can torque the single nut.
Musk and his fans were talking about center-lock wheels, which are used in race cars and other high-performance sports cars, compared to traditional cars that require four to five nuts to lock the wheel. Also, a center lock wheel only uses a single large hex nut.
Currently, Formula One and other race series still use it as well as few sports cars and supercars. The main advantage of having a single nut on race cars is the convenience and speed of removing it at the pit stop while providing bigger room for calipers and larger brake pads.
Musk said earlier this year that Tesla will give an update on the Tesla Semi and the new Roadster later this year.
The first and last Tesla Roadster
While Tesla is still holding the production of the new Tesla Roadster, The Drive reported a listing of a used Roadster in Switzerland that cost $1.47 million. It is nearly a million more than its original base price of about $60,000.
Between 2008 and 2012, Tesla built only 2,500 Roadsters. While the car usually depreciates after some time, a vehicle's value can hit the roof, it is the first or last unit built, even surpassing its original price multiple times. Well, the first is no longer on Earth as Musk as it was sent to the outer space with mannequin Starman on the passenger seat in February 2018.
The cherry-red Tesla Roadster is Musk's personal car, which he sent in space aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy for entertainment. "I think that silly and fun things are important," Musk said.
How about the last Roadster? It is the one being advertised. The listing stated that the vehicle is the last Tesla Roadster built. But is it worth $1.47 million? Well, here are some things about it.
This unit is perhaps one of the most well-preserved proto-type with only 124 miles on its odometer. Also, the car was never registered as it remained sitting on tire pillows. This means that the buyer will be the car's first owner per records.
The vehicle has been maintained at a proper charge level while the signatures of many notable Tesla team members can be seen in the visible portion of the battery pack.
More importantly, it got the special "2500" badge that indicates its significance as the last of the batch, aside from a full carbon body of the car.
This unique car is no longer listed on the used car website.
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One of Google’s most controversial Gmail features is finally going away for regular consumers. The company announced today that, sometime later in 2017, it will stop scanning the content of emails sent to Gmail accounts for its online ad personalization efforts. Google did not give a specific time frame for when this feature will be turned off.
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Of all the features that are included in the recently launched HTC U11, the one that stands out the most is Edge Sense. HTC installed sensors on the sides of its flagship phone that can activate a number of functions when the owner squeezes the case. Today, the company released a new video that shows some upcoming Edge Sense additions that will be included in a forthcoming update to the U11.
Want to “prove” to your family and friends that you hang out with Spider-Man? A newly launched augmented reality app promises to make that happen . . . sort of.
Holo, from developer 8i, is now available to download for free from the Google Play Store. It’s designed to use your smartphone camera to place full 3D moving images of people and animals into the real world. You can then take still pictures or videos of these AR characters, which blend seemlessly into their environments.
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It’s nearing the end of June and that means that Fall device rumors are in full swing. While much of the world is wondering what Apple will be unveiling in their next iPhone device, us Android nerds are gushing over the possibilities present in Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note 8 flagship.
First reported by Evan Blass over at Venture Beat, it seems that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may be making its way to store shelves at the surprisingly high cost of €1,000 — or roughly $1,119. Blass says that the company is readying to launch the device near the end of September, and that it will...
I’ve had the pleasure of spending the last week or so getting to know the new Nokia 3310, the company’s latest feature phone designed in the spirit of the much beloved original 3310 from the turn of the millennium. Originally I had planned to relive my nostalgia for my first mobile phones, the Siemens A55, Nokia 3410 and my beloved Sony Ericsson K750i. Unfortunately, I encountered a number of niggles, setbacks, and outright roadblocks that made spending a week with the device much more difficult that I’d first thought.
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The Honor 8 Pro was launched in Europe earlier this year, and the company’s flagship smartphone is coming soon to India. The Honor 8 Pro packs top-of-the-line specifications and looks every bit as brilliant as phones that cost a couple of hundred dollars more.
I got my hands on the Honor 8 Pro earlier today – a day after the OnePlus 5 launch in India – and since the former will be launched soon (as early as first week of July), it’s hard to not compare the two. The OnePlus 5 is a terrific smartphone, and the company has got a lot of fans and hype going for...
Cheap phones have long been in existence, but Verizon’s newest addition to its prepaid family is bringing a lot more to the table than most cheap phones. The Moto E4 not only dips below the $100 threshold, it’s currently coming in at just $69.99. That’s an incredible discount considering this is a new phone we’re talking about here, and while occasionally you get what you pay for, sometimes you get a whole lot more. If you thought going even cheaper than Moto’s other affordable handsets would mean you’d be missing out on all the fun, think again. While there’s an obvious price to be paid in the entry-level segment, the Moto E4 is pretty impressive.
The HTC U11 is a fantastic return to form for a company that failed to make a significant impact in the last few years with its other flagships. With an all new metal and glass construction, superb display, the latest and greatest processing package, a fantastic audio experience with both the external speakers and headphones, an impressive camera, and good battery life, the HTC U11 checks all the right boxes. Despite some tough competition in the flagship space, HTC finally has a worthy contender on offer with the U11.
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We have some bad news for those of you who like to full control over Google Photos. The option of backing up photos and videos only when your smartphone is charging is no longer available in the settings. The search giant has removed it from the app without explaining exactly why to its users.
As you can imagine, a lot of users aren’t very happy about the change. Backing up photos and videos is an intensive task that takes its toll on the battery, especially if there’s a lot of content to move to the cloud at once. That’s why it was always recommended that users backup their data while the device was charging.


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iOS 16: Apple will improve the Concentration mode of iPhones
iOS 16 will offer significant improvements to Focus mode. Two months before the presentation, a beta version of iOS confirmed in advance Apple’s intentions regarding the notifications on iPhone.
Last year, the iOS 15 update brought a host of new features to iPhones. Among the new key features of the interface, we find Focus mode. This improved “do not disturb” mode allows users to customize how notifications appear on their iPhone screen.
The mode also allows you to choose which apps can send notifications during a predefined period of time, such as a period devoted to work or leisure. iOS 15 offers to create different modes, depending on the notifications you want to receive during one of your activities (reading, sport, etc.).
A new Focus mode for iOS 16
With iOS 16, Apple obviously intends to go even further. According to Mark Gurman, journalist at Bloomberg, the iOS 16 update will notably improve the notifications received on iPhone. Our colleagues from 9to5Mac corroborate the assertions of the journalist.
By rummaging in macOS 12.4 and iOS 15.5 beta codethe media has discovered clues that suggest that Apple “will introduce even more customizations” in focus mode. A warning message, visible in the beta version for developers, indicates that a mode option requires the installation of a software update.
“Using an allowed list for Focus Mode will cause these settings to be lost on your other devices with newer software. A device with newer software has updated this Focus mode to use a new configuration that this device does not support. To continue editing notifications on this device, update to the latest software”warns the alert message.
Unfortunately, the leak does not say more about the new features planned in the Concentration mode. Note that it is not uncommon for a future option to be partially disclosed by a piece of code previewed in a beta version. As a reminder, Apple will present the iOS 16 update during WWDC 2022, which will begin on June 6, 2022.


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The wildest tech rumor this week comes from little substance, but somehow manages to ignite the imagination: According to Business Insider, an unsolicited Apple employee emailed to say that a group at Apple is working on a project that would “give Tesla a run for its money.”
For this to be true, it means that an Apple employee either a) broke Apple’s strict rules for secrecy in some obvious way that makes Business Insider believe the email actually came from an Apple employee, or b) that it was some sort of vague and intentional leak from Apple, sent straight to Business Insider.
Both scenarios, while not impossible, strain credibility. First, it’s hard to imagine that an Apple employee would risk losing their job for such little apparent gain, especially if they’re working on a project that is apparently so cool. And second, it seems like an intentional leak might contain something a little less insipid than claiming an Apple project will “give Tesla a run for its money.”
Granted, it appears as if the email was intended to support the idea that Tesla employees are jumping ship to work at Apple (while Tesla has hired away 150 Apple employees). In which case, the very act of alluding to a secret project and name-dropping Tesla seems like one of the more stupid things a presumably “very smart” Apple employee would bother to do.
The Apple Car Rumor Has Legs
Still, the initial rumor became a catalyst for The Mac Oserver’s Bryan Chaffin, who asked around to some unnamed sources who might be in positions to have a good idea whether Apple is working on a car. Plus, he found that Apple appears to have attracted some Tesla employees that have car-oriented experience, which seems obvious if you’re poaching a new employee from a car company.
But…now he’s a believer. According to Chaffin, the chances that Apple is working on an actual car is close to 100 percent.
To some people who know Apple only as the digital tech gadget maker, this seems like a project wildly removed from Apple’s core competence. I don’t think it is. I think Apple believes it can build most anything — and the company certainly has the cash to fund most any project.
Imagine Apple CEO Tim Cook. The guy is obviously freakishly smart, able to guide Apple to be able to produce highly complex devices with massive supply chains — under intense scrutiny — that can nonetheless be manufactured in the tens of millions and delivered globally on the same day.
The sheer scale of Apple’s products, coupled with their complexity and the worldwide markets they go into, must surely result in some measure of confidence that a company with a US$700 billion market cap could produce its own car.
So, could Apple build its own car? Without a doubt.
The question is, would Apple want to?
Back in 2013, Apple clarified how it decides to do things — which products and features it decides to deliver. Apple still has a web page that shows off a video and notes that there are a thousand “no’s” for every “yes.”
Apple says that it designs for people. That it wants to create products that make life better.
Cook has been saying for years — in various ways — that Apple chooses to build products that delight and impact people’s lives. The marketing of Apple’s products supports that, too, particularly with the iPad, but also with new products.
In fact, at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference this week, Cook just said that there has not yet been a single smartwatch that has changed the way people live their lives. He then noted that, at Apple, that’s their objective: “We want to change the way you live your life.”
What Better Impact Than a Better Car?
I think Apple limits its thinking by what’s most important, not by what’s quickly possible. And clearly, Cook is looking for products that make life simpler, easier, and more delightful.
When you pair that straightforward goal with Cook’s apparent passion for a more environmentally friendly Apple — case in point, the recent $850 million investment in solar energy to power Apple’s operations in California — the notion of building an electric car starts to fit into Cook’s Apple.
Not only do cars have massive room for “improvement” around design, simplicity, and efficiency, there is also great room for user-based improvements. In 10 years, will Apple CarPlay on the dash of a new Ford or GM be enough for Cook? A natural extension of Apple’s continuity among products could go to a place where people and families still spend an insane amount of time — inside of a car. Why stop at work, stop at the home, or stop at your pocket or wrist? If better communication is important to the world, how important is better transportation?
A car represents a starting point for a very worthy challenge for Apple. Could Apple make cars safer? More energy-efficient? Quite possibly.
Better yet, would Apple’s maestro of industrial design, Jony Ive, want to design a car? Come on, who wouldn’t want to design a car? I would jump at the chance to build something so iconic, so culturally important.
If Cook has any interest in making Steve Jobs’ dent in the universe any bigger — if not putting a giant bandage over the fossil-fuel guzzling world we live in that results in political upheaval over the control of non-renewable natural resources — why not start with a better car?
At the very least, it’s easy to imagine Cook showing a willingness to fund the research and development of such an effort.
So is the rumor true or not?
I hope it’s true.
Historically, few companies enter completely new and mostly unrelated markets and succeed. The leap from computers and phones to automobiles is huge despite the fact that today’s vehicles are more digital than ever. But…if any company could pull it off it would probably be Apple…if only due to its fiercely loyal customer base.
That aside, Chris how much do you know about electric vehicles? Specifically, how much do you know about the massive pollution caused by the mining and refinement of rare earth elements (e.g. graphite) required for batteries?
Laptop and mobile phones batteries require about 100 and 15 grams of graphite respectively. By comparison the average electric car contains about 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of graphite and hybrid cars consumer about 10 kilograms. There is an estimated 10 to 30 times more graphite in a Lithium-ion battery than Lithium.
Electric cars, windmills, etc don’t solve the energy and pollution problems we have today. They simply displace the issues to regions of the world that are out of sight and out of mind. Today’s electric alternatives put a modern spin on NIMBY. Ask a Prius or Tesla owner here in the U.S. if they’d mind having a graphite processing plant in their neighborhood. A) they’d have no clue what that means, and B) once it’s explained to them, they’d say no.
But wait, there’s more….Tesla is looking to build the largest battery production plant in the world right here in the States….rumored to be looking at Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico or Texas where the governments are still desperate enough and ignorant enough to allow such a destructive plant in its citizens’ back yards. The raw materials, another environmental nightmare would likely be sourced from mines in Canada, Minnesota and Idaho.
If we’re going to seek alternatives to fossil-fueled products, let’s solve the problem not simply displace it.
Lots of great points here, josephmartins — I certainly agree that most people don’t realize that batteries are environmentally intense products. (As for graphite, I’m clueless to the environmental impact of graphite specifically.)
I don’t see the potential benefits of a better Apple car in a new world fleet of electric cars necessarily . . . but both vision and pressure in many other ways.
For instance, there are some pretty efficient diesel engines and cars that could be made and delivered to the U.S. . . . but aren’t. Apple brings intense scrutiny to its decisions, which also opens up other approaches for competitors. I think that Apple, ironically, encourages more breaks from tradition in its competitors than it does itself sometimes.
Right now, there are cars that can easily shut themselves off at stoplights, which has been proven to save gas — but few vehicles use this technology yet. Apple is the sort of company that would find a way to make this not only work more seamlessly . . . they would make customers comfortable with it, want it, and pay for it. The end result? Less fuel burned.
Overall, I think spreading the reliance of natural resources is a good thing — might that reduce the high cost of war and manipulation around the world? Hard to say. There’s more going on than money and oil that causes conflict and environmental travesty, that’s for sure.
I totally agree with your point about the risk of "displacing" problems with new ones. I get the impression that Cook actually cares, and I hope that he uses his power and influence to do the right things. And that, along the way, our environmentalists look at the entire supply chain over a period of time to determine efficiency and manage to communicate the results.
Complicated stuff, though. If given the choice of driving 75 mlles per hour and burning more fuel instead of driving 55 or 60 . . . I’m inclined to drive faster and be less efficient. Anyway, lots of places for improvement — and Apple is a company that can become a catalyst to help spur innovation all around it, which is why I’m keen on seeing an Apple car in the future.
Here’s one of the many articles about the pollution and destruction caused by mining rare earth elements (at least China): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1350811/In-China-true-cost-Britains-clean-green-wind-power-experiment-Pollution-disastrous-scale.html
China has begun shutting down rare earth mines due to the environmental impact opening the door to competition. "Innovators" such as Musk, left unchecked, will bring that impact stateside.
And I do agree with you and hope Apple will at least serve as a catalyst for new research because the current research is largely little more than problem displacement.
By the way, regarding the cars that shut themselves off at stoplights….wouldn’t it be fantastic if the municipalities actually reprogrammed their lights to be more effective, efficient and responsive? Paired with intelligent ignition systems it’s a winning combination.
Jony Ive’s friend Marc Newson joined Apple recently, right? He has experience in designing transport products: http://www.marc-newson.com/ProjectImages.aspx?GroupSelected=0&ProjectName=Ford+021C+Concept+Car1999+-+Ford+Motor+Company&Category=Transport


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UK Banks Shutting Down at Alarming Rate – What’s Going On?
A new analysis from a consumer group called Which? revealed that banks in the UK are shutting their doors at a shocking rate of more than 60 branches in a month.
The startling report which analyzed banking trends within the past three years said that a total of 2868 banks have shut down their branches since the beginning of 2015; several other banks are set to follow suit and shut down in the coming months. But what’s the cause behind these massive closures?
Banks’ Alarming Closure Rate
Consumer Champion Which? has been tracking bank closure announcements since 2015 and just recently revealed that a total of 2,868 bank branches in the UK have either close over the past three years or ae scheduled to close within the next few months.
The trend, which has picked up pace since 2016, poses a major problem for communities that can no longer access ATMs and other banking services easily. This year alone, almost 700 bank branches has shut their doors and removed their ATMs from various locations around UK. The closure rate was the highest in 2017 at 879 bank branches per year.
Of all the regions in the country, Scotland has been hit the most so far, with 368 bank closures since 2015, according to the analysis by Which? Following closely is South East with 361 bank closures, North West with 353 and South West with 327.
This trend is particularly concerning since it violates 2015’s Access to Banking Standard law, according to which, banks are obligated to consult with the communities where they provide their financial services and meet their customers’ needs before removing closing their branches.
Problem with Alternate Banking Methods
Although customers have the option of going to Post Offices where banks are not available, these alternatives don’t nearly provide the range of services a real bank does. Similarly, banking trucks that occasionally visit small towns and villages, where no other financial services are available, are not as convenient or effective as dedication banks.
Although mobile banking apps and online financial services are rising in popularity due their convenience, there is still a large number of people that either does not know how to engage with technology or simply prefers the traditional banking method. Furthermore, online systems can be vulnerable to meltdowns as seen in recent examples with Visa and TSB.
Money Expert Gareth Shaw from Which? says that the alarming rate of bank closures comes at a time when ATMs could undergo some drastic changes due to the way their network is funded. The closure of these machines as well as bank branches could the convenience of financial transactions for almost 3 million people in UK.
Shaw says that although the need for physical banks and ATMs has gone down significantly with the increasing popularity of online banking and electronic payment systems at retail stores, banks still need to consult with their customers and determine their financial needs before quietly shutting their doors.
Some of the banks such as the Lloyds Group have responded to Which’s report by saying that they do not plan on shutting down any of their locations for commercial purposes despite the availability of online and Post Office banking methods. Banks are discouraged from making closure decisions without monitoring consumer behavior. Lloyd currently holds a 21% market share in the banking industry which it plans to maintain in the future.
Nationwide also disclosed its plans of opening new branches as well as refurbishing its existing ones instead of shutting them down. It invested almost £73 million on the expansion project last year and is planning on investing an additional £81 million in 2018.
The bank explains that most of its closures in the past three years have been a part of its remodeling strategy whereby two branches within a close proximity to one another have been merged into a one big premise or a branch has been moved to a different location as per the customers’ needs.
UK Finance, a trade association, says that the number of bank visitors has decreased by a quarter in the past six years due to new technological advances, but technology isn’t for everyone which is why day-to-day services at a physical bank are still in demand. Banks should only consider closing down a branch once all other downscaling options, such as shorter opening hours and lower number of staff, have been exhausted.
Do you think it is a good idea to shut down physical banks in favor of online financial services?
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Invisalign is one of the hottest products of the year thanks to teens and adults who want straight teeth without metal in their mouths.
The shift to clear aligners has powered Align Technology (ALGN), the company behind Invisalign, to a record year. Align’s value has nearly tripled, making it the top performer on the S&P 500. It’s worth close to $20 billion.
“Braces are no longer a right of passage for teens,” said Jeff Johnson, an RW Baird analyst. Invisalign is “quickly moving into the mass adoption part of the market.”
More than a million teens across the globe have ordered Invisalign, Align announced in November. Five million people have purchased the treatment, which costs anywhere between $3,000 – $8,000.
Align sales have grown two years in a row, and its last quarter was the best in the company’s 20-year history.
Orders among teens spiked to nearly 70,000 this past quarter, a 46% rise compared to the same period last year. Credit Suisse analyst Erin Wright called the jump “momentous.”
The company’s strategy to expand internationally over the past several years — especially in China — has fueled growth. China became Invisalign’s second-biggest market behind the United States for the first time last quarter.
Align has also aggressively targeted both patients and doctors in a push to disrupt the orthodontic industry.
“They make no qualms that they would like to be a major form of orthodontic treatment,” said Dr. Olivier Nicolay, a professor at NYU’s College of Dentistry.
Align has ramped up advertising spending 60% this year as part of its effort to highlight the product’s aesthetic and lifestyle advantages over braces to teens and their parents.
“You can pull them out to eat the food that you want or play a sport or play a musical instrument,” CEO Joe Hogan told CNNMoney in an interview. “You can live the life that you want to live.”
Product advancements and Align’s efforts to train a network of more than 125,000 orthodontists and dentists around the world have also expanded its reach.
“There’s been an evolution of this technology. We’ve invested a significant amount of money,” said Hogan. “Years ago we weren’t capable of doing a lot of the cases that are out there.”
Once skeptical that clear aligners could deliver the same results as wires and brackets, orthodontists are now more comfortable putting patients on the treatment.
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With few major competitors looming, a tight grip on the dozens of patents that go into producing clear aligner technology and strong brand recognition, Align’s looks poised to continue its climb into next year and beyond.
And the untapped teen orthodontic market has analysts increasingly bullish about the company’s long-term prospects.
Teens account for roughly three-quarters of the 10 million orthodontic cases each year, but only 3% of them use Invisalign.
“We see no reason why it couldn’t surpass 10% in the next five years,” predicted Kreger.


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More info is available on the HAVOC Kickstarter page, where you can support it by purchasing game passes for the first season.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted about the announcement saying that the "era of spatial computing has arrived."
"Apple Vision Pro is the most advanced consumer electronics device ever created. Its revolutionary and magical user interface will redefine how we connect, create, and explore," he added in a press release.
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The Vision Pro headset has been announced during Apple's WWDC in June 2023. It's Apple's first true step into the virtual/augmented reality space, and while it is pricy, it does come with hardware that's ahead of other headsets, including two micro-OLED displays with a total of 23 million pixels, Apple's M2 chip inside, a new chip called R1 that processes the input from the headset's 12 cameras, and a new eye-scanning system, called Optic ID, that takes care of security.
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Engine maker Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has taken what Florida Today correctly calls a “thinly veiled swipe” at rival SpaceX. The company has put out the ad above that includes a microphone on the left side under the words “Other’s idea of making noise” and one of the company’s success launches on the other with the word “Ours.” The text below the image reads:
While the other guys launch powerful press conferences, we power launches of people and critical payloads. In fact, we’ve powered 14 launches in 12 months with 100% success. While the other guys deliver press conferences, we deliver astronauts and important communication, science and national defense payloads. So, before you listen to their next promise, scan the tag and watch all 14 zero-fail launches. At FutureSpaceUSA.com.
The ads take aim at one of SpaceX’ key vulnerabilities: a shortage of actual launches. The California-based start up successfully launched two Falcon 9 rockets in 2010, but none since December of that year. The next launch is set to take place no earlier than late March — a gap of nearly 15 months.
During that same period, SpaceX has unveiled two new projects: the heavy-lift Falcon Heavy, which is scheduled to arrive at the Vandenberg launch site by the end of 2012; and Grasshopper, a suborbital test vehicle designed to develop technologies that would allow Falcon 9 rockets to become fully reusable. The company is also a contractor for the Stratolaunch Systems launcher.
Florida Today reports that SpaceX spokeswoman Kirstin Brost Grantham called the ad “silly.”
“Making history, producing amazing technology, and shaking up the industry might make us newsworthy, but they aren’t running ads because of our press coverage,” she said. “That we have emerged as a serious competitor in the launch business, with a manifest that is growing every day, that might be another story.”
Florida Today says the ads “have been running for about six weeks in Washington, D.C.-based political media outlets, directed toward policy makers in Congress and the Obama administration. The president’s proposed 2013 budget will be unveiled early next month.”


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Expand your grocery budget, add more nutrients, eat more sustainably: whatever challenge you’re trying to solve in the kitchen, “Mushrooms are the answer.”
This September, the Mushroom Council will dedicate National Mushroom Month and Beyond to showcasing the myriad ways mushrooms are increasingly a solution to many of the problems, wants and needs of consumers when planning their grocery shopping. weekly groceries.
Under the banner ‘Mushrooms are the answer’, the Mushroom Council’s multimedia campaign will feature:
- A digital hub positioning mushrooms as a pantry essential with recipes, usage tips, nutritional information and sustainability facts
- Exclusive promotions sent to mushroom enthusiasts, including promotional giveaways, shopping lists and digital assets to inspire mushroom purchases
- Digital and social media ads stating “Mushrooms are the answer”, driving users back to the site
- Collaborations with dietitians to present mushroom solutions to local media
- National mainstream media outreach
- Collaborations with food and social media influencers creating Instagram reels and additional content illustrating how mushrooms can boost the grocery store budget. Partners include:
- @limelightpix: grilled cheese with mushrooms for the whole family
- @tinatakeslunch: Mushroom pasta for kids bento box
- @cheerfulchoices: morning to night: how to use caramelized mushrooms any time of the day
- @tativevegancooking: Easy Dinner Mushroom Stroganoff
- @natteats: weekday chicken and mushroom pie
- @beingecomomical: Back-to-school mushroom and shrimp pasta dinner
Why mushrooms are the answer in times of rising food prices
Of the challenges the Mushroom Council campaign addresses, the most timely is how mushrooms are the answer to rising food prices.
“Our intent with ‘Mushrooms Are The Answer’ is to show how mushrooms can help consumers extend meat and other ingredients, and keep their favorite dishes on the menu in these times of inflation,” Bart said. Minor, president and CEO of the Mushroom Council. “Mushrooms are a great addition to any meal, whether mixing in with meat to make more burgers with this week’s ground beef purchase, fattening up a breakfast omelet, or maximizing a comfort food like beef stroganoff.”
Ann-Marie Roerink, director of 210 Analytics, notes that rising food prices are a top concern for consumers in the grocery aisle, reaching its most prevalent level yet with 93% of all food shoppers. grocery store according to IRI Worldwide.
“That’s where mushrooms come in,” she said. “In addition to being nutritious, delicious and sustainable, consumers are also using mushrooms to stretch their meat budgets. Meat inflation started before other categories due to COVID-related issues at meat processing plants. meat, and prices have increased for three consecutive years. Mushrooms, on the other hand, have seen price increases, but inflation has been lower than that of vegetables as a whole.”
Roerink notes that many retailers also feature mushrooms as a meal supplement. Some have even added mushroom displays right into the meat crate.
“Having made more than 30 store visits in the United States and the Netherlands in recent weeks, I have found numerous examples of retailers selling mushrooms in the meat department, both in the case of self-service and of the full-service counter,” she said. “Some were stuffed with meat, but others were vegetarian offerings. Similarly, we see consumers buying mix-and-match skewers with meat and vegetables during grilling season.
“Importantly, this is not just a way to stretch the meat dollar, but also a way to create an even better tasting product,” Roerink concluded. “So mushrooms promoted with meat offer a win-win for both categories.”
About the Mushroom Council:
The Mushroom Council is made up of fresh market growers and importers who produce an average of over 500,000 pounds of produced or imported mushrooms each year. The Mushroom Scheme is authorized by the Mushroom Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act 1990 and is administered by the Mushroom Council under the supervision of the Agricultural Marketing Service. Research and promotion programs help expand, maintain, and develop markets for individual agricultural products in the United States and abroad. These industry self-help programs are requested and funded by the industry groups they serve. For more information, visit champignoncouncil.com


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In 2019, two-way trade amounted to EUR1.09 billion.
“Bilateral trade ties between Italy and the Philippines have never been better,” he said in an interview.
Year-on-year, trade between the two countries increased by 23.9 percent, with Italian exports to the Philippines went up by 21.5 percent while Philippine exports to Italy jumped by 29.1 percent.
“Trade is still skewed toward Italy. We have trade surplus of EUR360 million, but the previous figures clearly show that the Philippines is catching up,” Clemente said.
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Vend is web-based point-of-sale and retail management software founded in August 2009. This latest round of funding via Valar Ventures and Square Peg Capital brings their total to $37.5 Mn till date. Other investors include Point Nine Capital, Craig Winkler and Matt Rockman.
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'The last few years have seen a resurgence of independent retailers who have become more competitive against big chain stores by adopting cloud based POS software,' said CEO of Vend, Vaughan Rowsell. 'Vend is proud to be helping drive that movement, by offering brick and mortar retailers the kind of tools and business intelligence previously available only to chain stores and online businesses,' he added. Vend's cloud-based point-of-sale software enables retailers to process sales, track inventory and manage customers, powers over 10,000 stores in more than 100 countries.
'The best tech companies are those that enable you to do more with less,' said Peter Thiel. 'Vend's powerful software is poised to enable millions of small- and medium-sized businesses to focus less on paperwork and more on bringing better products and services to their customers.'