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Older vehicles to drive beyond 2030 ban
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New research has revealed that there are a staggering number of vehicles on UK roads with nearly a million miles on the clock, suggesting that many older car and vans will last long past the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles.
Among the models proving most durable are the 29 Vauxhall Astras and 21 Rover 75s, while Volkswagen’s Golf and Ford’s family models, the Fiesta and Focus, also feature.
However, the motor with the highest mileage is a Citroen Xsara, with 999,994 on the clock.
Andrew Jervis, co-founder of online repairs marketplace ClickMechanic, which obtained the data from the DVSA, said: “We often hear about unreliable cars that spend more time in the garage than on the tarmac. But these figures show that there are some vehicles which have the capability to keep going and going, mile after mile.”
He continued: “These stats show that people are willing, and somehow able, to keep their motors running well past what would be expected. That’s not to say they haven’t had major work carried out on them. But the fact they are still registered for use despite these super high mileages is testament to owners, mechanics and even the designers and engineers who created them in the first place.
“With the zero emissions deadline on the horizon in 2030, it could well be that more and more people look to hold on to their cars for longer – very much ‘running them into the ground’. The rising cost and low availability of second hand cars are further factors bound to influence vehicle ownership trends. But that won’t be music to the ears of manufacturers and environmentalists.”

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In its announcement this week that it is rolling out business-specific accounts, Pinterest has taken a big step toward attracting major companies. The social network says that companies can now sign up for accounts with tools tailored for businesses, rather than for individual users, while businesses that already have accounts can easily convert to the new business-specific accounts, Pinterest said. "We want to help your business get the most out of Pinterest," the social network says on its website, the LA Times reports.
The company’s invitation to big brands and retailers is a strategy that fits with founder Ben Silbermann‘s pursuit of ways to cash in on the site’s success. A recent Fast Company profile described the company as "the Internet’s latest Great Revenue-Generating Hope, at a time of extreme skepticism about newfangled ad-based business models." Meanwhile, the company has hired several execs away from Facebook, CNET reports.
Features for business include the ability to verify your business’s website, which Pinterest says helps users find businesses more quickly in search results. Businesses can also easily add Pinterest buttons and widgets to their websites and they will also receive updates on new and upcoming Pinterest features, the LA Times reports.
Additionally, Pinterest said that by adding business accounts, it now has two terms of service: one for individuals and another for businesses — which means less reading for individuals, if they actually read those things, reports Times writer Salvador Rodriguez.
In making the change, the company trotted out several c case studies and testimonials from Allrecipes, Etsy, Jetsetter, Organized Interiors and Petplan to promote the move. Heather Cleveland, the founder of Organized Interiors, said the change helped her more "visually promote my own work in a very cost effective way" as well as better promote her blog with images, reports CNET writer Charles Cooper.


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For those of us who enjoy a cheeky tipple but are looking to cut down, Sainsbury's latest venture could provide you with the perfect option.
Set in New Oxford Street, the Sainsbury's Clean Vic No & Low Alcohol Pub is the quintessential pub but with a slight difference - everything on offer is either non-alcoholic or have an ABV of 0.5 per cent.
Despite sales increasing on no and low alcohol products, research has revealed 53 per cent of Brits are worried about how they taste and are also unsure as to which products to try. On top of this, 27 per cent were clueless as to whether their local pubs sold no and low alcohol alternatives to beers, wines and spirits.
This all changes at The Clean Vic, where there are over 20 teetotal options, with a particular favourite being Celtic Soul - the UK's first non-alcoholic dark 'distillate', which sees it take on the appeal of whisky.
Many of us enjoy letting our hair down yet that doesn’t mean we’re trying to cut down. In fact, 38 per cent have said they are have tried to cut down on their intake over the last year, yet 24 per cent say this means they end up seeing less of their friends as a result. It also means missing out on occasions such as a friend's hen or stag do (15 per cent), along with a work colleagues' birthday or leaving drinks (12 per cent).
This led to 33 per cent admitting they had even lost touch with their friends since cutting down on their alcohol intake, with 14 per cent saying they no longer spoke to at least three. 46 per cent also missed the pub.
This fear of FOMO resulted in Brits coming up with some crazy excuses, with Brits telling white lies to make sure they avoid being peer-pressured to drink. This included illness (34.8 per cent), being on medication (34.5 per cent), while nine per cent told the more elaborate lie of pretending to be pregnant.
Matt Tibbey, Pub Landlord and mixology masterclass co- host says: "Working behind the bar at the Old Crown Pub means we’re often part of small schemes to help punters trick their friends into thinking they are drinking alcohol. From being asked to dress a glass of soda ‘like a cocktail’ to adding a dash of lime juice to water, it’s clear people aren’t yet aware of the huge selection of quality no and low alcoholic drinks available! I’m looking forward to helping change this as part of this partnership with the Sainsbury’s Clean Vic."
With a wide variety of drinks on offer, there is bound to be something suitable to everyone. Entry costs £5 and will give attendees two drinks of their choice along with two bar snacks. The pub will be open on 24th July – 12pm-8pm, 25th July 12pm-7pm, and can be found at:
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June 11, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased solidly for a second straight month in May, boosted by a surge in the cost of hotel accommodation and gains in a range of other services, pointing to a steady pickup in underlying inflation pressures.
The Labor Department said on Tuesday producer prices excluding food, energy and trade services rose 0.4% last month, matching April’s gain. The so-called core PPI increased 2.3% in the 12 months through May after rising 2.2% in April.
Weaker energy and food prices, however, partially offset the increase in services last month. That led to the producer price index for final demand to edge up 0.1% in May after gaining 0.2% in April. In the 12 months through May, the PPI climbed 1.8%, slowing from April’s 2.2% advance.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI would nudge up 0.1% in May and rise 2.0% on a year-on-year basis.
The steady rise in underlying producer prices likely supports the Federal Reserve’s view that the weak inflation readings are probably transitory.
The Fed’s preferred inflation measure, the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, increased 1.6 percent in the year to April after gaining 1.5% in March.
An escalation in trade tensions, slowing growth and a sharp step-down in hiring in May led financial markets to price in at least two interest rate cuts from the Fed by the end of the year.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said last week that the U.S. central bank was closely monitoring the implications of the trade tensions on the economy and would “act as appropriate to sustain the expansion.” Fed policymakers are, however, expected to keep rates unchanged when they meet on June 18-19.
In May, wholesale energy prices fell 1.0% in May after rising 1.8% in the prior month. Goods prices slipped 0.2% last month after gaining 0.3% in April.
Wholesale food prices dropped 0.3% in May. Core goods prices were unchanged for a second straight month. Prices for hotel accommodation surged 10.1% in May, the most since April 2009. That accounted for nearly 80 percent of the increase in services prices last month. Services prices rose 0.3% after gaining 0.1% in April.
The cost of healthcare services increased 0.2% last month after increasing 0.3% in April. Those healthcare costs feed into the core PCE price index. There were also increases in prices for passenger transportation and portfolio management.
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Acuity Brands Rating Lowered to Neutral at UBS AG (AYI)
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) was downgraded by equities researchers at UBS AG from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports.
Shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) traded down 1.36% on Wednesday, hitting $91.87. The stock had a trading volume of 66,794 shares. Acuity Brands has a 52-week low of $57.42 and a 52-week high of $93.15. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $87.48 and its 200-day moving average is $78.64. The company has a market cap of $3.877 billion and a P/E ratio of 34.77.
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) last released its earnings data on Tuesday, July 2nd. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $541.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $518.76 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. Acuity Brands’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Acuity Brands will post $3.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. initiated coverage on shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) in a research note to investors on Tuesday, August 6th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Canaccord Genuity downgraded shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, July 9th. They now have a $78.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Piper Jaffray Cos. reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) in a research note to investors on Wednesday, July 3rd. They now have a $72.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $67.00.
Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $74.08.
Acuity Brands, Inc (NYSE:AYI), incorporated on September 20, 2007, is the parent company of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc (ABL), and other subsidiaries.
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Ezysurf has provided technical expertise to develop the auto parts sourcing and ordering website, run by a group of industry figures.
The auto-parts industry, made up mostly of small business owners, is traditionally known for wide pricing disparities between retailers and wholesalers.
The site, www.partexpress.co.nz, is the first b2b initiative Ezysurf announced after revealing it had a number of strategic alliances and acquisitions planned (NBR, Feb 18).
Ezysurf is a five-month-old ISP company headed by Michael Spencer, son of NBR Rich List member Peter Spencer. Michael Spencer also heads the business-to-business wireless company eSurf Wireless.
Peter Spencer's Dresden Equities is the majority shareholder in both companies.
"Ezysurf has joined with partexpress.co.nz to develop a sustainable development programme and the joint effort is seen as a mutual fit between an ISP and a business-to-business solution," Mr Spencer said.
Those involved in the project believe the motor mechanics industry, with more than 4500 garages and 1500 crash-repair operators nationwide, is primed for internet connections and e-commerce after many invested in computer equipment last year to access the Land Transport and Safety Authority's warrant of fitness programme.
Partexpress.co.nz's executives include Kul Sharma, the local market chief executive, director and Australian market chief executive George Dixon, a former motor-trade publisher, and Herb Bennett, former regional manager of the Motor Trade Association.
The website had been rolled out locally, with an Australian launch due shortly, Mr Sharma said.
The catalogued site places trade customers and small business owners' orders with major parts suppliers, both locally and internationally, and delivers within specified times.
"The internet allows efficiency in trading parts without the necessity of creating chains or large retail groups," Mr Sharma said.
"We can give [garage owners] buying efficiency without them losing their independence."
Partexpress.co.nz follows a global auto-parts exchange launched by software giants Oracle and Commerce One for DaimlerChrysler, General Motors and Ford.
Other companies, including Toyota, Mazda, Suzuki and Isuzu, are lined up to join as the industry attempts to process $US500 billion of transactions through its site and save millions.
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Terrorist attacks take toll on consumer confidence
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks appear to have taken a major toll on local consumer confidence, according to a study by University of Southern Colorado business students.
USC business professor Kevin Duncan said the recent study based on 340 phone surveys by students enrolled in his Regional Economic Analysis class showed a consumer confidence index of 83.6.
\"An index value in the low 80s indicates low levels of consumer confidence,\" Duncan said.
\"Local consumer confidence has fallen steadily since the peak of 104.6 in February 2000.\"
A value of 100 or more indicates very high levels of confidence.
Duncan said the downturn in Pueblo's index pretty much mirrors national sentiments.
The study also showed some disparity between how consumers view things now, over the coming year and their outlook on the long-term future.
The current conditions index for September had a value of 94.7, indicating relatively high confidence in present conditions.
However, the index for expected conditions in the future is 76.4.
\"Local consumers are particularly pessimistic about economic conditions in the next 12 months,\" Duncan said.
\"Optimism about the future returns when considering the outlook over the next five years. This view of the future mirrors the predictions of many economists who forecast a shallow and short-lived dip in economic performance followed by a return to growth.\"
Because the survey was taken early in September, the terrorist attacks occurred while the study was going on and the effect was obvious. Duncan said 10 percent of the surveys were conducted prior to the terrorist attack and those yielded an index of consumer sentiment of 105.8, indicating that consumers were very confident prior to the attacks. Pooling the surveys conducted after Sept. 10 provides an index of local consumer sentiment of 80.8 - a nearly 24 percent drop in the index of local consumer confidence following the attacks.


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Hip hop’s 50th anniversary is being celebrated by a vast array of different entities such as the Brooklyn Museum honoring JAY-Z‘s contributions to the genre and its culture and New York’s MTA producing special MetroCards with LL Cool J, Rakim, Cam’ron and Pop Smoke. And now Interscope and Modernica are joining in on the action by engineering a Side Shell Eiffel Chair that pays homage to Dr. Dre‘s The Chronic studio album which featured classic hits such as “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang,” “Let Me Ride” and “Lil’ Ghetto Boy.”
Each piece has been hand-crafted by an artisan. Bearing an eggshell paint job, the furniture item is decorated with the album’s artwork on the backside. There are minor variations on the fiberglass textures such as creases. Modernica confirms that these are not defects but rather traits that make your chair a unique product. The legs are done up with a jet black paint job and the dimensions for the entire piece measure out to 20” x 20” x 24”.
They are available to order now via the Interscope website for $695 USD, but note that they won’t be shipping out until September 25, 2023.
For other news, Tesla is now selling a Cybertruck-inspired cat litter box.
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True to their word, the first batch of Apple’s HomeKit compatible accessories has been released. Just last month we heard of the possibility of Apple releasing the much awaited HomeKit accessories in June and they have not disappointed. For those of you who might be hearing of Apple’s HomeKit for the first time, then you need to know that this tech allows…Read more
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One of the biggest perks of Mountain Lion, Apple’s latest operating system release, is that it gives Mac users the ability to mirror whatever is on their screen straight through to their HDTV with an AppleTV. It’s great for presentations, broadcasting the iTunes visualizer, or streaming online video and games right onto the big screen. But it won’t work correctly for everyone.Read more
Demand for HD content has helped drive sales of Freesat devices past the 200,000 mark since the UK service was launched last May.
While the figure is impressive, it further highlights the gulf that has opened up between the US and Japan and the rest of the world.
BSkyB has added 171,000 new customers in the second quarter and reduced churn to below 10 per cent.
It will be hoping to build on the interim results for the six months to 31 December 2008 helped by the the news that further investment is to be made in HD programming. The announcement that the price of the Sky+ HD receiver is to drop to £49 will undoubtedly provide a massive boost to that ambition.
Apple has announced that the first HD show is available for download from the iTunes store for AppleTV owners in the UK.
The first offerings in high def are episodes of the current series of ABC’s Lost, which will be sold for £2.49 each.
Apple reaffirmed support for AppleTV after announcing first quarter sales of the digital media receiver were three times higher than for the same period last year.
Presenting its Q1 financial results, Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, said they had beaten Wall Street estimates – with revenues surpassing USD $10bn for the first time in the company’s history.


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The nation’s leading full-service licensing agency, IMC Licensing, announced an agreement between Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. and Lehi Roller Mills to produce a premium hot cocoa mix.
“Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is the largest U.S. chocolate retailer in terms of locations, now surpassing Godiva and See’s, with over 330 stores in the U.S., Canada and the United Arab Emirates,” says Cara Bernosky, IMC Licensing president and co-founder. “We are delighted to bring together this established chocolate brand and Lehi Roller Mills, one of the dominant mills in the marketplace with over 100 years of experience, to launch a premium hot cocoa mix. We see great potential in leveraging Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s well-known reputation for unsurpassed chocolate quality and freshness by introducing this and other great new products to chocolate lovers across the nation.”
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Apple Card will hit its summer launch date. During the company's fiscal third-quarter earnings call Tuesday, CEO
announced that the company will begin offering its new card to users next month.
"Thousands of Apple employees are using Apple Card every day in our beta test," Cook said. "And we plan to begin the rollout of Apple Card in August," though an exact release date was not given.
First announced during the company's March software and services event, Apple Card will be Apple's entrance into the payments arena. The iPhone-maker has teamed up with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard for the new credit card, which will be available as a digital card in the Wallet app for use with Apple Pay. A physical titanium card will also be available for use in places that don't yet accept mobile payments.
Unlike most other cash-back credit cards, Apple says it will offer users cash back daily through what it calls "Daily Cash."
Daily Cash will offer:
- 1% when you use the titanium, physical Apple Card for a purchase
- 2% on any purchase when you use the digital Apple Card through Apple Pay
- 3% when you use the digital Apple Card on purchases you make directly from Apple. This includes the Apple Store, iTunes and the App Store as well as subscriptions.
Apple says the card will not have any annual fees, late fees or over-the-limit fees with the Wallet app offering ways to monitor your spending, check interest owed and make monthly payments.
Although it is partnering with Goldman Sachs, Apple says the bank will "never share or sell your data to third parties for marketing or advertising." And while you can track your spending habits in the Wallet app, Apple says that it won't know or keep tabs on what you're buying, where you're making purchases or how much you're spending.


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A very real sign that massive trouble is coming, is when the Elite of the world start bugging-out to their hideaways located far away. Today we get news that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has arrived in New Zealand; his private jet is seen at Wellington Airport. It appears Bezos has bugged-out! ! ! !


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Asbury Park small business nearly killed by hacker; here's how
Asbury Park residents Jenna and Robert Lazar could only watch as their company's online business unraveled just days before the biggest holiday shopping event of the year.
An apparent hacker re-routed the website for their small Asbury Park business, Epoch Trading Post, to a porn site. The couple claim he stole their domain name and faked ownership of the site so digital companies couldn't give it back to them.
He hacked emails, cracked two-step verification processes meant to protect accounts, and took over their presence on Instagram and Etsy, they say.
"I am scared every single day," Jenna Lazar, 27, told Press on Your Side. "We cry every day. It is our business. This is what we have built from the ground up."
Businesses need to be wary of a growing threat of cyber attacks, which can cripple a small company's sales, reputation and cost money, and take steps to protect themselves.
The percentage of small- and medium-size businesses that experienced a cyber attack rose to 61 percent in 2017, up from 55 percent in 2016, according to a 2017 study by the Ponemon Institute, a research firm based in Traverse City, Michigan.
In the end, the Lazars had to change the name of their business and restart their online presence from scratch, abandoning a brand they created in 2015. Epoch Trading Post is now AfterRain.
Epoch Trading Post sells items, such as cutting boards, coasters and passport covers that feature Jenna Lazar's photographs on ceramics, stainless steel and glass. They set up shop at art shows, pop-up markets, sell online and have a wholesale business.
Their problems began, they say, after they hired a web developer in October to help them switch their website to a new hosting service. They used an outsourcing website, Upwork.com, interviewed 10 freelancers and hired one, based in India, who had a high approval rating on the site.
They agreed to pay the developer $1,700 to build a new website ready to go live on Nov. 19.
But after missed deadlines, Jenna Lazar said they were forced to cancel the deal in frustration so they could unveil the website on Nov. 19, in time for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, big holiday shopping days.
The cancellation, made in accordance with Upworks terms, was made after $1,000 was paid for the developer's work to that point, Jenna Lazar said. "Nothing was being completed."
On Nov. 19, they turned on their new website, but it didn't last long. "It was live for two hours until he started taking everything away," said Robert Lazar, 34.
The developer used the computer access granted to him by the Lazars to change the web settings at the heart of their online presence. He even changed the site's virtual address to make it appear to be based in Nigeria, where a Google search by a U.S. consumer would never find it.
"He did so much malicious activity," Jenna Lazar said.
They complained to Upwork. Eventually, the freelance developer was removed from the site, an Upwork customer service representative wrote in an email, which Jenna Lazar shared with Press on Your Side. The company also unsuccessfully asked the developer to let the couple back into their account, according to an Upwork email.
In a statement to Press on Your Side, Upwork confirmed the "freelancer was suspended for actions in violation of our terms of service." The company also is issuing the Lazars a refund.
"While we are not able to discuss the specifics of the case, we can share that there was a resolution presented to the client in the form of a credit for the full amount," Upwork said.
After their website was hacked, the Lazars filed a police report in Asbury Park. The report, which listed incidents of harassment and theft, said their company's Facebook, Instagram and domain accounts were affected. The developer "hacked into their business email," the report states. The Lazars said their Facebook page was deleted.
They also alerted the U.S. Secret Service, which investigates cybersecurity threats. An agent copied data from their computer hard drive to look for malware, Jenna Lazar said. He also advised her on how to respond to the developer, who also made "ransom calls," she added.
The couple also contacted Instagram and GoDaddy, the hosting company for their website, and spent "countless hours" in an effort to regain control of their accounts, Jenna Lazar said. They were able to shut down their Etsy account and started a new Facebook page. They also changed their bank and credit card accounts to guard against identity theft.
Press on Your Side contacted Instagram and GoDaddy to help the Lazars recover their online identity and the nuts and bolts of their web business, but those efforts were unsuccessful.
The pop-up markets and the support of customers helped to keep their business alive during the holidays.
"Literally, the community cradled us and held our hands and walked up through the fire," Jenna Lazar said. At the start of 2019, they decided to put the issue behind them by changing the business name to AfterRain.
"We were advised to shut down the business (Epoch Trading Post) so he couldn't find us anymore," Jenna Lazar said. "After waking up every single morning holding our breath, I think we just wanted to close that chapter. ... We chose AfterRain because only after rain are there rainbows."
After the experience, they tightened their online security. For instance, they use a virtual private network to shield their network's online identity from snoopers. They use separate email addresses for critical accounts so no single address can access everything.
Every small business needs to take cybersecurity seriously, experts say.
Hackers can use ransomware computer viruses to lock your data unless you pay up. Keylogger malware can record every keystroke you make, including your passwords and bank account information. Hidden software can give fraudsters control over your computer.
They can view your desktop, run commands and even pull sound off your computer's microphone, said Bruce Snell, director of emerging threats at NTT Security.
"It is basically like the bad guy is sitting there with his own keyboard and mouse on your system," he said. "It is pretty nasty since someone has full control of your computer."
So what can you do to protect yourself? Press on Your Side turned to Snell and Frank M. DeBenedetto, president and chief technology adviser at Two River Technology Group in Holmdel, for tips.
Some of their advice is helpful for small business. The rest are good cyber security habits that can help everyone.
Be careful who you allow to access the guts of your website. The Lazars gave the web developer some access to make changes, which he exploited.
Snell said small businesses that are working on basic projects can avoid giving administrator or editor access to their website's controls. If access is needed, the web developer can talk you through it so you can do the work yourself, he said.
Upwork said businesses can take steps to protect their private information, such as determining the level of access a freelancer needs to complete a project.
Use a firewall. It will become a layer of protection between your computer and the internet, and help protect from security threats. "You need to have some kind of protection from the outside world," DeBenedetto said. "It is like locking your car door."
He said a hardware firewall can cost a small business less than $1,000 and is available from vendors that sell internet security appliances. A software firewall loaded on a computer doesn't stop a threat before it gets to your network, he said.
Install anti-virus software. All computers are sold with trial versions of antivirus software, leaving your computer unprotected after the trial expires. "Buy something and install it," DeBenedetto said.
Update your operating system. Set your computer to download and apply software updates automatically. "Many times, you see the hackers got in because of an exploitation that was never patched," DeBenedetto said.
Beware of phishing emails. Scammers send emails that can look identical to notices from your bank, credit card company or other trusted businesses. It could entice you to click on a link, which ends up downloading malicious software to your computer.
"The phishing campaigns are getting really sophisticated," Snell said. "It could be difficult to spot that counterfeit phishing email that looks identical to your bank's email."
If you need to check your account, go to the site yourself by typing the web address in a new browser window. Don't click on a link.
Beware of impersonation scams. Fraudsters can pose as a family member or even your boss to get you to and send you an email request that you send money. Call your boss instead to check it out. "Go old school and communicate with them over the phone," Snell said. "That can save you a lot of hassle."
Back up your data. Use an online backup service to protect your data from system crashes or ransomware, DeBenedetto said.
Consider cyber liability insurance. Cyber liability insurance can protect a business from the cost to restore and protect its systems and data, as well as the potential liability if customers' personal identifiable information is released, said Kenneth R. Auerbach, managing director and general counsel at E&K Insurance Group in Eatontown.
Check your passwords. Make sure you have unique, strong, password for each of your critical accounts, Snell said. A strong password can contain numbers, capital letters or even characters. You can use a passphrase, a series of words strung together with capital letters and characters included.
You can use a password manager, like Dashlane or 1Password, to manage your passwords. But to keep it all safe, don't share the master password unless it is with someone you trust.
Do you have a consumer problem that needs solving? Contact business writer David P. Willis: 732-643-4042; firstname.lastname@example.org, facebook.com/dpwillis732, @dpwillis732 on Twitter.


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Just a year ago, Mizuho Bank conducted an analysis in which it predicted that, over the next few years, the automotive giant Tesla would obtain around 10% of the global electric vehicle market, which undoubtedly caused many other companies to accelerate their electrification plans.
Today, Elon Musk’s company is beginning to lose its leadership in the field. According to a report by Bloomberg Intelligence, Tesla will soon be replaced by Volkswagen, whose cars have become the best-selling in Europe.
Another latent risk for Tesla is the Chinese company BYD, which began to develop its electrification process several years ago and which, by this year, could become the third largest producer of electric vehicles in the world, leaving behind the giants of the sector. According to forecasts, by 2025 the share of vehicles in the Asian company’s sales could rise to 25 percent.
In recent years, people and governments around the world have become aware of the environmental havoc that the excessive use of fossil fuels and petroleum derivatives has caused globally. As a result, we are beginning to move towards a profound energy change.
The most efficient vehicles
According to Statista data, the efficiency of electric vehicles according to their miles achieved is ranked as follows:
Leading the list is the Air Dream R AWD model manufactured by the U.S. company Lucid, which has the highest range among all electric vehicles reaching 520 miles, and beating Tesla by more than 100 miles, while its Air G Touring AWD model achieves 516.
It should be noted that half of the most efficient models are produced by companies of Asian origin, more specifically, Chinese and Taiwanese. In this sense, we find the Bordrin iEV7 with an estimated range of 438 miles.
Other representatives on the list include the a-T 653S model from the Taiwanese company Arcfox and the Venere Gran Turismo limousine manufactured by LVCHI, both with a range of 408 miles.
Further ahead and just one step before Tesla, we find Thunder Power’s TP488C model, with a range of 406 miles. Next, Elon Musk’s company, qualifies in seventh position with its Model S that reaches only 405 miles.
Finally, there is Mercedes with the EQS 450 Plus and a range of 398 miles.
It is important to emphasize that while such ranking provides an approximate picture of vehicle efficiency, it does not necessarily translate into financial success; for example, Tesla’s net income stood at $5.5 billion in 2021, while Lucid, reported a net loss of $2.6 billion for the same year.
Electric mobility, the mobility of the future
Electric motors achieve 90% energy efficiency, compared to 25% for traditional motors. In addition, recharging an electric vehicle is much cheaper than doing it at a gas station.
Main electric vehicle markets in the world
China, Europe and the United States account for around 90% of global electric car sales, which indicates that there are still great areas of opportunity in electric mobility.


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Community Grains Launches Identity Preserved Wheat
Groundbreaking Food Company Provides Unprecedented Transparency
OAKLAND, Calif. (November 30, 2012) — Community Grains, a progressive whole grain food company whose products are 100 percent grown and milled in California, has announced the launch of Identity Preserved Wheat, a milestone for the company, for smaller-scale California grain growers, and for consumers concerned about the integrity of the food products they consume. “Identity Preserved” (IP) is the term used for maintaining a product’s specific traits or characteristics from the point of production to its end use.
The 100 percent organic line of Identity Preserved wheat takes the company’s commitment to transparency to the next level by providing detailed information on the label about the breed or hybrid of wheat and variety used, where it was grown, when it was harvested, when and where the wheat was milled, and the type of milling wheel used. Community Grains is committed to providing all the information needed to fully understand flour production, and to share the information they acquire in their ongoing effort to track new research and connect leaders in the milling, growing, cooking, nutrition, breeding, scientific fields.
“Our mission came into clearer focus when we began to understand how little information was available about contemporary milling practices,” said Bob Klein, founder of Community Grains. “We saw a critical need, and an opportunity to provide consumers with complete information. Our goal is to create greater awareness, and ultimately a shift away from a commodity-based model to a more localized, smaller-scale infrastructure.”
Full transparency has been one of Community Grains’ primary tenets from the beginning. “We hope that we are setting a new standard here, and can expect to see more attention and honesty given to all food labeling and processing. In the meantime, we continue to keep our customers’ best interests at heart, pushing boundaries with unique packaging and clear, accessible information about all of our products,” said Klein.
Offering total transparency, Community Grains maintains its own “Whole Grain Standard,” defining “whole grain” as the grain in its entirety – 100 percent of the germ, bran, and endosperm found in the grain, according to FDA guidelines (2006). Community Grains has gone beyond those guidelines by ensuring that the flour has been milled without separating those three components at any point in the milling process, nor has anything been added. The flours are not reconstituted.
Community Grains offers flour with superior texture, performance and flavor, challenging common perceptions of whole grain foods. The first product in the Identity Preserved Wheat line is a Fusilli Lunghi, made from Hard Amber Durum wheat, and grown by certified organic Front Porch Farm in Healdsburg, California, a 100-acre farm situated on the banks of the Russian River. Additional pastas made with different varieties of wheat and grown by other small-scale farms will follow. The products will be sold in smaller specialty stores such as Bi-Rite Market and Avedano’s in San Francisco; Mozza2Go and Farm Shop in LA; as well as online.


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LiveOne Joins Forces With MetaVerseBooks and Global Titans to Market Floyd Mayweather’s First-Ever Boxing Match in the Metaverse
LiveOne, an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment and technology platform, announced that it has partnered with MetaVerseBooks (“MVB”), one of the first companies to build a fully functional entertainment platform in the metaverse, and Global Titans, a world-class boxing and entertainment platform, for a multi-fight deal featuring Floyd Mayweather. The deal kicks-off with LiveOne marketing Mayweather’s first fight in the metaverse across LiveOne’s global network. LiveOne’s PPVOne will also market and sell additional Mayweather fights, concerts and festivals with MetaVerseBooks. MVB will leverage LiveOne’s marketing engine with in-app messaging, social media, paid marketing program, email blasts to LiveOne’s fan database of 38M+ music and sports/boxing fans, promoted across LiveOne’s platform and partners network.
The first fight will feature Floyd Mayweather vs Deji headlining Global Titans’ Fight Night in Dubai with a huge undercard at Coca Cola Arena on November 13, 2022, with a weigh-in event on November 12. This event will be the first boxing match broadcasted from a metaverse platform for a true immersive experience. Floyd Mayweather vs Deji will be accessible for fans to watch in the MVB Worlds metaverse on all platforms and via every web connected device such as VR, mobile, Mac/PC and gaming consoles. The ticket price to attend and watch the broadcast from Fight Tyme Boxing Arena in MVB Worlds metaverse is $14.99.
Delence A. Sheares Sr., CEO of MetaVerseBooks, commented on the upcoming event. “We are delighted to be the first tech company to put on a world class boxing match in the metaverse and make history with Floyd Mayweather. Our metaverse Fight Tyme Boxing Arena is located in the entertainment district of our metaverse MVB Worlds. We invite both users and creators to explore our fully immersive metaverse from anywhere in the world via a multitude of devices such as web, mobile, laptop, desktop, VR headsets, and gaming consoles.“
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08 Apr 2022Business
Fintech start-up BharatPe's CEO Suhail Sameer on Thursday apologized for his comments on social media, claiming the company's former chief Ashneer Grover had stolen all the money and they have very little left to pay salaries.
02 Mar 2022Business
Fintech unicorn BharatPe has accused co-founder Ashneer Grover and his family of "extensive misappropriation of company funds."
01 Mar 2022Business
BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover has resigned as the managing director of the fintech unicorn startup.
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BharatPe, a fintech start-up helping small Indian businesses and merchants go digital, has secured $75 million in a Series C round of funding.


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Ssangyong to ink JV with Shaanxi Auto
To set up 1.5 lakh-unit plant in Xi’an by 2019; JV will build production facilities for CBU vehicles.
M&M-SsangYong accelerates joint project development, synergies to help SsangYong save over $50 million
SsangYong Motor Company recorded its f...
Ssangyong to form JV for manufacturing base in China
The proposed plant with an installed capacity of 3 lakh units annually in China will als...
Mahindra plans to drive Ssangyong into North America
The compact model — an urban SUV based on the X100 or Tivoli platform — will expand Mahindra’s presence in the key sub-4 meter space in India.
Mahindra & Mahindra re-thinking Ssangyong plan, wants to make cars in China
Pawan Goenka said the company was in talks with Chinese firms to enter into a contract manufacturing agreement or form a joint venture to build Ssangyong vehicles in China.
Dubai's Nakheel awards $381 million contract to China State, Korea's Ssangyong
Work is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2016 and will take about two years to complete, Nakheel said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.
Looking at financial turnaround of SsangYong: Pawan Goenka, M&M
"Now, focus will be on financial turnaround. That would require for us to continue to invest for the future. "
Tata-JLR's joint project Q5 to develop new SUV; M&M has similar plans with SsangYong
The Q5 project to develop an SUV under the Tata brand with Land Rover traits is close to getting financial commitment from the Indian company.
SsangYong Rexton facelift unveiled
The refreshed SUV receives some visual and equipment updates for the new model year
SsangYong Tivoli crossover revealed
First official image of the new SsangYong Tivoli crossover hits the web
Mahindra denies hiking stake in Ssangyong Motor
Reports said Mahindra is planning to hike its stake in Ssangyong to around 90 percent to 95% by year-end, without citing where it obtained the information.
SsangYong Tivoli crossover previewed
SsangYong has revealed the first design sketches of its upcoming crossover; calls it SsangYong Tivoli
Ssangyong defers exports to Russia on weak ruble
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The holidays are a time of giving, but they are also a time of great need. Food insecurity continues plaguing families and individuals across the country, with an estimated 1 in 6 at risk of hunger as a result of COVID-19. This is compared to a pre-pandemic number of 1 in 9 struggling with food insecurity, according to Feeding America®, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization. As a result, food banks and pantries are having difficulties keeping up with demand.
To help organizations meet the increased demand during the holidays and beyond, the Walmart Foundation is granting Feeding America $12 million over two years and is encouraging its stores, clubs and distribution centers in the U.S. to commit funds and product donations to hunger-relief organizations through the end of the year.
“Food insecurity is an ongoing challenge for so many Americans who are struggling now more than ever,” said Farrion McCollough, Walmart market manager for Louisiana. “Walmart believes in giving back to local communities and through this partnership with Feeding America, we can provide those in need with peace of mind knowing where their next meal is coming from.”
For years, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have supported hunger-relief organizations and this year is no different. Last year, in Louisiana, Walmart donated more than 10.6 million pounds of food to local food banks.
So far this year, more than 5,000 hunger-relief organizations in the U.S. have received support from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation through the donation of 480 million pounds of food and over $55 million in grants for hunger relief. Complemented by these efforts, Walmart customers, Sam’s Club members, and suppliers have raised and donated nearly $18 million for hunger relief.


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14 Apr 2020
Total ANZ-observed retail spending1 has been below last year’s spending since Easter, for the first time since the Australian bushfire season.
During the week ending 17 April, total ANZ observed retail spending was down 8 per cent year-on-year.
" Some households are working through their stockpiles as the risk of COVID-19 quarantines abate, while others are going back to more normal levels of spending on essentials.”
ANZ spending at supermarkets (15 per cent year-on-year for week ending 17 April) is softening the decline but growth in other food retailers and pharmacies has disappeared.
This suggests some households are working through their stockpiles as the risk of COVID-19 quarantines abate. Others are going back to more normal levels of spending on essentials while tightening discretionary spend.
Most ANZ-observed spending in household-related categories is also back to normal level of growths.
Social spend continues to fall. Aussies now spend less than half of what they did last year on dining and takeaway (down 51 per cent year-on-year). Fashion spend has also dipped further.
Entertainment spending seems to be limited to stable spending on streaming. People are likely using this more but, due to the nature of subscriptions, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily spending much more.
Australians are still driving around a bit but nowhere that requires a parking fee. ANZ-observed car parking spending is down 80 per cent while petrol is only down 40 per cent (driving has likely dropped less than 40 per cent, since petrol is cheap at the moment).
A return to growth of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ products (which fell year-on-year from week ending 22 February to the week ending 5 April) is likely to be more about credit constraints than an increase of demand for the “nice to haves”.
Brace for worse - this is just the beginning of the spending decline.
Adelaide Timbrell is Economist and David Plank is Head of Australian Economics at ANZ
1. ANZ-observed spending is:
Proprietary data sourced from bank’s internal systems and includes, but is not limited to, card transaction data and merchant facility transaction data.
Desensitised, de-identified and aggregated.
Not scaled up to represent total household spending in Australia.
The views and opinions expressed in this communication are those of the author and may not necessarily state or reflect those of ANZ.
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There's a lot happening at Jaguar for 2013, including the announcement that the XF and XJ will be receiving all-wheel drive.
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Stuck in a dead-end job you get chest pains thinking just about when you wake up in the morning?
Could it be? A four-cylinder F-Type?
While it's still months away from becoming a reality to the general public, Jaguar has been busy developing, testing, and tuning its latest roadster: The all-new F-Type.


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Rome, 20 October – It comes from North America, specifically Turboprocrusita CanadaA recent innovation in terms of social control has fallen short of the prevailing principles of political correctness: we are talking about a Visa credit card directly connected Carbon emissions.
Vanicty, a Canadian corporate lender, says yes He is proud The first North American financial institution Carbon neutral That means “after reducing your impact as much as possible, you invest in carbon offsets so that the emissions you create as a company are equal to the emissions you reduce elsewhere through carbon offset projects”.
The bank will advise customers on how to limit their carbon footprint: “Many Vancity members are looking for ways to reduce their impact on the environment, particularly when it comes to climate-changing emissions.” , He announced Jonathan Foley, VanCity’s Chief External Relations Officer. “As a member-owned financial cooperative, we feel it’s our job to do what we can to help, especially when it comes to the decisions people make with their money. This tool will provide Vancity Visa cardholders with valuable information about their purchases and help them connect their everyday spending decisions to the change they want to see in the world.” ” said Fowley.
Canada, how a credit card tied to carbon emissions was born
This is a study conducted by four researchers and published Natures to introduce (or whisper?) the idea of Individual carbon allowances (PCA), i.e. the emissions directly attributable to our daily shopping, leisure or routine habits in a plant based on the Environmental Social Credit principle. Quotas would therefore be attached to certain limits or compensations, which, if breached, would have to be compensated by buying more new quotas, while the more “virtuous” could sell their excess.
Clear design Techno-dystopian tonesWe have already seen effective methods for highly compliant people during the Covid-19 pandemic (readers are referred to Operant conditioning B. by Skinner), in which the already-emerging wealthy, a new breed of super-wealthy, will gracefully continue their lives of moral pretense and shameless grandeur, while the outcasts are given the freedom to obey, to be happy with nothing.
“In this context, the introduction of per capita carbon allocation (PCA), a mitigation policy proposal developed in the 1990s, is ripe for review. The policy aims to link individual action to global carbon reduction targets. A PCA program would result in all adults receiving an equal share of tradable carbon, which shrinks over time in line with national targets. Which means: “We are proud to support the launch of VanCity’s CO2 Calculator, the first in Canada on a Visa card. “This is a great example of how consumers can understand their environmental impact and value Visa’s commitment to a sustainable future,” he said. Stacey MadgeCountry Manager and Head of Visa Canada.
Canada, a typical story of repression
It should be said that Canada has already been renamed by some Chinata, is in good company. Even in Australia they are going in the same direction. The fact is that Trudeau’s homeland has already been able to demonstrate the “enormous and progressive fortunes” of the perfect vulgate, set up by a brutal social division between the just and the unjust, between the good and the bad, between friends and enemies. A process that proceeds cynically in suppressing any thought that borders on the prevailing narrative, in a complete redefinition of dialectics.
Remember the spoken words Chrystia FreelandCanadian Minister of Finance, to control Truck driver demonstration Against Covid containment policies: “We now have the tools to follow the money. We can see in real time what is happening and what is planned, and we are determined to put an end to this now and for good. The consequences are real and bite.” Be aware. That’s really all that matters.
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LITTLE CURRENT – Across the globe thousands of essential workers have been honoured and lauded for their contributions to our collective well-being, but these most difficult of times have provided an opportunity for many “Unsung Heroes” to step up and make a difference. Jones Soda, a major soda pop producer in the US and Canada decided to do something to honour those who have taken extraordinary steps to help others during this most difficult of years.
The company is featuring the photographs of various people or groups who fit that bill, distributing a half-million bottles of Jones Soda with those photos on the label to stores across the US and Canada. Little Current’s Cody Crawford, the chef and restaurant manager at Elliott’s Restaurant, will be featured on 50,000 of those green apple-flavour soda labels as one of those outstanding individuals.
He joins the ranks of other unsung heroes, including a small California restaurant that provided hundreds of meals to the 2020 Glass Fire evacuees and first responders, a firefighter at the Skyxe Saskatoon International Airport and a nonprofit organization that has delivered 55-gallon barrels of clean, potable drinking water to remote areas of the Navajo Nation since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
“It was awesome,” admitted Mr. Crawford, who paused in his busy schedule to chat with The Expositor about the experience. “It was pretty crazy for a while there,” he said of his new-found notoriety. “Things have settled down a bit now, and that’s okay,” he added with a grin.
Mr. Crawford explained that he had nothing to do with the process of being selected for the honour. “It was all Taylor,” he laughed, noting that his wife was the one who navigated the process.
Mr. Crawford is the father of two young children and, like many young parents, the COVID-19 pandemic upended things rather dramatically. “We had just bought a house,” he said, “literally just days before the first lockdown hit.”
His wife wound up being laid off during that lockdown and like thousands of other young families across the globe, Mr. Crawford found himself redoubling efforts to keep the family ship afloat.
“Yeah, it’s been a bit tough, but what are you going to do?” he said with a shrug. “I have always been a bit of a happy go lucky kind of guy.” So he just did what had to be done.
“I have been really lucky,” he said. “Jodie (Shmanka) and Jason (Elliott) (owners of Elliott’s Restaurant) have been very supportive and let me work all the hours that I can.”
That work now involves a host of expanded duties, including washing dishes, cooking, cleaning and serving customers.
The first lockdown of the pandemic was very hard on restaurants, with thousands permanently closing their doors, but thanks to community support Elliott’s has managed to stay the course. The second lockdown has proven to be even more challenging.
“To honor Cody and to bring awareness of the daily grind restaurant workers are going through, Jones Soda will be placing a photo Cody on 50,000 of their soda bottles throughout the country,” noted Jones Soda spokesperson Jim Capalbo. “This is part of Jones Soda’s Unsung Heroes campaign, honoring those who may not be labeled as an essential worker, but have gone above and beyond without recognition.”
In addition to that effort, Mr. Capalbo explained that consumers can use the Jones Soda custom label program to order their own personalized bottles spotlighting the unsung heroes in their lives, complete with the Unsung Heroes logo and the uploaded photo of their choice. They also can nominate their personal unsung hero by submitting a photo to the Jones photo gallery for possible inclusion on a future Jones bottle.
The Expositor applauds Mr. Crawford and all of unsung heroes in our lives for the efforts they make in order to see us all through these most trying of times. Many of our local heroes can be found highlighted each week on Page 3 of this paper in the I’m Your Neighbour column. If there is a positive note to be found in the ongoing challenges of the pandemic it is a renewed appreciation of those local businesses and their employees who provide the goods and services we need.


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Food & Drink Products News
Highlands and Islands. With a total of 15 award categories recognising a range of diverse businesses from best products to food and drink experiences and outstanding retailers, the winners represent the cream of the crop.
SHORE INVITES TV's CHERRY HEALEY AND BBC INSIDE THE FACTORY TO SEAWEED HARVEST IN WICK TV's Cherry Healey has paid a visit to Wick-based SHORE as part of a BBC Inside The Factory vegan special. Cherry worked with SHORE'S Peter Elbourne and a team of local harvesters to collect and learn about different types of seaweed.
New Wave Foods Ltd has successfully secured new six-figure investment from its biggest shareholders to progress the production of its high-quality Scottish seaweed, expand its SHORE range of products and create exciting new ranges to boost UK retail listings. Since launching its 100% sustainable seaweed snack range a year ago, the Wick-based food firm's super-grain chips have become the biggest selling non-potato bagged snack in existing regional supermarket listings (Neilson data).
Since launching its 100% sustainable seaweed snack range a year ago, the Wick-based food firm's super-grain chips have become the biggest selling non-potato bagged snack in existing regional supermarket listings (Neilson data). They've recently gained new listings with Morrisons, Holland & Barrett and Booths1.
Dunnet Bay Distillers to expand and create jobs with HIE support. Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd is owned by local husband and wife team, Claire and Martin Murray and has secured up to £180,200 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the project.
The finalists of the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards 2022 have been announced, as the Awards return after a two-year break. The Awards, now in their 17th year, are delivered by a steering group, including John Scott (Fearn Farm), Marian Armitage (Shetland Food and Drink), Sam Faircliff (Cairngorm Brewery) and Douglas Hardie (Bad Girl Bakery).
A Wick based superfood company has just scooped the top prize for its unique snacks. SHORE The Scottish Seaweed Co.
With Scottish Bakers members out in force for their annual conference in Glasgow, the baker was presented their prize by Scottish Bakers' Ambassador Mich Turner MBE. He said, "With nearly 500 products from 57 bakers entered and with each product assessed for appearance, the quality of the bake and taste, Reids of Caithness should be very proud of their success.
Scottish Baker of the Year 2022/3 shortlist announced and Reid's of Caithness is in the running Reid’s of Caithness of Thurso has made it to the shortlist of the 10th Scottish Baker of the Year Awards following the annual judging day held in Dunfermline earlier this month. With Scottish Bakers members each asked to put forward 10 of their star products to be taste tested by some 55 industry experts - nearly 500 products from 57 bakers were delivered for the judges to assess for appearance, the quality of the bake and taste.
Dunnet Bay Distillers has submitted a planning application to Highland Council asking permission to refurbish a 200 year-old mill and surrounding land at Castletown, near its headquarters. The Caithness company produce the Rock Rose Gin and Holy Grass Vodka brands and took over the mill last year.
SCDI Highlands & Islands Chair's Award for Outstanding Business Achievement was won for 2021 by Dunnet Bay Distillers. Going from strength to strength Dunnet Bay Distillers have grown to add another still, shop and to cater for the growing number of tourists visiting via the North Coast 500 route.
SHORe the Scottish Seaweed Company (SHORE), the trading name of the Alness based seaweed processing company New Wave Foods Ltd, has expanded its product range having secured a £1.7million finance package. The company has one of its bases at the industrial estate near Wick airport.
The national awards programme which celebrates excellence in Scottish gin has revealed the names of the best gins made in Scotland this year, as part of its 3rd annual competition. The Scottish Gin Awards revealed the winners last night following a rigorous judging process involving 30 leading experts from across the UK, the assessment of 104 written entries and the blind tasting of 173 gins, all distilled in Scotland.
Local food and drink businesses are celebrating after being named finalists in the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards (HIFAD) 2019. HIFAD celebrate passion, quality and innovation throughout the region.
The UK's most northerly mainland distillery, Dunnet Bay Distillers, is scouring the UK for exceptional artwork to feature in its debut exhibition, ‘Inspired by Gin'. The distillery will play host to the exhibition from December 2019 - March 2020 at its new Visitor Centre, which is a VisitScotland 5 Star Visitor Attraction and a centre for food and drink, culture and heritage tourism.
Reids Bakery of Thurso did their customers proud at the weekend by taking home a top prize in the Scottish Baker of the Year 2019/20 competition. The bakery was awarded: Strawberry Tart - Regional Silver Brown Bread - Regional Gold Buttery - Special Silver.
This May, Dunnet Bay Distillers, will launch a new permanent addition to its portfolio - Holy Grass Vodka - Cold Brew Coffee Edition. This delicious coffee flavoured vodka has been created in partnership with Glasgow based, the Ovenbird Coffee Roasters.
Thanks to the votes of their customers and following a rigorous day of judging by some 50 of the industry's top professionals, Reids Bakery of Thurso, Caithness has been shortlisted for a prize in the Scottish Baker of the Year 2019/20 competition. "With over 8000 customer votes and in excess of 30,000 individual products votes, for goods baked by the best bakers in the country, Reids Bakery can be very proud of having made it this far" said Head Judge Robert Ross.
Uniquely Refreshing Pink Grapefruit Gin. This Month, Scotland's most northerly mainland distillery, Dunnet Bay, is announcing the launch of a new gin, set to become a permanent part of its portfolio.
KICKING OF WITH THE CLOOTIE DUMPLING GIN. The UK's most northerly mainland distillery, Dunnet Bay Distillers, has announced the launch of a new Creative Collection Series.


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US-based cultivated meat player Orbillion Bio has announced a partnership with European premium meats leader Luiten Food in the Netherlands, to bring cell-cultured meats to more than 35 countries in Europe.
“Together, we expect to sell cell-cultured Wagyu Beef by 2025,” Orbillion CEO Patricia Bubner tells FoodNavigator.
Routes to market
The partnership is designed to establish a clear path to market for Orbillion’s cell-cultured wagyu beef product, making it accessible through Luiten’s more than 1,200 distribution channels across food service, specialty retailers, and butchers.
Luiten Food is a member of Australia’s largest family-owned red meat processor and distributor, Thomas Foods International Group. This relationship also provides the opportunity to take Orbillion’s cell-cultured meat to a global market.
In Europe, Orbillion and Luiten will work together to develop a manufacturing capability to build upon Luiten’s existing food production assets.
“The partnership includes the development of shared manufacturing capabilities, and we are continuing to explore a range of production pathways,” Bubner explained.
“These developments, necessary to produce food products in Europe, will create a multitude of jobs across all levels in biomanufacturing, process development, food science, culinary, meat processing, and more.”
Heritage meats for quality and sustainability
The Silicon Valley start-up sets itself apart from the growing number of cell-based meat players by focusing on heritage breeds. Specifically, Orbillion is focusing on meats ranging from wagyu beef to bison, sheep, and deer – meats that ‘most people’ can’t access because they aren’t readily commercialised.
Orbillion claims to be the ‘only’ cell-cultured meat company ‘focused on quality throughout the full development process’ – from the heritage breeds its cells originate from to the final product.
“And with Luiten Food, we’ll be able to bring this new farm-to-table experience to Europe,” said Bubner. “Together, we’ll go beyond a scientific concept, to a tangible, delicious, and enjoyable meat that is more humane to animals, kinder to the planet, and has a more desirable and consistent nutrition profile.”
Luiten Food also prides itself on quality and sustainability. According to Managing Director Lennert Luiten, the meat importer and distributor has ‘been successful for more than 84 years’ because it focuses on ‘what’s ahead. “And now, that’s sustainable meat. That’s high-quality meat.”
Luiten continued: “We’re excited to bring our strengths in brokering the highest quality meats to a category that will be a big part of how we feed the future.”
Is Europe ready for cell-based meat?
Orbillion and Luiten Food see great potential in the cell-cultivated meat market. According to Barclays, the market for cell-based meat is paced to be a $450bn global industry by 2040.
But is Europe ready for cell-cultivated meat?
A key hurdle standing in their way is regulation. Just one regulatory agency globally, the Singapore Government Food Agency (SFA), has approved a cultivated meat product to date.
Under this new agreement, Orbillion and Luiten will co-manage the regulatory approval processes.
As to consumer appetite for lab-grown meat, Orbillion said its own research of more than 4,500 consumers across four countries indicates that half of consumers in the UK are interested in cell-cultured meat generally, and this figure jumps 20% when asked about its products specifically.
“More, we are expanding our own consumer research, and continue to track insights from third parties,” Bubner told this publication. “For instance, just [last week], GFI Europe shared new research that more than 50% of consumers in Spain, Italy, and Germany play to buy cell-cultured meat when it’s available.”
Orbillion and Luiten have not shared which markets in Europe it will first target, but ‘look forward to making that announcement soon’.
Beyond consumer interest, Orbillion said that European food producers and policymakers are seeking new approaches to food and meat production. They’re already looking to develop alternatives that are more resilient to a changing climate and enable greater food independence in the face of global supply chain instability, said Bubner.
“We see the restrictive Dutch policies reducing livestock production as a preview of what’s to come more broadly across the region. Thankfully, such adaptation is not new in Europe. For instance, the Netherlands has a deep history in farming and agriculture intensification and innovation given their limited land availability to produce cattle.
“At Orbillion, and with partners like Luiten, we see cell-cultured meat as the next step.”


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ATOR: in the summer of 2019 more than 10 million Russians will go on vacation via tour operators
Russian tourists to favor Turkey again this year: ATOR
Turkey will again be the number one destination for Russian tourists this summer, the Association of Tour Operators in Russia (ATOR) has said, according to Interfax. Russian tourists have again decided in favor of Turkey for their vacations, which is seen by a 10%-15% rise in demand for Turkish tourist packages compared to the same period last year, the business association said.
ATOR named tour operators, sending the largest number of the Russians to Turkey
The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) named Russian tour operators leading in terms of the number of tourists sent to Turkey. In total, these companies served 4.7 million Russian citizens in the country in 2018. “The leader among tour operators in terms of the number of tourists sent to Turkey in 2018 was Coral Travel (with Sunmar sub-brand).
The new record of the Russians on the Maldives
According to ATOR, 70,935 Russian tourists visited the Maldives in 2018, which is 14.5% more than in the previous year, when 61,931 tourists rested on the islands. In general, foreign tourists flow to the Maldives grew by 6.8% for 2018. Most often, tourists from China rested in the country.
Thailand is the most popular destination for the Russian tourist this New Year festive season
Thailand is the most popular foreign destination for the Russian travelers this New Year festive season, the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) has said. Among the domestic destination Sochi turned out as the most popular winter resort, the tourism industry Association revealed.
ATOR: the return of Turkey on the market has led to a decrease in demand for Russian resorts
“The return of Turkey did not reduce the flow to the other foreign resorts, but led to a decrease in demand for the Black Sea resorts”, - said the Chief Executive of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze.
Popular Movies Affect Tourists’ Choice
Popular movies directly affect the choice of trip destination. For example, after run of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the requests of Russians for hotels and flights to Iceland (where the main character performed by Ben Stiller) increased almost double. It is written in the report of Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).


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Samsung Galaxy S3 Release Date: US, Canada, UK And Europe
Samsung Galaxy S3 will release in many countries soon including US, UK, Canada, India, Russia, Japan and many other countries present in Europe. Many people living in various destinations would be anxiously waiting for the moment when this new beauty from Samsung would reach their cities and towns. This flagship device from Samsung has already broken many records and more than nine millions pre-orders have been already made. In this article we’re going to cover release date of Galaxy S3 in different parts of the world so you get an idea that when it’s arriving in your region or country.
US Release Date
Although, there are no official words from the Company that when this handset will be released in USA but keeping in view the Canada release date which is June 20, we can expect it to come sometime soon after that. It would be interesting to see that which carriers will be interested to get it. Verizon may get the phone this time. When Galaxy S2 was released, Verizon decided not to distribute it and AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile enjoyed the benefits. In our opinion, specs of US version would be quite similar to the Canadian version. You can read about it in Canada release date section.
If you read the product listing on Amazon, you’ll come to know that Amazon will start shipping factory unlocked Galaxy SIII from June 8. If you want factory unlocked phone, you can Pre-order Galaxy S3 on Amazon now.
Update: As expected, Samsung has announced that Galaxy S III is coming to five major US carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular services beginning in June starting from $199. Pricing and and retail availability will be revealed by the five companies in coming weeks. Like Canada, US residents are going to get S3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz dual core CPU and 2GB of internal RAM.
Canada Release Date
People living in Canada will be delighted to know that Samsung has already told us specs and release information on Galaxy S3. The flagship device from the Korean company will be coming to your place from three famous Canadian Carriers namely Rogers Wireless, Bell Mobility, and Telus with a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor and 2GB of RAM. Although the RAM is 2GB as compared to international version which has 1GB RAM but the processor is dual-core not quad-core. It’ll come in 32GB and 64GB variant and it’ll be released on June 20.
UK And Europe Release Date
This one is not a riddle as the date of release in this region was announced by the Company on May 3rd in London. Many of you would be aware that Samsung Galaxy S3 will be released in UK and Europe on May 29th and people living there are going to get the most of this Smartphone because the European version is a high-end Smartphone with quad-core processor.


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Australia's banks and fintech start-ups have united to call for a new approach to regulating the emerging data economy, including a co-ordinated national data strategy and consolidating the role of various regulators and government departments into a new body.
FinTech Australia, representing tech start-ups, has told a Senate inquiry into fintech policy the current, fragmented approach to data regulation has created a "labyrinth of competing data priorities and compliance burdens", curtailing innovation across the economy.
The Australian Banking Association wants the Senate Select Committee on financial technology and regulatory technology to consider "how best to connect all data policy into a single, national, streamlined management strategy for Australia".
"The ABA believes it is critical that a more effective, clear and accountable regulatory structure is established for such an important part of the Australian economy," the association said in a submission.
FinTech Australia pointed to the ACCC, ASIC, APRA and AUSTRAC all having responsibility for various elements of the data economy, along with multiple government departments, including Data61, the Digital Transformation Agency, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the department of Home Affairs.
This has resulted in “piecemeal legislation and policy action” and "leads to confusion about departmental ownership, competing data priorities and compliance burdens, and competition between government and private enterprise," said the group, which represents more than 300 start-ups and investors in the sector. The government is keen to support fintechs to lift banking competition and create new export opportunities for the economy.
But the confused data mandate is holding back the industry, and “as a result, there is no clear pathway to engage with government as either a vendor or a policy adviser,” FinTech Australia said.
Data Republic made the same arguments in a separate submission. It suggests the committee look to Singapore for a model of data policy coordination, via a statutory board known as IMDA, which is overseeing a top-down data strategy.
"The current approach to data policy and private sector/vendor engagement [in Australia] is a real challenge for growing Australian technology companies, like Data Republic," its submission said.
The ABA said the launch of 'open banking' this year, which will provide customers with control over data, means Australia "should now examine, refine and consolidate the regulatory responsibility for all relevant elements of data management and privacy in the digital economy that is currently split across multiple regulators and government departments".
"The ABA envisions a comprehensive and co-ordinated top down national data strategy for Australia – a considered single approach to policy development for the ‘digital economy’ that balances both privacy and facilitates innovation."
The ABA said it's concerned the privacy regime accompanying the consumer data right may conflict with existing Australian Privacy Principles, while FinTech Australia said open banking does not align with requirements of the counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering laws.
FinTech Australia has also raised concerns that Data61, part of the CSIRO, has a confused mandate that "appears to be at odds with the government's mandate of competitive neutrality."
"We often find Data61 competing directly with private enterprise for government and non-government work. This is further complicated by the quasi-regulatory role that Data61 plays as the CDR Data Standards Body."
“The government should be an enabler, rather than a blocker, and even worse a competitor,” said FinTech Australia.
The fintech start-up industry is also critical of multiple regulators for the payments industry and says the Reserve Bank of Australia's review this year of payments system regulation needs to go further to ensure Australia remains competitive as global technology companies enter the space.
"The regulation for payments is fragmented and complicated as it relies on three regulators to supervise different aspects of the payments ecosystem, which do not dovetail and are, in some instances, contradictory. In addition, much of the guidance is outdated and has not adapted to technological development," FinTech Australia said.
The call for a centralised approach to data regulation is one of 83 recommendations made by FinTech Australia in its submission to the Senate inquiry, published this week.
The fintech industry has also said that the accreditation rules around the open banking regime, set by the ACCC, are too onerous and expensive for start-ups to comply with and should be amended to allow data intermediaries to provide insights from banking data, without start-ups having to hold the data themselves.
Several law firms, including King & Wood Mallesons, Baker McKenzie and DLA Piper and K&L Gates, advised Fintech Australia on its submission. It has been endorsed by around 60 of its members, including 'buy now, pay later' leaders Afterpay and Zip, cross-border payments platform Airwallex, ASX-listed business lender Prospa, global fintechs Transferwise and Revolut, new local banks Volt and 86400, and venture capital investment funds Carthona Capital and Reinventure Group.
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OnePlus 7 will be unwrapped on May 14 and is braced to come in multiple models
OnePlus 7 will be unwrapped on May 14 and is braced to come in multiple models.
Rumours of more than one OnePlus 7 flavour being in development have been swirling since the start of the month with teenage tipster Ishan Agarwal claiming three variants of the hardware are set to debut.
It was insisted in addition to the standard OnePlus 7, two other models of the handset dubbed the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 Pro 5G are braced to launch.
Alleged renders of both the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro have suggested the former will be a relatively incremental upgrade for Android fans.
The claimed hardware was recently displayed by Pricebaba, collaborating with OnLeaks, looking extremely similar to its predecessor, the OnePlus 6T.
That is because the design of the standard OnePlus 7 was shown looking reminiscent to the 2018 device, right down to its teardrop-shaped notch.
The two biggest improvements tipped to arrive for the regular OnePlus 7 include a new processor in the form of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 and refreshed main camera sensor that is 48-megapixels.
In stark contrast, the OnePlus 7 Pro has been speculated to make numerous substantial changes to the product line.
Chief of these has been said to be the introduction of a pop-up style camera that can emerge from the top of the device for selfies.
Alleged renders of the hardware courtesy of Pricebaba working with OnLeaks suggested the design decision will allow the product to deliver a display that has no notch and extremely minimal bezels surrounding it.
Another major change shown in the photos surrounded the OnePlus 7 Pro's rear camera system.
The hardware was displayed flaunting a triple lens array OnLeaks has said is comprised of a 48-megapixel primary sensor in addition to an ultra wide-angle and telephoto module.
If the function of each camera is true, the OnePlus 7 Pro could launch a radical challenge to the Huawei Mate 20 Pro that touts a similar camera collection.
While the implementation of an upgraded photography offering had only previously been claimed by tipsters and renders, it appears OnePlus itself has now confirmed such a feature is on the way.
The firm recently tweeted out a teaser video that firstly confirmed the OnePlus 7 Pro's existence with a duly-titled hashtag.
OnePlus 7: Designer shows off concept trailer for smartphone
Additionally though, the video also showed the outline of a phone with three sensors on its rear, suggesting the 7 Pro will indeed tout a triple-lens system.
A teaser page for the hardware on the firm's site also discusses its 5G ambitions, seemingly suggesting a 5G model of the new flagship is forthcoming.
Rumours have suggested the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G will be incredibly similar to the standard OnePlus 7 Pro but will be capable of providing faster internet speeds for Android fans.
Although it appears OnePlus has confirmed a huge feature for the 7 Pro, it is expected the firm will save the majority of information about its new products until May 14.
Express.co.uk will be bringing you all the latest announcements from proceedings live.


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Cannes is winding down. Soon, exhausted attendees will head back to their home bases. We spent the week talking, and talking, to a broad cross-section of media, marketing and tech execs. Here are the key takeaways:
- Cannes has “lost the plot.” Brands get in trouble when they forget their core constituency as they grow. Cannes is in danger of losing its core constituency in advertising agencies. WPP CEO Martin Sorrell correctly pointed out that the festival started as a way for French agencies to celebrate their work. But now, with Cannes more about a giant rosé-fueled networking orgy, agencies are grumbling. Sorrell warned that Cannes has “lost the plot” and wouldn’t say if WPP will continue to pare back its commitment to the event.
- Worlds are colliding. Everyone is looking to get into everyone else’s business. Take the New York Post. It used Cannes to promote Page Six as a TV show. Group Nine CEO Ben Lerer used to run an email newsletter, and now he’s got a slate of original programming.
- Ad tech Cannes mania is subsiding. The rather subdued scene in the harbor was a sign that it will be difficult for many ad tech firms to continue justifying blowing hundreds of thousands of dollars in Cannes for the sole purpose of client meetings.
- Snapchat has work to do. The cool factor wears off. It will get you a lot of buzz and attention from ad buyers, always eager to be cool, but eventually new players need to deliver. Snapchat risks being just a little too cool for school. “They’re just not good at partnerships,” said one agency exec.
- The brand-safety backlash is somewhat real. The cynical among us saw a negotiating tactic when brands freaked out about YouTube putting their ads next to jihadi videos. But conversation here revealed the bruises are real. Both Google and Facebook, to varying extents, have trust problems with both marketers and publishers, in particular. The New York Times CEO Mark Thompson’s harsh words about the state of digital advertising, and the power of Google and Facebook, laid bare the feelings of many in media and marketing. Expect the pendulum to swing back to context and quality after a long period of obsession with audience targeting.
Spotify makes its presence felt
Music-streaming companies participated in the revelry on the Croisette this week, but Spotify was the clear winner. The company hosted two packed shows with Phoenix and Solange Knowles at its own beach space. It also had a private house right next to the Carlton terrace, where it conducted meetings with ad execs. Spotify’s sales pitch was painted on the walls as visitors walked through the house. The tour culminated with entry to a garden bar. Pandora, meanwhile, had a boat in the ad tech flotilla.
The Digiday Cannes Awards
Let us not forget that Cannes is still a giant awards show. Here are our non-traditional awards.
Hottest ticket: A trip to “Google island,” a fancy restaurant on a beach off the coast.
Tweet of the week: Poor Snapchat.
— Ben Winkler (@bwinkl3r) June 20, 2017
Best party: Spotify. Scoring Solange was a coup.
Most ad tech of ad tech yachts: Gabbcon
the most ad tech ad tech boat? pic.twitter.com/PXq6TYZuTD
— Jack Marshall (@JackMarshall) June 21, 2017
Weirdest gig: T-Pain performed for 100 or so people on Wednesday night on, yes, the Gabbcon yacht.
Most late-capitalism scene: The News Corp chateau, 20 minutes outside Cannes, featured inflatable pink swans in a pristine pool, two bored lifeguards and no swimmers, a giant pig roasting on a spit and a robot cat.
Biggest party pooper: Snapchat, a camera company, for not allowing people to take photos at its party.
Most clever marketing stunt: Snapchat gets the nod for its Ferris wheel — even if it was heavily Instagrammed by attendees.
Biggest marketing dud: Accenture Interactive built a Cannes Connect band that would allow people to share contact information by wrist bump. We did not witness anyone using this.
About last night
Viacom hosted an exclusive private dinner at Château de La Napoule, with invites going out to marketing executives at the CMO level or above. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Ron Howard dined with Viacom CEO Bob Bakish at his table. Joe Jonas’ new band, DNCE, performed for the 200 or so guests.
“That’s like Warner Bros. saying they don’t want an Oscar: ‘Come see our movies, but please don’t give us any awards!’” — tech exec on Publicis Groupe’s decision to abstain from Cannes and other marketing events next year
“It’s probably because they weren’t winning any awards.” — reporter on Publicis pulling out of award shows
“It’s Thursday in Cannes where things start to go pear-shaped.” — publishing exec on the Croisette
Digiday Cannes Podcast: Vox Media’s Jim Bankoff
Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff joined this edition of the Digiday Podcast from Cannes to discuss how to build a modern media company. Some highlights:
On bad ads: “Publishers previously were willing to put who-knows-what on their pages. They cede it to these sometimes decent, sometimes janky companies to put things on the page that slow it down, contribute to a worse consumer experience and push down CPMs.”
On brand advertising in digital media: “The internet has revolutionized the bottom of the [marketing] funnel. Think of Google and Facebook. It’s wonderful. It’s revolutionary and has created trillions in industrial value because they can fulfill that demand. But first, there needs to be demand created.”
Why HelloFresh struck an ad deal with StreamElements to reach the gaming community
StreamElements’ plug-and-play interface creates a lighter lift for brands looking to reach the gaming community, eschewing the protracted negotiations and production time that can come along with brand partnerships with prominent individual streamers.
What these latest consumer affinity trends tell us about marketing in 2023
Video views could guide marketers on where consumers will shop after watching content on social networks.
Sam’s Club wants to ‘broaden awareness’ in cinemas with a faux-movie trailer starring Kevin Hart
For the holiday season, Sam's Club has teamed up with Kevin Hart to help launch its ad featuring a movie trailer style and is hoping to connect with moviegoers by boosting brand awareness for the holiday season.
SponsoredPublishers are adapting advertising strategies for a privacy-first world
Tina Iannacchino, senior publisher director, Seedtag So much of the attention around the death of third-party cookies and its impact on the digital advertising industry is focused on the implications for brands and consumers, which is far from the complete picture. The digital publishing industry in the U.S. is massive and set to be shaken […]
Why YouTube’s focus on competing with streamers may have hurt the platform as brands focus on TikTok
As competition continues to heat up in the digital video and content creation space with TikTok, Instagram and the recent addition of social app BeReal, YouTube may be feeling that heat more and more.
Dentsu’s new global gaming lead reflects on gaming strategy ‘void’ in advertising, media
Despite the rapid rise of gaming in recent years — or perhaps because of it — many brands and marketers are still confused about how to best reach the gaming community. Dentsu's new global gaming lead Brent Koning is equipped to navigate these uncertain waters.


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OxygenOS 5.0.2 is being rolled out by OnePlus. This updates the OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 5 to the latest Android version, Oreo. The update is available Over The Air and has a file size of approximately 1.7 GB.
In a changelog published by the company today, OnePlus informed its users of the latest updates that are going to accompany OxygenOS 5.0.2. These new features include bug fixes and improvements for quick settings and an Applied CPU security patch: CVE-2017-13218, a patch that relates to the Meltdown and Spectre side-channel attack flaws of CPUs globally.
Certain in-built apps like the launcher, weather, gallery, and file manager have been updated to versions 2.2, 2.0, 1.9, and 1.7.6. Picture-in-picture, Autofill, and Notification dots are among the core features of Android Oreo that have made their way into the OnePlus devices.
As far as the OnePlus 5 is concerned, the launcher, weather, gallery, and file manager apps have been updated in it, too, along with an upgraded CPU security patch (CVE-2017-13218). The new version has also introduced ‘Face Recognition’ to the OnePlus 5, which was previously rolled out in a Beta version. The camera app gets enhanced EIS to help in recording videos.
Adam Krisko, Software PM and Developer Relations at OnePlus, said, “The OTA will reach a small percentage of users today, and we’ll begin a broader rollout in a few days.”
OxygenOS Open Beta 3, received by OnePlus 5T earlier this week, introduced new navigation features similar to Apple’s iPhone X, including a pick-up gesture switcher for answering calls while removing the controversial Clipboard function. Open Beta 1 and Open Beta 2 for the OnePlus 5T were released earlier this month.


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Florida Beverage Company requested the Directorate General of Taxation that investigates a growing import beers at very low prices.
The complaint was based on the alleged irregular payment of taxes, said Director of Corporate Relations at Florida Ice and Farm Co., Gisela Sanchez.
The Ministry of Finance, which belongs Taxation, confirmed the report and said the Tax Audit Directorate for reviewing profit margins for monitoring importers, wholesalers and retailers.
Treasury said the Directorate General of Customs, another of its agencies, reviewed the level of import prices and recommended to the interested redirect the complaint to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) by the issue of alleged dumping and unfair competition.
Until yesterday did not had the MEIC, a complaint case.
Cynthia Zapata, director of the Office of Consumer Protection, said in a dumping case must be reviewed both the prices of products imported and locally made, to determine where it, if there is-distortion.
A case of unfair competition, he said, involves imports by companies established, as has been reported in liquor.
The figures show a significant increase in the entry of beer. In 2008, the country imported that product valued at $ 5.9 million. Fell to $ 3.9 million the following year with the impact of the economic crisis, but last year amounted to $ 6.9 million.
Between January and April this year (latest available data), imports of malt beer and went for $ 2.65 million, according to the website of the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer), with Central Bank data.
Sanchez described as good competition in the market. “We see with good eyes, he said, is important new brands and the consumer has variety to choose.”
“The problem, he said is that some of these brands are entering without proper payment of taxes, there are prices that are too low they actually do not even cover the materials in order to produce a much less import beer from afar.”
This company produces here, trademarks Imperial, Pilsen, Bavaria, Rock Ice, Kaiser, Heineken _ Bremen. Also distributed in the local market _ Gallo and Toña.
Sanchez recalled that domestic beer is already with great success in many foreign markets, including Australia _ China.
In purchasing the Pampa Group, one of the distributors of spirits, they said the problem with imports is very large, but are not able to obtain data.
Alberto Guardia, chief financial officer of Distribuidora La Isleña, also found that nearly 20% drop in the price of the dollar is reflected in the final price of the beers in Costa Rica.


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The hardworking commercial veteran has finally arrived in the high-fashion world.
Totally, ridiculously indulgent? Naaah.
Cathy Horyn is gushing over the whole affair.
The Estonian beauty beat out Natasha Poly, Raquel Zimmermann, and Natalia Vodianova.
Klum even sang "Happy Birthday."
The Dutch model finally made an appearance this week, closing for Calvin Klein.
Get an exclusive preview of the October issue.
She opened Donna Karan and closed Carolina Herrera.
Overall, people agreed that every penny they spent was well worth it.
See pics from the largest fashion show in NYC history!
Also, Tati Cotliar says walking the Marc Jacobs show wasn't very fun.
Also, Karlie Kloss is on the new cover of Turkish 'Vogue.'
The photographer on shooting backstage at New York, Milan, and Paris.
Other openers and closers included Freja Beha, Iris Strubegger, and Natasha Poly.
"The Karlie" seems destined for modeling history.
Plus, Karlie Kloss piles on the fuchsia makeup for Bergdorf Goodman's latest catalogue.


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Nobody wants to grow old, so some companies are conducting various forms of research on the subject. But did you know that Jeff Bezos, the founder of the e-commerce giant Amazon, has also put money into such research? Unity Biotechnology is working on stopping people from becoming old, and the owner of Amazon has put money into the project. The company is working on reverse ageing, eliminating the ailments that accompany old age in the human body.
According to a report by Business Insider, Jeff Bezos has put his money into Unity Biotechnology’s research to build technology that can prevent deaths due to diseases in old age. As previously said, this is referred to as reverse ageing. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $200 billion. Bezos’ investment in the Unity Biotechnology firm demonstrates his belief in the possibility of people becoming immortal through reverse ageing.
Unity Biotechnology recently held a press conference to declare that company is working on anti-ageing technologies. Following the news, the business launched Altos Lab. Many renowned businesspeople, including Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner and his wife, Julia, have invested in this startup, including Bezos.
Jeff Bezos is the CEO of a number of large corporations in addition to Amazon. The firm also works in the field of space technology. Bezos also founded Blue Origin, an aerospace business that uses customized passenger rockets to transport people to space. Bezos recently completed the first successful 10-minute tour to commemorate the project’s accomplishment.


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Gen Y-ers ignore ads on social networks but join fan pages
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Most Gen Y consumers look at ads on social networks. But they then ignore them.
A new study from The Participatory Marketing Network and the Lubin School of Business' Interactive and Direct Marketing Lab at Pace University found that 84 percent of young consumers notice ad