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He’s clashing with the Kardashians.
A Manhattan pol shouted “shame on you!” at Kim, Khloé and the rest of the gang Tuesday, decrying their promotion of weight-loss “detox teas” that, he says, potentially cause bodily harm and prey on the insecurities of young women in particular.
“I’m going to name names: Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Amber Rose … shame on you!” City Councilman Mark Levine (D-Manhattan) thundered at a hearing. “Shame on all of you for using the trust you have established with young people to push these products, to push these dangerous products, because you wanted to receive lucrative contracts.”
Levine is pushing for a law to ban sales of detox teas, shakes and similar products to New Yorkers younger than 18. The goods are marketed as helping with weight loss and cleansing the body, but are raising growing alarm for their potential health effects.
Kids wouldn’t be able to buy senna- and saffron-based products in particular, under Levine’s bill. Senna, a laxative, is “generally safe” but “can cause adverse events including clinically apparent liver injury when used in high doses for longer than recommended periods,” according to the National Institutes of Health.
Last year, Kim Kardashian promoted shakes from the Flat Tummy Co., a popular quick-slimming product. “You guys all know I looove @flattummyco shakes,” she posted on Instagram. “These meal replacement shakes are so good and they're helping me get my tummy back to flat.”
Actress Jameela Jamil has campaigned against celebrity promotion of such products and embraced Levine’s bill.
“As someone who struggled with an eating disorder for most of my youth, I have personally known and suffered the long-term effects of the devious side of the diet/detox industry,” she said in a statement. “I am committed to this fight and proud to stand with New York as they consider signing legislation to protect the physical and mental health of young people.”
Through their publicist, the Kardashians declined to comment.
Detox products are drawing growing scrutiny around the globe, with New Zealand banning a number of detox teas this month. But a de Blasio administration official shied away from supporting Levine’s legislation.
“To date, we have not received any complaints about these types of products and do not have the expertise to assess the nutritional effects of these products,” said Dr. Myla Harrison, an assistant commissioner at the city Health Department.
“We would like to investigate this issue and discuss further with Council the best way to address the potentially harmful effects of these products,” she added.
“I’m perplexed at your response to the legislation,” Levine replied. “I want you to register this hearing as a complaint about these products.”
He said detox teas and shakes can block both nutrients and medication, causing damage to the liver, colon and other areas of the body.
“Given these risks, it might be shocking to learn that a celebrity would endorse such products,” said Levine, who’s running for Manhattan borough president. “Celebrity endorsements have played a major role in their proliferation.”


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Geberit informed its customers back in July 2019 about the creation of a new unique email account that integrated all other previously existing accounts, with the aim to simplify internal communication between the different departments of the firm.
Laufen, the leading Swiss firm in the design and manufacturing of bathroom equipment, renews its headquarters in Madrid, transforming it into a unique new space with the aim to promote design creativity and dialogue between different disciplines.
Bathco will present its novelties at ISH 2021 DIGITAL from March 22nd to 26th. It will be the first time that - the leading international fair in the HVAC and water sector - is presented in an exclusively online format due to the current sanitary situation.
Under the motto “Discover tomorrow”, the LIXIL Group, the group to which GROHE, a leading German brand in bathroom and kitchen equipment, belongs, has launched GROHE X, the most innovative digital platform in the sector
GROHE, the leading German brand in sanitaryware equipment and quality brassware has detected changes in the consumers and their habits: the last years, and in particular during 2020, consumers are now focussing more on their personal health situation and well-being.
AN CONCEPT is a dream become true for interior designer Adriana Nicolau: “A showroom studio where customers can experience and feel design closely”. The new space is located in the popular district of Salamanca in the Spanish capital Madrid, nearby other designer spaces such as docontract MAD.
Roca recently launched the EM1 electronic double flush valve tank fitting with touchless technology. A new technology that allows a toilet flush without the need of pushing the flush button to activate the water discharge. This is possible due to its integrated infrared sensor. This new product is already available at the Roca online shop and is compatible with most of the cistern tanks.


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The COVID-19 pandemic gave emphasis to the practice of buying medicines from online pharmacies, as a better alternative to making trips to a local drugstore. Actually, there are underlying reasons why consumers nowadays are into buying meds online.
Even before the 2020 lockdowns at the height of the pandemic outbreak, hundreds of websites had already established businesses that thrived on selling health products and prescription medications. Still, just like any business found on the Internet, consumers must take precautions against deceptive online sellers.
According to market research firm Cyber Dialogue Inc. Internet drug stores represent the sixth most popular ecommerce niche that people visit online. Nonetheless, the research firm believes that despite the popularity of online drugstores, online pharmacies cannot make the traditional “brick and mortar” pharmacies disappear any time soon.
Although there are no reliable figures estimating the proportion of online drugstore sales that filled billions of medical prescriptions dispensed since 1999, the pharma industry’s estimation is that the figures are still fairly small. Yet the reality is that present conditions have made it more and more necessary for consumers to buy their medicines and other healthcare products online.
The Underlying Reasons Why Consumers Prefer to Buy Medicines Online
Aside from being convenient, there are underlying reasons why a great majority of consumers place orders for prescription medicines at online pharmacies.
1. Shut-in people whose health conditions require or force them to stay indoors, or bar them from travelling a great distance, have been given the ability to purchase medicines on their own.
2. Buying online affords consumers the advantage of comparative shopping especially for medicines and nutrient supplements that are priced highly by brick and mortar pharmacies.
3. Access to broader literature pertaining to product information, references and reviews is also seen as an advantage, over buying at traditional drugstores that spend only limited time in interacting with customers.
4. Maintaining privacy when buying medicine is another benefit when purchasing meds online.
5. Costs saved from buying medicines not only pertain to lower prices offered by online drugstores, but also include the extra costs of transportation or fuel and other unnecessary expenses incurred when children tag along for the trip.
Are Online Drugstores Legal?
Although one of the inherent risks of buying medicine online is the proliferation of unscrupulous sellers, studies show that many are legal sellers. They in fact require presentation of a prescription before allowing an online purchase transaction.
Medical practitioners, Dr. Ronald Iannocone and Bernard Bloom, took the initiative to conduct research about websites that engage in selling medicines online. They found out that the majority of the legit websites are local “mom & pop” drugstores that have set up ecommerce sites that allow them to serve their customers electronically.
Some others are online outlets of large drugstores, while many are actually pharmaceutical companies located outside of the U.S. The latter group, though, is not licensed to offer their medical products to U.S. online consumers. That being the case, they are not authorized to access digital information needed in verifying the validity of prescriptions, particularly for controlled substances.
What these online drugstores do instead is ask purchasers to fill up questionnaires. Purchase approval is based solely on a physician’s review of the information provided as answers to the questionnaires. The researchers also found out that some sites do not strictly require prescriptions for controlled substances.
However, based on our knowledge and experience of buying soma online no prescription is required by the legitimate website if the purchase is only for low dosages. After all, carisoprodol, which is the generic name of soma, is classified under Schedule IV of Controlled Substances. The classification denotes that although there is indication that the drug can be addictive, the proclivity for addiction is not as high as the controlled substances listed in Schedules I, II, and III.
Still, it’s important for consumers to make important verification of websites that offer medicine and health products without requiring prescriptions. The so–called rogue sellers use the feature to lure consumers into buying fake or expired medications.


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“So you can work people longer to hit a deadline, But if you do it long term, what you find is people start to get depressed, they start to retreat in a way in an effort to protect what energy they have left, they start to disassociate from their loved ones, and they start to feel very isolated.”
However, charity shops are better prepared this time, Mr Osterley said. Take for example Stockport hospice charity, Beechwood Cancer Care. There's been a queue of customers at its Heald Green precinct. But it is only open to shoppers, not droppers, this week.


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India's largest Mobile Service Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of its 3G service in India – bringing the airtel Internet experience on 3G first to Karnataka – its largest circle by revenue market share. airtel is targeting to launch in all 13 3G license circles by March 2011.
Airtel introduced easy-to-understand intuitive 3G tariffs with personalized data usage limits. airtel 3G customers will be empowered to manage their 3G data usage alert and prevent ‘bill shock’ with proactive, personalized and timely data usage alerts.Keeping the focus on the user experience and relevant services.
Airtel’s 3G plans are personalised and simple to understand, Time-based plans for light users of data where usage and billing will be by hour and Flexi-shield plans for heavy users of data where usage and billing will be capped.
The company has paid 12,296 crore as spectrum licence fee and has tie-ups with Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Network and Huawei for installing high speed packet access (HSPA) network in its 3G circles in India.
Announcing this, Mr. Sanjay Kapoor, CEO - Bharti airtel Ltd (India & South Asia) said, “It is indeed the start of a new era when 3G services in India roll out on airtel's network. World over ‘Data traffic’ on the back of high speed internet and use of social networking has already exceeded the ‘Voice traffic’.
India is ushering in the domain – though later than most of the world - but no doubt we will catch up at a much faster speed. 3G is much more than a technology migration - it is a transformational shift - and airtel's focus would be to bring to its customers an enriched user experience on the back of a world class delivery network. I welcome all 745 million mobile customers of the country to be a part of this journey with airtel!"
To know more or join airtel 3G services, customers can visit one can call the Toll Free Helpline 12134 or SMS ‘3G HELP’ to 121.
Airtel Subscriber can SMS 3G to 121 for Pay as you go plan where in they will be charged 30p / 20kb for 3G data access. After the SMS, existing 2G pack will be de-activated once you register for Airtel 3G.
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What you need to know
- Realme's first 5G smartphone is now official.
- The new Realme X50 5G comes with a 6.57-inch 120Hz LCD display and runs on a Snapdragon 765G chipset.
- It will be going on sale in China later today for a starting price of 2,499 yuan ($360).
Just as it had promised, Realme today launched its first 5G smartphone at an event held in China. The new Realme X50 5G is powered by Qualcomm's 7nm Snapdragon 765G chipset, which we expect to see in quite a few value flagships this year.
The 5G-enabled smartphone sports a 6.57-inch IPS LCD display panel with FHD+ resolution and an impressive 120Hz refresh rate. Realme has paired the Snapdragon 765G chipset on the phone with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB UFS 2.1 storage.
Similar to other recent phones launched by the company, Realme X50 5G has a quad camera array at the back. It features a 64MP primary camera with 4-in-1 pixel binning, a 12MP telephoto lens, 8MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro snapper.
The Realme X50 5G also comes with two selfie cameras, housed within the oval-shaped hole-punch cutout. You get a 16MP regular selfie snapper, paired with an 8MP ultra-wide camera for group selfies. Keeping the lights on is a 4,200mAh battery with 30W VOOC 4.0 fast charging. The phone runs Android 10 out of the box, with the company's "realmeUI" skin on top.
Realme X50 5G will be going on sale in China starting today. The phone starts at 2,499 yuan ($360) for the base 8GB/128GB variant and goes up to 2,999 yuan ($432) for the 12GB/256GB variant. No word on global availability yet.
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Welcome to another weekly roundup of the agriculture funding news that didn’t quite make it onto the front pages of AgFunderNews.
Private equity players globally are increasingly making headlines in the sector. After last week’s $600 million worth of ag-related exits, this week a major European private equity buyout firm, BC Partners, bought a majority stake in Dutch flower company Dümmen Orange.
BC Partners’ acquisition was an exit for H2 Equity Partners, a Dutch PE firm, and the Dümmen family. The deal values the company at about €500 million, and 11 times its earnings before EBITDA, reported Agri Investor, citing a source close to the deal. If completed, this deal will be BC Partners’ first agribusiness investment in over 15 years. The firm picked up poultry life sciences group Aviagen in 1998, which it sold to Advent International five years later.
There could be more activity in this segment of the ag market after Syngenta announced plans to sell off both its flower and vegetable seed businesses in August. The Swiss agribusiness is understood to be attracting a wealth of private equity interest for these assets.
Syngenta was in the news this week after acquiring farm management software company Ag Connections, proving the route to exit for many agtech companies could be strategic acquisitions. After working with precision agriculture tool Ag Connections for 14 years on its AgriEdge Excelsior program, Syngenta has acquired the full equity capital of the business, and will now work with the company to accelerate further innovation, according to a statement.
Moving over to Asia, Shenyang Yuanda Enterprise Group, the Chinese conglomerate, has expanded its investment into the agriculture technology sector. The company, known for manufacturing curtain walls for large buildings, first invested in the sector last year when it purchased a 54 percent stake in Israeli smart irrigation system AutoAgronom for $20 million.
After conducting a series of experiments with the technology, which has been developed since 1988 and aims to significantly improve crop yields, Yuanda has increased its investment in AutoAgronom by injecting a further $180 million to expand the business and build a factory in China. AutoAgronom, which is now based out of Boston in the US, monitors moisture in the soil through a variety of sensors and activates irrigation and fertilization when needed.
Merging the farm
There were a few mergers this week starting with US seed company Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, which is buying up eight regional seed companies. The network of companies will be operated under the name AgVenture Pinnacle and include ProSelect, Seed Services of Nebraska, AVN Seed Partners, AgVenture/GroMor, Shcerr’s Seed, Corn Capital Genetics, Profiseed, and Teays Valley Farms.
Next, an investment firm helping technology companies expand within their industries, Volaris Group bought North Dakota-based Red River Software, which provides mission-critical application software for the agribusiness, fuel, energy, and convenience retail verticals. With current markets covering 35 US states as well as Canada, RRS provides back office accounting, inventory, fuel pump reconciliation, and dispatch.
And Kansas-based precision ag hardware and software provider AgJunction completed its merger with auto-steer solutions provider Novariant, helping AgJunction improve its presence in automated steering and machine control technologies. With a broad intellectual property portfolio including more than 140 patents, AgJunction aims to deliver application-specific solutions to precision agriculture customers worldwide.
The fundings-in-brief report just wouldn’t be the same without a nod to food e-commerce, which is continuing to make waves in the US and India, despite signs of cracks in the model. In another strategic investment for the segment, Bangalore hyperlocal delivery startup Opinio raised $7 million in Series A funding in a round led by e-commerce logistics company Delhivery; Amazon’s India-based rival Snapdeal led the $36 million Series B round for PepperTap earlier this month.
And Mumbai meal-kit startup iChef, raised an undisclosed amount from Springboard Ventures, according to VCCircle.
The trend for food delivery has also stretched to Egypt, where virtual grocer Knock Mart secured $3 million in funding through a convertible note. The company provides grocery deliveries in less than an hour and has its sights set on becoming the fastest grocery delivery business in the world, according to its website.
National Fish & Seafood, a US-based division of Pacific Andes Group, launched its new cloud-based mobile app, SourceTrace, for aqua farmers. The app enables complete traceability of an aqua farm, including data collection and management applications, which can be digitally entered into an Android-enabled system, on-site, and retrieved and analyzed by farm managers and National Fish & Seafood’s dedicated aquaculture team. It also keeps track of key documents like licenses, effluent records, and minutes of meetings and health certificates, which are required for Best Aquaculture Practices certification.
As Bayer CropScience locations across the country are celebrating Ag Literacy Week, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is considering the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, which seeks to create a federal voluntary labeling program for GMO foods. The Committee debated the bill this morning in a much-anticipated session on capital hill. The bill passed the House back in July.
Another bill is gaining momentum in the legislature. Introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act, or PRIME Act, seeks to help producers of local grass-fed beef find cheaper and more efficient ways to meet the demands of consumers calling for locally-produced meat. The bill would legalize the sale of custom-processed meat direct to household customers and to restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, and other establishments that directly serve consumers in-state.
That’s all for AFN’s weekly funding report this week. Until next time, check out AFN’s report from last week’s Indoor Ag-Con in New York and find out which three challenges are facing the indoor agriculture industry.
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eMarketer reports on a new study by e-consultancy and Bazaarvoice, suggesting that customer reviews boost conversion, traffic, and average order value in a big way.
Nearly all survey respondents thought ratings and reviews were either extremely helpful or very helpful “as consumers.”
“Tapping into social commerce can be a great way of gaining a competitive advantage, for example through ratings and reviews,” Linus Gregoriadis, E-consultancy’s head of research, said in a statement. “But apart from the early adopters, this is something a large proportion of online retailers are only just starting to think seriously about.”
Mr. Gregoriadis said one-third of online sellers were concerned about negative reviews — a major barrier to adoption of ratings and reviews — “but retailers are finding that they can improve conversion rates, drive sales and increase customer satisfaction even if customers aren’t necessarily singing their praises all the time.”
Of course, some are better at implementing customer reviews than others, but it’s clear that reviews are becoming an expected part of buying online. The Church of the Customer blog calls this trend “a no-brainer” and we couldn’t agree more.


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Indigenous books to put under the tree
- Julia Peterson | December 31, 2020
2020 has been a year for the books and this holiday season Saskatchewan authors, publishers and librarians are sharing their thoughts on the perfect books to gift to the readers in your life.
There is no shortage of exciting new works to choose from.
Kam Teo, executive director of the Saskatchewan Book Awards, says Indigenous works published in the province this year “run the gamut from popular fiction to academic genres.”
For the academically-minded, Teo recommended Loss of Indigenous Eden and the Fall of Spirituality, written by Blair Stonechild, an Indigenous Studies professor at First Nations University. This book explores the relevance of Indigenous spiritual teachings in today’s world. It follows Stonechild’s award-winning book The Knowledge Seeker.
For the sports fan, Teo’s top pick is Janice Forsyth’s Reclaiming Tom Longboat, which focuses on Indigenous self-determination in Canadian sport. In the book, Forsyth chronicles the history of Indigenous sport in Canada, with its pitfalls and its possibilities, through the lens of the prestigious Tom Longboat awards for Indigenous athletes.
Teo says young readers may particularly enjoy Cort Dogniez’ Road to La Prairie Ronde, a historical fiction about an ancestor’s journey from Batoche to the Métis settlement of La Prairie Ronde.
“It is an illustrated work, complemented with a nice glossary and a teacher’s guide so this is a great educational work,” he said.
For feminists and feminist allies, Teo recommended Carol Rose GoldenEagle’s newest book, The Narrows of Fear.
GoldenEagle says she wrote the book to celebrate Indigenous feminism and tell the stories of women who are committed to helping one another and fully participating in community life.
“In terms of Indigenous women, we’re always told ‘You’re not allowed to do this,’ whatever it is,” she said. “And I find it really hard to believe that Creator has said ‘Oh, you’re not allowed to do that because of your gender.’ It just doesn’t make sense to me,” she said.
From her own reading list, GoldenEagle recommends Randy Lundy’s “beautiful book of poetry” focused on male relationships, Field Notes for the Self.
She also had high praise for Paul Seesequasis’ Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun, which presents portraits of everyday life in eight Indigenous communities. It won two Saskatchewan Book Awards this year.
“This is just a beautiful compilation of celebration, culture, fiction and photos,” she said. “It’s a beautiful piece of art.”
For children, Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) librarian Jessica Generoux says receiving Indigenous-language books can have a lifetime impact.
“You can give the gift of our Indigenous languages,” she said. “We can be empowering our children and families.”
For the past two years, the SICC has organized a contest for children to write books in Indigenous languages and has made the winning stories available for purchase. Generoux believes these books can be a powerful way for young readers to connect with their culture.
“These books have come from the hearts of little kids,” she said. “For example, we have two books about dinosaurs written in Nakota - this little boy won two years in a row, and he combined his love for Nakota language with dinosaurs and creation stories.”
Bronte BigEagle’s The Legend of the T-Rex’s Short Arms and The Legend of the Duck-billed Dinosaur, along with a variety of contest-winning children’s books in Plains Cree, Dene, Saulteaux and Nakota can be found on the SICC website.
And whether you are shopping for a dinosaur enthusiast, a history buff, a poetry lover or a contemporary-minded reader, GoldenEagle hopes you will help support Saskatchewan authors and businesses this season by keeping your purchases local.
“If you have an independent bookstore in your community, shop there, rather than at the big-box corporate bookstore,” she said.


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The recent barrage of restaurant closure announcements (Pesce, Chili Pies, Zapata, and most recently Janchi) has dominated Castro business news of late, but there are still plenty of changes going on at other businesses around the neighborhood. Here are the latest updates.
Philz Coffee (549 Castro St.)
Hoodline reported back in July that Philz Coffee's newer, larger location on Castro Street would be opening in November. But Philz senior project manager David Grey now says the shop could open by late September. "We're a couple weeks away from the finish of construction, and the major hurdles left are inspections and getting PG&E out to set our electric meter."
Patrons will be happy to know that the new location will have four barista stations, as opposed to the two at the current 18th Street location, which will speed up wait times. But while the new space is definitely larger, Grey told us that it's still small compared to other Philz outposts around SF.
"The interior will have some nods to the current location," Grey said, such as the rainbow mug on the menu. "The store team will be doing much of the decorating, so it's our aim that we'll bring along much of what makes the current spot special." Philz also plans to take advantage of the wider sidewalks on Castro Street by adding sidewalk seating.
Simply Brilliant Press (2336 Market St.)
A sign was recently posted in the front window of Simply Brilliant Press, letting customers know that the print shop will be moving to a new location in the Castro at the end of 2015.
Hoodline spoke with an employee who wished to remain anonymous, and who told us that the business was moving due to an increase in rent. When we asked about where they were planning to move, the employee said that they had not yet found a new location in the neighborhood.
Simply Brilliant has another SF location (on Sutter Street in the Financial District), along with locations in Sacramento and Rancho Cordova.
Mystery Restaurant For Sale
It appears that yet another restaurant in the neighborhood may be on its way out. A listing on Craigslist recently went up for a "well established restaurant in the renowned Castro District, San Francisco. The restaurant has been partnered with the neighborhood for two decades."
The listing puts the approximately 1,000-square-foot, 49-seat restaurant at $199,000, including the beer and wine license. When Hoodline spoke with listing agent Victor Amporndanai, he was unable to disclose any information, due to the sensitivity of the sale.
While the listing doesn't specifically name the restaurant for sale, photos of the restaurant's kitchen and tile floors, as well as information about how long the restaurant has been in the neighborhood, point towards Osaka Sushi (460 Castro St.) as the probable business on the market. (Update: a source at the restaurant says that Osaka is not the business listed, so stay tuned as we find out more.)
The Rainbow Market & Deli (4401 18th St.)
The Rainbow Market & Deli, at 18th Street and Eureka, has recently undergone a change of ownership. The corner market has been open since 2012; it was previously Adorabella's.
Employee Leo Jada told Hoodline that the new owners will be taking over in the next couple weeks. When we asked what the new owners' plans were for the market, Jada told us that they planned to change the name and provide better options.
Did we miss any business updates? If so, let us know in the comments or send us a tip.


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Straightpoint has introduced its Bluelink load cell – a 6.5-tonne capacity mechanical force measurement cell that incorporates Bluetooth technology.
Straightpoint already offers wireless load links, load shackles, and compression load cells that are Bluetooth 4.2 enabled. The Bluelink range is designed for customers that prefer to use mechanical force measurement products, but want the option of reading data at a distance of up to 100 m on an iOS or Android smartphone.
David Ayling, global business development director for load monitoring solutions at Straightpoint, said: The [Bluelink] launch does not place a yardstick by which to measure the ongoing technological progression of our range, but more reflects our ability to continue to provide tools for the many different types of user looking to understand the forces being applied. This is not an alternative to our state-of-the-art systems, but a step towards the latest wireless technology, perhaps for professionals only just beginning their migration from traditional solutions.”
Rigged using industry standard shackles, Bluelink measures 156 mm from eye to eye. Its compact, lightweight design does not sacrifice on strength with a safety factor of over 500 percent, said Straightpoint.
HLPFI reported in January that Crosby Group acquired Straightpoint. Crosby Group is a leading manufacturer of accessories used in lifting and rigging. Straightpoint confirmed that it would maintain its commitment to non-rigging markets, such as the weighing sector.


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Ahead of the holiday shopping season, online retail giant Amazon.com is planning to open its first brick-and-mortar store in New York, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
The storefront will offer something that has eluded the company for 20 years: face-to-face contact between Amazon employees and customers in a traditional retail setting. But why would Amazon now choose to open a retail store?
The space will also provide product returns and exchanges and sell Amazon devices such as the Kindle e-reader, and it’s Fire line of smartphones, tablets and televisions.
Amazon’s store will be located on West 34th Street, a high traffic area in Manhattan, across the street from the Empire State Building and shares the street with Macy’s Herald Square flagship store.
Although Amazon has yet to officially announce the store and details remain scant, sources close to the plans say the space will open in time for the upcoming holiday season.


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Amazon Prime Now one-hour deliveries hit Leeds
Amazon has brought its one-hour Prime Now delivery service to Leeds.
It’s been exactly a week since Amazon UK announced that it had expanded its Prime Now service to Surrey, enabling more British subscribers to benefit from one-hour deliveries.
Now that same service has rolled out in Leeds – or at least, in “selected postcodes in Leeds.”
This means that customers in the major Yorkshire city can now choose one hour delivery times on 15,000 items at a cost of £6.99. It’s also possible to opt for free delivery within a choice of two-hour same-day delivery slots between 8am and midnight.
Indeed, the aforementioned two-hour option extends to the surrounding area as well, incorporating Bradford, Wakefield and Huddersfield.
Prime Now has been steadily working its way through the UK since it launched in London last June. Since then it’s come to Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool and Surrey.
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As Amazon points out, one of the fastest deliveries it has recorded under the Prime Now scheme was a Moleskine notebook and a tin of sketching pencils in Manchester, which were ordered at 20:09 and delivered at 20:24 to a local address in Swinton.
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An Amazon Prime subscription costs £79 per year, but a monthly subscription option could be forthcoming if recent news from the US is anything to go by.


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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Long Island’s wine industry is getting some international attention this month, as it celebrates 40 years of growth.
Wine Enthusiast magazine has named Long Island one of the world’s 10 best wine destinations.
News of the honor has wine council president Steven Bey rolling out the welcome mat.
“There’s a lot to taste. There’s a lot going on throughout the year. We have a big jazz festival that’s coming up,” Bey told WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs.
Richard Olsen-Harbich of Bedell Cellars on the North Fork said there are plenty of good reasons why Long Island’s East End is so good for winemaking.
“The way that we’re situated out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean allows us to grow these grapes. We’re moderated by the water that surrounds us that we don’t get too hot in the summer and we don’t get too cold in the winter. And that really is key,” he told Xirinachs.
Wine from Long Island has even made in onto the menu at President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
It was announced last week that the 2009 Merlot from Bedell Cellars will be served at the inauguration lunch in the Capitol on January 21.
“Yeah it’s kind of cool to think that not only the President and the First Lady, but the Supreme Court and all the living Presidents are gonna be tasting the wine that I made. So I’m pretty blown away by it,” Olsen-Harbich said.
It’s the first time a New York wine has ever been served at a Presidential inauguration.
“It’s fantastic. Really excited about it,” Olsen-Harbich said. “We’re going to keep doing what we’re doing. I think the wines just keep getting better every year.”


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Nick Marsh ’90 graduated from the University with a degree in history and no job. Today, the longtime entrepreneur is CEO of Chop’t Creative Salad Company, a quickly expanding casual restaurant chain that recently opened up its 51st shop in Princeton, N.J.
“Princeton is an awesome market!” said Marsh. “It literally checked every box on our real estate analysis” with its exercise and health conscious community, proximity to a university and high school, and large population of local businesses.
Founded in 2001, Chop’t was an early leader in the health-focused, fast-casual industry with its emphasis on fresh and flavorful ingredients. “The lines were literally out the door and down the block,” said Marsh. “Better tastes better” was one of their first slogans, and the company has lived and breathed that motto ever since.
The salad-centric company was not Marsh’s first foray in the restaurant business, however.
After Princeton, Marsh worked in banking in Chicago, then moved to consulting. “First, I learned how to put on a suit and go to work,” said Marsh. “Then I learned that I didn’t really want to work for anybody else.”
So, he created a coffee shop and bar called Xando in 1994 with his brother and a few friends. “We had no restaurant experience, no true business experience. I certainly learned that passion, enthusiasm, and hard work can get you a little of the way down the road,” said Marsh.
Xando merged with the fast-casual restaurant chain Cosi and expanded to another 100 locations in the four years that Marsh was at the helm. After leaving, Marsh was interested in investing in another restaurant chain.
He had three criteria. “It had to be all about the food, on trend, and pointed in the healthier, better direction,” said Marsh. He was also concerned with the operating model, looking for a chain that was scalable. “Most important, the founders had to be super over-the-top passionate, creative, and innovative people.”
“I knew immediately that it met all three criteria,” Marsh said of Chop’t.
Marsh’s career is very different from what he expected as an undergraduate. “You never know what’s out there. The investment banking and consulting companies have this massive infrastructure for getting on campus and recruiting,” said Marsh. “But there are so many other small, medium, even large size companies doing different things that may or may not be super interesting if you get out and explore a little bit.”
“Don’t be afraid to take some risks early in your career,” he advised. “Worst case, you learn something and move on.”
“When I first got involved in the restaurant space, it was not an industry that got a lot of attention or investment,” said Marsh. That has changed. There are now “unbelievable numbers of people trying to provide this idea of better food in a quick serve environment.”
Still, “fast casual chains are still a drop in the buck in comparison to the big restaurant chains,” said Marsh. “The most important things I do really relate to people and culture. Chop’t is at such a critical moment.”
When Chop’t first began, “You couldn’t open a restaurant that just sold salad,” said Marsh. “The concept was started by two guys thinking differently and pushing the envelope and doing something that other people weren’t doing.”
Marsh, and the rest of Chop’t, continues to “try to maintain and build on that” today.
One of their key outlets for creativity today is their destination salads. “Tony and Colin [Chop’t’s founders] will actually travel around to a different part of the country or a different part of world and build salads with authentic ingredients …They stretch your expectation of what might be in a salad.” Right now, it’s destination Mexico.
“I think so much in business comes down to having a vision and being able to convince a group of other people to come along,” said Marsh. “You’re trying to build a consensus around ideas.”


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October 30, 2014 |
MUMBAI: Flydubai, a stateowned low-fare carrier of the UAE, wants more seat entitlements to fly to India's smaller airports which have nascent demand for travel to west Asian countries, said its senior executives. "We have very few seats to India. India is a place that demands more flights. The enhance of bilateral rights by 11,000 seats was highly appreciated, but we need more," the airline's CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith told ET. Earlier in the day, the carrier announced the commencement of flights to Mumbai.
October 13, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: With the increasing bilateral trade, India is expected to soon become UAE's top export and import destination by 2030, FIEO's study today said. Trade between India and UAE has grown from $43.46 billion in 2009-10 to $60 billion in 2013-14. "India has emerged as its top trading partner in 2013, representing a 10 per cent share of the total foreign trade of the Emirate," FIEO said in a statement. Dubai, which is one of the prominent trading centres of the world, offers great market opportunities for India.
October 12, 2014 |
KOCHI: Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has informed the Kerala High Court he had not acquired any assets of his late wife Sunanda Pushkar either individually or jointly with her son or anybody else as her movable and immovable assets are not yet "ascertainable or estimable". In a statement filed in the court on a petition seeking setting aside of his election to Lok Sabha for alleged non-disclosure of details of properties inherited from his late wife in his poll affidavit, the Congress MP stated it was "absolutely false" that he had inherited the substantial portion of his wife's wealth by virtue of the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act as she was a Canadian citizen.
October 9, 2014 |
DUBAI: India has issued a list of do's and don'ts to its nationals in the UAE for a hassle-free living in the Gulf nation which includes everything from general conduct to advising expatriates to dress "conservatively" in public. "The list includes a range of issues from accommodation and driving to employment besides saying expatriates can wear Indian or western clothes "but conservatively", roads must be crossed only through zebra crossings and etc," Anand Bardhan , Counsellor (Community Affairs)
October 5, 2014 |
DUBAI: A surprised UAE has asked US Vice President Joe Biden to clarify his statement after he suggested that America's Middle Eastern allies were partly to blame for aiding the Islamic State militant group . UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its astonishment at Biden's remarks on the financing of terrorism. Biden's remarks were "far from the truth, especially with relation to the UAE's role in confronting extremism and terrorism," said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash . The US Vice President's statement ignored the steps and the effective measures taken by the UAE, Gargash said in a statement carried by the official WAM news agency.
October 1, 2014 |
When Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal heard the news that his firm was ET Startup of The Year 2014, the 31-year-old left his meal unfinished to call his colleagues and share the news with them. It is this kind of camaraderie that has made the company, which was set up in 2008 by Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah , 29, grow from an office cubicle to having a presence in 16 countries globally. "We are elated with this news. Since the time I entered IIT Delhi, I always wanted to start something of my own," said Goyal.
September 25, 2014 |
DUBAI: Indian businessmen, investors and expatriate community here today lauded the 'Make in India' campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying it will give a boost to India's manufacturing sector. Over 200 business leaders from expatriate Indian community, investors, bankers, academicians and experts said the move will build confidence of Indians staying abroad to invest in high growth sectors like manufacturing, biotechnology and construction in India. The launch was held at both national and international levels through live webcast at various Indian embassies and consulates around the world, including Indian Consulate in Dubai.
September 24, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: Reduce the number of documents required for exports to three from five, a committee set up under the commerce department to reduce paper work for cross-border transactions has recommended as part of the government's efforts to simplify trade transactions and improve India's standing in the World Bank's ranking of countries on ease of doing business. Commerce secretary Rajeev Kher has asked his revenue counterpart to merge two export documents — packing list and commercial invoice — into one. "We are working with Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC)
September 23, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: The organising committee of the U17 FIFA World Cup 2017 has confirmed the appointment of Javier Ceppi as tournament director and Joy Bhattacharya as project director for the mega event slated to be held in India. The appointment process was concluded after an interview panel comprising of Kushal Das, AIFF General Secretary, Windsor John, Deputy General Secretary AFC, Shaji Prabhakaran, FIFA Development Officer and Subrata Dutta, AIFF Executive Committee Member, had interviewed the candidates in August.
September 22, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: Obi Mobiles, the brand backed by ex-Apple CEO John Sculley , Monday entered in to an exclusive supply and services agreement with IT/telecom retailer and distributor Jumbo Electronics to expand its footprint in the Middle-Eastern region. As a value-added reseller to Obi Mobiles for the UAE , Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq markets, Jumbo will manage the distribution of Obi devices to all key retailers and independent retailer channels in these countries.


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VIZIO Prices 8-inch Tablet at $299
August 9, 2011
By Joseph Palenchar
Vizio promises to do to tablet pricing what it did with TV pricing with the shipment of its 8-inch Wi-Fi Android tablet at a suggested $329 and expected everyday $299.
Vizio's 8-inch Wi-Fi tablet gets a $299 price tag.
The device, the company's first tablet, is available at is now available at Sam's Club, Walmart, Costco, Amazon and other retailers.
Today's prices on the on-line stores of Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, and Amazon range from $289.87 from Sam's to $298 from Amazon and Walmart.
The price is lower than expected. Various online reports previously showed a Walmart display showing a price of $349 for the tablet.
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As a focus area of retail technology, workforce management may not be quite as sexy as CRM or omnichannel commerce. However, a lot of very exciting stuff is currently happening in the world of workforce management, as attendees of the recent KronosWorks 2014 conference in Las Vegas discovered.
Entertainer Nick Jonas joined Lord & Taylor/Hudson’s Bay president Liz Rodbell for the unveiling of the department store’s annual holiday windows on NYC’s Fifth Avenue on Thursday, marking the 100th anniversary of the retailer’s holiday window program.
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McDonald’s is partnering with a tech giant to speed the development of its artificial intelligence capabilities.
The fast-food giant said it has entered into a strategic partnership with IBM to accelerate the development and deployment of of its automated order-taking technology (AOT) in its drive-thru lanes.As part of the deal, IBM will acquire McD Tech Labs, which was known as Apprente before McDonald’s acquired the artificial intelligence company in 2019. The terms of the sale were not disclosed.
McDonald’s noted that as part of its strategic growth plan, "Accelerating the Arches," it is committed to innovation across digital, delivery and drive thru. The company said its development and testing of AOT technology in restaurants has shown “substantial benefits” to customers and the restaurant crew experience. (The technology uses AI to understand drive-thru orders.)
“The acquisition of McD Tech Labs will complement IBM's existing work to develop and deliver AI-driven customer care solutions with IBM Watson,” the two companies stated in a joint release. “Businesses across industries from financial services and healthcare to telecommunications and retail are using Watson to drive business outcomes.”


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- Amazon is reportedly driving its first significant step into the deluxe fashion space, according to WWD.
- The internet retailer has been slowly developing the focus of its concentration on trend during the last three years or so.
- Business Insider previously found Amazon teamed up with Vogue for an internet store showcasing independent designers.
- The twelve manufacturers reportedly joining the brand new platform are actually said to be higher end than those associated with the sooner Vogue x Amazon initiative.
Amazon is forging forward with plans for a luxury brand platform, with the very first of a dozen international accessories as well as ready-to-wear labels opening shops on the site as fashion show season kicks off in September, WWD has discovered.
The product labels, which hail from Europe as well as the U.S., will operate their own concessions on the site with a business model that’s additional similar to the Farfetch marketplace than Net-a-porter or Matchesfashion.
The models partnering with Amazon will additionally have access to centralized warehousing in the U.S., operated by Amazon, and be prepared to lean on the tech giant’s great shipping and delivery networking.
The platform will be launched in the U.S. at first, and Amazon has been working directly with the brands’ U.S. places of work and subsidiaries. Dany Keirouz, mind of manufacturers associations as well as development at Amazon Fashion, is actually understood to be heading up the project, based on a sector supply.
Asked about the wedge, an Amazon spokeswoman stated the company “can’t comment on rumors or maybe speculation.” Keirouz did not get back a demand for comment.
As WWD claimed in January, Amazon planned to unveil the concessions-based deluxe platform in the springtime, but due to the coronavirus quarantines, the launch was pushed to September.
Amazon is understood to be offering the brands complete control with the appearance and feel of their virtual stores, making it possible for them to sell almost as they please, command when or in case they go on markdown, and – crucially – leverage Amazon’s speedy delivery as well as customer service platform.
As said, sources stated a sprawling factory is being made in Arizona to accommodate the wedge, while a $100 million advertising and marketing campaign is in the works.
According to numerous sources, Amazon also strategies to work with the makes on tv, movie and streaming projects going ahead.
The 12 launch brands are actually known to be higher end than those involved in the Common Threads: Vogue x Amazon Fashion initiative supported by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
The Common Threads/Amazon Fashion project was formed especially to increase designers’ sales while in the pandemic. People participating in that program may include Anna Sui, Thakoon, Tabitha Simmons, Derek Lam and Batsheva .
Even though the 2 designs are separate, both are actually an element of Amazon’s wider thrust into high end as well as fashion.
Amazon is understood to be dealing with a choice of London Fashion Week designers on another, sustainability related, professional undertaking that will be exposed next month ahead of the shows.
Since 2012, Amazon has put manner at the top of the agenda, transferring through one approach to the next looking for an opening, iterating and testing, paying for businesses, launching models, mashing up formats and trends, moving ahead with some while abandoning others.
In Europe, however, it has greeted with opposition – at least on the luxury end.
Almost two years back, based on sources of energy, Amazon recommended that multibrand merchants set up web stores to advertise luxury and custom goods, but the idea never came to fruition.


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The Think City is the worlds first ready-to-market urban EV and is among the worlds most carbon friendly vehicles, with zero local emissions and three times the energy efficiency of a traditional combustion engine car.
Richard Canny, Think CEO, says: â€śWe are delighted to be a part of this dedicated EV motor show, which is testament to the rapidly growing market for electric vehicles around the world. Think has been producing EVs since 1991 and the Think City is the worlds first ready-to-market urban battery electric vehicle " it is available for sale now in some European countries and we are inviting auto show visitors test drives in a production Think City, which will soon be manufactured here in Finland with our partners, Valmet Automotive.Âť
The Think City is a very safe vehicle to drive both in cities and on highways, as proven by its certification with the European CE conformity mark and EU homologation requirements (M1 certificate) " it is the first electric vehicle to be awarded a pan-European homologation certificate. To become the first EV to meet these exacting standards, the Think City has been through extensive testing and validation, including hundreds of computer simulations and correlations, over 50 sled tests and more than 20 full vehicle crash tests.
Ilpo Korhonen, President of Valmet Automotive, said: â€śFinland will soon be Thinks manufacturing base, therefore it is significant that the company is exhibiting the Think City at the very first Helsinki Electric Motor Show. Our strategic alliance in Europe with Think for manufacturing engineering, production and further product development consolidates Valmets expertise in the EV business, in which Think is a leader, given its outstanding carbon efficiency, proven safety attributes and fun driving characteristics.Âť
Pre-launch activities of the Think City have started in selected markets such as Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and most recently, Spain. Vehicles in these countries are primarily sold to municipal fleets, government and utility partners as pilot and demonstration fleets with the support of government incentives.


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Robbie Hills was one of the speakers at ad:tech New Delhi 2011 & is the Head of Rich Media for Japan & Asia Pacific, Google. In this exclusive interview with iMedia Connection, he speaks about how Digital Interactivity is booming and traditional advertisers & publishers are waking up to this call by making a healthy shift towards this medium. On the revolution of 3G in India & 4G worldwide, Robbie says agencies & brands can now have their content browsed on Mobile phones & smartphones with innovation which was never seen before.
Robbie’s been to several ad:tech’s globally but he was amazed to see the passion & engagement between the attendees at India’s first ad:tech! He emphasizes on how ad:tech has proved to be helpful platform to meet & network with people and understand what’s happening around on the marketing & advertising front!
Don’t miss out on the 2012 show as ad:tech New Delhi is going to back with its second edition!
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A new Canon mirrorless camera mock-up has been developed by designer, David Risenberg.
The concept of the Canon AE-D has been inspired by classic cameras, the AE and AE-P and features a full-frame sensor drawn from the Canon 1DX (which has 18 million pixels).
It also features a "CM-D" lens mount, which would not be compatible with current EF lenses. An adapter should make it possible, according to Risenberg.
In terms of accessories, Risenberg has envisaged a 50mm kit lens with an f/1.0 aperture. An electronic viewfinder can be attached and removed via the hotshoe.
Currently, Canon is the only major camera manufacturer without a mirrorless model in the market. The closest it has the Canon G1 X, a premium compact camera with a large sensor.
Its biggest rival, Nikon, finally released its Nikon 1 compact system camera series in September 2011. The Nikon V1 and J1 both feature one of the smallest sensors in the market.
If Canon did use a full-frame sensor in its CSC, it would be competing directly with the Leica M9, which is currently the smallest full-frame interchangeable lens camera in the world.
The Fujifilm X Pro1 would also be seen as a natural competitor. Its premium price tag and APS-C size sensor (which, according to our tests, outperforms the Canon 5D Mark II's full-frame sensor in some areas) would seemingly rival any full-frame mirrorless Canon chose to bring to the market.
Obviously it's difficult to say exactly what direction Canon will go in when, or even if, it decides to enter the market. It's anticipated that Canon will make an announcement at Photokina 2012, which is due to take place in September.


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It has been reported that supply disruptions in the tightly balanced and relatively isolated California gasoline market have increased wholesale and retail gasoline prices over the past several weeks. This follows market adjustments to compensate for lost production following the February explosion and fire at the ExxonMobil owned Torrance refinery. Average retail prices for regular gasoline in California as a whole, and in LA specifically, have risen by 57 cents/gal. and 63 cents/gal. respectively, in the past three weeks, while US average retail gasoline prices have increased by 20 cents/gal.
The costs of altering supply sources, along with planned and unplanned refinery outages and delayed resupply, have contributed to the gasoline price increases. The spot price in LA for California Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CARBOB) gasoline was US$2.76/gal. on April 29, a premium of 75 cents/gal. to the New York Mercantile Exchange Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) front month futures contract, a standard pricing basis for gasoline. CARBOB and RBOB are different formulations of the petroleum based component of gasoline, into which ethanol is blended to form finished gasoline.
The West Coast (PADD 5) is relatively isolated from other US markets and located far from other sources of supply, making the region dependent on in region production to meet demand. Additionally, California’s more restrictive gasoline specifications can limit the availability of supply from other markets. When a supply disruption occurs on the West Coast, the region can be resupplied in four ways: in region inventories, intra PADD marine movements from other West Coast refineries, PADD to PADD marine movements, and imports.
In region inventories
West Coast inventories of gasoline typically fall in the months of February, March and April. However, inventories fell by 4.2 million bbls in the six weeks after the Torrance refinery outage, a decline of 2.2 million bbls more than the 5 year average decline for the same period. As the region’s supply patterns adjusted, PADD 5 gasoline inventories stabilised, and they are currently 27.6 million bbls, 0.8 million bbls above the same time in 2014.
Intra PADD marine movements
Mainland PADD 5 lacks pipeline infrastructure to move supplies between the in region refining centres. As a result, supplies must move via coastwise compliant marine vessels. However, recent planned and unplanned refinery outages on the West Coast have limited the availability of gasoline supplies to be shipped to Southern California. PADD 5 gross refinery inputs fell to 2307 bpd for the week ending April 24, the lowest since April 2013, and were 2314 bpd for the week ending May 1 compared to 2489 bpd last year, contributing to higher gasoline prices.
PADD to PADD marine movements
Gasoline supplies may move from PADD to PADD, using coastwise compliant vessels. Historically, there have been marine movements of gasoline from the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) to PADD 5, although infrequently and in small quantities. The last shipments of gasoline from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast occurred in June 2013, totalling 53 000 bbls.
Companies have increased West Coast imports. However, due to Asia being the closest global source of additional California specification gasoline, it takes several weeks for resupply to reach the West Coast. PADD 5 imported an average of 19 000 bpd of motor gasoline in 2014, but approximately five weeks after the Torrance disruption, PADD 5 imports of motor gasoline had risen to 143 000 bpd for the week ending March 27. PADD 5 has since continued to import motor gasoline above normal levels, with a four week average of 49 000 bpd for the week ending May 1 helping to keep inventory levels stable. With imports accounting for a greater share of supply, recent disruptions and delays in shipments have contributed to wholesale and retail gasoline price increases.
Edited from press release by Claira Lloyd
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/12052015/california-gasoline-prices/


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Bottles of Coke could get Romanians into concerts this summer.
The soda giant is printing detachable labels that double as festival wristbands to some of the country’s biggest musical events.
Not every bottle is a winner; drinkers have to use a special app to determine whether or not their package is a real ticket.
But the company is hoping that the eight quirky designs it’s rolling out will make teens want to wear them regardless.
Among Coke’s festival partners is Transylvania’s Untold, one of the premiere musical events in Europe. Read more…


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GU will be opening its first store in the US in 2023.
Old Navy Makes a Really Big Promise to Families and Fashionistas
The clothing store committed to not raising the price of its jeans for the next three months.
TikTok Fashion Favorite Shein Considers a Big Step
But with U.S.-China relations at their lowest in years, actually making it happen will be a challenge.
This Is Why Your Bottle of Wine Just Got More Expensive
Many are reducing the amount of wine they drink after seeing higher prices both in stores and restaurants.
Uniqlo And Zara's Pricing Problems May Hit Other Clothing Retailers
Brands like H&M, Inditex, Zara and Fast Retailing's Uniqlo have for years offered clothes that cost very little.
Nike Shares Slide on Citigroup Downgrade Linked to China Boycotts
Citigroup analyst Paul Lejuez says a slowdown in China demand could pressure the sportswear giant's sales and profit margins.
Nike Shares Slump as China Attacks Alleged Uighur Abuses Statements
Nike found itself embroiled in a social media-led backlash in China overnight linked to alleged statements it made over the treatment of minority Uighur Muslims.
Best Back-to-School Sales 2019: Clothes, Supplies and Laptops
The new school year is almost here. Where can you get some of the best school supplies at a major discount?
US Stocks Weaken as Trump Preps $200 Billion Tariff Move in China Trade War
Global stocks weakened Monday as investors pulled cash from risk markets around the world amid reports that President Donald Trump is ready to impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of China-made goods as early as today while official in Beijing have vowed to retaliate to protect the nation's interests.
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Inspenet, May 26, 2023
Mining company Rio Tinto has invested $6 million in Brisbane-based battery company Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) to accelerate the development and deployment of GMG’s graphene and aluminum ion batteries.
This joint development agreement marks a breakthrough for GMG as it aims to offer an alternative to the dominant lithium-ion batteries.
GMG batteries charge 70 times faster and are environmentally friendly
GMG batteries charge 70 times faster, last longer and are more environmentally friendly. If successful, these batteries could be used in a variety of applications, including electric vehicles, mobile phones, and drones. The partnership with Rio Tinto, which is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, focuses on the development of batteries for use in heavy mobile equipment and grid energy storage in mining operations.
GMG will retain intellectual property and Rio Tinto will have the right to purchase and use the batteries. The collaboration with Rio Tinto will allow GMG to test the feasibility of the technology in different sectors.
GMG transforms graphene powder manufacturing to create safer, higher-density batteries
GMG’s advantage lies in its cost-effective process of manufacturing graphene powder directly from gas. Aluminum ion graphene batteries have higher density, are safer and do not require materials such as lithium, copper, cobalt or rare earth elements. The batteries are also rechargeable and fully recyclable.
GMG estimates to have a battery cell ready within a year and a prototype battery pack for testing with Rio Tinto within two years. Although the primary implementation of the initial prototype is for mining equipment, the deal with Rio Tinto will serve to demonstrate the feasibility of graphene-aluminium-ion battery technology for other applications.
Source : https://www.rumbominero.com/peru/noticias/internacionales/rio-tinto-gmg-baterias-iones-aluminio-y-grafeno/
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Back to school sales lure shoppers in Middlesex County
While school may not start for a few more weeks, some parents are taking advantage of early-bird back-to-school sales. Retailers like Wal-Mart are slashing prices on everything from glue and crayons to backpacks.
Pencils, paper, notebooks, folders: the list for back to school supplies can quickly add up. Multiply this by the number of subjects taken and parents quickly have an expensive equation.
To combat this many parents are planning their shopping now. For some the plan is to pick-up the basics now and fill-in the rest when school lists are handed out.


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Samsung Galaxy S9 Series owners reported that they have started receiving the Android 10-based One UI 2.1 update along with the June 2020 security patch. Some users in South Korea have confirmed receiving the updates via community posts, and reportedly, some users in Germany have also started receiving the One UI 2.1 Update. The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ received the One UI 2 update back in January. The phones were launched back in 2018 with the Android 8.1 Oreo-based Samsung Experience UX.
According to a screenshot by a Samsung Galaxy S9 user in South Korea, the One UI 2.1 over-the-air (OTA) update carries the firmware G960NKSU3ETF4. Meanwhile, a report by SamMobile indicates that users in Germany are getting the firmware version G96xFXXU9ETF5.
The One UI 2.1 Update for the Samsung Galaxy S9 Series is 896.15MB in size and carries the June 2020 Android security patch. The new software iteration brings a host of enhanced features and improves the overall system of Galaxy S9 phones.’
The screenshot of the update on the Samsung Community page highlights upgrades such as AR Zone that puts all augmented reality features such as AR Emoji and AR Doodle in one place. Users are also receiving Quick Share and Music Share features that allow users to share files instantly. The Gallery app and Keyboard app on Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are getting new organizational features. Users are also receiving a Quick crop option for editing “high-resolution image” (translated).
The Android 10-based One UI 2.1 update is currently available in limited regions and details about its India availability are expected soon. Recently, Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite users in India started receiving the One UI 2.1 update. Samsung has also started rolling out OneUI 2.1 update on Galaxy Note 9.


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Rihanna, World’s Richest Female Musician, With $600 Million Fortune
Rihanna has amassed a $600 million fortune and is now the wealthiest female musician in the world.
While her fans are begging her to drop new music, Rihanna is busy building her business empire, which includes investment in makeup, lipstick, lingerie, and luxury fashion. Aside from her business moves over the last couple of years, Rihanna remains one of the biggest selling artists on the planet currently even though her last album was released in 2016. According to Forbes, the Bajan pop star’s net worth is now $600 million and growing exponentially, which means that she could be a billionaire in the next couple of years.
Rihanna came in ahead of megastars like Madonna, who has a net worth of $570 million, Celine Dion with $450 million, and Beyonce who is worth $400 million.
Of course, Rihanna didn’t make all of her money from selling music. Her Fenty Beauty brand, which is co-owned by French luxury goods company LVMH, has changed the makeup industry forever. Fenty Beauty was the first brand to offer 40 different shades of foundation which quickly capture the market and forced other brands to start doing the same. The brand tops over a $100 million in sales in the first week, Forbes reported.
Fenty Beauty brought in more than $570 million in revenue last year, and Forbes is now reporting that the brand is worth an estimated $3 billion. “Not only did [Fenty Beauty] achieve meaningful sales, but it potentially changed the industry permanently,” Jefferies research analyst Stephanie Wissink told Forbes.
After taking over the makeup game, Rihanna is now poised to make a similar impact on the luxury fashion industry thanks to her recent deal with LVMH and her upcoming Fenty Maison line. She also co-owns the hugely successful Savage X Fenty lingerie line.
Rihanna and LVMH will soon start putting out clothes, shoes, jewelry, and other accessories. She is now the first woman to start her own brand at LVMH and the first black woman to lead a fashion house at the company. This is also the first new house coming out of the French company since 1987, according to the New York Times.
This is just the beginning for Rihanna, as Forbes predicted that she would be a billionaire by her mid-30s.


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Justin Sun almost won the Christie's auction of a non-fungible token (NFT) that sold for $69.3 million but was outbid in the final moments, a spokesman for the Tron founder said.
Bloomberg reported Thursday afternoon that Sun was the winning bidder in the auction of an NFT tied to a digital work by the artist known as Beeple.
But Tron’s Roy Liu told CoinDesk that Sun did not win the auction, despite bidding $60 million as the clock wound down. “He was outbid by another buyer [at the] last minute,” Liu said via Telegram message.
(A buyer’s premium accounts for the difference between the winning bid of $60.25 million and the $69.3 million sale price.)
"NFT is definitely a revolution to the art industry for our generation," the Tron spokesman said. "Both Justin and Tron Foundation are super excited for the technology and will heavily support the ecosystem around that."
Christie’s auction specialist Noah Davis declined to comment when reached by phone.
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Halloween 2020 is gearing up to be the year's scariest holiday yet.
Despite the fact that several states are starting to ease coronavirus restrictions, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a serious danger to people around the world. That's why it's crucial for everyone to take proper precautions when partaking in festive fall activities and safe Halloween celebrations.
As far as I'm concerned, Halloween 2020 is a perfect opportunity to stay home, watch movies, and consume massive amounts of candy alone on your couch. But if you're hoping for more exciting plans or looking to entertain kids, you definitely have some other quality options.
After consulting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and speaking with Dr. Mariea Snell, assistant director of the Online Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Maryville University, we've compiled a comprehensive guide of fun and safe ways you can spend the holiday.
From carving pumpkins and hosting movie nights to throwing a virtual costume party and trick-or-treating safely, here are some expert-approved Covid halloween safety tips.
Super safe, low-risk activities
While the CDC does note that "Many traditional Halloween activities can be high risk for spreading viruses," there are a substantial number of low- to moderate-risk activities you can partake in that still involve costumes, candy, and friends.
"Wearing masks is still the number one thing you can do to protect yourself and other people."
Decorating your house with spooky, seasonal decorations is always a good way to get into the fall spirit. And the CDC says that carving or decorating pumpkins with members of your household is a low-risk activity. You can even carve with friends, as long as you set up carving stations outside, remain socially distanced, and wear protective face masks.
"Wearing masks is still the number-one thing you can do to protect yourself and other people," Dr. Snell said. "It's something we should all be doing."
If you're looking to entertain kids, the CDC recommends setting up a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt around your house or coordinating an outdoor scavenger hunt with friends or neighbors. That's the route Snell and her family are taking this year.
"We have plans to celebrate with friends that have other children," Snell explained. "They are kind of roping off areas of their yard and each family is staying in their designated area. And then actually what we are doing is hiding candy — so, like Easter became Halloween."
"One group or one family bubble at a time can go through and and try to find the candy that's been set out for them," Snell continued. "That way the kids still have an activity to do, but it's done in a way that's safe and separate from everyone else."
If you're in the mood to party with pals, the CDC suggests throwing a virtual costume bash to celebrate with friends digitally. You can also watch a scary movie with people you live with, or set up a virtual movie night using one of these handy apps, extensions, or websites.
The dos and don'ts of trick-or-treating
One of the most beloved Halloween traditions among kids and families is trick-or-treating. But if you want to go door-to-door or hand out candy this year, there are a few key things keep in mind.
The CDC says taking part in traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating — where candy is handed from person to person — is a high-risk activity that should be avoided if possible. The same goes for trunk-or-treat meetups, where kids trick-or-treat by going from car to car in a parking lot. It is OK to participate in one-way, socially-distanced trick-or-treating, though. As long as you're careful.
"I think if people really want to go and have that traditional experience, just make sure to wear a mask, stay in your group or your bubble, and not come within six feet of other people," Snell said. "If you're ringing a doorbell to trick-or-treat, you should take six steps back after you've done that so you're not too close to someone in their home."
It's worth researching specific Halloween and trick-or-treat safety guidelines in your own state, as they'll likely vary by location depending on coronavirus cases in the area. But trick-or-treaters aren't the only ones who should take extra precautions. People handing out candy should also consider safer methods.
"I know what some people are doing is just putting a big bucket of candy out with hand sanitizer. They're just planning on having it down there, six feet away from their front door for kids to take, and maybe they're sitting on their porch to kind of observe the trick-or-treaters," Snell added. "Anything anybody can do to maintain that distance and also wear masks is the best and only way to do this in a remotely safe way."
You can also prepare individual goodie bags filled with candy and leave them outside for children to grab. Or, if you're feeling crafty, you can make a candy chute, like this Cincinnati dad did, to avoid close-contact candy handoffs.
For those looking to take extra candy precautions, Snell suggests wiping down and sanitizing wrappers, or isolating candy for a few days before eating it to avoid worrying about the virus on surfaces.
Related Video: 'Hubie Halloween' star Noah Schnapp plays 'Up the Stairs or Out the Door'
What to know about wearing costumes
If you (and/or your children) do plan to go out trick-or-treating or attend a socially-distanced gathering in costume, it's crucial to consider the type of mask you wear.
Many of the masks that come with Halloween costumes don't offer the same protection from the virus as cloth face masks do, so it's important not to use them as substitutes. Per the CDC website, "A costume mask should not be used unless it is made of two or more layers of breathable fabric that covers the mouth and nose and doesn't leave gaps around the face."
"Unless you are wearing something that's creating that barrier that fits snugly around your face —around your mouth and nose — and also has those fabric layers that prevent the particles from going through, it's not going to be good enough," Snell said. "All those plastic masks are actually designed to be very breathable, because [manufacturers] don't want to suffocate anyone. So they're by no means intended or designed for [virus protection]."
The CDC also discourages people from wearing costume masks over protective masks, because the multiple layers could hinder breathing. Your safest bet is to ditch the costume mask altogether and opt for the protective face mask. You may even be able to find a protective face mask that fits the theme of your costume at a site like Etsy or Redbubble.
Moderate-risk activities to consider
Having a costume parade outside and hosting or attending an outdoor costume party or movie night are deemed moderately safe by the CDC, as long as protective face masks are worn by all guests, social distancing is practiced, and other guidelines for hosting pandemic gatherings are followed. (If you choose a scary movie, make sure to spread chairs more than six feet apart, since more respiratory particles spread when a person screams than when they talk.)
You can also safely visit pumpkin patches or orchards as long as you pack the hand sanitizer, wear a mask, and maintain social distancing when in the presence of other visitors.
Skip indoor, in-person parties and avoid these other high-risk activities
In addition to traditional contact-heavy trick-or-treating, the CDC warns that attending crowded indoor parties, confined indoor haunted houses, or hayrides with people outside of your household are high-risk activities that should be actively avoided.
"Being indoors without a mask would be the worst thing you could do this Halloween."
When asked about the most dangerous way to celebrate Halloween, Snell echoed the CDC: "Parties in people's home."
She added, "I would say that's the number one thing. That would be the riskiest thing you could do. Being outside is better — even if it's a party — being outside, being able to keep space, and wearing a mask. Being indoors without a mask would be the worst thing you could do this Halloween."
And, as the CDC website notes, "If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters."


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Pandora CEO Tim Westergren to step down
- Author: Douglas Reid Jun 28, 2017,
Jun 28, 2017, 1:45
Media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.
A day after news of his imminent departure began to surface, the streaming music company's co-founder has officially made a decision to step down as CEO, a position he returned to in May of a year ago.
Licensing costs have been an on-going issue for the service and it has struggled to expand its reach outside of the U.S. Pandora has also felt significant pressure from the rise of on-demand streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
Westergren, Pandora's co-founder, succeeded Brian McAndrews as the firm's CEO in March previous year. He was CEO from 2002 to 2004, and retook the top spot in 2016 following the ouster of CEO Brian McAndrews. The deals gave Pandora a cash injection as the company adjusts to the changing landscape in the music industry, where on-demand downloading services like Spotify Ltd are gaining in popularity.
"We expect the new CEO of (Pandora) to come from (Sirius) directly, or from John Malone's extensive rolodex", Needham & Co analyst Laura Martin wrote in a note.
In a statement, Westergren explained how Pandora is ready to take the company to the next level. Westergren, who cofounded Pandora back in 2000, will also no longer serve on Pandora's board of directors.
Memorial for Nabra Hassanen set on fire in Washington, DC
He said the teen's death has prompted the entire community to rally and that the Muslim community is not alone in its grief. Torres appeared by videoconference from jail for an arraignment Monday in a Fairfax County juvenile court, Morrogh said.
Last month, Pandora received a lifeline in the form of a $480 million investment from SiriusXM in exchange for a 19 percent stake in the company.
The shakeup comes as Pandora is finding its footing in a fast-growing music streaming market that has largely left it behind. Ads are played in the free version, but users can pay $5 per month to listen ad-free. Pandora makes most of its money from ads, bringing in almost $1.1 billion in ad revenue past year.
In the meantime, Pandora CFO Naveen Chopra will act as the interim CEO while the board looks for a new chief executive officer.
Pandora also said on Tuesday that President Mike Herring and Chief Marketing Officer Nick Bartle were leaving the company.
Shares of Pandora had rebounded in recent days amid speculation Westergren was planning to step down.


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New Google search data has revealed the most searched-for engagement rings by UK users of the search engine.
Unsurprisingly, it is two royal rings that top the list, but the person in the number-one spot may come as a surprise to some.
While Kate Middleton comes in at second place, with an estimated 43,200 searches over the past year, it is Meghan Markle’s ring that is the more Googled piece.
The Duchess of Sussex’s trilogy ring, designed by Prince Harry, was searched for an estimated 52,800 times according to a study by Design Bundles.
The yellow gold, cushion cut sparkler – which features a three-carat centre diamond sourced from Botswana and two smaller diamonds from Princess Diana’s own collection – receives almost three times the average yearly searches for all rings on the list.
Elsewhere in the list, Arianna Grande matches Kate Middleton in joint-second place.
Kim Kardashian comes in at fourth place with just under 20,000 Google searches in the last year.
Her £2.9 million ring was given to her by soon-to-be ex-husband Kanye West.
Blake Lively and Princess Margaret are joint-fifth with 12,000.
Finally, Grace Kelly, Princess Beatrice, Beyoncé and Gwen Stefani round out the list.
View the full list below:
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Full Certification is issued at a Tier number from 1 through 4, of which 4 represents the highest degree of excellence, and remains in effect for 3 years
Cloud-orchestrated solution allows broadcasters and content owners to rapidly and cost-effectively reach new global audiences
STV is first commercial broadcaster to launch restart service on its SD and HD channels
Arqiva’s new service brings 24/7 LaLigaTV HD channel to the UK for the first time
Arqiva, the leading UK communications infrastructure company, has been awarded a We invest in people, gold accreditation by Investors in People (IIP).
New VoD solution supports content processing, packaging, and delivery of archived content entirely in the cloud with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Transaction includes c.7,400 sites and the right to market c.900 sites spread across the UK
Viewing data from the Freeview iOS app, which launched earlier in the year, show sport, news and Love Island as the most popular on-the-go shows.
The first events in support of our new national charity took place on 25 July.
Freeview Play viewers can now choose from over 20,000 hours of on demand content, all for free, strengthening Freeview’s hold as the UK’s fastest growing TV platform.
Replaces legacy paging-based system with portable, all-in-one BGAN terminals
The Data Communications Company (DCC) has announced that one million second-generation (SMETS2) smart meters have been successfully connected to its nationwide secure network.


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Translating a great start-up idea into a viable business requires hard work, effective time management, resourcefulness and resilience, according to graduand Michael Liang.
Following the rapid rise of 'sharing economy' services like AirBnB and Uber, entrepreneurs now have their sights set on turning unused driveways into a public parking option.
Network providers could revolutionise how they manage changing loads on their networks, making life a lot better for internet users, thanks to technology being developed by UNSW researchers.
As gazes turn skyward for International Asteroid Day, a team of engineers from UNSW are completing their start-up mission to bring you more information about near-Earth space rocks.
Restricting the tax offsets for investing in start-ups to just those with plenty of money will hurt entrepreneurs, writes Jason Zein.


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The leadership of the international sandwich chain Subway is exploring the possibility of selling it for more than 10,000 million dollars, sources close to the operation have revealed to Bloomberg.
The process is at a very early stage, and they could still reverse the decision to seek a sale of the chain. “As a privately owned company, we do not comment on our ownership structure or our business plans,” Subway responded in an email to the US agency. “We remain focused on driving the brand forward with our transformation process in order to help our franchisees become profitable.”
Subway has long been an appetizing morsel for the funds of private equity. The Milford, Connecticut company is one of the largest fast food chains in the world, with 37,000 establishments spread across 100 countries. Its rapid growth since the opening of the first store in 1965 slowed down over the years amid stiff competition.
Last October Subway announced that during the previous 18 months it had been experiencing a positive trend, thanks, as the company itself explained, to the reconfiguration of its image for its campaign that sought customers to have a better perception of its ingredients. Digital and app sales were the ones that sustained the results.
According to Bloomberg, these positive results that it has been accumulating may help consummate an operation that could otherwise be marred by criticism from franchisees and dwindling sales.


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After a researcher made the app’s existence known, Apple recently banned a phony and harmful Trezor crypto wallet software from the App Store. Such a program was specifically made to steal users’ cryptocurrency.
As expected, Apple’s program Store has deleted a purportedly malicious program that was passing itself off as a Trezor crypto hardware wallet. However, a short search turned many more copies of the original software.
Rafael Yakobi, managing partner of Crypto Lawyers, published a security warning about Apple’s App Store earlier in the day on Wednesday. In particular, Yakobi said that a search on “Trezor” turned up a malicious app intended to steal cryptocurrency as the top result.
As a result, it tweeted the following warning to Apple users about the danger posed by the phony “Trezor Wallet Suite” app:
“The first search result for “Trezor” in the Apple App Store is a rogue app whose operators can take all of your cryptocurrency by asking for your seed phrase.
The malicious program is called “Trezor Wallet Suite.” You can investigate it on your own.
Although the overall number of victims is unknown, given how long this software has been in use, it is likely to be in the hundreds or thousands. Extreme care must be taken to use bitcoins in a safe and appropriate manner. Inform anybody you know who is using a Trezor.
According to the testimony, it appears that the program is no longer available in Apple’s program Store, which once again proves Apple’s willingness to take down potential dangers to safeguard consumers.
Are there any other dangers to Trezor wallets in the App Store?
Despite Apple fixing the issue almost immediately, some users’ searches for “Trezor Wallet Suite” resulted up “MyTREZR Suite: One Edition,” another potentially harmful program.
Only two evaluations were available for this application, and both of them cautioned users that it was a scam designed to steal cryptocurrency. This shows that Apple has not yet finished the cleanup.
Apple, on the other hand, maintains that the apps available in its official App Store have been examined and approved to assure security. As a reminder, downloading mobile apps for crypto wallets from the manufacturer’s official website is the safest option.
It’s vital to remember that even while an iOS app is available for Trezor users, it only has a few features and is only regarded as a supplemental tool.
In any event, it appears that the world’s largest tech business is not very supportive of cryptography apps, which are only permitted under severe conditions, according to the report published on Apple’s 9to5mac.com.
Actually, the following is what the article says:
While Apple claims the App Store is a trusted place to fight against sideloading, in reality, not even Apple can keep the App Store scam-free.
Damus receives criticism from Apple for various Bitcoin-related actions
Apple threatened to remove the Damus app from its App Store last week after discovering what appeared to be a feature that allowed users to tip each other in Bitcoin.
As we can see, Nostr has some distinctive characteristics but functions similarly to other social networks like Mastodon and Bluesky (all of which were somewhat influenced by Twitter).
Users can access Nostr using the Apple software Damus, which also offers a function called “Zaps” that enables Bitcoin-based microtransactions.
Accordingly, users can “zap” one another to show support for content producers. Both user profiles and individual postings can use this functionality.
However, changes have lately occurred as a result of a choice taken by Apple. In reality, Apple informed Damus creators on Tuesday that the program would be taken down from the program Store because it had broken the terms of service.
Apple reaffirmed specifically that enabling users to donate money in response to information uploaded on the social network constituted “selling digital content.”
Apple has voiced concern over the “Zaps” feature’s lack of reliance on in-app purchases.
Nevertheless, in response to the unfavorable feedback, Apple got in touch with the Damus creators once more to try and come up with a means to keep the game available in the game Store.
As a result, the two sides came to a compromise that permits Damus to keep using Zaps transactions, but only for user profiles. Since Apple continues to view it as a sale of digital property, the ability to send Zaps to specific postings is no longer an option.


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Kendall and Kylie have released an apology after their latest 'vintage' T-shirt line, featuring images of the reality stars super-imposed upon pictures of legendary musicians like Notorious BIG and Tupac.
When promotional materials for the t-shirts - which were set to retail at $125 on kendall-kylie.com - were released online, they were immediately met with outrage, with social media users claiming that the Jenner sisters were seeking to make a profit from the images of late music stars.
The mother of Biggie, Voletta Wallace, shared an Instagram post slamming the designs, revealing that neither Kendall, Kylie nor anyone connected with their brand had reached out to consult her over the use of her late son's image.
'I am not sure who told @kyliejenner and @kendalljenner that they had the right to do this. The disrespect of these girls to not even reach out to me or anyone connected to the estate baffles me. I have no idea why they feel they can exploit the deaths of 2pac and my son Christopher to sell a t-shirt. This is disrespectful, disgusting and exploitation at its worst!' she wrote.
In response to criticism, the sisters pulled the line from their website, issuing an apology to 'anyone that has been upset and / or offended.'
Posted on Kendall's Twitter account, the message read: 'These designs were not well thought out and we deeply apologize to anyone that has been upset and / or offended, especially to the families of the artists. We are huge fans of their music and it was not our intention to disrespect these cultural icons in any way.'
'The tee shirts [sic] have been pulled from retail and all images have been removed. We will use this as an opportunity to learn from these mistakes and again, we are very sorry.'
It's not the first time that Kendall has found herself embroiled in a high-profile controversy this year. Back in April, the model sparked a major row when she appeared in a mis-judged advert for Pepsi, which appeared to trivialise activism and co-opt the imagery of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The clip, which was almost immediately pulled by the soft drinks giant, showed Kendall diffusing a conflict between police and protesters by handing an officer a can of Pepsi.
'Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly we missed the mark, and we apologize,' a company spokesperson said in an official statement. 'We did not intend to make light of any serious issue. We are removing the content and halting any further rollout. We also apologize for putting Kendall Jenner in this position.'