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Mieko Watanabe wanted to buy a soft white dress to wear around the house, but the ¥6,000 price tag at apparel shops put off the 23-year-old office worker. Then she saw what she wanted at a Uniqlo outlet for less than ¥3,000.
“I didn’t want to pay ¥6,000 for something to wear at home. But ¥3,000 was not out of my price range,” Watanabe said. “Since it fits me, I’ll buy another in a different color.”
Like Watanabe, many shoppers are turning to low-priced apparel amid the lingering deflationary economy.
This winter, the appetite for inexpensive but stylish clothes may have been further whetted by aggressive sales campaigns by retailers.
Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, offered lottery tickets with every purchase worth ¥5,000 until Dec. 31 as part of a campaign to celebrate its 60th year in business. As many as 100,000 customers won ¥10,000 each, for a total of ¥1 billion in cash-back payments.
The retail giant, which posted a record group operating profit of ¥108.6 billion for the business year that ended last August, has said it now expects profit to grow by 20 percent to ¥130.5 billion for the business year to this August.
Not to be outdone, supermarket chain Ito-Yokado Co. returned 5 percent to 30 percent of prices from Dec. 11 to 13, which totaled ¥1.5 billion. It also launched similar sales campaigns from Dec. 18 to Dec. 20 and from Jan. 1 to Jan. 3.
Seven and I Holdings Co., which operates the Ito-Yokado chain, said Jan. 7 it posted a ¥218.3 billion operating profit for the March-November period, up 4.4 percent from the same term the previous year, although it expects its profit to ease by 11.3 percent to ¥250 billion for the full year to February.
In the recent months, price competition has intensified in many parts of the retail industry — apparel, furniture and food — which appears to have accelerated the country’s deflationary trend.
Young people jumped on jeans priced below ¥1,000. Fast Retailing surprised consumers last March by launching its g.u. jeans for ¥990 a pair, triggering a race to release lower-priced jeans with Aeon Co., Daiei and Seiyu Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
In October, Don Quijote Co. also sold 30,000 private-brand pairs of jeans priced at ¥690 in five days.
The trend toward lower prices has now spread to other sectors.
In the furniture market, Nitori Co. started to cut its prices on an additional 400 items in October, after it began announcing a series of similar large-scale price cuts in May.
In the food industry, convenience store chain Lawson Inc. said it aims to boost its value line lineup, most of which are small cooked dishes priced at ¥100, to 1,000 items by April. Lawson’s proprietary brand is sold at its Lawson Store 100 outlets and subsidiary Ninety-nine Plus Inc.’s Shop 99.
Shop 99 has seen quarterly growth since last April, bucking the trend at supermarkets.
“Consumers these days are (discerning) and their purse strings are tight,” said Akio Okamura, a spokesman for Ninety-nine Plus Inc. “We have to provide good products so they will feel like coming to our shops again,” he said. Indeed, 95 percent of its customers are return customers, he added.
But only a limited number of retailers are successful, and their successes did not benefit the overall retail market, where sales currently stand about 2 percent lower than the level posted a year earlier, said Taketo Yamate, a retail industry analyst at UBS Securities Japan Ltd.
“The situation is very severe. Current sluggish consumption does not come from withering sentiment but simply from decreasing incomes,” he said. “Unless incomes rebound, we cannot expect a better outlook for consumption.”
So will consumption rebound?
Yamate believes nationwide income is ready to bounce back by fall because overall overtime work, which he sees as an indicator moving six to 10 months ahead of the income movements, has already bottomed out and is likely to recover by spring.
Yet consumption is expected to recover slowly because the distributive share of labor shows a decline even when listed companies marked record profits from 2002 to 2007. This means, even if the economy recovers in the near future, it is not clear whether salary levels will go up, Yamate said.


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German Economics Minister Peter Altmaier discusses priorities with EuroCommerce
Press release - Competitiveness & Single Market
10 June 2020
The EuroCommerce Board today welcomed German Economics Minister Peter Altmaier to their (virtual) meeting. Mr Altmaier shared a number of important insights into the priorities for the German EU Presidency starting in a few weeks, and discussed how Germany and the EU can best address the revival of the economy after the COVID crisis.
EuroCommerce President Régis Degelcke commented:
“It has been a great honour and pleasure to have the opportunity to discuss with Mr Altmaier the important tasks ahead of the EU under the German Presidency in the second half of this year. We need as a central part of this to rebuild the single market and address protectionism in and outside the EU. Companies in our sector, particularly in non-food retail and in various wholesale sectors, have been hit hard by the COVID crisis. These companies, 99% of which are SMEs, will need real help if we are to avoid a wave of bankruptcies, hitting the 29 million Europeans working in the sector, the communities which they serve, and the European economy as a whole.”
EuroCommerce has supported the Commission proposals for a rescue package of €750 billion and an enhanced EU budget to drive recovery. EuroCommerce has underlined the need for retail and wholesale, as the largest private sector employer in all member states, and among those essential ecosystems worst hurt by the crisis, to be given priority support in EU and national recovery plans.
With over 50% of EU GDP made up of private consumption, recovery can happen if consumption is given a boost, and shops are given the freedom to be as wide open as possible, to sell the stock that they have, and to be supported in their digital and green transition.
“We are looking forward, with our German members, to working with the German Presidency to help build and accelerate the EU recovery over the coming six months.”

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Nashville Electric Service warns about bill-collecting scam
Tennessean DAVIDSON COUNTY Nashville Electric Service is warning customers to be cautious if they receive an automated call claiming that NES has not received their electric bill payment. The Nashville-based utility says some customers have received automated calls claiming to be from NES telling them that it has not received a payment, says Tim Hill, NES spokesman. Hill said that NES does not make any type of outgoing collection calls and that the call is a ploy to get personal or banking information from unsuspecting customers. Also, the utility cautions customers to be wary of any claims for payment from someone in person. NES employees in the field do not collect or solicit cash from customers for an electric bill payment or any type of work they perform.
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Lloyd's under fire over fund-raising
LLOYD's of London has suffered fresh fallout from the World Trade Centre attacks, with one of its highest profile members calling on the market to cease trading and halt fund-raising until it can quantify its exposure to the tragedy.
Christopher Stockwell, an outspoken critic of the market and chairman of its Names Association, said Lloyd's failure to fully quantify its exposure, while still raising cash from members, could be seen as 'fraud'.
Lloyd's has previously put its net exposure at £1.3bn, but is expected to raise that estimate to £1.6bn this week. Its prediction for gross claims - before recovery from reinsurers - is expected to rise to £7bn from £5.4bn.
'Non-disclosure of the full picture will over time come to be viewed as fraud if it continues,' Stockwell wrote in a letter to Lloyd's chairman Sax Riley.
'It is improper for any of (the syndicates) to accept premium income for the 2002 account until it is clear that Lloyd's is going to be able to cover the solvency and cash requirements imposed on it...'
Lloyd's dismissed Stockwell's claims, saying it was solvent and 'more than capable of continuing to trade'.
The industry is facing losses of an estimated £46bn stemming from the US attack, when hijacked planes destroyed the WTC twin towers in New York on 11 September.
The losses have put a squeeze on Lloyd's cash flow. It has already asked its members - individual investors and companies - for £780m extra cash and also got permission from US regulators to delay payment of funds it has to deposit over there to support WTC claims. Some 35% of Lloyd's business is in the US, making it its biggest market.
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Beijing, March 10, 2021, Geek+, a global AMR leader, is proud to announce it has been named one of Fast Company's most innovative companies in the robotics category for 2021.
The list honors the businesses that have found a way to be resilient in the past year, turning challenges into impact-making processes. These companies did more than survive, they thrived, impacting their industries and culture as a whole.
Yong Zheng, founder and CEO of Geek+, says: "We're honored to be recognized by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies in the world. It is a celebration of the creative, solutions-oriented, and customer-focused approach that permeates the company as a whole and especially our R&D team. By combining industry understanding with business knowledge and technological prowess, we've developed a wide range of robotics hardware and intelligent software applications tailored to address industry-specific logistics challenges in warehousing and manufacturing. In turn, we want to bring agility to the supply chain, and through continuous optimization and AI, help mitigate uncertainty and support businesses to flexibly grow."
In February last year, the resilience and flexibility of Geek+ robotics solutions were confirmed when as they allowed Decathlon in China to secure business continuity under lockdown despite widespread labor shortages. By letting autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) find and transfer racks of goods from the storage area to workstations, Decathlon was able to ensure social distancing, securing the health and safety of its warehouse employees. Additionally, due to the robots being portable, easy to implement, and reprogram, it allowed Decathlon to relocate robots from retail to e-commerce warehouses to meet the swift shift in demand from offline to online sales.
Challenging scenarios also turned into innovations. In 2020, Geek+ launched four new robotics products to tackle the most urgent challenges facing society. These included everything from smart disinfection robots to intelligent sorting and bin-picking robots. By combining the latest AMR and disinfection technology, such as SLAM navigation and UVC light, smart disinfection robots provide automated, safe, and seamless disinfection to help safeguard public health. Moreover, Geek+ C200M Double Deep Bin-to-Person robot was released, a flexible logistics solution that optimizes the bin-picking process and maximizes the use of warehouse space. Lastly, the double-belted S100C robot was introduced for intelligent sorting of large-size parcels to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate handling of heavy materials in times of high throughput demand.
Dedicated to creating intelligent robotics solutions that bring real value to customers and transform the global supply chain, Geek+ has in 2020 announced partnerships with both industry and technology leaders. By partnering up with Borsch Rexroth, Intel, Körber, and Conveyco, Geek+ has continued to accelerate technological exchange, drive innovation, and strengthen its role as an ecosystem enabler at the forefront of the smart logistics revolution.
Read about Fast Company's most innovative companies in the robotics category.
Geek+ is a global technology company leading the intelligent logistics revolution. We apply advanced robotics and AI technologies to realize flexible, reliable, and highly efficient solutions for warehouses and supply chain management. Geek+ counts 300 global customers and has deployed more than 10,000 robots worldwide. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has over 800 employees and is headquartered in Beijing, with offices in Germany, the UK, the US, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
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Newest report finds one of three adults are overlooking sunglasses to protect eyes despite past harm.
The Vision Council is educating consumers on the eye health risks from exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays with the release of its newest UV protection report, “Spare Your Sight: Using Shades for Protection and Style.”
The report, released to 250 consumer reporters and editors, finds that three-quarters of Americans are concerned about potential eye problems from the sun’s UV rays, yet only 31 percent protect their eyes with sunglasses or other UV-protective eyewear every time they go outside.
“Our goal at The Vision Council is to raise awareness about the risks of exposure to UV rays, and the sunglass options and other UV-protective eyewear available, so that more and more Americans are protecting their eyes,” says Mike Daley, the CEO of The Vision Council. “Consumers need to be aware of these issues and the steps that they can take to prevent damage to the eyes throughout their lifetime.”
In addition to the newest edition of this annual consumer UV protection report, The Vision Council has also released a second version of the report designed specifically for members of the optical industry. This report focuses on the statistical findings from VisionWatch data in order to inform readers about consumer perceptions of UV effects and UV-protective eyewear.
“Many consumers make sunglass purchases based on style and comfort, but fail to check the label to make sure lenses are UVA/UVB protective,” says Mike Daley, the CEO of The Vision Council. “By highlighting the cumulative and irreversible damage UV overexposure can cause, we hope to encourage Americans to make UV-eye protection an everyday habit to preserve their eyesight.”
To view or download a copy of the report, “Spare Your Sight: Using Shades for Protection and Style,” visit thevisioncouncil.org/UV.


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BasicFirst ropes in AjayDev Singh as marketing head, chief digital strategist
Singh believes digital campaigns leverage data to the benefit of the business, ensuring top-of-the-mind recall whenever the target audience seeks blended learning...
Randhir Kumar, founder and chief mentor, BasicFirst, said, “As an e-learning brand, we are committed to helping students achieve academic goals by leveraging the unique combination of content-based learning and doubt clearing. AjayDev's experience in the mainline and digital domains will be conducive to our growth, accelerating BasicFirst’s presence in the e-learning space.”
“I am excited about the opportunity for heading an emerging ed-tech startup’s marketing unit, especially in challenging conditions. While nurturing the brand, we will be pursuing a long-term strategy of consolidation and growth. We are looking at 50 million installs and 5 million paid subscribers once the product trials and adoptions through marketing efforts across traditional and digital media, including Omni-channel platforms, are complete," Singh said.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi, and Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Singh has held leadership roles at Reliance ADA Group, Percept and SVG Media (now Dentsu Aegis Network).


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The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. It responded to needs for relief, reform, and recovery from the Great Depression.
“The Korean New Deal is the blueprint for South Korea’s next hundred years,” said President Moon Jae-in as he officially unveiled the Korean New Deal during an address to the nation on July 14.
Drawing an explicit parallel to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt’s signature program in the 1930s, the Korean New Deal proposes not only a way out of the economic crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic but also a fast track for a nationwide digital transformation and South Korea’s leadership in the post-COVID era. The policy revolves around three pillars – the Digital New Deal, Green New Deal, and strengthening the employment and the social safety nets (which some refer to as the “human” pillar) – with a massive investment of 160 trillion won ($133.1 billion) and the creation of 1.9 million new jobs by 2025.
The Korean New Deal is one of the early medium- to long-term strategies that have come out of the COVID-19 crisis and also certainly one of the most ambitious plans. This article takes a deeper dive into the Korean New Deal, examining the broader context that led to its development and the narratives that Seoul has put forward in connection to its history of rapid economic development and the vision for its middle-power leadership in the post-COVID world.
The Korean New Deal was first announced at the end of April 2020, and it has evolved significantly since then.
According to the announcement by the Finance Ministry on May 7, the Korean New Deal was going to primarily be a digitalization policy, revolving around the three pillars of data infrastructure, “untact” (contactless) economy, and digitalization of social overhead capital. However, Moon announced on May 20 that the Korean New Deal would include a “Green New Deal” component. Reportedly, the cabinet was split about the addition, and Moon had personally pushed for it. In this context, a June 1 announcement outlined the 76 trillion won ($63.3 billion) Korean New Deal, led by the digital and green pillars, which would create 550,000 new jobs.
On July 14, Moon presented the official roadmap of the Korean New Deal, which significantly expanded both the size and the scope of the initiative. According to the latest plan, the government will directly invest 114 trillion won in the Korean New Deal until 2025, which pushes the total investment to 160 trillion won including funding from local governments and the private sector. Overall, the investment is expected to create 1.9 million new jobs by 2025. Also, the new plan inserted “strengthening the employment and social safety nets” as the third pillar of the Korean New Deal along with the Digital and Green New Deals.
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This time, it was introduced as one of the Japanese companies and startups that innovate the hardware industry on the web media "BestStartup.Asia", which is operated by London-based Upping LTD and introduces the latest innovations, companies and startups in Asia. I did.https://beststartup.asia/101-top-japanese-hardware-companies-and-startups-of-2021/
In the article, 101 companies from major companies such as Panasonic and SONY to startups that are based in Japan and are demonstrating extraordinary performance in any of the categories of innovation, growth, management, and social impact are selected. increase.
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- The Nihon Keizai Shimbun published the efforts of this fund raising and payment service "Smart Wallet".
- Raised a total of over 1 million yen in seed rounds
- Received "Special Award" at "EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Japan", an entrepreneur award system sponsored by EY Japan.
- We conclude a cooperation agreement with Saitama City and provide a non-contact / digital gate authentication / payment platform "Smart Wallet" for demonstration experiments of on-demand transportation services using AI systems.
- "Startups from NEDO gather" Kansai Economic Federation x NEDO Open Innovation Forum 2021 will be on stage.


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With video games costing $80 a pop, is it fair that the gaming industry ask for more money after our initial purchase?
The heavily-debated question is exactly why microtransactions — a business model that lets players purchase virtual products with real cash — are so controversial among gamers.
While microtransactions give gamers the ability to enhance their game-playing experience, some complain about the presence of this revenue model, as they can often restrict the playability of a video game and in turn, force gamers to hand over additional cash to receive the full experience.
This is exactly why Dylan D’Costa, a member of Club N3RD — a social club at Mount Royal University dedicated to gaming culture — has such an issue with this revenue model. D’Costa explains that some games, like Dark Souls 2, keep their best content locked away behind microtransactions and downloadable content (DLC).
“Unlike Dark Souls, there’s three sets of DLC [for Dark Souls 2], each costing $9.99 each, so the overall cost quickly adds up,” says D’Costa. “Of course you can wait for a sale, but the fact that there was just more DLC, and the fact that the extra content is the only thing that makes the game good, puts a bad taste in my mouth.”
Nonetheless, gamers continue spending money on these in-game purchases, inviting game companies to add more of them to their games.
During last years holiday season, Electronic Arts, the company responsible for games like the yearly FIFA series and Star Wars: Battlefront, made a whopping $1.23 billion, with over $700 million coming from in-game purchases. Activision Blizzard, makers of games like StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, made $7.16 billion according to their Q4 (Nov. to Dec.) financial report.
$4 billion of that amount came from microtransactions.
Some games have purchases that give players an unfair advantage over other players, whereas others give players the ability to purchase cosmetic add-ons to buy in-game.
Grand Theft Auto V allows players to purchase in-game content that gives them a large amount of money to use in the game’s world.
If you wanted GTA Online’s ‘Pegassi Tezeract,’ their in-game version of the 2018 Lamborghini Terzo Millennio, you have the option to pay $57 — $2.825 million in game dollars — to get it, rather than having to play the game. Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive, the developers and publishers of the Grand Theft Auto series, made $1.03 billion last year using this system.
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Controversy also surrounds the idea of microtransactions in free-to-play games. Although games like the ever-popular Fortnite only offer cosmetic items through their in-game store, the idea of paying-to-win in some free-to-play games is a sore spot for a lot of gamers.
Nonetheless, Club N3RD member Charlie Aldus explains that game developers are now looking at microtransactions as an incentive for players to continue with their game long after releases.
“Microtransactions, I guess, are kind of a kick in the side, or a spur to keep going with that game, because they see it as a financial income,” says Aldus, adding that the continuing expansion of microtransactions acts as a way for developers to pay off other non-in-game restraints as well, that could otherwise prevent them from developing their games even further.
Though the controversy regarding the process and handling of microtransactions by gaming companies continues to linger, the decision to continue releasing downloadable content for players to purchase remains intact, simply due to financial restraints, which seems to be the case for a lot of game developers, according to Karl Semilla, another member of Club N3RD.
“Developers are going over budget and they’re going way beyond the date [of the game’s release] they announced. It’s increasing their costs,” says Semilla. “So they do release these DLCs to get back to where they were. I think that’s the case with the new model now.”
The silver lining
There are, however, instances in the gaming world where consumers don’t wind up having to fork out extra cash. A recent example involved an overhaul on Star Wars: Battlefront II by game developer EA DICE, after consumers caused an uproar over the litany of microtransactions in the game. Changes like this showcases itself to be a positive step overall, D’Costa says that more developers need to listen to their consumers to prevent any repercussions that could come at their way.
“If companies see that this product is giving them massive negative backlash and it’s hurting them bottom line, then, by the laws of business, they should do something to rectify that, otherwise the competition is going to do it for them.”
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You may not be able to prevent aging, but you can influence how fast it happens. Excess drinking, for example, will speed up the aging process; whereas, maintaining a healthy weight will slow it down. You probably know that excessive consumption makes it harder to live to 100 years old, whereas regular exercise helps you stay healthy and vibrant as you age.
Now, new research suggests that adopting the Mediterranean diet may help to slow down the effects of aging.
Researchers looked at nearly 4,500 adults aged 35 and up in a recent study to see how frequently they consumed specific meals and compared this data to biological aging indicators in participants’ blood. The more faithfully participants’ diet patterns followed the principles of the Mediterranean diet, the less their bodies showed signs of biological aging, according to the research.
Adherence to the DASH diet was also linked to a decreased risk of aging in men, according to researchers. The DASH diet, which is short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet, is a dietary regimen that includes a set of recommendations for how much food from various groups should be consumed each day.
“This research validates what we already know about the MIND Diet, which is a combination of the Mediterranean and DASH diets that many previous studies have shown to be an extremely beneficial mix for heart and cognitive health,” says Jessica Levinson, a culinary nutrition and communications dietitian in Westchester County, NY. “The key recommendations that come from these two diets are vegetables and fruits, nuts, seeds, lean meat, fish, beans, healthy fats, low-fat dairy and whole grains.”
According to the researchers, the high amounts of polyphenols in both the DASH and Mediterranean diets might be why these diets appear to fight age. Polyphenols, antioxidants present in certain plants, have been linked with a variety of potential health advantages, including offering protection against a number of illnesses such as various cancers, diabetes, heart diseases, osteoporosis and more.
“Fresh, plant-based meals (which are high in polyphenols – antioxidants that fight inflammation) can help you age better.” According to Elena Paravantes. “Highly processed foods that cause inflammation and cell degeneration should be avoided. Fresh, plant-based foods combat inflammatory responses that might promote aging.”
Paravantes states that the majority of foods in the Mediterranean diet’s foundation contain polyphenols, and she advocates eating extra virgin olive oil as your primary source of fat. She also encourages people to eat plant-based meals, fresh fruits, nuts, spices, and allium vegetables (onions, garlic, leeks).


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At $1,045, the connected Haiku Ceiling Fan is a high-end status symbol for upper-crust ceilings.
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A dedicated fan draws a "Star Wars" comic and posts it daily on Twitter to celebrate his love for Jedi masters, droids, Sith Lords, Stormtroopers and more.
DC Comics has added a new range of comics to its monthly lineup, and the spate of Issue Ones makes this an ideal time for new readers to jump on-board, or for fans to pick up a new series.
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Stena Line has confirmed that it will not resume its ferry service on the Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead route.
The seasonal service, which had been run on the HSS Stena Explorer between Dun Laoghaire and Wales since 1995, will not be resumed in 2015.
“With two services operating approx. 10 miles apart, we needed to make a decision in relation to what operation best serves the needs of our customers now and in the years ahead," said Ian Davies, Stena Line’s Route Manager for Irish Sea South.
"That operation is Dublin Port.”
Stena and DLHC had been in active discussions on the delivery of a seasonal service until recent days. The company now views the route as "unsustainable", however.
The company plans to consolidate its services to and from Holyhead, and to expand its existing ferry service, at Dublin Port.
The importance of the passenger service business to Dun Laoghaire has declined in the past decade, and in particular over the past five years, where the service has been reduced to a seasonal operation.
By 2014, passenger numbers had declined to 141,652 compared with 1,719,853 passengers in 1998, according to the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company (DLHC).
“The economic realities of the current situation in relation to our business levels have left us with no choice but to close the service," Davies said.
DLHC is now seeking alternative providers for a seasonal service. It is hoped that the replacement service will be in place for 2016.
DLHC has also been targeting cruise business in recent years, and hopes to attract upwards of 100,000 cruise passengers and crew to the town this summer.
Such visitors will spend €7 million in Dun Laoghaire in 2015, it says.
"This will more than make up for any loss of revenue to the local businesses from ferry passengers," according to the company.
Last month, however, local businesses said that the ending of Stena Line ferry services between the town and Hollyhead would be an "absolute disaster".
A ferry service has been running between the ports since 1835.
DLHC does not envisage job losses in the harbour, due to new commercial activities including the growing cruise business and the proposed Urban Beach.
A planning application under the Strategic Infrastructure Development Act for a new cruise berth for ‘next generation’ cruise ships will be submitted in the coming weeks to An Bord Pleanála.
Gerry Dunne CEO of the DLCH told RTE Radio 1 this afternoon that they had been in discussions with Stella "for a so-called fast craft" for the new cruise business.
"Stella were unable to provide the appropriate vessel... we have now gone out on a tender notice," he said.


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Experts advise on meat consumptionBy 배지숙
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Researchers at Imperial College London studied a total of 263 theses about the role of diet, weight and physical activity in bowel cancer and found significant evidence suggesting that red or processed meat could increase the risk of prevalence.
In its 850 ― page report, the group advised people to limit consumption of meat to 500 grams of red meat per week and avoid processed meat.
The number of bowel cancer patients marked 85,350 in 2009 in Korea, making it the third most diagnosed cancers following stomach and thyroid cancers.
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Marvel’s ‘Secret Wars’ event is expanding to nine issues
Marvel’s Secret Wars is never going to end. Or so it seems. It’s up to nine issues, and the final one ain’t dropping until December. But that’s okay, cause I’m digging the fuck out of this event.
Marvel has announced via press release that their massive “Secret Wars” event, which has reshaped the publisher’s entire line since it’s launch in May, has received an extension. The series from writer Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic, which was originally planned to finish with “Secret Wars” #8, will now receive one more issue. “Secret Wars” #9 will arrive in stores in December.
The release states that the issue was added to allow the creative team to finish their “cataclysmic story” as intended. Fans worried that the launch of “Secret Wars” will delay the launch of “All-New, All-Different Marvel” this fall need not worry, as David Gabriel (Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing) revealed in the release.
“This extra issue will not affect any of the new launches as part of All-New, All-Different Marvel,“ said Gabriel. “But there might be a surprise or two left over from Battleworld you weren’t expecting. In fact, like the original Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, some of those puzzle pieces will hit the Marvel Universe before the event concludes. But if you want to see how they all fit together, you don’t want to miss these last few issues.”
While the newly-announced “Secret Wars” #9 arrives in December, Marvel’s post-“Secret Wars” lineup will launch in October with the release of “Invincible Iron Man” #1, along with a number of other fresh starts.
“Secret Wars” #9, from Hickman and Ribic with a cover by Alex Ross, ships in December.


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New freedoms to cut duty on beer sold in pubs after Brexit should be used to give a boost to rural publicans according to councillor James Airey, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale.
The UK is currently bound by EU regulations which tax beer at the point of production rather than the point of distribution. Brexit will enable the government to help rural pubs compete with supermarkets by reducing the tax paid on beer sold in pubs only.
Councillor James Airey said: “A different rate of duty for beer sold in pubs and beer sold in supermarkets would help rural publicans.
“Pubs provide a supervised environment and lie at the heart of rural communities in South Lakeland.
“Delivering Brexit will give the Government new freedoms to boost South Lakeland’s pubs and help them compete with supermarkets.”


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LIVINGSTON, NJ – After Patch published an article earlier this month about the upcoming closure of Jay’s Shoe Box – a large children’s shoe store in Livingston that has served area families since 1954 – residents began to share stories of seemingly simpler times.
Owner Ted Wickner said the store, which his father Jay opened when he was 19, will close largely due to staffing issues and changing hours – but he is grateful for the memories. READ MORE: Touched their soles: Jay’s shoebox will close on July 1.
“I used to come and help my dad when I was really little,” Ted said. “When I was 5, 6, I was cleaning mirrors… We went from expensive Italian shoes for little kids to sneakers. Things come and go – Uggs, Crocs, you go with the flow.”
“Thank you, Ted,” one woman wrote on Livingston Patch Facebook page, “…thank you for your generosity in giving many of my Newark students new sneakers to wear. You never said no.”
“Always had my shoes there,” said a woman on the Springfield Facebook Crest page. “I remember it was like an adventure when we went to Jay’s and then Roslyn’s for lunch! The childhood is gone, but the memories are not. I miss those days.”
Her comment prompted a flurry of other comments on other past shops, with one woman noting: “Rosyln had the best egg salad on the planet.”
“End of an era and a legendary local business,” one man wrote, of Jay’s. “Back then (before online retail) finding a size 14 sneaker was nearly impossible and Ted would provide me with a ‘non-public’ Nike catalog and order me a size 14 pair and have them delivered directly to the store!! Great customer service!!”
Several people said they brought young parents to the store even when they didn’t live in the area:
“Truly the end of an era! Generations have shopped at Jay’s. My mother took me and my sister, I took my daughter and my son, and I took my granddaughters, from Long Island, and my grandsons from Randolph! No one had shoes and sneakers like Chez Jay! Ted, we’ll miss you!”
A member of staff at the store confirmed on Wednesday that the last day was Thursday June 30, although Ted said they could reopen for some sort of sale in August.
At 64, Ted said he is not retiring from business as he will remain involved in his family’s real estate company.
“I want to thank them for all these years,” he said, of his clients. “We appreciate them. They all come up and say, ‘It’s sad.’ I appreciate all of their well wishes. It’s a lesson in humility.”
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Hope for baristas in Philly, as four Starbucks locations announce successful union votes
MÁS EN ESTA SECCIÓN
Starbucks, the caffeinated beverage brand founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971, is the largest coffee chain in the world, with over 15,000 locations in the U.S. alone.
Throughout its success, Starbucks has consistently branded itself as a moderately “liberal” company, making multiple statements in favor of human rights, boasting about the multiple benefits offered to its employees, and more.
In 2017, the coffee giant pushed back against former President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees from predominantly Islamic countries. In response, Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 “displaced people” worldwide.
On the company website, Starbucks lists a wide array of impressive benefits and perks for its hundreds of thousands of employees in the U.S. These benefits include health insurance, parental leave, in-store and affiliate discounts, tuition coverage, paid time-off, a 4O1K option, and more.
But if workers really felt protected, well-paid and healthy, then there most likely would not be an ongoing rise in unionizing efforts at Starbucks locations across the country.
As of this writing, 92 Starbucks stores around the U.S. have successfully formed a union.
On Tuesday, May 24, four more locations in Philadelphia proudly joined that growing list. The stores that recently won their elections are at the following locations: 9th and South Street, 20th and Market Street, 34th and Walnut Street, and 12th and Walnut.
This morning we joined with Starbucks baristas to celebrate the historic wins across four Philadelphia Starbucks stores ⬇ pic.twitter.com/gkV50M1r3Y— Helen Gym (@HelenGymAtLarge) May 26, 2022
Now, Philadelphia has five unionized Starbucks locations, added to Pennsylvania’s six, all located in the Pittsburgh area.
To announce the victories and tell their stories, employees from the newly-unionized Starbucks stores gathered outside 20th and Market Streets, alongside their allies, Councilmembers Helen Gym and Kendra Brooks and Patrick Eiding, President of AFL-CIO.
“There are more than 80 locations nationwide, thousands of workers and baristas who are taking their own future in their hands, and caring for our economy, caring for our city, and caring for our country,” Gym said in her opening remarks.
Eiding, President of AFL-CIO, which represents over 100 unions and 150,000 working people in the city, applauded these audacious workers for taking on the daunting task of organizing against such a powerful corporation that doesn’t want to enter into any new agreements with its employees.
“We have the worst labor laws in the free world. Let’s get the PRO Act passed and level the playing field,” Eiding said.
Union strong!— Helen Gym (@HelenGymAtLarge) May 20, 2022
We stopped in to chat with Starbucks workers in West Philly this morning to show our support ahead of the vote next week — and to share more about their right to a fair workweek and paid sick leave! pic.twitter.com/iyygpLaXMb
If the PRO Act is passed, workers would have expanded rights to various labor protections, including the right to organize and collective bargain with their employers. Among other things, it would also prohibit employers from engaging in retaliation against workers for organizing, which Starbucks has been guilty of in recent months.
CONGRATULATIONS to workers at *four* Philly Starbucks stores who voted YES on forming unions today!— Philly DSA 🌹 (@PhillyDSA) May 25, 2022
3401 Walnut St
600 S 9th St
1900 Market St
& 3400 Civic Center Blvd are unionized. 💥
Philly is a union town! 💪👏☕ #UnionStrong @SBWorkersUnited pic.twitter.com/BZwfpxPMaa
Colter Chatriand, who represents the 20th and Callowhill location, shared that his location, which was one of the first Philly stores to file a union petition, unfortunately lost their election.
Despite the loss, Chartriand was happy to celebrate the success of his fellow Starbucks chain workers and what this continued winning streak may mean for the future.
“I had a feeling one of the stores would lose, I’m just glad it was only mine,” he said.
In a conversation with Al DÍA, Amalia Jade Inkeles, union leader from the 20th and Market Street location, said that her and her co-workers have been experiencing burnout from the physical, mental and emotional labor demands, chronic understaffing issues, and inadequate pay to match the rising cost of living.
Inkeles, who was fluttering with excitement, relief, and optimism during the press conference, could not emphasize enough how much of a toll this job can have on baristas.
She said that working full shifts, training new people during staff shortages, and having to attend anti-union meetings, has increased her need for therapy appointments.
“Costs are rising for everyone and while the price of the coffee we serve goes up our wages don’t follow” Sbux worker Amalia-Jade Inkeles pic.twitter.com/V8kVuqBKeI— Philly AFL-CIO (@PhillyAFLCIO) May 26, 2022
Inkeles often felt guilty about standing up to Starbucks. She said that people often gaslight organizers for doing so, when the company offers its employees “so many great benefits.”
“This job, compared to most other service jobs, is halfway decent. But we feel like charity cases. Like ‘oh you should be grateful for that.’ No, we put more effort in than anyone else in this company. Service labor is skilled labor, as much as teachers, doctors, electricians, technicians, firefighters, police officers, and librarians. We are skilled labor,” Inkeles said.
Lua Riley, an organizer from the 9th and South Street location said that he has worked in the service industry for many years and he’s noticed that every place is run the “exact same way,” i.e, workers are never valued and they seldom have a voice.
“It’s hard to think about tomorrow when you have to give absolutely everything just to survive today,” Riley said.
At the end of the conference, Riley was the last barista to speak, and he said that for the first time in a long time, he’s now able to think about what tomorrow may bring.


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VALENCIA, Calif. (BRAIN) — H3 Publications owner Dave House has closed down industry titles Decline and Road after a 13-year run. The staff of six employees at H3's headquarters in Southern California were let go Tuesday morning, sources said.
Calls and an email to House seeking comment were not returned this week.
Both Decline and Road had recently transitioned to a digital-only format, with the November/December issues as their last print editions. Both titles published three digital-only editions, including their annual Buyer's Guides. The March 2017 issues were their last.
House's roots in industry publishing date back to 1980, when he began selling ad space for SuperBMX magazine. He later served as publisher of Mountain Biking magazine before co-founding H3 in 2003, launching Road, TwentyBMX and gravity-fueled mountain bike title Decline.
House was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2012.
Road editor Andrew Juiliano told BRAIN he appreciated the opportunity that House and his wife, Christine, H3's office manager, gave him at the company, where he worked for three years.
"It was my first full-time editorial job. I freelanced before that, but they gave me a chance to work in the bike industry and the magazine industry, and those are two things I'm real passionate about. That's something I'll forever be grateful to them for," he said.


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Reported today on mobiThinking blog, the number of smartphones in use worldwide has now broken the 1 billion mark, according to Strategy Analytics. "That is a stunning landmark… It is an awful lot of smartphones. It is equivalent to one seventh of the global population and one sixth of mobile phone subscribers. But it is a lot less smartphones than some people have been reporting. Barely a day goes by without some ludicrous estimate of smartphone penetration."
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Amazon has acquired Blink, makers of a wireless smart home security camera. Blink announced the acquisition in a brief blog post on its website, and no financial terms were disclosed.
Blink, founded in 2014 via a successful $1 million crowdfunding campaign, makes low-cost video doorbells and security cameras for indoor and outdoor use.
The products are battery operated and totally wire-free, which makes them relatively easy to set up and maintain compared to similar products on the market. More importantly, Blink's products are compatible with Amazon's Echo smart home lineup.
"As one of their distributors, we already know customers love their home security cameras and monitoring systems," Amazon said in a statement. "We're excited to welcome their team and invent together on behalf of customers."
Blink fits neatly into the e-commerce giant's latest push into the smart home hardware space. In October, Amazon introduced the Amazon Cloud Cam as part of the Amazon Key in-home delivery service. The camera gave Amazon a worthy alternative to Google's Nest, and now Blink could up the ante with the additional security component.
It's unclear how Amazon plans to utilize Blink going forward, but the startup is reassuring current customers that nothing will change, for now.
"If you own one of our systems, nothing changes for now," Blink wrote on its website. "We'll continue to operate under the Amazon umbrella selling and supporting the same great products you know and love. It's Day 1 for us at Amazon, and we're looking forward to seeing what we can deliver to our customers together."
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Robert Allen taps new vp
By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 5/3/2004 12:00:00 AM
NEW YORK —
Arthur Friedman has joined the Robert Allen Group as operating vice president, national sales and manufacturing fabrics.
Former vice president of sales for the Waverly division of F. Schumacher, he reports to Paul Sarazin, senior vice president of sales.
The position is new for the company.
We would love your feedback!
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In the age of digitalization of financial transactions, sari-sari stores are challenged in keeping up with this trend. Leading community-based digital transactions provider, POSIBLE is committed to making digital financial services available to MSMEs (micro, small, and medium enterprises). With the POSIBLE Business Device, more “kantopreneurs” (kanto-entrepreneurs) are evolving into all-in-one digital hubs in their communities.
Not your typical sari-sari store
Around the busy streets of Manila, a family’s sari-sari store of 12 years made its name considering its competition against bigger establishments in its neighborhood.
Located behind a mall in Malate, RJames Store started out like any typical sari-sari store. Vicky manages her family business; selling snacks, canned goods and other basic necessities. She recalled its humble beginnings,
“Noon isang tao lang kasya sa tindahan. tatlong beses na naming inextend ‘yan (Back then, only one man could fit in the space. We expanded the store thrice),” Vicky said.
POSIBLE at RJames Store
RJames store also offers e-loading and e-money padala. Vicky noticed that the demand for e-money padala remarkably grew through the years.
“‘Yong money padala, ‘yon ang malakas sa ‘min talaga. Nakakaubos kami talaga, like for example, kapag payday, malakas talaga ang transactions. Umaabot kami ng P100,000 sa isang linggo. (E-money padala is our top transaction. For example, it is really a hit during payday. Our transactions reach P100,000 within a week),” said Vicky.
In 2016, Vicky saw the need to upscale her business from being a regular sari-sari store, her family decided to offer more services in their community. With a 45,000-peso investment, through POSIBLE she expanded their business to include bills payment, select government fees payment, banking & financing services, bus ticketing, e-money padala, insurance, mobile loading and online gaming credits, among others.
For its wider array of services, fast transactions and convenient location, RJames Store gained more popularity in their neighborhood. Amidst its competition against bigger stores and mall, RJames Store recorded a 65% increase in its sales. Vicky considers being a POSIBLE retailer as a huge factor to this success.
“Gaya n’yan magbabayad ka ng kuryente mo jan, magpadala ka, s’yempre habang naghihintay ka, bumibili kayo ng merienda (For instance, while you pay your bills, you would also buy some snacks.),” Vicky shared.
Transforming into an all-in-one digital hub
Sari-sari stores have always been a staple among Filipino communities. According to Philippine Association of Stores and Carinderia Owners (PASCO), there are 1.3 million sari-sari stores nationwide. Despite the increasing number of malls and convenience stores, they are still the most frequented retail place by (94%) Filipinos, based on a Nielsen study in 2015.
From being a traditional sari-sari store, RJames store has become the neighborhood’s one-stop shop for their digital financial transactions. There are other options available, but convenience has always been the challenge.
“Bakit pa ako pipila doon sa mall para magbayad ng bills? Ang haba talaga ng pila doon, i-try natin POSIBLE,” Vicky said. “Iyon kasi talaga ang needs ng tao rito. Halos lahat magbabayad bills. All-in-one na nga sa POSIBLE. (Why would I want to go to the mall to pay my bills? The queue there is quite long. I thought of trying POSIBLE because it’s really an all-in-one choice for payment transactions).
With its 24/7 operations and convenient location, the sari-sari store can compete against bigger convenience stores, and even a mall. Vicky shared some instances when their neighbor’s water supply was almost cut off because of unpaid bill.
“Kahit sarado pa ang mall, pwede na silang magbayad ng tubig dito sa ‘min para hindi na sila maputulan ng supply ng tubig,” Vicky said. (Even the mall is not yet open, they can finally pay their water bill to avoid disconnection).”
POSIBLE prints out transaction slips as proof of payment
The 2018 Nielsen Quest for Convenience stated convenience is the top priority of Filipino consumers. Through fintech, POSIBLE continues to make more products/services available in the community by empowering MSMEs.
“We are pleased to see that our kantopreneurs are being enabled to offer services more than the traditional products in the community,” said JG Puzon, POSIBLE chif executive. “With our innovations, we are seeing MSMEs upscale their businesses and make financial transactions even more convenient for Filipinos.”
Today, POSIBLE has over 5,000 empowered retailers nationwide, making digital financial services accessible to over 500,000 unique customers.


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BERLIN (AP) — Cucumbers were back on the radar of German health authorities as the possible cause of an E. coli outbreak in Europe that has killed at least 26 people and sickened over 2,700 others. Two weeks ago, investigators blamed cucumbers from Spain for the deadly outbreak and then later ruled them out as the source.
ORRVILLE, Ohio (AP) — J.M. Smucker Co.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 21 percent as it bought Rowland Coffee Roasters and took additional restructuring costs. The maker of Folger's coffee, Jif peanut butter and its namesake jams said Thursday that its net income fell to $94.9 million, or 82 cents per share, for the quarter ended April 30 from $120.
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch authorities recalled red beet sprouts from three countries Thursday after samples were found to be contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacteria that was apparently less dangerous than the one causing Europe's deadly E. coli crisis. The Dutch Food Safety Authority said laboratories were still trying to identify the Dutch strain, but there have been no immediate reports of serious illness from it.
(AP) — Scientist Geoff Lowman poses with a chip that reads DNA and is being used to help decode genomes in the outbreaks of E. coli affecting Europe at the Life Technologies laboratory Wednesday, June 8, 2011, in Carlsbad, Calif. The new technology gave way to the development of a rapid test which can be used to determine whether a food source contains the pathogen within 10 to 24 hours.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Microwaving salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria — and U.S. food safety experts say Europe's massive outbreak shows wary consumers should give the long-approved step a chance. The U.S. government has OK'd irradiation for a variety of foods — meat, spices, certain imported fruits, the seeds used to grow sprouts.
(FDA) — Kashi is recalling approximately 11,000 cases of frozen pizzas, including Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza, Roasted Vegetable Thin Crust Pizza, and Mushroom Trio and Spinach Thin Crust Pizza due to possible plastic fragments in an ingredient in the pizza crusts. The impacted products include the following individually packaged pizzas: Kashi Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza packaged in a 12.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pork industry experts said trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea are imperative for the U.S.'s industry to remain competitive and will likely be at the forefront of discussions when the annual World Pork Expo begins this week in Des Moines. The event is touted as the largest pork trade show in the world and attracts more than 20,000 producers and industry professionals for seminars, exhibitions and breed shows and sales.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Big fruit and vegetable producers Spain, Italy and France angrily demanded compensation for farmers who have been blindsided by huge losses in the E. coli outbreak, forcing the EU farm chief to increase his offer of aid. Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos at first offered €150 million ($219 million) to the struggling farmers, who have tons of unwanted cucumbers and tomatoes rotting in fields and warehouses as Europeans shun vegetables, fearing they are contaminated with a deadly strain of the E.
ATLANTA (AP) — More Americans got food poisoning last year, with salmonella cases driving the increase, the government reported Tuesday. Illness rates for the most common serious type of E. coli fell last year. There was a rise in cases caused by other strains of the bacteria, although that bump may just reflect more testing was done for them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
(AP) — This image released by Dierenpark Emmen zoo on Wednesday June 8, 2011, shows elephants feasting on cucumbers in Emmen, north-eastern Netherlands, Monday June 6, 2001. The 1,500 kilograms of cucumbers were donated by a farmer who could not sell his produce because cucumbers were initially blamed for the deadly outbreak of E.
ROME (AP) — Global food prices fell slightly in May, but they will remain "at stubbornly high levels" for months to come, a U.N. agency said Tuesday. The Food and Agriculture Organization said high and volatile prices can be expected the rest of this year and into 2012, citing a decline in food stockpiles and modest production increases for most of the crops.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's farm chief on Tuesday proposed euro150 million ($219 million) in aid to help producers hit by the continent's E. coli contamination crisis. European Union Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos said agriculture ministers will consider whether farmers can recoup from EU coffers up to 30 percent of the value of vegetables that cannot be sold because of the German E.
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Coca-Cola Co. plans to close a distribution and sales center in eastern Indiana this summer, a move that will cost the jobs of 40 workers. A company spokesman says the Richmond facility will be consolidated with five other Coke plants, including three in Indiana. Spokesman Roy Potts tells the Palladium-Item that the company bought the facility last year from local owners and decided to streamline operations in the area.
LONDON (AP) — An expert at the World Health Organization says time is running out for German investigators to find the source of the world's deadliest E. coli outbreak, which has spread fear across Europe and cost farmers millions in exports. German officials are still seeking the cause of the outbreak weeks after it began May 2.
(AP) — This is a Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 file photo of a woman as she carries a child past a logo outside the headquarters of Cadbury in Birmingham, England. While the United States and many European countries have strict regulations barring foreign control of many businesses, Britain has been largely content in the belief it has more to gain than lose from its relaxed takeover rules.
(AP) — An employee of the consumer protection authority of Lower Saxony examines a sample of sprouts from a farm in the Uelzen area in Oldenburg, northern Germany, Monday, June 6, 2011. In a surprising U-turn, German officials said the initial tests provided no evidence that sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany were the cause of the country's deadly E.
ATLANTA (AP) — Four people in the U.S. were apparently sickened by the food poisoning outbreak in Europe, health officials said Friday. Three are hospitalized with a serious complication. All four were in northern Germany in May. Though they didn't stay at the same hotel or eat at the same restaurants, officials are confident that they were infected with E.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Federal authorities have seized bottles and drums of elderberry juice concentrate from a Kansas winery, contending that the company's claims of its benefits for treating various diseases make the product a drug. The civil forfeiture complaint, which only names the juice as the sole defendant, was filed last week and unsealed Friday in U.
NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — Trauth Dairy has made products for more than 90 years at its plant in Newport, but that will come to an end in August. Trauth's owner, Dallas-based Dean Foods, announced Thursday that 80 people will lose their jobs when the plant ceases production Aug. 26. It will remain a distribution and administration center with 190 employees.
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss lawsuits filed by thousands of Colombians against produce seller Chiquita Brands International over its payments to a right-wing paramilitary group responsible for killing and terrorizing civilians during Colombia's lengthy civil conflict.


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Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats to businesses, economies, and societies around the world.
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), attacks against businesses have almost doubled in five years and the costs are rising too. For example, “some of the largest costs in 2017 related to ransomware attacks, which accounted for 64% of all malicious emails.”
“Notable examples included the WannaCry attack—which affected 300,000 computers across 150 countries — and NotPetya, which caused quarterly losses of $300m for a number of affected businesses,” it added.
In a panel called A New Architecture for Cyber-Cooperation at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland, Samir Saran, president of the independent thinktank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) outlined how “all of us are trying to respond to the digital dilemma.”
“How do you grow the digital economy? How do you unsure personal rights and safety? And how do you ensure national security is not a victim of either of the other two?,” he said.
The panel included Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer, Microsoft. He outlined the “two trends over the last five years that have continued to intensify.”
“It’s all about keeping the world safe. The world depends on digital infrastructure and people depend on their digital devices and what we’ve found is that these digital devices are under attack every single day,” said Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer, Microsoft.
The first biggest threat, he says, is that attacks by organised criminal enterprises are becoming “more prolific and more sophisticated”, often “operating in jurisdictions that are more difficult to reach through the rule of law but use the internet to seek out victims literally everywhere.”
Smith says that the second biggest issue is the “increase in nation state attacks. On certain days, acting on a global basis … May 2017 there was the Wannacry attack launched by North Korea — it impacted over 150 nations in a single day.”
WEF’s Global Risks Report 2019 showed that cybersecurity risks are one of the most disruptive problems for global business.
In order to solve these issues there is “no single bullet,” Smith said. “What we are trying to do is take a multi-faceted approach.
“It starts with tech companies which create this technology, that have a responsibility to really keep people safe. You see across the tech sector a number of different companies constantly strengthening their security defences and constantly offering more security defences to customers.
“But the industry has found that we really need to act together, not just separately. 2018 was a really important year because Siemens sponsored and launched a charter of trust and Microsoft launched the tech accord. We need governments to do more as well.”


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Meet "Akron," one of 50 bunnies in the MSPCA's care.1/7
Meet "Akron," one of 50 bunnies in the MSPCA's care.
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Meet "AJ," one of 50 bunnies in the MSPCA's care.
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Meet "Charlotte," one of 50 bunnies in the MSPCA's care.
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Meet "Lilo," one of 50 bunnies in the MSPCA's care.
That’s the new callout from the MSPCA, which is offering fee-waived adoptions for rabbits next week.
Didn’t know you can get bunnies at shelters? You’re not alone, said Rob Halpin, director of public relations for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which runs three shelters in the state (in Jamaica Plain, Methuen and Centerville).
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“People, I think, tend to believe you have to go to a pet store to buy a rabbit, when in fact you can go to your local adoption center and adopt one,” Halpin told Metro.
Bunny adoptions usually cost $75, Halpin said, but the MSPCA is waiving fees Sept. 12-20. Those interested just have to show a reference from a veterinarian and prove that they either own their home or have a landlord’s permission to have a pet.
There are 50 rabbits in the MSPCA’s care right now, Halpin said, which is close to capacity for the shelters. He said the new cheeky “Buns” campaign is aimed at spreading awareness about the often-overlooked critters in need.
“We want to make the rabbit story in terms of adoption as optimistic and as successful as the story has been for homeless cats and dogs in recent years in Massachusetts,” Halpin told Metro.
The rabbits in the MSPCA’s care are not the wild bunnies you might see hopping around your neighborhood. Instead, these are domesticated rabbits that would not fare well on their own outside, Halpin said.
He said there has been an increase in the number of rabbits brought to shelters in the state. But because so few people look to shelters when buying a rabbit – most go to pet stores, he said – the small animals spend a much longer time in shelter cages than do dogs and cats.
For those considering bunny ownership, Halpin had some words of encouragement. Because they are easy to care for and their diet easy to accommodate – mostly hay and leafy greens - bunnies make great first pets, Halpin said.
“From our perspective, they’re a good animal for demonstrating kindness and compassion toward animals that we would like to instill in the next generation,” he said.
Other animals you didn’t know can be found in shelters, according to Halpin: guinea pigs, ferrets, rats, birds and, occasionally but less often, reptiles.
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KOREAN SMARTPHONE MAKER Samsung has predicted that sales of its Galaxy S3 Android smartphone will hit 10 million by the end of July.
At a media event held by the firm in Korea on Monday, Samsung's president of telecommunications JK Shin said he expects cumulative sales of Samsung's flagship smartphone to explode as it rolls out across the world next month.
Whether Shin was referring to the number of handsets sold to customers or those shipped into sales channels remains unclear.
Regardless, orders for the phone since its launch in Europe on 29 May have already made it the most popular smartphone of 2012 in the UK as well as the most pre-ordered Android smartphone ever.
However, that might change when Samsung's rival Apple launches its next smartphone update, the rumoured Iphone 5, tipped to be unveiled this Autumn.
Samsung's Shin also said that the Galaxy S3 holds the fastest sales record in Samsung mobile's history, and with the rollout of the 4.8in handset in the US next month, this is only going to escalate. µ
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Why are sports games always so darn serious? Old-school hits like NBA Jam and Mutant League Football brought a campy charm to the world of sports games that anyone could enjoy. Then during the GameCube and Wii eras, the Super Mario Strikers series delivered a wild, electrifying sports experience that hasn’t been seen since. Thankfully, Bandai Namco has decided that enough is enough. They’re bringing back the off-the-wall and hyper-unrealistic sports fun that we all crave, and they’re doing it with a series that not many overseas gamers might recognize: Captain Tsubasa, for Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions.
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is slated to release worldwide, bringing the series into the global spotlight like never before. Long before iconic modern sports anime like Haikyu and Prince of Tennis, there was Captain Tsubasa, a 1981 manga series about hot-blooded soccer action that continues to publish new chapters even today.
The series may not be a household name in America, but it’s a massive franchise in Japan, and now this iconic anime and manga giant is getting a sharp, high-intensity video game that looks to perfectly adapt the wild, anime-style sports battles of the original series. Players can control a variety of iconic characters from the original series who are all rendered in a gorgeous 3D toon-shaded style that somehow perfectly manages to capture the old-school look of the manga illustrations. Additionally, “The game will feature multiple gameplay modes including Story Modes, Versus Mode, and Online Versus Mode.”
Not much else is known about the game just yet, but Bandai Namco will release Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions worldwide on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam sometime in 2020.


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FIFA 18 footage showing a full match has finally made its way online – and early signs are encouraging.
Last night, EA hosted FUT live, in which the developer revealed the changes on the way for this year’s Ultimate Team.
Part of the showcase included a 20-minute match – which saw Real Madrid take on Real Madrid.
And unsurprisingly, there’s one player who everyone had their eyes on. Cristiano Ronaldo.
Although his in-game face perhaps isn’t as spot on as we’d have hoped, it’s clear his movement has been massively improved for FIFA 18.
He’s a tad slower but looks far more effective going forward.
Sadly, he won’t be the game’s best player anymore.
That’s because EA also revealed the FUT ICONS Stories – which will see legends such as Pele, Ronaldo Nazario, Thierry Henry, Lev Yashin and Diego Maradona have three different cards each – all available in FIFA Ultimate Team.
The cards each reflect each different stage of a player’s career – the beginning, their prime and tail-end. A
ll cards have different stats and appearances.
The one standout card is a 98-rated Pele – which eclipses Cristiano Ronaldo’s 94-rated FUT card to become the highest scoring card on FIFA 18.
Other new features for Ultimate Team include:
- Squad Battles – Compete against other squads from the FUT community, move up the leaderboard and tackle the squads of celebrities and pro FIFA players
- Champions Channel – Watch full match replays from the pros
- Objectives – Finish daily and weekly goals, from squad management tasks to in-game challenges to score great FUT rewards
Until now, bar the FIFA 18 cover announcement in June, little has been revealed about the upcoming game – which is due to hit shelves on September 29.
EA is, however, also planning a huge Ultimate Team showcase at this month’s Gamescom expo in Cologne.
“Ordinary we don’t announce much about Ultimate Team around this time because we’re in the run up to Gamescom – that’s our big FUT showcase,” EA producer Matt Prior said.
Gamescom is Europe’s largest gaming convention and takes place between August 22-26.
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You’ve got a £50m budget to pick 11 players, with all the biggest new signings ready and raring to go ahead of a mouthwatering new Premier League campaign.
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For the fifth consecutive year the Women’s Choice Award®, the leading advocate for female consumers, has named our eggs America’s Most Recommended™ Eggs. We were also chosen as America’s Most Recommended™ Hard-Cooked Eggs for the second year in a row.more
The Women’s Choice Award® seal helps women make smart choices for themselves and their families based on the experiences and recommendations of women across the nation.
“Being voted the most recommended egg brand by women across America five years in a row is an incredible feat,” said CEO and Founder of the Women’s Choice Award® Delia Passi. “Women account for 93 percent of all food purchases, and having their stamp of approval only reaffirms Eggland’s Best’s commitment to providing a product with the best quality, freshness, variety, taste, and nutrition.”
Brands are selected to receive a Women’s Choice Award® based on a national survey that is distributed to over 100,000 women nationwide each year, asking them to select the brands they most highly recommend to their family and friends. The award seal represents the extraordinary power and significance of today’s female consumer in determining the most recommended brands, products, and services.
“Eggland’s Best is truly thrilled that women nationwide trust the superior taste, nutrition, and freshness of our EB eggs,” said CharlieLanktree, CEO of Eggland’s Best.
Compared to ordinary eggs, Eggland’s Best eggs contain 6x more vitamin D, 25% less saturated fat, more than double the Omega-3s, 10x more vitamin E, and more than double the vitamin B12 all due to our proprietary all-vegetarian hen feed that contains healthy grains, canola oil and a wholesome supplement of rice bran, alfalfa, sea kelp and Vitamin E.
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confirmed to VentureBeat. Although Nintendo has released intellectual property tie-ins on non-Nintendo hardware before, this will be the first major game from The House That Mario Built on iOS.
A glimpse of the iPad version was first shared by pokemon enthusiast Josh Wittenkeller - or TheJWittz as he's known on his YouTube channel. The picture was taken from Washington D.C., where the Pokemon World Championship is currently underway.
Card games are somewhat of an "in" thing at the moment, with Blizzard's Hearthstone performing well financially and Obsidian currently developing a Pathfinder digital card game. The spokesperson for The Pokemon Company told VentureBeat that the game will be available sometime later this year.
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Mumbai, July 27, 2018: Prices of Godrej Appliances’ refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens and chest freezers will be reduced today, in response to the recent downward revision of GST rates on these appliances from 28 – 18%. Godrej Appliances, one of India’s leading players in the Home Appliances segment, will be passing on the full benefit of the 10% reduction in GST with immediate effect providing an increased impetus to the upcoming festive sales. The new prices, coupled with festive consumer offers, good monsoon and revision of the 7thpay commission, will provide a major fillip to festive sales growth to the tune of approximately 12-15%.
Mr. Kamal Nandi, Business Head and EVP – Godrej Appliances said, “We welcome the decision by the GST Council to reduce the tax rates on refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens and chest freezers to 18%. It comes as a great relief to the appliances industry in these sluggish times. With changing lifestyles, home appliances are increasingly seen as a necessity. The revision will make refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens and chest freezers more affordable which will accelerate the penetration of these appliances thereby raising the standard of living of people across India. This increase in demand will also spur production of appliances and positively impact the nation’s GDP.
We will be passing on the full benefit of this much awaited revision in GST rate to our customers. The prices of our refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens and chest freezers will be reduced by 10% GST reduction, providing a boost to sales ahead of the upcoming festive season, that help Godrej Appliances surpass our target of 20% growth over the previous year.”
Mr. Nandi further added, “it is unfortunate that air conditioners are amongst the 35 goods still left in the 28% bracket. If not all air conditioners, we expected that the energy efficient AC i.e. ACs with 4 star and 5 star energy rating, to be considered for reduction in GST rate, given that the Government and industry are jointly driving reduction in energy consumption under the BEE energy labelling program. Going forward, we are hopeful of revision in the tax for air conditioners, boosting its penetration which is currently a mere 3.6%.”


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NewTek's NDI is being seen increasingly as the de facto standard for live video production, and evidence of the take-up is mounting. Here’s just one, significant, example.Read more...
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There are dozens of reasons why video over IP is an important new technology, but one of the biggest is sometimes completely overlooked. It’s virtualisation. It sounds abstract, but it’s very easy to understand. And it’s a vitally important reason to choose IP as your next video infrastructure.Read more...
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26 Jan 2017
The trend towards faster networks and bigger capacity means that the move to Video over IP is inevitable. And it will bring very significant benefits.Read more...
26 Jan 2017
While Netflix may now be big enough not to care, the deal on net neutrality that we all assumed had stopped the issue being used as a political football is looking under severe threat as the incoming Trump presidency chooses a free market champion as the new head of the FCC.Read more...
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The first iPhone was announced ten years ago and the world has been a different place ever since. This is not just because it was a radically new and different type of phone. The iPhone seemed like science fiction: something that shouldn’t have happened for years into the future.Read more...
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Addiction is a brain disorder that can have obvious or subtle effects. But either way, they ultimately prove to have an utterly devastating effect on the quality of life. Finding working treatments for addiction has been a testing challenge for experts due to the brain’s complexity. New drugs are being explored. These include psychedelics such as psilocybin (the main ingredient in magic mushrooms) and non-intoxicating cannabidiol (CBD) from the hemp plant.
Research for addiction arguably hit its highest heights in the 1950s and 60s, when scientists in America and Canada were studying substances that have ultimately become banned. Cannabis is one such prohibited drug. While the ban was installed in the 1930s, the later Controlled Substances Act has made cannabinoid research more difficult ever since.
But the revival of medical cannabis has set the stage for a new scientific era. Experts are increasingly optimistic about the value of CBD and the cannabis plant for opioid addiction and more. Even better, it appears that CBD distillate oil produces few side effects while working to reduce cravings, check CBD genesis one out.
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CBD: a treatment for heroin and prescription opioidaddiction?
Addictions don’t just affect physical health – they have a scarring mental effect too. Not being able to break an addictive habit can cause severe psychological torment. Many opioidusers are finding themselves in this conundrum, and not all of them through their own doing. While heroin is a huge problem, prescription opioids have made drug addicts out of those who never imagined them. These drugs are also extraordinarily dangerous due to the extreme overdose risk. In all, overdoses from prescription drugs have accounted for almost 200,000 American lives in the past 20 years.
In 2019, the peer-reviewed American Journal of Psychiatry featured a study on CBD’s anti-addictive effects for heroin, and therefore prescription opioids, too. The experiment involved assessing the short and long-term benefits of the best CBD pre-rolls for opiate addiction, view now to know about them. Cravings for heroin diminished, as did anxiety about getting a fix. Furthermore, the research found no serious side effects of CBD treatment on mental health.
Yasmin Hurd, the lead researcher of the study, has lots of experience in researching addiction treatments. Previous experiments on CBD’s benefits for heroin in animal models produced good results. Hence the desire for a similar study on humans. She said that the effects of CBD on “cue-induced drug craving and anxiety are particularly important.” Hurd noted how environmental cues are prone to triggering relapse and continued drug use.
The next step is for a more extensive study on CBD oil for addiction, to determine how the cannabinoid produces its effects. Neuroimaging studies should make it clearer which neuronal circuits CBD operates on to decrease anxiety and cravings. Then it will be vital to find out the “right dosing and dosing regimen.”
Other promising research
In 2015, a review found hemp CBD cigarettes beneficial for those with opioid, tobacco, and cocaine addictions. Moreover, the treatment was successful without causing severe side effects or intense withdrawal symptoms. Even if psychoactive cannabis was being used to manage addiction, it is surely better for users to be on that than drugs with high overdose risk.
Several countries are studying the medical potential of CBD and marijuana in general. Clinical trials are still fairly sparse, but surveys and small studies are starting to come thick and fast. A 2009 study in the Journal of Neuroscience found that CBD may reduce addictive tendencies by affecting pleasure-reward mechanisms in the brain. Regulating opioid receptors appeared to be essential to this response.
Which is best: CBD for Addiction or Cannabis?
CBD certainly has intriguing anti-addiction potential. But could a full-plant cannabis extract that features delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) be even more effective? The whole plant offers extra benefits to the endocannabinoid system (ECS), courtesy of the ‘entourage effect,’ a synergistic reaction between cannabinoids. However, products with THC come with some risks due to the psychoactive properties. Really strong pot may even be addictive, hence why some tout CBD for weed addiction.
Full-spectrum CBD products are the middle ground. These are made with CBD-rich hemp but can incorporate all of the plant’s compounds, such as other cannabinoids and therapeutic terpenes. Hemp naturally generates hardly any THC, and hemp products with less than 0.3 percent THC are federally legal. Fast-acting CBD products are perhaps best for managing addiction anxiety and cravings. Tincture oils, smoked hemp flower, and vape juices deliver the effects just a few minutes after consumption.
Considering the risk of mental dependence due to THC’s psychoactive effect, anybody using cannabis for addiction must be careful. Strains with high THC levels, which are typically taken for recreational purposes, are not likely to help. One-to-one strains where there is a roughly even balance of CBD to THC may work better.
That said, a small study did find that THC helped to wean heroin-addicted monkeys from the drug. Any treatment that could help with opiate addiction should be explored extensively, given America’s current crisis. And since the risk of addiction with THC is merely mental and not physical, it would still mark progress to get a patient off opioids and onto cannabis.


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The popular iNew V3 has been given a midlife update in the form of some additional colour options.
The iNew V3 was one of the surprise phones of the year, and proved to many that a well thought out Chinese phone could offer great value and function. Specifications for the iNew V3 included a 5-inch 720p OGS display, 1GB RAM, quad-core MT6582 processor, dual-sim support and 13 mega-pixel camera.
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Originally the phone only came in white, but now additional colour options have been released including an all black model and a “bling bling’ gold version. Pricing for the phone remains low at less than $160.


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Sneakers are not just worn for sports anymore but have become a must-have in people’s wardrobes. Globally, the sneaker industry is projected to be at approximately US $ 95 billion and is doubling at an exponential rate owing to its success to millennials and Gen Zs who look at the industry as a catalyst for self-expression, freedom of choice, and opinion.
Indian society is inherently very status-driven, and hype plays right into it. Of course, it has its niche, but considering how hype products work as stocks with price fluctuation, the potential consumer market is way larger than it seems. The last 3 years have seen exponential growth in this space and we’re still about 5 years away from a peak.
The resale market has grown from a niche space to a multibillion-dollar industry in the last decade, and India’s digital playground has proved to be conducive to this sneaker culture.
Popular and limited edition sneakers can have people waiting in line for hours. But unique kicks are no longer just collectibles - they're rising in demand and are increasingly being recognized as a form of art. There's a lot of hype around the buying and selling of sneakers, and fewer people are buying to wear, while there is a huge audience who are buying to sell.
The global rise of basketball, celebrity culture, and technology has created the perfect platform for sneakers as a form of status and self-expression. Popular athletes have their own brand of sneakers, and it doesn’t stop at basketball. Famous musicians, hip-hop artists like Kanye West are heavily involved in similar deals, dropping contemporary and sleek kicks at frequent intervals.
There’s no doubt that sneakers are growing faster than shoes. While the shoe market is projected to grow at a steady 3 percent, the sneaker market is doubling at 7 percent. Huge growth has taken place in the second-hand market, and it's surprising to understand how sneakers have proven to be a better investment than gold. An interesting example is the Off-White Air Jordan 1, which launched in 2018 with a retail price of US $ 190 and is now worth US $ 2,000 to US $ 3,000 in barely 3 years. While gold is not really the best form of investment today, it’s exciting to track how sneakers have outperformed the alternate assets, and that itself is pretty motivational and significant.
- This article is penned by Vedant Lamba, Founder, Mainstreet.


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TORONTO — Dollar and Thrifty, both part of the Hertz Corporation, have announced that they are lowering the minimum age to rent a car in Canada and the United States.
The minimum age has been lowered from 21 to 20 years old in both countries. However, in Michigan, New York and Quebec, the minimum age will remain at 18 years old for both brands as required by law.
“Providing our customers with practical solutions is a top priority across all our brands,” said Paul Stone, chief retail operations officer at Hertz. “Lowering the minimum age requirement at our Dollar and Thrifty locations will give more customers the opportunity to rent a vehicle while creating a new generation of customers who appreciate Dollar and Thrifty values.”
Susan Jacobs, senior vice president, Dollar and Thrifty Brands, added: “Now, even more customers will be able to experience our Dollar and Thrifty brands when travelling. From families taking vacations to students entering college, these customers can now look to both brands to help them get where they’re going, exceeding their expectations along the way.”


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St. Louis Park, United States, 18 Nov – US group MoneyGram International announced it would start operating in Angola before the end of the month in order to increase its share of the African market.
The group, whose main activity is wire transfers, will compete with Western Union, which is already in Angola and has 21 agents.
At a press conference, Pia Marangoni, a marketing director for the group, said that MoneyGram International had been authorised to operate by the Angolan National Bank and will offer its services in three currencies – euros, dollars and kwanzas, the Angolan currency.
Marangoni also said that Angola’s economy was in a string growth period and that transfers were continually increasing, mainly from Portugal and Brazil. (macauhub)