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Google said the Chromebooks could also be configured to feature information about the asylum application process on a pre-installed homepage.
Acer finally bringing its smartphones to the U.S. The company also updated its tablets, 2-in-1s and laptops for the back to school season.
The Chromebook 15 is a great, fast and comfortable laptop, but it's huge so you'll need to want a big laptop.
The Chromebook Pixel 2 is the best Chromebook -- and the best Chrome browser experience -- money can buy. A lot of money.
Acer's Chromebook 13 and updated Chromebook C720 offer incredible battery life and performance, respectively -- and they aren't too pricey, either.
NYC announced on Monday that it had approved Google's Chromebooks -- across the board -- for use in the city's classrooms.
As long as you aren’t expecting a powerhouse machine for heavy multitasking, the Chromebook 2 is a functional lightweight companion.
Acer just launched its C720 Chromebook, which packs a fourth-generation Intel Core i3 processor, the same kind of chip you'd find in a "real" laptop.
Google and Intel announced a new Chromebook lineups, new integration with Google Now and Intel's first "conflict free" microprocessors Tuesday.


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Nokia XR20 starts receiving Android 12 update
It looks like HMD Global has readied another update to Android 12, this time for the Nokia XR20 smartphone launched last summer with Android 11 on board.
Reports are starting to come in on Twitter from users in Finland who have received the coveted update to the latest version of Google's mobile operating system.
The new build is labeled V2.300, and it seems to be rolling out over the air already in some parts of Europe at least. Upon installation, your Nokia XR20 will run Android 12 with the March 2022 security patch level, which is still current for a few more days.
Aside from that, you should expect to see all of the new goodies that Google packed into Android 12 last year. As usual, keep in mind that this might be a staged rollout, so it could take days (or even weeks) for the notification to pop up on all Nokia XR20 units out there in the wild. It's also recommended to download the update using Wi-Fi if you don't have an unlimited mobile data connection.
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Nokia T20 Tablet still running on Android 11, I don't know why HMD promise to provide latest updates when clearly they don't give a shit about updates, I am not going for nokia in future never.
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I am very disappointed because still I not get Nokia 3.4 Android 12 update company has promise but in future I am thinking I will not purchase Nokia mobile shame on you hdm global now it's time to Android 13 we don't need Android 12 give us...
- 17 Jun 2022
I am also still waiting for Nokia 3.4 Android 12 update and I am very disappointed Nokia update service is not good 🤬

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Somebody posted a photo of 10-year-old McDonald's food that still hasn't rotted and the Internet can't believe it.
On an uploaded photo of a hamburger and a box of fries, the Reddit user wrote, “This girl I know bought this McDonald's Cheeseburger and fries 10 years ago this month. It looks fresh out of the drive thru.”
While there was some disagreement over exactly how fresh the food looked (“yeah... that does not look fresh...” was the top-voted comment), there's no denying that the food doesn't look like it has been sitting there since 2006.
And thankfully, a note next to the food in the photo warns us: “Purchased April 2006. Never refrigerated! Do not eat!”
But this is not a new phenomenon. As Snopes pointed out, claims of McDonald's burgers not rotting after several years have been around since 2008, when somebody posted about a burger they purchased in 1996 showed few signs of decomposition. And more recently, in February, a woman named Jennifer Lovdahl posted on Facebook about her 6-year-old hamburger.
“It's been 6 years since I bought this 'Happy Meal' at McDonald's. It's been sitting at our office this whole time and has not rotted, molded, or decomposed at all!!!” Lovdahl wrote. “It smells only of cardboard. We did this experiment to show our patients how unhealthy this "food" is. Especially for our growing children!! There are so many chemicals in this food! Choose real food! Apples, bananas, carrots, celery....those are real fast food.”
Speculation about why McDonald's food preserves the way it does has even caused McDonald's to address the situation on its website. In a frequently asked questions section on the corporate website, “Why does't your food rot?” is asked.
“Actually, it can,” McDonald's answers. “Food needs moisture in the air for mold to form. Without it, food will simply dry out – sort of like bread left out on a counter overnight to make croutons for stuffing.”
As for those photos of videos with McDonald's food lasting seemingly forever, McDonald's addresses that, too.
“You might have seen experiments which seem to show no decomposition in our food. Most likely, this is because the food has dehydrated before any visible deterioration could occur,” the corporate giant explains.
But there is something special about McDonald's burgers. Buzzfeed did a test to see how McDonald's and other fast food burgers aged. In 30 days, most of the burgers showed mold and other forms of decomposition, but the McDonald's burger looked almost new.


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Key News Items for Investors Ahead of Tuesday's Stock Market Opening
Despite a strong performance by Nvidia, stock futures were down on Tuesday morning due to disappointing economic data from China and a surprise rate cut by the country's central bank, raising concerns about a potential real estate crisis. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 167 points (0.5%), while futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 slid 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. Stay updated with live market updates for the latest developments.
Donald Trump Indicted Again on Election Interference Charges
Former President Donald Trump faces new legal challenges as he was indicted by a grand jury in Atlanta on charges of attempting to interfere with the state's 2020 presidential election. The indictment, which includes 13 separate criminal counts, alleges violations of Georgia's RICO Act. Trump now faces four simultaneous criminal cases as he pursues another presidential run.
Home Depot's Earnings Report Exceeds Expectations
Home improvement retailer Home Depot surpassed analyst expectations in its second-quarter earnings report. Despite a 2% year-over-year decline in sales, the company reported higher-than-expected earnings per share and revenue. Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail noted that customers remain cautious about larger home-improvement projects and discretionary spending. Home Depot maintained its fiscal year forecast, anticipating a decline in sales and comparable sales compared to the previous year.
UBS Settles Fraud Charges for $1.4 Billion
Swiss bank UBS will pay $1.4 billion to settle fraud and misconduct charges related to its offering of residential mortgage-backed securities. The settlement resolves actions taken by the bank between 2006 and 2007, leading up to the global financial crisis. This agreement concludes the U.S. Department of Justice's cases against major financial institutions involved in such securities, marking the end of the legacy matters.
PayPal Appoints New CEO
Payment platform PayPal announced the appointment of Alex Chriss as its new CEO. Chriss, who previously led the small business and self-employed group at Intuit, will take over from longtime CEO Dan Schulman. The announcement was met with positive market response, with PayPal's shares rising over 2% following the news.
In conclusion, investors should pay attention to the impact of disappointing economic data from China and the surprise rate cut on the stock market's performance. Additionally, developments surrounding Donald Trump's legal challenges, Home Depot's earnings report, UBS's settlement, and PayPal's new CEO appointment may also influence market trends. Stay informed and follow CNBC Pro for comprehensive market analysis.
Impact on New Businesses Amidst Market Fluctuations and Corporate Developments
The current market fluctuations and corporate developments present both challenges and opportunities for new businesses. The disappointing economic data from China and the surprise rate cut by its central bank can create an uncertain business environment, affecting investor confidence and potentially impacting funding opportunities for startups.
Legal Challenges and Corporate Governance
The ongoing legal challenges faced by former President Donald Trump serve as a stark reminder for new businesses about the importance of ethical corporate governance. Startups must ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations to avoid potential legal issues that could damage their reputation and financial stability.
Consumer Behavior and Market Trends
Home Depot's earnings report, indicating a cautious consumer approach to larger home-improvement projects, highlights the need for businesses to stay attuned to changing consumer behaviors and market trends. This can help them adapt their strategies and offerings to meet evolving consumer needs and preferences.
Leadership Changes and Business Performance
PayPal's appointment of a new CEO underscores the significant impact leadership changes can have on a company's performance and investor sentiment. For new businesses, strong leadership is crucial for driving growth, innovation, and stakeholder confidence.
In conclusion, while the current market conditions and corporate developments present challenges, they also offer valuable insights for new businesses. By closely monitoring these developments and adapting accordingly, startups can navigate these challenges and seize emerging opportunities.


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July 19 2010 | Latest NewsNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is continuing his pitch for millions from BP to promote tourism.
Posted on July 18, 2010
The mayor appeared Sunday morning on CNN, talking about tourism and saying local and state leaders will continue to push the head of the compensation fund, Kenneth Feinberg, to make sure Louisiana business owners are made whole as quickly as possible.
"We are going to continue to work with him and make sure that we put as much pressure as we can on him and everybody else to make sure that folks down here get compensated and our businesses get stood back up,” Landrieu said. “Getting money to folks early is much better than waiting late or because we are talking about an economic downturn that if it continues, can get much worse, which is why we ask for the marketing money. We know because we are a fairly large tourism economy that if you spend money on the front end, you actually mitigate the damages on the back end.
“Now BP really understands this because if you pick up any paper in America today, there are full page ads with BP talking about the work that they are doing down here. So I know they know that marketing works.”
According to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau, New Orleans has not seen any wide-spread cancellations by conventions or meetings since the oil spill began. However, they are concerned about its impact on leisure travelers – something that's much more difficult to quantify.
They're already marketing the city from one BP grant, but Landrieu is pushing for more funding from BP to continue to sell the city as a destination in communities across the country.


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Attempting to head off the shortage of ventilators that would soon sweep the United States, Scott Cohen and Marcel Botha rose to the challenge and developed one within a month.
The two received an email in early March from an Italian friend telling how alarmingly fast the deadly coronavirus was spreading in his country. He warned them of the critical problem Italy is now facing - a short supply of ventilators. The friend urged the pair to apply their skills into making more.
“I was dismissive at first,” said Botha, whose company is called 10XBeta. “It looked impossible.”
In fact, both Choen, co-founder of a technology company for researchers and start-ups, and Botha, chief executive of a product design and development company, were beyond skeptical.
Making a standard ventilator would require a complex global supply chain, and it was hardly a device that could be manufactured cost-effectively and quickly.
Despite that, the pair put their apprehension aside and solicited help from a New York group of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, physicians and regulatory experts, accomplishing in a month what would normally take a year or more to complete.
(via NY Times): The results are machines known as “bridge” ventilators, or automatic resuscitators, priced at $3,300. They are mainly meant to help less critically ill patients breathe. If patients become sicker, with lung function more compromised by the disease, they still need to be placed on standard ventilators, which typically cost more than $30,000.
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the newly-developed device, named the Spiro Wave, “to be used on patients in hospitals, under an expedited process called emergency use authorization.”
The project started out initially to help offset New York City’s ventilator shortage. Now, it will now be used as a valuable tool in the global coronavirus treatment arsenal, since hospital admissions and maxed-out intensive-care units scenarios are now trending down in the Big Apple and Empire State.
It can, they say, “expand access to breathing assistance in other parts of the country as the pandemic spreads, and especially to rural communities without major medical centers. And capable, low-cost machines could greatly expand access to treatment in developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.”
With inquiries coming across the United States and from companies and governments worldwide, the New York group plans to license its design for free.
“It’s essentially a start-up that has made unbelievable progress in a short time,” said James Patchett, chief executive of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation, which backed the project.


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AT&T: ‘Most successful’ iPhone 5 launch smashes sales records
Apple’s iPhone 5 is expected to surpass sales figures of previously launched iPhones.
AT&T said today that the iPhone 5 has sold faster than any previous model of the Apple smartphone.
The network declined to offer numbers on the first weekend of the iPhone 5 going on sale — normally reserved for Apple, in which an announcement is expected in the coming days — but the cell network giant said it set a “sales record” for its first day of pre-orders and over the weekend.
Apple’s new smartphone comes with a 4-inch Retina display, global 4G LTE coverage, an improved A6…
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Quadvest Asset Sale Will Fuel Strategic Growth
Quadvest is in the process of selling systems that are outside of our core operating area of Southeast Texas. This was a strategic business decision that will help fuel future growth for the company.
“Quadvest continues to grow at a rapid rate. In the last five years, we have doubled our footprint, doubled our workforce and the sale of these assets will help fuel even more growth.” says Quadvest CEO Simon Sequeira. “We remain on our EPIC PATH to being the first-choice wholesale and retail water and wastewater utility provider in Texas.”
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) has been involved during the sale process by making sure that the sale is in the public’s best interest and that customers are properly protected during this transition.
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Impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic have changed just about everything we do and the ways in which we do them. For grocers, the effects have been significant. Highlighted by greatly reduced brick-and-mortar traffic and a reciprocal acceleration of online consumer activity and sales, the sector is currently undergoing a seismic shift toward digital operations. It has precipitated a need among grocers to find new and innovative solutions that will enable them to keep up with growing online demand while continuing to meet increasing consumer expectations. It’s all part of a massive disruption to the industry says Corbin Bourree, SVP eCommerce at SPUD.ca, and is one that he believes will only intensify going forward.
“Everything changed overnight last March,” he asserts. “Our website traffic immediately spiked to 600 percent year-over-year. It was absolutely incredible to see how quickly consumers became aware of online grocery, which amounted to less than one percent of total Canadian grocery sales prior to COVID. It’s on pace to be somewhere in the four to six percent range by the end of 2021 and will likely move into double-digit market penetration.”
Bourree says the expectations of the quality of service and produce, the timeliness and visibility of the delivery, as well as tertiary considerations like sustainability and reduced packaging, have all been raised. “The rate at which online grocery in Canada has evolved over the course of the past 13 months is staggering, accelerating adoption by five to ten years,” he says.
Founded in 1997 with a mission to improve the health of Canadian communities by connecting them to local and organic food, SPUD.ca (a subsidiary of Freshlocal Solutions, Inc TSX-LOCL) has since rapidly developed into one of the country’s largest online grocers. Servicing parts of British Columbia and Alberta, the company’s logistics platform is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and is hosted on Microsoft’s Azure Cloud to prepare and deliver grocery orders faster and better. Although some of its recent successes may be rooted in the escalation of online trends, most of it can be attributed to the integrated food business ecosystem that it began to form long before the onset of the pandemic. It’s comprised of its online retail, commissary/food preparation services and distribution, as well as community retail locations, including two Be Fresh Local Market stores in Vancouver – the first of which opened in 2015 – and five Blush Lane Organic Markets in Alberta.
It’s an ecosystem that has allowed the company to scale and build awareness among consumers, infusing its operations with a level of agility that’s also contributing to its ability to seize the opportunities of the day. However, its greatest asset is the innovative thinking. It’s a mindset that’s resulted in a number of achievements for the company through the years, culminating recently in the formalization of FoodX Technologies – a scalable end-to-end eGrocery Management Solution (eGMS) built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 for brick-and-mortar grocers looking to build a profitable online business. The state-of-the-art grocery fulfillment platform allows multiple banners from each retailer to access industry-leading technology, warehousing, food preparation and delivery services, as well as a front-end ecommerce platform, reporting and analytics, and inventory management. It’s the holistic solution that’s helping SPUD.ca support the evolving needs of online grocery fulfillment, and one that Jef King, CTO at FoodX, says could help revolutionize any online grocery efforts.
“We’ve got the advantage of being in business in this space for more than 20 years,” says King. “For grocers leveraging the FoodX platform, it provides them with a truly end-to-end solution that will support their operation and help them implement and utilize warehousing to maximum efficiency. We leverage a mixture of the best human input and high-tech systems. We believe it’s a combination that provides any retailer with the flexibility to offer their customers exactly what they want.”
King reinforces that to be competitive in this market, online has to be a component of a retail business. “FoodX is poised extremely well in the technology space to provide that flexibility for retailers and to help open doors to possibilities that they didn’t even realize existed,” he says.
Bourree agrees, citing the platform and its supporting technology as an “absolute game-changer” for any retailer looking to not only enhance their service and offering, but to take it to a whole new level. One retailer that’s taken FoodX up on its potential is Carrefour Group, a global leader in the grocery industry, with the commencement of operations of Carrefour’s new eCommerce fulfillment center in Belgium. According to Bourree, the platform’s potential is still very much untapped, adding that much of its continuously expanding capabilities and uses are being fueled by the data that it generates.
“Traditionally, Canadian grocery retailers rely on loyalty programs to gain data insights that are purely tied to point-of-sale transactions,” Bourree explains. “If you look at any unique order powered by the FoodX platform, you’re generating north of 200 data points per order when considering things like delivery preferences, substitution preferences, allergen concerns and more. The ability to take this data, leverage Microsoft Azure cloud capabilities and apply the human intelligence and capital that we’ve built up over two decades, along with machine learning and expertise that we’ve recently acquired, it totally transforms a grocer’s ability to serve the customer.”
Bourree notes that ecommerce allows for a forward look that can gain purchases in advance of shipping them. “It’s why our food waste is less than 0.5 percent of sales,” he says. “It also allows us to maximize fill rates for customers, often trending above 99.5 percent as opposed to the 97-98 percent in-store fill rate that many grocers target. Combining FoodX’s knowledge and know-how with the advanced technology that it leverages makes for an incredible customer experience.”
Attention to detail
King recognizes the importance of the customer experience, stressing that every decision to modify the FoodX technology is made with the consumer in mind. He points to the FoodX team and the attention and considerations that they pay toward improving every step of the online grocery journey as the real strength of the operation. He also suggests that the power of the warehouse and the underlying software that supports it cannot be underestimated.
“Inventory is the most critical piece of data within the warehouse,” he says. “Most of our successes are based on our depth of knowledge of the inventory in our systems. We run our warehouse on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 cloud offering. It allows us to optimize our inventory management and provides us with the flexibility to do a lot of innovative things and build a number of systems around it. It’s a vital layer of our business that enables a significant amount of creativity, agility and accuracy when it comes to our warehouse operations.”
Retail industry leaders are constantly looking for new ways to optimize operations, transform products, empower employees and engage customers. This is an era when connecting customers, products, people and data wins. Microsoft Dynamics 365 offers a modern and familiar experience with built in insights, intelligence and workflow.
Blurring the lines
As consumer preferences and habits continue to shift toward the ease and convenience of the online experience, grocers across the country are advancing their digital strategies and enhancing their ecommerce capabilities. Online offerings that consistently provide best-in-class service and delivery performance will be critical going forward, not only with respect to the success of grocery operations, but to their continued evolution as well. And, according to Bourree, these expectations of the consumer aren’t going to subside any time soon.
“The big term around 2010 was omnichannel. We’re only now truly seeing and understanding what that can mean. We’re going to start to see a real blend between online and in-store shopping visits, more so than we ever experienced prior to the pandemic. Consumers will continue to adopt ecommerce and services like click-and-collect and use them more frequently. It’s going to continue blurring the lines of the marketplace. And, there will also be an increase in the consumer’s demand for a more seamless and personal mobile offering. It’s going to allow grocers with the right platforms and systems to leverage even more data to become more predictive and create a level of personalization throughout the consumer’s journey, entrenching their trust in and desire for online offerings further.”
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Hitman HD Enhanced Collection Launch Date
The Hitman HD Enhanced Collection has been announced for both the PS4 and the Xbox One. Enhanced versions of both Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution will be coming out on January 11 of 2019. Primarily, this interest people who want to play classic Hitman in 4K visuals at 60 frames per second, which will be paired with other improvements such as better lighting and updated controls to make for a superior experience on modern consoles.
More information is bound to come out as the announced release date approaches at a rapid pace, meaning that interested individuals will want to keep a watchful eye out.
Update: Hitman HD Enhanced Collection recently released a launch trailer below


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Both chicken and pork were the winners over Christmas, covering the 12 weeks to 25th December 2022, while turkey sales declined.
The 50-year old chicken plant, now owned by 2 Sisters Group, at Llangefni on Anglesey is to face closure with around 730 jobs at risk.
Moy Park has secured a contract to list an additional nine product lines to all Asda stores across Northern Ireland.
In its drive to reach net zero, Moy Park has unveiled a pioneering new scheme that will monitor and track greenhouse gas emissions in real time.
Ursula Lavery, technical and R&D director Europe at Moy Park, Northern Ireland’s largest private-sector employer and one of Europe’s largest chicken processors has been made an honorary professor at Queen’s University, Belfast.
Poultry processor, Moy Park has secured £4m for sustainable manufacturing research as part of a consortium, known as Project Butterfly.


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Of all of New York City's mayors, none was focused more intently on "quality of life" issues than Michael R. Bloomberg, whom history will regard as a chief proponent of the nanny state. But is this what New Yorkers can expect from their mayors in the future? Or will leaders look back on what Bloomberg did and realize that good intentions do not necessarily make good laws?
"The most accurate predictor about where America is going is Bill Gates," says Jay Townsend, a former Republican senate candidate in New York. "Gates said our future leaders will be those who empower, not dictate." Gates and Townsend may be right, but that is certainly not the model that Bloomberg has followed.
In 2003, the recently-elected mayor imposed a ban on cigarette smoking in bars and restaurants, a move that damaged the city's hallmark nightlife industry. While he eventually earned notable public approval of the ban, he undercut that support years later by implementing a moratorium on smoking in all public places, including locations like Central Park. Ordinary citizens, even non-smokers, believed it was illogical that someone could not light up in a wide-open outside space or even display cigarettes in a store window.
Then came a ban on trans fats and a demand that restaurants, especially fast food outlets, post the caloric content of the food they serve. Those policies, like the smoking ban, were not without substantial costs to the city. "[Bloomberg] has spent approximately $1.5 billion a year in the health department," one journalist noted, "on banning trans fat, requiring restaurant chains to post calories on their menus, and smoking initiatives."
Next Bloomberg advanced his controversial ban on large-sized "sugary" drinks, which prohibited a food vender from selling any drink over 16 ounces. This regulation met with public disapproval, as his critics argued that Bloomberg had taken the nanny state too far. Surely, a consumer has the right to buy whatever size drink he wants. A New York State Supreme Court judge agreed, calling the law "arbitrary and capricious" when he struck it down on the day before it was scheduled to take effect.
Finally, in this succession of contentious and often ill-fated initiatives, Bloomberg proposed doing away with Styrofoam food packaging. the ban would actually be on all plastic foam substances used in food packaging, since Styrofoam, a brand name owned by Dow Chemical Company, represents only one source of plastic foam. This new ban would affect businesses as diverse as local Chinese take-outs and the 480 Dunkin Donut stores located throughout New York City's five boroughs.
Of his proposed prohibition on Styrofoam, Bloomberg said in a recent State of the City address: "Something that we know is environmentally destructive, that is costing taxpayers money, and that is easily replaceable, is something we can do without. And don't worry: the doggie bag and the coffee cup will survive just fine." Maybe, but not as they're known today and not without disruption to the food vending business.
Bloomberg's proposal is the basis of a new piece of legislation expected to be submitted to the New York City Council in the immediate future. If passed, it will have to withstand legal challenges similar to those mounted against the ban on sugary drinks. Should the law be implemented, there will be noteworthy ramifications.
"The alternatives to Styrofoam are more expensive," says Andrew Moesel, a spokesman for the New York City Restaurant Association, who notes that one plastic foam container used for Chinese take-out costs between seven and eight cents, while a similar cardboard container costs 15 cents and a biodegradable plastic container costs between 30 and 40 cents. "If you are using hundreds of these containers a day, as some restaurants do, the cost adds up quickly. This law will have a real impact on the small and ethnic restaurants that use a large number of these Styrofoam containers or cups. Those are the people who can least afford to take the hit."
In addition, some foods will have to be delivered differently. For example, fish is often delivered to restaurants in plastic foam shipping containers, which simply cannot be replaced with cardboard containers. Whatever alternate process is developed to deliver fresh fish will cost more than plastic foam containers. What's more, the Styrofoam cup poses a different dilemma. One main alternative to the Styrofoam cup is the wax-lined paper cup. As it turns out, the wax-lined paper cup is not very recyclable either, and, because it takes more energy to create a wax-lined cup than a plastic foam cup, it actually leaves a larger carbon footprint, according to some sources.
But if the legislation stalls for any reason, the Styrofoam ban may never happen. After living in a nanny state for over a decade, some New Yorkers are fed up with being told how they can live their lives. The city will soon be embroiled in a mayoral race that will determine Bloomberg's successor. Whoever that is will likely not make quality-of-life issues a key component of the next administration. The growing backlash to the nanny state is simply too strong.
"The nanny state tells people they are not smart enough to make their own decisions," Jay Townsend says. "This is the antithesis of where society is headed. There is a limit to what government can do to police the decisions people make in their daily lives. Are we going to send policemen in to Dunkin Donuts to say, "You can't use Styrofoam cups'?"
As the mayoral candidates begin posturing for the fall campaign, none of them has made nanny-state solutions to today's problems a part of his or her campaign. So the days of Bloomberg's nanny state are numbered. This may save the Styrofoam cup after all.


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Morning Kiss Organic to debut juice line
Morning Kiss Organic will debut its new cold pressed organic juice line at the New England Produce Council Expo in Boston, Sept. 12-13. The first three juices to be released will be Organic Orange Juice, Organic Grapefruit Juice and Organic Lemonade. Crafted in New England, the beverages are made using organic and non-GMO fruit and the Lemonade is lightly sweetened with organic maple syrup from Vermont.
The cold-pressed juice industry has seen a 58 percent increase since 2004 with growth expected to continue into the future, especially among Millennial consumers, according to a Morning Kiss Organic press release.
Morning Kiss Organic juice is cold pressed and high pressure processed to preserve nutrition, flavor and freshness while eliminating any harmful bacteria, according to the company. High pressure processing (HPP) technology works by exposing the juice to extreme pressure as opposed to heat. The extreme pressure inactivates microbes while extending shelf life and retaining vitamins, minerals and enzymes.
Morning Kiss Organic will be sampling all three varieties of its organic cold-pressed juice at its booth at the New England Produce Council Expo. The juice line will be available in the fresh produce section along with the rest of the Morning Kiss Organic program, which includes organic vegetables and citrus.


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Comdirect sold for £16.5m
COMDIRECT, Britain's second-biggest online stockbroker, has been sold for £16.5m by its similarly-named German parent.
The sale of the UK business ends the company's costly and loss-making excursions into European countries such as France, Italy and Spain started at the height of the stock market boom several years ago.
The buyers are Lloyds TSB Development Capital which will own just over 40%, comdirect's UK management with just over 30% and Numis Corporation, the institutional stockbroker. Comdirect has some 60,000 retail customers and handles an average of 2000 deals a day.
Comdirect, controlled by Germany's third-largest bank Commerzbank AG, also said it would book a pre-tax profit of e2.4m (£1.7m) this year as a result of the transaction.
Consolidation has gathered pace in the industry in recent years with larger players becoming more dominant.
Barclays Stockbrokers, the UK's largest retail stockbroker, took over Charles Schwab Europe last year to create the leading market player in UK retail broking with 500,000 clients.
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