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Security Checkup will guide people, whose accounts may have been hacked, through the steps needed to secure them.
Instagram has announced a new feature – Security Checkup, for people to keep their account safe. To recover users hacked accounts, Instagram has included a number of steps such as checking login activity, reviewing profile information, confirming the accounts that share login information and and updating account recoveries contact information such as phone number or email.
To guide users whose accounts may have been hacked, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has also launched Security Checkup.
To provide an extra layer of protection, Instagram had urged users to enable two-factor authentication. Instagram will also let people use their WhatsApp numbers to protect their accounts in selected countries. The app will share code on your WhatsApp number to integrate the social media accounts.
Instagram has also urged its users to update their phone numbers and email. In a blog post, the company said, “Make sure that the email and phone numbers associated with your device are up to date. That way if something happens to your account, we can reach you. These steps let you recover your account even if your info has been changed by a hacker.”
Recently, many users reported that they received links on their DMs from accounts pretending to be Instagram. It was reported that when users clicked on the link thinking it might be from Instagram, they lost access to their account and their personal data was compromised. Instagram through a blogpost has clarified that it will never send DMs to its users.
“They may tell you that your account is at risk of being banned, that you are violating our policies around intellectual property, or that your photos are being shared elsewhere. These messages are often scams and violate our policies. Instagram will never send you a DM. When we discover these kinds of scams, we take action against them,” said Instagram.
The company said that it wants its users to block and report such accounts. The only way Instagram will ever reach its users is through emails. It will never send you a direct message about anything related to your account.
Along with the Security Checkup, Instagram has also urged users to enable login requests as enabling that would let users know if someone is trying to access their account. The alerts will tell you about the location and the name of the device that may have tried to log in to your accounts. If you do not recognize a recent login, you can log out of that location or device and let Instagram know that the login wasn’t you.


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SPOKANE, Wash. - Props and costumers from the Sy-Fy show "Z Nation" will be up for sale in Spokane on Friday.
The zombie-thriller show has filmed five seasons in the Spokane area and now, the Z Nation team will liquidate a warehouse full of items used on the show.
All items will cost between $1-$10, but must be paid for in cash.
The sale will be held at the warehouse at 1414 N. Fiske on Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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U.S. Department of Commerce Arrivals Data Reports Record-Setting Spending by International Visitors
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WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration’s National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) announced that the United States welcomed nearly 77 million international visitors into the country, who collectively spent a record-setting $251.4 billion experiencing the United States in 2017, a two percent increase when compared to 2016. Over the course of 2017, travel and tourism exports helped support more than 1.2 million American jobs across the United States.
“International travelers continue to set spending records visiting the United States, and I expect that trend to continue in 2018 spawning further job growth,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “The American tourism industry, which generated a trade surplus of more than $77.4 billion last year, continues to help drive our economy to new heights.”
U.S. travel and tourism-related exports accounted for nearly 32 percent of all U.S. services exports and 11 percent of all U.S. exports, with goods and services combined.
Spending on personal travel including leisure, education and health-related travel as well as passenger air transportation increased 3.1 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively. Education-related travel, in and of itself, accounted for nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of the increase in personal travel.
The number of international travelers to the United States rose 0.7 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year. Growing markets were led by South Korea (+17.8 percent), Brazil (+11 percent), Argentina (+10 percent), Ireland (+9 percent), and Canada (+4.8 percent). Growing markets outnumbered declining markets by 2-to-1.
On April 9, 2018, NTTO temporarily suspended publication of overseas arrivals data due to anomalies in records received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Together, the NTTO and CBP identified approximately 4.5 million records that had been misclassified with respect to residency, due to a programing error. The misclassification had not been identified until it became apparent that the records were not reflecting trends consistent with other indicators of overseas travel to the United States.
The data has been revised for 2016 and 2017 and has been posted to the NTTO website: https://travel.trade.gov.
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Connectwerks.Com a virtual company and the world’s first private cloud for virtual mentoring and networking was privately acquired.
SILICON VALLEY , CALIFORNIA , UNITED STATES , May 17, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — Press Release
Connectwerks.Com Privately Acquired For An Undisclosed Million Dollar Price Tag!
–SILICON VALLEY, CA (TECH BUSINESS WIRE) Year 2018— Press Release SVP of Marketing Officer II, Timothy Raines.
Connectwerks.Com a virtual company and the world’s first private cloud for virtual mentoring and networking was privately acquired for a $$ Double-Digit Million Dollar price tag! In a time when digitization of processes and actions are more prevalent than ever Connectwerks.Com is poised to be the add-on feature that enhance any SaaS company’s current product solution very much like the LinkedIn and Lynda.Com merger. Although, there are certain key IP (Intellectual Property) feature components that are still owned by former Connectwerks co-founders and former principals in the company, Connectwerks.Com will remain a very strong acquisition integration with any SaaS company that has CRM, HCM, SCM, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning as core product solutions.
Connectwerks.Com inspire Gen Z, Gen X, and Millennials to align their academics to their career pathway and subsequently is where talent, opportunity, and ambition drive life-transitions. The Connectwerks brand has provided more than 1.2 million users worldwide access to virtual mentorship, career building skills, onboard career pathway, and career aspiration alignment. Individuals, corporations, agencies, students, and organizations join www.Connectwerks.Com to be a part of an inspirational movement! Simply put, “We provide the software that run your inspiration”.
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Ripple announced today that Bexs Banco, Credit Agricole, Cuallix, Currencies Direct, dLocal, IFX, Krungsri, RAKBANK, and TransferGo, among others, have joined RippleNet. Now more than 100 financial institutions, including banks, payments providers and more, use Ripple’s blockchain technology.
“xVia allows us to tap into RippleNet to send make international cross border payments instantly on behalf of our international corporate clients seamlessly and efficiently bringing much needed benefit to their working capital cycle,” said Khalid Talukder, Chief Revenue Officer at IFX.
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“Global payments are undeniably going through a sea change, led by financial institutions adopting blockchain to fix their customers’ broken payments experience,” said Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. “Now more than 100 financial institutions are looking to Ripple as the solution to the problem. Updating their payments infrastructure with Ripple has become the equivalent of a retailer choosing to build an e-commerce business in the year 2000 — it’s a no brainer.”
Cuallix became the first worldwide institution to use xRapid — Ripple’s solution that utilizes XRP as a liquidity tool — to reduce the cost of sending cross-border payments from the US to Mexico. “Our business — and our customer’s livelihood — depends on our ability to send micro-payments easily and quickly to Mexico. With xRapid, we can source liquidity through XRP and complete the cross-border payments in seconds,” commented the company
Last month Ripple announced the expansion of its global footprint with a new office in Singapore.


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Sainsbury's has revealed the start date for its popular half price toy event in the run-up to Christmas.
It's widely recognised as one of the best Christmas toy sales for families hoping to pick up bargains ahead of the big day.
The retailer has announced that the sale will begin in stores from Wednesday, October 17 and run until Tuesday, October 23 .
Hundreds of toys will be on sale at up to half price .
The list includes favourites such as Barbie, Vtech, Peppa Pig and more.
With up to 50 per cent off items like the Vtech Grow and Go Ride-On, parents can save a fortune if they start early and stock up.
The sale is in stores only and not available online. See the website here to find your nearest store.
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Fernando Alonso says Ferrari is going all out to produce a 'dominant' Formula 1 car for next year, after praising the determination that he has seen at its Maranello factory this week
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The evolution of flatscreen HDTVs went from: LCD, to LED, and now OLED.
Short for Organic Light Emitting Diodes, this new technology allows HDTVs to become even thinner; and it can be controlled on a per-pixel basis.
It also uses a very low amount of energy, greatly reduces motion blur, and offers brilliant colors. As with Ultra HD, these sets will start at around $10,000.
When televisions reached the “Full HD” 1080p resolution, many claimed that there would never be a need for higher resolutions.
Originally known as 4K resolution, the new standard is officially named “Ultra HD” and is meant for TVs larger than 40 inches. Currently these at least $10,000, but will become affordable within a couple of years.
Companies are now moving toward producing glasses-free 3D television sets. Autostereoscopic displays have been used in smartphones and gaming handhelds, this is the first time that this technology comes to the big screen and the living room.
Although already a few years old, the Kinect for Xbox 360 is still an amazing piece of technology. Now primed for this type of controller, companies are looking to directly add gesture controls to TV sets. Rather than reaching for the remote to change the channel, now you can simply wave your hand.
Electronics companies are working to further integrate technology into home appliances. These “smart” appliances of the future will allow for better control and automation. The appliances will be able to communicate with each other and can be controlled remotely using apps.
Many different companies, including Google, are experimenting with eyewear computing. It appears that at least one hands-free display is on the way in 2012, and more will follow soon afterward. These displays use a type of heads-up display in either the corner of your vision or overlaid over your whole vision. It won’t be long before this technology moves from the pages of science fiction to reality.
If you haven’t seen it in person before, 3D printing is really awesome. A machine creates a plastic model using a tiny nozzle and melted plastic. Previously, these 3D printers cost thousands of dollars, but now the cost is finally going down. The machines are also safer, smaller, and easier to use. It won’t be long before nearly everyone can afford to print off little plastic pieces with the click of a button.
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Last week, Iran joined the growing list of nations to crack down on cryptocurrencies. But why did it choose this approach? Why now? What consequences will it have? As is the case with most things concerning the Iranian economy at present, the ban seems rooted in Iran’s ongoing currency issues.
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) on April 22 announced through a directive that “all branches and affiliated units of banks, credit institutions and currency exchanges” must refrain from purchasing or selling bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies and do away with any activities leading to their “facilitation or promotion.” The regulator said it has communicated the directive because cryptocurrencies have the potential to “turn into instruments for money laundering and financing terrorism and to be used by criminals for money transfers.”
On one hand, the wording is to some extent confusing and has prompted some to interpret it as a measure that effectively renders all cryptocurrency activities in Iran illegal and depicts them as exemplifications of money laundering. On the other hand, if it isn’t a comprehensive ban, it leaves room to wonder why it was enforced and what exactly it hopes to achieve.
Iran’s 36 banks and credit institutions and some 700 CBI-licensed currency exchanges did not actively engage in the trade of virtual currencies prior to the directive. However, they have indeed provided the underlying payment structures for the myriad of transactions that were mainly conducted through online cryptocurrency exchanges.
Representatives of several of the most recognized exchanges in Iran stressed to Al-Monitor that the ban only applies to CBI-registered financial institutions and therefore leaves them virtually unaffected. According to Nima Amirshekari, the head of the electronic banking department at the CBI-affiliated Monetary and Banking Research Institute, the ban is mainly rooted in Iran’s currency crisis, which forced the government to unify dual exchange rates on April 10 and still has top-tier officials meeting on a daily basis to carve out the thorny details of its market control package.
“Continued currency pressures were a major reason behind the cryptocurrency ban because the matter of forex [foreign exchange] reserves leaving the country remains a main issue,” he told Al-Monitor.
However, he believes the regulator’s approach to be highly regressive, saying, “When the ability to maintain control over a market is lacking, the easiest way is to just announce a ban.”
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi also confirmed on April 27 that the ban was enforced to "prevent foreign currency flight under the current circumstances of the country."
Amirshekari, a proponent of transparent uses of virtual currencies who has been commenting on them for years, also confirmed to Al-Monitor that the ban does not — at least not yet — include online exchanges, but he points out that it will affect them in that it takes away their legally supported payment channels.
“From now on, sellers will move toward direct card or account transfers that no longer lead to transparent transactions with clear endpoints,” he said, adding that instead of yet another sudden move that is destined to fail in its main mission, the CBI would have been far better advised to introduce constructive regulations through establishing a comprehensive KYC (Know Your Customer) system and setting ceilings for capital flight through cryptocurrencies.
Iran is by no means the first nation to prohibit cryptocurrency use. India and Pakistan made roughly similar moves in early April, but the nature of the CBI’s move becomes further evident when considering that instead of opting for a more open-minded and opportunist approach like the one adopted by the European Union in December, it resorted to a ban that is at best doubted to dent Iranians’ active engagement in cryptocurrency trade.
“Naturally, I don’t like to do something illegal, but I will continue buying bitcoins if I’m left with no other viable option,” said Sepehr, a millennial Tehranian who has been purchasing and using the most popular of cryptocurrencies and a few others for micro payments outside — and inside on a few instances — of Iran’s borders since 2013.
Amirshekari cited unofficial figures as saying that 3-4 million Iranians dabble in cryptocurrencies.
Iranians are bereft of common international methods of payment, including Visa and MasterCard, which can only be bought through websites that purchase them in other countries after taking hefty fees. They also do not have access to direct dollar transactions because of decadeslong US sanctions. As such, they clearly have incentives to turn to virtual currencies.
Amirshekari further pointed to public pessimism about the prospects of currency stability in Iran as another factor driving people — especially the more tech-savvy youth — toward cryptocurrencies.
“People will ask themselves what they should do when they can’t buy dollars,” he said in reference to the current squeeze on the supply of banknotes in Iran’s currency markets, adding, “They will turn to virtual coins because they know the value of their national currency is decreasing."
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The CBI’s directive also came as a shock because the regulator had only resorted to warnings before and is set to release a “regulatory framework” on cryptocurrencies in addition to Iran’s very own virtual currency before October.
With other cryptocurrencies effectively out of the picture from a legal standpoint, Iran’s own upcoming virtual currency — first officially announced by Jahromi in a tweet — seemingly remains as the sole focus of the envisioned regulatory document.
In his remarks on April 27, Jahromi also briefly referred to many foreign media reports that liken Iran's virtual currency to that of Venezuela's and the prospects of circumventing US sanctions. He said, "All cryptocurrencies are capable of circumventing sanctions because they are not under supervision of the US financial regulatory apparatus, and this issue naturally exists concerning national virtual currencies as well."
According to Amirshekari, the Monetary and Banking Research Institute has already developed a lab model of the national virtual currency and has conducted mining and transaction tests as part of a pilot program. But that is as far as it has gone up to this point, as no concrete decision has yet been made about some of the currency’s fundamental elements, such as what it will be backed by.
Amirshekari is of the opinion that even in this vein, the CBI’s directive will do more harm than good, because if Iran’s potential virtual currency won’t be exchangeable with common cryptocurrencies, “no supply and demand chains will form” and it will fail to get off the ground.
Last but not least, the ban was also odd in that it was originally ratified on Dec. 30, 2017, by the High Council on Anti-Money Laundering, an entity that, while including the CBI governor, has four ministers as its other members and sits outside the confines of the Central Bank.
All in all, even as the ban seems stark at the moment, one can only hope that it was executed as a temporary fix for an immensely tense period of time and that the government will revoke it in the near future while turning toward more calculated and clear measures — especially as President Hassan Rouhani has run on a platform of promoting transparency.


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Hormel Foods Corp. is acquiring CytoSport Holdings Inc., the maker of Muscle Milk supplement, in the food company latest move to expand into new markets while keeping its focus on the protein it knows so well.
Austin, Minn.-based Hormel (NYSE: HRL) announced late Monday that it would pay about $450 million for CytoSport, based in Benicia, Calif. CytoSport is currently controlled by the Pickett family and private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners LLC.
Bloomberg has an early report on the deal, noting that it will add about 5 cents per share to Hormel's fiscal 2015 earnings as well as give the company better access to stores like GNC, where CytoSport's MuscleMilk protein drink is a big seller. CytoSport expects to sell about $370 million of Muscle Milk this year.
The Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, has an interview with Hormel CEO Jeffrey Ettinger, who says the deal " will build upon our strength in protein but allow us to further diversity our portfolio." The two companies already have a history; Hormel, which makes whey protein concentrate and dried milk blends, is a CytoSport supplier.
Last year, Hormel spent $700 million to acquire Skippy peanut butter from Unilever in another deal that was a both new and familiar to Hormel. And Ettinger told the Journal the company might keep buying.
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Samsung Electronics formally kicked off the era of Blu-ray last week at CES, as it demonstrated its BD-P1000 Blu-ray disc (BD) player.
The new device will let consumers take full advantage of high-definition displays, playing content at native 720p or 1080i video resolutions. The player will ship in early spring and shortly thereafter will become the first BD player from any manufacturer to be sold in the U.S. It is expected to retail for approximately $1,000.
The BD player includes a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) output, an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface on a single cable, allowing users to easily connect the Blu-ray player to their existing home televisions. It will also decode standard multi-channel audio.
Samsung developed all components of the BD-P1000 internally. Samsung’s unique technology–one pickup with two lenses–allows it to also play standard DVDs and CDs in addition to Blu-ray discs while allowing for more cost-effective production.


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The newest transportation industry trends in 2022
Transportation industry is one of the fastest-moving industries out there.
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CHICAGO - May 6, 2022 - PRLog -- Transportation industry is one of the fastest-moving industries out there. Technological developments create a strong impact on the progression of transportation industry. Hence, all businesses that are linked with the transportation industry should have a clear understanding about the future trends of it. Then it would be possible to use that understanding and take appropriate measures to keep up with the trends. For example, a business can get the help of a transportation software development company and develop innovative solutions to keep up with the trends.
Robotic process automation is one of the most prominent trends that can be seen in the transportation industry as of now. Sticking to outdated and manual processes can be inefficient as they require a lot of time for completion. That's where robotic process automation comes into play. It would automate each and every step of the order fulfillment process. Along with that, there is a possibility to optimize warehouse operations quite effectively.
It is possible to see the applications of artificial intelligence everywhere. It would dominate transportation industry in 2022 as well. That's because artificial intelligence can make machines to automate manual tasks by mimicking humans. This would enhance efficiency and productivity, as machines are capable of getting work done without being tired. On the other hand, machines will make sure that there is no possibility for human error to creep in as well.
Drones would contribute a lot towards the progression of transportation industry in 2022. Logistics companies out there are looking for ways to reduce the time and cost associated with order fulfillment. That's where they have found drones to be an effective solution. It is already possible to see some of the leading brands such as Amazon, FedEx, and DHL using drones for their deliveries. Other businesses in the transportation industry would soon follow this trend.
Along with drones, it would also be possible to see autonomous vehicles coming to the transportation industry. Self-driving cars are nothing new to the world. It's just a matter of using them to ensure progression of the transportation industry. These vehicles would be able to detect obstacles, reduce the rate of accidents, and even monitor the conditions of the engine quite effectively.
Last but not least, it would be possible to see IoT sustainability coming into the picture of the transportation industry. Connected devices would be able to enhance efficiency of supply chains. This would also provide access to real-time data, which can help with making important decisions without a struggle. Specialist software development companies in the transportation industry such as Wezom Corp. will be able to assist businesses in developing such solutions and implementing them in place.
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The first home computer with a one-gigahertz chip, which can process data 17 percent faster than the top consumer chip now on the market, will be offered for sale on Thursday, the Compaq Computer Corporation said last night.
The company, based in Houston, said the new system was being marketed primarily to computer game players seeking highly detailed, fast-moving graphics. The systems will be known as the Presario 5900Z series of desk-top computers.
The gigahertz Athlon chip is made by Advanced Micro Devices, which also makes what had been the fastest chip for home computers, the 850 megahertz Athlon.
Last week, Advanced Micro cut prices on its chips for home computers by as much as 29 percent, but not the 850 Athlon, which continues to carry a list price of $849, according to Merrill Lynch's weekly report on chip prices.
The price cuts generally matched those made earlier in the week by the Intel Corporation, the industry leader. Intel's fastest chip for PC's has a speed of 800 MHz.
Many existing desktop computers have chips that operate at faster speeds than the rest of the computer can fully utilize. Compaq said it had designed the Presario 5900Z line to maximize the benefits of the faster chip.
Compaq said a system with 128 megabytes of random access memory, a 30-gigabyte hard drive and a 17-inch color monitor, but not a printer, would sell for $2,499.Continue reading the main story


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Indexes in Canada’s biggest centre failed to hold onto the gains they’d amassed most of Friday, resulting in daily and weekly losses.
The TSX Composite shimmied between winning and losing, but descended into the red 22.12 points to close Friday at 19,947.07. On the week, the index retreated 539 points, or 2.63%.
The Canadian dollar lost 0.26 cents at 73.27 cents U.S.
In consumer discretionary stocks, Dollarama blundered $2.66, or 3.1%, to $82.83, while Sleep Country dozed 25 cents, or 1.1%, to $22.77.
Cannabis concerns also struggled to go higher, with Canopy Growth dropping 23 cents, or 5.5%, to $3.95, while Tilray dumped seven cents, or 1.4%, to $4.79.
Gold prices dulled, as OceanaGold slipped nine cents, or 3.4%, to $2.53, while Eldorado Gold faded nine cents to $11.28.
Tech issues tried to balance things out, with Dye & Durham galloping 52 cents, or 4.1%, to $13.32, while SoftChoice grabbed 59 cents, or 3.9%, to $15.80.
Financials were in the plus category, primarily, Laurentian Bank, ahead $1.92, or 6.1%, to $33.38.
In consumer staples issues, Empire Company advanced 61 cents, or 1.7%, to $37.00, while Jamieson Wellness captured 57 cents, or 1.7%, to $34.75.
The TSX Venture Exchange handed back 4.12 points to 577.62, for a loss on the week of 21 points, or 3.6%.
Seven of the 12 subgroups were lower, as consumer discretionary stocks sank 0.8%, while health-care dropped 0.7%, and gold dulled 0.3%.
Of the five gainers, information technology sprinted 0.7%, while financials and consumer staples each advanced 0.4%.
Stocks gyrated on Friday, but headed for a down week as worries over continued rate hikes persisted.
The Dow Jones Industrials hurtled lower 305.02 points to 33,475.46, sustaining its worst week since September.
The S&P 500 tailed off 29.13 points to 3,934.38
The NASDAQ Composite Index retreated 77.39 points to 11,004.62
For the week, the Dow was off by 2.3%, while the S&P 500 fell 2.8%. The NASDAQ was down 3.4%.
Shares of Lululemon fell more than 13% after the company gave a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook. Bath & Body Works’ stock gained marginally as Dan Loeb revealed a boost in his stake. DocuSign jumped on strong results.
Friday’s moves came as November’s producer price index showed higher-than-expected wholesale prices, which rose 0.3% last month and 7.4% over the previous year. That topped the 0.2% gain expected by economists polled by Dow Jones. Core PPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.4%, beating an estimate of 0.2%. Optimistic consumer sentiment data helped to alleviate some fears.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury fell, raising yields to 3.59% from Thursday’s 3.49%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices were unchanged from Thursday at $71.46 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices gained $5.70 to $1,817.30 U.S. an ounce.


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Heatwaves and salary squeezing can only mean one thing: a summer staycation. According to hotel chain Travelodge, two-thirds of Britons are taking a summer holiday in the UK this year – up from 41 per cent in 2012.
Some of those sun-dwellers will no doubt retreat to popular holiday camp Centre Parcs this year. While they enjoy a jolly break in the forest (not jealous, or anything), we thought it a good time to catch up with the holiday camp’s head of legal, Rajbinder Singh-Dehal. For all you staycation fans out there, Singh-Dehal is working on the finishing touches to a project that will see Center Parcs open its fifth site next year.
With his time taken up on the mammoth project, there’s little room for a weekend staycation for this chap. But his interview makes for good holiday reading, should you be on a train to St Ives.


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Earlier this week, Greece launched a new initiative to attract digital nomads by partnering with internet providers to offer new and better services for people who choose the country as a base for remote working.
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday that private companies will provide better internet connection packages.
The Tourism Ministry will initially partner with Greek telecom company Wind to make this a reality. The cooperation will see the company offer attractive internet packages to digital nomads to facilitate their stay as they work from Greece. The Ministry intends to collaborate with other telecom companies at a later stage.
Low internet speed in Greece is a problem for digital nomads
Greece is the perfect country for the post-pandemic, self-disciplined digital nomad. Blessed with a temperate climate, a high standard of living, mouth-watering food, affordability, and a laidback attitude, Greece could become a top destination for digital nomads.
In March 2021, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a multi-billion-euro plan dubbed “Greece 2.0,” including investments in 5G networks, which Greece began rolling out in December to reinforce its attractiveness to those who can work remotely.
Yet, low internet speeds are one of the reasons that Greece has yet to attract as many digital nomads as it had hoped to do. A recent study by the European Data Journalism Network ranked Greece at the bottom in Europe in terms of average internet speed.
With an average download speed of just 29 Mbps, Greece is in last place regarding digital access throughout the EU.
As the country tries to attract more digital nomads and prides itself on being an attractive foreign investment location, the findings are a reminder that Greece is still far back in the digital transformation of the economy.
Fast internet and backup systems
Greece hopes that the new public-private initiative will rectify the problem of internet speed, which is is essential for digital nomads.
Kikilias announced that the new program will start at a pilot level in Ermoupolis, Heraklion and Kalamata and it will soon be extended to all of Greece.
“The visitors who spent the winter on our islands or in other destinations and worked remotely through their computer were many, and this is a global trend. Digital nomads support off-season tourism,” the Greek minister said.
Wind’s corporate communication executive director George Tsaprounis said that the company will provide a very fast internet connection in those areas and will introduce special packages for digital nomads that will include backup systems.
“For example, if you have a stable connection with 100Mbps or 200Mbps, mobile internet will also be included in case there is a problem, and this way you can carry on working,” he said, according to Greek Travel Pages (GTP).


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Ms Jenny Lim has her hands full with two of her feline charges.
Both suffer from Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a condition where a cat’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract becomes chronically irritated and inflamed and this disrupts its ability to properly digest and absorb food.
Without proper treatment and diet, the affected cats cannot absorb nutrients from their food and could die. Unfortunately the medication and special diet to treat IBD can initially cause chronic diarrhoea and that is why Ms Lim needs to clean up after them once every two hours.
Ms Lim runs the 2nd Chance Shelter and forks out large sums of money annually to treat the cats under her care, including these two.
“At first, the costs of medications and necessary treatments such as vaccinations were low. But in the last two years, I noticed that the prices have increased drastically for treatments and pet food modified for chronic conditions such as allergies and IBD,” she says.
Prices for prescriptive diets, especially those adjusted for chronic liver disease or kidney failure in cats and dogs, have risen regularly over the years, more so since the Covid-19 pandemic. When they are bought from veterinary clinics in Singapore, these special diets cost nearly twice as much as when they are purchased on Amazon, she adds.
These hikes in prices have burnt a large hole in Ms Lim’s pocket since last year. Her shelter takes in cats with all kinds of health issues that require special care and diets.
One of her cats is infected with the Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV), a leading cause of death among cats, second only to trauma. The virus causes anaemia or lymphoma and because it weakens the immune system, predisposing cats to deadly infections. Often cats infected with FeLV require special care and diet.
Ms Lim says, “A 10kg pack of Royal Canin prescription diet used to cost between $60 and $70, but now (it) costs about $180. Royal Canin reportedly notified local vets and clinics, and suppliers that their products would be about 25 per cent more expensive this year.’’
She adds that medical care for pets are high too. For instance, dialysis for pets costs between $500 and $600 per session, and the cost of dental extractions ranges between $250 and $350 a tooth!
A multi-factor problem resulting in higher prices
Ms Lim, who is in her late 40s, says that the veterinary clinics she visits have informed her that the hikes are due to a variety of situations. They include supply chain disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, production costs of raw materials, costs of regulatory documentation and processes, and staffing.
Ms Lim adds that KC & Watson FE, which supplies Hills Diet pet diets in Singapore, confirms these reasons.
Confirming this further, one veterinarian tells TheHomeGround Asia on conditions of anonymity, ‘’The supply chain disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic have led to shortages of supply and higher delivery costs. Veterinary clinics also factor in staff costs and rental costs, which are not included in online sales of the same items.’’
A Reuters report in July last year said pet owners worldwide struggled to track down certain foods from major retailers as the pet food sector grappled with the increased demand, putting a strain on the supply chain. This is, in turn, linked to the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
This upset also led to higher prices of basic foodstuff such as corn, soybeans and meat — major ingredients in both human and pet food — as well as higher transportation and labour costs.
Reports from the Pet Food Institute, a US industry group, said that costs of pet food ingredients have climbed between 8 and 20 per cent since the pandemic began, outpacing a 5.4 per cent jump in consumer prices that occurred within the 12 months leading to June 2021.
Even basic pet diets are also more expensive compared to a year ago.
‘’One kilogramme of Sadia chicken for my cats used to cost about $8 but now it retails at about $16,’’ Ms Lim says.
Despite the higher prices, many pet owners, especially those who have chronically ill or ailing pets, still fork out the money for the treatments in the hope of recovery of their beloved pets.
Mr D.C. Chua, whose cat has kidney disease, says: ‘’It is painful to see my cat suffer without her dialysis treatments and special diet. She is like family, and I can’t bear to see her go now, so I am willing to pay the cost for the diets and treatments to see her live longer.’’
Basic essentials cost more too
The price hikes are also seen in other essentials such as antibiotics, surgery, vaccinations and even kitty litter.
‘’Eight packets of Tofu kitty litter used to cost $42. Today, just one packet can cost between $9 and $12. A well-known liquid antibiotic from Japan was $30 for under 30ml, now it costs $100 for a 50ml bottle,’’ Ms Lim says.
She adds that LactoGold, a well-known probiotic supplement for both cats and dogs, costs $40 for 10ml at a veterinary clinic, compared to an online price of $40 for 80ml.
The price of doxycycline tablets, an antibiotic for humans as well as dogs and cats, doubled from $1 a tablet to $2 at the veterinary clinics.
Regulation of prices
Even consultation charges soared. What used to be between $35 and $45 before the pandemic hit is between $55 and $80 today.
“Testing strips for animals were about $25 for a pack of 10 strips. Today a pack of 25 strips costs about $100,” says Ms Lim, who wonders what the rationale behind such drastic mark-ups is.
“I can understand a 10 per cent or even a 15 per cent rise is necessary, but high mark-ups just make no sense. Many pet owners are unable to afford the high costs and they tend to settle for cheaper and less effective treatments, or no treatment at all!” she adds.
Ms Lim feels that consultation fees at veterinary clinics should be regulated by an organisation like the Singapore Medical Council for doctors. Unfortunately, no such regulatory body exists for veterinary clinics and veterinarians in Singapore, leaving a free rein over consultation costs.
A Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) spokesman says they have not received any enquiries or complaints about price hikes for pet prescriptive diets or services between 2019 and 2021.
TheHomeGround Asia approached the Singapore Veterinary Association for information on a governing body but SVA did not respond by publication time.
The veterinarian who agreed to speak says veterinary clinics in Singapore use their own discretion to set consultation fees and prices of special diets and other services but does not think that there is any cashing in on the concerns of owners for their pets’ recovery and says, “Some more expensive diets are usually recommended by veterinarians for the ailments concerned, so that justifies the prices. Regulation of prices would be beneficial as prices are not constant among clinics for even the same diet. Consultation costs should also be regulated to give better value across veterinary clinics in Singapore.”


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Apple subsidiary FileMaker on Monday introduced the next major version of its flagship database application for Mac and Windows. FileMaker 10—which includes the Pro, Advanced, and Server versions of the database product lineup—is now shipping.
Perhaps the biggest change in FileMaker 10 is the interface. The application has undergone some interface tweaks over the years, but nothing as dramatic as what users will see in FileMaker 10.
“This is the biggest change in FileMaker’s interface in over a decade,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president of marketing for FileMaker. “The idea was to make it easier to access the power in FileMaker. After 20 years FileMaker has a lot of features and we want to help people get to them.”
The buttons in the FileMaker interface now allow the user to access the most common tasks. This makes it easier for users to accomplish changes to the database without going through menu commands.
The interface isn’t the only major change in FileMaker. The database also has the ability to import data from an Excel 2007 spreadsheet.
FileMaker now has dynamic reports, which means that if you can see it, you can edit it. Rosenberg explained that there is no longer any need to re-run a report after making changes to a database—whatever is changed in the database automatically gets update in a report.
FileMaker 10 includes an updated Quick Start screen and Resource Center. The updated help centers now include videos, which will help users get going faster, according to the company.
The new version also includes 10 new themes from the company’s personal database product, Bento.
FileMaker 10 will open FileMaker 7, 8, 9 databases without a problem. Older databases will need to be converted, but that will be done automatically for you, according to the company.
FileMaker also updated its server products to include the ability to publish sites for the iPhone and send e-mail via SMTP directly. With FileMaker Server 10 Advanced, you can have 999 concurrent connections—four times that allowed by FileMaker Server 10.
FileMaker said that 70 of the Fortune 100 companies, 10,000 schools worldwide, and 50 of the largest U.S. universities use its database application.
FileMaker Pro 10 costs $299; upgrades will be $179. FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced will cost $499; upgrades will be $299. FileMaker Server 10 will cost $999; upgrades will cost $599. FileMaker Server 10 Advanced sells for $2,999; upgrades will cost $1,799.


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UKHospitality has called for a further extension of VAT and business rates support from the government after the “worst year of trading on record” has left enormous swathes of the hospitality sector on the “verge of collapse”.
The plea follows recent figures from UKHospitality’s quarterly sales tracker, in partnership with CGA, which reveal the impact of the pandemic to the sector in 2020 – with sales collapsing by 54% sector resulting in a loss in revenue of £72bn.
According to the group, the sector’s decline is likely to have knocked off over “two percentage points from total national GDP”. A statistic which suggests that the impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality sector is “more than 10 times worse than the impact of the 2008 financial crisis”.
To prevent further casualties UKH is calling for the government to extend the VAT cut to 5% for a further 12 months, and to “ensure it applies across the broad hospitality sector, to stimulate economic activity”.
Furthemore the group has requested a further business rates holiday extension for 2021/22 to “protect communities and repair businesses”.
Kate Nicholls, chief executive, UKH said: “Put simply, hospitality is battling for survival. Our sector has been the hardest hit sector by the pandemic and is staring into the abyss.
“But if the right conditions and support are put in place, we could be justifiably optimistic of the future role hospitality can play in returning the country to growth and boosting employment.”
She added: “The VAT cut and business rates holiday were two key measures that government correctly identified in 2020 that would stimulate economic activity and assist businesses.
“With subsequent lockdowns and restrictions many in hospitality have been unable to recoup the intended benefits. Extending these measures would act as a critical revival system – saving many jobs and setting up the economy for much need job creation for the rest of the year.”


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As Canada deals with the backlash from shipping containers full of its garbage and contaminated plastic languishing in the Philippines and Malaysia, B.C.’s residential recycling organization says its materials are being dealt with responsibly.
“We have a really good system in B.C., and it’s important for people to know that we do have really good end markets, and to have faith in the recycling system,” said David Lefebvre, spokesperson for Recycle B.C .
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Five years ago, B.C. adopted a recycling model in which producers of products that sell items with packaging and paper in the province are required to deal with those materials. Businesses pay fees based on the amount of packaging and paper they supply to offset the costs of collecting, processing and recycling.
Recycle B.C. is a non-profit organization, and manages the program on behalf of producers. According to its annual report, in 2017 it collected and recycled 181,514 tonnes of materials. Just over 4,500 tonnes of materials were turned into an alternative fuel but about 11,500 tonnes of materials ended up in the trash because they were contaminated.
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Metro Vancouver, other communities, sending tonnes of trash to U.S.
The vast majority of plastic (containers, bags and overwrap) is processed in Metro Vancouver and turned into pellets and flakes that are sold to the plastics industry. However, some of the white foam packaging that is recycled is sent to a company in Malaysia that breaks it down and sends the processed material to its facility in China, which turns it into picture frames.
Lefebvre said Recycle B.C. has visited the manufacturing facility in China to make sure the materials are being managed responsibly.
“It’s an extremely small amount — less than one per cent of the total plastic collected goes overseas,” Lefebvre said.
“We’re also starting to shift to an end market in Metro Vancouver as well for that white foam.”
Lefebvre was unable to say what volume or weight of foam is sent overseas.
Glass from B.C. households is shipped to Abbotsford to be processed into new bottles, and to Quesnel, where it is made into sandblast materials.
Metal containers are sold to markets in B.C., Ontario and the U.S., where they can be made into new packaging or sheet metal.
Paper is sold to companies in B.C. and the U.S., as well as overseas. B.C. used to send most of its paper to China, however starting Jan. 1, 2018, the country banned some imports of waste, including plastic and paper.
Although the change has made it more difficult to sell recyclable materials overseas, Lefebvre said the province has one of the lowest contamination rates in North America and has been able to find markets in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea and Taiwan.
“Despite those shifting markets, Recycle B.C. has been able to ensure that all of the materials collected are being recycled,” said Lefebvre.
Greenpeace Canada plastics campaigner Laura Yates said she has concerns about what happens to materials, particularly plastic, in the province’s recycling stream.
“It makes sense that Recycle B.C. is taking steps to make sure that B.C.’s residential plastic waste is not being handled irresponsibly, but I’m skeptical they have 100-per-cent oversight and I believe there are probably things that fall through the cracks,” she said.
Yates pointed out that recyclables don’t have to be shipped overseas to be mishandled — it could be a matter of materials ending up in the landfill instead of being recycled.
Other materials that are collected as part of extended producer responsibility programs — batteries, paint, electronics, beverage containers, oil — are recycled according to stewardship plans that are submitted to the provincial government.
When it comes to materials collected from commercial or industrial sources, it’s harder to track how much is recycled and where it goes because the work is done by private companies.
“The commercial side of things is very proprietary, it’s hard to get numbers. They treat that information with a lot of protection because it has to do with their business models and such,” said Brock Macdonald, CEO of the Recycling Council of B.C .
However, in speaking with people in the industry, Macdonald has heard that the amount of material recycled through commercial and industrial companies could be more than what is recycled from households.
“It’s not an insignificant amount,” Macdonald said.
In the past, the council has advocated for commercial and industrial materials to be included in the provincial recycling regulation , which would provide for greater oversight and create efficiencies. Macdonald said it will continue to push for that inclusion.
“It’s not just the Recycling Council of B.C, board that’s talking about this, it’s our members in multiple sectors — government and private sector and non-profit — that are discussing that as being an inevitability,” Macdonald said.
“It’s the case in Europe … it’s not like it hasn’t been done before.”
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COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has issued a revised statewide mask order and further stated that bars, restaurants, and fitness centers could be closed if the COVID-19 case count continues to trend upward.
DeWine said during his press confernce on Wednesday that the COVID-19 case count in Ohio is not “trending down” and has taken “an immense human toll on our healthcare workers.” He said that another 5,874 cases and 76 deaths were reported since Tuesday. During that 24-hour period, 253 people were hospitalized, including 36 admission to intensive care units.
“In the spring, we wanted to be sure we had enough personal protection equipment (PPE),” he said. “Today, the question is whether or not we have enough people. Our healthcare workers are, quite frankly, exhausted. They’ve been running a marathon for nine straight months, and with this new wave and the onset of flu season, it’s like they’re starting the race all over again.
“If we don’t change this, we will not be able to provide appropriate care for all of the Ohioans who need it,” DeWine added. “All of the Ohioans who need it for COVID, and all the Ohioans who require other emergency care; things such as accidents and strokes and heart attacks. Hospitals will again be forced to postpone important, but urgent care. Make no mistake, if nothing happens, this all could happen in just a few short weeks.”
The original mask order was issued on July 23 and required people to wear a mask “in any indoor location that is not a residence” as well as “outdoors and unable to consistently maintain a distance of six feet or more from individuals who are not members of their family/household.”
Under the new provisions included in the revised order, retail businesses will be required to post a “Face Covering Requirement” sign at all public entrances to the store. Stores will also be responsible for ensuring that employees and customers wear masks.
The third provision is the formation of a new “Retail Compliance Unit,” which is comprised of agents from the Bureau of Workers Compensation. The unit will conduct inspections to ensure compliance.
DeWine said there are consequences for businesses that do not comply with the revised order. A first violation of the order will result in a written warning. A second violation will result in the store being closed for up to 24 hours.
“Every retail employee has the right to work in an environment that is as safe as can be, which means all customers must wear masks,” DeWine said. “Furthermore, each Ohioan who goes out to shop, wherever they go, they have the right to know that every store they enter, every door they go into to shop, will be safe and the people they encounter in that store will all be wearing a mask.”
DeWine stated that if the current upward trend in the number of COVID-19 cases continues across Ohio, bars, restaurants, and fitness centers could be closed. That determination will be made Thursday, Nov. 19, he said.
“I’m very well aware of the burdern this will place on employees,” DeWine said. “I well aware of the burden this places on the owners. But these are places, candidly, where it’s difficult or impossible to maintain mask-wearing, which we know now is the chief way of slowing this virus.”
The governor also noted that the public health order that limits public and private gatherings to no more than 10 people remains in effect. DeWine said despite the order, “we’ve seen rampant spread of the virus as a result of banquets, wedding receptions, and social gatherings following funerals.” He said a new order will be issued in the next few days “that will place significant new restrictions on these social activities.”
The new order will proibit “open congregate areas” from being used at these events, require all attendees to be seated, and require all participants to wear masks, except when eating or drinking. Dancing and other activities will also be prohbited, he said.
DeWine stressed the urgency to “get back to basics” to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and keep schools and businesses open.
“Wearing a mask. Maintaining at least six feet of distance from each other. Washing our hands frequently,” he said. “And not having parties and get-togethers in your house. And trying to get adequate fresh air into our homes, particularly as it’s getting colder. What each Ohioan does in their own life impacts all of us. It impacts every community. It impacts every school, every nursing home, every hospital, every business. And the more people who get the virus, the more likely it will spread to all the places that we desperately want and need to keep open and operating.”


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Tesla is reportedly considering purchasing Sigma Lithium, a Brazilian lithium mining company, for an estimated $3 billion, Bloomberg reported.
Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have shown a continued interest in the extraction and refinement of lithium over the past five years. With the company’s exponentially growing demand for the substance, and its alacrity to vertically integrate, a corporate purchase of a lithium miner certainly is within its MO.
The move comes amid a global growing demand for the metal used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Sigma Lithium is currently developing the Grota do Cirilo Project in Brazil, which involves a green-tech processing plant, 100% recycled water and 100% dry-stack tailings.
Scheduled to open by April 2023, the project will produce spodumene concentrate, which will be used to make lithium hydroxide, a type of metal used by automakers, reported Bloomberg News.


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Cannabis growers in California have expressed skepticism with the cannabis-legalization ballot initiative likely to face voters in the November election, fearing that statewide legalization could harm the current mom-and-pop nature of the business.
California Growers Aren’t Thrilled With Their Choices
Many growers — especially those located in the Emerald Triangle, acknowledged as the most prosperous area of the state for cultivators — remain concerned that legalization, while offering numerous opportunities for business expansion, could allow for regulations to be eased and for business to be snatched up by venture capitalists.
“The North Coast growers and every other stakeholder from law enforcement to the Legislature are deeply divided,” says California Growers Association Executive Director Hezekiah Allen, who advocates for cannabis growers and business owners as well as patients. “The growing consensus is that this is a really bad regulatory framework, but a lot of people are going to vote for it anyway because there is not a viable alternative.”
The ballot measure in question is Proposition 64, which would allow for the legal cultivation, sale, and use of recreational cannabis; additionally, it would also establish a regulatory framework in which taxation and marketing standards are put in place, as well as regulations regarding the advertising and sale of the substance to minors.
Many small cannabis farmers see their livelihoods at risk, as venture capitalists appear hungry to capitalize on what they see as a potential financial windfall if cannabis is legalized in the country’s most populous state.
Others, however, argue that the proposal was designed to include safeguards for the state’s smaller farmers. The spokesperson for the Yes on 64 campaign, Jason Kinney, sees the initiative as looking out for the state’s independent growers.
“We didn’t want a big corporate takeover of this emerging industry, so we put in probably more specific protections to give preference to small operators than any other state in the country,” he says. “The goal is to hit the sweet spot, so we’re not flooding the system with supply or so strictly regulating it that it encourages the black market.”
The issue is likely only going to attract more attention from those in the industry in the run-up to November. The state’s voters, however, appear to be trending heavily in one direction: A recent poll found 60 percent of likely California favoring the legalization of cannabis for recreational use.


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ENTERCOM reported a 4% drop in Net revenues for Q3 2013 to $98.4 million. Station expenses increased 5% to $66.9 million due to a large prior year expense credit; station operating income decreased 19% to $31.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 22% to $26.2 million; adjusted net income per share decreased 26% to $0.20; and free cash flow decreased 26% to $15.1 million.
"Sales execution issues hindered our third quarter performance causing a 4% decline in revenues," ENTERCOM Pres./CEO DAVID FIELD stated. " We are steadily putting these issues behind us and working to capitalize on our excellent competitive position featuring highly-rated brands and strong customer marketing capabilities. Core pacings for the fourth quarter have improved significantly over the past couple months and we are well positioned for solid top line and free cash flow performance in 2014."


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P.R. farmers pack their products for marketing trip to Big Apple
The Agriculture Department is sponsoring a junket to New York this week for a group of 11 Puerto Rican farming entrepreneurs looking for stateside buyers for a variety of locally grown products including oranges, soursop, mango, okra, star fruit, tamarind, squash, sweet peppers, tomatoes, onions, avocados, cilantro and oregano.
Quesos Vaca Negra, Hydro Farm Pagán, Inc., Apiarios Caraballo Corp., Quesos La Esperanza, Inc., Estancia Rosannie, Tita’s Homemade, Inc., AF Produce, Productos Sana, Inc., Sucesión J. Serralles Second, Custodio Coffee Corp., and (Café) Don Ruiz.
“It’s a great honor to participate in this trade mission where we can raise awareness of the diversity and quality of the products we grow in Puerto Rico. New York represents a significant business opportunity for all Puerto Rican agricultural entrepreneurs,” said Coamo farming entrepreneur Alenix Flores, of AF Produce.
Industries will have the chance to present their products in the Big Apple to potential buyers with whom they have already coordinated a number of business meetings.
“Millions of Puerto Rican and Latino citizens live in New York and need to purchase fresh, quality products that their culture and traditional cuisine require,” Agriculture Secretary Javier Rivera-Aquino said. “To meet a projected demand for this type of product, we will present a number of of Puerto Rico products to a group of distributors and sales representatives.”
The New York Chamber of Commerce will also participate actively in the presentations that were led by the Miguel Santiago Cordova, Executive Director of the Integral Agricultural Development Fund, or FIDA, as it is known by its Spanish initials.
“This initiative enables us to explore new export markets for our products and helps us identify emerging trends that we should take to innovate our agriculture. In this way, we will expand our export opportunities and global exposure,” Rivera-Aquino said.


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|November 13, 2012 03:02 AM EST||
MADRID, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the new SAP® 360 Customer solution. Powered by the SAP HANA® platform, the solution will harness the power of in-memory computing, cloud, enterprise mobility and collaboration to allow organizations to revolutionize the way they engage with their customers beyond traditional customer relationship management (CRM). The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® NOW + SAP® TechEd, being held as a co-located event in Madrid from November 13-16.
In today's highly competitive business climate, customer experience becomes the new competitive differentiation for organizations. "Customer expectations continue to rise. It's simply not enough to only react to customer issues," said Don Peppers, co-founder, Peppers & Rogers Group. "By understanding customers' needs, preferences and social profile, companies seek to proactively engage with them to create personalized and differentiated experiences that lead to trust."
This engagement enables companies to improve customer loyalty, maximize customers' lifetime value and optimize their resources to create more value for the customers and the shareholders alike. The breakthrough in-memory technology of SAP HANA will turn this vision into a reality for enterprises around the globe.
"This is a game-changing solution that will help companies market better, sell better, service better and truly create remarkable experiences for their customers," said Bill McDermott, co-CEO, SAP. "With SAP 360 Customer powered by SAP HANA, companies gain true 360-degree customer insight that is real-time, actionable and available anywhere."
SAP 360 Customer will provide unique capabilities to turn insight into action and engage with customers one-to-one — in context and in real time. It will enable organizations to create a superior customer experience while driving operational excellence by empowering the mobile workforce, fostering collaboration, executing transactions faster and providing better response times. The solution is already transforming the way companies engage with customers. Lenovo, a US$29 billion personal technology company and the world's second-largest PC vendor, has been an early adopter of the SAP HANA platform to support the fast growth of the organization.
"Knowing exactly what is happening in our business at any moment and being able to respond quickly to changing market conditions is critical for the success of Lenovo," said Xiaoyu Liu, vice president, Global Application Development, Lenovo. "SAP HANA has proven to be a high-performing platform to help us achieve this goal. That's why we are exploring supercharging customer relationship management with SAP HANA. We have already seen 30 times faster performance in key processes during the customer validation phase. The first results are very promising, allowing our business to not only get 360-degree real-time business insight, but also significantly accelerating all our customer-facing operations."
"We have realized the long-held vision of our founder Hasso Plattner to deliver a real-time enterprise with transaction, text and analytics processing on one platform," said Dr. Vishal Sikka, member of the SAP Executive Board, Technology and Innovation. "Support pack stack 5, to be announced this week, is a non-disruptive increment for SAP HANA and yet a large step forward, as it aims to enable integrated application services, key enterprise capabilities for high availability, disaster recovery and integrated text analytics, as well as key OLTP optimizations that enable us to release our first mission-critical SAP Business Suite application, SAP CRM, to run completely on the SAP HANA platform."
Three Essential Elements of SAP 360 Customer
Customers will benefit from three elements of SAP 360 Customer, including:
- Real-time insight: Organizations will gain proprietary customer insights, understand customer needs and preferences and predict future behavior. This real-time and true 360-degree view of the customer will be based on the most accurate front-office interactions, back-office transactions and publicly available information from social networks. Organizations will be able to access large amounts of data in shorter periods of time, dramatically increase the speed of existing processes and revolutionize decision-making — anywhere, on any device.
- Real-time interactions: Companies will be able to leverage just-in-time customer insight to deliver one-to-one interactions through any channel. Organizations will be able to deliver a differentiated customer experience and provide customers with highly personalized offerings, which will accurately reflect the specific customer needs and wants. They will be able to act on information as it happens and proactively engage with customers to resolve issues, introduce new products and services and decide on future courses of action.
- Real-time execution: Companies will be able to instantly carry out end-to-end customer processes beyond the front office, truly deliver on their brand promise and create differentiated customer experiences. By leveraging industry best practices inherent in SAP solutions, organizations will be able to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of every customer process. This will enable companies to truly transform and empower the front line employees to better engage with customers across marketing, sales and service functions.
A key component of the SAP 360 Customer solution will be the SAP® CRM application powered by SAP HANA. Other products to be included are cloud-based solutions such as the SAP® Customer OnDemand solution, the SAP® Jam social software platform and several mobile solutions.
SAP CRM powered by SAP HANA is also planned for availability as a rapid-deployment solution for new customers and CRM installations, as well as to support existing customer pilots. SAP® Rapid Deployment solutions are designed for customers to go live within 12 weeks or less and offer a complete package of pre-configured software, implementation services, content and end-user enablement for a fixed price and scope.
More Opportunities for Partners
SAP 360 Customer will be implemented and offered by SAP and partners. With the solution, partners will have an opportunity to innovate and grow their business while helping their customers gain competitive differentiation and grow. To read what partners have to say, see "Quote Sheet: SAP to Power the Customer Experience Transformation."
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SAPPHIRE® NOW + SAP® TechEd Madrid
In 2012, SAP again brings together its largest ecosystem education event series with its premier customer conference for a co-located event being held in Madrid, Spain, from November 13-16. With SAPPHIRE® NOW, SAP offers its customers, partners, and prospects even more opportunities to engage in dialogue with peers, participants and thought leaders around the globe, and can gain insight as to how SAP is delivering on its product strategy and helping organizations around the world to run better. SAP® TechEd brings IT managers, software developers, administrators, and business process experts together to learn in an interactive environment directly from the experts responsible for cutting-edge SAP technology. The co-located event provides access to the entire SAP ecosystem and enables attendees to learn how SAP can help their organizations run like never before. Follow on Twitter at @SAPPHIRENOW and @SAPTechEd, and join the conversation at #SAPPHIRENOW and #SAPTechEd.
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Two Mexican book chains have partnered with Kobo to create a new e-book reading service called Orbile.
Kobo will power the e-bookstore for both publisher and retailer Libreria Porrúa, which has nearly 70 bookstores in Mexico and, chain Gandhi, which has 30 stores.
While the two retailers are competitors in other areas of business, they have jointly created Orbile, powered by Kobo, to offer a “unified e-reading service to Mexican readers.”
Michael Tamblyn, president of Rakuten Kobo Inc, said: “We have worked very closely with the teams at both Porrúa and Gandhi to create the best e-bookstore possible, and formed an alliance that is a first for us and the industry in the Americas. The passion for books and reading is a common bond amongst us, and we look forward to offering this market not only a wide assortment of e-books but an inspiring shopping and reading experience as well.”
Readers will be able to choose from titles across publishers, including the most popular bestsellers, literary works, comics, graphic novels, and children’s content, and will be able to browse a store merchandised with Mexico’s booklovers in mind, Kobo said.
Rodrigo Pérez-Porrúa, sales director of Porrúa, added: “With this partnership, Porrúa continues to honour its philosophy: ‘culture within everyone’s reach’, which is now enriched with the inclusion of new tools that allow people to have access to the universe of e-books. As one of the oldest and most renowned book companies in the country, we are thrilled to keep finding ways to make available for everyone what we are most passionate about: books.”
The e-bookstore will be open for business in September 2015, offering a full and rich catalogue with more than 70,000 titles in Spanish, within a total of 4m titles, as well as Kobo devices that will be available in Porrúa and Gandhi’s bookstores. Meanwhile, the free e-reading app will be co-branded, and will allow customers to access and read from their libraries on any iOS or Android device.