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Pearl Jam, Green Day And More Will Be Part Of Funko's Popapalooza Rollout
By Katrina Nattress
July 1, 2021
Earlier this year, Funko announced they were immortalizing Green Day into their iconic vinyl figurines, and on Thursday (July 1), the brand shared a huge rollout plan called "Popapalooza" that included the trio, along with Pearl Jam, Twenty One Pilots, YUNGBLUD and more.
“It’s Funko’s festival of new music Pops! Check out what’s coming soon and follow along the fun with #Popapalooza,” they wrote in a press release to announce the event.
Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt are all receiving their own figurines, styled in their black and red American Idiot era. As for Pearl Jam, the band comes in a five-piece set and features the members in their '90s heyday (Eddie Vedder's rockin' long hair and his famous Tivoli t-shirt).
Twenty One Pilots' figurines show Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph decked out in their red Blurryface attire, while YUNGBLUD is dressed in the cupid outfit from his "Cotton Candy" music video.
Jimi Hendrix, Iron Maiden, Korn's Jonathan Davis, John Lennon, Ozzy Osbourne, and Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose are all also launching soon, as well as BTS, Boyz II Men, TLC and Notorious B.I.G. figurines.
Check out the full list of new Funko Pop! figurines here.


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Shares of Tata Motors rose by 2 per cent in early trade on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on media reports of price hike in April. The PTI report suggests quoting a Tata Motors spokesperson, "Tata Motors is mulling increasing prices of its commercial vehicles portfolio by about 1 per cent, primarily due to high input costs and continued inflationary pressures,"
The shares of company rose as much as 2 per cent to trade at Rs 398.40 a piece on the BSE.
In a similar fashion, shares of the company rose 2.02 per cent to Rs 398.75 a piece on National Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, the broader benchmark Sensex was quoting at 22,129.32, up 74.11 points or 0.34 per cent at 10:37 hours.

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A Norwich-based business that has engineered a plastic alternative using 100% plant-based materials has been awarded a top environmental award at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Celebrating Small Business Awards.
Solinatra triumphed in the Environmental/Sustainability Award category after impressing the judges with its sustainable solution to the pressing environmental problem of single use plastic.
The glittering annual FSB awards ceremony was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on Thursday 19 May, co-hosted by Clare Balding and JJ Chalmers, and addressed by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The business, which employs eight people, has created biodegradable and compostable material in response to the issues of plastic pollution and the need for a more circular economy. The material, developed at its Horsham St Faith R&D Centre, utilises plant waste and agricultural by-products as a base, and uses an efficient production process with a far lower carbon footprint than traditional plastics.
The product is now being used to make coffee capsules for Scottish brand Gordon St Coffee, which can be disposed of in a garden compost or food waste collections.
This year the business plans to engineer a range of disposable cutlery and drinking straws, as well as launch their innovative coffee pods with other British, European and US coffee brands.
Having already won the East of England regional final of FSB’s Celebrating Small Business Awards earlier this year, Solinatra has now beaten competition from area winners across the UK to scoop the national title in the Environmental/Sustainability Award category.
FSB’s Celebrating Small Business Awards is the most high-profile event of its kind nationally, with more than 3,000 entries, and showcases the best of small business entrepreneurship in every part of the UK.
Solinatra Chief Commercial Officer Simon Girdlestone said: “We are very excited to be recognised by FSB and win the top award in the environmental/sustainability category.
“Years of research and development have gone into the creation of an innovative material designed to be truly sustainable, and something we are really proud of.”
FSB National Chair Martin McTague, said: “The issue of plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. It’s great to see a small business taking on such a huge problem and creating something that not only is truly biodegradable, but also uses and diverts plant and agricultural waste to do so.
“The coffee capsule market is big business and creating an alternative that decomposes in the same time as a banana skin is really exciting. I want to congratulate all at Solinatra and wish them success as they continue to innovate and make a difference in the packaging industry.”


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Sony’s GamesCom 2012 press conference was laced with creative ideas yesterday, but one title that didn’t get an airing was The Unfinished Swan. Thankfully, the platform holder has taken the time to remind us about the indie adventure by releasing the striking trailer embedded below. Looks good, doesn't it?
A few key questions answered
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Walailak University Assists Ao Kian Organic Rice Community Enterprise in Obtaining FDA Rice Registration, Expanding Their Products to Premium Market
Researchers from Walailak University Center of Excellence in Innovation of Essential Oil and Bioactive Compounds support organic rice farming, helping Ao Kian Organic Rice Community Enterprise become the first in Nakhon Si Thammarat to meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards for organic rice agriculture.
With its variety of appearances, colors, and textures, rice serves as a staple for half of the world’s population. Local organic rice varieties are a great choice, offering a delicious taste, soft texture, safety, and nutrients. Recently, the research team for the Development of Premium-Quality Brown Rice and Its Derived Products for the Premium Market at Walailak University successfully assisted Ao Kian Organic Rice Community Enterprise in obtaining rice registration from the FDA, marking the first successful FDA rice registration in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
More than 50 households in Pak Phanang District, whose livelihoods are based on rice farming, joined to build a community rice mill and warehouse. This community initiative aimed to reduce the cost of rice milling, and through the transfer of knowledge and technology from Walailak University, the rice production process became standardized and environmentally friendly.
One crucial aspect is the rice storage process, where the farmers use safe and chemical-free technologies to preserve unhusked and milled rice. Controlled packaging and radio wave technology are employed to eliminate mold and ensure the rice remains free from harmful substances. As a result, consumers can confidently consume rice that is chemical-free, reducing health risks associated with mold, insects, and fungi.
“Currently, the community has successfully registered several rice varieties with the FDA: Hom Pathum Rice, Hom Nil Rice, Sangyod Rice, and Riceberry Rice. This accomplishment represents a milestone in offering safe and premium-quality rice to consumers. And the researchers are proud to support the community in meeting international standards,” said Associate Professor Dr. Narumol Matan, a researcher, and the Head of the Center of Excellence in Innovation of Essential Oil and Bioactive Compounds.
The research team also analyzed the original rice of Nakhon Si Thammarat – Khai Mod Rin Rice – and found that the protein content in this rice remains at around ten percent after cooking or processing, which is high compared to just three to seven percent in other types of rice. This finding has led to the production of rice-made snacks, intending to provide school students with enhanced protein and vitamins, helping to solve the problem of nutrient deficiency in children.
The research team consists of Assistant Professor Dr. Apsorn Sattayakhom, Assistant Professor Dr. Phanit Koomhin, Assistant Professor Dr. Tanong Aewsiri, Assistant Professor Dr. Siriwatchana Kaeophanuek, Assistant Professor Dr. Sumethee Songsamoe, and Dr. Kannattha Chaisriya. For those interested in organic rice, please contact Mr. Suchart Tiemdee or Mrs. Aree Kongthong from Ao Kian Organic Rice Community Enterprise, Ban Ao Kian, Village No.7, Chamao Sub-district, Pak Phanang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat, at Phone number: 089-455-3398.


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Annual Wal-Mart yard sale scheduled
On Saturday, Sept. 9 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wal-Mart Transpor-tation will conduct its 10th annual community yard sale for Riley Children's Hospital.
The community yard sale will be at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center parking lot in Greencastle. Anything from antiques to novelty items, to food and clothing will be available for purchase. Everyone attending will have a fun time searching tables for bargains of all kinds.
For nine years, Wal-Mart Transportation has supported Riley Children's Hospital by hosting a community yard sale. Through table rentals, items sold from donations, and the generous help of DePauw University, Baker's Septic Service, and Wal-Mart Distribution Center the yard sale has been a great benefit. Wal-Mart Transportation has been able to donate more than $11,000 to Riley Children's Hospital from the previous years' yard sales.
"It's easy to lose focus on community needs with all the current events within the country and throughout the world. However, the community should come together to support such a worthy cause," Wal-Mart Transportation representative Lauri Garl said. "Last year, more than 75 tables were rented. On Sept. 9, Wal-Mart would like to exceed last year's record.
"This is a good opportunity to make extra income and help children at the same time," Garl said.
Anyone wishing to reserve a table or tables for $15 each may call Wal-Mart Transportation at (765) 658-2094, 658-2081, or 658-2099.


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Stewart McColl is being brought in by Liberty to review the design of its landmark store on London’s Regent Street.
Liberty has suffered six years of declining profits and earlier this year decided to close its regional stores.
Now McColl, chairman of architecture and design consultancy Broadway Malyan Europe, is to take a wide-ranging look at the store.
It is McColl’s first project for Liberty, although Liberty Group chairman Denis Cassidy, appointed in July 1995, has worked with McColl before when Cassidy held various senior roles at BHS in the 1980s.
McColl was meeting the client this week to discuss the project and define the brief in detail.
The recently appointed Liberty Group chief executive Ian Thomson says the brief is not yet finalised: “What Stewart McColl has been discussing is a creative consideration of the possibilities of the Liberty building.
“It needs a lot of imagination to look at this from a customer’s point of view and see what opportunities there might be to make better use of the space – without, at all costs, taking away that which makes the building so charming.”
Thomson says he considers McColl to be “a highly imaginative store designer”.
It is thought likely that McColl will get a wide-ranging brief rather than be restricted to tackling small aspects of the store. Improving customer access and flow is considered paramount.


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With a major competitor breathing hotly down its neck, Fleet Financial Group took another step this week to give itself some global reach.
The $87 billion-asset banking company announced an agreement Tuesday that would allow its customers with operations in the United Kingdom to get cash management services from London-based National Westminster PLC.
In return, Boston-based Fleet will provide the same kind of banking services to Natwest's customers here in the U.S.
The move by Fleet comes in response to the international success of rival Bank of Boston Corp., analysts said. The bank has undertaken an extensive campaign over the last 12 months to promote U.S. exports overseas and its own trade finance capabilities.
"We're responding to what Bank of Boston does," said Robert A. Johnson, Fleet's senior vice president for international services. "But we're also responding to what our customers tell us they need."
Goldman Sachs & Co. analyst Sally Pope Davis lauded Fleet's move.
"Fleet had to come up with a credible response" to Bank of Boston, she said. "They need to fortify their international presence, which is very, very small."
Fleet has only one overseas branch, in London, which employs about 20 people.
"When a bank gets to a certain size, they have to start thinking about how to serve all their customers," Ms. Davis added.
According to the agreement between Fleet and Natwest, the two companies will earn fees based on the transactions they process without an income- splitting arrangement, Mr. Johnson said.
The marketing effort was targeted directly at midsize companies, Fleet's bread-and-butter market, he said.
"We have 40,000 corporate banking relationships," he added. "About 90% of them are middle market companies, those with $250 million in annual revenues per year or less. Perhaps 20,000 of these companies need some kind of international services."
Mr. Johnson refused to say how much fee income the agreement might generate for Fleet. But banking analyst Michael Granger, of Fox-Pitt, Kelton, said it could be as much as $2 million annually.
Fleet's agreement with Natwest follows two other international moves by the bank this year. In February, the Boston regional set up a trade finance arrangement with Standard Chartered Bank PLC to provide letters of credit to Fleet customers doing business in Asia.
And, in June, Fleet president and chief executive Terrence Murray became one of three American bankers on the 16-member board of the International Monetary Conference, an influential global banking association with 102 members from around the world.
"This is part of Terry Murray's vision of what a large bank- chartered organization will need to do in the future," said Thomas Brown, a banking analyst with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Murray "was talking about the need for this company to develop an international banking component before the Shawmut acquisition," which closed late last year.
Fleet's deal to buy Natwest's New Jersey-based U.S. retail operation helped set the stage for the cash management agreement. Mr. Johnson called the cash management arrangement "an appendage" of the acquisition.
Negotiations for the cash management venture began late in the first quarter of 1996, he said, right after the merger agreement was concluded.
Natwest has struck similar sorts of deals with other companies that have bought its retail operations, namely Societe Generale, in France. The London-based banking company also has like agreements with Commerzbank in Germany, and Credito Italiano in Italy.
Through the merger agreement and the cash management venture, Fleet and Natwest have developed a strong relationship. Mr. Johnson said that rapport has allowed Fleet to pursue deals of its own with Natwest's partners in Continental Europe.
"We have already started those types of conversations," Mr. Johnson said. "Continental Europe is very important to us."


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Watch Out: Price Rates Are Increasing!
(USNewsMag.com) – According to the Labor Department, inflation increased 8.5% in July from 2021, down from June’s 9.1% record. The crisis has had an impact on nearly every industry. The US Postal Service is one of the entities suffering, and the added costs will now be passed on to the American people.
On Tuesday, August 9, US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced the USPS will need to raise its prices in January 2023. According to Reuters, he said he will recommend the hike to the Postal Board of Governors. The board has already approved an increase for retail and commercial packages from October 2 through late January 22, 2023.
Retail customers can expect to pay increases of up to $6 or more. The spike will depend on how much the parcel weighs and how far it’s traveling to its destination. For instance, a box being sent from California to New York will cost $5.85 more.
The Postal Service’s board of governors approved a peak-season plan to up the costs of commercial and retail parcels from early October through late January to capture the bustling holiday shopping season when packages crisscross the country. https://t.co/vGQ4kDrrUp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 10, 2022
When discussing the possible January increases, DeJoy mentioned the USPS is still having serious financial problems. From 2007 until now, the service has lost $90 billion. Despite the postmaster’s reforms to the agency, he said it will still lose $60 billion to $70 billion over the next decade.
How do you feel about the USPS price increase? Do you think the service should continue raising prices for consumers?
Copyright 2022, USNewsMag.com


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It's a rough start to the week for chipmakers as key semiconductor manufacturers cut off supplies to Huawei after the Trump administration added the Chinese company to a trade blacklist last week. Qualcomm, Intel, and Micron are all lower on the news. Google started the trade suspensions over the weekend, leaving Huawei with access only to the open-source version of Android. Nokia and Erikson shares are both higher on the news. (SA)
Japan’s economy unexpectedly grew in the first quarter of the year. The 2.1% growth rate defied analyst forecasts for a small contraction in gross domestic product The surprise rise in GDP piles pressure on prime minister Shinzo Abe to introduce a delayed change to the country’s consumption tax rate from the current rate of 8 per cent to 10 per cent. (FT)
Following talks with the FCC, T-Mobile and Sprint are planning to announce commitments to the U.S. government within days that include asset sales and rural-service guarantees to help secure regulatory approval for their $26.5B merger, Bloomberg reports. Among them: The sale of one of their prepaid brands, a three-year buildout of their 5G network and a reiterated pledge not to raise prices while the network is being constructed. The deal has stoked concerns of reduced competition in the wireless industry because the number of major players would fall from four to three. (Bloomberg)
With Northwest Quadrant Wealth Management, a Registered Investment Advisor I am Josh Fenili.


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When a new version is released Android, smartphone owners are divided into two groups. Some are waiting when it will be possible to download it, and the second realizes with bitterness that their time has passed and they will not receive updates. It turns out that you need to buy a new phone or hope at the mercy of the manufacturer, which is not profitable to support old devices? Usually, it is believed that if Android – the smartphone is updated within a couple of years, this is already good. But the other day Samsung announced that now its smartphones will receive three updates Android. This is a serious claim and it will not be easy to comply with it. When Google does this, it's understandable, but for others it's really cool. Now the time has come, and the company has revealed which smartphones will receive updates for so long. Is yours among them?
Samsung may set the trend for long smartphone updates. It would be nice.
Long update of Samsung smartphones
Samsung's decision to announce such a major move is well justified. The company is now going through hard times, like other manufacturers. Despite the abundance of good models, those who want to buy them less than they would like. This is especially true for the expensive versions of the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20.
The company urgently needs to somehow raise the level of sales and increase its audience. There will be a drop in prices for smartphones, but this will happen relatively soon. Let it be a matter of the next few months, as practice shows, but you need to sell gadgets now. It will not be possible to do this simply by advertising and the next layering of characteristics. Now many manufacturers have almost equally good smartphones and you will not surprise anyone with their characteristics.
Smartphone updates can be local, or the entire OS can be updated.
Also, now in the world there is a general drop in sales of smartphones, since they no longer change very much, the market is oversaturated, and people simply do not have money against the backdrop of the global crisis. It will no longer be possible to search for new reserves of demand, and therefore it is necessary to somehow entice customers from competitors, because someone still needs smartphones.
In the end, it is the promise of a long update that could be the stone that buyers put on the Samsung scale when choosing a new smartphone.
Which Samsung smartphones will receive Android 13
Before that, everything said about the long update was serious information, but still it was more related to conversations. Now this is officially confirmed by a press release.
Updating smartphones is very good. It's nice when manufacturers don't forget about it.
In it, Samsung explains which smartphones, foldable devices and tablets will receive operating system updates three versions Android ahead. The program was already announced during the presentation of the Note 20. As expected, the announcement includes devices starting with the Galaxy S10, which was introduced last year.
At the moment, for example, Samsung Galaxy S20 owners can look forward to three upcoming versions Android. In addition, according to Samsung, the S20 series should also be the first to receive an upgrade to Android 11. Current plans are to extend to Android 13 in 2022. Let me remind you that a smartphone came out on Android 10. It turns out that Android 11, Android 12 and Android 13 – everything is correct.
This is a Samsung Galaxy S10 and will receive updates up to Android 12
As expected, the list of smartphones published by Samsung includes not only the flagships of the S or Note series, but also the Galaxy A smartphones.This also gives the owners of this smartphone, or those looking to buy it, clarity about the future of this relatively inexpensive device.
These Samsung models will be updated for an unusually long time compared to the rest of the brand's models.
- Galaxy S: Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, S20 Ultra, S20 + 5G, S20 +, S20 5G, S20, and S10 5G, S10 +, S10, S10e, S10 Lite and upcoming Galaxy S models
- Galaxy Note: Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, Note20 Ultra, Note20 5G, Note20, Note10 + 5G, Note10 +, Note10 5G, Note10, Note10 Lite and upcoming Galaxy Note models
- Foldable Galaxy smartphones: Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Z Fold2, Z Flip 5G, Z Flip, Fold 5G, Fold and future Galaxy Z line models
- Galaxy A: Galaxy A71 5G, A71, A51 5G, A51, A90 5G and upcoming Galaxy A range models
- Tablets: Galaxy Tab S7 + 5G, Tab S7 +, Tab S7 5G 3, Tab S7, Tab S6 5G 4, Tab S6, Tab S6 Lite and future models Galaxy Tab-S line
When will Samsung phone updates come out?
However, Samsung has not provided any information on exactly when and how quickly the device will receive the update. In fact, this is not so important, since it is logical to assume that the date fork will not be more than three or four months. Otherwise, it will stretch for so much that it will be unnecessary. The only annoying thing is a small clarification that the availability of an update may vary by region and device.
If you are unable to update something, or your smartphone is working worse than you would like – join our Telegram chat. We will not leave you in trouble.
Samsung wants to use long-term updates to support users who have been using their devices for longer periods of time and do not buy a new smartphone or tablet every two years. Hopefully, other smartphone makers will also promise long-term software support in the future.


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Maroon 5 Super Bowl Halftime Show Yields 434% Sales Gain in U.S.
Maroon 5's 2019 Super Bowl halftime show yielded big sales gains, according to initial reports to Nielsen Music. Also scoring big gains: Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode," OutKast's "The Way You Move" and…
Maroon 5’s 2019 Super Bowl halftime show yielded big sales gains, according to initial reports to Nielsen Music.
In total, the songs performed during the halftime spectacular (including guest turns by Travis Scott and OutKast’s Big Boi) combined to sell 25,000 downloads on Sunday, Feb. 3, the day of the big game. That marked a 434 percent increase from their combined sales a day earlier: 5,000.
Maroon 5’s Six Songs Up 587 Percent: Focusing on just the six Maroon 5 songs the band played, the gains are even more pronounced. Combined sales of “Harder to Breathe,” “This Love,” “Girls Like You,” “She Will Be Loved,” “Sugar” and “Moves Like Jagger” rose by 587 percent (climbing from nearly 3,000 sold on Feb. 2 to 18,000 sold on Feb. 3).
Maroon 5’s Catalog Up 488 Percent: In total, Maroon 5’s entire catalog of songs — not just the six tracks the act performed on the halftime show — logged a 488 percent sales gain (up from 4,000 on Saturday to 24,000 on Sunday).
Scott and Big Boi Get a Boost: The sales gains were not isolated to Maroon 5 – as the group’s halftime guest stars, Travis Scott and OutKast’s Big Boi also saw large gains for the songs they performed.
Scott’s “Sicko Mode” jumped by 80 percent (rising from 2,000 to a little more than 3,000 downloads) and OutKast’s “The Way You Move” (performed by Big Boi) gained by a whopping 3,408 percent (vaulting from a negligible figure on Saturday to nearly 3,000 on Sunday).
Even a snippet of a track can push a sizable increase. As Big Boi was rolling to the halftime stage in a Cadillac convertible, a 15-second snippet of the 2005 track “Kryptonite” was heard, as performed by his own Purple Ribbon All-Stars ensemble. The song went from a negligible sales figure on Saturday to nearly 1,000 downloads (up 2,091 percent).
A ‘Victory’ for SpongeBob: And… even an animated interlude can pump a big increase. Scott’s performance was introduced by a on-screen snippet of the “Band Geeks” episode of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. In the short clip, about eight seconds of fanfare from the song “Sweet Victory” was heard, performed by David Eisley and Bob Kulick. The track bolted 524 percent – up from a negligible figure on Saturday to almost 1,000 downloads. (The inclusion of “Sweet Victory” was likely sparked by a Change.org petition that called for the Super Bowl to honor SpongeBob’s creator, Stephen Hillenburg, who died last November.)
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MINNESOTA: Farmer fights delivery ban on raw milk
Posted: May 16th, 2012 - 12:34pm
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FREEPORT, Minn. – Alvin Schlangen believes strongly in his right to deliver raw milk products to consumers who want them — so strongly that he hasn't stopped despite facing criminal charges in two counties.
The Freeport, Minn., farmer's jury trial is scheduled to begin Monday in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, where he is charged with violating Minnesota's food safety code.
Schlangen's legal case has become a flashpoint for raw-milk advocates, grassroots groups opposed to corporate agriculture and libertarians who see it as government interference with consumers' right to choose what they eat.
"We have a bureaucracy that's intent for whatever reason on making sure people aren't able to get raw milk," said Nathan Hansen, Schlangen's lawyer.
The 54-year-old Schlangen is an organic egg farmer who doesn't actually produce milk. He operates a private club called Freedom Farms Co-op with roughly 130 members who sign a contract to purchase farm products, including raw milk. Schlangen picks up the products from an Amish farm and delivers them to consumers, mainly in the Twin Cities.
Only 10 states across the country allow retail sales of raw milk; farm sales are legal in 15 more, according to the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. Eleven states totally prohibit raw-milk sales.


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Dragon’s Dogma 2 announcement offers Dragon’s Dogma its highest concurrent participant rely in 6 years
Last week, we noticed one thing occur that many avid gamers have been braying for for years: Capcom lastly stopped dodging the query, and formally introduced Dragon’s Dogma 2. It was a momentous day, and one thing that followers have been ready for for the reason that unique sport launched manner again in 2012.
And it appears that evidently announcement has bought the world at massive excited concerning the area of interest sequence once more. Over the weekend, we noticed Dragon’s Dogma hit its highest peak concurrent participant rely on Steam in over six years. The game attracted over 6,582 players on June 19 – and that is not occurred since February 2016, when the title dropped off from almost 10,000 gamers.
If that does not present a severe urge for food for the sequence, nothing will. It additionally probably helps that the sport is on sale proper now; you may choose up the Dark Arisen model of the sport (ergo: the entire version) for £3.84/$5 – an absolute discount at 84% off its sticker value. The sale lasts till June 23.
The sport can also be a part of the Summer 2022 Capcom bundle on Humble Bundle – a bundle that boasts almost 200,000 gross sales at this level. Monster Hunter World, Devil May Cry, Street Fighter 5, and Dragon’s Dogma, in a sale, together? You spoil us, Capcom.
As for the sequel, sequence director Hideaki Itsuno might be returning to helm Dragon’s Dogma 2 – however apart from that little truth, a emblem, and the truth that the sport is in improvement proper now, we all know nothing concerning the sport.
If you are desperate to play some Dragon’s Dogma your self, you may be happy to study that the sport has made its technique to PS4, Xbox One and PC because the Dark Arisen model, which incorporates the enlargement alongside numerous different technical upgrades and enhancements.
We not too long ago mirrored on the truth that Dragon’s Dogma is the right sport to play earlier than – or, certainly, after – Elden Ring. Hit the hyperlink to search out out why.


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SolarFrame Direct, a family owned business specialising in PVC-u windows, doors, conservatories and solid roofs, has taken delivery of eight new Crafter panel vans and five Caddy panel vans.
Since its launch in 2009 SolarFrame, based in Rotherham South Yorkshire, has grown to become the county’s largest manufacturer and installer of conservatories, solid roofs, orangeries, windows and doors.
The Crafter and Caddy vans will help support SolarFrame’s conservatory installation service. Each of the vans has been kitted out with racking to maximise internal space, and will be used to transport new conservatory parts and tools safely and securely to customers’ homes.
Both van models are ideal for businesses within the construction trade. With flexible load areas and high-load bearings, the vehicles are leaders in the market. Available in three wheelbases, the new Crafter is capable of moving loads of up to 2.9 tonnes and carrying items up to 4.7m long. The Caddy has a load capacity of up to 3.2m².
Steve Taylor managing director of SolarFrame, said: “We want our customers to know we are a professional organisation and we are going to do the job properly from the moment we pull up outside their homes.
“We chose to invest in the Crafter and Caddy vans as the quality and reliability in the Volkswagen brand reflects our values too.
“In addition, by having flexible space in the rear of the vans, the team can head out in the morning without the worry of returning back to HQ to pick up different sets of tools between jobs. Designed with van drivers in mind, these vehicles will be the perfect addition to the SolarFrame team.”
The all-new Crafter has won a host of awards including the 2017 Auto Express ‘Van of the Year’ accolade and the Caddy has been a firm favourite with businesses for over three decades.


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Hewlett Packard has unveiled the gorgeous new Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook laptop.
The laptop, the latest to join the army of Ultrabook laptops that Intel and its partners have unleashed at the CES, is 20mm thick and weighs 1.8 Kgs. The company has made the laptop's lid, display and palm rests of the laptop.
According to the company, what differentiates the Spectre from other Ultrabooks offerings is that it comes with Near Fields Communication (NFC) capabilities, which will allow users to share URLs between the laptop and their smartphone and wireless audio features, which let the laptop stream media to up to five devices in one time.
Other than that, the Ultrabook has a 14 inch HP Radiance display and a a 128 GB Solid State Drive (SSD). HP claims the laptop comes with a 9 hour long battery life and will feature Rapid Start technology, according (opens in new tab)to PCWorld.
"Sleek, midnight black glass on the outside and stark contrast silver on the inside make Spectre extraordinary, defying conventional notebook design," said Louis Perrin, director of consumer products at HP.
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The Mazda3 has been updated with the launch of the 2017 model.
Mazda’s highly acclaimed Mazda6 Saloon and Tourer models have been upgraded.
A compact SUV, the Mazda CX-3 sits in a growing sector, with SUVs now the best-selling type of car in the UK.
First sub-100g/km CO2 version takes on lower-medium rivals with saloon option
A tight squeeze for rear-seat passengers
Sales will be helped by Mazda’s youngest ever model line-up while Steve Tomlinson wants to improve customer service
Customer service makes up for automotive hiccups
Just six days after winning best compact SUV at the Fleet News Awards, this Mazda CX-3 joined our long-term test fleet.
Experts including leading motoring journalists, industry buyers and residual specialists named the Mazda CX-3 as best compact SUV at the Fleet News Awards.
A good drive with reasonable fuel economy
The Mazda now has 12,500 miles on the clock and had its first service at our local dealer.
Mazda UK’s fleet sales have more than trebled in the last three years and grew by 22% to more than 19,000 in 2015 compared to 2014.
Our long-term Mazda CX-5 recently reached its 10,000 milestone.
Mazda has added its 1.5-litre Skyactiv-D diesel engine to the Mazda3, giving the hatchback sub-100g/km CO2 emissions.
The Hyundai Tucson, Mazda MX-5 and Vauxhall Viva have all performed well in the latest round of Euro NCAP safety testing.
Mazda has displayed its Koeru crossover concept at the Frankfurt motor show.
The Koeru, a new crossover SUV concept from Mazda, will be revealed at the 66th 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA).
All new for 2015 is Mazda’s CX-3, their first entrant into the compact crossover segment.
The Mazda2 is now available on the Motability programme.
Improved ride should appeal to user-choosers
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Prosecco and cava sales have grown 80% in the past five years.
HMRC figures showed that 17.6million gallons of sparkling wines were sold in 2011/12, nearly doubling to 31.6million gallons in 2015/16.
Susan Connolly, business development manager for Connolly Spars in Wiltshire, said sales have increased in her store, driven by Spar’s own-label variety.
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“We only stocked Martini Asti before Spar’s brand became fashionable. Now that is delisted and we only stock the Spar’s own-label and sell four cases a week. We have also seen increases in Chambord sales, which people mix with prosecco,” she added.
Spar’s brand joins Stella and several other brands this month in a consumer promotion.
The symbol group is bringing back its ‘Holiyay’ promotion, which will include radio advertising and social media activity.


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ZeTek Begins Operation of Mass-Production Fuel Cell Plant in Cologne, Germany
ZeTek plc (UK) recently began operation of a mass-production fuel cell plant in Cologne, Germany. The CEO of the company, Nick Abson, reported that he already had orders worth nearly $3.0 million to the end of June. He declined to name his customers, but they include a major US utility, a logistics company and British local authorities. ZeTek is aiming at niche markets such as large delivery trucks, office buildings and boats.
ZeTek's German production line, which the company claims is the first of its kind, rolled into operation on February 2, 2001. The company chose Cologne for its European production base because the local government in the German city offered an incentive package including a grant, loans, equity investment and tax breaks. The Cologne factory will make fuel cells capable of generating 40MW of electricity by the end of the year. ZeTek's factory in Tennessee should start operating in mid-summer, and Abson predicts that, “in five to six years, we will be producing about 13 giga-watts, a serious number."


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In order to achieve the target of 2500 crore digital transactions during the current financial year, the Government has announced select townships spread all over India as ‘less-cash townships’. These townships are likely to generate over 1.5 lakh digital transactions every day thereby leading to about 5.5 crore digital transactions in a year. The initiative has been launched by NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog.
A less-cash township is one where
The townships so selected have been subjected to independent third party assessment by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC).
81 townships with 2 lakh population spread across 12 states have been announced as cashless / less cash townships. Of the 81 townships, 56 are in Gujarat.
The townships include those of central public sector companies such as ONGC, Indian Oil, NTPC, SAIL, BHEL, NMDC, CRPF, BSF and Police Lines and private sector townships like Reliance, Essar, Adani, Birla Aditya, Welspun spread across 12 States, including Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Chhatisgarh.
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19 Jan 2022
The cost of living rose at its fastest pace in nearly 30 years in the year to December, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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New York State Small Business Development Center at Binghamton University to host Hemp Symposium and Expo
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York State Small Business Development Center (NYSBDC) at Binghamton University will host a Hemp Symposium and Expo from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Innovative Technologies Complex, 45 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal.
The center is seeking to provide access to learning and engagement opportunities to help guide individuals and small businesses that are interested in the emerging hemp market.
“We have been experiencing an increase in hemp industry interest since the Small Business Administration determined that we can now advise small businesses associated with hemp, provided they meet certain guidelines,” said Rochelle Layman, regional director of the NYSBDC at Binghamton University. “It is a critical time to ensure that decision-makers have access to the most current information to help them make informed choices, in a variety of segments, from processors to retail and growers.”
The symposium will feature more than 20 different learning opportunities. In addition, the event will allow exhibitors to offer products and services related to the hemp industry.
The full slate of presenters is being finalized, but will include Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Kaelan Castetter of CSG Hemp, Janice Gegni from Cornell Cooperative Extension and Marcel Lamb from the New York State Department of Labor. Courses will be available in financing, employment practices, compliance, market identification and agricultural management. Presentations will provide information and resources that cover technology, retail, agriculture and processing.
Early-bird registration is $40, and will be available through Wednesday, Dec. 11, with symposium registration closing Tuesday, Jan. 7. Registration will include access to learning opportunities, a continental breakfast, lunch and parking for the day.
Attendee registration and exhibitor information is available online by visiting http://bit.ly/HempSymposiumExpo or by calling 607-777-4024.
The New York State Small Business Development Center (New York SBDC) ─ the premier business assistance organization in New York State ─ provides expert management and technical assistance to startup and existing businesses across the state. The New York SBDC is administered by the State University of New York and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New York and host campuses.
The Small Business Development Center’s goal is to assist entrepreneurs, business and industry in the solution of their problems, which leads to increased profitability for the entrepreneur and increased investment and job creation for the community. By assisting new and existing small business firms, the SBDC contributes to the stability and growth of the small business sector of the economy in New York state.
Since inception in 1984, the SBDC in Binghamton has assisted 26,783 clients and helped to raise more than $350 million in private and public funding for their businesses, and has helped create or save 16,420 jobs across the Southern Tier of New York. The SBDC Regional Office in Binghamton provides support for 12 counties in New York state: Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins, Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates.
For more information about the symposium and expo, contact Layman at 607-777-4024.


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Image via CrunchBaseResistor Productions today announced that its critically acclaimed online battle and strategy game Disciple, the company’s first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now available as a Facebook application, along with a Facebook Connect implementation on the Disciple site.
The Disciple Facebook application lets players enjoy the Disciple game on Facebook exactly like the original game that has captured more than 38,000 active users since its launch in May. Disciple players can challenge their Facebook friends to battles, post victories to their News Feed, and strategize over chat with their friends as they face-off in Disciple’s virtual world – playing gamers on the Disciple site with Facebook Connect or with the application on Facebook.
The Disciple Facebook application is designed to give Facebook users access to the fully-animated game, providing them an unprecedented, graphically rich gaming experience without the location confines of client games, with access to their friends for more exciting play. Additionally, when Facebook users log-in to Disciple with Facebook Connect, they are able to publish their actions back onto Facebook, which enables them to share more information with their friends than ever before.
“We have heard a lot of interest from our players in having the Disciple game available as a Facebook application and through Facebook Connect to better sync up with others and play in ‘one big sandbox,’” said Tobias Batton, founder and CEO of Resistor Productions. “The Disciple application brings to Facebook Platform an exciting game, much like Mafia Wars, but with a story line of brutal battles, fantasy and strategy, and with rich graphics beyond mere text. We are happy to expand the Disciple game’s offering to the more than 200 million active users of Facebook across the world.”
Disciple is free-to-play and is delivered entirely over web browser, with no software or download requirements. Players can purchase enhanced play content and options within the game via microtransactions or with a small subscription fee. Additionally, Disciple now provides enhanced flexible pay options via Offerpal survey offerings. Players can also invite other Facebook users to join the Disciple game for in-game currency earnings.
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About Resistor Productions
Resistor Productions is an online game development company dedicated to creating graphically rich, highly accessible massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) for a broad audience. The organization utilizes in-house talent and strategic partnerships to develop and distribute original games for the Web. Resistor’s games are free-to-play and accessible via a web browser, developed with the company’s proprietary game engine. For more information on Resistor Productions, please visit www.resistorproductions.com.


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Today in Costa Rica
COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
Costa Rica´s exchange rate continued its pattern of erratic behavior on Tuesday, as the value of the colón appreciated over 13 colons against the U.S. dollar. On Tuesday the buy value of the exchange rate was ¢ 523.05 per $1, down from the ¢ 536.72 per $1 buy value on Monday. The 13-colón fall in the exchange rate was the largest single-day movement since Nov. 23, 2007, when the colón appreciated ¢ 20.
In the first two and a half months of 2010, the exchange rate has fallen from a buy value of ¢ 558 per $1 in January to Tuesday´s buy value of ¢ 523 per $1, the lowest figure registered since July 15, 2008. Since August 2009, the colón has appreciated over ¢ 60 against the U.S. dollar.
In an interview with The Tico Times last week, the President of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, Francisco de Paula Gútierrez, explained the recent fluctuations in the exchange rate and appreciation of the colón.
“There is more supply than demand,” he said. “In the buy and sell bands system, the supply side is driven by exports, by tourism and by the movement of capital. The demand side is driven by the level of imports and the payment of debts and taxes. During the latter part of last year and the early part of this year, the country is experiencing a little more supply than demand and that is what is causing the current situation in the bands and the exchange rate.”
Over the course of the final three hours of the work day, from 2p.m. to 5p.m., the Central Bank observes the market activity and financial movements of each day. The supply and demand of dollars and colones ultimately determines the exchange rate for the following day.
For more of the interview with the Central Bank President Francisco de Paula Gútierrez, see the March 19 print or digital edition of The Tico Times.


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Several weeks ago, Square Enix announced plans to sell IO Interactive, which ultimately put the future of the Hitman series in flux, as the publisher could possibly retain the rights to the stealth-action franchise and cause to the developer to be unable to continue to create materials for the now-episodic game. Despite this unfortunate set of circumstances for IO Interactive and the series, it looks as if new content is still on the way for title, with the developer having announced a plethora of scheduled goodies today.
As seen below in the schedule for June, Hitman is set to get a big boost in content this month in the form of Escalation Contracts, Featured Contracts, a new Elusive Target, as well as a game update for all platforms. The first piece of content will arrive on June 2 with two Escalation Contracts–one in Sapienza (Landslide) and another in Bangkok–dropping beside 10 new Featured Contracts, with each one having been created by the game's community and hand-picked by the developer for inclusion in the update.
Later in June, IO Interactive has confirmed that there's even more content to come for Hitman, with Elusive Target #25 being the next-to-last one released, and it and will arrive in the location of Hokkaido, Japan before June is over, with the White YukataSpecific timings and the first visuals to come out later this month. Not to mention, there's a mandatory game update that hits later in June that IO Interactive promises to detail sometime later with full patch notes.
Taking all of this into consideration, it's quite possible that this update for June could be signalling that the Hitman franchise will continue unimpeded and be handled by IO Interactive for the foreseeable future. After all, it was recently confirmed in financial documents from Square Enix that the publisher was prepared to sell its rights to the game alongside IO so that the studio can continue its work on the series. So, with the developer likely deeply into the development of Season Two, fans can only hope that the Hitman series doesn't get terminated.
Hitman is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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A new Binance-based play-to-earn (P2E) game, War for Earth, has launched to solve alleged problems in the blockchain gaming industry.
The crypto gaming space has boomed exponentially with a reported 2000% surge in valuation and user percentage since the first quarter of 2021.
But with growth comes unprecedented issues for the industry especially when centralized ownership is concerned.
Amid growing crypto gaming popularity, without a decentralized system gamers have been restricted from generating revenue valued equally to their creations.
Such uncertainty has made it difficult to pinpoint creator ownership which in turn has been a problematic issue in the emerging blockchain gaming space.
With its decentralized platform, War for Earth aims to build a place where players are able to share, trade, create metaverses and collect in-game elements without a central structure.
To eradicate confusion surrounding legitimate creators, War on Earth will introduce NFTs and in-game features that hold specific identifiers.
Aside from rooting out complications in blockchain gaming, War for Earth supports interactive gaming, rewards and P2E opportunities.
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Procter & Gamble Co., the world’s largest consumer-products company, reported fourth-quarter profit that rose more than analysts estimated and said earnings may rise further as price increases and the dollar’s declines boost sales.
Chief Executive Officer A.J. Lafley’s strategy of raising prices on Cascade dishwashing detergent, Iams pet food and Gillette razors helped counter record costs for oil used in plastic packaging and pulp for Bounty paper towels and Charmin toilet paper. P&G said last month it plans to raise prices again in September on fabric, hair care, bar soaps and shaving products by as much as 16 percent. The increases will be the steepest in at least 18 months. P&G also intends to raise prices in China by an average of 3 percent, including a 20 percent increase for Pantene hair products.
More than half of P&G’s sales come from overseas and benefited from foreign currency gains against the dollar. The dollar’s decline helped revenue by increasing the value of overseas sales when converted to the U.S. currency. The dollar dropped 12 percent against a basket of foreign currencies during the quarter.
This is a great example of a multinational exploiting the weak dollar to do well. What are the factors in P&Gs success?
–Foreign consumers, especially in China, have more disposable income.
–A weaker dollar means prices abroad go down, in terms of stronger foreign currencies. NPR has an example of this, as quoted from the U. of Chicago’s John Huizinga:
“Suppose the dollar depreciates and instead of being $1 to the euro, it’s $2 to the euro. The price to Europeans went from two euros down to one. They think in euros and think, ‘Wow, I can now buy those widgets at half the price I used to.’ ”
–P&G aggressively cut expenses.
Low costs and high volume of foreign sales = profit back home. Drug companies such as Wyeth and Pfizer are experiencing the same phenomenon, boosting their share value on Wall Street. Exporters in several other categories are also doing well.
What’s more, a weak dollar eventually stems trade deficits.
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RYE, N.Y. -- Every Sunday morning, Megan Davenport rises early to load up barrels of pickled goods into her truck and hustles them over to the Rye Farmers' Market .
"It's a good workout," said Davenport, who runs the Dr. Pickle stand at the market.
The family-owned company, based in Paterson, N.J., has been in the pickling business for over 80 years and makes its products from seasonal local produce.
Dr. Pickle serves up a three types of pickles to suit the discerning customer's palate, from half-sour to three-quarters to full.
Davenport said the three-quarters sour seems to sell the most in Rye.
The company also makes marinated mushrooms and olives, and an assortment of pickled vegetables.
Rye resident Bruce Miller picked up on a gallon of pickles mixing all three pickle types together.
"When I was a kid, I used to buy pickles in downtown Brooklyn right out of the barrel," said Miller. "These pickles take me back. They're the best I've had in 50 years."
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Optus has launched this year’s Future Makers programme for start-ups, social entrepreneurs and charities to submit their tech solutions and the chance to secure a share of $300,000 in funding.
More than 65 National Australia Bank and Telstra graduate employees aged 18-34 are taking part in a two-day challenge, creating their own technology solutions they think would help them make financially sound decisions.
Australian organisations at the forefront of innovation in technology, and some of the country’s best home-grown ideas have been recognised for their achievements in the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) 2016 iAwards.
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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson hinted here late Wednesday of a proposed Free Trade deal between his country and Ghana.
Such a deal, according to Johnson, who paid a day’s working visit to the West African country, is one of the new opportunities open to the two countries as Britain prepares to exit the European Union (EU) bloc.
“But as for our relationship with Ghana, this is an opportunity to go a step further and one thing for me concretely is a chance to do a Free Trade deal there are plenty ways in which our economies can merge together more closely,” Johnson stated.
After discussing investment issues with Ghanaian leaders, Johnson indicated that one of the things Ghana could benefit from “perhaps is more financial services, health care to get investments going in this country and certainly there are wonderful things as far as I can see in this country.”
The visiting British official said exiting the EU did not mean leaving Europe hence Britain would remain a strong voice for Ghana’s interest in Europe.
“Let me make it absolutely clear that we may be leaving the EU but we are not leaving Europe so we will continue to be very much involved in trade in the EU, and we will continue to be working together with the government on a lot of things that matter both to the UK and Ghana, whether counter-terrorism or our collective security. We will continue to be the powerful voice for Ghana in Europe,” he pledged.
The British Foreign Minister expressed excitement about Ghanaian products including chocolate, ketchup, cosmetics and bicycles made with bamboo, among other items, displayed in an exhibition he attended at the British High Commissioner’s residence.
He assured Ghanaians that such products would have the opportunity to be exported to Britain under a duty-free quota free basis, once such an agreement comes into force.
Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry Allan Kwadwo Kyeremateng had earlier accompanied Johnson to see the Blue Skies factory which is a British and Ghanaian- sponsored company that processes food for export into Britain and other markets.
Kyeremateng told the media later what the Ghanaian government expected from its former colonial master with whom bilateral trade hit 1.3 billion pounds in 2015.
“We’ve talked about one district, one factory and the Foreign Minister has been very impressed about what he has seen today at Blue Skies, so I hope that the UK government will continue to provide the kind of funding support, technical assistance that will enable us implement the initiatives that we’ve been talking about ,” The Trade Minister added. Enditem
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Lampe-Onnerud told the BBJ in August she planned to step down soon, having inked a deal with Chinese auto maker Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. to supply batteries for a forthcoming electric vehicle.
“With the recent additions of Tony Shen and Dr. Wayne Yuan to our executive management team as well as leveraging the existing technology leadership with the Westborough R&D team, and our continued momentum in China, we are confident that we will be able to achieve her vision of making Boston-Power into a major supplier of EV battery systems to customers around the globe," Boston-Power chairman Sonny Wu said in a statement.
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Google Travel includes new pandemic-related travel arranging data
The COVID-19 pandemic has overturned the movement business, however Google is attempting to help by adding new apparatuses to its movement instruments that banner pandemic-related data for clients, similar to nearby COVID-19 case checks and whether the lodging offers free retractions.
New increases incorporate “travel slants” that show what level of lodgings have accessibility and trips in activity to that territory (utilizing information sourced from earlier Google inn and flight booking). These patterns join the current alarms about whether there’s as of now a tourism warning for your goal in Google search.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed a significant worldwide discussion board on Friday to fight the financing of extremist teams that digital currencies want extra regulation to stem the financing of terrorism.
India has struggled to rein in cryptocurrency buying and selling after years of phenomenal progress, backed by thriving native buying and selling platforms and glitzy superstar endorsements.
Modi mentioned final yr that bitcoin poses a danger to the youthful era and will “break our youth” if it finally ends up “within the flawed arms”.
On Friday, he went a step additional, telling delegates at a counter-terrorism financing convention that “non-public currencies” posed a critical safety danger.
“New applied sciences are getting used to finance terrorists and recruit folks. Challenges are rising from the darkish net, non-public currencies, and many others.,” Modi mentioned.
“There must be a unified understanding of recent monetary applied sciences,” he added.
“From a unified understanding, a unified system of checks and balances and regulation can emerge.”
Representatives from dozens of nations are within the capital New Delhi for the two-day assembly, following a particular assembly of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee in India final month.
Cryptocurrencies have come below scrutiny from Indian regulators since they first entered the native market almost a decade in the past, with a surge in fraudulent transactions main the central financial institution to impose a ban in 2018.
Two years after India’s Supreme Court docket lifted the restrictions, the market soared, rising almost 650% within the yr to June 2021, second solely to Vietnam, in response to analysis by Chainalysis.
The federal government additionally proposed a ban on “all non-public cryptocurrencies,” however shelved it, and later imposed a 30% tax on earnings from “non-public currencies.”
Globally, cryptocurrency markets have been rocked by this month’s collapse of FTX, a significant alternate used for digital transactions.
FTX, as soon as value $32 billion, filed for chapter final week.
Its downfall despatched main cryptocurrencies plummeting and additional eroded investor confidence within the younger and unstable business.


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The Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend kicks off the 2024-25 runDisney race season
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2023) – Runners are going to have a scary-good time when the new Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend debuts next year at The Happiest Place on Earth.
The four-day runDisney race weekend is coming to Disneyland Resort Sept. 5-8, 2024, and will offer Halloween-themed kids races, yoga, a 5K, a 10K and a half marathon along with a ghoulish two-race challenge (10K and half marathon).
It’s going to be a frightfully fun experience for runners who will be treated to Halloween-themed on-course entertainment and enchanting encounters with some favorite Disney characters during the races, which take runners through the resort’s two theme parks and around the nearby Anaheim area.
Race registration opens Feb. 13, 2024 at www.rundisney.com where additional event details will be released in the coming months.
The Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend builds on runDisney’s popular series of race weekends that include four races at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and now two at Disneyland Resort in California, plus several virtual events that can be completed anywhere in the U.S. for runners of all ages and fitness levels.
The new race weekend kicks off the 2024-25 runDisney race season. Here’s the schedule:
NEW! 2024 Disneyland Halloween Half Marathon Weekend (September 5-8) at Disneyland Resort
2024 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend (October 31 – November 3) at Walt Disney World Resort
2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (January 8-12) at Walt Disney World Resort
2025 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend (January 30- February 2) at Disneyland Resort
2025 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend (February 20-24) at Walt Disney World Resort
2025 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend (April 3-6) at Walt Disney World Resort
In addition, runDisney offers several virtual race options, including the runDisney Virtual Series (June 1-August 31) and the runDisney Virtual 12Ks of Christmas (Dec. 1-31).


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Mann steps down as CEO of inhaled insulin maker MannKind Corp.
Alfred Mann, the billionaire entrepreneur and inventor behind several successful medical device companies, is stepping down as chief executive of MannKind Corp., a Valencia maker of inhaled insulin.
Mann, 89, the founder and chief financial backer of MannKind, intends to continue working as the company’s executive chairman. He said in a news release that “the timing is right for me to step back from CEO.”
Mann will be replaced by Hakan Edstrom, the company’s president and a board member since 2001, MannKind said Monday in a news release.
“I am extremely proud of all that has come to fruition at MannKind,” Mann said. “Together with my colleagues, we have built a truly unique biopharmaceutical company with an incredibly bright future.”
The leadership transition comes as French pharmaceutical company Sanofi prepares to begin selling MannKind’s inhaled insulin drug, Afrezza, this year.
MannKind spent more than a decade developing and testing Afrezza, which was approved in June by the Food and Drug Administration.
In August, Sanofi acquired the rights to market and distribute Afrezza, in a deal that could pay MannKind as much as $925 million.
MannKind shares fell 27 cents, or 5%, to $5.49 in Monday trading.
Keith Markey, an analyst with Griffin Securities, said in a research report that he expects a “smooth transition” of leadership at MannKind. He said he expects Sanofi to announce soon that it will begin selling Afrezza in February.
“MannKind is running three shifts at its Connecticut manufacturing plant to build inventory in anticipation of the rollout,” Markey said. “Separately, we learned that Sanofi will hold meetings in late January to prepare its sales team for the official launch.”
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Libyan leader (ex-leader?) Muammar Qaddafi apparently had some unusual items in his personal collection. Rebel forces stormed his compound this week, and we now know he had a scrapbook dedicated to former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, lots of weapons and, oddly, a doorless, all-electric Fiat 500 (similar to the model shown above).
Fiat/Dodge 500 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Fiat re-launched the tiny and iconic 500 in Turin, Italy yesterday. Known in Italian as Cinquecento, Fiat is hoping this small car will be hugely poplar with its clean design and made-in-Poland prices. Fiat's hopes for this vehicle are so high, the company is publicly calling it the "iPod of cars."


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It's been a long time since rumors began to emerge that Apple was going beyond its set-top box, a Apple TV, effectively entering the service of streaming video or even creating a TV itself.
Even though the rumors about a service streaming video have been denied by Eddy Cue himself, we cannot turn a blind eye to the programs that Ma has produced for Apple Music. One of these, “Planet of the Apps”, is already in an advanced stage, with great artists on their list of names.
According to the Wall Street Journal, a step that can contribute to these advances was taken by Apple, which has just hired Peter Stern former executive of a United States subscription TV service, the Time Warner Cable. The executive, who worked as a strategy and corporate development senior, left the company shortly after it was bought by rival, Charter Communications Inc. One of his last missions there was to implement improvements in customer service and raise more subscriptions. His vast knowledge also includes a doctorate in law at Yale and a degree in English and music at Harvard.
At Apple, Stern responds to Cue and is in charge of cloud services, more specifically iTunes, iCloud and Apple Music. He could also contribute a lot to the development of Apple TV, being one of the few people in the pay-TV industry who advocated that providers stop providing their own devices and use only their applications in set-top boxes existing on the market.
In an interview, Cue has already demonstrated Ma's disregard for pay TV services, claiming to be behind the technology. Therefore, it is possible that this new addition can contribute a lot to the company's projects, either to improve what already exists or to bring new products / services to us, consumers.


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Thanks to anticipation for Mass Effect 2
's PlayStation 3 release, Sony's console was August's most-buzzed game platform, says a new report that gathers consumer sentiment from analytics of "millions" of comments and conversations on video game forums and message boards.
was August's most talked-about game a month ahead of its highly-anticipated launch, according to Overtone Inc's GameVoice report, which saw conversations focused on pre-orders and the game's May beta.
Users more actively discussed Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops
, in second place among August's upcoming releases, than Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor
, GameVoice found -- even though mentions of the latter were buoyed by the controversy around playing as the Taliban.
"Consumers were also engaged in lively discussions about retailers’ plans to sell used games and popular game promotional offers, among other hot topics," says GameVoice product manager Michelle Mathis. "There is no shortage of strong opinion or reluctance to share sentiments when it comes to video game enthusiasts."
The company says it looked at over 300 games, consoles, companies, genres, retailers and hot topics for its report. On the platform side, GameVoice finds handheld platforms more prominent in the gaming conversation online, with the DS edging "slightly ahead" of the PSP in terms of sentiment.
"The 3DS continues to receive many positive comments, though both volume and sentiment decreased this month," says the report.
The most-discussed publisher during August was Electronic Arts, followed by Microsoft -- both aided by BioWare's Mass Effect 2
release on PS3. Server issues, the report says, also play into much of the discussion surrounding EA. Nintendo and Activision take third and fourth place thanks to anticipation for their upcoming releases like The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
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Get ready to scream the secret word because Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Complete Series is coming to Blu-ray on October 21st from Shout! Factory. The 8-disc set will feature all 45 episodes of the TV show along with the great Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special.
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has released a 20th anniversary edition of their stop-motion animation classic Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Two new versions are available: a three-disc set which includes the film on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and a digital copy and a two-disc set which includes the film on Blu-ray and DVD.


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A non-profit fashion fund dubbed Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA) was launched last year to support Middle-Eastern and North-African designers. In addition to fostering new talents, the organization also supports established designers.
In its highest-profile initiative to date, the FTA started an annual competition to award rising stars in the field of fashion a chance to invest in their dreams.
The celebrity-studded judging panel included 25 industry veterans, like Net-a-Porter founder Dame Natalie Massenet, Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, Moncler chief executive Remo Ruffini, and none other than Victoria Beckham!
In total, there were 5 prizes to be awarded, one for each of the following categories: ready-to-wear, evening-wear, shoes and bags, and jewelry.
Over a hundred participants were shortlisted to 25 finalists, and on Thursday, the winners of the fund’s inaugural prize were announced. The close competition between the stunning designs saw 2 prizes tied for one category, bringing the grand total to 6 winners. Lo and behold, over two-thirds of them were Lebanese!
Aside from our 4 Lebanese winners, it is right to mention the two other winners of this elite fashion contest: The Egyptian duo behind the bag brand Sabry Marouf, and the Moroccan footwear label Zyne earned their winning spots in their respective categories.
The prizes of the competition included mentorship from an executive committee of 13 Middle Eastern fashion and business leaders, such as Lebanon’s very-own fashion mogul Reem Acra, as well as a prize of up to $200,000 tailored to each winner’s business plan. The winners will also be mentored by, and stocked at, MatchesFashion.
Check out the Lebanese winners’ inspiration and backstories in the videos below.


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From left to right: Trent Bomberg, MD at Dask; Renai Moothilal, Executive Director of the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM); and Jean-Claude Lasserre, CEO of Saint-Gobain South Africa & Sub Saharan Africa.
SEPTEMBER 2021, JOHANNESBURG — Dask Distributors is proud to announce that it has partnered exclusively with Saint-Gobain Tapes Solutions to locally manufacture automotive bonding tapes for top OEM assembly plants in South Africa.
Dask Distributors is now able to manufacture and convert raw materials into bonding tapes thanks to it having imported new, state-of-the-art machinery from CMC in Italy. Dask Distributors will be a Tier 1 supplier of Saint-Gobain bonding tapes for the likes of Toyota, VW, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Nissan, Ford and Isuzu. Moreover, these locally manufactured tapes will have all the necessary global OEM approvals in place.
Bonding tapes are crucial components when it comes to assembling modern vehicles. These tapes are engineered to cater towards the high stresses and bonding requirements of major automotive vehicle assembly lines.
The tapes are further used to assemble interiors, battery packs for electric vehicles, body exteriors, electrical insulation, as well as braking and chassis systems.
Trent Bomberg, MD of Dask Distributors, says: “Historically, the likes of OEMs have purchased bonding tapes from overseas-based companies, thereby introducing a greater degree of cost and complexity to their operations.”
“Manufacturing these tapes in SA will help OEMs boost their local procurement targets. It will further help them to achieve the goals set out in the SA Automotive Master Plan 2035 and earn greater incentives through the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP). Dask’s in-house manufacturing capabilities, as well as its Level 4 B-BBEE compliance, make it a solid partner in this regard,” adds Bomberg.
Renai Moothilal, Executive Director of the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) congratulated its member company Dask Distributors.
“Growing this partnership with a major multinational like Saint-Gobain to drive new localisation in the SA automotive sector is exactly the kind of outcome we want to see and it is a model for other emerging South African component companies who want to enter the global market and become part of the automotive manufacturing value chain,” says Moothilal.
A further important note regarding this development is that local OEMs will also be more shielded from the current challenges facing the global supply chain with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
By manufacturing Saint-Gobain bonding tape components locally, Dask is set to help OEMs maintain efficient, continuous, and cost-effective production lines.
General Manager for Saint-Gobain Abrasives South Africa, Tommie Smit says: “We are very pleased with our growing partnership with Dask Distributors and we are fully in support of the SA Automotive Master Plan 2035. Saint-Gobain has also participated with other Government initiatives such as the Youth Employment Scheme (YES program) to support the youth in gaining valuable work experience to improve their chances of employment.”
“Saint-Gobain is a solutions-based organisation. In addition, we also offer products to the Automotive sector globally such as Bonded Abrasives wheels for gear grinding, E Rotor grinding, products used in the manufacturing of Catalytic Convertors and Adhesives to name but a few,” says Smit.
This latest development from Dask Distributors comes after it struck a key partnership with Saint-Gobain in 2020, to manufacture and produce automotive abrasives locally.
Similar to the bonding tapes market, the vast majority of abrasives were previously manufactured offshore and imported as a completed product — resulting in higher costs.
Dask Distributors, however, invested in state-of-the-art machinery from Italian manufacturer Biko which has allowed it to produce abrasives with the highest level of accuracy.
By undertaking these endeavours, Dask Distributors has also created many new local jobs at a time when the South African economy needs it most.
Furthermore, the move to manufacture these products in South Africa comes as Dask Distributors continues to evolve from being a distributor to being a manufacturer as well.
About Dask Distributors
Dask Distributors has been operating for over 36 years and is a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality automotive and engineering consumables and products. Dask services the OEM, industrial and DIY sectors, and its mission is to be a world-class manufacturer and distributor through innovation and responsible business practices. Dask strongly believes in establishing strong partnerships with customers and suppliers, having a highly-skilled salesforce with specialised knowledge, using the latest technology and establishing a top manufacturing pillar. Dask Distributors operates out of Johannesburg, South Africa. Trusted brand partners for Dask Distributors include the likes of Horn and Bauer (German manufacturer of protective plastics), Mallcom (India’s leading PPE Manufacturing Brand) and Saint-Gobain.
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, healthcare and other industrial application markets. Developed through a continuous innovation process, they can be found everywhere in our living places and daily life, providing wellbeing, performance and safety, while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and the fight against climate change. This strategy of responsible growth is guided by the Saint-Gobain purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”, which responds to the shared ambition of all the women and men in the Group to act every day to make the world a more beautiful and sustainable place to live in. Saint-Gobain has more than 170 000 employees located in 70 countries, and it is committed to achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050.


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A Seattle law firm has targeted Apple in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit partly because of the company's dominance in smartphone and tablet sales, the firm's managing director said.
More than 100 U.S. mayors have expressed support for AT&T's proposed acquisition of mobile rival T-Mobile USA, AT&T said Wednesday.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to serve subpoenas to Google as a first step in a broad antitrust investigation of the search engine and advertising giant, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Apple may face scrutiny from an Indian regulator for alleged anticompetitive behavior in connection with iPhone 4 sales in India.
Microsoft has received clearance from U.S. antitrust regulators for its proposed purchase of Internet telephony company Skype.
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MSFT Shares Up This Morning
MSFT shares finished last week on a tear (up over 3% Thursday and Friday) and are up again today at about $30.45. MSFT currently trades at 13x Enterprise Value / Trailing Twelve Months Free Cash Flow. Upcoming catalysts include March quarter results (Windows 7); continued search gains (or losses); and future Windows announcements. We doubt today's mobile announcement will mean much. Over the long haul, we think Microsoft is in a challenging spot, as the world moves away from PC-based computing toward cloud and mobile computing.
Will The New "Project Pink" Phones Breathe Life Into Windows Mobile? (TheStreet.com)
Today Microsoft is expected to unveil two new phones at an event in San Francisco. The phones are being dubbed the "Pink" phones. One "is said to be a clamshell phone while the other will use a candy bar form factor." The company is hopeful the phones, which target younger consumers and apparently incorporate a lot of social network features, will help it compete for smartphone OS share. The phones will eventually run on Windows Mobile 7. With Apple expected to launch a Verizon iPhone soon and Android rapidly gaining smartphone OS share, this is an uphill battle for Microsoft, and we don't think they'll succeed.
Improving Interest Rates Could Boost EPS Due To Microsoft's Mountain of Cash (Morgan Stanley)
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Holt thinks the $40 billion in cash Microsoft has compiled on its balance sheet over the years could lead to a $0.04 boost to earnings-per-share (EPS) this year due to increasing rates of return on cash. Holt also believes the company will buy back some stock this year and is authorized to purchase up to $30 Billion through September 2013. This would also boost EPS and would indicate to investors that management believes the stock is undervalued.
Forrester: Cloud Computing Is A Threat AND Opportunity For Microsoft (Barclays)
On a call hosted by Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes, a Forrester research analyst says Microsoft is in a great position to be a leader in the rapidly-growing cloud computing market. However, it also risks being left behind. Here are some highlights:
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We think the loss of Windows influence is a given. That's what has allowed Apple to come roaring back.
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The World's Biggest Smart Phone Wall Has Been Built by VESTEL
Vestel has broken Guinness World Record with its 500 special V3 5570 model smartphones
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 28, 2017 /CNW/ - The leading global manufacturer, Vestel, participated in Mobile World Congress -- the world's largest gathering for the mobile industry, held in the Mobile World Capital Barcelona for four years to showcase their latest mobile technologies including brand new smart phones, tablet PCs, as well as visual solutions products, smart home/kitchen platforms, interactive flat panel displays, and Ultra HD TV sets.
Undoubtedly, one of the most attractive parts of this fair was VESTEL's glorious Smart Phone Wall. In order to build this wall, 500 V3 5570 model smart phones were used. This wall has been registered as The World's Biggest Smart Phone wall by a jury of Guinness World Record Association. The previous record was registered with 400 smart phones.
After many years of research, Vestel has developed this staring smart phone wall (1,9 meters height X 3, 6 meters width). Those 500 smartphones could perform in harmony and create one complete vision. Also, this special model, V3 5570, provides Full HD display resolution with the help of its Full HD IPS screen. In addition to this, V3 5570, is designed by inspiration of reflections in nature and has unique style thanks to its diamond cut technology.
The largest display products manufacturer in Europe, Vestel has earned its position as a global player, consistently building upon its reputation for delivering manufacturing excellence. Highly acclaimed across multiple sectors, the Vestel Group is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing, technology development and marketing as well as in the development and distribution of consumer electronics, professional displays, mobile technologies and household appliances.
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