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SVA Wealth Management LLC Buys Shares of 1,500 Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY)
SVA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $201,000.
Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. APG Asset Management N.V. lifted its stake in Hershey by 145.7% during the second quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 2,718,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,972,000 after purchasing an additional 1,612,100 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Hershey by 60.0% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 4,240,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $568,363,000 after purchasing an additional 1,589,800 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Hershey by 365.2% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 953,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,523,000 after purchasing an additional 748,757 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in Hershey by 236.7% during the second quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 689,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,368,000 after purchasing an additional 484,496 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in Hershey by 2.8% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 14,146,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,624,385,000 after purchasing an additional 381,334 shares during the last quarter. 53.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on HSY shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on Hershey from $140.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Evercore ISI began coverage on Hershey in a research note on Tuesday, June 11th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $145.00 price objective for the company. Piper Jaffray Companies cut Hershey from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $122.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Hershey from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $155.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Hershey to $133.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $141.93.
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.77 billion. Hershey had a return on equity of 83.29% and a net margin of 15.51%. Hershey’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.14 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Hershey Co will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.773 per share. This is an increase from Hershey’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 22nd. This represents a $3.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.02%. Hershey’s dividend payout ratio is currently 57.65%.
In other Hershey news, major shareholder Hershey Trust Co sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.82, for a total transaction of $1,528,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 92,330 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,109,870.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Michele Buck sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.57, for a total value of $207,855.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 158,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,953,506.53. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 23,600 shares of company stock worth $3,611,368. Company insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells confectionery products. The company operates through two segments, North America; and International and Other. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products comprising mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items, including spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn and protein bars, and cookies.
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In the latest edition of Rare’s ‘Sea of Thieves News’ we’ve learned the name of the next update, due next week, and have more information on their Steam release.
The next update for Sea of Thieves is called ‘Lost Treasures’ and is expected to be a quality of life update for the most part. If any additional gameplay elements are added, they will be minor. We could see more in-game events pop up in the next few weeks, to keep players engaged, says executive producer at Rare, Joe Neate. This is the smallest update since Rare has started their monthly update rhythm. According to Neate, this is due to the difficulties created by fully working from home. Delivering game builds to developers homes, with varying internet speeds, is one of many obstacles in game development during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Building and maintaing a live service game during these times must be difficult challenging for the studio in Twycross.
The Steam release date will be announced ‘very soon’ but will be kept under wraps untill Rare is confident enough to put out the date. They are working on preparing for a new influx of players and making the Steam release as smooth as possible.
We should expect a release date for the Steam version of the game any moment now.

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Severe air pollution in several big cities including Jakarta is extremely worrying as it causes negative impacts on human health such as free radicals that have been linked to lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease, and diabetes.
Other than wearing a respirator or face mask and lessening outdoor activities, there are also other means to be applied to ward off free radical attacks. One of them is by consuming natural antioxidants.
A nutrition specialist from Pondok Indah Hospital - Puri Indah, Raissa Edwina Djuanda, outlined several types of antioxidants and the sources:
1. Vitamin C
This water-soluble vitamin is believed to be able to boost the process of cell regeneration and is able to brighten the face. It is also the most powerful antioxidant for the human body. Mostly, vitamin C can be found in fruits, such as lemons, oranges, and kiwi.
2. Vitamin E
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Vitamin E, one of the fat-soluble vitamins, is the first line of defense against inflammation in our body tissues. Raissa recommended all to properly consume whole foods that are rich in vitamin E, such as oil, sunflower seeds, canola, peanuts, almonds, and olive oil. Salmon and eggs also contain high vitamin E and omega-3.
Fenugreek, lettuce, carrots, spinach, and other leafy vegetables are high in beta-carotene, which is believed to play a vital role in controlling inflammation caused by free radicals.
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Omega-3 fatty acids, which often comes from fish oil, peanuts, and seeds, is also a powerful antioxidant to help reduce the health impacts of air pollution.
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New year and new measures. From this first of January The ban on the marketing, distribution and delivery of single-use plastics came into force, also known as disposables, in all establishments in Mexico City.
The local government seeks that with this measure the consumption of non-biodegradable plastics is reduced, making the city is sustainable, in addition to contributing to improvement of the environment.
In the reforms and additions of the Solid Waste Law capitalino, published on June 25, 2019 in the Official Gazette of Mexico City, the purpose of combating disposable plastic products was indicated.
“The commercialization, distribution and delivery of single-use plastic products will be prohibited,” said the rule.
Thus, it was established that the following plastic products will be prohibited from this day:
– Mixing sticks
– Straws or straws
– Single-use coffee capsules
– Cotton swabs
– Balloons and rods for these
– Glasses and their lids
– Trays to transport food
– Tampon applicators, “Made wholly or partially of plastics, designed for disposal after a single use, except those that are compostable.”
With this, the second stage of said Law would begin, which stops the commercialization, distribution and delivery of single-use plastics promoted by the Ministry of the Environment (Sedema) of the metropolis.
It should be remembered that the legislation entered in 2020 with the prohibition of the sale, distribution and delivery of plastic bags in all establishments in Mexico City.
Although the new measure is already in force, the capital authorities have indicated that during the first months of transition, no sanctions will be applied, on the contrary, they will seek to inform and adapt citizens.
According to the Law, Manufacturers that continue to distribute single-use plastic bags may be subject to fines ranging from 84.44 pesos to 168,980 pesos.
In accordance with EFE, In recent years, Greenpeace has demanded that Mexico find robust legislation at the national level that prohibits the use of single-use plastics due to its serious impact on ecosystems and biodiversity.
Of the 32 states that make up the Mexican Republic, at least 20 have not authorized restricting the use of this type of plastics, including Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Sonora, Durango, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and San Luis Potosí.
In addition, Jalisco, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Quintana Roo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, and Mexico City have modified their laws to prohibit or regulate the use of plastic bags, straws (straws) or Styrofoam items ( Polystyrene foam).
According to figures from different organizations consulted by EFE, in Mexico each family on average discards 650 plastic bags per year, whose useful time has been estimated at 15 minutes, while its degradation requires a minimum of 100 years.
Although environmentalists point out that the disuse of plastic will help climate conditions not worsen with pollution, it is also estimated that The measures will leave thousands of people unemployed who must provide for their families.
Fines and guidelines: everything you need to know about the ban on plastic bags and utensils in CDMX from 2021
They seek the return of the plastic bags; ensure that they pollute less than fabric
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Colorado’s recreational marijuana stores make history
CNN News Wire | 1/2/2014, 12:07 p.m.
DENVER, Col., -- Iraq war veteran Sean Azzariti described his purchase of recreational marijuana -- legally -- as a historic moment Wednesday.
“It’s huge,” he said at a marijuana store along a light industrial corridor outside downtown Denver. “It hasn’t even sunk in how big this is yet.”
Indeed, before the 3D Cannabis Center opened at 8 a.m. MT, more than 100 people were waiting in snowfall and cold under gray skies to be the next buyers of recreational pot under a landmark law voters approved in 2012. The dispensary was one of a handful that opened to lines of waiting people on New Year’s Day, with scores more expected statewide in coming months.
Azzariti was selected to be the first buyer at the 3D Cannabis Center because he was a Marine from 2000 to 2006 who now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder after two tours in Iraq. He can’t obtain medical marijuana in Colorado because PTSD isn’t a qualifying condition for that treatment, he said.
“This is what we worked so hard for the last few years,” he said of the voter-approved constitutional amendment that led Colorado to become the first state in the nation to open recreational pot stores to anyone age 21 and older. “It’s mind-blowing.”
Azzariti, 32, bought an eighth of an ounce of pot, plus chocolate truffles laced with marijuana. Those treats are called “edibles” at the store.
The price: $59.50.
The marijuana alleviates the anxiety and stress that come from PTSD, he said, adding that he’ll smoke the pot Wednesday evening.
At several recreational weed stores, buyers waited in line for three or four hours to be a part of opening-day history. Despite the hundreds of people queuing on public sidewalks, no significant problems emerged Wednesday, Denver officials said.
“I want to thank the businesses and consumers alike for acting responsibly and with great accountability today,” Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock said in a statement. “Denver is a progressive city, a vibrant city, and it’s incumbent on all of us to continue getting this right.”
Even three hours after the stores opened, one downtown Denver dispensary had a line of about 100 people outside the front door to the corner. The snow had stopped falling by then, and the gray skies were clearing to blue.
While patrons -- young and the old, men and women -- waited patiently in line, the demographic at the downtown dispensary tilted more toward 20- and 30-somethings.
When many buyers emerged from the store and nudged through the line, they raised their bags of newly purchased pot above their heads.
People waiting on the sidewalk cheered them.
Even though recreational weed is now legal, some purchasers declined to disclose their last names.
One woman, Dee, who didn’t want to use her surname, said she waited in line for almost three hours to buy her cannabis. She and a male companion bought a small amount, she said, just to commemorate the occasion.
“We voted for it, and now it’s here,” Dee said of the recreational marijuana law. “We just went in and celebrated the new law. It’s a new day.”


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Waiting for word from a loved one on the road? Don't sit by the phone.These days, chances are they'll keep in touch through social media, according to a survey released today by Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, home of "Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft." More than 60% of respondents in the global social media study use social media to stay in touch with family and friends while traveling; more than a third (36%) say they'd rather log on than make a call to share good news.Ã€€
Overall, survey respondents ranked social media somewhere near air and water as a must-have in their lives. Four-fifths of respondents said they access social networking sites throughout the day, while 39% said they "could not live without" social media sites. One-third of respondents said they log in multiple times each hour. Habits barely shift on the road. One fifth of respondents say that they check social networking sites multiple times throughout the day while traveling.
The global study was conducted by STUDYLOGIC LLC, which surveyed 4,204 people via phone in the U.S., U.K. and China. Sheraton recently completed the roll-out of its signature offering "Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft," - a technology-driven social hub that keeps travelers connected 24/7 at nearly 400 hotels around the world.
Careful what you post. Before meeting a new business contact, more than half of those surveyed check out their new contact's social networking profiles (54%). Nearly 60% say they have not hired a candidate based on a negative impression from a social-media profile. More than half (54%) of respondents say they know someone who has been fired for something said or posted online.
Regardless of pitfalls, social networking's popularity as a networking tool continues to grow. More than half of all respondents (56%) agreed about the importance of doing business with people active in social media channels; 55% use online social networking to meet new business contacts and maintain current ones.
And many use social media to mix business and pleasure - literally. More than half of those surveyed have arranged a romantic interlude on the road using social networks, with men more likely to do so (45%) than women (40%).
Don't always believe what you read. Nearly 70% of respondents say they aren't honest on social networking sites; 27% of those fib "a little," 21% flat-out "lie," and 20% admit that their postings are total fabrications. Women are more inclined to tell little white lies online; men were more likely to be 100% honest (46%) versus their female counterparts (18%).
More than 50% of all Sheraton guests use the Link@Sheraton during their stay. Facebook is the most visited site at the Link@Sheraton, with 75% of Link users logging in during their stay. More than 60% of those surveyed (62%) find that social media makes it easier for them to meet people while traveling for work.
64% said they use social media to make their travel plans and within the 25-34 year old participant group, the number is even higher; 76% look to popular social media sites to plan their next getaway.
"Along with the bigger shift toward social media from other forms of communication, what the survey drove home for us was that an experience like Link@Sheraton isn't a luxury for guests, but a necessity," says Hoyt Harper, SVP and global brand leader for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. "They expect total connectivity, and that's what Sheraton's delivering,"
The Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft is a signature component of the Sheraton brand's $6 billion global effort to enhance the brand and differentiate the guest experience at properties worldwide. The Link@Sheraton's unique lobby lounge enables today's travelers to stay connected with instant access to information and technology for work, leisure and social networking. Designed as a social environment, The Link@Sheraton invites guests to interact with each other while they check their email, research local attractions and even print boarding passes using free Wi-Fi and Internet-enabled computer stations. It also features a Link@Sheraton Café, televisions and daily newspapers.
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In terms of Silicon Valley feuds, you’d be hard pressed to find one that’s spicier than the years-long battle between Meta and Apple. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg started steering his company toward virtual-reality tech, and now Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it clear he’s gunning for the same. Meta’s Facebook recently started testing out encrypted chats, a domain that Apple has dominated for years.
Facebook is a company that historically hasn’t shied away from sharing user data with countless third parties. Meanwhile Apple
as its own glitzy ad campaigns constantly remind us, is the one tech company that doesn’t spray your data across the web.
And, of course, there’s Apple’s recent privacy changes to its operating system that wiped out an estimated $10 billion of revenue for Meta
At the same time, the advertisers that relied on the long-established tools on Facebook and Instagram were left without the data they long relied on for their businesses.
In the year since Apple CEO Tim Cook denounced ad-based business models as a source of real-world violence, Apple has ramped up plans to pop more ads into people’s iPhones and beef up the tech used to target those ads. And now it looks like Apple’s looking to poach the small businesses that have relied almost entirely on Facebook’s ad platform for more than a decade.
MarketWatch found two recent job postings by Apple that suggest the company is looking to build out its burgeoning ad-tech team with folks who specialize in working with small businesses. Specifically, the company says it’s looking for two product managers who are “inspired to make a difference in how digital advertising will work in a privacy-centric world” and who want to “design and build consumer advertising experiences.” An ideal candidate, Apple said, won’t only be savvy in advertising and mobile tech, and advertising on mobile tech, but will also have experience with “performance marketing, local ads or enabling small businesses.”
The listings also state that Apple’s looking for a manager who can “drive multi-year strategy and execution,” which suggests that Apple isn’t just tailing local advertisers but will likely be tailing those advertisers for a while. And considering how some of those small brands are already looking to jump ship from Facebook following Apple’s privacy changes, luring them off the platform might be enough to hamper Meta’s entire business structure for good, ad-tech analysts said.
“If you talk to any small business, they’ll tell you, ‘Yeah, right now is a disaster,” said Eric Seufert, one analyst who’s been following the battle between Apple and Facebook evolve for years. “It’s just a meltdown. There’s been a complete, devastating change to the environment.”
Is Apple’s Tim Cook stealing a page from Facebook’s playbook?
‘What goes around comes around’
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Motherboard makers are claiming that there are compatibility issues with AMD’s Phenom X4 processor and certain motherboards. AMD confirmed that the issues exist because makers are incorrectly pairing the Phenom X4 with lower-end chipsets.
“What people have done, mistakenly, is paired a 780G (chipset-based) motherboard with the higher frequency Phenom–the 125-watt Phenom,” said AMD spokesman Jake Whitman in a statement. The higher-wattage Phenom X4s do not work with motherboards featuring the 780G chipset; lower-wattage 95W models do not have these issues. “They’ve taken an enthusiast-class quad-core part and paired it with a mainstream motherboard” said Whitman. He says that the AMD 790 chipset should be paired with the 125W Phenom X4s, not the 780G.
AMD is having a difficult time competing with Intel. Mainstream desktop makers such as HP only use AMD Phenom X4 processors in their lower-performance models. HP and Gateway do not even offer the higher-wattage Phenom X4s in their desktops. Whitman said in response that first-tier makers are not making enthusiast-class AMD systems because the they are too concerned with price.


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The follow-up to the HTC One M8 looks a lot like its predecessor, according to the latest alleged leak. Surfacing shortly after the company revealed it would be holding an event at Mobile World Congress, photographs for what is believed to be called the HTC One M9 has surfaced, with the codenamed-Hima smartphone having relatively few external changes.
Photographs released by Nowhere Else, now pulled from view, shows the claimed One M9 sporting the usual BoomSound dual speaker configuration on the front, as well as a slightly larger camera lens and proximity sensor. The screen appears to have less of a bezel than before, though it is difficult to confirm with the phone turned off.
On the back, it seems as if HTC have opted for much larger camera module than expected, and though this could indicate a switch away to a higher-resolution rear camera than the previous 4-megapixel UltraPixel sensor used previously, its size could possibly hide more than just a single camera sensor. It is unclear if it has the M8's Duo Camera system, as the image has been cropped where the secondary sensor resides.
Other rumors suggest HTC will be using an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor with a 20-megapixel rear camera, with the front camera using the UltraPixel sensor this time, though some suggest it could be a 13-megapixel version. 3GB of RAM and a 1440x2560-resolution display are also touted.


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The Zuckerberg coin is almost ready: the white paper, that is the document that illustrates its features, should be published on June 18th.
In 2020 there would be the launch, probably after having untied (or at least loosened up) the issues concerning regulation. Cryptocurrency should be called Libra and be governed by a group of large corporations.
How cryptocurrency works
It has long been thought that cryptocurrency would be called GlobalCoin. The news on the name is still mixed, but according to the Wall Street Journal and The Information, it would be “Libra”, like the company registered by Facebook in Switzerland last May (Libra Networks). This will certainly be a “stablecoin”, ie not a “pure” cryptocurrency, whose value is determined by trade and influenced by the protocol, but a currency anchored in a fiat currency, that is “paper”.
According to the German newspaper WirtschaftsWoche, which cites Laura McCracken, head of financial services and payments for Facebook for Europe, Libra would be anchored to a basket of currencies and not just the dollar. In this way there would be no dependence on the American currency, but the advantage of a stablecoin would be confirmed: having less volatility. Which means, at least in theory, an incentive to use as a real currency, to buy goods and services.
What really is Libra
However, stability needs guarantees. That is, traditional currencies, which must be kept by a third party. That’s what central banks do. The figure must be impressive, because it should ensure liquidation by users who, instead of spending their Libra on Facebook, decide to convert them into dollars or euros. This mechanism therefore requires centralization and is one of the reasons that make Facebook’s cryptocurrency very far from Bitcoin.
In a meeting with central bankers last May, Tobias Adrian (head of the International Monetary Fund’s market division) stressed this point: he does not mention Menlo Park, but the reference to the “social network” is clear. According to Adrian, Libra would be an “eMoney”: a virtual token totally (or for the most part) secured by deposits in traditional coins. So a digital version of something that exists physically. Something more like WeChat Pay and AliPay (in China) and M-Pesa (in Kenya) than bitcoin.
The weight of stability
The Chinese and Kenyan cases show that the model can have a very large audience. It works. The “digitalisation” of a currency has clear advantages. Adrian identifies four: he travels on devices that we have in our hands and are also widespread in countries with less solid banking infrastructures; has minimal transaction costs; in many cases (even if this is a crucial point for Facebook) social media and telecoms have a better reputation than banks; large platforms do not start from scratch but from a huge user base, which would make adoption faster. At the same time, however, Libra’s global reach could be a problem. Facebook will not only have to guarantee important reserves, but also in different currencies.
What is an “independent” consortium
To find the necessary guarantees and, at the same time, push the project, Facebook would have chosen to set up an independent consortium, at least in the form. Some large companies should pay Zuckerberg to buy a “node” of the blockchain (one of the “digital rooms” in which the transaction is validated) and they would manage it in exchange for an as yet undefined economic incentive.
According to the Wall Street Journal , among these managers there would be Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber. And Stripe, Booking.com and the Argentine e-commerce MercadoLibre could also be added. The knots would cost $ 10 million. They would be a hundred, thus securing Menlo Park a billion dollars. Who pays also obtains an armchair in the consortium charged with guiding Libra. Waiting to know the details, there are more than sensible reasons that would have pushed Zuckerberg to this move. The billion collected is the guarantee with which to start Libra.
Having a sort of “board of directors” of the cryptocurrency would ensure a much more reactive management than the one distributed by bitcoins. At the same time, and this is clear, the operation would remain strongly centralized. Nothing to do with the initial idea of blockchains and cryptocurrencies, which had as their goal precisely to make money management more democratic. Indeed, in some respects it is the exact opposite. Facebook does not want to prevent transactions from moving from strong authority. He wants to become strong authority.
Facebook steps sideways
Facebook, explains the Wall Street Journal, will not be part of the consortium. It will thus delegate its management. Not bad: it will give a semblance of decentralization (very partial) but it will still have the basic technology and will remain the platform on which to spend. Without Zuckerberg’s social media, Libra’s value would be zero, as would the consortium’s decisions. For cryptocurrency, Facebook would be a little like what Android is for app developers and users.
I’m not telling you which apps to create or download, but to do that you have to go from here. At the same time, Zuckerberg would keep profit opportunities intact: transforming its social media into gigantic e-commerce could bring up to $ 19 billion by 2021 according to Barclays . With a double advantage: earn more and do it in alternative way to advertising. A necessary solution given the possible antitrust restrictions and the path traced towards a more “private” social network.
The big doubt: the rules
To distinguish between social and Libra, at least formally, would then be an advantage at the regulatory level. The cryptocurrency is, for now in power, a new, enormous power. Which will be observed very closely by the financial authorities. Zuckerberg knows this well and – for some time – he is gearing up. According to the Financial Times , the Facebook CEO has hired Ed Bowles, head of public affairs in Europe of the finance company Standard Chartered.
In practice, a lobbyist, in charge of closely following Europe’s moves. “Facebook has the right, like everyone else, to enter the market, but the problem is the link with its other activities and data collection,” said Olivier Guersent, director general of the EU Commission’s financial stability department . The recruitment of Bowles is consistent with other recent moves: Zuckerberg has met several representatives of financial institutions, including the governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney.
And in January he recruited Nick Clegg, a former British deputy prime minister, into the global affairs and communication team. Not forgetting that the project guide was entrusted to David Marcus: a loyal Zuckerberg, before making great Messenger and moving to the blockchain, he had been president of PayPal.


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Join us on Thursday, January 24th for an enlightening discussion about the technologies South Florida companies are investing in and what we can expect to see in 2019 and beyond.
Big tech companies across the United States such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, Oracle, and IBM are pouring billions of dollars into research and development of new technologies for the future. They are often the leaders in the industry paving the way for smaller organizations and the rest of the world.
- What tech are these national leading companies investing in?
- What new tech is catching on locally here in South Florida?
- What are some new tech South Florida’s industry leaders investing in?
According to an article written by Rex Nutting, Columnist with MarketWatch, the United States spends more money on research and development than any other country. We spend over $550 billion dollars a year which is about 25% of the world’s total investment.
Every company from enterprise-sized to small startup is looking for that next intelligent software to bring them to the next level. Whether they are the ones developing new software or just being one the first to use it, companies are becoming more and more open to helping entrepreneurs launch their next big idea.
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The local rubber industry received much emphasis yesterday with the Global Rubber Conference (GRC) 2014 kicking off in Colombo.
The four-day event, which started on 27 October, is taking place for the fourth consecutive year.
The GRC is recognised to be one of the world’s leading conferences on natural rubber and NR-based products and is held on an annual basis rotating in different rubber-producing countries.
Organised by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) and Confexhub with the support from the Ministry of Plantation Industries and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the event saw about 250 delegates from over 25 countries come together to discuss and get updated on the pertinent issues affecting the global rubber industry.
The conference aimed to fulfill five key objectives which are, to bring together regulatory authorities and commercial players of the rubber industry to provide updates on current trends and future challenges faced by NR industry, to facilitate the exchange of information and subsequently open up new turfs of business opportunities and expansion, to promote industry-wide investment opportunities in Pan Asia countries in general and the host country specific, to provide a platform for policymakers and association heads to discuss determining factors within the industry and to enable industry experts to communicate the latest R&D innovations.
While GRC 2014 was officially opened yesterday, on 27 October a pre-conference study tour was arranged to visit Lankem Crepe Rubber Processing Plant and Sloe Crepe Production Centre at Padukka Estate, Kotagala Rubber and Tea Plantations at Rayigam Estate and the Sri Lanka Rubber Research Institute, the oldest in the world.
The technical sessions that will come to a close today included two keynote addresses on ‘Global Economic Growth Prospects and Commodity Markets’ by The World Bank (WB), USA, Senior Economist Dr. John Baffes and ‘Sri Lankan Government’s Policy on the Development of Rubber Based Product Manufacturing Industries’ by Ministry of Industry and Commerce Secretary Anura Siriwardena, along with technical sessions highlighting six key areas.
The six areas comprehensively deliberated were, ‘Global Rubber Situation and Prospects: Supply, Demand and Price Forecast for 2015’, ‘Defining Sustainability: The Game Changer for the Natural Rubber Sector’, ‘Enhancing Quality of Rubber Materials’, ‘New Dir3ections and Strategies for Sustainable Rubber Supply’, Tyre Industry: Market Outlook and Strategic Direction for Sustainable Development’ and ‘Directions of World Economic Forces on Dipped Goods Sector’. On 30 October the visiting delegates will be given the opportunity to visit the Rubber Auction Market which is the only one in the world. The GRC was incepted in 2005 as ASEAN Rubber Conference and was renamed in 2011 as the Global Rubber Conference. It has been held in seven ASEAN countries including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Laos PDR, and Malaysia and the last was held in Indonesia.


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Apex Restaurant Management completes $20.6 million acquisition of Morgan's Foods Inc.
Originally Published: May 28, 2014 8:55 AM Modified: May 28, 2014 5:37 PM
Morgan's Foods Inc.
(OTC: MRFD) of Beachwood officially has been swallowed up by Apex Restaurant Management Inc.
The companies on Wednesday, May 28, announced the completion of Apex's $20.6 million acquisition of Morgan's Foods.
Last week, shareholders of Morgan's Foods overwhelmingly approved the deal. In a news release, the companies said that about 99% of the votes cast at a special shareholders meeting on May 22 were in favor of the merger agreement, representing approximately 93% of Morgan's Foods common shares as of April 11, the record date for the special meeting.
Shareholders will receive $5 per share, in cash.
Morgan's Foods, which was formed in 1925, owns and operates 68 KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut Express franchises in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, New York and Missouri.
Apex, which was formed in 2005, is one of the largest franchise organizations of Yum! Brands and Long John Silver's.
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Everything about blockchain is disruptive and propitious which is why there are bodies and associations gaming up to shoot up its popularity with measures that would increase belief and adoption of the technology. One such illustrious entity is Blockchain for Europe which is the face of the international blockchain industry with players across the globe at the EU-level. Founded in 2018, it is a major blockchain association aiming to promote education and proactive regulation of Blockchain across the EU. When it was launched the association had four members including Ripple, the NEM Foundation, smart ledger development firm Fetch.AI, and Cardano-related startup Emurgo.
It works in a proactive manner and contributes to the acceleration of the regulatory debate. It believes that in supporting the major decision-makers in Europe, it can make blockchain technology a success. In a bid to do that, it collaborates with players spread not just regionally or nationally, but also globally both at the policy and at the industry level. All it is looking at is to support the advancement and furtherance of blockchain technology by use and education.
The latest player to join at the industry level is none other than Binance. Touted as the biggest exchange in the world by daily trading volume, it joined Blockchain for Europe on September 3’rd. With its entry in the inner circle of the association, it will follow major industry-related companies like Ripple, EOS developer Block.one, Fetch.ai, and Blockseed Ventures. Not just that, the association has also appointed Teana Baker-Taylor, as the new chairman of the board. Teena Baker currently is Binance’s head of operations in the United Kingdom.
As per the latest announcements and responses, at present, the Blockchain for Europe association is hell-bent on responding to the EU’s action plan on Anti-Money Laundering public consultation in addition to a consultation on the Digital service Act on smart contracts. The association is also active on the front of being a major voice in the ongoing discussions taking place to etch out a proposed EU framework for markets. This discussion was initiated in December 2019.
Binance is already a part of such associations. Especially at the beginning this year Binance.UK which is the UK subsidiary of Binance is now a part of CryptoUK. CryptoUK is the self-regulating industry association of which Binance.UK will be a member of the executive board. This new membership will enable Binance.UK to work with policymakers, industry experts, and academicians to develop a regulatory framework for digital assets. It has joined the group where already top industry players like Coinbase, CryptoCompare, and Ripple are a part of. Not just that this year June, Binance also joined the Internet and Mobile Association of India’s digital asset exchange committee to become a part of a major crypto revolution in the country and developing it block by block.
Binance’s participation in these regulatory bodies and associations comes at a time when there is growing adoption of cryptos even in unexpected markets. Being the top exchange, Binance participation sure brings in a lot of cheers.


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The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition is expected to be launched as a spiritual successor to the Galaxy S10 Lite. We had exclusively confirmed the phone’s existence three months ago. Its design and specifications have been leaked already, and the device appears to be coming in both LTE (SM-G780) and 5G (SM-G781) variants. Now, the phone’s pricing for the 5G variant appears to have leaked alongside its color variants.
Going by a leaked image, the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition’s 5G variant could cost CAD 1,148.65 (around $878). The device could debut in as many as six colors: lavender, navy, orange, red, sky green, and white. These are the same colors that were visible in an image leaked by Evan Blass (@evleaks). There’s no concrete information around the price of the LTE variant of the device and the launch date, though.
Galaxy S20 Fan Edition specs
The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition could sport a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with Full HD+ resolution, HDR10+, and a 120Hz refresh rate. It could also feature an in-display fingerprint reader, similar to the rest of the devices in the Galaxy S20 series. It could use an Exynos 990 or a Snapdragon 865 processor, depending on the market. The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition features 6GB/8GB RAM, 128GB internal storage, and a microSD card slot.
Samsung appears to have cut some corners on the camera front. It has a triple-camera setup with a 12MP wide-angle camera, a 12MP ultrawide camera, and an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. The phone could feature a 32MP selfie camera and IP68 rating. Running Android 10 with One UI 2, the phone will be powered by a 4,500mAh battery that supports up to 45W fast charging.
Do your sources say if the UK will get the Snapdragon 865+? If not im just gonna wait next year to get a phone then bc exynos will be better then supposedly. But Samsung is so **bleep**e rn they dont even use thermal paste. Thats like CPU 101 lol.


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Bernard Matthews Turkey Dinosaurs have been removed from sale.
Shoppers who have bought the iconic frozen treats are being urgently warned to return them.
The turkey treats, which are massively popular among youngsters, have been taken off shelves across the city.
Birmingham supermarkets are offering full refunds after the product recall, which comes amid a warning the turkey dinosaurs could contain pieces of metal.
This makes the product unsafe to eat, therefore consumers are being advised to not eat the product.
The frozen turkey manufacturer has alerted the Food Standards Agency about the recall, who are urging shoppers to return to product to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
No proof of receipt is needed.
The kids frozen food product is sold in Iceland, Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco.
Recalled bags include the 9-pack weighing 450g, with a best before date of November 30, 2020.
It includes batch codes: L19QGG3, L19QGG4, L19QHG3, L19QHG4.
Bernard Matthews has apologised for the inconvenience caused to shoppers and added that no other products had been affected.
Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product.


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With its EBM S400, Stratasys Inc. has ushered in a new way of making titanium parts. Producing fully dense parts in Ti6AL4V and Ti6AL4V ELI, the Electron Beam Melting technology eliminates the common barriers to working with titanium. Stratasys is the North American distributor for this unique rapid prototyping device that is manufactured by Arcam AB.
"The high speed electron beam system is the next generation of additive fabrication technology for rapid manufacturing of titanium parts," says CEO Scott Crump. "The machine creates parts comparable to wrought titanium and better than cast titanium, with a 95 percent powder recovery yield, which is unheard of in our industry." The company states that the EBM technology is three to five times faster than comparable laser-based machines. Titanium parts created on the system are accurate, near-net shapes and are HIP treatable. The company also offers cobalt-chrome and has ongoing material development for alloys that include stainless steel. For more information, go to http:// rbi.ims.ca/4933-544.
Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones used to fare quite well in the repairability department, but last year's flagship S5 model took a tumble, scoring a meh-inducing 5/10. Will the newly redesigned S6 lead us back into star-studded territory, or will we sink further into the depths of a repairability black hole?
In 2003, the world contained just over 500 million Internet-connected devices. By 2010, this figure had risen to 12.5 billion connected objects, almost six devices per individual with access to the Internet. Now, as we move into 2015, the number of connected 'things' is expected to reach 25 billion, ultimately edging toward 50 billion by the end of the decade.
NASA engineer Brian Trease studied abroad in Japan as a high school student and used to fold fast-food wrappers into cranes using origami techniques he learned in library books. Inspired by this, he began to imagine that origami could be applied to building spacecraft components, particularly solar panels that could one day send solar power from space to be used on earth.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Chip and computer hardware stocks traded mixed Wednesday morning.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
rose 0.5 percent and the Goldman Sachs Hardware Index
shares advanced 1.4 percent to $14.07. The memory chipmaker is scheduled to report quarterly financial results after Wednesday's closing bell.
and Taiwan Semiconductor
each added more than 1 percent.
On the flip side, PalmOne
slid 2 percent to $28.75. Shares of the handheld computer maker jumped almost 40 percent Tuesday following its fiscal fourth-quarter results. See full story.
Chip equipment company FSI International
added 7.7 percent to $7.85. FSI reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $4 million, or 13 cents a share, on sales of $36.3 million. During the same quarter last year, FSI reported a loss of $15.6 million, or 53 cents a share, on sales of $19.4 million.


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Canada and Greece have about as much in common as maple syrup and olive oil. The snowier country is overly obsessed with balanced budgets, while the Mediterranean one is paying a heavy price for decades of profligacy. But there is one thing the two countries share: both will be leaning on tourists to help them out of their economic doldrums.
This isn’t new for Greece. Its beaches long have been the centre of its economy; filling them will be crucial to the country’s economic recovery. The sight of Canada—a big, diversified economy based on oil, grain, banking and automobiles—looks somewhat desperate. Yet it was tourism that the Bank of Canada recently held up as evidence that better days were at hand and that its ultra-low-interest-rate policy was working.


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Some time ago, I introduced the weekly palate cleanser posts (a.k.a. ‘Sunday Smile’) on this blog. During the week, I post about road closures, stores opening, stores closing, community news and things to do around Alexandria, Virginia. So, I thought maybe one post during the week could be just for fun. Therefore, a post that will cleanse the palate.
For this week’s Sunday Smile, ICYMI last night, President George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) addresses the nation on SNL’s Cold Open and compares his presidency to that of President Donald Trump’s.


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Claims for U.S. Jobless Benefits Fall More Than Forecast
Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week, a sign the labor market is getting back on track.
Applications for jobless benefits decreased 26,000 to 359,000 in the week ended Sept. 22, the lowest since July, Labor Department figures showed today. Economists forecast 375,000 claims, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey.
A turnaround in claims, which have been on the rise since July, indicates companies in the U.S. may be growing more confident that sales will pick up. At the same time, the jobless rate may be slow to fall after exceeding 8 percent for 43 months without a pick-up in the pace of hiring.
“The labor market is not getting any worse,” said Neil Dutta, head of U.S. economics at Renaissance Macro Research LLC. “But jobless claims only tell you one side of the equation, so they don’t automatically mean that hiring is going up.”
A separate report from the Commerce Department today showed demand for capital goods rose in August while failing to make up for declines in the previous two months, signaling slowdowns in business investment and exports threaten to further restrain the U.S. economic recovery.
Orders for non-defense capital equipment excluding airplanes rose 1.1 percent after decreases of 5.2 percent in July and 2.7 percent in June. Total orders for durable goods, those meant to last at least three years, plunged 13 percent, the most since January 2009, paced by a plunge decline in demand for civilian aircraft.
Stock-index futures trimmed earlier gains after the reports. The contract on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index maturing in December rose 0.5 percent to 1,433.6 at 9:08 a.m. in New York.
The U.S. economy probably created more jobs than currently estimated in the year ended March 2012, the Labor Department also said today in preliminary projections.
The number of jobs added to payrolls will probably be revised up by 386,000 from the current estimate of 1.94 million, the department said on its website.
Estimates for jobless claims in the Bloomberg survey of 48 economists ranged from 365,000 to 385,000. The Labor Department initially reported the prior week’s applications at 382,000.
A Labor Department official today said claims related to Tropical Storm Isaac were not enough to have a material influence on the data.
Other data from the Commerce Department showed the economy expanded at a 1.3 percent annual rate in the second quarter, less than the 1.7 percent previous estimated, as consumer spending climbed at the slowest pace in a year.
The four-week moving average for jobless claims, a less- volatile measure, dropped to 374,000 from 378,500.
The number of people continuing to collect jobless benefits fell by 4,000 to 3.27 million in the week ended Sept. 15. The continuing claims figure does not include the number of workers receiving extended benefits under federal programs.
Those who’ve used up their traditional benefits and are now collecting emergency and extended payments decreased by about 1,900 to 2.16 million in the week ended Sept. 8.
The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits held at 2.6 percent in the week ended Sept. 15. Thirty-seven states and territories reported an increase in claims, while 16 reported a decrease.
Initial jobless claims reflect weekly firings and tend to fall as job growth -- measured by the monthly non-farm payrolls report -- accelerates.
Hiring stumbled last month, with payrolls rising by 96,000 workers after a revised 141,000 gain in July, Labor Department figures showed Sept. 7. The jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent in August from 8.3 percent as more Americans left the labor force.
Employment prospects may be lifted, albeit temporarily, as businesses boost headcounts ahead of the year-end holidays. Toys “R” Us Inc., the world’s largest toy retailer, said it will hire 45,000 temporary staff in the Christmas period at both its stores and online distribution centers in the U.S., up from 40,000 last year. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) said will hire more than 50,000 temporary workers in its U.S. stores.
Economists project payrolls expanded by 120,000 workers in September, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. The Labor Department will release the figures on Oct. 5.
Weak demand is still restraining job growth. Siemens AG said will cut 615 jobs at U.S. factories producing windmills in response to “a significant drop in new orders,” according to a message to employees obtained by Bloomberg. Alpha Natural Resources Inc., the second-largest U.S. coal producer, said last week it will close eight mines, eliminating 1,200 jobs.
The pace of labor market progress persuaded the Federal Reserve to announce further monetary accommodation this month. The central bank said it will expand its holdings of long-term securities by purchasing $40 billion of mortgage debt a month until the labor market improves significantly.
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Cell Phone Outages Frustrate South Austin Residents
A major cell phone outage in South Austin has caused frustration and confusion for hundreds of residents.
Sprint customers in the Sunset Valley area said they've been without cell phone service for more than four days. They also told KEYE TV they were having trouble getting answers as to what went wrong and when the service would resume.
We found out two Sprint sites in Austin went down, causing folks within about a five mile radius to experience issues with their service. Sprint customers were still having problems Monday night.
The company told us it's working as quickly as possible to get those sites back online.
In an increasingly digital world, attorney Rae Ann Shanley's cell phone is her one-stop communication device.
"If you don’t have a land line and that’s your sole source, it’s frightening," she said.
Since Thursday, Shanley has had to use her office land line to make and receive most of her calls.
She said within about a five mile radius of her Sunset Valley home, her cell phone turns into a stylish yet useless paper weight, and she's not alone.
Sprint sent KEYE TV a statement saying two of its cell phone sites were having issues. A spokeswoman then thanked customers for their patience, something Shanley said she's running short on. Shanley told us she has made two trips to the Sprint store and spent hours on the phone with the company, with no explanation.
"We're kind of in this all by ourselves, unfortunately," she said. "That's really disappointing. If there was an emergency, no one could get ahold of me and no one would know why."
We went to a Sprint store in South Austin. Workers said about 50 people had come in over the last several days with the same problem as Shanley.
They even said their Sprint cell phones weren't working in the store, but they weren't sure why.
"You kind of get the feeling someone knows something but it’s not the customers," Shanley said.
Workers could not explain the elusive signals and directed us to a state company spokeswoman. She would only say they’re working to fix the issue as soon as possible.
In the meantime, Shanley is thinking about bringing back a land line at her house and possibly switching carriers, to hopefully avoid feeling so isolated and vulnerable again.
So what are your rights if you want to switch carriers? Most of us have to sign a two year contract.
Cell phone providers usually provide a 30 day window to cancel once you sign the contract. If it has been longer, you may have to pay an early termination fee. Verizon and Sprint's fee is $350.
You can also issue a complaint with customer service. Some tech experts said the more vocal you are about your complaint on Facebook, Twitter and on the news, the better chance you have of customer service contacting you to prevent a public relations mess.
Update: at 4:21 p.m. Sprint said one of those two sites is now back up and running. They told us it was due to an issue with the wireline connection. The second site is still being worked on, and the cause of that breakdown is undetermined.
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Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global which owns Virgin Media, has poured cold water on the possibility of Apple producing its own TV.
Going against a number of renowned Apple analysts, Fries played down the possibility of Apple launching its own TV set:
"I don't think they're going to build a TV. They want to be in the interface business. They want essentially to get in between cable operators and customers," Fries said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference on Tuesday according to The Street.
Liberty Global purchased Virgin Media earlier this year in a deal worth $16 billion which saw the international telecommunications and television company, which owns television companies across the globe, enter the UK market for the first time.
Not a big threat
"That's a tricky proposition when you think about the economics of that and who wins and who loses and how you share revenue. So I don't anticipate any bold moves in our space from them - so they're not a big threat," Fries added.
Fries comments fly in the face of speculation from industry watchers who widely believe Apple is working on its own television set. Thus far Apple has only produced a £100 set-top box called Apple TV which lets you purchase films and TV from iTunes, access content from services like YouTube and Netflix or stream content from your iPhone, iPad or MacBook laptop.
Apple television rumours have been circulating for a number of years but we are yet to see any concrete evidence that Apple is developing a television set.
Last month inside sources speaking to Quartz said Apple's plans could include forming its own pay TV service to rival satellite and terrestrial providers. This would pit Apple in direct copmpetition with the likes of BSkyB and Liberty Global in the UK, as well as the powerful cable companies in the US such as Comcast and Time Warner.
Instead of organising content around channels, the Apple television would order its content around apps - one for each production company, for example, so there would be an ESPN app and an HBO app rather than numbered channels.
However, the sources speaking to Quartz also claim Apple isn't against a more conventional setup, whereby a deal with cable companies would allow them to plug their cable lines into the back of the Apple television, bypassing the need for a separate box.
This option has apparently been discussed for more than two years but "negotiations haven't progressed very far" because cable companies worry that they would lose control of their relationship with the viewers if they surrender control of their services to Apple.
While details of hardware specifics have petered out somewhat in recent months, reports continue to circulate after Steve Jobs is quoted as having said he had "cracked" TV prior to his death in 2011.


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New Delhi: A Reliance store in Ahmedabad may soon offer a Bagh print saree made by a tribal family in Madhya Pradesh
. Next time you stay at a Taj hotel, you may get to use handmade lemon grass soaps made by Himachal Pradesh tribals. Dokra handicrafts made from a special metal by Chhattisgarh tribals could be on offer at a Walmart
In a major initiative to market products
made in remote tribal villages, the Centre has reached out to top retailers and ecommerce portals to push a variety of products in India and internationally. The plan is to take sales of such products to Rs 10,000 crore in the next three years from Rs 300 crore last year.
The ministry of commerce and ministry of tribal affairs has given itself a target that every household in India should have at least one tribal product over the next three years, with the ‘Go Tribal’ campaign.
The government is seeking tieups with Walmart and Amazon
to sell the products overseas.
The project entails marketing not just handicrafts but also littleknown tribal initiatives such as herbaceuticals, nutrabeverages, honey and natural oils and ex-tracts. The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (Trifed), which is the tribal affairs ministry’s marketing arm for such products, will ensure quality control. Every genuine product will have a ‘Tribes’ authentication mark. “We are in talks with Walmart, Taj Group, Tata Sons
and Reliance fashion for pushing our products,” Trifed managing director Pravir Krishna told ET. “We have tied up with Amazon and in January handlooms worth Rs 1cr were sold. This would now be extended to 190 countries.”
The Centre is trying to rope in lyricist Prasoon Joshi for a ‘Go Tribal’ anthem and Prahlad Kakkar
and Piyush Pandey for building a brand image for the initiative.
At the government level, ministries have been advised to use tribal products as gifts so that the visibility of Tribes India increases.


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India is the only country in the world with over a billion mobile connections and biometrics, providing enough scope for penetration of fintech technology, Kant said.
"The Indian fintech ecosystem is the third largest in the globe. USD 6 billion investments have already happened in fintech market in the country in the last 3-4 years.
He also said the government has played key role in building fintech startups in the country.
Noting that unlike China where all data is owned by Alibaba, and the US where data is owned by Google and Facebook, Kant said, data in India is owned by the government. BKS BKS ANU ANU


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Ark revives flotation plan
BRITAIN'S biggest privately owned biotech group Ark Therapeutics has revived plans for a London stock market flotation after pulling out of a £140m float over a year ago.
Ark, which has a device for treating ulcers and is developing treatments for malignant brain tumours, hopes to come back to the market to raise up to £40m in cash. Market sources say it is in talks with advisers West LB Panmure and Nomura Securities.
Ark's last float attempt was abandoned 16 months ago after a sudden deterioration in stock markets.
Ark chief executive Nigel Parker then blamed the 'whole sentiment in the market', saying: 'We decided it was unwise to go ahead.'
There have since been no biotech flotations, though other pulled floats have been revived - including Punch Taverns and Yell!
There have also been recent signs of an upturn in new listing activity. Tomorrow intellectual property group I2IPO starts trading and later this week, despite a float clouded by a lawsuit, Wolfson Electronics is due to be priced, with its shares likely to start trading next week.
The upturn in IPO activity coincides with the sudden pick-up in the stock market's fortunes. Since the end of the Iraq war the market has risen more than 1100 points to close last night at 4331.9, only 30 points off 2003 highs reached earlier this week.
RHM, the former Rank Hovis McDougall, DIY chain Focus Wickes and Irish drinks group Cantrell & Cochrane are all believed to be waiting on the sidelines.
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Global Wellness Institute Announces Expansion of Global Wellness Tourism Congress Calendar for 2015
Wellness expert Anni Hood to lead initiative to drive awareness of $494 billion wellness tourism industry globally
New York, NY – January 21, 2015 – The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), an international think-tank that develops research and resources to positively impact the global wellness industry, announced today plans to deliver its Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC) in multiple cities during the 2015 calendar year.
The global initiative, headed by international wellness expert Anni Hood, will highlight the opportunity the $494 billion wellness tourism industry offers individual countries and regions. GWI plans to introduce the one-day congresses to four new countries in 2015, in addition to the annual GWTC event held in conjunction with the Global Wellness Summit in Mexico City this November.
Sponsoring countries will gain invaluable insight into cutting-edge research and quantified data on wellness tourism in their region and will be able to showcase the authenticity and indigenous wellness experiences of their country to a broader market. The congresses will focus on education and infrastructure to support the ongoing establishment of wellness tourism and will initiate collaboration between public and private sectors to develop cohesive wellness tourism goals.
“Anni brings over fifteen years of global wellness expertise to GWTC and has been leading the GWI’s wellness tourism initiatives since the first GWTC event took place during the Global Wellness Summit in New Delhi, India,” said Susie Ellis, Chairman and CEO of the GWI. “We are thrilled to announce Anni’s expanding role in bringing the wellness tourism message to a broader audience.”
With Hood’s help, the GWI is focused on actively raising the awareness of wellness tourism within governments and their relevant ministries. According to recent GWI research1, wellness tourism grew almost twice as fast as global tourism overall in the last year. One of the Institute’s initiatives in 2015 is to prompt the conversation about the need for governments to put Ministers of Wellness in place to advance the wellbeing of our global population. It’s a topic that will be on the agenda at the Global Wellness Summit in Mexico City November 13-15, 2015 and Ellis recently co-authored an article with Renee Moorefield, CEO of Wisdom Works, “2015: The Year of the Ministry of Wellness” that appeared on the Huffington Post.
In addition to her work with the GWI, Hood is founder and CEO of Anni Hood Wellness Business Consultancy, which provides wellness integration services to both public and private sector businesses, and K.I.S Lifestyle wellness solutions, a community offering affordable and accessible health resolution.
About the Global Wellness Institute
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is an international think-tank that brings together leaders and visionaries from private and public sectors to positively impact and shape the future of the wellness industry. The GWI is the umbrella organization of the Global Wellness Summit (GWS) and the Global Wellness Tourism Congress (GWTC). The GWI is considered the leading global research and educational resource for the $3.4 trillion wellness industry.WellnessEvidence.com, the world’s first online portal to the medical evidence for common wellness approaches, is also a GWI initiative.


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Posts Tagged ‘Services’
A federal district court in New York ruled Wednesday that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is owed “reasonable license fees” by online media powerhouses AOL, RealNetworks, and Yahoo for the music streamed and distributed on their sites.
Currently, music streamed by sites owned by the three companies is advertising-supported and no dividends are paid to ASCAP.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will now determine appropriate fees for AOL, RealNetworks, and Yahoo, all of which have applied for ASCAP licenses but have not been able to agree upon fees. The total payments to the group, which represents over 320,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers–not record labels–could reach $100 million. (Click here for a PDF of the court’s decision.)
The license fees would cover music distributed as early as July 1, 2002, and then up through the end of 2009. Because songwriters and composers often aren’t affiliated with record labels that distribute their music as performed by another artist, they presently are left without licensing fees from digital distribution on the three companies named in the court decision.
ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman wrote in a statement following the decision:
The court’s finding represents a major step toward proper valuation of the music contributions of songwriters, composers and publishers to these types of online businesses.
It is critical that these organizations share a reasonable portion of their sizable revenues with those of us whose content attracts audiences and, ultimately, helps to make their businesses viable. This decision will go a long way toward protecting the ability of songwriters and composers to be compensated fairly as the use of musical works online continues to grow.”
Looking to take on more demanding customers, Amazon Web Services on Thursday rolled out two paid-support plans that give customers access to its engineers to resolve glitches.
The company said it will offer two levels of support–gold and silver–for a fixed annual fee or a percentage of customers’ total usage of its services. The support plans are available for its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Simple Storage Service (S3), and Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS).
Right now, Amazon offers pay-as-you-go pricing for its hosted services. Customers pay for how much they use the service. To get support for technical problems, they need to go to free forums.
The paid support is a sign that Amazon’s hosted computing is ramping up to take on a broader swath of clients, including large businesses.
Initially, Amazon aimed the hosted service at Web start-ups, but it’s signing on business customers too. BusinessWeek reported earlier this week that The New York Times and Nasdaq are now customers,
The support service also casts Amazon more in the mold of traditional IT providers such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Sun Microsystems, which all offer a variation on hosted computing.
“Guaranteed support will also allow us to develop even more substantial applications using Amazon Web Services, knowing that Amazon is there to support us,” Paul Horvath, chief technology officer of health care form-processing company TC3 Health, said in a statement.


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The rise in consumer prices accelerated again in June in the United States, and is now at its highest since November 1981, a new blow for the American president who has been trying for several months to curb inflation.
Inflation reached 9.1% in June year on year, against 8.6% the previous month, according to the consumer price index (CPI ) released Wednesday by the Labor Department. Over one month, the rise in prices amounted to 1.3%, against 1.0% in May.
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The brand took to its Twitter feed to apologise directly to consumers and pledged to suspend its advertising on the social network.
A total of 13 brands have now moved to pull their ads from Facebook in the wake of the campaign, including Nissan UK. Advertisers have claimed that Facebook is in the process of revising its policies, but a spokesman for Facebook in the UK was unable to confirm any progress had been made at this stage.
More than 50,000 tweets have now been sent over the issue under the hashtag #fbrape, with more than 100 organisations lending their support to the campaign.
In the face of mounting pressure, Unilever’s Dove brand has now responded to consumer concern, saying it is now working "aggressively with Facebook to resolve the issue".
The brand, which markets itself as a purveyor of products for "real women", has found itself at the epicentre of the protest. Many consumers have argued that its "pro-women" marketing stance is at odds with its decision to keep advertising on Facebook.
Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble has also come under fire after telling a consumer, "We can’t control what content they [our advertising] pops up next to. Obviously it’s a shame that our ad happened to pop up next to it."
Robin Grant, co-founder of social media agency We Are Social, says that although Facebook has faced complaints over explicit content before, they have usually passed quite quickly. However, he warned: "If this continues, Facebook will need to reconsider their position, despite the facts the ads are targeted at people not content."
While campaigners have targeted brands for failing to comment on the issue, he believes that many brands are remaining silent, or were slow to respond to the issue in a bid not to exacerbate the situation and draw attention to where their advertising is appearing.
Grant said: "Facebook is too much an important part of a brands marketing activity."
As the campaign continues to heat up, Facebook is facing up to a huge dilemma. Historically, the brand has drawn heavily on arguments centring on the importance of preserving free speech. While media agencies have long relied on the argument that as Facebook users, rather than Facebook itself create content, the social network is simply holding up a mirror to society. By this logic if this mirror is broken, or shedding a light on the very darkest depths of human nature, then it is society itself that is to blame.
However, as pressure continues to mount some in the industry are questioning if this is a sustainable strategy.
We Are Social’s Grant said: The pressure groups have got a good point – this content shouldn’t be there, but Facebook invests a lot in moderating. But if society demands they have to do more, then they will have to change."
One thing is clear – the argument that Facebook advertising targets consumers not content is failing to convince consumers that brands have no responsibility for where their advertising appears.


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Arival CEO Douglas Quinby has outlined the key points from the tour, attractions and activities sector that emerged from the discussions among 500+ travel industry attendees at the inaugural Arival Asia Pacific event in Bangkok June 24-26.
The CEO’s headline points were:
Think Asia is behind? Don’t think that way for long. Asia Pacific is the largest regional travel market, it’s the fastest growing, and its consumers are already way ahead—they’re shopping, booking and paying on mobile far more than their Western counterparts.
Traveller expectations in Asia are forcing operators and distributors across the region to catch up, and fast.
Asia has distribution like nowhere else. With nearly 50 online travel agencies (OTAs) and thousands of offline distributors operating in the region, nowhere is distribution more dynamic, and more complex.
Consolidation will be inevitable, but in the meantime, operators must develop strategies to manage major global OTAs, regional specialists, B2B wholesalers, DMCs and more.
Pricing is out of control. The most talked-about issue at Arival was rampant discounting by resellers - and operators’ limited ability to rein in such practices. It’s a widespread operator complaint that extends across online and offline (traditional travel agency) distributors.
Many operators pin their hopes on the much-discussed idea of MSP, or minimum selling price. But implementation and oversight will be easier said than done meaning that some distributors are selling tours and attractions for less than the operators and less than their own costs to gain market share.
Operators are distributors and distributors are operators. Across the region larger players and DMCs are aggregating tours, activities and attractions and distributing them to global distributors. At the same time, they are operating their own tours. The lines between operator and distributor are increasingly blurry, making distribution more complex than other regions.
Tech from the West wants in. As online distribution and technology adoption in North America and Europe matures, global OTAs and reservation system companies are eyeing Asia for their next wave of growth.
The industry can have real social impact. The inspiring talks from Lien Nguyen of I Love Asia Tour, Achi Thamparipattra of HiveSters, Raj Gyawali of Socialtours, and others, made plain the power and potential of our industry to have real, tangible impact on local communities.
Creators and sellers of in-destination experiences have enormous opportunity to help alleviate poverty, preserve the environment, empower women and micro-entrepreneurs and support local communities and cultures—while also building successful, profitable businesses.
“It is still very early days for the in-destination industry in Asia, but it’s clear that much of the future of our industry will be defined here in Asia Pacific,” said Quinby.


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The 2019 report on animal welfare in the food industry is presented in Spain
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) is the main benchmark for animal welfare policies in food companies. Spanish companies continue to have little presence in it.
Factory farm of lifetime-caged laying hens. Photo: Equalia
Guillermo Moreno, Director of Equalia
August 04 2020
It’s the most important annual comparative report on an international level. It is supported by the Compassion in World Farming and World Animal Protection organizations. It celebrated its 8th anniversary in 2019 and in this occasion, the standard for animal welfare of 150 food companies in 24 countries are evaluated.
The report provides investors, companies, consumers and other stakeholders with a better understanding of corporate practices in animal welfare. Its objective is to drive progress in corporate standards, highlighting those that achieve the most and those that need to improve their policies.
The companies adhere to the evaluation willingly. In 2019, the report registered 63 produces, 52 distributors and 35 restaurant and bar chains. The evaluation method is done through a 6 level ranking:
Level 1. Leadership.
Level 2. Animal welfare integrated into corporate strategies.
Level 3. Stablished, but still some work to be done
Level 4. Moving forward towards integration
Level 5. On the business agenda, but evidence of limited implementation.
Level 6. No evidence on business agenda.
British companies continue to lead the ranking. 4 of the 6 companies that obtained level 1 are Waitrose, Cranswick, M&S and Noble Foods. Also, 9 of the 16 spots in Level 2 are British.
60% of the leading companies have formalized their animal welfare management through policies and processes in their supply chain.
2019 has been the year in which companies have achieved the most progress since the first report in 2012. Out of the 150 companies that were analyzed, 30 of them rose at least one level.
Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming, says: "Over the past eight years, the report has been instrumental in encouraging companies to adopt new animal welfare policies. The responsibility now lies with those that have demonstrated a strong commitment to implementing these policies, for example, ensuring that cage-free systems are fit for purpose and are implemented in a timely manner."
There is still a lot of work to be done for proper animal welfare management in the food industry
51% of the evaluated companies provide their clients with information on animal welfare. 40% out of the 150 companies still appear on both levels, indicating they provide little to no information on their animal welfare standards, In fact, 25% don' even make their standards public.
As you can see, progress is still too slow. There is still a lot of work to be done for proper animal welfare management in the food industry.
As for Spain, Mercadona, positioned at level 5 (animal welfare on the business agenda, but limited evidence of implementation), represents the only participation in 2019. The large Spanish supermarket chain has been participating in the assessment since 2014. It has always been positioned at level 5, except in 2012 and 2016 when it dropped to last position.
El Corte Inglés took part from 2012 to 2017, scoring every year at level 6 (no evidence of animal welfare on the business agenda).
In the egg production sector there is an intention of abandoning the cages
Animal welfare in the Spanish food industry: the cage free movement in Spain
The beginning of the free cage movement took place in 2017, led by the Igualdad Animal Foundation. In that year, important actors in the distribution sector committed themselves to stop selling eggs from caged hens, with a 2025 deadline. The distribution sector was joined by the production sector, although to a lesser extent.
It is the case of big supermarkets like Carrefour, Mercadona, Lidl, Aldi, Eroski, Alcampo or El Corte Inglés; also of companies like Condis or Ahorra Más, which no longer offer code 3 eggs in their stores.
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In the production sector, we find the case of Huevos Guillén, Mercadona's supplier and the largest Spanish egg producer, which has made a commitment to 100% cage-free production by 2025. Others, like Rujamar, have already completed the conversion of their farms to alternative systems. After implementing this measure, Rujamar has become the leader in alternative production in Spain with an 18% share, taking 330,000 hens out of the cages.
In the egg production sector there is an intention of abandoning the cages, in fact, most of the companies with higher turnover and sales volume are in a conversion period on their farms. However, transition is much slower than expected compared to other countries, with a total census of 77% of laying hens still housed in cages.
Through the Cage-free Eggs Initiative, Equalia collaborates with companies and institutions to achieve commitments which ease the transition to cage-free laying hens system, according to the newest findings on animal science, as well as meeting the modern consumer demands.
Rearing laying hens system using enriched cages. Photo: Shutterstock
Mandatory surveillance cameras in slaughterhouses
During the last year, Equalia has worked, together with various stakeholders, on a proposal to install surveillance cameras in slaughterhouses. We have taken the initiative to the business network with good results. Leading producers in their sector, such as El Pozo Alimentación, have already shown interest. For its part, Carrefour Spain has already implemented our proposal in its own brand and Quality and Origin suppliers, who already have closed-circuit television in their facilities.
This proposal has the support of significant stakeholders such as trade unions, veterinarians, nonprofits, the meat industry and consumer associations.
As far as political outreach is concerned, we have presented a proposal of law to different groups of the parliamentary arch that is already being debated in 13 autonomous communities. This proposal has given way to a first non-binding proposal, which has been approved in the parliaments of Navarra, La Rioja, Baleares and Madrid.
Guillermo Moreno, Director of Equalia, attending the press conference prior to the registration of the NLP in the Assembly of Madrid. Photo: Equalia.
Voluntary labelling in the alternative system for laying hens
The farmed animals advocate group ANDA, supported by AVIALTER (Professional Association of Alternative Poultry Farming), developed and presented in 2018 a pioneering label in Spain to attest the free-range and organic egg. The aim is to provide consumers with information on labelling and to promote the sale of a more sustainable product, with higher standards of animal welfare.
This proposal includes the use of enrichment elements for hens. In this case, a bush cover in the external access area, a vegetal substrate that implies a substantial improvement in the biodiversity of the environment and a greater landscape integration.
Finally, the initiative aims to help fix the rural population by recognising the work of small and medium sized productions of code 0 and 1 systems.
The poultry sector has to adapt to the current demand, which seeks higher quality and better animal welfare standards
European Chicken Commitment
Equalia has presented in Spain the European Chicken Commitment (ECC) initiative. An international campaign by a coalition of 70 animal protection organisations. In it, we ask to improve the standards of animal welfare in the broiler sector through a series of measures validated by a scientific committee. This change is already taking place and it is important that all stakeholders are involved.
The poultry sector has to adapt to the current demand, which seeks higher quality and better animal welfare standards. This development was already pointed out in the conclusions of the 2016 report from the Commission to the European Parliament. The report links the serious health problems of these birds with the genetic selection that the chicken sector has been practising for decades to produce fast-growing breeds.
In the words of Equalia spokesperson Maria Villaluenga: "The fast growing chicken is the new code 3 egg. Consumers have already expressed their rejection of eggs from caged chickens and are now demanding more natural growing chickens".
Chicken farm with 37 days in the province of Toledo. Photo: Equalia.
Towards the end of cages in European livestock farming
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is leading a European Citizens' Initiative called End the Cage Age, through a network of 170 NGOs across Europe. This initiative calls for a conversion of farming to cage-free systems. It targets the poultry, rabbit, pig and beef sectors.
The first requirement to be able to use this European legislative mechanism is to collect at least one million signatures. The initiative went well beyond the cut-off, reaching one and a half million signatures (100,000 were collected in Spain). In addition, CIWF is working in Spain to assist the egg sector in its conversion to cage-free systems.
The transformation towards a sustainable food system requires an integrated vision where the central element is sustainability
Food system in times of COVID-19
The serious imbalance that this crisis is causing both to the productive sector and to the industrial fabric and the hotel and catering and distribution sector expresses the need to conceive a food system with an integral approach, which implies a genuine change in the way we produce, transform, distribute and consume food.
The current food system is dominated by a vision of food as a commodity rather than as a common good. The transformation towards a sustainable food system requires an integrated vision where the central element is sustainability. That is, a food system that integrates environmental, social and economic elements into the equation.
This situation is slowing down the willingness of entities at the business and institutional level to work on animal welfare measures. This is understandable, and these times we are living in demand a great deal of flexibility and empathy from animal protection organisations with active business advocacy campaigns.
Dr. Peter J. Li., associate professor at University
May 26 2020
Not trying to deny the existence of intentional misrepresentation by some journalists, I believe there is a considerable confusion on the part of Western media regarding wet markets in China. Additionally, the perceived pervasiveness of wildlife consumption in China seems to be widely accepted in the West.
Cynthia Schuck, evolutionary biologist, data analyst, epidemiologist, science editor, animal welfare researcher, and counting.
May 30 2020
While large investments are currently being poured into the development of vaccines and treatments to control the damage of the current coronavirus outbreak, these (most needed and welcomed) developments are unlikely to shield us from a future epidemic. We cannot afford not having the same sense of urgency to accelerate the development of modern methods of food production, which include the development of substitutes of animal protein.


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Arsenal Football Club has become the first major sporting team in the world to form a business partnership with a cryptocurrency* company, signing a deal with American firm CashBet.
The club, recently named the sixth richest in the world by Deloitte, announced the partnership with the Californian company on Wednesday, ahead of their Initial Coin Offering**.
CashBet is a mobile-first online gaming company, founded in Oakland, California in 2012. Their product, CashBet Coins, will be used as a token for iGaming sites and apps powered by CashBet.
In a statement on the club website, Vinai Venkatesham, Arsenal’s chief commercial officer, said: “We are pleased to welcome CashBet Coin as our partner. We are looking forward to working with CashBet Coin as they launch their new cryptocurrency.”
The value of the deal is undisclosed, but the US crypto firm aims to raise between $40m (£28m) and $70m from the sale of their coins as part of the ICO. To date, 430 million coins have been released, priced at 50 US cents per coin. The coins can only be used on CashBet’s website and app and have to be purchased by accredited investors.
Dr. Mike Reaves, CEO and founder of CashBet, said: “We are delighted to do so in partnership with one of world football’s true giants in Arsenal, enabling us to build our brand and engage this audience in a meaningful way.”
The deal is a step forward for the legitimisation of cryptocurrencies in the financial industry, despite warnings issued in recent months from financial regulators. Last September, The Guardian reported a warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about the danger of purchasing cryptocurrencies. The FCA has not commented on Arsenal’s deal with CashBet but did say the organisation would be investigating the recent and rapid ICO developments.
*Cryptocurrency is a peer-to-peer currency, allowing users to cut out banks and brokers acting as a middleman and deal with each other directly. The value of cryptocurrencies rises or falls depending on demand. Transactions are generally transparent and publicly logged, added onto a blockchain (digital ledger), but some currencies are totally anonymous. The prefix ‘crypto’ is a nod to cryptography and coding.
**An ICO or Initial Coin Offering is an event where an issuing company, in this case CashBet, accepts a cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Etherium etc) in exchange for tokens. These tokens are the CashBet Coins, and give the owner either a share in the company or a pre-payment voucher, depending on the terms of the ICO.


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It looks like the changes are already starting to happen to the landmark UFC 200 card scheduled for next month.
According to MMAFighting.com, Gegard Mousasi is currently without an opponent, but apparently not for long.
Derek Brunson has reportedly pulled out of the UFC 200 pay-per-view, where he was scheduled to fight Mousasi, and now it looks as though Thiago Santos will be stepping in.
The Mousasi-Santos bout has yet to be officially announced by the UFC.
UFC 200 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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could the way our modern neighborhoods are configured be contributing to the increase in national obesity? Allison Arieff of By Design investigates:This is an intriguing concept—I first heard about in a college Anthropology class—
First, let’s talk about cars. Stop designing for them. Natural light, floor plans that are conducive to human patterns of use — these sorts of things should be the defining features of homes. Not a garage. There’s almost no viable excuse for failing to create communities with within-walking-distance amenities like playgrounds, cafes and corner markets. Take inspiration from Inspirada: Even Las Vegas, that bastion of architectural absurdity, has opened a New Urbanist community. Though it seems to lack any viable form of public transportation (and includes “Da Vinci Estates” and “Van Gogh Homes”), it has been designed around public parks and community centers, has promised to deliver walkable retail and business centers, and has even planned a central village, called Civitas, meant to promote civic behavior (the definition of which I am not clear, given that it’s in Las Vegas)…I’ve seen this first hand. My parents live in a rural-suburban area. Just going to buy a newspaper is at least a fifteen minute drive and most people in their neighbor stay locked up in there houses. No walking to the park, no local market, no nothing—worrisome.
…Contrary to popular belief, the pace and proximity of urban living can actually contribute to more healthful lifestyles, while lower-density communities tend to have a higher incidence of cardiovascular and lung diseases, including asthma in children, as well as cancer, diabetes, obesity, traffic injuries and deaths; these are exacerbated by an increase in air pollution, gridlock and traffic accidents, and by a lack of physical activity. The study recommended that people seek out cities and towns with reliable public transportation systems, bicycle lanes and pedestrian paths, ones that have schools, businesses and stores within walking distance.


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England footballer player Dele Alli has invested in Next Gen Foods, makers of vegan chicken brand TiNDLE.
It’s part of a staggering $30 million in its initial seed investment round.
As a result, the Singapore-founded company is eyeing expansion into the US.
Multi-million dollar investment
Alli currently plays for the England squad and Tottenham Hotspurs.
Among the other investors are Global Fund GGV Capital, Bits x Bites, Yeo Hiap Seng, and Chris Yeh. It’s first investment into vegan chicken for Global Fund GGV.
Following a $10m round in February, the company extended to secure a further $20m.
Moreover, Next Gen Foods claims this to be the largest ever funding for a plant-based start-up.
Now the brand is bringing TiNDLE chicken to the US, and will hire more than 50 employees to scale research and development, marketing, and finance.
Vegan chicken brand
CEO Andre Menezes said: “The United States is the world’s biggest market for plant-based foods. We are already putting our foundations in place to be in-market within the next 12 months as we accelerate our goal of becoming the world’s number one plant-based chicken.
“The outstanding response from both existing and new investors shows their confidence in our innovative technology, highly scalable business model, differentiated taste experiences and the ability of our team to make TiNDLE a market leader in the US.”
Each 100g pack of TiNDLE vegan chicken is packed with 17 grams of protein. Additionally, it’s made from textured soy and wheat protein.
Alli isn’t the only footballer to invest in plant-based innovation.
Vegan footballer Chris Smalling helped vegan meat brand THIS hike to a £3.5m last year and has also supported a ‘clean’ energy drinks company, Virtue Drinks.
Tottenham star Alli set up his own investment firm, Future Homes Investments Ltd five years ago. Additionally, he’s a global ambassador of the gaming franchise Excel Esports.


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Thailand: Survey Blames Facebook for Teen Pregnancies
We recently had Valentine’s Day and like every year, the Thai Moral
Taliban Police has been patrolling the streets to crack down on young lovebirds who might commit the crime of love (making) – since some survey suggests that many teenagers are hell-bent to loose their virginity on February 14.
Well, apparently some other arbitrary survey has found another root of evil for the unintended consequences of the sexual urges of young people:
According to the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the famous social networking site, Facebook, has partly contributed to the cause of unwanted teen pregnancies.
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In advance of NPD
sales results for February 2010, analysts are predicting year-over-year declines for pretty much everything. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, according to Gamasutra
, is predicting that hardware and software sales will decline 10 percent, with Wii hardware sales hit particularly hard (around 40 percent) due to shortages. Beyond the Wii, the continuing decline of the music genre is partly to blame for the reduced sales.
Analyst Colin Sebastian is guessing at a 15 percent decline, despite encouraging early sales for games like Heavy Rain
and preorders for games like Battlefield: Bad Company 2
(which, as an early March release, may fit into the NPD February sales period) and God of War III
. The fact that high-profile games are likely to show sharp declines after strong first-week sales will prevent software trends from turning for the better.


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The indie agency has upped its starting salary to £30,000 following a similar move by Pablo.
The partnership takes advantage of a rise in searches for Christmas inspiration ideas.
The multibillion-dollar food manufacturer has returned to UM, which last held its media account in 2011.
Oatly’s creative director Michael Lee discusses the fight to make climate labelling mandatory.
Move follows Lucky Generals winning Upfield's pan-European creative account.
The work has been created by Adam & Eve/DDB.
The Omnicom Media Group agency won a global media review called due to a change in ownership.
Supermarket will donate 1.8 million meals to UK families in need this festive season as part of its Christmas campaign.
Good Catch hands out sandwiches outside Subway stores.
The brands have responded to a photo of a fake condiment circulating on social media.