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The products include Sargento Finely Shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese, 8 oz., UPC 4610040076 with a code date of F05JUL17.
The Listeria monocytogenes organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall Friday. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can lead to Listeriosis. MDS Foods cut and packaged cheese from Deutsch Kase Haus LLC in a manufacturing facility located in Tullahoma, TN, before distributing it under the Amish Classics brand. They are also recalling lot numbers 110316V02, 110316V03 and 110316V04. The company is also removing packaged Amish Classic Colby Cheese with item numbers 55241 and 55245 cut from the suspect 55209 product.
Due to the recall GIANT Food Stores has removed the products in question from sale. All Meijer-branded "Colby Cheese" and "Colby Jack Cheese" sold in Meijer in-store deli counters are included in the recall.
Sargento Sliced Pepper Jack Cheese with sell-by dates of June 12, 2017; July 9, 2017; and July 10, 2017. The last 6 digits will vary, and are determined by weight since the product was purchased at the deli counter.
Giant customers who purchased the affected products can bring their receipt to the store for a full refund, according to a store news release.
Sargento Food Inc. has been informed that at least six of its cheese products should be taken off the shelf.
The recall covers the two types of cheeses sold from November 10 through February 9.


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Payment Gateways like Citrus Pay, Innoviti and PayUMoney, have hopped on the lending bandwagon to help their existing network of merchants and small business owners swim up the value stream. The micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) segment, or the ‘missing middle’, with a hunger for capital typically relies on the organized lending market for secured or unsecured loans. Payment companies, on the other hand, sit in the middle of every transaction, and are privy to a lot of data on these merchants and their growth metrics.
Bangalore-based Innoviti, which is backed by Narayan Murthy’s Catamaran Ventures, this month took its credit distribution pilot a step further and launched smelending.com, a marketplace for connecting small business buyers, large manufacturers or sellers to these buyers and lenders who are interested in extending credit to such buyers.
“We are sourcing borrowers from sellers in our network (wholesaler or dealers), and this brings down lead generation costs and, therefore, loan cost goes down. It opens up an opportunity for small ticket size loans,” said Rajeev Agrawal, CEO, Innoviti. The company’s other product, uniPAY, an omni-channel payment platform, has customers including Reliance Retail, Titan Company (including Tanishq) and Landmark Group.
Similarly, Naspers-backed online payment gateway company PayUMoney tied up with digital lending platform Lendingkart and launched Lendingkart Grow, an initiative to provide working capital loans to SMEs.
For Mumbai-based Citrus Pay, which partnered with peer-to-peer lending platform Milaap four months ago to introduce Citrus Cash App, the initiative had two prime intentions – one to prove a crowd-sourced model to microfinance; second, an effort to increase its portfolio of services and move more people to digital money.
And the overarching reason for this trend is a need to increase margins and build profitable businesses.

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AB InBev appoints new CEO
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Michel Doukeris.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the appointment is following the retirement of Carlos Brito after 15 years as CEO.
The Chairman, AB InBev Board, Martin Barrington, said, “We are grateful to Brito for his tremendous service and leadership. Among his many accomplishments, Brito was the architect who led and built AB InBev into the world’s leading beer company and a leading global consumer packaged goods company by masterfully integrating the many businesses that comprise AB InBev today.
“He has always been a role model of the company’s successful ownership culture. The Board thanks Brito for his dedicated service, passion, caring and commitment to making our company dream big and delivering.”
Commenting on his appointment, Doukeris said, “I am honoured and humbled by the opportunity to lead AB InBev and to continue our company’s legacy of exceptional leadership and value creation.
“Throughout my career at AB InBev, I have had the privilege to lead our business in different regions of the world and to work alongside the industry’s most talented and passionate colleagues every step of the way.
“I look forward to bringing a fresh perspective that builds on our customer-first mindset and drives innovation and transformation in this next exciting stage. I congratulate Brito on his exceptional career and thank the Board of Directors for their confidence in me to lead the next chapter of AB InBev’s growth.”
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Kids See Thousands of Junk Food Ads
Most Child-Targeted Food Ads for Candy, Snacks, Fast Food, Soft Drinks, Report Shows
March 28, 2007 -- Food companies beam an average of 21 product ads per day at American pre-teens, most of which are for candy, snacks, soft drinks, and fast food, concludes a report released today.
The report shows that a child aged 8-12 can be expected to view 7,600 ads promoting food in a single year.
The report confirms growing concern from advocates and some legislators that aggressive marketing is exposing kids to repeated messages promoting low-nutrition food. In a report last year, the Institute of Medicine pegged food marketing as a key contributor to rising childhood obesity rates.
Spots for candy, snacks, cereal, and fast food made up more than two-thirds of all food ads aimed at children, the study shows. None of the nearly 9,000 ads reviewed promoted fruits or vegetables.
According to the report, on a typical day the average American child aged 8-12 sees:
- 5 ads for candy and snacks
- 4 for fast food
- 4 for soft drinks, including soda
- 3 for cereal
- 2 for restaurants
- 1 for prepared foods
- 2 for dairy, water and 100% juices, meat, grains, vegetables, or fruit, combined.
Walter Gantz, PhD, a University of Indiana researcher who conducted the study, says children aged 2 to 7 view an average of 12 food advertisements a day. "For a year, that works out to be about 4,400 ads," he says.
At the same time, public service messages promoting healthy eating or exercise appear to young children only once every two or three days. "Clearly there’s plenty of room for growth in this area," Gantz says.
Eleven large food manufacturers pledged late last year to curtail marketing of unhealthy food during television programs. The companies said they would move to shift half of child-targeted ads to healthy foods or healthy lifestyles.
Companies are moving to act voluntarily under threat of new regulations from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), says he’s watching for companies to take substantial steps toward curtailing junk food marketing.
"If things are not working together and things are not happening, I think you’re going to see a much stronger regulatory regime," he says. Brownback, a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, declined to say what specifically would need to happen to prevent him from pursuing new advertising laws.
Companies say the report, which took data from 2005, does not reflect recent changes in advertising practices. "The current landscape has dramatically changed," says Daniel Jaffee, executive vice-president of the Association of National Advertisers.


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Ebola is a very serious disease and obviously a very serious public health issue. It’s something that should be taken very seriously, and as we’ve seen even the CDC makes mistakes.
But there are way too many people out there trying to gin up fear and hysteria over this issue. That includes media members trying to generate clicks or eyeballs, and politicians trying to capitalize on the fear.
The reaction to this photo is just one example. Read this article, and hopefully you’ll be able to keep calm while taking this seriously.
Soda companies finally relent
In a stunning announcement today, the largest soda companies in the United States have agreed to find ways to have consumers drink less soda loaded with sugar. Coke, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper/Snapple have entered into a voluntary agreement with the Clinton Global Initiative to cut beverage calories consumed per person in the US by 20% by 2025. This is a stunning development and it’s an acknowledgement that these beverages contribute to the obesity crisis in this country and around the world.
The approach will be through a variety of tactics, involving marketing, packaging and distribution. Of course, the companies will do this in large part by marketing low-calorie or zero-calorie beverages that they own. The trends away from sugary soft drinks have become more pronounced, though in poorer areas not much has changed. Still, by changing the sizes of soft drinks and encouraging consumption of water and low-calorie drinks, this move can have a huge impact on public health over the years.
So if you have your own bad habit of consuming sugary soft drinks every day, now is the time to stop!
The Instant Diagnosis trend
Here’s one of the new health care influencers to keep an eye on – Elizabeth Holmes. Her company, Theranos, is on the cutting edge of an exciting new trend in medicine involving instant diagnosis. The key is the ability to analysis tiny blood samples in real time and use sensors to communicate that information to health care professionals.
Elizabeth is already a billionaire at the age of 30 as her company has the potential to revolutionize the diagnostic lab industry.
Learn more about her and this trend in the video above, and check out some of the articles written about her and her company here, here and here.
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Stretch marks have traditionally been one of the most difficult challenges for cosmetic surgeries, even those as esteemed as Cosmos Clinic led by Dr Joseph Ajaka. Due to the fact that they are caused by abnormal collagen formation in the first place, most long term treatments focus on stimulating new collagen production as a means to treating this condition. There are more solutions these days than there used to be and thanks to the introduction of laser skin treatment, stretch marks may soon be a thing of the past. Below are five ways to get rid of stretch marks that use only minimally invasive procedures and avoid long periods of downtime.
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Are you still drinking soda?
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Are you still drinking soda regularly? If so, look in the mirror and understand the fat you see can be traced back to the amount of sugar and simple carbs you consume, and soda is one of the worst things you can have as part of your regular diet.
If you want to eat healthier, soda is the low-hanging fruit in terms of easy changes you can make. Just try substituting options that don’t have all the sugar. Water is best, but if you need some flavor, try juice mixed with water.
The video below talks about the “war on soda” and the many efforts to get soda out of schools or to eliminate huge soda drinks in places like New York in light of our obesity crisis. Some of you might not like the notion of anyone telling you what to drink, but if you have a brain and care about your long-term health, you should realize that drinking this sugar water is bad for you of you do it regularly. You don’t have to ban it from your life, or the lives of your kids, but use some common sense and stop drinking it on a daily basis.


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After weeks of not being able to eat inside restaurants, some residents were more than ready to slide into local dining rooms after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order began reopening the state the first weekend in May.
“I cannot say enough how good it felt to just sit down inside and get iced tea and a meal served to me,” area resident Cindy Harper said.
Harper, who patronized Barbecue Inn, 116 W. Crosstimbers Rd., said the restaurant was clean and abided by the rules set in place for Phase 1 of reopening.
During this phase, restaurants are allowed to reopen their dining rooms at 25 percent occupancy while maintaining at least 6 feet of distance between tables, having hand sanitizing stations at the entry and having no tables with more than six people. Restaurants also have to use disposable menus and non-reusable condiments that are given to customers only by request.
“It was odd to see tables and chairs pushed aside, no flowers or condiments on the tables, salt and pepper served in the small packets (and) just a few crackers in the basket instead of being full to the top,” Harper said. “All these things felt so abnormal to me, but I was so happy to sit down with a served meal and Barbecue Inn did not disappoint. I sat there and savored every bite of that fried shrimp platter and several glasses of fresh iced tea.”
Andy Tomczeszyn has dined at Wakefield Crowbar, 954 Wakefield Dr., and Torchy’s Tacos, 350 W. 19th St., since Abbott’s executive order went into effect.
“Overall, we felt safe at both restaurants. You could tell they were trying hard to stay compliant, but still serve food and make it enjoyable, especially at Crowbar,” Tomczeszyn said.
But that didn’t stop the experience from feeling weird to Tomczeszyn, who said the way the tables have to be spaced makes you feel alone even with people around you.
“But it was good to get to eat a meal that wasn’t at my coffee table, or worse in bed,” Tomczeszyn said.
Based off those two experiences, he said he planned to continue dining in.
While some local residents who have dined in said they felt comfortable, Abby Schumacher said her experience at Denny’s, 2120 N. Loop W., wasn’t worth it. Although she said it may have been due to the place she ate, a large chain restaurant.
“Our waitress was fantastic, but they had people lingering around the front and outside waiting, which I didn’t like,” Schumacher said. “The manager also continued to pull down her mask to talk every five seconds. I was pretty uncomfortable overall.”
While her meal at Denny’s was full of anxiety, it didn’t cause Schumacher to take eating out off the table. She said she has reservations for Saturday at Brenner’s on the Bayou, 1 Birdstall St.


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AHMEDABAD: Rajal Shah, a resident of Paldi, completed the process of getting her learner’s licence gave her photograph and other details hoping to get the driving licence like her friends did, through a courier. However, her month-long wait will get longer. Meanwhile, she is clutching the receipt which says that she has completed the procedure and will get her licence soon.
Shah is not alone. In Gujarat, nearly two lakh applicants for driver’s licenses – which are in the form of ‘smart cards’ – are yet to get them. For Ahmedabad, the number is 40,000.
Senior transport department officials said blank cards are sourced from a Singapore-based company in accordance with the Smart Card Operating System for Transport Applications (SCOSTA) specifications. The business consortium though, has stopped supply after disputes over payment and conditions, which that the state transport department calls a breach of understanding.
State transport commissioner J P Gupta accepted that smart cards aren’t being issued to RTOs for driving licences, for more than one-and-a-half month. “However, we are in talks with the company and they have agreed to ship a batch of 50,000 cards soon. Once the supply is back on track, we are hopeful of clearing the backlog in a month,” he said.
Gupta said the state needs nearly 1 lakh cards every month for fresh licenses.
Gujarat was among the first states to get the smart card system for driving licenses, in early 2000. A chip is embedded on a plastic card which also bears the photograph, personal details and signature of the holder. The aim was to make the licensing process transparent and prevent misuse of licences. Officials however have still not been able to devise a system to link card reading and traffic issues to identify habitual offenders and take punitive action.
Ahmedabad RTO officials said that May and June saw an almost 50% jump in applications from to two factors. “These months typically mark vacation time for school and college students, who start learning to drive vehicles at this time and apply for licences. Another factor is the introduction of the electronic test track for two and four wheelers, as many people are trying to get licenses before this is implemented. Right now, only emergency cards are being issued,” said a senior RTO official.


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One National One Card system is going to be launched across the country on Monday. The scheme, which is going to be launched in 20 states, will mainly benefit 670 million poor people. Due to the Central Government’s One Nation One Ration Card Scheme, rations can be taken from any state other than the original state. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned this while announcing the economic package.
One National One Card system is going to be launched across the country on Monday. The scheme, which is being launched in 20 states, will mainly benefit 670 million poor people. Due to the Central Government’s One Nation One Ration Card Scheme, rations can be taken from any state other than the original state. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned this while announcing the economic package.
One Nation One Code will begin
The One Nation One Card scheme will be fully implemented from June 1 for ration cards across the country. The benefit of this scheme is that the ration card made in any state can be used to buy rations in another state as well. It will benefit the poor a lot. Ration card holders will get five kg of rice at Rs 3 per kg and wheat at Rs 2 per kg. The card will be issued in two languages, local language and Hindi or English.
The finance minister said those who do not have a ration card or any other card will also be given 5 kg of wheat, rice and 1 kg of chickpeas. 8 crore migrant workers will benefit from it. It will cost Rs 3500 crore. It will be implemented by the state government. States have information on these workers. The fixed procedure will continue for the next two months.
What are the benefits of the scheme?
- The biggest beneficiaries of the scheme will be the poor.
- Tourists shifting from one place to another will get benefit
- Fake ration card can be prevented
- All ration cards will be linked to Aadhaar with Aadhaar card and distribution of foodgrains through Point of Sale, PoS will be started soon.
- 85% Aadhaar card is connected to point of sale machine.
- 100 percent POS machines have been installed in 22 states.
What is the whole scheme
The scheme will no longer be closed to the general public with any PDS shop and will reduce reliance on shop owners and reduce corruption. With this scheme, the government will facilitate full portability by creating a central repository for all Rashcards and linking them to Aadhaar. It will make it easier for people as they will not be compelled to shop with any one ration shop.
Any citizen of India can apply for ration card
Any citizen of India can apply for this ration card. Children under the age of 18 will be attached to their parents’ ration card. These ration card holders will get 5 kg of rice at the rate of Rs 3 and kg of wheat at the rate of Rs 2.
How to apply online for ration card
First you have to go to the official website of your state’s food and logistics department.
Here you have to choose your language
Then some personal information like name of district, name of area, some personal information like gram panchayat will have to be given.Now you have to choose the type of card (APL / BPL / Antodaya)
As you proceed, you will be asked for a lot of information such as the name of your family head, Aadhaar card number, Water ID, Bank account number, Mobile number,
After filling in all the information, at the end you have to click the submit button and in addition you have to have a print.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jan. 8, 2018 — OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced the OV9738, a 1/9” 1.4 micron RGB-Ir sensor built on the company’s PureCel®Plus technology. With its integrated support for both color and IR imaging applications, the OV9738 can lower overall system cost, and can bring IR-based biometric capabilities for facial recognition, as well as gesture interfaces, to a broader range of devices, including mainstream laptops and mobile devices. The OV9738’s integration also reduces space requirements, allowing for aesthetic industrial designs.
Facial recognition and other advanced biometric authentication methods are becoming more and more popular in mobile devices and laptops, replacing password and fingerprint authentication. Market analysts predict that the global facial recognition market will reach $7.75 billion by 2022. Additionally, there is a growing trend to implement gesture recognition for improved user interfaces. According to a recent report by Variant Market Research, the gesture-recognition market is expected to reach $43.6 billion by 2024.
“Notebook and mobile consumers are demanding facial recognition and other types of advanced biometric authentication to replace traditional login methods,” said Arun Jayaseelan, senior marketing manager, OMNIVISION Technologies. “Biometric authentication applications that used a two-sensor solution, such as Windows Hello, were affordable only in high-end notebooks because they required a second, dedicated IR camera. With the OV9738, OMNIVISION is providing a single-sensor solution for such applications for the mainstream notebook market.”
The OV9738 offers 720p resolution at 30 frames per second. Additionally, it includes OMNIVISION Technologies’ industry-leading RGB-Ir technology for improved quantum-efficiency in near-IR light, which can help reduce LED power consumption. At the same time, the OV9738 uses PureCel Plus technology to reduce color crosstalk, which helps provide the best possible color-reproduction quality.
The OV9738 image sensor is currently available for sampling. Please contact your OMNIVISION sales or marketing representative for more information.


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text: Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A) invested $23.9 billion in the third-quarter, the most in at least 15 years, as he accelerated stock purchases and broadened the portfolio beyond consumer and financial-company holdings. Berkshire bought almost $7 billion of equity securities in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with $3.62 billion in the second quarter and $834 million in the first, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said Nov. 4 in a filing. Stockholdings labeled âcommercial, industrial and otherâ soared 62 percent in the three months to $17.4 billion on a cost basis, surpassing equity investments in financial and consumer-product firms. âHe sees something, and itâs big,â said Thomas Russo, a partner at Berkshire investor Gardner Russo & Gardner. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...olio-by-spending-23-9-billion-in-quarter.html Fasten your seatbelts for the mother of rallies into next year!


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The 6.3-inch phone will have a punch hole selfie camera centered on the top of the display.
While AR Emoji and other tricks don't impress, the Galaxy S9+'s improved camera, brighter display and faster performance add up to make this a worthy iPhone X rival.
It looks like the Galaxy Note 10 will be one of the fastest charging phones ever and feature a punch hole in a new location.
The Galaxy Fold breaking is a huge problem for Samsung, but it also casts a shadow over the entire foldable phone category before it gets off the ground.
Memory, storage, display, CPU — here's what you need to know about the Galaxy S10 now that Samsung's released its latest flagship phone.
If you want the fastest wireless speeds, you're going to want a Galaxy S10, according to a recent study.
From addressing durability and usability issues to the price, here’s what Samsung needs to do to make the Fold better.
The Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X will both transform from phone to tablet with their flexible screens, but they are very different foldable beasts.
The Galaxy S10 Plus and Note 9 both boast excellent cameras. We pitted the two phones against each other in a photo face-off.
From setting up the fingerprint sensor and taking screenshots to using Wireless PowerShare and hiding those punch holes, these are the Galaxy S10 tips you need.
The extra large screens on the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus are great for multitasking. Here's how to run two apps simultaneously on a split screen.
The Galaxy Fold is a totally new kind of smartphone, and with that comes some discoveries that are pleasant and not so pleasant.
You can make the cut-out around the front camera on your Galaxy S10 flash for notifications. Here's how to set up that feature.
Galaxy S10 5G owners are saying that they are losing internet connectivity when the phone switches from 5G to 4G, forcing reboots.
Duping the Samsung Galaxy S10's fingerprint reader is a simple hack that can be achieved in just three minutes, a researcher says.
Samsung confirmed the release data and price for the 5G version of the Galaxy S10 in South Korea. And it looks like the phone will only cost a little more than the Galaxy S10 Plus.
The Galaxy S10 is chock-full of useful features. Here are 10 you should switch on or off once you get your hands on Samsung's latest phone.
Want the Bixby button on your Galaxy S10 to trigger other apps and commands? Here's how to remap it.
All Galaxy S10 models support a new Wireless PowerShare Feature that lets you charge other Qi-compatible devices from your Samsung phone. Here's how to turn Wireless PowerShare on.
There are multiple ways to capture what's on your Galaxy S10's screen. Here's a look at all the ways you can take a screenshot with Samsung's new phones.
The Galaxy S10's Night Mode can reduce eye strain while also conserving battery power. Here's how to turn on the feature using Samsung's latest phone.
Want to adjust what appears on the Galaxy s10's Always On Display? Or would you prefer to disable the feature altogether? Here's how to adjust the settings to make the most of this feature.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Nvidia Corp. rose Wednesday after two analysts cited steadily growing demand.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company also got a boost from Broadpoint.AmTech analyst Doug Freedman, who raised his rating for TI to buy from neutral, also based on indications of rising demand for graphics chips.
"Our checks indicate that March and April monthly order rates have materially improved, particularly in GPUs [graphics processing unit] and chipsets, as channel inventory workdown nears completion," Freedman told clients in a research note.
In his research note, Wang also said, "Our checks indicate that channel inventories continue to be depleted [i.e., desktop GPUs] and, in some cases, shortages have even been reported."
The chip industry is still reeling from a steep demand slump amid the global downturn. But some analysts say that demand has fallen so deep that there inevitably has to be a rebound soon as manufacturers replenish their inventories.
In another research note, Wachovia analyst David Wong said chip shipments are running roughly 20% below semiconductor end-market consumption.
"We think that the chip industry may well achieve sequential growth in each of the next three quarters [June through December 2009], benefiting from a rise in shipments towards consumption levels and, in the second half of this year, some amount of seasonality," he told clients. "We think that this sequential growth could happen even in the absence of any end-market recovery this year."


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Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries.
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S Marshals seized elderberry juice products that have been distributed by Wyldewood Cellars Inc., based in Peck, Kan., because the products are unapproved and misbranded drugs.
According to the FDA’s complaint, Wyldewood Cellars makes claims in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that its elderberry juice concentrate cures, treats, or prevents various disease conditions, including AIDS, diabetes and flu. The complaint was filed on May 27, 2011, in the U.S. District Court of Kansas.
“Products with unapproved disease claims are dangerous because they may cause consumers to delay or avoid legitimate treatments,” said Dara A. Corrigan, the FDA’s associate commissioner for regulatory affairs. “The FDA is committed to protecting consumers from unapproved products on the market. We will continue to take actions against companies that do not meet federal standards for safety, effectiveness and quality.”


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The green beer is gone (for serious beer fans it never crossed our minds) and March 23 marks the annual seasonal release of Oberon Ale, a wheat ale that has become synonymous with warmer temperatures, the start of spring and the beginning of the Major League Baseball season. Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan brewery starts spring with the annual release of kegs of Oberon Ale.
“Consumers see Oberon as an annual sign of spring,” says Rick Lack, executive vice president of Rave Associates, which distributes Bell’s products across southeastern Michigan. “While it is a summer beer by premise, its release date is the single biggest sales push we see for any one item in our industry.”
Lack said the release “is truly a phenomena” based on how excited people are to see it back, year after year.
Lack says Oberon is versatile and appeals to every kind of bar and restaurant in the state. He also considers it a crossover beer that appeals to people who don’t consider themselves craft beer drinkers.
In Dayton, you can stop by Chappy’s Tap Room and Grill at 5pm today for your official taste of spring! For the first 48 guests who by a 23ox Oberon, you can even keep the official souvenir glass!


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Maserati Quattroporte, the flagship car of the Italian Trident marque, has won the prestigious “2004 Import Car of the Year” award, given by the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Association (JAHFA). The award ceremony will take place on 15 November at the National Science Museum in Tokyo.
The Quattroporte has gained the “2004 Import Car of the Year” award thanks to :
- The perfect position of its brand image
- Its timeless styling achieved through a harmonious integration of tradition and innovation
- Its sophisticated craftsmanship
- Achieving excellent value for money in its market sector
- Being the ultimate choice for the car connoisseur
This prize is one of the many prestigious international awards received this year by the Quattroporte together with the Red Dot Design Award, one of the oldest and most important in design world, the Best Luxury Car in Show, received on 28 May during the British International Motor Show, and the Best Imported "Luxury Sedan" title, given by Auto Motor und Sport, the most famous German magazine, in February.
Quattroporte was first unveiled in Japan on 22 October 2003 at the International Motor Show in Tokyo, and then exhibited two days later at the Italian Embassy in the presence of Ferrari Maserati Group President Luca di Montezemolo, the Ambassador Mario Bova and their guests.
Since going on sale in April, more than 250 Quattroporte have been sold in Japan and there is now a waiting list of several months for new cars. It is interesting to note that, while Japan is a right-hand drive market, Italian sportcars like the Quattroporte are mostly ordered in left-hand drive, because they are exotic luxury items.Published 13 November 2004


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The drive suppliersurpassed the one billion euro mark in turnover with electrification products for the first time in 2022. With electric drives and other components, Vitesco turned over around 1.1 billion euros, compared to 0.9 billion euros in 2021.
According to the supplier, electrification products are becoming increasingly important and will soon account for the majority of sales: Vitesco recorded incoming orders of 14 billion euros in the 2022 financial year, of which electrification products accounted for 10.4 billion euros. In total, Vitesco had an order book of 58.5 billion euros as of 31 December 2022, 46 per cent of which was in the electrification sector – and the trend is strongly upwards.
“Three quarters of our orders in 2022 came from the electrification business. That is a new record. The transition to electric vehicles is gaining momentum and is unstoppable now,” says CEO Andreas Wolf.
Currently, the former Continental division is still strongly attached to the combustion engine and other areas. Company-wide, sales in 2022 were 9.07 billion euros (+4.0 per cent), with 1.1 billion euros from electrification products resulting in an EV share of 12.1 per cent of sales. But on the basis of incoming orders, it is to be expected that this share will increase significantly.
This is also indicated by the growth in the Electrification Technology business unit, where turnover increased by 17.6 per cent to 692 million euros. This development was driven “by the high demand for high-voltage electric drives and power electronics, especially in China and Germany”. The remaining sales of electrification products came from the Electronic Controls and Sensing & Actuation units. In the medium term, the company aims to achieve electrification sales of 5 billion euros. According to the statement, about 90 per cent of this has already been booked in the order book.
The Electrification Technology business unit is not yet profitable. “Despite continued high upfront costs for future projects”, the division’s adjusted operating result improved to -257.7 million euros, Vitesco said. In 2021, there was still a minus of 273 million euros. The Electronic Controls (3.9 billion euros turnover, 166.2 million euros adjusted operating result) and Sensing & Actuation (3.5 billion euros turnover, 328.0 million euros adjusted operating result) divisions are already in the black.


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It was recently revealed that Apple was working on iPhone that would adorn a 5.8-inch OLED display. The rumored or most suitably the suggested name of the iPhone is supposed to be the “Apple iPhone Pro”. The device will not be hitting the market before 2017.
While the inclusion of the OLED screen has been a pleasant surprise for many, most of the people are also wondering how Apple will be able to pull off such a large screen without making the users uncomfortable. Now, various discussions have suggested that the iPhone will come along with a screen that will wrap around the sides of the unit.
DisplayMate’s Ray Soneira has talked over this wrapping screen issue stating that the use of “folded edge side screens” would eliminate the side bezel on the handset. The wrapped side screens will help the suspicious iPhone users to control the buttons, virtually.
Apple was also granted permission to the patent filed in 2013 by USPTO, last September. The patent filed was for a curved screen that could make images appear as though they were coming from a continuous loop. Relevant to the screen discussed today, the patent simply points that Apple will make the screen of an iPhone in a cylindrical shape. An all-glass iPhone also could be in Apple’s future, using 3D Touch instead of buttons.
Another patent which was filed by Apple back in 2011 suggests that the company could build an iPhone with square sides and virtual buttons, app icons and all the other device controls. This patented phone will retain side bezels and they won’t be connected to the front display.


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Tonight's MLL game between the Denver Outlaws and the Rochester Rattlers, held at Invesco Field, will have some additional meaning as the Outlaws breakout a new set of commemorative uniforms to raise funding and awareness for charity.
The annual 'Heroes Night' promotional camouflage uniforms pay tribute to military service men/women, police officers, firefighters and EMTs. In their second year the Outlaws and MLL will hold auction off the jerseys and done the proceeds to charity. Previously the Boston Cannons had also participated in 'Heroes Night' choosing a military cause to donate towards wearing similar camouflage uniforms. This year's Outlaw auction donations will go towards the Freedom Service Dogs who provide service dogs to military veterans and civilians from every walk of life. The auction is schedule to begin after the conclusion of the game and more information can be found by visiting the Denver Outlaws Auction Page.
Teams are encouraged, not required, by the league to choose a special charity type for a third version of their uniforms that eventually gets auctioned after game play. Similarly the Hamilton Nationals created an orange version of their uniforms for a charitable auction.
Below, get an up close look as the Gear Zone gets a sneak peak look at Connor Martin's Outlaws uniform that will be up for auction at the conclusion of tonight's game.


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Investments for 2023 will reach BGN 7 billion, which is nearly BGN 2 billion more than the previous year, he said
We are reporting the highest growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria in the last 12 years. Only for the period January — November 2023 they amount to BGN 7 billion. The increase is nearly BGN 2 billion more compared to the same period in 2022. This was announced by the Minister of Economy and Industry Bogdan Bogdanov during a meeting with Christoph Debus, Chief Financial Officer of the German company Flix and Peter Bankov, Director of the Global Service Center of the company in Bulgaria. The future expansion plans of the German company in Bulgaria were discussed at the meeting.
Minister Bogdanov pointed out that our country is a good place for investment and business development. ‘Bulgaria is becoming a hub for development in the region. We have a proven engineering capacity and more and more companies are interested in establishing R&D and expert centres in our country,’ he emphasised.
The Minister of Economy and Industry and the representatives of Flix discussed the development of the company in the country and the expansion of its activities through the Global Service Centre in Sofia and the hiring of new employees there.
In 2021, FlixMobility, known for its transport services through the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands, invested in a Knowledge Hub Sofia.
The company’s expert center in Bulgaria, with activities ranging from IT and digitalization to marketing and accounting, currently employs more than 60 people, and the team is expected to continue to grow and reach 100 specialists this year, it became clear at the meeting. With this, the Bulgarian office will become the second largest center of the German company after the one in Munich.
The German-based transport company Flix, founded in 2012, is now present in 42 countries with more than 78 million customers, managing transport services worldwide, including Europe, North and South America. Thanks to its business model and innovative technology, the company is rapidly creating the longest bus network in Europe, where it is the number one operator.


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If the figures that were cited following the recent international police operation against Xtream Codes are any yardstick, providers and sellers of ‘pirate’ IPTV providers currently number in their thousands.
While there are relatively few sources at the very top of the pyramid, there could be in excess of 5,000 players selling IPTV subscriptions to the public, which by recent estimates could dwarf even the five million accounts cited by the authorities.
In common with the task of removing every torrent, streaming and similar site from the Internet, the possibility of handing a death blow to the entire IPTV industry seems a distant dream for content providers. But that doesn’t mean incremental efforts aren’t underway.
As previously documented, the massive Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, which comprises dozens of the world’s largest content companies, is quietly taking down sellers and providers of IPTV. Today we can reveal that another four have had their domains commandeered by MPA America, the organization previously known as the MPAA.
VStreamTV.com first appeared to gain traction back in 2015, selling an inconspicuous set-top box to the public. Promising no contract and no monthly fees, the $349 device boasted 100,000 movies and TV shows, plus 1,000 channels of live entertainment.
By 2019, the site was offering its latest ‘VS4+’ device, promising unlimited entertainment to customers looking to permanently cut the cord. Then, a few weeks ago, it all came to an end. The site shut down without notice after its domain was taken over by the MPA. Like many before it, it now directs to the anti-piracy portal operated by ACE.
According to web records, MaxTVLive.com only appeared on the scene in 2018. Among other things, the site seems to have offered a custom Android APK to be installed on users’ own devices. For the price of $25 per month, Max TV users could enjoy live TV and other content on a single device, with extra devices costing an extra $5 per month.
However in common with VStreamTV, a few weeks ago the party came to an abrupt end. It seems likely that ACE came knocking with demands to shut down the business as the service’s website is now owned by the MPA and redirects to the ACE portal.
What ultimately happened with MyIQXTV.com isn’t in question – it was taken over by the MPA and now redirects to the ACE portal. We weren’t able to recover a copy of the operation’s website but if it was in any way connected to the IXQtv service (note subtle difference in spelling), it’s no surprise it appeared on the MPA/ACE radar.
IXQtv shut down August 1st and was no ordinary operation. While many IPTV providers operate via resellers, IXQtv operated a ridiculously full-blown multi-level-marketing (MLM) scheme which paid affiliates not only on sales of streaming packages but also commissions for recruiting yet more affiliates. Think Amway for IPTV.
Finally, the obviously-named JailbrokenBlackBox.co takes last place on today’s update of recent domain takeovers. Information on precisely what packages, services or tools the site offered isn’t clear but like the others, it clearly attracted the negative attention of the world’s biggest entertainment companies.


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The price of Dogecoin has surpassed 10 cents, reaching an all-time high.
This week, Bitcoin and Ethereum aren’t the only digital currencies that have set new peaks. Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency with a Shiba Inu dog’s mask as its name, has reached 10 cents for the first time.
According to CoinDesk, the virtual currency, which began as an internet joke more than seven years ago, has risen more than 85 percent in the last 24 hours and is now trading at $0.13. It currently has a market capitalization of more than $17 billion.
The new spike comes as investors prepare for Coinbase Global’s direct listing, which could help to legitimize cryptocurrency buying and selling as a business. Ahead of the listing, Bitcoin jumped to a new high of $62,700, while other cryptocurrencies have also seen significant increases.
The growth of Dogecoin, on the other hand, is remarkable. The currency has risen more than 2,000 percent since the beginning of the year, and it has a passionate supporter, it’s Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, whose tweets about it have boosted Dogecoin’s popularity on occasion.
Dogecoin has also gained cult status on Reddit, where a prominent group, similar to the WallStreetBets group behind GameStop’s rally, wanted to push its popularity “to the moon” earlier this year. Following the drive, Dogecoin saw a 600% increase in value.
Musk is Dogecoin’s wealthiest supporter, but he has previously been critical of bitcoin, calling it “BS” in a tweet. Musk, though, said in a February interview on the social app Clubhouse that he should have purchased the digital currency eight years ago. Tesla has also assured drivers that they will be able to purchase cars with bitcoin.
Meanwhile, Coinbase is due to launch on Wednesday. The business is stable and has seen rapid sales growth.
Coinbase has a market capitalization of about $68 billion, according to new private stock transactions. To put that in perspective, it’s a little higher than the market cap of Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the New York Stock Exchange (ICE).


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Earlier this week, Phison demoed its flagship E26 PCIe Gen 5 controller for future SSDs on a motherboard with Chipset X670E junto a un CPU AMD Ryzen 7000.
While we expected speeds of over 14 GB/s for the business segment, PCIe Gen 5.0 SSDs for consumers will not be far behind in terms of read and write performance. In the demo, Phison tested what is called an engineering sample, which was a PCIe Gen 5.0 SSD with its E26 SSD controller and Micron’s new 3D TCL NAND flash memory.
The platform used for this demo had an X670E chipset motherboard with a prototype AMD Ryzen 7000 desktop CPU. In terms of performance, the demo resulted in up to 12.5 GB/s sequential read and 10 GB/s sequential write. These are blazing fast speeds compared to the 7-7.5 GB/s peak speeds on current PCIe Gen 4.0 SSDs.
Phison has already announced a collaboration with AMD to usher in the era of Gen 5 SSDs for the consumer segment.
The first SSDs with E26 technology are expected to be launched by the end of the year when AMD’s next-generation desktop platform hits the market.


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Young Gen Z adults (18-24 year olds) are more likely than their Millennial predecessors to say they often snack between meals (74% vs. 66%), and when they do slow down to prepare a meal, young Gen Z adults are more likely to prefer simple, easy-to-prepare meals (58% vs. 40%), according to “Looking Ahead to Gen Z: Demographic Patterns and Spending Trends,” a report from Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.
The report further reveals that households headed by adults under age 25 are 29% more likely to eat shelf-to-microwave dinners and 26% more likely to eat frozen breakfast entrées/sandwiches. They also have a 23% higher likelihood of eating frozen (complete) TV dinners, and are 10% more likely to eat dry packaged dinners, dinner mixes and dinner kits.
"Seemingly perpetually in motion, ubiquitously surrounded by limitless smartphone entertainment options and frequently willing to work multiple jobs or side gigs, many Gen Z young adults are attracted to easy-to-prepare meals as well as snacking," says David Sprinkle, research director. "Therefore, there exists ample opportunity for food marketers of frozen prepared meals, canned soups, potato chips and other canned and packaged prepared food such as salads and desserts to convert adults under the age of 25 into loyal lifelong customers."
The major caveat for food industry players is that despite their heavy reliance on portable and convenient food options, Gen Z adults are health conscious. Compared to their Millennial counterparts a decade ago, Gen Z adults are more likely to look for organic or natural foods when food shopping and prefer foods without artificial additives. They also are more likely to be vegetarians.
In addition, Gen Zers are more likely to expect food companies to deliver new, novel and authentic food experiences. When compared to Millennials a decade ago, young Gen Z adults are usually the first among their friends to try new food products or admit that they can often be swayed by coupons to try new food products. They also are more interested in trying out new recipes.
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This report assesses Gen Z's impact on the American consumer economy, including their habits and spending, thoughtful comparisons between Gen Z trends and past generational trends and case study analyses regarding Gen Z targeted advertising campaigns.
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Us americans sign up for about $fifty million into the pay day loan per year, per racking up a lot of money for the costs and you can focus. But a smaller than average increasing solution enabling its profiles so you can get an advance on their salary could well be providing the pay-day loan world a run for its currency.
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An article posted by popular gaming blog, Kotaku has caused quite a stir over the last 24 hours, with the claims that Sony has "confirmed" a Sixaxis Rumble controller.
"Today, a Sony Computer Entertainment employee confirmed directly to me that the Sixaxis with rumble is coming," commented Kotaku author, Brian Ashcroft. "Nothing like getting something that's been taken away!"
Confirmation of a new "Shockaxis" is definitely big news, so we contacted Sony to get an official response to the report. Here was what the spokesperson had to say...
"The SCEA employee referenced in Kotaku's story stated that he had read in the news that third parties are working on a controller with rumble for PS3. His comments were taken out of context. Sony has made no announcements about rumble and PS3."
What "out of context" means has not been elaborated on, but for the moment Sony still denies the existence of the controller. We'll update you should there be a change in this story.


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Nashville is tightening the rules on what can go in curbside recycling bins, including issuing a new ban on plastic takeout containers.
The change, says Metro Public Works, is part of an effort to simplify the recycling process and make sure people don’t put in material that its facility can’t handle.
Metro doesn’t recycle certain kinds of plastics — like biodegradable food containers — but it’s hard for the average consumer to figure out which ones make the cut. Some look recyclable but actually aren’t, says Sharon Smith with Metro Public Works.
“A lot of times we get extra contamination because of all the different kinds of plastic that are out there,” she says.
any kind of plastic takeout containers, the city is hoping the wrong kind doesn’t get in the stream.
Residents can still recycle plastic bottles, juice jugs and dairy tubs in their curbside bins.
Ideally, Smith says, if we put less material in our recycling bins but it’s all good quality, “then we end up with more material getting recycled, which is the goal in the end.”
Other Contamination Still An Issue
Why the change? It’s an issue of supply and demand.
American cities want to recycle, but China — a huge buyer of American recycled material — recently started limiting how much it would take. That means there’s extra supply on the market, and recycling companies in the U.S. now have their pick of the litter: They can demand only the purest recycled material.
So, cities want to avoid including an errant form of plastic in their shipments. Or a situation like one last week in Nashville, when someone tried to recycle a bunch of paper but stuck a piece of cake on top — its residue soaking through the rest of the paper.
“It was actually kind of funny,” Smith says. “Somebody had a birthday, and then they ruined recycling for everyone. And it had pink icing, by the way.”
Since last year, Metro Public Works has been checking curbside bins and putting a tag that says “Oops!” on those clearly have contamination. The biggest offender, they remind residents, is plastic bags.
Whether the new changes and outreach to offending residents actually work remains to be seen. Smith says she hopes to do an audit in a couple of months.


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If your toddler has ever bought 125 copies of Dora the Explorer DVDs when you weren’t looking, you have a dog in this fight. Amazon is girding for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission, over the federal agencies claim the online shopping behemoth doesn’t do enough to keep kids from making accidental purchases when using smartphones and tablets.
The Boston Globe reports:
The FTC alleged in a draft lawsuit released by Amazon that unauthorized charges by children on Amazon tablets have amounted to millions of dollars.
Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. said in a letter Tuesday to FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez that it had already refunded money to parents who complained. It also said its parental controls go beyond what the FTC required from Apple when it imposed a $32.5 million fine on the company in January over a similar matter.
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While Tale of Us has performed in California before—most recently at the 2023 edition of Coachella—this is the first time an Afterlife showcase will be presented on the West Coast.
Fans at the showcase are likely to hear pieces from Anyma’s debut album currently in the works and set for a release sometime soon as the first single, “Welcome To The Opera,” dropped in early June.
Support for the West Coast debut of Afterlife at LA Historic Park on October 14 has not yet been revealed, but you can sign up for priority ticket access via Goldenvoice here.
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SAO PAULO Frosts hit crops including sugar cane, coffee and orange in the center-south region of Brazil on Tuesday, according to a report by a Rural Clima meteorologist.
SAO PAULO, July 15 Weather-related problems with
Brazil's second corn crop have sparked a spate of companies
exiting their contracts on washout clauses, causing what some
traders described as potentially the biggest wave of export
cancellations for the world's No. 2 supplier in five years.
SAO PAULO Brazilian soy farmers are being paid for promoting sustainable agriculture, according to the organizers of a new initiative involving 55 growers in Maranhão and Mato Grosso states, in the heart of Brazil's farm country.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian meat processor BRF SA on Wednesday pledged to slash its net carbon emissions to zero by 2040, seeking to elevate environmental standards in a bid to attract investments and better manage risk.
SAO PAULO, June 25 Brazilian meat processor BRF
SA will pay for its acquisition of pet food company
Mogiana Alimentos with cash on hand, Chief Executive Lorival Luz
said in an interview on Friday.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil, home to the world's largest commercial cattle herd, will propose a new law to track cattle suppliers that sell animals to meat producers like JBS and Marfrig, as ranching is a key driver of deforestation.
RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's worst water crisis in almost a century will impact river navigation and make transportation of goods more expensive in the world's largest exporter of commodities ranging from soybeans to coffee and sugar.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Shares in Brazilian pork and poultry processor BRF SA closed up nearly 10% on Tuesday after beef producer Marfrig Global Foods SA asked antitrust watchdog CADE to approve its purchase of almost a quarter of BRF's stock.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The Brazilian government is finalizing legislation that will allow farmers to get paid to preserve undeveloped rainforests and savannah, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said during an online event on Tuesday.
SAO PAULO, June 1 Brazilian beef producer
Marfrig Global Foods has formally asked antitrust
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Ryanair has banned passengers from travelling unless they pay back “unlawful” refunds for flights they did not take during the pandemic.
Passengers who processed ‘chargebacks’ on their credit cards for flights that operated but which they did not take will only be permitted to fly again with Ryanair once they pay back that money. Ryanair estimates that some 850 people will be impacted by this.
A chargeback is when a customer asks their credit or debit card company for a refund for a service not provided, and this is charged to the retailer's bank. However, Ryanair insists that if the flight took off, then the service was provided.
Some people have already been barred from getting on flights back to Ireland until they pay Ryanair for flights they did not take during the pandemic.
Travel expert Eoghan Corry said that the issue is unlikely to affect more than 100 people in Ireland.
“I’d be surprised if the number of people who used the chargeback is in the hundreds, it will probably be dozens of Irish people really," he said.
"The reason they are bearing this grudge is that it [chargebacks] has interfered and contradicted with their own refund policy. The chargeback means that the credit card company will refund you and then go into dispute with the merchant supplier, in this case Ryanair.
"They also charge Ryanair a penalty for every chargeback. It’s completely different from the refund process. And it’s subject to private contract law, not the consumer rights legislation we’re all familiar with.
"Ryanair is sending a clear message, that 'if the aircraft took off it’s your problem. If we cancelled the flight, it’s our problem.' They don’t like the fact that the chargeback system allows people whose flight took off and weren’t on it to get their money back."
Ryanair said that the “many millions" of customers whose flights were cancelled during the pandemic and who applied directly to Ryanair for refunds, which they received directly from Ryanair, will not be affected by the chargeback measures.
"There is a tiny minority of passengers (less than 850) who purchased non-refundable tickets on Ryanair flights which operated as scheduled during Covid-19 but who chose not to travel and then unlawfully processed chargebacks via their credit card company. These few passengers will be required to settle their outstanding debt before they will be allowed to fly with Ryanair again," a statement from the company said.
"This regretted restriction applies to only a tiny fraction of Ryanair’s 150m passengers annually who chose to unlawfully break their booking agreements with us."


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There’s a Mercedes-AMG Performance EV Coming Next Week
AMG is planning to launch a purpose-built, high-performance electric car by 2025.
According to a Mercedes-Benz Chief Design Officer Gorden Wagener's Instagram post, the company is set to release a high-performance electric concept car under the Mercedes-AMG brand next week, which is reportedly set to debut in 2025. The teaser post was echoed by Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius, who spoke at the Financial Times’ Future of the Car Summit, revealing AMG's electric intent, per Autocar.
“Next week, we will show what we think the electric performance world will look like when it's made by AMG,” said Källenius. "That’s hot off the press for you today, so stay tuned for some announcements that we will make next week. We will give you a glimpse of AMG performance as all-electric.”
Up until this point, AMG has yet to produce a proper, high-performance electric car, only the super-limited, slightly experimental SLS AMG Electric Drive from a decade ago. While the Mercedes-Benz EQ has an AMG variant it's not a purpose-built high-performance machine. Whatever AMG has planned, it seems like it will be some sort of purpose-built performance car with classic mid-engine proportions.
Mercedes-Benz wants to launch three electric platforms by 2025. However, with current supply-chain bottlenecks, EV automakers like Volkswagen are struggling to keep up with demand for all EVs.
The COVID-19 pandemic, the current Ukraine/Russia military conflict, and the semiconductor shortage have wreaked havoc on manufacturing across the globe. Thus, EV production has drastically slowed down for all brands. Automotive News Europe reports that Källenius is aware of the supply chain issues most EV automakers are facing. "That's largely true for us as well."
Despite that, it seems Mercedes-Benz feels as though these tough times won't last long. Mercedes is planning on a $42.2-billion investment into EV tech between now and 2030. According to Källenius, part of that investment, and one of the three electric platforms Mercedes-Benz wants to launch, is a dedicated performance car for AMG. "We are now in full development of a fully dedicated electric architecture for AMG, from the ground up."
Mercedes-AMG is likely going to tease that very architecture next week, which will give the brand a unique position among its competitors, like BMW and Audi, who haven't revealed any true electric performance cars yet.
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Why streaming services need new ways to differentiate
Streaming services from both digital natives and traditional broadcasters have now become part and parcel of many households’ entertainment. In fact, according to Ofcom, UK subscriptions to streaming video on demand (SVoD) services rose by half last year, to reach a new record number of 31 million UK consumers.
Streaming’s growing popularity creates both an opportunity and a challenge for broadcasters and content owners. Firstly, the content market – and therefore the audience that consumes that content – is now more fragmented than ever. The competition is not just found in the market leaders but in other digital arenas like gaming and social media.
What’s more, new generations of consumers are unforgiving when it comes to bad streaming experiences. One bad experience, and they will take their viewership elsewhere and not return.
To sustain and grow their audience share and reach, streaming providers need to focus on the way that content is delivered to viewers and the quality of the end-to-end service. This quality is now a key differentiator.
An internet-enabled evolution
UK consumers now have hundreds of local and global streaming services from both SVoD and broadcast video on demand (BVoD) operators to choose from – that’s a lot of competition for viewers’ time and attention. Naturally, there are questions around how many services a market can handle. As a result, these providers must stay relevant and connected with audiences to be successful.
But first, it’s important to consider the evolution of the TV market. Rewind a decade ago and linear TV services dominated the broadcast world. The operators of these services ran the entire end-to-end delivery and network infrastructure. These broadcasters were under a lot of pressure to maintain high uptime. If ever the box went black, it would cost them thousands in lost advertising revenue.
The internet re-wrote the broadcast playbook. Whilst the pressures of delivering an always-on service still remain, it has significantly lowered cost barriers to entry and has signalled a new area of new Internet-powered services and devices. Video content now needs to be delivered reliably where the audience is, across mobile and fixed-line networks.
As a result, this new era of content delivery requires partnerships with carrier service providers, content delivery networks (CDNs), digital monitoring and security service providers to manage the content delivery and viewing experience – not only now but in the future. Streaming providers must provision network capacity and bandwidth for all possible viewing scenarios.
However, this also means these organisations are dealing with increasingly complicated IT ecosystems, often stitching together a range of technology services and connectivity they do not own to reach their intended audience. And even though they have far less control over the end-to-end delivery mechanism, they are still ultimately held responsible by consumers for how it performs. So, how can they find new ways of making content delivery more reliable?
Critical visibility and collaboration
Firstly, holistic visibility of all the elements and providers that make up this end-to-end content delivery mechanism is crucial. This kind of visibility provides actionable insights into the performance and availability of these networks that are responsible for delivering a good user experience. Should any part of the chain – be it application, internet or cloud – suffer an outage, SVoD and BVoD organisations can quickly identify and remediate dreaded downtime. And it’s only a matter of when, unfortunately. You don’t need to look far back in time to find an example. In December, Amazon Web Services experienced a major outage that took down major streaming services like Disney Plus and Netflix.
Secondly, these organisations can’t go it alone. Despite the aforementioned lack of control, they do need to partner with a range of technology and carrier service providers to ensure they remain competitive and online for their users. The outages of 2021 served as a clear reminder that the internet can tumble. Streaming providers should consider diversifying their delivery services to provide brand reputation. If any of their providers experience a disruption in services, they can route around it or communicate the issue quickly to customers.
Further to this, in a world where it’s no longer good enough just to launch a streaming service and the size of catalogue is not always a barometer for success, they need to understand their customers’ preferences and behaviours to develop a unique, seamless platform, while also monetising their content through intelligent data gathering.
Increasingly, it is those partnerships that will result in differentiated viewing experiences that keep viewing audiences engaged.
A brave new streaming world
So, what’s next for streaming? Already, we’re seeing agreements with as-a-service application providers and carrier service providers to apply quality-of-service (QoS) prioritisation to their specific application traffic, improving the performance of those services for a nominal monthly fee. We are likely to see similar arrangements develop over time, with partnerships being established between internet providers or backbone networks to ensure that streaming traffic gets to consumers faster. In the future, the market may well be made up of tiered services, where consumers can pay for enhanced streaming services.
Ultimately, the SVoD and BVoD operators that can offer these value-add propositions, while maintaining visibility of the networks and providers that are working together to deliver a first-rate user experience will be the ones to survive and thrive. TVB Europe
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Tampa, FL – Nationwide motorists are paying the cheapest price at the pump since 2010. The average price of gas has now fallen below the $3.00 mark in seventeen states.
Georgia is one of the newest members of the $3.00 club, the average currently sits at $2.93.
In Florida gasoline is hovering around $3.04, but in metro markets like Orlando, Pensacola, and Tampa motorists are have already seen the average dip below the $3.00 threshold.
Meanwhile, Tennesseans are enjoying the second lowest gas prices in the nation.“We are seeing gas prices falling at an average of 1-2 cents a day,” said Josh Carrasco, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Motorists are saving 65 cents on average for every gallon they pump into their tank, when compared to the peak price of $3.70 in April. That’s extra money consumers can now use in other areas like holiday shopping.”
WTI, the benchmark for crude oil in the U.S., fell $1.08 on Friday to close the week at $81.01. Oil prices hit a two year low on October 16th, briefly falling below $80.00 a barrel. Analysts predict the price of oil could fall as low as $75.00.
“Cheaper oil equals cheaper gas,” said Carrasco. “Oil accounts for two-thirds of the price at the pump. Right now, demand is low and oil production in the U.S. is at almost a 30 year high. Lower oil prices means more money in consumers pockets.”
The national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline is $3.05, down 6 cents over last week. Motorists in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee are enjoying the lowest gas prices since December 2010.
The price in Florida dropped 11 cents this week to $3.04. In Georgia, the average is $2.93, sliding 12 cents on the week. Only one state is selling gas cheaper than Tennessee where the average is down 9 cents at $2.80 a gallon.
To find gas stations selling the cheapest gas near you go to AAA’s “Fuel Prices Finder” at www.AAA.com/gas . Users can search prices at filling stations in all 50 states. The results are sorted by price and displayed on a map with the location of each station.
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Governor McMaster ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses in SC through 4/30. Receive COVID-19 and Beaufort area updates here. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK TO BEAUFORT, PORT ROYAL AND THE SEA ISLANDS SOON!
Beaufort is very much open for business now, and still welcoming guests to our charming inns, restaurants, tours and excursions.
As we move collectively through these uncharted waters, know that the Greater Beaufort—Port Royal CVB has instituted numerous health measures out of concern for our visitors, partners and staff. We are closely monitoring COVID-19. To stay up to date as well visit here and here. for more information.


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Last summer, Specialized revealed an e-road bike that’s as svelte as can be and proves that electric is the future of the bicycle, and not just for commuting either. Meanwhile, in New York City, a company called Revel unleashed a fleet of rent-from-your-phone mopeds for urbanites to use as an alternative to the city’s subway, buses, taxis, etc. Seemingly disconnected, the two events share a critical conclusion: the future of transportation appears to be two-wheeled — and electric. And in that realm, the new RadRunner from Rad Power Bikes is a model for what might become the most common type of e-bike in the years to come.
The RadRunner has two significant points of appeal: it’s affordable, and it’s practical. Now, $1,199 isn’t nothing, but it should be noted that it’s the brand’s most affordable model to date (the Specialized machine mentioned above, the Turbo Creo, starts at $9,000). The RadRunner is explicitly utilitarian, too; its modular construction allows for the addition of a range of accessories, such as a center console storage compartment or a rear bin. There’s also a passenger seat option that turns the bike into a would-be moped.
The RadRunner includes 3.3-inch semi-fat Kenda tires that’ll take on bumps and potholes with ease, fenders, a rear rack and a 750-watt motor that’ll crank a rider up to 20 miles per hour. And, for $500 more, riders can crank the comfort factor with the newer RadRunner Plus (pictured above). The Plus’s upgrades include a seven-speed drivetrain and front suspension, which is useful for rolling over cracks and potholes. A handful of accessories, including a passenger seat, fenders, an LCD display and a headlight.
With those bones and the functionality available through accessories, both the RadRunner and RadRunner Plus promise to be an excellent option for the growing hordes trying bike life with a motor for the first time.


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Khalid Shehzad comments on the Ookla Speed test and behaviours of Pakistan's technology market.
The on-demand food delivery service distributed cute food boxes as a token of appreciation.
The City University of Hong Kong is ranked 52nd among global universities.
Two launch events were attended by media personnel, top customers, bloggers and people from the restaurant industry.
With a total of 18,103 A-stars and As, Beaconhouse students passed exams with the highest number of grades so far.
Tapal is celebrating #HamariNationaliTea and showing us how the nation bonds over a cup of tea.
The duo shopped for ingredients that are a staple in most Pakistani households on Eid.
WB by Hemani has launched an exclusive scent collection with their campaign celebrating #MereWatanKiKhushbu
With the theme 'Badlo Bartao', the campaign asks for a change in attitude, and how to implement the meaning of azaadi
Telenor Pakistan and District Government Mansehra organised one of the biggest festivals to happen in North last weekend
All three malls offer a chance of winning exclusive prizes and have festive celebrations lined up till August 17
The college is the only A-levels facility that is introducing VR technology to enrich the classroom experience.
The TVC highlights the idea that there's a solution to every problem.
The campaign analyses the various extremities of our behaviour, showing what makes us uniquely Pakistani.
Kashmir the band shares the struggles they faced pursuing their journey in the newly released anthem for the brand
Foodpanda is making every biryani lover's dream come true with an exclusive 50% off on their official 'Biryani Day'
The #DekhtayJaoKhatayJao campaign brings 15 more days of endless discounts on Burger Lab, Pizza Point, KFC and more
The 'Digital Opportunities' conference discussed ideas to overcome challenges for sustainable entrepreneurship.
The card will be linked to a mutual funds investor’s iSave account, allowing them immediate access to cash.
The event aimed to 'Amplify' discussions & workshops on diversity, inclusion and sustainable development within Pakistan
With almost 900k subscriptions in 40 days, the channel brought HBLPSL season4 live to over 9 million viewers nationwide.
PYCA has provided financial and technical assistance to students to implement their ideas.
13 different teams participated in the championships held in London.
With the 'Cricket Fest' deal, foodpanda is bringing good ol' Pizza Hut memories back to us.
The brand shared the category with big brands like Coke, Sprite and Coke & Music.
Syed Mehdi Bukhari writes about his experience of shooting portaits with the Huawei P20 Pro.
Syed Mehdi Bukhari explains how to do light paint photography and capture star trails with a smartphone.
Syed Mehdi Bukhari compares the Huawei P20 Pro with the Samsung Galaxy S9+
Syed Mehdi Bukhari talks about his experience of using the P20 Pro for AI and low light photography
Over 700,000 students nationwide have attended these lectures so far.
The brand will soon be setting up a manufacturing facility in Pakistan to help boost the local economy.
The campaign brings up to 70% discounts on over 6000+ restaurants with free delivery.
The device holds a 6.2-inch HD+ water drop, bezel-free display with a triple-lens camera setup.
The song is an ode to inclusivity that identifies and weaves together various segments of the Pakistani society.
This initiative is highlighting the importance of building good habits around personal care and hygiene.
The Pakistani e-commerce leader’s flagship sale has launched with discounts up to 86%.


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This is the third financing round for the two year-old company, having earlier raised an undisclosed sum in angel funding in 2016, followed by a $1 million round led by DSG Consumer Partners and Saama Capital two years ago.
The company will use the proceeds from the Series-B round to expand its product range, technology and offline presence over the next 18 months, even as it targets growing the brand to Rs 100 crore.
“With the love of Moms and our strong supply and channel partners, we are committed to making The Moms Co the largest natural and certified toxin-free solution provider for moms and babies from India,” said Malika Sadani, CEO, The Moms Co.
This is the third financing round for the twoyear-old company, having earlier raised an undisclosed sum in angel funding in 2016, followed by a $1 million round led by DSG Consumer Partners and Saama Capital two years ago.
“Over the last two years since we first partnered Malika, The Moms Co has quickly become India’s leading toxin-free mother and baby personal care brand and recognised as a product innovator,” Shahdadpuri, managing director at DSG Consumer Partners, said.
The Moms Co creates, designs and sells toxin-free and natural products for pre, post-natal care and babies, and claims to serve more than 500,000 customers in 10,000 pin codes across the country, with offerings across categories, including face care and hair care, among others. It also has a physical presence across five cities and has tied up with more than 15 maternity hospitals.
“We are strong believers in The Moms Co philosophy of having a deep focus on moms, babies and children care by delivering the highest quality products with the best, natural, non-toxic ingredients,” Ash Lilani, managing partner of Saama Capital, said.
For DSG Consumer Partners, one of the most prominent FMCG-focused investment firms, the investment in The Moms Co comes about four months after it made the final close of its third flagship fund at $65 million, and the first close of its second build-out fund at $35 million.
Separately, Saama Capital is investing out of its fourth India-focused fund, the $100 million Saama Capital IV. Both investment firms have also co-invested in a number of consumer brands, including Veeba, Chai Point, Raw Pressery and EazyDiner.
The court, in its interim order, said that prima facie, the defendant was permitting other third-party sellers to "latch on" to the best sellers in one particular segment of products and directed the defendant to disable the feature in relation to the plaintiff and restrained it allowing any third-party sellers from "latching on" to the mark and product listings of the plaintiff.
However, net loss at Avenue E-Commerce, the six-year-old subsidiary of India’s biggest retailer by market capitalisation, widened to Rs 142 crore. The online business brand – DMart Ready had sales of Rs 791 crore and a net loss of Rs 81 crore a year earlier when it operated only in Mumbai, according to the company’s latest annual report.


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An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Tuesday, repeating until December 7, 2021
Join Gulfport weekly at an open-air fresh market for the region’s ripest produce, arts and crafts and a fresh array of locally sourced botanicals along the shops and restaurants of scenic Beach Boulevard. This is a traditional Gulfport event that has been brought back with social distancing and safety protocols in place to keep vendors and shoppers safe. –AB
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Dogecoin developers are working to use the Starlink satellite network, operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm, to conduct $DOGE transactions using offline using radio technology.
According to a blog post from the Dogecoin Foundation, developers Michi Lumin and Timothy Stebbing are working on “RadioDoge,” which would enable DOGE transactions to be processed without the use of an internet connection.
While the team admitted there’s a lot of work to be done before such transactions are viable, it noted RadioDoge would use “cheap and reliable Radio technology (HF/LoRaWAN) combined with the global Starlink satellite network.” Its goal would be to provide “wide-scale access to Dogecoin for people outside the reach of the traditional internet infrastructure.”
According to Michi Lumin, Principal Engineer at the Dogecoin Foundation, the team has been working on setting up a “Regional Hub” for RadioDoge to provide a testing ground for the new technology.
Both developers expect the first transaction formed on Libdogecoin, a programming library for creating DOGE projects, to be transmitted over 150 miles from Colorado to the Regional Hub. The Hub will then submit the transactions to Dogecoin’s testnet via the Starlink satellite network.
The team believes the new technology could stimulate Dogecoin’s adoption in emerging economies, helping the cryptocurrency become the “defeacto means for exchanging goods and services globally.”
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is notably an avid Dogecoin proponent, who has hinted his space exploration company could start accepting payments in the meme-inspired cryptocurrency. Tesla has started accepting DOGE payments on its website, allowing specific products such as its “cyberwhistle,” its “Giga Texas” belt buckle” and its “cyberquad” four-wheeler for kids to be bought with it. These items are all priced in DOGE, ranging from 12,020 coins for the four-wheeler to 300 DOGE for the cyberwhistle.
On Tesla’s Dogecoin support page, the firm notes that customers who send the wrong amount of DOGE to its address may see their orders get canceled, and adds that if an order is overpaid in the cryptocurrency the “overpayment amount will not be refunded to the original form of payment.”
Notably, Musk and Billy Markus have earlier this year pushed McDonald’s to accept DOGE as a payment method, but the fast-food giant ultimately did not move forward with such an integration.
The views and opinions expressed by the author, or any people mentioned in this article, are for informational purposes only, and they do not constitute financial, investment, or other advice. Investing in or trading cryptoassets comes with a risk of financial loss.
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Drayage is one of the most opaque, inefficient segments in the American trucking industry, dominated by small, undercapitalized carriers using yesterday’s technology.
What is drayage? It typically refers to the transport of freight a short distance between ports and warehouses as part of an intermodal network.
The lack of visibility into this market contributes to inefficiency and hinders the matching of capacity and freight, driving prices up and asset utilization down. Steady growth in inbound container volumes and external capacity constraints—including the ELD mandate, port congestion, and an intermodal chassis shortage—have only exacerbated these issues. In our view, digitization has an important role to play in this market providing visibility, enabling optimization, and creating platforms for multi-party collaboration.
“Digital platforms and applications now enable true end-to-end visibility to shipments and inventory across all participants in the supply chain. Networks of trading partners, combined with IoT devices, can capture, cleanse and make sense of vast volumes of operational data – and provide visibility to authorized parties so they can better plan resource allocation for drivers, transportation, assets, gate throughput, and labor crews,” said Steve Dowse, senior vice president products, Blume Global.
Disruptions from the U.S. – China trade war have made port traffic more unpredictable: Susquehanna analysts found this year that inbound container volumes to West Coast ports increased 8.3% from September to October, a period that sees contracting volumes in most years. In the current trade policy landscape, drayage capacity must be flexible and responsive to unexpected surges in demand. To achieve that flexibility, partners throughout the supply chain will need the ability to share data seamlessly, preferably on secure platforms that offer each party real-time views. By eliminating manual, email-based communication processes, information will flow faster, without human error.
The ELD mandate, imposed on the trucking industry a year ago, is estimated to have effectively removed 5-6% of trucking capacity from the roads, creating an inflationary market sensitive to even small demand shocks. Some drayage markets have been even more drastically affected. Drayage carriers working the I-16 corridor between Savannah and Macon are now mostly limited to two round trips per day instead of three, a capacity reduction of 33%. These constraints on supply make asset utilization more urgent, which will encourage AI-assisted load matching, route planning, and adoption of predictive analytics to more accurately forecast dwell times and ETAs.
Several interlocking market forces are pressuring intermodal service providers to move freight transparently and quickly.
Demand is rising against these negative supply trends: on a national basis, intermodal volume grew 7% in 2018, about twice as fast as the overall economy. Although East Coast ports have poured billions of dollars into infrastructure improvements like additional railroad capacity, modern cranes, and dredging, throughput velocities are still understudied. An economic backdrop of rising interest rates is increasing the cost of carrying inventory, which will have the overall effect of tightening transit times and delivery windows.
In a recent report on Amazon, Morgan Stanley analysts said that e-commerce accounts for about 20% of U.S. retail spend, and is expected to take another 2.5% next year. E-commerce is driving average warehouse size down and locations closer to urban cores; the proliferating network of small distribution centers surrounding population centers will further complicate intermodal moves and require increased visibility into asset and shipment statuses.
“In an environment where providers have limited resources, they want to work with customers that are easy to do business with every day. Digital platforms enable ease of doing business between customers and vendors, large and small, by sharing information more easily, openly monitoring performance, automating processes and ensuring parties can reliably settle for services with minimal friction,” said Dowse.
North America’s intermodal network is already quite complex. There are potential choke points all along a shipment’s path to its final destination, from port congestion caused by labor disputes to snarled trains in Chicago and sudden trucking capacity crunches at inland drayage markets like Memphis. To optimize moves on a cost and time basis, large amounts of data must be generated all along the supply chain, aggregated on platforms that provide realtime multi-party views, analyzed by continually improving algorithms, and acted upon by human operators.
Cost is already important, but has started becoming an even more crucial factor in supply chain planning. For the first time in decades, the cost of transportation and logistics is growing faster than the Producer Price Index; once again, transportation and logistics expenses’ share of GDP is rising. Recent transportation cost inflation has reversed a deflationary trend that began in the United States with the deregulation of trucking in 1980 and in the global economy with the introduction of containerized shipping in the 1960s. Transportation managers at large shippers are facing increasing pressure to budget accurately while also sourcing logistics services that are reliable, efficient, and transparent. In our view, digitization in drayage and throughout the intermodal chain of custody will allow transportation providers to differentiate themselves in both pricing and service.
According to Dowse, “This is an interesting time in the supply chain industry. Those that don’t embrace digitization could find themselves left behind. Collaborative technologies can help companies successfully execute all aspects of logistics across the supply chain including visibility to match supply/demand for capacity, streamlined invoicing, better visibility and control over transportation spend, and improved customer service and vendor relations.


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It’s an ambitious—to say the least—goal for the trading app company, which in September added the ability to trade fractional shares of 50 U.S.-based stocks to its list of 36 cryptocurrencies, 27 fiat currencies, four precious metals and—as of Dec. 1—tokenized carbon offset credits.
Financial services company Robinhood is sailing a rising tide of hype after announcing that it will implement zero-fee cryptocurrency trading. Whether it’s to the tune of huge gains or crushing losses, account holders can use their platform to speculate on bitcoin starting next month, and won’t pay any fees to do so. Just as cryptocurrency traders might have their preferred coins, they also have their favorite exchanges for buying them. Robinhood is a five-year-old smartphone-based no-fee platform for trading stocks and ETFs. It boasts mainstream street cred as a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation that’s registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Last year 2 million people…


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Yes, you read that right. AT&T has been trumpeting its Windows Phone 7 handsets, but it looks like they’re not the only ones ready to jump on the good ship Redmond. Engadget has confirmed that both AT&T and T-Mobile will be showing off devices at the launch event next Monday.
This news comes on the same day that the Wall Street Journal runs an interview with Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, about Windows Phone 7 and the company’s recent missteps in the mobile space. Unfortunately, the interview took place before Microsoft sued Motorola last week and before the announcement that Ballmer’s bonus was reduced because of the Kin failure.
The interview is an interesting read, and sheds light on… not much. When asked if he seriously thought about Microsoft selling its own handset, Ballmer replied, “I think about a lot of things.”
Ballmer does say that he feels the “wall-of-icons” is getting confusing for people and that the hubs in Windows Phone 7 will put the most important people in their customers’ lives “front and center.” It’ll be interesting to see if customers feel the same way about too many icons.
He also argues that Android isn’t completely free, reveals that he has an undergraduate degree in math, and refuses to make sales forecasts for Windows Phone 7.


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The Mayor of Newtownabbey, Alderman Billy Webb, joined actress Nuala McKeever to launch this year’s Mayor’s Charity Fashion Show which takes place on Friday, April 20 at Theatre at The Mill, Mossley Mill.
Nuala will compere the evening which will showcase fashions from local retailers Joli, Bonita Shoes, Roundabout, Corsage, Burton, DKS Designer Kids, Gail Conway Boutique, Shoe La La and Naomi Bridal. Make up will be by Ravin’ Beauty and hair by Karma Hair Design.
The event is being organised to raise money for the Mayor’s three chosen charities - the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, Gis a Hug Foundation and Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Speaking at the launch the Mayor commented: “I’m delighted to welcome Nuala on board as this year’s compere. It’s guaranteed to be a great evening of fashion and fun, supported by councillors and council staff who will tread the catwalk in aid of three well deserving causes.”
The fashion show kicks off at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £12, concessions £8 and are available at the Theatre at the Mill Box Office, Tel: 028 9034 0202 or online at www.theatreatthemill.com
Book your pre-show dinner at Mossley Mill restaurant by calling Tel: 028 9034 0022.