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Stay cool this summer with light and healthy food
With summers in full swing and the mercury heading north, doctors advise that apart from drinking lots of water, a special summer diet consisting of light and healthy food would ensure a cool mind and body.
Ritika Samadar, chief dietician at Max Hospital, said fluids with electrolytes like coconut water and lemonade should be consumed and oily foods have to be avoided.
"In summer, light food should be preferred which can be digested easily. So, oily and junk food like pizzas, burgers must be avoided," Samadar said.
Vijai K.S. Shukla, chairperson, Omega 3 Council of India, says that vegetables with high water content like onions, tomatoes and cucumbers should be regularly eaten as they will not only cool down the body but provide the daily quota of nutrition as well.
"For the meat lovers, there is a delicious alternative to fried chicken and red meat -- roasted or grilled fish which have high amounts of fatty acids helping in regulating blood pressure, immune responses and liver function," said Shukla.
Omega 3 Council of India is a non-profit trade and marketing association promoting intake of Omega 3 fatty acids for better all round health.
Some of the most beneficial food items during summer, according to doctors, are:


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The Japanese manufacturer has recently introduced the company’s all new global platform, expected to be used by a wide variety of models, starting with the next generation Impreza.
The architecture is currently still under development and is set to underpin the next-generation of Subaru vehicles starting with the next generation Impreza that should become official sometimes later this year. The company has been coy on providing much details though it did comment the new platform will be responsible for a better dynamic driving experience and in the mean time be more comfortable, while also posting lower NVH levels (noise, vibration, and harshness). To respect the new levels, the architecture will sit lower and sport a reduced center of gravity and also deploy a more rigid structure. According to Subaru, the latter will be seriously bumped – between 70 percent and 100% more rigid compared to the platforms it will replace. Other enhancements include an all new rear stabilizer that has been directly fitted to the body – it will be responsible for around 50 percent reduction in body roll compared to the predecessors.
Since the global platform will be used for more than one models, some almost entirely different, it has been designed to be fitted with the entire range of powertrains: gasoline, diesel, plug-in hybrid and electric. “This new platform represents the culmination of the know-how we have developed over many years, and we are confident that it will allow us to produce vehicles that live up to our proud traditions and meet the high expectations customers have of Subaru. We continue to work on designing ever-more attractive vehicles that offer the customer both enjoyment and peace of mind,” commented Fuji Heavy Industries President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga.

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What is I-1634?
I-1634 is a statewide ballot measure that will appear before Washington State voters at the November 2018 general election. It is a proposed law funded by the soft drink industry (Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and Red Bull). The measure seeks to prohibit local communities from raising money for public health services by levying taxes on sugary beverages like soda, but it would allow the state’s largest city, Seattle, to keep its existing sugary beverage tax. Essentially, what the soda companies want to do is deny every other community the freedom to raise money for public health by taxing sugary beverages, and prevent Seattle from ever raising its tax. They’re spending millions to convince Washingtonians to pass their self-serving scheme.
What would I-1634 do?
The following is the explanatory statement for Initiative 1634 prepared by the Attorney General’s office.
The Law as It Presently Exists
All local taxation must be authorized by state law. Current state law gives broad taxing authority to counties, cities, and towns. The Washington Supreme Court has recognized that cities’ and towns’ taxing authority includes the authority to tax retailers for the privilege of conducting a specific type of retail business within the city. Counties and cities also have authority to impose sales and use taxes within certain limits that the Legislature has set. For example, local sales or use taxes can be imposed only when the state sales or use tax is also due on a sale or item.
Local governments like cities and counties have relied on this broad local taxing authority to impose taxes related to specific products. For example, in 2017 the City of Seattle adopted an ordinance imposing a privilege tax on the distribution of sweetened beverages like soda within the city limits. The City of Seattle’s tax is calculated based on the volume of sweetened beverages or concentrate distributed in the city.
The State has imposed state sales and use taxes on the retail sale of most items, but food and food ingredients are generally exempt from these state taxes. Nevertheless, state sales and use taxes are imposed on prepared food, alcoholic beverages, bottled water, and soft drinks. There are also additional state taxes on alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, tobacco products, and marijuana products.
The Effect of the Proposed Measure if Approved
If adopted, Initiative 1634 would prevent local governments from imposing or collecting any new tax, fee, or other assessment on certain grocery items after January 15, 2018. This restriction would prohibit any new local tax, fee, or assessment of any kind on the manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, ownership, transfer, transportation, container, use, or consumption of certain groceries. Initiative 1634 would also prohibit any increase of existing local taxes, fees, or assessments on these grocery items after January 15, 2018.
Local governments covered by this initiative are counties, cities, and towns, as well as other municipal corporations and local taxing districts. Covered grocery items would include any raw or processed food or beverage, or any ingredient, intended for human consumption. This would include, for example, meat, produce, grains, dairy products, nonalcoholic beverages, spices, and condiments, among other things. Covered groceries do not include alcoholic beverages, marijuana products, or tobacco.
Initiative 1634 would not prevent the State from imposing new taxes on groceries. It would not prevent local governments from imposing or collecting a new tax, fee, or assessment that is generally applicable to a broad range of businesses and business activity, so long as it does not impose a higher tax rate on groceries or impose a higher tax rate based on a classification related to groceries. Initiative 1634 would not prohibit a local tax, fee, or assessment on alcoholic beverages, marijuana products, or tobacco. Initiative 1634 would not restrict counties’ and cities’ existing authority to impose local sales and use taxes. Initiative 1634 would not restrict local governments’ existing authority to impose other taxes on transactions involving non-grocery items.
Why vote no on I-1634?
The following is the text of the voter’s pamphlet statement submitted to the Washington Secretary of State in opposition to Initiative 1634.
Initiative 1634 takes away local control and gives it to the state
This confusing measure imposes a one-size-fits-all state law that takes power away from voters and hands it to the state, silencing our voice in local decision-making. Different communities have unique needs and local voters deserve a say in how revenue decisions are made. This initiative is a slippery slope toward greater state control at the expense of our cities, towns, and local communities.
Corporate special interests are spending millions to strip away voter choices and protect profits
I-1634 has nothing to do with keeping our food affordable. In fact, tax prohibitions on everyday food items — from fruits and vegetables to milk and bread—are already reflected in voter approved state law. Instead, this measure is funded almost exclusively by the multi-billion-dollar soda industry. They are only concerned with their profits and are spending millions on this initiative—and misleading advertisements—that would undermine local control.
Reject Initiative 1634 to prevent future erosion of local powers by special interests
I-1634 sets a dangerous precedent — any special interest could spend millions on a misleading initiative to limit our rights as voters and our local autonomy. Voting no sends a clear message that we value local control and will not be fooled by the political agenda of wealthy industries or outside groups.
Rebuttal of Argument For
State law already precludes taxes on groceries. Initiative 1634 is funded by the soda industry to take away local choices from our cities and towns. This confusing measure reduces local options while increasing state control at a time when we are struggling to fund important community programs. Stand with doctors, teachers and community advocates in saying no to this blatant corporate power grab.
Statement Prepared By
Mary Ann Bauman, MD, American Heart Association; Kate Burke, Spokane City Council; Jill Mangaliman, Got Green; Jim Krieger, MD, MPH Healthy Food America; Val Thomas- Matson, Healthy King County Coalition; Carolyn Conner, Nutrition First
I-1634’s fiscal impacts
The following is the fiscal impact statement for I-1634 prepared by the Office of Financial Management (OFM).
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY
Initiative 1634 prohibits new or increased local taxes, fees or assessments on raw or processed foods, beverages or their ingredients, intended for human consumption except alcoholic beverages, marijuana products and tobacco, unless they are generally applicable and meet specified requirements. The initiative allows local government to continue to collect revenue if the ordinance was in effect by Jan.15, 2018. The revenue and expenditure impacts cannot be determined because the potential lost revenue is based on volume of product sold within the jurisdiction.
- The effective date of the initiative is Dec. 6, 2018.
- The provisions of the initiative apply to taxes, fees or other assessments on groceries applied after Jan. 15, 2018.
- Estimates use the state’s fiscal year of July 1 through June 30. Fiscal year 2019 is July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.
Local revenue impacts
The initiative has an indeterminate impact on local revenue. It would prohibit imposing or collecting any new tax or fee, or making an inflationary adjustment on taxes or fees on certain grocery items after Jan. 15, 2018.
The city of Seattle enacted a sweetened beverage privilege tax prior to the effective date of the initiative. Seattle estimates the tax will generate $23.378 million per year. Since the imposition of the tax was started before Jan. 15, 2018, the tax will remain in effect. However, the city of Seattle would not be able to adjust the tax by inflation.
State revenue impacts assumptions and description
The initiative would not have a state revenue impact because it does not apply to state taxes, fees or other assessments.
Local government expenditures
The initiative would not have an expenditure impact on local governments because it prevents the future imposition of local taxes or fees on groceries after Jan. 15, 2018.
State government expenditures
The initiative would not have an expenditure impact on state government because it does not apply to state taxes, fees or other assessments.


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If you’re constantly running out of internal memory on your phone and deleting stuff to make room for even more stuff, Google knows your pain and wants to help. The company is introducing an uninstall manager to the Play Store that will suggest users which less used apps you can toss out in order to make room for other apps or games.
Most of us have a few of these apps that we haven’t opened in ages. The new feature will go through all of those apps and show how much space each is taking up, and how much is needed for the app you are trying to install. Then it’s just a matter of checking the ones you no longer want on your phone and hitting continue.
Apparently the feature doesn’t include other space saving suggestions such as uploading files to Google Drive, Photos, or Play Music.
The new Uninstall Manager will be especially useful for those with older or entry level devices ofter featuring just 8GB or 16GB of internal storage. Thankfully, a lot of mid-range phones today are now packing at least 32GB of storage on the base model.
Google hasn’t officially announced the feature so it’s unclear when it will be rolling out, but judging by the leaked screenshots it’s probably soon.


text: The Palestinians have a right to their own homeland and this is something Marxists unconditionally defend. But how is this to be achieved? The idea of a blanket boycott of Israel has been raised. In this article the authors raise the idea that treating the whole of the Israeli Jewish population as one reactionary bloc is counter-productive. Much better a trade union based selective boycott that distinguishes the ruling Zionist elite from ordinary working people in Israel.


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20 YEARS: ROAD AND RAIL
Stores and Cars: A Dubious Model of Change and Growth
By DAVID W. CHEN
Published: November 17, 1996
PARAMUS— Imagine that it is 1976, the year of the Bicentennial, the year the Oldsmobile Cutlass was America's best-selling car. Say you are driving up Route 17, approaching the Route 4 interchange. There are two lanes of traffic in either direction, separated by a grass median. There are mom-and-pop stores galore. Gas station after gas station. Woods in the distance.
Now imagine that you get stuck at the interchange for -- and let's exaggerate just a bit here -- say, 20 years. You would see, through the use of time-lapse photography, the woods disappearing; empty lots giving birth to stores; mom-and-pop operations being replaced by big-box retailers like Barnes & Noble, Comp USA and Home Depot. And you would see more cars, which, like yours, are still stuck in traffic.
''We're pretty much fully developed now,'' said Cliff Gennarelli, the Mayor of Paramus, taking a reporter on a tour and -- what else? -- getting stuck at the Route 4 and 17 interchange. ''The shame of it is that most people think Paramus is an old Indian word for shopping center, when we know that it's an old Indian word for traffic.''
Mr. Gennarelli's quip makes the point: In any language, Paramus's image is wedded to shopping. But even more, it is home to the worst chronic traffic jams in the state.
In many ways, what has happened on Route 17 in the past 20 years is a snapshot of the region, the country, really: a drive-through laboratory for the way people plan, build, shop and work. From the grass medians of the 1970's to the dubious distinction of being part of the most dangerous interchange in the state, Route 17 has been there, done that.
''It's a paradigm of the rest of the country's experience, but it is probably as intense a paradigm as you could find anywhere,'' said Chester P. Mattson, Bergen County's director of planning and economic development. ''I always think of it as the distillation of the most powerful period of growth in the country's history, and also as a picture of the future, because Route 4 and 17 offer a continuously changing landscape.''
The road, originally called Route 2, was built between 1927 and 1934, stretching 27.5 miles between Kearny and Mahwah and bisecting some towns, including Paramus. In the beginning, drivers would pass good hunting spots for pheasant, rabbit and fox and good farmland for celery, tomatoes and corn, said Fritz Behnke, whose family has owned Behnke's Paramus Building Company on Route 17 for many years.
In the 1950's and 60's, residential areas popped up and retailing began to flourish. At the Route 4 interchange, for instance, the Garden State Plaza opened in 1958, occupying land that was vacant, except for a popular drive-in movie theater. In Paramus, planning was basically laissez-faire, as borough officials granted businesses freedom to follow market conditions as long as they did not encroach on residential areas.
Drive up and down Route 17 a few times with old hands like Mr. Behnke and Mr. Gennarelli, and you can begin to sense the scope of that change over the last two decades.
At the Route 4 and 17 interchange, the southeast corner used to contain a strip of small stores like JR Tobacco (they also had great candy, aficionados say), Alba Contractors, a billiards hall and a place that made barstools. Less than a decade ago, the stores were torn down and eventually replaced by a Bradlees, Comp USA and Petsmart.
At the southwest corner, the Garden State Plaza expanded by 750,000 square feet last year, making it the state's biggest mall. On the northeast corner sits Paramus Plaza IV, a 10-year-old office building that replaced several homes. Alexander's department store, on the northwest corner, has been abandoned for almost a decade.
Other stretches of Route 17 have also changed dramatically. Nothing used to be on the site of what is now Levitz. Same with Kids ''R'' Us. Staples used to be a small restaurant. Filene's Basement expanded about 10 years ago. Soon, Bergen Bluestone will be replaced by an Office Depot. Only a handful of longtime establishments remain.
Since the 1960's, Paramus's population has barely risen beyond 26,000, and its tax rate -- $1.99 per $100 of assessed value -- is among the lowest in the county.
But office and retail space has expanded enormously.
In 1970, Paramus -- whose main business corridors are Routes 17 and 4 -- had 288,000 square feet of office space; by 1996, it was 3.47 million. In 1977, Paramus generated $716.1 million worth of retail business; in 1992 (the last year for which figures are available), it was $1.926 billion, according to the Bergen County Planning Department.
But the number of retail establishments in Paramus increased much more slowly, from 553 in 1977 to 723 in 1992, suggesting that bigger stores were doing more business. That real estate prices have risen from $3 or $4 a square foot 20 years ago to $30 today has made it even tougher for smaller stores, said Peter Wells, director of the Paramus Building Department.
All this has meant more traffic. In 1981, an estimated 88,000 vehicles a day passed through the Route 4 interchange; in 1992, that number was 126,000. And though the Paramus Police Department says the number of reported accidents hasn't changed much in 20 years, the interchange is still the worst in the state. There were 581 accidents recorded there from 1992 to 1994, 534 of which were fender-benders involving cars going in the same direction. This means that many attempted merges failed, said John Dourgarian, a spokesman for the State Department of Transportation.


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Steve Jobs may have refuted all rumors of the making of a smaller sized iPad in the 7 inch and 5 inch categories though there are already indications of development work underway for the next generation iPad which is likely to go on sale sometime during the first half of next year. The above stems from the fact that many of the suppliers who have been entrusted with the development of several component that would find application in the second generation iPad are gearing up for production by next month.
As per reports coming in, its Ibiden, Tripod Technology and TTM Technologies that have been selected to supply the printed circuit boards or PCB of the new iPad. The companies will initially be producing the components in smaller numbers but will ramp up production towards February 2011 which is when the iPad is likely to be released. The choice of companies presents a diverse scenario as Ibiden is based in Japan, Tripod Technology operate out of Taiwan while TTM Technologies is a US based company. All three companies meet at a common point though, they all have production facilities in China which is where the components are most likely to be produced. There will be four more suppliers who will also join the second gen iPad party from February onwards though they are yet to be made public.
The expected timing of the new iPad ties in with what was being already rumored, that a new iPad will be launch in early 2011. This is also in line with the usual Apple tradition of bringing along the improved version withing one year of the release of the product. This is something that Apple has been following with the iPhone and the same should also apply to the iPad as both are based on the same operating system.
About the new iPad, while we know it will surely be an improvement over the current gen iPad, unfortunately, nothing is known of the new iPad’s feature list. However, what seems to be a surety is the inclusion of front and rear facing cameras which will allow one to engage in live chat via Apple’s FaceTime video chat service. Something that is already possible on most other Apple products. Processor speed is also likely to be enhanced along with system memory as most other tablets that have been released in recent times came with a 1 GHz processor.
With a keen interest in tech, I make it a point to keep myself updated on the latest developments in the world of technology and gadgets. That includes smartphones or tablet devices but stretches to even AI and self-driven automobiles as well, the latter being my latest fad. Besides writing, I like watching videos, reading, listening to music, or experimenting with different recipes. Motion picture is another aspect that interests me a lot and maybe I’ll make a film sometime in the future.


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If marketing with influencers was until recently an emerging element, it has now become a fundamental piece of the social media marketing and digital marketing strategy. Companies are increasingly using social networks to connect with audiences and are positioning themselves in these environments in a much clearer way. Influencers are the way to reach audiences. But what is happening right now in influencer marketing? Its conclusions allow us to understand the state of things and what priorities companies have in their relationship with influencers.
The Social Networks That Take This Investment Networks Grow
The first big takeaway from the study is that marketers are already investing fairly broadly in influencer marketing and expect to do so even more in the foreseeable future. Right now, 67.9% of marketers say they will use influencer marketing this year. In 2022, the figure will rise to 72.5%. This growth is a natural conclusion of the movements that marked the behavioral patterns of brands during the pandemic. As Jasmine Enberg, senior analyst and head of the study, explains, “the pandemic has played a major role in driving wider adoption of influencer marketing.” first semester it recovered quickly Nigerian Email Database. Not only was it quickly returned to previous patterns, but spending was also increased. Between April and June 2020, the number of sponsored posts on social networks had fallen by 42.9% compared to the same period of the previous year. In December, they were already rising at a rate of 20%.
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All this means that some social networks grow overwhelmingly in the plans of corporations – see the case of TikTok – and that others, on the contrary, fall in investment forecasts. Thus, Instagram remains the most popular social network for marketers, despite a slight correction. Of those surveyed, 93% say they plan to use Instagram in their marketing efforts with influencers. In 2020, they were 97%. Stable, on the contrary, the forecast with respect to its Stories is maintained. 83% in both 2020 and 2021 plan to use Instagram Stories. Reels did not exist in 2020, but in 2021 they already have 36% and intention to use them. Behind Instagram is now TikTok, the most impressive rise in year-over-year patterns. In 2020, only 16% of those surveyed said they planned to use the social network. In 2021, they were already 68%.


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Let's say you had the opportunity to add Tesla Motors, (TSLA 0.73%) to your portfolio before it blows up again? The guy who thought that the electric-car company would grow exponentially in 2011 is predicting something equally as enticing today, and you should consider getting in on it.
Adam Jonas and Tesla have a long and loyal history. In 2011, the Morgan Stanley analyst was bullish enough to advise an overweight position on a company that offered a single very expensive car, the Roadster. Jonas had this to say about Tesla at the time:
The confluence of structural industry change, disruptive technology, changing consumer tastes and heightened national security creates an opportunity for significant new entrants in the global auto industry. California dreaming? We don't think so. In our view, the conditions are ripe for a shake-up of a complacent, century-old industry heavily invested in the status quo of internal combustion. The risks are high. So is the opportunity. Enter Tesla.
He went further, he valued Tesla (which was trading around a measly $26) at a whopping $70, a whole 148% increase.
Now look what's happened
Okay, back to reality where Tesla now trades around $250 and the "Gigafactory" has just been announced. Jonas now says that he thinks the stock should actually be trading at $320. What do you do? You listen and strongly consider buying.
Here's what he had to say on Feb. 25:
Tesla's quest to disrupt a trillion $ car industry offers an adjacent opportunity to disrupt a trillion $ electric utility industry. If it can be a leader in commercializing battery packs, investors may never look at Tesla the same way again ... Tesla says it will team up with partners to build the world's largest Li-ion battery pack facility in the US. We reflect the potential for lower battery costs through higher sales volume nearly doubling Tesla's share of the global car market to 90bps by 2028, driving our target increase.
What does that mean? We're not in Kansas anymore folks, Tesla has its sights set beyond cars.
Where is Tesla going?
Batteries. By 2020 Tesla and Panasonic will be able to produce 30 gigawatt hours per year. To put that in perspective, that's more than the entire world produced in 2013.
We're talking a huge chunk of Tesla's supply chain being internalized. Targeted to start manufacturing in 2017, the Gigafactory will manage everything from processing raw materials to the assembly of the batteries.
Is Tesla worth the premium?
Yes. Very much so, yes. Sure there are a number of risk factors to be considered when talking about taking on such a huge endeavor. But Panasonic doesn't seem to have any reservations, as the Tesla partner is inviting Japanese materials makers to sign on to back the deal. The expected total investment in the facility will be in the ballpark of $4 billion-$5 billion.
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So what does this mean for for the Model S maker? It means that Tesla can continue to focus on how to get it's third-generation car into as many hands as possible as quickly as possible. It means that Tesla exepmlifies innovation and opportunity. It means that Tesla has been and will continue to be a great buy.


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Today, it’s a known fact that there are several owners who want to get out of their timeshares mostly due to financial reasons. With the down economy these days, the timeshare companies are figuring out where they will obtain the financing necessary to help the consumers make their purchases. As still many people like the idea of timesharing, financing can be a way to own such property and the vacation industry wants them to have it to continue its sales.
Looking at many of the vacation ownership companies in the world, they have added financing options to make purchasing attractive to potential owners who tour their properties. As a matter of fact, some companies are offering financing options which will help the buyers with money towards their initial deposits and give them time to pay for the deposits.
Based on the credit markets, lots of companies are determining the credit worthiness of those purchasing with them and there are different financing possibilities based on credit ratings. The best credit-worthy buyers are often able to get better financial terms than those whose scores don't rate so high. It is more common now for companies to determine the credit worthiness of the vacation ownership or timeshare buyer and to offer more competitive financing rates to those with the best credit ratings.
Currently, timesharing is becoming unattractive as many owners are having a hard time keeping up with its costs. As a matter of fact, thousands of owners nowadays are trying to get rid of their timeshares while some even hire a timeshare transfer company such as the Transfer Smart just to get rid of it. On the other hand, financing is important in this industry to keep the sales flowing and make it available to interested consumers.


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Market for hairy crustaceans from Yangcheng Lake disrupted by counterfeits
For lovers of Chinese hairy crabs, October is the highly anticipated season to appreciate this traditional delicacy, especially crabs from Yangcheng Lake in East China's Jiangsu Province. This year, however, sales for the local crustacean have been slower than expected, according to market insiders and experts.
Shanghai Morning Post contacted several hairy crab retailers, with most agreeing that the pre-sale market for hairy crabs was not strong this year. A company selling crabs online said that about one-third of their clients did not place orders this year.
"A lot of old patrons who expressed interest before will not be placing orders this year. Some clients plan to order later," a staff of the company told Shanghai Morning Post in September.
Experts say this is the first obvious drop in sales for hairy crabs since 2015. "The main reason is that more and more Shanghai citizens realize that few hairy crabs sold during the Mid-Autumn Festival and October national holiday period are up to standard," Ge Jinhai, executive director of the Shanghai Aquatic Products Business and Trade Association of the China Fisheries Association, told Shanghai Morning Post.
"Unless you pay big money, it's almost impossible to get crabs with buttery, creamy roe," Ge added.
Indeed, the market for hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake, which are considered a traditional Chinese delicacy, was disrupted by a new counterfeit crab market that illicit sellers claimed to be genuine.
This year's official hunting season for Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs began on September 21, the official date when crab farmers are allowed to catch the crustacean. But 10 days before that date, many shops on online platforms such as Taobao and PDD started selling "hairy crabs from the Yangcheng," the Beijing News reported in September.
They claimed the crabs were authentic, with some even tagging them with anti-counterfeiting bar codes. On PDD, some shops sold a dozen Yangcheng hairy crabs for only 99 yuan ($14). "The lake hasn't even opened for hunting. How can they be authentic?" the boss of a shop on Fengyang Road in Suzhou of East China's Jiangsu Province selling Yangcheng crabs told the Beijing News.
She revealed to Beijing News that the crabs being sold at her own shop were actually Xinghua crabs, which she bought from the Xiaojing market in Jiangsu Province. "It's not just us. The entire market works this way. Even sellers of hairy crabs cannot get authentic hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake," she said.
As she spoke to the reporter, several customers from Shanghai visited the shop. She did a shush gesture to the reporter and started to tout her "authentic" Yangcheng crabs to the customers. The Xiaojing market she referred to is a huge wet market featuring over 50 hairy crab wholesalers and over a dozen shops selling hairy crab packaging such as cartons for gift boxes.
The owner of a shop called Xiaotang Hairy Crab in the venue told Beijing News that he sells over 10,000 kilograms of hairy crabs each day, none of which are from Yangcheng Lake. "My clients include the Yangcheng hairy crab trade market, crab king market, nearby farmer-run restaurants and companies selling Yangcheng hairy crabs. If local Yangcheng Lake crab farmers do not have enough supply, they will buy from us," he said.
In order to crack down on fake crabs, several years ago the Yangcheng Lake crab industry started to attach to each individual crab an anti-counterfeiting label and barcode. But even the tags are now being counterfeited.
In the Xiaojing market, over a dozen shops sell such tags, but usually only on special request from customers. When one customer asked for the tags, a shop assistant took out a large bag of anti-counterfeiting tags from behind the counter.
Prices ranged from 0.2 yuan to 0.3 yuan each. "The cheaper ones have bar codes that don't work. The more expensive ones, if you scan their bar codes, you can see text like 'authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.' And if you scan the bar codes on the most expensive tags, you can see a picture of Yangcheng Lake," the shop assistant told the customer, as overheard by the reporter.
An official from the industry committee of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs told Beijing News that real tags will only be issued after September 21, when hunting season begins. Until then, let the buyer beware.
This article was translated based on reports by Shanghai Morning Post and the Beijing News.
(Source: Global Times)


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Palm Beach, FL – April 22, 2021 – The global alcoholic beverages market is projected to see substantial growth for years to come. Most cultures across the globe have traditionally consumed various types of alcoholic beverages; however, local specialty alcoholic beverages account for the majority share. Only a small number have evolved into commodities that are produced commercially on a large scale. On a global level, beer from barley, wine from grapes, and other distilled beverages are sold as commodities. The pricing of these beverages is determined by the costs of production and the duties levied on those costs. The effects of prices as measured with price elasticities differ across countries and in different time periods. A report from Data Bridge Market Research said that the introduction of healthy breweries and spirits is expected to provide the best opportunities for alcoholic beverages market players in the forecast period of 2020- 2027. Another report from Allied Market Research added that the global alcoholic beverages market is expected to reach $1,684 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 2.0% through 2025. The Allied report added: “The growth of the global alcoholic beverages market is driven by increase in global young‐adult demographic, surge in disposable income, and rise in consumer demand for premium/super premium products. However, high cost of premium/super premium products and escalation of nonalcoholic beverages market, owing to increase in health concerns are expected to restrict the market growth in the near future. Furthermore, recent developments in honey-derived products appear to be a viable alternative to produce innovative alcoholic drinks for the consumers and to drive the future growth of this market.” Active tech companies in the markets this week include Versus Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VS), Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE: BUD), Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE: TAP), Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BF.B).
Allied continued: “In 2017, the distilled spirits segment accounted for more than one-third of the global market share. In terms of volume, this segment held approximately 28% share in the overall market, attributed to increase in premium/super premium whiskey consumption and the demand shift from beer to distilled spirits such as rum, whiskey, vodka, and others. Thus, this segment is anticipated to provide high stability in terms of demand along with significant return on investment for the stakeholders, owing to its high growth rate and significant revenue contribution. The number of supermarkets is on an increase in almost all major cities, with rapid urbanization in various emerging economies. Moreover, availability of products at low cost and accessibility to a wide variety of alcoholic beverages available in supermarkets fuel the growth of this segment. Furthermore, high visibility and attractive assortment of alcoholic beverages, increase in disposable income of consumers along with changes in preferences toward premium products boost the growth of this distribution segment.”
Versus Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VS) BREAKING NEWS: Versus Systems to Allow Alcohol-Related Advertising Beginning in July – Versus Systems today announced that their proprietary second-screen engagement platform will include alcohol-related products, promotions, and even prizing in some circumstances as part of Versus’s “Dynamic Regulatory Compliance” engine beginning in July of this year, aiming to capture a portion of the multibillion-dollar annual alcohol advertising market .
Versus Systems has multiple granted patents around what Versus refers to as Dynamic Regulatory Compliance, which deals with how the Versus ad platform uses geotargeting, geofencing, age-gating, and other techniques to manage legal and regulatory issues for various forms of advertising, rewards, and prizing that can vary state-by-state and country-by-country.
“Alcohol-related advertising is one of the largest and also most closely-watched categories of ads – not only online but also in streaming, OTT, and broadcast media,” said Matthew Pierce, founder and CEO of Versus. “Managed effectively, and targeted correctly, this category can help unlock a portion of the over one trillion dollars that is spent on alcohol worldwide each year. Versus’s new XEO platform for streaming and live events in the US will soon be able to use programmatic inputs to include guidance obtained from each state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control – managing the regulatory issues while also giving fans, audiences, and our partner brands, a great interactive media experience.” Read this and more news for Versus Systems at: https://www.financialnewsmedia.com/news-vs/
In other gaming news:
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, in partnership with a number of its iconic beer, wine, and spirits brands, recently announced a collective commitment of $1.75 million to support the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and the launch of their “Restaurants Advance” campaign. The commitment represents a multi-year collaboration with the NRAEF to rebuild the restaurant industry and create opportunities for restaurant workers from all backgrounds.
According to the NRAEF, the restaurant industry finished 2020 nearly 2.5 million jobs below its pre-COVID-19 levels. Constellation’s collective contribution – which includes support from the Corona brand family, SVEDKA Vodka, and Meiomi – will go to support the NRAEF’s programs dedicated to recruiting employees to help rebuild the restaurant industry’s workforce.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE: BUD), the country’s leading brewer and home to America’s most iconic beverage brands, and Panay Films recently announced the upcoming release of their dynamic new talk show – “Not A Sports Show.” Hosted by actor, comedian and writer Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), the show will feature Howery interviewing current and former professional athletes in a six-episode run. Anheuser-Busch partnered with Panay Films to develop and produce the project in association with Stampede Entertainment. Episodes will be available on Ficto, the free video streaming service and interactive short-form content company.
Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE: TAP) recently reaffirmed key financial guidance for full year 2021 and provides an update on the impacts to its business resulting from the systems outages caused by a cybersecurity incident previously disclosed on March 11, 2021 as well as the eleven-day closure of the Fort Worth, Texas brewery caused by the winter storms in February 2021.
Molson Coors has made substantial progress in restoring its systems following the recent cybersecurity incident. Globally, all breweries are currently producing and shipping products, and are ramping up to near normal operating levels. Despite this progress led by the significant efforts of the Molson Coors team, along with the support of leading forensic information technology firms and other advisors, the Company has experienced and continues to experience some delays and disruptions in its business, including brewery operations, production and shipments in the U.K., Canada and the U.S. Additionally, the cybersecurity incident was preceded by an unprecedented February winter storm in Texas that forced local government authorities to impose energy restrictions, causing the Fort Worth brewery to be offline for eleven days. Lastly, the ongoing on-trade shutdowns in the U.K. due to the coronavirus pandemic continue to be a challenge. All three of these events will negatively impact first quarter 2021 financial results.
Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BF-B) recently announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2021 with reported net sales down 2% to $753 million (+3% on an underlying basis) compared to the same prior-year period. Further, reported operating income increased 56% to $387 million (+15% on an underlying basis) and diluted earnings per share grew 73% to $0.67.
“I am very pleased with our performance at the start of this fiscal year and thankful to our 4,800 employees worldwide who made these results possible,” said Lawson Whiting, President and Chief Executive Officer. He added, “Despite being faced with significant ongoing challenges, our business performed well during the quarter though much uncertainty remains in the current environment. We believe we are well positioned to navigate the headwinds we face today and emerge from the COVID-19 environment in a stronger position.”
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(Reuters) - Activist investor
Carl Icahn sued
Dell Inc and its board on Thursday, his latest attempt to
derail a $24.4 billion buyout bid by the computer maker's founder and CEO
Icahn asked a court to block rule changes Michael
Dell has proposed ahead of a shareholder vote set for Friday.
Icahn and his affiliates also want the court to stop Dell from changing
the record date by which shareholders must have purchased their shares in
order to vote.
They want to stop Michael
Dell from voting any Dell shares acquired since February 5 at
any annual shareholder meeting. The February 5 date was when his buyout
bid was announced. The lawsuit also seeks the court to bar the company
from changing any shareholder voting requirements.
The lawsuit, filed in the Court of Chancery of Delaware, seeks to force
the company to call an annual shareholder meeting on the same day as the
special meeting on the buyout in case
Dell Inc sets a new record date.
"My personal reaction, bombastic," said Larry Hamermesh, a professor at
the Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, referring to
the lawsuit. "The linchpin of it seems to be that it's inappropriate to
move or create a new record date because that takes advantage of a cynical
effort to put shares in the hands of arbitrageurs who will want to vote
for the deal."
Hamermesh pointed out that the judge who is likely to take this case, Leo
Strine, often made the point in the takeover battle by industrial gases
companies Air Products of rival Airgas that arbitrageurs are shareholders
with the same rights.
Icahn, who views Michael Dell's offer as too low, has amassed an 8.7
percent stake in Dell and is leading a charge with Southeastern Asset
Management against the buyout with an offer of his own. He has been
campaigning to get Dell to set a date for the annual shareholder meeting
so he can put up his own slate of directors for the company.
spokesman for Dell Inc declined to comment on the suit but said Dell board
has always sought to act in accordance with its fiduciary duties.
"Tenuous" talks between the buyout group and Dell's special board
committee for a higher bid are continuing and they're "making progress,"
CNBC said on Thursday.
The debate over the go-private transaction has dragged on for months,
jeopardizing the future of the computer maker facing a decline in its core
business of personal
computers amid the growing popularity of tablets. Michael Dell
has said a turnaround of Dell should be done away from the scrutiny of
THIRD ATTEMPT AT VOTE
vote on the buyout, which has been postponed twice, is now scheduled for
Friday and sources familiar with the matter have said another adjournment
The special committee has said it would put the original buyout offer of
$13.65 per share up for a shareholder vote.
Dell's special board committee rejected new voting terms in a revised bid
by Michael Dell and Silver Lake, which raised their offer price last week
by 10 cents to $13.75 per share on the condition the voting rules were
Currently, shareholders who abstain are counted as voting against the
deal, but the buyout group wanted those investors to be excluded from the
Michael Dell's unusual demand sparked outrage among major investors, but
the buyout group had said about 27 percent of the unaffiliated shares had
not yet been voted and the presumption that these shares should be treated
as if they had voted against the transaction was unfair.
The votes that have come in so far are split evenly between yes and no,
sources have said, but there appears to be some signs that Michael Dell
could get more votes.
Some of Dell's largest investors, who have abstained from voting on the
buyout, told the company's board this week that they would back the deal
at the buyout group's latest offer price, three sources close to the
matter have told Reuters.
Dell's shares closed up 2.3 percent at $12.96 on the
(Reporting by Poornima Gupta and Edwin Chan; Editing by Gerald E.
McCormick and David Gregorio)
©2013 Thomson Reuters.


text: SideDish has an item about Bailey’s Prime Plus closing, and I just confirmed with Ken Kuczwaj, Bailey’s director of operations and marketing: New Year’s Eve was the steakhouse’s last night in business. “You can’t keep losing money — enough is enough,” said Kuczwaj. That is the end of the Bailey’s Prime Plus brand. The company is now focusing solely on the Patrizio restaurants, said Kuczwaj, including Patrizio Osteria in Southlake. The Chesterfield is still up for sale.


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AT&T Will Now Filter Robocall Spam, If You Pay Them Extra
from the ill-communication dept
When the FCC recently released its “new” robocall plan, consumer groups quickly noted how it wasn’t really new, and didn’t actually accomplish much of anything. Outside of making it clear that carriers could implement robocall blocking tech by default, most of the plan was just a rehash of past (inadequate) FCC policies. Worse, the plan fixates almost exclusively on “scam” calls (when “legit” telemarketers and debt collectors are the biggest culprits of unwanted calls), and does absolutely nothing to punish carriers that fail to implement either call blocking tech, or call authentication tech (to thwart number “spoofing”).
Another criticism of the plan was that it opened the door to letting carriers using the robocall scourge as an excuse to charge consumers even more money for protection that most think should be included free by default. For example Harold Feld, a lawyer for consumer group Public Knowledge, recently predicted just this thing when I spoke to him about the FCC’s (not really) new plan back in May:
“Feld said the plan also opens the door to U.S. mobile data customers ? who already pay some of the highest prices in the developed world ? paying even more money to mobile carriers for tools consumer groups argue should be free and part of existing service by default.
?Pai can?t resist giving carriers more goodies at consumer expense,? Feld says. ?While we will need to see the actual language of the proposed order, this appears to allow carriers to have complete discretion to filter calls however they want in the name of blocking robocalls, and then insert a ?robocall blocking? line item fee on your bill.?
Last week, AT&T demanded a hefty pat on the back for finally offering consumers robocall blocking tools. Many in the press were happy to praise the company for being “the first major wireless company to automatically block spam calls.” But a closer inspection showed that not only was AT&T’s new offering not really new, the company was doing exactly what Feld warned about. While AT&T did offer some limited robocall blocking functionality for free, to actually block suspected spam calls consumers need to pay an additional $4 per month:
“Despite the change, customers will still have to manually add undesired phone numbers to block lists or pay $4 a month to send all suspected spam calls to voicemail. That’s because this is little more than an expansion of AT&T’s Call Protect service, which has a basic free tier and a paid tier with automatic blocking of spam calls.
Phone companies can block robocalls by default starting today, FCC says Call Protect has been available since 2016 but only if customers opted in to it. The difference now is that Call Protect will be added to AT&T phone lines automatically.”
Outlets like CNN somehow forgot to mention to readers that actually protecting yourself from annoying spam calls would cost extra. They also failed to note how AT&T has spent the better part of the last decade blaming everybody but themselves for their own failure to do more to police robocalls. Nor did anybody much mention AT&T’s long history of turning a blind eye on scams perpetrated on the company’s own customers, especially in instances where they’ve netted a cut of the proceeds.
Most news outlets seem to have bought the FCC and industry claim that the only thing preventing us from ending robocall hell was murky FCC policy regarding the carrier ability to deploy robocall blocking tools by default. In reality, the lion’s share of our robocall problems stem from carriers which don’t want to pay for the tech, and/or want to turn fixing the problem into yet another profit center. Another major problem is that while the FCC is happy to fixate on easier smaller scam operations, they’re not really keen on holding larger and more politically powerful telemarketers and debt collectors, many of which ignore existing law, harass consumers, and use the same tactics as scam outfits, accountable for the exact same behavior.


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Kia Introduces Special Edition Stinger Scorpion
Stinger Scorpion arrives in Canada this fall
- Receives enhanced appearance package with darkened elements
- Only 120 limited run models to be produced
- Priced at $54,695 and available for pre-order now
July 15, 2021 – Earlier this year, Kia Canada announced an evolutionary change to the Stinger which delivered on refined comfort and exhilarating performance with its product enhancements. Now, the Stinger is packing an even bigger punch with a limited run 2022 Stinger Scorpion. This striking appearance package adds to the fully-loaded GT Elite trim, featuring a 3.3L twin-turbo V6 with 368 hp, all-wheel drive and the latest in safety and convenience features. An exclusive 120 units of this model will be built for Canada and will be equipped with black Nappa leather interior and a choice of three complimentary exterior colour options: Snow White Pearl, Aurora Black and Ghost Grey.
“Since its introduction, Kia Stinger set the bar high for performance-inspired sedans packed with valuable features and head turning design, said Elias El-Achhab, VP & Chief Operating Officer at Kia Canada. “This vehicle has been a pillar in creating excitement and growth for the brand and we’re excited to share this exclusive model to keep changing the game.”
This fully-loaded Kia Stinger Scorpion edition features the following additions to the GT Elite model:
- Distinctive 19-inch black wheels
- Rear spoiler
- Black side mirror caps
- Black fender garnish
- Darkened exhaust tips
- Exclusive carbon fiber pattern trim inside the cockpit
The Kia Stinger Scorpion edition is available for pre-sale now for $54,695 (MSRP) with delivery expected this fall.


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Microwaves and Wi-Fi go together like black coffee and Brussels sprouts, but it’s CES, so I guess we’re doing this: Meet the next-generation Kitchen Hub, GE’s latest attempt to build an IoT appliance people will actually buy.
Consumers are increasingly outfitting their homes with smart speakers and displays that use wide-field microphones to pick up voice commands. These devices can be incredibly convenient, but you have to wonder about the privacy implications. That’s not just because the companies hosting your data might do something untoward — it may be possible to exploit these devices to steal data or access connected smart home platforms.
While home dinner delivery is all the rage, if you want to get started cooking from scratch, or improve your results, there are some clever high-tech solutions that can help; we review two of the latest.
Intel’s latest ambient PC prototype can watch you, learn your behavior, and adapt to better serve your needs. In a world of frequent smart technology exploitation, are these kinds of devices cool and convenient or just creepy?
Most of the smart ovens we’ve looked at over the years use some type of AI-based gimmick to control cook times, but don’t innovate in cooking itself. The Brava oven does, creating what the company claims is the world’s fastest oven.
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According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Real gross domestic product — the value of the production of goods and services in the United States, adjusted for price changes — increased at an annual rate of 5.0 percent in the third quarter of 2014, according to the “third” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 4.6 percent.
Sounds great, but let’s put recent quarter-to-quarter and year-over-year changes in context:
Despite the recent gains, welcome as they are, GDP remains in the doldrums:
Here’s another depiction, which emphasizes the declining rate of growth:
For more, see “The Rahn Curve Revisited” and the list of posts at the bottom.


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ACL Direct Promo · We know about Relationship Marketing We are experts in loyalty and incentives · We like to create unique experiences Master in Digital Marketing Management – UPF-BSM Acquire specialized knowledge to manage the digital marketing of your organization .The Research Council (EIAA Insight Council) will bring together prestigious specialists from the sector who will contribute to the search for new business opportunities EIAA expands its Mediascope Europe 2010 study with the incorporation of 5 new countries and strengthens its Marketers’ Internet Ad Barometer and Pan-Euro Display Ad Campaign studies The European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) today announced the launch of the EIAA Insight Council, a council made up of a group of experts made up of EIAA members.
In the same announcement, the EIAA has revealed the news that its Bhutan Email List Europe 2010 study, a benchmark in the sector, will offer on media consumption in Europe. The Research Council (EIAA Insight Council) will be made up of professionals in the digital field, made up of specialists in interactive media research and electronic commerce. This group of specialists belong to companies that are members of the EIAA and to the main European agencies, including Aegis Group, AOL Advertising, eBay International Advertising, Havas Digital, Havas Media, i-level, Interpublic Group, Microsoft Advertising, Omnicom Group, Orange Advertising, Pilot, Viva Ki, WPP and Yahoo! Europe. This internal Council will allow a closer collaboration between the media and the agencies and a greater capacity for disseminating information and new trends among consumers, which will notably benefit the online advertising market in Europe.Agencies will have privileged access to the main EIAA research projects, such as Mediascope Europe, Marketers’ Internet Ad Barometer and the Pan-Euro Display Ad Campaign study. Likewise, the Council will provide a broader vision of the trends identified in the studies, in addition to working together to identify new business opportunities that may arise in the field of interactive advertising. The Research Council will be made up of: Aegis Group – Dan Calladine, Director of Media Futures at Carat AOL Advertising – Scott Fleming, Director of Research and Studies in Europe for AOL Advertisinge.
Bay International Advertising – Alex Marks, Director of Business Marketing, eBay Advertising, UK and international operations Havas Digital – Josh Krichefski, Global Director of Client Development at Havas Digita lHavas Media – Caroline Jacquot, Director of Digital Studies at Havas Mediai-level – Adam Fulford, Director of Planning at i-levelInterpublic Group – Tonia Perretta, Director of CODE at Initiative Microsoft Advertising- Anita Caras, Director of Research & Market Insights in EMEA for Microsoft Advertising and Hema Patel, Director of Strategy and Planning – Global Agencies at Microsoft Advertising Omnicom Group – Jo Rigby, Director of Research in EMEA at Omnicom Media Group Orange Advertising – Bruce Hoang , Director of International Research at Orange Advertising Network and Giuliano Stiglitz, Director of Sales, Orange Advertising Network – Grupo Telecom Francia Pilot – Martina Vollbehr, General Director at Pilot Checkpoint and Gerald Falkenburg, First Director of Research at Pilot Checkpoint VivaKi- Frederic Joseph, Global Director of Digital Technologies at Zenith Optimedia and Nick Burcher, Director of VivaKi Nerve Center UK and EMEA Products / Alliances for VivaKi WPP – Norm Johnston, Global Leader in Digital Technologies at Mindshare; Carsten Lind, Regional Director of Insight in EMEA for Mediacom and Julian Smith, Director of Research & Insight at MEC Interaction Yahoo! Europe – Laura Chaibi, Director of European Research at Yahoo!


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One month ago, Harley-Davidson announced that the Economic Ministry of Belgium, following a request from the European Union, had revoked the company’s Binding Origin Information (BOI) credentials.
As a result, from June 2021 all Harley-Davidson motorcycles, regardless of origin, were expected to be subject to a 56% import tariff within the European Union.
Since that time, there has been a temporary suspension of escalating import tariffs in the E.U. on Harley-Davidson products.
Our friends at the Harley-Davidson Händlerverband DE (Dealer Association) have petitioned against the current measures, and continue to collect as many signatures as possible to fight together for fair competition and tell the European Union that the this situation is not acceptable.
Please join us in supporting their efforts and signing the petition here. Thank you.


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ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) -- Authorities say a man has been arrested for allegedly taking photographs of a woman in the changing room of a Target store in Oro Valley.
Oro Valley police said Monday that 28 year old Eduardo Dominguez is being held on suspicion of surreptitious videotaping.
Officers were called to the store near Tucson on Sunday afternoon.
A customer told police she saw someone put a cellphone with a camera under the door of the changing room she was using.
Video obtained from Target store showed a man entered the changing room area while the woman was in one of the changing stalls.
Police say the man was identified and taken into custody.
Dominguez now faces two counts of surreptitious videotaping, a Class 4 felony.


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Following the floods at the start of this year the Government provided funds to local authorities in affected areas in order that they might assist affected businesses in their recovery. Having addressed some of the issues faced by those directly affected by the floods (ie flooded businesses and businesses located on roads which were flooded or closed as a result of flooding) Worcester City Council are now rolling out initiatives to support businesses within the BID area which were indirectly affected by the floods.
In conjunction with Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce they are able to offer businesses which are trading b2b the opportunity to have a free stand at the Chamber Expo which takes place at The Three Counties Showground on September 18 2014. The stands, which would normally cost £350, will be paid for by Worcester City Council. (The Chamber of Commerce have generously offered the stands at a reduced cost to the council for this offer). NB: any other requirements such as electricity point, tablecloth etc will need to be paid for by the business.
Places are limited and so stands will be offered on a first come first served basis. For a booking form contact the City Council’s Economic Development Team on 01905 722554 or email email@example.com
The closing date for receipt by the Chamber of Commerce of completed applications is Friday 22 August.
This offer is not available to businesses which have previously received a flood related grant, and is only for those businesses trading business to business. There will be further initiatives aimed at supporting retail businesses.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Expo on Thursday 18th September from 8am to 3pm at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern.
One of the Chamber’s most popular events, is a great opportunity for businesses to:
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Mumbai: Food inflation shows no sign of abating. Food prices for the week ended 5 December are up 19.95% since last year, versus 19.05% week-on-week (w-o-w). Primary articles are costlier by 14.98% versus 13.9% w-o-w. However, Indranil Pan, chief economist, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, says in an interview the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to wait a while before resorting to rate increases. Edited excerpts:
Is this the first nasty sign? Is this enough to push RBI over the brink, or do you think it will wait for more readings of food inflation before it takes any action?
I think they should actually wait for more numbers on the food inflation side because most of the action for the management of the supply side of food has just about started now. So you can’t really expect the first week of December to actually show a significant softening in the food inflation.
Wait and watch: Indranil Pan of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
The second issue is that very specific items within food are actually moving up.
For example, I really do not know what the movement this week was, but last week there was a significant rise in onions and potatoes, which in terms of a monetary policy can actually do nothing in trying to contain in terms of the price rise.
But yes, the pressure is definitely there on the monetary policy to act at the moment.
When most of Asia went into a crisis, they felt the pain, they came out of it learning some lessons. We seem to have gone through nothing. I mean, commodity prices are back to normal, real estate prices are back to normal, and a common man just can’t buy anything. Shouldn’t RBI be thinking of the pressures this kind of monetary inflation is causing out there to common people and perhaps do something about it, which is put the brakes on this right away?
I think we are talking different languages here, in the sense that if you are referring to the asset market, yes, there could be some pressures over there and, therefore, in terms of handling.
The asset market prices need a totally different policy atmosphere than what we are talking about in terms of onion and potato prices, and maybe even sugar prices, which is still looking like more of a supply-side phenomenon. That is the issue that we really need to look at.


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The directors of The Warehouse Group has advised that its total sales for the two months ended 2 January 2011, were down 2.7 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Ian Morrice, group CEO, said the soft retail trading has been felt widespread, which is evident by the company’s sale results.
“We expected the sector to remain difficult and highly promotionally driven over the course of our 2011 financial year but New Zealand consumers clearly remain even more focused than we predicted on strengthening household balance sheets,” he said.
Same store sales were down 3.8 per cent while Warehouse Stationery sales were flat on last year for the two month trading period with same store sales up 0.7 per cent.
“Whilst apparel, footwear and other seasonal categories traded in line with last year, spending on consumer electronics, gaming, CDs and DVDs was well down,” Morrice said.
The Warehouse Group Limited half year results will be announced on Friday, 11 March 2011. Earnings guidance for the full year will be provided at that time.


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Speaking about the win, Havas Johannesburg Chief Creative Officer Eoin Welsh said, “AMASA is a prestigious media and advertising institution that through these awards celebrates media planning and execution excellence in South Africa. To be recognised by them in this manner is a great nod to what I believe is a fantastic campaign. Kudos to the teams that worked on this, especially our Havas Media team that ensured that the campaign had the right eyeballs and traction in the media space.”
“#SheLovesBeer bravely future-casts in a category where advertising continuously relies on gender stereotypes. We flipped the script and paid homage to some incredible beer-loving women, celebrating their love for beer. With that edge, all the makings of a great campaign were passport: the concept was simple, backed by a clear insight, the storytelling execution was flawless and the cherry on top – the response from the beer community was amazing. The campaign could live anywhere, and it did – on social, in media, and in activations. It is a fantastic example of what media-agnostic content should be, and perfectly posits the future-fitness of the incredible movement,” concluded Welsh.
SheLovesBeer is a movement founded by Hayley Slater in 2016, born out of a vision to celebrate women who love beer, in a space where most beer marketing has either ignored or sexualised women. The movement uses beer as a lens to create conversations that celebrate women who are interested in the beer industry, and a safe space for beer-loving women to exist.
In 2017, Media Strategist Eve Pennington approached Slater with an idea to extend the movement’s narrative through the launch of a SheLovesBeer range of bespoke, limited edition beers. After all what, better message for the movement than the beer itself. She says of the campaign, that “it is a great example of the power of collaboration with media, creative, PR and digital all working seamlessly together to bring to life a fantastic campaign, supporting a much-needed movement.”
The campaign launched on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017, where five craft breweries were tasked to brew a beer inspired by one of five powerful beer-loving women muses. For this campaign, Havas Johannesburg came up with the concept of the medium being the message and designed the bottle labels with a twist. Each of the five custom-brewed craft beers had labels that told the story of the movement and showcased each of the muses and brews. The breweries and the women involved were:
The custom-craft beers were sold in partnership with Beerhouse and League of Beers as collectibles and R2 off the sale of each bottle went towards a bursary aimed at creating opportunities for women in the beer industry.


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The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has become the UAE’s largest free zone, overtaking Jebel Ali, its executive chairman announced on Saturday.
DMCC now has more than 7,330 active registrations, with an average of 200 companies joinging each month and a 94 percent retention rate, said Ahmed Bin Sulayem in a statement.
He said DMCC also remains the UAE’s fastest growing free zone, adding that it was targeting 10,000 firms by 2015.
Bin Sulayem said: “We are now the UAE’s largest and fastest growing free zone with over 7,330 active member companies – we remain committed to further growth in order to cement Dubai as the global hub for commodities trade and enterprise.


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Alex Veilleux, chief innovation officer and product strategist at tech company Vooban, says he is confident that financial advisors will still have work despite the emergence of new technologies. They will see an evolution of their work rather than its disappearance, he says.
At the 2017 Insurance and Investment Convention, held on Nov. 14 in Montreal, he said that advisors will see their tasks that have little value be minimized and automated through technology.
Veilleux said he has noticed clear interest from major financial institutions in new technologies. He says that most of them realize that they need to interact and partner with fintech and insurtech companies.
For Veilleux, the major transformations in the industry will come from such partnerships. “There are, however, several challenges that arise. Large institutions do not always have the reflexes and the same momentum that a new one can have. That’s why I continue to help financial institutions launch technology projects faster with Vooban. They disguise themselves as startups to take advantage of major transformations.”
Veilleux cited the example of the American insurtech Haven Life, which belongs to the insurer Mass Mutual. Haven Life excels in the exploitation of data held by the insurer. It uses artificial intelligence to optimize underwriting and distribution processes.
“Haven Life has worked with all regulators in all states to bring their new approach to product distribution and sales. This is a clear indicator that, regardless of the volume of premiums underwritten, this type of offer is here to stay,” said Veilleux.
The main reason why all these technological changes are at the forefront of the industry is customer experience, says Veilleux. “There is a great evolution in the ways in which we are buying things, whether it’s a car, groceries or even a house. To me, the challenge managing general agencies and advisers are facing is how to optimize and find their place in these changes.”
However, he believes that young people, though they turn to social networks for information, can’t do without the advice offered by professionals. “Our social networks do not know all the subtleties of our financial needs. This is where the advisor needs to find a way to fit into the new generation and how they shop, to make sure they buy the right product.”
One problem is that simplified products are often the only option available to the consumer who wants to shop in a 100 per cent digital way, says Veilleux. This is a concern if these products are not the right ones for the client, he said.
“What I see is that there is a possibility that there will be a generation which is badly advised and ends up with the wrong product. I am thinking, for example, of the proliferation of term life insurance products, when every individual’s circumstances are not the same,” said Veilleux.
He advocates for the use of technology with an educational approach, as Haven Life is now doing. It launched a robo-advisor on the Facebook Messenger platform that answers users’ questions.
“Rather than focusing their approach on sales and distribution, they have instead opted for an education-based approach. They want to make consumers realize the real cost of protection through dialogue with artificial intelligence and machine learning. Haven Life uses this method to get the consumer to take a step towards purchasing a financial product, knowing that young people seem to have less inclination to do so,” he said.


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This week, Diamond reveals new Marvel MiniMates, a small army of Batman collectibles storm the shelves, Castle Grayskull becomes a reality and Agent Coulson makes his action figure debut.
CBR went hands-on with Rocksteady's "Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition" at E3, taking the Wii U-enhanced game through the motions and weighing in on its new features and upgraded gameplay.
Geoff Johns and Jim Fletcher spoke all things DC Collectibles with CBR, from the high-end collectibles company's new name to online exclusives and their personal dream projects.
Harley Quinn returns to do some damage in both a separate download and new edition of "Batman: Arkham City" during the month of May.
According to recent PS3 Trophy information, femme fatale Harley Quinn could be on her way to a single player campaign in Rocksteady's critically acclaimed "Batman: Arkham City" video game.
DC's in-house collectible creators showed off all-new statues and action figures for "Watchmen," "Dark Knight Rises," "Arkham City," the New 52 and more at Toy Fair 2012.
Rocksteady Studios celebrates the holiday season with deals on "Batman: Arkham City" Bundle Packs, a "Batman, Inc." themed skin and a secret unlock code for those who haven't beaten the game but want a fresh look.
The Joker's acceptance speech for Character of the Year at Spike TV's Video Game Awards may have provided fans of "Batman: Arkham City" a clue to the next move from Rocksteady Studios and WB Games.
Originally available as store-specific bonuses for players buying copies of "Batman: Arkham City," all seven Batman skins are now available as a single download pack.
WB Games and Rocksteady Studios wish gamers Happy Holidays, offering "Batman: Arkham City" fans access to two previously exclusive Challenge Maps and one brand new one.
Who says crime doesn't pay? Rocksteady and WB Games' epic "Batman: Arkham City" has received ten nominations in Spike TV's annual Video Game Awards including Game of the Year.
Think you've discovered everything there is to find in the Dark Knight's latest game? Think again! CBR has the rundown of the best Easter Eggs hidden away in "Batman: Arkham City" darkest corners!
The NYCC panel told fans to expect in the highly anticipated sequel from the developers, how Frank Miller made Claudio Sanchez burst in to tears and what Kevin Conroy really thinks about Christian Bale.
From a Sinestro Corps-costumed Dark Knight to playable avatar costumes and more, with the release of the game less than a week out, CBR has the rundown of the latest "Batman: Arkham City" news.
With “Batman: Arkham City” set for release in less than two weeks, Rocksteady has released in-game footage of Robin, a DLC playable character available exclusively through Best Buy in the US.
New video from Rocksteady's "Batman: Arkham City" reveals a pair of familiar faces that will attempt to put the Dark Knight in his place later this month as Poison Ivy and Mad Hatter make their presence known.
After mining the Batman mythos in two huge games, developer Rocksteady Games feels the Dark Knight has room to grow and plans to continue to be involved in continued expansion of the franchise post-"Arkham City."
A pair of leaked Achievement/Trophy awards indicate Batman's former protege, Dick Grayson, will join the list of playable characters in the upcoming sequel to "Batman: Arkham Asylum"
CBR News takes a look at an "Arkham City" encounter with the Joker's newest homicidal goon, the devastating Mr. Hammer, and the new weapon necessary to take the big bad guy down.
The Clown Prince of Crime stars in a new, Joker-themed trailer for "Batman: Arkham City," Warner Bros. Interactive's Kevin Conroy-starring, highly anticipated sequel to "Arkham Asylum."
Which of the Dark Knight's myriad rogues will he confront in the latest Batman video game adventure? CBR breaks down the roster for you with a helpful guide to all the villains.
Rocksteady Games has unveiled a pair of helpful new gadgets for the Dark Knight to wield in "Arkham City" - and Batman'll need them in order to to take on the gun-packing Deadshot.
Tying in to the highly anticipated "Batman: Arkham City" game, ball cap makers New Era are looking to turn fans into inmates of Arkham City with a New York Comic Con-debuting hat. CBR has the exclusive first look.
According to an early "Batman: Arkham City" walkthrough guide listing, Rocksteady Games' anticipated sequel may feature downloadable Catwoman content.
The newly-announced New Game Plus mode will take the challenge of "Batman: Arkham City" to a whole other level, adding even more replay value to the heavily anticipated Rocksteady title.
Power A has announced special Batarang-themed controllers designed to complement the upcoming "Batman: Arkham City" release from Warner Bros. Interactive.
WB Games has announced a half-dozen new skins for the upcoming "Batman: Arkham City" release, allowing gamers to play as Frank Miller's Dark Knight, Bruce Timm's animated Batman and more.
Details about the Collector's Edition of the "Batman: Arkham City" have begun to surface, with full details expected to hit during Comic-Con.
A Batman first-person shooter? Relax, it's not what you think. In fact, it's quite mischievous. CBR News has hands-on impressions of the game that lets players pretend to be Batman and the Joker.
In "Batman: Arkham City," the Dark Knight returns in his boldest, most intricate video game adventure yet, one that pits him against a variety of classic Gotham villains. CBR has a hands-on preview of the October-launching game.
Tim Drake makes his official contemporary game debut as Robin in WB Games' upcoming "Arkham Asylum" sequel "Arkham City," thanks to a package offered exclusively through Best Buy pre-orders.
With the release of "Batman: Arkham City" fast approaching, CBR takes a look at the history of the Dark Knight in video games and presents our picks for the best to feature Gotham City's defender.


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Munchery gets $28 million to deliver cooked meals
Munchery, a San Francisco firm that delivers cooked meals made by professional chefs, raised $28 million and will soon expand to Seattle, where an advance team is building a ktichen for the company's first foray outside of the Bay Area.
The round was led by SherpaVentures, which will have founder Shervin Pishevar take a seat on Munchery's board of directors. Pishevar is known among other things for being an early and passionate investor in Uber Technologies, the fast growing smartphone ride-booking service, and he compared Munchery to Uber as a stellar example of "an on-demand economy" company.
Munchery is part of a trend that has big name chefs out of restaurants for the work that is stable and can be better paying. Other new food companies include Luke's Local, Debbie Does Dinner, Spoonrocket, Sprig and Square Meals, among many others.
Of Munchery's 160 employees, there are nearly 60 full time, most of them chefs and kitchen workers; about 15 are non-kitchen staff and 100 are part-time drivers.
"We really make the chefs the stars," said co-founder Tri Tran. "The food has to be amazing. The entire team is there to support the chefs."
Started in 2010 by Tran and Conrad Chu, who have software engineering and user experience histories, Munchery has sold 580,000 meals across much of the Bay Area (not including catering), and averages 22,000 meals per week, with growth of 20 percent week over week.
The company uses organic and local ingredients whenever possible and donates a steady number of meals to the SF-Marin Food Bank. Entrees cost on average $8 to $12 a piece for adults, with sides ranging from $3 to $8 each, and kids meals run $2 to $8.
Patrick Hoge covers technology for the San Francisco Business Times.
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GLENN COUNTY — Olive farmer Dan Kennedy scores a pellet-size olive with his fingernail. The scoring offers a burst of clear liquid. It's a telling mix of oil and water.
For Kennedy, the oozing oil portends a promising future; the water is a testament to the olive as a drought-resistant crop.
Amid one of California's worst droughts, that's no small matter in the vast agricultural expanse of the Central Valley.
Farmers like Kennedy have taken notice. "We can produce (an olive) crop with 1 acre-foot of water per acre," he said.
Typically, high-value crops such as almonds and rice demand — at minimum — twice as much water, if not much more.
In the Sacramento Valley, where water districts have been shrinking water allocations, the gritty olive tree, with its gnarly bark and thin, dusty-looking leaves, has become a go-to crop.
"Olives are a crop adaptable to warm and dry conditions. Most of the olives grown in the world are not irrigated," said Dan Flynn, executive director of the Olive Center at the University of California at Davis.
Flynn holds up the olive tree as a model of a sustainable crop. "Olives, generally, are low-impact from the standpoint that they take less water than permanent tree crops, and they do not require the use of many pesticides and fungicides," he said.
The California Olive Council, a statewide advocacy group, estimates that an increase in the planting of olive trees is a long-term trend, with 3,500 new acres expected to be planted each year in California through 2020.
Most of the olive trees planted in the state have been put in within the last 15 years.
Currently, more than 35,000 acres of olive trees have been planted in the state. Most of the olives grown in Sacramento and San Joaquin counties are used to produce extra virgin olive oil. It is olives grown for olive oil that is the growth industry. Olives destined for oil usage accounted for 4% of the olive crop in the 1990s. That percentage rose to 46% in 2012, according to data.
Kennedy, who farms olives and other crops near the sleepy town of Artois in Glenn County, started with 125 acres of olives in 2006. He now farms 500 acres, with most of his crop sold to olive mills for crushing into oil.
Pressures from the drought pushed Kennedy to swap 250 acres of rice for olives. Olives began to look good when the Orland-Artois Water District cut his water allocations down to zero earlier this year, he said.
But Kennedy must deal with another problem borne from drought: the difficulty of accessing plunging groundwater levels. Kennedy is pumping groundwater from nine wells to water his trees. The water is parsed out with a drip irrigation system.
Recently, Kennedy had to dig 50 feet deeper on three of his wells to reach groundwater. If the water table continues to drop, he said, he will be forced to fallow some of his land.
Luckily, the olive tree is hardy. Unlike other crops, if olive trees are not watered, they will survive — and produce olives in subsequent years when water is available.
Kennedy grows his trees with what is called a "super high-density" method — a vineyard-like approach where trees are tightly packed and kept short, usually under 12 feet. It's seen as deeply economical because it allows the olives to be harvested completely by machine.


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Today, following a 7-year assessment period, all Bakkafrost farms in the Faroe Islands are now certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for responsible aquaculture.
“We are delighted that our last farm now has been awarded an ASC certificate. In 2013, we set ourselves the ambitious goal to become 100% ASC certified in 2020, and since then we have worked very hard to make it happen”, said Regin Jacobsen, CEO. “This has required huge commitment from our employees, who have worked hard on changing the way we operate, and to establish the necessary competences in the company. We wish to supply the market with the best salmon in the world, raised in a responsible way with the greatest respect for our environment. I am therefore extremely pleased to be able to announce that we have now got the final piece of the puzzle in place regarding 100% ASC certification”.
To achieve the ASC certification, farms must operate at the highest industry standards to ensure the preservation of the natural environment, biodiversity and water resources and provide good working conditions for the employees.
“Achieving the 100% ASC certification is the result of a huge amount of effort and involvement from every team member. We have constantly challenged ourselves to improve our operations, minimise the environmental impact as well as focused on fish welfare, to provide a salmon of the highest standards”, says Anna Johansen, Group Quality Manager at Bakkafrost.
In recent years, the demand for sustainably farmed salmon has increased significantly.
“Consumers are increasingly conscious of the impact of the products they purchase. Consumers demand a product that is sustainably produced. With this achievement, our market reach increases”, Sales Manager Símun P. Jacobsen says.


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NFA using clear bully tactics against FXDD.
The NFA has announced what it is calling “emergency enforcement action” against FXDD, forcing the retail Forex dealer (and U.S.-regulated NFA member) to place $3.3 million in escrow pending the outcome of NFA charges surrounding (mainly) price slippage.
Some background — beginning last year, the NFA went after several leading U.S. retail FX firms, with claims that they had all engaged in asymmetrical price slippage practices, mainly on MT4-managed trading systems. The claims boiled down to charges that the firms programmed MT4 to change the quotes to clients if the market moved since the last quote was given but before a trade was made — but only if the change in the market was going to harm the firm.
Several firms, such as FXCM and Gain Capital, decided to settle with the NFA, paying substantial fines, but without formally admitting guilt. FXDD, however, deemed it was indeed innocent and that is was not going to settle, and thus decided to fight the NFA. A courageous decision, but one that may cost FXDD dearly as the NFA is flexing its muscles by (attempting to) force FXDD to pony up $3.3 million — just in case it is eventually found guilty and eventually forced to make restitution to clients. Seems like unfair tactics, but clearly NFA leadership is under a lot of pressure to show “wins”, and is intent of making an example of a firm which decides not to settle quickly and quietly with it.
For the full NFA press release click here.
For more on the global Forex industry see the LeapRate-Dow Jones Forex Industry Report.


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The Epic Games Store shared its 2021 Review report and listed improvements in performance last year.
Epic Games Store’s daily active players (31.1 million) and simultaneous online users (13.2 million) performed close to last year.
In December, the number of monthly active users increased by 11% to 62 million, which probably has a big impact on the fact that it gives away a new free game every day.
The total number of users of the Epic Games Store has increased by 34 million to 194 million. The store now has twice as many games (917) as last year, and spending increased by 20% to $840 million.
The Epic Games Store, which continues to offer free games every week, has given a total of 89 games with a market value of $2120 throughout 2021, which have been downloaded 765 million times in total. 76 of these games are on PC; they are home to an average of 13 times more players at the same time than their all-time record, which shows how big a audience these free-to-air games have reached.
You can read all the details of the review on the blog page . The Epic Games Store will continue to offer free games every week throughout 2022.


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The MWC 2022 (Mobile World Congress 2022) is scheduled from February 28 to March 3, 2022, in Barcelona. Most of the major tech firms from around the world will join the event, including Chinese tech company Huawei. Whereas, the Huawei Spring 2022 Event started on February 27 at 9:30 PM.
The Chinese firm announced a new product launch at the Mobile World Congress 2022. People can now watch the live-stream event of the product on YouTube. The company released a poster slogan as ‘Super Device, Super Creativity’. It provides a prediction of something more attractive and more powerful.
People watching live-stream events would find announcements related to office-related products such as laptops, tablets, monitors, and others. Most of these products will supposedly be linked through the Device+ feature of Huawei.
Most of the Huawei devices will probably add the Device+ feature including Media Pad tablets, Media Book laptops, and Earbuds. The new feature will enable users to make their devices’ interaction much faster and simpler such as the AirPlay feature of Apple.
This new feature provides an integrated control panel to control all connections. It enables users to send audio and images to multiple connected Huawei devices.
New Harmony OS2 Operating System
It is important that MatePad 10.4.2022 of Huawei is now making its certification rounds for the hardware. Previous rumors specs include a Snapdragon 778G chipset, Harmony OS, 10.4-inch Full HD+ display with 16:10 ratio, and a 7150mAh battery.
Keep in mind that Harmony OS2 will become the primary operating system for new devices after the new update. The company is randomly adding the OS in its new product launch since the compatibility of the software with different devices.
The latest released devices of Huawei will have the new OS2 software system. These devices include smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, monitors, and others. Users investing directly in the Harmony OS ecosystem will take a significant amount of benefit from the product.
There are a number of users still considering which specific Huawei devices will ship out with the OS2 operating system. XDA developers have provided a 2021 updated list of Huawei devices with the new Harmony OS2. Huawei reportedly has a pair of unannounced devices as it was recently found in the database of 3C certification (NOH-AN50 and ABR-AL60).
These undiscovered devices are supposedly the variants of Huawei P50 and Huawei Mate 40. However, there isn’t more detail available related to the upcoming pair.
MWC 2022 Event February 28 – March 3
The key focus of the event was on the transformation of tech into 5G and the appearance of various foldable phones. But there is always hope for the announcement of non-smartphone devices, such as new smartwatches, laptops, and updates.
The MWC event 2020 was canceled after a widespread Covid-19 infection and didn’t receive much space to conduct in 2021. The organizers of the event say MWC 2022 event will bring key announcements from many tech industries. Multiple reports have confirmed that Samsung will kick off the Livestream of the event.
Most tech giants use MWC events as a launching pad for their smartphones. But Huawei has been launching its smartphones in advance and just before the MWC event for the last couple of years. People could find the new Galaxy Book laptop, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 is already available. A number of smartphones and laptops are expected to make their appearance at the Mobile World Congress 2022.