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A higher dose of vitamin D supplementation effectively helps prevent deficiencies that are linked to adverse health outcomes in pregnant women including pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, and low birth weight.
Supplementation of the postbiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TWK10 (TWK10) has shown to reduce physical fatigue and improve exercise endurance even at a low dose, according to a six-week trial conducted by Synbio Tech, National University of Taiwan...
This round-up will feature scientific findings from big brand names, including Swisse and its study of krill oil supplementation on knee osteoarthritis, Amway’s personalised nutrition, and India’s national research agency’s plans for studying cannabidiol...
With consumers increasingly demanding scientifically-validated nutra products and ingredients, one of the key scientists in Australia’s national research agency has revealed the three factors that are crucial for a high-quality trial.
Consuming the right type of edible oil could help reduce body weight, while intake of high cocoa dark chocolate and turmeric has been shown to be mood-lifting, based on our latest round-up of recent scientific findings.
Australian dietary supplement firm Arborvitae has received a bumper deal with domestic pharmacy chain TerryWhite Chemmart for its joint health liquid supplement, with retailers’ interest in the product rising amid favourable consumer feedback and clinical...
Australia-based Pharmako Biotechnologies is planning several new studies following the recent announcement of its Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)-approved manufacturing site, which allows it to produce pharma grade ingredients for use in clinical...
A FANCL-funded RCT study has discovered that the ingestion of tea flower extract, mulberry leaf extract, and chitosan could reduce postprandial blood glucose and triglyceride levels in healthy subjects.
A growing number of clinical studies focusing on probiotics is seen in Asia, with China and Iran seeing exponential increase in recent years, according to an International Probiotics Association-backed review.
DSM has entered a regional agreement with SLS Nutraceuticals, a subsidiary of biotechnology company Senescence Life Sciences, in a bid to improve brain health across all life stages in the Asia-Pacific region.
Qatar University researchers are conducting an RCT to assess the effectiveness of protein supplementation in lowering the risk of protein malnutrition and muscle wasting in post-bariatric surgery patients.
A new study on Natreon’s AyuFlex botanical ingredient shows decreased joint pain and increased mobility among a study population of overweight adults. It’s part of the company’s strategy to support entry into new markets with hard data on its ingredients.
In a systematic review, researchers in Brazil concluded that with the science available, “it would not be appropriate to recommend, at the moment”, the clinical use of prebiotics, or its combination with probiotics, to tackle obesity-related health risks.
Supplements firm Mannatech aims to boost sales growth for its cognitive support product by targetting Chinese students studying for two of the country’s major academic examinations – Zhongkao and Gaokao.


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Australia Post will keep Post Office doors open longer as it moves into its busiest period of the year.
Residents in Orange can visit their local Post Office six days a week during the extended retail hours of 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 12.30pm on Saturdays.
Parcel hatch access will also be extended to 7.00am to 9.00am Monday to Friday, from November 28 until December 24.
New South Wales State Manager Christine Walker said the extended trading hours will provide customers with more choice and convenience than ever before this festive season.
“This Christmas we’re working to make it simple for customers to prepare for the festive season with more access,” she said.

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Last week we shared a video produced for the car manufacturer Tesla that showed some incredible footage of a first-person view drone flying through the new manufacturing plant in Berlin.
We’ve seen quite a few close encounters between drones and active volcanoes. Some drones survived, some didn’t, but this little DJI Mini 2 has quite a strange fate. It entered an active volcano and survived filming it without any trouble. But then, on its way back – a tree almost finished it off.
We can’t dive down a waterfall, especially if it’s the tallest one in the world. But thanks to technology, we can see what it would be like from the safety of our home. Drone pilot Ellis van Jason sent his FPV drone down Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world’s tallest waterfall, and ended up with some impressive footage that he shares in his latest video.
As the pandemic situation improves in many countries, weddings are back after more than a year. To announce and celebrate its reopening, UK wedding venue Elmore Court published an FPV drone video that will keep you glued to your screen. It takes you on a journey around the venue, on the scene, and behind the scenes of an active wedding.
The eruption of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano attracted thousands of spectators this spring. Naturally, there were many photographers and filmmakers among them, so we’ve seen some epic footage and photos of the event. But Joey Helms’ aerial video is probably the closest we’ll ever see an active volcano. Joey flew his drone so close to the volcano that he literally crashed it into the exploding lava.
It goes without saying that this is more than likely going to be illegal to do in much of the world, but it seems that DJI’s recently released FPV Drone & goggles have been hacked to trick the GPS into thinking it’s flying in the USA. Why might this be desirable? Well, the DJI FPV Drone offers over 1,400mW of transmission power. But for most of the world outside of the USA, it’s limited to 25mW (the legal limit in many other countries).
The new web tool, called “B3YOND” classes itself as a free DJI FPV Drone “unlocker”. And there are legitimate (and potentially legal – if you have all the necessary permits) needs and ways to fly with the drone’s full power unlocked, although the author of B3YOND, D3VL says those platforms “charge an exorbitant amount” of money. So, they decided to release their own tool for free.
A man recently ordered a DJI FPV drone to be delivered to his home. This wouldn’t be anything unusual if, instead of the drone, he didn’t receive a box with a brick inside.
One of the key aspects of FPV drones is their repairability. After all, most FPV drones (particularly racing ones) are self-built by the person flying them. They’re not off-the-shelf purchases, so the person who made it and is flying it knows exactly how to tear it back down, replace parts and rebuild it. But does DJI’s new FPV drone stand up to the same self-repair scrutiny?
This teardown video from Livyu FPV shows that, while it’s not exactly an FPV racing drone, it does seem to be designed in a modular fashion that makes it fairly easy for users to repair at home when needed. And, make no mistake, with an FPV drone, you’ll almost certainly have a crash and need to do so at some point.
DJI has announced finally announced the new DJI FPV Drone. It features an on-board 4K 60fps gimbal stabilised camera with a 150° super-wide field of view with a low-latency signal that can be sent to your goggles. It has a top speed of up to 87 miles per hour and can combine gimbal stabilisation with electronic image stabilisation to ensure steady footage at any speed.


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Silicone skin has been created for next-generation “companion robots.”
A Russian company called Promobot are working with a lab based in Vladivostok to build the ‘Robo-C-2’ robot which will be able to exhibit human-like facial expressions, with the company using skin, hair and eyes to create an “attractive” companion,
Petr Chegodayev, a sculptor and head of the lab told Russian media: “Our key task is to make anthropomorphic robots not just realistic but also attractive, to add a touch of aesthetic. We have all the necessary conditions for that here in Vladivostok, and I am sure that we will make a qualitative leap in the near future.”
It comes after the news that Promobot are reportedly willing to pay individuals up to £150,000 ($203,000) to licence their facial identity and voice to them rather than construct fictional faces.
In a statement, the company – who claim to be the biggest robotics firm in North and Eastern Europe – said: “Since 2019, we have been actively manufacturing and supplying humanoid robots to the market. Our new clients want to launch a large-scale project, and as for this, they need to license a new robot appearance to avoid legal delays. We can build a linguistic model based on popular phrases of a particular person – the robot will communicate and answer questions by analysing frequent expressions of the ‘original’ and using a certain context of knowledge of this person.”
Oleg Kivokurtsev, Promobot co-founder, told Russian state news agency TASS that they are planning to create 10 of these robots per month “with any appearance, for home and professional use


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Spy Shots: An Early Look at the 2023 BMW XM
It ill feature the biggest grille everby Alina Moore, on LISTEN 02:41
When BMW unveiled the XM Concept back in 2021 it announced the production version will follow in just a few years. BMW has been testing prototypes of the production version for quite some time now, and today our spy photographers managed to spot another one out in the wild. It is the most revealing prototype so far, showing more details of its future and aggressive design.
The future XM will be BMW M’s first standalone vehicle since the M1 sportscar in 1978. In a previous interview with Autoblog, BMW M’s CEO, Frank van Meel, said: "When we did the M1, every car company that wanted to say ’I have something special’ built a sports car — that was the segment everyone wanted to enter. If you look today at the biggest, most important, and fastest-growing segment, it’s clearly the SUV segment." This means that you can look at the XM as a successor to the M1 supercar.
But, while BMW is following the trend by building SUVs, it won’t do the same when it comes to the powertrain. While the world today is focused on building electric cars, the XM will not be electric. It will however be electrified: the model will be powered by a V-8 engine paired with a newly developed M plug-in hybrid system. In the base form, the system will deliver a total of 644 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, while in the Competition version it will be increased to 750 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque. These numbers will dethrone models like the Aston Martin DBX 707 – at the moment the most powerful, fastest luxury SUV. BMW promises an electric range of 30 miles and a 0 to 60 mph sprint time of 3.7-4.0 seconds.
When it comes to its design, spy shots confirmed the production version will follow the lines of the concept car. The exterior will be like no other BMW offered before, but there is one element that follows the latest trend: its huge grille – maybe the largest we’ve seen so far. The new spy shots actually give us a closer look to it with very little camouflage. It also gets very clear that the production version will retain the two-part headlights we’ve seen in the XM Concept, while the rear lights will have a simple, linear design.
The new BMW XM will be unveiled in the summer of 2022 as part of BMW M’s 50th anniversary. Production was confirmed to start in December 2022.
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Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency, Wesgro has appointed Corné Koch as head of its convention bureau.
The agency will benefit from Ms Koch’s extensive experience in business tourism, communication, marketing and key stakeholder engagement which she brings to bear in her new role of overseeing the promotion of Cape Town and the Western Cape as a premier business events destination.
Ms Koch believes that success in the business events sector is fundamental to the growth of the Western Cape economy. “The business tourism sector currently adds in excess of R200- million to the province’s economy. Our role as the Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau is a significant one and we need to capitalise on cross selling opportunities as delegates are often also potential investors,” Ms Koch said.
Ms Koch first entered the business tourism industry in 2003, joining the Gauteng Tourism Authority as events and conferences manager before taking on the role of communications manager at the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa. She then re-joined the Gauteng Tourism Authority once again in 2010 for another three-year stint as trade development and partnership manager, marketing the brand locally and internationally before joining Wesgro in her current role.
According to Ms Koch, her biggest strength and passion is to form and maintain relations with stakeholders and identify potential partnerships. “In the destination marketing sector, organisations cannot achieve their goals without partnerships. I look forward to working with the team to strengthen the international reputation of Cape Town and Western Cape as a business events destination.
“The Bureau has successfully secured a number of bids in our current fiscal with 11 bid wins thus far, realising an estimated economic impact of R178 220 000 with an estimated delegate attendance of 13 450. With the recent expansion of the CTICC, upgrades taking place at the V&A Waterfront, infrastructural development and increasing air access to our destination at the forefront of discussions, these are exciting times for our industry and we have a good platform from which to build,” she said.


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Money Transfer Mobile App
UAE Exchange has announced the launch of its new money transfer mobile app and website in the UAE, multiplying customer convenience with preferential exchange rates.
The mobile app has features to track forex rates and fees via graphs so that users can calculate the best times to transfer money.
UAE Exchange customers in the UAE can now transfer money internationally by logging on to the money transfer mobile app or the website (http://ae.uaeexchange.com), and take advantage of multiple options to send and deliver funds.
Now with services available online, customers can transfer money anytime and from anywhere in the UAE.
The online platforms also provide multiple options for the customers to pay for the money transfer from their bank accounts in the UAE including the Payment Gateway System (PGS) and the Direct Debit System (DDS).
Apart from transferring money to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts, customers can also opt for cash payouts at more than 200,000 agent locations in 165 countries around the world.


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The CES (Consumer Electronic Show) is held annually in Las Vegas. Journalists flock to the event and bombard social media with pictures, articles, and videos of improbable products that will never see the light of the market.
Historically, the rock stars of the show have been connected to fridges and bizarre TV formats. As the other products at the show, they strive to encapsulate the latest consumer fads wrapped with as much technology hype as possible.
They simply end up demonstrating the lack of market acumen of these companies. And of course, most of the time, nothing revolutionary comes out of this…
To be fair, shrewd veterans still attend the event to challenge their expectations on technology readiness levels for embedded AI, drone autonomy, or domotics. For the specialists, free insights are to be gained by contrasting this parade of products that will never launch to the reality of the market.
But don’t be mistaken; the harsh reality of the CES Las Vegas lies in this sole contrast. When companies boast about their vision and deliver concept products to the press, you should be worried for them. (And if you’re a startup, you might question why your ecosystem would want you to attend.)
Is it cool that Sony just unveiled an electric car at the CES? Sure…
Do you know what’s even cooler? This:
This is the reality of the innovation market: vision is cheap, and shipping is hard.
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South African Cryptocurrency Industry Exploding into Life !
Jul 05, 2018
You may or may not know that South Africa has been going through many homegrown problems and political turmoil over the past decade or more, however, the South African cryptocurrency industry is one thing that is helping the nation to move forward. The local crypto market is currently booming, so let’s take a look at why the nation is poised to make big waves in the industry.
Some major players are lining up to offer cryptocurrency services across the country from major asset managers to international crypto exchanges and beyond. Although South Africa might not be the height of cutting-edge technology, the nation currently has the highest search interest on Google Trends for the term “Bitcoin”.
Interest in the South African cryptocurrency industry is not just ‘a thing’ with tech-savvy users, but is garnering some mainstream interest since we saw a large drop in digital currency prices across the world’s major exchanges over the past month or so. Although the price drop might seem disadvantageous to some, many South African startups and companies are starting to show major interest.
Major moves in South African cryptocurrency industry
Not only are local companies looking to take advantage of South Africa’s rapidly growing crypto industry, but also major international organizations that are seeking to build large global projects. This is partly driven by a plethora of South Africans who are currently looking to purchase crypto. This trend is happening right across the crypto scene in Africa.
The established cryptocurrency exchange, Luno, already operates across 40 countries, which also includes South Africa. On this exchange, South Africans can purchase both BTC and ETH via a FICA process.
The South African cryptocurrency industry is bursting into life with other exchanges in the pipeline during the third quarter of 2018. SygniaCoin is a new exchange platform, run and founded by CEO, Magda Wierzycka. Sygnia’s new and exciting exchange will give local users the option to purchase crypto with Rand and will base their rules and regulations on exchanges in New York.
South African blockchain startups
It is not just the exchanges looking to take advantage of the evolving South African cryptocurrency industry, as there is growing interest in blockchain technology itself. Local blockchain tech startup companies such as Status and Loom Network have a more global appeal and ensure South Africa is on the cutting-edge of the crypto-tech scene.
Other recently launched international projects that have firm roots in the nation include the TariLabs blockchain incubator, while a major startup in Johannesburg is being spearheaded by the lead maintainer of Monero, Riccardo Spagni, and other notable experts such as the founder of Ticketfly, Dan Teree, and US-based entrepreneur Naveen Jain.
With so many things happening across the nation, be it new exchanges, blockchain technology startups or just locals looking to get into the game while prices are so affordable, it is hard to contain the nation’s excitement for crypto. The South African cryptocurrency industry is on fire at this moment, and long may it continue to counteract the ongoing political turmoil that has held the nation back for decades.
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The California Consumer Affairs office says it has opened the first state agency in the United States to address consumer privacy. The Office of Privacy Protection will be chiefly concerned with identity theft, one of the fastest growing crimes in the nation, said Consumer Affairs Director Kathleen Hamilton. Identity theft cases are expected to mushroom this year, adding 500,000 to 750,000 victims nationwide, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. The average identity theft victim spends 175 hours and $800 to resolve the situation, according to a study from the California Public Interest Research Group and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
The unveiling comes as California lawmakers mull over drafting legislation to restrict online access to public documents--considered the building blocks of identity theft. A genealogical Web site last week pulled more than 24 million California birth records after intense pressure from lawmakers and residents.


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Tokyo, October 24, 2017 — Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, has partnered with San’in Tourism Organization to encourage domestic and international travellers to visit the San’in region in Japan. This is the first such partnership between a Japanese Destination Management Organization (DMO) and Airbnb.
San’in Tourism Organization, as a San’in DMO, actively develops private and government relationships to work towards making “San’in” a world-class tourist destination. The global platform of Airbnb is used by more than 200 million guests, with more than five million travellers using rooms registered with Airbnb in Japan.
Through this partnership, San’in Tourism Organization and Airbnb aims to bring positive economic benefits to rural communities by developing, educating and supporting hosts located in rural areas such as farming and fishing villages to attract more tourists to the San’in region.
San’in Tourism Organization Representative Director Yoshiro Fukui described the significance collaboration with Airbnb as follows. “In March, a video introducing the beautiful scenery and appealing buildings of San’in published on Youtube and received 2.8 million views, and we became certain that we could highlight the appeal of San’in to a wider global audience. The diversity of the region and the unique appeal of its farming and fishing villages really can only be fully experienced and appreciated by actually staying there. By collaborating with Airbnb we can share the magic and appeal of San’in to a wider, more adventurous audience.”
Airbnb Japan Country Manager Yasuyuki Tanabe spoke of the outlook for the future, saying, “Experiencing local life through interactions with the local people when you travel enhances travelers’ memories because they gain a deeper understanding of their destination. San’in has beautiful farming and fishing village scenery, and a way of life that is deeply rooted in the land. By collaborating with San’in Tourism Organization, we hope to communicate the appeal of these yet to be discovered rural farming and fishing communities. Moreover, by using existing resources to increase the appeal of and interaction with in the region, which faces an aging and diminishing population, like many other regions in Japan, we hope to contribute to stimulating and revitalising the region in any way we can.”
The two organizations will discuss and create a regional collaboration framework for providing basic training to promote support for new internet platforms including Airbnb and enable accommodation providers to accept travelers as guests, with the personnel from both organizations engaging in specific initiatives such as marketing campaigns.


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The government of Australia is planning to regulate cryptocurrencies as part of a broader reform of the country’s payment system.
Australia’s Minister of Digital Economy Jane Hume revealed that the government will “enable Australians to invest in crypto assets safely and securely” by introducing a market licensing framework for cryptocurrency exchanges.
Cryptocurrency taxation, investor protection from fraudsters, and measures to regulate digital banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and brokers are all covered in the proposed legislation.
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Hume explained that the new market licensing system serves as a signal to the public that they can trust the crypto services with which they engage, as Australian crypto enterprises are given so-called “Australian-made badges of approval”. will be verified through
On Monday afternoon, the new framework is to be released as part of the policy paper.
‘Rebuilding’ Australia’s payment system
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg emphasized upcoming regulatory reforms in a December whitepaper, saying the Morrison administration aims to make the most significant reforms to Australia’s payment systems in the next 25 years.
“If we do not improve the existing guidelines, it will be Silicon Valley that will determine the fate of our payment system. Australia must retain sovereignty over our payments infrastructure,” Frydenberg said.
Additionally, the federal government is enacting legislation to establish custody agreements for cryptocurrency exchanges.
The crypto total market cap on the daily chart is $1.801 trillion. Source: TradingView.com
Hume explained that:
“We have a strategy in place to ensure that crypto investors who store their funds on exchanges can always access them by establishing custody standards for crypto assets.”
fostering growth and trust
According to Hume, the government’s role in promoting the growth of the country’s crypto economy is to ensure “trust” between crypto investors and exchanges.
Meanwhile, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was the first to indicate its intention to enter the crypto market, announcing in November that it would offer customers the opportunity to buy, sell and store crypto assets using its mobile Combank app. will start doing This functionality is currently being tested in a pilot program.
Sophie Gilder, CBA’s Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets, said that the bank’s strategic decision to roll out crypto services is driven by the adoption of cryptocurrencies by its customers.
“At the time of writing, approximately 700,000 of our customers are actively transferring money to cryptocurrency exchanges, indicating that they are already active in this area. Our customers are already there, whether we are or not. “
Frydenberg noted that the bottom line of regulatory infrastructure requires adaptation, providing the government with strong strategic direction.
“Government-wide payments and crypto-asset reforms will strengthen Australia’s position as one of the world’s leading countries,” he said.
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Is Much Lower Than Expected, Survey Shows – A Mistake For Bukele?
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Bandi Namko has announced the remake of the Jojo Bizar adventure adventure All Star Battalion for the popular anime-based fighting game. The title is set to release this fall, this year, on older and more current-gen consoles, Nintendo Switch and Windows PCs.
All Star Battle was first released on PlayStation 3, In 2014, it featured 3D characters from the original anime and manga. It follows the same battle mechanics as most 2.5D games where players have to scroll their characters sideways.
Finally, a new version of ‘R’ has been upgraded to graphics and brings more than 50 playable characters to the archive. Audio recordings will also be updated, dragging audio actors from new arches such as ‘Stone Ocean’, and build an essential video game for every Jojo fan.
The title features All Star Battle mode, which basically acts as a standard exhibition game, in which players clash with each other’s favorite characters. Winning and Completing Match Objectives Unlock unique makeup and illustrations that can be viewed through an in-game gallery. Other game modes include Play Center Mode, Online, Versions, and Practice Mode to Improve Your Skills.
The mechanics of the struggle will also be adjusted to accommodate the new generation of controls and various match conditions for added pressure. The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of the Jojo series and marks the first time that heroes from around the world have met.
Riot Games has previously unveiled a new 2D combat game featuring characters from the Leg of Legends universe. Known ‘Project L’ The developers have confirmed that it is an assistant fighter that players can call their teammates to inflict further damage. The title is currently under development and will be launched in 2023.


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Car-battery maker may move P1-B expansion plan to Indonesia
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PHILIPPINE Batteries Inc. (PBI) manufacturer of car batteries carrying the Motolite brand, is now considering the option of moving its P1-billion expansion plan to Indonesia, instead of increasing the capacity of its Bulacan plant, if the government will not heed calls for interventions that will depreciate the peso to a “more competitive” level of P43 to P45 versus the dollar.
Jesus Montemayor, president of PBI, which is a unit of Ramcar, said the current peso-dollar exchange rate is not ideal for the company as it is competing in the overseas market with countries such as Korea and Indonesia, which have been keeping weaker currencies.
“We want to strengthen our export program by doubling our capacity and become a major player in the region. But with the current exchange rate, we are no longer competitive compared to other countries,” Montemayor told the BusinessMirror.
With this, he said the company is now looking at an alternative production hub for its export program, and Indonesia is the top candidate.
He said Indonesia has its advantages aside from having a market size that is eight times larger than the Philippines. Besides, Montemayor added, the Indonesian currency is not appreciating strongly.
Also, Montemayor said PBI wants to increase its footprint in the Indonesian market.
He said the company will make the decision before the end of the year.
PBI is currently producing 460,000 batteries per month in its Santa Maria, Bulacan plant, with 55 percent of the output going to the international market.
Montemayor said PBI is pushing through with its expansion plan at its Bulacan site next year, which will increase its production by another 150,000 units with only about 20,000 of the additional output allotted for the domestic market.
“But what we are really looking at is a new plant that will double our production,” he said.
This new plant, which will probably entail an investment of up to P1 billion, will supply the company’s export program, he said.
And since this will be a long-term commitment, Montemayor said their primary consideration is the foreign-exchange policy of the country that they will choose.
He said the Philippines can still bag this investment if the company will see a positive policy direction from the government in managing the exchange rate.
Montemayor said there are several ways for the government to keep the value of the peso at a comfortable level for exporters and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). One of these, he said, is to increase the capitalization of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas so it will have more available funds when it needs to make interventions in managing the exchange-rate fluctuations.
The Philippines should also be more active in investing its dollars abroad, he said.
Montemayor said the government should lean toward peso depreciation rather than appreciation since the dollar earnings being brought in by the OFWs, business-process outsourcing firms and merchandise exporters have made the country a net exporter.


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US E-Commerce Group Buys Newport Software Venture
Byline: By Sion Barry Western Mail
A south Wales company, whose innovative software is helping retailers save millions of pounds by alleviating data errors in the supply chain, has been bought by an American firm.
Udex of Newport, which is the world's leading provider of product data quality management software and services, has become part of GXS - a leading provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions. The value of the deal is not being disclosed.
Udex, which also has offices in the United States, has successfully commercialised the world's first electronic product data quality service for a growing customer base, which includes the likes of supermarket chains Iceland, Sainsbury's and Tesco.
Its innovative electronic bar- coding technology promises to clean up 95% of 'dirty data' in the supply chain.
For example, it identifies and addresses the problem of a supplier of baked beans who has wrongly coded the weight of a consignment sent to a supermarket distribution centre.
The knock-on effect of having an incorrect quantity means that supermarkets could then re-order a product believing it has sold out, when in reality they have created an over-supply which will be difficult to sell.
Udex's technology also alleviates the problem of so-called no-scans, when check-out staff have to put in a fictitious code because one cannot be read on an item - leaving the supermarket unsure as to how many items have actually been sold. …


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Durban July live event returns with new headline sponsor – Hollywood Bets
The renowned horse-racing event, Durban July took place on the 2nd of July 2022, and for the 1st time Hollywood Bets is the headline sponsor of the event. Hollywood Bets has taken over the reins of being headline sponsor of the Durban July from Vodacom. This comes after a two-year hiatus of having live events, with the event only taking place virtually – due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is more than just about horse-racing, it’s a time for high ballers and fashion talents to show up and show off their fashionable outfits. The likes of Thuli Phongolo, Cooper Pabi, Mohale Motaung and the founder and CEO of award-winning Youth-Owned brand, Mbali Sebapu [Hermosa Flor] attended the event. The celebrities, as the youth say: “ate and left no crumbs”.
Outfits that brought the honey
The Durban July theme for this year was “Show Me The Honey” and honey! They sure did show the honey! The outstanding looks that brought the honey and get a PAT from us are looks by Jessica Nkosi, DJ Tira, Khuli Chana, Ayanda Thabethe, Nandi Madida, Thuli Phongolo and Mbali Sebapu.
As per usual, there are those that always follow the theme, and those that simply do not get the memo. These looks that brought the honey get a PAT from us for definitely making a statement! Paying attention to detail, being authentic and most importantly following the theme is what pulls off a ‘killer’ outfit. Durban July showed us that South African fashion designers, and African fashion designers as a whole never disappoint. The beautiful outfits/garments were designed by the likes of Roberto Scholtz, Orapeleng Modutle and Otsile Sefolo, to name a few.
It had been a long time since the horse-racing event, Durban July took place, for some it was their first time attending the renowned event and for some it’s a tradition. Celebrities made sure that they showed up and made up for the last two years they couldn’t experience the event live.
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The battle royale genre has been blowing up in recent months, with games like Bluehole Studio’s Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds and Epic Games’ Fortnite dominating the Twitch charts and netting millions in sales.
One company that has not dipped their toe in the genre yet, however, is everyone’s favorite hater of the number 3, Valve.
This might change, however, as the owners of Steam are potentially set to introduce a battle royale mode into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In a video by Valve News Network, evidence has been compiled with the notion leading to Valve jumping into the battle royale genre. Check it out below.
If it indeed comes to fruition, it will be the latest in a string of battle royale style games and modes in the past year, with PUBG and Fortnite leading the way.


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About a year ago, del.icio.us, one of the most prominent social bookmarking websites was planned to be given a new identity and a facelift. However, it seems that instead of getting re-branded, this widely used website only got a facelift, but with added features. According to Yahoo! Search Blog, del.icio.us has now made a comeback with a name change that has now become 'Delicious'. Also, under Yahoo's expert tutelage, Delicious has managed to grow their registered user base from a measly 300,000 to about 5 million in just a span of 2 years.
The revamped website is now known simply as 'Delicious', and has even more robust and enhanced performance and search capabilities. The new 'Delicious' also comes with an all new interactive user interface.
The Delicious team at the Delicious Blog, has given more insight into the new Delicious. According to the Delicious team, Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“It has taken us a while to get here, and we really appreciate all the patience and support youĂ˘â‚¬â„˘ve shown us. Now that our new platform is in place we expect to release new features more quickly.Ă˘â‚¬Âť
Here are some of the changes that the Delicious has brought along with it:
- Speed: The new Delicious platform will enable the service to be more Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“reliable and responsiveĂ˘â‚¬Âť with the growth of online traffic.
- Search: Delicious has made some major changes to their search engine algorithms, thus making it faster and more powerful. According to Delicious, Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“The new search engine is also smarter, and more social: you can search within one of your tags, another public userĂ˘â‚¬â„˘s bookmarks, or your social network.Ă˘â‚¬Âť
- Design: The design of a website is one of the most crucial elements of a website. Keeping that in mind, Delicious has also updated its site designs, along with an enhanced user interface. It has also incorporated several other features that had been in demand from the users. These features include, selectable detail levels and alphabetical sorting of bookmarks. Delicious further stated that, Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“Our goal has been to keep the new design similar in spirit to the old one, so all of you veterans should be able to jump in without any confusion. At the same time, weĂ˘â‚¬â„˘re hoping that newcomers to Delicious will find it easier to learn.Ă˘â‚¬Ĺ“
It does some that Delicious has indeed done its homework and only then came out with the all new website. Let's just hope that it fairs better than their previous attempt and make afresh new impact in the field of social bookmarking.


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Diagnosing COVID-19 impacts on entrepreneurship: Exploring policy remedies for recovery (GEM)
Policymakers need to create cohesive, holistic and conducive frameworks in order for entrepreneurs to flourish in a post COVID-19 world. This is among the key takeaways from the new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report entitled “Diagnosing COVID-19 Impacts on Entrepreneurship – Exploring Policy Remedies for Recovery.” The report is sponsored by Shopify, a leading global commerce company that powers over one million businesses in more than 175 countries. The report features economy snapshots from 54 GEM National Teams around the world and additional deep perspectives from some of GEM’s most experienced researchers on entrepreneurship.
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The dual-motor Cybertruck will reportedly reach 60 mph in just 4.5 ticks and have a top speed of 120 mph. Those looking for the ultimate performance will appreciate the three-motor model, which Tesla says will essentially teleport from zero to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds with a top speed of 130 mph
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WiLAT Sri Lanka marks the first ever National Logistics Day in Sri Lanka
August 16, 2021 was declared as the first ever National Logistics Day in Sri Lanka by the Hon. President Gotabaya Rakapaksa. To mark this momentous day the Executive Committee of WiLAT Sri Lanka put together a simple video explaining Logistics as a function and the important role it plays in businesses and governments today. We are happy to make a special mention that the video script / outline / concept and design was all done by the members of the executive committee. We are certain that this video will gain traction and reach a larger audience creating awareness about the logistics, transport and supply chain industry impacting the younger generation positively to join this challenging industry offering ample opportunities for career growth and progression.


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(CNN)President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US will “restore” steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, citing a “massive devaluation of their currencies.”
“Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers. Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries,” Trump tweeted early Monday morning from Washington.
Formal notices of the tariffs were not immediately announced by the Treasury or Commerce Departments or the Office of the US Trade Representative.
Trump has prided himself on imposing tariffs and hammering trade deals to bolster his “America First” economic agenda. But the biggest deal at the center of the trade war, a US-China trade agreement, has yet to be signed. Additional tariffs on Chinese imports are expected to go into effect on December 15.
Both Brazil and Argentina were exempted from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs last year when Trump was attempting to avoid a trade war with those countries.
The President, in a series of tweets announcing the tariffs on Monday, also called on the Federal Reserve to “act so that countries, of which there are many, no longer take advantage of our strong dollar by further devaluing their currencies.”
- Trump’s proposed game console tariff has been delayed
- Trump order: Escalate biggest trade war threat since WWII. Stocks had started recovery, now what?
- Donald Trump quotes an iconic poem written by Scott Morrison's great-great aunt at a lavish state dinner in the White House's Rose Garden in front of the who's who of Australia and the US
- US suspends console tariffs that would affect PS5 and next Xbox
- PS4 price increase possible if Trump’s China tariffs go through
- Video game industry prepares for coming of possible trade tariff
- Trump pats Putin on the back and chats with smiling Saudi Crown Prince - the man accused of ordering the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi - who stands in the front row for 'family photo' at G20 summit
- Angela Merkel and Donald Trump head for clash at G20 summit
- 'Face like thunder': how the mood turned sour at Trump's first G20
- Trump left in cold over Paris climate agreement at end of G20 summit


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According to research firm Avian Securities, production for the iPhone 5 should start in September. The firm issued a note to clients today stating their prediction is based on conversations with key Apple component suppliers. This means that the iPhone 5 wont be available until end of this year or early next year.
The research firm also noted that they believe a lower-spec and lower price iPhone is in the works. Over the last several months, the firm collected various data-points to suggest this to be the case.
If their predictions are true and the iPhone 5 doesn’t reach the market until Q1 of the next year, that could give rival Android devices plenty of time to hone in on the market during the summer and winter holiday seasons. Unless of course Apple has something else up its sleeves to be revealed in the coming months, such as a white iPhone 4—although recent rumors say its been canceled—or a low-spec/low-price iPhone?
The Avian Securities note reads:
Supporting out comments over the last month, conversations with yet another key component supplier indicates that production for iPhone-5 will begin in September. This is consistent with Avian findings in the supply chain in recent months and we believe the consensus view is moving towards this scenario. In addition, our conversations also indicate the existence of a lower-spec/lower-priced iPhone in Apple’s roadmap. However, while our contacts have seen the placeholder in the Apple roadmap, they do not yet have insight into specs or production timing. This leads us to believe that any launch is likely a very late 2011 or more likely a 2012 event. As a reminder, Avian has uncovered several data-points in recent months pointing to the existence of a lower-spec/lower-price iPhone. A lower-spec/lower-price iPhone has also been speculated in the press and gadget blogs, though we do not believe consensus currently discounts the existence of such a model.
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Since 1996, Tibus has been helping clients throughout Ireland and the UK do better business by embracing the opportunities brought about by the internet. We deliver services for a diverse range of customers, spanning public and private sectors, crossing many different business categories, and ranging in size from SMEs to multinational corporations.
We're proud to be one of the companies that has led the way on the internet in the UK and Ireland.
Since 1996, we've helped our clients use digital channels to do better business. Our 45-strong team has delivered digital solutions for business and government clients.
Our clients span public and private sectors, crossing many different business categories and ranging in size from five-person SMEs to multinational corporations and local and central government units.
Our core services focus on digital agency hosting and connectivity services.
Tibus has been recognised with many awards in the areas of creativity, reliability, service excellence and business solutions; reinforcing its reputation as a pioneer in this industry.
Tibus is a member of the Irish Internet Association, INEX and Momentum.
Tibus is the trading name of The Internet Business Ltd, a limited company registered in Northern Ireland.
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Tired of taking selfies in front of a boring wall?
Yagan Square has converted humble shipping containers into mini-selfie museums that will turn budding selfie-lovers and content creators into viral sensations in no time.
Called Can’t Contain Myself, the idea was inspired by selfie museums in Miami, Seattle, New York and Florence.
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And now Perth is the perfect backdrop for endless photo opportunities. Two containers are open daily from 11am to 2pm, free of charge, plus there’s free popcorn, until July 31.
Local fashion influencer Christian Shay is known to go to some pretty extreme lengths — even putting his phone in the toilet — all in the name of the perfect selfie.
He’s amassed a huge following on social media, boasting more than 2 million on TikTok and nearly 50,000 on Instagram, and says becoming “TikTok famous” is all about “keep being you”.
“Make sure you are lit up well enough with some natural light or strong artificial light (and) get crazy with the camera angles and be yourself,” Shay told Perth Now.
House of Monochrome, which features monochromatic optical illusions, is on display for the rest of the month before a completely new design revamps the self museum for July.


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Fincantieri progresses Chinese cruiseship projects
Fincantieri has established a hub for building cruiseships in China and signed contracts to participate in the building of two vessels for Carnival Corp’s Chinese joint venture.
Two cruiseships valued at a combined US$1.5 billion built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) subsidiary Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co, under license from Fincantieri’s joint venture with CSSC’s Cruise Technology Development Co. The deal, which envisions the first delivery in 2023, includes options for four further vessels.
The ships, whose construction was agreed in letters of intent exchanged in February last year, will be the first of their kind built in China. Their design will be tailored Chinese passengers using CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, the new Chinese cruise brand of the joint venture between Carnival Corporation and CSSC.
Meanwhile, Fincantieri has signed contracts to develop a cruise hub in Baoshan in Shanghai, dedicated to cruise, shipbuilding and maritime activities. The hub will act as an ‘industrial basin’ to supply the construction of the ships, providing financing, tax, commercial and administrative benefits as well as land for development and other resources.
Fincantieri said that it had assisted the District of Baoshan in defining preferential policies to attract suppliers and will promote the park to companies – in its group and beyond - which want to participate in the projects.
“The supervision of a strategic and high-potential market progresses with great determination,” said Giuseppe Bono, CEO, Fincantieri. “In unison with two champions such as Carnival Corporation and CSSC, it demonstrates the huge importance of the operation.”
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Apple Beats Profit & Revenue
Apple reported financial results for its fiscal 2017 first quarter ended December 31, 2016. The Company posted all-time record quarterly revenue of $78.4 billion and all-time record quarterly earnings per diluted share of $3.36. These results compare to revenue of $75.9 billion and earnings per diluted share of $3.28 in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 64 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Investors were only looking for $3.21 in earnings per share and $77.25 billion in revenue. iPhone shipments came in at 78.29 million with expectations set at 77.42 million units.
“We’re thrilled to report that our holiday quarter results generated
Apple’s highest quarterly revenue ever, and broke multiple records along
the way. We sold more iPhones than ever before and set all-time revenue
records for iPhone, Services, Mac and Apple Watch,” said Tim Cook,
Apple’s CEO. “Revenue from Services grew strongly over last year, led by
record customer activity on the App Store, and we are very excited about
the products in our pipeline.”
◾ revenue between $51.5 billion and $53.5 billion
◾ gross margin between 38 percent and 39 percent
◾ operating expenses between $6.5 billion and $6.6 billion
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Take call on online sale of liquor by May 15: Delhi HC
New Delhi, May 15: The Delhi High Court has asked the AAP government to take a decision regarding online sale of alcohol by May 15.
A bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal bound the Delhi government to its assurance that it will take a decision regarding online sale and home delivery of alcohol by May 15.
With the direction the bench dismissed a law student's petition seeking quashing of Delhi government's May 3 notification to the extent it permitted sale of liquor in the national capital.
The high court said the issues raised in the petition were already dealt with in several similar pleas that were disposed of on May 11 with a direction to the Centre and Delhi government to take a decision at the earliest with regard to online sale of alcohol and preventing overcrowding outside liquor vends.
While hearing the law student's plea, it asked the Centre and Delhi government whether any decision has been taken since May 11.
In its May 11 order, the high court had expressed concern over a suggestion relating to home delivery of alcohol through food delivery platforms, like Zomato, saying it would be "fraught with security and safety issues".
"The possibility of alcohol being snatched during transit cannot be ruled out. The possibility of home delivery of alcohol, distribution whereof till now is largely in the hands of State, would also increase the possibilities of adulteration of alcohol, also resulting in loss of life."
"It appears that transit of alcohol from home to home would have to be in the same manner and style as transit of cash between banks and between banks and ATMs," the high court had said.
During the hearing on Thursday, the Centre said several States have commenced online sale of alcohol, while Delhi government told the court that a decision would be taken before Friday, May 15.
The bench, thereafter, dismissed the petition and said that Delhi government would be bound by its assurance to take a decision on online sale of alcohol by May 15.


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Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive of UK supermarket Tesco, has denied a newspaper report that he is about to quit, reports the BBC.
Before picking up an award for being the “most admired leader” in British industry on Thursday night, he told the BBC that he had “no plans to move on”.
“I have plenty to do here at Tesco – it’s a wonderful business,” said Sir Terry.
The City AM newspaper said the Tesco chief was leaving to take up a role as the government’s health tsar.
The paper said Sir Terry had decided to quit back in October, and that the company would announce his departure in the Christmas period.
Tesco described the story as “complete nonsense”.
Sir Terry joined Tesco’s marketing department in 1979, and helped implement its clubcard scheme in the 1990s.
He was given the top job in 1997 and is set to steer the company to a GBP2bn (US$3.5bn) profit by the end of the current trading year.


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Help the City of Oakland as they conduct the Broadway Transit Circulator Study.
At OBDC we are excited to continue our partnership with Pacific Community Ventures (PCV). PCV’s online advising program has a great new website.
Start-up capital is a strong predictor of success for any business, yet not all entrepreneurs have equal access to the resources or networks necessary to raise growth capital. In particular women, minority and disabled led start-up face challenges in accessing investment capital.
This week, the SBA published a success story of an OBDC client, Back to the Roots. The story highlights the impact of BTTR’s $50,000 micro loan from OBDC on the early successes of the business.
There’s a lot to love about Oakland, not the least of which is the food. A recent Chow article gives us 10 more reasons to “hella love Oakland.”
Through May 31, food and body care product makers can apply to receive a grant from Whole Foods Market to grow their business – whether they currently supply the retailer with products or not. This is the first time Whole Foods Market has offered grants for local producers.
Edible East Bay published a great article about Oakland’s exciting (and delicious) food scene.
Danetha Doe, an OBDC borrower and accountant, is offering a 4-week Money Crash Course. We’ve posted about Danetha before and she has lots of resources to offer entrepreneurs.
The Oakland Small Business Banking forum is an opportunity for small business owners to develop strong working relationships with financial institutions.
Millennial entrepreneurs have unique motivations and challenges. Generation Progress, Small Business Majority, and Social Venture Exchange want to hear from millennial entrepreneurs next week.


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Nearly a third of new car buyers holding off on purchase in hope of scrappage scheme
Close to a third of those who are considering buying a new car are delaying their purchase in the hope that the government will announce new scrappage scheme-style incentives.
A survey of 6,632 in-market new car buyers conducted by What Car? found that 29 per cent were holding off on the purchase of a new car just in case a new scrappage scheme is announced. It comes following the news from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) that there was an 89 per cent drop in new car registrations during May as dealers across the UK had to keep their doors closed.
But lockdown has also changed buying choices too. Close to 19 per cent said that they have changed the brand of vehicle that they were considering prior to lockdown, while 25 per cent have admitted that they’re looking to downsize their vehicle as well.
The government in France has announced €8 billion in additional funding to increase the subsidies for electric vehicle buyers from $6,000 to $7,000, as well as providing additional funds for EV and hybrid manufacturers. In Germany, VAT for passenger cars has been cut from 19 per cent to 16 per cent while a new €6,000 subsidy has been introduced for cars costing below €40,000.
It’s prompting many to believe that similar subsidies could be announced in the UK too, as the car buying sector attempts to kickstart amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Steve Huntingford, editor of What Car?, said: “Governments across Europe are introducing initiatives and incentives to protect and stimulate the automotive industry in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite growing speculation around a green scrappage scheme in the UK in over recent weeks, nothing has yet been confirmed.
“While our research and web traffic data suggests demand is increasing in June, the industry will need support once the initial post-lockdown surge has subsided. Figures from the SMMT suggest we are heading for one of the worst years in history for new car sales, so a Government-backed initiative to encourage motorists to trade-in older, higher-polluting models, could provide a welcome boost to the industry – just as the Scrappage Scheme did in 2009 after the previous year’s financial crisis.”


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Events are happening in India with Wal-Mart (WMT) that folks seem to be not noticing and if you are buying shares to accumulate, that is good because once the scope of this is recognized, shares may never look back.
Bharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart are confident their Indian joint venture is supported in the country and say it will help usher in the future of Indian retail. "I think it's a big change for India, the move from mom-and-pop to organized retail," said Raj Jain, head of Wal-Mart's India operations. "I think most people understand that it is a necessary evolution which has to go through for everybody to benefit from and for the economy.
Bharti Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal echoed those comments. "Farmers want this, the customers want a better experience and to save money. They want it -- which means the country wants it."
The joint venture called Bharti Wal-Mart Private Limited, is scheduled to open its first store by the end of next year. It will sell groceries, consumer appliances and fruits and vegetables to retailers and small businesses.
The question is, what is the potential? Consider that large retail companies make up only 3% of India's $350 billion retail market. India allows foreign single-brand retailers to hold up to 51 percent in local joint ventures, while multiple-brand retailers like Wal-Mart are limited to cash-and-carry and franchise deals.
Wal-Mart is in good company and has strong support internationally as suppliers ranging from Unilever (UL) and Procter & Gamble Co (PG) who "know the game", to small local suppliers that make only one product are eager to work with the joint venture, Mittal said.
In essence, Wal-Mart is positioning itself to be the portal for goods going into the country. Once the JV is operating, the economies of scale Wal-Mart and distribution abilities can and will employ will instantly transform them into the preferred retailer for the nation. International sales for Wal-Mart are growing 16% this year and this partnership will cause that to explode.
It is a year out which is why is not getting much notice now. The thing is, if you wait until it does, you will be paying much more for a share of that growth than you are now.


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Summer is starting on a roll for a Memphis tourist industry still rebounding from the recession.
Larger than normal crowds gathered Friday morning at Graceland, the city's most visited tourism site. And full Downtown hotels turned away walk up patrons trying to find a Memorial Day weekend room without reservations.
Memphis in May activities, concerts and the home stand by the Memphis Grizzlies professional basketball team has the city bustling.
But it's still not clear whether tourism, one of the top four industries in Memphis, will entirely recover amid a soft American economy held back by a 7.5-percent national jobless rate.
After the economy crashed in 2007, Greater Memphis hotels, restaurants, bars, museums, tourist attractions and other hospitality sites began to steadily shed jobs.
By April, the hospitality industry employed 63,200 workers in the metropolitan area, down 300 in a year and 10,000 fewer jobs than in April 2007, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports show. Although the U.S. recession ended officially in June 2009, the jobless rate in Memphis and Shelby County currently stands at 9.2 percent.
A boost in tourist travel could help nick that rate, but this year, Americans' summer plans seem to match the economy.
A soaring stock market and salary gains have spurred folks at the top of the income stream to plan expensive holidays. But the larger share of the American population suffers from stagnant wages, high gasoline prices and the sting of higher taxes. The end of the payroll tax holiday this year shrank the take-home pay of the typical family earning $50,000 by about $1,000.
"Expect luxury travel to continue to rebound — consistent with luxury across all industries — while the rest of summer travel will be flat" as the economy still weighs heavily on middle-income families, Adam Weissenberg, who heads the travel and hospitality consulting group at Deloitte, told the Associated Press.
Despite the dour prognosis, Memphis kicked off the weekend in holiday style. Kevin Kern saw the crowds Friday outside Graceland, where tours of the King of Rock and Roll's Memphis mansion began at 9 a.m. The old home of late celebrity Elvis Presley attracts more than 500,000 tourists per year from throughout the world.
"There are a variety of factors at play here, beginning with people getting ready for summer and traveling on Memorial Day weekend," said Kern, director of public relations for Elvis Presley Enterprises.
"We're seeing more reservations at Graceland than in the last few years," Kern said, pointing out, "it's the Sunset Symphony weekend and of course the Grizzlies are back in town. There's a lot of attention focused here this weekend and we're looking forward to welcoming the world to Memphis."
Kevin Kane, chief executive officer of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the perfect storm of sizzling local events, perfect weather and the holiday weekend have created an enviable problem for Downtown merchants.
"You can't find a room anywhere because the Downtown hotels are booked solid and there should be significant crowds in businesses here," Kane said. "Tourism is way up from a couple years ago when we had the flood that scared away a lot of people and last year the Grizzlies were out of the playoffs by this point, but this year there's a huge uptick in visitors. We're hoping to ride this excitement all through the summer."
In the South Main District, officials at the National Civil Rights Museum anticipate summer visitation to be "as strong or stronger" than ever, said Beverly Sakauye, director of development. Out-of-towners comprise about 75 percent of the Memphis museum's 200,000-plus annual visitors.
"If we look at admissions for fiscal year 2012, we're up from 2011," Sakauye said. "We'd seen a very slight dip with the economy, but fortunately that has not impacted us as much as other institutions. We're trending upward right now."
In Cordova, Gameday Baseball kicks off what it expects to be a solid summer with a youth tournament this weekend that will draw 124 teams, 70 of which are from out of town.
The Memphis Redbirds Gameday Memorial Day Bash tournament should draw thousands from out of town considering each team includes about 20 people and each player is accompanied by parents and other family members, said Leigh Fox, president of Gameday.
"Year to date, before the peak of our season, we're up 34 percent," Fox said. "The interesting part about that, Memphis is so centrally located and extremely drivable. Our room rates are so competitive. We have not seen a reduction (of traveling participants) thankfully. I do not anticipate a fall-off."
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American actress and comedienne, Eliza Coupe accepted a lovely diamond ring from SuperLife brand founder, Darin Olien. Eliza announced the news on her Instagram on November 27, 2014 by posting a photo captioned “I am thankful to have found someone with bigger hands than my mammoth man mitts. It’s a rare thing. I love you @darin_olien #thanksgiving.” The couple tied the knot December 24, 2014 while on vacation in New Zealand on Christmas Eve.
Diamond Shape: Oval Cut
Ring: Diamond Crusted Platinum Band
Designer/Maker: Jean Dousset
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NEW YORK — Yesterday at The digital signage Show, leaders in the digital signage industry were honored at the first-ever “.5 edition” of the DIGI Awards. Winners in 17 categories, ranging from Corporate Application to a special judges’ award for Innovation in digital signage Sourcing, are chosen based on entries, the number of which exceeded 100 for the first time this year.
Highlights of the ceremony included Acceleroptics’ win in the Best Product, Screen Material category for its XLV-100 digital projection display.
“Projection absolutely extends the reach of digital signage,” said industry expert Lyle Bunn regarding the growing use of projection in applications. This year’s edition is also the first time products have been honored in their own categories.
Another interesting and award-winning application was the clever “I Can Play Piano” solution created for Best Buy by Modernistic.
Other winning companies included Digital Display and Communication, which won in three categories, Stratacache, Omnivex, Digital Display Group, Scala, C-nario, OpenEye Global, Artisan Complete, Reactrix Systems, NEC and Admira.


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"Do Not Call" Violations Top State's Complaint List As 2014 comes to a close, state's department of consumers services has released its list of Top 10 consumer complaints for the year.
Report: Boy, 12, Lacerated Fingers On Pirates of The Caribbean RideAnother incident on a Walt Disney World ride was reported three-months before a British tourist had a similar accident.
Center To Introduce New Citrus Varieties To FloridaWill Florida's orange industry soon have some company?
Report: Florida Agriculture Exports Up In 2013 Florida's international agricultural exports are up, according to a report released Wednesday.
Florida Market Sparks Marijuana "Green" Rush Florida lawmakers are looking to keep low- THC medical marijuana home-grown but out-of-state business owners are already eyeing the market.
Telemarketers Again Top 2013 Complaint List When it comes to what really bugged us in 2013, telemarketers topped the list. Gripes about violations of the state's "Do Not Call" list easily dominated the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' top complaints for 2013.
Do Not Call List Violations Again Top Fla. Consumer ComplaintsUnsolicited telemarketing calls to residents on the Do Not Call List again topped the list of consumer complaints in Florida in 2012.
Top 10 Consumer ComplaintsMost people love to complain. Now some people in Florida are realizing they can complain over the phone and actually get paid for it.
Quarantine Imposed Along Miles Of NE Broward After Medflies Discovery Two Mediterranean fruit flies were discovered during routine monitoring in a residential area in South Florida, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported. Medflies are considered the most serious of the world's fruit fly pests.


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Keeping up with changes in the automotive world is important for all drivers. Breaking news can impact your immediate driving decisions; and long-term changes, such as new legislation that deals with cars or drivers, may require a change in your driving habits.
Whether it be a change in the cell phone laws, a mandatory recall of a serious nature, the launch of a new car model, or the passage of a new gasoline tax, you need to keep informed on the latest automotive news.
We recommend these great sites for automotive news―they are updated daily, so you can get the most up-to-date information before you hit the road.
The Auto Channel provides daily reports on all things related to vehicles. It offers reviews of new cars and features, pricing information, and announcements from the top auto manufacturers.
Edmunds offers a myriad of information on a vast variety of car-related topics. A sampling of its automotive news included: profit and loss results for car manufacturers; the launch of a new foreign car model; results from a customer service index study; and, an article on tax breaks for hybrids.
Auto News displays a full range of auto-related articles. Some recent articles revealed car recall information, the passage of recent automotive legislation, the hiring of a car manufacturer executive, and the results of union talks.
MSNBC allows drivers to access current automotive news and updates. Follow the latest on stories such as: gasoline prices around the country, a massive tire recall, the “worst cars of 2006,” and flex-fuel vehicle development.
Whether you just drive to work or school, or you’re on a long haul from coast to coast, DMV.ORG brings you the latest in automotive breaking news.


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Cowboys fans are deep in New Orleans.
It was already reported that the fans might make up half the fans in the SuperDome Sunday and it definitely showed 24 hours before the big game.
Down on Bourbon street, Cowboys fans showed up and showed out as they basically took over with thousands of fans flooding the streets.
Just look at this:
You might not like the Dallas Cowboys or their fans, but they definitely will show up and show out.


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Bat Man of Shanghai from an upcoming DC Nation short by Wolf Smoke. Via these sites.
In other comic book news, here's a slide show detailing the upcoming 2013 Marvel Legends lines. Hit Monkey is going to be a build-a-figure for a tremendously lackluster line. And it looks like there's going to be an Iron Man-themed Marvel Legends line with a build-a-figure.
*Buy Catwoman toys at eBay.


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Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 release date, specs: Launch event is reportedly set for August
Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 is one of the high-end devices expected to be released this summer, and it appears that the company is planning to host a launch event next month. The device has been recently spotted on certification websites, while more sources have leaked its supposed technical specifications.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 release date
One of the earliest smartphone series to offer an all-screen design is Xiaomi’s Mi Mix line, and its 2021 refresh could launch a few months earlier than expected. Last month, the Mi Mix 4 was one of the unannounced Xiaomi devices that were seen passing through certification agencies in China. This usually hints at the imminent launch of a product, and it has been paired with rumors that the device will be part of an August launch event.
What’s more interesting, though, is that a new leak from Weibo claims (via GizChina) that the exact date of the event where Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 could launch is reportedly Aug. 11. It can be recalled that this is the same widely anticipated schedule for Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked showcase where several devices, including Galaxy Z Fold 3, are expected to be unveiled.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 was spotted getting certified by TENAA with the Xiaomi CC 11. Despite these indications and alleged leaks, tech fans should take the reports with a grain of salt.
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On Monday, a Weibo leaker claimed that there is only one version of Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 in the works. It will reportedly sport a 6.67-inch hyperbolic “1080p+” screen. Similar to previous speculations, the tipster said the device will be powered by a 5000mAh battery that supports up to 120W wired and 70-80W wireless fast charging. It could be one of the first mobile devices to have the Snapdragon 888+.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 is also expected to feature Samsung’s 50MP GN1s ISOCELL sensor as its main camera. The 2021 model is reportedly unlikely to sport a secondary screen.
Meanwhile, earlier leaks have also claimed that the Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 will use an under-screen camera for its front-facing sensor. Renders have spread online, suggesting that Xiaomi’s under-display camera solution would make the sensor almost invisible.


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But it`s not all smooth sailing ahead for Netflix, as it faces mounting competition from among the biggest names in retail. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.`s Walmart.com offers a similar online DVD rental service at a lower price; Blockbuster Video has introduced a combined online and store-based rental service. Netflix recently cut its monthly subscription to $17.99 from $21.99 after Hastings heard that Amazon.com might enter the market.
But Netflix gets credit for founding the market and it keeps forging ahead. It now has 29 warehouses to support overnight deliveries for 80% of customers. To maximize efficiency, Netflix ships whatever is available in inventory from among a subscriber`s top three movie preferences. By analyzing subscriber activity and improving the way it fulfills orders, it is now able to send the top choice 95% of the time, Hastings says. That has helped reduce subscriber churn, as the number of subscribers has tripled to over 2 million
Netflix receives high marks for its web site as well as its delivery process. "The site is clean, fast and informative," says Peter Franczak, a partner at Consumer Consulting LLC.
The challenge ahead, he says, is for Netflix to build on its brand and reputation to offer additional products and services. Hastings says Netflix will continue to expand its movie selection, already at 25,000 titles, up from 15,000 a year ago, and will introduce more service improvements next year.
It will also launch in 2005 a service with TiVo Inc. that will let consumers download movies from Netflix.com to TiVo digital movie recorders.
But DVDs will remain the Netflix mainstay for several years, Hastings says. "There`s $8 billion in store-based DVD rental revenue in the U.S.," he says, "and the vast majority of store customers will try online rentals over the next two years. The land grab for those consumers will be an amazing market phenomenon, but we`ll win because our service works."
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From scouring for lids and to-go containers to struggling to offer customers enough chicken day-to-day, those at local restaurants are trying to make do with not only staff shortages, but product shortages.
At BOXCARS Pub & Grub, 108 Allen St., Clinton, it’s been difficult to obtain chicken wings, corn nuggets and onion rings and, at times, certain bottles of beer and to-go boxes, according to owner Tim Pogorelski.
“We’ve stockpiled some to-go boxes. We take what we can get,” he said.
Despite the challenges, Pogorelski said he recently traveled in the South where it was more dire. While dining in Tennessee, a restaurant owner started out by saying, “I’m going to tell you what we don’t have.”
Back at home, some of his distributors are starting to tell him the same thing.
Fortunately, Pogorelski said he’s had good luck keeping employees and understanding customers.
“We have an extraordinary group of employees,” Pogorelski said.
At Culver’s of Beloit, 2676 Cranston Road, co-owner Jim Agate along with First Assistant Josh Lock have been working in the kitchen to keep up with the worker shortage as the business needs at least 25 to 30 additional employees.
Meanwhile, the remaining employees are struggling to find lids, cups and paper products. Sometimes they will have cups and lids in different sizes, but not matching ones.
“We get creative. My dad (co-owner Bill Lock) ran to Costco to pair a cup and lid. You have to be ready for a challenge,” Josh Lock said.
Agate said the dining room now closes at 4 p.m. while it used to be open until 10 p.m. Customers can use the drive through after 4 p.m.
Keeping the business going is the restaurant’s loyal senior force, including workers such as 23-year employee Sally Rankins, who started working at Beloit Culver’s on the first day of operation, as did Josh Lock.
“I don’t always come to work because of my job. I come to see my people,” Rankins said.
Guy Bucciferro, owner of the McDonald’s restaurants in Beloit on State Street, Madison Road and Milwaukee Road as well as establishments in South Beloit and Rockton, said McDonald’s has fared well as it has a tight supply chain on a global and national level, although distribution still pose challenges.
Bucciferro said no McDonald’s in the Beloit area has permanently run out of chicken nuggets, but there have been menu items that were delayed for a few hours. One recent lunch time, McDonald’s was out of the McChicken sandwich and it’s been out of Powerade for several weeks due to a lacking ingredient.
Klaus Nitsch, vice president of Restaurant Operations at Geronimo Hospitality Group, said there have been supply chain issues likely related to labor shortages in other markets since mid-September.
“Like many others in our industry, we’re seeing some distributors unable to fulfill orders; half the food in an order could be out of stock at any given time and disposable restaurant supplies like to-go containers and cocktail napkins may be in-stock one week and not the next. Despite these challenges, we’re working hard to make sure our restaurants have the food and supplies they need to create positive experiences for our guests,” Nitsch said.


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Format wars. Huh. Yeah. What are they good for? (Apologies to Edwin Starr.)
DTS has announced the first Blu-ray disc to support its DTS:X surround-sound standard, and it's a surprisingly classy one: the cautionary tale about the future of robot-human relations, "Ex Machina."
The movie, which is still showing in theaters, will debut on Blu-ray on July 14, 2015. "Ex Machina" is written and directed by Alex Garland ("28 Days Later," "Sunshine") and tells the story of a Google-style worker who is asked by his employer to critically evaluate his latest artificial-intelligence creation, a robotic femme-fatale.
which is a new way of mixing for theaters that involves dozens of effects placed in space rather than hard-mixed to speakers and that is now coming to the home. DTS:X is currently one of two object-based standards in the marketplace, the other of which is .
While Dolby Atmos also launched with a Blu-ray about robots, it was infinitely less salubrious: the bubblegum-for-your-brain "." Dolby Atmos has the advantage of starting in the cinema several years before its consumer launch, while DTS:X cinemas are still in the process of getting up and running.
Several manufacturers have announced receivers that support both standards, such as the Onkyo TX-NR646 and the Denon AVR-X7200. Look out for a review of DTS:X technology once we're able to get our hands on "Ex Machina," if not before!


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Kent has been synonymous with its brand ambassador Hema Malini who endorses water purifier and other products. But Gupta said the automotive security product will target male consumers and hence the decision to rope in Khan. The company will launch the product by April. Hema Malini will also continue as brand ambassador.
“The automotive security segment is untapped and has huge potential, even globally. We may eventually take the product globally too,” said Gupta. Kent has developed the product in-house which is a plug-and-play device with dual camera setup which uses intelligent video technology to offer live streaming and recording of both audio and video of the vehicle.
Kent is pricing the product at around Rs 18,000 and will be sold online through Amazon, direct-sales and also through distributors to the trade. Gupta said the company is developing few more security products like network camera which works with 4G mobile technology considering the WiFi system in the country is still not yet fully developed. The company will develop all these products in India but they will be manufactured in China.
At present, around 80% of Kent’s revenue is from water purifier. Gupta said the company will close the current fiscal ending March 2019 with revenue of about Rs 950 crore as compared to Rs 830 crore in 2017-18. He also said there are no immediate plans to raise funds. Kent off-late is diversifying into other products such as air purifier, kitchen appliances and vacuum cleaners.
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We are slowly coming back to normality, if you want to call it that way. But we cannot forget these last years of pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the critical situations that many countries are going through. We are living a period full of contradictions. As a matter of fact we are following schedules calibrated on obsolete logics while the context is changing strongly and quickly. We hope that even large commercial companies will have the strength and foresight to understand these changes and to renew themselves, thus looking at the production chain with a new look and giving more attention to the chain of values. We are trying to go into this direction!


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New Zealand's horticultural sector must compete on quality, taste and branding because it will never compete globally on volume and price, says MyFarm national sales manager Grant Payton.
The New Zealand apricot industry is hoping for a shot in the arm from new varieties soon to enter production.
A new 12ha cherry orchard now being set up by Cromwell’s 45 South is a vote of confidence in the future of Central Otago’s cherry industry.
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abolish cash instead The European Union has struck on a plan to crack down on the use of anonymous payments and virtual currencies so that terrorists can't use them.
The problem is that terrorists aren't really using them, anyway. They're using good old cash, though its circulation is already severely limited in countries such as France the scene of the most recent Islamic State terror attacks. Instead of taking their anger out on virtual currencies, now is the time for governments to think seriously about the abolition of cash. dollars. The terror group's revenue comes in greenbacks, whether pandora earrings silver from old school oil smuggling, "taxes" on subjugated populations or the trade in stolen artefacts. The expenses such as the purchase of weapons, which are also smuggled into traditional markets such as Belgium from the Balkans' former war zones, and the payment of fighters' salaries also take the form of cash transactions. currency that is held overseas, mostly in $100 and $50 bills. cash in circulation in 2011. This dwarfs Islamic State's estimated $2 billion asset base. Today, only 14.8 million bitcoins have been "mined," for a total of $4.7 billion at the current exchange rate. government put out a "national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing." The document ranked payment media by the level of risk they represent. Cash was rated a "high" risk for terrorist financing, the traditional banking system a "medium" one, and e money and virtual currencies a "low" one. (though they remain a viable method for doing so)," the report said. Governments are aware that the circulation of cash anonymous, untraceable, universally accepted poses the greatest danger in feeding all sorts of underground activities, including terrorism. The Bank of England estimates that only about a quarter of the cash in circulation is used to buy things; the rest is hoarded or used in the shadow economy. In France, it's been illegal since September to make cash payments of more than 1,000 euros ($1,070), though the limit is higher for foreign visitors, 10,000 euros. Cash deposits and withdrawals of 10,000 or more are reported to the country's anti money laundering agency. The crackdown on cash in its current form can perhaps reduce small time tax dodging. But it won't mop up the hundreds of billions of dollars already circulating in the underground economy or in countries with a low uptake of cashless payments. Cash accounts for about 85 percent of consumer transactions worldwide. All kinds of people, not just criminals and tax dodgers, like cash, mainly because it's still where can i buy a pandora bracelet online more convenient than any other form of payment. It works when power is down, it's not subject to computer glitches, you're lucky if you have it when the government declares a forced bank holiday as it did in Greece last summer (plastic card payments were allowed in that case, though, so holding cash wasn't a huge advantage). Privacy the main argument of the intellectual opponents of a cashless society is also a concern: Instinctively, people don't want all their transactions to be transparent to governments, even when they're not doing anything illegal. In itself, that's a nasty proposition for consumers: It wouldn't just allow governments to monitor all transactions, it would also let them take interest rates below zero, forcing people to pay banks to hold their money. That opportunity is the main reason why some economists are calling for the abolition of cash. The free circulation of decentralized virtual currencies, however, would put a damper on governments' extortionist moves, letting people exchange their money for what is in effect a virtual commodity that, unlike money, is not state issued. Interest is an alien concept to the bitcoin world, though there are schemes that allow one to earn it; banks will want to offer depositors something to prevent them from pandora children's jewellery fleeing into the virtual world, and governments will have a reason to back them if they want more control over transactions. It's likely then that most people will want to keep their savings and borrow in traditional money. Bitcoin and its kind will be useful only for transactions that require privacy and also as a risky alternative investment: The volatility of bitcoin's exchange rates is far greater than any other currencies or money like commodity. That volatility, however, would make the alternative system risky for terrorists to use. Groups like Islamic State and their contractors don't want a means of payment that can lose half of its value in a day. They may still want to use bitcoin because it'll always be harder (though not impossible) to trace than the movement of funds in the traditional banking system, but the risks will be much higher than with cash, and the exchange rate will be open to government manipulation ( it is now, though governments don't use the opportunity). Cash use is shrinking in the developed world, anyway.
So perhaps attempts to cut off terrorist funding will usher in a cashless financial system earlier than it would have developed by itself. It's important, though, to give people alternatives, perhaps in the form of virtual where to buy pandora jewelry currencies. Cracking down on them is not going to be helpful, and it won't hurt terrorists as much as a move away from cash would.
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After lobbyists were hired by formula companies, however, the advertisements were softened, reports the Washington Post. The new, colorful ads that ran stressed the positive effects of breastfeeding. Using suggestive images of breasts (two round, red-centered dandelions and two cherry-topped scoops of ice cream), the new ads meant to show how breastfeeding is associated with a decreased risk of respiratory illnesses and obesity.
The Department of Health and Human Services continued with the campaign despite warnings from its advertising agency that toned-down ads would be ineffective, according to The Post. After the campaign, breastfeeding rates for new mothers actually dropped — from 33.2 percent of mothers breastfeeding infants at six months (the minimum length recommended by The American Academy of Pediatrics), to 30 percent. “This campaign needed to be much stronger than it was,” Dr. Lawrence Gartner, an American Academy of Pediatrics expert on breastfeeding, told The Post.
The CDC estimates that today, only 11.3 percent of infants are exclusively breastfed for six months.