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CARLSBAD — Upper Deck has removed all Michael Vick autographed memorabilia from its online store and will remove the indicted quarterback’s trading card from NFL sets that are scheduled to be released in October.
The announcement by the company came a day after Nike suspended its lucrative contract with Vick and Reebok took the unprecedented step of stopping sales of his No.7 jersey. Another trading card company, Donruss, announced it was pulling Vick’s likeness from any new packs.
Items pulled from the online store include autographed footballs, helmets, jerseys and the company’s line of “Breaking Through” pieces.
The latest hit to Vick came two days after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded not guilty to federal dogfighting charges in Richmond, Va. In the indictment, he was accused of sponsoring a gruesome operation that often shot, hanged, drowned or electrocuted losing dogs.
DAVIE, Fla. — Tight end Courtney Anderson was acquired off waivers by the Miami Dolphins from the Oakland Raiders. To make room on the roster, the Dolphins waived safety David Lofton. The son of Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton signed as an undrafted college free agent in May.
In three NFL seasons, Anderson has made 28 starts and has caught 62 passes for 763 yards and six touchdowns. Last year the Raider made 11 starts and had a career-high 25 receptions for 285 yards and two TDs.
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-Tampa Bay Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Brooks sat out camp practices with a hamstring injury the Buccaneers don’t believe is serious.
-The Cincinnati Bengals signed first-round draft pick Leon Hall to a five-year deal that guarantees him $8.2 million and could be worth $13.6 million overall, his agent said. Hall, a cornerback from Michigan, was taken 18th overall.
-New England Patriots signed their top draft pick, defensive back Brandon Meriweather, the 24th overall pick from Miami. Terms of the deal were no disclosed.


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Marketing Liverpool, the city region’s destination marketing organisation, have today launched a new Christmas campaign to encourage people to safely enjoy the city again in the run up to Christmas.
Love Your Liverpool Christmas is an update on the successful Love Your Liverpool recovery campaign the organisation ran over the summer as Liverpool emerged from the initial lockdown restrictions.
Now with a festive makeover, Love Your Liverpool Christmas encourages local and regional residents to safely enjoy the city’s restaurants, shops and visitor attractions once more throughout December.
Love Your Liverpool Christmas will inspire local people to put Liverpool at the heart of their Christmas this year by shopping locally, enjoying the city’s vast restaurant offer and safely visiting the many visitor attractions for a festive day out with their households or support bubble.
Chris Brown, Director of Marketing Liverpool said of the new campaign:
“Christmas is usually an extremely busy time for the city as it comes alive with Christmas markets, lights and festive shoppers and visitors.
“Whilst Christmas will certainly look different for us all this year, we still hope that people will feel encouraged to visit our venues and attractions in the run up to Christmas. Love Your Liverpool Christmas aims to encourage people to return to the city safely, following all social distancing guidelines, to enjoy our covid-secure venues. The city is lighting up to spread some much needed festive joy.”
Whilst the city’s normal Christmas offering may have been pared back to accommodate social distancing guidelines there are still plenty of ways you can celebrate Christmas in Liverpool this year. The city has lit up with breathtaking lights, trees and decorations. For more information on the campaign and to find out everything that’s going on in Liverpool during December head to- www.visitliverpool.com

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Is the sustainable hotel industry more relevant than ever?
IT’S inevitable that the tourism industry contributes to carbon emissions and the slow-burning effects of climate change, whether it’s through airline travel, on-ground transportation, hotel operation, or food wastage.
In fact, air traffic emissions alone contribute to about five percent of global warming, and the figure is expected to rise significantly with the increasing volume of air travel. When taking a holiday anywhere in the world, there seems no way around it.
However, the accommodation sector is more tuned to helping the cause. In recent years you might have noticed signs that say things like “Do you really want your towels washed every day?” in your hotel room. Large hotel chains also look to be upping their game; Hilton Worldwide donated US$1.3 million to the Global Soap Project, an initiative that recycles soap bars in hotel bathrooms.
However, cynics have dismissed these “PR-inclined” moves as greenwashing, adding that these changes help hotels save on their laundry bills, more than helping the environment. Despite the back-and-forth opinions on the matter, it’s a good (if small) step towards helping the cause.
Nihiwatu on Indonesia’s Sumba Island should be seen as a model in the tourism industry, a sustainable hotel that nicked the top spot on Travel + Leisure’s “The Best 100 Hotels in the World”. The coastal resort has attracted travelers time and time again for a guilt-free bask in luxury.
The hotel eliminates all use of plastic service items, opting instead for recycled paper, water cooler stations and bamboo straws. The hotel’s outdoor organic garden is used for produce, while food wastage is re-used as fertilizers. Water is derived from wells that run up to 360 feet deep, and the same water is used to irrigate the gardens.
Nihiwatu is also commended for its connection with the local Sumbanese people from nearby villages who make up to 98 percent of hotel staff. Plus, guests can partake in locally produced crafts on sale to support the local women weavers who produce ikat.
Antonella Mascimino, director of sales and marketing at Nihiwatu, tells Travel Wire Asia, “Even though most of our first-time guests are not specifically conscious about Nihiwatu green programs when they book [our hotel], it is encouraging to see that they eagerly participate to our initiatives when they are made aware of them.”
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Vietnam too strives to employ sustainable practices, as more guests are aware of the importance of sustainable travel and the lifestyles associated with it. Norman Zweyer, director of marketing and communications at the hotel, tells Travel Wire Asia, “Our guests are those who believe, like us, that travel can serve a purpose greater than [just] a break from the office.”
Just as Nihiwatu has, Six Senses has fostered a strong relationship with nearby communities – including a school in the rural areas of Nha Trang – to get them involved in little efforts like tree-planting and beach-cleaning. The hotel believes that educating locals about sustainability is a symbol of empowerment for them.
Money might be a cause for concern for some hotels, as sourcing for energy-saving tools and substitutes can drive up costs. But Norman argues that operating a long-term sustainable plan is not more expensive to run, as operational cost savings and increased profits can be enjoyed through effective resource management.
Meanwhile, the house-sharing service is also one that’s worth noting. In 2014, Airbnb released a statement to defend its model by proving that it’s a greener option than hotels, and results in a reduction of energy and water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste.
The study concluded that in one year alone, Airbnb guests in Europe saved the equivalent of 1,100 Olympic-sized pools of water while avoiding the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 200,000 cars on European roads.
Despite the efforts that the hotel and accommodation industry are taking, is there still a reservation among travelers to go green? Based on a study by booking.com, some Americans are doubtful about sustainable eco-resorts because of reasons such as high rates, less luxury, or the lack of trust about a hotel being truly “green”.
If there seems to be a perception among travelers that staying in an eco-resort means walking about in dim lighting, showering with low water pressure, and sleeping on husk, more clarity and education is vital in shifting mindsets. If it means adding a little extra value to your holiday, why the heck not?


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The Royal Society for Public Health, a leading independent British public health charity, is calling for food to come with packaging labels showing the amount of activity required to burn the calories it contains.
The updated packages would show stick figures running, cycling and swimming, each with corresponding minutes that show how long the activity would need to be performed in order to burn off the food’s or drink’s calories. Per Guardian, a 171-calorie bag of chips, using British Heart Foundation figures for activity, requires 19 minutes of jogging, 23 minutes of cycling or 13 minutes of swimming. For a sugary soda, they report the amount of activity required is 15, 23 and 13 minutes, respectively.
The RSPH wants food products to have labels on them showing the physical activity required to burn off junk food.
All food comes with information about its caloric content but what the numbers may mean is confusing to many buyers, RSPH says. In fact, they tend to look at the label for six seconds on average. With “activity equivalent” labeling, the group hopes consumers make more health-conscious decisions while shopping. The change also seeks to inform people who underestimate the amount of activity required to burn off junk food. Most buyers may not know, for example, that a standard chocolate bar takes a 42-minute walk to burn off.
RSPH’s survey of 2,000 adults found that 60 per cent of them would favour the activity equivalent labels, and 53 per cent of those surveyed said the labels would spur them to eat less, eat healthier and do more physical exercise.


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If Pune-based developer Nodding Heads had its way, Raji: An Ancient Epic would have been a different game in some crucial aspects. During a game’s development it’s only natural for some ideas to not make it to the final release such as Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain’s missing chapter or Cyberpunk 2077’s characters and quests. Made-in-India indie adventure Raji: An Ancient Epic is no exception to having content cut to meet a deadline.
In conversation with IGN India, Nodding Heads co-founder and artist Shruti Ghosh stated that there was a lot that was left on the cutting room floor due to time constraints.
“Yes actually, there’s a lot,” she says. “So as you know Raji was made in 18 months and it was supposedly to be a 24 month project but since it was our first project and we were having a lot of difficulties to find a publisher... we had to literally axe time, budget and scope of the project to fit the budget that the publishers were ready to let go of since it was a first time team from India.”
Ghosh went on to describe what could have been. All of it sounds like Raji: An Ancient Epic was planned to be a more immersive experience.
“There’s a lot of things we did miss,” she continues. “Something like fully-fledged 3D cutscenes. We did start with that and few of the scenes that you see in the game, those were all made in 3D first but it was lot of work. We didn’t have enough time and polish that we wanted to give so we scrapped that idea and somewhere along the line we had the 2D cutscene idea that fit really well with the art style and we went ahead with it.”
After this experience though, Nodding Heads wants to ensure its next game has 3D cutscenes.
“But this is something we’d definitely do with the next project as well where the story will be a lot more in-depth and with 3D cutscenes,” she says, believing it to be important to the player’s experience. “The player would actually feel a lot more emotion and can be a part of the character’s journey.”
In addition to this, Ghosh also revealed that a few “good puzzles” were scrapped as well due to constraints of time and budget.
“There were a few puzzles that were scrapped which were really good puzzles that we really wanted as a part of Raji,” she says. “There were a few things gameplaywise... but it could have taken a lot more time to put them in and we were on a strict budget and deadline.”
Right now, Nodding Heads’ roadmap for the game will focus on previously announced additions to existing versions like RTX and Hindi voiceovers.
During the Indian Gaming Show and Conference Nodding Heads co-founder and designer Avichal Singh hinted that the next game from Nodding Heads will have an Indian mythology setting.
“We want to create games on Indian mythology, lore and culture, and that’s by default appealing to the Indian gaming market and how we can treat them a little more special is what we’re looking for,” he said.
For the latest gaming news and reviews, follow IGN India on Twitter and Facebook. For the latest gaming videos, follow us on Instagram.


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September 07, 2012 11:50
Korea may have overtaken Japan in terms of sovereign credit rating, but Japan is still a formidable economic powerhouse. A higher credit rating simply means that a country is more capable of repaying its debts but does not mean economic superiority.
Japan still trounces Korea in terms of economic size and productivity. Japan's GDP stood at US$5.87 trillion last year, more than five times Korea's $1.12 trillion. Japan's per-capita GDP was $44,600 last year, twice as much as Korea's $21,500.
Korea's major businesses still depend on Japan for a large number of core technologies and key components. As a result, Korea still buys more products from Japan than it sells, and its trade deficit stood at $28.6 billion last year.
"Japan's economic decline started in 1992, when Sony overtook U.S. businesses to become the world's No. 1 company. Japan was unable to deal with the economic slump and low growth that began at the time," said Prof. Oh Jung-keun of Korea University. "Now the economic situation facing Korea is said to be similar to Japan’s [in those days]."
"Korea won't overtake Japan in terms of industrial competitiveness and productivity anytime soon," said Kim Hyung-joo at LG Economic Research Institute.
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James Lamberti, vice president and general manager of AdTruth said, "So many of our global clients are seeing a highly fragmented mix of traffic across a variety of device types. This makes it critical that we understand the nuances of each and can provide an appropriately tuned device identification approach for every circumstance. Based on feedback from brand, agency, and network customers, DeviceInsight 4.0 delivers increased longevity, improved accuracy and enhanced privacy-compliance."
Here's how it works: the platform recognizes the type of device a consumer is viewing a website or ad on, identifies it and optimizes that content in real time. Brands can also optimize using the platform according to use-cases - for example a retailer could optimize based on time so that a shopper who abandons a shopping cart may be targeted for a few days.
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Through FutureofPR.org, ARPR intends to become a pioneering voice on pertinent discussions that lead to the revitalization and modernization of an industry with so much to offer.
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 24, 2017
ARPR, a tech public relations agency that propels global leaders to #MakeNews and #DriveLeads, today announced the launch of FutureofPR.org, a brand-driven site dedicated to educating and discussing the future of the PR industry with communications professionals, agencies, educators and brands. Featuring videos, blogs, whitepapers and more, FutureofPR.org will serve as a hub for information, best practices and debate about the prospects for an industry that is stagnant; one that is suffering from unprecedented employee turnover, high employee stress rankings, shrinking agency-client tenures, declining profits, a degradation of value and diminishing interest as a profession.
“I believe that together we can better an industry that's been built over the past 120 years into one we can be proud of today. In fact, the un-met possibilities and potential of our industry is what spurred me to build ARPR from the ground floor up,” said Anna Ruth Williams, founder and CEO of ARPR. “Through FutureofPR.org, ARPR intends to become a pioneering voice on pertinent discussions that lead to the revitalization and modernization of an industry with so much to offer.”
PR veteran and managing partner at Gould+Partners, Rick Gould, guest stars in the microsite’s first video outlining the challenges and opportunities for a 120-year old industry at a crossroads. The video is available here.
Challenges & Opportunities for the Future of PR
The rise of digital media channels, shrinking newsrooms, marketing technologies, Millennials, flexible workplaces and more have been embraced by the PR industry with cold arms. In addition, many agencies struggle mightily to demonstrate how a headline becomes a million-dollar sale and how content can turn prospects into customers. As a result, PR remains the first vendor to get slashed in budget cuts and blamed when sales goals go unmet. The average client-agency relationship has shrunk from 7.2 to 2.8 years while annual operating profits have consistently fallen since 2011.
“The future of the PR industry is in the hands of the agencies and practitioners who willingly embrace innovation, evolve their business models and revitalize their corporate structures,” Gould said. "With innovation of business models, new tools and technologies, and revised processes and procedures, the PR industry can regain its influence and showcase value like never before.”
FutureofPR.org, and its related hashtag and Linkedin group, will spearhead conversations and content that dispute the status quo of what is and what is not PR. It will challenge PR pros to not avoid sales goals and encourage agencies to invest more in professional development and compensation. Ultimately, FutureofPR.org will showcase how PR has evolved into a holistic relationship between headlines and lead generation, content marketing and relationship building – all working together to create a lucrative partnership for both clients and agencies.
ARPR is a tech PR agency that propels global leaders to #MakeNews and #DriveLeads.
Headquartered in the tech boomtown of Atlanta and with offices in New Orleans and San Francisco, ARPR is pioneering the Future of PR through innovation and services that push the limits of what a public relations agency can achieve. ARPR was named the 2016 National Tech Public Relations Agency of the Year by Bulldog Reporter and a 2016 TOP Places to Work in PR by PR News. For more information on ARPR clients and services, visit http://www.arpr.com and follow @AR__PR on Twitter.


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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched the iTunes store in India and 54 other countries some months back, this enabled users from these countries to purchase music, movies and TV shows with their local credit and debit cards. But the problem till now was that Apple TV was not officially launched in these countries.
Today, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has finally launched Apple TV in India, with a price tag of Rs 7900 (approx. $150). Strangely, the price is higher, compared to the retail price in the United States which is $99, people had expected it to be priced around Rs 6000.
Apple TV, though starting as a hobby project, has grown into a popular gadget. Users have the choice to pick from thousands of current and classic movies and TV shows from iTunes, many of which is in 1080p (full HD) format. Users can also access content from Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vimeo, YouTube and many more platforms.
AirPlay enables users to wirelessly play videos, music and photos to Apple TV from your computer, iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. The best part is; you can enjoy all the content on your TV in HD format.
Those who were waiting to grab an Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s TV from official channels can now get it, but they will need to shell out more money.


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Vodafone, India's second biggest telecom operator, has challenged the decision of telecom regulator Trai to lower termination charges for fixed-line and mobile calls in Supreme Court, seeking a stay on the move that will see consumer tariffs coming down.
Vodafone argued that Trai's new regulation on lowering Inter-Connection Usage Charges has been taken in “undue haste,” which is uncalled for, and at a time when some of the issues pertaining to the matter are already pending before the apex court. The application said, the decision would lead to a “grave and irreparable prejudice” to its business interests.
In its application, Vodafone said Trai should be “restrained from acting upon and giving effect” to the decision. “The impugned decision is in violation and contravention...and should be stayed till the appeal is pending.” The matter will come up for hearing soon.
On February 23, Trai had announced a reduction in charges that companies pay to terminate calls on competing networks. The measure, to be implemented from March 1, will benefit companies giving fixed-line services as they will be able to offer major benefits to consumers such as increased free monthly calls and minutes.


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Berlin, Sep 20 (UiTVIANS) With energy prices through the roof, inflation in Germany could exceed 10 per cent this year with the economy heading into recession, the country’s central bank Bundesbank said in a report.
“There are increasing signs of a recession of the German economy in the sense of a clear, broad-based and prolonged decline in economic output,” Xinhua news agency quoted the bank’s monthly report issued on Monday as saying.
The institution’s economic researchers expect the German economy to shrink markedly in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2023.
High inflation has been the main driver of the economic downturn.
The surging energy prices are weighing on the country’s energy-intensive industries, eroding private consumption and affecting service providers, the report said.
In August, Germany’s inflation rate rebounded to 7.9 per cent after falling for two consecutive months as a result of the inflation relief measures imposed by the federal government.
Since the relief measures expired at the end of August, inflation is expected to rise in September, the central bank said, adding that the rate is likely to remain double-digit in the next few months.
Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2022.
To reduce inflation in the eurozone, the European Central Bank has already increased its key interest rates twice this year, with further hikes likely.


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Cell phones can be very distracting, and could lead to neglect of things to do, and worse, your son’s welfare. Give your yayas a schedule for when she is allowed to and when not to use their cell phones. Provide an area or a drawer for them to place their cell phones. Let them have their cell phone time, for say, 30 minutes after every meal.
Just how much junk food is your baby eating? A new study sheds some light on startling data on what children ages 2 and below are really eating.
Recent research commissioned by Beech-Nut, a baby food company in the United States, shows that babies are consuming way too much junk food than they should be, which includes sugary drinks, cookies, and salt-ridden packaged snacks.
By 1 year old, more than 40 percent of babies are eating brownies, soft drinks, and salty snacks, the study found.
As a result of this, babies are getting an unhealthy amount of sugar in their diet. By 15 months old, the study found that babies consumed 6 ½ teaspoons of sugar per day, that’s the same amount of sugar found in an 8-ounce cup of soda! The sugar mainly comes from fruit drinks, soda, cookies, sweetened yogurt and ready-to-eat snacks.
Babies don’t actually need sugar in their diet at all, according to the National Health Service (NHS) of the UK. And if they do get sugar, it should come from the sugar naturally found in fruit and breast milk or formula milk.
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According to the British Retail Confederation (BRC), prices in U.K. stores and supermarkets soared again in the 12 months to September, reaching an all-time high.
According to BRC, prices in stores and supermarkets rose by 5.7%, following a 5.1% increase in the 12 months to August. This was caused by an unprecedented 10.6% increase in food prices as the war in Ukraine drove up the cost of feed, fertilizer, and vegetable oil.
According to NielsenIQ, the market research firm that co-authored the data, 76% of consumers expect to be moderately or severely affected by the cost-of-living crisis in the next three months. This is up from 57% in the summer.


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It's time for what promises to be one of the biggest Google announcements of the year. At 5pm UK time today, October 4, Google will launch its newest line of smartphones and maybe a whole bunch of other hardware products. We'll be live in San Francisco bringing you the latest news from the event.
If you're wondering what to expect at Google's October 4 event, we've got you covered. If everything plausible comes true, we'll be looking at five devices: Pixel Phones, Google Home, Google Wi-Fi, Daydream VR, and a 4K Chromecast. Regardless of how many of these come true, the announcement will be the coming out party for the new Google Hardware division. Earlier this year, former Motorola president Rick Osterloh was tasked with revamping Google's hardware strategy into a cohesive offering, and we should see the start of that initiative at this event.
The show promises to be a wild ride. For the latest info during the presentation, be sure to follow along with our liveblog.
Update 1: Google has officially unveiled the Pixel and Pixel XL phones. There's also a Daydream View VR headset for the Pixel phone. Here's our hands-on impressions of the Pixel and Pixel XL phones.
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OP Corporate Bank Plc Lithuanian branch will be closed due to Easter in Lithuania on Monday the 22nd of April.
No payments will be made between the banks on that date. Those payments initiated on Monday will be processed on Tuesday 23rd of April.
Due to the Easter holidays in Finland between Friday the 19th of April until Monday the 22nd of April, no SEPA payments, cross border payments, OP payments or currency exchange are available during that period.
On Thursday, the 18th of April the cut-off time for currency exchange is at 13:00 and for OP Payments at 12:00.
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The amount of areas planted with rice is lower than last year, while corn has grown, generating storage problems.
Capital.com reports that for rice "Over the past year 1.3 million quintals had to be imported and now we have to wait until the end of the harvest in order to determine the amount that will be needed to be brought in from abroad, which is assumed will be greater. "
In 2013 there are plans to plant 100,000 trees of fine aromatic cocoa in order to increase export supply to European chocolate manufacturers.
Elmundo.com.sv reports that "The Cooperative Company of Cocoa Producers in El Salvador (Escacao) is planning in 2013 to increase the fine aromatic cocoa planting. According to Rafael Trigueros Hecht, president of the cooperative, this year some 100,000 cocoa trees, considered the best quality for international export, will be planted. "
Salvadoran Sugar farmers will plant an additional 8,000 acres of the plant between 2012 and 2013.
Between the harvest which will finish in April this year, and the next sowing in October, producers expect an increase in areas planted with sugar cane, said an industry executive.
The executive director of the Association of Sugarcane Growers (Procaña), Luis Trigueros, explained that they predict an extra 8,000 hectares planted by the end of the 2012/2013 harvest. Sugar cane is usually located on flat areas, on the coast and in the north.
Growers explained that banks are not using the special credit line created specifically for them by the Government, which is channeled through the Multi-sector Investment Bank (BMI).
Coffee growers explained that they are unable to start sowing for this season because they lack credit. They expect the government to find a solution, and make these funds available to farmers, stated Ernesto Lima, president of the Union of Salvadoran Coffee Unions (Ucafes).
200.000 small and medium growers require funding to sow 400.000 squares with basic grains.
Development bank Produzcamos has only $50 million, which by law it must distribute among the different sectors of the country.
UNAG, the National Union of Farmers and Breeders, reported that private banks are not granting loans, even though they have enough liquidity. In the words of its president: “they don’t like to loan to the agricultural sector, just to hand-picked clients”.
As part of the Agritrade Platform, Guatemala will participate for the 27th time in PMA Fresh Summit, the most important international trade show and convention of fruits and vegetables in the United States, which will take place at Anaheim Convention Center, California from October 17th to 19th.
METAGRO is a Guatemalan based manufacturer that provides high end solutions of agricultural transport equipment, we are focused on helping customers be more productive as they help to improve the quality of life for people around the world.
Operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (502) 2383 2720 - (502) 5595 9953
The Farmer Training and Development Program (EDA - Entrenamiento y Desarrollo de Agricultores), aims to increase the productivity, market access and business skills of small- and medium-sized farmers and their employees through technical assistance in the production and marketing of high-value horticultural crops.
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LOS ANGELES — Building on its recent forays into women’s swimwear and men’s products, shapewear company Spanx is keeping the momentum going with a new category launch today: control tops that can be worn as ready-to-wear.
The collection, called On Top and In Control, consists of eight styles — including a long-sleeve turtleneck, V-neck and crew neck, a three-quarter bateau-neck top and four sleeveless designs. Priced from $68 to $118 at retail, the tops will launch exclusively on spanx.com.
Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, said the company is developing additional outerwear products and the next launch will be “a new take on a classic item.”
Blakely explained the product launches are driven by consumer demand.
“Being privately owned, all our growth comes from customer need, rather than shareholder pressure to expand,” said Blakely on a recent trip to Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Blakely said she decided to enter the men’s wear market this spring after receiving hundreds of e-mails over the past several years from men requesting their own products that smooth and support problem areas.
She noted that stylists have been using women’s shapewear products on male musicians for videos and live performances to make them look slim and sexy.
“Recently, there had been a groundswell in the demand because of changing men’s fashions, so we set out to reinvent the undershirt,” she said.
The result was a cotton compression T-shirt that comes in both crewneck and V-neck styles, as well as a tank, retailing for $58 and $55, respectively. The men’s line was launched in Neiman Marcus stores on March 15. The product aims to firm the chest, flatten the stomach, improve posture and eliminate bulk under clothes.
“It has performed way beyond our wildest expectations, selling out in Neiman Marcus within one week,” said Blakely. She added there is a six-week waiting list for the product on spanx.com. Already, the men’s items are among the top 10 bestsellers among Spanx’s 200-item product range.
“I could see this being on par with the women’s business eventually,” said Blakely. The men’s line began selling at Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s this month. About 60 percent of the purchasers are men buying for themselves, and some are wearing the shirts on their own to show off already toned physiques, she said.
Among Spanx’s other recent launches are the Skinny Britches hipsters and shorts, lightweight pieces in fashion colors that can be layered for different levels of support.
Spanx is a leading shapewear brand in the Philippines, Singapore and Korea, and has launched in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Germany and Australia, according to Blakely.
As one of the most recognizable models in the world, Christy Turlington Burns has an insider’s view of the fashion industry and the allegations of sexual harassment swirling around it. “I can say that harassment and mistreatment have always been widely known and tolerated in the industry. The industry is surrounded by predators who thrive on the constant rejection and loneliness so many of us have experiences at some point in our careers,” Turlington told WWD, along with her suggestions for how the modeling world should protect younger women and men. Read more on WWD.com. Link in bio. (📷: Tony Palmieri) #wwdnews
@asics America has tapped a new brand ambassador: famed DJ/record producer @steveaoki. This initiative is intended to set the tone for the new brand identity and philosophy and will include partnerships with influencers and in-store and off-line activations that will continue into next year. This is Asics’ most significant marketing effort in two decades, and is expected to attract younger consumers to the brand. #wwdfashion
24-year-old Jean Prounis is redefining the rules of jewelry. Formerly a studio assistant to Jemima Kirke and a design apprentice at Ghuran, she focuses on handcrafted subtleties and ancient goldsmithing techniques. “There was a really sterile feel in the environment and I wanted to have jewelry with character that shapes how you wear it everyday,” Prounis said. Each piece is hand made in New York, either by Prounis or three other jewelers in the district. #wwdfashion
“These collections continue to build on that vision, empowering differently abled adults to express themselves through fashion,” said @tommyhilfiger of his line of adaptive apparel, which launches today. The line consists of 37 men’s and 34 women’s styles based upon the pieces from the spring Tommy Hilfiger sportswear collection. #wwdnews
“Stranger Things” is getting a new cast member for season 2. Meet @sadiesink_, the 15-year-old who will be joining the Netflix series for its new season. You may recognize her from “The Glass Castle” with Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson, but the Texas native’s next role goes in an entirely different direction. She describes her character, Max, as “a rough and tumble skater girl [who] becomes friends with the boys at school.” The second season debuts on October 27. (📷: @jgreenery) #wwdeye
Amid the Harvey Weinstein controversy, there’s another sector that’s being put under the spotlight for sexual abuse: the modeling industry. While rumors about abuse and sexual harassment of female and male models — and the photographers, agents and others who perpetrated it — have circulated within the fashion world for years, model @cameronrussell started posting stories from models on Instagram last week about abusive situations they’ve encountered — from sexual harassment and molestation to attempted rape. Over 75 have weighed in so far. Read more on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdnews
To celebrate its 16th anniversary, @dylanscandybar tapped designers and celebrities to create mosaics out of candy. The mosaics will be auctioned off to support the philanthropic cause of each participant’s choice. Pictured here is the mural created by @aliceandolivia's Stacey Bendet. For a first look at some of the other artwork being unveiled tonight, go to WWD.com. #wwdeye
The annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades this weekend drew Kate Hudson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laura Dern and more. See pictures of the star-studded event on WWD.com. (📷: @chelsealaurenla) #wwdeye
In his new book “Hollywood Royale,” Andy Warhol’s Protégé Matthew Rolston celebrates the Eighties revival of Hollywood glamour. Featuring more than 100 portraits taken by Rolston from 1977 to 1993, the book contains photos of icons like Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and @drewbarrymore, pictured here in 1991. “Hollywood Royale,” out today, will be accompanied by an exhibition opening at Los Angeles’ Fahey/Klein Gallery on March 1. #wwdeye


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Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White has told clients in a note — as reported by “Barron’s (http://macte.ch/DSTMR) — that Apple s getting closer to closing a deal for the iPhone with China Telecom.
He cites material on NetEase’s web site,stating that a branch of China Telecom is accepting pre-orders for the CDMA version of the iPhone 4, and that terms of a deal between the two companies are being worked on. The relationship between Apple and China Telecom is clearly moving in the right direction, and “we believe that a deal will eventually be announced this year,” says the analyst.
White believes all three Chinese cellular carriers are competing to carry the phone. (China Unicom (CHU) already carries the iPhone.) This “would ultimately open the door for the iPhone to tap into China’s 842 million wireless subscribers,” he tells clients, noting thatChina Telecom, in particular, has 90.5 million subscribers, versus 167 million for China Unicom and 584 million for China Mobile.


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As an exporter based in the Pacific Islands region, if you are exploring entering the China market, trade fairs and expos offer a great starting point to meet buyers and to research the China market for potential opportunities.
As in previous years, this year too Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) China has published a calendar of the upcoming Chinese Expo season.
“Our expert local advisers are at the potential exporters’ disposal to assist with their plans to explore opportunities in China, to provide marketing advice and to match them with prospective buyers and distributors,” says Vivienne Song, PTI China’s Export Manager.
Participating and visiting expos can be a good way to conduct some buyer and consumer research, measure up the competition, begin marketing and make valuable business contacts, she adds.
In 2017, PTI China assisted natural skincare exporters from Fiji and Papua New Guinea to exhibit at Asia’s leading beauty expo, Cosmoprof Hong Kong, where participants made valuable connections with new buyers.
Pauline Cleaver, International Marketing Manager of Niugini Organics said, “This has been our most successful beauty trade show ever. We learned so much, with the support from PTI China including advice, assistance with samples, as well as encouragement.”
Ms Song encourages Pacific companies to take advantage of PTI’s services saying, “China is a big market with a lot of competition, so it makes sense to use the local expertise of the Pacific Trade Invest team in China, which is there to support the private sector of all Pacific Island Countries, working closely with Pacific Island embassies in Beijing.”
To find the trade fairs and expos calendar click https://pacifictradeinvest.com/media/1545/china-trade-fairs-and-expos-2018-highlights.pdf
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Chinese technology and entertainment experience company LUCI has agreed a deal to sponsor this summer’s Fifa World Cup.
LUCI will serve as an Asian regional supporter of the event, which is due to kick off in Russia on 14th June.
The brand will seek to “use the partnership to extend its focus beyond entertainment” and offer an immersive viewing experience for sports fans.
LUCI will benefit from brand association rights in Asia, LED board exposure, and ticket access.
The firm joins Diking, Yadea, Mengniu Group, Vivo, Hisense and Wanda Group as Chinese sponsors of this year’s World Cup.
Kirin Li, chief executive and president of LUCI, said: “Just as football and the Fifa World Cup have been continuously evolving, the technology for watching football games should also evolve. Becoming an official regional supporter allows LUCI to reach billions of global fans and showcase our state-of-the-art immersive experience.”
“LUCI is a great brand that demonstrates what is possible today in terms of technological excellence, especially in the area of Virtual Reality,” added Franck Guignery, head of sales at Fifa.


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Samsung has launched the Omnia W, its first smartphone based on Windows Phone 7.5, also known as Mango. The phone is aggressively priced at about €310 before taxes and subsidies, following in the footsteps of HTC's Radar.
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KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile operator, on Monday announced a new range of smartphones, accompanying services, and a low-cost pricing plan, but stayed mum on whether it would offer Apple's new iPhone next year.
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Google has opened its first physical store under its own brand name, based on Tottenham Court Road in London.
The Google Shop is located in Currys PC World, and follows previous shop Chromezone in the same location in 2011, which then rolled out across the UK, and Android phone retail store Androidland in Australia.
The new store will showcase a selection of Google products including Chromebook laptops, the Nexus phone range and Android Wear watches.
There is also a Playpod featuring a Chromecast, where visitors can experiment with transferring video and images from their smart devices onto larger screens.
Other features include mobile phone charge pods, a doodle wall which users can virtually “spray paint” to amend the Google logo then share via an animated GIF, a Google Earth screen and a GIF-generating photobooth.
Alongside encouraging visitors to experiment with the Google range, the store will also be offering classes that teach people how to use the Google products, and develop other technology-based skills sets.
This starts with a MaKey MaKey children’s class, which teaches programming through the use of touchpads and circuits, and an Android Wear session which will show people how to use the technology, both taking place this weekend.
The interiors for the store are understood to have been designed by Google’s in-house design team. Google aims to open two more physical stores in Fulham, London and Thurrock, Essex, both within Currys PC Worlds.


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Airtel Nigeria has introduced the ‘Airtel Trybe’, for the youth market. With this product Airtel subscribers will have the opportunity to enjoy free SMS, social media like Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook, and also make calls at 11kobo per second across all networks, while on any Nigerian tertiary institution’s campus.
it also offers additional opportunities to customers for deriving maximum benefits from voice calls, SMS and data for social media platforms at affordable rates. In addition to these there are also other amazing bonuses for new and existing customers who subscribe.
The Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Maurice Newa, said the telecoms company has again demonstrated its passion for the youth, stressing that Airtel will continue to create innovative products and services as well as convenient platforms for customers to experience world-class telecoms services on the network.
“With Airtel Trybe, a platform which not only offers affordable call and SMS rates, but also comes with huge attractive data plans, we have shown that we clearly and deeply care about providing opportunities for our customers to enjoy every moment on our network,” Newa said.
Customers can get on the Airtel Trybe package by dialing *312# or through SMS by sending YES to 312. To begin to enjoy the freebies, customers simply need to use up to N48 in a day with the first 2 minutes call charged at N40k per/sec while other calls are charged at N20k/sec for on-net and N30k/sec for off-net calls.
Customers who make international calls will enjoy N30k/sec from the very first minute on calls to the United States of America, India, China, Canada and the United Kingdom, for all landline calls.
They will also enjoy freebies after the first 120 seconds. The freebies include free 10 minutes Trybe-to-Trybe calls for each subscriber per day and another free voice calls offer from 11 pm to 4.30am to other Airtel subscribers. In addition, subscribers get daily freebies to chat with unlimited access to Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook and Blackberry Messenger, and valid for 2 days.
As part of the offering, Airtel Trybe comes with a special campus zone rate of 11k/sec for all local calls made to every network. This rate applies to calls made only in the campus of any Nigerian higher institution and it is designed to help students stay connected to their families, friends and loved ones, Newa emphasised.
There is free 5MB weekly bonus on N100 recharge and 15MB instant bonus every week upon cumulative recharge of N200 per week to browse the internet, while new prepaid subscribers on Trybe enjoy additional bonus of up to 200 percent on every recharge for calls or SMS to local networks.
A recharge of N500 and above attracts 200 percent bonus, while N200 and N100 recharge attract 100 per cent and 50 per cent respectively. In addition, 50 percent bonus on total week’s recharge from Monday to Friday is given for Airtel-to-Airtel calls on Saturday and Sunday only. The bonus is given instantly and valid for 7days.


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The new government initiative will not just attract the foreign nationals but will also showcase various tourism products of India on a global platform to increase tourism awareness
The website is already available in English and Hindi.
The new government initiative will not just attract the foreign nationals but will also showcase various tourism products of India on a global platform to increase tourism awareness. “The new website will attract and bring better opportunities by providing tourists with personalised and contextual digital experiences,” Prahlad Singh Patel, MoS Tourism said during the launch.
According to the ministry, the new website will be in addition to the mobile app and other digital initiative by the department, which will look to showcase India as a popular tourist destination worldwide.
“Today Incredible India website and mobile app were being launched in Chinese, Arabic and Spanish languages with the main objective of effectively connecting with visitors in countries where these languages are predominant, through web and social media platforms; and thus establish better contact with them,” Patel added.
As per the government data in 2019, India saw arrival of more than 10.9 million foreign tourists, of which about 6 lakh people were from Chinese origin, about 2 lakh from Arabic origin, and about 1 lakh 25 thousand from Spain.


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During the pandemic, my friends in the tourism sector in Bali found it difficult to eke out a living.
The island’s economy, which thrived on tourism, took a heavy hit. Many casualties from the long semi lockdown and global travel restrictions that prevented tourists from visiting Bali found alternate means to make ends meet.
Some turned to self-sustenance, focusing on their garden patches to grow their own food. Others tried to make new digital connections.
Whatever the approach, the Balinese held on to the belief that things would return to normal, like it did after the Bali bombings of 2002 and 2005.
Those difficult years in the early 2000s were challenging times, but Bali bounced back and performed better than before. Lessons from that period must have been ingrained in the islanders’ DNA.
After the desperate desolation of the pandemic years, Bali is throbbing and heaving again.
Except, things have changed. Familiar patterns have been redrawn.
The war in Ukraine has seen an influx of Russians desperate to evade conscription. They’ve come in with cash to try and set up businesses — investing in restaurants and villas — and that has seen the dynamic of the island shift.
Once quiet Canggu has upped in popularity with digital nomads enjoying the newfound freedom of working remotely while enjoying the thriving beach culture. Young people have started their own businesses and more cafes and gyms have popped up.
Seminyak, which used to be bustling, has quietened down a bit. The incessant traffic jams have not gone away, but the flow has slowed, and the clubs are quieter.
Kuta has also seen an easing up of tourists, though the old faithfuls still return.
Ubud, once the area for art galleries and quiet padi fields, has become more of a café destination, with many of the galleries giving way to other businesses.
Picturesque Uluwatu, a slow starter in the race for the tourist dollar, has seen big companies buying up parcels of land resulting in a general increase in rentals, according to Putu Arnawa of Balifriend Tour, a tour guide who also started up a homestay.
The pandemic forced some reorganization. Some scenic attractions like open market stalls have been crammed into multi-storey buildings — Ubud Central Market — which take away from the local flavour.
And new malls have sprung up offering a range of international merchandise, such as Bali’s largest mall, Living World Denpasar, which is spread over 120,000sqm and offers new retail concepts and numerous dining options.
Bali’s tourist locations still serve as major draws, especially for Asean vacationers who can enjoy a long weekend. But the long-stayers from further afield are also swelling the population and creating opportunities for new businesses to come up.
As a result, the demand for food and beverage outlets has grown, with new concepts coming in and finding their footing in a fast-moving environment. Along with the reopening of international travel, a lot of Bali’s price points have also risen, to keep in step with what’s taking place globally. So, expect to pay more.
Bali’s various destinations allow for all sorts of interests to be addressed. From food and beach activities, there are options to hike, bike and head to the hills.
Nature will always serve up a variety of scenic options, and if the local culture is something to go after, there are temples and handicraft communities that provide great opportunities to reconnect with the traveller within.
While all of these have generated a buzz in terms of dining options, the island’s infrastructure has not kept up.
“Money channeled towards a new temple gains more votes than improving the roads,” quips a local, perhaps not entirely in jest.
Walking along undulating walkways, and dodging traffic are all part of the street life. Silvers should always keep a lookout for uneven terrain and obstacles that could result in a nasty sprain or worse.
Getting around can take longer than you recall pre-pandemic. The number of vehicles on the roads have grown, and they are fighting for space along congested roads, especially in the main towns.
I noticed getting in and out of the island was a bit quicker this time around. The refurbished Bali airport is more welcoming and the process of clearing customs and immigration has been improved.
Bali continues to evolve, riding each challenge with an eye on emerging stronger for the experience.


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Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced that, beginning this week, Virginia consumers will receive approximately $4.3 million in restitution stemming from the partial settlement of a lawsuit brought in 2012 by Virginia’s Office of Attorney General and 32 other attorneys general across the country. The suit alleged that Apple Inc. and five of the six largest e-book publishers in the country conspired to fix the price of e-books.
“As attorney general, I will not tolerate anti-competitive practices that drive up prices and violate the rights of consumers,” said Attorney General Herring. “Consumers should be able to trust that they are participating in a market that is free from manipulation. These publishers and Apple violated that trust and I am pleased to see that consumers are receiving the restitution they deserve.”
Consumers who are eligible for restitution should have received e-mail communications from their e-book retailer or the settlement administrator with relevant details. The amount of each consumer’s refund will be based on the number of eligible e-books purchased by the consumer between April 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012. Procedural details for claiming restitution vary depending on the retailer used to purchase e-books. Further information about the settlements may be found at www.ebookagsettlements.
The publishers accused of price fixing-Hachette Book Group Inc.; HarperCollins Publishers LLC; Simon & Schuster Inc.; Holtzbrinck Publihsers, LLC, d/b/a Macmillan; and Penguin Group (USA) Inc.-settled the claims against them for a total nationwide payment of $166 million. Apple declined to settle the claims against it, but was found by a U.S. District Court to have violated federal and state antitrust laws by conspiring to eliminate retail price competition in the market for e-books. A trial to determine the damages caused by Apple’s violation has been tentatively scheduled for this summer, and may result in further compensation for consumers.


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A boutique hotel, bar and restaurant in Hull which has recently been given a makeover is now on the hunt for a new owner to drive the business.
Silvers Bar & Hotel in Silver Street comprises 17 bedrooms alongside drinking and dining spaces and following the refurbishment last year, turnover topped the £1m mark.
The business, which is currently closed Mondays and Tuesdays, has been put on the market by owner Karl Geoffrey for £1.8m, with the advert saying the sale was an ‘excellent opportunity for an experienced bar and hotel operator to acquire a substantial freehold business with a turnkey hotel in the centre of Hull.”
Last year, Geoffrey said that the new-look property would help ‘bring people back to Hull’s Old Town’.
The advert continued: “With the bar restaurant already well-established and highly profitable, there is even further potential for trade increase by extending the trading hours through the week.”


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By Stu Woo and Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether Huawei Technologies Co. violated U.S. sanctions related to Iran, according to people familiar with the matter — opening a new avenue of scrutiny amid wider national-security concerns over the Chinese cellular-electronics giant.
It’s unclear how far the Justice probe has advanced and what specific allegation federal agents are probing. A Huawei spokesman declined to comment.
Such a probe raises the stakes for Huawei, which is facing a series of moves by Washington to diminish its already-limited business dealings in the U.S. It could also have knock-on effects for its much larger business overseas, particularly in Europe.
Amid the heightened scrutiny in Washington, some allied countries, where Huawei has big business, have grown more wary.
Washington’s broader assault on Huawei has exacerbated tensions with Beijing, already wrangling with the U.S. over trade. The Trump administration has also recently cited Huawei, the world’s largest maker of cellular-tower electronics and other telecommunications equipment, as a threat to American leadership in the race to develop the future of mobile communication. Hauwei is also the world’s No. 3 maker of smartphones, behind Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.
The criminal investigation into Huawei follows administrative subpoenas on sanctions-related issues from both the Commerce Department and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, according to these people.
The Justice Department’s interest hasn’t been previously reported, and the existence of a criminal probe represents a more serious level of potential misconduct. The Commerce and Treasury departments can impose administrative penalties and regulatory sanctions on the company.
If investigators conclude the company intentionally violated U.S. export laws, however, Huawei could face additional criminal penalties, the imposition of a corporate monitor or the prosecution of individuals who may have been involved in the alleged illicit activity, among other potential consequences.
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Express Rail Link (ERL) is offering its popular Group Saver and Family Package for families and friends travelling on KLIA Ekspres in conjunction with the year-end school holiday.
These special fares are available for online purchase from tomorrow to Dec 31, said its Chief Executive Officer Noormah Mohd Noor.
She said 25 percent discount would be given from the normal total fares for the Family Package, which is only RM75 one-way for two adults and two children (2-12 years) while for the Group Saver package, the fare is only RM25 per person one-way.
“Tickets are valid for use on the selected travel dates only within the travel period of Nov 18, 2011 until Jan 2, 2012,” she said in a statement yesterday.
Malaysia Airlines customers can buy the packages through www.malaysiaairlines.com and the public could get the package on the website at www.KLIAekspres.com.
Normah Said these super-value fares were introduced in November last year to encourage leisure travellers to use the KLIA service and make it as a preferred airport transfer.


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Looks like the fight for foldable phones is indeed on. After many patents and rumors, Huawei now launches its Mate X to steal the thunder by presenting itself as a fold above the rest. Huawei’s first foldable 5G smartphone is here. Samsung announced its Galaxy Fold last week, and within a week, Huawei entered the race showcasing a foldable phone with minimal bezels.
Huawei describes the Mate X as a product that will redefine the smartphone space, the future of design, and the future of technology, all in one. The Huawei phone has two OLED FullView Display panels on the outer body that help transform the hardware into an 8-inch tablet.
With Huawei Mate X, we bring the future of design and the future of technology – Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group
In the configuration, the main screen measures 6.6-inches and has a 2,480 x 1,148-pixel resolution. Huawei makes a point of calling this the main screen and says it’s the part of the phone people will use most often, hence the size. The Samsung Galaxy Fold’s outer screen is 4.6-inches, for comparison. On the back of the Mate X is a 6.38-inch, 2,480 x 892-pixel resolution screen.
We have seen the Huawei Mate X close-up, but have not held or interacted with the phone yet. The unfolding process is facilitated by what Huawei calls a Falcon Hinge, which hides beneath the curvature of the screen, ensuring both sides of the phone lay flat when folded. This results in a very slim profile of just 11mm thick.
The Mate X uses the Kirin 980 processor with the new 5000 5G modems, plus a quad 5G antenna inside. Huawei boasted about testing its 5G modem on live 5G networks and said it has twice the performance of Qualcomm’s old X50 chip with an integrated fingerprint sensor for additional security and a 4,500mAh battery.
There are three camera lenses on the Mate X; selfies are taken with the same camera lenses that you’d use to shoot regular photos. Though much is not known about the camera, Huawei said it is a brand new camera built with Leica. The company is said to activate another fourth camera later.
The novelty has been priced at EUR 2,299 (roughly Rs. 2, 09,400) for the 8GB RAM/ 512GB storage variant. The smartphone will go on sale from the middle of 2019. It comes in a single Interstellar Blue color option initially.


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- Sports based live TV streaming platform fuboTV has secured market access in New Jersey and Indiana.
- The market access agreement was made with Caesars Entertainment.
- fuboTV’s sportsbook is expected to launch in Q4 2021
Earlier this year we reported that sports streaming TV platform fuboTV is planning to launch a sportsbook by the end of 2021 leveraging technology from interactive gaming company Vigtory. fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) purchased Vigtory in a deal that just recently closed. At the time of the announcement, they had already obtained market access in Iowa via the Casino Queen and that agreements for other states were ‘in the pipeline’.
Earlier today, market access agreements for a couple of new states popped out of the aforementioned pipeline. fuboTV announced that they’ve secured market access deals in Indiana and New Jersey through Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR). No specifics of the deal with Caesars was given but the takeaway is that fuboTV will have access at launch in at least three states.
Here’s what David Gandler, co-founder and CEO, fuboTV had to say about the new market access agreements:
“We could not be more excited to bring fubo Sportsbook to market in the fourth quarter, and today’s market access licenses for Indiana and New Jersey will help us reach even more consumers at launch.”
Here’s some of the most recent metrics from fuboTV re: viewership and revenue:
Yesterday, fuboTV announced it closed its strongest fourth quarter and year in its history, topping $100 million in quarterly revenue for the first time ($105.1 million actual). fuboTV ended 2020 with 547,880 paid subscribers, including 92,800 net subscriber additions in the fourth quarter. The company also announced further progress on fubo Sportsbook including agreements with Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association to become an Authorized Gaming Operator of each league.
fuboTV published a shareholder letter dated March 2, 2021 which among other things outlined some of their goals with the sports betting initiative:
Wagering & Interactivity
We believe our expected expansion into wagering and interactivity will further differentiate us from our peers. Free-to-play predictive games mark the beginning of fuboTV’s innovative gaming roadmap. We believe it will enhance the sports streaming experience -while also providing a bridge between video and our sportsbook. We expect the integration of gaming with our expansive live sports coverage will createa flywheel that improves engagement and retention, as well as drives advertising revenue.
We’re excited to announce we’ve officially closed our acquisition of sports betting and interactive gaming company Vigtory, which allows us to accelerate the launch of our owned and operated sportsbook, fubo Sportsbook. We have secured our first market access deal for our sportsbook in Iowa through Casino Queen. We are also excited to announce agreements with Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) to become an Authorized Gaming Operator of each league. These agreements will provide access to official data and include MLB and NBA league marks and logos within fubo Sportsbook once it is rolled out.
We plan to launch free-to-play predictive games in the third quarter (first to fuboTV subscribers and later to all consumers)and our sportsbook in the fourth quarter. Ultimately, we intend to integrate fubo Sportsbook into fuboTV’s live TV streaming platform for a seamless viewing and wagering experience. Our platform provides unique customer opportunities that combine video streaming with wagering including cross marketing and promotion.
The shareholder letter also included a mockup of a fubo Sportsbook mobile app:
fuboTV’s move into sports betting is intriguing but it remains to be seen how it works out for them. Best case scenario–it creates synergy, cross promotion and a bunch of other corporate buzzwords with the streaming platform and increases revenue in a number of areas. Worst case scenario–they’re entering a tough business in which they have limited experience. Stay tuned….


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Citrix posted strong results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011, leading the virtualisation player to up its forecast for the full year.
Having seen revenues increase 18 per cent over the first quarter of 2011 to hit $491 million (£295 million), Citrix said it hoped to achieve between $2.14 and $2.17 billion revenue for the year. The previous forecast was between $2.10 billion and $2.14 billion.
Citrix also saw net income go up 55 per cent to $73.3 million, with $150.3 million in revenue coming in from product license sales, representing an increase of 22.5 per cent. License updates also rose 9.2 per cent.
Online services revenue shot up 17 per cent as the company saw successes with its GoTo range of collaboration products, whilst technical services revenue increased 44 per cent.
The company's previous quarterly results were positive too, with revenues climbing 17 per cent.
“Clearly, the industry is rapidly moving from “PC era” to “cloud era,” where users are demanding - and CIOs are embracing - the consumerisation of IT,” said Citrix chief executive (CEO) Mark Templeton.
“We’re driving the transition with products that change how people collaborate, how desktops are delivered, and how delivery networks are built. This transformation is elevating our presence as a strategic vendor, increasing our engagement with C-level executives, and driving more interest in our virtual computing platform.”


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As exclusive carrier partner in Australia for the launch of the Google Pixel, Telstra has the keys to the castle as it were, but looks like an escapee has erupted, with Telstra delivering a Google Pixel to a customer before the October 20th launch date.
User Wooparse has posted a pic of the phone and is gleefully answering questions about the phone over on the /r/Android subreddit. He’s posted pics of the phone, a
‘Very Silver’ ‘Quite Black’ according to the comments model as proof:
As well as answering questions about the phone, the settings and more, he’s posted a sample pic from the phone of his dog which he says was moving his head at the time. Of his room pic, it’s a low-light pic, saying ‘room is much darker than the photo would have you believe’, so low-light performance looks to be good.
He’s also uploaded a 4K video sample to YouTube which Google probably won’t remove this time
He lists the internal storage on the 32GB model as having 29.7GB of available space. He also goes on to say that there are no Telstra apps on the phone and he had an option to download Allo and Duo when he first switched on the phone.
If you have questions about the Pixel, he’s still answering questions over on reddit, so head over and check it out.


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The ongoing pandemic has helped highlight some of the shortcomings of global supply chains, especially involving automakers. Anthony Okolie speaks with Thomas Feltmate, Senior Economist, TD Bank, about steps car companies may have to take to avoid future disruptions.
- Thomas, you wrote a great report on the supply bottlenecks that are impacting the global auto supply chains, which have also impacted auto production. But before we get into that, what are some of the other cyclical factors that are impacting overall production?
- Right, that's a great question. So if we look to the US, not only for the automotive sector in general, but just generally speaking, some of the supply constraints that we're seeing. If we look out to the West Coast, in particular the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, this accounts for about 40% of the annual freight that comes into the US on an annual basis.
Both ports have become incredibly backlogged right now. And in fact, they can't really move carriers and cargo out fast enough to accommodate the new ships to come in and bring more supply in. So this is causing an incredible amount of bottlenecks across the entire US supply chain.
Now just recently, we've seen the Biden administration take some pretty meaningful steps to try and alleviate these pressures. So we've seen the terminals allowed to open-- be open 24/7. So trucks can come and go to try and move increasingly more cargo out.
And we've also seen fines start to be levied on carriers for cargo that stays in port for more than nine days. So hopefully, you know, heading into the holiday season, this will certainly help to ease some of those supply pressures, get product out into warehouses and parts to assembly floors.
We also-- labor shortages have also become a big issue in the US. We look across all industries, with the exception of transportation and warehouse and finance, real estate, and insurance, all other industries are still below pre-pandemic levels when we're looking at employment activity today.
And of course, the manufacturing sector hasn't been immune to this. If we look at auto production and overall auto employment within the industry, we're still about 5% below pre-pandemic levels. So the combination of not necessarily being able to get parts to assembly floors, then when we do get them there, not having the right workers or enough workers to assemble the vehicles have also been some headwinds that the industry has faced.
- Now, you also identify the power crisis in China as another factor that could impact auto production, particularly next year. Why is that?
- Yeah, so this is an interesting risk that really bears close watching, I would say over the coming weeks and months. So what we've seen is back in September, in an effort to kind of curb energy consumption, the Chinese government has imposed pretty strict restrictions on magnesium production, which is highly energy intensive.
Now, this is important from the automotive sector for two main reasons. Magnesium is a key input that goes into the production of aluminum. And of course, as we know, aluminum is a key material that's used in the automotive assembly process.
And China also accounts for about 85% of the global magnesium supply. So any meaningful change in terms of annual production could certainly have pretty dire impacts on the market. Now thankfully, we have seen those restrictions kind of ease more recently.
But if we look at overall production levels today, we're still about 50% below kind of normal time. So unless we see a further easing in those restrictions over the coming weeks, months, it could have some pretty dire impacts when we look at auto production, particularly heading into 2022.
ANTHONY OKOLIE: OK, I want to get back to the supply chain issue again. Are we likely to see any changes in the way North American automakers manage their inventories or build their supply chains to fix these flaws in the supply chain?
- I think so, yeah. So if we kind of look at the standard framework that automakers have followed over the last several decades, it's been this kind of just-in-time inventory management framework, where basically, parts were being delivered to assembly floors hours, sometimes minutes before they were actually being used in the assembly process. Now obviously, this was hugely beneficial for automakers in the past several decades, when we didn't necessarily see any wrinkles within the supply chain.
Of course, we look over the past year, there's been a lot of issues. And that is certainly caused a lot of problems on the going forward basis. So I think if we look into the coming years, we're certainly going to see a rotation away from just kind of just-in-time management framework, to something that looks more like just-in-case-type model, where basically, we'll have parallel supply chain set up so automakers might continue to operate in this globally integrated supply chain if it proves to be economically beneficial to do so.
But they'll have a parallel supply chain set up operating in the background that they could easily pivot to in the case where there might be disruptions along the kind of primary operating supply chain. I think stockpiling too, of kind of some of the key input parts and materials that are deemed to be absolutely essential in the production process-- that could certainly happen too, on a going forward basis.
- And what about the growing EV market? We certainly see it in the headlines recently, with the Biden potential budget he's going to be signing, as well as Tesla and some of the other automakers in the news. How does North America compare to China and the EU when it comes to building our domestic supply chains and government incentives, as well as funding research and investment?
- Yeah, so this has been an interesting story, where it's definitely a case of demand kind of leads supply. And what we found so far in North America is we just haven't necessarily seen a strong uptake of EVs just yet. And if we look to consumer surveys, there's a few different reasons for this.
First and foremost, range anxiety still really is a big issue in the US, because charging infrastructure just hasn't developed to the rate that consumers need to see it in order to feel comfortable in purchasing EV. Consumer incentives are also playing a role too, where the existing incentives that are in place today are just not enough to offset that initial upfront cost that does come with purchasing an EV.
Now, as you've mentioned, we've seen some pretty meaningful developments just over the last month or so from the Biden administration. So through the infrastructure plan, $7 billion has been allocated to further enhance the US charging infrastructure over the next five-year period. So $7 billion equates to about 250,000 new charging stations over the next five years, which would represent about a five-fold increase from today's operating level, so a pretty meaningful move.
And while not necessarily passed yet, the spending bill that's currently being negotiated has allocated $555 billion for furthering consumer incentives. So this could take the individual federal consumer incentive from $7,500 up to $12,500. So again, a meaningful reduction in that entry-level price and should certainly go a long way in kind of broadening the consumer base a bit more.
I think the one area where we haven't necessarily seen a lot of intervention from the government is perhaps, financing automakers to go out and develop battery development plants and fund research projects on that side of things. But certainly, I think going forward, that's where we're going to see more of the initiatives kind of thing.
- So given all of this, what's your medium and long-term outlook for the auto sector going forward?
- Yeah, so I think certainly going into 2022, production is still going to be somewhat hindered, particularly in the first half of the year by the chip shortage. The hope right now is those pressures start to ease as we get into the second half of next year, and we kind of get back to operating levels that look kind of more like pre-pandemic production levels on a monthly basis.
And then certainly, heading into 2023, the hope is we're getting back to kind of pre-pandemic annual levels of production, so something in around 18 million units, which would certainly go a long way in bringing more inventory to the market and really kind of easing some of those constraints that we've seen on that side of things over the last year or so.
- Thomas, thank you very much for joining us.
- You bet. Thanks for having me.


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Scottish food and drink companies in the West of Scotland will get the chance to meet with local and regional buyers as the successful Showcasing Scotland event goes ‘on tour’.
Showcasing Scotland – West will be the first a series of regional events and will take place on Wednesday 7th March 2018 at Hampden Park, Glasgow.
Connect Local, the Scottish Government’s local food and drink marketing advisory service, will provide a series of free workshops for businesses across the region to develop commercial capabilities ahead of the Showcasing Scotland – West event. A unique buyer engagement event will also be available to buyers across the West Coast.
The announcement comes after a recent survey conducted by industry body Scotland Food & Drink found that 68% of Scots said they value local sourcing and almost half said that they plan to buy more local food and drink in the future.
Organisers are hoping the events will help grow sales of locally produced, authentic Scottish food and drink within local markets and will form a key part of the partnership approach between Scottish Government and industry to promote locally sourced and produced food and drink as outlined in the Scottish Government Programme for Government.
Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy said:
“We know that bringing together suppliers and buyers to do business at these type of events has a proven track record of working well. The larger Showcasing Scotland events have been a huge success, with our producers securing significant new business through this interaction.
“In taking this concept to regional level, we are enabling more of our fantastic local producers the opportunity to grow their businesses by showcasing the very best of their produce to a range of prospective buyers.”
Fiona Richmond, Head of Regional Food at Scotland Food & Drink, commented:
“Showcasing Scotland – West provides an excellent platform to broaden the range and diversity of Scottish produce available in local markets across Scotland. The event will bring together our exceptional food and drink companies with buyers and provide the tools and opportunities to help grow sales on a local and regional level.”
Ceri Ritchie, Project Manager at Connect Local, said:
“We are encouraging as many food and drink companies as possible to register for each of the three workshops, which will cover branding, supply chain and sales support and will take place across the West prior to the Showcasing Scotland event. The series of free workshops will ensure businesses are in a strong position when meeting with potential buyers if they then go on to attend Showcasing Scotland – West.”
Showcasing Scotland took place earlier this month with over 2000 meetings taking place between 135 Scottish food and drink companies and over 150 UK and global buyers at the two-day Showcasing Scotland event at Gleneagles.
The one-day, ‘meet the buyer’ regional Showcasing Scotland events have been developed by industry leaders Scotland Food & Drink, in partnership with Connect Local. Further events in Tayside, Highlands & Islands, the East and North East will take place across 2018/19.
For more information and online registration, visit www.showcasing.scot.