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Georgina Burnett shares the top interior design colour for 2022
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With house prices rising, many homeowners have spent the last two years updating their property in hopes of adding value to their homes. Even minor renovation work can add hundreds, if not thousands of pounds to the value of a property. For those planning to sell their homes in the near future updating interior decor might be the way to go.
Co-founder and creative director of The French Bedroom Company, Georgia Metcalfe, delved into the most searched for interior styles for 2022 so far and teamed up with property expert Bruna Pani of We Buy Any House to highlight which trends will add the most value to a house on the UK market.
Georgia said: “Using search volume data and our own insights into interior design trends for 2022, I found that royalcore, Scandinavian and mid-century modern are currently the most popular interior styles.
“I thought that it would be interesting to see whether incorporating these stand-out trends in the home could actually lead to increased property value.”
Zoopla and Rightmove were used to determine the average UK house price (£268,349), and then royalcore, Scandinavian and mid-century modern style homes were analysed to calculate the difference in value.
Below are interior trends that can add up to £33,000 to the value of a property.
Mid-century modern homes are selling for £330,000 more than the average UK house.
Mid-century modern interiors combine early 20th century modernism with shapes and colours of the 60s and 70s.
Georgia said: “Defined by clean lines, organic forms and high functionality, the style has timeless appeal.
“It’s similar to Scandinavian in its structure but there is an opportunity to experiment more with bright colours and patterns with mid-century rooms.”
Bruna explained how these designs add the most value to a home.
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She said: “In terms of adding value to the property, mid-century modern designs are said to be the design style that can incorporate the most value to your home.”
Georgia explained how to master this style.
She said: “To master this style, think about how you are going to incorporate a minimalist and clean aesthetic and emphasise dynamic and angular structures through your furniture.
“In the bedroom, opt for a rattan bed to create a 70’s aesthetic.
“In the lounge, pick out an oversized L-shaped sofa in a statement colour such as blush pink or forest green.”
Scandinavian style homes are currently sold for £304,224 more than the average UK house.
Scandinavian style is all about stripping back.
Georgia commented: “Simple yet stunning – Scandinavian style interiors are perfect for manipulating space in a room and creating a serene and peaceful sanctuary to relax in.”
Bruna said how last year property website Zoopla determined that Scandinavian inspired homes were valued at £304,224 more than the average UK house price.
To style this trend Georgia said that homeowners should “focus on earthy neutrals and muted tones when choosing your Scandinavian colour scheme”.
She added: “Layer your seating areas with taupe and beige throws and cushions and pair with wooden coffee tables to complete the laid-back look.”
The research found homes with significant royalcore features and styling are valued at £231,641 more than the average UK house.
This style is about eccentric design, rich colour, and texture as well as intricate and elaborate detailing.
Georgia commented: “It is no surprise that royalcore is still hugely popular when it comes to redecorating.
“Netflix shows that were a real catalyst for these trends such as Bridgerton and The Crown are all set to return early this year, and I only expect to see even more opulent and luxurious interior design in the coming months.”
Bruna explained how she expects a rise in this interior trend.
She said: “Regencycore has had a 1380 percent search increase over the past year, and this is only expected to continue rising.”
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Global rock icons and newly announced Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 inductees Bon Jovi have announced the spring leg of their This House Is Not for Sale Tour, presented by Live Nation. The run will kick off in Denver, CO on March 14 and includes a date at Montreal’s Bell Centre on April 4th.
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The Grammy-winning band will also celebrate their return to the road with the re-release of This House Is Not For Sale as a new version, containing two brand new songs, “When We Were US” and “Walls,” available via all download and streaming partners on February 23.
“Backstage with Jon Bon Jovi” Fan Club tickets and VIP Experience Packages go on presale beginning January 16 at 10 a.m. local time.
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Group Leadership Visits Sonoma County to Prepare for
Events and Tastings for over 23,500 European Wine Consumers
Sonoma County, CA – February 11, 2014 — The leadership of Swedish wine club Munskänkarna traveled to Sonoma County this week to formally announce their selection of Sonoma County and Napa as the group’s “Wine Regions of the Year for 2014”. Along with a kick-off reception taking place at Kunde Family Estate in Sonoma Valley on February 10, the group’s weeklong visit includes extensive winery visits and regional association meetings. This is the first time an American wine region has been selected for this distinction.
Many members of Munskänkarna’s 12-person delegation will conduct the seminars throughout the year, so the trip offers club leadership the opportunity to understand the region more fully and share first-hand experiences. During 2014, over 140 Sonoma County and Napa Valley wine seminars and tastings will be conducted for the group’s 23,500 person membership. Seminar support will also come from international representatives of the California Wine Institute.
“We are thrilled to receive this recognition and host Munskänkarna this week in Sonoma County,” said Honore Comfort, Sonoma County Vintners executive director. “We relish the opportunity to show them our range of high quality wines, stunning natural beauty, and connect them with our winegrowers and winemakers who are so passionate about producing wine in this special place.”
Munskänkarna, a Swedish non-profit organization educating and informing people about wine and other alcoholic drinks, was established in 1958. The group currently has more than 23,500 members. Club activities include wine tastings, seminars, winemaker’s dinners, workshops and wine courses.
Each year the board of Munskänkarna selects a special wine city/region for their focus. Sonoma County and Napa Valley are the first American regions to be selected and join a prestigious list of previously featured regions including Porto, Chianti Classico, Stellenbosch, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
About Sonoma County Vintners
Sonoma County Vintners (SCV) is the leading voice of Sonoma County wine, dedicated to raising awareness and building understanding of Sonoma County as one of the world’s premier wine regions, noted for its heritage of artisan winemaking, distinct growing regions, and extraordinary quality. Founded in 1944, SCV represents more than 200 wineries and affiliates of all sizes throughout the county. Learn more about SCV at www.SonomaWine.com.
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Lindsey Stirling and Kiesza deliver empowering pop single, ‘What You’re Made Of’
Electronic artist and violinist Lindsey Stirling has surprised fans with the release of her new single, “What You’re Made Of,” featuring electro-pop artist, Kiesza, on vocals. Stirling teamed up with 2D mobile shooter game Azur Lane for the new track, which arrives as the game’s official theme song in celebration of Azur Lane‘s second anniversary.
Strong vocals open the song as a cinematic build lures the listener in. The drop is led by an orchestral melody, creating a sweet and soulful track that is emotive to its core. Stirling wrote the empowering pop song at an all-female SheWrites writing camp. “What You’re Made Of” is Stirling’s first original release of 2020.
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Some top executives just don’t have a clue about the real world, the world where their customers and employees struggle to cope with the rising cost of food, fuel and other necessities.
A new report by the Associated Press shows that CEOs at many of the largest companies in the U.S. were paid better last year than they were in 2007 — “when the economy was booming, the stock market set a record high and unemployment was roughly half what it is today.”
AP’s study found that the typical pay for the top exec at a Standard & Poor’s 500 company was $9 million last year, up 24 percent from 2009.
Wow! Most workers haven’t had any bump in pay since before the Great Recession, much less a 24 percent increase. Twenty-four percent! How is that possible?
The New York Times published a similar report on excessive executive pay a few weeks ago.
In a column I wrote for the News Sentinel last month, I criticized out-of-control CEO pay. Some readers took issue with my position, suggesting that I don’t understand how the free market works.
Well, I do understand. I understand that the image of a CEO getting a million-dollar pay raise while many workers receive no raise at all, isn’t good for business.
I understand that shareholders should demand that their money be spent on job creation, new product development and other things that create real value for their companies instead of padding the pockets of already high-paid executives.
New York Times: The Drought Is Over (at Least for C.E.O.’s)


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We are so excited to share the full-length trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming “Wheel of Time” television series! The trailer was released by Amazon with much fanfare, including The Dusty Wheel and #TwitterOfTime celebrations across the internet.
You can watch the live reaction show here.
“Wheel of Time” is set to hit Amazon on November 19th, 2021. Season 2 is in production now.
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MASON CITY, Iowa - Nearly three weeks after Younkers closed its doors for good at Southbridge Mall, another closing store is set to leave.
Buckle announced the store will be relocating from the mall, where it's been since it first opened in 1985, to a new location inside part of the former MC Sports building next to Best Buy on the west side of Mason City.
Construction on the new space is set to begin in October, and the store plans to move by late January.
Rick Larson owns Larson Red Zone Sports, which has been in business at Southbridge for the last 12 years. Despite Buckle's move, small businesses like his can be good for the mall.
"If anybody's out there looking to open a business, move a business, this is definitely I think a place where people could and should check out before making a decision."
He does remain optimistic about what's coming next.
"Will it ever be full again like it was before? I don't know. I think maybe times are changing a little bit whereas different types of businesses or different types of stores are going to come in to the mall."


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These rubber products are listed by the state in the emerging industry catalogue.
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The January Update!
The new decade has started at an exciting pace for Sharp Relations. Unless you’ve been living in a media black-out you will certainly have heard about Thackery’s shock launch of its new 5-course Honesty Menu. Our phones are literally ringing off the hook (hence why this blog is 19 days late!). Last Friday, we had the honour of experiencing a sneak preview tasting of the menu, it was in-cred-ible. Such an innovative, inspiring and, quite frankly, enormously instagrammable experience that I’m going to have to go back with my husband. What makes it honest you ask? So, after experiencing what I would describe as an absolute culinary extravaganza, you are asked to simply ‘pay what it means to you’. Already this innovative concept has generated over 25 pieces of coverage capturing the interests of numerous national newspapers, radio stations and even TV’s Jay Rayner.
Meanwhile, in case you didn’t know January is now known as “Veganuary”, a time some people like to try making vegan swops, so for our ethical London-based cake client OGGs, it’s been a busy time with samples going out to around 80 different national writers, magazine editors, bloggers and influencers wanting to dip their toe in. There’s no stopping this brand, we’ve rolled straight into Veganuary following a festive period which saw the generation of 54 piece of coverage on their ethical mince pies alone – phew!
Other vegan options have been the incredible Edible Teas from Nim’s Fruit Crisps. If you haven’t yet tried them – do! Available currently on their website for the discounted price of £5 a box, personally my favourite flavour is the Pineapple and Kiwi, here’s the link – you’re welcome. Our health writers are calling in samples left, right and centre so you’d better be quick! And keep an eye out for Nim’s new Redlove Apple crisps, the perfect crimson beauties which are good for your heart in more ways than one.
Oast to Host has launched its game-changing flour range for home-bakers living with coeliac or gluten intolerance. But what we discovered is that it’s extremely hard to tell the difference. The new flour range is going down very well with cookery editors at the big food magazines, watch this space for more exciting news.
Lost Sheep Coffee has some very thrilling plans afoot with the business expansion very much underway. This brand’s growth has been extraordinary – with the 2019 launch of its air-tight compostable Nespresso compatible capsules – it’s generating a lot of interest from investors. We have a press release waiting in the wings so we’ll reveal more next month.
Macknade is gearing up for the Ashford Launch….more to follow on that very soon too.
And we are delighted to welcome Fallen Brewery back to the agency and its fantastic range of Scottish craft beers all inspired by the old Kippen railway station in which the brewery is situated. There’s a lot of exciting changes afoot for the brand and we’ll be sure to keep you updated. Such a gorgeous range and it gives me a chance to flex my beer tasting muscles again after judging the beer category for the Great Taste Awards last June.
And to the real heart of our business, our people, they make up the very essence of our little agency.
We have been really excited to welcome experienced Account Manager Claire Hernandez to the team, she started with us at the end of November and she has had to hit the ground running negotiating opportunities for clients across all media channels. Despite one of the busiest periods the agency has ever seen Claire has more than stood up to the challenge – proving her ability to take phone calls and type emails simultaneously – and already generating some absolutely fantastic opportunities for our clients in national newspapers and consumer magazines alike.
The awe-inspiring Katie Anderson continues to add value in everything she does, from updating the website, to keeping client coverage books looking awesome, to driving our social media to spotting the latest trends, blog writing, idea generation and much more.
We are also very pleased to welcome the very talented Klara Matusewicz a final year Marketing Communications undergraduate from the University of Kent, she is already adding so much value to the team, not least for her incredible knowledge of the Microsoft package, welcome Klara!
We were certainly sad to say “adieu” to the lovely Jo Rose as she set off on maternity leave at the end of December. We are sending her all the good vibes and excitedly awaiting news of her newest arrival. And we are very much look forward to welcoming her back later in the year.
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Thomas Sweet, a 16-year corporate finance veteran at Dell, has been appointed to succeed Brian Gladden as senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Gladden has served in both SVP and CFO roles for the past five years and will leave the company at the end of February, the computer manufacturer said Friday.
Chairman and CEO Michael Dell said Gladden helped lead the organization through the process of becoming a private company.
Sweet held the positions of VP, chief accounting officer and corporate controller prior to this promotion.
“I am delighted that Tom will be joining our leadership team to help lead Dell through our next chapter and help me position the company for long-term success, ” Michael Dell said.


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When it gets hot out, it’s natural that you’d want to go everywhere—including to work—in a pair of shorts. (In need of your own pair of summer shorts? Pick up these $78 Bonobos chino shorts at Nordstrom today.) After all, most people wouldn’t willingly wear pants in scorching temperatures. But some dress codes prohibit shorts in the workplace—and men across Europe are protesting.
Bus drivers of the CFDT Semitan union in Nantes, France, are showing up to work in skirts since they’re not allowed to wear shorts on the job, despite the fact that it’s hot as hell out there.
The drivers tell the International Business Times that the dress code rule against shorts is “absurd,” especially since the area is currently in the midst of a heat wave. They point out that female drivers are allowed to wear skirts, so…
Plus, one driver told Franceinfo that travelers wouldn’t even see their calves since they’re seated when they drive. It’s not as simple as cranking up the AC: Union member Gabriel Magner told The Telegraph that high temperatures behind the dashboard combined with the fact that the buses don’t have air conditioning makes it “unbearable” to work in pants. He said that the "modern approach" to the problem would be to allow drivers to wear long shorts. He also said that the fact that women can wear skirts and men can’t wear shorts is “discrimination.”
Semitan designed a line of lighter-weight “summer trousers” but the drivers say it’s not enough. So, the skirt protest was born. (Apparently transportation officials in Sweden had a similar protest and were eventually allowed to wear shorts as a result.)
Presse Ocean video shows the transport workers in black skirts that actually look pretty good with their uniform tops. Good luck out there, guys.


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The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) recently conducted a survey of about 3,400 consumers in China to better understand consumer purchasing decisions and the influence and awareness of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) label. A total of 3,403 consumers were surveyed by a third-party, with about two-thirds of survey respondents being born in 1990 or later.
SanLei, which produces trout in the Kingdom of Lesotho, has achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced in June. SanLei’s farm and hatchery are the first in Lesotho to attain BAP certification, as well as the first farm and hatchery in Southern Africa to earn the distinction. They currently are
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) released Issue 2.1 of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Hatchery Standard, which will be required for any hatchery that submits an application on or after April 4, 2023. No audits will be conducted to version 2.0 due to the removal of “Outsourcing Activity” and “Supplier Activity” definitions, as well as
Chinese retailer Qdama has pledged to source seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified producers as part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that the company signed with the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) on July 22 in Guangzhou. To help provide assurances to consumers, Qdama has agreed to begin sourcing BAP seafood to strengthen its commitment to
More than 30 leading restaurants and hotels in Hong Kong and Macau have created special menus highlighting responsibly sourced seafood in celebration of World Oceans Day to show their commitment toward eating responsible seafood. Starting June 6, restaurants participating in the week-long event will serve seafood from certified aquaculture operations and biologically sustainable fishing operations.
Regal Springs Tilapia Is World’s First Tilapia Producer to Use Traceability Integrating Directly with BAP Certification Systems
Regal Springs Tilapia is the world’s first tilapia producer to use traceability that integrates directly with the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification systems. This innovation is enabled by the Wholechain traceability system and has been designed in collaboration with BAP with the goal of enabling real time data monitoring for BAP’s certification. The Switzerland-based company,
As part of its producer spotlight initiative, the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program released a new video featuring BAP-certified producer Ideal Fish. Launched in 2013, Ideal Fish is uses a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) to raise branzino, or European sea bass. The 63,000-square-foot facility is located in Waterbury, Conn., within close proximity to the major metropolitan
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is pleased to announce that it has published its 2019 annual report. Released today, the 36-page 2019 annual report lays out the 23-year-old organization’s accomplishments in 2019 and goals for both its pre-competitive advocacy and education work as well as its industry-leading third-party aquaculture certification program, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP).
Editor’s note: Aquaculture 101 is a campaign run by the Global Seafood Alliance to educate the public about the basics of aquaculture, to disseminate information in an easily understandable way. The campaign dispels myths and gives facts about the promising future of the industry. In 2020, the focus of Aquaculture 101 is on the alignment
Editor’s note: This post is part of the Aquaculture 101 series, an educational campaign GSA is carrying out in 2019. The mission of the campaign is to spread awareness about basic aquaculture information to those who might not know about aquaculture, or those who might be skeptical of farmed fish. Each month, a blog post, short
The Global Aquaculture Alliance is proud to announce that its industry-leading third-party aquaculture certification program, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), has a new look. On July 25, GAA unveiled a redesigned BAP logo as part of a rebranding campaign that will officially roll out in October 2019. Since its inception in 2002, BAP has evolved and
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hema Fresh whereby the Chinese supermarket chain has incorporated GAA’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) into its sustainable seafood sourcing policy for its private label brand, Difresco. Hema Fresh, which is owned by Alibaba, has committed to sourcing BAP shrimp and pangasius and promoting
Tell us a little about your background – where did you go to school? What was your major? When I was little, my aunt used to take me to Provincetown, MA for summer vacation and we would spend the entire summer by the ocean. It was there I fell in love with the ocean and
With the first 10 months of 2018 in the books, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is pleased to announce that the number of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities is up 21.2 percent this year. There were 2,155 BAP-certified processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills at the end of October, including 1,451 farms, 372 processing plants,
Buy with confidence. Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is the world’s only aquaculture certification program that covers the entire production chain (hatcheries, feed mills, farms and processing plants). BAP also has the most comprehensive standards, which cover environmental responsibility, social responsibility, food safety and animal health and welfare. The BAP program is endorsed by retailers
The number of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities reached 1,864 through the first 11 months of 2017, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in mid-December. With one month to go in 2017, the number BAP-certified facilities is up nearly 20% from the end of 2016. Of the 1,864 BAP-certified facilities, 1,133 are farms, 442 are processing
This month, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) via the Responsible Aquaculture Foundation (RAF) accepted a $435,000 grant from the Open Philanthropy Project to develop best practices for animal welfare for salmonids, tilapia and channel catfish. As part of the two-year grant, GAA will identify best practices for animal welfare by surveying existing commercial practices, reviewing
Congratulations to Open Blue Sea Farm Panama S.A., the world’s first company capable of offering four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) cobia. The company became eligible to offer four-star BAP cobia upon confirmation that it purchases feed from two BAP-certified feed mills, Biomar Aquacorporation Products S.A. in Costa Rica and Vitapro S.A. in Peru. The announcement


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After tests found worrisome levels of arsenic in American rice last fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would test 1,000 additional samples by the end of the year and issue recommendations "promptly."
Nearly 10 months later, the agency has not released the new test results or offered guidelines for consumers. Concerned about the delay, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, sent separate letters Tuesday to the FDA asking officials to step up the pace.
Madigan's letter reminded the agency of its commitments and urged it "to take quick action on arsenic in food products," including setting a limit on arsenic levels in foods, "especially those served to infants and young children."
"Parents need to be able to make informed choices about what they are feeding their children," Madigan said in a statement. "The FDA recognizes the seriousness of this issue but has not yet completed its work. I am calling on the FDA once again to take action because further delay only adds to parents' concerns about whether they're unknowingly exposing their children to potential health risks."
The FDA, Consumer Reports and Madigan's office all released results in September from separate testing efforts that found troubling levels of inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen, in various rice products, especially domestic brown rice.
"The results of these tests raised serious concerns about the levels of inorganic arsenic in some food products, most notably infant rice cereals," Madigan's letter states.
The FDA said Tuesday that it could not provide the results of its additional rice tests or say when it might do so. The agency also declined to say when it might issue recommendations based on those results.
In the fall, the agency said it lacked "adequate scientific basis to recommend changes by consumers regarding their consumption of rice and rice products."
"We understand that consumers are concerned about this matter. That's why the FDA has prioritized analyzing arsenic levels in rice," FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said in a statement at the time. "Our advice right now is that consumers should continue to eat a balanced diet that includes a wide variety of grains — not only for good nutrition, but also to minimize any potential consequences from consuming any one particular food."
"That advice still stands at the moment," FDA spokesman Steven Immergut said Tuesday. "When we release the new test results, we will look at our advice to consumers and update accordingly."
Anne Bannville, a spokeswoman for the USA Rice Federation, said no arsenic-related health effects from eating rice are known and that the group is cooperating with the FDA as it conducts its risk assessment.
"The rice industry is proactively conducting agronomic research to learn more about arsenic uptake by rice plants, and we are keeping FDA informed of this," Bannville added.
Arsenic is found naturally in water and soil as well as in pesticides, animal feed additives and other products. Inorganic arsenic is considered more dangerous than the organic type.
Urvashi Rangan, director of consumer safety and sustainability for Consumers Union, said she requested the FDA's test results under the Freedom of Information Act in March but still has not received them.
"With so many different rice products and so many places of origin, it's important to have this data in order to pinpoint hot spots and courses of action," Rangan said. "The solution may not be one-size-fits-all, but we have to have the data to come up with solutions and thoughtful solutions. … We certainly want to make sure the data has been quality-checked, but we need some kind of time frame."
After the September test results, FDA representatives offered methods for reducing arsenic levels in rice such as rinsing — noting that studies indicated that thoroughly rinsing rice until the water is clear can reduce arsenic content as much as 25 to 30 percent.
Consumer Reports scientists have suggested limiting weekly consumption of cooked rice to no more than 1 cup for children and 11/2 cups for adults. They also say cooking rice like pasta — using extra water and draining it off afterward — can reduce the risk.
Preliminary test results that the FDA and Consumer Reports released in September suggested that fragrant rices such as basmati and jasmine carried some of the lowest levels of inorganic arsenic among the products tested.
In January 2012, Consumer Reports released test results showing that apple juice can contain high levels of inorganic arsenic. Early this year, the FDA submitted proposed guidance on arsenic levels in fruit juice to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for review, but the office has not yet released them.
U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., sent a letter this year to the office saying it is "inexcusable that the guidelines are stalled while consumers continue to be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of arsenic."


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Burberry is collaborating with Vivienne Westwood, the British megabrand creative director Riccardo Tisci revealed on Instagram
Burberry is collaborating with punk-fashion icon Vivienne Westwood, the British megabrand’s chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci revealed on his personal Instagram on Friday.
“Vivienne Westwood was one of the first designers who made me dream to become a designer myself,” added Tisci in an official statement. “She is a rebel, a punk and unrivalled in her unique representation of British style, which has inspired so many of us. When I first started at Burberry, I knew it would be the perfect opportunity to approach her to do something.”
The limited-edition collection will launch in December 2018 and consist of reworked styles from Vivienne Westwood’s archive. Vivienne Westwood, founded in 1971, shares Burberry’s British heritage, to which the eponymous designer brought a strong punk inflection.
The move comes as more luxury brands are turning to collaborations to deliver newness and novelty in a fast-moving market, and four months after Tisci took the creative helm at Burberry, replacing Christopher Bailey alongside chief executive Marco Gobetti, who joined the company in July 2017 from Céline.
In its preliminary results for the year ending March 31, 2018, Burberry reported a jump in operating profit of 5 percent to £467 million ($629 million), while annual revenues fell 1 percent.
Gobbetti is eight months into his 5-year plan to reposition Burberry as a genuine luxury player and re-energise a brand whose sales growth has significantly lagged rivals LVMH and Kering.
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Alex Turner: I’m a romantic fool
Speaking to the Baltimore Sun, Turner, who recently split up with his long-term girlfriend Alexa Chung, explained how a solitary existence aided in the creative process.
"I am a romantic fool, no doubt about that, but I can’t help myself but write those songs," he said.
"I spend a bit of time sitting on the couch with an acoustic guitar — taking breaks, having a cigarette, going to the window then going back. You do that, you end up doing a lot more of that [romantic] stuff, probably too much."
Seen as one of the most interesting singer-songwriters to have come out of England in a long time, Turner explained that the author Tom Wolfe was also an inspiration, especially the way in which the author observes and then reports on things in a unique and captivating way.
Suck It and See, which is the band’s new studio album, has been met enthusiastically, both from music fans and critics alike.
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Thursday, 20 November 2014
With this increase, the JV partners have allocated a combined US$2 billion to invest in and develop prime logistics space across mainland China. GCLH was formed in 2009 with an initial equity commitment of US$300 million. This latest announcement marks the fourth equity increase by the JV partners since GCLH’s inception and will enable GCLH to further expand its portfolio in China’s logistics property market.
As at 30 September 2014, GCLH has invested in 27 logistics projects in 10 Chinese markets including Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Kunshan, Chengdu, Suzhou and Jiaxing. The portfolio has an occupancy rate of 97% with a strong customer base.
Greg Goodman, Group CEO said, “CPPIB is an important global partner for Goodman and we are delighted to further build on our well-established relationship. With this increase in equity allocation, our China platform will be able to expand its footprint in one of our biggest growth markets, where we continue to see strong demand for high quality logistics space.”
Jimmy Phua, Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Investments Asia, CPPIB, said,“CPPIB’s additional equity reflects the success of the JV to date and the longstanding partnership we have with Goodman. The fundamentals of the Chinese logistics and e-commerce sectors remain compelling, which underpin the growth in demand for prime logistics facilities.”
Philip Pearce, Goodman Managing Director Greater China added, “We have a strong pipeline of projects in China and are supported by extensive resources, quality people and access to significant land. Since the start of our partnership with CPPIB in 2009, we have steadily grown, expanding into new cities as our domestic and international customers continue to grow their businesses in China.”
Goodman currently has approximately 800,000 sqm of developments underway in a number of key cities across China. It has a landbank of 4.3 million sqm, which will enable the Group to meet its development plans in China for the next three years.
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Burger King has announced the perfect deal for East Midlanders looking to kick off the week with a delicious vegan meal.
Deliveroo has revealed that customers in the region can now grab a free Vegan Royale starting from this Monday (August 9) when they order over £15 from Burger King on the app.
The Vegan Royale, which launched in the UK in April this year, consists of a crispy coated, plant-based chicken, ingeniously derived by The Vegetarian Butcher.
The Vegan Royale is topped with iceberg lettuce, creamy vegan mayo and crowned with a toasted sesame seed bun. Strict cooking processes, which ensure it’s kept completely separate from meat, dairy and egg products, have earned the new burger Vegan Society certification.
The offer, which could save customers up to £6.59, is only available to customers via the Deliveroo app, running for every Monday from August 9 until September 13 (excluding Bank Holiday Monday).
The offer comes as part of Deliveroo’s efforts to ramp up their vegan and vegetarian offering as demand for meat free and plant-based takeaways continues to rise (150% YoY). In support of Meat Free Monday, Deliveroo will be launching a series of promotions for meat-free dishes on Mondays throughout the year.
Customers can place orders for Burger King directly through the Deliveroo app, or online.


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In 2000 NTP sent notice of its wireless email patents to a number of companies and offered to license the patents to them. NTP brought a patent-infringement lawsuit against one of the companies, Research In Motion, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. This court is well known for its strict adherence to timetables and deadlines, sometimes referred to as the "rocket docket", and is particularly efficient at trying patent cases.
The jury eventually found that the NTP patents were valid, that RIM had infringed them, that the infringement had been "willful," and that the infringement had cost NTP $33 million in damages (the greater of a reasonable royalty or lost profits). The judge, James R. Spencer, increased the damages to $53 million as a punitive measure because the infringement had been willful. He also instructed RIM to pay NTP's legal fees of $4.5 million and issued an injunction ordering RIM to cease and desist infringing the patents. This would have shut down the BlackBerry systems in the US. RIM appealed all of the findings of the court. The injunction and other remedies were stayed pending the outcome of the appeals.
In March 2005 during the appeals process, RIM and NTP tried to negotiate a settlement of their dispute; the settlement was to be for $450 million. Negotiations broke down due to other issues. On June 10, 2005, the matter returned to the courts. In early November 2005 the US Department of Justice filed a brief requesting that RIM's service be allowed to continue because of the large number of BlackBerry users in the US Federal Government.
In January 2006 the US Supreme Court refused to hear RIM's appeal of the holding of liability for patent infringement, and the matter was returned to a lower court. The prior granted injunction preventing all RIM sales in the US and use of the BlackBerry device might have been enforced by the presiding district court judge had the two parties been unable to reach a settlement.
On February 9, 2006, the US Department of Defense (DOD) filed a brief stating that an injunction shutting down the BlackBerry service while excluding government users was unworkable. The DOD also stated that the BlackBerry was crucial for national security given the large number of government users.
On February 9, 2006, RIM announced that it had developed software workarounds that would not infringe the NTP patents, and would implement those if the injunction was enforced.
On March 3, 2006, after a stern warning from Judge Spencer, RIM and NTP announced that they had settled their dispute. Under the terms of the settlement, RIM has agreed to pay NTP $612.5 million (USD) in a “full and final settlement of all claims.” In a statement, RIM said that “all terms of the agreement have been finalized and the litigation against RIM has been dismissed by a court order this afternoon. The agreement eliminates the need for any further court proceedings or decisions relating to damages or injunctive relief.” The settlement amount is believed low by some analysts, because of the absence of any future royalties on the technology in question.


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Over the past seven years, Kenda Tire has established its tech center in North America, introduced its next generation of its PLT tire lines in the US and added tire testing equipment and technology that has helped the Taiwanese tiremaker become known for its tagline of “premium performance at a value price.” And according to Jimmy Yang, the company’s global president and CEO, it’s just getting started in solidifying its presence in North America.
“Today, we celebrate 60 years of continued innovation and excellence as a global leader in tire development and manufacturing,” Yang said during a 60th-anniversary event at the company’s North American technical center in Canton, Ohio last week. “Kenda has been putting a lot of resources in growing market share here…one of our goals is building Kenda as a world-class American brand. This center is helping us do that.”
During the 60th anniversary event, Yang gave local dignitaries, Kenda dealers and members of the media an overview of Kenda’s history and growth as well as a tour of its North American tech center to showcase the investment it has made into the market and how it continues to expand its brand and technological prowess.
Becoming an ‘International Brand’ Hasn’t Come Without Challenges
Since its founding in 1962 by Yang’s father, Chin-Pao Yang, Kenda went from a bike tire manufacturer in Taiwan to the 24th largest global tire manufacturer that produces automotive, bike, Powersports, trailer and lawn and garden tires. These segments are produced across the company’s eight tire manufacturing plants in southeast Asia and created at its four technical centers around the world, one of them being Canton.
With a global footprint and 13,000 employees worldwide, Yang said Kenda has become “a truly international company” that also includes eight-wheel manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and another six-wheel assembly operations in Europe. Globally, Kenda’s business is broken down into 35% automotive tires, 25% bicycle tires, 25% Powersports and the rest trailer, golf cart and lawn and garden tires. In fact, Yang said Kenda owns 85% of the golf cart tire market, and as Powersports has gained in popularity, the company’s market share is growing in that segment.
“We’re experiencing unprecedented growth in OE fitments,” Yang added about Kenda’s Powersports tires.
Yang said that since 2015, Kenda’s North Amerian Tech Center has been a $20 million investment for the company, with a recent $8 million spent on adding a wing for a dynamic tire footprint analysis lab. “North America is the biggest market for us,” Yang says, noting that while its tires are still imported from southeast Asia, “the brand image has been based upon meeting the needs of the American consumer.”
One such product Yang updated attendees on is Kenda’s Klever M/T2, which was unveiled at SEMA this year and is slated to launch this summer.
“With the technology center here, with the engineers here, the engineer can talk to the market, talk to the consumers and get an understanding about what they need and then come up with products much, much quicker and accurately to meet the market demands,” Yang said.
Yet becoming an international brand hasn’t come without its challenges. Last year, the International Trade Commission slapped countervailing duties on PLT tire imports from Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea. Two of Kenda’s manufacturing facilities are in Vietnam and the company has another in Taiwan.
“Our production has been moved from China to Taiwan, and now from Taiwan to Vietnam,” Yang said. “Kenda’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Vietnam is pumping out a lot of tires… Our production is catching up, but there are still shipping disruptions with the difficulty of getting shipping space and getting containers to load tires, which has had some impact on our growth. Now, we are starting to see availability improving in booking the shipping space and also getting empty containers. So, we expect production to resume to normal levels. By the end of the year, we will utilize the 20,000-unit daily production capacity in Vietnam, and in the meantime, we’re planning for the next phase of expansion. So hopefully by 2024, we will start to see additional capacity coming out from that factory.”
Focusing on areas where Kenda can grow in the North American market, Yang points to OE fitments.
“One of Kenda’s goals is to penetrate the OE market because we understand the North American market,” says Yang, pointing to its tech center as proof. While Kenda does have spare tire OE business with Honda, the company is looking for more in order to grow its brand. “This is an uphill battle that we want to participate in, but Kenda is the new kid on the block.”
Bringing ‘Premium Performance’ to Life
As part of its 60th-anniversary celebration, Kenda gave attendees a tour of its tech center to demonstrate the technology and research that backs its tire lines.
“Ultimately, Kenda’s tagline is designed for your journey, which we have all over the walls, and this is really about bringing to life all of the product segments for how people use them in the real world,” said Brandon Stotsenburg, vice president of automotive for Kenda. “This center is a demonstration of what we do in the local market.”
To make sure its tires stand up to the test, Kenda utilizes a variety of equipment, such as a tire uniformity machine and a tire endurance machine, which allows its engineers to understand the performance of its tires over time. A tire aging cellar shows how tires break down when exposed to a wide range of temperatures. In all of these tests, Kenda benchmarks its tires against competitors.
“It’s very important for us as a company, not only to develop our own product but to make sure our product is equal or better than our competitors,” said Tom Williams, the company’s vice president of engineering who has been responsible for building out the tech center over the last seven years. “This ensures that when we go to sell the tires, we are capable of competing from a financial and marketing standpoint. We have to understand the space we work in. The only way to do that is to make sure you understand and tested competitors as well.”
Another section of the center houses Kenda’s compounding lab, which acts as a small version of a mixing facility and tire factory. An array of rubbers, polymers and raw materials are at chemists’ fingertips to mix different materials together to create new compounds– or improve on existing ones– and test for different performance characteristics.
“We continue to focus on giving the customer value, honesty and innovation,” Yang said. “It is adherence to these core values and our people that will help us move forward for another 60 years.”
Currently, Kenda employs 46 at its North American Tech Center but has the capacity for 80, which lends itself to future growth. Williams said while Kenda has built its tech center over the past seven years, in the near future, the company intends to focus on R&D and refining the products in its tires.
“We have a center as good as anybody in Akron,” says Williams. “We have the capabilities as good as anyone in Akron at a much smaller scale. We have the tools that meet the performance of leading products.”


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Console fans enter a new era in a few weeks, with the first proper announcement of a mid-life generational performance update of a gaming box. Sony will officially reveal PlayStation 4 Neo on 7 September, with a CPU and GPU upgrade to the original PlayStation 4 thanks to AMD’s improved hardware.
The system will likely arrive 2.5 years after the original PS4 launch. While still likely to be less impressive than a mid-range gaming PC, and well behind dedicated gaming rigs, it marks a major change to the market where consoles have soldiered on with increasingly dated technology for up to eight years after launch. New games like No Man’s Sky could get a serious visual boost.
The announcement has second-mover advantage over Microsoft’s Project Scorpio. Soft revealed at E3 in June and not to be confused with the Xbox One S, the new Xbox launches in 2017 and features a 6-teraflop GPU. However, Sony has had time to respond with a more powerful update than its originally quoted 4.2-teraflop core. AMD’s Jaguar technology powers both consoles, so will be a win for the chip company.
Gaming Going Virtual
The updated PlayStation 4 will provide greater 4K TV support, and provide enough power for Sony’s PlayStation VR technology, code-named Morpheus and launching on 13 October. It might also help drive gaming VR sales behind the early adopters.
They pre-ordered all of Sony’s early devices but the company needs to sell millions to make it a viable part of the ecosystem. If VR fails to find a mass market, Sony could be left with a costly failure on its hands.
Time for Trinity?
Finally, for those aware of The Matrix, there’s Trinity. After being roundly ignored by Sony, the company might have an update for the Vita handheld console. With no new first-party games for years, leaving it to third party translations of Japanese RPGs and visual novels, plus a smattering of class indie games (Downwell, Spelunky, TxK, Minecraft and more), will Sony push a new, more-powerful Vita?
The move, likely with HD-out or a new HDTV dock, a modern mobile-class graphics core and less expensive storage, could help counter whatever Nintendo is preparing with its hybrid mobile/TV gaming NX console, to be announced later this year. However, having let the handheld languish while corporate Sony struggled with money problems, it has seriously dented the brand, so hopes seem minimal.


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Brindley Garages Group have started a £600,000 redevelopment of its two acre Brincars Nissan and Mitsubishi site on the A5 at Cannock.
It will incorporate a new 4000sq ft Nissan corporate showroom with service reception, a customer waiting area and new offices.
The 12 bay workshop is also undergoing extensive modernisation.
The dealership, one of Brindley Garages Group’s oldest and most successful, employs 55 staff and also houses the Brindley Group bodyshop.
Bruce Round, who has run the site for more than 30 years, is retiring at the end of 2012 after 44 years with the group.
He will be succeeded by Peterjohn Durrell who moves from Brindley’s Wolverhampton Volvo site, which will welcome Adrian Frearson as its new dealer principal.
Brindley Group now comprises 12 franchised sites across the West Midlands with a turnover of around £150 million.


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According to an article by Green Entrepreneur, more women seem to be influencing the cannabis industry as entrepreneurs and consumers. The report describes that women are also designing new products in the industry.
But it seems there is still plenty of room for improvement when it comes to having more women executives and more products that appeal to women in the cannabis world.
“When I step into an important meeting and take a look at everyone around me, I notice that most of the time, I’m the only woman in the room. When I walk into a dispensary, I notice that most of the female-leaning brands are rarely owned and operated by women. Although discouraging, it was a series of realizations like this that was the impetus of Wyllow.” shared Roistacher.
“Elevating the female consumer isn’t something cannabis flower brands are doing right now. We see companies that are focused on edibles and topicals gearing their efforts towards a female audience, but not a lot of flower brands. There is a strange underlying notion in the industry that women don’t ‘know weed,’ so we wanted to rectify that by offering high-quality strains hand-picked by a woman, for the female consumer.”
Roistacher continued, “However, being inclusive is also important to us. We didn’t want to alienate male consumers and we were a bit concerned about that in the beginning. Thankfully, we’ve noticed throughout several in-store events that men have also been purchasing the product, so we’re thrilled about that.”
Roistacher is able to bring an exclusive cannabis flower that is considered to be a high-end product (no pun intended) and dispenses her product through a distribution business she co-owns with her husband, Josh Roistacher, called Voyage Distribution in Los Angeles.
Voyage Distribution is a complete supply-chain company that houses cannabis brands, distributes products across California, and has a wholesale showroom where clients have the ability to shop for flower products in bulk from over 250 farms that span from Humboldt to the Coachella Valley.
According to a recent report by Politico, experts are forecasting a 25% spike in marijuana sales this year amid the pandemic.
In California, the cannabis industry was declared an essential business by Governor Gavin Newsom when he announced the state-wide lockdown to help stop the spread of COVID-19 earlier this year. This included the entire cannabis business supply chain — including all state-licensed marijuana businesses such as farmers, distributors, manufacturers, and testing labs. All these business in the cannabis industry were able to continue operating as long as they followed public health guidelines.
The news only strengthened Roistacher’s momentum while working to launch her new brand. She quickly pivoted business strategies to present Wyllow, despite the challenges of launching a new business during a pandemic.
“Navigating Wyllow’s launch during the pandemic was a major challenge that was eye-opening and eventful, to say the least. We couldn’t host a big party or ask our out-of-state team members to come to town to celebrate and help promote the brand. We couldn’t pull off what you’d typically have in mind for launching a cannabis brand, but for every door that closed, another weird, pandemic-friendly door opened. We brought all of our events online, inviting people to sample our flower while engaging in virtual experiences on Zoom, such as a ‘sound bath,’ a yoga class, and a DJ set. Years from now, I think people will definitely remember these virtual celebrations. Who knows if brands will host them once the pandemic is behind us, but I certainly feel they are unique and memorable experiences if done well.”
Roistacher’s flower products are grown in Coachella and Wyllow is part of a non-profit organization called The Floret Coalition — an anti-racist collective of small business in the cannabis space funding equity-oriented actions that serve a spectrum of needs in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities.
In 2020, with a renewed passion in the country to tackle racism and inequality in all institutions, some businesses are taking this opportunity to join the conversation and support organizations fighting for racial equality in their local communities.
Roistacher wants Wyllow to be among those businesses. “Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities have played a large role in developing the cannabis culture that we all know and love, but they received the short end of the stick when it comes to being disproportionately policed or receiving jail time for cannabis-related crimes. These communities bear the deepest scars of the misguided war on drugs, and as a woman of color, I knew I wanted to do something to help.”
During a time when everyone seems to be struggling in some shape or form, signs of promising endeavors are not easy to come by as they require a new level of determination and will to take risk and build something new.
“A willow tree symbolizes growth and taking a step in the right direction, which is exactly what Wyllow intends to bring to this industry through the inclusive essence of womanhood,” says Roistacher, CEO of Wyllow.


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April 2016's free PlayStation Plus games have been announced. We already knew Dead Star was coming, as Sony confirmed that earlier this month, but the full lineup has now been released.
There will be six free games in all offered this month, including the aforementioned Dead Star, as well as A Virus Named Tom, I Am Alive, Savage Moon, Shutshimi, and Zombi.
PlayStation Plus April 2016 Free Games Lineup:
- A Virus Named Tom
These games will be available next week when the PlayStation Store refreshes. In the meantime, be sure to go grab March 2016's free games before it's too late.


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By following the lead of Google and Apple, the company could build processors that speed up its many AI algorithms or even power new hardware products.
The news: Bloomberg reports that Facebook is hoping to hire someone to build out an “end-to-end" chip development organization at the firm. The job listing specifically mentions application-specific integrated circuits (ASICS), which are built to perform very particular tasks, such as facial recognition, as efficiently as possible. It also mentions system-on-a-chip (SoC) hardware, which is often used in mobile products or small devices—the likes of which Facebook could put inside its Oculus VR headset or a (currently delayed) smart speaker.
Why it matters: Chips are a multibillion-dollar business, and cutting out a middleman, like Intel, helps save a lot of money. Plus, as Moore’s Law grinds to a halt, it’s getting harder and harder to find speed gains in general-purpose chips—so designing new ones for very specific, in-house tasks helps firms boost performance. Facebook will hope it can cut costs and make speed improvements.
Joining the ranks: More and more tech companies are manufacturing chips, threatening the business of companies like Qualcomm, Intel, and Nvidia. Google is building AI chips to power its data centers and open-source software. Apple keeps developing new chips to run its mobile products. And Microsoft just announced its latest chip, built for IoT products.
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Students and staff at the University of Michigan can now access timetables specific to individual bus stops on the campus, using smart signs containing NFC tags and QR codes that also make it easy for students to contact transit services.
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How about this for a new zoning classification?
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced the launch of a £500,000 (US$630K) program to establish three “Night Time Enterprise Zones” in London.
This initiative is designed to boost the city’s nightlife sector.
Grants will be available to local authorities who wish to boost activity on streets with major pedestrian activity (“footfall”) after 6 p.m. It is hoped that extended opening hours, improved access to shops and services and improved safety for women and girls.
Khan’s plan follows a successful pilot elsewhere in the UK which saw post-6 p.m. footfall increase by 22 percent. The model also attracted a wider range of people using shops and services at night.
Night Time Enterprise Zones in London will “help local authorities and businesses make their high streets more welcoming and inclusive after 6 p.m.” the mayor added.
Amy Lamé, London’s Night Czar, said: “Our city is incredibly active at night, but too often our high streets shut down from 6 p.m., offering no reason for people to be there. We have an opportunity to work in partnership to boost local businesses, communities and the wellbeing of night workers across the capital.”
Three cheers to a replicable idea.
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As of mid-summer, COS offered nonstop flights to 17 U.S. airports.
Roughly 67 percent of millennials currently working in insurance have been in the industry for at least three years, and they say they have no plans to leave in the foreseeable future.
So what is the value of seeking public, or for that matter business stakeholder input on important matters, if they’re not valid?
Hosted by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center in partnership with the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, the sold-out audience of 350 business leaders heard the latest trends affecting small businesses.
Being informed and proactive can help mitigate the risks associated with online identity theft and any data breach.
Increasing the private sector’s role may have several potential advantages over traditional public delivery of education.
Whether solutions are plug-and-play or bundled offerings, here are just a few ways technology, and how it’s delivered, improves the ability of small businesses in Colorado to thrive.
Patients are disappointed in their care, and physicians are overworked and frustrated.
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Denver shopping app, Ibotta reveals millennial shopping data.
The role of the city is changing. While many are heavily invested in the near-term race to label themselves smart cities, far greater challenges lie ahead.


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Organised by Fair Events, the Pop-up Trade Days will be hosted in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Auckland in February 2017.
In previous years, the one-day buying events were typically held around October; however, they have been rescheduled in an effort to provide retailers with the chance to restock, network and view products and services after the Christmas period.
Fair Events managing director Gary Fitz-Roy said the Trade Days were aimed at retailers who might find it difficult to travel to the larger jewellery fairs in Sydney and Brisbane.“The Trade Days format will be similar to those in previous years; no stand builds like at the Brisbane and Sydney fairs but a simple format focused on networking and top-up selling,” Fitz-Roy added.
He also noted that the Auckland location was introduced after receiving feedback that the New Zealand market needed a “cost-effective sales opportunity”.
While Fitz-Roy said purchasing product was the focus of the Trade Days, he was also investigating how to “compliment” the events with “value-added extras” that may include, but were not limited to, educational sessions.
Each Trade Day runs from 12:00pm to 8:00pm.
The Australian Jewellery Fair, also organised by Fair Events, will take place after the Trade Days in Brisbane from February 26 to 27, 2017.
Pop-up Trade Days
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Adelaide: 12 February, Crown Plaza Hotel
Perth: 14 February, Duxton Hotel
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MATTHEWS, N.C. — Harris Teeter Supermarkets on Thursday reported a third-quarter sales increase of 2.9% to $1.2 billion. Comparable-store sales were up 1.3% for the quarter. Same-store sales were negatively impacted by the shift of both the Easter and Fourth of July holidays. Sales for Easter were reported in the company’s second quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2012; in addition, sales for the day before the Fourth of July holiday will be reported in the company’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, but was included in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Harris Teeter estimates that the negative impact due to the shift in the holiday periods was 70 basis points for the quarter.
"Our comparable store sales increase, which was negatively impacted by the shift of both the Easter and Fourth of July holidays, remained positive despite the fact that we still do not see any meaningful inflation for the current year," stated Thomas Dickson, Harris Teeter chairman and CEO. "In addition, after adjusting for the shift in the holidays, we continue to realize an increase in the number of items sold year-over-year. We believe that our pricing and promotional strategies are effective in driving unit sales while increasing the quarterly gross margin by 32 basis points over the prior year.”
Over the first nine months of fiscal 2013, Harris Teeter opened five new stores, two of which were the stores acquired from Lowe’s Food Stores in 2012 that were re-opened under a new format and banner — “201central.” Total apital expenditures for fiscal 2013 are forecast to total approximately $200 million. During fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, Harris Teeter plans to open four new stores and complete major remodels on two stores.
The company’s capital expenditure plans entail the continued expansion of its existing markets, including the Washington, D.C., metro area which incorporates northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, southern Maryland and coastal Delaware.
On July 8, 2013, Harris Teeter and Kroger entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Kroger will purchase all outstanding shares of Harris Teeter for $49.38 per share in cash. The terms of the merger agreement were approved by the boards of directors of both companies.


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Motorola RAZR HD LTE Jelly Bean update pushing out officially now
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was came into ground last year with Nexus 7, later manufactures rolled out the Jelly Bean update to their smartphones and tablets but some of smartphones are still waiting, however a new piece has just been added to line. The original Motorola Droid RAZR HD has already been received the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update almost a month ago back in December and now the Canadian variant of smartphone – Motorola Droid RAZR HD LTE is also receiving the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update finally now.
Jelly Bean bumps many improvements and new features to your Motorola RAZR HD LTE such as Google Now app, enhanced interface (it’s smooth as butter), expandable notification bar, enhanced camera speed, resizable widget and more.
So if you’re looking for a way to make a great fun over your RAZR HD LTE, go to Setting>About Phone and tap on Software update to download the Jelly Bean update right on your smartphone.


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Sainsbury’s The Big Night has been voted this year’s best Christmas advert, according to a study which analysed hundreds of thousands of reactions to 2018’s festive campaigns.
According to the Conran Design Group, which partnered with sister agency Socialyse to study 11,000 tweets commenting on each brand’s advert to create a “sentiment score”, Sainsbury’s has had the most positive reaction.
Sainsbury’s advert, which features a primary school Christmas show and enlisted the help of The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey, scored an emotional engagement rating of four.
The Big Night had the most positive reactions on Twitter, with females making up 87 per cent of those who tweeted about it, aided by an explosion of “plug” memes.
This was closely followed by Waitrose’s Too Good to Wait advert campaign, scoring a 3.5 sentiment rating for its humorous tone, including the way it poked fun at stablemate retailer John Lewis.
Aldi’s Save Kevin advert, “featuring the recurring and increasingly popular animated character Kevin the Carrot,” came joint third with both Lidl’s Make Christmas a Lidl Special advert and John Lewis’ The Boy and the Piano advert, starring Elton John.
Conversely, Argos’ Christmas Fool advert was voted the worst, with a negative consumer sentiment score of -1.
Viewers were reportedly hit by the “Marmite factor”, and either loved or loathed the advert.
|Retailer||TV ad||Sentiment Score||Rank|
|Sainsburys||‘The big night’||4||1|
|Waitrose||‘Too good to wait’||3.5||2|
|John Lewis||‘The boy and the piano’||3||3|
|Lidl||‘Make Christmas a Lidl special’||3||3|
|M&S||‘My Marks Fave’||2.5||6|
|Amazon||‘Can you feel it?’||2||7|
|Boots||‘Get them something that says
you get them’
|Tesco||‘However you do Christmas’||0||10|
See the Retail Gazette’s roundup of all of this year’s Christmas adverts here.


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ad:tech looks to 'Accelerate the Evolution' in its 7th edition
ad:tech, world’s largest marketing and media technology event has announced the dates and agenda for its 7th edition in India. The event will be held on 9-10 March, 2017 at The Leela Ambience Hotel and Residences, Gurgaon.
The theme of ad:tech 2017 is "Accelerating The Evolution", to keep pace with the transformative changes currently refining the landscape of technology, marketing and media. The last edition of ad:tech saw over 6500 attendees, 150+ Speakers including 6 Global Keynotes, 50+ Conference Breakout Sessions and the biggest exhibition featuring 90+ companies and an Innovation Zone with the latest disruptive technology in digital marketing.
This year, ad:tech 2017 is engineered for more inspiration, creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, and game-changing ideas and will feature the next generation of tech providers, innovators and industry trailblazers as they converge and share insights in the dynamic future of marketing and advertising. The show will also feature THE NEXT BIG THING, a Zone showcasing new technologies in digital marketing especially by startups. The Next Big Thing is a fantastic opportunity for start-ups to provide brands, agencies, media owners and investors with a first view on the most innovative emerging disruptions.
Commenting on the launch Jaswant, Country MD at Comexposium India said ‘We are excited to bring the 7th edition of the biggest advertising and marketing technology platform in the world to India. The new ad:tech is hoping to be well timed to harness the enthusiasm for the kind of tech innovation in the area of marketing and advertising owing to an exponential rise of the digital sector in India over the past few years. Witnessing this boom, we believe that, now is the time to ‘Accelerate the Evolution’ and discuss avenues through which brands can enhance the efficiency of businesses thereby helping them deliver the right experience for their customers. The response of last editions has been exceptional and we are confident that this time around it will be bigger and better.’
ad:tech 2017 will house industry’s most highly coveted keynote speakers from all walks of advertising and marketing. sharing their knowledge on marketing technology with major tracks of IoT, science of creating Content and its distribution, platform and screen amiable strategies, Data Analytics & Insights, Evolving Marketing Technologies and eCommerce & Mobile. Further, it will be host to modern marketing and media community, source suppliers to network with industry players making it an apt place for networking.
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Ruby Tuesday to Present at the 2nd Annual SG Cowen Consumer Conference
MARYVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE: RI) will be presenting at the SG Cowen Consumer Conference in New York City on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A webcast of this presentation will be available over the internet at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=RI&item_id=831386 (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field.) The presentation will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website ( www.rubytuesday.com ). The archived webcast will be available for two weeks following the presentation.
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has Company-owned, franchise partnership and/or traditional franchise Ruby Tuesday brand restaurants in 39 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 13 foreign countries. As of December 2, 2003, the Company owned and operated 466 Ruby Tuesday restaurants, while franchise partnerships and traditional franchisees, including international franchisees, operated 198 and 38 locations, respectively. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: RI).
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Leaving your Bluetooth on has never been a good idea. And the recent discovery of eight security vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth protocol – which have been dubbed as Blueborne – is sure to increase the already vulnerable technology’s woes. The worse part with BlueBorne vulnerability is that it has the potential to affect all Bluetooth enabled devices. So if yours is a Bluetooth enabled device, then you too can be subjected to the BlueBorne attack.
Armis, the IoT security firm responsible for exposing the vulnerability, has rated all of these 8 security flaws as critical, as they have the potential to allow hackers to take over over devices and execute malicious code, or to run Man-in-the-Middle attacks and intercept Bluetooth communications. The security firm also points out that these security vulnerabilities can be successfully exploited to create a BlueTooth worm as well which could spread itself across the network.
However, creating such a universal worm requires tremendous effort on the part of the hackers, points out Ben Seri, the head of the research team at Armis Labs.
Fortunately, security patches have been released for iPhone and Windows respectively, and Google is expected to release it soon. Linux also has patches available. Therefore the threat this BlueBorne vulnerability poses does not seem large-scale. Moreover, the fact that hackers if they are to make use of these vulnerabilities successfully, should chain together several vulnerabilities and should be in close proximity to the devices, makes BlueBorne attack tough to duplicate in the real world.
Despite the fact that many manufacturers have prepared themselves for this security exploit, Armis researchers estimate that as much as 5.3 billion unpatched devices might get affected if this Blueborne vulnerability is exploited right now by hackers. Nadir Izrael, the CTO of Armis, when questioned to give the reason for predicting such a high number, states that “BlueBorne doesn’t require the user to make a mistake, or have a device in a discoverable mode. All it requires is a device or a user to have Bluetooth on”.
Therefore, as usual, to stay away from the BlueBorne attack, users should update their devices with the latest security patches released by the respective manufacturers. It is being pointed out that all iOS devices with 9.3.5 or older versions and over 1.1 Billion active Android devices running older than Marshmallow(6.x) are vulnerable to the BlueBorne attack. The same is the case for users running a version of Linux as well.
Izrael also points out that this BlueBorne vulnerability could be exploited even further than Armis, the IoT security app, has demonstrated. Therefore the chances of you being affected by BlueBorne are very remote, it’s a good idea to keep the Bluetooth turned off on your device when you are not using it.
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US – GM POTATOES AND APPLES
GMO debate stretches from farm to table
14 June 2013. Source: www.capitalpress.com/content/JO-GMOCenter-061013
Among the 20 genetically modified crops now awaiting USDA approval, two stand out — a new potato and an apple.
While most of the biotech crops being evaluated will be fed to livestock or crushed for biofuel feedstock, the potato and apple are intended for human consumption, sparking keen interest among both the farmers who will grow them and the public who will eat them.
Simplot Plant Sciences introduced the biotech potato, called Innate, that is engineered to resist browning and black spot disease and to have fewer sugars and acrylamide, a substance linked to cancer and is produced when a potato is fried.
A Canadian company, Summerland, B.C.-based Okanagan Specialty Fruits, introduced Arctic apples, which stay white after slicing. That makes them good for a variety of uses such as packaged apple slices and to be served in restaurants…
While opponents remain confident about the public’s feelings on GMOs, polls that Simplot and Okanagan commissioned reveal far greater acceptance to GMO staples.
A Simplot study of 1,000 consumers found 60 percent support general GMO technology, 91 percent approve of Simplot’s Innate method and 93 percent are comfortable with traditional breeding. Simplot has emphasized that its technology introduces only genes from other potatoes, rather than different species, to silence expression of specific traits.
In its study, Okanagan, which uses a similar approach to incorporate only other apple genes to silence browning traits in its Arctic apple, found 78 percent of 1,000 consumers were neutral, somewhat likely or extremely likely to buy the product after hearing about it, and only 12 percent were not at all likely to buy it. Nonetheless, industry groups including the U.S. Apple Association and the Northwest Horticultural Council have come out against the Arctic apple, fearing it might turn off some consumers.
As for potatoes, Freese recalls Monsanto’s Colorado potato beetle-resistant GM spud NewLeaf, released in 2000 and discontinued a few years later based on trade partners’ concerns. In general, consumers in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are wary of GM food.
Rupert, Idaho, grower Duane Grant was among the farmers who planted NewLeaf and intends to plant Innate as soon as possible. He believes the reaction to the Oregon wheat issue doesn’t reflect on other GMOs.
“The Innate potato, once they go through the regulatory process, it would be legal, and then distinctly different than Roundup Ready wheat,” Grant said. “If the consumer has a choice of a healthier potato, and healthier as a result of genetic modification that brings no additional risk to the table, the consumer will make an informed decision to buy it.”
By contrast, Freese believes the GM wheat controversy will fuel support for GMO labeling ballot initiatives. Connecticut recently approved the nation’s first labeling law, which would only take effect after at least four other states, including a neighboring state, enact similar requirements, and Washington will vote on a similar proposal in November. An Oregon initiative is in the early stages.
“There have been GMO labeling initiatives in dozens of states. That’s unprecedented,” Freese said.
Other GMO crops…
Simplot marketing and public relations director Doug Cole said his company intends to segregate all of its Innate spuds from the general supply, a strategy Okanagan will also use with its apples, and has already begun the deregulatory process in Canada, Mexico, South Korea and Japan to avert the problems that derailed NewLeaf.
“We expect approval next year by USDA and to be on the market in 2014, with more seed in 2015 and 2016,” Cole said. “We believe all of these traits we’re working on to improve the potato are going to have a dramatic effect on the industry over time. We also believe it may take time to build broad acceptance.”
In a survey for Simplot led by University of Idaho agricultural economist Joe Guenthner, 67 percent of growers expressed willingness to plant GM spuds in the future. Furthermore, Guenthner said the growers believe consumers will be far more likely to embrace so-called “green” GMO technology, which introduces traits only from the same species…


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By Judith Gicobi
As it prepares to begin commercial telecommunication operations in Ethiopia, Safaricom has recruited 305 people for its Ethiopian unit.
According to Safaricom’s chairman, Michael Joseph, Ethiopians make up half of the company’s workforce, with the balance coming from Kenya and South Africa.
“We have 305 people now on our books in Ethiopia. Fifty per cent are from other countries and 50 per cent from Ethiopia,” said Joseph (pictured).
“Preparations are going in the right direction, and we are going to launch this year. It will be a challenge. It is not going to be easy, but it is a country with enormous potential.”
Safaricom withdrew its staff from the Horn of Africa country in November due to civil violence, but they returned in early January.
The telco has been ramping up its preparations in anticipation of the commercial launch, which will pit it against Ethio Telecom, which is now the only telco serving the market of over 115 million people.
He said that Safaricom is keeping an eye on the mobile money market to supplement its telecoms activities, with the telco hoping to obtain a license in the “next few months.” “When we get a mobile money license, which we have been promised by the government, we are hopefully going to launch within the next 12 months,” he said.
Safaricom has also been ramping up its preparations for the commercial launch, recently signing a Sh1.6 billion deal to use Ethiopian Electric Power’s dark fiber to provide telecoms services.


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2018 Rainforest Challenge India to be sponsored by Isuzu Motors
The fifth edition of the Rainforest Challenge India, Organised by Cougar Motorsport Pvt. Ltd will be held in Goa between the 18th and 28th of July 2018. Isuzu Motors has now come on board as the official sponsor of the event that will now be called the Isuzu RFC India 2018.
File photo of Gerrari Offroaders Kabir Waraich and Gagan Sachdeva from the first edition of RFC India back in 2014
While Cougar Motorsport has been instrumental in bringing the RFC to India, in the past it had some amount of financial support with Force Motor as the sponsor of the event. The RFC India has been run in the country since 2014, and is a domestic chapter of the iconic Rainforest Challenge Malaysia. The Indian edition is now counted as one of the top three RFC Global events out of 51 editions being held across 21 countries.
The 2018 edition of the Rainforest Challenge India will See the participation of 41 teams from various parts of the country who will compete over 26 special stages. The best Indian team at the 2018 RFC India will be awarded a package month USD 10,000 (approximately Rs 7 lakh), which includes automatic free entry to 2018 RFC Malaysia, worth around USD 3,900 (approximately Rs 2.7 lakh).
Speaking of Isuzu Motors India's collaboration with the RFC India, Ken Takashima, deputy managing director, Isuzu Motors India, said "We are happy to be associated with this edition of RFC India, as we see a right fit in terms of promoting the spirit of adventure in India. Our products are highly regarded for its tough-build, durability and reliability across the world. Our products are receiving tremendous response in India and to many adventure enthusiasts, the V-Cross is an aspirational vehicle. I wish the RFC India team and the participants the best."
Meanwhile Cougar Motorsports' founder and director, Ashish Gupta said, "Our association with Isuzu Motors India started a couple of years ago with the India 4X4 Week, where they not only participated as an exhibitor but also sponsored some of the sessions. I am happy to renew our association with them and have them as the title sponsor for RFC India 2018."
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Ten-year-olds packing their lunch for school should be focused on getting the perfect peanut butter-to-jelly ratio, not switching back and forth between cutting their apple and typing the foods and portions they consume into an app.
Weight Watchers released their new app, Kurbo, in August, promoting weight loss for kids aged 8-17 years old. A time in kids’ lives that’s supposed to be filled with chasing down the ice cream truck and munching on popcorn and M&M’s at the movies is now turned to counting calories, weighing themselves and creating an unhealthy relationship with self image. Kurbo is taking advantage of kids’ insecurities and trying to make a profit out of it.
We live in a society where it’s already difficult to feel secure with your image — especially just as you’re growing into your own body. The last thing kids and teens need is an app dictating their diet to make them skinnier.
At age 13, kids no longer need parents’ knowledge or permission to sign up for the app. 13-year-olds who haven’t even stopped growing or hit puberty, who don’t even know what a diet really means, who might not have made it through middle school. Graduating from a “tween” to “teenager” doesn’t mark the start of unhealthy dieting habits.
Designed to help children and teens “improve nutrition habits and lose weight,” Kurbo allows the user to track everything they eat, from their breakfast, lunch and dinner to any snacks they eat throughout the day. Kurbo uses a “traffic light system,” meaning they measure the quality of food people are eating with a green, yellow or red light.
Kids who haven’t even started Driver’s Ed are basing their diet off of a traffic light. A green light food would be fruits or vegetables, which the app allows kids to have in higher portions. Yellow light foods are foods like lean meats or whole grains, which the app finds okay, but in smaller portions. Red light foods are unhealthy foods like french fries or milkshakes, which Kurbo only allows the user to have six portions of per week.
Coaching plans can be bought with the app at prices of $69 for one month, $189 for three months or $294 for six months to have live video sessions and text messages to talk about their weight loss progress. The coaches, meant to inspire the kids and teens to reach their weight loss goals chosen when they signed up on the app, can be a catalyst for kids pushing themselves further into unhealthy eating habits or over-exercising to reach their goals. While they may just be encouraging the teen to lose 20 lbs, without parental control on the app there isn’t a way to monitor how they really achieve it.
In a naive stage of their life, kids and teens ages 8-17 are the most likely to develop an eating disorder, according to US News.
There are cases when focusing on eating healthier and being more active is a necessary step, but pushing the idea of an ideal weight on kids from as young as eight years old is wrong. Doctors and parents should have the authority to help their children if their facing obesity or their health is at risk — not an app designed to make money by pointing out insecurities and flaws in kids.
Kurbo forces kids to associate negative attitudes with food starting at an early age, which can lead to an unhealthy relationship with food and even eventually developing eating disorders. Paying this close of attention to food and portions is a step that can quickly turn to an obsessive managing of calories and eventually to an eating disorder like anorexia.
Already in our society, 2.7% of teens struggle with eating disorders according to the National Institute of Mental Health and a majority of kids and teens are affected by the false body image stereotypes that are flooded through our social media accounts and TV shows. The last thing we need in the middle of our AP U.S. History homework is the thinking about the donut we had for breakfast — red light.
No eight-year-old should be counting calories, and no kid or teenager should be crying over an app telling them they don’t meet the “correct” body image ideals.
Kurbo may have the appeal of a health app, but it definitely doesn’t lead to a healthier state for kids using it.


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South Korea’s exports in November increased by 4 percent on-year to reach $45.8 billion, rebounding from a 3.8 percent decrease last month, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Tuesday.
The nation’s daily exports in November also marked a 6.3 percent rise on-year, the ministry said.
It is the first time since November 2018 that the nation posted increases in both monthly and daily exports.
The country’s exports, from March to August, posted on-year decreases due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s exports bounced back in September with a 7.3 percent increase, only to fall again in October by 3.8 percent on-year.
The Trade Ministry said the nation’s exports have surpassed the $40 billion bar for the third consecutive month. The ministry expected the upward momentum to continue down the road.
The latest rebound in exports was largely due to robust overseas sales of information and technology products, according to the ministry.
Exports of chips went up by 16.4 percent on-year to mark $8.5 billion, increasing for the fifth consecutive month. Memory chips accounted for some 19 percent of the nation‘s monthly exports last month.
The increase was contributable to strong demand in laptop computers and new mobile devices, the ministry explained.
The cumulative exports of chips as of November reached $27.2 billion, surpassing the record high for annual exports in 2018.
Outbound shipments of other IT products marked high increases, with displays increasing by 21.4 percent on-year to $1.9 billion. Exports of mobile devices jumped 20.2 percent to $1.4 billion as well.
Exports of automobiles continued to advance for the third consecutive month to $3.9 billion, backed by strong demand for sport utility vehicles and eco-friendly vehicle models.
Exports of petroleum products, however, fell by 50.6 percent on-year to $1.6 billion. It marked the third consecutive month for petroleum products to post a decrease of more than 40 percent.
South Korea’s exports of biohealth products soared by 78.5 percent on-year to $1.4 billion, backed by robust sales of COVID-19 test kits.
By destination, South Korea’s exports to its four major trading destinations all increased in November.
Outbound shipments to China climbed 1 percent on-year , while those to the US rose by 6.8 percent. Those to Europe and other Asian nations jumped by 24.6 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, the nation’s imports fell 2.1 percent on-year to $39.8 billion in November, resulting in a trade surplus of $5.93 billion. South Korea underpinned a seventh consecutive monthly trade surplus.
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OnePlus has teamed up with Marvel again for a new superhero themed version of the phone – OnePlus 004 this time. The special edition pack will be available in India over the weekend for members of the Red Cable Club, though it’s also listed on Shop Disney India.
OnePlus 12T Marvel Edition will be Available in India in December 17 and 19
This special edition pack combines Moonstone Black 006T accessories are inspired by several iconic heroes of the MCU – an Iron Man case, PopSocket handle modeled after Captain America’s shield and Black Panther phone holder.
Speaking of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be Premiere on Disney+ streaming service in December to it.
OnePlus content10 Marvel Edition Package
This is not the first Marvel-themed release, there was the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Edition a few years ago. There’s also an official Iron Man case for the OnePlus 6, which is quickly dropping.
OnePlus 003T The Marvel Edition will come with a 007/122GB memory configuration and a ₹120, price tag, which is the same as a unit without the Marvel goodies. The company didn’t say how many units are available, but it’s likely a small number. It’s unclear if this version will be available in other markets.
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Google has issued an important update to the search functionality on iOS devices. iPhone and iPad users will be able to open mobile app content straight from Google Search, provided that the apps are indexed and support the new deep linking technology. Eli Wald, Product Manager at Google Search, said the following:
"Starting today, we’re bringing App Indexing to iOS apps as well. This means users on both Android and iOS will be able to open mobile app content straight from Google Search. Indexed links from an initial group of apps we’ve been working with will begin appearing on iOS in search results both in the Google App and Chrome for signed-in users globally in the coming weeks"
App Indexing for iOS is currently launching with a small group of test partners but the technology will roll out to even more developers in the near future. Indexed links from the initial group of apps will begin appearing on iOS in the Google search results in both the Google App and in Chrome for signed-in users from all over the world.
The new functionality will make it easier for iOS users to get access to their apps straight from the search app. For example, you can tell Google you need a reservation at a particular restaurant and then tap the OpenTable icon in the search results. This will get you straight into the OpenTable app at the specific restaurant you were looking for.
You also have a "return to Google" bar at the top to bring you back to your search results if you have changed your mind or the app doesn't show the things you were looking for. A very nice feature indeed, and it will prove to be especially useful when it will be applied to even more apps.