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Senate to vote on Canada’s cannabis that are recreational bill this week
In the event that bill is passed away, leisure cannabis can be appropriate over the nation and retail sales will be launched. That especially means Canadian grownups should be able to legitimately have and eat tiny amounts of leisure cannabis.
It’s either that or perhaps the bill would face more delays than ever before.
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It could be recalled that in March, Bill C-45 passed 2nd reading in the Senate having a 44029 vote. It was then delivered to five committees that are separate further research ahead of the 3rd and reading that is final June 7.
These committees will be the Senate personal Affairs, Science and tech Committee; the Legal and Constitutional Affairs committee; the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Trade Committee; the National protection and Defence Committee, additionally the Aboriginal Peoples Committee.
The investigation by the committees, nonetheless, failed to get without glitch.
When the Senate provides their stamp of approval, Bill C-45 will go back again to the House of Commons once more, at the least, so people of parliament can review the Senate’s amendments.read more


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Diamond Knot is changing up its summer lineup after a previous decision to transition the company’s Blonde Ale into a year-round brew. Diamond Knot brewers developed a new ale, called Binnacle Summer Ale, to add to the summer lineup.
“This beer is absolutely a home run,” production manager Brian Guerrant said. “The style started with a brewers challenge and grew from there. It’s definitely outside of what we have created in the past.”
Binnacle Summer Ale is in stores now after launching on Friday, April 1.
Brewers describe the beer as well-balanced, drinkable and “perfect for summer days.”
The label on the 22-ounce bottle of Binnacle Summer Ale includes vintage artwork from Ken Gandee.
The company decided to make their blonde ale a year-round beer sold in cans after growing sales over the past few years.

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British-based company HeroicArt has removed a number of artworks for sale from its web site, after comic creators complaints that the work offered was based on their own. The company told downthtubes.net that two items – a “Hulk versus Thing”… Read More ›
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(Updated 9/7/12 with comments from various creators about the plans) Comic creators are raising concerns about changes afoot to copyright law in the UK, effectively stripping away long held rights and potentially handing the handling of your copyrighted creations to… Read More ›
Europe’s Green Party has stepped into the battle about copyright and piracy, which increasingly affects comics publishing as comics are scanned as soon as they are published and re-distributed free online. Last week, the French National Assembly adopted a modified… Read More ›
British fans sharing e-versions of comics via the Internet could soon come under the spotlight of anti-piracy organisations, after the government announced further measures to tackle digital piracy, mid-way through the consultation period on its Digital Britain report. The Guardian… Read More ›
New Zealand comic creators have joined a nationwide protest this week (16-23 February) protesting against new copyright laws there, that could see anyone perceived as infringing copyright lose their internet connection — including schools and libraries. The Guilt Upon Accusation… Read More ›


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Swiss watch brand Zenith has released the Defy Inventor watch at this year’s Baselworld to celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary of the El Primero. Zenith’s Defy Inventor contains a regulating organ and replaces a traditional sprung balance. The Zenith Oscillator control system is a single piece, ultra-thin system made of mono-crystalline silicon with movements visible from the dial side. This control system consists of “high frequency chronometric precision,” meaning it boasts greater stability and replaces the traditional spring balance as well as the entire moving mechanism of the watch. This new mechanism stands as one of the largest innovations of the modern watch industry since the traditional “hairspring principle that’s been a staple of watches since the 1600s.
Subtle, sturdy, and sleek in design, the 44mm brushed case is made from Aeronith, the world’s lightest aluminium composite that is three times lighter than titanium, creating a wearable, comfortable style. The domed sapphire crystal also contains anti-reflective treatment on both sides, as well as a transparent sapphire crystal case-back. The watch features a stop-seconds function for a highly accurate reading and is available with a black rubber strap featuring midnight blue alligator coating.
The watch is available from June 2019, available for $19,000 USD. Take a closer look in the gallery above, or head over to the Zenith site for more info.


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There is only a subtle upgrade in the iPad Pro 2020 compared to the previous version. Read The new iPad Pro 2020 is here! to know the actual differences between iPad Pro 2018 and iPad Pro 2020. To be precise there have been upgrades on the multiple cameras on the back, the inclusion of LiDAR scanner which could be used for Augmented Reality (AR) applications.
The hardware has seen an update too, they included the new A12 Bionic processor which is closely related to the previous A12x processor.
It has also been heard that Apple might include the U1 Ultra-Wide-band chip in the iPad Pro 2020 which is also found in the latest iPhones.
iPad Pro 2020’s new feature is here!
The latest news is that Apple has included the security feature in its new iPad Pro. This is the first tablet that will include the security feature which was introduced to the Mac laptops recently, this was mentioned in the Apple Security Platform document.
In the laptops, this potent security feature physically disconnects the microphones whenever the lid is closed. So, if a hacker manages to get access into your laptop and was listening to you, closing the lid would prevent him from listening to any of your conversations.
Apple has brilliantly mimicked that mechanism on a tablet by using a compatible case. This is explained in the document below
This feature is significant and very important too. Imagine you hung up on a FaceTime but the audio call didn’t, by closing the case you can solve your problem.


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eu travel tech Welcomes the DMA Agreement and Stresses that Enforcement and Complementarity with EU Competition Law Will Remain Crucial
PRESS STATEMENT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brussels, March 25, 2022 – The agreement on the Digital Markets Act is essential for regulating gatekeepers and ensuring fair and contestable European digital markets. However, its implementation and complementarity with EU competition law will be decisive to achieve the expected results.
Eu travel tech welcomes the effort of EU policymakers over the last 16 months to strike a swift and balanced agreement on the DMA which will enshrine remedies against unfair business practices of gatekeepers in EU law.
Digital platforms undoubtedly bring important benefits for European consumers and contribute to the internal market by increasing consumer choice and opening new business opportunities. However, eu travel tech members have had longstanding concerns regarding specific anticompetitive practices, such as self-preferencing, that do not allow players to compete in the market based on the merits. The agreed ban on self-preferencing, prohibiting a gatekeeper from treating its own services more favourably, paves the way to tackle such practices via a straightforward process.
The agreement on the DMA sets a clear policy direction for Europe, but its effectiveness will only be as good as its enforcement. The EU policymakers’ consensus on banning self-preferencing adds to the European General Court’s decision on the Google Shopping case clarifying that Google has abused its dominant position by continuing the practice of favouring its own specialised search services within general search results pages. It is now time for the Commission to act swiftly and ensure that Google puts an end to its anticompetitive practices as soon as possible by implementing the adequate remedies.
Emmanuel Mounier, Secretary General of eu travel tech said: As critical as the DMA is, there is no time to lose. eu travel tech is aligned with Commissioner Vestager’s statements today, highlighting the importance of continuing to work on competition cases when it is relevant to do so. For the travel tech sector, the next logical step is to follow up on the Google Shopping case decision and open an investigation in the travel sector.
For any questions:
Secretary General, eu travel tech
+32 499 80 13 74
 Decision T-612/17 of the 10 November 2021
 See paragraphs 351 to 355 of the decision


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The latest version of iOS fix bugs and security issues discovered after the release of patch previously
The last but one patch released by Apple, iOS 8.0.1, brought more problems than fixes for users of iPhone or iPad. Less than 24 hours after withdrawal, Apple unveiled iOS 8.0.2 update.
The main problem, lack of signal from the iPhone 6 has been solved now. The previous Update affected over 40,000 of devices Apple, and many chose to downgrade to iOS 8 or even to iOS 7.1.2. Users can now benefit Healthkit service for monitoring of vital functions. Restriction was lifted Health applications and developers now have access to the information taken from sensors.
iOS 8.0.2 Fixed a bug that made the disappearance of 3rd party keyboards when it asked password. The patch improves functions Reachability and Family Sharing, but also solve the problem of inability to upload pictures or videos using Safari browser.
Although dozen of thousands of users of iPhone 6 complained of problems caused by iOS 8.0.1, many are wondering which was the real reason for its sudden withdrawal. There are rumors that the real reason was the coverage of serious breaches of security, which is partly related to recent attacks and brute-force that has undergone iCloud service, although it’s not been confirmed by Apple officials.
Here you can see what contain this new release:
- Fixes an issue in iOS 8.0.1 that impacted cellular network connectivity and Touch ID on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Fixes a bug so HealthKit apps can now be made available on the App Store
- Addresses an issue where 3rd party keyboards could become deselected when a user enters their passcode
- Fixes an issue that prevented some apps from accessing photos from the Photo Library
- Improves the reliability of the Reachability feature on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Fixes an issue that could cause unexpected cellular data usage when receiving SMS/MMS messages
- Better support of Ask To Buy for Family Sharing for In-App Purchases
- Fixes an issue where ringtones were sometimes not restored from iCloud backups
- Fixes a bug that prevented uploading photos and videos from Safari
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Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg covers high-end audio news and reviews.
There may also be new versions of Apple's in-ear headphones and Lightning cables to support the HD-quality audio.
Bank of America apologizes for a glitch that's causing duplicate Apple Pay charges. Also, Google creates a new app for organizing email, and Google users can give their accounts extra protection with USB security keys.
Sonos has announced it is suing competitor Denon as it says the company's HEOS products are too similar to Sonos' own and infringe on at least four of its patents.
The iFixit team reveals the secrets inside the new iPads, Groupon mimics Yelp, and Microsoft kills the free version of Xbox Music.
Andrew Pile has to make sure his service works with everything from phones to smart TVs, even as video-streaming technology constantly changes.
A new app from Facebook puts a twist on anonymous messaging, Apple stores still see long lines for iPhones, and Target takes on Amazon by offering free shipping.
This week the CraveCast crew took up the task of remaking democracy in the image of nerds and geeks everywhere, and learned the best way to fight zombies: Make friends with a bear...and hope it doesn't get infected.
Two new high-end smartwatches with a fitness focus are expected to land soon. Meanwhile, another fitness tracker is giving its band away for free.
Apple's new iPads make it easy to switch carriers, Will.i.am debuts his version of a smartwatch, and CBS joins HBO with a standalone Web TV service.
Grab a blank tape for a new podcast featuring the new iPads, Google Nexus 6 and 9, and a Spotify-powered cassette player.


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KOCHI: Gold merchants
are expecting a business loss of Rs 7,000 crore during the lockdown days. The state is reputed to be consuming 60 tonnes of gold annually – nearly one-tenth of the total consumption in the country.
“During the last calendar year, the retail jewellery business was to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore, a figure that includes the making charges, but excludes GST. Compared to this figure, during 2020, the figure might come down to Rs 33,000 crore, a decline of Rs 7,000 crore,” said B Girirajan, patron of All Kerala Gold and Silver Merchants Association (AKGSMA).
April-May is the biggest season
for gold retailing not only in Kerala but also the rest of the country. In Kerala’s case, the season accounts for 30-40% of the overall annual sales and the shops, estimated to be around 5,000 – 6,000 had been shut since the lockdown, only to be reopened on 18th of May.
With the COVID-19 lockdown continuing, many families had postponed the marriages, Girirajan said. “Only those who had given the advances are coming for purchases. Compared to the previous year’s season, there is only 30% business,” he added.
According to Girirajan, consumers don’t have enough disposable income with them now. “Salaries had defaulted in many peoples case and those who come in are the very needy customers, buying for occasions”.
Another factor that is hindering the business is the relatively high prices
of gold. When the shops reopened on May 18, the prices were all-time high of Rs 35,040 per 8gm (22 carat) sovereign. Second highest to fifth highest prices were also in May itself, making the yellow metal dearer.
Globally also, the prices had been climbing. The morning prices at the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) was US$1688.65 per troy ounce (31gm) for the 24-carat gold on May 7th, which went up to US$ 1756.90 by May 18. As on Thursday, the price was US$ 1717.35 per troy ounce during the afternoon fix.


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Apple's retail guru Ron Johnson took advantage of his stock
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Apple's retail guru Ron Johnson took advantage...
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Duvall O’Steen and Jen Cullen Williams on why jewelers should utilize two big audio platforms: podcasts and Clubhouse.
De Grisogono Files for Bankruptcy in Switzerland
The luxury jewelry house wasn’t able to secure a buyer despite talks lasting several months.
Geneva—De Grisogono, the luxury jewelry house caught up in a corruption investigation in Angola, has filed for bankruptcy in Switzerland.
According to a Jan. 29 company statement provided to National Jeweler, De Grisogono has spent the last several months looking for a buyer but came up empty, forcing the company to file for bankruptcy by cause of insolvency.
“Without financial support from the current shareholders and without a new investor, unfortunately, the company cannot continue as a going concern,” the statement reads.
If its bankruptcy filing is accepted, De Grisogono said all 65 of its employees in Switzerland will be let go.
The statement did not address the future of its stores—De Grisogono has 13 of its own boutiques as well as a presence in 101 retailers across the world, according to its website—or its jewelry inventory.
The news comes just after an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 36 media partners was made public alleging De Grisogono was a vital part of a money-laundering scheme that funneled billions of dollars from the Angolan government into the pockets of members of the former first family.
“Luanda Leaks,” as it has been dubbed, laid out allegations that Isabel dos Santos—the billionaire daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos—her husband Sindika Dokolo and their intermediaries built an empire comprised of more than 400 companies and subsidiaries to launder the funds.
This included Dokolo allegedly partnering with Angolan state-owned diamond firm Sodiam to create a Malta-based company that allowed them to buy a stake in De Grisogono and then pump millions in government money into the brand.
Dos Santos and Dokolo have been named as suspects in an investigation into corruption by Angola’s prosecutor, and an Angolan court has frozen her assets.
Both have repeatedly denied their wrongdoing or receiving any profits from their political connections.
According to British newspaper The Guardian, dos Santos also made a statement last week, just days after the release of the Luanda Leaks report.
It reads in part: “The allegations which have been made against me over the last few days are extremely misleading and untrue. We will seek to clarify our position in relation to the latest accusations … This is a very concentrated, orchestrated and well-coordinated political attack, ahead of elections in Angola next year.”
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Ahna Shmuel returns to the company to head brand management as well as oversee the jewelry division.


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Public opinion is lining up behind cannabis, according to a new poll of 1,007 people by POLITICO and Harvard University. Only 20 percent of U.S. residents told researchers that they believe marijuana is very harmful to users. Perhaps even more surprising, half of respondents said alcohol is “very harmful,” a full 52 percent said the same of e-cigs, and 80 percent gave analog cigarettes the “very harmful” classification.
“Ten years ago, we were jailing people for marijuana,” said Robert Blendon, a Harvard professor who administered the poll. “Now people see this as not essentially very harmful.”
The poll was conducted in early October by the website POLITICO and Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. POLITICO concluded that the study’s timeline suggests the recent wave of vaping-related lung injuries has not hurt cannabis’ reputation significantly.
Despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that over 80 percent of the vaping products had been used by lung injury victims, political response has largely been focused on e-cigarettes, and more specifically the flavored products that many say are contributing to the skyrocketing rates of teen vape use.
Changing Views Of Cannabis
Perhaps this trend of more amenable views towards cannabis has to do with a rising familiarity with the drug itself. 11 states and the District of Columbia now have legal weed. When you include the total that have regulated some form of medicinal cannabis, that number rises to 33 states. And not surprisingly, the spread in availability is coinciding with an uptick in marijuana usage.
In July, Gallup published a poll that found almost as many U.S. residents had smoked marijuana over the previous week as a cigarette. That same study found that cigarette use had plunged to its lowest rates in 75 years.
Support for marijuana legalization in the United States, as we all know, is on the rise. In 2009, just 44 percent of U.S. residents supported regulating cannabis. But surveys conducted this year have found that the number has risen. In March, the General Social Survey found that 61 percent of respondents were in favor of cannabis regulation.
The poll shows that a divide still exists between Democrats and Republicans on the issue, though it may not be as large as you think. A full 45 percent of Republicans are on board with cannabis legalization, a number that rises to 73 percent when Republicans were asked whether CBD products should be readily available in drugstores.
Half of the survey participants said that they were familiar with CBD, but of those, few were concerned about its effects—only five percent, compared to eight percent of total respondents.
Indeed, it would appear that CBD, a relatively new cannabinoid to hit retail markets, has gotten the green light from U.S. residents. A full 13 percent of both Republicans and Democrats said that they use CBD products, an assertion that seems apt given the products’ availability everywhere from mall stores to gas stations.


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Research In Motion has been in the news a lot over the last few days. Last week, the news broke that the governments of the United Arab Emirates and India threatened to suspend service to RIM customers in their countries because of alleged threats to national security. I was quoted in today’s USA Today about this unfolding story.
But let us be clear: the “security problem” that officials in these governments were citing had nothing to do with actual security. As we have written about extensively, the BlackBerry device is well-designed from a security perspective. Its cryptography modules are FIPs-certified, and all of its communications are encrypted using industry-standard algorithms. We have called the BlackBerry the “gold standard” of secure corporate devices and continue to stand by that assessment.
The security issue these two governments – and more recently, the governments of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Lebanon – have is that they cannot decrypt the traffic that passes through RIM’s servers, making it impossible to monitor e-mail and messaging coming from or to devices inside their countries. In short, rather than being insecure, the RIM devices are too secure (Mr. Orwell, white courtesy phone…). Political judgments aside, this story shows just how important traffic and content analysis has become for national governments – and how strong encryption will continue to be an important tool for those who wish to evade these controls. (See the Tor project for an example of how far some will go to guarantee their anonymity online.)
When I spoke with USA Today, the reporter asked me, “Why is all this happening now?” While it would be inappropriate for me to speculate about the motivations of sovereign nations, perhaps the better question is “Why RIM?” It’s worth stepping into the Hot Tub Time Machine and reviewing a little history.
The BlackBerry was introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager on steroids. Back then, TCP/IP over GSM (and other wireless networks) was just a pipe dream. RIM implemented a system by which all traffic is collected from the mobile networks of the sender, funneled through RIM servers and then routed back onto the recipient’s mobile networks and pushed to the handset. In essence, RIM – rather than the Interwebs – provided the routing capabilities needed to ensure that mail and messages are delivered. That was necessary, and worked well, when Internet data plans were not universally available. It gave BlackBerry instant push e-mail and guaranteed delivery. And critically, it was a competitive advantage that no other wireless vendor had.
From the standpoint of national security, a “bonus” of this centralized approach was because RIM controls the keys that encrypt traffic to and from consumer (non-BES) devices, governments like the US had a central point of accountability. They could simply compel RIM to deliver unencrypted data for reasons of national security under the authority of laws such as the US’ CALEA statute. The exact details of the arrangements RIM has made with the governments of the US and Canada have never been disclosed, but it is generally understood that these governments have this ability. In the case of BlackBerry devices tied to corporate BES servers, companies rather than governments hold the keys, so interception isn’t possible in the ways that it is with consumer BlackBerry devices.
However, RIM’s centralized model is now a weakness because smaller governments like the UAE are now demanding the same rights that US and a few other sovereign governments reputedly enjoy.
This is a no-win situation for RIM. If they refuse the UAE (or the Indian, Saudi, Lebanese and Indonesian governments), they lose customers. If they cave in, where does it stop? There are 175 more national governments that might want the same privileges. More to the point, if they cave in, they will weaken their reputation for security with enterprise buyers, even those with BES servers not otherwise susceptible to interception. How comfortable would you be, as an IT security manager, if you suspected (even erroneously) that e-mail could be intercepted by a half-dozen, or many, sovereign governments? Not very.
This story shows how one of RIM’s historical strengths – namely, its own proprietary delivery network for delivering e-mail and messaging – is now turning into a weakness. Ultimately, RIM should dismantle its centralized delivery network for its consumer devices and move to a decentralized model, where (1) the Internet provides the routing and (2) centralized communications monitoring is much more difficult. That is what Microsoft and Apple, in essence, do today because the devices connect directly to company servers rather than through a single service provider. There is no way national governments could tap encrypted iPhone or Windows Mobile traffic even if they wanted to, short of approaching each company directly. Whereas in the RIM case, they have just one throat to choke.
Decentralized encrypted communications is made possible by the universal availability of TCP/IP data networking on top of cellular networks. There is nothing stopping RIM from switching to a model like this, and they probably should. Otherwise, it is going to be Death by 1000 Cuts from every government that wants to intercept BlackBerry traffic.
Mike Lazaridis, the co-CEO of RIM, said in today’s Wall Street Journal: “Everything on the Internet is encrypted… If they can't deal with the Internet, they should shut it off.” Indeed, the same could be said about RIM’s proprietary delivery network.


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The flexible, fun 2015 Honda Fit loses a bit of its sporty edge for this generation, but continues to stand out as a strong, driver-friendly choice in a very crowded segment.
The Honda Fit EV shows range similar to that of other compact electric cars on the market and drives well enough, but ultimately feels like a retrofit project car rather than a fully realized futuristic production vehicle.
The 2012 Honda Fit Sport shows the model has aged gracefully, providing handling and performance among the best in its class. The same can't be said for its outdated cabin tech options.
As a city car, the 2010 Honda Fit scores mainly for its versatile interior. Dated cabin tech is a little bit of a letdown, as is the complete lack of Bluetooth phone support.
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Filmmakers have a new set of challenges when it comes to 360-degree video. Here's how the industry is tackling those problems.
The Honda Fit gets a new look for 2015, but retains the spacious and flexible cargo area that we loved from before.
The third-generation Fit no longer looks like the cheapest way to build a car. Brian Cooley takes it for a spin and finds out if its drive lives up to the looks.
Commentary: Leia Organa deserves a face that reflects her age and life experience, says CNET's Bonnie Burton, a lifelong Star Wars fan who can't wait to see Leia be herself again in the new film.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the next new Buick crossover to land on our shores will be the Chinese-built Envision.


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Wind and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of a Kestrel golf team, as they teed off for three worthy children’s charities.
Despite being one of the wettest days of the year, with heavy downpours from dawn to sunset, over 150 golfers joined the golf day and dinner organised by Norfolk-based DMD Installations.
This was the fourth annual DMD charity golf day, which raised an incredible £9,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital, East Anglia Children’s Hospice and Finnbar’s Force, which treats children with brain tumours.
Steve Bowden, commercial director of DMD Installations, commented: “The rain was torrential but our 36 teams still took to the course and raised thousands of pounds for three great causes.
“A huge thank you to Kestrel for their continued support year after year. We hope they’ve dried out now and look forward to welcoming them back in 2020 when, hopefully, the sun will be shining!”
The course at Sprowston Manor Marriott Hotel and Country Club in Norwich took the Kestrel team around four hours.
Owen Thorogood, Kestrel sales and marketing director, commented: “DMD Installations once again put on a great golf event and raised a lot of money for three very deserving causes.
“The Kestrel team put on a stalwart performance and while we may not have had the best score on the day, we did fight the elements to succeed.
“We’re already looking forward to next year’s event, and have put in an early order for sunshine!”
Pictured above is the Kestrel team of Keith Hart, Owen Thorogood and Sam Gotobed.
The 2020 edition of the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum, themed #CIRCULARVINYL, will focus on the key sustainability challenges and transformation for the vinyl industry in the years to come, both in the European and global contexts.Posted in Articles, Building Associations & Institutes, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Exhibitions and Conferences, Posts, Seminars, Site Preparation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling
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|INGREDION INCORPORATED NAMES RHONDA JORDAN TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS|
WESTCHESTER, Ill., October 16, 2013 - Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced the appointment of Rhonda Jordan to its Board of Directors, effective Nov. 1, 2013. Jordan, a 25-year veteran of Kraft Foods Inc., currently serves on the boards of Bush Brothers & Company, a food company best known for branded canned beans, and Colfax Corporation, a multi-platform manufacturing and industry enterprise.
"With extensive experience in the consumer food and beverage industry, Rhonda brings deep experience to our board," said Ilene Gordon, Ingredion's chairman, president and CEO. "Her marketing acumen and keen insights into consumer behavior will be exceptional assets as Ingredion continues to expand our portfolio of value-added ingredient solutions that address key consumer trends."
With Jordan's appointment, concurrent with that of Victoria Reich, Ingredion's board will include four female directors, comprising one-third of the board. "These appointments are consistent with our strategy and commitment to diversity among our leadership and at all levels of the organization," Gordon added.
At Kraft Foods, Jordan held a variety of marketing and executive positions, including president of global health, wellness and sustainability; and president of the U.S. Cheese and U.S. Grocery businesses. She has a B.A. from Northwestern University and a M.B.A. from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Investors: Aaron Hoffman, 708-551-2592
Media: Claire Regan, 708-551-2602


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Booksellers have been decking their shop windows with Union Jacks, and publishers rushing out royal-themed e-books, in the hope that the spirit of national celebration will mean a hike in book sales over the Diamond Jubilee weekend.
While the recent hot and sunny weather might have contributed to a week-on-week drop in the volume of...
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The first Watermark bookshop in Europe has opened in the new London King's Cross concourse with 7,000 books available for sale across the 1,100 sq ft shop.
Former Waterstones Islington manager Farah Taylor has taken charge of the shop as its manager and buyer and has employed 10 staff, who are all "from the book trade and...


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Google has announced that it’s Search product will be impacted by three shifts in how the company views the function that allows people to access information that is more useful.
Ben Gomes, Google Vice President of Search, News, and Assistant, talked about the shifts in a recent blog post noting that:
“When Google started 20 years ago, our mission was to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. That seemed like an incredibly ambitious mission at the time…Fast forward to today, and now we index hundreds of billions of pages in our index—more information than all the libraries in the world could hold.”
From Answers to Journeys
The shifts include moving from answers to journeys, to knowing in advance what a query may be based on machine learning and a deeper embrace of visual content instead of text.
The first shift relates to Google accessing data from its hardware and software products to determine the routines and schedules of its users. Using this, it will reward advertisers and agencies that focus on the life journey or routine of a user, offering them the information they need to make an informed decision.
The technology company has turned to its pool of data that offers scenarios, events, and routines of all types, offering advertisers the opportunity to inject themselves in the lives of current and prospective customers.
The second shift relates to the machine learning investments by Google, specifically a humble brag on the capabilities around query prediction. The participation on an enterprise level with initiatives such as the Data Transfer Project means that Google will trade and gain data from direct and indirect competitors. Using this, it will work its way through the data to map a journey across platforms.
With time, it expects its hardware and software to offer suggestions on next steps and actions, a functionality that is in demand according to a new report from iProspect. Advertisers that port first-party customer data for custom profiles may be aiding Google in identifying trends in queries as well.
The third shift relates to opening Google to audiences in emerging markets where literacy challenges continue to be barricaded to Search access. Removing text-based search means that users can search by uploading an image taken or making a query with their voice, giving strength to machine learning.


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A traveler who smokes should be able to wait to light up until he, or she, gets home. But if that's not possible, the nicotine craving can be satisfied with a layover in Europe or Asia.
A team of German researchers swabbed 400 bathroom door handles from 136 airports in 59 countries. More than 5 percent produced strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a result that underscores the importance of proactive global epidemiological surveillance. There is no such thing as local outbreak anymore.


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Aernnova Aerospace, the Spanish aeronautical component manufacturer, has announced a collective dismissal plan affecting about 190 of its employees: around 100 at its factory in Berantevilla (Alava), and around 90 at its factory in Seville. Overall, both sites currently employ about 630 people. In addition, the company has also announced a temporary layoff plan since 2021 for about 67 employees at Alava factory, while 114 employees at Seville factory are already temporarily laid off.
Aernnova Aerospace assured that these measures are necessary for the survival of the company, adapting its productive capacity to the strong contraction in demand in the sector caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The company also declared that its losses until September amount to €42 million and that they will increase along the last quarter of the year.
The unions CCOO and UGT have opposed the dismissals, arguing that the 'lack of structural workload' claimed by the company is not real; indeed, the general secretary of the Provincial Union of Industry of CCOO of Seville stated that 'the current crisis in the aerospace sector is temporary, and it must be treated as such'. For this reason, both unions have jointly called an indefinite strike since 9 December 2020.
Aernnova was created in 2006 and specialised in the design and manufacture of aerostructures (such as wings, stabilisers and fuselages) for the main Original Equipment Manufacturers. The company announced last summer the collective dismissal of 950 employees, among which 650 in Spain, although the final number of affected workers has later been reduced.


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Last month electronics giant Samsung revealed that its Gear VR, a smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD) made in partnership with Oculus VR, would be launching in the USA in earlier December 2014. Now that this admittedly vague release window has arrived there’s still no official confirmation on what date the device will launch. Despite this, USA phone carrier AT&T has seemingly confirmed that the kit will be launching in the country early next week.
A Twitter user by the name of Mike Fulcher recently posted an image of his receipt for a Gear VR issued at AT&T’s retail store in Merrillville, Indiana, USA. The image clearly lists the Gear VR at the announced price of $199 USD, with shipping listed below. While the image itself doesn’t give an estimated delivery date, Fulcher stated that an email he received later on confirmed that the kit had already been shipped and was expected to be delivered on Monday. As proof of validity, Fulcher stated that he would post pictures of the kit when it arrived.
If this turns out to be true then it’s a strange move on Samsung’s part. During the company’s Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) last month it launched a pre-register site so that fans could be alerted to when pre-orders would open. At the time of writing, no such alert has been issued and registration for the list is still open. That said, handset manufacturers aren’t known for giving specific launch dates for their latest products, usually rolling them out within a pre-announced window.
Gear VR will launch as an Innovator’s Edition designed for early adopters and developers. The kit will initially feature a free store holding demos and short experiences, with a full premium store expected to launch later down the line. VRFocus will continue to follow Gear VR leading up to release, reporting back with any further updates.


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Dr. Bronner’s to Celebrate World Fair Trade Day in Singapore and More Than 10 Countries Around the World on May 13
Campaign Online and in Retail Stores to Educate Consumers on Business for Social Good During Month of May
April 20, 2017
SINGAPORE — On May 13, Dr. Bronner’s, family-owned maker of the top-selling natural brand of soap in North America, in partnership with its global network of distributors, will celebrate World Fair Trade Day in Australia, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United States. Through educational events, in-store demonstrations, promotions, product giveaways and social media campaigns, Dr. Bronner’s partners worldwide will use the retail space to inform and educate consumers about fair trade, and promote the importance of knowing how people all along the supply chain are treated, and how informed and ethical consumption choices can lead to better livelihoods for all. Dr. Bronner’s authorized distributor in Singapore, Nature’s Glory, is proud to be part of this meaningful event.
In Singapore, Dr. Bronner’s will have featured promotions throughout the month of May at participating retailers, including Nature’s Gory, in-store and through their e-shop; all NTUC Finest outlets; major Watson’s outlets; and selected health and wellness stores. The campaign will also promote Journey to Serendipol, an eight-minute documentary about Dr. Bronner’s Fair Trade and Organic Coconut Oil from Sri Lanka, now subtitled in German, French, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. To watch, go to: https://youtu.be/gtOQd748dC0.
“Buying fair trade products can make a difference to producers in developing countries. To them, getting a guaranteed fair price for their goods could mean being able to send their children to school, or putting them on the path out of poverty. Fair trade reduces poverty, encourages environmentally-friendly production methods, and safeguards humane working conditions,” says Peter Lim, President and CEO of Nature’s Glory Singapore. “We encourage ethics such as loving your neighbor as yourself and we believe in supporting those who reward their workers with fair wages, who take care of their workers, and those who take care of our health and the environment. By supporting Dr. Bronner’s, a globally trusted brand, you are supporting this dedicated fair trade vision and mission.”
Fair trade is a movement that empowers farmers to organize and earn a livelihood within the highly competitive global marketplace. Started by the World Fair Trade Organization, World Fair Trade Day began in 2001 to showcase the small-scale producers and farmers at the heart of the global fair trade movement and the contributions they make to healthy, sustainable communities around the world. For the last six years, Dr. Bronner’s has partnered with the organization Fair World Project to organize successful campaigns in retail stores in the United States to connect dedicated fair trade brands with consumers. This will be the first year Dr. Bronner’s celebrates World Fair Trade Day globally.
“My brother and I view our family company as a social engine that does business so we can do good,” says Michael Bronner, President of Dr. Bronner’s. “Sourcing fair trade ingredients allows us to maximize our positive impact, since the production of the coconut, palm, and olive oils we put in our soap helps to improve the livelihoods of the farmers, workers, and communities that produce them. As a global brand sold throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, we are excited to demonstrate our worldwide commitment to fair trade. This will be the first time our global sales and marketing network will mobilize and activate around one cause on the same day. For over 24 hours, around the world, we will demonstrate the power of global community and global business in support of fair trade.”
For Dr. Bronner’s, fair trade is key to ensuring a clean and ethical supply chain. The nearly 70-year-old family company sources its major raw materials from certified organic and fair trade projects around the world, including from Sri Lanka (coconut oil), Ghana (palm oil), Palestine and Israel (olive oil). Besides using fair trade ingredients, Dr. Bronner’s has a dedicated fair trade supply chain, which results in rewarding returns and job creation. In fact, participating brands in Fair World Project’s U.S. World Fair Trade Day program have reported sales growth of nearly 200 percent each year, demonstrating the increasing consumer demand for ethical products and fair trade brands.
“Consumer actions play a significant role in the big picture of trade,” says Dana Geffner, Executive Director of the Fair World Project. “More and more consumers are saying that it’s important to them to shop with their values, they just don’t necessarily know which brands to trust. Dr. Bronner’s models what it means to be a dedicated fair trade brand. Part of the importance of celebrating World Fair Trade Day is to help retailers meet consumer need, while highlighting and supporting companies who are doing good work in their supply chains.”
“Look for the fair trade label on products when you shop next time. The fair trade label provides assurance that farmers and other producers adhere to fair trade standards. Ingredients from these supply chains are audited to ensure fair trade standards. Ingredients from these supply chains are audited to ensure fair trade prices have been paid and that workers on fair trade farms enjoy freedom of association, safe working conditions and sustainable wages. Forced child and slave labor are strictly prohibited. This is something to celebrate,” says Chris Lim, Director of Research and Marketing for Nature’s Glory. “We can all make a real difference with fair trade as it brings social justice and environmental sustainability.”
Dr. Bronner’s is a family business committed to honoring the vision of founder Emanuel Bronner by making socially and environmentally responsible products of the highest quality, and by dedicating profits to help make a better world. Dr. Bronner’s commitment to social justice, environmental sustainability and progressive business practices is part of the company’s mission to put into practice the principles that inform the philosophy printed on the company’s iconic soap labels written by founder Emanuel Bronner. The company is the top-selling natural brand of soap in North America and widely renowned around the world. Based on 2015 sales, a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s soap was sold, on average, every three seconds throughout the year.
For further information on Dr. Bronner’s, please visit: https://info.drbronner.com.
Nature’s Glory was formed in 1991 with the vision and mission to discover the best of nature, for the betterment of health and lives of Mankind. Its philosophy is that man should be in harmony with nature. The team at Nature’s Glory is committed to the excellence of health and the environment. Nature’s Glory is the authorized distributor for Dr. Bronner’s products in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
Nature’s Glory Retail Showroom:
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Apple has always denied that its super cool pricing cartel idea was illegal and that it did anything wrong. In fact it is appealing its conviction. The settlement is conditional on Apple not getting the case overturned on appeal.
US District Judge Denise Cote approved a $450 million settlement of claims Apple harmed consumers by conspiring with five publishers to raise e-book prices on Friday. In approving the settlement, Cote overcame concerns she had expressed over a settlement provision allowing Apple to pay just $70 million if related litigation were to drag out.
That accord calls for Apple to pay $400 million to consumers and $50 million to lawyers if the federal appeals court in New York upholds Cote’s findings, and nothing if the Cupertino, California-based company wins its appeal.
But if the appeals court overturns Cote and returns the case to her, perhaps for a new trial, Apple will owe only $US50 million to consumers and $US20 million to lawyers.
But in Friday’s decision, she noted that the states and consumers “strongly believe” such a scenario is unlikely, and that the settlement has provisions to reduce its likelihood.
She also said the plaintiffs agreed to provide more details about the settlement to consumers, to help them decide whether to accept its terms or sue Apple separately.


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They found some foodstuffs were allowed to retain their organic certification even when serious breaches of regulations were discovered.
The first-ever EU audit of controls on organic foods also claimed weaknesses in the monitoring system have been overlooked by the Department of Agriculture.
The findings of the audit raise some serious questions over a sector which is estimated to be worth €142m annually in terms of organic food sales in the Republic.
Five bodies – the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association (IOFGA), Organic Trust and Global Trust Certification, the Institute of Marketecology and the UK-based Biodynamic Agriculture Association– are authorised to certify and monitor individuals and businesses engaged in organic farming and food production.
The audit found one unnamed certification body classified the vast majority of breaches of organic food regulations as “deviations.”
It meant organic farmers and food producers only needed to take corrective action even though EU inspectors said it indicated the organic status of the foodstuff was affected and decertification should have been considered for the irregularities.
Another certification body which reported an irregularity as a severe breach with a prolonged effect did not recommend that the farmer’s organic licence should be suspended. EU inspectors said the case should have been classified as “a massive infringement.”
They also found that certification bodies did not always seek immediate evidence that a non-compliant product had not been sold as organic, but instead waited until another inspection at a later date.
In one case, a certification body had not noticed an organic food producer had used a label which indicated the use of a non-organic ingredient.
The audit by the European Commission’s food and health safety division found that the Department of Agriculture was not immediately notified of severe irregularities in some cases.
An audit report said delays in notifying the department of such problems undermined the effectiveness of the control system on organic products.
“The system in place does not guarantee that all operators are registered [and] that the list of operators is reliably updated,” it stated.
“Controls of labels and traceability systems are insufficient to identify and/or rectify shortcomings,” it added.
Although certification bodies notify the Department of Agriculture of new and suspended operators on a monthly basis, such changes are not necessarily made to the public list of licensed organic operators.
Although controls at farms were generally well performed, EU inspectors said the supervision of organic food processors was “generally weak” and “overall superficial” with no in-depth verification of information provided by licensed operators.
The Department of Agriculture admitted that due to limited resources it had no dedicated staff members allocated to supervise organic food processing.
There are approximately 2,300 licensed organic operators in the Republic, of which around 1,800 are farmers. Around 3% of farmers are estimated to opt out of organic certification each year.


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It has been more than 18 months since the outbreak of covid fully and the new variants of corona keep coming up, thereby disrupting businesses on a regular basis causing huge amount of fluctuation in demand and supply.
The sectors that first came to my mind when the news of a new variant was the effect that it is going to have on automotive sector as this is one sector which has a direct impact on other sectors like Tourism and Hospitality industry which accounts for 39 million jobs (8% of total workforce approximately in our country).
I was sceptical initially about the growth in private vehicles considering the fact that the growth was slowest ever in last five years.
As if the structural downturn was not enough, The pandemic and its continuing after effects are creating an absolute roller coaster for the sector from last 2 years.
Some of the main reasons that can be attributed to this downturn are :
Fastest BS6 Transition : India implemented BS6 norms from April 1, 2020, just three years after bringing in BS4 emission standards to reduce pollution which resulted in price hike of as high as 20 percent for two-wheelers and 3-4 percent for passenger vehicles thereby putting a dent on demand for the short term.
Covid in 2020 , 2nd Wave in 2021 - Creating huge supply demand mismatching creating huge chaos.
Semi conductor chip shortage - This resulted in supply chain disruption affecting the production
Pollution Worries in many cities causing temporary headwinds.
Improved Public transportation facilities in Metro Cities like Metro trains which also affected some demand.
> What lies ahead for the Private Vehicle Space going forward?
In my opinion, The following factors may positively impact growth in private vehicle space going forward (6 months) :
Work from Office trend is slowly fading and the Back to office theme is slowly emerging in various cities across companies
Hesitancy of people to travel in public transportation temporarily due to fresh covid variants may also result in private vehicle usage.
EVs are rapidly growing across the segments which not only addresses the concerns on the environment front but also will address the high fuel costs problem which our economy constantly faces.
Semi Conductor issue easing going forward which should decrease the costs of the production and ultimately the vehicles.
With most of the headwinds behind, this might be the time to focus on auto sector.
Tell me your views on what other factors can positively or negatively affect the sector going forward.
Disclaimer : No recommendation, only for discussion and study purpose.


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CFOs must now tackle real-time emergencies and have the quick reflexes needed for crisis management.
The pandemic has transformed the chief financial officer’s job, forcing CFOs to focus more on crisis management and environmental and e-commerce issues at the expense of traditional finance considerations.
These are the findings of a recent McKinsey global survey of more than 120 CFOs, which shows that the share of financial leaders who encompass digital activities in their portfolio has tripled from 2016 to 2021.
Five years ago, emerging digital business was quoted by just 9% of CFOs as a major subject. Today, it is a concern for 31% of chief financial officers. The environment is also high on their list. Global warming is “our generation’s problem to solve,” said Scott Herren, Cisco’s CFO and executive vice president. Herren is ready to disclose “mandatory verifiable ESG criteria,” and said US regulators should follow Europe, which is “ahead of the game” with its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
Procurement, board management and investor relations are also high on CFOs’ agenda. According to McKinsey’s survey, 44% of CFOs considered investor relations to be part of their activities in 2016. Five years later, 64% see it as essential.
Paul Jacobson, General Motors’ CFO, recently presented the automaker’s ambitions for 2030 to investors. The usual five-year projection was replaced by an almost 10-year outlook, with the Detroit car manufacturer positioning itself as a technological company that builds e-cars and sells services such as car insurance.
With procurement being an increasing area of oversight for more than 40% of CFOs, compared to 34% five years ago, supply-chain bottlenecks are also now a problem for CFOs to solve. Crocs executives thought they would avoid China’s manufacturing slowdown by switching to Vietnam. Yet when factories shut down in Vietnam, Anne Mehlman, Crocs CFO, had to quickly adjust the strategy of the clogs company. Crocs shifted more production to Indonesia and Bosnia, and redirected its shoes to East Coast docks to avoid port delays in California. Mehlman allocated nine times more money to fly Crocs to the US.
Crunching numbers is not enough anymore. CFOs must now tackle real-time emergencies and have the quick reflexes needed for crisis management.


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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Snacks sold at supermarkets in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are being recalled due to the risk of salmonella contamination.
The warning from the R.I. Department of Health follows the recall of Jif peanut butter products over the weekend.
Now, 11 store-prepared snacks are being pulled from store shelves around the country.
The only one of those products sold locally is Readymeals PB & Trail Mix Snacks, which can be found at Shaw’s and Star Market locations in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, according to the Health Department.
The snacks are sold in clear 7.6-ounce containers, and the recall includes all “sell thru” dates up to and including May 24, 2022.
Consumers are advised to throw the snacks away or return them to the store for a full refund.
Those who eat contaminated food and develop a salmonella infection can experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Salmonella can cause severe illness that may require hospitalization.
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Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar says economic indicators are positive
Ministry of Finance
The govt thanked development partners for 'this critically need support'
'Negotiations with banks are going on in this regard'
The Finance Ministry has dispelled the impression created in a section of the media which claimed that the government will face a gap of up to one trillion rupees.
The Ministry of Finance on Friday (today) issued a statement clarifying the news being circulated regarding of Pakistan being 'blacklisted' by global financial watchdog's, the ministry rubbished all such claims and claimed all such news to be untrue.
The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched the tax amnesty scheme to allow inclusion of non-documented economy in taxation system and to promote economic revival and growth by encouraging tax compliance.
The country borrowed US$26.19 billion in past six financial years apart of US$7.32 billion interest, which enhanced the overall foreign debt in past six years to US$33.50, the ministry said in its written reply of the question.
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Revenue has taken a decision on Tuesday for waiving off duty on trading of classic and vintage cars. It is announced that a flat rate of $5,000 will be imposed on the imports of these classics, without considering the engine capacity. The Federal Government has excluded vintage cars & jeeps from the umbrella of taxes including customs duty, regulatory duty, additional customs duty, federal excise duty, sales tax and withholding tax, instead there…
ISLAMABAD: The national economy suffered overall US$ 57 billion losses due to terrorism in last five years, the Ministry of Finance replied to the Senate.
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said that government during the last two budgets had accorded due consideration to the agriculture sector as it deemed development of agriculture sector a key to overall economic progress, ARY News has learnt.


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For five months out of the year, a small army of volunteers spreads across New Orleans picking fruit from neglected trees and transporting it to food banks
From November to March, New Orleans trees grow heavy with satsumas, grapefruit, tangerines, Calamondin oranges, Meyer lemons, Louisiana sweets. But as citrus season goes on, many urban fruit tree owners don't have the time or energy to continue harvesting, and the fruit goes to waste. Meanwhile, thousands of households within the same city struggle with hunger.
Enter the New Orleans Fruit Tree Project. Modeled after the existing Portland Fruit Tree Project, the program promotes equitable access to healthy, locally-grown food by enlisting volunteers to harvest fruit from registered urban fruit tree properties and donating the harvests to food pantries. There are currently about 30 trees registered and around 60 volunteers on hand to do four harvests a week, according to Megan Nuismer, who began the program last January after moving to New Orleans to work on the Hollygrove community farm for an AmeriCorps Vista position.
"There was a house in the [French] Quarter that had a grapefruit tree that was two stories tall and forty years old and gave off hundreds and hundreds of grapefruits every year," Nuismer said. Volunteers were able to harvest 500 pounds of grapefruit from one such tree without even getting on a ladder. Although occasional orchard cleanings have generated 1,400 pounds of fruit at a time, Nuismer and company focus on more immediately accessible urban harvests. "People buy houses that come with trees and don't know what to do with them," Nuismer said. "A lot of fruit tree owners who find out [about us] get excited because they're able to donate, but also just to reduce the weight."


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Konami has announced that eFootball PES 2021 Season Update will be released for Xbox One on September 15th, and will be available at a standard price of €29.99 / £24.99.
As the company noted yesterday, PES 2021 is an "updated version of last year's game" featuring the same gameplay with the latest player data and club rosters, as the team is currently focusing its efforts on developing its next-gen PES project scheduled to be released late next year.
Players who pre-order eFootball PES 2021 Season Update through PES 2020 will get a 20% loyalty discount for doing so, while those who have played myClub this year will also be eligible for a Veteran's Bonus in-game.
Furthermore, there are special partner club editions of PES 2021 available to pre-order with exclusive content on the Microsoft Store for the likes of Barcelona and Man Utd, available at a higher price of €34.99 / £29.99.
The eFootball PES 2021 Season Update features the same award winning gameplay as last year’s eFootball PES 2020 along with various team and player updates for the new season. Also comes with the UEFA EURO 2020™ mode - all at a special anniversary price!
Will you be buying eFootball PES 2021 Season Update this year? Let us know in the comments.


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Published at Sunday, February 24th, 2019 - 15:19:01 PM. Bathroom. By P11eR.
What’s new and cool in bathroom technology? Freshome rounded up experts from the National Kitchen + Bath Association, Moen, KOHLER, Delta, GRAFF, and Philips Hue to get the latest news on this year’s hottest trends. According to Elle H-Millard of the National Kitchen + Bath Association (NKBA), “We are looking for ‘an experience’ in the bathroom. The technology is all about making our experiences better, whether it’s about being more efficient, safer or more functional.” And while there are bathtubs that make you want to soak for hours, a lot of the new bathroom technology reflects the overwhelming popularity of showers.
Then, every time you start cleaning your bathroom, throw those bad boys in the wash. Plus, did know that flushing your toilet with the lid up can spread small particles across your bathroom? Yeah, maybe give those rugs a double wash.
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What can't Elon Musk do?
As CEO of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla, and cofounder of OpenAI, Musk seems to be everywhere all at once, pushing all kinds of incredible new technologies. He's said he won't be happy until we've escaped Earth and colonized Mars.
In a more immediate sense, Tesla just announced the Model 3— a $35,000 car that may just be the golden ticket to our electric-vehicle future.
Between space rockets, electric cars, solar batteries, research into killer robots, and the billions he's made along the way, Musk is basically a real life Tony Stark — which is why they used him as reference for the "Iron Man" movies.
But it wasn't always easy for Elon Musk. Here's how he went from getting bullied in school to small-time entrepreneur to CEO of two major, seemingly sci-fi companies ... and how it almost made him go completely broke.
His father Errol Musk, an electronics engineer, once said, “Elon has always been an introvert thinker. So where a lot of people would go to a great party and have a great time and drink and talk about all sorts of things like rugby or sport, you would find Elon had found the person’s library and was going through their books."
In 1983, at the age of 12, Musk sold a simple game called Blastar to a computer magazine for $500. Musk once said it was “a trivial game…but better than Flappy Bird.”
While studying at the University of Pennsylvania, Musk and his fellow student Adeo Ressi rented out a 10-bedroom frat house and turned it into an unofficial nightclub. It was an early entrepreneurial experiment.
While Zip2 got off the ground, Musk once said that he literally lived in the office and showered at a local YMCA. It all paid off when Compaq bought Zip2 in a deal worth $341 million in cash and stock, making Musk $22 million.
Musk was named the CEO of the newly minted PayPal. But it wouldn't last long: In October, he started a huge fight among the PayPal cofounders by pushing for them to move their servers from the free Unix operating system to Microsoft Windows. PayPal cofounder and then-CTO Max Levchin pushed back, hard.
In late 2000, Musk took his first vacation in a long time. While Musk's flight was still in the air en route to Australia, PayPal's board fired him and made Thiel the new CEO. "That's the problem with vacations," Musk told Fortune years later.
Even before the PayPal sale, though, Musk stayed on his hustle: A lifelong fan of science fiction, Musk conceived of a crazy plan to send mice or plants to Mars. He even tried to buy decommissioned Soviet missiles for that purpose. But the Russian sellers wanted $8 million or more for each, and Musk thought he could build his own cheaper...
So in early 2002, Musk founded the company that would be known as Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX. Musk's goal is to build processes that would make spaceflight cheaper by a factor of ten.
Read more about this here.
In the long term, SpaceX's goal is to make it affordable to colonize Mars. He's said that SpaceX won't IPO until what he calls the "Mars Colonial Transporter" is flying regularly.
As if that wasn't enough, also in 2006, Musk came up with the idea for SolarCity, a solar energy company designed to combat global warming. He gave his cousins Peter and Lyndon Rive the working capital to get it off the ground. In 2016, Tesla would go on to snatch up SolarCity in a $2.6 billion deal.
But between SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, Musk actually ended up going broke. He describes 2008 as "the worst year of my life," as Tesla kept losing money and SpaceX was having trouble launching its Falcon 1 rocket. By 2009, Musk was living off personal loans just to survive.
All the while, Musk's personal life has been in some kind of flux. In 2008, Musk started dating actress Talulah Riley. They got married in 2010 and divorced in 2012. In July 2013, they got remarried; in December 2014, Musk filed for a divorce but withdrew the paperwork; in March 2016, Riley filed for divorce.
The Falcon Heavy, a new version of the Falcon 9 and the most powerful rocket SpaceX has built to date, most recently completed a successful maiden launch in February.
The Falcon Heavy has three reusable boosters and, for this launch, helped send Musk's personal cherry red Tesla Roadster as a test payload toward Mars' orbit.
Musk can't stop coming up with new ideas, either. Even as he pushes for solar power, electric vehicles, and the colonization of Mars, Musk also designed what he calls the Hyperloop, a transport system that can get you between Los Angeles and San Francisco in 30 minutes. He just announced that he's going to be building his own version, while other companies have also entered the fray.
That's even as Musk pushes Tesla's "Autopilot" self-driving car capabilities, which is a big focus for the company going forward.
In late 2016, Musk tweeted a joke about starting a tunnel-digging venture called "The Boring Company" so he could burrow under traffic, or at least everybody thought it was a joke: The Boring Company just finished digging its first segment of tunnel under Los Angeles.
Still, Musk hasn't been able to duck controversy this year. Musk was widely criticized for joining President Donald Trump's technological advisory councils. Ultimately, he stepped down from those councils after President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Still, things are looking up. Tesla has begun shipping the Model 3, its more affordable $35,000 mass-market model. Musk says that Tesla already has over 450,000 preorders for the Model 3, setting the stage nicely. And the rest, as they say, is history.
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The chemical, which has long been touted as a safe part of global food production, is now at a crossroads. Regulators in the United States and Canada are conducting a formal review of glyphosate's safety, even as lawsuits are pending and some groups are calling for a global ban.
According to Reuters:
"Environmentalists, consumer groups and plant scientists from several countries are warning that heavy use of the chemical over the years is causing dangerous problems for plants, people and animals alike."
Monsanto is also only an FDA approval away from its latest monstrosity -- soybeans that have been genetically modified to produce omega-3 fats. That FDA approval is expected this year.
Monsanto plans to include GM soybean oil in every product it can -- baked goods, baking mixes, breakfast cereals, cheeses, frozen dairy desserts, pasta, gravies and sauces, fruit juices, snack foods, candy, soups, and more.
According to Forbes:
"Monsanto is so despised by environmentalists that Google's first suggested search term for the St. Louis company is 'Monsanto evil.' Readers ... voted Monsanto the world's most evil corporation in a January poll, giving the corporation a whopping 51 percent of the vote."
Marie-Monique Robin, author of The World According To Monsanto, says that for all Monsanto's talk about the ecological and humanitarian benefits of its chemicals and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the solutions have never been delivered.
According to Robin's extensive documentation, this is because what really matters to Monsanto is control of the world seed market. To that end, they have genetically engineered seeds that are resistant to, and therefore dependent on, Roundup, Monsanto's herbicide, which nets them gigantic profits.
Green Left reports:
"GMOs and Roundup, says Robin, are amongst the 'most dangerous products of modern times', joining a list that is heavily populated by other Monsanto products such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxin and bovine growth hormones.
In all cases, Monsanto has been fully aware of their harmfulness yet has lied about their dangers with an impunity conferred by the collusion between the company and the public health and environmental authorities of successive U.S. governments."
You can click on the Green Left link below to read the full story of Monsanto's criminal history.
Glyphosate, the world's bestselling weed killer and the key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, is emerging as one of the most dangerous Monsanto products to date.
As the mastermind behind polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxin and bovine growth hormones, Monsanto is no stranger to toxic products -- PCBs alone have polluted the planet for decades and health risks remain to this day -- but the vast quantities of Roundup being poured over U.S. land could lead to damage of unprecedented proportions.
In a letter sent to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, retired Purdue University professor Don Huber warned that tests show glyphosate "could be contributing to spontaneous abortions and infertility in pigs, cattle and other livestock," Reuters reported. The chemical has also been linked to a growing army of superweeds that now cover about 11 million acres of farmland, up fivefold from just three years ago, according to Penn State weed scientist David Mortensen.
Today there are more than 750 products in the United States that contain glyphosate, and the problems to human health and the environment are only slated to get worse if drastic changes are not made in the massive use of Roundup herbicide across the United States.
How Did Roundup Become so Popular?
Millions of pounds of Roundup are used every year on U.S. gardens, lawns and farms. It works by inhibiting an enzyme called EPSP synthase, which is necessary for plants to grow. Without it, plants are unable to produce essential proteins so they slowly yellow and die.
Ordinarily, if you were to spray Roundup on crops, it would kill them . So Monsanto created genetically modified (GM) Roundup Ready crops, which produce an enzyme that has the same function as EPSP synthase, but is not affected by Roundup. This allows farmers to liberally spray Roundup directly onto their Roundup Ready crops, killing only weeds and leaving the crops to grow unharmed.
However, this convenience comes at a steep price, as evidence shows that Roundup's active ingredient glyphosate is actually devastating crops and human and animal health around the world.
Cancer, Infertility and Plague Epidemics
GM expert Jeffrey Smith has reported that glyphosate promotes the formation of certain types of fungi that are dangerous to people and contaminate food and animal feed. One such fungi, the Fusarium fungus, has been linked to plague epidemics, cancer, infertility and animal diseases.
Residues of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide found in GM food and feed have also been linked to cell damage and death, even at very low levels. Researchers have also found it causes membrane and DNA damage, and inhibits cell respiration.
And in one animal study, rats given 1,000 mg/kg of glyphosate resulted in a 50 percent mortality rate, and skeletal alterations were observed in over 57 percent of fetuses!
It's also possible that glyphosate is significantly altering the nutrient content of our food, through its chelating mechanism, leading to widespread mineral deficiencies in animals and humans. Smith writes:
"The same nutrients that glyphosate chelates and deprives plants are also vital for human and animal health. These include iron, zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, boron, and others. Deficiencies of these elements in our diets, alone or in combination, are known to interfere with vital enzyme systems and cause a long list of disorders and diseases …
Glyphosate-induced mineral deficiencies can easily go unidentified and untreated. Even when laboratory tests are done, they can sometimes detect adequate mineral levels, but miss the fact that glyphosate has already rendered them unusable.
Glyphosate can tie up minerals for years and years, essentially removing them from the pool of nutrients available for plants, animals, and humans. If we combine the more than 135 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicides applied in the US in 2010 with total applications over the past 30 years, we may have already eliminated millions of pounds of nutrients from our food supply."
A Threat to Future Food Crops (and the Food Chain That Depends on Them)
Monsanto's Roundup weed killer is thought to be contributing to Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), a deadly plant disease that causes plants to turn yellow and die.
Numerous studies have linked glyphosate to increases in SDS, including in crops that have never been sprayed with the herbicide but were planted in a field that received an application the previous season.
If an herbicide were actually weakening crops, wouldn't farmers know? Not necessarily, as the herbicide does not kill plants outright. Rather, it creates what Jeffrey Smith calls "a unique perfect storm of conditions" that ultimately weakens the plants and promotes disease.
- Acting as a chelator of vital nutrients, depriving plants of the nutrients necessary for healthy plant function
- Destroying beneficial soil organisms that suppress disease-causing organisms and help plants absorb nutrients
- Interfering with photosynthesis, reducing water use efficiency, shortening root systems and causing plants to release sugars, which changes soil pH
- Stunting and weakening plant growth
- Promoting disease-causing organisms in soil, which then overtake the weakened crops
Roundup may actually be changing the makeup of soil and boosting the number of disease-causing organisms, a deadly recipe for crops around the globe.
As Don Huber stated:
"There are more than 40 diseases of crop plants that are reported to increase with the use of glyphosate, and that number keeps growing as people recognize the association between glyphosate and disease."
Superweeds are Getting Out of Control
More than 75 percent of soybeans, 65 percent of cotton, and 10 percent of corn grown in the United States contain the GM Roundup Ready gene -- and all of these crops receive numerous applications of Roundup each and every year. Even John Ramsay, chief financial officer of plant sciences company Syngenta, told Reuters:
"Glyphosate resistance has built up to quite concerning levels in the United States … It is not surprising that with every single farmer pouring glyphosate over virtually every acre, plant life is going to have something to say about it."
Indeed, it's estimated that more than 130 types of weeds spanning 40 U.S. states are now herbicide-resistant. As a result, farmers are applying even more herbicides to crops. This is, in fact, the National Research Council's advice to farmers who are facing issues with superweeds:
"In particular, farmers who grow GE [genetically engineered] herbicide-resistant crops should not rely exclusively on glyphosate and need to incorporate a range of weed management practices, including using other herbicide mixes."
But applying even more chemicals to the soil is only adding to the problem, as Center for Food Safety analyst Bill Freese told Reuters.
"That is going to spell big problems... even larger problems with herbicide-resistant weeds … It will just accelerate this toxic spiral of increased pesticide use."
Monsanto's in it for the Money
Monsanto long used the slogans, "It's Safer than Mowing," "Biodegradable," and "Environmentally Friendly" to describe Roundup -- until the real effects of this toxic herbicide were revealed and they were forced to discontinue their deceptive advertising. As always, their ultimate goal remains to protect their lucrative profits and virtual monopoly over GM crops and related herbicide use.
In 2010, glyphosate-based herbicides including Roundup brought in more than $2 billion in sales for Monsanto.
"All Monsanto's talk about the ecological and humanitarian miracles of its chemicals and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is so much hot air, says Marie-Monique Robin in The World According To Monsanto.
The reduction of pesticide pollution, the end of world hunger, plants producing biodegradable plastics, corn containing antibodies against cancer -- none of these promised GMO solutions have been delivered.
This is because what really matters to Monsanto, as Robin documents, is control of the world seed market and the genetic engineering of those seeds to be resistant to, and therefore dependent on, Roundup, Monsanto's herbicide with the real miracle; gigantic profits."
Unfortunately, as it stands Monsanto is set to introduce even more GM crops to the marketplace, with their latest creation -- soybeans genetically modified to produce omega-3 fats -- just one FDA approval away.
Will the EPA Take Action Before it's Too Late?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally looking into the damaging effects of glyphosate on humans and the environment and plans to make a decision regarding its future by 2015. At that time, Roundup could either continue to be used as it is now, be required to have some modifications to its use or be banned from use entirely in the United States.
Hopefully they will not continue their history of leniency with the chemical. As Reuters reported:
"Though the Food Quality Protection Act requires the EPA to use an extra tenfold (10X) safety factor to protect infants and children from effects of the pesticide, the agency determined there was adequate data available to show that the margin of safety for glyphosate could be reduced to only a 1X factor."
The potential health ramifications of these worldwide experiments with our food supply are frightening to say the least. And unfortunately the EPA will NOT be conducting its own studies for the glyphosate review, but rather will be reviewing data that comes from the agricultural chemicals industry, including Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow Chemical and BASF. Industry-funded studies are notorious for being biased in favor of the corporate side, so only time will tell whether the EPA's review will be beneficial for public health and the environment -- or big business.
In the meantime, if you care about the health and future of your family, I strongly urge you to refuse to participate in this destructive trend and help to give Monsanto the boot.
By boycotting all GM foods and instead supporting organic (and local) farmers who do not use Monsanto's GM seeds, you are using your wallet to make your opinions known.
Most people want to avoid GMOs but it is virtually impossible to do so, since the government prevents GMO labeling.
However, Jeffrey Smith has compiled a resource for you to avoid the government block of information -- the free Non-GMO Shopping Guide. You can also print out the Non-GMO Shopping Guide and give it to your friends and family.
By making your shopping choices according to this guide, you can help ensure that Monsanto will fall further and further from public favor, until one day perhaps they will disappear from the radar entirely.


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Tesla’s first XL Supercharger stations with 20 charging points are soon opening in Albany, New York and Burbank, California. The installation of significantly bigger charging stations represents the EV maker’s current strategy for the States but also a readiness for the Model 3 roll-out.
40 charging stations for Romania: E.ON Romania and Hungarian MOL agreed on erecting 40 EV charging stations in Romania until 2020. The project partners count on support through European funds.
seenews.com, petrolplaza.com, business-review.eu, romania-insider.com
Debut of VW’s infrastructure project in the U.S.: Volkswagen has started the installation of its charging network in the States, following the company’s court settlement for the diesel-gate. The first quick charging station under the label “Electrify America” recently opened in Washington D.C. and marks the beginning of the first stage, that will see 50 DC charger installed in 10 cities until September.
BYD enters partnerships in Chile: Chinese BYD has signed an agreement with Enel Chile in order to deliver 90 electric buses to the Latin American country. Additionally, the company teams up with the Federico Santa María Technical University as both seek to improve the education of teachers and students when it comes to EV tech and to support electric mobility research.
byd.com (electric buses), byd.com (university cooperation)
Korea halves EV’s toll charges: The country’s transport ministry intends to halve highway toll charges for EVs and FCVs from September to boost EV sales. Korea’s government raised its electric mobility objectives generally and now wants 1.5m electrified cars to populate the country’s roads by 2020.
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Apple will pay about $38bn (£27.3bn) in tax on the roughly $250bn cash pile it holds outside the US following recent changes to American tax rules.
The sum is expected to be the biggest payment under the reforms, which slash the US corporate tax rate.
The tech giant also plans to build a new campus and create 20,000 new jobs in the US.
Apple said its plans would contribute more than $350bn to the US economy over the next five years.
The company has not said how much of its cash abroad would be brought back to the US.
Chief executive Tim Cook said Apple is “focusing our investments in areas where we can have a direct impact on job creation”.
Apple employs about 84,000 people in the US and expects to spend $55bn with domestic suppliers and manufacturers this year.
The company has data centres in seven states. On Wednesday, it broke ground on an expansion of its operations in Reno, Nevada.
It plans to spend more than $10bn on data centres over five years, as part of a $30bn capital spending plan for the US.
The location of Apple’s new campus, which will house technical support staff, will be announced later in 2018.
Apple had earlier said it planned $16bn in capital expenditures in 2018, up from about $15bn in the prior year.
Apple is the latest company to promote plans to invest in America following the overhaul of the US tax code.
The changes cut the corporate rate from 35% to 21%. They also stopped applying the corporate rate to profits that companies make overseas, in exchange for a one-off tax payment.
President Donald Trump had argued the cuts would make the US more competitive and spur domestic companies to invest at home.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican congressman who spearheaded the tax overhaul, celebrated Apple’s plans to invest in a post on Twitter.
“This is great news for the American economy and for America’s workers,” he said.
Opponents to the new tax law predicted much of the money firms saved from the cuts would go to share buybacks and higher dividends.
CFRA Research analyst Angelo Zino said on Wednesday he expects Apple could repurchase as much as 10% of its shares over the next 12 to 18 months.
The company has spent $166bn already to repurchase shares under a plan to return $300bn to shareholders by March 2019.
Apple has previously called for simplification of US tax rules, amid criticism of its large overseas cash holdings and investigation by US tax authorities.
The company’s announcement of its planned investments comes as tech firms face questions from competition regulators, as well as calls to make devices less addictive.
Apple is also facing legal action over its deliberate slowing of older iPhones.
The firm reported nearly $230bn in sales and more than $48bn in profit for the 12 months ended 30 September.


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The Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) North America, is pleased to announce that Dr. A. Brent Strong, SAMPE Fellow, professor emeritus, Brigham Young University, Utah, and the Chief Technology Officer for UAMMI, has been named 2021 recipient of the SAMPE North America Distinguished Service Award.
April 5, 2021
Good news! Utah’s manufacturers are rebounding from the impacts of the COVID-19 recession thanks to the strong economic base going into the recession. The report is an update to Using Market Demand to Manage Production Levels COVID-19 Market Demand Analysis and Forecast 1.0, which was released in November 2020. Most industries, with the exception of petroleum-based products, are resetting production rates to new levels to meet the emerging demand patterns as we weather the COVID-19 recession.


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Misys developed the module by adapting its existing Summit technology for the credit derivatives market – it will now be able to handle bonds, foreign exchange, interest rates and credit, allowing customers to create structured hybrid products.
The platform is also integrated with the Reference Entity Database produced by the US Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Markit.
Suzanne McLaughlin, Misys product marketing manager, said of the product: “We wanted to develop a module to handle everything for all products in one. From a technology point of view, we believe this product leads the market.”
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Around the world, there are some incredibly strange and peculiar roads, which can make driving in other countries an interesting experience.
While Britain may have roads in better conditions than in some other nations, it’s no secret that some of the tarmac and concrete surfaces that we drive on each day aren’t what we would call “in good condition”!
In preparation for the forecast growth for 2017 LTS Global Solutions are pleased to announce that Martina Hourigan will transition from Office Manager to Logistics Manager with immediate effect.
LTS Global Solutions are pleased to announce that Mirza Baig will be joining their board of Directors with immediate effect.
LTS Global Solutions continues to grow with a diverse range of customers, matching logistics solutions to customers’ needs and providing cost effective warehousing and transportation solutions.
Having launched their International services in August 2015, LTS has now emerged as a total logistics & supply chain solution provider, offering a comprehensive range of worldwide shipping, transport and logistics solutions. LTS is supported by a strong network of global partners enabling them to provide bespoke, reliable & cost […]
2016 has seen LTS Global Solutions invest in a high-tech system for its international operations. The partnership with a well-known software provider underlines the importance LTS is placing on technology as a key to growth within the logistics and supply chain sector. The new system will provide customers with a […]
They’re here – new arrivals to our yard in the shape of two spanking new DAF XF Euro 6 tractor units, designed for maximum transport efficiency! Welcome to the new generation of high performance, high efficiency vehicles at LTS!
Cooking Up A Great Service For The Panelling Centre The Client: The Panelling Centre is one of Ireland’s leading manufacturers and distributors of kitchens, bedrooms, flooring systems and appliances, with locations across Ireland, aiming to inspire customers with up to date, high quality designer ranges. The company has over 40 […]
It may have been some time in the planning but it’s finally happened – LTS Global Solutions has moved to new, extended premises in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, opening no less than 24 loading doors to enhance customer service and facilitate planned expansion.