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Another Disney Resort has found itself wrapped up in Guest action regarding Park Pass availability for Passholders, and this time some are claiming the Disney Park security is confiscating items illegally.
Disneyland Paris is currently amid its 30th anniversary celebrations. But while the festivities roll on inside Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park, another moment is happening outside the Park gates.
Today marks the peaceful protest by the “Yellow Ears” group, named after the color of their Mickey Mouse ears worn by supporters of the movement and the protest action. These Guests are Passholders and, like Guests of Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, are protesting the hardship of securing a Park Pass reservation despite them being dedicated fans and frequent payers of the respective Resorts.
A public Facebook group created by Sandy Visonneau establishes what the group intends to protest against with the event happening today around the theme park entrance. Visonneau writes (translated from French):
If you are an annual pass holder, you are not happy with the reservation system, and you want to come and express your dissatisfaction (in a peaceful way of course) see you on October 22 at 2 p.m. in front of the station kiosk, with yellow ears (or yellow clothing) and small signs that will show the park that we don’t want to let it go. The Chessy police will be present to supervise the event. (2 p.m. to avoid hindering the entrance to the park in the morning and spoiling the stay of a lifetime of families who have nothing to do with it). If you can’t be physically present for this first demonstration, but you support the idea, register as “interested” PS: no reservation needed, we won’t go to the park, just in front of the entrance.
Social media has captured some of the moments from the day so far but a surprising claim has come from Visonneau herself which suggests Disneyland Paris security is acting illegally by confiscating yellow ears from Guests wishing to enter the Parks.
Disneyland Paris gives itself the right to confiscate Mickey’s ears as soon as they are yellow. Nice reaction from the park. They are going through the bags so feel free to put them under your t-shirt/sweater/coat, even if you won’t need it in the park, since the protest is not inside. See you later at 2pm
It is highly unusual that theme park security is confiscating items that are not listed in their prohibited items list. Again, these are claims from those on the ground, and more information may come to light over the next few hours surrounding the events at Disneyland Paris. As for a glimpse of what is happening around Disneyland Park, Walt Disney Studios Park, and Disney Village, ED92 (@ED92Magic) has captured some of those protesting:
Approximately 70 guests are gathered outside the SNCF station to stage a protest about the park reservation system
Approximately 70 guests are gathered outside the SNCF station to stage a protest about the park reservation system pic.twitter.com/lNJDeMuxiv
— ED92 (@ED92Magic) October 22, 2022
Inside the Magic will continue to update this developing story.
What are your thoughts on the Park Pass reservation systems at Disney Parks worldwide? Let us know in the comments down below!
Disneyland Paris is home to two theme parks, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park, as well as the dining and shopping area, Disney Village. For Guests wanting to stay at the Disney Resort to experience attractions like Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain, new lands like Avengers Campus, and meet a variety of Disney characters they can choose from a host of Disney hotel escapes such as Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne, Disney’s Newport Bay Club, and the soon to reopen flagship accommodation, Disneyland Hotel.


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A dad blogger in search of outrage about how dads are treated in ads has discovered to his surprise that most ads last year portrayed dads pretty well.
Zach Rosenberg, author of the 8bitdad.com blog, sifted through 140 ads showing dads that he'd seen on TV and were captured by iSpot.tv last year. "Dad bloggers often sit around in their secret online societies and discuss exactly how bad dads look in commercials," Mr. Rosenberg wrote. But when he methodically watched and evaluated the ads, he rated 60% of the ads "good" or "mostly good" in their portrayal of dads, and only 20% "bad" or "very bad." He rated the other 20% as "neutral."
At least part of the change, Mr. Rosenberg writes, comes from conscious efforts by such marketers as Kimberly-Clark Corp., the owner of Huggies, and Unilever to improve how they portray and deal with dads. Both were at the Dad 2.0 Summit last year, with Unilever's Dove Men + Care as title sponsor. And Dove followed up with an ad campaign featuring the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the positive contributions of fathers.
Rosenberg still found some room to gripe, noting issues with ads from KFC and Robitussin last year and the continued omission of dads in Procter & Gamble Co.'s latest "Proud Sponsor of Moms" ad this year.
So have ads actually changed or would a comprehensive look always have found portrayals of dads to be mostly positive? It's hard to say. For one thing, iSpot.tv, which Mr. Rosenberg used to find the ads for review, has only been around since mid-2012. But Mr. Rosenberg is already planning a "wider panel of judges" to evaluate 2014 offerings.

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A rock star’s fully furnished condo on the market, a players club purchase, and new spots for outdoor dining are making real estate news.
Paul Stanley’s fully furnished Flamingo Road penthouse is on the market for a little more than half what he paid for it in 2008, right before the financial crisis rocked the real estate market.
ROCK STAR DIGS: Partying like a rock star isn’t difficult in Vegas, and now you can live like one, too. Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley has put his 3,142-square-foot, 57th-floor penthouse at Palms Place on the market for $1.799 million. It comes fully furnished, right down to Stanley’s bedroom set, oversize dining table, huge couches, pool table, and rock star-worthy outdoor Jacuzzi with skyline views. “You’ve got full hotel amenities,” says listing broker Gavin Ernstone, including “room service, a tanning salon, a full gym, and the great Simon restaurant.” And while a “sky tube” connects Palms Place to the Palms Casino Resort, the building has its own entrance, so you can dodge autograph seekers.
Pamela Anderson recently purchased this 10,000-plus-square-foot mansion designed by John Rattenbury, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright.
MOST APPROPRIATE STREET NAME: From sex tapes to starchitecture, Pamela Anderson (famously filmed in bed with Tommy Lee) and Rick Salomon (costar of Paris Hilton’s most famous on-camera appearance) know how to keep things lively. Anderson recently filed for divorce from Salomon, not long after the power couple purchased 9028 Players Club Drive, a 10,000-plus-square-foot mansion designed by John Rattenbury, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright. They paid $3.8 million for the house, which cost $8.5 million to build. Listing agent Kamran Zand of Luxury Estates International says that 100 people, including casino executives and Ultimate Fighting Championship mogul Dana White, visited the open house. The residence includes four bedrooms, a 27-foot observation tower, and 1,000 tons of custom stone amid indoor and outdoor waterfalls, tropical trees, desert plants, a golf course, and mountain views. But Anderson and Salomon added a touch of their own. “They gutted it,” Zand reports. “It’s a transformation. More people are attracted to modern, clean lines now.”
Monte Carlo’s new open-air dining plaza.
COME OUT AND PLAY: As part of MGM Resorts’ latest massive Strip makeover, Monte Carlo has unveiled an open-air dining plaza with an energetic collection of eateries, including the Vegas debuts of the popular LA pizza destination 800 Degrees and Chicago chef Matthias Merges’s highly acclaimed Yusho, which serves elevated versions of Japanese street food. Rounding out the new spots are Double Barrel Roadhouse, featuring craft cocktails, sliders, and deep-fried s’mores, and the organic ice cream shop BLVD Creamery. “We didn’t want mass chains of restaurants and what people can see in any other city they travel to,” says Monte Carlo GM Patrick Miller. This part of the Strip will receive further enhancement in 2016 when MGM Resorts opens a 20,000-seat arena and the new development The Park, offering the first Vegas outpost of the famed NY burger mecca Shake Shack.


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Higher consumption of pork and poultry expected in Mexico
Animal protein consumption in Mexico is expected to rise this year, as demand for chicken meat, eggs and pork is already at elevated levels. Domestic consumption is expected to reach 28.3 million tons this year, 1.2% more than the previous year. Growth will be supported by higher consumption of:
Chicken (3.8%), close to 4.5 million tons.
Pork (3.4%) around 2.6 million tons; and,
Egg (3.3%) increase in the consumption of to reach a consumption of 3.2 million tons, as revealed by a Genesus market report.
"Pork prices in Mexico soared at record highs during the first half of the year (62% higher year over year) helping producers offset high input costs. Hog prices are expected to plateau in 2022 after record price volatility in 2020/2021, according to Rabobank. Both, production growth and market price, however, have temporarily slowed with an expected rebound in the fourth quarter," reports Fernando Ortiz, Ibero-America Business Development Manager.
It is expected that Mexican imports of pork in 2022 will be close to a million tonnes, although a little lower than what was imported in 2021 because the national production could exceed the growth in demand.
The United States will continue to be Mexico's leading foreign supplier of pork, and Mexico will continue to be the second-largest destination for US pork exports, closely following China.
Mexico's pork exports in 2022 are forecast to remain at the same level as 2021 (390,000 tonnes) with stable export demand from Asia and the Americas. Mexican exporters have learned to diversify their markets with shipments of high-value cuts to the US and special and more elaborate cuts to Japan and Korea.
Mexican pork exports to the US have increased at a rate of 23% in the last three years. Exports to Canada grew at a rate of almost 15% during the same period. Annual Mexican pork exports to South Korea accelerated in 2021, reaching record highs.
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Motorists are coming to view long-term warranties covering the cost of parts such as exhausts and car batteries as a necessity rather than an optional extra.
That's according to RAC Warranty, which explains that the longer new and used car warranties currently on the market are leaving many drivers uncomfortable at the thought of going without.
Ian Simpson, sales and marketing director of the company, said that it is seeing growing awareness of and demand for longer warranties, in the used car market as well as for new vehicles.
"The mindset of new and used car customers is changing as a result of the way all warranties have lengthened – with three years now the minimum at new car level and a year provided with many used cars," he said.
Mr Simpson suggested that motorists now have "a desire for, and possibly even an expectation of, continuous warranty cover," explaining that these products offer great peace of mind at a time when many drivers are uncertain about their future economic situations.
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In a preview video of Horizon Zero Dawn that Meristation uploaded to youtube, the entire map of the game was revealed. However, shortly after, the map was removed from the video – but a clever Neogaf user managed to snag some shots of the map size and it looks like open world lovers are in for a treat, the map is massive.
I know the quality of these images is absolutely awful, but bear with me:
Although not as massive as some games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild it’s still a large play size, quality over quantity right?
The game is just around the corner and will launch on PS4 exclusively on February 28.


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DIA continues its expansion with the opening of 15 shops in April and May, creating 94 jobs
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The chain, which at close of 2015 had a total of 4,941 shops in Spain, expands its presence in the country with these new establishments
DIA opens 12 shops of its own, accumulating a sales space exceeding 5,800 square metres and creating 83 jobs. Meanwhile the three new franchise establishments will provide jobs to 11 people
DIA has opened a total of 15 establishments in April and May, of which 12 are its own shops and three will operate as franchises. These new customer shopping establishments are located in Catalonia (5), Basque Country (3), Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, La Rioja and Murcia (1). These openings allow the chain to expand its presence in Spain following its strategy to keep close to
The new shops operate under the formats of DIA Maxi, DIA Market,
Cada DIA and Clarel. The group’s 12 own establishments accumulate a sales space of more than 5,800 square metres and provide work to 83 people. In turn, the group’s three new franchises have created 11 direct jobs. With last month’s openings the company consolidates its presence in Spain where, at close of 2015, it had 4,941 establishments, of which 1,954 operate as franchises.


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William Chew, founder of Mak Tok, has been awarded the Yorkshire Grit award at the recent Garbutt + Elliott Food Entrepreneur Awards.
In June 2018, Will was facing deportation after his visa application was rejected by the Home Office on a technicality. In just two weeks, Will and his team worked around the clock to stop that from happening, and also saved Mak Tok.
Will got in touch with the mayor, MPs, press and radio stations and also created and shared a petition online to gather support from the public to overturn the decision.
He was able to get the best immigration solicitors to represent his case, along with a team of professional accountants, and his visa was granted in September.
Tony Farmer, Partner at Garbutt + Elliott said: “The food industry is fraught with challenges. Volatile retail markets, product recalls and natural disasters like flooding, all present some real business challenges.
“In this award we were looking for a resilient Yorkshire business that successfully conquered challenges to come out on top. Will’s witty gritty perseverance in the face of adversity hands down won the judging panel’s hearts.”
Will and his team are now preparing to launch Mak Tok in a supermarket chain, as well as exporting to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Tony added: “Golda Meir, former prime minister of Israel, said ‘you'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity’. The Yorkshire Grit category award honours the food or drink business who turned sparring into a fight and won the battle.
“It is clear that there is no more deserving winner than Sheffield business Mak Tok’s founder, William Chew, who, along with his team is spicing up our meals with their artisan chilli paste.”
The Garbutt + Elliott Food Entrepreneur Awards celebrate the best food and drink offerings across the UK and highlight the county’s growing position within the national and even international marketplace. They were set up in recognition of entrepreneurs and businesses from across Yorkshire.
Visit www.maktok.com to learn more about the business and shop the range of chilli paste flavours which are available.


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Microsoft is aiming to increase its appeal to marketers with a new way to measure the effectiveness of internet advertising campaigns. The company’s new “Engagement Mapping” is due to begin in beta form on March 1 and hopes to promote a change in thinking about how ads affect consumers’ buying decisions.
Microsoft’s approach departs from the long-standing ad campaign reporting methodology that associates sales, leads and web traffic simply to the last click or ad exposure. The new system instead takes into account a broader range of ads consumers see before they buy, so clients truly know how each ad exposure — whether display, rich media or search, seen multiple times on multiple sites and across many channels — influenced an eventual purchase.
Microsoft's new ad initiative follows its purchase of online marketing company aQuantive for $6 billion last year in an effort to capitalize on the fast-growing online ad market and better compete against Google.


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The sports car manufacturer Lotus will work with partners to develop a new lightweight architecture for electric vehicles as part of a project sponsored by the British government. Further details on the Lightweight Electric Vehicle Architecture (LEVA) will be published at a later date.
The project will be driven by Lotus in partnership with Sarginsons Industries, a specialist in aluminium die-casting, and Brunel University London. Lotus claims that LEVA will result in “groundbreaking new BEV chassis and powertrain concepts”, but does not give further details. The project is funded by the British Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy through the Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator program of the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).
Lotus has been majority-owned by Geely since 2017. In the summer of 2019, the British small-series manufacturer showed a fully electric Hypercar for the first time. The company plans to produce 130 units of the 2,000 hp model called Evija.
Matt Windle, Executive Director of Engineering at Lotus said: “Following the launch of the Lotus Evija, our all-electric hypercar, this project is a key building block in our vision to deliver a full range of electrified Lotus performance cars ‘For The Drivers’.” In his view, public funding is critical: “Funding of this nature is critical to stimulate the automotive industry and supply chain as both continue to adjust to a rapidly changing landscape.”
Back then it was said that the 1.7 million-pound ($2.1 million) all-electric Evija would be followed by a solely combustion-engine model to be revealed in 2020, after which all subsequent cars will have electric variants. At the time Feng Qingfeng, CTO of Geely said: “The manufacturing location depends on the local advantage”. He explained, “The UK is good at making hand-made cars, so sports and hypercars. In China, we may have more advantage in infrastructure for mass-production cars.”


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January 17th, 20200DEARBORN — A grand opening party for the new Red Effect Infrared Fitness for Women location in west Dearborn took place on Saturday, December 28, celebrating the fast-growing nationwide fitness chain's latest success story.
Guests officially welcomed Dearborn native Allie Mallad's newest location to the neighborhood with music,...
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The market is looking increasingly difficult for the supermarket sector in the run-up to Christmas, with discount stores like Lidl and Aldi proving difficult competition for the Big Four.
According to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel, both Tesco and Asda have seen a sales fall of 3.4 percent in the 12 weeks to December. UK Investor Magazine recently carried out our own survey on readers Christmas shopping habits, which also spelled bad news for Tesco – readers who bought the majority of their big Christmas shop there this year decreased from 30.95 percent in 2014 to 27.7 percent this year. Asda had similar results, with readers doing their Christmas shop there falling from 6.35 percent in 2014 to 3.97 percent in 2015.
However, according to Kantar Worldpanel it’s not all bad news for the Big Four; despite falling in-store sales, both Tesco and Asda both Tesco and Asda have managed to increase sales through their websites.
The supermarket sector is going through a tough time at the moment, with the traditional large British supermarkets – Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons – suffering falling results as consumers seek out cheaper prices elsewhere.


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Trudeau's intended move would follow the decisions of Germany, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands, all of whom have announced a halt to arms sales to the kingdom.
TO WORK ON WTO REFORMS, "THROUGH CONSULTATIONS ON EQUAL GROUNDS".
GENEVA, Dec 17- The United States said on Monday that China's "unfair competitive practices" were harming foreign companies and workers in a way that violates World Trade Organization rules, but said that Washington would lead reform efforts. But China has pursued "non-market industrial policies and other unfair competitive practices" aimed at supporting its...
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TRADE AMBASSADOR SHEA TELLS WTO THAT WASHINGTON SEEKS TRADE LIBERALISATION AND DEEPER TIES WITH COUNTRIES WHICH SHARE ITS COMMITMENT TO "FAIR MARKET COMPETITION AND RECIPROCITY".
"REFORMS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUED VIABILITY" OF WTO, WASHINGTON WILL BE AT FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS, U.S.
CHINAS APPROACH IS CAUSING SERIOUS HARM TO THE UNITED STATES AND MANY OTHER WTO MEMBERS AND THEIR COMPANIES AND WORKERS, THIS IS "INCOMPATIBLE" WITH WTO- U.S.
Two of China's largest electric car start-ups launched new passenger vehicles this month in a bid to capture part of the government-supported market before subsidies end and better-known brands such as Tesla move into the massive Chinese market.
*Japan, South Korea could be among hardest hit- IMF official. TOKYO, Dec 17- Trade frictions between China and the United States are already affecting business confidence and investment in Asia, a senior International Monetary Fund official said, warning that the fund could further cut its global growth forecasts in January. Changyong Rhee, director of the IMF's...
European stocks opened lower Monday morning, amid escalating concerns of a sharp slowdown in global growth.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17- The United States has welcomed Chinese concessions since the two declared a trade war truce in early December, but trade experts and people familiar with negotiations say Beijing needs to do far more to meet U.S. demands for long-term change in how China does business. China has also cut tariffs on imports of cars from the United States, dialed...
Given their record over the last two years, Washington strategists seem to know nothing about the extent to which an improving trade balance increases business investments, profits, employment creation and more, Michael Ivanovitch writes.
Indonesia posted its widest monthly trade deficit in over five years in November as exports slumped, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday.
Ken Peng of Citi Private Bank says developments in U.S.-China trade talks are unlikely to improve China's macroeconomic data in the short-term.
Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights and Strategy weighs in on the what he sees as the winners and losers of the smartphone technology race.
Steve Brice of Standard Chartered Private Bank says President Trump could become increasingly willing to talk to negotiate with China on trade issues.
Helen Qiao of Bank of America Merrill Lynch says trade pressures and waning domestic demand could hurt economic growth in China in 2019.
Khiem Do, a fund manager at Baring Asset Management, weighs in on the U.S.-China trade dispute.
*China economists, govt advisers beat drum for faster reforms. *U.S. demands China shift away from state-led model. BEIJING, Dec 14- China's trade war with the United States is spurring some Chinese entrepreneurs, government advisers and think-tanks to call for faster reforms in the world's second-largest economy and the freeing of a private sector stifled by...


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Another scam to beware of! This time it has to do with iTunes.
The Sonora police department releasing a warning to consumers that thieves are going around trying to scam money from residents by asking them to send money through I-tunes gift cards.
One victim received an email that said his apple account had been compromised and to fix it they had to pay a small fee to the "company."
That fee kept increasing as the scammers continued to take more money from the victims account.
Sonora PD says if you receive an email like this contact your local police department.


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In-Depth Report: JD Cold Chain Logistics: Building Strength on Strength for Customers
by Ling Cao
JD’s cold chain logistics has been key in both ensuring livelihood during the epidemic as well as transporting medical supplies that have specific temperature requirements.
JD internal data shows that JD cold chain orders in Q1 2020 increased 200% y-o-y. In early April, with resumption of transportation in and around Hubei province, JD’s Asia No.1 logistics park in Wuhan is seeing robust growth in number of orders, with almost 1,400 tons of fresh food products from Hubei sold on JD.com within one week. Among these, oranges, crawfish and lotus roots were the best-sellers.
From food to medical supplies
JD cold chain was also key to medical supply delivery, especially when there were insufficient transportation resources during the virus outbreak. During these challenging times, JD consistently transported COVID-19 nucleic acid testing kits, insulin and other medical supplies from medical institutions to cities in China, and the integrated fulfillment process was cold chain guaranteed.
Unlike typical delivery, cold chain logistics has a higher standard. As one of JD’s six major logistics networks (with the other five being normal-sized items, bulky items, B2B, cross-border, and crowd-sourced), JD established its cold chain logistics network in 2014, which was in response to the increasing demand for JD’s fresh food orders.
Customers tend to buy high quality products on JD, which gives rise to the needs for this type of delivery service. While delivery is only a small part of the entire cold chain logistics infrastructure (since the product is produced from a farm or made in a factory) the whole supply chain need be protected by the cold chain. That’s also why in 2018, in addition to the B2C (business to customer) cold chain delivery, JD cold chain has started to build the B2B (business to business) network.
Now JD has already built China’s leading F2B2C (farm/factory to business, or business to customers, or farm/factory to customers directly) cold chain network for all kinds of models itself and by integrating industry resources. Taking the food industry for example, cold chain is the infrastructure employed for food product circulation.
For instance, cherries are harvested in April, and they are delicious while easy to rot. Conditions cannot be too dry or too damp, and they require a specific rigorous fulfillment process. JD has built over 10 sorting centers around the country near places of origin, including Yantai, Weifang in Shandong province and Dalian in Liaoning province, so that JD can transport the cherries from farms to customers directly. JD’s cold chain logistics is able to provide cherry delivery to 300 cities across China in as fast as within 24 hours.
The case of ice cream
Ice cream is another example. It is popular especially during summer time, but when customers buy a cup of ice cream at the supermarket, they sometimes discover ice slag on the cover, which negatively impacts the taste. This occurs because the product has lost temperature control for at least 15 minutes during the course of transportation. This results in external air moisture entering to form condensed water. JD cold chain logistics can help deal with this challenge.
Mengniu, China’s leading manufacturing and distribution company of dairy products and ice cream, is one of JD’s important partners for cold chain logistics since June 18th, 2019, when JD had a Grand Promotion Day. According to the partnership, JD provides Mengniu’s frozen food products with integrated cold chain warehousing, transportation and delivery service, creating integrated cold chain solutions from Mengniu’s factory to the customers’ table.
Logistics quality is a perennial challenge for ice cream sales – especially for ice cream that has richer dairy content, which will melt immediately when the temperature rises. To address the challenge, besides JD’s existing integrated cold chain network, JD also leverages technology to meet demand. For example, JD will stock the ice cream in different sectors of the warehouse, normally -18℃ and -35℃, and leverage the self-developed smart temperature control platform which can ensure that the whole supply chain is transparent and traceable. It can also provide tailored solutions corresponding to different temperature requirements.
JD also leverages a goods-to-person sorting system in its cold chain warehouse, which will improve efficiency for the sorting process, shortening the length of time for the product to arrive to customers. Using JD’s Beijing cold chain sorting center as an example, the automatic sorting facility has increased 300% sorting efficiency, as well as shortening the fulfillment process.
By being technology-driven and based on a mature cold chain infrastructure, JD has helped Mengniu manage its inventory for all online sales channels, which is essential to protecting the products’ consistent temperature requirement for the whole process.
A spokesperson from Mengniu said, “Our cooperation with JD is a creative initiative that will strengthen our cold chain logistics capability, as well as enable expansion to lower tier markets, providing more customers with fresher frozen food products.”
JD and Mengniu’s cooperation continues. During the epidemic, JD received a request from Mengniu to help them with B2C delivery services in response to new business demands, helping them launch the new business in just four days.
“Our new business launched on February 15th during the peak period of the virus, when there was a lack of trucks and personnel in the market. Despite the challenges, JD helped us launch the business as we expected,” the Mengniu spokesperson added.
A ￥400B yuan market
The CCLC (Cold Chain Logistics Committee) from CFLP (China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing) forecasts that the market share of China’s cold chain logistics will hit RMB 400 billion yuan in 2020. Yet, cold chain service providers haven’t reached a large scale, and 90% of them are regional enterprises which only provide some services for specific products.
Compared with some developed countries which have mature cold chain logistics, the cold chain logistics industry in China is still developing. The main industry pain points include low shipping standards and multiple small logistics suppliers. JD has tried to address these by building an innovative network design that combines a self-developed network with partner cooperation. Specifically, JD will build key and core nationwide warehousing and transportation network. Regarding regional resources, JD will select qualified local partners, which will shift the nature of previous competition to shared value. At the same time, JD will also open its supply chain management solutions to help local partners upgrade their efficiency overall.
Xiuqiang Li, head of strategy and planning for JD cold chain logistics said, “JD’s advantage is integrating social resources together, which will benefit all stakeholders, eventually improving the overall customer experience.”
Four temperature layers
JD has already explored a unique way to develop its own cold chain logistics. Regarding how to make the business sustainable and profitable, Li said, “It’s a matter of being cost-effective and at scale. We believe JD’s business model for cold chain is a win-win initiative for the industry, partners and customers, and we will continue to develop our network and deepen our cooperation with partners throughout the supply chain.”
So far, JD has operated over 20 cold chain warehouses for fresh food, covering four temperature layers: cryogenic, freezing, refrigerated and temperature-controlled. Temperature ranges from -30 ℃ to normal temperature to satisfy tailored storage needs. For the B2B business, JD’s integrated cold chain logistics network within one city can cover 23 cities, and will expand to 34 cities this year, the less-than-truck-load network can cover over 240 cities, will expand to 350 cities this year, and develop further.
JD can also personalize the containers, offering dry ice and other refrigerants for different products. In 2019, JD used green recycling boxes and cold chain containers a total of 47 million times, making the business more sustainable.
In sum, cold chain logistics is a key way that JD will continue to build trust with partners and consumers – building strength on strength with its supply chain.


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The LG G5 is the company’s latest flagship and there’s plenty of anticipation from buyers eager to get their hands on the new smartphone. The big four major carriers in the US, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, have all confirmed they will be offering the device but so far all we know is that it’s […]
We always try to follow the progress of operating system updates for various devices, and currently the story is all about Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Some owners of the LG G4 have already received this update for their device but others are still waiting. The LG G4 Marshmallow update for US Cellular has now arrived, but […]
One of the things we most enjoy at Phones Review is being able to tell people that software updates are arriving for their devices. If you’re in the US with the Moto X Pure Edition (known in other regions as the Moto X Style) this news is for you. The Moto X Pure Marshmallow update […]
ZTE brought the ZTE ZMAX to the states via T-Mobile back in September. Today, they have announced another handset bound for the US with the ZTE Imperial II. It’s not quite as big as the ZMAX, but it’s just as affordable at only $149.99 sans contract through US Cellular.
The Motorola-made Google Nexus 6 is the latest device to arrive in the popular Nexus line. The smartphone has stepped up in size this time around and also has a higher price tag to match with it being a top-end handset. As well as Google Play the Nexus 6 has also appeared for sale on […]
Regardless of which corner of the globe you reside in, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is one of the top smartphones of 2014. Most carriers in the US have already announced their plans for the Note 4, and today US Cellular joined them and fired up pre-orders for Sammy’s new phablet.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is a smartphone that’s really been making waves since it was made official alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The Note Edge has a uniquely curved side along with some killer specs and features, but will not be as widely available as the Note 4 when it finally hits the […]
The Samsung Galaxy S3 has been in the headlines a lot over the last few months for all the wrong reasons, but it’s always nice to bring some good news to certain owners as the Galaxy S3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update availability increases. While the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 still languishes on […]
The updating of a two year old smartphone from Samsung with a later version of the Android operating system has been in the headlines a lot recently, but now it seems as if the US Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update is set to widen. Recently some hopes were raised that the international version […]
The date is fast approaching that will see the Samsung Galaxy S5 become available in 150 countries around the world, and now the US price and pre-order information has started to be revealed for those that want to purchase the device. AT&T and US Cellular have shown their hands in terms of pricing and pre-orders […]


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DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. will launch a new advertising campaign for the re-engineered 2011 Ford F-150 pickup truck starting tomorrow.
The campaign uses the “rant” style that Ford first introduced on the 2008 ads for the F-150.
While researching the effectiveness of automotive advertising, Ford said, Nielsen IAG found that in the past two years, the F-150 brand has become more recognizable as a result of the rant ads.
And Ford's research revealed viewers now associate that style with the Ford brand.
“These same viewers have told us they feel the ads are clever, unique and informative,” said Eric Swanson, vice president of Nielsen Automotive. “In a television advertising environment that is full of clutter, it's critical to stand out from the crowd.”
The ads talk about the pickup's durability, fuel economy and capability.
“Hey, here's a little good news,” one television ad says. “If you want decent mileage in a pickup, you don't have to order your engine off the kiddie menu anymore. Say hello to variable cam timing, direct injection and piston cooling jets. Yeah. The engineers at Ford have been busy.”
The F-150 has four new engines, including a 3.7-liter V-6, 5.0-liter V-8 and 6.2-liter V-8. The fourth is a 3.5-liter V-6, direct-inject, turbocharged EcoBoost engine. That engine delivers fuel economy gains of up to 20 percent compared with larger engines of similar power.


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General Chat Thread, Anyone had a mobile virus? in General; BBC NEWS | Technology | Giant leap looms for mobile bugs...
23rd April 2009, 01:50 PM #1
Anyone had a mobile virus?
23rd April 2009, 02:05 PM #2
No. But then I dont suppose theres much to infect on an old K800i
The article is obviously alarmist, and by doing things such as not having bluetooth permanently switched on, and not opening messages from strange numbers/names you're going to be fairly safe IMO.
Though Im still glad I havent got a minature computer in my pocket to worry about. Well I have, but Im glad its not very advanced
23rd April 2009, 02:14 PM #3
How many people have had a Windows Mobile/CE virus or have even heard of anyone having one?
23rd April 2009, 03:33 PM #4
I have a couple of friends who had issues with a worm that affected symbian devices but that's about it. I think it's coming once phones become an all in one phone credit card and it's worth the bad guys time.
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NOTES: Toyota recently signed a one-year deal with IMG College, establishing a sponsorship between the automaker and the Univ. of Michigan. The deal spans the '13-14 school year and involves radio and Internet promotions for Toyota during the school's football, men's basketball and hockey seasons (Toyota)....Golf HOFer Gary Player and Germany-based bank Berenberg on Friday announced a three-year partnership in which he will serve as a global ambassador for the bank (Berenberg)....Perry Ellis Int’l confirmed that it will expand its apparel licensee partnership with Callaway Golf to design, manufacture and sell golf apparel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Perry Ellis).


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of new trade deficit figures released today showing that the U.S. trade deficit increased to its highest level in more than two and a half years – with the U.S. trade deficit with China widening 15.6 percent to $24.96 billion in May – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) renewed his call for swift passage of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2011. This bipartisan legislation would give the Obama Administration additional tools to address China’s currency manipulation.
“While we debate the budget deficit, too many Washington politicians are ignoring the trade deficit – and its dangerous effects on American jobs,” Brown said. “The best way to get our fiscal house in order is to get Americans working again – and that means cracking down on practices like Chinese currency manipulation, which hurts Ohio manufacturing and American job creation efforts. By combating currency manipulation, we can help level the playing field for American manufacturers and speed up our economic recovery.”
The new trade deficit figures released today follow a new report released last month showing that addressing Chinese currency manipulation could support the creation of 2.25 million American jobs.
A report released in June by the Economic Policy Institute examined the effects on the American economy if China was to revalue the yuan to its equilibrium level, and other Asian countries followed suit. The report found significant benefits for the American economy:
- U.S. GDP would increase by as much as $285.7 billion (1.9 percent);
- As many as 2.25 million American jobs would be created – enough to increase total U.S. employment by 1.6 percent; and
- The U.S. budget deficit would decrease by up to $71.4 billion per year – or between $621 to $857 billion over ten years, if sustained.
Along with Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Brown is fighting to pass the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2011. The bipartisan bill mirrors a similar measure passed in 111th Congress, H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2010. This bill passed in 2010 by a vote of 348-79, including 99 Republicans. The legislation, which directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to treat currency undervaluation as a prohibited export subsidy, would ensure the government is equipped to respond on behalf of American workers and manufacturers by imposing countervailing duties on subsidized exports from countries like China.
The impact of China’s currency manipulation has been widely documented by economists:
- Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, estimates that China’s exchange rate policy reduces U.S. GDP by 1.4 to 1.5 percentage points annually and reduces U.S. employment by 1.4 or 1.5 million jobs.
- Fred Bergsten, Director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, estimates that a 20-40% appreciation of the RMB would result in $100-$150 billion improvement in the U.S. trade deficit and would generate 700,000 to 1 million jobs in the United States.
- Steven Dunaway, a former IMF official and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, has noted that some analysts expect an appreciation would add half a percentage point to GDP in the United States and other developed countries.”
 See Paul Krugman, “Chinese New Year,” New York Times, January 1, 2010 (China “follows a mercantilist policy, keeping its trade surplus artificially high. And in today’s depressed world, that policy is, to put it bluntly, predatory.”); and Comments at Economic Policy Institute Forum, March 12, 2010.
 C. Fred Bergsten, Comments at Economic Policy Institute Forum, March 12, 2010; C. Fred Bergsten, “How Best to Boost Exports,” Washington Post, February 3, 2010; A15 (The exchange rate “is the most important factor in determining U.S. export competitiveness.”).
 Steven Dunaway, “China’s Exchange Rate Policy: The Heat Is On,” Council on Foreign Relations Expert Brief, February 18, 2010.


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Hudson Valley distillers are infusing the classic spirit with fresh botanicals, creating a farm-to-bottle trend that’s clearly catching on.
You may think you know gin. And you may assume there’s not much to know about it, aside from being an ingredient in a martini or a Tom Collins. But, according to local liquor pros and a passionate, ever-growing group of HV distillers, you’d be wrong.
Joe Cricchio, the beverage director at Cosimo’s and Hudson Taco in Newburgh and owner of The Wine Store in Marlboro, has seen the excitement surrounding the local gin scene firsthand, and says classic English or European gin that relies heavily on juniper berries for its flavor is being nudged aside. “There’s a New American style of gin that has more citrus and floral or spice notes,” says Cricchio. In other words, more interesting options than ever.
Juniper is what gives gin its distinctive scent and taste; it’s also an essential ingredient for gin to be, well, gin. But beyond crafting the spirit with juniper, distillers can layer on any botanicals they choose including flowers (such as hibiscus and chamomile), fruit peels (grapefruits, lemons, limes), vegetables (ramps, watercress), herbs (thyme, ginger), spices (cardamom, coriander)—even fungi, tree bark, and roots. “Literally any possible botanical that’s not poisonous is eligible, as long as it’s a plant,” says Joel LeVangia, co-founder and co-owner of newcomer Tenmile Distillery in Wassaic.
Hudson Valley distillers are taking full advantage of unusual options. “We try to use as much New York product as possible,” says Tenmile co-founder John Dyson. They use Germantown-grown wheat to distill their gin and flavor it with locally grown lemon balm and mint. “I wanted to create a taste profile that wasn’t as dependent on juniper,” says Dyson.
Spirits Lab in Newburgh is having fun developing uniquely flavored gin, too. “As a whiskey producer, I fell deep down the gin distillery route,” says Matt Frohman, a partner at Spirits Lab. “I absolutely love distilling gin and was surprised by it. Having a food background and experienced palate is very helpful when figuring out what works well together.”
What’s working especially well is their East End Gin, named after the distillery’s location in Newburgh’s historic East End. “It has been enormously successful,” says Frohman, who adds that in addition to the mandatory juniper, East End contains 16 different botanicals—including lemon, lime, orange, and pink grapefruit peels along with lemongrass, elderberry, elderflower, hibiscus, rosehips, jasmine, ginger from Thailand, and cascara (a coffee-making byproduct from Coffee Labs Roasters in Tarrytown). In fact, national gin makers—like Gray Whale Gin from Baja, California—are even turning to oceanic botanicals like seaweed. “Gins can be simple, with two to five ingredients, or very complex,” says Frohman who predicts that Hudson Valley gin makers will continue to “ease off the juniper and add more floral ingredients.”
Tim Sweeney, owner of Stone Ridge Wine & Spirits agrees that gin is making a major comeback. “I stock at least a dozen New York State gins,” he says, including bottles from two of his favorite local distillers Harvest Spirits in Valatie and Hudson Valley Distillers in Germantown. “Harvest Spirits was among the first to enter the field and across the board their stuff is good. They have a gin that is very floral.” In fact, Harvest Spirits is New York State’s first farm distillery, and their gin is distilled from apples instead of grain.
Cricchio is particularly taken with the gin produced by Isolation Proof, a new, small-batch distillery in the tiny Western Catskills town of Bovina Center that changes up the flavor seasonally. Their spring gin was infused with ramps and watercress, and the summer version contains rhubarb, raspberries, pink peppercorns, coriander, hibiscus, and orange and grapefruit peels. “It’s a beautiful rosé color,” he says. Cricchio is also a fan of Branchwater Farms in Milan. Husband-and-wife team Kevin Pike and Robin Touchet launched Branchwater’s first gin label last year. “They consulted with Hans Reisetbauer, a super-famous farmer and distiller out of Austria,” says Cricchio. “I think it’s great to have an internationally known distiller doing consulting in the Hudson Valley.”
If you’re new to gin—or new to the HV’s latest botanical gins—Frohman suggests starting with a gin and tonic, replacing the classic lime wedge with a sour orange wedge and basil leaf. And keep experimenting from there. “Play around with local fruits and herbs that you can grab from a farmers market,” suggests Cricchio. “Local cherries muddled with simple syrup, lime juice, gin and sparkling water is an easy way to make a seasonal refreshing cocktail.” We’ll drink to that!
Related: Do Good Spirits Crafts Smooth Gins and Sweet Bourbon Creams in Roscoe


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On Instagram and other apps, young people are now in the beauty contest business. The winners get compliments, the losers a big red X, or worse. Just about anyone, even strangers, can vote anonymously.
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Asper gets stadium-plan extension
Has 2 major U.S. retailers lined up for new development
Winnipeg business magnate David Asper has been granted a year-long extension on his plans to build a new stadium for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
CBC News has learned the sports team has agreed to give Asper more time to come up with the $100 million in funding he needs for the project.
Asper announced on Wednesday his intention to reveal plans for a major retail project on the existing site of Canad Inns Stadium, located beside the Polo Park shopping mall.
The money from that development, dubbed The Elms, would help finance the new stadium. Asper also would own the team as part of the deal.
Asper said Thursday, however, that the sluggish economy has forced him to delay his plans.
Despite the setback, the would-be Blue Bombers owner said he's confident the project will go through.
"I guess our stakeholders will be the final determinant of that — our partners, the football club, the province, the city," Asper said.
"I'm prepared to pursue this."
Retail expert doubts extension will be enough
Retail Analyst Robert Warren told CBC News Thursday he feels the still-recovering economy and a play-it-safe attitude among retailers could further delay David Asper's plans.
"A year might be a tad optimistic. Everything I see is saying it's more like a year and a half, 20 months [to] 24 months," Warren said.
Warren speculated about which two major U.S. retailers Asper may have landed to anchor his proposed retail development.
"I'm thinking it's going to be someone in the fashion area, and I'm thinking … J. Crew or Banana Republic," he said.
"We've been looking to bring them to Winnipeg for a while."
He said he has two major U.S.-based retail clients interested in setting up shop at the new development, but he would not disclose who they are.
The Blue Bombers said they didn't have to grant him the extension, but said it was necessary.
"We'd prefer it be dealt with now as opposed to a year from now," said Blue Bombers chairman Ken Hildahl.
"The economy took a severe downturn 12 to 18 months ago when the original deadlines were first being contemplated. So, we didn't see it as an unreasonable request, given what's happening in the economy," he said.
Memorandum of understanding
In April, the City of Winnipeg agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to sell the site of the current stadium at market value to Asper's real estate company, Creswin Properties Ltd.
Creswin then declared its ambition to demolish the stadium to make way for the commercial development, which would then help subsidize the building of a $135-million stadium on an eight-hectare site at Chancellor Matheson Drive and University Crescent on the University of Manitoba campus.
The stadium would have 30,000 permanent seats but be able to accommodate 45,000, and be covered by an inflatable dome in winter.
Asper, executive vice-president of Canwest Global Communications and a former Blue Bombers board member, has been trying since September 2006 to buy the Canadian Football League team.
The current memorandum of agreement, which would see him take over the team's reins, depends entirely on Creswin's ability to develop the Polo Park land and finance to the new stadium.
Asper's ownership hopes hinge on the development deal.
When the memorandum was signed, Asper said, he hoped to have the details of the Polo Park plan finalized by October. But last month, Asper said the sluggish economy was hampering his plans to find retailers for the development.
Local developer Shindico, who is also planning work on a three-hectare piece of land occupied by the Winnipeg Arena adjacent to the current Bomber stadium likewise blamed the slow economic and retail sales climate for a possible 16-month delay.
If the development works out and he becomes the new owner of the Bombers, Asper would not be the owner of the new stadium. That would be publicly owned, as it is now.
Asper has committed $100 million in private money to building it. The federal government has pledged $15 million and the Manitoba government is putting up $20 million.
The federal component of the funding will be used exclusively for amateur sports facilities to be constructed as part of the stadium project.
In addition to the stadium, the site will feature a multiplex athletic facility for the university and its sports teams. It will include a refurbished university stadium and new fitness centre.


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Plastics have come to an indispensable position in the European economy, and the value chain has only strengthened at a rapid pace over the last decade. Per a fact revelation by PlasticsEurope, an association of plastic manufacturers—estimates as many as 1.5 million people in the continent are employed in the plastics industry value chain in some way or the other. It isn’t a surprise that a large chunk—almost half if some estimates are to be believed—of all plastics produced are consumed in the packaging sector. Diverse end-use industries notably including food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, industrial products, and personal care and cosmetics continue to utilize the salient characteristics of plastics.
Environmental Concerns of Plastic Waste Glaring
Notwithstanding the vast pervasiveness of plastics packaging in the everyday life of peoples in Europe, the mounting concern of burgeoning plastics waste worldwide has caused red flags among raw material providers to recyclers. Thus, industry stakeholders in the European plastic packaging market are relentlessly working to reduce the carbon footprint across the entire value chain. The versatility of plastics in packaging has triggered a flurry of activities over the past decade, which continues to 2021. Thus, the prospects are vast—with a market research firm projecting the market to exceed ~27,054 tons by the end of this decade.
With the backing of governments, companies in the ecosystem are undertaking a spectrum of initiatives to improve the environmental sustainability of plastics. The key objective is to promote its adaptability with the changing environmental regulations and support its acceptability. They are leveraging cutting-edge recycling technologies, building up the infrastructure, and finding novel ways to produce plastics.
Novel Solutions to Show the Way Ahead
Numerous avenues have cropped up that aim to reduce the environmental footprint of plastics when used for packaging consumer goods. The incorporation of bioplastics is one of such avenues that have gathered steam over the years. The sustainability of plastics packaging in Europe has thus seen a new potential in bioplastics—a new way to overcome the use of petroleum-based plastics. The production typically uses plants, such as corn and cassava. These have risen in popularity among packaging companies and consumers in Europe for better end-of-life options—a key factor that fuels the plastic waste problem world over. Known for being compostable, or recyclable, or both, the chatter and buzz around bioplastics as the future of plastic packaging in Europe and other key economies of the world has only got starker.
However, the use of plastics may not be still a win-win situation for all, since the production of bioplastics also has a significant carbon footprint. The only way is to work to even out the adverse effects of processes with environmental benefits. The science to show the light, as various industry players concur. For instance, businesses in the European plastic packaging market are leaning on bringing transparency to labeling and certifications.
Regulations to Accelerate Efforts
The European plastics packaging market has seen several businesses coming out with innovative solutions to boost the circularity of plastics—from raw material sourcing to production to consumption to end-of-life disposal.
The flexible packaging value chain is slated to see new strategic plans and opportunities in the European plastic packaging market. Regulators and associations are exploring possibilities here. They have joined hands with end markets of plastics to achieve a circular economy. They are collaboratively fighting off the climate change impacts of the sector.
At the forefront of these initiatives is the Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative (CEFLEX). It has been actively developing guidelines that are at the heart of developing recyclable consumer packaging solutions. Among other things, these guidelines have attracted a slew of investments in sorting and recycling infrastructure, paving the way to new contours in the European plastic packaging market.
Specifically, the norms will kick in new industry practices—across collection, sorting, and recycling–among packaging companies and speed up the efforts to make plastic packaging more environmentally friendly. Initially, they are focusing on helping businesses develop packaging solutions for the consumer markets. Eventually, such a series of efforts will open new possibilities in the European plastic packaging market.


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Samsung Galaxy S11 will purportedly bring a chunky camera bump
Samsung is poised to launch a next-generation flagship smartphone, dubbed Galaxy S11, next month at a high profile event in San Francisco, according to the latest whispers. While there a few dates floating around at the moment, the most reliable leaksters point to February 11, 2020 as the launch date.
The successor to the Galaxy S10 series, which boasted a triple-camera with ultra-wide angle and telephoto options, is believed to double-down on mobile photograph to catch-up with the likes of the iPhone 11 Pro and Google Pixel 4 ranges.
Building on the design of the Galaxy S10, Samsung looks set to curve the top and bottom of the AMOLED as well as the left and right sides. This will help the South Korean manufacturer squeeze more screen real estate into a smaller physical body. It will also help to remove any distraction caused by the bezels, which can make watching movies and playing games less immersive.
Samsung relocated the selfie camera from the border around the touchscreen to a cut-out in the display itself with its Galaxy S10 series. With the Galaxy S11, reliable tipster @IceUniverse – who has an almost infallible track record when it comes to intel on as-yet unreleased Samsung gadgets – predicts that Samsung will move the hole-punch for the camera to a centralised position, like it was on the Galaxy Note 10.
This means the camera cut-out, which is also rumoured to be a little smaller this time around, won’t get in the way of the information usually displayed in the banner along the top of the screen, like the time, signal strength, whether NFC is on, as well indicators to show whether there are any unread notifications to check-out.
Currently, there are two versions of the Galaxy S11 release date: February 11 and February 18. I believe more in the former.— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 27, 2019
Powering the new flagship will be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 system-on-a-chip or Samsung’s own Exxon 990 – depending on the market. In the UK, Samsung typically uses its own chipset, while handsets shipped to the United States will be running on the Qualcomm processor, which will also power a number of other Android rivals, like the OnePlus 8 and LG G9.
As well as keeping the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 operating system ticking along nicely, juggling multiple tabs in your web browser and quickly switching between apps a cinch – the new silicon should also provide some added efficiencies to boost battery life. That and the serious battery capacity purportedly coming to the Galaxy S11. At least, that’s based on an alleged photo of the battery itself which was posted by certification company SafetyKorea.
The image shows a cell with the capacity marked as 4,500mAh. That would put the Samsung Galaxy S11 on par with the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, which has the same size power pack. However, with its larger screen, it’s likely the Galaxy S11 will manage to eke a few more hours from the same capacity than its productivity-focused Galaxy Note counterpart.
As reported by technology blog Techspot, Samsung looks set to ramp-up its rear-facing camera with the Galaxy S11. In a bid to keep pace with the likes of Apple, Samsung will reportedly fit a five-sensor set-up to the back of its Galaxy S11 series, which is touted to ship in at least two variants, including a regular Galaxy S11 and larger-screen Galaxy S11 Plus.
Sensors for improved depth sensing will also be included as well as ultra-wide, telephoto and a main camera with a variable aperture to boost performance in tough, low-light conditions. A periscope zoom system, like the one pioneered by Huawei in its best-selling P20 Pro and P30 Pro handsets, is tipped to make the cut too.
That should enable Galaxy S11 owners to zoom in 5x or 10x while still getting lossless shots. That’s likely to transform landscape shots, as well as gig photography compared to the previous entry in the Galaxy S series.
Samsung introduce the new Galaxy S10+ and Note10+
Samsung used similar technology on its costly Galaxy S10 5G to enable users to add a bokeh-style blur to the background of video in real-time – something none of its competitors have yet managed to match.
Following the recent trends from Pixel 4 and iPhone 11 Pro, Samsung looks set to include this plethora of sensors into a square camera module on the back of its handset. It’s unclear how much of a protrusion this will be – and whether it will cause the smartphone to wobble when used flat on a table. In the past, Samsung has worked hard to reduce any camera bumps on its flagship handsets.
It’s unclear whether Samsung will launch a separate 5G-compatible version of the handset, or whether all Galaxy S11 variants will support the next-generation network system.
Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long to find out the answers to these questions – with the launch now believed to be some five weeks away. Express.co.uk will have all of the information as it breaks, so stay tuned for the latest on the Galaxy S11, Galaxy S11 Plus and more.


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Android smartphone owners are anticipating the release of the next Ice Cream Sandwich operating-system update, which will boast more efficient phone-number recognition and smoother screen rotation, among other features.
While a few devices have already begun running the upgrade, many gadgets -- such as the Samsung Galaxy S2 -- are still waiting. However, a recent leak could let Motorola Doid Razr owners preview the operating system before its official launch.
Motorola will be choosing some users to try out the software before its release, but for those not in the small group of testers, a leak has just surfaced, reported Android Community.
A moderator in the XDA developers forum known as yalkowni posted a guide showing users how to trick their phones into running the new update. According to the guide, a nonmarket application called cheesecake assists users in pulling the upgrade directly from Motorola's servers.
However, it may be worth it to run on Gingerbread for a little longer and install the update when it is officially released. Chances are, if the newest Ice Cream Sandwich hasn't been launched yet, there's a good reason.
"To be blunt, this method does not inspire confidence," wrote AndroidCommunity's Michael Crider. "Though other leaks of the Android 4.0 build for the Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx have been released, there appear to be critical flaws with all of them."
The XDA developers forum posting takes users through a 16-step process, listing each installation and backup root required to leak the update. But the guide is prefaced with "I AM NOT LIABLE FORR ANYTHING," putting the reader at risk if he or she decides to pursue the process.
And the wait may not be too long, anyway, with the operating system having begun its UK rollout at the end of last month. Google also confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be receiving the update soon.
The anticipated software made the Galaxy Nexus one of the most popular smartphones of last year, and this new update could create some stiff competition for Apple's coming iPhone 5 and its rumored iOS 6.


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SURAT: She has given many rough diamonds a glitter by perfect cutting and polishing on an emery wheel. But Madhu Solanki
never imagined that one day she would use her hands
to slice and pack betelnut, tobacco and lime to that exact ratio so that her 'mava' would sell better and keep her home fires burning. But it turned real three months ago.
What's more. It was a double whammy for the Solankis, when two months later, her husband Haresh, too lost his polishing job. Tucked in a corner of a footpath on the busy road in the diamond hub Varachha, the duo today sells ‘mava’ not only to sustain an everyday living but keep the dreams weaved for their daughters alive.
Many more of their tribe was seen lining footpaths on Gayatri Chowk on Varachha’s Lambe Hanuman Road. About 13,000 jobless diamond workers, retrenched in the last few months as per a Gujarat Diamond Workers’ Union (GDWU) survey, are awaiting good times to sparkle in the beleaguered industry. The ongoing slowdown in the last year has taken the sheen out Surat's glittering diamond industry. The worst-hit are the polishers, who pushed to the brink are struggling to stay afloat doing odd jobs.
The story is not so different for Girish Solanki, 35, another of their ilk, who now ekes a living selling pani puri in Varachha’s Mini Bazaar for the last four months.
And so is Jitu Malanakhiya, 36, who now works as a solar panel fitter earning Rs 7,000 a month, exactly half of what he used to earn as a polisher.
“Our tough polishing routines didn’t leave us the time to upgrade other skills. I chose to sell mava to provide food to my wife and children,” said Dinesh Kachhadiya, who earns Rs 200-300 per day. Not all of them earn as much every day. Their earnings now have not only cut down to less than half, but also unpredictable unlike the fixed monthly salaries of Rs15000-20,000 they earned as polishers.
Vice-president of GDWU, Bhavesh Tank didn't mince his words while talking to TOI: “For unit owners, artisans are a use-andthrow commodity. When market is good, they want workers to sweat it out overtime. During slowdown, they kick them out.”
Tank lamented that the majority of the units, which are not registered with the industries department, don’t even give benefits of provident fund or gratuity to the workers who are paid on a piece-meal basis.
However, unit owners like Ramesh Kalithiya, 46, who was forced to call it day, have their own explanation. "I was forced to shut my unit having 50 emery wheels and 30 workers. The prices of rough were so high that I thought of quitting the business much earlier and yet, I dragged on for six more months paying whatever little I had to the workers.”
In the last year, prices of polished diamonds have slashed between 15%-25% in the international market. Small and medium diamond units in the industry have slashed production of polished diamonds by more than 70%.
GDWU president Ranmal Jilariya, said that the union has submitted a list of 13,000 jobless diamond workers to the prime minister and the chief minister seeking their help in providing financial assistance to the retrenched labourers.


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A new exposé by Mother Jones magazine may shock anyone who uses plastic. Reporter Mariah Blake appears on Democracy Now! for an extended interview about her investigation, “The Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Plastics, And the Big Tobacco-style Campaign to Bury it.”
READ THIS! Why do people not talk about this more? Something I’ve been on the watch for for a little while now.
My highlights below:
MARIAH BLAKE: BPA is still widely used in everything from the lining of soup cans to printed receipts, even though studies show it mimics the behavior of estrogen in the human body, and have linked it to breast cancer, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Just last week, a study estimated the use of BPA in food and beverage containers is responsible for some $3 billion a year in healthcare costs. But because BPA can hamper brain and organ development in young children, it’s been banned in bottles and sippy cups since 2012. Now new studies show the plastic products being advertised asBPA-free, and sold by companies such as Evenflo and Nalgene, Tupperware, are still releasing synthetic estrogen.
MARIAH BLAKE: So, there are about 80,000 chemicals in circulation in the United States. Virtually none of those chemicals has been tested for safety, or a very, very small fraction of those chemicals has been tested for safety. In general, chemicals are presumed safe until proven otherwise under the U.S. regulatory system. So, when a chemical like BPA is removed from a production line, the industry will substitute another chemical that is untested, and we really, in many cases, just don’t know the health effects of that chemical. So, it’s largely an unregulated realm.
MARIAH BLAKE: So, the other thing they did was they commissioned their own research, so they paid labs to perform research which found that Tritan was not estrogenic. And—but if you look at—if you look at the research closely, you’ll see that it is—the studies are essentially designed in a way that guarantee that estrogenic activity will not be found. So, for instance, they use a type of rat; it’s called a Charles River Sprague Dawley rat. This rat is known to be insensitive to estrogen, so it can withstand doses, according to one Japanese study, a hundred times higher than a human female can withstand, with—and show absolutely no effect. They also used doses that are below what is known as the no-observable-effect level, so the doses that are known not to cause an effect. And they then published their own study in a scientific journal, which is—has numerous tobacco industry ties, finding that Tritan was in fact not estrogenic. So, that is essentially how they responded to the finding that their product contained these chemicals that are potentially harmful to human health: They attempted to cover it up.
AMY GOODMAN: Can you talk about Nalgene bottles, Evenflo—is it Evenflo?—Tupperware, Rubbermaid, CamelBack?
MARIAH BLAKE: Yes, all of these companies produce at least some products that are made with Tritan, so—and they’re not alone. There are hundreds, probably, of companies that use this. This is the only plastic on the market that markets itself as being free of all estrogenic activity, so many companies that cater to consumers who are concerned about their health and many of the high-end consumer brands have started using this plastic.
MARIAH BLAKE: So, Bittner looked at various kinds of plastic, Bittner and his colleagues, when they tested plastics. There’s a variety of different kinds of plastic—polyurethane, PET-P, polycarbonate—all these different kinds of plastic. So he broke it down by types of plastic. He tested a number of samples of each one. And he—in the final paper, they showed which ones—what percentage of each type of plastic tested positive in their tests. And there is a type of plastic that is—frequently you’ll find it in Whole Foods, you’ll find it in health food stores. It is corn-based, and it is marketed as biodegradable. Oftentimes there are forks made out of this, for example, in health food restaurants. I believe the statistic was 95 percent of samples made out of this kind of plastic tested positive for estrogenic activity.
MARIAH BLAKE: Well, what I’ve already done is removed all plastic from my home. So, I have switched to natural materials. We use glass or stainless steel for our Tupperware, for our sippy cups, for everything that we possibly can. Plastic is unavoidable, so we still buy food packaged in plastic, because there is no alternative. But we try to minimize it.
AMY GOODMAN: Saran Wrap?
MARIAH BLAKE: Saran Wrap, actually, in Bittner’s tests, I believe it was somewhere around 99 to 100 percent of plastic wraps tested positive for estrogenic activity.
AMY GOODMAN: And how much does the plastic in water bottles and juices leach into the water and the juices?
MARIAH BLAKE: PET or PETE, which is most commonly used for water bottles, is—I believe 75 percent of samples in Bittner’s study leached estrogenic activity. There is another study performed by a scientist in Germany which also found that this particular type of product was estrogenic. So, it seems, based on the available evidence, that many or most of these bottles leach estrogen.
AMY GOODMAN: And the longer the bottle of water you buy sits, is the water becoming increasingly contaminated?
MARIAH BLAKE: Well, there are certain factors that increase the risk of these chemicals being released. So, exposure to UV rays, heat, if they’re put in a dishwasher, these are the things that are known to increase—increase the risks that these chemicals leach out of plastics. So, with reusable plastics, in particular, this is a concern. If you boil them, if you put them in your dishwasher, if you leave them in your car, that causes plastics to break down, and it’s more likely that estrogenic chemicals will leak into whatever those containers contain.


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Comcast Corporation his considering a sale of its Sky satellite business based in Germany, according to a new report.
On Friday, financial news outlet Bloomberg said Comcast has hired an advisor to explore the possibility of selling off its Sky Deutschland television service.
Sky Deutschland was acquired by Comcast in 2018 as part of a broader purchase of Sky Group, which also includes pay television products in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy. Sky Deutschland serves German-speaking television viewers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
The Sky satellite business includes the pay television platform as well as a handful of Sky-branded TV channels, a handful of which are available on competing cable television services. The service was launched by Bertelsmann and Canal Plus as Premiere in the early 1990s.
Financial analysts say Sky Deutschland is weighing down Comcast’s balance sheet, with lower revenue in Germany and Italy offsetting gains made at Sky’s UK and Ireland businesses. As in the United States, the pay television business in Germany is declining as more customers get their entertainment and live content fix from streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus and DAZN.
Sky Deutschland also faces tough competition from Deutsche Telecom and Vodafone, which have invested heavily in building out their digital television platforms over the last few years. Both Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone offer consumers numerous other services, including wireless phone and broadband Internet, that can be bundled into a single package, whereas Sky Deustchland is mostly a pure-play television provider.
It was not clear if Comcast has generated any interest from a potential suitor for Sky Deutschland, but financial analysts say the company could be worth around €1 billion (about $1 billion).


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Jim Stratigos enjoys being an entrepreneur, but he also enjoys making a decent profit.
That's why he's happy about his small high-tech Atlanta company, Media4, being acquired by the much larger EchoStar Communications Corp. of Littleton, Colo.
Stratigos, with partners John Yakemovic and Jeff Meyers, founded Media4 in May 1995 to supply hardware and software that enable business customers to connect personal computers to satellite networks.
They had sales around the world and had grown their staff to about 35 by February of this year.
But they didn't think they had the capitalization to continue growing.
"In any business involved in telecommunications, it's hard to do on a small scale," Stratigos said. "There comes a point when the scale factor becomes vitally important. In Media4's case, when we looked at where we wanted to take our company, merging with a big company like EchoStar made a lot of sense."
EchoStar acquired 100 percent ownership of Media4 in February through issuance of 170,000 shares of its common stock, worth about $10 million.
Media4 became a wholly owned subsidiary, and its name was changed to EchoStar Data Networks.
Stratigos, who was president of Media4, is vice president and general manager of the EchoStar Data Networks.
EchoStar Communications provides delivery of video, audio and data services to television customers via satellite. According to Stratigos, EchoStar's primary brand, Dish Network, has 2.5 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second-largest supplier of direct-to-home satellite services.
"We had been kind of courting them for a couple of years, looking to develop a relationship because we saw the future coming," Stratigos said. "The future was their success in deploying their satellite television network and the growing interest in providing broadband Internet services over satellites. We felt this was going to be the proper migration for Media4 anyway."
Since the acquisition, the local company has moved from a business incubator at Georgia Tech, where it had 7,000 square feet, to offices encompassing 23,000 square feet on North Druid Hills Road. The staff has increased from 35 to 40, and John Yakemovic, network design architect, said the firm hopes to triple its staff by the end of the year.
Second time around
This isn't the first time that two of the partners have started a company and sold it. In 1983, Stratigos and Yakemovic founded Tridom, a satellite communications firm. Tridom was purchased by AT&T Corp. in 1987 and later sold several times. Stratigos and Yakemovic worked for AT&T.
"At that time, satellite technology was considered way too expensive for average companies to use for communication purposes," Stratigos said. "Tridom was one of the pioneers in developing a low-cost satellite technology."
In 1993, they decided to try the entrepreneurial route again, with Media4 (which actually got under way in 1995).
Meyers, director of advanced technology, also had previous start-up experience with Digital Transmission Systems in the 1980s.
Stratigos said the partners will have a good deal of autonomy within EchoStar, and they have no misgivings about the acquisition, which they are convinced will give them a greater chance to succeed.
"Lots of companies doing Internet-related stuff are going public with tremendous valuation and no profit ever in sight," Stratigos said. "I don't know how to do that. Maybe I'm not skilled at the hype side of this business. The only kind of company I would enjoy running is one that eventually makes a profit."
EchoStar was founded four years ago and has grown to 5,000 employees. Its Dish Network offers more than 300 channels and has more than 2 million customers. Its revenue in 1998 was $983 million.
EchoStar (Nasdaq: DISH) has seen its stock price rise from $55 a share at the time of the acquisition to $155.25.
Charlie Ergen, chairman and CEO of EchoStar, said Media4 would be an "integral link" in the company's effort to establish itself as "a leader in educational, business television and data-delivery applications."
Yakemovic said that although it's exhilarating to be part of a start-up company, the situation of Media4 has its own kind of excitement.
"Being part of EchoStar gives us the opportunity to grow and be better," he said. "We were limited before by our capitalization. EchoStar will let us do a whole lot more. We can grow; we can staff up. This is the best of times for us."
Stratigos' career has been very high-tech from the beginning.
He has a bachelor's and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and has worked for Motorola Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
While studying for his master's, he worked for the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), where he contributed to projects for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Department of Defense. He was involved in satellite communications as far back as 1979.
Stratigos said his present situation is somewhere between being an entrepreneur and working for an established company.
"EchoStar is not AT&T, a staid company with layers of bureaucracy," he said. "They're almost a start-up themselves, having gone from literally nothing to 5,000 employees in four years."


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The pictures in mid-September of hundreds of eager gamers queuing around the block to get their hands on the futuristic gun-fest Halo 3 represented a watershed for the gaming industry.
On the back of those initial purchases, the game posted the kind of first-day takings that put most Hollywood blockbusters in the shade.
According to market watchers, GameStop, the $5 billion retailer of video games and consoles, could ultimately generate over $80 million in revenue from Halo 3. But the pressure to feed that demand has compelled GameStop’s management to deploy some battle-ready and disruptive kit of its own.
Specialised business apps
The idiosyncrasies of the gaming market call for some highly specialised and responsive business applications – particularly on the supply chain management and business analytics side. As Ian O’Casey, director of IT at GameStop International, explains, its “uniquely perishable” products have high retail value relative to their shelf life, and customer loyalty can be patchy. In the days after a high-profile release, such as Halo 3, customers will turn around and shop elsewhere if the shelves are empty; after a couple of weeks, demand dwindles to a trickle.
GameStop also has some quirky business practices that meant off-the-shelf retail application packages were not an option. Alongside shelf-loads of the latest games, it also stocks second-hand titles. Most retail applications wouldn’t support that sales channel as a matter of course – so having software that could be modified and tailored, without costing a fortune, was paramount, says O’Casey. As indeed was having “a partner with the industry expertise to customise the software”, he adds.
Outside its home market in the US, GameStop is currently deploying Microsoft Dynamics NAV to manage its whole product sales cycle, from purchasing to store allocation. The company is growing rapidly, fuelled by acquisitions, and bringing its international operations onto a single platform is a priority, says O’Casey.
In its Nordic regions, the company has already managed to close down legacy AS/400-based JD Edwards merchandising systems, and Lawson-based warehousing applications. The new “scalable and flexible” Dynamics NAV system went live, populated with 16 months of sales data, in August 2007. The rollout of the system, covering all of its non-US stores, will continue over the next two years.
When in place, the single instance of ERP will help the company track sales, model demand and organise supply chains across multiple countries (getting a detailed breakdown for each), says O’Casey. It will also mean that gamers won’t be queuing in vain for the latest releases.
Microsoft's Dynamics aim November 2007
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AMJASA, the municipal company that supplies Javea’s domestic water, recently revamped its corporate image with an updated logo.
It has also acquired two electric cars that will be used by the company’s meter-readers must drive considerable distances each year in the course of their work.
It was because of many kilometres that they cover on a regular basis that the company decided to opt for electric vehicles, as these need less maintenance than conventional transport.
Fuel costs are also much lower than for vehicles that run on petrol or diesel oil while the electric cars also cut down on noise pollution and greenhouse emissions.
One of the cars is already in use while the other will come into service shortly, Amjasa said.


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German car maker Mercedes-Benz has started teasing their upcoming new SLS AMG Black Series. The Germans released a picture showing a SLS AMG wrapped in a car cover accompanied by the text:
The mystery about the latest Mercedes-AMG model will be disclosed soon. In less than 24 hours, we reveal the secret under the car cover.
The new SLS Black Series member will make its public debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show at the end of this month. The Black Series will have 630hp from its 6.2 liter V8 engine. This performance allows the SLS Black Series to hit 60mph in 3.4 seconds.
The exterior looks of the model will be quite similar to the recently announced SLS AMG GT3 45th Anniversary edition. The front fascia will have a slightly different look, the hood features a lower and center scoop made of carbon fiber and the front quarter panels will get a large carbon fiber air intakes. Carbon fiber is also used for the massive rear spoiler. The interior will resemble the SL65 AMG Black Series.


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BY CHRISTINE LEE
POTTSVILLE — When city resident Joseph Drasdis III opened Drasdis & Son, his new men’s clothing boutique, the customers weren’t the only ones ecstatic about it.
“Our neighbors are happy we took a building that was empty for several years and put a business in,” he said.
The 1,300-square-foot store at 125 W. Market St. opened to the public last Thursday.
It offers formal suits, ties, casual shirts and pullovers.
Casual clothing brands carried are Normal, Flag & Anthem, Double Dog Dungarees and Goodwear, and formal brands are Robert Amerigo, Tiglio and Polifroni. He additionally sells Mission belts.
While its regular hours haven’t been determined, Drasdis, 25, said it feels “great” to finally be open for business.
“This whole project took a year to do,” he said. “It was a year of hard work to get the building where it is now.”
Drasdis said customers are happy not to drive an hour away for quality clothing.
“Everyone loves it so far,” he said, adding the name gives the store “an old town feel.”
Despite being a men’s clothing store, Drasdis said a fair number of women have come into the store to shop not only for their husbands or boyfriends, but for themselves.
He plans to launch a marketing campaign featuring women to inform them they too can shop at the store, as some of the clothes can be worn by men and women.
Drasdis runs the business’ day-to-day operations, assisted by his father, Joseph Drasdis II, Pottsville, who works part time at the store.
They purchased the building, which was previously home to Pottsville Bike and Board, in December 2019.
The younger Drasdis expects his father, who works in information technology, will work full time with him at the store after he retires.
Since opening, Drasdis said he has been welcomed with flowers from Murphy Jewelers, 115 W. Market St., and Pod & Petal, 17 N. Centre St. In addition, Roma Pizzeria & Restaurant at 116 W. Market St. and Wheel Restaurant at 201 W. Market St. welcomed the business in posts on their Facebook pages.
With the coronavirus pandemic going on, Drasdis said he is asking customers to wear face masks.
Also, hand sanitizer sits on the checkout counter and if customers aren’t comfortable coming in, he will Facetime with them and show the store’s selections, which can be done by sending a message to the store’s Facebook page.
In addition, he does an “outfit of the day” on the business’ Facebook page and Instagram accounts.
Drasdis & Son joins two longtime men’s clothing stores in downtown Pottsville: Bohorad’s at 6 N. Centre St., which has operated since 1923, and Roma Tailors at 308 W. Market St., in business since 1964.
“We’re happy to be a part of downtown Pottsville,” Drasdis said. “There’s a lot of great things happening here we’re very excited about.”
A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for early next year.
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Prensa Latina, Cuba
Ecuador-US FTA Hinges on Farming
16 February 2006
Quito, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Foreign Affaire Minister Jorge Illingworth asserted that a Free Trade Agreement with the US would basically depend on a favorable agriculture deal.
"If there is no good negotiation on farming, there is no free trade agreement" with the US, Illingworth told foreign reporters.
The minister said he decided to postpone talks for March because US negotiators had not responded to his proposals on the issue.
We urged the US officials to resume talks on farming and seek a consensus, but the US should respond first, he pointed out.
Illingworth stated he focused on northern countries, where Ecuadorian possibilities to export its products are greater, since its deficit with South America amounts to nearly two billion dollars.


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and the primary woman are planning a commerce mission to the UK and Eire this week, the couple introduced Tuesday.
The 2 will probably be abroad for every week starting Friday. The Republican mentioned the purpose is to advertise Missouri merchandise and pitch the state as place to do enterprise.
Primary Missouri exports to the U.S. embody non-electrical equipment and chemical compounds. Eire additionally buys chemical compounds and fabricated steel merchandise from the state, in line with the Governor’s Workplace.
The non-profit Hawthorn Basis funded all of the governor’s journeys.
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Sendgrid, the email delivery and management service that counts among its clients companies like Pinterest, Airbnb and Uber, has admitted that they have been breached.
Gaming corporation Valve is trying to make spammers' and phishers' lives more difficult and, consequently, their own users' gaming experience more pleasant and safer by limiting the things account owners can do until they have spent a set amount of money.
Malware peddlers are once again trying to trick users into downloading malware by sending out fake emails impersonating domain administrators.
Trend Micro researchers are warning about a clever and very well executed email spam campaign that has been targeting and continues to target French users with the goal of infecting their machine with backdoor malware, banking malware, and ransomware.
Users of Steam, Valve Corporation's popular gaming platform, are the targets of a new survey scam that dangles the opportunity to get $20 Steam codes for free in front of them, warns Malwarebytes' Chris Boyd.
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