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By Jamie Heron
“Everyone has always thought that working in a supermarket is a rubbish job and now we’re superheroes. Without a doubt, we’ll be back to the bottom of the priority list soon.”
For retail keyworker Sue Heron, 47, being thrown into the frontline in a global pandemic has touched her in more ways than just the temporary change in status. She began to have symptoms of the virus herself late last month, and although never tested, she was told verbally that she did indeed have the virus.
“It’s not too stressful but everyone in the shop feels at risk. We do have protection, we’ve had hand sanitizers at every till and around the store since last month but in the past week or so we’ve been granted permission to wear gloves and masks during work. Only around 50 people are allowed in the store at a time, but groups of people are still being let in together.”
Sue believes that stricter government guidelines should be implemented to stop the public from going shopping together in groups unless completely necessary. “I think the government should stop more than one person coming into the shop at a time in terms of families and stuff, they need stricter rules for everyone’s protection.”
Sue first started showing symptoms of coronavirus during a week’s holiday visiting her mum and daughter in her birthplace Liverpool last month.
Upon returning home she called the NHS advice helpline 111 and was instructed to call for an ambulance, where she was verbally told, without a test, that she likely had the virus. It’s very likely that Sue did have the virus, but testing kits were not widely accessible at the time.
“When I first told my work that I had the virus they shot 1000 questions at me and made me fill out a survey,” she explains.” I told them that I had been to the hospital and had been advised to stay off work for two weeks, but my store manager told me I should only have one week. It put me under a lot of pressure I was worrying about my own safety as well as my colleagues and the customers, but in the end, I got two weeks off.”
“Isolation is really hard,” Sue goes on. “Being by myself 24-hours a day for two weeks was very tough. Illness aside I was very bored, all the time. I read, played games, and watched movies to pass the time. My husband even had to sleep in a different bed!”
“I think it’s quite unfair that retail workers haven’t been key workers until now. People shop all year round and we’re always there but usually ignored.”
Sue welcomes the weekly #clapforcarers showing support for the NHS and key workers. But she’s realistic about how long that might last. “I appreciate the support that the nation is giving but I can’t help but feel that it’s not going to last in the long run,” she admits. “As soon as people’s lives return to normal and they can work on autopilot, we’ll all notice how visually ungrateful everyone really is.”
Following a two-week period of self-isolation, Sue has now returned to work, on the very frontline against the pasta and toilet roll-hogging masses.
“I’m back in work now after isolating and recovering, the shelves are slowly getting fuller, and queues are slowly getting smaller!”


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The free-to-play MOBA Smite is scheduled to make a public appearance on Xbox One in January 2015, Hi-Rez Studios announced earlier today.
The Xbox One port of the game will be available to play in the upcoming Smite World Championship at the Cobb Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia from Jan. 9 to Jan. 11 next year. A total of eight pro-teams from five regions will be competing for $1.7 million prize pool where the attendees will also be able to see and play Smite running on Xbox One.
Speaking of the game, Hi-Rez Studios Chief Operating Officer Todd Harris said that the developer always viewed console as a fairly obvious opportunity and Microsoft saw huge potential for Smite on Xbox One:
MOBA is the world’s most popular game genre, but it hasn’t been available on any next-gen console until Smite. Console was a fairly obvious opportunity, and Microsoft also saw the huge potential for a free-to-play MOBA on Xbox One.
Harris also stated that Smite on Xbox One will have its own competitive tournaments and sees it as one of the top eSports for Xbox One. For more details on Smite World Championship, check Hi-Rez Studios website.
Smite is scheduled to launch on Xbox One in March 2015 with a limited closed beta to take place sometime before the launch.
Source: Xbox Wire.

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SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU ) once dominated the discount grocery segment. However, increased competition from discount chains such as Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) and Target (NYSE: TGT ) has left SUPERVALU fighting for its life. SUPERVALU's stock also took a hit last month when takeover talks broke down between the company and private equity group Cerberus Capital Management. As a result, shares plummeted more than 12% and are down nearly 70% year to date. Let's take a closer look at what is at stake for current shareholders as SUPERVALU struggles to keep its head above water.
A tough 2012
The company's shrinking market share and deteriorating profit margins have made SUPERVALU a hard sell. To be sure, SUPERVALU posted a year-over-year net sales decline of 5% for its second quarter and weak same-store sales. The reality is that more shoppers are choosing to buy grocery items from discount retailers like Wal-Mart and Target.
Last year, Target took a page out of Wal-Mart's playbook and expanded its superstores to include fresh and packaged food items. For these stores, everyday products like snacks and perishables pull more customers through its doors. While groceries render lower margins, the hope is that once in the store, customers will buy other higher-margin products as well.
SUPERVALU, on the other hand, is plagued by a higher cost structure that impairs its ability to compete with discounters and supercenters such as Wal-Mart and Target. And these days, even dollar store chains are offering groceries as a way to drive more customers to their stores. This is a trend that's left SUPERVALU and other traditional grocers bleeding market share.
Dollar General (NYSE: DG ) , for example, is hoping to become a one-stop shop by increasing the number of "Dollar General Markets" across the United States. This has so far proved to be a winning strategy for the company. By adding food and beverage brands like Coca-Cola and General Mills to its shelves, Dollar General has gone from a $13 million loss in 2008 to positive $1.3 billion in 2011, according to Forbes.
A troubled takeover target
As Dollar General and others remodel locations and add new platforms to their stores, SUPERVALU continues to fall further behind its peers. Moreover, investors who were once in this company for its rich dividend have since fled. SUPERVALU benched its quarterly dividend earlier this year in favor of strict cost-cutting measures. Nevertheless, some investors have stuck around in hopes of a possible sale.
With mass retailers, wholesale clubs, and dollar chains continuing to steal market share away from SUPERVALU, Cerberus Capital could probably get away with paying a lower multiple in a possible bid for the entire company. For this reason, SUPERVALU may be able to generate more value by instead individually selling parts of its business to local competitors who are willing to pay higher premiums.
Morningstaranalysts point out: "Although the process of multiple sales will obviously take much longer than a potential single transaction to Cerberus, divesting the assets in a methodical manner should yield the maximum value for the firm and shareholders."
Yet another option would be for Cerberus to buy SUPERVALU's Albertsons locations. Current shareholders may want to stick around as long as talks of a buyout are still ongoing. However, if discussions with Cerberus fall through, then SUPERVALU may attempt a turnaround on its own, at which point I would consider selling.
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GOAL panelists: EU blanket ban on Indian shrimp wouldn’t be good for markets
If the European Union were to implement an import ban on Indian shrimp products, as is now widely being contemplated by the supply chain, seafood buyers believe it is likely that the repercussions will be felt in other major shrimp markets.
India was the world’s No. 1 exporter of shrimp last year with the total volume produced by the country increasing to 434,484 metric tons (MT). The volume available for export in 2017 is forecast to have risen further still with an expected harvest of around 600,000 MT valued at USD 6 billion (EUR 5.1 billion), delegates heard at the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) GOAL 2017 conference in Dublin, Ireland.
However, there have been strong concerns this past year that the E.U. – India’s third largest market for its shrimp – could place a ban on imports amid product contamination concerns. Since late 2016, the E.U. Veterinary Authority has increased the mandatory quality checks place on Indian farmed shrimp from 10 to 50 percent on what equates to 80,000 MT of imports.
To date only 13 positive cases of antibiotics have been found, confirmed GAA, and yet Will Rash, managing director of The Big Prawn Co., one of the major seafood brands in the United Kingdom, stressed that “the E.U. will do what it feels it needs to do,” and efforts by exporters and importers to sway the decision will ultimately be fruitless.
“Therefore, the only sensible approach is to assume that it might happen,” Rash said. “Any sensible importing business will recognize that risk and start to take precautions, and that is ultimately what Big Prawn has done; we’re taking precautions to remove ourselves from our dependency on that country.”
Rash told the conference that while the debate over whether to ban or not to ban Indian shrimp goes on, it isn‘t doing any good to the industry.
“We are actually starting to receive notices from customers telling us to move out of India,” he said. “I’m thinking, my product does get tested and it is O.K.; there’s nothing wrong with it. Yet we are being told to leave it because of the debate that is going on in the background.
Rash warned against generalizations being made about Indian shrimp.
"We are falling into the blanket scenario that everything from that country is contaminated and that is bad for everyone,” said Rash.
If Brussels does indeed implement a ban on imports of Indian shrimp, there are expectations that U.S. authorities could follow suit.
Taking part in a panel discussion at GOAL, Bob Yudovin, national seafood buyer at Harvest Meat Co. and Sherwood Foods, one of the United States’ largest independent food distributors, said he was concerned that it could happen because the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a history of such “kneejerk reactions” with other species.
“If the U.S. FDA decides to align itself with the E.U., which is what it’s threatening to do, we will have a really serious problem,” he said
With the United States importing 50 percent of India’s exported shrimp, Eric Buckner, senior director of seafood at Sysco Corp., acknowledged that any form of refusal would have an impact on the market. He stressed that it is therefore essential that the governments of both India and the United States step up their engagement so that the situation doesn’t escalate to the level that it is in Europe.
Also on the panel, Steve Disko, seafood category manager for Schnucks Markets Inc., said he didn’t believe that the United States would follow the E.U. if it banned imports of Indian shrimp.
“I’m sure that if the E.U. bans Indian shrimp it will raise a few flags but I think the American consumer still has faith in the FDA’s inspection system. I think that will rationalize things,” he said.


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RETAILERS and producers must do more to cut the volume of food waste and packaging that ends up in household bins, the Environment Minister said today.
Ben Bradshaw said shoppers were "bombarded" with unnecessary food wrappings.
He called on consumers to report examples of excessive product packaging to their local Trading Standards officers for investigation.
His comments followed a meeting with the UK's biggest grocery retailers to review progress made since last year, when they pledged to cut packaging waste.
So far, those 13 retailers have cut packaging waste by 35,000 tonnes, according to figures from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
WRAP wants them to hit a reduction target of 160,000 tonnes by 2008, rising to 340,000 tonnes by 2010.
Between 1999 and 2005 the total volume of packaging waste produced across the UK grew by 12 per cent.
Demographic issues such as the growth of single-person households and changing consumption trends are factors behind that increase, according to WRAP.
Mr Bradshaw said legislation would be considered if retailers and producers did not voluntarily cut food packaging and waste.
Addressing a press conference in London today, the Minister illustrated his comments with examples of excess packaging - such as four apples wrapped in polythene on a plastic tray.
He said: "It is important that people don't see recy-cling as the best option. It is better than throwing stuff away - but reduction is better still."
Describing the retailers' approach to cutting waste so far, he said: "Nearly all of them have announced good plans but over the next year we need to see the delivery of those plans. We need to see quantifiable reductions."
Mr Bradshaw urged consumers to leave "excessive and unnecessary" product packaging at the supermarkets for the stores to deal with.
Consumers should report cases of excessive packaging to Trading Standards officers for investigation, he added.


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Building a Better Cat
By SAUL HANSELL
Published: December 5, 2002
WHAT could be cooler than opening a big box under the Christmas tree and finding a two-foot-long green robotic dinosaur?
That's what Leif Askeland thought two years ago as he and a team of fellow engineers at Hasbro's Tiger Electronics division were rushing to finish a working model of a microchip-controlled raptor that could lumber across the floor, swing its tail and open its jaws to show off a fearsome set of teeth.
Mr. Askeland displayed his creation in January 2001 at Toy Fair, the industry's annual gathering in New York. The reaction of the assembled buyers from the world's toy stores was tepid, and Hasbro canceled the dinosaur before it ever hit the shelves. Starting with Tiger's Furby, robotic creatures had been one of the biggest fads of the late 1990's. But sales had crashed, and many in the industry were pronouncing the entire species extinct.
It was a blow to Mr. Askeland, but he and his team knew that advances in technology were enabling toys to do far more for less money. So in the spring of last year they sat around a big wooden table here on the factory floor that once stamped out Hasbro's Mr. Potato Head and G.I. Joe, and tried to figure out what sort of robotic toy would appeal to retailers, parents and children.
Their answer: a cat. But unlike the other robotic pets, it would not be the sort of silvery contraption that looks as though it just pounced off a flying saucer. No, he would build a cuddly lap cat that would purr when you petted it and press its face into your hand if you rubbed its cheeks. It would be covered in fur, not hard plastic.
After a year of development and deep skepticism within Hasbro and in the toy industry, the result of Mr. Askeland's work hit the market in July. At $35 each, FurReal Friends, as Hasbro named it, has become one of the season's hottest toys and is almost sold out at stores across the country. Hasbro declines to specify how many FurReal Friends it has sold but says the figure is in the millions.
That a cat would succeed where a dinosaur failed reflects in one sense the fickleness of the toy market.
"There is a lot of market research before a toy launch, but success or failure is hard to predict,'' said Jill Krutick, a toy industry analyst at Salomon Smith Barney. "You see something that spikes up, like animal gadgetry, and then consumers turn up their noses at it.''
But the development of the FurReal cat may also suggest that the electronic toy industry is beginning to grow up, subordinating the gadgetry to classic, open-ended modes of play.
"You don't want the technology in a toy to be visible,'' said Judy Ellis, the chairwoman of the toy design department at the Fashion Institute of Technology. "The first robot pets were very cool-looking, but a child doesn't relate to a shiny surface. A child can relate to a furry cat.''
Indeed, Mr. Askeland passed up some of the technological features used in other robotic pets like infrared sensors so more money could go into the feel of the cat's fur and the look of its eyes.
"You can make tricks that you would do one time,'' Mr. Askeland said. "We preferred to focus on the emotional aspects of play. Nurturing and friendship are things that stay with you for a lifetime.''
The success of the FurReal cat is all the more unusual because it is not usually the place of engineers like Mr. Askeland to come up with new toys. In the toy industry pecking order, creating toys is the role of independent inventors and staff designers. Engineers are supposed to realize the visions of the designers so that the motors do not rattle and the parts do not fall off.
"Toy engineering should be more highly regarded than it is,'' Mr. Askeland said. "Not only are there constant deadlines, there are challenges to meet quality criteria, and you have to be able to do a lot with little.''
Growing up in Oslo, Mr. Askeland (pronounced ASK-uh-land) had no idea he would design toys, let alone furry robot friends. He studied engineering and wound up working for a graphic-products company that sent him to its headquarters in Providence, R.I. He married a woman from Warwick, R.I., and parlayed his experience with plastics into a job with Hasbro. (He and his wife, Karen, have two children - a son, 12, and a daughter, 6 - whom he uses as his personal research department.)
At Hasbro, his first assignment was shaping the parts for a baby's busy box. He soon graduated to toddler toys and by 1994 was the chief engineer for Hasbro's Playskool division. One task there was to make sure that additions to Playskool's line of rocking Weebles figures would still wobble but not fall down.
Mr. Askeland said he was especially proud of the design of a big Playskool dollhouse, the first of its size to be made out of plastic and not wood.
"The realism we had was groundbreaking at the time,'' he said. "We had lights and sounds and a great assortment of accessories, down to plastic pillows and curtains. It became a product with a lot of play value.''
The dollhouse and other toys increasingly tended to have electronic components - and Mr. Askeland earned a second degree, this time in electrical engineering, at Johnson & Wales University.


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Supermarket giant Aldi has withdrawn all eggs from its stores in Germany as they may have been contaminated by an insecticide.
Tests showed that the chemical fipronil, which can harm people's kidneys, liver and thyroid glands, was found in eggs imported from Netherlands.
Fipronil is used to treat lice and ticks in chickens.
One German official said that up to 10 million such eggs may have already been sold in Germany.
Christian Meyer, the Agriculture Minister for lower saxony, told German television that there was risk to children if they ate two infected eggs a day.
About 180 poultry farms in the Netherlands have been temporarily shut while investigations are carried out


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Federated Department Stores Inc. agreed to sell its Lord & Taylor chain NRDC Equity Partners for $1.2 billion in cash.
Purchase, N.Y.-based NRDC, a partnership between private-equity firm Apollo Real Estate Advisors and shopping-center developer NRDC Real Estate Advisors, will gain 48 Lord & Taylor stores and a distribution center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Federated said that its board has already approved the sale, slated to close in the third quarter.
Federated began seeking a buyer for the chain earlier this year. At that same time, the retailer said it would close five underperforming Lord & Taylor stores and convert one to a Macy's, leaving about 50 stores up for grabs. Lord & Taylor's sales topped $1.6 billion in 2004.
The specialty chain's most valuable asset – the flagship Fifth Avenue store – has been valued at $500 to $850 a square foot, according to the The Wall Street Journal. NRDC said in a statement that no decisions have been made regarding individual locations.
Federated acquired Lord & Taylor in August 2005 as part of its $17 billion merger with former rival May Department Stores Co. Federated also owns the Marshall Field's and Bloomingdale's chains.
When Federated first announced plans to acquire May, financial investment firms like Blackstone and Bear Stearns were said to be interested in the Lord & Taylor chain.
The Journal,citing people familiar with the deal, first reported the news of an imminent deal in its Thursday edition.


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The retailer has achieved energy independence in 2015
BURLINGTON, ON, April 20, 2015 /CNW/ - Globally, IKEA has an ambition to be energy independent by 2020. IKEA Canada is proud to have more than achieved this goal in 2015, now producing more than double the renewable energy that it takes to operate its 12 stores. IKEA Canada's wind farm in Alberta generates enough electricity to power about 15,000 Canadian homes – or 32 IKEA stores. In addition, three Ontario IKEA stores are equipped with approximately 2000 solar panels on their rooftops and IKEA Winnipeg is home to Manitoba's largest geothermal installation, providing over 70% of the store's heating and cooling. To celebrate their achievement in making their own power, IKEA Canada is creating a human powered billboard.
What: The general public is challenged to take part in pedaling 10 power-generating bikes that will light up a sign made up of LED bulbs which will read – We're for making our own power.
IKEA Canada's longstanding partner, Tree Canada, will also be present to demonstrate planting small live spruce tree seedlings. Passersby can join in on the activity and take home their very own potted spruce tree while supplies last.
Where: Yonge and Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario
Date: April, 22, 2015, Earth Day
Time: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- The activation will take place all day on April 22, 2015
To learn more about sustainability at IKEA Canada, please visit www.IKEA.ca/PeopleAndPlanet.
IKEA is a leading home furnishings retailer with 361 stores in more than 50 countries worldwide, which are visited by 821 million people every year. IKEA Canada has 12 stores which are visited by over 25 million people every year. Last year the IKEA.com websites attracted 1.6 billion visitors. Founded in 1943, IKEA's business philosophy is to offer a wide range of products of good design and function at prices so low, the majority of people can afford them. For more information on IKEA, please visit: www.IKEA.ca.
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For further information: Alicia Carroll, Public Relations Manager, 416-829-4170, IKEA Canada, alicia.carroll@IKEA.com


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Singapore headquartered but Indonesia-operating dry bulk ocean carrier Seroja (SGX: IW5) has reported $9.63 million of revenues in the third quarter of 2019 along with a net profit of $182,000. Seroja reports its financial results in U.S. dollars.
Although Seroja’s third quarter revenues have suffered a small decline of about 3.0% on a year-on-year basis, profitability has plummeted.
Gross profit fell by 54.6% from $2.18 million in the third quarter of 2018 to $987,000 in the third quarter of this year. Seroja also reported $822,000 of net profit in the third quarter of 2018. However, that figure declined by 77.9% to the current net profit of $182,000.
Seroja noted that it received lower freight charter revenue because of lower cargo volumes. Those lower volumes were partly offset by higher freight rates. However, looking forward, the company does not envisage that freight rates will improve further in Indonesia due to the presence of local competition.
It appears that the third quarter damage was done by a blow-out in the cost of services. In the third quarter of 2018, those costs stood at $7.75 million. But, in the third quarter of this year, they rose by 11.5% to $8.64 million, which is, in absolute terms, a $890,000 rise in costs. Also doing some damage was a 10.9% rise in administrative costs from $778,000 to $863,000. Administrative costs increased by about $85,000 due to an increase in travel, transport and entertainment costs to meet with customers for the purpose of negotiating contracts.
Commenting on its costs, the company said that it experienced higher operating costs because of higher depreciation expenses along with increased costs related to vessel maintenance, vessel supplies and spare parts used for the dry-docking of vessels.
However, the company was able to offset some of the higher costs with a $481,000 increase in “other gains,” which swung that particular line on the income statement from $308,000 in the red to $173,000 in the black. This income-swing was attributed both to a foreign exchange gain and the receipt of interest income.
Nine month results
In what now appears to be an emerging trend in the Asian maritime sectors, Seroja – like several other Asia-focused maritime companies – reported an overall good year-to-date but a weaker third quarter.
In the nine months of January through September this year, the company reported $28.03 million of revenues, which is a 2.3% increase on the corresponding period of 2018. However, the cost of services also rose. There was a 7.5% increase in the cost of services to $24.80 million in the first nine months of 2019 and it resulted in a year-on-year decrease of 25.1% in gross profit to $3.23 million.
Also of note in the first nine months of 2019 were “other gains,” which swung from red to black. Meanwhile, administrative costs were largely flat and finance costs fell by $349,000. The decline in finance costs was due to a decrease in bank borrowings. Overall, in the year-to-September 2019, the company reported a 43.2% surge in net profit to $673,000.
Seroja reports its financial results using the Singapore Financial Reporting Standard (International).
End of the line for Seroja
The company primarily hires out vessels under freight and time charters. As of December 31, 2018, the company owned and operated a fleet of about 70 vessels (mostly tugs and barges) around Indonesia for the purpose of hauling thermal coal from mines to power stations and cement companies.
“Our freight charters typically involve domestic routes in Indonesia from Kalimantan to various ports in Java and Sulawesi, while our time charters involve mainly domestic routes around the Sumatra Island,” the company said in a statement.
However, a very substantial change is underway for Seroja. In the last few days, the company announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the entire issued share capital of subsidiary Trans LK Marine to Mr. Masdjan, who is an executive director and chief operating officer for Seroja.
The purchase price is $32.16 million. The book value of the tangible assets of the business as of December 31 was $27.63 million and the excess of the consideration over the book value was about $4.53 million.
The business of Trans LK Marine is the provision of marine transport for dry bulk freight such as thermal coal, sand and quarry materials.
Upon completion of the sale, Seroja will “cease to have any operating business” and it will be a cash-holding shell company. At that point, trading in Seroja’s shares will be suspended and the company will have 12 months to find a new operating business before it is removed from the Singapore Exchange.


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Model Zara Shaw and Kevin Carson of Big Shot NI. Healthy energy drink Little Big Shot was named as one of the Top Five Most Interesting Products at this year's Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.
The speciality food and beverages show is the largest of its kind on the West Coast of America and this year's event was the biggest in its 38-year history with products from over 35 countries on display.
Each year a panel of trend-spotters comb the exhibition halls to identify what will be hot for the year ahead and the MJR Creative Group listed Little Big Shot as one of the Top Five Most Interesting Products, saying it stood out in what is a crowded category and had a strong distinction point.
"Capitalising on the growing concern about the side effects of high caffeine energy drinks, Little Big Shot comes to the market with a caffeine-free and guarana-free energy drink," said the MJR Creative Group.
"Getting its kick from fructose and ginseng, it sidesteps growing regulatory action in the category. We like its light carbonation and superior flavour, as well as the friendly and enthusiastic representatives. We also like that the company hails from Belfast."
The product, which is the brainchild of Big Shot NI managing director Bert Jukes, was developed over a period of four years in consultation with food scientist Professor Donald Muir. It claims to be a "100% natural" blend of berry fruit juices including raspberries, blackcurrants, cranberries and pomegranates, combined with ginseng, hibiscus and B vitamins. It also contains a natural ingredient called Deep Ocean Water which the producers say provides "essential nutrients required by the human body for the regulation of physical functions and health".
Big Shot NI managing director Bert Jukes said: "With more than 80,000 products on display at the show I am absolutely delighted that Little Big Shot stood out from the crowd as one of the top five most interesting products. The fact that it is made from 100% natural berry juices along with Deep Ocean Water and is free of taurine, caffeine and guarana gives us a real unique selling point.
"We first launched the product in Northern Ireland in 2011 with the aim of providing a healthy alternative to the energy drinks that were available in the marketplace and since then Little Big Shot has gained widespread distribution and interest from all over the world," he added.
"The Winter Fancy Food Show is a fantastic event with over 17,000 people attending over three days. There was a lot of interest in Little Big Shot and we hope the show helps us to develop further sales across the US for the product," he concluded.
The other four in the Top Five Most Interesting Products category included:
- SOSO Salt Company – Sea Salt from Spain
- Sartori – Artisan Cheese
- Sencha Naturals – Green Tea Leaf Mints
- TCHO – New American Chocolate


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Arlington, VA (September 7, 2007) — PMMI announces the Packaging Industry Roundtable and Panel Discussion, hosted by PMMI’s Certified Trainer Program, for the Conference at PACK EXPO. The conference session will be at 11:00 a.m. on October 15, 2007 during PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
During the conference session, panelists will discuss the vital importance of establishing best practices for training. Additionally, they will unveil a Request for Proposal (RFP) template that addresses training needs and communicates how training helps to reduce turn-over, downtime and inefficiency.
Whirpool Corporation shuts down its regional distribution center in Covington. Formerly known as the Maytag Corporation, the distribution center will unite with a facility in Carlisle. “The move, to be completed by Sept. 11, will displace about 80 workers, said Whirlpool spokeswoman Judy Lau.” “Hourly workers are being offered positions at the Sears distribution center under construction in the Covington Industrial Park, Lau said.”
Whirpool purchased the Maytag brand and company back in March 2006.
Key global logistics trends, industry challenges, and best practices related to how businesses are working to deliver greater supply chain speed, agility and reliability, will be discussed at the i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) and IBM Corporation (NYSE:IBM) Thought Leadership Series: Global Logistics, on Friday, Sept. 21 at the IBM Chicago Center. This one-day seminar will also highlight lessons learned from successful transportation management system and network optimization projects .
Driscoll’s category management team names Steve Trede as their new category development manager. Steve has over 25 years experience working in the produce industry with companies such as Del Monte and Desert Glory. Driscoll, a family-owned fresh berry company, works together with other retail companies to provide increased sales and productivity.
Atlantic Bulk Carrier Corp, Providence Forge VA, has recognized six of its drivers for achieving one million accident-free miles: JERRY DAVIDSON, JEFF LOGAN, CHUCK MULLENS, PAUL PEYTON, AARON WILLS, and DAN WYFFELS.
David Jones and Terry Whitlock both join Blast-N-Clean of Albuquerque, New Mexico. David Jones was hired to fill the position of chief operating officer and Terry Whitlock as the executive vice president of sales and marketing.
Dairy Farmers of America intends to close its American cheese plant in Corona, CA and move its American cheese business from there and its plant in Zumbrota, MN to Green Bay WI-based Schreiber Foods.
As a result, more than 300 workers will be laid off in Corona, 70 in Minnesota, and 11 at the firm’s Kansas City headquarters. DFA plans to offer assistance for all laid-off employees.
IEC Electronics announced that Stephanie Martin has joined the Company as Vice President, Supply Chain. Ms. Martin brings 16 years of Supply Chain management experience in the contract electronics manufacturing industry to IEC.”We are pleased to add Stephanie to the IEC team,” said W. Barry Gilbert, IEC’s Chairman and CEO.
Lance Wyatt has joined ALTANA Inc, a member of the Nycomed Group, as Senior Director of Contracts and Logistics. Wyatt comes to ALTANA Inc from McKesson. Previously, he was employed by Safeway Stores, Inc. in the finance and category management areas. “Through his work with Fougera Cares, we have come to appreciate Lance’s commitment to the industry and its customers,” said Dave Klaum, Senior Vice President, Commercial Business Operations.
Transplace, one of the leading provider of logistics technology and transportation management services, recently announced its selection of LOG-NET, Inc., a leader in international web-based supply chain visibility and execution solutions, as a technology partner to support its international division. The integration of LOG-NET represents the next step in the evolution of the division. “As we began to develop an international deployment strategy, speed of deployment, international business differences and time to market were all key considerations,” said Roy Cashman, chief operations officer at Transplace.
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. said that it would streamline some field operations in the United States and Canada, invest in its supply chain and realign its work force to improve productivity.The largest bottler of PepsiCo Inc. drinks said it would record a pretax charge of $30 million to $40 million, or 9 cents to 12 cents per share, in the second half of the year for these moves.
Cole McKellar has been named director of new business development, exhibit transportation for Freeman. McKellar comes to Freeman with more than 12 years of business development, sales and marketing experience within transportation logistics, business strategy and supply chain management. He has previously worked with IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, USWeb/marchFIRST, JB Hunt Logistics/Transplace, and Gulf Coast Transport.
Agistix, the leading provider of Logistics Management Automation software, announced the appointment of Dale Carpenter as vice president of logistics. Dale will be responsible for the Agistix Service Center which handles all managed services, including programs such as Inbound Shipment Management Service, and Auction Shipment Management Service, as well as Professional Services. “Agistix is committed to excellence in logistics management,” stated David Fox, president and CEO of Agistix.
Penske Logistics has been selected as the lead logistics provider for Bombardier Transportation’s European operations. Under the agreement, Penske will help standardize and coordinate all European supply chain and logistics processes for Berlin, Germany-based Bombardier Transportation, which manufactures vehicles and equipment for the rail industry. Penske expects to begin providing lead logistics services to Bombardier in early 2008.
It is with great sadness that DSC Logistics has announced the death of James A. McIlrath, founder and chairman of Dry Storage Corporation, now DSC Logistics. Always active in industry and service organizations, McIlrath was a past chairman of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (and recipient of their Distinguished Service Award in 2003), a member of the Board of Directors of the Transportation Data Coordinating Committee in Washington, D.C., a director of the Illinois Association of Merchandise Warehousemen, a member of the International Federation of Public Warehouses Association, a director of the United Methodist Home, a member of the Board of Directors of The First State Bank and Trust of Park Ridge, Illinois, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Palm Country Club, Boca Raton, Florida.
A recent round of hefty fines for violation of U.S. trade laws is now getting the attention of import-export pros. Nearly $200 million in fines will have to be paid by ITT Corp., Chiquita Brands International and Baker Hughes Services International for various violations.
Metro Atlanta strengthened its position as a global logistics powerhouse with a recent announcement that Dick’s Sporting Goods is creating 484 jobs and investing $23 million over the next five years with a 657,200-square-foot distribution center in East Point. The Metro Atlanta Chamber played a significant role in bringing this project to Atlanta. Bob Pertierra, VP of logistics development, worked closely with Georgia Power, the Georgia Dept of Economic Development, and Atlanta Logistics Innovation Council members Bob Robers and Paul Roeser of Staubach.


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The official site for the TV anime of CyberAgent’s CAAnimation name and DMM Games’ blended media venture PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~, “the primary young ladies’ ice hockey anime ever,” released a new video that revealed main cast, staff, and its October debut on Friday.
CAAnimation and DMM Game recently said that DMM Games would build up the game for the undertaking. CAAnimation held tryouts for voice entertainers for the task.
CyberAgent had recently reported that CAAnimation’s first undertaking would be a media venture gotten ready for dispatch this year with anime, computer games, music, and a few different types of diversion. CAAnimation was collaborating with video content organization Avex Pictures, music maker bunch Elements Garden (Uta no Prince Sama, Senki Zesshō Symphogear establishments), anime studio Doga Kobo (Himouto! Umaruchan, Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun, The Helpful Fox Senko-san), and game engineer Wonder Planet (Jump Puchi Heroes, Crash Fever cell phone games) for the task.
CyberAgent established the CAAnimation in October 2018. CAAnimation centers around creating unique anime, just as delivering conceivable game variations (created by other CyberAgent auxiliary organizations) of those unique anime ventures. The organization will facilitate with AbemaTV for its unique anime content.
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KodyPay appoints Joao Martins as CTO and Pierre Baigts as CPO
KodyPay (kodypay.com), a fast-growing payments FinTech committed to advancing in-person payment acceptance, announces the executive hire of Joao Martins as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Pierre Baigts as Chief Product Officer (CPO).
The company, which has now signed up 350 venues in over 20 cities across the U.K, has been growing processing volume at an average of 44% Month over Month (MoM) after launching 6 months ago.
As part of this expansion, existing CTO Sam Heather will transition into a newly created Chief Information Officer role (CIO).
Co-Founder and CEO, Yoyo Chang, commented: “We continue to execute on a mission to deliver payment acceptance that will save both consumers and businesses time whilst reducing overall inefficiency. Having made significant contributions to our growth, I am grateful for Sam’s continued partnership, and incredibly excited to welcome Joao and Pierre into our team. They both have a significant amount of experience in scaling products, and I am honoured that they have chosen to join us.”
As the former founding CTO of Series B funded Yapily, Martins played a significant role in providing the Open Banking infrastructure for the likes of American Express, QuickBooks, GoCardless, and Volt. Before joining Yapily in 2017 and supporting the rapid growth from a team of just 2 to over 100, Martins was previously the CTO at Rungway, an employee voice and mentoring platform.
Joao Martins commented: “I am pleased to continue my journey to provide safer, better, and fairer financial services to everyone, from consumers to merchants, leveraging the best and most modern technologies. Having a clear focus and a strong product fit and amazing culture, KodyPay is very much aligned with my vision for the future of payments.”
Joining from SumUp, Baigts currently serves as VP Product, responsible for developing POS for SumUp in the European and US markets. Before joining SumUp in 2021 through the acquisition of Series B funded Tiller, Baigts was the Head of Product and instrumental in scaling up the product function. His team developed features that continue to serve over 10,000 merchants in France, Spain, Italy, and Germany.
Pierre Baigts commented: “It’s a great pleasure to join KodyPay’s talented and enthusiastic team. I believe there is a huge opportunity to help thousands of merchants to grow their business and brand by strengthening the customer base through innovative solutions across the KodyPay platform. The world’s ordering and payment habits are evolving fast, and KodyPay will be a key actor supporting these changes.”
Joao and Pierre’s hire follows the recent appointment of COO Sophie Haagensen, previously Head of Strategy and founding team at Atom Bank.
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Dead or Alive Xtreme Sense – we can already smell the girls on the beach
Scents, heat, splashing water and a gentle touch are all available to anyone sneaking into a VR Sense cabin.
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 has been quite an unusual gaming experience so far, but the new release announced today introduces more extreme solutions than ever before. In the version that appears on the arcade machine called VR Sense, we can not only see, but even smell the ladies.
The Koei Tecmo VR was unveiled back in February this year. The VR Sense machine is not only able to simulate odors, but also enchants heat and rain into the play area without any problems, which is essentially a sealed little cabin. Thanks to these extra features, we will feel the warmth of the beach or the smell of the salty air in the game, and the chicks can even splash us down. Theoretically, the system is also capable of simulating the touch of girls. What opportunities!
The Ultra Samurai Coaster, GI Jockey Sense, Horror Sense: Daruma-san ga Koronda and Ultra Dynasty Warriors will also get a VR Sense release in the future, but I think the beach-s**t chicks will excite everyone.
Would you try such a VR Sense cabin or would you rather stay with the real girls puffing on the real sandy beaches?
If your PC, hardware, mobile, smart device, or any geek theme is moving, this is the place for you!


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Kim Kardashian is one of the most influential women in the Hollywood industry. From starting her career as a personal stylist to now having her own brand, she has come a long way in her life. Not just a media personality, she also has quite an influence in the fashion industry however things are not working well for her as she is indirectly involved in a recent Balenciaga scandal.
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Amid trying her best to disassociate herself from the brand, she bid farewell to her old hair look and debuted with a fresh hair dye for this holiday season.
Kim Kardashian Dyed Her Hair Honey Blonde!
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The 42-year-old TV reality star, Kim Kardashian was spotted in a whole new look as she left her platinum blond locks and transformed them into a darker honey color. She kept her waist-length strands intact with her locks coated in a golden brown shade and mixed with subtle brunette highlights. Her new look is quite similar to that of her sister, Khloe Kardashian.
The SKIMS founder was spotted with the Good American founder in Miami at an Art Basel event on Thursday night hosted by W Magazine and Burberry. She flaunted her new hair color, along with her curves by wearing a custom VEX Latex bandeau Laura Petrielli Pulice created. She paired that up with oversized moto-inspired pants along with high boots.
As per PageSix, the sister duo dined at Bad Bunny’s new restaurant, Gekko before attending the Art Basel event at a private Miami residence. This is not the first time that she has changed her hair color to blonde as she originally bleached her hair for the 2022 Met Gala in May before changing it to the new shade.
A Brief Note on The Balenciaga Scandal
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The luxury fashion house, Balenciaga is under fire for a while after it released the pictures of its new campaign that featured children holding teddy bears dressed in BDSM-style harnesses.
In a separate ad promoting Balenciaga’s spring/summer 2023 collection, a photograph featuring a printed copy of what appeared to be the US Supreme Court decision on child p*rn laws was also in the discussion.
That drew major backlash from the public, resulting in the fashion house apologizing for the same stating, “We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in our narrative… Balenciaga reiterates its sincere apologies for the offense we have caused.”
The mother of four, who serves as a muse and longtime friend of the brand addressed the ongoing scandal stating that she appreciated the fact that they apologized for their recent activity. She also shared that she is “currently re-evaluating” her relationship with the fashion house which came after fans called out Kardashian to break her silence regarding the controversy.


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A former executive of a Japanese auto parts suppliers was sentenced to one year and one day in U.S. prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to price fixing.
Makoto Horie, formerly senior vice president of sales at the U.S. arm of Toyoda Gosei, agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge of price fixing and bid rigging in sales of automotive hoses to Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. subsidiaries and suppliers.
According to the U.S. Justice Department, between 2007 and 2010 Horie took part in a conspiracy with other firms to set the prices of hoses sold to auto makers in the United States.
As part of a plea deal, he also agreed to pay a $20,000 criminal fine and assist the department's ongoing investigations into price fixing in the auto parts industry.
In the wide-ranging probe, so far 49 individuals and 32 companies have been charged. The companies have pleaded guilty and agreed to pay fines totaling $2.4 billion.
Toyoda Gosei has been fined $26 million in two cases, on involving automotive hoses and another over price fixing for airbags and steering wheels.
"The charge today once again demonstrates the Antitrust Division's vigorous commitment to holding individuals accountable for engaging in anticompetitive conduct," said Brent Snyder, U.S. deputy assistant attorney general.
"The division’s ongoing investigation has resulted in more than two dozen executives serving prison time for their participation in illegal conspiracies involving auto parts," he said.
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Planned job cuts among U.S. companies in 2014 totaled 450,531 through November, down 5.8% compared to the same period in 2013. According to global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, this was the lowest count of year-end job cut announcements since 1997.
No company announced more layoffs in 2014 than Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ), which announced a total of 21,000 job cuts. Based on data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the companies that planned the most job cuts last year.
In some cases, companies shed jobs in an effort to return to profitability or because they become insolvent. However, in an interview with 24/7 Wall St., Challenger, Gray & Christmas CEO John Challenger explained that this is not the case for most companies. Particularly in a strong economy, many companies are “doing regular strategic evaluation of their business looking for areas of redundancy, [and] looking for ways to make their organization a tighter ship.”
Technology companies were the largest downsizers last year with several long-time stalwarts leading the way. Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced the most job cuts, not only among tech companies, but also overall. The industry as a whole announced more than 58,000 job cuts in 2014, the highest number among all industries. According to Challenger, “technology is a particularly volatile sector in our economy [because] products become obsolete more quickly than they do in some other industries that are slower, safer, and have less opportunity.”
The industry with the second largest planned layoffs in 2014 was retail, with nearly 42,000 job cuts announced. This figure is actually down from 2013, despite layoffs at Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD), as well as Coldwater Creek, which declared bankruptcy in April. Financial companies, too, were among the top companies cutting jobs. JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), for example, was among the 10 companies with the most planned layoffs in 2014.
One factor that often drives job cuts is industry evolution. According to Challenger, this is especially true in the retail sector. “It’s an area of low margins and fierce competition and technology is making a big difference in how consumers are coming to stores,” Challenger said. Retailers are making cuts, he explained, as a result of the changing retail landscape, especially the fact that more shopping is done online.
Other companies cut jobs in an effort to continue to stay competitive. Shareholders invest in companies that they hope will generate higher returns than other companies. In order to provide such returns, companies often restructure their operations to trim costs and increase profits, which can lead to layoffs. Sears Holdings, which has been reporting declining sales and consistent losses in recent years, is undergoing one of the most dramatic such restructurings. CEO Eddie Lampert set up a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to buy Sears stores and lease them back to the company and others. This raised the company’s stock price considerably despite the fact Sears is still losing money.
In some cases, the companies that announced layoffs truly had no choice. For example, Coldwater Creek had to close all of its stores after filing for bankruptcy protection. Not only were shareholders wiped out in the bankruptcy, but also the company had to close all of its stores in order to pay off its creditors, eliminating thousands of jobs in the process.
Challenger Gray & Christmas provided 24/7 Wall St. with all job cut announcements affecting at least 500 positions through 2015. 24/7 Wall St. combined the planned cuts by company to identify the companies that announced the most job cuts last year. We only considered publicly traded American companies. However, job cuts did not need to be entirely within the United States. Some cuts announced last year may not be completed until later this year. Consolidated revenues and employee totals are from each company’s most recent financial report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the company did not disclose global headcount for the quarter, figures from its last annual report were used. We relied in part on our previous analysis of Challenger Grey & Christmas data published September 25th. To the extent layoff figures were unchanged from that period, discussions of companies that also appeared in our earlier article were kept the same.
These are the 10 companies cutting the most jobs.
10. Amgen Inc.
> Job cuts: 4,000
> Number of employees: 18,000
> 1yr. share price change: +27.28%
In recent years, biotechnology company Amgen has reduced its global workforce as part of its restructuring plan to focus on drug development. While layoffs in the technology sector more than doubled between the first halves of 2013 and 2014, job cuts in the pharmaceutical industry declined in that time, falling by 15.4%. Despite the industry trend, the company announced in August it would cut 2,900 employees. In October, Amgen announced it would close a research and development facility in Seattle that would result in an additional 1,100 job cuts, bringing the 2014 total to about 4,000. The restructuring plan will reduce the company’s workforce by up to 15% and includes the closure of several facilities in Washington and Colorado. Amgen reported strong earnings in 2013 and in 2014. According to the company, the layoffs are “natural steps in a long-term strategy.”
9. Procter & Gamble
> Job cuts: 4,430
> Number of employees: 118,000
> 1yr. share price change: +11.72%
Procter & Gamble announced in early November it would cut 4,430 jobs, the ninth highest number of announced job cuts reviewed. Last year marks the fourth consecutive year the consumer products company has reduced its total workforce. As of 2014, there were 118,000 Procter & Gamble employees, versus 132,000 in 2009. As is the case with many other companies, cost-cutting measures such as layoffs are often part of a strategy to maintain consistent income growth. P&G’s net sales have grown each year since as early as 2012. The company reported net sales of $83.1 billion in the 12 months prior to June 2014. In addition to slashing employment, P&G also announced in August that it would eliminate as many as 100 underperforming brands to further improve results.
8. Sprint Corp.
> Job cuts: 5,000
> Number of employees: 36,000
> 1yr. share price change: -40.27%
Sprint Corporation, one of the nation’s largest cellphone carriers, stated at the end of October it would lay off 5,000 workers for restructuring purposes. Earlier that month Sprint cut 452 jobs at its headquarters in Kansas. Sprint had 36,000 employees at the end of 2014, down from the approximately 38,000 employees it had the year before. Despite the layoffs, Sprint may roughly double its store count in a deal with RadioShack, which recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. If the deal is finalized, Sprint would operate as a store-within-a-store in nearly 2,000 RadioShacks.
7. Intel Corp.
> Job cuts: 5,350
> Number of employees: 106,700
> 1yr. share price change: +35.66%
At the start of 2014, after poor earnings and growth forecasts, Intel announced it would implement cost cutting measures. Part of the measures included plans to reduce its global workforce by 5,350 people, or 5% of its headcount, throughout the year. According to Intel spokesperson Chris Kraeuter, the cuts would primarily consist of “people retiring, redeploying, or leaving voluntarily.” In addition, the chip maker announced in April that it was shutting down its assembly and test operations in Costa Rica. While this eliminated 1,500 jobs, Intel continued to employ more than 1,000 engineering, finance, and human resources workers in the country.
6. Sears Holdings
> Job cuts: 5,400
> Number of employees: 249,000
> 1yr. share price change: -9.32%
While layoffs are not always a sign of weak revenue, retail holding company Sears has been closing stores and shedding employees for years as a result of faltering sales. The company reported revenue of $36.2 billion for the 12 months through February 1, 2014, down by more than $3.6 billion from the previous period. According to Challenger, Gray, & Christmas, Sears announced in October 5,400 job cuts, the sixth largest compared with other U.S. public companies. However, Sears is closing stores so fast that it may be difficult to keep track. In 2014, the company closed 235 stores, most of which were Kmart locations. The layoffs were announced at a time when most retailers were hiring workers for the holiday season. As of the beginning of 2014, Sears had roughly 226,000 U.S. employees, including part-time workers.
5. Coldwater Creek
> Job cuts: 5,500
> Number of employees: N/A
> 1yr. share price change: -92.84%
Women’s apparel retailer Coldwater Creek filed for bankruptcy in April after it was unable to find a buyer for its operations. Shareholders in the company were wiped out as the company began the process of closing its 350 stores and laying off its 5,500 workers. However, there may be a silver lining for at least a few employees. As part of bankruptcy proceedings, other retailers bought a number of Coldwater Creek’s leases. While most employees may be out of luck, customers may be able to soon buy Coldwater Creek merchandise again. Private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought the Coldwater Creek brand name. The new owner relaunched the brand as Coldwater Creek Direct, an online retailer that aims to sell women apparel via a catalog.
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After months of rumors and speculation, Facebook confirmed that it is working on its own augmented reality (RA) lenses in recent statements. After the launch of its smart screen Portal, everything indicates that the signs of the social network's work could be challenging both Apple and Google, adding a new player to the scene.
Almost a year after CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook was not developing technology and that "about five to seven years would be needed to make augmented reality lenses," now it seems that a big change is at the doors. Challenged by the competition of Microsoft HoloLens, Magic Leap and Thalmic Labs, the Director of Augmented Reality of Facebook, Ficus Kirkpatrick, believes that Facebook AR glasses are something that should come true.
“Of course we are working on it, I think we have talked about this publicly in Oculus Connect. We are doing a lot of research on this, but I think the glasses we are wearing are pretty far away, Kirkpatrick told TechCrunch. "We have no product to announce at this time, but we have many very talented people who are conducting a cutting-edge research, which we hope will be part of future AR lenses."
The comments confirm several rumors, and patent reports earlier this year that indicated that AR glasses designed by Facebook were in development. Part of those rumors initially involved publications of "innovative work in computer vision, machine learning, mixed reality, graphics, screens, sensors and new ways of mapping the human body." It was also suggested that Facebook was looking to control the entire process through augmented reality devices.
It is not a secret that Facebook has faced many security and privacy scandals in recent years, but given the concern of data collection with its first hardware, it is still interesting to see how the public take such lenses, in case they are a reality.
The social media giant now has its own hardware lab and, considering Facebook's ownership of Oculus, there may be some cooperation on the software side of future VR glasses. For now, that probability is remote and there is still a lot of development before any real product is available to the general public. We will keep you informed.


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The Oppo A53 belonging to an Indian citizen who was just bought ten months ago exploded when brought to him.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Public Relations Manager Oppo for Indonesia Aryo Meidianto A responded to the news of the explosion that occurred on the device OPPO A53 in India. Representing OPPO, he said that OPPO is aware of this incident and immediately contacted this user from the outset.
“OPPO believes that quality and consumer safety are our first priority, and we were aware of this incident and immediately contacted this user early on,” Aryo said in a statement received. Republika.co.idWednesday (9/6).
OPPO is currently working with relevant authorities to investigate this matter. The company will provide an explanation of the cause of this incident as soon as possible and share the results once confirmed.
“We are currently working with the relevant authorities to investigate this matter. We will provide an explanation of the cause of this incident as soon as possible and share the results once confirmed,” he said.
This incident will also not affect OPPO products released in Indonesia.
“This incident will not affect OPPO products released in Indonesia, we are still performing quality check (Quality control) strict against devices manufactured in our factory located in Tangerang, Indonesia,” he said.
Previously, smart phones OPPO A53 explodes while in the pocket of a middle-aged resident of India. The victim worked as a driver.
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The mobile phone suddenly exploded in the man’s pocket as he went about his daily work. The battery literally tore not only the entire aluminum back of the phone, but also the two men’s legs.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
By Anil Jangid
Bajaj RE60 gets approval as Quadricycle vehicle
Bajaj RE60, the much anticipated cheaper four wheeler by country's leading two wheeler and three wheeler maker Bajaj Auto has got the approval as Quadricycle vehicle. And this segment of vehicles can be used for dual purpose. The Government of India has approved a new type of four wheeler segment called the Quadricycle. The new RE60 small car would used as a light commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle. In terms of pricing and performance the new car by Bajaj Auto, will be a major rival of autorickshaws and Tata Nano. It is expected to be priced under Rs 1 lakh.
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The new approved Quadricycle four wheeler vehicle segment is fully new and this type of vehicles will carry an identification symbol ‘Q’. This type of segment vehicles would carry the same features and specs of three wheelers. And, the new Bajaj RE60 will also carry the basic features and specs. Bajaj Auto has stated that very soon they start the production of the RE60.
Bajaj RE60 is a car with very basic features and specifications. With launch of this one, Bajaj Auto will dive into the four wheeler segment and after some the company could think about to bring out new category of cars in India. After getting success in Indian domestic market, the company could export this dual purpose vehicle to other countries.


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Desktops aren’t dead
COMPUTING| Oct. 24, 2012, 10:11 a.m.
All-in-Ones are the catalyst for growth in desktop computing says Tarsus
While analysts have been predicting the steady decline and ultimate death of the desktop computer for some years now, those sentiments depend greatly on what one considers a ‘desktop computer’.
“If you consider a desktop computer to be a tower and monitor combo, then yes, the desktop market is treading water,” says Brett Bygate, Dell product manager at Tarsus Technologies.
“But, if you consider All-in-One computers part of ‘desktop computing’, things are just getting started,” he says.
Over the past six months All-in-Ones have become an area of particular interest for Tarsus resellers, since the category is proving to be a favourite with customers in both the business and the consumer markets.
“While the exact reasons aren’t 100% clear, we believe that it’s because they take-up less room on a desk than a conventional tower and external monitor combination; and utilise desktop processors, hard disks and graphics cards that deliver a noticeable improvement to the system’s performance, and more importantly, a decrease in cost.
“There is also one wildcard nobody mentions,” Bygate says, “and that’s of course the integration of touch-screen hardware in modern All-in-Ones – something that in concert with the upcoming Windows 8 operating system is predicted to transform the computing landscape.”
Ironically, Bygate says, while Microsoft is driving this hard, the impact of touch won’t be felt outside of the consumer world.
“While I do believe it’s a differentiator and a selling point, I simply don’t believe there’s real value to be had in the touch world for businesses. At least not yet,” he says.
“That’s because there aren’t any applications in the business world that demand touch and because the business market tends to be far more conservative when it comes to the adoption of new technologies, it’s something that’s unlikely to change in the coming year to 18 months.”
While touch is ultimately something that will make its way into the business sector, it will require test cases and usage models that make sense.
“And those quite frankly aren’t there today,” he adds.
“With or without touch, I do believe the All-in-One space is due to see strong growth in the next year.
“And resellers will be well-advised to skill up on the intricacies of selling All-in-One solutions in preparation for the coming rush,” he concludes.
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Home Selling Sentiment At Record High
Home Selling Sentiment at Record High
Consumer attitudes toward both buying and selling improved in October, although the number who feel it is a good time to buy a home remains at record lows.
This is 3 percentage points higher than in the September survey, but 60 points lower than a year ago.
Asked the same question about selling a home, 77 percent said it was a good time, a 60 percent net.
While homebuying and home-selling sentiment remain at historically low and high levels, respectively, more consumers now expect that their personal financial situation will not improve over the next 12 months.
Duncan continued: "In October, consumers also reported greater concern about the direction of the economy, with 'right track' sentiment reaching its lowest level since October 2013.


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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- While both its same-store and overall sales were down, the Sports Authority still managed to narrow its third-quarter losses.
After the bell, the Sports Authority
Revenue came in at $545 million, down from $552.5 million, as same store sales fell 1.9 percent. The retailer of sports equipment and apparel said the hurricanes "affected a significant number of stores during the quarter."
Looking ahead, the company reaffirmed that it is on track to earn $1.08 per share in the current quarter on flat same-store sales.
Shares of the Sports Authority lost 1.3 percent, closing on Tuesday at $25.75.


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Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt are a husband-and-wife team from Tampa, Florida, that makes dream homes come true—now with the help of Karndean products. The duo behind HGTV’s 100 Day Dream Home, the Kleinschmidt’s are helping clients both design and build the perfect house from the ground up in 100 days or less, and when it was time for the second season of the network’s Rock the Block design competition, the HGTV renovation stars turned to Karndean products for a winning combo of product and design.
Talent from HGTV shows compete in Rock the Block, using the same budget to add the most value to four identical builder homes in the Los Angeles area. “It was a six week competition and the whole goal is you have to add the most value, and [the Kleinschmidts] won, using Karndean product throughout the home,” said Karndean’s director of marketing Jenne Ross.
The Kleinschmidts noted that they like using Karndean flooring in their designs because of the manufacturer’s diverse selection of visually appealing styles and textures, affordable prices and easy to install products.
A win for both the Kleinschmidt’s and Karndean, a natural partnership—backed by innovative products and influential design—has been born, in time to support the manufacturer’s growth, which Ross says has been tremendous in 2021, thanks to the company’s continued product introductions, uninterrupted operations and leveraged supplier and partner relationships, like the one it’s developed with the Kleinschmidts.
“For us, it’s an opportunity to have a third-party testimonial,” said Ross. “That’s been a big trend in marketing for a very long time—a third-party voice, independent from the supplier, that’s telling you they believe in the product. With Brian and Mika, it just became likeminded as far as what they do with their brand in the home and what we have to offer.”
Applying this design influence to the in-store shopping experience, in addition to a new digital partnership and campaign, Karndean’s latest merchandising displays feature QR codes that, once scanned, display videos on end users’ phones that offer on the spot product and design information from the Kleinschmidts.
“This assists the RSA too, because the RSA doesn’t always know what to talk about,” Ross added. “So if they have the video, they can be the in-store authority figure, without having to be the design professional, and leverage the ability of them being with the person that brought them to the display to take them on the journey.”
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Apple is also stepping up by to bring more content for their Apple TV 4K platform by partnering with movie studios.
Apple TV 4K starts at $179 and will be available September 22.
Apple also announced several content partnerships specifically for the Apple TV 4K. It's been in beta over the summer, and tvOS 11 launches alongside the new Apple TV in September - take a look at our tvOS 11 round-up for more information. Whether you're watching it on the latest OLED 4K set or an older 1080p set, the new Apple TV promises to transform the home theatre experience when it launches later this month. The Apple TV is part of the company's "Other Products" unit that accounts for just 6 percent of revenue. Apple further explained how they have renamed their stores into Townsquare and also announced revamped stores in Paris.
The new Apple TV will feature a refreshed user interface which makes it look even cleaner. That's a tremendous deal considering the upcharges for 4k content found elsewhere and is the biggest advantage the Apple 4k TV has over competition at the moment.
All iTunes purchases will be automatically upgraded to the 4K versions, meaning it won't cost you more to get better fidelity. And, the Amazon Prime Video app will be available "later this year" on Apple TV. For instance, my 2015 Sony supports HDR, but only via Android apps that run on the TV itself.
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Third-quarter growth estimate revised up
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The Commerce Department said Thursday that gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 2.7 percent in the three months ended Sept. 30, well above the 2 percent estimate it initially made in late October. This was the second of the government's three estimates of quarterly growth. The final figure is scheduled for Dec. 20.
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The revision was driven by increased inventory accumulation and a jump in federal spending, factors unlikely to be repeated in the current fourth quarter, economists said.
The revised figures show spending by businesses on equipment and software declined by 2.7 percent in the third quarter, the first decrease since the end of the recession in mid-2009 and a sign of just how cautious many companies have become amid the uncertainty in Washington and slowing growth in Asia and Europe.
“It's a nice headline number,” Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight, said of the 2.7 percent rate, “but it exaggerates the underlying momentum in the economy.”
The two biggest growth areas in the third quarter, inventory growth and federal spending, “are likely to be minuses in the fourth quarter,” he said. Gault expects the annual rate to sink to 1 percent this quarter, hurt by a fiscal stalemate in Washington as well as the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy.
“Overall, it was a disappointing report,” said Michelle Meyer, senior U.S. economist with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “A lot of that inventory build was unintentional, which suggests a downside risk for the fourth quarter. Businesses had expected stronger sales and consumer spending and were caught off guard.”
There were signs of optimism in Thursday's data. Residential fixed investment rose 14.2 percent, a sign that the housing recovery is gaining steam. And not all economists took a pessimistic view. “The economy certainly hasn't taken off, but it's nowhere close to a stall,” said David Kelly of JPMorgan Funds.
The new estimate of growth represents a substantial increase in the level of the second quarter, when the economy grew at a rate of just 1.3 percent. It also marks the fastest rate of expansion since the fourth quarter of 2011, when the economy grew at a 4.1 percent annual pace.


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HTC 11 Will Be Called HTC U, Release Expected On 10 May, New Details Leaked, Find Out Specs, Features & Price
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HTC was expected to unveil its successor to much-acclaimed smartphone HTC 10 at the MWC event that took place in Barcelona in February this year. However, that never took place. Nonetheless, it didn't stop the endless rumors and speculations to keep flowing in. Here's all there is to know about the HTC 11.
According to a report published by PC Advisor, it appears like the successor of HTC 10 won't be called HTC 11. Instead, the speculated smartphone will be named HTC U. Moreover, HTC U smartphone is expected to be unveiled on May 10, 2017. As far as the specifications of HTC U smartphone is concerned, the device is widely rumored to carry physical buttons, thereby reversing the trend that most major
The HTC U smartphone is expected to be unveiled at an event in Tapie on May 10 at 2AM (in New York). There will most possibly be a live-streaming event for those interested viewers who won't be able to attend the event themselves for obvious reasons.
According to another report published by Tech Radar, the speculated HTC U smartphone will belong to high-end category and will cost around 599 or 649 pounds.
A special Weibo report suggests that the HTC U smartphone will most likely be coming equipped with Qualcomm's 10nm Snapdragon 835 SoC with the company's Quick charge 4.0 support as well. On the storage front, the smartphone may pack 4GB of RAM along with 64GB of internal storage that could be expanded up to 256GB via its microSD card slot.
Apart from that, the HTC U smartphone may even carry a 12MP rear camera along with an 8MP front shooter. Display-wise, not much has been revealed but if rumors are to be believed then the HTC U smartphone may sport a 5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) display.


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We recently reported that Deadmau5 created his very own radio show called Mau5trap Radio – more proof that many electronic dance music artists have been branching out as of late to launch some new projects and ultimately test their limits. The beloved Kayzo is no exception. Yesterday, the American producer has revealed that he is starting his very own record label, christened Welcome Records.
Kayzo’s dedicated followers will be ecstatic to find out that the young DJ is launching the label with “the intentions of releasing music from artists that [he] think[s] are pushing the boundaries and opening new doors musically with electronic and all other styles of music.”
Mark your calendars because sometime in November, the very first single will be dropping. To make this project that much more special, the ‘Whistle Wars‘ musician has included some of his closest friends – if their talent is anything like his, we can guarantee that this track will be legendary.
We want to take a moment to wish the fresh label nothing but success in the future. While we patiently wait for the first single to be released, we encourage our readers to follow the official Instagram page for more updates.
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Hey guys, I’m so stoked and proud to announce that @welcomerecs is finally here. I started this record label with the intentions of releasing music from artists that I think are pushing the boundaries and opening new doors musically with electronic and all other styles of music. I’m proud to announce the very first single will be coming in November by some of my closest friends. More info coming soon. For now go follow @welcomerecs for all updates! Thank you all so much. I’m so excited to bring this to life.


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Samsung tops India premium smartphone phase in H1 2020, adopted by Apple: Report- Expertise Information, Gadgetclock
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Regardless of the pandemic hitting the smartphone sector, shipments of smartphones within the premium phase grew by 18 % 12 months-over-12 months (YoY) in H1 of 2020. Samsung has managed to steer the constructive stride with a market share of 37 %, states a report by CMR, an Trade Intelligence Group.
In accordance with the CMR information, the Premium smartphone phase comprised smartphones within the vary of Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 and Apple had the second-largest share available in the market with 26 % share, adopted by OnePlus with 15 % share.
The premium smartphone phase amounted to five % of the whole cargo of smartphones and Samsung Galaxy A71 emerged because the topper on this phase, with a 19 % share.
Anand Priya Singh, Analyst at CMR, stated the primary half of 2020 was a “powerful interval” for the “general smartphone business”. However, the premium smartphone phase emerged as one of many “least affected segments”.
The analyst talked about that the phase confirmed anticipated progress as a substitute. It was on account of “robust client demand and good supply-side dynamics.”
However, Amit Sharma, one other analyst belonging to the Trade Intelligence Group, stated that client demand within the premium smartphone phase continued to stay excessive in H1 2020, which, in flip, fuelled the market progress.
In accordance with him, the constructive outcome will probably be mirrored within the second half of 2020 as effectively, “Particularly, within the run-up to the all-important festive season. Past the incumbents – together with Samsung and Apple, aspirational premium manufacturers will search to make in-roads into the premium phase.”
It is very important be aware that the primary wave of 5G smartphones debuted within the premium smartphone phase in H1 of 2020. This together with a number of strategic strikes by high manufacturers like Xiaomi, Vivo, Realme, Oppo and Motorola aided to the constructive graph within the phase.


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It seems that plastic has become an almost-omnipresent being on our planet. It is now literally under our skin. Plastic pollution, as well as tiny plastic particles, or microplastics, have become ubiquitous in modern society.
These microplastics have been detected in the air, water and even in some foods, making their presence in our bodies essentially inevitable.
“We definitely know we’re exposed, there’s no doubt,” says Chelsea Rochman, an ecologist at the University of Toronto in Canada, who studies human-made pollutants in fresh and saltwater environments. “We drink it, we breathe it, we eat it.”
Is plastic exposure bad for our health? Scientists do not know yet.
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FOR Jon and Kelly Barfoot bringing fresh produce to people’s homes is more than just a business – it’s a passion.
Not only is their vegetable delivery service booming, they have now invented and marketed the UK’s first bread made of vegetables.
The couple, from Titchfield, started Boxxfresh in 2016 to bring local people closer to where their food is grown. They were inspired by the abundance of ‘best in class’ growers along the south coast.
Jon said: ‘It made sense to keep it local, fresher and ensure less food miles.’
After seeing their business take off, Jon spotted a gap in the market for naturally gluten-free craft breads.
He set about inventing a healthy bread that all the family can enjoy, regardless of age or diet, and came up with Vegbred – the UK’s first 100 per cent naturally gluten-free sweet potato bread.
The bread, which can last for two weeks in the fridge or seven days at room temperature, is a high protein and high fibre alternative to traditional bread.
Jon said: ‘It is bread but not as you know it. It’s low carb, natural, gluten-free and made with sweet potatoes. It is delicious with scrambled eggs, on its own or with a bit of marmite.’
It is made with plant-based flours and uses sweet potatoes from a community farm in Senegal, where Jon frequently visited in his former role sourcing vegetables for the UK market.
Vegbred is free from animal products and the surplus peel also helps fuel its production, with the farm running on green energy produced from the leftovers.
Vegbred was launched earlier this year and Jon says orders have been flooding in. A loaf costs £5 and can be ordered from Boxxfresh or vegbred.com
The company is also in talks with major supermarkets and they hope to see their product available nationwide soon.


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Float glass maker Gold Plus Glass Industry Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO).
The IPO comprises fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 300 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) up to 12,826,224 equity shares by promoters and an existing shareholder, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).
As a part of the OFS, promoters — Suresh Tyagi and Jimmy Tyagi — will offer up to 1,019,995 equity shares each and investor PI Opportunities Fund-I will sell up to 10,786,234 equity shares.
The company proposes to utilise the net proceeds from the fresh issuance of equity shares towards funding debt as well as working incremental requirements and general corporate purposes.
Gold Plus Glass Industry is one of the leading float glass makers in India, with 16 per cent share of manufacturing capacity in fiscal 2021. The company’s products cater to a range of end-use industries including automotive, construction and industrial sectors, with a variety of applications.
IIFL Securities, Axis Capital, Jefferies India and SBI Capital Markets are the book running lead managers to the issue.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)


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Recall that controversial former Big Brother Nigeria housemate, Tacha recently announced the launch of her luxury clothing line.
Well, popular musical executive, Michael Collins Ajereh also known as Don Jazzy has become the first celebrity to rock one of the collections from the reality TV star.
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Xbox Cloud Streaming “absolutely will end up on iOS” in addition to Windows PC and consoles, Xbox head Phil Spencer has asserted.
First, a report from Business Insider states that Spencer told Microsoft employees that Game Streaming via Xbox Game Pass “absolutely will end up on iOS,” potentially using a “direct browser-based solution” to bypass any hurdles established by platform owner Apple.
Next, Spencer himself has taken to Twitter to confirm that Xbox Game Streaming is planned for traditional platforms including Windows PC and other consoles.
“Yes, we want to do this,” Spencer said when asked. “It’s in the long list of cool things the xCloud team is working on, just a bit further down the list. But we want console and PC players to be able to browse as easily as mobile players, it’s a good Game Pass feature.”
xCloud — or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Cloud Streaming or just Xbox Cloud Streaming because we’re not entirely sure what to call it at this point — launched last month in a number of regions. While Australia wasn’t one of those regions, Spencer is confident we’ll have the feature early next year.
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