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South Korea’s Manufacturing Activity Expanded In December: HSBC PMI
By Bhaskar Prasad | January 2, 2013 3:43 PM EST
South Korea’s manufacturing activity expanded in December to end the six months of contraction, according to the HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released Wednesday.
The reading of the PMI, a measure of the nationwide manufacturing activity, rose to 50.1 in December compared to 48.2 in November. “The first improvement in Korean manufacturing conditions since May indicates that Korea is poised for a recovery next year. New orders have increased, lifting production and employment. We believe the upward momentum can be sustained at a gradual, but meaningful, pace on the back of stronger external demand. As such, this will reduce the pressure on the Bank of Korea to deliver further monetary easing,” Ronald Man, Economist at HSBC in Asia, said in a note.
Significantly, the index returned to the expansion zone, a reading above 50. The expansion of the manufacturing activity should allay the fears about a sharp retardation of the South Korean economy. However the analysts have concerns about the economy gaining momentum. “Following six months of continuous decline new order volumes increased in the latest survey period. However, the rate of growth was only slight, with respondents commenting that underlying demand conditions remained fragile and economic conditions weak,” Markit said in a note.
This report comes after it was revealed Tuesday that South Korea’s trade surplus fell in December compared to that in the previous month, indicating that the soft global demand continues to weigh on the economic growth of the country. According to the data released Tuesday by the Korea National Statistical Office, the country’s trade surplus, which measures the difference in value between exported and imported goods and services over the reported period, dropped to $2.03 billion in December, from $4.38 billion in November.
Earlier this week, it was reported that South Korea's consumer price inflation rose in December at a slower rate than expected, indicating that the country’s inflationary pressures are declining to provide room for further monetary easing policy measures required to boost economic growth. According to the data released Monday by the Korea National Statistical Office, the country’s CPI, which measures the change in the price of goods and services from the perspective of the consumer, rose 1.4 percent in December, down from a 1.6 percent increase in November and below the analysts’ expectation of 1.5 percent.
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Pro Evolution Soccer has been in a bit of slump, failing to compete with FIFA’s endless budget. Konami seems to have realised that Pro Evo was on a downward spiral and is doing all it can to ensure that the next game in the beleaguered football sim will be better. The game, says Konami, is “ready for a comeback”
Konami’s regularly reiterated that its latest footie sim, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 would not be headed to next-gen consoles, despite this year’s FIFA making the jump. It has, however, just confirmed that its next game will indeed be gracing the PS4.
I am, as I told you in my preview, pretty damned excited for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. The first one was an unexpected gem. I may just break my “no special edition” rule for this game – because the “Dracula’s Tomb Premium Edition’ is magnificent.
Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 14 was released over a month ago – and unfortunately for Xbox 360 gamers, the online multiplayer has been broken. While PS3 and PC gamers have been able to take on their friends in the beautiful game, Xbox 360 gamers have had to contend with playing all by themselves. That is no longer the case.
It’s very nearly digital football season, with both of the heavy-weight footie sims out this month, Pro Evo 14 is the first out of the gate, and the first of the series in a long time to run on an all-new engine; the same bit of technical wizardry that’ll power the next Metal Gear solid games. It’s out tomorrow in SA (and other PAL territories), with FIFA 14 hitting shelves next week. While uber footie fans will end up with both, the more discerning gamer will probably only end up with one…but which?
While at Gamescom 2013 this year I was given the opportunity to sit in on a mini group-interview with Naoya Hatsumi, the Senior Producer of the upcoming PES 2014.
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Every time I hear the Fox engine mentioned I get a little shiver. I’m a long-time fan of the MGS series so when I heard that Konami were going to be using Fox for their upcoming PES title, I was actually pretty keen to give it a spin.
I’ve been waiting for Konami to release a video showing PES 14 to be a game I could actually play; something simple about simply putting a ball in a net. Today is not that day. In the third tutorial video, Konami details Pro Evo 14’s Heart system, which impacts your digital players’ emotions and stuff.

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MIDAS UPDATE: DS Smith tip rewards the brave as packaging group's shares rise
Crunch: Miles Roberts focuses on 'retail ready' products
Packaging group DS Smith was one of our tips in January 2011, when the shares were 206p and the firm was at the start of a restructuring under chief executive Miles Roberts.
Roberts did well that year but the shares fell to 193p amid concerns about economic conditions in Europe. We suggested that investors hold and, thankfully, they have been rewarded.
Today, the shares are 2411⁄2p and should continue to rise. The current price is particularly impressive, as the group raised £466 million last year through a heavily discounted nine-for-eight rights issue at 95p a share. Existing shareholders who took up their rights have twice as many shares now as they started off with.
The money was raised to buy rival SCA Packaging, a deal that has already started to deliver benefits, both in terms of cost savings and increased sales.
In June, Roberts unveiled results for the year to April 30 showing an 86 per cent gain in sales to £3.7 billion, a 77 per cent increase in profits to £210 million and a 36 per cent rise in the dividend to 8p. Brokers forecast more strong growth this year, expecting £4.1 billion in sales, profits of £258 million and a 9.2p dividend.
DS Smith used to focus on paper making, a cyclical and commoditised industry. Under Roberts, it has shifted towards packaging, especially for big consumer goods groups such as Nestle and Procter & Gamble, and supermarkets.
The company aims to distinguish itself from rivals, particularly by offering ‘retail ready’ packaging, where products, such as cereal boxes are placed in cardboard packages that can be loaded directly on to supermarket shelves. This makes the entire process, from warehouse to supermarket shelf, quicker, easier and considerably cheaper.
DS Smith does not just design the retail-ready packages; it collects the emptied packages from the supermarkets, sends them to its own recycling plants and recreates them in days, ready for use again. The process is fast, efficient and enhances companies’ environmental credentials.
DS Smith has Amazon as a customer, as well as other retail businesses that are trying to make their packaging more interesting. Internet sales are soaring, retailers are keen to deliver goods in attractive containers and DS Smith can help.
Midas verdict: DS Smith has done well, but there is plenty of mileage left. The SCA deal has brought in new custom, the focus on consumer goods makes the firm less vulnerable to economic shocks and Roberts is keen to make further, small acquisitions if the right opportunities arise. The group also aims to reward shareholders with big dividend rises.
Existing investors should hold while new ones could look to buy.
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As such, it comes as little surprise to hear that John Buttermore, lead development engineer for the 2012 Chevy Sonic, told Wards Auto that the company is not working on an SS version of the new B-segment player. But that doesn't mean Chevrolet will abandon the enthusiast crowd completely with the Sonic.
Note that there's an optional 1.4-liter turbocharged engine already on offer in the Sonic, and while it's not going to set any drag-strip records, it acquits itself just fine when mated up with the six-speed manual gearbox. Plus, Buttermore promises that the 2013 model year will bring with it a few performance packages for those wanting just a wee bit more punch from their otherwise basic transportation offering. We look forward to finding out more.


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Dr yaprak Küçükvar, Director of the Istanbul office of REACH Global Services.
Yes, there’s no doubt about it, this is a particularly interesting time to be in regulatory affairs, says one (very busy) expert in environmental regulatory compliance. The EU’s chemical strategy for sustainability on one side, implementation of EU REACH in different regions of the world on the other side, companies are facing several challenges.
For many years now, Dr Yaprak Küçükvar has been supporting non-EU companies navigating the minefield of exporting to the EU.
While the majority of non-EU countries have been steadily moving towards harmony with EU REACH and EU Cosmetics Regulations, meaning an ever-increasing number of businesses in the world today are used to operating within the REACH framework, what we actually have at present is a global patchwork of national regulations that do contain variations.
They might be minor differences, but they can be enough to have a finance director of a SME considering whether the additional hoops are worth jumping through.
And now the UK has rolled its own hoop out into the field, of course.
Dr Küçükvar, Director of the Istanbul office of REACH Global Services, said: “Most countries are trying to harmonise their own regulations with the EU – with the exception of the USA – but each one has slight differences in the manner or approach to implementation.
“In terms of UK REACH, which I’m working on through one of our partners there, non-UK companies that have already complied with EU REACH requirements are now preparing to comply with UK REACH, and to do that they have options to assess depending on the volume of business. A non-UK company can appoint a UK Only Representative to act on their behalf or UK importers may undertake obligation to register their substances.
“This is clearly more regulatory work and more cost to pay for the right to use the EU REACH data and submit registration dossier to the UK HSE. Companies may prefer to act through their subsidiary offices in the UK.”
The decision on whether it was still worth exporting to the UK was down to each individual company concerned, and the picture was coloured as much by indirect exports as direct exports.
“A company might sell ingredients to, say, Germany, where they are mixed and formulated and then sold on to the UK,” she said, “so those chemicals need to be somehow registered by an actor in the supply chain to comply with UK regulations too.
“Many SMEs are trying to analyse their options and the cost of compliance, working out the value of their direct and indirect exports to the UK and weighing up whether it is worth the additional cost.”
The big question was whether it was worth exporting to the ‘one’, when exporting to the EU gave businesses access to 26 countries in one fell swoop.
But, she said: “The UK is still a good export partner and an important market for many countries; each company has various supply chains to analyse and they will take a decision based on their export volumes and the cost of compliance.”
A founding manager of REACH Global Services Group, which has its head office in Brussels, Dr Küçükvar has over 15 years’ experience of regulatory compliance under her belt, focused specifically on chemicals and the related management policies in both the EU and Turkey.
She set off down that particular track while studying for her PhD in chemistry at the University of Newcastle, in northern England. During the wide-ranging course that also covered physical and environmental chemistry, she discovered a passion for environmental sciences.
After graduation, she duly joined a pharmaceutical company in Istanbul, working in due diligence teams to expand the product line and preparing the regulatory compliance dossiers for various products.
Then in 2007, when the EU published its first REACH framework which inevitably also effected non-EU companies Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters’ Association decided to establish a Turkish REACH helpdesk. Dr Küçükvar, helped initiate REACH Helpdesk activities to create awareness for manufacturers, contributing with her REACH knowledge and interest in chemicals sectors.
“One of the most important projects I worked on for the association was the launch of an Only Representative company (OR) in Europe to help non-EU companies comply with REACH legislation,” she said.
“I focused on the regulatory obligations of an OR and services that non-EU companies require to comply with EU REACH , the office was opened in Brussels, and that was the start of REACH Global Services Group.”
She has managed the sister office in Istanbul from the beginning and represents the headquarter office in Brussels. Although they focus predominantly on REACH, they do also work on chemical regulations compliance around the globe.
“At the minute, the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation is implementing EU REACH regulation,” she said. “There are a lot of similarities between the two; EU REACH and Turkish REACH abbreviated as KKDIK but while companies had a 10 year time frame to complete the registrations in the EU, Turkey has given companies 3 years to submit the registrations regardless of the volume or classification. All substances will be KKDIK registered by the end of 2023 in the Turkish market.
Part and parcel of her job is keeping a close eye on what can be very fluid national and international markets. Indeed, nurturing a good understanding of the law – many laws – is as important as understanding the chemistry, she said with a wry smile. Dr Küçükvar is also responsible for her company’s operations in Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan.
Globally, RGS Group works with more than 1000 manufacturers located in over 50 countries, overcoming critical supply chain obstacles and smoothing the way to compliance.
And as we said at the beginning, she does feel this is a pivotal time to be working in regulatory compliance, because every day, somewhere in the world, something changes.
It keeps her on her toes. “We work across all chemical sectors, from metals to speciality chemicals to paint to additives, so yes, I am always analysing,” she said.
“The world is always changing and chemicals are important to all of our lives, as are the effects of air pollution and global warming and the care we need to take in how we use chemicals, so I think we will be having many discussions around the subject of compliance for many years to come.
“Our area of expertise generally in the field has grown a lot over the past 20 years, but it will grow hugely again in the next 20, so I am grateful to be in this business – I love being in this business – at such an interesting time.”


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According to Innova Market Insights, the food and beverage trends’ list in 2023 is headed by what it calls ‘redefining value’. Global consumer surveys, market and new product data have shown that cost and value for money have become more important to more than half of consumers worldwide.
Brands, innovators, producers and consumers are wrestling with rising costs and greater instability. Combating this requires a deep understanding of where consumers draw the line on compromise. Strategies such as simple price increases, or flexible ingredient lists to cope with supply chain fluctuations, can work in the short term. However, brands need to be open in their communication and show the benefits they are bringing.


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Sharply higher gas prices pushed up inflation in August, yet underlying price measures cooled
September 13, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — A spike in gas prices pushed up inflation in August, yet most other costs rose at a more modest pace, evidence that price increases overall are still cooling.
In a set of conflicting data released Wednesday, the Labor Department said the consumer price index rose 3.7% in August from a year ago, up from a 3.2% annual pace in July. Yet excluding the volatile food and energy categories, so-called core prices rose 4.3%, a step back from 4.7% in July and the smallest increase in nearly two years. That is still far from the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
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Seventy-four per cent of smartphone users make a purchase as a result of using their phones to help with shopping, says Google in a major survey that shows a major seachange is occurring in online commerce.
According to the findings from the Mobile Movement: Understanding Smartphone Users study by Google and Ipsos OTX, 88pc of those who look for local information on their smartphones take action within a day. Some 71 pc of smartphone users search online because of an ad they’ve seen either offline or online.
The study looked into the buying and search habits of more than 5,000 US adult smartphone internet users.
The study found 81pc of smartphone users browse the internet, 77pc search, 68pc use an app and 48pc of them watch videos on their devices.
Some 72pc of them use their smartphones while consuming other media and a third while watching TV. Ninety-three per cent of smartphone users use their smartphones while at home.
Mobile devices result in action
The study looked into the influence of search on smartphones and found that 77pc believe search sites are the most visited sites on the smartphones followed by social networking, retail and video-sharing sites.
Nine out of 10 smartphone searches result in an action, such as purchasing or visiting a business.
Twenty-four per cent of users recommended a brand or product to others as a result of searching on their device.
Location-based decision making
Almost all (95pc) of smartphone users admit to looking for local information and 88pc take action within a day, indicating these are immediate information needs.
Some 77pc have contacted a business, with 61pc phoning the business and 59pc visiting the business.
Smartphones as shopping tools
Smartphones, Google says, have become an indispensable shopping tool and are used across channels and throughout the research and decision-making process.
Seventy-one per cent of smartphone users search on their phones because of an ad exposure whether from traditional media (68pc), online ads (18pc) and mobile ads (27pc).
Some 82pc notice mobile ads, especially mobile display ads and one-third notice mobile search ads.
Half of those who see a mobile ad take action, with 35pc visiting a website and 49pc make a purchase.
“The findings of the study have strong implications for businesses and mobile advertisers,” Google said in its Mobile Ads Blog. “Make sure you can be found via a mobile search as consumers regularly use their phones to find and act on information.
“Incorporate location-based products and services and make it easy for mobile customers to reach you because local information seeking is common among smartphone users.
“Develop a comprehensive cross-channel strategy as mobile shoppers use their phones in-store, online and via mobile websites and apps to research and make purchase decisions.”


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Today, developer Crate Entertainment released an almost 9 GB update for Grim Dawn on Xbox One. The patch allows you to unlock the frame rate, meaning that the game now runs at 60 FPS on Xbox Series X.
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Grim Dawn: Definitive Edition launched on Xbox consoles last week. However, how does this game from 2016 hold up on Microsoft's machines? While the content is great, the technical front is lacking.
Two more game projects on the Kickstarter site have completed their fund raising campaigns; the action-RPG Grim Dawn and the adventure game Moebius from creator Jane Jensen.
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A new Kickstarter funding campaign has launched to help finish Grim Dawn, an action-RPG that's been in development for the past two years at developer Crate Entertainment.


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Palm and Cingular officially launch Palm Treo 750
Palm and Cingular launch the Palm Treo 750 at CES 2007.
Well, well, well, looky here: CES 2007 hasn't even officially started, and we already have a hot little product announcement: the Palm Treo 750 for Cingular. Actually, as per usual, this news wasn't much of a secret; details of the release leaked onto the Web prior to the show. Plus, we were expecting to see this Windows-based Treo drop before the holidays, but after delays with carrier certification, the launch was pushed back till after the new year, and CES is certainly the place to debut it (after all, it served as the backdrop for the
We had the opportunity to check out the device for a few days before today's announcement, and here's what we thought in a nutshell. It's a solid Windows Mobile in a new, slimmer package and with a few nice enhancements, including world phone capabilities, threaded chat view, and support for Cingular's 3G UMTS network. However, at $399.99 with a two-year contract, it's a teensy bit expensive in our opinion, especially when you consider that, for the same price, the


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Florida identity theft up 175% since start of pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, as the number of COVID-19 cases went up, the amount of identity theft reports rose too, according to QuoteWizard.
“Identity theft isn’t just going up, it is skyrocketing in some places,” said Nick VinZant.
VinZant is a senior research analyst for QuoteWizard, an insurance comparison website owned by LendingTree.
He said the company found identity theft reports in Florida went up 175% since the beginning of the pandemic. He added that Florida ranks No. 4 among states with the highest rate of reports per 100,000 people behind Delaware, Georgia and Maryland.


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When Google added voice calling to Gmail this summer, it lured in users by announcing that calls to the U.S. and Canada would be free "in 2010." Hey, four months of free calls isn't a bad deal, right? Well, as Google revealed yesterday on its official blog, Gmail calls to North America are going to remain free just a little bit longer—until the end of 2011.
The firm doesn't provide much of an explanation for the extension. Well, besides this: "In the spirit of holiday giving and to help people keep in touch in the new year, we’re extending free calling for all of 2011." I suppose when you rake in a half dozen billion dollars a year in profits, you can afford to give your customers a little Christmas gift now and then.
That Christmas gift is very targeted, of course. In the same post, Google points out that Gmail calling "is currently only available to U.S. based Gmail users." Too bad. I guess I'll have to keep using SkypeOut to avoid those long-distance charges on calls to the States.
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BRIEF-Beni Stabili FY net rental revenue down at 174.5 mln euros
Feb 10 Beni Stabili SpA : * Reports FY net rental revenues of 174.5 million euros ($ 196.4 million) (194.2 million euros at the end of 2014). * FY gross rental revenues: 210.6 million euros (228.4 million euros at the end of 2014). * FY real estate …
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Another victim of the car-hailing apps is the rental car business. When given the opportunity, business travelers are calling Uber drivers and foregoing the expensive rental car. According to Certify, a company that works with businesses to book travel …
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AvalonBay says this rental market is the 'softest' in Greater Washington
About 8,789 of AvalonBay's 51,134 rental units are in the Washington and Baltimore region and had an average rental rate of $ 2,050 in the fourth quarter. But rents increased by less than 1 percent, the lowest of AvalonBay's holdings across the country.
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Dazed & Confused Taps Icons and Their Rising Stars for 20th Anniversary
In celebration of Dazed & Confused‘s 20th anniversary, co-founder and photographer Rankin has shot 20 covers for the December issue with new portraits of iconic cover stars and their picks for up-and-coming talent. The mag’s online home, Dazed Digital reveals the first four covers today, featuring Kate Moss, Pharrell Williams, Eva Green and Chloë Sevigny, paired with their respective rising stars — Josephine de la Baume, Maxine Ashley, Jordan Scott and Lizzie Bougatsos.
Other icons photographed for the landmark issue include Tilda Swinton, Alicia Keys, PJ Harvey and Damien Hirst. The issue hits newsstands this Thursday, November 17th, and to further celebrate, each shoot and interview has been filmed as part of a webseries premiering on DAZEDTV.com.


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In Europe, the production and import of baby food containers containing bisphenol A (BpA) are banned from 1 May and 1 July respectively .
According to a project communicated by the Ministry of Health , China is also trying to align itself with European standards and will ban its sale from 1 September 2011. The veto project for the BPA will cover all containers intended to contain food or drinks for children .
Shanghai authorities also promise increased checks once the ban goes into effect, to make sure products are no longer on the shelves. “We will launch an inspection campaign,” said Zhang Yusong, an officer in the Shanghai administrative office.
BpA is widely used in food related products , such as packaging and containers. According to some studies, if a polycarbonate bottle is heated, the BpA is more likely to contaminate the food.
‘Scientific research has so far found BpA in food at extremely low levels and there is no evidence to confirm that it can harm people’s health. But the government has decided to ban the BPA for products intended for infants as they are particularly sensitive to the problem of contamination, ”says the Chinese draft.
Local bottle manufacturers have already taken action. A staff member of Pigeon Shanghai Co Ltd, a leading baby product brand, said the company had stopped making polycarbonate bottles containing BpA since March. Some stores may have stocks of polycarbonate bottles, but the company will follow the government’s order when the ban takes effect.
After the EU ban on baby bottles, many Shanghai parents have switched to using glass bottles. And almost all online sellers say their products are BPA-free: as on taobao.com, the leading e-commerce platform in China, where they specify that their bottles, from Europe and North America, are made of silica gel or glass


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NORTH POLE, AK – Once again this year, the U.S. Postal Service is offering North Pole postmarks on holiday mail.
To receive the North Pole postmark on your holiday cards, you should:
- Purchase stamps at any post office.
- Affix the stamps to envelopes of your choice.
- Address the sealed envelopes, with the cards enclosed, to those on your mailing list.
- Mail them in a larger envelope, box, Priority Mail or Express Mail package to:
NORTH POLE HOLIDAY CANCELLATION
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ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998
Requests must be received in Anchorage by Dec. 10 in order to ensure delivery by Christmas. The Postal Service receives hundreds of thousands of requests each year for North Pole postmarks from around the world. The service is provided at no cost. Each card or letter must have the correct amount of postage and be addressed.
Many communities around the country have local programs set up to respond to letters to Santa Claus. In North Pole Alaska, requests may be sent to – 1 Santa Claus Lane, North Pole AK 99705-9901. Check with your local post office or call 1-800-ASK-USPS.
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Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS Newsroom at www.usps.com/news/welcome.htm.
A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 29th in the 2010 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency six consecutive years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.


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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) homepage reports that the Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.9 percent in March from its February level, rising for the third consecutive month.
The BTS reports the March Freight TSI rose 2.6 percent from March 2009, the first year-to-year increase in the freight index since July 2008.
BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI index has risen 4.5 percent over the last 10 months, starting in June, after declining 15.3 percent in the previous 10 months beginning in August 2008.
The index has increased in eight of the last 10 months. The index started 2010 with an increase of 1.6 percent in the first three months.
The Freight TSI measures the month-to-month changes in freight shipments in ton-miles, which are then combined into one index. The index measures the output of the for-hire freight transportation industry and consists of data from for-hire trucking, rail, inland waterways, pipelines and air freight.


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A new online tool allows small-holder farmers in Kenya to learn in just a few minutes about the varieties of popular crops such as maize, pigeon pea and cassava. The tool is called MbeguChoice. Mbegu is the Swahili word for seed.
The website MbeguChoice is the first tool of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa. It not only helps farmers – it also helps agrodealers and extension workers in Kenya’s different farm environments.
It was developed through a partnership between the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service, (KEPHIS), the Kenyan crop seed companies and Agri Experience – a sub-Saharan consulting company – with support from Kenya Markets Trust.
Paul Wanyagah is CEO of Kenya Markets Trust, which is based in Nairobi. He said the whole idea of the free online tool is to provide accurate information so farmers can maximize their farm yields by choosing the right crop seeds for local growing conditions.
There hasn’t been enough information flowing to farmers, Wanyagah says. “The are not many large scale farmers. A lot of farmers are basically in the small category, where they’re doing – to a large extent– subsistence farming.
“Without the correct information, clearly the food security situation in our country is obviously very much threatened because we really are a net importer. We import large sums of food on an annual basis at this rate, whilst we believe and think that the country can be able to sufficiently grow it’s own food.”
He said the design of the website is very simple and user-friendly.
“We’ve divided our country from a governance structure to 47 counties. So, the first question would be, ‘Which county is your farm in?” They then answer the following questions: the ecological zone within the county, the kind of crop – cassava, maize or sorghum – and the special attibutes that they would like of the particular crop.
MbeguChoice might offer another farmer searching for a drought-tolerant crop in a mid-altitude region a seed that produces a variety of maize best suited for the rainy season.
Wanyagah said the website contains over 200 commercialized crop varieties: 61 varieties of maize, 25 varieties of common bean, 11 varieties of cassava, 13 varieties of Irish potato and 12 of sorghum.
Farmers who don’t have access to the internet or through a smart phone can access the website through agrovet shops, he said.
“We know that it’s a journey,” he said, but “… a lot of these seeds are available in shops that specifically sell agro-chemicals and seeds. Each one of these shops that we are talking about throughout the country will, of course, be accessing this information. And farmers will always go into those shops because they have to get their supplies, especially when it’s a planting season,” said Wanyagah.
“We are primarily looking toward the agrovet shops to be the primary drivers of this thinking, especially in the very remote areas of Kenya, which will still have agrovet shops. That’s how we plan to drive this agenda.”


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Niemann Foods (NFI) has deployed a platform for location analytics and mobile applications in its 44 County Market stores.
The platform from Birdzi is designed to provide personalized digital savings and increased customer engagement for shoppers. It delivers personalized offers, location-specific coupons, in-store maps and sharable shopping lists.
After testing the platform in a Springfield, Ill., store, County Market rolled out the myCountyMarket application in all locations. Initial results have been positive, as County Market has seen 15-20 percent growth week-over0week in shopper engagement, and hundreds of new downloads each day. The platform is delivering thousands of precision-targeted, contextually relevant offers each week to County Market Shoppers.
The myCountyMarket app uses beacon technology to enhance customer engagement in the store. The in-store beacons use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to deliver opt-in location-based services for app users. County Market is the first independent grocer in the nation to use beacon technology in all of its stores.
The beacon-delivered offers are relevant to each shopper, based on his or her purchase history with County Market’s loyalty program.
“We are able to deliver highly personalized offers via beacons,” said Nathaniel Jones, electronic marketing manager of Quincy, Ill.-based Niemann Foods. “It’s an intelligent use of beacons that leverages the power of this technology in new and exciting ways and ensures that we aren’t just ‘spamming’ our customers with messages. It’s important that the shopper receives value and relevancy with every notification.
“The location-based services allow the shopper to visit the bakery and within seconds, get an offer for a dollar off cookies; then a shopper can head to the dairy aisle and get a message to save on coffee creamer,” Jones continued. “We are now delivering a best-in-class digital shopping experience, and customer reaction has been very positive.”
The platform integrates County Market’s loyalty program, the Max Card, which delivers a personalized digital flyer and tips to customers. It allows shoppers to scan their favorite products from the comfort of their home to check for sales and promotions.
The grocer will launch a shopper portal and personalized ad flyers later this month, allowing County Market to deliver personalized offers via the web and email, in order to reach more shoppers.


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Arkane Studios' latest is a masterful blend of rogue-like, multiplayer, and immersive simulation.
Andy sees if wireless makes sense on the Sabre RGB Pro mouse.
Alessandro wraps up Project Mirai with the final assembly and the process of watercooling.
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Krzanich not letting wearables get away.
Pot grows by £45M following CeBIT speech.
Thermostat makers hit the big time.
Participation from some familiar names.
Okay, it was an IDF stunt.
Clear focus on low-power products.
Intel has announced the launch of a UK research and development network, with an Internet of Things project to boot.
Intel has announced a £20 million project to create the China Internet of Things Joint Labs.
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Do you constantly get annoyed by the lack of space in your closet? Do you find yourself stuffing clothes into boxes in order to make more room? If so, you should get involved with Teens for Jeans.
Teens for Jeans is a national campaign launched by Aeropostale and the nonprofit organization DoSomething.org, but they want you to help make it successful. All you have top do is drop off any pair of gently worn jeans to any Aeropostale store before Feb. 22, and the jeans will be donated to a local homeless shelter or charity.
You will also receive a 25 percent discount off your next pair of jeans from Aeropostale. It helps you and it helps you help people who are less fortunate. According to DoSomething.org, over 125,000 pairs were collected last year.
Students all around the city are getting involved. For instance, Prosser recently launched its own campaign, and other CPS schools have expressed interest in launching one, too. Why not help with this cause? You have nothing to lose -- except jeans that could be put to better use. For more information, visit teensforjeans.com.


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Leading UK nursery brand Mamas and Papas is set to open inside a popular store in a Buckinghamshire town.
The chain will have a new concession inside the Next store on Crest Road, High Wycombe on Thursday, December 16.
Offering a range of buggies, nursery furniture and children's clothing to new and expectant parents in the area, the concession is Mamas and Papas' 12th opening with Next.
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As well as the normal range of products, the concession will provide in-store services such as personal shopping appointments, car seat consultations and fittings, as well as a click and collect service.
The store will be handing out free goodie bags to the first 50 customers to celebrate its opening day.
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Nathan Williams, chief operating officer at Mamas and Papas, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming our first customers through the doors in our new concession at Next, and to supporting all new and expectant parents in High Wycombe through their journey ahead.
“The High Wycombe concession marks our 12th successful opening with Next and is all part of our continued, exciting growth plan.”
The store will be open from 9am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm on Saturdays, and 11am to 5pm on Sundays.
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Extra hygiene and social distancing measures will be in place, and customers are required to wear face coverings in line with the updated government guidance.
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Poco F1 Gets MIUI 10.2.3.0 Update, Misses 4K 60FPS Video Recording And Widevine L1 Support
The Poco F1 is getting a new stable update, but from what we know, it only includes the February Android security patch and a few fixes.
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The Poco F1 is reportedly receiving a new MIUI 10 stable update with February 2019 Android security patch. The update with version number 10.2.3.0.PEJMIXM is over 550 MB in size and should be available to users all across the country.
Notably, the company hasn’t released a changelog, so it's a little difficult to say whether the company has added any new features. However, it is known that the new update still doesn't include 4K video recording at 60fps. The feature was made available last week on the device via a beta update. Alvin Tse, Head of Pocophone Global, has confirmed that the company will be releasing another update this month which should bring 4K 60fps video recording to non-beta users.
Notably, the new update also does not bring the Widevine L1 certification. Just like the video recording feature, the certification was spotted on a beta update last month. For those who don’t know, the Widevine L1 certification is required to play video streaming content from apps like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in high-definition. The lack of this certification became a huge point of debate when the phone launched last year.
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After a successful pilot scheme, a service that allows patients in the United Kingdom to book an appointment with their GP via their television or mobile phone is set to rollout across the country.
In all, over 1,100 surgeries could offer individuals the chance to book, amend and cancel appointments via their remote control or WAP-enabled handsets. In future, patients will also be able to order repeat prescriptions.
EMIS are the makers of the service, which can be accessed through the Looking Local portal on the interactive menus on Sky, cable and Freeview boxes with a modem or broadband connection.
On WAP-enabled mobile phones, access to Looking Local is charged at differing rates according to the individual’s provider.
Sean Riddell, healthcare managing director of EMIS, said:
“Thousands more people across the UK will now be able to enjoy the convenience of booking a doctor’s appointment via digital television – at the touch of a button. “As well as improving access to healthcare for patients, this unique service also saves valuable time and money for busy surgeries.”
Professor Mayur Lakhani, chair of the Royal College of GPs added:
“As a practising GP, I know from personal experience that the option of booking appointments online has proved very popular and I would expect that this project will have a similarly positive impact.” “Digital TV, the internet and mobile phones are all part of modern society and it is essential that we offer patients a range of choices to allow them to book an appointment with their GP in a way that is most convenient for them.”
The results of the pilot scheme showed that fewer people failed to turn up for their appointments, costing busy doctors less wasted time and, subsequently we assume, giving surgery receptionists a bit of a break from the telephone.
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The Rio Nuevo Board unanimously approved an investment of up to $4.5 million to attract an internationally known boutique grocery to the corner of Broadway and Plumer.
Local developer Marcel Dabdoub presented the plans to acquire the entire block at the southwest corner and build a 10,000 square-foot, high-end grocery store and retail outlet. Revenue forecasts for the new store approach $30 million annually and the construction cost is projected at over $8 million. The investment would come in the form of a $1.5 million cash investment when the store opens and a sales tax rebate capped at $3 million, spread out over the next 10 years.
The store’s development team is expected to decide soon and is looking at other sites around the western U.S. “It is our hope that the Rio Nuevo incentives make the difference for us,” said Rio Nuevo Chairman Fletcher McCusker. In addition to this new grocery, Rio Nuevo is activating more than 50 properties vacated and abandoned due to the Broadway widening – combined these projects represent $50 million in new realized revenue that will fuel Tucson’s economy and quality of life.


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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gb3zk4/ireland_food_and) has announced the addition of the "Ireland Food and Drink Report Q1 2013" report to their offering.
BMI View: Ireland's economy is showing some tentative signs of recovery, with GDP growth forecast to return to positive territory from 2013 onwards. However, the painful internal devaluation that the Irish economy is undergoing will continue in the medium term, ensuring conditions continue to feel recessionary for most Irish citizens. This in turn has negative implications for consumer spending on food and drink.
Headline Industry Data (local currency)
- 2013 per capita food consumption +0.5%; forecast to 2017 +5.6%
- 2013 alcoholic drink sales +1.5%; forecast to 2017 +10.5%
- 2013 soft drink sales +1.6%; forecast to 2017 +12.3%
- 2013 mass grocery retail sales +3.8%; forecast to 2017 +21.2%
Key Industry Trends & Developments
Food Sector to Boost Economic Growth: In autumn 2012 the Irish government revealed plans to substantially increase sustainable food production and exports. Minister of Agriculture Simon Coveney announced that agriculture will be a central industry for sustainable growth in Ireland over the next 10-50 years. At the same time, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said that the country's food and drink sector is playing a vital role in driving the economic growth of the country, generating export revenues of more than EUR8bn in 2011. According to Kenny, Ireland will increase its food production to feed 15mn people by 2020
C&C Expands Reach Further: In late 2012, Irish drinks group C&C acquired US craft cider maker Vermont Hard Cider for EUR230mn, giving the group a 48% share of the fast-growing American cider market. The company also announced that it had agreed to buy Irish drinks supplier and distributor Gleeson Group in a deal worth EUR58mn. According to officials at C&C, the acquisition has the potential to transform the existing Irish business through the addition of an extensive distribution network and the creation of an attractive, multi-beverage-brand platform.
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For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gb3zk4/ireland_food_and
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Google fixes odd bug that made some Pixel Buds audio cut out at 1:50 intervals
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Google is still trying to iron out connectivity issues with its Pixel Buds. The company has confirmed that it has identified the cause of a strange, frustrating bug that caused audio to drop out for some users every one minute and 50 seconds on the dot. Ive gotten numerous emails about this issue from Pixel Buds owners, so its good to see that Google has managed to resolve it.
According to a post on the companys support forums, a new firmware update is currently rolling out to the true wireless earbuds that will eliminate the pause after every 1:50. In case youre unfamiliar with the update process, Google has this guide for installing Pixel Buds firmware.
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On Monday, Broadcom Corporation introduced the next-generation of its NFC controllers. This new generation enables mobile device manufacturers to reduce antenna size by 50 percent, thus lowering the overall cost by 35 percent.
Compared to older NFC solutions, the company's new BCM20795 controllers reduce power consumption by more than 60 percent, use 30 percent fewer components, and take up 35 percent less space. The new NFC family is also compatible with the Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) platform, and is certified for all payment schemes.
"This offers a significant advantage as various mobile payment methods are introduced on an international scale. As the first vendor to support the NFC Forum's latest specifications, Broadcom also ensures compliance with all current standards," the company reports.
A list of features point out that the company's next-generation Active Load Modulation technology reduces the antenna size down to very compact sizes, meaning more room in the smartphone for other components. This new family also supports Reader/Writer mode (R/W), Active and Passive Peer (P2P) mode and Tag/Card Emulation mode.
The new product family consists of multiple devices, each targeted for specific applications ranging from secure mobile applications to embedded systems. This new family also supports the latest NFC Forum specifications, including NFC Controller Interface (NCI 1.1) for host, and extends data rates to 848 kbps.
"Broadcom's new NFC controllers offer an innovative architecture that radically reduces costs for our customers so that they can deliver simplified connectivity to a broader audience," said Dino Bekis, Broadcom Vice President, Product Marketing, Wireless Connectivity Combos.
The Broadcom BCM20795 family of NFC controllers is now sampling with customers.
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Summing up the next week's results and recalling interesting news from the world of fashion. Domestic stars tried on digital clothes, Laura Dern and her son starred in a fashion campaign, and the Krestetskaya Strochka factory celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of FM Dostoevsky. We will tell you more about this and other in the digest.
1 Laura Dern and her son star in Proenza Schouler's new collaboration lookbook
This week, Manhattan hosted a launch party for the collaboration between Proenza Schouler and legendary German car manufacturer Mercedes. The collection includes gender-neutral models from recycled cashmere and sustainable cotton, which reflect a palette of classic automotive colors – dominated by shades of black, greenish yellow and beige.
Ellery Walker Harper
The face of the campaign is Laura Dern and her 20-year-old son Ellery Walker Harper, who has been trying his hand at modeling for several years. He made his catwalk debut in 2018 as a fashion model at the Calvin Klein show.
2.Aglaya Tarasova, Chulpan Khamatova, Manizha, Elena Letuchaya and other stars tried on digital things created for the Gift of Life Foundation
Digital fashion has become a hot topic in the industry in recent years, and many brands and designers have already tried their hand at creating virtual images.
Now a special collection has been created for the 15th anniversary of the Gift of Life charity foundation. The outfits were invented by designers Regina Turbina and Tigran Avetisyan. Fashionable images in the campaign were tried on by stars, including the co-founder of the foundation Chulpan Khamatova, Elena Letuchaya, Aglaya Tarasova and others. Most of the proceeds from the sale of digital clothing will go to the treatment of children supported by the foundation.
3. Factory “Kresttskaya Strochka” has released a collection dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of FM Dostoevsky
On November 11, the entire world celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. The Krestetskaya Strochka factory did not remain aloof from the festive events timed to this day.
Portrait of F.M.Dostoevsky, V. Perov
Factory designer Alexander Georgiev came up with a collection of table textiles inspired by the decoration of the Dostoevsky House-Museum in Staraya Russa. The dining table there is also decorated with a stitching tablecloth, embroidered many years ago by the hands of Novgorod craftswomen. Textiles from the new collection can be ordered on the website: tablecloths cost from 40 thousand rubles, a set of napkins – from 3,800 rubles.
If time permits, visit the house-museum itself in the Novgorod region or the museum center “Dostoevsky's Moscow House” that opened after restoration. Do not forget that a QR code is required to visit museums now, and security measures are required: wear a mask and keep your distance.
4 16Arlington brand designer Federica Cavenati dies at 28
Sad news from the world of fashion came at the end of last week. At the age of 28, 16Arlington co-founder and designer Federica Cavenati has passed away. It is reported that she died after a “short illness”, but the exact cause of death has not yet been announced.
Federica Cavenati and Marco Capaldo
It happened back on October 18, but only now her husband and other family members publicly announced this. Federica's husband, Marco Capaldo, was also her colleague – they founded the brand together in 2017.
The brand quickly found its fans, primarily thanks to the bright and perky evening dresses in the disco style with an abundance of glitter and feathers. The brand's outfits have been worn by many stars, including Amal Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Kendall Jenner and others.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Internet appears to be losing its collective mind over “Avengers: Endgame” tickets going on sale.
Presale tickets went on sale today. According to Atom Tickets, the film has already set a record for mobile ticket purchases. That’s more than “Avengers: Infinity War” and more than “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
Fans are sharing their struggles getting tickets on social media with reports that several movie sites, including AMC, have crashed at various points throughout the day.
A quick browse through Northeast Ohio theaters for opening night screenings on April 26 shows near-sellouts with mostly front row seats available.


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Microsoft is discontinuing WordPad after 28 years. If you are wondering what WorPad is, it is that app that you keep opening mistakenly when you are trying to open your Notepad or Microsoft Word on your desktop.
mPharma is parting ways with some of its workforce.
mPharma, the Ghanaian startup that manages prescription drug inventory for pharmacies and their suppliers, has laid off 150 employees. According to the company’s CEO, Gregory Rockson, the layoffs are in light of the current macroeconomic conditions driven by the naira devaluation.
ICYMI: This news comes after the company raised a $35 million Series D last year. In September 2022, the startup bought a majority stake in HealthPlus, a leading pharmacy chain in Nigeria, for an undisclosed amount. A year before, it also bought a 55% stake in Uganda’s Vine Pharmacy— the second country in East Africa after buying Halton’s Pharmacy in Kenya for $5 million in 2019.
The road ahead: The startup operates in nine African countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Gabon, and Ethiopia. Now with a lighter workforce, the company says that the company will focus on its online pharmacy product, Mutti.
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Binance global head of product resigns
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The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, is facing another setback
Yesterday, the global head of product and design at Binance, Mayur Kamat, resigned from his position.
Why? According to Kamat, he is leaving Binance due to personal reasons and to “transition product leadership to Binance’s next-gen leaders”. Kamat’s decision to step down adds to a growing list of senior executives who have left Binance. The company also laid off over 1,000 employees in July.
Regulatory woes: These departures come at a time when Binance is navigating intense regulatory scrutiny in the United States. In one lawsuit, the SEC alleges that Binance provided false information to its customers and redirected funds towards independent investment portfolios owned by Zhao. If the regulatory agency’s lawsuit proves successful, both Zhao and Binance might face prohibitions on conducting business within the US.
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Pick and Pay gets more Bitcoin payment channels
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South Africans now have more options to pick and pay with crypto.
VALR and Luno have partnered with CryptoConvert to support Bitcoin payments from their apps at all Pick n Pay stores around South Africa.
Last year, Pick n Pay, the South African retailer, announced its successful pilot phase would allow customers to pay for purchases using cryptocurrencies on their smartphones. This new development comes after CryptoConvert announced in February that its CryptoQR platform was active in all of Pick n Pay’s over 1,500 stores in South Africa.
Shoppers can also buy airtime, electricity, flight and bus tickets, and pay municipal bills with bitcoin at the till. The full rollout of CryptoQR across Pick n Pay’s national footprint came after a successful trial at stores in major cities.
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Time.news – LG Electronics will no longer produce smartphones due to the excessive losses recorded by the business unit. This was announced by the South Korean electronics giant in a note. The company, one of the pioneers of the Android operating system, in early 2010 had collaborated with Google on the birth of the Nexus series. But the sales of the devices have never taken off and in recent years the fierce competition from Chinese companies such as Huawei has also added to the difficulties of clearing a path in the smartphone market.
LG has long been ranked in the top 10 smartphone manufacturers in the world. But, explains a report by Counterpoint, the last time it managed to have a market share above 3% was in 2018. For 23 consecutive quarters, or rather since 2015, the LG smartphone division has been in the red, for a total loss estimated at around 5,000 won, or 3.8 billion euros, at the end of last year.
The division “failed to deliver” in a context of “increased price competition between various competitors in the entry-level smartphone market,” the company said in a statement. The closure will divert a part of resources in research and development “on growth areas such as components for electric vehicles”, explained the company, but also “robots and smart homes”.


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Terming India among the fastest growing markets, US-based carmaker Ford has said it has decided to make the country as its export hub.
"We have decided that India will be an export hub for Ford. We are exporting to over 50 countries from here and are increasing it overtime," Ford Motor President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said.
Ford India has two manufacturing plants in the country - one in Gujarat and another at Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai.
"It is because our (Ford India) operations are great, our quality is great and our efficiency is great. It's just that the location of India is great for us (to look for exports)," Mulally, who is set to retire from the company after eight years of service later this month, told reporters.
Asked whether Ford India met his expectations, he said: "Remember Ford was in trouble in September eight years ago. We had the worst report in 2006. I remind you there was $17 billion loss to the company. If you are in business, you are going to have brackets around your numbers (net losses). We grew decisively. Not only we survived but are also prospering now.
"As soon as we attained profitability, we turned our attention to Asia Pacific. Our investments have been tremendous in India and China. These are the fastest growing markets in the world," Mulally said.
Asked on what would be his advice to Chief Operating Officer Mark Fields who is tipped to replace him, Mulally said, "My advice (to him) will be to stay on the 'One Ford' plan. That transformation is one of the biggest transformation in the history (of Ford)."
On what difference he made in the company during his eight-year stint, he said the focus was on seven aspects, including making Ford serve all markets worldwide.
"Number two, we focused on the Ford brand. Third reason was our commitment to customers; fourth was on delivering better quality and fuel efficient vehicles; fifth to operate as one global company; sixth to always produce to the demand; seventh is financing plan... we have restructured our business and now have repaid all of $23.5 billion."
Earlier, Mulally met the 3,600 employees working at the Ford plant and the company's business service division here.
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Dance with who brought you, as they say out in the country.
Omaha's billionaire and investment sage, reputed richest American after Bill Gates-and somebody we wouldn't mind being related to-Warren Buffett last week offered to buy the company he first took a shine to when a mere lad of 20.
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. holding company struck a deal to buy the 49 percent of GEICO Corp., a large insurance firm, that it doesn't already own for $2.3 billion.
Buffett, 64, said the purchase reflects his longstanding confidence in the Washington D.C.-based firm, which sells auto, home, life and health insurance. He said that in 1951 he invested more than half his net worth in the insurer.
"I felt very comfortable with that commitment, and I feel equally comfortable with the major commitment that Berkshire Hathaway has made today," he said.


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missed first-quarter earnings targets Wednesday despite a 17% jump in revenue.
The Chicago-based map data company made $16.2 million, or 17 cents a share, for the quarter ended April 2, down from the year-ago $16.8 million, or 18 cents a share. Revenue rose to $122.3 million from $104.7 million a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial were looking for a 21-cent-a-share profit on sales of $122 million.
"We were pleased with our first quarter results, which were in line with our expectations. Consumer demand for GPS technologies is growing rapidly around the world and we are optimistic about our prospects," said CEO Judson Green. "We began the year by focusing our investment on the quality of our map data, the scope of our global coverage and the portfolio of unique content we offer to our customers."
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Each week, we convene for a caffeine-fueled “Lightning Chat” about the past week’s hottest news. Through cross-functional input and debate from different teams – designers, developers, strategists and anyone else that’s in the trenches on a daily basis – we aim to find new perspectives and “lightning bolt” ideas about branding and marketing. Here are a few topics we covered this week, and why we think they matter.
Ancestry.com apologizes for racially insensitive ad
The genealogy company Ancestry.com received major backlash for their recent commercial that very clearly romanticizes slavery and interracial relationships in the Antebellum South. Set in the 1800s, a white man holds out a ring to a black woman, presumably a slave, asking her to run away with him to freedom in the North. Afterward, the screen fades to black and a voiceover recites, “Uncover the lost chapters of your family history with Ancestry.com.” The message, “without you, the story stops here,” appears on the screen followed by the image of a marriage certificate.
The ad aired on some television stations in Utah, but after the video caught fire on YouTube it was immediately taken down both on TV and online.
ooooh my god LMAOOO who approved this ancestry commercial??? pic.twitter.com/Isy0k4HTMA
— manny (@mannyfidel) April 18, 2019
We’re assuming this concept, however offensive, originally stemmed from significant data showing that many Ancestry.com users search the site for Civil War-era family history. But the spot should have told that story in a way that wasn’t so wildly misrepresentative of historical norms. This commercial and others like it (Pepsi, anyone?) act as a reminder that every creative decision must be thought through and tested by a variety of perspectives, both internally and externally.
Sherwin Williams translates brainwaves into new paint Colors
Paint company Sherwin Williams took experiential marketing to another level with its new activation titled, ‘Thinking in Color,” the first user-generated content color spectrum ever created. It’s an immersive experience that helps inspire creativity by actually visualizing the colors a person’s mind creates through a brain-monitoring headset. According to Adsoftheworld, since the debut of Thinking in Color, over 2,000 participants have generated unique hues from 16 million possibilities.
We love that Sherwin Williams’ core product—paint—had little to do with this campaign. It was more about leaving the audience with an intimate feeling of what it’s like to interact with the brand: exploring infinite choices in color and bringing what’s inside the mind to life.
Corona blocks Ipanema Beach With A Wall of Trash to Highlight Pollution
According to the United Nations, it is estimated that up to 13 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year—the equivalent of a garbage truckload every minute. To bring attention to this issue, Mexican beer brand Corona blocked off Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro with a wall of trash. A powerful sign on the wall read, “One day, the trash left on the beach will stop you from getting into it.
Created by agency Soko in partnership with Mutato, this campaign is part of a global deal between Corona and NGO Parley Of The Oceans that helps to protect the sea from plastic garbage.
It was cool to see Corona parlay their well-known “Find Your Beach” tagline into a corporate social responsibility campaign. Of the many experiential campaigns we’ve seen this year, this campaign, in particular, was an innovative approach to a serious issue that many consumers may have trouble truly comprehending. And the campaign was made all the more relevant by its Earth Day release.
Xbox gets rid of disk drives in fun mockumentary
This week, Xbox made the smallest of changes to its gaming console by removing the disk drive. To announce the change, the company released a 90-second mockumentary that takes a “behind-the-scenes” look at how its designers and engineers came up with this simple idea.
As our Chief Creative Director says, you don’t have to change much to change everything. Xbox’s tongue-in-cheek announcement was a great way to get the word out and reinforce its fun relationship with consumers. We drew some parallels between this campaign and the playfully self-deprecating messaging Carlsberg UK used to relaunch its beer products, centered around mean Twitter reviews and an admission that it was “probably not the best beer in the world after all.”


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As co-founder of online shopping site Zady, Maxine Bédat is trying to convince people that it’s fashionable to not only wear the latest trends but also care about how their clothes get made.
Bédat, 31, founded New York-based Zady along with Soraya Darabi, 30, with the idea of making it the “Whole Foods” of apparel and become at the forefront of “conscious consumerism,” which calls for transparency in a product’s supply chain.
“There has been so much movement towards where our food comes from, and we have Whole Foods to thank for a large part of it, but there’s nothing like this for clothing,” Bédat says. “We’ve been duped by fashion brands and the glossy pictures they produce. But it’s really been secrecy over transparency in the apparel industry.”
The clothing industry is notorious for having a complicated supply chain. Cotton for a shirt could be grown in one place, dyed in another locale and sewn in yet another country. In addition, incidents like the 2013 garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed more than 1,100 people, made consumers aware of the hazardous working conditions many workers face to make cheap clothing.
Bédat started Zady after reconnecting with high school friend Darabi on Facebook and the two began emailing each other articles about the clothing industry.
“We unearthed, to our dismay, the real significant problems with our apparel supply chain, from how workers are treated to pesticides being put into raw materials to carcinogens being put into dyestuff. It was totally eye opening,” Bédat says. “We thought this is either a massive problem or -- as our generation likes to see things -- a massive opportunity. That was the moment we wanted to dive in and make this happen and see how far take it.”
The two were no strangers to launching ventures -- Bédat was still in law school when she founded The Boostrap Project in 2011, a nonprofit organization that supports artisans in developing countries, while Darabi was a cofounder of the social app Foodspotting, which was later acquired by Open Table. They worked for several months on the concept of Zady, raised $1.35 million in a seed round in March 2013 and launched the site in August.
Zady’s founders say every product they sell is from a designer who knows where and how their products are made. Each item is personally vetted by Bédat and Darabi, using criteria including sustainability, quality of raw materials and labor standards. The brands are required to sign a contract verifying the location of the company, the manufacturing city, and the source of the raw materials.
Some of the brands Zady sells include: Nashville-based denim designers Imogene + Willie; Los Angeles-based handbag designer Clare Vivier; Madrid’s recycled material-friendly Ecoalf; Massachusetts-based pea coat maker Gerald & Stewart; and Detroit-based leather handbag designer Karmo.
The collections are seasonal and range from $14 for a Shinola notebook to $328 for Pendleton skirts and $600 for a coat by Gloverall. Five percent of proceeds from every sale benefits The Bootstrap Project.
The company believes so strongly in promoting its philosophy of ethical fashion that in April, it took out a one-page ad in the Wall Street Journal decrying the perils of buying fast fashion, saying it contributes to mistreatment of workers and causes environmental damage.
“It’s important that people know the detrimental effects that fast fashion has,” Bédat says. “We went out on a limb on that and the feedback was 100 percent positive.”
Bédat says Zady’s emphasis is on quality and timelessness. The advent of fast-fashion stores such as H&M in recent years has led people to go on shopping sprees for trendy clothing that fall apart easily and the focus on craftsmanship has been replaced by shoddy goods, Bédat says. Zady’s idea is to go back to a time when people put more thought into their clothing because they weren’t made in such mass quantities.
“Before fast fashion entered our malls and churned out new items every day at unimaginably low prices, we all used to pick our items carefully and curate our closets over time. We all had our favorite brands, to which we connected very personally,” Bédat says. “After decades of fast fashion, we’re going back to a middle-market focus on value, quality and timelessness.”
But Bédat says shoppers don’t have to give up beauty for ethical fashion.
“It doesn’t have to be dull and boring because we’re focusing on timelessness,” stresses Bédat. “We’re not anti-fashion. We’re anti-trend. That’s what true style is: seeing what’s out there and doing your own style rather than what’s pushed out by fast-fashion retailers.”
Alongside selling ethically sourced clothing and accessories, Zady also features articles written by freelancers on topics such as the history of denim, designer bios and even lifestyle issues like finding work-life balance. Bédat says such storytelling is important in getting their point of view across without sounding preachy.
“We’re not just selling clothes, we’re communicating a lifestyle,” Bédat says. “We just want to say there’s an alternative to this fast-fashion world and look how beautiful it can be. It can be something that elevates your style. It can be something that’s elegant. It’s not a sacrifice to not buy fast fashion. It’s the opposite. You get to partake in a much more luxurious experience and over time be able to spend less because you’re buying fewer things.”
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The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGAs) has announced its nominees with 30 games in 6 categories that are being put forward for the final round of judging. The IMGAs has reviewed more than 1,400 mobile games from more than 52 countries including the USA, Ukraine, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, China, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Belgium. Participants include PhD students, researchers, artists, individual developers and the top ten mobile games publishers and developers in the world. The winners of the IMGAs will be announced at Mobile World Congress in February.
It should be interesting to see the smartphone breakdown of the winners. Will iPhone, which is known as a great gaming platform take all the awards? We might get surprised with a few titles from Nokia, considering the heavy European presence in the IMGAs.
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Komatsu excavator helps dislodge Suez Canal blockage
By Riley SimpsonMarch 31, 2021
After six days as the world’s biggest story, figuratively and literally, the Ever Given, the 220,000-ton container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week and drastically affected the world economy by effectively pausing one of our busiest shipping passages, was freed through a combination of efforts from tugboat crews, several logistics strategies and one Komatsu excavator.
According to USA TODAY, construction crews removed 30,000 cubic meters of sand to dislodge the 1,312-foot-long ship, which wedged itself sideways in the Egyptian waterway on March 23.
On its route from Malaysia to the Netherlands, the Ever Given and its haul of approximately 20,000 shipping containers faced high winds when it entered the Suez Canal, where it ran aground, blocking the passage.
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I, and a few other shutterbugs around the Popular Science office, have been looking into the middle category of cameras: big enough to take good pictures, but not so big that it’s a burden. Now is a good time to look, since several camera makers have fresh midsize camera offerings.


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Thanks to the new Native Application Framework, Snowflake is to offer developers the ability to create and run applications on a common cloud-based data platform and earn money from them.
The Snowflake service, operating in the area of big data analytics and data warehouse, is entering a new level. At the annual Snowflake Summit, the company announced its Native Application Framework (it is currently in private preview – that is, in the testing phase, before the final release of the service), which will allow you to create and run applications on the Snowflake Data Cloud platform. The creators of the platform hope that for the data warehouse it will be what it was when Apple presented the first iPhone or Tesla presented the S model.
Data Marketplace – is a platform operating within Snowflake, thanks to which developers will be able to create applications and earn money on them. Users are to be able to install and run the application directly in the Snowflake environment.
“We’re sort of evolving from a data warehouse to a data platform to a data cloud. And now we want to evolve that from a data cloud to really an application cloud” – said Chris Child, senior director of product development at Snowflake.
About four years ago, with the growing demand for analytics and the evolution of analytics architecture – such as decoupling compute and storage – the company renewed its efforts to facilitate data collaboration across businesses. This prompted Snowflake to transform its data warehouse into a Data Cloud platform.
Continuous attempts to facilitate data sharing and cooperation resulted in the creation of the Data Marketplace project. The Marketplace will allow you to share data in organizations, and also give paid access to this data to other entities.
In March this year, the company launched two industry data clouds for the healthcare and retail sectors, with the intention of making it easier for companies in these areas to share and monetize their datasets.
Snowflake data monetization
Until now, moving data while creating and running applications was tedious and time-consuming. Now – thanks to the Native Application Framework – that is about to change.
Thanks to the Framework, the development of interactive customer interfaces as well as telemetry functions such as event monitoring and alerts will be simplified. Preparing the application and publishing it on the Snowflake Marketplace allows us to actually monetize the data we have and we already benefit from it for our own needs. This is definitely a revolutionary concept, where by sharing properly prepared data and applications in the future, we can obtain additional funds. There can be many scenarios and, of course, they depend on our business – just have a look at the Snowflake Marketplace today to see the different information offered by individual companies. From weather data to Covid-19 pandemic data, flight networks, demographics and job offers.
The combination of such data issued by other partners with your own data allows for richer analytics and greater possibilities of inference based on actual data, at the same time greatly reducing the time needed to obtain additional data – after “ordering” the set, it appears on our subscription immediately ready for use.
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According to the Huffington Post, these declines have been attributed to less intense demand on the part of gun buyers. Typically, gun sales have spiked in the wake of violent incidents – the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, for example – as buyers fear a government crackdown on arms purchases.


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Mark Robinson, managing director of Creative62 said: “We are very pleased to have been invited to work with Rutland Plastics. With over 60 years’ market experience they are a true leader in their field of expertise. We are looking forward to the creative challenges over the coming months as the roll-out progresses”.
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The whole controversy started when on August 13, Epic Games updated the Fortnite app with a new feature, one that allowed consumers to pay Epic directly for in-app currency at a discount, rather than paying traditionally via Apple’s App Store payment mechanism. This mechanism helped Epic to skirt App Store rules to go through the App Store payment system, paying a 30% fee in the process.
iOS version of the game and Google Play Store have similar policies and fees making it a non-negotiable element for the vast majority of apps. Apple and Google pulled the game from the App Store for violating the App Store guidelines within hours. Though on Android the game is still available via third-party stores.
Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple on the same day of app removal. The company also retaliated against Google’s move and filed another lawsuit.
Epic Games took an accusatory stand and asserted, “behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle innovation. The suit also went as far as to alleged Apple’s size and reach “far exceeds that of any technology monopolist in history.”
It also attested that the same policies are anti-competitive by forcing developers to use the App Store. The lawsuit pursued an order to prohibit “Apple’s anticompetitive conduct”. This includes any “equitable relief necessary.” Epic is aiming to get the social media hashtag #FreeFortnite trending.
In May, the world watched as Epic dragged Apple to the U.S. District Court, California, challenging the most profitable company in the world in the name of app fairness (and securing more Fortnite profits for itself). Judge Yvonne Gonzalez ruled in Apple’s favor.
In Favor of Apple
Gonzalez Rogers ruled that the App Store is not a monopoly; that Apple should not be punished for its success. “The Court finds in favor of Apple on all counts except with respect to violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (Count Ten) and only partially with respect to its claim for Declaratory Relief,” the judge gave final verdict.
“Today’s ruling isn’t a win for developers or for consumers,” Epic CEO Tim Sweeney wrote in a tweet. “Epic is fighting for fair competition among in-app payment methods and app stores for a billion consumers.”
Today: Lost a court case, climbed a mountain, read hundreds of pages of legal papers, wrote some code. Just as determined as ever to fight on until there is genuine developer and consumer freedom in software, and fair competition in each mobile platform software component. pic.twitter.com/5PWD6va6mz
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 11, 2021
“The court has affirmed what we’ve known all along: the App Store is not in violation of antitrust law.” – Apple
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Malware attacks, Intrusion attacks, Ransomware attacks – the UK is now the top target for Cybercriminals across the whole of Europe, and the cyber security risks are continuing to increase with new threat vectors on the rise.
Though email still remains the primary threat with the majority of malware infections still starting with a phishing email containing a malicious link, or file attachment, or both – a new growing threat vector to UK business has surfaced. Malware attacks targeting IOT devices are up 145% in 2019 with 16% of all attacks targeting the UK.
With the growing use of smart IOT devices within businesses (there are currently 273+ million IOT devices in the UK with numbers set to more than double by 2023) Cybercriminals have a new way of compromising your business’s network to launch denial-of-service attacks, mine cryptocurrency, steal data, install malicious software taking devices permanently offline and demanding a ransom to restore full functionality.
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AUDIO: Matt Badding, International Sales Manager for John Deere
A farm equipment company updates a combine model in time for harvest.
John Deere announced new updates and technologies at the 2017 Farm Progress Show. Matt Badding is International Sales Manager for John Deere. Badding said the new updates and technologies will be featured in the S700 Series combines.
“The first thing the customer is going to experience is in the cab,” Badding said. “It’s going to have the same display that our tractors and sprayers (have) had over the last couple years. It’s going to give them the same level of familiarity they’re used too, especially when operating the combine.”
The two new technologies include: Combine Advisor™ and ActiveYield™. Badding said producers will find Combine Advisor beneficial as conditions change.
“Combine Advisor gives a customer the ability to automate the performance and productivity of the combine throughout the day, every day,” Badding said. “Once a customer has the combine set to his or her liking, it’s as simple as hitting one button in the cab. The combine is going to manage and perform at the same level of grain quality and losses throughout the day.”
ActiveYield™ will help growers eliminate a tedious harvest task.
“Today, you have to calibrate the yield sensor, mass flow sensor. With ActiveYield™, we have three sensors in the grain tank that provide calibration advice, so a customer doesn’t have to worry about it multiples times during the season,” Badding said.
John Deere plans to start production on the Model Year 18 – S700 Series in late October/early November.