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Did you know you can help support area farmers and ensure plenty of locally grown produce — even flowers — for your table, through a program called "Community Supported Agriculture?"
CSA shares enable the public to buy from participating farmers in away that helps farmers have a line of equity during the year, and members, weekly harvests this time of year. In 2013, more than 50 farms in the Pioneer Valley offer shares of vegetables, meat, fruit and dairy through CSA.
"What's interesting is that CSA farms started in New England in the early 1980s and Western Mass had two of the first three CSA farms in the country. There was one in New Hampshire, a second in Berkshire County and the third was Brookfield Farm in Amherst," said Philip Korman, executive director of Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture.
CISA is a non-profit organization based in South Deerfield that runs a marketing program for farms, institutions and restaurants.
The organization makes it possible for consumers to find locally grown food via its website (buylocalfood.org) and its free annual "Locally Grown" farm products guide. Anyone interested in the CSA program can go to the website and under the heading "Buy Local," click again on "Find Local" and under "CSA Farm Listing" read about participating farms, the weekly cost to be a share owner and related websites. More information can also be found under the guide to selecting a farm share.
"I think what's really honestly beautiful about the CSA farm model is that you are partnering with a farm and you are providing income to the farmer at a time when they usually don't have money coming in, because they haven't harvested anything yet and can't sell anything to make money," said Korman.
The return on investment is a slice of the harvest in full or half shares. In the summer, this bounty includes seasonal vegetables like greens, tomatoes and peppers. Fall shares include winter squash, potatoes and garlic.
"The amount of produce you get can be intimidating, but wonderfully intimidating," Korman said. "It really starts encouraging you to cook and eat with some vegetables that maybe you haven't in the past. It's also a different quality of food. CSA produce is higher quality, incredibly fresh and most all the farmers are participating in sustainable growing practices."
Depending on the farm model, customers have different options to pick up their shares. They can drive to the farm, get a ready-packed box or fill a reusable bag as they would at a farm stand. Many farms have ways to pick-your-own berries, herbs and flowers, and a few have a farm store stocked with eggs, dairy, meat and fruit from other local places.
Donna Calabrese, owner of Calabrese Farms at 257 Feeding Hills Road in Southwick, started offering farm shares in 2012.
"We had been looking into it for a couple years and my daughter Danielle was interested in starting it up. She worked together with CISA to get it up and running," Calabrese said. "We started small —with 35 shares — and people were so pleased, and we had such a great turn-out, that we increased it to 70 shares this year. Next year we hope to have 100 shares available."
To find out more about 2014 farm shares at Calabrese, which has operated since 1950 with the help of three generations, call (413) 569-6417. Applications will be available in September and filled on a first-come first-served basis.
Calabrese said she likes having the working capital up front for fertilizer and seed. The farm offers boxes — at peak about a half bushel every week — at a lower cost to their customers, with a different selection for them to try.
"Rather than just corn and potatoes and the regular stuff, we put new things in like beets and vegetables that people wouldn't have tried otherwise. Our customers love it and say that it's an adventure to cook and learn each week," Calabrese said.
Some farms in the share program deliver to homes, and many farmers have started to offer potlucks, workshops, workdays, farm dinners and other activities for members.
Easthampton's Mountain View Farm has partnered up with Baystate Health Systems to offer shares that employees can receive at their offices.
Similarly, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, in Northamptom, has partnered with The Kitchen Garden farm, in Sunderland, to offer shares to hospital staff.
Members of the UMassFive College Federal Credit Union can take advantage of an interest-free CSA share loan that pays farmers in one lump sum and automatically withdraws the share cost from a customer's checking account over six months.
"CSA farm shares have gotten more sophisticated, and there's still that concept that you're venturing with the farmer a little bit, way more than it would be you would be at your local supermarket," Korman said.
He noted members are "with them for more than one season."
"Now farms have expanded the seasons with green houses and hoop houses. They may offer a share right around Thanksgiving or maybe a winter CSA," Korman said.
CISA is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary.
"First, we want 25 percent of the food that people eat in Pioneer Valley to be local. It would have tremendous benefits for farms, communities, the local economy and keep land open and undeveloped," Korman said of his vision.
He hopes enough funds will be raised this year through benefits, donations and matching donations to help assist "beginning farmers" in Hampden County, where he sees a strong base for potential buyers of shares.
The idea, he said, is to give people greater access to locally grown food "when they go to school or college, a hospital, a corner store or a nearby restaurant or food retail store."
He said 55 percent of new farmers do not make it past 10 years, similar, similar to many small business.
Out of the 230 farms that belong to the CISA's Local Hero program, long-lasting business models include some combination of selling direct to the public via farm shares, farm stands, through farmer markets or wholesaling to supermarkets and institutions, he said.
Besides the listing of participating farms at buylocalfood.org, the site also has recipe suggestions among its information.


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The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) today released for comment several draft changes to its performance specification for horticultural lighting products, an industry benchmark designed to boost efficiency and reduce electricity consumption in the expanding and energy-intensive indoor/vertical horticulture and cannabis cultivation markets. Importantly, the proposed changes would include a previously ineligible segment of the grow-light market, increasing the quantity and variety of products on the DLC’s Horticultural Qualified Products List (QPL).
Finalized last fall following a two-year stakeholder input process, the DLC’s Technical Requirements for Horticultural Lighting address a booming demand for efficient and effective horticultural lighting in the face of a rapid increase in indoor “vertical” farming and newly legal cannabis cultivation in several US states and Canada. Utilities across North America have begun relying on the new policy and corresponding QPL in deciding which lighting products to incentivize in energy efficiency programs aimed at commercial horticultural customers.
The DLC today proposed updates to three aspects of the specification. The changes would take effect on Oct. 15, following consideration of stakeholder input gathered during a 35-day comment period that runs from today through Sept. 3, 2019. The DLC will host a webinar at 1 p.m. EDT on Aug. 6 to review the proposed changes.
Today’s draft updates include a proposal to add Horticultural QPL eligibility for fixtures powered by a remote DC power supply – a class of products originally excluded due to concerns about how to fairly measure and compare efficacy and measurement differences with AC-powered fixtures. As a starting point to meet this technical challenge, manufacturers seeking utility efficiency incentives for DC-powered products would need to pair them with a power supply that is at least 92 percent energy efficient, as rated by the widely accepted 80 PLUS industry standard.
In addition, the draft changes include implementation of the DLC’s previously-disclosed transition plan to require manufacturers to use horticulture-specific terms to describe the flux maintenance of their submitted fixtures, rather than measurements expressed in lumens (which measure the brightness of light perceived by the human eye and unevenly emphasize some parts of the spectrum important for photosynthesis). The DLC is also proposing another year for manufacturers seeking Horticultural QPL approval to transition away from the decades-old file format used for reporting computer simulations of product performance in favor of a new industry standard for reporting aspects such as spectral content and intensity distribution (the Illuminating Engineering Society’s TM-33 document).
More information, including technical context and rationale for all three proposed updates, are found here.
“Horticultural lighting represents one of fastest growing electric load categories for many of the DLC’s utility members, and we were keen to get out in front of an opportunity to mitigate the energy load through the specification we launched last fall,” DLC Executive Director Christina Halfpenny said. “At the same time, we know this is a young industry undergoing dynamic change and we’re keeping our ears to the ground to make sure we are responsive to realities in the marketplace. The updates we’re publishing today reflect that balance while still meeting the performance specifications we established in the original specification.”
“This update shows that the DLC is listening to industry to understand issues and working with stakeholders to provide a pragmatic path forward,” said John Arthur Wilson, Stakeholder Solutions Manager at Seattle's Lighting Design Lab. “From a utility program perspective, these updates legitimize the role of the QPL because they show it is both progressive in its adoption of emerging technologies (i.e., DC-powered fixtures) and accommodating with its revision to TM-33 requirements.”
A February 2019 report projected that the US vertical farming market will reach $3 billion by 2024, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate of more than 24 percent between 2018 and 2024. Meanwhile, research conducted by Navigant Consulting, Inc. for the US Department of Energy (DOE) has put the annual electricity consumption of US horticultural lighting installations at 5.9 terawatt hours, equal to the annual electricity usage of approximately 550,000 US households. The report estimated that energy consumption will increase between 15 and 25 percent per year as more indoor agricultural operations come on line. Switching to all LED technology, however, could reduce the sector’s annual electricity consumption by 40 percent, a savings of approximately $240 million, according to the DOE report.


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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Bike Europe and the bike dealer magazine for the Netherlands and Belgium, ‘Tweewieler’ will exhibit at the 30th Taipei Cycle Show taking place from March 22 to 25 (Demo Day March 21).
Bike Europe’s booth number is P0011, on the 4th floor, same location as previous years. International visitors are welcomed to pick up their complimentary copy of Bike Europe’s January/February 2017 edition.
Bike Europe’s editorial team is looking forward to meet you and discuss the latest trends in bicycles and the business of cycling and e-bikes. You can also contact us via Twitter @BikeEurope.


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Here’s proof adidas will start releasing black BOOST technology on their sneakers in the near future.
What you’re looking at is a preview of an upcoming coloway of the adidas NMD.
Triple Black colorways have been highly requested from the Pure Boost One all the way up until now with the adidas Ultra Boost. That could be a reality sooner than we think.
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Today, Aleph Group, Inc. a leading global enabler of digital advertising with a coverage across 130+ countries, announces an international sales partnership with Pinterest, the visual inspiration platform.
The partnership will enable Aleph Group, Inc. to offer Pinterest’s advertising solutions to its global network of clients across EMEA, LATAM and APAC. Aleph will provide the outreach and management of advertisers in countries across these regions where Pinterest is not currently serving ads. Advertisers in these countries will now have access to reach Pinterest’s highly engaged audience in markets where ads are served – an audience who are coming to the platform with intent to discover ideas to take action on with help from brands.
Aleph is uniquely positioned to support clients achieve success on Pinterest. Through this partnership, Aleph will be able to offer its clients the ability to advertise on Pinterest for the first time.
More than 460 million people come to Pinterest each month to discover products and services for their wardrobe, for their new home, for their next holiday and much more. Advertisers want to be discovered during these planning moments and there is a natural alignment with users who are actually seeking brands to inspire their next purchase. On Pinterest, advertisers can reach the consumers they care about and drive them from discovery to decision to do – all in a more positive place online.
“Pinterest is a unique, full-funnel platform where ads can be meaningful content. We’re excited about our partnership with Aleph and the value it will bring to our Pinterest users,” said Bill Watkins, Chief Revenue Officer at Pinterest. “Pinterest connects advertisers to consumers with intent and when they’re open to brands. Aleph’s broad coverage of clients across global regions will help to bring a range of new advertisers to the platform and enable us to serve more relevant ads to users when they’re looking for inspiration to take action on.”
"We are thrilled to partner with Pinterest to help our network of 21,000 businesses drive results and growth by engaging with an audience that naturally comes to the platform to shop," said Gaston Taratuta, Founder and CEO of Aleph. "Pinterest is a differentiated platform where users explicitly come to find something to buy or do. Our clients will now have the opportunity to drive everything from brand awareness to purchase conversions while we bring Pinterest new access to some of the fastest growing economies in the world."
Aleph Group, Inc is an ecosystem of global digital experts which connects thousands of advertisers with billions of consumers that thrives on empowering local markets to grow through digital advertising. Aleph is active in more than 130 countries and helps advertisers engage with consumers on nearly 45 of the world’s leading digital platforms, such as Twitter, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat.
Through tailored solutions built on proprietary technology, Aleph enables local advertisers to maximize digital platforms to reach segmented audiences and deliver meaningful results. Aleph provides global platforms with access to connect with local ecosystems of advertisers in markets where they don’t have a physical presence and—using Aleph’s cross-border transaction solution—receive proceeds from advertising spend in their choice of nearly 50 currencies.
Aleph was established in 2005 and continues to be led by its founding CEO, Gaston Taratuta, EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022, with a vision to accelerate the global shift from offline to online and drive long-term economic growth. To support this shift, Aleph launched its own social business, Digital Ad Expert, which is on a mission to create economic opportunities through digital advertising education.
Aleph’s approach has been highly successful to date. In recent years, the Group has scaled up to more than 1,700 employees in 65+ offices and has secured investment from institutional partners including CVC Partners, Twitter, and Snap.
Pinterest is the visual inspiration platform people around the world use to shop products personalized to their taste, find ideas to do offline and discover the most inspiring creators. People have saved more than 390 billion Pins across a range of interests from building a home office to cooking a new recipe and planning a vacation. Headquartered in San Francisco, Pinterest launched in 2010 and has more than 460 million monthly active users worldwide. Available on iOS and Android, and at pinterest.com.
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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Launching its universal "like" button, Facebook extended its tentacles across the internet today, setting up pipes to gather user data from anywhere on the web. And now that users can add what topics, products or content they like to their Facebook profiles, the social-networking site is sitting on a data treasure chest.
At the F8 developers conference today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a platform that aims to connect the entire internet through the social network. With those like buttons appearing on major publisher sites directly after the announcement, users can thumbs-up individual pages with one click and publish that to Facebook. Meanwhile, that Like is stored for later.
"[Zuckerberg] is using the like button as the glue to link Facebook to everything else and understand his users much more," said Shiv Singh, Razorfish's global social media lead. "It's a data goldmine."
Facebook's new tools, including the like button, activity feeds for other Facebook users and recommendation engines, are designed to embed Facebook functionality on outside websites. With like buttons on 75 sites, including publishers such as CNN and the New York Times, from day one, Facebook expects to serve more than 1 billion buttons in the first 24 hours. Once a user likes a page, the publisher gets a link on the user's page, and means to later publish to that user's newsfeed.
Facebook made no specific ad announcement today, but the affinity data for the site's more than 400 million users already has agency types salivating. A Facebook spokeswoman said its policy about developers or publishers targeting ads on their own sites has not changed with the new policies. Facebook will allow developers to apply user data to target ads on their own sites, but not elsewhere. Even though sites can't share data, Facebook will be sitting on the mother lode.
"Facebook potentially could power an all-knowing behavioral-targeting platform the likes of which we've never seen before," said Ian Schafer, CEO of Deep Focus.
Short term, the platform could mean more time spent on publisher sites and traffic from Facebook. Mr. Zuckerberg also hailed the "open social graph" as a way to create personalized web experiences where publishers will be able to tailor content to a user based on his or her like history.
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With one launch partner, Pandora, a new user to the music site can automatically be served a playlist of bands he or she has liked elsewhere on the web. Then, once that user visits a concert site, band preferences are ported over from Pandora to tell that user when favorite bands will be playing nearby. Users who don't want this level of personalization can adjust privacy settings within their accounts.
But how expansive is access to that data? While it'll feed recommendation engines to serve users relevant content, its implications on ad targeting even within publisher sites are still unclear.
According to a blog post from Bret Taylor, co-founder of social-sharing startup FriendFeed that Facebook acquired last year, publishers will also get analytics from Facebook's insights product. Though one launch site, USA Networks, which started with embedding the like button, the recommendation engine and activity feed, is not yet looking at Facebook for ad targeting. Its main focus for now is turning fans into ambassadors for its shows.
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"This is about is getting our brands and our shows in the communication flow," said Jesse Redniss, VP-digital for USA Networks. "It doesn't have to drive back to our core property; we want to push our brand out." So far, access to Facebook's trove of data will include top-line psychographic information that will help serve relevant content to users. Beyond that, implications for ad targeting are not clear. "For us, we are not going to start data mining that information," he added. "We are more interested in user habits today."
Facebook also launched a documents product with Microsoft: Docs.com. It's the web version of Microsoft's Office suite, designed to share and collaborate online. The site appears to be coming head-to-head with Google Docs.
"Google just found its nemesis," added Mr. Schafer. "Instead of targeting people based on their click behavior or search behavior, it's targeting based on their relationship to people and to brands and content." And with relationship targeting instead of just contextual targeting, Mr. Schafer anticipates higher ad rates for publishers.
"They're both after the same behavioral information," he said. "Google has tried to capture information on social graph through Orkut [Google's social network] and Buzz [its Twitter-like service], but they just can't do it the way that Facebook does."
Targeting against likes will presumably be available from the get-go on Facebook.com, since the site already lets advertisers serve ads to users with specific interests or profile settings. Plus, with likes happening in real time vs. user profiles that often are years out of date, advertisers will get more current data. User endorsement coming in from outside the Facebook ecosystem will also prove valuable for brands and publishers.


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The brand new 2013 Nissan GTR was get its new engine which powered 560 Horse Power. As like oldest one, this 2013 Nissan GTR gets better and better every year and will no exception fot this one. As we know the first version of GTR was launched in 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show delivered a total of 473 HP. The 2012 models was got impressive 530 HP and things aren’t slowing down for the Japanese automaker which prepare the next model year (2012 in Japan, 2013 in USA) will deliver an impressive 2013 Nissan GTR 560 HP.
2012 Subaru Impreza was release the first debut at New York 2011 Auto Show with despite initial fears the design of the new small car. 2012 Subaru Impreza is also 30 percent more fuel efficient than the model it replaces, making the new 2012 range the most fuel efficient all-wheel drive car on the market. 2012 Subaru Impreza is the roomiest Impreza ever, as well as being lighter and quicker than its predecessor. Like 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Show Off at New York Auto Show, subaru impreza give their full concept in this auto show.
2013 Chevrolet Malibu the first global version of the popular mid-size Chevy, has finally been revealed in 2011 New York Auto Show. 2013 Chevrolet Malibu was revealed one day before at 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu concept will take all of modernism of car design include exterior and interior of the car. Like 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T in New York 2011 Auto Show, the Chevy got many eyes look on its beautiful modern design style. The new Malibu is 4.5 inches smaller in wheelbase at 107.8 inches, and it’s 191.3 inches long–but an inch wider.
As topspeed said, Autocar a British Magazine this 2012 Toyota FT86 will bring back the name of Celica to the Europe and Japanese markets. This 2012 Toyota FT86 coming as Scion at USA which bring new experience for impressive sport cars. Like Toyota said 86 is likely to be retained in its name somewhere, however, as the car has been conceived as a tribute to Toyota’s classic AE86 Corolla. 2012 Toyota FT86 is the second-coming of Toyota’s iconic Celica line and Subaru version which coming in Japanese version.
Behind Audi completely new ideology behind this electric R8 and the normal gasoline version, they serious about bringing this Audi R8 E-Tron to the market. And after the E-tron Detroit Show car, Audi has brought us the e-tron technology platform based on the 2013 Audi R8 E-Tron. The supercar form of R8 was made an easier job for the Audi engineers to develop an electric version of this Audi R8 E-Tron. Mid-engine design of the 2013 Audi R8 with E-Tron technologies provides the perfect location to store heavy batteries without distorting the weight balance that Audi wanted to achieve.
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2012 Mazda3 is the brand new little compact car from Mazda that showed off at New York 2011 Auto Show. This 2012 Mazda3 coming with a mid cycle refresh that not only provides a refined exterior and interior. 2012 Mazda3 performance is dishes out a new engine that utilizes Mazda’s innovative SKYACTIV fuel saving and [...]
Today without being noticed by many people in the world, Suzuki was design a concept of their new mid-size sedan, Suzuki Kizashi EcoCharge they named it. The Suzuki Kizashi EcoCharge was adapted eco green concept which will be a future technologies. Suzuki Kizashi EcoCharge was featured in Suzuki’s first-ever Super Bowl ad, a modified version [...]
The stealthy upgrade of the 2011 Ford Focus RS which developed by Anderson Germany was stabbed their own program by another German Company for the American hot hatch. MR Car Design was developed the another 2011 Ford Focus RS design which to be the latest in a long line of performance kits for the Focus [...]
2012 Mercedes Benz SLK350 was got a lots of substantial makeover for 2012 design. The 2012 Mercedes Benz SLK350 change with reworked powertrains and more masculine sheetmetal. Another change in 2012 Mercedes Benz SLK350 is new 3.5 liter V6 helps back up that fresh dose of manliness with 302 horsepower and 273 pound feet of [...]
Lexus LX570 which tuned by Wald was turn the ordinary SUV into Black Bison Edition. Tuning an SUV is something often left to become more capable off-road specially on Lexus LX570. Some platforms luxury SUV like the Land Rover, being treated ultra-luxury, but you’ve seen a Lexus LX570 SUV makeover of a renowned tuner? Wald [...]
The german tuning company Novitec Rosso building a fabulous works with 2011 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider which stands on top of tuning specs and modification style. Featuring 2011 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, Novitec Rosso gave the fastest and the most powerful Alfa Romeo even more another fast cars. This 2011 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider powered [...]
After released the concept of 2012 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR at Los Angeles Auto Show in 2007, today Dodge was give the full review of this brand new sport cars. They say this 2012 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR bringing what would essentially be the last model presented before a whole new breed of Viper comes [...]
Awesome design show of a mans car, truly gentleman car its a landrover range range rover RS300 with limited edition type was tuned by British based tuner, Project Kahn. The landrover range company was released the new range rover with the limited edition RS300 Afzal Kahn. The landrover range tune based on the landrover range [...]
After old schools BMW 3-Series when the day of announcement it was 25 years ago. This 2014 BMW M3 was appeared on four different generations and evolved from a 2.3 liter inline-four cylinder engine with 200 HP to an impressive V8 hitting 420 HP. 2014 BMW M3 maybe not the best sport cars out there, [...]
There is no replacement or displacement for V8 car engine, but in modern times and with new fuel efficiency laws taking hold, turbocharging points the way forward. Todays, most of automaker is scrambling to create turbocharged alternatives to larger displacement engines. This 2011 Mercedes Benz CL550 4Matic with Twin Turbo V8s, not offering some sort [...]


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Apple plans record initial production of new iPhones: WSJ
(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote) is preparing for the largest initial production run for its next iPhones by the end of the year, the Wall Street journal reported.
The company is asking suppliers to manufacture 85 million to 90 million units of two new models with 4.7-inch and .5-inch displays.
The company had ordered 70 million to 80 million of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last year, in its largest initial production run so far.
The new phones are also expected to feature Force Touch technology which can distinguish between a light tap and deep press, people familiar with the matter told the Journal.
The information about orders came from Apple’s suppliers, the paper added.
Bloomberg reported last month that suppliers had started initial production of iPhone models with Force Touch, a technology already used in Apple Watch and MacBook laptop.
The screen sizes are the same as in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple is also expected to maintain the screen resolution, the Journal said.
Apple is also considering a third assembler, Taiwan-based Wistron Corp (3231.TW: Quote) to help produce the new phones, the paper said. Last year, Apple relied on Hon Hai Precision Industry Co(2317.TW: Quote) and Pegatron Corp (4938.TW: Quote).
Some component suppliers started manufacturing parts for the new iPhones in large quantity earlier this month, the newspaper reported. Continued...


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Company recalls salami, prosciutto over possible salmonella contamination
A Canadian-based manufacturer is recalling ready-to-eat salami and speck products that are sold and distributed in the U.S. over concerns of possible salmonella contamination. Piller’s Fine Foods announced on Saturday that the recall affects “Black Kassel Piller’s Dry Aged D’Amour Salami” and “Black Kassel Piller’s Dry Aged Speck Smoked Prosciutto.”
Both products are sold with a best-before date of May 12, 2018, and were shipped to distribution centers in Michigan, California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York, according to The Lansing State Journal. While no illnesses have been reported, consumers are instructed to discard the product or return it for a refund.
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Salmonella poisoning may cause fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps 12-72 hours after infection, with patients suffering for up to four to seven days. While many recover without requiring treatments, severe infections can occur that may require antibiotics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), those with weakened immune systems, infants, pregnant women and the elderly are most at risk.


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TV3 HAS BECOME the first Irish national broadcaster to allow viewers watch its shows on the iPhone and iPad, as well as online.
The independent station today launched 3player, a video-on-demand website. The site allows users to watch shows including Tonight with Vincent Browne, X Factor, Xposé and The Apprentice on smartphones and tablet devices.
Managers at the station said the new platform also offers a bigger screen and higher video quality, as well as linkups with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Previously it was possible to watch some TV3 shows online via a computer, but not on smartphones or tablets.
In a statement, the broadcaster said video on demand is a rapidly growing market and has doubled in size over the last year in the UK. It added that the Irish market is projected to be worth more than €10million by 2015. Ads will be played before viewers can access some programmes.
Stephen Grant, director of TV3′s online operations, said: “Our investment in this new, richer environment for catching up with our great content reiterates TV3 commitment to bringing our viewers the best possible entertainment experience, whether they prefer to watch on TV or online on PCs or mobile devices.”
RTÉ launched its own online player in 2009, but it does not currently function on iPhone or iPad.


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2020 brought a multitude of changes, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the board, businesses have made substantial adjustments to continue running operations and meet the needs of the people they serve.
Modern businesses know that marketing is the key to successful growth and profits. Research shows that marketing tactics, such as blogging, social media, video marketing, email campaigns, and newsletters show tremendous rates of engagement—assuming efforts are consistent and quality-driven. Any eye care practice can benefit from learning more ways to engage their patients. Enter, marketing.


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According to statistics, sales prices for 20 types of vegetables in big cities like Beijing increased by about 5% compared to last month, and the total supply of vegetables in the market has decreased, due to the hot weather.
Prices for several types of vegetables have risen significantly, like cabbage, some types of vegetables have become cheaper, such as eggplant, pumpkin and peas, the prices of most vegetables have not changed, like tomatoes, cucumbers.
Generaly in recent years, vegetables prices in China increased slowly every year.
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FedEx Ground has announced plans to open a satellite distribution center in Paducah. The new facility, which is slated to open in September, will create around 50 new jobs within the next three years; that figure is expected to climb to 100 within five years. The new $4 million, 51,000-square-foot facility is part of FedEx’s network expansion plan that includes the relocation or expansion of more than 290 pickup and delivery terminals by 2010.
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The last time there were a lot of rumors as to when Apple will send out invitations for the September event. Within it, recall, the company should show the new iPhone 2019. In General, Apple has done what was expected of it — called the media to the announcement of the new iPhone. Will be a presentation in the next two weeks.
To be precise, the annual event dedicated to the iPhone, will be held on Tuesday, September 10, at 10:00 am at theatre of a name of Steve jobs in Apple’s campus Park. The motto of the presentation will be the phrase “Some innovation”.
What this phrase means — is not yet clear. But it is expected that Apple will continue to offer a choice of three options for the iPhone: two OLED displays with a diagonal of 5.8 and 6.5 inches, and one model with a diagonal of 6.1 inches, but with the IPS display. Also, according to the latest leaks, two versions of the iPhone with an OLED display will be equipped with a triple camera module: here is the telephoto lens, wide angle lens and the new ultra-wide angle lens.
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Cocaine Sent to the UN
In one of those, “What were they thinking?” stories, two fake diplomatic pouches with cocaine in them were delivered to the United Nations building.
According to reports on the incident, a two poorly constructed white canvas bags, containing some books, weren’t addressed properly. The delivery company, seeing the logo for the UN on them, assumed the bags were meant for the UN and sent them along. Upon opening the bags, they were found to contain hidden cocaine, $2 million dollars worth.
New York police said the packages weren’t very good imitations of diplomatic pouches, but assumed that was the idea. Diplomatic pouches are treated differently at customs and wouldn’t normally be searched. However, UN staff immediately spotted the bogus nature of the packages and opened them, discovering the drugs in hollowed out books.
The mystery remains on who sent the drugs and why. The package originated in Mexico, but there was no return address information. As quoted in the article, the UN head of security said, “In my humble opinion this was the work of narcotics traffickers that were trying to ship something into the United States and their plan must have gone wrong."
What’s interesting is that the cocaine did get across the border without any problems. It made it through the DHL delivery center, and presumably, had it been addressed properly, would have been delivered in the US. Perhaps drug traffickers are testing a new, convenient and inexpensive way to get their products into the States. Or, what might be worse, they’ve already been doing this and one package just happened to go awry.
Using delivery services such as DHL or FedEx are less risky than the regular mail, if only because of all the federal crimes associated with sending contraband through the postal service. It’s still illegal, but additional charges related to using the mails can be avoided.


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New technology has been introduced on London's buses, so you can pay your fare on board using a debit or credit card. Instead of swiping your Oyster card on the yellow reader, selected bank cards can now be used instead.
London Tonight's Ria Chatterjee has been testing it out in Victoria.
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Kuala Lumpur – McDonald’s Malaysia welcomes the return of Azmir Jaafar as its Managing Director, effective 15 August 2015, following the departure of his predecessor, Stephen Chew. Prior to his return, Azmir was the Managing Director of McDonald’s Middle East Development Company since January 2015.
Azmir, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the University of Bath, joined McDonald’s Malaysia as a management trainee in 1993 and a year later moved to restaurant development, where he led the team until 2004.
Under his stewardship, McDonald’s Malaysia recorded a string of achievements including one which acknowledged Malaysia as a best practice for Drive-Thru development for emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific Middle East Africa (APMEA) region. During the same period, Azmir was also responsible for the growth of the restaurant base by more than 300 per cent.
Azmir returns to his old job
In 2006, Azmir (pic) was appointed as Managing Director of McDonald’s Malaysia. Together with his leadership team, Azmir set an aggressive goal of doubling the business within five years. It was during this exciting period of expansion that McDonald’s Malaysia accelerated its restaurant openings, franchising, and deployment of multiple brand extensions that resulted in double digit sales growth.
Following his success in Malaysia, Azmir was assigned to McDonald’s China in 2009 to assume the position of Vice-President/Chief Development Officer where he helped open more than 1,100 restaurants within five years. During his tenure, Azmir also implemented the new design concept at more than 60 per cent of its restaurants, opened 500 McCafes, and tripled Drive-Thrus to more than 250. Azmir was also instrumental in modernizing and resourcing China’s development team, which led to the establishment of the APMEA Development University in 2013.
“It is an honour to be given the opportunity to lead the McDonald’s business in Malaysia again. I look forward to building upon the strong foundation that has been set and working with the team to create new milestones as we drive the business to the next level,” said Azmir on his appointment.
McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 36,000 restaurants worldwide, serving more than 70 million customers daily in more than 100 countries. In Malaysia, McDonald’s serves over 13.5 million customers a month at more than 260 restaurants nationwide. McDonald’s employs more than 12,000 Malaysians in restaurants across the nation providing career, training and development opportunities.


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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Frozen yogurt brand 16 Handles is opening a New Rochelle location and celebrating its arrival with free frozen yogurt and live music Saturday, April 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The new store will feature 16 rotating flavors of premium frozen yogurt, along with a fully loaded toppings bar and frozen yogurt novelties, including cakes and fro-yo cookie sandwiches.
“Frozen yogurt is all about fun, friends and family and our premium, delicious flavors and toppings are going to raise the bar for fro-yo in New Rochelle,” Bruce Zakalik, franchise partner and owner of the new 16 Handles, said in a statement. “New Rochelle is such a fantastic town, and we’re excited to bring our concept across the river to create a new gathering spot for the community.”
The store, a 1,200-square-foot space in the North Ridge Shopping Center, will create 25 new jobs.
Launched in 2008, the company has grown to 35 locations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and Florida and forecasts that stores will be open in more than 40 stores by the end of the year.
Committed to sustainability, 16 Handles uses biodegradable packaging and spoons, and each store plants 16 trees per day through a partnership with Trees for the Future.
The New Rochelle 16 Handles will be at 77 Quaker Ridge Road. Store hours will be 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
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