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Boozy pop tarts, doughnuts, and ring dings? Cheers to that! Restaurants and bars celebrate Negroni Week with some VERY pretty pink products
- Negroni Week was launched by Campari in 2013 and has raised nearly a million dollars for charity
- Over 6,000 bars and restaurants worldwide participate, serving specialty Negroni cocktails and Negroni-themed food
- Proceeds from the sales benefit different charities
Campari is offering Americans a very good reason to drink next week — for charity!
The company behind the Italian apéritif — which is the central ingredient in a Negroni cocktail — has declared June 5 through the 11 Negroni Week, and enlisted countless bars and restaurants nationwide (over 6,000 worldwide) to participate by turning on their own special Negronis.
And it's not just drinks, either. Experimental eateries have also gotten to work in the kitchen, turning out tasty Negroni-flavored foods and desserts. The best part? A portion of proceeds from every Negroni-themed item sold at these locations will be donated to charity.
Here, FEMAIL has rounded up some of the tastiest-looking options across the US, from doughnuts in New York City to ice cream sandwiches in Los Angeles.
Yum! Butter & Scotch in New York City is selling Negroni-flavored 'Poptartz' for Negroni Week from June 5 through the 11
Negroni Poptartz from Butter & Scotch in New York City
Since Negroni Week started in 2013, it's raised nearly $900,000 for charity — and the offering at Butter & Scotch this year is likely to help bump that total up to a cool million.
The bar slash bakery will be selling Negroni pop tarts for $6 each next week, which are filled with Negroni-flavored custard and topped with an orange and Campari icing.
Inn addition to the cocktail and a Negroni pie they've served in the past, $1 from every Negroni item served here will be donated to the Helen David Relief Fund, which provides financial support for female bartenders affected by breast cancer.
Eat good, do good: Items like this limited-edition Negroni ring ding from Duane Park Patisserie will benefit charities
Nom nom! This gourmet ring ding has one gin-flavored cake layer, one sweet vermouth-flavored cake layer, and Campari-flavored cream filling
Negroni Ring Dings from Duane Park Patisserie in New York City
Duane Park Patisserie in downtown Manhattan is known for its grown-up 'Ring Dings', which include flavors like Nutella, dulce de leche, PB&J, pistachio raspberry, French toast, and margarita.
This week, though, they're adding another alcohol-inspired treat to the menu. This one's made with one gin-flavored cake layer, one sweet vermouth-flavored cake layer, and Campari-flavored cream filling, checking off all the main ingredients in a Campari. It's topped with an orange flavored chocolate shell.
Boozy: The Horny Ram in New York City is selling a Negroni-flavored waffle to celebrate the cocktail, which is made with Campari
Negroni Pony Waffle from The Horny Ram in New York City
This Midtown East spot will be serving a multicolor orange Negroni-flavored waffle accompanied by the cocktail for the occasion.
This boozy brunch staple, though, is only available for the tail end of Negroni Week, during Saturday and Sunday brunch on the 10th and 11th.
Proceeds will benefit City Harvest, a charity that feeds hungry New Yorkers.
Eat up: NYC's The Doughnut Project has a special Negroni doughnut
At participating bars and restaurants, the cocktail — and other Negroni-themed items — will raise proceeds for various charities
'Negronut's from The Doughnut Project in New York City
Naturally, The Doughnut Project — which earned internet fame for its everything bagel-flavored doughnut — is making their own version of the fried treat.
Filled with Carpano Antica Whipped Cream, they're be topped with a Campari glaze and drizzled with orange compote.
So pretty! Craftsman and Wolves in San Francsico is serving spacial madeleine cookies
Buy 'em fast! The raspberry madeleines are topped with a Negroni glaze and come four ina pack
Negroni Raspberry Madeleines from Craftsman and Wolves in San Francsico
Over on the West Coast, San Francisco chef William Werner has updated his patisserie's popular madeleine recipe.
Served in a four-pack, these airy raspberry-flavored cookies are finished off with a of Negroni glaze.
Proceeds will benefit the SF-Marin Food Bank.
Too cool: Break Room 86 in LA and Coolhaus ice cream collaborated on this ice cream sandwich
LA bar Break Room 86 teamed up with Coolhaus ice cream on a cocktail-ice-cream-sandwich mash-up, which will be served from a truck on the bar's patio.
The limited-edition item, which will cost $8 each, is made up of two almond biscotti cookies with a scoop of coconut Campari ice cream in between.
A good excuse: The Saratoga in San Francisco also has a Negroni doughnut, interestingly topped with foie gras
Negroni-Glazed Old-Fashioned Doughnut from The Saratoga in San Francisco
This cocktail bar has the drink, of course, but they'll also be serving up dessert next week.
Starting with their house-made old-fashion doughnuts, the bar will dip the deep-fried treat in a barrel-aged Negroni glaze before dusting it with foie gras 'sprinkles'.
Proceeds from the $4 desserts will be doanted to the SF-Marin Food Bank
Savory fun: The Nugget Spot in NYC has a nugget glaze, which will likely tasted like spiked orange chicken from a Chinese restaurant
Negroni Nuggets from The Nugget Spot in New York City
It's not just sweets that are getting a Negroni kick — the bitter orange flavor is popping up in savory items, too.
At The Nuggest Spot in New York City will be dipping its tasty chicken nuggets with a Negroni-inspired glaze and garnishing them with orange peel and fresh mint.
Yum: The Progress in San Francisco has an Italian sandwich featuring an aioli made with the Italian liquer
Negroni Italian-ish Sandwich from The Progress in San Francisco
An Italian cocktail and an Italian sandwich seem like a pretty perfect combination, so The Progress in San Francisco combined them.
Chef Stuart Brioza is stacking house-made Soppressata, Capicola, and the restaurant's 'pig fries' between bread, smothering them in a Campari chili-aioli.
They suggest pairing the $10 sandwich with a Thyme Roasted Cherry Negroni for $13 — and proceeds from both will be donated to the James Beard Foundation, a food-focused nonprofit.
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Xiaomi had launched Mi 6 in April this year, and more recently it’s Mi Max 2 smartphone in China. It now seems like the company is working on a new smartphone which will be another variant of Mi 6. A device called Xioami Jason has been found listed on GFXBench benchmarking website, and as per reports, the Xiaomi Jason is believed to be the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 6c.
Xiaomi has earlier launched Xiaomi Mi 4c in the year 2015. Later, in the year 2016, Xiaomi had launched Xiaomi Mi 5c. So, going by the company’s record, Xiaomi is likely to launch Mi 6c in this year.
As per the listing on GFXBench, Xiaomi Mi 6c has a 5.1-inch display that has 1920×1080 pixels resolution and five finger gesture support. Besides as per the listing, it has Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2.2 GHz octa-core processor, 6GB RAM, 64GB of internal storage out of which 50GB will be reserved for the users, Adreno 512 GPU and Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system. The listing, however, does not mention anything about the battery.
As per the benchmark listing, the Xiaomi Mi 6c has a 12-megapixel autofocus camera and a LED flash on its rear panel while a 4-megapixel camera is in its front for selfies. The GFX listing shows that the device has connectivity features like Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and WiFi. As per the listing, the device has accelerometer, light, proximity and gyroscope sensors as well.
The difference between Xiaomi Mi 6 and Xiaomi Mi 6c is its processor and front camera. The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a Snapdragon 835 chipset as against Snapdragon 660 in Mi 6c while Mi 6 has an 8-megapixel front camera and Mi 6c has a 4-megapiel camera. As per specs, Xiaomi Mi 6c is considered to be the lower variant of Mi 6.
As of now, the pricing and the launch date of Mi 6c are not known, but since it has started appearing in leaks, we expect it to be unveiled soon in coming days. Stay tuned to The Mobile Indian for mores updates on this.

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China and Canada sign trade agreements during Trudeau visit
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Beijing (AFP) –
Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signed three trade agreements on Monday as Ottawa tries to diversify commercial ties amid tough NAFTA negotiations with Washington.
At a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People, the two leaders signed an action plan on energy cooperation as well as two memoranda of understanding on food products and a "Canada learning initiative."
The details of the agreements are unclear.
"The opportunities for deepening our economic and people-to-people ties are tremendous," Trudeau said in opening remarks.
"Canada is deeply interested in further engagement and trade across the Pacific and I know we're going to continue to have wonderful and fruitful discussions," he added.
Li told Trudeau it was rare for China to have such a "close, intimate relationship" with another nation.
"China-Canada relations are indeed headed toward a golden stage," he said.
Li visited Ottawa in September last year, when the two sides agreed to double bilateral commerce by 2025.
During the December 3-7 official visit, Trudeau "will promote a progressive trade agenda and tourism initiatives", according to his office.
He will meet government and business leaders as part of Canada's concerted push to diversify its trade, the bulk of which is currently with the United States.
Trudeau said he also plans full and frank discussions on "issues like good governance, human rights, and the rule of law".
The visit to China is Trudeau's second since he came to power two years ago, and comes as trilateral talks with the United States and Mexico to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement appear to be headed toward a deadlock.
Canada and Mexico staunchly oppose US proposals for a NAFTA sunset clause, minimum US content in car parts and nixing of the pact's trade dispute mechanism.
The US has adopted a more protectionist tone under President Donald Trump and his "America First" policy.
Beijing, meanwhile, has openly courted increased trade with Canada, including calling for a free trade deal.
China is currently Canada's second-largest trading partner, far behind the United States, with annual bilateral trade worth more than Can$85 billion (US$67 billion).
During the visit to Beijing and Guangzhou, Trudeau will also meet President Xi Jinping and Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress or legislature.
The prime minister is popular in China, where citizens have affectionately nicknamed him "Little potato," as his surname sounds similar to the word "potato" in Mandarin.
His father, who established diplomatic ties with China in 1970, was named "senior potato".
Internet users on domestic social media platforms focused on Trudeau's appearance, with one commentator hailing him as "the most handsome foreign leader".
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MILLS FACING HURDLES TO CBI TRADE
Byline: Joshua Greene
NEW YORK — U.S. mills have an image problem.
Last year’s extension of trade benefits to apparel made in the Caribbean Basin of U.S. fabric offers the domestic industry an economic advantage in competing with Far Eastern suppliers. But that message doesn’t seem to be getting through to retailers and apparel sourcers, textile executives contend, partly because companies who now rely heavily on Asian production have bad memories of the domestic textile industry.
“Retailers don’t understand the benefits and they have a dated perception of U.S. mills. They don’t know us,” said Stewart Little, senior vice president of yarn supplier Unifi Inc., which is currently running a series of seminars on Caribbean Basin Initiative parity in the U.S. and abroad.
Little said Greensboro, N.C.-based Unifi is making a number of efforts, including the seminars, to better inform the industry about the trade benefits.
“We’re trying to get at the highest level of the manufacturers and make a pitch,” he said at a presentation in Manhattan on Thursday.
Also at the seminar, consultant Mary O’Rourke, of the New York-based Jassin-O’Rourke Group, said that the dropping of duties on Caribbean-made garments of U.S. fabric has made many of those garments price-competitive with Asia, even though U.S. fabrics are typically more expensive.
“Your fabrics may be more expensive, but there are ways to show manufacturers other opportunities to have it be less,” O’Rourke told mill executives. “Garment costs, especially synthetics, are competitive and sometimes cheaper with CBI benefits, despite higher fabric costs.”
But convincing retailers and apparel brands to buy costlier fabrics and relocate their manufacturing is difficult, since many domestic mills have lost ties with retailers. O’Rourke said some retailers still see the U.S. textile industry as stuck in the mid-Eighties, in terms of price, quality and efficiency.
“If buyers are not able to see fabrics available in the West, then they won’t manufacture in the West,” she said. “You need to convince your buyer that CBI is good.”
O’Rourke cited shorter lead times as a key incentive in courting retailers, especially fashion retailers who need to react quickly to new trends. Lead times for garments shipped from the CBI region can be 30 to 60 days shorter than from Asia, she said.
Mill executives who attended the seminar said they’d try to step up their focus on the CBI region.
“Change is difficult for all of us, so I’m not looking at it being easy, but in these competitive times, everybody has to change and retailers are no exception,” said Alex Fisher, president of Murray Hill, N.J.-based Fablok Mills. “I’m going to suggest to more of our potential customers that they have to look closer at the duty savings, because it’s our responsibility to convince them that they can get a better cash flow and lead time.”
Following the Sept. 11 attacks, some industry executives have become reluctant to maintain the intensive travel schedules required to monitor contractors far overseas. Mill officials have held out hope that those fears will encourage apparel brands to look more closely at CBI production.
“I think the world situation will have a huge impact on retailers wanting to see how they can work this way,” said Martin Sohn, vice president at Meadows Knitting Corp., which is owned by Newark-based Safer Textiles. “You don’t have to worry about being tied up in customs or going to a dangerous [country] and it’s faster.
“The fact that we have the opportunity for the next few years of increasing our business, it’s the first thing our government has done for [the textile industry] in recent times,” he said. “This will certainly help us compete in a world economy.”
Bob Calabrese, president of sales and marketing at Native Textiles, worried that Asian competitors, particularly China, will find a way to drop their prices lower than those allowed by the duty breaks.
“Whether or not we will ever compete with the Asian price is my question,” he said. “We’re finding, in many cases, no matter how low our prices, it can still be bought in Asia for cheaper.”
Calabrese added that textile companies, yarn suppliers and domestic manufacturers must work together to coordinate full garment packages for Caribbean sewers. Ultimately, he said, it takes time to have faith in the U.S. textile industry.
“All the communication is wonderful,” he said. “We’re in the early stages of this and everyone doesn’t understand how to take advantage of it, yet. We need more time and need to continue working together.”
More of the seminars are being held in the Caribbean this week. Today, Little and O’Rourke are speaking in the Dominican Republic, and over the next three days will be moving on to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.


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Netflix has set the bar high, and not just as an early player in the DVD rental and streaming video space. The company’s model of charging customers a flat, all-you-can-eat rate for unlimited discs and digital content essentially changed how companies look at recurring revenues as a way to bolster their bottom line.
The subscription-based model is now found everywhere. Newspapers and magazines have been running on that model for years, and we see some popular physical world subscription models like themed monthly boxes delivered to your door or gym memberships, but the challenge is on the digital side and what it means for traditional communications billing systems.
On the surface, it appears to be a no-brainer to bill for an ongoing subscription, but in reality it can be as complex as some of today’s communications services. For example, while many subscription-based services charge a fixed rate for a specific period of time, there are plenty of other services that could technically be considered a subscription – that is, the customer has an ongoing relationship with the vendor – but are used on a much more sporadic basis.
Or it could be a situation where a company lures customers in with a free trial period and then upsells them to a regular account. There are also cases where within a subscription model, pricing for a particular service may vary depending on what is consumed, when, where and how. And don’t forget that billing has to keep up with customers who may want to upgrade or downgrade their plans at any time or change the number of users on a software plan.
These scenarios require a billing system that’s quick on its feet and can accommodate all types of pricing schemes (including traditional usage-based postpaid models) and potentially fast changes without a lot of – or any – human intervention. We’re seeing a new breed of billing vendor popping up that caters specifically to the subscription-based market, and some of them just might give the big, established guys a run for their money.
Names like Aria, Chargify, Monexa, Recurly and Zuora are making a splash, especially among companies that have to charge for services regularly. Not surprisingly, many of these and other solutions out there are SaaS-based, making it even easier for smaller organizations or newer entrants to the market that don’t have a legacy billing system to get up and running without IT expertise on staff or having to shell out big money for a full-featured software package.
Interesting and innovative pricing will continue to be a critical differentiator among organizations that want to capture customers and keep them on board. Subscription-based services give companies that critical recurring revenue while keeping the customer in control of what they use.
From a service logic standpint, subscription billing is quite trivial -with a proper nod to additional subtlety needed to implement subcription billing for new service types. The devil is in the (integartion) details. Assume you’re a small inovative ISV who has just released a nice subscription billing app. Flexibility, time to market, low OPEX, the whole enchillada. Demos look good and the large potential client is interested. “Who is going to integrate your app in my IT/Network environment”, he asks. You and your CTO look each other and retort” “We really don’t know…who would you have in mind?” . Discussion over…Morale: if don’t have an ironclad, detailed, compelling integration strategy you app may not make it.
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ChopValue Announces $7.7M Growth Funding to Scale its Circular Global Microfactory Network, 100 Million Chopsticks Recycled.
Vancouver, BC, April 3, 2023 - ChopValue, a company that creates sustainable products from recycled materials marks two key milestones today: transforming its 100 millionth chopstick into sustainable new products and closing a $7.7 million funding round to expand its decentralized Microfactory network.
These milestones align with ChopValue’s rapid growth since inception in 2016, as demonstrated by the creation of 150+ jobs across 6 countries through 63 in-development franchises, and the storing of 136,000+kg of carbon into new products from material collected by 1,700+ community restaurant partners. The company also recently signed Strategic Growth Agreements for market entries in Japan, Singapore, Central Europe, and the United States. The new scale achieved through its Microfactory network is allowing the company to serve strategic B2B clients for projects such as multi-restaurant buildouts, while continuing to meet end-customer demand.
Felix Böck, CEO and Founder of ChopValue, credits the team’s “commitment to demonstrating that the circular economy should become the norm when our natural resources are strained, and our landfills continue to grow.” He hopes that the “decentralized Microfactory approach that uses local resources for local production to meet local demand will also give a reason to rethink globalized supply chains,” as ChopValue enables small business owners to own local ChopValue franchises.
The funding round was led by two high profile technology entrepreneurs with expansion interest in Asia Pacific and Europe. Also joining the round were corporate venture capital funds and existing investors. The funds will be used to expand ChopValue's operations, particularly to better serve B2B partnerships. The focus will be on increasing production capacity and developing new product lines. The company also plans to invest into research and development with the goal of optimizing its micromanufacturing principles and continuing to reduce its environmental footprint.
"ChopValue's innovative approach to circular manufacturing, which has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the manufacturing industry, is a vision that’s coming to life and has tremendous potential for positive impact," said Andy Burt, one of ChopValue’s strategic growth partners.
By continuing to expand its network of Microfactories, ChopValue is paving the way for a more sustainable future. The unique approach to commercializing its “waste” to “resource” philosophy allows it to scale responsibly as each Microfactory is tailored to its end market size and needs. ChopValue is looking to announce the opening of 100+ new locations in the near term.
The World Economic Forum forecasts the circular economy to be a $4.5 trillion industry by 2030. ChopValue is the world’s first circular economy franchise, designing and manufacturing products using an innovative, high-performance material engineered entirely from recycled chopsticks. Since its founding in 2016, ChopValue’s “urban harvesting” approach has saved over 100 million chopsticks from landfill, turning them into beautiful and sustainable products for the home and office. Their compelling vision to redefine the term “waste” to “resource” has garnered the attention of top-tier media outlets such as Business Insider, BBC, The Guardian, and Forbes. To learn more about their resource-efficient impact for a carbon-neutral future, please visit www.chopvalue.com.
Our Commitment to the Circular Economy
With ChopValue’s global network of corporate and franchise Microfactories, the company sources, manufactures, distributes, and employs within local communities. They are expanding with like-minded and purpose-driven partners to redefine waste to resource, one chopstick at a time. ChopValue is actively seeking single and multi-unit franchise development partners who want to lead the change in their community within the US states of CA, FL, HI, NY and TX. The international expansion opportunities for their first-of-its-kind circular concept include Australia, EU, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the SEA region. Learn more about how you can make a positive environmental impact in your city by visiting www.chopvalue.com/pages/franchising.


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Muscat: Oman Drydock Company (ODC) will formally launch a new partnership targeting the LNG carrier repair market at next month's Posidonia trade fair in Greece.
The new package is being launched with DSEC, a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company Ltd (DSME), which is Oman Drydock Company's official partner.
ODC Chief Executive Yong Duk Park said Posidonia, which is one of the shipping industry's biggest trade fairs, is an ideal location to raise the profile of ODC and the new partnership. ODC has a 52 square metre stand in Hall 2 stand 2.217. "We are very excited about marketing this new package and welcoming visitors to our stand to hear about our plans," he said.
"Working with the DSME, we believe we have developed one of the most advanced LNG repair packages in the world. Our new services will cover areas such as cargo containment systems and the supply chain of various materials," he said.
"Meanwhile, we are also investing in new facilities including renovating our cryogenic shop so that it can cater to repairing up to four LNGCs at any one time. Our expansion into LNGC will further be strengthened by our new license to support the French engineering firm Gaztransport & Technigaz which specialises in cargo containment systems for high-end LNG carriers," he added.
Park said the Greek shipping market is of vital importance to ODC.
"ODC has already delivered repairs for more than 50 Greek owned or operated ships," he said.
"We have an important relationship with Dynacom Ship Management helping drydock a number of its vessels including VLCCs. We are further proud to repair the Astro Polaris owned by Maran Tankers which we delivered a day ahead of schedule."
Park said ODC will be looking to increase awareness of its world class facilities and workforce at Posidonia.


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Unlike other filtered water bottles, Hydros Bottle products are American-made, premium in design and durability and come equipped with its innovative Fast Flow Filter™ technology.
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 21, 2010
Consumers everywhere will be heading to the beaches, theme parks and concerts this summer. There is one summer essential that should not be left behind – the Hydros Bottle. This compact, reusable, personal water bottle with a built-in fast flowing filter turns questionable water -- from public water fountains, garden hoses and bathroom taps -- into crisp, refreshing filtered water. By using a Hydros Bottle, consumers can help significantly reduce the more than 38 billion water bottles that are discarded into landfills each year and at a fraction of the cost of bottled water.
Unlike other reusable filtered water bottles, Hydros Bottle products are American-made, premium in design and durability and come equipped with its innovative Fast Flow Filter™ technology. All Hydros Bottles feature IonArmour®, a natural odor killing antimicrobial enhancement. And, one Hydros Filter is equivalent to 200 disposable water bottles—that’s 200 plastic bottles that won’t go to landfill.
In addition to offering consumers a sustainable product, Hydros Bottle is also committed to promoting sustainable solutions for the global water crisis. Through the Operation Hydros program, a portion of each sale goes toward supporting rural water infrastructure projects, helping the nearly 1 billion people who do not have access to clean water worldwide.
The Hydros Bottle is $29.99 and is available now at http://www.hydrosbottle.com.
The Hydros Fast Flow Filter lasts for 150 refills or three months. Replacement filters cost $7.99.
About Hydros Bottle
Hydros Bottle provides a reusable, filtered water bottle for today’s sustainable consumer. Founded in 2009, Hydros Bottle is taking aim at the 38 billion water bottles that are discarded into landfills every year. In addition, through its Operation Hydros initiative, the company promotes sustainable solutions to the global water crisis, helping the nearly 1 billion people who do not have access to clean water worldwide.


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The following is an excerpt from Nathaniel Meyersohn | August 29, 2018 | CNN.com |
Leaderless, $4 billion in debt and with a stock price below $2, the besieged retailer faces an uncertain fate after posting its latest round of dismal earnings.
"They're in a leaky boat that eventually will sink," said Mark Cohen, the director of retail studies at the Columbia Business School and a former CEO of Sears Canada and other department stores. "The prognosis for the future is not happiness."
Penney finds itself weighed down by years of errors, failed CEOs and muddled attempts to establish a clear identity with shoppers.
JCPenney (JCP) has posted a profit in only two quarters over the past four years. In its most recent quarter, Penney lost $101 million and was forced to offer steep discounts to clear a glut of clothing piling up in inventory.
Penney closed 141 stores last year is closing eight more this year. It has more than 860 left, but hundreds are in troubled malls, with leases that prevent Penney from escaping.
The company's downfall does not fit cleanly into the death-by-Amazon story of many retailers in recent years. Instead, Penney's wounds are largely self-inflicted.
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One epic sale is going on this weekend in Doyline.
The Epic Hoarder Barn Sale will take place from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at the Loftin Barn located at 284 Loftin Road.
Coordinator Karla Loftin had her first sale in March and had 12 vendors sign up and more than 300 people in attendance.
“I knew it was time to sell some of my treasures when my husband started recording the hoarders TV show,” she said. “I knew if I wanted to keep junking, sooner or later I would have to let some things go.”
For Loftin, collecting is a love that runs deep.
“Collecting treasures and antiques has been a passion of my mine forever,” she said. “What started out as a piggy bank collection as a child has grown over the years to include everything from collecting doll heads to false teeth.”
Loftin says thanks to the spring vendors, word of mouth and advertising, more than 30 vendors have signed up for Saturday’s sale and will have a wide selection of items.
Shoppers can expect to find antiques, pure junk, old and new furniture, Christmas décor, pig collection, eclectic junk, funky junk and household items.
“One vendor is bringing a truck load of architectural salvage, she said. “Other vendors have new goods, handcrafted items, new furniture, old furniture and a little bit of everything in between.”


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That UK consumer price inflation increased again in May, to 2.9%, will not have surprised many British grocery shoppers (1). Already at or above the level the Bank of England predicted last month for the final quarter of this year, inflation has shown it has the ability to surprise to the upside (2).
This inflation, though still muted compared with history, is arguably of the wrong kind. The right kind, if there is such a thing, would come as a result of a booming economy where demand is outstripping supply.
However, some of the vital ingredients for a boom are missing. True, the UK’s unemployment rate is as low as it’s been this cycle – 4.6% currently – but wages (up at a 2.1% annual rate in the three months to April) are now rising more slowly than inflation (3).
In the US, a boom might seem more likely. The US hasn’t experienced currency depreciation like the UK, unemployment – at 4.3% – is even lower than Britain’s, and America doesn’t have the uncertainties of Brexit hanging over it (4).
Despite this, US economic growth slowed in the first quarter of the year, to a pedestrian 1.2%5. Consumer price inflation was just 1.9% last month too, and below the Federal Reserve Bank’s 2.0% target (6).
In Japan, achieving higher inflation remains a key objective. Last September, Japan’s central bank radically amended its policy, pledging to continue printing money until inflation exceeds its 2% target and stays there (7).
Nine years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the old rules about how economies are supposed to respond to exceptionally low interest rates appear to have been broken or, at least, temporarily suspended.
Theoretically, low unemployment in the US ought now to be driving competition between businesses for workers. In turn, that ought to be pushing up wages, the buying power of consumers and inflation.
However, there is little sign of that happening and it could be because of an unsubtle shift in worker attitudes.
The global financial crisis was like the tide going out. It revealed changing pressures across society and heightened worker insecurity. The impetus to accept part-time or low-paid work increases in this environment. So it could be that today’s workforce, in the US and elsewhere too, is helping to keep unemployment and wages down at the same time.
A report on low pay by the Resolution Foundation published last October found that the post-crisis downturn in pay in the UK had left a persistent scar on average earnings (8).
This possibility is, understandably, creating a dilemma for America’s central bank. The traditional thinking – which seems to be at the central bank’s core – has it that very low unemployment equates to higher inflation in the pipeline. Pre-emptive rises in interest rates are therefore required.
However others beyond the Fed will have been unnerved by the real-world evidence pointing to a lack of impetus in today’s inflation numbers.
It’s not that central banks haven’t been thinking about why growth hasn’t been stronger. Fed Chair Janet Yellen suggested, in response to a question at the press conference held after last week’s policy setting meeting, that the idea of central banks adopting higher inflation targets warranted further research (9).
The main incentives to have a higher inflation target are twofold. First, it would allow inflation to run higher before interest rate rises were needed. In effect, it would give an economy a head start in a recovery.
It could cause consumers to spend more today in expectation that prices would rise significantly in future. Businesses too might be propelled to invest more heavily in the knowledge that central banks would be slower to curb growth.
Second, it would most probably result in the eventual implementation of higher interest rates. That would give central banks more scope to cut rates when economic conditions turned bad.
No major central bank has turned to such measures yet, and no such move is signalled in the near term. However, clearly there is a potential to do so.
So what can investors do to shield themselves against the effects of inflation? One way is to commit a proportion of their investment portfolios to real assets. These could be assets like property or infrastructure, which have the potential to keep pace with inflation; or even the likely sources of inflation themselves – commodities such as oil or industrial metals. Another way is to emphasise growth companies, with the pricing power necessary to maintain a competitive edge.
Fidelity’s Select 50 list contains several funds in both categories. They include the BlackRock Global Property Securities Equity Tracker Fund, which invests in a diverse range of commercial properties worldwide, and the CF Lindsell Train UK Equity Fund, with its high conviction holdings in UK companies with strong brands and leading market positions. The Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund is a highly selective and relatively concentrated fund focused on companies offering sustainable growth.
Graham Smith, Market Commentator
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1 ONS, 13.06.17
2 Bank of England, 11.05.17
3 ONS, 14.06.17
4 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 02.06.17
5 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14.06.17
6 Bureau of Economic Analysis, 26.05.17
7 Bank of Japan, 21.09.16
8 Resolution Foundation, October 2016
9 Federal Reserve Bank, 14.06.17
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text: Hualin Group is the latest Chinese health company to face a government investigation after authorities went after Quanjian Group and arrested its chief executive last week. The official WeChat account of the city of Cangzhou in northern Hebei province on Tuesday said police detained senior managers at Hualin, a company that sells massage machines and health care supplements, in connection with a pyramid selling scheme after online discussion about its services last week. Ads for Hualin devices claimed they “activate cell energy and improve acidic body nature”. This is similar to a theme developed in The pH Miracle book series by American naturopathic practitioner Robert O Young, who claimed that the balance between alkalines and acids in the human body contributed to health. Young was arrested in California in 2014 and sentenced to three years and eight months in 2017 for theft and practising medicine without a licence. In 2018, he was fined by a court in San Diego for persuading a cancer patient to abandon medical treatment in favour of his alkaline diet. Theories such as Young’s are popular in China, where unproven medical treatments flourish. Last week, a reporter from Henan Television who approached a Hualin clinic for treatment said all he received from a massager was a mild buzz. Quanjian chief held on suspicion of false marketing and sales scams Another therapist claimed he could completely cure diabetes as well as all sorts of pain using the Hualin massage treatment, the programme said. The reporter said he was asked if he would like to join the group and become an agent for a membership fee. Like Hualin, Quanjian’s troubles began online. In December, Quanjian was accused by health website Dingxiang Yisheng, or Doctor Clove, of misleading the parents of a cancer-stricken girl with its herbal remedies in 2015. That set off public debate and resulted in an investigation by the authorities. Quanjian’s fall has prompted public calls for thorough checks on similar companies to clamp down on pyramid schemes and false advertising. On Weibo, China’s Twitter-like service, the hashtag “Hualin’s acid and alkaline balance” has been hit more than a million times and prompted more than 500 responses. Another hashtag, “Hualin suspected of pyramid scheme”, which came about after the police operation, was hit more than 10 million times with more than 2,000 responses. In December, Hualin published an advisory on its website that said the company banned exaggerated advertisements of its products and services and forbade use of the word “treatment”. Shops and individuals who ignored the rules were responsible for their own actions, it said. Quanjian arrests welcomed but consumers say crackdown is cold comfort Hualin also hit out at reporting of its business through online platforms where, it said, untrue interpretations of its products and exaggerated and false reports about them appeared. In 2017, Hualin found itself at the centre of a court case after a man was electrocuted while using a massage machine. Police in Tianjin, northeastern China, found the machine’s paddles attached to the dead man’s body, and burns suggested an electric shock was the cause of death. The 11 Chinese cities most notorious for their pyramid schemes Judgements Online, China’s official courts record website, reported that the dead man’s family sued Hualin, claiming the massager was a Hualin product. The court held a sales agent responsible for the man’s death, and ruled against the family as they had failed to prove that either the sales agent or the product were connected to Hualin.


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Car sales reps and finance managers often operate in silos, with little motivation to work together to sell finance and insurance products.
But at the nine Sacramento, Calif., area dealerships owned by Niello Co., a compensation plan rewards salespeople for products sold by finance managers and also motivates those managers to sell more products, said Dennis Gingrich, the company’s director of sales and finance.
“In most dealerships, salespeople are strictly concerned with selling cars, not about what’s happening in finance because there’s no money in it for them,” said Gingrich, who has extensive F&I experience. “Plus they’re a little envious of finance managers because they make more money.”
With its pay plan, Niello is aiming to break down the “siloing and infighting” that often occurs between finance managers and salespeople in the industry, Gingrich said. He noted that the tension often is a direct result of the “terrible compensation plans” that are generally used.
“But we align them as much as possible,” he said. “We train salespeople to plant seeds during the sales process that F&I managers can build upon. … It helps when salespeople have some skin in the game.”


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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have released the first in a series of videos in which guitarist Robert Westerholt and vocalist Sharon den Adel discuss the band, their latest album, “The Unforgiving”, and much more. In this first clip, which can be seen below, the two talk about the band’s formation and earliest days, and recall some personal career high points.
WITHIN TEMPTATION‘s fifth studio album, “The Unforgiving”, sold around 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 50 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Released on March 29, “The Unforgiving” was produced by Daniel Gibson and is based on a comic book story written by script writer Steven O’Connell (BloodRayne, Dark 48). The band asked comic artist Romano Molenaar (Witchblade, Darkness, X-Men) to draw the characters and scenery of “The Unforgiving”, which was made available via Sony Music in Continental Europe and Roadrunner Records in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland, Japan and Australia.


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Two new color options for the Xbox Wireless Controller have been added – red and green/orange.
Xbox Wireless Controller – Red has a two-tone matte red finish with gloss highlights on the triggers, bumpers and D-pad, as well as behind the thumbsticks. It’s now available. Xbox Wireless Controller – Green/Orange has a similar design to the Xbox Wireless Controller – Red, but it’s green with orange accents and will be available Jan. 24. Both are priced at $64.99.
Find out more about these new controllers on Xbox Wire.
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Mauritian bank seeks cross-border banking strategy
Genesis partnered with a Mauritian bank aiming to use its strengths, and the country’s position as an international financial centre, to provide a variety of solutions for the continent’s financial institutions, corporates and affluent customers.
MSME training needs assessed as cross-border payments go digital
Genesis was commissioned to undertake a training needs assessment for MSMEs engaged in digital cross-border trade. The study spanned five COMESA member states (Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia) and was aimed at boosting the use of digital financial services for cross-border payments in the region.
Encouraging the acceptance of QR codes by SA micro merchants
Genesis was commissioned by a global financial services company to conduct research on how to encourage the uptake of QR payments by micro merchants in South Africa, on behalf of a payment solutions provider aiming to enter this space.
Probe on purchase of crossborder digital payment provider
A Pan-African bank commissioned Genesis to assess the revenue potential of the purchase of digital payment provider, with the intention of streamlining crossborder remittance payments both across its own customer base and for non-customers.
Evaluating the impact of a central bank digital currency
Central banks across the world are rethinking approaches to financial and payments system infrastructure. New technologies such as distributed ledgers are revolutionising the way customers, businesses and financial intermediaries interact.
Strategy for mobile-wallet partnership opportunities in Africa
Genesis Analytics was commissioned by a global card association to conduct a mobile-wallet partnership opportunity assessment across five countries, Ghana, Senegal, Madagascar, Cote d’Ivoire and Mauritius. This entailed assessing and mapping the payment landscape in each country and identifying key payment opportunities in the mobile money, card and digital payments space.
Vision and strategy for Kenya’s National Payment System
Genesis was engaged by the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSD) Kenya, on behalf of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), to perform a market analysis of the payments landscape in Kenya, and thereafter develop a 10-year vision and five-year strategy for the National Payment System (NPS).
First comprehensive mapping of South African fintechs for national treasury
To enable the growth of the fintech sector while minimising risk and protecting consumers, the National Treasury, in partnership with The World Bank Group, commissioned Genesis to conduct the first full market diagnostic and sizing of the local fintech sector.
Analysing the future of South Africa’s card acquiring market
Due to innovation and competition increasing, a global payment service provider wanted to better understand the market to engage new partners and increase their market share. This required a strategy and go-to-market approach across the various acquiring channels.
Due diligence on third-party payment processor deal
Genesis helped fill an information gap for an international private equity firm when it conducted a commercial due diligence assessment of a third-party payment processor (TPPP) in South Africa whose main business was processing insurance-premium payments.
Helping South African bank to keep up with digital innovation
Genesis engaged with a large South African bank to create and maintain a market insights capability that would enable it to develop internal points of view on developments in the payments sector, allowing the bank to respond with appropriate short-term and medium-term strategies.
Balancing innovation with regulation to grow SA financial services
Genesis partnered with the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services to understand which policy and regulatory approaches best suit the South African financial sector in managing the balancing act of preserving the country's sound financial system, while enabling fintech innovation that promotes improved access to finance and growth in the sector.
Quantifying the true cost of cash in South Africa
South Africa has a high proportion of banked adults but cash still accounts for over 50% of the total value of all consumer transactions. Genesis partnered with MasterCard to quantify the true cost of this reliance on cash for consumers in South Africa.
Finding a channel sweet spot for a Nigerian bank
Genesis was commissioned by a Nigerian bank to conduct a channel optimisation study, which involved an analysis of 65 million transactions across the bank’s customer base. This took into account global trends in channel usage, cost and best-practice channel optimisation, and considered the relevance of these international trends within the context of the Nigerian market.
Plan for improving cross-border payments in SADC
Genesis partnered with the FinMark Trust to verify what impact SADC's electronic cross-border payment system (called SIRESS) was having on the cost and efficiency of cross-border payments, and to understand why banks were not making greater use of it.
Risk assessment of new distribution channels
Genesis Analytics was commissioned to conduct a risk assessment of the alternative distribution channel (ADC) strategy of four different financial institutions in Kenya, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania. In each instance, the project team developed a risk assessment framework and identified the kind of project risks that the institutions had experienced.
Sizing market for mobile phone money transfers
Genesis was commissioned by one of the largest mobile network operators (MNOs) in Africa to establish the size of the market for local and cross-border money transfers in 16 countries throughout Africa, the Middle East and South America, including Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon.


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Founder of Goals five-a-side football centres gets the boot after more than 30 years
The founder of Goals five-a-side football centres is being given the boot after more than 30 years with the firm.
Keith Rogers is stepping down from the board through 'mutual agreement' following a company-wide reshuffling.
Less than a year ago he left his role as chief executive to serve as president of the group's business in America after the firm reported its first annual loss in 12 years.
Rogers was paid £204,000 to set up and run the firm's US operations where it has two centres in Los Angeles.
Off the side: Goals five-a-side football founder Keith Rogers is stepping down from the board through 'mutual agreement' following a company-wide reshuffling
Goals, which had reported a £6.2million pre-tax loss last March, appointed the former boss of Grosvenor Casinos, Mark Jones, to lead the company.
Now the firm, which said it had successfully 'turned the corner' as a result of its restructuring, has announced Rogers will depart once and for all.
It added that management of the US business will be run from the UK.
Rogers is a pioneer of the five-a-side football industry after opening the world's first centre in Paisley in 1987 under the brand name of Pitz.
The business eventually grew to 11 centres in the UK and was sold to venture capitalist firm 3i for £28million in 1999, eventually rebranding to Powerleague.
The following year, Rogers led a management buy-in of an existing local five-a-side football business in Glasgow to create Goals Soccer Centres.
The businessman, 55, grew up in Falkirk and has admitted he's always had his mind set on running his own business.
His departure is subject to a 12-month notice period and is believed to have been decided through mutual agreement.
Goals, which issued a trading update yesterday, said that sales for the year to December 31 increased by 1.3 per cent to £33.4million while like-for-like sales across sites open for more than a year grew by 0.6 per cent.
Shares fell 1.4 per cent, or 1.5p, to 105.5p.
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Leap Wireless, the parent company of Cricket-brand cellular service, posted weaker results today for its fourth quarter as the company continues to transition its business to focus more on smart phones.
The no-contract wireless carrier reported revenue of $756 million and a loss of $74.3 million, or 96 cents a share.
Revenue came in below Wall Street analysts’ estimates of $778.8 million. Leap reported a smaller loss than the $1.53 per share analysts expected. But the company benefited from a one-time, $106 million gain on the sale of wireless airwave spectrum to Verizon.
The fourth quarter is usually a strong one for Leap, thanks to the holiday shopping season. This year, however, Leap lost 337,000 customers during the quarter, compared with 179,000 customer additions for the same quarter last year. It ended 2012 with 5.3 million customers nationwide.
The subscriber drain jarred Wall Street analysts, who were expecting better numbers.
“Leap’s fourth quarter net (customer) losses came in at 337,000 versus our estimate of 150,000,” wrote J.P. Morgan analyst Philip Cusick in a research note
Leap blamed its loss of customers on general softness in the no-contract wireless market, as well as the wind-down of its PayGo daily service product. The company is now concentrating on its core Cricket monthly customers.
But Cusick noted that the company’s customer losses weren’t confined to PayGo. “Leap is de-emphasizing the PayGo business which lost 135,000 subscribers, but Cricket brand was worse as well with minus 202,000 subscribers,” he wrote.
Leap reduced the number of big box stores selling its service in the quarter, choosing to focus instead on Radio Shack and Wal-Mart as the main retailers outside of Cricket stores.
In the past, Leap sold mainly to young, low-income and ethnic cell phone users. About two years ago, Leap launched a strategy of offering more smart phones to its customers – in part because of the demand for smart phones even among its core customer base.
In a conference call with analysts, Chief Executive Doug Hutcheson said the company’s strategy is to offer a better value to cell phone users than the two-year contract carrier such as AT&T or Verizon.
“The company’s customer results reflect the transition we are driving in our business to offer more full-featured, better quality devices in order to attract more profitable, longer lived customers,” he said.
One hurdle is Leap doesn’t subsidize the cost of smartphones as much as two-year-contract carriers. So customers must come up with more money upfront to buy the smartphone -- as much as $400 to $500 for a popular handsets.
“There is no question that’s a barrier,” said Leap President and Chief Operating Officer Jerry Elliott.
The company recently introduced a financing program for smartphones, and likely will offer additional financing options in the coming quarters, said Elliott.
Leap released results Wednesday morning. Its shares traded down 45 cents at $5.67 in late-day action on the Nasdaq.


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Samsung may reportedly stop supplying displays to Apple from 2013
The intensifying Apple-Samsung patent-infringement scuffle has apparently taken a toll on the wider working arrangements between the two tech giants, especially with regard to Samsung's supply of displays for Apple's popular mobile devices.
Samsung, one of the world's leading manufacturers of LCD panels, has been supplying displays for Apple's devices over the last few years. In the first half of the ongoing year, Samsung was Apple's biggest screen supplier; having shipped approximately 15 million panels to Apple.
However, the numbers have taken a substantial dip in the second half of the year, with Samsung's shipments of panels to Apple standing only at around 3 million in the third quarter; apparently because of the increasing hostility between the two companies.
It is further being projected that the `Samsung screen shipments to Apple' situation will worsen during the fourth quarter, and Samsung will probably ship only about 1.5 million - or even less - panels to Apple.
Furthermore, according to a Korea Times report, citing the information shared by an unidentified Samsung Display executive, the panel-supply contract between Apple and Samsung will be terminated in 2013, with the result that Samsung will no longer supply displays to Apple.
The source apparently told The Korea Times that Samsung will "end its LCD panel supply relationship with Apple as of next year"; and the shortfall in orders will be covered from increased orders from Amazon and other Samsung partners.


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In 2020, we saw an acceleration in digital business processes, models and organisational structures. Experts in the field predicted this, and they’ve marked 2021 as the year of the digital audio revolution!
“To stand out in a now crowded digital space, and with the growing need for touchless customer journeys, voice identities, sound branding, and voice technology are becoming imperative.”
David Ciccarelli, founder and Chief Executive Officer at Voices
It’s important now more than ever for businesses to ‘sound brand’
As Ciccarelli said, in this digital space that we find ourselves in, the need for sound branding is becoming more important by the day.
We’ve all experienced countless hours on Zoom and other video call services for work, school, and even leisure. This has led to what we know as “webinar fatigue”. The blurring between work and play, public and private, has meant we’ve turned to podcasts and voice-based social media such as the up-and-coming Clubhouse for a welcome break.
Another trend: Contactless Customer Engagement
First, it was with touch-screen smartphones, then tablets, then contactless payments – Voices’ team of experts predict that the touchless trends will only continue to grow. And with that growth, voice technology will be adopted at an even faster rate.
E-learning to be the new norm?
Voices thinks so. ELearning content and virtual training have become priorities for educators and businesses, particularly over the past year. The need to retrain and upskill has become urgent. In this increasingly online world, educational content needs to adapt.
“Experienced eLearning voice-over actors help to command and sustain a learner’s attention and are a key factor for an immersive learning experience,” says Ciccarelli.
Voices says that verbal speech is the most powerful format to deliver information, resolve uncertainty, and to communicate meaning, and in many ways, especially in this climate, they’re right. Will we see a digital audio revolution in 2021? Will our voices take over? Let us know your thoughts below.


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Italy is home to the world’s first industrial diaper recycling facilityDecember 13, 2018
Fater Smart is working on diverting sanitary napkins and diapers from landfills.
Diaper recycling and the recycling of sanitary napkins isn’t new, but recycling facility Fater Smart is reportedly the first in the world to take the recycling of these products to an industrial scale. The recycling facility is part of Fater S.p.a, the joint venture between Procter & Gamble and the Angelini group, which produces the brands Pampaers, Lines and Tampax.
900,000 tons of diapers end up in landfills each year in Italy.
Diapers and feminine hygiene products are used and disposed of all the time, resulting in tons of waste winding up in landfills all over the world.
It’s estimated that one baby will use an average of 6,000 diapers in their lifetime, In Italy, alone, approximately 900,000 tons of diapers wind up in landfills every year. What’s more, in North America, 1.3 million tons of feminine hygiene products are disposed of annually.
What makes these statistics even more alarming is that it takes about half a million years for these products to decompose.
As such, finding ways to effectively make sanitary napkin and diaper recycling achievable is becoming increasingly important.
The diaper recycling technology can separate the product’s essential components.
The Fater Smart recycling facility is located in Treviso, Italy, and according to La Republicca, it is the first facility of its kind in the world to recycle disposed diapers and sanitary products, reported The Green Optimistic.
During the recycling process, diapers are sterilized, dried and separated into their basic components. These components include plastic, cellulose and super-absorbent polymer. These components can be reused in the construction of furnishings, utensils, cables and building materials.
That being said, currently, due to the existing legal framework in the country, the products of the facility cannot be sold because the recycling materials are still considered to be waste.
However, the company believes that if the legislation were to change and they were permitted to sell the end products of the recycling, this would result in several benefits, especially since the infrastructure for separate collection of diapers and sanitary napkins is already in place in many regions of Italy. Some of these benefits include 300 million investments, thousands of jobs, and considerable turnover.
What’s more, the sanitary napkin and diaper recycling facility could help to clean up the air via reducing carbon emissions by keeping this waste from landfills. This CO2 emissions savings would be equal to taking 115,000 cars off the road per year.


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Ryōko Kui launched manga in 2014, with TV anime premiering in January 2024
The 106th volume of Kadokawa‘s Harta magazine teased on Saturday that the story of the adventurer Laios in Ryōko Kui‘s Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) manga will have its grand finale in Harta‘s next issue.
Yen Press licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
What do you get when you cross dungeon adventures and food manga? You get Delicious in Dungeon, where we find our troupe of adventurers on a mission to save their lost team member while figuring out how to survive on the food that the dungeon provides. When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions. They’re eager to get right back to it, but there’s just one problem: if they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they’re sure to eat it on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: “Let’s eat the monsters!” Slimes, basilisks, mimics, and even dragons…none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!
Kui launched the manga in Kadokawa‘s Harta magazine in February 2014, and Kadokawa released the manga’s 12th compiled volume in August 2022. The 11th volume revealed in September 2021 that the series was reaching its climax. Yen Press published the 12th volume in English on May 23.
The manga is inspiring a television anime by Studio Trigger that will release worldwide on Netflix in January 2024.
Sources: Harta volume 106
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Black Sabbath has teamed up with Dr. Martens on a limited-edition shoe collection that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut album. The Dr. Martens x Black Sabbath collection is out today, and decks out two pairs of ‘Docs with classic album artwork from the legendary heavy metal rockers.
Dr. Martens’ iconic 1460 leather boots are reimagined with iconography from Black Sabbath’s eponymous first album, which came out in 1970. Shot by artist Keith McMillan, the memorable album cover featured a woman in a black cloak standing in front of an abandoned cottage. The image is re-worked and digitally transposed onto the full-grain leather boot, which is also kitted out with black and purple detailing, and a “Henry” badge on the laces — using the iconic ying devil/angel mascot that’s become synonymous with Black Sabbath over the years.
The second pair of shoes in the release pays tribute to Black Sabbath’s second album Paranoid, which was also released 50 years ago, in September 1970. Dr. Martens’ popular 1461 silhouette gets an update with art from Paranoid, digitally printed on the heel. The same black and purple detailing from the boots carry over here, with accents on the heel tab and eyelets. The “Henry” badge is once again front and center on the laces. The shoe also has the words “Black Sabbath” embossed on the top of the toe section.
Dr. Martens says they wanted to team up with Black Sabbath as a way of “paying tribute to iconic musicians, artists and creatives who hold an important place in our history.”
“As the ‘godfathers of heavy metal,’ Black Sabbath’s ties with Dr. Martens run deep,” the brand says, in a press release, noting the two parties’ shared values of rebellion, “subversive style,” and disrupting the status quo.
The Black Sabbath collab follows a Dr. Martens and Sex Pistols collection that hit stores in April. Dr. Martens is launching these special releases as part of their 60th anniversary celebrations. The Black Sabbath collaboration is an officially-licensed project, brought together by Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company.


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A 'real apple store' has been opened in Borough Market, mocking the famous brand, and to mark the area's 1000th birthday this year.
Apples of all shapes and sizes were put on display from all over the world this weekend. Over 1200 people visited, many queueing outside to see what all the fuss was about.
Over 1000 of the oldest, rarest and most loved British apple varieties were on display for the public - one even tasting like pineapple.
Varieties also included the unattractive Knobby Russet, which is covered in knobbles, also the Robston Pippin, a favourite of Charles Dickens.
The world’s oldest known apple, Court Pendu Plat, which was introduced by the Romans and still flourishes today, was displayed in a prestigious Perspex box whilst 999 other varieties were presented on sleek white plinths and shelving units.
It was all part of Borough Market's annual Apple Day, to celebrate the launch of the seasonal harvest.


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The first model rolled off the production line today.
Today was a big day for Cadillac. As the brand pushes towards an EV future, the first-ever Cadillac Lyriq rolled off the production line in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Some of GM's biggest names were present for the occasion, including GM President Mark Reuss, Cadillac's own VP, Rory Harvey, and even the governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee.
The first Lyriq left the production line after GM announced a $2 billion investment in the Spring Hill assembly plant last October, and the launch of the vehicle, per Cadillac, actually came ahead of schedule. That's a rare thing nowadays, where automakers are scrabbling for parts due to the semiconductor chip shortage.
Much of that $2 billion investment was spent on modernizing the Spring Hill plant. Cadillac retooled much of the factory's equipment using that cash. Good thing they did, too. EVs and cars on the whole are more complicated than ever, necessitating more modern tools needed to produce these vehicles in large volumes. Those same tools are also being used to produce other vehicles, such as the upcoming Cadillac Vistiq, as well as the XT5 and XT6 SUVs.
Mark Reuss had this to say about the first-ever Lyriq: "The Cadillac Lyriq sets the standard for the future of Cadillac and marks another major milestone in GM's commitment to an all-electric future." Frankly, the timing couldn't be better for Cadillac. It took all of ten whole minutes for the Lyriq Debut Edition to sell out. If that's any indication, demand for the American luxury automaker's EV is going to be absolutely rabid.
Thankfully, if you've got your eye on a Lyriq, reservations for non-Debut Edition models will open up on May 19th. Cadillac estimates at least 300 miles of range for the new electric luxury SUV and says it'll produce around 340 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. Healthy numbers, but the real draw is that of an electric luxury car. The inherent silence of an electric powertrain lends itself well to luxury models, and we're excited to see more of Caddy's EV lineup as time goes on.


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Nutrition company MTN-OPS complements hunters – and hunger
Fourteen years ago, when he was just 25, Trevor Farnes learned firsthand what it’s like to have too many months at the end of the money.
Trevor and his wife, Jenna, had just invested all of their savings in a “must see” franchise opportunity with a mobile phone service company. Within three months, the company was bankrupt.
Overnight, hunger was at their doorstep. Scrambling to work whatever job they could find trying to save their home and pay off their debts, putting food on the table for their young family became a constant problem. Without help, they found they were in serious trouble. They found their way to the Bountiful Pantry, where they took advantage of discounts on groceries. On more than one occasion, they opened their front door to find bags of food on the porch, left there by unnamed neighbors.
As beneficiaries of this largesse, Trevor and Jenna vowed to never forget what it was like not to have enough food for the next meal. Then they made another wish: if they ever got out of their dire straits, they would help feed others as others had helped feed them.
That was over 3 million meals ago.
Today, Trevor Farnes is CEO and Co-Founder of MTN-OPS, a nutrition company headquartered in a historic building in Fruit Heights on the East Bank above Kaysville, which once processed cherries. .
At the front of the store, it sells supplements that help hunters, athletes, and the health conscious lose weight, gain more energy, more stamina and less pain, as well as equipment. and MTN-OPS branded sports products – all just the tip of the iceberg from a company made in Utah that serves thousands of customers online and can be found in retail stores such as Scheels, Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shops and, starting next month, Walmart.
At the back of the store, in the part where the cherries were processed, he stores pallets of food that MTN-OPS distributes with each order he fills.
It all boils down, as success stories often do, to failure – in this case, the collapse of this cell phone franchise in 2007.
“I got in too fast,” Trevor said with 20/20 hindsight. “I didn’t take the risks into account and we lost everything.
Next time, he promised himself, he would start smaller.
While thinking about what next time might entail, he also focused on his father’s heart problems.
Gary Farnes had previously undergone heart surgery to insert three stents. He suffered from extremely poor blood circulation and doctors told him to expect open heart surgery in five years.
Trevor read a book, “No More Heart Disease,” by Dr. Louis Ignarro, which extolled the virtues of nitric oxide in keeping blood vessels open.
Hoping that he could start a business to help not only his father but others as well, he met with a chemist to develop a supplement that would help the body distribute nitric oxide.
Three days after giving her the supplement, her father began to feel the sensation come back to his fingers and toes. (Twelve years later, a rugged Gary Farnes, 82, has yet to have heart surgery.)
Thanks to loans from his brothers, Trevor financed 300 bottles of his supplement and began marketing them to medical offices. The Fenix Nutrition company was born. As of 2014, it was serving over a thousand medical practices across the country with a wide range of supplements that it had since developed.
Hoping to market his supplements to a wider customer base, Trevor reached out to a marketing company run by Jordan and Casey Harbertson. The Harbertsons suggested that hunters would be a good demographic to target. Trevor knew next to nothing about hunting, but he trusted the Harbertson brothers, who knew just about everything. Building on their vision, in July 2014, Trevor partnered with Jordan, Casey and Nick Hanks, Fenix’s COO, to found their MTN-OPS business, specifically targeting the hunting community.
It turned out the Harbertsons were right. Hunters have flocked to the product. The same goes for athletes looking to improve their energy and endurance. One thing led to another, until one day Trevor looked up to realize he was running a business with dozens of employees, a posh head office with trophy animal heads lining their faces. walls (many of which were harvested by him) and a national reach that continues to grow.
And oh yes, feed the hungry.
On the opening day of MTN-OPS, everyone agreed that at least one meal would be offered to the hungry for every order filled. It was the same commitment made at Fenix Nutrition from day one.
More than 3 million meals have been delivered by the two companies. On its own, MTN-OPS has donated 2.8 million meals to date, with an expectation of 3.3 million by the end of the year. Last year, when the pandemic drastically increased online supplement sales, the company delivered 1 million meals.
Meals donated include “pantry kits” which are distributed every Friday during the school year to 3,500 school children in Davis County; children living in households below the poverty line who typically face empty closets on weekends.
“It used to be us,” Trevor says.
“It’s a great blessing to be able to give back,” he says. “It’s a small part of what we do, but the biggest part of who we are.”
At 39, he looks back with a different perspective on those dark days he and Jenna faced in 2007.
“I think the most defining moments in our lives, those moments that become our greatest education, are when we face hardships and setbacks. It was then that my wife and I recognized that we needed God and needed each other more than ever. The pressure placed on us at times in life that may seem overwhelming is a privilege because there is an opportunity for traction and growth, awareness and compassion.
“We wouldn’t be here if we hadn’t been there.


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Indians Are Quickly Adopting Smart Speakers: Report
Smart speakers are convenient to use with voice assistants, for stuff like playing music or monitoring houses.
Standalone voice assistants – or smart speakers – are one of the fastest adopted technologies in India and have a 97 percent satisfaction rate among Indian consumers, according to a report from Accenture.
Half of online consumers globally now use digital voice assistants, led by emerging markets such as India with 72 percent adoption, said the report titled "Reshape to Relevance". The findings are based on a global survey of 22,500 consumers across 21 countries, including 1,000 consumers from India.
The survey showed that 96 per cent of Indian consumers expect their home device purchases, such as smart TVs or computers, to be based on ease of integration with their standalone smart speaker.
The relevance of smart speakers is reflected in consumers' expectations to use these devices for more advanced tasks beyond routine activities like voice calling, playing music or reading eBooks, and accessing news.
In the US, the use of smart speakers such as Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple HomePod has already outstripped embedded digital voice assistant (DVA) use in smartphones and other devices, the findings showed.
Globally, consumers see value in voice assistants managing home security (61 percent of respondents), providing connected home automation (59 percent), paying bills and providing payment alerts (55 percent) – even making restaurant reservations (53 percent) and providing access to virtual medical advice (52 percent).
However, trust is a potential impediment to greater adoption of smart speakers, with 41 percent of consumers globally citing privacy concerns and 40 percent citing security concerns with the technology, the results showed.
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Would you like the beauty benefits of collagen without the needles? Jamba Juice wants you to drink it.
Beginning May 24, Jamba Juice will offer the Poolside Fit smoothie. The chain says the drink comes boosted with collagen to amp up your health routine.
According to Jamba Juice, collagen has many benefits when ingested, including:
Creating glowing skin
Promoting healthy joints
Increasing skin elasticity
Here's what the FDA says about different types of dietary supplements.


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HP has revealed its plan to have systems with AMD’s ‘Kyoto’ processors primarily made for media workloads. While HP will be using Intel Atom Centerton and Avoton server processors for general purpose servers in its moonshot servers.
AMD didn’t disclose any information about Kyoto’s accelerated processing, but its been known that it will consume as low as 11w. Looking at demands for Video Transcoding and looking at what HP had made plans for Kyoto lineups, its obvious that AMD have made this for that purpose. What’s even more surprising is that Nvidia’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said during GTC Keynote that HP and AMD could be a profit winner once its released later this year.
Paul Santeler, VP and GM of HP’s Hyperscale business said,”I think other people such as AMD have got a very strong graphics capability and that is going to be great for that solution we are going to bring online from AMD, because it’s going to be very good for doing video transcoding, video analysis, virtual desktop infrastructure, video gaming and I think every one of our partners brings something different to the marketplace for us.”
He added in a statement:
[quote]”With the ‘Kyoto’ APU power consumption as low as 11W, including the integrated GPU, we are targeting optimized total cost of ownership for media-oriented workloads such as hosted desktop, online gaming and image processing, to name a few.”[/quote]
Source: The Inquirer


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TRG serves more than 6,000 second-hand retailers across the UK and EU
Technology Recycle Group (TRG) has invented a robotic arm that can test phones five times faster than a human can.
“Where a competitor might process 1,000 devices in a week, we could process up to 5,000 with the same human resources but with better tech to allow us to do it,” said MD Sam Hargreaves.
The High Wycombe-based recycler hopes the robot will help triple the number of phones the company processes daily from a current figure of around 600.
He said: “The number of devices we’re processing is increasing, so we’re looking to see how we can increase efficiency.
“We’re continuously looking to improve our technology and developing our software, allowing us to be competitive in the market.”
The arm is currently in a beta testing stage. Upon full development in “two to three months’ time”, Hargreaves expects to have a suite of 15 arms.
The specialised robot arm works in tandem with TRG’s in-house diagnostic software to carry out functions such as testing phone buttons. It has currently only been configured for iOS devices.
“The plan is that rather than having one tester at a desk with lots of phones in front of them, they are in front of five robotic arms and feeding them phones in time with our diagnostic software,” says Hargreaves.
“We have more demand than supply right now, and to create more supply we need to increase efficiency to get more devices tested.”
TRG serves more than 6,000 second-hand retailers across the UK and EU, and recently launched an auctioning platform that lets clients bid for batches of devices by software and level of functionality.


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Old Forester is releasing the rarest bottle it has ever produced – a decanter to honor the brand's 150th anniversary filled with extraordinarily exquisite 12 ½ -year-old bourbon.
Five hundred bottles were originally crafted for members of the Brown family, who own Brown-Forman, and key partners of the company. One hundred and fifty (150) were set aside for special tastings and events at the company.
But the global pandemic in 2020 shuttered those plans – and those 150 bottles remained in storage.
Now, Old Forester is offering them to the public.
The decanter, priced at $2,500, goes on sale today only at oldforester.com – no bottles will be sold at the distillery itself. People who purchase the bottle can only pick them up on December 5, the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. The bottle purchase includes a private VIP tourof the Old Forester distillery, along with cocktails and appetizers with members of the Brown family.
On April 18, 2008, Master Distiller Chris Morris hand-selected six barrels for this special decanter. It was bottled 150 months later ( 12.5 years), in 2020. These barrels were matured in Warehouse J, top floor 8, Rick 44, tier 1.
"Old Forester is the only bourbon to exist before, during, and after Prohibition – and what better way to celebrate that legacy than offering to the public this rare decanter," said Old Forester Master Taster Meliss Rift.
The decanter is presented in a custom wooden handmade box – the wood was recovered from the fire at Old Forester on Whiskey Row in 2015. The fire nearly destroyed the Whiskey Row block.
The 150th decanter is a nod to the Old Forester historic holiday decanters in the 1950s and 1960s designed by Raymond Loewy, the celebrated father of industrial design.


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The U.S. dollar edged lower on Monday as investors looked to domestic corporate earnings and upcoming retail data to gauge whether guarded optimism on the country’s economic outlook is justified.
The index that measures the dollar against a basket of six other major currencies – which often serves as a safe-haven for investors seeking high-quality assets in moments of market volatility – was down 0.31% in North American morning trade. The dollar ended its third week of losses on Friday as investors bought into risk-sensitive currencies on bets that the worst of the pandemic’s sweeping impact was over.
The S&P 500 index was up 0.90% on Monday morning and the Dow was up 1.15% as second-quarter earnings kicked off with PepsiCo Inc beating analysts’ estimates. Wall Street banks JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are set to report on Tuesday.
While Refinitiv data suggests second-quarter results will show the second-biggest quarterly drop in corporate earnings since 1968, investors maintain some degree of confidence in the U.S. consumer.
Consumer price index data on Tuesday, retail sales data on Thursday and consumer sentiment data Friday are expected to offer insight into how Americans are spending.
“America’s economy-driving consumer will be in the spotlight, one that it will share with a slew of key events like central bank meetings in Canada and Europe. Just how far down the road to recovery the world’s major economies have traveled will be gleaned from top-tier data. The week’s main sights are on U.S. indicators Thursday on retail spending and weekly jobless claims,” said Joe Manimbo, senior market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions.
U.S. coronavirus cases surged over the weekend, as Florida reported an increase of more than 15,000 new cases in 24 hours, a record for any state, surpassing a peak hit in New York in April.
The euro rose 0.63% to $1.137, maintaining its uptrend since late last month and was on track for its best day since June 22.
Looming large for the single currency this week is a European Union summit on July 17-18, at which leaders need to bridge gaps on a long-term budget. Investors will also watch for whether an agreement on a proposed 750 billion-euro recovery fund for the bloc emerges.


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Federal health inspectors found numerous potential sources of contamination, including leaky ceilings and insects, at a drug-making facility that has the same founders as the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak.
Pain is no stranger to Traci Maccoux. Health officials say Maccoux is one of 11 Minnesotans -- and 438 people across the country -- with a confirmed case of fungal meningitis that has been linked to contaminated medications from a Massachusetts drug maker, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.
House lawmakers investigating a nationwide outbreak of deadly meningitis have summoned the head of the Food and Drug Administration to testify at the first congressional hearing on the issue next week.
The federal government now says 111 Minnesota clinics received drugs from a Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a fungal meningitis outbreak. That's 18 fewer clinics than state officials reported last week after receiving a different provider list, and they don't know why the number changed.
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Fraud Uncovered in Target's Removal of Hampton Creek
Investigators reveal unsigned letters sent to retailers, including Target, from an anonymous source that intended to disrupt Hampton Creek's business.
Food technology company Hampton Creek—known for its eggless vegan condiment Just Mayo—recently hired an investigative team to uncover the circumstances surrounding its products being inexplicably pulled from shelves at major retailer Target as well as other efforts to disrupt its business. The incident transpired on June 22, when Target began to remove Hampton Creek products from its shelves based on unsubstantiated allegations regarding product safety—namely allegations that some products were mislabeled, contained undeclared ingredients, and posed salmonella and listeria threats—made by media outlet Bloomberg.
The investigative team has since found several fraudulent, unsigned letters sent to retailers—of which, only Target took action, removing the company's products without an official recall issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “The return address on the envelope of one letter sent to retailer(s) and turned over to investigators fraudulently purported to be from [Hampton Creek’s] CEO Josh Tetrick,” an unnamed party close to the investigation tells VegNews. “The letter itself was unsigned, addressed to retail partner executives, and cc’s Bloomberg.”
Andrew Noyes, spokesperson for Hampton Creek, tells VegNews that the FDA has since cleared the company of all purported safety claims. “We’ve remained confident that our products were safe and properly labeled, and that when presented with the facts, the FDA would agree,” Noyes says. “They informed us, after reviewing applicable evidence, that the matter is closed. We’ve reached out to Target to determine the steps needed to get back on shelves and restore our partnership. We're thankful to the millions of consumers and growing number of partners who continue to support our mission to build a food system where everyone is eating well.”
In 2015, the company was involved in a similar scandal, where 600 emails uncovered by a Freedom of Information Act request revealed a conspiracy between Unilever and the American Egg Board (AEB). Amongst many shocking developments, the documents revealed that a contractor for AEB, Anthony Zoletzzi, was paid an undisclosed sum to remove Hampton Creek’s eggless products from the shelves at Whole Foods Market. Just Mayo became popular after the 2015 outbreak of bird influenza—which, according to a new report, cost one egg industry company, Cal-Maine Foods, $74 million in profits due to vegan alternatives.
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