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Popular UK video games retail company GameStation has claimed that the retailer legally owns the 'immortal souls' of thousands of online shoppers thanks to a clause in the 'Terms and Conditions' documents, which, sadly most customers don't read before purchasing an item online.
GameStation reported that, as a part of the April Fool's day gag, the retailer changed the online 'Terms and Conditions' form and added the so-called 'Immortal Soul' clause, which read that “By placing an order via this web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul.”
GameStation also offered customers a chance to reclaim their souls by clicking on the 'opt out' button at the end of the document.
However, out of the 8500 customers that visited the retail site on that day, only 12 percent of them managed to read the 'Immortal Soul' clause and swiftly saved their souls from damnation by opting out.
These wise customers then received a £5 coupon to use at the site. What originally started as an April fool joke went on to show that very few readers actually read terms and conditions, merely choosing to click on the "yes" link.
On the other hand, the rest of the customers have no legal right on their own immortal soul, which if GameStation wants, can be sold to a third party. But the retailer has decided to keep the souls for now, even after receiving a handsome offer from a Mr Beelzebuth.


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India-based Fundamental VC launches $130 million for early-stage startups
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Fundamental VC, a venture capital firm based in India has launched a $130 million fund to support early-stage startups in India.
- The fund is earmarked for investment in healthcare, consumer internet, financial services, AI, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and gaming startups among others.
- It has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
- With an average of $1.5 million designated for each startup, the fund will be deployed to 30 startups in two years, into their pre-seed and seed rounds, the firm claims.
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Four bits of credit card metadata is capable of re-identifying nearly 90% of the people, warns a study carried out by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers.
For the purpose of the study, the researchers observed three months of credit card
transactions and records of 1.1 million people who shopped at 10,000 locations. Lead researcher Yves-Alexandre deMontjoye and his team studied the time, data, location and price of each transaction and not the item which was purchased. He did not look at the identity of the individual in question either.
The names of the credit card holder or any information that would tie back to the individual were erased. The researchers also replaced the card account numbers with ID numbers that were assigned randomly.
The credit card data was taken from a single bank in a country, which has not been named. The period studied was from Jan. 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014.
The purchases were selected randomly for each ID number and the researchers then analyzed the purchase history of other customers to determine who had the same data points.
“We were really trying to quantify how many pieces of information were needed,” revealed deMontjoye.
The researchers also diversified the data points given to each customer from two to five. They discovered that even sans price information, two data points were enough to clue in on the identities of over 40 percent of the people in that data set. Unsurprisingly, five points and price information was adequate to earmark pretty much every subject.
The results show that the “four spatiotemporal points” or metadata i.e. time, date, place and price of transaction were adequate to exclusively recognize the shoppers with 90 percent accuracy.
“We show that knowing the price of a transaction increases the risk of reidentification by 22%, on average,” reveal the researchers. “Finally, we show that even data sets that provide coarse information at any or all of the dimensions provide little anonymity and that women are more reidentifiable than men in credit card metadata.”
The study has been published in the journal Science.


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Yum Brands to sell stake in Yum China to Chinese investment firms for $460 mn
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Global fast food giant Yum Brands Inc, owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, today struck a deal to sell a stake in Yum China to Chinese investment firm Primavera Capital and Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, for $460 million.
The move comes ahead of its plan to separate its China business into an independent company after nearly three decades of operation in the country. (See: Yum Brands to spin off China business) ''The spinoff and concurrent completion of the Primavera and Ant Financial investments are expected to occur on October 31, 2016, with Yum China to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange as an independent company on November 1, 2016, under the ticker symbol ''YUMC,'' Yum Brands said in a statement.
Under the terms of the deal, Primavera and Ant Financial will invest $410 million and $50 million respectively and get a combined stake of 4.3-5.9 per cent in Yum China, depending on the share price.
The company also announced that founder of Primavera Dr Fred Hu, former chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs, will become non-executive chairman of the board of Yum China.
In October 2015, Yum Brands said that it planned to separate its China business into an independent company, a move that came in response to investor pressure on the back of slower-than-expected growth in the world's second-largest economy.
Yum China will become a franchisee of Yum Brands and will have exclusive rights to three popular brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell - while Yum Brands will focus on expanding the presence and performance of its three iconic brands around the world.
So far, Yum Brands, the first foreign fast food chain to enter China, has been operating and building restaurants directly in the country, while elsewhere in the world it runs most of its business through franchisees.
The Louisville, Kentucky-based company has been deriving more than half of its sales and profit over the years from China, one of its fastest growing markets. Last year, Yum Brands reported $13.3 billion in revenue, of which $6.9 billion was from China.
Currently, Yum Brands operates 41,000 outlets in 125 countries with about 6,900 of them in China. KFC is the market leader in the country with 4,900 restaurants across 1,000 cities.
The company expects that there is potential to nearly triple the number of restaurants in China to over 20,000 and also has significant growth potential in existing restaurants.
Yum Brands will become more of a ''pure play'' franchisor over time, and is targeting having at least 95 per cent of the business operated by franchisees by the end of 2017. It plans to add approximately 2,000 new units every year.
The company also plans to integrate its three major restaurant brands in India into the global KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell divisions of Yum Brands.


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Beverage packaging returning to value
As the economy improves, beverage packaging is going to be oriented less toward economy and more toward convenience and other value-added factors, according to a new report from consulting firm Canadean. The report,Innovation in Beverage Packaging 2010,says for the last few years, bottle and beverage manufacturers have been concentrating on reducing materials and making filling and handling cheaper and more efficient. However, rising personal income will drive consumers to seek added convenience like smaller “on-the-go” packs, as well as more elaborate shapes and designs. “[P]revious market features are expected to resurface as the key drivers of packaging innovation and change,” the report states.


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TRENDnet has announced an AC1900 USB adapter at CES 2016.
TRENDnet’s TEW-809UB AC1900 USB Adapter supports speeds up to 1300 Mbps on 5 GHz and 600 Mbps on 2.4 GHz. The adapter features four detachable, high-gain antennas and includes high-performance amplifiers and supports standard 802.11ac beamforming.
TRENDnet TEW-809UB AC1900 USB Adapter
The TEW-809UB will be supported by Windows and MacOS when it ships in "early spring 2016" for $109.99 MSRP.
TRENDnet also announced yesterday that it has started shipping its TEW-827DRU AC2600 StreamBoost MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router that was announced a year ago at CES 2015. U.S. MSRP is $274.99.


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NIO Inc. (NIO) shares charged 22.71% higher Monday after the Chinese electric vehicle maker reported June sales jumped 179% from a year earlier despite challenges from the pandemic. The better-than-expected figure comes on the back of U.S. rival Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) smashing Wall Street quarterly delivery projections.
NIO delivered 3,740 vehicles last month, taking its second-quarter tally to 10,331 vehicles. It marks the first times the Shanghai-based carmaker has exceeded 10,000 quarterly shipments – an impressive feat amid slipping global auto sales.
As well as topping its delivery expectations, the company’s chief operating officer Steven Feng remains confident of meeting operational efficiency targets. ‘We are pleased to deliver solid results driven by our competitive products, superior services, and expanding sales network. Our deliveries in the second quarter of 2020 exceeded the high end of our earlier projection, and we are confident that our goals on gross margin and operational efficiency will be achieved.’ Feng said, per CleanTechnica.
Investors may have already factored in most of the upside, given the company’s American Depositary Receipt (ADR) listed on the New York Stock Exchange has risen a staggering 366% over the past three months as of July 7.
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Goldman Sachs analyst Fei Fang upgraded the stock from ‘Neutral’ to ‘Buy’ in early June but revised his rating back to ‘Neutral’ by the end of the month and slashed his 12-month price target from $7 to $6.4.
Although the analyst still likes the company’s underlying fundamentals, he has grown more concerned about its lofty valuation. Since Fang’s initial upgrade on June 3, NIO shares trade over 100% higher, despite the firm posting an unaudited first-quarter net loss of $243.3 million.
Most other analysts have also taken the ‘wait and see’ approach, with the stock receiving 9 ‘Hold’ ratings. Currently, the consensus price target among analysts sits at $39.01, according to Yahoo! Finance – amazingly representing another 239% upside from Monday’s $11.51 close.
Since bottoming out just above $2 in mid-March, Nio shares have trended steadily higher with price accelerating on heavy volume in the past two trading sessions. Investors should be mindful of chasing recent gains as the relative strength index sits deep in overbought territory, increasing the probability of a retracement. Instead, those who wish to buy should look for an entry point near $5, where the stock finds a confluence of support from a horizontal trendline and the 50-day simple moving average.


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Apple has ended consulting deal with former designer Jony Ive
Apple Inc has ended a consulting deal with former design chief Jony Ive, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Citing sources, the newspaper reported that Ive’s contract had come up for renewal and the parties agreed not to extend it. Ive, who left Apple in 2019, was a close confidant of the late Chief Executive Steve Jobs and spearheaded design work on the company’s candy-colored Mac computers and the iPhone.
After departing Apple, Ive remained a consultant for Apple and also formed a company called LoveFrom. Among other clients, LoveFrom is working with Exor, the owner of Ferrari, under a multiyear agreement to “explore a range of creative projects with Exor in the business of luxury.” Reuters
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If you are the proud owner of a new iPod like the iPod touch or classic, Sena Cases has some cool cases to help protect your iPod investment. Sena announced a new line of luxury leather cases for iPod today that include cases for the iPod touch, classic and nano.
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The iPod touch gets cases made from hand crafted leather including the Elega Pouch, LeatherSkin, and MagnetFlipper priced from $26.00 to $52.00. The Classic gets new dockable cases that allow docking of the iPod without removing the case, premium stand that provides a stand for viewing video on the iPod hands free, and the MagnetFlipper with prices around $50.
The iPod nano gets a new UltraSlim case priced at $18.00. the Sena cases are available now at the Apple store or the Sena store.
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VICTORIA – South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) is pleased to announce they have received $12,500 in funding to commission a feasibility study for a local abattoir. The abattoir would be used by meat producers in the region.
This study is funded in part by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Government of British Columbia through programs delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC.
After consulting with local agriculture-sector stakeholders, SIPP investigated the region’s currently available facilities for livestock processing, as there is a growing demand for locally and ethically sourced meat and wide interest for local producers to have their livestock processed within the region.
In 2004, provincial regulations around slaughterhouse licensing were severely tightened after bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease elevated public health concerns. Today, as we face an unprecedented global health concern crisis with COVID-19, the importance of local food supply chains is becoming even more evident. The vast majority of meat is imported to the island, and most locally raised livestock are transported out of the region to be processed. This creates undue stress on the animals and increases costs and logistics to the local producers. Processing livestock locally would also reduce the environmental impact of transport out of the region and would generate local jobs and economic activity.
“We often buy meat from outside our region due to cost savings from highly concentratedindustrial farming, but having a local abattoir could help change that,” said Emilie de Rosenroll, CEO, SIPP. “Not only will it help farmers, it will benefit consumers who want to buy higher quality local products too.”
A March 2020 report by the Government of BC’s Emerging Economy Task Force explores how business and society will change in the coming years, and highlights the growing need for more climate friendly and enhanced food security systems that provide sustained investment and employment.
SIPP has commissioned Greenchain Consulting to undertake the abattoir feasibility study.
“Residents of the CRD have always supported their farmers, but with recent worldwide events there is now even more focus to buy local. Investing in local infrastructure for the agricultural community, such as regional abattoirs, will help increase local food production. CRD residents know this strengthens food security, increases local jobs and improves the local economy,” said Darren Stott, President, Greenchain Consulting.


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LONDON, ENGLAND -- (Marketwired) -- 06/04/14 -- Hootsuite, the world's most widely used social relationship platform, is today making key announcements during its first European business conference Connect via Hootsuite: London (#CvHL). The business event is bringing together global brands, partners and thought leaders to discuss the key industry trends and best practices in social business strategy. Connect via Hootsuite welcomes hundreds of top businesses and social experts to cover topics from crisis communications and security compliance, to social media at scale and driving business ROI. The conference is Hootsuite's first London event following strong 2014 momentum in EMEA.
Regional EMEA Growth
Hootsuite's expansion in EMEA extends the success of the company, founded in 2008 in Vancouver, Canada. Staff in EMEA has tripled to 110 of the company's 530 global staff (2014 YTD). Throughout Europe, Hootsuite now counts 2.5 million users and is available in 16 languages, nine of which are specific to EMEA. Since January 2014, more than 100 new EMEA enterprise customers have signed with Hootsuite, bringing the total to more than 400 in the region, and over 1,300 globally. Key EMEA customers include 1&1 Internet, adidas, BASF, Cambridge University Press, Celesio, Expedia, Nintendo of Europe, UK Ministry of Defense, LateRooms.com, Network Rail, NATO, Swarovski Group, Thales, WDR, Victorinox and Virgin.
Hootsuite has also seen a rapid growth in revenue in EMEA, with an 87 percent jump since Q1 2013. The Hootsuite Enterprise customer base has increased by 131 percent, Hootsuite Pro customers by 49 percent, and Hootsuite Free customers by 54 percent.
"I'm incredibly proud to be a part of Hootsuite's expansion into Europe. Two years ago we on-boarded our first enterprise customer and today, with a strong team of customer success managers and launch specialists throughout the region, we are set up to amplify our customers' success in social business. Hootsuite's accelerated investment in product innovation, coupled with our extensive ecosystem of partners and social networks across the world, will continue to enable our customers to revolutionise the way they communicate," comments Joseph Smith, General Manager Hootsuite EMEA.
Today, Hootsuite has an innovative and thriving ecosystem of 100+ app integrations, technology partnerships, agencies and solution partners. The growing ecosystem enables global brands to scale and flex their business strategies to cater for specific regions. This network of best-in-breed partner integrations accelerates the ability to harness the value of social relationships and drive social transformation across the business. Customers can choose the tools best suited for their business needs, such as video sharing platforms, file repositories, content discovery, marketing automation, as well as CRM platforms, enabling them to leverage their existing investments.
Key announcements from Connect via Hootsuite: London
Custom Education for Enterprises
Hootsuite has announced a new Custom Education programme to better enable and empower enterprise employees to effectively and responsibly engage on social media. In today's rapidly changing digital landscape, training is crucial for any large organisation to keep up and remain competitive. Early adopters are already rolling out Custom Education across their organisation to address this growing skills gap by developing employee skills and competencies, increasing employee engagement online, building brand advocacy and mitigating social media risk. Hootsuite's Custom Education gives clients a bespoke education platform, tailored content and a cutting-edge curriculum that includes selected lessons from the already existing Hootsuite University, online training platform.
A more refined brand
As part of CvHL, Hootsuite has unveiled a brand refresh which represents the flexibility, confidence and simplicity that over nine million people worldwide have come to rely on with Hootsuite. Dee Anna McPherson, VP of Marketing comments: "The Hootsuite brand has always, and will continue to, reflect the fun, lively and approachable culture of the company. However, use of social media is far more sophisticated today and our brand identity needs to represent the way the company, and the market, has matured."
Suggested content publishing feature
Hootsuite has beta-released a suggested content feature within Publisher, which is designed to help businesses discover rich and engaging content that is relevant to their business. With a few keywords, customers can create an entire week's publishing schedule designed to engage prospects around the topics that matter most. Each post is automatically scheduled for the best possible time to go out using Hootsuite's existing auto-scheduling algorithm. Customers can fine tune results by replacing posts, editing their publishing schedule, or personalising the suggested messages. The more they use suggested content the more the system learns the type of articles and posts they prefer. Available now in Pro and Enterprise.
-- Connect Via Hootsuite London: https://socialbusiness.hootsuite.com/connectviahootsuite.html -- Media Kit: http://media.hootsuite.com/media-kit
Hootsuite is a global social relationship platform for organisations to collaboratively execute strategies across social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ Pages from one secure, web-based dashboard. Advanced functionality includes tools for audience engagement, team collaboration, account security and comprehensive analytics for end-to-end measurement and reporting. Founded in 2008 in Vancouver, the company has more than 9 million users and 744 of the Fortune 1000 companies use Hootsuite. The EMEA headquarters, based in London, currently manages over 400 Enterprise customers. To learn more, visit www.hootsuite.com and follow @HootSuite_UK on Twitter.
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A new study has found that eliminating popular foods from your diet may do more harm than good.
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The study, which was conducted by the National Institutes of Health, found that eliminating these foods could lead to a host of health problems, including an increased risk for heart disease and stroke.
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CANADA: Cott unveils tea brand
Cott Corp. is set to launch a range of RTD teas in North America.
The portfolio of ten drinks - known as Orient Emporium Tea Co. - is now available in around 1,500 Wal-Mart stores, the company said yesterday (28 August).
The range's flavours include green tea with citrus, white tea with clementine orange and raspberry iced tea. The drinks are packaged in 20-ounce PET bottles, in both six and 12-packs.
"Ready-to-drink flavoured teas is one of the fastest growing segments in the industry and we were able to take our product line from concept to market in less than two months," said Brent Willis, Cott's president and chief executive officer.
"What sets the Orient Emporium Tea Co. brand apart is the premiumness of the products, still at a great value," he added.
Last month, Cott warned of job cuts as weak demand for CSDs in North America battered profits. For the first half of this year, Cott saw profits slump by 53% year-on-year to US$30.7m.
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Cryptocurrency is becoming more interesting for the public. More and more people are buying and using digital currency, and it is still quite a challenge for the biggest part of the population. You shall be really updated about the most advanced technologies to be able to use the digital currency.
Here, some app developers see a free niche in the market. Well, there have been existing apps that could help a user I managing the digital currency, but now the question is how to make such apps really user friendly. Developers became interested in creating apps for managing bitcoin, for example, when they saw that the value of the mentioned bitcoin is growing, and more and more people are willing to use it, it means, since 2013. Though now it is not only about app development, but about apps with improved functionality and more user-friendly interface.
Especially successful in that are Apple iOS and Google for Android. They have developed apps that allow performing all standard operations with cryptocurrency as well – exchanging, purchasing, selling.
Coinbase and Bitstamp, the most popular fiat exchanges, as well developed apps that allow users working with cryptocurrency as well, Now, they integrate most kinds of cryptocurrencies: altcoin, bitcoin, litecoin, ether. Apple has already approved other cryptocurrency kinds, such as lisk, digicash, steem.
Online crypto payments also make the use of cryptocurrency much simpler and much more convenient. Web browser integration API will make it possible in main browsers.
Recent developments mean one more step to what many have been talking about – the wide application of cryptocurrency, though for now, it is still available just for the tech savvies.


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It’s official, Viva Energy Australia are now the complete owners of Liberty Oil’s wholesale business. The acquisition of the
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As part of the ongoing four-year review of the Modern Award system, the Fair Work Commission has determined to give employees across most industries and occupations the right to request permanent employment status after 12 months of regular and systematic employment.
The ACCC has announced an increased focus on unfair business contract terms, following the introduction of business-to-business laws in November last year.


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Gold jewellery exports from India, the world’s biggest consumer last year, are poised to surge as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeks to curtail domestic bullion use and boost shipments to defend a weakening currency, a trade group said.
Shipments may jump as much as 71% to 120 tonnes in the year that began on 1 April from 70 tonnes a year earlier, said Vipul Shah, chairman of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council. RBI’s order this week to set aside 20% of imported gold in any form for exports will help reverse a drop in jewellery shipments, he said.
Exports slumped 59% to $1.66 billion in the April-June quarter from a year earlier after the government doubled a tax on gold imports and curbed financing, fueling a shortage of precious metal in the domestic market, Shah said. India is seeking to tackle a record current-account deficit, which weakened the rupee to an all-time low, by reducing bullion imports. The deficit is the biggest risk to the $1.9 trillion economy, according to the central bank.
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Investors at Milken Focus on Food as the Public’s Eating Habits Change
(Bloomberg) -- Food is becoming an increasing focus for institutional investors and family offices, executives said Monday at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.
Jeffrey Housenbold, managing partner at SoftBank Vision Fund, which counts Brandless, Plenty and DoorDash among its food-related investments:
- SoftBank’s minimum investment size is $100 million and the firm is looking for companies that need capital for R&D and to create infrastructure to distribute globally, among other things.
- The firm seeks to provide “patient capital” and isn’t worried about near-term profitability.
- SoftBank is interested in “use of data” across all investments, such as how it informs a company’s go-to-market or customer-acquisition strategies.
- Fizzy flavored water, despite being consumed by the case per day in some families, wouldn’t meet firm’s thesis because there is no technology angle.
Jordan Gaspar, managing partner at AccelFoods, which invests in companies producing up to $50 million in revenue. AccelFoods targets companies with a profile of 100 percent year-over-year growth and has 36 in the portfolio currently:
- Portfolio companies include Four Sigmatic, maker of mushroom- and powder-based beverages. Gaspar says it’s an acquisition target, on the forefront of innovation in the space as mushrooms are an alternative to traditional medicine and nutritionists start to advocate for their inclusion.
- AccelFoods is “very open” to co-investing with strategic buyers, many which have their own venture capital arms today, especially if distribution support is offered. It’s increasingly seeing “call” options included in structures, which gives strategic buyers the option to acquire a company it has invested in early.
- Gaspar points to trust in young brands versus big food, in part through the belief in conviction of entrepreneurs, and refers to Kellogg’s $600 million purchase of RXBAR, which recalled products.
- “Five years from now, the products we grew up eating will not be on shelves.”
Jason Karp, co-founder, Hu Kitchen and Hu Products, which recently sold a stake to Mondelez International Inc.:
- There are “public heroes” like Tom Brady and LeBron James eating in a certain way. “The tide has turned -- eating healthy is something you should be proud of.”
- People have lost trust in large consumer packaged goods companies. He’s seeking to restore trust through Hu, which offers vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free products with no adulterants that add shelf-life or taste.
- “It’s a very difficult tightrope that many of the big food companies are walking” in part because smaller brands they may back don’t make a real impact on their revenues, at least initially.
Sanjeev Kirshnan, chief investment officer at S2G Ventures, an early investor in Beyond Meat:
- Poultry is the fasting-growing category in organic food. Kirshnan notes feed costs can be lowered due to supply-chain management including mechanisms like crop protection.
- “Data builds trust” -- he says food is among the least-digitized industries, which will change. Mentions firm’s investment in SafeTraces, a U.S. food traceability company that counts Bunge’s venture arm among its other investors.
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Read Xbox One S Reviews, Apple Thinks the iPad Pro Is a Computer… [Tech News Digest]
The first Xbox One S reviews hit the web, Apple sells the iPad Pro as a computer, Google sells 30 million Chromecasts, YouTube encrypts 97% of its traffic, and IKEA mocks people who photograph their food.
The Xbox One S Reviews Roundup
The Xbox One S is being released today, which means the first reviews of the new, improved Xbox One games console have hit the web. We thought we’d get a general feel for what’s being said about the Xbox One S , which is a slimmer, smaller, and more powerful version of the existing console.
Engadget starts out by saying of the Xbox One S, “For better and worse, it’s basically the same”. The publication likes the design and some of the new features, but summarizes its views by concluding, “The Xbox One S feels like a worthy successor to the older Xbox 360. If you already have an Xbox One, however, there’s little reason to upgrade unless you’re also planning on buying a 4K TV (or already own one)”.
The Verge starts out with a barb suggesting, “the Xbox One S is what the original Xbox One should have been.” The publication then calls the console “good-looking, reasonably sized, and also reasonably priced”. Unfortunately, The Verge cannot quite figure out who’ll buy this thing, as Microsoft has another new Xbox — Project Scorpio — coming out next year.
Ars Technica calls the Xbox One S, “The smaller, handsomer, 4K-ier system we’ve been looking for,” and suggests “it’s Microsoft’s best-looking console yet”. However, as with The Verge, Ars Technica is loathe to recommend the Xbox One S because of the lure of the Scorpio on the horizon. This leads the publication to conclude that this is “a solid, good-looking, 4K-boosted lay-up” but not the ultimate destination.
Gizmodo calls the Xbox One S “a damn fine machine” that’s “a steal” in terms of the bang you get for your buck. However, Project Scorpio throws a spanner in the works again, with the publication concluding, “The improvements in this new console are fantastic, but what’s the point of dropping $300 on an incremental update when a completely new machine is just around the corner? The Xbox One S is great, but it’d be nicer if this wasn’t a stopgap wonder console intended to hold us over”.
Apple Talks Up the iPad Pro
Apple has released a new 30-second ad for the iPad Pro , and in it the company strongly suggests the iPad Pro could replace your computer. Apple doesn’t expressly say as much, cleverly nibbling away at the idea to save itself from ridicule, but the premise is there for all to see.
We have already discussed whether the iPad Pro is capable of replacing your laptop , and found that in some ways it probably. Unfortunately, in some other ways the iPad Pro leaves a lot to be desired, and anyone trying to ditch their computer in favor of this will be left frustrated.
What Apple is trying to do here is plant the seed of doubt in your mind. Macs aren’t ever going to be the market leader in home computing, so the company will succeed when the notion of what constitutes a computer evolves. And that means persuading people that iPads can be computers, and not just tablets designed primarily for the consumption of media.
Has Apple succeeded with this ad? Or do you remain convinced you need to own a big, hulking computer to fall back on when your smartphone or tablet cannot cope with the demands placed on it. Why not let us know your thoughts in the comments at the end of the article.
Google Has Sold 30 Million Chromecasts
Google has now sold more than 30 million Chromecasts, 5 million in just the past two months. This is according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who revealed the numbers during Google’s most recent earnings call last week.
According to 9to5Google, the 30 million Chromecasts sold so far include the original device, the 2015 refresh, and Chromecast Audio (which we think holds its own against Sonos ). It should be noted that there are other plenty of Chromecast alternatives available.
YouTube Encrypts 97% of Traffic
YouTube now encrypts 97% of all of its traffic. We know because Google has added both YouTube and Google Calendar to its HTTPS Transparency Report. This shows how much traffic is encrypted across various Google products and services.
If you’re wondering why only(!) 97% of YouTube traffic is encrypted, and not 100%, Google provides the answer: “In short, some devices do not fully support modern HTTPS. Over time, to keep YouTube users as safe as possible, we will gradually phase out insecure connections”. So now you know!
IKEA Mocks Food Pornographers
And finally, while the vast majority of us enjoy a good meal that’s tasty and well-presented, most of us enjoy actually eating it rather than photographing it. However, there is a significant portion of the population who get their kicks posting pictures of their food online, whether it’s to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
Most of us don’t bat an eyelid when we see someone doing this, but if you actually think about it, posting pictures of your meals is a little strange. As IKEA demonstrates by taking us back a couple of hundred years, showing what a palaver it would have been to do something similar back before either cameras or the internet had been invented.
This ad definitely mocks food pornographers who seem to need validation for the food they’re about the consume, but it also shows how far technology has progressed. Unfortunately, all we do with these innovative inventions is post pictures of our food online for the approval of others.
Your Views on Today’s Tech News
Are you likely to purchase an Xbox One S? Should the iPad Pro be regarded as a full-fledged computer? Do you own a Google Chromecast? Would you like to see all online activity encrypted? Have you ever posted a photo of your food on a social media site?
Let us know your thoughts on the Tech News of the day by posting to the comments section below. Because a healthy discussion is always welcome.
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The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 helped deliver a rather unique performance in September, when the Silverado lineup raised volume by more than 50 percent and also sold more than 50,000 units. The exact numbers here: a 54.4 percent jump in demand that was backed by 50,176 sales.
To put those results into context, the Ram roster did manage a 30 percent jump in deliveries last month, but with about 13,500 fewer sales than the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and friends. And while the F-Series closed the September sales books with nearly 60,000 deliveries, it did so while volume slipped by 1 percent as compared to the same month last year. Also, while the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 may have been the star of the show last month for Chevy, it had some help from a supporting cast that included:
- Backed by 2,467 sales, the Chevy Corvette enjoyed a steep volume increase of 196.9 percent.
- The Chevy Cruze, which competes in the compact class against the likes of the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, advanced volume by 44.7 percent on 18,415 sales.
- In the compact crossover segment, the Chevy Equinox delivered 17,266 units and an 11.8 percent growth rate.
- The Chevy Sonic subcompact enjoyed a 13.5 percent spike in demand on 8,328 sales, outselling competitors ranging from the Honda Fit to the Ford Fiesta.
- Nearly matching the growth of the Silverado was the brand-new Chevy Suburban, which turned a 50.1 percent increase in volume into 4,101 deliveries.
- The Chevy Traverse also reaped a big-time sales surge, courtesy of 7,821 sales and a 45.1 percent improvement in volume as compared to September 2013.
- Commercial customers helped the Chevy Express van grow sales by 17.3 percent, after 6,142 deliveries, but note: Overall retail sales for the Chevrolet brand grew by 18.9 percent in September.
The Chevy division as a whole delivered 153,873 units in September to mark a 20.4 percent increase in volume.


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House of Fraser have launched an investigation after a gay couple was supposedly subjected to homophobic abuse from staff while shopping in a London store.
Reggie Tailor, also know as London DJ Fat Tony, was shopping in the perfume section of the Victoria branch of House of Fraser with his fiancé, David, when two different members of staff laughed at them and used offensive and homophobic words.
While shopping for perfume, the couple say a security guard called them a ‘c***sucker’ and a ‘batty man’, after one of his colleagues, a female shop assistant smirked and ‘kissed her teeth’ at them after saying she didn’t have a problem with the couple.
When the popular DJ tried to film the incident, he claims the security guard then threatened to “smash” the phone out of his hand and “smash” his teeth down his throat.’
Mr Tailor told PinkNews that the incident was both ‘intimidating’ and ‘abusive’ and said he was shocked to fall victim to such behaviour in such a popular and public place.
‘I’m a 50-year-old gay man who has grown up in the centre of London,” said Tailor, “So being called names is like water off a duck’s back but to experience that sort of abuse in the middle of a department store was very intense.’
A House of Fraser spokesperson said: “We are incredibly disappointed to hear that a member of our staff has allegedly been abusive to a customer.
“We take these allegations extremely seriously and are currently investigating thoroughly.
“At House of Fraser, we do not tolerate any type of verbal or physical abuse.”


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After 14 years in the village, owner Robert Smith has decided to call it a day to concentrate on his catering business.
“We want to let people know and thank everybody in Cranleigh who has supported us over the past 14 years,” said his wife, Ros.
“We feel so much part of the village that it’s very, very sad to be closing the shop.”
One of the reasons for closing the shop and concentrating on the catering business, which has many local celebrity clients, was, said Mrs Smith, to allow her husband to spend more time with their children.
She added that like so many other businesses it had been impossible to sell the shop as a going concern. It is not known what will take its place.
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Kentucky Distillers’ Association Honors Senate President Robert Stivers With “100 Proof” Award
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Distillers’ Association has bestowed Senate President Robert Stivers with its coveted “100 Proof Award” for his commitment, dedication and support of the Commonwealth’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry.
Sen. Stivers, R-Manchester, is only the third person to receive the prestigious award, which the KDA created in 2009 to recognize elected officials who demonstrate tremendous care, diligence and initiative in promoting and protecting Kentucky Bourbon.
Nominees must receive a unanimous vote of the KDA Board of Directors. It is the highest honor that the state’s iconic Bourbon industry gives to elected officials.
“Senate President Stivers’ bold leadership during the 2014 General Assembly led to the passage of several of the KDA’s top legislative priorities, including the Bourbon Barrel Reinvestment Tax Credit,” said KDA President Eric Gregory.
“We deeply appreciate his tireless work that will create jobs, spur investment and make Kentucky more attractive for craft operations,” Gregory said. “We are proud to honor him with this award as 100 percent proof that he is a champion of our legendary industry.”
KDA Directors, Master Distillers and executives from all 18 member companies presented President Stivers with a commemorative “100 Proof Award” barrel head in a ceremony Tuesday at the Capitol.
“Bourbon is a true signature industry in Kentucky, and I’ve been impressed over the last few years how it’s grown from more than just a drink,” Sen. Stivers said. “It creates jobs, it attracts tourists with the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and it’s a significant part of our worldwide image.
“People have been saying for years that they wanted to help the Bourbon industry, but no one ever did anything about it. I’m glad I was able to help this session, and I’m truly honored to receive this award. Thank you to the KDA and its members for their support and efforts.”
Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, received the first “100 Proof Award” for her tireless efforts in the 2010 legislative session to modernize Kentucky’s Bourbon sampling laws. Gov. Steve Beshear earned the award in 2012 for his leadership and global support of the industry.
The KDA, a non-profit trade association founded in 1880, is the state’s foremost voice on spirits issues, from taxes to trade and tourism, including coordination of the famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour® experiences.
Kentucky Bourbon is a $2 billion industry, generating nearly 10,000 jobs in the Commonwealth with an annual payroll of $415 million, pouring more than $126 million every year into local and state tax coffers and investing $350 million in the last three years in capital improvements.
KDA heritage members include Beam Inc. (Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark); Brown-Forman Corp.; Diageo North America; Four Roses Distillery; Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.; and Wild Turkey Distillery. Proof members include Michter’s Distillery.
Craft distillery members include Alltech’s Town Branch Distillery, Barrel House Distilling Co., Corsair Artisan Distillery, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Limestone Branch Distillery, MB Roland Distillery, The Old Pogue Distillery, Silver Trail Distillery, Wilderness Trace Distillery and The Willett Distillery. Educational members include the Distilled Spirits Epicenter.
Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour®, Urban Bourbon Trail® and Bourbon Trail™ are registered trademarks/service marks of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association. Please drink responsibly.


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KOLKATA — After a dip in trading relations with Iran following the 2018 sanctions by the Trump administration, India is looking to revive its relations with the Gulf nation under the Biden administration in 2021.
“One of the advantages of importing oil from Iran would be that India can bargain for a better payment condition as both countries have historically a good understanding in terms of payments. Also, oil prices are low and India can get a better deal,” said Urvisha H. Jagasheth, a research analyst at CARE Ratings.
“As a buyer, I would like to have more buying places. I should have more destinations to go for purchasing [oil],” Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s oil minister, is reported to have said recently.
During his campaign, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said he wanted to offer Iran a “credible path back to diplomacy.”
Until 2018, Indian imported large quantities of crude oil from Iran and exported rice, tea, sugar and pharmaceutical products, among other items.
The situation changed after the United States withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 2018. Under the agreement, Iran was to halt much of its nuclear enrichment program, reduce its uranium stockpile and grant international inspectors extensive access to its facilities in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
The Trump administration then imposed strict sanctions against Iran, targeting its energy sector and gave its trading partners, including India, six months from November 2018 to curtail their trading with Iran.
“Anyone doing business with Iran will not be doing business with the United States,” Trump tweeted.
India stopped buying oil from Iran from mid-2019 and also restricted its trade with the Gulf nation.
“Iran is quite important to India’s oil imports,” said Jagasheth. “It [Iran] used to be the third-biggest crude oil supplier to India after Iraq and Saudi Arabia.”
One of the advantages of importing oil from Iran was the low shipping cost. As the relations dwindled, India diversified to buying oil from non-OPEC countries over the last two years.
Jagasheth said until fiscal year 2019, India imported between 10 percent and 11 percent of its oil from Iran. India follows an April-March financial year.
India used to buy oil from Iran through a barter deal involving banks in the two countries. An export and import mismatch and pressure from the U.S. Treasury nearly led to a break in trade ties in 2010.
India withdrew from the Asian Clearing Union, a payment arrangement initiated in 1974 in which the participants settled payments for intra-regional transactions among the participating central banks. The mechanism helped the Asian countries save on their foreign exchange reserves by bartering for oil from Iran.
After India’s exit from the union, a new rupee-riyal trade mechanism was established in 2012, allowing Indian oil refineries to deposit funds into UCO and IDBI banks in India to import oil from Iran. The funds, in local currency, were used to clear the dues of Indian exporters to Iran. The importers in Iran deposited their dues in local currency to the central bank of Iran, which in turn would give them currency allocation.
However, in the last year, oil imports from Iran have dried up, and so have the funds in the local Indian banks to carry on the barter trade. The shrinking pool of funds with Indian banks will not be able to support the exports for long.
“The deposits from Iran on account of oil imports’ banks have come down significantly,” said A. K. Goel, managing director and chief executive officer at UCO Bank. “Now, with the new administration in the U.S., there are hopes the trading volume will revive.”
So far, in FY20, India’s total exports to Iran were $3.3 billion, a decrease of about 4 percent over the previous year. India’s imports from Iran in FY20 were nearly $1.3 billion, a drop of nearly 89 percent over the previous year.
Indian exporters said Iranian importers owe them substantial payments.
“Basmati rice export to Iran has come down by more than 50 percent in the last year,” said Vinod Kaul, executive director of the All India Rice Exporters Association. “Moreover, since December 2019, payments of Indian exporters worth INR 1,750 crore ($237 million) are stuck with the central bank of Iran. Since then, there has been only a negligible amount of rice exports from India to Iran.”
The central bank of Iran has been erratic in giving currency allocation to the importers in Iran. Consequently, bilateral trade with India has declined substantially since December.2019.
“Iran used to account for nearly 30 percent of rice exports from India. Many countries are over-buying rice because of Covid-19, which has helped India meet its rice export target, and exceed it as well. However, with Iran exports taking a hit, we are losing exports worth near $500 million every year,” Kaul said.
Rice exporters have urged the Indian government to devise a new payment mechanism for bilateral trade with Iran. It has suggested that payments from Iran be routed through a third country like the United Arab Emirates, with which Iran has trade relations. Also, instead of U.S. dollars or INR, the payments can be settled in any currency.
(Edited by Uttaran Das Gupta and Judith Isacoff)
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Chandigarh, July 6
A few days ago, a delivery agent took contactless delivery to another level after he was seen delivering food parcels on horseback amid rainy Mumbai.
The food delivery bag had Swiggy’s logo monogrammed on it.
However, the man, who apparently belonged to the food delivery platform, was noticed by the portal and now he is asking for help to “find the man and his grass-powered machine”. .
After the man gained popularity for his candor and ingenious choice of vehicle, Swiggy took to Twitter to address the situation.
The platform that appreciated the unexpected publicity asked for help in identifying the delivery agent who became famous using his name.
Swiggy released a statement on Twitter with the caption “Let’s address the horse in the room.”
Let’s tackle the horse in the room 🐴 pic.twitter.com/fZ2ci49GJ0
— Swiggy (@Swiggy) July 5, 2022
The statement read: “Who is this gallant young star? Does he ride a Toofan or a Bijli? What’s in that bag he strapped to his back? Why is he so determined to cross a busy Mumbai street on a very rainy day? Where did he park his horse when he went to deliver this order?”
He launched a “Swiggy-wide horse hunt” and offered Rs 5,000 in Swiggy Money to anyone who could provide information on the “accidental brand ambassador”.
He also clarified in his statement that despite his efforts to opt for more environmentally friendly delivery practices, he has not replaced the usual vehicles with animals.
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The acceptance of applications for the contest for the best symbol of the GxP Academy is ending
For almost a month now, there has been a collection of applications for the development of the logo of the Eurasian Academy of Good Practices, which was announced on April 22, 2021 during the grand opening of the Academy. The collection of applications will end on May 21. The winner of the competition will receive an award – Apple MacBook Air.
The purpose of the Contest is to promote the application of the world’s best manufacturing practices among the professional pharmaceutical community, as well as to inform Russian citizens who are consumers of pharmaceutical products about the world’s best principles and rules in the pharmaceutical industry.
Participants of the Competition were invited to create a symbol of the Eurasian Academy of Good Practices, which will visually represent the institution and be used as a logo on all possible official media. Contestants in the emblems proposed for the Competition should reveal the main directions of the GxP Academy’s activities, promote science and education as a tool for uniting the world community and creating conditions for the manifestation of talents and abilities of pharmaceutical specialists, and also symbolize for the world community a positive image of the Eurasian Academy of Good Practices. Do not forget about the embodiment in the logo of the international importance of the educational institution in the development and promotion of good practices.
The collection of applications will end on May 21, until that time applications can be sent to email@example.com. After collecting and processing applications, the Competition Jury will determine the winner. The announcement of the results of the Competition and the awarding of the winner will take place on July 3 at the closing ceremony of the GxP-Fest – an international festival of students and applicants – future specialists in the pharmaceutical industry. GxP-Fest is organized by the Eurasian Academy of Good Practices and is held with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the FSI “SID & GP” of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.
Details of the Competition are set out on the official website of the Eurasian Academy of Good Practices www.gxp-academy.org.
- GMP Conference 2023 will be held on September 26–28 in Ekaterinburg
- Reducing dependence on import of pharmaceutical raw materials for technological sovereignty of the country
- Well-coordinated work and close cross-sectoral cooperation as a growth engine for domestic pharmaceutical sector
- Vladislav Shestakov took part in the Press Conference on the GxP Profi Contest Results
- FSI “SID and GP” of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade became the winner of the SCM Pharm award


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- Subaru retails 5,503 units in May; up 85 per cent versus same time last year
- New Crosstrek record with 2,234 units sold, up 165.0 per cent versus last May
MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 1, 2021 – It must be because so many Canadians are getting out exploring during the pandemic, that Subaru Canada, Inc, (SCI) sees sales bloom in May with a record for Crosstrek and sales overall up 85.0 per cent with 5,503 units sold versus the same time last year. Year to date, Subaru Canada has sold 21,962 units, an increase of 58.5 per cent over the same period last year. Coast to coast, all regions were ahead of last May.
The refreshed Crosstrek, Subaru’s compact crossover, outpaced sales from last May with a new record-breaking result with 2,234 units sold, up 165.0 per cent over last spring’s sales result. The 2021 Subaru Crosstrek was named Best Small Utility in Canada for 2021 by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) as well as TOP SAFETY PICK (on models with EyeSight and specific headlights) by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
“We remain committed to our customers by offering the highest quality products and service,” said SCI chairman, president and CEO Yasushi Enami. “We are excited to introduce several new and refreshed models in the coming months, and to continue to enhance the Subaru brand and customer experience.”
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About Subaru Canada, Inc.
Subaru Canada, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ont., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of 95 authorized dealers across Canada. For more information, please visit www.subaru.ca or www.pr.subaru.ca or follow @SubaruCanada on Twitter.
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(Reuters) – A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday rejected Johnson & Johnson’s bid to throw out a jury verdict in favor of women who blamed their ovarian cancer on its baby powder and other talc products, but reduced damages by more than half, to $2.12 billion.
The Missouri Court of Appeals lowered the original $4.69 billion verdict from July 2018 after dismissing claims by some of the 22 women and their families who had sued.
But it said the plaintiffs had proven that J&J and an affiliate concealed for decades that the talc products contained asbestos, “worked tirelessly” to ensure that testing protocols would not detect asbestos in all talc samples and published articles downplaying the safety hazards of talc.
“Plaintiffs proved with convincing clarity that defendants engaged in outrageous conduct because of an evil motive or reckless indifference,” the court said. “There was significant reprehensibility in defendants’ conduct.”
J&J said it will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court.
“We continue to believe this was a fundamentally flawed trial, grounded in a faulty presentation of the facts,” spokeswoman Kim Montagnino said. “We deeply sympathize with anyone suffering from cancer, which is why the facts are so important. We remain confident that our talc is safe, asbestos free, and does not cause cancer.”
Tuesday’s decision followed J&J’s May 19 announcement that it would stop selling its Baby Powder talc in the United States and Canada.
The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company faces more than 19,000 lawsuits claiming that its talc products cause cancer because of contamination from asbestos, a known carcinogen.
J&J’s payout in Tuesday’s decision includes $500 million of compensatory damages and $1.62 billion of punitive damages, down from a respective $550 million and $4.14 billion in the original verdict from a Missouri circuit court.
Mark Lanier, the lead lawyer for plaintiffs, called the decision “a clarion call for J&J to try and find a good way to resolve the cases for the people who have been hurt.”
J&J has faced intense scrutiny of its baby powder’s safety following a 2018 Reuters investigative report that found it knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its talc.
Internal company records, trial testimony and other evidence show that from at least 1971 to the early 2000s, J&J’s raw talc and finished powders sometimes tested positive for small amounts of asbestos. J&J has been the target of a federal criminal probe on how forthright it has been about the safety of its talc products, as well as an investigation by 41 U.S. states of its baby powder sales.
The company has also faced an investigation by a congressional subcommittee on the health risks of asbestos in consumer products containing talc.
J&J on Tuesday declined further comment on these matters.
Johnson & Johnson’s shares were down 39 cents at $142.83 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Additional reporting by Lisa Girion in Los Angeles and Carl O’Donnell in New York; Editing by Franklin Paul, Bill Berkrot and Dan Grebler)


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Color Orchids opened its Nocona, Texas location in October 2020, with a 60,000 square-foot facility, growing orchids and selling them wholesale to upscale supermarkets and florists throughout the Midwest.
The original Color Orchids opened in Stevensburg, Virginia, ten years ago. Nocona is the second location for the company.
Business has been so successful that construction is already underway on 120,000 square-feet of additional greenhouse and warehouse space which should be completed in March of 2022.
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Puig joins Anesdor
The manufacturer of Granollers joins the National Association of Companies of the Two-Wheel Sector
Continue to evolve to be able to offer the maximum guarantees to motorcycle users, that is the goal for which Puig works. For this reason, the Barcelona accessories manufacturer has reached an agreement to join ANESDOR.
72 companies and 150 brands
ANESDOR represents 72 companies in the 2-wheeled motor vehicle sector where a total of 150 brands are on the market.
"United we stand"


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So far, Windows hasn't really had much of an impact on publishers' lives. Windows Phone still has a minute share of the mobile market, and while many of your readers will be using a PC running Windowns - what browser they use makes more difference these days.
That however, looks like it is going to change. On Friday October 26 Microsoft will launch the next version of Windows 8 - its latest operating system for desktops and tablets - and the following Monday it will launch Windows Phone 8.
The reason this is important is that all the signs are Windows 8 will give Microsoft the right product to begin making more of an impact on the tablet and mobile markets and in tablets and mobiles, operating system matters a lot more for publishers.
Here are five things you need to know about what Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 mean for your business:
1. More Windows in the world: Windows Phone hasn't made anything like the impact Microsoft has hoped. But there are signs Windows 8 might give it the momentum needed. Analysts Gartner and IDC have long been predicting Windows Phone will become a credible third ecosystem - they expect Windows Phone will either match or beat Apple's iOS to be in second place behind Google by 2016.
-- Nokia is still relying entirely on Windows Phone 8, and HTC has recently begun putting more effort into the platform following the poor performance of its Android devices against Samsung. There are also a swathe of manufacturers making Windows 8 tablets - including Microsoft itself with the Surface.
Another, perhaps even more important reason why Windows Phone 8 will do well is that mobile operators want a third ecosystem to reduce their reliance on Apple especially, but also Google. Microsoft will benefit from that desire.
That means there are likely to be a lot more Windows Phone devices out there over the next few months, and they won't be geared towards accessing your content through a browser, they will be looking for apps.
2. More apps, even on desktops: Windows 8 comes with two choices of interface. The first is a traditional interface that works like an updated version of Windows 7 and is designed for use with a mouse. It has been widely slated, but that isn't surprising. What Microsoft really wants is people to use the completely new Metro interface, which is optimised for tablets and looks a lot like the Windows Phone OS.
Metro is app-oriented, and that means it will push users towards consuming your content on apps rather than through the browser even while on a desktop. That is good news if you've got a successful app you are making money out of, but not terrible news if you don't, because the browser will still be a core part of Windows 8.
3. Windows Marketplace: Microsoft's app store hasn't exactly made waves compared to Apple's App Store or Google Play, but that could be a good thing. There are 500,000 apps on Google Play, and more than 600,000 on the App Store, but only 100,000 on Windows Marketplace. it's a much less crowded market if you get in early, and if Windows 8 and its mobile counterpart takeoff, it could be a lucrative place to be hawking your wares.
4. Better together? Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are built using the same underlying OS structure. They are designed to work together well - making syncing across devices and sharing information over the cloud far simpler and more efficient.
It's similar to Apple's attempts to tie users into its ecosystem through iCloud. The difference is that while Apple is leveraging the popularity of the iPhone to get users to love their iPad and Mac, Microsoft hopes to use its dominance of the PC market to boost mobile sales and build a tablet business.
It will be far easier to build apps that work on both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 - or at least to adapt an app made for one for the other.
5. Business focus: If you're a B2B publisher then Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are even more likely to be a big deal. Microsoft knows where its strengths are, and it is pushing Windows 8 on tablets and Windows Phone 8 as the mobile OS most suited to business users. The stranglehold of Microsoft Office looks set to continue in the workplace.
Whether or not Microsoft actually manages to deliver a better enterprise product than the iPad remains to be seen, but with Microsoft's stranglehold on business many companies are expected to embrace Windows 8 on tablets and mobiles.


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A man’s garage sale ads have gone viral- and now we all want to buy his old crap!
Saskatchewan man Richard Roy very creatively took a page from a car commercial and turned it into a garage sale spot!
He started creating the ads a few years ago and has been generating almost too much buzz to handle. Roy said last year’s sale netted a cool $589. His talent for liquidating used merchandise has drawn offers from other garage sale entrepreneurs eager to hire him to manage their events.
Kool FM has you covered this summer for all your garage sale needs! Pick up your kit today at 431 Huronia Road in South End Barrie!


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While critics were widely impressed with Apple's new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Tim Cook and his team weren't the only ones celebrating after the launch of its latest smartphones at its reveal event on Wednesday (7 September 2016).
Nintendo saw its share prices jump by 18% directly after the event following news that its best-known franchise, Super Mario, would be coming to iOS.
During the keynote for the iPhone 7 launch, fans were given the surprising news that Mario is coming to smartphones in the form of Super Mario Run, a new 'infinite runner' app from Nintendo. The joint announcement caused shares in Nintendo to rise by 18% before shrinking to 13% at close, adding $4.5bn (£3.4bn, €4bn) to the company's market value.
The Mario announcement was made by Shigeru Miyamoto, chief game designer at Nintendo and creator of the Super Mario Franchise, and marks Nintendo's first proper foray into the smartphone gaming world.
"We have created Super Mario Run to be perfect for playing on your iPhone," said Miyamoto. "Super Mario has evolved whenever he has encountered a new platform, and for the first time ever, players will be able to enjoy a full-fledged Super Mario game with just one hand".
The last few months have been tumultuous for Nintendo. The Japanese company saw its shares skyrocket to its highest level in more than 30 years with the launch of Pokémon Go, which quickly become one of the most downloaded smartphone apps of all time. Unfortunately, the celebrations were short-lived: after investors discovered just how little Nintendo had to do with Pokémon Go creators Niantic, the company's shares tumbled 17%.
Nintendo said Super Mario Run represented the next phase of Nintendo's expansion to mobile platforms, following the release of Miitomo earlier this year. After the launch of Super Mario Run in December 2016, Nintendo plans to deliver its previously announced mobile device titles in the Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem series before the end of March 2017.
Super Mario Run is also be coming to Android smartphones at a later date.


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October 06, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Breaking with the long tradition of producing separate versions of ads for the Hispanic and non-Hispanic U.S. markets, a number of top advertisers such as Coca-Cola Co. and Volkswagen are using a single version of a Spanish-language ad for all markets.
October 06, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Audi of America is expected to hire Garcia 360, San Antonio, as its first U.S. multicultural shop, according to executives close to the pitch.
September 15, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- New crop of young, creative independent Hispanic agencies scattered around the country are among the big winners in Advertising Age's Hispanic Creative Advertising Awards.
August 25, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Mott's USA moved advertising for its Clamato tomato cocktail juice to Hispanic agency Del Rivero Messianu DDB, Coral Gables, Fla., part of Omnicom Group.
August 13, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- One of the most-awarded U.S. Hispanic creative directors, Paco Olavarrieta, is opening an Hispanic agency in New York called OLE with Javier Escobedo, a former international marketer who worked most recently at Univision Online.
July 07, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- When pop star Jennifer Lopez appeared at a recent Telemundo presentation to ad agencies and advertisers to promote her new production deal with the NBC-owned Spanish-language network, she spoke briefly in Spanish and described growing up watching telenovelas with her mother and grandmother. Ms. Lopez is typical of many U.S.-born Hispanics who were raised in Spanish-speaking households but live and work in a largely English-speaking world.
July 07, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Pepsi-Cola Co. is taking aim at the multicultural heart. The cola giant is looking at young ethnic consumers more as tribes bound by shared interests than ethnicity.
July 02, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- Microsoft Corp. has hired two agencies to handle ethnic advertising. The Miami office of GlobalHue will handle duties for African-American advertising, while Houston-based independent Lopez Negrete will work on Hispanic advertising.
June 30, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- Gap Inc.'s Old Navy is searching for an Hispanic agency to develop its first Hispanic-targeted campaign, a company spokeswoman said.
May 15, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Western Union is in final negotiations with Dieste Harmel & Partners, Dallas, over the company's $10 million account, one of the largest U.S. Hispanic assignments, according to executives familiar with the review.
May 05, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- When General Electric Co.'s NBC brought professional boxing back to the network for the first time in 11 years on May 3, it did so with an eye on the fastest-growing population segment in the country.
May 01, 2003
WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) -- A group tracking alcohol marketing claims Hispanic youth are exposed to more alcohol ads than non-Hispanic youth.
April 15, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- General Motors Corp.'s North American president speaks Spanish in a new corporate TV spot breaking nationally this weekend on Spanish-language networks Univision and Telemundo in a strong bid to reach Hispanic consumers.
March 17, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- After virtually disappearing, StarMedia is back under new ownership. French telecommunications subsidiary Wanadoo, a profitable $2 billion European Internet and online directories business, now plans to project the portal at international Spanish-speaking markets.
March 04, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos is opening a U.S. Hispanic market agency in Florida. The as-yet-unnamed shop will be run by the former management team of Hispanic agency CreatAbility, Coral Gables, Fla. Jose Lopez-Varela, CreatAbility's former managing partner, will be vice president and managing director of the new uni...
February 13, 2003
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Bank of America has split its advertising account, worth more than $180 million, between two New York-based agencies within Interpublic Group of Cos. Interpublic's Deutsch will handle creative for the bank's retail operations, while sibling Gotham will handle advertising for business-to-business and wealth management progr...
December 09, 2002
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November 21, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- Kmart Corp. has moved its multicultural marketing assignments to two independent shops, an executive familiar with the situation said. Chisholm-Mingo Group, New York, has picked up the struggling retailer's African-American advertising, and Cultura, Dallas, was awarded Hispanic marketing. GlobalHue was incumbent The...
November 05, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- The Association of National Advertisers honored Heineken, Pepsi-Cola Co., Still images from some of the winning TV spots, including Heineken's 'Macarena' (top), Pepsi's 'Brazil' (middle), and Sears' 'Eat Drink Man' (bottom). Sears, Roebuck & Co., General Electric Co. and their ad agencies in the second annual Mul...
October 30, 2002
BOSTON (AdAge.com) -- Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has selected Dieste Harmel & Partners, Dallas, to handle corporate advertising for the Hispanic market after a review, an executive familiar with the decision said. The effort is estimated to be less than $7 million and will begin next year, covering issue-oriented ads as well as corporate and pe...


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Tag: Billy the Kid
Is this a real photo of Billy the Kid? If so, it could be about to sell for $1 million.
A newly discovered photograph said to depict Billy the Kid is up for auction in the U.S, with a potential price tag of $1 million. Only one genuine photograph of […]
Billy the Kid’s knife set for $1.2 million auction in Arizona
A knife owned by Billy the Kid could sell for over $1 million when it goes up for auction in Arizona later this month at Brian Lebel’s annual Old West […]
$10 flea market find is actually Billy the Kid photograph worth millions
A photograph featuring legendary outlaw Billy the Kid and the man who killed him, Pat Garrett, has been discovered at a flea market in North Carolina. The tintype photograph was […]


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Today, a new Vivo phone is spotted in a geekbench test. The phone, which has the model number V1816A, was also seen earlier this month, which received 3C certification.
According to the Geekbench list, The V1816A runs Android 8.1 Oreo and operated by the Snapdragon processor 660 SoC. It has 8GB of RAM. In single-core test of Geekbench, it has scored 1448 points and its has reached a multi-core score of 5553. The 3C listing of the phone has revealed that it is equipped with 5V/2A charging.
Vivo already has many middle-class phones, some of which were launched a few weeks ago. However, some new TNAAAs were seen, which means more phones will be released soon, two of them are model numbers V1818A and V1818T. These are mid-range phones with HD+ display, a large battery capacity and two back cameras.
Gizchina News of the week
Apart from Vivo V1818A / V1818T, the Chinese manufacturer is also rumored to be working on V1820A and V1820T models, another mysterious and forthcoming smartphones from the company.
It it worth to mention that Starting from October 22, 2018 Qualcomm 5G Summit has been officially held for three days. VIVO as an important partner of Qualcomm for many years was invited to attend as well. On the meeting day, Wei Zhou, the Head of Vivo Artificial Intelligence Global Research Institute, in his speech revealed some interesting information concerning not only their cooperation with Qualcomm but also upcoming VIVO phones. He said that the company is preparing to launch its first pre-commercial 5G smartphone in 2019.


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The Canterbury Bulldogs have lost a $2 million sponsorship deal, following news of a sex scandal.
As reported in various media outlets, players Corey Harawira-Naera and Jayden Okunbor took highschool girls back to their team hotel in Port Macquarie two weeks ago.
Although the players are not facing any criminal charges, both have been reprimanded by the club.
Upon learning of the news, family restaurant chain Rashays have withdrawn a $2 million jersey sponsor deal.
The timing of the scandal could not have been worse for the club, which has been on the hunt for a new jersey sponsor since long-time sponsor Kia dumped the club in favour of rivals the Brisbane Broncos this year.
Although club captain Josh Jackson attended last week’s NRL season launch in a sponsorless jersey, the deal with Rashays is believed to have been all but a done deal.
So much so, that the Herald even managed to obtain images of the could-have-been jersey.
From Friday, December 4, Snapchatters and Bitmoji users will be able to pair with their own Bitmoji avatars with Levi’s casualwear apparel. The Levi’s x Bitmoji designs will also appear across a variety of experiences on Snapchat including Chat and games, on the Snap Map and in Lenses. All products will be available for purchase […]
John Chaplin (pictured), former Chief Product Officer of Hogarth Australia and Co-founder of award winning digital agency Fusion, has launched a new digital product design company, Diagram. Based in Sydney, Diagram are a collective of creators and makers who partner with individuals, agencies, startups, business and industry to design and build considered, elegant digital products. […]
After announcing the mega acquisition of workplace chat company Slack yesterday, tech giant Salesforce has made a raft of announcements as part of this year’s annual Dreamforce event, which has been held virtually. Headlining the announcements was news of Salesforce Hyperforce, which comes as a reimagination of the company’s platform architecture built to securely and […]


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Indian Cricketer Praveen Kumar’s gold chain was alleged to be stolen from the dressing room of the Vidarbha Cricket Association during a match, police said on Tuesday.
The Chain is worth of around Rs 8 lakh (As of the present Gold Rate). The incident taken place on Monday evening and the complaint was filed on Tuesday, they said.
According to Indian medium pacer, he had left his 250 gram gold chain on the chair at the VCA dressing room before heading to the ground to play for Uttar Pradesh against Rajasthan for the Vijay Hazare One-Day cricket tournament.
“After the match, Kumar went straight to the hotel but later realised that he had forgotten to collect the gold chain from the dressing room. He immediately informed the VCA officials about it. However, a search by them proved futile,” police said.
President of Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA), Prakash Dixit confirmed about the incident and said that the police has started their investigation.


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List: SAP paid close attention to cloud and software enhancements.
SAP has had a busy week with updates to its cloud platform, analytics enhancements and a major partnership.
The software company, which has been holding its annual conference Sapphire Now in Orlando, has taken the opportunity to significantly develop the HANA Cloud Platform.
CBR highlights the biggest announcements from the show.
1. HANA Cloud Platform for Cloud Foundry
SAP released a Cloud Foundry beta version in order to help developers build apps and services using a combination of Cloud Foundry and HCP.
The open source cloud that was inspired by Pivotal will support Java, Node.js, HTML5, MongoDB, Redis, PostgresSQL and RabbitMQ.
These services will become available through the SAP HANA Cloud Platform cockpit.
2. Digital Customer Insight
This is the first data-as-a-service offering that SAP has created and is designed to deliver insights that can be bought from the SAP store.
The service will be capable of offering demographic data about the people that are currently in a store, venue, or event. It works by capturing mobile data in and around specific locations and can provide details on where the consumers are coming from, age groups, gender, comparison with other locations, and the devices that they are using.
In addition to these insights, marketers will be able to gain competitive insight into store locations and how they compare to the competition.
SAP says that the data is both anonymised and encrypted so that individual privacy is protected.
3. BusinessObjects analytics
The company has gone for a rebranding exercise with the SAP Cloud for Analytics by renaming it SAP BusinessObjects Cloud, it has also introduced a number of enhancements.
SAP has introduced business intelligence features such as visualisation and storytelling, data wrangling and blending, geospatial analysis, trend analysis, custom filters and notifications. In addition to these features the company has also added predictive analytics capabilities; these have all been added to the BusinessObjects Cloud.
The BusinessObjects Enterprise offering, which is the on-premise version, has now been available in three editions, premium, professional, and standard.
Premium will give access to BI, mobile and predictive analytics features, while the standard version will offer tools for web, desktop, and mobile devices.
The idea is to make the company’s offerings available to a broader range of customer and to minimise the possibility of alienating customers on affordability.
4. Cloud platform updates
A number of extensions have been added to the HCP in order to increase functionality of the offering from SAP.
Built-in capabilities for the extensions include user single sign-on, access governance and automatic provisioning of services for the cloud platform into cloud solutions from SAP.
Extensions have been includes for the SuccessFactors solutions so that it will be easier for companies to extend HR capabilities, as well as integrate with existing business processes. The extension package includes the ability for apps built with HCP to use SuccessFactors intelligent services, as well as workflow integration between the two.
5. SAP & Microsoft
One of the biggest pieces of news from the conference came with SAP revealing it would be working more closely with Microsoft.
Integrations between Microsoft Office 365 and cloud solutions would form an important part of the deeper relationship between the two.
The HANA in-memory database from SAP is becoming available through Microsoft’s Azure cloud and SAP’s Ariba, Concur, Fieldglass, and SuccessFactors applications will be integrated with Office 365 services.
The move is designed to provide greater simplicity to customers through ease of use. By integrating the technologies, users won’t have to dart between various applications as much.


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Realme is about to launch two new smartphones, Realme 8s 5G and Realme 8i, but all heads are turned to completely different devices-the brand’s first tablet, called Realme Pad. The conference will be broadcast live on YouTube, and we will provide you with a video.
The event starts today at 12:30 pm Eastern Standard Time (07:00 GMT) on September 9th.
Realme 8s 5G and Realme 8i will be very competitively priced phones, the first of which will run on the Dimensity 810 chipset, while non-5G smartphones will be equipped with Helio G96 SoC.
Realme Pad is not only the company’s first tablet computer, but also the first tablet computer of the entire BBK family brand including Oppo and OnePlus. However, we are not expecting a flagship product-according to Geekbench, it will be more like an affordable tablet with a Helio G80 chip.
The full specifications, prices and availability will be announced at launch, so please stay. We will also follow up, and once the event is over, we will summarize everything in a separate news.