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Cubo, a dynamic start-up hailing from El Salvador and specializing in the realm of financial technology, has recently announced an exciting milestone: the successful conclusion of its seed round, culminating in a substantial $3.5 million investment infusion. This boost of capital aims to propel the growth and development of micro, small, and medium-sized companies (MSMEs) to unprecedented heights.
Joining forces with Cubo on this transformative journey are esteemed investors, including the innovative laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) known as BID Lab, as well as distinguished venture capital funds such as Amador Holdings, Soma Capital, Latin Leap, Seedstars, and other key players in the investment landscape.
With unwavering conviction, Gabriel Gutiérrez, the co-founder and CEO of Cubo, expressed his heartfelt gratitude while shedding light on the profound impact this influx of funds will have on their ongoing mission. Cubo is committed to revolutionizing financial inclusion and providing unwavering support to MSMEs not only in El Salvador but also in neighboring Central American countries, as it spreads its wings and expands its reach.
Leveraging its cutting-edge fintech solutions, Cubo empowers businesses to seamlessly accept card payments through a diverse range of convenient methods, encompassing Cubo POS, payment links, QR codes, and even the ever-evolving realm of Bitcoin. What sets Cubo apart is its steadfast commitment to affordability, ensuring that even the smallest enterprises can tap into its transformative services. Astoundingly, Cubo has successfully onboarded over 8,000 merchants, with a staggering 70% of them previously untapped by traditional POS systems.
Empower small and medium-sized companies
Gutiérrez's vision for Cubo is clear: to empower small and medium-sized enterprises, endowing them with the digital tools necessary to scale and thrive. He believes that the recent injection of capital has brought them a significant step closer to their audacious goal of creating a truly inclusive financial ecosystem, wherein every enterprise, regardless of size, can flourish and succeed.
Navigating the treacherous waters of start-up financing is no easy feat, and Gutiérrez acknowledges the immense challenges Cubo faced. Therefore, the support and backing received from BID Lab's innovation laboratory serve as a testament to Cubo's unwavering determination and exceptional potential. In a landscape where securing seed funding has become increasingly daunting, Cubo's collaboration with BID Lab represents a turning point, a symbolic triumph that speaks volumes about the company's resilience and transformative capabilities.
Equally enthusiastic about this groundbreaking partnership is Irene Arias Hofman, the visionary CEO of BID Lab. She emphasizes the significant implications of their inaugural fintech investment in Central America, underlining Cubo's innovative approach and astute understanding of the obstacles faced by MSMEs in accessing vital financial resources. Hofman firmly believes that Cubo is positioned as a catalyst for change, poised to revolutionize the lives of countless MSMEs by paving the way for newfound opportunities and growth.
With the seed round coming to a triumphant close, Cubo stands tall as an emerging force within the fintech landscape. As the company continues to chart new territories and embark on an exciting journey of empowerment and financial inclusion, the investment from prestigious and reputable backers further solidifies Cubo's rise to prominence. With their unwavering vision and transformative solutions, Cubo is poised to make an indelible mark on the MSME landscape, propelling enterprises to unprecedented heights of success and prosperity.


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TrueCar hires again to boost dealer ties
DETROIT -- TrueCar Inc. has hired another executive to improve dealer relations.
Ken Potter has joined the online shopping site and lead generator as vice president of dealer development, responsible for building the company's network of participating dealers.
Potter had been a vice president and general manager of automotive for Internet Brands, including responsibility for CarsDirect.com, an Internet shopping site.
"My understanding of the online automotive space and managing dealerships will be valuable as I meet with dealers to find solutions and better address their needs," Potter said in a statement released today.
Potter is the second major executive addition this month to help TrueCar rebuild a dealer network hurt by regulatory crackdowns in several states against various alleged advertising and brokering issues.
TrueCar also hired Pat Watson, retired CEO of the South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, to head up relations with various dealer associations across the country.
TrueCar has said it has corrected its operating model over the past two months to comply with state regulations.
Its network of participating dealers has shrunk since the controversy began in December from 5,700 franchises to about 3,700 today.
TrueCar has switched in several states from a pay-for-sale model, in which dealers paid TrueCar a $299 fee only if a lead from its Web site resulted in a vehicle sale, to a more traditional subscription model. In the latter, dealers pay a monthly subscription fee to list inventory on TrueCar.com and receive TrueCar leads.
TrueCar continues to legally operate with the pay-per-sale model in more than a dozen states.
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Who will own Round Rock-based Dell? Founder Michael Dell and an investment firm are trying to take the company private with a $24.4 billion buyout plan so the company can catch up with a new wave of competitors in mobile computing.
But now Dell has received proposals from Blackstone Group and investor Carl Icahn. So the saga continues as Dell looks at these new proposals.
Oil production in Texas's Eagle Ford Shale Formation climbed 50 percent.
In January versus a year earlier, boosted by drilling from companies including Conocophillips and Chesapeake Energy according to the Texas Railroad Commission which oversees oil and gas drilling in the state. In December, Texas produced over 2.2 million barrels a day which was the highest monthly level since june 1986.
Beer is big business in Texas.
The beer industry contributes 21 billion dollars to the Texas economy each year. That's according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the the Beer Institute. The beer industry is linked to over 160-thousand jobs.
Texas ranks number nine in the country with the highest concentration of senior citizens living in poverty. According to Bloomberg rankings...For every 100 Texans living in poverty...60 are age 65 or over.


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PARIS — France’s mass market retailers are sprucing up and placing emphasis on apparel after suffering from the fast-fashion blitz of the last five years.
Feeling the pressure from chains such as Zara and Hennes & Mauritz, France’s main hypermarket operators — Carrefour, Auchan and E. Leclerc — have become more reactive to the fashion cycle, while the supermarket chain Monoprix, partly owned by Galeries Lafayette, has found a niche by mixing basics and fashionable pieces.
The timing for fashion at bargain prices in France appears to be right. French consumers are more frugal in apparel spending now than two decades ago, with their annual apparel budget slipping to 3.9 percent of household income last year compared with 7.3 percent in 1980.
Meanwhile, shoppers have turned in greater numbers to fast-fashion retailers, which have gained an 8 percent share of the French apparel market over the last eight years. Hypermarkets have added 1 percent to their share of France’s $35 billion clothing market.
The explanation is simple: Hypermarkets have been unable to match the fast-fashion pace, which gets new styles into stores within weeks. Meanwhile, prices at chains such as H&M and Mango are often on par with theirs.
To compete, Carrefour is testing a new production model at its stores in Spain, where it has hired in-house designers to beef up its own labels, while the frequency with which new collections are fed to stores has been increased by 50 percent. But Carrefour has no plans to expand this model beyond Spain.
“The hypermarkets found themselves outdated in their apparel offer,” said Christian Devismes, retail analyst at Naxetis Capital here. “The problem is that they don’t have their own production facilities and their brands aren’t fashionable enough.”
But the mass market chains are becoming more brand-conscious. Carrefour has an exclusive distribution agreement with Cherokee and it has started to distribute Levi Strauss & Co.’s mass market brand, Signature, in France. Meanwhile, Auchan also has boosted its fashion quotient and has introduced the teen Mary Kate and Ashley line.
But until the hypermarkets build their own in-house brands, analysts remain skeptical that they will eat into the fast-fashion pie.“Monoprix has done the best job,” said Devismes. “Eighty-three percent of its apparel sales are with its own brand.”
Dominique Guisiano, apparel director at Monoprix, said, “We bring in new products every 15 days. France has seen a stark decline in spending in apparel over the last two decades. Today we must be up to date with the trends.”
Monoprix’s efforts have paid off. Sales of women’s apparel increased 7.6 percent in 2002.
In his new book “Hollywood Royale,” Andy Warhol’s Protégé Matthew Rolston celebrates the Eighties revival of Hollywood glamour. Featuring more than 100 portraits taken by Rolston from 1977 to 1993, the book contains photos of icons like Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and @drewbarrymore, pictured here in 1991. “Hollywood Royale,” out today, will be accompanied by an exhibition opening at Los Angeles’ Fahey/Klein Gallery on March 1. #wwdeye
"Nowadays when life is not so happy with everything going on in the world, I think people come to me for a little bit of whimsy and color and fun." - Designer Rebecca De Ravenel on her cult-favorite jewelry line. (📸 : @vsteves) #wwd40
“Everyone is talking about how the retail industry is struggling, but I think it’s an incredible time because brands who are doing something different and innovative are setting themselves up for the future,” said @adamgoldston, who founded the luxury athletic brand @apl with his brother @ryangoldsten. The Goldston’s are part of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables. See the rest of the list on WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
@eyeswoon blogger Athena Calderone debuted her first-ever cookbook, “Cook Beautiful,” which is heavily centered on the presentation and visual expression of food. Pictured here are her miso glazed carrots from the book. Get the recipe on WWD.com. (📷: @johnny_miller_) #wwdeye
“It’s passion that helps get anybody to a certain point and it’s what’s propelled me,” said Kith founder @ronniefieg, one of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables who are changing the face of retail, fashion and beauty. Fieg, who opened a Manhattan flagship on October 7, began his career at age 13 as a stock boy and salesman for footwear chain David Z. “I think staying true to [my] beliefs, hard work and passion have gotten me to where [Kith] is today.” See the rest of the 40 at WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
25-year-old @samweaving is about to break out this fall, starring in Netflix’s horror film “The Babysitter,” fittingly out today on Friday the 13th. That’s not the only place you’ll be seeing her, though — Weaving’s got a role Showtime’s “SMILF” and another alongside Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Though she’s got a full plate at the moment, there’s one role she’s got her eye on: Marilyn Monroe. “I’m a little too young at the moment, but it’s on my bucket list,” the actress told WWD (📷: @dandoperalski) #wwdeye
BFF's Poppy Jamie and Suki Waterhouse celebrated the launch of their bag line Pop x Suki at Nordstrom last night. "The line is really about our friendship, and how we are so different but complement each other," said Waterhouse. 👯 (📷: Katie Jones) #wwdeye
After designing the new @louisvuitton and @bulgariofficial flagships and a @chanelofficial boutique opening in Japan, @petermarinoarchitect has another project on his plate: The Lobster Club. Located in the Seagram Building, it’s the famed architect’s first restaurant project in New York, serving up modern Japanese brasserie-style cuisine. Bronze hues, bespoke material detailing, blush and chartreuse tones and a heavy emphasis on Picasso can be seen throughout. Mark your calendars for Nov. 1 for the much-anticipated opening. (📷: @clint_spaulding) #wwdeye
Did you know: @carlychaikin of "Mr. Robot" has been painting for about a decade? The actress, who plays Darlene on the show, is a self-taught artist who lists Salvador Dalí and Chuck Close as some of her idols. Chaikin told WWD that painting is a form of meditation for her — A much-needed one given the intensity of "Mr. Robot." See a piece Chaikin is working on at WWD.com (📷: @jilliansollazzo) #wwdeye


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Nova Scotian wines scored high at the 2011 All Canadian Wine Championships, picking up 26 awards, including four Double Gold medals. …
Celebrating Nova Scotian wineBy Paula Bugden | Sep 10, 2012
The Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival kicks off this week, showcasing wines made throughout the province, classic maritime dishes and more. Hosted by the Winery Association of Nova Scotia (WANS), it runs from September 13 to October 14. “The idea is for people to explore and experience what the harvest season is like for the wineries and the work that goes into the amazing local wines that we have,” says WANS spokesperson Christine White.
From Jost Vineyards in Malagash, Sugar Moon Farm in Earltown and Annapolis Highland Vineyards to restaurant wine-pairing dinners, there’s a long list of events each year. White says grape stomping at Sainte-Famille Wines in Falmouth has become an annual favourite, along with the Go North Tours’ Perfect Pairings Progressive tour at Avondale Sky Winery.
The Fall Wine Festival has gained a larger audience in recent years, says White, including tourists from New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and the United States. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of WANS. With 12 winery members on board and a focus on home-grown products, there’s a basic reason for its success.
“People tend to think eating local is a trend, and it really isn’t,” says White. “We’ve being doing it in Nova Scotia forever…we’re really just coming back to something that’s natural to us.”
To view this year’s Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival schedule, visit winesofnovascotia.ca.


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Anti-Amazon retailer groups take a dig at Smbhav event, hold ‘Asmbhav’ event
Speakers at the event called for action against alleged preferential treatment by Amazon to its exclusive brands such as Cloudtail and RetailNet.
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Zomato delivery personnel assaults model; arrested by police
Model and makeup artist Hitesha Chandranee, posted a video clip on her social media sites - Twitter and Instagram - alleging that she was hit by a Zomato delivery executive on March 9 over an argument about a delayed food delivery order.
CCI tells MakeMyTrip to relist Oyo rivals Treebo, FabHotels
The move comes as an interim relief to Treebo and FabHotels amid an investigation into MakeMyTrip’s alleged misuse of its dominant position to block partner Oyo’s rivals.
Internet platforms showing porn in the name of movies must be regulated: SC
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CBI identifies 10 more victims of child sexual abuse by junior engineer, records their statement
The person arrested from the national capital, whose identity is being kept secret by the CBI, is understood to be an important link in unravelling the mystery of the 50-year old junior engineer using the dark web to sell child sexual abuse material and making money from it.
'Deep Nostalgia': New online AI tool brings portraits of dead relatives to life, some call it 'spooky'
Users took to Twitter to share the animated images of their deceased relatives.
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The comments came in the backdrop of WhatsApp’s revised privacy standards, the applicability of which were deferred on account of widespread backlash.
US states accuse Google of abusing its power, mulling antitrust suit: Report
Amazon, TripAdvisor, Yelp and other internet firms that involve recommending products or services have complained that Google favors its own offerings in general search results. The suit being prepared by states will argue that Google's search engine disadvantages rivals by design, according to Politico.
Kerala govt puts on hold Ordinance to curb abusive content
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said many people had raised apprehensions about the recent revision to the Kerala Police Act, 2011, after which the government decided to have a discussion on it in the assembly before implementing it. The about-turn came after the CM spoke with members of the CPI(M) state secretariat and the Left Democratic Front (LDF), said people aware of the matter.
Turkey fines Google for abusing market dominance
In a statement released Friday, the Competition Authority said Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc had made it difficult for companies to show up in searches if they did not generate advertisement revenue for Google.
CCI dismisses case of abuse of dominance against Amazon
According to the order, BHPC, the informant, claimed that Amazon Sellers Service, through its dominance of the online fashion retail space and together with its affiliates Amazon Exports Sales and Couldtail India, created unfair market conditions and barriers to entry to the relevant market in India.
A fix for online child porn problem
A Rajya Sabha panel headed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, wants firms to follow uniform benchmark practice in regulating, taking down content. The report comes at a time when the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is in final stages of notifying amendments to the intermediary guidelines of the IT Act intended to curb misinformation.


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Anonymous Takes Down FTC Websites
Hacktivist group Anonymous claimed it has broken into websites of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
The group said it attacked the FTC's consumer protection business center and the National Consumer Protection Week websites.Both of the sites were replaced with a violent German-language video that criticized the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
This agreement was signed by several countries, but its restrictions on online piracy have met criticism from hacktivists.
An FTC spokeswoman confirmed the attacks to the Associated Press (AP) on Friday morning, calling the acts malicious.
"The Bureau of Consumer Protection's Business Center website and the partnership site NCPW run by the Federal Trade Commission were hacked earlier today," the agency said in a statement.
"The FTC takes these malicious acts seriously. The sites have been taken down and will be brought back up when we're satisfied that any vulnerability has been addressed."
Anonymous said the motivation for the attack was the FTC's reluctance to block Google from altering its terms of service to allow it to combine user information from its multiple services.
It also said it was motivated by the agency's alleged inaction on Do Not Call requests made online.
The hacktivist took down servers belonging to at least seven domains, which are used for internal use.
This is the second attack on the FTC-owned site within a month. The group hacked OnguardOnline.com, which is owned by the FTC, on January 24.
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Most store shelves are still empty where the hand sanitizers should be.
So, many desperate people are turning to second hand online selling sites for what they hope will protect them against the Coronavirus.
I've been finding people on Craigslist and OfferUp selling hand sanitizer, toilet paper, cleansers that are sold out in stores, for much more online.
Some call it gouging when prices are 10 times the regular price.
But I'm noticing a difference in what's being sold.
Sanitizer dispenser and refills are being sold, like those you'd see on walls at workplaces and businesses designed to protect you.
Andrew had a 33-ounce container of hand cleanser refill on sale for $35.
I met with him as a buyer.
Andrew says he has a lung condition that prevents him from work.
I told him it looked like a dispenser refill and asked if he took the refills from a business.
Andrew said no and that he found four refills that were something his father had from years ago.
He says "I need to have money right now. It's the only way I can make money. I'm not trying to gouge anybody. I believe it's the regular price."
After talking, Andrew decided to give the cleanser way.
In an email, he says he's "donating the last three to an elder community."
He says "helping others for free is the right thing to do at a time like this."
But that's where this story takes a turn.
Andrew did donate to Maryland Gardens Assisted Living in Phoenix.
And they were ready to use it, until they took a closer look.
The facility sent me pictures of the sanitizer, and at the top, you can barely see a faded expiration date. It's dated 2011 -- 9 years ago.
The Food and Drug administration requires hand sanitizers have an expiration date.
The Centers for Disease Control recommends 60-70% alcohol to be effective.
Online, the Hillyard-made product Andrew was selling shows that it is alcohol based.
But alcohol evaporates if it's not contained.
And nine years in an open refill bag, stored who-knows-where -- you have to wonder if it can prevent anything except you staying safe.
Hillyard did not respond to my questions about effectiveness over time.
But bottom line, know what is in your cleanser and sanitizer.
Read expiration dates and be careful of whatever you buy second-hand.
In some cases, sellers could be take your money and just give false hope, leaving you unprotected.


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Rumor: Apple Will Restrict Non-Certified USB-C Accessories on iPhone
A new rumor claims Apple's "Made for iPhone" program will remain in place to certify USB accessories.
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A well-respected Apple analyst is predicting that two major Apple devices will adopt USB-C charging next year.
EU Will Require New Phones to Have USB-C by Late 2024
The move is meant to help reduce e-waste and simplify consumers' lives.
How USB Charging Works, or How to Avoid Blowing Up Your Phone
If you take a phone that came with a 900mA wall charger and plug it into a 2,100mA iPad charger, will it explode?
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An Engineering Student Has Created a Makeshift USB-C iPhone
Between this and the European Commission's recent decision regarding USB-C ports, Apple's going to run out of excuses not to make the switch.


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Fall artisan fairs and art shows planned for Item towns this fall
Several artisan fairs and art shows are set in the region this fall:
Lancaster presents 'The Beauty Around Us'
LANCASTER - The Lancaster Community Center and the Lancaster Cultural Council have secured a grant from the Mass. Cultural Council to host an art exhibit showcasing area artists and bring awareness to the community about the rich culture of art in the region.
This open, juried exhibition will celebrate the theme “The Beauty Around Us.” It will be held at the Lancaster Town Hall from Nov. 12 through Nov. 21.
Opening reception is Friday, Nov. 12, 6 p.m. Many mediums, and price ranges. If you are attending the reception, leave a message at (978) 733-4076
Assabet Craft Fair
MARLBOROUGH - The fifth annual Assabet Valley High School indoor craft fair is Saturday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission is free; in addition to a variety of vendors and crafters, there will be food concessions and raffles.Search Assets
The fair supports the Assabet Valley chapter of SkillsUSA.
The school, which includes students from Clinton and Berlin, is located at 215 Fitchburg St., Marlborough.
Friends of Conant Arts & Crafts Show Nov. 20
STERLING - The annual Friends of the Conant Public Library Arts & Crafts Show will be held Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First Church, 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road, in Sterling center. Masks will be required.
Holiday and gift items will fill the main hall of the First Church. Look for signs in the main hall for directions to two additional rooms.
All the items at this juried fair are handmade by local craftspeople and artists. The unique offerings include photography, ornaments, wood products, jewelry, painted bottles with lights, hand-sewn bags, knitted accessories and teddy bears, children’s items, succulent dish gardens, caned chairs, note cards, beeswax candles, alpaca products, aromatherapy pillows, wood signs, jams and jellies, hand-painted slate and tiles, soaps and creams, herbal products, home decor, hair accessories, wind chimes, floral arrangements, homemade dog cookies, scarves, aprons, handwoven baskets, pottery, terrariums, handmade wreaths, metal art, felted trees, and scratchboard art.
Wrapped cheese, cookies, bars, and tea breads will also be offered for sale.
The $2 admission will support programs at the Conant Public Library. For information about the Friends of the Library or the craft fair, send an email to email@example.com, search on Facebook for Friends of the Conant Public Library Arts & Crafts Show, or visit sterlinglibrary.org, click on About the Library, then Friends of the Library.
Holiday Village Bazaar at First Parish of Bolton
BOLTON - The First Parish of Bolton will hold its Holiday Village Bazaar, as a hybrid (virtual and in person). In person is Saturday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; masks required. Nana's Attic and raffle baskets plus crafts from local artisans will be featured. Food only available virtually, purchased online by Sunday, Nov. 14, and picked up in the church's back parking lot Saturday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Order pies (including apple, pumpkin and Dutch apple) along with apple dumplings, homemade baked goods, fudge, soups, chili, ordered at www.signupgenius.com/go/9040b4ba9ab23a5fe3-2021.
For information, leave a message at the church office (978) 779-6427.
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It may not be the first time processors have brought Canadian potatoes across the international boundary line for processing but this time it sure has the Pacific Northwest industry upset.
McCain Foods-USA admitted it is bringing in five days worth of production from Coaldale, AB, to its processing plant in Othello, WA.
“It is a measure to balance both location’s raw product requirements,” McCain’s statement read.
McCain does not plan to bring additional potatoes in to the United States in 2003. McCain points out that Lamb-Weston, an ConAgra-owned corporation, has brought potatoes to its Columbia Basin, WA, location over the last two years.
“It seems to me Canada is two-faced about this. When they ran short a year ago, Manitoba blocked the shipment of Washington potatoes into Alberta, quoting some provincial law that they must utilize Canadian potatoes before bringing in imported potatoes,” Keith Esplin, executive director of the Potato Growers of Idaho, said.
“Now we hear they are bringing in 9,000 tons to Othello when their Alberta plant is only running four days a week. It makes you wonder if they are doing this to keep from paying our prices and to break our market,” Esplin continued.


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TULSA, Okla. — QuikTrip Corp. (QT) is making inroads to a new Texas market.
The Tulsa-based convenience store chain has two locations under construction in Laredo, which are expected to open during February and March 2024, respectively. Both sites will be a part of QT’s Remote travel center network, LMT Online reported.
One of the new travel centers in Laredo is located at 14025 FM 1472 near the World Trade Bridge and the Colombia Solidarity Bridge, while the other station is located at 4901 E. Saunders Street near the Bob Bullock Loop.
[Read more: PHOTO GALLERY: Inside QuikTrip’s New Remote Travel Centers]
According to QT Corporate Communication Manager Aisha Jefferson-Smith, the retailer’s successful expansion into the Austin-San Antonio market in 2018 prompted the company to look at opportunities in other areas of Texas. "The success of the expansion plans in that downtown market led us to look for an opportunity to be part of the Laredo community approximately two years ago," she explained.
The QT travel center set to open at 14025 FM 1472 will be approximately 8,000 square feet, while the location at Saunders Street is approximately 7,000 square feet. Each site will be able to service 16 cars for gas and 10 diesel bays for trucks.
Additionally, both will be equipped with an expanded QT Kitchens concept offering food and drink items made fresh to order, the news outlet reported.
QT opened its first remote travel center in Texas in the city of Bellmead last year. As Convenience Store News previously reported, the chain’s remote travel center store model was created specifically for highly traveled areas of the country that are also within a reasonable proximity to a QT Distribution Center for access to fresh food.
Tulsa-based QuikTrip is a privately held company. Founded in 1958, QuikTrip has grown to a more than $11 billion company with 1,000 convenience stores in 17 states. The c-store operator also opened its first locations in Colorado and Mississippi within the last year and has plans to enter Chicago with at least three stores in the metropolitan area.


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During Victoria’s stage three and four restrictions, Emma & Tom’s has developed and released its new Kick Starter Juice, which feature probiotics and prebiotics in every serve.
The 350ml juice has the added probiotic Lactobacillus casei, prebiotic Acacia Fibre and Chicory Fibre.
Co-founder and CEO Emma Walsh said the team felt it was important to create a juice that not only taste like an iconic Emma & Tom’s juice but was also functional in supporting good digestion, immunity, and a thriving gut microbiome.
“It is becoming very clear that what we eat has an enormous impact on the health of our microbiome and that in turn has a big impact on our own health, both physical and mental,” said Walsh.
“In the midst of a pandemic we needed to adapt quickly, I’m extremely proud of the team and their resilience to developing what we feel is the most exciting and delicious juice, all through virtual meetings and focus groups.”
The Kick Starter Juice includes cloudy apple juice, Valencia orange juice, pineapple juice, banana puree, blueberry puree and passionfruit pulp.
It is now available to order online for contactless delivery, and also at selected cages, restaurants and independent supermarkets across Australia.


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Men in the ecommerce industry are earning 26% more than women, according to new research.
The findings from ecommerce and digital recruitment agency, Cranberry Panda, has revealed that the average salary for men per annum sits at £60,606, while women earn an average of £46,564.
A survey was conducted with males and female employees across the UK’s ecommerce and retail industry, including assistants, directors, vice presidents, owners and partners.
Conducted to reveal ecommerce industry salary trends and main challenges, the survey revealed disparity in gender, and in roles, with the most significant pay gap discovered at board level, where men earn an average of 36% more than women.
Key findings from the survey include:
- 57% of men on average earn over £45,000 compared to 39% of women.
- Staff retention (48%) and recruitment (42%) were identified as the main industry concerns.
- Of those who are paid overtime, 68% were male and 32% female.
- London is the UK’s hub for ecommerce jobs with 62.1% of respondents working in the capital.
- A third (33%) of all respondents worked in a company with over 1000 employees. 58% of these respondents work in ecommerce teams of between one and 50.
Jonathan Hall, founder and CEO of cranberry panda, said: “The gender pay gap has certainly been very topical of late, in all sectors. We expected to see some evidence of a pay gap across the ecommerce industry, however we didn’t expect to find such disparity in salary.
“The salary gap across different levels of seniority within the ecommerce industry shows just how prominent this issue is.”


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This September 9, 2015 was suppose to be one of the biggest Apple Event, with bigger venue and bigger promise. And it was a disappointment, people are kind of over joyed. Take a look at our quick coverage on all updates of today.
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Cyber Berkut, a group of hacktivists based in Ukraine, has claimed responsibility for taking down several NATO sites recently. The group apparently did this as a retaliation to NATO’s intents of bringing Ukraine into its fold.
Online privacy has been back in the headlines after a recent revelation that NSA posed as Facebook to infect users’ computers. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, recently called President Barack Obama to ‘express frustration’ over the whole fiasco.
Wi-Fi connections, especially those on public networks, are a weak security spot. A group of British researchers has now created a virus that can proliferate through Wi-Fi networks much like a common airborne virus spreads rapidly.
Citizen Lab recently published a damning report, citing that the spyware by Hacking Team is being used by a number of oppressive regimes around the globe. The surveillance-technology company has now denied this.
Apple recently dished out the iOS 7.0.2 update which, among other things, patched a security flaw in the mobile OS. Now, the company has confirmed that OS X contains a similar flaw and that a patch is coming very soon.
CAPTCHA has successfully warded off spam on all sorts of online sites and forums for quite some time. The verification method has been relevant for a surprisingly long time but a new algorithm may finally render it useless.
Wireless routers have become a fairly common accessory for users at home and at office both. But if you have a Linksys router at either of the two places, you may be in trouble. A malware is currently targeting specific Linksys models.
Stack Overflow is a coding-related website that has become an essential tool for programmers around the globe. The site went down for an hour today due to a DDoS attack, leading to a frenzy of panicked social media updates from programmers.
Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) seems ceaselessly adamant on hacking on Western media organization after another. After its recent attacks at Microsoft and Skype, the hacktivist group recently broke into Forbes’ site and made away with user data.
It has become somewhat of a routine to come across at least one high-profile hacking incident every month or so. This time it’s KickStarter which was recently breached by hackers who were then able to steal the data of an unknown number of customers.
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The city of Prato, Italy, has been recycling wool at an industrial scale for two hundred years, and it’s paid off: the $2 billion (£1.5bn) industry employs 40,000 people. Garments are hand-sorted – unfashionable colours are set aside until trendy again – and shredded like paper. Globally, 100 million tonnes of textiles are trashed annually, with just one per cent recycled – of that, 15 per cent happens in Prato. Britons are among the worst for fashion waste, says Velenturf. “We buy double that of our European neighbours,” she says. “The average garment gets worn just ten times.”
Entocycle, Luca Locatelli
Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture, with food production causing a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions and livestock numbers outweighing wild mammals 15 to one – we need to eat something else. Entocycle has a suggestion: insects. In this breeding room, the impact of different light spectrums on the creatures is tested. “They address another huge issue the planet is facing, which is food waste,” says Jude Bliss, head of marketing at Entocycle. “The black soldier fly larvae feed on food – pretty much any dead organic matter – that would otherwise be thrown away.”
Amager Bakke, Luca Locatelli
Amager Bakke is normally seen from the outside – even the Queen of Denmark gets to admire this waste-to-energy plant from her window. Located in the centre of Copenhagen, it was designed by architect Bjarke Ingels as a public space, with a ski slope and hiking trails on the roof (handy, as Denmark has no mountains). The plant burns 70 tonnes of waste an hour in two furnaces that reach 1,000°C, powering generators and warming local homes. The ensuing flue gases are cleaned via a series of filters, with nitrogen oxide further broken down into non-toxic nitrogen and water.
ORF Genetics, Luca Locatelli
This greenhouse, set in the Reykjanes lava fields in Iceland, is growing 130,000 bioengineered barley plants – but they aren’t destined for making bread or beer. Instead, all of this carefully grown vegetation is harvested for a plant-based replica of a human and animal protein called epidermal growth factor (EGF) – a highly prized ingredient used in anti-ageing skincare products. ORF Genetics powers the greenhouse with sustainable energy from the nearby Svartsengi geothermal power station, giving the year-round planting a negative CO2 footprint.
CLEARAS, Luca Locatelli
Almost 80 per cent of wastewater is discarded into waterways, where its high levels of nutrients spark algae blooms that can damage ecosystems. In the US alone, more than 14,000 water bodies are considered low quality. CLEARAS uses algae as the solution to this, mixing it in a bioreactor with wastewater to consume phosphorus, ammonia and other materials. This leaves behind clean, oxygenated water and dried-out algae that is reused or sold for industrial use. The Roberts, Wisconsin, facility treats 820,000 litres per day, producing 180kg of algae biomaterial.
Hellisheidi Power Station, Luca Locatelli
Hellisheidi Power Station
Atop the Hengill volcano, Hellisheiði Power Station is Iceland’s largest geothermal plant, producing 303MW of energy and 650 litres of hot water every second. Over 100 wells, thousands of metres deep, capture steam from magma-heated groundwater to power seven turbines, while 300°C fluid is used to heat freshwater sent to Reykjavik via a 26km pipeline. Any hydrogen sulphide and CO2 is reinjected into the ground; minerals from the steam are used industrially.
Ecovative Design, Luca Locatelli
Each year, 174kg of packaging waste is created per person, according to EU statistics – a figure that’s steadily increasing as our online shopping rises. Ecovative grows an alternative to packaging materials such as polystyrene and plastic or foam padding – by cultivating mushrooms. Agricultural waste, such as cotton hulls, can be used as feed for fungal mycelium. As this mycelium develops and breaks down the waste, its shape can be moulded to specific products and shapes. The used packaging, unlike the typical non-recyclable kind, can be composted at home. But Velenturf warns that, in general, “letting nature do the work for us” can have unexpected costs, for example in water use. “The only way to have a chance of becoming sustainable is by reducing average consumption per person,” she says.


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Kings’ Cup Cocktail Competition toasts Lei Day celebration
Kings’ Shops joined the second annual Waikoloa Lei Day Festival on April 30 in celebration of the art and history of lei-making in Hawai‘i.
Festivities took place all day throughout the resort area, including Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, and Queens’ Marketplace, in addition to Kings’ Shops. Visitors enjoyed free lei-making workshops all day, a farmers market, food booths, giveaways, and a full schedule of hula performances and live music.
A highlight of the day was the first-ever Kings’ Cup Cocktail Competition, sponsored by
Kuleana Rum Works, a Hawai‘i Island grower, distiller and blender. Bartenders Stephen
Lopez and Daniel Wadsworth from Lava Lava Beach Club clinched the title and set the bar
high for next year. Contestants from 14 different bars and restaurants mixed, muddled,
swizzled, shook and stirred creative concoctions for an enthusiastic crowd.
Teams of two competed in a Speed round and a Presentation round, featuring cocktails made
with Kuleana Rum. Judges and spectators had the opportunity to sample the specialty cocktails and vote on their favorite. Lopez and Wadsworth created their cocktail with
Kuleana’s Hōkūlei Agricole, a 92-proof, aged sipping rum.
“I was not a judge, but I loved that they used Hōkūlei Agricole,” said Kuleana Rum’s Regional
Sales Manager, Art Deakins. He said that consistency was a big part of the competition. “The
idea was not just to put on a big show; see who could outdo who, and never make that drink
again. Our hope was that that they would create rum cocktail they were proud of and actually
make and serve it at their bar.”
The idea for Kings’ Cup started coming together in late March. “Kings’ Shops reached out,”
said Deakins. “And I just had to say yes.” He had attended and competed in the World Mai Tai
Contest at Royal Kona Resort, and he and his partners had been talking about trying
something similar with their Kuleana rums.
“We’re thrilled with the success of the Kings’ Cup,” said Cheryl Beckley, Marketing and Local
Leasing Manager for the shopping center. “It was a great part of the Waikoloa Lei Day
Festival, and a fun way to toast the occasion. Our thanks to the many visitors, residents,
competitors, entertainers, lei makers and others who joined us. We hope to see everyone


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Show for West Midlands black business community
The first Birmingham Black Business Show is taking place on Saturday, June 17.
The event at the National Exhibition Centre is being organised by UK Black Business Show.
It will focus on building a sustainable black business community for the West Midlands.
Chief executive Raphael Sofoluke said: "This year's line-up is a testament to the remarkable talent within the local black business community.
"We have curated sessions that will empower and inspire, providing invaluable opportunities for growth and networking."
One of the highlights will be In Conversation With Sir Trevor Mcdonald on the main stag.
The renowned broadcaster will be asked about his rise to becoming a leading figure in the media industry.
Tickets start at £30 and can be purchased online at birminghamblackbusinessshow.co.uk


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THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA
THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Blockbuster Widens Talks With Agencies
By STUART ELLIOTT
Published: August 11, 1993
Blockbuster Entertainment says the informal meetings it has held with agencies on the estimated $8 million account of its new Blockbuster Music chain have now expanded to include its entire estimated $100 million account.
"While the talks had centered around the music business, we are also opening up our perspective on the entire brand," Brian Woods, the vice president of national marketing for Blockbuster in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said on Monday, confirming reports this week in Advertising Age and Adweek.
Mr. Woods said the discussions include Bernstein-Rein, the Kansas City, Mo., agency that handles the estimated $40 million Blockbuster Video account, and five "global agencies known for positioning brands as icons." He identified three agencies: the Leo Burnett Company of Chicago, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles of St. Louis and Lintas New York. Advertising Age also listed Ayer Inc. of New York and Hal Riney & Partners of San Francisco.


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Poultry industry at odds over big increase in chicken import tariffs
Reactions have been mixed over the government’s huge increase in poultry import tariffs that were published in the Government Gazette on Friday 13 March 2020. Some say they will have a negative impact on cash-strapped consumers and emerging black importers, while others believe it will boost the local economy and create jobs.
Government’s new chicken regulations mean the import tariffs will be increased to 62% from 37% on frozen bone-in chicken portions (a 25% increase), and to 42% from 12% (a 30% increase) on frozen boneless portions.
The Emerging Black Importers and Exporters Association of South Africa (Ebiesa) says the 25% increase in the tariff on frozen bone-in chicken portions will translate to consumers as follows:
Unati Speirs, the chairperson of Ebiesa, says:
“The country is officially in recession, and consumers and small business owners need all the help they can get. Why ramp up the tariff so substantially? The evidence is clear – these tariff increases will lead to price increases for consumers.
“It will further damage the growth of many black poultry importers who are trying to build businesses, who already operate at a disadvantage, both to the large poultry importers and the local poultry industry.
“Many of these businesses are already marginal, and this is likely to mean some of our members simply have to shut up shop, depriving people of jobs and an income.”
Ebiesa represents the interests of emerging black importers of chicken to South Africa. These are small South African businesses that each sustain between three and five employees and provide quality poultry to mainly the second economy.
Furthermore, Speirs says that South African producers are only geared to cover 70% of local demand, with imports bridging the 30% gap.
“Chicken is the largest and most affordable source of protein in South Africa, but local producers have not expanded production, despite the fact the tariffs have been in place for some time.
“Instead of investing in local production, the poultry industry just asks for more protection,” she adds.
This is the seventh time since 2011 that the local industry has applied for protection. In 2013, import tariffs on whole chicken increased from 27% to 82%, frozen bone-in chicken increased from 18% to 37% and frozen boneless cuts from 5% to 12%.
Charges are based on recommendations from the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itacsa).
At the South Africa Investment Conference in November last year, the poultry industry, represented by the South African Poultry Association (Sapa), agreed to invest R7-billion over a period of time, as part of its commitment to the poultry master plan.
Speirs says, “We are unsurprised to see that even before that investment begins, the local industry has consumers paying for its own inefficiencies.
“Certainly, we are pleased there is now a master plan for the poultry industry, to address the many structural challenges and other problems facing the local chicken industry, which include a failure to transform, an inability to grow to meet local demand, and the failure to develop a poultry export programme.
“But increasing the existing tariffs on imports is not going to fix the real sources of the local industry’s problems, which include operational inefficiency, a lack of innovation and a reluctance to transform.”
Francois Baird, the founder of the FairPlay Movement, says the new chicken tariffs will be a test of the industry master plan.
The FairPlay Movement is a not-for-profit trade organisation whose goal is to end predatory trade practices between countries.
“The higher tariffs on predatory chicken imports from Brazil may well reduce importers’ profits, but whether or not they will stem the tide of predatory trade and dumped chicken swamping South African shores remains to be seen,” says Baird.
He says that one of the industry master plan’s objectives was to “contain” imports so that the industry could recover, grow and create jobs. Whether the new tariffs do so remains to be seen.
“To succeed, these new tariffs on chicken imported from Brazil as well as earlier higher duties on chicken imports from the EU must prove to be sufficient to halt the surge of predatory imports and prevent further job losses, mostly in impoverished rural areas.”
FairPlay hopes this will be the case, but a steady rise in dumped EU imports after the lifting of bird flu bans suggests further action will be necessary.
Chicken imports doubled between 2010 and 2018, discouraging investment in expansion and job creation. Because protection has been inadequate, most of the increase in demand for chicken in recent years has been gobbled up by predatory imports at the expense of small-scale farmers and their workers, Baird says.
He says real protection for the SA industry, and a spur to job creation would be to limit imports to 10% of local sales. Restrictions in the EU have kept chicken imports in that region to around 7%, so a sharp cutback here would be possible.
“It is therefore a pity that Itacsa and the DTIC did not grant the full 82% tariff increases that some experts and the SA poultry industry believe are necessary to protect the local market from the damaging impact of Brazilian chicken imports.
“Concerted action is needed against both Brazil and the EU in order to halt and then reverse the importers’ steady and concerted takeover of our local chicken market through predatory trade practices.”
Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel agreed to the new levies late last year and Bloomberg reported that Izaak Breitenbach, general manager of the South African Poultry Association said the industry body had applied for increased tariffs on Brazil and the EU to counter a flood of shipments sometimes under-priced to dodge import duties, resulting in annual losses of R6.5-billion for the SA industry.
“The poultry industry is in distress not because it isn’t producing well,” Breitenbach said.
“It is competitive but needs to compete with unfair trade from other countries.”
Baird said, “Imagine the local economic impact if the R6-billion that was paid last year to foreign producers of imported chicken had instead been spent on local production and local grain, all of which would have generated local tax revenue and, significantly, local jobs in rural areas where they are most needed.”
Both the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) and the South African National Consumer Union side with Ebiesa. They have warned the government in the past against increasing tariffs for imported chicken products, saying such an increase would see prices skyrocket and jobs plucked from the meat industry.
They claim that imports serve a fundamentally different part of the market and that the entire output of the local product is used primarily by the fast-food market. They are of the view that imports are used as a scapegoat for other issues affecting the local poultry industry.
It has become all too clear that the jury around a tariff adjustment decision is split, either regarding it as not fit for purpose or else not properly understood. But perhaps the discord is simply a teething problem in implementing the master plan.
Most of the measures set out in the master plan are due to be completed by mid-2020, with a list of important deadlines to be met by the end of this month. These include important food safety measures – a review of regulations to prevent the thawing and refreezing of imported chicken portions because of health risks, and a review of packaging and traceability regulations to ensure that all imports can be traced, and that producers meet required standards. BM
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We know that the automotive industry has been facing challenges in the past 3-6 months. One of the factors was the switch to the BS6 emission norms that were going to kick in from April 1. Companies have been busy getting ready for new norms by introducing new engines, dropping diesel engines and reducing the production of BS4 cars to clear the inventory.
And now the industry has been hit the coronavirus pandemic that has led to lock down. Economic uncertainty will further dent sales even once the lockdown is over. Kickstarting auto sales would require something special, that is, really big discounts.
The big question: What happens to the BSIV Inventory
While car makers had cleared most of their BSIV inventory—some had even stopped production well in advance—the fact that the country went into Janata curfew and subsequently complete lockdown in March itself means there would be some inventory lying with dealers. As per the law, they really can’t sell it anymore as new BSIV cars cannot be registered post April 1, 2020. But there is chance that the government might give a small window to clear those stocks. Should that happen, the discounts will be huge.
The BSVI Stock
Dealers had been building BSIV inventory in anticipation of demand upswing. But the lockdown crashed the anticipated party. So, they will now have to move that stock quickly. They also have rents and other expenses to cover which they need sales. How do drive ‘quick sales’? The answer is obvious: discounts.
Kickstarting the Economy
Businesses have to come to halt and all industries including automobile are hurting. The trouble is that unlike a soap or an oil, a car in most cases is not a necessary purchase. It can always be pushed forward in times of uncertainty. Reversing this ‘mindset’ would require deep interventions from the government [in form tax reductions, other incentives] and companies would have to pass on those benefits to consumers to jumpstart sales and inject momentum. And that once again would mean discounts.
What about Luxury brands
Well, luxury cars are even less of a necessity. Those who buy them already have good cars. Most new luxury cars are bought so that you are not ‘seen’ driving a dated model in your social circle. But that social circle too has been shaken—many are businessmen and women and their business are under serious stress. The conversation is unlikely to shift to ‘latest cars’ any time soon.
But that is only part of the problem. Luxury car makers have a significant inventory of cars that have seen newer versions launched globally—think Mercedes GLS, Audi Q7 etc. Buyers, whenever they are back shopping, are not going to be too excited about putting big money into dated cars. Unless, they get a very good deal. In other words, big discounts and innovative financing schemes.
This is the right time for the those of you who were saving money, waiting for a great deal on cars. Just hold on a little bit more, wait for the pandemic to get over and for the economy starts recovering again. That should be the time when the dealerships start offering big discounts and offers.


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Aug. 2, 2011 at 4:46 PM ET
It may cost a bundle to fly to Japan, but it's the cheapest place to have a smartphone with a data plan, while the U.S. ranks highest in mobile Internet costs per month.
Android Tablet Fanatic created an infographic that shows U.S. users pay more than $40 a month for 2GB of data (the going threshold for new capped data plans). On the other end of the scale, Japanese mobile phone callers pay just a touch over $10 a month for the same plan. Both were priced at 4G LTE speeds (Verizon for the U.S. high point.)
Verizon's rates spiked the U.S. tothe most expensive, but the current plans on its website show a price of $30 for 2GB, on both smartphones and mobile broadband devices like tablets. At $30, the U.S. would be more in line with the middle of the pack, with China — if Verizon was its only carrier. But others can be interpreted as being over the $40 marker, such as T-Mobile's Unlimited Plus Value Plan for families, with an entry point of $39.99 per line for two lines of 1,000 minutes, unlimited text and data (2GB of high-speed, then throttled down over that).
The "best value for heavy data users" (aka data hogs) can be found in South Korea, Japan and Finland. The four cheapest countries also are operating at 4G speeds and include three of the "fastest mobile operators on Earth": Sweden, South Korea and Japan.
The infographic also shows page views per tablet device (Android vs. iPad). Android users had about twice as many page views on mobile networks than their Apple counterparts.


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Blog: Dean Foods completes sale of Morningstar Foods division
Michelle Russell | 4 January 2013
US dairy giant Dean Foods yesterday (3 January) confirmed the completion of the sale of its Morningstar Foods division to Saputo, a deal valued at US$1.45bn.
The acquisition by Saputo, which had been rumoured in November before being confirmed last month, will realise around $887m in proceeds for Dean Foods, which the company has said it will use to pay down debt and increase its financial flexibility.
The company had said it was considering the sale of the business, a producer of creams and cultured dairy products for foodservice and own-label firms, back in September. The unit was rumoured at the time to have mostly attracted interest from private-equity firms.
The news follows Dean Foods move to spin off part of its WhiteWave-Alpro business, a unit that manufactures brands including Alpro and Silk soy milk. The company had planned to raise up to $320m from the IPO, which was announced in August, but shares slid on their debut on the New York stock exchange in October.
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Hillary Clinton unveiled her strategy to rein in the high cost of prescription medication this week and revealed that one of her policy initiatives will be to increase Food and Drug Administration funding necessary to more quickly approve generic medications.
If Clinton eventually lands in the White House and makes good on her promise, then some of healthcare's biggest winners could be generic drugmakers including Mylan NV (MYL), Novartis (NVS 0.23%), and Pfizer (PFE -5.12%).
First, a bit of background
When drugs are approved in America, they hit the market with protection provided by both patents granted by the U.S. Patent Office, which last 20 years, and exclusivity periods granted by the FDA that vary depending on the drug and the addressable patient population.
Generally, patents offer the longest market insulation for drug developers; however, when patents end, generic manufacturers can file abbreviated new drug applications for their own versions.
In the case of small molecule drugs that are made with chemicals, the generic versions are identical to the branded drug. In the case of biologics that are more complex and created in living cells, the generic versions, known as biosimilars, aren't identical but are similar enough to deliver the same efficacy and safety.
Mylan and Novartis, through its Sandoz unit, are big players in generic small molecule drug market and Mylan, Novartis, and Pfizer, through its recently acquired Hospira unit, are all angling to be leaders in the fast-growing biosimilars market.
A big opportunity, but roadblocks remain
A boom of small molecule drug development in the '90s and early led to a massive wave of patent expirations over the past five years that is commonly referred to as the "patent cliff."
The patent cliff's peak was 2012, during which $53 billion in brand-name drugs lost their patent protection, but patent expirations continue to total in the tens of billions annually, including $44 billion in 2015.
As patents have expired, generic drugmakers have seen their sales skyrocket. For instance, Mylan NV has seen its annual sales climb to $7.7 billion from less than $1.5 billion a decade ago and Novartis has similarly enjoyed robust growth thanks to Sandoz, which contributed $4.5 billion to Novartis' top line through the first two quarters of 2015.
Clearly, the revenue growth associated with small molecule drug-patent expirations has been a bonanza for generic drugmakers, but an even bigger opportunity may be coming in biosimilars.
An astonishing $100 billion of biologics revenue will lose patent protection in the next five years, including more than $50 billion in revenue generated in America, and because biosimilars could deliver billions in additional sales to generic drugmakers, companies are flocking to develop them, including Pfizer, which spent $17 billion buying biosimilars leader Hospira earlier this year.
Although the opportunity for generic drugmakers is big, there's a major obstacle that needs to be overcome for them to maximize sales, and correspondingly reduce healthcare spending.
According to the Healthcare Supply Chain Association, the time it takes the FDA to review an application for approval of a generic medicine has increased to 42 months from 31 months in 2012 and that's leading to fewer generic drug applications being approved every year. That delay in approval time is the result of an increasing number of small molecule drug applications being filed as a result of the patent cliff and a lack of additional funding.
Unless the FDA's generic backlog can be cleared, the upcoming wave of biologic patent expirations will compound the problem, leading to potential delays in the availability of them, too.
That would be a shame because biologics are among the most expensive medicines on the planet and, therefore, approvals of biosimilars will have a significant positive impact on global healthcare spending.
In 2013, the average biologic cost payers $45 per day, while the average small-molecule drug cost payers just $2 per day. That cost difference is likely far higher today following the launch of therapies for cancer and hepatitis C boasting sky-high price tags in the past year.
Because spending on specialty drugs accounts for 1% of prescriptions, but 31.8% of all drug spending, and biosimilars are expected to be priced at a 30% discount to their brand-name counterpart, pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts believes that if just 11 biosimilars to top-selling biologics get FDA approval, payers and patients could save as much as $250 billion through 2024.
As part of Hillary Clinton's plan to curb drug price cost increases, she plans to boost FDA funding to clear the generic drug backlog. If so, then Mylan, Novartis, and Pfizer will benefit from more drugs hitting the market more quickly than they are today.
In addition to funding, other initiatives that could help speed along approval times at the agency ought to be considered as well, including strategies that prioritize the approval of generic alternatives to medicines with the highest costs or the fastest-growing costs. Such a prioritization plan could save a substantial amount of money given that drugmakers typically hike their drug prices in the final years ahead of patent expiration.
Overall, because of the ongoing demand growth tied to a larger and longer living America, generic drugmakers like these three could be winners regardless of who becomes president.


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Paralympic torch at Sainsbury's Altrincham
12:00pm Sunday 2nd September 2012 in News
THE Paralympic torch will be at Sainsbury's Sale and Altrincham stores on September 3.
It will be in Sainsbury's Sale between 9am and 1pm and in the Altrincham store between 1.30pm and 4.30pm.
A member of the Paralympic events team will be holding the torch in the foyer of both supermarkets and customers and staff will be invited to hold the flame and take photographs.
The event is part of the national Paralympic Games Torch Tour.
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Amazon has signed a deal for 14 stand-up comedy specials in India which will feature some of India’s top comedians. The hour long specials, made in partnership with the country’s entertainment firm Only Much Louder, will begin streaming in May and will be available to viewers in India and also worldwide across 200 countries, says The Hollywood Reporter.
“We want to change the way customers consume entertainment by bringing this fantastic collection by OML’s best comedy talent to Prime members exclusively and on-demand,” Amazon Prime Video India director and country head Nitesh Kripalani said in a statement.
In related news, Variety reports that Amazon has also struck a content deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, which has agreed to license some 600 hours of library content covering factual and pre-school programming to Amazon Prime Video service in India.
“In the last year or so, we have seen digital consumption in India increase exponentially,” Myleeta Aga, senior vice president and general manager of India, BBC Worldwide, said in a statement.


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Members of the Rye Police Benevolant Association have spent weeks collecting toys and donating them to the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve this holiday season.
This is their sixth year running the drive, which is organized by officer Dave Casale, said Vice President of the Rye PBA Mike Kenny.
"Everyone chips in," Kenny said. The officers take turns loading their cars to drop the toys off at a collection point in Elmsford.
They have a large box set up in the front of the police station, where people have been dropping off new toys for the past several weeks. They had about five large boxes filled up by the middle of Decemeber, Casale said.
Did you run a holiday drive this year? Tell us about it in the comments.


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By Luke Bouma
March 31, 2017
First this week we learned that Comcast is planning to launch a live TV streaming service this year. Now it is reported that Verizon is also planning to launch a live TV streaming service this summer.
Bloomberg reported yesterday that Verizon Communications Inc. has been securing streaming rights from television network owners for a nationwide launch of a live online TV service, according to people familiar with the matter.
Verizon’s service is aimed to take on their main competitors Dish and AT&T with their Sling TV and DIRECTV NOW streaming service and even PlayStation Vue. The live, over-the-internet TV service would be a first for Verizon — separate from go90, a YouTube-like streaming-video service aimed at teens — and also independent of its FiOS home TV offer, accourding to Bloomberg’s sources.


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Is Crash Team Rumble coming to Xbox Game Pass?
Crash Bandicoot fans are gearing up for Crash Team Rumble – a new multiplayer game from Toys For Bob. It’s a slight deviation away from traditional Crash games, but Microsoft users are wanting to know if it’ll be on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
Since the service’s full rollout in 2017, Xbox Game Pass has attracted millions of users to its platform. The allure of many ‘free’ games is a tempting one, and this also includes day-one releases too. Most recently, the likes of Redfall and Minecraft Legends were perfect examples of this, and Crash Team Rumble has fans wondering about its possible too.
While not following in the same mold as the recent N.Sane Trilogy or Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Crash Team Rumble is still very much a Crash game.
We’ve already seen the likes of Crash, his sister Coco, and even arch-nemesis Dr. Neo Cortex will be playable. They’ll compete in high-octane online multiplayer action, and we’re here today to address the game’s Xbox Game Pass status.
Will Crash Team Rumble be on Xbox Game Pass?
As it stands, Crash Team Rumble will not be available on Xbox Game Pass. If users with an Xbox Series X|S or PC are wanting to experience the anarchy for themselves, they’ll have to acquire the game outright.
There are usually a couple of clear-cut indicators to determine if a game will be on Xbox Game Pass or not. Firstly, one of the game’s trailers would normally have emphasized this point, but this, so far, hasn’t been the case.
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Additionally, the game’s purchase page on the Xbox store doesn’t include a sticker to say that it will be arriving on Xbox Game Pass. All things considered, it’s fairly safe to assume that Crash Team Rumble is not Xbox Game Pass-bound anytime soon.
But, this doesn’t mean that things can’t change in the future. While not a day-one inclusion, Crash Team Rumble may always be added to Xbox Game Pass further down the line in an effort to widen the game’s player base.
If that does happen, we’ll be sure to let you know as soon as we can!
In the meantime, check out if Crash Team Rumble will be a free-to-play game, and also keep up to date with the latest on a Crash Bandicoot film.


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The Dutch are usually a pretty optimistic lot, especially compared to us Brits, and Netherlands-based retailer Ahold was suitably upbeat yesterday as it said there was no evidence of punters trading down. The Financial Times takes a look.
After Tesco today announced plans to relocate its banking operation to Edinburgh, which you can read about here, the Daily Mail reports that Tesco Personal Finance is cashing in on consumers’ distaste for the major banks with a surge in deposits.
Today’s health scare in the Mail is about fruit juice – it gives you liver failure, apparently.
Only marginally less alarmist is the paper’s report on Scottish plans to set minimum prices for booze to help curb excessive drinking. Could the legislation come to England next?


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Walmart CMO Stephen Quinn cites two examples that illustrate the challenges of staying relevant to a fast-changing customer base: The number of Walmart shoppers who come equipped with a mobile device of some sort to guide their quest to find value, and the surprising mix of economy and luxury autos in the store parking lot.
Customer-centricity has been a cornerstone of Walmart’s success; founder Sam Walton set that in stone from the get-go. But staying true to that mission is increasingly complicated in an environment that changes rapidly with economic forces, technological advances, and cultural shifts that affect the nature of customers’ relationships with brands and heightens their influence over them.
Quinn has been a key agent for shepherding the change agenda, ensuring the giant retailer anticipates trends and responds in a way that is relevant and continues to provide experiences that matter. Quinn recently sat down for a Prophet-sponsored “Power Break” on the transformation of marketing. Some highlights follow.
Making price heroic
That “frugal” culture that Walmart’s known for is part and parcel of its very purpose of saving people money so they can live better. “Bringing that purpose to life, everyday, in everything we do, is at the core of how we keep the customer at the center of our equation,” Quinn says.
“Delivering the experience consistent with our mission is all about making price heroic in the store,” he adds. And that notion has been the focal point of many of Walmart’s innovations – “creating demand, but also providing initiatives that are progressive to the notion that Walmart really does save people money.”
It’s led to some pretty revolutionary offers. Walmart’s Straight Talk and Family Mobile products can save its customers hundreds of dollars on their cellular plans. And, of course, its $4 generic prescriptions showed the kind of “eye-popping value we can provide by using our scale and thinking” Quinn added.
Digitally empowered customers
Technology has empowered customers to the extent that they often know more than Walmart itself does about products and prices, Quinn suggests. Technology – and increasingly mobile – is “changing the process by which people are shopping” and the retailer has moved aggressively to further enable that process at its stores. To that end, Walmart likes the idea of “apps, not ads.”
The digital era, Quinn explains, “is opening opportunities to provide true utility in some of the marketing we hand over to customers. The ability to shop a store better with the use of technology for grocery list making or budgeting tools gives them a real value add.”
On another front, its “SoLoMo” (social, local, and mobile) initiative led to last year’s launch of 3,500 Walmart Facebook pages. “Being locally relevant has always been the core of success in retailing, going back 100 years to the town general store whose owners knew what their customers wanted, liked, and would like to try,” says Quinn.
“Social is like the ultimate customization vehicle, giving us back the local relevance we had lost in trying to get scale and lower cost. It makes that era of 100 years ago really possible again.”
Connecting at a higher level
It’s not just Walmart’s everyday low pricing that’s important to customers. It’s how the retailer understands and shares their values at a higher level. It leads to things like the Family Moments campaign: a partnership with Procter and Gamble to produce family-friendly television movies. It also informs socially responsible activities: Walmart’s Fighting Hunger Together campaign supports a cause its customers have ranked as being especially important to them.
“We pay a lot of attention to what’s important to our customers, then making sure we deliver against that so we can better connect with their lives,” says Quinn. ”Eliminating hunger in America, for example, is important to our customers, so it’s important to us. And we feel we can do something about it.”
When Quinn looks at these and other aspects of marketing’s challenges at Walmart, he suggests the fundamentals are not likely to change: Getting close to your customers, really knowing what is going on in their lives, and the marketer’s skills at positioning products to meet their real needs will continue to be essential.
“It’s in how you find the answers and then deliver against them that’s changing at a just unbelievable pace,” he says.
And adjusting is how the change agents among us will earn their stripes.
I'm the chief growth officer at Prophet, where I've been a senior partner since 2000, helping clients as diverse as GE, Johnson & Johnson, Walgreens, State Farm and United Airlines win in the marketplace. I also spent 12 years at innovation/brand consultancy Kuczmarski &...MORE


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All in all, a product development focus that emphasizes specific groups of products and ingredients (which also happen to include many of today's popular superfoods
) -- paired with the right shopper education -- is probably the best path to success here.
But the natural-food industry does it, too--with superfoods
such as acai berries, goji berries, quinoa, and chia seeds.
You may have heard the term 'superfoods
' being bandied about and wondered if you should be packing your diet with them.
Julianne Ponan, director at Creative Nature says, "We are sure that Sarah's advice will encourage people to try our superfoods
and have a go at Trevor's recipes.
Gurpareet Bains, 32, has created a book of Indian Superfoods
that shows how Asian spices can help reduce the pounds - and add years to life expectancy.
To date, nearly 200 media outlets have included mushrooms on lists of "foods you should eat," or specifically as a "superfood
," For instance, the July issue of Health places mushrooms on its list of "3 new superfoods
for women," noting, "Eating mushrooms may be associated with reduced inflammation and a stronger immune response ...
As a result of the trend toward positive nutrition, superfoods
and drinks -- such as acai and goji berries -- are seeing a surge in demand.
Well, more precisely, super healthy pizza from SuperFoods
Partners LLC, San Diego, California, under the SuperFoodsRX brand.
"They're always looking for something to give them an edge, so they become perfect candidates for food companies to market superfoods
Pho 24, which serves rice noodles soup called 'pho' and other traditional Vietnamese dishes, is owned and operated by the SuperFoods
Group, JFC and Viet Thai International's 60-40 joint venture.
TWO OLLY GUMMY MULTVITAMINS: Oily Public Benefit Corp.'s OLLY brand has introduced two gummy multivitamins--a formula specifically for teenage girls and a superfoods
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July 29th, 2020
Earlier this month, Germany lost its position as the largest importer of medical cannabis in the world to Israel, however new data shows that medical cannabis imports are continuing to grow.
Since legalisation, German imports have increased in a turbulent growth pattern.In 2018, total German imports of medical cannabis flowers reached 3.1 tonnes, doubling in 2019 to over 6.7 tonnes. German imports of cannabis flowers in H1 2020 reached 4.1 tonnes showing a 63% increase compared to H1 2019, although no single quarter in 2020 has reached the peak of Q3 2019.
During this period, Germany requested an additional ton of medical cannabis exports from the Netherlands as the country was facing supply shortages and believed that the nation’s domestic production would not be available until early 2021, driving the drastic rise in imports.
The level of imports decreased by 43% in Q4 2019 as distributors were still drawing from the over-supplied imports the quarter before. Thus as supply started to dampen, German imports saw an increase of 16% in Q1 2020 and 32% in Q2 2020.
The spike in German imports correlates with the rise in patients and the inclusion of new exporters entering the market. Currently, the estimated number of registered patients using medicinal cannabis in Germany is around 60,000.
Patient numbers are set to increase as more doctors and pharmacies are seeking cannabis products as viable treatments for patients. Imports of extract-based products, which the data does not provide, are rising in parallel with flower imports, reflecting a growth in demand across the board for medicinal cannabis products.
This increase in demand for medicinal cannabis products has left the market with ongoing supply shortages leading government and health officials to seek alternative supply avenues. Until recently, Canada and the Netherlands were the only nations exporting medicinal cannabis products to Germany.
To eradicate its dependence on a small number of suppliers, the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) authorised flower imports from Portugal, Spain and Denmark. Currently, the German supply chain for medical cannabis flowers has become more reliable as products from at least 30 different cultivators are available on the market.
The future level of German cannabis flower imports is likely to fluctuate upwards as patient numbers increase. In the short-term due to COVID-19 measures, the domestic harvest in Germany is expected to be delayed, potentially causing instability in Germany’s supply chain.
In the long-run, imports of cannabis flower may be affected by consumer preferences towards cannabis oils and extracts as they become more available on the market. The emergence of domestic medical cannabis production, commencing Q4 2020, will also impact the level of imports as domestic production expects to grow 2.6 tonnes of pharmaceutical-quality cannabis flower per year over four years.
For more in-depth information, consumer data and strategic support, contact the Prohibition Partners consultancy team at email@example.com or download one of our industry-leading reports.


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EFI Set to Welcome Business Transformers to EFI Connect Next Week
FOSTER CITY, CA—April 5, 2012—EFI is in final preparation for the Connect users’ conference, taking place April 10-13 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Connect enables print industry leaders from around the world to attend educational sessions, test drive the latest EFI products, voice their opinions at user group meetings, discuss industry trends, and network with peers.
With more than 150 class sessions covering MIS/ERP, Web-to-Print systems, inkjet and label solutions, and Fiery technology, attendees will have access to the latest product training from company experts. They will be able to supplement the classroom learning with live demos in the lab area, where EFI will highlight its complete portfolio, including fully integrated, end-to-end workflows..
Leading industry partners will have their latest products on display. Ricoh is this year’s Platinum sponsor. Canon U.S.A., Kodak, Konica Minolta, SmartLinc and xpedx are Gold sponsors. Flexcon, Hybrid Software, Metamation, Metrix, MGI and Unisource are Bronze sponsors; and Honle UV America Inc. is a sponsor.
“We’re in final preparation for another great Connect event, and look forward to interacting with our customers, including an extra large group of international customers,” said Frank Mallozzi, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at EFI. “Attendees will be busy for three-plus days with high-caliber educational sessions, lively keynote speakers, hands-on demos and discussions, user group meetings, and more.”
This year’s event kicks off with an opening keynote by EFI CEO Guy Gecht at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, followed later at 5 p.m. by Shutterfly President and CEO Jeffrey Housenbold in a “fireside chat” with Gecht. On Wednesday morning, April 11, attendees will hear the “State of the APPS portfolio” address from Senior VP and GM Marc Olin. Later that day, Gecht will host a conversation with Robert Schlacter, vice president of copy and print operations and services at Staples.
For the full schedule and to register, visit www.efi.com/Connect.
EFI is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery digital print controllers and solutions; VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and business process automation software; and corporate printing solutions..


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Nissan has given the 2013 Nissan Leaf several updates for the 2013 model year, which includes some styling tweaks, a faster charger and more features. The best part is that the 2013 Leaf starts at $28,800, but the price drops to as low as $18,800 after the available federal tax credit and state rebates.
For the 2013 model year Nissan is offering a new cheaper S grade trim level, which starts a $28,800 making the Leaf the lowest priced five-passenger electric vehicle sold in the United States. The available $7,500 federal and $2,500 state tax credits drop the final price to $18,800. Nissan will also continue its lease offer for the 2013 LEAF, allowing consumers to lease the electric vehicle for as low as $199 per month for 36 months.
“With nearly 50,000 LEAFs on the road globally, we are the leaders in zero emissions vehicles and our class-leading product just got better,” said Billy Hayes, Global vice president of LEAF sales for Nissan. “From the very outset, Nissan has continuously advanced and refined the affordable zero emissions vehicle ownership experience. Now customers won’t have to pay a premium for owning a green car that’s really fun to drive, and that’s exciting.”
The 2013 Leaf is powered by a 80kW AC synchronous motor produced at Nissan’s Powertrain Assembly plant in Decherd, Tennessee. The 2013 Leaf’s output is 107 horsepower, with 187 lb-ft. of torque. A new 6.6 kW onboard charger cuts charging times in half and the Leaf is now available with 17-inch alloy wheels and leather appointed interior on SL models, available Around View Monitor and 7-speaker Bose energy efficient audio system.


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Evad3rs member pod2g has confirmed there will be no more jailbreaks for iOS 6. This means iPhone and iPad owners who would like to keep their devices jailbroken are stuck with iOS 6.1.2 until iOS 7 is released. This does not mean jailbreaking is dead like some Apple blogs are leading people to believe. Anyone who has previously jailbroken their device knows they will eventually get stuck using an older version of iOS. This is just how the process works.
Apple is expected to announce iOS 7 at its WWDC event sometime in June. While an official date has yet to be announced, some developers believe the event will be held on June 10-14th, based on a gap in in the Moscone Center calendar. It wouldn't make much sense for the evad3rs to jailbreak iOS 6.1.3 with the next big version looming right around the corner.
Unlike previous iOS releases, iOS 6 has been a tough nut to crack. However, pod2g has taken a break from developing apps to work on a solution with fellow iOS hacker planetbeing. This is great news since pod2g announced in September that he was not working on an iOS 6 jailbreak.
On Friday, planetbeing tweeted that the pair had made more progress:
Made some nice progress today with @pod2g. I think I'll try to reward myself with a nap. :)
— planetbeing (@planetbeing) January 19, 2013
Pod2g responded by announcing they had discovered two new vulnerabilities, but said they're still far away from a public release:
. @planetbeing oh yeah! 2 new vulnerabilities in a day, chance was with us. But we still miss that initial code execution for a public jb :/
— pod2g (@pod2g) January 19, 2013
JailBreakMe developer Comex (aka Nicholas Allegra) has parted ways with Apple after interning for the company for over a year. Comex tweeted the news on Friday: "So… no point in delaying. As of last week, after about a year, I’m no longer associated with Apple."
When asked why, Comex responded that he forgot to re-up with Apple by failing to reply to an email. Allegra also told Andy Greenberg of Forbes he does not plan to return to the jaibreaking community, and that his split from Apple did not end badly:
"When I asked Allegra what he plans to work on now, he said he’ll focus on his work at Brown, and doesn’t foresee working on new jailbreaking tools for iOS any time soon."
Absinthe co-creator pod2g dropped some disappointing news on the jailbreaking community on Tuesday. The iOS hacker announced he's not working on a jailbreak for iOS 6. Pod2g is mostly responsible for the last untethered jailbreak most jailbreakers are currently using today.
Pod2g's announcement doesn't mean a new jailbreak is not in the works. Another iOS hacker known as Chpwn, tweeted an image of a jailbroken iPhone 5 with Cydia installed over the weekend. This is a good sign that a public iOS 6 jailbreak could be available in a few months.
iPhone Dev Team member MuscleNerd has confirmed that an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 will be released this week. Over the weekend, pod2g tweeted that "something big" was going to happen at the Hack In The Box security conference in Amsterdam being held May 21 through May 25. He later added that a public release was only a few days away. On Monday, MuscleNerd released an iOS 5.1.1 "info sheet" that revealed how the iPhone 3GS and iPod 3G made the jailbreak cut.
The upcoming jailbreak will be released via multiple tools just like the iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak was (e.g. cinject, RedSn0w, and Absinthe). All current iOS devices will be supported except for AppleTV 3. For a complete list of supported devices click here. MuscleNerd's "info sheet" is posted below.
Pod2g is only a few days away from releasing the first untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1. The iOS hacker tweeted: "Thanks to awesome work of @planetbeing and @pimskeks, we're near ready for a release. Now it's a matter of days." Pod2g previously announced that "something big" was going to happen at the Hack In The Box security conference in Amsterdam.
Pod2g recently added the iPhone 3GS and iPod 3G to the list of supported devices. The AppleTV 3 is currently the only device that will not be supported. The Chronic Dev Team will release the jailbreak tool when it's ready for the public.
iOS developer pod2g is only a "couple of weeks" away from releasing his new jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1. He previously announced that he had successfully tested the jailbreak on the original iPad, iPad 2, new iPad, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Meaning that the iPod 3G, iPhone 3GS and ATV3 would not be supported. On Friday, pod2g announced that both the iPod 3G and iPhone 3GS will be compatible with the new jailbreak.
"Good news. We've found a way through for iPod 3G and iPhone 3Gs users. Upcoming jailbreak will be compatible."
There was also some confusion over what iPad models would be supported, but it seems safe to assume that the iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak will work with every version of the iPad. Pod2g hasn't officially tested the iPhone 3GS, or non-Wi-Fi iPads yet, but he has said that they "should work." Read on for his complete list of tested devices for the upcoming jailbreak.
Pod2g has confirmed that his newest jailbreak works with iOS 5.1.1. As you can see from the video posted below, pod2g has jailbroken an iPad 3 running iOS 5.1. On Friday, he tweeted that the same untethered jailbreak works with Apple's iOS 5.1.1. This means new iPad or iPhone owners with 5.1.1 pre-installed (or those who accidently updated) will be able to jailbreak their devices once it's released.
The latest untethered jailbreak should work on all iOS devices, including the new iPad and iPhone 4S. Pod2g has not given an ETA on a public release, but with all the progress the jailbreaking community has made recently it should be soon.
Apple released iOS 5.1.1 a few days after iOS developer pod2g announced that his jailbroken iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1 was untethered. Of course you will want to avoid the update if your device is currently jailbroken. For non-jailbreakers the update brings improved reliability for the HDR option when accessing the camera app, and a few bug fixes. Here is a complete list of changes:
Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut.
Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks.
Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances.
Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List.
Fixes an issue where ‘Unable to purchase’ alert could be displayed after successful purchase.
Corona developer pod2g tweeted a quick update about his iOS 5.1 jailbreaking progress. The iPhone developer wrote: "Heya! My iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1 is now untethered." In April, pod2g announced that he had acquired all the exploits required to complete a new jailbreak. This latest announcement is good news since it shows that he has made some progress since we last checked in with him.
iOS hackers have been busy working on a new exploit since the release of the iPad 3 in March. Dev Team member MuscleNerd and Chpwn both tweeted pictures of a jailbroken iPad 3 running Cydia 1.1.5 shortly after the tablet was released. However, Chpwn warned that a new jailbreak "could be months away from a public release."


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German footwear specialists Hanwag have announced the re-release of one of their most eye-catching boots from the 80s.
The Bavarian brand have taken the design of their original Rotpunkt approach shoe and evolved into a retro-inspired boot with colourways straight out of their 1980s product catalogue and original Hanwag logos.
The new Rotpunkt, which was unveiled at Paris fashion week, comes with details that make it suitable for trail use, including a Vibram Chironico outsole, high-quality suede leather upper and a ribbed rubber rand.
Only 999 pairs have been made. Retailing at £300, each pair comes packaged in a bespoke retro shoebox with two additional pairs of laces and, according to Hanwag, “an array of exclusive Rotpunkt extras”.
“The Rotpunkt isn’t just a shoe; it’s a heartfelt tribute to the fearless climbers and paragliders who dared to challenge norms and push boundaries while wearing Hanwag hiking boots and shoes,” said Hanwag in their product release. “These intrepid adventurers redefined the possibilities, forging new routes and venturing into uncharted territory. Among these pioneers was Sepp Gschwendtner, a Bavarian climber who stood as one of the first redpoint climbers and early paragliders. His legacy lives on in the design of the new Rotpunkt.”
More info: hanwag.com


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The European Union is set to file an anti-trust suit against Apple over the NFC chip technology it uses for tap-and-go payments, a report claims.
One of Australia's better known community banks, the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, plans to train about 700 of its staff through a cloud workforce training program before the end of the year as it prepares for a migration of its services to the cloud.
Bendigo Telco has hired Kevin Dole as its managing director.
A Telstra outage hits ATMs and eftpos machines around the country on Thursday, with the problems beginning at about 3pm.
Westpac is the last remaining big Australian banking institution not to offer Apple Pay, after another holdout, NAB, announced that the service had gone live for its customers on Tuesday.
Swinburne University of Technology has partnered with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to develop and deliver a Master of Financial Technologies (FinTech) degree.
Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group has appointed digital transformation sector executive David Kerner to head its South Australian operations.
The Commonwealth Bank appears to have thrown in the towel as far as keeping Apple Pay out goes, and has said the payment option will be made available to its own customers and those of Bankwest.
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission has denied four Australian banks permission to collectively bargain with Apple and collectively boycott Apple Pay.
A group of Australian banks, which have applied to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for leave to jointly talk to Apple about gaining access to Apple Pay and the near field communication (NFC) on iPhones, have modified their demands, stating that they only want open access to the NFC function.
The Commonwealth Bank has attempted, on its own, to break the impasse with Apple over Apple Pay, by offering to pay the tech firm for use of its payment infrastructure.
Four Australian banks, that have more or less lost the fight to take on Apple as a cartel for negotiations to allow their card holders to use Apple Pay, are fighting a losing battle on all fronts.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is leaning towards denying a request from a number of banks to collectively bargain with Apple over Apple Pay.
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