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Invista has planned to expand its production capacity of nylon 6,6 polymer from its current capacity of 150,000-ton to 190,000 ton by adding 40,000 tons at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) by 2020. The construction of the expansion project is scheduled for mid-2019 and production is scheduled to start in 2020.
Pete Brown, vice president of nylon polymer, INVISTA, said, “We are continuing to make strategic investments to best meet our customers’ needs. In looking at our forecast for the future growth of the nylon 6,6 polymer market, we see increased demand in Asia and are expanding our capacity to meet that demand.” He added, “We’ve invested more than $1 billion in the nylon 6,6 value chain in the past five years, have recently committed to investing $1 billion more and are continuing to evaluate the market for additional opportunities in the future.”
Invista, in line with its expansion strategy, has also planned other plants for creating additional capacity in the nylon 6,6 value chain, which includes: New adiponitrile (ADN) plant announced for China by 2023, additional ADN capacity resulting from retrofits of Invista’s latest ADN technology at Butachimie, Invista’s joint venture with Solvay in France in 2019; Invista’s Victoria, Texas, site, targeted for 2020 and ADN production records at Invista’s Orange, Texas, site. Invista also has a 215,000-ton hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant at SCIP.
Invista’s products can be found in items of daily life like clothing, carpets, cars and computers and many others. The company is known for its popular brand names LYCRA, STAINMASTER, COOLMAX, and CORDURA. The company has been discovering solutions and developing products for the benefits of millions of people around the globe.


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Money fears of middle-aged women
More than half of all women aged from 45 to 54 are worried they will not have enough money in retirement, a survey has found.
Bleak future: A YouGov survey suggests that a majority of women have retirement money fears
The research, carried out by YouGov for life insurer The Hartford, found that 54% of middle-aged women feared they would outlive their cash in retirement, compared with 45% of men of the same age.
Kate Jopling, head of public affairs at charity Help the Aged, says it is harder for women to build up a pension in their own right.
Caring for children and elderly relatives means they have to take more career breaks or work part-time.
'Women are hit from every angle on pensions because the gender pay gap also means they earn less and may work in the sorts of job that don't offer a good work pension,' says Jopling.
'Women in their 40s and 50s may also be worried about finances following a divorce.' The poll also found that recent pressure on day-to-day finances means women are less able to save.
Michael Rudge, managing director at The Hartford, says: 'It is important for women to take care of their finances, even where money is tight.
'Even small amounts of saving can make a big difference over time.'
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To hear Brett Tabke tell it, were he to start a web-based business from scratch today, he’d do things quite a bit differently than what most people are currently doing.
“I’d pretend Google didn’t exist [and focus on social media],” says Tabke, CEO of PubCon. “No matter your niche, there’s a platform out there that speaks to it…. Find your users and speak to them.”
Tabke and fellow PubCon board member Joe Laratro and CEO of Tandem Interactive were in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, Sept. 18 to share their insights at the Dallas-Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association’s monthly meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas in Richardson, Texas.
The duo, well-known for their tag-team approach, drew a packed house, with everyone singing the praises of each speaker while talking up the importance of PubCon, one of the largest, most recognized search marketing events held each year.
Held annually in New Orleans, La., and Las Vegas, Nev., PubCon brings together thousands of exhibitors and attendees from across the world to hear renowned speakers in the areas of SEO, social media, Internet marketing, and online advertising.
The events are a big deal, which makes each time Tabke and Laratro speak a must-attend affair.
“Brett Tabke has always been a fan of DFWSEM,” says Brian Medina, DFWSEM president. “He really appreciates what local search engine marketing groups are doing in their community, so we’ve partnered with him over the years with Pubcon…. Our community can benefit from Brett and what he knows about search engine marketing, since he has his pulse on it.”
During the DFWSEM event, Tabke spoke more broadly about trends in the web marketing space while Laratro took a more tactical approach, delving into how the SEO landscape has changed in recent years.
Here are some key takeaways from each speaker.
- 96% of all U.S. adults have a mobile phone within arm’s reach at all times.
- On average, people reach for their smart phones 150 times a day.
- 5 million teens in the U.S. send more than 3,000 SMS messages (texts) per month.
- 1 million female teens send more than 5,000 texts per month.
- 17.4% of global web traffic is mobile.
- 91% of all U.S. citizens own a cell phone.
- Snapchat (the real-time photo- and video-sharing app) is hugely popular.
- 90% of Snapchat users are under 25 years of age.
- 300 million photos/videos are shared on Snapchat each day.
- Snapchat could eclipse Facebook for daily photo/video shares, which stands at 400 million, by the the end of 2013.
- Snapchat is currently valued at $2 billion yet is only two years old.
- Includes Google Glass, but also takes into account items such as jewelry, rings, and clothing.
- Parasitic wear, or items that could function as a wearable item but also double as a car key, for example.
- Pinterest-ication of the web, where most sites are now making use of mini-boxes.
- Mobile-first application. Everyone is thinking mobile today.
- Infinite scroll. “People are using it to consume everything. It’s taking over.”
Tabke’s last takeaway was somewhat surprising.
“The hottest thing in SEO is content,” he said. “Forty-five percent of the 600 proposals for PubCon were content-themed. Content is the last stand for SEO.”
Laratro’s presentation was a witty distillation of the current state of search engine marketing.
- Take the SEO out of SEO. “If it looks like SEO and smells like SEO, don’t do it.”
- Instead of focusing on link schemes and worrying about whether or not guest posting is a good idea, spend time getting to know the people who would be a part of the community that could help your business. “Build relationships with writers and editors,” he said. “Focus on quality over quantity.”
- He also shared an interesting opinion and assessment of the changes Google continues to make to to thwart spam. “SEO is not dead. Link building is not dead. If anything, the changes Google continues to make gives [white hat SEOs] job security.”
- “I love content marketing. Content marketing is great, but link building is not going anywhere. Find interesting ways to innovate around link building.”
- “SEO’s must adapt or die.”
- “You have to determine your own link tolerance. What are you willing to risk?”
- “With social, be relevant and expand. You’ve gotta be engaged.”
- “At an absolute minimum, make sure your site [follows Google’s rules for mobile compliance]. Don’t worry about your mobile app. Worry about your mobile site. If it’s not compliant, guess what? You’re going to get kicked out of Google.”
PubCon Las Vegas will be held October 21 – 24, 2013 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For more information visit the company’s website.
DFWSEM is hosting the State of Search Conference in November. The event covers SEO, PPC, and social media marketing, and features some of the biggest names in their respective industries, including Rob Garner of Advice Interactive Group, Rand Fishkin of Moz, Duane Forrester of Bing, Wil Reynolds of SEER Interactive, and Mackenzie Fogelson of Mack Web Solutions.
“This group does a lot of great things for the businesses in the Dallas business community,” says Mike Stewart, who heads SMB SEO, a Dallas-based SEO firm. “Being a part of DFWSEM is one of the best ways for local businesses to stay on top of the latest trends, share information and find out who’s hiring or who needs help in any given area. The group does some great things for the local business community.”
The event will be held Nov. 18 at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas in Richardson, Texas. Visit www.stateofsearch.org for more information.


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Hold up. Wait, what? Rob Lowe is the new KFC colonel?
Guess so. The fast food company announced Friday that it has selected the actor to become the latest in a long list of colonels ― a group that has included comedians like Darrell Hammond and Norm Macdonald in the past.
In his first commercial for the company, Lowe dons an astronaut suit and proclaims his intent to blast a new chicken filet sandwich called the Zinger into space for some reason.
“The time has come to explore beyond our known horizons to push KFC’s spicy, crispy chicken sandwich to new heights,” he says.
“Sure, there’ll be questions,” he continues. “Like why.”
We don’t really have many questions, but Lowe did put out a statement on Friday that was rather serious considering the circumstances.
“My grandfather was the head of the Ohio chapter of the National Restaurant Association in the 1960s and took me to meet Colonel Harland Sanders when I was a kid,” Lowe said. “It was a big deal.”
He added, “I thought this would be a nice homage to both Colonel Sanders and to my grandfather.”
Anyway, it’s a commercial for a chicken sandwich featuring a celebrity. You get it.


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It has been almost two years since the unveiling of the PlayStation 4 Pro and the rumor mill is now running over-time to get more info on the PlayStation 5.
The speculation around PlayStation 5 launch has been going on for a couple of months not, and a fresh report now suggests that Sony’s next gaming console could be launched by end 2019 — which is sooner than we once expected the launch to take place.
This report comes from Japan-based firm Ace Economic Research Institute and says that the launch of the console depends on the supply and demand for MLCC (monolithic ceramic capacitors).
For those unaware, engineers love MLCC components as these layered ceramic structures provide electronic devices with better performance and efficiency. Many hardware makers are now trying to incorporate them into their devices but analyst Hideki Yasuda from AERI believes the availability of parts could affect the launch.
While the 2019 holiday season could be a good time for Sony to bring its new console to the market to attract buyers, but the Japanese tech giant will need to have enough stock for the PlayStation 5 to make it possible. The MLCC shortage could delay the launch till 2020 or later.
Sony hasn’t doled any hints on when we can expect to see the successor to its extremely popular console, but a launch next year should keep die-hard fans on the edge of their seat. Are you also eagerly waiting for PlayStation 5 launch? Let us know in the comments below.


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Biden-Harris Tout Record Small Business Growth; President Says 'Best Days Ahead'
January 19, 2023
Recent Census numbers show that the Biden-Harris administration set a new high for the number of new small businesses created.
The U.S. SBA administrator, Isabella Guzman, stated that the rate of new business applications in 2022 was slightly lower than in 2021, but still showed excellent growth under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
According to Guzman, "Small business applications hit a high of 10.5 million since the start of this administration, the largest in any two years in our nation's history."
The report's authors state, "Steady and consistent growth, as well a...


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In accordance with the reports of the industry’s trade body, car production in the United Kingdom tumbled by 20 percent in November compared with that of the earlier year.
The responsibility was put on the lesser demand and export markets in the UK by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Another very crucial reason behind the sharp fall as pointed out by them was the variations in regulation and also the introduction of new and technology and models.
There was a noticeable fall in exports by almost 23 percent for the month of November, which is the fifth month consecutively when exports have decreased. To add more to it, new models are tested since the month of September under a rigid emissions standards and it can be said that this is one of the shortcomings, which has contributed to the fall of production of cars in the UK.
It is reported that the output was held for the month of November where car manufacturers waited for the latest engines and transmissions for two models but SMMT did not disclose the name of those cars. Coupled with this, as per the reports provided by SMMT it has come to the notice that near Derby, the manufacturing of Toyota Corolla at the Burnaston plant did not reach the desired output.
Mike Hawes, the Chief executive of the SMMT deeply regretted the loss for the decline in car production in the UK by saying that it a reason of concern for all as the demand has weakened for the UK built cars in November with outputs affecting business and consumer confidence, which further weakened export markets.
Compared to this year, the previous year UK exported a bit more than 1.3 million cars and more than half of it went to the EU.
Taking all things into consideration, Mike Hawes called for a no-deal Brexit to be ruled out.
He further said several jobs whether in car factories or their suppliers are dependent on frictionless trade with the European Union.


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The Meet Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET) reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings for the third quarter of 2019, sending shares climbing by 8% in premarket hours on Thursday.
Total revenue jumped 15% year-over-year to $52.6 million, beating estimates of $51.8 million.
GAAP net income was $3 million, or $0.04 per share, compared to $1.3 million, or $0.02 per share, in the prior year quarter. Adjusted net income was $10.1 million, or $0.13 per share, which was ahead of forecasts of $0.12 per share.
During the quarter, video revenue grew approx. 85% from the prior-year period to $20.3 million. Global average revenue per daily active video user was $0.27. The company had an average of 829,000 daily video users across its apps in the quarter.
Geoff Cook, CEO, said, “With the launch of Streamer Levels and one-on-one video chat, we are giving users even more reasons to engage in video. Just last week we further expanded our product portfolio with the launch of NextDate, our new livestreaming dating game. While early, in markets where NextDate is available, we’re seeing an approximately 20% increase in daily video users versus September, the month prior to launch.”
Meet saw strong results in advertising during the third quarter. Mobile ad revenue, which comprises approx. 90% of total advertising revenue, grew year-over-year for the first time since Q1 2017. The company anticipates this positive momentum to continue in the fourth quarter of 2019 and throughout 2020.
For the fourth quarter of 2019, revenue is estimated in the range of $56.9 million to $58.4 million. For the full year of 2019, revenue is expected to come in the range of $211 million to $212.5 million.
In the fourth quarter, video revenue is expected to increase by 10-16% sequentially as new products and features help in increasing user engagement. In October, the company saw solid growth in video revenue and this growth is expected to continue in November and December.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) reported first quarter 2023 earnings results today. Net revenues grew 12% year-over-year to $7.9 billion. GAAP net income rose 6% to $4.2 billion while EPS grew
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Thursday reported a decline in adjusted earnings and revenues for the fourth quarter. The semiconductor giant also provided guidance for the first quarter of 2023. Fourth-quarter
Shares of McCormick & Company Inc. (NYSE: MKC) were down over 5% on Thursday after the company missed expectations on its fourth quarter 2022 results and provided a lower-than-expected earnings


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KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has recommended to allow immunity to commercial importers from audit.
In its proposals for budget 2020/2021, the FPCCI said that under the last year’s audit policy, the commercial importers who pay advance value added Sales Tax at 3 percent at customs stage were exempted from audit vide Clause 58-E(2) of “Special Procedure for Payment of Sales Tax by Commercial Importers Rules, 2006”.
However, contrary to previous audit policies, this year such commercial importers have not been excluded and as such in the current year, their cases have also been selected for audit.
“This is against the agreement made between the commercial importers and FBR and the government policy to minimize the direct contact between a tax collector and tax payer as it leads to corruption and tax evasion.”
The commercial importers were agreed to pay the advance tax at a higher rate just to avoid hassle, lengthy and cumbersome process of sales tax audit.
Moreover, the importers pay 6 percent advance Income tax under section 148 of Income Tax Ordinance 2001 as full and final discharge of their tax liability. However, they have also been served with Income Tax Audit Notices as well.
The FPCCI proposed that Clause 58-E(2) of “Special Procedure for Payment of Sales Tax by Commercial Importers Rules 2006” as deleted vide SRO No. 592(I)/2012 be included to restore audit immunity to commercial importers and the audit notices served to such commercial importers under Income Tax Ordinance 2001 and Sales Tax Act 1990 be withdrawn.


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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
TrueCar Hires Away Edmunds Evangelist
Santa Monica-based TrueCar, the automotive pricing spinout of Zag Automotive, annoucned today that it has hired the Chief Evangelist from Edmunds. The firm said that Jesse Toprak will serve as the firm's Vice President of Industry (Tresnds & Insights) at the company, and will analyze and report on automotive related topics, trends and insights. Toprak spent nine years at Edmunds, in addition to earlier experience at automotive franchises. TrueCar is using real-world sales data from automotive dealesr to power its service, which allows both consumers and dealers to research recent pricing trends and actual pricing data from local markets.


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Beyond the squid game: Indian taste seekers are warming up to K-noodles
- There is an increased demand for Korean noodles and more sellers are joining the platform.
- India’s South Korean ramen imports rose from ₹10.44 crore in 2020 to ₹30.63 crore in 2021.
- The surging demand is mainly from Tier 1&2 cities.
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Korean ramen is also the latest viral food on Instagram. Influencers are posting reels on social media, reviewing them and jumping on the hallyu which means the Korean wave. GenZs and Millennials cannot get enough of these K-noodles, just like their love for K-dramas and K-pop.
“Korean noodles have grown more than the instant noodles category. Most of the demand is coming from the Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities,” said Seshu Kumar Tirumala, national head-buying and merchandising at Bigbasket. However, it is to be noted that Korean instant noodles have a very low base in India, with Nestle’s Maggi and ITC’s Yippee dominating the Indian instant noodles market.
However, imports of noodles are growing slowly but steadily. India’s South Korean ramen imports rose from ₹10.44 crore in 2020 to ₹30.63 crore in 2021, according to an Economic Times report.
“Korean noodles have seen a growth of 140% over the last year in the Indian market and ramen noodles are contributing to 90% of the overall category on Bigbasket,” said Tirumala.
Most of the demand for these niche products seems to be coming from quick commerce players or grocery delivery services as opposed to the traditional kiranas. Apart from quick commerce, specialised K-stores like Seelamart in Delhi, and Korean online retailer korikart.com cater to the buyers in the segment.
“Nongshim, Paldo and Samyang are the top Korean ramen sellers in the Indian market,” said Akhil Jetly, assistant manager at Seelamart.
“Just a year ago, there was hardly any interest in this category but now, the business has been growing about 20% month-on-month. More sellers are joining the platform, and since the market has turned competitive, prices are low,” said Blinkit’s spokesperson.
Korean noodles however are pricier than their Indian counterparts – in some cases by as much as 10 times. The cheapest Korean noodles pack costs around ₹50, and goes as high as ₹200. Most of them are in the ₹100-150 range, according to data from wholesalers and retailers.
Yet, that hasn’t prevented those who have acquired the taste of K-noodles from digging in and expanding their palate.
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HOBBS, the upmarket fashion retailer founded in Hampstead over 30 years ago, yesterday mapped out global plans to push the brand into new markets after seeing a big increase in sales last year.
The chain, owned by listed UK private equity outfit 3i, notched up an 11.1 per cent increase in sales to £125.1m. This pushed operating profits up to £15.2m for the year ending 26 January, amid a time of turmoil on the high street.
Chairman Iain MacRitchie told City A.M.: “It’s been tough on the UK high street but we’ve been able to reconnect with customers. We put a lot into product and brand development.”
The company said it spent £3.1m on brand development last year alone and now plans to roll out into China and Hong Kong.
The company, established in 1981 as a shoe brand in North London, is also banking on a new line of clothes and accessories this winter to help drive growth. A major refit of a third of its stores is also planned. MacRitchie added that the company’s wider future plans with backers 3i were on track.
“We’re half way there,” he said. “We wanted to get the brand developed, which we’ve done, and now the next phase is international.”


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SpiceJet Goes for Rs 1 Base Fare
Signalling yet another fare war, low cost carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday announced a three-day-only sale for domestic flights with fares starting at Re 1 (statutory taxes and fees extra) from July 1.
"The sale will be applicable only on direct flights of SpiceJet's new domestic network. Tickets can be booked via SpiceJet website (www.spicejet.com), and through travel portals and travel agents," the airline said in a statement.
In addition to the Re 1 offer, discounted fares are also available for Rs 799 and Rs 1,499, and at other attractive rates (statutory taxes and fees not inclusive), depending on specific flight and date of travel. The limited seats offer is available for bookings made in the period April 1 to April 3, 2014 only.
"We have been at the forefront in the Indian market in stimulating demand by offering discounted fares. These offers have served as a catalyst for travel for many potential flyers willing to plan and book early," said SpiceJet CCO Kaneswaran Avili.
"These fares will allow families to plan their vacations and weekend trips at fares lower than train fares with joy and freedom, now that the pressure of March school exams is finally over. But they need to move fast as seats are limited," he added.
SpiceJet COO Sanjiv Kapoor said: "Our market stimulation efforts have had a significant positive impact on the entire travel ecosystem at a time when the economy has slowed. We are now happy to start the new financial year and summer schedule with such an attractive offer. We have received overwhelming response to our previous offers and I am confident this sale too will attract many new flyers."


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The US-headquartered McDonald’s Corporation has been ordered to remove its signature golden arches from outside 30 of its 81 outlets in Beijing, Xinhua reported. The arches have fallen foul of a municipal by-law forbidding shop displays separated from the premises themselves.
The director of public relations at Beijing McDonald’s Food Co said that removing the signs would hurt the company because they were responsible for enticing 70 per cent of customers into the restaurants. However, the company said it would respect the regulations and act accordingly.
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The esports market is definitely making some nice buzz around. According to a Statista analysis, the industry is expected to grow in the upcoming years. Surely the impact of being at home during these unfortunate times has helped a lot to spread the word. In fact, thousands of people, if not millions, are watching their favourite teams competing in CSGO, Dota, League of Legends and many other online games.
As we have seen in this article, esports is more getting enough exposure and attention to attract media companies in sponsorships, advertising and even more… think about the gaming industry as a whole. One of the main drivers is still gambling with their endless stream of cash flow incoming each month by users from all over the world.
Yes, it is a regulated market, but so does the esports market. Look at the major companies that are coming in, the barriers for entering aren’t that high.
Players from all over the world can sign up to Twitch for free and check their favourite teams playing. Plus, as mentioned before, people started to bet on those team as it would naturally happen in normal sports. The more attention the market can get, the faster the industry will grow. This is definitely pushing for new boundaries, new technologies and innovation within the tech industry as well.
Basically, all the related markets are benefiting by being associated with esports. If you are wondering what nations are leading the way, we are surely talking about North America, Asia and China. North America the reason is simply that the conglomerate of tech is helping to shape and favourite the development of such a market, companies can find talents, resources and attract various investments.
Let’s go back for a moment and talk about gambling, as this is a support pillar for the market. Indeed, it might look not oblivious but the iGaming industry helps a lot of esports teams to do their jobs. Gambling platform market themselves with a lot of resources utilizing all the marketing channels available, especially not limited to only one target market but rather to several ones, big and small.
With all the users reached each month, esports gets a raise in awareness and so, the adoption is higher. Having such a giant player helping the little one is driving to all-time highs the revenues which will allow sustaining the esports business even more. Thus, manager, they need to innovate and to keep with the high pace the market is having despite the dip we had within the global economy.
Concluding, we can say that the esports market together with the gambling one is shaping the gaming industry. New opportunities flourish, for example, Bitcoin Casino, and innovation comes along with it – there might be a train to catch these days for long term opportunities. In-depth and personal researches are what you need in exploring more this industry.
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CDC: Why Do Half of Teen Americans Consume Sugary Drinks?
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | September 2, 2011 4:15 AM EST
Half of the U.S. population age two or older indulges in sugary drinks on any given day, new research finds.
The CDC report, "Consumption of Sugar Drinks in the United States, 2005-2008," was issued Wednesday. In 2010, U.S. dietary guidelines recommended limiting the intake of both foods and beverages with added sugars.
In a survey, health officials asked a sample representative of the U.S. population to tell what they ate and drank during a 24-hour period, including those who drink sugary drinks and those who do not.
"Men drink more than women, and teens and young adults drink the most," says Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD. Ogden is an epidemiologist at the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
The results also showed how far consumer habits must change to help fight the nation's obesity epidemic, with nearly two-thirds of Americans either overweight or obese.
CDC researchers interviewed 17,000 Americans about their diets.
Overall, the average male in the survey consumed 175 calories in a day from drinks containing added sugar, while the typical female consumed 94 calories from such drinks.
Boys aged 12 to 19 consumed 273 calories a day from sugar-sweetened drinks, or the equivalent of about two 12-ounce cans of carbonated cola - more than any other group.
Men aged 20 to 39 consumed 252 calories a day from beverages containing added sugar, the second-highest amount.
Among the other findings:
- Boys age 2 to 19 drink the most, with 70% drinking sugary drinks on any given day.
- Adult women, overall, drank less, with 40% drinking sugary drinks on any given day.
- Teen boys averaged 273 calories a day from sugary drinks; teen girls, 171. Men 20 to 39 averaged 252 calories a day. Women in that age range averaged 138 calories.
- Five percent of the population drinks at least 567 calories from sugary drinks a day. That is more than four 12-ounce colas.
- Low-income people take in more calories from sugary drinks as a percentage of daily calories than those with higher income.
- Non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American adults have a higher percentage of calories from sugary drinks than do white adults.
Ogden said that ''over half, 52 percent, of sugar drinks are consumed at home." and that people would be more likely to drink them at restaurants.
Sugary drink intake in the U.S. has increased over the last 30 years, and sugared beverages have been linked with weight gain, obesity, poor diet, and, in adults, type 2 diabetes, according to the study.
"We're concerned about sugary drinks because they are the only foods and beverages that have directly been linked to obesity ... Reducing their consumption is the perfect place to start to reduce the epidemic," Michael Jacobson, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) that is spearheading the campaign, told Reuters.
Ogden looked at data from the 2005 to 2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES.)
Sugary drinks as defined for the analysis included fruit drinks, sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, and sweetened bottled waters. Diet drinks, 100 percent fruit juice, sweetened teas, and flavored milks were not classified as sugary drinks in the study.
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends drinking no more than 450 calories a week of sugar-sweetened drinks, which is less than three 12-ounce colas.
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The word “NFT” (non-fungible token) is the most popular crypto slang used in the U.S., according to a recent study by Crossword Solver.
The word “NFT” came forward as the most used crypto slang in 15 states, including Pennsylvania, Alaska, and Minnesota, according to the data from Crossword Solver. These results support the NFT hype in the market. Recent data showed that the NFT market remained quite resilient to the winter and had already returned to its pre-Luna collapse levels.
Crypto slang map
The words “Airdrop” and “DAO” (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) followed the word “NFT” as the second most popular crypto slang by emerging as the most-used word in six states each.
Most popular crypto slang by state (Source: Crossword Solver)
By appearing in five states as the most favorite, the words “DEX” (Decentralized Exchange) and “Degen” ranked as the third most popular crypto slang across the U.S. The word Degen is a short version of Degenerate, which refers to someone who buys into an asset with the belief that others will do so.
The least popular slang word became “Mooning,” used to describe a significant upward movement in the market.
Popularity of NFTs
The NFT field remained resilient against the coldest winter in crypto history. The NFT market recorded $55.5 billion worth of total sales in 2022. This marks a 175% increase from the $20.2 billion recorded in 2020 and a 38,903 % increase from the 2020s $142 million.
A CryptoSlate report from December 2022 also revealed that the total NFT market cap recorded an 11,664% increase from December 2020 to December 2022, surging from $10 billion to $85 million respectively.
According to data from the end of February, the NFT trading volume returned to its pre-Luna crash levels. The NFT trading volume recorded a 117% increase from January to February and exceeded $2 billion.
When it comes to why NFTs are so popular, a recent study points to the expectancy of high returns as the reason. Over 90% of the respondents to the survey said they saw an advantage in owning NFTs, while 31% said they prioritized NFT’s ability to earn and save money.
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In rejecting a multilateral agreement such as the TPP, President Donald Trump heralded the benefits of bilateralism: one-on-one deals where the United States can leverage its overwhelming market power to win fast results at the negotiation table. And yet, that expectation has not panned out. The TPP project lives on and there are no prospects for a string of U.S.-led bilateral trade agreements to materialize any time soon.
The real driving force of the Trump administration’s trade policy is not the rejection of multilateralism in favor of bilateralism. Rather, it boils down to ensuring that the United States enjoys near free reign in reinstating tariffs for specific products, changing the terms of existing trade agreements, and weakening dispute settlement mechanisms at the regional and global level that could be used to tame U.S. protectionism.
This much is clear from developments in trade policy during the first nine months of the Trump presidency.
First, there is heightened reliance on domestic U.S. trade laws that provide the executive branch with powers to restrict imports: stepped up anti-dumping investigations; the revival of Section 301 – where the United States reserves the right to punish what it deems are unfair trading practices of others; and the little-used Section 232, which uses national security grounds to limit (steel and aluminum) imports, notably steel and aluminum.
Second, there are demands in trade renegotiations that aim to weaken legal strictures on U.S. behavior; for example, eliminating the North America Free Trade Agreement’s Chapter 19, which gives member countries the ability to establish panels to review anti-dumping actions, and the idea of making NAFTA’s investment arbitration system optional.
Third, there are actions to weaken the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement system by stalling the appointment of new members of the appellate body until some undefined reforms take place. Triggering tit-for-tat retaliation or undermining the WTO are clear and present dangers of unilateralism.
But the United States is also going it alone in one more fundamental way: its choice of trade negotiation strategy.
The Trump administration is following a rearview mirror approach to negotiations, looking backward by reopening existing trade agreements. Hence, a redo of NAFTA and amendments to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Constructive engagement with our partners to modernize trade agreements or ensure their faithful implementation is a worthwhile endeavor. But the Trump administration is setting up these renegotiations to fail by doubling down on eliminating bilateral trade deficits as the central objective of the talks – despite the fact that the trade balances reflect larger macroeconomic forces and are not an indicator of U.S. economic health.
This misguided negotiation mandate has led the U.S. trade representative to toy with NAFTA proposals that are non-starters for Canada and Mexico or other stakeholders in Congress and the business community. For example, the trade representative is considering a sunset clause to phase out NAFTA in five years if all three parties do not move to renew it. Another clause insists on a new requirement of 50 percent U.S. content in automobiles, despite the goal of NAFTA to nurture an integrated and competitive regional production platform that awards consumers the best products at the lowest cost.
While the United States is trying to change the terms of its existing trade agreements – in ways where there is no domestic consensus or partner buy-in – governments in Asia and elsewhere are placing their bets on a new crop of large-scale, multiparty trade pacts: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership comprising 16 nations in East Asia including China; the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement; and a TPP 2.0.
The remaining eleven TPP member nations are engaged in a concerted effort to relaunch the project with the objective of securing an agreement in principle at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economic leaders’ summit meeting in Vietnam next month. This is certainly a tall order given the profound impact of America’s exit from the agreement. However, the negotiators have wisely chosen a formula – temporal suspension of some of the TPP disciplines until the U.S. returns to the agreement – that allows them to reconcile their two most fundamental objectives: to persuade reluctant parties to stay on despite diminished economic gains by rebalancing concessions and to encourage the United States to come back by keeping the option of reverting to the original agreement.
How, when, or if ever the United States will rejoin the TPP is anyone’s guess. But U.S. leadership has already taken a toll. Some of America’s closest partners and allies are now moving forward in an effort to create market opportunities that do not include America. The nation’s losses are bound to multiply. If NAFTA unravels, American farmers and ranchers will lose market access to some of their top clients. Factory workers will be made redundant as well. By one estimate, just in the auto parts sector, a U.S. pullout from NAFTA would put 50,000 jobs in jeopardy.
Unilateralism is not a recipe for American success; rather it makes Americans losers.
Mireya Solís is a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where she is a co-director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies and holds the Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies. Her main research interests include Japanese politics, political economy, and foreign policy. Her most recent book, Dilemmas of a Trading Nation: Japan and the United States in the Evolving Asia-Pacific Order, was published by the Brookings Institution Press in August 2017.


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miHoYo has announced long-awaited compensation bonuses for delaying the release of update 2.7 for Genshin Impact. To apologize for the delay in the next release, the Chinese company will be giving away bonus items every week, which will include, among other things, 400 Source Stones.
Players will receive 400 Source Stones, 120,000 Pestilence, 16 Enchantment Magic Ore, 7 Hero XP, and 1 Weak Resin. Compensation will be received by everyone who pumps up to level 5 before May 11th.
It will be distributed once a week, every Wednesday, starting May 11, 2022, the day the 2.7 update was originally supposed to be released, until the new version, which currently has no release date, is actually released.
You will be able to redeem the bonus via Genshin Impact’s internal mailbox within 30 days of receiving the email and in any case before the release of 2.7. The only condition is to have a player level 5 or higher by May 11, 2022, which is easy to achieve even if you start playing Genshin Impact today.


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Lamb exporter backs GM ban
Frozen lamb exporter, the Tatiara Meat Company (TMC), says a ban on commercial genetically modified (GM) food crops should continue.
South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales are all reviewing whether to extend a moratorium on GM crops, with the local moratorium due to end next April.
TMC, with operations in SA and Victoria, joins multinational food producer Goodman Fielder in saying the ban should be extended by five years, even though some farming groups want the moratorium to end.
TMC's managing director, Eckard Huebl, says there is a risk it will lose a premium now being paid for Australian lamb.
"Our company is now selling its lamb to the US and Europe as all natural, no artificial, no hormones, no GM and that is very much the acceptable standard for Australian lamb," he said.
"So therefore we see a premium being paid for our product, as compared to probably even domestic lamb."


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If Apple had to imitate someone–whether to sincerely flatter or not–that someone has got to be the best and has got to be Android. And, that was what happened just recently at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2001 held in San Francisco. Apple chose to imitate the best.
At the conference, Apple demoed various new features and enhancements to iOS 5. Among the enhancements is the much-improved notification system, which Apple calls the Notifications Center.
iOS’s current notification system has been much maligned and scorned, and Apple has heeded the cries of the people who found the existing system nasty. Thus, the new and improved Notifications Center.
Android users who have seen the preview came up with almost unanimous thoughts: “Hey, I’ve seen that before. It looks familiar!” And the reason is that it does look similar to Android’s notification system, which arguably is not just an obra maestra but also quite easy to use. Critics were quick to note and rant that the new iOS Notifications Center imitated Android’s old and existing notifications system simply because the latter works and is beautiful.
I personally say I’m happy that iPhone fans will soon be experiencing a notification system that we, Android fans, have been enjoying for some time already.
Android’s lock screen look-alike is also among the “new” stuff on iOS 5. Apple described it as “new and improved” and now allows iOS users to open apps through the lock screen just by dragging the app icons. Android users say, “Been there, done that.” Particularly users of HTC Sense 3.0.
Just like its current Notifications Center, Apple’s lock screen has been assailed many times over as awful. But, Apple now brings to iOS users–via imitation–some of the lock screen delight that Android users have been relishing all along.
If you know of any innovation that Apple has announced and that does not exist yet on Android, let us know right away, please?
Sources: Android and Me, ThisIsMyNext
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Oh cool! So now iOS not only still has its legendary ease of use and polish but also has improved upon the best of what Android has to offer. Sweet!
But it’s still leashed to iTunes as proprietary software and lacks widgets.
well in iOS5 you technically dont need itunes and it sorta has widgets. Not that iOS has had much innovation but i still much prefer it over android.
iOS will be the best smartphone os in the world if they copy all the android features to their system. Their fan is not ashamed for that because apple say, its the Apple innovation!
Yes, they innovate!.. they r nt mad people like Android guys who developed this bullsh*t.. http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljs0m9rXWX1qakv34.png
All they did possibly copy is the swipe down gesture.. that’s it.. android doesn’t organize notifications into groups/apps.. android as far as I know doesn’t have any notifications on the lock screen except Sense 3.0 which runs on what? 2% of android phones? iOS 5 when released will support and run on PAST TWO GENERATIONS of iPhones.. do you get that? it’s around 75 – 80 % of iPhone/iPod Touch/ and all iPad owners…
and for the sake of the holy mother of Christ.. Sense 3 is so slow and so idiotic that when u tap a video to play it, it even asks u “Do you want to use Hardware Acceleration? Allow/Cancel?”
Lol @ the iFanboy
I found an ifanboy everybody! Seriously do you remember a few years ago when apple “invented” the innovative copy and paste function supposedly never seen before on a portable device? Yea well way before that palm and droid already had it on their platforms but all of the stupid ifanboys got excited about it. Yea man Apple is out of ideas they really need to stop taking stuff that has been on other platforms for years and calling it innovative or revolutionary.
Really w_w? My 2 year old Samsung E4GT has notifications on the lock screen, as well as my wife’s Nexus 4, and both of my kids phones…
Apple not innovative anymore their starting to be imitative as many times apple has sued other platforms maybe it time they get sued for once.


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February 24, 2021Take Home Points
- SVT >5cm or <3 cm from the SFJ should be treated with anti-coagulation.
- The rate of concurrent DVT and PE in patients with SVT is 25% and 5%, respectively.
Background: Science by press release. Not the way any of us would choose to operate but, the COVID pandemic has made this a reality. It’s vital that we understand that while pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to release this information, we as clinicians should not be practicing medicine based on press releases. Of course, these press releases don’t only originate from pharma. On January 22nd, 2021, the Montreal Heart Institute released a statement about the results from the COLCORONA study investigating the use of colchicine in COVID-19. The press release painted a very positive picture but, does the pre-peer reviewed publication stand up?...Read More


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After a long gestation process1 the Consumer Law Reform Bill ("Bill") yesterday passed its third reading in Parliament.2 The Bill, which represents the most significant change to New Zealand's consumer law in more than 20 years, will now receive Royal Assent over the next few days and be law, although many of the most significant changes do not immediately enter into force. Consumer Affairs Minister Hon Craig Foss stated that the Bill will strengthen consumer rights, simplify business compliance and ensure consumer protections are clear and accessible.3
A number of the changes will have a significant impact on businesses, particularly the three-fold increase in Fair Trading Act ("FTA") penalties, the hotly debated provision on unfair contract terms in standard form contracts (which will not take effect until 15 months after the Bill is passed), and the new regime requiring businesses to substantiate representations they make to consumers. Given that the majority of the proposed changes commence either immediately or within six months of the Bill coming into force, businesses will need to familiarise themselves with the changes and ensure that their existing practices comply before the relevant provisions come into force.
Three-fold increase in FTA penalties
The Bill increases the fines for contravention of Part 1 (misleading and deceptive conduct, false representations, and unfair practices), Part 3 (product safety), and the new Part 4A (consumer transactions and auctions) of the FTA. Increases are $60,000 to $200,000 for individuals, and $200,000 to $600,000 for bodies corporate, with the new penalties taking effect six months after the Bill receives Royal Assent.4 Although the increase is not as great as that sought by the Commerce Commission, the Select Committee agreed that increasing the penalties would act as a deterrent and bring the penalty regime closer to that of comparable consumer laws and the Australian Consumer Law.
Given that FTA breaches are strict liability offences (for which no mental element need be proved) and that the Commerce Commission generally lays multiple charges to increase the total penalty achieved, these increases are likely to significantly increase risk profiles and compliance costs for businesses.
Unfair contract terms
The hotly debated prohibition on unfair provisions in standard form contracts5 will not take effect until 15 months after the Bill is passed. This is intended to give businesses extra time to review their current contracts and to allow a period for case law guidance on the equivalent provision in Australia to develop. Under the new provision, the Commerce Commission will be able to seek a court order declaring that a term is unfair, in that it causes one party (usually the consumer) to be disadvantaged and is not needed to protect the interests of the other party (usually the business).
Given the late addition of this significant new provision to the Bill and the potential lack of clarity in the section, businesses will need to apply extra caution in reviewing their standard form contracts to ensure compliance. Further information on the scope of the new provision is set out in our April 2013, October 2012 and March 2012 Alerts.6
Unsubstantiated claims regime
The Bill imposes a prohibition on making "unsubstantiated representations" that will require businesses to substantiate all claims that are made to consumers with evidence of that claim, but makes it clear that the provision does not include representations that a reasonable person would not expect to be substantiated. This removes the need for the Commerce Commission to test the representation to prove a breach of the FTA, and will take effect six months after the Bill receives Royal Assent.7
A number of sections of the Bill will apply immediately after it receives Royal Assent. These include:
- a regime for consumers that reject faulty goods purchased on credit arranged by the trader to apply to the Disputes Tribunal to have the responsibility for the credit vested with the trader;
- new powers under the FTA for the Commerce Commission to compel interviews, enforce undertakings and seek management bans for individuals that repeatedly breach the FTA;8
- enabling the Minister to make safety statements and require prompt notification of product recalls; and
- the appointment of product safety officers with powers to inspect goods and business premises.
Other delayed changes
Most other sections of the Bill will apply six months after it receives Royal Assent. These include:
- provisions enabling parties to negotiate out of their Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 ("CGA") and FTA obligations in business-to-business transactions;
- the extension of CGA coverage to all transactions (including online businesses, auction sites like Trade Me, tenders and mobile applications) where the seller is a "trader", with traders required to identify themselves as such;
- liability for traders if goods don’t arrive on time, or are damaged;
- disclosure requirements for extended warranties and a five day cooling off period;
- introduction of a five working day cooling off period for uninvited direct door-to-door and telephone sales; and
- the ability of the Commerce Commission to issue infringement notices and fines of up to $2,000 for clear-cut offences.
Given the untested nature of a number of the provisions, the general increase in the obligations of businesses and the significantly increased penalties for breach, it seems unlikely that the Bill will simplify business compliance in the manner intended by the Minister. With Royal Assent likely to occur over the next few days, now is the time for businesses to consider whether their existing practices are likely to increase their risk profile when these changes take effect.


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THQ Nordic will reveal three new games ahead of E3, it has said.
The publisher will make the game announcements on its social media channels on Wednesday, June 5 at 3pm BST / 4pm CET / 10am EST and on Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7 at 6pm BST / 7pm CET / 2pm EST.
One title is likely to be a new Darksiders game, which was referenced on the E3 Coliseum website on Friday.
The E3 panel referenced is set to coincide with “the E3 2019 unveil of a brand new Darksiders game that takes the franchise in a fresh direction”.
It added: “This is a panel discussion about the art and business of creating and maintaining an action adventure franchise rich in-game and corporate lore.”
Read our E3 2019 dates schedule for every conference and live stream date.
At least one more of THQ Nordic’s E3 games is understood to be based on an existing franchise.
THQ Nordic CEO Lars Wingefors recently provided an update on the publisher’s extensive development pipeline, which includes 80 games — 32 announced titles and 48 undisclosed ones.
“Top secret” projects include a title being developed at Kingdom Come: Deliverance maker Warhorse, the Czech studio THQ Nordic acquired in February 2019, a new game from Volition, and an upcoming title from Metro studio 4A Games.


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A whipsawed Wall Road can anticipate to see even additional volatility ahead as the Federal Reserve gears up its first level hike marketing campaign of the pandemic period, just one investor instructed Yahoo Finance this 7 days.
The Dow dropped 200 factors Friday, as marketplaces closed out a risky 7 days with its second consecutive weekly reduction. The new year has gotten off to a tough start, pursuing underwhelming earnings experiences from key banking companies and lackluster economic details — incorporating to the risk of higher fees as inflation surges around the world.
“Well, what we are looking at ideal now is a repricing in the markets presented anticipated price hikes,” WealthWise Economic CEO Loreen Gilbert instructed Yahoo Finance Are living in a recent job interview.
“And as long as the Federal Reserve is on track with the fascination premiums that we’re now expecting – transferring from it’s possible 3 desire amount hikes this year to four… we even now feel it’s likely to be a chance-on marketplace,” he additional
This 7 days capped off a considerably disappointing start out to the 12 months for traders, just as the fourth quarter earnings time receives underway. Bloomberg released financial study information getting that retail sales declined in December by the major margin in the past 10 months, dampening financial prospective customers.
Independently, the client selling price index, unveiled Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Data, uncovered a 7% surge in headline costs in December.
As a way to rein in higher inflation, the Fed has reported that they will be boosting fees, which markets hope will transpire a few periods this calendar year. Even so, an rising amount of authorities are predicting that even much more tightening is in the offing, because inflation is functioning hotter than anticipated.
“Declining labor market slack has made Fed officials far more delicate to upside inflation threats and significantly less delicate to draw back advancement hazards,” Goldman Sachs’ (GS) chief economist Jan Hatzius wrote in a notice produced Sunday.
“We keep on to see hikes in March, June, and September, and have now added a hike in December for a total of four in 2022,” he extra.
Federal Reserve Financial institution of St. Louis President James Bullard also stated that a March charge increase is quite likely amid significant inflation. “I basically now feel we need to possibly go to 4 hikes in 2022,” he explained to the Wall Street Journal this 7 days.
As marketplaces regulate to the swiftly spreading Omicron variant and just take higher premiums into account, January’s turbulence could only be the commencing of a volatile calendar year, Gilbert said.
“It’s a subject of driving that bull,” she reported. “It’s heading to be a wild journey, and there will be people who are thrown off the bull and who’s going to remain on the bull.”
Ihsaan Fanusie is a author at Yahoo Finance. Observe him on Twitter @IFanusie.


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The retailer improperly portrayed a partnership with the popstar
Everyone’s favorite pop princess and fast-fashion hub are at war. After saying thank you, next to an endorsement deal with Forever 21, Ariana Grande is suing the company for $10 million overusing her “likeness” in a campaign she did not agree to.
Forever 21 reached out to Grande in December 2018 about a social media-driven marketing campaign. The discussion came during the smashing success of Grande’s single 7 Rings and the groundbreaking accompanying music video, with undeniably unique lighting, outfits, dances, and sets.
According to court documents, the deal between the retailer and Grande’s managers “never came to fruition because the amounts that Forever 21 offered to pay for the right to use Ms. Grande’s names and likeness were insufficient for an artist of her stature.”
After being rejected by Grande, Forever 21 went forward with the campaign and managed to depict a Grande-endorsed deal. The court documents say that the defendants did not just go for a similar look to Grande—perhaps an oversized sweatshirt and iconic ponytail would fall into this category—but “used a model who looks strikingly similar to Ms. Grande.
Said model is also shown wearing a similar hairstyle to the one Ms. Grande wore in the 7 Rings video, dressed in a top designed to look like a top worn by Ms. Grande in numerous well-known photographs… wearing a distinctive hair accessory…. Using a pose that is virtually identical to the pose in which Ms. Grande was photographed… 7 Rings audio played over the post… the distinctive “7” from 7 Rings video displayed in the background,” as well as other similarities, culminating in nine separate complaints about one campaign.
Along with launching a campaign copying the look, sound, and aesthetic of the 7 Rings video, Forever 21 had also been posting screenshots and grabs from the thank u, next video to their Instagram account, alluding that some type of partnership had occurred between Grande and Forever 21 for costumes for the video.
Grande contacted the company on March 15, 2019, and again on April 3 to have the unauthorized content removed. The defendants did not remove the content until April 17th, which gave them about 14 weeks of content that appeared to be sponsored.


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Apple’s iPad and iPhone are mutant viruses infecting the PC business, says Acer founder Stan Shih.Shih says it’s difficult to find a short-term cure to a mutant virus, but in the long run PC companies will figure out how to isolate Apple, and become immune.
Just yesterday we noted that iPads are cannibalising the whole PC industry, especially lower end PC sales. Previously, we’ve reported that iPads are wrecking the netbook market, which had been growing like crazy.
Shih says Apple will eventually lose this war, just like it lost the PC war, because its software is not open for all hardware makers to use.
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Apple’s App Store is currently home to a number of ‘heart rate’ apps — third-party software titles which promise users the ability to measure their variable heart rate, in most instances, by placing and holding their finger against an iPhone’s rear camera lens.
While the use of these third-party heart rate measuring apps is more prevalent than ever, with premier titles like Azumio’s Instant Heart Rate: HR Monitor having already been downloaded millions of times, unfortunately, despite Apple’s best efforts to “clean up shop”, the iOS App Store is still home to a few deceptive (and seemingly fraudulent) apps promising the same functionality.
While the title may appear aesthetically inviting and promise accurate heart rate measurements, in actuality, it’s “a rather sophisticated and devious trick” designed to con unsuspecting users with claims of providing accurate heart rate measurement via Apple’s Touch ID sensor on equipped models.
The publication cautions that “in reality, the app uses your fingerprint to authorize a transaction for $89.99 while dramatically dimming the screen to fool you.”
Given that the scam relies on Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint reader, it’s reportedly less effective on newer devices featuring Face ID — such as iPhone X, XS, XS Max, XR and the 2018 iPad Pros.
App Store Policy
While Heart Rate Measurement is in clear violation of Apple’s recently-updated App Store policies — which strictly forbid titles that employ “deceptive practices”, including attempts to fool customers with unrelated in-app purchases — the title is still available to download now.
There is a chance this scam was employed within the Heart Rate Measurement app after Apple initially reviewed and approved it. The company’s guidelines note, for example, that it only requires approval for in-app purchases during the initial App review, and therefore devs are free to change the price of items at their discretion.
Sadly, even despite the company’s updated policies for approving or denying titles distributed via its iOS App Store, the presence of this (and possibly other) fraudulent apps only proves that nefarious actors are still out there, trying as they might to exploit any loop-hole they can. Luckily, while the app is still in circulation and potentially posing a threat, Apple is quick to respond in matters like this — and so it likely won’t be available for long.


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TÜV Rheinland, one of the most trusted certification institutes in Europe, has awarded Samsung's Smart TVs with a certificate for its Smart TV performance. TÜV Rheinland tested Samsung's new flagship LED TV ES8000 and the ES7500, and thoroughly examined its various innovative features including voice and motion control and facial recognition.
The new certification poses a significant implication in the TV industry, by establishing new test criteria for Smart TVs, an ever growing TV category. This certification ensures that consumers have trustworthy guides that they can refer to when buying a Smart TV. The Smart TV certificate covers both TV's inherent features, picture quality and a variety of Smart TV services such as access to the Internet, e-Mail services, social media and web browsers.
Consumers can make informed decisions
The particular Samsung Smart TVs that offer special advanced features such as voice and motion recognition as well as hardware upgrades, are entitled to receive the Smart TV advanced certificate. In addition to this, Samsung plans to apply for Smart TV certificates for other Smart TV models, ensuring that consumers have independent guides to make informed decisions around their Smart TV purchase.
"Samsung is the first manufacturer to acquire the certificate for Smart TVs, which is recognised as the leading category in the next-generation TV market," said Justin Shaw, business leader for visual display at Samsung Electronics SA. "Furthermore, Samsung is committed to delivering Smart TVs that will further enhance the user experience for consumers and this certification is certainly evident of this commitment.
"Locally we will be launching this innovative range of TVs to our consumers in early May and we look forward to the opportunities that we believe this will open up for us, where the delivery of quality TVs that push the boundaries of technological innovation is business critical," concluded Shaw.
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At its new P2C facility, Indaver will process plastic streams that do not qualify for other forms of high-quality (mechanical) recycling. These are mainly polystyrene or polyolefins from household and industrial waste. Materials for the new plant will be sourced both from Belgium and abroad.
The recycling process consists of a thermochemical process in which longer carbon chains in the plastic are reduced or depolymerised. The materials thus released are basic raw materials with equivalent specifications to those extracted from fossil streams. The quality requirements are sufficient even for the food industry.
From pilot to global scale
Since 2017, Indaver has extensively tested the chemical recycling process in a pilot setup in cooperation with several Flemish universities. This proved that the process works with real waste streams. The quality of the recycled products has been validated several times by P2C’s customers, including the (petro)chemical industry.
The new plant will be on Indaver’s site in Antwerp (right bank) and will recycle up to 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste in the first few years, including both polystyrene and polyolefins in separate campaigns. In a second phase, starting from 2027, the plant will be converted into a dedicated polystyrene plant and expanded with an additional line to process up to 65,000 tonnes of plastics per year. With this industrial scale-up, Indaver is setting up the largest polystyrene depolymerisation recycling plant in Europe in Flanders. The plant will be capable of high-quality recycling half of Europe’s household waste packaging made of polystyrene.
Recycling polystyrene and polyolefins into chemical building blocks contributes to the transition to a circular economy and a significant reduction in CO2 emissions. In the initial phase, the plant will save around 90,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, while in the second phase it will save 227,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.
See Indaver’s website for more information.
Image: Scale model of the new plant/Indaver


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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Russians Want Beauty With Scent of Home
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Published: July 29, 2000
MOSCOW, July 28— When Russia began picking apart its economy in 1992, Oleg Nasobin spotted an opportunity. After 70 years of Soviet deficits, his country was brimming with pent-up demand for lipstick, face creams and body lotion. It was a business opportunity he could take up only by leaving.
That year, Mr. Nasobin packed his family off to Prague. He was looking to build a business on safe ground, away from the constantly shifting turf of Russia's early days of capitalism. He also was leaving his home -- the place that would later make him a wealthy man.
''We left carrying two suitcases,'' said Mr. Nasobin, a 33-year-old former peddler of ginseng. ''It was a very grim situation in Russia in those days -- no personal prospects in sight.''
Now his company, Green Mama, is one of Russia's top five cosmetics producers. Since starting the company in the Czech Republic in 1996, Mr. Nasobin and his wife, Irina, have expanded sales to 36 countries including the United States and Canada, and employ about 500 people. They later moved the factory to France and two years ago began some production in Russia. The pair hit upon a winning recipe: homegrown extracts with a made-in-France label that increased allure in a market still curious about foreign goods.
Imports flooded Russia's cosmetics market after the fall of Communism in 1991. Kiosks were crammed with deodorant, face cream and shampoo with brightly colored English labels. Local residents, starved for foreign brands, snapped up everything from detergent to candy bars.
But locally produced cosmetics have made a comeback since the country's 1998 currency devaluation. The weaker ruble drove up the price of imports, which became too expensive for locals to afford. Domestic car sales boomed while some foreign food and beverage makers were pushed out of the market altogether. Advertising on city billboards, television and radio changed from flashy foreign images to familiar designs and scenes.
Russian-made cosmetics are especially popular outside of Moscow in Russia's vast regions, where average salaries are much lower. Last year, Russian-made shampoo in the regions held 39 percent of the market, up from 17 percent in 1998, according to ACNielsen, an international market research firm. Local face-care products -- one of Green Mama's biggest sellers -- rose to 83 percent of the market outside Moscow last year, from 68 percent the previous year, according to the researcher. Locals' market share was lower in Moscow where imports still dominate.
Mr. Nasobin's treasure is face cream, body lotion and shampoo. The plastic tubes and bottles are dotted with sketches of flowers, plants and berries and are named Taiga Formula after the vast forests of central and northern Siberia. Extract of sea buckthorn, a bright yellow Siberian berry, colors a new face cream. Ribwort, a Russian roadside weed, makes face masks green. A new line of larch sap lipstick has just been released.
The familiar ingredients are appreciated by Russian buyers, who over the last decade have had their fill of foreign-made products they say are packaged alluringly but just do not measure up to Russian items. Even before the ruble's collapse drove up prices on imports, buyers had already begun to turn away from many foreign products, seeking familiar brands of ice cream, soap and hand lotion. Green Mama, though made mostly in foreign factories, plays on that nostalgia.
''I like the way it smells,'' said Valentina Surkova, a 43-year-old accountant who grew up in eastern Siberia and now lives in Moscow. ''Sea buckthorn berries -- this is my childhood.''
Competition is intense, as local producers scramble to find a niche in the market space that has been created by the currency devaluation's impact on imports. Green Mama ranks third and fourth among local sellers of face-care and body-care products, its biggest selling items, according to Nielsen. However, sales are far below its biggest domestic competitor, Kalina, a company based in the Ural Mountains. Large foreign companies, like Beiersdorf of Germany, maker of Nivea cream; Proctor & Gamble; and L'Oreal occupy about half the market, according to the Russian Perfume and Cosmetics Association. The association, a group of about 60 local producers, was formed five years ago to monitor trends in Russia's cosmetics industry.
Russian women like to preen. Beauty care product sales this year will exceed $3.5 billion, according to the Perfume and Cosmetics Association. That is up from $3.2 billion last year, and includes sales of major foreign producers.
After decades of fitting the image of a factory worker dressed in a shapeless smock and head scarf, women these days meticulously accentuate their femininity. A traveler to Moscow today would be hard pressed to spot unlaquered fingernails or bare lips in a crowd.
Mr. Nasobin said he did not believe in marketing. He avoids expensive national advertisements and gets the word out mainly through local newspapers, radio and television. But the lack of aggressive advertising also has helped limit Green Mama's share of the market. Its annual sales total about $20 million, compared with the $90 million in sales by Kalina, which also sells household cleaning supplies produced at its factory in the Siberian city of Omsk.


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by Pete Rosenbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case against internet search engine giant Google could have far-reaching implications for technology regulations and its impact on users, according to legal and technology experts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
The non-jury civil trial against Google opened Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. and is expected to take up to three months. The lawsuit filed in October 2020 by then-U.S. Attorney William Barr claims Google operated a monopoly “through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices” in search engine and search advertising markets by paying money to ensure it is the default search engine on internet browsers and phones.
Zvi S. Rosen, assistant professor with the SIU School of Law, said the case brought by the justice department and several states “represents a new frontier – and approach – to technology regulation, and how the court rules in terms of both procedure and substance will be important as internet law matures as a discrete area of law.“


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Deere & Co. on Friday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $666 million.
On a per-share basis, the Moline, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $2.11.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.77 per share.
The agricultural equipment manufacturer posted revenue of $9.25 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $8.22 billion, also beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.59 billion.
In a news release, the company said, “Deere continues to produce and ship machinery and repair parts to meet demand,” but added: “Responding to this demand in the face of the pandemic has been a challenge as a result of various regulatory, economic, and other barriers that have affected production facilities and the supply chain.”
Deere shares have fallen 18% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has fallen nearly 9%. The stock has risen roughly 3% in the last 12 months.


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Earlier today, the LEGO Group has announced a renewed partnership with China’s and the world’s biggest game company. In a recent press release, this renewed LEGO-Tencent partnership extends the Memorandum of Understanding with the two companies, “further strengthening and expanding their strategic partnership in digital play experience for Chinese children”.
If you recall, LEGO and Tencent first entered into this working partnership back in 2018 to empower Chinese children to be prepared for a mostly digital future. This partnership saw the birth of the LEGO Video Zone with more than 800 LEGO-themed videos released in Tencent’s video channels, consequently being awarded with the distinction of being one of the top-10 most-viewed toy-branded video platforms in Tencent.
Last year also saw the launch of Tencent’s LEGO Cube Mobile Game – a sandbox video game where kids can explore vast, seemingly never-ending lands made of LEGO bricks populated by LEGO minifigure characters. Aside from being an open-ended play experience, it also provided Chinese children with socialization opportunities with other children in a safe and friendly environment while teaching them the rudiments of 3D design, construction, and coding.
For the next two years, LEGO and Tencent will continue to work together to bring more high-quality digital content, with particular emphasis and investment in creating a more robust digital social community akin to LEGO Life. Think of it as China’s version of LEGO Life that is not just for children but also for teenagers and younger LEGO fans as well. Additionally, the two child-centered companies will continue to develop software applications that will further fuse both physical and digital play in new ways that we haven’t seen before. As you may know already, LEGO has already placed considerable investment in adding an augmented reality component on its LEGO sets particularly with the introduction of the LEGO Hidden Side theme. Lastly, helping children learn the rudiments of robotics is still very much at the heart of the LEGO education system with the introduction of the LEGO Boost theme.
Personally, I’m excited to see what is in the works between LEGO and Tencent for the next two years. LEGO has continually pushed the boundaries of conventional play ever since it came out with its very first wooden toy back in the early days of the company. Any new technology that will enhance the LEGO play experience will be something that I will keep an eye on.
So what do you think of this renewed LEGO-Tencent partnership? What new play technologies do you think we will see in the next couple of years? Let me know what you think in the comments below.


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Apple Unveils Its “Pay Later” Service
Apple is continuing its push into the services business, this time targeting the popular “buy now pay later” (BNPL) space. Today the consumer tech giant introduced its “Apple Pay Later” feature, allowing consumers to pay for purchases over time. 💳
Soon, Apple Pay users can split purchases into four payments at no cost. The four payments will be spread over six weeks without interest, fees, or immediate impact on their credit score. Users can apply for loans ranging from $50 to $1,000, which can be used for online and in-app purchases and at merchants that accept Apple Pay.


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Kylie Jenner, makeup guru and young celeb, has branched off from her sisters and has gotten her own reality show. Not content with her role on Keeping Up with The Kardashians, Jenner has now wrangled her own show called Life of Kylie.
— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) April 10, 2017
The show will feature on E! and fans couldn’t be more excited about a more intimate look into the ups and downs of Kylie’s life.
E! have said in a statement that the show will be showing a “more intimate side of the makeup entrepreneur as she manages her celebrity persona, multi-million dollar company and, well, just being a teenager.”
The day that Kylie Jenner stops being touted as a normal teenager will be the day that I die happy. None of the words in the statement above relate to teens at all in this day and age, but sure, let’s give them a show about a 19 year old who’s accomplished more than they ever will in their entire lives. That’ll show them what they’re missing!
Anyway, Jenner is obviously very excited but E! is cautiously approaching the show, as they’ve only budgeted eight half-hour episodes for airing. It’s a mini-series, so I wonder how much they’ll be able to show of Jenner’s life.
If you’re wondering about what kind of content will be shown to avid viewers, Jenner said in a statement that fans will be pleased.
“These couple years have been such an incredible journey with the support of my fans,” said the statement.
“This show will allow me to give them a peek inside all of the exciting things I am working on as well as some personal time with friends.”
Far out. If it’s anything like me hanging out with my friends, she’ll be sitting there watching movies and making dry comments about romantic standards set by films. But I have a notion that what Jenner and her friends get up to will be way more interesting than that.
Although there’s no release date just yet, the hashtag in Jenner’s tweet makes us think that it’ll be released between June and September. Not too long for Jenner fans to wait.


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When Microsoft launched the Xbox in 2001, it was already late to the game. For its next generation console, Xbox 360, Microsoft will get a head start on its rivals.
On Thursday, Microsoft will officially launch Xbox 360 with a 30-minute special on MTV, part of the company's efforts to reach out to a mainstream mass market.
In the past, game systems have been unveiled at industry trade shows. Still, Microsoft executives said additional information about the new game will be detailed at next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry's biggest event.
Also at E3, Sony plans to offer a glimpse of PlayStation 3, the company's first completely new console system since the 2000 launch of PlayStation 2.
Not much is known about the new consoles coming from Sony and Nintendo. And many questions about 360 remain unanswered. Microsoft has not announced pricing, for instance. Nor has Microsoft said if the new console will be compatible with existing Xbox games. That, too, will be announced at E3, Microsoft said.
And while Microsoft has not announced when, exactly, the game will be available other than sometime this fall, there are more than 100 games already in production.
Will the buzz be enough to put Xbox 360 at the top?
Dominated for nearly a decade by Sony's PlayStation game consoles, the U.S. video game market brings in more than $10 billion annually in sales. Sony has sold four times as many game consoles worldwide than Microsoft, but Xbox has outsold its only other major competitor, Nintendo's GameCube.
Microsoft executives, who declined to be interviewed for this story, believe they have built a lot of momentum in the gaming industry. Microsoft has sold more than 20 million consoles and said that more than 1.5 million people have signed up for its Xbox Live service for online gaming.
On top of that, it had a huge hit with the game Halo 2, which surpassed $125 million in sales the day it launched last year.
The technological jump from Xbox to 360 is so great that it is hard to compare the two units. The new machine will have wireless capabilities, a large hard drive to allow the machine to double as a home entertainment hub and significantly more computing power than the Xbox.
Electronics analyst Richard Doherty said the Xbox 360 is considerably more powerful than any existing game console, but he wonders if the bump in power is big enough.
"The graphics we have seen on screen are great, though it's not as big a transition as we saw between PlayStation and PlayStation 2," Doherty said.
The Xbox team has said the 360 will stand up to the competition and is confident in the new game's capabilities.
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September 5 – With women-specific football sponsorship opportunities starting to make sales progress, Manchester City Women’s team have unveiled a long term partnership with Dylon Colour Catcher.
Described as a multi-year deal, the sponsorship will focus on using Man City players to create content with the Colour Catcher brand. The deal includes pitch-side LED animation and sampling activation at the Etihad Stadium during the first ever Barclays FA Women’s Super League Manchester derby this Saturday 7 September.
This sponsorship follows Colour Catcher’s successful 2018 campaign ‘Dare To Mix,’ which aimed to tackle outdated stereotypes in the laundry and homecare sector and tap into the changing consumer lifestyle.
Makel, Head of Women’s Football at Manchester City said: “We are delighted to be working with such a trusted, well-known brand and hope this is the beginning of a long and successful journey for both parties.”
Dylon Colour Catcher’s Marketing Director, Nikki Vadera, added: “Last year’s campaign was very well received by consumers, and this year’s campaign develops the ‘Dare to Mix’ message by focusing on breaking free from prejudice and the shackles of identity norms.
“Everyone is multifaceted and has various hobbies and passions outside the 9-5. What better way to reinforce this than to partner with Manchester City Women’s Football Club to showcase the players and their different passions?
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Robotoki has closed its doors, according to Joystiq. The independent studio’s debut game, the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter Human Element, is currently in limbo while founder Robert Bowling seeks new publishing options. Bowling offered no explanation for why the studio is closing.
“This week we have ceased operations at Robotoki and the development of Human Element is on hiatus,” Bowling told Joystiq. “We were actively negotiating a new publishing deal for the premium version of Human Element but unfortunately I was unable to continue to self-fund development until a deal was finalized.”
Bowling, the former Call of Duty creative strategist with developer Infinity Ward, left AAA development in 2012 to found Robotoki. The studio then announced Human Element in 2012 and gave a first taste of gameplay at GDC 2014. It popped up again at the end of 2014 with a new trailer and confirmation of a November 2015 release at The Game Awards.
Set 35 years after a zombie apocalypse, the game was meant to explore how the psychological effects of societal collapse would make people (the “human element”) far more dangerous than the zombies themselves, and thus the game is focused more on the survivors than the monsters.
Robotoki was originally developing an Ouya game to introduce Human Element‘s universe, but scrapped that project in order to focus on the full release, which will now miss its November 2015 release on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One.
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In December, sales were down nearly 13% versus a year ago, putting it in danger of being beaten by Toyota for the third month.
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. sales dropped nearly 13 percent in December versus a year ago, putting it in danger of being beaten by Toyota Motor Corp. for the third month in 2006.
For the year, Ford’s sales were down about 8 percent, due largely to a decline in truck and sport utility vehicle sales and the end of production for the Taurus sedan.
Toyota beat Ford in July and November, and some analysts have predicted that it will overtake Ford as the No. 2 seller of automobiles in the U.S. in 2007.
DaimlerChrysler AG, meanwhile, said its U.S. sales slipped 1 percent last month as a 10 percent decline in Mercedes sales offset a 1 percent rise at its Chrysler Group.
For the full year, DaimlerChrysler’s sales were down 5 percent compared to 2005, with Chrysler off 7 percent while Mercedes was up 11 percent, the company reported.
Ford’s decline for the month was led by the F-Series pickup, the top-selling vehicle in the U.S., which was down 21 percent from a strong December 2005, the company said. Ford sold 70,580 of the F-Series trucks last month compared with 89,491 a year earlier.
For the year, the F-Series fell nearly 12 percent, ending December with sales of 796,039 compared with 901,463 in 2005.
The company has said that softness in housing construction and higher fuel prices were responsible for the sales decline.
Ford shares rose 9 cents to $7.60 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange, while DaimlerChrysler’s U.S. shares gained $1 to $62.41.


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BBB Warns: Secret Sister Scam Is Back
With Christmas right around the corner, you may begin to see Facebook posts about a gift exchange program, called “Secret Sister.” The post will most likely be by someone you know and trust and will be worded in such a manner as to seem perfectly innocent.
A typical post will look something like these:
Who doesn’t like to get gifts in the mail, it sounds like a pretty awesome way to get tons of goodies, doesn’t it? It’s all part of what’s known as the “Secret Sister Gift Exchange,”and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has released a public warning about this illegal pyramid scam.
According to the US Postal Inspector, chain letters are a form of gambling that is, “illegal if they request money or other items of value and promise a substantial return to the participants.”
One of the big concerns is that by signing up for this, your name and address could get into the wrong hands, that should be the major red flag that can lead to potential issues down the road. It is recommended that if you’ve already joined the gift exchange, keep an eye on your identity and be extra cautious.