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A heads-up to retailers: 36 percent of smartphone/tablet users will abandon their online shopping carts if a mobile site or app takes longer than three seconds to load this holiday season. Additionally, that percentage increases to 45 percent for consumers between the ages of 18 and 34, says a shopping survey from Compuware APM in Detroit.
“A few years ago, you could wait a few seconds for search results on your laptop or desktop,” says Blair Drenner, vice president of solution strategy for Compuware APM. “Now, if you don’t get (those results) within a second, you’re pretty displeased.”
The report — which found that nearly 50 percent of smartphone/tablet users intend to use their mobile devices to search for and/or buy gifts during the upcoming holiday season — also discovered that 29 percent of smartphone/tablet users who have a poor online shopping experience are likely to complain on social media. That likelihood rises to 40 percent for users between the ages of 18 and 34.
“I think everyone has heard the various statistics (about social media), like you need seven positives to reverse a negative comment,” Drenner says. “Word of mouth is going to have a direct bottom line impact on sales, returning business, and so forth.”
Of the smartphone/tablet users surveyed, 36 percent predicted they will do more shopping on their devices this year compared to 2012. The younger the consumer, the more likely he or she is to shop by smartphone or tablet. In fact, 66 percent of smartphone/tablet users age 18 to 34 years will tap their devices for holiday shopping this season, with 53 percent predicting they will do buy more on their smartphone/tablet than last year.
The study, conducted by Harris Interactive for Compuware APM, surveyed 2,025 U.S. adults age 18 and older, including 1,191 who are smartphone and/or tablet users. To read the full report, click here.


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An adage attributed to marketing pioneer John Wanamaker goes like this: “Half of the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The trouble is, I don’t know which half.” Maintenance managers in many process manufacturing facilities may feel something similar.
The handling of bulk solids has been tossed around for decades — literally. From fertilizer to food products, sugar to sludge pellets, and coffee to catalysts, the practice of heating, cooling or drying has been a part of virtually every industry built around free-flowing materials since the Industrial Revolution.
From even before I could actually read, or so my parents tell the story, you could find me with my nose buried in a book. I would tell myself stories in “toddler talk” as I turned the pages of my favorite bedtime stories.
Registration for the “Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating” online learning course is open for the fall session. Scheduled to begin October 5, the six-week class presented by the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) will run through November 15. The course includes forums to interact with other students and access to the instructor via scheduled office hours.
Looking for ways to earn professional development hours or continuing education credits despite the travel limitations imposed by COVID-19? The continuing education center for thermal processing, developed jointly by the thermal brands of BNP Media, offers courses specifically focused on industrial thermal processing.
Stony Brook University released an article detailing its preliminary research and findings on the efficacy of dry heat sterilization on personal protective equipment (PPE). The research team used a Gruenberg dry heat sterilizer to determine if there was degradation of the N95 masks after several rounds of dry heat treatment. Results from the testing were positive.
BNP Media has announced the launch of the Process Heating & Cooling Show, an interactive conference and exposition where executives and engineers from various industries – including oil and gas, electronics, pharmaceuticals, food, beverages, packaging and plastics – will learn from thought leaders and discover new technologies and trends exclusively for the process heating and cooling sectors. This new event will be held June 16-17, 2021, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
Check out the April 2021 edition of Process Heating, featuring welded plate heat exchangers and downtime prevention, points to ponder when selecting circulation heaters, combustion controls retrofits, trends in boiler systems, news, products and much more!

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Parents of students in grades K-2 are invited to attend a fun and educational workshop on the basics of helping their children improve their reading at home. It will be from 8:45-9:35 a.m., at Frenchtown on Friday, Feb. 20. Snow date will be Friday, Feb. 27.
Citizenship Day will be Tuesday, Feb. 24. Students and staff should wear red, white and blue.
Students and staff should wear pink for safety on Thursday, Feb. 26.
For PTA and Father’s Club information, visit ftparents.com.
Rewards Program — Frenchtown is once again be participating in the Stop and Shop A+ Program. Our school ID is 06238. Register your 13 digit Stop and Shop card at stopandshop.com/savings-and-rewards/rewards-program/aplus. Earn points while you shop that will equate back to dollars for our school.
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Don’t forget to register your Target Credit or debit REDcard and Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases made at Target or Target.com to Jane Ryan. Last year, Target donated over $800 to our school through this program. Family and friends can earmark Jane Ryan as their designated school too. Please register your REDcard today at target.com/TCOE.
Remember to save your Box Tops for Education and send them to school attached to the collection sheet previously sent home or in a baggie. Our last submission of box tops has now earned Jane Ryan $600. For more information, contact Ann O’Sullivan at email@example.com.
Sensitivity Day is Wednesday Feb. 25. Volunteers are needed for set-up on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and helpers are needed on Wednesday, Feb. 25, along with donations of refreshments/snacks. Please check out Jane Ryan’s I-volunteer form to sign up and help.
The School Store is open on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.


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Is Canada really a bad country?
If anyone read certain news stories lately, they might get the impression that Canada has turned into a real bad country.
Gosh, I always thought that Canada was one of the USA’s finest friends. I remember when dairy farmers used to go to Canada just to buy Canadian dairy cows. What happened?
I fully realize that when two countries enter into a trade agreement, both countries should try to do their best to comply with the language of the treaty. According to dairy farmers (some in Wisconsin) that I have spoken with, many feel that Canada is not the real culprit.
In the recent dispute between Canada and the United States, some of these dairy farmers blame the problems on some milk processors that continue to push dairy farmers to produce more and more milk. Doesn’t this sound familiar? For several years some political people in New York State along with some economists and dairy cooperatives encouraged dairy farmers in New York State to produce more milk for the up and coming yogurt plants.
However, when the Pepsi-Mueller plant in Western New York fizzled out, along with the Chobani owners relocating some of their business to the state of Idaho caused a glut of milk being produced in New York State. The production in that state increased nearly four per cent, which is far above the national level. The end result was nearly 900 dairy farmers in New York and Pennsylvania were placed in limbo for a milk market. While this problem has been temporarily resolved, the problem could raise its ugly head again next year.
However, the biggest problem now is in Wisconsin. Instead of certain officials in the USA tearing Canada apart, we should be attempting to obtain a market for these producers.
While none of us has seen the treaty between the US and Canada, it behooves the US that these 50 some dairy farmers in Wisconsin are not thrown to the wolves. Continuing to place more sanctions on some commodities from Canada will not solve the problem. However, what people are really not saying is the following: we have certain people in the dairy industry (not the dairy farmers) and the political arena that would like to see the Canadian quota system on dairy farmers eliminated. That is the real story! If the Canadians are satisfied with their quota system, then we should leave them alone!
Let’s do something about the real problem. All dairy farmers need a new pricing formula that would allow dairy farmers the opportunity to cover their costs, plus a supply management program like the one contained in the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act.
We also need a serious evaluation of the controversial ingredients that are being extracted from milk to find out if they are really beneficial in the pricing system, and do consumers realize how many products contain these ingredients?
Remember, the US has a population of over 300 million people, and Canada has 35 million people.
The US dairy farmers are producing at least 206 billion pounds of milk per year, while Canadian farmers are producing nearly 20 billion pounds.
Who should be afraid of whom?
Let’s stop throwing the baloney around and sit down and correct the real problems that are facing all dairy farmers across the US.
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In absolutely incredible news, Aldi is announcing their two new business partners- The Sun and The Wind.
“We are thrilled to be joining the ALDI Australia family for an initiative that will protect the earth without making day-to-day life harder for its inhabitants”, announced The Sun and The Wind.
Firstly, you guys are adorable, secondly, you guys are epic.
What a step to take and hopefully other large businesses will soon follow suit.
According to Aldi, they’re the 64th biggest use of electricity in Australia but this launch will see 102, 000 solar panels installed preventing 41, 000 tonnes of carbon emissions entering the atmosphere every year!
Don’t stress though, these changes won’t make any difference to Aldi’s low prices.
“Research shows Australians want to make greener choices at the checkout, but worry that these often come with a premium price tag. ALDI Australia’s renewable energy commitments mean that ALDI shoppers can buy with confidence at the lowest price – we’re committed to saving our customers money on every shop, while also doing our bit for the environment”, Adrian Christie, Customer Interactions Director of Aldi Australia commented.
Aldi is aiming for 250 stores and six warehouses run with solar energy by the end of 2020!
Congratulations, you guys just gave everyone ANOTHER reason to love you!


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On Thursday, the Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services released new Eat Safe Fish guidelines for carp and rainbow smelt from seven different lakes across the state.
The new guidelines, stated the release, are based on elevated levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate found in the smelt. PFOS is a chemical in the family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and can build up in fish and in people who eat these fish. What, exactly, does that mean for consumers of these fish?
PFOS has been used in stain-resistant fabrics, fire-fighting foams, food packaging, and as a surfactant in industrial processes, the Minnesota Department of Health Health Risk Assessment Unit stated in 2019. The 3M Company was once a major manufacturer of PFOS and products containing PFOS, but production was phased out in 2002. PFOS can be present on food crops, in packaged food items, or in the fish people catch and eat. PFOS is persistent in the environment, meaning it does not break down easily in soil or water.
According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, PFAS are man-made chemicals that have been used in industry and consumer products worldwide since the 1940s. They have been used to make nonstick cookware, water-repellent clothing, stain resistant fabrics and carpets, some cosmetics, some firefighting foams, and products that resist grease, water, and oil. The American Cancer Society adds that they have also been used in coatings for paper and cardboard food packaging.
Studies in lab animals have found exposure to PFOA increases the risk of certain tumors of the liver, testicles, mammary glands (breasts), and pancreas, the American Cancer Society reports. While not always the case, well-conducted studies in animals generally do a good job of predicting which exposures might cause cancer in people, the report goes on. Other studies have suggested possible links to other cancers, including prostate, bladder, breast, and ovarian cancer. But not all studies have found such links, and more research is needed to clarify these findings.
In Michigan, states www.michigan.gov/pfasresonse/fishandwildlife, MDHHS releases Eat Safe Fish Guides annually in the Spring, and emergency advisories as needed. Fish across the state are tested for PFAS in addition to other chemicals such as mercury, as all fish have some amount of mercury. As new guidelines are set as a result of elevated levels of PFOS, Michigan is releasing those advisories outside of the annual Eat Safe Fish Guides update.
“The Eat Safe Fish (ESF)guidelines are set to be protective for everyone including children and pregnant and breastfeeding women, and people with existing health problems such as cancer or diabetes,” the website states. “Michigan has been routinely testing fish filets for PFAS since 2012.”
The ESF Guide is designed to protect any person who eats fish on a regular basis, the guide states.
“If you are a healthy adult who is not pregnant and only eats Michigan fish once or twice a year from waters that are not posted with MDHHS signs,” the guide states, “then you don’t need to use the ESF Guide.”
For more information, please visit https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Folder2/Folder70/Folder1/Folder170/MDCH_EAT_SAFE_FISH_GUIDE_-_UPPER_PENINSULA_WEB.pdf for the MDHHS Eat Safe Fish Guide.


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Best Buy, SanDisk, RealNetworks Unveil Player, Digital Music Store
The online music store and portable device will compete with Apple and with Microsoft's upcoming Zune.
Retailer Best Buy, music software maker RealNetworks and player manufacturer SanDisk unveiled on Thursday an online music store and portable device that would compete with Apple Computer and with Microsoft's upcoming Zune.
The announcement highlights the formation of three major camps within the emerging online digital music business. All three are focused on tight integration of player with digital music store, a strategy developed by Apple that has given the company a strong early lead. Apple's iPod, which is closely tied to the company's iTunes store, currently accounts for more than three quarters of the market for portable music players, analysts say.
RealNetworks, which has developed its own digital music platform, is aggressively seeking partners among player manufacturers. The company also has its own music store and subscription service called Rhapsody, which will power the Best Buy Digital Music Store. SanDisk will provide a tightly integrated device called the Sansa E200R. The online store and player are scheduled to launch Oct. 15.
In joining RealNetworks and SanDisk, Best Buy, a nationwide consumer electronics retailer, will be competing with, while also selling, the iPod. The Minneapolis-based retailer also plans to sell the Zune player, which is set for release next month in time for the holiday shopping season.
Best Buy plans to teach its sales force to recommend to customers the service and player that best matches their needs, a spokesman said. Apple, for example, doesn't have a subscription service, while Best Buy's store will. Best Buy sales clerks do not work on commission.
"The bottom line is we want customers to come back to us," company spokesman Brian Lucas said. "The key is to make sure we're asking the right questions, so we can match them with the service that's right for them."
Best Buy looks at the launch less as competing against suppliers, and more of trying to grab a piece of a growing market.
"It's about growing the pie altogether, and getting more people to experience digital music," Lucas said. "There a lot of potential in the space still."
The online store did not require a major investment on the part of Best Buy, given that it partnered with RealNetworks for the software platform, Lucas said. In addition, the music marketplace would give the retailer the opportunity to work with popular artists to promote them and the company's brand. Among the artists the company currently works with is rapper Diddy.
Nevertheless, it's unlikely Apple will want to give up its market dominance, or Microsoft will settle for anything less than toppling the leader. On the other hand, RealNetworks, which has partnered with SanDisk, certainly hopes to grab what it can from the two Goliaths.
The trio each uses their own copyright-protection technology, which tends to hold customers to the companies' respective music services.
5 Top Federal Initiatives For 2015As InformationWeek Government readers were busy firming up their fiscal year 2015 budgets, we asked them to rate more than 30 IT initiatives in terms of importance and current leadership focus. No surprise, among more than 30 options, security is No. 1. After that, things get less predictable.
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Yelp just lost its objectivity
Tom Dougherty, CEO – Stealing Share
11 February 2015
Will Yelp favor its new acquisition?
Yelp, the restaurant review site, just purchased Eat24 which delivers food from about 200,000 restaurants in nearly 1,500 cities nationwide. On the surface, this seems like a pretty logical fit. A restaurant guide buying a delivery service so that customers can order directly to their doorsteps.
So now, instead of losing money to the restaurant, the site has found a way to capture some of that revenue through delivery. And why not? Takeaway and home delivery are the two biggest growth drivers in the restaurant industry.
“It would make no economic sense for Yelp to separate the two businesses. But it has called its “trust is our top concern” concept into question, therefore sacrificing the value of it brand for the sake of dollars.”
But, from a brand perspective, this acquisition bothers me for a single reason:
“Your trust is our top concern, so businesses can’t pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more.”
Yelp has taken a position that it is going to bring you only the fairest reviews that can’t be influenced by the owners of the restaurants. That is admirable. But doesn’t the Eat24 acquisition change things a little?
Seems to me that, from a business perspective, the site would want to highlight those local restaurants that were also serviced by Eat24. Where’s the objectivity in that?
From the restaurant owners’ perspective, hasn’t Yelp muddied the waters by almost forcing all restaurants in a given geography to sign up with Eat24?
It would make no economic sense for Yelp to separate the two businesses. But it has called its “trust is our top concern” concept into question, therefore sacrificing the value of it brand for the sake of dollars.
In effect, Yelp bought itself into obsoleteness. It is now just another food delivery service.
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The highly anticipated Apple Let's talk iPhone event, the first non-WWDC iPhone event to be held by Apple, is hours away.
By all accounts, the iPhone maker is expected to unveil iPhone 5 alongside the introduction of iOS 5 and iCloud Web services product to a hungry consumer crowd.
The Let's Talk iPhone tagged message in Apple's invitation has caused media frenzy. All the rumors center around the growing speculation regarding whether Apple will release a next-generation iPhone 5 or a modified version of its current iPhone 4. But Apple will surely clarify what this means in the much-awaited event.
Rumors have been circulating that the iPhone maker will launch an iPhone 4S along with the iPhone 5. The iPhone 4S is rumored to be a tweaked version of the current iPhone 4 and is more budget-friendly.
It is expected that Apple's CEO Tim Cook will officially announce the iPhone 5 during the special media event. This will be the first time that Tim Cook, Apple's new CEO, will take center stage after Steve Jobs' resignation. This is the first time in Apple's history that Jobs misses an iPhone event.
Apple will hold the event at the Apple Town Hall at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, beginning at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. ET).
iPhone loyalists and users, as well as tech junkies, may want to attend the event to know the new features of the iPhone. Of course not everyone can attend as it is an invite-only event.
Apple did not provide an official Web site with live streaming of the event. As usual, when the event concludes, Apple will post a video of the iPhone 5 event on its YouTube channel.
But iPhone 5 fans can still catch the event through live blogs of the attendees. IBTimes will feature its own live blogging on the site for the occasion. A lot of other Web sites such as Engadget, Slashgear and Electronista will also provide live blogs of the Apple’s major event.
For the the live streaming feed
Vertex, the online broadcast network, will produce and stream live coverage of the keynote event starting at 12:30 p.m. with an opening segment that will examine the projected discussion points on products and features. This live stream can be accessed at www.watchvertex.com.
Here are some sites which will blog the event live.
Slashgear will live cast the “Let’s Talk iPhone” Event from 1 p.m. ET. on wards.
Macworld will be live blogging from the Town Hall theater on the Apple campus in Cupertino, to cover Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event.
TUAW, the Unofficial Apple Blog will be covering the Apple major event starting from 1 p.m.
Electronista will provide live blogging at provide live coverage page for real-time updates starting from 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PDT).
Gizmodo's iPhone5 blog is also set up, though the site admits that this title may be incomplete since Apple could very well mention multiple products tomorrow and not just the iPhone.
Engadget has its live blog ready with a specific outline for various time zones including Hawaii, Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, London, Paris, Moscow, and Tokyo.
CNET is also bringing the news live, coupled with commentary from the Buzz Out Loud crew.
ZDNet bloggers providing commmentary and analysis of Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone” event as it happens.


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The new version of popular Microsoft Office productivity software, Microsoft Office 2010, is going to reach end users soon. The final version of Office 2010 is scheduled to hit the retail shelves in the first half of 2010, with Community Technology Preview (Office 2010 Beta) program registration already opens, with intended release date of Office 2010 public beta on July 2009, and Exchange Server 2010 Beta already released.
Actually, the development and closed testing of Office 2010, previously known as codename Office 14, has been going on for a while. In fact, there are already some leaked photos of Office 14 Alpha version, otherwise speculated to be Office 2009 at that point of time. With the impending arrival of Office 2010 public beta download, Microsoft is posting various screenshots of Exchange 2010 (download Exchange 2010 beta) and Office web applications, which support all major browsers such as IE, Firefox and Safari and works in Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
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In Britain, regulators took the unusual step Wednesday of doling out a big fine against one of the world’s largest.
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The first transit cargo from India to Uzbekistan was sent via Afghanistan
An Indian trader has sent the first transit shipment to Uzbekistan via Pakistan and Afghanistan. On March 16, a convoy of 140 tons of cargo, mostly sugar, left Kabul for Tashkent.
Prior to that, the shipment passed through Mumbai, Karachi and Torham. The shipment was organized by an Indian private entrepreneur. Under a recent bilateral transit trade agreement between Pakistan and Uzbekistan, trade cargo passed through Pakistan's seaport of Karachi earlier this month and was delivered to an Uzbek importer, a Pakistani official said.
"Indian trade shipments to Uzbekistan are private business under the agreement and were carried out without the involvement of the government in any of the four countries", he said.
In Kabul, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Taliban interim government held a special ceremony to facilitate the transit of Indian goods, which the Afghan side called an important step in establishing trade ties between Central and South Asia.
"Now it will become a regular activity and Uzbekistan will be able to import goods from anywhere through Pakistani seaports," said an unnamed Pakistani official.


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Have you just gotten your Surface Pro, finished setting it up, and thinking of what to do next? Why not fire up IE10 and read this tips and tricks article? Surface RT users, we didn't forget you - many of these tips apply to you too.
Mobile World Congress 2013 ended on 28 February. Here's a round-up of our hands-on experience with the latest smartphones and tablets, and all that you need to know about the major developments for the mobile industry in 2013.
Sony announced yesterday that the Xperia Tablet Z will hit global markets from spring 2013. As its availability is still some months away, we decided to drop by the Sony booth at MWC 2013 and explored the tablet further. Hit the link to find out more.
With the Mobile World Congress 2013 coming right up, let us gaze into the crystal ball and share a quick round-up of the latest news surrounding the annual event held at Barcelona. Do read on if you are a huge mobile device buff!
Previously code named Project Fiona, the Edge features full notebook specs, and is equipped with an Intel Core processor, NVIDIA graphics and Windows 8 OS. We took a quick look while roaming the halls at CES 2013.
At CES 2013, Lenovo is showing off its Thinkpad Helix, an 11.6-inch, touchscreen, full HD, Windows 8 hybrid business PC which utilizes a docking station to transform between tablet and notebook form factors. It also has a third 'Stand Mode' form factor. We went hands on with the device.
Fujitsu has just launched a myriad of touch-enabled Windows 8 machines, targeted squarely at enterprise users. Besides touch, these business notebooks and tablets also come with stylus input capabilities for extra usability options. Read on for what we found.
Don't you want your smartphone to be free from malware and other unnecessary viruses? We round up a handful of anti-virus and security apps to help you easily keep your Android device safe from harm's way.
The new Windows 8 OS is sort of an enigma to some users, with its colorful smart tiles and dual environments. With plenty of new features and even a Windows 8 Store full of apps, we collaborated with Microsoft to bring forth a PlayTest event in an effort to provide usage guidance, tips and tricks to first timers, hands-on with the latest Windows 8 devices and have their queries of the new OS answered.
Having established the challenges that operators faced in 4G LTE deployment, what are telcos doing to manage the increasing data traffic flow on their networks? Is data throttling on mobile networks a myth or fact? Hit the link to find out more.
- Breitling officially releases its second generation Emergency watch in Singapore
- Retro City Rampage releasing on MS-DOS
- Creative announces launch of the BT-W2, a high-performance USB Bluetooth audio transceiver for PC, Mac, and PS4
- Apple's music streaming service launches in Singapore with free 3 month trial
- Toshiba announces more affordable MC04 6TB enterprise HDD
- ADATA launches new M.2 SATA 6Gbps SSD for compact ultrabooks
- Press images of Motorola Moto G (2015) leaked
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East Hampton on New York’s Long Island is a place where the rich, famous and others go to get away from the grind of the city during the summer months. It is also home to a new start of sorts for American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), which has opened a concept store in the community that appears to mirror the new take on life that many feel after months confined to their homes by the coronavirus pandemic and the emotional tumult many feel as protests against racial inequality continue.
The new concept — Unsubcribed — bills itself as the antithesis to the fast-fashion approach to apparel and accessories. An Instagram page with photos of beach scenes describes Unsubscribed as “consciously-made, slow fashion,” adding “we believe in being kind — to ourselves, to each other, and the world. nothing more. nothing less.”
Women’s Wear Daily, which first broke the news about the new concept, reports that Unsubscribed plans to feature only two collections a year made up of its own private label as well as third-party brands, a departure for AEO. Brands include Boyish, Indego Africa, Melissa Joy Manning and Veja. Prices will start at $5 for accessories and climb as high as $550 for dresses.
AEO has not announced plans for expansion of the concept, apparently taking it slow, as it adds a fourth banner to its portfolio in addition to its namesake business, Aerie and Todd Snyder.
Unsubscribed will also launch a website to complement its physical store business, but it will not offer online purchasing.
The retailer’s employment ads for its brand ambassador (sales associate) position seek people to be “the face and voice of our company, build brand recognition, and successfully promote our product through the engagement of customers in meaningful ways to increase our company’s brand awareness and to generate sales.”
Earlier this month, AEO reported a first quarter loss of $257 million as it was forced to close stores and engaged in “aggressive inventory liquidation,” according to the company’s CEO Jay Schottenstein.
AEO has seen its business bouncing back in reopened stores. It reported two weeks ago that stores it had opened were generating about 95 percent of the sales that it reported for the same locations last year. At the same time, its digital sales continue to be up, as well.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Does Unsubscribed sound like a concept that may have wings for American Eagle Outfitters? Do you expect other retailers to be more willing or reluctant to test new concepts now than before being forced to close stores due to the pandemic?
“I like the concept and it makes sense to offer a fresh take on apparel, but I question why there is no online purchasing.”
“Not selling online is odd, but I do like AEO’s take on slow versus fast fashion and garments made from sustainable materials.”
“Love it. Fast fashion fizzled last year (likely before) and prior to the pandemic, sustainability was a big driver in apparel and fashion.”


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At the ongoing Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo along with Qualcomm has unveiled the next-generation ultrasonic fingerprint solution which brings new and enhanced features to the previous generation Sense ID fingerprint technology.
Vivo and Qualcomm Technologies have demonstrated the new Fingerprint Sensors for display and metal using modified versions of the Vivo XPlay 6 smartphone. The modified smartphone was fitted with Qualcomm’s under-display fingerprint scanner and the company also mentioned that the solution doesn’t require a physical button for the scanner.
In Vivo’s R&D plan, fingerprint scanning will not be carried out by an independent button or region. It will be realized more subtly under the screen, behind the metal shell, or even in the frame,” the company said.
Talking about how the technology works? Well, the new sensor which is based on Qualcomm’s Fingerprint Sensors technology will generate ultrasonic sound waves which then passes through the OLED screen. These sound waves will now capture an accurate and precise 3D image of a fingerprint. Then the sensor will match the fingerprint and unlock the device instantly.
— Vivo India (@Vivo_India) June 28, 2017
It has been said that Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensor for display is capable of scanning through OLED display stacks of up to 1200um, along with enrolling and matching. The sensors have also been designed as both an integrated solution with Qualcomm…
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Sony has announced the first consumer FDR-AX1 4K Camcorder video camera. First look review for the Sony FDR-AX1 4K Camcorder is now available on Youtube.
Charles Michel Videoacademy has posted a first look video review of the FDR-AX1 4K Camcorder video camera. You can watch the video below.
The Sony FDR-AX1 Digital 4K Video Camera Recorder capture 4K/60p video that far exceeds HD resolution and 4K/HD movies in the XAVC-S format.
Sony FDR-AX1 4K Camcorder Video Camera Price
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Kenyan Government has suspended the importation of second hand clothes commonly known as Mitumba. The cabinet minister Betty Maina cited the move was intended to safeguard Kenyans against the dreadful coronavirus.
Prior to the ban, traders at the popular second hand Gikomba Market complained that fear of the coronavirus was having a negative effect on their businesses.
Government has suspended importation of second hand clothes with immediate effect to safeguard the health of Kenyans and promote local textiles in the wake of corona virus. @maina_betty @IndustryKE @PDUDelivery @epzakenya @MakeItKenya @KAM_kenya @rivatex_ltd @StanleyWabomba pic.twitter.com/TmnyqcqRCx
— Trade Kenya (@Trade_Kenya) March 25, 2020
Local manufacturers rejoice
As a textile industry, we remain steadfast in the production of quality apparels customized to meet the needs and preference of every citizen in the country.
The directive means that everyone now has a chance to buy new clothes thanks to the presence of vibrant textile industries
— Rivatex East Africa Limited (@rivatex_ltd) March 25, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya is 25 with zero recoveries and fatalities.


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- MultiChoice has grown with 900 000 DStv and Gotv subscribers about the last financial yr.
- The corporation will include two worldwide streaming companies for subscribers.
- It is also gearing up to roll-out and launch its “DStv dishless”, stand-alone DStv streaming service.
MultiChoice will soon include both Netflix and Amazon Key Movie as world wide video streamers to its DStv platform, with the pay out-Television operator that continues to exhibit progress – adding around a different 900 000 DStv and GOtv subscribers about its last financial yr.
The subscriber tally according to its most current 2019/2020 financial final results released on Wednesday, is now 19.five million.
MultiChoice already operates Showmax its have membership video-on-demand from customers (SVOD) streaming service.
By adding worldwide streaming companies to it is really present DStv platform MultiChoice has now obviously resolved that it will go the “super aggregator” way, similar to what pay out-Television companies ranging from the United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand have completed about the previous yr.
In this way, present subscribers get entry to further more streaming companies through DStv, paying out their every month bill in community currency for the include-ons, lessening payment friction and delivering 1 place for subscribers to find and observe the written content they like.
“We have long been a written content aggregator, and this is proof of our aggregator design at work – delivering simplicity, option and benefit for our buyers,” suggests Calvo Mawela, MultiChoice CEO.
“As our business evolves, we believe that that we are effectively-positioned to reward from both worlds – a substantial, growing pay out-Television sector in Africa, as effectively as an emerging about-the-major (OTT) option, where by our have OTT companies and aggregation abilities can generate accomplishment.”
MultiChoice has shown a five% boost in subscriber progress in its 2019/2020 financial yr, taking its whole pay out-Television subscriber base to 19.five million households.
South Africa however signifies MultiChoice’s most significant and most impressive sector, with 8.four million pay out-Television households, while the relaxation of Africa put together signifies eleven.one million households.
Moreover adding two world wide streaming companies, MultiChoice is also obtaining all set to roll-out and launch its as-yet-unnamed “DStv dishless”, stand-alone DStv streaming service that will mimic its present direct-to-Residence (DTH) service but without having the require for any set up.
MultiChoice additional that about the last financial yr it has generated 3 850 additional hours of community written content with its community written content library that now exceeds 56 800 hours. This implies community written content now accounts for forty% of its whole written content commit.
The corporation strategies on carrying out two new co-productions, Blood Psalms and Rogue, launch 4 new community written content Television channels including a new motion film channel and strategies to further more ramp up community written content manufacturing in 2021.
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Castro counts the blessings of the revolution
Pressure cookers and rice steamers, essential tools of the Cuban kitchen, are the weapons in Fidel Castro’s latest battle to reassert control over the nation’s economy—while still making the island’s housewives happy.
Made during an unusually optimistic five-and-a-half hour speech broadcast live on Tuesday night on state television, Castro announced that 100 000 new pressure cookers would be distributed for sale at government-subsidised prices every month, underscoring his communist country’s continued move toward greater political and economic centralism.
The plan “will do away with the rustic kitchen,” Castro told top members of the Federation of Cuban Women, allowing the replacement of energy-wasting, homemade cookers sold by private artisans. “The industrial ones use half the energy,” he said.
If successful, the programme to eventually distribute millions of pressure cookers could wipe out what has become a popular—and in most cases legal—private business that uses moulds to construct rustic ones from cheap aluminum.
Although imported pressure cookers are sold in stores for about $25—more than the average Cuban earns in a month—the homemade ones cost around $5,50.
At subsidised prices, the new government-distributed cookers would cost about the same as a homemade ones.
Although still costing about half the average monthly salary, the government’s cookers would be more affordable because they could be bought over time with monthly payments.
In the typical Cuban household, the pressure cooker is used every day to steam the black beans or other dried legumes that accompany many meals. They are used to cook many other traditional Cuban foods such as yucca and sweet potatoes known as boniato.
Cuba was forced to allow some private business beginning in the mid-1990s amid a severe economic crisis in the years following the withdrawal of Soviet aid and trade. Those modest reforms were seen as temporary, but necessary, evils.
But after a slow recovery, recent discoveries of oil deposits off Cuba’s coast and increasingly strong economic alliances with Venezuela and China, Castro clearly believes the island is strong enough to return to a more centralised economy of the past. The government began moving last year to trim back the already small
number of people legally allowed to work for themselves.
Distribution of the cookers is only part of an offensive against “the errors, deviations and confusions” in economic planning of the more recent past, Castro said.
On Tuesday night, the “federadas”—members of the women’s government support group—gave Castro a standing ovation when he said distribution of the Cuban and imported pressure cookers would start in April.
Castro said the state would also distribute Chinese-made rice cookers—highly coveted by Cuban women—and perhaps later small electric stoves, all at subsidised prices.
The announcement recalls the first few decades after the triumph of the Cuban revolution when the government was the central point of distribution for all goods—ranging from appliances and furniture to clothing and food.
Now, only a few essential foodstuffs are distributed on the government ration at very low prices: rice, beans, chicken, eggs, coffee, sugar, and a few other items.
Everything else is bought at “el shopping”—the consumer goods stores where prices for imported products are tied to the US dollar, making them exorbitantly high for the average Cuba.
“We hate those types of stores,” Castro said on Tuesday of what were known as “dollar stores” before Cuba stopped using the American dollar as legal tender and replaced it with its own “convertible peso” last autumn.
Indicating those stores also may become a thing of the past, Castro said: “We hated having to do that. It created so many inequalities.”
Initially limited to foreigners with American dollars, the stores were opened to Cubans 11 years ago when the government allowed its citizens to use foreign currency.
Cubans quickly got used to shopping at the stores with dollars for almost all goods except for that provided on the very slim government ration.
But Cuba is now in better economic shape and “beginning to put itself on the map of this chaotic and hopeless world,” Castro told the women leaders.
Cuba now can consider raising some government salaries, which he said now average about 300 Cuban pesos a month, or about $11. He also said there are plans to build 100 000 new homes this year.
“I am working more than I ever have in my life, and I feel more enthusiastic than ever,” he said.
Castro noted some economic weak spots, including the once critical sugar industry. He said this year’s harvest is expected to be especially small because of drought in the nation’s east, probably between 1,5 and 1,7 million tonnes.
The last harvest, for the 2003-2004 season came in at 2,5-million tonnes. The 2002-2003 harvest yielded 3,6-million tonnes and 2001-2002 registered 3,5-million tonnes.
“But in the country, nothing is lacking, important problems are being resolved,” Castro said. “All credits are being paid, to the last cent. These are miracles of the revolution.” - Sapa-AP


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Google announced on the official Google India blog on Thursday that the company had brought the Chrome Web Store to Indian shores, along with 23 other countries. The Chrome Web Store was launched in December last year as a way for users of the browser to get access to apps, extensions and themes designed for it.
Now that it has found its way to India, Google Chrome users in the country will be able to access all the content that is currently available on the store. What’s more, Indian developers and content providers now get to join the Chrome bandwagon and make their own apps available to the rest of the world.
For starters, Google points out an Indian music app from Saavn, ESPN Cricinfo and TurboCricket for fans of the sport in the cricket-obsessed nation, Midday for Bollywood gossip and Jagran for news in Hindi. And, of course, there are more to be had on the Chrome Web Store.
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Since the beginning of this year, a new Made in Japan Halal product has been born almost every week. According to reports, there are already over 100 Made in Japan Halal products and we can expect over 200 at some point later this year. Japanese companies have also begun to make serious efforts concerning Halal in order to meet foreign expectations.
The domestic sale of Made in Japan Halal products has begun, while other Made in Japan Halal products are beginning to be exported overseas. The Halal store introduced in today’s column is the top Japanese EC website that delivers an assortment of Made in Japan Halal products to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Dubai.
The website sells a total of 320 non-pork and non-alcoholic Made in Japan products, however these products have not yet obtained Halal certification (as this is still quite difficult to do in Japan). It is extremely easy to make a purchase – just register, then add items to your shopping cart. You can access the Halal Store from HMJ, so check it out!


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Recent widespread rainfall has buoyed Australian beef producer spirits and lifted cattle prices, but the sector faces reduced export demand from China as a result of coronavirus, according to Rabobank’s latest global Beef Quarterly report.
In its Q1 report, Rabo expects China to again dominate beef imports in 2020, albeit at a far slower rate than the heady 60 percent increase in imported volume recorded in 2019.
Rabobank senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley-Baird said while it was hard to predict how long coronavirus would disrupt the Chinese market, lower sales volumes and limited cash flows would delay a return to normal beef imports in the short term.
“We do, however, expect China’s beef imports to continue to grow in 2020, with a strong rebound in the second half of the year,” he said.
Coronavirus effects on Chinese imports
With a high inventory of frozen beef unconsumed over the Lunar New Year, and a significant percentage of the Chinese public avoiding eating out entirely, China’s beef demand will be down, Mr Gidley-Baird said.
“Food service and tourism will remain disrupted until the virus is contained, with decreased restaurant sales contributing to weaker beef demand in the first half of the year than in previous years,” he said.
“Importers also face the additional challenge of limited cash flow due to unsold stock at ports, and financial losses incurred in the late-2019 price plunge.”
A slowing economy and side-effects of coronavirus could curb the extraordinary increase in beef import volumes China experienced in 2019, and potentially lower global prices, particularly in the first half of 2020, but Mr Gidley-Baird expected demand to improve over the second half of the year.
Coronavirus dents demand
Rabo expects Chinese beef consumption to have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak and associated government measures, including lockdowns of city centres, disruption to transportation, and closure of many public areas including restaurants.
China’s consumption of beef, together with lamb and seafood, is generally associated with eating out, and especially full-service restaurants and hotpot. The closure of many foodservice outlets in January and February suggests that sales of beef would have declined substantially.
China’s fresh beef retail prices increased to RMB 83/kg in January before the Lunar New Year, up 20pc year-on-year. Prices moved up further to a record high of RMB 85/kg in the first week of February.
Transportation disruptions and the closure of some retail stores have caused the short supply of fresh produce, including animal protein and vegetables in many regions, forcing prices up Beef production in 2019 increased to 6.67m metric tons, up 3.6% YOY. This pace is much stronger than the previous years – the CAGR between 2013 and 2018 was below 1%. The shift from pork consumption to other protein consumption, including beef, as a result ofAfrican swine fever is a key reason for the strong growth of local beef production. However, we expect beef production to slow in 2020, as a slower economy and income growth will restrict consumers’ purchasing power.
China’s beef imports increased to 1.69m metric tons in 2019, up 60% YOY, driven by the shutdown of grey channels and strong local demand. With the signing of the US-China phase-one agreement in January 2020, China is expected to import more US beef. However, the sudden hit by coronavirus on China’s economy will cause short-term uncertainty as higher-priced US beef is usually positioned for the high-end market, which will shrink under a slowing economy.
Mr Gidley-Baird said recent rainfall across large areas of Australia had ensured an increase in cattle prices as competition for limited stock heated up.
“Producers are flocking to the saleyards, with the recent rain providing an opportunity to restock and rebuild breeding numbers after such a prolonged dry period,” he said.
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator lifted 21pc from 513c/kg cwt in November 2019 to 623c/kg on 14 February 2020 and now sits above 700c/kg, reflective of this turnaround.
Despite the drought, Australian beef exports for 2019 were strong thanks largely to China, where 2019 exports eclipsed 2018 by 84pc.
By year end, China’s market share of Australian beef exports increased from 14pc to 24pc. Australian exports to the US also increased 9pc, while exports to Japan were down 9pc, year over year.
With almost a quarter of Australia’s beef exports exposed to the Chinese market, a reduced demand was now expected due to coronavirus, and Mr Gidley-Baird said the potential lower global prices could prove challenging for processors, given the strong domestic livestock prices being paid.


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JEWELLER Laings has signed a 15-year lease to take over Rowan House, a landmark B-listed building in Glasgow City Centre, with £5million investment proposed.
The company already occupies second and third floor office space in the five-storey 19th century Buchanan Street premises.
Occupation of the whole building will see retail space created on the ground and first floors as Laings bring the brands from across its three showrooms within the Argyll Arcade under one roof. Monsoon/Accessorize currently trade from the ground floor.
The basement, third and fourth floors will provide office space, with an enhanced hospitality area on the fifth floor, while the second floor will become a watch workshop.
Stuart McDowell, managing director of Laings, said: “Last year, we announced our multi-layer expansion plan to transform our showrooms and workshops across the UK, reimagining the customer experience while ensuring traditional jewellers’ crafts are kept alive for generations to come.
“The centrepiece of this investment plan is our new flagship showroom in Glasgow, where we’ll be bringing Laings to the forefront while creating unique, immersive experiences for our clients.
“With negotiations to secure Rowan House now complete, and a 15-year lease agreed, we’re excited to be able to announce our plans to deliver a new retail format that captures the imagination of our clients and further enhances the luxury shopping experience in Glasgow.”
Laings chief executive Joe Walsh, added: “The Argyll Arcade has been an important part of our story and we’re committed to ensuring the success of the arcade continues. Our three Glasgow showrooms have been invaluable as we’ve built our offering and presence in the city, but as we get ready for this next chapter, we’re open to enquiries about our existing retail units in the arcade.”


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3D printing company Desktop Metal had revenue of US$11.3 million in Q1 2021, an increase of 35% from Q4 2020 and 234% from Q1 2020.
It also reported a net loss of US$59.1 million and a non-GAAP gross profit of US$0.6 million, an improvement of US$3.3 million from Q1 2020.
‘We are pleased with the strong start to the year,’ said Ric Fulop, CEO. ‘Revenue growth accelerated as we captured strong organic momentum and inorganic opportunities. […] We are well positioned to execute on our long-term growth strategy focused on Additive Manufacturing 2.0 for high-volume, end-use parts.’
The company maintains its expectation of over US$100 million of revenue for 2021 and an annualized revenue run rate of US$160 million.
This story uses material from Desktop Metal, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.


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The Japanese government has given a green light to exports of high-tech materials to South Korea for the first time since Tokyo introduced restrictions on selling the chemicals used in electronic equipment to the neighboring country.
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister, Hiroshige Seko, made this known to reporters in Tokyo on Thursday.
In July, the Japanese government cancelled preferential treatment for the export of fluorinated polyimides, photoresist, and hydrogen fluoride to South Korea.
Additionally, earlier in August, Tokyo decided to remove Seoul from the “whitelist of trade partners that have preferences in importing Japanese technologies and high-tech products from August 28.
Japan has cited security concerns as the reason behind its decision, saying it suspected Seoul of exporting double-purpose goods to Pyongyang in betrayal of Tokyo’s confidence.
“After detailed checks, it was confirmed that the (South Korean) project does not present any threat and an export license was issued for it,” Mr Seko said.
South Korea has criticised Japan over trade curbs it has imposed, saying that Seoul would provide response measures.
Tokyo’s decision to impose the restrictions is believed to be related to Japan’s preparation for the sale of assets of Japanese companies, ordered by a South Korean court to provide compensations to the victims of forced labor during the Japanese colonisation of the Korean Peninsula in 1910-1945. (Sputnik/NAN)


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VILNIUS - With a dwindling population and more compatriots traveling abroad for better wages, Lithuanian companies have begun hiring abroad to fill job vacancies.
Murena, an Alytus-based construction company, has been among the first companies to hire workers from Belarus. It has already employed 15 workers and is expecting 50 more from the neighboring country in the near future.
"It's not easy to find skilled bricklayers here, so we have decided to hire them in the neighboring country. When three months of cooperation pass, we may say that we are satisfied with their work, and they are satisfied with our work conditions," Valdas Smalinskas, Murena CEO, told the Lietuvos Rytas daily.
"Belarus workers are satisfied with Lithuania's level of wages and we are satisfied with the quality of their work," he said.
Belarus workers hired by Murena get approximately 1,150 litas (333.3 euros) in wages plus accommodations, which are provided free of charge.
The company's representatives have chosen 75 of 100 Belarus workers who have moved to work in Lithuania and for Murena's subsidiary in Russia.
Constructus, a major construction company, has admitted that it would not undertake the PET preform plant construction project without the contribution of workers from Belarus. The 300 million litas project in the Klaipeda region require huge labor costs, which is in deficit in Lithuania.
The company is currently employing 20 highly skilled workers from Belarus.
VP Market, the largest retailer in the Baltics, said it would soon begin attracting human resources from former Soviet republics, Lietuvos Rytas reported last week. The retailer has begun searching for cheaper labor in Ukraine, Moldova and other countries of the former Soviet Union where wages are lower than in Lithuania.
Ignas Staskevicius, VP Market chairman, explained the company was forced to look abroad for labor for two reasons 's the gradual drain of Lithuanians who are traveling to Western Europe for higher paying jobs and the fast growth of average wages on domestic market.
VP Market executives have also felt the shortage of labor force in Latvia as well, so immigrants from other countries 's e.g., Ukraine 's will be offered employment at VP Market stores there as well.
VP Market, which operates a chain of 195 stores, employs over 15,000 people in its stores in Lithuania. In Latvia VP Market controls a chain of 94 stores and employs a workforce of almost 6,000.
Palink, owner of the Iki retail chain, said it did not intend to follow suit. IKI, which controls 140 stores in Lithuania, employs about 6,000 people in its chain.


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By Zoe Fripp.
At the University of Hertfordshire’s annual start-up business awards, Flare, budding entrepreneur Djanomi Headley-Fulani has won £8,000 to help grow her business after impressing judges.
Djanomi’s company Mosaiqe won the Best Growth Business category, sponsored by Santander Universities UK. Mosaiqe produces unique, handcrafted wooden watches and operates across five London outlets and via an online shopping portal.
When asked how she felt about winning, Djanomi said: “I’ve known about the Flare competition since I started at the University and wanted to make sure that I applied in my final year. I studied fashion and wanted to learn about the business aspects too, as I thought this would benefit Mosaiqe. The Careers and Employment team at the University helped me so much throughout this journey and I’m grateful for their support. I’m delighted that my hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed. Winning this award has opened up so many opportunities for me and I will now be able to dedicate more time to developing my business.”
Fashion graduate Djanomi and her co-director and brother Kassai have also recently partnered with Trees for the Future to help improve the livelihoods of impoverished farmers in East and West Africa.
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Other winners include 25-year-old International Business graduate Chiara Angerame, who won £5,000 in the Best Idea category for her company, People’s Laundry. People’s Laundry, a social enterprise which aims to deliver low-cost laundry services to rural villages in Myanmar, will provide communities with non-electric, portable washing machines.
The Best Business award went to 23-year-old Aerospace Engineering Masters graduate Ekene Ukemenam for his aerial photography and filming company business, Aerial Icon Ltd. He was awarded £5,000 to help grow his business which uses aerial thermal imaging equipment to deliver services to a range of industries in Hertfordshire and London.
The award for Healthcare Innovation, sponsored by Eisai, was given to Pharmacy student Antinda Toh, 22, for her private medical company, Antinda Helps. Antinda is developing her first product – Memory-Band – a wristband worn by Alzheimer’s patients which detects when a person is agitated and alerts their carer.
Julie Newlan, Pro Vice-Chancellor Business and International Development at the University of Hertfordshire said: “Congratulations to our outstanding students and alumni who have taken part in this year’s competition. They have all shown real passion and entrepreneurial spirit and the standard of the competition this year has once again exceeded all expectations. I would like to wish all the businesses every success in the future, your achievements really are inspiring.”
Two further awards were also presented on the night. Chun Ming Lim, Lee Chia Chew, Mern Ye Chan, Tsu Tao Ng and Yun Ying Lim from Malaysia won in the Best INTI category for their mobile application idea, Time Walker, designed to provide errand and delivery services to consumers; whilst the Flare Ignite award, which celebrates in-curricular entrepreneurial work, was presented to Malinda Bir and Nathaniel Balakumaran for organising the Festival of Diversity, celebrating the diverse cultures within the Hertfordshire Law School.
The winners were announced at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the University’s Weston Auditorium on its De Havilland Campus, on Thursday 11 October. In the 13 years that flare has been running, over 1,300 students and graduates have entered with over £190,000 being awarded to budding businessmen and women.


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Indians should stop buying from Chinese companies and the government should reconsider trade concessions to its biggest neighbor after China allied with Pakistan on Kashmir, according to an economic policy group linked with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Companies like technology giant Huawei Technologies Co. should be barred from accessing the Indian market in the future and Chinese companies should be banned from state tenders, Ashwani Mahajan, co-convenor of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch, affiliated to the ruling party’s ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said in an interview Thursday.
“Not just in Kashmir, we believe that Chinese companies are a security threat to India especially in telecom,” Mahajan said by phone. “Not just in consumer goods, they’re a threat in telecom because their companies have massive support from the state, are allowed to vastly underbid Indian companies and win tenders for critical infrastructure.”
The group met Indian telecom companies on Aug. 17 to discuss strategies to be used to curb Chinese industry. The organization had also written a letter to Prime Narendra Modi seeking action against China, Mahajan said. Calls made to the Prime Minister’s Office seeking comment went unanswered.
This isn’t the first time that the Swadeshi Jagran Manch has called for a ban on Chinese goods and companies. The group, along with the Confederation of All India Traders had called for a similar ban in March this year after China blocked the blacklisting of Pakistan-based Maulana Masood Azhar, founder of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, at the U.N. Security Council.
A ban called by both organizations during the festival of Diwali in 2016 wasn’t successful, although traders anticipated the sale of Chinese products would fall by 30%, the Press Trust of India reported. India has a trade deficit of over $53 billion with China. – Bloomberg


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The total volume of freight traffic by various modes of transport in China in the first half of 2018 increased in annual terms by 6.9% to 23 billion 210 million tons, the Ministry of Transport of China reported. Cargo transportation by rail increased by 7.7%, mainly due to an increase in the volume of coal transportation. Transportation by road showed an increase of 7.7%, by water transport - by 2.5%, by air transport - by 6.4%. The index of processed parcels by express delivery services increased in the first half of the year by 27.5% in annual terms. The freight turnover of China's major ports reached 6 billion 540 million tons, increased by 2.4%.
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Can I get a Roll Tide up in this Morgan County, Alabama jail? What is Troy University’s chant, again?
Tipster Dustin (no last name) emailed us and wrote: “the 2 best teams in the state represented well!”
Police arrested a Morgan County couple Monday afternoon after their apparent attempt to steal car batteries from Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart loss prevention employees confronted Rodtavius Buford, 25, 1304 Sherington Ave., Trinity, and Whitney Carden, 21, 903 S.W. Rice Road, Hartselle, as the couple pushed a shopping cart of several batteries and other merchandise out of the store, said Capt. Trevor Harris of Athens police.
Harris said the couple made no attempt at pay for the items valued at about $900. Buford and Carden fled out of the store, but they were apprehended by police in the parking lot.
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In recent years Delphi has looked to build its non-automotive business. The company has just announced that it has successfully applied its expertise in air conditioning and thermal technology to the personal computer industry. Delphi announced today it has recently launched a patented liquid cooling technology in the computer marketplace.
The cooling system addresses the issue of high heat loads generated by advanced microprocessors in a computer’s central processing unit (CPU). In helping protect the CPU from excessive heat, Delphi’s technology assists the CPU to more reliably perform its functions at much higher speed.
Confidentiality agreements prevent Delphi from disclosing customer or program details.
“This new business is an exciting chapter in our transformation story,” said J.T. Battenberg III, Delphi chairman, chief executive officer and president. “Many current and future computing platforms feature state of the art microprocessors that are producing heat levels higher than ever seen before. Addressing the cooling challenge at the source of the heat enables microprocessors to perform at unprecedented speeds — a major development for the industry.”
Delphi’s liquid cooling technology was first introduced last year as an external aftermarket product to “overclockers,” or gaming enthusiasts, who self-modified their computer’s microprocessors so much that they required better cooling. The new closed loop, active liquid cooling system uses proprietary Delphi technology in a compact-sized, low noise system that can handle microprocessor heat flux loads of over 200 watts per square centimeter.
“Prior to the introduction of our advanced liquid cooling system, some industry observers noted that liquid cooling could only handle heat fluxes up to 100 watts per square centimeter,” said Ray Johnson, thermal solutions business line executive, Delphi Thermal & Interior. “By capably addressing heat fluxes of over 200 watts per square centimeter, the Delphi liquid cooling system has broken through that observed limit by over 100 percent. Some of our available designs can handle even higher heat loads than that. This capability might therefore open the door to thermally-enabled CPU performance that had previously been deferred by the industry.”
“This business represents our first original equipment application of this exciting technology,” said Ron Pirtle, president, Delphi Thermal & Interior and vice president, Delphi Corp. “We are proud to be engineering innovative applications for computer users and to be working with new customers in the electronics industry. With future generations of these systems in our design and program application pipeline, we’re putting ourselves in a position to be an attractive thermal management technology provider to this industry over the long term.”


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Spirit raises baggage fees in the new year
If you're planning to fly Spirit Airlines in the new year, you'll be paying more to carry-on and check your bags.
As of Jan. 1, many of the low-cost carrier's baggage fees have gone up by at least $1, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Spirit has 24 different baggage fees, depending on when and where you pay for it.
Carry-on bags will cost $26 now if you pay for them online while booking your ticket. Spirit is the only airline to charge for carry-on bags.
A first checked bag will cost $21 and a second will cost $31. Remaining bags will cost $76 each to check. The new fees apply only to members of Spirit's $9 Fare Club, who get access to the lowest fares.
If you are a member of the $9 Fare Club and pay for your bags while checking in online, you'll pay $36 for your carry-on. The prices for checked bags will go from $31 to $41 to $86, depending on how many you check. That is a $6 increase on previous fees.
Regular customers who pay for their bags while checking in online will pay $45 for a carry-on. To check bags, they will pay $40 for the first bag, $50 for the second bag, and $95 for remaining bags. That's a $5 increase.
The heftiest fee, to check in any bag at the airport, will remain at $100.
If you purchased your ticket on or before Dec. 31, the new fees won't apply to you.
Baggage fees are a huge money-maker for airlines. According to the L.A. Times, an IdeaWorks Co. study found that 38.5% of Spirit's revenue came from extra fees in 2012, the most of any airline.


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We take a side step this week, to interview Saxon Phipps, Founder and Director of Year 13, Australia’s largest digital platform for over 1.5 million high school leavers each year. In today’s podcast, we introduce Year 13 to our corporate community and explore how they are fast becoming major influencer on the next generation of supply chain professionals into our community.
ASCI and our corporate members, FourPL - Supply Chain Specialists, are currently working with Year 13 to develop a clear career pathway for young people into supply chain management via their platform, like a one stop trusted shop for options into the career (watch this space).
Year 13 will be hosting a virtual career fair during Careers Week in May. Visit heir website to see how you, as an employer, can get involved.www.year13.com.au


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Following the acquisition of CMI Insurance Company Limited last year, RL360° Group has changed the name of CMI to RL360 Life Insurance Company Limited and revealed that this part of the business will now operate under the brand name RL360° Services. A new website has been created for policyholders who were previously CMI customers and all the relevant literature has been rebranded to reflect the changes.
The acquisition of CMI from Lloyds Banking Group was completed on 1 December last year and it created a combined group with around 300 members of staff, 60,000 policies and GBP7 billion in assets under management.
No changes to terms and conditions for existing policyholders
RL360° Chief Executive David Kneeshaw has reached out to RL360° Services policyholders to reassure them that although the rebrand has seen a period of change for the company, there will be no alterations to the terms and conditions of their policies. According to Mr Kneeshaw, apart from a different name and contact details, the only changes that policyholders should expect to see are improvements to the services they receive. This news will no doubt be welcomed by the policyholders who are being impacted by the developments.
The combined group is ‘stronger’
Mr Kneeshaw went on to highlight the benefits of the acquisition. He remarked: “We are proud to bring CMI under the RL360° brand and equally proud to be retaining the history of CMI, which was one of the first international operations to be established by a UK life company back in 1987.”
According to Mr Kneeshaw, the combined group is now stronger. He noted that the company has a “wealth of history and experience” to draw on.
Royal London 360° formed in 2008 when Scottish Provident International Life Assurance Limited came together with fellow Isle of Man-based firm Scottish Life International Insurance Company Limited. The savings and investments provider changed its name to RL360° after a management-led buyout that took place in November 2013. You can find out more the company by checking out RL360° reviews and visiting its website.
The company offers a range of products, including Quantum, Oracle, Paragon, Life Plan and a Personal Investment Management Service. If you would like more in-depth information on its flagship regular savings product Quantum, you can find RL360° Quantum reviews online that will provide you with further details. There is also comprehensive product literature available on the company’s website.


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Influencers face repercussions as police are fed up with them visiting 'dangerous' spot
Due to strengthening social distancing rules, police in Derbyshire, England have had to come up with a creative way to keep influencers away from the famous “Blue Lagoon.”
Located in Harpur Hill, the Blue Lagoon is famous for its bright blue water. The Buxton Police shared on Facebook that they were receiving reports that people were still visiting the lagoon, despite social distancing rules.
“The location is dangerous and this type of gathering is in contravention of the current instruction of the UK Government,” the post read.
In an attempt to make the water less tempting for photoshoots, the police added black dye.
It’s not the first time the Buxton Police have had to do this to the Blue Lagoon. The water’s color comes from caustic chemicals in the quarry stone and can irritate the skin. But that hasn’t stopped influencers from jumping in for the perfect Instagram.
“This is a regular tactic that we use,” the Buxton Police confirmed on Facebook. “However, as things stand, it has never been so important to discourage these types of gatherings.”
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Horror quarter for McDonald’s Japan
McDonald’s Japan had already warned investors it would be a nightmare year.
Earlier this month it announced the closure of 131 stores, a menu revamp and refurbishment of 500 stores in a bid to stem a projected US$319 million loss.
This week, McDonald’s Holdings Company (Japan) released its first quarter trading results: same-store sales plunged 32.3 per cent due largely to a 24.3 per cent drop in customers and total sales fell 39.9 billion yen (US$332 million) to 83 billion ($691 million).
Sales were hampered by ongoing food safety issues relating to suppliers, and even a widely reported shortage of fries, which led to unprecedented rationing to customers.
The result was an ordinary trading loss of 11.1 billion yen ($92.4 million) which after the first round of one-off restructuring costs grew to a total 14.5 billion ($121 million) loss for the three months to March 31.
But the fast food company said same store sales are trending upwards – with expectation they will turn positive in the third quarter. Provisional figures for April show a drop of 21.5 per cent, nearly a third less than the first quarter.
For now, the company says its focus is on executing the Business Revitalization plan in order to accelerate the business recovery, lay the foundations for future growth, and achieve mid- and long-term goals.
“Going forward, regaining customer confidence will remain our number one priority. In addition, we aim to accelerate the pace of business recovery and lay the foundations for future growth through the flawless execution of our Four-pillar Business Revitalization Plan: “Customer Focused Initiatives”, “Accelerate Restaurant Revitalization”, “Localize Our Business Structure”, and “Improve Cost and Resource Efficiency”,” McDonald’s Japan said in its earnings statement.
“Through these structural changes along with customer and community focused activities, we will strive to achieve our vision of becoming a Modern Burger Restaurant that Connects with Customers.”


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Bloomberg UTV, India’s premiere Business news channel is a strategic partnership between Bloomberg L.P., the global leader in business information, and the promoters (founders) of UTV, India’s leading integrated media and entertainment enterprise. With an enviable squad of Indian journalists, power of over 2500 professionals across the globe and a network of 145 bureaus, Bloomberg UTV is product of local news gathering, production and distribution expertise combined with the world class financial news capabilities and global reach. The channel’s positioned as an enabler that cuts out the terminology and presents the honest truth. It ushers in the investment culture to a whole new class of Indian growth aspirants that have somewhat been alienated with the erstwhile genre offering. Powered with thought leadership across markets, news and path breaking features, BloombergUTV aims to lead this attitudinal shift where the intimidating numbers will give way to usable knowledge and clarity and aptly create a business news delivery format that’s Blunt. And Sharp.
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One of the most respected brands in Britain – is involved in a variety of businesses including airlines, trains, finance, soft drinks, mobile phones, holidays, cars, wines, publishing, fashion and of course Music. What tie all these businesses together are the values of the brand and the vision and ambition of its founder Sir Richard Branson. Virgin Radio went on-air in London at 12.15pm on 30 April 1993 – promising to play classic album tracks and today’s best music. It has since been sold to Ginger Media (which was subsequently bought by SMG plc). Virgin also currently broadcasts on DAB across England, Scotland and Wales, on digital TV and cable. It is also available in other parts of the world via satellite and cable, and on the Internet. Virgin Radio stations operate in Greece, Thailand,Singapore and China. These are not owned by SMG, and remain within Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. In the USA, Radio Free Virgin is an online broadcaster – another Virgin Group company – and many Virgin companies, including Virgin Megastores and Virgin Trains, have in-store radio stations.


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SUPRA x Harmony Korine ‘Spring Breakers’ Donavyn
Published on March 11th, 2013 | by Alan D | 0 Comments | 188 Views
With the upcoming releases of Harmony Korine’s latest film Spring Breakers starring Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, and James Franco, SUPRA Footwear has teamed up with the celebrated director for an extremely limited, Miami inspired colorway.
SUPRA had this to say about the shoe in their official press release:
“The Spring Breakers Donavyn is a casually elegant low top, redolent of a dress shoe, with a color story that, at first glance, is as bizarre as some of Harmony’s scripts. But the hot pink and turquoise color story was chosen as a nod to another ubiquitous Florida institution, the hit 80′s TV show Miami Vice. The upper is constructed from a unique, hot pink leather that looks shiny and wet like patent leather, but is actually a premium full-grain leather that technology has only recently been able to furnish with these kinds of extreme hues and textures—this is one of the first shoes in the world to feature this new material. It also has three pairs of laces (black, hot pink, and turquoise), a padded black mesh lining, and it’s constructed on a bright turquoise vulcanized sole with a double layer of turquoise foxing.”
Only 100 pairs of the Spring Breakers Donavyn were created. And though there is no word as to when or where these will be available, SUPRA is hosting the Hollywood premiere of the film Thursday, March 14, at the ArcLight Theater, so expect a release date around that timeframe.
Watch the official trailer for Spring Breakers HERE, and make sure to catch the film when it hits theatres on March 22, 2013.
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As Facebook tries to enter the China market, the company led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces some interesting choices as it tries to keep its identity as an icon of openness while flirting with the largest authoritarian nation. WSJ’s John Bussey breaks down the Faustian challenge the social network faces.
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Square Enix has released its annual report for fiscal year 2022. Despite some game failures, it appears that the Japanese corporation is doing quite well. Increased revenue, profit, and other metrics.
Highlights from the report:
Separate company informedthat Final Fantasy XV has sold ten million copies
In general, the Japanese firm continues to develop and make risky investments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries, but it never loses sight of its strengths.


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- BAE Systems to Present at RFID Journal LIVE! Europe
In November, the global aerospace, defense and security company will speak about its use of radio frequency identification to automate inventory replenishment, manage the status and location of each asset and tool, and bring visibility to work-in-process.
- NFC Enables Helmets to Store and Share Health Data
POC Sports' new cycle and ski helmets will include a built-in Near Field Communication tag and an app to create a record of important health information that users can access via their smartphones in the event of an accident or other health emergency.
- RFID News Roundup
Smart Label Solutions, Newave Sensor Solutions, Wistron NeWeb Corp. partner to develop Asia-Pacific RFID market; Sigfox, Alps Alpine ally to boost IoT market innovation; Altair Semiconductor receives SoftBank NB-IoT validation for cellular IoT chipset; Nexxt Solutions, Microsoft, Tuya collaborate on smart homes and home automation; CTIA approves Intertek as authorized testing lab for IoT cybersecurity certification; ITL Group launches RFID podcast.
- Students Outpace DeepRacer With IoT Algorithms
College of Charleston attendees teamed with Internet of Things company Logicalis to fine-tune a set of reinforced-learning tools that enable a vehicle, using wireless connectivity to a laptop or tablet, to learn its own route and respond with appropriate speed and direction settings.
- Semtech Offers Reference Kit for LoRa-based IoT Smart-Building Solutions
The company's new Internet of Things tools are intended to accelerate the development of smart-building solutions based on LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol.
- Smartrac Intros Inlays, Tags for Industrial Apps, Increases Its Production Capacity
The company has added new products that can be read from up to 6 meters away and adhere to an array of surfaces, and has also implemented measures to reinforce its focus on global industrial applications.
- RFID in a Day Attracts Label Companies, Brands
SMAG Graphique is showcasing how RFID technology can be used for its label-converting equipment customers, as it recently released two new converting machines for UHF RFID-enabled product labels.
- Internet of Things Forum to Discuss Agribusiness
The event, the main theme of which will be IoT and cyber-physical systems, will be held on Sept. 17-18 at Brazil's Pro Magno Events Center.
- Exhibit Shop Sells Fashion, Cosmetics With RFID
Last month, ICC's His & Hers launched its first unmanned store at Bitec's Saha Group Fair, in Bangkok, using RFID technology to identify goods being purchased, as well as AI to link each purchase with a specific shopper via facial recognition.
- RFID Data Helps Power Schneider Electric's Smart Factory
The company is inviting customers and partners to view its IoT solution that employs data from RFID, as well as augmented and virtual reality systems, to monitor the status of production and supplies, capture analytics regarding work-in-progress and boost efficiency.
- Traxens Helps to Facilitate Digital Transition of French Port
The Internet of Things company has joined an initiative by the French Smart Port in Med as an associate partner, with the aim of supporting the transformation of the Port of Marseille Fos.
- RFID Paper Turns the Page on Label and Card Printing
ISBC's new standard paper, with embedded NFC, HF or UHF tags, can be designed, ordered and printed according to customer demand, so that the tags can be cut directly from the paper as needed, and at a low cost.
- Companies Focus on Consumer Experience at RetailX
Several solutions that utilize RFID can be integrated with augmented reality and other innovations, such as for triggering informative screens.
- Inventory Accuracy: The Key to Retail Success
At RetailX, speakers explained why having real-time control of what's in stock depends on technology and how this can create competitive winners in business.
- RetailX Begins With RFID Journal LIVE! Retail
As the event opened this week in Chicago, RFID Journal editor Mark Roberti spoke about the growth of radio frequency identification as a business tool.


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Yahoo Finance published this video item, entitled “The top travel destinations Americans are searching for” – below is their description.
#US #Travel #Toptraveldestinations #COVID19travel
Yahoo Finance’s Vera Gibbons reports on the travel outlook for 2022 and top searches for international travel destinations despite recent spikes in COVID-19 cases.Yahoo Finance YouTube Channel
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Gold prices are modestly lower this morning, as the US dollar retains yesterday's gains and the final estimate for fourth quarter 2016 GDP meets expectations. Silver prices have benefited from a sudden bout of buying to swing from losses to marginal gains.
While off their highs for the week, gold prices are set to end the week with a gain. Gold is set to end the month of March near where it began, wiping out $50 of losses from the middle of the month that saw prices fall below $1,200 an ounce.
The final estimate of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016 was slightly higher than the previous estimate, but still much lower than the third quarter. A newly-discovered spike in consumer spending lifted estimated GDP from 1.9% to 2.1%, generally matching expectations. The flipside of that increased consumer spending was that it came from demand for imported goods, widening the US trade deficit. For all of 2016, the economy grew at a pace of 1.6% - the worst showing in five years.
First-time jobless claims remain far below historical norms. There were 3,000 fewer people fired last week, compared to the week before, with 258,000 new applications for unemployment benefits.
In currency news, the dollar is holding on to the 100 mark on the DXY index of a basket of currencies, as the greenback attempts to rally from multi-month lows. The British pound is higher this morning, a day after the UK government officially filed papers to leave the European Union. The GBP had fallen to a one-week low in the immediate aftermath of the news.
Stocks remain range-bound today, with financial stocks helping the broader market cling to positive territory. Markets have lost direction since the failure of the Trumpcare bill in Congress, which was intended to replace some provisions of Obamacare.
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Turning to diet fizzy drinks might be harming your health.
A new National Institute of Health study found that people who drink a lot of diet soda were more likely to be diagnosed with depression.
The findings showed that those who drank more than four cans or cups of any kind of fizzy pop were 30% more likely to develop depression than non-drinkers.
Interestingly, those that drank the diet varieties showed a stronger link to depression than the non-dieters.
The study followed 264,000 people between the ages of 50 and 71 and looked into their consumption of a variety of drinks including sodas, tea, fruit juice and coffee, and checked back over a ten year period to see who had been diagnosed with depression.
Drinking unsweetened coffee was found to be much better as people who sank four cups a day were ten per cent less likely to develop depression than non-coffee drinkers.
'Our research suggests that cutting out or down on sweetened diet drinks or replacing them with unsweetened coffee may naturally help lower your depression risk,' said study author Honglei Chen, MD, PhD.
'More research is needed to confirm these findings, and people with depression should continue to take depression medications prescribed by their doctors.'
Whilst the study is interesting, it is not conclusive that fizzy drinks can cause depression.
Lisa Young, nutritionist and professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at NYU explained, 'I'm not a fan of diet soda, but I don't think it's the soda alone that's causing depression.'
Speaking to the Daily News she added, 'The thing about soda is, you don't often drink it alone - you drink it with junk food. You're not getting enough fibre and protein with that sugar, and your blood sugar not being stable could throw off your mood.'
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China’s Exports Kept Expanding in August, While Imports Fell
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China’s exports continued to expand in August, as the country’s major trading partners gradually resumed business activities. Imports unexpectedly dropped.
Exports rose 9.5% in dollar terms in August from a year earlier to $235.3 billion, the third-highest month on record. Imports fell 2.1%, the customs administration said Monday, leaving a trade surplus of $58.9 billion for the month. Economists had forecast exports would increase by 7.5% and imports would rise 0.2%.
- “China’s surprising resilience in exports amid the global pandemic is due to some special factors, including a surge in exports of personal protective equipment and work-from-home products, and a decline of exports from some emerging market competitors which are still severely hit by the pandemic,” said Lu Ting, chief China economist at Nomura International HK Ltd.
- Growth could continue for another one or two months before seeing a noticeable decline, Lu said, adding that industrial production growth in August might rise further, supporting the PBOC’s stance of keeping policy on hold.
- Textile exports including masks rose 33.4% in the first eight months in dollar terms from a year ago.
- The gradual reopening of many economies in Asia and around the world may provide a further boost for exports of Chinese goods.
What Bloomberg Economics Says…
“The headline reading on China’s exports for August likely overstates the recovery in external demand.” The acceleration reflects a distortion from base effects more than the reality on the ground. In month-on-month terms, exports fell — the first drop in monthly readings back to March. “The upshot — the recovery in external demand may not be as smooth as the market has expected.”
— David Qu, Bloomberg Economics
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- The tradesurplus with the U.S. was $34.2 billion, the highest since November 2018.
- Bilateral trade is the one area of U.S.-China relations that hasn’t worsened recently, with both nations reaffirming their commitment to aphase-one trade deal. Officials have agreed to create conditions to push the deal forward, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce.
- “Exports to the U.S. continued to improve, partly a result of the front-loading due to concerns about escalating tensions,” said Tommy Xie, an economist at Oversea Chinese Banking Corp.
- China’s imports from the U.S.rose 1.8% in August while imports from Australia plummeted 26.2% as relations soured.
— With assistance by Sharon Chen, Lin Zhu, Tomoko Sato, Miao Han, and Yinan Zhao
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