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Are Easter eggs the new loo rolls? Angry shoppers share snaps of empty supermarket shelves – while one Waitrose customer jokes they ‘should have bought theirs at New Year’
- Many Brit shoppers found themselves on unwanted Easter egg hunt this morning
- Frustrated customers shared snaps of empty shelves at supermarkets to Twitter
- Mumsnet thread started yesterday also saw many complain of egg shortages
- M&S and Asda warned shoppers they were running low in stock this week
Shoppers have found themselves on an unwanted Easter egg hunt this weekend with many being met by empty shelves at supermarkets.
Britons who left it to the last minute to pick up their seasonal chocolate treats have vented their disappointment on social media, with many sharing photos and memes.
One Waitrose customer from Norwich shared a snap of bare shelves at her local branch, joking she should have bought hers at New Year, while a Tesco shopper dubbed Easter eggs the ‘new loo roll’ after people seemingly panic bought earlier in the week. FEMAIL has reached out Waitrose and Tesco for comment.
Meanwhile a number of Asda customers moaned they were unable to order an egg online and were told they could only pick one up in store, while a Mumsnet user started a thread after failing to pick up an egg from Sainsbury’s or Marks and Spencer.
Britons who left it to the last minute to pic up their seasonal chocolate treats have vented their disappointment on social media, with many sharing photos of empty shelves
Earlier this week M&S and Asda warned shoppers they were running low in stock of Easter eggs online and urged people to pick one up in store – where they’d also been flying off the shelves.
A spokesperson for Asda said at the time: ‘Our chocolate eggs were so popular with the Easter Bunny this year that we’re running low,’ adding: ‘We still have eggs available in store but we recommend that shoppers don’t leave it to the last minute as we have seen a rise in demand this year.’
And an M&S representative said: ‘We predict this Easter to be our biggest ever and our eggs are selling fast so we recommend picking up your Easter favourites whilst you can.’
Today many who stopped by their local supermarket to pick up a seasonal treat were left disappointed, with one shopper tweeting: ‘Where have all the Easter Eggs gone? Two days ago I was tripping over them at the supermarket but today the shelves are empty.’
Today many who stopped into their local supermarket to pick up a seasonal treat were left disappointed, with one shopper tweeting: ‘Where have all the Easter Eggs gone? Two days ago I was tripping over them at the supermarket but today the shelves are empty.’
Another wrote: ‘So I may have left it too late to get Easter eggs. Asda have replaced their Easter egg aisle with crates of alcohol… I’m game but I’m sure the parents of the kids I need to buy for won’t appreciate it.’
And one remarked: ‘Brought my nephews to a super store Tesco earlier to pick their Easter eggs, the shelves were empty. They were full on Monday when I was there. Imagine panic buying bleeding Easter eggs? It’s like this time last year but with bog roll.’
One remarked their branch of Waitrose was full of ‘dads looking disconsolately at the denuded Easter egg shelves’, while another tweeted a snap of the misery, writing: ‘The Easter egg shelf in Waitrose just now. Thank God I missed the stampede.’
Earlier this week M&S and Asda warned shoppers they were running low in stock of Easter eggs online and urged people to pick one up in store where they’d also been flying off the shelves
On the Mumsnet thread, which attracted 381 posts, one railed: ‘Just been to Sainsbury’s and Tesco too, none left! Happened with advent calendars at end of November too, they must be clearing stock earlier.’
‘Lidl only had dark chocolate this pm, luckily I had already bought mine,’ commented another.
And one wrote: ‘Nothing in the Easter aisle at Asda by us either. I bought ours last week. But was shocked to see the aisle looking like the locusts have ravaged it.’
Though not everyone was sympathetic, with one Mumsnet user remarking yesterday: ‘They have been selling Easter Eggs for months/weeks, it’s Good Friday tomorrow with reduced trading hours, and the supermarkets are shut on Sunday so it’s a bit like expecting to get a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.’
Others recommended trying smaller shops, with one writing: ‘Big supermarkets around me have practically sold out but I went to two smaller local style stores today, a Co-op and a Tesco Express and they had loads of varieties and loads of stock.’
A Mumsnet user started a thread after failing to pick up an egg from Sainsbury’s or Marks and Spencery, which attracted 381 posts


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Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2012 has been hailed as the biggest and most successful ever staged. Early figures indicate visitor numbers well in excess of 7200, smashing last year's record-breaking 6400 attendance.
Over 600 companies from all around the world took part in this year's show, exhibiting a wide range of industrial products and services. Some of the biggest names in machine tools - such as Amada, Yamazaki Mazak, XYZ Machine Tools, Agie Charmilles and HAAS Automation - joined a huge variety of subcontractors, electronics, tooling, components and production equipment suppliers in Farnborough at what is now claimed to be the UK's number-one industrial engineering show in many people's eyes.
Kevin Lewis, a Product Manager with BT, commented: "I come every year, and for me attendance is essential. This year is the biggest so far. It is a great show to attend to keep up-to-date with all the latest processes, products and new production techniques."
Business consultant James Swift said: "There is a lot of stands in a compact space so everywhere you turn there is something to see. There is also a lot of decision-makers here; most people are either Technical Directors or Managing Directors so it is nice that everyone's getting direct exposure to decision-makers."
Exhibitors at the show were similarly enthusiastic. Ian Mort, director of Yamaichi Electronics, commented: "Even more interest than we had anticipated. Great level of enquiries and our feeling is that Southern Manufacturing is definitely the show to be at. Does not seem much doubt that we will be back again for 2013."
Walter Kos, the managing director of Cablespeed, commented: "We reckon we have had a 50 per cent increase in enquiries and encouragingly we seem to have more and more UK customers coming back. Level and types of enquiry are great. It is an important show as far as we are concerned and we had no hesitation about re-booking for next year."
Around 20 per cent of exhibitors at Southern Manufacturing 2012 were there for the first time, joining an ever-growing band of regular attendees. Dennis Jones of Pontypool-based DJJ Precision Engineering said: "We are genuine regulars. It is the only show for us. We now focus totally on Southern Manufacturing. This year it is really busy with a good volume and quality of enquiries. As an extra benefit, there is a fair bit of reciprocal trading with other exhibitors as well."
Bookings for Southern Manufacturing 2013 are well ahead of previous years, with companies queuing to rebook stands. At the end of the show, around 60 per cent of stands had already been earmarked by returning companies.
Show director, Phil Valentine, commented: "We are absolutely delighted with the way the show has gone. I would like to extend my thanks to everyone that attended, to our seminar presenters and to all of our exhibitors who made a tremendous effort to ensure the show's success. This year's Southern Manufacturing was a landmark event, and I believe has established beyond question its reputation as the country's top industrial show."
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Smartwatches are finally becoming more advanced and discovering their real purpose after a long wait. While the core hardware specifications remain mostly the same, these wearables have begun to include a growing number of health-related sensors. Some smartwatches contain capabilities like SpO2 and ECG measuring blood oxygen levels and heart rhythm, respectively, in addition to the standard activity tracking and heart rate monitoring. One biometric, though, has escaped wristwatch makers thus far, and Huawei could be the first to include an accurate blood pressure monitor in its forthcoming wearable.
To be clear, if the Huawei Watch D does come out with a blood pressure measurement capability, it won’t be the first. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Active 2 and Galaxy Watch 3 already tout this capability, but it does so in a convoluted and oblique manner. In a word, it estimates your blood pressure based on other symptoms, which is then compared to a reference reading taken with a standard BP monitor.
The strict criterion for reliably monitoring blood pressure has puzzled wristwatch producers and even medical equipment manufacturers. This is accomplished by inflating a cuff around your arm or wrist and momentarily halting blood flow. Of course, such a cuff is unattractive and unpleasant on smartwatches, making accurate blood pressure readings nearly impossible.
That is why the Huawei Watch D rumors are intriguing since they suggest that Huawei has pulled a rabbit out of its hat. This feature is highlighted in hands-on photographs of this supposed smartwatch on Weibo. It’s even supposed to be pretty precise.
The smartwatch’s design may hold the key to this trick, though we can’t be sure because we can’t see the strap. The screen is more rectangular than typical smartwatches, and the strap is also unusual. Huawei could have a great wristwatch on its hands if it can do what even Samsung and Apple haven’t been able to do so far.
Unfortunately, many buyers outside of China, particularly in the United States, may not care. Regulatory authorization for such features will be required in each market where the feature will be implemented. Of course, any attempt by Huawei to sell its products in the United States will be blocked, which will tragically be a deal-breaker if it does manage to develop the world’s first smartwatch BP monitor.


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Shares of grocery chain Grocery Outlet (GO) - Get Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Report were up nearly 10% Wednesday after the company reported strong quarterly results in its first financial release since it went public.
The Emeryville, Calif.-based company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 20 cents a share on revenue of $645.3 million, a 12% year-over-year increase. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting the company to report earnings of 13 cents a share on revenue of $627 million.
For the full year, the company said it expects earnings of between 68 cents and 71 cents a share on revenue between $2.5 billion and $2.53 billion. Analysts are expecting the company to report earnings of 59 cents on revenue of $2.51 billion.
"We are pleased with our second quarter financial performance which reflects consistent comparable sales growth, strong new store performance and gross margin expansion. Our comparable store sales growth was broad-based across product categories, regions, and store vintages," said CEO Eric Lindberg. "We attribute the consistency of our performance to our unique business model that provides customers unbeatable value in a fun, treasure hunt experience along with great customer service through our local independent operators."
Grocery Outlet debuted in June at $22 a share. The stock was up 9.45% to $41.15 on Wednesday.


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BC Government goes after illicit providers
The Government of British Columbia has taken action against illicit retailers operating online.
The internet is the new wild west for weed and the Marshalls (government & enforcement) have started to take it back. Ten people and three companies have been named in a British Columbia lawsuit. The defendants are alleged to have laundered millions of dollars from illicit cannabis sales through legitimate businesses.
You may be familiar with the idea of online cannabis orders. What you may not know is that many of these online websites are selling illicit cannabis – produced by unlicensed personnel at unlicensed facilities, providing untested cannabis to anyone with (and sometimes without) a driver’s license.
We want you to be aware of the risks, and make informed purchase decisions. When shopping online, be wary of companies asking for copies of your license to be emailed to them, and only accepting e-transfer payments. Typically these companies are illicit and their cannabis is untested.
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The world’s biggest provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software is receiving a mixed assessment after opening a carbon credit marketplace to support climate action.
In a release last month, San Francisco-based Salesforce announced its Net Zero Marketplace as an attempt at a “trusted platform that makes carbon credit purchases simple and transparent, allowing organizations to accelerate climate-positive impact at scale.” With consultants predicting a US$50-billion market for voluntary carbon credits by 2030, Salesforce is pitching a catalogue of carbon credits rated by third parties, a “seamless ecommerce experience” for buying them, and education on climate issues for businesses and individuals.
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The marketplace launched last week with a mix of more than 60 renewable energy, forestry and land use, and household and community projects, with carbon credits priced between US$5.42 and $30.16 per tonne.
“The uptick in extreme weather events shows that no one is spared from climate change—we need smart climate solutions now,” Salesforce Executive VP and Chief Impact Officer Suzanne DiBianca said in the September release. “Businesses aiming to achieve long-term emission reductions can complement their efforts with high-quality carbon credits.”
Carbon credits and carbon markets have been intensely controversial and often unsuccessful over the years, raising suspicions about whether projects deliver the promised carbon reductions, whether they would have happened anyway without the credit, and whether they seize control of forests or other natural capital by disenfranchising Indigenous communities. Carbon market advocates often insist that offsets are only meant to supplement actual emission reductions, not replace them. But that hasn’t stopped fossil companies and other big carbon polluters from claiming they can keep on increasing emissions once they have offsets in place.
Salesforce acknowledged that skepticism in the original PR for its new marketplace, emphasizing “high-quality credits” verified by a half-dozen different carbon credit providers. The offer hinges on “unprecedented transparency for a carbon credit marketplace where everyone can access project pricing and third-party ratings,” with the company’s existing e-commerce platform making the actual purchase easier and more seamless.
“What we see when we look at the voluntary carbon market is a fairly small number of marketplace participants, a fairly low volume of quality products, a very small number of third-party reviewers of projects, and we’d like all of that to change,” Ari Alexander, general manager of the company’s Net Zero Cloud and Net Zero Marketplace, told The Energy Mix in mid-October. “We’re trying to shine a light on the state of the market today and invite all that is real and all that is true to be seen on this marketplace.”
If it works, he added, the new platform will “drastically accelerate the number of buyers and credits, the amount of trust and transparency, and therefore the amount of quality,” at a time of “very high demand for these products as part of the net-zero journeys of every organization around the world.”
Gilles Dufrasne, policy officer at Carbon Market Watch, said Salesforce’s promise of public and transparent ratings for carbon offsets “is a helpful addition and something that other platforms are often missing.” But the marketplace “still offers very low-quality products,” some of them trying to earn payments for avoided deforestation, and the site makes “no clear connection between the price of a credit on the platform and its rating.”
Dufrasne said he did see potential for an organization as big as Salesforce to drive up the number of quality offset products and help set a standard for quality and transparency.
“If they adopted more stringent criteria, such as refusing to sell credits from lower-quality projects, this could set a positive and interesting precedent for the rest of the market to follow,” he told The Mix. “They could also screen their buyers and only allow companies to buy if they have an ambitious and credible climate strategy in place. This would help alleviate some of the greenwashing risks that come from offering this type of service.”
Asked whether Salesforce had ever seen a carbon offset or removal project that it would reject, Alexander said the marketplace would leave those decisions up to its users. Salesforce went through a “diligence process” to identify partners for the marketplace, so “rather than submitted and rejected, we think of what we go to market with as a result of that process,” he explained.
“There are a lot of projects in the world that have not really had a lot of eyes on them yet, or where a small number of external reviews have publicly come out with criticism,” he said. “It’s very much in the interest of transparency in the marketplace for us to be quite clear with the global audience where that information has come to light. So we’re actually supportive of critical information about specific projects, in order to drive the transparency that ultimately serves the market overall.”
With different expert bodies weighing in with their own definitions of a quality offset, he said the marketplace will “make available for everyone to see all these stakeholders in the debate, rather than Salesforce deciding what quality looks like.”


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Tablet sales stood at 0.78 million units in the previous, January-March, quarter.
On annual basis, sales declined over 34 per cent from 1.31 million units in the second quarter of 2013.
Samsung continued to top the list with 19 per cent share, followed by domestic electronics major Micromax (14 per cent) and US-based Apple (9 per cent). Other key players in the tally included Lenovo (7 per cent) and Datawind (6 per cent).
"The recovery was fuelled by multiple factors. Business sentiments have shown improvement post elections and near term prospects are anticipated to remain better too," IDC India Senior Market Analyst Karan Thakkar said.
Further, traditional PC OEMs have started making big inroads in the tablet market and most of this success is led by leveraging their vast expanded reach through multiple distribution points, he added.
"Improved discretionary spends by end users and festive buying is expected to drive growth in the tablet market in the coming quarters. We expect this to be well supported by the optimism witnessed around enterprise IT spending in the recent past," IDC India Research Manager (Client Devices) Kiran Kumar said.
He added that despite inconsistencies, smaller importers continue to remain successful in a highly price sensitive market and hence, branded players should be cautious of any distractions.
Android operating system continued to be the most preferred OS with 89.6 per cent.
IDC added that Windows OS is gaining ground too, with much of these volumes being driven by spurt in enterprise buying.
In terms of screen size, tablets with screen size between 7-8 inches contributed to 88 per cent of the overall market in Q2 2014.


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Hungarian ranchers have coordinated a dissent close to the Záhony designated spot on the line with Ukraine, contradicting the European Commission’s choice to expand obligation free imports of Ukrainian items for one more year.
Source: Hungarian business outlet Világgazdaság, revealed by European Pravda
Subtleties: Farm haulers and different sorts of rural hardware extended for many meters close to the Hungarian-Ukrainian boundary.
The exhibit was coordinated by the Relationship of Cultivating Cooperatives in Hungary (Magosz) and the Public Office of Agribusiness, which consider the European Commission’s choice unsuitable. 메이저사이트
Hungarian ranchers demand that items coming from outside the European Association ought to be dependent upon similar standards as EU ranchers, and Brussels ought to safeguard the interests of its own ranchers “as opposed to attempting to annihilate the European field with its actions”. 메이저놀이터
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One of a set of Beatrix Potter-themed coins is selling for 900-times its value on eBay.
The Mrs Tiggy-Winkle Beatrix Potter coin was released last year by the Royal Mint as part of the collection to mark the 150th anniversary of the author’s birth.
The special edition coins featured the characters Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin and Jemima Puddle-Duck.
But now figures from the Royal Mint reveal that only 2.1 million coins were released into circulation.
This makes it the most sought after 50p coin from the series and the sixth most scarce in UK circulation.
Because of this they are selling for a fortune on eBay with one seller flogging it for a massive £450.
But other and more realistic sellers are listing their coins, which have an image of the iconic hedgehog character on the front, for around £9, which is still eighteen times its value.
One seller writes underneath the item: “Very rare 2016 50p coin. Used condition, I received it in change.”
This coin was the fourth coin in a series that celebrate some of UK writer Beatrix Potter’s best loved characters.
They were minted more than 100 years after the books were published, along with their illustrations that have charmed the nation ever since - also created at Beatrix Potter’s hand.
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was published in October 1905.
The Kew Gardens 50p tops the list of rare 50ps, with a mintage of just 210,000.
Some are selling on eBay for around £50, but one seller is flogging it for an eye-watering £6,000.


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Pot Stores Made Convenient for Seatac Travelers
Des Moines, Washington, 21 October 2014 – The legalization of Cannabis has provided a tangible boost to Washington Tourism. Located only 5 miles from the SeaTac Airport, Greenside Recreational is the first cannabis store to directly target visitors as they fly in from out of state.
“Our location is ideal for helping travelers who fly into Seattle”, says owner Seth Simpson, “We are interested in attracting Cannabis tourists in a way that is convenient for them.”
Greenside has partnered with Kush Tourism to help provide transportation services directly to their store for Cannatourists.
Greenside’s roots lie in Medical Cannabis. Since the implementation of I-502, owners of Medicinal stores are starting to feel the pressure from recreational Cannabis stores. After serving the medical Marijuana community in Seattle for four years, owner Dave Ahl recognized I-502’s agenda for more restrictions on the Cannabis industry.
“This is not just a transition from medical to recreational,” says Dave. “This is a step for more regulation” because of the initiative. Although they are expanding to cater to recreational use, Greenside intends to serve the medical community as long as possible.
The City of Seattle seems to agree with Dave – they just issued a memorandum stating that businesses conducting “Major Marijuana Activity” without a state issued license “can be subject to enforcement action”. With all the new rules written into I-502 Medicinal Cannabis might be obsolete in this area by 2015.
You can legally purchase the first packages of Marijuana from Greenside this Saturday the 25th at their Grand Opening.
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El Salvador, the first country to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender, has partnered with the city of Lugano, Switzerland, to democratize cryptocurrency among populations. Tether, the USDT issuing company, will support the collaboration, as part of its ₿ plan that has already been in place in the Swiss city since the beginning of the year.
El Salvador and Lugano come together to develop Bitcoin (BTC).
El Salvadorthe first country in the world to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender, in partnership to the Swiss city of Lugano in order to further democratize the king of cryptocurrencies among the population.
The collaboration was revealed on Friday, October 28 during the first day of the Plan ₿ forum organized by Tether in Lugano. In fact, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap, USDT, has been working with the Swiss city since March to drive Bitcoin adoption there.
This is especially meant by the establish a local payment network through the Lightning Network with merchantsthe creation of a hub in the heart of the city to promote the development of startups linked to Bitcoin, or the creation of various investment funds dedicated to this purpose.
In addition to strengthening cooperation between El Salvador and the city of Lugano, the partnership should also promote school exchanges between the 2 geographical areasas well as initiatives aimed at fostering education about Bitcoin.
According to Michele Foletti, mayor of Luganothe democratization of Bitcoin rhymes with financial freedom:
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More than a year after the adoption of Bitcoin in El Salvador, it seems that the country is still confident in using cryptocurrency as a leading alternative to the traditional financial system.
As the European population is still generally foreign to this concept, the rapprochement between El Salvador and a country located in Europe could open up a new field of interests, as shown by Joaquin Alexander Maza MartelliAmbassador of El Salvador in Geneva:
“The use of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies creates new opportunities for growth and investment that benefit our communities, it is another financial and exchange tool that promotes commerce and the provision of services in a globalized world. . Thanks to this agreement, El Salvador is now much closer to Europe. »
Payment in cryptocurrencies has already made good progress in the Swiss city, its residents can already pay in LVGAofficial sign of the city of Lugano, thanks to a dedicated wallet, all based on blockchain technology. Backed by Tether, this collaboration should have a bright future ahead for the democratization of Bitcoin.
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I’ve written about the “bifurcated economy” by which I mean that Wall Street has done well with QE and fiscal stimulus, but it hasn’t hit Main Street. Zero Hedge published a contributed article on the price rise of high-end diamonds which must be in demand from the wives and girlfriends of bailed out bankers and auto companies, as well as the companions of wealthy hedge funders.
I noticed this quip on the announcement of the new Porsche 911 today:
Germany is the most attractive market in the global car industry, a survey of 300 auto managers by accounting firm Ernst & Young found, citing product quality and innovations. BMW, VW’s Audi and Mercedes, the world’s three largest makers of upscale cars, are targeting record deliveries this year, boosted by growing wealth in China and rebounding spending in the U.S.
Since we know that spending in the U.S. is going down, then that must mean Wall Street.
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What to Watch in The Day Ahead; Friday, August 1
(The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT) Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is expected to report a jump in second-quarter profit, as asset sales in Chad and elsewhere offset spiking currency charges. U.S. non-farm employers likely expanded their payrolls by 233,000 workers in July, marking another month of strong jobs growth, while economists forecast the jobless rate holding steady at a near six-year low of 6.1 percent. (0830/1230) Separately, ISM's manufacturing gauge and data on consumer sentiment and construction spending is expected to be released. (1000/1400) The Commerce Dept is expected to release Construction Spending and Personal Income for June. (0830/1230) (1000/1400) United States-Michigan sub indexes Final for July are scheduled to be released. (0955/1355) Separately, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is likely to issue its Trimmed Mean PCE price index for June. (0000/0400) Also, the U.S. auto industry is scheduled to report July sales. (0000/0400) Procter & Gamble is likely to report fourth-quarter results before the bell. Net sales in the past two quarters have remained flat, increasing pressure on P&G to launch innovative products and streamline its businesses. It has also been widely speculated that P&G is set to re-enter the adult incontinence products market in a bid to expand its portfolio. Investors will keep an eye on what P&G is doing to improve margins and market shares in its key categories and progress on its 5-year, $10 billion restructuring plan that it announced in February 2012. Hilton, whose brands include Conrad and Waldorf Astoria, is due to report second-quarter results. The hotelier said in May it expected higher room rates and occupancy to allow it to deliver strong results for the year. Investors will be looking for updates to that forecast. ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, is scheduled to release its second-quarter figures. Improved profit is expected by investors. The company cut world consumption outlook last time, partly due to Russia. A new exchange-traded fund known as the "iBillionaire" index is set to begin trading, with the intent of enabling mom and pop investors to cash in on the investment ideas of some of the world's wealthiest, from Warren Buffett to Carl Icahn. The iBillionaire index, which was introduced last fall, is constructed from the stock picks disclosed in 13F filings by these big money investors. While the ETF seeks to piggyback on their ideas and put them into a low-cost wrapper, one shortcoming is it only includes long positions and is remiss of shorting and day-to-day active management. Weyerhaeuser, the timber conglomerate, is expected to report a slightly lower-than-expected second-quarter profit, hurt by higher transportation costs and lower prices in its timberland business. However, the company said in April it expects earnings to rise in its wood products business, its biggest. The company said in May it would spin-off its real estate company in connection with the "Reverse Morris Trust" deal with TRI Pointe Homes. Spirit Aerosystems Holdings is expected to report better-than-expected quarterly results as aircraft makers such as Boeing and Airbus booked higher orders. The company is also expected to provide an update on the status of the fuselages supplied to Boeing that were damaged in a train derailment last month. Investors will also be looking for comments on a rumored sale of its fabrication business to GKN Aerospace. CBOE Holdings, operator of the biggest stock-options market, is expected to report results amid a drop in second-quarter volume. Analysts are watching the earnings as the company has beaten estimates the last 15 quarters. Average daily volume in June fell 11 percent from a year earlier, following a 5 percent drop in May. In a bid to attract European business, CBOE extended trading hours for VIX futures to nearly 24 hours a day. Japanese electronics maker Sharp is likely to announce its results for the first quarter. Israel-based Mobileye NV, which is backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Fidelity Investments and BlackRock, expects to price a U.S. initial public offering of ordinary shares at $17-$19 each. The IPO is expected to raise up to $527.3 million, and the company is expected to be valued at about $4 billion at the higher end of the IPO price. Mobileye makes collision-avoidance software and equipments that are used in more than 3 million vehicles made by automakers including BMW and General Motors. Enbridge, Canada's largest pipeline operator, is expected to report slightly higher second-quarter earnings. The RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' index, a measure of manufacturing business conditions, is scheduled to be released for August. The index had a reading of 53.5 last month. (0930/1330) China's factory activity, excluding Hong Kong and Macau, likely expanded at a faster pace in July, as recent stimulus measures kick in. The official PMI and HSBC/Markit PMI are both scheduled to be released.(2100/0100) Separately, Markit's final release of Euro Zone-PMI Manufacturing, covering thousands of factories across the euro zone, is scheduled to be released. (0400/0800) Brazil's statistics agency is expected to release its report on June's industrial output. (0800/1200) Separately, HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index for Brazil's manufacturing sector for the month of July is scheduled to be released. High labor costs, poor infrastructure and a hefty tax burden still weigh heavily on Brazil's manufacturers, whose lackluster performance has weighed on economic growth. (0900/1300) Separately, Peru's state statistics agency's inflation figures for July are expected to be released. The annual inflation rate has run slightly above the upper limit of the central bank's 1-3 percent target range so far this year. (0100/0500) (All analysts' estimates are according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S/) (Compiled by Nandi Kaul in Bangalore; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
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There have been consumers complaining that their Rakuten Super Point, virtual currency circulated in Japan’s largest online shopping mall Rakuten Ichiba and its affiliated services, had been disappeared, the record said that they had spend it on online game service Nexon.
There are already over 100 Rakuten users reported to Rakuten that their points were spent for Nexon’s games, which they did not play. (e.g. a question on Yahoo! Chiebukuro, Japanese Yahoo! Answers, on December 25, gets lots of “me, too!” answers. [J]) Some said that they have ever registered Nexon before, but did not use it recently.
On December 28, some national media (1, 2)started reporting and they say that Rakuten confirmed that they had received over 100 inquiries on similar cases with Nexon service.
Nexon, an company who provides many online games, a subsidiary of South Korean Nexon Corporation, has longer history in online PC games than feature-phone based newcomer Gree and DeNA(Mobage), just IPOed on December 14 at Tokyo Stock Exchange The First Section.
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Another Inflation Warning: Import-Export Prices Rise Faster Than Expected
In another sign of rapidly accelerating price inflation, import-export prices rose much faster than expected in May.
Import prices were up 1.1% month-on-month in May, and the Labor Department revised April’s increase from 0.7% to 0.8%. Projections for May were for a 0.7% increase. The actual number was higher than the high end of estimates.
It was the seventh monthly gain in import prices, bringing the year-on-year increase to 11.3%. That marks the largest rise since September 2011.
Export prices charted an even bigger increase, surging 2.2% in May on the heels of a 1.1% increase in April. Prices for agricultural exports rose 6.1%, the largest gain since November 2010.
Year on year, export prices skyrocketed 17.4%. According to Reuters, that’s the largest rise since the series started in September 1983, after advancing 14.9% in April.
Peter Schiff said import-export prices better reflect rising prices than CPI because they’re not manipulated.
When you have a basket like the CPI, the basket changes. The government is very subjective about what goes in there and what comes out. They have substitutions. They have hedonics where they try to interpose a judgment call as to whether or not the quality of a product went up or down, and if the quality went up, they adjust the prices down. So, it’s not a consistent measure by design. You’re understating the true increase in the cost of living.”
On the other hand, import-export price data simply reports the increase or decrease in prices. It’s not an easily manipulated number. “This is real. This is indicative of the pain consumers are experiencing,” Schiff said.
A lot of people want to dismiss the big increases due to the “base effect.” The year-on-year numbers compare current prices to prices that dropped sharply in the early months of the pandemic. But that doesn’t explain the big month-on-month increases. As Schiff pointed out, when looking at month-on-month data, April serves as the “base” for May. We weren’t in the pandemic in April.
The fact that you’re still seeing these huge increases on a month-over-month basis — you can’t simply dismiss it and attribute it to a base effect from something that happened a year ago.”
Higher export prices are generally viewed as more of a positive because that’s money flowing into the US. But if it’s costing so much more to produce products and services for export, it stands to reason that it also costs more to produce products that Americans consume at home. For instance, the US exports a lot of food products. It essentially sells its surplus food to the rest of the world. But Americans have to buy and eat that food as well.
Schiff noted the fact that export prices are rising at a much higher rate than import prices reveal that inflation is a bigger problem in the US than abroad.
As inflation continues to drive up the cost of production in the United States, we then rely more and more on the rest of the world. Our economy is becoming increasingly less competitive because inflation is driving up our costs.”


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Cargill Inc will stop selling seeds, fertilizer and crop chemicals to farmers in the Black Sea region, as the global trader continues to cut back operations in the face of sliding commodity prices.
The 150-year old company, one of the world’s largest privately held corporations, is in the middle of a restructuring aimed at improving the way it responds to market swings.
Cargill will immediately start winding down its crop input business in countries including Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Hungary, and completely exit the business in the region by the end of May, according to a statement on Wednesday.
The company “has been unable to realize many of the expected synergies” between selling crop inputs and buying grain, the statement said.
Exiting the business will probably impact about 180 employees, according to Cargill. The company had about 25,000 employees in Europe, the Middle East and Africa last year and 150,000 worldwide, according to a 2015 corporate fact sheet.
As the company pulls out of inputs, it will aim to increase the volume of grain it buys in the region.
“The company will refocus its attention on its grain and oilseeds origination, merchandising and trading activities in these markets,” the statement said.
Last year, Cargill began a restructuring as global agricultural companies came under pressure from slumping commodity prices, slowing demand in China and weakness in emerging markets.
A global glut of grains and oilseeds has sparked a sharp drop in crop prices that has prompted farmers worldwide to review their expenses, including spending on fertilizer, seeds and chemicals.
In Romania, Cargill entered the crop inputs market in 2001 and has distributed a wide variety of seeds, pesticides and fertilizers since 2008, according to a company website. At one point, it dedicated three warehouses in the country to the distribution of inputs.
The Black Sea is a major producer and exporter of crops including corn and wheat.
Cargill will continue to sell crop inputs in other countries, including the United States and Canada, where Cargill AgHorizons operates a network of facilities that buy grain from farmers and sell inputs.
The company said in December that it would sell its crop insurance unit and in January that it would close its London shipping office. (Reporting by Tom Polansek; Editing by Bill Rigby and Alan Crosby)
Danone has appointed three deputy CEOs to “better connect categories and regions” and drive the delivery of its ‘Renew Danone’ strategy. The new appointees are Veronique Penchienati-Bosetta, Shane Grant and Juergen Esser. They will report to Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.
PepsiCo Portugal has announced that it will invest €7.5 million to construct a new biodigester, which will turn organic waste into biogas. As well as helping its Carregado facility to achieve a 30% reduction in carbon emissions, the biodigester will also contribute to reducing gas consumption, allowing the installation to use the biogas produced during the anaerobic digestion process.
Kerry is sponsoring The Kerry Upcycled Food Foundation Fellowship in a new partnership with the Upcycled Food Foundation (UFF), the non-profit subsidiary of the Upcycled Food Association (UFA). The research fellowship is the second initiated by the UFF and will work toward advancing the understanding of the market, consumer perception and technical opportunities of upcycled food.


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PS5: The dispute between PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series promises to be fierce over the next few years. According to Piers Harding-Rolls, director of research at Ampere, Sony is expected to take the lead in this contest in a year or two.
For the analyst, projections are that 18 million PlayStation 5 units will be sold throughout this year, and 9 million units for Microsoft’s video games.
“It looks like the availability of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series is set to increase progressively throughout the year, and our expectations are that Sony will surpass Microsoft in sales in a year or two,” commented Harding-Rolls.
Even talking about the Sony and Microsoft consoles, the analyst still believes that the Switch will be the console that will lead console sales this year with a total of 21 million units sold – much of this due to the Switch OLED.
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LAHORE: The Ministry of Industries and Production has endorsed the idea of importing urea to meet the shortfall in fiscal year 2018, instead of reviving plants to meet domestic needs.
In a recent meeting of the Fertilizer Review Committee (FRC), the National Fertiliser Marketing Limited (NFML) laid down the idea of importing 0.6 million tons of urea to bridge the current demand-supply gap. As per estimates, shortfall of 0.2 to 0.3 million tons is expected in the current Kharif season. Additionally, shortage till December 2018 is also speculated.
To end the shortfall, some participants favoured the import of urea rather than running local plants. In fact, sources said that the FRC meeting was dominated by NFML management as the entire attention was diverted towards the urgency of imports. It was highlighted that shortage could only be met through trade.
Sources added that secretary industries and production, who chaired the meeting, supported the stance of NFML and encouraged imports. Interestingly, the ministry oversees affairs of local industries including fertilisers. The earlier decision of the ministry was to provide RLNG to closed urea manufacturing plants.
“It is pathetic that no one thinks for the country or see the bigger picture about national economy”, said an official while commenting on the import plan. “Instead, everyone is ready to please one powerful lobby or business group.
“The decision is aimed at keeping NFML alive and allowing the rise of import mafia at the cost of industries and the economy.
Imports will only help the country of origin while we will continue to suffer. Local factories create jobs coupled with growth of manufacturing sector and widening of the tax net.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2018.
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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 24th Ultimate Skin Health Symposium (www.ultimateskinsymposium.com), hosted by ZO Skin Health, Inc. founder, Zein E. Obagi, M.D. brought together the world's preeminent skin care experts at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills from November 9-11. With a focus on the art and science of skin treatments and rejuvenation, the symposium provided a forum for industry leaders to introduce their latest research, breakthroughs and advances in the science of skin care and health.
Featuring a renowned faculty of dermatologists, plastic surgeons and anti-aging doctors, the symposium served to educate and progress the skin rejuvenation concepts and techniques of aesthetic practitioners worldwide. The intensive three-day program attracted skin care professionals from around the world, as well as premier exhibitors including Ellman International, Envy Medical, Ulthera, Valeant, Sciton, Cynosure, Emage, DermaSculpt, Syneron, HydraFacial, ZO Skin Health, Inc. and more.
As the Director of the symposium, Dr. Obagi had three main objectives for the conference in mind. His goals included a desire to establish the most effective approach to restoring skin health, the ability to standardize skin treatment and eliminate unnecessary variables, and to present principles and ideas that encourage creativity among physicians and skincare professionals.
Dr. Obagi shared his results from reversing severe hyperpigmentation on skin of color, and offered his new thinking about the dangerous long-term side effects of hydroquinone usage without medical supervision.
Additional topics included:
- New topical agents and delivery systems
- Novel peel protocols to treat anti-aging, acne, photo damage
- Latest advancements in skin resurfacing technologies
- Non-surgical body shaping, cellulite reduction and skin tightening
- Multi-modality approach to achieving the ideal skin condition
- Techniques for volume replacement and evaluation of neuromodulators and dermal fillers
- Use of radiofrequency devices to reduce wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, and vascular changes
- Revolutionary treatment for keloid and hypertrophic scars
"It is my goal to present ideas that will challenge and encourage doctors to do their own research, experimentation, and clinical studies. It is this consistent curiosity and persistent passion for exceptional skin care that engenders vital advancements in our industry," said Dr. Obagi. To see a video recap of Dr. Obagi presenting key learnings, visit www.zoskinhealth.com/news
Dr. Obagi was joined by a world-class multidisciplinary faculty including:
About Ultimate Skin Health Symposium
Course Chairman Dr. Zein Obagi, the ZO Skin Health, Inc. medical director, was the driving creative and strategic force behind the 24th Ultimate Skin Health Symposium. He is a board certified dermatologist in Beverly Hills, California, and an author and educator who has presented more than 200 skin health lectures throughout the world.
For more than 35 years Dr. Obagi has pioneered and continues to advance skin care protocols based on his philosophy of creating and maintaining healthy skin as opposed to just treating diseased and damaged skin. The goal of the Ultimate Skin Health Symposium was to provide participants with the most up-to-date and comprehensive scientific information on all matters pertaining to the skin and skin rejuvenation, revealing the most effective methods in the treatment of skin that can easily be implemented into any practice. Participants learned in-depth treatment protocols for a wide range of skin conditions, including photo damage, hyperpigmentation and melasma, rosacea, acne, scars, and rhytides, providing a solid foundation for clinical practice. In addition to the two-day CME program, there was also a non-CME portion of the conference held on Sunday, November 11.
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The social media platform has become a prime destination for Gen Z to escape reality and delve into their dream visual identities during quarantine. In recent years, Pinterest has proven itself to be much more than a destination for moms to save weeknight dinner ideas or Millennials to plan their future weddings. Especially in quarantine, the platform has served as a fashion resource, providing a space for Gen Zers to cope with the newfound uncertainy of their formative years
Shopping Spotlights is Pinterest’s new feature, allowing users to purchase curations by guest editors, including influencers and publishers. Former Teen Vogue editor in chief Elaine Welteroth, influencer Blair Eadie, interior designer Sarah Sherman Samuel and publications such as Refinery29, Domino and Who What Wear are partnering with Pinterest for the launch.
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Not only do we embrace good actors, but sometimes their bandwagon grabs attention too. This is how Rik Verheye’s lawn green Porsche looks like in ‘unclesNow a tourist attraction in Knokke. People are even queuing to take a selfie with the now-for-sale fluorescent car. But it’s not the first time a television vehicle has stolen the show. Offer Hello Everyone an overview.
Porsche “uncles” green
A green (grass) Porsche Cayenne is on display at the Porsche Center in Knokkei, causing a rush of fans of the Play4 comedy series “Nonkels”. It’s the real car from the series and Bersin’s personal license plate (the last name of Rick Ferhey’s character) is still attached to it. Anyone who pays 95,000 euros can call themselves the new owner of the Kunstgrassen Willy.
Fiat 500 – ‘Bolleke’ – from ‘FC De Kampioenen’
Everyone still remembers Marcske and his Fiat 500, which he fondly called “my Bolleke” at “FC De Kampioenen”. “The car is from the year I was born and I really liked that wagon,” says actor Hermann “Marxke” Verbruggen. “After the series, the Bolleke was sometimes used in a fair. But when it was sitting outside at a certain moment, I kept the car at home in Borgerhout for ten years. Unfortunately I didn’t have a place for that anymore. Fortunately, Bolleke was given a place of honor in the The reception hall at VRT, where we hope to be set up for a long time to come.”
Amphibian “Captain Zebus”
It was the sailing car of Captain Zeppos (Cine Rovers) that caught the eye in the youth series of the sixties. When the amphibious car was launched during the shootings in the Ghent port area, thousands of people watched it. Despite its popularity on television, sales of the Amphicar have plummeted. Only 4000 copies were made. After all, without a solid floor under the wheels, the car was almost uncontrollable and produced water at the slightest wave.
Pocket bike from “De Ronde”
Dwarf actor Chris Willemsen ripping up Flemish roads on a pocket bike in Jean Eileen’s ‘De Ronde’ figure shotgun caused a lot of fun in 2011. “Chris was very scared during the shootings,” Jan Ellen recalls. “Very understandable, because there have been real races with that bicycle which quickly reached 90 kilometers per hour. Besides, it was too big for Chris. When we filmed those scenes, someone had to jump out of the moving recording truck to make sure Chris didn’t fall when he stopped.”
Chevrolet Pink by Fluder
From the first movie in 1986 until the end of the TV series in 1998, the makers of “Flodder” used a total of four pink Chevrolet Caprice convertibles. Johnny Fluder’s wrecked car has grown into a true cult object. Two versions have since been reduced to a snippet, unfortunately. The other two are in the possession of Dutch coin collectors.
Mini Convertible from “Merlina”
A clever detective with a beautiful blond assistant, a stupid jack of all trades, a genius inventor, and a red convertible minivan with white bulbs. Those were the components of the series “Merlina”, which counts two million viewers, and is one of the most popular youth series of all time by public broadcasting.
Opel Kadett from “special breeding”
Another car engraved in the collective memory is the orange Opel Kadett from cannabis grower Frank Wilvert (Wim Willart) in Asian Quick, better known asOtto† After the third and final series, the 1976 rally car was sold at auction to Limburg collectors. Den Auto collected 22,500 euros. Given the car’s popularity, the owner hoped it would be much more expensive under the hammer of the auction. last year , sjiscar Back in West Flanders, but the new owner quickly blew the engine.
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From West Contra Costa to Oakland Unified to San Jose’s Oak Grove school district, cafeterias are filling lunch trays with more produce and vegetarian entrees, along with whole grains, less salt and — the horror! — less chocolate milk.
“I like milk because it helps your bones,” said 10-year-old Daniel Martinez, sporting a milky white mustache after finishing off his carton of low-fat milk during lunch at Ford Elementary in Richmond. “Chocolate milk is bad because it has a lot of sugar.”
New federal school lunch guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have spawned a revolution in the kinds of foods offered to students, with the goal of promoting more healthful diets and battling obesity and diabetes. Twenty-three percent of American adolescents are now diabetic or prediabetic, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And obesity rates for school-age children have tripled over the past three decades, said Jill West, a registered dietitian working with the West Contra Costa school district.
The challenge is making the menus healthful yet appetizing to picky young taste buds.
Middle schools in San Jose’s Oak Grove School District have launched popular “topping bars,” stocked with such items as diced onions, jalapeños, olives and beans. Ford Elementary and other West Contra Costa district schools have introduced “meatless Mondays,” along with 100 percent whole-grain foods. Students in the New Haven district in Union City are treated to Spanish rice and chicken fajitas made from scratch. In Oakland schools, lunches include grass-fed beef hot dogs, handmade chicken enchiladas and vegetarian enchiladas made with black beans and tofu. Meanwhile, teens at Mt. Diablo High in Concord are feasting on grilled vegetables hot off a barbecue.
The new school lunch guidelines are based on a “plate” concept instead of the outdated food pyramid.
Half the plate is set aside for fruits and vegetables, with smaller portions of grains and proteins on the other side. The meal is accompanied by low-fat or nonfat milk.
Under the old rules, a typical school lunch consisted of a breaded beef patty with ketchup, wheat roll, frozen fruit juice bar and 2 percent milk. Under the new rules, that lunch would be transformed to oven-baked fish nuggets with a whole-wheat roll, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, peaches, skim milk, tartar sauce and soft margarine.
The new requirements are being phased in over 10 years to allow schools and vendors to adjust their recipes. But many Bay Area school districts were ahead of the curve.
San Jose Unified had already switched to french fries that are baked, not fried, said John Sixt, director of Student Nutrition. He said the district is also reintroducing favorites such as sliders and beans. Students in San Jose’s Oak Grove district gravitate to the salad bar, and “they are eating it,” said Nutrition Services Director Terri Anaya.
Susan Liles, a nutrition supervisor in the West Contra Costa district, stood in the cafeteria at Ford Elementary School and gave high-fives and stickers to students who ate their fruits and vegetables. To get children used to seeing vegetables on their plate, the district added broccoli to macaroni and cheese. “Travel Thursdays” showcase dishes such as Thai chicken with vegetables and Creole chicken with vegetables.
“The more variety a child sees, the more likely they are to take something,” Liles said. “We try not to have any entree repeat in a four-week cycle, so it’s always new.”
At Highlands Elementary in Concord, students recently chose between fruit and vegetable options that included edamame soy beans, green salad, corn mixed with kidney beans, baby carrots, celery sticks, applesauce and grape juice — along with turkey and potatoes or baked chicken nuggets.
“We try to do something meatless every day,” said Anna Fisher, director of Food and Nutrition Services in the Mt. Diablo school district in Contra Costa. “I’m really surprised at how much they like the edamame. That’s the most popular item on here.”
Oakland Unified has switched from serving prepackaged, processed foods that could be bought and warmed up to foods cooked in the cafeteria, with an emphasis on seasonal produce and international flavors.
“Our students love the new meals because they look good, taste good, and are prepared with fresh, local ingredients whenever possible,” said Superintendent Tony Smith. “As a superintendent, I love them, too, because I know that students who eat balanced meals perform better academically, are more well-adapted and experience more positive life outcomes.”
Ford Elementary is one of several schools that received a grant to teach students and parents about nutrition.
Anthony Cortez, 10, said he has learned it’s important to eat fruits and vegetables, and exercise.
“When you eat hard, you play hard,” the fifth-grader said. “The more healthy stuff you eat, the more energy you have and then the more play you can do. The fruits and vegetables also help us think and help us stay healthy and not get sick.”
Staff writers Sharon Noguchi and Katy Murphy contributed to this report.
SCHOOL LUNCH GUIDELINES
School food menus in California and throughout the nation were revamped this year to meet new nutrition guidelines developed by the Institute of Medicine and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The new guidelines include:
For details on food programs, go to www.fns.usda.gov/cnd.
For details about schools in your area, read the On Assignment blog at IBAbuzz.com/onassignment.
To see the Mt. Diablo school district’s new whole-grain bread recipe, go to ContraCostaTimes.com/education.
Source: The California Endowment


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Over the past year, Kiripost’s team of professional journalists has covered stories of Cambodia’s entrepreneurs, founders, and prominent people. To highlight some of the most celebrated Cambodians in business – those who have risen the rank from zero to one – Kiripost has selected five businessmen and women to showcase on this list for 2022.
Rice entrepreneur Lay Chhun Hour has transformed his parents' small business into an award-winning multi-million-dollar enterprise. When Lay Chhun Hour started as a rice entrepreneur, he knew little about the sector but went on to transform his parents’ small business into a multi-million-dollar enterprise.
Chhun Hour, 40, also known as Andy, is the CEO of City Rice Import and Export Co,. LTD, which he co-founded in 2012. Andy estimates that his company’s assets are today valued at $15 million. Last year, export sales sat at $60 million.
“What I learnt is integrity, it's important, the reputation in doing business with local partners, buyers and all stakeholders working with us. I am honest, and when I do things, I help people around us grow so people support us."
Keat Aphivath hasn’t let being a single mum get in the way of launching a series of businesses. The 36-year-old CEO shares the highs and lows of being her own boss.
Originally hailing from Battambang province and born to an average family of four, Aphivath set foot for the first time in the capital, Phnom Penh, in 2002 to pursue higher education at two universities – Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), and Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) – at the same time.
“When I start any business, I don’t do it just for the sake of having a business. If I start a business, I have to make sure it runs well before I move to the next one,” she said.
“Every business has problems. What we must do as an entrepreneur is be fully committed to the business and fully engaged in it.”
The co-founder of Sastra Film reveals how she chased her dreams to see her business evolve from husband-and-wife dream team to a leading Cambodian film production company with 100 staff.
Having harbored a passion for the film industry from a young age, Bun Channimol has battled through hardships to secure success as the cofounder of Sastra Film. Since co-founding the film production company in 2014 with her husband Kheng Pytou Kethya, Channimol, 33, has persevered in a tough industry to see the business grow to employ about 100 staff.
“Sastra Films is very different now. Before I was the one who did everything. I was the writer, producer, and sometimes even the video editor and the stylist. I was doing almost everything by myself with my husband. If we compare it to house construction, it is like we were building every part by ourselves. We had no staff. Currently, we have about 100 staff and we have all the equipment we need, which we never thought we could afford.”
Determined Thaung Thyda has overcome a swathe of challenges to successfully transform the small salt business her family has run for generations into an international organization supplying salt across the globe.
Growing up in a salt-producing family on a small island of Kampot province, Thaung Thyda has faced plenty of challenges working in the industry. In a bid to bolster business while promoting Cambodian products and inspiring other local salt producers, in 2016, Thyda decided to transform her family’s sea salt farm into THAUNG Enterprise.
Since then, the company has climbed the ladder to become an essential salt supplier in the country and beyond, thanks to the high-quality products it produces.
“We are now playing an essential role as the main salt supplier in the country as almost 40 percent of the entire consumption is being supplied by THAUNG Enterprise. We also export our products abroad including Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and some countries in Europe.”
An award-winning start-up is hoping to transform Cambodia’s healthcare sector and offer Cambodians safe access to drugs.
Pharmacist and entrepreneur, Chea Vireak, is modernizing Cambodia’s healthcare sector through digital technology in hoping it can bring more affordable and safe medicines for millions. To accomplish his startup’s mission, the pharmacist by education and profession focuses on one thing: building a platform for pharmacies to give millions of Cambodians access to safe drugs.
The platform developed by the health tech start-up is more than just a digital or mobile health app.
“What frustrates me the most is that most pharmacies are still practicing traditionally using pen and paper. This is one of the main reasons why PillTech exists.”


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Cyber-criminals abusing legitimate ad space to serve malware to ordinary folk, are getting more sophisticated, and their techniques harder to spot, according to new research.
Cyber-security experts from Malwarebytes have recently released a new report, detailing cyber-attacking practices in the UK. According to the report, malvertising campaigns are almost impossible to spot, without the ‘smoking gun’ – in this case, an obvious redirecting of the victim to a site where malware is being served.
They use a couple of techniques to trick ad networks, and ordinary users, into thinking they’re a legitimate business. The first is called domain shadowing – a process of using users domain registration logins to create subdomains, according to Cisco. Malwarebytes gives an example of cdn.exterquads.com shadowing a legitimate domain exterquads.com.
Then, it’s followed by an innocuous 1×1-pixel image that hides the rogue code.
All of that is topped off by quality ad design skills – the ads served by these crooks look exactly like legitimate ads.
“Because this campaign was aimed at people living in the UK, we searched for additional rogue advertisers abusing other businesses. We found quite a handful of them that have been used in recent attacks,” Malwarebytes says in the report.
Showing a number of ad banners made up from scratch, they were “respecting the logos and colour schemes of the legitimate brands they exploit, while their respective owners had absolutely no idea about it.”


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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Flintstones mobile stolen from in front of a Sacramento comic book shop has been found, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department investigators announced Monday.
Dave Downey, owner of World’s Best Comics in Sacramento, was the proud owner of a replica of a car from the cartoon “The Flintstones.” He says taken from in front of his Watt Avenue store in December.
Downey said the car, which is actually a raft, has wheels made of airtight metal drums, and the car weighed in at 200 pounds.
Concerned CBS13 viewers thought they found the car in a Folsom man’s front yard, but it turned out to be a Christmas decoration Mark Runyan made for himself.
Runyan said after the holidays though, he would donate the car to the comic book shop to replace the stolen one.


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GMC has sent the first Hummer EV prototypes to GM’s Milford Proving Grounds to continue validation tests and then head to northern Michigan for some “grueling winter testing”.
The company promises to document and share every step in the development process in the coming weeks and months as the electric Hummer charges towards its initial production target in the fall of 2021.
General Motors used a lot of virtual testing for the electric pickup truck, which accelerated the process by a significant amount, and will continue using the same procedure across the entire company.
The Hummer EV will feature three electric motors with a combined output of 1,000 HP and 11,500 lb-ft (15,592 Nm) of torque, sending the behemoth to 60 mph from a standstill in a mere three seconds.
As explained by Todd Hubbard, the model’s vehicle performance engineer, the Hummer EV will feature 13 inches of suspension travel together with four-wheel steering and 35-inch tires as their goal is to create the best truck they can. It will also be compatible with bigger 37-inch tires, which will be a dealer-installed option, and promises to re-write the off-road rule book with its advanced torque vectoring e4WD system.
The powertrain employs GM’s new Ultium battery pack, which provides an estimated driving range of 350 miles (563 km) and can be recharged at a 350 kW fast-charger, adding 100 miles of range within 10 minutes.


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LANSING, Mich. — Make-A-Wish Michigan and Macy’s are celebrating National Believe Week which runs through Saturday, Dec. 5.
For every letter written to Santa, Macy’s will double its donation to Make-A-Wish America. The company is pledging $2 for each letter, up to an extra $1 million, above the existing $1 million campaign goal, to help children’s life-changing wishes across America come true.
Now through Thursday, Dec. 24, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish America, up to $1 million for every letter sent to Santa online or dropped off in Macy’s stores. Letters can be written online at the Make-A-Wish Michigan website HERE. A PDF of a postcard to print at home and drop off at Macy’s stores can be found HERE.
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LiveDeal Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE) ("LiveDeal" or the "Company"), a publicly traded company that operates www.livedeal.com, a geo-location based mobile marketing platform that enables restaurants to publish “real-time” and “instant offers” to nearby consumers, today announced that it has reached a significant milestone on the Company’s mobile platform with 10,000 restaurant deals available at over 8,000 dining locations in 35 major US cities.
www.LiveDeal.com - real-time mobile restaurant deal engine. (Photo: Business Wire)
Recently livedeal.com reached the 5,000 available deals mark in only New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, but the Company quickly surpassed that mark and has grown to 10,000 listed-deals in 35 major US cities as of May 28, 2014.
Jon Isaac, President and CEO of LiveDeal said of the number of deals now available on the Company’s platform, “We are very pleased with the enthusiasm with which restaurants are adopting our geo-location based deal engine and with the robustness of the technology. Thousands of deals are routinely uploaded onto the platform in real-time for local consumers to view and participate.”
Mr. Isaac continued, “We have assembled an experienced procurement team which has worked overtime to educate restaurant owners on our platform, identify opportunities, and develop relationships. We believe that reaching this milestone so quickly is a testament not only to the well-designed architecture of the deal engine, but also that our platform filled a void by giving restaurants complete control of their own promotions.”
What is livedeal.com?
livedeal.com is a unique, real-time "deal engine" that connects merchants with consumers. The Company believes that it has developed a first-of-its-kind web/mobile platform providing restaurants with full control and flexibility to instantly publish customized offers whenever they wish to attract customers. The website includes a number of user and restaurant-friendly features, including:
- an intuitive interface enabling restaurants to create limited-time offers and publish them immediately or on a preset schedule that is fully customizable;
- state-of-the-art scheduling technology giving restaurants the freedom to choose the days, times and duration of the offers, enabling them to create offers that entice consumers to visit their establishment during their slower periods;
- advanced publishing options allowing restaurants to manage traffic by limiting the number of available vouchers to consumers;
- superior geo-location technology allowing multi-location restaurants to segment offers by location, thereby attracting customers to slower locations while eliminating potential over-crowding at busier sites;
- innovative proprietary restaurant indexing methodology; and
- a user-friendly mobile and desktop web interface allowing consumers to easily browse, download and instantly redeem "live" offers found on livedeal.com based on their location.
Restaurants can sign up to use the LiveDeal platform at the Company's website (www.livedeal.com).
About LiveDeal Inc.
LiveDeal Inc. provides marketing solutions that boost customer awareness and merchant visibility on the Internet. LiveDeal operates a deal engine, which is a service that connects merchants and consumers via an innovative platform that uses geo-location, enabling businesses to communicate real-time and instant offers to nearby consumers. In November 2012, LiveDeal commenced the sale of marketing tools that help local businesses manage their online presence under the Company's Velocity Local™ brand. LiveDeal continues to actively develop, revise, and evaluate these products and services and its marketing strategies and procedures. For more information, visit www.livedeal.com.
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text: AT&T announced pre-sale and pricing details for its upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone today. The Galaxy S 4 will be up for pre-order on the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S. beginning April 16th for $249.99 on a new two-year contract. AT&T didn’t reveal an exact release date, though it’s likely to arrive after a couple weeks of pre-orders. That would put the release date around the same time as T-Mobile’s Galaxy S4, which is scheduled for May 1st. The Galaxy S4 will also be available on Sprint and Verizon by the end of Q2 2013.