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Of all the concerns people tend to have with electric vehicles, one of the most common involves the materials necessary to make EV battery packs. Minerals like cobalt and nickel, key components in nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) batteries, are relatively scarce, leading automakers to shift away from NCA and toward lithium iron phosphate (generally referred to as LFP). But there are supply implications with LFP, too, especially when other resources, like fertilizer and solar panel batteries, are vying for the same materials.
A newly discovered phosphate rock deposit could help resolve some of these supply anxieties for the next few decades. A mining company called Norge Mining has located a 77.1 billion-ton cache of phosphate rock in southwest Norway, prompting experts to estimate the supply will cover EV battery, solar battery, and fertilizer needs for roughly 50 years.
Much of the world’s mined phosphate rock is used to create commercial fertilizers. Large-scale chemical processing produces orthophosphoric acid, the form of phosphate that plants can consume. This assists with root development and plant maturation in agricultural settings. When it’s not being used for this purpose, phosphate rock is used to create purified phosphoric acid (PPA), which is then heated with iron and lithium salts. The resulting LFP ultimately finds its way into EV and solar panel battery packs.
Phosphate mining leaders have warned that a mineral shortage could threaten the LFP market as early as 2026. Only 10% of the world’s phosphate rock deposits are used to create PPA, resulting in a restricted supply for the growing EV and solar energy markets. “There’s no way the current producers of PPA can keep up without new feedstock,” First Phosphate CEO John Passalacqua told Mining.com last month. “And in order to make a lot of purified phosphoric acid, that feedstock has to be igneous rock. A possible shortage could start by 2026 and get really bad by 2028.”
The deposit found in Norway is expected to ease these concerns while impacting the environment less than that imported from Asia. “The phosphorus from China, Vietnam, or Kazakhstan doesn’t make a solar panel necessarily a green product,” Norge Mining founder Michael Wurmser told Euractiv, referring to the three countries’ relative lack of environmental standards for mining. “So that underlines our concept that sustainability begins in the ground when you dig stuff out.” Reducing the need to import material from Asia will also bring down phosphate’s carbon emissions.
Norge Mining is now obtaining the necessary mining permits to bring the massive cache to production. Although the Norwegian government has reportedly agreed to fast-track raw material projects within the country, Norge Mining must provide economic viability and safety statements before the next phase can begin.


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As everyone is trying to guess whether the next big Android update is going to be Key Lime Pie or not, and whether the release will be Android 5.X or 4.X, we have yet to hear anything concrete. After getting a tip from an eagle-eyed reader (thanks, deepayan!) and digging deeper, I can definitively tell you that Google is currently working on Android 4.3, and it is still Jelly Bean.
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The HTC One page just went live at t-mobile.com, so if you've been lusting after what David called the most important phone of 2013 (read his review to understand the reasoning behind such a bold statement), you can finally secure the Glacial Silver version online. It doesn't look like the Stealth Black variant is up yet if you were looking for one of those, but on the upside T-Mobile is throwing in a free car dock with the purchase.
Earlier today, Google started pushing some new open source code to AOSP (Android Open Source Project) marked with 2 new tags: android-4.2.2_r1.1 and android-4.2.2_r1.2. The build number corresponding to the 4.2.2_r1.2 release is JDQ39E.
The dates you see here are commit dates, not dates the commits were made public (which is today, April 17th 2013)
After weeding out the changes from the commit logs, it looks like all of them are, as expected, very minor.
Paradox Interactive, a well-known game publisher and developer, today posted up a promo video for the upcoming ship battling game Leviathan: Warships. If you watch only one video today, let it be this one. Kittens and puppies can wait till tomorrow. I haven't had this much fun watching trailers ever since the unfortunate fireworks accident at the nearby trailer park.
Facebook Home has arrived, and whether we like it or not, it's here to stay. The 2.5/5.0 rating at the close of the day isn't exactly inspiring, but it's likely a knee-jerk reaction from Facebook haters, which I am confident will go up to somewhere in the 3.X range with further improvements. Cameron addressed the current state of Home pretty well earlier today, so now that the dust has settled, it's time for a fun video to finish off the work week, both for Facebook employees who worked on the product and us, its potential (but unlikely) users.
Yesterday, BorrowLenses, a site that rents gear to photo and video enthusiasts, posted up a rental page for Google Glass and a matching blog post. Those interested were invited to rent Glass on April 30th. The prices started at $105 for 3 days all the way to $499 for 4 weeks. With the developer version of Glass going for $1500, this didn't sound like such a bad idea if you were just looking to see how it worked without a huge commitment.
I still can't believe that Android Police has been around for three years now (we've just celebrated our third anniversary last week). It's been hell of a roller coaster of leaks, emotions, interesting news, editorials, contests, and... writers. You may not realize this, but in the past years, we've been through probably over 60 contributors, the strongest 11 of whom now comprise the core team.
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With the second wave on the door, people are now fully aware what immunity exactly stands for. With WHO recommending herbal ways to fuel our immunities, we are now adjusting the focus of our lenses toward Nutraceutical industry in a different and modern way. Preventive care rather than curative care is now establishing in the Indians’ mindsets. Amidst pandemic, immunity has become a topmost concern and consumers’ reliance on Nutraceuticals has increased. This shifting consumer behaviour toward Nutrition which will definitely be the story changing script for Indian Nutra industry in 2021.
Nutraceuticals market is poised to grow by USD 180.38 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 9% during the forecast period, according to Technavio report. Prebiotics and probiotics sector is expected to contribute maximum over the forecast period owing to the increasing usage of probiotics as a primary ingredient among majority of food manufacturing companies.4 areas of growth for 2021 nutraceuticals:
1. Probiotics: According to the report by Knowledge sourcing.com, Indian Probiotics Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.56% to reach a market size of US$ 961.856 million in 2025 from US$ 448.456 million in 2019. This growth is fuelled by factors such as increasing health consciousness for healthy living, rising awareness of preventive and natural healthcare treatments, growth in functional food industry, growing obese population and adoption of probiotics in paediatric healthcare. Mother dairy as a major player in probiotics followed by Amul, Danone Yakult, Nestle, Tablets India, Dr Reddy Laboratories, Unique Biotech, Zeus Biotech, etc. are expected to make a big business in 2021.
2. Immunity building ingredients: This area definitely will make a huge amount of money in 2021, as being all-equipped for any uncertainty like Covid-19 is what we have learnt this year. Looking at current situation of ‘Prevention is better than cure’, supplements like Amul’s ‘Haldi Dudh’, Dabur’s products like Chawanprash, Giloy Ghanvati, Amla juice, Giloy-Tulsi-Neem juice, Ashwagandha, etc have reported a strong growth and will continue to grow in upcoming years. According to reportlinker.com, Indian immunity boosting packaged products market is projected to reach $ 347 million by FY 2026 owing to increasing consciousness and focus towards preventive health.
3. Vitamins & Minerals Supplements (VMS): Number of new launches are taking place in this segment of Nutraceutical market in recent years. Exposure to direct sunlight is rare because of lockdown, which might result in increased demand of Vit. D supplements in 2021. Vit. C, B & B12 are proven to have Immunity-boosting properties will occupy the Nutra market along with Vit. A, Multivitamin supplements and essential minerals like manganese, calcium, iron, zinc, etc. Nutraceutical gummies, which were once considered a health supplement for kids, is now making significant moves into the adult VMS category.
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Img. 1.1 Four areas of growth for 2021 Nutraceuticals
4. Cognition related products: The Global Brain Health Supplements Market is anticipated to reach $5,813 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2017 to 2023. Nowadays, this segment is gaining popularity among many people due to rise in willingness to enhance brain functions, surge in number of self-directed consumers, and increased awareness among the students about brain health supplements. We can expect a good business in these area from the supplements containing ingredients like ginseng, ginkgo biloba, curcumin, lion’s mane, bacopa monnieri, acetyl-L-carnitine, alpha GPC, citicoline, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), huperzine A, etc.
Looking at evolving mindsets and health consciousness in people, contribution of above discussed segments will have a substantial impact on growth of Indian Nutra industry.
Now, let’s have a look at the reasons behind people’s evolving mindset toward Nutra industry:
In countries like U.S., China, and India, awareness regarding calorie reduction and weight loss is on the peak. These countries are expected to promote the application of nutraceuticals and in-turn will be witnessing the growth in this area.
Growing trend among consumers to alter dietary habits as improper diet results in increased expenditure on pharmaceuticals.
Malnutrition and undernutrition are some of the major causes which are weakening Indian’s health status. The Indian government and private stakeholders have been undertaking several measures in the recent years to improve the nutritional status in the country, as a result helping Nutra sector to grow.
Key Nutraceutical players like Dabur, Himalaya and the Baidyanath group are showing-off a rich heritage in herbal and Ayurvedic medicines of India for ages. New and increasingly dominant entrants such as Patanjali are also playing a crucial role in popularising Ayurveda and giving the sector a boost.
Our land has an ability to grow botanicals under very controlled conditions to meet organic and other claims, we also know how to produce superior ingredients from these botanicals and robust clinical research industry. With abundant availability of ingredients, expert agricultural research infrastructure and a growing number of qualified individuals in the field, India is well poised to be a leader in the nutraceutical ingredient space.
We are ‘Pharmacy of the world’ and are well equipped to produce high-quality and low-cost generic drugs. Our manufacturing expertise and excellence hold good for Nutra sector as well. Many of the Nutra-technologies are same as of pharma technologies, no doubt we are going to lead Nutra-manufacturing too. Low cost-high quality manufacturing will help us to highlight our identity in the finished product space.
The rise and evolution of wellness focused diets, such as keto and paleo, are driving food producers to cater their products in this direction.
To reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and develop the quality of intestinal microflora, probiotics and omega-3 are highly used in yogurt and fish oils. This is further projected to fuel the market growth of the nutraceutical products over the coming years.
Another major factor in propelling the growth of this sector is ‘Evolving treatment protocol’. Healthcare practitioners are making nutraceuticals part of their treatment regime to improve outcomes. Pharma-Nutrition is emerging as a vital field in our health sector.
Busy lifestyles sometimes never let us sit and have our balanced meal, making a window for nutraceuticals to meet our daily nutritional needs.
Considering the side-effects of prescription drugs, and the failure of modern treatments in delivering safe results, consumers nowadays are shifting to nutraceuticals.
Nutraceuticals are no longer just the part of preventive and curative regimen but also are employed for losing weight, make the hair grow better, or to get glowing skin. Also combating diseases like thyroid, nail disorders, diabetes, arthritis, etc.
Rise in disposable income, increasing consumer awareness about health issues, rapid urbanization, positive outlook towards medical nutrition owing to the increasing weight management programs, along with cardiovascular diseases, is anticipated to propel the demand for nutraceuticals.
Increasing costs of hospitalisation and access to information have helped consumers to look at health supplements and nutraceuticals in a broader way.
Looking at all these satisfactory reasons, it’s not wrong to state that the future of Indian Nutraceutical sector in upcoming years would be as Glorious as our Pharmaceutical sector. Let’s just simply rely on our royal heritage of herbal medicines to work efficiently in this field and see the magic happening.
The article is written by Dr. Smarta and published by Saffron media.


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So many video games out there with updates and news and now we have wrapped for this week on it all. We have had some new stuff thrown out there before E3 and a lot of basic updates just to keep us all chomping at the bit for more. We did have the next clan for Bloodlines 2 drop out there and some more for The Sinking City, so that was nice. Not to mention more for Control and a new Doctor Who VR title announced out there for us all. All great stuff, but only appetizers for what is to come in the following weeks for all of our video games.
This, of course, means that we will be hitting a slow down for all of those video games out there as we are heading toward E3. We will be out there covering it on the floor, even if it does feel like there will be fewer things out there this year. To make up for some of the slowdown, we may have a few more reviews out there for some of the video games in the past and yet to come. We have a whole lot on our table right now, but we are working through it all. We will see next week…
As with every other week now here is our list of video games we were able to cover in the news for the week. Have fun reading through all of it and hopefully you will learn something you did not know before. Until next week, have fun with all of those video games and Happy Gaming!


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City Officials in Rochelle have contacted Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office dealing with the possibility of price gouging this week at businesses who sell gas.
Businesses in Rochelle increased the figure at the pump on Tuesday by 14 cents from $3.45 a gallon for unleaded fuel to $3.59. The price did drop by 2 cents yesterday to $3.57.
In the e-mail to Madigan, it mentioned that businesses in Oregon were selling gas at $3.39 a gallon on Tuesday and in Mendota yesterday, the price was $3.34 for unleaded fuel.
It also mentioned that the city of Rockford is usually less than Rochelle. The e-mail stressed that when ever there is a price change in the Hub City, all of the businesses change their figure at the same time and most of the time the same price.
Mayor Chet Olson has said in the past that Rochelle has a Standard Oil gas terminal in town that supplies fuel to all surrounding communities, not just the Hub City. He felt that Rochelle should have the lowest price around, not the highest.
Mayor Olson has asked for someone from the Illinois Attorney General's Office to look into the possibility of price gouging in Rochelle and why there is no competitive pricing of gas in the community.


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A company that just a month ago relocated its Charlotte headquarters to Fort Mill credits the decision to move to South Carolina with opening new opportunities for business.
Britax makes high-end car seats for infants and children, and moved to a new state-of-the-art facility off Pleasant Road in March.
Britax CEO John Chamberlain said the new facility houses all aspects of the business.
York County Council Chairman Britt Blackwell said the midsize company’s move to York County from Charlotte this year is another sign the economy in South Carolina is on the rebound.
Last summer, Britax announced plans to relocate to a brand new facility in Fort Mill, bringing 240 jobs across the border.
Blackwell says its companies like Britax that are a great asset to York County.
Britax’s new facility houses product development, assembly, warehousing and corporate office operations for the company in a 470-thousand square foot facility.
The S.C. Department of Commerce estimates Britax’s investment in South Carolina tops $26 million.


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When China stopped taking American waste for recycling last January, it threw Boise and other western U.S. cities into a tizzy. Boise added the orange energy bag and a confusing set of rules for home recyclers.
Now a movement is taking shape to push beyond recycling, and get past the complexities of programs like Boise’s, by working toward a sweeping goal: eliminating the need to recycle or discard waste.
“Zero waste” is the mantra. No more No. 1 plastic water bottles. No more stiff clamshell packages for apples at Costco, each apple snug and protected in its own molded dome.
One woman at the movement’s forefront locally is Jillien Eijckelhof, a mother and environmentalist. She founded the nonprofit Zero Waste Boise Institute in June to reframe the discussion.
“We support recycling, but it’s an imperfect solution,” she said. “I’m concerned about what goes into the landfill, but I’m more concerned about what we’re manufacturing and buying every day.”
The zero waste movement started in Europe in the late 1990s, but it has been gaining momentum in the past few years. The Treasure Valley may get its first zero-waste grocery later this year when Roots Market plans to open in Garden City. With the store’s weigh-and pay-model, you’ll bring your own bags, mason jars and other containers and be able to fill them with grains, vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, beauty products and more.
“Zero” is a goal, not a call for people to stop using wasteful packaging immediately, Eijckelhof said.
“It’s about adopting solutions that are realistic and achievable for the average consumer,” she said. “It’s about incremental change, toward an eventual goal of zero waste — or as close as possible — through the choices we make every day.”
A new Boise company, Stewards of Sustainability, or SOS, consults with small businesses and producers to create low-impact festivals and other events.
“My priority is to avoid the waste stream all together,” founder David Broderick said. “Right now we’re just trying to accommodate our current lifestyle. We need to work on changing how we do things.”


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As CES passed for another year we saw another wave of announcements and demonstrations without the topic reaching the limelight it will soon command. For so long the industry has been dominated by ERM motors, and such is the strength of this incumbent that successful attempts to change this are still few and far between. However, emerging haptics has been a major research priority in the automotive sector (for car interiors), in VR, AR and robotics (for adding touch, force and acceleration to the sensation), as well as in other consumer sectors (for making user interfaces more intelligent). Apple shook things up in 2015 with their Taptic Engine, a custom LRA which they has already implemented via millions of phones, laptops and smartwatches. This is just the start, and IDTechEx Research's report Haptics 2016-2026: Technologies, Markets, Players outlines how the market will evolve over the next decade.
As for the announcements this year, the automotive sector once more led the way with the likes of Bosch and Audi showing different haptic displays for center consoles in cars. Bosch showed spatial variation of haptic feedback in a touch screen, simulating the sensation of buttons as the user moves across the capacitive touch surface of the display, allowing the user to continue looking at the road. The effect is very similar to the system created by Redux ST, whom IDTechEx visited and profiled during the extensive primary research program. Their system uses voice coils to create specific vibrational waves across any surface (e.g. a display). The system is tuned to the display image and touch inputs to create spatial differentiation in the response to simulate buttons. As with many types of haptics, this remarkable sensation is one that you must feel to truly appreciate.
There were also more examples of 'contactless' haptics, with a new demonstration from audio giant Harman joining Ultrahaptics (another company interviewed and profiled in the report) in demonstrating this technique using ultrasound. Again, this space is attempting to address a market pull from the automotive sector, where a combination of haptics and gesture recognition in center consoles is being tested as a successor to touch screens in the longer term. The system generates superimposed ultrasound waves to create a haptic sensation at a set distance above a 2D array of ultrasonic speakers. Again, this technology is one that must be felt to truly appreciate, and has been touted for use in vehicles, laptops and beyond.
Emerging haptics in automotive is already well along the typical 5-7 year lead times for commercialization, and products are due very soon. In consumer electronics, including smartphones and wearables, emerging haptics has had several false starts but gets closer to a win every time. Further into the future, the fields of robotics and VR are huge opportunities for new haptics technology, but there is a very long way to go. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, speaking alongside Mark Zuckerberg, Oculus' Chief Scientist Michael Abrash said that creating a sense of haptics and acceleration was one of the key and most difficult pieces of the VR platform that they are working towards over the coming years and decades. IDTechEx Research's report, Haptics 2016-2026: Technologies, Markets, Players provides a comprehensive description of this evolving trend, and should be used to stay ahead of the curve.


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French authorities are currently reviewing a software update from Apple for its iPhone 12 models in response to a radiation issue. Earlier this month, France suspended sales of the iPhone 12 after tests found breaches of radiation exposure limits. Apple contested the findings but pledged to issue a software update to address the concerns. The move prompted worries in other European countries, such as Belgium, which has also requested the software upgrade. While the update is currently limited to France, it is expected that other European countries will take similar steps once informed by French authorities. Italian authorities are waiting for France’s deliberations before making a decision.
Research has been conducted over the years to assess the health risks associated with mobile phones. According to the World Health Organisation, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by them. The different results from the tests carried out in France compared to other countries led to the radiation warning. However, industry experts have stated that there are no safety risks as regulatory limits are set well below levels where harm has been found.
Apple routinely provides software updates for its devices, often to address security issues. The iPhone 12 update is expected to be similar to regular software fixes. Users will be notified of the update and can install it on their devices.
While the radiation issue with the iPhone 12 has caused concern, it is important to note that no adverse health effects have been proven to be caused by mobile phones. The response from Apple in providing a software update demonstrates their commitment to addressing any potential issues and ensuring the safety of their products.


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Manchester shoppers are urged to donate to the UK’s biggest food collection this week, to help provide food for vulnerable
About 100 soldiers are tackling the Saddleworth Moor blaze, that is now being treated as arson.
Black Friday was met with a muted response in Manchester today, following dramatic scenes from last year’s big event showing shoppers desperate to score a bargain.
Manchester’s people and business are being encouraged to become more age-friendly and pledge to increase awareness of the needs of the city’s older citizens by the Lord Mayor himself.
Britain’s first shopper to be convicted after the shameful scenes of ‘retail rioting’ during the Black Friday sales walked free from court today.
Uncontrollable shoppers fighting to get their ‘Black Friday’ bargains forced police to be called to seven Tesco stores across Greater Manchester last night.
Jason Manford blames use of ‘retard’ in Tesco trolley apology on auto-correct, then defends joke, then deletes it
Jason Manford is courting controversy again after backlash from fans has forced him to remove a Facebook comment using the word ‘retard’ that he used to drum up publicity ahead of his Live at the Apollo… show on BBC1 last night.
A bumbling robber short changed himself on Sunday when he dropped handfuls of cash on a car park floor, after holding up the Tesco in Heywood at gun point.
The fire service received numerous calls from concerned members of the public who saw flames and thick smoke billowing from the building on Stockport Road just before midnight
Supermarket waste cooked up into vegetarian feast as Manchester volunteers FoodCycle fight food poverty
Manchester food group, FoodCycle, are cooking up a storm to roast food poverty and provide a tasty alternative to food banks.
Every little helps: Art dealer fined for unloading paintings too slowly – while Tesco deliveries get double time
Chris Brooks, 43, uses a loading bay outside his premises to carry inside prestigious works worth up to £45,000 each by artist including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Sir Peter Blake to showcase at his shop


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Midcentury design made its way onto the American residential architecture scene as a way to merge clean, modern aesthetics with burgeoning postwar demand for housing. The often one-story homes feature clean lines and large windows that bring nature into full view. Bedgood sees the style as one of the best examples of what a home should be. It “was almost always designed with people in mind,” he says. He also loves how flexible the style is, allowing homeowners to integrate an “eclectic mix of furniture” and decor in the home without it feeling like a hodge-podge.
Another popular trend is the use of natural motifs and landscape murals, especially in dining rooms. In a similar vein, digital printing of supersized images and simulations of natural materials—from wood grains to striated stones—has gained traction, says Angel Georgiou, senior marketing specialist for imaging supplies with Canon Solutions America in the Chicago area. “Home owners now can buy standard images off the shelf or turn their own high-quality photos into wall coverings,” says Georgiou, whose company manufactures equipment and distributes wide-format graphic printing supplies. “It makes it easier for consumers to order online and install products themselves without wallpaper paste. Then, later, they can more easily take them down.”
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Foreign markets such as Japan, Germany, and Taiwan (China) have moved to welcome Vietnamese workers yet again, according to the foreign labour management department at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
VOV.VN - The export price of local cashew nuts is forecast to rise slightly in the short-term due to an increased demand for cashew from EU countries occurring alongside a growth in Chinese demand as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is gradually brought under control.
Some experts and government units have voiced concern over the future growth prospects of the local automobile sector due to the upsurge in car imports from foreign markets in recent months.
Vietnam’s snacks made of farm produce could conquer foreign markets, especially China, experts say.
VOV.VN - The northwestern mountainous province of Son La is striving to export approximately 50 tons of avocados with an estimated export value of US$50,000 during the harvest season to markets such as China, the UAE, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
Nguyen Huu Tuat launched a Vietnamese ride-hailing firm a year ago, with dreams of scaling up the business overseas.
VOV.VN - The price of litchis from Thanh Ha district in the northern province of Hai Duong currently range between VND30,000 and VND55,000 per kilo at gardens, VND90,000 and VND100,000 per kilo at markets, representing a 1.5-fold increase against the same period last year.
VOV.VN - The export products of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre posted strong growth during the first four months of the year with export turnover reaching nearly US$360 million, a rise of over 45 per cent in comparison with the same period last year.
The Foreign Investment Agency said in the first four months of the year, Vietnamese firms invested nearly 150 million USD in foreign markets.
VOV.VN - A wide variety of Vietnamese farm produce such as maccas, mangoes, dragon fruits, rambutans, longans, lychees, and star apples have enjoyed making inroads into foreign markets in recent years.
Lilama 69-1 JSC, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Machinery Installation Corporation – JSC, has completed a project to manufacture seven sets of fired heaters in a contract with Kirchner Italia S.p.A of Italy to export to Uzbekistan.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses are incapable of grasping basic information on issues related to non-tariff barriers in trade transactions and facing a number of challenges caused by barriers to international trade such as non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) set by foreign markets.
The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) predicts that consumption for steel in both domestic and foreign markets will maintain stable growth until year’s end, after rises in production and sales over the last 10 months.
Breeding and selling tons of “meat crickets” and “cricket eggs” are proving quite lucrative for a family in Hanoi.
VOV.VN - Despite its involvement in numerous Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and new-generation FTAs, Vietnam has yet to take full advantage of incentives and opportunities it receives from its participation in FTAs.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s fruit and vegetables exports may rake in US$4 billion throughout 2018 according to experts, fulfilling the target previously set by the sector.
Farm produce traders and retailers in foreign markets tend to impose stringent requirements on origin traceability to fight fraud and bolster goods quality control, which hinders Vietnam’s exports of these products, reported Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper.
Brand building and a focus on quality and innovation are key for a successful agriculture business, experts said during a panel on agricultural businesses’ competitiveness.
A large volume of Vietnamese mooncakes will be shipped to foreign markets in the next few weeks as the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is on the horizon.
VOV.VN -According to the statistics from the General Department of Customs, Vietnam imported nearly 27,000 tonnes of meat and meat products worth US$38.68 million in June, a decline of 9.5% in volume and 9.2% in value compared to May.


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(A covered Nio ET7 taken at the Shanghai auto show on April 19. Source: CnEVPost)
Nio has started the development of a new model in Hefei, where its China headquarters is based, positioned below its existing SUVs and sedan, 36kr said Wednesday, citing industry sources.
The report said Nio will upgrade its existing 70 kWh pack with a lithium iron phosphate battery, which is expected to give it a capacity of more than 75 kWh. The pack is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of this year.
Lithium iron phosphate batteries are known for their low cost, so Nio could cut costs and hit the lower price range to compete in a broader market, the report said.
If Nio's battery leasing service BaaS is adopted, the starting price of the new Nio model can be reduced to RMB 276,000 yuan ($42,500), the report said.
If the lower-positioned model uses lithium iron phosphate batteries, Nio's price range is bound to further expand, thus reaching a broader user base.
It is unclear whether the lower-priced model mentioned in the report is the new sedan model previously hinted at by William Li, Nio's founder, chairman, and CEO.
On April 7, Nio's 100,000th vehicle rolled off the production line at its Hefei manufacturing base, marking an important milestone for the company.
Li said in a media interview after the commemorative ceremony that after the Nio ET7, Nio will definitely launch a second sedan product that will be more competitive than the current Tesla Model 3, which starts at RMB 249,900 yuan.
He did not disclose more details but said that Nio will build more factories in order to meet the production capacity of subsequent products.
Currently, Nio has three production models - ES8, ES6, and EC6, all of which are SUVs.
At Nio's annual event, Nio Day, on January 9 this year, Li unveiled the Nio ET7 sedan and said the model was available for pre-order.
The first production line body of the ET7 walked off the production line at the Hefei manufacturing base earlier this month, setting the stage for the vehicle's scheduled delivery in the first quarter of 2022.


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On 13th February 2020, Coca‑Cola HBC AG, a leading bottler of The Coca‑Cola Company, issued its 2019 Integrated Annual Report and with financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2019.
After more than six decades of refreshing millions of Nigerians, foremost non-alcoholic beverage giant, Nigerian Bottling Company surprised consumers on the streets with free bottles of cold beverages on Valentine’s Day as part of its commitment to spreading happiness.
NBC Honours Trade Partners, Sales Teams, Assures Commitment to Investment in Capacity Building
Non-alcoholic beverage giant, Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) has announced the appointment of Matthieu Seguin as the company’s Managing Director effective October 3, 2019
Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) was recognized as the 3rd Best Company to Work with in the FMCG Sector, in the 2019 edition of the annual Jobberman 'Best 100 companies to work for in Nigeria' report.
The NBC plant in Ikeja, Lagos was recently presented with the prestigious ‘Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Gold Certification’. The Ikeja plant now holds the record of the first site in Africa to receive this certification.
The 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Index has rated Coca‑Cola HBC Europe’s most sustainable beverage company. This is the 9th year in a row that it has been ranked in the top three Global and European beverage companies.
NBC delivers water and education infrastructure to aid over 20 communities in Kano State
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) issued a public statement on Wednesday 10th July affirming that Eva Premium Water is safe to drink.


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Kimberly Jones AKA Lil’ Kim is the talk of the town today. The female emcee set an all-time record with her mixtape Black Friday, which was released this past Monday. Lil’ Kim sent out a link to her fans so they could purchase the mix tape via Paypal for $9.99 on PayPal. Rportedly, the rapper sold 113,000 copies (Approximately $1,128,870 USD) in a 28-hour time span.
Once hearing the news, Lil’ Kim tweeted the following:
“Thanks to you guys!! #lilkimblackfridaymixtape sold 113,000 copies in 28 hours which made me the #1 seller on paypal ever =) !!! THANK U! RT,” tweeted Kimmy Blanco, whose tape was unavailable for purchase on Tuesday afternoon after too many people rushed the site. “Sorry 4 the link issue too many hits shut the paypal system DOWN! LOL. We BACK #LilKimBlackFridayMixtape Buy Now!”
Buyers will have to wait until Lil’ Kim and her team ship out physical copies of the album, since the mix tape is not available for digital download. Lil’ Kim promised that the first 100,000 copies would arrive autographed.
The Brooklyn native, has not released the official tracklist for the mix tape. t
The first official track from the tape, “Pissin’ on ‘Em,” pokes fun at Nicki Minaj‘s ” Did It on ‘Em.”
** The picture above, which shows Lil Kim beheading Minaj, is the official mix tape cover for Black Friday.


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graze, the UK’s number one healthy snacking brand, is excited to announce the launch of its biggest advertising investment to date with a campaign value of £2.1 million running through late-May into June.
The campaign showcases new creative featuring one of graze’s best-selling products, smoky barbecue crunch, highlighting its unique taste and lower calorie content.
In terms of its influence, the campaign is set to reach 75% of graze’s target audience nationwide with 86 million total impact opportunities across the UK, leveraging formats such as digital tube ribbons, large digital formats in major cities, road-side and bus-side posters.
In addition, graze is distributing 400,000 samples across 5 cities, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds to bring to life the health ambitions of graze as a brand. The campaign is designed to inspire both existing and new customers to reimagine the way in which they snack.
Commenting on the campaign launch, Anthony Fletcher, CEO at graze, said: “We’re proud to announce the launch of our biggest campaign, which is a major milestone for the business. Following the launch of our initiative to significantly reduce the sugar content across our entire cereal bar range and our new under 100 calories ‘wow bakes’, the campaign highlights graze’s sustained efforts in providing wholesome, nutritious products and championing innovation in the healthy snacking sector.”


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A full two weeks before Windows Phone 7 makes its debut with AT&T is the U.S., smartphone fanatics in Europe and Asia will be able to get their hands on WP7 devices. Ten different devices will be launched across thirty countries (some devices will have different names in different markets) with 60 mobile operators in 30 countries planning on carrying WP7 devices by 2011.
"We have a beautiful lineup in this first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets," said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer at Microsoft. With their "hub" format giving easy access to games, pictures, and music with heavy social network integration, Microsoft is taking a big leap back into the smartphone market currently dominated by Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry. Check out the full list of worldwide Windows Phone 7 launch devices and carriers after the break.


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Tracking down the right piece of equipment when you need it on short notice is a perennial source of headaches and delays on jobsites. In recent years several startups have tried to tackle the issue, with mixed results.
“There have been dozens of these startups in this space,” says Scott Cannon, CEO of online equipment rental broker BigRentz. “Most are out of business, and even we had some growth issues. But today we are the largest rental company in the United States by size and number of rental yards.”
That may be news to customers of the larger, traditional rental houses, and it’s due to BigRentz’s business model. Rather than own and maintain its own equipment and yards and compete with every other rental shop, BigRentz seeks to connect equipment owners to renters and works to expand its customer base of thousands of small and family-owned rental yards. Initially established in 2012 as a lead-generation company for rental shops, BigRentz soon assumed the role of online broker, offering an app to find equipment almost anywhere in the U.S. With over 2,000 rental suppliers and 9,000 locations, the firm does about 45,000 to 50,000 rentals per year. The paperwork and insurance is handled in the app, and BigRentz takes a fee on each rental.
“We’re still relatively small in terms of revenue,” says Cannon. “The big rental firms average $8 billion and we’re still sub-$100 million. But we’re growing 30% to 35% per annum, while the industry is only growing 5% or 6%.”
The BigRentz app is similar to many other equipment-sharing portals that have come and gone in recent years. What seems to have set BigRentz apart is its focus on up-to-date information on equipment availability.
“We’ve broken down every square kilometer in the U.S., calculated how many suppliers are in range of every location, driving distance, routing, all that,” says Cannon. “We layer in pricing, performance, every other metric you can imagine. We show the customer how we can support them where and when.” Based on these hundreds of thousands of data points, BigRentz aims to be the last-resort supplier for construction projects where equipment is needed on short notice.
The company currently offers equipment across the lower 48 states, with plans to expand into Canada in the next 18 months, with Australia and Southeast Asia on the horizon.
Targeting small to midsize contractors, BigRentz seeks to pair them with local rental shops. But even large contractors with their own fleets have found use for the company’s services. “One of the larger contractors out there, we do half a million in business with them, but they use $40 million in rental and own equipment all over the world,” Cannon says. “But still, in some cases you can’t get a track drill from Texas to Pennsylvania quickly, so we serve that.”
“BigRentz has allowed us to rent to their clients on projects that we would not have penetrated without their help,” says Adam Stegeman, sales manager for rental firm Synergy Equipment. With 16 locations, the firm has used BigRentz for hundreds of rental transactions. “Their clients are not our typical customer, so it allows us to increase our utilization and truly results in a win/win situation for all parties.”
For Cannon, whose background is in the logistics industry, his first reaction to the often paper-based and technology-averse construction rental market was a wry surprise. “At first I chuckled,” he says. “In the logistics space, it was the exact same mentality 20 years ago and [computer-based analytics] just caught fire. I think we’re in the early days for this in construction, there’s still a ways to go.”
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Would you be able to spot the first signs of a looming crisis in your data? Brands are increasingly turning to the use of monitoring tools to pick up on any budding PR issues before they have time to escalate - but with the hundreds of millions of news stories, blog articles, social media posts, photos and videos being published every day, the warning signs of a crisis are often difficult to detect amongst all the noise.
Visibrain has come up with a comprehensive guide explaining how - and where - to spot the first moments of a crisis in your monitoring data. Read on for an excerpt, or download the full guide to discover the four types of data that will help you to pick up on negative sentiment quickly, along with case studies illustrating just how an effective media monitoring strategy can make all the difference.
It may seem obvious, but an increase in the number of times your company is being mentioned anywhere online is one of the easiest ways to anticipate a potentially damaging situation. Even a subtle rise in volumes above their usual levels can provide you with an advance warning on an issue about to escalate.
In terms of volumes, the majority of crisis cases follow a distinct pattern, following three stages:
- Phase 1: Weak signals
- Phase 2: Media frenzy
- Phase 3: Aftermath
The graph below shows a typical example of how mention volumes change as a crisis unfolds. As we can see, the full-blown “media frenzy” phase of the crisis, in which the brand is heavily targeted by the press and social media, is preceded by small bumps in volumes.
These brief spikes are an invaluable early warning sign, showing that the crisis has either broken on social media but has not yet been picked up by any key influencers - or it has broken in the minor press, such as a small news site or blog, and has not yet attracted too much attention.
From the start of the “Weak signals” phase, brands have a period of time in which to evaluate the situation and prepare their response. This window can last minutes, hours - or in some rare cases even days. If the cause of the problem is an unanswered complaint or a misconception, a fast, effective response can dampen the spread of a crisis, or even stop it completely. All the more reason to keep an eye on volume spikes.
Case study: Red Lobster
Red Lobster’s experience at the Super Bowl in 2016 is the perfect example of an opportunity turned crisis that could have easily been avoided. The restaurant chain experienced major embarrassment on Twitter after pop superstar Beyoncé released a new single - Formation - just before she performed at the Super Bowl half time show. The song’s lyrics mention Red Lobster restaurants - a celebrity shoutout that represented a golden marketing opportunity for the brand.
Fans held their breath, awaiting a response from Red Lobster…and waited, and waited. The brand took 8 hours to react to the endorsement, attracting widespread ridicule on social media.
So what happened? Normal levels of activity for Red Lobster average at around 70 mentions per hour. At 8.52 pm (GMT), mention levels started to rise, quickly going far beyond what was usual for the brand - by 8.57 pm, tweet levels had already gone over 200 mentions per minute, which should most certainly have set alarm bells ringing.
In just one hour after news of Beyoncé’s Red Lobster shoutout broke on Twitter:
- The story had been shared by several celebrities and influencers, such as model Kendall Jenner and singer John Legend
- There were 27,456 tweets about the brand sent by 19,205 individual users
- The @redlobster Twitter handle was mentioned 2,344 times
As the tweets continued to pour in, Twitter became increasingly impatient at the lack of response from Red Lobster:
Red Lobster social media team is TRASH.— Problematic Kodaq💫 (@DJKayyOhh) 6 February 2016
Had she said Burger King, they would have had 5 memes out by now
whoever runs the @redlobster Twitter account is missing out on a golden opportunity right now— Adam Ellis (@moby_dickhead) 6 February 2016
The brand finally responded 275,963 tweets later:
Understandably, Twitter was not particularly impressed with Red Lobster’s tardy arrival to the party:
Waited all this time and that's what y'all came up with 🤔😪 @redlobster— Ria (@riamichelle) 7 February 2016
Although the crisis didn’t do any lasting damage to the brand’s reputation and they still benefitted from the celebrity endorsement, the whole embarrassing episode could have been avoided entirely with an effective media monitoring strategy.
To avoid getting caught out by volumes
Red Lobster’s woes could have been avoided with the help of an alert system, set to notify members of staff when the number of mentions went beyond a certain number per minute or hour.
To determine how high to set your own alert threshold, it pays to know what a “normal” number of mentions is for your brand on a day-to-day basis. Once your alert is programmed, ensure that all relevant members of staff will receive it to maximise your chances of it being spotted quickly.
For more tips and case studies, download the full guide
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At the start of the summer, we wouldn’t have believed that the 2012 Olympics would actually be a cause for fashion industry excitement, but with Fashion Week regulars taking over everything from athletic uniforms and pop-up shops, to the Closing Ceremony itself, the London Games are shaping up to be one of the most stylish events of the year! In fact, it seems that the Brits are planning to promote their high-profile fashion connections all the way up to the final Olympic flag handover to Brazil’s Olympic committee in the culminating event. In recent reports, it has been confirmed that Victoria Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio will be in attendance at the Closing Ceremony, serving as a representative for the Rio 2016 Games as Brazil is presented with the flag.
At the official 2012 Flag Handover site, the upcoming ceremony has already been described as “the most visible celebration of Brazilian culture in London’s history.”
As of yet, few details have been released about the model’s Olympic appearance along with her role in the future Olympics games, however, the event is said to spotlight traditional samba dancing and Brazilian music.
With Alessandra now joining fellow superstars Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, and Georgia May Jagger in the Closing Ceremony, we’re now officially in full-on Olympian mode! Stay turned for more updates from the Summer Games right here- something tells us the fashion world is about to have a gold-medal worthy showing abroad!


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Open the gate.. welcome to this dimension..
Here we are again, a one dimensional statistic argument which purports to support "It means motorists are forced to buy cars that are worse for the environment and household budgets"..
Umm might it have something to do with the fact that Australians chose to buy a lot of 3-4 litre 4wd 'tanks'? Or some other 'average' statistical dimension that said 'think tank' haven't even looked at?
Averages tend to hide facts not illuminate them. The 'beating drum' to get EVs on the road post haste smells of a propaganda push to get governments to stump up even more grant money to support the purchase of EVs (it's working in some jurisdictions, like the ACT, where financial support is being splashed out into the electorate in support of EV purchases)..
buggered if I know 😛
'Carpark for clunkers': Gov urged to act on $5.9 billion petrol opportunity


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In one of the most unlikely of alliances, two of the fast food industry’s giants have put aside their rivalry and seemingly come together.
Burger King and McDonald’s are regarded as fast food staples across the globe, with more Big Macs and Whoppers sold each day than you could visualise. 2020 has proven a strange year for many reasons – and now it’s seen these one of these big guns come out in support of the other ahead of the impending second lockdown.
Burger King sent a ripple through Twitter today when it posted, ‘We know, we never thought we’d be saying this either,’ and added a statement to its tweet to its nearly 59,000 UK followers.
Team Burger King UK sent out a heartfelt message not only to McDonald’s, but to its other competitors, including KFC and Pizza Hut.
The statement of support read:
We never thought we’d be asking you to do this. Just like we never thought we’d be encouraging you to order from KFC, Subway, Domino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, Five Guys, Greggs, Taco Bell, Papa John’s, Leon… or any other independent food outlets, too numerous to mention here. In short, from any of our sister food chains (fast or not so fast).
We never thought we’d be asking you to do this, but restaurants employing thousands of staff really need your support at the moment.
So, if you want to help, keep treating yourself to tasty meals through home delivery, takeaway, or drive thru.
It cheekily conclude the announcement with, ‘Getting a Whopper is always best, but ordering a Big Mac is not such a bad thing either.’
The post has been well received, with more than 10,000 retweets and 25,000 likes since it was posted this lunchtime, November 2.
Coronavirus restrictions have affected countless food businesses, both big and small, so it’s good to see giants like BK offering an olive branch during national time of need.
If you have a story you want to tell, send it to UNILAD via [email protected]


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Let’s first start with some history: Audience network was introduced 2 years ago at a conference as a way for game publishers to drive downloads, meaning direct response ads were the primary focus of the network. Starting as an app space and later on expanded to include the whole mobile web, Audience network is under a lot of developments, innovations if you wish.
After the boom of video in the last few years, it is now becoming THE format of the year. Marketeers are in the search for these perfect 15 secs of glory where you brand aligns smoothly with the users’ attention. Aaaand it’s gone..
Having that in mind, as one of the first prominent video advocates, Facebook acknowledged the importance of integrating the video format first in the carousel ads, and now through two new formats. First, Audience Network will be extended to offer advertisers the option to serve video ads on mobile and desktop. Second, the new formats are pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll in video content which aims at more native structure.
Facebook’s idea behind the new updates is more emphasis on branding messages and less on direct response actions but to be precise when was video ever a huge traffic driver? Longer video content which runs in-stream or one more important update: in-article video ads. Even though ads inside the articles option was already available, now Facebook allows us to advertise this way also within the Audience Network. The specs are almost the same as for the feed, the only difference is that now the video has to be either shorter than 10 secs or longer than 30 secs.


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Ford took to Twitter to announce the covers are about to come off the 2020 Ford Escape. The all-new small SUV will be unveiled April 2nd.
The eight-second video doesn’t give too much away, focusing on panning shots of the grille, tail lights and badge across the rear hatch.
The caption is similarly vague: “Best-ever Escape performance, unrivaled flexibility and smart new technology. The all-new #FordEscape debuts April 2.”
This is just the second time the Escape has been fully rebooted since its inception in 2000, so the changes are due. The original platform clung on – undergoing an extensive upgrade in 2008 – until 2013, when the current platform that still underpins the 2019 model was debuted.
The unveiling of the new-gen Escape in North America will go down in tandem with the reveal of the near-identical European version, which comes with a way cooler name, the Kuga.
The specifics of what’s to come on Tuesday have not been confirmed, but the spy shots are circulating, as are the rumours. The Escape is expected to house either Ford’s turbo 1.5-litre, a turbo 2.0-litre or a hybrid power plant.
The Driving.ca team will bring you all the specifics on April 2. Stay tuned.


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CHICAGO -- Want to see a game in the Cubs' new Spring Training facility in Mesa, Ariz.? Single-game tickets for Cactus League games go on sale Saturday.
You can purchase tickets at the Cubs Park box office in Mesa starting at 11 a.m. CT/10 a.m. MT. Tickets will also be available at the same time at cubs.com or by phone at 1-800-THE-CUBS.
Fans in the Mesa area who are interested in purchasing tickets in-person will have an opportunity to get a sneak peek at the new ballpark Saturday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT.
"We're excited about our inaugural season at Cubs Park," said Justin Piper, general manager of Spring Training business operations. "This new facility is going to be a popular attraction for Cubs and baseball fans all season long. Anyone planning to visit us for games this year will want to purchase tickets early."
The first game at Cubs Park will be Feb. 27 against the D-backs.
You can purchase tickets:
• In-person at Cubs Park: Tickets may be purchased at the ballpark, located at 2330 W. Rio Salado Parkway starting at 10 a.m. MT on Saturday. Standard hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT, Saturday through March 27.
• Phone or online sales: Tickets may be purchased online by visiting cubs.com, or over the phone at 1-800-THE-CUBS (800-843-2827) starting Saturday at 11 a.m. CT/10 a.m. MT.
Fans can direct ticket and additional Spring Training questions to firstname.lastname@example.org. For continuously updated information and to take a virtual tour of Cubs Park, go to cubs.com/mesa.
This is the Cubs' inaugural season at the new facility, located on the former Riverview Golf Course, near highways 101 and 202 in west Mesa. The Cubs had called Hohokam Stadium and Fitch Park home since 1979, but the Athletics are taking over those facilities and will begin play there in 2015.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.


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HCL Infosystems, India’s premier information enabling company, maintained its number one position in the Desktop PC segment for the first quarter of 2004. According to the recent IDC report, HCL became the first company in the Indian PC market to cross one lakh unit milestone. HCL leads the market ahead of the two MNCs, with a market share of 13.3 % up from 10.6 % for quarter four of 2003.
Mr George Paul, Vice President – Marketing, HCL Infosystems Limited, said, “The IDC results bear testimony to the consumers increasing confidence in HCL Infosystems to meet their diverse IT needs. We, in turn, have committed ourselves to deliver better value and quality in our products. The recent positive announcements by the government in excise & custom duty reduction on computers have increased the share of branded PCs in India. We have witnessed an increase in the growth on branded PCs”.
Comparing quarter one of 2003 to quarter one of 2004, HCL’s market share increased to 13.3 % from 8.9 %, a whopping growth of 88.5 %. The market share of the nearest MNC was less than 10 %.
In the commercial PC segment, which comprises 67 % of the total Desktop PC market, HCL sold almost 83,000 units. In this segment, HCL’s market share increased from 10.4 % to 15.3 % in the same period last year, while the nearest MNC brand had a market share of only 10.2 %. In this period HCL registered a massive growth of 78 % in market share.
In the consumer PC market HCL registered a growth of 148.4 % for the same period last year. This is the highest growth by any manufacturer in India in this period.
“We have been rated as number one PC manufacturer for the third consecutive year in the commercial PC segment by IDC. The reports from industry experts affirm the vast potential we have to spread the power of computing across the length and breath of the country”, concluded Mr Paul.
HCL Infosystems recently bagged orders for its Enterprise business from Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai; Corporation Bank, Bangalore; Kerala Forestry; LIC, Mumbai; AP Land Records, Hyderabad; Commercial Taxes, Kerala; Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project, Chennai; HARTRON, Chandigarh; Oriental Bank of Commerce, Gujarat Alloys, Tata Teleservices, AP Transport & Blazeflash, Hyderabad. The company also received orders for large System Integration projects from BSNL Chandigarh and the Haryana Police.
The positive announcements by the government in excise & custom duty reduction on computers announced earlier this year will encourage a buyout growth of branded PCs. HCL was the first company to pass on the benefits in terms of a cost reduction to the consumers. The company redefined the price point of the branded PCs in the Indian desktop market by announcing the availability of the EzeeBee range priced below the Rs 15,000 mark. EzeeBee is designed and manufactured to give maximum reliability and compatibility across applications and different operating systems.
HCL recently launched the HCL Beanstalk Neo; which has been specially developed by the company utilizing the latest Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Operating System and Intel’s Hyper Threading technology. This latest product from the HCL stable is available across the country through the company’s channel network.
About HCL Infosystems
HCL Infosystems, India’s premier information enabling and integration company offers its customers technology solutions across multiple platforms. It has partnerships with some leading global player like Intel, Toshiba, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia and Sun Microsystems among others.
HCL Infosystems has direct customer services center across 260+ locations and two ISO 9001 certified state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. With a mission to provide world-class information technology solutions and services to enable its customers to serve their customers better, HCL Infosystems is forever setting new standards of IT in the country.


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- Armacell’s latest product solution, ArmaGel HT, wins Innovative Product of the Year in the HVAC segment
- Next generation aerogel blanket, suitable for high-temperature applications up to 650 °C (1,200 °F)
- Available in 4 thicknesses, ArmaGel HT features proprietary dust-reducing technology developed by Armacell
Pune, 27 February 2019 – Armacell, a global leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of engineered foams, has been honoured with the Innovative Product of the Year award for one of its latest product solutions, ArmaGel HT, by Realty Plus at the Interior & Exterior (INEX) awards ceremony in Mumbai, India.
Since 2009, Realty Plus acknowledges outstanding achievements in developing infrastructure facilities and promoting state-of-the-art designs and architecture in India’s realty sector. The INEX Awards honour those who have excelled in the building materials and construction industry. As part of Armacell’s new ArmaGel range, ArmaGel HT is a flexible aerogel blanket for high temperature applications up to 650 °C. With its low thermal conductivity, it is one of the best performing insulation materials available today, offering equal thermal performance at a fraction of the thickness - up to 80 percent thinner than competing insulation products.
We are honoured to receive this prestigious award for one of our latest product innovations at Armacell. It is our philosophy to focus on new technologies and develop products that deliver superior technical performance, and we are pleased that this resonates with the market,” says Malte Witt, Armacell’s Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President APAC.
Armacell will be showcasing ArmaGel HT at ACREX India 2019, Hall 2, Stall C-2, between 28 February to 2 March 2019.


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The non-fungible token (NFT) craze is showing little signs of cooling off as a digital trading card combining multiple vintage memes sells for over half a million dollars worth of Ethereum (ETH).
According to a marketplace listing on leading NFT platform OpenSea, a token portraying Dorian Nakamoto – a California man accused in 2014 of being Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto – as “Pepe the Frog” sold for 149.99 ETH.
The token is part of a collection known as “Rare Pepes” which were created in the mid-2010s, but have since been added to the Ethereum blockchain using a protocol called Emblem Vault. The Pepe character originates from a 2005 comic called “Boy’s Club” by Matt Furie, but later became widely used in many types of memes.
The NFT was minted in 2016 as part of a collection of 300, and was sold by a user named Emblem.Deployer to another user named TeeJayOrT who owns many other popular tokens, including four CryptoPunks and five Meebits.
While some believe the NFT space is in a bubble, Meltem DeMirors of digital asset manager CoinShares says other factors are at play.
“Are NFTs a bubble? No. Wealth is a bubble…
For the first time in history, more than 1% of adults around the world are millionaires – that’s 56 million millionaires. Their total net worth stands at $158 trillion. There are 21 million Bitcoin. There are 10,000 Punks. There are 100 rocks…
For those who say spending millions on JPEGs is dumb and we should be solving world hunger, please give the folks on the trad art collector list a call first. People are spending $200 million on blobs of paint. How is spending $2 million on blobs of pixels any less noble?”
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The apps are free to download from iTunes and Google Play and allow customers on MyNetFone¹s residential VoIP plans to make and receive low cost phone calls from their mobile device via Wi-Fi, 3G or LTE (4G).
MyNetFone Group, CEO, Rene Sugo, said that with Australians living an increasingly mobile lifestyle, demand was growing for Voice over IP (Internet Protocol) services on smartphones and tablets with its more cost effective calling rates.
“With support for Australia¹s two most popular mobile operating systems, iOS and Android, our customers can easily take their residential VoIP service with them wherever they go. Not only can they enjoy the cost benefits of our competitive call plans outside their home, they will also never miss a call again when they’re out and about if they wish to divert calls from their home MyNetFone service to their Mobile App.”
MyNetFone’s Mobile VoIP Apps ŒVersion 1.2 replaces previous versions and has been completely redeveloped.
Sugo says the most significant new feature of the updated apps is the ability to receive incoming calls while the app is running in the background, which was developed in response to customer feedback, along with other new features including Caller ID, voicemail access and blind transfer of calls.
This is what MyNetFone says about the two new apps:
• MyNetFone Mobile VoIP for iOS
As a SIP client for iOS, the MyNetFone app runs on iPhone, iPad and iPod. The new app introduces a fresh look for the dial pad, allows users to make and receive VoIP calls with multitask support (when the app is running in background), and integrates with existing contacts from the phone. Plus, another handy feature is conversation recording- no need to rummage for a pen and paper, just record all or part of the phone conversation and play back later. For more information, please visit https://www.mynetfone.com.au/Residential/Mobile-VoIP/iPhone.
• MyNetFone Mobile VoIP for Android
The SIP softphone works on mobile phones based on Android operating system versions 2.3 and higher. The app enables users to make and receive VoIP calls, integrates with contacts in the Android phone book and supports call transfer, allowing users to answer a call and then transfer it to another number. For more information, please visit https://www.mynetfone.com.au/Residential/Mobile-VoIP/Android.


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someone in Redmond had a change of heart, as Microsoft might actually launch Windows 8.1 ISOs later this month.
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Good. Dont know why this was an issue to begin with. MS just being stupid I guess.
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CNUK has hosted a business briefing to assist British companies looking for business partners to help them explore the healthcare market in China.
The briefing, held at the Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield in March 2017, provided an up-to-date overview of the Chinese medtech sector.
It provided businesses with the opportunity to hear from UK companies actively engaged with China and the chance to meet with a small group of Chinese medical technology companies/investors interested in doing business in the UK and/or with the British companies.
The event was led by Betty Su, CNUK Medtech’s Marketing Director and a renowned Chinese healthcare market access specialist with specific expertise on regulatory and pricing strategy.
Betty was able to offer medical device, diagnostic and biopharmaceutical companies on reimbursement, sales, marketing, Chinese FDA approvals and brokers introductions to Chinese investment and development partners.
Co-hosting the event was Medipex – the healthcare innovation hub for NHS organisations across the Yorkshire, Humber and East Midlands regions.


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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Sportsheets International is featured in Cosmopolitan magazine once again in the 2015/2016 winter special edition.
Sportsheets’ Sex & Mischief Red & Black Stripe Flogger appears in a photograph spread of advanced kink play accessories that’s included in Cosmopolitan Special Issue, titled “Best Advice Ever.” Labeled as a “stroke of genius,” Cosmo staff suggest fun new ways to bring flogging into the mix for experienced partners.
“We couldn’t be more honored that Cosmopolitan continuously features Sportsheets as their go-to brand for couples’ play,” Sportsheets President Julie Stewart said.
Last August, the company saw its Sex in the Shower Vibrating Mesh Sponge earn Cosmo kudos as Sex Toy of the Month. “We put an immense amount of dedication and heart into everything we produce. Seeing our efforts praised by such a well-read magazine makes me so proud of our entire team,” says Stewart.
“The Sex & Mischief line, though created with beginners in mind, can handle any level of BDSM play,” notes Tom Stewart, Sportsheets CEO and founder. “The fact that Cosmo snagged the Red & Black Stripe Flogger for their advanced accessories piece is a testament to the quality and versatility of our products. We’re an inclusive company, and we like to reflect that when considering our consumer audience.
For more information on Sportsheets brands or to find a distributor call our Sportsheets Sales Department at (800) 962-4606.


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Skoda recently released its own version of the new Volkswagen Up! Known as the Skoda Citigo, the new model will be launched in the Czech market in late 2011. It will later be available in the UK and rest of Europe starting summer 2012. The car should make it to India late 2012 to early 2013, if Skoda green signals it.
The Citigo’s styling mixes its current cues from the Fabia with the look of its recent VisionD and MissionL concept cars. It features a finned grille set in a chrome-plated frame, similar to that seen on the MissionL.
The car is 3560mm long, 1650mm wide and 1480mm high. Skoda claims that its 2420mm wheelbase offers enough interior space for four passengers, making it comfortable even for long trips. Boot volume is 251 litres, or 951 litres with the rear seats folded down.
The Skoda Citigo will be available in 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine with two power outputs – 59bhp and 74bhp. Highly economical variants under the Green Tec banner will also be available. The Citigo will be available in both manual and automatic transmissions.
“The Citigo is one of the pillars of our growth strategy. It paves the way for tremendous opportunities in a new segment,” said Skoda Board Chairman Prof. Dr. h.c. Winfried Vahland. “The Citigo is literally a ‘Simply Clever’ car. Despite its small size, it offers ample interior space; it is agile while frugal. Put simply – it’s an attractive choice offering many clever ideas. The car offers all of Skoda’s values in a compact package and fits perfectly with our aims.”
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Van Leeuwen is coming to Jersey City. The Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) announced via its Instgram account that the New York-based ice cream shop just signed a lease at 347 Grove Street. This will be their second New Jersey storefront (they have one in the American Dream Mall).
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream launched in 2008 from a yellow truck on the streets of NYC. It’s mission was simple: to make good ice cream that makes you feel good. Flavors include peanut butter brownie honeycomb, Sicilian pistachio, marionberry cheesecake, and (one of our personal favorites) early grey tea.
They also offer vegan ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes, and other seasonal treats. No word yet on when the Jersey City shop will open.


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Android mobile operating system is often in the news for being targeted by cyber criminals. Now, keeping up with its legacy another Android malware has been discovered by Internet security giant McAfee which acts as a ransomware and threatens users that their personal data will be leaked online if they fail to pay money.
Dubbed LeakerLocker; the ransomware malware does not encrypt users files but demands money and claims to have a backup copy of user data including sensitive data. This data includes personal photos, contact numbers, sent and received SMS, phone calls history, Facebook messages, Chrome visits history, full email texts and GPS location history which will be leaked online unless it receives “a modest ransom.”
The malware was discovered in two applications on Google Play Store known as Wallpapers Blur HD and Booster & Cleaner Pro. The Wallpapers Blur HD app was downloaded 5,000 and 10,000 times while 1,000 and 5,000 users downloaded Booster & Cleaner Pro.
In the case of Wallpapers Blur HD researchers noted that a user is questioning the app’s suspicious device permission including accessing calls records, accessing contacts, reading and sending SMS, etc.
Although both apps look normal upon installation, they hide a malicious payload. Furthermore, LeakerLocker locks the home screen, accesses user data and asks for payment with a warning message.
According to McAfee blog post, “When a victim inputs a credit card number and clicks “Pay,” the code send a request to the payment URL with the card number as a parameter. If the payment succeeds, it shows the information “our personal data has been deleted from our servers and your privacy is secured.” If not successful, it shows “No payment has been made yet. Your privacy is in danger.” The payment URL comes from the server; the attacker can set different destination card numbers on the server.”
Mcafee has already informed about the infected app and at the time of publishing this article, both apps were apparently removed from the Play Store. However, the question remains unanswered that how these malware apps bypassed Google’s security all the way and made it to Google Play Store?
This is not the first time when researchers have discovered ransomware apps targeting Android users. A few week ago, a fake PornHub app infected users‘ device with ransomware malware while a month ago attacks targeted Android users with WannaCry ransomware’s copycat WannaLocker.
Android users are advised not to download unnecessary apps and use reliable anti-virus software. Those looking for more information on these two apps are advised to visit McAfee’s blog post.
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Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield didn't want to open just another pizza shop.
When these two defense attorneys exchanged their legal pads for pizza cutters in 1985, their goal was to give a new spin to traditional pizza and then serve it in a quick, yet pleasant dining environment.
Twelve years later, their California Pizza Kitchen chain is now in 80 U.S. cities and plans are in place for international expansion and new, smaller, fast-service outlets.
"We set out to reinvent pizza and now upscale pizza is our brand," said Flax, whose personal favorites include the B.L.T. pizza and the Caribbean Chicken pizza. "There aren't too many other places that offer premium fast-food like us."
Flax and Rosenfield met in the 1960s while working as federal prosecutors in Los Angeles. In 1973, they formed a private practice, mostly dealing with white-collar criminal cases.
While the two worked as lawyers, their passion was in the kitchen. After a case took them to San Francisco for four months, they decided they wanted out of law and were ready to test the restaurant business.
"We always wanted to do it, but then a big retainer would come along and we would delay the dream," Rosenfield said while munching on a salad and focaccia bread at their newest restaurant in Paramus.
"Once we did open, we realized this let us be creative," he said. "It wasn't the judge and jury controlling our destiny, but the people who came to our restaurant to eat."
Their first restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, where they're still headquartered. Following the path of famed California chefs Alice Waters and Wolfgang Puck, they too offered "designer pizzas" topped with everything from goat cheese to rabbit sausage.
But diners didn't jump at their menu. Instead, they yearned for pizzas that meshed the traditional variety with new flavors and foods, like the now famed Original BBQ Chicken pizza, a combination of barbecued chicken, sliced red onion, cilantro and smoked Gouda cheese.
The menu was soon changed, and to this day, the managers try to include new, popular foods in the pizzas, pastas and salads. Thai chicken in a spicy peanut-ginger sauce and portobello mushrooms are now found in many dishes.
"We want people to crave our food," Flax said. "We want people to read the menu and almost taste what they are ordering. Then they'll be wowed by what they are eating."
CPK's success came fast, a lucky thing for Flax and Rosenfield, who had no backup plan if their restaurant failed. Then, and now, CPK mostly caters to upscale diners who want a quick meal, but dislike traditional fast food.
Sites soon opened around Southern California and then in cities like Honolulu, Chicago and Atlanta. By the early 1990s, CPK operated about 25 restaurants.
But the biggest growth spurt for CPK came after Pepsico Inc. bought a controlling stake in 1992, reportedly for between $60 million and $70 million. Flax and Rosenfield continued to manage the chain, opening nearly 50 CPK restaurants in the past four years.
With Pepsi's financial backing, CPK became the 13th-largest upscale casual dining chain in the nation, with sales of $175 million last year, a 4 percent gain from 1995, according to Technomic Inc., a Chicago-based restaurant consulting company.
In July, Pepsi sold its CPK share to an investment firm, reportedly for around $100 million. The sale came as part of Pepsi's decision earlier in the year to move out of the casual-dining business.
"With help from Pepsi, the penetration of our brand was significant," Flax said.
"Now we are thinking of taking the company public, which will help us achieve our dream of making CPK a global brand," added Rosenfield.
More than a decade since their start, Flax and Rosenfield have never looked back.
"Today, there isn't anyone close to us in premium pizza," Flax said.


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FOR many people tea and coffee is the fuel that helps them get through their working day.
But the results of a new study might leave you not wanting to drink a brew in the office ever again.
Research has showed that up to 90 per cent of mugs in work place kitchens are coated in dangerous germs.
And not only that, 20 per cent of these cups actually carry faecal matter.
The study was carried out by Charles Gerba, a professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona.
Dr Gerba found that the reason our mugs are covered in all kinds of bugs is because we are washing them in a communal kitchen with sponges.
And it turns out that these sponges are rarely cleaned or replaced and are a haven for germs which then end up on the mugs.
So if you want to avoid drinking your tea with a side of bacteria, he suggests taking your mug home each night and putting through a hot wash in your dishwasher.
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Previously, we told you about the other top 10 hygiene hazards you face everyday in the office.
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ContiTech has announced the opening of a plant to produce high-performance coated materials in Changshu, China.
The €20-million unit, which was opened earlier this year, is ContiTech’s first elastomer coating manufacturing facility outside Germany.
The product range includes robust concertina wall materials, which connect railway carriages together, or fabrics for protective equipment, dry diving suits or life rafts.
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Howard Solomon – 04/11/2022
Three major IT companies have proposed a way to create tamper-proof versions of apps that reduce the risk of supply chain hacks, like the one against SolarWinds’ chain.
Several of the recent high-profile software hacks that alarmed free computing users around the world were consequences of supply chain integrity vulnerabilities, Google said in a blog post Thursday.
For example, when the SolarWinds Orion security update process was compromised, hackers took control of a server to use malicious source files to inject malicious artifacts into a compromised platform.
So Google and its partners built a prototype framework to generate unforgeable provenance for apps. Initially, it only works for apps built in the Go language. It uses GitHub’s feeds for isolation and Sigstore’s digital signature tools for authenticity.
Read the full article on the websiteIT World Canada (in English), a sister publication of Informatic direction
Log4j2 vulnerability in the Serv-U application
2022 targets: supply chains and States
SolarWinds: the Nobelium group still active, according to Mandiant
Adaptation and translation into French by Dominique Lemoine
Tags: supply chain, GitHub, Google, Free Computing, software, hacking, Sigstore, Solarwinds


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Apple’s rumored TV service: Everything you need to know
There was a spy track record with Apple TV. Its set-top box, Apple TV, was “hobby” for years. Steve Jobs said how he would “eventually break” will create a connected TV set in 2011, but it does not have any effect after its death this year. The company failed to reduce the deals for the virtual cable service.
But Apple’s latest TV project can not remain silent for a long time. Apple has taken big name issues between Winfrey, Reiss Wernerson, M. Knight Chemman and Steve Spielberg with many others. The company tried to arrest two high television executives. And the company is deploying $ 1 billion in budget last year with its high profile film and television stars.
A bitch: She does not have the place to see you yet.
Apple has not separated from CEO Tim Cook on its final plan for all the programs, but has not discussed what the company’s shop is about to stop the ideas. . There is also a news on the expected service. A report in October indicated that Apple will freely make its original content available to those who own its devices such as iPhones. The company is expected to offer its offer in 2019.
The investment level and content width in the Apple pipeline has given many people the idea that the company is planning a new video service. It will start serving when the property of every major media property is not to mention stolvers like Netflix, for a planning Disney from DC Universe’s comedy taste.
Apple has already released two original video series on Apple Music, its music subscription service. But they show – a reality of the apps were the planet Planet and Corpul Karaoke’s Spinov-flap. But despite the black marks of these shows, Apple Music has gained success for Apple all over. Even though Apple Music started seven years after World Leader Stephen, however, Apple’s music membership service ranks at No. 2. Apple celebrated this summer in Spot America subscribers this summer in the world’s largest music market.
The $ 1 billion programming pipeline, Apple Music’s success, and the fact is that Apple’s last time to double its services revenue before 2021, it proves that a video service is yours Phone and out.
How would Apple’s TV service look?
Great question Nobody knows outside of apple And Apple has not yet stuck. Many people have ideas.
Rich Grenfeld, an BTIG analyst, believes that Apple will free $ 1 billion in programming for free.
If you own Apple Device, Greenfield hopes Apple will provide FREE access to all of these productions in Apple AP on Apple TV or Apple TV. “Think of Apple’s strategy with [Amazon] price video lines,” he said in a September note. Apple’s hope is that the audience will come up for Opera or Spielberg, and then look at other paid services to see hobbies, stars or other places in the same place. When a user signs up with one of his stores (when Apple takes a kit for traditionally serving subscription revenue.)
The CNB report in October responded to this idea. The information also presented similar details later in October, while adding that Apple plans to start service in the United States, resulting in more expansion of more than 100 countries.
Otherwise, including the idea that Apple can create a bundle to rule them all. Apple’s texture, a company which has a kind of magazine for Netflix, and making a membership news service to plan its report, Apple may be advised that all of your digital content Made in one place. A combination of Apple Music, Subscriptions Apple News and a video service could hub one stop to stop these users online for all (well).
When will it start?
Kick has been talking about TV in the last few months, which can be taken as a sign that it is closer to becoming a reality. On this occasion, it’s a guess.
Reports have indicated that Apple plans to expose its initial plans in 2019. Greenfeld is expecting video service services to start in the middle of 2019 and the TV app will also be available on Mac.
How is it fit with the competition?
Clearly, demanding a high-quality production, which will compete with Apple Service Netflix, Amazon Press, Holo and others with a $ 1 billion premium video. As it is like pointing out to NetFlex, demanding video services do not compete between them, they are going against you for anything. So Apple makes the Apple’s competitive field even more crowded by traditional television, YouTube and Live TV streaming services.
It is interesting that Apple’s duty in real programming comes as another wall, Disney is increasing its real video discretion.
Hope to start the Netflix service like Disney next year.
And other teens are moving their original video muscles. This year’s $ 85 billion contract closed the upper tv now and AT and T clock, parents of networks such as ATO, TBB, CNN and TB. . Visas spent around $ 9 billion to carry on AOL and Yahoo, and another reported a $ 1 billion report on his current defense 990 video app. And Facebook is also paying the original video for the watch section of its app.
Basically, if you are interested in subscribing to all these services, you now want to start saving.
Apple is a gadget giant. Why does this want to be Netflix?
Did not you hear Everything wants to be Netflix. (Podcast! Fitness! Clothes! Sports! Even demand management.)
But in addition to the efforts of promoting Apple’s services, Apple is getting an objective in real-world video because these people can become an important source for buying iPhones and other gadgets.
You can not reduce the importance of Apple’s iPhone. It’s still more than half of the world’s most popular phone, and Apple’s March was the first US $ 1 trillion first-ever U.S. company.
Apple established its pride instantly in Apple’s affiliate companies. But content on Apple Music is essentially every other music service. They have 1 million songs. Due to its presence on iPhone, Apple Music has successfully won successfully, already in millions of people’s pocket. It is almost not working successfully as working as a greed to buy the latest Apple Gadget as working.
You can not see the original video from big names stars and creators anywhere, however, may be different.
Apple will obviously have a victim it will be.


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Recalls announced this summer by Chrysler affect well over half a million Jeep Cherokee, Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the manufacturer has recalled Jeeps in model years 2007 through 2010 that are subject to brake fluid leaks, and some minivans from 2007 and 2009 that have wiring problems in sliding doors that could lead to fires.
These two problems go to the heart of drivers’ worst fears: an inability to stop when necessary and the possibility of being trapped in a burning family vehicle. In this case, the widespread recall may be working as intended, as neither vehicle problem has yet been linked to an accident or injury. But the recent news about Chrysler brake fluid leaks and fire hazards has reminded many industry watchers of the bad publicity the manufacturer faced several years ago when its attempt to break into the highly competitive police vehicle market was bogged down by similar problems.
Latest Recalls Bring to Mind Dodge Intrepid Police Vehicle Fires
When Daimler-Chrysler submitted the Dodge Intrepid to the Michigan State Police for testing, the company was optimistic about re-entering a market that it had lost in the late 1980s to Chevrolet and Ford. But the rigorous tests that police departments use to simulate high-speed pursuit conditions proved the model’s undoing. The Michigan testing program reported that the brakes overheated and caught fire in one vehicle.
When the Metro Nashville Police took delivery of 50 vehicles to update their fleet, they selected two for immediate testing on their course. The result: “Open flames in the front wheel wells,” according to the local police union president. Two more brand new vehicles were tested in front of Daimler Chrysler officials with the same result, but the company responded that the vehicles had not been subjected to a proper break-in period.
Even worse, a local park ranger on slow patrol suddenly experienced the same problem. Leaking brake fluid was being ignited when it made contact with overheated bolts that held the calipers and brake pads in place. The department’s legal advisor advised the Nashville Police to ground the fleet, and the Intrepid proved to be too timid for the demanding conditions required by law enforcement.
Hazardous Design Problems Demand Immediate Attention and Legal Action
The purchasing power and testing resources available to police departments and other large-volume buyers help them ensure that their employees and the public are protected. When consumers are faced with chronic vehicle problems, working with a dealership to get the issue fixed can be frustrating and time-consuming. But these nuisances pale in comparison to the harm suffered by an injury victim or surviving family members after a design or manufacturing defect leads to a catastrophic car accident.
NHTSA’s imperfect system collects data about the frequency of incidents and slowly turns its attention to the problem. As was the case with recent Toyota accelerator problems, the manufacturer may react very quickly, but only insofar as it tries to suppress the problem or oppose bureaucratic changes. But there is one other important check on the auto industry: civil liability.
By filing legal claims against negligent automobile companies, personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs address not only their personal need for compensation for the harm they suffered. They also hold corporations accountable for their actions and thereby help make America’s streets and highways safer. A consultation with a lawyer who understands these complex legal actions can help you understand your full range of legal options, as well as your prospects for recovery.


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China’s Ministry of Finance has announced the cancellation of import duties on 28 pharmaceutical products, including anti-cancer medication.
The Ministry of Finance released the “State Council Import Duty Regulation Commission’s Public Announcement Concerning Reductions of Import Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Products (国务院关税税则委员会关于降低药品进口关税的公告) on 23 April.
The Announcement mandates a trial reduction to zero of the import tariff on pharmaceutical products that contain alkaloids and have anti-cancer properties starting from 1 May 2018, as part of efforts to “reduce the pharmaceutical cost burden on cancer patients and provide them with more treatment options.”
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Finance tax department said that the adjustment would see the cancelation of import tariffs on a total of 28 anti-cancer pharmaceuticals.
In addition to “further safeguarding the pharmaceutical product supply and raising domestic medical treatment levels,” China’s Ministry of Finance said that the tariff cancellation would be “of benefit to maintaining an open and inclusive multilateral trading system.”
The tariff cancellation arrives amidst escalating trade tensions between China and the US, after the Trump administration mooted a tariff of 25% on as much as USD$150 billion in Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to respond with the mooting retaliatory tariffs as well as file dispute proceeding with the World Trade Organization.


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The strike against General Motors is now on a fourth day.
Tensions increase when a United Auto Workers official says that about seven to nine unions were arrested for blocking a road at a GM plant in Tennessee.
The arrests came Wednesday at the Spring Hill facility, according to local UAW chairman Mike Herron.
The authorities repeatedly asked protesters to get out of the way. Herron said he believes the protesters were afraid of trucks entering the facility.
Herron said at a news conference that the police and the sheriff's department have done a fantastic job and have supported the ongoing strike.
He said arrests take the union from his message.
At the same time, the strike of 49,000 United Auto Workers is starting to affect production in other countries.
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spokesman Dan Flores confirms that the strike has forced GM to place about 1,200 workers on temporary notice at a Canadian factory that the company talks about making pickup.
The facility in Oshawa, Ontario, near Toronto makes th e previous generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full size trucks.
Silverado is GM's best-selling vehicle in the United States
The plant also makes the Chevrolet Impala a big car, and production has not been affected.  Flores says production will continue at two other Canadian factories that produce engines and the Chevrolet Equinox SUV.
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He says that lack of parts due to the strike has not affected production in Mexico.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.