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It’s a fact that Electronic Arts needs to get off its ass and employ someone (anyone!) to make a true next-generation SSX title. What if that “someone” was Guildford, England-based Burnout developer Criterion Games?
That’s the rumor, coming straight from the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine. The title is said to be in development alongside the already confirmed “action” Need for Speed title that’s set to ship this holiday.
Word of a Criterion-developed SSX started floating around awhile back when the company’s official Twitter account dropped a mysterious message referencing SSX announcer DJ Atomika, as well as the “Peak 3.”
Whether or not this is true remains to be seen, but with E3 set to be a huge show this year, we may hear more in the coming months. If someone important is reading this — please make this be true… even if it’s not.

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Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)'s subsidiary Reliance Strategic Business Ventures will be acquiring a majority stake in Strand Life Sciences at an initial cost of Rs 393 crore, Economic Times.
Furthermore, the company will also be investing Rs 160 crore into Strand Life Sciences by March 2023.
The RIL Arm will buy 2,28,42,654 equity shares of Strand Life Sciences for a cash consideration of Rs. 393 crore.
After the acquisition, RIL's aforementioned subsidiary will hold around 80.3 per cent stake in the company on a fully diluted basis.
In an exchange filing, RIL said, "The aforesaid investment is part of group’s digital health initiatives, to foster affordable access to world-class technology and innovation-led healthcare ecosystem in India."
It should also be noted that the acquisition required no governmental or regulatory approvals.
Before this, last year, RIL had through its retail arm also acquired online medicines ordering and delivery startup Netmeds.


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A hostile four-month courtship launched by AlliedSignal Inc. to gain control of amp Inc. ended last November when the object of its affection tied the knot with Tyco International Ltd.
The marriage was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, forming a tax-free, stock-for-stock swap, valued between $51 and $55.95 per share, or $11.3 billion. That`s about $1.5 billion more than what AlliedSignal (Morris Township, NJ) offered in August when it initiated a hostile takeover attempt.
According to a report by Fleck Research (Santa Ana, CA), amp Inc. (Harrisburg, PA) gave up efforts to remain independent and found a friendly "white knight" in Tyco. The Hamilton, Bermuda-based manufacturing and service company produces and installs fire protection systems; provides electronic security services; and is a manufacturer of electrical and electronic components and under- water telecommunications systems. "We are bringing to Tyco the world`s largest electronics connector company with an exceptionally strong market position," says L. Dennis Kozlowski, Tyco`s chairman and chief executive. "The combination with Tyco provides amp a clear path to becoming the lowest-cost manufacturer, while providing attractive margin improvement resulting in double-digit earnings growth and strong cash flow for the foreseeable future."
Under terms of the agreement, if Tyco`s weighted average stock prices range from $60 to $67 per share, amp shareholders will receive Tyco stock valued at $51 per share. If Tyco`s stock price ranges from $67 to $73.50, amp shares will be valued $51 to $55.95. If Tyco`s share prices become greater than $73.50, amp shares will be fixed at $55.95. amp shareholders will also earn Tyco shares as well. For example, because Tyco`s share price closed at $65 on November 20, amp shareholders received 0.7838 shares of Tyco stock for each amp share.
Bob Ripp, amp`s chairman and chief executive, says the company`s growth strategy is also supported with Tyco`s track record of growth in both its core businesses and through acquisitions. amp`s growth strategy was spelled out in a "profit-improvement plan." The plan yielded 3500 layoffs worldwide, mandatory furloughs for 22,000 U.S. employees, the consolidation and relocation of several of its facilities, and the movement of some of the company`s production to India and Mexico. "We expect positive results of amp`s profit-improvement plan to be accelerated further by this strategic combination. Tyco is well-recognized for management and strength and willingness to invest in businesses for growth and manufacturing productivity," says Ripp, who will serve on Tyco`s board of directors.
On November 19, apparently unaware of the deal transpiring between Tyco and amp, AlliedSignal announced that it would continue its efforts to acquire amp after a U.S. District Court judge dissolved an injunction that prohibited it from doing so. The automobile and aerospace components maker had already purchased 20 million amp shares and set its sights on asking amp shareowners to expand the board of directors from 11 to 28 members in order to elect 17 AlliedSignal nominees. amp appealed that measure, and the U.S. District Court issued a new ruling that prohibited AlliedSignal`s nominees, if elected, from being seated on amp`s board.
On November 23--the same day the merger between amp and Tyco was announced--AlliedSignal issued a press release stating, "Tyco`s price for amp exceeds the value AlliedSignal places on amp."
"If this transaction is consummated, we are glad that amp shareowners will realize a substantial gain over the $29 price of amp shares before out offer," says Lawrence A. Bossidy, chairman and chief executive of AlliedSignal, who also wished Tyco and amp well. "We believe our gain on the amp shares we own will substantially exceed our costs incurred in pursuing amp."
Fleck`s report indicated that AlliedSignal stated that it would not counter with an increased offer. The report also indicated that chief executives of other connector companies, who were contacted by Fleck, were nearly unanimous in favoring AlliedSignal. The report also stated that AlliedSignal would not be a contender for other connector companies.


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One of the most puzzling aspects: Most of the stocks that could benefit from the reopening of the U.S. (and global) economy are in the midst of a buying frenzy, but the “stay at home” stocks — stocks that rise when more people begin working from home and using their newfound earnings to buy things for their home — are also rising to new highs.
New all-time highs for stay-at-home moms
The Home Depot (HD)
Lowe’s (LOW) is a retailer that sells a variety of home improvement products (TGT)
Masco Sherwin-Williams (SHW) (MAS)
Many technology names (growth) that benefited from the stay-at-home trend in the previous year continue to be market leaders:
New highs in megacap technology
Microsoft is a software company (MSFT)
The alphabet is divided into 26 letters (GOOGL)
Facebook is a social networking site (FB)
Texas Instruments is a company that makes electronic instruments (TXN)
Lam Investigation (LRCX)
At the same time, stocks in travel and leisure have been rising. Most of the larger names are now within striking distance of new 52-week highs:
Stocks in travel/entertainment ( percent from 52 week highs)
Avis is an abbreviation for Avis (CAR) Delta of one percent (DAL) Visa charges 3% (V) Marriott has 4% of the market (MAR) Carnival Cruise Lines owns 5% of the company (CCL) six percent
Finally, industrial stocks, which are expected to benefit from the global reopening, have reached new highs:
New industrial highs
Union Pacific (UNP) Honeywell (HON) Eaton (ETN) Dover (DOV) 3M (MMM)
What exactly is going on? Are we going to stay at home and buy things for our homes, or are we all going to go out and travel?
It’s most likely a mix of the two, which is why the rally has the potential to be so powerful.
“Stop by any store and you’ll see why,” said DataTrek’s Nicholas Colas in a client note. “Americans aren’t saving their stimulus checks for later this year’s travel. They may still go to Disney this summer and spend the holidays with their grandparents, but the 2020s habits of cocooning and working from home aren’t going away anytime soon.”
According to Jay Woods of DriveWealth Institutional, a broker dealer on the NYSE floor, we are finally seeing the broad reopening story that has been talked about for months.
“The tide is raising all boats,” he explained. “Everywhere there is tremendous growth. Everyone is taking part.”
What comes next? “We are poised to take another leg higher, especially if the Nasdaq can break through 14,000,” Woods said.
“Starting next week, the focus will shift to earnings. We’ll wait to see what the guidance is, which will give us an idea of how optimistic the companies are. Normally, they set the bar low, but I’m curious about the reopening. “Everyone does,” he explained.
The sell signal
Optimism around the resumption of trading has pushed the stock market to fresh all-time highs, and it’s now only a matter of time until the market takes a downward turn, according to a market indicator with a good short-term track record.
The firm’s Sell Side Indicator, which tracks the average recommended equity allocation by sell-side strategists, increased for the third month in a row to 59.4 percent, up from 59.2 percent the previous month.
This is the indicator’s 10-year high and the closest level to a contrarian sell signal since May 2007.
In other words, it is indicating that the market has become overly bullish and that it is time to reduce exposure.
“Increasingly euphoric sentiment is a key reason for our neutral outlook, as the cyclical rebound, vaccine, stimulus, and so on are largely priced into the market,” said Savita Subramanian, equity strategist at Bank of America. “Optimism has risen three times faster than usual following bear markets… We’ve discovered Wall Street’s bullishness to be a reliable contrarian indicator.”
Following the release of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, the market is looking to build on a strong March. On Thursday, the S&P 500 set a new record high above 4,000, the first time the equity benchmark has done so. The S&P 500 has gained about 7% in 2021.
While still a hair’s breadth away from a sell signal, Bank of America’s indicator is currently neutral, implying that returns may be less predictable and tepid, according to Subramanian.
According to Bank of America, the current level forecasts a 12-month return of only 6%, which is significantly lower than the average 12-month forecast of a 14 percent gain since the end of the financial crisis.
According to Bank of America, the S&P 500 will fall to 3,800 by the end of 2021, a 5% drop from where it is now.
The bank’s outlook is more pessimistic than the consensus on Wall Street. According to the CNBC Market Strategist Survey, which compiles the forecasts of 15 top strategists, the S&P 500’s year-end target is 4,099, representing a 2% increase.
“As we await the next stimulus package focused on infrastructure, investors are best served focusing on areas [with] sensitivity to the real economy such as cyclicals/value, capex beneficiaries, and small caps,” Subramanian said.
Last week, President Joe Biden unveiled his multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal. Roads, bridges, green energy, and water system upgrades are all part of the plan. The plan calls for roughly $2 trillion in spending over the next eight years, and it would fund it by raising the corporate tax rate to 28 percent.
Higher taxes have been a major source of concern for many investors, as they may jeopardize corporate earnings growth.
“The market appears to have already priced in additional stimulus, and the focus has shifted to repaying it (i.e., higher taxes),” Subramanian said. “Today’s valuations point to anemic long-term returns, and rising rates are a headwind for both income investors who have piled into equities amid low rates and corporate margins.”


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Effective March 15 and until further notice, the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation bans any imports of pork, beef or poultry from China. The issuing of permits for the import of these products from China was suspended on March 5. The decision was made by Mikhail Kravchuk, the Chief State Veterinary Inspector of the Russian Federation. The measure is due to the absence, at this time, of the necessary conditions for effective control of the quality of meats imported from China into the Russian Federation while Chinese authorities do not display any preparedness to cooperate as concerns the matter.
Bodies of military personnel with American and Polish chevrons on uniforms were found in Avdiivka, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic said


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Terp Marketplace is a low-cost opportunity for student entrepreneurs to test and validate a market for their products. It also offers a chance for students, faculty and staff at the university to meet the entrepreneurs and to see, touch and buy their products,” Corey said. “The Marketplace creates a great sense of community and showcases the university's entrepreneurial spirit.


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In 2010, 12 Foxconn workers committed suicide, and in early January of this year up to 200 workers at a Foxconn factory threatened mass suicide over workplace conditions. ... The employees recently threatening suicide were making Microsoft's Xbox, a product the tech stalwart is counting on to revive its tech credibility and keep it relevant to the next generation."
Microsoft did look into the matter and said that the protest was not about worker conditions but about "staffing assignments and transfer policies" at the Wuhan facility, where Foxconn reportedly manufactures the Xbox game console. Apparently, the Xbox line was being shut down and Foxconn had planned to lay off workers while backing out of owed worker pay.
We may not be talking about severed fingers here, but the bigger point is that Apple isn't the only company using Foxconn. Foxconn does contract manufacturing for a whole bunch of them. Nokia just cut its workforce by 4,000 to ship more work to China and other Asian facilities. After the initial suicides in 2010 were announced, HP and Dell promised to investigate the worker situation, too.
There may be good reasons why iPhone users are beating Apple up. After protester groups marched on the company earlier this month, Apple promised that the Fair Labor Association would "conduct special voluntary audits of Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple’s request."
As nice as that sounds, protesters were not pleased, as they say that the FLA "is funded and controlled by the same companies it is supposed to be monitoring,” said Taren Stinkebrickner-Kauffman, executive director of SumOfUs, in a press release.
So maybe it's time to pressure Microsoft into stepping up with monitoring efforts of its own.


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The much-awaited Tesla Model 3 was launched on March 31 and the bigwigs of India’s startup world are already kicked.
The compact four-door sedan, which can race from zero to 60 miles per hour in less than six seconds, is Tesla’s make-or-break vehicle. Many in the technology field believe Model 3 can “tip the world away from gasoline-driven vehicles, curb climate change, and profoundly shake up urban lifestyles everywhere.”
Following a glitzy ceremony in California, Tesla founder Elon Musk announced that he was ready to take orders from India and a few other emerging markets. Until now, the Palo Alto-based company hadn’t introduced its popular sedans, Model S and Model X, in Asia’s third largest economy.
Following the announcement, many of India’s tech startup biggies have lined up to get their hands on Model 3, priced at $35,000 in the US. On April 1, venture capitalist Mahesh Murthy and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar uploaded the screen grabs of their booking confirmations on Twitter.
Price tag in India
Tesla’s Indian fans, like at least 115,000 others from around the world, have forked out $1,000 for the booking.
However, Indian buyers have absolutely no idea how much the car will finally cost in India. In addition to the $35,000 (Rs23.2 lakh), they might have to spend a significant amount more on import duties. Aimed at helping domestic car makers, India levies around 125% duty on imported vehicles.
Tesla’s cheapest model so far could then cost more than Rs50 lakh in India, at current exchange rate. Other major electric cars in India cost between Rs5 lakh to Rs2 crore. Toyota Prius, a premium hybrid, carries a price tag of Rs40 lakh.
“I will pay if I have to,” Mahesh Murthy said about the duty. “Hope the government does away with duties for electric cars… This is also my small bit towards reducing the massive amount of pollution in Indian cities,” Murthy said. “And why should we not drive a first world car?”
Abdul Majeed, a partner at consultancy firm PwC, said, “I think Tesla is testing the Indian market right now.”
“By the time they start selling the vehicles in India, they expect the government to bring clarity and incentives for electric cars. The Indian market is also moving towards better environment-friendly cars. Even the prime minister had visited the Tesla factory when he visited the US.”
Last October, Tesla announced that it would set up a “gigafactory” to make lithium-ion batteries in India.
“In the next few years, Tesla is likely to build a huge brand in India,” Majeed added. As of now, there’s no word on Tesla’s dealership plans for the country.
Not everyone is a fan
GOQii founder Vishal Gondal and Amit Bhawani, a technology expert and founder of AndroidAdvices, have also booked the two-trunk sedan that can seat five adults.
However, some others used this opportunity to tweet about the bad driving conditions on Indian roads and the country’s abysmal public transport facilities.


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Inspecting an advertisement published on Facebook, Latvian Food and Veterinary Service uncovered illegal trade of sheep meat, canned meat storage and meat product distribution organized in an office building on Selpils Street, Riga.
Upon performing a control purchase, inspectors found that tins with meat were either not labeled or improperly labeled, making it impossible to tell for certain where the meat came from.
On top of that, the company responsible for distribution of said products – Bauernhof – is not allowed to produce or distribute canned meat products of other companies, because it is registered as a meat supplier that is only allowed to sell meat produced of animals grown at its owned farm.
FVS emphasizes that frozen meat according to explanations from Bauernhof, is home-made. Such meat is allowed for personal use, but it is not allowed to be sold to other people.
During the inspection, officials confiscated 392 boxes with tins containing sauteed lamb, 21 boxes with meat sub-products, 55 kg of frozen mutton and ten sheep heads. Administrative violation procedure has been commenced.
FVS has also checked two advertisements on ss.lv that offer private persons to buy canned and smoked venison. In both cases FVS has concluded there is illegal involvement in food trade.
“Food and Veterinary Service often receives information about possible illegal trade of food, veterinary medicine and food additives on the Internet. Consumers are becoming more knowledgeable. Because of that, they turn to FVS before making purchases on the Internet from unknown parties. Legally working companies, manufacturers and distributors follow advertisements as well. The same applies to cases that distort competition and increase grey economy,” FVS representatives explain. (BNN/Business World Magazine)


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from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) is expected to move higher next week on steady demand from foreigners, dealers said
Dealers said that the weakening of the US dollar will boost metal prices including tin
The US dollar continued to remain under pressure due to weak US economic data, a dealer said
"Tin price will likely move within the range of US$10,000 to US$10,300 per tonne next week," a dealer said
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Amid Ongoing Trade Talks, U.S. and China Remove Import Restrictions on Poultry Products
On November 14, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that China plans to lift its ban on poultry imports from the United States. China originally instituted its ban on U.S. poultry in 2015, amid concerns over highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks. While these concerns have subsided over the past four years, China had yet to lift its ban on U.S. poultry until now. As part of USDA’s announcement, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released a statement hailing the decision as a win for U.S. farmers and expressing optimism about the new export opportunities.
This news comes one week after the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a final rule removing its own ban on Chinese imports of certain poultry products. While processed poultry products could already be imported from China, it was conditioned on the requirement that the products be derived from poultry slaughtered in the United States or in other countries with a poultry slaughter inspection system equivalent to that of the United States. Following an extensive evaluation of China’s laws, regulations, control programs, and inspection procedures, FSIS determined that these systems were equivalent to those of the United States. Notably, the new rule only covers fully cooked poultry products, and does not remove the current restrictions on Chinese raw poultry imports instituted by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), due to concerns over animal disease risk.
The respective removals of U.S. and China poultry import restrictions are part of ongoing trade negotiations between the two countries. For several years, there have been growing congressional efforts to ease these restrictions, specifically with regard to poultry imports. As previously covered on this blog, in July 2017, a bipartisan group of 37 U.S. senators led by Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) called on Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to press for the swift reopening of the Chinese market to U.S. chicken and turkey exports. Today’s announcement marks an important milestone in the materialization of that effort.


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Protestors demand Sofina cut ties with contractor accused of chicken abuse
Published Saturday, June 17, 2017 7:01PM PDT
Last Updated Saturday, June 17, 2017 7:22PM PDT
Days after hidden camera footage exposed alleged abuse at several B.C. chicken farms, demonstrators outside of Sofina Foods in Port Coquitlam called for major changes to the industry.
They want Sofina Foods, parent company of Lillydale, to cut ties with its contractor Elite Farm Services whose employees were caught on camera throwing chickens into brick walls and even tearing the limbs off of live birds.
"The bigger companies have the power to make these changes. It's incumbent on them to demand the companies they contract treat chickens properly," said Geoff Regier, one of the organizers of the protest.
Regier is a former undercover investigator with Mercy for Animals. Three years ago, that organization exposed abuse at a Chilliwack dairy farm which eventually led to criminal convictions.
He's among a growing number of people calling for cameras inside chicken farms to increase accountability.
"They should… install closed circuit cameras in all of their facilities so consumers can see the truth of what's happening to the animals we purchase in grocery stores," Regier said.
Elite Farm Services says some workers will now wear body cameras on the job, but the company wouldn't say if that footage ever be made public. Instead, in a statement, they said footage would be reviewed at the end of every day and held for 30 days.
Sofina has not said whether or not it will end its contract with Elite Farm Services.
Protestors want consumers to send a message with their money by buying non-Lillydale chicken, or avoiding the meat entirely.
"The very best thing anyone can do is switch to healthier, more sustainable plant-based alternatives," Regier said.
With a report from CTV Vancouver's Scott Roberts.


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Nintendo has released a new update for Mario Kart Tour, adding the long-awaited multiplayer to the game.
With this update, players can now properly race against their friends in real-time in Mario Kart Tour. Nintendo has also published a new trailer to explain how the feature works.
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We look at the NEW FROSTBITE 4 ENGINE that FIFA 22 Next Gen will be made on and the potential graphics improvements we could see coming next month! More enhanced graphics and MORE NEW cutscenes should be featured in NEXT GEN consoles rather than OLD GEN.
Also, EA Playtesting will soon rectify if there are any errors in the BETA of FIFA 22. We should expect leaks to occur as well! EA has potentially leaked FIFA ONLINE CAREER MODE, so we might see this NEW GAME MODE enter FIFA 22 or FIFA 23!
Frostbite Engine 4
Frostbite will still be the official game engine for FIFA 22 at though EA will use the newer version of the graphics engine in upcoming games. This includes FIFA 22 next-gen being made on the "Frostbite 4" engine, and old-gen consoles remain to be made on the Frostbite 4 engine. Significant improvements in the trajectories of the ball and new dynamics of contrasts may occur. FIFA could reach the next level we've all been waiting for. Indeed this is great news for next-gen users as more realistic gameplay features, or new special cutscenes would be added into FIFA 22 for them.
Of course, in addition to an evolved gameplay, enhanced atmosphere and light effects would also be engine Significantly improve compared to FIFA 21. The improvement of gameplay graphics has been enhanced massively.
Do you think FIFA would reach next-level gameplay or remain the same? Hopefully, EA can finally compete back with Konami using this new Frostbite engine. Luckily, we get to see FIFA 22 gameplay next month.
According to the CEO of UT7 Esports Team - A former PRO player, Daniele Pelusi, stated that the Juventus license would be available in the highly anticipated FIFA 22.
While Napoli this contact with Konami, Juventus is returning to FIFA. So next year, in place of Napoli, we have Juventus back in FIFA 22.
Juventus has requested the termination of the existing contract with Konami by playing a penalty to negotiate again with electronic arts.
This is definitely huge news for FIFA 22, and potentially in these upcoming weeks, EA and Juventus would agree to be partners of FIFA again.
FIFA 22 playtesting is set to take place from the 22nd of June till the 27th of June for NA PS5 users. For sure, we should see gameplay leaks.
Players would be able to test the unfinished product of FIFA 22, and during this time last year, FIFA 21 was leaked, so potentially we might see the same for FIFA 22.
Apparently, this is one of the devs for FIFA 22. They were seen playtesting FIFA 22 on Xbox. Soon NA PS5 users will be able to test FIFA 22 this month.
Online Career Mode
Also, EA has leaked a potential game mode for FIFA 22 or a future FIFA. The online career mode is in the works as EA hiring an online software engineer.
Boca Juniors will return to appear in every mode in FIFA 22 for the first time since FIFA 18. That is according to the confirmation of Claudio Civiello, a Radio Rivadavia journalist.
EA hasn't officially released any ratings for any top players, but predictions for their FIFA 22 ratings can be made with a little observation and calculation. Here are the top FIFA 22 rating predictions:
I have a short article about the addition of Estádio da Luz and Estádio do Dragão to FIFA 22. FIFA 22 Estadio da Luz & Estadio da Luz – Officially confirmed.
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They’re green, lean and, thanks to their bright green livery, will be conspicuous on the streets of South Ayrshire from this week!
Using funding of £75,000 from the Energy Savings Trust (EST) on behalf of Transport Scotland, the Council has bought four electric Peugeot iOn vehicles for business use – and installed local charging points to keep them topped up and ready for use.
The colourful new super-efficient electric cars are a perfect fit with the Council’s drive to reduce its carbon footprint and to encourage the use of cheaper, more economic ways for staff to attend meetings, while promoting the Council’s commitment to energy efficiency and climate change.
Each vehicle costs about £2 per day to charge fully, has a range of almost 100 miles between charges – and offers an equivalent fuel efficiency approaching 200 miles to the gallon, with costs less than 3p per mile!
Councillor John McDowall, Portfolio Holder for Sustainability and the Environment said: “The move to providing electric vehicles for staff to use between sites is a big a step for the Council and we’re grateful for the support of the EST to make it possible.
“Our electric vehicles are cheap to charge, incredibly efficient and will allow us to make substantial savings and we’re already looking at options to possibly purchase more.
The eye-catching cars will allow quick and convenient journeys to be made by staff between different Council sites and, using the funding, four charging points were installed at McCalls Avenue, Walker Road and Wellington Square in Ayr and at Masonhill Crematorium, so the cars can be easily topped up and ready for their next journey.
Councillor McDowall concluded: “The cars are bright, fun, simple to drive, easy to park and, best of all, put out no emissions when being driven, which is great news for the environment and clearly shows our commitment to tackling climate change.
“That’s the most important message here and I’m delighted we’re literally getting it out and onto the road with these superb little cars!”


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NEW DELHI- Indian automakers are seeking an extra year to meet tighter rules on fuel efficiency, aimed at reducing carbon emissions, as the companies reel from the financial impact of COVID-19, sources told Reuters.
The industry body leading the effort, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), was expected to meet the transport minister on Tuesday to seek a one-year delay in complying with the rules, due to take effect from next April, said the sources, who have direct knowledge of the plans.
The grouping is expected to describe how the auto industry plans to adopt clean technologies, said one of the sources, who declined to be identified as they are not authorised to speak to media.
SIAM did not respond to a request for comment.
The road transport ministry said in a statement that it met officials from SIAM and their proposal was being considered but did not give details.
The corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) rules require automakers to cut carbon emissions through the launch of electric cars or vehicles that use alternative fuels.
Carmakers have said it would be difficult to make further investments to meet the stricter rules, particularly when a drop in sales as the pandemic slowed demand has dented profits.
But doing so would allow India, the world's fifth-largest car market, to curb pollution, meet its carbon reduction targets under the Paris climate agreement and reduce its fuel import bill.
In March, SIAM, whose members include top sellers Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor, had sought a two-year delay.
At the time, a senior government official said an extension was unlikely, but some concessions could be considered if car companies showed serious intent to invest in clean technologies
India introduced a first phase of its CAFE measures in April 2017, giving carmakers until the end of March next year to cut carbon emissions from new cars to 130 grams per km.
In a second phase starting from April 1, 2022, India has proposed a further cut to 113 grams per km.
The stricter rules also aim to align Indian regulations for carmakers with global standards.
Sales of hybrid and electric vehicle have increased in Europe, for example, where carmakers face heavy penalties if they do not develop low-emission technology.
But India has not yet set penalties for companies that fall short of its stricter CAFE norms.
(Reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Barbara Lewis) ((firstname.lastname@example.org; +91-11-4954 8023, +91-11-3015 8023; Reuters Messaging: twitter: @aditishahsays))


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As the 3D printing space continues its torrid expansion, there is a tremendous amount of information out there for one to learn whether they are operating in a business that’s considering the adoption of the technology, or they’re simply a DIY enthusiast. No matter what your fascination of 3D printing involved, there is one way to make sure you stay on top of the latest trends and industry offerings as well as network with those within the industry and that is to attend one of MecklerMedia’s Inside 3D printing Conferences and Expos.
As someone who has attended many of these events, I can tell you they are well worth the time and the money. This October from the 20th-22nd, if you are in the Santa Clara, California area, you will have have an opportunity to participate in what should be one of MecklerMedia’s largest 3D printing events, Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara, located in the Santa Clara Convention Center which will be part of 3D Print Week California. 3D Print Week will run from October 19-23, and feature several events all over the San Francisco and Silicon Valley area, including the 3D Print Design Show on October 20-21 and the Virtual Reality Summation October 21.
Yesterday MecklerMedia announced an incredible group of keynote speakers for Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara, including Benjamin Schrauwen, Director, Spark Platform and Products for Autodesk; Scott Summit, Design Director for 3D Systems; and Richard Garrity, VP and General Manager for Vertical Solutions. Also they’ve gone ahead and changed the format of the conference tracks this time around, offering a more customizable experience for attendees interested in any of the following categories: medicine, business, manufacturing, metals, scanners, art and more.
Additionally they’ve also announced that this year’s event will feature a partnership with the recently launched Venture Capital firm Asimov Ventures for the Inside 3D Printing Startup Competition on October 22. The competition–which has seen past winners, including 3D Hubs, Wiivv Wearables and Osiris Biomedical take top honors–will this year pit between five and ten startups against each other covering a variety of 3D printing-related verticals. This year’s competition will be a little bit different, however, with a $15,000 uncapped convertible note awarded to the winner via Asimov Ventures. If you are a startup looking to participate, you can contact MecklerMedia here: firstname.lastname@example.org
The event should be quite a large one, with MecklerMedia CEO Alan Meckler recently tweeting that registrations for Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara are running at 400% of last year’s thus far. We will be there and hope to see you all there. Let us know if you plan on attending these events in a couple of months. Discuss in the Inside 3D Printing forum at 3DPB.com. Remember that 3DPrint.com readers can save 20% on registration using discount code 3DPRINT.
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Revenue from tourism rose 22 per cent year-on-year in February, to €37.6m, the statistical service said.
In the first two months of the year, total revenue rose 12 per cent, to €66.7m, compared to the respective period last year, Cystat said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
Tourist arrivals in February 2016 rose an annual 30 per cent while those in January to February rose 24 per cent, according to Cystat. Directly or indirectly, tourism accounts for one quarter of Cyprus’s economy which emerged last year from a prolonged recession.
While tourists increased their average daily spending this February 4.7 per cent, to €64.82, they also shortened their stay by 1.1 days, on average, to 8.8 days. This resulted in a per capita spending during the entire vacation of €570.45, 6.5 per cent less compared to February 2015, Cystat said.
Tourists from the UK, Cyprus’s largest source of tourism, cut their daily spending and the length of their stay in February by an annual 2.5 per cent, to €62.15, and 5.4 per cent to 10.2 days. As a result, their overall spending during their stay in Cyprus fell 7.8 per cent, to €633.93, Cystat said. Russians, who make up the second largest market, spent €84.40, 5.2 per cent less, compared to February last year, and shortened their stay by 12 per cent to 9.4 days – combined it led to an average spending of €793.37 during their Cyprus holidays.
German tourists spent €560.89 while vacationing in Cyprus in February, 11 per cent less compared to last year while Greek tourists increased their spending 2.5 per cent, to €374.06, Cystat said.


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ZURICH and LONDON, March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
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After six years at the helm of Clear Channel Switzerland, CEO Juerg Rotheli considers the company solidly positioned in the Swiss market and well equipped for the coming years. In view of this, he intends to put the company's leadership into new hands. "This is the right time for Clear Channel," he says. "So it's the right time for me, too, to hand over the reins."
"Clear Channel now offers a genuine alternative to the existing out-of-home advertising providers in Switzerland," Rotheli continues, "and we are very proud of our work in achieving this." Rotheli will hand over his CEO duties over the coming days, but will remain with the company in a consultancy role.
Whilst a permanent successor is found, Clear Channel's Chief Customer & Revenue Officer, Stefan Lameire, will assume the role of Interim CEO Switzerland in addition to his current responsibilities. He will continue to report into Matthew Dearden, President Europe.
Rotheli brought real competition to the Swiss out-of-home advertising sector
In just six years at the Clear Channel Switzerland helm, Rotheli - a former member of the Swisscom Group Executive Board - transformed the Swiss out-of-home advertising sector from a quasi-monopoly into a market offering genuine customer choice. It is an exceptional achievement, and one that has placed Clear Channel Switzerland in a strong position for the years ahead. Many Swiss cities (such as Zurich), Zurich Airport and a number of modern shopping centres have all put their faith in Clear Channel's digital innovations.
Commenting on today's announcement, Matthew Dearden, Clear Channel's President Europe said:
"I would personally like to thank Juerg for his hard work and dedication over the last six years, and his contribution to the successful transformation of our Swiss business in particular. We wish him all the very best for the future."
He added: "We see a huge revenue opportunity to further grow out-of-home's share in the Swiss media market so I am delighted that Stefan Lameire will step in to the interim CEO position. With his knowledge of the European advertising market and leadership experience as former General Manager of our Belgium business, I am confident that he will continue to drive our great efforts and capitalise on the momentum built during Juerg's tenure."
Juerg Rotheli in brief
In addition to his position as CEO of Clear Channel Switzerland, Juerg Rotheli, who is 52, was also appointed Vice President Central Europe and a member of the Executive Committee of Clear Channel International by the London-based Clear Channel organization in 2014. In this latter capacity he has also been in overall charge of the Clear Channel subsidiaries in Hungary, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as all Clear Channel airport business across Europe.
Juerg Rotheli will hand over his Clear Channel duties in Switzerland and Europe, and will also remain available to the company for specific consultancy issues. Rotheli, a former lawyer, declines at present to comment on his plans. But he sees his future options particularly in a further executive function in an international context.
Clear Channel is a global leader in out-of-home advertising, with branches in over 30 countries across Europe, North and South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Clear Channel Switzerland realizes customized communication solutions at first-class display sites on the street and at points of sale, filling stations and airports. Clear Channel has been operating in Switzerland since 1924 and currently markets more than 23,000 high-impact poster sites nationwide.
Where brands meet people: clearchannel.ch
Clear Channel Schweiz AG
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Qatar Airways has launched QVerse, a revolutionary virtual reality (VR) experience for visitors to the airline’s website.
By using their own Personal Electronic Devices, users of the https://qatarairways.com/QVerse website can now virtually tour and navigate the Premium Check-in area at Hamad International Airport (HIA), the cabin interior of the airline’s aircraft, including the award-winning Business Class – Qsuite, and the Economy Class cabin (PEDs).
The official airline of the State of Qatar is also the first in the world to use MetaHuman cabin staff to provide a digital interactive customer experience.
His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways, stated, “With physical boundaries beginning to be challenged on an increasingly larger scale by the metaverse, it is exciting to embrace a technology that enables all travel enthusiasts to enjoy a unique immersive experience of our award-winning products and services.”
“Our distinction as the first airline to offer a MetaHuman cabin crew demonstrates our unrelenting ambition to innovate and please our passengers,” he continued.
We are continually looking forward to adopting and implementing new technology that will improve the overall experience of our guests.”
Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, the world’s most powerful real-time 3D production engine, and MetaHuman Creator, a cloud-based program for building high-fidelity artificial humans, were used to create the experience.
Qatar Airways is the first worldwide airline to use a MetaHuman cabin crew, which includes a digitally produced high-fidelity 3D human model dubbed ‘Sama,’ which is Arabic for’sky.’
‘Sama’ provides an interactive customer experience by engaging the user and bringing them on a virtual voyage of discovery, all while displaying the distinctive features in both the Business and Economy Class cabins via a narrated screenplay.


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The lack of availability of vegetables in state due to closing of roads and railway tracks is affecting the population of Rajasthan due to the impact of heavy rains across the country.
The price of vegetables are constantly rising in the desert state so much so that the price of some veggies has increased by three to four times as compared to the prices fifteen days ago. While the cost of vegetables was reduced around fifteen days ago, the vegetable prices have increased significantly in Jaipur’s largest vegetable and fruit market Muhana Mandi in last one week.
Jaipur Fruit and Vegetable Wholesaler Association President Rahul Tanwar said, “There has been a decrease in the supply of vegetables in the Muhana Mandi and nearby areas from the past one week due to which the prices of vegetables have hiked. The supply of veggies from other states has also reduced which is resulting in the rising prices. He added that due to shortage of vegetables, the price is expected to further increase in the coming days.
The price hike of vegetables is proving to be heavy on the pockets, especially for the middle class families. Customers said that they went to buy vegetables, but came back from the market after knowing about the increased prices.
Some customers have even said that if the price keeps on growing like this, they will have to start eating breads with salt and chilly.
There has been a massive price difference in buying several vegetables in the last one week. The prices of tomatoes, bottle gourd, capsicum, round gourd, ginger, ladyfinger, cucumber, green chilly have climbed to almost double the value as compared to fifteen days ago. Whereas, the price of raw mango has increased around 2.5 times and the cost of brinjal has reached around 1.5 times its cost two weeks ago.
Prices of tomatoes, bottle gourd, capsicum, round gourd, ginger, ladyfinger, cucumber, green chilly have climbed to almost double the value as compared to fifteen days ago. Whereas, price of raw mango has increased around 2.5 times and of brinjal reached 1.5 times its cost two weeks ago.


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De Beers launches high-volume melee testing
De Beers now is using its automated melee screener at its International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research facility in Surat, and plans to launch the service at the IIDGR lab in Antwerp next month.
GIA issues update on invalidated reports case
Two former employees of Tata Consultancy Services are in custody and the GIA has made public the client accounts connected to the 1,042 diamonds whose grading reports were altered.
GIA to grow diamonds for research purposes
In an effort to stay a step ahead of synthetic producers, the GIA plans to begin cultivating its own lab-grown diamonds at its research facility in New Jersey.
GIA bans client for alleged false inscriptions
The Gemological Institute of America is no longer grading stones from one Indian company after that company allegedly submitted multiple diamonds inscribed with report numbers for other stones.
AGA to address lab-grown diamonds in Las Vegas
The Accredited Gemologists Association is holding a half-day conference on Thursday, May 28 in Las Vegas, bringing together industry experts to talk about detection, market perceptions and pricing of lab-grown diamonds.
GIA recalls hundreds of diamonds
The lab wants to reexamine the stones because it believes they’ve undergone a treatment that improves their color by as much as three grades but fades over time.
GIA adopts Sarine Instructor as standard software
Sarine Technologies announced that the GIA has completed an evaluation of its new DiaMension Axiom platform and Instructor software and that the lab has adopted Instructor as its standard software.
AGA to honor GIA librarian, author
The Accredited Gemologists Association will honor the Gemological Institute of America’s Dona Mary Dirlam with its Lifetime Achievement Award next month in Tucson.
GSI opens its ninth laboratory
The lab is located in Gaborone, Botswana, where Gemological Science International CEO Mark Gershburg said there is a demand for labs and gemological education.
Attorney: Grading report class action is coming
Early next year, a class-action lawsuit will be filed against EGL International and “major retailers” charging that the lab systematically over-graded diamonds that the retailers then knowingly sold to consumers, National Jeweler has learned.
9 questions with the man cleaning up EGL
As part of a reorganization, EGL will no longer issue “EGL International” certificates and has vowed it is working to homogenize its grading practices worldwide. Menahem Sevdermish is at the head of this operation.
EGL USA to launch trading platform by year’s end
EGL USA laboratory plans to introduce a new, free diamond trading platform for the industry that will list certified diamonds from “all major labs”--but not any diamonds graded by EGL labs outside the United States.
GIA suspends sealing service indefinitely
The Gemological Institute of America has suspended its diamond sealing services until further notice after receiving a sealed diamond for verification that did not match the grading report number packaged with it.
One lawsuit over EGL reports is settled
One of the lawsuits filed by consumers against Nashville jeweler Genesis Diamonds for selling diamonds allegedly over-graded by EGL International has been settled while three others remain open.
GIA lowers prices for melee screening
The Gemological Institute of America announced that it has lowered prices for its Quality Assurance services, which screen parcels of both colored and colorless diamonds up to 0.20 carats to detect if they are lab-grown or treated.
RapNet’s EGL decision ignites flurry of reactions
EGL International is the latest in a string of grading labs and diamond trading platforms to issue a statement on RapNet’s decision to stop listing all EGL-graded stones. Here’s what the lab had to say.
RapNet to de-list EGL-graded diamonds
RapNet, the diamond trading network operated by the Rapaport Group, said Tuesday that beginning Oct. 1, it no longer will list any diamonds with reports from European Gemological Laboratories.
Stuller acquires De Beers’ melee screener
Sightholder and supplier Stuller Inc. is one of two United States companies now using De Beers’ Automated Melee Screening device, which is designed to tell small lab-grown diamonds from natural ones.
Standard Chartered’s Anna Martin goes to GIA
The Gemological Institute of America has hired longtime industry leader and Standard Chartered Bank executive Anna Martin as its new senior vice president of global development.
GIA CEO guest of honor at Israel’s diamond week
The Israel Diamond Exchange will welcome GIA President and CEO Susan Jacques as its guest of honor for International Diamond Week, scheduled to take place in September at the IDE.
IGI introduces new app, services at India show
The International Gemological Institute showcased its latest services and offerings, including a new mobile application and the opening of a Jaipur location, at the India International Jewellery Show in Mumbai last week.
GIA continues expansion in Africa
The Gemological Institute of America recently held a rough diamond evaluation course in Namibia, its first class in the country and part of the organization’s continued expansion of its operations in Africa.
GIA now accepting scholarship applications
This past Sunday, the Gemological Institute of America began accepting applications for its 2015 gemology and jewelry manufacturing arts programs, courses and lab classes.
IGI offering discounted courses, classes for kids
The International Gemological Institute is attempting to address the need for professional jewelry training services in India by introducing government-appointed courses and a workshop for young gemologists.
Recruiter register open for GIA NY career fair
Companies looking to find new employees now can register to participate in the Gemological Institute of America’s upcoming career fair, scheduled for Monday, July 28 in New York.
The ongoing debate over old cuts
The GIA’s new circular brilliant description was created to allay cut grade concerns among antique and estate diamond dealers. But it isn’t enough, some dealers say.
GIA now giving ‘return date’ for stones
The Gemological Institute of America has changed how it communicates lab service time, now letting customers know the exact date a stone will be shipped or ready for pickup.
GIA exhibit brings journal’s gem photos to life
Next month, a retrospective covering decades of jewelry photography in the GIA journal Gems & Gemology will go on display in Carlsbad. The pictures, and the pieces, will be there until December.
De Beers’ melee screener to go in Antwerp lab
De Beers is now in the manufacturing stage with its melee screener and will lease it to interested sightholders in the second quarter before placing the device in a grading and research facility it operates in Antwerp, making it open to the trade more generally.
GIA’s synthetic detection device debuts
The Gemological Institute of America has developed, and will sell to the trade, a screening device for the detection of lab-grown as well as high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) treated diamonds.
GIA starts memorial scholarship for Tawfic Farah
The Gemological Institute of America has introduced the Tawfic Farah Memorial Scholarship in honor of the institute’s former vice president of international operations who died last year.
IGI offering free synthetics screening to DMIA, DDC
In light of industry concerns over the possible mixing of lab-grown diamonds with natural stones, the International Gemological Institute is offering free screenings of up to 100 diamonds to all members of the Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association of America and the Diamond Dealers Club.
GIA’s Bert Krashes dies at 90
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the passing of former vice president and Board of Governors member Bert Krashes. He died of natural causes over the weekend at the age of 90.
GIA introduces new format for grading reports
The Gemological Institute of America has a new format for its diamond grading and gem identification reports that will offer enhanced security features and technological upgrades.
GJEPC issues clarification on synthetics release
India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said the two companies, Dalumi Diamonds and Narola Gems, named in its Nov. 6 release on undisclosed synthetics are not being accused of undisclosed mixing of lab-grown diamonds with natural but, rather, were victims.
Worldwide, industry reacts to undisclosed synthetics
Synthetic diamonds--specifically those being passed off as natural--were one of the top stories in the jewelry industry last year, and it doesn’t look the man-made stones will be relinquishing their news-making reign anytime soon.
Rapaport lab launches synthetic detection services
The Rapaport Group’s RapLab announced last week that it’s now offering synthetic diamond detection services for the trade, utilizing the DiamondSure and DiamondView technologies developed by De Beers.
Leibish wins 7 Argyle stones, will re-polish 2
Israeli diamond company Leibish & Co. placed winning bids for a total of seven diamonds in the 2013 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, including two fancy deep pinks and one fancy vivid.
IGI now has reports in Spanish, Portuguese
Citing growth in the Hispanic and Latino markets for jewelry, the
International Gemological Institute (IGI) announced the addition of
Spanish-English and Portuguese-English diamond grading reports to its
NY lab reports finding more undisclosed synthetics
The Analytical Gemology & Jewelry Laboratory (AG&J), the same
lab that reported the discovery of a parcel of 243 undisclosed lab-grown
yellow melee diamonds, is warning the industry that it recently found
synthetic brown melee mixed in a batch submitted as natural.
GIA begins partnership with Mandela’s foundation
Fresh off its participation in career fair that was part of Africa
Education Week, the Gemological Institute of America announced that it’s
collaborating with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to provide
libraries for elementary students in South Africa.


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news Google’s regional Managing Director Maile Carnegie has joined ANZ bank as its new Group Executive of Digital Banking.
Making the announcement yesterday, ANZ said the Carnegie will be reporting to ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott and will lead the strategic development and delivery of the digital experience for the bank’s eight million customers, as well as for its staff.
The new exec will oversee digital projects, innovation and strategic relationships with the FinTech sector, and will take on shared responsibility for the financial results of the bank’s Australian and New Zealand Divisions, according to a statement from ANZ.
Carnegie will further be a member of the Group Executive Committee and have group responsibility for marketing, including ANZ’s brand, advertising and sponsorship.
Managing Director Australia and New Zealand since 2013, Carnegie was previously MD at Procter & Gamble in Australia and New Zealand, following over 20 years at the consumer goods giant – including as General Manager for Asia Strategy, Marketing and Design in Singapore, and in other senior marketing and commercial roles in the US.
Commenting on the appointment, Elliott said: “We have a great digital foundation with applications such as GoMoney and FastPay and the recent redevelopment of anz.com. Maile’s appointment recognises that digital is central to driving revenue growth and to successfully competing in a changing and disrupted environment where technology and brand are key sources of differentiation.”
“Part of Maile’s role will also be to shift our thinking and champion a Group-wide innovation culture at ANZ based on developing and attracting service-focused, technology-literate, innovative and experimental people and teams,” he explained. “This includes being the sponsor of a new Digital Business Transformation Leadership Program created jointly by ANZ and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
Carnegie’s experience at Google, her track record in marketing and business in Australia and in Asia, and her leadership skills, make her “uniquely qualified” to lead ANZ’s digital transformation, the CEO added.
“I think if you aren’t a tech company or you’re not on the way to becoming one you’re in big trouble,” Carnegie said.
Carnegie enters the role with the aim of bringing the bank closer to its growing digital customer base, indicating that a cultural transformation at the bank will be a significant part of the change.
“It’s the hardest thing to get right but it’s also got the highest leverage,” Carnegie said. “The highest return on investment is getting that culture right.”
Maile will be based at ANZ in Sydney and will take up her new role with the bank in July.
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I’ve just come back from five years abroad and wanted to address the proposed plastic bag ban in Ulster County. To anti-ban citizens: It’s going to happen whether you want it to or not. Plastic bags are all but banned everywhere else in the world; where they aren’t, they’re on the way out. Usually this isn’t a complete ban, but a 5-cent charge. It really isn’t a big deal. The biggest culture shock for me returning home has been America’s dependency on single-use plastic.
I want to address some concerns I’ve read in the Freeman regarding the ban:
1. “It is unfair to low-income people.” I promise you, low-income people in South Wales are not lamenting the days before the government took plastic bags away.
2. “Using tote bags is unsanitary.” Wash them.
3. “Plastic bags only make up a small percentage of our litter problem.” America’s dependency on single-use plastic is obscene, and any change to that is necessary. (And plastic straws are next, by the way.)
4. “The government shouldn’t control what bags I use.” The government imposes guidelines on literally every product you use, and fussing about it isn’t going to change that.
I’m an archaeologist, and I spend a lot of time digging in the dirt. Troweling through layers of time, I have seen, first hand, the exponential increase in plastic usage, and it isn’t pretty. Plastic takes a long time to degrade. It doesn’t just pollute our water and land, it pollutes our bodies, too.
Port Ewen, N.Y.


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The stock market seems to bounce back slightly following the biggest one-day drop ever recorded for the Dow and S&P 500. But markets remain volatile, causing many to speculate about what's behind the big ups and downs. Tom Essaye, founder and editor of The Seven's Report, says the fundamentals of the U.S. economy are strong and people shouldn't panic just yet.
The Falcon Heavy is finally scheduled to launch today. SpaceX will launch the rocket from Kennedy Space Center and attempt to land all three boosters. The rocket is carrying CEO Elon Musk's original Tesla Roadster. Musk says the rocket is the most powerful one in operation.
Lululemon's CEO is resigning. The company says Laurent Potdevin violated company's standards, though it was not immediately clear what standards he failed to comply with. Potdevin has been CEO since 2014. The company is now conducting a search for a new leader.
Plus, it's our weekly trading show, The Long and the Short. We discuss what to expect when Snap, Tesla, and Disney report quarterly earnings this week. And we also talk about whether the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday can help turn things around for 1-800-Flowers.


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People who opt to sell a mobile phone and invest in a new hi-tech model could find themselves in a great position to enjoy the very best of online shopping.
New figures from Ofcom show an increasing number of people in the UK are turning to computers, laptops and mobile phones in order to buy goods via the internet.
It noted that the growing number of smartphones on the market is fuelling the greater use of the internet.
More people in the UK are now said to enjoy online shopping than in any of the other nations studied.
Indeed, eight in ten Britons said they ordered goods on the web in 2010, while nine in ten suggested they visited retail sites this year.
The process could be even quicker and easier with the help of a new device, such as the recently-released Nokia Lumia 710.
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Sydney based start-up Deputy.com has been selected as a finalist in the fifth annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) Start-Up Challenge. As the only finalist selected from the Asia Pacific region, the company will be awarded a package of US$10,000 in AWS credits and a trip to attend the AWS Start-Up Challenge Grand Finale. Deputy.com will be competing for the chance to win the global grand prize against six other finalists from the USA and Europe, in San Jose, California, USA this week on Thursday, 10 November 2011.
Deputy.com is an online business management solution specifically designed for the HR department. Through a range of intuitive and tightly-integrated applications on its online and mobile platform, it engages all staff across an enterprise, builds positive culture and drives business growth.
“Making it to the AWS Start-Up Challenge Grand Finale is testament to the tremendous amount of hard work Deputy.com’s team has put in to building this business over the past three years,” said Robb Snell, Deputy.com’s Chief Operating Officer.
“AWS has been instrumental to making Deputy.com a world-class product in a short timeframe with a relatively small team. Services like Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon SimpleDB have enabled us to quickly develop complex features on a simple foundation. Amazon’s variable pricing has also enabled us to offer a similar pricing model to our customers where we only charge for exactly what the customer uses. There are no terms, no contracts and nothing to lock the customer down.”
Each of the finalists will present to a panel of AWS executives, venture capitalists and an audience of technology industry leaders. The global grand prize winner will be announced at the conclusion of the event, and will be awarded with US$50,000 in cash and US$50,000 in AWS credits, AWS premium support services for one year and technical mentorship from Amazon Web Services for one year, as well as a possible investment offer from Amazon.
The finale will be streamed online live from San Jose, starting at 1:30pm AEDT on Friday, 11 November, with Deputy.com taking the stage at between 1:40-2:10pm AEDT. Those on Twitter will be able to follow the event at #awschallenge.
The seven finalists were selected based on their implementation of AWS, originality and creativity of their business, likelihood of long-term success and scalability, and how well their business addressed a need in the marketplace.
Rob Snell added, “AWS really does level the playing field for start-ups, allowing us to be fiercely competitive in our market. The scale and flexibility of cloud services allow us innovate rapidly for the benefit of our customers, which in turn has fuelled tremendous growth for Deputy.com.”
AWS enables start-ups to cost-effectively and quickly innovate and build the infrastructure required to run their businesses. For more information on the finalists and semi-finalists of the AWS Start-Up Challenge 2011, please visit the latest post on the AWS Blog.


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The advert was commissioned by animal rights charity Viva! and directed by Plant Based News Co-founder Robbie Lockie.
It is part of Viva!’s major TRASH campaign, which aims to bring attention to the plight of male cows in the dairy industry, through billboards and street actions as well as the advert.
“The short emotive video, directed by Robbie Lockie of Plant Based News, is the first vegan YouTube advert shown in the UK,” Viva! told PBN.
“Paid YouTube mobile advertising is 84 percent more likely to receive attention than TV advertising and YouTube vlogging has been credited for bringing veganism into the mainstream.
“YouTube provides the perfect opportunity to broadcast a vegan message to an audience who are really listening.”
The advert by Viva! and Robbie Lockie
Powerful vegan message
“I’m so honored to have been involved in this major campaign by the brilliant Viva!,” said Robbie Lockie.
“Putting together this footage was extremely sobering; we have a huge crisis in the UK, with 95,000 bobby calves being killed soon after birth. To treat sentient animals like inconvenient byproduct is obscene.
“We need to put this message in front of as many people as possible, and Viva! has found a powerful way to do it.”


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By Chris Stonor
Zipline, “the leading drones for good company”, has come a long way since launching its first medical delivery distribution in Rwanda during 2016, reports a company press release.
Five years later, the company has created “the world’s largest automated on-demand delivery service” and “pioneering a new category of instant logistics.” From delivering Covid-19 vaccines around Ghana, to launching 24/7 deliveries in Rwanda, all the company’s hard and pioneering work has been awarded with a major USD250 million new funding.
New investors include Fidelity, Intercorp and Reinvent Capital alongside present financial supporters Baillie Gifford, Temasek and Katalyst Ventures.
The new funding assists the continual advancement of Zipline’s integrated service including autonomy platform, aircraft, fulfilment systems and general operations. The funding also fuels the continued expansion into new industries and geographies, “transforming systems like healthcare and commerce with instant logistics, and strengthen our support of local communities and the partners we work with.”
In recent times, Zipline has:
- Expanded service hours in Rwanda to offer the first 24/7 autonomous delivery service in the world.
- Signed a partnership with the Ministry of Health in Ghana to scale to four additional distribution centres that will cover 24 million people or 90 percent of the country’s population.
- Helped Zipline’s partners in the US and Africa respond quickly to the Covid-19 pandemic, distributing the vaccine and PPE in Ghana as well as transporting PPE in North Carolina with Novant Health.
- Entered Japan through a first-of-its-kind strategic operational partnership with Toyaota Group.
- Announced a parternship with Walmart to bring on-demand delivery of health and wellness products to the U.S.
- Signed new partnerships with Nigeria’s Kaduna and Cross River States to deliver medical supplies, including vaccines, blood and medicines.
- Partnered with Pfizer to design and test an end-to-end delivery solution to safely, efficiently, and equitably deliver all Covid-19 vaccines in countries where Zipline operates.
- Surpassed ten million autonomous miles flown, two million vaccine doses distributed and over 150,000 commercial deliveries complete.
Back in 2016, Zipline initially served 21 Rwandan hospitals during the year. Five years later, launching in Kaduna state, Nigeria, the company will serve 1,000 new facilities, on-boarded with custom built, proprietary software.
Zipline’s says, “This is what scale means to us. Breaking out of the limitations of existing systems to create a model of logistics that reaches everyone, everywhere.”
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New campaign aims to help high street stores boost their online presence in the digital age
Support: Google is backing the move
An initiative to help struggling high street shops survive in the digital age will be launched next month with the backing of organisations including Google and Tech City, the Government scheme to promote digital business.
Save The High Street will provide advice and ideas to kick start or improve online sales, as well as listing details on seminars, at its website savethehighstreet.org.
It will be officially launched at an event scheduled for August 10. A network of agents is already canvassing shop owners in the capital to raise awareness of the scheme, which aims to sign up 125,000 retailers in the next 12 months.
The initiative intends to promote ways for local shop owners to improve their online presence using the expertise of its supporting companies and organisations.
Those involved say other barriers to trade such as high rents, business rates and even parking charges could all become part of the new organisation’s remit over time.
It has been supported by Tech City, the Interactive Media in Retail Group, Google’s Digital Garage and PocketHighStreet, which helps promote local shops online.
‘High streets must change to remain relevant in the internet age but most don’t know how, and need help,’ said James Roper, chairman of the Interactive Media in Retail Group.
He said Save The High Street would bring a ‘centralised, substantial solution to enable local retailers to engage in the digital economy’.
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20 Sep 2022 Media: BANT Opinion in The Guardian
Truss’s plans to ditch the government’s obesity strategy hits legal hurdles and BANT CEO, Satu Jackson quoted on the realities of promoting junk food over healthy food.
“Junk food does nothing to ameliorate hunger in households struggling to put food on the table. In fact, research shows that ultra-processed foods impair appetite control and make people feel hungrier, exacerbating the problem, and ultimately driving people to spend more money they don’t have on food or, worse still, go without.”
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Avast launches premium browser with built-in VPN
Avast Secure Browser Pro is available now on Windows 10, iOS and Android
Avast has launched Avast Secure Browser Pro, a premium, Chromium-based browser for Windows PCs.
The new browser features an integrated virtual private network (VPN) for users seeking lightweight yet robust security, privacy, and performance utilities. Avast Secure Browser Pro also includes advanced ad blocking technology to maximize user privacy.
Avast introduced a built-in VPN for its premium mobile browser for Android and iOS in 2020. Extending the support to premium version of Avast Secure Browser on PC underscores the firm's commitment to providing secure and fast browsing experiences across devices and operating systems, the company says.
"The browser is the modern day operating system, and with browser-based web threats one of the most common avenues of attack, we have a responsibility to protect our customers online by keeping their internet connections secure and private," said Fiona Cliffe, director of browser product at Avast.
"We've built our browser around a Security & Privacy Center to provide this in a way that is frictionless for the user and based on the belief that in order to preserve people's digital freedom, security and privacy needs to be simplified and demystified."
As part of its latest browser offering, Avast also offers privacy and compatibility features that complement its existing anti-phishing technology, anti-tracking, Bank Mode, and password manager technologies.
The Advanced Adblock feature blocks all ads that violate the Acceptable Ads Standard, including pop-ups and auto-play videos, while the built-in VPN secures all incoming and outgoing connections with encryption.
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The far-reaching consultation is seeking the views of stakeholders on a number of questions which include licensing of all types of animal establishments, the sales of pets, primary authority, dog breeding, inspection schemes and voluntary regulation.
To help it formulate its response, PIF has put together an online survey and is asking pet businesses to take a few minutes completing it in order to put forward their views and ensure that their voice is heard.
Nigel Baker, PIF’s chief executive said: ‘The licensing consultation offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to overhaul a range of legislation regulating pet businesses that is outdated and not in keeping with pet-owning habits in the 21st century.
“We are asking all pet businesses, whether currently licensed or not, to visit our survey and spend a little time writing down their thoughts. Most pet businesses will be affected by any new legislation, either directly or indirectly, so it’s vital that they take advantage of this opportunity to engage with the consultation.”
Visit: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZVJCNYC to access the online survey, which will close at 5pm on Friday 19 February 2016.


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Today I want to provide some up-to-date information–if you are not already aware–as it relates to trade and diplomacy between China, Japan and many countries in the African continent.
It is about the new tug of war between China and Japan, which has shifted territory into many African nations. While the two may be wrangling over territory in the China seas, both are said to be playing a trade game in Africa.
Recent trips by leaders of both Japan and China to African nations have ‘morphed into a sign of ‘competition’ over Africa, the CFR states.
Meanwhile in a March 26 article, Peter Guest of the “resurrected” Newsweek magazine, writes a similar story line about the strategy which both nations might be pursuing in Africa.
The Newsweek story with an initial sub-title Big Fish in Africa, caught my eyes first, because the title was quite enticing, and secondly because the subject about “Africa Rising” has become a hot potato, and is being thrown around for everyone’s consumption, for good or for bad.
So, now Japan has entered the fray and is seen as credible competitor to the Chinese who already have a foot hold in the place.
Read more: Japan Takes On China Far From Home—in Africa


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Just to recap, the Android 3.1 update includes numerous upgrades and will be bringing Movies from the Android Marketplace, re-sizable widgets, USB host support, full flash support for Flash Player 10.2, and more to the Eee Pad Transformer.
Now that the company has announced the roll out of Android 3.1, let’s hope ASUS is able to get something else into the hands of customers out there, the device itself. Since its release, the Eee Pad Transformer has been nearly impossible to find in the United States.
ASUS promised to ramp up production for North America during May and June so availability of the device should be easing soon which means that folks in the U.S. should be able to actually find the Android 3.1 tablet on shelves in the near future.
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Brightcove Reschedules Date of Third Quarter 2012 Conference Call and Webcast Due to Severe Weather Conditions
BOSTON--Brightcove Inc. (Nasdaq: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud content services, today announced that it has rescheduled the release of its third quarter results for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2012 due to severe weather conditions caused by Hurricane Sandy.
The conference call and webcast, previously scheduled for October 30th at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), has been rescheduled for November 1, 2012, at 8 a.m. (Eastern Time). A live webcast of the call will be available at the “Investors” page of the Company’s website, http://investor.brightcove.com. To access the call, dial 877-705-6003 (domestic) or 201-493-6725 (international). A replay of this conference call will be available until November 15, 2012 at 877-870-5176 (domestic) or 858-384-5517 (international). The replay conference ID is 401417. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a limited time at http://investor.brightcove.com.
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud content services, offers a family of products used to publish and distribute the world’s professional digital media. The company’s products include Video Cloud, the market-leading online video platform, App Cloud, a pioneering content app platform, and Zencoder, a leading cloud-based media processing service and HTML5 video player technology provider. Brightcove has more than 4,650 customers in over 50 countries that rely on Brightcove cloud content services to build and operate media experiences across PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected TVs. For more information, visit http://www.brightcove.com.
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South Korea said will push for the conclusion of a mega Asia-Pacific trade deal this year to help boost ailing exports and cope with the growing protectionism around the globe in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Amidst the global risk of ISDS claims, it is incumbent to shed light on Bangladesh’s BIT structure and its feasibility to confront ISDS claims in the backdrop of Covid-19 regulatory space.
The US Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations on Monday urged top American and Chinese officials to redouble efforts to implement a Phase 1 trade agreement.
Berjaya is to receive US$104.3 million and to withdraw the notice of intent that it submitted to seek investor-state dispute settlement arbitration for a sum of US$3.42 billion.
Unsurprisingly, the big American internet companies have views on what that trade deal should require from the UK in terms of copyright and safe harbour rules.
Once RCEP is signed, it needs to be ratified by all member states for it to come into force, which could take quite a while.
Singapore and the Southern Common Market of South America (MERCOSUR) have experienced a delay in their FTA negotiations after Argentina announced its decision to withdraw from ongoing negotiations on potential trade deals.
Britain’s separation talks with the European Union resume Monday with few signs of compromise on a new trade agreement and time running out to avoid a messy split.
The Swiss Federal Council stated on several occasions that it did not consider its free trade agreement with Morocco to apply to the large part of Western Sahara that is under Moroccan occupation.
Kenya says it hopes to conclude a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK before the end of the year.
The Energy Charter Treaty, which dates back to the 1990s, severely restricts Europe’s ability to change regulations in the energy sector, with many EU member states facing court actions worth billions of euros, write a group of MEPs.
India has a Bilateral Investment Treaty with China since 2007. The treaty provides foreign investors the right to fair and equitable treatment.
Australia’s new free-trade agreement with Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest country, officially began on Sunday.
The government has planned to sign free trade agreements, or FTAs,with some African countries, including Morocco, to boost the country’s export earnings, officials said.
Countries could be facing a wave of cases from transnational corporations suing governments over actions taken to respond to the Covid pandemic using a system known as investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS. Some 630 organisations from across the world, representing hundreds of millions of people, are calling on governments in an open letter to urgently take action to shut down this threat.
Activists in Switzerland are calling for a ‘Stop Palm Oil’ referendum opposing the Swiss free trade agreement (FTA) with Indonesia. They submitted thousands of signed petitions to the Federal Chancellery in Bern on Monday.
Niue has ratified the regional trade agreement PACER Plus, pushing it closer to implementation.
The UK and EU have said serious differences remain over a post-Brexit trade deal, following the latest negotiations in Brussels.
While the agreement still has to be approved by the European Parliament and Council, farmers and environmental NGOs remain disappointed.
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Costa Rica is recognized in the world for being one of the richest destinations in biodiversity, for the variety of its unique tourist attractions and for always going to the forefront in the development of sustainable tourism. Precisely for this and other reasons, the prestigious magazine Condé Nast Traveler Spain granted our country the recognition of the “International Destination 2018”.
The “Golden List” awards ceremony took place at the emblematic Casino de Madrid on Calle de Alcalá in Madrid Spain, in an event that celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, in which the best destinations are awarded, resorts, spas, urban hotels, getaway hotels, “traveler solidarity”, family hotels, airlines, cruises, both national and international.
For Maria Amalia Revelo, Minister of Tourism, this award is one of the results that validate the effort and development of the promotion strategies carried out in recent years in the European market, where it has significantly increased the number of direct flights to the different Costa Rica airports and has been registered a notable increase in tourist visitation.
“Without doubt, receiving the recognition as the International Destination of the Year by one of the most relevant and well-known magazines in the world is an incentive to continue to increase strategically the actions tending to position Costa Rica as a destination which is constantly evolving, capable of offer unique experiences to visitors and above all that can be enjoyed 365 days a year”, said the new hierarch.
It is worth mentioning that the award merit obtained by Costa Rica is even more outstanding, since it was initially included in a list of 25 international destinations at the end of November. Later, thanks to the vote of the public and the followers of the website www.traveler.es managed to enter among the 10 finalists.
In this list competed with other world destinations of interest for the taste of the Spanish as Azores, Cape Town, Samaná in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Hawaii, Kerala in India, Puglia in Italy, Scotland and Mexico City.
This important prize was received by the Ambassador of Costa Rica in Spain, Mrs. Doris Osterlof. She thanked this recognition, not only on behalf of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), but also on behalf of her new leader, the first woman in the last twenty-five years to assume the Ministry of Tourism in Costa Rica, and without a doubt on behalf of all Costa Ricans.
She also emphasizes that this award is part of the results of the efforts made in tourism in Costa Rica. Besides, Mrs. Osterlof invited those who were present during the event, to know this small country, great not only in its natural beauty, but for its warm and hospitable people, the country of the “Pura vida“.
Condé Nast Traveler is a solid means of communication founded almost 20 years ago that has become, more than a magazine, a benchmark for the current Spanish traveler. Within its editorial line highlights the visualization of the most fashionable and striking destinations, suggesting to its readers how to enjoy them.
Its printed and digital editions reach a medium and high purchasing power, permanently showing unique and sophisticated destinations. For all the above, it is an honor that Costa Rica has been designated by its readers as the “International Destination of 2018”. This will surely motivate a lot of readers to plan and enjoy some incredible Costa Rica holidays.
Its print edition has a monthly print run of 20,000 copies and its website www.traveler.es registers 800,000 unique users and more than 5.5 million monthly page views, together with a Facebook profile of more than 200,000 followers.
It should be mentioned that in the year 2017 the European market presented an important growth and a total of 462,295 tourists from Europe were registered in the Costa Rica travel. This represented a growth of 6.3% with respect to the previous period. Spain is currently the fourth tourist issuing market with 69,782 Spaniards visiting the country.
The figures maintain their positive trend in the first months of the year and also keep in force all the promotional actions that take place in Europe such as, for example, participation in international fairs, the development of cooperative campaigns, as well as the follow-up of the strategy with the agency of Public Relations of the ICT in Europe.
We expect that the different recognitions Costa Rica is winning all around the world thanks to the great efforts of keeping a sustainable way of tourism will continue to motivate travelers to visit and explore this paradisiac jewel.


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Alibaba aims to grow in the smart speaker industry with its artificial intelligence investment. It is stated that an investment of 1.4 billion dollars will be made for this.
Alibaba will grow with artificial intelligence
Smart home technologies continue to be among the main focus points of the consumers with the conveniences they provide. With the increase in demand, competition in this sector is also growing.
As one of the most important players in the smart speaker market, Alibaba aims to stand out in the competition of Xiaomi and Baidu in this industry. Continuing its investments, Alibaba will invest $ 1.4 billion to develop artificial intelligence work for smart speakers. With this investment, Tmall Genie will become more equipped.
With the works to be carried out within the scope of the investment, Tmall Genie will have special technologies as well as more content. This smart speaker of Alibaba can perform different tasks from providing weather information to ordering products.
Investments are expected to take Alibaba one step ahead of the competition. According to data shared by Canalys, Alibaba shipped 16.8 million smart speakers last year, while Baidu shipped 17.3 million.


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Gmail’s Undo Send feature is getting a new update for Web and iOS users. The feature, that allows users to recall emails, will now offer different time frames. With this, users can ‘unsend’ an email after tapping send button in 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, or 30 seconds before it gets to the recipient. Google’s mail service earlier offered a standard five-second window to recall a mistakenly sent message. The Undo Send message functionality is available on the Gmail for Web and the Gmail mobile app. Undo Send feature was in Gmail Labs for many years and arrived on the Web in 2015.
Google has announced the rollout of the new update to Gmail’s Undo Send option via a Facebook post. It says the company is rewriting the 5-second rule by allowing users to ‘unsend’ any email within 5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds with the Undo Send feature on Gmail.
How to recall emails on Gmail with Undo Send
You can follow these steps to change the time allowed to undo send an email on Gmail for Web:
- Once you’re logged in, click on the Settings icon on the top-right corner of the page and tap on See all settings.
- Next click on Undo Send, select a Send cancellation period. The options are 5, 10, 20, and 30 seconds.
- Scroll down and click Save.
On iOS, users can change the amount of time they have to recall a message by heading to Settings and then next to Undo Send tap to change the cancellation period. According to Google’s Support Page, the ability to set cancellation period is not available for Gmail for Android as of now.
Google recently added a bunch of new features to the Gmail platform. Google Chat in Gmail now lets you make 1:1 audio and video calls. Also, Gmail for Web got a new right-click menu to view the full name and details of a recipient, avatar chips for recipients, and new checks while adding users outside contacts and organisation.


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Brussels, 17 December 2018 The European Parliament and Council scrutiny period on the Delegated Act recasting EC Regulation n.607/2009 on protected designations of origin and geographical indications, traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products has come to
Brussels, 4 December 2018 EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, organised with the sponsorship of MEPs Paolo De Castro and Herbert Dorfmann a seminar at the European Parliament on the opportunities and challenges facing GI wines in the digital age.
Hosted by Paolo De Castro MEP and Herbert Dorfmann MEP
Tuesday 4 December 2018, 10h30-12h30 | European Parliament – room ASP 3H1
The European Commission published its legislative proposal on 1 June, work in the Council is ongoing and the European Parliament’s AGRI Committee is expected to present its draft reports on this subject on 21 November. What are EFOW’s priorities? The
Following the publication of the European Commission proposals on a CAP reform, EFOW is positioning itself on the major challenges for the future of wine appellations.
Brussels, 22 May 2018 The use of copper compounds as a phytosanitary substance is currently being re-evaluated at the EU level. Sometime in June, the European Commission will make a proposal on the renewal or the prohibition of its homologation
Brussels, 12th March 2018 | The European associations representing the alcoholic beverage’ sector have presented today to European Health Commissioner Andriukaitis their proposal for a self-regulation to give consumers clear information about the ingredients and nutritional content of alcoholic drinks.
Brussels, Tuesday 12 December 2017. The European Parliament and the AGRI-FISH Council of Ministers have today ratified the agricultural part of the Omnibus Regulation. EFOW, the European Federation of Origin Wines, warmly welcomes this adoption. The agricultural component of the
22 November 2017, Brussels. At the first congress of the European Federation of Origin Wines, EFOW (www.efow.eu) held in Brussels today, participants reflected on the performance of the European wine sector and in particular of Geographical Indication (GI) wines over


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News tagged ‘dell’
Friday, 1 Oct 2010
Dell recently announced the launch of the new Inspiron Zino HD, offering outstanding home-theater capabilities.
Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010
Dell announces the launch of three new LED and laser color printers that deliver the next evolution in color printing technology to small and medium businesses and home offices.
Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010
Dell today announced the addition of the Dell UltraSharp U3011, a high-performance display that delivers accurate, consistent and precise color representation for color-critical work.
Friday, 2 Jul 2010
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Tuesday, 8 Jun 2010
Dell upgrades their Alienware M11x gaming notebook to Core i7 processors and NVIDIA's Optimus technology, which switches seamlessly between integrated and discrete graphics depending on the application used. The refreshed Alienware M11x is currently available at S$1,799.
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Dell today unveiled new PCs designed for busy multi-taskers who demand their technology keeps pace with their up- tempo lives.
Tuesday, 27 Apr 2010
Pre-loaded with easy-to-use software such as Dell Dock and DataSafeOnline, the Inspiron R is a great choice for anyone who wants to easily access personal files and securely share photos and videos wirelessly.
Thursday, 22 Apr 2010
Dell goes all out in the mobile market with devices slated for both Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 and Google's Android Froyo platforms.
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010
Featuring powerful processors, high-end graphics and built-in security, the Dell Vostro 3000 series is designed for small businesses that require robust mobile computing solutions.


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Steele will be promoting the issue along with the new Digital Playground firefighter epic "Body Heat" this coming Thursday at the Hustler Hollywood store on the Sunset Strip, where she'll be joined by fellow exclusive stars Jesse Jane, Kayden Kross and Raven Alexis at the special signing event.
The 23-year-old San Diego native's national profile spiked dramatically in recent weeks on the heels of her feature film debut in "Piranha 3D" which hit theaters nationwide on Aug. 20. When she heard of her Hustler cover, Steele was ecstatic. "I've always dreamed of being on the cover of Hustler...and it came true!" she said.
Samantha Lewis, CEO of Digital Playground, remarked, "Hustler magazine always features the most beautiful cover models and we're proud to have Riley represent Digital Playground in the December issue."
The Hustler Hollywood event is scheduled for 8 to 10 p.m. at the flagship store at 8920 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood.
For a sneak peek of the movie, visit the fan site BodyHeatxxx.com.


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Last week at the Dmexco conference in Cologne, ZenithOptimedia and GlobalWebIndex unveiled five emerging trends on mobile – drawing on a special re-contact survey among 1,800 young mobile internet users across Brazil, India, Italy, Malaysia, the UK and the USA.
One of the key headlines from the seminar was the growth of voice search – with assistants like Siri, Cortana and now Facebook M set to become major interfaces between mobile users and their devices.
Significantly, nearly half of our respondents say they are using these tools more than they were a year ago (with the figure topping the 50% mark among men, in India and within the top income quartile). What’s more, just 13% of these mobile web users said they had never used the function and only 10% report using it less than before. So, once people start using voice search, there’s a very strong likelihood that they will continue engaging with it – something which bring profound implications for the future of search on mobiles.