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For Immediate Release
June 29, 2011
Ministry of Transportation and
Uniform rules to improve efficiency for trucking industry
VICTORIA – Regulations are being streamlined for large commercial vehicles travelling across the boundaries of the three westernmost provinces.
Under the New West Partnership Trade Agreement, the governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan agreed to have consistent regulations and policies governing the operation of large transport trucks, without compromising safety. Uniform rules about the size and weights of vehicles and other aspects of trucking operations will come into effect July 1, allowing trucks to operate more efficiently between provinces.
The provinces will continue to work together on future changes to ensure that, as much as possible, one set of rules will apply from the eastern border of Saskatchewan and across Alberta to the coast of British Columbia.
During consultations with the trucking industry over the last year, other opportunities for streamlining the regulations were put forward, and the provinces will now work towards achieving these changes by July 2012.
“These changes will result in more flexibility, higher productivity and lower costs for the trucking industry while still keeping our roads safe for all travellers,” said British Columbia Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom. “Together, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia are making it easier to do business in the west.”
“Different standards, rules and regulations in each of our respective provinces create costly inefficiencies for shippers and, ultimately, their customers,” said Luke Ouellette, Alberta’s Minister of Transportation. “Harmonizing trucking regulations helps move people and goods more efficiently and contributes to continued economic growth and prosperity for our three provinces.”
“Export goods produced in western Canada are being trucked on the highways between our provinces every day,” said Saskatchewan Minister of Highways and Infrastructure Jim Reiter. “Through the New West Partnership our three provinces will now have consistent trucking regulations to allow for a more seamless flow of goods, with less red tape and lower costs for shippers, which ultimately leads to a more attractive investment climate.”
The New West Partnership Trade Agreement is a commitment among the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan to eliminate barriers to trade, labour mobility and investment.
For more information, visit the New West Partnership at: http://www.newwestpartnership.ca/
Media Contacts: Jeff Knight
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
NEW WEST PARTNERSHIP
· The New West Partnership is a new and far-reaching economic partnership between the Governments of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The three provinces commit to ongoing collaboration on innovative ways to strengthen the economy of the West.
· Through the New West Partnership, the three provinces will foster strong, vibrant and lasting prosperity for the region and our people. Innovative and competitive businesses will be even more attracted to the region.
· A key element of the New West Partnership Trade Agreement is to streamline regulations by eliminating unnecessary differences in provinces’ business and occupation-related regulations and standards by July 2012.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGULATIONS
For more than 40 years, provinces, territories and Canada have worked to streamline commercial regulations across jurisdictions and, as a result the majority of requirements for commercial vehicles are already reconciled. The western Premiers directed that the remaining differences be streamlined, and transportation ministries in each province worked with the trucking industry, trade ministries and other stakeholders to remove inconsistencies.
Steering axle weights:
New regulations will increase the steering axle weight limit for single and tandem drive tractors. The change allows industry to use vehicles that include newer technologies such as larger sleeper berths and auxiliary power units, which are small generators that run lights, heaters and electronic devices when vehicles are not operating.
Length and width for trucks and tractors:
The allowable length and width for tridem drive trucks, tractors and trailer configurations will be consistent across provinces. This allows industry to standardize vehicles.
As well, the length limits for single and tandem drive double trailer combinations (i.e., A, B, and C-Trains) will increase so the longest allowable tractor and longest allowable trailer can be used in combination, which increases a carrier’s flexibility in how to use its fleet.
There are many regulations for pilot car signs, lighting, and vehicle requirements. These have been modernized and streamlined.
All provinces conduct enforcement blitzes which, if unco-ordinated, can result in the same vehicles inspected multiple times on the same items. Co-ordinated enforcement and training will result in more consistent and focused inspections, which will increase compliance.
For details on the new regulations visit
British Columbia http://www.cvse.ca/CTPM/Com_Circulars/compliance_circulars.htm
Connect with the Province of B.C. at www.gov.bc.ca/connect


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According to the Microsoft blog post earlier today, the Surface has been sold at nearly double the amount last year to students and educators. The business of providing tools for higher learning is a goal that Microsoft has often had its hand in. That’s probably why they announced a new Surface Complete for Education warranty that appeals to the clumsy hands of students and teachers alike.
The warranty will cover as many accidental claims as the school purchases. For example, if a school purchases 200 Surface devices, they can claim one device of accidental damage up to 200 times instead of a single device being claimed only once or twice. The warranty also includes onboarding resources that will work best for education.
Surface Complete for Education will be priced at $225 for Surface Pro 4 and $359 for Surface Book in the U.S., but prices will vary depending on location and device otherwise. The warranty is available for U.S. customers tomorrow while international partners will need to wait until it’s released at the end of the month, September 30.

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4A Games and Deep Silver aren’t letting up the assault of videos and press coverage for the post-apocalyptic and mutant-filled nightmare that is Metro Exodus. And in keeping with the current trend of showing off the impressive amount of weapons, and the deep customization possible on said weapons, there’s another new trailer for the game, this time it’s all about the close-range domination of the shotgun class.
And yes, there’s plenty of destructive options for players to fool around with in this class too. There’s the single barrel Ashot, which is the most common type, and a good standby weapon. This short-barreled weapon is more helpful in a tight spot than it is useful as a main weapon though. You can of course stick on more barrels or other mods to increase its destructive power, up to four barrels in all. That’s just the beginning though, as the Shambler will allow players to blast their way through hordes of mutants will fully automatic fire.
4A Games and Deep Silver have shown off plenty of other action for this game, and not just in terms of the massive arsenal of weaponry. There’s trailers showing the pistols and SMGs and their customization options, there’s also a trailer for the rifles class as well. Then there was a trailer earlier in the press cycle for Metro Exodus that showcased the story too. The most recent trailer for the game though was a much grimmer CGI offering called “Artyom’s Nightmare“.
Metro Exodus will release on February 15 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. You can take a peek at the new shotgun weapon class trailer down below.
There’s plenty of other coverage for the game out there too. Deep Silver and 4A Games have released the full PC requirements for Metro Exodus. The developers also released a documentary series promoting the game. There’s also a new “Uncovered” trailer which recaps all of the new content coming in this game.


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MONTCLARION: April 14, 2011
Woodminster is springing to life, and it’s not even summer theater season. Yes, the sleepy little business district is getting a boost from a new hardware store and the growing popularity of Monaghan’s on the Hill.
You may have heard by now that Montclair Village Hardware has opened in Woodminster after 64 years of doing business in the Village.
Owner Erik Hoffmann says it’s a bittersweet move, but he’s saving plenty in rent and has added a whole extra aisle of merchandise in his bigger location at 5048 Woodminster Lane.
With the money he’s saving, he’s treated himself to a new “baby” — a computerized paint matcher and automated paint mixing machine that should make contractors and homeowners happy.
Meanwhile, Monaghan’s owners Dave and Sharon Newell are seeing business steadily increase in their neighborhood restaurant and pub and are keen on making Woodminster a destination. They’ve even put up a “Welcome to Woodminster” sign at the entrance to the business district. Yes, it also includes an arrow pointing to Monaghan’s, but most people don’t mind a little self-promotion. It’s all part of the plan to put this appealing little shopping district back on the map.
CRIME BEAT: There’s nothing quite as unsettling as stumbling on a burglary in progress. Several readers say they’ve come home to find thieves ransacking — then running from — their houses. In each case the spoils have been laptops and jewelry — easy to grab if they’re out in the open.
What irks reader Kevin Becraft is the lack of police response. After his own home was burglarized in broad daylight, he says he couldn’t get police to show up.
“We finally had to submit a report via the web (which was fortunate that we still had a computer as our other two laptops were part of the items stolen),” he writes.
DIG IT: Come on, guys. We know you like to dig in the dirt, so why aren’t you joining the Hillside Gardeners of Montclair? The women are doing all the work in this 64-year-old organization. By the way, the club’s 2011 Garden Tour is from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 1. Eight great gardens — one more than an acre in size — are being featured, with the ticket proceeds going to horticulture scholarships and community outreach. Call 510-530-1681 or email email@example.com for more.
TIME OUT: My item on the new Freight & Salvage prompted reader Debbie Beck to share her favorite Berkeley nightclub. She says Starry Plough has Sunday night Irish music jams.
“Shay Black organizes them,” she says, “and anyone can bring a fiddle, drum, voice — even dance.” If you’ve never done a jig with a pint in your hand, this is your chance.
And speaking of good times, renowned mixologist Luis Dehora has come up with a winner for the 12th annual Best Martini in the East Bay competition this June at the Lafayette Park Hotel. The Brazilian bartender is entering a pretty-in-pink cocktail he calls “Elegance.” It’s got bubble and blush and the way Luis shakes it is pure poetry.


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Feds president leads by example – Amanda Vaisigano:
Bronwyn Muir’s measurement of success is that her influence moves the farming industry towards a more collaborative, sustainable, profitable, and optimistic future.
The Taranaki Provincial President, dairy farmer and Director of OnFarmSafety New Zealand has spent a lifetime in farming and is passionate about supporting the rural industry.
The success of her business OnFarmSafety NZ has seen her win and be nominated for a number of awards, including most recently at the 2015 Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards. . .
(BusinessDesk) – Forecasts for Fonterra Cooperative Group’s payout to New Zealand farmers this season have tumbled below the company’s estimate following the third consecutive decline in prices on the GlobalDairyTrade platform.
Four of six analysts surveyed by BusinessDesk pulled back their estimates for the payout today, after whole milk powder prices declined 11 percent at last night’s GDT auction, taking the total decline over the past three sessions to 22 percent. Estimates for the payout now range between $4.25-$4.60 per kilogram of milk solids, pulling the top end of the range down from $5.30/kgMS. Fonterra is set to review its current forecast of $4.60/kgMS in early December. . .
Freedom Foods sells remaining stake in milk marketer a2 Milk for A$64 mln – Fiona Rotherham:
(BusinessDesk) – A2 Milk Co’s cornerstone shareholder, Freedom Foods Group, has sold its remaining 10.4 percent stake in the milk marketing company for A$64 million, taking advantage of a surge in the share price.
Sydney-based Freedom Foods sold its remaining shares for 85 Australian cents apiece and will reinvest the proceeds in other investments including a buy-out of oat-based cereal and snack manufacturer Popina and construction of a new UHT processing facility. . .
New Zealand’s five million milking cows are doing a great job of efficiently producing milk, according to the latest 2014-15 dairy statistics released today.
New Zealand cows are producing more milk with more milksolids than 10 years ago.
A cow’s annual average production contained 377 kilograms of milksolids (8.9%) in 2014-15, which is what New Zealand’s dairy farmers are paid for, compared to 308 kilograms (8.6%) in 2004-05.
Cows from North Canterbury are the highest producers. On average each produced 4,706 litres of milk in 2014-15 with 416 kilograms of milksolids. . .
(BusinessDesk) – Scion, the forestry crown research institute, will become the first organisation in New Zealand to fly drones beyond line of sight when it seeks approval under new Civil Aviation Authority rules to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for forest monitoring.
Scion has been conducting publicly and privately funded trials of UAVs for the past three months, including flying along the edge of forests to evaluate tree harvesting and using a UAV with interchangeable remote sensing technology to transmit information on tree health and pests in North and South Island forests.
A Callaghan Innovation-commissioned report last year estimated flying drones out of the operator’s line of sight could provide economic gains of up to $190 million annually to New Zealand’s farming, forestry and energy sectors. More than 440 commercial UAV users are registered on New Zealand’s Airshare website while the consumer drone market is booming. . .
Data released today by the Real Estate Institute of NZ (“REINZ”) shows there were 12 more farm sales (+3.5%) for the three months ended October 2015 than for the three months ended October 2014. Overall, there were 358 farm sales in the three months ended October 2015, compared to 337 farm sales for the three months ended September 2015 (+6.2%), and 346 farm sales for the three months ended October 2014. 1,731 farms were sold in the year to October 2015, 9.9% fewer than were sold in the year to October 2014.
The median price per hectare for all farms sold in the three months to October 2015 was $27,579 compared to $27,547 recorded for three months ended October 2014 (+0.1%). The median price per hectare rose 6.0% compared to September. . .
Potatoes New Zealand has appointed Chris Claridge as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Potatoes New Zealand Inc. Chairman Stuart Wright said he was delighted to welcome Mr Claridge to the organisation, which has a target of doubling New Zealand fresh and processed potato exports by 2025.
“Chris brings a wealth of horticultural, business, leadership and marketing experience to the role,” said Mr Wright. “That will prove invaluable in building on the very good work that has already been done towards achieving our goals of boosting productivity in the sector for the benefit of growers and the New Zealand economy.” . .


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Company News: Wal-Mart, Verizon, Time Warner, Microsoft, News Corp.by
Wal-Mart Stores: Eyeing Amazon’s army of merchants
Wal-Mart Stores is anxious to find ways to compete with Amazon.com’s network of independent merchants, which sell millions of products on the online giant’s website. According to minutes obtained by Bloomberg News from a Feb. 1 officers’ meeting led by U.S. CEO Bill Simon, Walmart considers Amazon’s Marketplace platform the e-tailer’s “number one weapon.” Four years after starting its own version of Marketplace, Walmart has signed up only six outside merchants, compared with Amazon’s 2 million. A Walmart spokesman says its Marketplace “is a big part of our expansion.” The retailer continues to pour capital into physical stores, planning about 130 new supercenters in 2013.
Verizon Communications: Mulling an end to its Vodafone ties
Verizon Communications, eager to increase its control of its wireless joint venture with Vodafone Group, has weighed options that range from buying out Vodafone’s stake to a full merger of the two companies, say people familiar with the situation. Vodafone owns a 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless, the most profitable and fastest-growing major mobile phone company in the U.S. The carrier added a record 2.1 million subscribers last quarter, eclipsing the growth of AT&T and other rivals.
Time Warner: Jettisoning its namesake
Time Warner plans to spin off its Time magazine business into a stand-alone public company, offloading its worst-performing major division. As part of the move, Laura Lang, CEO of Time Inc., will step down. The decision followed Time Warner’s attempt to sell some of its magazines to Meredith, publisher of Better Homes and Gardens, a person familiar with the talks said. In the end, it’s opting to get out of the magazine business altogether and expects the transaction to be completed by yearend. Meredith says it’s open to further talks.
News Corp.: Game on with ESPN
News Corp. will start a national cable sports network named Fox Sports 1 in August, just in time for college football season. The service, which will be available in more than 90 million pay-TV homes, joins a field dominated by Walt Disney’s ESPN. News Corp. has bought rights to air some college football as well as soccer’s World Cup in 2018 and 2022. It also owns at least 20 regional sports networks. Fox and other networks have turned to live programming like sports to draw viewers who can easily record other programs to watch later.
Microsoft: A European fine
Regulators in the European Union fined Microsoft €561 million ($731 million) for violating the terms of a previous settlement to give users a choice of Web browsers in addition to Internet Explorer. The world’s largest software maker agreed in 2009 to offer access to other browsers as part of a settlement to end more than 10 years of EU antitrust investigations. Microsoft acknowledged last July that because of an error, some 28 million computers running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 did not offer a choice of browsers.


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What do a 17th-century European woman and an image-conscious Gen Z-er have in common? For one, both might choose to adorn a blemish mark with a star-shaped sticker.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, women (and sometimes men) bought beauty patches to cover smallpox, syphilis scars, or simply accentuate their pale skin. Today, they’re sold in drugstores across the world to “shrink and shield” acne.
According to “The Cult of Beauty,” a new exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection museum, many contemporary skincare regimes and the beautifying practices of yore are far more similar than we realize. And the show’s curators have cleverly arranged over 200 intriguing items to demonstrate how.
Inside a glass display case, a 2018 red-light therapy “photon” face mask — an at-home treatment that still feels futuristic — sits next to its terrifying predecessor from 1950s Germany. Elsewhere, two jars of foundation, made 2,000 years apart, employ precisely the same marketing strategy: a beautiful woman’s visage etched on the lid. A 1920s hand-held “Punkt-Roller” (a German stomach roller designed to accentuate ab muscles) is paired with an upper-arm cellulite blitzer from 2000s Japan. “It shows how much has changed — and not changed,” curator Janice Li told CNN during a tour of the exhibition.
Li’s thesis reflects the exhibition’s overarching message: that the pursuit of beauty is innately human. By chronicling a wide range of artefacts, the oldest of which date back to Ancient Egypt, it hopes to reframe our perceptions of beauty — from a new-age, vain or superficial phenomenon to something anthropological, historical and inescapable. “We want to take away the labels of ‘frivolous and secondary,’” said Li. “(Beauty) is something we do every day. It’s primary and essential.”
Of course, industry attitudes towards beauty and femininity have shifted dramatically in recent decades. Haunting objects, such as a 1950s “maternity” corset, created to support — and perhaps more importantly, conceal — a baby bump, for example, or a miniature girdle for a Victorian infant, are morbidly fascinating. A “Miss World” board game from 1972 sees players lose points for being “too fat” or having tattoos.
A life-size Barbie doll on display, meanwhile, is bang on trend — though this version stands in stark contrast to Greta Gerwig’s feminist blockbuster. The scaled-up figurine was created by mannequin designer Adel Rootstein in 2009 using Mattel’s original measurements. The doll’s body (including a near-impossible 21-inch waist) is so disproportionate it requires support from steel mounts to stay upright.
But who is this all for? After all, chasing beauty and youth — an instinctive impulse, the show suggests — often ends in disappointment, delusion, sometimes even death. Take, for instance, Diane de Poitiers, who very likely died from drinking liquid gold for its purported rejuvenating and anti-inflammatory properties. An 1841 lithograph of the French noblewoman hangs near the exhibition’s entrance alongside a 24-carat gold facial serum on sale today — a poignant reminder to anyone tempted to mock De Poitiers’ fate.
The exhibition proposes refreshing answers to time-honored beauty industry questions. For those who believe hair and makeup exist purely for the male gaze, a 2009 image of the Brazilian prison beauty pageant “Miss Penetencaria,” taken by photographer Zed Nelson inside an all-female facility in Rio, suggests otherwise. Similarly, research from racial social history academic and author Emma Dabiri speaks to the idea that beauty’s obsession with whiteness came long before Western colonialism. A restored replica of a 7th-century sculpture of a Greek goddess shows her dark hair, painted face and, crucially, white skin. “It was an ideal that was pursued for a long time,” said Li, pointing to a 16th-century Chinese recipe for skin-whitening pearl powder. “This goes back to the association with status. In an agricultural society, as in Chinese culture (at the time), if you were an upper-class lady, you didn’t get out of the house.”
While Li and her colleagues take an unblinking look at what is now a $625-billion industry (the exhibition’s crescendo is another Nelson photo gruesome photo of a patient undergoing a facelift) the show is more a measured celebration than a scathing criticism. A wall of magazine “firsts” — including the first US Vogue cover to feature a Black woman, model Beverly Johnson, who fronted the August 1974 issue, and this year’s Vogue Philippines cover starring an 106-year-old woman, the first centenarian to front any edition of the fashion magazine — are a paper-trail of progress.
So too is a section of the show loaned by the nearby Museum of Transology, an institution dedicated to documenting transgender, non-binary and intersex issues. An array of seemingly mundane cosmetic products from the museum’s collection each come with a touching handwritten memory from their anonymous owner: The first lipstick given to the subject by their sister, in a small gesture of acceptance; the long brown weave hastily grabbed by a victim of intolerance as they were kicked out of the family home, a solitary piece of armor seeking to protect its wearer against gendered violence. Each item reminds visitors of the sometimes essential value of beauty.
“It’s human nature,” said Li. “And it’s serious work.”
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Support Macmillan at World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Businesses, schools and individuals will put on spreads of coffee, tea and cakes this week to raise money for a cancer charity.
Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event takes place on Friday, September 25.
Events are taking place across the area. In Stamford, The Well at Trinity Methodist Church will be open from 10am to midday.
Bluebird Care will welcome people from 11am to 3pm at their offices at 16, Wharf Road. The business held a successful event for the first time last year.
Westside Health and Fitness Club in West Street will host a coffee morning from 10am. There will also be free Zumba and indoor cycling classes at 7.15pm, open to members and non-members.
The parent teacher association at St Augustine’s Primary School in Kesteven Road will host an event at the school from 9am to 11am. And Stamford Free Church in Kesteven Road will welcome visitors from 10am to 11.45am.
Essex Road Sheltered Housing Complex will welcome visitors the following day, on Saturday, September 26. There will be craft stalls and competitions.
M&S in High Street is holding a raffle, which will be drawn on Sunday, September 27. At 12.30pm on September 25 the team, who have donated money to the cause, will splat a cream pie in the face of their chosen manager.
At the Church Centre in Scotgate tea, coffee and homemade cakes will be served from 11am to 4pm. There will also be games.
In the Deepings, the Iron Horse Ranch House, in High Street, Market Deeping, will put its own individual spin on the coffee morning on September 25 by giving it a 1940s theme. Visitors from 9am to midday will be treated to hits from the decade by Rachel Eyre, alongside teas, coffees, cakes, home-made breads, chutneys and jams.
A morning will be held by Deepings Bowling Association at their green in Spalding Road, Deeping St James from 10am to midday. A donation of £1 includes a coffee or tea plus a cake.
In Bourne, R J Scholes Funeral Service in Wherry’s Lane will welcome visitors from 10am on Thursday, September 24. Marketing administrator Ellie Turner said: “Whether its chocolate cake or fruit cake come down and enjoy these tasty treats.”
On September 25 Digby Court care home will hold a coffee morning from 11am. A coffee morning will also be held in Rippingale village hall from 10.30am until 12.30pm on September 25. There will also be a small raffle.
Bourne Methodist Church will be open for coffee and cake from 10am to midday.
In Rutland, the Co-operative Funeralcare in High Street, Oakham, will host a coffee morning from 10am.
South Luffenham village hall will serve coffee, tea and cakes from 10am to midday. Offers of help on the day or cakes, preserves and raffle prizes would be greatly appreciated. Call Sue Geary on 01572 720896.
Barrowden and Wakerley Community Shop, in Wakerley Road, Barrowden, will host a coffee morning from 10am to midday.
The White Lion in Wing will be open from 9.30am, serving teas and coffees. Essendine village hall will also host a coffee morning from 10am to 11.30am.
Easton Garford School in New Road, Easton-on-the-Hill, will welcome visitors from 9.30am. And the White Swan in Harringworth will also host a coffee morning from 10.30am to midday. Cakes and preserves to sell are welcome.
And some people have already held their events. Geraldine Knibbs hosted a coffee morning with stalls at Wittering village hall on Saturday, September 12. Plenty of people turned up to enjoy a drink and a cake, and £1,255 was raised on the day.
Geraldine said: “I want to say thank you to everyone who come and supported us, and to those who helped out.”
Last year a total of £25,102,796 was raised across the UK. If you would like to hold your own coffee morning, visit coffee.macmillan.org.uk or call 0845 602 1246.
E-mail details of your event to firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Apple has posted a new iPhone XR ad entitled, ‘Color Flood’ highlighting the different available iPhone XR colors.
‘Color Flood’ ad is just over a minute long where groups of people are wearing a solid iPhone XR color uniform and running.
In addition to that, iPhone XR ad highlights the six different colors; Black, Blue, Coral, Product(RED), White, Yellow, along with the Green and Purple which are not yet available.
So, take a look at the video below where Apple has beautifully presented the colors of iPhone XR.
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It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of two new Lagoon models: the 40 and 50. Both will be unveiled next Fall. For now, see below the first 3D images of new theses 2 new catamarans and stay connected for further details in the coming months…
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Xiaomi is planning to use its own portal, mi.com, for selling its Mi and Redmi handsets in India in the future. Currently, Xiaomi is doing its trade with help from Flipkart — who, no less, is cashing in on being the exclusive seller by bringing in Flipkart First subscribers a privilege deal — where it’ll sell the Mi4 in India from February 10.
Xiaomi India Head Manu Jain said it would take his company around three to nine months to work out behind-the-scene stuff. We are expecting the Xiaomi to launch its new Mi Note and Mi Note Pro handsets in India six months from now, around July, as has the case been with Mi3 and Mi4, both of which launched in India only six months after hitting the street in China.
So, it’s very much possible that the very first device that you’d buy from mi.com would be your dream-come-true handset, the Mi Note Pro. Currently, the mi.com serves only as informational outlet.
The first sale of Mi4 handsets begins in India on Feb 10, while there is no word available on Redmi 2 launching in India yet. We’re eagerly waiting to hear Xiaomi on when it plans to release its latest two Mi Note handsets in India, but the July release is all we can speculate.
We could also see Xiaomi release its Mini Box and Mi headphone in India, as the Indian market is one big opportunity for the company and it looks keen gain a strong foothold here.


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Say hello to the future. And, probably, goodbye to your job. The robots aren’t coming. They’re here.
When the police send a robot to blow up that mass shooter in Dallas… When drones fight America’s battles abroad and spy on us at home… When the Washington Post uses robots to cover the Olympics… you know times have changed. And I’m not sure the change is for the better.
How do you sustain an economy in which human workers are replaced by automation? Robots don’t buy cars. Robots don’t go out to dinner, watch ball games, attend rock concerts, play video games, buy smart phones…
And (I’m talking to you Jeff Bozos) robots don’t read newspapers. Or buy the goods advertised in newspapers.
Robots don’t need anything that keeps money circulating in a consumer society like America’s.
Of course someone has to build, program and maintain the robots. Human hands keep them in good repair and human eyes oversee their processes.
But you know those jobs will be pitifully few compared with the millions lost to automation. And you know those robots are likely to be made abroad. Americans don’t make stuff any more.
The vast majority of American jobs are either the egghead type, which require advanced degrees, or the kind you get at Macdonald’s, Costco or Walmart.
Americans generally keep those multitudinous dollar bills circulating by waiting on one another, selling stuff (probably made abroad), caring for the sick and injured, or performing some other service. Productive endeavors like farming, fishing and manufacturing are dwindling as globalization takes over.
And no, Donald Trump can’t fix that – alone or with his team of big shot businessmen. There is no magic wand for him to wave.
To survive in the age of automation, America must hope that “the next big thing” keeps coming, that homegrown entrepreneurs keep brainstorming innovations ahead of the rest of the world. Innovations like the Internet.
The most effective thing the new President – and Congress – could do is to encourage research and development, promote higher education and stimulate experimentation.
Hillary is betting on green energy. And that could be the answer – if America develops a way to produce cheap, abundant alternative energy ahead of countries like China (which is eagerly pursuing that goal).
The dumbest thing in the world would be to try and revive the demand for coal (as Trump promises to do).
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Technically Incorrect: An Uber driver is subjected to racially tinged, angry invective from an NYPD officer, while a passenger films the whole thing.
The next version of the Surface is meant to compete with midtier tablets priced around $500. But does it deliver too little, too late?
With Todoed, you can create to-do list items by simply highlighting and right-clicking on text in Chrome.
New application is designed to help users perform Office-related tasks on devices running Microsoft's OS for smartphones. Is this Bill Gates' "Personal Agent" project?
Access your favorite apps, contacts and websites with just a swipe and a tap.
CNET editor Dong Ngo creates an object with the DeeGreen 3D printer from be3D that he believes will make him happy at night. The question is will it also make you happy?
In the great American tradition of weird political stunts comes the 8-bit video game "Giopi: 2014 Mission Majority."
Some officials at the spy agency reportedly felt the phone record collection program was too costly and offered little benefit in the fight against terrorism.
Biology-inspired robotics company Festo has revealed its latest animal robots -- cooperative ants and lightweight butterflies.
Twitter has added a new feature that allows victims of harassment to create a full report of a harassing Tweet with just a mouse click.


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Consumer sentiment in November
According to the latest data released on November 22, the US Consumer Sentiment Index was at 98.5 in November 2017. It was much higher compared to consumer sentiment data of 93.8 in November 2016. In October 2017, the index also rose significantly to 100.7—up from 87.2 in the same month in 2016, which showed optimism.
US Consumer Sentiment Index data are reported on a monthly basis. The data are compiled by Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan. The survey consists of at least 500 telephone interviews with a cross-section of consumers in the US.
Investors should be aware of recent trends in consumer sentiment because it reflects consumers’ views towards the country’s economic conditions.
Was it positive for autos?
The existing trend in the US Consumer Sentiment Index can be seen in the above chart. Currently, the index data reflect a strongly positive trend. The data are near the highest level since January 2004. Interestingly, the index fell to 93.4 in July 2017 after posting a high of 98.5 in January. However, the data have recovered in recent months.
When the US Consumer Sentiment Index is high, it’s positive for auto sales’ future. It keeps auto investors’ hopes alive that auto sales could rise in the future.
In 2016, major automakers (FXD) including General Motors (GM), Ford (F), Toyota (TM), and Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) benefited from a positive trend in US auto sales. In 2017, US truck and utility vehicle sales have increased on a year-over-year basis.
Next, we’ll take a look at recent industrial production data.


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Fitbit release the 'Surge' smartwatch
With the ability to receive calls and texts
Mainstream wearable tech company Fitbit has recently released its latest product: the Fitbit Surge.
It has moved on from the brand's usual format of fitness monitors, with the new Surge incorporating a smartwatch design that features built-in GPS tracking to update the user on their pace, distance, routes and elevation.
Other new features include a heart-rate monitor and calorie counter, which is always useful, plus the interesting new ability to receive calls and texts, and control the music on your phone whilst on the move.
The Surge will be compatible with iOS, Android and Windows Phone, and available online at Fitbit.com soon.


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Below is a press release from Wilmington-based Heilind Electronics:
WILMINGTON, MA — Heilind Electronics (Heilind), a leading global distributor of electronic components, was recently recognized with the Best Performance in the Americas award by Amphenol, one of the world’s largest providers of high-technology interconnect, sensor, and antenna solutions. This distinction is given to the distributor who demonstrates the highest point-of-sale growth in a region throughout the calendar year.
The award was presented to Heilind executives by Amphenol CEO Adam Norwitt at the company’s annual VIP Dinner and Awards Ceremony held on May 11th in Las Vegas, Nevada during the Electronic Distribution Show. This is the fourth time in the last seven years that Heilind has earned the Amphenol award.
“This achievement is a result of the efforts of our dedicated team members – from sales to our warehouses,” said Alan Clapp, Senior Vice President at Heilind. “To again be acknowledged amongst Amphenol’s many distributors is a reflection of our ongoing commitment and dedication to innovation, supply chain integrity, and service excellence.”
As an authorized distributor for more than two dozen Amphenol divisions, Heilind is one of the manufacturer’s leading distributors globally.
About Heilind Electronics
Heilind Electronics, Inc. (https://www.heilind.com) is one of the world’s leading distributors of connectors, relays, sensors, switches, thermal management and circuit protection products, terminal blocks, wire and cable, wiring accessories, and insulation and identification products. Founded in 1974, Heilind has locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China.
Amphenol Corporation (http://www.amphenol.com) is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors, and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. These solutions are used in a multitude of high-growth markets, including automotive, broadband communications, commercial aerospace, industrial, data communications, and military.
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A Tulsa, Okla.-based bank is inserting a crypto purchasing feature into its mobile banking app.
Vast Bank (formerly Valley National Bank) has been testing customer purchases of crypto with money from their bank accounts throughout the first half of the year and is now ready to have customers buy bitcoin and seven other cryptocurrencies in the same place that they check account balances.
“You’ve probably seen the surveys that have said 60% of folks that haven’t engaged with crypto yet are saying they would like to, but they’d like to do it through their bank,” Vast CEO Brad Scrivner said. “I believe that crypto is going to essentially become this feature within banking.”
Recently, more banks and fintech companies doing business with banks have been developing crypto-related products that would help these institutions capture the assets that would otherwise go to exchanges. Vast’s total assets at the end of the first quarter were $783 million. By comparison, JP Morgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank by assets, has $3.2 trillion in assets.
In February, Vast Bank began allowing some customers to buy cryptocurrencies with money from their bank accounts , and now customers will be able to see their crypto account balances together with their fiat account balances.
Taking advantage of interpretative letters from former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks last year, the bank has chosen


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WASHINGTON, July 13, 2015 – A United Nations standard-setting body for food safety has issued new guidance that the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says could lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in increased exports of American pork products.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission on Saturday released draft guidelines for dealing with trichinae, a parasite with a calculated prevalence of 1-in-300 million in the U.S. commercial swine herd. Despite the low occurrence rate, many countries still test fresh chilled U.S. pork for the parasite, and some other countries will only accept frozen or cooked pork as a way to try to avoid the parasite.
In a release, Ron Prestage, president of the National Pork Producers Council, said the new guidance “will greatly increase confidence in the safety of pork and protect consumer health while facilitating trade . . . In turn, that will help us get more high-value U.S. pork to foreign destinations.”
Many concerns about trichinae are founded on information from 70 or more years ago. According to a fact sheet from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the parasite was much more prevalent in the 1930s and 1940s. At the turn of the 20th century, estimates conservatively put the rate of infection in U.S. pigs at 2.5 percent, and a 1943 National Institute of Health report found that one out of every six people – 16.2 percent – were infected.
But changes in the industry have led to positive cases becoming almost non-existent. Moving away from feeding pigs raw garbage in the 1950s and improving biosecurity and hygiene standards in pork production have contributed to prevalence in pigs dropping from about 600 cases in one recorded year in the 1930s to zero cases in 1996. Some cases are still reported in humans but they can be attributed to eating bear or other game meats.
“Despite the fact that trichinae is rare in today's industry, pork still suffers from its legacy,” the fact sheet said. “Today, the trichinae issue is a question of perception versus reality. Dramatic declines in prevalence in pigs and the extremely low numbers of cases in humans are largely unrecognized by domestic consumers who still raise questions about ‘worms in pork’.”
According to the NPPC, the guidance approved by the Codex commission allows countries to establish a negligible risk “compartment,” which must include controlled management conditions for swine herds, ongoing verification of the status of the compartment and a response plan for deviations from negligible risk status. Two years of data collection verifying negligible risk levels through slaughter surveillance, which consists of random sampling, is required to establish a compartment. Once established, a compartment can be monitored through on-farm audits, surveillance at slaughter or a combination of both.
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We have invested substantial resources in our patented technology, and we filed this suit against Market Leader to protect that investment.
-- Randall Kaplan, CEO, Listingbook
Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) August 20, 2013
Listingbook LLC has announced that it has filed a lawsuit to protect a key patent that is at the core of its collaborative online real estate offering.
The action, filed against Market Leader, Inc., in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of North Carolina, alleges infringement of Listingbook’s U.S. Patent No. 7,454,355. The process governed by this patent -- which covers a method and system for providing real estate information on a computer network – was developed and implemented well more than a decade ago by Bob and Joan Milman, a Triad, N.C.-based husband-and-wife team that was deeply involved in the residential real estate business and saw a genuine opportunity to transform the way agents service their clients, exchange information and collaborate on their search activities.
The result of their grassroots efforts is embodied in Listingbook, which today counts more than 180,000 real estate agents and more than 1.5 million of their clients and prospects among its users.
“Bob and Joan realized that their online system represented a very special way for agents and clients to search and collaborate, and to develop their relationships,” said Randall Kaplan, CEO of Listingbook. “We brought this lawsuit because we believe Market Leader’s system infringes on the client management and collaborative search modules that are at the heart of Bob and Joan’s vision.”
Market Leader – through its Market Leader Professional product -- provides a competitive online customer relationship management system which not only is a direct infringement of the ‘355 patent, but also actively induces its customers to infringe through their use of the system.
Listingbook’s action -- Case No. 1:2013cv00583 -- seeks monetary damages for past infringement as well as a permanent injunction against future infringement by Market Leader and its customers.
“We have invested substantial resources in our patented technology, and we filed this suit against Market Leader to protect that investment,” Kaplan said.
Listingbook LLC, based in Greensboro, N.C., provides an online technology platform and patented client management system that allows real estate brokers and agents to provide buyers and sellers with the best search experience, including: complete and up-to-the-minute MLS data and public records, while enabling agents to view their client’s search activities and collaborate with them. Designed to complement the Multiple Listing Service, Listingbook gives consumers all the information they want and makes buying or selling a home easier, more efficient and more enjoyable.


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Amazon urged to stop selling face recognition technology to law enforcement
Sara Ashley O'Brien and Kaya Yurieff
(CNN Money) -- More than two dozen civil rights organizations are calling on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to stop selling its facial recognition technology to the government, according to a letter made public Tuesday by the ACLU.
The technology, called Rekognition, uses artificial intelligence to identify the objects, people, scenes, and more from images or videos. An Amazon executive touted public safety as a "common use case" for the technology in one presentation. For example, it can be used by law enforcement to recognize and track suspects or "persons of interest" in real time.According to Amazon's website, later versions of the tool can identify up to 100 of the largest faces in an image, meaning it can pull out faces from a crowd.
While Amazon may be marketing the technology as a way for law enforcement to more easily catch criminals, civil rights organizations worry it could infringe on privacy rights and be used to target vulnerable populations.
The 41 activist groups and entities that cosigned the letter, which include the ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Freedom of the Press Foundation and Human Rights Watch, say the tech "is primed for abuse in the hands of governments."
"This product poses a grave threat to communities, including people of color and immigrants, and to the trust and respect Amazon has worked to build," the letter reads. "People should be free to walk down the street without being watched by the government. Facial recognition in American communities threatens this freedom."
Through the Freedom of Information Act, the ACLU obtained emails between Amazon employees and local law enforcement about the facial recognition technology and its usage.
In email correspondence between Amazon and one customer, the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Oregon,the department said it has roughly 300,000 images uploaded to Rekognition, most of which were from security cameras or pictures provided by citizens.
The Washington County Sheriff's office said it was using Rekognition to search and identify unknown theft suspects, unconscious or deceased individuals, people of interest who don't have identification, and leads for possible witnesses and accomplices, according to an email obtained by the ACLU.
Deputy Jeff Talbot, public information officer at Washington County Sheriff's Office, said in an email to CNNMoney that the technology has been in use for over a year. "During that time, [we] have been transparent and forthcoming so the local public knows what it is, and equally importantly, what it is not."
He said "a facial recognition match alone, no matter the percentage match, does not establish probable cause to arrest a suspect" and added images used by the system are ones that have been legally obtained. The sheriff's office pays between $6 and $12 per month to use the service.
"The Sheriff's Office does not use the technology for mass and/or real time surveillance. In fact, state law and our policy prohibits it for such use," he added.
In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson said, "Amazon requires that customers comply with the law and be responsible when they use [Amazon Web Services]. When we find that AWS services are being abused by a customer, we suspend that customer's right to use our services."
The spokesperson stressed that the technology can be used for many other purposes. For instance, it was used to identify guests attending the Royal Wedding last weekend.
"Our quality of life would be much worse today if we outlawed new technology because some people could choose to abuse the technology," the spokesperson added.
Amazon, which announced the tech in November 2016 for customers of its cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services, has publicly disclosed that Rekognition customers include the city of Orlando, Florida, as well as the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Oregon.
In Orlando, the technology is being used to search for "people of interest" in real time using surveillance footage throughout the city.
Orlando Police said it is not using the technology in an investigative capacity or in any public spaces "at this time."
"The purpose of a pilot program such as this, is to address any concerns that arise as the new technology is tested. Any use of the system will be in accordance with current and applicable law," spokespeople for the department said.
Amazon's promotional materials previously recommended law enforcement use Rekognition to identify people in police body camera footage, the ACLU said in a post. "The company removed mention of police body cameras from its site after the ACLU raised concerns in discussions with Amazon," according to the ACLU.
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Semiconductor distributor Rutronik Elektronishche Bauelemente has launched its new line of RUTRONIK SMART devices. The products consist of selected sensors, wireless components, micro-controllers, power management, and safety solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. RUTRONIK SMART focuses on four different markets: lifestyle, home comfort, healthcare, and safety. In terms of smart technology, lifestyle includes wearables and other sports and fitness applications; home comfort includes automated lighting and heating control; health care covers patient monitoring; and safety regards surveillance and alarm system.
The IoT market represents one of the fastest-growing industries in the electronics supply chain. A recent report predicts the IoT and machine-to-machine communications industry to grow nearly 25% over the next five years.
Rutronik’s SMART devices are able to globally exchange and process data through mobile radio, Wi-Fi, and smartphones. The applications can also record the environment—which RURTONIK SMART does through sensors like MEMS sensors, acceleration and pressure sensors, gyroscopes, microphones, magnetometers, and sensor hubs. Additionally, the SMART devices are coordinated by a microcontroller through products from STMicroelectronics, Microchip, Rensas, and Epson. The solutions are energy-efficient and safe. The products are also completed with components including switches, cabled connectivity, special plug-in connectors, and sockets.


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62% of Firms Boosting Sustainable Packaging Investment
A new report shows that the European packaging industry is shifting the balance of materials it plans to use in the future and investing in more sustainable options.
“Sustainable Packaging in Europe: the drive for change” is being launched today at the Rethinking Materials Innovation and Investment Summit in London by material technologies business Aquapak.
Aquapark says the report’s research was carried out by research company Pure Profile with 150, 50 in each market, sustainability and packaging experts across the UK, Italy, and Germany in March 2023.
The results reveal that 62% of respondents expect their company to increase its budgets for investing in sustainable packaging materials over the next five years, with a further 23% expecting to see budgets increase “dramatically”.
In the study, 83% of respondents said they expect to increase the use of multi-material across their product portfolios, and 72% said they will make more use of paper over the next five years. While 69% and 65% anticipate greater use of new polymers, such as PVOH and bioplastics respectively, in their packaging materials. The trends are similar over ten years.
The data shows the use of polyethene is set to see a decline over the next five years, with 45% of respondents seeking to use less of the material across their product portfolios.
Featured Article: The Future of Sustainable Packaging: Embracing Eco-Friendly Solutions
The survey found that product protection is a “key feature” when assessing the most important attributes of packaging materials used. Barrier properties, extending the shelf life and functionality – ease of use for the end-consumer, were regarded as more important than recyclability.
Commenting on the findings, Mark Lapping, Chief Executive Officer, Aquapak, said: “Our research shows that the European packaging industry is moving towards more sustainable materials such as paper and new polymers as they focus on the circular economy.
“However, it is also clear that the job packaging has to do is paramount, with product protection and functionality a priority. The good news is that new barrier film technologies exist, offering both performance and environmental responsibility at scale.”
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China Tariffs: Import Surge Filling Warehouses to Capacity
August 23, 2019
As importers are finding ways around the tariffs, warehouses are now filling up to capacity, posing a new problem for importers, according to this article from The Supply Chain Brain, Tariff Fears Caused US Import Surge. Now Warehouses Are Full.
One of the largest warehouse complexes near the Long Beach Port near Los Angeles is finding itself reaching only 1-2% available space. This is due to the fact that importers have pushed for early deliveries, causing an import surge, and now warehouses are nearly full.
The import surge has been caused by many having imported their goods early to avoid paying impending tariffs, which means warehouses are now filled up, holding stock until is time to stock the shelves with these seasonal items. E-commerce has also contributed to the scarce space as it continues to grow.
Many are running out of options as the December deadline approaches, when the next wave of 10% tariffs take effect on $300b worth of imports from China. Because storage space is strained, importers are now concerned that they are running out of options. According to the article, sellers have accumulated inventory at an increased rate of 7.9% annually. The quickest in 6 years.
While stockpiling inventory and “front-loading” shipments in order to avoid tariffs has saved many importers a lot of money, millions even, it’s proving to be only a short term solution. A slow-down in trade with China has made way for an increase in imports from other Asian countries, like Vietnam. This was the case before this administration and the imposed tariffs, but these circumstances may accelerate the increased imports from other countries as a long term solution. Now that importers are running out of room to bring in their imports early and store them, they are asking themselves the real questions – Like “Can we import from other sources?”
Stability and predictability make it easier to have “just in time” inventory, but the tariff disruption has forced importers to play it safe and increase inventory.We’ve offered many solutions to avoid or soften the blow of tariffs in the past. And we maintain our stance on this US-China trade issue – China will continue to be the world’s factory.
However, the issue of tariffs creates an opportunity for the strong importers to thrive and strengthen their supply chain because of these tariffs; Those that are smart will use them to negotiate better pricing, secure their competitive edge, and explore other options to offset the cost of tariffs.
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A long forgotten community of mobile users with little interest in touch screens, apps and 4G networks are quietly paying around $1.7 billion per year to telcos more focused on wooing high spending smartphone users.
This was a core finding of Roy Morgan Research’s latest telecommunications study. The data also found that more than 4.3 million over 14 years of age still have a main personal mobile phone with no computer-like functionality to download apps.
This group still represents more than 25 per cent of mobile phone consumers and 17 per cent of the national expenditure on consumer-pays mobile phone services, Roy Morgan Research said.
Just over half of these non-smart mobile owners have a pre-paid service and they spend on average of around $26 per month, or just $8 less than the average pre-paid smartphone user.
The average post-paid non-smart mobile owner spend $41 per month and while smartphone users spend $20 or more, this often includes repayment of their smart and expensive handset, the research firm said.
Overall, non-smart mobile owners in the six months to December last year spent $686 million on pre-paid services and $1036 on post-paid – making around 15 calls per week and sending 14 text messages.
The majority (67 per cent) of non-smart phone owners said they had no intention to upgrade their handset, and a similar number had owned their phone for four years or less and either chose or were given a non-smart phone.
One in nine had used their current handset for 10 years or more.
Tim Martin, general manager – media at Roy Morgan said in a statement: “As providers create offerings and deals that appeal only to consumers hankering for the iPhone 6, HTC One M9 or Samsung Galaxy S6 on a 4G network with big data allowance, there’s $1.7 billion up for grabs in 2015 from Australians who just want to use their current phone as a phone.”
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Ivory Coast will be the first country on the African continent where Arla Foods registers an actual address. From the new address, sachets of Dano® milk powder from the Arla site Akafa in Denmark will be packed and sold in collaboration wit
Arla’s Board of Directors is proposing that the British supplier group, Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP), through its investment arm Milk Partnership Limited, should become co-owners of Arla Foods from 1 January 2014. The aim being to str
Arla Foods amba has agreed to sell its Crediton Dairy milk drinks business to a management buy-out team led by former Milk Link chief executive Neil Kennedy and former Milk Link group finance director Tim Smiddy.
During 2013, Arla will invest in a number of dairy expansions and new facilities in order to increase global production of its most profitable products. Arla also intends to increase efficiencies within production while also reducing its e
Growth and efficiencies characterised the first half of 2012. Major agreements have paved the way for significant opportunities for Arla in Germany, the UK and China, and previous mergers and acquisitions have delivered efficiencies across
Biostime International Holdings Limited, a premium provider of high-end pediatric nutritional and baby care products in China has signed a 10-year Financing and Supply Agreement with Arla Foods.
China is the fastest growing dairy market in the world and has over 1.3 billion consumers. Now Arla Foods is looking to strengthen its presence on the Chinese market by signing agreements with China’s leading dairy company China Mengniu
Following the European Commissions’ approval of the plant stevia as sweetener in foods, Arla Foods in the Netherlands is the first to launch a zero per cent fat, low calorie yoghurt drink on the market without any artificial sweeteners.
Arla Foods in Sweden today announces that it is acquiring cheese company Falbygdens Ost from the food company Atria Scandinavia. The acquisition is in line with Arla’s strategy to drive its premium cheese segment. The acquisition is subject
Arla reviews an eventful year in the official Annual Report 2010. The report is now online.
The Boards of Milko and Arla are proposing a merger of the two dairy cooperatives. Milko’s financial situation is critical and Milko has therefore contacted Arla with a view to investigating the possibility of a merger.
Hansa-Milch Mecklenburg-Holstein eG and the Scandinavian company Arla Foods amba are set to merge.


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GBP/USD posted slight gains last week, as the pair rose for a fourth consecutive week. The upcoming week has four releases. Here is an outlook for the highlights and an updated technical analysis for GBP/USD.
In the UK, Public Sector Net Borrowing rose to GBP 31.0 billion in May, up from GBP 27.3 billion. The Confederation of British Industry Realized Sales index posted a second straight gain after a long streak of declines. The May reading of 18 was slightly down from the previous read of 20.
BoE member Gertjan Vlieghe suggested that a rate hike could be on the table as soon as early next year. This sent the pound sharply higher on Thursday.
In the US, Conference Board Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence held steady in May, at 117.2. This was down marginally from 117.5 in April. Second-estimate GDP for the first quarter came in unchanged at 6.4%, confirming the initial reading.
Unemployment claims fell to a new post-Covid low of 406 thousand, down from 444 thousand. Durable goods orders disappointed with a read of -1.3% in April, its second decline in three months. The PCE index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, jumped to 3.6% in April, up from 2.2%. This could lift the US dollar if investors believe that the Fed will re-evaluate whether to taper QE sooner rather than later.


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In theory Apple Pay sounds like a great idea considering how many iPhone users there are. However not all retailers have hopped on board and understandably so given that they would need to pay for transaction fees. Instead what some, such as Walmart, have done, is launch their own mobile payments system.
Target appears to be testing in-store Apple Pay in San Francisco, limited to app-only elsewhere
While Apple Pay is slowly gaining widespread adoption from retailers everywhere, one notable holdout has been Target. According to a handful of shoppers at a Target store in San Francisco, however, the retailer could be testing Apple Pay support at its physical locations.


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Media Voices Podcast: Minute Media founder Asaf Peled on taking an Israeli media brand global
Updated: Mar 30, 2020
By Chris Sutcliffe, Esther Kezia Thorpe, & Peter Houston
The following podcast originally appeared on Media Voices.
On this week’s episode, Asaf Peled, founder and CEO of Minute Media (home to 90min, 12up, Mental Floss and more) takes us through the importance of community to its brands, making well-loved print brands work digitally, and the outlook for digital media more generally. He also discusses the complexities of managing both the tech and media sides of the business, and their acquisition of Peter’s favorite brand Mental Floss.


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HUNDREDS of Rolls-Royce and Bentley workers will be spending Christmas on a three-day week.
The decision was taken after the terrorist attacks in America slashed sales in the US by 60%.
Bosses at the car plant in Pym's Lane at Crewe said that 800 production workers would be put on a shortened week from October 29 until after the New Year.
Some 41 temporary workers have also lost their jobs at the luxury car firm.
All 2,500 workers will also face an extended Christmas shutdown until January 7 - five days later than normal.
The news is a bitter blow for the workforce which had been riding high with soaring Bentley sales and the prospect of major expansion next year.
Spokeswoman Deborah Risby said: 'Our sales are down in the US since the events of September 11 and, as a result we will be reducing the hours of around 800 production staff.
'The events have had a severe affect on sales in the US, in particular, which alone accounts for 45% of our sales.
'The attacks have hit confidence in buying luxury products and sales in America have been down 60% since September 11.
'But we do believe it is a short-term reaction and that customer confidence will return.
'Unfortunately, we have also had to lay off some temporary workers, although around 150 had been taken on full-time before this.
'Our workers are very intelligent people and they realise that we have got to protect the future. They are being very positive about it. It's a unique world situation which no one could have expected. We have had to take this difficult decision to cope with it.
'However, we operate a time management system which allows staff to make up missed hours when business picks up. So staff will continue to receive full pay for the foreseeable future.'
Miss Risby added: 'We will launch our mid-range Bentley model within the next two years and we need to begin preparing for that. We are confident the new product will rule out further cuts to hours.'


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CHICAGO (WLS) -- No matter how much parents try to keep up with the latest apps and gadgets, many get left in the digital dust. The constantly changing technology can have parents worried about their kids getting addicted, detached, or distracted.
A new book is addressing these issues. It's called "Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World." The book offers concrete and practical advice on helping kids navigate friendship and identity issues that are common among new texters, gamers and social media users. Author, Devorah Heitner, PhD, says it's important to set boundaries and be open with your children. She joined ABC 7 Eyewitness News to talk about the best ways to navigate the digital world with your kids.
Raising Digital Natives
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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its position in shares of HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) by 8.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 55,870 shares of the computer maker’s stock after selling 5,230 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in HP were worth $1,086,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of HPQ. Claybrook Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of HP by 367.8% during the fourth quarter. Claybrook Capital LLC now owns 1,235 shares of the computer maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 971 shares during the last quarter. Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of HP by 1,760.0% during the first quarter. Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. now owns 1,302 shares of the computer maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 1,232 shares during the last quarter. Sontag Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of HP during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Gradient Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of HP by 331.6% during the first quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 1,394 shares of the computer maker’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 1,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Athena Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of HP during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. 79.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
In other HP news, CEO Dion J. Weisler sold 36,799 shares of HP stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total value of $735,980.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Shares of HPQ opened at $19.02 on Friday. HP Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.06 and a twelve month high of $27.08. The company has a market capitalization of $29.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.38.
HP (NYSE:HPQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 27th. The computer maker reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.52. HP had a negative return on equity of 216.97% and a net margin of 7.15%. The company had revenue of $14.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.81 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.48 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that HP Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 12th will be issued a $0.1602 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 11th. HP’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.68%.
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The public war of words between General Semiconductor, Inc.and Vishay Intertechnology Inc. escalated Wednesday over Vishay's proposed takeover offer of the company, with General Semiconductor accusing its suitor of coercion.
An open letter from General Semiconductor CEO Ronald Ostertag to Vishay CEO Felix Zandman noted that its board "carefully considered and, ultimately, rejected that proposal and sees no reason to reconsider their determination.
"Furthermore, we have spoken to most of our major stockholders, and they do support the Board's approach and its rejection of your proposal. Simply stated, your proposal was considered and rejected."
On Tuesday, Zandman issued an open letter to the board of General Semiconductor, warning that it was prepared to propose an alternate slate of directors to General Semiconductor's board who would be willing to consider the buyout offer.
That letter also mentioned the allegation that General Semiconductor's trench MOSFET devices infringe on Vishay's patents, and that Vishay would take "all required action" to protect those patents.
Today, General Semiconductor responded that, "your patent infringement allegation is disruptive and appears self-serving. We find the timing of this non-specific, unsubstantiated allegation and its inclusion in your letter regarding our rejection of your proposal an attempt to be coercive. We are not aware of any patent infringement issue."
The letter concluded that, "Our Board continues to be committed to maximizing value for its stockholders and acting in the best interests of General Semiconductor, its stockholders, employees and other constituencies."


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New Look fashions French tie-up
Tell your daughters not to go hunting for New Look stores on their next trip to France. The British-owned fashion retailer is merging its French operations with bigger rival Mim and scrapping the New Look brand there.
New Look, which has 27 shops in northern France, has not reached critical mass in the country since launching in 1988. The French outlets last year made an £800,000 loss on sales of £10.1m.
Under the deal, Mim and New Look France will be put together in a holding company called New Mim, which will own 117 stores across the country selling discount womenswear and accessories. The New Look shops will be refitted under the Mim fascia. The British group will pay up to £9.5m for a 51% stake in the combined company.
Stephen Sunnucks, who took over as chief executive after previous boss Jim Hodkinson was sacked over a now-infamous bottom-patting incident, said: 'This is a great opportunity to develop the French business and focus my management team on the UK.'
New Look would control the new company, he stressed, with four of its directors on the board alongside three members of the Amzallag family, which currently owns Mim.
Sunnucks said that he wants to see his company's British store space increase by 90% over the next five years.
Sunnucks also said that New Look would not start its sale this season until after Christmas, adding that it was too early to comment on trading for the festive period.
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Clumsily called 'The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron', it's a two-seater plug-in electric rear-wheel drive sports car that is currently a concept but could easily evolve into the much-touted R4, the little brother to the sensational R8.
And the Porsche link? Well, with the Stuttgart sports car specialist now very much ensconced within the VW family alongside Audi, the expectation is the R4 and the next generation Porsche Boxster/Cayenne will share technical underpinnings.
The e-tron's positioning of its lithium-ion batteries behind the seats suggests an internal combustion engine would fit in the same space, replicating the Boxster's mid-engined rear-wheel drive layout.
It's a proposition Audi management board member Michael Dick was careful not to dismiss - or confirm - when quizzed by Drive shortly after the car's reveal on Audi's Detroit show stand.
When asked whether the e-tron could potentially share its architecture with future versions of Porsche's Boxster, Audi were noncommittal.
"Maybe," he replied, "but I don't know at this time. We have no decision at this time. But it could be an interpretation for a little brother to our R8."
Dick insisted that no decision had been made to build the stunning little coupe, which measures up at 3.93m long, 1.78m wide and just 1.22m tall. It is constructed using Audi's signature aluminium space-frame with panels made from fibre-reinforced plastic and weighs just 1350kg, including almost 400kg of batteries.
Audi revealed a larger all-wheel drive e-tron at the Frankfurt show last September, and has since declared its intention to produce at least 100 cars in 2012. Might not the same happen to the Detroit car?
"We have no decision at this time, perhaps when the interest from people is so big we will think about it," he said. "Right now it is only a concept and study for the engineers."
There's another issue here to consider as well. Audi rarely shows a concept it doesn't intend to build, and the German marque has been rolling out a plethora of models to fill every possible niche over the last few years. It plans to launch eight new cars in 2010 and drive sales back over the 1 million mark as it inexorably closes in on luxury rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
The e-tron's two electric motors (one for each rear wheel) produce a combined 150kW and a staggering 2650Nm, accelerating the car from 0-100km/h in just 5.9 secs and on to a speed-limited 200km/h. The large 45kWh battery pack delivers a range up to 250km, but recharging on 230 volts takes up to 11 hours.
The Detroit e-tron's chassis employs a rear-wheel drive version of the Frankfurt e-tron's torque vectoring system to control its massive torque. Other technical highlights include an electro-mechanical brake system with energy recovery.
Audi aims to develop the e-tron brand like it has quattro and TDI.


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Lyons Township High School automotive teacher Jordan Engelhardt is a finalist for the first-ever SEMA-NACAT Show Instructor Award.
From an article on the Chicago Tribune website:
Congratulations to Lyons Township High School automotive teacher Jordan Engelhardt for being named a finalist in the first-ever Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) – North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT) Show Instructor Award.
Engelhardt was selected as one of three finalists, who will be flown out to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this November. He will be recognized at the SEMA Show Student Program welcome lunch, where the top application will be revealed. The top applicant will receive complimentary registration to the 2017 NACAT Conference. The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws more than 100,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries.
Click HERE to read the entire article about automotive teacher Jordan Engelhardt on the Chicago Tribune website.


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Global leader in payments technology Visa has launched a new initiative to equip Indian fintechs solve the payment and commerce challenges of future.
‘Visa Everywhere Initiative – Inspiring Indian Fintech’ is a leading global innovation program for identifying and collaborating with fintechs to produce cutting-edge solutions to digital payment challenges, in addition to enhancing their product propositions and providing visionary payment solutions for Visa’s vast network of partners, said a release.
Under the initiative, the fintechs, both startups and later-stage, will work on themes that address the roadblocks to higher adoption of digital payments in India. These range from growing digital payment awareness and usage beyond metros to increasing access to credit or scaling commercial payments.
TR Ramachandran, Group Country Manager for India & South Asia, Visa said, “India has the second highest global fintech adoption rate in the world. Fintechs are putting new payment experiences into the hands of consumers and businesses every day. Through the Visa Everywhere Initiative, we seek to empower promising Indian fintechs that aim to make a difference to the way India pays.
Payment innovation in India is accelerating at breakneck speed and we believe that providing a platform to, and collaborating with, fintechs through the VEI will help bring solutions to the market that enhance the consumer and merchant payment experiences of tomorrow,” he said.
Visa will be accepting applications for the Visa Everywhere Initiative from eligible startups starting November 13, 2019 until December 25, 2019. Besides engaging with fintechs through roadshows in Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Sambalpur and Hyderabad from December 2 to December 11, 2019, the programme gives fintechs a chance to be mentored by experts from Visa. Shortlisted fintechs will have the opportunity to showcase their proposed solutions to an expert panel in March, based on which the winners will be announced.


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Barclays Boosts Pingit with B2C Payment Feature (Nov. 20, 2013)
Adding another dimension to mobile payments, Barclays has retooled its Pingit mobile payment app to enable large firms to send funds for insurance claims, utility refunds and other corporate payments directly to consumers. Barclays this week announced that the service, which aims to cut business-to-consumer payout costs by eliminating the need to mail checks or exchange bank account or card data, is available to all U.K. residents 16 and older with bank accounts and mobile phone numbers who download the Pingit app, even if they’re not Barclays account holders.
Barclays launched Pingit in February 2012 as a P2P tool for users to send money to anyone with a mobile phone and bank account, regardless of the financial institution. Funds recipients that have not signed up for Pingit receive a text message notifying them of how to register and receive payment. Pingit’s latest feature harnesses Barclays’ existing File Gateway channel so corporations may send electronic payments to Pingit accounts. CEGA Group, a global marketer of travel insurance and emergency services, already has signed on to use Pingit as an option for delivering funds owed to consumers.
Pingit is free to download from the Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World and Android. Pingit has been downloaded more than 2 million times since its launch, according to Barclays.


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Dnevnik on Slovenia's Inflation
Ljubljana, 4 November - Slovenia's inflation has been frozen between 7 to 7.5 percent annually for nearly six months. On one side that is good, as for a while at the beginning of the year it seemed that consumer prices could grow even beyond the psychological barrier of ten percent. On the other hand, inflation, firmly anchored above seven percent for the last six months, awakes concern that it will not come down to the wanted and EU-comparable four percent relatively soon, contemplates Monday's issue of daily Dnevnik.
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GoPro has officially announced its VR camera system, which uses a six-camera array to capture images in 360 degrees. The company announced the new VR camera system on stage at the Recode Code conference by GoPro CEO Nick Woodman.
The company will be offering up the GoPro Six-Camera Spherical Solution which takes 6 x GoPro Hero4 units, which all capture high-resolution images and video in 360 degrees. The company has plans to sell the six-camera solution in the second half of 2015, with a price of over $3000. GoPro was reportedly in development of a VR system in concept only, but when Facebook acquired Oculus VR last year, the company put its VR camera system into motion.
Woodman said: "VR is going to be popular just based on gaming alone. But for VR to be appealing to non-gamers it's going to need content. It's going to need photo and video content, and GoPro is positioned better than anyone in the world".
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GTA 5 It is one of the few video games that has managed to maintain continuity in three generations of consoles. It arrived in 2013 on Xbox 360 and PS3, and on March 15 the version with improved graphics will be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
Several years have passed since its original launch and with total justice the gamer community asks that RockstarGames share the first images of Grand Theft Auto 6, the next game in the franchise.
Unfortunately, the company’s recent announcement came without audiovisual content for the title. They only managed to comment that they are recruiting developers, designers and programmers for this great project.
“We look forward to sharing more information as soon as we’re ready, so stay tuned to Rockstar Newswire for the official details. On behalf of our entire team, we thank you all for your support and look forward to stepping into the future with you!”, details the statement.
Well, in the desire to know more about the game, several trolls join the trend. KFC shared an alleged leaked photo of the development on social media but ended it all in a joke.
It is an alleged photo censored for being ‘sensitive’ content, but nothing more than that a JPG that when pressed does not open any filtered photo.


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Hitachi subsidiary found with inappropriate inspections
19:24 JST, December 23, 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hitachi Astemo Ltd., an automotive parts subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., said Wednesday that it has found irregularities in its pre-shipment inspections and routine checks of brake and suspension parts, including inappropriate operations dating back over 20 years.
The announcement came on top of inspection scandals that involved Hitachi Metals Ltd. and Hitachi Chemical Co., currently Showa Denko Materials Co., in recent years.
At a press conference on the day, Hitachi Astemo CEO Brice Koch apologized for the matter, saying that the significance of routine checks was not fully recognized in the company while stressing that there are no safety problems with products affected by the irregularities.
Affected products have been delivered to a total of 16 automakers and others in Japan and abroad, according to the company.
The company will set up an investigation panel including outside lawyers on the matter and consider punishment for those involved after the panel finishes its probe by mid-2022.
The irregularities have been detected at its plants in the city of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the town of Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, through the Hitachi group’s audit activities and reports from employees.
At the Yamanashi plant, there were about 57,000 cases in which routine checks agreed on with clients were not conducted for five brake parts between October 2003 and March 2021.
At the Fukushima plant since at least April 2018, the results of pre-shipment inspections of a total of 10.1 million units of suspension parts were altered, and also off-specification products were shipped. Since January 2019, there had been 259 cases of data alterations in routine product checks.
Hitachi Astemo was created in January this year through the management integration of Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. and three parts makers affiliated to Honda Motor Co.
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Appealing to Amazon, Google, Apple, and other online book retailers, Richard Charkin asks for a change in how quickly publishers are paid in the pandemic.
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Newly instituted in the UK this year, the Amazon Charts for the first time offer market comparative top titles between the British and American markets.
Since 2009, Amazon Literary Partnership funding nonprofit organizations supporting authors’ work and development has made more than US$12 million in grants.
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This week’s court papers, attorneys for the publshers say, have surprised them as the audiobooks retailer says it’s ‘unable to reach … a path forward.’
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