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Sen. Bob Casey cautions consumers searching for health insurance online to carefully review the terms of policies to ensure they do not inadvertently purchase a plan that does not meet minimum coverage standards under the Affordable Care Act.
Insurance companies nationwide flood the internet with ads during open enrollment, which this year runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15. Some companies use deceptive advertising to trick consumers into believing they are buying a plan from the government’s official website, Casey said. In reality, the firms have plans that do not offer key protections under the ACA, such as coverage for preexisting conditions, he said.
“Information presented online can be very deceptive and very misleading,” Casey said during a recent conference call to discuss an investigation his staff conducted of online health insurance advertising. “Very smart, capable people can easily be misled.”
Earlier this year, Casey’s staff searched online common phrases used by consumers seeking health insurance, including “cheap health insurance,” “health insurance,” “healthcare.gov,” “affordable health insurance,” and “Obamacare.” They were bombarded with advertisements, which often appeared above the search results for the official ACA site.
The ads sometimes include deceptive names and descriptions that make it hard to differentiate between an advertisement and the official site. For instance, some sites use the word “healthcare” in their name, but change the domain extension — common extensions include .com, .org and .net — at the end of the name. The government’s official ACA website is found at www.healthcare.gov. His staff found a website at www.healthcare.org that deceptively advertised itself as the “official site/health insurance marketplace.”
The ACA mandates insurance plans meet certain minimum standards, including providing coverage for preexisting conditions, maternity care and emergency room visits. The plans also have limits on lifetime out-of-pocket expenses.
Those provisions provide consumers protections, said Bradley Woodhouse, executive director of Protect Our Care, a health care advocacy organization that fights efforts to overturn the ACA.
“Probably the most important feature of the law is it ensures people with preexisting conditions will not lose coverage, be denied coverage or be charged more for coverage,” Woodhouse said.
The law was modified in 2016, to allow the purchase of short-term, limited duration health plans to accommodate people who may be between jobs or who need stopgap coverage for a limited time. Those plans can have lower premiums, but purchasers run a risk of higher out-of-pocket expenses.
Casey acknowledged some consumers may prefer those plans. He said there is increasing concern some people are enticed into buying them without being fully advised of their limits.
“People have a right to make a decision for themselves,” he said. “All we are trying to do is make sure they have all the information.”
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Local 117 Secretary-Treasurer John Scearcy met with members yesterday morning to talk about the rollout of a new safety screening process at Safeway.
With the COVID-19 crisis, Teamsters in the grocery industry are putting in long hours with few days off to keep our store shelves stocked with food and supplies.
Like so many others at Local 117, members at the Fred Meyer distribution center in Puyallup and the Safeway warehouse in Auburn understand the magnitude of the crisis and are doing everything they can to help.
"We have to feed America," said Chris Williams, a Shop Steward and 21-year member at Safeway. "Without food coming and going out of here, a lot of people would be at lost ends. People are trying to stock up, whether it's at a food bank or a local grocery store. If we didn't have our guys to supply them, people wouldn't have the disinfectants, toiletries, and food they need."
Shop Steward Chris Williams is part of the essential workforce that is keeping our grocery shelves stocked.
After some prodding, both Safeway and Kroger have stepped up and are paying members like Chris an additional $2/hr in appreciation pay. We've also recommended that the companies implement a new screening process as a way to keep workers safe.
“Union Representatives Lance Asher and Anthony McKinney, working with our outstanding Shop Stewards in this industry, have risen to the occasion,” said John Scearcy, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters 117. “By working together, we have made meaningful recommendations and proposals with a collective focus on the safety and security of our members.”
Both Scearcy and Asher were on hand early yesterday morning to monitor the rollout of screening for our members at Safeway on their way in to work.
Lining up at a popup tent, members were asked a series of questions about their health before entering the facility. Anyone suspected of possible COVID-19 exposure or infection is sent home and put on paid administrative leave.
"I'm glad to see the company putting in place safety measures for our members," Scearcy said. "This is an important way to help prevent infection in a workforce that is essential to keeping food on our grocery store shelves. We're hopeful employers in other essential industries will follow suit."
"We're hopeful employers in other essential industries will follow suit."
Yesterday the screening line at Safeway moved quickly, and members responded favorably to the new program.
"I wish they had started this a little earlier," Williams said. "But now that they're doing it, I feel relieved and appreciative."
Jarrell Lewis, a 20-year Teamster at Safeway, agreed. "I woke up early and was looking forward to it," he said. "People have families at home, and we've got to make sure they are taken care of. Nowadays, everybody's got to have something in the kitchen. I take pride in what we do."
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HEY DUMBASS: Read the date this article was published. APRIL FOOLS!! — love, management.
In a completely unexpected move announced minutes ago, Halo studio Bungie, revealed it will bring Halo: Reach to Sony’s PlayStation 3 a week earlier and $10 cheaper than that of its Xbox 360 brother.
“We’ve wished to harness the massive power of the PlayStation 3 for one of our games for ages now and truly felt Reach, with its epic scope, was a perfect match for the system,” Brian Jarrard, creative director on the Halo: Reach project told Blast Magazine this morning.
What’s more, the studio said it plans to offer the game for PS3 enthusiasts at a cheaper price point of $49.99 on September 7, a week before it comes to Xbox 360.
“We wanted to make up for lost time with the PS3 crowd and saw this as an opportunity to dazzle the fans both creatively and where they truly care; in their wallets,” Marcus Lehto, marketing manager of Halo: Reach said.
Reach coming to the PS3 will mark the first time in over a decade the studio has developed for anyone except Microsoft but Bungie promises that its team of engineers and designers know how to program for the PS3 backwards and forwards.
“We set up two teams after Halo 3 launched in September of 2007; one for Xbox 360 and one for Playstation 3 and since then have had only great things to say about the PS3,” Tom Patrick, a programmer for the project said.
Backlash over the announcement is already permeating the Internet, as forum postings on sites like Halo-fanboys.com and TeamMasterChief.net all have scathing things to say about Bungie migrating the franchise to the longtime competitor.
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The TNT shareholders have between Monday and 30 October to accept the proposed acquisition offer from FedEx. A joint statement from the two companies said the deal will be discussed with shareholders at a meeting on 5 October. The offer made to shareholders is a public cash offer, priced at €8 (£5.77) per ordinary share, providing at least 95% of shareholders vote in favour of the deal. However that figure will be reduced to 80% if shareholders vote in favour […]
The government has put in its request to the European Commission (EC) to extend the rural fuel rebate scheme to ten more UK towns.
Treasury officials have indicated it will probably take seven to nine months for the European Commission to make its decision about an extension of the UK’s rural fuel duty rebate scheme.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is about to enter the final stage of its investigation into Mercedes-Benz and five vehicle dealerships over suspected breaches of the Competition Act in the distribution of commercial vehicles. The investigation, launched in 2010, relates to five separate alleged infringements between March 2007 and January 2010, each of them involving two or three dealers, and two of them also involving Mercedes-Benz. Apart from Mercedes UK parent Daimler UK, and ultimate parent Daimler AG, the […]


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According to Scott Baxter, President and CEO, Kontoor Brands, the culture of casual clothing that started during the pandemic will continue to rule the apparel industry
According to Scott Baxter, President and
CEO, Kontoor Brands, the culture of casual clothing that started during the
pandemic will continue to rule the apparel industry.
Baxter also said that according to him in
the current scenario global casualization dominates the industry. He feels that
this concept will continue and will also be the future of the world. He also
feels that people are more comfortable in denim and T-shirts. They like to
dress more casually now.
After the pandemic, pajamas and T-shirts
have become peopleâ€™s go-to clothing choice. This has spread a culture of
maintaining a comfortable and cozy wardrobe. Americans have decided that once
they will return to work, they will still maintain a pandemic-inspired â€œleisure
According to the statistics, Kontoor
Brands, which sells denim under the brand name Wrangler, Lee, Rock & Republic, has recorded
a sale of $ 491 million in Q2 which is a 41% increase from the last year. Also,
the global revenue of Wrangler increased by 24% and has reached $311 million
whereas the revenue of Lee shot up by 105% and has reached 176 million. As a
result, the stock price of the company skyrocketed by 165%.
As per Baxter, the brand is trying to come
up with better products so that people can buy more when they pay more. He
added the surveys show that 84% of people want to upgrade their wardrobe and
shift to casual wear.
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On June 11, WSJ had reported that Stryker had offered to buy Boston Scientific, which made the latter’s shares shoot to its 52-week new high. On contrary, Stryker ended in red on Monday. Trading of both the companies’ shares was stopped for a while because of high volatility.
Earlier, both Stryker and Boston Scientific abstained from commenting on the deal. But today the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based medical tech company has confirmed officially that it is not interested in buying Boston Scientific. There are also rumors going around that Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) might bid on the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company.
Considered one of the megadeals if happened, this acquisition would have created a combined company that would have had revenue of $25 billion in 2019, according to RBC analyst Glenn Novarro.
On Stryker’s confirmation that the deal was not happening, the company’s shares rose about 7% and Boston Scientific stock dropped around 7% during pre-market trading today. When the market opened up, Stryker and Boston Scientific continued the same trend.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and plan to have, with tourism ministers in the EU and other European countries to cooperate and coordinate plans to open travel between countries in Europe
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The Minister for Tourism discussed the recovery and lifting of travel restrictions with ministers from several European countries and the European Commission at the recent Extraordinary G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting on COVID-19. We will work closely with foreign governments to help the global tourism industry recover from the current crisis.
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Phoenix, Arizona Apr 19, 2023 (Issuewire.com) – Nod Head Records, a music production and distribution company, is set to establish new offices outside the US in Tokyo and the UK, as the company continues its growth and expansion. Felix “Tip Trillions” Horne, the company’s Founder and CEO, along with Co-founder and Executive Vice President Dustin Petz, have been actively seeking opportunities to expand the company’s reach, and have announced a new partnership with Fero Media, a renowned media production and distribution company based in London, England.
Fero Media, led by visionary leader Femi Iloyi, is a prominent name in the UK media industry. The partnership between Nod Head Records and Fero Media has been in the works for the past three years, with both companies seeking to collaborate and bring their respective expertise and strengths to the table. While the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in establishing the partnership, terms are now being finalized, and both companies are eager to begin working on exciting new music and media projects.
“We are thrilled to partner with Fero Media in London,” said Horne. “Femi Iloyi is a leader in media production and distribution, and we believe that our partnership will benefit both companies. Our shared commitment to high-quality content and production values is a perfect match, and we look forward to bringing new music and media projects to audiences in the UK and beyond.”
In addition to the partnership, Nod Head Records is introducing a brand-new abbreviated logo design featuring the trademarked headphones, which partially encompass the acronym “NHR” for Nod Head Records. The updated logo design was created by Dustin Petz, who also designed the original logo. There have been rumors that the new version may incorporate the cities in which the company has established offices, specifically Phoenix and London.
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Quirky business cycle in the US is a part of unusual world picture
ONE thing we are certain to say about this business cycle is that it is unique. Normally, three years into an expansion, interest rates are rising, capacity utilization is up substantially, and rising commodity prices are pushing up the inflation rate. None of these things are happening currently. Interest rates have been coming down for several months, capacity utilization remains stuck in the low 80s (percent), and commodity prices have been dropping for several months.
The Federal Reserve, in loosening up on the credit reins, has given a clear signal that it wants at all costs to avoid another recession right now.
What is going on is a global phenomenon, and it can't be understood solely from looking at the domestic economy. The whole world apparently thought growth would be faster in the 1980s than it has been. But it was extrapolating growth rates from what had been happening during the inflationary 1970s, when business and consumer psychology, stung by the various oil crises from 1973 to 1979, got used to thinking in terms of shortages.
This period isn't going to last forever, either. The hard thing is to pinpoint what may change the outlook for faster growth again. One factor inhibiting growth around the world has been the number of austerity packages imposed by the International Monetary Fund on third-world countries that have substantial foreign debt. There are skeptics who have been saying that the world would have to inflate its way out of the debt that has been created in the banking system. That is, they think there needs to be a major increase in the supply of currencies around the world, which would make it easier to service the debt accumulated when money was worth more.
The problem with such an approach is that there is little evidence to support the theory that one can turn inflation on and off like a faucet. Third-world debt is certainly a major problem, and the banks may not get paid back dollar for dollar. But inflating the world's money supply as a conscious policy does not look like the way out of the problem.
At any rate, the usual preconditions for an economic downturn are not present in the United States today. But the statistics that are coming out every month continue to show how little vigor there is in the economy. Last week the Fed announced that industrial production for July had risen 0.2 percent, and the numbers for May and June were revised upward slightly. But since last summer, the industrial production index has risen only 1.4 percent. Since consumer spending has been strong throughout this period, this shows how they have been fueled mainly by imports.
Another indication of weakness came in the June combined sales figure for retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Their sales were down 2.1 percent, the largest drop since this statistic has been kept, beginning in 1967. Inventories rose during the month by 0.4 percent. Combined with weak sales, this indicates that business may be trying to unload inventories in the coming few months.
July retail sales were also weak. They rose 0.4 percent from June, but were below their average level for the entire second quarter. General Motors' offer of 7.7 percent financing on its 1985 cars, or the June increase in installment debt of only $6.8 billion (it had been running at the $8 billion-to-$9 billion level), confirms the slowdown on the consumer side.
A recession soon? Probably not. But continued weakness in the manufacturing sector, strong imports, and a consumer who is no longer in a rush to buy must be giving the Fed plenty to think about.


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We all know Rockstar’s GTA V is going to be a huge deal whenever it gets released. That much is certain. But just how big is open for debate.
In an industry that sees Call Of Duty breaking records ever single year, can GTA V make the same sort of splash that previous entries in the series have always guaranteed?
We speak to the industry to find out what the general consensus is…
Michael Pachter: “The number 25 million is mind-boggling [in reference to COD]. I suppose that the point is that GTA was the third-party record-holder before, and the installed base of Xbox 360 and PS3 is bigger than it was on PS2 when San Andreas [was released]. If the Rockstar guys continue to improve the series, as they have consistently done, the game should be well-positioned to break all records.”
Andrew McIlwain: “Absolutely. The GTA series has a strong track record, and there’s no real competitor to GTA in the genre. Saints Row is close, but is a very different gaming experience.”
Richard Wilson: “GTA V will draw attention to the fact that the UK video games industry – with the right support – could make a significant contribution to economic growth. At TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, we have campaigned for better R&D tax credits, a Creative Content Fund and measures to help small studios invest in training. The Government has an opportunity to help more studios become the next ‘Rockstars’ and to create the next wave of ‘GTAs’.
Jesse Divnich: “GTA V will undoubtedly outsell its predecessor. The install base has doubled since 2008, and given the strong attach rates for GTA IV, it is safe to assume that GTA V has a chance to set new industry records.”


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Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday cut its July global production plan by 50,000 vehicles as semiconductor shortages and COVID-19 parts supply disruptions continued to curb output, Trend reports with reference to Reuters.
The world's largest car maker by volume expects to make 800,000 vehicles next month, it said in a statement.
"As it remains difficult to look ahead due to the shortage of semiconductors and the spread of COVID-19, there is a possibility that the production plan may be lower," the Japanese company said.
Toyota and other car makers continue to struggle with supply-chain disruptions and component shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic including those resulting from recent lockdowns in China.
Automakers are also having to compete for limited semiconductor supplies with other manufacturers such as consumer electronics device makers.
Toyota stuck with its annual global production target of 9.7 million vehicles, although the company signalled in May that supply chain disruptions could eventually force it lower that number.
The automaker on Wednesday also expanded production halts in Japan next month at plants that make vehicles, including its GR Yaris subcompact and bZ4X electric SUV.


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Eataly announces opening date for their first Toronto location
One of the longest awaited food experiences in Toronto finally has an official opening date—and it's right around the corner.
Toronto's first Eataly location will officially be opening on November 13 at 5 p.m. at the Manulife Centre.
Inside, you'll find everything from prosciutto to pizza to house gelato and even in-house brewery Birroteca, created in partnership with Indie Alehouse.
Eataly already has close to 40 locations around the world, but this first one in Toronto has been highly anticipated.
The first Eataly ever opened in 2007 in Torino, Italy. More than just boutique grocery stores, they provide all kinds of ethically sourced products and typically contain their own restaurants.
A second Eataly may already be in the works for Toronto, but for now, Italian food lovers can start counting the days until this first Bay and Bloor location opens its doors.
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In view of the rapid increase in the cases of Covid-19 in Rajasthan, the state government has announced a lockdown of 15 days from Monday and will remain in force till 3 May. The Ashok Gehlot government released a new guideline late Sunday in the midst of the rapidly growing Covid transition in Rajasthan. Under this, public discipline will be a fortnight from Monday to May 3. All commercial establishments and markets will remain closed in this. The way the night curfew was imposed from 6 pm Friday to 5 am Monday. It has now been named Public Discipline Fortnight, while the situation will remain the same as the curfew. Strictness will be done on the border of the state. Those coming from outside will be taken in only after showing the RT PCR report within 72 hours.
All the offices will remain closed except for essential services. Only food and civil supplies, telephone, public transport, municipal corporation, city development trust, electricity, water and medical departments will be opened. Traffic will be facilitated by showing identity cards to the personnel attached to them. Medical stores, grocery, vegetable and milk shops will open. Permission has been given to open inter-state and intra-state transport vehicles, highways, eateries and repairing shops. As before, 50 people will be allowed to attend the wedding ceremony and 20 people will attend the funeral. Workers working in the MNREGA will be allowed to go to work.
District collectors have been empowered to take lockdown or any other decision as per the need. Without a mask, there will be a penalty for not needlessly walking, not following the physical distance. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot held a cabinet meeting first on Sunday and after that, he had a virtual dialogue with experts. Most of them said the lockdown or curfew needs to be imposed. After this, the government has released new guidelines late at night.
Know what will be closed, what will be open
- Shops related to essential household items, fruits, dairy products, etc. will be open till 1 pm.
- Vegetable vendors have been allowed to sell their goods till 7 pm.
- Petrol pumps will be open till 8 pm.
- Transport will remain open in the state
- Factories and manufacturing units will also be operational.
- NREGA projects will also continue to ensure regular employment to workers.
- As per the guidelines, markets, malls, shopping complexes, cinema halls and all religious places will remain closed.
- All educational institutions, coaching centers, libraries, social and political programs, etc. have also been directed to be closed.
- All commercial offices and markets will be closed except for essential services.
- Passengers at bus stops, metro stations and airports will have to show tickets for movement
- People coming to Rajasthan from other states have to show the RT-PCR report within 72 hours of the journey.
- Pregnant women will be allowed to travel to the hospital.
- Only 50 people will be allowed to attend marriage parties, while 20 for a funeral.
- Telecom, Internet services, postal services, cable services etc. will remain open.
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A new generation of super-strong graphene vehicles has taken another step towards reality.
Graphene is viewed as the next-generation material taking over from carbon fibre but it has been hard to form in industrial processes. It is a new composite that is exciting the Advanced Forming Research Centre , part of the University of Strathclyde, at Inchinan.
Haydale, the global advanced materials group, has been awarded a research and development grant from the Niche Vehicle Network to develop graphene enhanced composite tooling and graphene enhanced automotive body panels.
A grant of £249,600, of which Haydale will receive £120,000 has been awarded to the consortium that Haydale leads, joined by Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) and Pentaxia. BAC is a British manufacturer of the Mono, the world's only road-legal, single seat super car. Pentaxia is specialist in tooling design, machining (jigs & fixtures), and composite production.
Haydale is looking to reduce cycle times compared to existing tooling methods, as well as reduce weight and increase performance of component material.
Whilst the focus is on the automotive sector, it provides a wider opportunity for Haydale to look at tooling materials across several markets. Research reports suggest the global tooling market for the composites industry is projected to grow to reach $1,000 billion by 2022.
Keith Broadbent, COO at Haydale, said: “This funding will build on the significant developments already made by Haydale in advanced prepreg materials. The novel prepreg will be of significant interest to niche vehicle manufacturers and the premium and luxury automotive sectors, with BAC as a ready-made customer.”
Ray Gibbs, President, Business Development at Haydale, said: “This collaboration will ensure major advancements in composite tooling resulting in a prepreg material that is ready for market launch. We know that production throughput is a major issue in the Carbon Fibre composite market and this initiative can ease the bottleneck. We will look to work with licensees to develop a route for full rate production and commercialisation.


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Family owned Northern food retailer Booths are continuing to support their suppliers struggling to cope with the loss of food service markets during the Covid-19 crisis.
Following the success of their ongoing campaign to support British Artisan cheesemakers, Booths has extended a helping hand to Fleetwood based My Fish Company, run by Gary Apps. The closure of restaurants, pubs, cafes and hotels has affected many businesses that supply Booths across the Northwest and beyond.
Gary Apps from My Fish Company said, “This is a lifechanging event, overnight 75% of our business went to sleep as 400 food service customers across the Northwest closed their doors. There’s so much uncertainty, while some businesses may reopen, there are many that will not. We’re looking at an enormous about of unpaid debt currently and that’s a challenge to recover from for a small business like ours.”
When Booths learned of Gary’s situation, buyer Tom Hargreaves contacted Gary asked what could be done to support them.
“When Booths called me, it was that sort of call that hits you in the chest. The thought that another business would support us when the chips were down with such humility and integrity, it really meant the world to me. Booths has a caring and respectful ethos that is spread throughout the business and it flows from the top down,” said Gary Apps.
To help support Gary, Booths have funded a number of special offers in store, directing customers to support My Fish Company by buying more fish. The campaign will run through all 28 stores and will be supported through social media, advertising and press support featuring recipes and live cooking demos on social media.
“Supporting our extended Booths family of suppliers is vitally important. These are very often owner operated businesses and like My Fish are special because they passionately care about the food they produce. They are a vital ingredient in what makes Booths special. If we can give our customers better value and an additional incentive to support these key supplier partners, we can and will make a difference.” said COO, Nigel Murray.
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Krishna Group, an Indian auto interior manufacturing company, is forming an equity joint venture (JV) project with Landi Renzo S.p.A., a global leader in the alternate fuel vehicles (AFV) sector. The Rs. 60-crore JV would address the critical alternative fuel solutions relating to the development and creation of advanced technological systems in the clean energy sources.
Landi Renzo is a leading MNC working the area of green energy, such as LPG and CNG, development of sustainable mobility with a low environmental impact and a sure economic advantage. While India is in the grip of a fuel crisis, this JV would address the needs of alternative fuels and also target a big group of customer base like the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Both the companies have signed the joint venture agreement on July 30, 2012 in New Delhi. R. C. Bhargava Chairman Maruti Suzuki India Limited graced the occasion as the Chief guest of the ceremony and has said “we look forward to the successful launch of a major new initiative in the alternate fuels industry, and it shall work towards selling the alternate energy for the O.E.Ms. It shall contribute in its own way to reduce the oil import burden over a period of time”.
During the collaborative meeting several digniteries witnessed the joint venture are Claudio Carnevale – Landi Renzo Group C.E.O., Carlo Gardella – Landi Renzo and Lovato India, C.E.O, Carlo Alberto Pedroni – Lovato C.E.O, Devanshu Lamba – Landi Renzo, India, Marketing Manager, Ashok Kapoor – Krishna Group Chairman, Parvesh Soni – Krishna Group, C.E.O, Chief Guest of the Event–R.C Bhargava. OLPL (Officine Lovato private limited.) handles Landi Renzo and Lovato operation in India.
The kits shall be put to severe quality tests in order to control the performance of the plants and to analyse the reduction in contaminating factors present in the exhaust.
With fuel prices rapidly going many Indian car owners hardly could afford to use their private cars. But the solution could be found with alternative fuels. The OEMs also want to understand the need of such alternative fuel solutions on a mass scale in India too, because of petrol price and environment-friendly alternatives. Krishna Group-Landi Renzo JV would help a great deal both the end-customers and the OEMs.
Industry experts are looking forward to the successful production of kits hoping qualitative solutions in the form of alternative and green fuels to the automotive sector.
Sony India has introduced the new XAV-AX8100 in-car media receiver, offering new utility features, powerful sound and smart features.
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A Snapchat breach revealed millions of user names and phone numbers and Skype's social media got hijacked, reminding of the need for good security practices.
Criminals are having trouble finding anything with the capabilities to take its place, security firm Websense has noticed.
For the first time, hackers market stolen data with info on the location of store where card was used; experts say new strategy will slow detection.
But the PINs were encrypted and therefore should be inaccessible to hackers, according to the retailer
How did what is likely to be one of the largest data breaches in history occur? Some speculate it was only possible with insider knowledge.
The co-inventor of the RSA algorithm has designed a scarily ingenious way of deciphering the unique sounds a CPU makes as it crunches RSA-encrypted content to extract the keys.
Subscribers to organizations that sell exploits for flaws not yet known to software developers learn early about vulnerabilities in popular programs, a study says.
Russian police have confirmed arrest of a man they believe to be the notorious "blackhole" hacker.
The man offered to sell an undercover FBI agent entry to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory supercomputers.
An NYU professor challenged a team of hackers to break into his online world. They did, but it wasn't easy or cheap.


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Les Schwab Tire Centers said today that based on an agreement with Firestone, they will replace the Firestone tires listed in a September 1st consumer advisory by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at no charge to customers. These tires are in addition to those listed in an earlier voluntary recall.
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The 50th Essen Motor Show is increasingly becoming the stage for strong brands.The tyre manufacturer Hankook as well as the automobile manufacturers Lada, Porsche and VW Motorsport recently confirmed their appearances at the performance festival.
From now on visitors can obtain tickets for the 50th Essen Motor Show. Anybody making use of the discounted advanced sales will save themselves the annoying queuing at the ticket offices during the period of the fair.
This year, the General German Automobile Club (ADAC) and Messe Essen will celebrate the 30th birthday of the automobile club's ideal sponsorship of the Essen Motor Show.
Shortly after the official registration deadline, the line-up is continuing to take shape: After Skoda, Ford-Werke, Peugeot and Renault have now also confirmed their participation in the performance Festival.
Only power helps in the long run: For almost 50 years, that has been the basic recipe of the Essen Motor Show, the performance festival of superlatives. In this respect, everything began in an absolutely modest way.
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In addition to serving as executive director of one of the area’s most successful economic development organizations, Floyd Akers is also Pflugerville’s city attorney.
In fact, for most of his career, Akers has worked in the law business.
He began practicing with the Texas Department of Public Safety and cut his teeth on municipal law in San Antonio. After a short stint with the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southermost College — which included a professorship — Akers came to Pflugerville and began to guide the city’s economic development deals.
Since then, he’s brought some of the country’s most sought-after businesses to the city of around 40,000 north of Austin.
What are Pflugerville’s biggest economic development projects right now?
Approximately 850 new homes were built in 2013, and estimates are for that number to climb to 1,000 in 2014. This number represents a $160 million economic impact to the ad valorem tax base. The Austin Business Journal recently spotlighted Stone Hill Town Center as the sixth-largest shopping center in the Austin area, and we expect at least three new retail stores to open in that center including Charming Charlie, Kirkland’s and the Children’s Place before the end of the year. The $21 million Hawaiian Falls Waterpark is also set to open in spring 2014 and will bring an expected 250,000 visitors with projected revenue of $6 million. The new residents and new retail will keep our sales tax base strong and growing at a conservative, upward prediction of 10 percent in the coming year.
What about on the corporate expansion side?
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The bigger the company, the bigger the problems tend to be, and the world’s biggest retailer is no exception. During the past twelve months, Wal-Mart (Stock Quote: WMT) has faced all kinds of drama. While it remains a force to be reckoned with, this year has shown that even Wal-Mart is susceptible to setbacks.
Wal-Mart’s sales have declined by 1.4% compared to last year and its overall same store sales, which insiders expected to grow, actually fell by 1.2%. And as of now, sales are expected to be slow to recover. "Our business in the U.S. is very challenging right now,” Wal-Mart’s Chairman Rob Walton told Reuters. “We are only expecting a slow recovery in the U.S., nothing extremely fast,"
But that’s only part of the story. The company has also faced numerous lawsuits this year. They’ve been sued for:
- Having a giant swamp rat in the store, allegedly causing a woman to injure herself
- Using excessive force to fight shoplifting
- Reporting an Arizona couple to authorities for sexual assault of their own children after an employee discovered bath-time pictures featuring the kids. A court found no evidence of sexual assault.
- Discriminating against certain religions (Muslims) and ethnicities (latinos).
- Colluding with Netflix and “unfairly setting prices in their rental businesses.”
For years, Web sites like WalmartWatch and WakeUpWalmart have been devoted solely to criticizing the company, but it was only this year that a website popped up targeting customers who decide to shop at the store. PeopleofWalMart was created in August and has already gotten a lot of buzz for highlighting the inappropriately dressed housewives and elderly people, not to mention odd expressions of patriotism, and hair that’s larger than life.


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Nestle net profit up 23% on boost from domestic sales1 min read . Updated: 11 Nov 2017, 01:24 AM IST
Nestle India profit rises to Rs343.17 crore in the quarter ended on 30 September, from Rs278.41 crore in the year-ago quarter
New Delhi: Noodles-to-chocolates maker Nestle India Ltd posted a 23% rise in profit for the quarter ended 30 September, buoyed by higher domestic sales.
Profit rose to Rs343.17 crore in the quarter, from Rs278.41 crore in the year-ago quarter, the Indian unit of Swiss packaged food maker Nestle SA said.
Total sales rose to Rs2,500.67 crore, of which the domestic market accounted for Rs2,340.75 crore during the quarter. Total sales for the year-ago period were Rs2,412.91 crore. Sales from exports rose 2.5% to Rs159.9 crore during the July-September quarter.
Nestle India said growth rates had been impacted by the “change in structure of indirect taxes". Also, sales for the quarter ended 30 September 2017 are not comparable with the previous periods, it noted.
“On a comparable basis, the domestic sales growth is ‘estimated’ at 9.1% due to increase in volumes including rebuild of Maggi noodles, supplemented by better realizations coming from previous periods and netted by the price drops taken to pass on goods and services tax (GST) benefits to consumers," Nestle India said.
Nestle India’s operating income increased 17.7% year-on-year, primarily led by a 350 basis points year-on-year reduction in other expenses. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point.
“I am pleased with the sustained volume-led growth momentum across all product groups. The dedication and commitment of the team and our partners has ensured a smooth transition into the GST regime," Suresh Narayanan, chairman and managing director, Nestlé India, said.
The July-September quarter has been positive for packaged goods companies in India, with most firms reporting a rise in sales volumes, showing signs of a revival in consumption demand, especially in rural markets.
The country’s largest packaged goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) reported a 4% increase in volume in July-September, compared with flat growth in the previous quarter. New Delhi-based Dabur India Ltd posted a 7.2% volume growth and Mumbai-based Marico Ltd reported an 8% growth during the July-September quarter.
Nestle India’s shares closed at Rs7,771 per share, down 0.28% on BSE, on a day the benchmark Sensex ended 0.19% up at 33,314.56 points. The results were announced after close of trading.
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Bungie Officially Unveils Destiny 2 Logo
The image was tweeted out by the official Destiny account:
There are certainly things in that image for Destiny fans to dissect and speculate about. Is that the Traveler? Is the Last City burning? Hopefully we don't have to wait too long to learn where Bungie is taking the story in Destiny 2.
Though Destiny 2's existence hasn't been a secret, it's nice to get something official that makes the project feel real – not just an upcoming item in a financial report.


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Just two-and-a-half years after avoiding collapse, SPC Ardmona is in trouble once more as Woolworths considers tearing-up its long-term deal to purchase fruit from the cannery. From the Herald-Sun:
Woolworths is reviewing its five-year $70 million contract to buy the almost century-old food processor’s products, after just two years.
Industry sources said the deal was in danger of collapse as the retailer looked to cut costs by switching to other suppliers — possibly to cheap imports from China and Italy — to fill most of its tinned tomato and fruit products…
Woolworths would commit to sourcing only Australian canned tomatoes and fruit locally. He said: “Woolworths regularly reviews our sourcing agreements to ensure we are getting great products at the best value for our customers”…
SPC is the backbone for almost 1000 fulltime jobs in northern Victoria.
There are about 350 jobs at the cannery and 650 in supporting sectors. Growers provide up to another 1000 casual seasonal jobs, from fruit-picking to transport…
The Australia’s ‘dining boom’ in full roar – we can’t even supply our own tinned tomatoes and fruit and will soon be reliant on imports from China of all places. You know, China, where up to 90% of groundwater is said to be polluted and poisoning of the food chain is a frequent occurrence.
If SPC Ardmona ends up closing as a result of Woolworths pulling its support, then a whole range of fruit and vegetable producers in the Goulburn Valley Region would be adversely affected, not to mention many working in supply chain and associated industries.
Total job losses in SPC Ardmona and associated industries could total in the thousands, along with the loss of tax receipts, welfare payments, and the costs of retraining.
SPC Ardmona is Australia’s last fruit and vegetable processor. In a nation that aspires to be the food bowl of Asia, do we really want to lose the ability to process our own food and be reliant on imports instead? Further, do we want region centres like Shepparton to become welfare towns and shrink, placing even more pressure on Australia’s major cities?
Let’s hope cooler heads prevail and Australia’s major supermarkets do the right thing and commit to local procurement.
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I read in the newspaper yesterday morning that Starbucks has achieved an incredible milestone for the ethical sourcing of virtually all its coffee – 99 percent!
This means that more than 400 million pounds of coffee served globally meets really tough economic, environmental and social standards for growers from whom they buy their coffee.
According to Starbucks’ website, they take a “comprehensive approach to ethical sourcing, using responsible purchasing practices; farmer support; economic, social and environmental standards; industry collaboration and community development programs.” And it’s all verified by third parties like C.A.F.E. (Coffee and Farmer Equity) Practices, Fair Trade and Certification Global Services.
A commitment to the ethical sourcing of talent
There is much to admire in Starbucks’ commitment to and execution in the ethical sourcing of its primary physical ingredient and I believe this achievement connects to what we could call the ethical sourcing of talent.
Starbucks also recently announced that it is making a full four-year college degree available without cost to all of its more than 140,000 full- and part-time partners (employees) through Arizona State University’s online degree program.
Let’s see: Ethical sourcing of coffee beans from farmers all over the world and offering full college tuition coverage to tens of thousands of employees. I see a consistency of approach to trustworthy leadership here that is hard to find today anywhere in the world.
There are thousands of organizations all over the world that are serious about their corporate social responsibility commitments. They have programs that are helping to build communities, reduce environmental impact, improve the public health, educate young people – the list goes on and on.
Setting the bar high
But these are programmatic approaches reliant upon individual leader commitments, not essential strands of the warp and woof of the organization’s foundation.
As an observer of corporate culture, I find it rare to observe an organization that sees every aspect of the business as part of the whole cloth of social responsibility. Starbucks certainly sets the bar high in this regard.
From a talent acquisition perspective, paying full college tuition for 100 percent of your employees is the most ethical sourcing strategy imaginable. And it makes sense when it’s lined up next to ethically sourcing 99 percent of its primary ingredient, coffee beans.
Trustworthy leadership is reliable in its consistency, transparency and ethical behavior. Starbucks is a pretty great example of this.
This originally appeared on China Gorman’s blog at ChinaGorman.com.


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Disgraced former quarterback Colin Kaepernick is finding out the hard way that nobody wants to be associated with his anti-American attitude anymore.
His friend and superstar rapper Jay-Z just struck a deal with the NFL to collaborate on events including the Super Bowl and social justice issues. Many people believe Jay-Z stabbed him in the back.
And now Nike just defied Kaepernick in the most pro-police way imaginable.
Nike has always had anti-American former quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s back but maybe they’re getting a little sick of his attitude.
The biggest sports apparel brand in the world sought out the divisive anthem-kneeler to be the face of their 30th anniversary of the “Just do it” slogan, which sent a shockwave of boycotts though America.
Some reports said the worldwide apparel brand kept Kaepernick on payroll even after he was out of the league for two years because they had been planning for that moment.
Nike doubled down and shotgun an American-themed Kaepernick shoe with a Betsy Ross flag on the heel – the flag with thirteen stars that signifies how many colonies joined forces to defeat the British during the Revolutionary War.
Of course, he cried foul over the shoes and single-handedly had Nike cancel the roll out of the shoes because he said the Betsy Ross flag was designed at a time when slavery was still going on and therefore it was racist.
It’s enough to make you roll your eyes. And maybe Nike is fed up with it too because the City of New York has struck a two-year deal with the global apparel brand to provide the New York Police Department uniforms and branded items.
A city committee signed off on the deal, which will return five percent of Nike’s sales of the NYC-branded items — such as the NYPD and FDNY logos — to New York’s tourism company, NYC & Company
New York’s city hall claims that it will earn a guaranteed $20,000 a year from the NYPD merchandise.
How do you think Kaepernick feels about that?
Kaepernick has always had an anti-police stance and even claimed in 2016 that police brutality against minorities was the reason he kneeled in the first place.
He told the media in 2016, “There’s people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. People are being given paid leave for killing people. That’s not right. That’s not right by anyone’s standards.”
Of course he would just ignore that and many of the examples Kaepernick provides is due to their refusal to be compliant with the police officers.
Kaepernick posted a heinous graphically violent video of many examples on the three-year anniversary of the first time he kneeled during a preseason game in 2016.
The video attached features clips of the player’s many protests during that fateful 2016 season.
But the video soon segues from scenes of his protests to scenes of others protesting the police, including relatives of men who died in police custody such as the father of Mike Brown, Alton Sterling’s mother, and Nicholas Thomas’ mother.
The video ends with graphic images of police violence and images of protests against the police.
Today marks the three year anniversary of the first time I protested systemic oppression. I continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation, despite those who are trying to erase the movement! The movement has always lived with the people! ✊🏾
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) August 14, 2019
Maybe Nike has had it with Kaepernick and striking a deal with the NYPD was a direct message to him.


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Nike LeBron 8 “South Beach” Confirmed For Spring 2021 Return
Lebron James and his team recently paved Lakers’ way for an amazing win at the NBA Finals 2020 wherein Lebron became MVP for the fourth time. Lebron displayed an amazing show and is deservedly one of the few elite athletes in the world. Now Nike has poised for bringing back an icon from the past with the release of Lebron 8 “South Beach”.
Originally released in Fall of 2010, this sneaker is gonna come back to life after 10 years. There are subtle changes in construction with an all vibrant Miami inspired color. The signature aqua blue shades takes most of the upper and accompanying it is the oversized Swoosh with eye stays of a dark black neutral. The outsole is treaded in a subtle tinge of neon while the much brighter Pink Flash provides it a more night friendly look.
The collection is rumoured to drop in Spring 2021 so sit back and keep following us.
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checkout complete detailed article on Indigenous and immigrant fashion designers launch from the VFW catwalk
Seeking a new life and career, South African immigrant Larainne Kaplan arrived in Vancouver in 2003 with two garbage bags full of clothing samples made by a family charity near her old home in Cape Town.
“I wanted to dedicate myself to having a fashion business with a strong social responsibility component,” said Kaplan, who was transitioning from a 15-year career as a social worker in South Africa.
“And then I met him and he helped me get my business off the ground,” Kaplan said, pointing to Jamal Abdourahman, the founder of Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW), in an interview with New Canadian Media.
Today, Kaplan heads Vancouver-based LK Collections, a dynamic multi-brand wholesale fashion agency and import company representing international and local design collections throughout Western Canada.
After completing his education at the London College of Fashion, Taiwanese-Canadian Alex S. Yu launched his brand at the September 2014 edition of Vancouver Fashion Week.
Since then and after 12 VFW shows, his collections have been presented in fashion shows around the world while his designs have dressed celebrities, including Canadian-American actress Sandra Oh and Taiwanese singer Miu Zhu.
For Metis designer Jade Tetrault, this week’s VFW Fall/Winter 2022 show provides a behind-the-scenes experience.
“It’s a great place to gain experience in fashion design,” said Tetrault, who hopes her indigenous-inspired ‘Arrowhead’ dress will be featured in the next VFW show.
Kaplan, Yu and Tetrault are among dozens of new Canadian and indigenous designers who, over the past two decades, have launched and launched their careers from the VFW runway, now the second largest Fashion Week in North America. after the one in New York.
“At Vancouver Fashion Week, diversity is really our greatest strength,” said Abdourahman, who came to Toronto in 1990 as a refugee from Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa.
In addition to being the longest-running show of its kind, Abdourahman and his Global Fashion Collective (GFC) team host special events that run in conjunction with New York Fashion Week, Tokyo Fashion Week and Tokyo Fashion Week. Paris fashion. VFW also has a special children’s fashion event.
“In recent years, we have received more and more inquiries from international fashion students, new immigrants and First Nations designers,” said Abdourahman.
This year’s presenters include Inuit designer Martha Kyak and Sri Lankan-Canadian Sujitha Shivajothi, who has a gender-inclusive design label.
Vancouver mayoral candidate Mark Marissen, a long-time VFW fan, hopes the event will continue to grow and provide opportunities for aspiring fashion designers.
“It is a fantastic event that has already put our city in the global fashion world and if I am chosen, I hope it will be a key event for Vancouver,” he said.
According to a market entry report prepared for the European Union fashion industry, global apparel retail sales in Canada reached $35.27 billion in 2019.
The report highlighted Vancouver Fashion Week as one of the city’s most popular events.
“As home to people from many different backgrounds, especially East Asians, Vancouver is the center of fashion and style,” the report says.
“VFW events showcase designs from established and emerging fashion brands and is a focal point for local fashion startups that have flourished in recent years,” Alex Martyniak, CEO of the European Chamber of Commerce in West Canada. , he told NCM.
According to CanadianVisa.org, an accredited immigration agency, Vancouver is the top Canadian city to immigrate as a fashion designer.
“You can expect to earn between $63,555 and $109,507 per year,” the agency said in a report last August.
Service Canada has listed fashion designers in the National Occupational Classification Code 5243 for immigration purposes.
WorkSafe BC estimates that job openings in this category will increase by nearly 52.7 percent over the next decade.
The Canada Job Bank estimates that between now and 2028, 9,300 new job seekers, including school dropouts and new immigrants, are expected to fill jobs in this sector.
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The best and worst airlines of 2019 have been named by Which? Travel.
When it comes to short-haul airlines, Ryanair came last and British Airways made the bottom three.
Ryanair was classed as worst for its boarding, customer service and cabin experience, although it did get positive ratings for value for money.
British Airways received low ratings on factors such as food and drink, seat comfort and value for money, reports The Mirror.
Which? surveyed more than 6,500 members on their experiences of flights.
Those who took part were asked to rate factors such as boarding, seat comfort, food and drink, cabin environment, customer service and value for money.
It's the fourth consecutive year that Ryanair has been named the worst short-haul airline in the survey.
At the other end, Aurigny Air Services took the number one spot in the short-haul category.
The airline impressed the most, boasting a score of 82 per cent, although it was closely followed by Jet2, with a score of 79 per cent.
In the long-haul list, Singapore Airlines was rated the best.
It got an overall customer score of 88 per cent and got four and five-star ratings from holiday-makers across all of the categories.
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Potsquatch caught Meteorologist Jennifer Pagliei of WWLP Springfield, MA off guard when he video bombed her live blizzard report about 10 days ago. Here’s the video in case you missed it. It was a publicity stunt that went viral.
So far, it looks like the video has been viewed 2,244,874 times and counting. The clip made Mashable, and I hear the Jimmy Kimmel Show, as well as countless other blogs.
Who is Potsquatch?
The pot-looking monster is actually a mascot from the Springfield, MA gardening store, Potco which is well on its way to becoming a store for all things cannabis.
But there’s more to Potsquatch than meets the eye. “He’s a super hero,” says David Mech owner of Potco. “With all the bad things happening in the world, Potsquatch brings some comic relief and is a symbol of absurdity when everyone is massively stressed out.”
What’s his mission?
Potsquatch wants to get people and especially veterans off dangerous opiates and help the terminally ill find natural alternative remedies. He was created to make people laugh and get their mind off problems.
As we all know, pot isn’t a shh shh subject any more. In fact, Business Insider reports that 1 in 5 Americans live in a state where it’s legal to smoke weed without a doctor’s letter.
Where will #Potsquatch show up next? Your guess is as good as mine. Could he be our next pop-up or T-shirt star?


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The Chinese smartphone company called Xiaomi has been making the right waves in the online market for quite some time now and it recently made another landmark decision by announcing that the Mi LED TV 4 PRO will now be available in offline stores as well, with Vijay Store being the main retail shop. It will be available in almost 80 shops under Vijay Stores. This is not the first time though that Xiaomi has gone offline with their sales as they had a similar launch in 2018 with respect to the Mi LED TV.
The 55-inch display of the TV along with the high resolution of 3840*2160 pixels with a viewing angle of 178 degrees is what makes the MI LED TV 4 PRO so popular. Allegedly, it is going to be the thinnest TV once it launches and the design is going to be completely frameless too. The processor is also top-notch with the inclusion of Amlogic Cortex A53 CPU with a graphics processor of 450 MP. It can work as an Android TV seamlessly and will connect to various products by Google without any hassle. The availability of 700,000+ hours of content also improves its chances of selection. It refreshes at the rate of 60Hz and the response time is as low as 8 milliseconds. Dolby Audio adds to the zing in the audio aspect and is ably supported by two speakers of 8W. All the other basic functions like the USB support and HDMI with Ethernet and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are present like normal.
According to the director of offline operations, Sunil Baby, the Xiaomi smart TVs have been great success within few months of their online release. Within 3 months, Xiaomi has claimed number one in the Smart TV segment in Indian market. He said he is thankful to Indian customers for this great success and wants to continue this trend in the coming months.
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- GURU Organic Energy Corp. (TSX:GURU) serves organic products to its customers in Canada.
- Israel-based Else Nutrition is focused on developing plant-based food and nutrition products.
- During the trading session on Thursday, the VERY stock had a stellar run as it gained 18.2 per cent.
The plant-based food market has grown tremendously over the past few years, and it isn't expected to slow down from here. Some analysts believe that the demand for plant-based products could increase as more people become aware of animal rights and environmental issues.
In Canada, several companies are exploring the new sector, and some of them trade publicly in equities markets. We have compiled a list of five vegan stocks and here's why you may consider exploring them:
GURU Organic Energy Corp. (TSX:GURU)
The Montreal-based wellness company serves organic products to its customers in Canada and the United States. Some of its products are GURU Organic Energy and GURU Energy Water, and they are believed to be vegan-friendly products.
The GURU stock closed at C$ 10.13 per share on May 12, and its market cap was C$ 327.6 million. GURU Organic posted record Q1 2022 revenue and said it amounted to around C$ 7 million, up from C$ 6.6 million in Q1 2021.
In March, the Montreal-based company expanded its presence in the US through a direct store delivery network agreement with Buffalo Market, Pint Size Hawaii, and DPI Specialty Foods.
Else Nutrition Holdings Inc. (TSX:BABY)
Israel-based Else Nutrition is focused on developing plant-based food and nutrition products for infants and toddlers. The company also makes products for children and adults.
Else Nutrition was started to make products that can serve as an alternative to dairy products. The organic grocer, Lassens, recently announced launching all Else Nutrition products across all its stores.
In 2021, the company's revenues increased 219% year-over-year (YoY) to $4.7 million, and it had a cash balance of $25.5 million.
At market close on May 12, the BABY stock was up by 0.9 per cent and priced at C$ 1.18 per share.
The Very Good Food Company Inc. (TSXV:VERY)
During the trading session on Thursday, the VERY stock had a stellar run as it gained 18.2 per cent and closed at C$ 0.325 apiece. The food technology company develops and sells plant-based meat and other food products to its customers.
The Very Good Food Company's revenue jumped 164% YoY to C$ 12.3 million in 2021. Meanwhile, the Q4 2021 revenue climbed 70% YoY to C$ 4.3 million.
Notably, the e-commerce revenue increased 174% YoY in 2021 and amounted to C$ 5.9 million.
Komo Plant Based Foods Inc. (CSE:YUM)
Komo Plant develops and sells plant-based frozen meals. The company recreates vegan versions of traditional meaty and cheesy classics sold online and through direct store sales.
On May 5, Komo said it had established a US Cold Storage partnership, and before that, the company had expanded its distribution across Ontario, Maritimes, and Quebec.
Komo Plant's monthly revenue hit an all-time high in February after recording US$ 100,000 in revenue, representing an increase of 46 per cent from the best sales month in December 2021.
Odd Burger Corporation (TSXV:ODD)
Odd Burger is a food technology company that offers plant-based protein and dairy alternatives to its customers in Canada. The products are distributed through franchised fast-food restaurant locations.
The company's first-quarter revenue soared around 79 per cent compared to the previous quarter and amounted to C$ 687,156.
The ODD stock was priced at C$ 0.315 per share at the end of the trading session on May 12.
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Zane Smith first went commercial pāua diving in 1988. Thirty-three years on, he says Pau5B’s evolution has been remarkable.
“I’m a 13th generation Rakiuran and all my forefathers and mothers were fisherman,” Smith says. “My father was amongst the first to start harvesting pāua commercially. Stocks were so plentiful back then that they could wade out in the shallows and collect pāua in their gummies.”
Smith began diving for quota in ‘88 with Helen Cave’s two sons – the owner of the island’s fish factory.
“It wasn’t until I bought my first boat in ’96 that the fishery bottomed out,” he says. “Stocks were pretty grim but I was fortunate enough to be among the few
divers to hold my own.
“Things certainly changed between those generations.”
Smith says data collection became a large part of Pau5B’s recovery phase, with he and his crew among the first to use data loggers in New Zealand fisheries.
“We opted to wear data loggers on our dive gear before electronic reporting was even law,” Smith says. “We didn’t have to collect that data, but we did it for the good of the fishery. The loggers recorded water temperature, dive time, location and catch per unit effort. We really were leading the way.
“This new generation of divers are now reaping the benefits. It’s a much more abundant fishery than a few decades ago.”
Today, Smith catches a healthy eight tonne of pāua off Stewart Island’s coast for Ngai Tahu.
“We are doing more and more IQF product than just five years ago and that’s led to more live product too,” he says. “Eighty percent of what I catch these days is live export.”
The larger size of Stewart Island pāua have become well suited to the latest wave of market demand that seeks 500g pāua or bigger too – although Smith stresses the importance of divers educating that market on the impact of size-specific demand.
It’s an exciting time to be in the industry, says Smith.
“I have been doing this since 1988. I’ve seen where the fishery has been and where it is now. To be a part of how it’s evolved, to be supplying those market shifts and to have safeguarded the fishery for future generations...it’s really quite satisfying.”


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Games releasing in july 2019 stranger things 3: the game – july 04th they are billions – july 01 sairento – july 05th (uk/eu). All games releasing in july 2019 apex legends season 2 (releasing on pc, ps4, and xbox one on july 2nd) fans of apex legends delight – season 2 has brought new weapon balancing, a new character named wattson, and all new map characteristics to king’s landing. July 2019 has some great surprises for you. we’ve missed the first week of july. in the first week, some awesome games and sequels entered the show. the new sensation, apex legends launched its season 2 this month. July has some exciting games, expansions, and dlc heading our way. top 10 new games of july 2019 duration: 11:49. 41:51. top 25 upcoming games of 2019 [second half] duration: 18:26. If you're wondering what games are coming up in 2019, we've put them all in one convenient location. this list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are announced, titles are delayed, and big reveals happen.
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July is coming up all so soon and a brand new crop of games are launching. here are the top ten games releasing in july 2019 for pc, ps4, xbox one & switch. Each new character adds a variety of gameplay options, abilities, and ways to complete the game's many stages. game flow battle through stages filled with fearsome enemies and dangerous traps, each with a massive boss waiting at the end. a chance encounter with a potential ally awaits you after defeating a boss. 2020 video game release schedule by game informer staff on jul 03, 2020 at 03:11 pm. share. facebook post. twitter tweet. email email. comment comment. if you're wondering what games are coming up in 2020, we've put them all in one convenient location. this list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are. At the game awards, amazon revealed a new cinematic trailer and a release month: may 2020. before the reveal, we had a chat with the game's director, which you can read here . mafia: definitive. New and upcoming video games. available 9.17.20. pre order now pre release video games whats new for 2020? check out our top picks for the upcoming can't miss games of 2020! trade ins. play, trade, save, repeat stores. find a gamestop store near you powerup rewards™ begin your journey & reap the rewards.
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Release date: 1 july 2019. available on: pc, xbox one, ps4. they are billions is not exactly a new game. it has been out on early access for pc on steam since december 2017 and it was released in. July 2019 promises to be an exciting month for games lovers all across the globe as some top titles will be released this month for all major platforms including xbox one, ps4 and nintendo. so here are the 5 top gaming titles which would be released in the month of july this year. attack on titan 2: final battle: release date: july 5, 2019 platforms: ps4, xbox one, nintendo switch and pc the. Thankfully there are plenty of new games releasing in july 2019 to keep you busy. we’re most looking forward to wolfenstein: youngblood, as that series continues to impress. Below you can see release dates for the biggest games of 2019. by matt espineli on december 20, 2019 at 8:14pm pst we're near the end of 2019's fall release season, but there's still several games. For a look at all the other big games still to come this year, be sure to check out our complete list of game release dates in 2019. free ps4 playstation plus games for july 2020 revealed;.
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The over-heated streaming TV sector has claimed its first significant Australian scalp with the demise of Quickflix.
Quickflix was one of the pioneers of physical DVD delivery and then streaming services but had struggled to keep up with new players such as Netflix.
Despite being placed in voluntary administration with Ferrier Hodgson appointed at the end of May, Quickflix founder Stephen Langsford remained confident that the company may rise again.
Langsford has been clear that Nine Entertainment, a key investor and competitor was to blame.
Quickflix had advised the market that the tranche of redeemable preference shares (RPS) held by Stan Entertainment, which is jointly owned by Nine and Fairfax Media, was a major barrier to raising new capital. This factor proved to be the nail in the coffin for Quickflix. Nine had acquired the RPS from HBO, which had made the investment after constructive discussions in 2011.
“Issues arose in 2014 when Nine Entertainment acquired the RPS from HBO for an undisclosed sum, which we believe was a fraction of the face value. While Nine indicated that they were treating the acquisition as a financial investment, their actions — and inaction — since the acquisition tend to indicate otherwise,” Langsford said.
Quickflix stated that it couldn’t afford the price set by Stan to restructure the $11.7 million worth of redeemable preference shares - a prerequisite for interested investors.
Stan demanded either $4 million in cash or $1.25 million plus all of Quickflix's streaming customers.
Quickflix management is in the process of submitting a plan to administrator Ferrier Hodgson which hopes to reposition the company as a broader based “digital consumer, e-commerce and entertainment player’ and allow new capital to be raised.
Quickflix's first creditors meeting was held on May 6 in Perth.
The demise of Quickflix is certainly not the first casualty in Australian entrepreneur’s attempts to bring IPTV style service to our shores.
In September 2015 online video store EzyFlix made a sudden exit from the Australian and New Zealand markets. EzyFlix launched in 2011 by online DVD retailer EzyDVD, part of the group that owned he Video Ezy and Blockbuster video store chains in Australia.
EzyFlix was a direct competitor digital video stores such as Apple's iTunes, Google Play and Telstra's Bigpond Movies, which sell and rent movies.
Earlier that year in April, Reeltime Media, the founder of defunct IPTV trailblazer ReelTime.tv was plunged into voluntary administration. ReelTime Media or ReelTime.tv was an IPTV provider founded in 2005 and listing on the ASX in 2006. Reeltime sold its original assets in 2008 to EzyDVD to form the service EzyDownload. At its brief peak it has partnered with digital venture Yahoo!7 for distribution which ultimately failed to get traction.
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Indian audio firm boAt has introduced a donation of Rs 50 lakh to procure high-grade oxygen concentrators and important medical provides for hospitals to assist with COVID-19 reduction. boAt joins an inventory of home and worldwide our bodies which have come ahead to assist India struggle the virus. In an announcement, boAt introduced a partnership with SaveLIFE Foundation to ship oxygen concentrators throughout Delhi and assist meet the rising demand for a similar. The audio participant maker will even work with the Health Department over the following few days for additional distribution of vital oxygen concentrators and important to hospitals and COVID-Care centres. Notably, boAt claims the corporate had paused all their advertising and marketing and promotional actions alongside efficiency adverts for a day to declutter promoting noise within the wake of the continued pandemic within the nation.
Speaking over the event, Aman Gupta, co-founder at boAt, stated that the continued pandemic has reached “catastrophic proportions” in India, more so in the National Capital Region (NCR). “As an Indian brand, we recognise the challenges being faced by our people today and we truly hope that our small contribution will support healthcare and frontline workers as they race against time to save lives and contain the spread of this virus,” he added within the assertion.
Meanwhile, a number of entrepreneurs, traders, tech leaders, and organisations from throughout the globe have come collectively to help India. Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced that the corporate would donate to help and reduction efforts on the bottom. Indian CEOs at Microsoft and Google, Satya Nadela and Sundar Pichai, have additionally prolonged help for COVID reduction. Both firms have promised vital oxygen provides and different necessities for hospitals. Moreover, Realme introduced earlier in the present day that the corporate has postponed its ‘biggest’ launch occasion because the nation is coping with the virus. Realme was stated to launch the Dimensity 1200-enabled Realme X7 Max 5G and Smart TV 4K on May 4.
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- The "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary underscored the value of investing, spoke about shorting Yahoo, and predicted the pandemic would transform retail forever on the "Industry Focus" podcast.
- O'Leary also discussed the risks of venture investing, the dearth of financial literacy in the US, and how Warren Buffett's business partner Charlie Munger had shaped his investing approach.
- Here are O'Leary's 16 best quotes from the interview.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary emphasized the importance of investing, told the story of his costly Yahoo short, and argued the coronavirus pandemic had permanently reshaped the retail sector during a recent episode of the "Industry Focus" podcast.
The O'Leary Funds and O'Leary Ventures chairman — whose nickname is "Mr. Wonderful" — also discussed his conservative portfolio, bemoaned the lack of financial literacy among many Americans, and highlighted Warren Buffett's right-hand man, Charlie Munger, as a major influence on his investing approach.
Here are O'Leary's 16 best quotes from the interview, lightly edited and condensed for clarity:
1. "We teach our kids everything in high school: sex education, geography, math, reading, etc. We do not teach them anything about credit cards, or debt, or investing. Then we ask ourselves why we end up in a situation as we are today, which has been highlighted by the pandemic a bit: There's 100 million people in America that have set nothing aside for their retirement."
2. "It freaks me right out that so many people, including many of the people that work for me in my own companies, have just two weeks of cash set aside. That's not even investing — that's just poor financial planning."
3. "Realize that saving and investing are two different things. One of the big challenges is people think, 'Well, I'm going to take some amount of what I make in my paycheck and put it in a savings account.' That is not investing. Investing is getting exposure to the market."
4. "I love 'Shark Tank,' but that's venture investing. It's very, very risky. That's not where my real money is. My real money is invested in a very conservative portfolio of ETFs that focus on large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, tech growth, and dividends."
5. "Sometimes it's fun to trade, I get that. I'm not against that. But I taught my own kids, you have a strategy for building your nut, the thing that protects you for the rest of your life, and then you can do whatever you like on the side."
6. "This is a very good time to be investing and staying the course on equities." — pointing to the Biden administration's likely focus on distributing COVID-19 vaccines and tackling unemployment with the help of the Federal Reserve.
7. "Retail is forever changed. We're not reopening the stores that had mediocre returns — we're never reopening them — we're just going to continue with the direct consumer model. If you have a brand like Lululemon or something, you can afford to have a retail store because you're selling $1,000 winter coats. But if you're a generic retailer in a generic mall, the outcome is not going to be pretty."
8. "Bad news for hotels, bad news for the airlines, great news for the other 80% of the economy that's going to accrue the benefits of that huge reduction in business, travel, and entertainment, and more productivity in terms of getting their products." — predicting a permanent slump in business travel as people have realized the power and convenience of videoconferencing tools during the pandemic.
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9. "I shorted Yahoo before it was put into the S&P 500. I was committed to holding on to that short because I knew one day, Yahoo would be at least a zero. I killed myself by not understanding when you short a stock, your losses are unlimited. I tied up, for years, millions of dollars of my capital just for the margin to do something very, very stupid."
10. "Don't get caught offside — that will protect your hiney for the rest of your life — and don't do stupid things like shorting the next Yahoo, whatever that is."
11. "I never let a stock become more than 5% of my portfolio, and I never let a sector become more than 20% ever. That way, when I own a Tesla and it's doing its thing, I'm selling into the strength, keeping my 5% waiting, selling, selling, selling, selling, keeping my exposure."
12. "One of the great things about being a Shark is I get shown everything now. I see every deal there is, practically. We make many investments outside of 'Shark Tank' because we see wonderful ideas and great entrepreneurs, and I want to be supportive. But I consider that money gone when I invest in it, because I have no idea of what the outcome is going to be. Then every morning, because I've got so many of them now, I have a complete Shakespearean drama playing out."
13. "It's just a giant chorus of euphoria versus complete misery, and that is the nature of venture investing."
14. "If you want to be a venture investor, you better be ready for rock and roll, because the outcome is completely unknown, completely random. It's lots of energy, and I love working with the entrepreneurs, but the outcomes are crazy outcomes. You just don't know what's going to happen."
15. "Charlie Munger is my guy. I mean, there's nothing wrong with Warren Buffett, but you want to know where all that philosophy comes from and who keeps Warren Buffett on a straight track, it's Charlie Munger."
16. "My whole investment strategy is built around cash flow. I have a little Charlie Munger on my shoulder every day when I look at a deal, and he's just saying two words: 'cash flow, cash flow.'"


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MGC Pharmaceuticals plc (LON:MXC) Chief Executive Officer Roby Zomer caught up with DirectorsTalk for an exclusive interview to discuss what the company does, the first import of Psilocybin, highlights from the last quarter and what investors can expect in the coming months.
Q1: Roby, before we discuss today’s news, could you just remind us of what MGC Pharmaceuticals does?
A1: It’s a pharmaceutical company designated to finding a new innovative formulation, plant-inspired to treat unmet medical needs.
We have core development in the company to develop new formulations, a new drug, and to bring them to the market but as a pharma company where we have everything in-house.
We are also able to provide a services platform to other pharmaceutical companies that want to become a drug owner and to help them to develop their medicines.
Q2: There was an interesting announcement this morning confirming that the first import of Psilocybin, can you tell us more about that and what it means for the company?
A2: As we saw that there is a market emerge and opening to the Psilocybin with a recent announcement in Australia that they are permitting prescription of Psilocybin and MDMA to specific indication, we as a company want to keep relevancy and be in the frontline of development.
We engaged with another pharmaceutical company called Psyence who are developing a product medicine based out of Psilocybin. What we did is we engaged with them and basically gave them a platform to take their product to meet EU standards and then to the next stage where they will be able to develop, research, and market eventually medicine to treat different indications in palliative care based off Psilocybin.
We are able today to demonstrate two capabilities of MGC, first of all that as a pharma company, we were able to deal with all the substances whether they are control or non-control. We’re being able to work with the front end of companies that will bring new innovative products to the market and being able to provide a pharmaceutical platform of research and development to other pharmaceutical companies that want to enter into the pharma industry. We are able to do it through our European and our Slovenia research facilities.
Q3: Now, the company has been very busy recently, could you sum up some of the highlights from the last quarter?
A3: I think that as a pharma company, we have our own two core products which are CannEpil products that are designed to treat refractory epilepsy, also know as drug-resistant epilepsy and CimetrA which is an immune modulation treatment.
CannEpil, just over the last quarter, was able to get approval to be listed under the GMC in the UK which means all specialists – there’s more than 100,000 specialists under the GMC in the UK- will now be able to prescribe CannEpil.
Also CannEpil was prescribed to the first patient enrolling to the RESCAS programme. RESCAS is a Refractory Epilepsy Special Access Scheme by the NHS which means patients that are going onto this programme, if the treatment is valid, eventually we’ll be able to get it covered by the NHS and have it as a suitable treatment for their drug-resistant epilepsy.
So, this was a very key milestone for the company development following last year, the listing under the Irish health system and being covered by the Irish health insurance, opening the UK market as a main market within Europe. First of all, large market for the potential sales of the medicine but also from a regulatory perspective and prestige, this will allow us to open more markets as we move forward and we start to put focus with the first medical symposium to these doctors happened by the end of the recent quarter.
The second product, CimetrA, which was early this quarter got the approval and listed under the OTC by the FDA as a non-licensed drug, meaning it’s opened up the American market as an ‘over the counter’ unlicensed drug. This allows us to get the orders from AMC, the American company that signed with us for the marketing and sales of CimetrA in the United States.
We got and delivered the first million dollar of product and we got a second million dollar order with down payment already received by the company. We are now working on the second million dollar in parallel to the commercial progress.
Of course, we had the clinical progress, we’re able to get more information and more progress on CannEpil and CimetrA. We are now in the final stage to obtain all the pre-clinical, clinical criteria so we’ll be able to progress with an FDA open IND application in the near future which will be as the target as we indicate both of our drug, CannEpil and CimetrA are targeted to go up on the FDA. As I said, CimetrA already has been obtained as an over the counter and listed in the OTC, we will try to push forward to get also CannEpil and CimetrA with open IND in the near future.
So, basically, this is the current stage of the company.
Q4: Just looking at the future, what can investors expect from MCG Pharmaceuticals over the coming months?
A4: I think, first of all, they will continue to see the progress that we have in the UK, Ireland and the United States on the side of the sales, increasing the footprint of the company product in the UK and American and we’re going to see more results coming from the studies of CimetrA.
We’re going to see both progress on the clinical development of these two products alongside commercial sales of these two products in the current market that we are operating in.


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Tracy McGrady’s net worth is over $75 million, but that doesn’t mean he passes over a good deal.
TheNBA star launched a daily deal website similar to Groupon. TMacDeals offer discounted prices on McGrady merchandise and other sports based retailers, including Adidas, Dicks Sportings Goods and Best Buy. The Atlanta Hawk says he was inspired because, “When I started my career, the only way to interact with fans was signing autographs after a game or doing some promotional appearance. Now I can interact with my fans instantaneously.”
McGrady partnered with Engager Media, which launched the daily deals platform online and on Facebook. Such prized possessions fans can purchase include a T-Mac street sign.
Despite never leading his team out of the first round of the playoffs, McGrady said he thinks he is Hall of Fame worthy. McGrady can now add tech mogul to his list of achievements.


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‘Vanity Fair’ Plans Expanded Book Coverage
Vanity Fair will retire its Hot Type page, a monthly roundup of new books, and plans to expand its overall book coverage, which will continue to feature input from contributing editor and bestselling author Sloane Crosley.
Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones said readers can expect to see a broader range of book coverage that will include essays, author profiles and more comprehensive coverage of newly released books. The Hot Type column will be discontinued after the May 2018 issue of Vanity Fair.
The magazine’s expanded book coverage will continue to feature Crosley, who has produced the Hot Type column for the last two years with, “her signature wit, taste, and intelligence," she said.
“The Hot Type page has long reflected Vanity Fair's commitment to wide coverage of the world of letters. We remain just as committed, but we’ve decided to retire the page’s strict form,” Jones said.
“As part of VF’s overall evolution, we’ll be diving deeper into new books, fiction and nonfiction, and the ideas they advance. In her continuing role as a Vanity Fair contributing editor, Sloane Crosley will write essays and features on books, authors and other topics of interest in the book world and the wider world, too," she said.