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BYTON, the international brand of China-based EV startup Future Mobility Corp, announced that it is debuting its first electric vehicle in the US next week. It also confirmed plans to bring it to the US and Europe in 2020 after China in 2019.
You might remember last year when we reported on a bunch of executives from Tesla, BMW, and Nissan forming a new electric vehicle startup called Future Mobility Corp. The company is based in China and backed by Tencent Holdings, which is now also an important investor in Tesla.
In September, the company unveiled its new brand, BYTON, and started teasing its first vehicle, an all-electric crossover coming with ‘more than 300 miles’of range and biggest screen you’ve ever seen in a car.
Today, BYTON announced it is debuting the vehicle at CES next week and released new teasers for the new EV:
The company also elaborated on its plan to manufacture the vehicle and introduce it to other markets:
“BYTON’s intelligent electric car will be manufactured at the company’s plant in Nanjing, China and available in China in 2019. The car will be available in the U.S. and Europe in 2020. BYTON’s subsequent sedan and multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) will be designed and produced based on the same platform.”
Here are some of the teasers it released at the BYTON launch in September:
BYTON seems to have significant financial backing and a team of veteran automotive executives who have delivered EV products at BMW, Tesla, and Nissan.
I am interested to see what BYTON comes up with. Hopefully, we don’t have another FF or Lucid situation again, which is starting to be the standard for EV startups.
Not much is known about the EV yet aside from its targeted range, a massive 20 cm-tall (8-in) by 1.25-meter (50-in) wide dashboard screen that stretches along the width of the car, and BYTON’s ambition for the vehicle to be highly connected with AI and autonomous features.
We should know all the details on Saturday with the launch at CES.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine has resurfaced online with a toned down look.
6ix9ine confirmed to The Shade Room he spent two days in the hospital due to an overdose.
He took a combination of caffeine and a weight loss supplement.
He said he was trying to lose the weight he gained in prison.
He is back online with his own dark hair and a beard.
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MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - A credit card fraud investigation has led to the arrest of two Paducah, Kentucky women.
The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office began their investigation on Oct. 25 after a woman reported there were two $55 fraudulent online charges on her bank account to Inmate Sales.
Inmate Sales is a company used by jails for inmates to make phone calls and purchase items while incarcerated.
Detectives said the fraudulent charges were traced to McCracken County inmate Ricosha Young and to Cynthia White.
Both were charged with fraudulent use of a credit card under $500.
According to the sheriff’s office, Young had recorded the victim’s bank card information when she was working at a restaurant. Young then allegedly forwarded the card information to White, who created a fake account online and made the two fraudulent charges.


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JOLED starts shipment of printed 22-32" 4K OLED panels to monitor makers
Expect to see more high-end OLED monitors in the near future. JOLED has started shipment of its printed OLED panels, available in 22- to 32-inch sizes with 4K, to monitor manufacturers including LG.
Printed OLED displays
JOLED, a joint venture of Sony, Panasonic and Japan Display, has announced that it has started shipping its 'OLEDIO'. It is the "first mass production of OLED displays by the printing method". - "It is the first mass production of OLED displays by the printing method, which is different from the conventional vapor deposition method. JOLED will produce 10- to 32-inch, medium-sized high-performance and high-quality OLED displays under the OLEDIO brand, for high-end monitors, medical monitors, automotive displays, and so on," said JOLED. The display supplier currently has three OLED panels listed on its website: 22, 27, and 32-inch panels all with 4K resolution, RGB OLED pixels, and 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio as well as peak luminance up to 540 nits. JOLED Inc. has been carrying out research and development of printed OLED since 2017. It started trial mass production in 2019. Today, "JOLED will move from trial to mass production and aim at expansion of sales", the company announced.
OLED monitors from LG, others
LG Electronics is partnering with JOLED to launch its first 27- and 32-inch OLED monitors this year. LG is using its own panels (WOLED from LG Display) in OLED TVs. Eizo introduced its first 22-inch OLED monitor in late 2019, based on JOLED's trial production. - "We are so delighted to ship our brand-new OLED display OLEDIO from the world’s first printed OLED mass production line, which is full of our technology and expertise. I am filled with deep emotion when I reflect upon our journey from the establishment as a R&D company to today, overcoming several challenges, and finally reaching mass production. We will produce high-performance and high-quality OLED displays using the groundbreaking printing method and will provide innovations to the medium-sized category in the world OLED market," Tadashi Ishibashi, President of JOLED, said at a launch ceremony in Chiba, Japan, today. JOLED will initially be focusing on mass production of medium-sized OLED panels. It has also formed an alliance with TCL to develop large-sized OLED panels, although it appears to be at an early stage.


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Automakers shut North American plants over coronavirus fears
Most said they’ll have to evaluate the spread of the virus before reopening.
Detroit 3, UAW agree on virus measures to keep plants running
Partial closure of plants, deep cleaning and longer periods between shift enacted to protect employees.
Unifor, FCA, Ford, GM form virus task force to protect employees
Measures in place and in continuous communication at the national and plant levels.
Automakers dodged parts shortage, but COVID-19 poses new threat
Falling sales and sickened factory workers and the threat of recession as the virus spreads through the US and Europe.
Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California
They want one national program with achievable standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Tariffs force some automakers to dim earnings outlook
Significant increases in commodity costs blamed for GM’s expected lower profits.
Fiat Chrysler is shaken without visionary CEO behind wheel
Marchionne steps down early because of severe health problems. Jeep executive Mike Manley is taking over.
Hyundai Motor union warns auto tariffs could hurt US jobs
20,000 jobs at a Hyundai factory in Alabama are at stake.
Trump predicts auto workers will be ‘very happy’ with NAFTA
Disses Mexico and Canada as “very difficult to deal with” during the negotiations.
US auto sales tumble in what could be first annual drop since 2009
Of major automakers, only Hyundai and Volkswagen reported increases.
China car dilemma: Beijing wants electric, buyers want SUVs
Beijing wants electric cars to make up 8% of every brand’s production as soon as next year.
Self-driving cars have pitfall: the human brain
People have trouble focusing on boring tasks like monitoring systems that rarely fail.
Automakers, governments tackling electric car range anxiety
Efforts to extend recharging networks along highways and elsewhere a big psychological boost.
Sensing a threat, Detroit’s automakers embrace mobility
Automakers are reinventing themselves as mobility firms due to pressure from agile tech firms like Apple and Uber.
Automakers to put automatic braking in cars by 2022
Voluntary agreement with 20 car manufacturers will deliver safety feature faster.


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The eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is extremely early this year, with the first day falling on Nov. 28 – which happens to be Thanksgiving. This convergence – which is being widely referred to as “Thanksgivukkah” – last occurred in 1888, and according to experts, it won’t happen again for close to 78,000 years.
In anticipation, Congregation Beth Shalom’s Hanukkah Shop will be open early this year. The shop will be open for one day only, on Nov. 17. Shop hours will be during the congregation’s Religious School, from 10 a.m. to noon. Stop by for all your Hanukkah needs, including candles, menorahs, dreidels, gelt, wrapping paper, and gift items, including small toys. A supply of general Judaic items also will available, as well as CDs of Koleynu, the congregation’s choir. The congregation is located at 820 Russell Road in DeKalb.
Congregation members and their guests also will celebrate together with a Hanukkah party at 5 p.m. Nov. 24. Traditional latkes will be served.
For more information, visit www.bethshalomdekalb.org or email email@example.com.


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Mixed March For Retailers Amid Overall Sales Dip
20 April 2016, 06:44 | Updated: 20 April 2016, 07:03
Scotland's retailers experienced a mixed month in March, although overall sales were down, according to the latest figures.
Covering the five weeks to April 2, total sales fell by 1.3% compared with the same period last year, when they had declined by 0.1%.
However, there was an increase when it came to non-food items, excluding fashion, with household goods such as furniture and flooring doing well.
The findings were contained in the latest SRC-KPMG Scottish retail sales monitor.
David Lonsdale, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, said: "While it's disappointing to see Scottish retail sales chalk up another month of decline, we did fare better than the rest of the UK in March which suffered a much deeper slowdown in sales.
"Customers, it seems, are feeling increasingly ready to invest in larger items and homewares.
"Food and clothing sales were both negative and likely impacted by the very early Easter which will have distorted shopping patterns.
"In brighter news, food and non-food were both above the three-month average and, once adjusted for the effect of online sales in Scotland, non-food sales saw a healthy increase of 1.2%.
"As we look toward the elections to the Scottish Parliament it's vital that, whomever forms the next government, they don't add to the thicket of red tape and taxes levied on retailers, and that they act to strengthen what appears to be a nascent recovery in consumer confidence.''
Fashion and footwear were the worst performers, with the category registering its worst decline since May 2015 which report authors said was influenced by the early Easter.


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Just in case you didn’t think the Golden Grate bridge in San Francisco was bad news, Sledgehammer Games has released a brand single-player trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare which ends in the structure’s demise. Check it out above.
Sledgehammer has been hyping up the use of Exo suits for the game’s multiplayer and we get to see those applications carried over into the single-player as well. You’ll be super jumping over obstacles, dashing between cover and even ripping doors off of cars to use as shields. Homing grenades and sensory grenades are also apparent but the rest of the gameplay seems to be business as usual in Call of Duty-terms.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be on November 4th and as in the past few years, Xbox platforms will be the first to receive add-on content. There will also be an Xbox One console bundle which includes the game, a headset and a specially designed Xbox One for play.


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Amazon on Tuesday informed workers whose work might be performed from residence that they will accomplish that till June, extending the timeline on a return to workplace as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
“Workers who work in a task that may successfully be performed from residence are welcome to take action till June 30, 2021”, an Amazon spokeswoman mentioned in an emailed assertion on Tuesday, including the steering is relevant globally.
Amazon had earlier allowed that choice till January.
The event comes lower than three weeks after the world’s largest on-line retailer mentioned greater than 19,000 of its US frontline employees contracted the coronavirus this 12 months.
Some workers, elected officers and unions in current months have mentioned that Amazon put workers’ well being in danger by conserving warehouses open through the pandemic.
“We have now invested vital funds and sources to maintain those that select to return to the workplace secure by bodily distancing, deep cleansing, temperature checks, and by offering face coverings and hand sanitizer,” the Amazon spokeswoman mentioned on Tuesday.
In Might, Twitter grew to become the primary main tech firm to permit workers who can work remotely to take action indefinitely.
Different tech giants have prolonged the work at home choice for his or her workers with Microsoft saying earlier this month it would let most workers work remotely for as much as half their weekly working hours.
Fb had mentioned it will enable its workers to work at home until July subsequent 12 months, whereas Google had prolonged the distant working interval for workers who don’t must be within the workplace until June.
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Honor was a Huawei-owned brand until late 2020, when it was sold by the Chinese maker due to pressure from a US trade ban. The new company still has some DNA in common with Huawei when it comes to components and some aesthetics, but it’s an independent brand nonetheless.
Honor made a splash last week when Canalys reported that it was number one in China for Q1 2022. This got us thinking whether our readers would be open to buying Honor smartphones, and here’s what you said.


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Most people view a visit with Santa, the patriarch of Christmas, as a cheerful photo opportunity. But some children see him as somewhat less joyful. We've collected photos of those children in this slideshow.
Shoppers crowded into a Manhattan Home Depot store to prepare for an anticipated snowstorm streamed into the streets Sunday afternoon after an employee shot a store manager and then himself, according to NYPD spokesman Sgt. Brendan Ryan.


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Dunmow is set to go plastic free
GREAT Dunmow is set to become the first plastic bag free town in Essex as an initiative backed by the Chamber of Commerce and Town Strategy Group begins to gather pace. Plastic shopping bags will become a thing of the past as the town looks to go green
GREAT Dunmow is set to become the first plastic bag free town in Essex as an initiative backed by the Chamber of Commerce and Town Strategy Group begins to gather pace.
Plastic shopping bags will become a thing of the past as the town looks to 'go green' in 2008 by turning to reusable alternative options.
Bruce Tice, Uttlesford District Council's market towns project co-ordinator, said: "The ideal goal is to have no plastic bags in Dunmow at all, but we will need to explore all alternatives such as material bags. It is a great chance for Dunmow to put itself on the map, as over the next few years towns all over the UK will consider the same strategy."
Towns such as Bedford, and Diss in Norfolk, are already considering using the Dunmow blueprint in the future, depending on the outcome.
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Mr Tice said: "The key to getting such a project off the ground is involvement, from societies, councils and shopkeepers to the customers themselves."
But that should not be a problem as the project already has the backing of the Chamber of Commerce, The Dunmow Society, Town Strategy Group and Dunmow Town clerk Owen Wilson has confirmed the full backing of the council.
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A consultation process is currently underway with shopkeepers filling in survey forms and so far the feedback has been. Chairman of the Dunmow Chamber of Commerce Mike Perry is one shop-owner who completed the survey. He said: "This is something that has been on our agenda for a while now, we don't want to join a bandwagon but if this initiative does come up with a viable alternative to the necessary evil that is a plastic bag then we would fully support it."
Customers and shop-owners alike are being invited to an evening on January 21 at the Foakes Hall in Stortford Road, Dunmow, at 7.30pm to air their views and take away survey sheets.
Following the consultation process, says Mr Tice, grant funding will be sought if the public support is strong enough and likely targets for financial support are waste and landfill companies such as Biffa.
He said: "The ultimate decision lies with the town as a whole. Businesses such as the Co-op have helped run a similar scheme in Modbury, Devon, which became the first village in Europe to implement a no plastic bag scheme in May 2007, but it still needs full support from everyone.
Waitrose in Saffron Walden also ran a bag ban over a three week trial period they saved 31,600 bags.
"We are hoping that this will encourage Tesco to get on board with the project," said Mr Tice.
To help public involvement, the town could have an independent reusable bag with a Dunmow logo printed on it. Mr Tice said: "It would be great to invite designs from people all over the town and run a competition to give Great Dunmow not only a sustainable bag, but one with a real personal touch."
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Apple lawyers stop Samsung from displaying and sales of new Galaxy tablets in Germany.
Apple and Galaxy has been at each others throat for a long time now. Apple has sued Samsung over the infringement of stealing the design and feel of its iDevices for its Galaxy line-up. While Samsung has counter-sued them over their wireless patents. This has put the two companies at war in Australia, Korea, US and Europe. At the recent IFA electronics fair in Germany, Samsung unveiled their chic Galaxy Tab 7.7, but Apple’s lawyers didn’t waste any time in getting a court order to stop the display of product.
Galaxy Tab 10.1 has also been delayed many times in Australia from launch by Apple. With latest court order in Germany, Samsung is not only forced to remove Galaxy Tab 7.7 from display but there is also a temporary ban on sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1. These two tablets are a high priority product for Samsung to be shown to European electronic consumer and Samsung will surly not be happy about it. For now Samsung is following the court decision and has pulled the product from its display but we can be sure that we have not heard the last of this debate.


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Officials at India's finance ministry, which controls the country's narcotics allocations, plan to get tougher with the country's makers of codeine-based cough syrups in order to crack down on abuse of the medicines.
The country implemented rules more than a year ago designed to make it easier for regulators and law enforcement to trace smuggled cough syrup back to wholesalers, according to a report by Reuters. Companies agreed to cut the number of bottles produced in a single batch, Reuters reported, but have resisted other demands.
Reuters said sales of the medicine were "unusually" high in some states and said an official with the finance ministry, Rashmi Verma, said the government will again pressure makers to comply with the rules.
Verma did not provide specifics as to what the government would do to enforce the rules, but in the past it has cut allocations of codeine that are distributed solely via state-run facilities.
Reuters reported that a complete ban on codeine-based medicines had been considered at one regulatory meeting, but Verma told the news agency it did not want to go down that road because there was a "genuine demand" for the drug.
Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration of Mumbai's home state of Maharashtra has seized 15,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup after an undercover officer bought the syrup, according to a report in the Economic Times.


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Sanofi and AbbVie CEOs suffer pay cuts, FDA Warning Letters to Pfizer, Jubilant’s Indian operations
This week, Phispers brings you news about two antidepressants — J&J’s esketamine and Allergan’s rapastinel. While J&J’s drug bagged FDA approval, rapastinel failed in phase III trials. With troubles looming large ove...
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This week, Phispers brings you news about the sudden and unexpected resignation of the USFDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, a day after his crackdown on retailers selling tobacco to young people. The other big news came from BMS and Celgene — t...
Data integrity concerns at Dr Reddy’s; Roche, Ipsen make multi-billion dollar buys; Aceto files for bankruptcy
The world of pharmaceuticals witnessed considerable M&A activity over the last week. GE sold off its biopharma business to Danaher Corporation for US$ 21 billion. Roche bought Spark Therapeutics for US$ 4.8 billion, and Ipsen struck a US$ 1.3 b...
Teva to divest 11 sites this year; former Ranbaxy promoter files criminal compliant against brother
This week, Phispers brings you news about Israeli generic drug giant Teva, as it plans to close or divest 11 manufacturing sites in 2019 to reduce its cost and debt burden. India’s Serious Fraud Investigation Office has said the alleged fu...
Recurring cGMP problems at Lupin, Dr Reddy’s; Data-integrity concerns at Indoco, Vipor
Leading Indian companies, such as Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Lupin Limited were issued a Form 483 by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) for deficiencies in their quality, production and equipment systems and poor handling o...
ICH seeks to standardize generic drugs; MIT research team develops insulin pill
This week, Phispers brings you news about a reflection paper released by the International Council on Harmonization (ICH) that seeks to standardize generic drugs across borders. In the US, a federal jury has ordered Takeda to pay Bayer US$ 155.19...
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Fashion week for Spring 2016 is on its way and there are two trends from the street that are leaving editors breathless. Scarves- like silk Hermes esque ones. Apparently Teen Vogue is trying to ID street photos of models off duty wearing scarves. The latest big trends are new silk scarfs / cravats. Hair length is a mid-bob and red heads are the new blondes. Here are some new faces from New York Models who are on the cusp or breaking this Fall into Spring. Forecast is a Red hot summer for 2016.
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TERA Finlabs, based in Bengaluru in India, is a subsidiary of UK-based digital lender Gain Credit. It provides technology-based solutions, such as risk management, customer onboarding, verification, underwriting, and collections, to digital lenders.
Razorpay, India’s Unicorn startup and a payment gateway provider, said in a press statement that the acquisition aligns with its plans to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises by building capital solution
s, credit underwriting, and data-driven risk management capabilities.
The company hopes that its B2B-lending arm Razorpay Capital and TERA Finlab’s technology together, post the acquisition, will be available to more than 10,000 businesses in India by next year.
“In India, banks are wary of providing business loans to startups and new SMEs due to the risks attached to new revenue models of startups. Through our lending platform, Razorpay Capital, we have been striving to solve these cash flow challenges, making it easier for businesses to get finance and grow,” Razorpay CEO and founder Harshil Mathur said in a statement.
Razorpay provides payment solutions to over 8 million businesses in India, including Zomato, Ola, Swiggy, Facebook, and Airtel. The company, which competes with Paytm on the payment gateway segment, aims to acquire 200 million customers by 2021.


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The Financial Times is reporting that EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia has made up his mind on Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Skype – and that he’s giving it the go-ahead.
According to the paper, the EU plans to clear the $8.5 billion deal without imposing any conditions and without calling for a second-phase investigation.
The deal was approved by US antitrust regulators in June. While it’s still awaiting approval from Taiwan, Serbia, Ukraine and Russia, EU agreement was seen as the one serious hurdle to remain.
The deal is Microsoft’s biggest-ever takeover, and will allow the company’s new Windows Phone platform to compete directly with Google and Apple smartphones, which already offer video chat.
Opponents of the takeover had argued that Microsoft’s plans to bundle Skype with Windows would inhibit competition. It’s an argument that held force when the company proposed to bundle its internet browser in a similar way.
But Microsoft, it seems, has persuaded Almunia that by making Skype available for other platforms, such as the Mac OS and Android, there would be plenty of opportunity for rivals to compete.
Rivals such as italy’s Messagenet also demanded assurances that Skype would be interoperable with their own systems – an argument that Micrososoft rejected, saying that open access would be impracticable and overly-onerous – and argument that the EU appears to have acecpted.
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TX Logistik intensifies combined transport in Sweden
TX Logistik, the German rail logistics company, is expanding its intermodal services in Sweden. Starting from late January 2022, it has launched a new combined transport connection for moving trucks between the Port of Trelleborg and Eskilstuna, the country’s important hinterland hub. The new service will run under the TX Logistik brand but on behalf of the Austrian transport company LKW Walter.
The block trains have been running on the Trelleborg-Eskilstuna route (via Frövi) four times a week in each direction. TX Logistik organised the first shipment on 28 January 2022. Its new intermodal service is dedicated to moving trucks between the two transport hubs in Sweden: Eskilstuna, which is around 100 kilometres west of Stockholm, and the Port of Trelleborg, the country’s most remarkable ferry harbour.
Despite the fact that TX Logistik is responsible for traction, terminal handling and customer service, the Trelleborg-Eskilstuna link was developed for LKW Walter, the Austrian specialist for combined transport. In Trelleborg, LKW WALTER uses the ferry connections to and from Rostock and Travemünde. By shifting transports from road to rail, both companies are taking part in a further reduction of CO2. The train will be able to carry up to 38 units, most of them will be semi-trailers. The transit time per journey will be around seven hours.
TX Logistik is developing rail freight solutions for other customers in Sweden. It moves food products 20 times a week between Bro (near Stockholm) and Malmö for the retail chain Coop. The rail logistics company also supplements the domestic network in Sweden with the national line between Trelleborg, Malmö and Eskilstuna. The connection currently operates seven round trips per week as an open train system.


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Since Jamie Oliver's first cookbook, The Naked Chef, hit the shelves 11 and a half years ago, just shy of £100m (£95.4m to be exact) has been spent on the pukka fellar's tomes in the UK. Put in another way, around 13 pence in every...
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Jamie's Oliver's latest cookbook, Jamie's 30-minute Meals (Michael Joseph), has stormed to the top of the bestseller lists thanks to a seven-day sale of 44,370 copies. It is 26th time the TV chef has topped the Official UK Top 50 in the 21st century.
The quick-and-easy cookbook was one of 10 hardback non-fiction...
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Spending at UK booksellers reached a 2010 high in the month of September but were nonetheless down on a strong 2009 when Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol smashed records upon hitting the shelves in hardback.
According to Nielsen BookScan, book sales in September were down 3.2% year-on-year in value terms, according to industry...
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Lee Child has beaten Jamie Oliver to the top slot as spending hit a 2010 high of £36.1m.
A second wave of books destined for Christmas stockings hit the shelves last week, including celebrity memoirs by the likes of Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue, Lord Alan Sugar, Russell Brand and Sir Michael Caine. But Lee Child took the number one...
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Last week was a quiet week for the trade in terms of new releases, but certainly not in terms of sales. Book spend across the seven days to 25th September totalled an cool £32.4m—a 2010 high. £342,000 of it went towards a copy of the Stevie Fry's memoir, which was one again top of the charts.
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Stephen Fry has retained top spot in this week's Official UK Top 50, despite a 24% sales decline week-on-week.
His second memoir, The Fry Chronicles (Michael Joseph), sold 28,341 copies in its first full week in bookshops, down from 37,325 copies in its opening week. Lee Child's 14th Jack Reacher thriller, 61 Hours...
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Actor, director, TV presenter, comedian, journalist, writer, Norwich F.C. chairman, blogger, Lord of Dance, Prince of Swimwear and all round good egg General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett VC DSO KCB's second set of memoirs hit the shelves last...
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British brainbox Stephen Fry's second memoir, The Fry Chronicles (Michael Joseph), which charts the actor, director, presenter (etc)'s rise to superstardom, has débuted straight in at number one in the bestseller lists—following a week when a second wave of books destined for the Christmas charts hit the shelves....
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Transworld author Sophie Kinsella has become the latest novelist to sell more than five million copies in the UK, joining fellow chick-lit authors Marian Keyes and Maeve Binchy, as well as the likes of Dan Brown and Terry Pratchett.
Kinsella joins a group of 15 fiction authors to have hit the five million mark since Nielsen BookScan...
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Tony Blair's American charm offensive has yielded results, with his memoir becoming the seventh bestselling book on the Non-Fiction BookScan US charts last week.
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New York City's economy improved in January, marking the 17th consecutive month of expansion, according to a survey of purchasing managers.
The National Association of Purchasing Management's New York Report on Business said its index of current business conditions stood at 62.8 in January, up from 62.1 in December. Numbers above 50 reflect an increase in business activity and those below 50 indicate contraction. The local economy has been growing since August 2003, when the index stood at 43.6.
Nonmanufacturing activity, a key indicator of the city's economy, improved to 65.9 from 64.4 in December. Manufacturing activity slipped for the seventh consecutive month, falling to 35.1 in January, compared with 41.2 in December. NAPM suggested the downswing in manufacturing may have been exaggerated by a low response rate.
Purchasing managers expressed optimism about the future. The outlook index, which reflects expectations of business conditions six months from now, stands at 60, rebounding from 37.5 in December.


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Accra, November 20, 2019 – In recognition for its professionalism in undertaking Marketing Campaigns and activities, MTN Ghana excelled at the 9th Marketing World Awards by receiving seven prestigious awards.
MTN was awarded in the following;
- Best Company in Customer Care
- Marketing Campaign of the Year – (“MTN MoMo at 10”)
- Telecom Brand of the Year
- Marketing Team of the Year
In addition, Mr. Noel Kojo-Ganson, Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Ghana won two personality awards at the event. He was adjudged one of West Africa’s top 20 Marketing and Communications Professionals and also the Marketing Industry Personality of the Year.
The Customer Relations Executive of MTN Ghana, Mrs. Jemima Kotei Walsh was adjudged Customer Service Personality of the Year.
Commenting on the awards, the CEO of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh said, “this is a remarkable feat for MTN Ghana and I am glad that in the past few months, MTN has won many awards. This is as a result of the high professional standards observed in all our operations. The recognition will help us deliver exceptional customer experience to our valued customers.”
“I wish to congratulate Noel Kojo-Ganson, Chief Marketing Officer and Jemima Kotei Walsh, Customer Relations for having received personality awards at the event. While we continue to invest in infrastructure in ensuring we provide exceptional telecommunication services to our customers, MTN will also continue to invest in its diverse talents,” he added.
Marketing World Awards is a Pan-African event held to recognize outstanding brands, the best campaigns, marketing innovations and creative use of digital marketing channels. This year’s awards were held under the theme "celebrating brands and individuals that work tirelessly and passionately."
About MTN Ghana
MTN Ghana is the market leader in the increasingly competitive mobile telecommunications industry in Ghana, offering subscribers a range of exciting options under Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go Services. The company has committed itself to delivering reliable and innovative services that provide value for subscribers in Ghana’s telecommunications market. Since its entry into Ghana in 2006, MTN has continuously invested in expanding and modernizing its network in order to offer superior services to a broad expanse of the nation.


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ISLAMABAD (February 16 2004): The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has not yet exercised option under Section 40-B of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 to depute sales tax officials at the manufacturing premises of any suspected unit.
Sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that Section 40-B was introduced in Budget 2003-04 to depute tax officials at the manufacturing units to effectively check tax evasion.
The apprehensions of the business community proved wrong, as the CBR has yet not exercised this provision of law.
The CBR is very much cautious in exercising section 40-B and does not permit collectors to use these powers until it is extremely necessary for detection of tax evasion.
Over eight months of the current financial year have passed and effective sales tax monitoring mechanism, compliance by non-filers and audit have helped the officials to enhance revenue instead of using section 40-B.
This proves that CBR is committed to taking the trade bodies/associations concerned into confidence before exercising this section. Recently, All Pakistan Sizing Industries Association (Apsia) team met tax authorities and expressed satisfaction over the issue of section 40-B. The CBR assured the Association that this power would only be excised in exceptional cases of tax fraud/evasion with concurrence of the association concerned.
However, sources admitted that it has effectively worked as a deterrent prior to deputation of tax officials at the units.
They said that section 40-B had been misunderstood by certain industrial units as it could only be exercised conditionally. Thus, it would leave no room for its misuse.
Moreover, its insertion was made to check the underreporting of turnover and evasion of sales tax by manufacturers.
It is to prevent the abuse of facility of self-assessment or tax fraud, that the Collector of Sales Tax have been empowered to post officer of sales tax for physical monitoring of production/supplies of goods for a limited period only in selected cases wherein there is sufficient reasons to believe that prima face a registered person is involved in tax fraud/evasion, the clarification added.


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Facebook’s efforts to bring advertising to the billion-dollar Oculus virtual reality platform don’t seem to be off to a good start.
The company announced last week that they planned to release their first in-game announcements under the “Blaston” title from the prolific VR resolution game developer, Games Games, and a few days later the game studio has shared that after listen users We have decided to abandon ad serving.
“After hearing the players’ comments, we realize that Blaston is not the most suitable for this type of advertising testing,” explains a tweet from the Blaston read account. “Therefore, we no longer plan to implement the test. We look forward to seeing you in the arena and hope you try the Crackdown Update that was released today. ”
This potential ad launch had been especially notable because the ads were being tested within a title by an external developer. Facebook has bought a handful of VR studios in recent months and owns several of the most popular Quest titles on its market, so the opportunity to launch advertising with a third-party partner gave Facebook a chance to frame the launch. advertising as a way for other developers to open their monetization channels instead of through Facebook.
Last week’s announcement still showed many critics in the virtual reality community who weren’t happy about Facebook’s broader struggles with the balance between advertising efforts and users ’privacy, but other users seemed to be more annoyed by the possibility of running ads within a paid site. title they had already bought. Blaston retails for $ 9.99 at the Oculus store.
Update: Resolution Games contacted TechCrunch with a statement, which presented the possibility of conducting new roadside advertising tests within one of the developer’s free apps. “To make it clear, we realize that Blaston is not suitable for this type of advertising. Alternatively, let’s find out if it’s feasible to move this little temporary test to our free game, Bait! at some point in the future “.
Resolution Games that drop the test even before they start are a first setback for Facebook’s virtual reality advertising efforts that show the skeptic that Facebook users of the Oculus platform remain. In a blog post last week, Facebook attempted to address initial concerns about what user data would be used to post RV advertising, and specifically noted that conversations recorded by the handset’s microphone and headphones would not be used. images analyzed by integrated tracking cameras.
Last year, Facebook saw a considerable reaction from virtual reality fans when they shared that new headset owners would need a Facebook account to activate their devices. Although criticism was posted after the announcement, the recently released $ 299 Quest 2 headphones have already surpassed all previous Facebook virtual reality devices combined, the company reported.
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Time Inc. is launching a platform for digital video content from all its magazine brands, the company announced at its inaugural presentation for the Digital Content Newfronts on Thursday morning at the Hudson Theater in midtown.
The portal, to be called The Daily Cut, will put all of Time Inc.'s video content in one place, Time Inc. senior vice president of video J.R. McCabe, told the audience.
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With the announcement, Time Inc., the soon-to-be-standalone publisher of such titles as Time and People, joined the emerging trend of traditional magazine publishers building one-stop clearinghouses for their increased digital video output meant to attract more lucrative online ad dollars. At its own presentation earlier this week, Condé Nast Entertainment announced a similar platform for its digital video content and that of a few partners.
Visitors to The Daily Cut will be able to browse the site by category such as beauty, business and sports, or search among the most shared videos, Jess Cagle, the editorial director of People and Entertainment Weekly, explained as he introduced a preview of the platform. The format of the site appeared to be scrollable lists with items that expand when clicked on.
"Connecting with consumers is what we do best at Time Inc.," Cagle told the crowd Thursday. "We have some of the most exciting and engaging content out there, not to mention unparalleled access to newsmakers and entertainers. It’s too bad we’re not serving alcohol here today, because you could play a great drinking game: every time we say amazing content and unparalleled content...you would get drunk."
The company said it will expand programming to fill the new portal, adding to its 50 recurring digital shows and series. It will also construct a new production studio in Los Angeles and add new partners such as Roku and Daily Motion to its distribution network.
Time Inc.’s digital output pulls 88 million monthly visitors and users spend an average of 22 minutes with its content at a given time, executive vice president of advertising Mark Ford said Thursday.
The publisher is scheduled to complete its spinoff from its parent company, Time Warner, within the next month or so, as chief executive Jeff Bewkes said on a conference call yesterday morning.


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Wireless LANs based on the IEEE 802.11 standard are on a strong growth spurt, according to two research reports released this week.
The worldwide market for all products based on the 802.11 standard by 2006 will grow to US$3.1 billion in annual revenue, from $1.2 billion in 2001, according to research company Dell’Oro Group Inc., in Redwood City, California. The wireless LANs will be particularly popular in the SOHO (small office-home office) segment. Infrastructure products, such as access points, for SOHO will make up the largest part of the revenue, as opposed to client network interface cards (NICs) or enterprise infrastructure products. The SOHO market will show annual revenue growth of about 40 percent between 2003 and 2006, Dell’Oro said.
Wireless LANs based on 802.11 now are the networks of choice for homes, used largely for sharing broadband Internet connections among multiple PCs, according to Dell’Oro. The declining prices of 802.11 systems have helped drive adoption in the home, the company said.
The number of wireless LAN implementations in the U.S. has doubled over the past 12 months, according to a report released Thursday by Yankee Group, in Boston. Enterprises are using WLANs in growing numbers, Yankee said in a statement: More than 1 million WLAN access points are in use by more than 700,000 U.S. enterprises.
In addition to helping a company do business, wireless LANs can give companies the opportunity to offer a perk or paid service to customers and visiting business partners, said Adam Zawel, an analyst at Yankee.
“If they install the network with the right division of access, then they can benefit from both the employee-facing and the customer-facing initiatives,” Zawel said.
For some businesses, such as airports and restaurants, the motivation to install a WLAN may be primarily focused on public access. In most cases, the main benefit of wireless LANs is efficiency or other internal operational benefits, while the revenue from a service or the ability to draw customers is “gravy,” he said.
However, to take this approach companies will have to work out a way to let outsiders log in to their networks while keeping them away from private information. In addition, today relatively few customers or other visitors are likely to have WLAN-enabled devices.
“Most enterprises are going to be reluctant to open up their wireless LAN to outsiders until the security issues are sorted out,” Zawel said.


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PlatinumGames’ NieR: Robot remains to see healthy sales. On Square Enix’s TGS 2020 Online display (which you can see listed below), it confirmed that overall worldwide deliveries as well as digital sales have actually passed 4.85 million. This is up from the 4.5 million digital sales and deliveries reported in March.
Very first released in March 2017, NieR: Automata released for PS4 and then COMPUTER. It’s set in the future where humanity has been almost wiped out as well as stays on the Moon while aliens as well as their Makers have overrun Planet. The plot follows androids 2B and NINE as they perform goals, trying to unseat Makers while finding out more about them.
After amassing extraordinary important honor, NieR: Robot would certainly come to Xbox One in June2018 It received a Game of the YoRHa Edition in February 2019 which accumulated the base video game and its DLC (currently 50 percent off for both PS4 and COMPUTER via Steam). While a follow up does not seem to be in the works, Square Enix did verify that NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139 would certainly be releasing in April2021 Stay tuned for even more details on that particular in the coming months.


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Autistic pensioner, 69, who was struggling to operate an Asda self-service checkout was told by supermarket staff to put all her shopping BACK on shelves
- Jacqueline Cox visited the supermarket in Levenshulme to do her usual shop
- She asked an employee for help when she struggled to work the self-service
- Ms Cox claims staff member then helped her return her shopping to the shelves
- Asda has apologised and said it is checking CCTV to establish what happened
An autistic pensioner was told by Asda staff to put all her shopping back on the shelves when she was struggling to operate the self-service checkout.
Jacqueline Cox, 69, visited the supermarket in Levenshulme, Manchester, on Friday last week to pick up a few groceries.
But when she came to pay for her shopping, Ms Cox, who is autistic and has learning disabilities, struggled to operate the machine.
Autistic Jacqueline Cox (right, with her niece Emma Griesdale) was told by Asda staff to put all her shopping back on the shelves when she was struggling with the self-service checkout
When she told a member of staff she could not use it, Mrs Cox claims she was told to return her shopping.
The worker then helped her put the items back on shelves, rather than helping her scan her shopping.
Ms Cox's niece Emma Griesdale said her aunt was very distressed by the incident and now refuses to return to the shop.
She said: 'They only have self service tills there so you don't really have a choice but to use them.
'She goes every week and has never had a problem. Usually the staff are happy to help. I want her to keep as much independence as she can.
'It could be a misunderstanding but my aunt would not just put her shopping back. She was told "you will have to put your shopping back because we don't do it for you",
Ms Griesdale said her aunt (pictured) was very distressed by the incident and now refuses to return to the shop
'She was very worked up about it because it completely threw her usual routine. She feels like she can't go back.'
Ms Griesdale, from Levenshulme, said Ms Cox shops at the store every week and usually finds staff helps.
She said she would like to see training implemented at all Asda stores that will equip staff with the skills needed to help those with learning disabilities.
She said: 'They need to train their staff to make sure they are helping everyone properly and something like this doesn't happen again.
'The manageress has been helpful and said she will look over the CCTV to work out what has happened. We are going to meet with her and I'll introduce her to my aunt.'
An Asda spokesman apologised for the incident and said staff are in the process of checking CCTV to see what happened.
They added: 'Our colleagues are committed to always going above and beyond to assist customers who need a little extra help with their shopping.
We are very sorry for any distress caused to Ms Cox and have launched an investigation to understand what happened.'
An Asda spokesman apologised for the incident and said staff are in the process of checking CCTV to see what happened. The store in Levenshulme is pictured above
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Jafza wins global award for best logistics project
Jafza reaffirmed its all-round operational excellence by winning the Best International Logistics Project Award at the 7th Logistics Awards held recently in Spain as part of the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) 2011.
The award reflects Jafza’s huge impact in the global logistics industry in general and in Europe in particular.
The high-profile event dedicated to Europe’s logistics industry and held for the 13th consecutive year at Barcelona’s Gran Via de Fira, saw thousands of the region’s leading industry professionals gather for the exhibition.
Mansoor Al Bastaki, regional manager – Europe at Economic Zones World, accepted the award on behalf of Jafza
“Winning this award reconfirms the leading position Jafza has achieved in the global logistics industry. We have consistently demonstrated our role as a vital commercial and business hub in the Middle East providing an excellent environment with best-in-class suite of offerings. Over the past 26 years, Jafza has continually expanded its world-class infrastructure, value-added services and incentives, to support the growth of global companies,” he said.
A large number of international companies visited the Jafza stand at the event, showing keen interest to set-up their regional hub at the free zone.
Spanish Minister of Development, José Blanco, was briefed on the facilities and infrastructure developments at Jafza, the Dubai Logistics Corridor, and the benefits of integrated operations. He also learnt how well Dubai’s free trade business model has supported sustainable development.


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A study of more than 34,000 people is the first to investigate the environmental impacts of both food choices and farm production systems.
A major new study confirms that a diet high in fruit and vegetables is better for the planet than one high in animal products. The study also finds that organic food provides significant, additional climate benefits for plant-based diets, but not for diets with only moderate contribution from plant products. This study, published on 9 February in open access journal Frontiers in Nutrition, is the first to investigate the environmental impacts of both dietary patterns and farm production systems. It is also the first to investigate the environmental impact of organic food consumption using observed diets rather than models.
Many organisations, including the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, advocate the urgent adoption of more sustainable diets at a global level. Such diets include reduced consumption of animal products, which have a higher environmental impact than plant-based products. This is mainly due to the high energy requirements of livestock farming as well as the very large contribution of livestock to greenhouse gas emissions. Intensive livestock production is also responsible for significant biodiversity loss due to conversion of natural habitats to grass and feed crops.
The method of food production may also influence sustainable diets. Organic agriculture is generally considered more environmentally friendly than other modern production techniques. However, while many studies have investigated environmentally sustainable diets, these have rarely considered both dietary choices and the production method of the foods consumed.
Louise Seconda, co-author, Equipe de Recherché en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN), Centre d’Epidémiologie et Statistiques Sorbonne Paris Cité, and Agence de l’Environnement et de la maîtrise de l’Energie, Angers, France.
To do this, researchers obtained information on food intake and organic food consumption from more than. They used what’s called a ‘provegetarian’ score to determine preferences for plant-based or animal-based food products. The researchers also conducted production life cycle environmental impact assessments at the farm level against three environmental indicators: greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative energy demand and land occupation.
“Combining consumption and farm production data we found that across the board, diet-related environmental impacts were reduced with a plant-based diet — particularly greenhouse gas emissions,” says Louise Seconda. Or as the researchers summarised in their article, “A higher provegetarian score was associated with lower environmental impacts.”
“The consumption of organic food added even more environmental benefits for a plant-based diet. In contrast, consumption of organic food did not add significant benefits to diets with high contribution from animal products and only moderate contribution from plant products.”
However the researchers caution that the environmental effects of production systems are not uniform and can be impacted by climate, soil types and farm management.
“We didn’t look at other indicators such as pesticide use, leaching and soil quality which are relevant to the environmental impacts of productions systems,” says Louise Seconda. “Therefore future studies could also consider these as well as supply chain and distribution impacts of food production.”
The authors also say it will be important to conduct further studies to confirm these results and to expand our understanding of how the entire food production lifecycle impacts sustainability.
(Source: frontiers Blog, 15.02.2018)


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Jet2holidays: Passengers prepare to set off on summer holidays
Jet2 flights have now finally started up for the first time since lockdown. Jubilant Britons who have been itching to get away during the pandemic are likely keen to book trips with the budget carrier as soon as they can. Jet2’s summer programme was launched yesterday when almost 50 flights departed from across Manchester, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Glasgow Newcastle and London Stansted Airports.
The leisure airline and package holiday specialist will operate to 44 destinations this summer.
Full list of Jet2 destinations this summer:
Mainland Spain (commencing from Glasgow and Edinburgh on July 25, and other bases on July 15) – Malaga, Alicante, Barcelona (from September), Costa de Almeria, Murcia
Balearic Islands (commencing from Glasgow and Edinburgh on July 25, and other bases on July 15) – Ibiza, Menorca, Majorca
Canary Islands (commencing from Glasgow and Edinburgh on July 25, and other bases on July 15) – Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Gran Canaria
Turkey – Izmir, Antalya, Dalaman, Bodrum
Croatia – Pula, Dubrovnik, Split
Jet2 flights: Jubilant Britons are likely keen to book trips with the budget carrier
Cyprus (commencing August) 1 – Larnaca, Paphos
Czech Republic – Prague (from September)
France – Bergerac, La Rochelle, Paris (from October)
Greece – Corfu, Crete (Chania), Crete (Heraklion), Kefalonia, Skiathos, Kos, Preveza, Rhodes, Zante
Hungary – Budapest
Italy – Rome (from September), Naples, Pisa, Venice (from September)
Netherlands – Amsterdam (from September)
Poland – Krakow (from September)
Portugal (commencing August 1) – Faro, Madeira, Lisbon
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We have been saying for some time that the sun will shine again and that when it does, we will be there to take customers away on their well-deserved holidays.
“That day has finally arrived and we were delighted to see our first of flights take off. It is fantastic to be back in the air and recommencing our award-winning flights and package holidays to sunny destinations across Europe, the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands.
“The safety, well-being and comfort of our customers is our number one priority. Thanks to our three-step pledge, customers are in safe hands when they travel with us.
“Through our industry-leading customer service, customers know they can rely on us to deliver everything needed to make their holiday a happy and healthy one.”
The airline issued an update to all customers this week.
“We’re really excited to take you on your well-deserved getaway!” said Jet2 on their website.
“And while you can expect the same great service from us, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been some changes to arrivals into a number of the countries we fly to.
“There’s also been a change to arrivals into the UK after you’ve been away.
“So if you’re planning a getaway or have one booked, it’s really important that you read the information below about the country you’re arriving into.
“Please remember that this information is subject to change and correct at the time of publish.”
Jet2 continued: “We’d also recommend taking a look at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s travel advice.
“And don’t forget, if you or any of your party are showing symptoms of COVID-19, you’ll not be able to travel. It’s really important you stay at home and follow NHS guidelines to keep yourself, your family and others safe.”
Jet2 customers can currently check their hand luggage in for free if it weighs no more than 10kg as the government is cracking down on luggage in the cabin.
However, fliers can bring a personal item onboard such as "a handbag, laptop bag or airport purchase."


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R. Kelly Christmas Album Coming Down Chimneys in 2014
R. Kelly, who has caused us to forever conflate Oreo cookies with cunnilingus, will spread wide some holiday cheer with his own Christmas album. In interview with RapUp (via Pitchfork), Kells revealed The 12 Nights of Christmas, saying “It’s gonna be a lot of lovemaking. I come with that bearing gifts.” Preparing ourselves right know to never think of “chimneys” the same way again.
Unfortunately, the album will not be out until next Christmas. “I started it last Christmas actually, but I don’t believe in just puttin out a Christmas album to just sell records. I want it to be the next [sings "Deck the Halls" ?]. In order to get that moment, you gotta take a couple Christmases and then come with it.”
While we wait for his yuletide hymns, in the interim, we may get another proper R. Kelly Record. “I’ve got seven or eight albums lined up like rockets,” he said in the interview.
He goes on to say that album that he’s working will be another 12-Play album (like this years Black Panties), and concludes with what surely with some sense of a double entendre, “I’ve come to save the day.”


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With the rising need to accommodate the new requirements and adaptation of modern technology in the pharmaceutical sector, the draft of the ‘Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022’ (the “Bill”) has been released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on July 8, 2022, which seeks to replace the existing archaic law under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 (“Act”) and the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules 1945 (“Rules”).
The process of review of the Act gained momentum in the last few years, and in the year 2021, the Drug Controller General of India constituted a committee to frame the Bill, on which the MoHFW has sought consultation and feedback from the public and stakeholders, within a period of 45 days from the date of issue of notice (i.e. from July 8, 2022). While the Rules have been amended a few times in the past, it is laudable that the Bill has been introduced to give a fillip to the existing law, by providing for a broader coverage of an improved and a comprehensive regulatory framework for medical devices, clinical trials and e-pharmacies, apart from medicines and cosmetics. It is yet another attempt to enforce the proposed provisions added to the existing law, to ensure synchronisation with international standards as needed, and have an improved regulatory process in place.
The Act regulates the import, manufacture, distribution, and sale of drugs and cosmetics in India, with the primary objective to ensure that the drugs and cosmetics sold and made available to the public are safe and efficacious. The Act and the Rules have been amended over a period of time in view of the vicissitudes in the pharmaceutical industry. In furtherance to the same, the Bill has been introduced as a step forward to include the aspects that remain presently uncovered and to deal with the need to make the law more stringent, considering the rapidly evolving technology in the upstream industry of pharmaceuticals. Observing the surge in the availability of drugs on the online platform with the convenience offered thereby, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, e-pharmacies are acquiring a major stake in the pharmaceutical retail value chain in the country. Due to such proliferation, the need to regulate e-pharmacies and have a systematic crackdown against illegally dealing with and selling of counterfeit and spurious drugs by medical stores and drugs companies is increasing with each passing day. It is hoped that enforcing the new regulations as proposed in the Bill prove to be a constructive way forward for better regulation and addressing the bottlenecks in the current framework.
The key highlights of the Bill are as follows:
- The Bill proposes to expand the definitions under the Act, by adding certain new definitions inter alia for clinical trials, over-the-counter drugs, manufacturers, new drugs, bioavailability studies, investigational new drugs and imported spurious drugs, amongst others. Also, the definition of medical devices has been inserted separately, which, under the Act, is included in the definition of ‘Drugs’.
- For regulating e-pharmacies, provisions have been introduced in the Bill that aim to govern the online sale of medicines, which the existing framework lacks dealing with and is thus prone to be misused with the increased market of online pharmacies offering drugs and virtual consultations, if not regulated. While in the year 2018 there was an attempt made to amend the Rules in order to regulate e-pharmacies, and draft rules in regard thereto were introduced and circulated, however, the same were not notified as they were considered to be deficient in dealing with the complexities associated with the retail by online pharmacies, and hence remained unenforced. To regulate this, the Bill inter alia categorically restricts ‘stocking or exhibiting or offering for sale, or distributing, any drug by online mode except under and in accordance with a licence or permission issued in such manner as may be prescribed thereunder’, thereby making the requirement of obtaining a license or permission mandatory for undertaking such activity.
- Provisions have been introduced for penalty in the form of fine and imprisonment in case of any morbidity or mortality related to clinical trials or investigations.
- In order to facilitate the smooth implementation of the Bill, advisory boards have been proposed to be constituted, namely the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) and Medical Devices Technical Advisory Board (MDTAB), to comprise of such professionals and experts belonging to departments of medical devices, science and technology, biomedical, biomaterials, electronics etc., as prescribed under the Bill, for supporting the Central and the State Governments and providing technical assistance. The Bill also mandates the setting up of the ‘Consultative Committee on Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical devices’ which would advise the Central and State Governments, the DTAB and the MDTAB on any matter concerning the administration of the Bill and the rules made thereunder.
- The Bill also provides for setting up of ‘Medical Devices Testing Centres’ for testing and evaluation of medical devices and carrying out such other functions as may be prescribed, at both, Central and State levels.
- Another crucial provision in the Bill pertaining to the power to regulate or restrict the import of drugs in public interest, if the drug is essential to meet the requirements of an emergency due to epidemic or natural calamities.
- An Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani, Homeopathy Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Consultative Committee has been proposed to be constituted along with a Scientific Research Board for supporting on the scientific advances used for developing, innovative drugs of Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homoeopathy, their safety and efficacy, devices and other such related matters. Also, provisions for import of Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and cosmetics have been inserted in the Bill.
To conclude, while the Bill aims to provide an impetus to the existing pre-independence legislation and to meet the need for staying abreast with the ever-changing technology, it is yet to be seen how the new legislation would practically be welcomed and prove to be beneficial for accelerating the growth of the sunrise sector of the medical devices industry of India by enhancing its regulatory framework. It is hoped that the changes that the Bill proposes to bring, cater to the increasing need of addressing the inadequacy of the existing law and monitoring additional avenues of retail and other aspects in the pharmaceutical sector, which will go a long way in facilitating the ease of doing business in India.
· Jinni Sinha, Partner, Link Legal
· Sakshi Arora, Senior Associate, Link Legal


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Several months ago, it appeared that Google was letting other companies, such as Lenovo and LG, take the lead in creating Smart Displays with Google Assistant built in. However, it now appears that Google could be making one of its own.
These so-called smart displays would compete with Amazon's Echo Show, and deliver information such as news, weather, and directions on tablet-like devices.
In an interview with Variety, Google vice president Rishi Chandra, who oversees Google's smart home products, said that the company having its own smart display coexist with similar third-party products would be a similar strategy as with its current smart home speakers.
For example, the Google Home, Google Home Mini, and Google Home Max live alongside the JBL Link 20 and countless other Google Assistant-powered speakers. However, he was less than specific in detailing the company's plans. “I’m not saying we are not going to do it," he said.
While Google Home (and Google Assistant) is as capable--if not more so--than Amazon's Alexa, it hasn't yet reached the same household penetration as Amazon's Echo products, something Google would like to change. Bringing Nest back in-house, adding products such as the Nest Hello doorbell cam, and making them compatible with Chromecast devices are all part of the strategy.
While we saw some Google Assistant-powered displays at CES 2018, none of them have yet to reach market; it remains to be seen how practical they will be in everyday use, and what Google could offer that differentiates its product from third-party manufacturers.


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Tourism Industry News
Cuba Promoted as Travel Destination in France
A bus decorated with images of several Cuban tourist destinations is touring the Paris streets today to promote the attractions of the Caribbean nation in France.
Yoanki Nieves, representative of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR), attending the World in Paris Fair, explained the initiative of combining this Fair with the Ronda Viva Cuba, underway in other French cities.
Nieves labeled France as a very important source-market for Cuba, and added that this promotion campaign will try to reach the salespeople at the travel agencies, the public and the specialized media, with whom they have worked for several years, reported Prensa Latina news agency.
The Cuban specialist considered the workshop and soirée given in the French capital, where they introduced in general terms the Cuban tour product to some 100 French tour operators and travel agents, as good moves. This activity will tour, with the decorated bus, Nantes, Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon and other cities.


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While the Detroit Pistons are slamming buckets on the court this season, the rest of us can slam a brew in honor of them.
Eastern Market Brewing Co. (EMBC) has teamed up with the Detroit Pistons to produce a limited edition co-branded cans that will be available all season.
“We quickly realized that the Detroit Pistons were the perfect fit," said EMBC's managing partner, Dayne Bartscht, in a press release. "Like us, they are a local organization on the rise with a young core and unlimited potential, invested in the community and looking to build upon the city’s rich history and traditions.”
The first can is D-Up, a Kolsch with lemon and lime, which will be available in EMBC's taproom before landing on shelves wherever EBMC cans are sold.
The brewery says it is currently in discussions to make its cans available at Little Caesars Arena this season, and also looking to incorporate the cans into Pistons VIP events.
While D-Up is the first of the collaboration, the EBMC is already working on its next can, a New England IPA.
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Global food commodity prices rose again in June from a year earlier, and while vegetable oils and cereals led the gains, meat and dairy prices reached new all time-highs.
However, on a month-on-month basis, prices for vegetable oils, cereals and sugar declined last month but meat and dairy prices increased, according to an index compiled by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The headline FAO Food Price Index, which tracks a basket of five food commodities, rose to an average of 154.2 points in June, up 23.1% from the same month last year but down 2.3% from May. The gauge reached an all-time high of 159.7 in March in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil and a major supplier of wheat, along with a host of other key food commodities. Russia, meanwhile, is the largest wheat exporter head of the US and Canada. Ukraine is fifth.
Máximo Cullen, the FAO’s chief economist, said: “Although the FAO Food Price Index dropped in June for the third consecutive month, it remained close to the all-time high of March this year. The factors that drove global prices high in the first place are still at play, especially strong global demand, adverse weather in some major countries, high production and transportation costs, and supply chain disruptions due to Covid-19, compounded by the uncertainties stemming from the ongoing war in Ukraine.”
The sub-vegetable oils index rose 34% in June from a year earlier, while the gauge for cereals climbed 27.6%. Indexes for dairy and meat increased 24.9% and 12.7% respectively, while the measure for sugar rose 8.9%.
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On a month-on-month basis, vegetable oils dropped 7.6%, while cereals and sugar declined 4.1% and 2.6%, respectively. However, the diary index climbed 4.1% and meat was up 1.7%.
The FAO said international prices for all dairy products rose in June, led by cheese “as the early summer heat wave further weighed on already low milk output in Europe”. It added: “International butter prices rebounded as market uncertainty over milk deliveries in the months ahead bolstered foreign purchases, as well as internal demand in Europe.”
Prices for poultry rose “sharply” in June to an all-time high, the FAO said, “underpinned by the continued tight global supply conditions impacted by the war in Ukraine and the Avian influenza outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere”.
Lower prices of palm, sunflower, soy and rapeseed oils drove the month-on-month decline in the sub-vegetable oil index. Palm oil prices fell for a third straight month “as seasonally rising output of major producing countries coincided with prospects of increasing export supplies from Indonesia amid large domestic inventories”.
Indonesia, the world’s largest palm-oil producer, lifted its ban on exports in May following a three-week ban to protect domestic supplies.
The FAO said wheat prices dropped 5.7% in June from May, when they reach an unprecedented high, but were still up 48.5% from June last year.
“The decline in June was driven by seasonal availability from new harvests in the Northern Hemisphere, improved crop conditions in some major producers, including Canada, higher production prospects in the Russian Federation, and slower global import demand,” the FAO explained.


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How to score the Air Jordan 3 “Korea”
No, we’re not talking about that Korea . . .
The Air Jordan 3 is blowing up globally in 2018, thanks in no small part to it’s massive win during Super Bowl LII.
As part of the worldwide celebration of the silhouette’s 30th anniversary, Jordan Brand will be releasing a limited edition colorway that honors the insane basketball culture in Korea.
Although it would be hilarious to see Kim Jong Un try to hit a layup (he dropped 180 points in one game – according to the free media in NK), we’re talking about South Korea – the normal one.
The sneaker was first spotted on the feet of South Korea FIBA coach Jae Hur (pictured)
The colorway is decked out in South Korean colors of White, Red and Royal, highlighted with the Taegukgi flag on the right tongue and “Seoul” in Korean embroidered on the back left tongue. Surprisingly it comes with Nike Air Branding, which is typically only used on OG’s.
The Air Jordan 3 “Korea” to release very soon in highly limited quantities – at this stage – only in South Korea’s Nike.com.kr on March 10th.
If you’re a local, to buy the shoes Nike.com.kr are holding a draw between March 7th 10AM (local) through March 8th 8PM (local). Winners will be notified on March 9th, and those selected can purchase on release date of March 10th.
Stay tuned for any information regarding a stateside release.
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A new installment of the popular seiyuu variety game Jinro Battle hits stores this winter.
Yusuke Shirai and Masahiro Yamanaka‘s new variety DVD is going to be released to the general public.
Pick-up Voice released a couple of previews for their upcoming issue.
Kento Ito and Yoshiki Nakajima‘s new variety DVD is going to be sold to the general public in September.
Yoshitaka Yamaya and Tomohito Takatsuka‘s first variety DVD is going to be released next month.
JUNON unveiled the lineup for their upcoming issue.
TV Guide Person unveiled the lineup for their upcoming issue.
TV Guide VOICE STARS announced that Yuma Uchida is going to grace the cover of their upcoming issue.
SPOT unveiled the cover for their 2018 SUMMER issue.
Seiyuu Animedia announced the lineup for the upcoming October issue.
Seiyuu Grandprix announced the lineup for their October issue.
First previews of Ryohei Kimura‘s variety show “Kimuraism” are out.
Mamoru Miyano is going to release his first photobook this fall.
Popular seiyuu variety show Jinro Battle gets a new live event this fall.
Jun Fukuyama is the third guest of the seiyuu variety show “Seiyuu Camera Tour“.
Toshiyuki Morikawa is back with a new installment of his non-scripted variety show, “happy-bo-lucky“.


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New York, NY (CNS) – Victoria’s Secret bras are on fire! A woman who bought two pairs claims that the bras gave her itchy rashes caused by formaldehyde in the products, her lawsuit said.
Roberta Ritter, 37, filed a lawsuit against the lingerie company after she became “utterly sick” from the new Angels Secret Embrace and Very Sexy Extreme Me Push-Up bras.
Ritter told NY Post that the rash she obtained from wearing the underwear was “red hot to the touch, burning and itching.”
“It was the type of thing that keeps you up at night.”
The complainant, a cosmetic chemist, found out she was not alone in her ordeal when she sued the company in May. A class action lawsuit is now in the works from dozens of other women who say that the two mentioned Victoria’s Secret bras give them rashes and permanent scarring.
A lab test shows that the bras are positive for the presence of formaldehyde, the suit says.
Attorney Dawn Chmielewski told ABC News, “It may not be something [Victoria’s Secret] is specifying to be put in their bras, but somehow it’s making its way into the manufacturing process.”
The company admitted that they had received complaints from a “small number” of consumers, but they deny the charges.
A spokesperson said, “We have strict quality controls around our products, and we do not use formaldehyde in our bras.”


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SAVANNAH, Ga. (CN) – A happily married straight woman says a photo she took for a salon was uploaded to a stock database and used in several unauthorized ways, such as an advertisement for Match.com’s dating service and an article on coming out of the closet.
Pharmaceutical rep Anne Read Lattimore sued Savannah photographer Roger Kirby, his company Blue Water Productions, Match.com, online marketing company Nanigans and The HealthCentral Network in Chatham County Court.
Lattimore claims the defendants contributed “to the unauthorized use of her likeness in advertising depicting her either as a homosexual who has ‘come out’ of the closet on multiple occasions or as a participant in the online dating site Match.com.”
She says the imbroglio started when hairdresser Joseph Moody hired Kirby to create a website for his salon. Kirby photographed Lattimore in March 2008 after she received a haircut at the salon, and she verbally agreed to the exclusive publication of her photo on the salon’s website, Lattimore claims.
“Mrs. Lattimore did not sign a model release or authorize the use, publication or distribution of the photograph for any purpose other than publication on Joseph’s Salon’s website,” according to the complaint.
Kirby, however, uploaded Lattimore’s photo to Stock.xchng, without her knowledge or consent, she claims.
“The ‘stock.xchng’ website, wholly owned by Getty Images, bills itself as the ‘leading free stock photo site’ and allows photographers to upload photographs onto the site,” the complaint states. “Once uploaded, the photographs can be viewed and downloaded for free by anyone who accesses the website.”
Getty Images is not named as a defendant.
Lattimore says her photo was downloaded from the website about 6,900 times between March 2008 and October 2010, when the website removed the photo at her request.
She says the website did not contain a release for the photo, but that the image license agreement linked to the photograph said “the image ‘may not’ be used ‘[t]o endorse products and services if it depicts a person.'”
The agreement also stated that it “cannot guarantee that you will be able to use the image for any purpose you like,” according to the complaint.
In September 2010, Match.com and the Nanigans social marketing company downloaded Lattimore’s photo from the website and used it to advertise online dating services on Facebook, Lattimore says.
“The Match.com campaign targeted potential new members and enticed them to join the Match.com online dating community by depicting attractive individuals that appeared to be existing Match.com users the target might meet on Match.com,” the complaint states.
She says thousands of people across the country saw her face in the Match.com ad that portrays her as an active Match.com member.
“At least one individual known to Mrs. Lattimore viewed the ad and brought its existence to Mrs. Lattimore’s husband’s attention,” the complaint states.
“Mrs. Lattimore is happily married and has never been a member of Match.com or any other online dating service,” Lattimore says. “However, the Lattimore ad falsely portrayed Mrs. Lattimore as currently available for dating.”
Using Lattimore’s photo in a context that carries a connotation of infidelity could hurt her personal and professional reputation, according to the complaint.
Lattimore says she was also embarrassed when a medical marketing company called the HealthCentral Network posted her photo under the sexuality section of one website.
“The photograph was linked to an article on homosexuality,” the complaint states. “By clicking on the image of Mrs. Lattimore, a visitor to the site was directed to an article entitled ‘Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are.’ The article discusses the difficulty and necessity of homosexuals admitting to themselves and the rest of the world that they are homosexual.
“Directly next to the image of Mrs. Lattimore was the statement: ‘I’ve come out two thousand, three hundred and forty-five times. Okay, so I haven’t actually counted, but it seems like that many.'”
Lattimore says she “is not homosexual and has never admitted to anyone that she was homosexual, i.e. she has never ‘come out.’ However, the placement of her image next to this article leads a viewer to believe that Mrs. Lattimore is homosexual and is telling her personal story about her experience of telling her family and friends about her homosexuality.”
She says neither Match.com nor HealthCentral asked for her permission to use her image. And when she asked HealthCentral to publish a retraction, it failed to do so.
Lattimore seeks compensatory and punitive damages for defamation and misappropriation of likeness.
She is represented by John Patrick Connell with Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams.


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BARNEVELD, Netherlands (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Baan Company NV fell 16 percent in the U.S. Thursday after the company posted a deepening year-to-year first quarter of $26 million, as sales continue to slump for the troubled Dutch business software maker.
U.S. -listed shares of Baan
Baan's ADRs were trading offl 3/4 to 4 in late morning trading.
Earlier Thursday in Amsterdam, Baan baanf shares fell 0.39 euro, or 8 percent, to 4.53 euros.
Share value has dropped by about a third since the beginning of the year and shares are down 65.4 percent in the last 12 months.
In the first quarter of 1999, Baan baanf posted losses of $19 million. Gross profit for the group dropped to $30 million in the first quarter from $77 million in the same period of 1999.
License revenues for Baan fell to $27 million in the first quarter vs $65 million and total net revenues fell to $106 million vs. $176 million.
"Baan began this quarter by addressing several key challenges, including the departure of our then CEO and CFO in early January- obviously this was not a representative quarter for Baan," said interim CEO Pierre Everaert.
Baan which posted its seventh consecutive quarterly loss Thursday, saw its troubles compound after it lost those two key executives. And the company has been busy raising cash in order to keep its balance sheet in good order.
"Despite the management changes and increased competition within the enterprise applications market, our balance sheet and cash positions are strong as we turn into Q2 to support our go-forward strategy," said Rob Ruijter, the chief financial officer of Baan.
On Thursday, Baan said over the past 60 days, it's equity position has been boosted by $100 million-- $80 million in cash plus completed transactions. Further boosting its equity position is up to $145 million in notes which will convert into equity over the next two months and a deal with Bear Stearns in which Baan can sell it up to 150 million euros in equity.
Analysts said these efforts should keep the company out of debt for several quarters.
Among other efforts by the company, last month, Baan said it's setting up a new subsidiary that will produce customer relationship management software for the e-commerce marketplace, with the possibility of spinning it off separately at a later date.
"We're not too surprised that the figures were as bad as they are," said Corneles Bos, software analyst with ING Groep in Amsterdam, whose firm has a "hold" recommendation on Baan. "Existing customers are withholding investments in the Baan products to see what the company's strategy will be to survive." One of Baan's competitors, German business software giant SAP AG SAP, -0.69% on Wednesday released its own first quarter results, posting a 43 percent fall in net income due to what it called "fierce" competition in the Web-based arena. See full story
"Still, Baan is really in a separate position with its formal competitors: it's trying to find a strategy to survive as an independent company," Bos said. Saying that, he and others have said it's difficult to imagine a suitable marriage or takeover partner for Baan, which has a staff of around 5,000. See related story
"We expect that Baan will continue for some quarters to be in a difficult position. It's difficult to restore confidence with customers but there is a chance that eventually they will remain as a separate company," he said.


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When Josh Barry returned to his hometown of Fredericton three months ago, he was shocked to find there were few options for buying zero-waste refillable beauty products and cleaning supplies.
While living in Toronto for years, Barry would bring his glass containers to a refillery and pay for his beauty and household products by volume, cutting out any single-use plastics that would normally be used for detergents, soaps, cleaners and deodorants.
"So I thought that I needed to fill that space and bring something to Fredericton," he said.
Barry got work on the new venture. North Star Zero-Waste Refillery opened Tuesday in a temporary location out of the basement of the Abbey Cafe and Gallery on Queen Street.
Barry said he finds Fredericton to be a young, progressive scene so his goal is to offer high volumes of products at lower prices so a zero-waste option can be available to anyone, including students.
It provides sustainable solutions for home products that are natural and as close to vegan as possible, said Barry. He said people can bring in their own containers or the business offers free recyclables. The products are weighed out and priced by volume.
Other location in the works
Barry said they plan to move into a permanent space eventually, but its currently under construction.
He also wants the new location to double as a community and events space for art and music pop-ups.
Barry said the project is self-funded so far, which may seem risky, but they said they're well-versed in opening retail locations, having opened or operated seven cannabis stores in Alberta and six in Toronto.
He said that on top of the environmental aspect of the business, he wants the location to be inclusive to everyone, including people of colour, women and the queer community.
"It hopefully will encourage a grassroots movement of leadership in Fredericton," said Barry.
Margaux Khoury, an ethical and corporate start-up advisor based out of New Brunswick and British Columbia, has opened many businesses of her own over the past 20 years. She said becoming an advisor was natural because she wanted to help start-ups that were trying to do better for the earth.
Khoury said animal products and physical packaging have major impacts on the environment.
"With something like what Josh is doing, the impact is so little because he's offering reusable packaging, which is huge," said Khoury. "He's also offering products that are not harmful to our earth — the creation of these products and the ingredients used in the products are not harmful."
She said instead of taking care of the problem later with things like beach clean ups, companies can make preventative choices.
Khoury said she thinks consumers in New Brunswick are ready to make more sustainable choices, but just need to put it into practice.
"But I think companies like what Josh is doing can persuade people and encourage them to make the right choices at stores."
Khoury said that while consumers have a responsibility to choose sustainable products, corporations and governments need to be more responsible.
"The more consumers who demand this, the more it's going to change," she said.
Barry said there will inevitably be more resellers in Atlantic Canada, but he wanted to be one of the first, especially since he already uses most of the products for himself.
He said North Star Zero-Waste Refillery offers a bit of a solution while the city of Fredericton catches up on the recycling front.
"It's kind of like a whole cute date with yourself, you can just bring your matching glassware back and refill them in store," said Barry. "In that way, you're saving money and you're also … [not] contributing plastic to the environment and to Fredericton."


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Italian brand Kartell launched their first furniture collection for kids at this year’s Salone del Mobile.
Kartell’s range includes colourful and playful designs by designers including Nendo, Ferruccio Laviani, Piero Lissoni and Philippe Starck.
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November 5, 2019
Jack Posobiec, AKA Agent Poso, is an agent of the Jews.
This week he posted a Jerusalem Post article about Al-Jazeera saying that Jews control the pornography industry on Twitter. He posted it without comment, but there was apparently an attempt to say “wow just wow, can you believe what these backward Arabs believe about the poor innocent Jews?”
The internet was not having any of that.
And it just goes on and on and on, as you can check out on the original post for as long as it stays up.
The goyim already know, Agent Poso.
The best you can do is just try to not mention things like “Jews and porno” or “AIPAC pledge of allegiance to Israel,” and just hope you stay out of notice of the goyim as you sell whatever gibberish it is you sell to boomers.


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London Fashion Week is over for yet another season, and while there were many sartorial highlights, your Instagram feed may have gone wild over one specific sighting: that of Queen Elizabeth sat front row next a different sort of royalty, US Vogue's Anna Wintour. This afternoon, at Richard Quinn’s AW18 presentation, Her Majesty was on hand to present the emerging designer with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. The accolade, which, according to WWD, was "initiated in recognition of the role the fashion industry plays in society and diplomacy," will be given to designers who “show exceptional talent and originality while demonstrating value to the community and/or strong sustainable policies.”
Quinn launched his line in 2016 after earning both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Central Saint Martins, and, according to an Instagram post from Sarah Mower, "has built a printworks in South London to share, open-access, for students and his peers." The Queen saw his pieces during a visit to London Fashion Week’s Designer Showroom before attending his catwalk show, cementing what we would consider a pretty royal co-sign.
“From the tweed of the Hebrides to Nottingham lace, and of course Carnaby Street, our fashion industry has been renowned for outstanding craftsmanship for many years, and continues to produce world-class textiles and cutting-edge fashion designs,” she said while presenting the award. She added that this occasion was “a tribute to the industry and my legacy and all those who have contributed to British fashion.”
According to a statement made by Royal Central, read "The Queen Elizabeth II Award aims to provide continuing recognition of the cultural and trade role the British design and fashion industry has played, and continues to play, throughout Her Majesty’s reign. The award itself was designed by Angela Kelly, inspired by the Queen Elizabeth rose, and has been hand-produced by Lucy Price at Bauhinia Studios in Birmingham’s famous jewellery quarter."
The appearance marked an important moment in recent fashion history, as the Queen (at 91 years old) is making fewer public appearances, proving just how key this award and its future impact on the industry really is.