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AN URBAN explorer has given viewers a behind-the-scenes look at an iconic scrapyard full of stunning motors… weeks before its set to close its doors.
Colin Smith, known for his YouTube channel The Bearded Explorer, was invited to visit G&R Harris Modern Car Spares & Late Salvage – a beloved car parts yard in Nutbourne, near Chichester, which is set to close after more than 70 years in business.
Inside the breakers yard is a treasure trove of motors old and new – including a sporty Fiat 500 Abarth, Porsche Cayenne, Peugeot 306, Mercedes-Benz SLK, an old taxi and even a Bentley Continental GT.
Colin explains that the scrapyard has different sections, as the YouTuber begins his video with the "higher-end value cars" – including a group of Range Rovers.
It's here that he first spots the iconic Bentley, before opening the classy motor's driver-side door and sitting inside.
Colin says: "This is definitely out of my price range, but it is a very nice car.
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Further into the scrapyard, the explorer comes across a handful of sports bikes, including a Kawasaki, Moto Guzzi and KTM 125.
Taking in the condition of the bikes, Colin says: "These can probably still be saved which is why they're parked here – I hope they can because they are beautiful bikes."
As he goes deeper into the yard, he comes across a slightly damaged Mercedes convertible as well as a nearly-pristine Porsche Cayenne parked next to a Land Rover Discovery.
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The Porsche is sadly locked and has a sign on it saying 'not for parts, keep out' – which might explain its condition.
As Colin trawls through yet more damaged cars, he encounters a remarkable vintage Mercedes 500 SL.
Colin says: "Look how beautiful that car is… and it comes complete with the hard-top too."
Opening the door to look inside at the motor's cream interior, Colin notes that the odometer reads 90,000 miles, as the scrapyard owner reveals the car's been in the yard for "about 10 years".
Fans of The Bearded Explorer's channel flocked to express their amazement at his findings, and their sorrow for the closure of such an iconic scrapyard.
One user wrote: "I first went to Harris' nearly 30 years ago and brought a replacement engine for my 1970 Mini Clubman – such a shame this business and land is gone forever."
A second said: "Such a shame this is closing., I was about 10 years old when my Dad first took me here – I’m 35 now. I still pop in every now and then when I need a part or two."
And a third said: "All the traditional breakers yards where you can take parts of the cars yourself have virtually disappeared in the modern sanitised world."
This comes just days after The Bearded Explorer discovered a classic car graveyard while visiting an abandoned building, including a Mustang and a Porsche 911.
Meanwhile, a James Bond villain’s iconic number plate is set to sell for more than £300,000 at an auction.
The licence plate, used by one of 007's arch nemeses, is being marketed by Primo Registrations.
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Radio-frequency identification technology, also known as RFID, has its supporters and detractors. Both groups now have something to talk about.
A working group of major companies—IBM is the charter member—and advocacy groups announced May 1 a set of RFID best practices to protect consumer privacy as it relates to item level tagging.
The group, led by the CDT (Center for Democracy and Technology), includes a whos who list of companies involved one way or another in RFID testing or software development: Microsoft, Intel, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, Eli Lilly and Co., American Library Association, National Consumers League, aQuantive, VeriSign and Visa.
On the flip side, Levi Strauss & Co., one of the nations largest clothing manufacturers, confirmed April 28 its testing of RFID “hang tags” on clothing shipped to two retail outlets in Mexico and one in the United States—a move that many consumer advocates point to as an outright invasion of privacy rights given the tags will be attached to individual items consumers wear.
Levi is using RFID to track inventory at the test stores at the retailers requests; it has no plans to use RFID in any of its 18 Levis brand stores, according to Jeff Beckman, director of worldwide and U.S. communications for Levi Strauss in San Francisco.
“Our philosophy is that [RFID tests] are being driven by retailers,” said Beckman.
“So future tests, whether it happens, is being driven by retailers, and only if they are consistent with guidelines [put forth by consumer privacy advocate group CASPIAN], which is very transparent.”
The item-level tags used in the Levi stores, hung from a pair of jeans much like a price tag would be, are identified as having an RFID chip in them—and removable, according to Beckman.
There are also signs posted in each test store explaining RFID.
“Its a little 2-by-4-inch tag thats removable,” said Beckman.
“Its absolutely not embedded. Its readable from 1 to 3 feet and really has no value to anyone,” other than for inventory tracking.
RFID uses microchips to track items through radio waves that can be detected at a distance.
The fear with privacy advocates is that, particularly in the case of embedded tags in everyday items like clothing, peoples movements will be tracked by retailers looking to extract marketing information or, in a worse-case scenario, by the government.
The privacy advocacy group CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) along with about 40 other privacy and civil liberties organizations, in 2003 called for a moratorium on RFID-chipped items for consumers until there is more technology-specific information available—a moratorium Levi Strauss has declined to honor.
It also published guidelines for using RFID at the item level that call for tags to be removed before they reach consumers, according to Katherine Albrecht, founder and director of CASPIAN, as well as co-author of the book “Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID.”
Despite being transparent with its RFID tags, Levi is not being so open with the identification of the U.S. retailer (Beckman confirmed it is not Wal-Mart or Target, two major retailers with RFID mandates for their top suppliers).
Part of the reason Levi may be staying mum on the whereabouts of its RFID program is past experience from fellow clothing manufacturers.
Following a 2003 consumer boycott led by CASPIANs Albrecht, Benetton backed off its plans to embed RFID chips in its Sisley line of clothing.
“If we knew where [the Levi test store] was, we would alert our membership,” said Albrecht, in Nashua, N.H.
“Many people feel very strongly that this is a dangerous technology and there is really an issue. [At the same time] there is an abysmally small percentage of Americans—between 10 and 20 percent—that have heard of RFID. Thats what we need to do—stimulate awareness before these companies start using RFID,” in item level goods.
Released at the RFID Journal Live Conference in Las Vegas from May 1-3, the CDTs best practices document is essentially a privacy guideline for companies that are looking to move to item level tagging—an expectation that IBM has as it develops RFID technology, for example.
The document outlines how consumers should be notified about RFID data collection, what choice they should have with respect to their own personal information, and how that information should be treated by companies that collect it.
It also offers guidance to companies that collect RFID data in providing that information.
“RFID is a fast-evolving technology that may soon become ubiquitous in our lives. While it offers great promise, it also raises serious privacy concerns,” said Paula Bruening, staff council for the CDT, who led the working group, in a statement.
“This document establishes a carefully crafted balance: recognizing the core privacy needs of citizens while acknowledging that early-stage technology needs the flexibility to change as it evolves.”
The best practices group worked for more than a year to hammer out details of the document, and has plans to keep that work alive—particularly after it determines the impact of the May 1 document release, according to Ann Breidenback, director of Sensor & Actuator Solutions Product Line Management & Strategy, at IBM.
“Essentially this paper addresses the issue of notification,” said Breidenback, in Armonk, N.Y.
“Its a first start at defining how RFID should be handled responsibly, with the expectation that we will be going to item level tagging, especially in pharmaceuticals, apparel and footwear.
“This paper is designed as a first step to really outline what best practices are. Its a first draft in a series of drafts that will continue to morph.”
IBM, for its part, is working on providing technology to help privacy concerns.
At the RFID Journal Live conference May 1 the company previewed its “Clipped Tag” technology that enables consumers to either tear or scratch off the RFID antenna of a tagged item—which essentially eliminates the tags ability to communicate with other devices or systems.
The first step down this road for IBM was to develop and patent the technology.
It now has several partners that have developed prototypes of the technology that they can demonstrate with Gen 2 tags.
(Gen 2, an RFID frequency standard that was ratified by EPCglobal in 2005, and is just being productized this year, has some of its own security code written in.)
The next step, according to Breidenback, is for tag manufacturers to decide whether or not they want to put the Clipped Tag technology into production or not.
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High-tech manufacturer Hewlett-Packard last appeared on the list back in 2012, then dropped off for several years, reappearing in 2016, largely on the strength of its renewed focus on demand forecasting and perfect order fulfillment, as well as its efforts to be a player in the emerging 3-D printing marketplace. HP is also using artificial intelligence software to improve its order to fulfillment processes, Gartner’s analysts note. The company is also known for its efforts in eliminating human trafficking in its supply chain. It will be interesting to see how HP does in the 2017 rankings, since the company split into two entities late in 2015, and Gartner will follow suit by considering HP Inc. (the PC and printer side of the business) and Hewlett-Packard Enterprises (the services side of the business) as two different companies.


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Camden, N.J.-based Agilence’s software synchronizes data from point-of-sale systems with video feeds, enabling retailers to see every transaction rung up by their cashiers and, if they have self-serve check-out systems, their customers. The company calls that capability point-of-sale video auditing.
The software also allows retailers to analyze their stores based on the data it generates.
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Hulu may not have very many live sports and YouTube has likewise dropped almost all of its regional sports affiliations, but there will be a new platform through which to stream Marquee Sports Network this season. Marquee and fuboTV Inc. announced Wednesday a carriage agreement that will bring Cubs coverage to the leading sports-first live TV streaming platform in the coming weeks.
Through fuboTV, subscribers within the Cubs’ broadcast territory will have access to all Marquee programming, not just live game broadcasts. Marquee will be available in fuboTV’s basic English language channel package in the Chicago area and surrounding regions, including Indianapolis, South Bend, and Des Moines. The full footprint remains the same, so this does not represent a change in the existing blackout region as you know it.
There are two packages available, starting at $64.99 for the 113-channel Basic level and moving to $79.99 for the Elite bundle with 158 channels. Elite also comes with more space in its cloud DVR and allows the use of up to 10 screens at a time. Fans can stream fuboTV on pretty much all phones, tablets, and smart TVs, and other such devices.
“We are thrilled to have fuboTV offering Marquee Sports Network to Cubs fans,” said Marquee Sports Network General Manager, Mike McCarthy. “fuboTV has prioritized live sports and we look forward to them carrying Cubs baseball all season long.”
Even though fuboTV doesn’t have the same clout as the other streaming services mentioned, it has used sports as a value prop and should have a little more continuity with Marquee as a result. Of course, the slogan “Hulu has live sports” indicated the same before that platform moved to “Hulu doesn’t just have live sports.”
The endgame, of course, is to get away from MLB’s archaic restrictions and move to an a la carte style service that allows networks to sell their services to interested individuals sans carrier and regardless of location. That still feels like a pipe dream at this point, but there’s been a little traction on that front over the last few months and it’s probably not that far off.
All it’ll take is for MLB to figure out how to best monetize the new delivery methods in a manner that allows the league and owners to pocket as big a percentage as possible. I mean, for MLB to figure out how to best share the revenue so that everyone wins.
For now, chalk this up as a small win for fans who have already cut the cord or have been waiting to.


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DURBAN, July (ANA) – Two stores in the Durban area were on the receiving end of bomb hoaxes on Thursday, increasing tensions amongst residents following the discovery of several incendiary devices over the last week.-
The Cornubia Mall, situated about six kilometres inland of UMhlanga, was evacuated at about 10 am after a bomb threat was made at one of its retailers, understood to be Woolworths.
Mall management said it evacuated shoppers in the interests of safety.
South African Police Services and the bomb and dog squads were called in to sweep the 85,000 m² mall before giving the all clear.
“There was no bomb found at the Mall and it appears to have been a hoax. The evacuation procedure is now over. We would like to thank SAPS for their fast, professional service,” said the mall via its Twitter feed.
At about the same time, another bomb threat was reported at the Commercial City building in the city centre. It is believed that the threat was made via phone to a college - where exams are currently being written - situated in the building.
The 23-storey building was evacuated and the bomb squad swept the building, with the threat again proving to be negative.
The discovery of incendiary devices started on 5 July, with one each found in Woolworths stores in Gateway Mall and Pavilion, just hours apart.
On 7 July, another device was again found at Woolworths Gateway, and another two were found beneath two separate vehicles a few minutes walk away from the Greyville Racecourse, where the Durban July was being hosted.
According to police, who have repeatedly called for calm, the unsophisticated devices were not constructed to explode, but to catch alight.
On 9 July, the Pavilion shopping centre was evacuated after what was thought to be an incendiary device was spotted. This was revealed to be a clothing security tag.
On the night of 9 July, a Spar supermarket in Wentworth reported a bomb threat. This incident did not appear to follow the same modus operandi as the others as it involved blackmail.
A young boy was sent into the supermarket and handed the manager an envelope, allegedly given to him by an unknown man, containing a letter and a live bullet.
The letter in the envelope instructed the manager to place an undisclosed amount of cash outside the store and to refrain from calling police. The manager, however, took the child and the envelope to the nearby police station. The store was evacuated and cordoned off.
A “black plastic packet” was found at the entrance near the tills and was subject to a controlled detonation by the bomb squad. However, police said the packet had not contained a bomb.
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SAO PAULO (MarketWatch) -- Brazilian electric power utility Eletropaulo (ELPL4.BR) saw its profit more than double in the fourth-quarter due to a one-time gain from the sale of its telecommunications assets.
Eletropaulo, which is controlled by AES Corp.
Eletropaulo said that the sale of telecommunications units in Brazil owned by its parent company boosted net income by BRL466.8 million in the period.
Last year, Eletropaulo parent company Cia Brasiliana de Energia sold Eletropaulo Telecomunicacoes Ltda. and AES Communications Rio de Janeiro SA to Tim Participacoes (TSU, TIMP3.BR), the Brazilian mobile-phone unit of Telecom Italia SpA (TI, TIA, TIT.MI). The companies were sold for BRL1.6 billion.
The company posted revenue of BRL2.46 billion in the fourth-quarter, down from BRL2.65 billion in the year-earlier period.
Eletropaulo's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, totaled BRL1.13 billion, up from BRL542.6 million in the fourth-quarter of 2010.
For the full year of 2011, the company reported a profit of BRL1.57 billion, up from BRL1.35 billion in 2010.
The company's net debt totaled BRL2.3 billion last year, down from BRL2.45 billion at the end of 2010.


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Ever have that one business that really steps up for the community during a moment that defines who they are? Well, in the Sparta area, we actually have SO MANY of these businesses, listing every example we can get our hands on would be hard, it could go on for days! But, that’s exactly the point. During this COVID-19 pandemic, we think it is time to start listing each and every one of them. And we will keep sharing those stories – of hope, of caring, or going above or beyond…. Help us share these moments to lift up our community, because we will get through this by coming together as a community.
MI Vinyl World, the new retail and crafting shop in downtown Sparta, hasn’t even be able to celebrate their grand opening in their new location (in the old Sparta Variety building) across from ChoiceOne Bank. But they've brought the community together by handing out one free Sparta Strong decal – set up on the outside of their building for our community to take and display. True Spartan Spirit right there! Bravo! And we cannot wait to celebrate their grand opening at some point in the future with the community!
Brick Haus Brews, also looking to celebrate their grand opening in downtown Sparta soon, has opened their doors for takeout only for the time being – and opened their doors (figuratively) they have! After delivering dozens of stone fire pizzas to the nurses, doctors, and staff at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and a box of gloves from their inventory to help supply the people on the front lines. Pictured here, some of our front-line heroes at the DeVos Children’s Hospital!
Papa Piccione’s of Kent City heard the cry for food in homes within the first week of the original school shut downs and with the help of many loyal customers and local businesses provided over 1,000 free breakfasts for families. People of the community stepped up helping deliver the food to families who weren’t able to pick up at the restaurant.
Sparta Schools Food Service Staff
Working long hours, non stop to help take care of the children in Sparta serving on average 5,000 meals per week. These photos were posted to facebook to show the work of these amazing people with comments from the community including, “All of you are hero’s in my eyes!”, “Thank you for all your help!!!!”, and “This is dedication!”. Bravo to the tremendous efforts of our Sparta Schools Food Service Staff – we truly appreciate you stepping up in a huge time of need for the youth of our community!
We know THERE ARE MORE! We can’t wait to continue to share them with you in upcoming editions!
Help us share these moments by sending us a message, posting to our facebook page Sparta Today, or telling us about a business or organization stepping up during this time. Sparta really is a special community, thank you for helping us share all the reasons why!


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Xbox One Backwards Compatibility announced
Backwards compatibility support is coming to the Xbox One, it has been revealed.
Speaking during their E3 2015 press conference, Microsoft announced that, for no additional charge, gamers would be able to play select Xbox 360 games on their Xbox One starting in the autumn.
The feature is currently available to members of the Xbox One Preview Program.
Posting on Xbox Wire, Microsoft said: “Not only is backward compatibility one of the most-requested fan features, it’s also part of our vision to provide the biggest and best games catalogue without limits, so you can get more out of the investment you’ve made in your game collection, and your games library is not limited to just one device.”
The post continued: “We will continue to release Xbox 360 titles on a regular basis and build a substantial catalog over time. With the best of yesterday and today together in one place, this will truly be the biggest lineup in Xbox history.”
The full list of titles currently supported for Xbox One Backwards Compatibility can be found below.
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- A World of Keflings
- Alien Hominid HD
- BattleBlock Theater
- Defense Grid
- Geometry Wars Evolved
- Hexic HD
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Mass Effect
- Perfect Dark
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Super Meat Boy
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Soldiers: Cold War
- Viva Piñata
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More titles are expected to be added to the list closer to launch.


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Measures taken by the Turkish government up to now have been 'exceptionally positive,' head of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) said on Wednesday.
Speaking at Anadolu Agency's Finance Desk, Erol Bilecik said difficulties due to the speculative attacks on the government in August were overcome thanks to incentives.
'The business circle is satisfied with the incentives provided by the government,' Bilecik said.
TUSIAD foresees the Turkish economy to grow 1 percent next year and the inflation rate to hover around 17 percent, he added.
Turkey's annual inflation was 21.62 percent in November, according to the latest data from the country's statistical office.
As noted in Turkey's new economic program announced in September, the country's inflation rate target is 20.8 percent this year, 15.9 percent next year, 9.8 percent in 2020, and 6.0 percent in 2021.
The Turkish economy expanded by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, TurkStat revealed on Dec. 10. The government aims to reach economic growth rate of 2.3 percent next year, 3.5 percent in 2020 and 5 percent by 2021 under the new economic program.
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As weekly customers at Chick-fil-A University Ave in Des Moines, Iowa, Dave Johnson and his wife, Heather, caught the attention of restaurant Team Members when they opted to keep their Grilled Nugget containers after every meal.
Could you imagine walking into a Chick-fil-A today and leaving without one of your favorite sauces? While it’s hard to fathom Chick-fil-A without its signature sauce lineup, we have Chick-fil-A Nuggets—a longtime customer favorite—to thank for them and more.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Southeast are in the process of rebuilding their lives in the wake of Hurricane Michael’s destructive path. According to The Weather Channel, the Category 4 hurricane was the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the Florida Panhandle, leaving many displaced or without power from Florida to the Carolinas—some still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
Chick-fil-A® customers no longer need to leave their homes to enjoy the Original Chicken Sandwich and other favorite menu items. Starting today, the restaurant company is officially offering delivery from more than 1,100 of its restaurants nationwide as part of a partnership with DoorDash, the on-demand destination connecting customers to their favorite national and local businesses.
It started with a text message. Brennan Scoggins, a 25-year-old petty officer third class boatswain’s mate for the Navy, was returning home to Jacksonville, Fla., after spending seven months deployed at sea in Scandinavia. Scoggins was close to his 321 fellow sailors and, having survived on mess deck food for so long, he wanted to give them a gift upon their arrival.
Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us! Stores are filled with decorations, children are penning letters to Santa and our Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshake is back on the menu for a limited time.
The holidays are best spent surrounded by those you love most – family, friends, or in this case, Chick-fil-A’s Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshakes. This seasonal shake is perfect for peppermint lovers and chocolate aficionados and a sure way to make the holiday season that much sweeter.
One of the first signs of the holiday season is that familiar smell of peppermint. It seems to be everywhere: candy canes adorn Christmas trees and all of your favorite beverages get a peppermint pop, including Chick-fil-A’s Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshake. It is safe to say the peppermint is the official flavor of the holiday season.


text: BIG RAPIDS, REED CITY \u2014 Area business will be able to welcome more customers indoors Friday, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions around the state. The order, which comes from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, will allow for restaurants and retail businesses to move from a 25% indoor capacity limit to a 50% indoor capacity limit. For bars and restaurants, the 10 p.m. curfew also will be moved to 11 p.m. "As long as we're all being careful and wearing our masks, I see no problem with it," Heather Blain, owner of the Ritzi Anchor, said about the new order, which is set to run at least through April 19. The Big Rapids boutique, at 740 Perry Ave., opened in December during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has been lucky to see steady business without customers standing in line or turned away. While the capacity limit has not had a major effect on the business, Blain said she is most excited for restaurants and bars to be able to operate at a larger capacity. "They're the ones who have been impacted the most," she said. Reed City Brewing Company, at 141 W. Upton Ave., Reed City, has sustained itself throughout the pandemic through the use of carryout, curbside pickup and the option for customers to dine outside in the brewery's outdoor beer sheds. Despite the extra efforts, Deanna Murphy, who owns the business, said it has been difficult to keep the business running at the current 25% capacity. "It was very disheartening. We were hoping to be able to go back to 50% as opposed to the 25%," she said about the original order. "We are consistently looking out for customers, trying to keep them safe." However, with the loosening of restrictions, Murphy said she hopes it encourages more customers to come out and helps businesses throughout the area who are struggling with longer than usual wait times. "I do think people will start to feel a little more at ease," she said. "People are going to feel how they want to feel, but I hope it gets them to come out and enjoy food again and see their friends." Jim Crank, owner of Cranker's Restaurant and Brewery, at 213 S. State St., agreed. "The biggest thing is that this drives traffic," he said. "We've had some big waits." With the increased indoor capacity, Crank said the Big Rapids restaurant and brewery will now be able to host 300 customers indoors, and will to offer carryout and outdoor seating options as well. Additionally, he said a large contributor to the business's success during the pandemic has been from customer support. When looking at the loosening of restrictions and the increase in vaccinations throughout the state, Crank said he hopes more people will feel comfortable to get out and support local businesses. "Hopefully this will inspire more people to go out. Maybe this will loosen people up and get them to come out to restaurants," he said.


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Gathering of the huge Automotive Industry Community at the CLEPA anniversary in Brussels
In 2019, CLEPA celebrates its 60th anniversary representing over 120 of the world’s most prominent suppliers for replacement parts, systems and modules and 23 national trade associations and European sector associations. Over 300 participants attended the “Future As We Move – Shaping Solutions For Mobility” anniversary event in Brussels on December 4.
The conference was opened by France’s Minister for Finance and Economy, Bruno Le Maire, and Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Peter Altmaier. Major industry leaders were on stage including Volkmar Denner, CEO of Robert Bosch; Jordi Lombarte, CTO of Autoliv; Jörg Stratmann, CEO of MAHLE and Ingo Stürmer, Global Engineering Director for ADAS and Autonomous Driving of Aptiv.
To emerge in the vision that CLEPA and its members share, attendees had the opportunity to discover the latest technology solutions from leading automotive supplier companies in the Techxpedition, an interactive exhibition that immersed the participants in the future of mobility.
We were proud being one of the exhibitors at the conference where our team showed interested people our customer journey and how mobility services can be enriched with in-vehicle data. We presented our digital marketplace enabling data from connected cars of major OEMs to be easily shared among all players in a mobility ecosystem. We were in good company: Over 20 companies showcased their innovative solutions that embodied the four pillars of CLEPA’s vision of mobility for the future: safe, sustainable, smart and competitive.
The whole conference day offered the participants an exclusive opportunity to meet top level management in industry and politics. The event ended in a nice get together & networking dinner at the SQUARE Convention Centre.
We are happy to announce that we will present our latest developments and access to in-vehicle data at the CLEPA Aftermarket Conference in Brussels on March 25, 2020.


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It’s been 10 years since Google released their first-ever Chromebook running ChromeOS. In celebration, Google is introducing a number of updates to the software, such as the Phone Hub, a new Clipboard, improved Wi-Fi sync, and more. ChromeOS update now features better integration with Android Phones with Phone Hub. It has a built-in Control center, allowing users to respond to messages, check their phone’s battery level and cellular signal, turn on its hotspot and even locate it.
Wi-Fi sync on ChromeOS will now allow Chromebooks to connect to any saved and trusted networks that a Chromebook or Android device belonging to a particular user were previously connected to. In the coming months, Google is also planning to bring support for Android’s Nearby Share feature into ChromeOS.
Along with these changes, Google has made a number of improvements to existing features such as new screen capture tools in the quick settings menu for taking screenshots and screen recordings. Media controls will now show up in the Quick Settings panel, there is a Clipboard that can save the last 5 copied items, easier sharing of files, images, and links between apps, and a lot more. To read about more changes that Google is bringing to ChromeOS, click here.


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Folks logging into the their Twitter accounts online have been rather startled to discover immense blue letters and black boxes covering the page.
Letters of doom
Whenever a user moved their mouse over a dodgy tweet, Tweetageddon would follow, with Tweets being automatically reposted, users redicted and the 100 foot tall letters appearing all over the shop.
Some reports suggest that the letters can in fact be seen from space, if a suitably large monitor could be found.
Security boffin Graham Cluley of Sophos commented: ‘It looks like many users are currently using the flaw for fun and games, but there is obviously the potential for cybercriminals to redirect users to third-party websites containing malicious code, or for spam advertising pop-ups to be displayed.”
We reckon you should just leave Twitter alone for a while until they sort it out, although some people are suggesting it actually looks better with the new design.


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Coca-Cola is working with League of Legends developer Riot Games to promote a new soft drink targeted at the gaming community, per details shared with Marketing Dive. Called Coke Ultimate Zero Sugar, the limited-edition beverage is meant to be flavored like experience points, or “+XP,” that can be used to progress in the game. A global campaign that depicts a hero figure teleporting around worlds inspired by popular genres in the medium
Ultimate Zero Sugar packaging
comes with QR codes that open the Coca-Cola Creations Hub for digital experiences, which has added an Instagram filter that lets visitors view themselves as League of Legends emotes. An element of tech-enabled personalization could further appeal to gamers that value a sense of
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Coke is continuing to build on a Creations platform launched last year that focuses on experimental flavors tailored to different enthusiast groups. This is the first time the soft drink giant has directly collaborated with a gaming company on a flavor, though it is not clear from the announcement what Teaming again with Riot Games could help Coke read as more authentic with gamers, an audience that is notoriously averse to traditional advertising but increasingly valuable to brands, with a substantial portion in the Gen Z age range. The soft drink giant 2022 signed a multi-year agreement as a founding partner of Wild Rift Esports, the first mobile esports program from Riot Games.
Beyond the experience points theme,
Coke Ultimate Zero Sugar carries perks for League of Legends diehards and newbies alike. Players can participate in three in-game missions that unlock limited-edition Ultimate emotes as rewards, with the first mission going live today (June 7). Future missions will be activated in order as they’re completed, while the custom emotes will be available starting July 18. At the same time, Coke is introducing an Ultimate Emote Generator to its Creations Hub that lets fans dabble with a new League of Legends Instagram filter and generate awareness on social media. Visitors to the site can also pre-order an Ultimate Zero Sugar-branded mini-fridge made by Cooluli. Packaging and promotional materials for Coke Ultimate Zero Sugar are co-branded, with the League of Legends title displayed prominently and reinforced through a bold black-and-gold color scheme. The regular Creations logo is paired with an Ultimate crest that carries a blue glow inspired by Hextech, a magical technology from League of Legends. Coke’s usual Spencerian Font script has also taken inspiration from the game’s glowing Nexus Crystals. The crystals serve as the basis for real-world activations running in Los Angeles, Shanghai, and Mexico City. Coke Ultimate Zero Sugar is available in the U.S., Canada, China, South Korea, Latin America, and Africa, with a full-sugar version coming to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. A campaign to build awareness is running across social channels, speaking to Coke’s growing digital focus. The hero ad opens with a character being beamed into a rain-drenched cyberpunk city laden with buzzing neon signage, including a prominent Coca-Cola logo. The ad then shifts to a first-person perspective common in video games as the hero explores an outdoor market and eventually acquires a crystal that transports them to far-flung worlds. Coke plans to let consumers step into the world of the campaign through another experience coming to the Creations Hub. People can upload a selfie and see it transposed onto an Ultimate character, a tactic that leans into the deep fakes trend. Creations products frequently come labeled with QR codes that access cutting-edge digital experiences, like augmented reality-powered music performances.
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was developed with WPP’s Open X/Ogilvy, a bespoke unit within the ad-holding group, and creative agency Virtue. SixTwentySix served as the production shop, with the commercial helmed by directors Miles Cable and AJ Favicchio. For people, Havas and EssenceMediacom also contributed. Coke has made a growing number of overtures to gamers, who have shown a preference for energy drinks and offerings like rival PepsiCo’s Mtn Dew. A pixel-flavored Creations beverage from last spring called Zero Sugar Byte was complemented by a custom island in Fortnite. Other campaigns have not gone over so well. A 2021 ad that was part of Coke’s then-new “Real Magic” global brand platform was criticized by some gamers as being tone-deaf and out-of-step with their interests. On a call discussing first-quarter results, CEO James Quincey noted that Coke has become “much more digital over the last three years,” which has helped boost appeal with Gen Z. The company’s organic revenue was up 12% year-over-year in the opening leg of 2023, a bump that came despite ongoing inflationary challenges.


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You just knew Amazon wasn’t going to get shut out of a DOT sanctioned drone delivery pilot program a year ago that let in Google, a FedEx/General Electric/Intel team and Uber, and take it lying down. The ecommerce giant unveiled a bold new delivery system that’s part drone, part aircraft and part robot that uses sensors, AI and ML.
Fulfillment and Delivery
Kroger plans to build the second of 20 automated distribution centers in partnership with UK grocer Ocado for fulfilling ecommerce orders in Groveland, FL. The state-of-the-art FCs, built by Kroger and powered by Ocado’s automation technology, are just part of Kroger’s innovation push including driverless and same-day delivery.
Parcel delivery companies saw some post-peak falloff, eliminating 9,700 positions in February even as jobs grew in other sectors while hiring overall cooled, according to the Department of Labor, the Wall Street Journal reported. Overall 53,000 parcel delivery jobs were added in the past 12 months, and warehouse hiring also remains strong.
Walmart and Deliv have decided to part ways, and the major retailer is still working with seven other delivery services to get grocery orders to customers, Reuters and others are reporting. Walmart has signed on four new delivery partners since January, including Deliv competitors Doordash and Postmates.
Amazon’s moves into logistics and fulfillment over the past few years have been well-documented, with FedEx and UPS downplaying the threat and Amazon saying it just wants to address its capacity shortfalls. Until now, that is, when Amazon added “transportation and logistics services” to the long list of competitive sectors in its 2018 10k filing.
The ecommerce delivery battleground is increasingly focused on who can best meet growing consumer expectations for experiences that are simple, fast, reliable and convenient. So how can you best satisfy their delivery wants? Here are 6 key insights from recent research to help you drive a positive delivery experience.
Bringg, a logistics software provider in the retail, grocery, restaurant, pharmacy and 3PL categories, has raised $25 million in a Series C funding round to increase its market reach, invest in its team and step up its R&D efforts. See what the company has been up to and how it is disrupting the same-day delivery logistics sector.
Today, merchants need to adopt every best practice to reduce costs and provide higher levels of service. Only one conference focuses exclusively on optimizing direct-to-customer and omnichannel operations and fulfillment: Ecommerce Operations Summit, April 9-11, 2019 in Columbus, OH. Here are 6 great benefits of attending.


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Apple beat Wall Street analysts’ sales and income expectations for the quarter ended in September, despite an otherwise bruising earnings season for tech companies and worries that demand for the newest iPhones might have been weaker-than-expected.
The tech giant posted sales of just over $90 billion during its fiscal fourth quarter, up 8% from the same period in the prior year. Profits reached $20.7 billion, a gain of just under 1% from the year-ago quarter.
“Our record September quarter results continue to demonstrate our ability to execute effectively in spite of a challenging and volatile macroeconomic backdrop,” Apple CFO Luca Maestri said in a statement.
(AAPL) shares dipped just over 1% in after-hours trading Thursday following the report.
Sales from Apple’s products segment grew 9% year-over-year to nearly $71 billion, a decline in growth rate from the prior year but one that was not unexpected. As consumers grapple with high inflation and fears of a possible recession — and, outside the United States, an unusually strong dollar — there had been questions about how successful Apple would be at convincing users to shell out for a device upgrade.
During a call with analysts following the report, CEO Tim Cook said that the company hit a September quarter revenue record for iPhone.
The company’s services segment, which includes paid subscriptions to products like Apple TV+ and Apple Music, posted $19.2 billion in sales, up nearly 5% from the year-ago quarter, marking a decline in growth rate from the prior year. The services segment is viewed as an increasingly important unit for the company, designed to offset slowing growth in parts of its hardware business. Apple now has more than 900 million paid subscriptions across its services, up 155 million from a year ago, Maestri said.
Apple earlier this week raised the prices for its music and TV streaming services, which could help boost sales going forward.
“Like other major tech companies, even Apple is suffering from the negative impact of a worsening macro backdrop and ongoing supply chain woes, though it has done a better job of navigating through the challenging environment,” Investing.com analyst Jesse Cohen said in a statement.
Apple declined to provide revenue guidance for the all-important holiday quarter. However, Maestri said it expects year-over-year revenue growth to decelerate in the December quarter compared to the September quarter, citing the strength of the US dollar and ongoing macroeconomic weakness.


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Wiggles reminds pet owners to rethink the true essence of Diwali
#TrueBurstOfHappiness showcases moments of love, joy and happiness shared between family members along with their pets and how making pets an intrinsic part of celebration t
Celebrated as one of India’s most auspicious festivals, Diwali calls for family gatherings, sweets, and lights with each member indulging in the happiness of the festivities. Amidst these festivities, one usually tends to neglect how these celebrations affect the animals around us. Urging Indians to open their hearts and homes to pets and strays this Diwali, fast-growing preventive pet care brand, Wiggles launches its Diwali campaign #TrueBurstOfHappiness. The digital campaign #TrueBurstOfHappiness urges one to ponder upon what really is the true essence of Diwali and look beyond simply lights, sweets and firecrackers.
Centred around 3videos, #TrueBurstOfHappiness showcases moments of love, joy and happiness shared between family members along with their pets and how making pets an intrinsic part of celebration truly lightens up the atmosphere at home. It is the sound of laughter and the atmosphere of joy during Diwali that is the #TrueBurstOfHappiness for Wiggles and pet parent across the world. The bond that pets and pet parents share truly cannot be explained and it is this bond that also deserves to be celebrated.
Ushering a pet inclusive and safe Diwali, Anushka Iyer, Founder and CEO, Wiggles, said, “Our pets have always been our stress busters during our toughest times. And while Diwali is a season of joy and celebration, this is one of the toughest times for them in the year. Bearing this in mind and encouraging pet owners to ensure that their pets are a part of Diwali festivities, we have launched our latest #TrueBurstOfHappiness campaign. The light-hearted campaign will connect with not just pet owners but with everyone and urge them to make sure that strays too have a happy and safe Diwali. Through this campaign, we hope to instil a sense of empathy and inclusiveness for all animals around us.”
With an overarching thought of promoting inclusivity, Wiggles goes an extra mile with its #TrueBurstOfHappiness campaign and hopes to witness pet owners celebrate Diwali and create an environment that positively translates into happiness for their pets too.
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Ohio Powers Up Consumer Choice in Vehicle Market as Bill Heads to Governor's Desk
In a major victory for consumer freedom, the Ohio General Assembly passed SAN-supported legislation ensuring Ohioans, not the government, decide what vehicles best suit their needs. The bill, H.B. 201, prohibits any state or local government entity from restricting the use or sale of motor vehicles based on their power source, including internal combustion engines (ICEs).Following its passage through the legislature, H.B. 201 now awaits the crucial decision of Governor Mike DeWine, who will either sign it into law or issue a veto. This bill represents a significant step forward for proponents of consumer choice, who believe individuals should have the right to select the vehicle that best fits their lifestyle and budget, regardless of its fuel type. Ohioans: send a letter to Governor DeWine requesting his support for the bill!


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Snap has introduced that its top rate provider Snapchat++ has reached 1 million subscribers and the platform has all started rolling out new capabilities to permit customers to customize their experience. The organization stated that as a part of customers’ subscription, they could now get right of entry to even greater unique capabilities. “It has been simply over six weeks considering that we released Snapchat++ and we’re pleased to say that there are over 1 million paying subscribers.” The new ‘Priority Story Replies’ will permit Snapchat replies to be greater seen to Snap Stars. They also can select out an emoji they need their buddies to peer at when they view Snaps.
Users can deliver their Bitmoji heritage with greater aptitude with unique backgrounds like glowing gold and a seashore paradise. They also can extrade up their domestic display screen Snapchat app icon with new designs.
Snapchat+, a group of unique, experimental, and pre-launch capabilities to be had at the platform, is to be had for $three.ninety nine according to month.
It is now to be had withinside the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, and Austria.
Meanwhile, the platform has additionally evolved an in-app device that permits dad and mom to take a look at who their kids are talking to without letting guardians see the content material of personal chats.
Snapchat is an American multimedia on the spontaneous messaging app and provider evolved via the means of Snap Inc., in the beginning Snapchat Inc. One of the primary capabilities of Snapchat is that images and messages are typically handiest to be had for a quick time earlier than they grow to be inaccessible to their recipients. The app has developed from in the beginning that specialize in individual-to-individual picture graph sharing to currently presenting customers’ “Stories” of 24 hours of chronological content material, alongside with “Discover”, letting manufacturers display ad-supported quick-shape content material. It additionally permits customers to preserve pictures withinside the “my eyes handiest” which allows them to preserve their pictures in a password-blanketed space. It has additionally reportedly integrated restrained use of quit-to-quit encryption, with plans to increase its use withinside the future.
Snapchat changed into created via way of means of Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown,former college students at Stanford University. It has grow to be recognised for representing a brand new, cellular-first course for social media, and locations full-size emphasis on customers interacting with digital stickers and augmented truth objects. As of July 2021, Snapchat had 293 million every day lively customers, a 23% increase over a year.On common greater than 4 billion Snaps are despatched every day.Snapchat is famous a number of the more youthful generations, mainly the ones under the age of 16, main to many privateness worries for dad and mom
In 2014, Snapchat bought a brand new function referred to as Snapcash which spurred its recognition amongst personal content material creators. As of May 2012, 25 Snapchat photographs had been being despatched according to 2d and, as of November 2012, customers had shared over one thousand million pictures at the Snapchat iOS app, with 20 million pictures being shared according to day.That equal month, Spiegel referred to issues with person base scalability because the motive why Snapchat changed into experiencing a few problems handing over its photographs, recognised as “snaps”, in actual time.Snapchat changed into launched as an Android app on October 29, 2012.
In June 2013, Snapchat model 5.0, dubbed “Banquo”, changed into launched for iOS. The up to date model brought numerous pace and layout enhancements, inclusive of swipe navigation, double-faucet to reply, an progressed pal finder, and in-app profiles.The call is a connection with the ghostly hero from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a individual withinside the play who’s in the long run visible to be effective over evil. Also in June 2013, Snapchat brought Snapkidz for customers below thirteen years of age. Snapkidz changed into a part of the unique Snapchat utility and changed into activated whilst the person supplied a date of beginning to confirm his/her age. Snapkidz allowed kids to take snaps and draw on them, however they couldn’t ship snaps to different customers and will handiest keep snaps regionally at the tool being used.
According to Snapchat’s posted statistics, as of May 2015, the app’s customers had been sending 2 billion motion pictures according to day, attaining 6 billion via way of means of November.By 2016, Snapchat had hit 10 billion every day video views.In May 2016, Snapchat raised $1.eighty one billion in fairness offering, suggesting sturdy investor hobby withinside the organization. By May 31, 2016, the app had nearly 10 million every day lively customers withinside the United Kingdom. In February 2017, Snapchat had one hundred sixty million every day lively customers,developing to 166 million in May.
Investel Capital Corp Canadian organization sued Snapchat for infringement on its geo filtering patent in 2016.They had been seeking “financial reimbursement and an order that might limit California-primarily based totally Snapchat from infringing on its patent withinside the future.” In September 2016, Snapchat Inc. changed into renamed Snap Inc. to coincide with the creation of the organization’s first hardware product, Spectacles—clever glasses with a integrated digital digicam that may document 10 seconds of video at a time.On February 20, 2017, Spectacles have become to be had for buy online.
Snapchat introduced a remodel in November 2017, which proved arguable with lots of its followers. CNBC’s Ingrid Angulo indexed a number of the motives why many disliked the update, bringing up that sending a snap and re-looking tales changed into greater complicated, tales and incoming snaps had been now indexed at the equal web page, and that the Discover web page now blanketed featured and backed content material.A tweet despatched via way of means of Kylie Jenner in February 2018, which criticized the remodel of the Snapchat app,reportedly triggered Snap Inc. to lose greater than $1.three billion in marketplace value.Over 1.2 million humans signed a Change.org petition asking the organization to eliminate the brand new app update.
In December 2019, App Annie introduced Snapchat to be the fifth maximum downloaded cellular app of the decade. The information consists of figures for iOS downloads beginning from 2010 and Android downloads beginning from 2012.Snapchat obtained AI Factory, a laptop imaginative and prescient startup, in January 2020 to offer a lift to its video capabilities. In November 2020, Snapchat introduced it might pay a complete of $1 million an afternoon to customers who publish viral motion pictures. The organization has now no longer said the standards for a video to be taken into consideration viral or what number of humans the payout might be cut up between. The promotion, referred to as Snapchat Spotlight, is meant to run till the quit of the year, even though the organization indicated it’ll keep if it is successful.
In June 2022, Snapchat introduced plans to release Snapchat Plus, a paid subscription model. The subscription will deliver customers early get right of entry to to capabilities, the cappotential to extrade the app icon and spot which customers rewatch their tales.In July 2022, the organization suggested that that they’d 347 million every day lively customers, an growth of 18% from the preceding year.In August 2022, Snapchat introduced that Snapchat Plus has greater 1 million subscribers in addition to 4 new capabilities to the subscription inclusive of precedence replies, publish-view emoji, new Bitmoji content material, and new app icons.


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After old schools BMW 3-Series when the day of announcement it was 25 years ago. This 2014 BMW M3 was appeared on four different generations and evolved from a 2.3 liter inline-four cylinder engine with 200 HP to an impressive V8 hitting 420 HP. 2014 BMW M3 maybe not the best sport cars out there, but it have the most needed functions as sport cars such as extraordinary look, great performance, the best class handling, and a luxurious interior. The brand new 2014 BMW M3 concept was continuity from 2013 models which the sports car’s history will move on to its next chapter as BMW will be set to reveal the new generation M3.
2013 Chevrolet Malibu the first global version of the popular mid-size Chevy, has finally been revealed in 2011 New York Auto Show. 2013 Chevrolet Malibu was revealed one day before at 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu concept will take all of modernism of car design include exterior and interior of the car. Like 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T in New York 2011 Auto Show, the Chevy got many eyes look on its beautiful modern design style. The new Malibu is 4.5 inches smaller in wheelbase at 107.8 inches, and it’s 191.3 inches long–but an inch wider.
The new 2012 Subaru FT86 will be revealed on Tokyo Auto Show according to topspeed informations. This new 2012 Subaru FT86 will be unveiled its new details actually in this later year and will be expected a longer than average life cycle for the car and is looking at variant packages. 2012 Subaru FT86 is including with a possible STI version which as the usual STI models are all about being turbocharged, the FT-86 STI will keep the engine naturally aspirated. This car will be offered a new performance driving experiences.
On New York 2011 auto show, Dodge was revealed the new 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T. The 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T models will be distinguished by the rest of the Avenger type of Dodge cars. 2012 Dodge Avenger R/T will show its future sporty design with a sportier look that includes a unique body-color grille with the Dodge badge, menacing black headlamp background, the war paint motif R/T decal on the front quarter panel, a rear spoiler, the R/T badge, and a new set of 18 inch aluminum wheels. Like Dark Blue 2011 302 Ford Mustang Unveiled by SMS Supercars, this car show the latest sporty style to its fans.
Mercedes Benz a world class car company was released new concept for their future car at New York 2011 Auto Show called Mercedes Benz A Class Shines. The Mercedes Benz A Class Shines concept was bring the shines into the full body of the car which make the car looks so glamour and luxurious. Mercedes Benz A Class Shines was revealed in Shanghai 2011 Auto Show, Manhattan 2011 Auto Show and today they show off the awesome car in New York 2011 Auto Show. Like Suzuki Kizashi EcoCharge Concept at New York 2011, this car is focused to bring inspiration to world future car.
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GUANLI, China (Reuters) - It is peak harvest season in this village in northern China, and apples are piled high on both sides of the road, clogging the traffic of tractors, trucks and carts bringing in the crop from all around.
China is the world’s top apple grower, accounting for nearly half of the global harvest.
It has also emerged as the world’s biggest producer of apple juice, crushing more and more of its crop for exports to the United States, Europe, Japan and even Australia, and accounting for about two thirds of world supply.
Despite the apparent abundance of apples in Guanli, this year’s crop has fallen short of the demand from juice manufacturers, which have expanded capacity faster than orchards can plant trees. The shortage was exacerbated by cold, wet weather that reduced the crop.
“Farmers grow apple wherever possible. All here have shifted from grains,” said Zhou Yuliang, a farmer in Guanli, near Yantai, in China’s top agricultural province of Shandong.
“Still the supply is not enough. There’s a lot of demand from the juice sector,” he told Reuters in early November, pointing to fields filled to the edges with apple trees.
Like many in this area, Zhou has switched to apples from corn in the past several years for higher income. His humble house is now equipped with a washing machine and a refrigerator and his 11-year old son goes to school in the nearby city.
Chinese apple juice makers have more than doubled their capacity since 2004, as demand for apple juice as a substitute for orange juice has grown. International orange juice prices are soaring as Brazil converts orange groves to biofuel crops and the United States still suffers the effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Industry officials say China now has a combined capacity to churn out 5,000 tonnes of apple juice concentrate per hour, or about 1.7 million tonnes per year, close to the world’s annual consumption of about 1.8-2 million tonnes.
China Haisheng Fresh Juice Holding Co. Ltd and Yantai North Andre Juice Co. Ltd each have a capacity exceeding the 2006/2007 exports by Poland, the world’s number-two apple juice manufacturer.
Chinese people, however, hardly drink any apple juice.
APPLE QUEST, RECORD PRICES
All this expansion has set off a rush for apples.
“Juice manufacturers are sending trucks and agents to every corner of China, competing against each other. They go even to Sichuan, Yunnan or Xinjiang: faraway and remote areas nobody cared about in the past,” said Chuk Ng, managing director of Naturz Organics (Dalian) Co, an exporter of organic food, including apple juice.
An official from a juice maker in Shaanxi, in central China, said: ” You can’t buy enough nearby. You need to travel 2,000 km to get apples.”
The industry officials say China’s 2007/2008 crop is down by up to 50 to 60 percent in some areas due to frost in the spring, though there are no reliable data. They put the country’s annual crop at somewhere between 20 and 25 million tonnes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attache in Beijing said China’s crop would drop 12 percent in the year to end-June from a record 26 million tonnes last year.
Global production was 46 million tonnes last year, according to the department.
Many are operating at two-thirds of capacity, which may prevent China’s output from exceeding 1 million tonnes, as many had previously expected.
“The figure will be probably about 800,000 tonnes,” said the official at a juice maker.
Coupled with high transport costs, the shortage has already propelled the prices of Chinese apple juice concentrate to a record of about $2,000 a tonne from below $1,000 in January. Only a few years ago, at about $500 a tonne, it was regarded as a low-cost alternative to orange juice and sweeteners.
With China now dominating the global apple juice supply, buyers have little choice, especially as severe frost has cut the Polish output as well. As well as being drunk as fresh juice, apple juice is widely used as a sweetener in drinks, preserves and yogurt.
“If China does not produce enough, there’s no replacement around,” said Fan Bo from Export-Packers Co Ltd, who supplies the United States, the world’s top apple juice importer.
Asked about food safety, Bo said from Canada: “The quality from China has improved dramatically.”
“They keep on buying Chinese products. They have reduced the volume because of the prices, not because of safety issues.”
A spate of scandals raised an international outcry over safety of Chinese products this year. But the officials saw little problem for the juice industry, dominated by large players with modern equipment.
They said apple juice was mostly pasteurised. Farmers also covered each apple on trees with paper bags for protection, which helped shield the fruit from chemical contamination.
Some officials, including Liu Li from Haisheng, say the apple shortage might remain for another few years as it takes three to five years for new apple trees to mature.
“More trees have been planted since 2005,” Liu told a conference in September. “The supply and demand of apples will ultimately reach the new balance in around three years.”
Editing by Eddie Evans
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Once again, eyes are on McDonald's
For starters, let's recap
In its recent earnings announcement, McDonald's reported second-quarter EPS of $1.32 versus consensus of $1.38. For comps by region, U.S. + 2.9% vs. consensus of +2.5%, Europe +5.1% vs. consensus of +0.4%, and APMEA came in as +3.5% vs. consensus of +2.5%. FX had a $0.07 impact on EPS vs. guidance of $0.07-$0.09 and is expected to impact 3Q EPS $0.08-$0.10. The company returned $1.6 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. In summary, the gloomy quarter was the result of austerity measures in Europe and the sovereign debt crisis that kept people cooking at home instead of dining outside, weakening same-store sales, and negative impact of currency and the commodity prices. All this resulted in a 3% drop in the stock post-earnings.
Commodity price pressure seems to be easing
Although MCD saw 4% commodity inflation in Europe, it brought down guidance to 2.5%-3.5% for FY2012. In addition, management has now locked in the demand for commodities to hedge any risk pertaining to a spike in prices due to a recent drought in the U.S. This should ease pressure on earnings going forward.
Europe, austerity measures, and competition
Europe comps were up 3.8% in the second quarter vs. 5.9% last year. Europe restaurant margins were 19.3%, down 30bps year over year because of increasing costs in labor and commodities.
Challenging consumer spending requirement
It's a challenging global consumer spending environment, and lagging sales in April and May show that consumers now have several alternatives to fulfill their craving for Quick Service Restaurants. We did a quick survey, and our sample of QSR clients thought that better value was offered at In&Out, Burger King
That being said, does McDonald's have an advantage simply because of the location of its stores? A 50,000 square-foot corner location with two signs visible from two major streets might surely works to their advantage.
According to our experts at NPD group, we are a culture of constantly on-the-go and hungry people. In 2011, Americans made 12.4 billion visits to fast-food drive-thrus, a 2% rise from 2010. Hamburger joints, unsurprisingly, were our favorite for drive-thru orders: 57% of all visits to McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's
So, is McDonald's a leader because they have great advertising, offer a lovable and consistent menu along with the $1 value menu, and now offer healthier foods?
McDonald's has had a very good run in the last decade since they announced "Plan To Win" and started focusing on quality and value instead of only size. McDonald's is currently trading at 16.2 times versus its three-year range of 13-18 times and average of 15.6 times since 2005. Its peer group consisting of Starbucks and Yum! Brands are trading at 25 times and 20 times, respectively. Also, a 3% yield on the stock might help support the shares to trade in a range. There are no near-term catalysts to be a mover and shaker for the stock, so perhaps MCD is just a safe haven for those who want to invest in the Quick Service Restaurant Space.
We think the risks to the McDonald's story revolve around four things:
- A drop in consumer spending both in the U.S. and in Europe, which could continue to hurt sales going forward
- Foreign currency pressure, which could impact sales, margins, and earnings
- An increasing cost in commodities and labor
- A growing competitive landscape
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|The Hải Xồm - a Hà Nội popular beer franchise - closed its branch in Hoàng Quốc Việt Street in January as it was difficult to attract customers. — Photo nld.vn|
HÀ NỘI — The high consumption of beer in Việt Nam has previously attracted brewers to cash in. But now, the Việt Nam Beer Alcohol Beverage Association (VBA) is asking the Government for help.
In early March, VBA sent a dispatch to the Prime Minister and some relevant ministries proposing they remove difficulties for the beer-alcohol-beverage industry. The association said: “Since the beginning of 2020, the industry has been affected by the double impact from COVID-19 epidemic and Decree 100.”
The association attributed Decree 100 and the Law on Alcohol Harm Prevention, which bans drivers from drinking alcohol and took effect on January 1, and the current COVID-19 pandemic to the drop in alcohol sales.
In the first two months of the year, sales of beer and wine decreased sharply despite Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays and festive season, which were often the largest consumption period of the year for the products.
VBA said in the letter: “Beer trading firms saw consumption fall by 40-50 per cent in the period, while restaurants and catering services lost 70-80 per cent of customers compared to the same period in 2019.”
A representative of the association claimed: “Lots of small businesses have had to close due to difficulties.”
The representative thought the reduction in beer and wine consumption has not only influenced the industry but also affected partners and suppliers, restaurants and bars, leading to thousands of unemployed workers, especially in the service sector.
More importantly, the representative thought the decline would lead to difficulties in tax collection, as the industry was facing high special consumption tax, corporate income tax, value-added tax and personal income tax.
He added: “The reduction of alcohol and beer consumption could lead to a shortfall of about VNĐ30 trillion (US$1.28 billion) in the State budget in 2020, caused by less contribution from alcohol and beer enterprises as well as related services.”
After clarifying all difficulties, the VBA asked the Government to reduce taxes and fees to help the industry overcome the situation to stabilise production.
The association also asked the Government to postpone increasing taxes for the industry in the near future so that businesses can invest in developing production.
At the same time, it expected the Government to develop policies encouraging the production of low or alcohol-free products to meet the new demand of consumers after Decree 100.
The VBA also asked the Prime Minister to lower the sanctions related to the use of alcohol when driving.
No official data is available for the country’s consumption of alcohol in 2019, but different sources estimated it at 4.9 billion litres. According to VBA, the figure is expected to climb to 5.6 billion litres in 2035.
Each Vietnamese person drank an average of 43 litres per year, making the country the third-largest per capita consumer in Asia, just behind China and Japan. — VNS


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Fresh on the heels of last night’s Media Award at the CFDAs, Instagram is taking a bold step into commerce. While ads on the platform have been around for two years, “Shop Now” buttons will now be appearing below promotional images for businesses both large and small. (No more scrolling up to hunt for a “link in bio.”) Advertisers will also be able to target their wares based on data provided to the site. The investment firm RBC Capital Markets told the New York Times that the move could generate $1.3 billion to $2.1 billion for the company.
And in a bit of an in-app-shopping arms race, Pinterest is now adding a “buy” button to its functionality, as reported by TechCrunch today. As for its potential effect on consumers? Well, when you wake up after a social-media binge with a foot-long bill for decorative palm leaves and adorable flats, you’ll know exactly where to lay the blame.


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Heavy machinery maker Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) is about as American a company as it gets. The company's namesake machinery can be found working farmland and forests across the country. And yet, as far as the future is concerned, Deere is going global. It's generating a huge percentage of its business from international markets, a trend that is only going to accelerate from here.
A lot of this is due to rising global populations across the globe. As stated in last year's annual report from fertilizer producer Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS), management stated some startling statistics about the state of the world. The global population recently crossed 7 billion, and will hit 9 billion within the next 35 years. In addition, consider that farmers will have to grow as much food over the next 50 years as they have over the full course of recorded human history.
Population growth in developed nations like the United States has leveled off. By contrast, populations are rising rapidly in the emerging markets, and when you combine that with the prospect of rising standards of living in these countries, it's plain to see why Deere is making emerging market growth a top priority going forward.
Deere running wild abroad
Of the 9 billion people on the planet by 2050, Deere believes 70% will live in cities. An expanding population, which will be increasingly urban, will enjoy rising standards of living characterized by diets dependent on grain-intensive foods such as meats. The end result is that Deere believes agricultural output will need to double by 2050. To meet this demand, the pressure is on for Deere to satisfy the need for more food, fuel, shelter, and infrastructure.
Fortunately, Deere is more than up to the challenge. Deere's strategy is to focus on innovation, combined with keeping strict control over costs. The end result is incredible profitability, which is already showing up in the company's operating performance. Last year, Deere generated record profit for the third year in a row, and eighth out of the last 10. It produced $3.25 billion in cash flow in 2013, which helped fund its hefty investments in international expansion.
Over the past three years, the company announced plans to build seven new factories outside North America designed to service the international markets. Deere management is extremely excited to report that all seven were completed last year, and will be ready for higher production this year.
Three of the factories are in China, for construction equipment, engines, and large farm machinery. Two are in Brazil, with the remaining facilities located in India and Russia, for the manufacture of farm tractors and seeding and tillage equipment.
Deere's path to future prosperity
The global population has soared in recent years and is only going to continue going up, thanks to rapid economic growth in the emerging market nations. This will place an unprecedented strain on global food production, especially since the amount of farmland available for food production won't be increasing any time soon. In addition, an increasingly urban population will need more roads, bridges, and buildings, which Deere's products and services cater to as well.
Add it all up, and there's a big challenge up ahead for heavy machinery equipment makers. At the same time, this challenge simultaneously presents opportunity for companies such as Deere, whose products and services will be in high demand going forward.
Deere's emerging market presence is expanding, and will continue to do so in the years ahead, now that its seven major factories will accelerate production. With Deere's new facilities completed, it's looking forward to accelerating production at these factories this year. This will allow it to meet the rapidly growing demand for agriculture equipment across the globe, for many years.


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Uber has launched in Russia the new app — Uber Russia — a year after a deal with Yandex, the company said in his account Instagram. The app is available in App Store or Google Play on December 21.
“We have updated the Uber app in Russia. Now it works faster, supports payment via Apple Pay and Google Pay, occupies less memory on the phone”, — stated in the message.
In the updated app you can specify multiple stops per trip. The service also suggests, in what point it is better to rent a car.
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opinionBy Stephen Lande & Dennis Matanda
In September 2012, just as the 3rd Country Fabric was about to expire, a series of events conspired to create the perfect storm for an enhanced AGOA: The non controversial AGOA provision was, in a surprise turn of events, unanimously approved by the US Congress.
The bill had, due to partisan gridlock, languished for over a year, and in the process, both American and African businesses suffered loss from the uncertainty of renewal. But the manner in which 3rd Country eventually passed gave hope to the then despondent stakeholders that renewal of the AGOA program would be as seamless and also well before its July 2015 expiration date.
Besides, the 113th Congress, which commences January 2013, indicated that they'd address AGOA and the Generalized System of Preferences [GSP] - two programs that concurrently enable the duty free importation of certain products into the US from select developing countries. Should they do this, Congress will have, uncharacteristically, provided legislative solutions well in advance of their due dates.
That notwithstanding, a whole host of strategic stakeholders concur that while renewing AGOA is, undoubtedly, important to the US-Africa trade relationship, the program would be more beneficial to many more African and US based entrepreneurs if it were enhanced to include exports to Africa from the US and US investment in Africa - on top of its current preferential treatment for imports from Africa.
Enhancement must also include deepening trade preferences to include all agricultural products In addition to being expanded beyond trade preferences to not only include investment promotion but to add specific measures to insert Africa into global supply chains and distribution networks including strong support of the AU's continental FTA and customs union by the end of the decade. Thus, a new initiative from the Obama Administration, from Congress or stakeholders would ensure the true transformational nature of that the flagship US trade and investment program for Africa - beyond the 4 technical changes over the past 12 years of AGOA's existence.
But stakeholders may spur on the side of caution by opting for simple AGOA extension to either 2020 or 2025. The delay in passing the simple 3rd Country caused a number of US textile orders to be moved from Africa to Asia and there's grave concern amongst Southern Africa apparel manufacturers that an AGOA enhancement would be less favorable in replacing or limiting current benefits to resemble the reciprocal elements imposed by the European Union.
Trepidation aside, the benefits of an AGOA with real teeth would be well worth the effort. The US must strengthen its support for the private sector in both Africa and at home so that the world's largest economy can effectively compete against China and the European Union for a larger slice of the African trade pie.
As demonstrated by current trade flows; in the face of Chinese infrastructural investment in various parts of Africa and in Chinese control of natural resources and emigration, the US commercial position vis-à-vis third countries in Africa, has since 2009, precipitously shrunk. Additionally, there's overwhelming evidence that the European Union intends to overcome African opposition to Free Trade Agreements through the use of Economic Partnership Agreements that are tied to economic aid and market access to the region.
Basically, if African countries do not, individually or in small group, enter into these EPAs, aid will be reconsidered. Should the EPAs be signed before sub Saharan Africa has had a chance to establish a continental Free Trade Area and Customs Union, then the path to Africa's regional integration will be hampered with additional roadblocks!
There are countless synergies between the US and sub Saharan Africa. Not only does the continent's private sector stand to benefit from the hefty one trillion dollars worth of capital held by American multinational corporations: A progressive US | Africa trade and investment policy would allow African countries to bargain collectively and also introduce higher standards of living from high quality American goods plus the associated robust investment.
The foundation for a more expansive initiative has already been laid by the business oriented visits to the continent by Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, Presidential adviser, Michael Froman and other high profile Obama administration personnel. Secondly, although this was overshadowed by the General Election, the President issued a June 2012 directive laying out the basis for a more coordinated approach to US | Sub Saharan Africa relations.
This directive focuses as much on trade and investment as it does on human rights and democracy - a significant change from past practice. There are also a number of legislative bills geared towards better coordination between US trade and investment agencies, and the US Ex-Im Bank - the nation's Export Credit Agency - is adopting a more aggressive strategy to insure American businesses against loss, just as the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, OPIC, is proactively financing US private sector projects and enhancing support for regional integration. Additionally, as a way to recognize their significant investment on the continent, both Congress and the State Department are empowering the African Diaspora in various ways.
These are what make the 'perfect storm' for an initiative befitting of the times. The Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Manchester Trade, a Washington DC based trade policy firm, are undertaking a program designed to develop consensus on what could be the most effective way to progress from AGOA. More than 30 recommendations are to be considered by stakeholders in this exercise This is an excellent place to start - with various African and American stakeholders working together to establish the basis of an overarching program.
Stephen Lande is currently President of Manchester Trade and former Lead Negotiator at the US Trade Representative's Office. He led US preferential programs dating from the 70's and 80's when he developed the US GSP and CBI programs. Dennis Matanda is an American Policy Analyst from Uganda who serves as Editor at The Habari Network and currently works in Global Banking and Corporate Communications in Manhattan.
The Woodrow Wilson Center | Manchester Trade collaboration can be found here.


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Server sales in western Europe declined in the third quarter of 2001 with revenues falling to $3bn compared to $3.81bn for the same period last year, according to research from IDC.
The market research firm reported that, despite a 21 per cent decline the region has suffered, it has performed better than the rest of the world where sales have dropped by 30 per cent.
"People are still arguing about whether there has been a slow down or a full blown recession in Europe," said Thomas Meyer, an analyst at IDC.
He explained that US-based server vendors have been hit hardest by the slowdown. "Fujitsu Siemens has done relatively well and grown its market share by two per cent. It has benefited from the fact that it is the only true European player and only sells in European countries," he said.
The vendor increased its market share to 10.6 per cent from 8.6 per cent in the same period last year.
Darron Antill, managing director at specialist server reseller Ultima, said: "Fujitsu Siemens is up and coming in this market and they are courting us and working with us. It is still a long way behind the others [in market share] but I think it now has the right management and channel strategy to drive forward."
Ultima works with Hewlett Packard, IBM, Compaq and Fujitsu Siemens. "If anything we are seeing growth and we have had our best year ever," said Antill.
Meyer stressed that server vendors must address specific European needs more effectively if they are to build market share. He believes some vendors have made mistakes.
"Compaq has come out and said that it has a direct strategy but this is not appropriate for Europe. Dell has built its share of units sold but has had little success in revenue terms because it has pushed prices down," he said.
But Antill argued that support from the US-based vendors has not reduced and Ultima has not felt the impact of the slowdown.
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The next big event from HMD Global is set. According to HMD Global’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas), September 22, 4 PM GMT, is when they will announce a new line-up of Nokia smartphones. A very special guest and competition giveaways will also be announced. Take note: Nokia phones. That’s plural. HMD is expected to introduce at least two new Android smartphones. So far, we’ve heard about the Nokia 2.4, Nokia 8.3 5G, and the Nokia 3.4.
We’re looking forward to the Nokia 8.3 5G phone, Nokia 3.4, and that Nokia 2.4 with an octa-core MediaTek processor. Nokia is anticipated to soon offer 5G within the mid-range market. This will be the first time Nokia will be entering the 5G phone arena.
In the recent past, we said Nokia Android phones would launch in early Q4 instead of Q3. Well, September 22 is still the third quarter (Q3) so the Nokia team may have changed its mind. Press invites are being sent out at the moment so we can expect more details will leak or teased before the scheduled launch date.
If you may remember, it was Sarvikas himself who shared a video of the Nokia 8.3 5G. We know the phone will run on a Snapdragon 765G processor so the 5G connectivity is certain. The device was shown off in Polar Night color which refers to the Aurora Borealis.
The ‘Save the Date’ poster shows Aurora Borealis but in different color shades so it could be one and the same. When it comes to pricing, we earlier heard of a $645 price point. That is more affordable compared to 5G phones from Samsung but there are already 5G phones below $500. Let’s see what price tag HMD will put on this one.


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For those that think the BlackBerry Passport looks like a monstrosity, proof has emerged that the company is heading back to its roots for the next device.
The BlackBerry Classic, as it's currently being touted, is exactly that; "classic" in look and functionality.
Its existence was already known, but a swathe of pictures posted on Chinese forum site Weibo show that it will very much be in the mould of BlackBerries past. It should certainly appease the die-hard BB fans, that's for sure.
CrackBerry claims that the BlackBerry Classic will be released in November, although doesn't elaborate on which territories might get it first. It has, the website says, a 3.5-inch display, 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor (a bit of a throwback considering the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will run on a bang-up-to-date Snapdragon 805) and there will be 2GB of RAM on board, it is said.
If kosher, the device shown in the pictures certainly looks nicer than the Q10 we feel. It also reintroduces physical buttons, as fans have been requesting ever since BlackBerry OS 10 arrived.
We presume a newer version of BB10 will be installed, that will work with physical home, return and call buttons. In some respects, it might even be offering the best of both worlds.
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