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Greensboro-based Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. said its net income available to common shareholders during the third quarter increased 23 percent to $15.1 million, up from $12.3 million during that time period a year ago.
The company (NYSE: SKT) also said its total revenues increased to $90.4 million in the third quarter, up from $83.2 million during that time period a year ago.
Steven B. Tanger, president and CEO of Tanger, said in a statement that the company’s core portfolio of properties continues to produce strong growth, with comparable tenant sales increasing 7 percent during the third quarter and 5.4 percent for the year ending Sept. 30.
Other third quarter highlights include an announcement by Tanger that it will develop a 350,000-square foot outlet center in Charlotte that is expected to add more than 900 jobs once open. It will mark the fourth outlet center for Tanger in North Carolina and follows Tanger’s opening of its Mebane site in November 2010.
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Of course there are those who would question this logic of producing less. What about market share? Porsche and Subaru have grown their market share more than most other brands despite having lower inventory levels. What about the need for domestic dealers to stock lots of pickups because of thousands of configurations? Domestic store profits have grown lately even with fewer versions of trucks to sell since their profits per truck are far higher than before. Scarcity creates value.
There also is ample evidence that overproduction leads to undesirable outcomes for dealers and automakers. Nissan and Infiniti are the best recent examples of this mistake. Nissan Motor Corp.’s former leadership pushed too many vehicles into the market, causing billions in losses for the automaker and significant erosion of franchise value for dealers.
Plus, millions of people who bought Nissans have suffered from weak residual values, costing consumers billions in lost value. Overabundance erodes…
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Nokia Lumia 625 with 4.7-inch display shows up in China
Nokia seems to be working on a 4.7-inch Lumia 625, which has been spotted at the Chinese communication regulatory commission (TENAA).
It's only been a few days since Nokia revealed its top-end Lumia 1020 smartphone, which is exclusive to AT&T in the U.S. Rumors suggest that the Finnish company already has another Windows Phone 8 (WP8) powered handset in the pipeline, which will be placed a mid-range smartphone offering.
The handset will succeed the Lumia 620, and if rumors are to be believed, the Lumia 625 will be the biggest WP8 smartphones around.
Rumors suggest that the Lumia 625 is expected to hit the shelves in China at the end of this month and will be available for around 2,000 Yuan outright (about $325).
According to an Engadget report, the Nokia Lumia 625 spotted in China strongly resembles another Nokia device that passed through the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently with a codename RM-941. So a strong likelihood exists that Nokia will launch the handset in the U.S. also.
The Lumia 625 is a slight improvement over the Lumia 620. The upcoming handset is said to feature a better 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. The smartphone is also expected to packs a bigger 2,000 mAh Li-Ion battery that should offer more standby and talk time than Lumia 620's 1,300 mAh Li-Ion battery.
The handset is confirmed to support GSM/WCDMA/HSPA networks. However, the Engadget report claims that Nokia Lumia 625 may also offer LTE support, although none of the documents filed at TENAA confirms it yet.
The Lumia handsets have gained popularity quite rapidly in the recent months and many customers are on the lookout to buy an alternative to iOS, Android and BlackBerry. Currently, there are a limited numbers of WP8 handsets in the market; however, Nokia has the biggest variety of WP8 smartphones. In the U.S., the company has aggressively launched new handsets at regular intervals.
Nokia has not announced the Lumia 625, so we will have to wait a bit more to see when the handset is officially launched by the company.
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually launched Andhra Pradesh Amul Project in West Godavari District on Friday.
As per a release by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the Amul project, launched in December 2020, supports the livelihood of 13,739 women in the 722 villages of the state. These women farmers have procured over 52.93 lakh litres of milk in 4 districts since the start of the project, and have earned a surplus of Rs 4.06 crores.
Earlier, the Chief Minister, during his 3,648 km Padayatra, saw the plight of the dairy farmers and had said, "The dairy farmers approached me and showed me a litre of milk saying that one litre of mineral water costs more than this milk, this is the situation of dairy farmers now. I then decided that something has to be done about this".
It was then that he came up with the idea of tying up with the 21st-century conglomerate AMUL, under the "Andhra Pradesh Amul Project" as a solution.
Since December 2020, the project has been active in 722 villages, providing livelihood with substantial pay to women dairy farmers, the release stated.
Lauding Reddy's decision for a tie-up, Amul Managing Director RS Sodhi said that the state stands 4th nationwide in the production of milk.
Explaining the process of acquiring milk from the farmers, the CMO said, "Amul acquires milk from dairy farmers through Milk Collection Centres. The quality of milk is tested in front of the farmers, and they are provided with a slip on the spot. This slip shows the grade of the milk and how much it will cost. This helps eliminate any discrepancies in payments to the farmers. The milk is collected and stored through the assistance of Bulk Milk Cooling units (BMCU) and Automatic Milk collection units (AMCU)."
The state government has invested a cost of 218.99 crores to place AMCUs at all milk collection centres, and about 1088.89 crores for positioning BMCUs at 9899 villages. (ANI)


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Geoff Keighley has officially confirmed that the new Star Wars game title for Kinect will be unveiled at E3 2011. The title would be present at Microsoft's conference.
Keighley confirmed the news of his Twitter account:
“Yes, Star Wars for Kinect will officially be unveiled live during the Xbox 360 E3 briefing on Spike. Tune in on June 6 for more.”Star Wars for Kinect is expected to launch this holiday season. The game was first unveiled at E3 2010, a teaser trailer was also revealed at that time, you can have a look at it below:


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Keeping young people out of hefty credit card debt was one goal of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure, or CARD, Act that was signed into law four years ago.
Several provisions dealt specifically with college students. For example, card issuers could no longer give away freebies on college campuses -- such as pizza or a visor -- in exchange for a student's application. And anyone under 21 now must show the ability to make payments -- translation: individual income -- to qualify for a credit card on their own.
Fast forward four years and here are the results. Only a quarter of students this year reported having their own credit card, down from more than a third in 2009, according to Student Monitor, a college market research firm. Twenty-eight percent of students carried a balance this year, down from 40 percent in 2009.
Sounds like a success. But Eric Weil, managing partner of Student Monitor, isn't convinced, mostly because the problem of student credit card debt was overblown to start with. First of all, credit cards weren't a top payment method among college students before the CARD Act, he noted. And they still aren't, even though usage has increased by almost half.
Using Student Monitor's data, here's a quick breakdown of student spending by method:
- Cash: 41 percent.
- ATM/debit/check card: 39 percent.
- Credit card (student's and parents'): 7 percent.
- Campus card: 4 percent.
- Prepaid card: 3 percent.
- Online payment: 3 percent.
- ATM/debit/check card: 50 percent.
- Cash: 31 percent.
- Credit card (student's and parents'): 13 percent.
- Campus card: 2 percent.
- Paper check: 1 percent.
- Prepaid card: 1 percent.
Weil also says credit card debt wasn't a big concern, especially when compared with student loan debt. He pointed out that only 7.5 percent of students have credit card debt that averages $500, but a whopping 70 percent of students graduate with $30,000 of student loan debt.
"We haven't seen a Student Loan Act," he quipped.
Another interesting side note is that students with credit cards have a better understanding of their creditworthiness than those who don't, even as the majority of all students say it's important to have a good credit score or credit history.
Twice as many students with a credit card in their own name were aware of their credit score than those who didn't have a credit card. And 14 percent of students with a credit card said their credit was excellent versus only 4 percent who had no card.
Does your college student have a credit card? Why or why not?
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Apple Watch Series 8 may tell you if you have fever!
This new report suggests that the upcoming Apple Watch Series 8 will tell you whether you are running a fever. It will even suggest whether you should rush to the doctor too!
The Apple Watch Series 8 is expected to make its debut in the fall of 2022. Though Apple hasn't revealed anything about this upcoming watch, several rumours and leaks have tried to paint a reliable picture of the upcoming Apple Watch 8. In a recent development, the Apple Watch 8 is tipped to feature a dedicated body temperature sensor that can detect if the user has a fever or not. As per the report of Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, you can expect some new health-tracking features from the next Apple Watch.
Earlier, Gurman reported that Apple has been planning to add a body-temperature detection sensor to its next Apple Watch series and now he believes that the feature will arrive in the standard Apple Watch Series 8 and a new rugged edition that's aimed at extreme sports athletes. Besides these, Apple is also expected to launch a new version of the lower-end Apple Watch SE, however, the body temperature sensor is unlikely to be available in it.
Apple Watch Series 8 may detect fever
Gurman shed light on the new sensor that Apple Watch Series 8 may feature to detect fever. Well, it says that it may not give you a specific reading like a thermometer but it will be able to tell you if it believes that you have a fever. Not just that, in such a case, the Apple Watch will then recommend that you talk to a doctor or use a dedicated thermometer to check your specific body temperature.
Sadly, believing Mark Gurman's claims, other hardware changes in the Apple Watch will probably be minor. “The Apple Watch is expected to retain the same general processing performance for the third year in a row—something that's never happened before either. I reported recently that the S8 chip inside of the Apple Watch Series 8 will match the 2021 S7 chip in performance, which was roughly in line with the S6 chip from 2020,” Gurman mentioned. However, it also suggests that keeping the same general processor in the Apple Watch will help to keep the cost down.
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Amidst HP’s software transformation under head Leo Apotheker, the former SAP CEO, the German software maker is also adoption a new strategy. Co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe have set the company a goal of achieving $28 billion sales in 2015 from mobile and data analytics offering. SAP made a big push in this area at the recent SAP SAPphire 2011 conference, where it introduced several new mobile applications targeting enterprise customers, and struck a number of partnerships with Amazon and Microsoft in context to HANA.
Nevertheless, investors are not yet convinced.
“Many investors believe SAP’s product portfolio has potential, but we want to see proof and we probably won’t see that for another two years, three years,” said Thilo Mueller, a portfolio manager at MB Fund Advisory GmbH.”
About 3,300 investors attended a shareholders gathering today in Mannheim, Germany. Hans- Martin Buhlmann, president of shareholder proxy Vereinigung Institutionelle Privatanleger noted in a speech that, for once, SAP needs to be more precise about how much and when these new products are expected to contribute to the company’s $28 billion goal. This comes in light of the fact SAP’s ERP software line-up accounted for 72 percent of sales in 2010, which totaled 12.5 billion euros.
SAP is really looking to boost sales in the near future, and as it seems mobile and big data analytics will become even greater areas of focus for the company. HANA is the centerpiece of SAP’s current business analytics strategy, and partnerships – including the one with HP – will play an important role in growing its market share. Over at the mobile space, the software maker launched NetWeaver, a developer framework that lets users access SAP application from their mobile devices.


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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt free next-gen update for PS5, Xbox Series X,S to launch in Q4 2022
Details of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's launch were announced on the seventh anniversary of the game
- CD Projekt Red had said that some of the free DLCs for the Witcher 3 next gen update would be inspired by the Witcher Netflix show.
- The next gen update of Witcher 3 was first announced in September 2020 and was supposed to release in late 2021.
- The original Witcher 3: Wild Hunt which is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
Polish game developer CD Projekt Red, the maker of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has announced that the next generation version of the 2015 game will now launch in the fourth quarter of 2022. The announcement was made on the seventh anniversary of the game.
In April, CD Projekt Red had announced that it was handing over the remaining work on next-gen The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt version to their in-house development team taking over from Saber Interactive, the developers of the game's Nintendo Switch port.
The next gen update of Witcher 3 was first announced in September 2020 and was supposed to release in late 2021. CD Projekt Red has promised that the next gen update would be free to all those PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The update would include all expansions and extra content and feature ray-tracing and faster load times.
Last July, CD Projekt Red had said that some of the free DLCs for the Witcher 3 next gen update would be inspired by the Witcher Netflix show.
"So as an example, you might be able to wear Geralt's armour inspired by the Netflix series," Philipp Weber, acting lead quest designer at CD Projekt Red, said during WitcherCon stream the same month.
The original Witcher 3: Wild Hunt game is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was released on PlayStation, Xbox One and PC back in 2015.
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‘The common factor is simplicity and strength, natural materials, muted colors, warm textures, and good craftsmanship. “There was never, ever a plan,” says Uniacke of her expansion into decorating, which began “when someone asked me.” Her business is now split about fifty-fifty between the shop and the design studio, and, she says, “both sides feed off each other.”...
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FSB North West partnered with Google over the summer in a series of events designed to boost the digital skills of High Street businesses.
FSB North West Policy Representative Jenny Hardman (pictured) opened the Darwen event saying: “Our high streets are fertile grounds in which new businesses grow. Nearly 100 new shops open the door for the first time every day of the year. Slightly more than that close down. Just a small change to that balance can turn that whole narrative around. The challenger and disrupter in the high street drama is usually online retail. Yet we still spend more than eight out of every ten pounds in shops.”
“This Google Digital Garage tour offers small businesses the opportunity to gain a wide range of valuable skills, in person, from experts, for free, on the streets of their own towns and cities. That can help inspire the rebirth of our high streets and a brighter future for our towns. And the Federation of Small Businesses is all in favour of that”.
Northern Powerhouse and High Streets Minister Jake Berry MP also spoke at the event, commending FSB and small businesses on the work taking place to reinvigorate our High streets across the UK.


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DULUTH, Minn. — A Duluth head shop was devoid of customers as a city ordinance regulating synthetic drugs kicked in.
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Owner Jim Carlson tells the Duluth News Tribune (http://bit.ly/1awahvv ) he's awaiting a court decision that he hopes will allow him to sell synthetics despite the city ordinance requiring him to have a license. A federal magistrate judge has scheduled a hearing on his motion Friday.
Carlson's attorney, Randall Tigue, says the city's new requirement that retailers get a license to sell synthetic drugs is unconstitutional.


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Dennis “Chip” Wilson, the founder of Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) with a 27% stake in the yoga pants retailer, is reportedly working with a team of bankers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) to explore options and demand changes as the stock price of the company has suffered an extended decline.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Wilson is not happy with the strategy of the board of directors of Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) and he might launch a proxy fight to secure additional board seats or partner with a private equity firm to buyout the yoga pants retailer. The report indicated that Wilson hasn’t made any decision.
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Prior to the annual meeting of Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU) on June 11, Wilson criticized the board of directors of the company. According to him, the new chairman and a director were too focused on short-term growth.
Lululemon’s brand is damaged
A strategic acquisition for Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU) by a large apparel company is unlikely, according to Ben Shamsian, an analyst at Sternee Agee, citing the reason that the brand of the yoga pants retailer was damaged by comments made by Wilson last November.
Shamsian said, “We believe potential partners maybe warded off by Mr. Wilson’s volatility. We do not believe that Mr. Wilson will detach himself from LULU, which leaves us on the sidelines.”
The analysts also emphasized that the free cash flow of Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU) is not large enough to allow for a significant balance sheet leverage by private equity given its domestic and international growth objectives and fixed cost structure.
Shamsian maintained its Neutral rating for the shares of Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU).
Wilson previously said in an interview that “some women’s bodies just actually don’t work” for the pants of Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU). The company has been working to appease customers, resolve its quality problems, defend itself from lawsuits, and deal with the resignations of executives since the interview.
Lululemon stock rises
The stock price of Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU) was up nearly 3% to $41.40 per share at the time of this writing around 1:51 in the afternoon in New York. The upward movement of the stock was driven by the report that Wilson is seeking strategic options for the company.
Yesterday, a spokesperson for the yoga pants retailer stated that the management and board of directors are “relentlessly innovating to drive global expansion and create value for Lululemon shareholders.”


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Martin Racing Performance, a Miami-based supplier of OEM and performance parts, announced today that it has obtained all assets once owned by the U.S. branch of United Motors of America, which until recently distributed powersports units in the country, including private-labeled motorcycles made by South Korea’s Hyosung Motors.
Joel Martin, the president of MRP, says the acquisition includes “the largest private-label Hyosung OEM parts cache in North America as well as the complete lineup of accessories and parts.”
According to an MRP press release, United Motors opened its first U.S. office in Miami in 1999 after having gone by the name Jincheng USA since 1996. The company expanded to 400 dealerships by 2003 and began importing the Hyosung private-label motorcycles in 2006. United Motors imported and distributed ATVs, scooters, and motorcycles up to 650cc. It ceased its U.S. operations in February 2010, though it continues to operate in Colombia and other parts of Central and South America.
“We strongly believe that many dealers and end users have become orphan customers without access to many of these parts,” Martin says. “It is our duty to consolidate this part of the industry, to help the dealers find UM parts, and to provide our customers with a one-stop location for all their parts. No other competitor in the industry offers Korean parts for scooters or motorcycles like we do since we acquired Daelim earlier this year.”
Martin references the partnership announced last fall (and clarified in May) between Hyosung parent company S&T Motors and Utah-based ATK Motorcycles. “It is our intent to reach out to ATK and work with them in making sure clients in North America have access to the Hyosung parts,” he says.
Martin calls the acquisition the largest of its kind, and says it will take several months for MRP to merge the parts into its inventory. The company encourages all former United Motors dealers, Hyosung dealers and ATK dealers to open an MRP account.
MRP purchased United Motors’ inventory and assets from the banking institutions that held the liens on the company. MRP says it’s not responsible for any warranties, liabilities or consumer issues.
MRP (www.mrp-speed.com) claims to have more than 30,000 SKUs for Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Japanese, and European scooters. Since 2009, it has acquired the assets of seven other distributors, including CPI, TNG, Diamo and Italjet America.
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Target wants to get into the minds of teens and college-age students by investing in Generation Z entrepreneurs.
The retailer’s newest incubator focuses solely on supporting companies founded by people in the 18-to-24-year-old cohort, both so Target can find new ways to source talent and better understand the consumer behavior of the next generation. The eight-week program, based in Target’s home city Minneapolis, will focus on socially responsible products and services that target Gen Z preferences and needs. These new offerings could possibly be geared at the digital native nature of the age group, which, according to recent research, could make up for 40 percent of consumers by 2020.
With the twofold focus on Gen Z entrepreneurs and social responsibility, which marketers know is important to the demographic, Target’s making a bet on both emerging workers and customers. The Gen Z-focused program is the fourth incubator the company has launched, and the first specifically geared at 18-to-24-year-olds. In April, the company rolled out Target Takeoff, a development program for emerging beauty brands, and the Target Techstars startup accelerator just wrapped up its third class. Target has also been running a tech accelerator program in India since 2013. For Target, it’s a way to shake up a large organization with new ways of thinking, and to market the company as a partner and employer for a younger audience.
Walmart and Lowe’s are also investing in using development programs for startups. Walmart Labs lets the retailer assess ways to solve problems in areas including consumer and merchant-facing technology, and supply chain issues, while incubator Store No. 8 aims to build products in anticipation of future customer needs. Meanwhile, Lowe’s Labs explores how technologies like AR and VR can enhance customer experiences.
“Maybe they’re struggling as tech companies have the more sexy job offers as people graduate, and they’re doing what they can to bend the culture towards more of a tech focus,” said Andrew Murphy, managing partner of Loup Ventures, a Minneapolis-based venture capital firm that invests in retail technology startups.
According to Target spokeswoman Shandra Tollefson, the retailer doesn’t take any equity stake in the companies at the outset, but Target doesn’t rule that out as a possibility at the end of the program.
“Target realizes that tech isn’t in their DNA, and they want to bring it in from the outside — this is a great way to do that in a way that’s focused on young, fresh ideas,” Murphy said. “It’s less about consumer insights on Gen Z than building different ways to affect their culture internally — they’re developing their products and services in a more tech-focused direction from the inside out.”
The challenge will be to demonstrate results. While incubators let brands test new concepts, the risk Target and all large retailers face is whether the resulting products and services actually address core customer pain points.
“My reaction to [retail incubators] is that a lot of this is innovation for innovation’s sake,” said Forrester principal retail analyst Sucharita Kodali. “Very few of these companies have approached innovation the way Amazon approaches it, which is to look at the customer experience and the points of failure [first] — it may not be the latest whiz-bang technology.”
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Korean model and actress Claudia Kim has been chosen to front the beauty brand in Asia.
If you’ve never heard of Claudia Kim, well, you’re probably not alone, but all that’s gonna change soon. The 30-year-old Korean model has not only partnered with Bobbi Brown, she is also starring in summer’s epic The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron opposite Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Elizabeth Olsen. (She’s also a regular in TV series Marco Polo as Khutulun).
Bobbi Brown chose Claudia Kim to front the brand because of her classic beauty and glowing skin, which represents its “be who you are” beauty philosophy. “The current Korean beauty trends share many similarities with Bobbi’s philosophy: natural makeup that focuses on glowing skin. Claudia radiates health, confidence and natural beauty that Asian consumers aspire to,” says Maureen Case, President Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. “We love the idea that Korean women will be able to more easily understand the power of Bobbi’s Makeup Lessons when shown on an Asian face.”
The new campaign has already started in Korea and will be coming to the rest of Asia Pacific, including Singapore, by July 2015. If you want a headstart, go check out the Marvel movie.


text: Realme 6i will go on its first sale today at 12pm (noon) while the Realme Narzo 10A will go on yet another flash sale at the same time. Both the phones will be sold on Flipkart and Realme India website. The Realme 6i was launched last week as a rebranded variant of the Realme 6s that previously launched in Europe. The Realme Narzo 10A was launched back in May and both the phones cater to the budget segment. They offer impressive specifications for the price and come in two RAM and storage configurations.


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A robot, designed to improve the health and fitness of older people, is being trialled in Newcastle.
The machine, which can carry bags or shopping, will follow the user, encouraging them to keep mobile.
It can carry up to 18 kg of cargo, moving up to six miles per hour for up to four hours of continuous use. It communicates through sound, light and touch.
The device is being studied by the National Innovation Centre for Ageing, with the help of robots testers like Irene Soulsby:
The project will examine how users adapt to what is being called a "tech companion" and evaluate how it can help deal with loneliness and isolation and boost healthy behaviour.
It is hoped that using the robot will encourage older people to walk more, giving them more confidence to go out into their communities.


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Blue Bell posts video of truck, but don't get excited yet
BATON ROUGE - You might say Blue Bell broke the Internet today when the company tweeted a video of a truck leaving a loading dock and a message that ice cream will soon return to store shelves.
Our trucks are on the road again… And yes, they are filled with Blue Bell Ice Cream! https://t.co/0rtUMeQnCO— Blue Bell Ice Cream (@ILoveBlueBell) August 11, 2015
But, the ice cream is not headed to the Capital City - at least not yet. Sources told WBRZ, the shelves at the Blue Bell warehouse off Industriplex were still bare. They'll likely remain that way for a little while longer.
Earlier this summer, people said they spotted Blue Bell trucks driving I-10 through Louisiana. Then, the company said it was just moving around shipping resources.
Still, with all the chatter on Twitter Tuesday, the company said it was not ready to release a date when ice cream will appear on store shelves again.
"We are working as quickly and safely as we can to get back to doing what we love doing...making ice cream," the company said on its website. "As soon as we know the date, we will be sure to share the announcement with everyone."
Earlier this year, Blue Bell recalled all of its products and stopped producing ice cream after listeria contamination was blamed for illnesses and three deaths in four states.
Houston ABC affiliate KTRK reported on its website Tuesday, the Brenham, Texas-based creamery was recalling 180 workers as it stockpiles ice cream in preparation for an eventual return to market. Some 200 workers in Alabama returned to work, too, since state health officials cleared the plant.
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BBC megastars Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are white-hot commodities in the world of television, and they’re about to milk it for all it’s worth.
Since June of this year, the trio, former hosts of Britain’s most sensational car show, ‘Top Gear,’ have gradually announced plans to produce a new, original program in the style of their former BBC show. After walking off the show following a heated contract dispute between Clarkson and ‘Top Gear’ executives, Clarkson and his co-stars all opted to leave and find a new platform for a car show of their own design. In July, we reported their deal with Amazon Prime to air episodes of the new show, as yet unnamed. Now, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, has revealed details to UK’s Sunday Telegraph pertaining to his business relationship with Clarkson, Hammond, and May – namely, that the show will be “very, very, very expensive” for Amazon to produce.
According to Bezos, the investment in the show, while steep, should pay dividends in quality.
“We have a lot of things in the pipeline, which I think viewers in the UK and around the world are going to love. And I think Clarkson’s new show is going to be one of those,” Bezos says. “[Clarkson, Hammond and May] will give us the freedom to make the programme we want… there’s a budget to produce programmes of the quality we want and this is the future.”
While few specifics have been released, it has been confirmed that the high-dollar show will be an informational car program in the style of ‘Top Gear,’ and it will premiere in 2016. Amazon Prime has signed on for the first three series of the show, which will star Clarkson, Hammond, and May, alongside ex-‘Top Gear’ producer, Andy Wilman – all BBC cash cows who are “worth a lot and they know it,” in Bezos’s words.
Bezos is “very excited” about the prospects for Amazon, and given the track record of the hosts on ‘Top Gear,’ he has excellent reason.


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Where the Department hopes to promote Irish beef in 2017
Planning for trade missions during 2017 has now commenced and beef market access will be a key component of any such missions.
The Department of Agriculture outlined regions for at least three possible trade missions in 2017, to delegates at the most recent beef forum.
Furthermore, the Department is in the process of reviewing its approach to market access and the resources allocated in accordance with new and emerging challenges and priorities such as Brexit and the potential for increased beef imports to the European Union.
On top of the list for Trade Missions next year is a trip to the Gulf States with the Department hinting at a trip to Gulf Foods in February.
Meanwhile, the Department also hinted at another trade mission to North America. It is understood the trip would centre around beef access in US and Canada, progressing lamb access to the US and to discuss beef access to Mexico.
The Department is also hoping to make progress in key markets in Asia and Africa next year. Of note it is hoping for progress in China, Vietnam, Korea and Thailand.
South Africa and live exports to North Africa were also outlined as markets where the Department hopes to make progress.
Minister Creed has said that as an exporting country, accessing new markets is crucial to the long-term sustainability of our agri-food sector, especially in the beef sector.
"For beef exports, 2015 was a very successful year. According to the CSO, overall exports of beef totalled some €2.2 billion that year. Beef exports to the end of September 2016 are running at €1.65 billion," he said.
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SBI to cut NEFT, RTGS charges by up to 75%, 18% GST will be applied
In an effort to pay digital, state lender OSE to reduce electronic transfer fee funds through NEFT and RTGS nearly 75% from Saturday, benefiting about 5.27 million rupees customers, today announced a publication.
“Reduced rates apply to transactions through Internet Banking (BNI) and mobile banking (MB) offered by the bank,” said the release of the RTGS and Neft charges revised from July 15.
According to the revised schedule, Neft charges on the transfer of funds of up to Rs 10 000 are reduced by half Re 1 and Rs 2 to Rs 1 lakh.
For transfers between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh, the NEFT load will be reduced to existing Rs 3 Rs 12. The load above Rs 2 lakh has been set at Rs 5 to Rs 20 against the current.
For RTGS transactions, fees will be Rs 5 for transactions between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh. Currently, the bank charges Rs 20 for a transaction of this type.
If a customer transfers more than Rs 5 lakh LBTR through the channel, it will receive Rs 10 Rs 40 against time.
There are different rates if remittances are made in bank branches through landmarks.
All new taxes will attract the GST rate of 18 percent.
The country’s largest lender also waived the money transfer rate of up to Rs 1000 through the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS).
“In line with our strategy and in addition to the guidance of the Government of India to create a digital economy, we have taken a step further to promote the use of Internet banking and mobile banking services for NEFT and RTGS transactions to reduce Costs, “said Rajnish Kumar, general manager of State Bank of India.
At the end of March OSE had 3.27 million rupees Internet Banking customers and nearly 2 million rupees mobile banking customers.
OSE is one of the top 50 global banks and the largest commercial bank in India in terms of assets, deposits, profits, branches, customers and employees.
The company had a deposit base of Rs 25.85 lakh rupees as of March 31 this year.


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Hardcore is still alive in the Wii
Nintendo UK is very pleased with the sales of GoldenEye and believes that the figures show that there is still a strong hardcore gamer audience on the Wii.
Rob Saunders spokesman for Nintendo UK said: "The sales of GoldenEye show that these titles can and do perform well on Wii. The idea that Wii owners are only after smaller mini-game compilations or first-party titles isnt true. A good quality title, supported well by both publisher and retail, has just as much chance of performing well as any Nintendo title.".
This announcement comes in a month that will see the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Epic Mickey alongside GoldenEye which builds the presence of hardcore titles on the Wii.
This year has also seen the success of Capcom's impressive multiplayer RPG title Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii bolstering the appeal for the core audience.
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The export of coffee stood at 163,615 tonnes in the first five months of the ongoing 2016-17 fiscal, despite lower value realization. According to data compiled by the Coffee Board, this is a rise of 18.15% compared to shipment of 138,479 tonnes of coffee in the April-August period of 2015-16 fiscal. There has been an increase in the export of robust variety of coffee bean as well as instant coffee during the April-August of 2016-17 fiscal.
The export realization however remained lower at Rs 1,49,482 per tonne in the first five months of this year, as against Rs 1,68,408 per tonne in the year-ago period. The main buyers of Indian coffee are Italy, Russia, Germany, Belgium and Turkey which account for over 50% of coffee exports.
The production of coffee is estimated to decline by 8.75% to 3,20,000 in the 2016-17 crop year when compared with 3,48,000 tonnes in the previous year, due to lack of timely rains and high temperature during the crucial flowering stage.


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Land Rover's latest product offensive has targeted the brand's high-end Range Rover line, with the eponymous fullsize model receiving rave reviews alongside critical acclaim for the midsize Sport and compact Evoque. As we found when testing the LR4, that's left the s
Shortly before its official premiere, the first official-looking photos of the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport have leaked online, thanks to Italian site Autoblog.it (no relation!). The new midsize crossover effectively replaces the LR2/Freelander, and will mo
We're now less than two weeks away from the unveiling of the new Discovery Sport, and Land Rover is continuing the piecemeal reveal of its new small sport-ute, this time giving us a glimpse of its interior space.
Land Rover is recalling over 40,000 of its smaller SUVs over an airbag issue. In the affected vehicles, the front passenger airbag may not deploy because of a problem with the restraint control module, which will be replaced
It should come as no great surprise that Land Rover is planning to group its lineup into three "families": one luxury lineup centered around the Range Rover, another utilitarian range around the Defender and a third somewhere in the middle centered around the Discovery
Land Rover unveiled its Discovery Vision concept (pictured above) at the New York Auto Show. Now the company has announced that the first vehicle to wear some of the concept's styling is going to be the new Discovery Sport. The Sport is the newest member of a whole new family of Disco models that LR has in th
Since Tata Motors bought Jaguar Land Rover in 2008, the companies have slowly begun working more closely together on development Chris Bruce
Land Rover, as we've reported earlier, is in the midst of a massive product reallignment. Everything in its product portfolio, we've been made to understand, is being compartmentalized into three families: Luxury, Dual Purpose and Leisure. The first will be made up of Range Rover models, the se
Jaguar-Land Rover is not what you'd call a volume automaker by any stretch of the imagination. But in the dozen years since it started manufacturing at its Halewood plant near Liverpool, England, the automaker has already built its millionth vehicle.
Having trouble wrapping your head around the difference between the Land Rover Freelander (known here as the LR2) and the Range Rover Evoque? So are we. They're both smaller and somewhat less utilitarian vehicles than their traditional stablemates, and while the LR2 is priced below the Evoque, the difference in base price comes down to less than five grand.
There seem to be plenty of reports swirling in regards to Land Rover lately. According to Autocar, not only is the British automaker going back to the drawing board for the design of its next-generation Defender, but the outlet is also saying that the Freelander name could be dropped.
The spy photographers we work with are fairly adept at figuring out what it is, exactly, they happen to be taking a picture of that day. So, when the shooters send notes along with their images, we don't often quibble too much with the conclusions that they've drawn.
Jaguar Land Rover has issued a recall of two models, the 2012 Range Rover Evoque and the 2012 Land Rover LR2 over a brake issue. Up to 70 vehicles could be affected, all built on a single day, June 11, 2012. The retaining bolts on the rear calipers of those vehicles could have been torqued incorrectl
Land Rover is being liberal with its amenities, distributing luxe features from its Range Rover Evoque, 2013 Range Rover and Jaguar sedans to its entry-level 2013 LR2. Right out front is a
Flex4 may sound like something sold during the 3 a.m. hour on advertorial television, but it's really Magna's part-time all-wheel drive system that offers the benefits of AWD with lower emissions than standard AWD. How? Because Flex4 can disengage the power going to the rear wheels when it determines that it isn't needed, changing the vehicle to a more-efficient two-wheel-drive ride. The AWD is also engaged every time the vehicle stops and, most of the time, when the vehicle goes above 30 miles
Land Rover has made no secret of the fact that the company aims to flesh out its stable between now and 2017 with the addition of around 40 new model variants. Now Inside Line has given us the first hint of what the first of those models may bring to the table. According to reports, the company is in the beginning stages of developing a new leisure range to slot below the current LR2. Details


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Daily Mirror features writer Barbara Davies has been made features editor of the paper. She reports to editor Richard Wallace.
Lucy Mines is the new beauty editor of Femail, the Daily Mail women's supplement. Formerly a writer for the section, her remit includes covering products and market trends.
Topaz Amoore is to become assistant editor of The Sunday Telegraph, with a brief to write on the paper's City pages, reporting to editor Sarah Sands. Before joining the paper, she was deputy editor of The Sunday Times' Review section. David Wastell will replace Amoore as foreign editor at the broadsheet.
Ian Edmondson has been promoted from associate news editor to news editor of the News of the World. He swaps roles with James Weatherup, who becomes associate news editor. The editor is Andy Coulson.
Ascent Publishing is to launch a quarterly magazine next week targeting home owners who want to add value to their properties. Move Or Improve? will cover all aspects of home improvement, such as converting an attic into an extra bedroom. The editor is Jason Orme.
Sainsbury's Fresh Ideas, a magazine for the supermarket's Nectar loyalty card users, has launched. It is produced by Seven Publishing and will include editorial on food, health, beauty, fashion and travel. Editor is Jan Boxshall, former editor of Boots Health & Beauty and Slimming World.
Roque Segarde Vieto will be the producer of Christian O'Connell's new breakfast show for Virgin Radio. The assistant producer is
Brian Murphy. The pair are currently overseeing his breakfast programme on music station Xfm, which ends this month. O'Connell starts at Virgin in January, where Paul Jackson is programme director.
Ex-Labour MP Oona King and Michael Howard's former political secretary Rachel Whetstone are to be panellists on Sky News's The Sky Report With Julie Etchingham. The show starts next week and airs at 7pm.
Miles Ross has been promoted to the newly created role of head of mobile development at IPC Media. A consultant with the publisher for the past three years, his new remit will be to develop and launch mobile services for magazine brands such as NME, Nuts and Loaded.
Total Film magazine has rolled out totalfilm.com. The website offers daily movie news, film and DVD reviews, competitions, a fans' forum and a searchable movie archive. Online editor Liz Hawkins is now working with the magazine's editor-at-large Matt Mueller on a second phase of the launch, due next year.
WSJ.com, the website of The Wall Street Journal, has launched a weekly online column by the paper's assistant managing editor Fred Kempe. Thinking Global looks at the news and trends behind international economics, business and politics. Bill Grueskin is the managing editor of WSJ.com.


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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Corp <1810.HK> has taken a stake of roughly 6% in compatriot chip designer VeriSilicon Holdings Co Ltd, as the smartphone maker revamps its years-long pursuit of success in semiconductors which it sees as central to driving innovation.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, announced today that its request to have Tantalum Polymer capacitors excluded from the Section 301 Chinese tariffs has been approved by the U.S. Trade Representative.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently awarded Sikorsky Aircraft Corp a patent (No. US10286719B2) for new anti-counterfeiting technology. The newly patented technology both prevents some counterfeiting and allows identification of counterfeit parts. Sikorsky originally filed for the patent on November 4, 2015.
Typically, when thinking about security, organizations may put their focus on IT security or even physical plant security but supply chain security, especially in the military/aerospace sector, is becoming a critically important component of any organizations multi-layered and comprehensive security stance.
A bipartisan bill has been tabled in the US that aims to ban the export of electronic waste in order to curb counterfeiting.
An electrical engineer has been found guilty of multiple federal criminal charges, including engaging in a scheme to illegally obtain integrated circuits with military applications that later were exported to China without the required export license.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese state-backed semiconductor conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup said it has formed a new business unit for producing DRAM, a type of memory chip dominated by companies in South Korea and the United States.
Legislators in New York and California have introduced the Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act (SEERA) legislation that aims to combat threats posed by the unregulated export of e-waste from the United States.
In electronic design, an IP core is a unit of logic, integrated circuit, or cell that can be reused. The IP core can be used and owned by a single party or can be licensed to another party. The IP cores are the building blocks within the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designs.
The US Commerce Department on Friday detailed new restrictions on American companies from doing business with five Chinese entities that make supercomputers and supercomputer components.


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BREAKING NEWS IN TOY TOWN (always knew I would be able to one day say this): MR. POTATO HEAD NO LONGER HAS GENDER.
That’s right—it was only a matter of time. We’ve already lost so much—the ability to wantonly use slurs, fly the Confederate flag at frat parties, buy only white Barbies for our precious little girls—but this one really hits home. As the Associated Press just reported:
NEW YORK (AP) — Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister.
Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.
Note the NEW YORK dateline—OF COURSE this comes from our modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah. Naturally, true patriots online, who definitely genuinely care about this in part because Mr. Potato Head is CLEARLY the most popular toy today’s children beg for, are standing up and demanding they (male potatoes) be represented.
As these things typically go, we’re probably about 24 hours away from conservatives around the country buying up the remaining gendered Potato Heads only to destroy them (take that, Hasbro!!)
UPDATE, 4:26 p.m. ET: OF FUCKING COURSE, this is resolving itself in the dumbest way possible. Hasbro announced…..they’re no longer doing this? Or they never were? If this reversal (which looks like bowing to conservatives’ pressure in tweets) was part of the plan, it’s even stupider.
I don’t care anymore, Mr. AND Mrs. Potato Head can rot in hell with Mr. Peanut for all I care.


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U.S. cellphone carriers are offering their most generous discounts in years, handing some customers brand-new devices for no money down or small monthly payments stretched over many months. AT&T kicked off the trend in October by offering high-end smartphones such as the iPhone 12 free with an eligible trade-in device. Its discount later dropped to $700, which covers the entire price of an iPhone 12 Mini and most of a standard iPhone 12 – essentially free Apple iPhones. Verizon followed on Tuesday by offering trade-in credits of $700 toward new iPhones.
The discounts from AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc. require customers to make long-term commitments that give carriers the stability they need to reassure investors as they increase spending on 5G network upgrades.
“It’s essentially a contract,” said Jeff Moore, the head of telecom research firm Wave7 Research. “We’re seeing carriers locking in the customer base that they have as opposed to encouraging switchers.”
The free-phone strategy is a throwback to the wireless market a decade ago, when U.S. carriers subsidized the price of most new smartphones in exchange for subscribers’ guaranteed monthly payments…
T-Mobile is offering trade-in credits worth up to $1,000 toward new smartphones paid off over two years. Its offer covers a wider range of mobile data plans but only applies to customers activating a new phone line.
MacDailyNews Take: Free Apple iPhones! (Unless you cancel service early, then you have to pay the difference, of course.)


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Nobody wants to devote an unnecessary chunk of their increasingly small minimum wage to Netflix, so it’s common for multiple people to make use of one account. Understandably, people share their things like this, and as of right now the company is friendly toward the practice.
However, it’s not making some other media providers enough money, and some are seeking the help of disturbingly advanced technology to invasively analyze the behavior of users.
Showcased at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a UK startup company “flaunted” an artificial intelligence driven tool that they bill as something to help media-service providers such as Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime, to crack down on people who share accounts.
The company Synamedia created something they call “Credentials Sharing Insight” to rat out “unusual or extreme patterns” on the accounts of streaming service users. Basically it sounds like the goal is to create one of those annoying dialogues a user may be confronted with, for instance with their online bank account, logging in from a different computer or region of the country: ninety nine percent of the time just a useless obstacle in the way of quickly logging in.
With machine learning technology, the company hopes to decipher whether or not log in patterns are “legitimate” or suspicious. They claim that the machine learning will also be intelligent enough to realize when a user is on a holiday vacation logging in from somewhere else, or whether they shared a password with someone who consistently lives somewhere else.
Common sense tells you that the “machine learning” would become dangerously close to a user’s location information, and that privacy is considered an irrelevant factor in the opinion of this start-up.
An article about this noted: “One survey found that 26 percent of millennials use the password from someone else’s account to watch shows on an online streaming service.”
A survey should determine how many millennials are progressively earning more money and advancing in life rather than being stuck in what some refer to as wage slavery: not a lot of them are able to progressively improve with their income, not a lot of opportunity for filling an economic niche exists in a world where giant corporations dominate almost every market.
Netflix has maintained a position that happens to oppose the proposition by these researchers, as at least 2 years ago at CES 2017, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said “We love people sharing Netflix. That’s a positive thing, not a negative thing.” He is also on the board of Facebook.
That’s certainly a respectable attitude, hopefully they will maintain that. Meanwhile, Sky UK invested a lot of money into Synamedia on January 8 after they revealed the development. Unfortunately, filling a niche for corporations who want to seal up “problems” like this probably isn’t difficult, and this principle of money is why it tends to create less positive things when wealth is concentrated, rather than more positive things.
We’ve long collaborated with the team at @SynamediaSPVSS to help bring great content, products and entertainment to millions of customers across Europe – this investment will help deepen our innovate partnership 🤝📺 https://t.co/N9tb57CzYH
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This flavor of technology, tools to rigidly enforce things that maybe shouldn’t be rigidly enforced, is something that people who appreciate freedom should probably oppose at every turn.
There’s almost an energy to the idea of rigidly enforcing something like this, through analyzing the personal behavior of a user: it’s a disrespectful energy, one that makes things contrived, and it may leave a person with a violated feeling or something along those lines.
It’s for that reason that the enforcement of such a rule would probably be worse for people than having to pay more money for their subscription.
The free spirit of people does not thrive in rigid regulation, not that media-service providers are particularly relevant to that concept.


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The One Collective Christmas celebration last Sunday night was one not to miss. It was a special Christmas collaboration between StarCentral Magazine, Stargazers Production, Millionaires Alliance, Homegrown Basketball, and TV1 Australia, with a special participation of Global Elite Media Group to celebrate 2022 and welcome 2023.
Set in the Property Investors Alliance building, a live runway show and a fashion experience featuring Stargazer models, GEM Models, Miss Earth Australia queens, Little Miss Earth Australia queens, and Mrs. Earth Australia queens took place. There was also the launch of the first-ever issue of TV1 magazine featuring Layla David, as well as the launch of the Miss Earth Australia magazine and the latest issue of Homegrown Basketball magazine.
Amongst flashing lights, media coverage, and music were beauty queens, models, and basketball players right in the middle of it all. It was a great night filled with world-class fashion and entertainment.
Check out some of the photos from the event below, courtesy of Aleksandr Eremeev.


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Terence Hobson to discuss how innovative PET packaging solutions can increase consumer satisfaction, save costs and improve bottle performance
Terence Hobson, Managing Director of Sidel Packaging Systems in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 31st, 2015-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Sidel, a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, announced today its participation at the upcoming African Label and Packaging Indaba which will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from the 8th to 9th of September 2015.
The two-day event will bring together industry leaders from the packaging and labelling industry to meet and share insight into the developments of beverage value chains in the Southern African region. The conference will feature Terence Hobson, Managing Director of Sidel Packaging Systems & Regional Commercial Director, Southern Africa, who will discuss how innovative PET packaging solutions can increase consumer satisfaction, save costs and improve bottle performance.
“Africa is one of the best places in the world to present innovative solutions which address fast evolving market needs,” said Terence Hobson. “At Sidel, we recognize this market trend and as a result we constantly engage our experience and global expertise to enable active knowledge transfer. We also strive to introduce flexible and reliable production systems and solutions that are easily adaptable to market developments and future technology, supported by value-added services,” he said.
Over the past two years, Sidel has launched several bottle design innovations, including its RightWeight™ bottle concept, which can be applied across categories. RightWeight is the proprietary bottle design process that Sidel uses to ensure a bottle is both light while also strong enough to survive global supply chains, look good at the point of sale, offer a great end-user experience and better margins for producers.
According to Euromonitor, beverages packed in PET are the second most in demand category in South Africa with 3.12 billion units packed in PET in 2014, up from 2.49 billion units in 2009.
Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Sidel.
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Our purpose is to help brands protect the product inside, preserve the planet outside and touch the lives of millions of people every day.
We do so by offering complete and modular PET packaging solutions, including people, services and equipment.
Sidel has over 160 years of industrial experience. With 30,000 machines installed in more than 190 nations, we have been helping producers fill beverage bottles for over 80 years, blow them for more than 50 and label them for more than 35. We have 40 years of aseptic packaging expertise, and were one of the first companies to introduce PET bottles to the beverage industry over 30 years ago.
Part of the Tetra Laval group and headquartered in Switzerland, Sidel has over 50 office locations, 13 production sites and 7 training centres worldwide. Each of our more than 3,400 employees, spread over five continents, is committed to creating the optimum liquid-packaging solution.
We call it A Better Match – for our world, our customers and ourselves.
Find out more at www.sidel.com and connect with us
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Golin Lina Ibrahim, Manager
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The ability to crossbuy titles has long been available to PlayStation home and handheld console owners and Microsoft is intent on bringing it to its gaming platform as well. The company has confirmed that it intends to make crossbuy a platform feature for Xbox, and since Microsoft doesn’t make handheld consoles, this means that buying a title on the Xbox One would get you a Windows copy as well.
Microsoft has taken a step in the right direction with Quantum Break. It confirmed that customers who pre-order a copy of Quantum Break for Xbox One are also going to receive the Windows 10 copy at no extra charge.
Xbox head Phil Spencer was recently asked on Twitter if we can eventually see third-party games on the crossbuy list as well or whether this feature will just be limited to first-party releases. Spencer replied in the affirmative, saying that “We’ll make it a platform feature,” adding that “We think it’s good for gamers.”
It doesn’t get more official than this. The head of Xbox is saying that Microsoft does want to make crossbuy a platform feature for Xbox and he’s right in saying that it’s good for games, they will appreciate the step that Microsoft is taking here. We can only hope that this happens sooner rather than later, but then again, as they say, good things come to those who wait.


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Is Audi going to bring its Tiguan-for-the-country-club Q3 over to the United States? Originally the automaker said nein! to the idea of a subcompact crossover on American soil, but now Audi is reportedly reconsidering offering the Q3 Stateside.
BMW is getting ready to launch the X1 here in the U.S., and Audi wants a cut of the North American subcompact crossover action. Since the American car-buying public is fairly wagon-averse, this move makes sense for Audi and could be a strong move to help it reach the aggressive sales goals it has set for itself.
The Q5 has already been a sales winner for the brand here in the States. In 2010, sales of the compact crossover rose 70 percent, and having a smaller Q3 in Audi showrooms would allow customers to still get in on the quad-rung crossover action for a bit less cash.
[Source: Motor Trend]


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Rock musician Ian McNabb is one of the artists whose records have been pushed back.
âI returned it to the factory three months ago,â he told The Big Issue. “And then my guy told me that I won’t have the album until the end of March, the beginning of April of next year, so it’s really serious.”
That eight-month wait is far from normal, explained McNabb, who still releases his albums on vinyl.
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“Just because an artist who is obviously a global sensation is releasing an album, does that mean we have to sit on the bench and wait six months before we can release anything?” ” He continued.
On the boycott of the record store, McNabb, from Liverpool, added: âHe’s taking a stand there and he’s making a good point.
âBut Skeleton Records is a real specialty storeâ¦ I don’t think anybody’s ever walked into Skeleton Records in Birkenhead and said, ‘Alright buddy, do you have Adele’s new record? On vinyl? “
We would like to thank Adele’s “over-enthusiastic” fans for the free publicity we are receiving for the boycott. You are all invited to our 50th anniversary next year, as is Adele herself if she is free
– Skeleton files (@ skellyrecords72) November 7, 2021
Two years ago, there were only two factories in the world that made lacquer records – the basis of a master plate that presses vinyl records.
And one of them, Apollo Masters Corporation, was destroyed in a fire, raising fears in February 2020 that vinyl supplies could be seriously affected, as Vulture reported.
Then, like many industries, production was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Subsequent social distancing measures and sick workers exacerbated these delays, meaning vinyl production still suffers.
Vinyl’s popularity exploded during the global pandemic, as people delivered their love for music by spending money on physical records rather than the concert experience. For the first time since the 1980s, total vinyl revenues overtook CDs.
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Some 4.8 million vinyl records were purchased in the UK in 2020 – a jump of almost a tenth from sales in 2019 and a 13th consecutive year of growth since 2007.
âWhat we need are more urgent plants,â McNabb added.
Before the release of 30 on November 19, Adele revealed that she had to hand it over to manufacturers six months in advance due to delays.
“I print CDs and vinyls, but there is a 25 week delay,” she told Radio 1’s Greg James.
“So many CD and vinyl factories closed their doors even before Covid, so I can’t print them anywhere.”
Stumpy Frog Records, an independent video game music label, said they had embarked on “heated discussions with the pressing plant over why they were letting 500,000 copies of Adele’s new album skip the line. vinyl pressing wait “.
While Savage isn’t suggesting that Sony Music put Adele at the top of the queue as such, half a million copies is a pretty big order to make.
In May, Taylor Swift managed to sell 40,000 wax records from her album Evermore in just three days, breaking the record for most vinyls sold in a week in the United States.
So to put Adele’s half a million in context, if 30 sold as many records as Always, at the same record pace of 40,000 in three days, it would take another 2.5 months to sell.
Ed Sheeran also felt the pressure, saying he had to finish his album Equals two months in advance to enter before AdÃ¨le.
âAdele had basically booked all the vinyl factories so we had to find a niche and put our album there,â he told Australian radio show The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
So with the biggest names in the business scrambling to get their albums put on vinyl, it’s no wonder smaller artists are struggling.
To meet the massive order, sources at Sony Music reportedly told Variety the label had to push back other titles from overseas pressing factories to ensure there wouldn’t be a shortage of 30.
But it’s not like Adele is going to roll into the depths in the wake of the Skeleton Record boycott.
âWe would only have sold about three copies in total if we had stocked it, so it wouldn’t make any difference to her,â Savage said.
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The first beer festival of 2015 is upon us. WinterBrew is set for Friday at the Santa Fe Farmers Market from 4 to 9 p.m. The event, run by the New Mexico Brewers Guild, has already sold out all 750 of its tickets. So for those 750 lucky people, this preview is for you. For everyone else, um, live vicariously through us?
One of the best festivals every year is set for Friday.
As always when we preview festivals, the number one question is “what beers are being poured?” Before we get to that, take note of some important things.
How to get there: You can drive up or take the RailRunner. We recommend the latter, though you won’t be able to attend for the full five hours. It leaves the Downtown ABQ stop at 4:26, Montano at 4:35, and Los Ranchos/Journal Center at 4:41. You’ll arrive at the Santa Fe Railyard at 6:03 p.m. if everything goes to schedule, so that’s still almost three hours of drinking time.
Don’t drink on an empty stomach: There will be food vendors on site, including Blue Corn,
Source: NM Dark Side Brew Crew
Read the full article here.


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A new online platform called Togofogo has come up, to cater to mobile and table consumers/sellers by offering them a convenient market place for genuine used and refurbished devices. Togofogo.com is
Techlites, a technology incubator company has come up with an new business application called HeyBiz. HeyBiz is an exclusive smartphone app, to search local services, get deals, information and connects both
Xiaomi Mi 4 will be available early for the first subscribers of the device at Flipkart. The device is priced at Rs.19999.
Oppo U3 Phablet will be sporting a special casing on the rear cover with a ball of white fur, romantically dubbed as rabbit’s tail. The device has a big screen and offers crystal clear sound.
Sony India today announced the launch of High-Resolution MDR Z7 Headphones and PHA-3 Sound Amplifier for serious music lovers.
Indian photographic enthusiasts can now buy Gold winner in Japan’s Good Design Award 2014 winner, Sigma DP2 Quattro in India. It is among the most critically acclaimed professional digital cameras.
The Fujifilm has launched Fujifilm X-A2, successor to its much-lauded X-T1 that appeared in 2014. The new compact mirrorless camera has a classic look to win the hearts of selfie enthusiasts.
JBL introduces the world’s first in-ear Bluetooth headphones, JBL Reflect ResponseBT and JBL Synchros S210 BT headphones headphones with motion sensor control at CES 2015.
StatCounter says that UB Browser has reached 41.23% market share in India as well as enjoying strong growth rate in other emerging countries.
House of Marley has released a slew of MARLEY Journey BT Wireless Bluetooth Headphones and One Foundation sound system featuring the latest in streaming technology, the Qualcomm® AllPlay™ smart media platform. The sound bar is strikingly featuring the latest in streaming technology with the Qualcomm AllPlay smart media platform.


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IVE Group Limited (IVE) has announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Active Display Group (ADG) and Melbourne based AFI Branding Solutions (AFI) from wpp on 31 October 2021.
As Australia’s most awarded retail point of sale and visual merchandising company, ADG further strengthens IVE’s retail display and 3PL offerings nationally. Furthermore, the acquisition of AFI adds events, exhibitions, fabric printing and signage capabilities to IVE for the first time.
The timely announcement comes as retail stores begin to reopen their doors once more and businesses look to schedule events.
IVE Group CEO, Matt Aitken (main photo), said: “These acquisitions strengthen our offer as an industry leader in the design and production of temporary, semi-permanent and permanent retail display solutions to leading Australian and global brands.
“ADG’s comprehensive 3PL division is also a seamless fit for IVE’s already extensive logistics and fulfilment operations.
“These acquisitions build further on IVE’s strategic investment and growth in the retail sector over the last 5 years. We look forward to welcoming the ADG and AFI staff to our business and showcasing IVE’s diverse value proposition to their customers.”
Active Display Group CEO, Steve Voorma, said: “This is fantastic news for our clients, and other companies requiring retail display, visual merchandising (store windows), or 3PL services.
“The combination of ADG and IVE’s existing capabilities will create by far the most sophisticated and advanced retail display offering in the country. From the breadth and depth of our combined capability, right through to our impeccable environmental and sustainability credentials, this expanded retail offering will be unmatched in Australia.”
AFI, managing director, Glenn Watson, who will remain with IVE in a senior leadership role post-acquisition, said: “This is an exciting new chapter for AFI Branding and I look forward to joining the talented team at IVE.
“Over the last 29 years, our team has worked tirelessly to build AFI up into the largest fabric printer in Australia, something we’re very proud of. To enter our 4th decade as part of IVE Group brings with it a host of fresh opportunities and a new platform for industry innovation.
“AFI brings complementary services to IVE’s already extensive offering, presenting a compelling proposition to its existing 2,800 clients and the wider market,”
The integration of ADG and AFI into IVE commences in November.
Last week saw every part of the human experience: Exalted, devastated, exhausted & stuffing sausage rolls in the corner.


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CNET editors round up their favorite tablets, including products from Apple, Samsung, and Google.
Apple is "working hard" to get you an iPad mini with its new retina display, as the refreshed tablet goes on sale today from Currys and PC World.
The electronics giant is projecting stronger-than-expected sales this holiday even after delivering better-than-anticipated revenue in the September quarter. The only negative was another drop in iPad sales.
Apple's 2014 iPad will undoubtedly debut soon, but will it really change the formula enough to make people want a new one? Here's a wish list of what could help the most.
The head of Apple's software business explains to CNET why we won't be seeing an iMac or other Apple computers with a touch screen.
The Mac laptop and desktop business takes over as Apple's second-biggest revenue generator, as iPad sales struggle.
The company will host a 10 a.m. PT event on its home turf in Cupertino. We expect iPad, Mac, and OS announcements. CNET's coverage starts early -- at 8:45 a.m. PT with a live pre-show.
If last month's iPhone 6 was a major leap forward, Thursday's iPad and Mac computer upgrades represented modest progress.
New iPads and Macs, as well as an official launch of the OS X Yosemite computer operating system, should show up at Apple's event this week.
The computer, for which you have to supply your own display and keyboard, hadn't been updated in two years.
Apple boasts that its $2,499 iMac Retina 5K Display has a higher resolution that even Ultra HD televisions.


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The Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accreditation scheme approaches the end of 2021 with over 250 accredited retailers and more waiting to receive their badge of approval.
EVA was launched by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) in 2019 to recognise and certify retailers’ excellence in EV retail and aftersales, and, as a result, drive consumer confidence. The scheme is co-funded and endorsed by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) whilst Energy Saving Trust independently conducts the audits to verify that retailers meet the standards allowing them to become EV Approved.
OZEV has funded 100 slots each year and there are now more 250 accredited retailers with an additional 100 lined up to receive their accreditation in the new year. There are a number of Government-funded slots still available, so, if you would like to receive your EVA badge of approval, please email firstname.lastname@example.org. If you already EVA Accredited and would like more information on how to use your promotional pack including social media assets, press release templates, branding guidelines etc., please get in touch.
This week, EVA shared its latest monthly newsletter, featuring:
- New car and in particular BEV, PHEV, MHEV registration figures and comments
- Your Charge Confidence pack
- Plug-In Grant Cut
- EV News Digest
...and much more!
You can read all your latest EVA news at https://www.evapproved.co.uk/news/
Best wishes for the festive season from the EVA team!