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Canada's Indigenous tourism boom and what we can learn from it
The head of an Indigenous tourism network in Canada says without strategic long-term investment in the Aboriginal tourism sector in Australia, it will struggle to grow.
Keith Henry is a Métis person and the chief executive officer of the Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia.
He's addressing an Indigenous tourism conference in Alice Springs today, attended by more than 160 people from all over the world.
Mr Henry says with steady government funding and the right investment strategy, the Indigenous tourism industry has doubled in size in British Columbia the last five years.
"It's big business," he said.
"Just in British Columbia we have over 250 businesses.
"We provide employment to 3000 people on an annual basis.
"We went from a $20 million industry in 2005, which wasn't bad, to about $45 million this last year."
"We just finished the summer and we had about four million people looking for Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia and we don't have nearly enough businesses to provide that."
Mr Henry says it's a long-term investment strategy and a focus on growing Aboriginal-controlled businesses that has contributed to the boom.
"They [government] haven't just talked about it or just created policy, they've actually invested in it," he said.
Bright future for Australian food exports to Asia
The Australian commodity forecaster reports there will be significant opportunities for the nation's food exporters into Asia out to 2050, as long as Australia is strategic about which countries need its products.
What Asia Wants is the first in a series of reports under the National Food Plan, in which the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) maps long-term trends in food consumption across China, India, Japan and South Korea, as well as the ASEAN nations.
The report finds that while Asian countries will increase their own production of many commodities, that will not be enough to satisfy increasing demand, presenting a significant opportunity for exporting nations like Australia.
While the demand is significant in many countries, the commodities required will vary greatly.
In China, a trend towards high incomes and increased consumption of high-value food is expected to continue. ABARES predicts that China will be able to meet its own increased demand for rice, wheat, vegetables, fruit, pig meat and poultry meat to 2050, with little need for increased imports.


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TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2015 /CNW/ - The auto sector is a major driver of the Canadian economy, and Unifor is pleased to see that the New Democratic Party is pledging several measures to support the industry.
"It is time this country had a government that recognizes the importance of the auto sector, the many jobs it creates and the opportunities it offers our young people," Unifor National President Jerry Dias said.
"Industry leaders have spoken for years about the need for a clear, consistent national auto strategy, but the Harper Conservatives have failed to develop one."
"We need a government in Ottawa that understands the importance of this industry, and understands what is required to protect and grow Canada's automotive footprint."
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair this morning announced measures to increase investment in the auto industry, boost research and development and plans to call an auto summit of government, business and labour leaders after the election.
"We look forward to working with the next government of Canada to implement a strategy to ensure the industry's continued prosperity," Dias said.
"The auto sector is absolutely vital to the future success of Canada's economy," Dias said. "Our industry has suffered from the lack of a well-planned, consistent, and effective national auto strategy."
Dias emphasized the importance of Mulcair's commitment to defend North American content rules in trade negotiations – including in Trans-Pacific Partnership, where the U.S. and Japan reached a secret deal which would dramatically reduce automotive content.
"Watering down the content thresholds amounts to opening a huge back door to our market for products made in China and other non-TPP countries," Dias argued.
Dias said the auto industry is essential to growing the Canadian economy, noting that every job in a major auto plant creates nine more in the broader economy - in everything from parts suppliers to the shops and services where auto workers spend their wages.
"Their wages also go to support local schools and hospitals and other important government services through the taxes they pay," Dias said.
"The Harper Government drove us into recession with its disastrous economic policies. It is refreshing to see the NDP committing to building a strong and diversified economy."
Dias, who began his working life at the Bombardier Aerospace plant in Downsview, said the auto policy announced today, in combination with an aerospace policy announced by the NDP on Tuesday, shows the importance of manufacturing is gaining the recognition it deserves.
"Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Canada has been in recession. Federal strategies for auto and aerospace can help pull us out."
Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector, representing more than 305,000 workers, including 40,000 in auto assembly and parts. It was formed Labour Day weekend 2013 when the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union merged.
For further information: Unifor Communications National Representative Stuart Laidlaw at [email protected] or (cell) 647-385-4054.

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Short Bytes: Google is back with its new flagship smartphone Nexus. Today, it announced two Nexus models: Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P.
The Nexus 6P is designed by Huawei and it’s the first all-metal body Nexus phone with a 5.7-inch display. The smartphone comes with a 64-bit Snapdragon 810 v2.1 processor, 3GB RAM and the revolutionary USB Type-C port. The phone also features a fingerprint sensor at the back that will wake up the phone and work with Android Pay.
The Nexus 6P also comes with the best camera you’ve ever seen on a Nexus device. The 6P comes with a 12.3-megapixel camera and an HD 8-megapixel front camera.
The phone will be available in 3 colors – frost white, aluminium and graphite – and it’ll be powered by a 3450mAh battery.
The Nexus 5X is made by LG and it’s the smaller member of the family with a 5.2-inch 1080P screen. The 5X comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor coupled with a 2GB RAM. As the name suggests, Nexus 5X is the upgraded version of the Nexus 5.
This also features the fingerprint sensor, a USB Type-C charging port and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Nexus 5X will also be available in three colors – carbon black, quartz white and ice blue – and it features a 12.3-megapixel camera and a front-facing 5-megapixel camera.
Google has also announced the Nexus Protect, an insurance policy for the accidental damages.
The Google 6 Marshmallow update will start rolling out to existing Nexus devices (5, 6, 7, 9 and Player) from next week.
These new Nexus devices are available for the pre-order, starting from today.


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Lundberg Family Farms, a company based in Northern California, is voluntarily recalling two brown rice flour products that may be contaminated with salmonella.
The family-owned company said on its website that it is recalling Eco-Farmed Brown Rice Flour and Organic Brown Rice Flour sold Nov. 4-12 in bulk bins and in 25-pound bags by mail order and at retail stores in California, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona and Massachusetts.
The 25-pound bags have the following lot numbers: 141027, 141028,141029 and 141030.
The company said no serious illnesses have been reported from consumption of the flour.
Most people with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain 12 to 72 hours after infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
Lundberg Family Farms said it discovered the problem after routine testing and immediately notified distributors and retail stores. The company said it also reached out to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is cooperating with the agency.
This is the second time in the last two months that the company has recalled a product.
In October, it recalled bags of Sea Salt Rice Chips because of an undeclared dairy allergen. The company said it took the action after a customer made a complaint.
Lundberg Family Farms said anyone who purchased the flour products should discard them and request a refund by contacting its customer service representatives at (530) 538-3555.


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Harlequin Logistics has won a contract with Tate & Lyle Sugars to distribute stock from the manufacturer’s Silvertown, East London production site to warehouses across the UK. The five-haulier consortium said its flexibility to provide haulage capacity to match the peaks and troughs of the sugar business was a key factor in securing the deal. Although the vaule of the rolling-deal was not disclosed it is understood be in the region of seven figures. MD Paul Smith added: “Our five […]
Palletways has worked quickly to fill a gap in its coverage left by Cambridgeshire operator Heathcliff Haulage, which went into administration in January.
Losses deepen at Currie Solutions in the face of Amazon cuts, “fierce” competition and driver shortages
Amazon’s drive to use “cheaper hauliers” combined with “fierce” competition, tight margins and the driver shortage have seen Currie Solutions’ pre-tax losses almost quadruple.
Turners’ MD said he has not changed his opinion about buying general haulier Jack Richards & Son, almost two years after snapping up the Norfolk family business.


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Paccar's sales bolstered by overseas markets
Updated 10:00 pm, Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Sales in Europe, Asia and other foreign markets are helping Paccar Inc. endure an increasingly wobbly North American market, and the Bellevue-based truck manufacturer said it intends to put even more emphasis, and investment, overseas.
Paccar, the parent of the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates, reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday of $292.3 million, or 79 cents a share, down from $365.6 million, or 97 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue, which includes Paccar's parts sales and financial services, was down 1 percent to $3.94 billion.
Soaring fuel prices, forcing some smaller operators to park their rigs or get out of the business, and a weakening economy, as reflected in downturns for housing and auto production, are hurting truck sales in the U.S. and Canada. Paccar trimmed its estimate of industrywide heavy-duty truck sales in the U.S. and Canada to 165,000-185,000 this year, down from earlier estimates of 175,000-215,000; last year, sales were 175,800.
But in Europe, Paccar expects truck sales to set a record between 340,000 and 360,000 vehicles. That's up from a previous estimate of 330,000- 350,000 and 2007 sales of 340,000.
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Paccar's increased reliance on sales outside the U.S. and Canada has been a decadelong trend. In his presentation to the company's annual shareholders meeting Tuesday at Meydenbauer Center, Paccar Chief Executive Mark Pigott said the U.S. now accounts for 36 percent of Paccar revenues, compared with 57 percent in 1997.
Paccar is looking for more growth abroad. It announced plans Tuesday to open an office this year in Pune, India, which will handle information technology, engineering, research, purchasing and sales. That follows its earlier expansion into China with an office in Shanghai.
In Europe, Paccar is adding a parts-distribution center in Hungary, a cab-painting facility in Belgium and a business office for its financial-services arm in Poland.
"Many economies are growing much more rapidly than the U.S., particularly in Asia, but also central and eastern Europe are growing quite rapidly," Pigott said in an interview. "We now have the product range, not only just the vehicles, but now the engines, axles, financial services, information technology, that we feel we can compete and do well in every major market segment."
Export markets are also providing growth opportunities for Kenworth's Renton manufacturing plant. In addition to U.S. highway trucks, the Renton plant also builds huge off-road vehicles used in natural resources businesses such as oil and gas, mining and timber and sold in Russia, the Middle East and Asia. "It's a really nice underlying economic platform for Renton," Pigott said.
Paccar is also investing for the day the U.S. market recovers, including a $400 million engine manufacturing plant in Mississippi. Although freight volumes and rates are down, "Many of our customers will have good years in 2008," he said. Because many midsize and large fleets haven't bought vehicles for 12 months or more, they'll eventually have to place orders to replace existing vehicles. "They're still hauling freight. They have a replacement schedule."
Even though Paccar's earnings beat the average of analysts' estimates of 77 cents per share, Paccar's stock dropped $3.32 in trading Tuesday, to close at $46.72.
Analyst JB Groh with D.A. Davidson & Co. said the drop was partly a reaction to a recent run-up in the stock from below $42 a share.


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The new factory claimed to be one of Europe's most innovative and efficient bottling facilities features four new lines with a theoretical 1bn bottle capacity.
The facility combines a bottling plant and warehouse. Ninety people are employed in the factory with a further 30 in the warehouse. The new lines allow Nestlé Waters UK to significantly reduce its total energy output, as well as the packaging used in its bottles.
The project has enabled the company to promote sustainable development practices and the factory is hoping to achieve a high grading later this year when it applies for BREEAM certification for buildings. BREEAM takes into consideration the site's energy and water use as well as its transport infrastructure and its ecology.
Paolo Sangiorgi, md, Nestlé Waters UK, said: "I am delighted to see the first bottles of Buxton Natural Mineral Water and Nestlé Pure Life come off the lines fewer than 12 months after we started building our new factory. Waterswallows has enabled us to pursue our ambition to promote sustainable development practices in the construction and production processes operated there."
The factory has been designed to harmonise with its surroundings and features recycled Derbyshire dry stone walls, which are used to reinstate field patterns and define site boundaries.
A sustainable drainage system manages the rain water that runs off from the new site, while a heat recovery system also transfers heat generated from the bottling lines to heat the warehouse and offices.
The site will enable Nestlé Waters to continue to decrease the water used in its manufacturing and, by the end of 2012, it will also be zero waste to landfill.
Start of production also saw the launch of an innovative lightweight range of bottles. Via its redesign, Nestlé Waters has achieved an average 25% reduction in the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in its production with a 46% reduction in PET for the smaller 25cl and 33cl bottles.


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2016 Honda Odyssey Hybrid Will Spread the Charm at The End of October
Entering October, will roll a world automotive event on behalf of the Tokyo Motor Show 2015. The event will take place at the end of this month. One of the participants in this event is the Honda. Japanese manufacturer will showcase the 2016 Honda Odyssey Hybrid cars, as quoted from Paultan.
2016 Honda Odyssey Hybrid will utilize the Sport Hybrid Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (iMMD)Powertrain, likely to generate a power of 141hp and torque of 165Nm with my-VETC gasoline engine. But nothing special, namely embedding ‘twin electric motors’, which is front-wheel drive system and rear electrically. This is almost the same as the 4WD system, except everything is controlled by a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 1,3kWh.
The battery is the power used by Accord Hybrid, which is now capable of producing 196hp and 307Nm. It looks like the car is going to be a favorite MPV in its class. Time for us to wait how the charm that would be given by the 2016 Honda Odyssey Hybrid. Interesting to see the end of the month.


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Bad news for night owls: Marketing content drafted at night contains more mistakes than content drafted during the day, according to findings by Grammarly.
The data folks at the grammar-checking tool analyzed over one billion words in emails and uncovered some interesting data about when mistakes are made.
We covered some of these insights earlier this year, and Grammarly produced another infographic, which includes more stats from the study.
People make an average of 13 mistakes per 100 words typed, and spelling mistakes account for more than half of them, the infographic claims. However, the top mistake concerns the use of apostrophes, followed by a few pairs (not “pears”) of homophones.
To see more of Grammarly’s findings, check out the infographic:
This article first appeared in www.marketingprofs.com
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The online search engine and advertising behemoth Google
could be taken to court by the U.S. government.
A report out in the Guardian today outlines a possible antitrust suit
that could be brought against Google after its newest advertising agreement
with competitor Yahoo
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Truly Grand Opening!
This past week, Bob Rohrman christened Lexus of Arlington. The new store is located at 1510 W. Dundee Rd. in Arlington Heights - just down the road about a half mile from the original store. Usually when a dealership holds a grand opening, it's celebrating a new building or a new location, but in the case of Lexus of Arlington, Mr. Rohrman was celebrating a whole new way to shop for a car.
All told, the state-of-the-art facility had a construction cost of $43 million. The design is modeled after a five-star hotel with every facet of the customers' need in mind. Situated on 16 acres of land, the dealership is approximately 130,000 square feet, boasts a two story showroom and has 43 service bays. The facility offers numerous luxury amenities including a fitness center with advanced training equipment, private showers and lockers, massage beds and chairs, a zen quiet room for relaxation, an indoor golf driving range and putting green, a business center with high speed Wi-Fi access and an in-house movie theater. Children will enjoy the huge play area.
On hand to mark the occasion was a contingent of Lexus officials and representatives from the City of Arlington Heights, including Mayor Thomas Hayes. Executive Chairman Yoshi Inaba, Group Vice President and Lexus Division General Manager Jeff Bracken and Vice President of Sales and Dealer Development Steve Hearne presented Arlington Dealer Principal Bob Rohrman and his team with a Katana Sword. The presentation of the Japanese sword from automaker to dealer is a long-standing tradition at Lexus' parent Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
"We'd like to congratulate the team at Lexus of Arlington on the completion of this fantastic, new facility," Bracken said. "We are confident that this high-tech automotive center will benefit both new and loyal Lexus customers in the region for many years to come."
Best wishes to Bob and his team at Lexus of Arlington, the new store sets a standard in consumer relations.
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Thanks to a big California crop, early summer avocado shipments are at or near record levels, and grower-shippers and industry officials say the demand is there to meet it.
For June, shipments were up more than 30% from last year for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc., said Rob Wedin, vice president of sales and marketing.
âIâm pretty sure itâs a record for us, volumewise,â Wedin said. âItâs primarily shouldered by Cali-fornia being significantly bigger.â
Big volumes werenât sending markets down, though, Wedin said. In fact, the opposite was true.
âPrices have gone up pretty significantly on 70s and smaller the past two weeks,â he said.
On July 6, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported prices of $28.25-29.25 for two-layer car-tons of avocados 48s from California, down from $44.25-45.25 last year at the same time.
Cartons of 70s were $20.25-22.25, down from $35.25-36.25 last year.Those prices should stay about the same in coming weeks, Wedin said.
Helping to drive that big demand has been quality, he said.
âThe quality is unbelievable,â he said. âItâs pretty clean and very flavorful â almost as good as it can get.â
The size profile of California and Mexican crops varies this year, helping keep movement brisk, said Emiliano Escobedo, marketing director for APEAM, the Avocado Producers and Exporting Packers Association of Michoacan.
âWeâre big on 36s and 48s, and California has lot of small fruit,â he said. âItâs working out really nicely. Itâs balancing out the market pretty well.â
The week ending June 26, California exceeded volume expectations for that time of year, while Mexico was under earlier forecasts, Wedin said.
Part of that can be traced to rainy weather in Michoacan, Escobedo said. Mexican growers expect to continue picking 2009-10 fruit through July, with new-season flora loca crop volumes beginning to ship in the first half of July, he said.
Volumes of the flora loca crop â the first of the Mexican seasonâs four crops â are expected to be slightly lower this year, Escobedo said.
In early July, California supplies reached a plateau in part because of a regulatory restriction, We-din said. Growers have been spraying to keep thrips off of trees. After they spray, fruit canât be picked for two weeks.
Once that two weeks is up, however, California supplies should surge again, he said. Also, the beginning of the late harvest south of Los Angeles also will give volumes a bump in the second half of July, he said.
âAfter July 15, we should have another good strong six weeks,â he said.
Demand for smaller California fruit is up in part because of increased demand from the Mexican domestic market, Wedin said.


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T-Mobile halts Sidekick sales after massive data loss
T-Mobile in the U.S. has halted sales of its Sidekick mobile phones after a series of gaffes left users unable to access their data, and in some cases led to the data being deleted permanently. According to Microsoft/Danger—Microsoft purchased Danger, the company behind the Sidekick, in February 2008—the service interruption began on October 2, and continued for the next few days for most users. Some users never had their data restored, however, and T-Mobile has announced to those Sidekick users that “based on Microsoft/Danger’s latest recovery assessment of their systems, we must now inform you that personal information stored on your device - such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists or photos - that is no longer on your Sidekick almost certainly has been lost as a result of a server failure at Microsoft/Danger… [O]ur teams continue to work around-the-clock in hopes of discovering some way to recover this information. However, the likelihood of a successful outcome is extremely low.”
T-Mobile at first offered a free month of data service to those affected, but is now said to be letting upset users out of their contracts at no fee due to the problem. The timing of the incident and subsequent announcement couldn’t be worse for the Microsoft/Danger team, which has been the subject of a couple of recent articles describing how Microsoft’s attempt to refocus the Sidekick team on a secret feature phone project, codenamed “Pink,” has been a failure. Both articles contain information supposedly provided by inside sources, who told of disgruntled employees, incompetent management, and a policy of secrecy that kept the team isolated from the company’s other mobile platform teams.
Before the release of the iPhone, several iLounge editors used older versions of Sidekicks, which managed to gain a large share of the teen market and offered real-time AIM, email, and web access, with well-received hardware keyboard. Following the iPhone’s release, however, Danger struggled to move the platform forward with subsequent revisions of the device, despite maintaining a loyal userbase even in the face of strong competition from the iPhone and other more recent smartphones.
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Kuwait’s Agility says warehouse fire causes damage
The fire was brought under control shortly after it was discovered-says official.
January 17, 2011 9:58 by Reuters
Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility said a fire caused unspecified damage at one of its warehouses in the Gulf Arab state on Sunday, but that the company was not aware of any casualties.
“The company is still working to determine the extent of its losses. Agility is working directly with its customers to minimise any disruptions to their operations,” the company said in a statement.
“The fire was brought under control shortly after it was discovered. Agility is not aware of any casualties but is working to make sure all employees are safe and accounted for,” it said.


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BOARDMAN New Sam's Club prepares to open
The company added 50 jobs to staff its expanded store.
By CYNTHIA VINARSKY
VINDICATOR BUSINESS WRITER
BOARDMAN -- A new Sam's Club store, which sparked a neighborhood controversy when it was announced last year, is set to open on South Avenue on Thursday.
A grand opening for the 156,230-square-foot store warehouse store starts at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, and a business-only sneak preview will be from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday. The store is adjacent to Lowe's Home Improvement Center.
Mark Prideau, general manager, said the building is about a third larger than Sam's Boardman store, which is south of the new location on South Avenue. The old store will close at the end of the workday Wednesday.
Store managers hired 50 additional workers to staff the larger store, he said, bringing the total work force to about 250 full- and part-time employees.
New features include a photo lab, an in-store bakery, a pharmacy and cafe/pizza shop. Outside, a gas station opened Dec. 15. The store is designed with the no-frills cement floor and warehouse shelving that is a Sam's Club standard, but skylights have been added for a brighter look.
Some Boardman residents complained about the building plan last spring, arguing that it will have a negative effect on traffic volume, noise levels, water drainage, property values and the environment. Landscaping for the building includes a 60-foot buffer and rows of pine trees to shield homeowners living near the store from the lights and noise.
Shoppers must pay a membership fee to shop at Sam's Club store. Businesses pay $30 a year, with additional cards also $30 apiece; families pay $35 a year.
Service for businesses
The Boardman Sam's Club has been getting 60 percent to 70 percent of its sales from local small businesses, Prideau said. To cater to business clients, the store recently began offering programs which allow a business to e-mail or fax an order in, with store employees picking out the merchandise and packing it up for pickup the next morning.
Prideau, 34, is an East Liverpool native who started his career as a pizza baker at a Sam's Club in Cleveland when he was in college studying for a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kent State University.
After graduation, he entered the company's management training program, and he held a succession of management positions at Sam's stores in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Indiana before assuming the helm at the Boardman store. He lives in East Liverpool.
Sam's Club calls itself the largest members-only warehouse retailer in the country, with 46 million members. A division of Wal-Mart Stores, Sam's Club has annual sales topping $29 billion.


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The crypto derivatives market is ready for a significant increase in volumes amid problems with liquidity in the spot trading sector and its flow into derivatives. Genesis Trading experts came to this conclusion.
“As spot market liquidity suffers and order book depth chronically declines, it is becoming increasingly clear that a significant portion of future cryptocurrency volume growth will come from derivatives,” the firm said in a Q2 report.
The experts noted a number of key developments in the sector of derivative products based on digital assets over the period. Among them:
- the maximum since the beginning of the year indicator of the daily trading volume on the Deribit options exchange (against the background of the breakdown of bitcoin up the $30,000 mark);
- the launch of futures with a fixed expiration date based on digital gold for institutional investors by the largest American crypto platform Coinbase;
- an increase in the volume of trading in cryptocurrency options by about 25% in July on the leading North American platform for such products – CME.
According to analysts, derivatives are becoming an important tool for the adoption of cryptocurrencies by institutional investors. At the same time, they noted a trend of shifting interest from futures to options.
However, the trading volume of the latter in the crypto industry is about a tenth of that of the spot market, while in traditional finance (TradFi) the situation is reversed.
“The notional volume of U.S. stock options exceeded the traded value of underlying assets for the first time in 2021. If this TradFi trend is followed, the crypto options market could rise 10 times from current levels,” the experts said.
Another important event of the second quarter at Genesis Trading was the entry into the industry of a group of large companies led by BlackRock with applications to create spot bitcoin ETFs. The launch of such products has historically served as a catalyst for the price of the underlying asset, the experts emphasized.
Recall that in July, the US Securities and Exchange Commission accepted for consideration five proposals for the creation of exchange-traded bitcoin funds.
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Amazon.com has been pushing its new Kindle DX with the academic crowd, trying to get universities and students to embrace it as a digital textbook reader. As part of the effort, Amazon has been lining up the major textbook publishers to ensure their titles make it onto the Kindle (last week scoring one of the last major holdouts, McGraw-Hill Education). Now a company called CourseSmart, founded by many of those same publishers, is making some 7,000 textbooks available on Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The new offering is a sign that the textbook industry is hedging its bets as it prepares for the digital future.
The new CourseSmart application for iPhone, which launched today, offers more than 7,000 electronic textbook titles from 12 publishers. Students can buy access to e-textbooks for a set period of time (the average is about 180 days), and save an average of $58 on individual titles, according to the company. CourseSmart was founded in 2007 by a group of college textbook publishers, including Pearson, Cengage Learning, Wiley, and McGraw-Hill Education -- all of which are making some titles available on the Kindle.
While it's hard to imagine doing a lot of in-depth studying on the iPhone, I can see students reading a chapter or two at at time on their iPhone if they're on the go, or using the iPhone to search for key words in a digital text. CourseSmart gives students a way to access their e-textbooks on any internet-connected computer as well.
Amazon is testing the Kindle DX with students in pilot projects at a handful of universities, and has its own Kindle app for iPhone. It will be interesting to see if students embrace digital textbooks -- and if so, which devices they'll prefer to do their reading.
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This affects things like cosplay too. Some say that the mainstreaming of cosplay has created a sexist and hypersexualized aura surrounding the hobby. They say that “surge of ‘fake geek girls’” who are “pretty and wearing something revealing” are quickly “labeled cosplay ‘celebrities’ and are featured on dozens of websites” as authorities to the detriment of other costumers and hobbiests. In other words, the media packaging of traditional beauty standards have gotten in the way of the fun for everyone in cosplay.
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A research collaboration between Australia and India will benefit both countries by improving wool processing, boosting local economies, and creating demand for Australian raw wool, says Dr Brett Bateup, chief of CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology.Dr Bateup was speaking to a delegation led by the Indian Minister for Textiles, Mr Rana and the Indian High Commissioner, His Excellency Mr Rathore. The delegation toured CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology research division in Geelong, Victoria, on Friday. Dr Bateup welcomed the delegation while leading discussions on the two collaborative research projects recently commissioned and funded by ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research). Both are expected to run for more than three years. The projects are being run under a partnership between CSIRO, ACIAR and India.One project involving the implementation of spinning prediction techniques will create demand for increased fibre specification of raw wool. The second aims to reduce the environmental impacts of wool processing and improve economic outcomes in textile processing regions in India. Dr Bateup says, "India is collaborating with us due to its developing industrial growth and use of Australian wool."These three year collaborative projects will create a platform to generate an interchange of ideas to assist in further research, training of technical personnel and in the long term improve economic outcomes in textile processing regions."The research involves world's best practice benchmarking and will no doubt see links between woolgrowers, early stage processors, and spinners in Australia and India emerge stronger," Dr Bateup said. "It is our desire to explore ways to strengthen and build on the excellent textile capability within Australia," Minister Rana said. "International cooperation involving textiles is becoming increasingly critical and mutually beneficial in this rapidly changing global textile market," Minister Rana concluded.
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The average annual bill will rise by nearly £200, leaving households already struggling to meet costs facing a “long, cold winter”.
The energy giant, which posted profits of £742 million last year, announced that gas prices will go up by 18 per cent and electricity bills by 16 per cent, pushing the average annual dual-fuel bill to £1,288.
The increase comes just days after Ofgem, the energy watchdog, began an investigation into pricing practices.
British Gas said the move was in response to a rise in wholesale prices, a claim which was met with scepticism by Consumer Focus.
Mike O’Connor, chief executive of the watchdog, said that while wholesale energy prices were a third lower than at their 2008 peak, British Gas had increased its gas prices by 44 per cent and electricity prices by 21 per cent over the intervening period.
He said: “This price rise will send a shock wave across the country. The impact on customers will be severe, piling more pressure on severely stretched household budgets and pushing hundreds of thousands more households into fuel poverty.”
Phil Bentley, the managing director of Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, said: “We know there is never a good time to raise prices, but we are buying in a global energy market and have to pay the market rate. Rising wholesale cost is an issue facing all energy suppliers.”
Mr Bentley took home £4 million for last year — double the previous year — after redeeming shares worth £2.7 million. British Gas is the second of the “big six” companies to put up prices after Scottish Power announced a 19 per cent hike in gas prices and 10 per cent rise in electricity last month.
Mark Todd, director of the energy switching website Energyhelpline.com, said: “This will come as a hammer blow to British Gas customers.
“The company is clearly protecting its profit margins and many ordinary people will feel that they are being unfairly penalised at precisely the moment they can least afford it. This will be the company’s second price rise in eight months and takes the aggregate total to 25 per cent.”
Earlier this year, the Bank of England said it expected a 15 per cent increase in household bills as part of its forecast that inflation will hit 5 per cent this year.
Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer group Which?, said: “This is an unwelcome but unsurprising announcement for British Gas’s millions of customers. Many people are already having to cut back on essentials because of the rising cost of living, and with energy bills rising further, this could be a cold winter for many.”
Mr O’Connor said: “Ofgem declared that energy firms are guilty of greedy and lazy behaviour, bamboozling customers and exploiting structural weaknesses in the market.”
He said that if Ofgem did not force companies to treat customers fairly, then the pricing issue should be investigated by the Competition Commission.


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Ford confirmed the new 2021 F-150 will be offered with hands-off driving technology. Upmarket trim levels will be available with Co-Pilot 360, a suite of electronic driving aids that includes a feature called Active Drive Assist.
Already announced for the electric Mustang Mach-E, the Active Drive Assist feature will allow drivers to take their hands completely off the steering wheel when they're traveling on the roughly 100,000 miles of American highways that Ford has mapped. It relies on camera- and radar-based technologies to keep the truck centered in its lane and traveling at a pre-determined speed; think of it as adaptive cruise control meets lane-keeping assist. It does not turn the F-150 into a fully autonomous car, and motorists will be required to keep both eyes on the road at all times. They will be monitored by a driver-facing camera that tracks their head and eye movements.
Ford told Autoblog that early F-150 buyers will either get the hardware that powers Active Drive Assist standard by ordering a top-of-the-line Limited model, or they'll be able to add it to a Lariat, a King Ranch, or a Platinum trim for $895 once the company deducts a $100 early adopter incentive. They'll then need to spend $600 to purchase the software, which they'll receive via an over-the-air software update when it's ready in the third quarter of 2021. At that point, the hardware and the software will be packaged together, and the bundle will cost $1,595.
Regardless, the Active Drive Assist feature will come with a three-year service period. Ford told Autoblog that, after that, "customers can choose to continue with it and get map updates with more hands-free driving zones by paying a competitively-priced monthly service cost." Those that don't opt in will presumably no longer be able to enable the hands-free driving feature. Full details will be announced in the coming months.


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Wind Mobile will be adding a new touchscreen device to their lineup – a much needed addition. After months of being in the market they are set to release the Nokia 5230. We got hold of one of these and did a quick unboxing a hardware review. (more…)
New pics have surface that are rumoured to be the upcoming 4th generation iPhone. No pics of the screen but the text on the back shows that it’s a 64 GB model along with the standard “Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China”.
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We thought the other day when Best Buy put the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Spica on sale for $29.99 was a good deal. How about saving a bit more cash though! The fine folks over at Best Buy have decided to lower this touchscreen gem to a stellar $0.01 and a 3-year contract. Pretty good deal if you’re looking to join the Android “revolution”.
The Galaxy Spica has a 3.2-inch AMOLED HVGA capacitive display with a resolution of 320×480, comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with video capabilities, GPS, Wi-Fi, 800MHz processor, 3.5 mm headset jack and can hold up to 32GB with a microSD card (Rogers ships a 2GB card in the box) (more…)
We’ve seen over the past months several carriers increasing the text messaging rates – mainly for those who are not subscribed to a text plan. MTS is jumping on the bus and will increase text messaging charges on May 4th. They state that “In order to continue to expand our wireless coverage across Manitoba, there are increased equipment costs, maintenance costs, and network costs. Hence, this decision will help us to support our wireless business and to remain competitive in the wireless industry.”
According to their website text messaging will now be broken down into two categories: Canadian Text Messaging and Non-Canadian Text Messaging:
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Discount brands are really giving discounts these days. Fido seems to have put their a few handsets in their lineup on sale… this is in addition to the green eco-devices that have been priced at $0.00 earlier in the week. They are also waiving the$35 Activation Fee when you sign a 2 or 3-year contract.
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The day has finally arrived – April 15th, 2010. You can now officially purchase your Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 exclusively from Rogers in either Sensuous Black or Luster White.
This can be yours on the following price plans:
3-year contract: $149.99 (Promotional price)
2-year contract: $449.99
1-year contract: $499.99
No contract: $549.99
The X10 runs Android OS 1.6 and has Sony Ericsson’s Timescape, Mediascape and Infinity button. Other key features are the 4-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen display (resolution is 480×854), 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 1GB of ROM/512MB of RAM, 3.5mm headset jack, an 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus, face detection, video capabilities, will ship with a 16GB microSD card and can hold up to 32GB. Overall dimensions are 119 x 63 x 13mm with a weight of 135 grams.
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Back in October SaskTel signed a network sharing agreement with TELUS and Bell for “the rapid deployment of next generation wireless and data services through UMTS and HSPA”. The start date was scheduled for mid-2010 with a targeted completion date of 2011.
Great news today for customer and residents of Saskatchewan… President and CEO Robert Watson announced that “We’re building the 3G network right now. It will be up and running for July 1st (with) completion by the end of this year.” In addition, to kick things off when it comes to devices, Watson also stated that “The good news is that (Apple) is coming out with a new version of the iPhone in the June time-frame and they’re going to put us on that. So we’re quite excited about that.”
SaskTel will have over 500 cell phone towers and the total cost of new network build-out is estimated to reach the $172 million mark. “It will probably be the best geographic network in the world, with the size and the population that we’ll cover. (With Saskatchewan having) the geographical size of Texas and we only have a million people, we’ll have a 3G network that will cover 98 per cent of the population.”
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It seems so long ago now that new wireless entrant Mobilicity (formally known as Dave Wireless) came out swinging with their go-to-market brand identity. Remember that day? It was two and a half months ago on February 2nd. Since that glorious day we’ve basically heard nothing from them about their anticipated planned springtime Toronto launch…Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa will follow.
President Dave Dobbin stated that “Mobilicity will kick the value equation up a notch this spring. If you live and work in one of our cities and you’re looking for the best wireless deal around, you’re going to love Mobilicity”.
When Mobilicity launches their wireless service we’ve heard they’ll offer BlackBerry, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and even Google’s Nexus One will work on their network. Regarding price plans, they’ll have unlimited plans but no word on what those plans include or what they’ll be priced at. The “Mobilicity” tag line is “My Phone, My City, My Way” and they will bank on customers who’ll most likely stay within their city “zones”. Once you exit out of the zones you’ll jump onto Rogers as they have a roaming agreement with them. One new addition that we found is a live link on their site dedicated to plans… but it only states “This is the temporary plans page. More content will be coming soon”. Possibly a sign of things to come.
From looking at their job board it shows active hiring in all locations. In addition, back in March the CRTC started it’s ownership review of Dave Wireless, so we know there is progress. I also understand that building a network from scratch is a huge task to take on and I’m sure they want to get a flawless network launch out of the gate.
Remember the press release they sent out boldly announcing that “Competition is Coming”? Well, we also want more competition in Canada and if we’re “going to love Mobilicity” all we’re saying is give us something to love. Don’t leave us wondering. Start a conversation with your potential customers.
What are your thoughts?
We’ve been tipped by one of our regular reliable Rogers sources that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini & Xperia X10 Mini Pro are coming soon to Canada – early launch dates are targeting sometime this Summer!
These are both Android-powered devices that are similar to the Xperia X10 that’s launching on April 15th but clearly scaled down a bit. The Xperia X10 Mini pro comes with slide-out QWERTY keyboard… then both these devices have the following same specs: runs Android OS 1.6, has a 600 MHz processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and video capabilities, 2.5-inch touchscreen QVGA display, A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack
Even though it’s way to early for price points, we’ve been informed that Rogers is estimating these to launch around the $50 mark on a 3-year contract.
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3D printing is no longer new. Chuck Hull, the Thomas Edison of the 3D printing industry, introduced the first 3D printer nearly 30 years ago. Since that time, 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, has been used to create everything from shoes to airplane parts and even food. Although issues such as durability and speed have kept 3D printing from entering mainstream manufacturing, the industry is making tremendous advancements.
The growing adoption of 3D printing by more markets is being driven by three primary developments. First, the cost of 3D printing is rapidly decreasing because of lower raw material costs, stronger competitive pressures and technological advancements. According to a recent report by IBISWorld, the price of 3D printers is expected to fall 6.4 percent in 2016 alone1.
Second, printing speeds are increasing. Last year, startup company Carbon3D printed a palm-sized geodesic sphere in a little more than 6 minutes, which is 25 to 100 times faster than traditional 3D printing solutions. The company’s printing approach applies ultraviolet light and oxygen to resin in a technique called Continuous Liquid Interface Production to form solid objects out of liquid2. Traditional additive printing is getting faster as well.
Third, new 3D printers have the ability to accommodate a wider variety of materials. Aided by innovations within the chemical industry, a broad range of polymers, resins, plasticizers and other materials are being used to create new 3D products.
While predicting the long-term impact that 3D printing will have on the world is impossible, the technology will likely transform at least some aspects of how nearly every company in nearly every industry does business. In fact, the chemical industry already has implemented 3D applications in the fields of research and development (R&D) and manufacturing.
Developing innovative feedstock & processes
The chemical industry is highly focused on R&D. In 2014, $59 billion was invested in R&D to discover new ways to convert raw materials such as oil, natural gas and water into more than 70,000 different products3. 3D printing provides a vast opportunity for the chemical industry to develop innovative feedstock and corresponding revenue. While more than 3,000 materials are used in conventional component manufacturing, only about 30 are available for 3D printing. To put this into perspective, the market for chemical powder materials is predicted to be more than $630 million annually by 2020.
Plastics and resins as well as metal powders or ceramic materials are already in use or under evaluation for the printing of prototypes, parts of industry assets or semi-finished goods, in particular those that are complex to produce and only required in small batch sizes. Developing the right formulas to create these new materials is an area of constant innovation within the chemical field, which will likely produce even more materials in the future. Here are a few examples of recent innovations in new materials for 3D printing:
- Covestro, a developer of polymer technology, is developing a range of filaments, powders and liquid resins for all common 3D printing methods. From flexible thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) to high-strength polycarbonate, the company’s products feature a variety of properties like toughness, heat resistance, transparency and flexibility that support a number of new applications. Covestro also offers TPU powders for selective laser sintering, in which a laser beam is used to sinter the material.
- 3M, together with its subsidiary Dyneon, recently filed a patent for using fluorinated polymers in 3D printing. Many types of fluorinated polymers are available – including polytetrafluoroethylene, commonly known as Teflon, which often is used in seals and lining and tends to generate waste in production. The ability to print fluorinated polymers means they can be manufactured quickly and affordably.
- Wacker is testing 3D printing with silicones. The process is similar to traditional 3D printing but uses a glass printing bed – a special silicone material with a high rate of viscosity and ultraviolet (UV) light. The printer lays a thin layer of tiny silicone drops on the glass printing bed. The silicone is vulcanized using the UV light, resulting in smooth silicone parts that are biocompatible, heat resistant and transparent.
The chemical industry is also in the driver seat when it comes to process development. About 20 different processes exist that have one common characteristic – layered deposition of printer feed. The final product could be generated from melting thermoplastic resins (for example, laser sinter technology or fused deposition modeling) or via (photo) chemical reaction such as stereolithography or multijet modeling. For both process types, the physical and chemical properties of feed materials are critical success factors for processing and for the quality of the finished product.
Laboratory equipment used for chemical synthesis is expensive and often difficult to operate. Machinery and tools must be able to withstand multiple rounds of usage during the product development process. With 3D printing, some of the necessary equipment can be printed at an affordable cost within the lab. Examples of equipment already being created with 3D printing include custom-built laboratory containers that test chemical reaction and a multiangle light scattering instrument used to determine the molecular weight of polymers. Some researchers are also using 3D printers to create blocks with chambers used to mix ingredients into new compounds.
Manufacturing, maintenance & processes
In addition to printing equipment used in laboratories, some chemical manufacturers are using 3D printers for maintenance on process plant assets. For example, when an asset fails because of a damaged engine valve, the replacement part can be printed on site and installed in real time. Creating spare parts in house can significantly reduce inventory costs and increase efficiency because wait time for deliveries is eliminated. Chemical manufacturers also have started to print prototypes (for example, microreactors) to simulate manufacturing processes.
For companies that do not want to print the parts themselves, an on-demand manufacturing network is available that will print and deliver parts as needed. UPS has introduced a fully distributed manufacturing platform that connects many of its stores with 3D printers. When needed, UPS and its partners print customer-requested parts and deliver them.
While not all parts will be suitable for 3D printing and work still needs to be done in terms of durability and materials, the potential reduction in inventory costs is significant. In the U.S. alone, manufacturers and trade inventories for all industries were estimated at $1.8 trillion in August 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Reducing inventory by just 2 percent would be a $36 billion savings.
Across all industries, 3D printing promises to reduce costs across the supply chain. For example, the ability to print spare parts on demand can save money through improved asset uptime and more efficient workforce management. 3D printing also helps control costs with reduced waste and a smaller carbon footprint. In contrast to traditional “subtractive” manufacturing techniques in which raw material is removed, 3D printing is an additive process that uses only the amount of material that is needed. This can save significant amounts of raw materials. In the aerospace industry, for example, Airbus estimates 3D printing could reduce its raw material costs by up to 90 percent4.
From a manufacturing perspective, 3D printing can streamline processes, accelerate design cycles and add agility to operations. Printing prototypes on site speeds the R&D development cycle and shortens time to market. Researchers can make, test and finalize prototypes in days instead of weeks. Also, the ability to print parts or equipment on demand will eliminate expensive inventory holding costs and restocking order requirements and free up floor space for other purposes.
Of course, as mentioned earlier, the primary benefit of 3D printing for the chemical industry is the market potential of developing innovative, proprietary formulations for printer feeds and owning the corresponding intellectual property.
Obstacles to adoption
As with most new technology introductions, barriers must be overcome for this potential to fully be realized. The most discussed but unresolved issue is intellectual property protection. Similar to the way digital music is shared, 3D printable digital blueprints could be shared illegally and/or unknowingly either within a company or by outside hackers.
In addition to digital files, users can print molds from a scanned object and use it to mass produce exact replicas that are protected under copyright, trademark and patent laws. The problem will continue to grow as companies move to an on-demand manufacturing network, requiring digital blueprints to be shared with independent fabricators. Gartner predicted that by 2018, 3D printing will result in the loss of at least $100 billion per year in intellectual property globally5.
Regulatory issues are slowing the adoption of 3D printer applications. This is especially applicable in the medical and pharmaceutical industries but has potential impact in many markets. For example, globally regulating what individuals will create with access to the internet and a 3D chemical printer will be difficult. Also, as 3D printing drives small and customer-specific lot sizes, it will likely spur an explosion of proprietary bills of material and recipes, which will be hard to track and control under REACH or REACH-like regulations. Because this is a new frontier, many regulatory issues must be addressed.
In addition to legal and regulatory challenges, the industry has a long way to go in reliably reproducing high-quality products. Until 3D printing can match the speed and quality output requirements of conventional manufacturing processes, it will likely be reserved for prototypes or small-sized lots.
3D printing: a new frontier
While 3D printing has not reached the point of use for large-scale production or to consistently make custom products, ongoing innovations drive high demand. Gartner’s 3D printer market forecast estimates that shipments of industrial 3D printers will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 72.8 percent through 2019 – from almost $944.3 million to more than $14.6 billion. The number of 3D printers purchased each year is expected to increase to more than 5.6 million units in 2019, a CAGR of 121.9 percent6.
3D printing will initially help chemical companies increase profitability by lowering costs and improving operational efficiency. However, the industry-changing opportunity is the chance to develop new feeds and formulations. The most successful chemical companies of the future will be the ones with the vision to begin developing and implementing 3D printing solutions today.
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- What will be the impact of 3D printing in the chemical industry?” Sculpteo, 2015. https://www.sculpteo.com/blog/2015/10/28/3d-printing-for-the-chemical-industry.
- “3D Printer Manufacturing in the US: Market Research Report.” IBISWorld. http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/3d-printer-manufacturing.html.
- “Airbus Is Ready for Industrialization of 3D Printing in 2016, Peter Sander Reveals.” Jan. 4, 2016. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/airbus-is-ready-for-3d-printing-industrialization-in-2016-peter-sander-reveals-63986.
- “Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2014 and Beyond.” Gartner, 2013. http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2603215.
- “3D Printer Market Sales Will Exceed $14.6 billion in 2019." Gartner, Sept. 29, 2015. http://blogs.gartner.com/pete-basiliere/2015/09/29/3d-printermarket-sales-will-exceed-14-6-billion-in-2019.
Dr. Stefan Guertzgen has worked for seven years as the Chemicals Global Director for Industry Solution Marketing at SAP. He spent 11 years in the chemical Industry at Chemtura in various positions including R&D, global business development, sales and business process management, and sales and operations planning. Join him in conversation on Twitter: @SGgaw29c or @SAPIndustries.


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ERIN O'CONNOR has turned designer, creating her first ever capsule fashion collection named She Died Of Beauty. The M&S model has teamed up with stylist Kate Halfpenny to design five typographic T-shirts and two bags.
"The very visual nature of fashion is to manipulate and exaggerate almost everything," say the pair. "We loved the idea of twisting a polite sentiment into a naughty yet, frivolously funny statement that we hope will appeal to all."
Each item reads a bold, unique message and is created using ethically and organically sourced materials. How did the name come about?
"It's a teasing yet affectionate tickle at the fashion industry we continue to love, honour and serve," the duo say.
The collection is now available from www.shediedofbeauty.com. T-shirts are priced at £40 and the cotton bags cost £20.
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Craft beer makes up 75% of the $100 billion US beer market. That is a huge percentage, but it is slipping. Craft beer captured $14.3 billion of that market. The US Congress is excited about the burgeoning market. They have developed the Small BREW Act and hope to pass it, giving further support to our small breweries. The trends are all pointing towards a sustained craft brew resurgence.
U.S. store sales of craft beer surged 11.8 percent in the year to late December and gained 2.7 points of market share in four years, while the largest beer markets, economy and premium light, have fallen by 4.0 and 2.3 points respectively, said Andrea Riberi, senior vice president at research group Nielsen.
But Big Beer is responding to this market decline by using it’s cash flow to pick up established microbreweries
AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has responded in the past year with the purchase of two more small craft producers on the east and west coasts – Blue Point and 10 Barrels.
AB InBev’s November purchase of 10 Barrels (sic) in craft hot house Oregon prompted a burst of comment on social media, some calling it a “sellout” and threatening to boycott its brands, including its flagship Toasted Lager.
Big beer’s biggest shares in the craft beer market are in Shock Top and Blue Moon, but those are seeing diminishing growth.
(G)rowth of AB InBev’s Shock Top and Goose Island had slowed sharply since national roll-outs, in the case of Shock Top to a high single-digit percentage last year, compared to an average rate of 15-17 percent for a craft beer.
At this point, it looks like Big Beer is relying on gimmicks like altering bottles to gain market share and entering into the beer delivery market. Read more about this from the original article on Reuters.


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The Sapa District’s People’s Committee of Lao Cai Province has decided to develop Cau May Street into a walking street for visitors.
Accordingly, vehicles will not be allowed only on Friday and Saturday as to ensure the stability of local daily life.
On weekends, local residents will be allowed to sell souvenirs, brocades, and food along the walking street. The opening of Cau May walking Street is expected to create a cultural space, and to promote cultural beauty to tourists. Tourists can enjoy sightseeing and shopping conveniently.
The opening of the walking street will also help the artisans and local people to promote traditional crafts, cuisine culture and contribute to the development of SaPa’s trade and tourism sector.


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Police: Ex-Malden mail carrier admits stealing thousands of deliveries
Steven Bozzi used items to fund drug habit, prosecutors say
A former Malden mail carrier is accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail from customers on his route.
Prosecutors say Steven Bozzi, 36, admitted stealing thousands of would-be deliveries including gift cards, pills, iPhones, Kindles and computers to support his drug habit.
Prosecutors said he broke into at least 21 mailboxes he did not have access to in Malden, Somerville and Melrose.
Investigators said they found 7,689 of pieces of other people's mail and opened packages at his Malden home.
Prosecutors say Bozzi started taking the items in mid-November and ended this weekend when police ran surveillance on him and watched him open a collection box in Somerville and take the contents.
Police and the USPS were tipped off when a customer reported to a pizza shop that a gift card had not arrived. The shop canceled the card. When Bozzi called the shop to check the card's balance, the shop alerted police.
Bozzi has no prior record and lives in Malden with his wife and three children.
He was ordered held on $2,500 cash bail, to wear a GPS tracking device and to undergo random drug testing.
The Post Office said it will make an attempt to sort and deliver all the stolen mail, but that could take a while.


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37% rural youth sans Internet access: Study
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while sharing the roadmap for Digital India, will unveil various e-governance schemes such as Digital Locker, e-education and e-health at the Digital India Week, beginning on July 1.
The big-ticket launch of the Rs 1.13 lakh crore Digital India project will witness participation from over 10,000 guests. Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry, RIL Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani, Airbus India CEO Peter Gutsmiedl, Adiya Birla Group Chairman Kumaramangalam Birla and Delta Electronics CEO Ping Cheng are among the corporate heads expected at the event.
“We have invited people from the field of technology, people working for common service centres, students and IT ministers from across the country.


text: Since our research report published in May 2011, Russian internet has continued to develop at an impressive pace and we have continued to actively support local champions, as evidenced by our recent US$75m private placement for Avito, the largest private placement in the European internet sector this year so far. Indeed, the Russian internet audience has overtaken Germany’s to be the largest in Europe. Online advertising now represents US$1.4bn, larger than that of Spain. Potential remains immense, with internet penetration in regions still c.15% behind that of Moscow and St. Petersburg. In the past 12 months, digital advertising has surpassed print, and more exciting companies have “leapfrogged” Western models to offer innovative solutions adapted to local idiosyncrasies. Finally, the investment environment has developed further with more funds willing to place bets on Russian internet, and local venture funds now also investing abroad.


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It is swallowing up EE as it returns to becoming a major player in the mobile sector for the first time since it spun off its BT Cellnet business – which later became O2 - in 2001.
The move prompted an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), but it found that, despite the concerns of competitors, the deal "is not expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in any market in the UK".
It is a part of a major consolidation in the industry, with Three owner Hutchison Whampoa preparing to buy O2 in a £10bn deal. BT has also been flexing its muscles elsewhere, buying up Premier League and European football rights.
EE, which operates the Orange, EE and T-Mobile networks, has more than 27 million customers.
The CMA said in its ruling on the BT-EE deal that the companies operated in largely separate areas, with BT strong in fixed-line telephones, broadband and pay TV and EE in mobile – with limited overlap.
BT also provides wholsesale telecoms services including to mobile operators, connecting radio masts to networks. Meanwhile, EE provides wholesale mobile services to other mobile providers operating under different brands – including a small service from BT.
The CMA said it had been looking at how the merger might affect competition for consumer services by both companies as well as whether it might affect the way the merged company provides wholesale services elsewhere.
Inquiry chair John Wotton said: "We recognise that this is a merger which is important to many consumers and businesses. We have heard a number of concerns from competitors.
"After a detailed investigation, our provisional view is that these concerns will not translate into a competition problem in practice.
"We provisionally think that the retail mobile market in the UK, with four main mobile providers and a substantial number of smaller operators, is competitive. As BT is a smaller operator in mobile, it is unlikely that the merger will have a significant effect on competition.
"By the same token, it is unlikely that the merger will have a significant effect on competition in the retail broadband market, where EE is only a minor player."
The CMA also played down the likely effect of the merger on the wholesale services provided by the companies, in potentially disadvantaging rivals.


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Primary reports indicated that the handset would be released “in select markets” during the fourth quarter of the year. Electronics retailer Best Buy confirmed Monday that it will be the exclusive retailer for the Vivid Blue HTC One, which will be available starting Sept. 15. Customers will also have the option of choosing among the Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint networks to power their handset.
HTC reports that the release of the Vivid Blue HTC One will begin with a sales promotion valid with a two-year service, but details of the sale are not yet available. The Taiwanese manufacturer hopes the new metallic blue color option will be a big seller for the holidays.
In addition to Vivid Blue, the HTC One will also release in Glacial Silver and Stealth Black color options, as well as a Glamour Red option, which sells exclusively on the Sprint network. The HTC One released internationally in March and has sold more than 5 million handsets.
Overseas, the Vivid Blue HTC One will reportedly be exclusive to the U.K. retailer Carphone Warehouse and will release in late September.
The HTC One features a sleek aluminum unibody, a 4.7-inch Full HD display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 CPU, 2GB RAM and a 4MP UltraPixel camera, among its main specs. The HTC One also features the Sense 5 UI on top of Android Jelly Bean, showcasing the popular HTC BlinkFeed tool, which acts as an organizer for news and social media.
Will you buy the Vivid Blue HTC One when it sees its release date? Let us know in the comments below.
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We told you about Rogers' plan to bring LTE to the Toronto area this morning, which included a mention of the LTE infused Galaxy S II. More information about this monster device has now surfaced, and it is chocked full of upgrades.
Aside from the inclusion of LTE connectivity, this device will be housing a 1.5GHz processor (most likely Exynos), NFC, and a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, making this the most likely candidate for beastliest device of the year. Read More
Just two short days after Sammy released the kernel source code for the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab 10.1, developer pershoot released the first overclocked kernel for the device, clocking a smoking 1.4GHz. The VZW variant of the Tab 10.1 will now be able to receive the same treatment, as the kernel source just hit Sammy's Open Source Release Center.
If you're the tinkerin'-type, you can grab the download from here -- otherwise, just hang out and let XDA work its magic! Read More
When news broke earlier this month that Google had agreed to buy Motorola Mobility, many members of the tech community immediately began wondering just what would come out of the deal. The Android manufacturers LG and Samsung lauded the decision, both proclaiming that they welcomed the acquisition and Google's commitment to defend Android's interests.
Evidently, however, the South Korean government has some concern about the purchase and has begun nudging Samsung and LG in an effort to bring them away from Android and toward a "coalition of other South Korean companies," intending to build a new mobile OS developed in South Korea. Read More
Nope, Verizon still hasn't changed its mind about skipping the Galaxy S II, but if BGR's latest exclusive proves to be true, Android fans on Big Red needn't be disappointed. Indeed, the carrier is said to be launching the Samsung DROID Prime - likely a rebranded version of the long-rumored Nexus Prime - as early as this October.
The DROID Prime's primary claim to fame will, of course, be its operating system: BGR says it'll be the first Ice Cream Sandwich device on the market. Read More
Samsung's NYC event may have been rescheduled for August 30th, but that doesn't mean you'll have to wait till Tuesday to see the US versions of the Galaxy S II. We've already gotten a sneak peek at the visages of AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint's editions of the phone, and now (once again courtesy of Pocketnow) another press shot has been leaked:
This is, of course, the Epic Touch 4G - Sprint's version of the device. Read More
Whoosh - looks like we can take the report of upgrades to the already impressive Galaxy S II and the upcoming Tab 8.9 from the rumor bucket and place it carefully on top of the confirmed stack. In fact, the rumor was not only spot-on regarding everything Samsung just officially announced, it even had more information that Samsung didn't cover, which means some details will keep the rumor tag until we find out more. Read More
We've practically been counting down the days until Samsung's Galaxy S II event, which was originally scheduled for Monday, August 29, but now it looks like we'll have to add at least one more day to the count. Thanks to Hurricane Irene, New York City has been declared in a state of emergency and over 250,000 people have been evacuated, thus forcing Sammy to postpone the event at least one day, to Tuesday, August 30th. Read More
Yesterday we highlighted a deal with VZW's first LTE phone, the HTC ThunderBolt. If the TBolt isn't your cup of tea, then Amazon Wireless has come through with yet another amazing deal on an LTE phone: the Samsung Droid Charge.
The Charge is still the only Droid branded phone infused with 4G LTE, and now you can get it for basically nothing when you sign up for new service with Big Red. Read More
Our 6th and largest ever giant giveaway is already underway, but where is the winner of the 5th one? You can blame me for that - I decided to take a little vacation and have only had time for peeking in here and there. Organizing and sorting through the entries is no small feat, and I finally found a couple of hours to do so on the quiet (for now - the hurricane is coming! Read More


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Wisconsin was a dairyland in crisis, even months before COVID-19 began to heavily impact the nation. Farms were going bankrupt, farmers were facing financial ruin and suicide rates among farmers were skyrocketing.
Now the pandemic has twisted the knife further, as closed restaurants, schools, hotels and food service businesses have left farms with no market for their dairy products.
Golden E Dairy, a family-run farm near West Bend, Wis., was asked to dump 25,000 gallons of milk a day into a wastewater lagoon because of this problem.
“We thought this would never happen,” Ryan Elbe, whose parents started Golden E Dairy in 1991, told USA Today. “Everybody’s rushing to the grocery store to get food and we have food that’s literally being dumped down the drain.”
Elbe said he has since received backlash on social media when he went public about having to dump the milk.
“People were saying things like ‘how could I sleep at night,’ and that I should be ashamed of myself,” Elbe said. “Some people thought it was only happening on this farm. But it’s all across the country. There are a lot of farms doing this now.”
However, Elbe cannot donate the milk to charities because Wisconsin state law prohibits unpasteurized and unbottled milk from being distributed.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, some milk bottlers and cheese plants have made plans to donate processed dairy products to charities.
But dairy product distribution systems are largely centered on food-service sales, so they can’t “quickly pivot to retailers and charities.”
The state milk sales alone have plummeted 70 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic despite grocery store sales rising.
In some cases, farmers are being charged marketing fees for the milk they are being forced to dump.
State law requires Wisconsin dairy farms to pay state and national milk marketing programs 15 cents for about every 12 gallons of milk they sell.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ten cents goes to state and regional programs, like Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and the other five cents goes to national programs.
“‘It’s just nuts’ to pay for marketing something flushed down the drain,” Mike Yager, a dairy farmer from Mineral Point, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Farmers are the ones dealing with the losses, but the promotion boards still get their money.”
Yager said he asked Dairy Management Inc. for a suspension of the fees on dumped milk, but they told him not to expect any changes.
A New York Post article said several dairy groups in Wisconsin called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the end of March to purchase products such as dry milk, butter and cheese to help the struggling industry. The groups wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.
“Commodity dairy prices have plummeted and will result in milk prices lower than many farms can handle to sustain long-term viability,” the letter said, according to the New York Post. “Direct relief to dairy farmers and a substantial purchase of dairy commodities by USDA can ensure our industry will remain fiscally able to function in its primary role of feeding the nation and the world.”
Van Sistine can be reached at [email protected].


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We’ve secured a major free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) – a move that’s set to boost exports by $1.8 billion per annum, enhance our economic security, and enable New Zealand businesses to grow, by unlocking one of the world’s biggest and high value markets.
The new historic agreement will increase New Zealand’s GDP by up to $1.4 billion per year by 2035. This is fantastic news for Kiwi exporters and our economy, and comes on top of our recent $1 billion United Kingdom free trade agreement.
Great news for Kiwi businesses, and our economy
New Zealand products, such as our food and fibre goods, are some of the very best in the world. But our exporters have had to compete against barriers in the EU, such as tariffs, that others haven’t.
Our new agreement now levels the playing field for Kiwi businesses. It delivers tangible gains for exporters into a restrictive agricultural market, cuts costs and red tape for exporters, and creates exciting opportunities within the hugely important market of nearly 450 million high-value consumers.
The agreement provides significant benefits for lots of New Zealand’s world-class products, such as kiwifruit, fish and seafood, mānuka honey, apples, and more. Total savings on tariffs for exporters will be worth $110 million annually, with over $100 million slashed from day one.
As well as providing more opportunities for Kiwi businesses to diversify into high-value markets, the agreement cuts red tape for our wine producers, and creates room to grow traditional exports of red meat and dairy.
We’ve fought hard for our dairy and beef exporters and the deal could deliver up to $600 million in additional revenue. We’ve also secured an eight-fold increase in the volume of beef we can export, and we’ve improved access for our butter and cheese producers, some of which will now be able to trade with the European Union for the first time in many years.
New Zealand services are also a big winner. By cutting red tape, the deal now improves access into the EU for the education, engineering and professional services sectors. It also promotes the ease of movement of people for our Kiwi businesses making inroads into the EU.
We’ve also made sure to embed our values around climate change, sustainability and labour standards into the agreement – because in addition to being the best in the world, we need to be the best for the world.
The Māori Trade and Cooperation chapter will provide a valuable new platform to advance Māori economic aspirations in the EU – a first of its kind in an FTA for the EU.
Our trade agenda has great momentum. This is the fifth FTA the Government has concluded in the past five years and sits alongside upgrades to our existing agreements with Singapore and China. The increase in market access we’ve negotiated means 73.5% of our global exports are now covered by an FTA, up from only around 50 percent when we took office.
Unlocking opportunities for our exporters
Our Government is pursuing an ambitious trade policy to help Kiwi businesses succeed overseas.
This new agreement comes on top of our work to secure a $1 billion free trade agreement with the United Kingdom – which sees unprecedented access for our exporters, as well as upgrading our free trade agreement with China.
As New Zealand reconnects with the world, we’re continuing to position New Zealand globally as a great place to trade with, to support businesses and boost our economy.
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Skateboarding is considered a subculture to many. However, there aren’t too many images of Black female skateboarders in the media — or anywhere for that matter.
Proper Gnar, the first skateboard company owned by a Black female, is revolutionizing how women of color are represented in the skate world.
The company was founded in 2012 by Latosha Stone. According to the Proper Gnar website, Latasha is on a mission “to banish the stereotypes and orchestrate the beginning of a new dawning. Her brand empowers, uplifts, and showcases women, especially women of color, to jump onboard and skate.”
She quit her factory job during the pandemic to focus on the brand full-time.
Her boards are pretty gnarly. A melange of bold, beautiful Black imagery and feminine colorways. And she doesn’t just do boards. Proper Gnar offers a wide range of skatewear and accessories.
Latosha has been working hard on her brand for close to a decade — and it’s paying off. After being added to Beyonce’s directory of Black-owned businesses, she’s been getting major looks from the media. But the work is just beginning.
“There’s been a lot of support around the brand, I feel like my people really got my back. It’s a weird place to be in because there’s so much negative going on in the world,” she said in an interview with Paper Magazine. “But at the same time the brand is doing well. I’m essentially dealing with ups and downs at the same time. For instance, something good will happen with Proper Gnar but then I think about things like Breonna Taylor and how the police who killed her are still free.”
Latosha was recently featured as a stunt double on the DC comics series “Naomi.” Her sights are set on ensuring the film world is more inclusive of Black skateboarders. She called the on-screen experience “life-chaging.”
“Now I know for sure that I want to do more skate filming and acting because that is so fun. How it came about was, I was in this skate girl group chat on Instagram and they sent the casting,” she shares with Yeah Girl. “I submitted and they hired me as an extra first, but then they were like, well you look like the lead so we’re going to bump your rates and you can be her stunt double and all you have to do is skate around.”
Latosha tells Paper she hopes she can be a shining example of individuality to others.
“I want to show people that you don’t have to look or dress a certain way to be a skater, and you don’t have to be amazing at it either. It’s cool to be a beginner, you don’t have to be able to do these crazy tricks, as long as you’re on a board and having fun, you’re a skater.”


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Openfield exports oilseed rape to Turkey
Loading of the MV Palmali Confidence with 6,000 tonnes of oilseed rape from farms across the south west of England began on 24th January at the Portbury Grain Terminal, which is operated exclusively by Openfield. This is understood to be the first export of its kind to Turkey from the UK. Loading would have commenced sooner, but the high winds that resulted in widespread flooding across the region delayed its entry into the port.
Turkey is one of the few countries to have a stricter policy on the permissible inclusion of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) than the European Union and as such, in times of shortage it can make securing compliant supplies difficult.
Whereas the European Union has a permissible level of 0.1%, Turkey adheres to a zero-tolerance policy. Meeting this requirement is further complicated by a shortage of shippers able to give the necessary reassurances that their vessels can meet its zero-tolerance rule. As such, it is being forced to look to suppliers in western Europe where shippers rarely encounter GM material.
Openfield head of oilseed rape John Thorpe who handled the sale said he was pleased to see this as a new destination for UK oilseed rape.
“Turkey has also bought cargoes from France and Germany this season, but with feed mills located in these ports it faces stiff competition for supplies. This has helped to support the UK’s position as has the competitive value of Sterling prior to Christmas, despite being significantly further away,” said Mr Thorpe.
Recent news of the improving economy however, has strengthened Sterling against the euro and is likely to mean this is a short-lived marketing opportunity.
“UK oilseed rape is recognised as a quality product and buyers appreciate the traceability it carries, but it has to be price competitive too. Given the shipping fees associated with such an export the recent improvement in the value of Sterling means there is unlikely to many more cargoes heading to Turkey again in the near future,” he added.
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VLADIVOSTOK, May 23. /TASS/. Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is confident in good quality of products sold in Russia, as the regulations are very strict in that sphere.
"We have a very strict control over all the sanitary and epidemic issues and the consumer rights," he said in an interview with Vesti v Subbotu programme host Sergey Brilyov on Saturday. "Somebody may say it is a paradox, but the legislation in this sphere has been very strict since the Soviet times."
The prime minister did not agree with the opinion about danger of the products offered in Russia, which contain palm oil.
"Well, I have read about it, but I think those are rather fears and phantoms, which spread very often," he said. "Products are different: some are purely natural, others are made with fats, or with oils."
"If you are afraid of palm oil, then simply read the label and do not buy such products, though that oil is not dangerous," the prime minister said.
The Russian government will stick to a policy of import substitution in agriculture, Medvedev said.
"We have set a course for import substitution in agriculture. We will plant new gardens, develop greenhouse business. Of course, we will deal with cattle breeding," Medvedev said.
He said anti-Russian sanctions positively affected the relations between agricultural producers and sellers. "They had to turn to each other," he said.
The premier said the growth of volumes of domestic goods supplies to retail chains was positive for the prices.
"If products are local, price fluctuations are small," he said.
A system of import substitution had to be introduced in Russia in connection with imposition of Western sanctions on Russia for developments in Ukraine and Moscow’s countersanctions.
Russia has constantly dismissed accusations of "annexing" Crimea, because Crimea reunified with Russia voluntarily after a referendum, as well as allegations that Moscow could in any way be involved in hostilities in the southeast of Ukraine.
Medvedev said in October 2014 that while pursuing a policy of import substitution, Russia should not confine itself to replacement of goods imports but should also focus on substitution of foreign developments.
In his address to the Federal Assembly, Russia's parliament, on December 4, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the import substitution policy is among the country’s long-term priorities.