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CFO Russia Magazine published an interview with Elena Trishkina, Chief Financial Officer at MONE.
Despite the fact that accounting outsourcing is widely used by European and U.S. companies, Russian businesses have only a vague idea about the practice. The reason is that we still have few insights into the practical application of outsourcing solutions in Russia. To fill the gap we decided to tell all the details on successful accounting outsourcing in one of Russia’s major beauty salons chains.
All the juicy details, twists and turns, stages and complexities of transferring as well as the key results you can learn from the interview at the link – http://www.cfo-russia.ru/stati/index.php?article=5592
MONE is a pioneer and one of Russia’s major beauty salons chains, offering services in the most dynamically growing middle premium segment. MONE is a fully-integrated business. It owns salons, a branded cosmetics line and a training center for the personnel. Using these advantages, the company strives to build the leading beauty brand on the Russian market.


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Think Ninento’s just a bit player in the giant video game industry? Think again. According to this infographic from MBA Online, Nintendo single-handedly saved the video game industry from a certain death.
In the 1980’s video game industry revenue plunged 97 percent. But then Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System and made $1.5 billion – 15 times the money the industry made just three years before in 1982. Nintendo “made video games cool again.”
Nintendo launched characters like The Mario Brothers and Zelda, and over time they became household names and movie stars. Nintendo owns five of the top ten consoles sold and 75 percent of the portable video game software market.
And with that, here’s the infographic:

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text: All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA) has demanded continuity of subsidy on Gas/RLNG for export-oriented textile industry which is already facing multifaceted challenges. Chairman APTPMA Muhammad Pervez Lala in a statement here on Tuesday said that it was hard fact that textile industry was backbone of the national economy but it was running at very low capacity due to high input cost. When the government had allocated subsidy on supply of Gas/RLNG to five export-oriented sectors for Fiscal Year 2022-23, this industry took a sigh of relief, but now sudden withdrawal of this subsidy would aggravate the situation and push this sector at verge of total collapse, he added. He said that sudden withdrawal of subsidy on Gas/RLNG for textile industry would affect national export drive. He said that the government should take immediate notice of this withdrawal and issue necessary directions to the quarters concerned for continuity of this subsidy in greater national interest. He further said that sudden withdrawal of subsidy had created panic amongst the textile sectors. He demanded continuity of subsidy on gas/RLNG for textile industry and said that it was imperative to stay in business for enhancing national exports and stabilizing the economy.


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ITV elevates Salmon and Digby as management reshuffle continues
By by Sam Matthews, brandrepublic.com, Tuesday, 04 October 2005 11:00AM
LONDON - ITV has appointed Gary Digby as managing director of ITV Sales and promoted Clare Salmon to director of marketing and commercial strategy as it continues to reshuffle its senior management team.
Former director of ITV Sales, Digby will take responsibility for all aspects of ITV's Sales operations and will report directly to new ITV commercial director Ian McCulloch. Digby's previous roles included sales director of Carlton and TV buying director at BBDO.
Marketing director Salmon's role has been expanded to include all on- and off-air marketing activity and programme publicity. Salmon has a strong managerial and marketing background with senior roles at AA Financial Services, Centrica, Avis and Prudential.
Digby's senior team is made up of: Simon Lent, sales director; Gary Knight, brand partnership director; Jill Kerslake, director of sales operations; and David Croft, director of regional sales.
In addition, Granada planning director Andy Bagnall has been appointed director of business development for ITV Sales, reporting to McCulloch.
The restructured commercial department follows the recent structural changes across the entire network with ITV broadcasting chief operating officer McCulloch promoted to commercial director.
As part of the reshuffle, ITV broadcasting chief executive Mick Desmond was ousted and Granada chief executive Simon Shaps became director of television.
Shaps is responsible for the creative output of ITV while McCulloch is responsible for the commercial, business and advertising of the network.
Before joining as ITV Broadcasting CEO after the Carlton and Granada merger, Desmond was chief executive of Granada Broadcasting & Enterprises and joint managing director of the ITV Network.
There was also been speculation that Nigel Pickard, director of programming, could be next to go. Industry observers see his role being threatened by the promotion of Shaps to director of television.
If you have an opinion on this or any other issue raised on Brand Republic, join the debate in the Forum.
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A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their
fat, the police said Thursday, accusing the gang’s members of draining
fat from bodies and selling it on the black market for use in
Three suspects have confessed to killing five people for their fat,
said Col. Jorge MejÃa, chief of Peru’s anti-kidnapping police. He said
the suspects, two of whom were arrested carrying bottles of liquid fat,
told the police it was worth $60,000 a gallon.
Colonel MejÃa said
the suspects had told the police that the fat had been sold to
intermediaries in Lima, the capital. While police officials suspect
that the fat was sold to cosmetic companies in Europe, he said he could
not confirm any sales.
That's from The New York Times, not The Weekly World News. Medical "experts" express varying degrees of skepticism about the depth and liquidity of this market, but if you read the whole article you will encounter some truly graphic descriptions of the production process. Caveat emptor.


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My first response to recent news that chocolate is a “super food” was, “AWESOME! Chocolate for breakfast it is!”
That was followed shortly by, “I always knew in my heart that this was the case” and then, “Hmm, I don’t know if I believe this information.”
In the study - conducted by Hershey Company and published in Chemistry Central Journal - researchers found that cocoa powder is the most concentrated source of antioxidant capacity and total flavanol content. In addition, researchers also found that dark chocolate was a concentrated source of the same two things, beating out fruit juices.
Antioxidants and flavanols are linked to potential health benefits, like fighting the damaging effects of oxidative stress on cells and heart-healthy properties, reports WebMD.
This is all great news because dark chocolate and me are best friends.
I’ve always eaten it guilt free, thinking about how it’s probably fighting any potential cancer in my body and making my heart pump healthier. Now, I have one more piece of real research to point to when I grab that dark chocolate square from my purse during my commute and I say to my friend, “Don’t judge me.”
It reminds of Woody Allen’s 1973 movieSleeper, a film where health food store owner Miles Monroe, wakes up in the future.
In one scene, the character Dr. Melik describes what Monroe requested for breakfast and laments, “This morning for breakfast he requested something called "wheat germ, organic honey and tiger's milk." Another character, Dr. Aragon replies, “Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.” To which Dr. Melik says, “You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?” And Dr. Aragon replies, “Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.”
It sounds like Woody Allen was on to something. If that hot fudge was made with dark chocolate, it might actually be seen as a health food. Now, all we have to do is figure out what makes deep fat, steak and cream pies good for us!
I believe we sometimes spend too much time trying to figure out exactly what combination of carbohydrates and proteins are the prefect ratio, and not enough time listening to our bodies and eating when we’re hungry. So news that indulging in a little chocolate might not be an indulgence at all, gives me a renewed sense of peace.
Personally, I’m holding out hope for a future where Taco Bell is the base of the food pyramid, potato chips are a “healthy” snack and everyone is eating chocolate for breakfast.


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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has terminated his agreement to acquire social media platform Twitter.
Elon Musk stops the planned Twitter takeover.
After there had been repeated speculation in recent months that Elon Musk wanted to withdraw from the planned Twitter takeover, it is now official: Musk no longer wants to buy Twitter. Musk canceled his agreement to purchase the microblogging service over the weekend, based on a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Twitter wants to sue Musk
Previously, there had been repeated disputes between Twitter and Musk. Musk had complained, among other things, that Twitter did not want to disclose its data on spam bots. In response to the collapsed $44 billion deal, Musk is now being sued by Twitter.
“Twitter’s board of directors is committed to completing the transaction at the price and terms agreed with Mr. Musk and plans to take legal action to enforce the merger agreement. We are confident that we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery.”
Twitter chairman Bret Taylor. The social media group is said to have hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to save the deal.
Acquisition plans for $44 million
Musk made an initial purchase offer in April. At that time, the board of directors was still trying to prevent the deal. Musk then changed his plan and made $44 billion as his “best and last” offer. As part of the acquisition, Musk promised some changes for the platform. Among other things, he wanted to tackle the ongoing problem with spam bots and fake accounts and block controversial members such as the ex-US President. After the deal was accepted by Twitter, Musk repeatedly skirmished with the board – among other things, because Twitter did not want to disclose the number of fake accounts.


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Convinced of the strong Nigerian growing beer market, owner of the Bacardi Breezer is determined to compete strongly in the local beer market as it is already investing over $100 million (N150bn) in its manufacturing factory in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, BusinessDay has learnt.
Bacardi Breezer Nigeria, which also has some Nigerians on its board, is launching the product today, in Lagos. The recommended retail price of the product, according to sources, is expected to be competitive at N170.
Revealing the entry of the brand into Nigeria, Akin Adesola of Madisson and Park, media agency to the brand, said Nigeria will be the only African country where Bacardi Breezer would be manufactured and sold to other African countries. “This will create jobs and boost the Nigerian economy,” he said, as “Bacardi Breezer with 5 percent alcohol and delicious mixture of Bacardi rum, watermelon flavours and sparkling water is a product borne out of consumer activity by mixing drinks and fruits. It is presently sold in over 100 countries.”
The agency would employ colour and other activations to make the product appeal to the Nigerian audience, Akin said.
Also speaking with BusinessDay on the brand, Gbenga Lawrence, the brand manager, said the brand, which was launched in the UK in 1993, had over 15 flavours, “but in Nigeria we are introducing about three flavours. Breezer’s new packaging is designed to excite and recreate a whole new generation of consumers. Our aim is for unique, consistent, upbeat and edgy global brand expression.”
Already, Sean Tizzle and Seyi Shay are on board as brand ambassadors of the product.
The entry of Bacardi Breezer is expected to further strengthen competition in the Nigerian beer industry, which according to experts, is characterised by a partial duopoly structure that has more than 80 percent of the industry’s total share.
It is not clear how much local input Bacardi Breezer would utilise for the production of the product in Nigeria, but other manufacturers still import over 25 percent of their raw materials.


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The name floating around for what is expected to be the next 4-inch iPhone may be the real deal. A leaked packaging label appears to confirm that Apple will launch its smaller smartphone under the title "iPhone SE," according to an image posted on Chinese social media website Weibo, by user Ttsmile_d.
While the smartphone itself was not spotted in the image, the label does reveal a few details about the iPhone SE. For one thing, it doesn’t look like Apple is ditching its base storage options anytime soon, as the label in the image appeared to be from a 16GB model of the 4-inch iPhone. It also lists near-field communication (NFC) as a feature, a wireless technology used by Apple Pay, the company’s mobile payment system.
Hoho Atlast! iphone SE confirmed! This leak image confirms its release and also that it comes in 16gb ! pic.twitter.com/l79a5uBcCO
— iNeXT (@inextinc) March 17, 2016
Apple’s 4-inch smartphone is also expected to come with a range of additional features, such as an upgraded camera and a faster chip. But it may not contain the pressure-sensitive 3D Touch display found in the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. The case design is expected to look similar to the iPhone 5S, but could come with a power switch relocated to the side and a curved edge screen.
— Steve Hemmerstoffer (@stagueve) February 27, 2016
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone SE on March 21 at an event hosted in its campus in Cupertino, California. A new iPad Air model and new Apple Watch bands may debut at the event as well. While the in-person event is closed to the press, the iPhone maker is also providing a livestream for viewers via the Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac and PCs with Windows 10 running the Microsoft Edge browser.


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New age companies have brought in a change in mindset and forced recruiters to rethink.
Indian organisations traditionally value experience, so much so that it takes precedence over other attributes when it comes to hiring, or elevating an existing employee. Traditional Indian companies still continue to believe and practise the same. However, the new-age companies have brought about a change in mindset and forced recruiters to rethink.
A trend that has been observed by the Michael Page Salary & Employment Outlook Survey 2015–16, is that employers today are keen to give preference to the aptitude and specialised skill set of employees or potential hires. Hiring managers are increasingly ready to evaluate candidates purely on their own merit and abilities, regardless of how their experience stacks up.
Among the specialised skills workforce, the segment that is in most demand and commands a premium salary is analytics and big data. This is followed by sales development, product management, project management and financial control.
The survey also revealed that the brand reputation of the company was the most important factor when choosing a potential employer.
Around 60 per cent of the respondents claimed that they sold company culture as the most important factor while trying to poach a potential hire. Around 50 per cent of recruiters lured the potential with structured career progression, while 44 per cent of employers offered financial incentives.
When looking at the factors that influence candidates’ opinions of potential employers and their decision to accept a new role, career progression and international opportunity are also other important factors.
In order to attract and retain top talent, particularly when it comes to younger workers, organisations will need to be able to present them with a clear path for career growth that includes opportunities for development, overseas secondments and promotions. Companies should also invest time in ensuring that they have a clearly-defined brand strategy and strong online presence, to appeal to candidates’ desire to work for a recognisable and reputable organisation.
Overall, the market seemed upbeat as 76 per cent of the respondents agreed that their respective companies were expecting to increase headcount in the next 12 months. Around 44 per cent of the respondents also felt that the strength of the current overall hiring activity as compared to the last 12 months has been moving upwards.
The human resources market in India continues to grow as more global jobs continue to relocate in India. There has been increased activity due to new entrants in the pharmaceutical and e-commerce sectors/markets and an expansion in the Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) sectors of
banks. It is expected that there will be an increase in hiring activity before the close of the calendar year, particularly for HR and HRSS jobs in the KPO sectors of banks, though much activity elsewhere will be backfilling of current roles.
When asked about the challenges faced by employers while hiring HR professionals, the top two factors were finding a culturally-fit candidate followed by candidates with the right competencies.
The market for entry and mid-level management is quite active in the finance sector. There has been an increasing demand for finance professionals with less than 10 years of experience.
Some niche roles, such as those in compliance and taxation, are seeing a shortage of skilled professionals and good candidates in these roles are highly sought after. Compliance as a function has evolved rapidly, with an increased focus on tightening of the regulatory environment. As an increasing number of multinationals set up base in India, they are investing in building a robust framework of financial compliance.
Sales & Marketing
Hiring activity in sales and marketing is expected to be on the higher side as 89 per cent of respondents claimed their intention to grow their team’s headcount over the next year. The types of job function and skills that will see an increasing demand are trade and customer marketing; digital marketing; customer service and consumer relations; as well as retail operations, business development and key account management for industrial businesses.
Counter offers to retain talent is an increasing practice in this sector.


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- BSNL launched voice and data centric 429 plan in September
- Rs 429 pack comes with 1 GB data per day for 90 days, says BSNL
- BSNL's Rs 429 recharge pack includes free voice calls
The Rs 429 recharge offer from BSNL comes at a time when the telecom industry is seeing strong competition led by aggressive mobile data pricing by new entrant Reliance Jio, the provider of telecom services under brand Jio.
BSNL Rs 429 STV
Termed as a "voice and data centric plan" by BSNL, the Rs 429 pack offers unlimited voice calls from the home LSA (local Service Area) to any network for 90 days, the telecom company said on its Rajasthan, Kolkata, Punjab and North East circle websites.
(BSNL's recharge pack of Rs 429 comes with unlimited voice calls for 90 days, according to its Kolkata circle website)
"BSNL introduced Voice & Data Centric Plan 429 under prepaid mobile service with Unlimited Voice to any network and 90 GB data (1GB/day) for 90 days," BSNL said on its North East circle website.
(BSNL launched its "voice and data centric plan 429" in the Rajasthan circle on September 4, 2017)
BSNL Laxmi offer
With Diwali just around the corner, BSNL has announced a new scheme offering 50 per cent extra talk-time along with full talk-time on select recharge packs. A limited-period scheme, BSNL's Diwali 'Laxmi' offer will open from October 16 to October 21, 2017, according to its website - bsnl.co.in. Under BSNL's Laxmi offer, BSNL prepaid users buying a recharge of Rs. 290 will get a talk-time or talk value of Rs.435 during the six-day period, BSNL added.
"50% extra than Full Talk Time on Top-Up of Rs.290/390/590 (e.g., Talk Value of Rs. 435 will be given on the Top-Up of Rs. 290)," BSNL said.
BSNL Rs 249 recharge pack
(BSNL offers unlimited BSNL-to-BSNL calls and 1 GB of data per day for 28 days at Rs 249)
Under a separate limited-period scheme, BSNL is offering unlimited on-net (BSNL-to-BSNL calls) local and STD calls along with 1GB of mobile data per day for a validity of 28 days at Rs.249, according to its website. BSNL's promotional STV or special tariff voucher of Rs. 249 is available till October 25, 2017, it said.


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The Apple sponsored 2016 Met Gala was held last night and in attendance was Tim Cook, Jony Ive, and Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Steve Jobs. In addition to delivering opening remarks for the event yesterday afternoon and serving as its co-chair, Jony Ive also sat down with fashion news outlet Business of Fashion to discuss the Met Gala’s “Manus x Machina” theme, as well as some more Apple-specific topics.
Apple’s decision to sponsor the 2016 Met Gala came as it was beginning to explore the fashion industry in a broader sense with Apple Watch. Speaking on this decision, Ive explained that even if Apple isn’t truly a fashion company, it is making products that are increasingly personal. The Apple executive noted that talking to people like Andrew Bolton, who is the Head Curator of the Costume Institute in New York, has been hugely informative in Apple’s shift to designing those more personal products.
Ive went on to explain that Apple has always had a “very singular approach” in designing products that people are familiar with:
“Regardless of whether we declare an interest in fashion or not, we are making products that are more and more personal… products that you wear and you wear every day. We’ve not done that before and we’ve got a lot to learn. Just talking to Andrew [Bolton] is hugely informative. I think we have always had a very clear and a very singular approach to how we design products that are more familiar to people, more established in terms of product categories. I think it’s very hard to have that same clarity and singularity when you’re not absolutely confident in your subject matter.”
Speaking on the actual Met Gala exhibit itself, Ive said that there was an overall “calm and serenity and gentleness” to it that highlighted the pieces themselves. Ive likened this to Apple’s philosophy of attempting to design in a way that it is solving problems that people didn’t even know existed. This is similar to a comment Tim Cook made speaking to Jim Cramer yesterday about Apple’s future. “We are going to give you things that you can’t live without that you just don’t know you need today,” Cook said.
Ultimately, Ive said the job of a designer is to solve problems and explore:
“There was a calm and serenity and gentleness to the overall exhibition that I thought provided a wonderful context to actually consider and think about the pieces that constituted the show. In our work, we’ve always tried to design in a way where you’re not aware of the problems that we’ve had to solve. That’s the job of the designer: to solve problems and explore, but not really drag you through what all the problems were. I was irritated to have to leave [the exhibit].”
Finally, Ive touched on the future of Apple Watch. While he wouldn’t get specific as to what Apple has in store for the product, he compared the advancement of the Watch technology to the advancement of the iPhone and iPod during its first few years of updates.
“It’s quite interesting that if you look back at the first generation of the iPod or the Phone — what happens in the next two, three, four years is dramatic. You’d be very surprised about some of the things you would absolutely assume that the first Phone did and it didn’t have. Of course, this is a new category for us, one that we think is such a natural one because we think in a very authentic way. It’s not us being opportunistic in the way our competitors are. It’s not us thinking, ‘Well, this is a growing category.’ That couldn’t be further from the truth.”
The Met Gala was attended by celebrities such as The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and many more. While the event was not televised or live streamed, a few clips surfaced of Ive’s opening remarks. Those can be seen here.
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Wednesday, 11 Aug 2010
Razer today announced the release of the Razer Orca Gaming and Music headphones
Tuesday, 10 Aug 2010
Nokia announced that the latest edition in the Eseries range, the Nokia E5 is now available to consumers in Singapore/Malaysia.
ATI announced that Apple has selected ATI Radeon graphics solutions for the new line of Apple iMac and Mac Pro tower.
Friday, 6 Aug 2010
The new SABERTOOTH X58 motherboard delivers the latest Intel chipset and support for the fastest processors on the market, including the Intel Core i7-980X, as part of the TUF Series of heavy duty motherboards.
Sony Singapore is to proud to debut its first ever Full HD 3D TV BRAVIA for the home with the LX900 Series. Featuring 3D integrated technology, Motionflow PRO 200Hz, LED Backlight technology and built-in Wi-Fi access, the BRAVIA LX900 provides the next generation of home entertainment, perfect for uncompromising AV enthusiasts.
Thursday, 5 Aug 2010
MSI combines both style and power with their latest FX400 notebook. Powered by Core i5 processors, the 14-inch laptop also comes with GeForce GT 325M discrete graphics and GPU Boost technology which automatically switches GPU modes for optimized performance.
Patriot Memory announces the availability of the Xporter Rage USB Flash Drive in 8GB to 64GB capacities. The Xporter Rage USB flash drives are built around a quad-channel performance solution, with read speeds of up to 27MB/s and write speeds of up to 25MB/s.
Motorola unveils the QUENCH XT3 smartphone to be retailed exclusively at M1. Powered by Android, the entry-level handset is merely 12.6mm thin and comes with connectivity features such as 3.5G, Wi-F, aGPS and stereo Bluetooth.
Realizing the importance of heat dissipation on a memory module, KINGMAX releases the HERCULES DDR3 2200 with nano thermal dissipation technology applied to the DRAM module. Without a heatsink, this DRAM module is also lighter and slimmer, which frees up space within a computer case to improve air circulation and help stabilize system operations.
Wednesday, 4 Aug 2010
Verbatim is launching a new generation of smaller and lighter portable hard disk drives ideal for carrying with you in any pocket or handbag.


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The NFT world was shocked last week when the SEC investigated Bored Ape Yacht Club parent company Yuga Labs for potential securities violations in connection with the sale of Bored Ape NFTs and ApeCoin tokens, according to Bloomberg, citing an anonymous source.
The APE drop was more than 10% and some legal experts say that SEC Chair Gary Gensler is clearly widening his regulatory net to include NFTs.
Hence, NFTs are being examined by Bored Ape Yacht Club co-founder Greg Solano, in spite of everything else that is happening.
In April 2021, Bored Ape Yacht Club released a series of monkey JPEGs that became popular almost immediately. By the end of 2019, Yuga Labs, the company’s parent company, had a $4 billion valuation and also controlled CryptoPunks and Meebits. Yuga, by itself, controlled the four largest NFT collections by market capital.


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Bill Kizer, who had served several Sage resellers as a sales manager, died this week after an 18-month battle of liver cancer. Kizer was probably better known as the founder of the LinkedIn group Sage Partners, Employees & Alumni Networking Group, which he started in May 2008 and which grew to more 8,500 members currently. Born in 1951, his active role in social media showed when his profile reached the 1 percent most viewed @LinkedIn profiles for 2012.
Sage reseller C3 Technology has picked up Acumatica's cloud-based line. Based in Tulsa, Okla., CS is following the prevailing trend among Sage VARs, which is to pick up other product lines. Shawn Slavin, VP of implementation services, said in a prepared statement. The company's search begin a year ago when "We were looking for software that could replace our current offering of a legacy Windows-based ERP product."
A year ago, I posted a story that Sage would have more frequent updates of Sage 50, the old Peachtree—actually that was in April 2013. The past practice had been to have one major introduction of Peachtree in the spring, numbered for the upcoming year. So in spring 2013, the 2014 edition was released with three different press releases published about different Sage 50 versions, including manufacturing, construction and distribution. Well, there have been no official announcements of the more frequent updates that I can find and nothing in the press section about Sage 50 2015.
Xero has issued a press release that it has topped $100 million Australian in annualized revenue. That's based on the monthly subscription rate for May and shows Xero trending up around 42 percent from the actual revenue reported for the year ended March 31. Other than demonstrating the importance we attach to the base 10 numbering system (100 is ten 10s, right?), it triggered a thought that has been rolling about for some time. (It's about $93 million U.S.) In earnings webcast, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson points out how few financial midmarket cloud companies exist.


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Mahmoud Osman, manager of Fruitlink
Egypt: "We have the honor of being the first ones to send our mangoes to Russia"
Egyptian mango production has increased in recent years, from nearly 40,000 tons in 2015 to 48,000 tons in 2016. "We estimate that in recent years this volume has been growing by an average of nearly 10% per year, depending on the weather," stated Ayman Bayoumy, Export Manager of Fruitlink. This has driven Egypt's need to open up new markets and establish new trade relations with countries such as Russia, the Gulf countries, and various European countries.
This Egyptian company has its own production of mango, in which they cultivate the Kieth, Tommy, Fagr Kelan, and Naomy varieties. They also market the production of nearby farms, which cultivate these and other varieties to a lesser extent, always under the required standards of Global GAP.
Of the 8,500 tons that Fruitlink markets, 75% are exported to Europe (25%), Russia (18%), Saudi Arabia (17%), Jordan (14%). In these destinations mangos are being marketed for 1.30 to 1.50 dollars per kilo, FOB price. "In recent years the price of this product has increased slightly," said Bayoumy. Factors such as the rise in oil, which has increased transport costs by 50%, and the devaluation of the Egyptian Pound are factors that should always be taken into account in international trade, he stated.
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And while the notion of a Phantom EV may seem a little queer, the usual issues associated with electric vehicles - reduced range, extra weight and increased price - would hardly be an issue in a car that is primarily used around town, already features a heavy V12 and costs around half-a-million dollars, leaving the proposition not nearly as far fetched as it seems.
With electric motors and lithium-ion batteries being available almost off the shelf, possibly from parent company BMW, costs may even be cheaper than that of the Phantom's currently hand-built twelve-cylinder power plant.
Strong on torque, electric motors would also fit well with the Rolls-Royce driving experience while their silent operation would no doubt also suit the demands of VIP passengers.
With no word on timing the Phantom EV is most likely still a few years away, but it's an interesting idea all the same, and one that is sure to challenge the mindset of brand purists.
CarAdvice will keep you posted on any developments.


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March 25, 2015 – Speakers and panelists will encourage attendees to ‘open the barn doors’ and increase transparency to build consumer trust at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual Stakeholders Summit, to be held May 6-7, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. Early registration is now available for the 2015 edition of the Alliance’s showcase event, themed “The Journey to Extraordinary.”
Attendees will first hear from the consumer viewpoint as they take a journey into the blogosphere with a panel of participants from the Alliance’s 2014 Farm to Pork blogger tour. During the blogger tour, organized by the Alliance along with the National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council and the North Carolina Pork Council, a group of 12 bloggers experienced the full ‘farm to fork’ experience, visiting Prestage Farms, Smithfield’s processing facilities and the meat science lab at North Carolina State University. Blogger tour panelists include:
• David Wescott of Wescott Strategic Communications, who helped facilitate the tour
• Ilina Ewen, tour participant and blogger, Dirt & Noise
• Lisa Frame, tour participant and blogger, A Daily Pinch
On the second day of the Summit, Gary Cooper, chief operating officer of Cooper Farms, and Leah Lentini, Fair Oaks Farms, will serve on the “Another Stop on the Voyage to Radical Transparency: When Real People Open the Barn Doors to Real Farms” panel. Cooper and Lentini will offer the producer viewpoint on the challenges and benefits of increasing transparency and share how their businesses are progressing on their voyage.
“Transparency is crucial to building consumer trust, but producers are understandably wary of just how to implement ‘radical transparency’, our term for offering consumers complete insight into every step of the food production process,” said Kay Johnson Smith, Alliance president and CEO. “We’re excited for everyone to hear from our Farm to Pork bloggers about how much they valued the honest and open exposure to the industry, as well as what they learned about the people involved in farming and their passion. We are confident our attendees will also be inspired by Cooper Farms and Fair Oaks Farms to start on their own journey to increased transparency.”
The Summit is a one-of-a-kind conference, ideal for networking across sectors of the food chain as it is attended by a diverse group of decision makers, including representatives from farms, ranches, food processors, restaurants, grocery stores, legislators, universities and government agencies. The 2015 event, set in Kansas City, Mo., will be the first edition of the Summit held outside of the Washington, DC area.
This year’s event will explore animal agriculture’s continuous efforts to embrace new technologies that will help feed a growing population while measuring sustainability, engage consumers in innovative ways to bridge the knowledge gap, and highlight initiatives that demonstrate agriculture’s commitment to transparency.
Early registration, which ends April 8, for the one-and-a-half day event is $375 for Alliance members and $425 for non-members; $325 for those in government or academia. Media and students interested in registering should contact Hannah Thompson. Registration materials and a full event schedule can be found on the Summit website.
This year, the Summit will be held at the beautiful Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. Rooms are available at a special group rate of $164/night on the hotel’s website or by calling 866-856-9717. The hotel cut-off deadline is also April 8, 2015.
As always, the Alliance’s Stakeholders Summit will be social! Be sure to follow the hashtag #AAA15 for updates about the event. For general questions about the Summit please contact [email protected] or call (703) 562-1411.
Show your support for the Alliance’s engagement efforts by becoming an official Summit sponsor today! Current 2015 sponsors include Farm Credit, Vance Publishing, Meatingplace, American Feed Industry Association, Watt Global Media, United Soybean Board, Iowa Soybean Association, National Biodiesel Board, Food Industry Environmental Network, Kemin, Kansas Livestock Association, Brakke Consulting, AgriBeef and the Kansas Farm Bureau.
Please contact Kay Johnson Smith, president and CEO, at (703) 562-1412 to find out how to get involved by sponsoring the event.
About the Alliance:
The Animal Agriculture Alliance is an industry-united, nonprofit organization that helps bridge the communication gap between farm and fork. We connect key food industry stakeholders to arm them with responses to emerging issues. We engage food chain influencers and promote consumer choice by helping them better understand modern animal agriculture. We protect by exposing those who threaten our nation’s food security with damaging misinformation.
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Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has called for a cap on the number of charity shops in a bid to protect the town centre.
In a debate last week, Mr Danczuk urged the government to recognise that too many charity shops can put the retail future of towns under threat.
He believes councils should be given the power to cap the numbers of charity shops which are allowed to open.
Speaking in Parliament, Mr Danczuk said: "The proliferation of charity shops in my constituency of Rochdale has reached the point at which they become a problem.
"So in respect of planning regulations, I urge the minister and the government to consider giving local authorities the power to determine the number and location of charity shops in their areas."
Speaking after the debate he said: "The public perception of your local high street is so important in terms of bringing in investment, attracting customers and building confidence in a town.
"This is not about being anti-charity shop. I enjoy going round charity shops and you can get some really good bargains, but it is about recognising that too many charity shops gives the impression that an area lacks a vibrant retail offering.
He added: "Traders are always telling me this and I think councils need to be able to get the balance right. We need a good variety of shops and it is not healthy for charity shops to be dominating key shopping areas."
Mr Danczuk has now written to the Communities Secretary about this issue and said a number of other MPs had similar concerns.


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Worst yet to come, warns China Overseas Land
China Overseas Land and Investment yesterday warned the worst was yet to come for the property market as it defended its low-price strategy for the launch of a luxury residential project in Shanghai, saying it would not hurt its margins.
'We have been employing the sales strategy of starting with low prices to appeal to potential buyers and raising prices later,' said chairman Kong Qingping.
Last week, the developer released its luxury residential project, The Amethyst, in Shanghai's northwest Putuo district, at an average price of 38,000 yuan (HK$46,500) per square metre, compared with the land cost of 22,400 yuan per square metre. The offer prices are about 45 per cent lower than what the market has been expecting.
In 2009, China Overseas Land paid 7 billion yuan for The Amethyst site in Shanghai, making it the most expensive land in the city at the time. Taking into account construction cost and interest expenses, analysts said its launch price just about covered the total costs.
Kong rejected suggestions that the project might significantly squeeze the company's profit margin.
Last year, the company achieved a gross profit margin of 42 per cent and a net profit margin of 30 per cent.
He said China Overseas Land secured 40 per cent of its sales target - set at HK$80 billion for this year - in the first four months of this year.
'Developers face great challenges in the second half of this year. Though we have seen some relaxation in property curbs, they were insufficient,' he said, adding some cash-strapped developers could struggle to survive.
China Overseas Land has spent 2.4 billion yuan to develop two sites with a total gross floor area of 2.13 million square metres in Ganzhou and Foshan this year. Last year, it spent a total of 24.16 billion yuan for 27 plots and added a total gross floor area of 10.56 million square metres to its land bank.
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Meet RepiLe at CPhI and P-MEC India 2017 in this November
RephiLe India partner, Pramuk, will participate in CPhI and P-MEC INDIA 2017 BKC in the coming November, the largest and most comprehensive pharmaceutical industry events in South Asia.
Live size Super-Genie water station will be featured at the show.
When: 27-29 Nov 2017
Where: MMRDA Grounds, BKC, India
Booth Number: AB51
Link for Pramuk: https://www.cphi.com/india/exhibitors/pramuk-healthcare
Link for Super-Genie: https://www.rephile.com/web/product-2465378.html
Driven by innovation and quality, RephiLe is a dedicated provider of water purification systems and laboratory filtration products. At the same time, RephiLe produces comprehensive consumables that can be used in Millipore lab water systems with reliable performance. It is RephiLe’s commitment to becoming a partner of choice for customers in the area of life science and biotechnology. The company is striving to bring superior quality, high value and innovative purification tools to enable and accelerate the advancement of the life sciences and technologies. Products are being sold to over 90 countries worldwide.


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The combined capitals are set to host the busiest auction week since early April (2,687) and the fifth busiest auction week of the year-to-date, with 2,133 homes currently scheduled for auction.
With six of the seven capitals expecting a week-on-week rise in auction numbers, this week's activity is set to be 10.6% higher than the 1,929 held across the capitals last week and 17.5% above the level seen this time last year (1,816).
Sydney is set to be the busiest auction market this week, with 890 homes scheduled to go under the hammer. Shaping up as the city's busiest week since before Easter, this week's auction numbers are up 16.3% compared to last week (765) and 39.3% above the 639 auctions held this week last year.
Melbourne (856) is the only capital set to see auction activity fall this week, down -2.4% from last week (877), although 9.9% higher than this time last year (779).
Across the smaller capitals, auction activity is expected to rise, with Brisbane (31.7%), Adelaide (31.5%), and Canberra (38.2%) all expecting auction numbers to increase by more than 30% this week. Brisbane is expecting the busiest auction week across the smaller capitals, with 158 homes currently scheduled for auction, followed by Adelaide (117) and Canberra (94). In Perth, 16 homes are currently scheduled for auction, while two auctions are set to occur in Tasmania this week.
The unseasonal boost in auction volumes aligns with a recent uptick in freshly advertised listings, with many vendors likely aiming to beat the rush as a potentially more competitive spring selling season approaches. With the upward trend in auctions expected to continue, auction clearance rates will provide a timely gauge for the fit between buyer and seller price expectations over the coming weeks.
The complete Auction Market Preview for the week ending 20 August 2023 can be downloaded below


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While Michael McGough is correct (Guardian, February 27) that the European Investment Bank (EIB) provided a loan to Ford’s operation in Turkey, it’s important to remember that since 2005 Ford UK has received over £1bn in loans from the same European source.
This includes a £450m loan in 2010 – more than five times the amount Ford’s Turkey operation received – which is supporting research and development and the upgrading of manufacturing operations at Ford’s UK factories including in Dagenham. This European support will help produce a new generation of low-emission engines and more fuel-efficient vehicles, and develop new skills and innovation across the UK.
And it’s not just Ford that is warning against pulling Britain out of Europe. Eight out of 10 British firms have said the UK must stay in the EU. It’s no wonder, since our EU membership gives access not only to the European Single Market, but also to 31 countries around the globe due to market-opening deals negotiated by the EU.
Indeed, drinks company Diageo (whose brands include Johnny Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness) employs 1,000 people in London and has credited EU trade deals for the company’s whisky export success outside as well as inside Europe.
Pulling out of the EU, as UKIP is calling for, would make the UK a much less attractive place for companies to invest, put hundreds of thousands of jobs in London at risk and discourage the creation of further employment in the capital. Liberal Democrats want Britain to remain ‘in Europe, in work’, and will be campaigning hard for the UK to stay in the EU to support local jobs and businesses.
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Boris Johnson may cut taxes for convenience stores
A Conservative government under Boris Johnson could lead to fewer taxes being imposed on products sold in convenience stores.
When asked at a Tory hustings in Exeter last week whether the sugar tax should be extended to milkshakes, Johnson said he would be reluctant to impose new legislation.
“There is an obesity problem in this country. Something we all deal with and wrestle with,” he said. “I am reluctant to impose new taxes that impose disproportionately those on low income.
“If you want kids to lose weight, make the streets safe, like we did in London. Encourage kids to walk and cycle to school. It’s calories in, calories out.”
Johnson is competing against Jeremy Hunt for the positions of Tory leader and prime minister.
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Defense commissary agency paperless coupons
Shoppers are given the Rewards Cards in-store, which they then register at the Commissary website. DeCA is headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia, and operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families. Life is getting simpler.
The initial response by commissary shoppers to the Rewards Cards program has been very positive. Shoppers save an average of more than 30 percent on their purchases compared to commercial prices — savings amounting to thousands of dollars annually.


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NEW YORK – Merck & Co. (MRK) on Thursday said its quarterly profit fell 28 percent due to last month's recall of its Vioxx arthritis drug, and the company predicted 2004 earnings will fall as much as 11 percent because of the recall.
Merck reported third-quarter earnings of $1.33 billion, or 60 cents per share in the third quarter, compared with $1.86 billion, or 83 cents per share, in the year-ago period.
The Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based firm said the Vioxx recall (search) had a negative effect on earnings of $553 million, including customer returns and writeoffs of inventory. The medicine was withdrawn on Sept. 30 after being linked to heart attacks and strokes.
Merck reported global company sales of $5.5 billion for the quarter, including a $492 million unfavorable effect related to the withdrawal of Vioxx. The medicine had annual sales of $2.5 billion before the recall, making it one of Merck's biggest products.
Merck said it expects fourth-quarter earnings of 48 cents to 53 cents per share, including the negative impact of about $700 million to $750 million in lost sales of Vioxx and other potential recall costs. The company posted earnings of 62 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2003.
Consequently, Merck said it expects full-year 2004 earnings of $2.59 to $2.64 per share — a decline of 9.5 percent to 11 percent from last year. Before the recall, Merck had expected earnings to grow almost 9 percent.
Merck said the negative impact of the recall will hurt full-year 2004 earnings by 50 cents to 55 cents per share.
Quarterly sales of Merck's osteoporosis treatment Fosamax (search) rose 13 percent to $778 million, while sales of hypertension drugs Cozaar and Hyzaar jumped 14 percent to $706 million.
But sales of the company's biggest product, cholesterol fighter Zocor (search), shrank 13 percent to $1.2 billion, in part because of generic competition outside the United States.
Asthma drug Singulair saw revenue edge up 2 percent to $626 million from the year-ago quarter, when wholesalers stocked up on the popular medicine.


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Intel Capital invests in cloud, gaming and mobile companies
October 3, 2012 | 11:22
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Intel Capital, the chip giant's venture capital arm, has announced its latest round of funding, investing in ten companies across the world and in doing so providing a glimpse at the technologies and markets the company sees as important to its future growth.
First, cloud computing. Having gone from being a buzzword used to make internet-connected servers that you never own where third-party companies have full access to all your private data to an accepted term for the likes of Gaikai's remote-rendering gaming service, Intel is clearly predicting some serious growth in this region. Accordingly, it has sunk a wodge of change into cloud-based file storage and collaboration service Box - previously known as Box.net - and Bollywood video streaming service Hungama. For the enterprise market, the company has also provided funding to Tier 3, a US company specialising in infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS.)
Mobile is also looking like Intel's next big market - as if the launch of numerous ARM-targeted low-power Atom system-on-chip designs wasn't clue enough. Intel Capital's latest batch of funding includes Brazilian mobile payment specialist PagPop, US-based Bluetooth-powered proximity platform ToothTag creator NewAer, and Chinese mobile advertising company UUCun. It's the hardware companies that should be of most interest, however: money has been given to Jelli for software-defined radio technology and Nvidia partner FocalTech, a creator of digital signal processors for touch control and display driving - something almost certain to make it into Intel's next round of mobile-centric SoC designs.
Finally, Intel Capital threw some cash at the old standby of gaming: social game maker LIFO Interactive got a wodge, while 3D engine specialist Transmension got its own share of the loot.
It's always interesting to see the areas in which Intel is willing to spend money, and it often serves as a good indicator of markets it's planning to target in the future. A good example of this is Intel Capital's Ultrabook fund, announced shortly after the Ultrabook concept itself was unveiled, which provided $300 million in venture capital funds to companies willing to help produce technologies to improve the Ultrabook experience - including longer-life batteries and thinner components.
From this latest announcement, it looks like Intel is continuing its push into the mobile space with a nod to the cloud market too - an area in which upcoming 64-bit chip designs from ARM will be looking to compete with Intel's products.
Individual investment figures were not revealed, but Intel Capital states the overall investment fund as being around the $40 million mark.


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To celebrate Mardi Gras 2020, Broadway Sydney has teamed up with a colourful array of some of Sydney’ finest LGBTQI performers and queens to offer a program of free, fabulous and fun events.
Kicking off on 16 February with a stellar Fair Day extravaganza, multi-award-winning stand-up comedian Rhys Nicholson will deliver an exclusive opening sketch, plus LGBTQI DJs Victoria Anthony and Johnny Blue Boy will be spinning feel good tunes. Iconic Aussie queens including Pomara Fifth, Fran Giapanni, Ivy League and Vybe will also be part of the event line up.
The event line up has been curated by Trevor Ashley, one of Australia’s most sought-after and successful LGBTQI performers with the purpose of encouraging Sydneysiders to ‘express yassself’. Other free events include:
To celebrate welcome week, Broadway Sydney will be offering students an exclusive $10 voucher to spend in centre, simply by attending one of the Mardi Gras events, shopping one of the centre’s retailers student discounts of signing up for the $12 student parking offer.
Illustrations by Bianca Bosso
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Free service drive and exchange benefits by Honda 2-wheelers in flood-hit state of Kerala
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI) today announced a free service drive and special exchange benefits for all Honda 2-Wheeler customers in Kerala. The authorized dealer network in Kerala has been activated to help the flood affected vehicles of customers with free labour charges and the cost of engine oil will be borne by the company (limited period offer). Also, a special exchange bonus scheme of Rs. 2,000 will be offered to customers willing to exchange their flood affected vehicle with a new Honda vehicle.
Honda Mobile Service Vans and trained technicians not just from Kerala, but also from neighboring states will be available to attend the flood affected vehicles in remote areas.
"The state of Kerala is facing a massive tragedy and Honda is fully committed to participate in helping the people of the state return to their normal lives by easing their mobility needs. This contribution is Honda's effort to express solidarity to local people as they rebuild the state from the scratch." commented, Minoru Kato, President and CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
The company also states that the customers can visit their nearest Honda dealer for a free vehicle check-up. Subsequently, Honda Mobile Service Vans and trained technicians not just from Kerala, but also from neighboring states will be available to attend the flood affected vehicles in remote areas. Honda customers can enroll their affected vehicles on Honda 2 Wheelers toll free customer care number 1800-103-3434.
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Montana files lawsuit against OxyContin manufacturer
HELENA — The state of Montana has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the manufacturer of OxyContin.
The complaint, filed Nov. 30, alleges Purdue Pharma engaged in deceptive marketing practices by misrepresenting the risk of addiction, failing to disclose harmful side effects of OxyContin, claiming long-term use is safe without any evidence and claiming it was less likely to be abused.
Attorney General Tim Fox said he is seeking a court order to stop Purdue's deceptive marketing practices along with damages incurred by the state in paying for opioids for first-line treatment of chronic pain and for treating the adverse effects of opioid use. The complaint also seeks punitive damages and civil penalties.
Purdue spokesman Robert Josephson said the company denies the allegations and is working to be part of the solution to the opioid crisis.


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It turns out that my heavy coffee drinking may be beneficial for me. Research says I have a good chance of increasing my longevity because of my copious consumption of the black fluid.
Is increased coffee consumption good for longevity? Yes!
Unfortunately, the report that says that coffee likely increases ones longevity is very good news for Starbucks as their regulars may buy even more.
NBCNews reported the following.
Even the heaviest coffee drinkers are less likely to die early than people who don’t drink coffee, new research finds. It’s another piece of good news for coffee lovers, and it gets even better. It doesn’t matter what kind of coffee people drink — that includes decaf and instant coffee. …
The team at the National Cancer Institute used data from people taking part in a large genetic study in Britain called the U.K. Biobank. More than half a million people volunteered to give blood and answer detailed health and lifestyle questions for ongoing research into genes and health.
The team looked to see who drank coffee, how much and what kind of coffee, and looked for differences in several genes involved in metabolizing caffeine. Then they looked at death rates over 10 years of the study.
People who drank coffee, no matter how much or what kind they drank, were less likely to die over that 10-year period than non-coffee drinkers, they reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Internal Medicine. Even people who said they drank more than eight cups a day were less likely to die, on average than non-drinkers, the team, led by NCI’s Erikka Lotfield, reported.
So if you like the wonderful black fluid, do not worry drink in copious amounts or at least three cups a day and live longer. Now I do not think the study had anything to say about the aches of pain of aging. So while you may live longer, you will likely have to find something else from the creaks and pain that comes along with aging. I doubt too many will care about that however.


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Over at the blog for Serengeti Communications, they posted a screenshot of new Google Universal Search results pages screenshots. I have yet to see this test implementation live. Has anyone seen either this new version or an alternative testing layout. It appears that Google may be rethinking its universal search strategy.
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A Keep New Zealand Beautiful National Litter Audit, for 2019, estimates that more than 3.6 billion pieces of plastic are being littered in New Zealand.
It also estimated there are enough disposable nappies littered to fill 159 Olympic sized swimming pools and there are 2,142 littered cigarette butts to each person in New Zealand.
Released in September, the audit reveals staggering figures on the estimated amount of litter covering New Zealand’s “clean green” landscape.
The audit estimates there are more than 394,965,000 litres of littered disposable nappies across the country and 10.2 billion littered cigarette butts.
There are an estimated 258,043,800 litres of takeaway containers littered in New Zealand and more than 265,000,000 litres of illegally dumped items.
In a six-month audit, surveyors studied 413 areas, covering 477,349 sqm. The results were then extrapolated across the area of New Zealand. Sites surveyed were a mix of both urban and rural locations, including public recreational spaces, car parks, industrial and residential areas, retail spaces, highways and railways.
The audit takes a detailed look at the most littered items, the largest contributors to the country’s litter volumes and it gives a regional breakdown.
Cigarette butts were the most frequently identified item nationally, with 39 butts recorded per 1000m² and disposable nappies represented the largest contribution to the estimated national litter volumes – recording 1.50 litre of volume per 1,000 m².
As well as this, the report digs into the most littered brands, with Speights identified as the most frequently found brand, accounting for 5.44 per cent of all branded litter items recorded for 2019.
McDonalds and DB were close behind with each brand accounting for 4.93 per cent.
In order to minimise the amount of material being littered across New Zealand, the Ministry for Environment’s Outcomes Framework has highlighted some key targets for the country. These include, implementing local authority-led cross-domain approaches to trends in land and marine based waste entering the marine environment and having robust data sets for all environment domains.
New Zealand’s Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie sage, commended the Keep New Zealand Beautiful report in helping to capture some important waste data.
“This Keep New Zealand Beautiful report helps fill an important gap in our knowledge around litter to ensure our ‘clean green’ image is a reality.
“This report also gives us a baseline dataset to monitor litter into the future. It helps us shift to a circular economy, where we focus on designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use longer, and restoring and being restored by nature,” Sage said.
Australia similarly has an annual litter audit report. The Keep Australia Beautiful 2017/18 National Litter Index showed a litter reduction of 10.3 per cent, compared to the previous year.
The most significant decrease observed was 16.8 per cent in takeaway food and beverage packaging.
It too, gives a state by state breakdown and identifies the most littered products – again, cigarette butts top the list.
The top 10 most littered items in Australia in 2017/18 were:
- Cigarette butts and their packaging;
- Plastic snack bags and confectionary wrappers;
- Plastics straws;
- Plastic bottle tops;
- Metal bottle tops and can ring pulls;
- Carbonated soft drink and flavoured water in cans;
- Paperboard cups and paperboard take away food containers;
- Plastics takeaway containers and plastic cups;
- Paper shopping dockets and shopping lists; and
- Paperboard coffee cups.


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Actress Jamie Brewer made history Thursday by becoming the first model with Down syndrome to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week.
According to Today, Brewer, an “American Horror Story” star, modeled for designer Carrie Hammer’s Role Models Not Runway Models campaign. Hammer’s models are business leaders, philanthropists and other inspirational women.
“Young girls and even young women … [see me] and say, ‘Hey, if she can do it, so can I,'” Brewer told Today. “It’s a true inspiration being a role model for any young women.”
Brewer wore an A-line dress that Hammer hopes first lady Michelle Obama will wear someday.
“Many women have many sides to their personality; this dress fits … mine,” Brewer said. “I am honored to be in it.”
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USMCA moved one step closer to ratification with the Senate taking action this week, but the deal isn't across the goal line just yet. Meanwhile trade tensions linger with China, and the hopes agriculture interests from a variety of sectors hang in the balance.
In this episode of Feedstuffs In Focus sponsored by Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health, American Farm Bureau Federation economist Veronica Nigh walks us through a deep dive of what USCMA means for U.S. ag interests, with a particular focus on dairy.
Nigh also updates us on progress toward more amicable trade relations with China, and the opportunities for increased trade with Japan.
0:00 In many ways, 2019 was a big year for trade. USMCA was one of the biggest storylines of the year, and has big implications for U.S. agriculture, as do storylines involving Japan, Korea and China.
5:05 What does USMCA mean for U.S. farmers in terms of opportunities for better profitability in the export market?
8:40 In some ways, USMCA provides a blueprint for future trade agreements and partnerships.
11:25 Dairy is one of the biggest winners of USCMA, but it's not the only sector that will benefit from the new agreement.
13:18 USMCA wasn't the only deal done in 2019; Japan was another key market where trade policy was in play last year.
21:11 Korea is also an important U.S. ag export market that saw policy movement of note.
23:30 Everything comes back to China. Nigh talks the latest developments with a trade agreement moving forward in the coming days.
28:35 Where are other opportunities for increased agricultural trade overseas?
31:35 As we look to 2020, Nigh gives an outlook for the year in trade and what it means for the ag markets generally.


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As usual, Microsoft’s latest earnings report for Q1 2021 paints a rosy picture. The company reported earnings of $37.2 billion, up 12 percent from last year, with a net profit of $13.9 billion, an impressive 30 percent jump. The big takeaway: The pandemic isn’t hurting Microsoft at all — in fact, it’s likely pushing the company’s successful cloud and computing offerings even further. The company says its overall cloud business was up 20 percent, reaching $13 billion, and its productivity and business processes group, which includes Office, rose 11 percent to reach $12.3 billion.
During Microsoft’s last earnings report, we noted
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Windows and Mac owners looking for a new flash drive might not have to look very far as Verbatim has just announced it new series of USB 3.0 flash drives. The company is boasting these flash drives as being of high-speed, stylish while being durable. While we can’t speak for its durability, it certainly looks eye-catching thanks to its black code which is accentuated with a stripe in the middle that is available in a variety of different colors. Apart from the stripe acting as a color accentuation, it also acts as a retractor and allows the user to either push out or retract the USB head from the flash drive.
It will be available in storage capacities ranging from 8GB all the way until 64GB and while USB 3.0 read and write speeds will not be able to be taken advantage of on Macs, fret not as these USB 3.0 flash drives are compatible with all USB ports, but just don’t expect speedy transfers that one can experience with USB 3.0. The Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go V3 is now available for purchase and is expected to be priced starting from $19.99 each.


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Hardware-Software Combination Lets Brands Engage Users on Mobile Before, During and After Site Visits
Austin, TX [June 28, 2017] – Phunware, an enterprise mobile software company whose mobile app lifecycle management platform helps brands engage, manage and monetize mobile users worldwide, is pleased to announce a new partnership with worldwide technology leader Cisco Meraki (NASDAQ: CSCO), creating an attractive joint solution that can provide the mobile component of brands’ digital transformation. Through this new partnership, businesses can offer high-capacity and high-speed cloud-managed wireless as well as rich mobile experiences for their end customers that include real-time indoor navigation, mobile engagement, contextual content and more.
The Phunware – Cisco Meraki partnership gives businesses the hardware and software components necessary for providing an on-site experience enriched in a relevant way—such as via real-time indoor wayfinding at a hospital or stadium. By pairing Phunware’s enterprise MaaS platform with Cisco Meraki’s cloud-managed wireless hardware, businesses can give customers a better branded mobile experience before, during and after a visit to their physical venue. The hardware-software combination also provides deep device and location analytics that can help them optimize operations, marketing and other business processes.
“Phunware’s partnership with Cisco Meraki is a continuation of the great work that we have been able to do across Cisco Systems and further evidence of the successes we are having in supporting a broader array of Cisco hardware options for its global customers,” said Phunware co-founder and CEO Alan S. Knitowski. “We are very excited to deliver mobile software that can take advantage of Cisco Meraki hardware indoors to dramatically enhance the experience of mobile application users everywhere.”
The Phunware – Cisco Meraki partnership allows enterprise customers to take advantage of Cisco Meraki’s cloud-managed network with simplified administration and Phunware’s tools for engaging, managing and monetizing mobile users. Because Cisco Meraki’s access points are built with highest-grade components, they create faster connections with more coverage, enabling a seamless user experience. And because Cisco Meraki has the largest number of BLE-enabled access points installed, Phunware has large existing infrastructure to work with.
“Phunware’s cloud-based software makes it easy for customers to leverage a Cisco Meraki wireless network with built-in BLE beacons to power their branded mobile application portfolios,” said Colin Lowenberg, Cisco Meraki’s technology partnership lead. “For example, I’ve deployed wayfinding applications for some very complex use cases, including museums and casinos, and in many of them integration was a major hurdle requiring heavy investment in implementation and consulting. Now that Phunware natively supports Cisco Meraki BLE, the amount of time and effort required to deploy this two-part solution—and many other mobile experiences—is minimal.”
Ultimately, the data that Cisco Meraki access points deliver to Phunware facilitates a robust and feature-rich front-end mobile experience across multiple industries for customers and employees alike. By partnering with Phunware, Cisco Meraki offers an enhanced benefit package to its customers that unlocks the full power and potential of its BLE-enabled infrastructure.
Phunware is the pioneer of Multiscreen as a Service (MaaS), a fully integrated suite of platform products, solutions and data that allows brands to engage, manage and monetize their anytime, anywhere mobile application users worldwide. Phunware creates category-defining mobile experiences for the world’s most respected brands, with more than 700 million active users touching its platform each month. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way the world interacts with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit www.phunware.com and follow us on Twitter @phunware.
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide technology leader that has been making the Internet work since 1984. Our people, products, and partners help society securely connect and seize tomorrow’s digital opportunity today. Discover more at newsroom.cisco.com and follow us on Twitter at @Cisco.
Founded in 2006 and acquired by Cisco in 2012, Meraki has grown to become an industry leader in the IT space, with over 160,000 customers and over 1 million active customer networks and counting around the world. Meraki’s comprehensive set of solutions includes wireless, switching, security, communications, EMM, and security cameras, all managed through a web-based dashboard interface. Discover more at developers.meraki.com and follow us on Twitter at @Meraki.


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It would appear that Sprint plans on going full speed ahead in focusing on product development for its 4G LTE lineup this year. David Owens, Sprint's VP of Product Development made clear at CES Wednesday that Sprint "won't be introducing any more WiMax smartphones," adding "April, May, June, July, August, those will be very aggressive times for us." This may be a hint that we could begin seeing LTE devices as early as April, which is great news for customers holding out for a new device (like Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, which is poised to be Sprint's first LTE device).
As I wrote back in October, Sprint currently has major network issues, but the company has been planning to address the woes with the Network Vision rollout in 2012 and 2013.
Network Vision is a project to improve existing cell towers and roll out LTE across the U.S., and it's already underway in the existing CDMA 1900MHz range. 1900MHz is nice, but just wait till you see what the 2nd stage of NV (Network Vision) has in store when it starts rolling out in the 800MHz range in place of the current iDEN network.
As CES comes to a close, we look back at the new devices we've seen - some were expected, some came from out-of-nowhere, and others were just downright impressive. Among all of the things that we've seen this week, however, there is one non-Android piece of tech that stands above the rest: Samsung's Transparent Smart Window. Here, check it out:
Update: Here's Samsung's official video that breaks down some of Smart Window's features further:
And with that, dear reader, we conclude our coverage of CES 2012.
Droid RAZR MAXX
Verizon Wireless and Motorola just took the wraps off the new Droid RAZR - the Droid RAZR MAXX, a familiar name we saw leaked a few weeks ago. The RAZR MAXX contains the following changes compared to the original:
We've seen our fair share of Android malware hit the scene, but the guys over at Kaspersky Labs have stumbled upon something rather alarming: the first IRC bot for Android. For those unaware, an IRC bot is a tool that provides automated function inside of an IRC channel. While very useful in many scenarios, IRC bots are also often used for malicious intent, such as the case at hand. It's worth noting here that, with the way this attack works, remote commands could be sent via any medium - SMS, webserver, etc.
Samsung Mobile USA is quite excited about recently reaching 1 million Facebook followers and is celebrating this event by giving out 30 high-end devices and 100 $50 Media Hub vouchers to anyone who follows them on Facebook and submits an entry form (you can do that once per day).
Well, it's official - the "project" Xoom owners have been waiting for is an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, meant as a soak test, expected to last through the weekend. Moto has begun pushing the new software as of 9pm PST. An anonymous tipster has provided us with shots of a private section of Motorola's official XOOM support forum, which confirm that the update is going live to those lucky enough to join the test group.
With just weeks remaining until Super Bowl XLVI, EA decided to bring out the head coach in all of us by dropping the price of Madden NFL 12 in the Android Market to just $0.99 for a "limited time."
The game is sure to please even the most hardcore of football fans, offering features like sharp, realistic gameplay and clean graphics; a full roster of NFL teams to choose from, and multiple modes of gameplay.
The tour de force Asus Transformer Prime (which I reviewed in early December and came away highly impressed by) is listed at HH Gregg for just $400 - that's both in store (if you can find it one available, anyway) and online, too. That may not seem like seem like a bargain for the uninitiated who are more accustomed to the $400 price tag of the original Transformer, but keep in mind that this is the newer, much sleeker, and much more powerful Tegra 3-touting Prime model, which normally retails for $500 .
Sony unveiled a couple of new handsets at CES this week - one for the US market (Xperia Ion) and one for the international market (Xperia S). Both are powerful devices and should be the first to be released under the Sony name (not Sony Ericsson), and the latter is now available for pre-order from Clove UK for £467.99 with an expected release at the beginning of March.


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Following the revelation by The Register that Intel chips had a serious security flaw, the race is on to beat the hackers who are no doubt working on taking advantage of the security hole. And it’s not just Intel chips that have a problem; some AMD and ARM CPUs are also vulnerable. On top of that, Apple says that pretty much every Mac, iMac, iPhone, and iPad are affected, and they’re working on patches for the problem.
Long story short, the flaws or bugs – which now have the rather villainous monikers of Meltdown and Spectre – could allow hackers to see the CPUs pull in passwords and other sensitive data from storage drives as they work to predict user’s actions. Yes, CPUs and software actually do that. Anyway, the issue has become a full-blown tech crisis and tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Google and others are racing to close the window on the hackers with software patches.
While many people often wait to update their OS in case there’s some bugginess or other issues, everyone is pretty much saying the same thing right now: When your PC, phone or tablet says there’s an update ready, update it immediately. We’ve got many more details on the Spectre and Meltdown issues, so read up and update your tech ASAP. More details and links: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/04/use-computer-smartphone-new-broad-security-flaw-means-you-need-do-now/1004400001/
HP laptop battery recall: https://batteryprogram687.ext.hp.com/
Jimmy Iovine set to leave Apple: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/jimmy-iovine-leaving-apple-music/
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Opel’s Sales Increases Through May Better Than All of 2015
Opel and Vauxhall’s sales were up 12% in May, totaling 102,600 vehicles delivered for the month. While that figure in and of itself would be impressive, it becomes even more considerable when one takes into account that May’s numbers push the overall volume increase for the brands in Europe over the first five months of 2016 to 8%, or approximately 38,500 vehicles. That would make the growth seen through May 2016 greater than the total volume increase in all of 2015.
In a word: yowza.
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For comparison, the European vehicle market is up 6.8% through five months. Opel’s market share has also grown in the past five months, gaining 0.1 percentage points for a total of 5.9% to-date.
As one might reasonably expect, the new Opel Astra has been the foremost driver of growth, with sales up 22% through May at a total greater than 113,500 units.
“The strong growth is the result of our young and attractive model portfolio. The new Astra is one of the keys to our success and we have already received over 200,000 orders for it from across Europe. The new Mokka X has been available for order for a few days and it will continue the success story of the shooting star Mokka. We are on the right track,” said Peter Christian Küspert, Vice President Sales & Aftersales.
Opel also revealed this month that the new Mokka will carry a starting price of €18,990 for the base and €21,690 for Edition trim.
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The airline Lauda, main connector of tour packages between Hannover and Mallorca, has canceled all its flights scheduled for Easter (April 3 -18) justifying the suspension as "Covid-19 effects". "All affected customers have been notified by email and SMS and will be given the option to request a refund or rebook their trip," said a company spokesman.
«Due to the Covid-19 virus, Lauda is forced to cancel a series of short-haul flights by a period of three weeks, from March 18 to April 8 », he explains on his website. And he adds: "We are currently receiving many inquiries and are asking for patience with specific questions." Most customers are asking for their money back, according to a company spokesperson, because «Now there is more fear of traveling and in addition the clients do not have vacations in any date ».
Three out of every five flights from Düsseldorf have also been suspended. Other airlines like Eurowings and Condor They have already provided their customers with the conditions of change of reservation and cancellation. And due to the exceptional circumstances created by the coronavirus and the drastic decrease in reservations, as well as the numerous flight cancellations, Lufthansa Group has decided to reduce the flight capacity on offer up to 50% even more than previously planned, the airline said in a statement.
The main effects of Conoravirus could be felt, however, in the longer term. The suspension of the Berlin Tourism Fair, the largest in the sector in Europe, has caused a sales gap hardly surpassed. Some Spanish authorities have decided to travel to Berlin on their own to try to hold some of the meetings planned under the ITB, but even so, «the suspension of the fair has meant a big blow to the entire industry global tourism, at its most fragile moment in a long time », according to ITB sources.
Tui, Der, FTI and Alltours have held meetings and videoconferences with some of the Spanish bidders and the IHIF hotel investment forum has been postponed for the first Monday in May. Special mention deserves particular crusades such as Councilor for Tourism of Zamora, Christoph Strieder, which has traveled on its own to the German capital and has scheduled meetings with representatives of companies and wholesalers in cafes and bars in the city, to “prepare new strategies to promote the Zamora tourist presence at different levels for both companies in the sector and end customers », a strategy that is now trying to imitate other regional administrations such as the Balearic government, which have also announced that they will travel to Berlin to hold meetings with TUI.
«90% of the negative effects of this crisis will not be from the epidemiological spread of the virus, but from the decisions derived from panic », alerts the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodations (CEHAT) estimates that reserves have fallen between 20% and 30% since the sanitary crisis of the coronavirus broke out, a decline in contracting that especially affects the Catalan and Valencian coast, the Balearic and Canary Islands and Madrid. Madrid hoteliers talk about 24% falls, in general of urban business hotels, while the hotel sector in Barcelona calculates a 20% decrease in reservations.
The World Tourism Organization estimates that the number of tourists worldwide will fall between 1% and 3%, compared to the 4% increase expected for this year. And he predicts an economic loss of between 30,000 and 50,000 million euros. Data that fall short of those released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which estimates that only the industry of airlines will lose 113,000 million in revenue for the fall of passengers.
The crisis will also have consequences on the structure of the sector. The British airline Flybe has been the first to declare bankruptcyto. If the situation lengthens in the spring and affects summer vacations, others in critical situations will be added. The volume of flight cancellations, first with Asian destinations and in recent days also with Italy is unprecedented. In the sector they say that «not many were suspended even after the attacks of 9/11 in 2001».


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New York – NASDAQ OMX announced this week that it is expanding its deal with Morningstar to provide paid-for research coverage to listed companies. The partnership between NASDAQ and Morningstar was originally announced in June 2009; in the third quarter of 2009, Morningstar began producing free profiles of all NASDAQ listed and Nordic listed companies.
Now, NASDAQ OMX companies can contract with the exchange to get full analyst research coverage by Morningstar, including a comprehensive first report and at least three quarterly updates.
Morningstar was one of the companies that benefited significantly from the Global Research Analyst Settlement. With the settlement ending in 2009, the firm has been trying to locate new revenue opportunities for its equity research product. This is the first time that Morningstar has done research paid for the issuer. Bruce Aust, executive VP of NASDAQ OMX, emphasized that the transaction between Morningstar and the issuer would be an arms-length one, with NASDAQ acting as the intermediary. Morningstar is one of several independent research networks that have turned to the paid-for model in recent months. Several other exchanges, including the LSE, AIM, Singapore Exchange, and Bursa Malaysia, have also begun subsidizing independent research for listed companies.
NASDAQ’s previous venture into issuer-sponsored research, the Independent Research Network launched in collaboration with Reuters in 2005, folded in 2007 due to a poor adoption rate and failure to price the product competitively. Eleven companies have already signed up for the NASDAQ-mediated Morningstar coverage, and the two firms have negotiated an exclusive deal which prevents NASDAQ from working with other research providers.


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Unless you have been hiding under a rock in Timbaktu, you would be well aware that Hyundai is planning a cosmetic operation on the i20 to infuse the new Fluidic design philosophy. Anyways, the i20 was launched in 2008 which means it was due for a facelift very soon. Our readers have spotted the camouflaged test vehicles twice in Chennai.
Now, thanks to our friends at AnythingOnWheels, the front fascia of the new i20 is unveiled (although not completely). As expected, the new Fluidic design is quite evident on the front of the i20. The new headlamps are now swooping in the side profile of the car. There is also a heavy usage of chrome garnish to make it look upmarket.
Previous spyshots reveal that the rear lights and rear bumper will undoubtedly be updated as well. International automotive press reports the dashboard will also be revamped. However, Hyundai is only focusing on the design of the i20. There will not be any mechanical changes on the updated model. It will continue to be powered by 1.2L petrol, 1.4L petrol and 1.4L diesel engines.
Expect to see the new i20 hitting the Indian roads by the festival season.


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Neutrogena on Monday posted details on how to meet the company's brand ambassador Landon Donovan in partnership with Walgreens.
Starwars.com on Tuesday reported that Hasbro would introduce a 6-inch action figure of Boba Fett as part of its Black Series, to be sold exclusively at Walgreens.
HCA Midwest Health System, a healthcare provider in Kansas City, Mo., and Walgreens on Tuesday announced a collaboration that will provide coordinated and expanded healthcare services for area residents, while enhancing access to high-quality, convenient and affordable care for patients.
Walgreens is currently piloting two MedAvail self-service pharmacy kiosks — one located at one of its distribution centers and a second at an Access Health Clinic.
Walgreens broke new ground with its store here, which stands as the first net-zero energy retail store in the United States. The 14,000-sq.-ft. space combines a variety of renewable energy technologies, including two wind turbines and 850 solar panels, to generate as much energy as possible. more ...
Hasbro has launched a new My Little Pony figurine at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that will be available exclusively at Walgreens this fall, Examiner.com reported Monday.
The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of large U.S. employers, on Wednesday honored five retail pharmacy operations for their company wellness programs, including CVS Caremark, McKesson, Target, Kroger and Walgreens.
Walgreens on Wednesday morning celebrated the opening of a new two-story, flagship drugstore in the north tower of Chicago’s iconic Wrigley Building.
Former retail executive Steven Lubin recently announced the formation of Steven Lubin Enterprises, an enterprise that excels in new product innovation, packaging and marketing.
Motley Fool analysts Michael Douglass and David Williamson last week discussed what kind of positive disruption pharmacy kiosk MedAvail — which is backed by Walgreens, among other investors — will have on the market.
Walgreens will open its latest flagship store in the Wrigley Building on North Michigan Avenue this Wednesday, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune published Tuesday.


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HYDERABAD:Megasoft Ltd has announced that its telecom division, XIUS, is set to launch Voise, a NexGen platform, at the ongoing 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Voise or Virtual Operator Integrated Service Engine is an integrated NexGen convergent platform that provides a homogeneous service experience to the customers of a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) independent of the network and location.
This platform enables an operator with flexibility of service, pricing, brand and complete customer ownership and allows an operator to concentrate on its core business rather than getting bogged down with network intricacies.
The Chief Executive Officer of Megasoft, Mr G.V. Kumar, in a statement today said, "Voise cuts down time-to-market and helps the MVNO leverage customer loyalty by enhancing the brand experience. A leading US retailer has chosen Voise."