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Ford Motor Company (F 0.55%) said that its sales in China rose 5% in March, giving the Blue Oval a 14% first-quarter gain in the world's largest new-vehicle market.
What Ford said: Ford has two joint ventures in China. The first, Changan Ford Automobile (CAF), builds and sells passenger cars and SUVs, most of them familiar products from Ford's global portfolio. It's doing well: CAF's sales were up 12% in March, and rose 23% in the first quarter versus the year-ago period, to 244,411 vehicles sold.
Ford said in a statement that its SUVs "continue to be in high demand with Chinese customers." Combined sales of Ford's SUV portfolio, which in China includes the Ecosport, Kuga (twin to the Escape), Edge, Explorer, and Everest, were up 38% in the first quarter versus a year ago, to 79,964 vehicles.
Performance cars are also doing well for Ford in China. Sales of the Mustang jumped 75% in the first quarter, while sales of the popular imported-from-America Focus ST rose 23% over the same period.
Ford's other Chinese joint venture, Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), builds and sells trucks and commercial vehicles, including some of Ford's Transit vans, the midsize Ranger pickup, and that Ranger-based Everest SUV. It's doing less well: Like most of its rivals in China, JMC's sales are suffering as China's construction boom fades. JMC's sales were down 11% in the first quarter, to 60,306 vehicles. Sales were down 8% in March.
In addition to its joint ventures, which build Ford's vehicles locally in China, Ford also imports a number of products that it sells via its own operations. Those include the Lincoln-brand vehicles sold via a growing network of dealers in China. Lincoln's sales totals in China are still small, with just 5,484 vehicles sold in the first quarter. But growth is very good: That's a threefold increase from a year ago. Lincoln now has 37 dealers in China.
"We are pleased with the continued growth and positive customer response our products continue to receive in China," said John Lawler, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China, in a statement released on Thursday. "We remain committed to offering a great portfolio of vehicles and providing world class service to our valued customers."
What it means for Ford and its investors: Despite concerns about the slowing Chinese economy, Ford managed to find good growth in China during the first quarter. That bodes well for first-quarter profits from the joint ventures, which Ford records as equity income.
SUVs appear to have had a lot to do with that sales gain: Like their counterparts in the U.S. and Europe, Chinese car shoppers are increasingly choosing car-based "crossover" SUVs over traditional sedans. That favors Ford, with its deep portfolio of well-regarded crossovers.
Ford's sales in China are still well behind those of old Detroit rival General Motors (GM 0.81%), which had already built a big Chinese operation by the time Ford began its aggressive China expansion in 2012. Ford put nearly $5 billion into that effort, and it's now paying off: Ford now has a large, profitable, and growing business in China, and its balanced and up-to-date product portfolio should continue to deliver gains as the year goes on.


text: It has recently been reported in the local press that we are to lose our much loved and very well used newsagent shop at Radbrook Green, as the Co-op will not be renewing the newsagent’s lease. The paper shop opens 7 days a week at 6 a.m. and many customers call in on their way to work. The excellent service provided by the Fields Newsagents for the past 21 years will be sadly missed by Radbrook residents. If you disagree with the Co-op’s actions, you can sign a petition in the shop, e-mail the Co-op at email@example.com, visit the Midcounties Co-operative website, or write to them at Co-operative House, 234 Botley Road, Oxford, OX2 0HP. If you’d like to have your newspapers delivered, try Porthill Stores on Woodfield Road, Copthorne.

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FLORENCE, N.J. — Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans. It was not, she says, the most stimulating activity. And lifting the bins, which often weigh 25 pounds each, was also tiring over 10-hour shifts.
Now Ms. Scott, 21, watches her replacement — a giant, bright yellow mechanical arm — do the stacking.
Her new job at Amazon is to babysit several robots at a time, troubleshooting them when necessary and making sure they have bins to load. On a recent afternoon, a claw at end of the arm grabbed a bin off a conveyor belt and stacked it on another bin, forming neat columns on wooden pallets surrounding the robot. It was the first time Amazon had shown the arm, the latest generation of robots in use at its warehouses, to a reporter.
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New York, NY – February 2019 – Qobuz, the world’s first certified Hi-Res streaming and download service, has been named the official streaming platform of CanJam. Taking place on February 16-17 at the New York Marriott Marquis, right in the heart of Times Square, CanJam is the world’s premier headphone audio show. It will feature over 100 of the world’s most innovative headphone and personal/portable audio brands over 30,000 sq ft. of exhibition space, and press pass registration is here: https://canjamglobal.com/media/press/
Qobuz, which will launch in the US imminently, recently announced the open beta testing of its US service, giving music aficionados looking for a premium audiophile experience a preview of the service in anticipation of the public launch. Sign up here: http://on.qobuz.com/RH
At the show, visitors will experience the latest product innovations from the likes of Astell+Kern, Audeze, Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic, Campfire Audio, Chord Electronics, FiiO, Focal, Hifiman, iFi Audio, Jerry Harvey Audio, Meze Audio, MrSpeakers, NAD, PSB, Schiit Audio, Sennheiser, STAX, Westone, Woo Audio, and and many, many more. See here for the full exhibitor list: http://www.canjamglobal.com/nyc2019
The headphone audio industry, one of the hottest trends today in Consumer Electronics, is expected to grow over 60% to reach USD $18 billion by 2023. Qobuz will be available to stream through all of the most prestigious headphone brands at CanJam.
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Baby Rebellion Launches an Exciting Baby Mohawk Photo Contest for Babies with Rock Star Attitude
March 22, 2012 (PRLEAP.COM) Business NewsMarch 22, 2012 - The long awaited Baby Mohawk Photo Contest has finally begun. On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, Baby Rebellion, which offers rock and punk baby clothes, announced the opening of the voting polls. Thirteen contestant photos have been revealed and viewable on Baby Rebellion's Facebook page. Just like fast-crawling babies, The Baby Mohawk Photo Contest is on the move and grabbing the attention of parents nationwide.
With no purchase necessary to enter or win, it is apparent by the photos that these babies sure do know how to rock effortlessly. The proud parents that stand behind these little rock stars want to enjoy it by spreading the word and encouraging family and friends to vote, vote, and vote! The Baby Mohawk Photo Contest was created out of pure fun for parents to cheerfully show off their adorable babies and toddlers with Mohawks. By the looks of it, these babies were born with rock star personalities! Baby Rebellion is proud to have gained many new fans since the contest launched one week ago.
Hosting a Baby Mohawk Photo Contest is a great way to brilliantly show that there are lots of really cool babies and toddlers out there with lots of loving parents, families, and friends who are sincerely proud to be related to them. Surely, everyone loves a contest that is fun, free, easy, and rewarding.
Melanie Reyes, the creator and owner of Baby Rebellion, LLC, explains, "We want to have fun as much as we can and enliven our company just like children enliven our lives."
America has three weeks to vote for their favorite babies, from March 14, 2012 until April 3rd, 2012 on Baby Rebellion's Facebook page. To make it fun and to keep it friendly, Baby Rebellion states that voters have the option to vote for multiple contestants if they can't decide on just one. According to Melanie, "We want to give every baby a chance to get as many votes as they can and that is why we decided to have multiple voting options." Everyone should vote for their favorite babies with Mohawks before time runs out.
Real-time results will be displayed throughout the contest to help everyone keep track of the contestants and to keep the contest competitive but also fun and exciting. The three finalists will be announced on April 4th, 2012 on facebook.com/BabyRebellion. You can also sign up to their newsletter to get the results sent directly to your e-mail.
Prizes awarded include Baby Rebellion clothing, infant head-wear, and one gift certificate.
About Baby Rebellion
Baby Rebellion is a cool online clothing store for infants and toddlers that rock. Find cool rock and punk baby clothes and infant hats for children under 4 years old. With a trendy and easy to use website, Baby Rebellion aims to make the customer experience a captivating and an enjoyable one. Unique designs and exclusive collections make Baby Rebellion a great place to find cool rocking baby gifts for family and friends.


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The since quite a while ago reputed EV from Apple may spring up with assistance from Magna International and a LG electric powertrain.Here we are again with another round of Apple Car tales, people. As indicated by a report from the Korea Times on Tuesday, the tech monster is near marking an organization with South Korea’s LG and Canadian assembling goliath Magna International. The three would attempt to carry the since quite a while ago supposed Apple Car to creation.
None of the three organizations quickly returned a solicitation for input on the report, however as per the Korean paper’s sources, Apple will tap LG for an electric powertrain planned with Magna, while the last handles creation of the vehicle. The arrangement should become public at some point this year.
We’ve been here previously, notwithstanding. Recently, Apple was apparently near working with Hyundai Motor’s brands, Hyundai and Kia, to carry the Apple Car to creation. Be that as it may, talks finished without an arrangement and in February the Korean automaker affirmed it was done examining its contribution with the undertaking. From that point forward, Apple allegedly looked other possible accomplices. That brings us here to LG and Magna. LG has a profound information on EV batteries and powertrains, and Magna would carry creation aptitude to the Apple project. Building vehicles is hard, and it’s probable not something Apple needs to do under its own corporate umbrella.
The vehicle remains an incredible secret; little goodies and reports about the task have surfaced now and again absurd decade. Famously, Project Titan, as the Apple Car exertion was known inside, bit the dust two years prior as the organization rotated to vehicle related programming. Toward the beginning of this current year, notwithstanding, tales again strengthened over the organization carrying an actual vehicle to creation. It will probably incorporate Apple’s own product, and conceivably sport battery tech that the organization accepts could be a distinct advantage.
However, until Apple’s prepared to talk, we can just report what we hear and put forth a valiant effort to track down current realities. A Magna and LG tie-up, notwithstanding, feels almost certain than any automaker bouncing locally available.
Disclaimer: The views, suggestions, and opinions expressed here are the sole responsibility of the experts. No Chicago Headlines journalist was involved in the writing and production of this article.


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By Masato Masato
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his two-day visit in the country yesterday afternoon amid hopes of invigorated economic ties between the two friendly countries.
Although the visiting premier held talks with his host, President John Magufuli, on a wide range of issues, particularly on the economic sphere, it remains the duty of all Tanzanians to aggressively grab the immense opportunities that the cemented relationship comes with.
India, according to Dr Magufuli, offers a huge market for Tanzanian chickpeas, green grams and pigeon peas, which are most favourite among Indian consumers. Indians, most of whom are vegetarians, consume 23 million tonnes of peas annually against her production capacity of 17 million tonnes.
There is, therefore, a deficit of six million tonnes of peas that India imports, a huge business opportunity for Tanzania, which last year exported 200 million US dollars (over 400bn/-) worth of peas, to the Asian nation.
During yesterday talks, India agreed to fund commercial production of peas in Tanzania. But, India too offers immense market for Tanzanian cashew nut, with over 90 per cent of the produce exported in raw form to India for processing.
However, under the country’s new industrialisation drive, which envisages among other things to add value to agricultural produce, Tanzania stands to benefit greatly from Indian expertise in agro-processing.
“We have invited our Indian friends to come and assist us in sustainable exploitation of our resources, we want a win-win situation,” President Magufuli said in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The entourage of over 50 businesspeople that Premier Modi came with denotes the seriousness of the Indians to invest in Africa, especially in Tanzania. Already, India is the third, after Britain and China, largest source of foreign direct investments to Tanzania.
According to records from the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), the centre has registered 426 Indian projects worth 2.4 billion US dollars (about 5 trillion/-), with 54,176 new jobs on offer.
Following the visit, more investments are expected from the Asian nation in the industrial sector, especially in sugar and medicine manufacturing that has attracted the interest of the visiting businesspeople.
India is one of the most successful countries in small industries in the world, with over 40 per cent of industrial production coming from the sector. Tanzania expects to get a big boost from the Indian expertise in exploring the available resources in various parts of the country and the type of small industries that can be established.
Through the agreed formation of industrial incubators countrywide, hundreds of Tanzanians will receive specialised commercial and financial trainings as well as initial capitals.
According to President Magufuli, his administration is determined to borrow a leaf from India in its efforts to promote the small industrial sector as the engine of economic growth.
Already, India has a legislation that compels all commercial banks to allocate 20 per cent of their credits to small industries, with local governments required to source at least 30 per cent of their procurements from small and medium industries.


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TechTracker, Inc. today announced that TechSpot, the leading provider of PC hardware and technology information, and BetaNews.com, a primary destination for Windows beta news and releases have joined the TechTracker network.
"We're excited to add TechSpot and BetaNews to our technology network," said Ralph Risch, CEO of TechTracker. "These partnerships support our ongoing efforts to increase the value of TechTracker's software support websites and products to our users and advertisers."
The TechTracker Network offers IT administrators, developers and consumers access to products, data and news needed to solve today's most urgent technology problems. TechTracker plans to expand the network further to bring together a group of relevant companies that enhance the network's content depth ultimately increasing value for users and advertisers.


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Test solution troubleshoots cellular networks Product News 1/24/2012 Post a comment The MW8208A aims to help wireless network field technicians and engineers accurately and quickly locate the source of passive intermodulation (PIM) either in the base station antenna system or in the surrounding environment.
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In conjunction with unveiling of EE Times’ Silicon 60 list, journalist & Silicon 60 researcher Peter Clarke hosts a conversation on startups in the electronics industry. One of Silicon Valley's great contributions to the world has been the demonstration of how the application of entrepreneurship and venture capital to electronics and semiconductor hardware can create wealth with developments in semiconductors, displays, design automation, MEMS and across the breadth of hardware developments. But in recent years concerns have been raised that traditional venture capital has turned its back on hardware-related startups in favor of software and Internet applications and services. Panelists from incubators join Peter Clarke in debate.


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Ireland has revealed plans to double the tax on plastic bags as a way of protecting the country's environment.
The Irish Republic was the first nation to tax plastic bags, and now Dublin's Fianna Fail-Green party coalition plans to increase the levy to €44 cents (40p) per bag.
The Irish Department of the Environment said the charge would be doubled to ensure a "sufficient deterrent" to shoppers who arrived at checkouts with no bags of their own.
The move comes as part of an environmental bill scheduled to be published next month. The seven-year policy of charging for plastic bags has generated more than €120m (£109m) in tax.
It has also sharply reduced Irish reliance on throwaway bags, the annual use of which once numbered 1.2bn per year – more than 300 bags for every man, woman and child.
The success of the tax has been noted around the world, with countries and communities from Jersey to India considering following the Irish example.
In the three months after the tax was introduced in 2002, shops in the Republic handed out just over 23m plastic bags – about 277m fewer than normal.
Irish shoppers are encouraged to use tougher reusable bags instead, and many retailers give out recyclable paper bags free of charge.
The doubling of the tax will also help Ireland at a time of recession, when the nation's public finances are being squeezed.
Since the plastic bag tax's introduction, some of the revenue has been channelled into local government services which are aimed at improving and protecting the environment.


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The tablet has replaced the desktop computer as the family computing device for many families. Amazon acknowledged that trend when it added the kid-friendly Kindle Free Time account system to the new Kindle Fire HD line. Now the online retailer is stepping up its game with unlimited access to children’s content on the Kindle Fire.
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Clay Shirky and Daniel Pink have led eerily parallel lives. Both grew up in Midwest university towns in the 1970s, where they spent their formative years watching television after school and at night. Both later went to Yale (a BA in painting for Shirky, a law degree for Pink). And both eventually abandoned their chosen […]


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Beginning Monday, June 15, the New Mexico Department of Health is designating special COVID-19 testing hours for all employees in the food and beverage industry, according to a news release from the department.
Employees of restaurants, grocery stores, farmers’ markets, distribution centers and food manufacturing facilities will be able to receive free testing every Monday at Department of Health field offices from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
“Testing as many food industry workers as possible builds consumer confidence while helping employers minimize their occupational risk of an asymptomatic employee spreading the disease in the workplace,” the release said.
Appointments are required for the free testing and those with insurance are asked to bring their insurance cards to the appointment.
Appointments can be made by calling local health offices and must be made by noon on the preceding Friday.


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3 Scenarios For The Price Of Bitcoin Following Halving. Bitcoin Halving in May 2020 will be only the third of its existence. Since only two Halvings have ever taken place in the history of Bitcoin The craziest Bitcoin price predictions for 2020 Jan 28, 2020 · Bitcoin will fall to $0 in 2020, according to a professor of economics at New York University. This is but one of many varying predictions for the … Should You Buy Bitcoin Right Now? | The Motley Fool As such, the need for more digital payment options is unlikely to boost Bitcoin's price any time soon. Should you buy Bitcoin right now? For these reasons, you may be best served by waiting to buy Bitcoin Halving 2020: Why the Crypto Event Will Have a Big ...
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Bitcoin 'Halving' 2020: What Will the Price of Bitcoin Be ... However, not all agree that the 2020 Bitcoin halvening will necessarily trigger a bull run. According to one forecast which considers the effects of the next halving, Bitcoin’s price could continue to fall down to $3,000 by 2020. Halving and Hashrate Here's What You Need to Mine 1 Bitcoin From Home in 2020 A case study recently performed on the latest ASIC, Antminer S17, shows that mining one bitcoin per year is possible with consumer electronics. There is, however, one caveat. Setup and electricity costs mean that mining one bitcoin at home in 2020 will also cost about one BTC at current prices. Bitcoin Price Forecast 2020: BTC, the ultimate store of value How will 2020 halving impact Bitcoin price? If there is one key event for the Bitcoin in 2020, it is the halving of the reward. It is estimated that by January 1, 2020, about 240K Bitcoins will
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What's Behind Zuckerberg's Interest in Cryptocurrencies
Investing.com – Facebook (NASDAQ:) founder Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t said anything much about his decision to study cryptocurrencies in 2018, but there’s speculation it could relate to an expansion of the company’s mobile-online payment business.
Zuckerberg has previously said he wants to expand that business.
Right now, Facebook facilitates some payment services through its Messenger app.
Still, the business is small compared to the two major players–both of which are controlled by Chinese digital giants
Tencent Holdings’ WeChat Pay and Alipay, owned by Alibaba (NYSE:) affiliate Ant Financial, dominate the huge Chinese mobile payment market, and are now expanding aggressively into other Asian markets.
The speculation is that a cryptocurrency-oriented payment service of some kind or even a new coin could give Facebook’s business a shot in the arm.
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Fred Destin, partner of Accel Partners discusses why his company has invested in the food tech start-up "Deliveroo."» Read More
Todd Horwitz, author and founder at AverageJoeOptions.com, talks about the US stock markets and says that if you're a stock picker there will always be something to find -- but not in the general market.
For retail businesses to succeed this Christmas, they must have a good online presence, says Jan Kniffen, CEO at J. Rogers Kniffen Worldwide Enterprises, as footfall in malls is either stagnant or falling.
Catherine Wood, Founder & CEO at ARK Investments, says that falling prices in oil is "very good news" for developed countries like China, and also comments on the technology sector when it comes to deflation.
CNBC's Hadley Gamble discusses the Russia-Ukraine crisis, prior to the arrival of President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Australia.
There could be "damaging political implications" for Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in the fallout from the Petrobras scandal, which could also affect investors directly says Jimena Blanco, senior analyst for Latin America at Maplecroft.
Mark Roden, Founder & CEO of Ding, talks about his new business, which sends top-ups to phones in emerging markets, transferring small amounts of money instantly.
Kerry Craig, market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, says we should be more optimistic about Europe's economy, and that getting credit growth going will be "crucial" for small businesses to expand.
David Staples, managing director at Moody's, discusses the opportunities and risks of Russia and China striking up deals in energy and gas.
There is a strong focus on monetary policy and trade at the G-20 summit, according to New Zealand's Finance Minister, Bill English, who discusses the need for structural reforms.
John Hardy, FX strategist at Saxo Bank, comments on the mixed euro zone GDP numbers. He advises investors to watch for "signals" from the European Central Bank about the prospective transition towards quantitative easing.
Patrick McKeever, managing director of MKM Partners, talks about Walmart's third-quarter earnings and whether the fall in oil prices will impact consumer spending.
Philip Hoffman, CEO of The Fine Art Fund Group says there was a "substantial demand" for the artwork at the Christie's Sale and expects to see around a billion dollars worth of artwork sold on Thursday.
Michael S. Newton, portfolio manager and director of Wealth Management at ScotiaMcLeod talks about the New York Fed president, William Dudley's recent speech on the risk of premature tightening outweighing the risks of moving too late, when it comes to rate hikes.
Simon Nankervis, executive vice president of Global Commercial Business at American Eagle Outfitters talks about his company's entrance into the European markets as "appropriate" timing, as well as his opinions on competition with other retail brands and the digital era.
Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at BNY Mellon says now the market is starting to acknowledge that there may be a serious "postponing" the date of the sales tax hike in Japan, which could be as much as "12 months", due to the rumored snap election.
Otilia Dhand, vice president at Teneo Intelligence talks about Russia's intentions and strategies at keeping Ukraine out of the European Union and NATO.
Tim Harris, CEO at Harris Capital Associates Strategy says that the sanctions are "really working" especially when combined with the oil price, which will lead to economic data coming out of Russia which could be "unattractive".
Bank of England governor Mark Carney, discusses the central bank's inflation outlook and growth projection.
Responding to a question from CNBC about his policy stance, Bank of England governor Mark Carney, says he is a "pragmatist".
Bank of England governor Mark Carney, says an interest rate rise is data dependent.
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Wilfred Frost is anchor of Worldwide Exchange, joining CNBC in 2014.
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Research In Motion just reported its fiscal first quarter earnings in which it missed analyst predictions for revenue and EPS. The company noted that it’s cutting 5,000 jobs and said that its BlackBerry 10 operating system is delayed until the first quarter of 2013. That’s bad news for BlackBerry enthusiasts and developers, especially for a company that has struggled desperately to compete with iOS, Android and even Windows Phone.
“RIM’s development teams are relentlessly focussed on ensuring the quality and reliability of the platform and I will not compromise the product by delivering it before it is ready. I am confident that the first BlackBerry 10 smartphones will provide a ground-breaking next generation smartphone user experience,” RIM CEO and President Thorsten Heins said. “We are encouraged by the traction that the BlackBerry 10 platform is gaining with application developers and content partners following the successful BlackBerry Jam sessions that we have held around the world since the beginning of May. Similarly, the reception of the BlackBerry 10 platform by our key carrier partners has been very positive and they are looking forward to going to market with BlackBerry 10 smartphones in the first quarter of calendar 2013.”


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A study published in September by Quintly has presented new, useful findings in their latest survey of Instagram posts. One such finding is that image posts are still king when it comes to content, leading the way over video and Carousel posts. Quintly found that image posts were 68 percent more popular than video posts, which only saw 18 percent of user engagement. Another finding was that the ideal length of image captions for smaller businesses was between one and 50 characters, so keep your captions short and sweet. When it comes to the number of emojis used in a post, the study found that “the higher the number of
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A day after Pfizer ($PFE) inked a deal with a joint venture partner in China to develop new generic drugs, the pharma giant is spreading the word that it's in the hunt for local drug development partners in the fast-growing Asian marketplace.
Dr. Richard Cornell, Pfizer's Asian R&D exec, said the Big Pharma outfit is actively exploring more tie-ups with Indian biotechs. "Oncology is where there is a massive medical need and there is a significant breakthrough in science," Cornell said, as quoted by the The Economic Times. "Indian companies are very strong in bio-chemistry and so we are looking for partners here."
Pfizer announced Monday it will work with Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical, investing $250 million in a branded generics venture which will be 51% owned by the Chinese partner. Barclay's Jason Mann gave his nod to the tie-up, noting Zhejiang Hisun is a big manufacturer of active ingredients in China, giving Pfizer an edge in advancing new products acceptable to Chinese regulatory authorities.
"We are exploring business development opportunities, including partnerships with local companies that allow us to successfully expand into the generics segment of the market," a Pfizer spokesman told Reuters.
Pfizer's made it clear for some time it sees a big future for itself in Asia's emerging markets. More than a year ago the pharma company tied up with India's Biocon on a deal to develop insulin generics. Pfizer paid Biocon $200 million upfront for the opportunity to pair up with the Indian company.


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Sony offers free identity theft protection to hacked PlayStation3 customers
May 27, 2011 | Posted by: roboblogger | Full story: Examiner.com
Oops... Sony, located in Foster City, CA, a short 40 minute drive from San Francisco, has had its problems this April with hackers stealing the addresses, passwords and other information from users of its online PlayStation Network.
Yay. Identity theft protection after everyone's info has already been stolen. A little late for that.
That's like offering free rape prevention kits to those who have already been buttraped.
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March 2, 2018
As announced last month by CFO and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs Connie Kanter, Seattle University is transitioning to Chartwells for its food service. Chartwells, a sister company of Bon Appétit, SU’s current food service provider, takes over July 1. Click here for the particulars on this transition and what it means for the future of food service at Seattle U.
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Weight Watchers International Inc. has dropped its false advertising lawsuit against the Nutri-System Inc. diet plan, a lawyer for Weight Watchers said today.
Weight Watchers, a division of the H. J. Heinz Company, had contended that a Nutri-System ad was deceptive and was likely to damage competitors because of a false endorsement by Stanford University.
"Both sides agreed to voluntary dismissal," said Bob Hollweg, director of legal affairs for Weight Watchers, which is based in Pittsburgh. "They'll handle their own costs, and that's really all I have to say." Mr. Hollweg would not comment on why the lawsuit was dropped.
Phone calls to Nutri-System headquarters in Willow Grove, Pa., were answered with a message referring journalists' inquiries to another telephone number that went unanswered.
The Nutri-System ad, which began running in March, said the company's weight-loss program received the highest ranking from Healthline, a magazine edited by Paul Insel, a psychologist and clinical faculty member at Stanford.


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The Flip Video SlideHD is a tough sell unless you really want a larger screen for viewing and sharing videos on the go.
The company adds the Force Touch trackpad to its 15-inch MacBook Pro and unveils a new, lower-cost version of its Retina-display-sporting iMac.
Spotify wants to hook you up with more than just catchy beats. For that to work for the masses, the company must know what you'll like before you do -- even if it's not music.
Technically Incorrect: Two million people have already marveled on YouTube, as soldiers fail to load a tank onto a transporter. Sometimes, only an engineer can fix things.
The new Mazda MX-5 Miata's cabin is compact, but it's full of quirks and surprises, including a Bose audio system that hides speakers in the headrests and Lego-like cupholders.
The online retailer expands its Prime Now rapid-delivery service to include prepared meals and baked goods for certain neighborhoods in Manhattan, starting Thursday.
The world's largest social network now requires that its contractors pay employees a $15 hourly minimum wage and receive a minimum of 15 paid days off.
Technically Incorrect: Women aged 16 to 25 years old take three selfies a day, according to a new UK study. And there's lighting, make-up and camera angles to consider.
Commentary: Today's smartphones are incredibly sleek, well-designed electronic devices except for two glaring issues. Maybe someday that will change.
The handset maker's Mi Fan Festival sales event generated around $335 million in revenue, beating the company's results for its event last year.


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Northwest Seaport Alliance freight volumes stable in April
Container throughput at the Northwest Seaport Alliance's Seattle and Tacoma terminals for the month of April remained steady as the new ocean carrier alliance deployments took effect, resulting in 0.5 percent growth over the same month last year. Year-to-date volumes were up 8 percent.
April international container volumes performed well. At 110,821 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), full imports grew 6 percent compared to April 2016, as retailers continued to rebuild inventory levels and a favorable market outlook fueled import demand. Full exports were up 1 percent to 77,558 TEUs. Empty exports grew 81.5 percent as ocean carriers began repositioning empties to Asia in preparation for peak season. Total international TEU volumes, including empties, increased by 8 percent compared to last April.
April's full imports brought year-to-date volumes to 462,427 TEUs, up 11 percent. Meanwhile, full exports grew 5 percent to 324,743 TEUs. Total international containers, including empties, increased 12 percent year to date.
Total domestic volumes for the month declined 21 percent compared to April 2016. Alaska's year-to-date volumes declined 8 percent and are expected to decline 5 to 6 percent this year due to soft market conditions. Hawaii volumes declined 9 percent.
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The ongoing Brainstorm Tech Summit 2018 gave insights about the Stablecoin released by IBM on 17th July and the nuances of the effect of cryptocurrency in our markets.
Talking during the summit, Bridget van Kralingen, the Senior Vice President of IBM’s Global Industry platform spoke about how cryptocurrency tied with a stable fiat like the US dollar would only help in improving the payment scenario in existing markets. According to Kralingen, cryptocurrencies have three real-world applications. They are:
- Disruption of supply chain
- Disruption of payment
- The ability to secure identity and create greater security
She believes that blockchain technology and its applications can solve a lot of trust issues in the financial industries as the technology keeps security as a numero uno priority. Kralingen said that IBM has followed the cryptocurrency route because of the increased speed in transactions and the ability to reap over 40 percent advanced profits.
She has stated that because the Stablecoin is linked with the US dollar it makes it easier for banks to accept it as a form of transaction. Kralingen went on to say that banks would prefer to use cryptocurrencies like the Stablecoin rather than existing tokens such as XRP or Bitcoin, coins which have a lack of acceptance in the mainstream industry. She has conveyed her belief in cryptocurrency by acknowledging that massive adoption for the right cause should always be promoted. She backed this up by stating:
“There was this recent news that caught my eye where in Asia people conducted large scale cleaning processes around the three biggest rivers in Asia and collected all the plastic that polluted it. The collected plastic could be converted into ‘Plastic tokens’ and used for later transactions. An application like that is something that I look forward to.”
When asked about XRP being adopted by mainstream banks, she stated that banks would only adopt cryptocurrencies that were pegged with a stable fiat currency. According to Kralingen, this is the only way that conventional banks will include cryptocurrencies to its fold, whether the market is emerging or not.
Asheesh Birla, the Vice President of Product for Ripple disagreed with Kralingen’s comments that banks would fully leverage blockchain technology. He stated that blockchain is about decentralization and bringing in a system that would give the users more power during financial transactions. He remarked that cryptocurrencies work in the high octave in super regional banks and quoted the examples of Asian markets such as Japan and Philippines. He also believes that bringing in a cryptocurrency that is pegged to the US dollar works well in a bullish market where people can buy or sell at their will. He claimed:
“I didn’t learn much about economics in my undergrad but I know that during a bearish run, holders will have to buy lots of these coins to stay afloat. This will see the pegged currencies move back to the free market, in short, stable coins work best only in the small run.”
Claire Hughes Johnson, the Chief Operating Officer of Stripe had a few comments about IBM’s Stablecoin as well. She stated that Stablecoin is still a fiat currency because it is pegged to the US dollar and the reconciliation between fiat and cryptocurrency is a complicated process. She believes that in today’s fluctuating market, the marriage of Stablecoin with blockchain will not always work. Stripe is a technology company that allows individuals and enterprises to receive payments over the internet.
Asheesh Birla also commented that blockchain has to be decentralized and should not focus on permissible applications. He stated that cryptocurrencies coming into the market cannot compete with Stablecoins created by IBM and Oracle as they have a majority market share.
To a question regarding the future of blockchain, Claire responded by stating that the field of blockchain will catch up with mainstream industries and that anti-censorship movements will propagate this takeover.


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PHILADELPHIA (CIRCA) — It’s not quite scorched earth, a surveillance camera caught this woman going scorched store.
Philadelphia police on Thursday released video of a disgruntled convenience store customer turning hairspray and a lighter into a torch earlier this month.
The woman seen shooting flames toward the glass protecting the cashier is now wanted on suspicion of arson, according to WPVI.
Police say she whipped the hairspray and lighter out of her purse and went all pyro on the front counter.
According to the report nobody was hurt, but several items were burned.


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The AlwaysOn X Fund portfolio finished the week up 0.8%, the NASDAQ was up 0.6%, and the S&P 500 was up 0.4%. Year to date, the AO X Fund is up 6.9%, the NASDAQ is up 12.3%, and the S&P 500 is up 8.4%.
Google reported a strong quarter with revenue growth of 39% and earnings up 16%. Google sites revenue grew 21% and makes up 69% of the total. Google’s international revenue was the same as last quarter, accounting for 54% of total revenue. Motorola currently makes up 10% of Google’s revenue. Paid clicks grew 42%, cost per click dropped 16%, and traffic acquisition cost stood at 25% of advertising revenue. Google now activates 1 million Android phones per day, up from 900,000 in Q1. YouTube accounts have doubled during the last year, implying that the video service is seeing strong momentum. GOOG finished the week up 5.9%%.
Intuitive Surgical posted better than expected results, with 26% revenue growth and 29% earnings growth. Da Vinci procedure growth was 26%, with 150 Da Vinci systems sold, up from 129 in Q2 2011. ISRG saw a slight improvement in its operating margin, now at 42% compared to 39% a year ago. The results failed to impress investors, and ISRG dropped 8.4% on Friday, and was down 7.7% for the week.
Michael Moe is an AlwaysOn contributing editor and a former co-founder of ThinkEquity.


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Humminbird files patent infringement on Lowrance over StructureScan LSS-1
It turns out that Lowrance may not have found a work around from the patent issued to Humminbird for their Side Imaging Sonar. Lowrance introduced their version of the technology late last year, and the new features of the StructureScan were well received by the few fishermen that were able to get one already.
Here is the press release from Humminbird regarding the lawsuit:
“Johnson Outdoors Files Suit in Federal Court Against Maker of Lowrance
RACINE, Wisconsin, January 27, 2010 – Johnson Outdoors Inc. (JOUT: Nasdaq) today announced it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Navico, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,652,952 by Navico’s sale of the Lowrance LSS-1 StructureScan Imaging System. Johnson Outdoors’ patent protects the Humminbird® Side Imaging® sonar technology. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in Alabama, the home of Humminbird® products for over 50 years.
Johnson Outdoors’ Side Imaging® sonar produces detailed and recognizable images of underwater objects and waterbeds enabling anglers to pinpoint habitat, structure and drop-offs which are prime holding areas for fish. The patent application process began in 2004 prior to the Company’s introduction of Side Imaging® sonar in Humminbird® 900 series fishfinder models the following year.
Consumer demand prompted Johnson Outdoors to expand utilization of Side Imaging® sonar technology across a broad range of its Humminbird® portfolio and was a key driver behind the brand’s growth over the past four years. Following a comprehensive and methodical review process, on January 26, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the Company’s patent for “Side Imaging® sonar.”
“Our intellectual property policy is very simple: we will respect the property of others and fiercely protect that of our own. We were diligent throughout the Side Imaging® sonar technology patent application process to ensure we achieved both because real innovation brings real value which our customers and consumers expect and demand. By taking steps to protect our ideas and inventions, we help ensure our ability to continue to bring forward meaningful advances and innovative products that excite consumers and build our customers’ business,” said Kelly Grindle, Group Vice President Marine Electronics & Watercraft.
The Company’s complaint says Navico, Inc. expended substantial resources to inform the trade and relevant purchasers of fish finding products, that it too would use side scan technology to compete directly with Humminbird® Side Imaging® sonar products with knowledge that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office had approved the Company’s patent. The complaint further says Navico actively induced infringement of the patent by resellers. .
The Company is asking the Court to enjoin Navico from further infringement of the patented Side Imaging® sonar technology.”
What does this mean for fishermen that are looking to purchase a LSS-1 StructureScan in the near future. While lawsuits can drag out up to a few years, it is a good idea to order the LSS-1 soon. Most retailers are backordered on the item, which is very typical of Lowrance products, particularly new products. The average backorder for a StructureScan has been taking about a month.
If Humminbird (Johnson Outdoors) wins the lawsuit, LSS-1’s will likely be pulled from the shelves until it is redesigned so as not to infringe on existing patents.
You can order (backorder) the LSS-1 StructureScan at eBuyersWorld.com.


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To build the card-to-phone transactions, we use a wireless technology called NFC (Near Field Communication) which is a short range wireless technology that enables data transfer between two NFC devices.
These devices are usually cards and phones that are able to process contactless payments and payment terminals that receive contactless transactions.
Android phones have placed the NFC chip in a position that allows their smartphones to not only make transactions but also receive them. Revolutionizing the way payments can be taken! However, Apple devices have their NFC blocked inside their phones, which only enables their devices to make payments.
The POS industry (Point of sale) is radically changing, and contactless transactions increasing at each second, which leads us at Vibrant to believe that in the near future, smartphones will adapt to market needs and constantly improve their NFC potential.
Since COVID-19 there has been an increase of 40% on payments made contactless, which is a 20% higher growth rate compared to previous years! Countries such as Ireland & Germany even had a decrease of 56% on cash witrhawns, which shows that the future is not just cashless but contactless as well.


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The drought continues in west Texas with a lack of inflow to our waterways since 2007. Hubbard Creek is one of the key players in our water system here in the Big Country.
Remembering to turn the lights off can save money on the electric bill. But when the day gets busy, it's easy to forget. One Abilene business made the change to automatic lights to conserve energy.


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In a Nutshell: Some people may not realize that going online to compare personal finance products, like mortgages and auto insurance policies, is just as easy as comparing airline and hotel prices. Canada has such a website, LowestRates.ca, a company that aspires to be a one-stop shop and online information resource for personal finance products. While the site has seen success, Canada’s consumers have yet to fully discover the power of online comparison shopping when it comes to personal finance. And that education gap is the company’s biggest challenge. Most Canadians, by default, go to their local banks for all financial products and accept whatever is offered, which means they’re often missing the best deals. LowestRates.ca CEO and Co-Founder Justin Thouin recently told us about the benefits — both in savings and education — to comparison shop on the site instead.
If you get a speeding ticket in Ontario, your auto insurance could go up by a few hundred dollars. If you get three tickets, add another $300; and with four, your insurance could more than double. The type of ticket also matters; Tickets for minor infractions, like speeding, incur less of a price hike than more serious infractions like driving without insurance or careless driving.
When LowestRates.ca, which generated this information in a blog post, then posted it on its Facebook page, people were quick to respond with how much they were paying in auto insurance. One person, in particular, got a lot of attention because he was paying $4,600 annually on a 2005 Dodge Caravan, despite a clean driving and insurance record. Everyone commenting agreed he was paying far too much — including a LowestRates.ca representative, who invited the person to compare auto insurance rates on its platform.
LowestRates.ca is, in the words of its CEO and Co-Founder Justin Thouin, the “Expedia of personal finance products.”
“Instead of comparing hotels and flights, we compare mortgages, loan products, insurance policies, and credit cards,” Justin said. “We are a one-stop shop, where Canadians can quickly and easily find unique products to suit their needs, while saving time and money.”
Since it was founded in 2012, millions of Canadians have visited the website, and the Fintech company has completed hundreds of thousands of quotes for them.
“We’re making great progress, but there’s still a long way to go,” Justin said. “Canadians still, by default, tend to go to the major banks when they have a financial decision to make. The banks have such a stronghold in the Canadian psyche. People transact personal financial items through the bank, as their parents and grandparents did.”
Also, Canada’s top-five banks are the country’s most profitable companies, he added, which means ubiquity and massive advertising budgets stack the deck against smaller firms. Those factors have left little room for comparison sites to make their presence felt.
“Only 20% of Canadians use these websites, compared to 70% of Brits,” Justin said “It’s a challenge changing the Canadian mindset.”
Examples of Cost-Saving Benefits Using LowestRates.ca
While not every Canadian has turned to the web for information on personal finance products, those who have changed their mindsets have benefited, he added, giving three concrete examples. Take mortgages, for instance.
“It’s not unusual for a Canadian to have a mortgage of $500,000,” Justin said. “It’s also not unusual to be able to save 1% in interest if you use our website, versus the first offer you get from a bank. That’s $5,000 in interest per year, and $125,000 over the life of a mortgage.”
For auto insurance, LowestRates.ca compares rates from over 20 car insurance companies, and sometimes there’s a $3,000 difference between the least and most expensive options, he added.
Credit cards are another area with huge potential for savings based on cost comparisons. Typical credit cards are easily charging 20% on interest rates.
“If you have a $10,000 balance, you are paying $2,000 in interest per year,” Justin said. “We offer cards where you can sometimes have no interest for a year. Saving yourself $2,000 per year allows you to pay down some principal.”
LowestRates.ca posts user testimonials on its site that speak volumes. One person used the site to save money on car insurance.
“After having researched through various companies, I came upon the LowestRates website,” he wrote. “In just a few minutes after putting in my contact information, I was able to find quotes from various brokerages all in one spot! This cut the hassle out of me having to individually find these rates myself through various resources.”
Another happy user wrote, “After watching my condo insurance rise year after year, I realized it was time for a change. I did an online quote and received a quote that was less than half of what I was paying with very similar coverage. I called the broker and she was able to reduce my quote. Not only was the service incredible, I also saved $750 a year.”
Filling the Gap in Personal Finance Education
LowestRates.ca also has a secondary mission: educating Canadians about personal finance.
“Financial literacy is so important. It’s important that Canadians ask the right questions and keep the right considerations in mind when making decisions,” Justin said. “A lot of times, they don’t think about it. It’s intimidating, or it’s boring. But it’s so important. We’re trying to be that bridge that the education system and government are not at the moment — to help them make these better decisions.”
“Some Canadians don’t know if they are getting a good deal. They don’t know what a good deal should be,” Justin continued.
Indeed, financial illiteracy in Canada seems to be a serious issue. A mainstream news article reported that over half of Canadians are only $200 away from insolvency, and two-thirds aren’t confident about handling their finances. The article profiles young Canadians who are struggling financially, along with what they wished they had learned early on — such as how to manage student loans; how to budget; how interest rates work; and how to manage credit cards and personal banking.
LowestRates.ca addresses these and other issues on its blog, called “MoneyMinded,” and posts news articles as a vehicle for educating Canadians.
“We hope to make personal finance more interesting, so Canadians can empower themselves to make the right choices and lead better lives,” Justin said.
LowestRates.ca faces challenges in becoming more of a household name in Canada, mostly due to a built-in tradition of turning to big banks.
“We don’t have hundreds of millions of advertising money to compete with banks,” Justin said. “For companies like ours, it’s really about becoming known, mostly by word of mouth, from consumers having good experiences.”
Another challenge is getting all of Canada’s major institutions — banks, insurance companies, and credit card companies — to post their best offerings on rates comparison sites, so that people can truly compare products.
“Some of them are leery to put their best rates on our sites,” Justin said, explaining that problem goes hand in hand with Canadians’ own default method of choosing a financial product: going to the banks. “As long as people are walking through the front door and Canadians are accepting the first offer, why would the banks put their best offer out there and cut their own margins?
“There has to be a tipping point, where enough Canadians stop going through the front door, before these institutions are willing to put their best rates on websites like ours.”
Advocating for Consumers by Uncovering Favorable Rates
For now, the people behind LowestRates.ca said their goal is to seek out every financial product from every institution, and pair those offers with a robust comparisons engine to give users the confidence that they are truly getting the best deals available.
“We want to be the first place that Canadians go to when they have a financial decision to make,” Justin said.“At the same time, we want to continue to improve financial literacy, and make people want to learn about personal finance.”
Meanwhile, people can be mindful of their own financial situations. Justin gave us a couple of tips for consumers, especially those with less-than-perfect credit scores. First of all, he said, “Don’t give up. Take a hard look at what’s put you in the position you are in right now, and learn about the best ways to get out of it.”
Some possible ideas? “There are a number of different credit cards that can help you build credit,” he said. “Different institutions have different requirements for mortgages, so explore your options. And don’t get depressed because you do have options. You can improve your credit level, and when that happens, those options will widen and get better.”


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Global Industry Analysts, Inc. released a global report on the Satellite Transponders market in which it examines the key drivers that trigger the market, projects future trends region wise and forecasts the extent of growth in the next few years.
According to the report, satellite transponders are essential elements in meeting major telecommunications service requirements and this is borne out by the fact that worldwide demand for C- and Ku-band Satellite Transponders is projected to reach 7,840 36-MHz TPEs by the year 2017.
Analysts attribute the strong growth potential to the rapidly expanding DTH, digital TV, UAV communications, consumer broadband and 3D markets and also to increased investment by government in military satellite navigation, positioning systems and space exploration.
Even the fact that digitalization and enhanced compression has resulted in lower transponder demand, the increase in digital satellite television and HDTV transmission due to low penetration of pay TV and bandwidth demanding applications has offset this to a great extent and will actually provide a new impetus to the satellite transponder market.
The report goes on to state that the communications services sector, especially cellular backhaul, consumer broadband Internet services, data and mobile telephony are all bound to increase the demand for transponders. Even the depressing economy worldwide is not expected to really dampen the global satellite transponder demand.
Asia Pacific will continue to dominate the regional market and its satellite industry will be buoyant despite gloomy economic conditions in some parts of the world. Transponder revenues are expected to increase further. In the Middle East and Africa, trunking applications are growing rapidly and consumer services are expected to experience higher growth, both of which will contribute to increased transponder demand.
In another news story, Global Industry Analysts announced the release of a comprehensive global report on Sensors market. World sensors market is forecast to reach US$76.7 billion by the year 2017. Technological refinements in terms of improved efficiency and performance will re-emerge to drive growth in the marketplace stimulating the world market for sensors in the post-recession period. Mini Swamy is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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BMW is expected to announce this week the expansion of its Spartanburg site in South Carolina and the addition of the X7 crossover to its production projects. The site commenced its production operations around 20 years ago, and has grown to become the industry’s biggest producer of vehicles exported from North America, according to BMW.
Chief executive Norbert Reithofer remarked that the flexible, high-volume site is its “center of competence” for crossover production and has played a vital role in BMW’s nine-year rule as the best-selling luxury brand in the world. BMW was expected to detail plans to expand the site’s annual capacity to 400,000 units and build the X7 seven-seat crossover there, a person privy with the matter told Automotive News.
BMW will add about around units of production to build the X7. The X7 would be available primarily in the US while older models X3, X5 and X6, which are also built, in Spartanburg are being sold worldwide.
Another model, the X4 is coming this year. The Spartanburg plant -- BMW’s only production site for the crossovers – is the carmaker’s first and only factory in North America and has built around 2.5 million vehicles since 1994. BMW has already spent around $6.3 billion at the site since 1992.


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Two charged over restaurant machete prank
Two men have been charged over a prank where they pretended to threaten a friend with a machete in front of staff and customers at a fast food outlet in Sydney's west.
Police say the 20-year-old and 22-year-old were wearing balaclavas when they bought food from the Werrington drive-thru just after 4pm on Tuesday.
They then allegedly got out of the car and held a machete to their friend's throat in the car park.
Detectives say the prank was designed to frighten onlookers.
The men then got back into the car and drove-off.
They were arrested a short time later at a shopping centre and charged with public mischief, offensive behaviour and possessing a knife in a public place.
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Monsanto's Worst Fear May Be Coming True
Categories: Health & Nutrition
The decision of the Chipotle restaurant chain to make its product lines GMO-free is not most people’s idea of a world-historic event. Especially since Chipotle, by US standards, is not a huge operation. A clear sign that the move is significant, however, is that Chipotle’s decision was met with a tidal-wave of establishment media abuse. Chipotle has been called irresponsible, anti-science, irrational, and much more by the Washington Post, Time Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the LA Times, and many others. A business deciding to give consumers what they want was surely never so contentious.
The media lynching of Chipotle has an explanation that is important to the future of GMOs. The cause of it is that there has long been an incipient crack in the solid public front that the food industry has presented on the GMO issue. The crack originates from the fact that while agribusiness sees GMOs as central to their business future, the brand-oriented and customer-sensitive ends of the food supply chain do not.
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The brands who sell to the public, such as Nestle, Coca-Cola, Kraft, etc., are therefore much less committed to GMOs. They have gone along with their use, probably because they wish to maintain good relations with agribusiness, who are their allies and their suppliers. Possibly also they see a potential for novel products in a GMO future.
However, over the last five years, as the reputation of GMOs has come under increasing pressure in the US, the cost to food brands of ignoring the growing consumer demand for GMO-free products has increased. They might not say so in public, but the sellers of top brands have little incentive to take the flack for selling GMOs.
From this perspective, the significance of the Chipotle move becomes clear. If Chipotle can gain market share and prestige, or charge higher prices, from selling non-GMO products and give (especially young) consumers what they want, it puts traditional vendors of fast and processed food products in an invidious position. Kraft and MacDonalds, and their traditional rivals can hardly be left on the sidelines selling outmoded products to a shrinking market. They will not last long.
MacDonald’s already appears to be in trouble, and it too sees the solution as moving to more up-market and healthier products. For these much bigger players, a race to match Chipotle and get GMOs out of their product lines, is a strong possibility. That may not be so easy, in the short term, but for agribusiness titans who have backed GMOs, like Monsanto, Dupont, Bayer and Syngenta; a race to be GMO-free is the ultimate nightmare scenario.
Until Chipotle’s announcement, such considerations were all behind the scenes. But all of a sudden this split has spilled out into the food media. On May 8th, Hain Celestial told The Food Navigator that:
“We sell organic products…gluten-free products and…natural products. [But] where the big, big demand is, is GMO-free.”
According to the article, unlike Heinz, Kraft, and many others, Hain Celestial is actively seeking to meet this demand. Within the food industry, important decisions, for and against GMOs, are taking place.


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Cloud storage is not just a place where a company or individual stuffs their files; it also creates a more functional business plan. For most business owners, their IT budget is sloppy and unclear. Enter Cloudability. This new company markets itself as the “Mint.com for cloud storage” since it monitors a company’s cloud computing spending, rather than storing the actual files.
Does Cloudability Really Serve a Purpose?
Many traditional business owners would look at the idea of Cloudability and dismiss it, but according to the beta statistics from Cloudability’s release in November 2011, Cloudability was able to save cloud storage users up to $2,000 per month simply by tracking their cloud storage spending and, of course, the waste incurred.
One of the success stories that Cloudability boasts about most is that of their client MediaCore. MediaCore signed up for Cloudability’s services, and it was a good thing they did, because Cloudability helped prevent MediaCore from making a ten-thousand dollar mistake. This video-encoding company had disabled their 30-second trial account, which put the company at risk for hackers. The next morning, Cloudability’s interface notified the MediaCore Company of a $4,000 spike in their CDN costs, which was due to the fact that hackers were sending 24TB of video over their CDN throughout the night. MediaCore was able to correct the problem. A few months before using Cloudability, MediaCore lost $20,000 due to not having realized a similar mistake in time.
What Companies Are Missing
Not all companies utilizing Cloudability’s cloud storage monitoring will save over $20,000, but the fact of the matter is that most companies using cloud services have no idea what cloud storage gateways are left open. When these are left open, the company can incur thousands of dollars in charges for cloud storage they are not using – hackers are. For larger corporations, multiple cloud services are often running at one time, which means most companies are unable to track all of their cloud storage usage.
Cloudability’s goal is to save companies who use cloud storage money– even if it is just a few pennies. Right now, Cloudability is only able to track costs for cloud storage and services, and the company has yet to release whether or not they will expand their services to other areas. There has been some speculation that Cloudability will expand into identity management, but company representatives have yet to comment. Regardless, Cloudability has proven itself an effective monetary monitor for companies and individuals using large-scale cloud storage on a daily basis.
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“Caring for the environment and the world we live in is extremely important to Alliance Healthcare. We all have a duty to do whatever we can to tackle climate change and strive to meet the global targets.” Marie Evans, Managing Director, Alliance Healthcare UK
We are committed to efficient and responsible operations across our global supply chain, accelerating the delivery of medications and healthcare services.
We take our corporate responsibility very seriously and we recognise that our business has a significant impact on the environment due to the nature and scale of our operation. We touch millions of lives every day; living our purpose to create healthier communities and futures for all, and this includes the environment we live in and the world around us.
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In early 2021, Alliance Healthcare’s parent company - AmerisourceBergen committed to Science Based Targets and announced an interim target which the Alliance Healthcare UK business will be supporting. Find out more about its journey here.
By 2030, Alliance Healthcare UK will be the largest independent sustainable pharmaceutical wholesaler in the UK – ensuring that we remain the sustainable partner of choice for our customers and manufacturers, a huge achievement for us and a step closer towards creating a healthier future for all.
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text: He has been on the job for just one week, but Michael Rawding already has his work cut out for him. As Microsoft's president for Asia-Pacific, he has the daunting task of selling software in a market where consumers seem to be more interested in stealing intellectual property than paying for it. According to the Business Software Alliance (BSA), 91 per cent of software used in China last year was illegally copied or counterfeit. It is estimated the theft cost developers US$645 million in 1999. The story in other Asian countries is not much better. 'In Asia, we definitely have some major issues with piracy,' said Mr Rawding. 'Where there is a high rate of piracy for us it means it is harder to justify certain investments.' The scope of Mr Rawding's territory is overwhelming. More than half of the people on the planet live in the region which stretches from Japan to India. And Asia is no longer an economic backwater for multinational corporations. Microsoft's Asia-Pacific division already accounts for about 20 per cent of the company's US$23 billion annual revenue, and the portion continues to increase. Asia has been the fastest growing market for three successive years, and shows no sign of slowing, even as the US economy begins to sputter. 'Japan is already our second-biggest market outside of the United States, and we do not see that changing anytime soon,' Mr Rawding said. 'And then you have India and China developing as interesting and exciting markets in their own rights, but also as important centres of research and development in the software world as well.' Mr Rawding said Microsoft was investing more aggressively in Asia than anywhere else in the world. In 1998, it opened a development centre in Hyderabad, India, and it is set to employ 200 people by this year. It has set up a research laboratory in Beijing, only the second of its type outside the US. The lab employs 50 researchers who are looking at voice recognition and other communications systems. Key in Microsoft's hopes for Asia are the six million PCs expected to be sold on the mainland this year. China is expected to soon become the second-largest market for new computers in the world, and more than 80 per cent of the systems sold run on Windows. Despite the region's promise, piracy remains a stumbling block to the software giant's plans. Alongside China, some of the worst piracy rates anywhere exist in Asia. In Hong Kong, where there has been a campaign to crack down on counterfeiting, the piracy rate is said to still linger near 56 per cent. Even in Japan, where piracy rates are lower, the sheer amount of software in use has pushed annual losses to an estimated US$975 million. The numbers are amazing - and some say artificially inflated by companies such as Microsoft that are the driving force behind the BSA - but they are taken seriously by manufacturers and developers. Mr Rawding said Microsoft would continue to encourage Asian governments to find ways to beat piracy. Mr Rawding, based in Japan, has been with Microsoft for eight years. He was most recently in Beijing for three years as the director for Greater China.


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Of course, knowledge may be power, but it isn’t willpower. There will always be people who see that a food contains an astronomical amount of calories, shrug, and wolf it down anyway. Nothing you put on a label will change that. But experts are optimistic that the proposed mandates will make manufacturers and restaurants sit up and take notice.
“It’s clear that being required to display nutrition information prominently will sensitize food companies and restaurants to the calorie content of their foods,” says Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., cofounder of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington, D.C.-based public advocacy group. “This will hopefully put pressure on them to cut calories and reformulate their products.”
Some companies already have. Retail giant Walmart recently announced its plan to slash the salt, sugar, and fat in its own brand of packaged foods over the next five years, making it the largest manufacturer to do so. If this trend continues, your waistline will benefit–no matter which cereal you choose.


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Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm has entered closed beta recently, and though invites are being rolled out eventually, you can guarantee access to the closed beta by purchasing one of the recently announced Founders Pack.
Blizzard unveiled the Founders Pack this week which includes instant access to the ongoing beta, as well as 2500 in-game gold, access to three heroes; Raynor, Diablo, and Tyrande; as well as three skins, and an epic mount – the Golden Cyberwolf, all for £29.99.
Heroes of the Storm has been going through an ongoing alpha and recently launched into a closed beta. Though a lucky handful have gained access to the game, many are still sitting waiting for access to the game, and this could be your chance to do so. Though you may have to be quick, as Blizzard has announced that purchases may be temporarily suspended at some point to “ensure a stable testing environment.”
You can purchase the founders pack via the Battle.net launcher.


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Alchemy quits takeover talks
JON Moulton'S private equity house Alchemy has pulled out of £150m-plus takeover talks for own-label household products group McBride. The breakdown in negotiations for the former BP offshoot, which has been hawked around the venture capital community for months, is another blow to investors who have seen the share price slide from 95 1/2p in November to around 57p now. Observers said there were now few hopes of a takeover.
Alchemy first opened talks last year, just after McBride put out a profits warning, blaming weak sales and the strength of the pound. Last month, the Buckinghamshire-based group issued another earnings alert and skipped its interim dividend. Half-year pre-tax profits fell to £4.1m from £11.2m a year earlier, it said.
Chief executive Michael Handley, who was to have continued running the business under Alchemy's buyout plans, blamed high oil prices which have had an impact on the cost of its plastic packaging goods. The weakness of the euro exacerbated matters.
Alchemy is believed to have asked McBride to stamp out speculation the pair are still talking. Without naming names, last month's interim statement merely said 'discussions are continuing'. McBride, formed through a management buyout of BP's consumer products division, floated in 1995 at 188p, valuing the group at £329m, but has failed to sparkle since.
Although it makes toiletries, household and personal products for the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury's and Superdrug, McBride has come under increasing pressure from the proprietary brands of Procter & Gamble and Unilever.
'These are big, nasty boys and they're fighting back against the own-label producers on cost, marketing and product innovation. McBride has a really tough job on its hands,' said one analyst.
As well as paying a premium to the company's current £89m market value, a buyer would have to take on its £123m of debt. Alchemy and McBride declined comment.
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Amazon pauses construction of second headquarters in Virginia
Amazon.com Inc. is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters near Washington, a decision that coincides with the company’s deepest ever job cuts and a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work.
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A new study for the Kentucky Distillers' Association by the University of Louisville Urban Studies Institute says $630 million more is planned to be spent by Kentucky distillers— based on interviews asking companies for their plans — in expansions over the next five years. That includes Diageo's $115 million Bulleit Frontier Whiskey distillery under construction in neighboring Shelby County and the recently announced $30 million Brown-Forman Corp. distillery and visitor's center for Old Forester in West Main Street's Whiskey Row. (The Courier-Journal)
Diageo aims to grow its luxury reserve portfolio from 12 percent of the business to 20 percent after launching the £45 (US$72) srp Haig Club whisky in partnership with David Beckham. Nick Temperley, head of Diageo Reserve department, called it the “most exciting product to cross my desk in 10 years at Diageo." (Off Licence News)
Pernod Ricard SA predicted full-year earnings growth that may miss analysts’ estimates after first-quarter sales declined in Europe. Adjusted earnings before interest and tax will increase 1 percent to 3 percent in the year ending June 2015, the world’s second-biggest distiller said in a statement today. “We cannot help but feel a little disappointed,” said Jonathan Fyfe, an analyst at Mirabaud Securities. He estimated full-year growth would be 3 percent and said the market consensus was 4.1 percent. (Bloomberg)
Drizly, the technology company powering fast, convenient beer, wine and spirits delivery across the United States, and Big Red Liquors, the largest Indianapolis-area package liquor retailer, have announced a strategic partnership to bring responsible alcohol delivery to consumers in the Indianapolis area. Indianapolis becomes the eighth major metropolitan market served by Drizly, joining Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C. Areas in Indianapolis where Drizly is now available to consumers include Broad Ripple, Brownsburg, Downtown, Fishers, Fletcher Place, Fountain Square, Geist, Irvington and Meridian-Kessler. Additional areas will be announced as they become available.
Sipp Sparkling Organics will soon be available in Wegmans stores throughout the East Coast. The regional supermarket chain will carry Sipp’s Lemon Flower, Ginger Blossom, and Mojo Berry flavors. Wegmans is one of the largest private companies in the nation, operating 84 stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts. The grocery chain continues to be family-owned and based in Rochester, New York since it was founded in 1916. With a reputation for commitment to high-quality products, Wegmans shelves are the perfect showcase for an upscale, organic beverage like Sipp.
The Real McCoy Rum reaches a significant milestone this month with its introduction into the major spirits market of metro New York. A super-premium trio of aged rums, The Real McCoy will target both on- and off-premise accounts throughout the Big Apple. The Real McCoy’s expansion into greater New York comes after the brand's success in its six current markets, which includes upstate New York. As The Real McCoy expands statewide, the country’s largest distributor, Southern Wine & Spirits, will now spearhead distribution throughout the state. This market addition comes at an exciting time for The Real McCoy Spirits Corp., which recently joined the Davos Brands portfolio in September.


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‘Facebook Phone’ Reportedly Being Announced Next Week Says TechCrunch
According to a report by MG Siegler over at TechCrunch, his sources note Facebook could introduce a phone next week at the company’s mystery media event:
And so, with that in mind, multiple sources have told us that they expect some sort of Facebook Phone to be on display on Tuesday.
Now for the caveats (and they’re important). It’s not entirely clear if this will be an actual piece of Facebook branded hardware or if they will simply use hardware from a phone maker to show off some sort of new Facebook OS for mobile. That is to say, it could very well be that the “Facebook Phone” is more about a Facebook OS running on a phone (or a few phones).
Siegler also notes other people apparently in the know have mentioned the event will be a “big deal” and related to “mobile”. There’s no solid intel whether Facebook will announce an actual device or some sort of mobile operating system. Facebook will be holding a simultaneous event in London as well and has called on press from around the world for their event next Tuesday. Whatever it is, Facebook is making it seem pretty significant.
Just last week we speculated Facebook could announce some sort of phone-related news, based on previous reports by the WSJ that the company was working with handset manufacturers. We’ll find out soon enough.


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Huawei is set to ship its recently launched Mate 30 series sans Google apps, and it could affect the sales volume of the company. To overcome the situation, the Chinese smartphone maker is looking for alternatives. Speaking of which, HarmonyOS is long rumored to replace Android on Huawei devices.
During an interview, Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei said that the ban imposed by the US authorities on Huawei would “not [have] much impact” on the company. Instead, he says, the ban will be tough on the US.
He said, “For us, it doesn’t have much impact…the US has more to worry about.”
Talking about HarmonyOS, Zhengfei said that it is meant for IoT devices at the moment. But in two to three years, HarmonyOS will compete with iOS and other rivals.
“We need to further improve in terms of software. We’re somewhat weak when it comes to big software architecture,” he added.
The CEO reiterated that Huawei looks forward to working with Google, and the company is committed to friendly cooperation with the search giant. Huawei has already said that it has no plans to launch a smartphone with HarmonyOS as of now. Right now, all we have is a smart TV named Honor Vision that runs Huawei’s ambitious operating system.
However, the ban could turn the tide, and the company would be forced to introduce its home-made OS in its future smartphones.
Moreover, recently, Chinese developers criticized HarmonyOS and said that Huawei launched the OS just for the sake of publicity. Many developers complained that the Ark compiler that plays the role of porting an Android app to Huawei’s OS is far from perfect.
Ren Zhengfei’s statement, on the other side, paints a different picture. It remains to be seen how the company will move forward from the critical situation it s facing at the moment.


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The UK Electoral Commission is looking for new ways to reach out to first-time voters
Graduates curate their own content with an aim to initiate debate on this employment gray area.
Architectural project mimics the beauty of nature to offer a new perspective on everyday surroundings.
The 'Nature’s Playground' campaign by The Click Design Consultants features signs that encourage touching and having a good time.
Theater On The Fly is a temporary, multi-purpose space that is easily configured to host a variety of performances.
New Autumn/Winter style based on Britain in the 90s
A new study from the UK says an institution's design can impact students grades by up to 25%.
New digital initiative lets fans interact with their favorite singers in the digital and analog realms.
The fast food company's 'Passion Meter' campaign measures excitement, capitalizing on fan interaction and love of football in Europe.
Jeff Griffin of Loveland Farm has continued the development of his new wave 'hotel' by adding creative and comfortable sleep structures using green technologies.
An innovative volunteer-driven cooking program at Backwell in New Somerset teaches older men in Britain how to survive alone in their later years.
Theme park hosts team building events and conferences within its resort.


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Instagram introduced advertising in Canada in 2014, offering select companies the ability to insert posts into the feeds of people who don't actively follow them
Your emotional and intellectual interactions on the social network are creating a great place for companies to advertise
March's Watchlist is based on the belief that sectors out of favour are sectors that may soon yield the best results
Lawyers in Ontario are debating whether to tighten up the rules that govern how they can advertise their services to the public
YouTube will like capture more TV budgets from advertisers, but it remains unclear how many are willing to put their brands beside cheaper content
Bell Media's court case appealing a ban on the simultaneous substitution of Canadian commercials over U.S. ads during the Super Bowl can go ahead, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled
"Channel checks and our extensive survey work don’t provide convincing evidence that a substantial number of advertisers will commit substantial ad dollars to Twitter."
Some Canadian users may have already seen a message from Instagram with a head’s up that advertisements will soon be displayed in their streams
Deep-pocketed investors, some of them entirely new to the sector, are defiantly staking huge sums on the future of the news business.
Twitter Inc.'s Q2 results were impressive. But is the stock getting ahead of itself.
The head of the Canadian Gas Association lays out four reasons why a mandated switch away from natural gas heating is irresponsible on the part of Ontario's Liberal government
Even more people are expected to say goodbye to home phones this year, with telecoms pushing customers to sign up for wireless or broadband services
Add the public company to the endangered species list. Since 2007, the number of publicly listed companies in Canada has dropped 17%. Where are they all going?
Unlike Target, which withdrew bruised and battered from the Canadian marketplace, Krispy Kreme never left despite an expensive expansion plan that eventually went off the rails
Five banks, including the Bank of Nova Scotia, are accused of manipulating the gold market, which is worth trillions of dollars in trading value per year