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Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss.
“Oh, this baby’s sporophyte is breaking out! I’ve never seen this before,” an enchanted Ms. Shibo shouted, her head nearly close enough to kiss a fallen tree log in the forest in Yatsugatake.
She was out on a stroll with around 20 other people who are part of a growing community in Japan obsessed with plants known as bryophytes.
“When you stare at a tiny, tiny piece of green, you find a vast world expanding from there,” explained fellow moss enthusiast Masami Miyazaki. “It’s like a micro universe,” she said.
The group was out exploring just days into Japan’s rainy season, perfect weather for an expedition to spot some of the many mosses, liverworts, hornworts and lichens thickly coating the forest’s trees and rocks.
The forest, which surrounds Shirakomanoike lake and spreads across the northern Yatsugatake mountain range, is a popular spot for micro-plant enthusiasts.
More than 500 varieties can be observed in the Yatsugatake mountain range alone, according Masanobu Higuchi, Japan’s leading bryology expert and the hike’s leader.
“I am infatuated by moss not just because of their pretty shapes and colours,” Ms. Shibo said. “I am transported by the fact that you can find them anywhere around you but never realise how magnificent they are.”
In recent years, moss enthusiasts have multiplied in Japan, with treks catering to those eager to spot different varieties and shops selling the plants in terrariums well suited to small Japanese homes.
The Northern Yatsugatake Moss Association began organising moss viewing hikes in 2011, which attracted around 40 people over the year.
But this year, 140 people scored tickets to the association’s hikes, which are held each month until October, with demand outstripping the number of spots available.
Moss has been popular with traditional Japanese gardeners for centuries, and the plants grow well in the country’s humid climate.
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Saudi Arabia's Bin Omairah Holding is seeking to expand exports of solar panels from its factory in the Tabuk region to Europe and Africa and plans to open another plant for solar panels within the next two or three years, the company's business development manager told newspaper Asharq.
The plant known as Masdar Solar, which opened last November in Tabuk, northwestern Saudi Arabia, is currently operating with a capacity of 150 MW and a second production line will be commissioned in mid-2022 to raise the output to 450 MW by the end of the year, Mohammed bin Omairah told Asharq. When completed, the factory will have a capacity of 1.2 GW. The construction of the plant, considered to be the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, costs SAR 700 million (USD 186.6m/EUR 164.3m). The glass and frames for the production of solar panels are procured from the local market while the cells are imported from Italy, Spain and China.
The solar panels manufactured at Masdar Solar are already exported to Tunisia and Jordan and new markets in the MENA region and Europe will be entered this year, Bin Omairah noted. The factory aims to supply solar panels to Neom, a cross-border city planned on the Red Sea coast about 200 km (124.3 mi) away from Masdar Solar.
The manager unveiled also a plan to build a second factory for solar panels in two or three years with twice the production capacity of the plant in Tabuk.
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The way we live, and work sees us all continue to adapt during the pandemic. And as the cloud has become the default platform for businesses, we have launched the fusionCloud, to help businesses future-proof their organisations and digital transformation (as we prepare ourselves for what is likely to be another unpredictable year).
While businesses have adapted to having many of their staff working from home (WFH) because of the pandemic – this means they are working outside of the security of the company’s network and are vulnerable to attack (if staff have a corporate device you’re protected, but many people in the current pandemic are using their own…which means they are the last layer of defense.
You need to be vigilant shopping online at any time of the year but even more so this festive season according to The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – part of GCHQ.
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Microsoft have just announced new product names for the Office 365 Business plans, which will be coming into effect 21st April 2020. Office 365 is split into three main categories: Personal, Business and Enterprise. Microsoft have just announced important name changes to the Office 365 Business subscriptions to bring them into the Microsoft 365 family.…
We are now entering week 11 of our new normal and it appears that many of us will be looking at continuing our working from home (WFH) practices for the foreseeable future.
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Oreo announced two new flavors on Wednesday: Ultimate Chocolate and Toffee Crunch. Both will launch on Jan. 3, 2022, but only Toffee Crunch will be a permanent addition to the Oreo lineup. Ultimate Chocolate will be available for a limited time, while supplies last.
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Stardew Valley has a new update today, called 1.4, which adds a slew of content, including new clothes and clothes tailoring, fish breeding, and new buildings.
Developer ConcernedApe released the patch notes (via Eurogamer), which are comedically and ludicrously long. Fish ponds, hairstyles, 14-heart events, new hats, two new secret notes, 181 shirts, 17 new flooring options, a Deluxe Scarecrow, Dinosaur Mayonnaise (!).
Having not played Stardew Valley myself, the list reads like a satire of patch notes. Alongside the content lists, there are new multiplayer options as well, such as the new Four Corners map, and the option or players to have their own money pools. There is also a rush of bug fixes, balance tweaks, all round comfort improvements.
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Last weekend saw the sixth annual Blizzcon LAN event in California. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo universes, so if you’re into competitive gaming, MMOs (massively multiplayer online games) and seeing exclusive previews of the latest Blizzard titles, then it’s an event you’ll love!
As a gaming event it was only natural then that the ROG Maximus IV GENE-Z was the sponsored motherboard for the LAN gaming demo area.
ASUS ROG team was there celebrating its 5 year anniversary, by adding spice to the action with some extreme overclocking using liquid nitrogen. There was also gaming space to try out new G74 ROG laptops with Vulcan ANC headsets and get hands-on with the latest hardware like the MARS II graphics card.
There was also the chance to game on the upcoming Intel platform that used the recently announced ASUS X79 series motherboards, which Tweaktown covered in this this video:
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After two days in court, the luxury goods boss and Canadian supermodel have reached a financial agreement over their five-year-old son.
BY Olivia Lidbury | 08 May 2012
Linda Evangelista and Pinault were said to be 'all smiles' as they left Manhattan Family Court on Monday afternoon.
Specifics of the case - in which Evangelista was reportedly asking for $46,000 (£28,500) a month in child support from the French billionaire - have not been disclosed, but the two are due back in court today to approve details of the agreement.
Evangelista, who was one of the guests at last night's star-studded Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, gave birth to Augustin, now aged five, following a brief courtship with Pinault.
Expenses for armed bodyguards and around-the-clock nannies were filed in legal papers by the model, 46. Famous for saying that she wouldn't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day at the peak of her supermodel stardom, Evangelista's $1.8 million-a-year income shrank last year after her contract with cosmetics giant L'Oreal came to an end.
"Ms. Evangelista is not looking to piggyback the lifestyle of Mr. Pinault," her lawyer said in an opening statement last week.
Pinault, chairman and chief executive officer of luxury conglomerate PPR which includes fashion labels Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney in its stable, is heir to a family fortune in the region of $13 billion. He is now married to Hollywood actress Salma Hayek, with whom he has a four-year daughter, Valentina.


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1 Billion Intel Processor-Based Desktop PC Motherboards Shipped Worldwide
COMPUTEX, TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2009 - Taiwan motherboard manufacturers have surpassed an important technology milestone, shipping more than 1 billion Intel processor-based desktop PC motherboards.1
"Intel congratulates the Taiwan tech industry on reaching this historic milestone," said Sean Maloney, Intel Corporation executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer. "This milestone is another signal that the desktop PC is not dead and that computer users continue to crave the processing power, graphics and storage capabilities that desktop PCs provide."
During his Computex keynote speech at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Maloney will elaborate on this historic milestone and how Taiwan's technology industry has become the "innovation hub" for the global IT industry. He'll also challenge Taiwan's tech industry to take advantage of four emerging technology transitions to create demand for the next billion desktop PCs. The keynote will be in the 3F Plenary Hall of the Taipei International Convention Center.
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For bond investors in Marfrig Global Foods SA, the meatpacker’s decision to get out of the chicken business couldn’t have come sooner.
With sales faltering and the sinking real swelling leverage at the Sao Paulo-based company, bondholders suffered ever-mounting losses earlier this year. To restore confidence, Marfrig said on June 21 it was selling its poultry producer in the U.K. for $1.5 billion. The move has paid off.
The meat supplier to McDonald’s Corp. and Burger King Worldwide Inc. is now rewarding debt investors with some of the biggest gains in emerging markets as Marfrig says the sale will help reduce leverage to a six-year low. Its $775 million of notes due 2020 have returned 5.6 percent since June 21, versus average losses of 0.1 percent for food-products companies based in developing nations.
“The main perception is that Marfrig’s leverage will diminish going forward, and this is pleasing bond investors,” Carlos Gribel, the head of fixed income at Andbanc Brokerage LLC, said by telephone from Miami.
A day after the sale of Moy Park Holdings Europe Ltd., Marfrig said its net debt relative to adjusted earnings will drop to 3.7 times by the end of 2015 from a seven-year high of 6.3 times in the first quarter.
In a June 21 statement, Marfrig said the sale of Moy Park - - a producer of fresh and processed poultry -- will allow Marfrig to focus on expanding its food-service business in Asia and the U.S. and to emphasize beef exports from Brazil to those regions. With the sale, Marfrig will no longer produce chicken.
Moy Park’s sale was a structural shift for Marfrig, vice president of strategic planning Marcelo di Lorenzo said in a telephone interview.
“This sale will save us some 300 million reais, which changes dramatically our free-cash generation while reducing leverage,” di Lorenzo said. “As soon as the operation is closed, we expect an even more positive reaction from the market and also from the rating agencies.”
The surge in Marfrig’s bonds has caused yields to tumble 1.3 percentage points since June 21 to 8.7 percent, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
More gains are in the offing, according to Omar Zeolla, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co.
“Marfrig bonds have good upside potential and offer some protection from negative events in Brazil,” he said, referring to the slumping Brazilian economy and a bribery scandal that’s undermining confidence in the country.
While the real’s 16 percent drop against the dollar this year has benefited Brazilian beef exporters like JBS, it’s hurt Marfrig. The company generates less than half of its revenue in the U.S. currency and a majority in the pound, euros and the real. By contrast, JBS gets 83 percent of its sales in dollars. Brazil’s real weakened 1.8 percent Wednesday to 3.2290 per dollar at 4:15 p.m. in Sao Paulo.
Ian McCall, a money manager at Quesnell Capital SA who bought Marfrig’s bonds earlier this year, said he’s betting the company will benefit from moves by China and the U.S. to lift bans on Brazilian beef exports this year.
“After selling Moy Park, Marfrig is more of a beef exporter,” McCall, who declined to specify when he bought the notes, said from Cascais, Portugal. “We’re very pleased with the performance it’s generated.”
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A new society in Aspen brings together people who are passionate about the art of making timepieces.
In the world of fine timepieces, a skilled watchmaker can take more than a year to finish a single wristwatch. Despite the prevalence of cell phones as a simple means to tell time, interest in mechanical watches is as strong as ever. The brainchild of the timepiece experts at Meridian Jewelers, the Horological Society of Aspen (horologicalsocietyaspen.com) was launched to create a space for watch collectors and enthusiasts to come together. The group had its kickoff gathering in Aspen at the home of a local collector last March.
“Aspen is a town that has a lot of watch lovers, people who appreciate the aesthetics of fine watches and high horology,” says Kenny Smith, who owns Meridian Jewelers with his wife, Robin. Fine timepieces are authentic working machines crafted and decorated by hand. “There’s still such an appreciation of the mechanics of a watch movement as opposed to something electronic or computerized,” Smith says. Seiko’s introduction of its Quartz Astron in 1969 upended the watchmaking industry. Still, Smith says the appreciation for mechanical watches never waned and is stronger than ever. “No one is going to marvel at the craftsmanship that went into connecting a bunch of diodes,” Smith says. “It’s about so much more than just telling time.”
At the society’s twice-yearly meetups, members talk about watches and watchmaking techniques. “It’s a social environment where people who love timepieces can share their love of a particular watch or learn about high complications from other collectors,” Smith says. At the first meeting, a video of a functioning watch movement was projected onto a large screen from a high-zoom camera. “We were able to magnify these really rare watches 800 times their normal size to see the high level of decoration and functionality of the watch movements,” he says. “It was mesmerizing.” A watchmaker from A. Lange & Söhne was on hand to share technical aspects of the brand’s luxury timepieces.
Anyone can join the Horological Society, and there’s no membership fee. “You just have to bring a passion for fine watchmaking,” Smith says.


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Star Gold and Star Gold HD to bring world TV premiere of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ in Oct
MUMBAI: Hindi movie channels Star Gold and Star Gold HD are all set to present the world television premiere of Salman Khan’s recent movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ this October.
Riding on Salman Khan’s star power, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ is supported by actors Kareena Kapoor Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. It presented strong emotions on unity, peace and friendship. The film also saw young star Harshaali Malhotra, who became popular among the audiences with her character Munni.
Building up the buzz in the run up to its premiere, Star Gold has launched a unique initiative giving Salman Khan aficionados an opportunity to get a digitally modified selfie with the superstar.
A Star TV spokesperson said, “Staying true to our brand identity, Star Gold offers its viewers an opportunity to watch the most entertaining blockbusters on television. Bajrangi Bhaijaan with a 620+ crore worldwide collection is Salman’s biggest blockbuster till date and it is all set to re-create that magic on the television screens. An extensive marketing campaign has been planned to enable our consumers to get more of their favourite star.”
The consumer engagement activity called ‘Selfie with Salman Contest’ will be initiated on social media platforms, giving the actor’s fans a chance to get a digitally modified ‘Selfie with Salman’. The winner images will also be showcased on the channel during the premiere.
It has also launched a 360 degree marketing campaign comprising print, outdoor, radio, digital campaigns and in cinema advertising leading up to the premiere day.
‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ traces the story of Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi (Salman Khan), an avid follower of Bajrangi who promises to reunite a mute Pakistani girl (Harshaali Malhotra) with her parents. His love interest Rasika (Kareena Kapoor) supports Pawan in his seemingly impossible mission. In his journey, Pawan encounters and finds support in a small time freelance TV reporter Chand Nawab (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who joins the two in their search and helps Pawan take his mission to fruition.


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For those who closely watch the tech industry, the question of the moment is "what's going on with Apple?"
Some observers have pinned the failures squarely on the shoulders of new CEO, and Time "Person of the Year" runner-up, Tim Cook. However, in an interview on Current TV's Gavin Newsom Show, New York Times Bits Blog columnist and frequent Newsom show guest Nick Bilton took a more nuanced view.
"I think the company is a little bit more open now [after Cook took over], which is great," explained Bilton. "I've seen him publicly at events and things like that and he doesn't have the opinions that Steve Jobs would."
Bilton noted that Jobs would sometimes deride ideas like a smaller iPad while the company was simultaneously working on that very thing.
"You have this iPad Mini, which is one of the most amazing devices ever made. Do you have one? I'll sell you one for lots and lots of money," Bilton told Newsom with a laugh. "I carry mine with me all the time, it slips in my jacket pocket...The difference between the iPad Mini and what I call the "iPad Biggie" is that [the latter] is great for when you're at home--its got a beautiful big screen--but it feels like a coffee table book and the iPad Mini is something you can take about. I think what's really interesting is that Steve Jobs was sick the last couple years of his life and he didn't really go out and about. He wasn't the kind of person who sat on the subway and things like that. So, for him, I don't think it was a product that he needed, but it was a product that everyone else needed."
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DAVOS, Switzerland — The United States needs to develop a national privacy law for personal data, in a similar fashion to what the European Union has done, the head of Salesforce said at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday.
In the United States, there is no single federal law that gives protection to citizens over their data. Instead, the issue is currently dealt with under different sets of legislation at the state and federal levels. In comparison, the European Union approved a sweeping data privacy law in 2018 known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), aimed at giving users a bigger say over their own data.
“You have to applaud, for example, the European Union for coming up with GDPR and hopefully there will be a GDPR 2.0,” Keith Block, co-CEO of Salesforce, said at a panel in Davos.
“There is no question there needs to be some sort of regulation in the United States. It would be terrific if we had a national data privacy law; instead we have privacy by zipcode, which is not a good outcome,” he said.
Concerns over data privacy have come to the forefront of public debate in particular since the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018. This event showed how third parties could influence election results by using data from Facebook users.
As a result, addressing privacy concerns has become an important issue for tech giants, such as Facebook and Apple. In the case of these two firms, both have called on U.S. officials to toughen up privacy law across the country.
Speaking at the same Davos panel, Daniel Schulman, CEO of PayPal, said that the current way of displaying terms and conditions is not good for anybody.
“At this point, if you look at the typical terms of acceptance and people are reading this on a mobile phone right now and they are like 45 pages long … And nobody reads them, and they just check ‘I agree’ — And that does nobody any good in terms of protecting privacy,” Schulman said.
This announcement originally appeared on CNBC.


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Per Tracy Sandford, Sr Director of Communications, LaGuardia Gateway Partners: “This CSP is for retail in our new Headhouse (the main part of the terminal) and encompasses travel essentials, news and gifts, souvenir, duty-free and duty-paid, technology and electronics, convenience retail and specialty retail.
Similar to our recent food and beverage CSP, we will also hold an Information Session with a dedicated opportunity for all participants to meet with seasoned airport operators who have a strong history on working on airport concession joint ventures and partnerships. The event will be held on Wednesday, Nov 14th at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst.”


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This page is a growing collection of all the mobile app coverage that has appeared in The New York Times, both in print and online. Check back often, as this page will be updated regularly. We will also feature lists of favorite apps from Times writers. Click on any of the headings below to see all the coverage of a specific app category.
A spate of new mobile apps has eschewed peer reviews and star ratings, bypassing the masses for the experts: chefs themselves.May 21, 2013, Tuesday
Garmin’s Nuvi GPS now links to the iPhone using an app to add functions to the GPS. But some of those added functions cost extra, and some may not be worth the expense.May 21, 2013, Tuesday
You do not need a special iOS app to get coupons, tickets and other digital documents that work with Apple’s Passbook electronic wallet.May 20, 2013, Monday
Some simple photo apps can turn ordinary photos into quirky works of art — converting images into colored bubbles or warping them like a funhouse mirror.May 17, 2013, Friday
Google announced seven new apps for its Internet-connected glasses, including ones from Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, CNN, Elle and Evernote.May 16, 2013, Thursday
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A growing number of options are making a portable Wi-Fi connection affordable, including special hot spot devices and phone-tethering plans.May 16, 2013, Thursday
A powerful lineup of photo-editing apps allows users to experiment with a range of effects and share the results on the Web.May 16, 2013, Thursday
The new service creates real-time, personalized maps and incorporates 3-dimensional images from inside businesses and from Google Earth.May 16, 2013, Thursday
As the search giant adds to its portfolio of products meant for devices that run Apple’s iOS operating system, it also adds more ways to collect data about customers.May 15, 2013, Wednesday
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A California regulator is reviewing whether Tesla violated regulations by falsely promoting its advanced driver-assistance systems as being “full self-driving.”
Tesla’s driver assistant features, which it describes as “Autopilot” or “full self-driving” are under growing scrutiny following a series of accidents and online videos of Tesla cars driving with no one in the driver’s seat.
Tesla charges US$10,000 for its semi-automated features such as lane changing and parking assistance under its full self-driving (FSD) software.
Tesla says on its website that the features do not make the vehicle autonomous, but the term FSD is widely used by CEO Elon Musk who has over 50 million Twitter followers.
Consumer groups and experts have criticised Tesla for misleading consumers into believing that the car can drive by itself without providing an adequate driver monitoring system to prevent the system’s misuse, contributing to fatal accidents.
A Tesla car driver killed in a recent accident in California had praised the automaker’s “full self-driving” features and posted videos of himself apparently driving with his hands off the wheel.
A 25-year-old man was also arrested earlier this month after driving a Tesla while in the backseat in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said in a statement it has “the matter under review,” referring to the regulation that “prohibits a company from advertising vehicles for sale or lease as autonomous…”
A violation of the rule could lead to the suspension or the revocation of a manufacturer’s occupational license, among other administrative actions, it added, without elaborating.
Tesla was not immediately available for comment.
“We call on Tesla to stop using hyperbolic terminology to sell its already impressive technology,” Jason Levine, executive Director at Center For Auto Safety, told Reuters.


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25 Things We Are Excited To See At E3 2013
It's time to talk about the 25 Things We Are Excited to See at E3 2013. We are now a little over a month away from the biggest gaming expo our industry has to offer, and our game demo list is piling up. With new consoles, new IPs, new companies handling old IPs, and sequel after sequel after sequel being announced, we certainly have a lot to check out before the convention doors close. These are our top 25 Things We Are Excited to See at E3 2013.
BAHAHAHHAHA! Oh, we almost said that one with a straight face. The Last Guardian was first shown at E3 2009. It’s now four years later and the game still hasn’t come out. Heck, it hasn’t even shown up at E3 for the past couple of years. So where the heck is it? Well, according to Sony and Team Ico the game is still being developed and they are waiting for the right time to re-introduce the game to the public. Is the PlayStation 4’s debut the right time? We can only hope.
Deep Down was one of the games shown off at the PS4 event. It was a brand new Dragon’s Dogma style game that looked almost cinematic. In fact, the game looked so good that many analysts are calling smoke and mirrors on this one. So hopefully Capcom will let us get some hands on time with the title to prove that it wasn’t just one big cutscene.
Killzone Shadow Fall was another one of the big titles showcased at the PS4 event, and it was beautiful. Tons of information about the title has already been given and we have already seen lots of in-depth gameplay videos showing off the futuristic weapons, air battles, cyberpunk two faction cities and environments, and more. Frankly, knowing more about the game is just icing on the cake at this point. We just want to play it.
For a game that is supposedly going to come out this August, we have heard surprisingly little about Saints Row 4. Granted, the game had to be put on the backburner as its publisher, THQ, went out of business. However, Deep Silver has come on board as its new publisher, so the series survives. Simply put, we want to see if THQ’s closing has affected this game in any way, or if it’s the same old goofy Saints Row fun we know and love. With Volition still behind the game, we've got faith it will.
We admit it. We are Pokemon addicts. We want to know everything about Pokemon X and Y. What new pokemon species are going to be shown? Will there be new battle types? New items? How will pokemon fight in 3D? Come on we have to know!
Who would have thought that one of the greatest Zelda games of all time was going to get a sequel? We don’t know much about this upcoming 3DS game other than the fact that it will be a classic top down Zelda game and that the Light and Dark worlds will be making a return. Please Nintendo, tell us more.
There aren’t a whole lot of fighting games to be seen at E3 this year. However, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle is one title we don’t want to miss. Produced by Namco Bandai, this game brings together characters from all different arcs of the Jojo’s manga. Its release celebrates the upcoming completion of Arc 8, and the release of the new Jojo’s anime. Now, we just have to hope that it will make its way here to America.
Bayonetta 2 was one of the big selling points for the Wii U. Bayonetta was one of the big hit action titles of last generation, and Nintendo decided to scoop it up and save it from cancelation. Now, can it save the Wii U from “cancelation?” It may be the killer app that sells the hardcore crowd on this overlooked Nintendo console.
The Last of Us is coming out shortly after E3. Therefore, whatever build Sony will show off at E3 will be as close to complete as we will ever see until we finally get to pick it up off of store shelves. Heck, it might even be the final version. The Last of Us is one of the most anticipated releases this year, and we would love to see one final sneak peak at what the game has in store for us before everyone gets their hands on it.
Last year, Quantic Dream gave us a short walkthrough of their new cinematic game Beyond: Two Souls. Unfortunately, we haven’t heard much about the game since then. While we did get to see the game in action earlier this year, it was only via a guided demo. We would love to get our hands on this new title and see if it lives up to its predecessor, Heavy Rain.


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In Tough Economic Times, More People in Southern Maryland Are Growing Their Own Gardens
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Since last summer, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension offices have been inundated with questions about starting backyard vegetable gardens. Because of the recession, gardening fruits and vegetables is making a comeback, especially for those no longer wanting to pay extra for organic food at high-end grocery stores.
"There's a real desire from people to eat locally, eat healthy and get their hands in the soil," said Jon Traunfeld, coordinator of the university's master gardeners program.
This week, the extension program is kicking off a "Grow It! Eat it!" initiative, which aims to help Marylanders save money and eat healthier by growing vegetables, fruits, berries and herbs. Program coordinators said they hope 1 million gardeners will be producing their food in two years.
Southern Maryland residents will have the opportunity to attend classes to learn how to start and keep a garden, and they can visit http:/
People growing fruits and vegetables to save money is not a new concept. During the Great Depression, suburban dwellers planted compact vegetable gardens in small back yards. During World War II, Victory Gardens became a way for people to feed their families while supporting the war effort.
Traunfeld said he saw small spikes in interest during the 1980s recession and again during the Y2K millennium scare, when some worried they might have to farm and hunt their own food. But, he said, those days were nothing compared with today.
"This is pretty dramatic," he said. "A lot of people have been asking if it's sustainable, if people will continue to do it when things get better."
On Friday, the first family broke ground for its vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House, with the help of elementary school students from Washington. The 1,100-square-foot organic garden will contain 55 kinds of vegetables, including peppers, spinach and arugula, in addition to berries, herbs and two beehives for honey.
But you don't have to live in the White House with an expansive green lawn and armed guards to create a garden, as Traunfeld's definition of "garden" is broad, including giant patches on sprawling acres, community gardens in the city and small window boxes full of herbs.
Inspired by small gardens during the Great Depression, Traunfeld invented the "salad table," a small wooden box outfitted with wire mesh and compost in which gardeners can grow lettuce, arugula, herbs, Asian greens and even green beans. Traunfeld will appear on "The Martha Stewart Show" this week to explain his salad table, which can fit on a patio, balcony or tiny back yard.
"You don't need a lot of room," he said. "What we are trying to do is break down the barriers, show people that it's not that difficult."


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A recent post by Josh Lehman made some interesting arguments about why the comparison between the purchase of a $0.99 app and a cup of coffee may be erroneous. While the author makes some very cogent points, there’s only one problem: paid apps outsell free apps, at least on the iTunes App Store. His arguments about a known, repeatable product (a cup of coffee from Starbucks) makes good sense. We do know what we are getting, the process is transparent, and it isn’t much of a gamble.
But the argument that betting 99 pennies on an app is a “total gamble” is at odds with the economics of the iTunes App Store. Paid apps outsell free apps, and have for a few years now. Steve Jobs said as much in the keynotes for WWDC in 2009 and 2010. Apparently this “total gamble” isn’t as much of a problem, again at least for iOS, as it would seem. I don’t disagree that people are taking a chance. But the economics of that risk are pretty low. And the existence of free alternatives isn’t stopping iOS customers from paying for most of their apps.
If people want to know why their $0.99 app isn’t selling, ask one question: how much have you done to promote the app and build awareness? Your app is one of over 600,000 apps (and growing). Discovery is very, very hard in iTunes (and Google Play), and while some things could improve discovery, the reality is that it is a lot of noise to get lost in. Without promotion, marketing, brand-building and buzz, your app will get lost in the morass of apps around it. It won’t matter if it is substantially better, easier to use, more stable or more feature rich than similar apps.
Putting something on any app store is only one important step. That takes care of distribution and payment. That’s a good thing. But it doesn’t change the fact that your app is one of hundreds of thousands of apps in the 2 biggest stores. The $0.99 price point as a gamble isn’t holding it back. Being nearly invisible to the marketplace has more to do with it.


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Merger giants deny sweeter deal for EADS shareholders
Deal? The UK government is believed to lean favourably towards a tie-up
BAE and EADS say they are standing firm over their controversial £30billion merger despite pressure from the German government to rewrite the terms to the detriment of Britain’s flagship defence company.
The two companies denied they are considering sweetening the deal for EADS shareholders, which include big stakes controlled by the German and French governments.
However, such denials are standard practice and do not rule out the terms being redrawn at a later stage.
Merger talks announced earlier this month envisage a deal that values EADS at 60 per cent of a combined group and BAE at 40 per cent.
In a list of reservations earlier this week, the German government suggested 70:30 in favour of EADS would be more appropriate. A document from the German economics ministry also raised concerns over jobs in that country.
EADS and BAE said: ‘The joint announcement published on September 12 outlining the 60-40 shareholder split is the only valid statement on this subject,’ and that ‘any speculation suggesting a different ratio is inaccurate.’
Sources said there is no question of the terms being renegotiated at this point. BAE (down 6.5p to 328.1p) and EADS have also said the deal will not go ahead unless Paris and Berlin agree to the dismantling of their special shareholder powers, including control over board appointments.
The UK government is believed to lean favourably towards a tie-up. Prime Minister David Cameron is said to have been persuaded by the commercial logic and Vince Cable, the business secretary, said this week he ‘did not worry’ about foreign ownership.
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COVID-19 Inspires Career Change for New Showhomes Franchisees
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many Americans to reevaluate their careers. Though kickstarting a new career path is nothing to take lightly in any economy, many professionals are feeling that it’s now or never. Wife-and-husband duo Jamie and Jason Little had such an “aha moment.” Both accomplished attorneys, the couple always dreamed of owning their own business. Pandemic conditions pushed them to think seriously about their futures, and the couple moved forward with a franchise that fit with their aspirations: Showhomes.
Throughout their 13 years together, Jamie and Jason have had to move 10 times for work. Jason’s position as a corporate lawyer sometimes had their family moving for six months at a time. In those years of hyperactivity, the couple often had to sell their own home — and quickly. Jamie discovered a passion for staging homes throughout those processes and found she loved the creative aspect of the work. When it came time to move forward with owning a business, the couple’s research pointed to Showhomes as the best option.
“All those times we needed to show our homes, there really weren’t a lot of great staging company options where we lived,” said Jamie. “I had to just figure it out on my own, so I know how valuable this kind of service can be. You have to move, you have to sell. Showhomes is one of those businesses that gets it right.”
The Littles looked into other franchises to fully research their options. While day-care and early childhood education concepts were interesting to the couple, Showhomes spoke more directly to the couple’s passions. During a time in which so many people are reassessing their careers, the couple discovered that Showhomes not only added value to their own lives, but to their greater community. Living in a county with different levels of income, the couple is confident they can help sellers in their community at any budget.
“COVID-19 definately opened my eyes to the fact that we’re in our early-to-mid 40s, and sometimes we need to think outside the box, take risks and challenge ourselves,” said Jamie. “Life’s too short not to take chances, and that’s exactly why we did it. Our business can help homeowners in Williamston County with all different budgets; in these times, we want to live our passion while helping our community.”
The Showhomes business model also attracted the entrepreneurial couple. Having decided to begin a new business venture during the pandemic, the low entry cost made Showhomes enticing. As Jamie and Jason continued to research the staging franchise, they were even more impressed. The financing options and significant corporate support offered to new franchisees during the pandemic really solidified their final decision to buy into the brand.
“Jamie always loved design and staging homes,” said Jason. “When we first started searching for staging concepts, I put in random search criteria, and Showhomes is what we found. The more we investigated, the more we loved it.”
Showhomes Chief Operating Officer Matt Kelton said the brand was excited to welcome the power couple to the brand. Along with the Littles, Showhomes has welcomed two additional franchisees in the month of July. Right now, the staging brand is targeting three key regions for further development: Northern California, Seattle and the Washington D.C. area. As the year progresses, Kelton is hopeful Showhomes will continue to grow successfully.
“We’re always excited to welcome new franchisees to the brand, but now is such a special time to be bringing people into the Showhomes family,” sayd Kelton. “We’re eager to expand our reach as the year continues, and I know we’ll continue to find really great talent to grow the brand.”
As for Jamie and Jason, the entrepreneurs are excited to continue to establish their business in the Nashville area. The couple has been impressed by corporate’s support throughout the opening process, as well as by the community of franchise owners who have been willing to help them as they open for business. As the opening date draws near, Jamie and Jason feel confident about the success of their business and look forward to what the future holds.
“When we began this process, we obviously didn’t know what the future would hold,” said Jamie. “Corporate and the other franchisees have been so helpful on an almost daily basis. They call it the Showhomes family, and it’s true. We did not expect that we’d get this kind of support. Everyone wants to make sure we succeed, and that community atmosphere goes a long way.”
The startup costs for a Showhomes franchise ranges from $85,600 to $164,500. This includes $49,900 that must be paid to the franchisor or an affiliate. To learn more about franchising with Showhomes, visit https://showhomesfranchise.com/


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New Delhi: HC Hong, President and CEO of Samsung Southwest Asia since 2015 and was instrumental in taking India to the top of global smartphone manufacturing map, has moved on into a new role within the company, according to a letter accessed by IANS.
Hong is likely to take over as the head of Samsung’s Latin America business, reliable sources told IANS.
“It’s been my great privilege to work so closely with you and grow together. During the last five years, we have delighted our consumers and added tremendous value to our business,” Hong said in a letter addressed to partners.
In 2015, Hong launched Samsung’s ‘Make for India’ initiative, which focuses on consumer-centric India innovations.
Samsung’s ‘Make for India’ strategy went on to become a huge hit, inspiring competition to launch local programmes for the country later.
Hong was instrumental in putting India firmly at the centre of global smartphone supply chain, with the inauguration of the world’s biggest mobile manufacturing factory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Noida in 2018.
The Noida factory will hit production capacity of 120 million mobile phones annually by 2020.
In Bengaluru, the company inaugurated Samsung Opera House, the world’s largest mobile experience centre under his guidance.
“Thank you for your support in every step of that journey — from ‘Make in India’ to ‘Make for India’ and ‘Make for the World,’ Hong said in the letter.
Hong began his career with Samsung Electronics in 1987 and has been in leadership roles in many countries over the last 30 years.
He was previously President of Samsung Electronics Latin America between 2012 and 2014. He also successfully headed Samsung Electronics’ sales subsidiary in Chile during 2009-2011.


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Denim Expert Ltd. represented Bangladesh at the Kingpins Show in Amsterdam, which took place on April 11th and 12th, 2019. They showed their newest denim collection, fall/winter 2020 to the international audience, comprised of denim professionals, buyers, and members of the international trade press.
The key topic at the event was sustainability. The Denim Expert’s collection was developed and created using the latest in sustainable and environmentally sound laundry finishing techniques.
“Of particular interest to visitors to the booth were our latest developments of sustainable fabrics, and the high level of finishing techniques that we had on display. We showed the diversity of finishes available that can be achieved in a sustainable manner, using less water, less energy and less chemicals.
The introduction of our recent ZERO PP program was very well received, and, as a company committed to producing in a sustainable manner, Denim Expert Ltd. are very proud that we will soon eradicate potassium permanganate from our laundry processes for the benefit of our environment and our valued employees.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the buyers, guests, and well-wishers who visited our booth during the event. And a very special thank you to Mr. Andrew Olah and the KINGPINS team for the organization of one more successful edition of the show.
We are looking forwards to seeing our customers, business associates, and friends at the next edition of the event in October 2019 where we will preview our latest developments for Spring/ Summer 2021.”


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Cameras put bread on table
… as youths eke out a living from photography
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FOR the past three years, Joseph Simeon and fellow youthful age-mates from villages surrounding the border town of Oshikango have been making a living using their technological gadgets – cameras.
Unlike other youths in the country, who await for the government to provide them with jobs, these entrepreneurs decided to embark on a different entrepreneurial journey, which has seen them competing for clients in downtown Oshikango.
Confidente caught up with Simeon this week to get first hand insight on their operation as well as to be enlightened on the challenges that these young entrepreneurs go through on a daily basis as they ply their trade.
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This week’s hottest happenings.
Style in the aisle
We enjoy a challenge here at Drapers, so can you spot the difference? One of these images is taken from the recent Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week, while the other was staged by George at Asda at the supermarket’s Park Royal branch in northwest London. With Chanel’s supermarket chic everyone’s favourite talking point of the autumn 14 catwalk shows, we love the real grocery store’s tongue-in-cheek tribute.
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A Warehouse full of dancing
Warehouse’s new Oxford Street store felt more like a club than a shop last Thursday, as the retailer celebrated the opening of its London flagship store. Pulsating music, celebrity DJs including Amber Le Bon, and plenty of appletinis added to the buzzing atmosphere. Warehouse brand director Paula Stewart kicked off proceedings with a rousing speech.
Dummies crash into micam
A troop of crash test dummies made a different kind of impact at footwear show Micam in Milan. More used to driving cars into walls, the dummies were given time off by Italian boot brand Lumberjack to model its wares while rotating on a conveyer belt.
Professors launch new chapter
A catwalk of perfectly merchandised mannequins greeted guests on arrival at the launch of Sarah Bailey and Jonathan Bakers’ (pictured) new book Visual Merchandising for Fashion last week. Guests tipped their hats to the London College of Fashion professors and celebrated the Bloomsbury title late into the night.
A star on the rise
Drapers was pleased to hear this week from Marianne Sparrenius-Waters, two-time finalist at the Drapers Footwear & Accessories Awards for Accessories Designer of the Year. Her brand RedDog has just been picked up by John Lewis and will go in all its stores in May.
Kickers brings out the jocks and nerds
Footwear brand Kickers teamed up with fashion magazine Jocks and Nerds to toast its latest issue last week. Guests were treated to a film on UK style and fashion subcultures, while DJ Spoony (pictured with Jocks and Nerds editor-in-chief Marcus Agerman Ross) got people dancing.
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Ngmoco Raises Another $25 Million In Funding And Buys Freeverse With It (Updated)
February 23, 2010
Seemingly out of nowhere, TechCrunch is reporting that ngmoco was able to raise another $25 million in funding (totaling $40.6 million) and went out and purchased Freeverse with it. ngmoco intends to apply their love it or hate it free-to-play model to all of Freeverse's current and future iPhone games, which will allow them to make money solely off of in-app purchases. According to ngmoco's CEO Neil Young, the free-to-play model has been working rather well as of late, so well in fact that the company decided to postpone the development of Rolando 3 until they can figure out how to implement the controversial model.
“On any given day, you have about 2% of your audience paying you money,” said Neil Young.ngmoco has about 20 new games planned for this year, and the company expects their newly acquired Freeverse group to match that total, which means you should expect to see quite a few freemium games in the App Store in 2010. In addition to this unexpected announcement, ngmoco plans to open up an SDK to their Plus+ system to make it easier for other developers to implement the social service. So what do you folks think? Is ngmoco poised to take over iPhone gaming with their free-to-play model and easier Plus+ integration, or would you rather get your Skee-Ball fix for $.99 with no strings attached? Update: Apparently there is no need to worry about existing Freeverse games going freemium. ngmoco CEO Neil Young has confirmed that all existing Freeverse games will remain in the App Store unchanged (except for maybe the addition of Plus+), and that the upcoming Warpgate will also remain unchanged. Future Freeverse games, however, are fair game.


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Netflix Testing New Pricing Tiers
Posted on January 2, 2014Netflix, which currently has over 40 million subscribers, is adding new pricing tiers to its service. Bloomberg reports that new prices range from $6.99 to $11.99 per month depending on the number of users or screens. Multiple screens means different shows can be watched in the same household at the same time. The current standard price is $7.99 per month. Some analysts don't think the $1 per month lower priced plan ($6.99) is going to draw in very many new customers.
Leigh Gallagher, Assistant Managing Editor of Fortune, told CNN the new plans have to do with increasing content costs and new competitors, such as Amazon. She also says Netflix is trying to curb people sharing content with friends. Take a look:


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PORTLAND, OR – Hours after seeing Apple and Tesla soar 4 and 12%, respectively, the day their stock splits became effective, Donald Trump acted swiftly and decisively – slashing the official Coronavirus death count of the United States from 183,563 to 37,612.
“I think what we saw with Tesla and Apple, that there is a tremendous value in shaving off 80% of a number and realizing there’s a large swatch of the population that’s too stupid to realize nothing changed. Look at Robinhood and TikTok – investor sentiment through the roof! You can’t ask for better marketing.”
“My hope is that after the split – which slots us nicely in between fellow G7 members Italy and the UK – Americans will begin to realize what an overblown event the China Virus was and we can get on with our lives, and do what we Americans do best Spend! Spend Spend! (and vote Republican).”
At the end of the press conference, Trump urged Americans to stay away from Brazil, which currently has a “troubling” 121,381 Coronavirus deaths.


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When a boil on her father’s head refused to heal, Salanieta Hawea knew one thing was fallacious.
- Australian sugary drink firms earned greater than $83 million since 2000 exporting to the Pacific
- Specialists say Australia has a duty to assist sort out persistent illness within the area
- Free commerce agreements have prevented Pacific governments from banning unhealthy imports
Her mom had just lately died at age 62 from septicaemia introduced on by undiagnosed diabetes.
Ms Hawea suspected the identical illness was now ravaging her father’s physique.
“It was a wake-up name for us,” Ms Hawea recalled.
“We knew it was to do with sugar.”
That was six years in the past. Her father is now 74 years previous and bed-ridden along with his kidneys working at solely 35 per cent capability due to problems with diabetes.
“It has affected the household a lot, with frequent journeys to the hospital but additionally the monetary value has had an impression on us,” Ms Hawea stated.
The Haweas, who stay in Fiji’s capital Suva, are one among scores of Pacific households struggling to take care of persistent sickness introduced on by poor food plan.
The most important reason for demise within the Pacific is diet-related persistent illness, and in some Pacific island nations as much as 90 per cent of populations have been chubby, according to The World Health Organization (WHO).
Although the explanations behind the Pacific’s weight problems epidemic are advanced, the multi-million-dollar export of junk meals and sugary drinks into the area is taken into account a key driver.
And there’s new proof the issue is getting worse.
In a recent study, Deakin College researchers discovered that firms in Australia, the US and New Zealand made a mixed whole of greater than $US414 million ($549 million) over 15 years by promoting juices, comfortable drinks, cordial and different bottled drinks into the Pacific.
That is resulted in a rise of sugar-sweetened drinks within the Pacific by a median of “0.3 kilograms per particular person, per 12 months”.
These drinks are sometimes cheaper and extra valued than more healthy choices, with Ms Hawea, a dietetics lecturer at Fiji Nationwide College, saying many individuals want imported junk meals that always don’t have any dietary worth.
“But you continue to have these non-communicable illnesses in our neighborhood and it’s totally unhappy.”
Export of unhealthy drinks on the rise
In some Pacific Islands like Niue, greater than 70 per cent of youngsters aged between 13-15 years previous devour comfortable drinks a minimum of as soon as a day, primarily based on WHO’s International Faculty-based Scholar Well being Survey.
And with imports of sugary drinks to Pacific nations rising, consultants are urging governments to higher contemplate the well being prices of the multinational business.
The Deakin College examine discovered Australian firms made greater than $US63.8 million ($84.9 million) between 2000-2015 exporting sugary drinks to the Pacific.
Although New Zealand, United States and France earned greater than Australia promoting these merchandise, co-author Colin Bell stated the findings prompt Australia wanted to be “a bit of bit extra considerate” when participating with its Pacific neighbours.
He highlighted the “irony” that Australian taxpayers have been paying for the escalating prices of persistent illness in Pacific nations by means of help funding, whereas its firms revenue from unhealthy exports to those nations.
“I feel it additionally factors to the necessity for us to be a bit extra beneficiant in relation to our Abroad Growth Help that we’re offering into the Pacific … to attempt to do one thing about this persistent illness epidemic,” Professor Bell stated.
Australia has allotted $372.5 million to Pacific regional growth within the 2021-22 finances, with a few of that cash going towards supporting “wholesome neighborhood” initiatives.
The Deakin College examine didn’t element which firms have been behind the sale of soppy drinks, juices and different candy drinks into the Pacific.
However Coca-Cola Europacific Companions, previously the Australian-based Coca-Cola Amatil, sells a variety of merchandise within the Pacific — and even owns factories in Fiji and Samoa the place drinks like Coke, Sprite and Fanta are produced and offered to different islands.
The corporate additionally helps a number of charities all through the area by means of its basis arm, and sponsors a number of occasions together with the annual Coca-Cola Video games in Fiji.
For Daiana Buresova, regional coordinator for the McCabe Centre for Regulation and Most cancers in Fiji, these sponsorships embed combined messages round wholesome consuming and train in communities.
“We have now the secondary college’s annual athletics meet, and it simply so occurs that Coca-Cola is the most important sponsor,” Ms Buresova stated.
“Which to me is an indictment when it comes to coverage coherence, between commerce, the legislation and public well being outcomes.”
Ms Buresova stated that since international firms have extra assets to promote their meals and drinks within the area, extra controls have been wanted to restrict their impression.
“There must be strengthening across the legal guidelines concerning restrictions on advertising of those unhealthy merchandise, particularly to youngsters.”
A spokesperson from Coca-Cola Europacific Companions advised the ABC that “rising the supply, advertising and instore promotion of our no- and low-sugar variations is crucial to shift the dial on decreasing sugar consumption from sugar-sweetened drinks”, and added the corporate was engaged on “sugar reductions in our recipes” in Samoa and Fiji.
They stated its sponsorships offered “a possibility for us to make extra folks conscious of the big selection of drinks we provide” in addition to “encourage lively life”.
Attempting to cease the junk meals circulate
Some Pacific governments have tried to put outright bans on unhealthy imports, however have confronted difficulties from different nations or establishments.
In 2013, Samoa was forced to lift its ban on high-fat turkey tail imports from the US when becoming a member of the World Commerce Group, for the reason that ban violated WTO guidelines on focusing on particular person merchandise.
New Zealand reportedly threatened to refer Fiji to the WTO in 2000 when it launched a ban on mutton flaps — an inexpensive and unhealthy off-cut from lamb.
Professor Colin Bell stated many Pacific nations have been unable to barter with commerce companions on equal footing, since so little of their produce is offered in international markets.
“The essence of commerce is this idea of getting a stage and honest enjoying area, and never choosing on explicit merchandise, for instance,” Professor Bell stated.
“However I feel what must be thought of in that regard is the varied sizes of various nations.
Fiji’s resurgence in wholesome consuming
A number of Pacific nations, together with Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa, have efficiently launched an import tax on sugary drinks in an effort to curb their impression on communities.
However there’s little proof the taxes are working to cut back the consumption of sugary drinks within the Pacific, with the Deakin College examine discovering that in Fiji, the introduction of a tax “didn’t impression the quantity” of imported sugary drinks.
Dr Bodo Lang, a senior lecturer for the Division of Advertising on the College of Auckland, stated Pacific governments may use “central interventions” already used on tobacco and alcohol on sugary drinks.
However in keeping with Ms Buresova, the COVID-19 pandemic has pressured many Pacific households to rethink their reliance on imported meals, and she or he stated in Fiji there had been a current resurgence in maintaining a healthy diet, native produce.
“Persons are recognising they should develop produce at house,” Ms Buresova stated.
“It is extra wholesome meals, moderately than the totally processed meals that you just buy on the supermarkets”
Again in Suva, Salanieta Hawea stated she had been serving to her dad cut back his sugar consumption, which has made managing his diabetes simpler.
“We additionally want to cut back the price of wholesome meals, and in addition put money into [organisations] which can be contributing to the prevention and administration of non-communicable illnesses.”


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Beverage labeling regulations appear to fall short of helping parents identify the ingredients of drinks they purchase for their children, a recent study published in Pediatric Obesity suggests. This has researchers calling for changes to labeling regulations to increase transparency and help consumers choose healthier beverages.
The online study included more than 1,600 parents who had healthy 1- to 5-year-old children. Parents were shown product label information for commonly consumed children’s beverages, including flavored waters, 100% fruit juice, and juice drinks and other beverages containing added sugars or non-nutritive (artificial) sweeteners. Some parents were shown only front labels, while some were shown both front and back or side labels which included the Nutrition Facts panel and other information. Study participants then answered questions concerning the sugar and percent juice content of the beverages.
About one-third of participants indicated they were not confident they could identify the added sugar and juice content of beverages. Only about half (48%) of study participants said they looked at the Nutrition Facts panel all or most of the time when choosing beverages for their children.
Overall, participants frequently underestimated the percent of juice in 100% fruit juice. Only 51% of parents who were shown only the package front correctly identified the juice percentage in 100% juice.
Conversely, participants frequently overestimated the amount of pure fruit juice in sugar-sweetened juice drinks. For an added-sugar product that looks similar to 100% orange juice but contains only 5% juice, participants looking at the front panel estimated, on average, that the product contained 45% pure fruit juice.
Gail Rampersaud, registered dietitian nutritionist in the Scientific Research Department of the Florida Department of Citrus, said the study suggests that labels for 100% fruit juice and fruit beverages or drinks are not working as intended. The label confusion “for many parents may result in misunderstandings and confusion when trying to choose healthful beverages for their children,” Rampersaud said. “Consumers need more education coupled with labels that are clearer and easier to understand.”
The results suggest that lack of knowledge and clear labeling may lead parents to choose less healthy added-sugar beverages over 100% juices, such as 100% orange juice. The researchers suggest that the Food and Drug Administration allow label declarations that will increase transparency concerning juice percentage and sweetener content, particularly on package fronts, to help consumers make healthful beverage choices.
Source: Florida Department of Citrus
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STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Reuters) - Swedish truckmaker Volvo expects a shortage of semi-conductors to further disrupt production after problems at its Belgian plant in February, Swedish news agency TT reported on Thursday.
“We can see that there will be production disruptions, even for Volvo and we have said that will be during the first quarter at least, but it could go on longer than that,” Volvo spokesman Claes Eliasson said.
However, production will not stop completely.
“We have 18 big production facilities globally and we will make local, tactical decisions facility-by-facility depending on what the situation there looks like,” he said.
Volvo said in February the semiconductor shortage had hit production in Ghent, Belgium, and warned of further disruption.
On Wednesday, rival Scania, part of Volkswagen AG’s commercial vehicle arm Traton SE, said it might have to stop production due to the semi-conductor shortage. (Reporting by Simon Johnson. Editing by Mark Potter)


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China Becomes The Third Largest Source Of German Kitchen Furniture Imports
From January to March 2022, the furniture industry in Germany had a total of 451 companies with a turnover of approximately €4.8 billion. The industry-wide export rate was 32.24%. This means that about one-third of German furniture is sold abroad. Among them, the export rate of German kitchen furniture products is even higher, with more than 40% of products sold abroad. In addition to Europe, China is the largest export market for German kitchen furniture.
According to data released by the German Kitchen Furniture Industry Association, 51 companies in the German kitchen furniture industry generated a turnover of about 1.6 billion euros between January and March 2022. The current export rate for the entire kitchen furniture industry is 43.83%. The industry is predominantly medium-sized, with an average company size of 359 employees.
Data from an internal survey by the German Kitchen Furniture Industry Association shows that in March 2022, the total number of orders received by the kitchen furniture industry increased by 20.23% compared to the previous year. The volume of orders from Germany increased by 32.93% and the volume of orders from abroad increased by 6.74%. In March 2022, the German kitchen furniture industry grew by about 609 million euros, which is 17.94% more than in the same month last year.
However, the economic situation took a significant downturn in April and business expectations are expected to be significantly more negative in the next six months. In March 2022, the number of employees in the kitchen furniture industry increased by 6.24% to 18,410. Workers’ working hours increased by 1.98% compared to the previous year.
In January-December 2021, exports of kitchen furniture products from Germany increased by 17.48%. The most important export market was France, followed by the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland. Germany’s most important export market for kitchen furniture outside Europe is China. In 2021, its exports grew by 2.50% year-on-year.
At the same time, more kitchen furniture was imported into the German market in 2021, with an increase of 48.34%. In 2021, the top five major import markets for German kitchen furniture are Poland, Italy, China, Austria and Lithuania. Among them, China has the fastest growth rate, up 108.90% year-on-year, far exceeding countries such as Poland, Italy, Austria and Lithuania.


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Spring Hill, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/22/2012 -- Clean Green Nation, a company that provides renewable energy equipment and energy efficient products to consumers, has formed a partnership with Dale Shaffer, a green professional based in Spring Hill, Florida.
As an authorized Clean Green Nation partner, Shaffer will provide top-quality green products and services to consumers throughout the region. He specializes in solar power, wind, LED lighting, energy efficient products and green living education. His chief concern as a green professional will be to advocate Spring Hill sustainability to homeowners and energy conscious residents in the area.
“It’s time to start thinking critically about renewable energy and the possibilities that come with it,” says Shaffer. “Florida has already made leaps and bounds in the renewable energy industry and these advances are only going to continue as we move forward. Learning about renewable energy options and sustainable living are key to being a conscious homeowner these days.”
Raising awareness about green energy solutions, namely Spring Hill, FL solar energy, will be a key objective of Shaffer’s mission. Through his blog and online store, which will retail green products for homeowners, Shaffer will advocate a more sustainable lifestyle to residents of Spring Hill. The overall goal will be to increase awareness of local environmental efforts, like preserving Nature Coast.
In addition to its products, Clean Green Nation is dedicated to education when it comes to green living. The company's top goal is to help North America reduce its dependence on foreign sources of energy, including oil, on a permanent basis. By educating citizens on sustainable energy practices, Clean Green Nation is heightening the awareness of a need for green, renewable energy.
"Green living isn’t just a trend that people are picking up on: it’s a new way of thinking that benefits everyone involved," Shaffer says. "By exploring new energy alternatives and eco friendly products, you’re making an effort to live cleaner from start to finish. You benefit from healthier products, the environment benefits from sustainable practice and the country benefits from the commerce of a growing industry."
Shaffer will begin his work with Clean Green Nation effective immediately. To learn more about energy efficient home upgrades, green living, affordable wind energy and more, visit http://dales.cleangreennation.com.
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NORTHFIELD -- Area residents have an opportunity to bid on nearly an entire house full of items in an auction this Sunday.
Tim's Auctions is holding an auction of Roseann Frank's 3,500 square foot home at 83 Newton Rd., located in the Northfield section of Litchfield, beginning at 2 p.m. A public preview begins at 1 p.m.
The auction will include many items not usually seen at auctions, since Frank has sold the home and is downsizing and selling nearly everything, Tim's Auctions owner Tim Chapulis said. Items to be auctioned include an "always garaged and pampered" 1977 Mercedes Benz 450 SL convertible with original hardtop; a black lacquered baby grand piano; a full dining set including a dining table with leaves, chairs, glass breakfront, and small server; three full bedroom sets; and many more items.
"Most people will be impressed by it when they see it," said Chapulis, who described the home as open and decorative.
Donations for St. Jude's Children's Hospital will be collected at the door, a Tim's Auctions tradition since Chapulis' father Peter passed in 2005.
Visit www.timsauctions.com to see a full preview of Tim's Auctions upcoming auctions, including Sunday's event in Northfield.


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Toyota Agrees to Pay $16.4 Million Fine
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration imposed the fine earlier this month for knowingly hiding "a dangerous defect for months from U.S. officials" and putting American drivers and their families at risk. Federal law requires that car makers report defects within five days of discovery. Toyota took more than four months to issue the Jan. 21 recall of 2.3 million vehicles for "sticky" gas pedals, which may be the cause of unintended acceleration in some cars.
The government had given Toyota until Monday to respond to the complaint. The company is expected to pay the fine within 30 days to avoid going to court against the government, officials from the Transportation Department said.
"When you look at the toll it's taken on Toyota's reputation, when you look at the number of vehicles involved, when you look at the hardship it's placed on Toyota's customer base, it's only right for Toyota to take this fine," Dennis Virag, president of Automotive Consulting Group based in Ann Arbor, Mich., told the Associated Press.
Toyota said in a statement Monday that while it agreed to pay the fine in part "to avoid a protracted dispute and possible litigation," it denied any wrongdoing. And in what appeared to be a swipe at Obama administration officials, the auto maker said that it regretted NHTSA's decision to seek the civil penalty.
"We believe we made a good faith effort to investigate this condition and develop an appropriate counter-measure," the company explained. Further, Toyota said that while executives could have done a better job of sharing information, both within and outside the company, "We did not try to hide a defect to avoid dealing with a safety problem."
That statement directly contradicts the revelation earlier this month that Toyota executives knew more than they let on about the problems involving unintended acceleration. Documents turned over to the federal government showed that Toyota's former chief U.S. public relations executive, Irv Miller, warned in an email to colleagues that the auto maker needed to "come clean" about problems involving "sticky" accelerators. By keeping quiet, Miller urged, Toyota "was not protecting our customers."
In public statements and in testimony before Congress, executives from the world's largest automaker have repeatedly apologized in past months for failing to live up to customers' expectations for safety and quality. Toyota still faces dozens of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits in federal courts, as well as investigations by federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company has recalled more than 8 million vehicles for items related to unintended acceleration and braking problems, which have included its top-selling Camry, Corolla and Prius models. On Friday, in a sign that perhaps its quality problems remain ongoing, Toyota recalled some 600,000 Sienna minivans to fix potential rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard.
Despite the bevy of recalls, Toyota has managed to counter any negative drag on sales last month with generous incentives that included zero-interest loans and cheap leases, programs Toyota earlier this month committed to keeping in place during April.
Other manufacturers, including Ford Motor (F), General Motors and Honda Motor (HMC), have matched many of the incentives. Those, along with an improved economy, helped push auto sales higher in March. Both Ford and Toyota reported sales increases of at least 40%, compared to a year ago.


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by William White | October 9, 2013 10:42 am
Nestle (NSRGY) is looking to sell its Jenny Craig brand.
Three sources close to the matter claim that Nestle is working with Goldman Sachs (GS) to sell the diet brand. The company is currently in talks with several small groups about selling the Jenny Craig Brand. Both Nestle and Goldman Sachs refused to comment about the sale. The decision to sell off Jenny Craig is due to Nestle trying to trim off low-preforming brands. Some analyst suggest that the company could sell off its ice cream, frozen foods and water businesses as well. Nestle bought the Jenny Craig brand in 2006. The company purchased it from ACI Capital and MidOcean Partners for $600 million. The purchase allowed the food giant to move into the nutrition market and compete with Weight Watchers International (WTW), reports Reuters.
Nestle is also reportedly looking to sell off its PowerBar brand. The brand is expected to sell for several hundred million dollars. The company may also look at selling its Lean Cuisine frozen meals.
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Sep 26 2011
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge was crowned the Association of Zimbabwean Travel Agent’s (AZTA) “Best Safari Lodge of the Year” Award for the 16th year in a row at an awards ceremony in Harare a fortnight ago.
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge is Africa Albida Tourism’s flagship establishment and is located four kilometres from the spectacular Victoria Falls.
Designed to give the impression of a vast open-plan tree house, the lodge is built on seven intricate levels rising above the unspoilt African bushveld and offers its guests uninterrupted views of spectacular African sunsets and year-round wildlife at its on-site waterhole — the focal point of the resort.
“Recognition from the travel trade industry makes this accolade particularly special, so thank-you to the Association of Zimbabwe Travel Agents”, said Glenn Stutchbury, managing director of Africa Albida Tourism.
“Victoria Falls Safari Lodge are committed to ensuring our guests are well looked after and that our service levels and facilities at the lodge are up to the high standards of this reputable association and its members.”
In addition to the award, Wendy Bourne, marketing executive for Africa Albida Tourism, scooped the Exceptional Voluntary Service to AZTA and the Zimbabwe Tourism Industry for the second year in a row.
“Wendy Bourne is so deserving of this award — it is recognition of all the effort she makes outside of her job and on behalf of colleagues in the industry. She is a true tourism ambassador and we at Africa Albida Tourism are very proud of her achievements,” added Stutchbury.
AZTA has been in existence for over 60 years and has more than 75 members.


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Ex-Google executive’s new venture helps students avoid corporate lifePosted: 2012/08/08
(Reuters) – Four months after leaving Google Inc, the former head of its enterprise business has a new mission – helping college graduates avoid big corporations like Google.
Upstart, a service that is launching in limited form on Wednesday, lets university graduates raise money from other people online so that they can start their own businesses, pursue a research project, or chase a personal dream, rather than take a “safe” job in the corporate world.
“There’s this overwhelming desire to not follow the traditional path of bolting yourself to a desk and climbing the corporate ladder,” said Upstart founder Dave Girouard.
But he said too many graduating students have college loans they need to repay and do not feel they can take a chance.
My god we need more stuff like this.


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Amazon eyes Bharti Airtel stake
June 8, 2020
By Chris Forrester
Local reports suggest that Amazon is in early-stage discussions to take a stake in Indian telco giant Bharti Airtel.
Bharti is India’s third-largest telco with over 300 million subscribers. The reports say that Amazon is looking to pick up a 5 per cent stake in Bharti.
Bharti’s rival Reliance Jio has recently seen a slew of inward investment topping $10 billion from the likes of Facebook, KKR and others.
Amazon, as is usual, declined to offer any guidance other than to say that it does not comment on market speculation.
Nevertheless, Amazon has frequently said that India represents a major market in terms of expansion potential, and where its tangible investments already exceed $6.5 billion according to Reuters.


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California Bans Ozone Generator “Air Purifiers”
At least one state has stepped up to defend consumers from false marketing claims that ozone generators are safe, effective air purifiers. In reality, ozone is a lung irritant, especially harmful to allergy and asthma sufferers. California is the first state in the nation to ban ozone generators.
The Air Resources Board of the California Environmental Protection Agency states:
Not all air-cleaning devices are appropriate for home use — some can be harmful to human health. The ARB recommends that ozone generators, air cleaners that intentionally produce ozone, not be used in the home. Ozone is a gas that can cause health problems, including respiratory tract irritation and breathing difficulty.
The new regulations take effect in 2009, and they will ban the sale of air purifiers that emit more than 0.05 parts per million of ozone. The ARB says that anything beyond this is enough to harm human health; however, some experts say that there is no safe level of ozone.
Other devices like copying machines may emit ozone, too. See Air Pollution in the Office Environment to learn more.
If you’re shopping for an air purifier, it’s best to avoid ozone generators, especially if you have a respiratory condition. Ironically, too many companies market ozone generators to the people who are most prone to the effects of ozone. Ozone generators, and ionic air cleaners that emit ozone, can actually cause asthma attacks.
To be safe, choose a safe air purifier with HEPA filtration. HEPA filters are guaranteed to remove 99.97% of all particles 0.3 microns or larger – virtually all household allergens – and they don’t pollute the air with ozone.


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by Jessie J
Catalogue Number: 342-6312
Pop’s unstoppable force Jessie J announced the title of her sophomore album, ‘Alive’, live on stage at V Festival , Jessie then revealed the track-listing for the new album on her social networks to massive uptake online.
Storming back in the UK charts with the release of, “WILD”, which has sold over 300,000 copies to date, and the announcement of new single “It’s My Party”, Jessie has set the tone for her highly anticipated second album; an anthem-laden release packed with her signature power-house vocal and pounding beats.
Jessie’s debut album, “Who You Are” was released in 2011, the release date of which was bought forward by 3 months to meet incredible demand, and has to date sold over 1.4million copies in the UK and 2 million copies worldwide.


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If you hopped on the #DeleteUber bandwagon, Lyft has your back. Today, the company announced that it is coming to more than 50 new cities and four new states. That brings the number of cities where you can get a Lyft to a whopping 300.
The expansion is Lyft's largest to date, and follows last month's massive 40-city launch. Some of the new locations where riders can tap to hail a Lyft include Fort Myers, FL, Fredericksburg, VA, Kalamazoo, MI, and Iowa City, IA. The positivity surrounding the announcement must sting a bit for Uber, which has faced backlash since President Trump took office and, more recently, over accusations from a former employee about a sexist workplace culture.
Amid concerns about Uber's treatment of women, Lyft posted a profile promoting one of its female drivers.
Of course, Lyft, like Uber, has faced its own fair share of negativity over the years. But for those looking for a local ride sharing service that isn't Uber, Lyft may be increasingly appealing.