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Dass Apple immer mehr neue Mitarbeiter einstellt, ist nichts Neues. Manchmal sind die Neuanstellungen aber vielsagend. Macwelt News
Senior Tesla designer Andrew Kim has left his role at the automotive company to join Apple (via The Verge). Kim is the the latest in a long line of Tesla employees who have left the company for Apple, including Tesla lead engineer Doug Field’s return to Apple this past August.
Kim’s work history includes user interface design at Microsoft, contributions to HoloLens and Xbox One S, and designs for Tesla’s Model 3, S, X, and Y. His LinkedIn profile confirms his move to Apple this month, but doesn’t specify what he’ll be doing at the company outside of being a „Designer.“ Due to his history, it could be work on Apple’s rumored [...]
Several months back, a crazy custom „Tesla“ iPhone X with a built-in solar charger made headlines across the internet because of its unique design and its $4000+ price tag.
We managed to get our hands on one of the Tesla iPhone X models, designed by custom iPhone maker Caviar, to test it out, and while this isn’t something that most MacRumors readers are likely interested in buying, it’s always interesting seeing one of these insanely expensive custom devices in person.
Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. According to Caviar, the Tesla iPhone X is so named because the solar charging panel and battery pack built [...]
Tesla is notifying customers that it will soon restock its wireless phone charger at a discount, after the device quickly sold out when it was released late last month.
The Verge reports that emails are going out to customers informing them that the Tesla Wireless Charger, originally costing $65, will return to the electric car maker’s online store at a roughly $15 discount, thanks to a higher production run this time around.
The battery-powered Qi-based charger features a sleek white or black enclosure, a 6,000 mAh battery for charging on the go, 5W of output, a built-in USB-C cable for Android devices, and a USB-A port that supports faster wired [...]


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iPhone 12 5G could help Apple ship record 240 million iPhones in 2021
Apple may ship up to 250 million iPhones in 2021
Wedbush analyst Dan Ives (via MacRumors) is reporting that Apple could ship over 240 million iPhone units in the 2021 fiscal year, which runs through September. The brand might even reach the 250 million milestone if things go smoothly.
Those numbers would represent an all-time record, surpassing the 231 million iPhone units sold during the 2015 fiscal year when Apple was riding high on the success of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The reason for Apple’s success this year, aside from the implementation of 5G, is that so many iPhone users are in the upgrade window. According to Ives, an estimated 350 million iPhone users could soon upgrade, translating into an ‘unprecedented supercycle.’
Whether or not that upgrade supercycle ends up becoming a reality will remain to be seen. It’s worth nothing that Wall Street analysts predict Apple will sell roughly 220 million iPhones in the current fiscal year.
That’s still a seriously impressive number considering both the relatively low number of iPhone models available on the market and the fact that most Apple iPhones are premium-priced devices. But it’s far from the latest Wedbush forecast and wouldn’t be enough to surpass the 2015 record.
Apple's success could continue in 2022 with iPhone 13
The good long-term news for Apple is that demand is unlikely to slow as it enters the iPhone 13 generation in the next fiscal year. The next-gen models are expected to offer a similar design, but with a slightly smaller notch and a faster A15 Bionic chipset, and they should be some of the best phones of 2021.
Buyers of the Pro-branded models could receive access to an in-display Touch ID scanner too, in addition to upgraded cameras and a 120Hz ProMotion display, something reserved for Apple’s iPad Pro series at the moment.

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February 8, 2012
Apple Prepping To Take Over Your Home Television Next
The company who makes a habit of turning the world upside down will be focusing next on the television industry. Up until now, Apple´s television-related product efforts have been limited to a $99 device called Apple TV, which has long been called a “hobby” by Apple executives but allows streaming iTunes music and video as well as Netflix, MLB.com and YouTube content to play on your home television.
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died Oct. 5, had said in an interview that he “finally cracked” how to build a TV with a simple user interface that would wirelessly synchronize content with Apple´s other devices, reports Heather Perlberg for Bloomberg.Canadian telcos, Bell and Rogers, unnamed sources tell Tony Smith writing for Hardware, were approached by Apple, which is looking to ink deals with companies that specialize in internet access, and pursuing big-name broadband ISPs to get behind the Apple-branded “iTV.”
Peter Misek, analyst for Jefferies had previously suggested Bell and Rogers would make suitable partners for Apple´s plans, and that carriers AT&T and Verizon would likely also offer the product in the United States, Reuters reports.
Internet TV is a big part of Apple´s game plan and it´s specifically targeting the iTV at the growing number of viewers who get their video content from the web rather that cable or live TV.
More and more viewers are stepping away from cable, motivated by the increasing cost of cable service, but also by the sense that they´re not using the service as much as they used to. With the cable companies bundling more and more unseen channels, customers are finally pushing back and demanding to pay for only what they want to watch.
With online movies and television shows being easier to view all the time, cutting the cable is becoming more of an option than ever. Indeed, why pay a lot to watch a show one month when you can view it more cheaply a few months later? And you can pay just for the content you want, not all the channels that you don´t.
Companies such as Netflix, Amazon and YouTube, not to mention TV-to-viewer mediation companies like TiVo are well poised to expand and become mainstream players on your home television.
In January, Tivo said 38 percent of viewers no longer watch shows live, but come to them later, at a time that suits them. They use DVRs such as TiVo, they use downloads, or they use catch-up TV services.
All of that being said, Apple´s prime selling point will be its superior user interface which millions of folks are familiar with from using iPhones and iPads. That familiarity combined with Apple´s marketing prowess will certainly make waves in yet another industry.
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It had been suspected that too much fat in our foods and bodies, too much alcohol, and not enough exercise could lead to a higher risk of cancer developing. This study (here's a related CBC video interview), is significant. A team of nine independent scientists from around the world, analyzed 7000 other related studies, over a period of five years - very comprehensive.
The main findings in the study were:
- excess weight increases the risk of cancer
- the consumption of alcohol, red meat and processed meat also elevates cancer risk.
- (Limiting intake of cooked red meat to about 500 grams (1.1 lbs) per week)
- Limiting intake of high-fat and sugar-rich foods that are low in fibre, including most fast food
- Avoiding completely bacon, ham, sausage and luncheon meats
- Limiting alcohol to no more than two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women.
- Limiting consumption of salt
- Eating mostly foods of plant origin
- Being physically active every day
The BMI is an indirect measure of body composition, based on your height and weight.
It was surprising. According to one of the lead scientists, Dr. Phillip James, the leaner the person, the better (with limitations). His suggested weight to height ratio may seem alarming to many people. As Peter Mansbridge pointed out to him in an interview, people who appeared slim and healthy, were still over the suggested BMI number. Here is a tool to measure your own BMI. (This works in Firefox, and if it does not for IE, try this link: ) A normal BMI is between 18.5 - 24.9, i.e., the BMI with the least risk of developing cancer.
Another health news item that got wide attention in the past two weeks concerned sodium in food. A coalition of 17 health groups in Canada called for reduced sodium levels in packaged food.
(from CTV's web site) In a National Sodium Policy statement, the coalition urges the federal government to:
Set graduated targets for sodium levels according to food categories; Monitor and report on progress by 2012 and 2016 Establish effective monitoring systems to track sodium levels in the diets of Canadians Educate Canadians on the health risks of high dietary sodium and how to reduce consumption Provide incentives to the food industry Ensure health professionals understand the need to reduce dietary sodium and educate their membership about health risks and how to reduce intake
This is in the right direction. The story revealed that Canadians are getting far too much sodium in their diets. The recommended level for a person to get each day is no more than 1500 mg. Unfortunately, many get double that, many men, triple that. High sodium levels have been linked to coronary problems. If you don't already read food nutrition charts, it is truly worth your while to take a look at the next can of soup, pizza, beans, or any product. The sodium levels in some of these is already startingly high. A 240 ml can of Campbell's chicken soup has 890 mg of sodium - over half of the recommended amount.
News items like the above are so welcome for the publics knowledge. More credible information like this on other foods, preservatives, colorants, and any dangerous ingredient needs to be repeated to the public. Changing dietary habits is not easy, and can take years for some to learn and make healthier lifestyle changes, so the health news and messages need to be promoted more, and continually over time.
This will save lives, and save the troubled health care system millions. It's a win-win situation for people and government.
There has been criticism from Canadian & American meat associations because of the potential affect the news could have on the beef, and pork industry. In the end, it will be peoples' deitary habits that determine how well any product sells. Things probably won't change much overnight for sales of these meats. In the future, however, meat producing companies may have to be content with lower sales at least domestically, but they can always look to exporting more internationally.
For consumers, continue reading the nutrition charts on food products, get more knowledgeable about what's in processed foods, and what you're feeding your system. Is it good or harmful? Garbage in, problems later. There are 1000s of studies done every year on food effects, they may be commissioned by food companies themselves, or by an arbitrary health association, or by government. The study referenced in this post appears to be very credible, and a cut above the rest.
The federal government in particular might want to consider putting more money into public service health announcements promoting healthy living, preventative lifestyles. The investment now, could very well save $100s of millions in the future.


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Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty tell Knight Frank’s Andrew Shirley why they are passionate about investing in sport
Sporting franchises are becoming an increasingly global commodity in terms of both audiences and ownership. Exemplifying this trend are British-born entrepreneur Raj Kundra and his wife, the Indian businesswoman and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. The couple own a 12% share in the Rajasthan Royals, the first winners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket competition, which has grown into a multi-billion dollar global brand after just four years. They also invest in numerous other sectors including property and renewable energy, as well as supporting a number of charitable ventures.
Most of the world’s biggest sporting franchises and teams are owned by wealthy individuals. Why do you think they are so keen to be involved in the world of sport when there is the potential to lose a lot of money?
Raj Kundra: When people first become rich they are often still not very well known. Sport can provide them with the limelight and recognition some want. But increasingly people see it as a good investment too.
When you decided to invest in the IPL was it mainly a financial decision or an investment of passion, and was there anything about the IPL in particular that attracted you?
RK In our case it was it a bit of both. We didn’t invest in the IPL in its first season, but it quickly became clear it was going to be a huge phenomenon and the figures looked very attractive. At the end of the day it’s a valuations game. We got a lot of advice on what the team was worth and took a calculated risk. Based on current valuations it seems like we’ve made a good investment.
According to some estimates the IPL brand alone is now worth around $4bn. Do you think it can go on growing?
Shilpa Shetty Kundra: Definitely. In India cricket is not just a sport; it’s a religion. Each of the IPL teams has a huge domestic fan base, not to mention all the overseas interest. That makes it a really exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs who enjoy developing brands and creating innovative marketing strategies.
Do you think the creators of the IPL learned from the downsides of other sporting leagues when creating the format and structure of the competition?
RK Absolutely. The revenue stream from the central sale of media rights is virtually guaranteed and it was a smart move by Lalit Modi [the architect of the IPL] to introduce a salary cap. Without that you’d have the richest teams signing up all the best players like you do in the English Premier League.
India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, but it has been relatively low key on the global sporting scene. Has the success of IPL been a boost to the country as a whole?
SSK It has made the nation more confident. It’s something we can all be proud of.
Apart from your investment in the IPL, are there any other sports you would like to get involved with?
We are actually just about to launch MMA [mixed martial arts] in India. It’s the fastest growing sport in America and each round of the Super Fight League that we’re planning will be a really exciting event, just like the IPL. There is so much more room for sport in India.
Apart from your love of sport, you are also keen philanthropists. How important do you think it is for HNWIs to contribute something back to society?
SSK It is very important. Through my foundation we are trying to help as many Indian children who are in need as possible. Raj’s company Freeplay Energy India also donates a lot of its innovative wind-up radios and torches to areas where there is no electricity. Philanthropy and investment do not need to be mutually exclusive activities.
When talking about the world’s fastest growing economies China is always mentioned first. But India is actually predicted to overtake China in terms of GDP later this century. Do you think people sometimes underestimate or overlook the potential of India?
The infrastructure and factories in China are admittedly better, but there is great brainpower in India and pretty much everybody can speak English. From an economic point of view, there is also no real formal loan structure, which helps to insulate the economy from adverse global credit conditions.
What could India do to make itself more attractive to HNW investors?
RK The property market needs to be opened up. It is hard to buy there even for British Indians. Lifting the ban on casinos would also open up a lot of opportunities.
In 2009 you said that it wasn’t the right time to invest in property. Has that changed now and are there any locations or sectors that you think are particularly good opportunities at the moment?
RK I think capital cities still have a lot of potential. I bought something in central London not long ago, which I thought was quite expensive, but it’s already gone up in value. I’m also investing in real estate in Mumbai – there are lots of opportunities in India right now.
SSK There is also a huge amount of potential in India’s tier-two cities such as Nagpur and Ludhiana. More wealth is probably being created there than in the bigger cities and people have a lot to spend. Luxury goods sales are growing very quickly and I heard that tier-two cities are now the biggest buyers of Mercedes in India.
Read my full article in The Wealth Report 2012 about why the super-rich are increasingly attracted to alternative investments including sports teams
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Touaregs, Cayennes called back for brake pedal issue
Washington – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recalled about 46,000 Volkswagen Touaregs and 88,000 Porsche Cayennes that have brake pedals that can fall off.
The agency said the approximately 134,000 cars, made between the 2011 and 2016 model years, have brake pedals that may be missing a clip that is used to prevent the parts from separating.
“If the brake pedal dislodges, the driver may not be able to apply the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash,” the agency said in a recall notice that was posted on its website over the weekend.
Volkswagen, which also owns Porsche, said no injuries or crashes in the U.S. or Canada that have been attributed to the brake problem have been reported by drivers.
NHTSA said the first incident of the loose brake pedals was reported in November 2014 in testing in a foreign market. It was initially seen as an isolated incident, but the agency said a second incident, also in a foreign market, was reported in December 2015.
Volkswagen said it will notify owners of the potential brake defect. Dealers will replace the missing brake clips at no cost to owners.
The manufacturer has not yet provided a replacement schedule. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at (800) 893-5298.
The brake recall is the latest hiccup for Volkswagen, which has come under fire among U.S. regulators for rigging thousands of diesel-powered vehicles in recent years to circumvent federal air quality standards.
Volkswagen has admitted to selling diesel models of its cars that had software installed that activated required air pollution protections only during emissions tests, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accused the German automaker last year of installing so-called “defeat devices” on about 482,000 diesel vehicles since 2008. The company has also been found to have installed the devices on cars marketed under its Audi and Porsche brands.


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Apple introduced Game Center, an online multiplayer social gaming network, in 2010 that allows app users to invite friends, start multiplayer games, track achievements, and compare scores on a leader board, and now reports claim that Google is looking to develop a similar system for Android.
While not naming any sources, Business Insider claimed Google is developing a native Android app similar to Game Center, but the publication detailed Apple’s offering as “an app on the iPhone that connects players in most of Apple’s iOS games.” However, that description is selling the network short. Game Center comes standard with the current iOS, and Apple announced in February that the service would soon integrate with Mountain Lion, which is set for a late summer 2012 release (image, above).
Google’s flavor will allegedly include a social-based achievement system, as well as a leader board. The similar client would poise Google as a legitimate contender in the exploding mobile games market. Developers who build Android games use a variety of third-party solutions, like the iOS-compatible OpenFeint, but Google wants to create its own native app in the wake of Apple’s popularity with gaming.


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In today’s world where almost all businesses and transactions are done via the use of the internet, cyber warfare on the rise, businesses constantly under threats due to sophisticated growth of cyber attacks which are linked to wide spread use of technologies, a surge in connected devices and computational endeavors and the unpreparedness for the global warming, cyber pests are constantly posing challenges to organisations in breaches of data and massive compliance threat For these reasons and many others are at the center of attraction at the world safer internet day 2020.
The event which took place at the Center for Information Technology Studies (CITS) organized by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development in Collaboration with the Nigeria Internet Group (NIG)
Welcoming the audience in his remarks, the president, Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) Bayero Agabi laid emphasis that creating awareness for internet safety in Nigeria cannot be over- flogged going by the increasing incidences of cyber-attacks, bullying and cyber crime.
Addressing the audience, the executive secretary, Nigeria Internet Registration Association, (NIRA) Mrs. Edith Udeagu stated that there is no complete internet safety. She urged parents to monitor the acitivities and ensure the safety of their children online adding that NIRA as empowered by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is committed to ensuring that Nigerian have a safe domain to host their websites.
As the world marks the world safer internet day, concerns are raised as to how its safety and applicability can be achieved and sustained.at the panel discussion, Wale Adelomo of the founders Institute noted that the more important things to look out for online are opportunities that abound for the youths. He charged the youth to seek more knowledge of their own rights and how they can be safe online.
In his submission, Gbenga Sesan, CEO paradigm Initiatives Nigeria also added that the youth should focus on three areas of protection namely; protection of making use of the global resources, protection of the nation’s economy through innovative thinking that will address national address and global interest.
In her view, Country Manager, Digital Information Security Solutions and founder, NoGofallMaga, Confidence Staveley said that no technology can stop social Engineering, according to her, it is cyber awareness that will do it, she further said that the youth need to know the inherent and unprecedented opportunities the internet has to offer and use the resource to increase their skills.
The event which was anchored by no less a person than a veteran and former General manager cooperate communications Nigeria Postal Service NIPOST Mr. TAYE OLANIYI who ensured the event was as engaging and comical as it should.


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Earlier this year, The Pokemon Company revealed they would be opening a pop-up store named Pokemon Center London. If you’ve been wondering what exclusive goodies the shop will offer other than plushies, now you can have a new peek!
Thanks to Serebii, we now have more previews of the store. The first bit of new info is the reveal of Pokemon Center London’s official artwork – which features Pikachu in a suit dancing among other Pokemon! Here it is in full below:
Additionally, we now know about three more pieces of exclusive merch that the pop-up store will offer customers. They include a gorgeous metal pin of London City Pikachu, TCG card sleeves with the above artwork, and a TCG playmat! Check them out below (click to enlarge):
At this time, The Pokemon Company has not revealed pricing details for all these exclusive goods. Nevertheless, the store’s opening on 18 October 2019 is definitely shaping up to be a fun one for locals!
We’ll report back if we hear more. Stay tuned!


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New Delhi: Google on Thursday launched its newest A-series smartphone Pixel 7a in India that will be available at a launch price of Rs 39,999 (actual price Rs 43,999) on Flipkart.
Google Pixel 7a is built with Tensor G2 chip and the Titan M2 security chip as used in Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, making it faster, more efficient and more secure.
The 6.1-inch Pixel 7a is available in three colours — Charcoal, Snow, and Sea.
It offers Face Unlock, 8GB RAM, a 90Hz display, IP67 dust and water protection and wireless charging.
Pixel 7a’s camera system has been completely upgraded to bring amazing camera features to more people.
The phone’s main upgraded camera features a 72 per cent larger sensor than Pixel 6a.
“It has an all-new 13-megapixel ultrawide lens, so you can capture more in your shots. Night Sight is also twice as fast as on Pixel 6a,” said Google.
Built to perform, big on features
The all-new #Pixel7a is now here, packed with your favourite features like Photo Unblur, Magic Eraser and Night Sight. Available in 3 beautiful colours – Sea , Charcoal and Snow
— Google India (@GoogleIndia) May 10, 2023
The users will be able to capture 4K video with the new 13-megapixel front camera.
For the first time on an A-series, Pixel 7a has Long Exposure, which can capture texture and energy in shots of things like waterfalls.
“Pixel 7a includes Super Res Zoom up to 8x to give you sharp, high-quality images so you’ll never miss a detail when taking photos from further away,” according to the company.
Pixel 7a has the same familiar design as Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, with its iconic Pixel camera bar and smooth, sculpted surfaces.
Featuring an all-new midframe architecture, Pixel 7a is Google’s most durable A-series yet, equipped to handle drops and tumbles. And to support Pixel’s continued commitment to sustainability, the aluminium housing is made with 100 per cent recycled content.
It also has all the Pixel Speech features powered by Tensor G2 like Live Translate, Recorder Speaker Labels, Assistant Voice Typing, and Voice Messaging Transcription on the Messages app.


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Kodak has announced that it is adding a new software feature to its wireless digital photo frames called "Picture Mail".
Announced at an event in Barcelona, the new software, which follows offerings already available from companies like i-mate on its digital photo frames, allows users to push images to frames around the world via the company's online EasyShare gallery as long as they are connected to the Internet.
Available to new and old Wi-Fi enabled frames within the next month via a firmware update, the frame will have an icon at the bottom of the display alerting users to new images available to see.
Images can be accepted or declined, as well as being saved for repeat viewing to the frame owners gallery online.
Luckily users will only be able to accept images from friends on their invited guest lists via the Kodak EasyShare Gallery rather than getting too many dodgy pictures from drunken friends.


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The first installment to the Little Nightmares franchise was a mega-hit. Fans couldn’t get enough of this overly creepy atmosphere as we took the role of a young female girl trapped in some type of hellish nightmare. Players went through this game as a side-scrolling platformer filled with hazardous obstacles and freakish giant humans that opted to see our heroine’s demise. As players jumped, sneaked, and ran through the various levels, the game came to an end with us wondering just what happened. It was clear that there was more to this story for players to dive into and thankfully the developers are bringing out a sequel.
Little Nightmares 2 is coming out this year and it’s filled with the same kind of horror we’ve come to love from the first game. This time it looks like our heroine from the first game is taking a side character role of sorts. Instead, players will be stepping into a new role that features a young boy with a paper bag over his head. The two will be going through another dangerous journey but this time around it looks like there is more combat featured.
While the game was delayed out of its intended launch window of 2020, we don’t have a long wait to endure now. In fact, a new trailer was released online to showcase some of the gameplay we’ll have to endure when we step into this horrific platformer. In the latest gameplay footage, we get a look at the school where we have to deal with quite the unusual teacher.
You can check out the latest trailer in the video embedded above. As for when you can get your hands on a copy of Little Nightmares 2, the game is set to officially launch on February 11, 2021. Mark your calendars and prepare to get a copy for either the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch platforms. With that said, it’s worth mentioning that you can expect a version to launch later this year for the Xbox Series X/S and the PlayStation 5 console platforms.


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Milk we drink is poison: NGO
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NGO says purity tests undertaken on seven leading brands revealed levels of bacteria and coliform count way above permissible limits
Highlighting the level of contamination in packaged milk available in the market, Ludhiana-based NGO Consumer Protection Force has said purity tests undertaken on seven leading brands sold in the market, both of co-operative and private sectors, revealed levels of bacteria and coliform count way above the permissible limits.
Presenting the findings, NGO president Rajiv Tandon, however, refused to reveal the names of the brands on Sunday, saying they did not want to target any particular manufacturer, as the problem of contamination was similar across all the seven samples. According to Tandon, the samples were sent to the SGS Labs in Gurgaon on May 3 and the results were received on May 10.
"We decided to get the milk tested on two basic parameters. One, the total plate count (TPC), which essentially shows the total bacteria count in the milk and includes bacteria, epithelial cells, polymorphs, lymphocytes and macrophages. Two, the coliform count in milk, which is used as a general indicator of sanitary conditions in dairy production and processing environments. Some coliforms can cause illness in people, especially young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. They may cause abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea and acute kidney failure in severe cases," said Tandon, while addressing the media.
Giving the results of the lab tests, he said, "The results were shocking. In case of the TPC, the acceptable levels for pasteurised milk as per industry norms is 30,000 cfu/ml. If the TPC is more than 50,000 cfu/ml, the milk is unfit for human consumption and should be destroyed. To our disbelief, the TPC in all brands ran into lakhs, ranging from 10,00,000 cfu/ml to 6,60,00,000 cfu/ml and yet this milk is being sold in the market with impunity. While the norm for Coliform Count is 10 clu/ml, it ranged from 60 clu/ml to 7,10,000 clu/ml across the brands. To our mind, the milk that we are drinking is poison and urgent steps are required by the government to stop this mass slow poisoning."


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3B NEXUS Limited (London, UK); September 15th, 2010, the live and on-demand video platform and portal company, has launched today 3B LIVETM for investors and businesses to broadcast live anytime to online private and public audiences from their desktops.
Online PR News – 27-September-2010 – – 3B NEXUS Limited (London, UK); September 15th, 2010, the live and on-demand video platform and portal company, has launched today 3B LIVETM for investors and businesses to broadcast live anytime to online private and public audiences from their desktops. The live broadcasts are simultaneously archived for on-demand publishing and can be viewed on the 3B NEXUS portal or on the publisher's website via embedded players with password protection, pay-per-view or with viewer pre-registration.
Viewers can see real-time examples by watching sector expert commentary and companies delivering live and on-demand webcasts at www.3bnexus.com
3B NEXUS provides investors and businesses with a secure, easy to use and effective way to deliver video communications, live and on-demand. There is no need for further hardware, software or expensive specialist resources, 3B NEXUS hosts, streams and provides the fully supported online production and publishing platform. The platform offers comprehensive viewing traffic and viewer reports for publishers to track performance and gain valuable information about their viewers.
With a good Webcam or Camcorder and a reliable internet connection, publishers can now broadcast live anytime from their offices and simultaneously record on-demand videos and presentation webcasts with facilities to control distribution including: sharing with specific users, clients, colleagues or partners; publishing on the 3B NEXUS portal for targeted marketing to investors and distributing to whole sector specific audiences.
3B PLAYERTM provides customized and branded video playlists and WebTV for publishers to broadcast live and stream videos and presentation webcasts on their own websites.
New York, August 2010, Investorside Research Association, the USA organisation representing independent research providers, awarded 3B NEXUS Affinity Member status. 3B NEXUS now provides Investorside webTV and the online video production and publishing facilities to help Investorside and its members in building relationships and growing their businesses by increasing reach and greater following through targeted marketing of live broadcasts and on-demand video communications to the worldwide investors and business audiences.
London, May 2010, Cleantech Investor and 3B NEXUS joined forces to create Cleantech Investor NEXUS, a series of live and on-demand investor events offering cleantech companies and funds the opportunity to present to a targeted investor audience. The presentation is promoted and streamed live to cleantech investor viewers around the world and remains available for viewing on 3B NEXUS; Cleantech Investor TV; and on the company's own website. Presenting companies also benefit from a professional profile, written by Cleantech Investor analysts with a half page summary printed in the Cleantech magazine.
3B NEXUS continues to support businesses in reducing marketing costs and making the greatest impact online with relevant, timely and effective video communications.
For further information contact:
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Consumers flock for 'heritage' Thanksgiving turkeys
A free-range turkey farmer in the US says that
consumers are lining up to buy a special type of free-range turkey this
Thanksgiving - the 'heritage' turkey.
Consumers are prepared to pay for the privilege, with 'heritage turkeys'
costing US$5 per pound compared to US$3.50 per pound for the regular free-range
David Smith, owner of Springfield
in Maryland, says the heritage birds "are more like the wild turkeys.
They are growing in popularity. They are smaller and have less white meat, but
the flavor is much more intense."
The heritage turkeys now make up half the total numberbirds on his farm,
with total sales of 650 free-range turkeys expected before the Thanksgiving
Fresh, free-range turkeys are reportedly one of the fastest growing niches
in the gobbler market.
Maryland farmers grew 800,000 turkeys last year, nearly double the 440,000
raised in 2000, but only a tiny fraction of total US production of 256.3 million
turkeys last year, according to the US Department of Agriculture
Sherrie Rosenblatt, a spokeswoman for the National Turkey Federation
said that Thanksgiving and Christmas are the two biggest holidays for turkey
sales, "but people eat turkey all year long. It's not just for Thanksgiving
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The six companies were given an overview of Coca-Cola’s innovation and marketing strategyas well as a preview of some of their new product launches. The day also consisted of strategy sessions from Coca-Cola experts in the areas of media planning, digital marketing, social media, research and consumer trends.
The Coca-Cola experts shared their experience, expertise and mistakes so that the entrepreneurs could take as much of the information as possible and apply it to their own businesses.
Day two took the group on a study visits to see the latest trends in health and wellness. They then made their way to the Enterprise Ireland London office where Holland & Barrett and a top London PR firm talked them through innovation and brand strategy.
Speaking this week, Orla Battersby from Enterprise Ireland said, “The Thrive Project is an initiative we are proud to get behind and we are delighted to partner with Coca-Cola for the second year in a row. Enterprise Ireland’s strategy is to support Irish businesses to build scale and expand their reach into international markets. The unique concept about this programme is that it combines Coca Cola’s market and global insights with Enterprise Ireland’s know-how in business development, allowing the entrepreneurs to gain invaluable knowledge on how to go about scaling businesses and operations.”
Marketing Director at Coca-Cola GB and Ireland, Aedamar Howlett added, “I am delighted that we are in a position to partner with Enterprise Ireland to give these six great start-up businesses a boost. We hope that the trip to London has been extremely beneficial to each company and that they have gone home inspired and even more motivated than before.”
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Wireless service providers and some partners are making a variety of offers to assist customers during Hurricane Florence, ranging from free service to open access at WiFi locations, smartphone drying and in-store discounts for merchandise.
Here is a breakdown by provider:
AT&T is offering unlimited talk, text, and data during the storm to its wireless and prepaid subscriber customers.
“AT&T has helped lessen the burden on customers through many natural disasters so they can take care of what matters most – helping their friends and families through this tough time,” the company says.
Verizon also is “committed to provide free calling, texting and data to its postpaid and prepaid customers who reside in the areas most impacted by the storm. ”
The company says it also has lifted speedcap restrictions for first responders.
Verizon partner Victra
Victra, a large reseller of Verizon services which is based in Raleigh, is offering a variety of discounts in its stores located in hurricane-affected areas:
preparation for the hurricane and to help people in our communities across the Carolinas, Victra, Raleigh-headquartered operator of Verizon Wireless stores, is offering the following complimentary services in hurricane-affected areas:
- 30% discount on portable power supplies to charge a smartphone if the power is out
- In the event of power outages and/or flooding, charging stations for residents in any stores that have power themselves
- Also where flooding occurs: smartphone dry-out services – a one-time service using our Redux technology to dry out phones or other small devices with potential water damage (learn more here:https://www.victra.com/redux.aspx)
- Offers will be available through Friday, Sept. 21.
T-Mobile is offering free services to active customers across the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia and Maryland who “are not already on an unlimited plan.”
“Pay as you Go and postpaid plans that do not include data will receive free talk/text only,” the company notes.
T-Mobile also says stores will remain open “as long as it’s safe.” “They will have water, mobile generators, device charging stations, car and wall chargers and other supplies available” to customers and affected employees, the company said.
Sprint is waiving call, text and data coverage fees for its customers in the Carolinas and Virginia through Sept. 25.
“Customers on Unlimited plans will continue to enjoy their unlimited data, call and text benefits,” the company said.
Charter Communications just launched Spectrum Wireless, and normally its WiFi network in the Carolinas region is available only to its customers.
However, during Florence, Spectrum is opening more than 5,000 WiFi “hotspots” for all wireless users.
“These hotspots are open to all users until further notice in coastal communities like Wilmington, N.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C., as well as inland to the Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Fayetteville and Greensboro areas, Spectrum said.
To find WiFi sites, visit Spectrum’s listing site.
Raleigh-based Republic Wireless has announced no special offers but said it is geared up to support customers and to “minimize service disruptions.”
“Members needing assistance during this event are urged to first use our self-service Help Center and Member-to-Member support options (Experts and Community) whenever possible, reserving Help Ticket requests for account-specific questions and service issues,” Republic said.
More information is available at Republic’s website.


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GridPlus announced that, "out of necessity, [we] have divested our retail energy subsidiary."
GridPlus said that it is, "dedicating 100% of our effort and resources to becoming the leading blockchain hardware security and privacy company."
"The repercussions from the collapse of Texas’ deregulated energy market make it clear that the blockers faced by that business were a matter of regulation and systemic market problems rather than technological innovation," GridPlus said
Referring to the recent Texas weather event, GridPlus said, "An unresolved resettlement process and political fallout that will take months to resolve exposed our subsidiary, GridPlus Energy, to tremendous risk and uncertainty. There was only one logical choice to be made in response to these statewide issues: sell the subsidiary in order to dedicate resources to the part of the business that was growing and thriving."
"We are anticipating a massive consolidation of the Texas retail electricity market as well as a shift towards onerous regulation that would prevent execution of our original intelligent real-time energy payment system. We are seeing early estimates that nearly all non-generating retail energy companies will be going out of business with the overall pool of approximately 60 servicing entities dropping by 75%," GridPlus said
GridPlus has launched its Lattice1 programmable hardware wallet, and described its renewed focus on its core competencies in blockchain, cryptography, and privacy tech signals as follows:
"The energy roadmap focused on using the Lattice1 to make the legacy grid more efficient, but this could only ever happen at scale. A single retail energy provider cannot fix systemic issues on its own. While we may be shifting away from energy as a use case, the core part of the original vision is still intact: bridging the physical world and mainstream use cases with the digital world of Ethereum and the broader blockchain ecosystem," GridPlus said
"The Lattice1 remains the most capable tool available to support blockchain energy applications and we are excited to see how third parties will put it to use to bring their goals to fruition in other markets," GridPlus said
"We set out to establish a new standard for hardware blockchain security for a world in which digital assets are an integral part of all of our daily lives. Not long ago widespread adoption of this technology seemed like hyperbole, but now it’s inevitable. When the first hardware wallets were made, few could have even imagined the DeFi and NFT booms that have resonated with a global audience," GridPlus said
"Our initial plans focused on using the Lattice1 hardware (originally dubbed the “smart agent”) to be used in a variety of real-world applications such as serving as a point of sale terminal, a blockchain staking node, and our initial showcase application: making our legacy energy grid more efficient," GridPlus said
"Since we began work in 2017, the blockchain world has completely transformed and it’s certain that this evolution will only accelerate. A singular GridPlus focus on crypto will drive faster development in far more promising areas. In particular, this opens up a new world of possibilities with Phonon Network which will allow users to securely transfer their existing digital assets off-chain with the properties of cash," GridPlus said
"A key part of our initial plan was integrating an L2 scaling solution to support the transaction volume required from mainstream use cases. We originally planned on using state channels, but we arrived at a unique solution that opens up possibilities we did not originally anticipate," GridPlus said
"Phonon Network is an open-source standard that uses secure hardware to let you transact off-chain with crypto just like cash: fast, free, and private," GridPlus said
"What came from a search for a practical scaling solution has turned into a Crown Jewel of the project. Beyond the immediate applications for low cost transactions and privacy, Phonon is blockchain-agnostic which means it can serve as an interstitial layer between different blockchains or between L1s and L2 implementations. This opens up a world of possibilities for those overseeing the system, such as a linearly scalable private cross-chain decentralized exchange," GridPlus said
"We’ve been dedicating resources to accelerate the implementation of the specification and we’re incredibly excited for users to experience just how powerful a tool this is first-hand," GridPlus said
"The GRID token will be coupled with the open-source Phonon standard which will finally endow it with a powerful global use case and allow the community to take the reins on a technology that transcends GridPlus’ individual efforts," GridPlus said
"An independent DAO will be established to govern Phonon using the GRID token. Participants will set the parameters for the system and do as they see fit with fee revenue from wrapping assets to be transferred off-chain and resettlement back onto the base chain," GridPlus said
"Phonon is being developed in a way that ensures it can be used securely with third party hardware. The goal is decouple Phonon and the GRID token from GridPlus and pass ownership to the community so that the standard and the token can flourish on their own," GridPlus said
"If you are among the GridPlus Energy customers that redeemed GRID for access to wholesale rates, we’ve got you covered: we’re already in the process of reimbursing you for your unused balances," GridPlus said
"Our renewed focus on our team’s core competencies in blockchain, cryptography, and privacy tech signals a brighter future for GridPlus, the GRID token, and all Lattice1 owners. We’re grateful for the support of our rapidly growing community and excited to have you along for the ride as the hardware business takes off this year," GridPlus said


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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Chicken Guy, the popular quick-service restaurant Disney Springs, is being remodeled.
- Chicken Guy at Disney Springs is being remodeled
- The restaurant will expand, getting more indoor seating
- Disney Springs is also adding new restaurants to its lineup
The restaurant, which comes from celebrity chef Guy Fieri, will soon have more indoor seating. The additional seating will be located inside an area that was formerly occupied by the Planet Hollywood gift shop. Chicken Guy, which has outdoor seating, has suffered from limited indoor seating since its opening.
Chicken Guy features a menu that includes hand-breaded chicken tenders, sandwiches and salads. It also offers more than 20 signatures sauces that diners can choose from.
No timeline has been given for when the Chicken Guy expansion will be completed.
It comes as Disney Springs prepares to add new restaurants to its lineup, including City Works Eatery & Pour House near the NBA Experience and Beatrix at the former Bongos site.
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Microsoft became the 3rd company to breach the $1 trillion mark
Software giant Microsoft (MSFT) briefly became the third company to reach the $1 trillion club. The company’s stock peaked at $130.5 a share on Friday, April 26, which gave it a market cap of $1 trillion. The stock closed the session at $129.89, which means the company ended the day with a market cap of $996.5 billion.
The stock has risen by over 11% in the last one month. It rose 3.3% on Thursday, April 25, after it announced a stellar earnings report. The company’s shift of focus to its cloud business seems to be paying off. The tech giant said that its cloud infrastructure arm, Azure, posted growth of 73% year-over-year during the March quarter.
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Microsoft has been the most valuable public company in the world by market cap for most of this year, as Apple stock tanked late last year due to worries about shrinking iPhone shipments.
Microsoft appears slightly expensive
Apple and Amazon (AMZN) have also seen their stocks surge this year. All three companies currently have a market cap of over $950 billion. Microsoft’s stock has jumped 29.4% this year, while Apple and Amazon have climbed 30.8% and 29.9%, respectively, since the start of the year. These stocks along with other tech giants have driven the Nasdaq Composite Index to another all-time high.
However, Microsoft’s stock currently looks relatively expensive. The stock is trading at 24.1x its calendar year 2020 earnings.


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HP's new system of proprietary ink also offers benefits in terms of speed and quality.
UpdatedInkjet, laser or MFD? We discuss how to pick the perfect printer to suit the requirements of your business.
If left on default settings, a rogue hacker could easily access and abuse your HP office printer.
HP improves scanning speeds on its new ScanJet Pro models and adds remote capture with a new mobile app.
The Rever is a family-friendly device that hopes to bring 3D printing to a more widespread audience.
Inventors will be able to swiftly knock up their own PCBs rather than sending designs away to be printed.
There's been an exciting new development in terms of making 3D printing much more accessible to the general public.
This 3D printer is easy to use, reliable, and one of the cheapest you'll find on the market.
You no longer need to worry about coming back from holiday with an astronomical phone bill - as long as you stick to the EU, at least.
InterviewNASA's social media managers tell us about a massive shift that's taken place at the space agency.
Tim Cook probably won't approve but this wearable hack is an impressive feat of code tinkering.
Wired for the IoT and able to produce its own electricity, the automated building is coming to save us all.
Phil Schiller took to Twitter to settle how exactly you're supposed to pluralize Apple products.
Google wants to look out for you - literally. It's come up with a device you inject INTO your eye.
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“Constellation Brands remains our overall top pick as we approach 2019. Best in class revenue growth within U.S. beer, coupled with strong profitability has afforded them the opportunity to leverage this strong operating performance,” Azer wrote, referring to the stake in Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth. The cannabis investment is “a strategic long-term investment that should pay dividends as the Canadian adult use market sorts itself out and sales continue to ramp, in addition to the international medical opportunity.”
The Svedka vodka producer said in August that it’s investing about $4 billion into Ontario-based marijuana grower Canopy Growth, one of the largest bets to date on the burgeoning cannabis industry.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017). Results from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
The recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Canada on Oct. 17, pitting the country’s top pot producers against each other as analysts and management try to assess demand for marijuana. Early government studies suggest, however, that younger consumers continue to migrate toward cannabis and away from alcohol.
Since Constellation announced the $4 billion investment, its stock has entered a bear market, down more than 21 percent from its 52-week high amid market volatility and worries of a global economic slowdown. The U.S. beer market, meanwhile, is on pace to post one its worst years ever following a bleak 2017 as consumers abandon lagers in favor of wine or cocktails.
Total alcohol consumption fell for a third straight year in 2017 with a decline of 0.7 percent in the U.S. due to a struggling beer category, according to IWSR, a drinks market research firm. The firm added that though wine and spirits experienced growth of 1 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively, those gains were not enough to offset a massive decline in beer of 29.4 million nine-liter cases (1.1 percent), which holds the majority share of alcohol volume.


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Apple Watch OS 3 has arrived, Apple has announced a new update to it’s smartwatch Os during a presentation in Worldwide Developer’s Conference. A lot of users were facing slow speed issue with the Apple Watch and that has not gone unheard. Apple is planning a major improvement it’s responsiveness and the Watch speed in the new Os 3.5 New Features In Apple Watch Os 3
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Apple said in the Worldwide Developer’s Conference that the new Apple Watch Os 3 will be 7 times faster that the old Os. A lot of users has complained that the Apple Watch Os 2 was very [...]
OK, alright, try to contain yourselves Apple fans. The company hosted its big WWDC 2016 keynote event earlier today and during the show, Apple confirmed that the very first iOS 10 beta would be released to developers at some point on Monday. Well, “some point” is right now. Apple’s brand new iOS 10 beta 1 software is available to download and install immediately, and it’s packed full of exciting new features and refinements that iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users have been going crazy over on social media. So now, it’s time to stop talking about all those new features and start trying them [...]
Developers of WhatsApp, the most popular mobile messaging App have continuously been hard at work with incremental updates to the app. Initially, the developers used to push the latest updates on the WhatsApp web page, but after opening the beta channel on Google Play store, they have been constantly pushing updates there.
The frequency of updates has been impressive with 3-4 updates every week with changes ranging from invisible under the hood changes to subtle changes only noticeable to users that are look for the changes.
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Battery life in smartwatches have only decreased over time, as we add more features, but Samsung is looking to solve the problem once and for all with a special watch band.
The company filed a patent in 2019 which was published recently which suggests they are working on a solar-charging band for the Samsung Galaxy Watch.
The hand will contain batteries and solar cells on both sides of the watch, meaning it can charge whichever way you are facing, and the band is covered with a polymer which features quantum dots which changes the light path and guides the light towards the embedded solar cells.
Samsung also envisions multi-layer solar cells which can capture light at different wavelengths for added efficiency, meaning only a few hours of sun or even fluorescent light can keep the device fully charged.
If Samsung can maintain a change using only ambient light the company may be on a game-changer. The full patent can be seen here.


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Montreal hardcore punk act Kennedy recently announced that they signed a deal with prominent New York based hardcore label Hotfoot Records. Their upcoming full-length The Guilty Poor will be released digitally on September 29th, 2015 and on vinyl in the fall, both via Hotfoot Records.
The Guilty Poor will serve as a follow-up to the band’s 2012 EP Other Failures (stream below), which was released in 2013. It will also be their debut full-length. Stay tuned, we’ll keep you updated with further details as they become available.
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Facebook is developing its own suite of machine learning chips to handle common workloads on its social media platforms. The Information reports that one chip processes machine learning for tasks such as recommending content to users, while another focuses on handling video transcoding. The move should not come as a huge surprise – back in 2018, Facebook hired the founder of Google’s hardware technology engineering team and consumer silicon team, Shahriar Rabii, and appointed him as its new Head of Silicon.
The initiative also echoes similar steps by other hyperscalers to take advantage of their large scale, and their understanding of their own workloads, to develop specific chips that are more efficient, and reduce their reliance on companies like Intel, AMD, and Nvidia.
Earlier this year, Google revealed that it developed a custom ‘Argos’ video-transcoding chip to provide “up to 20-33x improvements in compute efficiency compared” to its previous traditional server setup. Google also developed its own TPU family of AI processors, Titan security chip line, and this year hired Intel’s Uri Frank to build a System on Chip.
Amazon Web Services, meanwhile, has its own Arm CPU line Graviton, as well as AI training (Trainium) and inference (Inferentia) chips. Microsoft is believed to also be working on its own Arm chips.
In other news – Beyoncé and Jay-Z pledge R28m for scholarships
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have teamed up with Tiffany & Co. and pledged R28 million to fund college scholarships at five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
The couple – who have daughter Blue Ivy, nine, and twins Rumi and Sir, four, together – have teamed up with Tiffany & Co. to fund places at five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) via their charities BeyGOOD and Shawn Carter Foundation as part of their About Love campaign. Learn more


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It appears that Nintendo is desperate for new software on the Wii U. So desperate that it is distributing conversion software to app developers in hopes of making smartphone games that are playable on the Wii U.
According to a report from The Japan Times via Kotaku, this new initiative is in hopes that smartphone games can bolster the lacking library of Wii U titles, and in turn, boost console sales while consumers are waiting on Nintendo’s first party software to arrive.
It’s no secret that the Wii U has seen a rough couple of months in the sales department, but the lack of software for the new console certainly isn’t helping the cause. While these app-like games could increase the Wii U library, they are no replacement for the games that Nintendo fans are expecting.
A recent rumor reported that a new 3D Mario game is in the works for the Wii U, and is slated to arrive later this year. Alongside titles like The Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, and others, things should be looking better for Wii U owners in the months to come.
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[dropcap type =”circle”]O[/dropcap]wners of independent businesses in Bicester are urging people to support them rather than the big brands and want to see business rates scrapped.
The call has come following a reduction in footfall in the town and as competition from big multi national brands increases.
Tim Stansfield and David Hoole from Stansfield & Hoole in Market Square-one of a few independent coffee shops in Bicester town centre-are urging local people to shop locally rather than always automatically heading for the big chain coffee shops that now dominate so many town centres.
Tim said: “We have seen a massive change in the town in the last six to nine months. When we opened in August 2017 it was brilliant. We were very busy-we did a bit of local advertising, but social media and word of mouth really brought the customers in and it was full on. We hired staff, opened seven days a week and it was all going really well and then we hit a slump.”
Earlier this week a Facebook post from the café commenting on why there had been such a dramatic drop in customers generated hundreds of comments from people supporting the café and generally giving good feedback.
Tim added: “David sat in the cafe that afternoon and the café was empty, the Market Square car park was empty and he thought it shouldn’t be like this.
So, he posted our thoughts on Facebook and the response was incredible. With a few exceptions people were really supportive and said genuinely lovely things about the café-we just want more people to now come in, meet us and enjoy our menu. We are very proud of what we have achieved and we want to share it with as many people as possible. We had such an overwhelming response that we had to disable the comments in the end as we just couldn’t keep up with responding to everyone. We were really surprised by the amount of people who commented.
“We know that other traders in the town are feeling the same-everyone is seeing a huge change. The big national brands are just saturating us and small independent businesses need support and need people to use them rather than always heading for the big brands.”
Tim added: “High business rates do not help us either because we get nothing for them-we still have to pay for our bins to be emptied. There are really no advantages for us but we have to still pay business rates-and that means selling a lot of coffee.”
Tim and David have a committed and loyal team working with them but there is a danger that rising costs and falling customer numbers will affect the cafe. Tim added: “We have to hope that things don’t get worse and we have to keep going. We love it here but so many small businesses are struggling. People say there is nothing here in Bicester for them but there really is and we are calling on everyone to start supporting local independent traders more and to make Bicester a destination location.
“People need a reason to visit the town. We need more events, really good themed markets and a variety of really interesting, unique local shops but the rents are so high that it makes it very difficult to sustain that. If rents could be lowered then Bicester would start to come back to life because smaller businesses would be able to afford to move in.
“Many traders feel that that the Market Square should not be used as a car park but pedestrianised and turned into an events space. It would bring the town together more and give people a real reason to come here if there was more going on. We have culture, we have so much history here and we have a group of dedicated independent traders and business owners offering really good services to local people. We love it here and want to stay but we all need to be supporting our local businesses a lot more before the big brands just take over even more and Bicester becomes a completely faceless town with no identity of its own.”


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Entrepreneurs need somebody to lean on — and need hope for a brighter future post-COVID — as this unprecedented health crisis continues into its third month. And this video of Naturally Chicago’s May 14 Navigating the New Normal webinar provides both.
Titled “Support Systems for Emerging Brands,” the webinar provides wise counsel and encouragement for early-stage businesses from these national Good Food leaders: Pete Speranza of General Mills’ 301 Inc; Matt Matros of Limitless; Tracy Miedema of Presence Marketing; Ricardo Alvar of ForceBrands; Shelby Parchman of Chicago’s Good Food Accelerator; and Debarshi Sengupta of Soup Explorers; with Jim Slama, Naturally Chicago Co-Founder and FamilyFarmed CEO, moderating.
While there was much attention early in the COVID crisis to shut-ins binging on comfort foods and sweets, there is increasing evidence that more and more people are becoming focused on wellness and getting real about the impact of food on health. Is this an inflection point for the Good Food movement and the businesses that drive it? Watch the video, listen to what these experts say, and check out the takeaways below.
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Hasbro grabbing the Walt Disney Co. princess franchise away from Mattel paid off in its latest quarterly results.
Sales of toys aimed at girls surged 57 percent to $462 million in the third quarter, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based company said on Monday. That compares with a 2 percent increase for boys' products. Much of the sales gain came from Disney Princess and Frozen licenses, which Hasbro snatched away from Mattel in a 2014 deal.
Total revenue rose 14 percent to $1.68 billion, well above the $1.55 billion estimated by analysts. Excluding some items, earnings amounted to $2.03 a share. Analysts had projected $1.74.
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Amesite Expands Sales & Marketing Team to Target K-12 Learning Software Market
Company’s Fully Integrated Online Learning Solution Provides Ease of Use for Both Educators and Students -Amesite Can Launch Customized Online Learning Platforms within Seven Days
Amesite Inc., an artificial intelligence software company providing online learning ecosystems for business, higher education, and K-12, announced today that Brock Bilger has joined as Director of K-12 Sales.
“We are focused on expanding our sales and marketing reach in the K-12 market to help schools across the country offer a quality, engaging online learning component to complement in-person education. Brock brings a track record of making a positive impact for school districts,” Amesite Founder and CEO Dr. Ann Marie Sastry said.
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Bilger brings to Amesite 7 years of K-12 software sales expertise, most recently at Frontline Education. He has worked with all 37 New York BOCES and over 700 school districts.
“I’m very excited to join the Amesite team in this new role as we accelerate sales in this key sector,” Bilger said. “I believe Amesite’s online learning platform offers key differentiating components including speed and ease of implementation.”
Bilger continued, “Today, teachers are having to build a quilt of disparate applications which leads to frustration and complication. Amesite’s proprietary platform provides educators the ability to use a single integrated solution that superintendents can use to provide both teacher training and delivery of student curricula.”
This is the third addition to the sales team that Amesite has made since completing its initial public offering in September 2020. In November, Amesite announced an expansion of its sales and business development team by adding seasoned education industry sales professionals Brandon Owens, who joined as Director of Enterprise Sales, and Kellen Hanson, who joined as Director of Higher Education Sales.
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Weak economy slows $100 million Greenville project
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Plans for a development in downtown Greenville more than 20 stories high have been slowed because of the shaky economy, a partner in the project said Tuesday.
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Michigan-based health system McLaren Health Care and America’s second-largest pharmacy store chain Walgreens have entered into a strategic collaboration focused on health service and pharmacy offerings.
Through the partnership, McLaren plans to open a combination of several different types of health service offerings in Walgreens retail locations throughout Michigan, including retail health care clinics, urgent care centers and primary care sites.
In addition, Walgreens will operate select onsite pharmacies with the purchase of the prescription files and pharmacy inventory assets of McLaren pharmacies located in Michigan.
As part of the transaction, McLaren pharmacy patients as well as McLaren Health Plan members, including McLaren employees, will be able to access Walgreens prescription services at any of the Walgreens owned pharmacies at McLaren locations or any neighborhood Walgreens stores.
"As the cost of healthcare continues to rise, patients' expectations are evolving around better value, convenience and simplicity, and a desire for instant, high-quality care," said Pat Carroll, Walgreens chief medical officer and group vice president, healthcare services and clinical programs. "Our collaboration with McLaren, demonstrates our ongoing commitment to create neighborhood health destinations that provide retail health services and patient care across the communities we serve."
Philip Incarnati, president and chief executive officer of McLaren Health Care, said: "Consumers increasingly seek value and convenience when choosing a health care setting, and fewer — particularly younger adults — have a relationship with a primary care physician. Walgreens has a reputation for delivering outstanding service and customer experience, and we are proud to work with them to create these new clinics and give Michigan residents more options for quality, affordable care when and where they need it."
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Shares of Best World International surged in early morning trade yesterday, prompting the multilevel marketing firm's fifth query from the regulator in five months.
The stock shot up 4.45 per cent to $1.76 three minutes after the opening bell and closed 9.5 cents higher at $1.78, a rise of 5.6 per cent.
Best World told the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that the unusual activity might have been a result of the firm's announcement on Sunday that it had won in-principle approval to proceed with a one-for-four bonus share issue.
"SGX approved the listing of our bonus shares, so over the next few weeks, we'll be able to announce the book closure date," Best World chief operating officer Huang Ban Chin told The Straits Times, adding that the bonus shares will only be issued months later.
Another possible reason for the early morning spike in interest was that investors' website NextInsight had published a bullish recommendation on the stock on Sunday.
Best World's share price has jumped five-fold from 33.5 cents at the start of the year to $1.685 at Friday's close. Earlier, analysts pinned much of the rally to expectations that the seller of beauty products would secure a direct selling licence in China before the year end, and deliver stellar results.
Best World won that licence last month and earlier this month announced a five-fold surge in half-year net profit to $13.3 million, so yesterday's jump made some investors scratch their heads.
But CIMB Securities analyst Jonathan Seow, who has a $1.98 target price, is not worried.
He said: "Maybe the excitement comes from the bonus issue, and the fact that growth is very hard to come by in this market in general."
"SGX is very on the ball," he added of the regulator in the wake of the 2013 penny stock crash.
Mr Huang said: "I think our company is fundamentally strong.
"Prior to obtaining our licence in China, we've been exporting our products to an agent there to reach brand awareness, so when our licence is effective at the end of the year, we don't have to start from ground zero."


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UK economy shrank 0.1% in March as inflation and Ukraine war takes toll
The Independent says the UK economy shrank in March, as soaring living costs and the war in Ukraine hindered recovery from the pandemic.
Experts warned that the squeeze on household incomes spelled trouble ahead for the economy and that the risk of a recession was growing.
Official figures show the economy grew by 0.8 per cent between January and March, down from growth of 1.3 per cent in the previous three months.
However, GDP fell by 0.1 per cent in March, leaving it just 0.7 per cent above pre-pandemic levels, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The figures are the latest economic warning sign for Rishi Sunak after separate data showed retail sales had slowed and consumer confidence plunged.
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SIDON, Lebanon: Abu Mohammad Nassar races his bicycle against the summer elements as he transfers an ice block to his modest shop in the southern city of Sidon.
With severe power cuts across Lebanon due to acute fuel shortage crisis, Nassar depends on these large ice cubes to cool the fresh juices he sells at his shop. As if the power cuts at his shop were not enough, his only supplier of ice appears set to be forced by the fuel crisis to shut down.
“If Jalloul Factory closes, then that’s it, I’ll have to shut down,” Nassar told The Daily Star, adding that the owner of the factory had told businesses depending on his ice that he would have to shut down soon if he doesn’t secure diesel for his generator.
The Jalloul Factory for the manufacture of ice blocks and its derivatives has always been a destination for citizens and businesses during this time of the year, whether to reduce the summer heat or the severity of the crisis of electricity rationing.
It is the oldest and most famous factory for the manufacture of ice blocks, dating back more than 100 years, and it is the only factory of its kind remaining in Sidon.
The owner of the factory, Jamal Jalloul, says the cessation of the factory will have a negative impact on all businesses that depend on ice, especially the sector of selling fish, meat and juices.
"The problem today is that this factory is threatened with closure due to the electricity and diesel crises, knowing that with its ice it feeds the marine fishing sector. Without ice, fish cannot be displayed or sold,” Jalloul, who inherited the factory from his father to grandfather.
“Likewise, it is used to preserve meat and chicken, in restaurants, supermarkets, and itinerant juice sellers, besides Its domestic and individual uses in homes.”
He said that he can no longer keep his business afloat with no electricity and subsidized diesel to operate a generator.
Jalloul points out that his factory produces about 200 ice blocks daily, each weighing 25 kg. Each one sells for between LL20,000 and LL40,000 (about $1-$2 at currency’s black market rate).
"We used to sell the slate for $4,” he said. “Now we sell it for one or two dollars at best. As you can see, between the high cost of operating the plant and production, the power outage and the exhaustion of diesel, we are no longer able to stand on our feet, knowing that our work is seasonal and the plant operates mainly in the summer.”
“Considering that in winter the demand for snow decreases due to the cold weather, we work in the summer to save two piastres to help us survive the winter,” Jalloul said.
“But it seems that after this crisis, we will not see snow except in winter!"


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Vegas should forget the Super Bowl or March Madness, the real action is betting on what Twitter will pick for its revenue model.
Forbes lays down its wager by pointing out the vast amount of data that passes through the micro-blogging service each day.
Twitter is developing a range of analytics and metrics products and services built around the information contained in "tweets," the e-mail and text messages that pass through its platform. "We can measure the tweets," Twitter’s Kevin Thau says. "We’re trying to figure out what are the appropriate metrics around engagement and how to convey those."
There’s certainly a possibility that businesses might have an interest in the aggregated data that comes from Twitter’s stream of consciousness, but with free data already floating around the web (e.g. Google Trends) will companies really open their wallets and pay for it?


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hares of Eastman Kodak Co. KODK, +1.64% climbed up 1.0 %in morning trading Wednesday, to throw the selloff in the more comprehensive stock market, after the business print and innovative products firm claimed it took a minority stake in a manufacturer of elements for batteries utilized for electric lorries. Financial terms were not revealed, but Kodak said it took the risk in Wildcat Discovery Technologies, which is developing an EV “very cell” that can provide higher than 90% enhancement in energy thickness over present batteries. Kodak said the financial investment it made comes with the objective of having Wildcat’s “super cell” prepared for commercialization in 2 years. “This financial investment in Wildcat mirrors Kodak’s commitment to developing new businesses by leveraging our existing skills as well as facilities,” said Kodak Chief Executive Jim Continenza. “Covering substratums is an essential element of making batteries as well as nobody is better at finishing than Kodak.” Kodak’s stock has gained 7.3% year to day. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.92%, which was down 1.0% early Wednesday, has dropped 20.7% this year.
Eastman Kodak Co. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market
The kodak stock history , +1.64% increased 1.64% to$ 4.96 Friday, on what showed to be an all-around beneficial trading session for the securities market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index Compensation, +1.79% climbing 1.79% to 11,452.42 as well as the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.15% climbing 2.15% to 31,288.26. Eastman Kodak Co. shut $2.96 except its 52-week high ($ 7.92), which the business achieved on August 3rd.
The stock outperformed several of its rivals Friday, as Canon Inc. ADR CAJ, +0.94% climbed 0.94% to$ 22.62, HP Inc. HPQ, +1.54% climbed 1.54% to $31.66, and FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. ADR FUJIY, +0.99% increased 0.99% to $53.16. Trading volume (739,475) remained 403,162 listed below its 50-day typical volume of 1.1 M.
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK) Stock Passes Below 50-Day Relocating Average of $4.83.
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK– Obtain Ranking)’s stock cost crossed below its 50 day relocating standard during trading on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving standard of $4.83 and traded as low as $4.70. Eastman Kodak shares last traded at $4.78, with a quantity of 1,025,146 shares changing hands.
A variety of equities study analysts have just recently provided reports on KODK shares. StockNews.com started coverage on Eastman Kodak in a research study record on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “sell” rating on the stock. TheStreet reduced shares of Eastman Kodak from a “c-” rating to a “d” score in a study note on Friday, May 27th.
The business has a fifty day moving ordinary price of $4.83 and also a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.97. The firm has a market cap of $377.24 million, a PE ratio of 239.00 and a beta of 4.61. The firm has a debt-to-equity proportion of 0.33, a present proportion of 2.37 as well as a fast proportion of 1.63.
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK– Get Score) last posted its quarterly profits results on Tuesday, May 10th. The modern technology company reported ($ 0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Eastman Kodak had a return on equity of 3.27% as well as a web margin of 1.28%. The company had income of $290.00 million throughout the quarter.
A number of institutional financiers have just recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amalgamated Bank acquired a new stake in Eastman Kodak throughout the initial quarter valued at $47,000. PNC Financial Provider Group Inc. elevated its risk in shares of Eastman Kodak by 471.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Solutions Team Inc. currently has 8,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an extra 6,600 shares in the last quarter. Qube Study & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Eastman Kodak throughout the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000. Republic Equity Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Eastman Kodak in the first quarter valued at roughly $69,000. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC obtained a new position in Eastman Kodak in the very first quarter worth about $83,000. Institutional investors as well as hedge funds own 44.78% of the business’s stock.
Concerning Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK).
Eastman Kodak Business gives hardware, software application, consumables, as well as services to consumers in the business print, packaging, publishing, production, as well as amusement markets worldwide. The company runs via Typical Printing, Digital Printing, Advanced Materials and Chemicals, and also Brand name.


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Sydney, Nov 1 (IANS) Australian researchers have found that children with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop asthma and other allergies later in life.
Researchers from Western Australia’s Telethon Kids Institute tracked vitamin D levels from birth to age 10 in Perth and found that children were at high risk of developing asthma and allergies as they grew older if they lacked the nutrient at a young age, Xinhua news agency reported.
The findings also showed that repeated bouts of vitamin D deficiency in early childhood were linked to higher rates of asthma at age 10, as well as allergy and eczema.
The study’s lead author Elysia Hollams on Tuesday said the findings showed that vitamin D plays an important role in regulating the immune system as well as promoting a healthy lung development.
“Our study is the first to track vitamin D levels from birth to asthma onset, and it has shown a clear link between prolonged vitamin D deficiency in early childhood and the development of asthma,” Hollams said.
“We’ve also shown for the first time that babies deficient in vitamin D have higher levels of potentially harmful bacteria in their upper airways, and are more susceptible to severe respiratory infections.”
But Hollams was quick to caution against rushing out and purchasing vitamin D supplements as more research needs to be done in the field.
“We still don’t know what the optimal level of vitamin D is for good lung health and immune function, and we don’t know if supplementation would address this issue, or if healthy sun exposure is what is required, given that vitamin D is an indirect measure of recent sun exposure,” Hollams said.
The study’s co-author professor Prue Hart said the findings were a significant endorsement that vitamin D levels may be important throughout childhood.
Hollams and Hart’s study was published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology on Tuesday.


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One in five employees of American firms operating in Europe, theMiddle East, India and Africa have become aware of financial manipulations in their companies in the past 12 months, according to Ernst & Young’s Fraud Survey for 2013.
Alarmingly, it says, at board and senior manager level the proportion is said to be higher still – the survey reported that more than 40 per cent of respondents said that sales or costs had been manipulated at their company.
“Although the survey covered American companies operating in the region, this should be a concern for the business community in this part of the world,” said Jim Gurowka, vice-president of international development at the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), one of the largest and most respected global associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession.
“The possibility of inaccurate financial reporting and sales manipulation could have far reaching impacts on the business community at large, which is why we cannot overemphasise enough the importance of having trained and certified accounting and financial management professionals who can help spot and safeguard businesses from these fraudulent activities,” he added.
According to Gurowka, certification is not just a means to enhance a professional accountant’s skills and credentials. It helps instil a commitment to an ethical practice of the profession as well as serving as an instrument to push compliance even further towards strict financial reporting protocols in their respective organisations.
IMA has been providing training and certification programmes for accounting and finance professionals in the region. Currently, it is making its membership and certification programmes more accessible, offering services at a discounted rate until June 16, 2013.
“CMA certification demonstrates a professional’s mastery of accounting and financial management, and connects them to a global network of members, as well as access to thought leadership and research through which they can further enhance their skills and credentials,” maintained Gurowka.


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News Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Slated for the West in February
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NIS America announced on Tuesday that it will release the PlayStation Vita mystery adventure game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc on February 11 in the U.S. and February 14 in Europe. The game will be available in both digital and hard copy formats.
Spike Chunsoft's DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc PlayStation Vita game is a revised and revamped edition of the original title for the PSP that was released in Japan in 2010. In the game the player plays as Makoto Naegi, an average teenager who gets accepted into the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy high school. When he arrives at the school, he and the students find out they are trapped in a battle of survival.
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Thomson ReutersOctober 21, 2013 06:37
By Dorene Internicola
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For many outdoor runners the idea of pounding a treadmill means trading daylight for drudgery but as the air chills, fitness experts say treadmill classes can hone efficiency and form and add a dash of glamour to indoor running.
"There's a little snobbery about running on a treadmill," said David Siik, a track and field sprinter turned treadmill class fitness instructor at Equinox, the upscale chain of fitness centers. "Most racers are a little ashamed of running indoors."


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Soul Origin has found a niche in the market for accessible high quality coffee. It’s no secret that the Australian coffee culture is fast growing and has become an essential
Cafe chain Soul Origin is giving away a free slice of Vegemite toast with any coffee purchase on Wednesday, after an impromptu national debate broke out yesterday over the correct
Salad, sandwich and coffee franchise, Soul Origin has raised over $100,000 for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, helping to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families.
With the success of global chains such as McDonald’s and Subway, there’s no undermining the influence fast food businesses have had on the franchising industry. However, a rising trend for specialist diet offerings and healthy options is strengthening a new sector of the market.
Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) franchise and perennial over-achievers, Soul Origin are gearing up for their 2018 National Barista finals to be held in Sydney this week.


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The DTV brief focuses on the transition from analog broadcast TV to digital TV.
This blog contains expert comments on news, intelligence, technology, information campaigns and more.
The transition to DTV took place in the U.S on Februar,17 2009. About 20 million households was directly affected in some way when analog terrestrial broadcasts ended and TV broadcasts continued in digital only. This was a major change and unprecedented challenge, concerning information outreach, technology and getting people to act on a specific day. As well as challenges and unique possibilities for the television industry when households in the U.S had to make choice about how they wanted to receive TV after the transition.
There are some elements of a transition that are very intriguing:
– How will the various information campaigns be carried out?
– Who will be on Google’s top ten results when you search for “digital TV” during spring 2008 and 2009?
– Will converter-boxes really be in stores during the beginning of 2008?
– Will the boxes enter stores tested or is it the first generation of boxes that consumers will have to buy?
– What will the debate look like when consumers discover what is about to happen with their analog TV sets?
– How will PR agencies advice their clients on how to get their message out?
– How will consumers understand how to connect and use the converters? How will they be helped?
– Time – its crucial and short running up to the day of the switchover.
– Money and business perspectives
– Impact of media coverage of the transition?
– Will this switch be a golden momentum for IP TV, Web-TV, Joost, Apple TV, Microsoft and others that want a piece of the consumers market that suddenly must make a choice how they want to receive TV after the switch. Or will cable- and satellite TV operators end up as winners?
This blog was mostly active during the year ahead of the actual tansition. However, since there still is a steady stream of viewers the content will be present for the time being. However, updates won’t happen anymore.
P.S. The DTV Brief blog works great on iPhone D.S.


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Konami announced today that over 1,000,000 units of PES 2012 have been sold in Latin America.
Similarly to Asia, Latin American has always been PES territory. And although the figures are impressive, they're far from surprising considering how much the local market is dominated by Konami.
Copa Libertadores mode was introduced in 2010, as PES 2011 became the first ever title in video-game history to reproduce South America's most prestigious tournament.
Perhaps this is a sign that Konami always look to reward the loyal members of their fanbase - and just maybe, it's also a sign of things to come with the release of PES 2013 later this year?
Leave us a comment below and tell us what you think.


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Motorola Xoom 3G version to be delayed till March
The Xoom Android tablet from Motorola is the next big thing in the Android territory. In a recent public appearance by Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha to discuss the company’s earnings call, he spoke about the launch date of Motorola Xoom 3G tablet and mentioned it to be at the end of February. But surprisingly, later in the same conference, he also mentioned that the 3G tablet might instead be selling from March after a short delay.
The Motorola Xoom tablet will have Verizon Wireless as its carrier and a 4G version is expected in Q2 2011. At the time of selling, the tablet will be available with a lot of accessories like cases, keyboard and docks, thus making it as accessible like a full-featured laptop. Rumors have it that the device will be priced at around $700 to $800 without a carrier contract.


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The shredder at my house is busy these days, destroying the constant stream of credit card offers. The offers promise zero percent balance transfers. Waived annual fees. 40,000 bonus miles. Convenience checks for whatever I desire. The offers are tempting, but there’s usually a catch. A balance transfer fee. An annual fee that kicks in after the first year. You get the picture.
Credit experts say card offers are hitting the mailbox at rates not seen in a long while. Some offers are so-called “preapproved” card offers designed to net new customers. Others are rich balance transfer offers intended to convince existing cardholders to pick that card for the next purchase. “Issuers are finding some better times out there,” said Bill Hardekopf of Lowcards.com, citing lower delinquency rates and overall credit card balances as two reasons for the improved environment. Plus, with fewer consumers carrying a credit card balance, issuers have to make up lost profit in the form of fees. In other words, they need to figure out ways to get consumers to use their credit cards more.
I tend to ignore all credit card offers. We have plenty of revolving credit. But the offer from USAA, our main bank, offering zero percent interest for 15 months without any fees or glaring catches was too good to pass up. With it we accelerated our kitchen remodeling project and will soon have cabinets that actually close and a new sink to replace the one that literally was designed for an RV.
Before we borrowed the money, I read every last bit of fine print not once but twice. We called to make sure we weren’t missing any terms or conditions that would cost us in the long run. We looked at our overall financial picture to make sure we could realistically pay the money back in time. And we developed a plan to pay off the debt a month before the zero percent interest offer expired.
Paranoid? Not at all. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put out a bulletin earlier this month warning credit issuers to be more transparent when marketing promotional APR credit card offers: “The bureau has observed that certain solicitations for these types of offers risk being deceptive.”
The bulletin said offers don’t always state clearly that continuing to use the card after initiating a zero-percent offer could mean paying interest on any new purchases until the entire balance is paid in full. “Consumers may incur charges that they do not anticipate — and fail to save the money that they expect,” the CFPB bulletin said. Bottom line: Be vigilant if you’re planning to take advantage of credit card offers or risk being victim to gotchas.
Free credit scores (really)
I can look up my credit score every day if I want to. No strings attached. A growing number of people have that option as more credit card companies are offering free credit scores to cardholders. So far, Barclaycard, Discover and First Bankcard offer free FICO scores. Capital One offers a TransUnion credit score and a tool that simulates how different actions would affect your score. U.S. Bank provides an Experian credit score.
Free credit reports have been available to consumers for years. But not free credit scores, which are used by lenders to assess creditworthiness. Without access to a free score from a financial institution, a score will cost you nearly $20.
Having access to credit scores is especially important in an era when security breaches are the norm. “Consumers will become more educated and notice fluctuations in credit scores faster,” said Gerri Detweiler, director of consumer education for Credit.com. Fluctuations could be a sign that your credit has been compromised. Maybe credit accounts are being opened or balances are being racked up in your name. A drop in a credit score should prompt a check of your credit report at annualcreditreport.com.
Credit scores also come in handy to assess credit health in advance of applying for a mortgage or any other type of consumer loan. Just be sure you know which credit score your lender plans to use since scores are all calculated in slightly different ways.
Chip, pins and security breaches
High profile security breaches at big-box retailers appear to be the norm. If you aren’t interested in switching to cash, never fear. You will never be liable for more than $50; most banks won’t charge you a penny if your card’s been stolen. My cards have potentially been compromised too many times to count.
It’s disconcerting, but fortunately these incidents have not had any major effect on my life. The good news is that security breaches have prompted some card issuers to adopt more secure credit card features on a swift schedule. Expect to see chip and PIN cards replacing your plain old magnetic stripe cards by 2015. I received my first chip and PIN card this summer. Apple Pay, the new payment service that comes with the newly announced iPhone 6, also includes features that make it more difficult for hackers to get away with your credit card number.
What’s on your mind about credit? Tell Kara: email@example.com
Kara McGuire is a consumer strategist for CEB and author of “The Teen Money Manual.”