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Many Canadian businesses and MSPs are still trying to figure how to comply with new GDPR guidelines, and while that’s a challenge for smaller firms with limited resources, it could actually help them with their digital transformation efforts, and even their bottom line, according to Datto’s chief compliance officer.
“It gives them a reason to make sure they understand their IT infrastructure, and it gives channel IT service providers a chance to transform their clients’ IT infrastructure,” Campbell Hutcheson told CDN. “A lot of the challenges associated with GDPR – understanding your IT infrastructure, keeping accurate records, knowing what you store and where – are things an outside IT service provider can help you with.”
Datto recently released a new report, “GDPR Made MSPeasy: The MSP Opportunity,” in which multiple MSPs shed light on how they’re taking advantage of the sales opportunities around GDPR. Next generation firewalls, better options for email encryptions, and top-of-the line business continuity and disaster recovery products are part of that sales strategy, but so is training, said Jim Sneddon, leading GDPR consultant and founder of U.K.-based Assuredata, in the report. He suggested 75 per cent of GDPR compliance is around training, process procedures and policies.
Jess Symondson, marketing manager at Complete IT, another MSP from the U.K., agreed, and in the report, said alleviating a client’s pain points around GDPR compliance will quickly increase their trust and commitment to you.
“Instead of going for the hard sell, we want to ensure that they have taken the time to look over their business needs with our guidance,” said Symondson. “Mapping out a client’s business will present deeper insights into their data management, which in turn enables you to offer tailor made solutions.”
European MSPs have an advantage when it comes to navigating these new privacy regulations due to the fact that they’re part of the European Union and, therefore, are more familiar with the paperwork that goes along with it, said Hutcheson. But in the end, business across the globe know that becoming GDPR compliant will cost them money. Whether it’s for legal fees, consulting or additional infrastructure – although Hutcheson said in these early days of GDPR compliance, additional infrastructure isn’t really where the money will be spent – it’s a worthwhile investment.
“Being a knowledgeable MSP who is instrumental when it comes to protecting customer data will enable you to achieve great success,” the Datto report concludes.
Privacy concerns delay sales for most businesses
Approximately 65 percent of businesses say privacy concerns impacted how quickly they were able to sell their products and services in 2017, according to a Cisco Systems study released in January. Globally, the average length of these delays was nearly eight weeks. In Canada, it was 5.3.
Michelle Dennedy, Cisco’s chief privacy officer and trust organization, cited these stats during a meeting with reporters in Orlando during the company’s annual Cisco Live event, and emphasized the correlation between poor privacy practices and its impact on sales.
“Privacy is good for business,” she said. “People want to define what their data is and define where the data is going.”
People also want to better understand how to build their networks, Dan Siebert, a senior field solution architect of security for CDW told CDN.
“Our customers in general are finally picking up on network segmentation,” he said. “We’ve been talking about that for 20 years … but people have moved away from it because they thought ‘Ah well networks are so fast now and you don’t have to worry about it.’ But these basic things we’ve been talking about, you got to start putting in place. Security audits are paying a lot more attention to the checkboxes now that privacy and GDPR are such a focus today.”
Network segmentation is the isolation or filtering of network traffic, and is often done to improve performance and security.


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There’s a chicken wing clearance sale going on at McDonald’s. This week the chain began promoting its Mighty Wings at a new price of $3 for five wings, or about 60¢ each, compared with the original price of $1 per wing. That’s a 40 percent discount. At this price, McDonald’s will either break even or take a slight loss on the product, according to Nick Setyan, vice president in charge of equity research at Wedbush Securities.
Mighty Wings will be sold at the discounted price “until supply runs out,” spokeswoman Lisa McComb wrote in an e-mail.

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The 3rd edition of NutraIngredients Awards – bringing real reward and industry-wide recognition to the best ingredients, products and research innovators in Europe – will take place on May 10 in Geneva.
These Awards will celebrate 13 award-winners during the week of Vitafoods with an awards dinner on May 10 where the proud European industry can come together and celebrate the very best – from market-leading products to game-changing research to the hottest ingredients.
NutraIngredients.com has pulled together a diverse panel of experts to judge the awards. The awards categories are:
Closing date for entries is on February 3rd 2017.
Take advantage of the early bird rate and book your tickets before 20th January 2017:
Individual ticket: €185
Table of ten: €1,750
Ticket price after the 20th January 2017:
Individual ticket: €195.00
Table of 10: €1,850.00
Come and join us for this bright event. http://www.nutraingredients-awards.com


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Friday, December 12, 2008
In case you missed it (quite honestly, like me) Star Chefs did an in-depth piece on a dish by Spur's Brian McCracken and Dana Tough a couple month's back. Featured on Star Chefs' front page was an article on Spur's Deep-Fried Bernaise. Yes, I said, "Deep-Fried Bernaise". Just let that thought roll around your head for a bit...
For a look at Spur Gastropub's Beef Carpaccio with Deep-Fried Bernaise, read the article linked above. Or just gaze on this photo for a bit, taken by Star Chefs, of Spur's dish.
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Shopper Smart Living opens new world of value for visitors with latest appliances and home tech gadgets
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2015: Tech enthusiasts and savvy shoppers will enjoy big deals, low prices and a number of new and exciting competitions at this year's GITEX Shopper Spring. Returning from 1 – 4 April at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the region's largest consumer IT and electronics show is bursting at the seams with the latest gizmos and gadgets, giving consumers the chance to stay abreast of the latest technological innovations and benefit from competitive discounts and offers.
For the first time ever, visitors at GITEX Shopper Spring have the opportunity to win 40 solid bars of gold or the value of their purchase back in vouchers, when they spend over AED 2,500*. Just purchasing a ticket to the show is enough to put some lucky visitors in the running to win a Samsung Galaxy A5 smartphone, with 10 to be given away every day. The “Scratch and Win” raffle gives visitors the chance to take home a wide range of Samsung products including the Samsung Tab S, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, printers and monitors, while the luckiest of all shoppers will drive away from the show in a brand new Mitsubishi Pajero Elite.
Also new to the show this year, the co-located Shopper Smart Living seeks to bring the latest in home appliances, energy efficient white goods and smart home technology. The new dimension will showcase the latest in innovation and eco-friendly advances in everything from washing machines, refrigerators and dishwashers to air conditioning units, ionizers and lighting.
“GITEX Shopper Spring is the perfect place to stock up on all the latest tech products for work, home or school at the absolute best prices. This edition promises more choice, more savings and a more convenient shopping experience than ever before, and we promise a wealth of exceptional deals, new product launches, and a full day's entertainment every single day of the show,” said Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President, DWTC, organiser of GITEX Shopper Spring.
Showcasing an unrivalled range of products in Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2 and 3, GITEX Shopper Spring is once again bringing some of the region's biggest brands and retailers together under the same roof. Returning for another edition, Axiom Telecom, E-City, EMax Electronics, Hurricane Marine General Trading, Jacky's Electronics, Jumbo Electronics, Plug Ins Electronix, Samsung Gulf Electronics and Sharaf DG will be among the big names offering the best deals and lowest prices.
Speaking ahead of the show, Marco Vocale, Head of Corporate Marketing, Samsung Gulf Electronics said, “GITEX Shopper attracts consumers from across the region, and this year we're excited to give every visitor the chance to experience our new flagship devices, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Visitors to the UAE's largest electronics show can pre-order our entirely redefined smartphones straight from our stand. Customers can also expect to see our slimmest smartphones to-date, the Samsung Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 on display, along with our digital appliances and our smart TVs. Shoppers can look forward to exciting promotions and unbeatable deals.”
Jacky's Electronics has been participating at GITEX Shopper for the past 15 years and at the Spring edition of the show since its inception. Citing the show as one of the most important events for interacting with loyal customers, Mahesh Chotrani, Assistant Vice President, Jacky's Electronics, said: “GITEX Shopper Spring gives us an added opportunity to provide our customers with more value and an enhanced shopping experience. We are expecting quite a few launches of exciting products for this event, including the Samsung SUHD TV with nano-crystal technology.”
Nadeem Khanzadah, Head-OmniChannel Retail, Jumbo Group, the UAE's leading distributor and retailer for IT & consumer electronics, said: “Jumbo is pleased to be back at a new edition of GITEX Shopper Spring, with an exciting new range of bundled offers and value-added deals. Our focus categories will be smartphones, laptops, and televisions - which have been attracting the most takers since the start of 2015 - and we are confident of showcasing the latest and best for consumers at the event.”
Exhibiting at the show for the first time, Swithin D'Silva, Regional Sales Director, Vsun said: “VSun mobiles offer unique new features and advanced specifications for next generation smartphones (powerful Octa Core Processors) and cool ‘gesture control' features, at unbelievably low prices. There will be ongoing competitions and social media activities happening at the VSun stand where participants will win big prizes throughout the show.”
Promising shoppers the widest variety of products and the best prices under one roof, fun activities for families and a dedicated Metro station just steps away, the spring edition is a premier not-to-be-missed event.
GITEX Shopper Spring 2015 will take place from 1 - 4 April and opens from 11:00am – 11:00pm every day.
Tickets are AED20/- per person, include access to both GITEX Shopper Spring and Shopper Smart Living and are available at the venue and select Emarat outlets. Entry is free for children under the age of five.


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Yesterday was one of the busiest Saturdays of the year with 215,000 customers visiting The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham. 120,000 shoppers are expected today.
More top news
A pensioner who made neighbours' lives a misery, including displaying images of Miss Piggy to torment an overweight woman, has been jailed.
A newly promoted police officer caused a sensation with local women on Facebook
Headteachers could strike in protest at government plans to force schools to become academies


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Tiffany and Company is still a work in progress, but its leadership is confident it has a strategic plan in place that will lead it to prosper over the long term. Tiffany’s 2019 Q1 results disappointed, with worldwide sales declining 3% to $1 billion and comparable sales off 5%. Net earnings disappointed too, down 12% from […]
Clean Origin is the digitally-native lab-grown diamond jewelry startup created by Alex Weindling, third-generation diamond merchant; Ryan Bonifacino, former CMO/Digital SVP Alex & Ani; and Terry Burman, former CEO Signet Jewelers, Sterling Jewelers and Zale Corporation.
Tiffany’s holiday jewelry sales disappoint. A look at new product introductions and why they may not be connecting with the luxury customers Tiffany’s needs to reach.
While the jewelry industry pulls its collective hair out over mined versus man-made diamonds and millennials, it is time to change the conversation and talk about another gem perfectly suited to the next generation luxury jewelry consumers. Pearls are a natural, organic, environmentally-sustaining and virtually-renewable gem. Pearls come in all shapes and colors, play well […]
The $80 billion mined-diamond industry is at a tipping point as man-made diamonds are offering consumers a new option. When consumers are given a choice between buying a 1 carat mined diamond for $5,000 or a bigger 1.25 carat lab-grown diamond for the same price, more people are opting for the bigger lab-grown stone. It is […]


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Local Dairies Could Solve Future Milk Shortages, But It's An Expensive Venture
O?ahu’s recent milk shortage has renewed calls from state lawmakers for more local food production. But that may be easier said than done.
Milk is expected to be back on store shelves in the coming days after bad weather and mechanical issues delayed two Matson cargo ships.
In response to the shortage, state Sen. Mike Gabbard has called for distributors to have a 10-day supply of milk in the event of another shortage.
"Milk is highly perishable. Therefore, you can't store it for too long," says Grant Tomita, a milk quality control specialist with the state Department of Agriculture. "Butter and cheese you can store. Fluid milk, you can't store for long. Pasteurized milk on the shelves from Meadow Gold, I believe, has a pull date of 19 days after processing."
The shortage also highlighted the importance for the state to increase its local food production. But for dairies, there are several challenges.
"The main reason is the cost of production," said Tomita. "You know, everything is so expensive here in Hawai?i. And the main cost in any dairy is usually the feed cost. Feed has to be imported from wherever, and that adds a tremendous cost."
Tomita says dairies have to supplement a cow's diet with grain in order for them to produce good milk, adding "you can't just put them on pasture."
Another obstacle local dairies face are environmental challenges. In recent years, runoff pollution from Big Island Dairy has drawn numerous complaints from nearby residents. The dairy has been fined by the state Department of Health multiple times for violating the Clean Water Act, and faced a civil lawsuit. Ultimately, the owners of the dairy decided to shut down operations at the farm.
It's also the reason why Ulupono Initiative decided not to go through with a dairy farm on Kaua?i. Instead, it plans to explore other alternatives for food production in Mahaulepu.
Tomita says only one dairy will be operating in the state after April. But he hopes others will decide to serve the islands.
"There's tremendous opportunity here because it's an open market right now," said Tomita. "But the question will be, how much do people want to spend to construct a new dairy? Or buy an existing dairy?"


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When business partners Kirsty Teggin and Fiona Harrison began looking for new premises into which they could expand their growing salon, they didn’t realise the solution would be just around the corner.
The pair have relocated the Divine salon from Knaresborough Market Place to larger premises on the town’s High Street, allowing them to fulfil their vision of a larger salon which now offers beauty treatments as well as hairdressing.
Staff and customers joined them last month to celebrate the re-launch of the salon, which was established more than two years ago by Kirsty and Fiona and has since built up a growing number of loyal clients.
“I am so proud of everything we have achieved with Divine, especially the new salon,” said Kirsty.
“It’s been hard work but all the team and clients have been involved in the design and feel of the new salon and we hope our customers love it as much as we do.” Among the additions at the new salon are two new workstations, and a development suite where customers can relax with refreshments away from the main salon area while they wait for colour, treatments or perms to develop. The salon is also now providing a bespoke treatment menu.


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2020 might be a year that most us would rather forget, but it seems Apple's design team is already getting nostalgic. The iPhone 15 isn't even here yet, but rumours about its successor have already begun – and if new reports are to be believed, the iPhone 16 could feature a somewhat familiar design.
According to an Apple leaker, the iPhone 16 is set to do away with the current diagonal camera arrangement, opting instead for the vertical layout last seen on 2020's iPhone 12. (Don't fancy waiting? Check out the best iPhone 14 deals available now.)


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There’s a great big yawning gap in research when it comes to sustainable buildings around the chemical cocktails created by our fitouts and furnishings and what they are doing to occupant health.
It was a topic that saw a flurry of investigation in the early 2000s through to 2011 or so in Australia, but just when CSIRO concluded early findings were worrying and more research needed to be done as a matter of urgency, priorities changed.
Experts in the indoor environment quality space and product specification and testing sectors have told The Fifth Estate that currently, the majority of research is happening in Asia.
Not that all material and product sectors are working in the dark when it comes to toxic chemical impacts. The paint, floor coverings and cleaning products sectors are “leading the charge” when it comes to transparency and product health impacts, according to Kate Harris, chief executive of Good Environmental Choice Australia.
Harris says the WELL Building standard is also driving a growing level of awareness of the importance of considering the chemicals a product might emit into an indoor environment.
She expects this concern to flow through from the commercial office space into the residential space.
Consumers are starting to want to know what is in products, and how it might affect them, she says.
On behalf of GECA, Harris was among the signatories of a letter to manufacturers and suppliers put out by the Living Future Institute (Australia) late last year, calling on them to take up the opportunity of gaining Declare certification.
Other signatories included Cundall, Frasers Property, Integral Group, UTA, Junglefy, Roberts Day and the International WELL Building Institute.
Declare labelling sets out the full product ingredients list, with percentages for each one. It also identifies which constituents are on the Red List of problematic chemicals.
Currently, the products that are listed with Declare are a small and select group.
Generally, there are some product categories that are lagging when it comes to obtaining testing around the chemicals they might emit, such as volatile organic compounds.
Dr Tuan Duong, senior consultant for NATA-accredited technical risk management consultancy, CETEC, in an interview with The Fifth Estate says that most building materials manufacturers, furniture manufacturers and makers of products such as decorative boards are not seeking verification through testing of the potential for their products to offgass VOCs.
There are also some products, such as solvent-based paints, coatings and adhesives where it is extremely difficult to avoid VOCs, he says.
These types of products can be the worm within the apple when it comes to products made from natural materials such as timber or bamboo.
The major material might be a low-carbon, naturally-produced and sustainability-certified wood or bamboo, but Duong says that in general, the majority of products such as timber desks or bamboo flooring are not considered VOC-free or low VOC as they are often treated with chemical and adhesives or involve coating materials.
He says the VOCs his company most frequently finds in products it tests range from C6 (Hexane, Dimethylbutane) to C16 Fluorene and N-Hexadecane.
These types of compounds do have human health risks.
“VOCs include a variety of chemicals that can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, shortness of breath, headaches, fatigue, nausea, dizziness and skin problems,” Duong says.
“Higher concentrations may cause irritation of the lungs, as well as damage to the liver, kidney, or central nervous system. Long-term exposure may also cause damage to the liver, kidneys or central nervous system.”
Some are also suspected of causing cancer, and some have been shown to do so.
The overall health effects depend on concentration and length of exposure.
“Most people are not affected by short-term exposure to the low levels of VOCs found in homes,” Duong says.
“Some people may be more sensitive, such as people with asthma. For long-term exposure to low levels of VOCs, research is ongoing to better understand any health effects from these exposures.”
It’s not only the more fixed items in a building such as furniture and finishes that might add VOCs or other toxins to the indoor environment. Tuong confirms that electronics also offgas some concerning substances.
A UC Berkeley Study in 2009 found that computers, laptops and printers offgas a number of risky substances. The research also notes that unlike some VOCs, the brominated flame retardants, organophosphate flame retardants and siloxane emissions do not “age” in terms of demonstrating rapidly declining offgassing rates through time.
It also shows that the rate of emissions of VOCs by digital equipment tends to increase in tandem with increases in power consumption.
Brominated flame retardants are now banned from manufacture in Australia, due to their health risks. However, the ban extends only to on-shore manufacture, not to importing of products containing the brominated flame retardants, which researchers at RMIT last year found are still being ingested by householders along with the general internal dust particles.
Another category of product that has been hitting the toxin-watch radar is spray-in insulations based on polyurethane foams. It’s a product the US EPA has issued some cautions around.
The agency also states that more research is needed to understand the potential for offgassing.
Improved insulation and building sealing generally add to the potential for toxic emissions issues, the US EPA says.
“Remember, insulation is intended to seal a residence and can significantly decrease air exchanges, emissions from [spray polyurethane foam] and other products, including combustion sources, can build up in a building.” US EPA says.
Many researchers have also waved a major red flag over the lack of research into what happens when a range of off-gassed chemicals combine in the air and make new compounds.
Some have noted the fact that heat in the indoor environment also plays a role in facilitating unexpected chemical reactions that can create all kinds of unexpected results – with unknown and currently unstudied potential health impacts.
So, where’s the good news?
The good news is that many of these chemical risks can in fact be avoided – if that decision is made early in the design process, according to founding owner of BP Architects Bridget Puszka.
Her practice specialises in energy-efficient and low-allergy homes, and has designed and delivered homes for sensitive clients including asthmatics and people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. MCS is a challenging condition to live with for people who have it, and there is still some medical debate over whether it is a genuine medical condition.
Puszka’s says her approach to sustainable design was informed by her previous professional life as a registered nurse prior to becoming a qualified architect.
She also undertook Master degree studies in the UK around advanced energy and environmental studies in relation to architecture.
Puszka says two of the problematic products for buildings are MDF and chipboard. While they can be laminated to reduce surfaces that can offgas, where they are exposed and the adhesives, treatments and other products used offgas VOCs they will do so for around 10 years.
By contrast, she says paint will generally stop outgassing once it has dried and cured.
Materials such as chipboard and MDF are also often in the building for a long time, as they are used for fitout elements such as cabinets, benches and wardrobes.
Puszka says it is important for specifiers, builders and others to look at the manufacture’s health and safety data reports and check products are free of substances such as formaldehyde.
Using water-soluble adhesives and sealants where possible is also a good choice as it can reduce the quantity of VOC-containing solvent-based products.
There are also some sneaky ways VOCs can become part of a home. She notes that where materials such as chipboard or furnishings are stored in a location shared by products high in VOCs, adsorbtion can take place, contaminating the VOC-free product.
The same can occur inside a home, for example, where soft furnishings are in place and VOCs are emitted by fresh paint.
The adsorbed VOCs will then over time be emitted by the products that have been contaminated.
Some natural products can also be a problem where occupants have specific sensitivities, such as the terpenes emitted by some pine products.
“You need to look past the label,” she says, to eliminate products that are going to potentially cause a reaction or have health impacts.
One of the big challenges is that unlike mould spores or dust mites, which almost any occupant is likely to react to, not everyone reacts to any one specific chemical in the same way.
There is also not enough research – yet – into the impact of indoor chemicals.
But why wait for more research?
Puszka says best practice generally should be to design and deliver buildings that are energy-efficient, low-allergy and low-chemical.
“Best practice means that the building that is delivered, even though the occupant might not be sensitive, they are getting a healthy building.
“Why wouldn’t you want that?
“We can deliver beautiful, amazing buildings that are energy-efficient and low-allergy and provide an environment without compromise and are also cost-effective.”
It is not too hard, she adds, it’s just about having the knowledge and applying it.
In answer to the frequently heard comment that a sustainable, healthy building might cost more, she says that she has just been writing about this from the perspective of renovations for her blog.
The bottom line is, she says, if a building is putting your health at risk, once you are sick, chances are you would “pay anything to get your health back”.


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Indian Department of Commerce has imposed countervailing duties on aluminum wires imported from Malaysia for five years. The move could protect the domestic industry from the injury caused by such imports subsidized by Malaysia.
The Directorate-General for Commercial Remedies (DGTR), an investigative arm of the Department of Commerce, concluded its investigation and stated that CVD is necessary to offset the subsidy. DGTR, in a notification dated June 30, recommends the imposition of a definitive compensatory tariff for five years.
Meanwhile, Finance Ministry will take a final call in this matter.
Vedanta and Bharat Aluminium Company had filed a plea with DGTR regarding this issue, demanding an anti-subsidy investigation. DGTR recommended a tariff of 6.87pc and 16.5pc on the above-mentioned products.
As per World Trade Organisation (WTO) trade norms, if exporting country subsidizes its exports, then the trading partner may impose CVD to protect its domestic industry. Subsidies are often offered by exporting countries to make their products competitive in the global market.


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- Farm Manager - West Africa
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- Inkoop Specialist Holland Product - Netherlands
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Vietnam: Fruit sector expands export market
Vietnamese fruits are now available in 70 countries including the US, the EU, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. According to experts, Vietnam has potential to increase its annual fruit and vegetable exports to US$10 billion in the near future because the world market for fruits and vegetables is about US$240 billion a year.
With 2 million hectares growing fruits and vegetables, Vietnam’s exports of these products can prosper.
Dang Kim Son, former Director of the Institute for Agricultural and Rural Development Policy and Strategy, stressed the need to diversify agricultural products.
"We need to comprehensively restructure our crops, not just from maize and rice to high-added-value, short-term plants like vegetables, fruits, and flowers. This means we don’t just change our exports from one product to another, but we need to restructure the whole production system”, said Mr Son.
Economist Le Dang Doanh says the application of technology to agricultural production for exports needs to be increased.
“We need to move to large-scale production, instruct farmers, inspect and monitor the production process, and apply advanced technologies like those from Israel. We need to be cautious in using plant protective chemicals”, said Mr Doanh.
Economists suggested that Vietnam focus on enterprises and prioritize the development of cooperatives and the collective economy in general to reach its goal of earning US$5 billion from fruit and vegetable exports by 2020.
Source: VOV / www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl
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Watchdog Group Asks Judge To Halt Anthem’s Attempt To Switch Consumers’ Health Plans
Anthem is moving to shift 500,000 Californians to plans that offer no coverage for out-of-network care.
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Judge Is Asked To Stop Anthem From Ending Out-Of-Network Coverage For 500,000 Californians
A consumer group has asked a judge to immediately stop Anthem Blue Cross from switching 500,000 Californians to health plans offering no coverage for out-of-network care. The dispute is over a change Anthem made to its 2017 plans known as preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, throughout much of the state. In court papers filed this week, Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog said that Anthem broke the law by not properly informing consumers that it had changed the plan to one that no longer pays for any portion of care provided by out-of-network doctors and hospitals. (Petersen, 11/11)


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Explore the work of our board of Trustees, committees and read our annual reports.
We are delighted to welcome Susanne Given, a non-executive leader in digitally-led organisational growth, as our new trustee.
This month we’re welcoming a new addition to our board of trustees. Susanne will apply her vast commercial experience to help us on our mission to build a healthier society.
Over her decades-long career, Susanne Given has been at the leading edge of retail and direct-to-consumer sectors, including in health. She has held several executive director roles working for fast growing digital-first businesses as well as recognised retail industry leaders. For example, she has held roles at UK department stores John Lewis and Harrods, and retailer TK Maxx. In addition, she is also former chief operating officer of SuperDry, a FTSE 250 company.
Susanne’s work history also boasts several high-profile advisory and non-executive board seats across a breadth of industries. Currently, she chairs the boards of online furniture retailer MADE.com and digital fashion brand Hush UK. Also, she is a non-executive director for venture capital firm Forward Partners Plc, and Trent Holdings – one of India’s leading players in the retail industry. Before that, she advised Morrisons, consumer health technology brand Push Doctor, financial services consultancy Deloitte, and luxury travel provider Eurostar.
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation’s overarching desire to have real sustainable impact on people’s health in local communities, as well as provide a more global perspective on challenges related to health inequality everywhere, is what makes this organisation truly unique at this important time.
Kieron Boyle, our chief executive, added, “We’re delighted to have Susanne join our board as we continue to invest in fresh thinking to tackle big health challenges. Susanne brings her unique experience in global business and digital transformation, as well as retail sector expertise that will be invaluable as we work with all our partners to help us make our cities and communities healthier places to live.”
Susanne joins ten other experts on our board. Together, they help shape the strategic direction of our work to make cities healthier places to live, our efforts as the charity for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and how we manage our assets for health impact.


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June 27, 2018
Our small company has marketed its own invention, the patented Birdsbesafe® cat collar cover, since early in 2009. Yesterday, we celebrated a milestone for our scientifically tested and increasingly popular product. Birdsbesafe® collar covers were listed as an anti-predation device on the website of the American Bird Conservancy, a national bird conservation group.
July 02, 2020
Birdsbesafe company wishes you all a safe holiday weekend, in the U.S.
We continue to operate normally, in general, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are grateful that we can serve our ecommerce customers continuously, and we are so appreciative that our production partners who sew for us are able to keep safely doing so. Here are few specific updates about shipping times, etc.
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appsplit:"We know little about Fujitsu in the realm of mobile phones. We’re familiar with the brand and the company but not because of their mobile phones but because of their laptops. I remember not so long ago looking at those little pocketbook-sized laptops branded Fujitsu.
On the other hand, Fujitsu is a big brand in Japan and not only because of their laptops. Reuters says that Fujitsu holds about 20 percent of the market of mobile phones and tablets in the Asian country. Moreover, Fujitsu is described by the news organization as “Japan’s largest IT services vendor”."


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Despite its noble intentions, the recent demonetisation drive by the Indian Government has led to a lot of suffering for the common Indian due to the ensuing cash crunch. Businesses have invariably hurt as well due to reduced spending by consumers. Although reliable data is yet to surface, the move has certainly achieved its desired effect of increasing bank deposits, improving tax compliance and putting the fear of God into tax evaders. However, there have been benefactors of the move as well. Prominent among them have been financial services companies such as Visa and MasterCard and vendors of card payment processing machines.
Credit cards eat into the already thin margins of the retailers. The 2-3% of the purchase cost charged by credit card companies is borne by merchants. But they have several benefits ranging from convenience to security. This may have been the watershed moment Visa, MasterCard, and even Paytm were looking for, given the extremely low the penetration of electronic payments is in India. To know just how low the penetration is, take a look at this week's chart that shows what percentage of non-cash transactions by country.
Around the world, an estimated 85% of consumer transactions are carried out using cash. Singapore and Netherlands have a percentage of electronic transactions at over 60%. The US has a high credit card penetration but surprisingly over half the transactions in the country are conducted using cash. In Japan- one of the most advanced economies- only 14% of consumer transactions are made with non-cash instruments. In China, 10% of consumer transactions are made electronically and they have growing at a scorching pace thanks to the rapid expansion of online retail. In India, a miniscule 2% of the consumer transactions are made using non-cash methods. As a result, there is a lot of room for growth. The prospects of homegrown players such as Paytm are bright.


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McCartney Produce joins FreshEdge companies
Produce and specialty food distributor McCartney Produce, Paris, Tenn., has joined FreshEdge.
FreshEdge, a group of produce and specialty food companies, expands its customer base and depth of services in the Midwest and Southeast with the addition of McCartney Produce, according to a news release.
Other FreshEdge companies are Get Fresh, Indianapolis Fruit, Piazza Produce & Specialty Foods, Garden Cut, CIBUS Fresh and Papania’s.
“We believe combining our operations in Tennessee with McCartney’s strong market presence will enhance FreshEdge’s ability to serve foodservice and retail customers in the South and Southeast,” Greg Corsaro, president of FreshEdge, said in the release.
McCartney Produce was founded in 1947. Raymon Randolph continues as its president and operations remain in its current facility, which is two hours from Nashville and Memphis, according to the release.
“By teaming up with FreshEdge, McCartney will expand its selection of specialty items and fresh-cut processed products such as fresh salads, sandwiches, and healthy snack items – while continuing to provide its exceptional customer service,” Randolph said in the release.
FreshEdge is backed by Rotunda Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests equity capital in established lower middle market companies, according to the release.


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Energy supplier apologises and launches inquiry into errant devices after customers tweet company about soaring bills.
Shocked customers of a major energy company have received an apology after malfunctioning smart meters said they would be charged up to £33,000 for one day’s power.
SSE, one of the “big six”, said it had launched an urgent investigation into the errant devices, one of which told a customer they had exceeded their daily budget by nearly 3m%.
Complaints began appearing on the SSE’s Twitter page on Friday, with dozens of customers eventually saying their meters were quoting thousands of pounds for 24 hours of gas and electricity.
One account holder tweeted SSE with a photo that said they had used £33,183 of gas in one day – 2,765,175% over budget. The following day the meter said the bill would be £27,022 for the day. The average annual bill for a medium-sized house in the UK is about £830. The customer tweeted: “Prices certainly gone up YourSSE if my smart meter is accurate on my gas use over last few days! like it warm but ..”
Another customer, Usman Hussain, tweeted a picture of his meter saying he would be charged nearly £9,600 for his day’s electricity and gas. SSE said it was aware of an issue affecting “a small number” of customers: “The issue will be investigated as a matter of urgency and no customer will be charged the extra amounts resulting from errors with the smart meters.
“We would like to apologise to any customers if this has caused distress.”
Smart meters communicate directly with energy suppliers, allow customers to monitor their energy use in real-time and eliminate the need for estimated billing.
The government hopes such devices will be rolled out to every home in Britain by 2020. The latest figures show there are 4.9m meters in homes and businesses across the country.


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343 Industries and Microsoft kicked off season 6 within Halo: The Master Chief Collection earlier today, and the new seasonal update is shipping with some big additions. Obviously, the new season also kicks off a new progression system for players to work their way through, with 100 tiers of content to unlock. Beyond that, however, there’s a new map, a new game variant, and a new feature called The Exchange going live in the Master Chief Collection.
Starting things right off, a lot of the cosmetic unlocks in season 6 are centered around Fireteam Raven. In fact, the new season is officially titled Season 6: Raven, so the inspiration should be clear. For a look at some of the new cosmetics, check out the trailer for Season 6: Raven below.
Cosmetics are just a portion of the update though, and perhaps the biggest addition shipping along with it is a new map called Waterfall. Originally from Halo Online, Waterfall is now available in custom games within Halo 3, so those who don’t mind taking a break from ranked playlists can check out a slice of Halo history that has rarely been seen before.
Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4 are all getting a new game mode called Escalation Slayer, which grants players a new weapon every time they secure a kill. There’s also a new feature called The Exchange, which is basically a new in-game shop that will rotate in items from previous seasons and new items alike as a way of allowing those who weren’t around from previous seasons a chance to obtain those items.
Of course, new features aren’t the only component of this patch, as there are a number of fixes and changed shipping along with it as well. You can check the full patch notes for the season 6 update over on the Halo Support website, but otherwise, the season 6 update is ready to download today on Xbox consoles and PC through both Steam and the Microsoft Store.


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Barnstormer Brewing now available at LCBO and Beer Store
Barrie – Barnstormer Brewing Co. today announced its Flight Delay IPA is now rolling out to LCBO locations across Ontario in 473ml cans.
Its Flight Delay IPA, Billy Bishop Brown, and 400 Blonde are also available at The Beer Store bringing its current retail distribution in the Greater Toronto Area, Simcoe County and Muskoka to 50 locations, with 100 expected by mid-year.
Barnstormer also plans to bring online this year its new on-site distillery under the Amelia’s Craft Spirits banner.


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Meet an all-new Hacker’s Search Engine similar to Shodan – Censys.
At the end of last month, security researchers from SEC Consult found that the lazy manufacturers of home routers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been re-using the same set of hard-coded cryptographic keys, leaving around 3 millions of IoT devices open to mass hijacking.
But how did the researchers get this number?
Researchers uncovered these devices with the help of Censys – a new search engine that daily scans the whole Internet for all the vulnerable devices.
Censys Maintains Complete Database of Everything on The Internet
Censys is similar to hacker’s search engine Shodan, which is designed specifically to locate any devices that have been carelessly plugged into the Internet without much attempt at preventing unauthorized access.
However, Censys employs a more advanced method to find vulnerabilities in the devices and make the Internet a safer place.
Censys is a free search engine that was originally released in October by researchers from the University of Michigan and is powered by the world’s biggest search engine Google.
Censys is part of an open source project that aims at maintaining a “complete database of everything on the Internet,” helping researchers and companies unearth Online security mishaps and vulnerabilities in products and services.
How Does Censys Work?
Censys collects information on hosts and websites via daily scans of the IPv4 address space – the internet protocol version 4 that routes the majority of the Internet traffic today.
In order to do so, the new search engine uses two companion tools:
- ZMap – an open-source network scanner
- ZGrab – an application layer scanner
Censys then maintains a database of how hosts and websites are configured, allowing researchers to query the data through a search interface, report builder, and SQL engine.
ZMap scans over 4 Billion IP addresses on the Internet and collects new data every day. It also helps determine whether the machines on the internet have security vulnerabilities that should be fixed before being exploited by the hackers.
“We have found everything from ATMs and bank safes to industrial control systems for power plants. It’s kind of scary,” said Zakir Durumeric, the researcher leading the Censys project at the University of Michigan.
Obvious flaws in addition to issues caused by IT administrator failures can also be found.
Here’s the MIT Technology Review on Censys, titled “A Search Engine for the Internet’s Dirty Secrets.”
More details on the Censys architecture and functionalities are available in the team’s research paper.
If you would like to give Censys a try, you can follow the step-by-step tutorial offered by the developers.


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Technologies that will continue to advance in 2022.
In sillicon valley it has already become a trend, more and more people adopting a variety of technologies to optimize their sleep, in addition to maximizing their productivity and efficiency during waking hours.
These include sleep-tracking headbands and rings, soothing sound generators, mattress heating and cooling gadgets, and smart alarm clocks that wake you up at the right time.
In 2021 google launched a sleep tracking tablet that can be placed on the nightstand and in 2022 amazon is expected to do the same seems crazy, but let's remember that poor sleep has been linked to everything from heart disease to obesity .
In some cases diets are simply ineffective as evidence grows that each person's metabolism is unique so should their dietary choices.
Personalized nutrition, that is, applications that use machine learning algorithms to advise you to eat and when, as well as blood tests and gut microbiome, data on lifestyle variables such as exercise and blood sugar control in real time through coin-sized sensors attached to the skin.
Following a successful debut in the US, personalized nutrition companies intend to expand to other countries in 2022, some may seek regulatory clearance as therapies for diabetes and migraines.
In the 90s it was just a concept that existed on blackboards, today it has become a multi-million dollar competition between governments, technology companies and startups, to use the counter intuitive characteristics of quantum physics to develop a new type of computer, It could outperform any non-quantum machine ever developed in various areas of mathematics, making calculations in cryptography, chemistry, and finance much faster.
The capacity of quantum computers is measured in quits, IBM expects to reach 433 cubits in 2022 and 1,000 cubits in 2023 reaching the famous quantum supremacy, however in this Chinese technological battle it has almost always been ahead and we hope to see how it is develops this fierce competition this year.
The metaverse is a term coined by Neal Stephenson in his book Snow Crash in 1992 to describe a permanently virtual world that can be accessed through special glasses where individuals can meet, date, play games, buy, sell items, and much more. plus.
It will be used to describe the fusion of video games, social networks and entertainment in 2022 to create new immersive experiences, such as swimming inside your favorite song at an online concert, games like minecraft or blogs and fortnite are all springboards towards a new emerging medium for Seize the opportunity and to divert attention from your other problems Facebook has been rebranded as a goal.
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A dynamic illustration of how to combine engineering knowledge with effective management was provided by Dr Andy Palmer, Executive Vice President at Nissan Motor Company Ltd, on campus in November 2012. Dr Palmer, who holds a master's degree in engineering and a PhD degree in management, gave a fascinating presentation to students and professors on innovation and how this could support the company's Nissan Power 88 mid-term business strategy to raise profit margins and global market share to 8% by fiscal year 2016.
During his talk, entitled "Leadership of Innovation", Dr Palmer noted that to be successful innovation requires not only creativity but leadership backed by science and discipline. Using the Nissan Zero Emission Project and Nissan NY Taxi initiatives, among other examples, Dr Palmer showed how innovations are created, appreciated, managed and commercialized at Nissan.
Dr Palmer gained his MSc in Product Engineering from the University of Warwick in 1990 and a PhD in Management from Cranfield University in 2004. He joined Nissan in 1991, initially working as a business administration manager at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe. He transferred to Japan as Program Director for Light Commercial Vehicles in 2002 and established a business unit for these vehicles in 2004. The light commercial vehicle business was identified as one of the four breakthroughs in the company's business plan from 2005-07.
The presentation was organized by the School of Engineering and HKUST Institute for Advanced Study, and hosted by Prof Richard So, Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management. Mr Paul Miles, General Manager of Nissan Global Company Ltd in Hong Kong, also attended the talk. In October 2012, Prof So led HKUST colleagues to visit Infiniti (HK), Nissan's luxury brand now headquartered in Hong Kong, to explore potential collaborations between the company and HKUST.


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There may be no Murrumbidgee Mud Shark, but there are definitely some monster fish lurking in the depths of Wagga’s river.
This is according to Wagga angler Craig (Harro) Harris, who said colder months were best for catching the elusive Murray cod.
He said the fish were riddled across the river system and could reach lengths of up to 1.4 meters.
Despite their mass, he said they were challenging to snag.
“It’s every anglers dream to catch a one-metre cod,” Mr Harris said. “The closest I’ve got is 90 centimetres."
While not to Mr Harris’s taste, he said the smaller fish – between 55 and 75cm – were often items on a Riverina angler’s menu.
“They taste like what they eat,” he said. "If they’re eating yukky stuff, they’ll taste yukky.”


text: Nokia is planning to hold a press conference at Mobile World Congress next month. The press conference will take place on Monday February 24th, but its not clear what the company will announce this year. Rumors of a Nokia Android phone, codenamed Normandy, have surfaced several times in recent weeks, and sources at Nokia have revealed to The Verge that the company had been planning to launch the device at Mobile World Congress. Any potential launch of a Nokia Android phone will likely be halted due to Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s phone business that’s expected to close shortly. A lack of rumored Nokia Windows Phone devices suggests that the company may finally launch Verizon’s Lumia Icon handset.


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A Raleigh restaurant company is closing a deal next week to buy a group of popular Wilmington-area eateries. LM Restaurants Inc. is acquiring the assets and real estate of all five restaurants currently owned by Atlantic Quest Corp. of Wilmington: Bluewater, The Oceanic Restaurant, Henry’s and Eddie Romanelli’s locations in Wilmington and Leland, according to officials of both companies.
The new owner is not planning any changes in the daily management, staff, catering service or Quest Club rewards program of the local restaurants, said Becky O’Daniell, president of Atlantic Quest. “Nothing’s changed,” O’Daniell said. “We just have a new partner. It just makes sense because we both run our businesses the same. Now there’s more opportunity for our employees to grow. “We just got a chance to work with a group that’s a little bit bigger than we are, and it will give us a quicker chance for growth.“
LM Restaurants is the parent company of the Carolina Ale House, which has six Triangle locations as well as those in Columbia, S.C., and Weston, Fla.; Taverna Agora in Raleigh; and Bentley’s at Crossroads in Cary. Additional Carolina Ale House locations are under construction at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, in Columbia and in Boynton Beach, Fla.
Atlantic Quest began in spring 1990 with the opening of The Oceanic Restaurant, according to the company’s Web site. Eddie Romanelli’s in Wilmington opened in fall 1992, followed by Henry’s in spring 1999 and Bluewater in spring 2000, the Web site says. The company opened a second Eddie Romanelli’s location in Leland’s Waterford community in 2006. Atlantic Quest Corp. and LM Restaurants are both privately owned. The Triangle Business Journal recently recognized LM as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the Triangle area. “I’m very proud of what’s going on,” O’Daniell said. “I think it’s going to be a wonderful opportunity for both companies.“


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Craft Business Release Kids’ Crafting Report from DC Thomson
By Emily Peagram 26 Jan 2021
Craft Business has recently launched a brand new report focusing on the sector of children’s crafting thanks to an in-depth survey conducted by publishing giant DC Thomson. Focusing on vital feedback gained from the first lockdown in 2020, The Crafts & Kids Report includes the latest views and behaviours of parents and children of all ages, key statistics on how children interact with arts and crafts, and how parents are integrating this activity into family time.
For just £99, retailers and wholesalers alike will gain exclusive access to key statistics for this profitable market, including the buying habits of parents and children when it comes to crafting at home, and crucial parent feedback on how they have decided to educate and entertain their children during lockdown.


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Everyone’s attention is being caught by the new OnePlus 6T that was just announced this today, but OnePlus itself is already staring far ahead of that. Last week, OnePlus proclaimed that it was operating on a 5G phone for launch as advanced as the first half of next year, and today, this imminent 5G phone was a subject of discussion during the 6T launch event.
When examining the Snapdragon 845 processor found in the 6T, Qualcomm’s president Cristiano Amon presented a point to note that “we’re very happy that our efforts with OnePlus will include 5G smartphones in the very near future.” In an interview leading the 6T launch, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, stated that OnePlus assumes to launch a 5G phone next year and that it’s already operating with European carriers to make it happen. “We’re confident we’ll be the first 5G phone in Europe,” said Lau, with the help of a translator.
When asked why it was so compelling to jump into 5G so quickly, Lau told it’s something that the company has noticed the interest for from its customers, even though 5G networks have yet to launch anywhere in the world. Lau states the company is also involved in producing a 5G device early so it can better learn what the technology is proficient of and what it can deliver to its customers.
One thing that isn’t going to change is OnePlus’ current device track: Lau tells that the new 5G device will accompany alongside its existing 4G LTE phones because 5G won’t be accessible worldwide by next year. “It doubles the workload for us because it’s an additional product,” he stated. “It will be its own line of phones.”


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The private initiative Hamburg Startups and the Gastgewerbe-Magazin are hosting the “Food Innovation Camp” on July 17, 2017 in the Chamber of Commerce Hamburg. The event aims to attract innovative start-ups in the food and beverage, food-tech, logistics and hospitality industries as exhibitors or guests. Those expected include the Hamburg-based start-up purefood whose Lycka bio products are now available in supermarkets. Sven Perten, co-founder of purefood, told Hamburg News: “We are looking forward to an event where we can make quality contacts to dealers and media.”
Start-ups in the food and beverage, food-tech, logistics and hospitality industries
Around every tenth start-up launched in Hamburg has a business idea in the catering sector. According to the Hamburg Startup-Monitor by Hamburg Startups, around 12.5 per cent of companies originate in the food sector. They include start-ups with vegan or super food ideas e.g. purefood or Kale&Me and others such as Foodist or icakeyou who have come up with innovative ways of selling food. Sustainability is high on the agenda for many start-ups. Hamburg is popular among innovative food and catering companies an thus ideal for bringing such start-ups together.
Panel discussion, workshops and exhibition
Talks and panel discussions will focus on current issues in the food and beverage, food-tech, logistics and hospitality industries. Workshops on financing, patents, and marketing are also on offer. Some 60 exhibitors will be showcasing their products as well. Up to 600 guests are expected at the event where rounds of speed dating and matchmaking will bring start-ups together with retailers and wholesalers, catering representatives, investors and potential co-operating partners.
Media prizes and Budnikowski listing
Several prizes including the Hamburg Startups Food Award in three categories and the Gastronomy/Hotel Award will be presented during a ceremony on July 17, 2017. A jury will select the start-ups beforehand. The winner receives a Budnikowski listing and a media prize of EUR 150,000 from the daily Hamburger Morgenpost, Gastgewerbe-Magazin as well as Foodist & Ströer. More information about the agenda and registration procedures can be found here.


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What is the function of the iPhone 13 satellite communication?
As summer passes, various news about the iPhone 13 업무용폰, which is expected to be released through an autumn event, is being heard. One of them is the satellite communication function that is expected to be equipped with the iPhone 13, and the world is paying attention to this technology with technology using low-orbit (LEO) satellites.
Increasingly, companies are thinking that various technologies using satellite communication will be introduced one by one.
There has been a lot of news recently that Apple usually releases its iPhone through the September event Rather than a big change in design, it seems that the focus will be on the addition of colors and the improvement of camera performance. In the meantime, Apple has added new features every time it unveiled a new iPhone and has often expanded to various models the following year, so it is highly likely that camera functions applied to the pro-line will be applied to all models.
The expected satellite communication technology for iPhone 13?
We’ve just heard a new story, and you’ve heard about space, satellites, and so on in the midst of fierce competition in the space industry with satellite communication technology Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos are already investing heavily in space aviation as well as space satellites.
Space travel is still a long way off, but satellite communication sk법인폰 , which is the basis of it, has already been built to some extent and has progressed quite a bit, and Elon Musk is actively engaged in Starlink business to open high-speed Internet networks.
When satellite communication networks are established, more countries with lower Internet penetration will be able to enjoy the Internet, communication, and more.
Satellite communication is a technology that provides communication such as the 업무폰 Internet using many satellites orbiting the Earth. In order to use it, chips such as LTE and 5G must be equipped, and devices with satellite communication can make phone calls, text messages, and the Internet without going through base stations or repeaters on the ground.
Given that such chips are expected to be installed in the iPhone 13, the industry believes that Apple is preparing more than a year earlier than other manufacturers.
In fact, 업무용핸드폰 this technology was often mentioned as one of Apple’s satellite communication technologies two or three years ago, and it began to be mentioned in detail, which means that companies preparing satellite communication have secured some service competitiveness. Of course, the inclusion of satellite communications does not mean that the Internet, currency, and text can be used based on satellites in a short time, but I think Apple will be able to innovate more if this technology is built. I think it will be used for emergency calls and text messages right now.
In particular, it can be used for electric vehicles that Apple is currently developing, can be used in various fields such as IoT markets and Apple Glass, and a larger market will be created by expanding to places with good communication infrastructure.
The release of the iPhone 13 is just around the corner, so I think I’ll be able to see the exact appearance of the 공용휴대전화 iPhone 13 soon, but anyway, it’s fun just imagining it.
In Korea, there is no place where a currency is not possible because the infrastructure is very good, but it is not easy to build infrastructure because the land is so wide overseas, but if this technology is used, it will be a world that connects everyone anywhere. Then we’ll have another innovation, right?


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Wal-Mart said it will not sign an accord with European retailers over factory safety in Bangladesh, but has opted to conduct its own inspections at 100% of the factories in that country where goods for the retail giant are made.
It’s been seven years since the local real estate market has favored sellers to the extent seen last month as buyer demand outpaced inventory levels, according to industry analyst Paul Bynum with MountData.com.
Regionalism is part of the allure of Fort Smith and it will be key to the future growth of the area's economy. That is according to two speakers at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce's Business Expo today (May 10).
Despite all of the discussion in the legislature about Act 226, a bill that would allow faculty and staff to carry a concealed firearm on college campuses, NorthWest Arkansas Community College has received a recommendation to its Board of Trustees to exercise the right to ban firearms on campus.
Auditor of State Charlie Daniels (D) announced earlier this week that he would not seek re-election to another term of office in 2014. His eventual retirement will mark nearly three decades of elective office for the long-time Democratic constitutional officer.


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CES Unveiled Amsterdam Showcases Tech Changing Lives for Good
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM today made several major announcements at CES Unveiled Amsterdam, a tech event bringing together top media, exhibitors and investors to celebrate European innovation and experience a sneak peek of the trends expected at CES® 2019. Owned and produced by CTA, CES 2019 will run from January 8-11, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
To commemorate World Tourism Day today, CTA announced a brand-new tourism area at CES 2019 to highlight the importance of technology and innovation in tourism. Attendees will be able to see and experience how technology helps customize and advance the travel experience. In addition to show floor exhibits, conference programming will dive into the role that tech plays in helping the global travel and tourism industry create personalized experiences that also provide sustainable economic growth opportunities for local communities.
Announced for the first time at CES Unveiled Amsterdam, CTA’s fourth book Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation (HarperCollins, 2019), will be released at CES 2019. In the book, author Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA, explains the evolving technological landscape - breakthroughs underway now and those we can only envision. Drawing on the insights he has gleaned as a martial arts black belt, he covers how businesses and governments can move to succeed in today’s turbulent environment by adopting the mindset of “ninjas”—adapting to technological change to capitalize on opportunities at lightning speed. Shapiro is also the New York Times best-selling author of Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses (HarperCollins, 2013) and The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream (Beaufort, 2011).
Additionally, 31 tech companies from the Netherlands and the surrounding region were announced as CES® 2019 Innovation Honorees. Among them, Dutch company EVBox was honored in the Smart Energy category and Qoobi was honored in the High Performance Home Audio/Video category.
“The companies recognized as this year’s CES Innovation honorees represent the drive that is taking our global industry to new heights,” said Karen Chupka, executive vice president, CES, CTA. “The products honored today offer solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges and will change our lives and our world for the better.”
The remaining Innovation honorees will be announced at CES Unveiled Paris on October 3, 2018, and CES Unveiled New York on November 8, 2018. The full list of Honorees will be posted online at CES.tech and showcased at CES 2019, January 8-11.
Executives also announced that CTA will again partner with StartupDelta for CES 2019. Representing the Netherland’s commitment to innovation, StartupDelta will bring a delegation of Dutch startups to CES 2019 to be featured in Eureka Park, the startup hub of CES.
Now in its second year, CES Unveiled Amsterdam brought together 634 attendees from 19 countries, including 64 exhibitors from the Netherlands and surrounding regions. Continuing the focus and celebration of European innovation, CES Unveiled Paris will take place next Wednesday, October 3.
CES 2019 will showcase life-changing technology across every major industry, featuring 4,500 companies across 2.75M net square feet (260K net square meters) of exhibit space. The show provides access to the very latest transformative tech such as 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, smart home, smart cities, sports, machine intelligence and more. New areas at CES 2019 include the Tourism Marketplace, as well as the recently announced Resilience area, focused on technologies that keep the world healthy, safe, warm, fed and secure in the face of adversity.
High-definition video b-roll from CES is available for easy download on CESbroll.com . See exclusive photos from the CES show floor, keynotes, conference sessions, events and award ceremonies in the CES photo gallery .
CES® is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years-the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, it attracts the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers. Check out CES video highlights. Follow CES online at CES.tech and on social.
About Consumer Technology Association:
Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ is the trade association representing the $377 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, which supports more than 15 million U.S. jobs. More than 2,200 companies – 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world’s best-known brands – enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES® – the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA’s industry services.
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Incyte Announces Positive Interim Data from Phase 2 Trial of Pemigatinib, Its Selective FGFR Inhibitor, in Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma21.10.2018 10:45 | Pressemelding
Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) announces updated data from its ongoing Phase 2 FIGHT-202 trial evaluating pemigatinib (INCB54828), its selective fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor, in patients with advanced/metastatic or surgically unresectable cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) who failed at least one previous treatment. In patients with FGFR2 translocations who were followed for at least eight months, interim study results demonstrated an overall response rate (ORR) of 40 percent, the primary endpoint, and a median progression free survival (PFS) of 9.2 months, a key secondary endpoint. These results are being presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2018 Congress in Munich, Germany in a poster presentation on Sunday, October 21 from 12:45 p.m. CEST to 1:45 p.m. CEST (6:45 a.m. ET to 7:45 a.m. ET). (Location: Hall A3 – Poster Area Networking Hub; Abstract #756P) “We are pleased to share updated interim results from our ongoing FIGHT-202 trial
Servier and Taiho Oncology Announce Phase III LONSURF® Study Has Met Primary and Secondary Endpoints Demonstrating Prolonged Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Refractory Metastatic Gastric Cancer21.10.2018 09:10 | Pressemelding
Servier and Taiho Oncology, Inc. (U.S.), a subsidiary of Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan), jointly announced today clinical data from the pivotal Phase III TAS-102 Gastric Study (TAGS) evaluating LONSURF® (trifluridine/tipiracil, TAS-102) versus placebo and best supportive care in patients with heavily pre-treated metastatic gastric cancer who have progressed or are intolerant to previous lines of therapy. The study met its primary endpoint of prolonged overall survival (OS) and secondary endpoint measures of progression-free survival (PFS) consistently supported the OS results, as well as continuing to demonstrate the predictable safety and tolerability profile of trifluridine/tipiracil. Data from TAGS was presented by Dr. Hendrik-Tobias Arkenau, Executive Medical Director of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK and an investigator for TAGS, at the ESMO 2018 Congress in Munich, Germany during an oral session (Abstract #LBA25). The study results were simultaneously published in
Phase 3 Data on Filgotinib in Biologic-Experienced Rheumatoid Arthritis to Be Presented at 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting20.10.2018 22:30 | Pressemelding
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Galapagos NV (Euronext & NASDAQ: GLPG) today announced detailed results from the Phase 3 FINCH 2 clinical trial of filgotinib, an investigational, selective JAK1 inhibitor, in adults with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis and prior inadequate response or intolerance to biologic agents. The data, which are being presented as a late-breaking poster at the 2018 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) Annual Meeting in Chicago, suggest filgotinib has a potential role in addressing important unmet needs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Positive efficacy data from FINCH 2 were previously announced in September 2018. The data show statistically significant improvements in the proportion of patients achieving a range of clinical efficacy endpoints, including the proportion of patients achieving American College of Rheumatology 20 percent (ACR20, primary endpoint), 50 percent
Manchester United and True Religion Launch Denim Range19.10.2018 17:37 | Pressemelding
Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) and luxury denim brand True Religion have collaborated to launch a range of premium club branded denim wear. A first for the club, the new global partnership with the iconic American denim brand will see a range of men’s & women’s co-branded styles go on sale beginning 26th October in the club’s Megastore as well as online via United Direct and truereligion.com & eu.truereligion.com. The exclusive collection features jeans, shirts and jackets, including a highly desirable limited edition denim jacket embroidered with the club’s crest. Fans will have the opportunity to win a selection of clothing from the new range by visiting www.manutd.com/truereligion. Manchester United’s Group Managing Director, Richard Arnold, comments: “True Religion is a well-known, established name in fashion, creating unique designs without compromising on quality. The range we have collaborated on includes the same attention to detail and craftsmanship that has made True Religion
Arch Insurance Announces Strategic Leadership Changes19.10.2018 13:10 | Pressemelding
Arch Insurance today announced that Matt Shulman will assume the newly created role of CEO, Arch Insurance North America, effective January 1, 2019. In this role, he will lead Arch Insurance’s operations in the United States and Canada. He will report to Nicolas Papadopoulo, Chairman and CEO of Arch Worldwide Insurance Group. Mr. Shulman, who has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, has been with Arch Insurance since 2009 and has served as the President and CEO of Arch Insurance Europe since 2016. “Matt brings significant U.S. and international experience to this role. Under his leadership, together with our senior team, Arch Insurance will continue to enhance our value proposition to our customers through a robust, diversified product portfolio, creative solutions and excellent service,” Mr. Papadopoulo said. Arch Insurance has also created a new organizational structure with three Chief Underwriting Officers (CUO) dedicated to specific lines of business. These
Takeda to Present Results from Phase 3 ALTA-1L Trial Highlighting Intracranial Efficacy of ALUNBRIG® (brigatinib) Versus Crizotinib in First-Line Advanced ALK+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer19.10.2018 12:00 | Pressemelding
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that intracranial efficacy data from the Phase 3 ALTA-1L (ALK in Lung Cancer Trial of BrigAtinib in 1 st Line) trial showed improved intracranial progression-free survival (PFS) and intracranial objective response rate (ORR) with ALUNBRIG (brigatinib) compared to crizotinib among anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Data for these secondary endpoints will be presented in a poster discussion at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2018 Congress on Friday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m. CET in Munich, Germany. These results further support ALUNBRIG as a potential treatment for adults with ALK+ locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who had not received a prior ALK inhibitor. ALUNBRIG is currently not approved as first-line therapy for advanced ALK+ NSCLC. “ALK+ NSCLC often spreads to the brain, so having options that can clearly demonstrate efficacy both in the brain an


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Fully digital and global celebration of games – 4 months of video game news from publishers, playable content, and a lot more surprises. It runs through the end of August 2020.
Go see the calendar on their website and sign-up for the upcoming events that you can watch online (integrated with popular calendar services like Google, Outlook and many more).
Highlights for now are:
- May 13th: Special Event (today!)
- May 14th: Playstation State of Play: Ghost of Tsushima
- June 9th: Steam Game Festival Summer Edition
- June 11th: CYBERPUNK 2077, EA PLAY
- July 12th: Ubisoft Forward
- August 24th: Gamescom Live


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Opel has launched a series of tests on the rally version of the Corsa-e – an electric car is being tested at the test site to identify “childhood illnesses” and adjust software settings. In the “combat” mode, electric cars will go on the track in the summer: Corsa-e will become the official car of the Opel e-Rally Cup monocup under the auspices of the ADAC auto club.
Jörg Schrot, director of the Opel auto-opposition division, noted that it is important for test electric cars to drive as many kilometers as possible in racing mode on asphalt and off-road, since the company has no experience with rally electric cars. When developing the rally Corsa-e, designers relied on computer modeling technologies, and now engineers have to compare theoretical data with practical data.
The key tasks of the tests will be software tuning, changing the algorithms of the battery pack and chassis refinement. The rally Corsa-e will retain a full-time 136-horsepower electric motor and a regular battery with a capacity of 50 kilowatt hours. The rider will be able to choose from three modes of operation of the power plant: Competition with maximum efficiency, Rain for riding on slippery surfaces and Eco for maintenance and driving outside special stages.
It is planned that the “electric” Opel e-Rally Cup monocup will replace the competition of the “gas” junior Opel Adam Cup. Racing on electric cars will take place simultaneously with the stages of the German rally championship. According to Opel, the cost of the Corsa-e racing hatchback will not exceed 50 thousand euros. A total of 15 client vehicles will be prepared.
An ordinary Corsa-e can with a battery capacity of 50 kilowatt-hours is able to travel without recharging up to 330 kilometers through the WLTP cycle. From a standstill to 100 kilometers per hour, such a hatchback accelerates in 8.1 seconds. Lighter rally versions will probably have better momentum. Opel engineers intend to ensure that the power plant of the rally electric cars works with a maximum performance of at least 60 kilometers.


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Literature at the Petaluma Visitors Center is not likely to mention that Petaluma is home to the Bay Area?s last remaining slaughterhouse.
But Rancho Veal, the slaughterhouse on Petaluma Boulevard North a mile south of the Cinnabar Theater, is almost certain to give way to development within the next two years. The owners, Babe Amaral and Robert Singleton, are retiring, and the 90-year-old facility has seen declining business as ranching gives way to grapes in Sonoma County.
The decline is no surprise. Many ranchers are forced to sell their livestock for less than the cost of raising them. That?s because feedlots, slaughterers, distributors and retailers each take a share of the cost of getting the meat to market.
So why should Petaluma care about the loss of an antiquated slaughterhouse? Two reasons.
One is that the struggling dairy industry is dependent on Rancho Veal to buy their male calves and older cows that no longer produce milk.
?Almost everybody in the dairy business uses Rancho for male calves,? says Mike Gale of Chileno Valley Natural Beef. The loss of Rancho Veal means that livestock would have to be trucked to Fresno or Orland, resulting in higher costs and more stress for the animals.
Secondly, the number of people who want locally raised, sustainably farmed and processed beef and lamb is growing at the rate of 20 percent a year. The fact that customers are willing to pay considerably more for these products could be the key to revitalizing ranching in Sonoma County.
A solution is on the horizon. Samuel Goldberger and Phyllis Faber of North Coast Meats hope to build a new multi-species slaughterhouse to address these needs and perhaps make it possible for ranching to flourish once again in the North Bay.
And it won?t be your grandpa?s slaughterhouse. The facility, still in the feasibility study phase, will be built to green specifications and will be certified to process both organic and non-organic meats.
The vertically integrated business will process the meat, distribute it and market it locally, eliminating the middleman or the need to send animals to distant feedlots.


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Health Ministry bans Colistin in Animal Food Industry
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an order prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of colistin and its formulations for food-producing animals, poultry, aqua farming and animal feed supplements.
Why the Ban?
The ban has been imposed on the colistin under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 due to the following reasons:
- Colistin is the last-resort antibiotic that saves lives in critical care units. There has been a growing concern about a large number of patients exhibiting resistance to the drug.
- This has been largely attributed to the arbitrary use of colistin in the food industry, particularly as growth supplements used in animals, poultry, aqua farms, would likely reduce the antimicrobial resistance within the country.
The order issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare now mandates manufacturers of colistin and its formulations (since it is also used to treat humans) to affix a label on the container reading: “Not to be used in food-producing animals, poultry, aqua farming and animal feed supplements: on the package, insert and promotional literature”.
Welcoming the move to ban colistin in the animal food industry the activists have also urged on the need of conducting awareness programme for farmers since most are unaware of the presence of colistin as it comes mixed in the feed.


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“A civilization stands or falls by the degree to which drink has entered the lives of its people, and from that point of view Japan must rank very high among the civilizations of the world.”
Kenichi Yoshida — “Japan is a Circle”
The Japanese view their drinking
Kirin Brewery Co. said Thursday it will start selling a zero-carbohydrate regular beer in Japan in October, the first such product offered by a domestic brewer, to tap demand among increasingly health-conscious consumers.
The zero-carb beer under the major Japanese brewery's flagship Ichibanshibori brand will be


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SHOPPING trolley bays should be installed outside Stockland’s William Street entrance and up the road outside Pantano’s Bar & Grill, Bathurst Regional councillor Alex Christian says.
The high number of discarded shopping trolleys around the city has him and fellow councillor Warren Aubin calling for immediate change.
Shopping trolleys littering the city’s streets has long irked Cr Aubin who first raised the issue with the Western Advocate in October 2012.
At council’s recent policy committee meeting, Cr Christian said Stockland’s William Street entry was a hot spot for dumped trolleys.
“I would like to see trolley bays erected outside Stockland and on the corner of William and Howick streets near Pantano’s,” he said.
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“People aren’t really getting the message [not to dump them].”
Cr Christian suggested council rangers should impound renegade trolleys and only return them to the retailer once a $100 fee had been paid.
While, Cr Aubin called for rangers to instead ensure that the applicable $110 on-the-spot fine was charged to shoppers who discard trolleys.
“Can we please get someone to go out and hand out infringement notices? Let’s not be a toothless tiger,” he urged others at the meeting.
“The community will start taking it seriously if council starts handing out fines.”
Late last year, Cr Aubin told the Advocate that there was an “epidemic” of discarded trolleys and they all belonged to major retailers – except for one.
It’s Coles, it’s Woolworths, it’s Big W, Target and the occasional IGA [trolley]; there are no Aldi trolleys out there, not one.Bathurst Regional councillor Warren Aubin
“It’s Coles, it’s Woolworths, it’s Big W, Target and the occasional IGA [trolley]; there are no Aldi trolleys out there, not one,” he said.
Cr Aubin said discarded trolleys not only made the city look untidy, but they were being used to cause damage to shops late at night.
He suggested supermarkets, Big W and Target to use the same locking mechanism as Aldi to encourage shoppers to return their trolley.
“It’s not a hard fix,” Cr Aubin said.


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- A pricing glitch on Amazon's website over Prime Day meant that some shoppers saved thousands of dollars on camera gear.
- One commenter described buying a $3,000 telescope lens for under $100.
- While some said they already had confirmation that items were being shipped, others were awaiting confirmation and wondering whether Amazon would cancel their order.
- Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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A pricing glitch on Amazon's website over Prime Day meant people were able to buy thousands of dollars' worth of camera gear for under $100.
According to the photograph and camera news site PetaPixel, one shopper noticed that a $548 Sony a6000 and 16-50 mm lens bundle was listed on Amazon for $94.50. The shopper shared this on Slickdeals on Monday, the first day of the Prime Day sales.
The post hit the front page, and it wasn't long before comments began to flood in as camera enthusiasts expressed their delight and shared other giant savings. Others, however, said the deal did not show up, suggesting that there may have been glitches on Amazon's website.
"Literally everything is 94.48. I have bought like 10k worth of stuff that was like 900 dollars total," one commenter wrote.
"Everything with the prime day tag on my account is 94.48. I just bought a 3000$ telescope for 94.48," another said.
An Amazon representative did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
The Sony camera that sparked off the Slickdeals discussion was listed by a third-party merchant but fulfilled by Amazon. This means Amazon handles the shipping, customer service, and returns for the order.
Screenshots of other heavily discounted camera gear shared with PetaPixel indicated that some items were being sold and shipped by Amazon itself.
While some commenters on Reddit and Slickdeals said their orders had already shipped, others were still awaiting confirmation and wondering whether Amazon would cancel the order.


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Cash Mob Exceeds Expectations
It was the little idea that could: born out of a mid-April brainstorming session – via Zoom – with Montecito business owners, stakeholders, and MJ CEO Gwyn Lurie and COO Tim Buckley.The overarching question from all: “What can we do?” Do to survive, do to help, do to show some love to the local businesses that make Montecito, Montecito?
Piggybacking on an idea that came to fruition following the 1/9 debris flow, the “Cash Mob,” originally orchestrated by local mortgage broker Jeff Bochsler and then-executive director of the Coast Village Association Sharon Byrne, an idea was had to hold another “Cash Mob,” but this time, for obvious reasons, make it virtual. Immediately a large team of people went to work to make it happen, including Lurie and Buckley, and reps from the Coast Village Association: board president Bob Ludwick, board administrator Jason Copus, social media guru Rachel Rock, and board members Kevin Frank,and myself; Montecito Association executive director Sharon Byrne; and upper village mainstay Sandy Stahl. A quick partnership was born with the 93108Fund founder Ron Blitzer, who assembled his own team of people to build the web infrastructure, most notably Eric DelaBarre, who put in countless hours to perfect the site. Innumerable details – legal, logistical, and more – had to be ironed out before launching on May Day, May 1. We enlisted multiple media outlets to help us get the word out, hoping that the virtual event, which was originally planned for just three days, would be a success.
The morning of May 1, we all sat by our computers with bated breath, waiting for that first sale. Click by click the sales came in, from $50, to $1,000… and beyond. By 8:30 that first morning one incredibly generous customer had purchased $3,500 worth of gift cards; $250 a piece for 15 merchants. By 9 am we hit the $10,000 mark. From there the generosity of our seaside town exploded, bringing in $230,794 by the end of the weekend; $66K of which was donated to the 93108Fund, which has been disbursing funds to Montecito’s hourly workers – think servers, retail salespeople, and others – since the pandemic shutdown began.
On Sunday, May 3, a special Zoom happy hour was held, emceed by Billy Baldwin and featuring the musical talents of Zach Gill, Johnny Irion, Tina Schlieske, and Sofia Schuster. Baldwin raffled off spectacular prizes donated by Coast 2 Coast, Beau Joie, Whiskey & Leather, hairstylist Edward Anthony,Botanik, Mountain Air Sports, Viva Oliva, Robitaille’s Fine Candies, artist Jordan Pope, Marcus, and Riviera Towel Company. Winners, who all spent $500 or more during the Cash Mob, include Martin Gore, Elizabeth Perry, Devon Nielsen, Kathleen Lavidge, Sally Holbrook, Shelley Badat, Brian Frons, Steffany Hall, Hal Saunders, Joseph Freeman, Penelope Bianchi, Susan Lichtenstein, Rand Rosenberg, Debra Geiger, and Hal Conklin.
Due to the great success of the Cash Mob, and the huge amount of work that went into planning it, it was decided that the event would be extended through Sunday, May 10. More and more sales came in, bringing the final total to $270,405. Of this, $87K is earmarked for the 93108Fund, and $183K was spent on Montecito businesses, by way of nearly 1,600 gift cards!!
Friday of last week, 114 checks were distributed to Montecito businesses for the first weekend of the Cash Mob. Six members of our Cash Mob team walked Coast Village Road and the upper village, happily handing out checks to the shop owners who bring life to our village on a daily basis. We did our best to deliver to all the merchants, but there were several who were not yet open for business, so we are in the process of getting ahold of those vendors.
In just the first weekend, our merchants sold a whopping 1,551 gift cards. While this is an INCREDIBLE number, and we are so grateful, it does take some time for the gift cards to be issued. Some of our restaurants sold nearly 100 gift cards! We encouraged all merchants to reach out to their customers as soon as possible to arrange pick-up of the gift cards. Customers should watch their emails carefully for these instructions. Most vendors plan on having the customer pick up the gift card, while a few said they would prefer to mail them. The next round of check disbursement for gift cards purchased between May 4-10 will take place this week.
On behalf of the team of people behind the scenes of the Cash Mob, we want to extend a huge thank you for all those who participated in showing our merchants how much we love them. The success of the event exceeded every expectation, and every merchant who benefited was truly touched by the generosity.
Here are some photos of the recipients receiving their checks.


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Brussels, 19th January 2005
Competition: German Football League commitments to liberalise joint selling of Bundesliga media rights made legally binding by Commission decision
Commitments given by the German Football League (‘Ligaverband’) regarding the central marketing of the media rights of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga from now until June 2009 have been rendered legally binding by a formal decision adopted by the European Commission. This is the first ever so-called ‘commitment decision’ under new procedures for the application of EU competition rules (Regulation (EC) 1/2003) that entered into effect on 1st May 2004. . The commitments liberalise the central marketing arrangements and maximise the rights for television and new media (UMTS, Internet) available to football fans. Fans will also be able to enjoy new services, in particular for the new media, that the clubs can now develop. The Commission had been concerned that the exclusive selling of commercial broadcasting rights by the ‘Ligaverband’ may have violated the EC Treaty’s ban on cartels and restrictive business practices (Article 81) but has now closed the case in the light of the ‘Ligaverband’ commitments.
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes commented:”This decision benefits both football fans and the game. Fans benefit from new products and greater choice. Leagues and clubs benefit from the increased coverage of their games. Readily available premium content such as top football boosts innovation and growth in the media and information technology sectors. Moreover, open markets and access to content are an essential safeguard against media concentration.”
Under the new arrangements, the ‘Ligaverband’ can continue to market broadcasting rights in a manner which allows them to offer a one-stop-shop under the league brand, but ensures that the procedures used are open, transparent and non-discriminatory. In particular, under the commitments decision, the German football league has undertaken to offer unbundled packages of rights for a duration not exceeding three seasons. –This will ensure that all rights are regularly offered to a large number of operators, a safeguard againstmedia concentration. In addition, the clubs can sell their own branded services to their fans, in particular in the field of new media..
The Court of Justice ruled in 1974 that, as an economic activity, sport was subject to Community legislation. Indeed, the importance of sport in Europe means that its commercial activities can have significant effects on a number of markets. Competition law is applicable to the economic activities connected with sport events, but not pure sporting rules.
 Case 36/74, Walrave v Union Cycliste Internationale,  ECR 1405.


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Crown Sydney has unveiled another three restaurants for its food and beverage arsenal at the soon to open $2.2bn Barangaroo tower, including Silks, a direct import from its Crown Melbourne operations.
With signature dishes such as Peking duck and lobster rolls, Silks will be one of 14 restaurants and bars at the Barangaroo complex, which will employ 350 chefs and is expected to open by mid-December.
Crown will also introduce Epicurean to Crown Sydney, with nine open kitchens serving cuisine from Japan, China, India, and Italy as well as fresh seafood along with a chocolate dessert fountain.
A third restaurant, TWR or The Waiting Room, designed by New York’s Meyer Davis, a design firm also responsible for the interiors of Crown Barangaroo’s 82 ultra luxury apartments, will offer classic dishes to complement a beverage menu including old style cocktails.
All up, the 77-level hotel, residential and casino property will feature 14 restaurants and bars as well as 82 apartments, which start at $9.5m for a two bedder.
The Barangaroo property will also include 349 hotel rooms and suites, premium retail outlets as well as pools and spas.
“Developing a world class dining destination has been at the forefront of Crown Sydney, and we have spent a lot of time finessing the mix,” said Crown Sydney executive general manager, Mark Holmes, who was previously executive food and beverage general manager at Crown Melbourne and prior to that worked for Hyatt around the world.
Crown Sydney will cater to an expected 2500 covers per night, not including its large ballroom which can seat 400 guests.
Mr Holmes said the plan was to open all restaurants by mid December, adding that the main focus is to feature a cross section of chefs catering specifically for Sydney audiences.
“Each restaurant has a story in itself,” Mr Holmes told The Australian.
“We are trying to make it a home for Sydneysiders to enjoy different cuisines in different venues from formal to informal.”
Crown has appointed Sarah Briegel as its culinary director. She previously ran the famed Mandarin Grill in Hong Kong and was also the executive chef for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Shanghai.
Crown has previously announced a classic fine dining restaurant called a’Mare by award-winning Sydney chef Alessandro Pavoni at Barangaroo, along with renowned chef Nobu Matsuhisa, who is opening his third Australian restaurant at Crown Sydney.
Ross and Sunny Lusted are returning to Sydney’s fine dining and will open Woodcut with cooking by wood, charcoal and steam at Crown Sydney.
Australia’s exports of cross border financial services are small as a proportion of services exports – accounting for just 5.7 per cent in 2018-19 – and also compared with other leading financial centres.