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The Federal Communications Commission wants to fine AT&T $780,000 for violating the government's telemarketing rules.
In an order released Monday, the commission said AT&T made telephone calls to 29 consumers on 78 separate occasions after those consumers had asked AT&T not to call them again.
AT&T had "apparently violated the FCC's company-specific do-not-call rule," which has been in effect for years, long before the National Do-Not-Call Registry went into effect last month, the commission said, imposing a $10,000 fine for each call made.
The FCC said it had begun investigating AT&T several months ago, after receiving more than 300 complaints.
AT&T, the nation's largest long-distance company, denied the allegations and said it would challenge the fine.
Coincidentally, it is an AT&T subsidiary that is running the new national do-not-call list that is being managed by the Federal Trade Commission.
"AT&T had the best proposal at the best price," said Eileen Harrington, the FTC official who was in charge of developing the national do-not-call list, last spring after a Freedom of Information Act request by the Washington Post revealed that more complaints were lodged against AT&T's telemarketing practices than any other long-distance firm.
"The irony of the fact that it was an AT&T subsidiary that won the contract was not lost on us," Harrington said.
More than 50-million phone lines have been registered to the national antitelemarketing registry that went into effect in early October. Both the FTC and FCC said they are investigating the thousands of complaints that have been posted by consumers but it could be several weeks before any action is taken for making calls to numbers on that list.


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Adidas is lessening the utilize of single-use plastic among buyers in collaboration with Select CITY-WALK, the primary shopping middle in Delhi to go plastic-free.
Adidas has declared a grassroots level activity to drive awareness for decreasing the utilize of single-use plastic among customers in collaboration with Select CITY WALK, the first shopping center in Delhi to go plastic-free.
As a part of the movement, Adidas and Select CITY WALK have made a model where plastic bottle collection canisters have been installed in accessible and visible areas interior the mall to empower individuals to stand against the utilize of single-use plastic and waste deliberately and dependably. The collected plastic squander will be collected and recycled by Adidas in collaboration with Polygenta to form high-performance sportswear, changing over 14 plastic bottles into 1 T-shirt, subsequently changing a threat into a thread.
Kuldeep Yadav – The Face of Adidas Campaign Against Plastic Pollution
International cricketer Kuldeep Yadav will be the face of the Adidas campaign against plastic contamination. He said that Adidas has continuously been at the cutting edge of motivating alter and we wish whether small or big, no efforts will go unsuccessful on the off chance that we all collaborate to seek after our natural and social obligations and can move the needle in sustainable living.
A youth icon in the field of sports, Kuldeep speaks to the pool of solid vivacious makers of the Adidas portfolio together with Rohit Sharma and Rishab Gasp, who proudly don the three stripes.
Both the brands, Adidas & Select CITYWALK share the conviction that for any activity to have a quantifiable effect, it is basic to teach the sensitize masses. For Adidas, who has been a front runner in its battle against marine contamination with its exceptionally effective worldwide development – Run for the seas, this activity is an expansion of the brand’s philosophy to bolster and secure the communities in which they work. Together the two brands try to catalyze a behavioral among customers and draw their consideration towards the scourge of plastic contamination.
Talking almost this activity, Mr. Yogeshwar Sharma, Official Chief & CEO, Select CITYWALK said, that one of the ways to resolve & diminish the plastic impression on the planet is through development. We at Select CITYWALK are working effectively to drive awareness and empower arrangements such as this superb activity of Re-purposing Plastic with Adidas, which has got huge support from the customers.
250 Students From Different Schools Supported The Initiative
Also, Select CITYWALK has moreover embraced a school outreach program where students were energized to gather squander plastic bottles and contribute to the cause. This action saw great encouraging results. Almost 250 students from different schools such as DPS Worldwide Gurgaon, APJ Saket, DPS Universal Saket & Harmony Universal Pushp Vihar joined the drive at the shopping middle of Select CITYWALK.
Supporting the drive was the move troupe ‘Dance Out of Poverty’, the lead activity of Sinhayana Foundation, a non-profit organization. The kids from the dance troupe have made news for their dance with Hrithik Roshan sometime recently before the release of Super 30 with a message to disregard plastic.

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The third edition of Boat Show Sri Lanka was opened on Friday morning by the Hon Rishad Bathiudeen the Minister of Industry and Commerce for the country. The event is organised by the Sri Lanka Boat Building and Technology Improvement Institute at the modern BMICH exhibition centre in the centre of Colombo and is supported by 40 mainly local companies. The visitor profile on the first day included not only locals but boat buyers and industry trade members from India, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the Maldive Islands.
In his opening address the Minister “Emphasized the Governments support of the industry which is already seen as a manufacturing hub for boats in South Asia with 7 companies already active in exporting fibre glass boats”.
Sri Lanka has been very active in the past 30 years as a sub contract building centre for European brands in Holland and the UK. Although the sub contract business has slowed in line with the global recession Sri Lankan builders are still busy with servicing the Indian Ocean market for marine tourism, ferries, workboats and fishing boats with customers as far afield as Mauritius, Seychelles, East Africa and the Maldives. The industry is also starting to promote its own brand boats with an eye on the developing markets in Asia which it is well placed geographically to serve.
Neil Fernando, chairman of the Boat Building Technology Institute, said that “I am very pleased at the growth of the event since its inception in 2008 and with the relaxing of restrictions on leisure boating after three decades of conflict in the north of the country we are seeing a large increase in tourism much of it related to water sports activities. It’s only a matter of time before local people as well as tourists can enjoy the boating lifestyle”.
The show runs until Sunday and on Saturday includes a conference on the development of leisure boating with International speakers in attendance.


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NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 12/06/12 -- Sprinklr, the leading enabler of scalable social media management for enterprises, announced a number of accomplishments to help the world's largest brands be secure and compliant in their global social media implementations.
With a large number of clients in regulated industries such as financial services and pharmaceuticals as well as a roster of over 100 household brands including Dell, Cisco, Samsung, BP, Virgin America, Hearst, and Newell Rubbermaid, Sprinklr was recently included among a small handful of companies in the otherwise crowded industry in a November 2012 report put out by Forrester Research, Inc., called "Manage The Risks Of Social Media," written by Senior Analyst Chris McClean and Researcher Nick Hayes.
The report highlights the need for large companies to establish a formal risk management process and to consider technologies to reduce social media risk at the enterprise level.
Based on its experience in regulated industries and in implementing social media for global brands in deployments in over 50 countries and thousands of users, Sprinklr has published and shared the [email protected] Security Checklist, with the 22 Must Haves for Secure Enterprise Social, available as a free download from the www.sprinklr.com website. The checklist is designed to be a complimentary resource for practitioners of "must haves" for large brands to be secure, compliant, and ensure corporate governance as they scale social across teams, functions, geographies, and divisions.
To provide additional insight and guidance for practitioners as well as Security and Risk professionals seeking to understand the challenges of secure social media deployments, the company also published a blog post entitled "Don't be scared of Social; Don't run from Social. Thinking differently about Security and Risk." It is also available via www.sprinklr.com
The Altimeter Group reports that, on average, large brands have 178 social media profiles, a number that is expected to grow significantly. Each of these represents an opportunity, but also a risk, if they are not in line with brand guidelines and policies.
To help large brands identify all of the global locations where they may be impacted, Sprinklr offers a [email protected] Profile Audit. In a recent audit for a Fortune 50 company, Sprinklr successfully identified over 1500 profiles worldwide and has worked with the brand to either bring them into compliance, sunset, or deactivate them.
"Sprinklr exists to enable large companies to be social at scale and they need to be secure and confident when they do it," said CEO Ragy Thomas. "I believe that the mention by Forrester combined with our new offerings demonstrates our capability to deliver on this promise for the world's largest companies."
All of these milestones come on the heels of last month's announcement by the company of its achievement of the SSAE 16, SOC Type 1 certification. The most widely recognized authoritative guidance in the industry, the certification provides service organizations a uniform method for disclosing independently assessed information about the design and operation of internal controls related to their services. Companies who complete an annual SOC 1 examination are able to demonstrate a substantially higher level of assurance and operationally visibility than those companies who do not.
Sprinklr fundamentally believes that the advent of social technologies changes every aspect of how businesses connect with their audiences.
With over 100 global brands as customers and financing from Battery Ventures, the company is relentlessly focused on helping large enterprises adapt the realities behind their firewall to the new realities of the socially-networked & empowered customer.
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May 7, 2020
Christian Schneider, Junior Consultant SAP, in our interview about the start of his career as a trainee and the individual development opportunities at valantic.
May 5, 2020
Conversational AI in customer service leads to more dynamics in problem solving which has enormous potential for digital assistants and chatbots.
April 29, 2020
In January 2020, Fabian Littau made the jump from an internal role in classic industry to consulting and he can now grow with us, and especially with our customers. For it’s precisely in times like the current Covid19 crisis that digitalization projects are becoming ever more important.
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In German retail, the usage of cards instead of cash money has not only increased due to the Corona crisis – cash as most important payment method has generally been replaced. Meanwhile, instant payments and real-time transfers are replacing the three-day model for payment transactions.
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In an era when school foodservice is going through perhaps its biggest changes, it’s a benefit to have a leader like Eileen Staples in charge. Staples, the director of food and nutrition services at Greenville County Schools, in South Carolina, sensed an overhaul of child nutrition programs was forthcoming and, instead of waiting to see what new requirements were to come, she made aggressive adjustments to get out in front.
Eileen Staples has renovated foodservice at Greenville County Schools by:
- Developing Culinary Creations, a dining program that improves the quality and healthfulness of meals. A chef was hired to lead the program, in which more items are cooked from scratch
- Focusing on training, particularly food safety, to ensure the department’s goals are consistent throughout this large district
- Renovating or rebuilding 60 school cafeterias, which led to increased participation
- Taking over school stores to sell students food items and school supplies


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Microsoft has announced that Universal Print will be able to directly integrate with OneDrive across all browsers and devices starting from this week. This is a major step in cloud printing.
The OneDrive sync client will be reaching end of support on macOS 10.12 and 10.13 next month. Moving forward, only the three most recent versions of the operating system will be supported.
Microsoft is rolling out File Cards to Office for Android this month. It is a modern UI layout that offers you inline contextual information and quick actions for your Office files.
Microsoft Teams will add an option later this year for admins to set an expiration date for meeting recordings stored in the cloud. This will allow them to auto-delete recordings after a set period.
Microsoft has unveiled new features for OneDrive that allow you to adjust the size, color saturation, brightness, and more attributes of your photos. These are available on Android and the web.
Microsoft detailed the features it added to OneDrive across platforms in May. These include auto-expiring links for files shared with external users, PDF improvements on mobile, and more.
Microsoft has announced new features coming to OneDrive running on Apple hardware later this year including native support for Apple M1, KFM, and an improved Finder and Files On-Demand experience.
Microsoft Search will soon index Teams meeting transcriptions to improve search results for meetings saved on SharePoint and OneDrive. It does include caveats to ensure confidentiality.
Microsoft today detailed a bunch of improvements that it will be bringing to the sharing experience to OneDrive, SharePoint, and more. These include access permissions and link-sharing improvements.
Microsoft has updated both the Android and iOS versions of its OneDrive app. The new update re-enables the ability to write files from iOS Files app while the Android version gets a new home section.
Microsoft has announced that the OneDrive sync client for Windows PCs now comes in a 64-bit variant, recommended for users who work with large files. It's currently in public preview.
Microsoft is rolling out Immersive Reader to four additional apps starting next month, including PowerPoint for the web, OneDrive, SharePoint, and MakeCode. This marks another expansion for the tool.
Microsoft published its roadmap update for OneDrive features today, and among what's new and coming is dark mode on the web, PDF bookmarks, at a glance summaries when sharing, and more.
Today, Microsoft announced an update that's coming to the OneDrive app for Android. It adds support for Samsung's Motion Photos, 8K video playback, and a new home screen experience.
Learn about Office 365 and what it can do for you. Get tips on creating a document with web apps and how to edit and upload it. This printable guide is yours to use, distribute, and share at will!
This week, Microsoft announced that you can upload files to OneDrive that are up to 250GB in size, an increase from the previous limitation of 100GB. This includes 8K videos, CAD files, and more.
Microsoft has announced that no new Teams recordings will be stored on its existing Stream solution after March 1. Storage will be transitioning to OneDrive for Business and SharePoint.
The features added to OneDrive in December include a new experience for creating shared libraries on the web with full fidelity support and admin controls to exclude file types during sync.
This free reference card will help you understand the basics, keyboard shortcuts, the difference between OneDrive for Business vs OneDrive, how to manage files, how to share files and more!
Today, Microsoft announced that the OneDrive app on iOS supports Live Photos. The short video clips will now automatically be backed up to OneDrive, and you can fix your older Live Photos too.
Microsoft has announced through the Admin center that dark mode for OneDrive on the web will begin rolling out in January. Both commercial and consumer accounts will receive the feature.
Microsoft today announced that the 'Add to OneDrive' feature that lets users pin folders shared from OneDrive, Teams, or SharePoint to their own OneDrive library is now generally available.
Microsoft announced a bunch of new calling features for its Teams service today, adding things like CarPlay support, a streamlined experience, spam identification, call merge, and more.
As is the case every month, Microsoft has detailed the features making it to its cloud storage service this month. The list is short and includes details about the improved integration with Teams.
Microsoft is rolling out a new sharing feature for OneDrive on the web, which makes it easier to share files with groups of people. The capability is also coming to Office apps in mid-2021.
Microsoft today announced that it is bringing support for the Immersive Reader accessibility tool to OneDrive and PowerPoint files. It is also adding 18 new neural text-to-speech languages.
Samsung Cloud features - namely, Gallery Sync, Drive, and Premium storage subscription - will be deprecated in favor of Microsoft OneDrive. Starting today, Samsung Cloud users can migrate their data.
Microsoft announced many new features coming to OneDrive, at its Ignite conference. The web client is getting performance improvements, there is a new homepage for the mobile apps, and much more.
As part the monthly Roadmap Roundup, Microsoft detailed a few added capabilities to OneDrive such as the ability to create Tasks via comments in office files, email notification changes, and more.
Samsung has announced that the company is taking off Gallery Sync and Drive storage features on Samsung smartphones. These Samsung Cloud features will now be supported by Microsoft OneDrive.
This past week brought us Patch Tuesday, the release date for Flight Simulator, the release of Halo 3 on PC, xCloud news, and much, much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy recap.
According to an updated support page, Microsoft is planning to retire the ability to fetch files from a Windows PC running OneDrive, which will no longer be possible after the end of the month.
Since the release of May 2020 Update Microsoft has been blocking devices from receiving the update. Now it looks like the company has blocked some PCs with OneDrive from receiving version 2004 update.
Quite a few things happened this week, among which the renewal of the Fable trademark, the announcement of a slew of features coming to OneDrive, new Insider builds, and more. Be sure to catch up.
Today, Microsoft announced a bunch of features that are coming to its OneDrive cloud storage service. You can now upload larger files, dark mode is coming to web, there's Teams integration, and more.
The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is breaking OneDrive Files On-Demand for some users, and the company has acknowledged the issue. Some successful workarounds have been posted as well.
Microsoft's OneDrive roadmap roundup for May 2020 includes the ability for users to now block others from downloading more types of shared files and Word files can be limited to a review only mode.
Microsoft has released a new update for OneDrive users on iOS. The latest update brings new features including the ability to search for photos using keywords and patches several bugs.
OneDrive is bringing a few new features to the details and activity panes on the web. They now include a timeline of actions on files and allows users to easily view, navigate, and respond to actions.
Microsoft is rolling out an update to its Office suite on apps on Windows that brings a new save dialog for OneDrive, letting users directly share documents with contacts right through the dialog.


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US e-ad revs fall
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US online ad revenues fell 12 per cent last year, according to data from the Internet Ad Revenue Report.
All told, online ad revenue touched $7.2 billion - down 12 per cent on last year. In Q4 Internet advertising revenue in the US declined 7.5 percent reaching $1.7 billion.
While this decline has hit many Internet operations, the decline is not as bad as it seems. TV ad revenues fell by a similar amount last year while radio ad revenue fell by around 20 per cent.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau reckons said that the overall weak revenue results were not unexpected and that it continues to mirror the experience of the entire advertising environment.
"In fact, the Internet ad results compare favourably to many other, more established ad sectors, which experienced steeper declines during the reporting period," it said.
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Chrysler has barely begun production of the 2013 Dodge Durango, but it's already encountered problems that have led to a recall. An incorrect airbag module was installed in roughly 1,500 of the early-production, seven-passenger Durango models. According to Chrysler, these vehicles received mislabeled modules intended for the five-passenger version. In a crash, this could lead to the side-curtain airbag not deploying for the third row.
2011 Dodge Durango: First Drive
- Chris Shunk
- Jun 5, 2012
Chrysler has gotten on pretty well in the post-bankruptcy world, with a big assist from its newest master. But while Chrysler has seen dramatic improvement thanks to refreshes and a few new models, the next couple years could be very exciting.
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- Aug 5, 2011
We have to imagine that Chrysler is pretty upset with the 2011 Ford Explorer. After all, when it came time to name the 2011 North American Truck of the Year, both of the Pentastar's latest offerings – the Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee – held two of the final three finalist spots, only to be beaten out by Ford's new seven-passenger crossover.
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Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon has yet to officially confirm her pregnancy, but it’s pretty clear from the new photos that there’s a bun in the oven. 36-year-old famous star showed off her growing baby bump while leaving church in Santa Monica, California.
‘Legally Blonde’ actress looked super gorgeous donning pink sleeveless belted dress with gathered detailing by Vanessa Bruno.
The big screen beauty teamed her dress with Diane von Furstenberg sandals. She was carrying a grey Christian Dior quilted bag.
Reese Witherspoon rocked smart shades and statement jewelry. Her locks was styled in sleek style with front bangs.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Two of Europe’s biggest solar power equipment companies are to make foreign sales a priority next year, as a cut in generous subsidies is expected to hit demand at home in Germany, the world’s biggest solar market.
Lower subsidies on tariffs for new solar power generators in Germany, which accounts for about half the global solar market, are expected to cool demand for new installations next year.
FRANKFURT, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Two of Europe’s biggest solar
power equipment companies are making foreign sales a priority
next year as a cut in subsidies is expected to hit demand at
home in Germany, the world’s biggest solar market.
Lower subsidies supporting solar power generators in Germany
are expected to cool demand for new installations to about 6
gigawatts (GW) next year, down from an expected 8-9 GW this
year, and accounting for about half the global equipment market.
FRANKFURT, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Debt-laden solar power
equipment company Conergy (CGYG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has re-entered talks with
banks after an independent review concluded that its balance
sheet needs restructuring, it said on Thursday, almost four
months after it struck an initial refinancing deal.
Conergy has been piling up losses in recent years after it
ran into trouble by expanding into too many parts of the
renewable energy industry. Since then, the company has been
going through a painful phase of restructuring, leading it to
raise capital, streamline its activities and cut costs.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Solar wholesaler Phoenix Solar and equipment supplier Centrotherm declined to give outlooks for 2011 on Wednesday, as subsidy cuts in the key German market dampen demand.
A day earlier, shares in Chinese peers JA Solar Holdings and Solarfun fell, despite delivering strong quarterly results and outlooks, as investors remain concerned that falling subsidies could curb margins.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German solar wholesaler Phoenix Solar expects demand for solar modules to recover after a dismal third quarter in Germany, the world’s No.1 solar market, but does not see booming demand in the year-end period.
“We still expect good business at the end of the year, but it won’t be a year-end rally,” Phoenix Solar’s Chief Executive Andreas Haenel told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.
FRANKFURT/LOS ANGELES, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Ballooning demand
in the world’s largest solar power market, Germany, will help
companies in the sector deliver stellar third-quarter results,
analysts say, and they expect prospects for next year to
Large cuts in feed-in tariffs in Germany, Europe’s largest
economy, had fuelled concerns that next year could see a sharp
decline in demand in the country that accounts for about half of
the world market.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s battered solar stocks could take a further hit as fears of a fresh cut in sector subsidies and a cap on new installations outweigh a recent pick-up in earnings momentum.
A surge in renewable energy capacity added in Germany this year will lead the levy that consumers pay on their electricity bills for green power to rise to 13 billion euros ($18.1 billion) in, or 60 euros per household per year, the country’s grid operators said earlier this month.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German biofuel company Verbio expects to see its full-year sales rise by as much as 10 percent, its chief executive said on Friday, giving the first concrete outlook for revenues in the ongoing year. So far, the company had guided for a “significant increase” in turnover but based on Claus Sauter’s estimate, this year’s top line could rise to as much as 552 million euros ($768.1 million).
This would be above the 520 million euro estimate expected by analysts at SES Research.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Emerging markets are the key for consumer stocks and investors should go for established names with high exposure in these economies rather than buying into local players, a fund manager at ING said.
“I like to play the emerging markets through the multinationals,” Huub van der Riet, manager of the ING (L) Invest Food & Beverages, told Reuters.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Shares in German wind turbine maker Nordex have lost nearly a third of their value since the beginning of the year, as a lack of project funding and weak demand is still burdening the industry.
Thomson Reuters database StarMine shows that a third of analysts covering the stock rate the company “buy,” while 22 percent advise selling the stock.


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At a digital press conference, Koelnmesse, the organiser of The Tire Cologne, and the German Tyre Retail and Vulcanisation Trade Association (BRV), the event’s conceptual sponsor, have confirmed that The Tire Cologne 2022 has been given the green light to take place in Cologne between 24-26th May.
Vaculug Invests in New Matteuzzi Buffer
UK retreader Vaculug recently took delivery of a brand new Matteuzzi buffing machine for its heavy truck department.
Final Four Recircle Award Categories Revealed for 2022
The Recircle Awards has announced four new awards categories open to public voting. The Business Breakthrough and Best Casing & Tyre Disposal Services awards will return for the second edition, while two new categories will appear at the Recircle Awards. These newly-created awards for Industry Achievement and Rubberised Asphalt are now open for public voting.
Bridgestone and LAC Open New Bandag Plant in Argentina
Bridgestone and LAC have announced the opening of a new Bandag retreading facility in Deán Funes, Córdoba in Argentina.
TIA Announces Line Up for OTR Tire Conference
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has scheduled 12 general educational sessions and two break-out sessions for its 2022 Off-the-Road Tire Conference, which will take place Feb. 23-26, 2022, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar Beach, Fla.
Steve Shannon Tire Joins Pre-Q Galgo Network
PRE-Q GALGO Corporation has announced that Steve Shannon Tire is now a member of the PRE-Q GALGO family of independent retreaders.


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LightSquared gets extension for GPS test results
Federal regulators have granted a Virginia company called LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would cripple GPS systems ...
Nanoscale waveguide for future photonics
The creation of a new quasiparticle called the "hybrid plasmon polariton" may throw open the doors to integrated photonic circuits and optical computing for the 21st century. Researchers with the U.S. Department ...
Graphene optical modulators could lead to ultrafast communications
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have demonstrated a new technology for graphene that could break the current speed limits in digital communications.
Emirati telecom: BlackBerry limits next week
(AP) -- The head of an Emirati phone company says new government restrictions on the most secure BlackBerry services are scheduled to take effect next week.
FCC adopts rules to drive wireless competition
(AP) -- Federal regulators adopted rules Thursday to drive more competition in wireless broadband as more people access the Internet using iPhones and other popular mobile devices.
Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS
A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices.
Quantum engineers remove roadblock in developing next-generation technologies
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team has removed a major obstacle to engineer quantum systems that will play a key role in the computers, communication networks, and even biomedical devices of the future.
Mastering bandwidth: Researchers develop tunable, low-cost laser device
Transmitting information as pulses of light through fiber-optic cables is the fastest and highest-bandwidth communications technology that exists today. Yet even this technology is being pressed to carry ever-greater ...
Iowa State engineer developing technology to enhance battery life in portable devices
Soldiers carrying sophisticated communication and navigation devices into the field have the same battery headaches as civilians working their smart phones at the airport.
The world of mobile communications moves fast. With new mobile devices, new applications and ever-growing and changing consumer demands the wireless networks in use today have to evolve. Rather than take an incremental approach ...
Collective memory: Preserving information in constantly changing networks, without resorting to shared server
As computing power continues to move from the desktop to portable devices, the nature of communications networks will change radically. A network in which devices are regularly being added and removed, and ...
IBM's breakthrough chip technology lights the path to exascale computing
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists today unveiled a new chip technology that integrates electrical and optical devices on the same piece of silicon, enabling computer chips to communicate using pulses of light ...
New wave: Spin soliton could be a hit in cell phone communication (w/ Video)
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have found theoretical evidence* of a new way to generate the high-frequency waves used in modern communication devices such as cell phones. ...
'Slow light' on a chip holds promise for optical communications
A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200 in a study reported in Nature Photonics (published online Septem ...


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The Australian Dairy Industry Council (ADIC) has launched a voluntary code of practice to govern contractual arrangements between companies and dairy farmers.
Major dairy companies, including Murray Goulburn, Fonterra and Bega Cheese, have signed up to the new code, along with farmer bodies.
The new code provides a set of clear guidelines relating to pricing structures and loyalty payments, while also including a dispute resolution process.
In particular, the code states milk prices cannot be changed retrospectively and allows for farmers to sell excess milk to another processor if a contracted company does not wish to purchase additional milk.
“We believe the code will improve contracting arrangements between farmers and processors and offer greater transparency through earlier and clearer pricing signals for farmers, which means less risk for farmers and more balance along the supply chain,” said Grant Crothers, deputy chairman of the ADIC.
The new code will cover virtually the whole of Australia’s milk market and will be reviewed after one year.
Othe signatories include Lion, Burra Foods, Freedom Foods Group, Australian Consolidated Milk and Saputo‘s Warrnambool Cheese and Butter


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XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has renewed its contract with frozen food retail leader Iceland Foods for warehousing and distribution services. XPO will implement a phased strategy to increase growth capacity for the British
Iceland is today calling on the retail and wider business sector to become more transparent in their reporting of plastic packaging, as the supermarket continues to lead the way in the fight against plastic pollution.
Iceland has announced that it has reduced its operational carbon footprint by nearly three quarters (74%) since 2011, ensuring it is well ahead of schedule to hit the Government’s target of being carbon neutral by 2050. Its footprint has fallen
Iceland has today announced that it has reduced its food waste by nearly a quarter (23.2%) in the past two years, reducing the amount wasted by almost 2,500 tonnes.
Iceland, the leading British frozen food retailer, has officially signed for a lease of 20 years for its regional distribution centre at Houston Industrial Estate in Livingston.
Iceland will be the only major UK supermarket to offer its customers the choice of a plastic free or reduced plastic packaging Christmas dinner this year.
Supermarket Iceland has announced it is to undertake the biggest shake up in its own-brand history with over 550 new and improved products launching in stores from 2 September. The overhaul of Iceland’s popular own label follows months of market
To bring some fun to the Christmas food shop, supermarket chain Iceland has trialled a new concept – Shopping on Ice. A world first, supermarket aisles in their Stratford branch were transformed to ice. A team of 12 ice rink experts
Following the recent announcement that Pizza Express and Hays Travel are to open new venues at Leeds Merrion Centre, the city’s longest standing retail and leisure destination is once again celebrating as frozen food giant Iceland has confirmed it is
Regulators ban Iceland’s “political” palm oil-related Christmas ad…but retailer launches campaign on YouTube
Retailer Christmas adverts have been the source of much anticipation in the weeks building up to the big day in recent years, with retailers blowing their advertising budgets to ensure their advert becomes the most talked about of the season. For
Iceland made the decision to demonstrate to the food and retail industries that it is possible to reduce the demand for palm oil by seeking alternative ingredient solutions. Growing demand for palm oil for use in food products, cosmetics and
Global reviews and customer insights company Feefo is riding high on a wave of innovation, with companies such as Iceland and The Perfume Shop utilising its artificial intelligence-powered online reviews platform to gain unrivalled customer insight and make smarter business
Iceland today announces that it will be extending its market-leading trial for the use of reverse vending machines in England, Scotland and Wales as it continues its efforts to end the scourge of plastic pollution.
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks to 20 May 2018, reveal that the recent hot weather combined with the Meghan Markle effect sparked strong market growth – up 2.7% on last year.
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks to 5 November 2017, show supermarket sales have increased in value by 3.2% year on year in the run up to Christmas.
The Food Warehouse has relaunched its entire fresh produce offering and expanded the category with 100 new lines, including 70 that are unique to the brand. The relaunch delivers improved quality and freshness in a range that now includes genuine
Loyalty app Bink is delighted to announce a three year, nationwide partnership with market leading supermarket chain, Iceland. The partnership, which will be live at the end of this year, will see Iceland join a host of other retailers including Morrisons,
Lidl and Aldi win record market shares, attracting an extra 1.1m shoppers, latest Kantar Worldpanel data shows
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 26 March 2017, show supermarket sales increased in value by 1.4% compared to the same time last year. Slower growth was primarily due to
A new contract with leading frozen-food retailer Iceland, sees St Peter's popular Golden Ale rolled out to 264 stores nationwide. 1,200 cases of Golden Ale has already gone out to the national retailer, providing Suffolk-based St Peter's Brewery with an opportunity
Iceland is launching an interactive Facebook Live campaign devised by independent media agency the7stars and social distribution company Jungle Creations, to highlight the money that can be saved if you go frozen. The social media campaign has been created to
LaSalle Investment Management, the global real estate investment manager, today announced that it has let 36,100sq ft of retail space in Watling Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, to two supermarket chains, Aldi and Iceland. Supermarket chain Aldi, has agreed a 20-year lease
Tesco continues to grow market share thanks to fastest sales growth in three years, Kantar Worldpanel data shows
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 6 November 2016, reveal a second month of good news for Tesco, which grew at its fastest rate in three years. This is ahead of
Following the huge success of Iceland’s real mums vlogging campaign earlier this year, the UK retailer has extended its partnership with the UK’s only mummy vlogging network, Channel Mum. In a media first, planned and brokered by independent media agency
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 9 October 2016, show Tesco increasing sales by 1.3% – marking a return to growth for the UK’s largest retailer for the first time since
ICELAND has become the first major UK retailer to launch a vlogging campaign using real mums. In an innovative deal planned and brokered by independent media agency the7stars, the frozen food giant has teamed up with the UK’s only mummy


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Netflix Subscription Rates Could Be Going Up
$7.99 a month to watch all of your favorite shows could be a thing of the past!
Thanks to a major court decision, the cost of a monthly subscription to Netflix could be on the rise.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals shot down rules requiring Internet Service Providers to be neutral in their restrictions on bandwidth. In other words, Internet Service Providers could charge content providers, like Netflix, based on how much bandwidth they use - and HD video uses A LOT!
From USA Today:
Netflix is the leading streaming video provider on the Internet and regularly accounts for a notable chunk of the data flowing across the web, so Wall Street expects the company to be exposed to extra costs from this ruling.
Netflix may face an incremental $75 million to $100 million in annual content delivery costs to cable companies for access to their residential customers who are streaming Netflix content, George Askew, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, estimated in a note to investors on Wednesday.
As a die-hard fan of Netflix, I'm hoping they can keep it under $20. Only time will tell.


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The crypto space might interest you however some popular coins might seem pretty expensive. Luckily, there are other affordable coins out there that have a good chance of growing in value. Sparklo (SPRK) project is gaining momentum while Cosmos (ATOM) is assembling multiple blockchains and Cardano (ADA) supporters are discussing new upgrades.
Sparklo (SPRK) offers investors attractive benefits
Sparklo (SPRK) is a new platform that gives people with low incomes the chance to trade in precious metals. Sparklo (SPRK) is the first of its kind to let buyers and traders invest and trade in NFTs that are backed by real luxury assets in a fractional way.
Investors can create NFTs that are backed by Silver, Gold, or Platinum and can be bought in full or in parts by Sparklo (SPRK). Those who buy the whole NFT will get the physical goods that are worth the same amount as the NFT sent right to their door. Sparklo (SPRK) has also teamed up with high-end jewelry stores to give investors access to new goods at lower prices.
After an audit by Interfi Network and a KYC audit, Sparklo (SPRK) is clear, can't be changed, and is safe, so buyers can trust it.
Supporters of Sparklo (SPRK) can take part in pre-sale and buy tokens here.
Cosmos (ATOM) is assembling multiple blockchains at one convenient location
Cosmos (ATOM) is a type of alternative currency that works with a network of blockchains. Cosmos (ATOM) has smart contracts and a transaction system that is very safe and can't be stopped by outsiders. Cosmos (ATOM) also wants to set a new bar for how flexible it is, so that users can use Cosmos (ATOM) for all kinds of transactions.
Dymension, a company that works on blockchains, just revealed that it will launch an EVM-compatible Layer 2 roll-up that will include Cosmos (ATOM) . Experts say that it has taken a low-risk stance so far, which makes Cosmos (ATOM) the best choice for investors who look at investment risks. In the past 24 hours, the Cosmos (ATOM) has lost 0.15 percent of its value.
Cardano (ADA) latest upgrades welcomed by fans
With heavy selling pressure in the four-hour time frame,Cardano (ADA) fell back into the positive order block after Cardano (ADA) was turned down at the $0.4161 level. If the support level at $0.3763 holds again, bulls could try again to take the $0.4161 level for Cardano (ADA).
Both the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the On Balance Volume (OBV) favor a bearish outlook for Cardano (ADA). As of the time of writing, the Cardano (ADA) RSI was at 34, which shows that the trend was still going down for Cardano (ADA). The OBV also went down by 56.3M, which shows that demand has gone down in the last few hours for Cardano (ADA).
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Have you ever wanted to sleep with your Android but never found a way how other than to sleep with your phone? Well now is what you have been waiting for! A 12-inch handcrafted DIY Android cushion! It’s covered in fleece and filled with polyester to feel “firm yet springy” as according to creator Craftsquatch. They’re made to order for $20 before shipping, so this won’t last the slightest.
According to BerryScoop, the upcoming HTC Incredible will launch on April 1st, the same day as the HTC Droid Eris will make its exit. What’s the strange connection here is that the Incredible would not simply be a new phone in Verizon’s system, but it would replace the Eris. Furthermore, Verizon is viewing the Incredible as their Nexus One that they would promote in stores. The upcoming CDMA Nexus One would have no place in a Verizon store the “source” claims, but instead would be sold online by Google. Sounds a little off to us, no?
As soon as the words WiMax, 4.3-inch screen, and Android (among other things) come together, you know something good is going to happen. That’s the HTC Supersonic, and that’s why this post is here. Above is a video that will surely be taken down soon enough, so watch it while you can.
Oh, and take a look at our Supersonic coverage here. You’re welcome.
As all of you might know, Google Android is a mobile phone operating system that is open-source. Meaning that developers can develop as much as they please, ideas can be shared, and everything is open. More specifically, by defualt all Android phones allow you to install non-Android market apps.
AT&T has removed that feature. So besides the Backflip looking weird, running Android 1.5, using Yahoo! search instead of Google, AT&T’s bloatware apps that are included in each handset, and now not being able to install non-Market apps is impossible. How much more can you cripple an Android? What’s worse is that other hardware — the Dell Mini 5 for example, and even the HTC Desire — might get the same treatment.
While there are very little to no details on the HP Slate, things are starting to come out. For one thing, since it runs Windows 7 it should support Flash, as well as AIR applications, and Flash games. All of the aforementioned was demonstrated in a video by Adobe, with an actual HP Slate in action. An unusual thing to know is that the Flash is hardware accelerated, probably meaning that there is more than a mere Intel Atom under the slate’s bonnet. HP has also created a promotional video, which bears some resembalance to the recent iPad commercial – but does that even matter? Both of them embedded for you after the jump. You know, by “jump” we mean the “Read More” link. “Get it”?
The HTC HD2 was taking its red carpet debut last night. Despite the doomed fate of Windows Mobile 6.5, the Sense UI looks magnificent on the gigantic 4.3-inch WVGA display, complimented by the Blockbuster movie app which allow users to download movies straight to their phone. And of course there’s the almost possible update to Windows Phone 7 series that the HD2 could make, but that’s not looking good right now. There isn’t a confirmed and official release date, somewhere around March 24th for $199 on contract/$449 off contract seems very realistic. One more shot after the break with the HD2 in T-Mobile branding; a series of shots are at the source link.
Above is the very first ad for the iPad which made its snazzy debut at the Oscars tonight. And that’s on top of Steve Jobs actually appearing on the red carpet. One thing that’s for sure is the media blitz that will appear after this ad.
It’s a boring Sunday here in the gadget world, so that’s where Panasonic brightens up your Sunday morning/afternoon. While Panasonic isn’t the brand name of cameras, they definitely have cameras that people can feel comfortable with. First up, the Lumix DMC-G2, which kinda looks like the G1, and includes a touchpanel to take pictures, a 12.1 megapixel Live MOS sensor, Venus Engine HD II technology, 3-inch rear LCD and a 720p (AVCHD Lite) movie mode. Second is the DMC-G10, which is purportedly, supposedly, optimistically the “world’s lightest” interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder. It has the same 12.1 megapixel sensor and Venus Engine HD II as the G2, but lacks the tilt / swivel / touch LCD panel that the G2 has. Pricing and release dates are in the dark for these guys, but they do support the expensive SDXC memory cards. Yeah!
For you AT&T fans out there who have been missing on the Android craze, today marks the first Android phone making its way to your speedy network. Priced at a sweet $99 on rebate with a 2-year contract, the BACKFLIP includes GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), tri-band 7.2Mbps HSPA 3G (850/1900/2100 MHz), a 3.1″ HVGA touch-screen display, Android OS 1.5 (soon upgradeable to 2.1), 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, aGPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD slot (up to 32GB), fully QWERTY “back flipping” keyboard, and all decorated by Motorola’s MOTOBLUR social networking UI. So, will you bite?


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Edyta Brewniak can’t imagine any career other than apparel merchandising.
“I love fashion and I want to work in the business side of it,” said Brewniak, 22, of Chicago, a senior majoring in apparel merchandising and minoring in business administration at Dominican University in River Forest.
“I was raised around it,” she said. “I’m always going to be around it. I don’t like studying anything else. I just feel comfortable doing it and comfortable being around it.”
Dominican apparel instructors chose Brewniak as director of the extremely popular, entirely student-run 2014 senior fashion show, which was presented twice on March 29 and once on March 30.
With a management training position already lined up at Nordstrom in Colorado this summer, Brewniak jumped at the opportunity to run the show. But managing a two-day event that required working with 16 fellow seniors was no cakewalk.
“It’s stressful,” she said. “It’s just a lot of work because you’re dealing with 16 different girls. They’re all really creative and their opinions are really strong about everything. Being able to bring everybody’s opinions together was a lot of back and forth between what everybody wanted and what I wanted in the show.”
Seniors presented their individual collections, but altogether about 55 students presented 96 garments.
“The best part was the behind-the-scenes footage,” Brewniak said. “Interviews with the seniors were projected throughout the show. The audience got a feel for who the seniors are.”
The class of 2014 chose the theme “REVEAL: Our Moment in Fashion” to reflect and interpret their journey and to represent their growth as a group and as individuals, said Melissa Carr, associate professor of apparel design and merchandising, the faculty sponsor for the show.
“It’s a lot of work for 17 students,” Carr said. “It’s amazing to see what they create. For example, there is even a music committee that has to secure all the rights to use the music in the show. They do it all.”
Carr teaches the merchandising side of the Dominican fashion curriculum, while lecturer McKinley Johnson teaches design, Carr said.
During their senior year, both merchandising and design majors take the apparel seminar, in which they work one day a week on their portfolios and one day a week preparing for the March fashion show, she said.
“They have to hit the ground running,” Carr said. “They have a textbook about how to put a fashion show together. Each student talks about the different steps needed, about models — what they need and where to find them — and backstage and set design. They do it all themselves.”


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Most recently, the gaming industry once again was shaken by the wave of anti-piracy hysteria. Its initiator was a famous Chinese hacker group called 3DM and, in particular, its founder, known under the nickname of Bird Sister. As a matter of fact, if you are into video game industry stuff, you can read more about video game facts. So, According to Bird Sister, in the next two years, the video game developers may simply bury the pirates alive. How? With the help of a sophisticated protective technology that is called Denuvo.
It was created by some unknown Austrian company, behind which, as it turns out, stands Sony. And the reason for such a statement was due to the Just Cause 3 action adventure game from Square Enix or, to be more exact, its powerful protection system that flummoxed even the most experienced and talented hackers from 3DM since game has not been hacked yet, despite the fact that it came out on December 1, 2015.
So what is this antipiracy technology like? First of all, it should be said that Denuvo is not an instrument to protect video game content. It is rather a powerful system that “protects” a well-known DRM technology. Thus, Denuvo acts as insurance, or if we may say so, “a protection for protection tools.” For experienced hackers, DRM is not a problem, however, Denuvo is not so simple to bypass, as it turns out.
The Denuvo technology is now especially widespread in popular gaming stores, such as Origin or Steam. In addition to the Just Cause 3 game, Denuvo protects other games like FIFA 15 and FIFA 16, the fantasy action-RPG Lords of the Fallen, Dragon Age: Inquisition, the Battlefield: Hardline shooter etc. All these games were cracked. However, no one has been able to bypass the protection of Just Cause yet.
Well, Denuvo’s advantages are quite clear. It really gives pirates severe headache and makes lovers of unlicensed content wait much longer. However, according to some experts, this smart technology has a serious drawback. In particular, Denuvo is accused of the fact that it allegedly overloads hard drives and thus significantly reduces their life expectancy. However, the Denuvo developers themselves deny these indictments, stating that their technology does not “read” any storages of information, and therefore any overload is out of the question.
Nevertheless, whether Denuvo will become a real killer of gaming industry pirates is yet to be seen in the near future, but even if it gets cracked, developers might start skipping PC ports at all and stick to the consoles like Xbox, PS4 or even Nintendo 64 instead.
In 2016, EA, Square Enix, and other developers will release a lot of grand paid games. Among the possible games that might get a Denuvo protection will be Rise of the Tomb Raider, Hitman, Street Fighter 5, Far Cry Primal, Tom Clancy’s The Division, EA Sports UFC 2, Dark Souls 3, Mafia 3, the new Doom, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and possibly many others.


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NCCCI, JCC sign MoU
Kathmandu, Sept 23:
Nepal China Chambers of Commerce and Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The MOU was signed jointly by president of NCCCI, Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, and chairman of Jiangsu Chambers of Commerce (JCC), Li Ren, according to a press statement issued here on Monday. It also said that both the organisations will cooperate with each for promotion of trade, investment, information exchange and business travels.


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The Asia-Pacific region alone will garner an estimated $7.8bn sports nutrition sales by 2020, growing by 9% from 2015.
The industry is touted to exhibit a sizeable growth in the forecast period, but why?
We see that the increasing number of sports nutrition products targeted at athletes, sportsmen, and bodybuilders in Asia Pacific are now finding their way into retail and specialty stores.
Even recreational as well as lifestyle enthusiasts are shifting towards healthy nutrition trends, and realising that a consuming a separate nutritive diet is essential along with a workout regime to achieve a fit body.
In East Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, adolescents are increasingly concerned with their personal appearance.
This has occurred mainly because of their enhanced awareness about food intake and effect of healthy eating patterns.
Many teenagers are obsessed with building lean muscles and looking fit and fine. The number of health centre memberships have gone up, and influenced the revenues for protein milk, health bars, and dietary supplements.
The industry in Japan is expected to grow at a consistent rate of 9% annually, till 2022. China is exhibiting the fast growth with a CAGR of 15%, pointing towards a dynamic market.
Australia is another country where the market for sports nutrition products is establishing its stronghold. The country has a large number of sportsmen and athletes who prepare and practice rigorously for competitions.
This has created a need for products and diet supplements which accelerate muscle repair and replenish the body with necessary nutrients.
A majority of sportsmen swear by the benefits of whey protein powers in their daily diets and consumption needs. This sector is witnessing a CAGR of 8% annually in the forecast period ending 2022. These factors ensure a robust growth for the Asia-Pacific region.
We are also seeing growth being boosted key market players bringing in more new flavors and diversified products to create protein supplements, drinks, and health bars that are palatable to different consumers.
In Asia, protein powders are fast becoming a habit for all those interested in fitness as a daily lifestyle. The market for protein powders appears promising with an estimated CAGR of 13.3% through tol 2022.
A large number of market players are also focusing their product development strategies in more plant-based protein powders to cater to an increasing vegan base. Sports nutrition products made from whey protein, casin, pea, rice, and hemp protein are gaining a nod of approval from many health-conscious consumers in the market.
Nutrition bars and healthy snack bars are also a rapidly growing segment in Asia market. Consumers are preferring to snack on these nutrition bars even in busy lifestyles, as they can be had on the go.
At 14.5% CAGR during 2016 - 2022, this is also one of the fastest growing segments, where new entrants in the market can successfully venture.
Moreover, we have seen online e-commerce augmenting revenues as the product reach has expanded to a far larger number of consumers, all across the region.
All of these factors combined explain why we think well-rounded growth for the sports nutrition industry is a certainty in the next few years.


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Blog: The highs, and lows, of drinks results week
Chris Mercer | 23 July 2010
After a conveniently quiet month during the FIFA World Cup, the drinks world has swung back into life this week with a flurry (a flurry, no less) of quarterly results news. So, who's up and who's down?
Remy Cointreau was one of the first to publish results and the company could have saved us all time by releasing only two words: China, Cognac.
China's seemingly unquenchable thirst for pricey Cognac continues and has helped Remy Cointreau to surpass heights achieved even prior to the year of doom (2009). Pernod Ricard reported yesterday, too, that Asia helped to nullify downbeat consumers in Western Europe - who remain so poor and depressed that they don't even want to drink more.
Or do they? A run of Champagne figures from Remy, Laurent-Perrier and Vranken-Pommery Monopole suggests that consumers in the UK and US are reacquainting themselves with the famous French fizz.
Bargain-hunting is still the order of the day for many and consumers have found willing accomplices in the UK supermarkets - something that continues to drag on Champagne.
However, Vranken-Pommery Monopole believes that this is coming to an end. Unfortunately, the company has yet to supply volume sales figures for its half-year and so we are forced to take its word as gospel, for now.
Alongside Cognac-sipping China, comes whisky-dramming India, which has continued to propel market leader United Spirits on to greatness over the last three months. If India can just keep its economy on the rails, things are looking pretty good.
United Breweries also powered to an impressive quarter in the country, helped by brewers finally sorting a supply deal with authorities in Andhra Pradesh.
India turned positive, too, for SABMiller, which was the only global beer firm to report results this week. I was one of the last people to see SABMiller's beer business in India, as one company employee recently joked to me, but things appear to be looking up in the country at last.
However, beer business was less positive for SABMiller elsewhere as Eastern Europe, the US and poor weather in South Africa negated any volume benefits for the brewer from the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Lastly, but by no means least, comes soft drinks. PepsiCo appears to have thrown enough money and marketing nouse at Gatorade to reinvigorate sales, which must be pleasing after more than a year of decline for the sports drink brand. Still, it's early days.
The firm also said that it is getting along famously with its bottlers. Hot summer weather has also boosted PepsiCo's partner in the UK, Britvic.
The Coca-Cola Co, reporting results a day later than PepsiCo, generally brought pleasure to analysts and investors. However, CEO Muhtar Kent confusingly described himself as "cautious, yet confident". It's hard to be both of those things, but we take it to mean that things look generally better than they did.
All in all, signs of promise but the positives are very patchy. Best to keep the celebrations on ice for a little longer.
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HP Revs Up OpenView
HP OpenView Compliance Manager and HP OpenView SOA Manager are slated to be unveiled this week at the vendor's annual HP Software Forum in Denver, said Todd DeLaughter, vice president and general manager of HP's management software organization, Palo Alto, Calif.
DeLaughter said the offerings will help HP's software organization—which has been bleeding cash due in part to acquisitions over the past two years—to return to profitability by the end of HP's fourth quarter, Oct. 31, 2005. HP software lost $6 million in its first quarter ended May 1, 2005, down from $52 million for the year-ago period.
Available Sept. 5, OpenView Compliance Manager will help business networks save money by applying and automating compliance routines gleaned from HP's own experience in keeping in line with Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations, said DeLaughter.
Jeff Jamieson, vice president of sales and marketing at Whitlock Infrastructure Solutions, an HP VAR in South Riding, Va., said OpenView Compliance Manager will reduce costs associated with compliance. "The common customer thread we have been hearing for six to eight months is the CFO going to IT and saying, 'I spent X on this compliance audit process and I will not spend that next year. You in IT will have to cut costs,' " said Jamieson.
DeLaughter agreed. "Unless you put tools in place and automate certain compliance tasks, you will spend the same on your audit budget next year as you did this year," he said.
HP OpenView SOA Manager, for its part, promises to give IT organizations a common tool to improve and lower the cost of developing and delivering applications and services, said DeLaughter.
The idea that SOA Manager could spur adoption of SOA technology in the enterprise and perhaps start trickling down into the upper midmarket intrigues Michael Morris, CTO of MW2 Consulting, an OpenView VAR in Sunnyvale, Calif. Morris said the arrival of SOA Manager couldn't be better timed considering the veritable explosion of Web services architectures and related technology.
"Most of the product vendors like Oracle, SAP, Siebel all offer Web services out-of-the-box. So for us, SOA Manager is a critical addition," said Morris. Though not yet finalized, pricing for Compliance Manager will tentatively start at $250,000. OpenView SOA Manager starts at $10,000 per agent, with a services platform starting at $25,000, the company said.


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Factors leading to India slowdown bottomed out: Mukherjee
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Most of the factors that led to India's growth slowdown have bottomed out, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a statement on Thursday, after the economy grew at its weakest pace in nine years in the March quarter.
"Among the factors that have contributed to the slowdown are the tight monetary policy that led to a significant rise in interest costs and the weak global sentiments that affected growth in domestic private investment ... have bottomed out," Mukherjee said.
Annual economic growth slumped to 5.3 percent in the March quarter as the manufacturing sector contracted and a fall in the rupee to a record low suggests the economy remains under pressure in the current quarter.
(Reporting by Arup Roychoudhury; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan)
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A quick glance at recent reports or news headlines paints a dismal picture of the data breach landscape in 2019. Both by the measure of the number of companies compromised and the number of records accessed, breach incidents are occurring at a record-setting pace, with over four billion records exposed for misuse and abuse this year.
Our widespread participation in the digital economy as consumers has made personal data a top target for cybercriminals. With the frequency of data breaches rising every year since 2011, it’s no secret that today’s hackers are exploiting valuable information for profits with shocking regularity.
Credential stuffing attacks are quickly becoming a major contributor to this trend, as they are difficult to detect and have the potential to wreak havoc for companies and consumers alike. We invite you to learn more about this cyberthreat and discover how you can protect your business, clients, and users.
Credential stuffing 101
With credential stuffing attacks, hackers apply previously stolen login credentials to other platforms in an attempt to gain access to user accounts or company networks. Today, there are billions of records available on the Dark Web, and since the majority of internet users admit to using the same usernames and passwords across multiple digital platforms, such threats can have cascading consequences.
They are also incredibly easy to perpetuate. It’s estimated that there were nearly 30 billion annual attempts to access accounts in 2018. Hackers rely on easily accessible automation tools and proxy services to orchestrate attacks at scale, positioning credential stuffing as a low effort, high reward endeavor for bad actors.
Meanwhile, IT administrators are struggling to adapt. According to a study by the Ponemon Institute, only 41% of companies feel that they have adequate visibility into credential stuffing attacks, and only 37% acknowledge that they are capable of responding quickly. Consequently, several prominent companies, including State Farm, Nest, Dunkin Donuts, and OkCupid, have all been victimized by a credential stuffing attack in recent years.
Consumer and business best practices
Although credential stuffing attacks are especially prevalent and intrusive, they are also entirely defensible. For starters, strong, unique passwords can isolate cybersecurity instances, ensuring that compromised credentials on one platform can’t be used to access other websites. When coupled with two-factor authentication, consumers can prevent unauthorized access by placing obstacles in the way of an otherwise easy-to-deploy cyber attack.
Fortunately, many platforms make it easy to develop and store complicated passwords that can keep your accounts secure. However, even the best passwords can be compromised in a data breach, and with the average detection time approaching 200 days, regularly updating these passwords can ensure that credentials always remain secure.
Businesses can do their part by requiring users to update their passwords routinely and placing parameters around the complexity of new passwords. Making the process simple, intuitive, and timely will ensure that all users are equipped to protect their accounts and implement best practices.
In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape where breached data can quickly make its way to the Dark Web, companies must leverage tools that enable detection. Proactively monitoring the Dark Web to determine if users’ credentials have been previously compromised allows companies to stay one step ahead of the hackers. Acting on such intel can be as simple as prompting users to update their passwords before a breach even occurs. (PS: Our award-winning platform combines human and sophisticated Dark Web intelligence to detect compromised credentials, giving you the opportunity to proactively protect your platform.)
Ultimately, cybercriminals are a malleable, ever-evolving group that will continually strive to exploit vulnerabilities in any company’s IT infrastructure. Nevertheless, with billions of records available for potential credential stuffing attacks, every organization should identify credential stuffing attacks as an imminent threat that must be prioritized.
Take action now. Schedule a demo of Dark Web IDTM and learn how you can stop credential stuffing attacks in their tracks!


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After all the promising news of how well Siri works on non-iPhone 4S devices (i.e. the iPhone 4 and even the 3GS), and rumors about Apple secretly testing Siri with its own employees – it looks like it all those hopes will have to come crashing down. An iOS developer named Michael Steeber recently asked Apple about the chances of having a special paid version of iOS 5 with Siri included for older iOS devices, and Apple promptly replied with:
Engineering has provided the following feedback regarding this issue:
Siri only works on iPhone 4S and we currently have no plans to support older devices.
While it wasn’t unexpected, this pretty much confirms the fact that Apple has no plans to introduce Siri to older iOS devices. However, that’s under the assumption that Apple isn’t working on it secretly, and isn’t doesn’t have any plans to go back on its word in the future.
Do you think Siri will ever officially arrive on older devices?
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Retro City Rampage headed to PS3, Vita, and Steam
Some major news was announced today, and if you're a fan of indie games, then you're probably going to be stoked about this. Developer Vblank Entertainment announced that its highly anticipated old school-inspired downloadable title Retro City Rampage would launch this May. No specific date was revealed, but it looks like we'll definitely be getting this potentially awesome title in a couple of months.
Creator Brian Provinciano took to the PlayStation Blog and made another major announcement: Retro City Rampage will launch on the PlayStation 3 and Vita. This is great news for gamers who were bummed out about the lack of a PlayStation 3 version. As for the Vita, well, adopters of Sony's new portable already have some cool games to choose from, but this just adds another title to the list of games to watch out for.
Also worth noting is that Retro City Rampage will be arriving on Steam, and gamers who pre-order the game there will score some sweet extras. In addition to the game itself, you'll also get a mini-soundtrack with 10 tracks, print ready box art and cartridge label, digital game manuals in a bunch of different languages, and a 20 percent off coupon for Retro City Rampage merch. That's a lot of cool stuff!
I personally can't wait to play Retro City Rampage. May couldn't come soon enough. Check out the game's latest trailer and get even more stoked about this old school-flavored downloadable title. Retro City Rampage will land on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii, and PC. Definitely watch out for it.


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Looks like India’s becoming a favourite destination for Apple to sell their products. And why not? While its global YoY revenue went down by 5% in the first quarter of its fiscal 2023, Tim Cook and Company saw an 11% YoY growth in the shipments in India.
Apple-ing our way through life
You see, it’s not just the latest versions of Apple products that oil the wheels of the company’s sales in India, but the older ones are also chipping in significantly. The numbers are outstanding – 20 lakh iPhones made their way to India in the past year, of which 59% were the all-new iPhone 14 series. 30% of the 2 lakh iPads found their homes in our glorious nation were iPad Pro 2022 alone.
Yes, please, Tim, focus on us!
And, apparently, the CEO just can’t take his eyes off India. He’s all ga-ga about amping up Apple’s retail game in the country too. Well, they had already set the engines in motion. I mean, there was a time when I felt that India was much of an afterthought for Apple when it came to sending its new products to India. Boy, didn’t we have to wait for them eagerly! Not anymore, right? Look at HomePod 2. Thanks to the online store, we had access to one of those as soon as they hit the stores.
More will do us fine
Apple India is also exploring a course of action that will make Apple products more affordable and give us more options to buy from. It’s only a matter of time before the first flagship store opens its doors in Mumbai (next month, I hear). The second one in New Delhi will soon follow. Talk about discovering the world of Apple in newer ways.
In a time when industries across the globe are fighting against the headwinds, here we are, enjoying all the attention we can get from the tech-giant. Nothing’s greater than love and for that we love you too, Tim!


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Southwest Airlines launched its inaugural flight to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) today. Announced in May 2020, the twice daily service is Southwest’s 12th nonstop destination from SDF and will be aboard the spacious Boeing 737 aircraft. Southwest joins Delta Air Lines with nonstop flights to this popular destination.
“We are delighted to offer travelers more options as we enter the holiday travel season,” said Dan Mann, Executive Director of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority. “Demand for air travel is returning and although it won’t be as robust as last year, we are encouraged by the trend. Southwest is an exceptional partner and their confidence in the market is evidenced by their expansion to both Atlanta and Fort Myers.”
The Airport Authority celebrated with passengers at the gate. The swag was a bit different this time, as travelers were treated to SDF-branded hand sanitizer and face masks, a nod to the airport’s commitment to safe travel. The usual fresh-baked cookies were offered too. Visit the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport’s social channels – including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to view photos and videos of the celebration.
A longtime air carrier in Louisville, Southwest offers affordable fares and direct flights to Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix and Tampa. Southwest is also adding nonstop service to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers during peak holiday travel dates this year. Visit Southwest.com to book your trip.
The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is an economic powerhouse for the region, generating $10.4 billion in economic impact every year. One in 8 jobs is generated by the airport and its aviation partners. Six commercial airlines offer nonstop service to 30 nonstop destinations from SDF. The airport is also home to the second largest cargo hub in America, the UPS Worldport, moving millions of product around the country and across the world.


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Office Yeti coming from N+ team
N+ creators Metanet have this afternoon unveiled their new title, a new single-player game described as both sim and puzzle title, the bizarrely named Office Yeti.
The game will see players assuming control of a yeti, who happens to work in an office. The developers claim this idea pre-dates N+ and Robotology.
It is unclear which platforms the title will be released for, but Metanet have previously with with the PC and the Xbox Live Arcade, in addition to the PSP and DS.
A unique visual style is planned, and the developer offer this on their progress so far: "Our first goal is to get a simple little artificial-life office simulation working; from there we'll drop in a big ol' yeti and see what happens. We're expecting hilarious mayhem.
"The general idea is that the yeti is free to interact with the environment just like a normal worker, but also has a unique set of abilities: eating people, climbing walls, smashing things - you know, typical yeti behaviours."
We'll have more on this soon. Meanwhile, Metanet's other creation, Robotology, is still "nowhere near complete".
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(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc.’s number of Prime members in the US stagnated in the first half of the year, suggesting a $20 annual price increase that took effect in February may be turning off potential customers struggling with high gas prices and inflation.
The online retailer had about 172 million members as of June 30 who pay yearly or monthly dues in exchange for shipping discounts, video streaming and other perks, the same as six months earlier, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, a Chicago firm that tracks Prime members through consumer surveys.
Amazon in February raised the price of Prime membership to $139 from $119 for those paying yearly and to $14.99 from $12.99 for a monthly subscription. The higher prices combined with inflation and the resumption of pre-pandemic shopping habits by consumers to cool demand for the service, known mostly for quick delivery of online orders.
“After years of steady and even explosive growth, Prime membership is flat,” said Michael Levin, a partner in the research firm.
The Seattle-based company signed up a combined 60 million U.S. Prime members in 2020 and 2021 when shoppers stampeded online during the pandemic, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. The firm tallies Prime members, not subscriptions. One Prime subscription can have multiple members since many households share one account.
Prime helps Amazon convert occasional shoppers into loyal customers since members typically spend more on Amazon than non-members.
Amazon couldn’t immediate be reached for comment.
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Attention all watch collectors and sailing enthusiasts: global watch designer Corum has announced its new partnership with Bol d’Or Mirabaud by becoming the presenting sponsor of the European regatta.
Taking place from June 11-13, the Bol d’Or Mirabaud is one of the world’s most noteworthy regattas in the inland, and will be celebrating its 72nd birthday in 2010. What better way to honor another year of success than with such a revered luxury watchmaker as Corum? The annual festival draws in nearly 600 sailing champions throughout Europe and brings them together with more than 3,000 passionate sailing devotees for a legendary race that joins stars and non-professionals on the waters of Lake Geneva for Europe’s largest lake regatta.
Corum is proud of its new association with the event because it not only strengthens its connections with remarkable sailors, such as Ben Ainslie and Loïck Peyron, but also with influential sailing events including the Grand Prix Corum.
The new partnership takes place during the brand’s 50th anniversary of the Admiral’s Cup Collection, which our watch editor, Ariel Adams, has reviewed here on HauteLiving.com for his weekly column, Haute Timepieces. The release of this iconic model began to pave the company’s way to success because of its distinctive and unmistakable characteristics.
As a token for the event and new partnership, Corum will officially launch a limited edition watch, “Admiral’s Cup Chronograph 48 Bol d’Or Mirabaud 2010” of 35 pieces. The new model will symbolize the brand’s recent partnership by becoming the new official watch of the Bol d’Or Mirabaud.


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(LAS VEGAS, KXNT)–Metro Police have released surveillance video of a man they say is a suspect in a string of purse snatchings and robberies in the northwest area.
Women are targeted in parking lots of retail and grocery stores as well as casinos. Police say in one case a woman was injured as the suspect ripped a wallet from her hands.
In the photo accompanying this post, the suspect was photographed entering a grocery store in the Centennial Hills area on Ann Road. He exited the business, then robbed a woman of her wallet in the parking lot, speeding off in a vehicle, also pictured here.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department RobberySection at 702-828-3591 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visit www.crimestoppersofnv.com. Tips directly leading to an arrest or an indictment processed through Crime Stoppers may result in a cash reward.


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Yesterday, Apple officially announced a press event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino on September 10th, where the company is expected to unveil its rumored iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. Now, Apple has scheduled another event in Beijing, China, on September 11, and has sent out invites to the Chinese media. The invite looks almost the same as the one sent to US press.
China is one of the biggest smartphone markets in the world. In the past, a number of rumors pointed out that Apple to trying to work out a deal with the world’s largest carrier, China Mobile, to sell the iPhones in China. If everything goes as planned, it could make Apple the largest smartphone manufacturer in China as well. The special event in China is a good sign that Apple has worked out a deal with China Mobile who will bring the new iPhones to almost 700 million subscribers.
In the past, Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned in a report that Apple is manufacturing a TDD-LTE iPhone that will work with China Mobile’s networks. It seems his prediction might be correct, and we might see a new era for Apple devices in China.
Rather than make assumptions at this point, let’s just wait a few days for the official event and see what Apple has planned for its users. The company is expected to unveil the low-cost iPhone 5C that will replace the iPhone 5 and will offer users the same set of features. On the other hand, the refreshed iPhone 5S is expected to be a major upgrade with an A7 chip, alleged fingerprint scanning technology, 128GB storage space, and a gold/champagne color option.
Stay tuned to AppleTell we lead up to the event on the 10th.