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Pre-pandemic, demand for mushroom-based products had been increasing and then skyrocketed in 2020 and 2021. Data from the American Botanical Council’s Herb Market report (HerbalGram #131) showed that sales growth of mushroom supplements in the natural channel ranging from 23 to 40% depending on the mushroom.
Speaking with NutraIngredients-USA, Jeff Chilton, CEO of Nammex, said this ‘shroom boom is continuing, and is not going to end.
“When I started Nammex in 1989, there were literally no mushrooms in the supplements market,” he said. “It’s taken a long period of education. In 2015 mushrooms started trending in every way so our sales were really jumping, but in 2019 and 2020, sales of our products went up 80% both years.”
Chilton added that that has slowed down a little bit, but during the pandemic the company couldn’t keep up with demand and its inventory was depleted.
“I don’t think it’s going to end,” said Chilton. “I think we’re only at the beginning because there’s so much room for mushrooms, which have been used extensively in Asia and other parts of the world. We’re [the West is] just in catch-up mode right now.”
Much of the initial demand was driven by dietary supplements, but that is now changing with food and beverage companies getting in on the action.
“Right now, a lot of our new customers are in the food and beverage space. There are many companies right now, large and small, that are putting out mushroom-based drinks,” said Chilton. “That’s a category that’s growing.”
Growing the team
As a sign of the company’s growth, Bill Chioffi recently joined the company’s management team as Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer. Chioffi is well known to many in the industry having served a 21-year tenure with Gaia Herbs in various roles, concluding with his responsibilities as Vice President of Global Sourcing and Sustainability. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development for the Ric Scalzo Institute for Botanical Research at Sonoran University of Health Sciences (formerly SCNM).
“I’m no stranger to growth in the herbal category,” said Chioffi. “I managed a supply chain for Gaia Herbs that saw year over year growth for many years. And I think the mushroom category is now experiencing many of the same things that the herbal category experienced with both labeling and the way extracts are made and characterized. And the way they’re characterized for research, oftentimes not well characterized.
“In the innovation category, it’s looking at how we can work with beverage and food companies to make the products mix well, to get some of the dosing correct, to inform them on translatable amounts of extract to whole mushrooms that have been consumed for centuries. There’s many things that will come up as we encounter more customers,” said Chioffi.
Lab build-out and capacity expansions
As reported by NutraIngredients-USA, Nammex brought online a new extraction facility last year to keep up with demand. The company produced around 100 tons of our products in 2021, said Chilton, and the facility can reach a capacity of five times that.
Chilton also noted that the company is also expanding its analytical capabilities.
“Our company is really based around analysis,” he said. “We introduced to the industry beta-glucan testing – nobody was testing beta-glucans until we brought that in and that’s become an industry standard. We test for ergosterol, ergothioneine, which is a very interesting compound. And now we’re bringing in HPTLC into the lab.
“We’re creating the standards for the industry, and that’s something I feel is really important. There are lots of products out there masquerading as mushrooms that really aren’t and that’s something we’ve had to deal with all these years.”


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Amasty team has already started to prepare for Meet Magento Belarus 2015, which will take place in Minsk, September 21. And while we are brainstorming to make this event even better than the last year one, here’s a quick read on upcoming Magento events that’ll take place in spring-summer 2015.
When: April 20-22
Where: Las Vegas
Imagine Commerce 2015 is the premier Magento and eBay Enterprise commerce conference. In 2015 this event brings together 2,400+ commerce experts from merchants, agencies and technology providers across 40+ countries to network, exchange ideas and build relationships. Imagine Commerce 2015 offers an opportunity for senior executives, marketers, developers, merchandisers and commerce visionaries from leading merchants of all sizes, web design agencies, system integrators and technology innovators to collaborate and share the latest inspirations, technologies, and strategies transforming commerce.
When: April 18-19
Where: Las Vegas
If you are a Magento Developer coming to Las Vegas for the Magento Imagine conference, you may want to register for this hackathon. This is meant to be a fun event for developers to get together, enjoy food, drink and coding on those projects that are most interesting to you.
When: May 9-10
The FireGento Hackathon for Magento Developers will take place in May in the Spizz, Leipzig Center. An international meeting for new and nosey, as well as for experienced and committed Magento developers. And right before the Meet Magento!
When: May 11-12
2-day conference is all about the Internet trade area, industry specifics, Magento platform penetration, possible development of it and – which is obvious – e-shops development. Developers, project managers, e-shop owners, R&D specialists, eCommerce services providers are going to meet soon at Meet Magento Germany. The meeting will be buzzing, intense and full of innovation.
Some of our team members are going to visit Meet Magento Germany, so we’ll talk more about this event in the nearest future.
When: May 29
Where: Not specified
There’s no exact place or topic yet, but we’re sure the information will appear in the next few weeks. Still, the date is available and you can contact the organizers for more information about the event.
When: May 27-28
On May 27th, there will be sessions (in Dutch and English) focused on Magento itself: people who are looking into Magento as their E-commerce platform and/or are interested in Magento Enterprise and a solution partner to help them with that. On May 28th, there will be sessions (in Dutch and English) focused on everything surrounding Magento with many industry partners, marketing stories and extensions.
Important for you as a non-Dutch speaking person to know: not all sessions are in English, but many are.
When: June 22-23
With a 25% jump in attendance, MagentoLive UK 2014 brought together nearly 700 retailers, partners, and developers and reflected Magento’s fantastic momentum and growth in the region. The next event is going to be even more promising.
8. Magento Meetups
You should definitely search meetup.com for Magento communities in your city! For example, there will be a nice Magento event in Rotterdam (NL) on April 29th.
Know about an event which is not on the list? Please share the information in comments, and we will update the article.
Are you going to visit any of these Magento events?

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Super Talent Technology's booth will feature live product demonstrations and showcase new products
San Jose, California – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of NAND flash storage solutions, today announces it will be presenting its most recent and innovative products March 5-9 at CeBIT 2013 in Hannover, Germany.
Along with current product lines such as the RAIDDrive, TeraDrive, DuraDrive, FDM, Pico USB, and USB 3.0 series, Super Talent will be unveiling new devices and product lines at its booth during CeBIT 2013. Among the new devices on display will be the USB 3.0 Express RC4, which was recently Microsoft certified for Windows To Go.
Live demonstrations of the USB 3.0 Express RC4 booting into Windows To Go will be held throughout the day. With 4 channels of flash, the USB 3.0 Express RC4 acts like a high performance SSD drive to deliver blazing fast read and write speeds to users. Boot times for Windows To Go in Super Talent's test environment clocked in at under 6 seconds.
Super Talent will be located in Hall 17, Booth F26 in the Hannover Convention Center. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions regarding Super Talent products.
About Super Talent Technology
Super Talent Technology Corporation based in San Jose, California, designs and manufactures flash based SSD and USB storage devices for computers and consumer electronics. An ISO 9001 certified company, Super Talent utilizes its state-of-the-art factories and leading-edge components to produce award winning products with outstanding reliability. Super Talent is an active member of the JEDEC and ONFI. With over 200 patents, the company was ranked in the top 50 of the Wall Street Journal's Patent Scorecard TM for the IT industry three consecutive times
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The End of the Road for Wintel?
Microsoft today announced that they were developing a new OS to be deployed on ARM based devices. This is the final acknowledgement that the world has moved past the Windows – Intel controlled computing sphere. Announced initially in June as Windows EC7, this has been on a steady development path leveraging earlier Win CE efforts that have been successfully deployed on ARM devices albeit as an embedded OS. The Company is not giving up on x86 development which will continue to dominate the PC computing market. It is however giving a nod to the fact that newer devices which are expected to drive additional volumes of web usage have different requirements from a hardware and software perspective. The key has been being able to balance battery power and performance requirements – something Intel’s Atom has not done very successfully leading to a huge opportunity for ARM.
What impact does this have on developers? Microsoft’s move to support ARM provides an incentive for developers to port mainstream apps to ARM. But ARM based development is not a new beast for developers to tackle. Those that have jumped into developing apps for Android and/or iOS are already familiar with developing for the ARM platform. What developers need to focus on are the unique usability requirements related to consumption of apps on these various mobile devices.
Overall, the impact on existing Wintel market should be minimal but it seems that Intel will lose out on newer opportunities to come. You cannot count Intel out completely though for the company is fully capable of competing and “arm”-wrestle its way back into the game.


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Android M, the next edition of Google’s mobile operating system, will include native fingerprint authentication to allow users to log in to their Android devices without entering a password, BuzzFeed reports. The feature is expected to be announced next week at Google I/O.
- Dutch bank Bunq finds a backdoor way to offer Apple Pay in the Netherlands
- AirAsia to enter the mobile payments market
- Apple’s Gymkit with NFC begins to gain traction
- Macy’s brings mobile self-checkout to department stores
- BBVA bank staff to test face recognition for self-serve restaurant orders and payments


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Chile’s chicken giant joins the salmon big leagues
August 7, 2018
By Liza Mayer
Chile’s largest chicken processor has announced it is buying 67 percent of Empresas AquaChile, the country’s largest salmon farmer.
Agrosuper has a salmon unit, Los Fiordos, which sells its produce under the Super Salmon brand. The company's main markets include the United States, Mexico, Italy, Japan, China and Brazil, but most exports to these countries are broiler products. The $850-million deal with AquaChile will make it one of the world’s biggest players in salmon aquaculture.
AquaChile markets its produce under the Verlasso brand, “named the first and only ocean-raised farmed Atlantic salmon to receive the ‘Good Alternative’ buy ranking from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program,” according to the company.
- AquaBounty’s losses widen
- Consumer awareness a priority for new head of BC Salmon Farmers Association


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In these hyper-connected times, many of us are logged on to several online services throughout the day. In a 2014 report on the use of mobile apps, Nielsen researchers found that the average smartphone owner uses about 26 apps per month. Considering the most popular apps – from social networks like Facebook to email applications like Gmail to even banking apps – frequently are used throughout the day, it’s reasonable to assume that most people are regularly connecting to multiple online services every single day.
While these apps typically remember passwords, every now and then an update means recalling multiple passwords across multiple accounts. It’s a privacy challenge we all face: How do we keep our accounts protected without constantly forgetting — and having to reset — our passwords?
In response, a number of firms have launched password managers that encrypt and store a customer’s various passwords, allowing access to them upon logging in to a single, protected account.
Password management vendors, aware that security is an obvious concern, assure their customers that their information is secured with protections that are “state-of-the-art” or “military-grade.” But recently, researchers at TeamSIK have taken issue with these claims, finding a variety of alarming vulnerabilities in the most widely used password manager apps available on the Google Play Store.
The security issues that TeamSIK reported with password managers included:
- Implementation flaws leaving master keys exposed in plain text or hard-coded in to the program
- Vulnerability to malware that extracts passwords in plain text
- Vulnerability to residue attacks
- Failure to clean up the clipboard after it’s used for password entry
- Poorly secured additional features, such as auto-fill capabilities and dedicated browsers
After TeamSIK published its report, all of the mentioned vendors fixed their documented vulnerabilities. But the cyber security industry realized the event had far-reaching implications.
While the kinds of security flaws that TeamSIK discovered certainly challenge trust in password managers, analysts have pointed out that the alternatives are not necessarily preferable. When consumers face a security obstacle that complicates access, they often take an unsecure route to circumvent the issue. In the case of password security, this means using the same password for every service, or creating easy-to-remember (and thus easy-to-hack) passwords that present even greater risks.
Our suggestion? If you use password management apps, continue using them (and if you don’t use them, start). Simply ensure that you’re always using the most updated version of the app. Developers are quick to fix bugs that come to their attention — but that doesn’t help anyone using an outdated version of the program.
At Lunarline, we can’t fix the password managers you use day in and day out, but we can help your workforce understand and adopt good privacy practices. For information on us and the services we provide, contact one of our experts today.


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Ocean Outdoor collaborates with fashion designer & human rights activist Louise Xin to run DOOH broadcast in 6 countries
By Rajiv Raghunath - September 05, 2022
The DOOH film was shown on large format screens in busy retail locations in eight cities including Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Rotterdam.
UK’s Ocean Outdoor has collaborated with fashion designer and human rights campaigner Louise Xin, broadcasting her 2022 Stockholm Fashion Week (SFW) show on large format advertising screens across six European countries.
A world media first, the 10-minute OOH broadcast took place on September 2 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands.
The film was shown on large format screens in busy retail locations in eight cities including Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Rotterdam.
Ocean’s OOH broadcast formed part of Xin’s SFW 2022 couture showcase which included a 15 minute fashion show followed by a debate about the future of European fashion from a human rights and environmental perspective involving leading figures from the worlds of fashion, culture, politics and activism.
Called “I have a dream”, Xin’s couture fashion show opened by addressing the environmental and social impact of fashion with messages and archive footage from human rights and anti-slavery organisations, excerpts from Andrew Morgan’s 2015 docu-drama The True Cost and messages from child and forced labour survivors. A dance sequence ended with the catwalk show itself featuring 10 gowns and an over-arching hopeful message of unification, collaboration and new beginnings.
Xin’s all white 2022 women’s collection is a mixture of upcycled, deadstock and new fabrics. One of the dresses is made from fabric gifted by a Uyghur forced labour survivor featuring the traditional Uyghur Atlas pattern.
Ocean Outdoor Sweden marketing lead Johan Lööf said: “Louise’s label and her humanitarian work addresses two important issues - sustainability and a proposed EU ban on imports from businesses which use forced labour.
“This is the first time a fashion show has been broadcast simultaneously across multiple outdoor screens, shining a light on two important messages about sustainability and anti-slavery that, as a business, Ocean wants to support and share.”
Louise Xin said: “It has been the absolutely most beautiful and powerful experience watching people from so many different fields and industries coming together, collaborating for something bigger than ourselves.
“For this show I’ve gathered together the fashion industry, the creative industry, human rights organisations and advocates worldwide, decision makers, diplomats, and thanks to Ocean we are also involving and raising awareness for customers. Together I truly believe we can create a better future. There are so many ways to change the world. Let’s start with cloth.”
Xin’s rental only couture label appears on red carpets, in magazine shoots and in museums and galleries.
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Evena Medical has released a head worn device to see through the skin and identify vessel structures. According to the company, the product called “Eyes-On™” is the first wearable device for hands free, real time vascular imaging. The main user type of the device will be nurses to use it right at the bed side to access veins in a more precise and direct way without multiple tries.
Multi-Spectral Imaging, a patented technology developed by Evena, allows for looking deep into the skin. Mounted cameras record the user’s field of view as images and videos. “Eyes-On” can then be connected to remote computers with multiple protocols to exchange the data.


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Nissan applies EV learning in new Leaf
Nissan's second-generation electric Leaf launches in January with a big advantage for the automaker. It's done this before.
Mini goes minimalist with retooled logo
The new design, by Berlin ad agency KKLD, will be visible on all Mini models as of March 2018.
VW Jetta gets new look, platform in quest to win sedan shoppers
VW believes that much-improved driving dynamics, more technology and a more fuel-efficient gasoline powertrain in a redesigned Jetta that is moving onto the brand's global MQB platform will draw sedan customers to U.S. showrooms.
Lamborghini bets on power with Urus SUV
Lamborghini's 650-hp, $237,000 Urus is poised to enter at the top of the ultraluxury SUV segment, which already includes the Bentley Bentayga and Mercedes-Benz G 65 AMG, with Aston Martin, Ferrari and Rolls-Royce poised to enter the fast-growing sector .
New AMG 53 line launching in 2018
The Mercedes-AMG CLS53 will go on sale in the U.S. by the end of 2018, kicking off a new line in the AMG performance stable.
Mini's switch to electrics hinges on 2019 launch
The Mini brand is contemplating going all electric, but a decision won't be made until early next decade.
The last Oldsmobile heads to auction
The last Oldsmobile to come off the line is headed for the auction lane.
Lexus readies crossover flagship concept
Lexus is readying a crossover concept that it's calling a new "flagship," perhaps mimicking a move with its car lineup where it created the new LC flagship coupe priced above $100,000. The concept will debut at the 2018 Detroit auto show next month.
Legos, drain plugs and caves: What people are saying about the '18 Jeep Wrangler
While the basic design of the retooled 2018 Jeep Wrangler is similar to the current Wrangler, FCA has updated, and modernized, its popular off-roader with offerings such as an eight-speed automatic transmission, an available 8.4-inch touch-screen display and a backup camera. Production of the 2018 Wrangler has begun with the soft- and dual-top four-door versions. Here's some initial reaction from the automotive media.
PSA, Nidec plan joint venture for electric motors
PSA envisages production capacity of 900,000 electric motors annually by 2022 from its joint venture with Nidec to produce motors for EVs, plug-in hybrids and mild hybrids.
Under next-gen Jeep Wrangler's familiar sheet metal, a modern-day overhaul
The redesigned 2018 Jeep Wrangler may look similar to its immediate predecessor, but above the skid plates and beneath the removable top, fans of the off-roader will notice the upgrades incorporated into the first Wrangler redesign since 2006.
Chevy's new speed champ, the ZR1, goes topless
The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 convertible is expected to go on sale in the spring, alongside the coupe, starting at $123,995. The coupe will start at $119,995.
Infiniti banks on retooled QX50 to pad U.S. sales
Infiniti, already one of the fastest growing luxury brands, aims to give itself a bigger boost with a technology-laden crossover that one executive calls the most important vehicle in the brand's history.
Subaru reloads in key crossover segment with 3-row Ascent
The all-new Ascent launches streaking Subaru right back into the hotly contested three-row crossover segment, one that the brand has not been able to tap since output of the ill-fated Tribeca ended in 2014.
A deep dive inside GM Design
One of the biggest changes to General Motors' 710-acre Technical Center campus in suburban Detroit -- a National Historic Landmark -- is about to begin: a new design studio.
New face and tech for Lincoln MKC
The MKC crossover, Lincoln's best-seller in China and top conquest vehicle in the U.S., is getting its first significant updates, including new technology features and the brand's mesh grille design.
It's too early to tell what kind of sales impression Kia's nascent Stinger performance sedan will have for the brand. But its design impact was felt the minute Kia pulled off the covers at the 2017 Detroit auto show.


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Sun announced 750MHz versions of its UltraSparc III chip in September 2000, promising a 900MHz version using faster copper connection technology by March. Sun was unable to meet that deadline, but the company said Monday that the chip has passed qualification tests and will ship in workstations in the next 90 days.
The Palo Alto, Calif., server giant didn't say when the chip would ship in servers, the networked computers that sometimes use dozens of CPUs--the bread and butter of Sun's revenues.
Though the new chip is an improvement over current UltraSparc III models, the bigger issue facing Sun is encouraging customers to switch from older UltraSparc II chips, said Sanford Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi. UltraSparc III chips are in less than 20 percent of server shipments at present, he estimates.
"Probably everything associated with UltraSparc III has been pretty radically delayed," Sacconaghi said. "It has been a very tough rollout."
The UltraSparc III is the heart of a new line of servers Sun has begun selling to fend off IBM and Hewlett-Packard, two larger companies trying to knock Sun from its perch at the top of the Unix server market share ladder.
Sun already faced one problem with the UltraSparc III chip. The glitch, which could cause incorrect mathematical calculations, showed up only in lab tests, but Sun determined the problem was significant enough to issue a patch that dampened the chip's performance.
In addition to the copper model, Sun has been working to offer a 900MHz version of the UltraSparc III chip with the older aluminum interconnect technology, Sun has said.
Texas Instruments manufactures Sun's high-end chips. In May, though, Sun signed a deal to have Taiwanese TI rival United Microelectronics (UMC) build lower-end Sun CPUs.
The 900 MHz UltraSparc III is built using circuitry with a feature size of 0.15 microns--about one 600th the width of a human hair. The smaller the process size, the more chips can be carved from silicon wafers and the less power the chips consume. Intel's newest chips are built with a 0.13-micron manufacturing process.
In addition, the new UltraSparcs use a technology called "low-k dielectric" that speeds performance by reducing interference between nearby wires. IBM announced it had developed low-k dielectric chips in April 2000.
However, the chips don't use a technology called "silicon on insulator" (SOI), also developed at IBM.
The UltraSparc III has 29 million transistors, the components that make up the circuits that actually process instructions, Sun said. Features on the chip enable the chips to communicate with as much as 8MB of high-speed "cache" memory. The chips also include features to connect to a data pathway that transfers information between CPUs at a speed of 9.6 gigabytes per second. And the chips have built-in circuitry to communicate with a computer's main memory--as much as 16GB per chip.


text: Google has acquired Qwiklabs, the company behind an educational platform geared toward helping users understand cloud computing and how to write cloud-native applications. Launched in 2012, Qwiklabs has focused on helping users obtain training for Amazon Web Services, but Google plans to adapt it to facilitate the delivery of education related to the Google Cloud Platform and its associated G-Suite of applications. Google’s acquisition of Qwiklabs underscores the heterogeneity of products and services surrounding the cloud computing revolution and illustrates the urgency of the tech industry’s need for quality training and educational products specific to cloud computing and big data. Expect educational platforms related to cloud computing to proliferate as cloud adoption continues to skyrocket and fuel a need for educational materials that can facilitate the training of end users used on the rapidly evolving space of cloud technologies and platforms. Qwiklabs claims that over 500,000 users have received 5 million hours of training on its platform thus far. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.


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Claire’s Stores Inc. lost almost $570 million in the fourth quarter because of impairment charges and falling consumer spending.
For the quarter ended Jan. 31, the Pembroke Pines, Fla.-based accessories chain said Wednesday it lost $569.5 million compared with net income of $15.3 million in the comparable year-ago period.
The results included pretax charges of $297 million for goodwill impairment and $227 million for intangibles and assets impairment. Excluding one-time items, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell one-third to $76.4 million from $114.7 million in the comparable quarter of 2007.
Revenue in the three months fell 12.2 percent to $393 million from $447.4 million a year ago. Same-store sales declined 7.2 percent in the quarter.
“The economic turmoil that continued through the third quarter worsened in the beginning of the fourth quarter and definitely impacted sales as traffic softened and the customers stayed away from nearly any shopping experience,” chief executive officer Gene Kahn said on a conference call with investors.
Kahn said first-quarter same-store sales have been slightly negative, an indicator that sales are stabilizing.
Apollo Management LP acquired Claire’s in 2007. Though the company is no longer publicly traded, Claire’s reports quarterly results because it holds public debt. As of a Jan. 31, the company reported long-term debt of $2.37 billion versus $2.36 billion a year ago.
The accessories retailer closed 120 stores in the fourth quarter and opened 15.
For fiscal 2008, Claire’s posted a loss of $643.6 million compared with a loss of $43.1 million in the previous 12 months, which included pre- and post-acquisition figures. Sales fell 6.5 percent to $1.41 billion from $1.51 billion.
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Research shows that plant-based sausages, meatballs, and other meat alternatives are frequently high in salt.
Vegan and vegetarian products are seen as having a ‘health halo’, but their salt levels breached government guidelines, a study found.
More than 75 per cent of the products analysed failed to meet the Government’s salt reduction targets.
Queen Mary University of London’s researchers evaluated 207 meat-based plant products against 226 meat product.
M&S Food Plant Kitchen No Chicken Kievs had one of the highest salt levels in the study at 1.78g per 100g, with a total salt portion of 2.49g
Queen Mary University researchers analysed how salty vegetarian processed foods were.
They found plant-based meat to have fewer calories, total and saturated fat and more fibre than meat equivalents, the research backed by Action on Salt said.
Their salt content was higher than the meat of five of six product types.
Only two of the plant-based products would be considered low in salt (less than 0.3g of salt per 100g), compared with 45 meat products.
The plant-based alternatives included Linda McCartney vegetarian meatballs, M&S plant-based chicken kievs, Quorn Best of British sausages, as well as products by Waitrose, Birds Eye, Co-op, Richmond and the Vegetarian Butcher.
Linda McCartney’s vegetarian meatballs contained 1.7g per 100g. This is far more than the safe limit of 0.3% per 100g.
Study co-author Professor Graham MacGregor told the journal Nutrients: ‘Reducing salt is the most cost-effective measure to lower blood pressure, reduce health inequalities and prevent people from dying unnecessarily.
‘The Government put the food industry in charge of public health at the public’s expense.
‘The time has now come to take back control and force the industry to act more responsibly.’


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Dine at your favorite restaurants in the most diverse county in the entire world! From Oct. 8 to Oct. 11 and Oct. 15 to Oct. 19, enjoy three-course prix fixe menus for only $25!Information on participating restaurants will be posted on www.discoverqueens.info as the eateries join 2012 Queens Restaurant Week.
About 15 local establishments will provide samples of their specials to all passers-by during the Restaurant Week Kick-Off at noon on Oct. 2 at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens. Bring an empty stomach!
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Two of the major players in UK broadcasting – Virgin Media and Sky – are both enjoying the new decade, with HD offerings proving a major draw as Britain ploughs through the credit crunch.
Sky has added an impressive 428,000 HD customers, and increased its total customer base to 9.7 million – helping a 10% increase in total revenue and profits of £618 million.
The company now has one in four of its customers on an HD package, and 20 per cent taking its package of TV, broadband and phone services.
"We have seen a huge response to our decision to cut the upfront cost of high definition, with net additions of 428,000 - up 76% on the prior year," said Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch.
"The number of customers taking all three of TV, broadband and telephony is up 39% year on year and, as customers reward us with more of their business, ARPU has surpassed £500 for the first time."
Virgin Media added customers to its cable and broadband services faster than it ever has before, benefiting from the UK's flagship 50Mbps broadband.
"We are developing our services to exploit our natural network advantage, both now and in the future," said Virgin Media chief Neil Berkett.
"More customers than ever before are choosing faster broadband and every day millions of our customers are enjoying the benefits of the video-on-demand revolution we are leading.
"On average our customers pressed 'play' more than two million times a day, every day in the last three months."
So happy times for the UK pay-satellite and cable platforms.
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Maulik Bhansali takes over as Chairman of GESIA IT Association
GESIA IT Association, the leading body representing the ICT industry of Gujarat, has announced the appointment of its new office bearers for 2018-2019. Maulik Bhansali, CEO of NetWeb Software has taken over as the Chairman & Director of the association while Tejinder Oberoi of Cygnet Infotech Pvt. Ltd. is the new Vice Chairman & Director.
Pranav Pandya, Co-founder and Chairman of Dev IT Ltd. is the new Secretary and Director, and Umesh Rateja of Sums CorpSolutions is the Joint Secretary & Director. Nilay Patel from Easy Pay Pvt. Ltd has been appointed the Treasurer and Director.
The handing over to the new team happened on 12th Oct, 2018 during the Vibrant Gujarat Start-ups and Technology Summit Awards. Mr. Vivek Ogra has contributed immensely and will continue to share his invaluable inputs as Immediate Past Chairman and Industry Thought Leader.
“Gujarat is leading in several core sectors like Manufacturing, Pharma, Petrochemicals, automobiles, gems and jewellery and Engineering services. Many of these industries are either already going through or will go through Digital Transformation within next couple of years. This will create huge need for innovative and cutting-edge technology solutions, products and services around these core sectors. With these opportunities available right there in our own state in addition to markets overseas, our IT, ITeS and Electronics Industries of Gujarat have unique position of advantage of creating for domestic and global markets, both. The association has decided to give thrust to member companies to develop innovative products, solutions and IP to be able to deliver to these sector needs and grow. Association also realizes the need of skilled manpower to achieve this and will work on skilling and re-skilling initiatives on future technologies. The drive to Co-create innovative solutions by ICT Industry SMEs with Start-ups will be one of the major focus areas and will be fostered to create these innovative solutions and products” said Mr. Maulik Bhansali.


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It looks like the iPhone 8 will be one hell of a phone that’s worthy to be called the 10 th anniversary iPhone. Apple still has months to go before the expected reveal of its newest flagships, but the specs are already being revealed...Show More Summary
An analyst says Touch ID supply problems could cause the iPhone 8 to run into production problems and could delay the new iPhone release date.
In this week’s top stories: iPhone 8 Touch ID & pricing reports, 10.5-inch iPad Pro leaks, HomeKit & CarPlay news, Apple Watch gets new Nike bands, and much more. more…
You can breathe easier now, iPhone fans: Apple might have solved the biggest challenge facing your favorite upcoming smartphone. Apple has reportedly figured out how to integrate an optical Touch ID sensor directly into the iPhone 8's...Show More Summary
An analyst with historically off-target guesses about Apple's hardware intentions and supply chain machinations is claiming that the "iPhone 8" will not only ship later than expected because of Touch ID supply problems, but also claims that full manufacturing won't fully ramp up until the first calendar quarter of 2018.
Apple has succeeded at integrating Touch ID technology into the display of the next-generation iPhone, according to a new report unearthed by MacRumors. The original report comes from Chinese-language site Economic Daily News, whichShow More Summary
The latest in a long line of will-they/won’t-they reports on Touch ID embedded into the display of the iPhone 8 says yes – but there have been so many conflicting reports, it remains an unknown for now. Conflicting reports have suggested...Show More Summary
Potentially confirming rumored details about the "iPhone 8," a report claims that a TSMC representative spoke out about specific details about the new device at the NA Technology Symposium on Thursday.
Whatever problems Apple may have been having embedding Touch ID into the iPhone 8’s display, it appears that it’s solved them! According to a new report — citing Apple chip supplier TSMC — the next-gen iPhone will boast an optical fingerprint sensor to enable authentication directly by touching the screen. Show More Summary
A new report from Economic Daily News, via Digitimes, indicates that the iPhone 8 will use a new optical fingerprint sensor technology to enable users to place their fingers directly on the OLED display and have the phone scan the print,...Show More Summary
Apple’s iPhone 8 has become the center of attention once again after a video clip showing a hands-on of a dummy model for the device. Footage of an iPhone 8 dummy model hands-on has emerged online, confirming some of the most talkedShow More Summary
If this new series of leaks is correct, Apple could be about to make a huge mistake. The biggest outstanding question about the iPhone 8's design is whether it will have a Touch ID sensor on the rear, or build a fingerprint scanner into...Show More Summary
Two new sets of images claiming to show the upcoming design of the so-called iPhone 8 due out later this year have shown up in Chinese social media today. Both show the edge-to-edge display and vertical dual camera design as seen in previous schematics and dummy units, and the latest images show how the iPhone 8 could look in various colors… more…
A photograph of a PowerPoint presentation suggests that the "iPhone 8" Touch ID sensor module cutout is on the back of the screen -- shedding some doubt on recent mockups and illustrations putting it underneath the display glass.
Although the iPhone 8 is apparently entering production verification testing this month, the rumor mill continues to disagree about several details of Apple’s upcoming radically-redesigned phone. In this latest alleged schematics photo...Show More Summary
Apple was granted patents for two features that are rumored to be included in the upcoming iPhone 8: bezel-less screen display and embedded Touch ID.
Photos of a mockup published on Wedesday are claimed to show the finished design of Apple's "iPhone 8," including a vertical twin-lens camera on the rear, and the absence of any physical home button or obvious Touch ID sensor.
New Apple patents point to an edge-to-edge screen and integrated Touch ID on the iPhone 8, and a weird 3D scanning feature that could come later.
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Farmers’ market season will look a little different this year due to COVID-19. The farmers’ markets in Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield plan to open this summer, but with health and safety protocols in place to protect vendors and the general public.
These altered plans allow customers to support the local food system and local businesses, who may not have a chance to sell their products anywhere else. Most markets will focus on “essential” food vendors that offer meat, dairy, eggs and fresh produce.
The Carmel Farmers’ Market is located at Carter Green, formerly known as Center Green, just south of the Palladium. In order to maintain CDC social distancing guidelines, the market will have a temporary, modified layout. All vendors will be required to wear masks and gloves, and organizers request the general public also wear masks and gloves.
Update: Consumption of food and beverage on-site is allowed. Restrooms will still be closed, and customers are encouraged to park on the street. The Tarkington Garage is open, but the elevators are not open to the public. The market has one-way directional signage to help with social distancing. Be aware of those around you and allow six feet. Masks are not required but highly encouraged.
The Fishers Farmers Market takes place at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. Fishers Parks will make adjustments as needed to keep its staff, vendors and market visitors safe. Vendor booths will be safely spaced around the AMP and visitor capacity will be limited. Wearing a mask is recommended.
The Noblesville Main Street Farmers Market extended its season to October 24, 2020. Participating vendors will only include those deemed “essential.” Vendors will be spaced out through Federal Hill Commons and will wear masks and gloves. Organizers encourage customers to wear masks, as well.
The Noblesville Fire Department is partnering with the Hamilton County Mask Brigade to hand out masks at a booth at the farmers' market. They will also provide hand sanitizer stations, hand sanitizer, and information pamphlets.
The Westfield City Market organizers plan to implement a new set-up to allow for distance between each vendor to adhere to CDC social distancing guidelines. Participating vendors will only include those deemed “essential,” such as meat, dairy, eggs and produce. Vendors will wear masks and gloves, and there will be no food trucks, on-site prepared foods or samples available.


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Businesses in the digital age rely on a strong online presence to stand a chance against stiff competition. This explains why many SMBs are turning to social media marketing. And with platforms like Facebook with a global audience of 1.8 billion users, the time to leverage the right tools to your advantage is now.
For the longest time, we’ve been visiting countless websites only to be greeted with annoying ads that never piqued our interest. Luckily, Chrome users won’t have to put up with them for much longer. Google will release an ad blocker early next year.
Apple users are anticipating the new iOS 11, which is expected to introduce key enhancements that will cater to business users. It’s supposed to close the gap between Apple’s mobile and desktop operating systems, with updates such as Files, drag-and-drop ability, and a lot more that’s aimed at providing a better experience.
Communication is an integral component to any small- and medium-sized business. To ensure the success of your SMB, utilizing the right technology resources is key. Short for fifth-generation wireless systems, 5G is changing essential technology solutions like VoIP. Here are three key changes you need to look out for.
Whether it’s for the sake of aligning with Windows 10, or not, Office 365 Pro Plus will be upgraded twice a year, in March and September. But what does this mean to business owners like yourself? Will the new update schedule affect how Microsoft plans to deliver and support ProPlus in the future? We’ll answer all that and more.
When a Microsoft product reaches its “end-of-life,” the tech developer no longer provides feature updates, technical assistance, and automatic fixes for that product. Support for Windows XP, for instance, ended in April 2014. That said, recent malware attacks have caused Microsoft to continue support for their outdated operating system.
There are an exhausting number of cyber security threats to watch out for, and unfortunately you need to add another to the list. A recent leak from the CIA proves that routers are one of the weakest links in network security.
The Wikileaks CIA documents
For several months, the notorious website famous for leaking government data has been rolling out information it obtained from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Businesses were quick to adopt Apple’s iPad in the workplace since its release in 2010. It didn’t take long for it to become one of the most popular Apple devices, even though many users regarded it as just an oversized iPhone. All that changed with the release of the iPad Pro, which Apple is positioning as a practical replacement for the PC or Mac.
The benefits of Office 365 have totally changed the way most businesses operate, and it’s hard to believe anything else could have been added to make it even better. But lo and behold, Microsoft has added another excellent feature for getting a better return on your productivity software investment.
Despite the Cloud being a powerful and cost-effective solution that many small- and medium-sized businesses welcome with open arms, there are hidden costs that some business owners might not be aware of. It might cost you little at first, but it has the potential to snowball and cost more than your weight in gold.


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According to a recent CWT survey, 87% of customers asked for sustainability information provided to their traveling employees.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel research has revealed three sustainable tourism trends emerging since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tourism cannot be the pillar of long-term economic growth for Greece. The sector cannot keep pace to grow the country’s GDP.
News from the 66th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission of Europe reveals the big lie, that anyone in Athens cares about sustainability.
Accor and Expedia Group are collaborating to expand upon the UNESCO Sustainability Pledge into 96 countries.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary still thinks sustainable tourism is business as usual.
An agreement between the Greek Tourism Ministry, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels looks like the foxes in the henhouse.
An initiative on Donoussa Island in the Cyclades has made the small island a model for environmentalism and sustainability.
A candid look at the most unsustainable form of vacationing, cruise lines that seem to have no intention of tidying up their acts.
At the annual Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), stakeholders discussed a new era of tourism. Or, are they redefining realities?
In Athens, tourism decision-makers are poised to turn Greece tourism into a Florida clone. Key leaders want investment to double visitors.
Prince Harry has launched a new project known as Travalyst alongside tourism’s heavy hitters in order to boost sustainable practices.
Club Med has real experts on biodiversity and sustainability in the resorts, including marine biologists at Club Med Kani in Maldives.
Numbers from a new study released by INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) intelligence body show big growth on lesser returns. According to the study arrivals in Greece increased by almost 90% in the period 2005 – 2017. Meanwhile, the average tourist spend dropped by 30% on the view of source markets. Once again, however, sustainability for Greece’s tourism seems a highly subjective case in point. Here’s the report, followed by some objective observations.
he Greek Tourism Ministry and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) just announced increased cooperation for developing best practices for optimizing Greece’s booming tourism. But is their focus sustainable for the long term?


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Benefits and challenges for import and export industry from the adoption of FTAs in Vietnam
Vietnam is currently a member country of new-generation free-trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Such agreements have generated incentives for attracting foreign investments into Vietnam. Both local and foreign-invested companies are able to benefit greatly from the provisions in these agreements. Goods exported from Vietnam will have unfettered access to markets not only in the 11 members of CPTPP but also in the 27 member states of the EU, countries with whom Vietnam has been long building its relations on trade and investment.
According to the recently published statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs, from the beginning of 2019 to 15 August 2019, Vietnam has recorded USD157.35 billion in national export value, a year-on-year increase of 8.4% which is equivalent to USD12.19 billion. Specifically, Vietnam enjoyed more than USD1 billion surplus from trade with CPTPP nations in the first 8 months of this year.
According to the National Center for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast, Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) and export revenue will expand by 1.32% and 4.04% respectively by 2035 thanks to the ratification of CPTPP.
Regarding CPTPP, the initial six countries which have already ratified CPTPP: Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Singapore, have slashed import tariffs for Vietnam since late 2018 and early 2019. The remaining CPTPP member states—Brunei, Malaysia, Chile, and Peru—will conduct tariff cuts for Vietnam after they ratify this agreement. Once the agreement is comprehensively implemented, duty-free access in CPTPP countries shall be granted to Vietnam for a large part of its agriculture, industrial, forest product, fish and seafood.
Vietnam, in return, has issued Decree No. 57/2019/ND-CP dated 26 June 2019, on schedules of preferential export and special preferential import tariffs to implement its commitments under CPTPP from 2019 to 2022, applying to the six nations which already adopted the agreement. Accordingly, preferential export/import tax rate on numerous tariff lines will be pared down gradually from 2019 to 2022.
Regarding EVFTA, after this agreement comes into effect, tax rates on approximately 50% of the products currently taxed from 6% to 22% will be slashed to 0%. The remaining products with tax rates of 5.5% to 26% will enjoy tariff cuts to 0% within 3 to 7 years after adoption of this EVFTA.
Although Vietnam will see comparative advantage in sectors such as garment and textile manufacturing, seafood and agriculture production, Vietnam will face many challenges from the adoption of FTAs. James Hill, CEO of Agility Logistics, said “In the first quarter of this year, many trucks had to wait 4-5 days just for unloading containers at a port in Ho Chi Minh City. The insufficient capacity of the road, traffic congestion, and the limitation of railroad usually cause delay in transportation”. It is because of the rapid increase in transactions resulting from the adoption of FTAs in Vietnam. It is apparent that Vietnam should focus on developing infrastructure in order to absorb extensive increases to shipping volume and create a workable solution for sustaining economic growth.
In recent years, investment capital from many foreign investors, especially Chinese investors, has shifted remarkably into Vietnam, thanks to Vietnam’s deep economic integration with other nations. Companies from other countries who are not members of the FTAs that Vietnam has adopted make use of Vietnam as a base for their goods to be exported to FTA member states’ markets. For example, a company from a non-FTA member state may partially or wholly move its manufacturing stage to Vietnam. By installing the last part of the product in Vietnam, they try to obtain the preferential certificate of origin in order to export “Made in Vietnam” goods to EU, Japan, and other countries. The export enterprise is dissolved shortly after the target is achieved. As the manufacturing of products like electronics involve thousands of components, investigations by customs officers become more complicated, and requiring closer scrutiny. Positively, Vietnam is working on its regulations to build a better framework to regulate products made in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Circular 03/2019/TT-BCT dated 22 January 2019, which came into force on 8 March 2019, regulating the rule of origin in implementation of CPTPP. In comparison with other FTAs signed by Vietnam, Circular 03/2019/TT-BCT stipulates new points including rules of origin; formulas for calculating NAFTA Regional Value Content (RVC); rules of origin for refurbished goods and recycled goods; and Production Surveillance Reporting (PSR).
In short, EVFTA and CPTPP will create opportunities for enterprises to promote comprehensive partnership and trade cooperation between Vietnam and others provided adequate regulations are also in place. The signing of CPTPP and EVFTA reflect Vietnam’s ability to become a global manufacturing centre in years to come.
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Today’s roundup of health stories includes an update on baby formula shortages, the flu and more.
CLEVELAND – We have a number of updates for you on a busy Tuesday in health news. Discover Health Hub with Monica Robins:
SHORTAGE OF INFANT FORMULA
The FDA has authorized two foreign companies to sell infant formula in the United States.
Parents can find Aptamil Care Stage One and Two from Danone in Ireland, as well as New Zealand’s The A2 Milk Company Platinum Infant formula on store shelves. Both companies have other products that have been sold in the United States for several years. The FDA has leveraged a number of flexibilities to strengthen formula supply while ensuring infant formula is safe and provides adequate nutrition.
A few U.S. formula makers have also said they plan to expand manufacturing capacity to help maintain inventory supply. The FDA always advises against making infant formula at home or diluting formula. Talk to your child’s pediatrician for options.
SUPPLEMENTS VS. STATINS
A new study from the Cleveland Clinic shows that over-the-counter supplements claiming to help lower cholesterol aren’t very effective.
“What we examined is the effect of 5 milligrams of a low-dose statin compared to placebo and six commonly used dietary supplements for lowering LDL cholesterol in a patient population at intermediate risk for future risk. cardiovascular adverse events,” said Luke Laffin, MD, cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Laffin said he studied six supplements, including fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, plant sterols and red yeast rice, then compared them to statins, which are prescription drugs. .
The results showed that a low-dose statin was significantly more effective at lowering cholesterol than any of the supplements.
He said they also found that statins were just as safe as supplements.
Additionally, the supplements did very little to lower cholesterol.
So what does this mean for people with high cholesterol?
“If you’ve had conversations with your doctor about taking cholesterol-lowering medications, it’s probably best to continue those conversations and not resort to over-the-counter supplements that generally don’t have valuable data, including in this trial, that they actually lower cholesterol and lower cardiovascular risk,” Dr. Laffin said.
Dr. Laffin said it’s probably best for people taking these types of supplements to treat high cholesterol to stop and switch to a proven drug.
ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS AND EARLY DEATH
A study in Brazil found that a diet high in processed foods could lead to premature death.
The researchers looked at food survey data to estimate baseline intakes of ultra-processed foods.
They found that more than 500,000 adults between the ages of 30 and 69 died prematurely in 2019 after consuming large amounts of things like frozen pizzas, ready meals, hot dogs, cakes, sweets, sausages , sodas and donuts. We have long known that these foods are linked to an increase in diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
THE FLU IS HERE
According to the Ohio Department of Health, we have 135 confirmed cases of influenza in the state that have required hospitalization. That figure includes 14 hospitalizations in northeast Ohio, including eight in Cuyahoga County.
The predominant strain is H3N2, which is type A, and the same strain that caused a pretty bad flu season in the southern hemisphere.
Experts predict that we will likely see a lot of flu here in the coming weeks.
Usually the flu strikes in January, but don’t be surprised to see cases start to rise dramatically in December. The flu vaccine protects against both type A and type B strains, and now is the time to get one before you see the family for Thanksgiving.


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Electric scooters have caused a big uproar over the past year. Last year, these two-wheeled electric vehicles were popularized by electric scooter sharing companies such as Bird, Lime, and Spin.
More and more cities are now becoming places of use for these devices. For some, this is an opportunity to both ride them recreationally for a low cost and use them as a means of transportation. Others, however, are less than thrilled about their sudden presence in their cities. So, what’s the big debate over electric scooters?
Bird and Lime Scooter Bans
These companies have been rapidly growing since their 2017 debut. Bird, now estimated at over $1 billion, began in Santa Monica and became popular as many used them to travel up and down the boardwalk. However, not all locals approved of their arrival.
Officials increased enforcement in this area and the City Council launched a program that would only allow a few scooter and bike companies to have their devices in the city. San Francisco also banned Bird and Lime devices seemingly overnight in June 2018 until the companies obtained permits by the city.
Beverly Hills also enacted an “emergency ordinance” of both Bird and Lime scooters for six months in July that included impounding the devices and giving out citations. Local officials cited this was done due to a lack of advanced planning by the scooter companies to incorporate the scooters into the city.
The Scooter Wars of 2018
So far, Bird is in 11 cities across the U.S., although they are not always in compliance with local ordinances. Same goes with Lime, which has scooters located in 85 cities. Many cities disallow them, while others have to go through the process of enacting local ordinances in order to keep riders safe.
One argument that some who disapprove of the vehicles use is that it can be difficult to determine liability and compensation in an electric scooter accident. Bird’s user agreement is 16 pages long, whereas Lime’s is 46 pages long. Many riders do not read these pages before riding, as it’s usually a spontaneous act.
Bicycle riders are required by law to wear helmets while cycling. However, neither Bird nor Lime provides helmets for riders, although the companies suggest that you wear one.
With Bird and Lime scooters making their way to Philly, it can be helpful to know the rules of the ride and your rights as a rider when you hop on one an electric scooter.
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CAIRO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian economy is expected to grow by 6 percent in the fiscal year 2021-2022, and the real GDP will grow by 3 percent during the current fiscal year, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development said on Friday in a statement.
The fiscal year in Egypt starts in July.
Citing a report published by the credit rating agency Fitch, the ministry said "the recovery of tourism in Egypt and revenues of the Suez Canal will lead to an increase in economic growth up to 6 percent in the fiscal year 2021-2022."
The report added that inflation in Egypt has continued to decline, and is expected to reach an average of 5 percent during the current fiscal year.
Fitch's report explained that the financial and economic reforms undertaken by the Egyptian government have boosted Egypt's classification and future prospects.
"Egypt's possession of a large economy enabled the government to maintain stability and resilience during the COVID-19 crisis," it added.
Meanwhile, the ministry's statement stated that the African Development Bank forecasted the Egyptian economy to "grow by 3 percent during 2021."
The bank highlighted that the Egyptian economy achieved growth estimated at 5.6 percent in 2020 which is lower than what was achieved in 2019, but did not enter a recession thanks to high domestic consumption.
The bank, according to the ministry's statement, added that economic reform has mitigated the financial shock of the coronavirus pandemic on the Egyptian economy and helped maintain good economic rates in 2020. Enditem


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Apple has unveiled macOS Big Sur, which is the latest version of its desktop operating system.
Big Sur introduces a redesign of the operating the system that Apple says is both “entirely new” and “instantly familiar”.
“Everything from the curvature of window corners to the palette of colours and materials has been refined, and new features provide even more information and power,” Apple said.
“The entire experience feels more focused, fresh, and familiar, reducing visual complexity and bringing users’ content front and centre.”
Included in the redesign is a new feature called Control Centre, which provides quick access to various controls directly from the desktop.
The Notification Centre has also been updated to include more interactive notifications and redesigned widgets.
Apple also touted a new design for its core apps which means that managing and interacting with multiple windows and apps is much easier.
Biggest Safari update ever
Apple has also given Safari the biggest update since it was launched in 2003 and the browser is now faster and more efficient at managing battery life.
Tabs have also been completely redesigned with the goal of making navigation faster, and users will now be able to get a preview of a page simply by hovering over its tab.
Apple also touted its new Privacy Report, which provides users with more evidence of how Safari is protecting their browsing activity across the web.
“Users can choose when and which websites a Safari extension can work with, and tools like data breach password monitoring never reveal your password information — not even to Apple,” the company said.
Easier message management
The Messages app has also been equipped with new tools that allow users to better manage their conversations.
This includes the ability to pin favourite conversations to the top of your messages list, while search has been redesigned to make finding what you’re looking for easier.
The company has also made group messaging more efficient – including inline replies and the ability to direct message, someone, in a group conversation by typing their name.
Messages also includes new emojis such as balloons and confetti, while users can create and customise their own ‘Memoji’ on their Mac.
Apple said that macOS Big Sur provides users with more control over their data.
To help users know the privacy practices of apps before downloading them, Apple presents new privacy information in the Mac App store.
This feature, which the company said was inspired by “the convenience and readability of food nutrition labels,” provides users with information on privacy practices such as what the app will do with your contact information and location, and whether your data is shared with third parties for tracking.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's "indigenous innovation" regulations are one of the top concerns for U.S. officials meeting their Chinese counterparts in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday for the Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
The Chinese government has long pushed its companies to move higher on the value chain and develop their own technology and brands, rather than simply manufacturing cheaply on behalf of foreigners.
The Ministry of Science originally developed "indigenous innovation" protocols to encourage Chinese government bodies to buy technology developed in China. Those guidelines clashed with other government directives saying that government purchasers should not discriminate between foreign and Chinese goods.
The issue came to a head in 2009, when regulations were issued setting up a catalog of products recommended for government purchase. Items with "indigenous innovation" would be prioritized in that catalog, disadvantaging foreign products which are already often more expensive than Chinese goods.
The European and American Chambers of Commerce, and the Japanese, American and various European governments, have all pressed the issue in discussions with China.
Foreigners are concerned that by prioritizing products developed in China, Beijing is excluding products made overseas or products manufactured in China using technology developed overseas.
They are also concerned about Chinese standards regulations that came into effect May 1, covering a number of technical standards including encryption, that some worry could effectively create separate protocols for China.
China has agreed to classify foreign products made in China by joint ventures as "Chinese" for the purposes of government procurement, thereby satisfying another long-standing demand of foreign manufacturers.
Some lawyers advise foreign firms to register more patents with China to get protection under Chinese law, a move that Chinese commentators say would grant their judicial and patent systems the same respect given those of developed countries.
Many foreign firms worry about poor enforcement of intellectual property in China. They worry that registering patents and proprietary information in China, or moving more development operations to China, would open the door to theft and competition from lower-cost manufacturers.
China is not yet a party to the Government Procurement Agreement, through which some World Trade Organization members commit not to discriminate against other members in government purchases and services.
It pledged last year to submit a revised offer to the WTO in 2010, after its initial offer was rejected by other members as inadequate.
China's government procurement market is estimated at $82 billion. One area of contention could be how to treat state-owned enterprises, which have a hybrid nature as competitive corporations and government entities.
As long as China does not belong to the GPA, its firms can be excluded from bidding for lucrative contracts by developed nations, including those under the "Buy America" program. But many Chinese contractors are most competitive in tenders in developing nations, which would be unaffected by the GPA talks.
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You probably view your car or van as simply a way to get from one place to another.
But to some criminals, your set of wheels, when parked, is nothing more than a container of goods that is easily broken into.
As the holiday shopping season gets into full swing, so do the opportunities for vehicle burglars.
"They will steal anything," said investigator Rhett Carter of the Knoxville Police Department's property crimes unit.
Even dirty gym clothes, if left in a bag that appears it could contain something else, can tempt a thief into breaking a window to grab it.
Yes, that has actually happened, says Lt. Steve Webb of the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
Vehicle burglaries are among the most prolific of crimes. There were 3,049 such offenses for all of 2012 in the city of Knoxville. Through mid-October of this year, the city reported 1,882, an increase over the same time period from last year.
Those numbers can surge during the holiday shopping season.
The most popular items for car burglars these days: almost any electronic device, but especially laptop computers, cellphones, GPS devices, iPods, and the like, the investigators said.
Police are astounded at how many purses and wallets are stolen because they were left — in plain view — in an unattended vehicle. That can cause some victims to be victimized twice, Carter said. A thief can happen upon a checkbook or a wallet containing credit cards and immediately start using them before the victim has time to cancel them.
"We've had reports of things like big televisions, and even furniture, stolen out of a vehicle, when the victim was in the middle of a move," Webb said.
Vehicle burglaries are typically more difficult to solve than a home burglary because less evidence is left behind. Another reason: Many victims have never recorded the serial numbers from their electronic devices.
Pawn shops are required by law to record the numbers of all such items that come in. But if one has been stolen and the victim does not have the serial number, it is almost impossible for investigators to prove it is stolen.
Guns, usually handguns, are occasionally stolen from vehicles. Sometimes this happens when a handgun carry permit holder leaves it in the vehicle before walking into a place where guns are not permitted, Webb said.
"(The guns are) not likely to be taken to a pawnshop," Carter said. "Sometimes they end up on the street in the hands of a criminal. What I would do, personally, rather than risk having it stolen during a car break-in, would (be to) leave it at home."
"The big draws for thieves are always the shopping centers and apartment complexes, because there's always a lot of vehicles parked there," said Webb. "But it can occur at any place where a lot of vehicles are grouped together."
Sometimes thieves will scout areas that do not have many vehicles, but where the driver will likely be away from the vehicle for an extended period. These include gyms, athletic events, walking trails, parks and recreational areas, Webb said.
"From time to time, car burglaries even occur in a residential neighborhood, right in the driveway of a home," Carter added. "Usually that happens because the owner has left the vehicle unsecured and in the open."
Car burglary is sometimes just a crime of easy opportunity for a lone thief. But Webb and Carter say such crimes are often carried out by teams of thieves working in an organized targeting campaign.
"When we catch car burglars, we usually find that it is not just one person; we find that several have worked together," Webb said. "Somebody drives, drops (an accomplice or accomplices) off, then meets back with them later. That is usually when they are looking for certain items, and almost always around a shopping area."
Sometimes, Carter said, the thieves will turn the items over to a friend or relative to handle for pawning or resale. While that person may not necessarily know the item is stolen, Carter believes that in most cases they do.
The University of Tennessee campus has thousands of cars parked there every day. It is not clear how many vehicle break-ins occur there, because some of the streets that run through campus are city streets. Crimes on those streets are handled by KPD, whose statistics do not have a breakout number for the campus.
In 2011, the University of Tennessee Police Department investigated 111, in 2012 it investigated 72, and so far this year 34 have been reported, UTPD Deputy Chief Emily Simerly said.
Simerly said the campus may have a big advantage in limiting such offenses over some other locations with a lot of parked cars: A large number of students or faculty members walking on campus means more eyes to spot suspicious activity. Additionally, some campus parking areas are under camera surveillance.
But some UT parking lots are more isolated, and activity in the campus parking garages is not as easily viewed as on an uncovered lot. When athletic games and other events are held on campus, more patrol officers are assigned to make more checks of lots and garages, Simerly said.
And this should come as no surprise: The most common motivation is the thief's need to acquire valuable items to sell to get money to buy drugs, said Webb.
"That is true of most property crimes, not just car burglaries," Webb said.
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With so many smart technology devices and users—six billion Internet of Things (IoT) connections in 2015—we’ve long surpassed the adoption phase. Now, the focus has shifted to refining and improving features to help products stand out from the competition, especially in the realm of security. For years, tech enthusiasts, users, creators, and hackers have expressed…continue reading.
A standard high-speed internet connection in the United States is around 10 Mbps, though if you’re lucky, you may have access to an internet provider that offers speeds up to 100 Mbps. While speeds even faster than this have existed for a while, up until recently they were strictly used by government offices and big businesses.
Can you hear it? The kettledrums, and then the brass section that leads into the unmistakable song associated with the Olympics. Can you feel it? The pride of the athletes wearing their country colors, and the excitement as spectators from around the world come together to cheer for their favorite competitors.
Apple fans, rejoice! On Monday, Apple unveiled the new 9.7-inch iPad pro and the newest iPhone SE. The newest iPhone SE is a throwback to older models due to it’s four-inch display yet combined with the power of the 64-bit A9 chip, which was introduced in the iPhone 6 and 6s Plus. This will come as a welcome surprise to any users who may have been at odds with the larger displays of the iPhones 6 and 6S.
Did you know that more than 61 percent of American energy consumption goes to waste? That statistic alone shows that the U.S. is in dire need of a more environmentally conscious attitude. The good news is, if you really want to save the planet, you don’t necessarily have to sell your car and live off the land. You can start with a few simple changes in your very own home — and home automation can help.
It’s a known fact that there are more men than women in tech, and those numbers aren’t getting better — in 2013, women held 26 percent of computing jobs in the United States, as opposed to 35 percent in 1990. Women are underrepresented in tech industries, and it has proven difficult to attract them to such a male-dominated industry filled with plenty of stereotypes.


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In this weeks home automation show of Automation Unplugged, Rusty Deeble of Digital Installers, shares the positive impact that the ProSource Dream Theater Makeover Contest has had on Digital Installers.
This week's home automation podcast features our host Ron Callis interviewing Rusty Deeble. Recorded live on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. EST.
About Rusty Deeble
We initially spoke with Rusty on May 6th, 2020, where he gave us a tour of their recently renovated Long Beach showroom. To catch the full video tour, visit the One Firefly Facebook page or go to our website, onefirefly.com/au.
We catch up with Rusty 2 months later to get a closer look at how recent world events have affected his business and his thoughts on the overall future of our industry.
Rusty founded Digital Installers in 2001. Since inception, he has worked hard to make his customers happy by providing friendly, professional, and clean custom audio/video installations regardless of project size.
- The positive impact that the ProSource Dream Theater Makeover Contest has had on Digital Installers
- Ways Rusty gives back to his clients and community by offering their showroom as an event space
- Rusty’s recent experiences with homeowners ready to invest into their property such as outdoor spaces and home offices
- Rusty’s love of MMA and Wrestling
In this weeks home automation show of Automation Unplugged, Rusty Deeble, President of Digital Installers, shares how interior design has elevated their showroom as well as using social media methods to strengthen design-build relationships.
This week's home automation podcast features our host Ron Callis interviewing Rusty Deeble. Recorded live on Wednesday, May 5th, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. EST.
About Rusty Deeble
With a life-long passion for technology, Rusty has been building computers and networking them for businesses since he was 14-years old. Towards the end of his studies at Cal State University, Rusty founded Digital Installers out of Long Beach, California in 2001 and has never looked back.
Digital Installers now has an impressive showroom that mixes interior design with smart technology and even won the ProSource Dream Theater Makeover Contest in 2019.
Rusty uses his showroom as a way to bring the community together, from offering it as an event venue to even gifting movie nights to dedicated clients and prospects.
- How the use of quality interior design has elevated their showroom and helped consumers better envision smart technology in their home
- Ways Rusty is using social media to strengthen relationships within the design-build community
- The benefits using his showroom as an event venue has brought to Digital Installers over the years
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): HSBC Malaysia said on Wednesday (Aug 17) that the bank is currently receiving a spike in customer calls, driven partly by what it refers to as a "payment gateway incident".
It said this in an emailed response to queries from The Edge about a recent spate of complaints from irate customers of the bank, who have been unable to reach the bank over some suspected fraudulent transactions. Many of them resorted to flooding HSBC's Facebook page with their grouses.
Some claimed they received notifications via SMS from the bank that their credit cards have been temporarily blocked over what they said was a security breach at the bank.
However, HSBC told The Edge that there has been no such issue, though it did not elaborate on what the "payment gateway incident" was about.
Meanwhile, it said customers who need to report unauthorised transactions to the bank also have, in addition to its call centres, these options:
- To use their HSBC mobile app to temporarily block HSBC credit cards, if unauthorised transactions are detected;
- Any card dispute can be made within 60 days from the next statement cycle date;
- Complete a card dispute form to raise a dispute on any of their card transactions — the form is available on https://www.hsbc.com.my/help/
- For a replacement card, they can still get in touch with HSBC Malaysia's Contact Centre via phone, HSBC Mobile App or online banking chat.
A hotel employee, who wishes only to be known as Lam, told The Edge on Wednesday afternoon that he received an SMS late night on Tuesday (Aug 16), notifying that his HSBC credit card has been blocked for security reasons. He was told to call the bank at a number provided for assistance.
“I called immediately but no one picked up. Then, I checked and called the customer hotline for one whole hour that night but no one picked up. This morning (on Wednesday), I called again and yet, no one picked up.
“I even tried the live chat function on the mobile app but there was no response. I left a message [at] around 9am this morning, and there has been no response up until now. If something had happened, shouldn't HSBC let their cardholders know what happened? Rather than asking people to call the bank one by one,” he said.
In the evening, he updated that he finally got a call back from the bank, telling him that someone had used his card for a gaming website for three consecutive times on Aug 13, and that all transactions were made in US dollars. “The agent also told me that there had been lots of calls to attend to nowadays,” he said.
Similarly, Muhammad Imran, another irate customer, wrote on HSBC's Facebook page that it was his third day contacting the bank now for suspected fraud transactions, but could not get anyone to attend to his problem.
“Went to [one of] your HSBC branches, they asked to do [it] via call and online. Really disappointed and wasted my time on this,” he wrote.


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Academic researchers and hemp companies have joined in a public-private partnership to address challenges faced by the U.S. hemp sector, backed by $2.5 million in matching funds from the Washington, D.C.-based Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) .
The Hemp Research Consortium is intended to carry out research among university research teams and industry partners, according to the initiative’s director, David Suchoff, an assistant professor at North Carolina State University.
“We will be able to address many of the challenges faced by this industry and help to accelerate it forward,” Suchoff said of the consortium, aimed at “creating a safe harbor for growers and industry to de-risk investments in hemp development while contributing to the overall growth of hemp commerce.”
Our students are eager to apply the latest genomics technology to hemp breeding to quickly improve yield, uniformity and stability of hemp varieties to benefit growers
“Two of the major barriers to be addressed by the initiative are the financially risky nature of hemp currently, much of which falls on the shoulders of growers, and the lack of research resulting from decades of prohibition in the USA,” FFAR said in a press release.
Initial research priorities include breeding and genetics; hemp production systems; pest and disease management; novel product development and engineering; and workforce training, according to FFAR. Insights developed by the consortium will be made public through scientific publications and data-sharing, FFAR said.
“Due to previous restrictions affecting hemp, little information is available on production practices that can help hemp farmers match the success of other crops,” FFAR said. “Hemp must make up ground through dedicated genetic research and breeding to provide growers with locally adapted varieties that can meet regulations on THC levels. While there are several potential applications for hemp, their success requires developing a market chain and demand and infrastructure for processing the crop.”
Researchers are eager
Larry Smart, professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Cornell, said the consortium will link his university’s hemp breeding program with end-users for seed-to-sale solutions. “Our students are eager to apply the latest genomics technology to hemp breeding to quickly improve yield, uniformity and stability of hemp varieties to benefit growers while meeting the needs of companies that want to use hemp in sustainable product development,” Smart said.
Congress established FFAR in the Agricultural Act of 2014 to leverage public and private resources in scientific and technological research, innovation and partnerships critical to enhancing the USA’s farming economy.
Participating in the consortium are Agilent Technologies, Cornell University, IND HEMP, International Hemp, North Carolina State University, Oregon CBD, The Scotts Company, University of Kentucky and U.S. Sugar.


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The price of synchronous Dram memory has risen steadily this week amid fears that lack of confidence in Korean companies is causing suppliers to ask for cash with their orders rather than credit.
Alan Stanley, managing director of distributor Dane-Elec, said: ?People?s fingers are itching because of the Korean situation. SDram is definitely in short supply and the price of 32Mbit parts has risen during this week from $46 to $55.?
According to so-far unsubstantiated rumours, the three Korean vendors of memory have been put on cash-with-order status by their Dram packaging suppliers.
According to other reports, Taiwan makes over 70 per cent of Asia?s tubes, trays, tape, reel and anti-static materials, and these suppliers are also asking for money up front from other Far Eastern troubled economies.
This and other rumours have caused demand for SDram to rise and 16Mbit parts are expected to open on next Monday at a price of over $30, according to reliable sources.
Some vendors have already sold out of their existing stock of memories with demand high for products made in Taiwan and the US as well as Korea and Japan.
In further bad news for the Korean vendors, Hyundai has now formally declared that it will delay work on its memory fabrication plant in Scotland. LG, one of the other big Korean three, is maintaining that it is pressing ahead with its Welsh production plans.
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It seems like the digital TV message has definitely made its way out to Taiwan and the amount of DVB tuners on show was quite staggering. The first stop that I made on the digital TV trail was Twinhan. Now you may not have heard of this company, but I was pointed towards them by the guys at Elonex, who have been using Twinhan USB TV tuners in their Media Center PCs.
I was told that Twinhan had a really cool USB digital TV tuner and sure enough when I stopped by for a chat with the ladies on the stand I was shown the Beetle. Looking at the picture, it doesnâ€™t take a genius to work out why this device is called the Beetle, but it is pretty compact and has a UK type aerial connector integrated, which makes a change.
Flipping the Beetle onto its back and prying its shell open revealed a Samsung DVB tuner inside, and not a whole lot else. I can see now why Elonex uses them inside its machines, as they can be easily mounted and just run off a USB header on the motherboard. Twinhan will be sending me one of its little tuners for testing, but unfortunately it wonâ€™t be the Beetle, since the company isnâ€™t selling the Beetle direct. However the Beetle is being rebadged by several well known manufacturers like MSI and Gigabyte.